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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-09-03
Had Their Nerve

A well-known lecturer was promised
$50 If he would give talk at char
ity affair in small town. He con-
sented, and drove in motor car for
twelve miles through heavy rain
storm to keep his engagement. Though
he had come prepared to speak for
only half an hour he found upon his
arrival that he was expected to occupy
the platform for an hour, which he
did. The hall in which the affair was
held was poorly lighted and drafty and
the lecturer was thankful when he
was finally able to leave the platform.
An envelope was handed him, and in 1t
he found 500 bill, together with a
note reading: III you will give us your
fee God will aid you In your efforts"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-09-03
CHAPTER XVI
Prisoners

"Ahoy, the blockhouse!"
"Dot's Flint" whispered Peter. "You
talk to him, Bob, ja."
what is it?' l shouted back.
as Murray with ye?"
Hes Dead" answered after a mo-
ment of reflection.
Sand that's - lucky for him
Here's Tom Morphew ready to give
him a taste of the cat"
A shrill howl echoed the words.
"Don't zee believe nun, Cap'n Flint
IT'S all a lie! And zee promised l
should ha' t beatin' o. num-"
"'Tis true" / said YEARLY. After
sunrise you can send In man to see
for himself"
"Ah!" jeered Flint. 'But ye see I'm
not waiting for sunup or moonset or
aught else. my Buckskin. We know
how many O. We there are; and II We
don't surrender, why, We'll put torch
to the blockhouse and roast We out
Fire won't hurt gold and silver, but
faint friendly to live meat"
twill cost you something first"
| retorted.
"Not so much as We might think"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-09-03
"You Have Heard My TERMS" Said.

"You Have Heard My TERMS" Said.
cat through the fingers of one hand
with kind of lingering caress.
LET me at num- he muttered. "Tn
fay mum, I will I'll learn mum t.
murder sailormen. Five O. us, and
Bones brushed off the plum satin
coat with one toe, and Murray's gaunt
white face smiled up at them, family
satirical, the snuff-box still clutched in
one hand.
e. me, it's 80 he looked ever!"
gasped Flint.
"'Tain't right nor natural" said
Bones. HE looks like he knowed we
was here-and couldn't harm him
none"
Hell look difrent when lash
num- whined the man with the cat,
pushing past Black Dog. wait till
t. cat slices into t. back O. mum, cap'n
I'll cut t. grin off'n t. devils face o
num-"
Twas Silver caught the poor fellows
arm as it was raised to strike.
Il
mo, no, Toni" he cried. "Murray's
dead
"Dead? answered the man dazedly
'tBut zee promised should ha' t beat
in o. num-
"Why? He beat me till l was like
| t. die. He beat three O. my mates til
they died, an Job Pytchens is a-dyin
| out in the sand right now"
| But Flint himself snatched the ca
from the mans grasp with unaffected
horror.
"Ye can't beat dead man, Tom,
| insisted the Walrus' captain. I'll
bad luck. And look at the good lucl
we ha' had since we found Darby Nc
Graw! can tell ye, mates, I'm a-goin
to hang on to my luck"
Bones growled assent, and Silve
added
AYE, aye, cap'n; and If yen b
guided by me yell lose no time !
putin Murray underground"
| They all exchanged superstition
glances, and Bones said hoarsely-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-09-03
Simplifying Values

Ignorant of the values of foreign
money, flyers of the first American de-
tachment gambled with it by matching
bills of the same color, according to
young aviator whose war diary has
been published in Liberty. "We shoot
craps in our staterooms," he wrote.
"and / am gradually collecting all
kinds of money-Italian, French, Eng
lish and best Of all a little American.
We don't know what all this money is
worth, so we have to shoot it by the
color-green against green, and yellow
against yellow. The coins rank by
size. / guess it's all even in the end"
Fortune is seldom seen In the COM
pany of a lOafer
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-09-03

If you ever get to feeling conceited
about what you have accomplished In
life, read little biography and find
out how some others with half your
opportunities have won worldwide
recognition before they were anyway
near your age. And If you should
feel depressed you might note the
number who have won both fame and
fortune after they were far older than
you-Carthage Press.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-09-03
HoIDoiiap Relics

