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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-09-12
The Lightning Express.

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Down grandmother banister rail
Swift as the wind slide;
I'm the engineer
That never knows fear.
And / travel far and wide.
Each time rush upstairs
Grandmother cries, Don't fall!"
When, whiz. / drop
Without any stop
Between Boston and Montreal.
hurry again to the top.
Oh, my, 1t Is such fun,
For this is the train
That's flying from Maine
And arriving at Washington.
Once more I am Off like fash
To carry the New York mail.
l am sure you would guess
TITS the lightning express
On grandmothsr's banister rail.
Anna NJ. Pratt In Youths Companion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-09-12
Mr.. Briggs and the Farmers Front
Garden,

In the New England Magazine Of
two years ago an article appeared
describing some typical old-time gar
dens that had survived the waste of
years and changes of care-takers.
Quite recently Mr.. r. c. Sturgis in
blouse and Garden" has urged that
there should be photographs and
drawings made of old country farm
houses and gardens. Many of them,
as he truly says, are much more at
tractive than the modern Queen
Anne and gingerbread styles Of the
present day. There is just now a
very great and increasing interest in
plants and trees and gardens and all
pertaining thel etc.
This is our excuse for calling the
attention of our readers to one of the
farmers flower gardens of this local
ity; for we believe it has achieved
particular merit. In front of his
modest cottage beside the mill-stream
Mr.. Briggs of Bridgewater Center
has worked out the most interesting,
artistic, ingeniously planned and flo
rally rich farmers front-yard garden
in the county, if not in the state.
We say Mr.. Briggs out of Difference
to the modesty of the good lady who
probably is, after all, the soul of the
garden, for it is the women who
love and create the front yard plat
sances of our acclivitous homes.
MIR. Briggs's garden is small, of
japanese diminutiveness; it is ,ect-
angular and well-propo,tioned. 1t
is laid out in narrow walks and small
beds variously shaped, but deity az
ranged so that every square foot is
utilized tor the display; yet every
part can be easily reached to allow
one to tend the flowers, pluck off
the insects or uproot the weeds. 1t
contains, also, stands of ported
plants, and from the sheltering
branch of neighboring maple hang
bowls of dropping vines, SO that the
garden may really be said to he
story and a half high. 1t has
little mountains of carefully Sc
lected pebbles, thus appropriating
the taste of Japan; and there is a
clump Of asparagus carefully bound
and conventionally trimmed, giving
a suggestion of Italy.
We will not attempt to print a list
of the old-fashioned flowers that
bloom throughout the summer be-
fore the front door. There are, we
know, sweet peas and polyanthus,
bachelors buttons, pansies and gera-
NUNS and, we doubt not, larkspur,
sweet-william, four.o'clocks and as
tiers. We are much mistaken, too, if
at some time forget-me-not, monks
hood, primroses, balsam and canter-
bury bells do not bloom there, be-
side them two by two rosary with
cinnamon, damask and Dutch
roses. y
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-09-12

The pulp mill of Spauldng Bros.
at Newport was destroyed by fire
Monday. The loss was heavy, but
the property was insured.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-09-12

The annual meeting OF the YER
mont Daughters of the American
Revolution will be held at St. Johns
bury Sept. IS.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-09-12

One Shapry of St. Adams has
been arrested charged with robbing
gardens.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-09-12

The third annual reunion of the
Third Vermont volunteers will be
held at St. Johnsbury Sept. I6.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-09-12

Bullet-proot coats have been rec
commended to the Chicago police
force, but just at present Buffalo has
more need of them.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-01-20
COMPROMISE IT.

It would seem tha. several parties interested in 9 valuable list of mining claims close up to the Dubacher ranch are involved in a serious misunder- standing in regard to their respective rights.
 The parties number about fifty and the claims number about fifteen. The men are good men the claims are good claims, they are in 2 good district, and it is to be regretted that the boys cannot get together in a spirit of mutual confidence and generosity and settle their differences before the trouble results in serious injury to themselves and to their neighbors and the whole district.
 It is to be hoped that wise counsels will prevail, that arbitration and com promise will take the place of antago- nism and will be speadily realized.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-01-20
SOME MINING CLIPS
 FROM OUR EXCHANGES

