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Mohave County miner., 1892-04-09

Tho compsrativs liability TO russ d
Iron and soft BesssmSs ssnel has t~~n
made the su',jscs A come very Close and
definite tests lately n one ol the Viz.
sinia iron and steel plants. with an IN.
tsrcsting result. A pie o( iron plate
and . similar piece Of stool, both clesr
and bright. were placed In mixture Of
yellow loam and sand. With winch had
been thoroughly incorporated some car.
Donate Of sod.. nitrate ot soda, smmon.
ium chloride and chlosids oi magnes,up, /,
and the ssFth ~ prepared wss kept moist.
Atthe end Of thirty.two days the pieces
Of metal were taken out, cleaned and
weighed. whom the Iron wss found to
have "a per cont. oi Ito weigh, end the
sseel az per cent. Tie pieces were
again put In place. and on heing weighed
after the lapse oi twenty eight days the
iron vas found 70 have lost 10 tho extent
q inst EOS per cent. oi its original
veixht and the steel LIE pss cent. -
difference which musA be considered Of
decided importance In certain classes oi
work.
Mohave County miner., 1892-04-09

Considerable n,isspprshsnsion exists,
both in this country and sbrosd, - to
the mines and mining exhibit which IL
to he made ss the Exposition. At
worlds fairs, heretofore, the mineral snd
allied exhibits have been shown in the
manufactures building, OF in annexes 70
cher structures occupied BY exhibits
having bat remote relation 10 anything
Of the mineral description. Many press
notices and comments indicate that the
impression prevails widely that such h
70 Be the else at the Expoaition Of 1888
Bot thst b far from being true. "Mines
and Mining" has been made . separate
and distinct Department" Of the Clss.
r6cation Of Exhibits, and will have the
exclusive use Of one Of the finest and
'sTgee Of the Exposition buildings. The
mines and mining building measures
$40 BY 700 feet, has total floor space Of
almost 9 acres, and cost t265. 900. The
iacs 10 that. at the Worlds Columbian
Exposition, for the first time In the his
.ofy Of such enterprises, the mining In.
dnstry and products are accorded the
recognition which their exceedingly
reat importance to the wealth and
prosperits Of sll civilized nation really
demands, Mr.. Skiff, Chief Of the De.
partment, saws that IL 10 already assured
mat In the Mines and Mining Building
WI he gathered in 1898 incompasably
"e largest array and most complete and
most instructive evidence Of the mineral
.ea'sh and progress Of the mining in
'ostry ever collected or attempted.
Mohave County miner., 1892-04-09

Do VI TEACH GEoLo0y.-The cultural
ssp~cts Of civilization are duo TO seo,oxie
stsucsuss, hat In isos msny a oas In
s'tasions arc students tsnsht to sppee-
ciste Topography or condguraiion ot The
sassh's surface and iss relation 70 ssrus.
ass. % 70 observe vith inqnisine eye shs
fosms and contours Of the lsndaaps ?
The student usually learns the chemiatvy
oi certain nicely.avSsnsed hand speci-
mons Of hard rocks. and memories the
names Of leading ioss,ls, OF the crystal.
lography d minerals under the guiss o
ecoocmic geology. A . rrsalt. thsl
study 10 supposed TO b mereiy the study
oi hard rocks and curioaa fossils. Al.
though the student knows ,heas BY sight,
he cannot trscs . rock.aheet above the
ground or below Il, or ses the great sofs
terrenes void OF fossils and rocks which
make up the larger ases q our country.
snd cannot spprrcisis the broader 70.
lAtions of structure 70 agriculture, by.
siene. climate and civilization. Hence,
the great unioss,liferous iessenes are un.
known; for example, the nonmountain.
ous regions d the west and south. over
which In places one may travel from the
Rocky Mountains to the Gulf Of Mexico
without finding iossil, . crystal, or &
building ne.-Rohest r. Hill.
Mohave County miner., 1892-04-09

