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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-04
Dredee Up Old Coins
From Honolulu HarbOr.

Tourists who have found pleasure in
tossing nickels, dimes and even coins
of larger denominations into the har-
Dor waters at Honolulu from the decks
of incoming passengers steamers for
the enjoyment of watching half-naked
Hawaiian boys dive for them, may be
surprised to learn that not 1.-THE of
them were caught by the deft little
water dogs, and that after many years
they formed part of the new-mad.
lands near the railway wharf
The harbor has yielded up much of
the money that has been sent to the
bottom in this manner, through the
medium of the big suction dredger
which is now at work. The mud and
silt on the harbor bottom is sucked up
through pipes into the dredger, and is
again forced through a long chain of
pipes to the tide-water lands near the
railway wharves, where it is spread
out over a large area. Natives dis
covered some time ago that this pipe
Is depositing more than ordinary har-
bor silt. Coins of all metals, except
gold, have poured out of the mouth of
the pipe line and many Hawaiians
i've profited by their long vigil there.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-04

The captain of the dredger says that
for some time past his men have
known of the treasure thus being
brought up from the harbor. and eff
forts were made to stop the silver flow
upon the dredger before it had
chance to get into the outflow pipe. A
box was constructed, and into this the
majority of coins sucked up have
dropped and are easily gotten out. 1t
is seldom that an opening of the box
has not yielded up a handful of nick
els, dimes and dollars of several ma
tions.
Some coins are comparatively new.
while others are more than 200 years
old A Spanish coin dated 1885 was
found. Another. picked up recently by
Capt. Barker, bears the inscription.
Libra por la Constitution, Bolivia Re-
publica, Boliviana, 1927"
A gentleman who has known of this
silver mine stated that it is probably
the deposit of coins began during the
whaling days, when no doubt many OF
the old-time coins were dropped over
board by sailors merely for the enjoy
ment of watching natives dive after
them.-Columbus Dispatch.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-04
Remarkable Fate Of an
Italian Countess.

That is a strange story Of spontan-
eous combustion that is told in a tele
0aphic dispatch from San Francisco
in the Roche ester Post Express to the
effect that an inebriate, attempting to
light a cigar at gas jet, his breath
caught fire, the flames burning the in
terror of the chest to crisp. This
story is paralleled, strangely enough,
in the very interesting memoirs of
Bianchini. 1t concerns the remark
able case of combustion of the body
of the Countess Bandi, of the city of
Cessna, Italy. One evening the coun-
tess felt an unusual drowsiness and
retired early, her maid remaining with
her until she had fallen asleep. Next
morning when the girl called to
awaken her mistress she found moth
ing but the charred remains of the
countess lying in heap in the middle
of the floor; the unconsumed portions,
feet, legs, hands and fingers, still
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-04
E OUTPUT OF WHISKY
How Seductive Fluid Is Manufactured
in North Carolina.


80 this is the only liquor distil-
lery in all these mountains?" re-
marked the visitor to a little noun
tain settlement in North Carolina, in
a tone that was half questioning.
'It do be-" said the mountain whis-
ky-maker.
How much do you turn out in
day?" asked the stranger.
wall, I reckon we makes along
about twenty gallons day"
"And is that all the whisky that's
dxNnk in these parts?"
SSay, you be-ent no revenue sharp,
be you?" he demanded suddenly.
"Cause if you be, | amt got nothin'
to say. l pays my taxes, as ever one
knows, an that's all there is to it.
After a time the stranger persuad-
ed him that there was no ulterior mo-
tive in his questioning, and the old
man explained the whisky situation.
81 tole you this was the only sill
around here, an so it is-the only one
that pays a tax. But" he continued,
every old woman in these mountains
has a copper kettle in which she boils
her washing. Every old woman has
a lid that fits the copper kettle tight
w. and that can be fastened down.
They boil clothes in them on Monday,
and they boil whisky in them the 9TH
er six days of the week"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-04
POSTAGE STAMP LANGUAGE.

