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Mohave County miner., 1897-06-26
Eldest Bank in the World.

It will probably surprise good many
 people to learn that the oldest bank in existence is the Bank of Naples, which has lately been passing through such troublous times. The British Consul at Naples Tn his report for last year fur. nIshes some details of the foundation of the bank in the sixteenth century and
 points out that the earlier banks, the
 Monte Vecchio, of Venice, and the Ban. co San Giorgio, at Genoa, established in the twelfth century and the Bank of Barcelona, established in the fourteenth century, have all ceased to exist. The report fixes the foundation of the Bank of Naples at 1539. and the institution is therefore far older than the Bank of En gland, which was established in 1894. It is in the unique position of having a considerable capital to which no one lays any claim For the explanation of this curious state of affairs one has to go back to the time when the Neapolitans, in order to receive Charles V with great pomp and magnifcence, obtained vast loans from the Jews against valuable pledges. The difficulties of repayment were solved in right royal fashion by the king 5anishing the Jews, but the Jews contrived before leaving to dispose of their secur cites to two Neapoltans on very easy terms. The buyers offered the pledges to their original owners at a
Mohave County miner., 1897-06-26
Back From South Africa.

Our old time friend, R. w. Cooper, took his friends by surprise when he alighted from the B. & M passenger train. Bob has just returned from South Africa where ne spent nearly year looking around. He travelled over a large portion of the country and being a capable mining man investigated the mining regions, and in fact prospected the resources pretty thoroughly. He decided there was nothing open for him and returned to the Black Hills to re- main. He says some of the mines are all right; they produce vast amount of bullion and earn their owners immense wealth. The ground is all claimed and not parcel can be had. The veins are very small and mining is expensive as compared with the Black Hills. He says there are several 250 stamp mills and enormous hoisting plants, most of the larger companies working at depths of 3, ,OOO to 4,0O0 feet. The climate is the fne,t he ever found. It is temperate and never gets extremely hot nor cold. Even in the heated season a person re. quires at least blanket, at night to be comfortable. The winter season IS just cool enough to be pleasant. It is a nice country, but poor place for anyone to go because the ground is all owned and natives perform almost all the labor by working cheap. Whites fill the posi- tions of authority but they are all taken and there are many such men now in the country, who cannot get em ployment. Pioneer.
Mohave County miner., 1897-06-26
Is there B.qser Ahead?

A short time since MT. Wanamaker aroused the country by an after dinner speech calling the attention of the coun- try to the corruption of the present po-
 Itcal conditions and the danger which threatens the existence of the govern. meut His words were criticised by some, commended by others. Now comes another patriotic citizen, General Ben Butterwortb, before the Federal Veter- ans on Memorial Day, at Philadelphia, and sounds another note of alarm which is causing much comment. In the course of his remarks this old Union veteran said:
 "The Iepublic ie in more danger today than when Fort Sumpter was hred upon. There are influences that are working tor Ill. We have plenty of education, but education, unless leavened with morality, simply fits the man to be an expert scoundrel. Our country is in danger because corruption in our politics is as common as elections, and corruD ton in our municipal and state legsla ture is as common as luncheon at noon. In almost every municipal and state leg islature there is an organized banditti that demands tribute and sells legsla. tion."
 These are the words of soldier who rendered his life that the country might live. H9 talks plain, he has a light to sound the warning. He speaks the truth, and he has a right so to do, for he has earned the right to cry out warning in behalf of a country he helped to save. Out of the veteran soldier for the union has been born the prophet crying from the watch towers of the re- public Let not his words of warning fall on dull, deaf ears
 General Butterworth speaks the truth. Everybody who has given thought to the situation knows that he speaks the truth. The evils are not confined to any one part of the country, but they are general, and Arizona is no exception to the rule. Pima county has more than one illustration of the demoralization which has taken bold of the minds of the people. Officials violating the law by misappropriation of public moneys, and grand juIies combining the same on the plea of the responsibility ot the of- fender. Supervisors tramping under their feet the law they are sworn to exe- cute and obey, and grand juries, under their oath, exonerating them The law making power of the territory passing laws compromising felony, giving prem. ium for embezzlement of the public funds, and paying a reward for the vio. lation of law; enacting laws shielding the murderer from punishment, thus placing premium on wee and a dis. count on good citizenship.
 Is the danger signal of Gen. Butter worth overdrawn? Is it too lurid as com. pared with the facts? Read what the Chicago Tribune says:
 "This sort of thing is bringing the country to the danger line. Crime, po- litical and otherwise, is rapidly increas- ing. But instead of emphasizing the punish ment of crime by imposing It's penalties with added swiftness and se- verity, a wave of morbid sentimentality is sweeping over the country, manifest | ing itself in sympathy for criminals, in
Mohave County miner., 1897-06-26

