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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-09
Rubber Root. vs.. uh.um.,,.m.

The little toe is said to be disappea ring
from the human foot.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-09

Beecham's Pills instead OF sloshy mineral
waters. Beecham's-no others. - cts. . boz
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-09

There are 266 Ij6 miles of telephone wire,
in this country.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-09

In 1872 the whale fishing was tegun by
vessels from Nantucket.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1893-02-17

FACTS STRANGER THAN FIC-
TION.

The average weight OF the Chin
ess brain 10 said 70 DO heavier than
the average weight OF the brai n in
any other race.
Experiments carried ON by the
experts OF several United States
agriculture experimental stations
Prove that a common "Yankes pun
kin" will lift two and q half tons,
providing the weight is placed SO
a. to interfere with the growth and
development of the vegetable.
The following may appear in
credible, but nevertheless il is quito
true. For years past g Sunday
school by telegram has been held
weekly on an American railroad.
The superintendent asks the class
questions over the wire At different
sasions, prayers are said, aud a
chapter in the Bible read-All by
wire.
DIR. Carver relates the story OF
psvinsstons, weighing SO pounds,
which was raised from its bed
(when joined on sll four sideS. by
such soft substance As common
"pul ball' mushroom. b.
A new scheme is being tried in
Australia. with good results, for
the determination of rabbits. Car
tridges generating POISONOUS gas
are put into the burrows, the holss
are closed aud the rabbits are killed
by the poison in the smoke.
A French doctor recently sels-
brated his one hundredth birthday
anniversary, aad the fsct wa, com
msntsd upon that among the large
number present who had been his
patients not one Was over 80 years
old, and most OF them msch younger
The London Graphic has a por-
TAFT and sketch of Potars. q Maori
cannibal, who is IS years old Aud
still has a good set OF natural
teeth. He has not eaten a white
man since 1916. He spesks we'll
Of white folks, but for a steady diet
prefers Maori, ss the whites, or
"pakahas," havs "a ssity aud bit
ter flavor" Pntara must have a
rs,su.iys memory OF his tastes.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1893-02-17
TO EXTRACT GOLD FROM
OCEAN SAND.

A company Of lsc M, Wash /,
capitalist has been ergauizei, W
II. Fife president, t. eKtrsct gold
from the sand Of the Pacific OCEAN,
by u the ua.lr OF which ls
secret. The company has bought
from Judge Brisco, Of Oystelvllle,
Pacific county, til" right to extract
gold from the ssnd in t'sard's Hol-
low, near Ilwaco, and has secured
similar rights on other parts Of the
Pacific coast.
Gold has been found in the sane
of the ocean beach at many places
from the straits OF Juan de Fuca to
Southern California claims \ cor
respondent, but only in occasional
stretches, he says, it Is in sufficient
quantities to pay for treating. /.
is supposed to come not from the
land but to DO washed up from
some hidden reef in the bed OF
sea. For many years the Indians
have been in the habit Of washing
gold from the saLd pits at the en-
trance OF Port Angeles harbor. The
beach on the ocean side of Wash
ington has been thoroughly pros
psctsd and the yellow metal was
everywhere.
At Boards Hollow there are said
to be two gold bearing strata, one
l3 inches below the surface and
nine inches thick, and the other 80
inches below the surface and IS
iGchcs wide, Platinum aud rhodi-
um are also found IN paying guam
titles. Ths company contracts to
give Mr. Brisco one-sixth OF all
the gold extracted and five cents
per cubic yard for magnetic black
sand. 1t will build a tramway
along the beach, ready for active
operation ia the spring. Similar
operations are bsing carried on in
Southern California, whore ex-
elusive rights have bssn secured.
Leases have been made of Gold
beach in Southern Oregon, whieh
is 10 miles long; of Seal Rocks at
the entrance OF Ysqulns Bay, Ore
gon, and at the beach at Pstsrson's
Point at the entrance OF Gray's
harbor.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1893-02-17
A report comes from Texas th

A report comes from Texas that
San Antonio man has bsen OK
perimsnting with the mesquite
bean az a substitute for coffee, and
finds it rqul to tie best Java.
A long story has been printed re.
gsrding his alleged discovery, and
t. the effect that a company has
been organized to pat the mesquite
bean On the market. Ths mesquite
grows Wild in Mexico, also in parts
Of southern California, New Mexico
and Arixena. Thsrs may bs mill
ions in it" aud yet it is likely that
coffee will hold ito own for q While
vet.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1893-02-17

