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confined merely to a part of the face,
the nose or around the eyes; with others
it extended to the whole body and gave
them a wild and fantastic appearance.
Their complexion was of tawny or
copper hue, and they were entirely
destitute of boards. Their hair was not
crisped, like the recently discovered
tribes Of the African coast, under the
same latitude, but straight and coarse,
partly cut short above the ears, but
some locks were left long behind and
falling upon their shoulders. Their
features, though obscured and disfig-
ured by paint, were agreeable; they
had lofty foreheads and remarkably
fine eyes. They were of moderate stat
ure and we'll shaped; most of them
appeared to be under thirty years Of
age; there was but one female with
them, quite young, naked like her COM
panions, but beautifully formed.
AS Columbus supposed himself to
have landed on an island and at the
extremity of India, he called the ma
ties by the general appellation of In
dams, which was universally adopted
before the true nature of his discovery
was known, and has since been extend
ed to all the aboriginals of the New
World.
The islanders were friendly and gen.
tie Their only arms were lances,
hardened at the end by fire, or pointed
with a flint, or the teeth or bone of
fish, There was no iron to be seen, nor
did they appear acquainted with its
properties; for, when a drawn sword
was presented to them they unguarded-
ly took it by the edge.
Columbus distributed among them
colored caps, glass beads, hawks bells,
and other trif1es, such as the Portu-
guese were accustomed to trade with
among the nations of the gold coast
of Africa. They received them eagerly,
hung the beads round their necks, and
were wonderfully pleased with their
fnery, and with the sound of the bells
The Spaniards remained all day on
shore. refreshing themselves after their
anxious voyage amid the beautiful
groves of the island
The island where Columbus had thus,
for the first time, set his foot upon
the New World was called by the ma
tives Guanahane. 1t still retains the
name of San Salvador, which he gave
it, though called by the English Cat
Island. The light which he had seen
the evening previous to his making
land may have been on watling's Is
land, which lies a few leagues to the
east San Salvador is one of the great
cluster Of the Lucayos or Bahama Is
lands, which stretch southeast and
northwest. from the coast of Florida
to Hspaniola
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-10-05

tolerating, inviting, maddening, superb
or, Mona Lisa smiles.
Intelligence, or the lack of it, is in
Dictated by ones mental attitude.
Laughter indicates a mental attitude.
A feeble mind laughs at the antics
of fool-a strong soul pities the poor
unfortunate. Degeneracy laughs at
nobility-nobility finds no mirth in de-
generacy. Ignorance laughs ar wis
dOm-wisdom sees nothing funny in
ignorance. An idiot laughs at every
thing. The libertine makes fun of
the man who assumes the decent obi
cations of fatherhood; the father,
strong in the joys which the rake has
missed, pities the lust-weakened fool.
A just valuation of the vital ele
ments of human life, character and
racial development is mark of true
greatness.
The most vital element of human
life, character and development, is
mating love.
No, l am not at the moment speak
ing of marriage. Marriage may be
the realization and expression of mat
ing love or it may not. There are
marriages of convenience. pleasure,
ambition, convention. Men and wom-
en- have welded for spite, or pride or
money or because they were drunk.
am not discussing these.
! am only trying to say that the
mating love which finds expression IN
the union of man and woman. the eS-
adjustment of home, the birth of
children and the fitting of those chill
dren-physically. mentally and spirit
ually-to take on in their turn the re
sponsibilities. joys. sorrows. victories
and defeats of human life, is the most
vita; factor in human existence.
Yes. we hear much talk these days
about the evils of divorce and kindred
ills. II is good thing that some of
us do worry over these tendencies of
the times. s i&
Yes ao
And | have read that the ancient
Chinese used to torture criminals by
tickling them to death. Il suppose
that was the origin of the familiar
expression: II thought I'd die a-laugh-
in'.0
Well, just between you and me, our
modern jokesmiths are running more
characters. wrecking more homes and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-10-05
Cure Tor "Backseafitis"

Detroit mechanic. with nervous
wife and a sense of humor, recently
found the burden of the formers
"back-seat driving" too much for his
own nerves. Consequently, he pur-
chased an old steering wheel and post,
mounted the same on block, to which
he also attached set of brakes, and
placed it in the tonneau of his auto
mobile. When he drove the car to
the front of his home that evening
and helped his wife into the car. she
look with amazement at the extra
parts. then told him that you can
take that junk out" He did, and of
fers to lend the contraption to others
similarly affected, as a "sure cure."-
Detroit News.
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it into the raging ocean. But the Fates
were kinder to Columbus than to this
account made in a time of stress.
Certainly this, the first record OF
America, written by the brave hand
of Columbus. would be the most pre-
cious relic In all the chronicles of our
country. Alas, that it never has been
found! And If l thought there were
one chance in a, million Of finding it
| would take my power boat, the First
Folio, and cruise in the neighborhood
OF the Azores forever IS. w. Rosen-
bach In the Saturday Evening Post
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-10-05