A stamp placed ut the top light
hand corner means-Business; or
wish your friendship
Same corner. crosswise-I seal
kiss.
Same corner, upside down-Write
no more.
Same corner. horizontally-Do you
love me?
At the bottom right-hand corner
You are very cruel.
Same corner, upside down-Can you
not trust me?
Same corner horizontally-You are
changed.
In the middle, at right side-write
soon.
Same place. upside down. am
sorry.
Same place. horizontally am mar
ried.
At the top left-hand corner-Good-
by, sweetheart
Same corner crosswise-My hearts
another's.
Same corner. upside down. love
you.
Same corner, horizontally hate
you.
At the bottom left-hand corner-I
seek your acquaintance.
Same corner, upside down. wish
you Joy
Same corner. horlzontally-Will you
meet me?
In the middle, left side-Accept my
love.
Same place. upside down. am en-
gagged.
Same place. horizontally-I long to
see you.
In the middle. at the top-Yes.
Same place, upside down-On con.
dition.
Same place, horizontally-Are you
jealous?
In the middle, at the top-No.
Same place. upside down-You are
too loving.
Same place. horizontally-My pa
rents object.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-04
Childish Comment on
Goats Probable Fate.

Children and parrots take to pro-
family as the sparks fly upward, and no
possessor of either ever can be sure
what sort of a vocabulary waits only
opportunity to be aired. A prominent
member of the Professional Woman's
League has a son, a sturdy little chap,
who greatly surprised and amused her
the other day by his nonchalant use of
very respectable oath.
I've boy, who is not yet out OF kits,
was playing in backyard. where, by
the way, he had been forbidden to go
because of the unfriendly disposition
of neighboring goat. His mother
the boys, not the goat's-sat at desk
near an overlooking window cata-
loguing art objects for the exhibition
for which she has been an active
worker. When she let her gaze fall
into the grounds aforesaid she was
Mortified to find that the child was
struggling violently with the long
feared enemy. The goat had charged
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-04
ODD AND INTERESTING.

Basle has the only geological garden
in Switzerland.
England experienced tbs coolest
May in 60 years.
Belgium's population by the 1901
census is 6,799,999.
Warsaw, Russia, is going to have
a statue of Chopin.
Italy makes eight millions q year
out of foreign visitors.
There are about 10000 murders
year in the United States.
Peter Benoit. the Flemish composer,
will have statue in Antwerp.
The thirty-four biggest estates in
Britain average $4,000 acres each.
London. with 100000 inhabitants.
has only eighteen murders annually.
There are about 114500 telegraph
offices now open in the whole world.
In meridinal Russia people gain a
remunerative living by fishing for
leeches.
Germaly's annual consumption of
beer works out at over SO gallons per
head of population.
Wireless telegraphy is to be used
on Italian trains as means of pre-
venting railway accidents.
A man turns 10000 spadefuls of
earth in digging an acre of ground.
and the soil he has moved during his
work weighs $50 tons.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-04
THOUGHTS OF A WOMAN.

Who wants to join the anti-kissing
cub? Girls, don't all speak at once.
A woman's love, like salad dress
ing, may be spoiled by too much oil,
vinegar or pepper.
Though some people have plenty of
ability to argue, 1t doesn't necessarily
follow that they have the power to
convince.
Some people could not be happy in
heaven. They would be worrying
about who had the most feathers on
their wings.
l know of several women who have
not yet given up the hope that they
will some day meet man who will
combine all of the good qualities of
his sex.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-04

glowing with a clear, white heat. In
the center of the heap lay the head.
These parts were all that were left
of the countess save the heap of ashes.
Two tallow candles that had been
blown out and left on the table were
found to be melted, the wicks remain
ing. which clearly proved that they
had not been consumed in the regular
way. Nothing in the apartment had
been injured in the least, but every
thing-furniture tapestry, bedclothes,
etc.-was literally covered with a pc
culiar damp. sootlike substance. Ar
ticles in the dining room adjoining
were also coated with the substance.
While the countess was not addicted
to strong drink, she had for years
daily bathed her body in camphorated
spirits of wine. According to Bian-
chini the mystery of the countess's
death was never satisfactorily ex-
planned.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-04

but his intended victim had caught
both horns in two chubby hands and
was holding fast. 1t was the arena
scene from Quo Vadis" in miniature.
The mother rushed to the rescue.
She arrived in the nick of time, for the
lad was commencing to weary and
could not have kept his grip much
longer Upon being released. however
he Strengthened himself stockily and
brushed his palms against each other
with fine bravado.
You were just in time, mamma"
he observed seriously. IF you hadn't
come when you did I'd killed the
blankety goat" The boy didn't say
blankety, by the way, but the remark
was made in such a matter-of-fact tone
that mamma" was unable to restrain
her mirth, and so he was spared a
thrashing-New York Times.
Every man has his limit and some
men have two or three
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-04
A Disappointment.

