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Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-07-20
HOW NICKEL COT ITS NAME.
Derived from One of the Appeiia-
lions of Hts satanic Majesty.

Derived from One of the AppeliR-
tions of Hts satanic Majesty,
About 200 years ago. In one Of the
German copper mines. an ore was dis.
covered which had all the appearance
OF copper, but every known process
failed to get any copper from this ore.
The German miners Of those times
were superstitlous-ln fact. most min.
ers are to-day. They claimed they
could hear the kobolds. the pixies aud
the gnomes at work In the mine from
which the ore was taken, and when tho
smelter failed to produce copper from
the ore they one and all refused to 60
into the workings again. saying the ore
had been cursed by an evil spirit. They
called this ore "kupfer,nlckel," or Old
Nick copper. Cobalt, II name which has
become 80 familiar of late, Is nothing
more than the German for an evil
spirit.
This curious ore aroused tho inter.
est OF the scientists OF the world and
for years chemists worked on IL. Crln.
stedt, famous German chemist, began
series of experiments with this cop.
per and succeeded In isolating metal
unlike anything that was seen before
1t was hot copper, II was not silver.
though 1t looked more like the latter.
Although the ore was proved to be OF
value, the name of Old Nick stuck to 1t
and 1t Is still known as nickel.
Several years later another mineral
was discovered In this ore aud on nc.
count OF Its hidden qualities was called
kObOld, for the reason already given.
That an Ontario town should owe lts
name to a German evil spirit seems
strange but 1t IL Il suitable one on nc-
count Of the millions OF dollars worth
of silver cobalt found there.
The name Of Sir Hussey Herbert
Vivian, of Swansea, Wales, Is among
the earliest associated with nickel. He
was successful In getting nickel from
Norwegian and Swedish ores, but only
In small quantities. Later joseph
Wharton started factory at Camden,
N, j., to develop the deposits at Ian
caster, Pa. Wharton knew nothing OF
what Vivian had done, but worked on
n process of his own. After years OF
labor he produced few tons a month
of low grade nickel, which sold at
fancy prices. The first samples of
nickel seen In America were at the
Philadelphia exposition In 1875, when
several small articles made of this
metal were shown as curlositIes.-New
York Tribune.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-07-20

That was wise man who said that
he could do a years work In eleven
months, but he could not do II In
twelve; and although few persons could
put it SO pithily, II is pretty generally
recognized that the poorest economy Is
that which would curtail or forego the
annual holiday. Even those daily toll
ers who leave the city each night for a
suburban or a country home need their
annual outing. II they do not wish to
travel for It, let them stay at home and
take their rest where they belong. In
this way the great value Of the vaca-
ton Is obtained-they get out OF the
rut 1t Is the rut, the monotonous reg.
ularity Of toll that cries for relief. The
holiday may mean many things-change
OF aif and scene, abstention from every
form Of work, or ardent occupation
with sports. Any and all may be good,
but the great thing is to change the
point Of wear and tear, to have the
wheels go round some other way. The
pace that kills" Is the same thing, at
the same hour, In the same way, until
one could echo the poor IrIshwoman
who thought 1t would be such rest
to iron Monday and wash Tuesday.
This is why each individual should be
(but is not always) the best Judge OF
the kind Of rest needed. Each knows
best where the grind comes, where the
shoe pinches, and the choice of change
should be guided by that knowledge.
The worn-out teacher, who has all the
year been overdrawing her reserve
force, should spend her time Of rest
with those who have something to give
her, some store of vitality and ner-
vous energy on which she can draw in
her turn. The woman who has spent
long winter so troubled with domes-
tic problems that that life has become
one long-drawn-out irritation should
shut up her house, and let some other
woman lodge and feed her. Some meas
ure of outdoor sport should be within
reach Of all, although the good of a
vacation is often destroyed by too much
ambition in this respect ON the part
Of those unaccustomed to long or hard
exercise. Those who wish to climb
mountains or take long tramps or In
dulge in vigorous exercise Of any kind
should begin very gradually, and keep
well within their strength. 1t is safe
to say that people exercise too much
rather han not enough in their holidays.
1t Is 30 customary to join fresh air
with exercise in the same phrase that
it Is easy to forget that one can have
all the fresh air one needs with only
just as much exercise as one chooses.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-07-20
shape Of Ideal Dairy Cow.