MAJOR J. w. Donnelly Of the land de-
psrtment Of the Atlantic and Pacific
railroad, in this city. yesterday received
box Of early green peas from the Yuma
ranch Of Judge e. NJ. Sanford. The pods
are we'll filed and mesty. Judge San
ford 10 nov shipping yeas and cauli6ow.
ers in carload lots to Chicago. He soes
the road open for making an immense
fortune. The products in that district
are from three to eight weeks shesd Of
those in any other portion Of the United
States. The spirit Of enterprise, which
vas recently sprung up in agriculture IN
that section, b really phenominsl. Den
YER alone II putting in $4,000, 600 in i,.
rigstion schemes in southern Arizona.
Judge Sanford will pot in this year e00..
900 grape vines, 1900 Hs trees, 400
lemon trees, 1000 orange, 1000 olives
and $500 Of other species Of fruit trees.
Next year be expects to shin grapes in
carload lots 70 the Chicago fair in 3D.
vance Of any portion q southern Cali.
sosniA. While in this city recently the
Judge expressed the opinion that there
u no place that can eqnal the Rio Grsnde
valley for the production of celery, CAB
bage and beets. He will ship the first
melon crop from his ranch In about two
.seeks. Democrat.
Mohave County miner., 1892-04-09


Ths following. from an exchange, h
aus In every particular: The only men
vho are Of worth to . town or communi.
n ass thoss who can forget their osn
sslnsh end long enough, and Who sss
Hbssal enough in their own ideas 70 On.
soussss every public and private enter
ptiss- who ars seady With hgsin and
yssss 70 iosvasd any project thss 10 cal.
cslsied to build % the town and enhance
IL importance. The enterprise and push
u commun,ty In its infancy 10 the
iesndssioa oi ies permanent success. A
sewn might ~ yell pesosss ios ,ls funeral
= 10 become indifferent 70 the industries
IN i,s midsl. Men Who como to . town
10 make h their futuss homo. Who can't
zee far snoush beioss them 70 go that
money placed ludiciously In . p0blic en-.
.espriss 10 their own toWn will bsss q
hundred fold in the appreciation ot their
property, sse 70 Be pitied. They belong
to class sho are ever ready to take sll
shey can Of aome one else's building and
enterprise, but are not willing to do any.
thing themselves. II IL the town with
the most enterprising citizens In Il which
grows the most rsp'dly.
Mohave County miner., 1892-04-09


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Mohave County miner., 1892-04-09
TIE MoHAvE MINER

An immense WOODEN box, hound in
iron, was recently found at Halsiniors,
In Findlsnd, by workmen engaged in OK.
csvstins In the cellar Of an old honse
Upon opening the boz the mon found
hat Il contained large parchment and
= quantity of pieces oi iron Of odd shapes.
Bejns unable 10 make out the contents
d the parchment, they carried u 10 M.
Rise6, the nearest magistrate, who found
that Il was written by Father euRer. ono
time minister to Louis the Seventh Of
France. Il was an elsboraiely written
sreaiise upon the use Of steam - . mot
i've power. and further examination ~
vealsd that the bits Of iron we're number.
ID parts Of rudimsntsl but complete
steAm engine. II 10 proposed to 6s the
parts together and to exhibit this pionssr
scam engine at the Expos,tion.
Mohave County miner., 1892-04-09

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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-10-22
AN ARITHMETIC PROBLEM.

If you are good at figures get out
your paper and pencil and try this
sum. Here is simple problem n
arithmetic: A baby is born in 1892.
Now suppose its ancestors had married
at the age of twenty one, from the
time of our Lord-ffty six genera
ations-how many grand-tathers has
that baby had2 The answer, in round
numbers, will be three figures followed
by fifteen ciphers. Professor Proctor
at one time figured that if from single
pair each husband and wife had mar
ried at the age of twenty-one for
5000 years the population of the
earth, if there had been no deaths,
would now be 2,199,915 followed by
144 ciphers. Baby.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-10-22
SIGNS OF A MID WINTER.

