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Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-05

more. We can afford to be cheerful;
the best is yet to come.
Since it's inception Searchlght has
produced over $50OO00O in gold.
1t has now fifty active mines, of
which the following are equipped with
stamp miles: Quartette. 20 (addin g
20); Cyrus Noble, 10; Duplex, 10; Search
light M. and NJ, 10; New Era, 10; Black
Hawk, 10; Chiqulta, 5; Techaticup, 10.
Total S5. AS comparison for the un-
informed, it may be stated that Search
light has twice as many stamp mills
and an equal number of active proper
ties as Goldfield, New.
At present there are over 700 miners
actually employed in the mines. The
town has a population of 1900, which is
fast being augmented for this is a de-
lightful place to live, the altitude being
high and the climate being neither too
warm in summer nor too cold in winter
There is a cheap and bountiful supply
of water, and good ice plant has
been erected and several hotels of
varying degrees of excellence are in
operation. An electric light and power
plant is within a few weeks of COM
pletion. and there are other improve
ments contemplated, among them a
trolley road.
Searchlight Is accessible by two rail-
roads. The Salt Lake has a stage SER
vice from NptOn, about twenty six
miles, and the Santa Fe stage line
from Barnwell, about twenty-five miles
The new railroad which the Santa Fe
Is building from Barnwell TO Search
lights is nearly all graded, and the
work of tracklaying will be completed
and trains running oy october 1. Pres
ent transportation from Los Angeles is
about $18.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-05
SHE MAKES FACES IN CHURCH
Tongue-Lashng Follows and the Af-
fair Goes to Court for a
Settlement
Special to The Herald.

TENNYSON, Ind. Aug. 4.-Making
faces at a woman is held to be enough
proVocatlon for tOngue-lashlng, even in
church, Mrs. Julia Bassham has been
acquitted on the charge Of disturbing
public worship. in that she delivered a
Scorching TRADE against a member OF
the congregation. immediately following
the sermon.
She showed i'm defense that the wom-
an she attacked with words had made
faces at her during the service.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-05
WOMEN DIG AND SHOVEL
Special to The Herald.

Special TO The Herald.
BELLEFONTE, Pa, Aug. 4-The
spectacle of 20 women using picks
shovels and wheelbarraws drew a big
crowd last evening, The Lutheran con-
sregatlon recently decided to erect a
church and lot wos bought. A com.
mittee met last evening to stake out the
foundations. The work had just beer
completed when score of members
OF the Home Missionary society began
TO break ground for the new building
Hundreds, including many students
from state college, cheered the women
who made an excellent start on the
excavation.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-05
PopuIatlon and business

While this data indicates that a large
amount of capital is being annually in
vested in Los Angeles from outside
sources. the revenue from interest and
dividend receipts from the railroad in
dustrial and other enterprises are also
rapidly increasing yearly. Figures
showing the total of such investment
are not available, but an idea Of their
extent may be gained from a group of
individual projects. AS already stated
the stock and bonds of electric railways
in Los Angeles represent $25, 900 0OO
Including the electric and steam lines
which connect 1t with nearby towns,
these securities aggregate $40, 900, OF
which about so per cent is represented
by bonds. While all but one bond issue
is on 5 per cent interest basis, at
par. such is their market value that the
minimum price for any of the SIS sold
this year has been 1O5. ranging from
this as high as 100. Most of the issues
net the investor only about or 4 1-2
per cent. This showing compares
faYorably with similar securities
throughout the country even in local
tiles far more thckly settled. 1t Is due
10 the fact that the earnings of most
of the lines have accumulated a sur
plus and placed the stock on a dividend
basis.
Few sections OF the United States
have been populated more rapidly than
that of which Los Angeles Is the cen-
ter. In 1883 the city itself contained
only 1000 people and was the largest
community In Southern California. then
regarded chiefly as a barren region.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-05
Free Milling Camp

II is almost impossible to estimate
accurately the daily or monthly output
of bullion from the camp, because 1t is
absolutely a free milling proposition
and the bullion is sent to many places
and by private conveyances. Accord
ing to the best evidence available all
the mines In this immediate vicinity
will go to great depth. the high grade
ores being found below water level,
with one exception the Blanket mine
Considering the cheapness with which
ore can be mined and drilled one does
not have TO mine high grade ore 10
make money In searchlight. Distillate.
which is the fuel OF the camp, can hs
laid down at the mine for 20 cents.
making 1t possible TO treat 81 ore at
profit.
The near advent of excellent freight
shipping facilities by the new road. the
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-05
SEARCHL|GHT IS
OVER COLD MINES
GREAT ERA OF DEVELOPMENT
IN PROGRESS
Men Of Wealth In the "camp With
out a Failure" - Rapid In
crease in Population Is
Predicted

Special to The Herald
SEARCHLIGHT, Aug. 4.-The era of
the departure of the prospector and
the advent of the miner has reached
Searchlight. The great numbers OF
transfers of mines proves that fact.
These transfers which are being made
are of properties which lie adjacent to
the proven mines and which are being
gathered up by substantial mining men
who will put their money into the
ground to develop them.
This activity in the transfer OF
Searchlight properties to men who will
mine is indicative of what the future
prosperity of the camp will be. with
mines all around us for miles and even
under our feet, Searchlight is prac-
tically up to it's knees In gold. Literally
the town rests upon a foundation OF
gold and is laid out and built upon a
network OF mining claims.
The Searchlight mining district Is the
largest in the United States, and
searchlight is the central point of one
OF the greatest mineral belts in the
world. What Butte is to the world OF
copper. searchlight will be 10 the fields
OF gold.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-05
Increase In Population

