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New-York tribune., 1901-04-30

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New-York tribune., 1901-04-30

1t is n shame that one OF the finest park
drfveways in the world should be lined with
huge advertising hoardngs. ugly enough 10 make
an automobile shy.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-02-13

The Green Bag tells the following
story. The most popular man in a
Western town once got into difficulty
with dlsreputable tough who was the
terror Of the place and did him up in a
manner highly satisfactory to the en-
tire community. 1t was necessary,
however, to vindicate the majesty of
the law, and the offender was brought
up for trial on a charge of assault with
intent to kill. The jury took the case
and were out about two minutes, when
they returned.
"Well," said the judge, in an offhand
manner, what have the jury to say?"
"May it please the court" responded
the foreman, 1--WE, the jury. find the
prisoner is not guilty of hittin' with In
tent to kill, but simply to paralyze, and
he done It"
The verdict was received with ap-
plause and the prisoner was given an
ovation.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-02-13

but the clothes on his back, a rugged
frame, lots of energy and t determine
ton to succeed Cattlemen, as a rule,
are profligate. The tall young Yankee
was proyident. While other cattlemen
spent their money in gambling and riot
Gus living young Pierce attended strictly
to business. He rounded up his bunch
at the proper time, overlooked no nav
ericks, kept his branding irons hot and
always took good cattle to market.
A few years ago when an inventory
Of MIR. Pierce's property was made 1t
showed that he was worth In excess Of
S3,OOO,0OO That was before the big
advance in cattle and before the land
was considered of any value except for
grazing. Now the appraisement of the
same property would probably double the
figures.
But Shanghai Pierce had not become
a millionaire without many thrilling ad-
ventures, and he declared that the max
ing Of fortune is simple and easy com
pared with the task of keeping it. Many
a night he slept on the prairie only to
find that rattlesnake had crept into
his blankets in the night to get warm.
Many a time he faced death at pistol
point, but he seems to have borne n
charmed life, and although he had been
shot at frequently and desperate men
have followed him with the intention Of
numbering him, he escaped all the bullets
that were intended for him.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-02-13

For years there has been standing in
the Pierce family cemetery, In Mata-
gorda County, Texas, magnificent mon
ument erected by A. II. Pierce to his
own memory. Pierce now sleeps in the
shadow of the stately memorial, having
died last week. His was strange ca
reer.
Abel II. Pierce, better known in Texas
as Shanghai, was the richest of Texas
cattlemen. He was as well known in
banking circles In New York as on the
prairfes of Texas, and the big moneyed
men of Chicago, st. Louis and Kansas
City knew him almost as well as did the
people Of the larger towns Of Texas.
Nothing was too big for Shanghai to
take hand in, from a poker game to
a blind pool in Wall street, but the only
thing he prided himself ON was his
knowledge of cattle. 1t was chance
meeting with Shanghai that led Charles
II. Hoyt to write 1.-THE Texas Steer"
They met on railroad train, and Hoyt
conceived the idea of writing play
around the cattle king, says the New
York Press.
Pierce was born in Rhode Island sixty
six years ago and went to Texas when
a boy. On account of his extreme height
he was 6 feet 4-he got the soubriquet
of Shanghai" and it chung to him so
well that few persons knew his Christian
name, and referred to him as "Shang."
When he got to Texas he had nothing
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-02-13
The King and the Poet.

A certain poet was accused of crime
and sentenced to be executed.
The kind ordered that the execution
should take place in his presence. When
the moment arrived the poet was seized
with violent trembling of the body.
A friend standing near by said: SIS
it cowardice which causes you thus to
tremble? Only towards at such time
exhibltfear."
The poet answered.: "Oh, friend. II
thou wishest to make an exhibition of
courage, and to show how courageous
man should die, sit thou down in my
place, and l will rise up and go away"
The king was pleased with this an
swer and granted him forgiveness for
his crime.-Short Tales from the Per.
sian in Century Magazine.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-02-13
The Nearest WAY,

The crooked streets of Boston are a
source of wonder to many visitors. A
Boston daily paper tells of Western
man who was guest at the Parker
House, and went out for walk.
He had several hours at his disposal,
and wandered about leisurely but aim
lessly until he was tired with his long
walk. He supposed that he must have
walked over six miles, and dreaded the
long walk back to the hotel. Stepping
up to policeman ON a corner, he asked
to be directed the nearest way to the
Parker House.
well, SIR" said the policeman, cour-
teously, you might cut across the street
to the front door, but IL were you, I'd
walk over on the crossing"
He was nearly opposite the hotel
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-02-13
An Amused Foe.

