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The silver star., 1897-04-15
MINING MATTERS.
POOR RULE ron MINERS.

Those who DO Not Seek to Excel Are
Short Sighted.
"He gets just as much as do. and
I won't do any more work than he
does" This Ia the substance Of what
we overheard miner say. 1t was
the expression of sentiment which ev-
cry man knows is entertained In every
mine whose wages are equal. 1t is
the natural and inevitable result of a
hard and fast rule, insisted upon by
the Miners Union, making equal
wages for all underground employees.
The inevitable result Is to make the
efficiency of the poorest workman the
standard of efficiency Of all. 1t is a
rule which necessarily smothers all
ambition to excel. 1t runs contrary to
all recognized principles which lead
to personal Improvement. Educators
and intelligent business men all over
the world recognize 1t and govern
themselves accordingly. In school and
college prizes stimulate children and
students to do their best. When the
school room is left for the wider col
lege of the world. the same stimulus
is there. Fame, fortune, competency
or Il home are the prizes all are striv-
ing for, and each is doing his best to
win. Ii remained for the Miners I'm
ion to adopt rule contrary to the
impulses of nature and the teachings
of experience.
The sensible rule is to pay every
miner or other employe what he is
worth. The unions might adopt min
imum price. and that is as far as rea-
son dictates they should go. Then
there should be an inducement for ev-
cry man to do his best. In order to in
crease his wages.
Mr.. Boyce and his fellow profession
al agitators tell us that under such an
arrangement the minimum wages
adopted would he the only wages paid.
This Is upon the assumption that mine
managers are fools: but they are not
all such. There is no mine manager
in the world who knows u little bit
some few do not-who does not know
that the best labor is always the
cheapest. II Is with labor as 1t is
with everything else-the cheapest is
not the most economical. Under Il
sliding scale of wages. based upon
merit. the best miners would soon be
receiving the highest wages. and the
best mine managers would soon have
the best miners. Under this system
the pumpkin husker would not get Il
miners wages until he learned his
trade.
There are three classes of miners
the miners who can and will. the min
ers who are willing but can't and
those who can but won't. Under II
sliding scale. based upon merit. the
first class would get the highest wages.
the second class would get lower
wages. hut each one would soon get
into the first class. because there
would he a stimulus to get there. The
third class. which embraces the
Boyces and others who work most
with their jaws. would he relegated
where they belong: they would get no
work under good manager. and
would find their occupation under
bosses who do not know good work
man or what constitutes good days
work.-Denver Mining Industry.
The silver star., 1897-04-15
Definition Of Assays.

Messrs. Jones l. Jones, assayers and
chemists. of Denver. have issued a slip
giving the following definitions of a
specimen assay. n control assay and
an umpire, which are convenient for
readers:
a specimen assay IL made to deter
mine whether n piece OF rock, mineral
or other material contains gold, silver,
etc. No sale of ore is made on the as
say. and 1t is therefore unnecessary to
make number of check assays.
Control assays are made on samples
prepared from and representing lot
OF ore which Is for sale, and are usual.
ly either checks on the assay made by
the assayers of sampling works, smell
tiers or mills. Fonr checks are always
run, and II the sample is not perfectly
homogeneous. often many more; also,
as not infreIuently happens. IL re-
peat is required. because assays do not
agree, no extra charge Ia made.
Umplres are assays made to settle
differences between other assayers.
These call for all the skill and ability
OF an assayer. as often thousands OF
dollars depend on the result. Often
eight to ten checks must he made. "a
the trouble is frequently due to coarse
gold or non-homogeneity of sample.
The silver star., 1897-04-15
PICS AND rhIsrLEs.

The sin that looks the safest h the
surest to kill.
The religion that has NO Joy In Il has
no power In II.
II takes very little money to make
Gods man rich.
II the devil didn't teach meA how 70
make rum. who did?
It Ii more important to bsar good
fruit than much fruit.
Wine In the home and club house
helps the wine room.
The wider the Bible In opened the
harder II strikes at sin
When the home IL what II should be,
the brothel will be impossible.
II the gossip would think more, her
tongue would get more rest.
There Ia NO such thing as commit
ting one sin and stopping there.
The devil is seldom loser when
tho preacher gets an easy place.
When the devil goes to church, he
doesn't always take back scat.
II some women did not drink wine.
xome men would not drink whisky.
The silver star., 1897-04-15
proce.se.. and Assays.

