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Arizona silver belt., 1900-01-04

The decline in the copper situation has been summarized by the Boston News Bureau, which compiled a table of copper sbares, giving the highest and lowest prices for the year 1899, and the shrinkage in market value from the highest. The Shrinkdge in 3l of the more active issues is given at SlsS.OO0, ,000, which does not include some of the inactive copper stocks, the decline in which, it iS claimed, would bring the total shrinkage up to s200, 0,000. Speaking of the slump in copper stocks, the Detroit Tribune says. editorially: The recent failures in Boston are ascribed by some bank. CTS to the wild speculation in copper stocks that began about a year and q half ago, and culminlttd last Feb ruary Since then inflated copper stocks have shrunk in paper value S2O0, ,OC0O Boston has the only stock exchange where copper stocks are listed. and when the boom came on and got it's full start, the public controlled the market. The public loaded up, and the banks of Boston took stock certificates as security that were not worth the powder with which to blow them up. New companies were foated. There are holes in the ground all over Michigan that were represented as second Calumet & Heclas. To some of the Boston cop per shareholders Michigan is one vast copper mine. Needless to say that the bubble has not only been pricked, but has been smashed with club, and their pipe dreams of vast riches have resulted in minus bank accounts and flat purses, The failures of last week have still further demoralized the copper share market, in which SC many Michiganders are interested, and the certificates of copper r-produc' ing, dividend-paying mines are now selling far below their intrinsic value
 Wild, unreasoning speculation always ends thus.
Arizona silver belt., 1900-01-04

ritory, this amount being available and derived from the sale of stray cattle for whom the owners could not be found. This makes S4,500 that the sanitary board has turned into the ter ritory in less than two years. One of the most important features of the meeting was tine resignation Of the chairman, Will C. Barnes. MT. A. C.. Mcqueen, of Mesa, will succeed MT. Barnes as chairman.
 An old resident, in talking with a Courier reporter last Saturday, said there were many interesting evidences of the work of prehistoric people in the immediate vicinity of Prescott, of which only a few old timers were aware. He stated that d short dis tance west of Prescott was a guIch known as simmons gulch, which had been placer mined from time to time since the first settlement Of white men, and which had yielded more or less gold. The prospector go- ing up the guich finds that it termin- ates or rather commences, abruptly at the foot of great rock wall winch riseS straight up to considerable height. On the smooth face of thls great rock, and 30 feet from the ground, is carved out d large round circle, evidently intended to represent the rising sun. Within this circle are the carved figures ol men, deer and other animals. These carvings on the face of this rock were discovered as far back as 1864. The fact that there is no place now, above or below, where man could stand and do this carving makes the figures on the rock still more matter of mystery. Thi' work was, beyond question, done bl sun wOrnhiperS, and may have beer thousands of years ago, before the act | ion of the elements removed the eartl at the base Of the wall as the carvel must have stood on the ground wher he did this elaborate and tediou: wOrk.-PrescOtt Courier.
Arizona silver belt., 1900-01-04

WANTED We will pay $l2. 00a week salary to either man or woman to represent the Midland Monthly Maga- zine as subscription solicitor. The Midland is the same size as McClures or the Cosmopolitan. It is now in its sixth year and is the only magazine oi this kind published in the great cen tral west. A handsome premium giv- en to each subscriber. Send 10 cents for a copy of the Midland and prem ium list to the Twentieth Century Pub fishing Co., St. Lonis, Mo.
 New up to date hats ut the Ladies Bazaar.
 You will find reading matter ou every page of the SILVER BELT.
Arizona silver belt., 1900-01-04

New up to date hats ut the Ladies
Arizona silver belt., 1900-01-04
ARIZONA. News and Comments Pertaining to the Territory at Large.

ssssssssssssssasasasaa eN
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-05-31
scented water for the ranls.

