davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-07

Congressman Kyle of Ohio tells of
an army officer who never was known
to have "cold feet" but he was ten
der-foOted, albeit not "tenderfoot' in
any sense of the word. He couldn't
even wear socks which had been
washed, because they rubbed and
chafed his delicate cuticle. Wearing
new socks all the time was exceed
ingly expensive; and he kept look
ing for cheaper socks all the time.
Finally, he found place where he
could buy dozen for $1.50, and he
bought two dozen to begin with. TWO
days afterward. he limped into the
place and threw down the bundle, say
ing:
I've worn two pairs of those socks.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-07

Residents of Bangor, Me, and those
living within radius of twenty-five
miles of the city have heard or seen
Daniel Tompson, known as odd
DAN Tompson, or Bangors giant
He was the tallest man without a
doubt in that city, and always walked
with huge cane.
"Old DAN was not supposed by
most people to be very bright. He
made himself a privileged character
about the city, walking at will into
stores and other places of business
OF any kind. school houses and private
residences.
Dan called at a grocery store one
day. He sometimes bought small
articles there, and had paid for them,
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-07
CHILDREN AFFECTED.
By Mothers Food and Drink.

Many babies have been launched into
life with constitutions weakened by
disease taken In with their mothers
milk. Mothers cannot be too care. ii
as to the food they use while nursing
their babes. The experience Of a
Kansas City mother is a case in
Dpoint:
II was a great coffee drinker from
child. and thought l could not eat
meal without 1t. But found at last 1t
was doing me harm. For years | had
been troubled with dizziness, spots be-
fore my eyes and pain in my heart.
to which was added two years ago,
chronic sour stomach. The baby was
born months ago. and almost from
the beginning, it. too, suffered from
sour stomach. She was taking it
from me!
"In my distress consulted friend
OF more experience than mine, and
she told me to quit coffee. that coffee
did not make good milk, I have since
ascertained that it really dries up the
milk.
$50. I quit coffee, and tried tea and
at last cocoa. But they did not agree
with me. Then l turned TO Postum
Coffee with the happiest results. 1t
proved to be the very thing needed
1t not only agreed perfectly with baby
and myself. but it increased the flow
OF my milk. My husband then quit
coftee and used Postum. quickly got
well of the dyspepsia with which he
had been troubled. no longer suffer
from the dizziness, blind spells, pain
in my heart or sour stomach. Post
um has cured them.
Now we all drink Postum from my
husband to my seven months old
baby. 1t has proved to be the best
hot drink we have ever used. We
would not give up Postum for the best
coffee We ever drank. Name given
nby Postum Co.. Battle Creek. Mich.
- There's q reason.
Get the little book THE Road to
Wellville" in each pkg.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-07

| envy him. who. with a crust OF bread.
Surveys the highest armament OF hope.
Who yet can lift his woe -bcniGhted head
And scorn the depths where kings in
folly gropc;
Who. in his rags, aspires to honor $
shrine.
And worships there, in silence. with his
soul.
Who still can say. THE fruits of life are
mine"
Tho Time and Tide efface his every
goal.
l envy Elm.
| envy him. who. in the field of strife.
Attains the halo Of a sinlcss brow.
Whose thoughts go Godward. from the
mol of life.
The while his hand is fettered to the
plow-
Who, from the furrcw OF the common
herd.
Hath, nxed his eye upon the astral
plain
Whose soul is like the spirit of the bird.
Whose heart is void of bitterness and
pain,
/ envy him.
envy him. who. with no gift of gold
Can bribe the favor of untoward Fate.
Whose honor. truth and manhood are not
sold
To gain the key of Fortunes magic
Who stands alonc-above. apart. away
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-07
Meant for the Unde rtaker

and they are the worst ever They
have seams down the soles, and al
most kill me-"
But. they are not intended to be
worn. as | supposed you knew very
we'll" was the reply of the dealer.
What, then, were they made for?"
inquired the captain.
Amt you an undertaken" was the
serious inquiry.
Certainly not" was the indignant
reply. Il am an army officer"
Then was mistaken in my Gus
toner blandly answered the dealer.
Il supposed you were an undertaken
All dead people are buried with socks
on: and the undertakers buy that
brand"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-07

