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Frostburg mining journal., 1894-05-12
Underground Relics of IA Former CiyIi,za-
tiOn in chihuahua.

Moses Thatcher, the millionaire
apostle and tinancier of the Mormon
church. whose home is in Logan. Utah
is residing for Il time at DO Van Ness
avenue. Mr.. Thatcher has been an
apostle of the Mormon church since
1879, and his life work has been de
voted to the building up of the kingdom
of the latter days. He has spent many
years in exploring the wildS and
beauty lands of Mexico.
In the State of chihuahua the Sierra
Madre Mountains, Mr.. Thatch states,
held for him the greatest attractions.
West of the CaSas GrandeS Valley,
through which flows the PicdraS Yer
deS. lovely river which connects
with the San Miguel in the upper part
of the valley and forms the CaSas
tirlndrS River. there is an exceedingly
beautiful cXpanse of country. 1t is
interSprrSed with mountains of moder-
ate size. Il branch of the Sierra Madre
range. and not far from where the
celebrated Sabinal mines are located
on the Corraltos ranch, one of the
richest regions, pregnant with gold
and silver ore. awaiting the advent of
the prospector and the iron horse.
Many places | passed through -
said the apostle, strongly reminded
me of the placer ground in the Sierra
Nevada mountains. at the head of the
American River. The great similarity
OF the soil is most pronounced, and all
the indications are almost identical.
"The Mormon colony was the first
to settle in the Sierra Madre range in
this region. They camped right on the
trail of the dreaded ApacheS. and
named one of their settlements pachc-
60, after the noted General. who was
Serre airy of War. The MeXicans were
aStoundrd at the boldncsS of these
pioneers. and considered humiliation
inevitable.
I'm Il radius of 100 miles there is
enough masonry to build two cities
the size of San Francisco, and this
tells the tale of Il great civilization
thai once tlourShed there. | purchas-
ell Il Stiu or Il little over 1000 acres
OF land. some time ago, and subSc-
Qucntly bought up an adjoining tract
of 5000 acres. On part of this land
| discovered about half Il dozen caves.
The entrances We're walled up with
cement two and onc-llalf feet thick,
wi Ii ony poStholcS and IL narrow aper-
turr left sufficiently wide to allow one
person to enter. These caves We're
provided with ollaS, in which water
and provisions We're stored. and We're
formed of long Sacaton grass, mixed
with cement, and were usually about
twelve feet high and eight or nine
feet in width. One was in perfect
preservation.
The caves were divided into apart
mcnts. and one of them contained
seventeen rooms. Upon the wallis are
still fresh character writings of the
ancient inhabitants. of the same class
as described in the Mexican Antiqui-
ties by Lord Kingsbury. The caves
on the land referred to will accom-
modatc fully LOCO persons, and Il celc-
hratcl Belgian scientist not long ago
found more relies in them than he
had in Il search of 40 miles else
where. San Francisco Examiner.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-05-12
GeniuS at Her Feet.

Mrs. Yorke. wife of the Dean of
Worcester. once described an incident
of her acquaintance with Thackcray
She happened, she said to be sitting
one evening between Thackeray and
Jacob Omnium," whose build was
even more gigantic than Thackcray'S
own. Conversation, from some cause.
unknown. was languiShing. when
Thackeray turned to her and said:
Mrs, Yorke, why are you so Silcnt?''
II am overwhelmed by the greatness
of you two she replied. gl;pncin@
right and left at their massive frames.
Thereupon. moved by common i'm
pulse. Thackeray and "Jacob" Slid
from their chairs and sat on the
ground at her feet, las IA slight token
of homage, to one whose wit, equaled
her beauty"
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-05-12
The Number of Noah'> Animals.

AS far back as the seventeenth CEN
tury far sighted thrologianS had be-
gun to discern difficulties more Srri-
Gus than any that had before confront
ed them. More and more it was seen
that the number of different species
was far greater than the world had
hitherto ina yinrd. Greater and great
or had become the old difficulty in coh-
ceiving that. of these innunrrablc
species. each had been specially ere
atcd by the Almighty hand. that each
had been brought before Adam by the
Almighty to be named. and that each.
in couples or in Sevcn$. had been gath
cred by Noah into the ark. But the
difficulties thus suggested were as
nothing compared to those raised by
the distribution of animals.
Even in the first days of the church
this had aroused serious thought. and
above all in the great mind of st
Augustine. In his City of God he had
stated the difficulty as follows: But
there is a question about all these
kinds of beasts. which are neither
tanned by man. nor spring from the
earth like frogs, such as wolves and
others of that sort. as to
how they could find their way to the
islands after that flood which destroy
ed every living thing not preserved in
the ark. Some. indeed might
be thought to reach islands by swim
ming. i'll case We're very near: but
some islands are so remote from con
tinrntal lands that it does no: seem
possible that any creature could reach
them by swimming. 1t is not an in.
credible thing. either. that some ami
mails may have been captured by men
and taken with them to those lands
which they intended to inhabit in
order that they might have the pleas
urc of hunting. and it cannot be de-
MED that the transfer may have been
accomplished through the agency of
angels. commanded or allowed to per-
form this labor by God."-Andrcw ID.
White. l.. ii. D., in Popular Science
MONTHLY
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-05-12
THE HOMlNG PIGEON.
His Sense of Direction" is Only Pains
taking Search for Familiar Objects.