From conversing with observers of the eastern situation and close attention to reports from standard eastern corre-
Mohave County miner., 1897-06-26
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Mohave County miner., 1897-06-26

Signs of revival in mining are ap- parent cn every hand, says the Western Mining World No special mineral bearing area seems favored more than another, the renewed interest attaching to all sections from Alaska to the gulf, the Dakotas to the Pacific We note as prima tacla evidence of thls fact, first, the influx of new blood and capital in the mineral bearing areas of the west second. the marked increase in attention paid by claim and mine owners to the thorough exposition of the worth of their holdings and the immediate plac- ing of such holdings in position for judg- ment on their intrinsic value by possible investors. Lastly, a general rounding up of properties of known worth by Iegi. timate mining promoters both at home and abroad.
Mohave County miner., 1897-06-26

An old mining man said to the Star yesterday: "Why is it that miners and prospectors deliberately deceive them selves and then turn around and try to deceive others, and bring men thousands of miles to see prospect which is not one tenth as good as described, and all the trouble is for naught? Don't these men know that they cannot substantiate thelr grossly exaggerated statements. and that both time and money are lost The Star replied there is too much of that kind of business. but It is the re- suit ot enthusiasm. They don't mean to misrepresent. They simply can't help it. It is the bigness of their hopes agi tating their imaginations, that is all, but it don't sell mines all the same.-Tucson Star.
The Lamar register., 1897-10-23
I WINGED BUTCHERS. I
- BY MINNIE SLADE
- S*
BY MINNIE SLADE.

n thieket. from which there would i'm
mediately Issue the real cries OF a
bird on which II had seized The
butcher bird seems 10 entertain a par
ticular hatred TO Gagged birds. darting
toward them with great fury. and II
unable to reach them. flying about the
cage. in some instances causing the
death of delicate birds from mere
fright In case that came under my
notice butcher bird noticed a canary
hanging inside window and darted at
1t with such force that the pane was
shattered. The butcher must have
been severely shaken up. at least. but
Il kept futterlng about. endeayoring TO
reach the Gagged bird. and only left
when driven away by the interposition
OF some OF the family. This occurred
in Connecticut. but the birds here in
their winter home exhibit the same
hatred. In our neighborhood pair of
birds were hung under a cherry tree,
and on going TO take them in the
owner found both birds lying on the
bottom OF the cage headless. these
important members having been ruth
lessly torn OF and ornamenting the
thorn OF a neighborins orange tree.
As the cage was neither broken nor
bent. 1t was somewhat OF a puzzle how
the outrage was committed. but later
the same bird was seen dsrting at an
other Gagged canary that hung Just out
side a window. The butcher rushed at
IL. seizing 1t with one claw. and. by
beating the cage with its wings. It
completely demoraiIzed the inmate,
who finally, In Its struggles. few near
the bold Intruder. who quickly threw
out one OF its powerful elaas and
grasped yiclously at It's victim. Un-
doubtedly It would have torn tho
eanary's head of in this way had Il
not been disturbed Tho butcher birds
are not at all particular as TO their food
IL varying from blue Jays and gophers
to grasshoppers. even worms and diff
fereut insects being found impaied on
The Lamar register., 1897-10-23

