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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-03-29

Information has reached Basel that
the British aerial attack upon Man
leim, Germany, did enormous damage
IN the city, causing several big fires.
A powder factory and a gas plant ex-
Dioded.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-03-29

The Germans have occupied the city
of Ochakov, on the Dnieper estuary,
Al miles northeast of Odessa, Reuters
Petrograd correspondent reports to
London.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-03-29

The British casualties for the week
ending March 81 aggregated 1867, di-
vided as follows: Officers killed or
died of wounds, 76; men killed or
died of wounds, 619; officers wounded
or missing, 215; men wounded or miss
ing, 1851.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-03-29

British aircraft during the fighting
on Thursday aided materially the in
fantry forces below, killing or wound
ing many Germans with their machine
guns while flying at low attitudes, &C
cording to British official communi-
cation issued in London.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-03-29

A German airplane flew over the
American sector northwest OF Toub
France, and dropped rubber balls
eighteen inches in diameter, filled with
liquified mustard gas. This is the first
time, so far as is known, that an air
plane has been thus employed. The Ell
feet of the gas was not serious.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-07

was able TO rise even while others
sank.
Really he need not be 30 very
proud of himself. Almost any
clever. unprincipied man who Is
strong and pitliess and shrswd
enough to keep within the law can
get ahead in the world The point
is to get ahead in q worldly sense
and still not let all the unworldly
delIeaey and beauty of life be 4
closed book to you
We all have natural desires for
tdn and friends But II we let
business occupy Us 30 completely
that We have at nrst no time and
at the last no inclination for pleas
ure. we are stealing one OF me
very real values OF life from our
own personal strong point.
Dizziness of mind, deaduess> Of
spirit sslf-centred narrowness OF
vision are not small prices to pay
FOR success. There Is real public
spiritednsss-there IL actual inner
Joy from the doing OF good deeds.
Kindness and charity and consider
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-07

alton and understanding are BOOM
eranEE. They react almost a.
strongly on the man who practices
them as on the object OF his min
istrations.
II your standard Of values is that
a thing Is nne because you paid
big price for II, your standard Of
values is all wrong. You can't buy
sunsets or sunrises: no, price win
get for you a sUnshiny day instead
OF . rainy one; money win not
make you immune to disease germs
or give you one extra inch Of
height It will buy you limitations
and substitutes for beauty. and
health. educate you TO appreciate
them and ward on ugIinsss and III
health But IL you have II not in
your own soul 70 love beauty, to
feel strongly. you miss absolutely
priceless thugs.
Many . man who r. intent on
making good has a callous irritable
attitude toward the suhterinEs Of
the poor. First OF all, he has the
conscious or sub-consciouS reallxa-
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What Is Your Idea of Making Good?

ton that he Is pushing: them down.
and then he cultivatss an attitude
that Il h all right for. him to have
prosecutions, since he is . superior
person and able to administer them
for the bensnt Of mankind.
In making good there are a num-
Der of Representations to the
spiritual values of life. indifference
to the rights Of others. eallousness
to suffering. a sort OF Htrophy OF the
nnsr instincts and complete dying
through disuss OF the play smotionA
When you duIl your own sensibfi-
files by using them too much you
lose the nns navor of enjoyment
Forty days OF sunshine on end. and
supshins doesn't seem half as gIoTi-
Gus and glowing as II does when you
see q rift Of blue and a shaft Of
gold after a week OF rain.
ia man IL warped. narrow. III
balanced. he 10 not really a success
1t takes a rounded personality for
q rich. full life. The man who had
his eye on the goal OF a Sio.ooo-a-
year salary, and who has no missed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-07
By BEATRICE
FAIRFAX

developing the warm humanness Of
his nature and the nns humannSss
of relations with other people. Il
to my mind q failure On almost every
count, even when he gets the t3o.-
900 year which counts 20 much
with him
But the man VINO arrives at far
less LOFTY goal Of cold. sheer earn
ing capacity and who. nevertheless.
achieves splendid human relation
ships. . serene soul. = power to en-
Joy ana spprsetHts bssuty. friend
ship and the respect OF worthy pso-
pie. has . much more rounded and
eompists success than ne man who
has nothing but money to show for
his work and effort at making good
In health, in the ability to under
stand ana appreciate human emo
tons. In the power to enjoy me
things. In. natural boyish hurnan-
mesa In warmth and richness Of
feeling. In the power to give love
and win n. and IN TIE peace Of Seu1
that comes from squsreness and
hard work and GnOnSSS - Vistoa,
real success Has.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-07
MeteOric Stones.