Dave Norman, one Of the con
ductors arrested by the Atehlson,
Topeka Il Santa Fs for stealing
freight, had a preliminary hearing
in LAS Vegas Friday end was
bound over for his appearance be
fore the grand jury. He SAID he
could furnish bond If allownd to
get ont after it. He Was given the
privilege, but deputy sheriff was
sent with him. Norman when he
got out on ths street, conmsncsd
buying the drinks at pretty
lively rate, and it was only short
time until the deputy had fair
Gag" on. Norman kept at him
until he saw that there was no fear
from that quarter, and than took
him to one Of the sporting houses
of the town. There he left him
and also the city. No trace of him
can be found up to this writing,
and the supposition is that he is
In Mexico. The escape WAS = pret-
ty slick on. and is q serious set
back to the railroad officials, who
had 4 sure case against Norman.
kilograms are being sent in all Ill
rsctions, bat no word has been
received. 1t is reported that
Burke, q convicted murderer, has
also made his escape by breaking
jail.-Albuquerque Times.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1893-02-17

property there are millions upon
millions in sight, Some man, who
10 apparently sensible in most
things, goes INTO a mine, walks
through it and comes out in ksli
an hour and without any hesitation
at all, reports thai there is some
certain, but generally fabulous, sum
in sight Jenkins OF the press re
ports the arxt day In special tels-
gram to the daily papers that wide
ly known and conservative experts
estime that there is a million, more
or less, in sight in this great mine.
And this sensational stuff is copied
in sll the eastern papers, and their
readers Relieve that silver can be
mined for little or nothing, and
that with free coinage the country
would be swamped with the white
metal.
The learned expert, too, makas
an examination Of the mine, and
reports certain quantity and vAl
ne of ors in eight; and the learned
expert generally makes an ass OF
himself in 50 doing.
The truth ls that no man ever
yet made anything but an approx.
nation or guess at the quaatity and
value of ths ore in sight in any
mine, 1t is only with great care
and skill that man can make q
goud. or accurate estimate of the
quantity and valas of ors in a pile
on the damp which has been sssort-
ed. How much less, then, can one
make an accurate estimate OF tho
quantity and value in sight In a
block Of unstoped ground in a mius,
without any knowledge OF the bar
ron spots and lean streaks which
no human knowledge can forssss? =?
All that any expert can do, and all
that any careful man does, is to
give the exact measurements, shape
and dimensions of ore bodies In
sight, aud the result Of his samp.
ling tests, perhaps checked with
the returns from ore shipped from
other portions of the mine. Can
any man tell, if there be ore in the
breast OF a drift which is going into
unsxplored ground, how far that
ore will extend into the unseen
rocks? Based upon the general
character Of the mine, as shown in
the stopped aud worked portions OF
it, be may form an opinion of the
probabilities of its conlinuance.
But IN an estimate be will give
these things as probabilities, and
not as ore in sight. Measured by
dollars and cents there is wide
difference between the two; aud
this ia the ultimate measure that
must be used. Denver Mining
Industry.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1893-02-17
HECUNMos MINING BLUM
DERS.

Every mining proposition is one
of two kinds. First, a mine in
which there is ore in sight; or ssc-
on1, prospect in which there is
little or no pay ore in sight, aud a
rere or less good chsncs to hnd
ore.
Each day in the week every man
who minglss with mining men
hears grave and earnest talk about
the ore in sight il this or that rnins.
We hear that in the Anaconda, or
Mollie Gibson or some other noted
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1893-02-17

Tolume county is the scene OF
operations OF a placer mining COM
pany named the Martha Washing
ton, says the Salmon City Miner,
the shareholders of which are all
women. They held a meeting in
San Francisco which was attended
by IS wemsn, who own u third of
the shares. The object of the meet
ing was to consider reports on the
smalgsmating process that is pro =
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1893-02-17

1t has often bssn noted that New
Msxics has some peculiar laws.
One Of these csme to light this
week. According to the first see
ton of the law relating to justices
Of the peace provides that the jus
tees and eonstRblss elected on the
second Monday OF January shall
take their office on the first Monday
of February. The second section
provides that the term OF office Of
the justices and constables elected
two years ago shall expire on the
first day of February. The result
of this law 10 that there was no
justice nor constablss in the terri
tory from the first to the sixth Of
February, this year.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1893-02-17

