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The age-herald., 1900-04-22

circumstances of exceptional bewilderment and I succumbed. I will hazard the guess, however, that the total iron product of tho mountain averages something like four thousand tons every four and twenty hours the year round; which proves not only the activity of Birmingham, but a craving for iron and steel on the part of the outside world that imagination staggers at. Be- sides, in addition to Birmingham, there are Pittsburg, and other places. Moreover, prices have risen instead of falling in the face of this enormous production so that whereas five and a half dollars a ton was the figure fifteen months ago, 1t is eighteen dollars now; and though wages have fn- creased about per cent, profits have null tiplied therefold. Labor Is readily obtained. and of good quality; there are many work men of Scotch-Irish extraction;. and ne- groes to burn. who do the rough work. But all this Is but the beginning of tho story of Red mountain.
 This elevation lies on the outskirts of the town. a picturesque woody rise. part of a system which encircles the plain wherein Birmingham lies. Three natural products are required to manufacture iron-namely, iron ore, coal and lime rock. Under or- dinary conditions, these three elements have to be brought together from different places, at a cost of time and labor that eats up a good deal of profit. Not such is the case here. The genii of Red mountain foresaw the future, hundreds of thousands of years ago; and quietly set to work to as- semble the ingredients of the vast indus i try which we now see in operation. Here, within the limits of an afternoon stroll, are coal and coke inexhaustible, iron ore beyond the dreams of avarice, and lime rock in fabulous quantities. The ore runs from forty to fifty-three per cent to the ton; and instead of having to dig hole and draw it out, these happy miners find it on the surface; and all they have to do is to rake it off, and let 1t slide down to the waiting wagons which convey it along railways to its appointed place. The whole mountain is permeated and strapped over with railways, as a bundle is tied up with string by an unskilful packer; and at every center of production there is plant. smoking up into the air out of its enor- nous black pipes, and humming and roar ing with the most surprising and appalling machinery. Small mountains of slag are heaped up around the works, from which cement of the Portland variety is made, swsrms of workmsn, black and white. the white being also black, because their com . plexions are subdued to the hue of what
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CNOMES AND FAIRIES
 j .OF3RED MOUNTAIN

After visiting the mines and the iron and steel works in the environs of Birming- ham, one is disposed to ask why Birming- ham is not the richest city in America. Some such comment did indeed escape me; and the reply was to the effect that all that was wanting was more grease to the axle; the riches were there. and were be- ing taken out as fast as the available cap- itai would permit. As to the amount of capital that could be used, there was no practical limit; and so afiuent were the returns, that a man might expect to get his money back in the course of twelve month. A large amount of capital was in- vested already; and . vast steel-making plant, as large as the largest in the world. has just been completed, and is now turn ing out I know, not how many tons daily, though not; working at it's full capacity. When I1say Isdont know the amount of the product of this and other works, I should add that 1t is not from lack of in- formation on the subject; the trouble was that I got SO much of it that reason and
 memory could no longer hold their seat In the distracted globe called my brain. Half dozen- experts and statisticians. all imparting knowledge to me at once. under
The age-herald., 1900-04-22
Famous Novelist and CartOOnist @ Favor Age-Hera1d Readers With
 Work of Their Genius.
SOME INCIDENTS OF THE TOUR
Natnre's Abundant Store of Mineral Wealth, With
 s the Fragrant Perfume of Spring, Present. 'e @t~ ed Bewi1dering Scene of Y. EnChantment.

The witchery of Julian Hawthorne's gen. ius draws In beautiful words local picture that is a picture for the world. He is possessed of skill to make mankind his hstenenrs,. and to charm even the stones to speech, He is come now to tell of what he saw in and around this valley of ours, and he charms in his own way, and that way inimitable.
 Mir. Hawthorne and MT. Homer Dayen- port were conducted on short tour of the district Friday afternoon, and yesterday the novelist sent his impressions to the New York Journal. The cartoon artist also sent to the Journal his own unequalled sketches. It is the special privilege of The Age-Herald this morning to print the pro- auctions of two famous men,
 Julian Hawthorne is one of the most noted of American authors The son of Nathaniel Hawthorne, he was born in Boston, June p, 1S4e. Some years of his very early boyhood were spent abroad with his father, who was for time con- sul of the United States at Liverpool. He was prepared for college at Concord In as67 he was graduated from Harvard; and subsequently studied engineering at Har- yard, and in Dresden. He was in New York on a visit at the outbreak of the Franco-German war in 1870, and Joined the staff of the Photographic engineers of the dock department, then under General Me- ing been accepted by various magazines he determined to devote his time to liter ature. From 1874 till 1882 he lived in Europe. His first novel was "Bressant,' issued in 1873; followed next year by "Idol- atry;" Garth in 1877; Sebastian Strome' and Noble Blood" in 1884; John Parma lees Curse" in 1SS6 Other books of his are "Of Saxon Studies" issued In 1877; the biography of~"Nathaniel Hawthorne and His Wife, < in 1885; '"rhe Professor s Sister," in 1888. and Archibald Malma- soi,. During recent years MT. Hawthorne's contributions to the maga- zines and newspapers have been remarka- ble in extent, variety and brilliancy. He is now (. member of the staff of the New York Journal.
 Foli6wing is MT. Hawthorne's Birming- ham letter to the Journal:
The age-herald., 1900-04-22
JULIAN HAWTHORNE.
ANOTHER CONFERENCE
Turkish Minister Still Thinks All Will
 Be Settled Amicably

