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Evening star., 1927-04-07
A Home for Hilda.

n WTI4DA LANE met her aunt, Mrs
Merriman, in the lobby Of the
Fontaine and they went in to
Il Il lunch. Mrs. Merriman had tel
ephoned for reservations and
the head waiter showed the two WON.
en- TO small table where they could
talk in private. Hiida, removing her
coat, emerged clad in black, sim,
superIatiyely graceful and modish fg'
ura. IIilda was IS and thread or
TWO OF silver showed in her dark nalf
that was knotted SO simply under the
brim of her charming little hat. MIS-. IT,
Aferriman scrutinized those gray mars
through her lorgnette.
'You are fading, Hilda, she re-
marked. rYt,5.
Everything fades in time. Hiida
smiled as she tasted her piateI " ", Y.
hors d'oeuvre. oh, I'm SO iiqilsl l y
/ scarcely had a moment 1of pie0A
fast she added.
out late?" ~.a..- 20
-. 49, 49, ,,Isv at the Grand And it
,s.sxr't worth the sacrifice or my
baal,tv sleen. / shall not alsslpd1e
arain in d long time. Even al my
49, ona learns something new con-
lyon "You can't work the way YOU DO
without some recreation, remarked
Mrs. Merriman. -, ,.,-
sWeu. / have my books Ia me =
monograph, but Mrs. Strkyef op1ecta
r. them. If ever have a nome OF my
own. I'm going TO have a nlaslca, ~
sts,,,t,,o,,+ II every ROOM she sighed.
..tIiIds said Mrs Merriman as the
scatter withdrew beyond earshot,
You're a fool not TO marry George
oliver. He can give you nome.
That is why I asked YOU here today
"a taIk over certain things with you.
think you should accept George
for your own good. ~,
Hilda looked frankly into her
Aunts severe eyes.
I'm so sorry, Aunt Jane, she sald'
ssRut I can't accept George for the rea-
son that / have definitely refused hlill'
and I never change my mind.
Mrs. Merriman colored with vexa-
you fooIg' she said.
teTveU even for the sake Of home
7 couldn't marry him. | don IKE
Gin7- and he has the right TO be liked
If he can find any one to do It.
you've deliberately thrown away
%.o,,r last chance" frowned Mrs. Mer-
1.iman. Now you'll have 10 keep on
working till you drop. can't do any
thing for you. 1t is all can DO 70
Keep going as 1t is. And when your
s+aer relatives hear that you have re-
fused George they will ostracize you.
You know, Hilda," she went on more
kindly. ut has long been my wish 70
zee you established in a home Of your
own. You are the domestic type
purely. You should have had nus
band and children years ago. Your
work at the store is telling on you;
you are cooped up in a single room at
Mrs. STRIKERS: you haven't any social
life to speak Of. / wonder If you real
ize what you have done IN refusing
George Oliver?"
Hilda clasped her hands and looked
down at them.
Il certainly do realize all that I've
lost" she said in a low tone. I've
lost q wonderful home, affiuence, a
large social circle. the chance TO have
nv name in the papers at least three
times a week. But. on the other hand.
I've gained something. My soul is still
my own and so are my ideals My
dream of possessing home is un-
Evening star., 1927-04-07

it's annual Spring vacation tour, will
appear at the Washington Hotel Sat.
urday night.
The club has earned national fame
as the first organization to sing the
songs of Richard Hovey, Dartmouth
graduate, and author OF the famous
aStein song 'fThe Hanover Winter
Song and 'Eleazer Wheelock.
Their songs are given without ac-
compartment.
Evening star., 1927-04-07

NTOW in practically every
1 corner of the world Penn
sylvania passenger service is
available to travellers.
The best known and most ex-
perienced organization Of
travel experts in the world
Thos. Cook and Son-have
become General Foreign Pas
senger Agents for the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. 4
In their Offices throughout
the world (other than North
America) Thos. Cook and Son
will now place at your dis
posaI every facility of their
celebrated travel service COM
bined with all the specialized
services of Pennsylvania ticket
Offices.
When you decide to return to
the Estates" after your foreign
trip this far-hung organization
will help you in planning every
step of your journey: making
reservations for trains and
hotels, supplying information,
preparing the way before you
SO that your return trip will
Evening star., 1927-04-07
DARTMOUTH CLUB HERE.
College Singers Will Give Local
Recital Saturday.