We observe frequently In our West
ern exchanges references to new met
allurgical processes, chiefly for gold
ores Of low grade or refractory char
acter, from which great things are ex-
pected to come. Within the last two
or three months we have read Of a
number of these, some of the names
being new and other familiar. 1t Is
not necessary to go into the details of
these so-called processes here; most of
them are more or less absurd or Inn
practicable. 1t is generally claimed
for them that they will get more gold
from an ore than 1t Is shown to con-
tain by the ordinary fire-assay. or
course this is very amusing and proba-
bly, harmless, since nowadays, when
professional advice is generally taken.
no sensible person could be induced to
put up money into such scheme. But
there are many cases on record In the
past where cautious business men of
excellent judgment in most respects
have been induced to invest money up
on just such prepOsterous statements.
Apropos of these processes" 1t Is as
tonishing to find how prevalent ia the
idea among the ignorant in mining dis
tricts that the fire assay may not ac-
count for all the gold in an ore.
Whence this notion is derived 1t Is not
easy to say. 1t may be faint sur
vival of the mysticism of the alche-
mists. or 1t may have originated in the
green gold" theory of twenty years
ago. The latter. which was developed
in California. involved the claim that Il
quartz vein of Marin county in that
State contained paying quantities OF
gold. but in Il green" condition, that
is. NOT yet fully ripened into the ulti-
mate form of metallic gold. that with
which we are generally familiar. 1t
WIS affirmed. however. that maturity
could be effected in short order by
means of Il certain secret process. This
green or ''youthful' gold escaped de-
lection by the ordinary assayer be-
cause of ignorance of the proper meth
od of fiuXing 1t In order to make 1t ma
ture and therefore visible. Indeed, the
improper methods commonly employed
in assaying. 1t was said. drove away
from the ores under treatment this
''green" gold. which might he pre-
sumed to be tender and therefore re-
quiring delicate methods. The nature
of the latter was not made known, ex-
cept that, it was said. the presence of
even the mlnutest traces of common
salt. sodium chloride. would cause the
green" gold to volatilize A good deal
of money was obtained on the strength
of these assertions. and of course that
was the only "green" gold that ever
materialized. 1t was another and COM
paratively old example of the practical
transmutation of something or nothing
into gold.-Engineering and Mining
Journal.
The silver star., 1897-04-15
Forr., Reservations and M,n,nr.

There have been attacks made unon
the reservations of forests under the
proclamation of President Cleveland
on February 22d In all the States i'm.
terested. All the papers which have
opposed them have done no mainly
upon the ground that the Presidents
proclamation would prevent prosDcct.
ing or mining on lands In 0uestion
similar arguments have been advanced
by senator's from all States Interested
except California. This contentlon
would seem to be wrong. and II would
appear that other motives Insp,re the
opposition. The forestry commIssion
In Its report says:
"Fhe commission fully recocnizel
The fnct that the forest reserves csfnb.
lIshed and proposed can not be main.
tained unless n plan can be adonted
under which their boundaries cnn ho
modified 30 ms to take from them nil
lnnds better suited for agriculture
than for the production Of forests. ana
under which their timber can he mnde
available for domestic and commercinl
purposes. and valuable minerals con
be freely sought for and mined within
their boundaries.
The commission is now engaged In
perfectIng n scheme Of forest mnnngo.
iment which II believes will make tho
administration Of the reserves Dossibio
and which In due time will he submit
ted.-Mlnlng and Scientific Press.
The silver star., 1897-04-15

A negress who died the other day in
. st. Louis hospital was probably the
latest woman ever known. She weigh
ed 600 pounds. and when she was taken
to the hospital it was almost impossi-
BILE to get her through the door of the
ambulance. She broke the stretcher on
which they carried her up stairs. and
II took six strong negroes to move her.
When she departed this life It took
was really dead. The layers of fat
between the epidermis and the arteries
were so thick that is was impossible td
discern the ebbing and flowing Of the
blood.
The silver star., 1897-04-15

A romantic story comes from Holly,
N. j.. concerning Frank Rice. formerly
OF that place. but now a wealthy Cali.
fornia mining man. and Miss Lizzie
Frake. The two were married quietly
In Pennsylvania in 1881. but agreed to
keep the marriage secret until success
should have crowned the efforts OF the
bridegroom in the far west. Sixteen
years elapsed before the desired result
was attained. and few days ago Rice
returned to Mt. Holly and claimed his
wife. During all this time they guard.
ed their secret so we'll that their
friends never once suspected the true
state OF affairs.
The silver star., 1897-04-15

coarse sands are well exposed In the
escarpnents of the Grand canon.
Volcanic energy which hns played so
great part In the geological develop
ment of the country was connected
with the Post Laramie movement and
followed closely upon the elevation OF
the mountains and the accompanying
tiisl0cation and compression Of strata
The eruptlve masses in forcing their
way upwards sought egress along the
lines Of least resistance or wherever
strain had been greatest in the crump-
led sediments. Volcanic Outbursts con-
tinued on u grand scale throughout
Tertiary time.
The silver star., 1897-04-15

