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Ideas About Heaven
Are Many and Varied

Where is heaven? What is heaven?
The question may not have been set
tied, but it has at least been an
swered. The ideas contributed are
many and various. Here are few OF,
them:
A circus lot at the end of Main.
street.
A very high spot in the human i'm
agination.
A beautiful mirage which lures de-
luded travellers into the barren desert
Of credulity.
The abode of certain portions of the
Deity.
A spiritual land Of peace, plenty and
equality, situate, lying, and being in
the uppermost region above the
clouds, conjured up by religion to as
sist in the maintenance of law, order
and good will among Gods children
while in the bodily state on earth.
The most sublime, the most pitiful,
the most pathetic delusion of all the
ages.
In our infancy. Heaven is that about
which we were lied to in our infancy
The ideal, the limit of human ambi-
tons and aspirations, the everything
perfect.
A place to which every one Is anx-
ious to go, but no one seems to be in
any hurry to get there-The Forum.
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1t is indeed sad news that the pro-
fessional story-tellers of the Near
East are being hard hit by the wire
less. a-.s H
II appears that when the spinner of
yarns calls round to charm the jaded
merchant with his narrative of the
caliph and his beautiful Persian or
the new episode in the life of Sindbad
or Ali Baba, he finds the merchant sit
ting before his lOud-speaker or with
the earphones attached to his head.
listening TO the latest news from the
Bagdad markets or the Cairo Stock ex-
change.
An ancient and honorable calling is
thus in danger of extinction, and Ara.
bian nights no longer know the soft
voice of Schehei azade beguiling the
sultan with her fairy tales. though II
is lucky for the maiden that she had
no wireless competition in those days.
when her life depended on her skill in
persuading the cynical ruler to want
just one more story.
AS the East is the East, the story
tellers will probably accept their fafe
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AnsUers No. IS

Reconsideration against the l. In.
surgente, in 1899.
2-Gen. Francis Marion.
3-Eli Whitney.
April 80, 1922.
edwin Booth.
edinburgh. ...
7-Carlyle's French Revolution"
S-Wild horses and asses.
Ono; it should read more slow.
ly"-the adverb instead Of the adjec-
tive.
1O-The spiritual idea of love; self
innocence and purity;
sacrifice.
11-Severe criticism of his "Hours
of Idleness" in the Edinburgh Review.
12-Gen. John Stark.
13-Lord Dunmore.
14EThomas A. Edison.
15-Cecil Leitch.
16-Claude Monet.
17-Josef Hoffman,.
1S-The Yang-tse- kiang.
19-To the Pacific coast Of North
America, between British Columbia
and northern California.
20-It should read "that Sort" since
sort is singular. ..rs
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-07
Half Century Since
Birth of "Ton, Sawyer"