The Dartmouth College Glee Club,
under the direction of Prof. II. p.
Whitford and led by Robert c. Mix
of Worcester, Mass. which is making
Evening star., 1927-04-07

India takes 90 per cent Of the
worlds gold production each year.
Evening star., 1927-04-07
The Pennsylvania Railroad Announces
Worldwide Service

be as pleasant as your visit.
Thos. Cook and Son cover
the whole world and the whole
field of travel. Their 100 Offices
are stated by carefully selected
men, each of whom has been
specially trained for his work
as interpreter, courier, guide,
or travel expert.
Evening star., 1927-04-07
The second step
in making Pennsylvania
service 0OrId-WIde

Last fall the Pennsylvania ap-
pointed agencies in the princi-
pal cities and ports of Europe
to represent it on all questions
of freight service.
And so with the completion
of these plans for cooperation
with Thos. Cook and Son, and
the appointment of its foreign
freight representatives, the
Pennsylvania Railroad is able
to offer American travellers
and shippersth the most adequate
and efficient foreign service OF
any American railroad system.
Evening star., 1927-04-07

r YIIlDA LANE met her aunt, Mrs
Merriman, in the lobby Of the
Fontaine and they went in to
4 lunch. Mrs Merriman had tel
ntnl,nrna fnl. r.aen1.rat inns an0
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Sport That Requires
Nerue and Quickness

Though you may have never heard
of this sport under it's proper name,
the quintain, you may have seen the
apparatus described, especially in con-
nection with stories of medieval and
later sports In England.
The quintain is an apparatus used
In military sport or as exercise by
men on horseback. 1t Is simply an
upright post with crossbar at the
top that turns on pivot. One end
of this crossbar Is fiat; to the other
end is attached a bag of sand.
The horseman rides at the post, en-
deavoring to strike the fat end Of the
crossbar with lance and pass on
before the bag Of sand can swing
around and strike him on the back.
To engage In this sport requires
more than an ordinary amount of
horsemanship, as well as quick eye
and a steady hand.
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What's the
Answer.
Questions No. z

How is divorce obtained in So
Wet Russia?
Who said: Liberty and Union
now and forever, one end insepa-
rablev?
3--Who wrote 1.-The Virginian"7
4-In what countries do the Andes
mountains originate?
5-To what two brothers and their
sister is the invention of oil painting
commonly attributed; what was their
nation and country?
e-Who is the intercollegiate tennis
champion?
What makes a stick seem to bend
In water?
S-Why are they called "dog days"9
9-What was the name of the YES
sci In which Henry Hudson sailed
UP the Hudson river? .-.
10-Who laid the corner stone Of the
national capitol and when2
11-What President was elected by
the house of representatives?
12-Where did the United States
flag first fly in the face of an enemy,
and when?
13-What causes a lump In a per-
sons throat?
14-What is the hottest place in the
United States?
15-Who is the British open golf
champion?
16-What composer was not only a
master of dramatic music, but was HIM
self dramatist of great genius?
(which continent, in proportion
to area, has the longest coast line!
1S-Who wrote a famous diary In
shorthand, which was not deciphered
for hundred years?
19-Who said: Look! There Is
Jackson standing like a stone WALL"
2O-In what country is most Of the
diamond cutting done?
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Answers No. 6