The shrikes. or butcher birds. well
deserve their name. as they are quite
equal 10 the hawks and other predatory
birds In their courage and the cruelty
in which they seem to delight. They
have q wide geographical distribution.
The shrikes are powerful birds OF at
traetive mien. presenting an appear
ance indicative OF courage. The
mandible OF this bird is arched and
hooked. forming a powerful weapon
with which to tear and laeerate its
prey The adults attain nearly the size
of rooIa. /, is however. the habits
OF the bird that are most interesting.
and the term butcher is applied. per-
haps, from the fact that they impale
their victims In California. where the
shrike is most common. the tayorite
locality of this bird is found quite a
museum, as they catch toads. mice,
birds and insects And one has been
seen flying. laboriously carrying blue
Jay quite as large. IL not larger, than
itself. As rule, game thus captured
Is taken to some fayorite spot and I'M
paled. So strong is this habit that In
confinement the bird still takes ad-
vantage OF any sharp object; thus a
pointed stick. sharpened for the pur-
pose. being given a Gagged butcher
bird. all Its focd. consisting OF raw
The Lamar register., 1897-10-23

meat was imme-
diately placed up
on il and either
left or deyoured
a friend OF mire
living in Los An
gsles arranged a
series OF spikes
for the benefit OF
the birds that car
ried on their dep
relations In the
vicinity and found
that they eagerly
took advantage OF
tn e artih c | a !
thorns, a variety
of insects nd
birds being placed
upon the spikes,
In the illustration
Is shown a great
shrike and also
insects and birds
impaled on spikes
fixed in a wooden
ornament on the
fence This yal-
liant little warrior
possesses the fac
ulty of Initiating
the notes OF 9TH
er birds. such as
are indicative OF
pain. Thus It will
mimic the cries OF
the sparrow and
The Lamar register., 1897-10-23
ne.at, .. nIeea pe.p.

Clean blood means clean skin No
beauty without g. CascHretS, Candy Ca
ihArtie clean your blood and keep IL clean.
hs stirring up The lazy liver and driving
NIL impurities from the body. Begin to-day
To- taniSh pinples, boils- bloteheS, black,
heads, snd that siekly bilious compieSicn
bv taking CAscarets,- beauty for ten cents.
All druggists, satisfsetion guaranteed, iuc,
SC soc
The Lamar register., 1897-10-23
AN OPEN LETTER
From Mas Sachner, of Columbus.
o.. to AiIing Women.

To all women who are ill:-It at
fords me great pleasure to tell you OF
the benefit | have derived from tax
ing lydia L. Pinlham's Vegetable
Compound. / can hardly find words TO
express my gratitude for the boon
uiven TO suffering women In that ex-
oellent remedy Before taking the
The Lamar register., 1897-10-23
Far Presp-rtor. and siInsr.

A cahinei containing . complete outnt for
testing fer gold and silver qualitatively; Il
hy following the dlrectloak IL will be sent
~ express uppn rccript ef ave dollars,
CHARGES g. o. n Address G. ~ De Forest.
I6is chamna street. Denver. Colorado. r. o.
box Nc isaal
The Lamar register., 1897-10-23

other small birds. so as to make
your believe you hear them scream
ing in the claws OF a hawk; and
1t is thought that this is done for the
purpose OF inducing others to come out
from their coyerts to the rescue of their
suffering brethren. As on several oc-
casions have seen 1t in the act OF
screaming in this manner. when 1t
would suddenly dart from its perch into
The Lamar register., 1897-10-23

'JAekHon has 40 advertisement IN this
paper which reads e'gune back and III he
rusd =" fHas his wife tsfl bime NO.
The Lamar register., 1897-10-23

Our Ns~ Upright Gral..i rtsso osly s=Ss
- 3gsn snf sic = ulsduth Itsllatis and f1lif
ranted wsats 10 The Nouississ ftaus co. Al5-ail
isth -. IAeaNer
The Lamar register., 1897-10-23

nurihr the last tWctve nsrnths thr ~
tiriaE tard mayer - issn1au. SIR lrarEe
Fardsi Fhliips. has raised s1.Sp.ool ia char
tsafkr finds
The Lamar register., 1897-10-23

knos that ny ne was ssFed ~ Fiso's
Cure for apfi1n---Jahn A Miller. Au
sshis. Miehigan, Aar.i Il, 1855.
The Lamar register., 1897-10-23

Barnes FORMER went to Eng land las
summer aud I stoad Ia tie re0Il In which
the Immortal bard Was born. Sus niie4l
with awe WickWirf-t sifnnih have thought
ypu wonld lave been nilsd with fear that
~ yelling would fail doSn Indianapolis
The Lamar register., 1897-10-23

awhy does your bird club meet al the
time at Mrs. Nick'sF' 'sWr have to- she's
tho only member ot the ciuh that has q
rnrkoo clock =
The Lamar register., 1897-10-23

sYoar daughter has su angelic dispasl,
don" 'frs: Ne aIuayx let her have her
own wy about everything
The Lamar register., 1897-10-23

