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Mohave County miner., 1884-04-13
A Curious Mime.

There is at Sunny Corner, New South Wales, a mine that has been mined fol gold for twenty years past, and has been the fortune of two or three men. The ore has been run through a five stamp mill, and has yielded from half an ounce tc twenty ounces of gold to the ton. By good fortune the water supply was short, and they had to settle all their tailings in tanks so as to save the tailings to save the water. They now find themselves in posses sion of a pile of tailings estimated as containing from 15,OOO to 10000 tons. and from mary different assays made in the last year each ton will contain from 40 to 70 ounces of silver and from 5 to 2 per cent lead.
 An old California mining man, who is now managing the mine, writes to friend in this city letter describ- ing the curious geological features of the mine. It is a flat lode. Above the crushing ore, which is a decom- posed quartz. with some iron in It, is a pipe clay, spottted with small crys- tals of pyrites.
 The crushing ore is from few inches to four or five feet thick; and then comes in some places a light red gossanny iron ore, and below that hard, finty rock, that they never have gone through. In places a heavy lead ore is found between the gossan and the crushing stuff. Ii seems to run in channels, and some times will entirely disappear in few feet. Since our California frienC has been at the mine he has had the gossan assayed, and there is silver and lead in all of 1t, although tt | look at it no one could see any sigr of either lead or silver in the ore. In one place they sunk througl the gossan and came on galen'
 lode. It is twenty four feet wide but is not very good, as it only give
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-13
Stealing a Ride in England.

A man wishing to travel free from Wolverhampton, England, to Liver pool, procured two stout pieces of rope, which he fastened to the axle of a railway carriage. leaving a moose at the end of each. Into one moose he puts his legs while he in serted his shoulders into the other. In thls position he hung when the train started. The train was an ex press, and did not stop until Crewe was reached, which is about 70 miles from Liverpool. He was rather un- comfortable when the train began to move, but when 1t got into full swing he had real torture, and when he reached Crewe he was nearly dead with fright. Here he was taken into custody. To the magistrate who ad- indicated on the case he explained that his sensations when swaying to and fro were something awful, and the effect of the sleepers as they rushed past him nearly robbed hlm Of reason, and he twas afraid that every moment the rope would sliI from his shoulders and hang hlm.' The magistrate decided that he had enoagh punishment, and, remarking that he was not likely to repeat the experiment., sent him about his busi ness.
 This must be great deal worse than riding on a truck, which Amer ican tramps sometimes do.
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-13
Fire-PrOOf Theaters.

In two recently constructed thea ters abroad-one at Edinburgh and the other in London-special effort has been made to render them prac- .ically fre-proof. With this vlew one of the most important provisions is that of building the proscenium wall, separating the stage from the auditorium, from the basement to the roof, and providing it's large openings with an iron curtain. ln the case of the new Prlnce'5 Theater London, this fire-proof curtain weighs T tons, Is 30 feet 6 inches wide by 28 feet 6 inches high, and is constructed ot two screens oi wrought iron plate ] inch thick forming a double division, with ar air space of 6 inches between.
 This curtain is raised by means ot a hydraulic ram, fer which only Sz gallons of water Is required, fur nished by the city mains. It may be raised or lowered in 40 seconds
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-13
The Eagle and the Kite.

An eagle, overwhelmed with sor- row, sat upon the branches of 8 tree in company with a kite. Why" asked the kite, do I see you with such rueful look?" The eagle an swered, II seek a mate suitable for me, and am not able to find one" "Take me-" responded the kite. ''I am much stronger than you. l have often carried off an ostrich in my talons," The eagle persuaded by these words, accepted the kite as a mate. After the election, so to speak, was over, the eagle told the kite to fly off and bring back the ostrich 1t
 had promised. The kite scared aIoft and returned in time with a miserable little mouse in an advanced state of decomposition from the length of time 1t had lain on the ground. ''Is this," said the eagle, ''the faithful performance of your promise to me?" The kite unblush
 ingly responded: You must know that to accomplish any object there is no lle I will not tell" The only moral to this fable is that the people should not always send to the Legis- lature the man who talks loudest with his mouth.-Galveston News
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-13