There has always been more -
less speculation - TO the eEssn q
TIE nseeorio stotnSs and irons thst
ooeasionaTly fan froa tAS ~
The density of these bodies and tAs
great siss OF some Of them Srs hsld
10 constitute arguments IN fA<oF -
ne view that they must have Ossa
elected from soms massive BODY -
space, such - the san OF a star
with reference to the pec1l1sr
mstsorftss that fell SEINE years
ago at Brennan, Kansas. u may -
inferred from their composition. one
authority has suggested from what
part OF the heavenly body thak
elected them they came. Ths
heavy metallic metsOrttss called
siderites may plausibly b. sup
posed to have come often from thu
deeper parts Of q star; the lighA
stony onss. called AsrolitSs. from
the superficial layers: and the rare
"paIlasitss." like the Brennan ne
tsoritsa. which are intermediate In
composition, from the transitional
sonS between the outer crust aa1
the dense interior RuolssA
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EPISODE 8.
The Slide for Life.
Cop1rtrht. 1871, star %.

CopynTht. 1917, star 90.
ORIS covered in the flaming
cellar as the long tongues OF
~ scorchinE gas Ieaped from
the wall at her on every side. al
ways growing larger and threaten
ing 10 snEulf her.
Quickly Ramsay. hts feet locked
in either side of the doorway nunE
himself backward and down
through the vent in the floor eX-
tending his arms to Doris She
ieaped for him and he caught her
as she chung to him. now almost
writhing from the bHstering heat
cat-lIke, the devflish Hidden
Hand crept from the shelter Of the
rude staircase. still almost blinded
from the blow that Ramsay had ad-
ministered to him. Another moment
and he would be upon Ram
say. He drew a long n 1erous
dirk from his waist and Srept for
ward, IeerInE evilly as he thought
OF precipItatinE 'he two lovers
headIonE into the hsry furnace be-
low, closing the trap and leaving
them to burn to death.
But Ramsay was 80 quick for
him Trained In athletics, every
music was alive. In spite OF the
added weight Of Doris. he raised
himself suddenly, just - the HID
den Hand bent over him With a
final effort he nung Doris gently to
one side. interposing himself be-
tween her and the criminal, and In
another instant he had raised him
self TO his feet and was confronting
the murderer.
With a muttersd impreeation of
rage, however. the Hidden Hand
ducked the blow and before Ramsay.
painting from the almost super
human effort of the rescue Of Doris.
could recover. the Hidden Hand had
fed through q door. ElammInG It.
He burst into an inner rom. where
Verda and some emissaries were
waiting fearfully. having guessed
from the sounds that the plot had
l1iSeSEJisa and that Doris ana Ram
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-07

~ oES success Is life mean to you
success in business-that and
nothing more? II It deos. you
are q failure-a failure. tell you.
even though you have accumulated
= fortune and 9 large share of the
worlds respect
Suppose you were spilled out Of
boat, and with you went a little
child who had q right to your pro-
lection. Suppose you managed to
keep your own head above water
and saved yourself while the child
drowned-you wouldn't be very
proud of your success in getting
safely to land. would you? Have
you ever thought Of success that
vGy7
The self-made man Is generally
60 absorbed in the ''raaking procesS'
while he u al It that he neE1ects TO
help others who are struggling
even as he is. He pushes them
down. he chambers over them; he
Elfbiy talks about the survival of
the attest and putIs out his chest
IN appreciation of the fact that he
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-07
A Story Alive With
Romance and Mystery

To grip the upraised arm. bend II
In AiB powerful KrAsp and hinR the
fellow far out into the road.
In an attic of q poorly furnished
house in q section Of the city In
which he would be unlikely TO at
tract attention. the Hidden Hand
sat buSily engaged that night. his
only company an owl IN the raftsrs
from time to time hootinE wSirdiy.
A New Scheme.
Patiently the Hidden Hand
worked. and as the owl booted the
very uncanniness of the bird seemed
TO coincide with his crafty humor.
On the table before him were draw
ing materials and now. as he FIN
ished with them. he bent over =
piece of paper. writing.
No sooner had he finished than
he called an sTnissary. who entered.
bowling and erinEinE before him.
Here Is y letter" began the HID
den Hand. displaying It:
June II, 1915.
hudson whitney;
Your win - drawn up and 10
ready for your signature At my
hunting lodge. EssleS Nest. in the
Yours truly,
JONAS TRAsR.
Attorney"
And here" added tbs Hidden
Hand, taking what he had drawn.
''is a plH1 have made OF = secret
drawer In the writing desk IN the
whitney library. want the letter
placed In the secret drawer and triis
plan ieft where someone win nnd Il.
l must get Doris away from New
York. PehGps Til have better sue
cess. Give this an to vsrds-and
tell her n she fails this time win
not spare Ramsay
The ernissary bowed low and
backed out moment later he
was on his way to the whitney
house
Meanwhile. Ramsay. Doris and
vsrda had returned from the den.
and Ramsay was waiting IN the IL
brsry for Doris to come downstairs
Verda- at the eurtainsd door.
caught sight Of him alone. sitting
on the couch. She glanced about.
Doris was nowhere to be seen.
Quickly she entered to take Advan-
tAEs OF this rare chance to speak
alone with the man whom she
loved.
let me pin this flower on your
coat" she said prsttiiy. as she sat
beside him.
To De Costinued TO-aorrsW.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-07
Sharing Your Mourning.