Washington, April 21.-Alli Ferough Bey,
 the Turkish minister. had another confer
 ence with Secretary Hay today which. in his opinion, tended to still further enhance the prospect of a complete and amicable settlement of the disputed American claims upon Turkey. The minister refused to dis cuss the conference beyond expressing the belief that the negotiations for the Ameri- can claims are fast nearing a conclusion. He also refused to divulge any information which he may have received from his gov ernment as to how the present agitation is regarded in Turkey, or any instfuctions received by him regarding the course he shall pursue as diplomatic representativs at Washington. From the chafacter Of the inquiries made by him at the state de. partment it is believed he is seeking in- formation rather than imparting 1t. It is certain, too, that his visit has not changed the status of the claims in any degree, for 1t is stated that they remained in the same positions that they were several days ago.
The age-herald., 1900-04-22

ble at every step. Anon we stood beneath the lofty and grimy roofing, and saw gi- gantic machines like the skeletons of giants, lift long cylinders out of smoking sockets and swing them into new positions; while nearby a squad of darkies was swathing more cylinders with wrappings of straw; and in the furnaces the raw mater ial was being rendered docle to the molds. Pits of darkness yawned beneath our feet; strange structures loomed above our heads; with every passing moment some- thing was being produced which, in a week or month, would take it's foreordained place and do It's appointed work in New York, Tokio or Kamschkatka. we make the piping of all sizes from inches diame- ter to feet, which Is the largest made" sounded the masculine voice at my ear, while the cartoonist was calling 1t pipe dream, and the fairy in the Easter bonnet was recoiling from the back smut of an approaching truck In order to prove the story about the 6-foot diameter, we were led on our way back to a pile of such, and the cartoonist was Induced to enter it and stand erect-which he did without disar- ranging his topmost hair. It was not the
 
 modern civilized conditions.
 But the most memorable experience was at the steel works further on. Here was nowly-erected building which seemed to be a quarter of mile long (but I avoided the expert who would have told me it's ex- act dimensions) covering a line of fur naces, in the iron door of each of which was a square hole about eight inches across through which aperture you beheld the fierce white heat that boiled and sim mered within. So intolerable was this tenn perature that the eye shrank and blinked before it, and 1t touched the face with an impact of scorching. It was impossible to see anything but the living glare; but through the glasses of dark purple that were handed to us the dazzle was so far abated that we could discern the 'fiuctuat- ing surface, having hue of the most deli cate and exquisite lilaes. Heavens! how hotv' "Just 3,5O0 degrees Fahrenheit" re- marked the statistician. A door was lifted up; workman advanced with shovelful of pebbles and, with swing, cast them in; they were absorbed in that fearful maw like so many pellets of paper Do men ever fall in there? Sometimes; but none has ever been able to describe his sensations
 We proceeded to inspect the manufacture of the steel ingots. The door of bigger furnace yawned, while at the same time ambled up a strange machine with a metal lie hand and arm projecting from 1t; it thrust itself into the glare, and emerged with the ingot in its grasp. This object was ten or dozen feet in length, and
The age-herald., 1900-04-22

