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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-17
PROVIDENCE OPERA HOUSE.

The hit made by the Earl of Pawtuck-
st' In Providence last season, subsequent
20 its memorable run OF winter and summer
In New York. was possessed OF so many
remarkable qualities that the event Is
sure TO go down In modern theatrical
annals as an episode OF more than pass
ing interest. OF course the play has
local interest through its name and It's
oomical associations with the city Of
Pawtucket.
Mr.. D'Orsay's first visit here, last sea-
son, where he played for one week at the
Providence Opera House, is remarkable
for the many friends that the genial
Earl made during his stay, including
visit from the mayor and citizens of Paw
tucket and a beautiful silver loving cup
presented To him by tho Pawtuckstites.
which he carries with him and exhibits
with great pride.
The story OF the play is as follows: Lord
Cardington. a young Englishman Of pro-
nounced racial characteristics and man
ners-the sort OF young Brlton 20 be
found on Bond street. London, the mon
ocled mono-syllabi leisurely drawing
cousin OF the other side--is the hero. The
comedy begins in the breakfast room OF
the Waldorf Astoria hotel. Here We ma
Cardington In unobtrusive pursuit OF
q young woman whom chance has re-
peatedly thrown I'm his way. In Paris,
in London and on the steamer coming
over Cardlngton has had opportunity 10
do the young women gallant service The
formality OF introduction that no lack,
is supplied In the bres kfaSt room after
Cardington has thrice ordered coffee, each
time with the hope that his fair en-
SLAYER might enter. Through this Arn-ri-
can sponsor of Csrdlnston's, We learn
that the young lord has bushes. and sen
timent I'm America. whittier he has come
incognito the better 10 pursue them.
The name he has assumed is that oi
another American acquaintance IN Lon
don The alias was suggested 10 Cardins-
ton by the man whose real name II is
Action has but fairly started when we dis
cover that the adored Of Cardington is the
divorced wife of the man who suggested
that the young lord adopt his name dur
ing his soiourn here The fair young
divorC ee Decent discover conditions until
the young Briton has impressed her
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-17
"DUL!Y GOOD RIDE.
But the Children Were Badly Scared When
Darkness Set In.

Norah Harold 10. and John Harold. Z
years old. OF Faith street, and Thomas
Williams, 10. and Francis Williams.
years old. of 25 Pleasant View avenue.
gave their parents quite scare last
night.
The little ones wandered far from
home and at o'clock were standing at
the corner OF Elmwood and Potters ave-
pue when a French Canadian came along.
driving a horse attached TO a farm
wagon.
They asked for n ride. were taken
aboard and had a jolly time until they
reached tn. state institutions at Howard.
when they decided 90 return home. Their
ride. they said. had been "a bully good
one
BY this time darkness set I'm and the
children. alarmed at the loneliness OF the
place. began 10 cry III unison.
Their walls were heard by @. Duhanel
one OF the keepers at the state hospita
for the insane who took them into tn,
once building and saw that they hat
bread and milk galore.
when they had been filled and were n
a talkstive mood the story ~ their ven
ture into the wilds was obtained
A telephone message was sent to th'
Seventh station the children were placed
aboard a car and AZ 1880 o'clock the,
were met on Eimwood avenue and trans
forred 10 the police station In the patro
wagon. Later their parents called FOL
and took them home.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-17
PARK THEATRE.

