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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-07-27
Gold in the Philippines.

Up to the present time most of the
gold has been found ir the easily ac-
cessible districts near the coasts, though
the natives of the interior of Luzon, a
region but little explored, traffic in the
precious metal, which they evidently
obtain from some of the inland streams.
AS vet placer deposits are the chief
source of the metal, which has been
worn by the rains from the mountain
ranges and borne down by rivulets and
creeks to their lower channels. In GER
tain regions there is not stream, large
or small, whose sands do not show the
yellow trace of gold. while now and
| then natives of the interior offer heavy
nuggets for sale. The gold thus buried
in the river sands and gravels un-
doubtedly had it's source in the noun
tain ranges, whose quartz veins await
the hand and eye of the running miner.
They may be rich, they may be poor;
only scientific study and exploration
can tel.
The principal gold-yielding region of
LuZon is the district of Mambulao.
The metal has been found also in Min
danao, Mindoro, Panay, Cebu, and the
smaller islands of Samar, Catanduaues,
Sibuyau, Bohol, and PanaOn. One of
the larger islands, Mindoro, gains its
name from it's gold deposits, it signify
ing nina de ora (gold mine) The ma
tives speak of places in its interior,
which are rich in gold. The same is
the case with the interior of the large
island of MindanaO, where gold is so
plentiful that the natives carry it about
in bags for use in their ordinary buying
and selling. Here are the Misamis
placers, the richest in the archipelago,
their yield to the native miners being
about $50 ounces month. Rich quartz
veins are said to be known in this
island, and there is one such vein in the
small island of Panaon, lying north of
Mindanao; but hitherto gold has been
mined principally in placer beds, and
these not very rich as compared with
those of California. Personally know
little about these gold gravels, as 1 have
seen only some of their results. They
are so widely distributed and are
worked in so desultory a manner that
their actual richness is largely matter
of guesswork. AS regards the mother
veins, 1 have made no search for them,
and am quite sure that the Spaniards
have not troubled themselves in this
| direction. They rest in virgin wealth,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-07-27
Panama of To-day.

We left Guatemala for Panama, and
as we crossed the neck of the Isthmus,
we saw traces of the abandoned canal
on all sides, like grinning skulls on an
African desert. Never hole in this
wide world swallowed up more money
or human lives than this same. Panama
canal. Of the 50.O7S,52O pounds SUBJ
scribed for the work, 28,OOO,OOO were
never accounted for. The deadly fever
killed off men by the thousand. The
memories haunting the spot are indeed
gruesome.
There are forty eight miles of Trail
road across the lsthmus from Panama
to Colon. From the bay Panama looks
like an Italian seaport. Inland it is a
typical Spanish American city Eof the
second class. Time was when the spot
was boom mad, before the collapse of
the greatest failure of modern times.
There are still few hundred men
working there as if trying.to give some
semblance of life to what has long
since been dead There is something
positively uncanny in the way:this mar
row strip of land has for four cer-
turies kept apart the commerce of two
worlds. There are thousands and thou
sands of wooden slabs in the half dozen
cemetaries around Panama, telling of
the venomed breath of the fell desease
that smiles man as he awakes at
morn, in the vigor of health and hope,
and leaves him at night raving man
lac waiting only the glad deliverance
of death.-By E. Lyell Earle in July
DOnahoe's.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-07-27
Summer Aids to
Feminine Beauty.

Cucumber peelings, boiled in water,
will be found good for the skin. A
slice of cucumber may be rubbed on
the face, instead OF soap. Lemon juice
will remove sunburn. Dill-water is as
good for the complexion as rose water,
though it makes the skin paler.
ElderflOwer. water is famous for it's
cooling properties, as is also lavender
water.
Never go out in blustry weather
without veil unless you wish a tanned
skin or freckles.
DO not forget, when drying the face
after washing, to rub upward toward
the nose. This will prevent wrinkles,
and will help to smooth out to a great
extent the crease alongside the nose.
Use neither hot nor cold water ex.
clusively for bathing. A good rule to
follow is hot bath at night and cold
one in the morning, but be sure to take
bath daily if you wish to keep your
skin in good condition.
Do not wear tight shoes if you desire
a graceful carriage; no woman can
walk comfortably or we'll in shoes that
are too small for her feet. Do not wear
too small gloves.
Avoid tight lacing and any form of
dressing which CON presses any organ
of the body.-Mrs. Humphry in the
July Ladies' Home Journal
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-07-27
Where was WASH
ington Welded?

