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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21
City's Dwellings All Built on Log Rats

One Of the oldest cities in the world
Is Simeon Sound on the coast of Brit
ish Columbia. The entire place Is
made up Of floating dwellings. The
chief industry in that section Is log
cling and most of the work is done on
the sides of steep cliffs where 1t is
almost impossible to build house.
Then, too, the loggers are continually
moving to new sites. So they solve
their housing problem by building com
Portable dwellings Of cedar shakes.
similar to shingles only about twice
the size and rougher, on log RATS. The
loggers live in these raft houses for
many years. towing their homes to new
sites for logging.
A number of years ago one enter
prising logger tied his raft house up AT
the place called Simeon Sound. AS
the anchorage was good and the loca-
ton was sheltered from wind gales, he
started a store. Gradually other float
ing dwellings were added until now
steamships make regular calls to the
port and the government has estab-
lished a post office there. The main
street of this floating city has all been
connected and Considerable city beau.
tifying has been done. Flowers have
been planted along the way In old ca
noes. and the storekeeper has garden
in an earth-filled boat. In the winter
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21
Food Combinations 1t \.
Is Wisdom to Auoid

The recent death of Chin Hong, a
Chinese laundryman of Baltimore, aft
er luncheon consisting of cherry pie
and milk, calls attention strongly to
the fact that certain food combinations
may be highly dangerous, though the
component parts are harmless enough
individually. Chin Hongs death is not
attributed to indigestion but to blood
letting practiced by Chinese doctors,
but his luncheon made him seriously
Ill.
Cherry pie and milk make cOmbi-
nation dangerous to Americans as well
as Orientals. though few persons are
able to asslmilate them successfully.
A similarly dangerous dietary group
ing Is that of bananas and alcoholic
liquors, especially If the bananas are
not fully ripe.
1t is best, In any event, to avoid
either of these food combinations at
any time of the year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21
Anfifog Deuice

The Jogging of show windows. II
they are of the boxed-in type may be
prevented by placing fiat glass or
porcelain dish containing calcium
chloride in the window. This chemical
substance quickly absorbs moisture
from the air with the result that the
moisture is prevented from congealing
against the outside glass; says Popu-
lar Science.
The contents of the dishes must be
renewed every two or three days. and
the moist calcium chloride thoroughly
dried. after which 1t may be used
again.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21
Woman Made Long Hike
to Appear in LoUsuit

1t is over 80 miles from Southampton
to London, but Mrs Catherine FOyle,
sixty-four years old, walked the whole
distance, accompanied by her little dog
In order to defend herself in the law
courts recently, says the London
Graphic.
In the chancery division she ap-
peared, with bottle of lemonade pow
der firmly clenched in her hand. to de-
fend motion to restrain her from sell
ing goods and soft drinks from stall
in the New forest and from lighting a
fire without permission.
Other people were following her ex-
ample in the forest, it was stated, and
were creating a nuisance
1--WE do not want to be hard on her"
said Mr.. Pollock, for the crown. ''but
we want an order that we can show to
everybody"
The order was granted, and 1t was
stated that the crown would pay Mrs
Foyle's fare back, as well as that Of
the dog.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21

widened as he held 1t higher until 1t
covered cot on which a waking
sleeper was pushing himself up on one
arm and reaching under a pillow with
the other hand.
"A lady," the Mexican said, and put
ting the lantern on the bare boards, he
slid out and closed the door.
The man on the cot sprang up,
raised the lantern, and at the end of
a high exclamation he gasped for an
other breath and calculated, "Brena y
"Yes. Peter. Thank God, Peter, /
came in time"
"Time-time for what? I'm all right,
dear. cabled you to wait"
sid started, Peter. / didn't get It."
"They told you in New York;"
Eyes. Peter, they said you'd had a
call"
81 didn't say so, dear. / said / had
business here"
81 don't care-you forget You are
the third couldn't stand it, Peter.
1t was you-that's different"
you're tired out" He held the lam
tern higher again.
"No. I'm not, Peter" she said, With
a brisk unconvincing lie. 81 want you
to be glad came"
He dropped the lantern; 1t went out.
He put his arms around her and bent
her head close to his shoulder as he
patted her hair with the open palm of
his hand. He said, "Glad? Me? Glad?
Brena! can't say it, dear. The cup
runs over at the brim !"
'I've been in mortal fear, Peter"
she whispered and shivered in his
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21
The Orange in London

