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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
WHEN I WAS
TWENTY-ONE
At NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Fresnol Loree
Was on His Second Job.
BY JOSEPH KAYE

C "A T TWENTY ONE was with
"A the u. s. Army Engineering
corps, working with the tides and
currents, and making soundings and
triangulations up and down the At
lantic coast.
Most of my spare hours at this
time were spent in study and 1
learned enough of law to pass the
bar admission xaminations.-L. f.
Loree."
TODAY-Mr. Loree is famous as
one of the greatest railroad experts
in the world and has headed and re-
organized many Of the largest rail-
roads In the country.
Mr.. Loree left Rutgers at nineteen
and got his first job in the engineer
ing department Of the Pennsylvania
railroad. After this he went into
the Army Engineering corps and from
there Joined construction gang for
work in Mexico. Mexico did not suit
him so well and he returned to the
United States where he achieved his
first distinction when, as assistant
engineer Of the Chicago division Of the
Pennsylvania railroad, he recon-
mended, after careful study, that
the grades on the railroad be reduced.
He argued that the increased eff
cheney and easier hauling would more
than make up for the expense of the
work.
His suggestion was accepted and
carried out and the prediction he
made fully realized. At this time he
was only about twenty-eight.
t@ by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate,
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GsLlUTl
~ ELMO SCOTT WATSON
%. 1925. western Newspaper UniOn.)
Blackboard, the Arch Pirate

Sc A. TALL. powerful man with a
"A fierce expression, which was
increased by long beard which grew
from below his eyes and hung down
to a great length. This he plated
into many tails, each one tied with
colored ribbon and turned back over
his ears. When going into action, he
wore sling on his shoulders with
three pairs of pistols. and stuck light
ed matches under the brim of his hat"
pleasant picture? Yet, that Is
what many an Inflated ships crew
saw when, after shot had been fired
across the bows Of their vessel, there
came aboard the renowned pirate lead
er, Capt. Edward Teach, alias Thatch,
alias Tach, alias Drummond, alias
Blackboard. AS Blackboard, he Ia
best known, and as Blackboard he Is
well named the "arch pirate" For in
addition to being an eye-filling spec
tacle, Blackboard comes nearest be-
ing the typical pirate of fiction of any
who ever sailed the Spanish Main.
peculiar sense OF humor had this
buccaneering worthy. One day, flushed
with wine, he assembled his crew on
deck and addressed them as follows:
"Come, let us make a hell of our own,
and try how long we can bear it."
Thereupon he forced several of them
TO accompany him below, where they
shut themselves in the hold and set
fire to several pots of birthstone. They
stood 1t as long as they could, then,
choking and gasping for air, they STUN
bled out of the inferno. But the last
to come was Blackboard, who ever aft
erwards boosted of his hardihood.
Upon one other occasion he sat in
his cabin with several of his fellows.
Suddenly the pirate leader blew out
the candle, and drawing his pistols be-
gan firing them under the table. One
of the guests, Israel Hands, his sailing
master stevenson borrowed" Hands
from real life to be a character of fic-
ton in Treasure Island') was severe
ly wounded in the knee, and the only
explanation offered by the playful pi-
rate for his conduct was that 'if he
did not shoot one or two of them now
and then, they'd forget who he was"
A much-married man was Captain
Teach. At one time he surrendered to
the governor of North Carolina and
was pardoned for his crimes. They
became great friends, and when Teach
confessed that he was in love with a
young lady Of that province-she was
only sixteen years old-the governor
was delighted to perform the wedding
ceremony. Teach coyly confessed that
this was his fourteenth venture into
matrimony, and it was common gossip
that there were no fewer than twelve
Mrs. Teachs still living in different
towns in the West Indies.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
Kissing Not Universal

kissing as form of greeting and
affection is comparatively recent The
habit of kissing is unknown to the
Polynesians, who greet by pressing
noses. The Laplanders also apply
their noses against the person they
wish to salute. In Otaheite we are
told that they rub their noses togeth-
er. and. of course, we all know this
Is the favorite form of greeting and
affection among the Eskimos. Neither
the japanese nor the Chinese kiss. In
many African tribes the natives kiss
the ground over which chief has
trod. In Australia. kissing the ground,
or rather breathing upon it, is form
of greeting among various peoples.
Lombroso tells US that kissing is
Caucasian habit and that Orientals
are strangers to It
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
HIS DESERTS

swell, what's the matter with your"
inquired Gap Johnson of Rumpus
Ridge, addressing gent looking our
through the bars of the jail in Tumlin-
vile.
I'm in here for shooting my broth
er-in-law," replied the prisoner.
xii him?"
"Nope!"
you ort to be in Jail all the rest of
yore-p'tu life
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Remarkable Railroad

