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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-09

nit. Nevada, Idaho. New Mexico and
Arizona, says that the Bisbee mining
district "caps" them all. He is sole
owner of some of the Oldest mining
claims in this vicinity, namely, the
Mamie, Quartzite Strip and the Con-
tention. adjoining the Aurora and I..yi-
light group. Two of the claims ssare
patented. The Contention claim is
considered one of the best around Bis
bee. Mr.. O'Hare has also five claims
in the South Bisbee corporation. and
two claims in the Calumet and Pitts
burg district These are all No. 1
claims and capitalists would do well to
investigate these holdings.
The old Raymond and Ely mine. at
Phoebe, New. has been opened to a
depth of 1000 feet. The examination
of the property still continues, and c..
o. Whittemore. agent of the purchas-
ing syndicate. says the fate of the
pending deal will be determined by
Sept. l.
What is looked upon as an impor-
tant strike in the Globe-Boston mine
in the Globe, Ariz.. district, in the shape
Of two and one-half-inch streak OF
chalcopyrite running about "a per cent
copper This strike was maze in
drift 161 feet from the station on the
460foot level.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-09

The suffering encountered on this
expedition is an old story. Rear Adj
miral Melville has himself told of it In
his book, 1.-The Lena Delta" When he
was left in command of a handful OF
men, and the ship had been lost, and
the men were wearing out as a result
of cold, hunger and long marches, they
mutinied, and said to the engineer Off
Ger, I'VE have no food; we cannot go.
We shall die"
Puts Quietus on Mutiny.
Melville's reply was characteristics:
81 will go on We shall eat the dogs
first, and after that 1 will, if necessary,
eat you. Yakutsk but 1 will go on"
He went, the mutiny was abandoned
and the search for De Long continued.
He found De Long and his men dead
on the river bank.
For heroic service Melville was pro-
NOTED, a bill for the purpose being
passed by congress. {,
Rear Admiral Melville has been en-
gineer-in-c chief of the navy since 1887.
During this time there have been con-
structed or are now building for the
navy 156 vessels of all types, with an
aggregate horse power of 1,115,3 and
total displacement of 625,676 tons.
Noteworthy has been the rear ad-
miraPs fight for the recognition of the
engineer, and because of his ability
and high position his efforts in this di-
rection have been successful. He has
seen engineering become one of the
most respected as we'll as popular of
the professions.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-09
Counterfeiting i'm the United
States Is on the Decrease

ton of fraudulent notes. An aSSocia-
ton of Italians in New York city max
ing a business of the sale and circula-
ton of counterfeit S. treasury notes
and SIS notes of the National Iron Bank
of Morristown, N. j. (reported in the
last annual report), was actively en-
gagged during the fall and spring in
mail-order business among persons of
their own nationality in various parts
of the country. Their supplies were
obtained from Italy, and were SNUG
gled into this country by immigrant
members of the secret order with which
they were affiliated, or sent concealed
in certain forms of Italian food prod
ucts. About the time that the iden-
tity of the principals had been salts
factorily established, and while gather
ing the necessary evidence to secure
the successful prosecution of the gang,
some of whose members had been ar
rested and convicted of passing the
notes, a relative OF one of the convicts
attempted to secure a settlement of his
kinsman's accounts with the leaders of
the organization. The day after an I'M
satisfactory interview with Guiseppi
Morello, the principal of the secret So
ciety, the convicts relative was muir
dered, his mutilated body placed in a
barrel and dumped near the river on
when the agents of this service rec
ognized in the dead man the stranger
who had been in consultation with the
counterfeiters the night before, and
realized that the murder had been
committed by some of them, the gov
ernment's case was sacrificed in order
that the graver crime might be pun
iShed. - 7''-5A"i'+
Permission was granted the New
York agent of this Service to give the
police the benefit of our investigation
and with the material thus furnished
and the cooperation of our agents
who pointed out and identified the va
rious members Of the gang, the local
authorities were able to clear up the
mystery and secure the Indictment OF
most of the prisoners one as. prin-
cipaI and others as accessories. Some
that the police were unable to hold
have been indicted under the counter
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-09

