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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-06-18
A FAMOUS. FRESHMAN,
In Whose Memory n statue Was
Erected in HunEnry's Prin-
cipal CITY.

A monument to Count John Butler
the IrishHungarian, famous for his
charities, was lately unveiled amid
much enthusiasm at Buda-Pesth, saws
a London report. Count John was a
descendant of the Butler who assist
ed in the murder of Wallenstein, hero
OF the Thirty Years War, for which
deed the emperor Of Germany reward
ed him with a counts coronet. In
the course Of time the family ac-
CURED immense wealth, and is now
among the biggest landowners in
Hungary, as well as Bohemia and
Bavaria, the head of the family, how
ever, always choosing a military ca
reer. The Butler commemorated by
the monument was as well known for
his charities as for his matrimonial
troubles. When a youth Count Dory
compelled John, revolver in hand, to
marry his daughter Josephine. He
fled during the wedding night, and
afterward refused to recognize Jose
phine's child. The divorce suit be
brought against his wife lasted sc
years, until the day of his death.
Even his change of religion, from
Catholic to Protetant, did not obtain
him a decree.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-06-18
PREHISTORIC CAVE FOUND.
Four Human Skeletons are ihke"
from the Debris of Clay
and Ashes.

Prof. c. N. Gould has returned from
southwestern Missouri, where he was
engaged in an inspection of a cave
which promises to be Of much arch
geological value. The cave is four
miles north of the Arkansas line, and
~ east of the Indian Territory. IT
is 10 feet long, hole dug out OF the
solid rock. The bottom is covered
with coating of ashes three feet
deep.
Out Of the debris of ashes and clay
have been dug four human skeletons,
together with the bones of several spe-
cies of animals. The arms of these
skeletons are unduly long, and the
legs very short. Flint instruments OF
all kinds, knives, spear heads and
drills, as well as bone and stone instru'
ments have been found in great profu'
sion.
Stalactites have formed above the
coat of ashes in which the skeletons
were found, which must have taken
thousands Of years to form.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-06-18
BIG PETRIFIED STUMP.
One ip Colorado That Is Twenty Feet
In Diameter and Ten Feet
High.

The petrifled stump Of gigantic
redwood tree, which IS In an almost
perfect state of petrifaction, is at
Florissant, not far from Cripple
Creek, Col, says the Wide World
Magazine.
Although numberless people have
taken specimens from this stump ag-
gregating many tons, it is still esti-
mated to weigh fully 44O tons. To
give a better idea of its size 1t may
be well to state that 1T is 20 feet In
diameter and ten feet high.
There have been many attempts to
dig it up and place it upon exhibition,
the last being a scheme to exhibit 1t
at the great exposition at st. Louis
in 1904. Owing to its great weight,
however, this had to be abandoned,
as there are no railway cars capable
Of carrying anywhere near its weight.
What, perhaps, makes it more Of a
curiosity is the fact that this Rocky
mountain region is country of
small trees, and that there are no
giant redwoods within a thousand
miles of this stump-which goes to
show that nature has changed the
entire vegetable growth Of this sec
ton, as nothing requiring the semi
tropical heat of redwood tree would
grow at this altitude now.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-06-18
STUDY STATE ETIQUETTE.
British Records Contain Precedents
for Almost Everything Ever
Heard OF.

"In the quiet rooms of thelord cham
berlain's Office" says writer in
Household Words, "men learned in
state etiquette, court dress and royal
functions reach down heavyvOlumes to
see what was done on such and such an
occasion. beautiful pictures, showing
with minutest exactness the details
of the court costume under various cir
cumstancees, are ready to their hands.
as the shah of Persia coming? Is
the kaiser soon 20 arrive? Is the king
going to receive the monarch of Siam?
Is the coronation imminent? Is one
of the royal princesses to be married?
When any Of these events happen the
officials at the lord chamberlain's of
flee know exactly what to do. And if
some point should crop up which has
not been raised for century or more,
they have the records-great, heavy,
official, but utterly faithful records
as to what was done on the last occa-
sion. Precedent! Yes, they live on
precedent, these sticklers for "cor-
rectness,' these abnormal haters of
Irregularities They talk of 'prece-
dent as some men 'babble Of green
fields Maybe in the silent watches of
the night they dream Of precedent"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-06-18
CHAMPION MONEY FINDER.
hhiIadeIph1a Man Who Has Found
Two Million Dollars, and the
Owners of 1t.

