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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-01-03
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lls ussses lbf lass la ulirl States
marFs through lle aUg'4ne tn slltef a
ila.im Apautial aud stock pNsHal
.at. Tlsa der.ine ei Hte eeuts au
nnee ii silser this year vll. cause a
ia.s Il about t3 .0'W 'Hia 50 United
States ndues compared with Last
year. which is 81 be divided betWecn
the copper mines, producing ll,V'l
uo0 ounces. the lead mines producing
u 00O. 0n0 ounces aud the gold and
si,er mines producing 10000 600
ounces. This Is insignificant with the
s33, OO0. 600 loss an 660. 900 600 pounds
Of copper caused by the 5cent drop
in copper prices but compared with
1896 the loss is over $40, 900, 900.
Gypsum from the deposit at Mound
House is used in Reno for the first
coat of plastering in hard finished
houses and is said to be Better for
that purpose than lime.
]. H. G. Minnedew, County Sur
veyor-elect, was held up in Gold Hill
the other night and robbed. The
booty consisted of $3.50 worth of
Tonopah mining stock and bottle of
whisky
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-01-03

UNITED TONOpAH MINING

We will buy or sell for you Tonopah Stocks at
prevailing markt prices "a regular rate OF com
mission las liked by the Exchange. at actual
cash value of stock
we want your business and will carefully
guard your interest
II sou vii! send rs your order, for any stoeN
you wish to purchase, We will secure 1t for Sen
at the lowest price possible
All certincates ordered will be transferred ID
your name Tor any other name You may desirel
on books of respective Company and New Coril-
hcate so issued. Send tor prospectus or orrcliahle
information which will be furnished on any
Company offering stocks for sale in this vicinity;
we will investigate and report on any stocks,
mines or prospects in this district
We report on all kinds OF mining ventures.
Address
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-25

I'll just visit around among all the creatures of
the wood and then I'll write animal book that
viii make Mr.. Seton hompson's look like
primerl"
So he ran the automobile among the trees and
put the fastener on the wheels, shut off his machin
cry and put out his light, after which he strolled
into the depths of the forest for several miles, lis
tening to the animals and conversing with the dog,
whose name was Tatters and who knew every animal
there was. When Hal would get tired he would he
down in the moss and talk with the ants, beetles,
snas and other creeping things, and Tatters would
curl up against him and promptly go to sleep, for
dog is ready to do that hundred times day.
Now, when they far in the woods, some of
King Haco's soldiers came marching along the road
and saw Halls automobile among the trees They
dragged it out, but could not make the wheels turn
This they considered to be the result of some kind
of magic, and they carried the machine bodily to
the kings city to show it to the wise men there
The king and all his court funbed and fooled with
the automobile, but could make the wheels
turn, although dozen horses we're htched to IT.
and finally the king placed 1t IN his museum and
labeled it a "beWitched wagon found in the magic
forest"
For several days Hal and Tatters roamed among
the trees and had lovely time There was plenty
of fruit and berries milk honey, fish IN the streams
and game IN plenty, but now that Hal could under
stand the animals of course 1t impossible to
Kill and eat them.
When Hal writes his great book on HThe Animal
World from the Inside you viii learn what won
derful things he discovered in that forest His book
viii clear up some OF the deep mysteries that have
always plagued the greatest thinkers, like Darwin,
Huxley, Spencer and Myself.
One day he had long talk with the opossum,
which is very silent animal, rarely speaking but
and he told Hal all about his family and mentioned
the "wax-plant."
'What is the wax-plant9" asked Hal
"a rare plant. indeed" said the opossum. at
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-25

