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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-22

Our boys are defending this country
on the high seas and on the land. Our
own defense against common enemy
is to keep the system clean by Kidding
the body of the toxins, or poisons, which
are bred in the intestines. When you
feel tired, sleepy, headachy, when your
breath is offensive, or pimples appear
on the face and neck, it is time to recog-
nize the danger and protect your bodily
health by taking something for the liver
such as DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
The machinery of the body needs to
be oiled, kept in good condition, just as
the guns or machinery of a ship. Why
should human person neglect his own
machinery more than that of his auto
mobile or his guns? Yet most people
do neglect themselves. Their tongue
has dark brown color, skin sallow,
breath bad, yet they fail to see that
their machinery needs attention.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets have
been known for nearly half century.
They are made of May-apple, leaves of
aloe and jalap. made into tiny pellet
and coated with sugar. They are stand
ard and efficacious. You can obtain
them at any drug store in walls for
twenty-five cents. Ask for DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets-and get no otherl
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-22
The .Iudne Re Knows.

''What, you here again?" exclaimed
a New York police magistrate when
his eyes fell upon familiar face be-
fore the bar. "Why, you're only out Of
the workhouse," said the magistrate to
the man, who was srraigned for strik.
ing his wife. swell. you see, judge"
began the prisoner, I'VE have mice in
the house you know how it is, Judge
and my wife set trap for them.
was going around the room in my bare
feet-you know how it is, judge-not
thinking of the trap. I stepped on the
bait and my big toe caught in the
sharp wire noOse-you know how 1t il
judge" whats that got to do with
striking your wifew 81 threw the trap
at her-you know how it is, Judge
and she didn't dodge It." "No, don't
know how 1t is. You had been drink
ing last night" 81 had one drink-you
know how it is, Judge" 1.-TWO months
In the workhouse-you know how It
Is" said the magistrate.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-22

I'm staying with him on his claim"
Wally had struck match to light a
cigarette, but this simple statement
petrified him. His jaw dropped and
his eyes bulged. Not till the fame
burned his fingers did he come to life.
did you say you were staying
with Gid HoltT' he f1oundered.
eyes. He offered to board me-" an
swered the young man blandly.
"But-I didn't know he was here
seems to me had heard-somewhere
that he was away. Seems to me
heard he went prospecting"
'He did. Up Wild Goose creek,
with Big Bill Macy and two other men.
But / asked him to come back with
me-and he did,"
Feebly Wally CROPPED for the clue
without finding it. Had Big Bill sold
him out? And how had Elliot got into
touch with him?
"Just so, Mr.. Elliot. But really, you
know, Rowland can make you great
deal more comfortable than Holt. His
| wife is famous cook. I'll have a
man go get your traps"
'Tt's very good of you, but I think
| / won't move"
"Oh, but you must. Hollis nutty-
nobody at home, you know. Every
body knows that"
"Is he? The old man struck me as
being remarkably clear-headed. By
the way, 1 want to thank you for send
ing a relief party out to find me, Mr.
Selfridge. Except for your help
would have died in the hills"
This was another facer for Wally
What the devil did the fellow mean
The deuce of it was that he knew all
the facts and Wally did not. One
thing stood out to Selfridge like a sore
thumb. His plans had come tumbling
down like a house of cards. Either
Big Bill had blundered amazingly, or
he had played traitor. In either case
Wally could guess pretty shrewdly
whose hide Macdonald would tan for
the failure. The chief wanted results.
He did not ask of his subordinates how
they got them. And this was the Sec
ond time in succession that Selfridge
had come to grief.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-22

hot, but they had been warned that
they must appear to talk candidly.
The result was that some talked too
much and some not enough. They let
slip admissions under skillful >exami-
nation that could be explained on DO
other basis than that of company
ownership.
Both Selfridge and Rowland outdid
themselves in efforts to establish close
social relations. But Gordon was care
full to put himself under no obligations.
Within two weeks Elliot had fin
ished his work at Kamatlah.
"Off for Kusiak tomorrow" he told
Holt that night.
The old miner went with him as a
guide to the big bend. Gordon had
no desire to attempt again Fifty Mile
swamp without the help of someone
who knew every foot of the trail. With
Holt to show the way the swamp be-
came merely hard, grueling mush
through Doggy lowlalds.
Weary with the trail, they reached
the river at the end of long day.
An Indian village lay sprawled along
the bank, and through this the two
men tramped to the roadhouse where
they were to put UP for the night.
Holt called to the younger man, who
was at the time in the lead.
swat q minute. Elliot"
Gordon turned. The old Alaskan
was offering quarter to little half
naked Indian boy. Shyly the four
year-old came forward, step at a
time, his finger in his mouth.
whats your name, kid?" Holt
flashed look at Elliot that warned
him to pay attention.
"Colmac," the boy answered BASH
fully.
His fist closed on the quarter, he
turned, and like startled caribou he
fled to comedy young Indian woman
standing near the trail.
With cleaning eyes Holt turned to
Elliot. stake a good look at the
squaw," he said in low voice.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-22