Whether she be Holsteln, Jer.
sey or whatever she may be, you will
find the typical dairy COW with bony
head and strong jaw, long between the
eyes and nose, with broad muzzle. She
should have a bright, protruding eye
which means strong nerve force and
action later on. She should have n
thin neck and retreating brisliet. The
lines above and below must not be
straight, or she will steal from you.
She should be slightly depressed be.
hind the shoulders with sharp chine
not too straight backbone. She
must have large organs OF reproduction
and large heart glrth, wide between
fore legs and sharp on shoulders
which gives large heart action and
strong arterial circulation. And last
but by no means least, she must have
good udder, for one-half the value
Of COW Is In her udder, which should
be long from front to rear.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-07-20

For the average man success fire.
Quently depends more upon his manner
aud appearance than upon his knowl.
edge OF hts trade or business, or, one
might also say. OF his profession, A
Chicago newspaper has lately been
noting some failures and their causes.
II cites the case OF one man who was a
successful salesman In business house
In Chicago. but was unable to get any
custom when sent on the road. The
general manager of the business went
to lunch with him one day, TO talk
over the matter. The man crumbed
crackers into his soup until II was
thick. and then ate the mixture from
the end OF his spoon In great mouth
fuls When the meat was served, he
shoveled 1t In with his knife. and had
finished eating and was nolsily picking
his teeth almost before the manager
had begun his meal. In reply 20 a
question. he told the manager that he
always took his customers out to lunch,
and used every method TO win their
confidence and friendship" The man
ager then said. "You couldn't sell m,
stick OF gum. No man whose PER,
sonal habits are so obtrusively vulgar
as yours could have the slightest intiu.
eEce with me. Had lunched with you
before sending you out on the road. l
would never have disgraced our house by
giving II such representative" These
words hurt. but the man profted by
them, and to-day Is one OF the most
gentlemanly as well as one OF the most
successful salesmen on the road. An.
other case cited Is that OF a minister
whose unrefined manners annoyed his
women relatives. They tried to help
him, but he resented their suggestions.
and men less abe intellectually, but
with more OF the graces OF refinement
In their manners, were called to the
opportunities for service in the pulpits
of the large and influential churches.
They used to teach manners In TIE old
days. Now there Is little formal in
struction. II a youth does not learn
good manners at home. he has to pick
them up when he gets out into the
world, or else be handicapped. Great
geniuses have commanded respect In
spite of boorishness. but 1t is never safe
for a young man to assume that he Is
q genius.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-07-20
meea crer. ~ the orchard.


The best orchardlsts are avcrse TO
growing anything IN the orchards but
the trees even when the latter are
young. They argue, aud properly, that
the growing trees need all the virtue
there Is In the soil and that II the ap'
pie crops In future years arc 10 bc OF
any value they must be provided for
during the earlier years OF the trees
There are fruit growers, ON the other
hand. who insist that hoed crop will
bo OF benefit to the trees, and that this
may be CONSTRUCTED ~ under certain
conditions and up 10 certain limits
II the soil In the orchard Is kept up
to the highest state OF fertility 50 that
the trees will not, suffer the want OF
the portion Of the fertilizer taken by
the hoed crop. then the latter can do
no harm. indeed. II will be- OF value
because the soil will receive certain
amount OF cultivation which, perhaps
would not be- given II II II were not
for the hoed crop, Work the hocd
crop In the orchard cautiously, aud
watch the effect on the trees.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-07-20
pAALlA FoR rHg suMMER.
HortIculturist Makes rind Ia Mex-
icos-NeW Plant.

