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been grubstaked from Searchlight,
Nevada. The vein Is said to be stroag
and Of considerable extent. and the
frat -ix assays gave 81 to :23S per
ton In gold.
The United States government has
decided to place on exhibition at the
St Louis worlds fair a model OF an
irrigated community and has selected
Mesa, Ariz., a the subject for the
model. Mr. \. II. Thompson OF the
geological survey i, here with 4 view
Of making the model. Not only Will
Mesa be- shown in the model but 10 Il
small way it will take in the Tonto
Basin reservoir. Mr.. Thompson went
over TO Mesa 10 look oyer the country.
-Phonix Enterprise.
The Gold Roads mill : now running
steady and crushing about l20 tons
of ore daily. The capacity Of the
cru-hcr. j. about 100 tons every twen-
ty-four bour-. but the cyanide capacity
i about l21 tons. y number OF tanks
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Trees That Bear Gold.

Arizona has her pctrilied forests.
but it was left for the Thunder Noun
tain region OF Idaho to come TO the
| front with Il phenomenon that Is some
thing for scientist TO ponder over.
The great coal fields Of the world are
supposed to have vegetable matter for
/ their basis, but. in the Thunder Noun
! tain region. forests which. for ages,
/ have been covered by many feet of
rock and soil are found to exist a.
charcoal when uncovered in mining
operations. This is a peculiar cOndi-
tion, but not half 50 much 80 As i
the fact that this charcoal contains
gold in its native state. The exist
ence OF charcoal in the mines Of Thun-
der Mountain has been known ever
since the discovery of mineral in that
region, but it has been only recently
that huge trees, "charcoaliled" in
stead Of petrifed, have been found
many feet under the ground as mine
development progresses. In COM
mcnting upon this discovery, the
State-man, OF Boise. say:
Among the many remarkable /
things found in Thunder Mountain. /
none have caused more comment or I
provoked more discussion than the /
discovery Of large quantities Of char /
red wood at great depth which carried /
quantities OF free gold all through it. |
Many such finds have been made in /
the Dewey and adjoining properties. |
An entire tree was recently found, |
which is described in letter from
Roosevelt to the Spoke7man-Rcview.:
There have been various comments /
on the collaborating trec' found at
depth OF I60 feet in the Dewey. The
huge trunk is about sixty feet long.
y small piece Of the charrcd tree.
when rubbed to powder in tie palm
of the hand, by blowing the charcoal
away leaves the gold in the hand.
The charcoal also burns. leaving the
pure gold. The formation here j.
very peculiar; there seems 10 be
continual slipping and sliding Of the
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will Ic added soon and the capacity
Of the mill moro than doubled. Thc
first tank of pulp treated at the mill
gave Il high percentage Of saving.
New sources Of water supply are being
discovered and it viii not be long un-
til the company will have more than
sufficient for all purpOSes.-Prescott
Courier.
The bonanza says Il careful tally ON
the ore being shipped from Tonopah
to Salt Luke and California at the