John III. Wilson, mayor of Honolulu.
will direct the repairs to be made upon
the old Queen Emma home, the grass
matched relic of mOnarchial days. 1t
stands in the Nuuanu valley. The
mayor was commissioned to do the
Job by the Daughters of Hawaii be-
cause of his knowledge of grass
houses, acquired when he lived in
one at Waikiki while youngster. The
Queen Emma home, now IS years old.
was completed in the time of King
Kamehameha V.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-09-03

During 1883 systematic German
immigration into this country began.
In the fall Of that year a party OF
Mennonites, the "hook-and-eye people
now living all over the country, came
from the German city Of Crefeld and
landed near Philadelphia upon land
owned by william Penn, upon whose
invitation they came, Conrad Berco-
Wei relates in the Century Magazine.
Some time later they founded German
town, six miles above Philadelphia.
Shortly afterward, in successive waves
Of almost equal numbers, they came
one after the other and settled In all
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-09-03
Fate's Grim Jest

About the middle Of the Seventeenth
century, when so-called witches were
being prosecuted in England. there
were many fanatics who went about
the country seeking out persons ac-
cused of witchcraft and forcing them
to confess by means Of examination
and tortures. One man In particu-
lar, Matthew Hopkins, received the
title of witchfinder-g general because Of
his industry in the search. In single
year (1644) he brought 60 persons to
the stake. Being finally accused of
witchcraft himself, Hopkins was SUBJ
jected to his own favorite test of swim
ming, and, happening to float. was de-
clared to be a wizard and put to death.
kansas City Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-09-03
Not the Only One

81 see you have furnished rooms"
said the man who had rung the bell.
"Ya," rejoined the foreign woman,
pointing to the window card, "dere's
da sign"
swell, If you have one that's suit
able I'd like to rent 1t for while"
"We no renta da rooms. My family
take up all da house"
Don't rent any? Why, then, have
you that sign, Furnished Rooms In
your Window"
"rll dell you. Las week dat woman
next door she hang up sign in her
front window, and when see dat l
put up Won, just to show da people
dat she amt da only woman in dis
place dat have her rooms furnished"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-09-03
Horp to Make a Poem,

We should manage our thoughts In
composing poem as shepherds do
their flowers In making garland;
first select the choicest, and then dis
pose them in the proper places, where
they give luster to each other: like
the feathers in Indian crowns, which
are so managed that every one reflects
part of it's color and gloss on the
next.-Pope.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-09-03

Ancient Trade Symbols Now Almost Forgotten

symbols for people who could not
read. The classic wooden Indian,
hacked out Of broken mast by some
retired sailor, commemorated the fact
that Indians first taught Sir Walter
Raleigh to smoke. But even tobacco
sellers now find it easier to attract
customers with more sophisticated
window displays.-Everybody's Maya
zine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-09-03
NOT TOLERATED

The bobbed-hair flapper had been
arrested for making go on one OF the
main thoroughfares of the town.
"What was the big idea Of burning
up our roads like that?' demanded the
judge, sternly.
Il was hurrying home to help
mother with the Dishes" she replied
demurely.
"Huh," growled the judge, you get
a year In jail and fine Of $1,000 Tor
perjury. We would have overlooked
the speeding-but perjury will not be
tolerated in this country, you can bet
on that Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-09-03
Pennsylvania Dutch" Is Language Mixture

parts of Pennsylvania. At the time OF
the Revolution one-third Of the popula-
ton Of Pennsylvania was Of German
birth or descent. Soon mixing with
the Dutch that lived there, they formed
a virtually new language, more or less
a compilation or corruption of the two,
which is known today as Pennsylvania
Dutch sts
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-09-03
The Way II Sounded

'My DEAR" said Henry to his wife
as he caught sight Of friend OF
hers Just returning from an outing,
81 see Mrs. Wilson's back"
"You insect" was the grating re-
joinder, show many times have told
you not to make remarks about the
styles?"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-09-03
Ereshen a Heavy Skin

With the antiseptic, fascinating Cutt-
cura Talcum Powder, an exquisitely
scented, economical face, skin, baby
and busting powder and perfume.
Renders other perfumes superfuous.
One of the Cuticura Toilet Trio (Soap,
Ointment, Talcum) Advertisement.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-09-03

Mrs. Foss-Mrs. Browne LIS so dis
appointed In her husband.
Mrs. Foote.-In what way?
Mrs. ROSWELL, before their mar
riage he told her he would die for
her, and now she's found out that he
hasn't bit of insurance.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-09-03
Life in the Wlds