l saw more signs to-day of late fall
and mild winter, said an old Lacka.
wanna Valley weather prophet yester-
day. have lived eighty-slx years,
and l have never before seen dande-
lion blosss ons in this region on the 1st
of October, except three years ago,
when we had very warm fall and an
uncommonfy mild winter. Goldenrods
all over the upper Lehlgh plateau are
as fresh and bright as they were three
weeks ago.
Then take grasshoppers for another
sure sign of a late fall. They
are as lively as they were in August.
| caught three to day, and they yielded
molasses as freely as they did in mid
summer. When there is going to be a
cool fall and hard winter, you can't
coax grasshopper to spit out molasses
after. the Ist of September. Crickets
are thicker than they were six weeks
ago, and that's another unfalling indi-
cation of an open winter. Tree To-
have sung after nightfall two week
longer than they did in 1891. They
are good weather prophets, and they
tell me that heavy overcoats will be
drug in the market next winter. Bull
frogs croak in the ponds at night with
a good deal more energy than they
generally do at this time in the fall,
and that means long, pleasant autunr
and winter without ,s.ssssisssA
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-10-22
CINTHY ANN'S NEW HOUSE.

l built a house for Cinthy AMMAN made it red
an rich,
An rugged it up with cuperlows an lghtnin'
rods an sich.
An built a wide plazzer roun ware she could set
an sew.
An take her kntten' work an Yah with Of Kar-
turah Snow.
An Cinthy Ann was happy Ter about week OF
An then she ioun' the chmbly draft wuz zworkin'
ruther slow;
For de smoke came in her Kitchen an she could't
bake her pies,
An her pudd' n on'y sizzled an her Johnny cake
wouldn't rise.
An soon she foun' her buttry wuz too small to
hol' her stuff,
For apple sass an backb'cy jell il wasn't large
enough
An all her things were scrooched right IN eztght
she could cram.
Her pickles an her ketchup, an her elderberry
jam.
An Gen dog day storm come on an drizzled for
week,
An de roof aIoun' de chimoley had to 20 an
spring leak,
An mildewed four my white shirts, thct she
he'd made an billed,
An her winter muH was Iooined an her weddin
dress wuz spilled.
An then sez to Gnthy, ween she shut down to
cry,
"Ther amt no home upon this side the mansion
in de sky
But wOt has some leak in the roUi. some trouble
in the tiue,
Some mis- BILE cuttered bLttry-'' an poor Cnthy
said Boo hoo
We build our pooty houses thet are tarnel fine
to oSee.
An we stick 'em up with cuperlows an sech-like
hligree.
An in our dreams they re fair ez heaven, but let
us wait week,
This pooty palace OF our dreams is sure to spring
leak.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-10-22

The process of manufacturing plate
glass has recently been much simpli
field, compared with the system COM
monty in vogue, according to the claims
put forth for this new method by new
inventor, who insists on rolling the
sheet of glass on perpendicular, IN
Stend of a horizontal surface; that is,
it is rolled to the exact thickness of
two sheets at once, which come out
fire polished as we'll as free from waves
and chill, while a surface of soapstone
prevents it from being scratched or
marked while cooling, the operations
OF grinding down and polishing being
thus dispensed with.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-10-22


for the sake of having a good Time. 1t
IS universally acknowledged that hun
dreds of young ladies, especially since
by them the term good time is very
likely to be used literally, meaning a
good time for themselves and for
others. More than half the girl STU
dents are preparing for teaching, or
have some other clearly defined end
in view ; but this leaves number, ab-
solutely great, who have no idea of
aking up any form of professional
work, who study for the mere pleasure
of it, taken together with the accessory
vantages. The first class as we'll as
the second, however, can have a good
time socially and if it be true that the
busiest people are the happlest, and
the happiest the busiest then surely the
college girl of to-day has her full
share of occupation and of pleasure.
But she has, on the whole, no more
occupation than she can we'll manage
and no more pleasure than she deserves.
Bryn Mawr is the leader of the new
movement IN favor OF more indepen-
dence for the students, one which has
been wonderfully successful so far, al
one which we must hope will prosper
even more in the future than 1t has
done in the past; the large majority OF
college girls are trustworthy, and the
tendency of the times is to recognize
the fact.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-10-22
A BIRD OF FREEDOM.
An American Eagle IN his
Mountain Eyre.