According to the annual report of
John E. Wilkie, chief of the govern
ment secret division, there has been
less counterfeiting in the United States
during the past year than in any year
since 1890, which is as far back as
comparisons are made.
The only branch of this illegitimate
business which seems to be on the in
crease Is that of altering obligations
of the United States, forty-six cases
of this kind being reported during the
year, the offenders being arrested in
every case. But 424 arrests were made
during the year in all branches of the
counterfeiting business.
Regardless of the decrease which
each year shows in the counterfeiting
business, everything possible is being
done to make the secret service better
equipped to cope with the offenders.
During the past year the most impor-
tant step in the development of the
service has been the installation in
each of the twenty-five districts in the
United States of the Bertillon system
of Identification.
In referring to the work of the past
year. Chief Wilkie says:
Work Is Crude. -
!, "The history of the year shows no
indication of extensive operations in
the illegitimate enterprise of counter
feiting. Descriptive circulars of nine
new notes have been sent out by this
division, but none of the issues could
| be considered as belonging to the dam
gerous or deceptive class of work.
Five Of the nine were plain photo
graphic prints Of the crudest charac-
I ter, in which it was evident that the
makers were not skfllful photograph
| ers. One note was autographed, and
while coarse and blotchy, might have
been accepted by extremely careless or
ignorant persons.
another of the notes was wood
| cut bearing only general resemblance
| to the genuine issue, and two were
printed from roughly etched zinc
| plates.
[ mo evidence developed during the
year than any new organizations had
been formed for the systematic circula-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-09
GROOM is ROBBED OF
HIS INTENDED BRIDE
Girl Left With Another Admirer After
Arriving at License Office. =

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. S.-An in
teresting and romantic affair took place
in the probate Office, when a bride-to-
be, in the temporary absence of her
intended husband, left with another adj
mirer.
There appeared in the Office young
man accompanied by three ladies. One
of these was the intended bride, and
the accompanying ladies were her
mother and sister. A license was asked
for, but in the course of making it out
it was found that the young lady was
but II years of age. The mother of
the girl was willing to give her con-
sent, but the law stands that the
fathers word was necessary. The~faf--
tended groom then left to bring the
father to the office. Soon after he had
gone the mother and sister decided to
take a walk down the street. leaving
the intended bride alone in the office.
In a few minutes a stranger appeared,
and after a short conversation with the
girl the pair left the building.
The would-be bridegroom then re-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-09

rich. A recent visitor says that En-
senada is the Quitting point, and that
in making the trip across the desert
water must be provided for. stages of
fifty or sixty miles, as there is no wa
ter on the trail and the heat is very
great. The goldsis found in the center
of a wide desertvaliey and is reached
by digging twenty feet through a loose
sand. a cement. which forms the bed
rock is also rich in gold, but has not
yet beepaWoIked- as there is loose gold
enough on top to occupy the miners
The main deposit. of gold is not less
than fifty miles wide. A number Of
miners are reported to have acquired
fortunes since the discovery of these
placers, a few months ago. All of the
gold is recovered by means of dry
washers; the average yield is % cents
Strike Near Shasta.
Two rich mineral discoveries made
in the porphyry dikes near the historic
old town of Shasta are creating much
interest and even excitement in Red
ding, Cal. The finds are attracting es-
pecial attention, not only because or
their richness. but because of their ma
ture. 1t is believed a reef has been
found. from, which was washed all the
gold that made Middle creek, Salt creek
and ROCK creek the r1cheSt placer Gig
gings in Northern California in early
days. It is believed the reef may have
the riches of the Rand in Africa. The
wash gold of the SOS came from some
where and miners have hunted the
source spasn1odically for the past half
century. They now believe it has been
found
The Chicago and Pennsylvania capt.
talists who have recently purchased
the Stockton hill placer mining prop
critics, consisting of the Stockton Hill.
Clover Leaf and Hexter mines, are az
work in earnest near Calaveras. The
surface grounds have been broken and
machinery has been brought to equip
the first named of these mines. con-
sisting of an eight -horse-p power boiler,
two twenty five horse power engines,
a pump with capacity of $4,000 gall
Ions per hour, a Hendy improved
three stamp mill, with capacity Of
seventy-five tons in twenty-four hours.
together with rock breaker and other
modern appurtenances. Crude oil,
which can be delivered at the mine for
81 per barrel, will be used for fuel.
The Glover Leaf and Hexter proper
ties will also be provided with suita-
BILE machinery later on 1t is expected
that everything will be complete on the
Stockton Hill by Oct. 1. and by Nov. 1
the three will be in operation.
Claims in Bisbee.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-09

