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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-01-21
Illustrated by IRWIN MYERS
Copyright 1920 by the Author.

her consciousness, denied but insiS.
tent, the notion lurked of the work
of her own hands turned monster, pre-
ternaturally inspired with a spirit OF
fatal aniInus
She had crawling shiver of super
stitious dread. Commonsense was
powerless to comfort her with its as
surance that she had merely had one
more hypnotic hallucination induced
by auto-suggestion. Instinct insisted
commonsense for once was wrong,
that there was more in this than the
human mind, fettered to the claims of
natural laws, could comprehend or
cope with. Surely supernatural forces
were here at work
She strove without success to cast
out that thought.
Comparing her wrist watch with
memory of the hour marked by the
clock in Leonora's refuge, she reck-
oned her lapse from full waking con-
seriousness had not lasted longer than
five minutes: in that scant spell her
soul had jOurneyed far, tarried a while
in communion with another, and re-
turned with freight of fears, of
doubts and cares that threatened the
stability of her reason; in those few
moments the work of week had been
undone. She stood now where she
had been Immediately after the last
preceding dream, poised perilously
near the verge of arrangement, haunt
ed by a shape of fear no whit less aw-
full if it were after all only the crea-
ture of her imagination.
Within five hours her other self
must go to keep an designation with a
murderer. Fancy pictured Leonora
stealing through streets of sinister
shadow to that rendezvous with fate
inScrutable =.
But not for Leonora was all this tor
ture of solicitude. Through unhappy
mischance' Mario had been marked for
Reds enmity. And where Red hated
tenure of life was treacherous :.
Now it was revealed to her that
however inexplicable the affinity of
their souls, however dissimilar their
circumstances and irreconcilable their
ways of thought and standards, in this
respect Leonora and Priscilla Maine
were one: in love with Mario.
Acknowledging this incredible fact
without protest, Priscilla told herself
she had loved Mario always. ever since
that time, long past, when he had first
in, Il of
And contemplating the prospect OF
living through the night to come, un-
der whose impenetrable cover Mario
and Leonora must work out their dark
entangled destinies, while she waited
powerless to help or hinder, in an ig-
norance irremediable and maddening
Priscilla felt shadow fall athwart
her understanding, as black and cold
as Death.
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vi. THE STORM.

Body and soul seemed welded into
one taut string vibrating in agonized
response to the fury of the tempest ::
she found herself standing far from
the chair in front of the easel, in
quivering alright gazing over-shoul-
der at the featureless long rectangle
of the portrait in the shadows.
Rain sluiced the skylight in wind
whipped waves, with crisp, tearing
noise Thunder rocked the skies.
ripped and raved, rumbled away in
lessening reverberations. Then with
out warning the gloom was abolished
by CHASTITY lilac glare-and the face
on the canvas started out of its dark
background with an uncanny look of
life, the gay mockery of its smile dis
torted into grinning malice. She was
fain to switch on the lights to lay that
ghostly leer.
Even then she dared not look again.
With head averted, she swung the
easel round so that the painting faced
the wall.
Still she was i'll at ease in the COM
pany of the thing. She could not for
get how that cold electric blaze had
seemed to wake the painting into gob-
lin life, transient but terrible. The
memory Of its jeering smile persisted.
Like a specter unseen but importunate
at her shoulder, round a corner of
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Bad Stomach
Sends Her to Bed
for 10 Months
Eaf0nkO Gets Her yp!

"Over a year ago." says Mrs. Dora
Williams, 81 took to bed and for 10
months did not think l would live.
Eatonic helped me so much / am now
up and able to work. recommend it
highly for stomach trouble
Eatonic helps people to get well by
taking up and carrying out the excess
acidity and gases that put the stomach
out of order. If you have indigestion,
sourness, heartburn, belching, food re-
peating, . or other stomach distress,
take an Eatonic after each meal. Big
box costs only trifle with your drug
gist'S guarantee.
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painting of the figure The folds of
the skirt needed some little attention,
not much, possibly half an hours
work. No: the fault was in
background treated in a fashion too
academic and tame to suit that bril-
liant counterfeit of life.
At length, rising, Priscilla took up
her palette and from fat shining
tubes squirted upon its satiny surface
sleek coils of color.
For hours she worked steadily, alb
sorbed, till a premature change in the
light broke the spell. With slight
frown of aBnoyance she looked up to
find the frosted glass of the north
light overcast with pale blue shadow.
No matter: her task was ended, and
sooner than she had thought it would
be. A few days more and she could
varnish.
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The Hassler Expedition.

