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WILD HONEY TOBACCO THE ER'S ALASKA SHOP.
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identity of Uncle Sam a secret. How
ever, a chance remark furnished
clew which when followed brought the
above story, which was freely told
and fully verified.
Uncle Sam died March 2, 1873, in
Kosciusko county. Ind, at the age of
one hundred years and three days. His
body was later removed to Merriam
where it now rests with other men,
bers of the family.
Accompanying the Star story is q
photograph of Uncle Sans grave
stone which has since been widely
printed in newspapers throughout the
country. On the gravestone appears
the legend Soldier of 1S12-SAM-
UEL WII.SON-Died Mar. Z. 1865,
Aged 100 Years & 3 ds." From the
two accounts given above, it is APP
parent that, while there is no doubt
as to Samuel Wilson being the orig
inal of Uncle Sam, the conflicting
testimony on his death and burial
raises some interesting questions.
Did he die on July 81, 1914 or on
March Z, 1865 or on March Z, 1878?
How did the stone-cutter happen to
make the mistake of Is years in the
date of his death? Is he buried in
Troy, N. Y. or in the obscure little
cemetery near Merriam, Ind?
The contribution of Canadian
humorist to the history of Uncle Sam
is rather an incidental one, but inter-
esting, nevertheless. In 1885 Judge
Thomas Chandler Halliburton of
Windsor, Nova Scotia, created char
acter known as "Sam Slick of Slick
vile, Onion county, Connecticut"
whose adventures appeared anony-
mously in The Nova Scotian. Later
it was published as book by the
editor, Joseph Howe, under the name
of ''The Clockmaker, or the Doings of
Sam Slick of Slickville." A copy was
lent to Bentley, the English publisher,
who issued an English edition.
To the English Sam Slick was the
typical American, in his shrewd say
ings, his shrewd business dealings
and in his Boosting that the United
States was the greatest nation in the
world. Consequently the pictures of
Sam Slick, as drawn by Hervieu, a
Frenchman, and Leech, the artist who
made Punch famous, for the English
editions of '"The Clockmaker," came
to be looked upon as the symbol of
the United States and some unknown
artist, whether English or American
is unknown, at some unknown time,
went step further with the concep-
ton of the typical American. He
added goatee to Sam Sticks
smoothshaven face, put some stars in
the hatband of his tall hat, some
more stars on his coat and stripes
on his trousers, held down by long
straps, and behold-Sam Slick was
Uncle Sam, the symbol of America
henceforth!
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daughter, Mrs. Claea Zumbaugh, both
living at Albion, the following facts
were obtained and fully verified:
Samuel Wilson, one of triplets, two
boys and a girl, was born at Whining
ton, Del, March 4, 1878, the son of
Marmaduke and Mary Wilson, who
came to America from Scotland. There
were~no other children in the family.
Growing to manhood there, Samuel
with his brother Joined the Lewis and
Clark Northwest expedition in 1904, ac-
companying them as far as where Man.
dan, n. d., is now located. These
young men spent the winter there, re-
turning to st. Louis, Mo-, in the spring.
Later they returned to Troy-on-the-
Hudson, n. Y, where they Joined with
one Ebert Anderson, who owned and
operated a general store.
When war with Great Britain was
declared in 1912, the Anderson store
was converted into government sup
ply headquarters, with Anderson as
commissary and Samuel Wilson as his
superintendent, afterward a quarter
master. Among Mr.. Wilson's duties
was that of examining and marking
all packages for government use. The
mark placed on these containers was
"E. A-U. So Wilson was known by
his associates as Uncle SAM" and one
day when a longshoreman was asked
the meaning of these initials, he re-
piled by saying: For Ebert Anderson,
the commissary and Uncle Sam, his
superintendent, for he and the United
States are all one. He represents the
government, too" Meant as d joke,
the idea took hold and Mr.. Wilson's
name, Uncle SAM" since that time.
has passed current as a personification
of the United States the world over.
Later Uncle Sam began to appear III
caricature, in many guises before the
Civil war. Although tall and slender,
as Mr.. Wilson was, it is thought the
present conception of Uncle Sam,
which began to appear in cartoon in
the early SOS, had it's inspiration In
the tall, gaunt figure of Abraham Lin
coin.
Uncle Sam" had a varied experience
during the war. He was on board the
Constitution in that famous twenty
five minute battle with the Guerrero
when the latter was sunk off Cape
Race. In this battle Uncle Sam was
cited for gallantry by Capt Isaac Hull,
and when he was honorably discharged
he received two land warrants from.
the government One Of these war
rants he sold to his son John M, who
now lives at Albion, Ind, while the
other went to Jim Harrison and was
also used in Indiana.
After the War of 1912, Uncle Sam
went to Pennsylvania where he was
united in marriage to Miss Susan
Anderson of Cumberland county. To
this union ten children were born
seven boys and three girls, as follows:
Noah, David, Andrew, Samuel, An
thony, James. John. Mary. Angelina
and Lucinda.
BY trade and profession Uncle Sam
was tailor and a doctor. His son.
! John, now has lance that was used
by Uncle Sam to alleviate the suffer-
ing of his patients, in the old days
when bleeding was regarded as a
cure-all for most ailments.
AS time rolled on, and the caricature
of Uncle Sam became more and more
in use, his family developed strong
antipathy to this familiarity, and when
they moved to Indiana among strang-
ers they resolved to avoid any further
publicity along this line and kept the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-27
Forming a Language