DEAR MISS FAIRFA&:
IL IL II right for my sweetheart
TO 20 to theatre while am in
mourning for my father. / guess
YOUR answer will be that / am
selfish. But I tried to take II
that way, but couldn't see 1t.
r. b
THERE 10 mourning and unhap-
pinsss in the world without
any one Of us demanding that any
other one of US share a period OF
retirement from the world. OF
course, you are selhsh-selfish and
exacting And now that ] have lee
tured you / am going to confess
that when a man really loves a girl
he ought to want to tighten any
period Of gloom for her. instead OF
merely going OF to seek his own
happiness That's the ideal state
of afaIrs-but most men are impa-
tient OF gloom and inclined to seek
a good time for themselves. So try
70 be philosophical about ths whole
situation,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-07
OF
THE FAMOUS

Examples of Herbert spsnesr.u
Irritating foibies and extraordinary
pstttnsss are supernuous.- says Ed
ward Clodd In Memories" bot two
Of them will bear the telling. had
the opportunity Of sssfnE In fun
working order the sar-stoppsrs mat
he used to wear. Probably some
trivslous remark Of mine obtained
ms this privilege. for IN the midds
Of the meal Spencer. WIN - fired
glance At me. pressed Ire spring
that closed the hole Of each ear.
After luncheon my host and I saA
chatting IN the garden. when there
came Al Invitation from Spencer to
Us to take . drive with him in hi
rubber-tirOd carriage. the message
adding that W were not to eaTik.'
when vs vSrS returning from
speneerS funeral the late BF
Michael Foster told me the follow
ing story. Spencer detestSd eHsh-
ions, and the trouble was to AAd .
chair that was hard In the seat Gn4
yet comfortable 80. ~ = last -
source, he had = seat eoverSd WITH
some Inches Of soft plaster Of Paris
and sitting on that made an i'm
press from which . wooden seat
OF an exactly ntting pattern vNs
afterward cut for his comfort
Against a certain undsnis6fO
fIrssiness there should he - tha
fact that Spencer had . Sott place In
a heart that seemed adAnant and I
know OF spontaneous ACTS Ct kind
ness and Of offers OF hslp to the
troubled and bsrssvsd that redeem
ed much OF what was considered
ualovsly behavior"
There has been an Slemsut e
chance In the 6estowll Of the spi-
tibet Great Some OF thoSs VINO bar
II were Second-ratS men. ans . rcd
many of those who have not resolved
II were FIRST rate. Other osussA-
writes Lord Bryce IN the FortnlsAs-
~ Review. ''bssidSs striking Eiess
and eOnspicuous achievements have.
come into the matter.
The epithst has been gtvsn 10
men OF action rather than to men
OF thought No Shakespeare
or Dante. no Socrates, Bacon. Kant
or Newton. though every one would
recognize that these have been
among the foremost men Of the
world. men whose influences apSR II
las been permanent"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-07