Oranges made their first recorded
appearance in This country in 1880.
when Spanish fruit ship arrived AT
Portsmouth and the queen. Eleanor OF
CASTLE, purchased from its cargo Is
citrons and seven oranges. The next
mention of them does not occur until
1899, when ''pomes d'orring" figured
among the delicacies at the coronation
banquet of Henry Nv, who may have
become acquainted with the qualities
of the fruit during his exile. By the
Sixteenth century oranges seem to
have become. common. and 1t is re-
corded that the lords of the star cham
Der in 1909 had them served daily at
dinner at cost of I'd per day.-Lon-
don Mail
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21

arms. II thought / had sent you
away to your end-the thing that took
the others"
mo-" said he.
"Can you tell, Peter?"
81 can't tell-sure. l can guess.
guess I'm going to fix everything. If
not, there's something too big-too
CHASTITY"
But If you never came back to me
If anything" She stopped. "Why
Peter, l flung myself down sometimes.
| prayed to be forgiven for ever hay
ing spoken to you. 1 begged relief
from the hideous idea that l had let
you start at ALL
look here" he said severely. did
you send me that warning-to the
steamer"
She was silent.
answer"
Eyes. l thought 1 must stop you.
DEAR
bad business" he said. "Look here.
Brena. For the first time in my life
I've been figuring what real partner
ship really means. And it can't exist
without perfect unbroken truth-play.
ing the game, not separately, but to-
gether-allf the time-an unbroken
record"
She said, II know. There isn't much
to say. My fear. My conscience. And
it was you who were going to take the
risk. Not anybody else, Peter-and |
loved you. took the paper from a
package from the chemists shop. |
wrote"
1T won't do" he said harshly. at
Is bad spot on the fruit
For long time she sat on the edge
of his cot without word. AT last,
Peter"
Eyes"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21
HorO Cannon Are Spiked

In former times when the old
fashioned type of cannon was used
the guns were disabled by driving an
iron spike into the opening at the
breech through which fire was COM
municated 10 the powder. This was
called 'spiking" the cannon. 1t was
done when 1t was necessary to leave
the guns behind, to prevent their inn.
mediate use by the enemy. Such dis
ablement was usually only temporary
The phrase, however, is retained in
modern military usage. Spiking
cannon nowadays means breaking or
carrying away part Of the breech
mechanism. making 1t impossible to
use the gun without considerable NJ
air.-Exhange.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21

taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and that was the best con-
finement had. Whenever ! feel rum
down I always take the Vegetable
Compound as a tonic. We have just
removed from Brockville (Canada) so /
was pleased when the store ordered the
medicine for me and / got it today. /
would not be without it for any price
and recommend it to ladies around
here because feel so sure it will bene-
fit any woman who takes it. - Mrs.
AGNES WIGNALI, Talcville, New York.
Women can depend upon Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to re-
ieve them from ills peculiar to their
sex. For sale by druggists everywhere.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21
Earn, Buildings Valuable

According to the last federal census
the value of all farm buildings in the
United States is placed at 81 1856, 1885,
SAB and the average per farm is $l.7S1.
The state of Iowa leads all others with
a valuation of 1920. 751.713 and an
average of S4.323. In the District of
Columbia the average is $6.967. the
total being only SLAP. 221. however.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21
CHAPTER XVI