turned with = the ne father ready to give give
his consent. and pthe mother and sl sue Z
returned from their walk w ma Us Ma4
the surprise pf the party to find 1 Tha
the would-bes bride had le1I. .a me
father Instructed the Official 70 ISSUE
no license pair sh tsaf t they are are
ply, but it il supposed that they al ne e
difficuity win be experienced in secur-
ing a licenses
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-09
SATISFACTORILY EXPLAINED.

Twas in restaurant down town
I waited long. 1 ween; sc
Then at the cashier I did frown
And askedj "What does this mean?
81 sent my waiter hours ago
From out yon sable group"
Said he: "Of course the walters slow;
He's bringingtturtle SOUP"
taa4 Brooklyn Eagle.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-09
Claims in Bisbee.

Martin O'Hare. who has mined for
the last thirty-eight years in Califor-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-31
Tame Times in the West.

Why don't somebody get born, get
married, or die. or run off with some
other mans wife. kiss the hired girl.
get drunk, or shoot up the town, kill
one of the valuable town dogs, burn
out some place of business SO as to get
the insurance. or commit suicide--or,
in fact, do any gcl-durned old thing
so as to liven up matters--be metro
politan, the same as in cities. as else
where-gosh! but this is dYy old
burg. e~citen,ont Of IN IsyS
hasn't been a fist-to-skull encounfer
for so long that the boys have alms st
forgotten the manly art of self-prote&i
ton. If we go on behaving in this
manner what do you suppose our dear
friends in the elite east will think Of
such conduct out ere?-Spokane
(Wash.) Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-31
Waterways in Europe.

1t is evident that the value of wa
terways is fully understood in Europe.
France. for example, has spent $780,
100000 on these works during the
years 1S79-lSJU, and has increased the
total length of her waterways from COG
miles to 1880 miles, including 401 miles
newly-cOnstructed canals. Austria has
spent sos, 100000 on waterways in the
years 1848-1S98. But the greatest ad-
vance of all has been made by Ger
many. In 1882 the number of steamers
on her waterways was $50. represent
ing 1855 tons. BY 1897 this number
had risen to 1853 steamers, with 1O4,-
sou tons. Inc length OF her waterways
in 1900, according to imperial Stats
tics, was 1898 miles. The total length
of British waterways in 1896 was 351
miles exclusive of ship canals.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-31
A kjnu's Hard Labor,

1t makes one almost dizzy to read OF
the vast mass of events that had to be
crushed into the "a hours of day.
From o'clock in the morning till long
after midnight the poor king was kept
going, and during all that time he had
to watch every word and almost every
look, to be pleasant to everybody, new
er to look bored, always to have the
right word for the scores Of people he
met, the right look for the hundreds of
thousands of spectators through whom
he passed.
1t proves what everybody on the in
side track of public affairs knows-that
royalty, instead of being one of the
easiest, is nowadays one Of the most
laborious Of trades, and that the king
Of country like England has to work
harder than the most hard-worked pol
itician in his wide empire.
have selected only one occasion in
all the reports where King Edward
seems for moment to have given way
to the natural man. When he and M.
LOubet, the president, appeared at the
Coincide Franchise for gala per-
Torrance 1t was observed that they
said very little to each other; and 1t
is even limited that M. Loubet, the SIM
pie country attorney, who is the typi-
cal and excellent representative Of
republic of small fortunes and frugal
lives, now and then went dangerously
near to having his 40 winks.-M. A. p.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-31
snonxs Beat Sword sxallower,