Do you know that this country
10 full OF csnslgrs2 1t grows wild
almost everywhere, and when cal
tlvated doubiss its size in u short
tins. Do you know that it is
worth $40 per ton on the cars at
most any station within 100 miles
from Dsming7 Well it is. Do
you know that farmers in the Rio
Grands valley below El Paso are
planting many acres OF it and by
fall will be shipping train loads OF
it2 1t requires but little irrigation,
and a fact can be grown prohtably
without irrigation at all. 1t is a
safe, sure crop, aHd brings ready
cash. After once being planted it
needs no other attention except irri-
CATION encs or twice during the
summer months. 1t is almost as
the sweet potato which it rsssm-
bles very much. Our ranchers
should pay soma attention to its
cultivation. Many think it will
pay better than alfalfa.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1893-02-17

Of unsIpsctsd richness. 1t was Lot
thu intention to make the result VI
ths assay known till the meeting
OF the Bpard of Trade when il might
be offiri lily ,nlouncsd for tile
benefit of all, but sufficisus was
learned to create . fHrnrs OF exc to-
ment, aud several wagon loads OF
miners, with from 10 to 80 days
grub, had departed before nightfall.
and it Is estimated that moro than
100 men will leave for the new
camp to-day. The eIcitsmsat there
far exceeds that caused by the d's-
covery Of Crseds or Cripple Greek
a little over year ago.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1893-02-17
A new mining Camp. 10

A new mining camp, located in
the Sangre de Cristo range OF noun
taias, 30 miles west OF Pueblo, Col,
and ShIoh has attracted the atten-
ton of number of local prospect
ors during the past few weeks,
suddenly sprang into great promi-
nencs wheu 1t became known that
representatives OF the Pueblo Board
OF Trade had quietly visited the
place and had made assays Of ere
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1893-02-17

K. Mcdonald, of Denver, is in
Tascon. Arix., with new dry wash
or OF his own invention. 1t is diff.
crest from anything seen before in
that country, and is said to savs
every particle of the gold. The
mill is simple and only requires a
small amount OF machinery to con-
struct it. A circular tank is filed
with several hundred pounds of
quicksilver, and on top OF this 10
set wheel with fangss on the
spoke like crosses, that keep the
gravel moving over the quicksilver,
leaving all the gold as it passes ont
into buckets that work aatomsti-
sslIy and keeps the waste out OF
the way. The system docs not
granulats the quicksilver. The
capacity OF the mschins is frsm
150 to 200 toas per day.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1893-02-17

B. II Watts, a prominent short
horn cattle raiser OF LouisiaAs, Mo-,
sold to Lew Baldwin OF Rood House
the champion steer OF the State Of
Missouri. The animal 10 six years
old and measures 19 hands (6 feet
4 isches) high, 2l feet long, 13 feet
8 inches around the brisket and l3
feet 4 inches around the girth.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1893-02-17

posed to be ussd in connection with
operating the placer ground of the
company. K. s. Bennett, OF Den,
yer, inventor OF the machine, stated
as to what he claimed it would do.
Thcy proposed to let Bennett IN
on any profits that may result from
treating the ground, provided his
process is used.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1893-02-17
MINERS CONSUMP rION.

The necessity for scientific and
thorough inspection of mining meth
DDS, 80 far as ventilation is concern
ed, is forced upon attention by the
alarming prevalence OF miners
consumption. 1t is disease oil
modern origin. asd is believed TO
be dus to inhaling poisonous gases,
arising from the use and COM
bustisn OF high explosives, In which
nitro glyesrins was discovered in
The powerful constituents. Nitrs-
glycsrins WAS discovered in 1916,
aud has ooms into use IN mining
only within the past twenty-five
years. Before then only black
powder was used. So far az We
can learn from a study of mining
records or medical accounts, the
disease now known as miners con-
sum ption was unknown until very
lately. 1t is for this reason that
it is supposed to be due to the gas
~ arising from the use OF nltre
glycerine. To determine the truth
of the claim would require a widely
extended and wsll directed lnves-
tigstion by physicians who prsc-
tiee in mining regions. Work OF
this kind would certainly be cheer
fully done by the physicians, il
there were some department OF the
State or Government which would
intelligantly inaugurate it.
II it were once determined that
it il due to these gases, thsu the
problem Of batter mine ventilation,
aud the way to secure it, 30 that
the disease may no longer murder
its hundreds of victims, will be =
new one for the State and mine man.
ayers 10 consider.
The disaass ia ore which is close
ly allied to ordinary consumption,
and appears to bs Impossible OF
cure. So far as we know, and so
far as we can learn from inquiry,
it never attacks any but vertsran
miners, who are naturally those
who have been most and longest
exposed to tho influences supposed
tosproducs it. 1t is most deadly
on the Comstock. Dan De guile
writes that almost every week
one to three are borne to the
grave on the Comstock with this
disease, and at the same time re-
ports of the death OF Others are
constantly being received from
other regions of the Pacific Coast
to which they have stayed after be-
ing inoculated with the seeds OF the
deadly disease.
"All who develop the disease die
sosnsr or later, even though they
leave off mining in any region and
take up their residence in the most
favorable sections of the valleys of
Cslifornia. The fell disease goes
with these veteran miners t. Mex
leo and Puru to South Africa, Aus
tralia and China.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1893-02-17

