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Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-02-15
SILVER MINES.
The Way Nature Forms These Depos-
its of Precious Metal.

The Way Nature Forms These Depos-
its of Precious Metal.
The process by which nature forms
her silver mines is very interesting. 1t
must be remembered that the earth's
crust is full of water, which percolates
everywhere through the rocks, making
solutions of elements obtained from
them. These solutions take up small
particles of precious metal which they
find here and there.
Sometimes the solutions in question
are hot, the water having got so far
down as to be set boiling by the inter-
nal heat of the globe. Then they rush
upward, picking up the bits of metal as
they go. Naturally heat assists the
performance of this operation.
Now and then the streams thus form
ed, perpetually flowing hither and
thither below the ground, pass through
cracks or cavities in the rocks, where
they deposit their lodes of silver. This
is kept up for great length of time
perhaps thousands of years-until the
pocket it filled up.
Crannies permeating the stony mass
in every direction may become filed
with>the precious metal or occasionally
a chamber may be stored full Of it as
If 100000 hands were fetching the
treasures from all sides and hiding
away mine for some lucky prospector
to discover in another age.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-02-15
A Vegetable Pennin.

The useful properties of the papaw
plant have long been known to the va
rious natives and have been taken ad-
vantage Of by them, as can be seen by
reference to the works of travellers,
who can themselves vouch for the ac-
curacy Of the accounts they narrate.
Thus Drury in "The Useful Plants of
India" states that old hogs and poultry
which are fed upon the leaves and
fruit, however tough the meat they af-
ford might otherwise be, are thus rem
dered perfectly tender and good if eat
en- as soon as killed. Browne, too, In
his Natural History of Jamaica" says
that meat becomes tender after being
washed with water to which the juice
of the papaw tree has been added, and
If left in such water ten minutes it will
fall from the spit while roasting OF
separate into shreds while boiling
Chambers Journal.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-02-15
THE NAME "JoHN BULL"
1t Was the Invention of the satirtcal
DR.. ArbuthnOt.

IT Was the Invention of the satirtcal
DR.. Arbuthnot.
John Bull, the mythical parsonage
snnposed to represent the English peo-
nle was the invention of DR.. Arbuthnot
in one of his satirical sketches ridicul-
ing the great Duke of Marlborough. In
the opinion of DIR. Johnson, Arbuthnor
was ''the first man among eminent writ
ers in Queen Anne's time" He drew
John Bull as the typical Englishman-
a stout red faced old farmer, far too
corpulent for comfort, choleric, but
withal an honest and well meaning fel-
low. He clothed him in leather breeches
and top boots, put stout oaken cudgel
in his hand and a bulldog at his heels
and set him up for all time to serve as
the representative Englishman.
He may have been not so bad a carl
cature in the days of Queen Anne but
today certainly there is much force in
an English critics remark that he
completely hides the Englishman OF
real life" The average Englishman OF
today is physically no stouter certainly
than-probably not so stout as-the av-
erage American, and the stout cudgel
and the bulldog are no longer apt SYM
bols of the modern Britisher's disposi-
ton. He has lost the excessive pugnaci-
ty of his forefathers and is, above all,
anxious to keep the peace with his Un-
Gle Samuel-London Standard.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-02-15
sam weller,s valentine.

Lovely creetur, feel myself asham-
ed and completely circumscribed in a
dressin' of you, for you are nice gal
and nothin' but it. Afore I see you
thought all women was alike, but now
find what reg'lar soft headed ink,
red-lous turnip / must ha' been, for
there amt nobody like you, though
like you better than nothin' at all. 50
I take the privilege Of the day, Mary
my dear-as the gentleman in Difficult
ties did ven he walked out Of Sun.
day-to tell you the first and only time
I see you your likeness was took on
my hart in much quicker time and
brighter colors than ever a Likeness
was took by the profeel macheen
(Which perhaps you may have heard
on Mary my dear), although it does
finish a portrait and put the frame
and glass on complete with hook at
the end to hang it up by and all In
two minutes and quarter. Except Of
me Mary my dear as your valentine
and think over what I've said. Ny
dear Mary will now conclude
Charles Dickens.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-02-15
SPECKLED TOBACCO.
How the Little Yellow Spots Are
Formed on the Leaf.