killing more happiness than all the
other agents of evil combined.
No, no! l did not say that every
jokesmith was an agent of evil. But
you know as well as l that the surest
way to destroy mans influence, bring
his dearest dreams to naught and ut
terly spoil his life is to make him and
his life work an object of laughter.
The shafts of ridicule are poisonous
arrows. They are certain death. That
the archer, himself, is sometimes
pricked by his own points makes the
weapon no less deadly.
The real cause of our domestic
troubles is: we have killed love with
laughter.
We treat this most vital thing In
human life as joke. Infidelity, d.
vorce, free love-all these terminate
in ridicule of mating love.
Certainly!
Love and laughter go hand In hand.
The twinkling eyes, the merry voice,
happy laugh, the winsome smile-these
are the signal flags Of love. But the
coarse jest, the vulgar allusion, the
sneering smirk-these signal the de-
feat of love.
A wedding means more, much more,
than is signified by tin cans, old shoes,
ribbons, rice and laughter. The par
son or priest may solemnize, the law
may legalize, but only mating love can
make a marriage.
Tell boy often enough that all men
are liars and he will grow up liar.
Train a girl in deceit and insincerity
and distruSt and she will trust no one
and believe in nothing. Assure the
child that no one is honest and the
child will develop into a crook. Rid
icule a youngsters ambitions and he
ceases to have any.
Well, from boyhood to manhood,
from girlhood to womanhood, the youth
of the race are taught to laugh, at
mating love. And then we complain
when they fail to take it seriously.
The comic sections and funny col
umns of our newspapers, magazines of
humor, student publications the stage,
motion pictures, popular songs-aImost
every influence TO which youth is sub
jected, laughs at mating love and
with ridicule makes marriage con-
temptible. The crudest wit and
coarsest humor, the dirtiest thought,
the most obscene jokes are commonly
aimed at love. And then we raise a
cry because the rising generation fails
to accept love Understandings.
wish ! could convince the youths
and maidens of my country that they
need not be ashamed of love, but that
they do need to shout down the bray
ing asses who, by subjecting love to
ridicule, make it contemplate.
wish | could help them to see that
these paid fools, who imagine them
selves clever wits because they make
shoots at God and crack obscene jokes
about life, are not funny.
Between you and me, it is quite time
that some one shouted "Scat!'
Listen-A degenerate idea of love is
infallible proof of degeneracy. Those
who laugh at mating love betray them.
selves. Think it over. 7a1
Cut out the cheap comedy Cease to
ridicule love and our divorce courts
will close in a generation.
&c 1928 by the Bell Syndicate Incl
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-10-05

The third document is more curious
1t is reply of the Commercial House
Of Seville to royal note ordering 1t
to restore to him who discovered the
New World certain quantity of gold
that was his property. 1t is said, In
this reply. that Christopher Columbus
had not maravedis belonging TO him
in the Commercial House of Seville.
These diverse documents have been
found In the course OF research made
In the archives Of the protocols with
a view to the reproduction Of the "a
nous caravel Santa Maria, on which
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-10-05

portance to no other. And when it
seemed that his ship would sink at
any moment he set to work to make
record of his mighty undertaking hop
ing that by some will of the Fates it
would not be lost to posterity.
So he carefully prepared as com
ple,e an account of his marvellous
voyage as was possible under the cir
cumstances. He wrote the details
Of his journey on stout piece of
parchment. wrapped it carefully in
piece of waterproof cloth, then placed
1t in an ironbound barrel and threw
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-10-05

funny papers sure do poke a heap of
fun at love; but I'm tellin' you, love
amt nothin' to laugh at-'specially
when hits done got you married.
Preachin' Bill.
IVES, and between you and me there
i Is no truer measure of ones char
acter than ones sense of humor. Our
real selves are revealed when we
laugh. That which strikes me as fun
ny uncovers my soul and presents me
to the world as | really am.
Mark how the quality of a baby's
laughter changes as years develop the
child's character for better or worse
Listen to the laughter of carefree
boys and girls. Consider the mirth of
men and vice-scarred
women. Hear the laughter of the
idiot, the degenerate, the maniac. OBJ
serve the laughter of motherhood, of
the lover and the beloved. of the
drunkard, the defeated, the tri-
umphant, the joyous, the pessimist,
the cynic; of brutality, of reckless
despair.
That Mona Lisa smile has puzzled
and provoked men since that memo
rable day when Eve smiled at her man
under the apple tree.
Don't try to tell me that Adam
would ever have eaten that disastrous
apple if Eve had not laughed at him
for being afraid.
You women know exactly how it was
done. You are doing it to this day
every one of you. And | suppose that
as long as God continues creating us
male and female you will continue
smiling your loving, teasing, hooking,
daring. sly. knowing, fond, provoking,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-10-05
New Columbus Papers