Brena Selcoss raised her head from
Peters lawyer with an expression of
terror in her parted lips, in her eyes,
in her white hands, held out as If to
ward away a hideous idea.
You let him go!" she exclaimed in
a breaking shaken voice.
LET him go?" asked the astounded
Colby. "Why shouldn't he go? Is there
any reason"
1t was evident to Brena that this
man had not been, in Peters conf
dence; he could not know that call
like this had come to the other two
men and that Peter might be the third
to go. She interrupted him with
gesture of impotence, saying, HE left
no word-no address-nothing with
which to trace himY'
"Not with me-"
Leaning forward he pressed pearl
button on his desk, then seized a cigar,
nipped the end off with his large white
teeth, looked again at Brena, lovely in
spite of her grief and terror, and threw
1t back into the box. Usually Pen
nington was the master of any meet
ing with a stranger, but now some
thing of that immortal personality
which was hers, something in her
bearing something in her eyes, some
thing In that calm of distant noun
tains that she had regained, held Colby
silent until the door of his office opened
and the chief clerk stepped in from
the cork composition flooring outside
onto the noiseless padded green car
peting inside.
''Fred!''
Eyes, sir"
did Mr.. Devote say where he was
going-did he leave any word with
us?'
YES, sir"
|What?"
"Why, If I'm not mistaken, Mr.. Pen
New Orleans, Fort Worth, and place
called Kremlin Wells, Texas. He was
to be there Excuse me-"
The chief clerk picked up from the
desk the bronze-framed calendar and
moved his pencil on it. He said, "He
was to be there on the oath, but gave
no address there The twenty-fourth
is four days from now"
"Kremlin Wells, Texas? / never
heard OF such a place." said Penning-
ton scowling after the manner of one
who dislikes any fact not within the
swing of his own radius.
Nor had l. / looked it up. Not in
the geography. But it's in the railroad
guide-a way station, probably with a
water tank, on the Texas Central and
New Mexico-on the desert near the
border between the two states, Mr..
Pennington. That was all that he
said. He left some papers to put in
and attend to them if he was not back
In three weeks"
THANK you," said Pennington
''Tha's all, Fred"
watt"
Brena had spoken in low tone. but
with that authority sometimes heard in
her voice.
lhC SliICl SlOppeu DIS ii Her
word had been a bullet in his lungs.
''Will you help me?" she said to Pc
ter's lawyer. II assure you that he
would wish it"
Colby looked at her as one would
look at new model of some automo-
bile; at last he nodded
81 want to know the first train leav-
ing New York for st. Louis and Tex
as" she said. II want some one to
go for a ticket and reservations to
Kremlin Wells or the nearest point.
/ want a taxicab. l want you to do
everything in your power to get me to
Kremlin Wells before the twenty
fourth. 1t must be done!"
Pennington stared at her.
'Very unusual" he muttered. "But
I said we'd do it, Miss Selcoss"
Partly because of the assistance Of
his office force. Brena was on her way
.tDl
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21
SUFFERED after
BIRTH OF BABY
Trouble Caused by Getting
Up Too Soon. Relieved by
Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Talcville, New York. -" thought it
would interest you to know what bene-

hit i have derived
from taking your
medicine. A few
days after the birth
of my third child l
got up too quick.
Tl.en just before my
fifth child was born 1
had Inflammation Of
the bladder and dis
placement. Seeing
your advertisement
in a Liverpool Eng
1apdl paonr I hogan
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21
Woman Jueeles Freight

Mrs Florence Merriman. of Port
land. Maine, is probably the only
lady stevedore" in the country. She
as any man. She also is mate and
cook. and in addition helps at any
other task while at sea.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21
cutlcura soothes Baby Rashes

cuticura Soothes Baby Rashes
That itch and burn, by hot baths
Of Cuticura Soap followed by gentle
anointings Of Cuticura Ointment.
Nothing better, purer, sweeter, espe-
cially If a little Of the fragrant Cuti-
cura Talcum is busted on at the fin
ish. 25c observation-disclosures
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21

to ST Louis, without even hand bag
gage, but within en- hour; partly be-
cause of it she was on a train that
rolled into Dallas through the railroad
yards with the shabby wooden settle
ments, seen again from her berth
through the slit Of window beneath
the curtain as she raised her weight
on one elbow. 1t had not'changed COM
pletely since she had seen 1t on her
return after Jim Hennepin had disap-
peared. This morning began the 23d
of the month she had the sense of
racing TO Kremlin Wells in a contest
with death.
At the final junction point Of her
long journey, tired, nerye-wracked by
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21

many new floating homes are added
to the city, but they float away again
when the loggers go back to logging
with the return Of good weather.
Pathfinder Magazine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21