IL used to some extent a. . food By
the psaSantrY along the SSaSt, aIVS
a. q tsllT for fnvalIds-
,, Pisa 70 now lighted with natural
ga. large supply Of good quality
hAVtne been found some two miles
from the town.
The annual consumption Of char
coal in Sweden L. estimated at about
100000 tons
Potash has been found In AYisona
IN a state 81 solution and 70 pumped
easily.
The latest sStinGtS of the length
Of the worlds railways 10 soc, coo
miles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-07
ADVICETOTHE
LOVELORN
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
Don't Be Mercenary.
NEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
~ am a stenoErapher and my
employer, who - twelve years
nv senior, seems to be in love
with me. He has taken me sew
sral times TO theatres, etc, and
finally last evening he declared
his love for me and asked me ts
marry him
The trouble 10 this: He Is rich
and loves me; I am poor and love
another young man-two years
older than am-very dearly,
who is also poor. and never has
spoken TO me about his intsn-
tions. Please advise one who IL
anxiously waiting for your views
On the matter. s NJ
CURELY you cannot expect me to
- advise any girl to make q cold
bIoodsd merosnary marriage. Apart
from the fact that you and your en-
ployer come from different walks
Of life and probably have very diff
ferent views and ideals. there IL the
fact that you do not care very much
for him and feel that he is mRdly
in love with you. would IT be fair
10 marry him under those circum-
stances? Have you any chance OF
happiness II yo1 marry one man.
when all the while you are inclined
to fancy yourself in love with an
other. Marriage without love Is
likely to be debasing and unhappy
for everybody concerned Don't try
Il. On the other hand. don't ro-
mantically and Eentimentally fancy
yourself enamoured Of a boy whom
on ably hardly know.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-07
The Opium Habit.

There are three different forms
Of taking opium Some people. for
example the TurkH eat It: others,
like the Chinese, smoke II, while
the Inhabitants of more civilized
countries usually drink II a. laud-
snum. The drug IL obtained from
the unripe fruit of the common
white poppy. Incisions are made in
the heads Of this plant, from which
= creamy Juice exudes, hardening
on its exposure % the air. This 10
NAcraped on and MADE up into small
akes, In which form u IL sold. The
nnrmed opium eater or smoker
euces himself 70 an indSscribabi
etchad state of nina and body.
very seldom lives TO be forty
- tcttss has been acoIirSA at
reFtoS In life
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-07
The Hidden Hand

time for the Hidden Hand to vent
his anger on the emissAriea what
was done must be done quickly.
"QuickI" cried Ramsay, a. the
Hidden Hand fed, there are too
many for us-this IL our chance to
get away
In a moment he and Doris were
pounding down the door into the
street and escaping
A Warning.
You must not be seen here"
nuttsred the Hidden Hand to vsrda-
They viii suspect that the kid
mapping was a frame-up. Fake an
escape through that window
verda looked at the window. II
was several feet from the ground.
and she hesitated to jump out
The Hidden Hand had no such
scruples. however. without = word
he seized vsrda. who struggled gen
timely this time. bore her to the
window and actually hung her out.
careful to let her land on her feet.
which she did with a Jolt. though
fortunately without being hurt
There's Verda-" cried Doris,
catching a glimpse from the outside.
"she fought away from them and
Jumped!-
Verds caught the cue. In another
moment. brsathless. she was with
them with a weird tale of danger.
Ramsay looked about What was
be TO do with the two girls ~ the
gang attacked AGAIN. Just about the
corner Of the house he saw n limou-
sine. Whose It was he did not
know. nor did he care. In another
moment he had hustled Doris and
Verda into II, directing Doris to
cover the driver with the gun. as
he ordered him to drive on.
II was. as . matter Of fact. the
limousine of the Hidden Hand and
the driver was an emissary. Ram
say stood on the running board as
the driver sulIenly started slowly.
The delay was just enough TO give
the other emissaries = chance. One
hurled himself at the door. Cling
ing with one hand, Ramsey man
aged to brush him on as another
came on.
Back Of the car. however. n third
had lsaped for the spare tire rack
and gained II. climbing over the
roof. As he raised 4 blackjack over
. RAmssys head Ramsay managed to
throw the other fellow on the run
alnK board and turn Just In timS
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-07
Venus at Her Greatest BriIIiancy.

VENUS now aains her greatest brlliancy sparkling IN
the sunset like great living jewel when the frosty air
is stirred. and settling down to the glow OF an eiecric
lamp when the atmosphere is still Shells now beginning
to bend her sharply between the earth and the sum-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-07
Do You Know That

M ChtASss d not bSckoa. - We
-, with the palm Of thS hand
tsrnSA -. the fingers cur4Sd. and
TIE index finger saosssivsly bend
lag aud StEHightsning. They beck
81 with the fingers ourlsd down
ward. sweeping the whole hand
vigorously back and forth.
Fhs ssaStAnt molten q . wire
rsPs IsvOiyss heavy strains and In
tsrnaI friction, and requires that
ths wear should be equally dIstrib-
gfed. Intelligent fabrication viii
Ereatly prolonE the working life Of
q wire TOpO-
Russia'H Cross Of St. Andrew has
. remarkable pOsuIisrity attaching
to It All who are decorated with Il
have the right to demand SnOS .
pardon for . Russian subiSot con
dGmnsd 10 death.
An electric elevator bag bees in
Vailed In the stairway SAioh leads
NE -eupola Of St Peters Caths-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-07
By Arthur B. Reeve,

Creator Of the scraiG Kennedy"
mystery stories. which appear ex-
eIusIVeIy In Cosmopolitan Magazine
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-07
LITTLE
boobies PA
By William F. Kirk.