about IS per cent lead and 10 ounces silver. It contains a good deal of zinc and iron, and also some copper.
 When in the winze lately the mana ger noticed the lode was all covered with little blue crystals of sulphate of copper. The water running out from the mine leaves thick coatlngs of metallic copper on the iron rails if they are immersed a short time. Several geolcg;sts and mineralogists of note have examined the mine, and they all say it is very queer specl- men of a mine. The gossan being under the ore makes our Californla friend believe that 1t has been turned upside down.-Mining and Scientific Press. vuzs
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-13
Learn 10 be Brief.

Learn to be brief. Long visits, long stories, long exhortations and long prayers seldom profit those whc have to do with them. Life is short. time is short. Moments are precious. Learn to condense, abridge and in tensify. We can endure many an ache and i'll if 1t is soon over, while even pleasure grows insipid, and pain intolerable. if they are prOtract- ed beyond the limits of reason and convenience. Learn to be brief. Lop off branches; stlck to the main fact in your case. If you pray, ask for what you would receive and get through; if you speak, tell your mes sage, and hold your peace; boil down two words into one, and three into two. Always learn to be brief.-Ex- change.
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-13

In boring for water near Snake River, about forty-fve miles from Dayton, Or, recently, a stratum of frozen earth was encountered at a depth of fifty-fye feet. Passing through this for five feet, numerous cavities were found, from which cold air came in gusts. The escap- ing air at the bottom of the we'll can be heard roaring at some distance. It is not possible for any one to hold his hand over the we'll for any length of time without freezing 1t, and bucket of water let down into the well was frozen over ID a few min utes. Work on the we'll has been abandoned on account of the cold,
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-13
TgmobIe Fate of a Steamship.

The Great Eastern has been pur- chased by the British Government for use as a coal hulk at Gibraltar
 How have the mighty fallen!" may we'll be said of tbis uEiucky vessel. Born out of due time, she has never fulfilled the hopes of her projectors. Her only useful period was when she was employed in laying submarine cables. As freight and passenger steamer she was a dismal failure. She was too kig for any port ln Great Britain but Milford Haven. Her career has been punctuated by disasters. She has been tried in a dozen capacities, and has failed Tn all. and now she Is degraded to the humiliating function of coal hulk. Nor is there yet any probability that the demands of commerce or trans
 portation will ever justify the build inc of vessels of her size. For not only is the difficulty of finding work for such monsters almostinsuperable but. as the New York Tribune says, they are objected to on the practical ground that it is always unsafe to put too many eggs in one basket.
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-13

Two miners of Alum Creek, says the Walker Lake Bulletin, last week went up to the mountain above their cabin to look at some boundary lines. After the1r work was done they gave way to the inclination common to all men, to roll snowbails down the slopes of the drifts which had gath cred i1 the ravines. One long slope, one mile in length, just above their cabin, was particularly tempting, and they went out of their way some
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-13
A LITTLE KISS.

If I should steal little kiss,
 Oh, would she weep, W onder? I tremble at the thought of bliss If I should steal little kiss Such pouting lips would never miss
 The da1nty bit of plunder; If I should steal a little kiss,
 Oh, would she weep, 1 wonder? He longs to steal kiss of mine
 He may if he'll return 1t: If can read the tender sign, He longs to steal kiss of mine; ''In love and war'-you know the line Why cannot he discern it? He longs to steal kiss of mine He may if he'll return it. 4 little kiss when no one sees-
 Where is the improprietY? How sweet amid the birds and bees- A little kiss when no one sees; Nor is it wrong, the world agrees,
 When taken with sobriety. A little kiss when no one sees,
 Where is the improprietY?
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-13
Machinery and tie Ma