The Hassler scientific expedition
was made In the United States coast
survey steamer Hassler, between Dec.
4, 1871, and August, 1872, P. G. johnson
commanding. The scientific investiga-
tions were carried on under the charge
of Prof. Louis Agassiz. Starting from
Philadelphia, the route embraced the
West Indies, Brazilian coast. Strait
of Magellan, and the Pacific coast and
islands to San Francisco. Deep sea
dredgings were made, at all favorable
points.
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for auction marketing of food products.
The commission says that "the need
ed reforms can hardly be expected to
be accomplished by the initiative of
the Dealers" and asserts that state
and municipal authorities lack ade-
quate power to effectively regulate the
handling of the food supplies.
Although cooperation of state and
local authorities and railroads might
accomplish the ends sought, the COM
mission believes this plan does not hold
out much hope for satisfactory solu-
ton of the problem.
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A MONG the 104 vessels under con-
"A struction for the navy are four
types new to the American battle fleet,
but long in use by other maritime
powers. They are the battle cruiser, Of
which six are being built, the scout
or light cruiser, the airplane carrier
and the fleet submarine.
The battle cruisers have a speed of
slightly more than SO knots (about
forty miles) and will carry eight 10
inch guns mounted two In turret.
The ten light cruisers also will
function as scout cruisers. They will
have speed Of 1877. knots and win
carry an exceptionally heavy arma-
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without yuh. Besides, it amt safe,
goin' there too often. The bulls might
see and follow me-"
''Well, what about me? What if
they see and follow me? I suppose
it's all right if I get pinched along
with Red and Leo" The girl gave a
gesture half impatient, half defiant
"Nothing doing. You tell Red I said
SOL
"Red says, tell yuh If yuh don't
come t'night somepin yuh won't like'll
happen to that Wop what's stuck on
yuh."
Mario! Her lips framed
without uttering the name. She re-
treated a pace, convulsively tighten.
ing the fist that clutched the folds
over the kimono above her bosom.
"What-what are you talking
about"
"What Red said to tell yuh. Take
it from me, Nora, yuh better do like
he says. Somebody's been givin' him
an earfull about yuh an that Spanish
guy"
Spanish guy?" she echoed shrilly
'T don't know what you're talking
about!"
Maybe so, maybe not" The Coke
licked his lips with a furtive tongue
anyhow he's sore. If I was yuh, and
didn' want no more trouble I'd do like
Red says"
After while the girl said sullenly
slow am going to find him if you
won't tell me where he is?"
'Pll take yuh there. Red said ]
should. It's all right, Nora-yuh don't
hafta be afraid"
"What time-?"
'Ten o'clock tonight"
"Where1l meet your
''In the room upstairs at"
A lurid flame of lightning dried
speech upon his lips. Terrified, he
covered back to the wall. Darkness
fell. Thunders shook the tenement on
its foundations, crash upon ripping
crash. Half stunned, the girl felt the
leash upon her senses slipping Her
hands caught wildly at nothing
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-01-21

Vi BIbVGH CUIEUTBn
and during expectancy / always take
the Favorite Prescription and find it
very helpful. To mothers and to other
women who suffer / urge the use of DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription
II always keep a supply of Doctor
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets in the house
for regulating the bowels. Mrs. T. R
JOHNSON, 2529 Sixth street, South.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-01-21
oh, Fudge.

