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The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-27
FINDS $4,000 IN
TRUNK COSTING 81
Max Hart, Poor Postal Clerk
and Frequenter of Auction
Sales, Wins Fortune

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Wrapped in
q faded bit of brown paper at the bot
tom of a grimy old trunk that he
bought at a storage warehouse auc--
tion for song, Max Hart, a clerk in
postoff1ce station L. One Hundred and
Twenty fifth street and Lexington ave-
nue., has found bonds Of a Southern
electric lighting and water company
which have market value of between
$17,50O and $4,000.
Accrued interest at 6 per cent, which
has not been collected for years, adds
nearly $4,000 to the value of his find,
which is estimated by bank officials to
be between $4,000 and $4,000.
Hart submitted the bonds to the in
spection of the officials of the Twelfth
Ward bank, One Hundred and Twenty
fifth street and Lexington avenue. Of
which ex-Mayor Thomas F. Gilroy is
president, and they in turn to a broker,
who established their value beyond
question.
Hart has been eight years in the pos
tai service and gets $1,000 year. He is
twenty-nine years old, unmarried, and
lives with his parents in a fiat at No.
1916 Madison avenue. For five years he
has been attending book and storage
auction sales, making some money, es-
pecially out of rare books. At the ware
house sales his fad has been to buy
trunks that have lain unclaimed for
years. Auctioneers seldom open these
trunks, but auction them off for what
they may have inside. With the buyer
it is a gamble. Hart has purchased up
ward of fifty trunks. Few yielded him
anything, but he kept on in the hope of
striking it rich some day.
An Unpromising Bonanza
A week ago he learned that there was
to be a sale at a small warehouse on the
lower East side. He had substitute
take his place sorting mail matter and
went TO the auction. Among the articles
to be disposed of was the old trunk,
whose cobwebs and dust told many
years undisturbed repose in the storage
place. It's hinges were rust bitten and
1t looked as if a sudden jolt would be
Its finish.
What am bid?" shouted the auc-
tioneer. TITS a long shot
Hart bid 81 and got it without compe-
tition. Reproaching himself for his
needlessly liberal bid he had the trunk
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-27
MAYOR IS DEAD ONE
AND REALIZES 1T
Defeated Executive Welcomes Funeral
Directors to His Town

SALEM, N. J.. Dec 26.-Mayor Robert
Gwynne Jr., former editor of the Salem
Sunbeam, who at the last election was
defeated by Josiah Miller, is noted as be-
ing a jolly good fellow and full of wit
and humor. His address of welcome to
the Undertakers' association at Salem re-
Gently shows why he is in demand at all
conventions as the opening speaker. He
Said in part:
1t is always proper for the mayor of
a city to welcome the stranger within it's
gates, and it is particularly proper that
l should welcome this gathering, for
politically 1 am dead one' This is the
last opportunity 1 will ever have to rep
resent Salem, and what is more fitting
than that l should make my final bow to
a gathering of funeral directors Since
the Sth of November last some of US
have felt as solemn as you ought to look;
our feelings have matched the color of
your professional garb. 1t was a dark
day for US, particularly in the First pre-
cinct of the East ward
We are glad to welcome you to our
city. We always have a cheerful hand
clasp for strangers, and If they have any
money We never let them 60 We are
proud of our city. It is a very old CITY
but don't look interested. 1 know that
mention Of extreme old age makes your
profession take notice, but we don't care
to do business with you. On the con-
trary, we feel that we have a happy and
prosperous future; that we will take on
new life. We hope that you will have
none but pleasant memories of your visit
here, and 1 assure you that you will get
a cordial welcome at any time In the flu
ture you may come to US. But not pro-
fessionally. Professionally gentlemen.
we are like the darky girl in the song;
we don't care if you never come back =
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-27