ica--New Plant.
Anybody who wants can now have
dahllas blooming practically all SUM
mer, according to the Washington Star.
The Department OF Agriculture recent
~ turned the dahlla from n late fall
flower 10 summer bloomer. IL was
more or less of nm accident. but ono OF
the explorers Of the department was
down In Mexico recently and found 4
little. insignificant flower growing half
wild, as most flowers aud cattle do Ia
that country. II was true dnhlla, but
It's flower was Insignificant aud OF
pale yellow color. The only peculiar
lty about II was that II started bloom
Ing In the early spring aud kept II up
NIL summer.
Tho little dahlln was gathered In
along with lot OF other things aud
sent to Washington. There was a ques'
tlon whether anything could be made
out OF II. but Mr. oliver, the plant
juggler Of the greenhouses, was set 10
work with Il. and by jndlelous
amount OF crossing and twisting OF lts
natural procllvltios he finally produced
a plant that not only would bloom NIL
summer. but bore n big. crimson flower
us tine as any misunderstanding dahlia
In the greenhouse.
To be sure. with the average hortl'
culturlst raising dahllas In the spring
may seem rather like eating strawber'
ries at Christmas. but Il has added an
other possibility 10 the varieties that
will deck the American garden In the
summer, ana II shows. too. what good
things are laying around In the veg
etable world only waiting for some one
to come along and make use OF them.
Speaking Of plck'ups In the agrlcul.
tural line. orangeralsing may not bo
agriculture In the strlctest sense OF the
term, but the secdless orange. which 10
one OF the most important factors In
tho orange market to-day. was pick.
up Of the same sort. The tree was u
iind down In Brazil. where there were
few secdless orange trees growing
along one OF the rivers, Some OF them
were sent TO the United States. and by
grating. budding and enarchlng on or.
dInary sweet orange stock secdlcss
tree was produced that has multiplied
and spread. 50 as to make the fortunes
OF large number OF growers In Flor.
ida and California. II only shows that
agricultural explorers are sometimes
worth all the money that IL spent OH
them on several trips where they turn
up nothing at all. They are more or
less like prospectors In the West. When
they do strike they strike It rich.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-07-20

Scientists are capable of making peo-
pie feel very dissatisfied with the fu.
ture. 1t is a part of their duty to stir
mortals up, If only to smooth them
down again with discoveries" there
fore 1t behooves the imaginative to re-
feet before giving way to their emo
tions. One Of the latest prods Is this
announcement Of the wise men, that the
planet earth Is drying up and that man
Will eventually die of thirst. Didn't so
many men die of 1t now we should be
more nervous at the picture the scient-
ist draws of the coming time when hu-
man life by oyercrowding, starvation,
cold and heat will be destroyed. mot
In our time" Is the only comfort to be
extracted from these researches and
comparisons.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-07-20

A mother can never be certain what
word spoken to her child may make a
lasting impression on career and char
acter. When Frederick Temple, the
late Archbishop of Canterbury, was a
poor boy, wearing patched clothes and
patched shoes, his mother stimulated
his courage and guided his zeal. The
boy one day waxed critical over the in
consistencies of English spelling Fred
dy, don't argue" said his mother; do
your work" He never forgot the ad-
vice. When, as Primate of All Eng
land, the boy had risen to the position
scarcely second in dignity and Influence
to any In the British empire, he acted
on his mothers injunction: "Don't ar
que; do your work" The archbishop
lived perhaps too much the life of ac-
ton and too little that of thought; but
for better or for worse, the mothers
words had been potent and determining.
"My mother was good woman, and
she used to say the world owed US a
living" said wretched girl arrested
for shiplifting. SO the deluding; phrase
of the good but foolish mother had been
cherished as justification for life of
petty crime. While preachers and
teachers try to find occasion for i'm
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-07-20
sheep Are Good FERTILIZERS.

When flock Of sheep is kept on a
field the land will be made fertile in a
short time, as the sheep not only dis
tribute the manure, but press 1t into
the ground by tramplIng, the loss being
but little. For that reason 1t has been
said that "the foot of the sheep Is gold
to the land" A flock of sheep, how
ever, cannot add anything to the land
other than to prevent waste Of materi-
ais, which they naturally consume and
are, therefore, more valuable when
they are fed at barn at night, the
additional food rendering the manure
valuable,
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-07-20

The colored races Of Asia are begin
ming to realize that they are not 50 In
ferior to the whites when they adopt
the customs and methods of the latter.
1t will take long time, however, to
get all the Chinese and all the Hindoos
to break away from their oriental pre-
judices and take up civilized and occi-
dental methods. There are no people
anywhere so welded to the past as
these orientals and there is none so In
tolerant of change. The dawn may be
breaking in Asia, but 1t will be long
time before the MONDAY is reached.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-07-20

