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The Washington times., 1905-06-25
It Could Be Honest.

Yet the deed was honestly drawn and
honestly paid for; could any clerk say
as much for his work in the DEPART
ments? The '.bluffing' shyster might
win ever so often in the lower courts.
but the attorney with the law on his
side need not fear, so long as he could
appeal; but where was the appeal from
q division clerk like o Mara or an ex-
animation like that which put letter
writing above the specific work we had
to do? The ants gonsmS of the court
moro bitter than the iealousises Of the
departments; jealousiseS that moved
weak old men. like MIR. Jennings. TO pre-
pare charges against their subordinates
merely to keep their worknateS down.
The barter of the district attorneyship-
was that 50 bad. done out in the open
with the e:es Of the whole community
on the transactions. as the barter of
promotions behind Closed doors with
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XXI.

( ~ UR little family was prepared for
III l the news before the selection
Y of the new division chief was
announced. I'VE have no right
| to expect it, said Annie, when you
were so prominent in opposing Mr..
Gieveland's election 1 reached the
same opinion, although I did not build
it upon that prominence" but rather
upon those two portentous entries of
Far"
When it came, it hit us hard. I was
! told one morning, that the chief wanted
| me. L hurried in to the desk where 1 had
talked so often and with such conf
| dence to Colonel Powell. Mr.. Wheat
was evidently expecting others as well
as myself. AS the others did not appear,
he nodded for me TO sit down In my
nervousness 1 chose. instead, to talk
with him standing, and so, while he
evened some papers on his desk by pat
ting their four sides, my heart almost
stood still as 1 heard him say this:
Mr.. Schuyler, 1 am very sorry, in
deed, to have to say that we have Sc
lected some one else to be division chief,
and that you are to be transferred
into my room" Il could not trust my
self to answer at all, and only noticed,
irrelevantly, that the top paper of the
! pile had been blown out of its place.
Much in your record recommended you
strongly At first 1 thought you must
surely be selected. But much in your
| record condemned you strongly, as
| well. I think the greatest credit is due
to you for compiling the laws of the
| department.; but I think that makes it
ali the more reprehensible in you that
you violated those laws. That is what
you have done, Mr.. Schuyler
/ Violated the laws, Mr.. Wheat?'' 1 in
terpcsed. in disInay. why. L haven t
| violated the laws
You certainly have. You have openly
violated the civil service law by taking
TO the stump during the recent cam
paign, and you have just as openly VIC
lated the rules of the department by So
liciting insurance among your subcrdi-
mates during business hours.
| Both these offenses seem to be wei
known to the whole bureau he went
on, as though to make my remonstrance
| altogether ridiculous. 1--WE are not try
ing you for them, or you should have
been given a chance to plead to them.
| We are choosing chief OF division,
and in such a matter we thought we
were justified in reaching cur conclusion
on grounds which we deemed sufficient
| without consulting you If YOU wish to
deny either charge do so. We shall be
glad to hear what you have to say on
the subject. But we are hardly likely
to change our selection -
l assented blankly, my brain was too
dizzy for clear thinking But Mr.. Wheat
was evidently not content should make
no reply. and waited fo.' ne to speak
until the silence made me feel like a
coward.
That is perfectly just, SIR I said,
| with my throat SO dry 1 could hardly
form The words. I ought to have known
the law. And-if 1 knew It'll ought
never-to have-violated it But-(by
this time L was so impatient with my
self l hardly knew what 1 said I know
it is no excuse-but you will understand
my course better-if you know that
did not know he law
What do you mean oy that?"
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Turning Again TO Law.

Our plan was that I should take what
annual leave remained to my credit and
use II all at the close of the ear, adj to
that the next years allowance, and OBJ
tain from the authorities two or three
weeks further time without pay. Other
CLERKS had been granted similar con-
cessioIs to go abroad and l did not
doubt that the authorities would graft
it for the purpose OF creating vacancy
and opening the way for two promotions
BY that means should have. altogeth-
er, about three months in which to make
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pull and private gain in lieu of influ-