How the Little Yellow Spots Are
Formed on the Leaf.
"Little yellow specks on the wrapper
are positive indications of cigars ex-
cellence. Choose a speckled cigar, and
you can't go wrong"
The speaker was a skate salesman,
The tobacco salesman laughed at him.
care you victim of that error, tooY
he said. "Listen and I'll tell you all
about those little yellow specks.
eve are In Cuba. In mile long rows
grow the tobacco plants in binding
sunlight. Suddenly the sky is overcast,
a shadow falls. Then the clouds disap-
pear and the sun shines again upon
plants dotted here and there with i'm
mense raindrops peculiar to
Cuba, as large as the largest pearls.
"These drops become burning glasses
in the sunlight. The same as real
lenses they concentrate the suns heat,
and on the leaf beneath them the little
specks that you venerate are burned.
These little yellow specks indicate the
tobacco's quality no more than freckles
on mans face indicate his ability.
ITO choose cigars by their specks is
as foolish as it would be to choose
statesmen by their freckles. Chicago
Chronicle.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-02-15
A Great Player.

Many good stories are told Of Sir
Walter Parratt, the master of the kings
music. Here is one illustrative of his
extraordinary memory: Some eight or
ten men were assembled one evening in
one of the lodges attached to st. Mi
chael's college, Tenbury. Sir Walter
Parratt and Herr Won Hoist played In
turn upon the piano such music as was
asked for. This went on for some
time, until at last the chessboard was
brought out. Sir Walter then proposed
to play two men at chess in consulta-
ton, still remaining at the piano and
playing from memory what was de-
manded either from Bach, Beethoven,
Mozart Chopin or Mendelssohn. With
out even glance at the chessboard he
won the game in an hour.-London
Globe.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-02-15
"Deprived of His see.o

AS an example of the ability of the
Juvenile scholar to evolve an unexpect-
ed meaning from his text, a CORE
spondent relates that the following
question was put to history class:
What misfortune then happened to
Bishop Odo?" The reply came quite
readily, HE went blind" An explana-
ton was demanded, and the genius
brought up the text book. 'sThere, SIR
triumphantly, "the book says So" The
sentence indicated by an ink stained
digit read, "Odo was deprived of his
see. London Spectator.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-02-15
Or fourteen
Trestle
Clinton Danserfieid
Copyright, 1908, By 7. G. Mcclure
.,........,.....,..... .s..s.-...;....s....s..s..

Across the wide river the trestle, No.
a. stretched unendingly, for the bro
ken ground on both sides necessitated
It's covering not only the treacherous
yellow tide, but much of the dubious
shore beyond. Hinton's eyes rested
drllv on the one point of interest the
shore under the trestle offered-namely,
the small landing where steamers stop
ned for cotton The landing boasted
gin. where the product in it's raw shape,
brought there in wagon loads by the
small farmers, was reduced to proper
commercial bulk. Although Hinton and
Miss Wade were still q hundred yards
from the spot where they would pass
the landing below and twice that dis
tance from the trestle's end, they could
see all its details very plainly, especial
ly the huge open bin, where a quantity
Of unseeded cotton had been thrown, to
he transferred to the snorting, labor
ing machinery later.
"Jolie Ii est ce pasY" observed Miss
Wade lightly, with a wave Of her hand
which covered the surrounding scenery.
"That's French for pretty" inter
posed one of the children trotting at
Miss Wade's heels. II have learned
that one word anyway pursued the
speaker proudly, and | mean to know
more, cause you and Mr.. Hinton talk
in it and nobody can understand what
you say. Hennie, Lou and me are all
goin' to learn it, SOS we can tell Sc
crets in the openest company"
This ambitious scholar was one of
three youngsters who had Joined the
couple in their walk and to whose in
trusion neither Miss Wade nor her es-
cort objected. Now that he had been
finally and completely rejected, Hinton
was glad to have their embarrassed ST.
lence broken by the chatter of the chill
dren. Miss Wade also was glad Of
their presence. AS the o'clock train
had passed only a few moments ago,
she had been quite sure it was safe to
cross the trestle.
Then, just as she was encouraging
the rather laggard footsteps of the
youngest infant, her blood froze at the
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-02-15
WeStOn
No@ After
HueStOn
"Coq0boy Champion" Pool
Player Is Atter Scalb
of St. Louis Holder Of
Chanbionshlb Emblem.
Neq0s and Gossip of Cue
World.