Leon Mignottes is known on the
swords. bayonets, poniards. arrows,
and things of hard substance, carrying
on what he has made his profession"
in front of the cafes, and making a
fairly good living. He Is so proud of
his feats that he often gives private
seances for the benefit of his acquaint-
ances; and last night, after dining
with one Of his friends, dealer in
sponges, he took the knives from the
table one after another and passed
them down his throat. Then he said
he would cap the performance by
swallowing a sponge, which he would
afterward extract from his stomach
with the end of knife. The sponge
was brought to him, he dipped it in
wine so that it would pass down cas-
lily, and then tried to fish it up with
the pointed knife, as he had prom
Used. Unfortunately for him, however.
the sponge had swollen to very great
extent, and he was unable to extract
it. After some vain efforts. during
which time the expanding process con-
tinued, it was thought advisable to
proceed to the hospital as quickly as
possible. There the refractory sponge
was with some trouble drawn out.
and Leon Mignottes went off vowing
he would in future stick to hardware
Paris Correspondent Of the London
Daily Chronicle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-31
Electricity In Turkey.

Thus far electricity has not been al
lowed in Turkey. Even the introduc-
ton of the most simple scientific and
medical apparatus always met with
obstruction on the part of the Turkish
customs officials. A German contem-
porary now states that his Majestry,
the Sultan. is about to issue an i'm
perial trade permitting the importa-
ton of all kinds of electrical machin-
cry and appliances. 1t is well known
that Turkey is poor in coal. but rich
in water power, and the opening up Of
the markets Of European and Asiatic
Turkey for the sale of electrical ap-
paratus would incur the creation of a
new market for manufacturers in this
line of goods.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-31

In consequence OF this liability to dan.
ger a corps Of trackmen are 90 placed
a. to walk over and examine every
mile Of the northern roads, in extreme
weather, after the passing Of each
train. hese trackmen are supplied
with the ordinary tools for repairing
any slight break, and also with Ian
terry to signify danger when necessary
to any incoming train. In the instance
to which we refer, the trackman had
discovered a serious break In rail
just beside a steep enbankment and
viaduct, one Of the lost dangerous
spots on the route In his effort to re-
pair the danger, by me means his
lantern became extinguished. Here
was an unfortunate plight In that
spargely inhabited region there was
neither house or shelter where lie cOu d
renew the light. His matches he eX-
hausted In vain endeavors to light the
wick in 80 fierce storm. Besides,
as the man well reasoned, "The en-.
glneer. / Knew, could not see my Ian
tern II 1t were lighted, three rods of
in such night" The Irishman was
puzzled; the Lightning Express was
nearly due, If it struck the defective
rail the train would surely be wrecked!
What was to be done? A sudden
inspiration struck lin. He started and
ran like deer Early half :. mile up
the track toward the OncOming train.
Already he heard the rumble of its ap-
proach as he placed himself on a slight
elevation on the side of the track. On
came the train; he could see her signal
light, though the engineer could neither
see or have heard him-on. on. thirty
niles an hour toward destruction. The
Irishman braced himself, and with a
swift but careful throw of his UNI
lighted lantern. he cast 1t into the en-
gineer's facet"
"Bedad! 1t was the only thing
could do" said the honest fellow, as
he gratefully pocketed a purse Of fifty
dollars made up by the passengers.
We crept carefully on to the dam
gerous spot, where detention Of
twenty minutes served to mend the
track sufficiently to permit the passage
of the train, and we once more dashed
q head in the darkness; but I SHAH never
forget that experience upon the Light.
ming Exp .ss.-New York Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-31
IA Prominent CHURCH WORKER SAYS
She OWES Her LIFE TO PE-Ru-NA.
HER GREAT FORTUNE.
A Woman Saved From Lifelong
Misery and Made Happy
and Useful.