The food of alligators usually con-
sists of raw meat and raw fish. They
consume more food In summer than in
winter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21
Duplicating Machine

Recently invented in Germany and
soon to appear in this country. dupli-
eating machine is capable of making
5000 reproductions an hour.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21
A Girl Receiuer

Radio Enthusiast have crystal
set in match box.
Fannie Yes, / shouldn't wonder.
have crystal set in a ring. Good
Hardware.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21
CHAPTER XVII

Brena, who had slept long and rest
fully in spite of the singing dry heat,
had awakened before the sun had gone
down to find Peter was attending to
the last details of eQuipping the high
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21
London's Park Jazz

London's first park jazz concert was
attended by 10000, many arriving an
hour and half before the advertised
time of starting.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21

1t must make a fellow seem pretty
small to feel as though he had been
drawn through a knothole.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21

People probably get the blues be-
cause they fail to look at things in the
right light.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21

Don't forget that you injure your
own character when you attack that
of another.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21

1t is often easier to make state
ment in good faith than it is to get it
accepted.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21

The cynical bachelor observes that
a man who has never married has no
excuse for being a pessimist.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21

The ossified man in the museum
leads hard life, but the fat lady
makes the most of it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21

A project for the construction of
a system of canals in Poland TO con-
meet the Baltic and the Black seas. is
being advanced by syndicate there
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21

Life's a reckoning we cannot make
twice over.-George Eliot.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21

DoL't cast pearls before swine.
They are not fattening.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21
Real Secrecy

Peg-I'm engaged. Don't tell
Mary-Marvelous. Who shant tell
first cornell Widow.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21

The pride that goeth before fall
taketh a tumble to itself.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21

Prejudice roosts on a perch from
which facts are barred.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21

All the world practices the art CT
acting.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21

Mirth prolongs life, and causes
health.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21

What's built upon esteem can never
decay.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21
PENCIL POINTS

Habitual thought affects lives.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-09-25

2I--A round scarf of feathers OF fur
23--A card die with two spots
24--To alter ga Greek poet
27-Something used ON a letter
2O-Rested 80---Procured
32--To KuffOcate 33-Also
35--TO prOpel boat
38-Arranged In seats
3S-POinted at a goal
30--Name of a saint 4-B0g
42-UnusuaI 44-To ventiInte
47-Part of the verb "tO be"
49-TO perform S1-Etther
Solution will appear in next issue.
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Put Their Locomotive
Through Wall of Fire

Bellingham, Wash.-A crew of men
were forced to drive locomotive
through a solid wall of fire and over
four wooden bridges, one of which
was ablaze, to save themselves from
death when the Lyman Lumber COM
pany plant, 20 miles south of here.
was destroyed by forest fire.
After most of the men had been
released the locomotive crew re-
turned in an effort to save the burn
ing bridge, but It had already col
lapsed.
Three girls employed In the cook
house of the company stuck to their
jobs. providing food for tire-fighters
until all hope Of saving the camp had
been given up.
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Worn Piston Rings VIII
Cause Overheated Motor

The average motOrist, when he be-
comes aware of an overheated engine,
usually thinks Immediately of such
common causes of motor heat as the
lack of oil or water. There are, how
ever, still other reasons that are just
as potent and dangerous. One of these
is the worn piston ring.
Automotive experts tell us that, on
each compression stroke, part of the
gas vapor passes down past the loose
fitting piston rings into the crank case
and there condenses and mixes with
the oil, thus causing a gradual thinning
out of the lubricant. Consequently the
rubbing steel parts are starved Of
oil, and friction at once begins. The
mixture of oil and gas, the function
of which is to form the film
Of oil between the cylinder walls
and pistons, is soon broken down
under the intense cylinder tempara-
ture. The gasoline Immediately burns
under high temperature, leaving a car
bon deposit and leaving the rubbing
surfaces hard and dry. This, cannot
help but create heat, which at once
registers on the heat indicating device
placed on the radiator cap, thereby
warning the motorist to act before 1t is
too late.
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TEXAS MAN NEAR
HORRIBLE DEATH
FROM ALLIGATOR
Seized by Reptile Whils
Wading in Pool at
Picnic Party.