he made all the birds assist so that they really had
very little to do
That afternoon he told her how much he loved
her and asked her to marry him. The Princess was
too delighted to answer, but finally she told him who
she was and how so many men had refused to wed
her, asking him what charm upon him that he
was not like all the others.
Hal led her to a little spring that dark and still
as mirror, lay among some shaded rocks, and
asked her to look into its depths. She at first re-
fused, for she had once looked in a glass and al
ways regretted it, but his persistng she looked,
Just to please him, although she thought 1t would
surely kill her TO see her own face. When she
the beautiful and angelic countenance in the water
she started back In great alarm, but soon looked
again and again.
This is not Il" she said at is a goddess, the
nymph of the spring looking up at How per
fectly ravishing she is !"
"That is you, my princess and bride; your
true self restored" said Hail. and then he told her
just how it had all happened. She could hardly be
drawn away from the mirrOr-sprlng for an hour at
terward, and said that she only making up for
lost time but he readily excused her new-found
ity, for she certainly lovely picture. She
declared that they must go to the king at and
be married the palace So they went to the place
where the automobile had been hidden. Of course,
they could not find 1T, and while this annoyed Hal
exceedingly, he concluded to follow the advice of
the princess and walk to the palace, several miles
away.
1t was a pleasant journey through the woods
and fields and Hal entertained the Princess by tell
ing her everything the animals said about her
drous beauty, which, of course, greatly pleased her,
all unused to compliments and praise she was
When they came to the palace and waited
awhile before going to the king, all the people
crowded around to stare at her marvellous face say
ing that some fairy had come to town, while few
recognized her clothes-but never suspected that
she was their ugly Princess. Clotilde spoke to her
father, and he jumped, well stared for he knew
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-25
Learned the Animal language

Cringing and frightened, the dog came to him
and he gave him some of his food. Instantly the
little creatures manner altered He frisked around
and barked joyfully, then disappeared among the
bushes Hal started his machine and was moving
away, when the dog reappeared carrying some
strange fruit In his mouth Hal stopped and the
dog jumped p on the automobile with the fruit.
It was shaped like plum and looked very tempt
ing so Hal bit into t. Almost instantly he seemed
to hear IN the air around him strange, rather must
cal sounds and then, he ate the fruit he realized
that in the ses in the grass in the air. everywhere
he heard voices which he had never heard before
The dog saw his look of amazement and spoke:
"Ah--its really true, then2 l was never certain
of it before"
whats true?" asked Hal, without noticing, for
the moment, that dog speaking with human
voice.
"They always said if ate those plums he
would be able to understand and talk the animal
languages" replied the dog. II wanted to test the
matter as well as reward you for your great kind
ness in giving me half OF your dinner"
"Is ii possibe" cried Hal delighted. "Can 1T
really be true 2"
"Well-you hear me and understand me and a
moment ago you couldn't do that" said the dog;
"and guess that proves it. all right. Listen that
old rabbit ,lding his wife because she let the chill
dren eat his turnp"
Hal listened, and not only heard the old rabbit,
but all the birds chatting among themselves, the
grasshoppers quarreing the squirrels advising each
other and every animal in the forest saying just
what he thought necessary and proper.
"HurrahP he cried. "Now my fortune is madel
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-25
Made the Princess Beautiful

Somebody's living here. can smell 'em," said
Tatters, shifting around. Sand it's woman too"
eyes, here are her cothesI" said Hal. "Beauti-
full clothes Of silk and covered with pearls. 1t must
be that princess is living here"
81 hear her comingl" cried Tatters.
"Lets us slip out of the window" said Hal, sand
she viii not know we have intruded."
Tatters jumped out after his master and the
princess came IN without knowing anyone near
her and she threw herself down a couch. She
very tired and in few minutes she fell asleep,
so sound asleep that she heard Hal como to
the window and look in at her. AS as he
her he started with surprise for anything awfuly
ugly he had never even dreamed of. Then he felt
sorry for her, sorry that he almost wept.
whats the matterl" whined Tatters, standing
on his hind legs and paving the air In distress.
"Oh she is homely that she would stop a
clock" whispered Hal. "It's surely the Princess
Clotilde, of Upsala. 1t makes my eyes ache to look
at her"
"Why don't you rub some of that wax~plant juice
on her? That'll fix her, won't it 2" asked the dog.
ut isn't that sort of magic, you silly" replied
Hal but that gives me an idea l can mould her
face over into better shape, perhapsp
He stole into the house and bent over the Prin-
cess Seeing how soundly she slept he poured some
of the juice her face Instantly he could see that
the drawn skin relaxed and loosened across her
cheeks. He softly rubbed her face, and to his de-
light she slept like baby. He pushed her long nose
In, and the flesh went back her cheeks; he
Strengthened and reshaped her mouth. for he was
a good deal of artist, until it like bow of
coral; he curved her eyebrows, put dimple in her
cheek, moulded her chin anew, and, in less than an
hour, she beautiful as a dream. Nothing
perfect had been seen, even in the greatest
paintings, and with her marvellous hair and match
less teeth size seemed a sleeping fairy goddess
lying there. The sun setting as he finished and
its rays fell upon her in a shower of gold as he
stole away softly to the open door and then knocked
loudly
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-25