They reached the outskirts of Ka-
matlah about noon of the third day.
Gordon left Holt at his cabin after
they had eaten and went in alone to
look the ground over. He met Self
ridge at the post office. That gentle
man was ELUSIVE in his greeting.
'"This is pleasant surprise, Mr. Ell
Hot. When did you get in? Pm down
on business, of course. No need to tell
you that-nobody would come to this
hole for any other reason. Rowland
and his wife are the only possible
people here. Of course you'll stop
with u.s."
Elliot answered genially. pleasant
time we had On the river, didn't we?
Thanks awfully for your invitation,
but I've already made arrangements
for putting up"
where? There's no decent place
in camp except at Howland's."
II couldn't think of troubling him"
countered Gordon.
mo trouble at all. Well send for
your things. Where are they?"
The land agent let him have it be-
tween the eyes. "At Gideon Hollis.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-22
CTO BE CONTINUED
WHERE WRITER'S FOUND MUSE
Cottages, Gardens, Woods, Riversides
and Haystacks Afforded Inspira-
tions for Famous Authors.

There is not much "lOcal color" for
book like Robinson Crusoe" round
about the Surrey town of DOrking, OBJ
serves bookworm, but Defoe wrote at
least part Of that immortal story or
desert island, the parent Of hum
dreds Of imitators, at Burford Bridge.
Just under Box Hill. The first house
on the left in Westhumble Lane is
called the Cottage, and there Defoe
lived and worked.
In the garden of tie hotel on the OPP
posite side of the road, Burford Bridge
hotel, haunt of birds, one of the
places where one may almost certainly
hear the nightingale sing, the poet
Keats wrote part of his immortal
poem, "Endymion;" and in lovely
cottage surrounded by wonderful
hedge Of box, hundred yards nearer
London George Meredith wrote 'Diana
Of the CrOssways."
Tennyson wrote "Enoch Arden"
overlooking the sea in his garden In
the Isle Of Wight. Shelley wrote "The
Revolt Of Islam" whilst lying In a
punt under the woods at NARROW, and
"The Cenci" on the roof of the Villa
Valsovano, at Leghorn. Being wealth
er-bound at Ouchy for two days, BY
ron wrote every word of ''The Prison
er of Chillon."
"The Ancient Mariner" and ave Are
Seven" were written by Coleridge and
Wordsworth respectively In a little
cottage on the Quantock Hills. Brown
ing wrote 20 to Be in England" after
bout of sea-sickness in the Mediter-
ranean; and Burns wrote "Tam O.
Shanter" by the riverside on his own
farm, and his immortal poem, ITO
Mary in Heaven" lying full length UNI
der a haystack in the middle Of the
night.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-22
Troops Defy tropical Heat.

Recent experiments by the British
government in India with ultraviolet
rays, says the Electrical Experimenter,
are interesting, not only to army men
but to scientists. In the experiments
an under officer Of the English army
was completely clothed in garments
which had been previously treated to
Withstand the ultraviolet rays. 1t was
found that he was able to stay in the
sun of midsummer for hours without
feeling disturbance or inconvenience In
any way. UYon this and other ex-
periments the English government has
adopted this method for the protection
Of its Indian troops against the raw
ages Of tropical sunlight.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-22
CHAPTER ViIi-Continued.

