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Bisbee daily review., 1903-02-04
MINING APPLICATION NO. 7ss MINERAL SURVEY NO. 1887. U. S Land Office, Tucson, Arizona.
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MINING APPLICATION NO. fSS
 MINERAL SURVEY NO. 1887.
 U. S. Land Ofice, Tucson, Arizona
 December l5. 1902 Notice is hereby given, that Calumet and Arizona Mining company. by Isaac L. Merrell, it's attorney in fact, whose post-office address is Bisbee, Arizona, has for 800 linear feet of the Silica Hill No. 2, mine or vein. bearing gold and other metals with surface ground 600 feet in width, situated in Warren mining dis trict. County os Cochise and Territory of Arizona and designated by the field-nOtes and official plat on file in this office as Survey No. 1887 in Townships g and 24 south range 9 East of Gila and Salt river base and meridian said survey No. 1GS7 being as follows:
 Beginning at Cor No. ], the N. W. Cor. identical with location. a pine post in mound of stones scribed l-1sS7 s. H. ?: whence the s. W. Cor. of the S E. l4 of Sec. 8. Township % S. range 5 ?. of the G. & Salt river base and meridian bears S. 2 deg. g min. W 46S.3 It. Thence 6. g. deg. 0S mir, r. GOO 1t. to Cor. No. 2. identical with location and with ". VI. Cor. Silica Hill No. l. un-
 
 stones scribed 2-lGs7 S II. 9. Thence s. 3 deg. 4C min, F.. 33i 1t. to intersection of S line Tp. % S R. 9 E. at 1SO79 it. due W. from s. E. Cor. Sec. 8. and sS21 1t. due E. from S W. Cor of the S E A of Sec. g in Tp. above mentioned 1J00 ft.. same bearing O Cor. No. 3, the s. F. Cor. identical with s. W. Cor. unsurveyed Silica Hin No. l. A pine post in mound Of stones scribed 3-les7 s. H. ?. Thence N, & deg, OS min, W. 600 ft to Cor. No. f, the s. W. Cor. A pine post set in mound of stones scribed 4-16S7 s. H. 2. Thence W. 3 deg, 43 min, ". 15OO 1t. 10 place of beginning.
 Ledge. The course of the ledge on this claim is from the N. end center of location, s. 3 deg. 8 min. E. l5OO 1t. Discovery cut bears from point on line 2S al 7437 fl. from Cor. No. 3, N. IT deg. I6 min, W. 6G fl.
 Magnetic variation F ueg, % min. E. Area 2124 acres.
 The location of this mine is recorded in the recorders office of Cochise county in book % Record of Mines at page lS3.
 The adjoining claimants are SInca HiII No ]. mining claim owned by applicant. Any and all persons claiming adverse ly any portion oI said Silica Hill No. 2 mine or surface ground are required to file their adverse claims with the register of the United States Land office at Tucson, in --e Territory of Arizona, dur ing the sixty days period Of publication hereof, or they will be barreu by virtue CT tBe provisions of the statute.
 MILTON R. MOORE. Register. First Publication, DecemOer l9. l902.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-02-04
A DEATH DEALER

The largest machine in the world has been placed at Sandy Hook for the protection of New York It is a pow erful instrument of destruction and has convinced army officers that it is a success. IL is a l6-inch gun and will do all that has been claimed for it. IL is capable of hurling a 2,40O pound shot a distance Of twenty-one miles. It can send the projectile a mile high in the air to let it drop upon the selected victim. It requires a charge of G40 pounds of smokeless powder to hurl the shell, the cost of firing the gun, each time, being over 5000. That steel-boring projectile of steel goes through the air at the rate of 2,3OG feet a second-a mile in less than three seconds.
 Such charge of powder was never before used in a gun as this one re quires and as was used in the final tests While an accident may be the result of the discharge. the big gun behaved itself remarkably wei and strictly according 10 the nicely meas uTed calculations Of the designers.
 The United States is ahead of the world in the construction of heavy ordnancg. This country leads the procession Of great gunmakers While other nations have made guns of larg- CT caibre, none has the force of our latest instrument Of caTnage-the 16- inch gun. With a few of these coast protectors at the entrance to our har- bo-s a keet of hostile warships could do 10 harm. One shot from the big gun would cast a ship into Davy Jones lockers. The fall Of the shot from the air>would crush a vessel into kindliGgs.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-02-04
THE ALASKAN BOUNDARY