Oh, Fudge.
"He seized my hand"
"Yes, grille"
Il thought it was love at first sight"
"Well?"
"He merely wished to consult my
wrist watch"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-01-21

nCdi Ill. w plus
pective mother in
law suggested that
l use DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescrip-
ton as l mad not
improved by the use
Of other remedies. /
soon found the Fa-
yorite Prescription
was what / needed
for / gained in
strength and cheer
fulness of spirits. /
am now the mother
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-01-21

Very little is quite enough to make
frog hopping mad.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-01-21

Those who surprise you with one
extraordinary epigram and no more.
probably borrowed it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-01-21
why DRUGGISTS RECOMMEND
SWAMP ROOT

For many years druggists have watched
with much interest the remarkable record
maintained by Dr.. Kilmers Swamp-Root
the great kidney, liver and bladder medi-
cine.
It is q physicians prescription.
Swamp-Root is a Strengthening medi-
cine. It helps the kidneys, liver and blad-
der do the work nature intended they
should do.
Swamp Root has stood the test of years.
It is sold by all druggists on its merit
and it should help You. No other kidney
medicine has SO many friends.
Be sure to get Swamp Root and start
treatment at once. .
However. If you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co.. Binghamton, N. z, for
sample bottle When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
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GirIhood, Maidenhood,
Motherhood

Minneapolis, Mimi: -" Before my
marriage l was in frail condition of
Evening star., 1921-11-17
Military Caste,

Throughout the recent discussions
in the Senate and House as to the
treatment of enlisted men by officers
in the American forces overseas runs
an undercurrent of resentment
against the caste system in the Army
and Navy. which requires that the
enlisted men shall render a salute to
the holder of commission.
In defense Of the system, nothing
more need be- said than that the coun-
try managed under this plan to de-
velop very efficient Army and Navy
IN a short time, and to apply this
force to the solution of a military
problem with extraordinary success
Whether this success could have been
achieved by other means is something
to guess about.
The chief want of those who were
embittered by the system during the
war is sense of humor The plain
American saw in the formalities of
the salute and other Army trimmings
a theatrical and rather picturesque
survival of ancient days. The mu-
tual respect which the Woodworking
enlisted man and the hard working
officer held for each other was not
threatened by the formaIities imposed
upon both by a higher authority.
which neither cared anything about
as long as the war was being success
fully conducted. The line of the
Army and Navy was made up of such
men and such officers, or the war
would never have been won. The en-
bittered fault-finders compose a small
minority. They are entitled to a
hearing, but to nothing more.-In-
dianapolis News independently.
Evening star., 1921-11-17

a great tribute to the average hon
esty Of Americans that without any
morsu examinations Uncle Sam has
secured as his workers the upright
men and women who constitute the
great bulk of the personnel Of the
civil service. Luck has been with
him, to use a popular phrase.
Yet the effwts of these very work
ers are endangered by the morally
weak: the very government itself is
threatened by this lack Of protection
from within. Common sense would
point to the great need for adequate
character examinations for those
within the service as well A. those to
come In. and Mr.. Bartlett Is to be
congratulated on the stand he has
taken, and upon his determination to
make such examinations Of future ap-
plicants for the Washington police
force.
But this is only a starter. Con-
gress should give the Civil Service
Commission sufficient funds to make
proper character and moral examina-
tons Of all applicants for all civil
service positions in the country.
Evening star., 1921-11-17
Steel Trade Approves.

The steel industry Of the United
States does not "view with alarm"
cut in warship. armor-plate and ord
nance construction. When the news
OF the proposed naval holiday came
out the prices Of steel stocks had
little setback in their slow recovery
from a lingering illness, but high
authorities in the steel trade gave
welcome to the armament reduction
plan. Ship and ordnance work, they
said, was a very small part of the
steel industry Of the United States,
and the reduction in that part Of the
trade would be compensated for by in
creased demand for steel for peace
uses. The armament cut would allow
a cut in taxation and in other ways
would stimulate general business.
Heads Of important steel companies
and the journals of the steel trade
say that, while the first effect Of
armament reduction will go hard on
some shipbuilding plants and armor
and ordnance plants. "the steel indus
try as a whole will profit by the
release Of labor and Of tax money for
merchant ship building and other
peaceful pursuits"
Evening star., 1921-11-17
Roosevelt at Panama.

