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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-11-15
CHAPTER Y.

The brig Surrey Hills was engaged in
the Venetian trade and did the double
voyage twice year. Her owner was
Master Simmonds of the Cheap, and
good servant she had been to him,
having fought her way backward and
forward between London and Venice
against the united forces of wind,
waves and picaroons for nearly five
and forty years, as the evidence of
many scar on the timbers of her hull
and on the faces Of her crew could
prove
Our first voyage out was a thorough
ly prosperous one. Even the dreaded
bay of Biscay was for once as quiet as
the most timorous landsman could
have wished. Arrived at Venice, we
bartered our homely English goods for
cargo Of fine glass and iron work
from the workshops of the Water City
and for curious stuffs and perfumes
which it's traders had brought from
Cathay.
During the voyage home, too, our
luck stuck to us. We had a fair wind
the whole way, and the words Trim
sails, the watchr' hardly once fell on
our ears. Wonderful good fortu2e,
this, but it cost our captain the greater
part of his crew, who declared that
the ship was bewitched-and l was
more than half inclined to agree with
them
This was the reason for their fears:
When we were lying at Venice, our
captain went to a Finn who dealt in
charms and for the sum of 10 ducats
bought from him that which would
raise a favoring gale. 1t was wrapped
in skin case marked all over with
cabalistic designs whose meaning none
OF us understood. What it contained l
cannot say, for no man on the brig
dared to risk his eyesight by gazing at
the wizards charm after its maker
had warned him to keep aloof. But
this l know, that while that bag was
nailed to the masthead we never want
ed for n fair wind to watt us home.
Yet there were signs that the Eye
above saw with anger the magical
device that eased us of the just labors
Of sea working. Almost every night
while we were in the more southern
attitudes pale blue lights would fly
down To us out of the darkness and
perch or yardarm or masthead. They
were CorDos Santos-holy bodieS-and
we anew that they had come to threat
en- and not 90 protect. for when we
greeted them with psalm they held
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Fortune.
working In Her own Time.

"It took my servant two hours today
to clear up the lunch Dishes" said the
lady who was dining out. Your girls
a jewel She has the dinner dishes all
washed, and it's scarcely 10 minutes
since we finished"
"Yes," said Mrs. Hauskeep; shes
got this evening off" Philadelphia
Press.
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Sail away,
Hack away,
Plunder! IStamp with foot.1
Gather all the yaluables you can, etc.


And thus we parted.
On the third day after this Alec join
ed me at York and announced that his
uncle, who was his guardian, had given
him leave to accompany me. So to
Cambridge we went, and the paternal
authority was not defied.
In the end, however, 1t made little
difference, because, though Alec made
good use of his opportunities for ac-
quiring knowledge, | did nothing but
amuse myself in the town, with the re-
suit that by prolonged course of riot
ing and idleness made Clare Hall too
hot to hold me.
/ had not been in Cambridge two
months when the inconvenient atten-
tion of the university proctors made it
necessary for me to leave hurriedly,
and as ! had to go Alec said he would
not stay either, SO one night we fed,
with the proctors' men after us. We
eluded them, however, by swimming
across the river and without getting
into more than an average number OF
scrapes on the road made our way to
London. Three days in this city suf-
feed to exhaust our small stock Of
money, and there was only one course
left open to US. Fortunately, it was
the one we both most wished to fol-
low.
In a low rooted tavern parlor in Wap-
ping we entered into conversation with
a gnarled old shipmaster, whom we
found drinking strong ale with a toast
in it and crunching raw onions as
though they were aromatic sweet
meats. To him we confided our wish.
want to go to sea, eh?" he growled.
"Well, it's dogs life at first and not
much better after; rancid salt pork to
eat, and not a savory morsel like this
here onion to be had for love or money;
hard work, hard knocks and scurvy;
that's what you'll get. If you're extra
strong, you may stand it; if not, better
steal a sheep and get comfortably
hanged ashore"
And so he went maundering on. But
finally, as he was short handed, he
agreed to take us as ordinary seamen,
promising promotion when we deserv-
ed it.
On that very night we were entered
on the books of the brig Surrey Hills,
and our life of adventure was begun.
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What She said.

