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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-02
READING TELEGRAsIs BY SOUND.

The late Charles L Chaplin was prob
ably the first man to read telegraphic
messages by sound. When ne was in
charge of CorneIIs line from New York
to Erie the lettered dial was universally
used, but he taught himself to read the
messages by sound. The operators under
him had been in the habit of sending priv
ate messages over the wire, and it was
impossible to stop them. Finally an
operator tried to get excused for a days
fishing. Ete tclcSra phe1 to the operator
in Mr.. Chapin's office asking to get Mr..
Chaplin to let him off, Mr.. Chaplin was
sitting with his back to the instrument
when the message came in, and without
turning around he said TO the operator:
Tell HIM no." The man was so surprised
that he almost fell off his chair. Event
ually Mr.. Chaplin divulged his secret, and
now reading by sound is universal.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-02
THE NEW ART.
Things of Interest to the Wood
Rurner and Efcher

]. William Fosdick in the Century: As
of old the master wood carvers and
violin makers boarded fiawless. dry wood
so must the wood burner of today keep
a vigilant eye upon the lumber yards.
and lay in a stock of fiawless. dry wood.
His material cannot be too well seasoned.
1t must be white, free from gum, and
soft; white because contrasts are wanted.
and free from roSin that it may not turn
black with age. As 1t is the fibre OF the
wood which is blackened or carborized,
not the resin, it is obvious that the ireer
the wood is from gummy substance the
better. The most satisfactory fire etch-
i=g has been done on panels of French
poplar. which is soft. while, close
grained and free from gum. The com
mon white wood or yellow poplar Of
America yields readily to treatment
with the hot iron. and can be success
fully used in conjunction with harder,
rarer woods as beneath the magic touch
of the burning tool it becomes rich and
solid. The harder woods are more diff
ficult to work, but, by combining the
natural grain of woods like maple or oak
with the rich burnt tones, beautiful re-
suits may be obtained.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-02
Suicide of a Prospector.

A special to the Butte Inter Mountain
from Helena, Mont, says: The body
found in clump of bushes on McClel-
lar's creek. above East Helena, by two
boys Wednesday has been identified as
that of Kit Carson, a Helena man. At
first it was thought that Carson died of
exposure. but upon examining the body
II was found that he committed suicloe
by means of a sharp knife. He had al
@.ost severed the right hand from the
wrist and bled to death. The deed was
committed some time Monday.
Carson and James Fox were prospect
ing on McClellan's creek and Monday
Carson stayed in the cabin complaining
of feeling sick. When Fox came home
in the evening Carson was gone. Fox
supposed he had come TO Helena, and
suspected nothing. Fearing his partner
was very i'll because he did not return
later. Fox came to Helena to look for him.
Mo- finding him and hearing of the find
ing of body caused him to go back to
Eest Helena to see it. 1t was then the
body was identified. Carson was so
years of age and was supposed to be de-
mented. He will be buried here.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-02
GOLD COIN STRIKE.
Its Importance and Richness is veri-
fed.

Recorder, Anaconda. Mont: Man
ager LOOMS of the Gold Coin
mine was in town today. He verified
the correctness of the reported rich
strike of gold ore made last Friday
and carries with him a specimen of
the ore. 1t is of the same character as
that of the once famous Gable mine
It is fairly plastered with the yellow
metal and is sight that would send
the ordinary prospector into a delfrium
of ISlight. Just what the extent or
nature of the strike is has not been as
certained. Manager LOOMS is salts
fed that it is a big thing, and it is
carefully guarded. Were such a strike
made in Colorado, there would be
general stampede, but the average
Montana miner cannot be stampeded
Mr.. LOOMS reports that so men are
at work. The ten-stamp mill will he
completed about the middle of Novern-
Der. The mill is SO simple that it win
require but two men to work it, most
of the machinery working automatic
ally.
The mine is developed by two shafts
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-02
Montana. Great Copper Camp.

