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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-03-17

capable of drawing the une between
coaxing and nagging.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-03-17
One Mans
First Pipeful
The following letter tells goodluck

The following letter tells good-luck
story:
L. c. LAY
Waco, Texas
Ills South 4th Street
November Is, 1920.
Larus & Brother Company
Richmond, Virginia
Gentlemen:
When smoked my first pipeful Of
Edgeworth some six months ago, was
something like the old maid who was
carried to the park and kissed for the
first time As the story goes she remarked:
do it again, for there is something like
about it." And so was my experience
with Edgeworth.
I am a commercial artist, and draw
"Phoolish Phellows' for my daily nour-
ishment. When drawing pictures have
always smoked constantly. And have
found in Edgeworth little keener salts
faction, q little more abiding content
ment, than I had known before I dis
covered this remarkable tobacco.
That was some six months ago, and
there is still that ever-present s-o-m-e-
thing ! like a-b-o-u-t 1T that won't
wear of.
Yours very truly,
Signed L. C. Lay
To prepare a tobacco that many
pipe-smokers will welcome as a dis
covery six months after they have
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-03-17
Ladies Let CutiCural
| Keep Your Skin
Fresh and YounSl
So.p 2se. Ointment Is and SOC. T,Icum zse.
Passing IL On.

Willie burst into the room late one
afternoon with this announcement:
Dad, there's a man at the door
who says he wants TO see the boss
of the house,"
Dad glanced up from his paper and
answered lacOnically, Tell your
mother"
Whereupon mother, who from the
next room had overheard this, called
out:
willie, tell Bridget"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-03-17
Yours very truly,
(Signed) I. c. Lay

lighted up the first
is some
thing well worth
doing.
Perhaps more
than once a pipe
chances UP
next to a smoking
tobacco that seems
= a lot better than
n the sort he has
81 been smoking.
n But a few
4 days or a few
weeks or a few
months later,
it doesn't seem
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-03-17
n ,s her winning ways that one,

enable a woman to get the better Of
man In the matrimonial gama
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-03-17
MuH!ers.

Muff!ers.
''The modern girl muffles and hides
her ears in her hair" says Uncle Jed,
''but from my observation she still
contrives to hear when man proposes
TO her"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-03-17

By the stubble you may guess the
grain.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-03-17
FOR SALE CHEAP

onIlu@loIe spreading tie paper on
his knee, read aloud:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-03-17

$50 ] was.
"Then, Glib, all I got TO say Is that
you're a sucker. You want to consult
the rest of us before you go THROWN
away the funds o. the syndicate on
such tom-fool idees as"
McGuffey saw a storm gathering ON
Mr.. Gibney's brows, and FASTENED to
intervene.
"Meetin's adjourned" he announced,
'pendin' the issue o. the papers to-
morrow mornin'. Scraggsy, you
oughter fine the Band o. Hope.
You're ugly when you got drink in
you"
Nei1s Halvorsen fnterfered to beg
cigar of Mr.. Gibney and the affair
passed over.
AT six o'clock the following morn
ing the numbers of the syndicate were
awakened by a prodigious pounding
at their respective doors. Answering
the summons, they found Mr.. Gibney
in undress uniform and the morning
paper clutched in his hand.
"Meetin' o. the Maggie syndicate In
my ROOM" he bawIed- 1--WE found
our fortune"
The meeting came TO orsier wfthouf
the formality OF dressing and the
Evening star., 1922-05-07
Slope Indicator.

A KNOWLEDGE Of the actual slope
of a road is often of considerable
importance to automobilists. because
it affords an explanation Of the vary
ing action Of the motor and q means
OF quickly adjusting the mechanism.
One Of the simplest slope indicators
is that Of the French. a vertical tube
fxed on the front Of graduated scale
like Thermometer. and containing
a column of liquid which is 80 ad-
justed as to stand at zero in the mid
die of the tube when the road is level
and to indicate either an upward or
downward slope by its rise or fall
along the scale.
The liquid in the tube is connected
with q reservoir placed behind the
scale, and rises or falls as the auto
mobile ascends or descends . slope.
showing both the fact and the degree
Of inclination.
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WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

He told it all-the story Of Shields
exile and death in the north that
never got into the newspapers.
"The governor out there's a very
decent chap, and gave the papers only
a few bald facts. He was glad enough
to get the money. 1t scores heavily
for his administration, and. thanks to
those good fellows we met up there,
every possible contingency's taken
care of-proof of his death, and that
sort of thing. So the Incidents
closed. The money was all there ex-
cept about two thousand dollars. and
Darlington and his friends advanced
1t until 1 can make it good"
"And your novel-what about that!'
81 burned my manuscript when I
stopped at Arrow Head to pick up my
Evening star., 1922-05-07
Making "Joss-Sticks."

