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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-04-09

In the universal failure of our
courts to sustain, or in any way
approach, the high standard for
efficiency set for them by the
people, the Pacific Coast Miner
finds cause for pessimism and
not without reason would, doubt
less, be the verdict Of thought
full, public spirited men through
out the country today. Says
that paper:
1.-THE results of the recent
trials of swindlers who have been
robbing the public all over Amer
lea show very clearly that the
sufferers by misrepresentation
and fraud need not look to the
courts for redress. A prominent
Journal in commenting on the re-
cent Wright trial in London re-
marked that had he been tried
in this country he would never
have been convicted, and the
same might be applied to every
similar case of the kind which
has cropped up in our courts of
late.
This immunity has made in
dividuals of this class daring and
instead of profting by their es-
cape through laxity, not of the
law itself but in its execution.
they bave at times the audacity
to air themselves before an out
ragged public in an attempt to
make themselves out the injured
parties.
THE failure Of the courts to
do justice and the recognition
that they are rapidly becoming
the safeguards Of the criminal
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-04-09

classes will lead to trouble even
tually, when people find they
have no other, recourse but to
protect themselves against out
rage and robbery"
A very strong arraignment and
one hardly justified by existing
conditions, yet what intelligent,
observant man will say we are
not rapidly approaching just such
conditions as depicted in the
above.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-04-09

suppose 1 would have a sublime general
right to shake hands with the rest OF
you on the score of kinship IN Califor-
MIA ups and downs in the search of for
tune.
eff l were to tell you some OF my
experiences you would recognize Cali
fornia blood in me, fancy. The old,
old story would sound familiar no doubt.
have the usual stock of "reminiscences.
For instance, l went to Esmerelda ear
ly.
81 purchased largely in the Wide
West, the Winnemucca and other fine
claims, and was very wealthy. l Jared
sumptously on bread. when flour was
5000 barrel, and had beans every day
when. none but bloated aristocrats could
afford such grandeur. But l finished
by feeding batteries to quartz mill at
SIS week, and wishing was battery
myself and had somebody to feed me.
My claims in Esmerelda are there yet.
81 suppose could be persuaded to
sell. l went to the Humboldt district
when it was new. l became largely in
terested in the Alba Nueva and other
claims with gorgeous names, and was
rich again in prospect. 1 owned vast
mining property there. l would not
have sold out for less than $500, 900 at
that time, but will now. Finally |
walked home 200 miles-partly
for exercise and partly because stage
fares were expensive.
Next l entered upon an affiuent
career in Virginia City, and by judi
cious investment of labor and the capt.
tai of friends became the owner of
about all the worthless wildcat mines
there were in that part of the country.
Assessments did the business for me
there. There were 1T assessments to
one dividend, and the proportion of in
come to outlay was little against me.
My financial thermometer went down to
80 degrees Fahrenheit, and the subscri-
Der was frozen out. l took up extern
sions on the mainland extensions that
reached to British America in one direc-
ton and the Isthmus of Panama on the
other-and / verify believe l would
have been a rich man if I ever found
those Internal extensions. But didn't.
I ran tunnels till 1 tapped the Arctic
Ocean, and sunk shafts till l broke
through the roof of perdition, but those
extensions turned up missing every
time.
81 am willing to sell all that proper
ty and throw in the improvements.
Perhaps you remember the celebrated
North Ophir. l bought that mine. II
was very richin pure silver. You coulc
take it out in Jumps as big as filbert
But when it was discovered that these
Jumps were melted half dollars, anC
hardly melted at that, painful case o.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-04-09

This office is in. receipt of a sack of
garden seeds from Senator Dubois for
distribution among those desiring them.
Kindly send in your orders to the MIN
ING News.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-04-09
Ihe Honest D1tChr1l0s1.