The government operates the line
which runs between Calgoorlie In
western Australia and Port Augusta
In south Australia, distance Of 1852
miles; the whole of this line is stand
ard gauge. In all of its length Of l.
052 miles this line does not cross a
single permanent stream of water. In
crossing the Nullarbor plain the rail-
way runs without curve for 300
miles. This is probably the worlds
record for unbroken tangent.-Rail.
way Age.
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chop the whites very fine. Pour highly
seasoned French dressing over the let
tuce and sprinkle with the whites and
yolks. This makes a pretty salad to
carry out the color scheme of yellow.
Pear SaIad.-Set half canned pear
on few heart leaves of lettuce. Sprin-
kle with a few cubes of Neufchatel
cheese and half as many strips Of pi-
mento. Take one cupful of double
cream, two tablespoonful of lemon
juice, four tablespoonfuls Of the pear
strip, one-fourth Of a teaspoonful of
salt and four tablespoonful of honey.
Beat the dressing until light and pour
over the salad.
Caramel cornstarch PuddIng.-Take
two tablespoonfuls of cornstarch, mix
and cook with one pint of milk. Put
three-fourths of a cupful of brown
sugar in smooth frying pan, melt and
stir until dissolved and golden
brown, then add the boiling hot corn
starch mixture. Stir until all the sugar
is well blended with the pudding, add
a pinch Of salt and serve In sherbet
cups with whipped cream.
Cinnamon Rolls.-Take two cupfuls
Of light bread dough, add one-half cup
full Of sugar, four tablespoonfuls of
shortening, cut In the mixture until
well blended. Roll out, using -four to
handle, then spread with butter, sprin-
kle with sugar and cinnamon, roll up
and cut into small rings. Place to rise
on baking sheet; dust with brown
sugar just before baking.
Spring Salad.-Slice crisp red rad
ishes very thin, add sliced green on
ions and little chopped green pepper.
Serve on lettuce with a mayonnaise
dressing.
Tomatoes and tomato juice are In
valuable aids in the diet Of young or
old. Use the fresh tomatoes, canned.
or the juice-all good for children.
Dishes made chiefly from milk, fish.
meat, poultry and eggs with meat sub
stitutes form the most important
group in a well-balanced ration. Then
come cereals, breads, fats, of which
butter is the most important.
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Sour Cream.-Cook the beans until
tender, then add sour cream to moisten
thoroughly Place over slow fire and
to taste.
Orange and Water Cress Salad
Arrange a nice bed of water cress on
a salad plate, arrange overlapping
slices Of orange and serve with French
dressing. Very nice to serve with
game
Baked Onions and Cheese.-Parboil
half dozen medium-siZed onions until
nearly tender. Drain and put them
into baking dish, then cover with q
layer of white sauce and sprinkling
of good snappy cheese, repeat and
finish the top with layer of buttered
crumbs. Bake in hot oven until the
crumbs are brown.
Brown Nut Bread.-Take two cup
fuls Of graham -four, one cupful of
wheat flour, one-half cupful of mo-
lasses, one tablespoonful of sugar, one
teaspoonful of soda, one-half teaspoon
full of salt, one cupful of raisins, and
one and one-half cupfuls of walnut
meats. Mix and bake in a moderate
oven
Mock crab.-Melt four tablespoon
fuls of butter, add one-half cupful Of
flour, one and one-half teaspoonfuls of
salt, three-fourths of teaspoonful of
mustard, one-fourth teaspoonful of
paprika. When well blended pour in
gradually while stirring constantly,
one and one-half cupfuls of scalded
milk. Bring to the boiling point and
add one can of cornlet, one egg lightly
beaten, three teaspoonfuls Of wor-
cestershire sauce. Turn into but
tered dish, cover with buttered crumbs
and bake until brown.
Onion Sandwich.-Chop small
onion, add salt, pepper, little vine
gar and oil and spread on buttered
bread.
spIit-Pea Soup.-Soak cupful of
split peas in two quarts Of water. In
the morning put the peas over the fire
with ham bone or piece Of salt pork,
a slice of onion, and simmer for four
hours. Rub through a sieve, return to
the fire; melt two tablespoonful of
butter, add two Of flour, mix well and
add little soup to the consistency of
pouring. Stir into the soup and cook
five to ten minutes. Season with salt,
pepper and add one cupful of thin
cream just at serving time.
Timely Dishes.
A good salad Is always appreciated
and a good salad Is one which Is
dressed with a tasty
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
F1xll4TEEHH!!E;:lN!.!!|
ESTAHINE-T /