One of the Anglo-Indian newspapers
published the other day an obituary
notice of a man still living. The edi-
tor humbled himself, on hearing of
his mistake, but in SO pretty fash
ion that he is now quite hero. This
is how he did it, I'VE are truly glad
to learn that our dear old friend still
lives, though it will be disappoint-
ment to many of his friends in heaven
that he has not yet been permitted to
join them there" The dead man"
rose to the occasion.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-04
Bio Yield Of Potatoes.

Last week we mentioned the fa'.
that our potatoes from near Romeo. in
the Sunny San Luis Valley. were net
ting us $1,000 per acre, The more we
dig the better they yield, and we now
find that they will net us over $4,000
per acre. And this, too, on land that
never was cultivated before this year.
Let us write you all about our land
Zeph. Chas. Felt, 102 Boston building,
Denver, Colo.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-04

a cavern near Eyzies, France. The
pictures, which are of prehistoric ami
mails, were not only cut in the rock.
as is usually the case with such rep
resentatives, but were painted in sew
eral colors and give some evidence of
artistic skill. There are eighty pic
lures, of which forty-nine represent
bisons of various kinds. The pig
ments used, which are shades of red
and brown, have been found, on
analysis by Moissan, the eminent
French chemist. to be ochres mixed
with minute fragments of transparent
silica
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-04

No one would ever be bothered with con-
stipation IL every one knew how naturally
and quickly Burdock Blood Bitters rsgu-
lAtes the stomach and bowels.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-04

OFlaherty-Is your son working now.
Pat Pat-Shure, an he's got a job in
tn powder mill. with the prospects iv
gettin' a rise.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-04
Stops the Cough and
Works on the Cold
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Price 80

Reverend yisitor-My friend. don't you
intend to live straight. Respectable life
when you regain your freedom? Jim
Housebreaker-Y sir: I'm going to be-
come a politician.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-04

Mild" Well. l should say so-BaI-
ter's Bullhead &C cigar. Smoke as many
you like; they won't hurt you.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-04

able to do anything at all for you. Dys-
peptic-(gloomily)-N / guess l need q
cons titutional amendment.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-04

"Whenebber a man gibs me a whole lot
OBJ advice said Uncle Eben. Il can't
valuable he'd be busy somewhar' else
countin' money"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-04

NOT A FISH STORY.
Baxter's Bullhead cigar as as good a sc
smoke as you can find.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-04
Roses-Once.

There you all lie, In Httle brown heaP'
Inst nothing but dead rose leaves.
But your story is told with an eloquence
deep,
For YOU tell of a soul that grieves.
once with the pow'r of your rose-life
fresh,
All golden and crimson and white,
You oircled some heart in your delicate
mesh ,,,
AS you glowed in the warm sunlght-
nut now. there you lie, and the tender
est breath
Would scatter you lightly away
Nor leave your faint perfume TO honor
the death
or n Iove that was noble one day.
M. j. NJ. Powers in the Brown BOOK.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-04

Guest-(to the hotel clerk)-The gas was
escaping in my room all night Clerk-(to
book 414 dollar for ex-
ira gas.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-11-04

Every man has his limit and some
men have two or three.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21
LATE LOCALS,

Proprietor Mueller OF the ROYAL
leaves shortly for Denver where Mrs.
Mueller II III.
The scarcity and cost OF building ma.
terial are causing complaint among
builders who fear this viii hinder oper.
atoms.
National Bank Examiner Beebe. who
was recently appointed. Is examining
the books Of the Commercial National
bank today.
There was a band concert at For,
Douglas at p. m. today. II was 80
stormy yesterday that the concert set
for that date could not be given.
The board OF public works met today
in the Office OF Chairman Dooly but on
account o. the absence OF some OF the
members an adjournment was taken
until tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The Alcatraz Paving company has
begun laying asphalt on Second South
street west Of First West: and ali the
idle men and boys within the radius on
half a mile are standing around TO see
that II Is done right.
Mrs Alice A. Frime, aged 2S of Tay-
louisville, had the hellucination that abe
had been the victim OF a criminal as.
sault at the hands Of certain person.
She had been under treatment. in the
Blsckfoot asylum some time ago Her
trouble was brought on by domestic and
financial worry.
The funeral OF Jacob Kopp. who sus-
tanned fatal injuries while playing bail
recently, was held this morning AZ
Evans undertaking parlors. where Rev,
DIR. Brown OF the First Congregational
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21

