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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-23

II was with such embellishments as
these that Simon Girtys name was
handed down from generation to gen.
GRAFTON of men who had come to live
In the land of the Indian. He was
looked on as a monster, and local his
torians treated him as one They had
him killed as they believed he ought to
have been killed. AS a matter
of fact Girty survived his own death
notice by many years. When he died
II was from a prosaic illness. g.
That the early pioneers had cause
to hate him there is no doubt. Nor
is there any doubt that they hysteri-
cally exaggerated his numerous cruel
ties. But that was to be expected.
For at least twice in his career he
stood in the light cast by his own
former countrymen burning at the
stake; and once he commanded a horde
of Wyandot warriors who galloped in
to an American army which they were
foremost in butchering.
However, this "wretched miscreant,"
than whom no country or age ever
produced a monster so brutal, de-
PRAYED and wicked" had a disconcert-
ing way of showing feelings that
would have been praiseworthy even in
men more humane than any that ever
fought in a border war. Those from
tiersmen were not noted for their gen.
tleness. Neither was Simon Girty. Yet
a number of times, and nearly always
at the risk of offending the Indian
chiefs and warriors, he pleaded or de-
manded that the lives of white pris-
oners be spared That he often
countrymen of his who had been taken
and condemned by the Indians is proved
by records .
In short, Girty displayed too much
humanity not to have champions among
the tender-hearted. And one of these,
far from believing that Girty's "hellish
arts surpassed the red mans far" came
to his rescue with the following lines:
"Oh, great souled chief, so long maligned,
BY bold calumniators;
The world shall not be always blind,
Nor all men be thy haters.
If ever on the field of blood,
Mems valor merits glory,
Then Girtys name and Girty's fame
Shall shine in song and story"
That optimistic prophecy, made many
years ago, has not yet been fulfilled.
Nor is this book an attempt to do so.
Stubborn, bull-necked, proud of his
strength, murderous yet merciful, Girty
the traitor can't be whitewashed. But
some credit should be given to the
| memory Of a man who spent twenty
years in the closest contact with the
| Shawanese, Miamis and Wyandots. rose
| to a position of trust among them and
was, in fact, the only white person
| to sit as one of them in their tribal
war councils.
Simon Girty's career began at Cham
bers Mill, near Harrisburg, Pa, where
he was born in 1741, one of four sons
of Simon Girty, senior, an Irish i'm
migrant and packhorse driver in the
Indian trade. After the death of the
elder Girty at the hands of drunken
Indian, Mrs. Girty married man
named John Turner who took the
| family farther west. During the French
and Indian war the family was cap
tured by the Indians, Turner was
tortured and killed and the other mem
Sers divided up among various tribes
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-23
Power of Divining Rod
Known in Olden Times

knowledge Of the divining rod EVIL
IDENTIFY was possessed by the ancients,
for suggestion of the forked stick
the virgula divinatOria, is to be found
in the wand of Mercury; in the rod
of Moses who drew water by striking
the rock on Horeb; the magic rod of
Gree, and the rod which the Greek
historian Ctesias claimed could at
tract gold and silver. Agricola, dis
cussing in 1866 the use of the rod as
a divining tool, gave it as his opinion
that the behavior of the rod depend
ed upon the person using it, since the
rod was not attracted in the hands of
all men alike. According to trans
latiOn of Agricola's book by Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Hoover, "The twigs will
not move for everybody but only for
those who employ incantations and
craft"
This, it might be mentioned, is the
modern OpiniOn-the rod works best
In the hands of those who employ
craft, although the Engineering and
Mining Journal admits the rod has
undoubted successes to it's credit
Detroit News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-23
Lincoln Reprieved Turkey

One year. few weeks before
Thanksgiving, a friend sent a fine
live turkey to the White House.
with the request that IT be served for
President LincolD's dinner Tad, the
Presidents son, who was the life OF
the White House, took a great fancy
10 the bird, naming it Jack and feed
ing and petting 1t. He even taught 1t
TO follow him about.
Just before Thanksgiving, while the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-23
Wife's Need Something
Peleg Could Not Buy