MADRID-There have been dis
covered In the archives of Seville
three curious documents relative to
Christopher Columbus which hitherto
were entirely unknown. One is pow
er of attorney granted by the illus.
trious navigator, and another Is a
power granted by his brother, Don
fernando. These are respectively
dated from Salamanca and from
Astoria. in 1905.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-10-05
Columbus Story Lost

When Columbus returned to Spain
from the New World, he stopped on
February IA, 1893, at Santa Maria. one
of the islands of the Azores, probably
to take water. Four days before this
he had encountered most terrific
storm and was convinced that he. his
men and his vessels must perish.
Now Columbus realized in his heart
that he was going back to Spain with
news of discovery second In i'm
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-10-05

Of the Union-Arkansas California,
Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho,
Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New
York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, Texas, Vermont and Washing
tOn-COlumbus day is legal holiday
Most Of US know something about
Columbus, for the story of his life
with the record of its dauntless am
bition which drove him on in spite of
many disappointments and discourage
ments until success came to MIN, only
TO end in poverty and failure, is one
of the most romantic and at the same
time one of the most tragic in the an
nails of mankind. But what of the
history-making event itself, the an
niversary of which we are about to
celebrate again? How clear a picture
do we have of what took place on
that October day, 436 years ago? For
all of the millions of words that have
been written about Christopher Col
umbus and his voyages of discovery
I'm the past four. centuries, there is
none which paints the scene more
wildly than do the words of an Amer
lean historian who wrote of it more
than a hundred years ago, and modern
scholarship has found but little to
correct in the record as it is set down
by Washington Irving in his Life and
Voyages of Columbus"
Here is the story of that historic
day as Irving tells it:
1t was on Friday morning the 18th
of October, that Columbus first beheld
the New World. AS the day dawned
he saw before him a level island. sew
eral leagues in extent, and covered
with trees like continual orchard.
Though apparently uncultivated, it was
populous for the inhabitants were seen
issuing from all parts of the woods and
running to the shore. They were per-
fectly naked, and, as they stood gaz-
ing at the ships, appeared by their
attitudes and gestures to be lost in
establishment. Columbus made signal
for the ships to cast anchor and the
boats to be manned and armed He
entered his own boat, richly attired in
scarlet, and hiding the royal standard
while Martin Alonzo Pinzon, and VII
cente YaneZ, mis- Drother, put off In
company in their boats, each with a
banner of the enterprise emblazoned
with green cross, having on either
side the letters F. and Y. the initials
of the Castilian monarchs, Fernando
and Ysabel, surmounted by crowns.
AZ ne approached the shore, Column
bus who was disposed for all kinds
CT agreeable Impressions, was delight
ed with the purity and suavity of the
atmosphere, the crystal transparency
of the sea, and the extraordinary
beauty of the vegetation. He beheld
also, fruits of an unknown kind upon
the trees which overhung the shores
On landing he threw himself on his
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-10-05
No Time Like the Present

The present Is the time to battle
for what you want. Strike while the
iron is red hot. Every successful man
has done his level best with condi.
tons as he found them, not waited un-
til next year when "things will be be-.
ter."-Grit.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-10-05
Foolish Communist

Representative Albert Johnson said
to a Washington reporter the other
day:
Its an ill wind that blows nobody
any good, and the SaccoVanZetti
business is going to clean the United
States of Communists forever.
"'What is a Communism a lady
asked me in Hoquiam.
ga Communist said 1, is man
who looks down on those above him. :"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-10-05
OF Historic Interest

Gettysburg college is the Oldest
Lutheran col &c in America. The his
toric Dobbin house, the first school
river, still stands within the town
Free museums are open to all visitors.
The home of ThaGdeus Stevens, pa.
iron of education. is on one of the
main streets. 93
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-10-05
Not Enough

First Politician don't see why l
wasn't elected l was for a larger
dinner pail for the laboring man.
Second Politician-That may be all
well and good, but you never said
anything about putting stuff in the
larger bucket you advocated.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-10-05
Wright Philosophy

Think it over and you will
see that words are very much
like people.
By universal consent our
most beautiful word is mother.
But the biggest. broadcast, tall
est, strongest, most cOmpre-
hensive, most inspiring word in
any language. think, is the
word WE.
And the meaneSt, most con-
temptible, vicious, poisonous
and deadly word in any tongue
is that little two-letter arrange
ment: ME.
The surest thing-the one
safest BETS to stake your all
on the man who has the WE
habit.
Between you and me, no
friendship can long endure
without the spirit of WE.
There are people who seem
to have learned only one letter
In the alphabet: /.
You need to look out for,
them; they are dangerously
i'll, and it's catching.
The man who thinks ME in
stead of WE always defeats
himself in the end.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-10-05
Mixture of Grains

The word pulse" Is translated to
mean any of the leguminous grains
such as beans, peas or ills or as
mixture of such grains In a meal or
four to be made into cakes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-10-05
CEREMONIAL SONGS

For practically all occasions Indians
had specia, songs. Hunting songs
were sung only in hunting seasons.
visiting songs sung only when payin
visits, and so on.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-10-05
No Sale!