A man staggered drunkenly into
view. He reeled halfway across the
mouth of the draw and stopped. His
eyes, questing duly, fell upon the
camp. He stared, as If doubtful
whether they had played him false,
then lurched toward the waiting group.
Lost and all in" Holway said in a
whisper to bud.
The other man nodded. Neither of
them made move toward the
stranger, who stopped in front of their
camp and looked with glazed eyes
from one to another. His face was
drawn and haggard and lined. Elk
IRENE exhaustion showed in every
movement. He babbled incoherently.
''Don't you see he's starving and out
OF his head?" snapped Holt brusquely.
"Get him grub, prontO."
The old man rose and moved toward
the suffering man. Come, pard. THAI
all right. Sit down right here and
60 to it, as the old sayin' is" He led
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-22


the man to place beside Big Bill
and made him sit down Better light
fire, boys, and get some coffee on
Don't give him too much solid grub
at first"
The famished man ate what was
given him and clamored for more.
"COming up soon, pardnef," Holt
told him sOothingly. snow tell us
how come you to get lost"
The man nodded gravely. "Hit that
line low. Cord. Hit 'er low. Only
three yards to gain"
'Plumb bughouse," commented Dud
chewing tobacco stolidly.
'Out Of his head-that's all. Hell
be right enough after he's fed up and
had a good sleep. But right now he's
sure some Exhibit A. Look at the
bones sticking through his cheeks
Big Bill commented.
"COme, Old-Timer. Get down IL
your collar to it. Once more now
Don't lie down on the job. All together
now" The stranger clucked to al
Imaginary horse and made a motion
Of lifting with his hands.
Looks like his hawss is begged
down in Fifty Mile swamp" suggested
Holt.
Looks like" agreed bud.
The old miner said no more. But his
eyes narrowed to shining Sits. If this
man had come through Fifty Mile
swamp. he must have started from tn,
river. That probably meant that h,
had come from Kusiak. He was {
young man, talking the. jargOn Of {
college football player Without doub
he was. In the old phrasing of tn,
North, chechakO.
Gideon Hollis sly brain moved keen
~ to the possibility that he could pu
a name to this human derelict the!
had picked up. He began to see /
as more than possibility. as even ,
probability, at least as fifty-fift.
chance. A sardonic grin lowered abou
the corners of his grim mouth.
would be strange freak of irony I
Wally Selfridge. to prevent meeting
between him and the government LAM
agent, had sent him hundred mile
into the wilderness to- save the life 0
Gordon Elliot Nand SO had brough
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-22
Sure.

sure.
"DO you think there will be any to-
ken of mourning in society when it is
reported that the best catch in town
is engaged?"
II suppose all the bellies will be
told"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-22
HOLT RECOGNIZES ELLIOT, AND THE TWO ovERPoWER-
ING THE KiDNAPERS, RETURN TO KAMATLAH, WHERE
ELLIOT LEARNS TRUTH ABOUT COAL LAND DEALS

Gordon Elliot
he meets
Sheba
the land
grabbing syndicate investigation
discharged the active
Elliot probably Elliot and Macdonald
Elliot mission which threatens spoil plans of Macdonald 70
millions dollars unlawful exploitation
the position
Wa Selfrdge Macdonads rghand who is re-
visit States effort
convince authorities that there nothing Macdonads
Landing Kusia Elliot finds that old friends of his Mr.
the whom Sheba has to visit Mrs
Page Shebas AT dinner Elliot reveals to Macdonald the
naturally anagonstic,
the hand of Sheba Macdonald foreseeng
Elliot sends Sfridge
to Elliot
Kanaah
Selfdge
Gideon Holt who
Macdonads activities
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-22

Becomes General Nuisance.
"De man OATS always bossin'
around" said Uncle Eben, sis liable
to git folks so interested dat dey neg
lects DER work to listen to him talk"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-22

To keep clean and healthy take DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They regu-
late liver, bowels and stomach.-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-22

Men who are society fayorites are
seldom success at anything else
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-22
Easy.

Easy.
Brown (who is engaging a parlOr
maid during his wife's absence)-And
why did you leave your last placer
Comely Applicant-Well, it-it-was
for letting master kiss me, sir.
Brown-Ahem You = HIM - may
consider yourself engaged.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-22

49, N'0''S "SSFS SIOeSO vi VIC SN'-
let Of the Man.
broncb and leave the other to the con-
victs," said Holt cheerfully.
Forget that convict stuff" growled
Macy. with Macdonald back of us
and the Guttenchilds back Of him,
you'll have hectic time getting any
thing on u.s."
"That might be true If these folks
were back of you. But are they ?
Course amt any Sherlock Holmes,
but 1t don't look to me like they'd play
any such feoa system as this"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-22

Not Good Boon Companions.
"Td never accept an invitation to
drink with DOCTOR"
"Why nOt?"
Because even when they treat a
man they make him pay for it,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-22
When Your Eyes Need Care
Try Murine Eye Remedy

70 snastine Jnst Eye Con1ort g cents .
MURINE EYE REMEDY CO., CHICAGO
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-22