4 church conducted the services. There
were many fine floral tributes irom
| friends and the remains were shipped
| this noon over the Short Line to chi
cago for intefment,
The quantity Of water flowing into
the Jordan river at present Is as small
as Il was during the last Of June last
year; and the lake Is now eight-tenths
of a foot below the compromise point.
The supply for the canals Is but 30 to
IS feet and the bar Is so high that the
winds made a difference Of 100 feet In
the outflow In "a hours.
County Clerk James and Drs. Mayo
and Ellerbeck committed two women
TO the insane asylum at Provo this af-
tern0on. Mrs Inga Grundvig, aged "a
years was the first one committed.
She had homicldal mania and imagined
that certain persons were pursuing her,
and had other delusions Of persecution.
She was rather violent and, notwith-
standing her old age, gave the deputy
sheriff quite struggle before he sue
ceeded in getting her out OF the clerks
office
The passers by on Main street were
given something to amuse them this
morning for ten minutes by a horse
falling partly through the hole In the
platform used by excavators 10 run
scrapers full Of earth onto for dumping
on teams below at the Keith building
site. The animal finally gave a lurch,
and ably assisted by well directed pro-
family got out Of the hole, but with
such a momentum that he turned a
sommersault down the bank. dragging
his companion horse with him.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21
Must Answer to District Court for
RaIdiug FernstrOm's Shop
POCATELLO'S "BAD NIGER"
CHIEF OF Police OF Idaho Town Giyes
The aisp a Had Charaeter-Now
in County Jain

William Jones. alias Casey Adams,
colored, charged with burgarizins
Fernstrom g. Sons tailoring establish
ment late Sunday night or Monday
morning, appeared before Judge Diehl
this morning in preliminary hearing
and conducted his own defense. He ap'
peared TO be an "expuht" on 'do'hs'' and
shelton keys" and put some questions
10 Officer Chase that indicated a
knowledge of syeleton keys and their
possibilities. Two pawnbrokers with
whom the stolen clothing was hypothe-
Gated identified the defendant as the
party OF the first part IN their business
transaction OF the particular date ana
time OF day In question, and r. y.
Fernstrom Identified the clothing as
having once reposed In his shop. OH
Ger Chase testified that he found two
skeleton keys In the defendants peck
ct and that either OF them, he found,
would open q door OF the Fernstrom
premises, After the testimony was all
IN Jones averred TO Judge Diehl that II
was simply a cose OF dls'dentrcashun,
yOh honah." He was sure he could
prove an abb In the testimony OF one
Of the employees of the Tavern, but the
witness showed that Jones was not at
work at the Tavern when the clothing
was pawned. Judge Dlehl held the
prisoner to the district court In the sum
Of $3.50 bail, which he could not fur
nlsh.
win Jones, the colored man, Is other
wise known as Casey Adams and has
a record from Pocatelo, furnished by
the chief there, as bad niger
The hearing Of VIM. Gaylor. the
young man charged with breaking into
O shooting gallery on Commercial
street and stealing some guns, was con-
tlnued until tomorrow.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21
PERSONALS.

Fred Lyon has returned from bus
ines trip to New York.
w. $. Naylor Of the postofiice is off
on a two weeks vacation.
Cyrus Twitchell, of Spokane, former
ly a resident Of this city, Is spending
q few days in Salt Lake. He will re-
turn on Thursday.
A. o. Mckenzie, a well known Denver
salesman, Is a guest at the Kenyon.
Clerk W. N. Graebenstein Of the
Kenyon is recovering rapidly from his
injuries sustained in yesterdays run
away.
Capt. II. o. Rose Of Petowskl, Mich,
one Of the Oldest steamboat captains
on the great lakes, is in the city en-
route east from sojourn on the Pa
clfic coast, where he has been to escape
the rlgOrs Of a northern winter. The
captain has extended copper interests
in the Buckskins. and may go down
there this spring.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21
Engineer Mccartney Of San Pedro
Goes Down TO Calientes.
ONE CORPS LEFT IN FIELD.
Company Operating ON California
state Line All Remaining Engineers
Hartman starts for sslt Lake,