That perennial American boy, "Tom
Sawyer" is fifty years old and liter
airy societies of the country are cele-
brating the birth of Mark Twain's in
corrigible pen child, an event which
marked a distinct epoch in American
literature. While his stories of atom"
and "Huckleberry Finn" established
Mark Twain's genius in the eyes of
later-day critics, his worldwide repu-
tation as humorist had been achieved
almost ten years before they gained
wide circulation, A. 81. Espenshade
recalls, writing a biographical sketch
of Mark Twain in st. Nicholas Maya
zine.
His "Innocents Abroad. collection
Of newspaper letters sent back during
his trip to Europe and the Holy land,
was published in 1869, and by that
date his popularity and royalties were
rivaling even those of modern best
seller authors. On single lecture
tour he earned $4,000 and the royal
ties on "Innocents Abroad" reached
$4,000 in the first six months.
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cient to accommodate three hundred
persons each: a lobby or anteroom to
the latter; a senate room of 1900
square feet area; an ante-chamber;
IL rooms of 500 square feet each for
committee rooms and clerks offices.
1t will be recommendation of any
plan IL the central part of it may be
detached and erected for the present
with the appearance of a complete
whole, and be capable of admitting
the additional parts in future, If they
shall be wanted. Drawings will be
expected of the ground plots, eleva-
tions of each front, and sections
through the building In such direc-
tions as may be necessary to explain
the internal structure; and an esti-
mate of the cubic feet of brick work
composing the whole mass of walls.
A fee of $500 for designing a ma
tional capitol would be looked upon
as joke by architects of today, but
in the early days of the Republic that
sum was a munificent one, indeed. At
any rate, 16 plans were submitted
as result Of the advertisement in
the newspapers and they were sent
in by a few real architects, a few
persons who were neither architects
or craftsmen, but to whom that $500
and the glory Of being the designer
of the government building were very
attractive. The architect whose plan
was accepted was Stephen Hallet Of
Philadelphia, a Frenchman. But he
was deprived of the honor by Gu
rious accident. Jonathan Trumbull,
the celebrated artist, had friend,
DR.. William Thornton, of Philadel-
phia, whose hobby was that of anna
teur drafting and who had won some
renown as a designer of the Phila-
delphia library. Trumbull suggested to
Thornton that he submit design for
the Capitol and send it to the Pres
ident. Washington preferred Thorn
tons plan to Hallet's, and although
the latter and his friends stirred up
considerable of row over the matter,
the doctors plan was finally ac-
copied.
The design by Doctor Thornton
called for a dOmed rotunda, portico
and two wings. But funds were so
scarce when the young government
set out to build the Capitol, it was
decided to erect emily the north wing
at first. 1t was this wing which was
completed in 1900 and into which
congress, the Supreme court and the
library were moved. "The Oven" a
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What's the
Answer .........~>
Questions No. 10

What contemporary novelist was
banished from Spain for opposition to
the government?
2-Who is light heavyweight cham
pion pugilist?
3-Whom did Pocahontas, the IA
nous Indian girl, marry2
4-What general in the Revolution
was known as the "Hair Buyer Cen
eral" and in which army did he serve?
5-Who invented the reaper?
6-What two interrelated families
are conspicuous for the number OF fine
artists and artistes they have con-
tributed to the American stage?
What is the most striking phys
zeal characteristic of Colombia?
S-What are water voles and where
are they found?
9-What is the distinction between
Immigrant" and "emigrant"?
1O-What is Ascension day or Holy
Thursday?
11-What is now the only living rep
resentation of dog tribe of carnivores
in Britain?
12-Who has been called 1.-THE
Spanish Shakespeare?
13-Who defeated William T. Til
den for the tennis championship?
14-At what battle was the great
Indian Tecumseh killed and when?
15-At what battle was Remember
the Alamo!" the soldiers war cry and
when? .-f
16-Who invented the machine gun?
17-What Norwegian composer took
as a basis for an orchestral suite that
has become famous, drama by lb-
sen?
1S-What is the second largest river
in Africa?
19-What is the matter with the
phrase: From whence come your?
2O-What is Whitsunday?
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ndu never OtCuTTtQ 10 ucT tHdt she
was not as young and pretty as ever.
She had been so self-assured. Now,
compared with real youth such as
Ethel's, she realized that she was but
faded flower. To Ethel she was old
and uninteresting. Suddenly she buried
her face in the pillow and wept.
The days that followed were agony
to Hulda. They motOred In Everett's
Garland Ethel sat with Everett. Ethel
led Everett to the tennis court and
they played enthusiastically. while
Hulda, who had the misfortune to turn
her ankle. looked on. Evenings Ethel
turned on the photograph and taught
Everett new steps white Hulda pre-
tended not to see.
There came day when Hulda knew
two things certainly-she loved Ever
EFT and she was never going to be
able to have him. He had tired of her
in the long years she had kept him
waiting. She was no longer the woman
of his dreams, one younger and fairer
had supplanted her. 1t was her own
fault. But oh, the pity of it that af-
ter long pursuing of an imaginary
Everett embodied that very ideal.
That day a telegram came for Ethel
from her father. He wanted her to re-
turn Immediately. She made no ex.
PLANTATION, but in an hour she was
gone, leaving Hulda to pack the trunk
and send it after her. Hulda's feel
ingS were indescribable as she consci-
entiously slowed away the brief, color
full silks, woolens and chiffons that
had made her niece so radiant during
her short stay.
That night Everett came; he had
been coming nearly every evening of
late. He inquired for Ethel and when
Hulda told him that Ethel was gone
he looked away, smoking in silence.
Disappointed, Hulda knew that was
what Swallowed his face.
Suddenly he came and sat down be-
side her on the porch hammock. His
hand on hers, looking into her eyes he
said softly: ia.
Are you going to let me propose
again, dear? Please let mel want
you very much, Hulda."
This time Hulda did not refuse him.
She did not dare refuse him. Never
mind if she was second choice, never
mind anything as long as she had him
to love.
$50 Ethe's gone!" Everett said af-
ter while. "Cute little girl; anus
ing, very. Shall you miss her, dear?'
'Shall you? returned Hulda. -
Everett laughed. "Why, no. Why
should L? I've got YOU
Afterward Hulda felt that she had
broken faith with Ethel. Suppose
Ethel loved Everett? The thought ter
rified her. ~. ...
She was at breakfast next morning
when telegram came-such a long
one from Ethel.
'Tm engaged to Dick-we met on
shipboard; married next month; tell
Everett-he's getting ready to propose
to you again-told me so-take him
no mistake-must have him for my
uncle"
Hulda passed the telegram across
the table to her mother. Then she
covered her face with her hands and
laughed with a sob of thankfulness in
her laughter. g. .I....
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Lies Journey