Husband-Didn'ty you tell that cook ]
wanted my breakfast right on the min
ute?
Wife-I did.
"And what did she sayT
"She said that we all have our disap-
pointments." Life.
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agreed to take us.
to accompany me to Cambridge. If he
succeeded. well and good; if not, he
would still join me at York, and we
would carry out our original plan Of
going to sea.
Willie demurred to this. but in the
end he agreed to the compromise. And
then we parted. He gave me to wear
round my neck a charm which he had
brought from the Barbary coast, a GER
tain preventive, he assured me, against
witchery of all kinds. Then we stood
in the road, Joined hands and sang
three times the verse Of Willie's sea
song:
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Butler County National Bank,

Butler Penn,
Capital paid in $2oo, COO.
Surplus and Profits 500, 600. o
los. Hartman, President; ]. Y. Ritts,
Vice President; John G. McMarlin,
Cashier, A. G. Krug, Asst Cashier.
A general banking business transacted.
Interest paid on time deposits.
Money loaned on approved security:
We invite you to open an account with this
bank.
DIRECTORS-Ho Joseph Hartman, Hon.
". S. Waldron, DR.. N. NJ. Hoover. IL. Nc
Sweeney, g. p Collins l. G. Smith, Leslie p.
Hazlett, NJ. Finegan, ". II. Larkin, Harry
Heasley, DIR. w. @. McCandless. Ben Mas
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Corn Tint Mixed.

In my garden 1 grew black sweet
corn on the same plot for three years,
and the following season (the fourth)
dug it over and planted pure white
sweet corn, and the resulting crop had
black and white kernels on the ears,
says a New Jersey gardener.
Fortune.
The occasion being opportune, we
venture to voice thought which has
long been near our heart.
"Why is it," we ask, that as be-
tween a drunken man and sober man
the former is the less likely to be hurt
in an accident?"
The inebriate smiled engagingly.
Because" he said, fortune favors
the bowledp
And this positively, as If the dictum
admitted of no doubt whatever.-De-
troit Journal
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ORCHARD POLLINATION.

Things the Commercial Fruit Grows
er Wants to Know.
Self sterility is not constant char
acter with any variety of fruit. Thus
Bartlett and Kieffer pears are often
self sterile. but there are orchards of
both which are self fertile. The same
may be said of many other varieties.
No one can separate varieties of fruit
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THE TRAIN WAS STOPPED.
And Then the Question Was Who to
Hold Responsible.

And Then the Question Was Who to
Hold Responsible.
zone night last winter" said Bos-
ton man, 81 came up from the south
with two friends Of mine. They occu-
pied the stateroom, and was lodged
in q section outside. They were in
hot discussion before they retired, and
one of them had finally become so
sleepy as to abandon the argument.
1 turned finally, as they did, but the
man to whom the argument had been
abandoned did not seem satisfied with
the victory he had won, and when l
left them he was busily engaged In
trying to prolong the talk with his
sleepy companion.
Shortly after I had fallen asleep l
was awakened by some confusion In
the aisle Of the car. The train was at
a dead stop, and then 1 heard the
voice of the conductor angrily ask of
the porter, Now, who in thunder pull
ed that bell roper had a shrewd
suspicion, but deemed 1t safe to lie
quiet and say nothing. Finally the
train started, and as they could not
find out who had jerked the bell rope
the car assumed its customary night
aspect. Presently the stateroom door
opened and one of my friends request
ed me to step in and decide bet. 1t
seems that he who was not sleepy was
trying to tell the man who was some
thing to which the sleepy one refused
to listen on the ground that the noise
of the car wheels made 1t impossible
for him to hear. The other man
promptly rang the bell and stopped
the train, as has already been told.
"The bet Of $50 was as to who was
responsible for stopping the train. The
sleepy one said the wide awake oner
because he had pulled the bell rope.
The wide awake one said it was the
sleepy one, because he had averred
that he could not hear what was said
to him because Of the rumbling or the
train, which naturally led to the train
being stopped. l decided in favor OF
the wide awake man. which effectually
walked the other up also. Which would
you have decided in favor ofT-New
York Tribune.
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FUN FROM YONKERS.