Engineer II. M. Mccartney Of the
San Pedro. Los Angeles and Salt Lake
road went down TO Calientes on last
nights train for the purpose of dis
banding the two parties Of surveyors
that have been working in Nevada for
several months past on the final looa-
tlon OF the line through to the coast
With the dlsbanding of these two par
ties the San Pedro will have but one In
the field, the corps that Is now work.
ing on the California State line.
All Is now In readiness for the grad
ers and II the survey through Meadow
Valley wash Is accepted by the Oregon
Short Line there viii be nothing 10
hinder the work being pushed 10 the
limit
While the attorneys for the two roads
involved are not doing any talking the
general sentiment Is that the cases now
pending In the Nevada land office and
the courts OF that state regarding the
right-of-way suits will terminate next
month by the court entering DEGREES
according TO stipulation
Mr.. Whttemore states that every
thing II being pushed as fast as cir
cumstances viii permit and upon the
arrival of Messrs Clark and Gibbon at
the end of this month there VIII be
possibly some good news forthcoming
for residents OF this city,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21
SHEEP LOSS LIGHT.
SO Says David Smith of Lehl, Just
Home From Eastern Utah.
Especial to the "News,")

Lehi, Utah. May 21,--Consderable
anxiety was shown In Lehi on reading
the statements In the newspapers in
relation TO the great loss Of sheep sus-
tanned by Lehi and other parties. during
the progress of a recent storm on the
Uintah reservation east Of Heber. The
report stated that the Austin Brothers,
as we'll as number OF other sheep
owners, had los; very great number
MIR David Smith. big sheep owner
just home tnis morning. direct from
the camps, denies the report. lie says,
Probably few new born lambs have
died but the sheep are all IN fair
~ good condition and the state
ment appearing In the papers has been
grossly exaggerated rs 10 the loss OF
sheep as well as to the severity Of the
storm.
SOCIABLE LAST NIGHT.
The Ladies' Literary club Of this
place gave soclable last evening at
the residence OF Bishop T, II. Cutler IN
honor OF MrB. II. f. Steele. who leaves
shortly for summer vacation TO her
old home in Illinois A very fine pro.
gram OF songs. recitations, etc, was
rendered and punch was served during
the evening At 1880 very delicious
lunch was INDUCED In and the evening
was spent very enjoyably, there being
present over 100 guests.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21
SOLD ALL HIS HORSES.
Mr. James Rae Had Successful Trip
To Idaho and Wyoming.

Mr.. James Rae, the well known Salt
Lake horseman, is home again after a
two months business trip to Mont
peller, Ida, and Star Valley, Wye Mr..
Rae went there for the purpose of SELL
ing the remaining three stations bought
by him last year from Galbralth Bros,
Wisconsin, and frequently seen and
admired during the months they were
kept here and particularly during the
time they were on exhibition at the
state fair, where they each not only
took first prize for Mr.. Rae, but won
for him the sweepstakes as well.
Mr.. Martin schwab Of Thayne, Wyo.,
was the purchaser Of Chandelier, the
black tive-year-old Percheron stallion
and paid $1,000 for him. The four-year-
old Suffolk was bought by the Skinner
Bros. Soda Springs They gave 81
600 for him and considered him a very
good buy, as indeed he was. The
young Clydesdale, Lord Lyndoch, went
to Hunter Gray & Strong of Mont
pelier, for use on their Dingledae
ranch. near that place. The consid-
Grafton was $500. Roosevelt, the
French draft stallion, bred by James
Bullock Of Pleasant Grove, Utah, was
bought by Messrs Brown. Matthews,
Gambling, Deercott, Roberts, Morgan,
Passey, McMurray and others OF Lib
erty, Ida. Doctor A. c. Hoover OF
Montpelier bought the gray Percheron
stallion, La Ferta II, for $500.
The sale Of the Clydesdale stallion
Groomsman for 81, 900 to Lee Hammond
Of Roy, Weber county, Utah, was noted
in these columns several months ago,
as was also the disposition Of the gray
stallion Prince to the Charleston Per-
cheron Horse company Of Wasatch
county, Utah, for 81 $50. The purchas.
ers were Murdoch, Tate and Dable.
The Cannon Bros, of this city, II viii
be remembered recently bought Nc
Kinley for their Snydervllle ranch. He
was a full brother Of Roosevelt. and
equal, says Mr., Rae TO that animal I'm
every particular, These sales have dis.
posed Of the entire lot with the excep.
ton OF FL 2agal the Cleveland BAY.
which will be kept here for the current
season.