present time places the output AZ
about 400 tons per month, and is ore
valued at less than $500 per ton is
rarely shipped it Is safe to assume
that the value OF the shipme nts cX-
ceeds Sli0,U00.
The Los Angeles Mining Review
says that according to a late estimate,
California has Il2 working mines.
valued at $4,000 aud giving en-
ploymrnt to 5000 men; also - l~duc-
tion plants, comprising 32o stamps and
four cyanide plants. with Il capacity
Of 1870 tons Il day.
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county and owned by the Penn Gold
Mining company was flooded with
water from the 70O-foot level and it
filled the shaft for 200 feet This is
not considered calamity as the oper-
ators have been short OF water.
The Grijalva Coarse Gold company
Is the name OF Il new company recently
organized to work the Grijalva mine
in the Wickenburg district, Arizona.
This mine is said to have produced
100000 in coarse gold and nuggets
taken from above the fifty-foot lcycI.
The Coronado Gold Mining company
owning claims to the extent Of 24I
acres adjoining the great Congress
mine in Arizona is commencing most
extensive improvements. \ tunnel is
to tap the vein at IL depth Of 1850 feet
and forty stamp mill and cyanide
plant will be placed upon the property.
The Pcninsular Copper company has
arrangement made to put up Il smct-
ing plant at some point near Santa
Catarina, Lower California, Mex, for
the treatment of its own ores, as
customs plant. This company re-
Gently purchased the San Fernando
mine upon the examination OF Peter
McDcrmot:.
II. X>chocgncr has received rctuns
from the 22OJ pounds of sprcular iron
ore, brittle silver, shipped to ri Paso.
1t millcd S3OS per ton, and Is from the
Mexican mine at Il depth of forty feet.
This i the lowest grade yet shipped
10y Mr.. X-chocgncr, other lots having
gone from five hundred to nine hun
dred dollars per ton.-Globs Times.
y recent mill test of ores from the
President mine, being 10 the Prcsi-
dent Gold Mining company, which is
located at Little Cripple Creek near
Prescott, Ariz.. yielded So in free
gold and $50 in concentrates The
mine Is said to have pay streak of
from = to feet in width at the bot
tom Of 6O-foot shaft.
We notice story going the rounds
W lhN al AANld press tlldJ AudC W dS
at one time the capital of Arizona
This is mistake Tubac never was
the sea. Of government OF Arizona at
any time. Prescott was the first capi-
tai, then Tucson, then Prescott again
and then the seat Of government was
removed to PhoeniN.-Tombsto
Prospcctor.
Tho great Natividad mine in the
state of OaXaca, Mexico, is paying
dividends of Sl75,0 900 gold monthly on /
Il capitalization OF $4,000, and this /.
after shipping the ore to Germany for .
treatment. There are three lodges .
ON the property, and it is claimed .
that in the richest one is body OF ore .
two feet wide which runs Sl5O0 in gold .
and 500 in silver.
Reports from Chloride, Ariz., give
an account Of 4 rich gold strike in the .
Weaver district four or five miles to
the cast OF the Virginia camp. and .
seven or eight miles from the Colo .
RADIO river in Mohavc county. The .
di>covcrcr i Bill Dexter, who had .
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GOLD ROAD DISTRICT, ARIZONA,