The proprietor Of a small store In
New York owns a black kitten that
cultivates habit Of squatting ON its
launches. like a bear or q kangaroo,
and then sparring with Its forepaws as
II it had taken lessons from a pugilist
The telegram tells how the kitten con-
quered big dog.
A gentleman took into the store an
enormous black dog, half Newfound-
land, half collie. fat, good-natured and
intelligent. The tiny kitten, instead Of
boiling at once for shelter, retreated a
few PAGES, sat erect on its hind legs and
put Its fists" in an attitude of def
ance.
The contrast in size between the
two was intensely amusing. 1t remind
ed one Of Jack the Giant Killer prepar.
ing to demolish a giant.
Slowly and without a sign of excita.
bility the huge dog walked as far as
his chain would allow him and gazed
intently at the kitten and its odd nos.
ture. Then, as the comIcality of the
situation struck him, he turned his
head and shoulders around to the snoc.
tators, and If animal ever laughed in
the world that dog assuredly did 40
then and there. He neither barked nor
growled, but INDUCED in a low chuckle
while mouth and eyes beamed with
merriment.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-02-13

shoes at 100000; the spring window
roller pays 100000 year, the needle
threader $4,000 year; from the drive
well 100000 have been realized; the
stylographic pen is credited with $780,
600 year; and the egg beater, the rub
Der stamp, and the marking-pen for
shading different colors, with large
sums. These are only few examples
among hundreds that might be cited.
No wonder inventors are hopeful when
they reflect that comfort for life and
fortune for their children may come
from single fortunate idea.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-02-13
.-.u- unon The outer ragged edges, has

.-s,,v mon the outer ragged EDGES, mas
M ground In fact, so far as tue STU
dents in New York are conceineu.
There are some such cases, put 'ne'
arc extremely rare. In the great ma
,oritv of cases the students, II they can
not afford to pay for the necessi'ies
from their own pocketbook, stay away
from the city until they can porro" SUI.
6cient funds. Many girls with 'hin
purses attend only halliday classes anu
work at some commercial occupation
the rest Of the day. l know OF se'erai
girls who do enough type-writins III 'ne
mornings to pay for their afternoon arr
lessons and their board besides, whlie
numbers of students work for salary
in the daytime and attend art classes
at night only.
1.-THE art students of New York do not
seek liying-places in any one particuiar
part Of the town, as do the students VI
Paris. The various art schools are III
widely separate sections Of the CITY, ana
as living near to their schools means SO
much saved In car-fare. the girl STU
dents usually live within easy walking
distance of their respective class
rooms. Possibly 95 per cent of the stu
dents board with private families or
live In ordinary clearinghouse,
where they can secure fair board and
room as low as four dollars week; but
seven dollars a week is the average
amount charged. The other per cent
of the students rent studios of their
own, or more often meagerly furnished
bedrooms, and take their meals In res
taurants; or else three to dozen OF
them club together, rent fiat, and hire
a servant to cook their meals"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-02-13
CHILL HAS WOMEN CONDUCTORS

Valparaiso Street Cars Ruled by Fair
Girls Of Complacent Nature.
The most startling feature of life In
the CHILEAN metropolis that strikes the
foreigner is the street-car service. The
conductors ON the cars are all women,
and that in a country where woman
has by no means reached the high
standing In social and public life of her
sisters in the United States.
The girls who run the cars are, with
few exceptions, very pretty, and there
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-02-13