There are said 10 be incidents enough
for three ordinary plays In Thou Shalt
Not Kill." the new melodrama to be seen
for tho nrst time in Providence next
week at the Park theatre. The play
was written By Frederick Schwartz and Is
lsid in the United States, although the
suREestion came from ths novel OF Count
60 Tolstoy, the great Russian writer
Mental telepathy is the main motive OK
Thou Shalt Not Kill" and the discovery
OF the murderer in the play is made oy
this most unusual means.
The court room scene is one or the
strongest and most striking seen here
since the unusual one In When women
Love" for the villain Is killed by stroke
OF lightning while making his escape
from the court room. There are also
several other sensational scenes new TO
the stage including one OF Looping the
loop" IN an act showing a county fair.
In this act there - horse race between
a number OF ami ais Who run full mile
through an ingenious arrangement OF
machinery, and above all the thrilling
looming the loop by Miss Florence Brock
yay, q young woman only Is years old
who rides an ordinary bicycle around a
circle 40 feet in circumference. one or the
most sensa tional feats ever accomplished
and one Of the greatest IL il clalrheu'
ever shown on the stage OF theatre.
An old-tashioned Virginia reel Is one
of the attractions of the big melodrania.
which will be given by an exceptionally
able cast headed by Miss Virginia Drew
Tr-scott. the well known emotional ac-
tress, who has been at the head OF her
own company for the last two seasons.
Miss Trescott is supported by company
composed OF Miss Alyce keenan,, Miss
Rose Manning. Miss Annette Hanson.
George g. Trin1ble. Frederic Sumner, j. r.
Ferris. Peter Curley, Frank r. Russell
and a number Of others. The scenic
mounting Of the play is one OF It's big
features and its settings are Of unusual
interest the scenes having been painted
from, photographs OF the real localities.
Gone back 20 the old stand, John7
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-17

theatre next week 20 present for the last
time In this city her big success. "Only
a shop Girl" one OF the best liked of the
productions OF recent years n tho Empire.
This is the last year of the play which
has been welcomed here in other seasons,
for next year Miss williams is 10 be seen
IN new production by Charles ".
Blaney, called My Tom Boy Girl' The
story OF "Only Shop Girl is a story
or the rIost intense interest containing
novelty as 10 plot and Incident
The play abounds IN thrilling gitua:iors
and the strong climaXes ure admirably
worked up, that at the end Of the third
act being one Of the strongest ever shown
on the stage The scene g., the interior
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-17
THE GREATEST EXPOSITION THE
WORLD HAS EVER SEEN.

such 10 the opinion Of all returning
tourists from the St Louis Worlds fair,
and as Il Is not likely another fair Of
this magnitude viii be held for = great
many years. it seems when the price is
40 reasonable sll should take advantage
of the moderate priced high class tour ar
ranged by the Royal Blue Line. leaving
Boston sept. 2ith. $500 covers every
expense for the eleven days away. Drop
q postal for itinerary 90 Jos. =. Taggart.
n T. +. A., $50 Washington street, Bos-
ton, Mass.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-17
WOOKSoCEET CAUCUSES.
Democrats FIX Ner Thursday Evening as
the Data.

Thursday night was decided upon as the
time for the Democratic caucuses for
state and congressional delegates in
Woonsocket. AZ a meeting OF the city
committee In the office OF George w.
Greene I'm Commercial building last night.
The matter OF the dstes forNcity ana
assembly convention Delegates and for
city counciu1en was left 20 the city COM
mittee which was given power TO act.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-17

Gone back 70 the old stand, John7
Yen
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-17
EMPIRE THEATRE.

Miss I.ottie Williams, one Of the most
popular condolences ever seen on the
Empire stage, will come again 10 that
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-12-14

us not little of the days when the
only mining engineer who told his
secrets Tor pay was one who carried q
divining rod or IA forked twig in
stead Of, rs now, a college diploma.
A Mexican authority asserts that
these tests "are even more certain
than the witch hazel switch" The
following are some of the tests:
Where II is supsected that water
may be found In a we'll of reasonable
depth, extend a sleeps pelt with the
wool up. In the middle place a
fresh egg. Cover by an earthen jar
glazed inside when the earth IL pe-
fectly dry aud the day warm, clear
and without wind. At sunrise on
the next dag, lift the jar, aud II the
egg and the wool near II arc covered
with dew, water will be found at u
slight depth. II the egg is dry and
the wool damp, water will be found
ut greater depth, but II there is no
dew either on the eRa or on the wool
there u no water to be found In that
vicinity. Another recipe Ia: Grind
sixty grains Of quick lime aud mix Il
with Nh equal qunatity OF paris green
and sulphur. Put the mixture In
new jar with twenty grams Of un.
washed wool. The mouth Of the Jar
should be sealed with an earthenware
stopper Of the same material as the
jar itself. Then weigh Il and when
the atmosphere is perfectly dry, bury
II about eight inches below the sur.
face OF tho ground and cover IL up.
beating down the earth. Dig up the
jar twenty tour hours afterward and
weigh II. II the Weight has In
creased In the meantime. water may
be found by digging, but IL Il weighs
less there is no water In the
vicinity.
All Of which 10 very important u
true. Mining World.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-12-14
PLATINUM IS AN
OREGON PRODUCT

