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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-08-01

New York.-"We do not hope any
longer; we die"
The despair to which bolshevik mis-
rule has reduced Russia is thus epito-
mixed by Russian n0blewoman wide
ly known throughout her country, In a
remarkable picture of events In her
country contained in letter received
recently in New York. Her castles
and estates plundered or RACED, her
fortune vanished and her friends and
family murdered, this titled woman Is
moved to remark that three years
ago, my second daughter and her nus
band died, he having caught cold In
the trenches. Then 1 was in despair
now envy them"
II beg of you never to mention M
name wrote frankly to you counting
on your discretion" is the plea which
fear of bolshevik tyranny moves the
unfortunate woman to place at the
close of her letter to her friend. New
York woman OF prominent and infiuen-
tial family. Excuse the incoherenceS
| write with my heart bleeding. know
ing that / shall never be able to give
you the faintest idea of the sufferings
that thousands are enduring"
A graphic tale of the misery that
spreads itself over Russia is unfolded
in the letter. Wholesale pillaging and
murder by bolsheviki, Germans, Finns
and others swept the land clear of its
wealth.
Both the noblewoman who wrote the
letter and the woman who received 1t
are we'll known. The danger involved
fer the former makes it advisable that
not only the names of the persons but
the names of the localities mentioned
be withheld from publication. The let
Ten in full reads as follows:
my very, very dear Mrs. B:
s'At last 1 am able to write to you
and to hope to hear from you.
II will endeavor to tell you briefly
the personal events of these terrible
last years. But how to begin2 How
to give you the faintest idea of the
unimaginable atrocities committed by
the bolsheviki? Speaking of our
selves, 1 will tell you that we have
lost everything. The bolsheviki have
stolen all our fortune, boxes Of silver
ware, precious objects, personal re-
membranes which undoubtedly are
now destroyed.
Freed to Flee From Home.
'Three years ago my second sdaugh-
ter and her husband died, he having
caught cold in the trenches. Then |
was in despair, now envy them. The
year 1917 in autumn, we had to flee
from M, and come to the city,
where we lived under the reds regime
until the arrival of the Germans.
"You have probably read in the pa
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-08-01
The Bazaar of Lucknow.
Occasional Bargains Found.

Nevertheless, those were the days
when it was quite possible to pick up
really rare and precious bargains for
song, plaques hammered out from
brass or other metals, true gems of
many kinds, jade ornaments deftly
carved from jade in minute patterns,
making them almost literally worth
their weight in gold" and many other
treasures such as nowadays never
reach bazaar stall, for they are snap
ped up by professional dealers the
moment they leave the hands of their
original owner, whom want compels
to sacrifice, and the dealer knows ex-
actly where lives the rich Indian who
pays, without much haggling. the top
most price.
The glory of the bazaar, like that
of practically all that was picturesque,
had given way to the vitality needed
sanitary measures. But the bazaar
still exists, although rather in what
we would call open or general mar
kets. Undoubtedly they continue to
offer many temptations spread before
the covetous eyes of the foreign Wis
itor in such alluring ways that the end
of purchasing is not reached even
when the bottom of the purse Is, be-
cause the dealers are only too glad
to send their wares to the hotel to be
paid for at masters or madam's con-
venience, and lots of other rare bar
gains which cannot be duplicated"
Most Fascinating of Streets.
Mr.. Curtis Modern India" says of
Delhi's Chandni Chauk, "Silyer
Street." that 1t is fairly called 'the
most picturesque and fascinating
street in the world" Between the two
rows of trees that grow along the CEN
ter of its width Of rs feet there was
formerly an aqueduct of clear, run
ming water, that is now filed, and its
banks are the great promenade for
the city's gentry, both foreign resi-
dents and natives.
But the street is marvellous for the
adeptness of the shopkeepers In spot
ting" the stranger. Let visitor from
abroad appear, no matter how perfect
ly Che, at least, thinks) he has dis
guised himself in proper Indian garb,
he is pounced upon by swarm of
shopkeepers, and besought 70 avail
himself of the bargains that were new
er before offered, and never will again
fall to his good fortune, until he
either Yields and secures, sometimes
true bargain, but often a lot of rub
bish, or calls to his relief friendly
policeman, usually swarthy Sikh.
Sometimes 1t is most amusing when
rival merchants grapple each other in
their frantic efforts to secure the mo-
nopoly of a seemingly profitable Gus
toner, and the policeman's services
are required to separate the belliger-
ents.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-08-01

