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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-08-27

Next to air and food in the human
economy comes exercise. We may
have plenty of fresh air, and a proper
and yet, without helpful daily exer-
else these will not avail to keep the
body in good condition. In answer 10
the question, "Why do we grow old?"
a French writer gives these three rea-
sons: I'VE do not get enough phys
poisoned by microbes. which the pha-
gocytes have not succeeded In de-
stroying. and we are depressed by fear
of death" OF the three reasons il
will be noted that he gives the place
of first Importance to lack of exercise
the place of physical activity as
preserver Of youth and energy. Grow
young as you grow older by cultivat-
ing a moderate love of good, healthful,
honest sport" is sound advice. Walk
ing, running, jumping, rowing. play
ing golf, tennis or croquet, or any other
mild form Of exercise in the open air
keeps the muscles supple and pre-
vents the joints from stiffcning, fills
the lungs with life-giving oxygen and
keeps the blood from becoming slug
gish or the liver torpid. In short, it
tune and up to concert pitch" just as
exercise keeps the voice or musical
instrument In perfect tone.-Success.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-08-27

90 little did the youngsters appreciate
the value OF. their discovery that on
their way home they amused them
selves by dlnging the coins into the
village pond.
Ultimately nearly seven thousand
coins were recovered from this buried
treasure chest, and they proved to be
Of the reigns OF William 4 and William
IL. and in a wonderful state OF preser-
walton.
A similar discovery was Eiade near
Wetherby, in Yorkshire, when heavy
cart, passing over country road, stuck
fast in a rut, and on being released
disclosed n number of silver coins,
which had escaped from the burst lid
of a chest hidden under the roadway.
1t was assumed that the chest of coins
had been buried there In the perilous
days of the civil war, and that the
gradual sinking OF the road and the
weight Of the passing cart had at last
brought II agnin to the light OF day.
In the year 1916 a most valuable
deposit of treasure was revealed In the
strangest fashion at Cuerdale, near
Preston, in Lancashire. Some laborers
were digging near the banks Of the
River Ribble when the pickaxe Of one
Of them struck something harder than
earth and more yielding than rock.
On removing his pick he found trans
fixed at the end of it large ingot of
silver. Plying his tool with renewed
vigor he soon discovered wealth, con-
sisting Of scores Of silver ingots weigh
ing in all over 1000 ounces.
Similar fortune befell a couple of
laborers who were digging in a ditch
near GLASTONBURY, In Somersetshire,
when they unearthed an ancient chest
full of coins of the days of the Stuarts.
They took samples of the coins to a
neighboring antiquary Of wealth, who
not only paid the men large sum for
their treasure, but purchased a score
or more acres Of land adjacent to the
lucky ditch. And here the irony OF
fortune is well illustrated, for al
though the antiquary spent thousands
Of pounds in buying and excavating
his land, not single coin was dis
covered beyond those which q stroke
Of the spade had revealed.
This is the kind NJ trick fortune
loves to play on designing men. Not
very many years ago, when the thatch-
ed roof OF an ancient cottage near
Ripon was removed a rich nest of
5-guinea gold pieces was discovered
hidden away under IL. When the news
Of this treasure trove came to the ears
Of neighboring land owner he was so
fred by the lust of gold that he forth
with purchased a dozen similar cot
tages in the district and had them all !
pulled down, but not a solitary coin |
was found in exchange for the 5000 |
the experiment cost him.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-08-27
FIND HIDDEN WEALTH.
People Discover Treasure at Unex-
pected Places and Times.