Mr.. w. G. Hadluy OF Sierra
county, who Las for several years
past supplied the Director OF the
United States Mint with stasistics
on New Mexico. has just forward
cd his report for ths year 1892, and
it shows that for the first time In
the history of Nav Mexico the gold
production ssds the silver out
put. He places the total ef the
precious metal produced by Nav
Mexico in 1892 at 81 $4,000, OF
which 50.4l psr cent is gold. Tho
ruling low pries ID silver and lead
OF course 10 respcnsibls for the
falling off ia those metals, but at
the same time there is much to
encourage in the figures r.lsting to
the gold output. Mining
Industry.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1893-02-17

Jack Rivers, miner in the en-
ploy of the Pyramid, near Lords
burg, was fatally injured by an
explosion in the Hsnristts mine
last week. He put in some shots
and climbed out of the shaft, but
returned before the last shot had
His body WAS literally
filled with pisoss of rock. Both
legs were broken. Rivers lived a
few hours and thea expired in ltsr-
ribls agony. Nothing is known of
his early life, and ths name by
which he wss known is said to
have been assumed.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1893-02-17
The Nav Mexico Gold and

The Nsw Mexico Gold and Sill
YER Mining Company has been or
ganizsd as follows: President, G.
o. Merrifeld; vice president, L. D,
Bowman; secretary and treasurer,
0. G.. Myhre; Directors, l.. ID.
Bowman, j. Nj. Hartrog. J. Y. Bow
man, r. 8. Cameron and ., g.
Myhre. The company expects to
incorporate aud put 100000 shares
on the market at 81 per share, to
get funds to carry on the develop
ment work in the hills northwest
OF Eddy.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-27
NOT A JUST TRADE
CAMEL vsndef Schslds Asks for
an Injunction
Nc ALSO WANTS his LOTS


DzzIel Wander Sehellis has about con
ciaded thai life u one eonstant felgsioo
sid snare tie i . Holiandss without
"a sxtsnEisd sc4uzintanes with the
J snkse method u making trade. lie
ksan suit Ia ne superior court yester-
~ against William Huison and IL j.
fibbii1k. 10 have = real estate deal do
c. ard naA and void he siso askosi ioE
= a rsceixed al inlunctloo restraining
hudson AID Nibbhnk from onstlng him
ffom hOass on Brown 4 Ciark's add
ton The inIunetion sas act served
Eon snough. Tor tho defendants visited
fns place and attempted q ese<f Vsnder
bshslde. The after defended his rights
IA made e 80 hot fer the i0trusisfs that
tncy had him and Martin Wander
+ .bclds arrested for assault and battery.
tander Schetsie claims be cannot read
write. he owned tao lots "a bros q
3 Ci4fk's addition 9orth s45lo lie
s4ys Hudson repreeentet that he owned
= fertile farm a bienfion. OttaNs connty.
. "a got up a trade. lie offered - loan
y antef Seheiaea 81 10 GA Tie faEm 70
bald a house. The papers we're all
n stie cat aud the trade made. bat Nr.
Wander Schelds say he never received a
q ed from Mr.. Hudson. Besides. he
saJs. TIE farm Nas not fertile. a. repre-
. ated. ana that ths twenty acres are
. q xorth sioU. lie also says Hudson
= fursd o. loan him The sl.oUo a. agreed
i e tliaks te Waa drfrauded aud wishes
. deed 10 hegSon sci aside.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-27

Jsnss Bcrns one q the Plum Is Mill
ifglass was arraigned 10 Judge Adsit's
q afs yesterday. He refused 10 plead
plea - not guilty Vas catered
: Hssse..1s askea taat the trial 10
. AZ TIE eAriiest possible day. Judge
a ast sa- enable e. same day for the
{ al bat 44i probably 40 - To-Day
harlss Daily another one u the same
4 ng made oath thai be- vas unable %
lpioY al attorney. he said be had
= lie money wren arrested bat that IL
b at been exreGded IN the case and 10 tho
support q bis wife and child Ia Chi
~. Re Sad he hal paid = u. Cay
{ in~lterabls money - defend him.
Jatge Adsit appointed SIR. Clay 20 de-
9 nd Daily AZ tLo expense q the county
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-27
counr nEcosDS