Some Pithy Paragraphs Calculated
to Amuse You.
Spriggs-Bluffern' clothes are all
torn.
Griggs-He must have been doing the
town.
Spriggs-Not at all.
Griggs-Well, then, he was out on
tear
81 know a man who always does ev-
erything right"
"Oh, nonsense"
"Well, he has no left hand"
Smith-Those Joke writer's must be
nut to an awful strain sometimes for
subjects.
Brownies; that's when they're at
their wits end.
when those cats congregate out on
my back fence and start to yowl at
night, | drop q pot of hot water down
on them"
That's sort of concert pitch"
The Editor-That new scribe we've
got is said to be novel writer.
The Copy Holder-You bet he Is. L
haven't found one good sentence In his
work yet
Griggs-All those young women In that
circus performance last night were as
pretty as pictures.
Briggs-Then it must have been
living picture show.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20
H. Fooled the Surgeons

All doctors told Renick Hamilton, of
West jefferson, o., after suffering Is
months from Rectal Fistula, he would
die unless a costly operation was per
formed; but he cured himself with five
boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, the
surest pile cure on earth, and the best
salye in the world. . cents a box.
Sold by II. III. Watkins, druggist.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

The Alpha mine is exceeding all ex-
pectations of the owners. By careful
examination it is ascertained that the
vein between the tunnel and footwall
is over fifteen feet in width. A cross
cut has been started from the tunnel
level to cut the footwall What was at
one time thought to be the footwall
was drilled into aud the first shot ex
posed two feet of solid copper ore.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20
Redemption Of
County Warrants.

OFFICE OF THE TREASURER,
OF MoHAvE COUNTY, ARIZONA.
All County warrants from
No. ia to 27S inclusive. will
be paid at the office of the
County Treasurer, in King
man, January 18th, 1900,
The interest on all the
above warrants will cease
after that date.
A. CORNWALL,
Treasurer.
KINGMAN Jan. llth, 1900.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

The Courthouse windmill has been
moved onto the new we'll in the rear of
the Courthouse. With suitable reser-
voir and good-sized main to Front
street a sure protection against fire
W ould be guaranteed.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

We have received the new map of
the Chloride mines and will have it
published and ready for distribution
sometime in the early part of February.
The plat shows l32 mining claims, pat.
ented and unpatented, within circle
of little over two miles of the Chlor-
ide postoffice. All who have seen the
map pronounce it an artistic piece of
work and its accuracy is guaranteed.
The map is the work of w. H. Eichel-
berger.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

Thomas McNeely had carload of
ore worked at the Kingman sampler
early this week. The ore was from his
Sherum Peak claim and netted him a
good round sum of money. The shaft
in the mine is forty feet in depth and
drift at the bottom is all in ore. A
few months ago he offered it for sale
for l7OOs and now it is estimated to
have 3O,O005 ia sight.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

The Salt Lake Herald is of the i'm
precision that the recent visit of Judge
Dunbar, T. j. Grant and G. ID. Ridg'
way has some connection with the ex'
tension of the Arizona & Utah railroad
to connection with the Utah & Pa.
cific.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

Martin, the Wizard, gave perform
ance to crowded house last Thursday
night in Kingman. Those who saw the
performance express themselves well
pleased. He will probably give the en-
tertainment at Chloride early next
week.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20
Louise Brehany Ballad and Opera Co.

Last. Wednesday II. NJ. Hanaford,
advance agent of the Louise Brehany
Ballad and Opera Compan arrived in
kingman and after waiting on num-
Der Of our music loving people sue
ceeded in inducing the local lodge of
Elks to take the matter of producing
the opera in hand in Kingman and
within few hours one hundred and
twelve seats at dollar and half were
sold. The company is one Of the best
on the road and our people are insured
rare treat. The opera will be given
on the 22d of February aud every ar,
rangement will be made for its perfect
succpSs
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

Capt. Alfred Salano arrived from
Los Angeles Monday morning last and
weEt out to the New London mine
He was we'll pleased with the progr ess
made on the property and contemplates
many improvements.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

On Tuesday, February 18th, 1900. a
grand ball will begin in Lake Hall, the
proceeds to be used in supplying the
hall with gas plant. All arrange
ments have been made for the plant
and its use is necessary as a safeguard
against fire.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