Isaac Banks, of this city, claims to
have found and returned to the own.
ers more valuables and money than
any other man living, reports a Phila-
delphia exchange. A good many men
have found valuables and not kent
them, but Mr.. Banks figures up that he
has found 100000, and that every bit
of this has gone back to the owner.
He did not find this in a lump sum,
nor did he find check for the 81, 0OO,-
900. He made his finds during the
course of long life and he was lust
as fortunate in finding the owner each
time.
1t was not all cash, but nearly all
of it was negetia ble-negotiable bonds
and stocks and diamonds and pearls
and sapphires, watches. rings and
tiaras things which are surely profita-
BILE enough. And Mr. Banks found,
too, a good deal of cash-sufIicient
indeed, had he kept it, to have made
him a rich man. But of the whole 3d.
100000 not one penny did he keep.
1t would seem that Mr.. Banks must
have gotten, for finding so much
money. some very large and generous
rewards. These are the rewards that
he received for restoring valuables
worth 100000 to their owners: In
cash, $50; in presents (gloves, neckties,
books, etc.). 500.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-06-18
Startling Evidence.

Fresh testimony in great quantity if
constantly coming in, declaring Dr.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption
Cough and Colds to be unequaled. A
recent expression from T. j. Mcfarland
Bentorville Va. serves as example. He
writes: Il had Bronchitis for three
years and doctored all the time with
out being benefited. Then | began tax
ing DR.. Kings New Discovery, and a
few bottles wholly cured me, Equally
effective in curing all Lung and Throat
troubles Consumption, Pneumonia and
Grip. Guaranteed by Henry Hinrich'
Druggist. Trial bottles free, regular
sizes SOC, and $l.00.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-06-18
Good with Ills Gun.

The sultan Is said to be wonder
with a revolver and Is one of the fin.
est shots in the world. He always
has a few in his clothes ahd Is usual.
ly looking for an assassin. Recently
he dropped gardener in the palace
gardens who came from behind a
tree suddenly. The sultan Is quicl,
man, and, as they say in the west
"some sudden with his artillery"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-06-18
NEW METAL DISCOVERED.
A Compound of ALUMNI mum and 1t II
Proof Against Chemical
Influence.

The Central Zeitung fuer Optik und
Mechanic, of Berlin, states that new
metal has been discovered which will
be put on the market under the name
of meteorite. It is a compound of
aluminium, is just as light as aluminium
itself, and proof against chemical in
fluences.
At the same time it is extremely
pliable, so that it can be used for pipes,
wiring, horseshoes, and in all cases
where brass is now used. It's weight is
one-third Of that of brass and its price
is the same.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-06-18
To Cut the "ExcelsfOr" Diam Ond.

A syndicate has been formed at Am
sterdam which will bear the great ex-
pense and risk attending the cutting
Of what is the largest diamond known
the Excelsior. The Excelsior was
found at the Jagersfontein mines,
South Africa, in 1898. 1t is the size OF
a hens egg, and weighs in Its present
raw state 970 karats, which rs nearly
twice much as the Kohinoor weighed
before it was reduced to its present
size
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-06-18
proiection Of Mars.

One of the astronomers has discov-
cred large projection on Mars. Per
haps, says the Chicago Record-Herald,
the Martians have just pu: up their
first sky scTaper.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-30

for each per cent Of copper.
Gold was paid for ut the following
rates: For ore containing two
ounces of gold per ton, twenty per
cent Of It's value; three ounces,
thirty per cent; four ounces. forty
per cent; Ave ounces, forty Ave per
cent, six ounces, fifty per cent.
Matte WINS hauled by. team to the
Missouri river, from st. Louis tC
New Orleans by boat, and then re.
shipped to Swansea aud Germany.
II took six months to get returns.
Ten thousand fire brick to build
the smelter at Black Hawk cost tl
per brick. Iron for doors and
structural parts cost % cents per
pound. Lead WAS paid for at the
market price II II ran over % per
cent.
Silver ut sl.27 per ounce WAS paid
for at the rate Of II cents per ounce
In 1873 on basis Of l27 ounces to
the ton. 25s ounces ut the rate Of s3
cents per ounce, i73 ounces 30 cents
per ounce. These notes are taken
from the actual mill runs. In 1879,
with the price Of silver at sl.ls per
ounce, the white metal netted the
mine owners ut thirty ounces ore six
cents per ounce, thirty Ave ounces
nineteen cents per ounce, forty five
ounces thirty-six cents, fifty ounces
forty cents, 100 ounces sixty seven
cents, 200 ounces eighty one cents,
800 ounces eighty eighty cents. 400
ounces ninety cents, 500 ounces
ninsty.two cents and 1000 ounces
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-30
Luck Of One Man.