A cable from Panama states that
"a monument to Theodore Roosevelt
is to be erected on Ancon hill over
looking the canal" It ought to be a
very handsome one.
Mr.. Roosevelt was so long in pub
lie life, so active there. and in one
office or another achieved SO much,
the list Of his performances is in
spring for Is variety and conse-
quence.
AS civil service commissioner he
greatly strengthened the cause of civil
service reform. AS assistant secretary
Of the navy he early saw the danger
Of the controversy over Cuba. and
helped put the country in condition to
meet Spain on the water. AS colonel
Of the Rough Riders he made an
attractive figure in the Spanish war.
Az Governor Of New York he served
with such distinction he was nomi-
mated for Vice President and, sue
ceeding his chief in the White House.
he crowded into his seven and half
years as President many acts Of merit
and wide distinction.
But the act topping all the others
was his service in the matter of the
Panama canal. He was the over
shadowing figure IN what proved to
be "the realization Of the dream of
centuries" and he will probably be
longest remembered for the prescience
and courage he showed in clearing
the way for the inauguration Of that
monumental enterprise.
The canal was completed and
opened for traffic at time when the
worlds attention was fixed on the
world war, and since then the world 8
shipping has been depressed. Never.
theless, that waterway, assessed in its
true relation to the worlds good and
uses, is the most notable thing Of the
era, and the man who did the most
toward bringing it into being was
Theodore Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1921-11-17
Protecting tie, government.

Recently The Star called attention
to the need for more critical examina-
tion Of the character and morals Of
applicants for positions in the postal
service as vitality necessary step in
the movement to protect the mails.
Now Chairman John H. Bartlett Of
the Civil Service Commission, in an
address at Detroit yesterday before
the National Civil Service Reform
League, points out that failure to
investigate the moral character Of
persons certified for government serv.
ice is a fault Of the whole service.
According to the dispatches, Chair
man Bartlett believes that employees
Of the federal service at large are
certified. with the recent exception
Of postmasters, without regard to
their. character or moral record. The
rating" he says. does not take into
account "even a fraction of 1 per
cent the fact Of good character, in
different character or bad character"
So the matter is seen to be Inn
mensely larger than the postal service
af6ne. It concerns the whole realm
Of the civil service Of the United
States, with its nearly 100000 en-
ployes. Upon the honest effort of
these civil servants depends in large
part the ssccess Of the govern
msnt Of tho United States. 1t is
Evening star., 1921-11-17
An Inquiry Denied.
\ Senate news note:

"A
An investigations, of the Shipping
Senator La Toilette was voted down
by the commerce committee by a
unanimous vote on the ground that
such action at this time was "un-
necessary and unwarranted."
Probably the wisest possible dispo-
sition Of the proposition.
The duty Of the hour-the aim of
most mems to get a hold on the
general situation-get an understand
ing OF it-every feature Of it-as it
now exists. and then, with less re-
gard for the mistakes and shortcom-
ings of the past than for what should
be done respecting the future, go
ahead.
Those mistakes and shortcomings
were numerous in every walk Of our
governmental life. Affairs were being
conducted under high pressure and in
a dense fog. The adfuEation-the
necessity-was to do something. And
yet what to do for the best was puz-
zling the most experienced Of Off
Gals.
The shipping problem today is like
our other problems-very pressing
and important. but surrounded by
many difficulties. But a new board.
carefully selected and in its personnel
approved by the country, is in charge,
and doubtless aware Of and being in
structed by the much-criticised rec
ord of it's predecessor. Why not
leave matters in its hands and hold
i. responsible for its own acts?
The revival Of shipping will. in the
nature Of things. be slow. 1t cannot
precede a general revival. and that
also will. in the nature Of things, be
slow. The effect Of such an upset
as the world has experienced is bound
to show measurably in all affairs for
a very long time.
Evening star., 1921-11-17

ber Of telephone calls comes from
every part Of the city. though nat
urally the largest advance is in the
business section. All Washington is
talking more, over the phone, in short.
It would be Interesting to know some-
thing about the average length of
the talks over the wire. If test were
made on that point 1t might throw
a light on the kind of use to which
the telephone is being put. The first
suggestion from. the great increase in
the number OF calls is that converse
tons over the. wire are growing
shorter. For call is q call. whether
the ensuing talk lasts half minute
or half an hour.
If the telephone saves time-and it
certainly does-the increased use of
it means an immense conservation Of
hours for the community. Washing
ton making 41s,oo0 phone calls in one
day. November 1O-a higher record
than even in the war time-was put
ting its telephone system to a highly
economic use. and was making more
of the twenty-four hours than when
it called $50, 600 times a day, which
was the average for several weeks
previous.
Evening star., 1921-11-17
Not a Home.Owning People.