All the glam0r, the meaning-the
hidden meaning, IL you will-of words.
Is nothing but time, and custom, and
what is and what Is not, combined by
men through organization and rules
into a great result.
This result, which we call language,
gives us reading and writing-gives
US books, newspapers, magazines
gives us range of action and think
ing that were utterly impossible with
out 1t.
There are more than 100000 words
In the English language now, and Of
this number the average person uses
only a few thousand. They suffice.
The remainder await our usage,
hoping that we will call them into
life from the musty covers of the
dictionaries Surely we ought to re-
rpond, now and then, and help good
word out.-Exchange
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popular player St Louis He numerically ridden" by fans
The passing of Bell ends
izaton Purchased from Lansing
small he "famed Syracuse
1928 He recalled year, played
games batting 1878
1924 Bell with
Milwaukee option.
After batting 1865 during these
shortstop
From 1925 to the present, Bell with
being converted third he
$50 mentioned bated
lifetime batting is 294 Bell is
Bell nonchaany
Though
like with Hornsby
they him, he's
I'll find surroundings agreeable"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-27
Blessed Overnight Relief
For Burning
Aching Feet

Here's the sensible quick way to
lasting foot comfort that thousands
say is far better than anything they
ever tried, so if your tender, burning
feet are keeping you in constant
misery go right to your druggist and
get tube of Joint-Ease. Rub 1t on
tonight and tomorrow morning have
feet so free from distress and burn
ing that they'll feel fine again. Only
60 cents a tube.
EREE Send name and address for
= II day trial tube to Pope
Laboratories, Desk n, Hallowell, Me.
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Spnrt n ntes

Association football has developed
into the most popular sport in Aus
tria since the World war.
Southern tennis stars will gather on
July at Louisville, KY, to decide the
1928 Southern amateur championship.
Another of the serious blunders of
golf is to be caught standing too close
to the ball a second or so after you
have ,swatted it.
Miss Shirley Cobb, daughter of Ty
Cobb, was named blue ribbon win
ner in the ladies' Craftsmanship class
at the Augusta horse show.
Feeling that he can whip George
Godfrey, the big negro heavyweight,
Pauline Uzcudun wants to fight him
in New York. They recently fought in
California.
Herman Byers was named as hon.
orary captain of Indiana university's
football team of last fail by Coach 81.
o. Page. Byers played at halfback,
and is from Evansville.
Mexico will compete in the 1923
Olympic games with squad of 40
men. This will make the second APP
pearance of Mexico as an Olympic
competitor, the first having been in
1924.
A golf team, made up of students
from Oxford and Cambridge, is plan
ming to visit the United States during
the coming season to engage in
matches with Yale, Harvard, Prince
ton and Cornell.
Aileen Allen, women's coach at the
Athletic and Country club of Pasa-
dena, Calf, has been appointed to
train the American girl athletes who
will be entered in the Olympic games
at Amsterdam this summer.
German Olympic enthusiasts have
taken a leaf out of Americas book and
have chartered ship on which ath-
letes and spectators are to be housed
at Amsterdam during the August con-
tests.
Hans Steinke. the ponderous Ger
man, is recognized as the worlds
heavyweight wrestling champion by
the New York athletic commission, and
has been seeking match with Ed
"Stranger'' Lewis ever since he> won
the title from Joe Stecher.
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down the gutter toward the drain.
81 am afraid We'll have to give up
the idea of going to the zoo, children"
remarked their mother 'You see, it's
never going to leave off,"
"But, mummie,' protested little
Maurice, who had set his heart on an
elephant ride, 1--WE must go! Yes, we
must, COS I've put it down in my
diary that we went!'
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-27
Deep Artesian Wells