Prescott Courier: 4 whim will be set up in few days on the Bunker hill mine. and considerable work is planned. At present, this group is showing up well. The work just com. plete shows g large vein on the diff ferent claims, and considerable ore is on the main shaft a. the 150-foot level to determine the eXtent and size of the ore body.
 Noaales Vidette: Dan Rooney Of the Bed Bird Mining company. came in from the west side of the Patagonia He reports a strike on the Sunny Side claim which makes him feel very well
 Prescott Courier: The ore struck 8 few days ago in the Gold Dust mine oi the Hudson group still continues and quite a lot is piled up ol the dump The ore body is getting larger as depth is gained and values increase at the same time.
 KingDan Mineral Wealth: Official information has been received that he Treasure Mountain Mining com paay, composed of Hon. H. F. Best oi Savannah, Mo, Tyson E. Dimes and E Chapin Gard of Denver, Colo, and oth CTS will operate the Treasure Hill group of mines on Stockton hill and other valuable claims recently ac quired by the new company.
 Coed reports continue to come from the Grey Eagle mine, says the Prescott Courier. It is expected that the tun nel which is being driven on the veir to tap the workings on the Grey Eagle claim will be completed in couple oi months. which tunnel will be of great utility to the company as an outlet foi ore and waste and an inlet for air.
 Chloride Arrow: At the Minnesota Connor the installation of the new fifty horse power dynamo has been ac complished and is giving excellent sat isfaction
 Wickenburg News-Herald: Ward Mcdonald, S. F. Cobb and J. W. Fuller are developing a group of prospects west of Vulture Peak, which promise very well. A tunnel now being run shows good values.
 Chloride Arrow: The new gaso line hoist for the Queen Bee mine has arrived and will be taken to the mine in a day or two. The road has been widened and a place graded for the hoist, which the collar of the main shaft has been retimbered and every thing put in shape about the mine for active operations after the hoist is installed.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-01-20
IN THE TIMING FIELD Operations of Interest Throughout the County of
 CoCise Arizona and Sonora

opened up one of the prettiest copper properties in all Arizona. They are over on the right fork of Ash. about mile from Joe Lefebvre. They have six or eight claims, and have shipped enough of good out of the mine to pay for it a dozen times. They have a display Of ore on the dump that is
 absolutely beautiful. both in point
 of quality and extent
 They have run over 600 feet in the Red Rock tunnel, on the theory of crosscutting @ large body or deposit of copper, and are still going in. They
 have not as yet developed anything
 of importance in the tunnel. They
 have, however, a splendid showing of
 rich copper in lime above the tunnel
 Their property is ideally located for
 development work, but is somewhat
 hard to reach with team owing to re- cent washouts in the road Everything considered, there is nothing more
 promising from the standpoint of a developed property in the Huachucas.
 Joe Lefebvre is back from Fl Paso. i In his absence we attempted to visit the Huachuca Gold Mining company's property which We were cordially in vited to do, but nobody being there who could direct us, we were disap- pointed We learned from other sources. however. that the property
 which is near the head of Ash canyon is improving as depth is obtained. The property al the outset was distinguish ed for white quartz containing fine specimens Of coarse gold. These.
 while nice in a way are @ poor indi- cation of peruanence il a gold mine, but subsequent sinking had demon stTaced that the values down below are
 beautifully distributed with a tendency to run to sulphuretts. which is a strong indication Of permanance. We did not learn the size of the group or the plan which the company have out lined for the development of the prop erty, Lefebyre and Manager Rogers are an enterprisirg pair Of Joes, and will probably do the Missouri act in the near future.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-01-20
PERSONAL MINING MENTION
 FROM THE HUACHUcAS

". J. Burner of Ramsey canyon is
 the lucky owner of three promising claims one Of which carries an elegant streak Of copper. They are situated
 on the right fork of Ash canyon. and
 he is driving tunnel in the hope of
 opening up a respectable body of ore. Messrs Campbell and Cummings are developing a neat little group Of three claims in Ash canyon. They are looking well in the direction of gold producers. THese gentlem @1 also have several copper prospects at the head of Copper conyon.
 Mrs. Stump, better half Of our esteemed friend J. W. Stump, at the
 mouth of Ash canyon. is one of the few enteTprising ladies i1 Cochise county who interested themselves in mines. Mrs. Stump owns three fine gold claims just above Joe Lefebvre's s camp. out of which her lessees have
 made two very satisfactory shipments, cleaning up from S130 to $50 per ton. 1 The shipments were made from the claim known as the East location. though the Credit is considered the richer by all who are acquainted
 