I've dealt for years nit mining stock;
Can give you an item or two.
First, be careful how you talk
And still more careful vot you do.
Don't poom to small piece Of vloat
Or poost Wildcat up to high.
Lest you be dubbed a son-of-a-goat
Dot swindles on the sly.
Don't ask million for your CLAIM
And next day fall to ten,
Or the peoples all will cry out shame"
And say you've doled some lies again. -
Don't ask rHining man to go
Nit you out in some hills
And see your veil developed show
Yer he could put Some mills.
Den you start off and lead de way
Over logs and stones and steep hillsides:
Ven he gets der he finds no pay,
Put little stringer half inch vide.
Don't catch some tender voot and peel
De poots vrom off his veet,
And prove dot you would lie and steal.
And some dimes swindle and sheat.
Don't try to sell nit out a vail
And some Good ore in blaze,
Den you will have no shame at all
To look vite man in de vace.
You see rs Tutch, don't could spell
De English language blain,
But ven some truths want to tell,
De editor Won't complain.
The Rambling Bard of Idaho, Relief Gre
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-04-09

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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-15
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS

NEW YORK. May H.-Arrived: Phila-
delphia. from Southampton of Nantuck-
ct: Furnessia, from Glasgow; La Bretagne.
from Havre. Sailed: ST. Paul. for South
ampton; Neckar. for Bremen: Kroonand.
for Antwerp; Umbria, for LIVERPOOL; An
choria. for Glasgow; Pennsylvania, for
Hamburg; Minnehana. for London.
LIVERPOOL. May 4-Arrived Syl-
vania, from Boston; Lucania, from New
York; Cretic. from Boston: Sailed: Ell
ruria and Victorian. both for New York;
Wimfredian. for Boston.
CHERROURG. May l4-Arrived: Moltke.
from New York. for Hamburg and pro-
oeeded. Sailed: Bluecher. from Hamburg.
for New York; ST. Louis. from Southamp-
ton. for New York.
SAGRES. MAY 14-Passed: Napolitan
Prince. from New York. for Naples and
Palermo; Lombardia. from New York for
Italian ports.
PLYMOUTH May 14.-Arrived: Bar
barossa. from New York. for Bremen and
proceeded.
PRAWLE POINT. May 14-Passel: AM
sterdam. from New York. for Rotterdam.
GIBRALTAR. May l4.-Passed: Canopic,
from Genoa and Naples. for Boston.
QUEENSTOWN. May 14.-SaiIed: Arabic,
from Liverpool for New York.
MOVILLE. May l4-Sailed: Columbia.
from Glasgow for New York.
HAMBURG. May 14-Arrived: Graf
Waldersee, from New York.
ANTWERP May li-sailed: Finland. for
New York.
LONDON. May 14-sailed: Mesaba. for
New York
HAVRE. May 4-sailed: La Savoie. for
New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-15
A FOOT RACE.
Minister vs. Boy.