His first thought. if l may so speak
is to look around for some familiar OBJ
icct So at "a he turns about and il
occupied with looking over the land
Scapc. while he describes a number OF
ScmicirccS back and forth around til,
place of starting. He evidently sees
nothing until his widening circles
bring him over Il group of buildings
around Il farmhouse at ''b." Among
these is Il red barn. and close to til,
loft is IL red house. This looks quiet
like home. and he Swoops down to
ward it. On closer examination. bow
ever he fails to discover the familiar
barn. the pigconholes. and alighting
board. After making four circles low
down over and among these buildings
he rises high in the air again to take
another look All to the south and
west are lake and marsh and woods
with but few farm houses visible. To
ward the north he sees IL cluster OF
houscs-South Madison. He looks
them over in the same way. From
Sc" he catches sight of another red
barn at ID and goes to inspect it.
Failing to find anything here. he must
look farther He has Just come from
the west. TO the south and east are
nothing but lake and woods again
TO the north lies the denSely settled
portion of Madison. Possibly he sees
the red brick court house near the
State Capitol. He flies thithcr, but
on reaching the city nothing looks
familiar. and he spends little time in
circling over it. He is soon lost to
view at "x.' His course thus far
measures about ten miles: time. a
tritc over eight minutes. He was
liberated at four o'clock. and after
being lost at ''X' he was next seen
as he Swooped down from the west
to settle upon the roof of the loft at
1:1O. AS it is almost certain that he
flew continuously. this leaves sixty
minutes unaccountcd for. and at Il
moderate estimate fifty miles of search
line not drawn upon the chart. Were
it possible to fill this in. how much
sense of direction should We need
to invoke to account for his tindin"
home? He has flown certainly eleven
miles. almost as surely sixty. to find
Il good-SiZed barn half IL mile away
DR.. G. +. Hodge i'll Popular Science
Monthly.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-05-12
The Wolverine, "Child of the Devil"


The trials endured by the )ucklrSs
hunter. whose track was once uiScov-
cred by this monster. are frequently
recounted. Day after day would the
hunter visit his traps, only to find the
ruinouS work of his four footed enemy
who. not satisfied with robbing the
occasional prize. would often. simply
for the morscl of bait, completely tcS-
troy scores of traps. Hence arose the
stories of the impoSSibility of trapping
the fend. No dcadfall snare. or
spring gun ever injured this evil
one and it does not require Il vivid
imagina ton to trace the growth of
fiction. when we consider the impul-
Sivc coureur de boiS, after the toll of
setting his chain of traps and visiting
them with the result above referred
to, allowing himself to believe that he
was verify bcset by a devil, and at the
camp fire. or. better still as the hon
ored guest Of some credulouS settler.
unfolding and enlarging upon his cN-
periences. These stories. however.
become comprehensive when we re-
member that the track through the
deep snow, beaten by the snowShocS
of the hunter on his rounds. formed
an inviting highway along which the
Short-limbed quadruped could freely
travel while it soon learned that Il
journey of a few miles meant TIL"
picking up of a substantial meal
which some kind friend had carefully
placed in sheltered hooks as if regard
full of its wants; for the traps of those
days We're mostly notifications of tho
"deadfall,' and required but limited
strength and cunning to circumvent-
Horace 7. Martin in Poplar Science
Monthly.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-05-12
The HaDDy DisDOSitiOn