AS / often remark to my nearest
companion, realize more and more
as ! grow older the stark truth in
the poet Pope's line: "Man never is
but always to be best" with accents
on the verbs. No douot It is wise
to keep the end and aim of our Jour-
ney through life always in mind. But
that ought not to make us blind to
the sacramento blessings by the
wayside. The beauties of sky and
landscape, of flowers. beasts. birds
and fellow creatures are for our en-.
joyment, to help to perfect happi-
ness. The Persian fable said that on
his arrival in Paradise a mortal was
asked by his Owner: "How did you
enjoy the world through which you
have passed" 81 was so anxious to
get through it to this world, | hardly
noticed. it." he answered. eye, l
made and furnished for you that
world tool" said the Master !-"Ob-
server" in Montreal Family Herald.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-07
Concerning the Kiss

A Greek peasant kissed the hand
or knee of superior when he bowed
before him. kissing the feet of the
gods was also form of Greek wor-
ship. The Greeks had made the rule:
To kiss on the lips is to adore the
living breath of the person saluted;
to kiss the feet is to humble ones
self in alteration. Our custom of kiss
ing our hands to people at distance
from us comes from the ancient habit
of kissing the hands to god whose
statue was too tall to be reached.
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ed state Of the quarters in which the
government is called upon to tran
sact its business at the present time
and to give the Capitol better archi-
tectural balance with the present
senate and house wings, new wing
Is to be added to the central part of
the east front.
The history Of the Capitol goes
back to the first administration of
George Washington. In July, 1890,
Washington signed bill passed by
the senate, definitely locating the
Capitol on the Potomac river in the
District Of Columbia, which had been
established under the eighth section
and first article Of the Constitution.
The bill provided for the appoint
ment by the President of three COM
missioners, who, under his direction,
were to make survey of required
territory and were empowered to pur-
chase or receive by present such land
as the President thought necessary for
the use of the government.
The three commissioners selected
by Washington were David Stuart of
Virginia and Daniel Carroll and
Thomas Johnson of Maryland. In or
der to give every architect in the
country opportunity to offer a plan
for the Capitol, Washington and the
three commissioners wrote the follow
ing advertisement:
A premium of a lot In this city to
be designated by impartial judges, and
Ave hundred dollars, Or medal of that
value at the option Of the party, will
be given by the commissioners of the
Federal building to the person who be-
fore the 18th day of July, 1892, shall
produce to them the most approved
plan for a Capitol to be erected in
this city; and two hundred and fifty
dollars, or a medal, to the plan deemed
next in merit to the one they shall
adopt The building to be of brick,
and to contain the following apart
ments to wit: conference room and
q room for the representatives, suf1-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-07
A Memory