has wonderful quality. The juice of its seeds if
pressed out will make anything soft and pliabe,
that it can be easily moulded in any form one
wishes. Even iron or hard stone cannot resist the
magic power of the wax-plant"
'Pd just like to get of those seeds!" said
Hal.
Thousands of them growing right there" said
the opossum, pointing with his TAIL and Hal gath
cred a handful in minute He squeezed the yellow
juice out of them until he had filed his flask. He
immense possibilities in this wondrous juice, for
with it one can mould glass, iron gold anything
and he felt that his fortune good as made.
He was quite anxious now to return to his autOmo-
bile and get back home, where he could proceed to
experiment., and he told Tatters to lead the way to
the machine.
Toward evening they to little hunters
hut the one in which the ugly Princess Clotilde
lived but she had not returned home yet from her
daily stroll in the woods Hal decided to rest In the
hut and entered
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-25
Looking INTO a Mirror

The Princess Clotilde sprang up and asked:
'Who is therep Then she saw the handsome young
man in the doorway
Il am a traveller lost In the forest" said Hal
@and want shelter for the night"
"Enter," said the Princess, "and If you can sur
vive looking at my ugliness you may remain here"
Hal laughed and looked at her with such pleas
that she 0as amazed. He looked at her so long
and so fondlv that she blushed for no Lad ever
done anything but shudder laugh at her. She
thought he was very NICE as well as very handsome
and she got supper for both The more he looked at
her the further Hal fell in love with the beautiful
Princess and the more she blushed, but it wa S so
pleasant that she never thought of telling him to
stop, but made him relate all of his adventures and
it was all very interesting, indeed. Next day Hal
remained with her and helped her pick berries but
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-25

~ NOE there was young man named Harold
Plantagenet Arthur Fortesque, who was
called "Hal" for short, and he had mil
lions of dollars left to him by his father,
but he lost every cent trying to run a newspaper,
so that when my story begins he had nothing lett
but automobile Of course all of his friends de-
serted him as soon as he became poor, and he re-
solved to go to other city and begin all over
again.
As he was thinking where to CO. he heard about
the Princess Cotde, of Upsala, far-distant coun-
try, princess who the ughest woman IN all
the world Her face was like Japanese mask,
only far ugler, for her nose had been pulled out
almost six inches, so that the skin her face was
contorted and had drawn her eyes out OF shape
making her squint awfully. Her mouth was twisted
up on one side and down the other, her chin
awry, and even her ears drawn out OF place. Her
eyes were naturally fine and her teeth and hair
feet but this distortion of her face made her so
hideous that it was painful to look at her.
Her father, the king, had offered to give half
the kingdom to any who would marry her, but
every man who came and looked at her either shud-
dered or laughed, and then the king had him exc
cuted at once, of course. More than two hundred
men had been slaughtered when one day the Prin-
cess Cotde suddenly resolved to end 1T all and fled
into the forest all alone, hoping to hide her awful
ugliness among the trees and rocks In little hunt
er's hut where none but wild animals could see her,
and where none might ever laugh at her long nose
and squint eyes.
Not long after this, Hal in his poverty heard
about the homey princess and, having become so
poor as to be actually almost starving, he set out
on his automobile to find the kingdom of Wiene-
wurst and marry the ugly girl. He travelled for
several dave before he reached the frontier of the
kingdom and then entered deep wood by a narrow
road, where he upon a poor dog lying IN the
grass. He was passing by, when the thought that
this dog was, perhaps as homeless and hungry as
himself entered his mind, and, stopping, he called
to the animal
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-25
Got His Gold and Bride