Charles Weston, well known all over
the country as the cowboy champion"
has challenged William Hueston of st.
pool emblem. Hueston was recently
awarded the emblem by the company
providing the trophy, which decided
that Alfredo de Orc had forfeited in
not accepting Hueston's challenge The
donors of the emblem promised that if
De Orc persisted in retaining the tro-
ply a duplicate would be given to
Hueston.
Weston, who is the first to challenge
Hueston, has played in many match
games and tournaments. Three years
ago he won the worlds championship
trophy in a tournament at Clarence
Green's Brooklyn room. The Hueston-
Weston match will be played in St.
Louis or Chicago late in February.
Peterson, a former balk line cham.
pion of the northwest and now Of St.
Louis, has challenged Albert Cutler of
Boston for a balk line contest in st.
Louis or Boston or a home and home
contest in both cities.
Philadelphia is to have new room
with thirty tables, the location being
near Broad and Chestnut streets.
Alfredo de Orc says he will never
enter another pool championship con-
test, but will hereafter devote his
spare time to billiards, in several forms
of which game he is quite proficient.
1t is about time for William Spinks
to issue his annual challenge to Jacob
Schaefer Cutler has offered to play
the Pacific coast champion in New
York at 1871 or 1872 for $500 side.
In the annual report of the public
school inspector for New Zealand it is
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-02-15
Hope For the sIeepIess.

"My husband is dreadfully troubled
with insomnia" said Mrs. Bounderby'
HE wakes up about 2 o'clock every
morning, and then he can't go to sleep
again. He tosses about until daylight
and growls and fuses so that can't
get any sleep myself"
"My husband used to be troubled that
way" replied Mrs. Smythe-Smythe'
'but | discovered a remedy which nev.
er fails. l noticed that my husband
always slept the soundest when it was
time to get up"
'That's just the way with Bounder.
by exactly. But tell me what you did
"Well, when Mr.. Smythe-Sm
woke up in the night and began to toss
about and say he couldn't get WINK
of sleep | simply walked across the
room, pretended to look at the clock ana
said: oh, that's all right. You mustn't
go to sleep again It's time for you TO
get up That always put him to sleep
In minute"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-02-15
Rusie wants to Play Ap,,n

Although thirty eight years old. Amos
Rusie, once the brightest star of the
pitching staff of the New York Nation
al league baseball team, is making an
effort to re-enter the game. He would
like to get berth with the Decatur
team of the Three l league for next
year. From the high salary that Ru-
sic received while with the Giants he
has descended to mere laborer in a
lumber business, at which he has been
engaged in Indiana for some months
at mere pittance per day.
1t is contended that Rusie has much
of his old ability left and that if he
gets chance the baseball world may
be treated to decided surprise. Rusie
recently went to Illinois to take posi-
ton at an advance in pay.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-02-15

springy dirtyish white, which sar.,
spinal column from any hurt ia
you next" said Hinton ..
'It's the one chance. The train -
most upon u.s." al
AS he spoke he lifted the eir, :.
she found herself trusting to his oai aua
self possession in spite of the N.Y. sVOl
before her. What she might stn, l,of
where fall, she did not know g,
only knew that in his steady aa que
famed hero she had not dreamoS Ivy
in their conventional acquaintance
She thought Of this as she thongh. :.
many other things in her descent y
the cotton below. The drop was fa.s
full one, and it seemed to her that y
passed an eternity before she touchas
anything. Then, like the first of ~
children, she lay on her back. star,as
up at the black mass. laundering nass
above. AS it reached the spo+ fros ~
whence she had been thrown she aon
Hinton, his hands pointed above NJ,
head, leap far out toward the cent?.
of the stream, heading as far as posss 81
BILE from the saving cotton.
Ignoring the howls of the indignar.
children, who altogether failed to com
prehend the reason for their bruson.
and unwilling fight downward, sbs
scrambled out of the bin and ran 4,
the edge of the shore. Had Hinton
struck one of the numerous craos
abounding in the river? Would bs
never rise again?
Her screams for aid brought the fav
men at work to her Immediately. Ona
of them unlocked a little flatboat
moored to the shore, but as they nro,
pared to push her off brown head
lifted itself from the muddy current
and Hinton, blowing the water from
his mouth, clambered up on the lltta
pier, his face growing radiant as be
saw the girl unhurt.
"Oh, you'll" she cried. "You are"-
She choked.
"How are the kids?' asked Hinton !
little thickly.
"Safe as if they had merely been
tossed into bed. Oh, Mr. Hinton-Rob.
ert-I"-
"Don't feel obliged to say anything
pretty" interrupted Hinton a little
ironically, misconstruing her embar
rassment. 'I've often dived from "a
great heights
"You'd never dive twice into that
river an come out alive" interpolated
the gin fireman abruptly.
"What did you think Of as you
winged your way DOWN." inquired
Hinton lightly as they turned towar(
the wailing chorus Of angry infants
who found the sides Of the bin to,
high to scramble out.
Miss Wade went scarlet. 81 though
Of lot of things!'' she murmured.
"Yes," said Hinton politely, but witt
the wound she had given him befor
they had set foot on the trestle no,
reopening. He had saved her-fc
some other man!
II thought especially" stammere
. Miss Wade, "of IA proverb''-
"Yes? May ask the saw?"
cts a-that it's woman's privilee
to change her mind" murmured Mi
Wade
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-02-15