pull and private gain in lieu OF infiu-
ence2
No. No. The practice of the law
might not be all honor. / knew it was
not. But it was manly, and it could
be honest, and above all it was free
free Of toadyism and mock friendship
free of stolen credit-free of cowardice,
unless a man chose himself to play the
coward-free of soul-giyfng, spirit-beS-
caring worry, day after day, that some
cne's nod or another ones frown may
drive a mans wife and children to
starvation, and the man himself to the
debtors hell
Were 1 TO meet that choice now, az
l met 1t then, / should choose to CO.
Were 70 meet 1t In another form, now,
or ten years hence, I should still choose
to go. 1t would not be all fair sailing
on a crystal sea But 1t would be SAIL
ing with taut ropes in a sound BARK
and it would be free
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transfer your things to my room to-
morrow and your successor take the
chief desk two or three days 1ater?''
II would rather have the thing done
straightfOrwardly, l blurted.
well. then we will do it straightfor-
wardly. Mr.. Macpherson will take your
desk at once That is all, Mr.. Schuy-
ler''
The Washington times., 1905-06-25

WASHINGTON D. c., April g. 1906
10 the Editor of The Washington Times.
Dear Twenty Washington
hed ambition Of the
to civil
Ice with strong abilities had
good
chance
hemmed the little politics of the
ments and utterly unable anywhere else In the
respect of fortyfour life is decided failure
written transformation clearly
esy change but all
the other details reports OF experience
OF could
to
the address o. the incosed Slip
Ver.r truly
A.
The Washington times., 1905-06-25

it might have some law business for
me to do in the near future"
The Washington times., 1905-06-25
Plans to Strike Out.

AS long as you stay, Philip, this
hard. and lead your bureau. and every
body will admit that you have earned
pm. otion. and then it VIII 60 TO
somebody else. Or, what is verso. you
viii get the hard work and somebody
else will got the salary"
And when other men break the rules
so freely that they become dead letters.
i. Is ali right l escontcd,, .but IL do
ii then ! am hauled up On charges and
made to feel like thief. sometimes
wish it was not my nature TO try SO
hard. It would be better for US. Annie.
il did as little work as I could and de-
PENDED on pull
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VIC didn't get his deserts. Oh, but
wish you were away from it alI.'
II wish L were, to- l said.
Then lets get away from it all, Phil
ip,'. said the wife impuisively. Let's
stfike out and get free of it. We can
do Il. The baby and I can live soma
way-with my parents. or yours, If need
be. We can save enough to keep you
from starving while you get on your
feet We could save it in a few months.
Deario, it's worth any sacrifice to get
away"
Yes. l answered. doggedly- cts
worth any sacrifce-alnosc. I couldn'
bear 20 see you two suffer, but could
and would bear anything but that.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1905-01-19

Mrs. Josephine Thomas was born
March I'd, 1889, and died Dec. Ist,
1904. She was the daughter OF
David and Hester Cooper Daven-
port, and spent her whole life, save
the last eleven months, at the home
Of her birth, near Hermanville.
She married S. M. Thomas OF
Bloomfield, KY. Feb. 9TH. 1861.
he preceding her to the grave many
years. She was left a widow with
six small children to battle with
the world, and nobly did she strug-
gle on and rear her children, being
permitted by a gracious Heavenly
Father to see them all grown.
That she performed her duty
we'll is evidenced by the loving de-
votion of her children, especially
during her last illness, God kind
Iy blessing them in permitting. all
to be with her.
She united with the Methodist
church In 1891 and remained con-
sistent member. Her Christian life
was manifested in the beautiful
acts OF kindness to~those in distress
and need. Her great loving heart
going out in tender sympathy for
the motherless boy cast upon the
charity of the cold world, bringing
him into her home, and sharing
with him her mother love and care.
But little Henry was spared to her
but brief time, ere God took him
to himself.
May the loving Father give grace
sufficient for this trial, and help
the sorrowing children to realize
that it is but little way across
to that strange country. the Be
yond," and if this veil were lifted
from their eyes, they should find
Heaven right around them lies, "
and when they shall cross the lit
tie strip of sea-, they shall find their
loved ones, waiting on the shore,
more beautiful, more precious than
before. /" A FRIEND.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1905-01-19

In Order to give better values
than any other house in the coun-
try, we must run our business on
a strictly cash system, and we can
save the expense of book keeping.
stationery, postage, collector and
bad accounts. What we intend to
do is to give you the best goods for
the least money, therefore we will
not open any new accounts, and
such customers as have got an ac-
count with us must pay bills at the
end of the month before any other
goods can be charged. This rule
will apply to everybody.
David Books Department Store.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1905-01-19