Benjamin Franklin bitterly op-
posed the adoption OF the American
eagle as the emblem OF our country.
The American eagle, said he, is a
robber bird and one of the most
savage creatures known to us, and
therefore is he entirely unsuited to
become the representative emblem
of our great country.
1t is true that the bald headed
eagle is a veritable thief and cut
throat, not only stealing food from
others when he could otherwise
obtain it honestly, but he also tor
lures and tears his victim in pure
savagery before devouring it. The
natural home Of the champion bird
OF freedom is among the loitiest
peaks and rockiest crags of the giant
Rockies, near the snow line, and
often above the verdant belt which
marks the limit of vegetation.
Eagles are the most unsocial OF
living creatures, even with their own
kind, usually selecting for their abode
places of widest, natural grandeur,
inaccessible except to wings, and
among the most profound solitudes,
as far away from man, beast and
feathers of its kind as it is possible
to get.
An eagle is strange bird, and
carries his pecularities SO far as to
kick his own Youngsters out of the
home nest just as soon as they are
able to take care Of themselves.
This much, however, should be said
to his credit-that he is most watch
ful and attentive during incubation,
soaring high and low, on guard like
a sentinel, forever on the alert to
protect mother and young from pos,
sible danger. He is a most excellent
provider, and never hesitates to rob
passing hawk of a fish, and is
ever ready to secure young fawn
or lamb for his eaglets, who, are
exceedingly fond of such food, =
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-10-22

As nest builders he and his mate
are failures, for the home generally
consists of few twigs and reeds
roughly woven together. and con-
structed in such a shittless manner
that the eggs often fall out and are
smashed on the rocks below.
The eggs are rather large, of
dirty white, mottled with brown
spots, and seldom number more than
four for one Matching.
The limit Of an eagles age is
about 100 years, although at the
present writing there is one aged
customer in the Geological Gardens
at Vienna who has ia years to his
credit. He has actually been in
captivity for that length of time, for
a record of bis existence and con-
fnement has been faithfully kept,
which shows that he antedates the
closing OF our revolutionary war
some four or five years. This pat
riarch OF his species was no doubt
an old bird when Napoleon | was a
boy.
Lewis and Clarke, in their fame US
expedition across the continent
eighty odd years ago, speak of see
ing great numbers of bald eagles all
along the Upper Missouri river.
These early explorers were certainly
correct in their statement, for even
yet bald eagles are plentiful in the
locality mentioned and possibly,
many of the old fellows now roost-
ins in tops of rotten tire es, that we're
probably green in their day, actually
saw Lewis and Clarke in person
along about 1904 plodding YEARLY
through the then unknown wilder
ness on their way to find a route to
the Pacific.
The finest speciman of the species
we have in the Northwest is what is
popularity known us the golden
eagle. He is really not golden at
all, but rather copper brown. To
come down to facts, the plumage of
the bird Is a dark brown color. The
"tibla and tarsus," or leg bones and
feet, are covered thickly with feathers
to the toes, which feathers have a
golden brown tint that has given
rise to the "nomen" of this particu
lar species, The coloring also
extends to the head and neck teath
ers, which, glinting in bright and
slanting sunshine, give the bird a
charming golden tint. The golden
eagle builds his eyrie among the
most inaccessible &c ithe Cascade
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-10-22

I''fai'i-' t'iiNi
the hot and maTarial -
Panama.
1t seems to be an inherent passia.
among the aborigines to possess
eagle plumes, not only for decora-
tive purposes, but also as a medicine
(charm) for their arrows, and as a
trophy of prowess. The name is
great tavorite too. with these simple
sons OF the forest. In my short ex-
perience | must have met at least a
thousand braves who had the word
eagle" somehow or other mixed up
with their titles. They were Crow
Eagle, Pretty Eagle, Fly Eagle,
Long Feather, Two Feathers, Black
Eagle, Red Eagle, White Eagle,
Eagle Feathers, Eagle Iron Feathers
Bald Eagle, Bald Eagle Bear, Brave
Eagle, Thunder Eagle, High Eagle,
Conquering Eagle, Flying Eagle,
Yellow Eagle, Eagle Legs, and
scores upon scores OF other eagles.
Among the Crow Indians this
title seems to be a particular favorite.
This tribe will go to any expenditure
of time, trouble or labor in order to
obtain the much coveted tail feathers
as also will the Blackfeet, to the
north of them, who seem to take
special delight in the long, beautiful
plumes of this wary bird. Old Sit
ting Bulls chief ornament was an
eagle plume arranged so as to stand
staight up from the back of his head.
Gall, Grow King, Rain-in. the Face
and other noted Sioux braves
adorned themselves in like manner,
likewise Grow Eagles and Long
Feather, of the Absarukis.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-10-22
HOW MINES ARE SALTED.