United States. This is all very well
when viewed from the other side of
the Atlantic. In due course Of time
the pendulum probably will swing over
to round-toed shoes or some other In
novation, but for the present such
laurels as we have are still here. The
extreme high-heeled shoe with the
short toe is anything but graceful,
giving the foot when seen from the
front the appearance of clumsy weight,
not so much from the size as the I'M
gainliness of the shape.
Added to the width gained by the
peculiar build of the shoe is the eff
feet of the numerous straps that run
up the ankle and are attached to an
extension at the back of the shoe.
These also tend to make the shoe lock
larger. American women as whole
would doubtless welcome anything not
too ugly that might be new and would
held the low shoe firmly on the foot,
The everlasting Hopping Of the pump
becomes tiresome and so the time Is
ripe for change, although it Is
doubtful If the French shoe in its
present form will be found acceptable
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-08-01
SHORT SLEEVES ARE TO STAY
One of the New Styles That Promises
to Remain-Majorit of Dresses
Are Sleeveless.

Dress in Paris grows every week
more noticeable. At the beginning Of
the season no fashion n be counted
as durable because it has to pass the
test of the women who have the last
word.
Among the styles that have come to
stay is the short sleeve. Every new
dress is more or less sleeveless. An
other fashion which shows signs Of In
creasing In favor is the use Of flowers
in millinery. For many reasons this
fashion should be encouraged. 1t may
lessen the love of aigrettes and para
disc plumes which has so long domi-
mated French taste and 1t viii revive
an old and honorable industry In
France, an industry which, few years
ago, was rapidly passing into German
hands. The pattern flowers were
made in France, and in Germany they
were copied cheaply. The best flowers
were always made in France, but they
were expensive.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-08-01

Now, according to the information of
one Of the first makers in Lyons,
France is able to make flowers almost
as cheaply and with greater taste than
the Germans have ever made. This
years flowers are strange blossoms.
not mere copies of nature, but produc-
tons in decorative art which have a
cache all their own. Roses in gold,
silver, faded tones of red, orange, blue
and gray-above all, white roses,
crumpled and yelled with tulle.
Fruit, too. is seen, especially white
grapes. Small oranges, infinitesimal
apples and other fruits In vivid colors
are used in very small lunches to give
a note of color to dark hat. One
woman on Sunday wore bunch OF
roses under the brim of her hat In
front. little to one side, and. remem-
bering the vogue of the cachepeigne in
times past, It is almost sure that 1t win
again become popular.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-08-01
Law and Literature.

In the history of literature there are
many names of writer's who, at one
time or another, were connected with
the legal profession. Among the men
of letters who have practiced as at
torneys are Lewis Theobald, the ia
nous emendator of Shakespeare; Sir
John Hawkins. the biographer of Doc
tor Johnson; James Smith, part author
of Rejected Addresses" Barry Corn
wall, poet and dramatist; Shirley
Brooks, novelist and editor of Punch,
and Sir Theodore Martin. Many other
names are to be found among authors
who have worked in solicitors offices
without being admitted, these includ-
ing Warburton, Catterton, Cowper,
Borrow, Disraeli, Dickens and Mere
dith.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-08-01

find any food fit to eat in the small
hotels had been sadly misinformed.
He found the hostelries in the small
places clean and the food good, and
he said the object of his trip. to re-
cuperate from the effects Of an attack
OF ptomaine poisoning and a siege of
the influenza, had been realized. BE
came here intending to make the re-
turn trip CD the same steamer. but
he found the sea voyage had not help
ed him as much as he had hoped and
he decided to stay over and make his
long tramp. Now he Is glad he did 1t.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-08-01