Brazil and Argentina.
2-Capt. James Lawrence.
3-Eugene Sue.
Babe Ruth, 80 in 1921. .-.
"A combustible mineral formed
by the decomposition of vegetable
matter.
Ga twig Of hazel or willow said to
have the property of indicating the
nresence of mineral or water in the
earth.
7-Benjamin Franklin.
S-1SS4.
9-Schubert. .........
1O-The Amazon.
11-Commodore o. II. Perry.
Prev. James Owen Hannay.
13-The northeastern section, known
as the Archaen area.
14-"Uncle Toms Cabin"
15-Cambridge
16-William the Conqueror, when he
directed that at the ringing of bell
at eight o'clock at night all lights and
fires be extinguished.
IAN internal-combustion engine
which dispenses with the usual ignit-
ing devices by rendering the air charge
incandescent by compression.
1S-Gen. A S. Johnston.
19-Plattsburg, N. Y, 1915.
20-North Carolina.
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Recent biographies of Washington
show that Braddock did take this
young Virginia colonels advice and
that he prohted by it. AS for the
charge that it would have been better
to have let men fight from behind
trees, military experts have declared
that Braddock did the only possible
thing to do when he attempted to ac-
cept his losses, form a column, and
push his way forward out of the wise
in which his army was caught.
Apparently the earlier generation of
historians thought it necessary to
build up the reputation of Washington
and his other colonials by running
down those Of Braddock and his Brit
ish subordinates. Certainly this was
not necessary in the case of Wash
ington, for a simple recital of the fact
Is enough to show the brilliance Of his
achievement In this affair. 1t is now
generally admitted that one Of the
contributing factors to the disaster
was the jealousy and lack of co-opera-
ton shown by the various colonial
governments and that under the cir
cumstances his expedition was doomed
from the start If Americans can
take pride in the part played by any
of their fellow Americans, Washington
zsd Franklin are about the only ones
entitled TO their admiration. Modern
historical scholarship has revealed Ed
I'd In thA Itch
who, for all Of his faults, was a real
military leader, as the victim of cir
cumstances and as man who de-
serves better from history than the
odium which so long has been at
tached to his name
When we see how unjust history has
been to Braddock, the defeated, 1t Is
little to be wondered at that 1t has
not done better by Bouquet, the vfcto-
rious. In considering his achievement
In relation to the circumstances under
which he fought, his gallant fight and
the forces which he had at hand to
wrest victory from what seemed to be
certain defeat, 1t Is not saying too
much to rank him among the great
captains of American history. Picture
II you can the situation in which this
leader found himself on that hot Au
gust night, away out on the western
frontier of Pennsylvania. Encamped
upon low barren hill to which they
had been driven after the attack that
morning, his little force of 45O men
were posted on the slopes in a large
circle. In the center of the circle Law
35 desperately wounded officers and
men. In the blackness of the forest
which surrounded Bouquets army on
every side were hidden Indians three
or four times as many as the whites.
Flushed with their recent successes In
the capture of a number of British
army posts and remembering the great
victory which they had won over Brad
dock, who had more than three times
as many men as did Bouquet, the saw
ages were confident of another victory.
Outside Of the circle lay the bodies
Of some % soldiers, killed in the fight
ing during the day. On the hill there
was suffering from heat and thirst and
undressed wounds, for there was not
a drop Of water to be had.
This was the situation which Bou-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-15
Use Fish az IIIurninant

The candle fish is still being used
by the Indians In some parts Of Brit
ish Columbia for illuminating pur-
poses. After catching the candle fish,
the Indians place them in dry, shell
tered place and wait till they have
shrunken and all the water has evap-
GRATED from them. They then set the
head or tail Of the fish aight and use
the carcass as they would a torch.
There is so. mucn oil in the carcass
that it produces a bright, steady flame
which burns slowly.
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quet faced at the dawn of August g
There was no hope for rescue either
from the tiny force which garrisoned
Fort Pitt and which was praying for
his arrival, nor from any of the posts
which lay behind him. He must fight
1t out by himself. Defeat meant the
humiliation of every man in that little
army and horde Of blood-mad saw
ages sweeping eastward with toma-
hawks and scalping knives against the
women and children crowded into the
unprotected towns behind him. With
the coming Of daylight the Indians re-
sumed their attack and slowly but
surely the plunging fire Of the Indians
cut down the number of defenders on
the hill. At last, Bouquet, seeing that
destruction was inevitable IL this type
of fighting continued, resolved to at
tempt one risky maneuver and wager
everything on one desperate chance.
If he could get the enemy out into
the open long enough to give his High
landers an opportunity for a bayonet
charge, he believed that one such de-
ctsive stroke might end the affair." Elk
planning clearly to his men what he
wanted them to do, so there would be
no mistake, the colonel ordered the
two companies of Highlanders to with
draw suddenly from the line, retreat
rapidly across the hill, until they
reached the little ravine which ran
along one side of it, advance down
this ravine and be ready to attack
from 1t when necessary. AS the High
landers did this, the Indians, seeing
the maneuver and believing it to be
the beginning of retreat which would
give them a chance to fall upon the
rear Of the retiring column, abandoned
their cover and the whooping mob of
savages came charging out into the
open and like a thunderbolt struck
the weakened line which had been ex-
tended across the hill to replace the
Highlanders. Under the terrific onset
this line gave way, but just in the
nick of time the Highlanders came
charging out of the ravine and fell
upon the rear Of the Indians. As they
bore down upon the bowling red men
with their flashing steel the Indians
realized that they had been trapped.
Then Bouquet put the final touch
upon his magnificent tactics.
Once more taking desperate
chance, he again broke his line and
threw two companies of light infantry
out of the circle on the other flank
The flying Indians, retreating before
the Highlanders, ran squarely into
the infantry and withered away before
the volleys which swept their line. A
few moments later the savages had
fed, leaving Bouquet in full possession
Of the field. 1t had been a dearly
bought victory for the gallant colonel.
Nearly fourth Of his force had been
killed and wounded, but he had saved
his army and with 1t he saved Penn
sylvania. AS he advanced toward
Fort Pitt he met but little opposition
from the Indians and when he relieved
that fort he sounded the knell to the
high hopes of the great Pontiac With
In a year Pontiac's conspiracy had
collapsed entirely, and the last threat
to English occupation of the North
American continent was ended.
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Potential Of Babyhood