seems to be little objection to their
novel occupation. The male passengers,
of course, are pleased, and the few who
are not are too polite and gallant to
give vent to their sentiments. The fe-
male passengers are proud Of the fact
that this important occupation is In the
hands of women.
The fact is that Valparaiso's female
conductors are exceedingly courteous
and obliging. They are usually strong
and robust set, and they sympathize
especially with women passengers ac-
companied by children, whom they
help board and alight from the cars.
The fair conductresses deserve every
cent of their wages, which amounts to
about 30 cents per day in United States
money. For this they collect all fares
and name the streets crossed by the
tramway. Nor do they mouth their
phrases as do their brothers in New
York and Chicago.
On some of the lines leading into the
suburbs the conductresses have an easy
time. Seats are provided for them in
all the cars, and 1t is not an unsual
thing during the dull hours to see them
taking 1t easy, reading novels or the
daily papers. They are neatly dressed
in black, with white aprons, in the
pockets of which they put their money
and tickets. They wear broad brimmed
sailor hats.
The bane of their existence are the
men inspectors who are detailed to
count the passengers to see that they
do not knock down" fares. They have
nicknamed these men "Judases."
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-02-13
PROFITABLE PATENTS.

About One Invention in Twenty-Five
Pays Expense of Patenting 1t.
An article by the late e. V. Smalley,
in the Century, tells how patents are
taken out at Washington, what they
cost and what some of them yield to
the inventors.
The progressive development of in
ventiye genius in this country, as In
dicated by the number of patents issued
each year, has been by successive waves
rather than by regular and continu-
GUS advance. Taking the first year OF
each decennial period, we find that in
1900 the number of patents granted was
Al; in 1910, 223; in 1920, 1856; in 1880,
554; In 1910. 473; In 1850, 995; in 1860,
4,53S. The great increase in inventions
during the decennial period $4,000 is
remarkable feature in Patent Office his
tory. This period was one of rapid ma
tional development, and was charac-
terized by the great extension of steam
transportation, the general introduction
of the telegraph, and the perfection OF
the sewing machine, the reaper, the
mower, and many other valuable de-
vices. During the Civil War the pro-
duction of patents fell of, but no sooner
had the volunteer troops returned to
their homes than wonderful fertility
of invention was displayed. Ideas that
had been developing in the minds OF
the soldiers during their life in the
camps were put into models by the
thousand and sent to Washington. In
1865 the number Of patents granted
was 6616, and In 1867 1t had run up to
13,O28. 1t remained for time at about
that annual figure, being, In 1870, 49,
947; but in 1876, the year of the Cen
tennial Exposition, which powerfully
stimulated inventive genius, 1t reached
the highest number yet attained, 17,026.
Then there was steady recession, and
by 1880 the patent crop had fallen back
TO 13,947. Since 1888 the number of
patents annually issued has exceeded
10000. During the calendar year 1899
there were issued 25.527 patents.
One Of the old examiners in the Pat
ent Office estimates that about one In
vention In twenty-five repays the cost
Of taking out patent Yet inventors
as a class are sanguine men, and no
knowledge of the enormous percentage
of chances against them will deter them
| from multiplying ingenious devices.
Every one expects fortune from his
particular piece of mechanism. Ev-
cry one has heard not only of the enor-
nous sums realized from the great in
| ventlons of the last balf-century, but
! also of the large returns yielded by
things apparently trifiing which have
struck the public fancy or met the pub
lie need. The toy called the return
ball. small bali attached to an elastic
string, Is said to have produced profit
of $4,000 a year; the rubber tip on
lead-pencils has yielded competence
to the inventor; more than 100000
has been earned by the gimlet-pointed
screw, the inventor of which was so
poor that he trudged on foot from Phil
adelphia to Washington to get his pat
emit; the roller-skate has yielded ST.
DOC, 900 after the patentee spent S125, 200
In England fighting heterogeneous; the
dancing Jim Crow is set down for $780,
900, and the copper tip for children'a
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-02-13
ART STUDENTS OF NEW YORK.
They Live In a Manner Very Unlike
That Of Psris Students.

They Live in a Manner Very Unlike
That of Paris Students.
The art schools Of New York and the
life Of the students In them is handled
In an Interesting manner in the Wom-
ans Home Companion in an article en-.
titled THE Girls Art Schools Of New
York. AS to how the young women
students live the author writes as fol-
lows:
"There Is no absurd dressing among
the art students In New York-at least
not after they have attended the classes
for day or two; and the popular no.
ton that all art students live in dlngy,
barren garrets, cook their own meals by
means Of their oil-lamps, and live gen.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-02-13

together what you have been doing
alone. VIII you consents"
For answer she held out to him with
smile that was more sweet than
words the single rose she wore in her
coat, and he was satisfied.-New York
Evening World.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-02-13
WHISTLE AWAY.