An aged Chicago spinster. with the
usual fondness Of her kind for cats. has
recently had an unpleasant expert
ence on account OF her pets. She had
an unusual number Of feline compan-
ions: In fact. about thirty pussies were
domiciled In her apartments. and the
neighbors have made a complaint to
the health officers that cats are not do
sired in that neighborhood In such
numbers. The woman has occupied
the same rooms for eight years. and the
iandlady says that her door was always
kept locked to keep out intruders. The
health ofiicer has ordered the cats re-
moved. and great is the grief of their
fond mistress.
The silver star., 1897-04-15

Representative Donovan of Bay City
has introduced a bill in the Michigan
maids from going on in their single
cussedness." In explaining the bill
Mr.. Donovan says. I'VE won't have
any penalty for men who have done
the best they could and have been
Tilted. or SO homely that no sane wom-
an would look at them. These two
classes will be exempt from all the
penalties of the bill" The ministers
and justices are much pleased with the
bright prospect for increased business.
The silver star., 1897-04-15

Germany's fifteen largest landown-
ers own between them 100000 acres
OF German soil. Prince Wittgenstein
has 10000 acres, mex. comes the
Duke of Arenberg with 100000, then in
order the Prince OF Thurn, and Taxis
the Duke Of Brunswick. Prince Salm
Salm. the Prince Of Talleyrand- -sagan,
who 10 French subject; the Prince
Of Pless. the Duke Of Leuchtenberg.
Prince Bentheim, Prince Lowenstein,
the Prince Of Wis5 father Of the
Queen Of Roumania) AMI Prince Fug-
ger. Many Of these have large estatey
outside Of Germany a. well.
The silver star., 1897-04-15

Right here we wish to call your at
tention to remarkably good man, in
at least one respect Stratton, the
Cripple Greek millionaire, refuses to
go into any money-making schemes.
What I'm trying to do" says he to
promoters, sis to keep my income down
within the limits of decency." Are
you not pleased to know that there is
one rich man who has not designs on
the entire earth?
The silver star., 1897-04-15

And now DR.. Lyman Abbott Of
Brooklyn tells us that out of the 13C
Psalms David wrote but fifteen. David
therefore, is not the poet many sup
posed him to have been. Then comes
Rev. William Lloyd. a congregational
minister in New York. who solemnly
AYERS that the story of Balaam and his
ass is not literally true. In other
words, Mr.. Lloyd does not believe the
ass spake with the voice of man.
The silver star., 1897-04-15
bryan 10 Harrison.

Washington, April O.-Hon. w. !.
Bryan tonight sent the following con.
grntulatory telegram to Mayor-elect
Harrison:
Washington. April O.--To Hon. Car.
ter Harrison. Chicago: Accept con.
gruttllatlonn upon your magnificent
victory. The elections in Chicngo, Gin.
clnnati, Detroit and other cities indi.
cate decided chnngc In public senti
ment since November.
W. J. BRYAN"
The silver star., 1897-04-15

preacher at Normal. ILL.,. says he
uses beer because he is suffering from
nervous prostration, resulting from be-
ing held up by a footpad. We have
often wondered at the enormous con-
sumption of the amber beverage.
The silver star., 1897-04-15

By the way. who is it that Is trying
to recover the American flags captured
by the Mexicans during the war with
that country? There has certainly
been no governmental action taken in
that direction.
The silver star., 1897-04-15

Mr.. Cleveland is now experiencing
the exclusiveness that is accorded an
ex-president. Nobody pays the least
attention to the number of ducks he
kills
The silver star., 1897-04-15

A trust has been formed by the man
ufacturers of bourbon whisky. The to-
pers Of the land have determined to
put 1t down.
The silver star., 1897-04-15

Turkey claims to have bought three
American ironclads. The sultan evil
IDENTIFY wishes to discover a few more
sand-bars in the Mediterranean.
The silver star., 1897-04-15

Mr.. Gage Ia declared to be the hand.
soonest man in the new cabinet. They
can't beat Chicago.
The silver star., 1897-04-15

There is bright side to everything.
The city of Canton, Ohio. is now enjoy
ing brass band famine.
The silver star., 1897-04-15