THERE 10 . huge consumption Of
co-eallsd "joss-sticks" in all
countries whsrs Buddhist worship 10
celebrated. These ceremonial can
dies whose use corresponds very
nearly to that OF the wax candles
used In the ceremonies of the Catho-
lie Church. are lighted on similar
occasions, ceremonies Of festivity. or
mourning. prayer or Thanksgiving to
divinities. etc. Joss-sticks are at
once candles and incense. since. like
the latter, they burn without ap-
parent flame.
The preparation Of joss-sticks 10
shrouded in some mystery. and the
process IL still practically unknown.
those who carry It on being chosen
from . special class and kept in rig.
orous seclusion. Decker and Hur-
rier. during . sojourn in Indo-
China and China, succeeded. how
ever. in discovering the essential
points Of manufaclure.
A squared strip of bamboo Of vary
Ing length and thickness. according
to the size OF the joss-stick that 10
10 be made. IL skilfuliy rolled on an
inclined surface. in a mixture OF
odoriferous powders agglutinated by
resin, made viscous by slight eie-
walton of temperature. One OF the
ends is left as 1t is, to serve So q
handle. In some cases tho bamboo Is
replaced with flexible rod which
enables the toss-stick to be rolled IL,
spiral form.
Tho composition OF the odortfsr-
Gus powders varies with the couutry;
those used in Indo-china come gem
orally from the province Of Canton
and includs fourteen di1srsrt drsea,
ameaS whieh may BE- nasns6 snn.l
phar. ssndalwood. seonits and elou1.
Evening star., 1922-05-07
Compact Lantern.

MEASURING but six. by ive and
one-hai finches, an electric lamp
has beer. placed on the market and is
available for general use. The case
is made of heavy metal thoroughly
ntckel-plated. A standard low-volt-
age tungsten lamp is used. well pro-
tected by wire guard. A bail serves
as . handle. and the book on it per-
mits 1t to be hung on q rod. nail or
hook. The bail can be rotated, 40
that the lantern may be turned to any
angle desired and carried upward.
downward or Sideways
with the dry battery ussd In this
lamp It win sivs shout twenty hours
continuous ssrvioe and shout forty
hourf tntsfmittsut service
Evening star., 1922-05-07

DARTLow looked up absently and
Z then rose with an exclamation as
Tartleton entered.
well, well! was just thinking
of you. It's almost like seeing a
ghost. Queer the association Of ideas!
Remember that Shields girls picture?
I cursed the hour I gave it to you
yesterday, when the story was flashed
that Shields was dead and the money
paid back-the original package. SO
to speak. The poor fool never had a
chance to blow it."
II read the Courier's story" replied
Tarleton. soberly. TITS all right! ex-
cept as to one fact. married Shields
daughter after she turned the money
over to the governor. and she's here
in town with me now"
Evening star., 1922-05-07

ny of the millions he took from the
dupes of his active days. He gets a
small salary today and expects to
die in his present job. Nothing could
get him to play tho vaurten's hand
sists Of a SCARED mask. such as one
glibly terms a poker face. a boys
voice. girls heart and habit of
introspectiye rcminiscence. A golden
personality refined in thousand evil
fires. Materially failure.
Man, No. 2.-Attended college. but
quit to enter business with a small
inheritance. which he shortly lost
through the fraud Of respectable"
elder partners. Worked in broker
age Offices as an accountant and PROS
pectus writer. Saw the practices Of
others and soon branched out in imi-
tation. Made a failure of the more
legitimate ventures and turned to
outright fraud. Operated fake pit
games on the board Of trade. Made
three fortunes and gambled them
away at his own games. Started
again in Wall street with small capi-
ldi anu hAuc luOhey. oPcHl IL too
lavishly on women and display. with
the result that he was shortly driven
to incaution and finally to desperate
practices. Spent a few years in pris-
on and came out determined to do the
thing honestly. Now fifty-four years
old and operating a growing manu-
featuring business, which was start
ed by stock fotation. II his business
succeeds he is undoubtedly fixed
among the respectables. II it fails
he will Just as certainly go back to
familiar and Illicit practices. A much
colder and abler man than the first,
with the fatal weakness Of profigacy.
Neither a success nor q failure.
THE third man originated In the
slums of New York apd WAS over
sophisticated and hard before he was
adolescent. He began his operations
about race tracks. went from that
into wire tapping and graduated into
general confidence scheming. His
chief assets are a restless. scheming
brain and a genial, laughing exterior.
He makes friends readily and in
variably betrays and mulcts them.
Has been in prison and has been un-
der its shadow for years at a time.
but learned enough at the first visit
Evening star., 1922-05-07