The people Of the United States
need to look abroad for none OF life's
necessities. Luxuries, such az ivory
billiard balls, sealskin ssvques. and
spiced., cakes, which can only be
acquired through intercourse with
distant nations, ell merely to the gal
ETY. Of life, not to its viRor. There
are, however, some valuable natural
resources of which our country has
only q limited supply-just' enough
to make aIl good citizens wish there
we're more. One of these 10 plati-
mum. The worlds production OF that
useful metal ranges annually between
l6O, 900 and 10000 troy ounces,
but the production Of platinum In the
United States In 'O3 was only 10 or.
worth s2.O80). aud even that was l6
ounces more than the output OF the
previous year. Russia IL the for.
tunate country which produces about
80 per cent of the worlds platinum.
The remainder comes mainly from
Columbia, South America.
During the year 1903. the center
Of interest IN platinum mining in
the United States shifted from Shasta
and Trinity counties, California, to
southern Oregon. There. In the
neighLOrhoOd of Grants Pass and
kerby, platinum and iridosium are
found IN the placer gold. Associated
with the platinum aud gold 10 another
heavy mineral called jOsephinite,
which 10 natural alloy of iron and
nickel. II also has proven oom
msrcislly profitable.
The production of llO ounces OF
platinum sand does not include the
platinum contained in the copper
ores Of the Rambler mine, Wyoming.
1t 10 interesting to note that 6, 900
worth Of platinum was obtained 10
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-12-14
PRODUCTION OF
QUICKSILVER

California, Texas and Nevada are
the only states In the Union that
produced quicksilver during the year
1908. California mines yielded 30
526 TASKS, worth 81, $50. .916. The
production OF quicksilver In, Texas
amounted TO 5000 TASKS. valued at
s2ll.2l8. Nevada could claim only
65 TASKS as the years output. The
total production for the three states
was 35, $40 TASKS OF 761s POUNDS
each, valued at s1,644,934. This
was an increase In quantity Of 1872
TASKS, and In value OF s77,O86, ss
compared with the "a, 29l TASKS. val
ned at l.467, 848, which constituted
the production OF 1902.
A notable incident during the year
was the publication By Prof. william
b. Phillips, director Of the Univer-
sity of Texas Mineral Survey, OF q
carefully prepared statement 10 re-
gard to considerable extensions Of the
area 10 Te xas where quicksilver is
found. 1t is evident that quicksilver
mining In Texas should increase for
several years before reaching the
maximum.
The average price for quicksilver.
per flask, In San Francisco during the
year 1903, WAS s45.2J During
each OF the last ten yesrs the amount
Of quicksilver imported to the coun-
try has been small. The quantity
imported during 1908 bad value
Of 81. .O65. The quicksilver exported
during 1908 amounted to 1857
TASKS, valued at s719,ll9, Of which
1915 fiasks. worth s446, 6,845 we're
shipped from the port Of San Fran
cisco
The above figures are taken from
a brief report on the production OF
quicksilver In 1908, which 10 em
bodied 10 the volume entitled "Miu-
eral Resources of the United States.
1908" published by the United
States Geological Survey. The re-
port 10 also published 10 pamphlet
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-12-14
INTERESTING MINING
TAX CASES IN COURT