Butte Western Mining World: Could
the enterprising newspaper man of
Michigan who comforted his readers
with the cheerful news that the people
Of Michigan need have no fear of Mon
tana opening up any copper mines that
would come in competition with the Mich
igan mines visit this camp today and see
it in all it's glory he would realize what
a false prophet he was. At that time.
md 1t was only a few years ago, he as
sured his readers that we could never
sized cow bell, but could he visit the
great camp today, see the hundred or
more big hoists and the mines now pro-
ducing 5000 tons of Gre daily and as
many more already developed and
equipped to begin operations, it would
open his eyes.
happen has proved true. OF course the
copper cowbeu has been made many times
over. and if each bell took one pound of
copper, up to this time we would have
produced enough copper to make in the
neighborhood of ZOO, 100000 of them.
But the most surprising thing that has
happened was announced by the press
dispatches this week, noting the arrival
OF three carloads of electrolytic copper
shipped direct from Anaconda to the Dol
lar Bay roller mills at Houghton, Mich.
where it will be drawn into wire.
The Butte copper belt is yet in it's in
fancy-only just scratched over. No
shaft has reached a greater depth than
1.400 feet All this will in a few short
months be changed. The immense new
hosting plants, costing thousands Of dol
lars 10 erect, will now in a very short
time begin their important work of ex-
ploring at least four of the mines to the
depth of over 1900 feet, and two or three
others to a depth of from $500 to 5000
feet. These several new plants will cost
when completed in the neighborhood of
S1.000000.
1t will molly be a short time when an
other large copper company will begin
shipping ore to great extent-we have
reference to the Washoe Copper company
now so ably managed by Charles F.
Booth. This company has within the
past year purchased a dozen valuable
claims. These are all developed to such
an extent that two or three thousand
tons of ore could be produced each TWEEN
ty-four hours. A smelling plant will
have to be built to treat the ores for this
company. and as was said last week ne
gotiationS have been in progress for some
TINE past to this end.
No one need have any fear as to Butte's
permanency, whether 16 to l or not OF
course. should silver be restored to its
rightful position there would be at work
in this camp 1900 miners instead of 5000
as at present.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-02
A Season That Has Been
Prolific In Its Gold
Discoveries.
SNAKE RIVER PLACERS
Black Sand, Besides Free
Gold, Carries Well in Rich
SuiphuretS.
SHOWING IN THE VALLEJO
The Park Records Review of the
Times of the Camp.
SHOWING IN THE VALLEJO
The Park Records Review of the
Times of the Camp.

Doiugs at Line City-Ed. y. Kirby
Accepts u Position With the Ris-
Ion Ion wOrl1s-GoId Coin Strike
Tho I.nportance and Value of
the DiscOvey Is yerified-suicidc
of n Prospector-MOntan Great
Gamer Camp-Niu For the White
Swan-John KeeIer VIII Lose His
Eyesight-RocI1 Drilling Contest
Mining Notes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-02
ONE HONEST MAN

Dear Editor: Please inform your readers that
written 10 confdentially VIII mail IN a sealed
letter the plan pursued by which was per-
manently restored TO health and manly vigor
after years of suffering from Nervous Weakness,
night losses, and weak, shrunken parts
l have no scheme to exfort money from any
one. was robbed and swindled by Quecks until
nearly lost faith in mankind, but thank heaven.
am now well. vigorous and strong. and anxious
to make this certain means of cure known TO all
Having nothing to sell or send c. O.. D., Wans
no money. Address. JAMES 4. HARRIS,
Box 2l4 n-a--->-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-02
THE RIsDoN IRON WORKS
Ed. X. Kirby Accepts a Position With
This Firm.


This Firm.
Ed X Kirby, for some years manager
of the Bullion-Beck mill at Eureka,
rendered his resignation to the COM
pany some ten days ago and on Satur-
day severed his connection with the
company. He goes to accept position
with the Risdon Iron works of San
Francisco, which company he will
represent in the western states, par
ticularly in the department of mining
and milling machinery, and will proba-
bly, open a branch establishment in
this city. Mr.. Kirby leaves the Bullion
Beck company with the best wishes
ana respect of the directors and also of
the employees of both mine and mill
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-02
AMONG OUR MINING CAMPS.