Facts are facts and stubborn things
indeed. says a Michigan clergyman who
had memorable food experience.
1.-The fact is when man gets all out of
sorts physically because OF arrangement
OF the stomach SO that his heart action is
bad. is very nervous owing TO physical or
gans impaired and nothing he can eat OF
an ordinary kind will properly assimilate
IL Is time 10 call halt. Such was my case
two years ago last March when | com
menced using Grape-Nuts according TO d.
rectiOns and have continued their use up 10
the present time with the result that | am
IN better health physically and mentally
than | have been TOR many years having
passed my SD year.
To demonstrate this fact | proposed a
foot-Tace with my ll-year old boy who
was very fleet on foot and he being bare
foot ina gined he could outrun his Pa but
j was besting him until a slip of my foot
on muddy place caused me 10 stumble
and found myself rolling In the mud in the
road. soon found my footing again I'M
damaged and had TO join in good. hearty
laugh with my wife and daughter
why should i not recommend Grape
Nuts 10 my friends when the food has done
so much for me for / am confident that
had ii not been for the help this excellent
food supplied / would to-day have been
past recovery. Instead of growing old now
] feel younger than l have for years with
more mental strength as well as physical
and can preach better sermons than ever
before" Name given by Postum Co. Bat
tie Creek Mich.
Grape-Nuts makes far healthier keener
brains. \ dull worn out brain can be re-
made on this food. There's reason.
Look In eacn pkg. for the famous little
book. "rhe Road 10 Melville"
Worlds Fair Exhibit Space i03.
Agricultural Building.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-15
MOTOR CARS ARE TO Be
RUN ON THE |, {, & "
Local Traffic. Where the Road Is
Paralleled by Interurbans, to
Have New Accommodations.
WILL MAKE FAST TINE.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, May H.-"Before the
end Of the summer motor cars will be in
operation on all divisions of the Lake
Erie & Western Railway where interurban
lines parallel the railroad" said Super
intendent f. T. Bowles. of the Peoria divi-
sion Of the L. Z. &, W., this afternoon.
Mr. Bowles said arrangements had been
made for this innovation. which will mark
an epoch in the history of Indiana rail-
ways. Motor cars will be installed on the
Peoria division within two months and
will run from Lafayette to Upton. The
new form of transportation will be oper-
ated on the Indianapolis and Michigan
City divisions of the l. E. & W. soon and
the experiments will be watched by other
roads In the State which are fighting the
competition of the interurban. The Lake
Erie is making the test in the hope of
solving the problem of successfully COM
peting with the electric roads, which have
taken away large percentage of its local
passenger traffic.
Mr.. Bowles declared that the motor cars
were found to be feasible He said gasoline
would furnish the motive power for these
cars. The motors can be installed in the
regulation passenger coach and with some
minor changes these cars can be operated
like an electric The motor cars can
easily maintain speed of fifty miles an
hour. No additional equipment Will be
needed by the railroads along the right
of-way, with the exception of ''Y'' tracks
here and there, on which the cars may
turn around.
The purpose of General Passenger Agent
II. j. Rheims recent visit TO Kansas City
was TO inspect some motor cars turned out
by a firm there and il is said he we'll
satisfied with the system. Mr.. Bowles said
that all the officials of the Lake Erie con-
CURED in the proposition and that it will
surely be given a trial.
The Lake Erie is paralleled in Indiana by
about $50 miles of interurban railway
Superintendent Bowles says that interme-
date stations will be established between
the present stopping places wherever need
ed. The motor cars will run about two
hours apart throughout the day. He was
not prepared to say whether the fare would
be any cheaper on the motor cars, but said
that the regular trains would be made
faster by dropping many stations from
their schedule. No freight or express
business will be undertaken by the motor
cars, passengers alone being carried.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-15
BANQUET GIVEN BY THE
PURDUE SENIOR CLASS
Graduates of This Year Discuss an
Elaborate Menu and Listen
to Many Toasts.
JUNIOR BANQUET PLANS

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Ind. May 4.-Members of
the senior class of Purdue University who
will receive their diplomas on June held
elaborate banquet at the Hotel Lair to-
night. Nearly every member of the 1904
class was present. and many invited guests,
including members of the faculty. L. Muir
ray Grant. of Waverly, Wash. acted as
POSTMASTER. and toasts were responded 10
Miles. Milford. Ind; What Haven't We
Done?" Charles S. Rauh, Indianapolis;
The Boys" Helen T. Darby; Lafayette;
Evansville: The Seal of 1904. Horace a:
Cook Miller. Ind: Future Fellowships.
Charles d. Babcock, West Lafayette The
banquet committee was composed or sam
uel c. Clifford Evansville. chairman; Hugo
Bartholdt. New York; Lauson stone, Am
herst, Mass; Frank a. Whtted, Maruns-
vile: Frederick T. Huston. Fort wayne
Purdue juniors will hold their annual
class banquet next Wednesday night, ana
the members of the university faculty are
endeavoring TO prevent recurrence of the
disgraceful riot that resulted last year from
the attempt of the 1905 class 10 hold BAN
quet in Columbian Hall. Last year affair
cost the class $500 for fines and damages,
resulted in the arrest OF nfteen members
OF the class and the suspension from the
university of Class President Wells and
three others who were on the committee.
This year the banquet Will Ge held IN the
Hotel Hines, and the juniors have given
President Stone their assurance that there
will be no trouble. the sophomores having
agreed not TO modest their rivals. Whether
this pledge will be kept is a matter OF
doubt. for ii does not come from the class
as a whole, but only from some of the OFF,
GERS.
The university is making extensive ar
rangements for the reception or Prince fu
I.un, the representative of the throne OF
China who will visit the university on May
"a with his retnue of servants and escorts
under the chaperonage of Governor Durbin
and other prominent state officials. One
OF the features of the exercises in honor OF
the princes visit will be a battalion drill
by the cadet corps.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-15
SUCCESSFUL CARNIVAL
CLOSED At COLUMBUS