A. pRW applications will remove tan or sallow-
- ness and restore the beauty Of youth.
.mATfnoLA Is new discovery, guaranteed
aud money refunded fit fails 10 remove Freck-
les, Pimples, Liver Spots, Blackheads. Tan, Dis
eoIorations and Designations. Ordinary cases
In 10 days. the worst In 40 days. After these de-
fscts are removed the skin will be SOFT clear,
healthy and beautiful. Price 50 cents at drug
stores or BY mail. Thousands Of ladies testify to
the merits Of satinola.
Miss Alace Lirette writes:-rhibodeaux La.
Oct. IS. 'o4. For four years my face was COM
pieteiy covered with frechles aud pimples All
remedies failed, until used two packages ofsat-
inoia, which completely removed my fIeekies and
pimpies. My complexion Is now perfect, and
hope every lady having freckics or pimples will
try Satnoia.n
NATIONAL TOILET CO., Paris, Tenn.
sold In Port Gibson by POPE DRUG co.-and
all leading Drnggs.ist
The Port Gibson reveille., 1905-01-19

The Cotton Growers conven-
ton, to be held in New Orleans
January 24th, 25th and a6th, will
be the most important meeting of
those interested In cotton from the
producers viewpoint and economi-
cal standpoint. 1t behooves those
representative men of Claiborne
county to participate in its forth
coming proceedings. The Port Glib
son Board Of Trade should take the
matter in hand and send delegates.
That will be truly representative of
the different cotton elements
The writer suggests that the body
be composed Of a cotton planter, a
banker, merchant a ginner, a
mill owner, and statistician. All
of these kind of men we have. and
should make their voice heard in
the meetings. 1t is needless for
one man to name or pick out the
members when the Board of Trade
has so much material I select from
in the different districts Of the coun-
ty. Godspeed the work of the
convention that will rebound to The
benefit and glory of the Southland
PLANTER.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1905-01-19

Means less nutrition and in con-
sequence less vitality. When the
liver fails to secrete bile. the blood
becomes loaded with bilious proper
ties. the digestion becomes impaired
and the bowels constipated Her
bine will rectify this; il gives tone
to the stomach liver and kidneys.
strengthens the appetite. clears and
improves the complexion. infuses
new life and vigor to the whole-sys-
TEN. so cents a bottle.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1905-01-19
Trustees Sale.