100 feet deep and 200 feet of drifts.
Night and day shifts are working.
The company is now calling for bids
for a tramway from the mine to the
mill that will be 1850 feet long. Mr..
LOOMS says the rich strike was made
in shaft No. l in the west drift The
Gold Coin is situated on Cable noun
tain and all the miners of the neigh
borhood have expectations that it will
prove another Gable mine in richness.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-02
ADVICE FROM THE GALLERY.

when 'Faust'' was being played in
small Lancashire town this incident is
being told: After the duel Martha. who
rushed on the stage, slightly raised one
of the duelists and cried out in alarm:
"Oh what shall ] dor There was a
deathlike stiffness in the house when it
was aroused by an old woman in the
gallery shouting out: "Unbutton his
WesAis, We stoop.d."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-02
The knights of the Mnccnbees

The above order has increased in
membership during the last year in
the iniermountain states as no other
similar order has done. It has now been
doing business in the Rocky mountains
less than two years and is extending it's
usefulness and multiplying its local
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-02
ORE SHIPMENTS.
Doings at Line City.

Editor Record: State Line business
is progressing steadily; miners are busy
opening uD their claims, and everyone
is confident that a substantial boom
viii be in operation Immediately after
election, whether Bryan is elected or
not, as State Line mineral is pretty
evenly divided between gold and silver
A few new strikes have been made
during the past week. Joseph Delmar.
- - 49, Lodge. brought in some
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-02

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure
biliousness, sick and bilious headache,
dizziness, costiveness. or constipation,
sour stomach, loss of appetite, coated
tongue, indigestion, or dyspepsia. windy
belchings, heartburn pain and dis
tress after eating, and kindred de-
rangements of the liver, stomach and
bowels.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-02
WHAT BOTHaRED HIM.

Atlanta Constitution: II des can't git
de run OH dis heah financial business .
said the old colored voter.
"Bothers you, does it?''
Yes. sun; .kase eff got ter vote six
teen times fer one dollah DIES ez well go
out de business an be done wild it,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-02
JAnES A. POLLOCK,
360 Main Street.

Stocks bought and sold for cash or on
commission. Weekly market letter and
quotations upon application. E. G. Wool
ley. jr Member Salt Lake Stock Ex-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-02
w. r. C. OF the G. A. r..

corps will hold their next meeting on
Wednesday afternoon, Nov. T. at the
Gladstone hall. All members are re-
quested to be present. Last week at
the Grand Army hail the ladies were
presented with very handsome flag
by Colonel Tatlock, with appropriate
remarks.
Their beautiful silk quilt was raff1ed.
the lucky number being AIS, which was
held by Mrs. J. W. Hills
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-02

Do not allow your system to get
weak and debilitated. 1t is easy to
keep well and strong by taking Hoods
SarSaparilla.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-08-20
II ealth No es.

The summer sun is once more
upon us, and while we may, in oul
excellent [ i m q t e. reasonably
hope to pass through it without
IL visitation OF the frightful scou1
ges which are so terrible in some
parts Of the South, yet we must
expect the usual amount of sum.
mer troubles, Among these DiaI
rh9a or summer complaint is
most to be dreaded. Fortunate
ly this may be rendered harmless
by using DR.. Lytln's Elixir, which
should be found in every family.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-08-20

Six weeks ago | was suffer-
ing with a very severe cold;
was almost unable to speak
My friends all advised me to
consult a physician. Notlcihg
Chamberlain's Cough Rene
d.y advertised in the St. Paul
VOlks Zeitune l procured a
bottle, and after taking it a
short while was entirely we'll.
[ now most heartily recon-
mend this remedy to anyone
suffering with n cold. VIM.
KELL. 67S Selby Ave-, st.
Paul, Mimi.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-08-20

The Boston Herald quotes
Il prominent gentleman az
saying that the cost OF put
ting out a gold boiling tick
ct and running it through
would be two mill
Ion dollars. Well, that's small
matter. If lark Hanna
thinks it will elect Mckinley,
be will foot the bill and some
boiling democrats would
like the job OF spending the
two million dollars of sound
money"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-08-20
Bornc to Have One.