Special to the indianapolis Journal
COLUMBUS. Ind. May 1.-THE Modern
Woodmen carnival closed here tonight,
after a successful week from a financial
standpoint. The rain this afternoon spoiled
the automobile parade and ii was called
off
1t was the intention to call all of the
school children together this afternoon and
present them with thirty-foot silk flag on
behalf of the local camp of Woodmen, but
this ceremony was postponed on account of
the bad weather. The flag will be presented
on the day that the new school building is
dedicated and as the contract for the
building has not yet been awarded there is
no telling just when the dedication will
take place.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-15
INDIANA WOMAN THINKS
SHE WAS OPERATED ON
New Albany Victim of Hysteria
Believed She Had Tumor and
Insisted on Being Cut Open.
UNIQUE DECEPTION USED
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, May 14-Carefully
wrapped in bandages and laboring under
the delusion that she has undergone
dangerous operation for tumor in the
stomach, a New Albany woman lies at
the Kentucky University Hospital in
Louisville while her physicians are care
fully watching her in the anticipation that
their unique deception may permanently
cure the hysteria with which she has been
afflicted for several months.
The experiment is a rare one. The patient
was operated on for a tumor of the
stomach several years ago. Since that
time her physicians say she has been con-
stantly harassed with the hallucination
that there would be ultimate recurrence
OF the humorous growth. About three
months ago she sustained a fright which
upset her nerves A few days afterward
she fancied she detected symptoms of a
recurring tumOr. Her physicians made a
trace of the growth. She insisted on an
operation, however. and the physicians
arranged the deception.
Just enough Opiates were administered
to reduce her to a state of semi-conscious-
ness. She could hear and feel vaguely.
but could see nothing The physicians.
speaking gravely. spent considerable time in
definitely locating the supposed tumor.
When all was in readiness, of the
doctors produced pitcher of ice water,
which he held above the part supposed to
be affected. and allowed a drop TO fall at
intervals of about fifteen seconds. With
each drop of water the patient WINGED,
and occasionally groaned as If in great
agony. Once or twice she could be heard
TO whisper that the doctors be careful and
not cut her too deep. Finally when it
was thought the hoax had been success
fully carried TO completion. the doctors
swathed the patient in bandages and had
her removed to a room.
On awakening she found herself in the
presence of two trained nurses. who are
keeping up the deception by not allowing
her to move a muscle. Although she has
the appetite and strength of a normal
woman, she lies perfectly passive and sub
mitS cheerfully to the diet of clear broth.
The physicians say they will allow her 10
leave the infirmary in about three weeks.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-15
THOROUGH OIL TEST
TO BE MADE At ONCE
Gas Companies at Paramount Will
Go as Deep as Necessary in
the Trenton Formation.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PARAMOUNT, Ind. May IA number of
the big gas companies whose lines head
near this city have decided to give the ter
ritory surrounding Fairmount a thorough
test for oil this summer. Each of them
will sink number of deep wells in different
portions of the field. These wells will be
drilled to a depth of 700 feet in Trenton
rock, if a good pay is not encountered
sooner.
The local field has produced considerable
oil during the past year and half, but
the production has been a small amount to
each well, and of character not calcu-
lated TO encourage wildcat operations in the
face of declining market. The success of
operators in other parts of the Indiana
field with the deep wells has been a stimu-
lus to the local companies in this line. One
we'll has been completed and is doing sixty
barrels daily. 1t is 200 feet in the rock
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-15
POSTOFFICE BURGLAR
IS HELD At ELKHART