One day the sigh, dear, and one day the
song;
That is the way, dear, we worry along;
That is the way,
From the winter to May;
But kiss hands to sorrow and whistle
away!
Thick OH the highway the dark shadows
throng;
In dust and in daisies we worry along;
That Is the way,
Though we weep-though we pray;
But kiss hands to sorrow and whistle
away!
Living or dying, we're one with the sod
Singing or signing, the way must be trod;
That Is the way,
From the dark to the day
But kiss hands to sorrow and whistle
away!
Atlanta Constitution.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-02-13

Notice Is served on the women tb.,
no wrapper ever looks as II 1t had been
built according to the plans and snecL
fications in the fashion book.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-02-13

Only a few drink themselves to
death. but thousands eat themselves to
death.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-02-13

When customer looks longlngly at
the apple barrel, good groceryman
will turn his back.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-02-13

An egg Is best when fresh, but it.s
different with an office boy.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-02-13

No crazy person is sent to the asylum
soon enough.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-27
MINING NOTES,

Jackson McChrystal came In from
Eureka today.
The Carisa reached the market TO.
day with three cars Of ore.
Ben Luce returned from Tintlc today
after looking over the r. @. w. group
Two cars Of lease ore were reported
today from the United States group at
Bingham.
The Grand Gulch win have another
car Of high grade copper ore on the
market next week.
The Boston T. Tintic company's shaft
Will shortly be sunk another 100 feet,
1t Is now down 200 feet.
The Mammoth Of Tintic had two cars
OF concentrates and one car Of crude
ore on the market today.
The Erie and the Excelsior properties
OF Bingham had each a car OF ore on
the market today.
car u concentrates was on the
market today from the Butterheld Min
ing company's mill at Bingham.
The Tsylor-Brunto sampler report
ed three cars Of ore from Tintlc and
hve cars Of ore from Bingham today.
Duncan McVlchie came in from Tin
We AFTER engaging in a labor of which
he does not care to speak just now.
meeting Of the shareholders OF the
United States Mining company Is
scheduled for May Attn at Portland.
Maine
Joseph G.. Jacobs has sold his inter-
est In the Copper Belt railway al Bing-
ham 10 the Bingham Copper and Gold
company.
Supt. Frank Janney Of the great Con
Mercur mill came IN from camp last
evening and reports things running
about as usual
The news OF the important change In
the Yampa OF Bingham as told In
Thursdays News" is borne out by
later reports from the property.
At a meeting Of the directors Of the
Ajax Mining company yesterday after.
noon II was decided TO install a -four.
drill compressor and new boiler.
The Dixie Copper company has mar.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-27
The Ups and Downs Of stocks.

The fluctuations In mining stocks
during the past week have been very
pronounced In number Of stocks. The
most violent changes are recorded In
Grand Central, which was traded In at
$3.50 today after selling at 1854 on Mon
day. Lower Mammoth opened at $4.S5
on Monday and sold as low as $442 to-
day. Mammoth. which stood around
WOO early In the week sold yesterday
at E,Sl. Ben Butler was UP to l2X
early in the week; today II sold at 9.
Boss Tweed hung around l2lk on Mon
DAY, but II has since risen TO lsB. The
most sensational change Is recorded in
Yankee Con-. which sold at 1927 on Mon
day. During the week IL has advanced
more than 81 per share, Sales
We're made today around $3.50
Martha Washington has also "as-
tonished the natives" by jumping from
~ TO "a In the last few days. Richmond
Anaconda, which could have been
bought for II or less on Monday. was
held at S2H with 30A bid today. West
Morning Glory has advanced from 2s
TO T.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-27
Review OF the Camp Promised.