carted to the cellar at his home and
forced the rusted lock.
On top he found ancient newspapers,
some worn clothes and a few books of
no especial value. Then came the
brown paper parcel containing one
hundred bonds of the Douglasville Elec-
trio Lighting and Water company,
corporation organized and operating in
Georgia.
Hart, not knowing whether the bonds
were of any value, placed them in
safe deposit vault in Harlem, but took
one to Frank French, cashier of the
Twelfth Ward bank, which occupies
the floor above postofflce station L,
where Hart is employed. 1t was sub
mitted to a clearing house official, to
Zimmerman & Forshay, bankers and
brokers, and to another brokerage firm,
being appraised each time independ-
emily at $175. The bonds represent a
face value of $4,000.
Will Defend His Title
Hart yesterday consulted lawyers,
who advised him that, as he had bought
the bonds in good faith, they could not
be taken from him. 1t is supposed that
the owner of the bonds died and his
relatives know nothing about the Sc
curities. Nothing was heard by the
warehouse proprietors from the owner
of the trunk for years. They had sent
frequent notices to an old address and
obtaining no reply, placed the, trunk at
auction, as the law allows them to do.
As he bought the trunk and contents,
Hart has been advised that his title to
both is good
Hart said last night that several
large brokerage houses had offered 5000
each for the bonds. He will probably
use the proceeds to establish himself in
| business. Il have dreamed of this luck
for years, and my dream has come true
at last he said.
L always thought it was foolishness,' -
said the lucky mans mother. Max
once got his father interested in buying
old trunks, and he bought eight of
them at one auction only to find that
they contained only rags. Max has
been lucky in small way, but this is
his first good find"
The company which issued the bonds
is still doing successful business. The
bonds are registered with one of the
large trust companies of this city.
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ahead of the age. Very few towns, let
alone individuals, want to telegraph 4o,-
900 words an hour. Indeed Austria Hun
gary the home of the inventors while
enthusiastically indorsing the invention,
could not make use Of it, because no two
telegraph offices in the empire have
enough work to keep it going. They would
have to save up kilograms for a week to
keep the instrument going ten minutes.
1t ought to prove of immense value in
transmitting speeches from out of the
way places, where few wires exist.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-27

without the possibility of an error at the
rate of almost fifteen words second.
The two motions-vertical and horizon
tal-with the motion of the paper being
drawn before the finger of light, supply
all the motions of handwriting. If pro-
duced slowly they would, of course be
angular, but the speed makes them prac-
tically curved Developing and fixing the
photographed message takes ten seconds.
so that the written message is received
ten seconds later than it's transmission.
System Too Fast for Age
The system is so fast that it really is
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-27
MADE YOUNG AGAIN
Hypnotist Restores Youth to
Women With Silver Hair

PARIS, Dec. 26.-Col A. de Roehas has
discovered how to make woman believe
she has lived ten. twenty, thirty years
fewer than those which have in reality
silvered her hair and stolen her teeth.
Not by decking herself with furbelows
nor daubing herself with rouge Simply
by submitting to being hypnotized.
Col. de Rochas. who has been long a
recognized authority on occultism and
psychological phenomena, has been in
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-27
Sewer on Arbor Street, From Palace to
jefferson Avenue
Office Of the Board of Public Works.
CITY of St Paul Mimi Dec % 1904

Office of the Board of Public Works
City of St Paul, Mimi. Dec. 30, 1904.
Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Public Works in and for the
corpora tion of the City of ST. Paul. Min
nesota. at their office in said city until
2 p. m. on the third ODD day of January,
A. D. 1905 for the construction of a
sewer on Arbor street, from Palace street
to Jefferson avenue, in said city, accord
ing to plans and specifications on file in
the Office of said Board.
A bond with at least two (2) sureties
in sum of at least twenty (20) per cent
or certified check on a bank Of ST Paul
in a sum of at least ten (10) per cent of
the gross amount bid must accompany
each bid. Said check shall be made pay
able to the Clerk Of said Board
The said Board reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
JOHN s. erode.
President.
Clerk Board of Public Works.
Dec. 21-1904-10t
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-27
DIED

.PALMEs-At Waukegan, ILL.,, Dec, q,
1904, George Palmes. father of Mrs. Ger
trude PalmeS McClanahan and Mrs
Samuel A Anderson, aged seventy-siX
years Funeral from residence of Mrs.
Samuel A. Anderson. 1912 Marshall ave
nue. Tuesday, the 9th inst, at o'clock
p. m.
P N. PETERSON GRANITE CO., NOW
in their new building, 6Q-62 East Fifth
street Largest stock of monuments III
Minnesota.
CARRIAGES At BRENNAN'S LIVERY,
482 st. Peter st, are new and up to date.
Prompt service. Open all night. Both
phones 1873.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-27
Assessment for curbina and Macadamz-
ing Grand Avenue and Floral Street