HKA was resdinE the sunday
W paiper out loud last mite to
Pa . L Ne and Pa had t.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20
The Birthday of Unhappy
Edgar Allan Poe
A commentator writes that when this l-fated poet
was himself he gentle, well.brcd and talented.
A few of his poems reprinted.

N2ESTERDAY the Tooth
American poet writer Of fiction
lied
The
to
Aans in
mond Va they u
putt
unwse training temperament of inherited
hed
who refus his
Mr. Allan
Of of which
the
Aans patience eaus there
hisado
published of
1888 TIL the death Richmond
alcohol well the
a atinore, ,Octobe T,
Wha mas been called "a melancholy
of
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20
Yolanda Nero

M ME-. NERO, pianist, included schu-
IVA manns "Kreserana" in her pro-
gramme on Monday at Aeolian Hall.
"The. Evening Post" which is not partial
to this composition, yet recorded that the
artist "played it warmly and sympathetic
cally.' She was, this paper thought
at her best in her List group, where her
forcefu brilliant touch and almost Roose-
veltian vitality were exhibited to great adj
vantage in one of the 'Etudes Transcen-
dantes' and the Sixth Rhapsody. Between
these Nine. Nero placed the exquisite Schu-
bert-Liszt Empromptu' in G major She
played this idylic work as finely as its more
brilliant companions. Beethoven and Bach
hlled out programme which was commend
ably short"
"The Sun" wrote:
Nine. Nero has forged ahead steadily in
her art and is now one Of the most interest
ing panists before the public The outset
OF her career in this country found her not
yet at the maturity Of her powers and she
has had to labor assiduouslv to overcome
the impression then made But she has done
so through sheer persistence and noteworthy
Improvement"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20

golden tone, his feeling, his hcxib!ity Of
utterance uniting under the control of a lust
taste. Moreover, Mr.. Caruso wore beard.
and beard ever becomes him The public
VIII love him in the part Histronically
Miss Farrar was at her best and sincerest.
though vocaly she is not yet herself Her
Lodoletta IS creation not unworthy Of
being placed beside her Goose Girl"
Yes, on the side of Interpretation "Lodo-
letta' appears to have carried everything
before it. Even the plot, according to
one critic, isn't half bad. This observa-
ton comes from "The Herald":
The story is full of contrasts 1t is adj
mlrably adapted to operate setting. If
Mr. Mascagni had only put some red blood
into his music. If only it rose with the
movement of the drama. But always it is
quiet. The orchcstraton is purposclv thin.
There are melodies that charm and through
out there is simplicity that some other
modern composers might copy with i'm
punty."
"The Globe treats Mascagni's new
work in mood of fine spun satire. #
space permitted the entire review, writ
ten by Mr.. Pitts Sanborn, could be here
reproduced very effectively At any rate,
tins paragraph must not be passed over
mo, it really is quite too sad, this sad,
sad tale OF 'Lodoletta,' But even so perhaps
not quite so sad as Mascagni's music for it.
nat Is always lowering on the toary smile
OF La Boheme,' then suddenly rememberng =
itself and, rcsolutcly Gscow whining a
dour plant into Othelos fateful handker-
chlef. Masca,ni seems to have made up
ms mind on no account to rewrte 'Caval-
lerla Rustlcana only to lose himself lope-
lessly IN maze of trcacherous Puccini
Swallows tlanked by frownine cliffs of Verdi.
However, the music of 'Lodoletta is not
pretentlous' and that is perhaps the kindest
thing that can be said about it,"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20
Hartridge Whipp

NHE barytone from the West sang at
Aeollan Hall Monday evening. The
programme according to "The Journal"-
"was a somewhat curious assemblaoo of sonos
and oratorio and operate excernts that
MI Whlpp gathered together for exposition.
but the exposition was forcible and assured
"Mr. "hlpp, as fact, brought with him out
OF the vest a voice of great power and nice
range OF basso depth at one end and ex
tended by d somewhat needless falsetto at the
other Ills enunciation was excellent. and he
dlspayed some grasp of expression. His chief
fault is d lack of polish, of finish. Also he
frequently forces his voice off the pitch"
Ills big voice needs only a bit of re-
llnlng to make it commanding,' "The
Evening World" felt.