A perplexing problem IL to be de-
cided by the District court at Cripple
Greek, Involving the continuance or
dismissal of the temporary injunction
which has been secured by some 200
mining companie, opeiatinR In the
district, to prevent the sale of their
properties for non. payment of taxes.
The validity Of the judgments 80.
cured for the non payment OF taxes
has already been passed upon by the
Supreme court of the state and tho
suits were thrown out Of court for
want Of Jurisdiction. -
The taxes In dispute are those that
were levied for the years 1900 and
1901 by the assessor OF Teller county.
In many cases the taxes were more
than 100 times Ne great for 1900,
under that assessment, as they were
for 1899. 1t IL alleged that non-
producing ground was assessed at
from 800 to 81, 500 per acre, while
producing properties were valued at
from $40 to 5000 per acre. a few
of the companies which were origin
ally interested In the matter paid the
tax, but by far the greater number
have not, and majority OF those are
still unable to raise the money aud
srs without any relief whatever.
The matter Va, originally. brought
to the attention of Judge Seeds in the
disrtict court OF Cripple Creek. the
petition being iu behalf OF the com
paniss and protesting against the
taxes OF 1900 and 1901. Judge
Seeds decided against the companies.
The case went to the Supreme court
aud WAS dismis ssed for want of jnris-
dictiOn.
Another case, based on the assess
ment for 1902 and almost identical
In it's legal propositions, was taken
before Judge Lewis In the District
court aud WAS decided In favor OF the
companies. This, In turn, Ia being
appealed to the Supreme court by the
county. but Il 10 believed will be
thrC wn out for want OF jurisdiction.
rs the case of the companies was.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-12-14

1903 in the form of shines In the
treatment Of the copper ore aud
matte from this region.
The imports Of platinum during
1909 show how inadquate is our
home production. The total value
Of imports ans united to s2,O55, 933,
which we're distributed rs follows
manufactured, 1926 pounds (s32s,
lO3): iUgots, bars. sheets and wire,
q. 3OS pounds Isl, ,50l. BAD; vases.
retorts, and other apparatus. vessels
and parts thereof tor chemical uses,
1928, 800; articles manufactured of
platinum, s6, 900.
The price of pure platinum In
Wholesale quantities at New York
continued during the whole Of 1908,
as during the last seven months OF
1902, at el9 an ounce.
The above figures are taken from q
report on the production OF platinum
In 1908, which IL Included In the
Surveys forthcoming volume min.
eral Resources of the United States,
1908"
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-12-14

During the week ending esterday
the Imperial mine made a series Of
bumper shipments to the Sumpter
smelter. All previous records were
broken, both as 10 tonnage and value.
Ore from the main Imperial shoot,
opened In q winze, and measuring
two feet and nine inches in width,
was the product which resulted In
pleasing not only the mine manage
ment but the smelter as we'll. Gen.
eral Manager A.. l.. McEwen, Of the
newly incorporated Imperial Mines
company, limited, OF Detroit, to
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-12-14
Rich Gable Cove Producer Breaks All Rec.
ords Both as to Tonnage
and Value.

> y. - = - ~. . - HlNrs vcN}s : '
whose hands the Imperial group of
mines recently passed, was In Sump.
ter yesterday, checking up with
Superintendent j. q. Kirchen. OF the
smelter. It is learned that the check
given by the smelter management to
Mr.. McEwen was the largest yet re.
corded In the history OF local ore
purchases.
To q Miner reporter Mr.. McEwen
said:
1.-The Imperial never looked better,
aud the. value of recent shipments
has been the greatest on record In
Sumpter's history"
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-12-14
The vlNSON RAILWAY.

Word comes from Baker City that
w. l.. Vinson and associates are
pressing the preliminary work for the
construction Of the railroad from that
city to Eagle valley. A number Of
eastern capitalists are interested In
this road. They are experienced
railroad men connected with the New
York Central railroad. They have
gone over the proposed route, and
are satisfied that the local traffic
which the road will get from Eagle
and Pine valleys will make Il pay
Ing Investment, not counting the
increase in business which will
naturally follow by reason OF the
rapid development of the country
with the ccmplsAHn OF the rosd.
One Of the most important features
connected With the building
OF this road will be opening to the
world the famous CoInucopis mining
district, which has lain dormant for
the past Afteen years for want OF
railroad transportation.
The promoters OF this new road
hope to be able to begin construction
work within the next sixty days. A
large portion of the grading can bs
done this winter, ~ II 10 through a
section OF country where cold weather
will not be hinderancs to the work.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-12-14
THEY DIG FOR WOOD
AND CLIMB FOR WATER

In the semi arid regions of north
ern Mexico and southwestern United
States, q place where II 10 said they
"dig for wood aud climb for water,
the natives resort to certain divina-
tions to locate water, which remind
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-12-14