The woman who is blessed with Il
happy disposition is in possession of
that which brings into her life NOR,
of the actual sunshine of rNiStcnc,
than untold gold could ever buy. The
being who looks continually on tn,
dark side. who regards life as one
great tragedy. cannot enjoy even the
boundlrSS advantages that are within
reach. because what is brightest and
best is always to such Il mind shadow
ed by the forhodin= of coming evil.
The happy disposition enables its
p"sS"SSor to pick out the one fine
strand of hope from the tangled mass
of financial trouble. heartachr and
Sundry other sorrows that fall to the
lot of all who tread lif"'S pathway.
Nothing is So bad that it could not
have been much worse. The most dire
disaster has Il bright side. and the
buoynnt disposition that absolutely
frownS down trouble is Il treasure be.
yond all power of pen to estimate.
A woman with a happy disposition
is far more to Il man as Il wife than
the woman with Il great fortune. for
riches take wings. Worldly prosperity
has Il way of altering. and if once
money vaniShes the gloomy individual
does naught but sit down and weep
having no word of cncoura cement for
the husband. ON whom the blow falls
most heavily The happy-diSpositon-
ed wife will see ii way out of the diff
lirulty. or will accept matters as they
are in a sweet spirit of chccrfulncsS
that rnlows her husband with new
zeal and causes him to look upon her
rs the guiding star of her existence
If God has not given you such Il dis
position cultivate il as far as pos
Sihlc. 1t does no good to brood over
ones troubles. 1t doesn't help mat
,rrS out IL bit. Be on the lookout for
bright rays and you will certainly find
them. Philadelphia Times.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-05-12

1t is told of Franklin that ut one
time in Paris he was greatly ridiculed
for his love of the Rib,c. and that Ii,
made up his mind To find out how
many of the scoffers had read it, III,
informed one of the learned societies
of which he WAS Il member. that h.
had come across story in pastoral
life In ancient times that appeared
him very beautiful. but he would ltk,
the Judgment of the society upon it
On the evening appointed Franklin
had Il reader of finely modulatrd vote
read 10 them the book of Ruth The,
were in ecstacieS over il. and one aflr,
another rose to express gratiticrtioI
and admiration. and the desire that
the manuscript should he pr.n'"l. al
is printed" said Franklin. AMI is par
of the Bible,"-Ran's Horn.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-05-12

My dear" said Mr.. Chugwatcr 'it
pains me to see your lack of control
in little ma tiers. You are too easily
disturbed by trifies. My dear, 4 rc-
grct to say that you are ruled, ,t"p
much by those trifli1g domestic. III
cidcnts which are inevitable, and
therefore should be received in the
proper spirit. Madam, you need re-
pose Of MANNER
81 am sorry to observe" he ,. con
tinued, ION your part Il growing lack
of that womanly dignity 'Of-th6rc, I
knew it, | felt it. That's the result 'of
buying things of that fellow SnipRs.
confound him! I'll have his. hearts
blood YETI
''Why, what's the matter, dear
asked Mrs. g.
''Matter." he roarcd. "Herc'S an
other confounded button off my coat
That man isn't fit to make coal sacks.'
London Answers.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-05-12
Jersey Lilies" That are Hummers, and
Lignum Vit;e Tip-toppers.

Most of the tops that boys spin are
made in Pennsylvania. In one Penn
sylvania town there is a factory that
employs more than 200 hands making
tops Tops are made of box wood.
maple and lignum vitae. Taking all
kinds of tops together. Il larger num-
Der of maple are sold than of either
of the other woods; lockwood comes
next. and next lignum vitae; but in
the aggregate amount of the sales of
each kind the lockwood tops are first,
the maple next, and the lignum vitae
last. Not many lignum vitae tops are
sold. on account of their cost. The
lignllm vitae tops are sold more in the
South and in the Northwest than in
other parts of the country. 1t may
be of interest to note that most of the
iron pegs used in peg tops are cast in
Newark. y. j.
A top that is made especially for
New York city is known as the Jersey
Lily: it has now been i'll use three
years. The pcculiarity of the Jersey
Lily is that it has no head: il is sup
posed to be possible to get Il better
hold of such Il top and to be easier to
hit such Il top i'll Il ring. The sale of
the Jersey Lily is increasing. On"
wholesale dealer in this city sells 1000
gross OF Jersey Lilies in wear.
Counting the sales of other dealers. it
is probable that more than 2.on gross
of tops of this style are sold in this
city annually.
The sale of the Jersey Lily is still
practically confined t" New York city.
but substantially all the other peg
tops manufactured are now made as
they have been tor the past three or
four years. with removable heads. the
head fitting into Il little socket turned
in the tap to receive it. 1t costs II
little more to make a top in this way
but the cost to the consumer remains
unchanged.
Boys all over the United States spin
tops and they all spin them at the
same time in the spring: the only diff
ference being that the season begins
Il little earlier in the South and is Il
little shorter there. In the past three
or four years there has been Il move
mcnt in this city toward Il fall season
of top spinning, but it has been con
fined thus far to the east side, and has
been mainly among Jewish children.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-05-12
A New British Poet.