StfCun Court
JUpSK GRovE-Asa III. Wells Vs. Harriet
Wells. divorce.
JuDox ADsrr- The People Va Alfred
GL0ert. malicious injury 70 property;
motion 10 quash argued and sub
mittsd. W. II. Cooper three cases..
selling liquor without paying the tax;
pleaded guilty. The People Va David
Schornfeldt. selling liquor without
pasing the tan: pleaded guilty. The
People ". janice ID. Burns. burglary
and larceny; plea OF not guilty entered
The People W. James Daily. alias
John Brascone. burglary and larceny;
pleaded not guilty. Tho People Va.
Darius Cook. removing fnortgaged
goods; beach warrant issued.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-27

JvDGx DrRLINoAAE-Th People W.
Charles Paul. assault with intent 10
rape. ninety days allowed respondent
IN which 70 settle ball OF exception.
The People W. =. 5. Swartz. violation
OF liquor law; nolie pros'd. The Peo-
pie w. Anthony Lee. assault with in
tent 20 rob; verdict not guilty. The
People Va I'd Troy. deadly assault:
continued over term. The People vs..
Johannes Silve-s. prize lighting; bench
warrant issued.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-27

" H. Cooper Of Reeds lake followed
tie good example set BY Henry Huber
sad y. H. Mccarthy and pleaded guilty
q the three cases against him for selling
liquor Without having paid the tax. All
q the Reeds laAe saioonists have now
pleaded guilty excepting Charles God.
ley. They viii DO sentenced Monday
Forming
The viil q Matte and Peter Rsynders,
kf. we're fled FOR probate yesterday,
Istsr Reyndsrs died eight years ago
sad according 20 the terms % his viii
Ell his property was LETT 10 Ars. Reyu.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-27

juror HAo0KRrY-W. II. Cleveland, ill.,
treating horse; sentenced to pay a
tine OF 80. ii. j. McNulty. forgery;
held for trial. A. Forbes. Jail break
ing; adjourned September y. Lizzy
Fitz Simmons. assault and battery:
paid sl0.57. Cornelia Poedr and
Grace Ten Hope. larceny; sentence de
ferred. Sam Vanderschelds and Mar
tin vsnderschelds. assault and bat
terry; adjourned September %. Stan
ley Mencinski ct al. larceny; ad
journed September -.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-27

OF course you want 10 make your
money 90 as far as possible. then buy
your blankets OK
VofGr, HERPoLsHKIMER 4 COMPANY.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-27

Boyer. 50 Canal street. is going out Of
the shoe business. Look for his add in
another place.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-27

Have you paid your taxess IL not. -
so now and avoid the per cent.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-12-30

Gov. Wait, Of Colorado, has a
hand in a convention Of miners to
urge a special session OF the legisla.
ture to protect the silver mining in.
dustry. The governor has arranged
with the president of Mexico, so ru-
NOR says, foe the coinage of hybrid
silver coin. The coin is to be made
in the Mexican mints Or Colorado
the Mexican government hav.
ing the seignorage as the profit.
Gov. Waite declares that the State
can purchase bullion, issue certif-
Gates. which may be used as a me-
dunn of exchange until the return of
hybirds, with which the certificates
may be redeemed.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-12-30

A young white woman, named
Marie Celina Guidroz, aged about
% years, was brought to town Wed.
nesday by Deputy Sheriff Thomas
Mouton and placed in the parish
prison, charged with the murder oil
Willie Melancon, a boy about z
years old. It appears that the ae>
cused was living with the foster
parents of Willie, Mr.. and Mrs.
Vilmond Melancon, near Carencro
bayou. On Friday, Dec. 9Th Marie
Guidroz went to the bayou to wash
some potatoes, and took along with
her the little boy, who was subse.
quently found drowned.-Lafayette
Gazette.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-12-30

The summary killing Of the bank
ruptcy bill in The lower house of
congress was not the sort Of treat
ment which this important measure
merited. Very large business inter.
ests ask for q uniform system OF
bankruptcy. Such a law is the nee.
essary condition of intelligent and
prudent credit. It is too bad that
unWise leadership should have
wrecked the bill before its consid.
Grafton was fairly begun.