Alfred P. Sloan, Jr, of automobile
fame, was praising rival autOmO
bile manufacturer who had just
spent hundred millions in imprOv-
ing his plants.
'There!" said Mr.. Sloan. "There
we have the reason why America
FORCES ahead so fast. Besides the
American method the methods OF
Europe evoke the image of old Pelee
Cloce.
"Old Peleg Cloce,s wife sat reading
and as she had OutgrOwn. or rather
outraged her spectacles, she, had to
hold the paper at arms length in or.
der to see the print.
"'Father,' she said, with sigh, i
do wish. the next time you go in
TO town, you'd buy me pair of
stronger specs
"'Huh,' grOwled old Peleg Cloce, 1T
amt stronger specs We need; it's long
er arms"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-23
Indian War Dance

as prisoners. Young Simon was given
to the Senecas and with these leaders
in the famous cOnfederacy of the
Long House he lived for three years.
Although he was returned to his
| people at the close of the war, the life
among the Indians had left a deep i'm
print upon his mind. He began to
| earn his own living as an interpreter
| for traders among the Indians and by
| the time he was thirty he was man
| of considerable influence both among
the members of the garrison at Fort
Pitt and among the Indians. During
| the Dunmore war of IVA he served
as an interpreter for DunmOre who
was so pleased with his work that he
commissioned Girty a second lieuten-
ant in the Virginia militia. AT the out
break of the Revolution he took up the
patriot cause and helped enlist men
for the Continental army. For this
service he expected to be rewarded
with a captaincy, but the reward was
not forthcoming.
Disappointed by this and other ev.
licences of the fact that his possible
value to the Continental cause was
overlooked, he with Alexander Mckee
and Matthew Elliot decided to go to
Detroit and offer their services to Gen.
Henry Hamilton, the British com
mander, later notorious as the Hair
Buyer General" Hamilton was quick
he Of fu,c i,,f,
ence over the Indians and Immediately
placed him in command of force of
Indians which made repeated raids on
the settlements in Kentucky.
For five years Girty continued in
this work, during which time he gained
"Simon Girty, the Renegade" built
up for himself such monument of
hatred as to survive to this day.
Although he saved his old friend.
Simon Kenton, from the stake, when
that renowned scout and Indian fight
er was captured by the Shawanees,
he is said to have consented to the
torture of Col. William Crawford,
whose capture by the Delawares and
death at their hands is one of the
most tragic incidents in border his
tory. BY the time the Revolution was
over Girty was so loathed in Ohio,
Pennsylvania and Kentucky that ref
uge among the Indians and British
in Canada was his only safety and
there he made his home.
Still a leader among the Indians
he fought beside the famous Mohawk
chief, Joseph Brant when Harmars
army was defeated and st. Clair's
army was overwhelmed during the
war with the Northwestern tribes. But
| the fate of the tribes who were try
| ing in vain to resist the OncOming
| wave of white settlement was sealed
when Mad Anthony" Wayne came in
to the Northwest to retrieve the Har-
mar and St. Clair disasters. And
Simon Girty fought his last fight
| against his countrymen in the famous
| battle of Fallen Timbers where Wayne
won his quick and decisive victory
over the cOnfederated tribes He was
| too old and broken by hardships and
excessive use of liquor to have part
| in the War of 1912. The end came
one bitterly cold February day in 1918.
A fever brought on by exposure as he
was returning to his cabin from a
tavern at Amherstburg, Canada. did
what many an American pioneer would
have loved to have done long before
it killed Simon Girty, the "White Saw
| age"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-23
Bic Air.Moil Users

Shipments by air mail and express
in one week out of Chicago ranged
from flowers TO foodstuffs to BIZ
pound casting for threshing machine
in Kansas. Largest users of air mail
are banks. next newspapers and ad-
vertising agencies and then retail
stores. Shippers of silks and oil save
thousands of dollars of interest by
sending bills of lading from seabOard
points air mail.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-23
The Last Straw

jamie went to visit his little friend
who lived In the country. Their sport
was rather rough and Jamie suffered
sundry knocks and bumps from fall
ing off pony, climbing a small tree
and doing other things to which he
was not accustomed. He returned
home looking a rather sorry plight
with his torn clothes and dirty face.
When mother suggested that he should
wash his face and hands at once, he
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-23
Joseph Brant
BY ELMO SCOTT WATSON