Winston Churchills intervention in
the war debt controversy between
Secretary Mellon and the professors
led George Dunn Marvin, the San
Francisco economist, to say:
Churchill is always leaping up
into the limelight. Have you read
his two volumes that tell how he won
the war?
Churchill in his war book has for
gotten the Dardanelles, but I'll never
forget the remark that an old colored
astrous campaign.
"'Dem Dardanelles, sah," said the
old man, Jam shOly shown DER
selves better fighters dan wot dat
Churchill fellar reckoned on"
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temporary round brick structure, was
put up the next year on the site of
the house wing, but the permanent
structure of this was not finished until
1911. Then came the great calamity,
one of the most disheartening which
the infant republic had ever suffered.
During the War of 1912 the British
captured Washington, burned the new
Capitol, the White House and other
public buildings. 1t seemed an al
most impossible task to President
Madison and his suDordinates to re-
build the charred remnants of the
government buildings. But a few
weeks later, Madison called congress
in special session, and as a result Of
it's action the rebuilding Of the Cap
itol began.
By 1S43, however, 1t was discovered
that the Capitol was already too
small for the needs of the govern
ment, and congress passed resolu-
tion providing for the enlargement of
the building by the addition of 4 wing
on the south side. Nothing was done
about the. matter until 1850, when
Jefferson Davis, then senator from
Mississippi, requested an architect
named Robert Mills to submit plans
for the enlargement Of the Capitol.
Mills specifications called for new
wings on the north and south and
dome In the center of the original
building. Davis succeeded in getting
through the senate an appropriation
of 100000 for each wing, but the
house reduced it to $4,000 for each
and arranged for competitive bidding
in the planning. The plans submitted
by T. U. Walter of Philadelphia,
which were especially favored by
President Willard Fillmore, were final
ly selected.
1t took more than six years for the
completion of the work, and during
that time it was discovered that the
original appropriation Of $4,000 for
each wing would be decidedly insult
ficient. In fact. the total cost was
something over $S,000,O00. The new
house wing was occupied for the first
time December 16, 1857, but the SEN
ate did not move into its wing until
January 4, 1859. Now, after seventy
years, new wing is to be added to
the Capitol to give Brother Jonathan.
the lusty young giant among nations,
plenty Of room in which to carry on
his affairs of state.
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her front door. Idly she turned the
pages. Soon she was reading with
quickened interest. The little booklet
was filled with letters from women in
conditions similar to hers who had
found better health by taking Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
II began taking the Vegetable Com
pound" Mrs. Daugherty writes, "and
after took the third bottle, / found re-
lief. I am on my eleventh bottle and
/ don't have that trouble any more,
and feel like a different woman. I
recommend the Vegetable Compound to
everyone / see who has trouble like
mine, and you can use these facts as
q testimonial I am willing to answer
any letters from women asking about
the Vegetable Compound. "-MRs. Ed.
DAUeHERTY, 1908 Orchard Ave-, Musca-
tine, Iowa.
Are you on the Sunlit Road to Bet
ter Health?
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Disraeli at His Worst


Historic phrases of the statesmen
and military men of an older genera
ton are often accredited to men Of
more modern days. The familiar
damn your principles. Stick 70 your
party" was first used over three-quar-
ters of century ago by the elegant
Benjamin Disraeli, prime minister of
England. The calm, dignified Disraeli
had been shaken out of his usual self
control by Bulwer Lytton, who mad
vertently rearked that he could not
vote for certain parliamentary meas
ure, it being against his principles. II
was then that Disraeli exploded the
slogan since used so often by laymaI
and politician
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-07
Ready for Emergencies

A sudden shower or even a pass
ing cloud will cause a very much
increased demand for electric light
in any of the larger cities. To meet
such demands and to guard against
power failures many electric COM
panies maintain immense storage bat
teries to handle the load during the
few minutes that are sometimes re-
quired to bring the generating up
to speed. These batteries usually
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-07
Wireless Takes Place of Spinners of Yarns

with a resigned "Kismet." hut there
seems one excellent way out of their
difficulty.
With their gifts they could become
the worlds premier wireless statesmen.
AS commercial traveller Schehera.
zade would have been gold mine to
any firm in the radio world.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-07
Picts and Scots