The melancholy days Tor many Office.
seekers are here.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-31

condor sweeping on the wing thousands
OF feet high Wherever over Al the
globe a man proposed 70 try to fiy there
Mr.. Felts he's endeavored 10 be- He
watched Professor Lielertnal in Ger
many. He looked on while NJ. Ditreaux
essayed flight in the shadows OF the
pyramids OF Egypt.
NJ. FeltS has lived here since March.
He has an experimental pair Of aero
planes completed. which he will take up
10 the Peak this week in order 10 test
tie Tiff ot the air. Whatever msy re-
suit from these experiments. nothing
will deter him from the enterprise. That
he can make Colorado Springs from
Pixies Peak he is not certain, but tia,
he can cover a big part Of the distance
he is sure. He will no, confess. either,
that his dangers are so great. He AYERS
thaT, sinking withou; his machine. as
Under parachute. he could regain terra
firma uninjured.
He mas never found IL difficult to get
means furnished for his uses. Even
now another party is defrsying his ex-
penses-a party who does not either ex-
pect or desire pecuniary profit from the
enterprise. An experimental pair OF
aeropianes are now finished at the shops
il West Colorado Springs. and this ma
cline will soon be used as trial in1i-
Gator OF conditions on the Peak Very
soon thereafter an exhibition flight will
be made from some hill or house in Col
orado Springs His indubitabie evidence
Of earnestness having been given. ne
can ascend Pixies Peak for the grand
excursion and De followed by the eyes
Of civilization
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-31
DEATH OF A NOTED THURMAN
T. f. Mclean Carried on bv Heart Disease
at Oakley Track.

Cincinnati. o., July 29.-After watch
ing his gallant FLY Taluca win the Ohio
stakes a. seven furlongs in the hardest
kind OF a drive Dr. T. F. Mclean. one
Of the best known horsemen on the
American turf, was attacked with hear,
disease and died in a short time after
wards az the Oakley race track this af-
ternoon. Mr.. Mclean was sitting az the
time in the timers stand. when ne drop
ped over, gasping for breath. Medical
aid was summoned. bur despite the ef-
forts Of the physicians the turfman died
just as the bugle sounded calling the
horses 10 the post for the last race.
Mr.. McLean's death was undoubtedly
caused by the exciting finish in the
which followed. After Talusa' crossed
the wire. winner by nose, and the
Jockeys were dismounting. john Huff
man. the 81. Louis horssman, took ad-
vantage of the selling clause in the con-
ditions OF the race. and began bidding up
Taluca, M. McLean's horse Tom Black
burn, McLean'S trainer, stood by and
HIS my, anu dAtcl DSlfS
up 10 $500 she was bought in by Black
burn at that figure. Blackburn al once
put in a claim for Remember Me- Huff
mans horse. which finished second to
Taluca, and after paying $500, the
amount he was entered for. both horses
were led 20 the Mclean stable. All dur
ing the run-up Mr.. Mclean sat silently
watching the tranSa ction. After il was
over McLean's friends first noticed that
he was Ill, and only shortly afterwards
he received the fatal attack
Mr.. McLean's death caused the las;
race 10 be declared of
For fifteen years or more Mr.. Mclean
has raced horses. and the public always
had the greatest confidence in mis- stable.
Mr.. Mclean vas 90 years of age, and
leaves widow and family.
The Oakley management has declared
off the Oakley races for tomorrow and
Saturday on account OF the death Of Mr..
Mclean.
The racing today was the best OF the
meeting, and a large crowd witnessed
the sport. Taluca was the only favorite
hat won. Her best time was III Re
member Me was second.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-31
NO MARKET LEFT FOR SILVER
London Globe Comments on the Decline In
That Metal

London. July 2s.-The Globe. comment.
ing on the fall in silver. says:
An augmentation OF the worlds gold
yield couli no; fail 20 increase the value
% silver. When California and Austria
la poured their suriferous riches iato
mo market, silver, ike all other com
moiities. acquired an enhanced value.
But ne United States then had no ac-
cumulaIions OF the white metal. where
as now these have become so enormous
.hac silver sales can only be effected at
a sacrifice.
This weeks collapse would have hap
penei sumo time back but for the con-
t'nuous purchases on japanese account.
That demand has ceased and China and
Iniis are supplied WHAT steps the
American silverites viii propose 20
counseFact this disastrous state Of things
remains % he seen.
President Mckinley. possibly fore
seeing an attempt OF this so-t- has Civ
en an emphatic warning that ne VII be
no party n such psriious work II Is
fortunate ina: the India minis are
closed. otherwise he TDpse would De
more deprecated than IL = The coin
still keeps Ii value remarkably veIi and
X ATnerica ceases ID force silver there
may De an improvement; soon"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-31
Railroad Readers