III failings of human nature for
a nation TO create a popular
idol about every so often and
indulge in an orgy of hero
=. +: &.
10 81 worship. Conversely it seems
III necessary for it also TO re-
EMSE Quire a popular scapegOat
RENS upon whose partially-deserv-
ing and partially-undeserving
- head it may pour out the
svials of its blind and unreasoning
hatred. In that respect the American
people are no different from those of
any other nation. We have choice
galaxy of "scoundrels," whose names,
if not actually the prOverbial hiss
ing words" at least kindle i'm our
minds an active feeling of resentment
whenever they are mentioned. Nor
do the passing of the years seem to
soften the harshness of our judgment,
for as Robert w. Chambers, in writing
of certain Revolutionary war charac-
tiers, says, 1.-The faint-hearted who
failed are judged by us as though
they failed before the nation yester-
day; the traitor, to us, is no
grOtesque Guy Fawkes, but a living
Judas of today"
There was a time when the Amer
lean frontier had it's own particular
villain, and he has been made the sub
ject of new biography, "Simon Girty.
the White Savage" written by Thomas
Boyd and published recently by Min
ton, Balch and Company. In writing
of this "backwOods roughneck," as Mr..
Boyd calls him, he says, while it
would be fatal to defend him it may
be interesting to see how far he can
be explained" and in his first chapter
"Girty's Name and Fame" he sets
about his task as follows:
or all the men remembered from
those years Simon Girty, who has been
called the anomaly of western history
was perhaps the most widely and deep
ly hated. Pioneer mothers in lonely
cabins used to scare their children into
obedience by threatening them with the
appearance of the dreaded Girty. And
afterward it was said of him that mo
other country or age ever produced
perhaps, SO brutal, depraved, and
wicked a wretch" Another called him
a monster No famished tiger ever
sought the blood of victim with more
unrelenting rapacity than Girty sought
the blood of a white man. He could
laugh, in fiendish mockery, at the
agonies Of captive, burning and
writhing at the stake. He could wit
ness unmoved the sacrifice of unoffend-
ing women and children. No scene of
torture or of bloodshed was sufficient
ly horrible to excite compassion in his
bosom" And in THE Romance of West
ern History" 1t is told that he was
"a wretched miscreant" who had fled
from the abode of civilized men; he
became a savage in manners and in
principle, and spent his whole life In
the preparation Of a demoniac venge-
ance against his countrymen.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-23
Quilted Things Popular

Needlewomen are finding in hand
quilting fascinating pastime. From
simple little articles to whole boudOir
sets of most elaborate sort, are being
quilted for Yuletide gifts. These range
from exquisite scalloped taffeta cover
lids and lovely decorative matching
cushions to cases for nightrobes, hand
kerchiefs, gloves and such. Quilted
bed-jackets are the last word" in
Christmas giving.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-23

President was discussing important
business with a cabinet officer Tad
rushed into the room, sobbing with
anger The turkey was about to be
President to lay the case before him
and save Jack.
"But," said the President, "Jack
was sent here to be killed and eaten"
81 can't help it, blubbered Tad be-
tween sobs. 'He is good turkey and
don't want him killed."
The President of the United States
listened gravely, and then taking a
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-23
Electric Song Writing.

With the aid of recently invented
machine, you can type off popular
song as easily as letter-if your
mind runs that way. Maestro Ferret
to of Milan has devised a novel form
of typewriting that turns blank sheet
of paper into a complete musical
score. An electric motor operates the
machine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-23
Clever Tea "Cozy"

This "coZy" set is made of quilted
sateen. The design is unique, being a
birds head, with wings suggested In
the lines of the quilting. Slipped
over the tea or coffee urn 1t
keeps the contents hot and steaming.
With the aid of this mandy device the
mistress of the house or her maid
can serve biscuits hot from the oven.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-23

begged, with tears filling his zig ewes
ION, please don't make me wash
I've had enough bad luck for on,
day From Children. the Magazin,
for Parents.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-23
Try 1t Again

Dolores-l was singing little sons
when some one threw this shoe
through the window.
Fredericksburg another serse o..
two. The shoes my size.-Bostrr
Post.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-23
Sheltered.

81 fear have sheltered my boy too
mucn."
SOP
''Yeh, doubt If he can face life
without windshield"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-23
Eoolinp the Bow.

