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Mohave County miner., 1897-11-06
Habit Qft ProeIams the Man.

A business man speaking of how he judges his customers standing and bus mess ability says:
 "Poor stationery indicates either fa- tai carelessness or, at least, an undesir- able condition of business on the part of the one using it. The chances are hun dred to one that the business man who is too poor or too careless to look after thls detail is equally negligent in the matter of properly furnishing his store or carrying such a stock as IS calculated to enable him to conduct successful bus mess" Continuing he said: "I once collected twenty-five such letter heads as indicated by their general appearance that those who used them were not worthy of any very considerable line of credit, and made visit to those stores to see how correct my judgment in the matter was. The result showed that in twenty-three cases my previous conclu- sion were strengthened"
Mohave County miner., 1897-11-06

The ordinary legal document, what. ever it may be, is usually mass of verbiage which is not only useless for practical effect, but is simply ridiculous. And still the courts and the lawyers go on yielding obedience to the grabbed and senseless forms of centuries now dead, in an age of brevlty, of strict econ- omy and of incomparable haste, simply because some clerk with his quill pen and his ink horn invented the duplica- tion of these phrases a few hundred years ago to fill his scanty purse.-St. Paul Globe.
Mohave County miner., 1897-11-06

cover from the drouth, as almost the en- tire lamb crop will be lost this season, and the animals that pulled through were so starved and impoverished that they are sorry looking specimens of nut ton and will have a hard time getting back to their normal condition. The loss sustained by Australia, while deplorable, will be benefit to Canada. The Aus tralians have been shipping frozen nut ton to the British market for some years, and succeeded in building up a good trade. With the advent of cold storage steamers Canadian mutton should now reach the British consumer in good con- dition, and the trade that formerly went to Australia should naturally find it's way to Canada Sheep may be in demand this fall-Stockman.
Mohave County miner., 1897-11-06
Big Copper Discoveries.

For several years, says the Denver
 Republican, it has been known to the frequenters of Paradox Valley, in the southwestern part of the state, that there was in some parts of the valley rich de-
 posits of copper ore, and more or less prospecting was done for it without re- suit. Float was found running from 50
 to 75 per cent in copper, and sometimes nuggets of native copper were found. This float was never traced to It's source, however, until few weeks ago, though it now transpires that the cowboys em- ployed in that section have known about the copper lodges for years, but did not think it worth while to investigate their value.
 About two months ago the right man came along. J. W. Angell discovered the leads, located all that he could find in the immediate vicinity and proceeded to develop what experienced men declare will turn out to be one of the largest de- posits of copper in the country. The vein upon which Mir. Angel is working is fully 30 feet wide and is mineraized from wall to wall. The copper is reason ably solid and carries good values from the grass roots, the ore running as high as 80 per cent copper. Nothing has been done except the taking out of about 30 tons of ore from an open cut, which has been shipped to Chicago for treatment. The ore was taken to the Rio Grande Southern road, a distance of sixty miles, at cost of 26$ per ton"
 The location of this big find of copper is on the La Salle river, in the canyon, about a mile above the point where the La Sale empties into the Dolores. The walls of the canyon are nearly perpen- dicuar, and the veins can be traced with ease ID the walls standing out of the sandstone. The entire country is grid ironed with copper veins, and MT. Angel says that the formation has been traced 40 miles toward the La Sale mountains in Utah, the 30 foot upon which he is now working being continuous for the entire distance. An effort was made to keep the matter secret, but the shipment to Chicago few weeks ago caused re- port of the find to get out and several parties have been in the country since. Two or three locations were made by other parties in the vicinity of the first discovery, but most of these have been bought by MT. Angel, who is associated with J. Estey, the millionaire organ builder, the two men controlling an i'm. mense amount of territory. Develop ment of the property will be commenced at once, but all of the veins have ship ping ore from the surface, and it is not at all improbable that matte furnaces will be erected on the ground and regular shipments commenced within a short time.
Mohave County miner., 1897-11-06
Sam J0qes 0q Ghdracter

The finest character is the young man who has never put his foot on his moth CTS heart; the old man who has never tramped on the heart of his wife.
 Pm closer kin to boys than I ever was. I have two boys and that makes me kin to every one that lives.
 I know something. When I was your age thought knew it all. Daniel Web ster was nothing and Solomon nowhere.
 1 never knew boy who was worth anything who could run roughshod over his mothers heart or put the cruel foot of dissipation on his mothers love.
 Get down the canvas of memory and
Mohave County miner., 1897-11-06
Literarg Note.