To the housewife who has not yet
become acquainted with the new things
of everyday use in the market and
who Is reasonably satisfied with the
old. we would suggest that trial OF
Defiance Cold Water Starch be made
at once. Not alone because it is guar
anteed by the manufacturers to be su-
yerior to any other brand, but because
each 10c package contains 16 Ozs.,
while all the other kinds contain but
Y ozs. 1t Is safe to say that the lady
who once uses Defiance Starch will use
no other. Quality and quantity must
win.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-07
Worked His Way Up.

Senator Knute Nelson came to this
country from Norway when six years
of age, and when nineteen went into
the Union army. There were hard
knocks, and plenty of them. He first
lived in Chicago. then went to Wiscon-
sin and to Minnesota. He is a linguist
Of unusually fine attainments. He is
one of the most widely-read men in
the Senate and as a conversationalist
he is charming to high degree.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-07
Dangers Of the Piano.

A Berlin physician says that out OF
1000 girls who played the piano be-
fore the age of twelve years, he found
600 cases of nervous diseases; whereas
out Of the same number who did not
pay the instrument he found 100 cases.
The author of these experiments states
that the piano should never be used by
a child before the age OF sixteen years,
and only two hours day at the max.
imum.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-07
Thousands Of Women Cured Every Year
by Correspondence is What
Or. Hartman Proposes to Do
For You Without CHARGE.

Women who suffer should read the
evidences presented here. We have
thousands of letters from grateful
friends who tell the same story.
Hall the ills that are peculiarly
woman's own are of a catarrhal charac-
ter. Female weakness was not under
stood for many years.
DR. Hartman deserves the credit of
having determined its real character.
He has made catarrh and catarrhal
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-07

Mother 0ray's Sweet Powders for Children.
Successfully used by Mother Gray. nurse
in The Children's Home in New York, cure
Constipation. Fevcrishness. Bad Stomach.
Teething Disorders. move and regulate the
Bowels and Destroy Worms. Over 80, 600
testimonials. At all druggists. Csc. Sample
FREE. Address A. S. Olmsted, lie Roy. NY.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-07

It is sometimes painful to see other
TeDple too happy.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-07

"Dr. David Kennedy's F.vor1te Remedy,
Rondout N Y cured serious kidney trouble gained
" pounds" Q. WardsIl, Burns,iIIs N J. Bottss 0oo
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-07

4 girl is never too young to think she
IS in love with somebody. and never
too old to think somebody is in love
with her
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-07

To make hen lay in winter-hit
them on the head with an ak.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-07

When a man boasts an artistic tenn
perament and a bank account probably
me the other is bogus.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-07

pisos Cure is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections of the throat and lungs.-WM.
o. END6LEY, Vanburen, Ind, Feb. 10, 1900
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-07

woman may lose her mind. but she
IS never al loss for words.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-07
TEA

Do you think you know
all there is in those three
letters, tear
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-07

The more man breaches to his
the less they practice.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-07

Easter is principally remembered by
the average man as the season OF MILL
merry bills and painted eggs.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-07
Important to M 9th srs.

E1amine carefully every bottle OF CASTOR1A,
s safe and sure remedy for infants and children,
and see that it
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-07
Pe.ru.na, a Natural Beautifier.

Pe.ru.na, a Natural Beautifer.
Peruna produces clean, mucous mem
brancs, the basis of facial symmetry
and a perfect complexion.
The women have not been slow to
discover that a course of Peruna will
do more toward restoring youthful
beauty than all the devices known to
science.
Many girl has rcgained her faded
beauty, many matron has heightened
the days of her comely appearance by
using Peruna.
In Peruna these women find prompt
and permanent cure.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-07