Hidden treasure has an irresistible
attraction for the human race. On the
slightest hint from seer. or fortune
teller some one is sure TO dig where the
hidden treasure is supposed to be, and
disappointment does not discourage
another attempt when another tip
is received. Very few have ever come
upon hidden treasure. and the few
have found it Unexpectedly.
Take, for instance. that romantic I'M
earthing Of 100000 coins in the bed Of
the River Dove, in Staffordshire
seventy-two years ago Some work
men were engaged in removing a mud
bank which had formed in the center
of the river, when one of them was
amazed to find on raising his spade
that it glistened with silver coins
Attracted by the digger's exclama-
tons of astonishment and delight. his
fellow workmen hurried up, and in a
moment half a dozen men were scamb-
ling and fighting for the treasure
feverishly filling their pockets, their
hats and beer cans with silver coins,
which were worth their weight in gold
lOI tnty Ntlt VI lhc tllut VI tue uISl
two Edwards. and had lain in the river
for 500 years. That the bulk OF the
treasure trove was ultimately claimed
by the Duchy of Lancaster matters
little, for its finders had already APP
propriated scores of thousands OF
precious disks.
Only two years later a few village
boys were playing at marbles on Sun
day afternoon in field near Beaworth,
in Hampshire, when one of them
caught sight of a piece of lead pro-
jecting from a cart rut in rough road
that crossed the pasture. Tugging at
the strip of metal he disclosed a hole,
and through the exposed opening he
saw a pile of glittering coins, bright
ls IL fresh from the mint To fill his
pockets and those of his playmates
vas the work of few moments, and
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-08-27
STORY OF a GREAT SCANDAL
Ferdinand DeLesseps and HE Connec-
tion with the Panama Canal.

Special interest attaches to the Pa
mama canal scandal in France because
the great undertaking has become an
American enterprise and because, from
partisan sources, there have been
grave charges of financial crookedness
in connection with securing a title
from the French holders The plan TO
cut the isthmus of Panama with ca
nal was projected in May, 1879. Nj.
de Lesseps went personally over the
ground in 1880, said that the water
way could be completed in eight years
and that from the start 1t should pay
per cent or better, upon the invest
ment. 1t was his name and standing
that interested the French people, for
he had built the Suez canal, an achieve
ment of his own suggestion. 1t was
opened with imposing ceremonies in
1869, the Empress of France leading
the procession of royal personages. The
man who had done so much TO honor
his country upon the eve of her mis-
fortunes was beloved of his people
to enthusiasm.
All classes, capitalists, tradesmen
and peasants, were eager TO subscribe
for stock and 1851 100000 were real
lied. 1t being given out at the time
that two responsible contractors had
agreed to do the entire work of con-
struction for about double that sum.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-08-27
,Possums Show Cunnine.

John Toussaint Of Cahokia declares
he is the first man TO discover how
oppossums ravage hen roosts, says the
st. Louis Globe-Democrat He states
that for years the farmers OF this vicin-
ity have lost their chickens and could
not account for 1t. Mr.. Toussaint says
that he was sitting at his window
early in the morning, when he noticed
a 'possum steal along the fence and
enter his poultry house. He believed
the animal would soon return and Sc
cured his shotgun. The animal did
return in a secoad or so. and as it
came In sight Toussaint fired. He
killed the 'possum and went to secure
1t, finding one Of his fine chickens
firmly grasped in the 'possum's tail
Mr.. Toussaint says that the animal
visits the henroost regularly, and that
no chicken ever screeches, because its
breath is cut off by the pressure OF the
animals tail. When the tail is safely
stretched around the neck of the chick
en- the 'possum starts off, dragging the
fowl after him.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-08-27