Office of the Board of Public Works.
City of ST. Paul, Mimi, Dec a. 1904
The Board of Public Works in and for
the corporation of the City of st. Paul,
Minnesota, will meet in their office in said
city at p. m. on the third (3d) day of
January, 1905, to make an assessment of
benefits. costs and expenses arising from
the curbing and matchmaking of Grand
avenue, from Floral street to Iawton
street, and Floral street, from Summit
avenue to Heather place, in said city,
on the property abutting upon said inn
provement and specially benefited thereby
All persons interested are hereby noti-
fed to be present at said time and place
of making said assessment and will be
heard.
JOHN S. erode,
President.
Clerk Board of Public Works.
Dec. 27-1904-1t
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-27
Notice of Applications for Licenses for
Roller Skating Kinks
st. Paul. Mimi. Dec. 19. 1904

st. Paul, Mimi. Dec. 19, 1904
To whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named persons have applied for Ii
censes to operate Roller Skating Kinks
for one year from date of the opening of
their respective place CT business at the
location hereinafter named:
Igo, Martin, 300 South Wabasha street
Lane. D. E.. $50 Wabasha street (third
fioor)
Street.
Now. therefore, notice is hereby given
that the said applications will be heard
and considered by the Common Council
at regular meetings of both branches
In the Court House and City Hall Build
ing ON and after the Third day of Janu-
ary, A. D. 1905, where all persons inter-
esfed may appear and be heard
GEORGE T. REDINGTON.
City Clerk.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-27
FOR sALE-MisceManeous

A. LYTLE,s DIAMOND PARLoRs, All
Robert ST., I'd floor. A good many
reasons why we can sell you diamonds
below market value. We buy diamonds
from others that want money. With
our 80 years experience we thoroughly
understand the diamond business. We
buy at our own price We can make
good profit and save you money Money
advanced on diamonds, watches and
furs. House established in 1875.
NO CLOTHES LIKE RIcE's, 60 EAST
Fourth st.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-27
TELEGRAPH 100000
WORDS PER HOUR
Wonderful instruments Exhib-
tied in London That Per-
form This Feat

LONDON, Dec. 26.-The average person
can write about thirty to thirty words
a minute A good typist can turn out
about double that amount.
There was exhibited at the Carlton hotel
yesterday a telegraph instrument that can
transmit messages and write them out in
the most legible of handwriting at the rate
of more than 10000 words an hour
This is the latest, and, it would seem,
the greatest marvel of electric telegraphy.
The fastest telegraphic instrument at
present in operation is the Wheatstone
automatic, which transmits kilograms from
city to city at the rate of 200 to 250
words a minute. But messages when sent
by this system still have to be translated
from the Morse telegraphic language into
ordinary language. and this can be done
only at ordinary writing speed. The new
Pollak- -Virag telegraph instrument trans
mits messages at nearly four times the
speed, and delivers them direct from the
instrument written in the plainest of ordi-
nary copybook handwriting.
How Message Is Transmitted
How it is done is a technical marvel
that takes an electrical expert to grasp
completely but roughly simplified the sys-
tenn Is a commonplace.
First, the message to be transmitted is
converted into telegraphic dots and dashes
on perforator that looks like an ordinary
typewriter. This perforator punches In a
slip of paper complicated series of holes
that correspond in electrical impulses to
the form of letters.
By passing this slip over series of cyl
inders, electric waves find their way
through the prepared holes, quick as a
lightning flash, and are transmitted in
simultaneously to the other end of the
wire, however far it is, and come out in
the same sequence in which they entered
The manner in which the letters are re-
cordd is the marvel.
Photography Aids In Writing
Photography is called in. The electric
waves are conveyed to a little mirror, and
they make the mirror move in two di-
rections-horizonta1 and vertical Electric
light is focused on the mirror and then
directed from it to a slip of sensitized
paper.
The mirror moves only about the hun
dredth part of a millimeter, and the ex-
-posure of the sensitized paper is only
about the thousandth part of second,
but the lightning flash is quicker, and,
though the eye cannot follow the writing,
yet it appears. plain as pikestaff, and
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-27
BUSINESS CHANCES

TAILOR MADE CLOTHES AT 50 EAST
Fourth.
WANTED-GOOD MEN WHO CAN IN
vest $4,000 in a good, running brewery
to take charge of the outside business
will have good chance to double money
in two or three years; if $6, 900 worth
of stock is taken the position of secre-
tary goes with it at a good salary; this
stock has never been offered on the
market, and only sold on account of too
much business. Address P. B., 100
Globe.
FOR SALE-A VERY DESIRABLE MA
chine and repair shop, residence, loca-
tion and business; manufacture wood
saving machinery. which is in great de-
mand; more business than can attend
to; want to retire; bargain. Irving
Fox, Rochester, MINI.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-27
cLAfRvoYAMTs

GYPSY FORTUNE TELLER, JUST
future; advice given in ali affairs of
life. Call and consult her. 241 West
Third
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-27
SAVARD BROS. yss5ss4:5s' r. E:;:::: !;
Lacy Assistant Telephone Main 2533-Jl.

DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT RINGS, $40
TO $500; solid gold wedding rings, So to
SIS. NJ L. Finkelstein, 112 East Seventh
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-27
AMNouMcE EMENTs

THE TRUSTEES OF THE STATE Saw
INGS BANK, 4th and MINI. Sts., have
declared their 28th semi-annual interest
dividend at the rate Of per cent per
1904. The new interest period begins
Jan. L 1905. Deposits made on or be-
fore Jan. 3, 1905, draw 6 mos interest
July 1 next. G. G. Lawrence. Treas.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-27
MASSAGE

MISS oLSTAD. TRAINED MAssEUsE,
baking process, massage; open Sunday.
309 Phoenix Bldg, corner Cedar and
Seventh St; N. w. phone M 742-L1
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FFNA n Gal

FFRA RClAL
out mortgage or indorser. Only Sc
curity your name Others on house
hold furniture, pianos. etc, without re-
moval from your possession. Mime
sofa Mortgage Loan Co., 316-317 Pioneer
Press bldg.
Shorta AT LOWEST RATES
SffOEl IOdssS on easy payment plan.
Furniture, pianos, etc. 730 Globe bldg
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-27
LOST

LoST-CHRISTMAS DAY, BETWEEN
L O'clock and 1 o'clock midday Oh in
terurban car or getting off at Prior av.,
I9dys gun metal ta. chatelaine hat 1iye
nicate Portland Stone Company, 9515
East Fourth st.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-27
SEWING AaAcHlkES

SINGERS, WHITES, DOMESTIC, STAN
dards, Wheeler & Wilson, SIS. so; drop
heads SIG. so; automatic Wilcox &,
Gibbs, patent, S33. so; cash or time; ten
years guarantee. SO West Seventh.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-27
Banners, Badges ana Buttons

SOCIETY BADGE AND LEATHER
pocketbook work Western Badge and
Novelty Co., 357 Minnesota st.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-27

MADE CLOTHES At 60 EAST
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-27
EMPLoYMEMr AcENcY

EMPLOYERS, ARE YOU LOOKING FOR
good help? If so call at Endicott Bu-
reau.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-27
FoR REM-FurnlshedRooms
RooMsndRoARD oFFERE0

ROOM AND GOOD TABLE BOARD AT
$3.50 per week. Address K 1864, Globe.
If YOU ARE LOOKING FOR ROOM
and board it will pay you to call at The
Globe office and look over The Globes
free rental list; there are some good
rooms registered.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-27
WANTED TO RUY

FINE REPAIRING, RICE, TAILOR,
East Fourth.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-27
CONTRACT WORK

Dec. 20 1902
Bisbee daily review., 1904-08-25
Copper Market
 SIN APPARENTLY
 Good Condition
DATA SHOWING THE POSITION OF THE METAL MARKET AT
 THE PRESENT TIME.
Attempts Made to Make a Sensation Out of Calumet & HecIa Sale-Fscts and Figures Show That Price and Quality is Normally at Level.

An attempt vas made last week 10 make a sensation out of aD arn9Ince- ment that the Calumet & Hecia had sold a big block of copper under the market and had changed it's position on the metal, says the Mining Gazette. This followed an equally positive statement that the Calumet had 20- 100000 pounds of copper on hand. The best information obtainel by the writer of this article at the ti.-ie ;iese reports were in circulation, was that the last sale made by the Callries peo pie was at 12 3-4 cents, that .1oy were all sold up to October and that the other big producers in this country were sold up months aheai and were out of the market.
 The small producers are storir g some copper. for they do not care 10 sacrifice it at 12 5-S cents a DO md. Tie cut of IS cent a pound was made IL the attempt to find a customer for small lots of a customerkettqOeTha small lots of a more or less srccula i7c character
 The leading authorities agree that AHC NOpPtl iAdA htN AS WI sN@OAcf NN sr.te the stagnation in the home de mand The brass mills in the Naug- atuck valley report that business in picking up however, and after they use up the current supplies Of copper, which will be by Sept. l. they will come into the market and higher prices ought to result.
 The statistical position of the metal is summed up as follows in the En- gineering & Mining Journal:
 While the actual production of cop per is. to some extent, a matter Of con- lecture, nevertheless there are sources from which figures can be obtained, giving an approximation to the true position Using such information as is obtainable. We have. therefore, pre- pared the following table, showing im- ports. exports and approximate con sumption for the first half of ;he cur rent year:
 Tons. Stocks, Jan ...-..1........ 15,407 Production, six months. ..... .161 ,6S0 Net Imports. s............ 3S,950 Total supply. ................ 276, ,G37 Exports -111 ,024
Bisbee daily review., 1904-08-25
Remarkable Story
 New Gold Fields
QUALITY AND RICHNESS OF THE ORES ARE SHOWN BY ACT
 UAL CHECKS.
Claim Made That the New Camp Will Produce Within Months Five Millions Of poliars-Thirty-Eseht Thousand Dollars for One Car Lead.