Mrs. Mable Bradford. l3 Church street.
Burlington. Vt, Secretary Whittier OratOrio
Society, writes:
"Peruna is certainly a wonderful medi-
cine for the ills of women. have heard it
spoken of in the highest praise by many,
and certainly my experience is well worthy
of a good word
Il began to have severe pains across my
back abouta year ago, brought on by cold,
and each subsequent month brought me
pain and distress.
"Your remedy was prescribed, and the
way it acted upon my system was almost
too good to be true. certainly have re-
gained my health and strength, and no
longer suffer periodical pains and extreme
! lassitude. ."-Mahle Bradford.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-07

If you do not derive prompt and
satisfactory results from the use of
Peruna, write at once to DIR. Hart
man, giving Il full statement of your
case, and he will be pleased to give
you his valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President
of The Hartman Sanitarium, Column
bus, Ohio. All correspondence held
strictly confidential.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-07

Thousands of testimonials to this eff
feet are received by hr. Hartman every
year. The good that Peruna has ac-
complishcd in this class of cases can
scarcely be ovcr-cstlmated.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-07

diseases. including pelvic ca
tarrh lifelong study.
Peruna cures catarrh,
whether of the pelvic organs
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1905-09-09

A discovery of exceptionally rich
quartz has been reported from 'ronte-
nae county, Ontario, and there have
been favorable reports from the oil
regions. There have been extensive
Developments in Nova Scotia, Ontario,
aud Alberta. In British Columbia an
important event Of July was the pur
chase Of the War Eagle, Ce' tire Star,
and st. Eugene mines by number of
Toronto, Montreal and New York cap
italists, the object stated being TO
effect a consolidation of the railway
smelling and mining business in the
Kootenays. 1t is stated that the price
paid 825, 00,S.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1905-09-09
Excursion Rates to California.

Date of sale-Every Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday during months OF
May, Juae, July, August and SePtem-
Der, 1905. Tickets continuous passage
east of Barstow, both directions, final
limit November 81. Hingman to San
Francisco, round trip, 42S; Kingm n to
Los Angeles, S nta Monica, Long
Beach, San Pedro, via Los Angeles,
22s; Kingman to San Diego, Coronado
Beach, 23s; Kingman to Avalon, G ia
lin leland, 2425s. For further infor-
nation call on Agent Cooling
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1905-09-09

The hosting plant at the Enterprise
mines il in working order and sinking
has been commenced. The America,
on which the plant has been placed, is
one of the biggest copper veins in that
section. Major Mensch, general man
ager of the property, believes he will
have one of the greatest copper pro
ducers in the territory when the mine
is properly opened.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1905-09-09

The big eighteen drill air compressor
at the Gold Road mine is out of con-
mission. one of the working parts hav-
ing been broken. Wednesday the
small compressor gave way and all
machine work in the mine il at a
staadstiIl 1t is expected that the ma
chimes will be repaired before the first
of the coming week and then work will
be rushed. On the 500 level of the
Gold Road mine the drift is in about
$40 feet and twenty three foot breast
of rich ore is opened up. The ore on
this level has been continuous, but in
the last few hundred feet it has in
creased largely in width. The mine
never looked better nor has it ever
been in such good shape for ontputting
a large tonnage of ore. Thursday last
a new ore body was opened in one OF
the levels that gave returns of thou.
sands of dollars to the ton in gold
These rich strikes have become so nu'
merous that they have ceased to cause
comment among the miners employed
in the property. Thursday Under
sheriff ]. P. Gideon and George KlemE
brought in a l6,0OoS bar # bullion
from the mill, which was shipped t.
the San Francisco mint.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1905-09-09

Work is progressing satisfactorily
on the West Gold Road mines, under
the superintendeney of j. D. Spargo.
It il ext ected that the cap rock will be
pierced in few months and the great
Gold Road vein reached at depth of
at least so feet. 1t is quite reasonable
to expect that great ore body will be
encountered above the 1000 level.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1905-09-09

Oswald Stein aud jerome Tracey
have gone to the south part of the
county to sample big copper prop
erty. They were met at KiBgman by
Charles E Price, of Signal, who accom-
panied them to the property. The
mines are the largest veins of ore in
the territory and show good values in
the outcrop.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1905-09-09