Later, after the chamber of deputies
had twice rejected the proposition. the
establishment of lottery TO raise
more money was authorized. a cOndi-
ton imposed by the Minister of FL
nance being that the tide-water canal
be abandoned and locks substituted.
NJ. Eiffel. of Eiffel tower fame, was
paid 30,OO0,000 francs merely for the
machinery necessitated by this change.
After the lottery scheme was sanction
ed a loan was authorized by the cham
Der and to float 1t Baron Joseph Rel
mach was handed 100000 francs The
best he could do was TO increase the
funds by 6OO,OOO,OOO francs. and
Charles de Lesseps. the son. agreed for
the total said to be on hand to COM
plete the canal within three years.
The crash came in 1892 and moth
ing worthy of being compared with
it had been heard since the notorious
Mississippi bubble blown by John
Law. No way or chance of diverting
money appears to have been overlook
ed. Journalists were paid princely
sums to draw the most alluring pic
lures and induce subscriptions to
stock. Legislators were bought with
little regard to the price paid Off
Gals drew the most exorbitant sala-
ries and had favored subordinates to
help garner the golden harvest How
widely the itching to plumber the fund
extended is shown by the fact that in
1888 the Prime Minister and his i'm
mediate predecessor arbitrarily forced
the company to contribute 10000
francs, not for canal building, but "for
the good of France a formula that
had been made to cover a multitude of
sins. After the alleged turning of the
limelight on the situation there were
still 660,000,OOO francs unaccounted
for.
A Juror of excitement followed the
expose. Baron Reinach killed himself.
some say because of remorse. others
say because he was bounded TO death
by menaces and attempts at black
mail. His partner, DR. Herr, a Bava-
rian Jew, who had been wise enongb
to become naturalized in this country
fed to England, and Arton, the 90
between, also decamped. The papers
of the Baron showed the names of
many deputies who had been brihed
and papers that had been subsidized
but they received little by wav of
advertising and their schemes of "pro-
noting were, so winked at that thev
had no hesitancy in denouncing in bit-
ter terms the legislators who had sold
out to the manipulators of the Panama
fraud. Eleven persons were criminal
ly prosecuted for completely, six of
them being ex-cabinet ministers. Tho
one doubly punished was NJ. Baihant
ex-Minister of Public Works, who bod
the courage to plead guilty and was
denounced not alone by his colleagues
but by the public. making the singu'
lar claim that his confession showed a
lack of patriotism. The matter was
taken up again in 1897, but sven the
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-08-27
IkMSSSClenCe
= sfllveHfltion

The Illuminating power OF the sun
at zenith is estimated by M. Charles
Fabry at one hundred thousand can
dies.
In recent European experiments,
corpses have been kept for a certain
time In bath of chloride OF calcium
heated to 1z3 degrees, then taken out
and stepped for twenty-four hours in
cold solution OF sulphate of sodium.
The bodies are transformed into per-
feet mummies. to be kept indefinitely.
Lieutenant Colonel Bruce, who has
been studying the strange sleeping
sickness" which affects many OF the
Inhabitants of Uganda. ascribes the
spread Of the infection TO a species of
the famous tsetse fly, whose attacks
are fatal to horses and cattle in Africa
These flies are found to be infected
with the parasite that causes the sleep
Ing sickness by entering the blood and
the cerebro-spinal fluid, and the we'll
defined areas of country to which the
flies are confined correspond absolute
ly with the distribution OF the disease.
Where this species OF tsetse fly is not
found sleeping sickness is unknown.
a second blossoming Of trees late in
the season, after the usual forming of
buds for the next year, may result
from some injury, such as removal
OF the leaves. If the inference of NJ.
K. Apert is correct. In October, 1900,
this observer saw white lilac In full
bloom, the bush having small green
leaves and beautiful clusters Of white
flowers, while some hundreds OF feet
away was another bush of the usual
autumnal appearance. Investigation
showed that worms had eaten off the
leaves OF the first bush several months
before. return OF the worms in July,
1903, was followed by a partial re-
production of the phenomenon, and NJ.
Apert believes that a second Towering
of fire-injured trees, reported by NJ
Jolly as a result of the action of heat
was really due to destruction Of the
leaves. 1t is proposed to test the theory
by removing the leaves of apple trees,
pear trees, etc, in July or August
1t is an old question, Are the 20
odd chemical elements really elemen-
tary, or are they compounded OF some
thing still more elementary" In the
light of the recent discoveries about
radium Prof. Il. w. Clarke recurs to
a theory, advocated by him many
years ago, that as the planets were
evolved out Of the original nebula
which gave birth TO the solar system,
the chemical elements themselves were
also evolved out of something far less
complex than themselves. The fact
that existing nebulae are very simple
in composition, while stars in various
stages of evolution exhibit more and
more complexity, until. in solidifed
bodies, like the earth, great number
of chemical elements with myriad
Of compounds are found. is regarded as
strongly supporting this theory. The
phenomena of radium lead to the ad-
ditional suggestion that as In the de-
ve.opment of the heavenly bodies we
seem to see the growth of the elements,
SO in radio-activity we witness their
decay.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-08-27
Stage Fright and selrConso,o