 ages about 36 inches in width. and in-
 variably pays its own way.
 George Foot was a welcome caller i yesterday morning. fresh from Monte zuma canyon. He along with S. T. Parker. own two promising copper claims near Gus Baron's old Texas property. Besides those. they along with Davy Crockett own five gold beauties about mile and la'f north
 west Of the Texas. These gent emen are on the ground floor in Montezuma canyon. and their enterprise has earn ed for them all of the splen5id pros poets which they now enjoy. The only i Joe Chisolm, sent in by Mr. Foo for | literature and tobacco. all Of which will be forwarded by the next steamer that goes down Tombstone canyon. Messrs Storms and Wickersham own some nice properties in the Hua- chucas. Together they own the lode
 near the head of Carr canyon. while MT. Wickersham alone owns the Great Mystery" in Cave canyon. They
 are old timers in the Huachucas and are demonstrating that all this time. they rather know what they were there
 for
 Mr. Hollenstein, who has patented
 the well known Nellie James has sev- eral valuable properties in Miller can
 yon, known by most of the old timers
 as Maple canyon. The fine showing i recently developed or the Huachuca
 Consolidated by Mir. Palmerlee just above there is concentrating the atten- tion of the mining public on the Miller canyon district. Mir. Hollensisin's property looks good in gold, silver and zinc.
 THE CURTIS GROUP. MT. Curtis, who is in California, has
 along with his son, purchased and
Bisbee daily review., 1903-01-20
A MODERN" FOOT BATH.

Climbing into the bucket which was hoisting water out of the Modern shaft after making due disposition of all our earthly effects by a verbal will in fa- vor of Harsha, we unloaded at the 80 foot level to find forty foot drift, the walls of which were freely sprinkled with low grade sulphuretts resembling those which we can seen on the waste dump of the Gardner. Proceeding to the 200. we discovered 20 foot stump full of water, and drift 175 feet in length. running west in the direction
 of the big black hill which is suppos- ed to be the treasure house of the dis trict. The drift evidently crawled up slightly as it proceeded. since the water was about feet deep at the shaft, and disappeared al the farther end. It did not feel very good to
Bisbee daily review., 1903-01-20

slide off the bucket into water up to One's waist, but we soon got used to it and explored the whole works. We are unable 10 say anything def nitely in regard to the presence of min eral in the shaft from the 80 down to the 200 as the constant dripping GOV cred the surface, but in the drift run ming from the 200, nice showing of ore was almost constantly in evidence improving as the work proceeded and contact of poTphyry and schist. The fiattering calculations for the outcome Of the development looking fine in the breast It was largely characterized by gold values Cf consequence.
 Definite figures from assay certi- ficates, and close geological details in regard to this property will appear in later issue of the Review. From our meager idea of mining, considering the character and lay of the camp, we cannot understand why the manage ment found it advisable to drift from the 200, although there is a beautiful showing at that point. The water which is present in abundance can be easily handled with a pump, and a drift from a 500 foot level. is apt to reveal wonders. While most develop ment companies il this district cal, culate on going 1000 feet without any values in sight. the Modern certainly has something to be proud Of at 200 We are under obligations to Nr 1 Briggs, Mir. Ha-sha. Joe Miller, and AIr. J. c. Chisholm for accommodations supplied and courtesies extended. The Modern is net a nugget store, q minera. wonder. nor even a mine, but as to inducements for development. it is one of the finest propositions we have ever seen.
 A BUNCH OF LUCK.
 About two and O1e-half miles this side of the Modern, Frank Jones
 Alex Erickson and Vincent Davis have struck a nice showing in a tun
 nel about 50 yards from the road The boys showed us a fine bunch oi
 ore which they claim assayed 90 pel cent copper and $500 in gold The boys have a group of six claims includ ing the one upon which they are driv ing the unnel. The property is very favorably situated in view Of the sur rounding country and their prospects are highly encouraging.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-11-07

Eevey boy gets one Of those great in
ventions, THE wHISTWIND WHISTLE,
with his suit or shoe purchase.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-11-07
DEATH ENDS QUEER ROMANCE.
Girl Kills Herself ON DiscOverinS
That Sweetheart Ii Her Own
Brother.