By virtue Of the authority vest
ed in me under a certain deed Of
trust executed by K A Armitage
and A. F. Armitage on Feb'v 9Th.
1904, conveying to me as trustee
certain real and personal property
to secure the Indebtedness therein
named, default having been made
in the payment Of the same and
having been requested by the
holder and owner thereof so to do,
Twill sell the said property at the
main entrance to the Court House
OF Claiborne County. Mississif pi
at Port Gibson. at the hour Of II
o'clock noon. on the
10th day Of January. 1905,
at public outcry, to the highest
bidder for cash, for the purpose of
satisfy ing said indebtedness and
all COSTS, the said property being
the following. to- wit: The fol-
lowing described real estate sitn-
ated IN the cunt, Il Claiborne.
State Of Mississippi, - wi The
North West cstner q the North
West qusrte, - ;. c'iea SIX. Town
sgnl thnfrcn. RI ~ hvr East.
c,rt.AnIHs II2 acrs ). merr nr les,
-.l,a lh' Nrin Est quaftri = the
N b l. qa.t , ,t'on 5,
TouAa4p l3. r IS 5 !. 81. con-
tanning SIS acres, more or less. al
so part Of Section 6. Township IS.
Range 5 East containing 1856
acres, more or less. also so acres
in South part Of College tract in
Section 8. Township r3, Range 5
East. said lands being known as
the Armitage place and bounded
on the North BY lands Of Byron
Fisher. on the South by lands Of
Joe Crawford. on the East by
lands of Albert Chatham and on
the West BY the Mcclellan estate,
this conveyance being intended to
include and embrace all the land
owned BY US. or either Of Us, in
said county and state. also the fol-
lowing personal property to-wit :.
All the rents, issues and profits
arising from the above described
lands including all cotton, cotton
seed and corn in which we have
any interest whatever produced
upon the said lands during the
year Of 1904
One mouse colored mule named
Henry about 8 years old.
One light bay mule named Scott |
about 9 years old.
One dark bay. mule named
Prince about years old.
One COW and calf recently |
bought from Dick Jones. /
One mare named Maudc about |
: years old.
twenty-five head of cattle all
marked with split in right ear, be-
ing all the cattle owned by Us.
txy.A- - -.~.....~ &I~s~ .g~n ooI 1
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the road to the Jumbo ends. With
all these transfers travel Is unpleasant
and freight is transferred only at great
expense Of money and Of time. In the
development of the Jumbo the expense
of transporting machinery. timber and
building material will be exorbitant-
GOOD RESULTS PROMISED.
The results are expected, OF course. to
many more times than pay for the i'm
mense outlay. But these conditions are
almost ideal when compared with what
Taylor had to contend with when he
started. Then the task Of reaching the
Jumbo was something calculated to
daunt even the most determined of
men. All the way from Reno there is
nothing but brown and occasionally
pink hills and immense washes or
valleys covered with sagebrush,
greasewood, cactus and rattlesnakes.
It is the most dfscouraging outlook
that could be imagined. Yet the Jumbo
would never have been Taylor's had he
not been ready to face all this and
much more. He Is calm and cool and
very deliberate, his training and his
nature make him cautious, his ambi-
tions have stimulated his natural cour-
age, his privations and hardships have
made him rugged. He takes all he
hears with the proverbial grain of salt
and is not apparently the man to take
long chances. preferring rather to hew
his way through the tangles in abso-
lutte certainty of his course. 1t took
Just such a man as this to do and dare
enough to locate million-dollar mines
Had he retained what rightfully might
have been his he would have possessed
to-day the biggest part Of the wealth
which has come from the Jumbo and
the Florence. He made so many splits
in the property by accepting partner
ships and by leasing that he secured
far less than he might have had.
Nevertheless he is to-day one of the
richest men in the State of Nevada
and a miner whose name will unques-
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MARVELLOUS
PRODUCER OF
GOLDEN ORE
IS PREMIER IN DISTRICT.
DISCOVERY REWARDS THE PLUCK OF
TAYLOR IN LARGE DEGREE.