trying to penetrate the mists that
hid the future. He rested his hands
lightly on her shoulders and drew her
around until he looked into her eyes.
ut must be together that We go
back into the world. We must meet
all our needs together. and mine are
many. I loved you before I ever saw
YOU, Millicent. want to. serve you
all the rest of my days.
1.-THE disgrace-you haven't thought
Of that" she whispered. What papa
did will always follow me. I would
be only q burden"
'That's all behind us now. and to-
morrow is all our own," he said, and
kissed her. and they went hand in
hand through the pines to the shore.
Evening star., 1922-05-07
Continued

traps. I decided I didn't know as
much about life as I thought I did.
I want q job-that's ALI"
Bully! The Courier needs . man
in the far east-a rowing commission
to watch things. I'll stretch q point
in your case and be generous about
expenses. 30 you can take your wife
along. Both Of you dine with me
quietly tonight, and we'll discuss the
details. / can't help thinking, Tarle-
ton," he added quizzically. what a
bully story you could make out OF
your adventures in the lakes"
Possibly" Tarleton replied gravely,
"but in the newspaper game We all
strike a lot Of good stories we never
can write" -
(CopyriRht 1922. All rights reserved.b
Evening star., 1922-05-07
rected Abilities.

is any trickster who cheats simple
people out Of money or valuables by
gaining their confidence and misrep-
resenting an investment. speculation.
wager or other matter Of chance. This
involves many kinds and castles. The
average reader Immediately visions
the old-fashioned gold brick trickster.
green goods vender or seller of the
Brooklyn bridge, decked in glad raj
ment and full Of crafty humor. But
this sort Of con man has gone out of
fashion. He had gone out Of the pic
ture by the time the public first got
fixed impression of him.
There succeeded a tribe Of rogues.
operated fixed foot and horse races.
wire-tapping schemes, crooked gam
bling games and the like. The sur
vivors of this school are still about
and they, with their disciples. still
ply their ancient mechanisms OF
fraud.
ters and stock swindlers, the
bucket-shop keepers and various
crooked financial wizards, including
real estate and land sharks, fake in
ventors. town-site boosters and
others.
do not mean to imply that all the
types of con men are listed here or
that these various groups are in any
real sense distinct. Single individu-
ais have operated in dozen fields of
confidence. Again, many of the old
est kinds of confidence games still
exist and are operated side by side
with the newest-which are frequent
ly only adaptations of the oldest.
Three individuals of my acquaint-
ance come to mind as fairly pat illus
trations Of the fate of swindlers.
The first man is now about seventy
years old. He began life in the mid
die west as a gambler. After time
he began to play the gold-brick and
McNally money tgreen goods) games.
Later he took to wire-tapping. Stin
later he was a card man on the ocean
steamers. Then he went back to
more modern type Of wire-tapping.
that strangely persistent bait of the
fools. At present he is reformed and,
mirabile dictu. working for the fed
eral government as a foe to crooks
and con men. He hasn't saved PEN
Evening star., 1922-05-07

well, I dunno" says Uncle Nels.
Hes been askin' me could he stay.
He might help In the kitchen. What
do you think. Trilby May? Should
we keep him, for spell?"
'Oh, absolutely" says I. What do
you say. Inez? Any objections to
Flipper?"
Inez shook her head promptly.
Hes kinda nice. that Flipper," says
she. Don't do any harm to let him
stay"
Then I hunted up Barry Plat and
found him in the cabin studying a
chart which he hastily rolled UP when
I appeared. He pretended to be quite
Indifferent to Flipper's fate. still"
he added. ''he is rather an interesting
youngster. I'd like to take him along. :"
Then I got my hunch. Barry" says
l. has he been telling you about
Mound Key. too?'
''why--er-yes," admits Barry,
"but 1 didn't know"
''well, he has" says !. n also have
been promised fifty-hfty split on
the pirate gold. I'm sure Uncle Neis
has, too. and probably Inez. He's
some shifty little plotter, that young
star"
"Isn't her, agrees Barry. "And, Of
course. don't believe word Of this
buried treasure stuff"
"Just bunk" says l.
'sBut ali the same" begins Barry.
IT get YOU" says /. "And the senti-
ment seems to be unanimous. Flip
per has won us all over. We know
where we're cruising to now. Tomor-
row morning I'm betting we head
straight for Mound Key.
Well. as matter Of fact. we did.
Copyright, 1871
Evening star., 1922-05-07