Today GdUertising IS ds neceSsdry to the transaction of certain tines of busi- ness as steam and electricity are to nldchinery.-R. J. Cunning.
The age-herald., 1900-04-22

they work in, like the dyer's hand; and towns arise to accommodate them, cluster ing along the lately vacant hilsides like lichens on the rock. You might suppose that the region would be devastated by fire and smoke; but such is not the case; on every side rise the trees, green with the delicious foliage of spring; and round their roots grow myriads of purple violets and other flowers if iron-manufacture were their proper nourishment. Streams trickle and bubble down the slopes. or roar in torrents swollen by the late heavy rains
 and birds sing sweetly in their airy abodes as II to celebrate the dawn of prosperity. Altogether 1t is joyful and inspiring spec tacle; but I should need the pen and the
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it justice.
 When I was boy in old Massachusetts I used to go on straw rides out into the surrounding country with jovial compan- ions of both sexes; we carried lunch-hamp- CTS filled with good cheer, and when we arrived at the destined spot, we would spread them out beneath the trees, be-
The age-herald., 1900-04-22
Improvement on Railroads

New Orleans, April H.-Ths railroads entering New Orleans are emerging from the floods. The Illinois Central. Mississips pi Valley and East Louisiana are open again. The Northern still has some oa@ places, but expects to complete repairs b4 Tuesday. -SA
The oasis., 1900-06-23

when the measure Is complete the scales % down and the weight tum bles off, the trade is made and fate's compact sealed. lL seems to me that nearly all of the misery of unrealized hopes in this world is caused by mans failure to acquire or erjoy in this life an enduring reward for their labors and struggles struggles that caused them pain, while on the other hand there are but few who realize pleas ure and reward in the labor itself. The last few reap pleasure where the former reap pain. The latter enjoy their pleasure and reward every day, while the large majority simply null tiply their expectations and cores. pondingly diminish their chances of ever realizing them, which naturally proves that they who have the most are not the happiest and never will be; and without happiness there is no success
 You mention Moore's case-well, if my trouble had happened when the grand jury was not in session and 1t had been left to the same judge who admitted Moore to bail, 1 would most undoubtedly have been out on bail or have b, ea discharged through prel. minary examination. So Moore was m re fortunate than 1 in that re- spect However, it is Of no import ance now that it is past and gone or almost so. To me the days are jump ing by handful at time. As to the heat, it don't trouble me in tue least. 1 strip down 10 the light underclOthes and pants and am quite comfortable. We have associated Ortila in the case. He has been here to see me and all is well. 1 am very glad you have good rOumers. You must not woI k so hard. 1 had letter from Win the other day. Several Nogales people have come here to see me. Do not trouble yourself on my accoDnt. 1 am all right. Every thing is very quiet here, just the way like it. The place was scrubbed out yesterday with lye water and the walls newly calsimined and everything is neat and clean. Don't trouble yourself about me, Just i'm agine 1 am off to college and will be back in month graduated. You must not overwork yourself Best regards to all Your OASIS got here today.
 Your atfectioDate son,
 WILL.
The oasis., 1900-06-23
TUCSON, May 30th, 1900.


 DEAR MoTnER:-Y Your welcome let ter of the 27th date at hand. Never mind about the bail business, and the hot weather and all that, I am just as snug as bug in rug. AS far as the six months are concerned, 1t is not six months it is only one now, and the five other months have been of more value to me han any other five months for a number of years. Real ly, when l look back upon the time was parading the streets of Nogales at night, it seems but week ago 1 was so occupied. have about forgotten my case. Why, my room is piled up with books and friends continually wanting to bring me more but 1 have no time to read them. can read my banjo music boz k and play it through without any difficulty and the other music book is now a. b. c, besides l may be reckoned an adept at short hand and still improving. Then I've had quiet moments of discretion to shape out definite course for the future. 1 have read great deal. l have learned the great lessen of pa tience. 1 have been undeceived with regard to my ideas of the great span of life. 1 immagined six months such long time that one could afford 10 miss few days or weeks labor or ap. plication ard then have time enough to accomplish what is desired. but 1 find there is very little difference be. tween few weeks and half year and the loss of day is like cutting the main artery
 As far as suffering over the conine- ment is concerned, am, think, too philosophical to say nothing more to allow 1t to affect me because suffering and trouble Is but life's heritage, and what matters it what kind of suffer ing it is, or where or when, it is but an integral part of the whole, and
The oasis., 1900-06-23
SRa<. Saturday, June g, 1900.
A Filial Missive.

THE OASIS has been requested to give space to the following letter from Billy Young to his mother, Mrs. Eng land:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-26
Grain and Provisions.