CHARLtS WESTON, NOIED POOL PLAYER.
said that children are kept up so late
at night in billiard marking that they
are unable to attend school. The pro-
pensity Of the natives for gambling has
caused them to set up tables in the
gum fields and by the roadside.
Pin pool is the popular game at the
rooms in the northwest, where this
style of game is attracting great at
tention.
Willie Hopes victory over Maurice
Vignaux in Paris for the worlds bill
lard championship is at present the
ruling topic of comment among bill
liardists Hoppe is now due in Amer
lea and will play either Schaefer or
Slosson.
Schaefer's revival of the old cham
pions' billiard game, 1S by SO corner
barred. appears to have taken well in
Chicago, where Schaefer has been play
ing with Maggioli, Daily and others.
In recent contest Schaefer made a
high run of 299, which he claimed was
above his best record his average be-
ing A 40.
The first championship tournament
at this style was played in New York
in 1879, and after tie Sexton won
in the playoff, with Sosson second and
Schaefer third.
Sextons grand average was IA and
best single game 81.
Schaefer defeated Slosson, 800 to
$50, in the last important contest in
Chicago, Schaefer's average being
16 2-3. Slosson defeated Schaefer at
the game several times in 1880 by a
score of 600 to 43S and averaging about
33. In this game Schaefer made run
of nearly 300 Slosson and Vignaux
made runs of nearly 400 in a 5000
point game in Paris won by Slosson.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-02-15
Hairpins.


I'VE buy hairpins by the hundred
weight and sell, in one form or an
other, about three gross a day." saia
the foreman of the notion counter N
department store. "A woman wi'p
three or four grown daughters puy'
her hairpins by the pound, and pu!'
good many pounds in the course Oh =
year at that. Where there is only ope
woman in the house she buys ns.
hairpins by the package, put up :
some fancy and convenient shape lns
latter way Is the more expensive =.
course. Women with hairpins ai'
very much like men with matcpeS
Some shed them as they go and new. W.
can find one when they want it. otne., =,
keep them where they can find tneu, ,aa
and usually have to make up for ,a .ns
forgetfulness of their less careful '''
ters. New York Press.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-02-15
where the Excitement Va.

Il don't suppose it's unnatural for
me to be excited now that the hour
ror my marriage to the count ap-
proaches," said the bride. 81 guess I'm
the most excited person in town at this
minute" "Oh, don't know" replied
Mrs. Nuritch, her mother. .Think how
excited they must be over it in the
newspaper ofices."- Catholic Standard
and Times.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-02-15
THEY SAW HIM LEAN OVER AND DROP THE
SIx-YEAR- OLD.

-IEAh-OLD.
sound of shrill, ominous screech be-
hind them, echoing over the hills. Hin
ton heard it at the same instant. Evi-
IDENTIFY some special or perhaps wild
cat engine was bearing down upon
them. And there was still SO much
trestle before them-so much Of that
slender network which offered no
places of safety.
Looking back, he saw the thin line
Of smoke that marked the speeding
death-they could never reach the 9TH
er side in time!
The children, in their happy babble,
heard nothing, and Hinton, forming
an instant plan, said rapidly in French:
N"Don't let them know. They will
turn stupid with fright, and we could
not do anything with them. Obey me.
and l can save you ALL"
To the mastery in his eye Miss
Wade yielded in sort of bind con-
fdence. He would save them all. she
repeated, and the sick terror at her
heart lessened its strain little. She
heard him laughingly urge the chill
dren to hurry, heard him Offering
prizes to the one who should pass the
gin first and then saw him snatch nm
the fat legged six-year-old.
| Wrapped in their wretchedly slow
race, for they had to move with some
caution, the children as they stood at
last above the gin did not yet hear the
fhunderous monster, now setting its
iron feet on the trestle itself. They
only heard Hinton's sharp command
stop" and then their baby faces
went white as they saw him lean over
and drop the six-year-old into what
seemed destruction. But Hinton,s
steady, athletic arms had not failed
him. Before the astounded child knew
what had happened she was living on
ner back in the unseeded cotton.
L With cool and desperate precision
Hinton threw the would be FRENCH
scholar down next, though he had "a
tear her frantic hands loose from his
neck. The third youngster uncara.
moniously followed, landing on its
head, but with no worse harm +har,
falling between two loose piles ~
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-02-15
Her Chapter OF
Proposals ~
By Hattie Preston Rider
..Convright. 1903, by T. c. Mcclure see.
Copyright, 1903, by T. c. Mcclure. :.