1t has taken years of improvement to make headway against the strange notion that improved machinery and mechanical process work against the Workingman. It has been the cry at every new step in advance that It would be the death blow to some in dustry formerly carried on by hand. The locomotive was to do away with teaming, The sewing machine was to be a foul crime against the vel fare of the -seamstress. The reaper and mower were to interfere with the rights of the sturdy swath- cut ters of the farms. In short, every advance has been met by just such objections. Yet there is less poverty, less squalor. less ignorance and less idleness among the laboring classes in our age, which IS the age of in ventioD, and ln our land, the land of inventive genius, than in any other land or age the world has ever known. Milling processes have been So lately and so rapidly improved that they have suffered less obstruction than many others. Still there has been a vast amount of very foolish talk about this branch of trade, and there stills. Yet, not tue least valuable effect of modern mechanical improve ment has been the broadening of the Ideas and the general improvement of mind it has brought 10 that very conservative class of men, the mill CTS. The almost incredible apposi- tion suffered by Oliver Evans would be an impossibility in 1883, and we may view this fact with satisfaction as Indicating the enlightened condi- tion of the present generation of millers.-Roller Mill.
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-13

QUARTER OF CENTURY's SILENcE.-- Twenty-Five years ago Mrs. Dewes cf Canton, Ohio. asked her husband to do trlfipg thing, which he eregarded as an absurdity, or out of the
 question, and refused to perform the favor. She became angry and told her husband that if he did not do It she would never speak to him again At this her husband became angered and replied that he would not do it, and furthermore, that he would not speak to her until she spoke to him first. The other morning the wife woke up feeling very badly, and turning to her husband, said: "Wll
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-13

Mrs, Brigham Young has dIed the third time, or rather three of them died once. Only sixteen mourning widows survive him. Artemus Ward remarks that Brigham Young was all 1ndulgent father and numerous husband; he has married two hun dred wives; he loves not wisely but two hundred well. He is awfullY awful married: he is the most mar liedest man I ever saw. I was intro duced to his mother-in-law; I can't exactly tell how many there is of her, but it's good deal,
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-13

4 colored individual who went down on the slippery flags at the corner of Woodward avenue and Congress street scrambled up and backed out into the street and took long loook towards the roof of the nearest building. "You fell from that third story windowp' remarked a a pedestrian who had witnessed the tumble. Boss I believes yerP' was the prompt reply; "but what puzzles ne am de queshun of how l got up dar an why Twas leanin' outer de winderI-Detroit Free Press.
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-13
The Vatican.

A writer in one of our contempo- raries concludes that this word IS oft en used by many who do not under stand its import, and he proceeds to explain. The term refers to collec- ton of buildings on one of the seven hills of Rome, which covers a space of 1,2O0 feet in length and 1000 feet in breadth. It is built on the spot once occupied by the garden of the cruel Nero. It owes its origin to the Bishop Of Rsee7meey ERsee7nm9ee,y who m rthf1ee- early part of the sixth century, erected a humble residence on it's site. About the year 116O Pope Eugenius rebuilt It on a magnificent scale. Innocent IT., few years afterwards, gave 1t up as a lodging to Peter H., Kiug of Arragon. In 1905 Clement V., at the instigation of the King of France, re moved the Papal See from Rome to Avignon, when the Vatican remained in a condition of obscurity and ne glect for more than seventy years. But soon after the return of the Pontifcal Court to Rome, an event which had been so earnestly prayed for by poor Petrarch, and which IL nally took place in 1876, the Vatican was put into state of repair, again enlarged, and it was thenceforward considered as the regular palace and residence of the Popes, who one after the other added fresh buildings to 1t and gradually encircled 1t with an tiquit1es, statues, pictures, and books, until it became the richest depository in the world.
 The library of the Vatican was commenced ], 400 years ago. It con tains 10000 MSS, among which are some of Pliny, St. Thomas, St. Charles of Borromeo, and many Hebrew, Syrian. ArabIan, and Ar menian Bibles. The whole of the immense buildings composing the Vatican are filled with statues found beneath the runs of anclent Rome, with paintings by the masters, and with curious medals and antiquities of almost every description When it is known that there have been ex- humed more than 10000 statues from the ruined temples and palaces oi Rome, the reader can form some idea of the richness of the Vatican. It will ever be held, in veneration by the student, the artist, and the schol ar. Raphael and Michael Angelo are enthroned there, and their throne will be as enduring as the love of beauty and genius in the hearts of their worshippers.-Scientific Amer ican.
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-13

Patent applied for: Cheap burglar alarm.-Drive a headless nail into the casing over and door, and after closing the door hang tin pan on the nail when you go to bed. That is to say do ali this if you are natur ally timid and want a cheap burglar alarm that will work every time.- Detroit News.
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-13
THE OLD CHyRCHYARD.