'"This lady tourist is surprised, Too
fus," says his friend Pauline. ito find
all your lumberjacks so stylish"
"What do you meanT'
"It are your lumberjack shirts. She
says they are the latest thing in New
York.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-09-03
Started Popular Phrase

The term ''simon pure" to distin-
guish the genuine from the false, was
taken from the principal character OF
Mrs. Centilevre's comedy, "A Bold
Stroke for a Wife," who finally worsts
a rival who had assumed his name.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-09-03
His Training

s'His success as an orator is entire
IL due to his early experiencein speak
ing of people"
"Aid where was that?"
"Down on the farm. His family
was on q party line.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-09-03
Annoying

Mrs. Mature-Are you much wor-
ried with borrowing in your neigh
borhood?
Mrs. Newlywed-O Oh, dear, yes. My
neighbors never seem to have what
/ want.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-09-03
Times Change

Harold-In the good old days when
you asked a girl to go buggy riding
she'd say, mot on your tintype."
Roscoe-And now, when you ask
them to go riding they say, mot In
your type of tin"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-09-03
They Met

.sWhat's become of that fellow,
Smith, who was known as the per-
feet driver?"
"He met Jones, the imperfect one"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-09-03
Which?

Customer-Do you have any real
swiss cheese?
Groceries, ma'am. Norwegian.
Canadian, or mestic?-Collier's
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-09-03
He Remembered 1t

Wife-You think SO much of your
old golf you don't even remember
when we were married.
Hub-You bet do. 1t was the day
after 1 sank that thirty-foot putt.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-09-03
He Shuts Up Instead

st suppose you put up the fruit with
your wife"
mo, that's one time she can't put up
with me-"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-09-03
Modern LocksLey Hau

Comrades, leave me here little while,
AS yet tits early morn.
90 and get some gas and bring II
while
I tinker with the horn.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-09-03
Good DISPOSITION

To egotism praise can't be denied.
The words we'd say are these:
1.-THE man who always Is self-satisneo
Cannot be hard to please"
Evening star., 1926-10-12
Answered Letters.

F. F'lorence-Use tweezers on the
conspicuous hairs every time they
appear above the surface of the skin
and let the finer hair alone If it does
not show very much. If this is dark
enough to shadow the skin, you can
keep it bleached with peroxide, or the
stronger solution, which Is a mixture
Of half peroxide and half ammonia.
This treatment will sometimes kill
the roots, but 1t will not hurt the
skin even If it does not eliminate the
trouble for you.
G. NJ. B.-If you forward a self
addressed, stamped envelope for mail
ing the cucumber formula to you
will be glad to send it.
Worried-iver spots are very stub
born to remove. but they will yield
after a long series of bleaching with
very simple acids, such as buttermilk
or lemon juice. There Is nothing
gained by using strong bleaches. be-
cause they injure the skin, and do
this before they rid you of the stain
under it. The spot came as the result
Of poor elimination at some time.
Volatile hair tonic Is intended
to stimulate the scalp and also to act
upon the color cells so there will be a
recovery. You cannot make a com.
parison between the use of tonic and
that of applying henna to the hair.
While henna does not hurt the hair or
the health. 1t merely tints the gray
hairs so they do not show. The hot
henna paste is used when the shade
Of the hair Is changed to a henna
color. This is different from a henna
shampoo for tinting the stray hairs.
Evening star., 1926-10-12
DLfAO l. NAAAl - BY EDNA KENT FORBES

Mable D.-To have lost 50 much
hair for three years and still have
plenty shows that your scalp is not
In any very bad condition. You must
be renewing your hair all the time
even though 1t does come out in
quantity. SO much for its tendency
to recover.
If you have dandruff, use a. tonic
In which there Is some sulphur. or
rub into the scalp before the sham.
poo some simple ointment in which
there is sulphur.
Massage is excellent no matter
what troubles there are with the
scalp. for 1t get the blood circulating
IN a healthy way. and nature USUALLY
corrects the trouble with no other
help. Sunshine and air also holm
much, so give your scalp as much of
these as you can.
Brown-Eyed Mary-Your full hips
ana abdomen are only an indica tton
that you are growing up. At Is wears
or age with a height Of five feet four
and a half inches you show that YOU
are going to be above the average size
person when fully matured, and us.
ually some parts develop faster than
the rest. In a very short time vo1,r
h1ps will not be conspicuous because
you will have made other nroeress
IN growth and be in better pronor.
tions. p'opoi
S.-As an exercise for a douh1.
chin, drop the head far back between
the shoulders, and go through a sertas
OF chewing motions
Evening star., 1926-10-12
"PuzzEcks"
e.LimericEs