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ELKHART, Ind, May H.--It was dscov-
cred this forenoon that when Officer Mag
nuson, on the night of May 5, arrested a
tramp for public intoxication, he made an
unusually important capture for the pris-
oner, now doing the usual ten days sem
tence in the workhouse and registered as
Mike Snyder. of Wheeling, w. Va, aged
thirty, was identified by Postoffice Inspect
or A r. Burr, of Fort Wayne. as Oliver
Cromwell, who is wanted as one of the
trio that on the night of May 5. 1SO3 blew
the safe OF the postoffice at Harlan. Ind
and secured money and stamps aggregating
500.
One OF the trio is serving a sentence for
the crime and the third is still at large
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-15
SEALED VERDICT IN
THE COAPSTICK CASE

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, May 1.-THE criminal
case against Rufus B. Coapstick the de-
faultinS cashier of the Big Four freight
office here. went to the jury at o'clock
this evening. a sealed verdict was brought
in at 10 o clock tonight The argument of
the attorneys consumed the entire after
noon Travelling Auditor Bagley and Agent
Graston were on the stand all morning and
related the same stories that have been
printed regarding the shortage.
The defense raised the point that the in
dictment charged Coapstick with taking
$1,000 on specified day. when. in fact the
defalcation covered a long period. but this
was overruled. The defense rested largely
On the previous good character of the
prisoner.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-15
BLOOD CELLS.

Man is millionaire many times over in
the possession of blood cells. Woman is
not quite so rich, for scientists have proven
that the normal number of red blood cells
IN adult men Is FIVE million; in women four
and half million, TO the square millimeter.
The normal cell is not absolutely round
in health, but, in disease, becomes ex-
tre1nely irregular in shape. Every one can
De in perfect health and possess the mil
lions OF rich red blood corpuscles if they
only know how 10 go about il. DR.. K. V.
Pierce, consulting physician 10 the Inva-
lids Hotel and Surgical Institute, at Buff
falo, y. Y, advises every man and woman
10 prepare for long life by observing ma
lures laws. In the first place, if your
digestion is faulty, and the food you
eat Is not taken up by the blood and assim-
Hated properly, you need tonic and diges-
tive corrector, something that will increase
the red blood corpuscles; he believes in
going about this in natures own way.
Years ago, in his active practice he found
that an Alternative extract of certain herbs
and roots, put up without the use of alco-
hol, would put the liver, lungs and heart
into fuller and moro complete action. This
medicine he called Dr. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. By assimilating the
food eaten, ii nourishes the blood, and, in
stead of the ill-shaped corpuscles, the per
sons blood takes on a rich red color and
the corpuscles are more nearly round.
Nervousness is only the cry of the starved
nerves for food, and when the nerves are
fed on rich red blood the person loses
those irritable feelings, sleeps we'll at night
and feels refreshed in the morning
KNOWLEDGE is POWER.
II you want TO know about your body,
read DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, which eau be had for the cost of
mailing, 81 cents In oue-cent stamps for the
cloth-bound book, or II stamps for the
paper-covered volume. 1908 pages. Ad-
dress DR.. X. " Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse the
bowels and stimulate the sluggish liver.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-15
E4RLHAMS CATALOGUE
TO BE ISSUED SOON
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

RICHMOND. Ind. May 14-The new cat
aIoglIe for Earlham College will be issued
soon. Information in regard to the courses
of study will be presented in a way.
Under the new plan the separate courses
are arranged TO follow each other and IL is
expected the work will be done in that
order This will do away with recitation
conflicts heretofore so troublesome. \ few
changes will be announced III the regular
and prescribed work
DR. Adolph Gerber. who has resigned the
chair of romance languages TO return to
his native land. has presented to the college
q number of valuable books from his pri-
vate library. The gift includes many Ger
man. French. Latin, Greek and Spanish
works-rare masterpieces in those Ian
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-15
Business Man Missing.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal
CONVICTION, Ind. May 1L-Last
Wednesday Henry Krug. prosperous bust
ness man of Wingate. left his home and
business. and up TO this time no trace OF
him has been found. \ thorough search
has been made as far as Danville Ill He
usually carried large sums of money IL
II feared that he has been foully dealt with
lie is about sixty years old.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-15
Elected to Chair of Latin.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BELLEFONTAINE, o., May H-Prof.
Thomas c. McCracken. OF Bellefontaine,
has been elected TO the chair of Latin at
Monmouth University, Monmouth H.