Macdonald and Elliot drop
pretense of friendship and start
bitter struggle for Sheba's hand.
The next instalIment tells how
Macdonald gained the first ad-
vantage.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-22
Piles Cured In 6 14Dav.
Not Good Boon COMPANION

Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails
cure Itching, Blind bleeding or Protruding Piles
First application gives relief. 6oc.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-22
important to Mothers
Polly Will Get 'Em

81 hear that Polly Peach is applying
for a position as policewoman."
swell, Polly would arrest attention
if nothing else"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-15
Financial
GAINS REGISTERED
ALL ALONG Line
Rails, 1ndustrials and SpeCialties
Make Further Advances

wall Sire et.--Railroad shares were
again the foremost features at the
opening of today's market, in several
noteworthy instances experimenting
yesterdays gains. Secondary rails in
cludlng Fries, ROCK. Island, New
haven, Missouri Pacific, Kansas City,
southern and Wabash also developed
further strength. L. S. Steel gained a.
traction, but Bethlehem, CrucibIe and
MldVale Steels, also Baldwin Locomo-
tive, Butte and Superior, Westinghouse
and American Sugar ranged 1 to 3
points higher. Liberty bonds were
irregular.
Although rails mounted higher on
the great turnover Of the morning the
character of the market changed
trading, switching to industrials and
speclalties. L. S. Steel became the
center of another buying movement
gaming points, but soon reacted 70
Other steels and equipments metals,
motor oils, fertilizers and local utili-
ties recorded gains of 1 to points
Liberty bonds were firmer.
Trading slackened materially in the
afternoon and active rails averaged !
point recessions. Meanwhile Baldwin,
M1dVale Steel, Texas Co.. and various
utilities including Third Avenue
Peoples Gas and Ohio Gas registered
gains of to points.
Close-Baldwin Locomotive. Steels.
Colorado Fuel and Gas Shares We're
the striking features of the final hour
at greatly extended gains. The clos
ing was strong. Liberty p S sold at
1924 to SO, first As at $50 to $3.50.
second As at 94.90 to 95.12 and AIS
at 97.74 to 9S.06.
Sales approximated 100000 shares.
New York Stock Exchange quota
lions furnished by Richter & Co.,
members of the New York Stock Tx
change.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-15
ODD FELLOWS ELECT.
Harry Hirsch Chosen Grand Master
for State,

Waterbury. May 15.-Harry Hirsch
of New London. was elected grand
master Of the Grand lodge of Con-
necticut, 7. O. Q. F., at the after
noon session of the tenth state con-
vention here today. He was elected
unanimously as were the rest of the
elective candidates for office, there
being no opposition.
Officers were installed late this
afternoon as follows: William r.
Meyer, Bridgeport, deputy grand
master; Frank w. Wilton: Hartford,
grand warden; William S. Hutchinson,
New Haven, grand secretary; Sidney
w Challenger Bridgeport grand
treasurer; Phillip Pond, New Haven,
senior grand representative; George
NJ Chapman, Waterbury, junior
grand representative; Herbert ].
Phillips. Waterbury, grand marshal;
Charles r. Hathaway, South Man
chester, grand conductor; Rev
Charles Fl. Smith: Barre: Mass. grand
cha plain; Charles J. Fowler, Thomp
sonville, grand guardian; James
Cooper, Mystic; grand herald.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-15
WILLS FILED TODAY.
teefe Leaves All to Sisters-m-Law--
Antonian Remembers Brother.

The will of the late Ransom Steele
has fled i'll the probate court today
Ind sfter directing the payment of
hi funeral expenses and bills and ad-
Iising the establishment of a $50
fund for the maintenance of the fam
sly lot in FairlieW cemetery the teS-
Iator leaves all money in the bank
and all debts due the estate to his
sisters5 n-law, Ahbie, Carrie and Net
tie Derrin of Hartford. If they die
their share is left to Mrs. Eva Law
renee of Hartford and Mrs. Alice
Bradley of New Haven, also sisters
in law The rest of the estate is left
to the .testator's brother in-law, Wal
ter w. Derrin of Collinsville
BY tho terms of the will of the late
NerScs Antonian the entire estate OF
The deceased is left to his brother,
Frank.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-15
GWATkIN RESIGNS
STATE FAIR OFFICE
Has Been Secretary Of Directors
Nearly 10 Years