STAFF Corcspon1cncet
Denver Mining Reporter.
GOLD ROAD NINE AND MLL.-This
property belongs to the Gold Road
Mining and Exploration Company OF
which .. +. Poscy i president and
general manager, with c. a. Stephens
a. superintendent. The illustrations
herewith given do not do justice to
the surface appearance. as later views
would do. This mine is in the River
range, Mohave county, Arizona,
twenty-three miles southwesterly
from Kingman. and about the same
distance from Needles, California. Its
elevation is 29l0 feet, which is 200
feet lower than Kingman and 2,50a
feet higher than Needles. There are
fourteen claims in the group, cover
ing a considerable distance on the
strike Of ledge that runs northeast
southwest through Il country rock OF
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In ydeptmen OF
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CLIFTON
rpard you n aahsnc ynannr
-epared to serve you in satisfactory nlanne

90 mesh respectively. There is one
OF these screen cham Der to each ele-
vator and eight sets OF screens in all =.
The oversize from the screens. of
course. Is returned TO the rolls. As
the fines, or that which passes
through these screens. passes from one
screen to another and thence down TO
the conveyOr at the bottom, about )
per cent. OF the material is carried
out by a system Of fans and gathered
by dust collectors. The lighter ma
,erial thus taken out consists OF a
species of clay, which would be hin
drance to percolation in the cyanide
vats. The arrangement, then, is in
I fact classifier, in which air, instead
/ OF water, is tn medium used. The
air per min t4-~-eAo on the pulp
while it is inlsuspension. They create
pressure of four ounces per square
inch, which is deem.d Sufficient to
carry out the fines desired and leave
the heavier pulp. The heavier ma
terial is conveyed to teaching watts and
.ubi.ot.d 10 a., ordinary method of
cvanida tr,,,m.nt The dn.. carried
ont nv the fans and gathered in the
du.t 9 Electors. are 10 be treated by
cvanide in connection with agitation,
the pulp then passing oHt into filter
presses of German design. The sOlu-
lion carrvipr TN. values exules from
tha mrs = and eoys to the prccipita-
ton boxes. By separating the elay
fines as indicated from The main bulk
of the m,terial it i, considered the
I,.,or will u,rnit the ready percoIa-
tion OF the cyanide element. For
,bi. work there are sixteen steel yats.
each 100 tons capacity: three stan
,;.: .,. .h, ,,, ,.,l,.
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principally. for whom J. Seward i
manager. The holdings cover main
ledge. which strikes northwcst-souih-
east through belt of porphyry. The
vein i SAID 10 run from five to ten
feet in width, the ore comprising
quart, lime aud spar, carrying gold
values. 1t i partially free milling
and is said to be low grade. The
property is developed by system OF
adit levels, which enter the vein from
opposite sides OF hill. On the east
side are three tunnels. which 2ggre-
gate 1900 feet OF work; on the oppo-
site side are two tunnels. amounting To
900 feet Air drills are in use in the
lowest level. Blowers operated by
gasoline engines furnish air to the
east OF this mine Is Boundary Cone, a
mountain peak which is on the thirty
fifth parallel of latitude and which
has long been prominent landmark.
1t lines up with the boundry between
California and Nevada, and from this
fact il derives its name. The Nohavc
Mining Company is erecting mill on
the Colorado river mesa, ten miles
from the mine. the two points to bc
connected by 36-inch gauge railroad.
The mill Is being erected 10y the Colo
RADIO Iron Works Company, w. II.
Hill being in charge Of the conetruc-
tion. 1t will b, equipped with forty
stamps, plates and concentration
tables. 1t Is the intention to put in a
pumping plant on the river bottom to
force to the mill the necessary water
for mill work. This Will require
about two miles Of pipe line.
THE SWISS AMERICAN G.. NJ. Co.
has seventeen claims in the vicinity
Of the Leland. where development j. .
in progress under the management of /
Charles Green. with John Bendshad- +.
Ter aS foreman. y considerable /
amount of work has been done and a .
good deal of rich ore /, sacked up. .
In the same locality SIm Klopfcnstcin /
and Carl Tanner have some good min
ng locations.
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TERRITORIAL NEWS.

All the mining companies in Globe
district and ella county cOnformed TO
the new law, and are working on an
eight hour schedule for underground
miners, without any reduction in
wages.
The Copper Queen Mining company
is putting up the finest hospital in the
territory. II is on very elaborate
. an and when inished one would al
most be willing to have his leg broken
in order 10 get in.-Tombstone Amer
lean.
The amount Of money that will &C
into the territorial treasury from the
collection OF the years taxes from the
insurance companies that are doing
business in Arizona will amount to
about $1,000. Last years receipts
were only $1,000.
Tho Mudhole mine in Yavapai
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Coronado Railroad.