Oxyacetylene-welded steel pipes "a
inches in diameter, having wall five.
eighths of an inch thick, will encase
three artesian wells which have been
sunk in widely separated sections of
one of the large Texas cities to sup
plement its water supply.
Owing to the geological formation
OF the locality, the wells had to be
urilled to a depth of 1850 feet. The
steel pipes which encase them are to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-27

extend downward $50 feet, and ac-
cording to engineers all surface seep-
age will positively be eliminated.
This unusual and costly precaution-
airy measure, says the New Jersey
public utility information committee.
is a striking illustration of the steps
taken by water supply companies to
safeguard the public against disease.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-27
Relief for FiIipinos

Driven out of business following the
recent opening of a new road and the
subsequent introduction of motor
truck transportation, 1000 bull-cart
drivers i'm the mountain province of
the Philippines are facing restitution.
They constitute more than one-half
the inhabitants in the vicinity Of Ia
gudin, which is enjoying one OF the
best rice crops in years. Efforts are
being made to interest them in rice
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-27

growing and to introduce into that ter
ritory new variety OF rice that VIII
permit the harvesting of two crops
year and double the yield. The gov
eminent is distributing the seed,
which is especially adapted to the
climate there
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He said that, according to his present
plans, High would be used in utility
role, with Waite Holm as the hot
corner guardian.
The trade of Bell was not unex-
pected. While he was hitting the ball
hard in his spring appearances he
was miserable afield. In nearly every
game he appeared his fielding was
cratic.
With change in scenery, and play
ing with Rogers Hornsby, under whom.
in 1926, he had his greatest season,
Bell may be able TO return as star.
When the Cardinals won the pennant
and world series in 1926, Bell was one
Of the greatest third basemen in the
game. He hit .325, being the teams
leading hitter that year, and he also
fielded well.
Missing the driving influence of
Hornsby, Bell proved flop" last
year. He batted only .259, and as his
hitting declined, so did his fielding.
He appeared in 115 games Even in
his best years, however, Bell was not
IIo xroe fuII Urid1oy1D h1,
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NDIAM1NDV
NPIEK-UFSN