An organdie embroidered summer
skirt with a flesh georgette blouse
with Val lace. The hat is maIine
with a robins egg blue raffia crown
"a fine summer outfit.
the shoulders, forming the only
sleeves there are and falling straight
to the hem at the front, leaving an
open space showing the lace, about
eight inches wide, in the center.
Drapery and Plating.
Several striped dresses in taffeta
have been noted that show the same
arrangement of drapery over the
shoulder and one bit on that order
is marvelously constructed of fire
plating. Variation is found in the
way the plating is looped up at the
sides is a modified pannier effect.
Across the front of the upper part the
plaits are held in closely, like a girdle,
and at each side allowed to fall loose
ly in large loop.
DrecOll shows q Chartreuse colored
frock with, the skirt draped in Chan
lilly and the girdle forming wing-like
loops at the side, giving the desired
width.
On the whole new models are rather
scarce. suggesting that the best known
makers are not averSe to holding back
as many of their creations as they
may for later in the season.
Whether by accident or following
the lead of Paris, well-known Amer
lean designer turned out lately q
charming afternoon dress Of organdie
and black net, bearing out the asser-
ton that silks are no longer absolute
ly necessary in the construction of the
reception and dinner frock.
The entire gown was Of French blue
organdie draped with the net in tuntc
fashion and edged with black lace. IL
either this frock or the lace frocks
noted at the races are any Indication,
the chemise dress is on the wane. for
each one is marked by decided waist
line and both show sashes tied in huge
bows at the back.
All the late models by Beer point to
the fact. that the flaring tunic over
tigher foundation continue in favor.
Cloth dresses in redingote style con-
tinue to appear and are quite the ac-
copied thing when wool dresses are
worn. From this the indications are
that the redingote will be among the
autumn models when they make their
appearance on this side.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-08-01
steaminu paper.

Stripping wallpaper from the walls
of room is tedious and unpleasant
task. The following method has been
found to do this work satisfactorily !:
Remove all furniture from the room
and take up the floor covering; place
In the middle of the room some kind
Of a portable stove with big pan of
water on top. Light the stove and
close all the windows and doors; when
the room becomes full of steam 1t
win soften the paste which has been
used for sticking the paper on the
wall. After an hour or more Of the
steaming it win be easy to remove the
paper.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-08-01
RUSS NOBLEWOMAN DESCRIBES
ATROCITIES OF THE BOLSHEVIKI
Files Suit on Herself,
Then Argues Own Case

Mrs. Alice Viola Parsons, a
Denver beauty specialist, APP
peared before a jury in Judge G.
w. Dunn's division of. the county
court in more roles than It Is
given most persons to play In
court.
She is plaintiff, defendant,
plaintiffs attorney and star wit
ness in suit brought by herself
against the Instant Anti-Wrinkle
company, of which she holds 10
per cent of the stock.
The suit is being contested by
other stockholders In the con-
Germ. Mrs. Parsons claims that
the company obtained valuable
wrinkle Graduating formulas
from her and has withheld her
salary. She asserted that she
had no money left from the ven
ture, and so was obliged to act
as her own attorney.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-08-01
Keep Up 4cood Times

Keeping interested does not Just
point toward the serious side Of life.
It points to recreation-that absolute
ly necessary constituent of sane,
healthy living. Set yourself In the
swim of good times" times that will
make you laugh and forget your trou-
bles. There is nothing easier than to
slip out of the way Of having good
times as we get older. and yet the ca
pacity for enjoyment never dies in us,
though in our morbid perversity Of
mental vision we insist to ourselves
that 1t has left us.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-08-01
old Tradltlon ExpIoded.

Again that old stuff about giants In
those days" has been rudely punched
out by the museum visitors inspecting
suits Of armor worn by doughty
knights In the "fifteens." One Of our
regular doughboys Of average proper
tons cannot get his arms into the
leg pieces. and the average schoolboy
Of the present day would ind the
suit uncomfortably tight. Florida
Times Union.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-08-01
Potatoes Without Vines
Are Grown by Girl

Kutztown, Pa.-Lizzie, daugh-
ter of Jefferson Hoch, discovered
tn their potato patch that a num-
Der of seed potatoes failed to pro-
duce any vines on top of the soil.
She was surprised to find the
seed potatoes in every hill had
clustered around good-sized new
potatoes, that the entire vitality
of the seed potato was transfer
red to the new ones, and that
there was no vine growth above
the surface Of the potato hills.
The mother potato was still in
the hill, but had given up its sub
stance to the young potatoes,
which were already SO well ma
tured that they could be used for
a meal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-08-01

black lace frock by her is typical of
the prevailing mode in more ways
than one. 1t carries the harem hem,
the almost sleeveless bodice snd the
nipped-in waistline with the fullness
bullying both below and above. Ts
all intents and purposes the dress is
Of lace, with the pattern in the SWEEP
ing curves common to Chantilly. Be
low the waist there is full peplun
and the satin is draped as scarf over
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-08-01
FORTUNE NO BAR TO WORK
Milwaukee Man Inherited $4,000
From Father, but viii Con-
tinue Daily Labor.