PasecuPcr Scrvic".-Iu effect Sept J. lnnI
Train No. leaves clifton = ~ q. m. arrives
ougt"llpv = 90 q. m. Mctrulf $50 q. u. NJ. =
leaves Clifton 80 j.. m. arrives Lougfclloy 100
p. IN. NnfcHlf 40 . IN.
Tfaiu 80. g leaves Mefcllf 00 o. m. arrives
Loncicll'w @ 80 D. ~. Clifton $50 o. ~. No. 4
leaves VI" calf 30 .. no.. arrives LongfclloW 3
y. IN, Clifton DO ?. ~
FARES Clifton to Lou-fcllow 2jc. round trip
S5". LonUf.lnw to Mctralf ~ round trim S5c
Clifton 80 Nctcalf &'" round trip So Mcfcalf
10 L0ugfc iuw 25c; round trip 3ic Longfcllow
to Clifton 2Jr. round trip 35c. Mctcalf 10 clifton
So. round trip 500
TICKETS sold NJ all Arizona Copper Co stores.
conductors sell ticHcts one way only.
JANFs COLQUHovN. Pres.
f SCHUNASN. Supt.
GEo. WAGSTAFF. Asst Supt
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now practically complete. The mill
was designed and constructed by
superintendent c. \. Stephens and
contains some interesting features.
As the ore is received from the
crusher it passes to two sets OF rough
ing rolls that reduce it to 4-inch size.
II passes thence to four sets of finish
ing rolls, which reduce Il to 60-mesh.
There is one elevator opposite each
set of finishing rolls. The roll pro-
duct in each case, then, is elevated to
the top OF the mill, discharging there
into 4 closed chamber containing two
sets of impact screens. of 20, 80 aud
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to point under the highest shaft a
depth Of Go feet can be gained.
At the main shaft i II wood gallows
frame and SHIP. gasoline hosting
engine, which operates Il skip for ore
and 4 Gaze for men. The shaft in
ciues , degrees from the vertical.
Within the shaft house i also 81
HIP. gasoline engine which operates
a No. Comet crusher, the latter re-
ducing thr ore to 1l-incI size before
it Is conveyed to the mill. On the
third level of the mine is a triplex
station pump, operated by an electric
motor At the same level is a l. HIP.
gasoline engine. which does the hoist
ing up to the third level as sinking pro-
ceeds below that level.
one of the Illustrations shows the
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line engines as distillate and gasoline
and costs between 9 and 10 cents per
gallon laid down at this camp.
The mill will soon be ready to start
up. 1t is stated that Gold Road ores
from first and second level run s15 to
SIC per ton; those from the third level
running an average of 50 per ton q.
The town and postoffice at this camp
take the name of Acme.
MOHAvE MINING COMPANY owns
what is generally known as the I.e-
land mine, whose location is about
five miles southeasterly from the
Gold Road. The company is made up
of New York and Philadelphia men,
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aud pressure for the filter presses.
y 25-H.P. engine runs an electric gen
orator of 10 volts, which furnishes
lights for the premises. This last is
really gas engine and dynamo COM
bined. y similar one OF 22O volts
operates the station pump in the mine
and three solution pumps in the mill.
In all, this makes an array of gasoline
engines seldom seen at any plant.
The most interesting feature in con-
nection with the power here is the
fact that the fuel to be used in Coal
inga crude oil instead of gasoline, or
distillate. This COalInga oil comes
from a certain district, near Bakers
field, California. and is quite free
from the asphaltum sediment. 1t is
said to be ius' Is satisfactory for gaso-
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Arizona & New Mexico Railway.

Passenger trains; mountain time.
Train leaves Clifton daily At 80 a III; ar
rivcS LordSburg 10 y m. HaChita 1901 y. IN.
No. = leaves Clifton daily at IN; arrives
LordSburg l2S p m; IIachita 1 90 y. IN.
No. leaves llachita 10 =. n; arrlvesLordS
burg2jj p IN; Clifton 6.O5 p III.
No leaves Hachita m: arrives Lords
burg 800 m: Clifton 3 20 pm
Nos and daily except sunday. ! Hnd >
passenger, mail and express. every day.
Distance from Clifton To- LordSburC 20 miles.
Lord>burE To Hachita 81 miles
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Choice Family LIQUORS. J. Z. Holt:

II have been troubled for some time
with Indigestion and sour stomach, 8"
says Mrs. Sarah W. Curtis. OF Lee,
Mass, ''and have been taking Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
which have helped me very much so
that now | can eat many things that
before | could not" IT you have any
trouble with your stomach why not
take these Tablets and get well: For
sale by all dealers in medicines.
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Clifton to: North siding. 3or: South Siding.
10; Guthrie. 20. Coronado. 500: Shcldcn.
SIl1. Duncan. : 1.g5, Thomson. :; -. summit
$40, NcitCh, S3.65; Lord~burC. SO. IIachita.
G55
carried free with each fun ticket. ~ lbs free
with each half ticket. Passengers from tick
ct stations paying ON trains Will be charged
~ extra. jas. tOL0THuUN prcst.
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surface, and while this i not notice
able: one sees the results in the slant
ing shape OF the trees and in the foun
datiOn OF the mill"
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Kodak finishing and kodak supplies
at Risdon's, opposite Clifton hotel.
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Pocket maps of Arizona. also OF New
Mexico. just the thing for the prospect
or, for sale al this Office al 25c. each,
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Gents Furnishings at J. Z. Holt's.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29
A Bride and
a Chrome

New York, Sept. 29.-Grace church
was the scene OF a brilliant wedding
today, the contracting parties being
Miss Marion Jones. daughter of sena
tor Jones of Nevada. and Robert d.
Farquhar, son of Col. David w. Far.
quhar of Newton. Mass. The cere-
mony at the church, which was at.
tended by many persons OF social
prominence. was followed by an elab.
orate wedding breakfast at the home
OF Senator Jones in stuyvesant
Square.
The bride. who will have II is said.
a dowery Of s5.O0O,OOO. was woman's
national champion in tennis last year.
She first met Mr.. Farquhar in Paris a
year ago, where he was studying
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29
Insurance
Business

Chicago. Sept 29.-The annual con.
vention OF the Fire Underwriters
Association of the Northwest met at
the Auditorium Hotel today Nearly
500 fire insurance special agents, rep.
resenting many large companies in
the Northwestern states, were pres.
ent. After reports OF minor officers
and of the standing committees. the
convention listened to the annual ad.
dress OF the president. reviewing the
work OF the last year and forecasting
the future OF the FIRE insurance bust.
ness. The afternoon was taken up
with the reading and discussion OF
several papers on questions OF import
ance TO the underwriters. The con.
vention viii continue and conclude its
sessions tomorrow.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29
The Ladies
Play Shiny

Chicago. Sept. PA small army OF
fair golfers added gayety and anima.
ton TO the links OF the Chicago golf
club at Wheaton today. Il was the
opening day OF the woman's amateur
national championship tournament for
the highest golf honors in the United
States. The tournament promises TO
be highly successful Notwithstanding
the fact that the present holder OF the
championship title. Mrs. Charles T.
Stout has declined TO come West to
take part in the tournament There
is no lack Of prominent participants,
however, the list being headed by
Miss Bess.s Anthony. the weStern
champion.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29
The St. Louis
Exposition

St. Louis. Sept. 29.-Doubt no long.
er exists as to the success of the ap.
preaching worlds fair so far as th 2
foreign representation is concerned.
Although in the Introductory negotia.
tions such important governments as
Russia and Austria in Europe and ia.
pan and China in Asia declined to par.
ticipate and the out look was dis.
couraging for other prominent nations
35 of the 40 odd Independent nations
of the world now have formally &C.
cepted the invitation to take part and
many of them have their arrange.
ments In an advanced stage. Be.
sides these 80 countries not less than
dozen of the great colonies of Eu.
ropean nations are preparing compre-
hensive exhibits entirely apart from
those of the home government.
Moreover, Russia. China and other
countries that at first declined to take
part have reconsidered their action
and will be represented on an elabo.
rate scale. The appropriations al
ready made officials assured by
foreign governments shows a grand
total of nearly s7,OOo0O0. This ex.
ceeds by 100000 the amount
appropriated for the
Chlcago's worlds fair in 1898. and
represents and average OF nearly
$4,000 for each country. Europe
will expend approximately $1,000 600.
600; Asia. S2,0OO,OOO; Central and
South America, 81 600, 1000. and Africa
$500, 900.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29
The Dickens
Homestead