Kansas city, April A.-Recelpts Of
wheat to-day, Is cars. Sales by car lots;
No. 2 hard, 64c; No hard, 6lc No. I
hard, 57ha6lc; No. red, 6Su9Shc, No.
red, 64MJ71sc; No. 4 red, 5sc. Receipts
Of corn to-day, D cars; No. mixed.
37Aa37lHc; No, Q mixed, SIC, No. 4 mixed,
S6s.c; No. 2 white, CSC, No. 8 white, Ghc;
No. 4 white, SIC. Receipts of oats to-day.
"A cars; No. 2 mixed, &a,q25c; No. .
mixed, 24Aa2ihc; No, 4 mixed, 23a23ac:
No. 2 white. Hhc; No. white, 2Blac; No. Z
white, 25M25hc. Receipts Of hay to-day,
3S cars; timothy, choice, slOODqlO5O; clio.
yer, pure, yzOOns.O0; prairie, choice $500
us; alfalfa, S5OQ9OO Eggs lOc per doz
Poultry, live hens, 7c per lb.;
brollers, 1ic; ROSTERS, zoe each tur.
keys, 6Q9c; ducks 7c; geese, 5lac; pig.
cons, S5c per DOE Butter, extra fancy,
lSc; dairy, 15c; country roll, lie, Po-
tatces, Texas, new, sl25al5O per l-3
bu,, northern, l5uSOc per bu. sweets,
G00G.o per blu. Beets, new SOc per
doz lunches Spinach, fancy 6@
SOC per bu. Onions, home grown,
05G7.c per bu, Parsnlps, 5Oq65c
per Ju Navy beans, s225 per bu Rad
ishes, l5li0c per doz, punches. Lettuce,
curry leaf, 75d9Oc per bu. Rhubarb.
s5fis3c per doz punches, Apples fair to
choke. Sl.25G200 per bu,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-26
DONEGAL.

H. G. Hoffman spent Saturday
night and Sunday with his parents
Grandpa Deitweiler's health is not
improving much.
The farmers in this vicinity have
very little corn planted.
Mrs. P. G. Hoffman and children
are visiting at c. s. Hoffman's. this
week.
Elder Jacob Engle is in Oklahoma
Fred Hoffman purchased new
buggy,
Married, Miss Mary Bross and
Mr.. John Miller, at the brides
home Thursday, April 10th, Rev.
Weitenweiler officiating. After the
ceremony bountiful supper was
served. About 1870 guests we're pres
ent. The couple received a large
number Of fine presents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Miller will 20 to Housekeeping
at once one mile south OF Banner City.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-26
RHINEHART.

c. Diehl spent Sunday with Allen
Hollinger.
Arthur Murphy Of Fl. Riley spent
Saturday and Sunday with bis par
ents OF this place.
Farmers Of this vicinity are busy
planting corn.
Howard Taylor and Edna Converse
who are going to high school spent
Sunday with their parents
A. G. Bertschinger who assisted W.
lf Gommel in his closing out sale
returned to Hope Frid'i
A number o. Rhinei Art people at
tended the lecture Monday night by
Rev. J. M. Nugent at Chapman
Miss Margie Hollinger visited sew
eral days in Woodbine'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-26

The largest falls are in New York.
The largest stone structure Is In
Egypt.
The largest river is in South
America,
The largest number Of theaters Is
In London.
Chinese streets are the narrowest
In the world-some of them are only
: feet wide.
Berlin has the smallest elephant In
the world 1t Is one meter high and
weighs eighty Kilograms.
The smallest camels belong to Per-
sia. They are not more than fifty
centimeters high.
| The smallest cows in the world are
! to be found in the Samoan islands.
The largest locomotive works IN
the world are in Philadelphia
The largest car manufacturing
plant in the world is in pittsburg.
/ The largest steel works are IN
| pitt shury
KIM no,ietoo the Samoan mon.
oroh 1,teIv dend received n smaller
salarv tban anv rovalty $3.50 month.
~ and If was usually in arrears.
The smallest book ever printed is
the story of Perrault's little Hoppe
My-Thumb," lately published. The
h w. is nne and quarter inches
,nna Nv one inch wide. and one.quar-
ter e ;ncb thick. II can be read only
NV the mid If n microscope but is
a ~ IN every way and has four
snaravincs
Shears no bigger than pin is one
ona of tbe exhibits of the skill of a
Shefaeld workman. n dozen of these
shears which less than n Grain; they
ore 40 nerfectlv made as shears OF
ord;rarv siye
Ganst is the smallest republic as to
are, which ia exi .ly one mile. The
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-26
COUNTY REFLECTIONS
sY SPECIAL REFLECTOR CORRESPONDENTS.
SOLOMON.