20. 1925 Western Newspaper Union.l
age is an opportunity no less
Than youth itself, though in an
other dress;
And as the evening twilight fades
away,
The sky is filled with stars, invis-
IDLE by day..
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had never before had an overcoat on
his back.
'I've come here tonight to deliver
an important message to you," Mr..
Frog went on. "And thinking the
weather might be cooler than you
liked. / made you that fine coat so
you could stay out here in your tree
and listen to what l have to tell you.
l hear" he said-"I hear that
you're a musician"
"Yes," said Riddle Katydid-for he
knew well enough that Freddie Firefy
could not have kept the secret.
81 hear that you're a fiddler" Mr..
Frog added.
"Why, no. I've never played the fid-
der Kiddie Katydid exclaimed. II
don't know how to do that"
swell, how do you know that you
can't, If you've never tried?" Mr.. Frog
retorted. eff you can play Katy did,
Katy did; she did, she did, by rubbing
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
KATYDID is SHY

nNIOW-" said Mr.. Frog, to Kiddie
~ Katydid-"now tell me, how do
you like the overcoat l made for your"
And Riddle Katydid, safe in his tree
once more, and snugly buttoned in
Mr.. Frogs gift, replied that it was
the finest garment he had ever owned
In all his life.
''Goodl" said Mr.. Frog. "And dare
say you've had many overcoats in your
time, too"
Riddle Katydid did not correct Mr.
Frogs mistake. To tell the truth, he
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
That Faithful String

whats that piece of cord tied
round your finger efor?"
my wife put 1t there to remind
me to post her letter"
"And did you do it?"
mo, she forgot to give it to me-
The Outlook.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
Rather Unreliable

Mpggins- assures me
that he will square up his account
with me next Saturday. Is he good
at keeping promise?
Buggins-That fellow couldn't keep
q promise In a safe deposit vault.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
Short on the Long Green

Young Grocer Ito partner)-I don't
see how you had this counterfeit bill
passed on you.
Partner-Well, don't see enough
real money to enable me to tell the
difference.-The Progressive Grocer
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09

MuIled Buttermilk-
Take five cupfuls of but
termilk, stir a tablespoon
full of -four into a little
of the buttermilk, add
and cook until boiling
hot. Season with CHINA
mon, sugar or nutmeg.
Kidney Beans With
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
The Goat

''The eggs 1 bought from you yes
terday weren't fresh !"
''It's your own fault"
''How my fault?"
II offered them TO you last week and
you wouldn't have themr
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
The ObIigin9 Boss

Clerk-Sir, I'd like to have my
salary raised.
BOSWELL, don't worry. I've man.
aged to raise 1t every week so far,
haven't Irrational Guardsman.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
Charlestonion Chatter

L think the floor is wonderful"
Said he in manner sweet.
That's your mistake" the girl replied.
You're dancing on my feet"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
Safety First

First Clerk dumping into roll of
wire)-I wish that roll was in the
lower regions
Second Clerk-Better wish it some
where else-you might run into it
again.-Good Hardware.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
Her Business

Ephraim-Yassah, NAH wife's In
business.
Rastus-Dat's fine. What does yo'
wife take in, every week?
Ephraim-Washin's
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
Trepidotion Justifed

"What do you think gave that actor
stage fright when he made his first
appearanceY' asked the manager.
"Premonition," replied the press
agent "He knew what his acting was
going to be Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
Some Do

"My father got a chair Of cleo.
tricity in the physics department"
That's strange; father got his In
the police department. "-Vanderbi
Masquerader.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
IGNORING Moses

From an English music program
when Israel Out of Egypt Came
led by DR.. A. c. Tysoe"
We had an impression the leader
was Moses.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
Polite Poesy

Old Homer was poet rough,
Who wrote of battle scenes.
I fancy he'd be much too tough
For current magazines.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
Extra De Luxe

II hear Roxy lives In select neigh
borhood."
ooh, very. It's two blocks to bill
board"
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Nurses Advice
R;I Uer IT p;mn1ae