out that this yacht was gonna sail
down this way. so gets my things
together and beats him to It,"
Hence the pick and shovel, chr
says I. Sounds rather thrilling.
riipper., But how did you expect to
get ashore At the right spotF
"oh," says he. II was gonna sneak
into the tender and cut her loose ut
night as near the place as I. could.
But II they're grnna shunt me back
home from Myers that bugs every
thing. You won't let 'em. will you.
Miss Trilby May?"
why shouldn't II" says I.
because" says he, WHISPERING con-
fidential, 'if you'll come in with me
on this rn split fifty-hfty with you
on all the gold / dig. Just kid 'en
into lettin' me stay on the boat until
we get down TO Mound Key and
.oh, hot" says I. That's the
Treasure island. IL 1T"
'Uh-huh!" says he. Mound Key.
only you don't know whore to dig
ana I do. How about 1t. Trilby Mayf
Are you comm In with me for IN
even split2" ,
.swelT, Ripper" says /. "treasure
hunting Is a new line for me. but I'll
try almost anything once. / don't
know what I can do with the others.
You don't stand very we'll with them,
you know. But I'll see what can be
DONE"
.'oh, I'll bet you can Ak things up.''
says he. Let's shake on Il" And
after that he sauntered aft toward
the galley, lighting . cigarette a.
he went.
nF course, had to chuckle some a
~ this Wild tale Of his But Just to
sss how the old boy would take ~
went back ana sounded Uncle Nais.
20 you're going 70 put our youHe
friend Ripper ashore scou. are yeuS
! asked. s4-.-...--.--,- -
Evening star., 1922-05-07
.FLIPPER JOINS THE CRUISE
sBY Sc WE'LL FORDs

mot really!" says I. How thrill
ing! Can we see him?"
We could. The captain sent word
that he didn't know what to do with
the young wretch, and asked If he
might bring him in.
Certainly" says I. We'll hold
court on his case right here and de-,
Evening star., 1922-05-07
WHERE Do THE WICKED DOLLARS co?

What Happens to the Thief and His Il-sotten
3 Gains?-The Answer to This Query Re-
veals the Fact That the Underworld Has It's
Own Social and Material Heights and
Depths, the Criminals Rank Usually Being
Determined by the Success of His Misdi.
rected Abilities
Evening star., 1922-05-07

It 10 sstimatsd there are So.s2s.ooo
tons oS b1st iron ore in British CO.
luznbia, shsss resources having scarce
- Aeea t0aehad. ..l !.
Evening star., 1922-05-07

a last I've discovered the one
~ particular thing for wnich
~ Inez seems to have been cre-
ated. It's what Uncle Nels
Evening star., 1922-05-07
BY EDWARD Il, ssfITH.

Y = d were on the boardwalk
AAf at Atlantic City the other
wv Afternoon. two casual walk
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-27
ONCE SOLD TOBACCO
FOR MEDICAL USE

Old-time apothecaries in England
used to sell for medicinal purposes not
only strong wines but also tobacco.
John Archer, physician-in- Ordinary to
Charles II, kept apothecaries' shops in
various parts of London, and sold to-
bacco at all of them Archer advised
his patients to smoke, holding that
tobacco purifies the air from infec-
tious malignancy by it's fragrancy,
sweetens the breath, strengthens the
brain and memory, and revives the
sight to admiration" He charged two
shillings an ounce for his tobacco,
which was supposed to possess spe-
cial virtues, ''to be perceived after TAX
ing one pipe"
Oddly enough, in 1877, when ready
made Virginia cigarets were first
placed on the London market, the
apothecaries reverted to their old
practice Of selling tobacco. The or
binary tobacconists would not stock
these cigarets, thinking there would
be no sale for them, so the London
agent of the American firm which ex-
ported them offered to pay the cost
OF a tobacconist's license for every
chemist who undertook to stock his
wares. They caught on so well with
smokers that the tobacconists were
soon compelled to stock them, and
eventually the chemists found it not
worth their while to do so.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-27
HOW BUTLER FAMILY
ACQUIRED ITS NAME.
From the Detroit News.