Consider the power of human per-
sonality. In a tiny bundle of flesh
that we call baby there lies dor
mant power sufficient to lift the entire
race to loftier heights and turn the
course of history into fairer ways.
The baby grown to manhood becomes
a soldier leading his country's troops
to victory In the hour of apparent
defeat; an orator swaying a nation
with his eloquence; musician COM
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-15
STORY FROM THE START

Garth Guthrie, Canadian war
veteran, having to live in the
open on account of weakened
lungs, is factor of a Hudson's
Bay post at Elkwan. He came
back from the conflict with a
permanently SCARED face, which
he realizes cost him the love OF
his fiancee, Edith Falconer. Sir
Charles Guthrie, his brother, is a
millionaire war profiteer With
Eienne Savanna, halfbreed, his
hrm friend, Garth meets Doctor
Quarter, geologist, and his sis
ter Joan. Their schooner has
drtfted ashore. Quarter COM
plains he has been robbed by a
man known as Laughing Nc
Donald" At Elkwan an Indian
girl, Ninda. tuberculosis victim,
whom Garth has befriended, IS
dying.
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Artificial Summer

The time Of harvesting Of new po-
tatoes has been advanced by two
months in Sweden and the plan as fol-
lowed there may be followed In this
country not only with reference to DO
tatoes, but to lettuce and some other
garden crops.
Electric heat is employed to produce
summer long before summer arrives.
Wires are laid under the soil surface
and spaced at intervals Of few yards.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-15
Railroad Grades

Any railroad grade Of per cent or
over is uneconomicaI Grade revision
has progressed in this country until
there are few grades of per cent or
II miles of "a per cent grade west
bound from Helper, Utah, to Kyune,
Utah, and 2 per cent grade from
Soldier Summit, Utah, to Tucker,
Utah, distance of about fifteen
miles
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-15
Ancient Dentistry

One authority says that there are
evidences that at an earlier date than
500 B. c. (Which marks the first refer
ence to dentistry the Egyptians and
Hindus attempted to replace lost teeth
by attaching wood or ivory substitutes
to adjacent sound teeth by means Of
threads or wires.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-15
Essayists of Note

Table talk is the name sometimes
given to collections of essays dealing
with subjects Of general and often
permanent taterest. Among the Eng
lish writer's. who have produced es-
says under shis title, are Rogers, Cow.
per, and Coleridge.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-15

money on the numbers. The operator
shook three big dice in a dice cup,
then turned the cup down on the
board. When the cup was lifted the
numbers displayed on the dice were
the winning numbers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-15
Deep-Sea Diners

1t Is said that the pearl divers of
the Indian ocean stay under water be-
tween 60 and 20 seconds, although
cases have been known in which
diver has remained below for nearly
two minutes
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-15

posing strains destined to thrill I'M
born generations; an inventor whose
creative genius will enrich the world
and make life easier and more album
dant for hundreds of millions
Psychology Magazine.
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That Old Sex Problem

Woman's privilege is to believe men
can mend latches; mans privilege is
to expect woman to be able to work
the latches he has mended.-Amerfean
Magazine.
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OIdtirne Gambling Come

H1eronymus Is an old gambling
game which was often played at fairs.
The layout usually consisted of a
piece of oilcloth with figures on it
from 1 to 6. The players placed their
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-15
Presence of Mind

A man who found button In his
salad remarked with great presence
of mind: Il suppose it dropped of
while the salad was dressing."-Tit-
Bits.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-15
CHAPTER iii

Daylight found man and dog on the
high river shore. At times the man
spoke to the airedale, who, sensing
his masters mood, repeatedly returned
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-15