Stage fright is an intense form of
self-consciousness, but the man who t.
incapable of stage fright lacks the san-
strive temperament to achieve great
power as an artist. The man WIZ
oyercomes stage fright by getting ont
Oh MS own way, and by letting the
character he is playing, or the music
he Is interpreting work through him
as clear, unseltish channel. receives
new power for his work in the pro.
portion that he shuns his own interior
ing selnshness.-Leslie's Monthly.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-08-27

prosecuting officer helped to shut up
the scandal and to this day II is not
known where by far the larger share
OF the missing funds went to. The
masses in France are exceptionally
honest, and IL is a strange contradic-
ton that those of the accused who
again ran for office had no trouble in
being reelected.
To form a judgment OF Ferdinand
de Lesseps 1t is essential to know
something OF his history prior to the
Panama affair. He was born at Yer
sailles in 1905. His grandfather had
been in the diplomatic service and his
father was consul TO Egypt in the days
of Mohammet Ali. Ferdinand was
himself educated for diplomacy, and
it was because of his ability rather
than because he was a cousin of the
Empress Eugene that he did diplo-
matte service in Spain, Italy, Egypt
and other countries. 1t was to Said
Pasha. who had just been appointed
viceroy of Egypt, that de Lesseps pre-
scented the project of the Suez canal.
Said Pasha entered heartily into the
plan, subscribed for a large share of
the stock which was sold sixteen years
later 10 England in its movement TO
get control of the important water
way. Gladstone was friendly to the
undertaking from the outset and help
ed il in that way of his which was so
effective. He was the great friend of
de Lesseps and was like the people of
France in regarding him as a man of
answering integrity. Powerful aid
was honestly given to the Suez enter
prise and the viceroy poured money
into it as needed
The Panama affair was complete
reversal. Its pretended friends were
grabbers of the hungriest and most I'M
scrupulOus type. They ruined the I'M
dertaking and the man who entered
upon 1t with sincerity and a spotless
character upon which the unscrupu-
lOus associates banked while robbing
the subscribers. He was beyond the
psalmists allotment Of years to man
and physically incapacitated mentally
weakened and leaning upon an incom-
petent son to look after his affairs
when they most needed the supervi-
sion of a man who would sanction
nothing questionable. He never knew
that the son was party to disreput-
able methods. that he himself was con-
victed of misrepresentation of funds
and sentenced to I've years imprison-
ment. or that while he sat paralvzed
at home the finding was reversed by
the court. He did know that the nm
dertaking was doomed TO failure and
the burden of his lament was thar 50
many of the poor of France had suf
fered loss where he confidently ex
pected to give them profit He saw
them gathered about him as he gazed
into the embers of his CRATE fire dur
ing his last days and his mind went
10 them rather than to the friends
who called. His honor to-day is held
above reproach among the great body
OF the French people and they pro-
hounce prepOsterOus the suggestion
that he was swindler He was tech
nically such because of the position
which he nominally filed. but the con-
Vlnclng evidence is that he was vic
tlm, not a conspirator; a worthy man
among rogues that included his son.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-08-27
Good Reason.

She smiles and laughs the livelong day;
Pray do not think her simple
She'll laugh at anything you say
Because she has dimple.
Yale Record
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-08-27
Learning 10 Listen.

Learn how to listen and you viii
profit even from those who talk badly
-Plutarch.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-08-27

Doctor Holmes, being asked by a
young physician what sign to put on
his door, replied: THE smallest few
ers gratefully received"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-17
BUsTLE OF BUILDING.
News From Salisbury and Spencer In
dictates That Both Places Are
Pushing Ahead Rapidly.
Especial to News and Observer.