"This story begins 'Pandemonium
reigned.' Who was Pandemonium,
pa?"
"Well, If Pandemonium rained,
guess he must be the clerk of the
weather."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-23

OF all welcome gifts at Yuletide
none so welcome as set of boudoir
or utility boxes. They make exquisite
boxes to hold everything these days,
shoes, hosiery, stationery, hats, Janity
bOxes-a whole retinue of boxes is a
necessary household equipment. What
exquisite artistry is used in their
making! Many of the papers with
which they are covered are imported
and their coloring and designs add
beauty to any room.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-23

card wrote an order of reprieve. Tad
seized the card and rushed away. The
turkeys life was saved.-Our Dumb
Animals.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-23
Worth knowing When
Winter Cold Con1esl

Did you ever hear of five-hour
remedy for colds? There is one, and
it really does bring you out of it COM
pletely. Even if it's grippe, this meth
cd works, only takes longer. Pape's
Cold Compound is in tablet form.
Pleasant-tasting but it surely has the
authority !"-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-23

of everything comes to the man who
waits on himself.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-23
Don't Re Dfsf7gured.

Keep Coles Carbolisalve in the house.
1t stops pain from burn or cut quickly
and heals without scars. At all good
druggists, S0c and 60c, or ]. w. Cole Co.,
Rockford, ll.-Advertisement.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-23
Up to the Cop.

Cop-Pull up to the curb!
Motorist-Yes, sir; where's the near
est one that's vacant?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-23

How long does 1t take an inchwOrm
to get cold feet?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-23

What is twice read is commonly bet
ter remembered than what Is tran
scribed.-JOhnSon.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-23

Hurry, Mother! Even constipated,
bilious, feverish, or sick, collie Babies
and Children love to take genuine
California Fig Syrup No Other>Iax.
alive regulates the tender little bowels
so nicely. 1t sweetens the stomach and
starts the liver and bowels without
gripping. Contains no narcotics or sooth.
ing drugs. Say California" to your
druggist and avoid counterfeits. In.
sist upon genuine California Fig
Syrup" which contains directions.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-23

Seven Presidents had been state
governors for one. or more terms
Johnson, Hayes. Cleveland, Mckinley
Roosevelt, Wilson and Coolidge. Two
Roosevelt and Coolidge, had been Vice
residents.-Kansas City Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-23

The twenty-fifth anniversary of the
first piece of motor equipment used by
a fire department in this country oc-
CURED on July IL, 1923.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-23

When wives and widows speak of
their late husbands their meaning 10
quite different.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-23

The shadow of trouble is usual
blacker than the trouble itself.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-23

Criticism is easy. and art difficult
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-23

Hardly ever-soft snaps.
Evening star., 1928-09-23
CHILDREN'S PARADE
STAGED BY WOMAN
Toy Wagons and Bicycles Figure
as Floats in Demonstra-
ton in Riverdale.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RIVERDALE, Md, September 22.-
Because she loves children, as she puts
it, Mrs. A. E. Bamford of 113 Lincoln
avenue gave them a parade Of their
own this afternoon, incidentally treat
ing the citizens to spectacle that sur
prised them.
There were IL floats, made of bicycles
and toy wagons, decorated with bunting
and flags and $50 marchers in costumes
of variety There was no purpose in it.,
especially, except to show the children
a good time. 1t was called mummers
parade and the Boy Scout Troop l16
lead the column to lend it dignity, uni
formed to their best advantage and
marching in precise formation, with
Scoutmaster Jack Holiday in command.
Peter Snyder, years old, and Rose
mary Ann Bamford, and half, were
costumed as bridal couple.
Expenses of the undertaking were
footed by seven merchants of the town.
The parade started from the post Office
at 4 o'clock and the sidewalks we're
lined with spectators. It covered a
mile of the towns streets.
Evening star., 1928-09-23
ASKS HIGH SCHOOL
FOR POLITICAL USE
Washington Open Forum
Urges Central Building
for Partisan Lectures.