Good ore is found at the $50 level of
the old Fay mine, south of Kiugman.
The mine is working a small force of
men and sinking is progressing rap
idly. From the surface the ore has
been regular and the values have in
creased considerably. 1; is said mill
will be erected as soon-as levels have
been run and ore blocked ont.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1905-09-09

The shaft on the Katherine mine has
reached depth of 800 feet and drifts
are being run off at that level and at
the I0L The mine is showing up won
derfully we'll and it is expected that
when the 400 level is reached enough
ore can be blocked out to keep the 20
stamp mill in ore for years. The mill
is now ready to begin dropping stamps
and it is expected that next week 1t
will be started up.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1905-09-09

., The Vivian Mining Company has
been incorporated with j. A. Graves,
of Los Angeles. so president. Thomas
Ewing will be general manager of the
property and W. Z. Ewing superintend-
eut. The mine was formerly owned by
Judge Erskine VI. Ross, of Los An.
geles, and W E: Ewing. 4 great deal
of work has been done on the property
the past three years and it is said that
splendid ore backs have been opened
up. The new company starts out With
a large treasury and Intends 20 erect
a mill Of capacity sufficient to hand 'e
the entire outp t of the mine and at
the same time the main shaft will be
sunk to depth far below the present
level
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1905-09-09
Sprains.

S. 4. Read, Cisco. Texas, writes,
March 18th, 1901; MY wrist was
sprained so badly by. fall that it was
useless; and after using several RENE
dies that failed TO give relief, used Bal
lard'S Snow Linimeut, aud was cured.
[ earnestly recommend it to any one
suffering from sptains." pc, So, OJs
Sold by H Fl. Watkins.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1905-09-09

Those who are under the i'm pression
that Kingmsn is a. Quiet place should
take notice OF the large nun Der OF
teams that-are daily loaded with sup
plies of every description from the
store of Lovin & Wi,hers. This week
great loads of freight wassent out by
this firm all over the country. rr..
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1905-09-09

James Ro-borough came in from
Los Angeles last Monday in company
of F. NJ. Evans. During the day Mr..
Evans, for the Copper Prince mining
company, made another payment on
the purchase price of the mines. 1t is
probable that the balance of the pur-
chase price will be paid within the
month and then the new owners of the
property Will begin active development.
The mines are among the best copper
properties in the Bill Williams Fork
country.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1905-09-09

Col. II. ]. Heffron this week visited
the mines of the Chloride section in
the interest of o. P. Posey. Col. Hef-
from states that he believes the Chlor-
ide section has great fu ure before il;
that all it needs is intelligent and sys-
tematic working of the mines.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1905-09-09

T. B. Scott has gone east and it is
rumored that be will purchase hoist
and pump for the Hot Tomalie mine,
at Chloride. The mine was in good ore
when the water drove the miners out
and work had to be suspended.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1905-09-09

The Gold Giant mining company has
taken an option on the Rattan and
Ruth mines, together with all machin-
or milling plart. etc. The Gold Giant
has been working on the Ruth mine
for some months and ia said to have
opened up a splendid body of ore. The
vein is about twelve feet in width and
will run above 15S to the ton. W. B.
McPbersoD, one of the best known
mining men on the coast. is in charge
of the property.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1905-09-09

Col. Thomas Ewing is sinking three
shafts on the Victor ADD Virgin mines,
near Vivian, aud getting depth rapidly.
These mines are reported to be show
ing up wonderful ore bodies, very
high grade in gold. The mines are TO
be incorporated and will be handled
on large scale. 81. 20 a-s>
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1905-09-09

Peter Caffery and Anson H. Smith
have sold the Alta and part of the
Winchester mining claims, in the
Stockton Hill section, to the Arizona
Mexican mining and melting company.
The mines are near the lnfallible and
Star Spangled Banner mines owned by
the sane con pany. On the lnfailible
mine John Marshall and George Ait
ken have coutrac to drive the lower
tunnel on the vein aud are making
good progress. A big body of good
grade milling ore $ been encountered
in the breast of the tunnel.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1905-09-09