Nae dreams disturb their sleep
 Tn the aUld kirkyard; They hear nae kindred weep,
 In the auld kirkyard. The sire with silver hair, The mothers heart of care, The young, the gay, the fair
 Crowd the old kirkyard. The heart sad bsatings co2Se
 In the auld kirkyard; And aliens rest in peace
 In the auld kirkyard. Where obbsd dark floods of strife, Dove-like hope, wi promise rife. Plants tho bFokca branch O life
 In the aald kirkyard.
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-13
FOregORe Conclusions.

Blaine will be nominated for Presi dent.
 Blaine will be elected President.
 Blaine will give us an American administration. Blaine will compel foreign powers te respect us.
 Blaine is the coming man.-Cai- fornia Spirit of the Times.
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-13

Big Foot's jaws, Mr Foster explained to the interviewer. "With Big FoOt's iawbones I made a pair of spurs, and I have them to day as a memento. His hair I braided into watch chain, e relic I would not part with for a large amount of money"
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-13
A MODEL WOMAN.

T know Il tsaSlan e4NafEous fair A mode
 ns6k ss.,H ss., 'lsis.h{5 t15GffS5 {;0f5 down | hs 70 oH tea. She never gossips after church Of dresses or of hats; She never meets the sewing school, And joins them in thelr spats. She never beats a salesman down, Nor asks for pretty placques; She never asks the thousand things Which do his patience tax. These statements may seem very strange At least they may to some But just remember this, my friends. The woman's deaf and dumb.
 A Wisely Anonymous Man.
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-13

$50 you have been lighting again on your way home from schools"
 " yes, sir"
 ''DIdn't I tell you that this sort of business had got to stOp?"
 'Yes, pa; but"
 'No excuses, sir! you probably pro voked the quarrel!'
 "Oh, no! nol He called me names" :"
 "Names? What of it? When boy calls you names, walk along about your business. Take of that coatw
 "But he didn't call me names"
 "Oh, he didn't? Take off that vest, sir, at oncer'
 "When he called me names l never looked at him; but when he pitched into you IT had to fight"
 "What! Did be call me names~
 'Lots of lem, father. He said you lied to your constituents, and went back on tie caucus and had"
 civilian, put on your coat and vest. I don't want you to come up a slugger, and I wish ycu to stand we'll with your teacher, but If you can lick that boy who says l ever bolted a regular nomination, or went back on my end of the ward, don't be the least bit afraid to sal right ahead"
 At Toledo a sharp-looking young man boarded the Detroit-bound train, and, after looking over the passen- gers in one of the coaches, he took 8 seat beside a traveller with face as honest as four dollar bill. Just as the train was about to start the young man suddenly said: My friend, am on my way to Detroit to see my mother die" "Eh! that's too bad" Il haven't any money With me, but I'll give you my watch for security if you'll lend me $20 until we reach Detroit" Let's see the ticker" The watch was galvanized affai, worth about 50 cents per pound, The man with the four-dollar face examined 1t, shook 1t and put 1t in his pocket. Then he slowly drew 8 twenty dollar bill from his vest pock- ct and handed it to the young man. The latter simply glanced at 1t and then the two smiled. Then they shook hands. Then the watch and the bill changed back. The watch was dead swindle and the bill a counterfeit, and both belonged to the ''profesh. ."-Detroit Free Press.
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-13