Brooklyn. Mrs. Minnie Fensterer
writes My pimples and black
heads got so bad / feared 1t was
eczema. confided In nurse
friend Of mine. I had been trou-
bled with constipation and indiges-
ton for some time, She advised
me to try Carter's Little Liver Pills.
You can see by my picture that the
treatment has done wonders, and /
am now free from constipation"
Chronic constipation many times
causes pimples. Carriers Little
Liver Pills encourage the bowels
to eliminate the poisons.
Druggists, 25 s 75c red packages,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
FooD FOR THE FAMILY

For those who like the old-fashioned
buttermilk soup, the following will be
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09

dressing.
Lettuce With Egg Sal
ad.-Put crisp head let
tuce cut into quarters on
Salad plates after being
well chilled in cold water
and drained. Take hard
cooked eggs and put the
YolkS through a ricer:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
Poor Youth

Prof.-Ever had economies?
Freshman-No! Just measles and
chicken pox.-Boston Beanpot.
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THE SECRET STUDIO

rs that all? Didn't you get
the whole story
That was all. she said.
He missed an opportunity. It's
really quite a story"
Shall we go?' she asked. She
hadn't the courage; she really
hadn't the courage to hear it
now.
What for? If Larry started
the story III finish it. Don't be-
lieve in leaving anything half
finished. I'm surprise at Larry"
His tone was flat, bored.
II had a story book romance.
Rosemary. The true love story
that happens once in a lifetime.
1T was in summer. The jas.
mine was out, clouds Of it: cling
ing Ill over the porch where she
lived. Her name was-Coralie
Pretty name? The loveliest giyl
] ever saw. Rosemary. She w's
like ripe wheat-pale gold ami
and soft and slender and sway
ing. Have you ever been in love
Rosemary"
II thought so--once."
Thought 50. Then you weren't.
You don't think when you're in
love. Didn't take me long to get
past the thinking stage. We were
in camp. waiting orders to 90.
Big excitement, you know--flags
and bands and weeping relatives.
Most Of the boys were from right
around there. They had their
people. I didn't have anyone. I
came in from Wyoming, from the
ranch. l only had-Coralie.
Should | ask this lovely, beau
,iful young girl to marry me
when l didn't have a cent? When
was on my way across and
might leave her a widow? Well,
asked her. And we were mar.
ried
Three days-that's all we had
together. Then the orders came.
Only three days TO take her with
me. And her picture--a small
one, to fit in Wallet--her hair
curling up. AL tOanly. little baby
curls all over her head. But N,u
don't want to know about her
curls-'
Oh, she didn't; she didn't.
Want TO know what love will
do? Well. I'll tell you. She
wanted a nero. ! was all for the
nice, safe dugouts. ] wanted to
come home to her all in one
piece. But she wanted media $.
All right: l got two. Sent then.
home. / guess she never got
them. | didn't crave bullets. I
didn't want 20 get all mussed up
you see the things q
man will do for n girl-once?
Care? All did was care 1"
She was the VI lie United States
10 me.
"The letters | wrote! Lord. |
made a nuisance Of myself. hog.
sinS tables. &wiping stationery
to write letters. And when hers
stopped coming ! cursed the
army-the whole damn army
from PershinS down. cursed
them with every breath III my
, Dod& because they wouldn't send
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] stopped a couple of bullets,
And l don't know yet how tie
eyesight went. or how it came
back. They talked enough about
it, but it was all in French, and
| don't understand French as
spoken by the natives.
Anyway, just when I'd decided
on yellow lead pencils they 5e-
cided to operate again for ,ucE,
and to the surprise Of all pre-.
sent the patient recovered. ana
the operation was a success.
\ Hard.Headed Man
And right at the critical mc.
ment, my old man who had
more rocks than he could use,
and more pig-headedncss than J.
good for one old man. had a
change of heart and didn't cut
me off without nickel, after
ALL"
"Oh. lie wasn't going 10 30
that-when you were-pliud
HE didn't know that. Rose
mary. lie kicked me out lorg
can't blame him, AT that. He
see EN-. Got kicked out of eel.
Wyoming on a cattle ranch
Punched cattle out there for two
years.
"A COW puncher"' Sloan Whit
ney a cow puncher. 'Of all the
funny things 70 be-"
lie was 50 good looking. 20
terribly good looking. She could
just see him Salloping through
some rough country. streakeI
with sweat and dirt in the blaz-
ing sun. Decorative still,
She began to laugh, shakiIy.
with i little catch al her throat
The waiter brought the tartc.
lie WIS a very old waiter. with
a few very lor2 graz hairs.
Everything all right SIR
Whitney nodded.
"YDu're The last person i
think Of as a coWpunchcr'' SAID
Rosemary.
"Why?" he asked
oh. don't know-you seem
SUCH city person."
But m not. OH. now per.
haps. but that's jus: because
Oh. Welt got tired II 1t il 'te
country. finally. But ! have my
horses now. First thing / lhuugu.
Of when came into the moncv
after | decided not TO give it all
10 some fool charity ana end it
all. was that I'd set some good
horses. and get little fun out
of life after all. Besides polo is
great help to "A man who wants
10 see how fast he can blow his
money"
lit must be--veIy expensive. "
she said
polo" OH. ye-. Bur it's worth
alt 1t costs. only kick I had left
Tor u White. II Wot3tu take .r.,5
pretty tunGh for me If I'd been
bijnd anu never hId tii- ,.t,.i1i .
!" throw '"% oTcI = good morse
AGAIN Now wouldn't IT,
Ncs-Dut-Mhy did you WauJ
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him to carry her across just as
she would have asked any one Of
her rivermen.
1t was his fault. and not hers,
that he had slipped in mid-stream.
and that his arms had closed
tighter about her. and that ner
hair had brushed his face. He
remembered she, had laughed
when it seemed for a moment
that they were going to fall into
the stream together. Probably
she would tell st. Pierre all about
it. Surely she would never guess
1t had been nearer tragedy than
c~~"edv for him.
Once more he was convinced he
had proved himself d weakling
and a fool. His business now with
st. Pierre, and the hour was at
hand when the game had ceased
to be a woman's game. He had
looked ahead to this hour. He
had prepared himself for il and
had promised himself action that
would be both quick and de-
cisive. And yet, as he went on.
his heart was still humping un-
steadily, and in his arms and
against his face remained Still
the sweet. warm thrill of his con.
tact with Marie-Anne. He could
not drive that from him. 1t
would never completely go.
AS long as he lived. what had
happened In the creek would live
with him. He did not deny that
crying voice inside him. 1t was
easy for his mouth to make
words. He could call himself a
fool and a weakling. but those
words were purely mechanical.
hollow. meaningless. The truth
remained. 1t was a blazing fire
in his breast, a confirmation that
might easily get the best OF him.
a thing which he must fight and
triumph over for his own saliva
lion
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NOW Continue