A romance breathing with passion
strange and unnatural eliminated the
other day at Cincinnati in tragedy
when pretty little Henrietta Niederhel-
man took her own life because she
could not marry her brother.
George Distler, now 81 years old, and
Henrietta Niederhelman, aged IS, were
sister and brother, although their
names would indicate they were OF
different families The two were sep
arated by adoption until IS months
ago. At that time the brother went
to Cincinnati from Noblesville, ind.
and through the superintendent of the
children's home learned the where
abodts of his sister. He was given the
information upon the promise he
would not acquaint his sister OF the
relationship.
They were together often, and final
ly the sister learned to love the broth
er and marriage was talked about. 1t
became necessary to tell her that her
lover was her brother, and when she
was convinced Of this fact and realized
she could not wed him she took her
life with poison.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-11-07
RARE COINS FOUND.
Are Dug Up by Workmen While Ex.
cavating in Old Well.
Discovery IL Made In Pittsburg-C Coins
Evidently Made By French and
Used I'm Trading with the
Indians.

Deep down In the bottom Of an old
well which for more than a century had
been forgotten, the workmen who werf
excavating in Pittsburg for new pas
senger station dug up box OF coins
which date back to the period when al
the territory on which Pittsburg is bull
and surrounding country was in the
hands of the French.
The find is one of the rarest that has
been made in this section of the countr
for number of years While there !
considerable speculation as to how tn
coins came to be placed there in boz
and even for what purposes the well We.
dug, are rather doubtful, 1t is know
from the dates on the pieces of mono
that they were used prior to the time
the French and Indian war. Coin co
lectors pronounce the pieces Of none
to be very rare, and a coin dealer sal
that they are not listed in the cata
logues This being the case, the person
who have the coins in their possessio
may get handsome price for them
The money had been placed in tt
box when 1t was deposited in the wei
Scraps of the box were found, but tn
rust had almost completely eaten 1t Ut
Scattered about the scraps of the boz
about 30 coins were picked up Thes'
also had been greatly affected by rust
and some of them were almost dc
stroyed. The dates on only few coule
be made out, and even on these the lac
figure is doubtful On one the date
"1e5-," the last figure being illegible
On others were dates, indicating that th'
coins had been made some time in thf
hfties in the eighteenth century.
Most of the coins are of copper. br'
there are about half a dozen of silver
It is evident that there had been mar
more coins in the box, but that they hi
been destroyed by rust. On one side Q
the copper coins is the profile Of an IT
dian drawing bow and on the othe'
arc the thorn. thistle and rose, probably
'rdicating hostility toward England
TIE only words that are legible in the If
sc-'n'iou are "Pex Lachitauta." It i
rul+n evident that. the coins were maf
by the French and used in trading will
the Indians. sIa ~
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-11-07

A short while since card club,
which bids fair to be one of the very
most pleasant Of the seasons social
features, was Toned with the follw-
ing melnbes; Mesdames ]. s. Weiss,
Nathan Goldstein. Abe Blum, Sam
Blum, Abram Brill, Leop Wilzin,
Charles hilbert, Leon Fletcher,
Charles Halter, Charles Loeb, FL.
Goldman, Fred Strauss, N. L. Rite
man, Ferdie Ehrlich, and Misses Net
tie Blam and Helen Moyse. The first
entertainment was a charming affair
given by Mrs. Abe Blum and her
daughter, Miss Nettie, and on We'd
nesday afternoon Mrs. Sam Blum YVES
the gracious hostess at a beautiful
voilet euchre party given in the
clubs honor. 1t is one Of the rules
of the club that the refreshments con-
sist Of only two courses and upon this
occasion these were delicously pre-
pared and served in violet colors and
moulds and a souvenir bunch of viol-
cts presented to each guest. Mrs.
L. D. Weiss and Miss Rosenbaum,
Of Meridian, were recipients Of dainty
protection collars and cuffs as guests
prizes and the two trophies of the
game, a cut glass bowl and a hand
some paper weight were awarded to
Mrs. H. Goldman and Mrs. Leon
Fletcher. Pretty little Miss Elise
Blum assisted her mother in receiv-
ing and in entertaining.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-11-07