There was a young girl of +
Who hastily jumped on =;
When she had 3
The conductor 4
Your fare. miss" She answered
-"
l. A part Of New York City.
.. What the English call a street
car.
3. Taken passage on.
4. Stated.
s. Part of the verb "to he" (two
words).
(Note.-When you have completed
this limerick by placing the right
words, indicated by the numbers. In
the corresponding spaces, you'll admit
that the young lady made what is
commonly called "a snappy retort."
Just in case you cannot figure IL out.
the answer and another 'Puzzlick"
will appear here tomOrrow)
Yesterdays "PuZZlick."
A naughty young miss of Des MOines
On a trapeze in midair did toms;
Till one night off she fell
And went straightway lowell.
No matter bout others concoins.
Evening star., 1926-10-12
AUTUMN
BY ID. c. PEATTIE.
Sunac.

Sumac Is so common a shrub Of
roadside and woodlot and even vacant
city lot. that we Americans take 1t
little casually. In an old natural his
tory book, of the vintage of 90 years
ago. there is a picture entitled Au-
tumn Colors on Lake Erie. done
with a certain gaudy artiticiality. But
this picture. printed in Europe. shows
in what veneration the American
sumac is held by those who behold 1t
for the first time. One may get used
to living in view of Niagara Fails; II
is an experience the first time one be-
holds them.
And sumac in its Autumn dress,
with it's russets and maroons ana
crimsons, is as glorious AS any somper
sunset. And how casually we take
sunset. How we should poetize about
them if thev came as seldom as the
Northern Lights, There is some
thing about sumac's curious leaves,
suggesting the vegetation of another
age, or at least a tropic jungle. Ana
indeed, sumac belongs to great
tropic family the same that gives us
the incompatible mango. Whoever
has seen mango trees in flower has
noticed the resemblance. And even
our funny little fuzzy sumac fruits
are god to eat-or. at least, good for
making A pink refreshing lemonade,
The name sumac is always debated
as to spelling and pronunciation, and
I think there is some reason for call
ing it "shoomack =" Its dark stained
tannin was used. and still is used. for
making leather shoes. Hence, per
haps, "shoemake." which has been
corrupted to shumack and sumac.
The modern vogue is for the pro
nunciat ton. 'soo-mac," which sounds
best certainly. Perhaps all ways are
right,
Evening star., 1926-10-12
EVERYDAY QUESTIONS


This divine life communicates its
own fullnesS of love. knowledge, SYM
pathy. intercourse and all other quail
tiles Of perfect communion hereafter
with Christ and with your loved ones.
Do not fear for their adventure into
the unknown, nor hesitate to antici-
pate it for yourself.
Some people seem to desire a sort
of telephone arrangement with their
Risen Redeemer through which He
constantly transmits the directions
they require. If their cravings We're
satisfied they would become like
sponges rooted to a rock, and with
about the same spiritual courage and
intelligence. But He intends you to
know the Fathers will about the life
to come by the use of your heart s
best affections and your minds best
reasonings. He does not parcel out
the length and breadth of paradise
as though it were a Dutch flower gar
den. because He knows what we
should also know, that the Kingdom
of God is within us.
Its consummation is a purely spir-
itual enterprise in which we shall be
released from this body Of corrup-
tion in order that we may be robed
with the incorruptible and celestial
body. Every one having this hope
within himself" says St John, "puri-
f1es himself even as He is pure
Then the clouds disperse. the shadows
fly. and Immortality consciously be-
gins for you here and now.
Goldsboro, n. G..
Why is it not possible to reduce our
crop of the unfit by sterilization?
Because public opinion will not per
NIT the process Its advocates have
not yet made clear who the unfit are
nor even what they mean by heredity
and environment. Their opponents in.
sist that what eugenics often attribute
to heredity should he attributed to en-
vironment. Till their case is made
much stronger than it is the eugenists
will not induce the people to consent
to so radical a measure as steriliZa
ton, except perhaps in isolated in
stances.
Meanwhile, why not practice eugen-
les. the science and art of improving
the human race? Relieve the housing
situation, furnish sanitation. provide
opportunities for recreation. wipe out.
Sums and novels in town and country
and make intelligent self preservation
matter of common knowledge and
aim.
Nobody questions the benefits Of
these reforms and their alleviatine ef.
fects speedily follow their institution
whereas the policies of sterilization
and OF eugenics as a whole ara con.
troversial and some are of little
present or practical Importance.
(Copyrfght. 1926)
Evening star., 1926-10-12
D1AAI ANAL ~ O1O1ILO ". BURGESS