A woman confined to the house for sew.
eral years with chronic female derange-
ment had finally given UP hope Of being
cured
She had tried physician after physician,
and remedy after remedy, without any
permanent improvement.
Her treatment had cost her husband
who was a poor man hundreds of dollars.
They had been obliged to denv themselves
many comforts of life in order to get
money enough to pay the physicians.
The woman had become weak, nervous
out of her bed, Her children were grow.
ing up neglected and ragged, because Of
the want of mothers care. Her hus.
band was becoming discouraged and bro.
ken down with overwork.
Picking up the paper one day she hap.
pened to read an item which contained
| the news that DR.. Hartman would treat
such cases free OF charge by letter. She
Immediately wrote the doctor describing
her case, and giving him all her symp
| toms.
She soon received a letter telling her
exactly what to do, and what medicines
and appliances to get. She began the
Perunal at once, and in few weeks she
was well and strong again, able to do her
| own work.
| This offer of free home treatment to
women is still open to all who may need
the services OF this eminent physician.
All letters applying for treatment will be
promptly answered, and be held strictly
confidential.
Miss Annie Hoban. Post Pocahontas at
Yemassee Council of Red Men (Women's
Branch, writes from So Eighth Ave,
New York:
Three months ago was troubled with
backache and troublesome heaviness
about the stomach, Sleep brought me no
rest, for it was restless sleep. The doe
tor said my nervous system was out of or
der, but his prescriptions didn't seem to
relieve me. | was told that Peruna was
good for building up the nervous system.
After using it for two mouths ! know
now that it is. want to saw that it made
new woman OF me. The torturng symp
toms have all disappeared and | feel my
self again. Peruna did me more good than
all the other medicines have taken"
ANNIE HOBAN.
Miss Mamie Powell, Lake Charles,
Louisiana. writes;
II sincerely believe that Peruna is won.
ans best friend. for it has certainly been
that to me. | had had headaches. back
aches and other aches every month for
long time, but shortly after / began tax
ing Peruna this was thing of the past,
and | have good reason to be grateful.
take bottle every spring and fall now,
certainly am more robust now than | have
been before and am weighing more. do
not think any one will be disappointed in
the results obtained from the use of Pc
rupa." MISS MAMIE POWELL.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use OF Peruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman. giving a
full statement of your case. aud he will
be pleased to give you his valuable advice
gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman. President of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, o.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-31
HE SORTED THEM OUT.
An English Minister Who Greatly
Promoted Matrimony.

VISuISkC0
A clergyman who has just returned
from a trip to England tells story he
heard there of the marriages made On
certain feast days, when no fee Is
charged and the young couples come
in great numbers long distance to
take advantage of the custom.
The custom is not general, but local
being confined to certain rural places
in the vicinity of Manchester and Old
ham. Upon one OF those occasions,
tells the clergyman, with chuckle, "a
delegation OF nifty young people nun
Oldham and the surrounding country
journeyed to Manchester. making a
picturesque grouping at the old Eng
fish church of St. Marks. Each one
of the men carried long staff CT
stick, as the people there call cane,
and each of the young women bran
dished an umbrella, the use of which
will be presently seen.
After the ceremony of marrying
the lot was concluded. and the crowd
was going down the church aisles. one
young woman hurried back and inter,
cepted the rector as he was going to
the vestry.
81 theenk, meenester.' she painted
that you have morried me to the
wrong felly!'
Don't let that worry you." said
the rector, who was in hurry, "sort
yourselves as you go out, you're all
married fast enough and acting on
his advice they sorted out the right
pairs.
ION their way back to Oldham they
bought the things necessary to light
housekeeping, stringing the lighter
kitchen utensils on the sticks and UNI
brellas, poised on their shoulders. -
Chicago Record-Herald.