TN that moment it seemed to
ADavid that Marie-Anne forgot he
was alive. A little cry came 10
her lips, and then she left him.
running swiftly. saying no word
to him, flying with the speed of
a fawn to st. Pierre Boulain! And
when David turned to the man
who had come up behind them.
there was a strange smile on the
lips of the lthe-limbed forest run
ner as his eyes followed the hurry
ing figure Of st. Pierre's wife.
Until she was ont of sight be
stood in silence and then he said:
Come, m'sieu. We, also. must
meet St. Pierrer'
David moved slowly behind the
brigade man. He had no desire
to hurry. He did not wish TO sec
what happened when Marie-Anne
met St. Pierre Boulain. Only a
moment ago she had been in his
arms: her hair had smothered his
face; her hands had chung to his
shoulders; her flushed cheeks and
long lashes had for an instant
lain close against his breast. And
now. swiftly. without word of
apology. she was running away
from him to meet St. PIERCE
He almost spoke that word
aloud as he saw the last OF her
slim figure among the silver
birches. She was going to the
man to whom she belonged. and
there was no hesitation in tho
manner Of her going. she was
clad. And she WAS entirely for
getful of him. Dave Carrigan, in
that gladness.
He quickened his steps. narrow.
ing the distance between him and
the hurrying brigade man. Only
he diseased thoughts i'll his brain
had made the happening in the
creek anything but an accident.
IL was all an accident. he told
himself. Marie-Anne had asked
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From roots and herbs. Lydia E.
Pinkham, a descendant of these
sturdy pioneers. made her Vegetable
Ompound. The beneficial effects
Of this dependable medicine are
youched for by hundreds of women
who tell of returning health and
energy.
Mrs. VIM Kraft OF 1888 Vinewooc
ave, Detroit, Mich, saw a Pinkham
.Ivertisement IN the News" one
lay and made up her mind that she
would give the Compound a trial.
It that time she was very weak.
After the first bottle. she writes
Il began 10 feel better and like a
r3w woman after taking six bottles.
recommend ii TO others and Away,
I2ep a bottle in the house
If Lydia +. Pinkham Vegetable
compound has helped Other women
ny shouldn't it help you?