The Grand Canyon copper mine, at
Pine Springs, has an eight inch streak
of seventy five per cent cope" ore in
it, besides big ledge of lower grade,
Owing to the bad condition of the
roads the dumps of the mine are
crowded with ore.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

W. f. Grounds and daughter May
and John linus have gone to Fort
Worth. Texas. where the gentlemen
will attend the meeting of the National
Cattlemen's Association and look af,
ter other business matters.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

The Board of Supervisors will meet
next Tuesday to pass on some import
ant matters effecting the revenue de-
partment of the county.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

A small cyanide plant is in success
ful operation on the tailings of the o.
X. mill. The ores were originally
worked by amalgamation and but
forty or fifty per cent of the value was
saved. Under the cyanide process only
fifty cents is left in the tailings.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

Lew 4. Aubrey, consulting engineer
of the Wallapai Mining Company, went
out to Chloride last Monday. He be-
lieves that the Chloride country has a
great future before it and that event
ually the mines will become big pro-
ducers of copper at depth below water.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

County Recorder Feeny has put his
office in splendid shape during the
week. New counters, shelving, etc,
have been put in and now the office is
as neat as wax.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

H.J. West has disposed of his inter
est in the Treadwell group of mines,
San Francisco district, to Harvey
Hubbs. 1t is his intention to go to
Alaska in the spring.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

NJ Redman and II. l.. Harris have
located an immensely big copper vein
in the Planet country from which they
have been given average assays of over
eight per cent. Messrs. Redman and
Harris will return to the mines today.
and will do considerable work on them.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

Several of the Philadelphia stock
holders of the Merrimac Mining Com
pany visited Chloride this week to wit
ness the starting up of the Merrimac
mill. They were apparently well
pleased with the result.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

Lewis Davidson, one of the pioneers
Of Mineral Park, was in Kingman this
week. Mr.. Davidson is the owner Of
several valuable mining properties in
the Mineral Park Basin.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

A strike of phenominally rich ore
has been made in the Lucky Boy tun,
mel, at Chloride. The ore assays over
1000 ounces silver and 20 ounces gold
and the body is said to be quite ex,
tensive. The mine was sold to Chi
cago parties short time ago for l5,,
OOOs and double that amount has been
taken out or is in sight.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

Last Tuesday Judge Logan united in
marriage Walter G. Wilkinson and
Essie May Banks, both of California.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

We understand that the Board of
Supervisors is being petitioned by tax
payers to accept the tender of taxes
made by the Santa Fe Pacific Railroad
Company. Other northern Arizona
counties have accepted the tax offering
and Mohave county might as well fall
in line
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

Gabe Levy, the Signal merchant and
cattlemau, has just returned from
Globe, where he was taken as a witness
IN hOrsestealing case. He reports
Globe to be one of the liveliest camps
10 Arizona.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

Mrs. Agnes Bond, of Wagon Mound
New Mexico, and Miss Florence Dav
enport, of Boston, Mass, are visiting
with Mrs. G. A. Bonelli.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

Mr.. Labaree of Contra Costa county,
CaIit., nephew of Joe Labaree, visited
il Kingman this week.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

All the members of Kingman fire
company are notified to be on hand
promptly at II o'clock tomorrow at
Lake Hall.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

A. l.. McKesson has returned to
White Hills, and will put quite force
of men to work on his w. J. Bryan
mine.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

Mineral Surveyor kuencer has just
completed survey of the Mollie Glib
son and Bullion Beck mines at Chic
ride,
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

Capt. Ike Conkey, merchant and
nine owner of Mineral Park, was in
Klgman a few days ago.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

Judge Logan issued marriage licenses
on January 18th to Pedro Noli and
Roma Contras, of Sandy; on January
18th to Timoteo Mungaro and Juana
Tapio, of Signal.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

We understand that the name of the
San Francisco mine Is to be changed
to that of Monte Cristo. The company
is working quite force of men on the
property and a big showing of ore is
made,
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

James Twiggs aud By Collins went
Out Tuesday last to look over the min
ing situation in Todd Basin.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

Charles Gracey and wife came in
from the klondike camp yesterday af-
ternoon. The ten stamp mill will be
started up on Klondike ore as soon as
Mr.. Gracey returns to the camp.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