M lbS ESbell6 C0lllAAlhB,ol AACAhP hAN'
is spending 3 few days pleasantly
with the family Of Mr.. H. E.
Wether bee.
Miss Maggie Dancy has been a
guest this week of Mrs. Margude1, in
Hollandale.
Miss Neppie Scruggs returned has
fromspringfled, ILL.,, where she has
been spending the late summer and
early autumn with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Hindman are
visiting in California.
Mrs. Robert Mathews and her at
tractiye little daughter and sons, who
have been guests OF Mrs. Mathews
sister. Mrs. Jas. Shackleford, for sew
eral months, left recently for their
home near Wayside.
Mrs. J. H. Wynn came home early
in the week after pleasant visit IN
Nashville, whittier she accompanied
her daughter, Miss Matsy, who IS
attending Belmont College.
Mrs. Ed Mount and her small son,
Ernest. of Dallas, Texas, are here
on visit to Mrs. Mounts sisters,
Mrs. Leroy Percy and Mrs. q o;ge
Pearce.
Miss Edna Green, of Natchez, is
hare ON visit to her sister, Mrs
Lucian g. Gwin, at Hotel Cowan'
Mrs. J. W. Webb has returned with
her daughter, Miss Sarah, and son,
Master William, after an absence OF
several months spent in the North
Carolina mountains.
Mrs T. B. Shaw arrived on Thurs
dav from Indian Head, Maryland
where she has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Thomas J.Senn' SINCE
spring at the navy proving grounas'
She is at present guest Oh MIS-
Frank Riggs.
Mrs Mr. P. Sturdivant and Master
pon stnrdivant are guests of Mrs. D,
A. Love.
prof E. E. Bass has been absent
This week attending a teachers COLI
uont;on in Notr,l Carolina.
Miss Estelle Clements Will airlVe
IN the near future to be gues' 'n10
winter of her brothers, Mr. W. H.
clements. and Mr., Fl. W. Clements
The Elysian Club was the scene on
Thursday evening Of a most cnarn
inc dance given BY the young mon
me- me- hosts and their fair guests were
NJ and Mrs. Harry Wetherbee, MI
,a Mrs Josa skinner, Mr.. and Mrs
@ Gorge Wheeler, Misses Ward SKIN
ner Carrie Montgomery Ma"
Hansley Startling, Katie 0onps 9o
carab Walker, Blanche Archer' nu"
croon of Natchez, Lady u. ohei,on'
RslIe Barley, Elizabeth Hunt s Aln"
poter Julia johnson, Eleanor STONE
TaIIlie Dorsey, of Columbia MO-
la Belle Finlay, and Harriet DaO
Nv U Messrs. W. P. Kretchmar' war TT,
r ro1 Jackson, Cliff Stewart, VIM
R Ieo Malcolm RoosT Tsi.,aT
Ell Allen, Guy Allen, Sam fan NAY,
Arcbie Bell, Warren Smith, 1er W.
Linsop. Victor Erwin, Dudley nim Nv.
,IoIshse. G. B. Hunt. J. M. AnueI
MOo p D. Bedon, Sam Bull, Pelham
S : -s,,ar W. M. Reid. ]. b. OOniAs
and 1. NJ. COwie.
NJ EP. Odeneal delightfulAy Oh"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-11-07

tertaind the Sans Souci Club on
Thursday morning. Invitations were
limietd with very few exceptions to
the club mem bers and the game was
played at seven tables, and was fol-
lowed by delicious luncheon. Mrs.
Eueene Taylor was awarded the prize
for PROFESSIONS, prettlly framed
water color sketch; Mrs George
Clifton, the prize for lone hands, .
salad bowl decorated in nasturtium
design; Mrs. S. P. McCutcheon re-
ceived a burnt wood card box as a
consolation pize and Mrs. NJ. Jayne
captured the BOBBY prize, burnt wood
tray.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-11-07

On Wednesday evening Mr.. Percy
T. HliMin, formerly of this city. was
married to Miss Estelle Oockrell, on
II the most charming and accom-
plished young ladies' of Natcheg.
Miss. The Zero nony was reformed
at the home Of the brides mother,
and Mr. and ars, Hilzin left the
same evening for New Orleans.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-11-07

Tuesday afternoon Mr.. and Mrs.
Julian Forts pretty little daughter,
Lola Louise, was christened at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. s. D. Finlay.
Rev. Quincy Ewing officiated and the
godmothers and godfathers are: Mrs.
Lula V. Fort, Mrs. S. D. Finlay,
Miss Harriet Dabney, and Mr.. Robert
Fort. and Mr.. Charles Holmes.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-11-07

Rev. and Mrs. Quincy Ewing left
with their childrne on Wednesday Tor
Birmingham, Ala, where they will
make their future home, Rev. MI
Ewing having accepted call to the
Chucrh of the Advent. Both Mr.. and
Mrs. Ewing are exceedingly popular
in this little city and their going is
sinoerel' regretted.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-11-07

Mrs. W. Il. Harvey will entertain
in honor Of the Cinch Club en- Friday
upon which occasion the Sans Soucf
Club will also be entertained as guests
to meet the Cinch Club.