pah. and took prominent part
in the bringing of this ncces-
sity of life into the mining town. Tay-
Tor made Tonopah his headquarters
for several months and all his expedi-
lions were started from this point.
After studying the question OF where
he should next commence prospecting.
he came to the conclusion that there
might be opportunities Of striking
something worth while in what is
known as the Cloverdale country. On
April II. 1903 he set out from
Tonopah for Red Springs. For fifteen
hours each blistering day he tramped
the sagebrush covered hills and defiles.
Here and there and everywhere he
hunted for the signs of mineral wealth.
FIRST SEES GOLDFIELD.
After mature consideration, he deter
mined to enter what was then known
as the Grandpa District and is now
known as the Goldfield region. on
May II, 1903, he left Tonopah and
started on his journey in the rough
and barren country which has since
proved so rich in mineral wealth. On
May 1e, Taylor located the Jumbo, the
Florence, Red King and another prop
erty. called the Maud S, which has
group OF claims has turned out
about $4,000 600. These were the
first discoveries south Of Columbia
Mountain. The locations were made
week before the rich Combination mine
was discovered by Myers and Hart.
The Jumbo showed up we'll on the sur
face. For about twothirds OF the
length OF the claim, which was, of
course, the full 1900 feet, the ledge
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The Jumbo mine, which has proved
the greatest producer IN the new min
eral fields Of Southern Nevada, is To-
Gated about one and one-quarter miles
east Of the town OF Goldfield. Its his
tory is one of absorbing interest to
those who burrow the earth In search
OF precious metals. While the Jumbo
has brought forth nearly a million dol
lars, this immense amount of wealth
has been secured only as the result OF
an infinite amount of labor and the ap
plication OF information which it took
the locator years to acquire. To the
uninitiated 1t seems like a special dis
pensation from the tickle Goddess of
Fortune for a man to come upon so
great g mineral deposit. To those who
know, however. come visions Of years
Of hardship and privation. month on
month Of encouragement and distress
and eternal battles against adverse
circumstances. While c. D. Taylor.
the oiscoverer OF the Jumbo. was in
Bodie, Cal. in the spring OF 1902. nurs-
ing his sick brother, he began to hear
tales CT the wonderful richness OF
the Tonopah mining district. After
making the necessary preparations he
left for Nevada and arrived in Tono-
pah on the last day of July, 1902. For
some time he prospected the country
IN the vicinity Of the new camp, but his
experience showed him that none of
his discoveries were Of practical value
under the conditions then existing.
He next turned his attention
10 developing water for Tono-
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has. With the projected three-com
partment shaft, the pumps and mill,
a thorough understanding between the
owners and a reappearance OF high
values in the ledge. the Jumbo will
have marvellous career in the future
LITIGATION IS SETTLED.
There was at one time considerable
amount of litigation over the property,
but that is partly settled now. The
legal contests were instituted as re-
suit of McKane's differences of opinion
with others of the concern. From No
yember H. 1904, until the first of last
April, a receiver was in charge OF the
mine while disputes were being set
tied These lawsuits tnterfered with
the development of the property ana
cost a great deal of money without any
general gain. Practically every mine
which Is a great producer gets tied up
with litigation at one time or another
and often the owners lose most OF the
profits The Jumbo has had its ex-
perience with the rest of them. but the
owners declare that no more lawsuits
may be expected. With improved con-
ditions the mine will be comparatively
easy of access. The Grandpa or Gold
field country was in the depths of the
desert when Taylor first entered it.
The town of Goldfield Is only a short
distance away from the Jumbo and the
road may be traversed on foot in less
than half an hour. From Goldfeld
there is opportunity to travel to all
centers by stage or automobile. The
section at present is most easily
reached from San Francisco and the
East by way of Reno. From there the
Virginia and Truckee railroad carries
the passenger to Mound House. At
Mound House transfer must be made
to the Colorado and Carson railroad,
which runs through to Keeler. The
road has recently been broad gagged to
a point a few miles above Waubuslxa.
There another transfer must be made
to the narrow gauge. At Sodaville
still another transfer must be made to
the Tonopah railroad. which Is an in
dependent corporation and which cam
not by agreement be paralleled by the
Southern Pacific for several years. At
Tonopah railroad communication over
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CLAIM
MAKES
RECORD
.HIGH ASSAY
WILL DEVELOP TO
FULL THE BIG
HOLDING.

carried his samples of rock on his back
for the entire distance OF twenty-eight
miles. At later dates he was often
compelled to make the trip on foot.
Horses were scarce and renting them
was highly expensive. Then the animals
drank comparatively great quantities Of
water and Adams ale was valuable IN
the desert. 1t was a weary trip over
forbidding country. but Taylor stood
manfully TO his task He realized at
last that he had made a tremendous
strike and that his fortune was ahead
Of him. 1t had cost him more than
fifteen years OF life, but he had gained
more than the great majority OF men
can accumulate in forty Yea1S OF &C
tivity combining industry with So
briefly. Taylor is not at all laxative.
but when he can be induced 10 discuss
his achievement, he makes light OF his
struggles and hardships. He likes the
study Of phrenology and hygiene very
much The results OF his 1aborS In the
desert provide him with the oppor-
tunities to study those subjects OF
which he has been so anxious to learn
for many years. This then Is the man
that Providence selected to bring to the
light Of the world the gold that lay be-
meath those stretches Of sagebrush land
that the hardy miner chose to call the
Jumbo, the Florence and the Red King
He does not regret so much the part
ing with a third Of the property, the
sale Of his interest in the Florence for
a totally inadequate sum or the loss
suffered by the insproper leasing OF the
hundred foot blocks on the Jumbo. He
takes these unfortunate transactions
in the light Of later developments as
matters to be regretted. but they do
not rankle in his mind.
UPON BUSINESS BASIS.
The manner in which the company was
first incorporated brings back unpleas-
ant memories. Taylor believes the at
torney who did the work should have
been trenching for veins instead Of at
tempting to place an immense business
project on a firm foundation. Much
trouble has been caused from time to
time as a result of blunders in the
original work Recently Taylor en-
ployed Ex-Governor Budd for his at
torney. and that lawyer has been able
TO get most Of the hard knots out OF
the tangle. The corporation papers are
all legal and up to date in every re-
spect. Taylor has the greatest con-