"Although one of the most interest
ing events in Washington's private life,
his wedding, has been comparatively
neglected by the majority of his bio.
graphers," writes William Perrine in
the July Ladies' Home Journal. cit is
generally agreed that the ceremony
took place on the sixth of January (or
the seventeenth of January, new
style), 1859. But as to whether it was
performed in St. Peters Church, in
New Kent county, or at the home of
the bride, known as the white House,
there is wide variance of opinion.
The weight of the local authority is
against the belief that it occurred in
the church; nor is there any record in
the church indicating that the couple
were married there, although its rector,
the Rev. Mr.. MOssom, who had been in
the pulpit for forty years, solemnized
the contract. On the other hand those
who insist that the clergyman officiated
in the church point to accounts that
Washington rode on horseback on the
day of the wedding, and that the pair
were attended by bridal cavalcade, as
evidence that there was journey be-
tween the church and the home of the
bride. This, however, is offset by the
conjecture that the cavalcade was es-
corting the couple Immediately after
their marriage to Mrs. Custis' house in
the town of Williamsburg, or to Mount
Vernon, and that they were repairing
thither to spend the honeymoon"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-07-27
International Trusts.

1t is great mistake to think that a
system of competition closely anal
OgOus to warfare can survive indefi-
nltely as between nations when the
competitive system has been aban-
dOned in the domestic field. For a
while the Standard Oil trust main
tanned its competitive fight for trade
in the uttermost parts of the earth
against the immense petroleum mo-
nopoly that works the oil fields of Rus
sia and Central Asia. But experience
has shown that it is far more profitable
for these vast commercial entities to
arbitrate than to fight; and it is under
stood that they now get along very we'll
together by the simple device of divid-
ing up the market on geographical
lines. The great mOnopolies of the in
dustrial world will rapidly follow the
example of the great political powers
and map out their possessions protec-
torates, spheres OF influence, and so on.
In some industries, without doubt,
there Will soon appe; the international
trust, controlling tbs whole planet as
respects particular inc of production.
But owing to the ct that corpora
tions must derive cir powers from
government, while orporation law
differs greatly in different countries, it
will be found easier in most cases to do
away with competition by agreement
fixing prices, spheres of exploitation,
and so forth, rather than by inter
national consolidation. The obvious
fact is that business and politics are
becoming constantly more closely in
terrelated, and that the very same
forces of civilization that are making
war obsolete and insufferable are also
tending toward the abandonment of
the competitive system in industry and
trade. And these new forces are bring.
ing about stupendous changes at rate
which outstrips the predictions of the
most enthusiastically "The Pro-
gress of the World" in the American
Monthly Review of Reviews for July.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-07-27
A Kentucky Morning.