Milwaukee.-After tarring roofs for
ten years. Frank Dady, of Milwaukee,
has inherited 100000 from his father.
Robert Dady. a millionaire, but he ia
going to continue decorating the tops
of houses just the same.
my wife and are happy in oui
present mode of living" he said.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-08-01
Roardlna HOUSE Romance.

sour landlady seems to have no soul
for romance" "EhT Displays no
interest In those two young people who
are in love-" SWELL, it's this way.
It's romance to- us. but to her it sim
ply means the loss OF two boarders."-4
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-08-01
HE WALKS AROUND ISLAND
New Jersey Man Takes Stroll Around
Porte Hico and Is Glad
He Did.

San Juan, P. R.-M. K. McCosh Of
hast Orange, N. J., stroHed into San
Juan few days ago after tramp
around the entire island, which took
him three weeks, feeling fine and de-
claring shat the well-meaning fEzends
who had warned him he would not
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-08-01
To Cure Goose Flesh.

Pimpled skin, sometimes called
goose flesh, appears mostly in the up
per portions of the arms and over the
shoulders and is cured by hot soda
baths.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-08-01
And the -pssh?.

Man invented the period. The In
terrogation mark and the exclamation
point are the work Of woman. Detroit
Journal
The Irish standard., 1919-05-17
THANKS AMERICA FOR
AIDING THE IRISH CAUSE

branded as false the cabled report
from London to the effect that the
Russian Bolshevist Council had sent
250, 100000 rubles to the Sim Fein Re-
publican party in ireland. The follow
ing statement was made:
"The Republican government Of Ire
land neither wants nor asks any i'm
mediate financial aid from outside.
The voluntary contributions it takes
from its own people are supporting it
now, as they provided it with a cam
paign fund last year.
Moreover, there IL nothing in com.
mon between the political system of
Bolshevism, II 1t is as represented in
the press of this country, and which
means the domination of the prole-
tariat, and the Sim Fein republican
system, which has fused all classes in
an amnity that is not known either in
America or in Russia"
The Irish standard., 1919-05-17
ST. PAUL'S BIG RALLY
FOR IRISH FREEDOM

uoc Mass Meeting Auditorium Sunday Afternoon May oCocI
Republic Will Theme
copaian Minister Reverend J. oft
Speakers
tive and Entertaining DscourseLet Those Who Keep
suadd Attend
Also Those Who
Domestic Be
Issue Has Now Become Peexng
Adjusted Now Will
Wod-Son OF
Distinguished
Speake-Lend Your
Your Nehbors of Nonlrh
Behalf New RpubcThe
Applicable
of the Foremost
The Irish standard., 1919-05-17
Sean O'keiIy at Paris Praises Ameri
can 0elegation-Russia Fund
Story Castle canard.

Praise for the work of the Friends
of Irish Freedom in behalf of the in.
dependence movement, and apprecia.
tion of the commission recently sent
to Paris, was expressed in letter re.
ceived Friday by Justice Cohalan. The
letter was sent by Sean O'Kelly, rep.
resentative of the Irish Republic at
Paris. 1t said:
II am taking advantage Of this op.
portunity to let you know how crate.
full we are to you for the tremendous
work you have already accomplished
for Ireland, and for the important re.
suits which have already accrued from
your glorious efforts.
I'm particular, l would like to let
you and the delegates of the conven.
tion know how delighted we are with
the commission, which has recently
arrived here from the States.
I'VE both recognize in them men of
the highest character and standing,
and men of wide personal influence
Short as their stay here has been, they
have demonstrated to the full the In.
fluence and power which they person
ally, and which the Irish-American
conventions are able to use in helping
Ireland's cause"
,sa't' ~ Untyprsai Service.
|. WISHING TOM May z: 2:-HeadQuartefS
hare NJ t1aA nAu Is.ssh uas.s.ssss- A~A.I.
The Irish standard., 1919-05-17
other Eminent Speakers to Discuss
The Situation.