And then we have the Pirates, who
lost three straight to the Frisco Seals.
Pitcher Billings of Detroit knows
his groceries. His first job was driv-
ing a wagon for grocer.
Danny Clark, Cardinal outfielder,
mas been released outright to the
Houston club of the Texas league.
Charles Barnes, younger brother
of Virgil and Jess Barnes, is trying
out with the New YORK Giants this
spring.
Frank (Red) Crist, first baseman of
the Fairmont team of the Middle At
lantic league, has decided to quit
baseball.
Rabbit Whitman, Montreal outield-
er, has hit under 300 only once since
he's been in baseball, dropping to .2S3
five years ago.
Bill Cissell, the costly rookie of the
Chicago White Sox baseball club, has
been insured for 100000. Cissell cost
the Sox $12S,000.
Ben Chapman and Allen Cooke, two
youngsters with the New York Yam
KEGS, have been released optiOnally to
Asheville of the Sally league.
Outfielder Joe Bonowitz of the Fort
Worth Panthers was called away
from camp recently by the death of
his mother in Columbus, Ohio.
Harry Rice, fleet outfielder who was
acquired from st. Louis during the
winter, should make the Detroit out
field one of the best in the majors this
season.
Jim Poole, who tried for two sea-
sons to play first base satisfactorily
for Connie Mack's Athletics, will play
with Atlanta in the Southern league
this year.
Danny Taylor, recruit outfielder with
the Brooklyn Robins, has been turned
over to Memphis of the Southern
league. He was not quite what Uncle
Robby wanted.
"Shanry" Hogan, the Giants catcher,
celebrated his twenty-second birthday
while the Giants were in spring train
ing. In an exhibition game that day
he got two hits.
Split seasons have been adopted for
the coming year by the Pacific Coast
league, Southern association. Western
league, Texas league and numerous
class c and d organizations.
Old Alex is one of the grand-dad-
dies of the big time now. Grover
Alexander of the st. Louis Cardinals
is forty one and in his seventeenth
campaign this season. He started with
the Phillies in 1911.
Albert Kritt, a young outhelder from
Washington, has been signed by Man.
ager Joe Neptune for his Frederick
Hustlers of the Blue Ridge league.
He was given an early trial by At
lanta sof the Southern league.
Fred G. Somers, former Information
al and Eastern league first sacker, has
been appointed manager of the Peters
burg club of the revamped Virginia
league. Somers had shot at it in
the National league at one time.
Gabby Street, former Washington
catcher, estimates that he has caught
about 2,700 games since he broke into
the professional game in 1902. Gabby,
who has seen forty-five summers pass,
worked in 6S games in the Sally
league last season.
Harry O'Neill, veteran pitcher who
managed the Salt Lake City team last
year. has accepted like job with
Boise of the Utah-fdaho league. The
Salt Lake franchise was recently
transferred to Boise and O'Neill de-
cided to string along with it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-27
Saw Rulers Downfall

Philiphaugh is an interesting coun-
try seat in Scotland, three miles west
from Sellzirk. Here, in 1915, Montrose
was defeated by General Leslie. and
the cause of the Stuart king, Charles
I. was ruiled In Scotland.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-27

Pierce's Favorite
Prescription. / took
several bottles. / also
used the Pleasant
Pellets all the time
to keep my bowels
regular and never
had kidney trouble or
any other trouble.
My baby is strong
~ ~
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feelings at night that I could not
sleep and for two years could not
go down town because I was afraid
of falling. My mother took the Vege-
table Compound years ago with good
results and now I am taking it dur
ing the Change of Life and recon-
mend it."-MRs. T. A. MILLER, 1911
Adams Street, Denver, Colorado.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-27
Event Worth Remembering

In 1888, on the twenty fourth of
January, Samuel F. B. Morse gave his
first demonstration of the code of cots
and dashes used in telegraphy and
now known as the MSrse code.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-27
HELPED DURING
MIDDLE ACE
Woman Took Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
Denver, Colo.-'T have taken six
bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-

table Compound
and will take
more. l am TAX
ing it as a tonic
to h e Up m g
t h T gh the
Change of Life
and l am telling
many of my
friends to take it
as l found moth
ing before this to-
help me. 1 had
so many bad
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-27
Sidefrock Trouble

Never borrow trouble. If the evil
is not to come. it is useless, and so
much waste; If II is to come, best
keep all your strength to meet it
.Tryon Edwards.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-27
Spots Found on Stars

There are spots on some of the
stars as well as on the sun, accord
ing to astronomers at the University
of Wisconsin. They found that many
stars shed variable light. due, they
believe, tn spots on their surfaces.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-27
Too Late to Change

The rain was pouring steadily down
and the children were feeling distinct
ly unhappy. With their faces pressed
close to the window panes they
watched the water flowing tOrrentially
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-27
Bell to Star for Boston Braves

ESTER BELL regular third baseman of the Cardinals for three
consideration
for nfelder Andy High who ST. Lousan and cash
sderation While the Cardinals in High player who is
able of playing nfed with possible exception of first
Manager McKechne third sacker
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-27