When you want something good to
eat go to the Commercial. Whipped
cream and pure Mocha and Java coffee
with your breakfast. Keep your money
at home, do not send it to China; we
need it in Kingman. White help only
employed.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

NOTICE."
DR.. G. A. Rene, of San Bernardino,
will be at the Commercial Hotel
on Monday, January %, and give
advice and treat diseases of the
eye, nose and throat, (catarrh.)
He will operate for cross eyes,
growths on the eyes and so forth.
He will also examine eyes for spec
tacles aud guarantee full satisfac-
ton. DIR. Rene is county health
officer and a reliable physician.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

The 0ro Plata mine is being unwat-
cred at the rate OF 10000 gallons daily.
The big pumps have not been shut
down since they were started up last
week.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

A splendid body of ore has been
struck in the Ruby mine, Stockton
Hill, by the owner, Robert Grey. The
mine lies between the Tigress and the
Cupel.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

Mr.. Carey, at one time assessor of
Mohave county, but now resident of
San Jose, is here on visit. Mr.. Carey
has been with John Howell, in Aus
tralia, for several years.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

W. Scanlon and New York mining
expert visited Mr.. Scanlon's copper
mines in Lost Basin this week. Mr..
ScanIon has a group of mines in the
Lost Basin country that give great
promise for futue productiveness.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

Mark Braffett is expected to return
from a visit to the old Missouri home
next week.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

DR.. f. L. Hereford, of Chloride, re.
turned Monday last from Los Angeles,
where he succeeded in placing group
of copper properties.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

Abe Lefever and David Southwicl
are taking rich lead ore from the Star
Spangled Banner mine, Stockton Hill.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20
Cocul and Personal
To THE PUBLIC.

To THE PUBLIC.
= The MINER is not represented -
! BY agent or otherwise within or u
= without Mohave County. All -
= orders issued on this office are y
4 void. u
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

Treasurer Cornwall is paying off 4;
long list of county warrants.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

Eroi Ballanfante came in few days
ay) from the Stockton Hill country,
whore he has bsen looking over ths
mining situation.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

f. b. Pine and Dan Fox have re-
turned from Salt Springs, where they
have been doing assessment work on
the mines of J. F. Luthy, of Albuquer-
que.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

The railroad company is improving
the Kingman yard i'm substantial way.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

Mrs. Elmer Pierce, of Signal, is Wis
iting in Kingman.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

If the present warm weather contin-
ues ten days longer many plants and
trees will prematurely blossom.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

The White Hills Mining Company
paid into the treasury this week over
30OOs in taxes, being the full amount
assessed against their property.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

W, II. Lake has returned to his Law
ton group of mines on the river. He
expects to have a mill at work within
six months.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

Roses and chrysanthemums are still
in bloom in the gardens of Kingman.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

V. f. Perry, of Chloride, was King
man visitor several days this week.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

Mrs. Della Harris, of blackberry, |,
visiting In Kingman.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

Judges Blakely and Dunbar went out
to Chloride Tuesday last to look after
the interests of clients in a mining
suit.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

w. &. Rifenberg has gone out to the
Grand Canyon of the Colorado, where
he has several Thousand acres OF
placer ground under location.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

Agent Ewing has let a contract to
sink well for use of the Indian school
at blackberry.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

The tunnel on the Chicago mine, a
Stockton Hill, is progressing rapidly
and the ledge will be cut, so 1t i:
thought, this week
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

For SALE.
The best washing machine ever
brought to Mohave county and the
best machine made.
j. w. EMERSON.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

ID. M. Gaddis returned from Lo'
Angeles Wednesday morning.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

Dr. Fred Waite returned from Chlo-
ride Wednesday afternoon. He has
established himself firmly with the
people of the big lead camp and no
other dentist need try to do business
there while DR.. Waite is in the country
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

The Commercial Hotel has been re-
Gently renovated throughout; new car
pets in every room. Everything clean
and comfortable.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

Mrs. Mabel Blakely is visiting with
relatives in Signal this week.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

Foster S. Dennis was in from the
Alpha mine few days this week.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-20

Lew Blakely and G.. +. Sheldon have
gone to Aubry, where they are inter
ested in the operations of the Midas
Mining Company. Reports received
from the property of the Midas Com
ptny yesterday were very flattering.
Every foot of the development work
shows the vein increasing in width.