6SSNONnH
 In signing the Alaskan boundary convention Secretary Hay and MT. Herbert, the new British ambassador. brought settlement of a very trou- blesome question into sight. There are to be three commissioners on each side, so that one side will have 10 win some support from the other in order to gain its ends. An even division would mean that the matter would re main as it is now. This proposition made by the American members at the negotiation with England several years ago, but it was rejected at that time. Its acceptance now means that the necessity for an immediate and amicable adjustment is so great that the British and the Canadians have agreed to this American proposal.
 The territory along the coast of that narrow southern extension of Alaska which is now in dispute be- tween England and the United States was always conceded by England and all other countries to belong to Russia until 1867. when she transferred Alaska to the United States. and was conceded 70 belong to the United States until after the discovery Of gold in the Klondike region in the latter part of lS96 Then Canada. suddenly grasping the desirability of getting one or two Of the United States ports near ar hand. laid claim 10 some Of the territory which she and every other country had recognized as ours before that time. Naturally the United States refused to submit to the risks of ordinary and unrestricted arbitra- ton claim to territory which had been conceded to Russia and 10 it's successor the United States for three quarters Of a century. h the interest of peace. however. our representatives in the negotiations of a few. years ago proposed to submit it to an equal nun Der Of Americans and British. and that suggestion has at last been agreed to.
 Under the proposed plan the Amer jeans feel confident that they can con vince the other side that our claim is just. In any case the interests Of the United States are defended by the cir cumstance8 that our contention can not fall except through the change of one of our representatives over to the British side. contingency which may be considered so remote as to be i'm possible. But whatever may be the decision Of the arbitrators, all the American> posts along the coast will continue to be held by the United States. The treaty seems fair, a. though many persons will think that this country has conceded too much in allowing our ownership of any part of the coast of what We have known as Alaska to be called in question. The chances are altogether in favor of the winning Of some of the British com nissioners over to our side. But the worst that can take place will be e dis agreement, in which case the matter will remain as at present. In no event will the American flag go down ca any spot of North America or which it has been raised.-Globe Democrat.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-02-04
TO TAX
 OLD MAIDS

In the Kansas legislature, says the Buffalo Times, there has been intro duce bill to tax all able-bodied bach elors, between the ages Of 70 and 45 years, $50 per annum, and to impose a forfeit of S25 year on all abIe-bod- jed spinsters between the ages of 35 and 50 years who have no families to support. These taxes are to go ilto the school fund.
 Another provision of this remaTka- ble bill also gives 10 the school fund the salaries of all unmarried state off cials. This, of course, is fling at Governor Bailey and Lieutenant Gov ernor Hanna, who said before election that, if elected, each would marry a Kansas woman, but who have not kept this promise, although each has been proposed to" by several hundred
Bisbee daily review., 1903-02-04

Another distinguished foreign gen. tleman will shortly visit this country Mir. Richard Croker asserts that he is coming here in March.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-02-04

Ex-Pugilist Mitchell is said to be worth $200,00O From the number of defeats to his credit il proves that one does not have to engage in much actual fighting to get rich these days.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-02-04

The courts have decided that people who live ia Dakota six months are not entitled to diyo-ces We should think that people who live in Dakota that length of time are entitled to almost anything.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-02-04

Mir. James J. Jetries asserts that he can whip MT Munroe with one hand. As matter Of precaution it would be well to retain the other in case Of emergency.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-02-04

It is still beng explained how it cane about that Bret Harte left so small fortune. The most reasonable explanation is that he passed over the range so suddenly that he hadn't time 10 spend the balance.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-02-04

The statement made by Mr Lessler of New York that an attempt was made to bribe him is false on the face of it, The alleged briber is a news paper man
Bisbee daily review., 1903-02-04

Count Robert MortesquieU-Fozensac Of Paris has arrived in this country. He carries two barbers with him and has his hair cut twice a week Dur ing the other five days he should em- ploy the barbers in cutting his name.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-02-04

A Tucson young lady has been left a cool million by her grandfather. She should now devote herself to having a hot time.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-02-04

It may be hard for some people tc be poor, but for others it is the easiest thing in the world.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-02-04

Moths must be cold blooded creat- ures; they frequently appear in over coats iD August.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-02-04

Denmark says that she has claims against Venezuela. Next,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-03-11
foGR MATCHED HORSES.
They Were CoIorcd BLACK. just ss
the Dealer Itnd Said.