The Overland Monthly is advertising extensively an interesting "Missing Word Contest" The sentence they give Is: ''The had fled away from these two wanderers" This is taken from a New England classic by a writer whose name in household word. The prize is 1,000$, to be given to the person finding the correct answer, or divided among the fortunate finders if there are more than one. The only condition is that the guess shall be accompanied by one dol lar as a subscription to the Overland, at its reduced price. This condition is no hardship; for the Overland at dollar is in itself great big prize. Ten cents sent it's publishers at San Francisco will bring sample copy and full particulars of the contest. Recent numbers are filled with beautiful pictures and inter- esting articles.
Mohave County miner., 1897-11-06

A Denver dispatch of October 25 says: News of a phenomenal mineral strike, which has set the community wild with excitement, comes from Georgetown, this state. In the East Argentine district an ore body was encountered which, it is claimed, averages as high as 25,000$ to the ton through vein three or four feet wide The rich ore was encountered at a distance of 300 feet from the side of the mountain. The ore runs very high in silver and carries good values in gold.
Mohave County miner., 1897-11-06
Sha Moral 0f E0epts.

The recent attempt to destroy merlin mating records by setting fire to the Pima county court house and the closely following disappearance of the clerk of the county board of supervisors, person who had several times represented the citizens of that county in the legislative council and been honored by election to the dignity of presiding officer in that body, affords startling evidence of the folly of elevating professional gamblers to offices of trust and responsibility. Can anyone doubt that such a man, when he goes to the legislature, starts with the intention of bettering his personal for tunes at che expense of his constituents Policy may lead him to champion pop ular measures, but his secret program is sure to include jobbery at some stage of his legislative career.
 The choice of such men to represent the people in the law-making body ln- dicates low moral tone in the commu. nity. It drives honest, reputable men from the field of politics, where the need of them is palpably grievous, and furn- ishes to opponents of statehoo for Ari- zona their strongest arguments. If our territory is ever to become prosperous, respectable commonwealth, men of no, toriously immoral lives must be relegated to the back ground. Pima is not alone in the practice of honoring interruptions adventurers with positions of honor and trust. Will the other counties profit by the experience ?-Range News.
Mohave County miner., 1897-11-06
She Tqoompetaqt Girls.

Nothing is more discouraging to me than the general insufficiency of youn g women of good education and good home environment who are-suddenly per haps-thrown upon their own resources, and who come to me for advice and for hel p in securing situations in which they can be sef-supporting," said a woman who gives much of her time to philan- thropic work. "And," she added, ''the most helpless cases are those of the young women who feel that they can do almost anything because no one ever yet succeeded in the limitIess field of anything"
 'It seems as though I ought to be able to earn a living, with all my education and accomplishments" said a young woman suddenly reduced from aff1uence to the necessity of earning her own liv, ing. "I can play the piano unusually we'll and paint very cleverly on china and embroider, and do all kinds of fancy work, and write very clever verses, and reclte or seing very we'll" But the cash value of all these accom- plishments com bined was less than the value of the un- lettered Irish servant girl who could go into the kitchen and cook fairly we'll.
 It would seem that there was some. thing wrong with our educational sys- tenn when our educated girls are so ig- norant of the practical duties of life. They are now taugh5 something of cook. ing and sewing in many of our public schools, but most of them regard this as mere amusement, and it counts for little in fitting them for the actual and practical work of cooking and sewing and lhe care of a home.
 If mothers do not teach their daugh- ters these things in their own homes they will not be learned at all. And the mother has failed in her duty if her daughter at the age of P or 23 finds her self utterly lacking in the ability to earn a dollar if it becomes necessary for her to do so, and utterly incompetent to dis charge the duties of the home to which husband may take her-Harper's Ba. gar
Mohave County miner., 1897-11-06

Several times recently the attention of the Star has been called to public swear ing on the streets which has recently be- come so frequent that ladies have been shocked and visitors to our city are sur prlsed that measures are not taken to put an end to this public profanity. Tue Star calls attention to the fact that there is law which imposes a penalty of twenty five dollars on any one who uses profane language in the hearing of wo- men or children. Let the law be in. voked-Star.
Mohave County miner., 1897-11-06

one to another does it no good, and it is for this reason many large owners de- cline to bond at all, though they may sell at a stipulated price agreed upon. Owners of small mines often bond them for long periods without knowing much about the men with whom they nego- tiate, and are thus prevented from mak- ing a sale themselves, even after the other party has failed to do so. It is proper, therefore, to inquire carefully in. to the standing and the intention of those who wish to bond mine properties. M. & s. Press.
Mohave County miner., 1897-11-06
KINGMAN, ARIZONA, NOVEMBER G. 1897

paint this picture now. An angel came down to earth As the sun set she gath cred momentoes of her visit. She picked the fairest flowers of the garden, she gathered an innocent baby's smile and then a mothers love. When she reached heavens gate the flowers had faded, the baby's smile died away, but the mothers love was still fragrant and fresh and beautiful. Do not, of all things, trample on love so unchanging and tender as this.
Mohave County miner., 1897-11-06

fell through, it was said on account of
 the mine being salted. Since that time,
 however, the mine has been run by it's original owners night and day, and few
 months ago a representative went to England to place tke property, with the result stated above. The value of the ore is placed at five dollars, and it is the intention of the English com pany to place two hundred stamps on the mine and to run the machinery by water pow CT conveyed from the river about nine miles distant.
Mohave County miner., 1897-11-06