Whether or not pictures should be
exempt from duty on the ground that
they are different from other hand
made goods, 1t is certainly true that
making pictures for the American mar.
ket is a considerable industry in some
European cities. Munich, which is
known to the more scornful Of other
European cities as the center Of COM
mercial art, sends the largest supply
of oil-paintings and water-colors to
this country, but Berlin Is not much be-
hind Munich. 1t is not the ''made-in-
Germany" kind that we are chiefly anx-
ious to get, out the kind made a few
centuries ago in Spain and Italy.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-07-20

The brooders sold by manufacturers
are unusually all that are claimed for
hem, but when one desires to economixe,
a homemade affair can be constructed
by anyone with a little ingenuity which
will work nicely. Take two boxes OF
convenient size, three feet square by
tifeen or eighteen inches high Is good
size. and set one ON top OF the other,
cutting a hole through each directly
In the middle. The hole In the bottom
or floor Of the upper box ls covered
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-07-20

A few years ago there was consider
able enthusiasm regarding German
carp. A pond covering one acre will,
1t Is stated, hold 1000 carp to growing
condition, If they are fed. The carp
will eat anything that hog will con-
sumo, even corn, and will gain about
three pounds annually until 1t reaches
IL or Is pounds. Belonging to the
sucker family of fishes, the carp has
not become popular in this county, and
probably never will, as 1t is not very
desirable, compared with other varle-
ties Of fish.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-07-20

During discussion in Congress a
railway clerk was named as having
suggested in 1862 that mail be assorted
and distributed In the mail cars. This
Idea. however, did not originate In this
country. Fifty years ago a picture
was published in Harper's Magazine.
showing a French railway postofice"
with the clerks at work sorting mall.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-07-20

The successful man Is not the idler,
the good fellow or the miser. He has
accomplished something. He has an
aim In life and ne is helping others to
reach their goal The truly successful
man is better when he leaves the world
than when he came into II, and the
world is little better for his having
heen here
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-07-20

Russia is reported to be playing a
deep game in the far East. But this Is
not likely to cause any establishment
People have ceased to expect Russia
to be sensible.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-07-20

printing some counsel ON the memory OF
children, mothers preach and teach, con.
seiously or unconsclously, from morning
TN night, week In and week out. II is
part Of their lot that they cannot
choose which OF the many seeds they
sow shall strike root, spring up, and
bear fruit.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-07-20

I used a pair OF the JoInted braces
10 a commonplace top buggy. writes
correspondent. The illustration ex.
plains the position OF braces on rack
when standard Is IN and down.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-07-20

President Castro Of Venezuela has
withdrawn from the active perform
ance OF his duties. and LEFT the vice
president in charge. He has announced
that he wishes to go into the country
for his health. The condition of af-
fairs in Venezuela suggests a hidden
significance In those last three words.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-07-20

The muck rakers all the same have
done useful work in uncovering the
deferred dividend" rottenness In the
big New York life Insurance companies.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-07-20
A Doubling Thomas.

She-Did you let father know you
owned lot Of house property
He-I hinted at 1t.
She-What did he say7
He-He said, Deeds speak louder
than words"
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-07-20

A minister recently spoke" to a
woman because she did not attend
church oftener. She told the truth,
and said frankly tnat she didn't care
to go; and he thought that was better
than to make a lot of sincere and un,
truthful apologies.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-07-20
Andrew

Andrew Carnegie is getting the
speechmaking habit Well he has a
fund of eloQuence amounting to mill
ions.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-07-20
Poultry Pointers.