The crosscut on the Mohave Chief,
at a depth of 15) feet, is said to show
sixteen feet of rich cyanide ore. This
mine is under. the SUPPLEMENTARY of
Robert Zuever. -
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1905-09-09

just received carload of rock salt
which will be disposed of in lots to
suit cattlemen. '"
-.--- . LovIN & WITHERs.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1905-09-09

Lovin & Withers have just received
a carload of Greedy, Colorado, potatoes,
the finest spud on the market
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1905-09-09
Mines of thee County

The crosscut on the Treasure Hill
mines is now in about 80 feet at the
10 level nd it is expected to strike
the vein in another ten feet.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1905-09-09

a few men are at work on the Key
stone mine, Mineral Park, and i'm
mensely rich ore is being taken ont.
The ore is to the west of the old work
ing shaft and is of the same character
as that found in the mine many years
ago, when the property was the wonder
of the desert country.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1905-09-09

The supreme court of Nevada has
refused to interfere with the death
sen,euce in the caseof John Hancock,
who was convicted of the murder Of
two men on the Lincoln county desert
a few years ago. The woman, on whose
evidence Hancock was convicted, lived
at Stockton Hill and was quite we'll
known in Kingman. The murder wa>
one of the most horrible affairs in the
history of the state of Nevada. ,i
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1905-09-09

Peter Caffery aud John Jamison will
leave in day or two for SearchliRht,
where hey will put in few weeks
pecting. Mr.. Jamison was in that
section a number, of. years ago and
knows where a mum Der ,of good looking
veins are situated. Mr.. Jamison owns
a big vein at E!dor do Canyon and the
trip may be extended tothat place.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1905-09-09

Sam Butler, one of the most popular
miners of the south part of the county,
wa in Kingman a few daya ago re
newing acquaintance with his multi
tude OF friends. Mr.. Butler recently
sold large group of mines in the
north part of Yuma county TO Los
Angeles people and received enough
money to make him comfortable the
balance of his life.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1905-09-09

F. H. Griffith, general manager of
the Minnesota Conner mines, was in
Kingman last Tuesday and reported
that great body of ore had been en-
countered on the 40) level of that
property. The crOsscut had cut the
old vein of the Conner, which had
never been encountered in the mine at
the lower workings, and four feet of
ore. part of which will run 1000 ounces
silver to the ton, was opened up. On
the same level of the Minnesota a badly
of ore more than twenty feet in width
had been cut. Part of this ore body is
extremely rich, but the whole makes
good milling ore, doing away with the
necessity of hand sorting. Everywhere
that opening has been made good
ore is found. The property now prom
Uses to become one of the richest in
the territory.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1905-09-09

H. Hooper, who il interested in
the bond on the Pinkham and Mid
night mines. arrived in Kingman from
Lns Angeles Monday | st and departed
the following day for Chloride, where
be will make an examination OF the
property. It is said that she mines are
looking we'll and in the lower level If
the Pinkham great bodies of high grade
copper gold ore l. being opened up.
The two mines will be developed 'tc a
consider bic extent under the option.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1905-09-09

j. E. Carney. who holds a bond and
option on the J. F. T. group of mines,
got encouraging assays from the j. F.
T shaft few days go. The highest
assay ran 664 ounces silver and cay
ounces gold, second, % gold and l9J
ounces silver and the other about sos
in gold and silver. The j. f. T. is one
of the largest veins in the county and
will undoubtedly make one of the
greatest copper mines in the county,
the outcrop carrying good values in
that metal The shaft has reached a
depth of nearly 200 feet. 1t is the in
tention of Mr.. Carney to crosscut the
vein to the hanging wall and run some
distance toward the footwall.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1905-09-09

The German, American q ling com
pany tested its new pipe line on the
third of this month and found it in
perfect condition. The line is one aud
one half inch wrought iron pipe and
capable of handling 25,000 gallons of
water daily. The line runs from the
Tom Reed mine, Of the Blue Ridge
group, a distance of three miles to the
German American mill. This water
system in connection with the water
that is obtained at the mines of the
CON pany will give an adequate supply
for all purposes. At the 35th Parallel
and Treadwall mines the company is
sinking with three shifts and is open
ing 10 great bodies of fine milling ore.