"A flood of mellow light bathed all
the land that rare June morning. On
either side of the road the verdant
pastures stretched away to the feet of
the not far-distant hills that seemed
to rest against the tender blue of the
sky to gaze with affectionate regard on
the flower gemmed beauty of the vale
below. A breeze from the south was
astir, signing, dangerous, only strong
enough to shake the drops of the night
fallen rain from the blades of corn and
to set in motion the leaves of the tall
iocusts edgng the road. The trembling
wings OF the breeze were heavy with
odorlferous spoils stolen from the wild
flowers in the deep woods which crown
ed the brows of the hills lying south
ward and from the blossoms June's
lavish hand had scattered over the
bosom of the valley. A redbird, sway.
ing joyously on yielding bough, sent
forth his rapturous song in rivalry of
that poured down on him from one of
the locusts, while mocking- bird, spi-
rit of mischief, from his perch on the
topmost bought of an oak tree, imi-
tated and excelled both singers.
1t was perfect hour and the scene
was one worthy the brush of Turner
or Claude Lorraine. But glances of
admiration for it there were none, save
the occasional ones bestowed upon it
by girl working diligently in her gar
den. Frequently men on horses or in
light road-carts passed by, but they
were farmers interested in their crops,
or trainers attending to their trotters,
and had not time to give thought to
the beauty of the picture God had
spread out before their eyes. So the
golden hours wore on until the sun
was half way up the sky, then the girl
lifted herself from her bent position
and turned her face toward the south.
A stroller along the road, or lounger
in hammock, would have called the
day peasant, but to the girl working
for hours between the long drills, it
was uncomfortably warm. She drew
deep breath and taking off her sunbcn-
net began to fan her flushed checks.
After few minutes thus occupied,
she dropped the bonnet and unfasten.
ing the pins from her tumbled hair
gave herhead quick shake, which sent
the loosely confined locks down her
waist, wealth of curls, gold brown
where the slanting rays of the sun
touched them.-Anna G. Minogue in
July Donahoe's.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-07-27

The every latest" is that they are
catching four-legged bass up in Mime
sofa, but I am afraid that lots of in
credulous people will think the yarn
'fshy' one. The story speaks well,
however, for the brand of liquor they
use up in that neck of the woods. 1t
takes a pretty good kind of whisky to
breed two-legged bass, but four-legged
ones-whew!-St. Louis Humorist.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-07-27
Ms Shopper year, in advar CO
Six Months 80 cents,

waiting in their pristine state the COM
ing of the American mining prospector.
They will have to be deeply hidden in
deed it they escape his penetrating
eyes.-From "Gold in the Philippines"
by Ramon Reyes Lala, in the American
Monthly Review of Reviews for july.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-07-27

Mrs. Chugwater-They say young
Spiddlekins has lost fortune in bucket
shop dissipation. What is bucket shop
dissipation?
Mrs. Kajones-I don't know, but
think it must be drinking the pail ale.
I've sometimes heard my husband talk
ing about it.-Chicago Tribune.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-07-27
Vol. XIII.-NO. l.
<>spoEERfam
yISyzz@s92S@SS~ f.
The First Red Rose.

An anxious lover held within his hand
pure white rose, sent from his lady's bower,
From which he fain would read her secret
thought,
And thus he whispered to the fragrant flower:
Tell me, sweet rose, and did my lady's lips
Press thy soft petals ere you came to me?
Then will stOOp to play the arrant thief.
AS now stOOp to steal her kiss from thee"
Then at the touch of his impassioned lips,
The white flower crimsoned like the blushing
morn;
Hope woke within his anxious heart and smiled.
And in that hour the first red rose was born.
LUCIUS 2. HILLS, Frank Leses Monthly
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-19
PENSIONS.

Bounties. Arrears Of Pay. Patents.
Land War; ants. Duplicate Discharges,
Etc, Etc.
SPANISH WAR CLAIMS SETTLED
JOSEPH THELON. Attorney.
G4ate Of Washington, D. C.)
Address National Soldiers Home, Va.
z. 0. Box 255. 11-lztr
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-19
If TIL. CID MAN HAD CiNI-Y 1.l1N