Francis Thompson. who is hailed in
London as great poet. was selling
matches in the streets not long ago.
This was only temporary experience
with poverty. however, for he is Il col
lcge-bred man, well up in the classics
and medicine. His first book of verse.
published last December. has already
gone through three editions. At pres
ent he is living Il retired life at a
Capuchin monastery in Wales.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-05-12

Isn't it horrid." asked Miss SWIFTLY
of her friend. isn't 1t horrid that mn
will put those nasty old pipes into Their
their mouthsr'
Yes" said her friend emplatically
as she stopped and tenderly kisse
the black face Of her pet pug; yes,
indeed 1t is."-Chicago Record.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-05-12
A Lucky Tfp.

Crank came into my office to-day.
Demanded $lO,Oo0. Threatened DINA
mite if he didn't get it," said callow.
And you did what?"
Gave him the money right off"
$50 YOU are out S1OOOO. ch:"
Nope. When I'd given him the
money. induced him to put it up on
n tip l had"
"Yes?"
He did 1t, and l won my pile back
on turn Of the market. IIarrcr's :
Bazaar.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-05-12
SuiiltIlptI.

Uncle Ephraim Ayccdc Cas he peers
anXiously into the cable Slot'-Im
afraid we're Swindled. Jcmima.
Aunt Jemima-How'S that. Ephraim ::
Uncle Ephraim Aycede-I dropped
the nickel in all right. but | don't see
no cable car comin'.-Chicago Record
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-05-12

*On theatre nights when admission tickets
are sold by Agents to performance at theatre,
leave Cumberland at close of performance.
A II trains stop at Hays street station, Cum
berland.
Nos: |, 2, and 4daily except Sunday Nos 5
and q Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays only.
Baggage car will be hauled on trains Nos
) and g. l.. NJ. HAMILTON,
Nov % Superintendent.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-05-12

No. 9-Baltimore Express leaves ...l:3U IA N
" 63-Cumberland " g dali
ly except Sunday 7:3o m
" ll-Mal leaves. 300 p m
" 5-Chicago Limited. leaves 4:25 p M
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-08-04

quite a number Of the crickets, and
three or four persons acting IN concert
can drive millions Of them.-Bulletin-
On Wednesday Of this week Mr..
and Mrs. Cartwright gave their daugh-
ter Zena one Of the pleasantest little par
ties Of the season. Under the chaperon-
ing Of Mrs Cartwright the girls spent a
most pleasant afternoon. In the con-
test Of pinning the hatchet on the tree
just where the venerable c. Washing
ton cut the piece out. Fay Bilderback
won first prize and Lille Murray the
bOoby prize. In the memory contest
Rena Blanchard won first prize and
Pearl Martin the BOBBY prize. Lille
Murray won the prize in the card draw
ing. Matte DeWalt found the nickle
in the tumbler Of -four with her teeth.
and WAS awarded the prize in that con-
test a delicious lunch zas served dur
ing the course Of the afternoon. Among
those present were Minnie Knox. Mag
gle Parish. Ella Russell, Ida Cook. Lii
lie Murray. Minnie Dempsey. Edna Lor.
ton. Mary Young. Maud Phillips. Lulu
Phillips. Hazel Young, Josie Young
Bessie jackson. Fay Bilderback. Minnie
BLANCHARD. Reua Blanchard, Pearl Mar
Tin. Sidney Kingman. Matte DeWalt.
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Patrons Of the Emmett post Office
win take notice that from and after this
date this post Office win be open only
from 1 20 5 O'Clock in the afternoon On
Sundays; that the Office viii be- opeE
from a. m. 10 p. m. week days. Pos
itiveiy 10 money orders issued after sil
O'Clock P. n and none on sundays
Govern yourselves accordingly.
SrrruEN DRursEr. 2. N.
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Don Alonzo Penzon-And your father
was a wool-comber. Christopher?
Christopher Columbus-les. and ny
mother was also = wool-comber. Don
Alon1o.
Don Alon1o Pen1on-lndeed2 never
heard that
Christopher COlunbus-lcs. she tre-
qrently conbed my fathers wool
And because Don Alonz0 did not
laugh co0incss srrang up between
these two -rtiiStinEuished mariners
which lasted until a sudden lurch Of
ti,e caravels threw them once more
into each Others sarzS-BrcoAlyn Life
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The republicans Of Ada county nomi.
mated the following candidates in theii
convention in Boise. saturday, July %
For Sheriff.. d. Springer.
Auditor and Recorder-Chas- :. King
siey
Probate Judge-Harry Workman.
Assesser-E. Beilus-
Treasurer-J. ". Anderson.
Commissioners-D Heron. J. ". Stew
ART. ". II. Goodwin.
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No. z. l0s acres one mile from En-
NETT; 60 acres isncei and cleared. %
acres in cultivation: good h5us- Of five
rooms; good out buildings; choice fruit.
beautiful lawns with plenty Of shade;
can be made the handsomes; place ia
the Psyetie valley unlimited wafer
supply from one Of the Oldest and most
reliable bitches in the valley; viii sell
in subdivision to suit purchaser on lib
eral terms.
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Anyone having loans from the Lom-
bard Investment Company. the Jarvis
Conklin Company or the Equitable
Mortgage Company that are about 10
mature and are unable 70 make pay
ments can learn something Of impor-
tarce by calling on 20 addressing.
J. :. smith. Auy-at-law.
Emmett. Idaho.
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Al parties living in road district No 6.
will please take notice thar II they do
not take care of the waste water from
their irrigation bitches. and slow il 10
food the public roads. that they viii te
prosecuted 20 the fullest extent Of the
law. There viii be- no exceptions 20
this rule. JOuS CARPENTER
Road Supervisor.
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No. 4. Twenty acres TWO miles from
Emmett; good lzth and pl4siered house:
good double board barn for SIX horses.
400 fruit trees; coo apple; COO prune;
80 peach; 80 aprscot. large strawberry
bed in bearing; very rich soil. with one
half share Css inchesl Of water in Last
Chance Ditch; One Of the most vaias5ie
places in the vvlley and bsrsin. Price
$50
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Teachers Examination.