In his Dictionary of Phrases and
Fables, the learned Rev. DR.. e. Cob
ham Brewer writes upon Picts and
Scots: "Pict is not the Latin picti
(painted people). AS Picts and Scots
are always mentioned together. there
is no reason why one name should be
Latin and the other Gaelic. Scot is
the Gaelic's god "a dweller in woods
and forests, and Pict is the Gaelic
pist-ist (freebooter), the two being
equivalent fa f0resters and freeboot
srs."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-07
"Sneeze Gas"

The Introduction of small guam
tity Of recently discovered "sneeze
gas" into Illuminating gas is the sug-
gestion of prominent American gas
expert, with view to lessening the
large number of suicides and acci.
dental deaths by gas poisoning.
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Sold

A "swell-head" went to a fashion
able artist to have his portrait paint
ed. The fee was pretty stiff, and the
likeness too true to be flattering. Not
well pleased, the sitter demurred at
the price.
"Well, you need not pay for 1t un-
less you want It," said the artist.
"Then you'll have it on your hands.
How can YOU sell it if I refuse to have
it,"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-07
To Preserve Ferns

There are at least two very salts
factory ways to preserve maidenhair
ferns. One is to dip the ferns as soon
as gathered In perfectly limpid gum
water This should be done carefully.
After allowing them to drain for two
or three minutes, arrange in a vase to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-07
Cause and Effect

A misogynist said to woman: "An
this feminism is sheer nonsense.
There isn't woman alive who would
not rather be beautiful than intelIi-
gent" THAT" said the woman, "is
because so many men are stupid and
so few blind"
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dry. Another very good way is to put
the ferns, when first gathered, be-
tween two clean sheets of plotting pa
per. Lay between boards and press
for a week or so.
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are the largest to be found anywher,

are the largest to be found anywhere
some weighing over three tons
each. A few electric light plants
keep as much as 500 tons of bat
teries always standing ready for serv-
ice. There are some IS cities in the
United States and Canada in which
standby" batteries are employed In
this way, and there are in this serv-
ice over 160 such battery installa-
tons.
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AutobioRraphical Eibs

Literature by man on the subject Of
women is the most interesting and I'M
reliable in the world. 1t is unreliable
because it is photographed and all
autobiography is fiction.-The Ameri-
can Magazine.
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Isolated Australians

In isolated sections of Australia,
where ranches are far apart, teacher
Is employed to go from home to home
instructing the children.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-07

"As easily as I can paint tail on
it." said the artist. in a tone which
brought out the checkbook like
flash. = Pittsburgh Chronicle Tele-
graph.
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monthSshe had been
in such poor health
that she could not
stoop to put on her
own shoes. Unable
to do her work,
unable to go out OF
doors or enjoy a
friendly chat with
her neighbors. life
seemed dark indeed
to Mrs. Daugherty.
Then one day, a
booklet was left at
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-07
Household Hint

Wife-'If you ever got tired Of me,
I'd take poisonw Observation-Disclosures
handy to know."-Tit-BitS.
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BY ELMO SCOTT WATSON

HE Capitol at Washing
ton, symbol as it is Of
the nations growth, is
soon to have an addi-
ton, according to pres
ent plans. Although the
Capitol has passed
through three major
stages Of expansion, it
is not yet completed.
To relieve the cOnpeSt-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-07

Many a blessing in disguise effectu-
ally escapes detection.
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THIS WOMAN
FOUND RELIEF
After Long Suffering by Taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table COMPOUND

In a little town of the middle West,
was a discouraged woman. For four
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-07

Hogs supply about half the meal
eaten in the United States.
Evening star., 1927-05-22

Alvaro Padilla, son of
the Spanish Ambassador,
who arrived in Washing
ton recently to join his
family for the first time
since Senor Padilla as
sumed his post here.
9 Nation Al Photo.
Evening star., 1927-05-22

An American bluejacket
makes friends with a chow
dog while serving his
watch in the Bund Gardens
at Shanghai. China.
o T.. & A. Photos