II society has not perfected the art
of dining it is surely not far from il.
The latest fad fer the dinner table Is
scented water for the finger bowls.
Great care should be taken in seeming
the water. To be correct the odor
must be exceedingly faint. Verbena
leaf is refreshing, and occasionally one
leaf is left floating on the water OF
each finger bowl. When natural flow
ers and leaves are scarce and one has
not private dollhouse or conservatory
to draw from perfume tablets are used
for this purpose. If scented flower
is used in decorating the table, perfect
taste requires that the water in the fin
ger bowls be of the same perfume as
the flower.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-05-31
"Green Grows the Rushes, OH

When the Americans went to war
with Mexico a melody, every verse of
which ended with Green grows the
rushes, OH was very popular. It
pleased almost eyerybodys fancy aud
was sung by old and young. While
IN camp the soldiers would sing it
constantly and all the Mexicans could
hear was Green grows the rushes,
oh" They Immediately began to call
the American soldiers by the first two
words, as It sounded to them, grin
goes" They made it into one word,
by which they will ever know the
Americans ringo."
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-05-31
CURVED A HUNDRED YEARS.
Colorado Mountain Who're Perpetual Fire
Cannot Be Quenched.


For 100 years and perhaps much
longer a mountain in Colorado has
been on fire. It is situated but a short
distance west of Newcastle, and the
shadow of its smoke envelopes the
town at 5 o'clock every evening. The
people Of the region have become so
accustomed to it that they pay little
or no attention to the phenomenon.
To the stranger Whereabouts, however,
the glittering patches of deep red fire,
where it breaks out on the side of the
mountain and is exposed to view, there
is nothing in all the state quite It's
equal. The fire is fed by a big vein OF
coal which the mountain contains.
Just how the coal became ignited is
not known. The oldest resident says
it was on fire when he came and the
Ute Indians, who once lived there, say
ii was burning many years before the
first white man crossed the cont1nen-
tai divide. The supposition is that the
coal was ignited by a forest fire at an
early date In the present century. 1t
has smoldered and steadily burned IN
til this day. At night when the moon
is dark is the best time to see the fire.
Then it is that it resem bles the re-
gions of inferno as given us in the
word painting of Dante. The earth
covering the coal is loosened by the
heat and falls away exposing the sheet
of fire. The escaping gas probably as
sists in stripping off the rocks and dirt
and wherever the vein Of coal ap-
proaehes the surface the fire can be
seen. The first fire I saw was fully
fifty feet square, It had peculiar red
tint, while the burning gas coming up
at the base of the coal vein added
bright color to the scene. In many
places the surface of the mountain ha7
sunk, showing where the fire has
burned out It's course. Efforts have
been made to extinguish the fire. Some
time ago a company which owns 9
large amount of coal land constructed
ditch from point several miles
above the mountain, into which it sue
ceeded in turning the water which goes
to form Elk creek. Previously a shaft
had been sunk in the mountain, and
into this shaft the water was permitted
to flow The shaft was soon filled.
but the fire was above the level Of the
water, aud the effort was failure.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-05-31
EMPHASIZED HIS LAST WILL
How an old Steamboat Captain Tried se
Prevent a Contest.

How an Old Steamboat Captain Tried &c
Prevent Contest.
From the New Orleans Times-Dem.
ocrat: Il am free to admit this story
sounds trifie fshy, said New Or
leans lawyer, chatting over an after
dinner cigar, but l happen to know
it is absolutely true Last summer a
local business man, who it isn't neees-
sary to name, made a new will of
rather an elaborate and peculiar char
acter. I am bound to say to YOU re-
marked his attorney, when the doeu-
ment was completed, that l think i
more than likely your children will
make q contest if this will is ever
Pfobated. I'm going to have talk
WITH them on that very subject re-
torted his client. Yes replied the att
torney, but when your voice is stilled
forever they may think differently
about it. That remark set the old
man to pondering, and he finally hit on
very picturesque exaedient. He had
4 photograph at his ONCE, and, put
ting on fresh cylinder, he roared bis
last injunctions into the receiver in
his most impressive style Then he
carefully removed the record. swathed
it in cotton wool, and filed it away
with the will. Next day he sent for
the lawyer and gave him specific direc-
tons what to do after the demise. Il
want you to call the family together
ae said, and read the will carefully
rom beginning to end. As soon as
you get through and before they have
time to talk about it, start the phono-
graph going and let 'em hear my last
message. Be sure to have good, big
horn on the machine and see that
everything is in first-class working
order You had better keep the thing
n your Office he continued, and any
time contest is mentioned Just turn
it loose The old gentleman was a
steamboat captain in his early days
and he has q way of giving an order
that makes one jump to hear it. I am
Inclined to believe that his scheme is
a good one, and that his parting adj
Duration. coming as it were from the
grave, will have highly discourGging
effect on litigation
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-05-31
RHEUMATISM GATARRH ARE BLoOE
DYsEASES-.FREE!