"Af any rate. my wheel is Of the iatrsi
ptttcrn. II have natierst that Il usuaEy
gets 10 last Indianapolis J0arnsL
The Lamar register., 1897-10-23

so-rc-b.o for Ftfty Cents
Guaranteed too.eco habit cure make veal
uen strong. SlOoa pare SC 81 All erurgiEts
The Lamar register., 1897-10-23

Neal Dow-s father dIei At uinety nre and
his grandfather at sIzhtY-scrrn. The
'iErand old man" Of Prehibitiou came frusn
The Lamar register., 1897-10-23

what a singular nuse toe new boa riief.
Miss rerkins has sslrss 49, iqgsks - NJ rrh
IKE parrut that I didnt dare pas bsr the
rr1rEar4H
The Lamar register., 1897-10-23
ns,.ars o oln.mea,. tsr ea,artn rh.,
Contain Mercury.

contain mercury
as mercury viii surely destroy the sen-e
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering II through
The mucous surfaces such articles
Sisouid never be used except on prescrip-
tons from reputable physiciaur, an the
damage they VIII do is tenfnld TO the
good you cen possibly derive from them.
Hairs Catarfh Cure, manufactured by
r J Cheney & Co. Toledo. o. contains
no mercury. and is taken Internally. act
ing directly upen the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. In buying Haifs
CntRrrh Cure be sure you get the genuine
iedo. Ohio. by y. J. Cheney & Co. Tes-
tlmoniAis free. Sold oy pfuggistE, price
ftnii.- Faniiy Pllls are the hest.
The Lamar register., 1897-10-23

Mrs win.low'. oothtng syrup
Ter ehiinrsa tssista ftsas tx rrarss lcH&ss
mAtieny y.isss pain. vsh1 eolls setxi.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-04-20
DIR. EIiller's successor,

DIR, II. p. Sights, of Henderson,
has been appointed first assistant
physician of the Western Asylum for
the Insane, to succeed DR.. F. A. Mil.
Ter, who resigned last winter. His
home paper, the Henderson journal
says Of the new doctor:
''In accepting the place DR.. Sights
sacrifices a growing and lucrative
practice here.
He is young physician Of high
attainment and ability. tits many
friends in Henderson will be very
sorry to lose him, but the Common
wealth IS to be congratulated on Sc.
curing his services. 1t ia not known
as yet when DR. Sights will assume
his new duties 1t is likely, however,
that he will go to Hopkinsville with
in the next few days"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-04-20
Prize Money For Missouri Editors

Mr.. Chas. NJ. Meacham left yester-
day for Columbia, Mo, to act as
judge in prize contest between the
editors of Missouri,
The Liggett q Myers Tobacco Co..
of st. Louis, has deposited with the
State Board of Agriculture 81 800 to
be awarded to the twenty six editors
of country papers in the State of Mis-
souri,, who have written or published
in the columns of their respective
papers the best articles on the sub
ject of "The Tobacco Industry il
The first prize is $500. the
second $3.50 and the prizes range
downward, the fourteen lowest being
$40 each.
Chas. NJ. Meacham, of Kentucky.
and w. H. Griffin, of Tennessee, have
been selected as judges and these
gentlemen have chosen Royal e. Pur
cell, of Indiana, to act with them in
the event they cannot agree. The
awarding committee will meet to day
IN Columbia, Mo-, the awards being
made under the supervision of the
State Board of Agriculture.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-04-20
TWO MEN KILLED.
Mine Explosion with Fatal Results at
Madisonville.

jacksonville, KY, April l7.-Thert
was an explosion in the Monarch
mine at this place this afternoon Al
3 o'clock, which resulted in the death
two miners. They were Robt. Carl
ton and thomas Stone, both white
and men with families. B. F. Trath
lin, the mine boss, escaped by crawl
ing "a quarter of mile to the air
shaft.
The explosion was caused by coal
dust, which had accumulated in the
mine during the week. By good
fortune the force of men employed in
the plant, thirty eight in number, had
knocked off for the day, and only the
mine boss and two men were in the
mine at the time, Carlton and Stone
are shooters and were making the
shots preparatory to .morrow's
work, when the dust in the hole was
ignited and the fame was communi-
Gated to the rest of the mine.
Twenty minutes after the explosion
occurred a rescuing party was organ
lied and at III o'clock tonight recov-
cred the bodies. That of Stone was
horribly burned. The damage to the
mine was S 800.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-04-20
Foot Crushed on.