Houston, Texas.-Dunk Campbell.
ffty-two, had an encounter with II
foot alligator and as the result Camp
bell is at st. Joseph's infirmary suffer-
ing from a badly mangled right leg
and foot and mangled left foot.
The encounter occurred in pool
near Big Cypress creek, about twenty.
five miles north Of Houston, Texas, on
the BANNED road, Mr. Campbell being
attacked by the gator when he waded
barefooted into the pool to catch some
minnows. He waded into the water
shoulders deep when he felt something
grab his right knee and leg.
He began to fight to release himself
and pulled the alligator high enough
to see what 1t was He attempted to
kick it loose with his left foot and the
alligator snapped at that. biting it al
most through.
Companions TO Rescue.
His companions heard his screams
and went to his rescue His head was
almost under water but they seized
his arms and succeeded in wrenching
him free and taking him to shore.
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Knocks Indicate Trouble
Somewhere in Engine

Ability to tell one knock from an
other forms an important part In the
education of the motorist. They may
be classified under the four general
heads: Spark too far advanced, over
heating, carbon in cylinder head, and
loose or worn parts.
A spark knock occurs only when
the engine is pulling against heavy
load, as ON a hill. If the knock dis
appears when the spark is retarded
and comes on again when the spark is
advanced, 1t is evident that excess
carbon Is the trouble.
A knock due to overheating viii also
be noticed on a hill, but it occurs on
level roads. AS 1t is always accom-
panied by steam from the radiator,
it is not difficult to identify
Carbon knocks may be mistaken
for knock due to overheating, as it
increases in loudness on a hill and
has another symptom in common, that
of causing the engine to run after
the switch has teen opened To make
sure of this trouble remove a spark
plug or a valve cap and look into the
cylinder. If the parts are slightly
discolored there is nothing to fear, but
if there is much carbon it will be OBJ
vious.
Having eliminated all three above.
there remains the possibility of piston
slap or of some bearing working
loose. Piston slap occurs mostly in
old engines and cannot be removed
without regrinding cylinders and fit
ting new pistons and rings. This
knock is not dangerous. But part
coming loose may wreck the engine,
so do not experiment, but have an
expert take up the search at this
point.
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Solution of Last Weeks Puzzle.
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Attempted to Kick 1t Loose.

where an ambulance was called and
he was brought to hospital.
An examination of Campbelps
wounds at the hospital showed that his
right knee ankle and heel had been
badly bitten and that his left foot was
almost bitten through.
Mr.. Campbell, with A. J. Cook, S. r.
Ahlbeck and two small girls, one his
daughter, had gone out to Big Cypress
creek to fish. Campbell left the party
to go over to the pool to catch some
minnows for bait and within few
minutes after his departure other
members of the party heard his
screams. Hurrying over to the pool
they saw Campbell disappear from
sight and when he came to the sur
face the second time the two men in
the party grabbed Campbell by one Of
his arms and pulled him out Of the
water.
Dynamite Kills Reptile.
Campbell said that he never did see
the alligator but that he could tell 1t
was gator when his foot came in
contact with him.
Later in the afternoon a party went
out to the pool where Campbell was
bitten to get the alligator. A charge
of dynamite dislodged the gator, and
he was brought out on the bank of the
pool dead.
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Youths in Fatal Fall
DotDn Abandoned Mine

Pleasantville, Iowa.--Three youths
were overcome and fell to their deaths
in an abandoned coal mine near here
ndon Rooms, twelve, was overcome
by gas while climbing down a ladder
and fell His older brother, Milburn.
nineteen. summoned to the mine by
companions of Ildon. also was over
come and followed his brother In a
fatal fall.
Donald Hodgs0n. seventeen. vas
overcome and felt. too. In a future at
'empt TO rescue the other boys The
bodies we're recovered by means Of
graphing books