Other Eminent Speakers to Discuss
The Situation.
Other eminent speakers will. present
the Irish cause 10 tine meeting from
the American viewpoint. They will
point out why America is vitality con-
cerned in it's adjustment and disposal
at the present time Sf crisis in world
affairs. They will answer the claim
of British statesmen that the Irish
question is domestic one with which
Americans have no concern. They
will explain how Ireland has already
acted upon the principles laid down in
President Wilson's fourteen points, es-
pecially upon the principle of self de.
termination by each nation of it's own
sovereignty. They will explain the
Sim Fein principles, now the political
spearhead of Ireland, and show how
the peace of the world is liable to be
disturbed again in the near future II
the people of Ireland are treated as
less worthy of the advantages of the
Wilson program than the other sub.
merged races of Europe.
When President Wilson made public
his declarations of Americas object
in the war with Germany they were
readily approved by the entire Amer
ican people and were the chief cause
of their enthusiastic support of the
war. They were indorsed by the
spokesman of the British Government
while hostilities were in progress, and
the whole world was led to believe
that the achievement of the purposes
proclaimed by the President was the
sole object of the war Among those
declarations the one that "all peoples
The Irish standard., 1919-05-17

st. Paul is to have it's great demon.
stration for Irish Freedom at public
mass meeting at the Auditorium on
Sunday afternoon, May 18. beginning
at two O'Clock. The general public
is invitpd to hear discussions of the
rRorld problems of tho day-wieh par-
ticular reference to the future status
of Ireland. The principal discourse
of the meeting will be given by an
Episcopalian clergyman, Rev. j. Grat.
tan Blythen, of Baltimore, whose
theme is ireland Republic" Rev
Mr.. Blythen is pastor of a prominent
Episcopalian church of Baltimore,
and was accorded the unique distinc.
tion of being selected as~one of the
speakers at the Irish Race Conven.
tion held in Philadelphia, Feb. % and
%. His address on that occasion
evoked the greatest enthusiasm from
that distinguished audience, and was
widely commented upon in the news
papers throughout the country.
AS we go to press with this issue
of the Standard, Rev. Blythen is de-
livering his lecture before a capacity
audience at the Minneapolis Auditor
ium. He is acclaimed as one of the
Standard supporters in America of the
claim for Irish independence. He has
shot to pieces the oft reiterated lie
that the Irish question is one based
on lines of religious cleavage, and nc
intelligent person who hears his treat
ment of this phase of the problem car
fail to be convinced of the utter tal
sity of such proposition.
The Irish standard., 1919-05-17
]. c. heIan Named
K. c. State Deputy
Archbishop Bowling Is Honor Guest
at Banquet Which Closes
Convention.

j. G. Whelan of Minneapolis was
elected state deputy of the knights of
Columbus at the Minnesota state con-
vention, held last Tuesday in the
council hall, st. Paul. Other officers
chosen were the Rev. Robert Hughes
of Mankato, state chaplain; John D.
Mahon of Duluth. secretary; M. S.
Fisch of Austin, treasurer; J. F. Fa-
hey of Graceville, advocate, and D. W.
Hughes of Crookston, warden.
Sergeant Jack Sullivan of Seattle,
vice chairman of the American Legion,
addressed delegates late yesterday,
urging them to stand by those who
have returned after risking their lives
for home and country in the world
war"
The convention closed last night
with a reception in honor of Arch.
bishop Austin Bowling and the dele
gates by the st. Paul council.
Convention sessions were presided
over by John A. Burns of st. Paul, re-
turning state deputy. Speakers in the
afternoon were Archbishop Bowling,
Father Hughes, Mankato; DR.. E. w.
Buckley and w. E. Dwyer Of st. Paul.
The Irish standard., 1919-05-17
PARADE FOR
father DUFFY
Bronx to Pay Tribute to 6eth's Chan
lain, May 10.

The New York Bronx is to welcome
Father Duffy back from his duties as
chaplain of the old Goth Regiment,
with a parade on the Grand Con-
course on Saturday afternoon, May
10. About 1000 are on the committee
of arrangements, and it has been de.
cided to declare an unofficial holiday
for the afternoon so that the entire
borough may turn out to welcome
the army chaplain back to his parish
of the Church of Our Savior at Wash.
ington Avenue and 183rd Street. 1t
will be called Father Duffy Day."
Mayor George A. DAILY, of the 18th
Regiment Of the New York Guard,
says that more thar 10000 persons
will march in the parade, including
the 69th Regiment Of the State Guard,
the returned veterans of the 165th
Infantry, Father Duffy's regiment, the
22nd Engineers, the Sth and 9th
Coast Defence Commands, the 71st
and 18th Regiments, the LIST and End
Field Artillery Regiments. Squadron
A. and the Signal Battalion of the
New York Guard. Many societies
and schools will have delegations in
the procession. Governor Smith,
Mayor Hylan, and Archbishop Hayes
have been invited to review the parade
from the stand atilSlst Street. In the
evening there WIZ BE- . ,1inner; IN the
hail Of Eordhan University. < ~