JOhn Haid Mrs. CrOpSnS
thoughtfully, Everybody iii
'so"iety seems to think an awi
fnl lotgeneaolog.s v these days.
".Jennie what?'. exclairned
John, looking up from his e
vening paper.
"Genealosy,' repeated Mrs
CrOesnS;
What's that".
81 don't exactly know" re
piled Mrs. Croesns, "hnt |
think it's u tree ofsome kind.
At least, heard so'ne ladies
refer to it as h family tree"
"Well, what of it?" he ask.
ed.
"V hy, it seems to lie a sort OF
lad. you know. and everyon"
who is anyone has to have
ono,
Buy one, then" he said
irritably. Buy the best one
in town and have the bill sent
to me. but don't bother me
with the details Of the affair,
Get one, AID stick it Lp in
the conservatory, If you want
one, and if it isn't too large.
"But | don't know any
thing about them?"
"Find ont, and II it's too
big for the conservatory
stick it up on the lawn, and
if that amt big enough; Pl|
buy the next lot in order to
makeroom. Therecan't any
OF them fly higher than We
can, and, if it comes to a
question of trees. III buy a
whole orchard for you.'
Still she hesitate1.
"The fact ls, John," she
confessed at last, 81 dOu't
know just where to 90 iol
anything in that line. Where
! do they keep family trees and
all such things?'
What do you suppose
know about such things?' ht
exclaimed. "YOu're running
the fashion end of this esta b
Iishnent, and | don't wan,
to be bothered with it. |
the florist can't tell you any
thing about it hunt up afirst
class nurspryman and place
your order with him. "-Chi
cago Post.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-08-20
Nine Years and a Century

The death is announced, at
Armitage, near Lichfield, of An
tonic Albina Moulstay, a naval
veteran, who ha | reached the age
of 100 years. For some time the
dece ased has been receiving char.
liable allowance from the Litch.
field Union. He was OF French ex
traction having been born at
Bordeaux on Jan. 6 1881. In
his boyhood he was taken prison
er by the English, being then on.
ly nine years Of aye. In t h e
courseof time the lad joined the
British Navy of his own free will,
md worked a quartz rdeck gun
on the Queen charlotte at the
siege OF Algiers, in 1916, where
he was severely wounded. After
lelving tine navy he served on d
whaler. and subsequently, settled
down in England. For the last
three years he has been confined
to bed: and a curious circuln.
stance is that he has recently
grown a second crop OF hair,
which up to his death has been
plentiful and of a brown color
London (Eng.) Chronicle.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-08-20
Bryan by 10000 majority.

Bryan by 10000 majority.
There never was a candidate
[or platform more tD the II.
king cf the people. In my dis
trlet the enthusiasm among
democrats grows daily III in.
tensity. and | think that the
voters will break all records
in November. 1t is pretty Ger
tain that Virginia will send
u solid democratic delega-
tion to the next Congress,
and every man Of them will
bp for. free silver" Senator
Martin takes the same view
OF the Virginia outlook and
said of the country at large:
II think 1t is reasonable to
conclude that the great pop
ular wave in favor of t b q
democratic nominees will not
subside. There ara no causes
in sight. to create a reaction.
Senator Martin is one of
the democrats, wheM hopes
that the, call ot the voting
gold democrats tor a Nation
al Convention to meet at In.
dianapolis, Sept. 2, will re-
suit in the nomination of q
gold democratic ticket, not
because he wishes to support
hit, but because he believes
that 1t would be OF great ben
eft to Bryan by catching
votes that would otherwise
be EAST for Mckinley, while it
would not take a single vote
away from Bryan.
The average democrat erh.
oes the words of Senator
Faulkne, who, when he was
told that a MINOR official in
one Of the GOV ernlnent de,
partments had bOlted Bryan
and SewaIl, quietly said
That is his right; but did he
resign the office which h 4
owes to the democratic par.
ty before bolting the regular
Democratic ticket? 1t does
seem a little queer that some
men would he willing to &c
on drawing II democratic -sa
AIRY after having holted the
nominees of the democratic
party
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-08-20

Punctuation-a stranger in
a printing office asked t h e
youngest apprentice whathis
rule for punctuation was. 81
set as long as | can hold my
breath, and then / put a com
ma; when I gapo, | insert a
semicolon; and when | want
to sneeze, | make a para
graph
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-08-20

The Devil lives in the same
house with the man who has
a violent temper.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-08-20
IMPORTANT.