These are heated steadily "a hours a
day, so that the tubers are forced un-
der the influence of this imitation
spring temperature.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-15
By ELMO SCOTT WATSON

NE hundred and seventy
two years ago July 9,
1859, there occurred with
In the present city limits
of Pittsburgh a battle
which was one of the
greatest defeats ever in
flicted upon an army Of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-15
Originally German

. The proper name George Is from
the German 1t means landowner,
husbandman."
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here? You'll admit it's forlorn enough
then. Is it hard to keep warm in this
terrible cold?'
Gold? Why, it's colder on the
north shore of Superior, and there's
not as much snow. OF course when
the wind blows it's cold on the sea
ice. It's cold anywhere then"
"And so you're actually not lonely"
she persisted, I've heard of men going
mad"
"Oh. of course, there are times"
His wind-burned face darkened as he
avoided her look. But there are COM
pensations, you know. Shot" The
airedale left the rail and pushing be-
tween Guthrie's knees, lifted his whis-
kered muzzle with a throaty rumble.
his eyes searching his masters face.
Here is one. I couldn't be lonely
with Shot. could 1, old MANI"
His tail beating the air, the nose of
the airedale wrinkled In display of
formidable face smiling down at him.
HE worships you, doesn't he?" said
the girl.
1--WE went through the last months
together-comrades. You see he
found two of gassed-and brought
help"
The brown hands of Guthrie rubbed
the airedale's small ears. Closing his
eyes. Shot grunted in ecstacy.
mo, but we tire of pork, so when
the goose is gone, go after caribou"
(TO BE CONTINUED
The Washington times., 1927-07-15
SCANDAL DENIED
AS STARS PART

PARIS, July 15.-Lucien Mura,
tore today asked the international
News Service to deny reports
that there Is any scandal back of
the divorce action which Lima Cava-
lieri, famous opera star, has
brought against him.
Nine. Cavalieri has filed her
action on the usual ground Of de-
sertion. Muratore revealed that
two formal attempts at reconcilia.
ton before judge have already
been made. and q decree has been
promised before the court vacation
on August /.
I'VE are divorcing because Of in.
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NEWS Notes Of.
ARLINGTON

ARLINGTON. COUNTY, July Is.
With the nominating of a full
ticket by the Republican party in
convention last night, Arlington
County will see one of the hottest
campaigns ever waged for county
officers. leaders declared today.
Those nominated were: Louis A.
Mcmahon, of Clarendon, for House
of Delegates; Robert 2. Plymale,
of Fort Myer Heights. clerk of the
court: Lawrence Machiel, Of Lyon
Park, county treasurer; c. Eugene
DOYLE, of Clarendon, commissioner
of revenue: A. F. Driscoll, of Poto-
mac. sheriff; Edgar w. Pumph-
rev, of Lyon Park, commemorative
attorney; A. B. Eaton, Of Claren-
don, supervisor from Arlington Dis.
trict; William kleystenber, for JEFF.
ferson District, and Charles E.
Kincheloe for Washington Dis
trict.
For constable, from Arlington
District, William Thompson; JEFF
ferson, William g. Wright, no nom
nation being made for Washington
District. For justices of the peace
in Arlington District, H. A. Irwin
H. H. Blandford, and Carl Mar
shall; Washington District, George
RoIlings; jefferson District, J. H.
Bittenbender. Overseer of the poor
| for Arlington District, George II.
McCrillis: for Washington District
C. e. Vermillion.
W. B. Fulton, Del Ray Precinct
was elected committeeman to fill
the vacancy caused by the resig.
nation of William H. Duncan
Col. j. G. Pepper, Arlington, was
elected permanent chairman, and
John r. Johnson, of Potomac, sec
rotary.
Herbert Bowbeer today announced
that he will run for the nomina
ton to the office of county com
missioner of revenue as an indie
pendent candidate.
Judge Samuel G. Brent, ir
Arlington circuit court, today
appointed as members of the zoninl
appeal board, c. A. S. Sinclair
Jefferson District; Ashton c. Jones
and B. M. Smith. Arlington Dis
trict; Ernest NJ. Shreve, Washing
ton District, and Harris Levi, JEFF
ferson District. He also named
n. H. Peake, Braddock Heights
as a member of the Arlington
County school election board.
The committee on arrangements
for the second annual convention
and carnival of the Arlington.Fair
fax Volunteer Firemen's Associa
ton will meet tonight at ths
Cherrydale firemen's hall. Franz
Tracy, of Jefferson District fire
department, is general chairman