Use Of Central High School for a
series of Sunday afternoon lectures un.
til election day by representatives of the
Republican, Democratic, Socialist, Com
munist and Prohibition parties on the
campaign issues has. been requested OF
the Board Of Education by the Wash
ington Open Forum. Announcement OF
this action was made last night by Linn
A. E. Gale, the Forums secretary, who
said the request was sponsored by P. w
Austin, attorney of 402 Sixth street, al
business meeting held Friday night
and was signed by Charles w. Pafflov
of % Ninth street northeast, the organ
ization's president.
The Forums letter contends that the
meetings will have genuine educational
value to the citizenship of the District
and to the younger generation, now In
high school and entitled to hear all
political viewpoints expressed ably and
frankly by proponents of the different
parties
Mr.. Gale pointed out that IL the Board
of Education accedeS to the request, Re-
publican and Democratic campaign
headquarters will be asked to furnish
speakers, and James A. Edgerton, vice
presidential nominee on the Prohibi-
ton ticket; William z. Foster, presiden-
tial candidate of the Communist party,
and Norman Thomas, White House as
pirant of the Socialists, will be invited
to address the meetings.
Charles F. Carusi president of the
school board, said last night that the
organizations request would be acted
on by the community center department,
which is vested with authority to deter
mine what use shall be made of school
buildings outside of school hours
If the forum proposes to use the audi
torium for discussion of non-partisan
and non-objectionable questions. and
without financial gain, Carusi said it is
likely that the request will be granted.
Evening star., 1928-09-23
j. D. c. OF VIRGINIA
PLAN CONVENTION
Alexandria Session October
z to 5 to Be Thirty.third
of Organization.
Special Dispatch to The star.

CpeClbI O1SpdtCn 10 Inc 0taf'
ALEXANDRIA, Va, September 22.-
Mrs. Charles w. Howell, president OF
Mary Custis-Lee Chapter, and various
committees, are planning for the thirty
third annual convention of the Virginia
Division, United Daughters of the Con-
federacy, to be held in this city Octo-
Der to S. inclusive.
A feature of the convention will be
a historical meeting october 4, in the
old Presbyterian Meeting House, which
will be presided over by the division
historian, Mrs. William Cabell Flournoy
of Lexington, Va. Two crosses will oe
conferred on descendants of distinguish
ed Confederate soldiers.
The recipients of the crosses will be
DR.. Hunter Mcguire Of Richmond and
Capt. Louis N. Duffey of Tucson, Ariz..
whose cross will be accepted by ms
father. Charles W. Duffey of this city.
Presentation of the awards probably
will be made by Mrs. w. G. N. Mer-
chant, president general of the U. D. G.
Registration will be made october 2,
in the Alexandria Chamber OF Com
merce headquarters in the George Ma
son Hotel, and meetings of the execu-
tive board and credentials committee
will follow. An informal reception will
be held in the Lee Camp Hall that
night and an address of welcome Will
be made by City Manager Paul Morton.
Business sessions of the convention
will be held in the Trinity M. E. Church
with the division president, Mrs. Will
liam Allen Roberts of Chase City, pre-
siding. -,
Committees announced by Mrs. Howell
are: Reception-Mrs. John B. Abraham,
Mrs. Harry Kirk, Mrs. Robinson Mon
cure, Mrs. A. s. Doniphan, Mrs. j. R.
Eddington, Miss May Stonnell and Miss
Margaret Ogden. Entertainment and
decorations-Mrs. Carroll D. Wolff, Mrs.
Carroll H. May, Mrs. Kenneth w.
Ogden, Mrs. Robert Elliott, Mrs. Park
Price, Mrs. W. M. Wright, Mrs. G. w.
Welch and Miss Belle Browning. Hous-
ing and registration-Mrs; Charles M.
ShepperSon, Mrs G. L. Simpson, MRS.
w. D. ogden, Miss Lou Gary, Mrs.
George w. Ropp, Mrs. w. M. Reardon,
r. and Mrs. T. w. Rose. Refresh
ments-Mrs. j. Lowell Wilcoxen, Mrs.
Charles M. Stump. Mrs. E. L. Snaffer,
Mrs. James S. Smythe, Mrs. Harrison
Kirk, Mrs. Ruth Seablom, Miss Mary
German, Miss Laura Zimmerman and
Miss Alena Shinn. Progranl-Mrs.
Charles M. Shepperson. Mrs. Ernest M.
DELANEY. Mrs. George w. Welch ard
Mrs. Harry Kirk. Finance-Mrs. Dan
iel r. Stansbury. Information-MrS.
Ada H. Garrett. Hall-Mrs. Charles w.
Howell. Music--Mrs. George E. War
field. Local credentials committee
Mrs. Daniel r. Stansbury. Miss Ada H.
Garrett and Mrs. Robert F. Downham.