Phyllis-I'd like to buy a hope chest
please.
Clerk-Here's just the thing for
you. This cedar-lined one will keep
things lovely for years and years.
Telephone Topics.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-10-05
MONETARY PARITY

BIN tallism is the name given TO a
monetary system in which gold and
silver stand upon precisely the same
footing as regards mintage and legal
tender.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-10-05
Definition

What kind of a dog is that?"
That's a bulldog"
"Oh, / see. A police dog"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-10-05

Columbus sailed for the discovery of
America, reproduction which is to
figure at the Hispano-American ex-
position at Seville.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-10-05

The Rosiclare mine in the southern
part of Illinois is the largest fiuorspar
mine in the United States and pos
sibly In the world.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-10-05

II you must be either, be a turtle
nstead of clam. Then you will have
/, little snap about you.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-10-05
The Mystery

Half the world does not see how
the other half affords it.-Boston
Herald.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-10-05
In That Vicinity

Tourist-About what is the pOpula-
tion of this place?
Natiye-About the hotel.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-10-05

Trouble is about the only thing a
man can borrow without being called
upon TO pay it back.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-10-05
Apprc ,riote Nickname

Ground squirrels have received the
nickname "flickertails" because OF
their habit of fickink their short tails
up and down when uttering their call
uoteG
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-10-05
By ELMO SCOTT WATSON

ITOBER u is a day
which Americans set
aside for honoring the
memory of the Genoese
sailor who is almost
universally credited with
being the "discoverer"
of the New World and
i'm twenty-three states
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-10-05
Between
You and Me
"Common sense is the most
uncommon kind of sense"
Nothing to Laugh At
BY HAROLD BELL WRIGHT

1.-THE fellers what writes up the
funny papers sure do poke a heap of
fun at love; but I'm tellin' you, love
amt nothin' to laugh at-'specially
when hits done got you married.
Preachin' Bill.
Evening star., 1928-05-15
DEALINGS ARE QUIET
ON COTTON MARKET
Early Bulge Meets Liquidation and
Prices Move Lower on New
York Exchange.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 15.--The cotton
market opened steady today at un-
changed prices to an advance Of 5
points and soon showed net gains Of
3 to o points. The technical position Of
the market appeared to have been i'm
proved by the selling Of yesterday.
Offerings were comparatively light.
while there was buying on apprehen-
sions Of rains in the Eastern and Gen.
tral belts.
The bulge met further liquidation.
however, and prices eased later. July
selling off to 20.75 and october to 20.66
before the end Of the first hour. or
about 6 70 points net lower. Trad
ing was comparatively quiet, the mar
ket apparently waiting for further
weather developments.
Private cables reported continental
buying, covering and calling In Liver
pool. supplied by liquidation on yester-
DAYS reports Of Texas rains.
Prices rallied 20 or IS points from
the early lows. just selling up to 20.97.
or about IL to Is points net higher. AS
1t approached the 2i.00 level, however.
offerings increased Prices sagged off
to within 2 or points OF yesterday S
closing quotations.
Evening star., 1928-05-15
Washington Stock Exchange
SALES.

SALES.
Capital Traction Co.-I0 at l0Sl7, 5
at 1061a.
Chestnut Farms Dairy pfd.-2 ct 104ss.
Potomac Elec. 5iaa pfd-5 at io83s.
wash. Gas Light-l0 at 93la, 10 at "a.
ct 81
Col sand g. Gravel Co. pfd.-5 at 90.
Natl. Mtge a. Inv. pfd.-50 at 53s.
Peoples Drug Stores pfd.-lo at ll43z.
AFTER CALL.
Wash. Gas SIS A-sl.o 900 at 1865, $1,000
at 1861.
Potomac Elec. cons. 5s-$l 900 at I03iz.
Potomac Elec 1st 5s-SI 900 at l007s.
$500 at 1o05a.
Wash. Rwy. & Elec. $4,000 at s3Ia.
Capital Traction Co.-iO0 at l08h2, 20
at IOe15.
Nergenthaler Ltnotype-i5 at l01A,
Chestnut Farms Dairy pfd--5 at los.
Money-CaH loans. 5 and per cent.
Evening star., 1928-05-15
Money to Loan

Secured by frss deed Of trust on real estate.
Prsvaiiing interest and commission.
p..-hI Eu.f1~- l9O wash. 4. Trust
OOoCPu As VCuSE BlAG. 9th NV.