CHANGE OF TIME on THE FRISCO.
At midnight. Sunday. july IL. the
Frisco line made some decided changes
in it, time card The afternoon train
from The eas: arrives al $40 r m. ami
the train heretofore leaving Wichita Ter
s. Louis al 1870 leaves a. lis p m
The morning train arrives from the east
al s:45 g. m. instead Of 5.ee5 as formerly.
ana the eas, bound tain leaves at $40
instead % 1910 ?. N.
All Of the Frisco trains are now scaed-
uled 20 as TO run through joplin and a
passenger VIII &c taken through the very
heart OF The interesting lead and zinc
mining regions Of southwest Missouri.
instead OF scaling is northern boundary
as formerly done.
Another innovation established by TIE
Frisco is train luncheon supervised ~
the popular Fred Harvey Dining Han
System" Mr.. Harvey's name is as wei
known as aay man in the ives, and Il is
always associated with he hes. % sery-
ice and the mos; excelIen; viands.
The east bound train at 1s:sS 2. m. 10
the only one on, % Wichita having
N.St4t. Nil2NlSI ~ I-NG4Sr an - TIE
morning train does not run any farther
than Wichita. the sleeper win be So; on,
convenient - the station and passengers
will be allowed 20 sleep Until O'Clock.
feature which viii De greatly relishei ~
the Frisco patrons who have been CON-
PEELED 10 rdsile ont al ; o'clock heretofore.
This same sleeper which returns on me
$40 p. m. train vii be placed convenient
70 the station a; $50 z. m. 50 that any
passenger can retire a; his convenience.
another very sensible and appreciated
consideration
You win also notice Ia. the Frisco has
perfected an elaborate suburban service.
running eighteen trains each way per
day between the mining towns % Joplin.
Carthage and GslenS.
II is a noteworthy fact that this enter
prising line. since II emerged from 10
hands OF the United States court. has
iaaugurated many modern and original
Innovations. and Il is certain tha, the
travelling public viii nat be SOW 70 avail
themselves Of them. s2-iot
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-31
FACTS WORTHY OF STRONG
EMPHASIS

The time from Wichita TO ST. Louis
via Santa Fe route and Kansas City in
GLIDING thirty minutes lay over at Kan
sas City. is only Isl. hours. making the
actual running time l424 hours. This %
the quickest time TO 81. Louis. Smooth
track. elegant equipment and every
thing for comfort.
IL going 20 St. Louis or beyond try
the quick time Santa Fe Route
Phone l39 L. r. DELANEY. Agent.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-31
ARE YOU GOING TO KANSAS CITY?
REMEMBER THE MISSOURI Pa

CIFTC RAILWAY COMPANY
IS the onlv line that runs a strictly
Wichita-kansas City train. Leaving
Wichita at $40 p. m. arriving al Kan
sas City next morning at 7:20. This
train Is made up al Wichita and there
fore always leaves on time. Nice chair
cars and Pullman sleepers.
Notice the. leaving time. and the mex.
time you go to Kansas City take the
Missouri Pacific Always on time
Never late. Fine equipment. Leaves
Wichita at a reasonable hour and ar
rives at Kansas City neither too late
nor too early. Depot corner Second and
Wichita streets.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-31
NASHVILLE. TENNESSEE

TENNESSEE CENTENNIAL AND
INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION.
MAY lST To OCTOBER 30TH. 1921.
For this occasion. commencing May
10th and continuing daily thereafter 20
and including October 18TH 1891. the
Missouri Pacific railway will sell tickets
10 Nashville and return Cor SIS So. limit
ed for return passage 20 November TN.
1897.
The Missouri Pacific railway has two
fast express trains daily. making close
connection In ST. Louis Union depot
with trains 70 Nashville. For particulars
call on or address
T.. r. BI.ECKLFY &T A
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-31

PACIFIC RAILWAY TO ST.
LOUIS AND CHICAGO.
On July rs. II. Is. 10. 20. II. %. Is. so.
and August :. 9. 3 and Is. 1891. the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railway viii sell one way
tickets 20 81. Louis al rate OF sfi-5o and
- Chicago al enc way rate OF $500.
For further information call on or ad-
dress Z. E BLECKLEY. P. & T. A..
LA North Main ST.