Never refuse Il fair price for bird
that you do not want for breeding pur.
poses. At the same time never sell a
good bird that you want yourself.
DO not feed the newly Matched chick.
ems too early; wait at least twenty.
four hours. There Is sufficient amount
of feed in the she'll for the chick this
length Of time.
In feeding fowls always keep In view
the fact that the excess Of food over
and above that required for warmth OF
body and egg production will be con.
verted into fat.-Journal of AgrIcul.
ture.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-07-20
Topics of
the Times

The country can stand many kinds
OF isms, but 1t draws the line at Gorky.
ism.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-07-20

A correspondent of farm paper,
who was not well satisfied with his
disk harrow while 1t had the tongue on
1t, thus tells how he improved 1t:
have been using my disk harrow
without a tongue, or rather, cut the
tongue Off just ahead of the evener.
I find that this Is very much more
satisfactory than to use with the
tongue in turning all the horses help
turn the harrow instead of the two
pole horses having to pry 1t around by
the pole. In addition to this, 1t takes
the weight Off of the horses necks
when they stop
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-07-20

Fasten braces on outside OF standard
and on inside Of bed piece. by taking
brace and trying You can soon tell how
far back to fasten II.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-07-20

handle 1t nicely. The illustration
shows the idea clearly and how very
simple 1t s.-IndanapOlis News.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-04-12

* centered in the Beaver creek
on the Knott-Floyd bor-
der It is one OF the oldest de-
velopments in kentucky, hav-
inc been first exploited twenty
wears ago. but until recently no
firm other than the Standard
has done any drilling. " hen
the pipe line system was nrst
built through Kentucky, the
Flovd- Knott oil. known as
Whitehouse. comm a n q G. q q
price eight cents higher than
the other grades of Kentucky
/ Tennessee oil. bat 1t has been
changed since 60 she figures
quoted on the other grades @
llipht oil. The field rs widei'
/ separated from other Ncntuck.
Developments. but IL rs connec
, + ed with the same pipe lines.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-04-12
FRANCHISE GRANTED
.,o Cumberland Traction Company "
0'0 Town Of Big Stone Cap

ovant of its consummatioh,
ro,,te over practically one y
Fem Of railroads will be atoro- aDn
"a from this city 10 New VT
leans and the exports OF is'S s',
bnrg.s iron and steel manu'aoa .'sa
tories TO the Orient wltn ' .nS
completion of the fanaiaa Panama
canal will make such a route
Of vital importance and V2.ue, p.,,,
The first report that the Penn mn
svlvania was purchasing a o,,;a. c0n.
rolling interest in the LOUIS ,S.l.s
! v;lIe 4 Nashville reached fi'.s y
bmrg several weeks ago, oul ~, ~
fun significance was nov nov i,,e' h,'
realized. 1t was admitted 9y
Pennsvlvauia official TO-DAY
=. however. that the activity 4
Iouisville & Nashville sIoc
: and the evidence that ~
= changing hands in large olocS =
4 Is strongly confrmative OF l'
- report that the Pennsy iFan'"
acquiring it's control.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-04-12

nsei TO walk from Greenvilie 10
Tusculum college, Q distance OF
four miles. 70 join the boys OF 4
the literary societies IN debate. +
In his tailor shop he studied
Latin. and any phrase he could
not master. he was accustomed
70 mark and hold IN order TO re
ceiVe the assistance OF Dr-
+ Alexander Doak. who was IN
f those davs teacher OF Latin IN
Tusculum college. and whose
routa TO Grcenville on Satnr-
davs was by way OF Johnson 5
tailor shop.
Andrew Johnson SAW the 'iil.,
Inc his life that he hauled WOOD
. for a living. Looking upon ms
nicturc one dav back in the
year 1888. Squire SEWER Mc'
lGaughey. " no was at that tlm'
county surveyor of O. re e n
county. as he pointed the long
slender index finger ot nl
trembling right hand at th'
|nicture. remarked calmly. " ina
man has hauled wood Tor me.
Nothing he might have Sai'
7 could have proved more inspH
= ing The students present q
, once caught the inspiration q
the remark. for DO meant ih,
Ieven the humoiest iutiN i1u
- has stretching out before hl'
=. infinite possibilities. Andre
-, johnson. with his great int'
, lect. PASSED step by step iro
- 'thc humble position oi WOO
haulcr up 90 Chat OF prcsidei
p and had been dead eight Nea'
'" and stu the man for whom
~ Ihal hauled wood when "a you
pa man. was vet alive to tc-tiiy
81" the potential truth OF has
markable rise to the high
h,nor within the giit oi
,, people of d great nation.
Indeed itd docs seem meir E
W .tne nation capable ot prod
~ .irr such mem should prnmi
W land gladly fake rhe proper s..
t..fo honor to fheir memoir