Dorothy Mae Heymg anu IUeIItV6 It Is Uu6
TO my use of the 'Favorite Prescrip-
ton (" = Mrs. G. d. Heying, 506-3rd st.
ALI dealers
The use OF DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription has made many women happy
by making them healthy. Get it at once
at your neighborhood store. in tablet or
liquid form.
Write DR.. Pierce, Pres Invalids' Hotsl
in Buffalo. NJ Y, for free advice
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-27

Radium rays that penetrate metal
Is inches thick are being used to hunt
for hidden flaws in castings in Russia.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-27
Cannot Be, in Fact

Narrow is the way that leads to
be.-BoSton Transcript.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-27

A man might like society more if it
weren't necessary to change clothes
two or three times a day.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-27

Opportunity. Statesmen Wanted-To sell bese
line of suits, oyercoats, mackinaws, sweat
ers, underwear, hosiery, for the entire fami-
ly, direct to consumer. No investment
quired. Write for exclusive territory PROPOSE
ton. DULUTH WOODEN CO., Duluth. Mimi.
Declining Years Made Comfortable and Prof
liable $50 will give you interest in a Florida
poultry farm. Write Orange Blossom Poultry
Farms Inc. Winter Haven. Florida.
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Unhoppiness Defined

AS general thing unhappiness is
sorry for itself.-Anerican magazine
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When Glasses Stick

If two glasses become wedged to-
gether stand them in warm water and
pour cold water into the inside glass.
By this method they may be separated
without fear of cracking.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-27
AHappy Mother

Monet, MOI was greatly benefited
during expectancy by the use of DIR.
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A woman may not be able TO drive
a nail, but at driving a bargain she is
in her glory.
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Who's Responsible?

Father-Here, Billy you shouldn't
hit Harry. Because Harry hit you is
no reason to retailate.
Billy-Well, he retaliated first.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-27
BY ELMO SCOTT WATSON

HO is Uncle sam! AS
everybody knows, he is
that genial, lanky individ-
ual dressed in a star
spangled coat and striped
trousers and wearing the
tall beaver hat who is
universally accepted as
the symbol of the United
States, just as John Bull
is the symbol of England.
But who WAS Uncle
Sam? That is 20 say.
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w. N. u, Minneapolis, No. 17--192a-
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German Olympic enthusiasts have
taken leaf out of Americas book and
have chartered a ship on which ath-
letes and spectators are to be housed
at Amsterdam during the August con-
tests.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-27

Aileen Allen. women's coach at the
Athletic and Country club of Pasa-
dena, Calf, has been appointed to
train the American girl athletes who
will be entered in the Olympic games
at Amsterdam this summer.
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A golf team, made up of students
from Oxford and Cambridge, is plan
ming to visit the United States during
the coming season to engage in
matches with Yale, Harvard, Prince
ton and Cornell.
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Mexico will compete in the 1923
Olympic games with squad of 40
men. This will make the second ap-
pearance of Mexico as an Olympic
competitor, the first having been in
1924.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-17
MUSIC APPRECIATED

Juneau Chapter No. !, 0. D. S., wish to express their appre- citation for the music furnished at the Eastern Star dinner last evening by George Anderson of Anderson's Music Shoppe. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-17
NORTHWESTERN TO
 WESTWARD THIS A. M.

The steamer Northwestern, Capt. Gus Nord, arrived in Juneau las night at 11;30 o'clock After dis charging twenty first-class passen- gers and miscellaneous freight, she sailed for the westward at 430 am. today. The following pas sengers arrived in Juneau: Mrs. D. Haasane. Miss W. H. Robin- son, E. s. Addison, Mrs. F. A. An derson, Miss A. Mills, O. F. Small. R. Lahti, J. B. Marshall, Miss M. Robinson, Pearl D. Addison, c. F. Skewe, Frank Sutherland, Ma than Schwartz, Mrs. E. II. Kaser, Virginia Addison, Herbert Leisy, Helen Larimer. Wm. Rodigkiet, Edward J. Johnson and G. W. Strawmayer.
 Leaving for Cerdova were. MT. and Mrs. L. F. Herbert and H. l.. Redlingshafer; for Seward, A. r. Halloway.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-17

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 4-S Twelfth and Willoughby.
 4-9 Home Grocery.