''That's a very good idea" said Haco; and in
a few minutes the automobile so FIJI of gold
and gems that there was scarcely sit IN 1t,
but Hal politely invited the Princess to take seat
within. She did so, and Tatters sprang up beside
her. Then Hal lighted his fire, which surprised the
king and his people, but, thinking it was magic,
they said nothing. Then Hal suddenly moved his
starting lever and away shot the automobile.
~Herei Hill Stopi" cried the king, Selling the
rear rail. "Let me IN, too"
Not this time" replied Hal, making the ma
chine shoot ahead full speed and dragging the king
off his feet They few up the road ike the wind,
the king, holding for his life, afraid to let go,
busting the road with his ermine robe and picking
up stones with his god-embroidered slippers as he
swept along like cyclone with whiskers on IT.
care if go home"
~Then won't go back at ALL" said Hal, and he
pushed his lever, which made the automobile start
ahead faster, that it tore away from the king in
jiffy. He turned eighty-two somersaults, plowed
up the dirt for twenty yards then, after standing
on his head and spinning Ike top for sixty seconds
he fell IN a heap, crying: "Yes-that was really
magicanl Give him half my kingdomI"
But Hal never returned for his half. He mar
ried the Princess bought palace with the gold they
carried away and settled down to be happy forever
after, while he wrote tn, great book on animals
Tatters s,iH lives with them; he and Clotilde
read every word that Hal writes, and both declare
that it viii the most wonderful book in al the
world. I think it viii myself
WALT McDOUGALL.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-25

Il e41ouS tale Of a cnyt-
ons far-aUay country 7OheTe
0ery many cnr10us things
HabbeHed

her voice. but she could not persuade him that she
was his daughter
No." said King Haeo, 'rny daughter was home
lier than two miles of mud wall, put you are the
prettiest girl ever in this land. Don't try to
deceive mel"
Clotlde told him just how the amazing change
IN her features had been effected and to prove that
she was his child she told him many things about
herself well related conversations she had had
with him alone, but the king would not believe her
Finally he said:
eff this young man has done all this he is the
greatest wizard that ever happened. Mind, don't
say that l believe you are my daughter Clotilde at
all but if he Is great you pretend let him
do some of ms feats before me and I'll believe he
did this one"
tell me what you did in your just before you
went to bed p asked Hal
"Ah-yes. Let's hear what he viii reply" said
King Haco, laughing.
Hal asked the bird the question and the parrot
began to chatter and shrek. Then Hal said:
"He tells me that you opened a secret slaS in the
floor and when It opened he looked In and saw
thousands Of"
"Stop Stop No morep cried the king in
anazement. ''Whisper the rest In my ear Then
Hal whispered OF the piles of jewels the bird had
SEEN and the king startled bat not satisfied yet
81 have a test~ he shouted after rejecting for
a moment. Give some kind of bewitched wagon
in my museum, and if you make the wheels re-.
volve I viii believe you are real magician. Bring
II out he cried to his attendants Fetch that
red and yellow wagon that's bewitched. and well see
what this young can do"
They brought 1t and Hal saw that it was his own
automobile. He whispered his discovery to the
princess.
"Now, make It's wheels mo7eW commanded the
king
difficult task let it be piled full of the Prin-
cess jewels, diamonds rubies and gold, so that it
viii be very very heavy, indeed and hard t. move"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-25
II story Of hOw a bOOY
y0nth learned the animal
language and non a /atr
b27mceSs.

nee there was young man named Harold
Plantagenet Arthur Fortesque, who was
called "Hap for short, and he had mil
lions Of dnllars left To hin, nv his father.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-30
Two Sunsets Per Day.

There is only one place in the world
where the sun sets twice daily. and
that is at Leek. in Staffordshire Eng
land. The reason of this is that jag
gcd mountain is situated to the west of
the town. and in the evening the sun
sets behind it and darkness comes on.
Then the first sunset occurs. the gas
lamps are lit. and apparently night has
set In. But it has not. for in the space
of an hour or so the sun reappears
again through the opening at the side
Of the mountain. and daylight again
appears. Artificial lights are ex:in-
guished and daylight again prevails I'M
til the sun descends below the opening
and the second sunset occurs and night
comes to stay.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-30
Narrow Escape OF Gold Seekers.