Consulting Engineer II. II. Niohol-
son, of the KiIlen, Warner, Stewart
company, accompanied by Snperin-
tendent Tom Moffat, drove out to the
Oregon Monarch mine, near Granite
today, aud will return tomorrow.
Professor Nicholson will measure up
contract work and arrange for further
work on the long crosscut tunnel,
started when j. II. Robbius was gen.
eral manager OF the mine. The Black
Jack, an adjoining mine, another
Killen, Warner, Stewart promotion,
where steady development with
iattering result 10 IN progress, will
also be visited.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-12-14

form aud may be obtained free. sof
charge from the director Of the
United States Geological Survey,
Washington, ID. G
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03
THE FOURTH DIMENSION.
Plato's EARLY Efforts to Define This
Intangible Quality.

P1ato's EARLY Efforts to Define This
Intangible Quality.
In Harpers Magazine G. H. Hinton
writes on the much debated question
Of 1.-THE Fourth Dimension" In open
ing his article he cites Plato as an
early exponent of this idea.
'sPlato, at the beginning of the sew
enth book Of the Republic, describes a
set of prisoners who are held in chains
before the mouth Of a great cavern,
bound so that they cannot turn their
faces in any other direction than look
ing straight into the cavern.
ION the wall in which the cavern
ends they see their shadows projected
by the sun. Their only experience Of
objects is derived by watching these
shadows. If passers by traverse the
roadway behind them all they see is
the shadows Of these passers by on the
wall. II an object strikes them what
they see is the shadow Of that object
striking the shadows of themselves.
"Plato draws the conclusion that they
WOulu luCuthy tucAcCiNCo WILL tACAA
shadows. Since events occurring among
these shadow forms are the invariable
accomplishments Of all their sensations
they would think that they themselves
were those shadows and lived and
moved in q shadow world.
"Now the shadows can only move on
the surface of the wall. They cannot
approach and recede from it; hence the
prisoners think of themselves as hav-
ing a two dimensional existence only.
And, says Plato, as these prisoners
think Of themselves as less than they
really are, so we in our turn think Of
ourselves as less than we really are.
His philosophy was an effort to find
that greater which we really are"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03
FastidlOus Tastes.

A story regarding converted bar
barian is told in the English papers
and sounds new. A negro clergyman
was entertained at tea by the presi-
dent Of college. The guest, who
came from West Africa, was asked
how he became a christian.
"The story Of Jezebel converted me-"
he answered. "You know, we are told
the dogs did not touch the palm Of her
hands. Well, that convinced me of the
truth of the narrative, for we never
eat the palms Of the hands in my coun-
try. They are too bitter. New York
Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03

The Evils OF the Mania For Gettlne
Rich In q Hurry.

The Evils OF the Mania For Gett1n8
Rich In q Hurry.
The mania for getting rich-the mad,
false idea that we must have money
has played worse havoc among ambi-
tious people than war or pestilence. A
member Of the Chicago board of trade
says that the men and women of this
country contribute $100,O00,OO0 year
to the sharpers who promise to make
them rich quick. They work the same
old scheme of a confidential letter and
shrewd batting until the victim parts
with his money. Thousands are plod-
ding along in poverty and deprivation,
chagrined and Inundated because they
have not been able to get up in the
world or to realize their ambitions, for
the reason that they succumbed to the
scheme of some smooth promoter who
hypnotized them into the belief that
they could make great deal very
quickly out Of very little.
The great fever Of trying to make
dollar earn So is growing more and
more contagious. We see even women
secretly going into brokers' offices and
bucket shops" investing everything
they have in all sorts Of schemes,
drawing their deposits out Of the
banks, sometimes pawning their jew
elry-even their engagement rings
and borrowing, hoping to make lot of
money before their husbands or fami-
lies find it out and then to surprise
them with the results, but in most
cases what they invest is hopelessly
lost.
Thousands Of young Americans are
SO tied up by financial or other entan-'
clements even before they get fairly
started in their life work that they can
only transmute 1.-THE into that which
will count in their lives. A large part
Of it is lost on the way up, as the en-
ergy Of the coal is nearly all lost before
it reaches the electric bulb.-Orison
SWEET Marden in Success.