Notice is hereby given that the regu-
lar public examination Of applicants
for teachers certificates In Canyon couu-
~ will b. held in the public school
bnuding at Caldwell al 3 O'Clock A. n.
August .. 1SQ4 VI. r. JENKINS.
Caldwell. July y. 1894
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No. 5. 10 acres TWO milei from Ear
nett on stage road; comfortable dwell
ling; Necessary improvements. mostly in
cultivation. excellent water right; 1SCo
fruit irees set out. trees in spring q 'oS
are bearing this season. trees ST OFT
spring Of % show groih Of SIX feet last
Of July; fine rich soil. west slope inmu-
niiy from frost; one Of the mos rr,mls-
iag fruit ranches in the valley. se2o0.
Or viii sell 50 acres Of this land with
one half share Of water; ~i,houi orchz7d
for $500
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No. /. 100 acre ranch seven miles
from Emmett one mile from school
house. 100 acres fenced and under cuiii-
walton; good room house; good barn;
bearing orchard Of choice fruit; spring
Of living water al door; perpetual water
right. Price $1,000.
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$50 Reward.

The undersigned will pay a reward Of
$50 FOR the recovery Of the body Of
Thomas Shepherd who was drowned in
Payeiie river al Emmett on July 6. 1894
Communicate any information 10 J. c.
Shepherd al Emmett.
WnLIAN r. HAL.
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1t is measures. not men, we want, ="
spouted the stump speaker.
1t isn't anything OF the kind, ex-
claimed a summer girl. and she left the
place--Detroit Free Press
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Margie-The scales are fastened on
fish just like the shingles on a house,
aren't they2
Namma-Nes. Nar-ie dear.
Aargie-I suppose tho are put on
that way. mamma. Seep the hsh
from leaking. aren ey2-Harper's
Young People.
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Don't move. Laura THERE'S mos
quito On your cheek (Crushes it,
''Thaniz you, George You are very
kind"
-Kinda Not exactly. dear The N
sect had aroused my envy -~-Chiea-o
Tribune
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He feeling his wavl-An honorable
man should marry only for love.
She-Certainly, o. certainly; Il he
can afford Brooklyn Life.
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Teachcr-He walked With a lumber
iug gait What DOES tha. nean2
Bright Boy-That means he walked
rs II he was carryia' a plauk.-Good
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No G. Large new nine roon house
2fx54 in Emmett suitable for either
hotel OF residence and business purposes.
large barn; wash house ceiler, ice house.
and an other necessary out buildings.
central location; rare bsrgin- Price
si.eo0.
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No. 9. 50 acres two miles from En-
melt fenced and in erass; good pasture
land; with one fourth share water Price
sdal