Inc Bingham Bulletin promises a re-
view OF the great low grade camp that
WIZ De very spicy. In forecast in
TINS weeks issue the editor says.
III is quite likely that some enter
prlses' not at all creditable to the old
reliable camp will need severe hand
mig There has been OF late such ex-
traordlnary interest in Bingham mines
that II would be unusual if swindlers
are not taking advantage of the OPP
poftunity offered to float schemes for
gulllng the unwary. II unreliable out
nts are at work, exposure In the local
paper may save many from loss and the
camp from setbacks later on; but as IL
must be done without hope of reward,
or even thanks the paper has to exer-
else a good deal of public spirit In I'M
dertaking II. If, as Is intmated, al
legged Bingham companies that are not
spending dollar here and have little
or nothing In sight except bonds on
unimproved property, are selling worth
less stock In eastern markets by virtue
OF flaming advertisements, magnificent
maps and charts OF great tunnels-ln
the air-their character ought TO be ex-
posed-whethsr or not the local paper
undertakes the disagreeable task-that
the camp may be saved from reproach
and the public from loss. The Bulle-
tin believes II has information In this
direction that ought to see the light,
when the data is complete, and will be
thankful II parties cognlzant Of dark
transactions on foot will supply the edl-
tor with facts"
Conservative people consider the UNI
dertaking a very laudable one and IL
Is to be hoped that the Bulletin will do
its work thoroughly and thus prevent
the sale OF stock In the East for 25
cents per share which is really worth
but fraction of that price
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-27

keted this month two cars OF copper
bullion weighing $4,000 pounds. The
smelter Is stlll running and two
cars more are expected 10 be on the
market before the smeter closes down
Prest. u. X. Peery, Jr., OF the Salt
Lake Mining and Stock exchange, left
Tor eastern points today after retiring
from his brokerage business. which he
mas turned over TO T. ID. Hlgginbotham
who has been in his employ for long
time,
party consisting Of Alfred Erick-
son OF chicago. Alex. Campbell VIII
lam Edmunds, James Fulton, Or.
heogh and A. y. Snow expected 70
leave for Tintic this evening to examine
the Martha Washington. The COM
pany is starting drift from the 25O
leYel on streak Of good ore,
Nephi Records p. NJ. Hensen has dis
covered a tenfoot ledge OF mineral in
SAT- Creek canyon that no one, SO far,
mas been able to name. At very
great heat the metal melts into a
mslleable mass, |. e. II can be fiat
tened with q hammer. Some Of the
metal can be seen at this Office.
Nephi Record: We hear OF quite n
mining excitement near Juab. a. w.
BfoWn an expert mining man. has dis
covered a porphyry dixie which assays
quite well in gold AZ depth Of six
leet about A,25 was realized. Several
OF the railroad boys are interested in
the proposition. The ore resembles the
Mercur ore.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-27
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.

AT , o'clock Sunday morning an ex-
curslon wagon with four horses will
leave the Salt Lake stables on West
Temple street bearing the members of
the city Council, But II must not be
supposed that the councilmen are going
out on a junketing trip. far from IL.
The city solons are going on this trip
strictly In the interests Of the people.
In a word the object Of THE excursion
is TO Inspect the realty owned by the
city with View TO the sale of enough
to raise the price Of building a new
city bastlle and new crematory 10
consume the city's garbage,
II the entire Council takes the same
view as the members OF the laws COM
mittee present at the Council commit
tee meeting last night the Salt Lake
city Railroad company WIN get it's
franchise 10 run on West Temple be-
tween Ninth and Tenth South streets.
link necessary to complete the chain
to the Highland Boy smelter
The waterworks committee OF the
Council last night directed the city en-.
glneer to draw up a contract by which
the city may lease from the Utah Light
ana POWER company about a mile Of Old
six-inch pipe at SIS a year, which was
formerly used for the conveyance of
natural gas. 1t Is proposed to use the
pipe In the extension to Folsom and SUI
perlor additions. When the suit be-
tween II. L. Driver and the light and
power company is decided the city will
negotiate for the purchase Of the pipe
outright.
Plans for the city's new stables and
blacksmith and carpenter shops We're
considered favorably In committee last
night and Will be recommended for ap-
proVal by the Council, 1t is estimated
That the new buildings which VIII be
located In the middle OF the block
bounded by State and Second East and
sixth and Seventh South streets, will
cost $3.50.