Don't delay having your house
painted while the season is here.
Don't have your paint wasted
and your work halt done by an
inexperienced painter, as paints
cost money. | will be glad to do
your painting and paper hanging
ing this season. Ten years expert
ence Best OF reference given.
J. p. ABSHER, Boone N. {.
G-23--3 m.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-08-20
Some Remarks by CivIs.
Editor Democrat:

Editor Democrat.
Lin your editorial Of t he
9th you mention that prices
have fallen since 1873. and
assert that thishas been caus
ed by the decentralization Of
silver. The fart is that some
prices have fallen. while 9TH
ars hayesnot. Labor is high
er, brings Il better price now
than it did in 1873. Lower
prices are an advantage to
the commOnality wherever
the rate of wages remains
steady, because the wage
carer is able TO procure
more of the things he desires
This increases consumption
aud facilitates trade. In this
nannnrthe labOrer. clerk, ar
tisan. mannfactnrerand mer-
chant are alike bpnef Gted.
In 1878 it cost two and a
half cents to move a ton of
goods a mile on the Pennsy...
wanna railroad; it can now he
done for flfty-fve hnndredths
of q cent a mile. The half
cent pays tho expense and
the odd five mills pays the
dividend tO the stOrkholdrr.
Do you suppose that this de-
crease in the cost of trHnSpOr
tntion is not u gain to the
community ? 1t could not
have been brought about by
the fall in silver which h a s
been only from one hundrt d
down to fifty, W h lie these
freightS have fallen from two
hundred and fifty down TO
ffty.fve. The trne cause Of
these cheap freights il the i'm
proved methods rendered pos
siblr by cheaper steel; t h q
chea pness of the steel being
due to Mr.. B-ssemer's inven-
tiOns
In 1885 coffee was worth
about seven cents perpound,
tho same grade is now worth
about sixteen cents per1b. Ir
the same time silver has dc.
clined in value from one dol.
lar ard six cents an ounce to
sixty cents per ounce. Accor-
ding to your theory coffee
shonld now be selling at a.
bont four cents por pound.
Evidently the demonitiza.
tion Of silver has not render.
cd coffee cheaper. neither ha.
it caused the decline in price
Of wheat, cotton or iron. al
of which articles are cheap pei
owing to enormously increai
ed supplies.
1t is true that business il
dull in this country; and it is
dull because of the want O'
confidence as to the future
caused by the threats of the
silverites to upset our stan
dard Of value, and give us a
new and inferior one. Whei
this silver craze passes, az
the greenback craze passed
away under tien. Grants We.
to, then. and not till then
will confidence and it's child
prosperity, return to us.
Yours truly,
CIvIs.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-08-20
Cures Nervous Troubles and
INDIGESTION.

Mr.. W. r. Nelson, president Of
the Second National Bank, ot
Jack son, Tenn. says: "For indi.
gestion and nervous trouble,
would rather giveup any remedy
than Kings Royal Germetuer
AS a nerve tranquilizer and restc
rativp. it is all that can be desir.
ed. 1t is not a narcotic in any
sense, but produces the happiest
effects upon the disordered ner.
vous system. | considerit an in.
valuable remedy, and have for
several years been recommend.
ing it to nv friends.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-08-20

A juror having applied to
the Judge to beexcused from
service or account of deaf
ness, the Judge said:
Gould you hear my charge
TO tie jury, sir??'
"Yes; heard Your Honor's
charge" said the juror. ''but
| coulden't make any sense
out Oi 1T.