The Mulatto mine in Sonora, reported sold few days ago to an English syn dicate for million dollars in gold, is the sams mine over which some few years ago one of the most stubborn legal con. tests in the history of mining on the Pa cifc coast was fought. At that time an organization was formed. composed part
 ly of California mining men and English capitalists, to work the great body of ore owned by the Awago Bros. The sale
Mohave County miner., 1897-11-06

In Australia very general and severe drouth has prevailed for long time, and not blade of grass was to be seen prior to the recent heavy rain which fell there, breaking the drouth. This rain came as great relief, but it came too late to save the heavy losses of sheep and cattle, par ticularly the former. The mortality among sheep was very great, in some sections going up to sixty per cent, and the consequences will be that the wool clip will be short and prices must ad- vance greatly on the fine grade of Aus tralian wool. It will take long time for the sheep industry in Australia to re.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-12

Committee TO Arrange for the Trip
IN Nashville.

u. T. Lee Camp. Sons Of Confederate
Veterans held most interesting meeting
last night. Rev. James +. Cook. pastor
of the Hoge- Memorial church. who had
been elected chaplain Of the camp, was
lmpresslvely Installed into office. and
made ringing speech of acceptance; a
committee OF twelve was appointed to
arrange for the transportation OF the
camp TO the Confederate reunion at Nash
viIle I'm Nav. The committee Is as fol-
lows: W. X. Walden. T.. Leslie Spence
Jr., ". j. Morrissette, J. T.. y. Stuart.
y. J.. Cox. Edwin Courtney. Lewis w.
dolph. Jr., Thomas w. Gardner Robert
I.ecky. Jr.. and J. GRAY McAlllster. Leu
tenant Morrissette was elected n mem
her OF the BOARD OF Visitors of Lee Camp
Soldiers Home. 4 communication was
read from Lee Camp inviting the Sons
to attend with that organization the
services at the Grace-Strec Presbyterian
church next Sunday evening. The camp
will attend i'm a body. uniformed.
The camp has arranged 10 have another
entertainment at Lee Camp Hall next
Monday night. the special feature OF
which will be an address on the Life
and Character OF General p. y. Lee" by
Colonel George Wayne Anderson. Music
will be furnished by = well-known and
popular organization. Other features have
also been arranged. Colonel Anderson l.
speaker Of deserved reputation. ann
Is fully capable Of handling his subject.
The public and all Confederate organiza =
tons are cordially invited to be present.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-12

his pleasure some days. when a commune
cation came from him In regard TO the
evidence. prisoners, &c. but containing
no information. At the same time a
letter was handed me written n day or
two before by McKeown TO gentleman
In the neighborhood OF the murder this
letter Is I'm my possession, and Will be
shown II desredD, saying that ne had
telegraphed Or. II. ii. Sims that IL the
expense account was not forthcoming
the prisoners would be turned loose, ana
In reply he STATED that he had heard
there was no positive evidence against
them. ani for me to do as | thought
best" and goes on to say: The evidence
Is positive. but your Commonwealth
Attorney Is the one / think. who told him,
and he does not know what the evidence
Is against them. Your Commemorative
Attorney does not seem In any way
interested I'm the matter"
THE only thing 10 do Is TO take the
prisoners 10 Mecklenburg county before
a magistrate. If they are sent on to
the court, then it makes case for TIE
commemorative Attorney, but not before.
trust wholly to you; whatever you say
TO do. / shall do. II you say TO turn
the parties loose. / will have II done.
On the other hand. II you say TO bring
them TO Mecklenburg to any justice OF
the peace 10 try | will do that"
As much amused as annoyed at the
gentleman's underhand compliments TO
me- / wrote him that ! must re-
quest him 10 make no further at
tempt TO explain my position In regard TO
the Wilson cases and to keep his COM
rnents upon my course TO himself This
IS the insult offered him for reminding
me of the prisoners In the same letter
] wrote him that Colonel X. c. Marshall,
Of Portsmouth, would represent me In
these matters and that he could submit
his evidence to him. never heard OF or
from McKeown again until the January
issue Of the charges came to my hand.
He would have spoken truly i'm the letter
lust quoted had he said 1.-THE Common
wealth's Attorney Of Mecklenburg knows
no evidence against these prisoners lie
has furnished me none.
If McKeown had positive PROOF
against these parties in his possession, he
has done himself great injustice. and the
Commonwealth great wrong, by Keeping
il from the authorities of Mecklenburg
until the Wilson's have been discharged.
For Judge Homes and myself, | desire
to say that we have done our duty as we
saw it, and see It still. We have the
approval of the people Of Mecklenburg'
and of our own consciences. If the news
papers and general public think that the
discharge OF our duty has been treason,
let them make the most of it,
Il. CHAMBERS GOODE.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-12
THE MAGIC CITY.
Attempted Suicide-A Fire in a
ChurclI-To Pay DepositOrs.