Five years ago, Charles H. EiGhel.
berger, was prospector In Arizona.
He owned pair Of overalls, q shirt,
two burros and couple Of hob
nailed shoes. One day he climbed a
hill that raises its sun -scorched back
between the Colorado and Gila rivers,
and the nails In his shoes scratched
the formation. When he looked
down at the nail marks he nearly
went crazy. The rock was spotted
and scanned with gold. He had dis.
covered the King Of Arizona mine,
which is daily adding thousands Of
dollars to the gold output Of the ter.
ritory. lie sold bis Interest for
s25O,O 900, aud since then has been
indulging In the luxuries Of life In
San Francisco, and has now invest.
ed In business that pays him less,
but which gives him more leisure. -
Mining aud Engineering Review.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-30
Indians Essay on a Horse.

The following remarkable essay on
the horse IL said to be from the pen
of an Indian student: ''The horse
is very noble quadruped, but when
he is angry he will not do so. lie 10
ridden on the spinal cord by the
bridal, and sadly the driver places
his foot on the stirrup, aud divides
his lower limbs across the saddle,
and drives his animal to the meadow.
He has four legs; two are on the
front side aud two are afterward.
These are the weapons on which he
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-30
Twenty Stamps on The Former And a Ten
Ton Plant on The
Latter.

lower workings, has been carried
eighty five feet, showing the body to
be six feet In width, with ore averag-
ing between 90 and sl2 to the ton.
Work IL to DO carried on all winter.
The Belcher IL also forging stead
lily ahead In development way, get
ting ready for early stopping. The
lower tunnel IL being carried for
ward, and u raise IL being made on
the No. 3 ore shoot from lover to
upper tunnels. The distance IL l53
feet, aud eighty feet have already
been completed. There are satisfac-
tory values for the distance so far
attained. In the tunnel the No. 1
ore shoot has been cut, and from the
indications, the Golden Gate. an in
tersecting vein, il being approached.
The increased flow of water, Mr..
Brady states. leads to this conclusion.
Development work at both proper
ties is being rushed ahead as rapidly
as possible.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-30

Mills will be installed on both the
Belcher and Red Lion In the early
spring. Superintendent p. A. Brady
was In the city today on his way to
Baker, aud stated that there would
be no change In this program. A
twenty stamp mill has already been
ordered for the Belcher, and IL now
being built for immediate shipment
In Chicago. Mr.. Brady thinks the
machinery will be here In time To get
II In over the snow.
4 small mil will also 10 placed on
ths Rcd Lion. The details of this
plant have not definitely been de.
cided upon. Mr.. Brady, however,
thinks II will either be Tremain
mill or five stamps, with II daily
capacity Of about ton tons.
Development work, Mr.. Brady
states, IL progressing most satisfnc.
torily ON these two promising Green
horn properties. At the Red Lion
the drift on the ore shoot In the
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-30
COMPARE PROFITS
EARLY DAYS AND NOW

In u comparison of the profits on
ores In the early days. with the pres.
ent time some interesting figures are
brought forth. In 1874, the price
of silver being el.l9 per ounce. u
ton Of ore containing 6s3 ounces WAS
shipped To the smelter ut Black
Hawk. for which the mine owner re-.
ceived t37i. 90 net. after deductinR
the cost NJ mining, transportation aud
treatment. Ore Of exactly the same
grade may be shipped to the smelters
today, at the present price of silver,
and return profit of t379.35 over
all cost.
In March. 1868. four and one half
tons of ore, shipped from George.
town to Black Hawk, yielded total
values Of sl.97l. The treatm ent
charges were 1868.
In 1869 hfty tons sent to Black
Hawk cost s25 per ton hauling
charges. In the 70's Il cost ss to
% per ton to deliver ore from Sill
yer Plume to Georgetown.
The following rates prevailed in
Colorado in 1865:
Not lsss than one ounce Of silver
was paid for. Not less than one.
quarter ounce Of gold Was paid for {;
not less than one per cent copper,
after deducting one ounce Of silver
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-30
NOTICE