1t is the deep-seated, obstinate cases
of Catarrh and Rheumatism that B, b.
B. (botanic blood balm) cures. It mat.
tiers not what other treatments, doc
tors, sprays, liniments, medicated air,
blood purifiers, have failed to do, B. B.
B. always promptly reaches the real
cause and roots out and drives from
the bones, joints, mucous membrane,
and entire system the specific poison
in the blood that causes rheumatism
and catarrh. B. B. B. is the only rem.
edy strong to do this and cure so there
can never be a return of the symptoms.
Don't give up hope but ask your drug
gist for B. B. B.-botanic blood balm or
3 bs.-Large bottles one dollar, six
bottles full treatmenN five dollars, B.
B. B. is an honest remedy that makes
real cures of all blood diseases after
everything else fails. We have abso-
lutte confidence in Botanic blood balm;
hence, so you may test it, we viii send
trial bottle free On request. Personal
medical advice free. Address,
BLOOD BALM co,
ODD Mitchell St., Atlanta, Ga.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-05-31
A Queer VIII.

4 resident of Underhill road. East
Dulwich. England. recently pur-
chased a parcel of old books at a local
auction room for few shillings
among which was an old family Bible
A few days after his wife was looking
over the books when she discovered
that several pages eff the Bible were
pasted together and she proceeded to
separate them. A pleasurable sur
prise awaited her, no fewer than six
& Bank of England notes being found
thus secreted. o. the back Of one OF
these the following extraordinary last
will and testament was written: "I
have had to work very hard for this,
and having none as natural heirs
leave thee. dear reader whosoever shall
own this holy book, my lawful heir
June II, 1910, Southend, Essex
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-05-31
Game Plentiful In PennsyivanlA.

Pennsylvania contains within its
borders a wonderful contrariety of
eonditions-from the most civilized
eenters to the widest reservations. 1t
is not necessary for a keystone hunter
to go to the far west for the keenest
sport For instance, he can shoot bear
in Cameron county, deer in Clinton
or wildcats in the dangerous defiles of
Blair and Huntingdon counties One
hunter is credited with having already
killed forty-two wildcats this fall.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-05-31
Women Freemasons In France.

French women have the privilege OF
being enrolled as Freemasons, and, in
deed, if they choose, they can join a
lodge open to both sexes, which has for
grand mistress lady named Nine.
George Matin. The mixed lodge is only
some six years old and already num-
bers 200 members, two-thirds Of these
being women. Perhaps one induce
ment for French women to become
Freemasons is that they are entitled to
wear the same gay insignia, although
their alleged reason is that it prevents
husband and wife from drifting apart.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-05-31

whats in a name?' The word
'bitters' does not always Indicate
something harsh and disagreeable.
Prickly Ash Bitters is proof OF this.
it cleanses. strengthens and regu-
lates the system thoroughly, yet it
is SO pleasant the most delicate
stomach will not object to it. Sold
by Walker Drug Co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-05-31

II you can't work well in hot wea
Their, take Prickly Ash Bitters, it
regulates the important organs OF
the body and fortified the system to
resist the enervating influence OF
summer heat. For sale by Walker
Drug Go.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-05-31

CromweIi's Watch.

A relic especially interesting to Eng
lish Free Churchmen is at present in
England in the shape of Oliver Crom-
wells watch. 1t is the shape and size
OF small hens egg. with an engraY>
ing of Worcester on the dial,
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-05-31

Sour stomach. fullness after eating
fatulence are all caused by imper-
feet digestion. Prickly Ash Bitters
correeta the disorder at once, drives
out badly digested food and tones
the stomach, liver and bowels. For
sale by Walker Drug Co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-05-31

Ex-CoLfederate Senators aud Con-
gressmen held a banquet at the
Metropolitan Hotel. General Wheel
er attended
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-05-31

L. Meeker, who disappeared five
years ago in Arizona and was
thought to have been murdered,
turned up alive at Rogers, Ark, hav-
ng spent three years of the time in
an insane asylum.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-05-31

Admiral Dewey will leave Wash
ington next week on tour that
will take him as far as Grand Rap
ids. Mich.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-05-31

Gustav Jorms. who married Ber-
tina CAIRNS despite his fathers will
disinheriting him ii he did, effected II
settlement, giving him his share OF
the estate.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-05-31

The Tanner crowd in sangamon
county, Illinois, proposed to make
peace with the Cullomites by refer
ring the dispute to the State Com
mittee, which is a Tanner Is ma
chine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-05-31
TELECRAPHlc BRIEFS .