Salisbury, N c., Dec. 15.-EVery
ambitious citizen of Salisbury is great
ly concerned just now about the pros
poets for a $4,000 public building, d
bill for which amount is being press
ed in Washington. Mayor Boyde1,
of this city, has just returned from
a. visit to the national capital in the
interest of the proposed apprOpria-
ton and it is generally believed that
Salisbury's claims will receive FAVOR
able consideration at the hands OF
the committee.
The Salisbury and Spencer Streer
Railway is now taking definite shape,
the laying of track between the two
towns having been practically COM
pleted A large power house for the
use of the company in operating the
cars, as well as lighting both towns,
is also nearing completion, and IL is
expected that cars will be running IN
the next few weeks. The company
has Just closed a contract for light
ing the streets of Salisbury and Spcn-
Ger authorities are making an e1ort
to secure lights likewise.
Meroney's new opera house, well
located and handsomely designed. is
now we'll under way and VIII be COM
pleted in the early spring. When an
ished it will be one of the handsomest
structures of the kind in North Caro-
| lima. The seating capacity Will be
about 1900.
The Kesler Cotton Mills is material
| ly charging its plant having just
placed $500 new spindles, giving the
mill a capacity of $4,000 spindles
The mammoth iron shop building
| of the Southern Railway at Spencer
has been practically completed by
the contractors and will be ready for
occupancy by the first of the new
year. The structure, which is 600
( feet long. $50 feet wide and 6S feet
III height built of iron and brick, is
one of the most substantial in the en-
tire South. The Southern is also do
ing a large amount of grading at Spen-
Ger preparatory to charging its yards
/ at that point.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-17
STEWART Is TAKEN DOWN.
\ Sacrifice to Party Harmony in the
Prohibition Camp.
tBv The AssOciated Press. }

Chicago, Dec. 15.-After an all day
session of the Prohibition National
Executive Connnittee where heated
debate varied from personal invec-
tive and villilication of motive 10 a
demand for prayer for guidance. Ma
tional Chairman oliver w. Stewart,
of Chicago, was at midnight, deemed
a necessary sacrifice to party har-
mony and his resignation was prac-
tically demanded by q vote of "a to
20 of the members OF the national
committee.
Stewart said the decrease in the
prohibition vote was due to the at
lacks of d prominent prohibition pa
per and certain individuals on the
method of conducting the campaign.
He accused John G.. ,Wooley and his
associates of causing all the trouble.
He said:
when the matter of nominating
General Miles on the prohibition
ticket came up, Mr.. Wooley and l
talked 1t over and agreed that he
would be a good candidate if he
would subscribe to the principles of
our party. | communicated With
General Miles and ascertained he was
Democrat, hence l decided it would
be inexpedient to nominate him.
Wooley criticised me for taking this
position" ~
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-17
TO ESCAPE SHAME
He DIED
SWeton Threatened With
Exposure of Relations
With His Wife's
Daughter.
CBy the Associated Press. }

Paris. Dec. 15.-The Circumstance s
attending the death of Deputy Gabriel
Svyeton, who was found dead from
asphyxiation in his apartments at
N,,il1y December 8, are developing in-
to a domestic drama of startling
magnitude
1t is established that tie wife OF
M. SyVetou was about - apply for 4
divorce on the grounds Of improper
relations between NJ. SyVeton and
Madame Menard, a daughter oi
Madame SyVetOn by a former husband.
Both M. Menard and Madame SyVc-
ton had accused the deputy of these
relations and family courcil took
place shortly before NJ. SYGetons
death, ut which violent. scenes were
enacted, M. Menard DECLARING that II
was the duty of the deputy 10 pu1 \
Bullet through his head and Madalre
Syyeton announcing her. purpose Ia
SHE for q divorce. This was the eTt
OF M. Syyeton's trial for assuming
War Minister Andre in the Chamber
of Deputies
The deputy foresaw the public dis
closure Of his relation with his wife >
daughter and thereupon committed
suicide for the purpose Of aVerting the
disclosure.
In the course of the investigation
it developed that Syveton had been
receiving a salary Of $4,000 as secre
tary for Count Boni DeCasteiiane.