In the matter of the petition of the
Sumpter Townsite company, Ltd,
for the vacation of certain streets
and alleys in the Sumpter Townsite
Syndicate's Second Addition to the
town, now City of Sumpter, Ore
gou.
The above entitled matter coming
on to be heard before the Common
Council Of the City Of Sumpter, in
meeting duly and regularly assem-
bled. this Goth day Of December,
1908, and the petition Of said Sump-
ter Townsite Co. Ltd, having been
duly presented praying tor the vaca-
tion Of certain streets and alleys in
the Sumpter Townsite Syndicate's
Second Addition to the town, now
City Of Sumpter, Oregon, together
with the proof Of the due publication
Of the notice Of the application for
such vacation by advertisement
thereof for four consecutive weeks In
the Sumpter Miner that said petition
would he presented. and also the
consent Of the owners In fee simple
Of all the property fronting on both
sides Of said streets and alleys SO
sought to be vacated, and for 200
feet on each side thereof, and said
petition and proof being In all
respects regular,
1t Is ordered that the 18th day of
January, 1904, at the hour Of seven
o'clock p. NJ, at the City Hall in
said City Of Sumpter, Is hereby fixed
as the time and place for hearing
said petition aud any objections or
remonstrances thereto.
Done in open Council this Goth
day Of December, 1903.
(Attest) s. s. START, Recorder.
Approved December 30, 1908.
ID. P. BRADLEY, Acting Mayor.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-30
EASTERN
INVESTORS
IN
OR ECON MINES
Pay for
AND READ IT

runs. He also defends himself by
extending those in the rear In par.
allel direction toward his foe, but
this he does only when In a vexa-
tious mood. There is no animal like
the horse. No sooner they see their
guardian or mas ter than they always
cry for food, but 1t is always at the
morning time. They have got tails,
but not 80 long as the COW and other
such stock animals"
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-30

ninety eight cents.
What was true Of Colorado applies
with equal forue to the entire west.
All OF which goes to show that in the
good old times there was no such
profit in mining enterprises as may
be realized at the present day. with
improved transportation facilities
and the remarkable advances
achieved in the metallurgical world.
Data for the foregoing was furnished
by Mr.. Harry A. Lee, Of Lee Il Finch,
mining engineers, Of this city, and for
eight years state commissioner Of
mines for Colorado. Ores and
Metals,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24
The Farmers Friend.

Mr.. Editor:-I saw in your last
weeks paper an item of complaint
against the merchants of Ironton
and Arcadia, for buying and SELL
ing fresh meats, and an appeal for
protection of the butchers by re-
quiring the merchants to pay a
special license.
[ understand the merchants
license to be his personal tax, with
one dollar added, which he pays
to the collector when he gives bond,
just the same as the farmer pays
on his hogs, cattle, horses, etc. |
think the butchers license some
thing on the same order. | think
the complaint unjust, and against
the interests of the farmers.
[ saw in the same number a call
from the collector for the taxpayer
to walk up to the rack or take the
consequences. Now, Mr.. Edi-
tor, confine the meat trade to
two butchers and where will the
farmer get the money to pay his
taxes, to pay for his paper and for
his doctor bills? | will give you
some of my experiences in 1902. |
had a fine beef steer which | tried
all winter to sell to the butchers; |
could not sell at what | thought a
fair price. The butchers said they
were getting their meat from st.
Louis. In March, or the first of
April, | sold the steer to Mr.. Allen
Mckee, agreeing on the price with
out any difficulty. This fall | had
the same experience. had a beef
steer to sell to pay my taxes; l
began early in the fall to try and
sell to the butchers, but | could not
sell, for it seemed they were
always full. Mr.. Mckee bought
this steer also.
| know a man who had a fat hog
that was needed for home use-for
the good lady of the house told me
so-but it had to be sold to raise
taxes. Mr.. Louis Miller, of Area
dia, bought the hog or there might
have been another delinquent.
VIM. Whitworth, of Arcadia,
has helped many a farmer to pay
his taxes and to raise a little needed
cash by paying cash for pork.
God has been good to the people
by giving them such men, and we
should never forget them. May
success crown their efforts.
| speak of the selling Of the hog,
because l have no doubt there are
hundreds of similar cases in the
county. Do not discourage the
merchants, but encourage them to
buy what the farmer raises and
help the man that has no protec-
ton. G. X. POLK.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24

visiting Mr.. and Mrs. d. E. Reagan
at this place and will spend a few
days with Mrs. SIS sister, Mrs. G.
Morris in De Soto, before returning
home.
Mrs. H. O'Brien and her daugh-
ter, Miss Leah, went to St. Louis
Tuesday, whence the latter de-
parted the following day for the
Hoosier State.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24
PERSONAL.