Lord Mansfield the famous lord chief
Justice of England, had bitter preju-
dice against horse dealers, which. II Is
said, had It's rise In bitter disappolnt-
mcnt he had experienced at the hands
OF one of them. When he was appoint
ed lord chief justice In 1866 he wished
to have four black horses without n
white hair for his carriage. After con
siderable difficulty the four black
horses were found and approved, for
they were handsome horses and lust
what the lord chief Justice wanted.
The price. of course. was n heavy one;
II always Is under such circumstances.
For time all went well and his lord
ship was well satisfied with his bar
gain. Then one horse began 10 develop
II white star and another n white fct-
lock and another was dlshgurcd by n
white blaZe-indced, in all OF them In
one place or another the hated white
appeared.
Tho Judge sent for the horse dealer
who had supplied the horses and
threatened him with all kinds of pains
and penalties. That worthy, however,
wns not In the least put out by the
wrath of the noble lord. lie insisted
that he had not misreprcscnted the
horses Oh his bill and pointed out on
that document being produced that he
had sold 10 his lordshlp four horses
colored black. This of course did
away with any legal proceedings. but
the incident was never forgotten by
Lord Mansfield, who was scarcely ever
known TO give horse dealer the bene-
fit of the doubt.-IIorseman
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-03-11
POULTRY POINTERS.

Everything In the poultry house
should be dry.
Ducks will not thrive OH sloppy food
nor on cornmeal alone.
Boiled potatoes. turnlps and other
vegetables may be fed to ducks to ad-
vantage.
A good food for fattenlng fowls can
be made by mixing cornmeal with
mashed potatoes and milk.
In dry picking poultry the picking
must be done while the fowl Is warm
as soon as possible after the fowl IL
killed
The nests should never be fastened to
the poultry house In such way that
they cannot he readily removed and
cleaned.
Fowls are very fond of raw vegeta-
bles. Beets. carrots. turnips and espe-
cially cabbage may be fed to advan-
tage. The best plan Is to chop them
fine.
A dressed fowl may be made to look
plump by dipping 1t for ten seconds In
water that Is nearly boiling hot and
then holding 1t until chilled In cold
water.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-03-11
THE TRUE VAMPIRE
An Experience with the Bleed susnr'
fnR Animal In Inaia.

CHANGING one evening to observe .
rather large bat enter an outhousc from
which there was no other egress than
by the doorway, was fortunate In be-
ing able to procure light and thus to
proceed TO the capture Of the animal.
Upon finding Itself pursued II took
three or four turns around the apart
meni. when down dropped what at the
moment supposed to be Its young and
which deposited In my handkerchief.
After somewhat tedious chnse then
secured the object of my pursuit, which
proved to he d fine female megadarma.
| then looked to the other bat which
had picked up and TO my considerable
surprise found II to be n small kind Of
piplstrdilc. which is exceedingly abun-
dant throughout India.
The individual now referred to was
feeble from loss Of blood. which II was
evident the megadermn had been suck.
Ing from large and still bleeding
wound under and behind the ear, and
the very obviously suctorial form Of
the mouth Of the mcgadcrmu was itself
sufficient to hint the strong probability
Of such being the case. During the
very short time that elapsed before
entered the outhouse II did not appear
TINT the drpredator Ind once aligbted.
and | am satisfied that II sucked the
vital fluid from It's victim us II few,
having probably seized It on the wing,
and that II was seeking II quiet nook
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-03-11

1t Is no drawback for a Christmas
gift to be useful as well as ornamental,
but there is pathos In Carlyle's presen-
tation of washing table to his wife
at Christmas. 1850. At that time he
had long escaped poverty, but could
conceive no more pleasing gift than
this most utilitarian article which he
promised In n note which the curious
may still read at his house in Cheyne
row:
The Prophecy OF n Washstand to the
neatest of all Women. Blessings on her
bonny face and be 1t ever blithets me, as
II is dear blithe or not. 7. CARLYLE
Dec. rs, 1850.
This message appears to have been
written I'm hurry, as II Carlyle. hear
ing the clocks strike midnight. exclaim-
ed: God bless my soul! It's Christ
mas day. JEANNE should have pres
ent. She spoke of a washstand the
other day. She shall have It." And
he forthwith penned the promise there
Of. Anyway, he gave five pound
note, and Mrs. Carlyle bought marble
and mahogany washstand. - London
Chronicle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-03-11
OUR FIRST FREE SCHOOL.
II Was Established In Massachusetts
In the Year IOf1,