HURT.
They brought the va MN home Is
, his farm in Warwick ono night last
week in 4 battered ana tat,crcd %: li-
Ton. Two rciehbors driving into trwn
about dark had found him lying ,.neon-
, st'ous in the dust at the crossroads.
R.'snd was cnzEg from three ugly scalp
wcu.ds, one Of his wr;stbones was
broken and the number Of scratches,
cuts and bruises on his face ard II X
could EalNily have been multiplied if
ne RAD been run through a threshins
machine. y short distance away they
found his team. The horse was lazily-
! nibblinS the stubbe by the roadside
III" load of garden truck with whiui1
ne had started for Newport News ti.a,
morning W:us intact.
1t was plain t!,at The Old man HAD
l's4; Been held up by hi.hiwayln=n. Sen q
accident had hetallcn Inn. He vss loo
weak and d:,Zel to give any coherent
account OF what had happened 50
they l;tia him out on q couple Of coats
spread among the Vegetables in his
wagon ana carried him home. About 8
o'@!ock III the evening the old man ~
NlVed somewhat ana entered into an
explanation. II seems Il telegraph w;rc
had fallen ut the cross roads 1t swung
across the road about seven feet above
ground and as the old nss,n drove along
IN" wire caught him unl:e, TIL. chin
iiicd HIM into space and dropped h:.n
| under The rea: wheel If the heavily
laden wagon, which passed over his
body.
Gee: Whca." yelled the old man.
Lack you rascal Back. >ah,"
The Faithful hrlSI ,,,,Iinpr j., ~.
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THURSDAY. OCTOBER 10. 1899
PAVING MATERNAL.

The report of the street Committee iii
reference to paving material !, az
ihc merit of versatility ard tn. aavu-
Gates of at least three styles Of paving
VIII have reason to feel gratiicd at the
conclusion reached by The com.Eitter
80 far as river road ana the gradient S
OF the principal streets leading up from
It are concerned there is hardly any Iii
vision Of opinion. Nothing less sub
sttantial than Eclgian block Would staIl
the heavy traits Of That section for a
reasonable length Of time
Regarding the other portions Of the
city there is, Of course room fn% an
honest and Intelligent difference uf
opinion. Niuiiea brick has advocates
and sheet asrhal; also has its con is,-
cnt champions. The ,lc, that the latte,
material is pia s.ic'ally controlled BY I,
trust makes II Impossible for the city
to secure as Sohi value in chat ma
1erial rs in some other direction Then
too, there are ether objections to as
pha!t. 1t is easily affected by cod
and heat ana makes probably the hot,
test paNcmert III cXis,rncn.
The statement that it i; impossible
to secure 4 guarantee Of more TRAN five
years; on this class al pavement seems
remarkable in v,'W Of The experience, f
ptiicf cft!@s III THIS respect. Ii must {.
that the .brickni;,lcrs in this Sc lion Il
thc country know Very little about
making 'pivcrs," Or else nave received
70 cncoulva cement 10 take VI the manu-
ticturc u this Kind Of brick. Accord
ms 10 an arti.!c prepared by The state
i"oloSlSt Ut Iowa for Il resent number
etH the Review Of Rcvi,ws, THIS rave
mcnt is gradually slli,r,Sci.ng iii otn-
CT kinds III the Middle West. because it
is both cnetp ana durable. having bot
yer lasting qualities, whcn properly
laid than either hlo,k or sheet asphalt.
Nov, This gentleman could lave had 10
personal interest in lhc matter ana
gave figures 7:ascl OF the actual cxpc-
1lcncc Of cities in his SEXTON. OF
course, If there is IL j.. !; ..rakr-ntr''
for ttnee Or four intermediate parties
tlhc course Of procedure which is So
popular in Chicago ii will 81. irIons Y
BILE 70 get any kind Of paving material
at a price commensurate with liz rc;,
worth. Wha; we would suggest is mat
the City Fathers. the men Who have L I.
interests Of the city at heart, take the
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POsToFFICE BUILDING.

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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-08-05
John Robinsonss Show.

Monopolies are always exclusively or
ganized upon the basis of giving people
the least possible quantity and charging
them the largest possible price for it. In
plain words this is swindling. Envious
lnferiority sometimes calls our "Greatest
Show on Earth" monopoly. Well, so
it is; but mark we'll in what different
sense and upon what different principles.
1T gives the public great deal more.
and of better quality, for the least
possible price than was ever given before
This is the broad, honest and generous
basis Upon which we are monopolizing the
business of travelling shows.
A visit to this great show, vastly aug
mented By the addition Of the master
piece of an entitled master mind King
Solomon, his Temple, and the Queen of
Sheba, which isreplete with sacred realism,
historical accuracies, biblical events, col
lossal professional features, bewitchng
ballets, sacri6cial ceremonies. and the
splendors and glories of the court of
Solomon, the seer the patriarch, and
grandest and greatest of ancient kings,
will prove one of the most interesting and
enjoyable events of our day. Exhibits
here Friday, August Is.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-08-05
PRAISE FROM A DEMOCRATIC
EDITOR.