J. H. Coleock, an ex-eonfederate,
was drowned Ia the Gulf at Calves
ton, Texas.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-05-31

uUMoRs, boils, pimples and all
- eruptions are due to impure blood,
and by purifying the blood with
Hoods Sarsaparilla they are CURED.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-05-31

The government crop report said
the drought conditions were more
serious and rain generally needed.
Spring wh atsis suffering, and win
ter wheat damaged by Hessian fly.
corn is better, but backward in Mis-
souri,, Arkansas ( Texas.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-05-31

Homer Garvin of Quincy. ILL.,, who
was married a week ago, returned
from his wedding trip aud was ed-
Judged insane.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-05-31

The American live stock and meat
exhibits at Paris Exposition were
reported to be Ia danger OF practical
prohibition by French restrictions,
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-05-31
g u gS sp o R II "a.
Bears tho # t0s kin0 t0a Have A8ayS 6Ouga
Signature "a &1NAzzzea

The State Senatorial vention
at Burnett, Tex, has taken 237
ballots, each tie between two can
didates,
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-05-31

ENGLISH HUNTER
Falls into Tunnel Once Used by Dick
Turpin.


London Standard: While returning
from a run with the well-known
Highgate barriers, Thomas Henry
Blake Of Kingsdown road. Holloway,
South Grove, Highgate. On his COM
pan.o..s S9i;g back in search of him it
was -. 1fered that there had been a
subsiaeHee in the roadway, and that
Blake had disappeared into the cavity,
which was about six feet wide and ff-
teen feet deep. Blake, who was seri-
ously injured about the legs, was
pulled out of the hole and taken to the
police station close by. DR.. G. fetch
er, the police divisional surgeon, at
tended TO his injuries, and then al
lowed him to be taken home. The po-
lice informed the local authorities Of
the subsistence, and in short time
Mr. Blair, the surveyor and engineer
of the ST. Paneras Vestry, and other
officials, were upon the scene. An
examination of the cavity led to the
discovery that the upper portion of a
subterraneous passage had collapsed,
and on tracing the course or this pas
sage another was discovered. The
main tunnel, which is of considerable
circumference, leads on the left to the
Flask tavern, in South Grove. close to
st. Michaels church, and on the right
it is supposed to lead to the open fields
near Kenwood, the seat Of the earl
of Mansfield. The Flask tavern, a
very old house, is popularity supposed
to have been one of the haunts of Dick
Turpin, the notorious cattle-lifter,
smuggler, housebreaker and highway
man. The house has numerous and
extensive cellars, with trapdoors lead
ing from the rooms above, and close
by is the stable which is said to have
sheltered Black Bess. It is supposed
that these subterraneous passages
were constructed in order to give a
ready means of escape from the house
IN times Of danger.
American Oyster Trade
American oysters rank among the
best in the world and the export list
about 1900 barrels a week all the year
round. Gone, says the New York Sun.
are the days OF the old Saddle Rocks.
which no man could place entire in his
mouth, which for frying were the Ely
SUM of the Philadelphia chef. In the
old days there were only three =eenters
for oysters-Baltimore, New York and
New Haven. The best oysters came
from Blue Point, Oak Haven, Buzzard' 5
Bay deep waterl. Lynn Haven (Ghes-
apeake). Shrewsbury, Mill Pond Rock
away, Maurice River Cove (mouth of
Delaware), Great South and Lower
Bay. Experts in the business say that
the finest oysters obtainable are in the
first weeks of May. as then the fat,
luscious, Virginia oysters come north
to be planted. Virginia oysters are
placed in spawn in sspat beds along
the deeper water shores Of bags and
estuaries Each is capable OF produc-
Ing 100000 eggs.
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tertained last Monday bv Mrs NTai,1
Nein. '''eu oy MIS-.