To those who doubt the quality and richness of the ores whicr have been and are being produced at Goldfeld, says the Goldfield News, there is noth- ing more convincing than the checks received from the smelters. These are coming in with interesting ire quency.
 Below is the approximate produc- ton of the four leading mines to date, which is based on the actual shelter returns as far as received and a con- servative guess upon the value of the ore in transit and on the dumps. In addition to these four there are a number of other properties which have encountered shipping ore, but have not as yet made any shipments 10 the smelters:
 Combination. shipping ore. ..s 275,0O0 Combination, mill ore on
 Cump .-......-..--. zou,ooO January shipping ore..... 240,000 January, mill ore on dump. 250,000 Jumbo, shipping ore. ..... POO, 1000 Jumbo, mill ore on dump.... 5O,000 Florence. shipping ore... 125,0 Florence, mill on dump.... 15,000
 Total .......s1,4 q ,435 ,OOO
Bisbee daily review., 1904-08-25
ADDITIONAL MINING NEWS CON
 TiNUED ON PAGE FOUR.
EXCURSION RATES.

The s. P. Go. will have tickets on sale on September 1st to September 5th inst. on account of the Triennial Conclave of the Knights Templar at San Francisco. Cal. from Benson to San Francisco and return for s35, re- turn limit September 20, 1904.
 Continuous passage will be required on going trip, but on return trip stop overs will be given in California, but not in Arizona. CARL ROCK,
 Benson Agent.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-08-25

Mrs. Pennington Will open the Min CT Boarding House on O. K. St, for merly the Leonard. at 4 o'clock today (ThuTsday). Having thoroughly rem ovated the house. the patronage of the public is respectfully solicited. a24
Bisbee daily review., 1904-08-25
WORLDS FAIR RATES.

Call at E. P. & s. W. depot for the cheapest rates to St. Louis, Chicago and all points East, single or round trip; also summer excursion rates to coast points. We can give you the cheapest rates via the best routes to anywhere you want tc go.
 H. H. NEEDHAM,
 Agent
Bisbee daily review., 1904-08-25
Aprroxlmate consumptlon. :.

Approximate consumption. .... s4,S20
 Total deductions. ns.... 201 ,S44
 Stocks July 1............. 74,193
 The statement above given, which We believe at least approximately cor rect. shows that the stocks of copper in this country are, as they were at the beginning of the year, at about the normal level; that is, they do not ex- ceed the quantity of copper which is necessarily always on hand. in transit. in process of refining and the like We are unable to find that there is any considerable accumulation of the met al in sellers or producers hands, and On this point the outlook for the trade is certainly a favorable one
Bisbee daily review., 1904-08-25

river to this city, where the transfer ring will be done. This, on the other hand. will result in material benefit to the city"
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-20
NOTICE OF SALE OF STOCK.

Notice is hereby given that on the
4th day of February. 1904, at 10
o'clock a. m, at the east door of the
Spokane county courthouse in Spo-
kane, Wash, l will, by order of the
board of trustees of the Little Joe
Black Hawk Mining company, sell at
public auction to the highest bidder
for cash the stock in said company
represented by the following describ-
ed certificates of stock therein. or so
many shares thereof as may be neces-
sary to pay the unpaid and delin-
quent assessments on the entire num-
Der of shares represented by such GER
tificates respectively and the expense
OF such sale as follows: Certificate
No. 2, Barbara Hage owner. 1000
shares, amount delinquent 81; certifi-
cate No. 81. w. Il. Seanor owner, 1857
shares. amount delinquent $13.4O;
certificate No. al. Edwin A. Smith
owner. 1000 shares. amount delin-
quent 81; certificate No. So Guy Will
lard owner. 5000 shares. amount de-
linquent SIS; certificate No. SO, w.
w. McCreary owner, 5000 shares.
amount delinquent SIS; certificate No.
so. T.. ]. Bower owner, II, 900 shares,
amount delinquent $i4; certificate No.
SO. Joseph Hoelmen owner. 1880
shares. amount delinquent $25; GER
tificate No. 118. b. w. Walker owner,
5000 shares, amount delinquent $4S.
Dated at Spokane. Wash. January
IS, 1904. s. p. DOMER.
Secretary Little Joe Black Hawk
Mining Company.