Frank Nall was in town Sunday.
Miss Grace Reagan is home on a
visit.
Mrs. DR.. Wicks was in st. Louis
this week.
Franco Bond arrived home from
Alton Tuesday.
F. Rodach, of Middlcbrook, was
in Ironton Monday.
w. P. Wemp and family left for
Little Rock Sunday.
Emil Roehry is home from
Mexico for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Schwab will
spend Christmas in Potosi.
Mrs. Julia Carter and baby, of
st. Louis, T in the Valley.
j. G. Paullus and wife, of Belle
view, were in town Monday.
Warren Prince is home from
Liberty, Mo-, for the holidays.
S. H. Gcsney has just returned
from a visit to Dunlzlin county.
James Lucy and John Lucy, of
Sabula, were in town Tuesday.
w. A. Boring and wife, of Belle
view, were in Ironton Tuesday.
Mrs. G. w. Phillips is reported
very i'll at her home in Belleview.
f. w. Prentice, of Michigan, was
here several days of the past week.
Chas. Downcy and wife, OF
Vineland, were here the past week
Barney Frauenthal and family
were here from st. Louis Sunday
Mrs. E. E. Cain will spend the
holidays at her old home in In
diana.
Thos. Hall has removed his
family from Ironton to Jonesboro,
Arkansas.
Mrs. Louis Schultz, of st. Louis,
is spending the week with relatives
in %Ironton.
Bond Fleming is spending
Christmas in his old home, St.
Joseph, Mo.
Mrs. j. V. Ryan, of New York
City, is the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. j. Schwab.
Mr.. Ferry of the screen factory
will spend Christmas with his
family in Michigan.
Prof. and Mrs. Wilkinson and
little daughter arrived from Upper
Alton Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Edgar and
Miss Maude attended the Patti con-
cert in St. Louis last week.
Miss Maude Edgar attended the
military ball given by the officers
at Jefferson Barracks Saturday
night.
Louis II. Musgraves, candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
Secretary of State, was in Ironton
last week.
Chas. Dalton will leave the first
of the year for st. Louis where he
has a position in a wholesale
establishment.
Miss Flavia Polk returned home
Sunday after spending a week in
Pennington, as the guest of Mrs.
F. Richardson.
Golf Whitworth, wife and baby.
of st. Louis, will be here to-mor-
row to spend Christmas with rela-
tives in this city.
John Bethel, of Arcadia, left last
Thursday on a trip to Salt Lake
City and other western points. He
expects to be absent about a week,
Miss Westerman, who has been
spending some time here as the
guest of John w. Callahan and
family, left for her home in Salem
Sunday.
Miss Fannie M. Markham left
this week for Pittsburgh, Kansas.
where she vas called by the serious
illness of her sister, Mrs. j. A,
Markham. araH@
Mrs. E. d. Stanley and two lit
tie boys, of Fredericktown, arc
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24

Santa Claus has arrived at Fair
child's, two doors south of the
post-office, with his pack of
oranges, nuts, and candies.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24

Remember that from now until
Christmas you can get your mil
linery at cost and less at Mrs.
Woodside's.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24
SPECIAL CITY ELECTION.
NOTICE
Of Special Election for Member Of city
Council Of city Of honton, IRON
County, No., TO Fill Vacancy:


IRoNToN, Mo, December e, 1908.
WHEREAS, A vacancy exists in the City
Council Of the City of ~Ironton, by reason of
the removal from said City of w. P. Wemp,
a member of said City Council:
Now therefore, |, VIM. r, Edgar, Mayor
of the City of ~Ironton, Mo-, by virtue of the
power in me vested by the ordinance of the
City of l%ronton, order a Special Election to
be held at the courthouse in said City on
Tuesday, the 5th day of January, 1904, to fill
said vacancy.
VIM r. EDGAR, MAYOR.
Attest: MAMIE WALKER, Clerk.
-
WHEREAS, VIM, r. Edgar, the Mayor
of the City Of ~lronton, has appointed
the undersigned as Judges of a Special
City Election, called to fill vacancy
in the City Council, caused by the removal
from said City Of W.. p Wemp, a member
Of said Council, and
WHEREAS, The Charter of said City pro-
vides that the Judges of Election thus APP
pointed shall give notice of the Election;
we, therefore, hereby give notice that a
Special City Election will be held at the
courthouse in the said City under the election
law, on
zncsaay, January 5A, 1901,
TO elect the following officer:
One Councilman to fill unexpired term of
w. P. Wemp.
WIN. III. WENTWORTH,
A. $. PRINCE,
FRANK p. AXE,
Judges Of Election.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24

Buy your toys and useful Xmas
gifts at Lopez's.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-24

Wine Sap and Baldwin apples
at Lopez's.