MISS Montague, who has been visiting
her aunt, Mrs. J. L. Lalin, leaves toe
morrow for California 70
q g 9
wan + pinwoodey, whose home is
now In San Francisco, win arrive in the
city tomorrow to visit relatives.
miss, Miss Clara Mooney and Miss Mabel
Clarke viii favor the Tiff churcb this
morning with two beautiful solos.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell r 49,.
returned from the east. wbers 10 tbst7
nave nave been visiting during the past six
Mrs. Edwin F. Holmes, Mrs. Brans-
ford and Miss Shoop occuDied = boV-
at the opening performance of "OIiver
Goldsmith"
Mrs. Hubbard W. Reed and Mrs.
Robert j: Glendinning left yesterday
i LOT N t,s YORK. where they will remain
until the holidays.
Grace Clarice and Ether Smith re-
turned to Salt Lake yesterday rnornine-
SLIer an absence Of some month"; in
Ohio with relatives.
Mrs Henry @ Hoffman and LITTLE
daughter Naomi have returned from
the east, accompanied by Mrs. M. Hoff-
man from Baltimore.
g o q
The Misses Trewhela, who have been
visiting with their uncle. Judge w. O.
Davis of Memphis, Tenn. are home
after two months sOjourn.
o o %
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Marriott and
family arrived in New York Saturday
on their way home to Salt Lake. after
an absense of five months in FuroDe
A very enjoyable surprise party was
given to Lydia Langenbaker last Fri
cay evening by a number of her
Irlends. Those present to enjoy the af-
fair were; Misses Ada Walter. Ger
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candidates were initiated, after which IN, the
ladies served refreshments and spien-
did time was enjoyed
Thursday morning Miss Minnie. Kescel
left for Bisbee. Ariz-, where she viii
visit for a month or Two with Ir1enos.
Invitations are out for the wedding Of
Miss Emma Perry of this city ana MI.
Frank c Mcdonald OF Suite mont M,
The wedding viii occur in this city on
tha 3Oth inst
Miss Mary scanlon and Mr.: Felix Nc
AIevy will be united in marriage on the
S0th inst at the Catholic church IN TINS
city. Invitations are out
Mrs B. A ,Chusac and Mr. Aiexander
johnson of this city We're quietly mar
ried at Coalvilie Monday last
d. R. Williams. the vel known. min
ing man and former Parkite, was IN the
Park on short visit this week
Mrs. W. V. Rice returned Tuesday from
a several days visit in the metropolis
Mrs s W. Platt. after an eight months
visit to her old home in Maine, returned
TO the Park Tuesday last Her many
friends were glad TO welcome her home,
was the guest of Miss Mary MCGEE and
Miss Agnes Harrington
Mr. W. H. Armstrong Of Lawrence,
MINI. is in the Park on few weeks
visit with his son, w W. Armstrong OF
the First National bank.
q
Rev. C. r. Roscamp will deliver a lee
ture at the Congregational church next
Tuesday under the auspices OF the FaTk
Citv Women's athenaeum- The subJecL
will be George Eliot and the secret OF
Her Greatness.
8 g 9
Mrs. Walter Scott and Miss NJ n. F.
Allen were in Salt Lake this week as
representatives to the Federation OF Wo-
mems clubs. 'They report dehghttuI
time.
= IS
Tonight Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Lamb en-
terrain at Sixty-three-
8 8 8
Thursday night Mr.. and Mrs Henry
Welsh entertained at Sixty-three, in hon
or of their guest, Miss Mamie Ivers OF
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OGDEN SOCIETY.
(special Correspondence.i

NSp0clal CorTeSpondeDce.S
added to the fact that many leaders of
society IN Ogden went to Salt Lake dur
ing the week to attend the sessions of
the q. f. w. c., made the week a quiet
one in society. The performance of
oliver Goldsmith at the Grand was
responsible for several theatre parties.
@ @ @
Mrs. James Pender returned Wednes-
day from the east
g g @
Misses Florence and Mary Rawlinson
OF san Francisco We're the guests of
Miss Ida Scowcroft last week
9 g g
Miss leila Elias. who has been the
guest of Mrs. w. o. Jones. returned
Tuesday to her home at Bevier, Mo.
g q q
The Misses Fender have returned
from the coast
g g 8
Joseph Harris left for the east Tues
day.
R. L. Woodward and wife of San