It makes an editor mad to have word come up through the tube from the counting-room that a lady Is waiting to see hlm, and after tramp ing down six flights of stairs find her to be only his wife after a ten dollar bill.-Philadelphia Call.
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-13

It pays to advertise. A gentleman in New Haven, Connecticut, adver tised the other day for boy, and few days afterwards his wife present ed him with a son weighing ten nnnnds
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-13

"If you would freeze" said George, smuggling up a little closer, you would make delicious Ice-cream. ,. ''If you were to freeze" responded Amelia with severity, after catching whiff of his breath, "you would make rum Dunch."
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-13
NO. 23.

liam, I believe I am dying" They were the first words she had spoken to him in twenty-five years. The husband had been equally as silent. She did not die, however. and they have been talking to each other ever since.
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-13

by simply touching a lever in the prompter's box. The only two other openings in the proscenium wall at this theater having iron doors. a fire on the stage might thus be readily separated completely from the audience portion of the house. Scientific American.
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-13

lY rRineQ and yet he has, slWaYs 8 stter success, " #I3sn aesh7 e you'd have quietly ueel lsks ! 9d and sunk into 8 Paupers gf : The secret of these successes was recently explained by him in a con versation with delegation of busi- ness men. "One thing" he said to them, "you do not any of you adver- tlse enough. You ought to invoke prin ter's ink every day. You are sleepy and want your business to run itself. Standing advertisements command confidence. The man who for year resides in a community and leads a reputable life, even though he be of moderate ability, will grow in the confidence and es- teem of his fellows. On the same principle newspaper advertisement becomes familiar in the eye of the reader. It may seldom be read, still 1t makes the name and business of a man familiar, and its presence Tn the columns of paper inspires con idence in the stability of the adver tiser."
 Let a prominent business man remove his advertisements from the local papers and he will drop from the public eye and thought almost as efectually as if he was laid away in the cemetery.
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-13

what to get a chance to start some balls rolling. The sun had softened the snow little. and the first ball began increasing in bulk as soon asit started. Both bulk and mo mentum increased until, swollen to an enormous size, it burst into sever al pieces, each of which continued gathering material until a strip of ground 1OOteet wlde was cleared of snow. The immense balls gathered rocks and earth as they moved, and the whole avala6che went overSthe cabin of the men %ho started
 was an illustration\ of ''sowil
 wind and reaping thA whirlwIi s
 the cabin and all it c&ntained s taken up by the swiftly hoyir IHass .ssit, etatffsfHii tatffsfHiea tto)the bsd of tS rruan The destruction was competS: aId the two men had to come to Haw thorne for tent and blankets. They think now that starting avalanehes is exciting sport, but a little too ex- pensive.
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-13
OH FOOLISH HEART!
BY JEROME B. BELL.

BY JEROME B. BELL. Oh, foolish heart, why feel In pain pleasure, And banish smiles to find In tears a treasure! Why seek the cruel thorns Beneath the roses; Why harbor thoughts of night Before day closes? The joys of life, at best, Are far too fieeting, That thou should haste the hour Of g1ief's sad greeting. Sufficient to the day Is its sorrow; For the pleasures of to-day May pail tomorrow.
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-13

A RAJAH's THRoNE-A huge crystal throne has just been manufactured in England for an Indian rajah. Some Idea of the elaborate workman ship which has been employed in the construction may be gained from the
 act that the fnial of the legs are Zach cut into 324 mathsRaties used to some extAH na 70 throne substanti ll susE parts are covered wisk- glass and hidden. The cushions and hangings are of crimson velvet, and altogether the rajah is destined to possess gor geous and probably a very urcom- fortable seat.
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-13
Pocket Book Lost.
To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: will pay a fair reward for the return or nv pocket book, containing money, passes, and certificates of deposit, stolen on the 9th inst. All persons are warned chase any certificate of deposit they are n0n-negOtiable.
 E. P.S. No questions vii pocket book Witsspaper
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-13
P. T. BarmuIn on Advertising

No man in America has shown more elasticity in recovering from financial disasters than P. T. Bar nun, the great snowman. He has been several times apparently utter