The supper and dance given by the
ladies' OF the Catholic church last week
at the opera house was we'll attended.
The proceeds, slls, will 60 towards
repairing the parochial residence.
VIM. Luke had horse killed Sun
day evening by lightning.
Mrs. J. N. Rankin left Saturday for
Olathe, having been called by the
serious illness Of her mother.
Mrs. Sam Stricken left Sunday for
Junction and Topeka.
Miss Nellie Leonard was up from
Abilene to attend the dance.
Howell NJ. Brunson OF Kansas City
arrived Sunday to visit friends.
Mr. and Mrs. L. y. Baker ant
daughter Maude left Saturday for {
visit in Topeka and Kansas City.
Geo. Brown, Of Topeka, Lieutenant
in the Philippine war, visited with |
Sellards this week.
John Hoover is seriously i'll with
complication Of diseases brought OF
BY grip.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-26
Uniucky Thirteen.

Somehow the talk had drifted on
superstition. The red-faced man was
The last to speak:
Gentlemen" he said, "I've always
been superstitious since one cold
aight last winter. ] was feeling bad
had had a little trouble, and made
up my mind to drown my sorrows,
tor time at least, ] went into the
frst saloon | came across and stood
at the bar and drank twelve cock.
tails in less than one hour. AS heaven
Is my Judge, gentlemen, when !
started 10 pour down the thirteenth
my hands became numb, my legs re-
fused to support me aud ! fell to the
floor helpless. Ilcleve me or not,
but say there is something uncanny
and strange in the number 49,"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-26
BUCKEYE.

John Carver expects to purchase q
piano soon.
Sunday school and church had Q
ANAL attendance Sunday on account
OF the rain.
Evangelist Lemon has left the
ueighborhood very unexpectedly.
Mrs. J. E. Winsler had washing
party Monday Of six women aud one
man.
France. Moore went to Chapman
Saturday for her sister Edith
H. Coffenberger is fixing up MS
threshiug machine.0
O. T.. SINNERS visited his sisters al
Portland and has gone to Washington
to see his brother. He is well pleased
with the country.
E. J. Fair went to Clay Center
Wednesday.
Mrs. O. E. SINNERS and Mrs. Roo
visited Mrs. j. Kugler Wednesday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-26

BANNER CRY, April PSI l.
Buck, who operated meat market at
this place, went to Hope on the
afternoon Of April IS for the purpose
Of replenishing bis stock Of fresh
meat. On arriving there be put his
team in the livery barn and wrote to
bis father.in.law to come to Banner
and get Mrs. Buck and the children
and take care Of them, then bought
ticket to Herington and left there for
parts unknown. No reason is known
for bis action unless It was on account
Of dull times In his line Of business.
He took but little money with him
and as far as known left no debts
worth mentioning. Mrs. Buck and
the children have moved to her fathers
where she will remain for the present.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-26
ACCIDENT ON RACE TRACE.
A Horse Stumbled aud Fell aad No
Kicked u the Head asd Hia skull
Crushed In.

New York, April 25.-A frightfuI
accident happened at the Aqueducs
race track yesterday in which Jockey
Frank O'Leary was fatally injured
and two other boys were badly
shaken up. 1t occurred in the fifth
race and in moderate field. The
horses got away in good order and
when they had gone about sixteenth
Of mile g. L. Wightman, McJOynt
up, stumbled and fell, the Jockey
rolling under the fence out of harms
way and escaping with slight bruises
and shaking up. Pettifogger
bumped into Wightman as the latter
was falling and went up into the air,
turning a sumersault and landing on
his back. Hewitt was thrown some
distance, but he, too, was out of the
way of the other horses and was
even less hurt than McJoynt.
OLeary, however, was not so for.
tunate, for Randy, which he was rid.
ing, stumbled into the pair Of horses
on the ground and threw O'Leary
among them. lie was kicked in the
head by one of them and his head
crushed in. An ambulance was called,
and he was taken to st. Mary's hos.
pital in Brooklyn and soon after died.
The three horses escaped with sewers
injuries, which are not thought to be
serious, although they are not likely
"a rnon fnr Soma t;,no
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-26
NAVARRO.

Floyd and Maude Rock have 'ne
measles.
CHI. Brown is the owner OF new
organ. a
Protracted meetings will commence
at Navarro church on saturday
May 5.
George Gift is very poorly
The remains Of james Nelson's
mother we're moved from the Belle
Springs cemetery to the Navarro
cemetery last Tuesday.