Londcn. Sept. 29.-GeneraI hope is
expressed in literary and artistic cir.
cles that the house in which Charles
Dickens was born, 3s7 Commercial
Road. Landport, Portsmouth. which
was put up for sale al public auction
today. may be acquired either BY the
town authorities or by some society
and converted into Dickens Museum
For very many years the house has
been the property OF the Pearee fami-
ly. Of Portsea, and the grandfather OF
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29
AdullamiteS
at Ontario

Ottawa. Ont. Sept. 29.-Specialists
and experts In all branches OF charit-
able and correctional work are gath
cred here from all parts OF the DO.
minion TO take part in the sixth Can.
adian Conference OF Charities and
Corrections. which opened here today
and will be in session through the
greater part OF the week. The pro
gram provides for papers and discus
sions covering the various phases OF
charitable and philanthropic move.
ments. prison reform, charity organi.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29

Mr.. Pearce, the present owner, was
the landlord of John Dickens. and is
spoken of as the original "Mr. Micaw.
ber," Among other articles in the
possession of the Pearce family is the
rent book. which proves the novelist's
occupation OF the house.
Charles Dickens was born in the
house on February Z. 1912. and was
the second son. His father was a
clerk in the navy pay office, and had
married the sister OF fellow.clerk
he had met at Somerset House. The
house has six or seven rooms, with a
garden at the back. and is generally
of an old.fashloned design throughout.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29
The Texas
Photographers

Fort Worth, Texas. Sept 29.-The
Photographers Association OF Texas
began its sixth annual convention in
this city today with an attendance In.
Guiding several score Of the leading
photographers OF the state. Papers
on the latest discoveries and improve
ments in photography and practical
demonstrations are included in the
three days program. In conjunction
with the meeting there is an elaborate
exhibit OF the inest specimens Of the
art OF photography
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29

trained to the hour and prepared 70
put up a hard battle TO settle the
question OF relative supremacy. Great
interest is manifested in view OF the
splendid fight the two put up on the
occasion OF their recent meeting in
this city. Much hinges on the result
as the winner will undoubtedly be
matched TO contest the championship
with Young Corbett"
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29
800 Reward. 400.

The readers OF this paper win be
pleased 20 learn that there ia at least
one dreaded disease that science Las
been able TO cure In all its stages and
that 10 catnrrh. Halls catarrh Cure
is tho only positive euro known TO the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease. requires n CON
stitutional treatment Halls Catarrh'
Cure is taken internally. acting a.
rectly upon the blood Al mucou1 sur
faces OF the system. thereby destroy
ing the foundation OF the disease, and
giving the patient strength by build
ing up the constitution ard assisting
nature In doing it's work The proprie-
tors have so much faith In Its cura-
tive powers, that thoy offer one hun
dred dollars for any case that II fails
10 cure Send for list cf testimonials.
Address +. j. CHENEY a co. To
ledo. Ohio.
Sold by all druggists. 7bc.
Halls Family Pills are the best
A9rO1EA.
Bsan the Ihs Kind feu Han MMsE bougz
Signature T<AkZ[l
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29
A Venerable
Catholic

New York. Sept 29.-The Rt Rev,
Mgr. o'Reilly, prothonotary apostolic,
an intimate OF Popes Plus TX and Leo
Kill. was the recipient OF congratula.
tions today on reaching his 9Oth birth.
day. Mgr. o'Rielly lives in the
Castle" built by Edwin Forrest, the
tragedian.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29

A stitch in time saves nine In
health matters more truly than other
lines OF human experience. Osteo
pathy makes special study OF the
small beginnings OF disease and the
way 20 remove them.
Drs. Schoettle. Barr a Barr. osteo-
paths, Grand Oper.. House, Salem, Or