from the Detroit news.
The castle of the Marquis of Or
monde. which was occupied by the
Irish Republicans and was besieged
and captured by the forces of the pro-
visional government, is, next to the
cathedral. the most important place in
Kilkenny. 1t occupies the summit of
a precipiee over the More, and was
built originally by Strongbow, Earl of
Pembroke The castle was destroyed
by fire in ITS. and was rebuilt by
William Marshall. who had married
Strongbow's daughter. Since then,
the Ormondes. by many restorations
and additions, have maintained it as
princely residence.
The Marquis is descended from
Theobald FitZwalter, who accompa-
MED Henry II into Ireland and was
created chief butler in TIT. His sue
cessor assumbed the title of LIE
Bother, which grew into the family
name of Butler, and the present Mar
quis has among his many titles OF
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-27
MINERS FEAR FIRE;
SELDOM CAN ESCAPE
(From Adventure Magazine)

Nothing is so much dreaded by the
miner as fire. When millions of tons
of rock begin to settle down he is
not frightened. He goes among them
whey they are being splintered in ali
directions and are cracking like pis-
tolls.
One reason why fire in a mine IS
SO mucn dreaded is because there are
so few avenues of escape open TO the
miners. Probably there is but single
shaft-if the mine is connected with
no other-and up this, thousand or
fifteen hundred feet, or more he must
go to escape.
In case of fire there liable to be II
panic. A panic in a church or other
buildings on the surface is a terrible
thing; then what must be panic III
a mine where there are eight hundred
or a thousand men perhaps, all to 90
I'D a single shaft thousand feet OF
more, a cageload at time? At such
times, too, there are explosions OF
gases which extinguish all of the
lights, and the men rushing to and
fro are exposed to danger of tumblins
headlong into scores of pitfalls in the
shape of chutes, wines and other ex'
cavations.
All of these things being often in the
miners mind give him a wonderful
delicacy of nostril. He can scent a
fire from afar. He knows the smell
of burning fuse, of giant powder, OF
black powder and of everything with
which fire ordinarily comes in con
tact in a mine, and the scent of these
| is no more noticed than is noticed the
| air he breathes on the surface of the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-27
GOVERNMENT GUIDE
BOOK FOR MOTORISTS
SHOWS U, S. BEAUTIES
fRy Associated pressl

{ WASHINGTON, Oct. 81. Although
1t is not generally known that Uncle
Sam is in the guide book business,
one Of the most interesting guides to
motorist routes throughout the Col
den West" is that recently published
by the United States geological survey.
The great variety of mountain seen
cry to be found In Colorado and the
panoramas of the plateaus and deserts
OF Utah, is the theme OF the latest
addition TO the series which the geolog-
ical survey has been publishing at in
tervals snce 1915. Specifically, the
route described follows that of the
Denver and Rio Grande Western rail-
road from Denver to Salt Lake City.
The guide book, which may be 3D.
tanned at the department for one dol
lar, not only treats of the scenecy, re-
sources and the human activities of
the region traversed, but explains the
forms of the mountain plains and can
yons alo7g the route, how they have
been developed by the ancient terres-
trial forces.
Gives Good Description
It describes the rock strata which
underly the country and which have
controlled the forms of the landscape.
Many of the beds of these rocks are
most interesting, for they contain the
remains of strange animals, now ex-
tinct, that roamed the country ages
ago.
The skeletons of great monsters
have been unearthed in many places
along the route, and even their tracks,
preserved in sandstone, have been
found.
The rocks also contain the metallic.
erous ores that have made Colorado
and Utah famous the world over and
have added untold millions of dollars
to the country's wealth The guide
book gives interesting expositions OF
these rocks and precious minerals, de-
scribed by mineralogists and geolo-
gfsts. The history of the mining dis
tricts passed along the route forms one
of the most fascinating and adventur.
GUS chapters in the country's own his
tory. The most interesting of the old
camps described is possibly Leadville.
where great wealth in lead, silver, gold
and zinc was produced.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-27
First Presbyterian Church
Announces Session Oct. 30

The work of the First Presbyterian
church will be discussed and present
ed for the consideration of all Presby-
terians in the city at meeting to be
held in the church on Monday, Oct. 80.
A meeting for women will be held in
the church during the afternoon. At 6
O'Clock picnic supper will be served
and all women are to bring sandwich
es for their families and some other
dish. Coffee will be furnished hv the
Women's Aid society of the First Pres
byterian church. Following the sup
per hour, lectures concerning the work
OF the church will be given 1t is I'M
derstood that one of these lectures will
be stereopticon lecture.