A stranger giving the name of F.
G. Hosman, of Yonkers, N. Y, fell
under IA freight train Thursday night,
near the GAINESVILLE crossing, and had
one foot so badly crushed that am
putatlon was necessary. Hosman is
a young man about Fl years old and
was on his way to Nashville, Tenn, to
join brother, who preceded him
last week. He was tramping it and
attempted to board the l.. q N.
freight train No, SO, but his hands
slipped of the ladder of one of the
box cars and one foot fell across the
rail- The young man was found
shortly after the accident and
was taken to room in the
depot, where his leg wac
imputated about eight inches below
he knee by Drs, Blakey IL Eager.
He was taken to boarding house
IN Mechanic street and at last ac
counts was getting along quite nicely.
de requested that his family be not
lotlhed OF the accident, giving as a
eason that they were poor and would
'e unable to help him. They were
lot informed of the mishap.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-04-20
Tobacco Thieves.

GAINESVILLE, Tenn, April ia sys-
tenn Of wholesale tobacco thievery has
been unearthed in this city. For
some time tobacco in great quantity
has been missed from the Peoples
Warehouse Officer Stafford this
morning about 6 o'clock arrested
Thomas Allen, colored, having a
spring wagon load in charge, taking
it to E. r. Bogard's factory to sell it.
Allen implicated j. w. FL Peyton
and his son, William Peyton, colored.
All were arrested and locked up.
They were tried before Squire Smith,
and William Peyton and Thomas Al
len were bound over to court under
bonds of $500 each. Old man Peyton
was released. Bogard testified that
be had bought a number of loads of
tobacco from these parties, who were
all employed at the Peoples Ware
house, but they had represented to
him that they were given permission
to pick up and have all tobacco on
the floor of the warehouse after in
spection had been made.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-04-20
Indictments by the Wholesale

Paducah, Ky, April 1.-THE grand
jury to-day returned about % in
dictments, which have been suppress
ed by the authorities, and their con
tents can only be surmised. The cases
known to have been under investiga-
ton are the Cope enlightenment, an
alleged steal of about $1,000 from the
Paducah Street Railway last summer,
charges of bribery in the recent pri-
mary election, bucket show operators,
and immortality charges against some
very prominent parties. The authori-
ties absolutely refuse to divuIge any
Information concerning them.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-04-20
Wrong Finally Righted.

GAINESVILLE, Tenn, April l5.-The
second chapter in the story of the
elopement of Miss Lizzie Thompson,
of Paducah, to meet her lover, Dave
G. Hewlett, his subsequent abandon
ment Of her and her seach for him in
this city, as told in these dispatches
yesterday, has been made public.
The Clarksville police located How
lett, and notified Miss Thompson lust
as she was about to leave for home,
money having been furnished her
with which to purchase a ticket by
charitable ladies here. The girl
found her lover, told him he had to
marry her, license was secured and
the ceremony followed In this way
was wrong righted.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-04-20
HIte And Cody May Escane.

Morganf4ld, Ky, April 17.-Hlte
and Cody, who shot and killed De,
putty Constable Green at DeKoven
Wednesday, have not yet been cap
tured Yesterday they stopped at Mr..
VIM. Wilkins, near Henshaw, and
forced him at the muzzle of Win
chester to give them their supper. 1t
now looks as if they will make good
their escape.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-04-20
Dwelling Destroyed by Fire.

The large dwelling house of Mr.,
Geo. E. Boyd, of Kelly, together
with its contents, was destroyed by
fire Sunday evening. The flames
from defective Aue. Loss
at $4,000 1t could not be
learned whether Mr.. Boyd carried
any insurance or not.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-04-20
Bryan In Frankfort.

Frankfort, KY, April Ex-senator
C. G. McCord this afternoon received
telegram from Senator Blackburn,
who is in Louisville, stating that Mr..
Bryan had accepted the invitation of
the Legislature, and would sp,ak in
Frankfort Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock. An immense crowd will greet
him, and he will likely speak in the
Statehouse yard if the weather per,
mits.