Miriam came into the library and sat
down opposite Graham. There was a
pucker of anxiety on her forehead.
"Bart," she said, would you mind
being engaged to me?"
Graham took his feet off the window
sill and sat up.
"Engaged!' he repeated obviously.
Miriam nodded.
"It's only for couple of days." she
hastened to reassure him. ''Mr. For
sythe is coming to propose, and I'm at
my wits end. l haven't a single ex-
cuse for refusing him. He's good and
wealthy and nice looking. Mother won't
hear an objection, even his age. So,
you see, the only way is to let him un-
derstand ever so delicately that I'm
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-02-15

Young mani have called, sir, to re-
quest the hand of your daughter in
marriage. Old Grumleigh-Has she ac-
cepted you? Young Man-Yes, sir.
Old Grumleigh-Then what do you
want to come round and bother me
with your troubles for?
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-02-15


HELPED IT EXCEPT MOTHER"
not free to listen to him. Nobody will
know, for he isn't the sort to repeat
condolences"
Graham lay back in his chair and
surveyed her coolly.
'If you've no objection to him, why
don't you marry him?" he inquired.
81 thought l made it clear that I
didn't want to-" she explained, with Il
note of injury in her voice. I'm sure,
If you don't wish to help me out, Bart,
you needn't. But we've been such
chums l thought you'd as lief as not
I'd do as much for you.'
Graham swallowed hard, but she did
not notice.
"Why don't you tell him the truthT
he said at last. Hes man enough TO
stop his attentions if he knows they're
unwelcome."
''That's just it," she rejoined hope
lessly. Mother has tacitly given him
to understand that l do care for him
for all my seeming Indifference. In
fact they've done nearly all the court
ing themselves
Graham's lips curled.
WELL" he said shortly, II should
think you could disabuse him of the
idea easily enough.
Miriam's brown eyes widened
"You must think it is prime fun, Bart
Graham, to boldly tell good friend
right to his face that you don't care for
him, especially when he's such dear
old fellow" she said, with little quiv-
er in her voice.
Graham stared. What a refreshing
phase of womanhood! Then he smiled
grimly.
$50, | suppose, it was your idea to
let Forsythe down easily by giving him
to understand that, although [ held
your hand, your heart responded to
him, eh? You'll pardon me, Miriam,
but you remind me forcibly of the Irish
man who was too tender hearted to
dock his dogs ears at one fell stroke,
SO he cut them half inch at time"
Miriam WINGED, reddening. The truth
sounds so different stripped of pic
turesque phrases. Graham ralit his
cigar.
"You want me to go in with you,
virtually lying to Forsythe," he went
on gravely. "At the risk of appearing
ungallant I'm afraid l must decline
your fattering offer. / don't know
much about such things, but it seems
to me if didn't care to go into part
nership with man could make him
understand my refusal had nothing to
do with my personal regard for him.
If-if | didn't want to marry you, for
instance, Miriam, you wouldn't take it
as unfriendliness on my part, would
your
Her downcast eyes missed the fact
that he was watching her narrowly.
She got up.
Il don't know if w. the nerve to
do it," she said, rather TREMENDOUSLY
and letting his question pass unheed-
ed. you've no idea how hard it is.
Bart. I've always liked him, if not in
that other way, so very much till
tilP'-
She hesitated and looked at him ap-
pealingly, but there was no sign of re-
lenting in his averted face She sigh
ed softly. A moment later he heard
the swish Of her light skirt along the
hall. He laid down his cigar.
"In one respect" he groaned, ''wo-
men are like Providence-their ways
are past finding outr'
He did not see Miriam again that
day or the next. He watched her
mothers face, however, when they
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-02-15
Order.

Order is the sanity of the mind, the
health of the body, the peace of the
city, the security of the state. AS the
beams to house, as the bones to the
microcosm of man, SO is order to all
things. Southey.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-02-15
Insult and Repartee

The difference between repartee and
insult depends on whether YOU or the
other man makes the remarkable.