A small company of Alaskan gold
seekers were walking across one Of the
great ice fields in that winter bound
country when one Of them noticed a
difference in the color of the ice few.
yards before them. Almost as he spoke.
however, the trcacherous coating Of
thin Ice across a jagged crevasse gave
way. and with an awful cry the two
foremost men went down with the
crumbling glittering surface. A third
man would have followed. but his gun
lodged crosswise in the crevice and
saved him. The other two had sunk
out of sight. only their voices guiding
their rescuers. Blankets were torn into
strips and all the available rope used
as we'll to reach the unfortunate prison.
ers, to whom hatchets also had to be
lowered to hack their way out. so tight
~ had they been damned in between
the Ice powders by their fall Of fifty
feet or more. When they reached the
surface again they were in fainting
condition. and it was many days be-
fore they recovered from the effects of
the time spent In that Icy tomb.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-30
How n Statue Grew.

Very warlike is the aspect of sin
gular equestrian statue in Belgium, yet
there is no cause for alarm since 1t is
nothing but tree. Some ten years
ago policeman retired from the force
and went to live near Charleroi. Being
an amateur horticulturist, he busted
himself good deal with trees and
flowers. and one day as he was trim.
ming Il hawthorn in his garden 1t oc-
Cured to him that 1t would be a novel
idea to train it in such Il manner that
1t would eventually assume the figure
OF cavalry officer. At once he went
to work. and after ten years labor he
succeeded in transforming the tree into
perfect picture Of mounted soldier.
The tree is known in the neighborhood
as General Hawthorn" and hardly a
day passes that strangers do not come
from a considerable distance in order
to view this wonderful example of hor-
ticultural art.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-30
DO you WALK STRAIGHT?
Few People Do. Says . Fault Finder
Who NOtices TAfnxa.

Have you ever noticed how few PEG.
pie walk straight" said the man who
finds fault. Il am not speaking in a
spiritual sense. neither do l refer to
their gait, which is certainly bad
enough, but to the crookedness Of their
path. A straight road is not at all
times possible, l admit, and when the
streets are most crowded IA fellow ia
excusable for darling around any old
way, but when given clear sidewalk
l can't for the life Of me see why he
cannot walk straight
Watch any mainland women are
just as bad-who starts out from home
at an hour when other people in the
neighborhood are busy on their own
doorsteps and give him clean sweep.
Since there are no Instructions in the
way, there is no reason on earth why
he should not proceed in straight
line to the nearest corner, but instead
OF pursuing that undertaking course
he zigzags most suspiciously. Now he
Is perilously near the curb, now brush
Ing against the area railing. while oc-
casionally he evens things up by TAX
Ing few steps in the middle of the
pavement. The people who thus waver
IN their gait are perfectly sober and
would be surprised if anybody should
show them diagram Of their tracks.
Naturally all that veering and lacking
appreciably increases the distance
travelled. which is another reason why
people in hurry should learn to walk
straight.'-New York Times.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-30
Used to 1t.

Manager-That young woman whom
l placed at this counter year ago al
ready knows more about the business
than you do. and l find that l shall
have to put her at the head Of the de-
partment. though l fear 1t will be rath
er unpleasant for you to be under her
orders.
Clerk-Oh. no: am getting used to
that. We were married six months
ago.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-30

Here the eminent statesman who
was debating the particulars Of his
early career to the reporter paused for
moment.
"This will be the place. think" he
said. ito insert the statement that I
don't like to talk about myself and
that l mention these facts with evident
reluctance. "-Chicago Tribune.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-30
The Best Thinv,

"What do you mean by kissing me,
Herr Frisch?"
my aunt told me to. She told me to
come and help myself to the best thing
l could find In the itchen."-Fliegende
Batter.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-30

Wherever there is authority there Is
q natural inclination to disobedience.