The first free school established IN
the United States was In the province
of Massachusetts Bay In the year 1911
by order of the general colonial court.
In 1GiI the same authority declared
that free schools should he established
within every town having fifty house
holders under penalty OF fine of 60.
This fine was doubled by n declaration
made In 1871 AMI again doubled In
1853. Connecticut established free
schools IN 1914 ap1 levied II tax for
their support. i.aryland established
free schools IN 1j94 and levied a tax on
negroes. pcl,s. furs and beef and pork
for their support. Governor Berkeley
declared In 1919 the hope that free
schools would never be established In
Virginia. but the towns of Charleston
and Elizabeth did establish them In
that year, and Elizabeth set aside 200
acres of land and eight cows, the In
crease from which was applied to sup
port the schools. -Four years later the
number of cows had increased to forty.
Pennsylvania was settled by Penn on
the Delaware river In 1851. and the
same year u free school. which is still
conducted under the auspices of the
Friends. or Quakers. was established
In Philadelphia. Among the declara-
tions of Penn In his frame of govern
ment" he asserted this immortal truth.
long since forgotten by the men who
have been responsible for the govern
ment Of the commonwealth: "Any gov
ernment Is free to the people under It.
whatever be the frame, where the law
rules, and the people are party to
those laws More than this Is tyranny.
Oligarchy and confusion" This SEN
tence is inscribed in bronze tablet i'm.
placed In the walls Of Independence
hall.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-03-11

The world has read the exaggerated
description Of buffalo stampede, but
don't believe anybody has ever done
justice to the wonderful speed of buf-
falo when lost from the herd and try
ing to catch up. says man Of expert
ence. 1t is a deceptive gait. The man
who never saw 1t before would swear
that he could outrun the animal bare
footed. But the fastest horse ridden by
cowboys couldn't catch buffalo when
running alone.
Its marvellous lope, steady and endur-
ing, carries 1t over the prairie at a
speed that would make race horse lie
down and cry at the end of the first
mile. But the buffalo keeps this gait
up all day, and at night his great
tanks show no signs Of fatigue.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-03-11
Formidable PrepnrRtIOns.

"Yassir." said Uncle Asbury, Use
got daughter in de high school,"
81 suppose you are very proud Of
her."
"'Deed is. An whut's mo-, she's
gwine ter be gre't hep to her father.
She's studyin' geometry at dc present
time, an she's sayin' dem lessons over
an over ag'in SOS kin hear EN-"
whats that for?"
"Well. sub, allus was kind o anx-
ious to preach. but nebber didn't hab
de words to stand de competition. Now
| reckons when | stan's up In front o.
dat congregation an gifts to tellin' 'em
bout hypothenuses an pahlellograms
dey's gwine to rise up an admit dat
dey's listcnin' to language sho' 'nuff."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-03-11
The Dor.

Man is the best friend Of the dog.
Horses come next. but between the dog
and all other farm animals. from the
house cat to tue COW and the beef steer,
there seems to be natural enmity.
Dogs, however, are fond Of sheep and
goats, but as diet. not as living friends.
Cows and sheep and goats should be
kept as free from association with dogs
as Is possible with the exception Of the
trained shepherd dog A dog walking
through II cowpen will often cause a
decrease In milk dow that amounts to
more thnn the cash value of the dog.
Many dogs are worth considerably less
than nothing.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-03-11

james q. Kiernnn wys that In the
vast majority of eases klcptomanla Is n
morbid manifestation of neuroses and
psychoscs rather than psychosis by IT.
self. In many cases of so called klepto-
mania stealing is n manifestation Of
vlciousness or feeble morality. The ma
jority Of cases of both these forms oc
cur In the department stores. Bargain
sales" are determining factors of theft
Women who are neurasthenic alcohol
ic, opium eaters, hystericnl, cllmacteric
and senlle, from so great u weakening
OF the will, fall ready victims to obses-
sions and morbid impulses. The "col.
lcctor'' type of kleptomanlac is as a
rule perfectly responsible. Book
snatchlng" is a besetting vice of bibllo-
maniacs, just as coin and stamp pur-
loining attacks numlsmatists and phi
latellsts. Parislans think 1t smart" to
steal sugar and matches from restau-
rants. Not few sane Americans think
It is equally smart to steal rides on
ailroads.--Alienist and Neurologist.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-03-11
THE CITY OF MEklNEz.
one Of the Royal Residences Of the
sultan OF Morocco.