The gullibllity of persons who buy
mines has passed into proverb. 1t is
said that such properties have actually
been salted with half melted silver dol.
lars and sold to investors, who did not
realize thstrthe precious metal wss -
iound n nature with the stamp d she
mint upon 1t. Undoubtedly the most
scientific method Of accomplishing this.
sort of swindle is to apply the sil!yssss.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-10-22
Do you
understand
the Sheep Question !?

It's furnishing heap of political thunder m
now 1t furnishes table question the ,.ear 49, JJ
NJ tull of meat side of it is the all VOL ~ "
Country clothes used to be reproacb H. T'aa
was the Blue leans joke; and the homenad ;i:1
Joke; and the homemade making Joke. '''''
For thrty-one years we've beer LIE.
OH the jokes by clothing the country abont ne I, ~ R
" "ananaker & Brown manufacture of ClotLn " "
We turn all-wool cloth into the r,octeroc
S7iothlng that can be manufactured We h1,I cILttI
u tle carload make Suits and Overcoats h -
thousand, the five hundred or the hundred 2
tlnk the goods are likely to be popular. and i
llein as near cost dare to- and insure onrcel,
solvent business 0''ei"
Great and greater sales have attended ne eve,
Pendl III 1ns generous plan of clothing YOU and O.
Neaoy- Made Clothing has become the Amer;c,
standard 'o 1n'ierica
''y Dollar suits Thirty Dollar Oyercoats
en'y Dollar SUITS Twenty Dollar Overcoats
ooiar SUITS Ten Dollar Overcoas
,.. Dress Clothing and Everyday Clotb;no
iudllues we know to be reliable sold at lower n1ce
y IS to 20 per cent than prices usual in Cloth;n,
'UieS' because profit by manufactur;ncr ,,
selling the Clothing ourselves N''>
Wanamaker s. Brown.
ana MARKET Philadelphia.
we pay Railroad Excursion Fare
nom f>kton If you purchase $40 worth.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-10-22
Frank 7. Kerr 6 C0.

~ II .I,:=-F 4'UTUMN Fabrics
.s.tF:tk.et. r. f,as are here III great
ffi.,..,gII r variety. Or
tst1E ss&sl J course there is
not such great
variety of colors, as the pre-
vailing ones run to Browns,
Blacks and Blues; but what
there IS you will find on our
counters.
An inspection of our stock
is cordially requested and will
be worth the trouble. Prices
have been cut almost in half
and our choicest goods placed
within the reach of the most
moderate purse. In cheviots,
Dlagonals and Scotch goods
we can suit your fancy in
goods, workmanship a nd price.
Let US cite one ms tance OF
price cutting.
A fine cheyiot suit made OF
good material, honest work.
manship and, as a 4 Necessary
result, good wearing qualities
for the remark1 kbly low
price OF $12. Thi ! is not a
suit butt made
to your order. III
In few weeks w H. will have
oatss 5aik with 1y0" "Ho"' over
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-10-22

While in the main Crow village,
near the junction of the two Horn
rivers, not long ago, had the pleasure
Of beholding one of the richest and
handsomest headdresses of eagle
feathers it has ever been my good for
tune 10 see. Ii must have contained
two hundred pIumeS, all told, and the
latter were sewed or fastened by means
of sinew threads to a long piece of
elkskin, which reached from the crown
OF the head to the feet and then tralled
some fifteen or twenty inches behind
on the ground. AT the end OF the
trail was fastened bufalo's tail, which
completed the full dress war costume
of this particular warrior when ready
for business He wore no other
clothes to speak of, only breech
clout, and his body was creased from
head 10 foot with the most odor1fer0us
OF pemmican \ which made il possi-
bic to discover 5 presence mile be-
fore seeing him. offessa q
2allssorts Of inducement
his treasure, but the
to my appel"