At the present time even our ad-
mirers would hardly call us a home
loving nation. We do a lot of
gadding about Family life, once
rather at a discount Many family
groups in our day frankly concede
that the various members bore each
other. And millions of people nova
days bore themselves. An evening
out is far better than an evening
spent in reading a book.
Since we are not home-loving,
above everything else. it follows
naturally enough that we are not a
homecoming clan. Fifty-four per
cent of our families live in rented
homes That would indicate that it
to buy, or that our economic situa-
ton is such that our people cannot
own homes
However, the rent payer gets less
space for his money than the home
owner. Millions of him are satisfied
with less space Millions of renters
would not take little space with
dens bore them and yards tire them.
The other side of the picture is
the fact that the man who acquires
a home is a man who establishes him
self He gets his feet on the ground.
He sets his hand to a task and sees
stronger, better people If ninety per
cent of our families owned their
homes-Johnstown Democrat (demo-
cratic).
'Smooted question, this sales tax
Arkansas, Gazette. g
It is conference Of the big guns of
the world on the big guns of the
world.-Nashville Banner.
How in tho world did men get to be
great before headlines were invented?
Times.
Evening star., 1921-11-17
China's Aspirations.

Delegates to the conference on
armament and far eastern problems
and the peoples they represent cannot
fail to be sympathetically moved by
the dignified and tempered proposals
submitted to the conference by Min
lister SEE. He represents a civilization
so old that it's beginnings are lost in
that twilight Of antiquity where myth
and fact so mingle as to be indis-
tinguishable. Decay begot Of lethargy
had so eaten into China's huge bulk
that it lay PROSTATE and helpless
before the avarice Of the world.
There is nothing that China asks
have, and which the fair opinion Of
the world would not grant her in
the fullest measure consistent with
her own well-being and practical JUS
tice to others. But nation SO huge
and helpless as China has been can
not be lifted to her feet and told to
walk alone on any path of her own
election. She must be guided and
assisted until bewilderment has cleared
and exercise has f1exed the cramp of
centuries from her limbs. She should
be guided and assisted, but that no
longer should be interpreted to mean
that she may be exploited and over
reached.
That China is not yet able to walk
and play her part alone in the stress
and competition of twentieth century
life is apparently recognized by Minis
ter SEE, for. in asking that existing
limitations upon political. jurisdic-
tional and administrative freedom of
action be removed, he qualities his
Immediately" by "or as soon as cir
cumstances will permit" He knows,
Of course. that China cannot recover
from her present deplorable plight
outside world. and he understands
that this assistance cannot be had
until there is better guarantee for
the safety of past loans and invest.
ments. China must have help, SYM
pathetic but practical, to put her
house in order and to make her an
asset instead Of liability to the
world. This necessarily will involve
some measure Of outside control, but
the controls should be removed as
rapidly as China gains strength tc
pack her burdens alone.
There is one safeguard which Minis
ter SEE proposes shall be thrown
about necessary controls which should
be adopted promptly and without
question and faithfully adhered to. 1t
is that there shall in the future be
no secrecy either as to compacts o.
claims affecting China. When the
powers have committed themselves to
that policy an end will have been
made to unfair and harmful exploi-
tation. =,
Evening star., 1921-11-17
Keeping the Wires Busy.

Figures that have been printed in
The Star regarding the daily use Of
the telephone here in Washington in
dicate a remarkable increase in the
number Of telephone communica-
tions. Nobody has advanced q
theory Of reason for this exceptional
jump in calls. The city has not
grown greatly in population, the few
hundreds Of delegates and onlookers
of the arms conference not being suf-
ficient to account for the remarkable
advance in phone use. When the
United States entered the war and
many thousands Of people came here
to help the government win it the
telephone system was swamped and
had to be wholly reorganized. But
that condition has passed and the
cause Of the remarkable increase in
phone communications is to hc sought
elsewhere than in Er" "'' '.a':rn.
1t appears that - ....-. .~-.. -. II