Since the Berkeley Democrat has read
the anti Bryan, anti-free-silver Democrats
out Of the party, the editor Of the States
man has been telling tales out Of school.
Forgetting the many slurs and injustices
which he has heaped upon Mckinley, he
.repents and declares:
"The great and good Mckinley recog-
niz no North. no South, but halls once
woefully divided people now a sohdly
united nation, every section ready at ali
times to. respond in defense Of the coun-
try"
We trust he win not forget these lines
when he again becomes Democratically
political Mckinley is far above the as
perities and animosities Of newspaper
scribblers. He is great and good.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-08-05
Greensburg.

good rain would be~Nery acceptable
just now.
The pedagogues are all attending the
Teachers Institute this week.
Miss Bette Ditto. of Welsh Run, Pa,
is visiting her cousin, Mrs. S. ]. William
son.
Miss Goldie Randall, of Washington,
D. c., is visiting her grandparents and
other relatives in this vicinity.
Miss Oracle Turner is suffering at
present from an attack of pneumonia. 1t
is hoped that she may soon recover.
Work on the new church here is pro-
crossing nicely. The brick work is COM
pletcd and the wood work is being pushed
rapidly. 1t also has near by 1t good
wen Of pure sparkling water ready to
quench the weary travellers thirst
S. !. w.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-08-05
Weather and Crop.

Showers and thundevstorms occurred, 10
cally, on the 25th, 10th, 18th. 2oth and
goth. Intense heat continued during the
week until the goth, when much cooler
weather set in, under cool wave from
the northwest, accompanied by general
rain.
Wheat threshing is practically complet-
ed. The drouth has been broken by
copious rains over the greater portion Of
the state, continuing only over a few east
ern counties in the Southern section, and
over the Panhandle section, these corn and
gardens are suffering seriously from the
drouth.
Corn generally is improving and is in
fair condition; lowland corn is looking
well While uplandis very short.
Dat harvest continues, and nea rim
completion, with a generally good yield
reported, being above the average of the
past two years. Hay harvesting is about
completed, with good yield reported, hay
was secured IN excellent condition;
meadows are in good condition, with stock
doing well.
Morgan-Corn and gardens suffering
for rain; threshing continues, with fair to
good yield; early potatoes short.
Berkeley Wheat yield only fair; rye a
good yield; gardens in good condition.
Jefferson-Corn injured by drouth;
grass looking poorly; gardens not looking
well
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-08-05
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Excursion to MARCIA Falls.

A ten Go) day tour to Niagara Falls
America greatest natural wonder, via
B. & o. Royal Blue Line and the Lehigh
valley route, through the Lehigh and
Wyoming valleys--the Switzerland Of
America. A through train of elegant day
coaches and parlor cars will be run or
above dates, leaving Washington, ID. c
80 a. m. Baltimore, Md, Camden Sta.)
o.1o a. m.
Round trip tickets for this excursion
will be sold at the following rate from
Martinsburg, w. Va. SII.5o.
Passengers from points west of Wash
ington Junction must take trains OF day
preceding to make connection with
Niagara Falls train from Washington and
Baltimore.
Stop overs allowed on return trip al
Buffalo, Rochester, Geneva. Burdette
(Watkins Glen,) and Mauch Chunk.
Side Trip to Thousand Islands from
Rochester only $3.50 Round Trip. Tickets
good five days, but within return limit oil
Niagara Falls ticket.
Special arrangements for dinner and
supper en- route at very reasonable rates
Cali on Ticket Agents, Baltimore &
Ohio +. r., for full particulars.