ROANOKE. VA, January n-(Spe-
cial )-Howard Pesram, a colored man,
was arrested this afternoon by the police
and locked up for medical examination.
Pegram's wife left him a week ago, and
to-day about noon, at his home, on Ear
nest avenue, he locked himself up in a
room and made two unsuccessful attempts
to cut his throat. Some friends Of Pc
grams broke open the door just as he
was beginning the work of self-destruc-
ton, and succeeded in restraining him
until the arrival of the police. Pegram
is about 80 years old and bears an eX-
cellent reputation. His mind is evident
~ unbalanced by his troubles.
Tom Cannon, a noted trainer Of trot-
ting-horses, Of Knoxville, Tenn, has ar
rived here with two fine horses. and will
train at the Roanoke Lake Driving Park
until the circuit races begin, in Septsm-
Der The track and ground at the park
will be put in first-class condition. and a
number of races will take place there du-
ring the summer.
Christ Episcopal church was damaged
to the extent Of 5000 by fire last night.
The fire was caused by the evergreens
used in Christmas decorations, coming
in contact with a gas-jet. The loss Is
fully covered by insurance.
Oliver Gum. who was a member OF
Major McKinley's Regiment dhe Eleventh
West Virginia Infantry, during the
civil war, died yesterday at the resi-
dence of his brother, Mayor Giles Gum,
of Vinton, after a long illness. Deceased
was born in Washington. Conn. and was
73 years old. He was buried this morn
ing In the cemetery, at Vinton.
1t is officially announced that the First
National and National Exchange banks
will begin on Wednesday TO pay TO the
full amount all the deposits tied up by
the suspension OF the Commercial Ma
tional Bank.
j. Il. Updike, who was elected council
man from the Fifth Ward by the City
Council, to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of r. r. Boswell, qualified
for the position in the Hastings Court to-
day.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-12
RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET

49, Rlcnmond, Va, January H. 1887.
mere VIII be small dark sales at
Shockoe and Crenshaw's warehouses. and
good sales at Stonewall and Planters.
Receipts of bright darks have been liberal
during the past week, and buyers are anx-
ious for business to start up.
Private sales reported are light. but
point n very good bright-fller sales for
Tomorrow
Revenue collections: Cigars and cigar
cites, S2S5.s6; tobacco, $5,1SSl Total
SCOTT.
The matrimonial market Of the Tobacco
Trade Is active. At least two young men,
tired of long-enoughtr celibacy. will
enter the married estate between now and
February Sd, and their friends are making
very solicitous inquiries of them, and ere
a new Dispatch is issued the queenly
daughter or prominent and most popu-
lar tobacconist will be given away
In the American Tobacco Company's
Danville fire recently about $50 hogsheads
of their Battle AK old wrappers were
among the saved lots. New wrappers and
good to fine cutters and smokers consti-
tuted the greater part of the fire loss.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-12
CHARGED WITH FORGERY.
Arrest in Norfolk OF IA Wel1-I<nown
Club Man.

NORFOLK, VA, January 1l-(Spe-
cial.)-J. b. White a commission mer-
chant and well known resident and q
club-man. was arrested yesterday after
noon by Chief-of-Detectives Heppell, as
he stepped off of a Virginia-Beach train.
The arrest was made on bench-war-
rant, sworn out i'm New York, charging
White with forgery and the fraudulent
obtaining of $500. Several days ago
Chief Of Police Dornin got wire from
the Chief Of the New York detectives.
asking him to arrest J. b. White. The
bench-warrant arrived here Saturday. and
yesterday White was arrested. as above
stated. After an agreement betTeen
counsel il was decided to ask for a post
ponement until tomorrow at r. NJ.
Acting-Justice Dalton granted the con-
tinuance. and White was remanded to
the station-house.
White is prominent here and i'm New
York The trouble grew out of payments
for stock I'm a cunning club, of which he
was secretary, and G. Brooks Johnston
treasurer The checks OF the stOck-pur-
chasers were made payable to the trea-
surer, whose name White, il is charged,
forged.