thing as a cat. Down there there
were hawks and owls and foxes to
look out for, but no cats. So Danny
wasn't thinking of cats as he trav-
eled on his way home to the Green
Meadows. Perhaps if he had been.
he wouldn't have been taken by sur
prise as he was.
Danny had Just run out from
under some sticks and grass which
had been left on the shore of the
Big River. up which he was now
which flows through the Green
Meadows, though Danny didn't
know it at the time. AS he ran
out. he caught just a glimpse of a
gray form crouching back to him.
There was something about that
gray form which warned Danny that
he would be better off somewhere
else. He turned to run back, and
as he did SO that gray form came
to life. 1t was as Danny had feared
"a cat 1t was a cat down hunting
along the bank of the Big River
Now Danny has to think quickly
sometimes. All little people who live
on the Green Meadows and in the
Green Forest have to think quickly
sometimes. II they didn't think
quickly. they wouldn't live long.
Danny saw that those sticks and
the grass toward which he was head
ing would not make very good
hiding place, for there were not
enough of them. A cat could pull
them over. So Danny's sharp little
eyes looked both ways to either side
as he ran, in the hope Of finding
something else that would make a
better hiding place.
Danny had almost reached the lit
tie pile of sticks and grass when
Just to one side he saw an old can.
Danny knew all about old cans. He
had escaped from enemies by means
of an old can before now. If the
opening to that can wasn't too big.
ne would be safe in there. Danny
darted to one side just as the big
gray cat brought both paws down
on the very spot Danny had just
left. The opening in the can wasn't
very big. In fact, Danny thought 1t
would be a tight squeeze for him to
get through. He didn't hesitate. In
he went. Then Danny held his
breath.
Why did he hold his breath? Well,
you see, 1t was very exciting mo-
ment. He wasn't sure whether that
cat had seen him go into that can.
He wasn't sure but that that cat
could get her paw in and get hold
of him. 1t was a time to hold ones s
breath. 1t certainly was. So Danny
held his breath. and waited, and
listened, and wondered what would
happen now.
Evening star., 1926-10-12

French provincial furniture is en-
jOying a vigorous vogue. This is part
ly because it is in scale with the large
overstuffed pieces found in so many
American homes. and partly because
it has the same quality of sturdy
and unaffected grace which we prize
in our early American and colonial
furniture.
1t follows the lines of Louis XIV
and XVI, but not with the hard and
polished accuracy which distinguished
the court furniture Of those periods.
1t is eminently suited To the needs
of the simple country or suburban
home.
In the dining room Of an early
colonial farmhouse near Philadelphia
this big French provincial dresser of
walnut seems very much at home.
It is lined with the same red and blue
French percale which curtains the
windows, and bits Of bright peasant
pottery fill its shelves.
tCopyright 1Q26)
Evening star., 1926-10-12
Jellied Vegeta bles.

Take one can Of thick vegetable
soup and add an equal quantity Of
water Soak one tablespoonful Of gela-
tin in a little cold water. then stir into
cup Of hot meat stock. Season to
taste with salt and pepper, and add
a tablespoonful each Of minced pars-
ley onion, and sweet red or green
pepper or pimento. Bring the vege.
table soup to a boil and stir this gel.
latin stock into 1t. Line a mold with
tiny cooked carrots, cooked peas or
any of the green vegetable Pour in
the mixture and chill. When firm,
turn out onto a bed Of cress or let
tuce, or parsley may be used and ar
range around 1t slices of cold meat.
Evening star., 1926-10-12

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