There IL no more interesting city In
Morocco than MckInez. Founded and
built by Mulnl IsmnlD. the tyrnnnIcal
of the eighteenth century, II still dis'
plays the extraordinary buildings which
he caused 10 be erected, largely by the
aid OF Christian slaves. Today Il is Inn
possible oven 10 guess the purposes for
which many of these masses OF mason
ry were constructed. Walls OF great
thickness, some wide enough TO drive q
carriage nnd pair along, nre met with
In the most unexpected places, running
here parallel. here Mt right angles TO
one another. and seeming NJ though
built for no purpose except for the en-
ployment OF the vast number OF forced
lnborers that Mulul Ismnln always kept
ut his court. Here and there are gate
ways OF grcnt beauty. such as the deli
cnte tiled gate of "Mansur el.Alj." with
lis lnrgc L.nrble columns and Corin-
THAN capitals. supporting buttress Of
gray stone and arabesques, but on the
whole II Is rather the vastness OF the
buildings tlinn any artistic value that ls
remarkable.
The old palaces OF Mulal Ismaln are
In ruins today, and each sultan In his
turn has erected new residences TIL
Il. imperial palace today consists of a
collection of buildings OF every shape
and size, scattered among gardens In
closed by high walls. A tower, which
was unconipletcd mt the time Of the late
sutnn's death. remains today Just as
the wori;mcn left II, with the scaffod-
Ing still standing. Adjoining the pal
ace Is II large park, In which are kept
a number of mares, ostriches and ga
zcllcs
The city itself II tolerably clean, and
possesses no r. dcular features that
are not common - all Moorish towns.
The entrance Of the principal mosque
Is striking with great bronze doors said
TO have been brought by the Moors
from Spn!n. The shops are compara-
lively few. and the trade never large
London Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-03-11

Take a quarter of pound of nitric
acid and half an ounce of muriatic
acid. Mix, shake well together, and it
is ready for use. Cover the place you
wish to mark with melted beeswax.
When cold, write your inscription
plainly on the wax with sharp instru-
ment to clear the metal. Then apply
the mixed acids with feather, care
fully filling each letter. Let 1t remain
from one to ten minutes, according to
appearances desired, then throw In
water. which stops the process, and re-
move the wax.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-03-11
An Odd Pulpit.

The oak pulpit In the Seamen's church
at Sunderland. England, is curlo in
the way of pulpits. II Is built Of wood
in the shape OF II boats bow and bears
on the gunwale In letters Of gold the
inscription. Nevertheless at thy word
will let down the net" The pulpit was
the gift of the naval officers and men
of the Dedway hotlla OF torpedo boat
destroyCrs In acknowledgment Of the
kindnesses received during their visit
to Sunderland In May. 1901.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-03-11
Christmas Declared Illegal.

Although 1t may seem incredible, 1t is
fact that not 80 many years ago
Christmas was considered supersti-
tious festival and was stopped being
held by the strong hand of the law.
Holly and mistletoe were destroyed
and were called "the plants of the evil
one" Cakes and wines were consid-
cred impious by the superstitious.
When Oliver Cromwell was protect
or he ordered all the most important
towns in England not to observe
Christmas. as he considered 1t to be a
hurtful custom.
Yet a stricter law he commanded to
be kept so that people might forget
Christmas. That was that all the mar
kets were to be held on Dec. %.
Naturally this created great stir
among the country folk. and they de-
termined thenceforth to refuse to obey
his strict and extraordinary law, which
he tried to enforce, but all to no pur-
pose,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-03-11
Why Dead River.

The western branch Of the Kennebec
has been given the name Dead river
because In 1775 1t was full Of drowned
soldiers. So one may read. But there
is not a syllable of truth in 1t. And the
next picture conjured up by the nam,
a doleful Styx. turbid and miasmatic,
is equally false. The plain fact is that
the river flows for long distance
through meadows, and unless the wa
ter is high 1t scarcely seems to move
at all. That is why 1t has been called
dead. Nothing gloomy belongs TO the
name. A delectable and captivating
stream is Dead river.-Century.