Leland W. Gwatkin, secretary Of the
Connecticut State Agricultural society,
Of Berlin, has rendered his resignation
after nearly Is years service. Secre-
tary Gwatkin is engaged in important
work which requires his services i'll
the eastern section of the country and
takes him out of town SO much Of his
time that he will be unable to con-
tinue any longer in the capacity of
secretary of the society. Action will
be taken on his resignation at a meet
ing of the board of directors which
will be held Saturday evening in the
town hall.
The next meeting of the directorate
will be an important one also on ac-
count of the fact that the selection Of
dates for the annual fall fair will be
made. The past few years the fair has
been held the week following the fair
in Hartford. That would bring the
fair for the week Of Septem Der 8. Ar
rangements for the fair are already in
the making and the directors plan the
fair this season to surpass all previ-
Gus successes.
The directors of the association re-
greet sincerely the termination Of the
services of Secretary Gwatkin. Under
his administration, the annual fairs of
the society have become more and
more successful each succeeding year
He organized the working forces with
ease and to the best advantage of the
society and directed the affairs every
Year so that patrons left with an ap-
probation of the excellence of the
society's entertainment. Practically
the whole arrangement and aging of
the fair was in his hands.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-15
21 HELD FOR DEPORTATIONS
Mine Company Officials, Employees
bee, Ariz., on Grand Jury Warrants.

Tucson, Ariz., May 15.--Twenty-
one of the leading mine company Of
f1cials, employees and business men
Of the Warren district were arrested
at Bisbee this morning on indict-
ments returned by the federal grand
jury which last week completed an
investigation of the deportation last
July of nearly 1900 alleged mem
bers of the I. w. W.
Among those arrested were Grant
II. Dowell. general manager of the
Copper Quenn Consolidated Mining
Co. at Bisbee; Gerald Fitzgerald
Sherman, superintendent Copper
Queen Consolidated Mining Co.; Bas-
sett Watkins. miner, former city mar
shall and leader In tho Bisbee Loyalty
leag que: Captain H. Fl. Stout, super
in+endent of the Phelps Dodge Co.,
at Douglas
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-15
CITY ITEMS
cAuncil, K. of c., will me

" cAuncil, K. of c., will meet
hy night and the first and sec
degrees will be conferred.
ting Secretary j. w. Denton and
leslie Woods of the Y. M. c. A,
attending the state Y. M. G. A.
ention in New Haven today. Mr..
on will visit friends in Worces-
Mass, tomorrow.
axton Ramsay, son of Carl Ram
of the Dickinson Drug Co., has
tied in the Naval Radio Corps at
pol-t News, Va.
larry c. Jackson Of the L. S. Med
Corps, returned to the U. S. Base
bital in New York today after a,
lays furlough. ,...
ewton l.. Lockwood of the Naval
! r a short furlough at his home on
street. .
taurice II. Lockwood. a student at
Connecticut Agricultural college,
gone to work on the summer
2n of the Bridgeport Hydraulic.
louis LANDING was arrested To-Day
pedafing without a license and
will be in police court tomorrow
fning.
Eeorge and Fred Murphy of East
I'm street, scheduled to leave with
second district draftees May %,
he obtained leave from the exemp-
| board to enlist in the naval re-
We. Fred Murphy enrolled as a
/ class cook at New Haven yes
day and George Murphy will go to
L city Friday for the purpose OF
fstirlg.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-15
Gcl-many'S Eastern Front.

German troops have swept through
the Crimea and are within a hundred
miles of the Caucasus Mountains,
where they will presumably join the
Turks in taking possession of that par.
of Russia and then turn their alten :
ton to the determination of the sAr,
menians. The Huns have Travelled ia
since their plenipotentiaries signed the
treaty of -Litovsk. This story OF
their Crimea campaign shows the
utter prostration of Russia.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-15
Notice of Hearing on Administration
Account

District of Berlin, Probate court SIS.
New Britain, May 3, A. D., 1918.
Estate of 3. H. Hubbard, late of
New Britain, in said District, de-
ceased.
The Executor having exhibited its
administration account with said Es
tate to this Court for allowance, it is
Ordercd-That the 31st day Of
May, A. D.. 1918 at 9 o'clock in the
forenoon, at the Probate Office in
New Britain be and the same is as
signed for Il hearing on the allow
ance Of said administration account
with said Estate and this Court di-
reefs the Executor to cite all persons
interested therein to appear at said
time and place. by publishing this
order in some newspaper published in
New Britain and having a circula
ton in said District, and by posting
a copy on the public sign-post in
said Town of New Britain: nearest
where the deceased last dwelt
BERNARD F. GAFFNEY,
Judge.