This fall will see the opening up and
recently sold. and the men required to
work them will augment our popula-
tion to such a degree that II is perfectly
safe to predict that we Will have fully
5000 people ia our midst, and possibly
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-05

The expansion Of transportation sys-
TENS has in part caused this section to
become so rapidly settled that Il now
contains 30 per cent OF the inhabitants
Of the entire state and Yields products
to the value Of 100000, 900 annually, for
which Los Angeles Is the principal
market.
San Pedro Hsrbor
with such a record Of past accom-
plishments it is not surprising that the
people OF this city should have future
projects OF great magnitude. One Of
these Is to have the advantage Of a
seaport. At present SAN Pedro Is the
nearest available harbor. Although a
large amount of ocean commerce is an
nually sent from its wharves, there is
haul by rail of eighteen miles in ad-
dltion to the time and expense of load
and unloading cars. The idea Of
shin canal and harbor has been agitat-
ed with such success that congress will
probably make an appropriation for
beginning work IN the near future.
Government engineers report that
canal twenty feet deep or sufficient to
float 60O0-ton steamship can readily
be excavated. II will terminate In
basin within the city limits so that
merchandise can he loaded for domestic
and foreign ports, thus making Los
Angeles Inc mduCneSieT Ol AI1leIICd,
Greater Water Supply
Another and even more ambitious
plan, now being carried out, is to Sc
cure an additional water supply as well
as cheap power for manufacturing. The
source of the supply is the owens river.
To secure II entails the building Of a
conduit 220 miles long including twenty
miles of tunnels. When built It will
form the Longest canal for similar
purpose in the world, with one excep-
tion. and represent an expense of s25, -
100000 or Sill per capita. No city in
America of the same population has in
Cured anything like such an outlay
for a public utility, but such Is the
confidence in the undertaking that it
is intended to pay for 1t by an issue of
per cent bonds, which will be sold al
par. as they will be guaranteed by a
syndicate of local bankers. 1t is cal
culated that not only will the sale of
water for domestic and irrigation pur-
poses be sufficient to pay the interest
and provide sinking fund, but that
the sale of horse power will contribute
largely to the public revenue. as fully
10000 horse power will be developed by
the head" of water in the canal, avail
able for generating electricity for
power and illumination.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-14
A German Duel.

A young officer quarreled with q
friend who was solicitor. Hot words
were exchanged, and the officer struck
bis friend. Here the matter might
have ended there was something, to
forgive and regret on both sides. But
the officers regiment heard Of the af.
fair, and court of honor decided that
he must challenge the civilian. So q
duel by command took place, and the
young lawyer fell MORALLY wounded
by his friend. When the officer re.
turned home he was arrested on the
information of the president of the
court Of honor which had forced him
to fight. He was tried by an ordinary
tribunal and sentenced to three
months imprisonment. The president
Of the court of honor knew he was
urging the officer to an illegal deed
when he insisted on the duel, but hon.
or, as he understood it, must be salts.
fed at all cost-Berlin Letter.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-14
SOQp N u Medicine.

"When 1 was boy" said the old
nan, "they often made me take little
soap as a medicine. It did me good.
"Soap was prescribed in the village
for cramps, for sick headache, for a
half dozen complaints. The people ad,
mitted that it was nauseous dose, but
on the other hand they pointed to its
efficacy.
when I was taken down my mother
would cut from the cake of yellow
soap in the kitchen chunk about as
big as a chestnut.
"'Now, sonny she would say. 'swal-
Ter this and she'd hold the yellow NOR.
sci in thumb and forefnger close to my
lips.
''I'd begin to whimper. The smell of
it and the idea Of the lather that would
form in my mouth-the lather I'd have
to sWalloW-WOuld fill me with despair
But my mother was memorable. With
stiff lips I'd take the soap into my
mouth, I'd chew the soft and slippery
stuff a little and then, with groan
and dreadful gulp, I'd swallow it
Horrors!
'Horrors!" said the old man, smiling
II can still taste those doses Of soap
that were so common in the village in
my bOyhOod."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-14
Smoking Contests.

smoking contests are as old as the
hills" said an antiQuary. go to Brit.
tany, take in Breton pardon and
you'll see smoking contest sandwich.
ed in between the dancing matches
and the wrestling bouts.''
The old man took out his notebook.
''The first smoking contest of which
we have any authentic record" he said,
"came off at Oxford, the English seat
of learning, in 1928. The conditions
were that you should smoke three
ounces of tobacco without drinking or
leaving the stage, the person first fin
lshed to get prize Of 10 shillings.
"Hearne says-I copied it down here:
"'Many tryed, and twas thought
that a journeyman taylor of st. Pc.
er's-in-the would have been the
victor, he smoking faster than and be.
Ing many pipes before the rest, but at
last he was so sick that twas thought
he would have dyed, and an old man
that had been builder and smoked
gently came off the conqueror, smok-
ing the three ounces quite out, and he
told me that after it he smoked four
or five pipes the same evening""
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-14
The Cigar Mouthpiece.

A rich Russian banker had been dis.
covered murdered In his house in st,
Petersburg, says writer in the Green
Bag. There was no clew, but in the
room there was found cigar mouth.
piece containing part of a cigar of such
an expensive kind that it was sup.
posed the banker himself had been
smoking it just before the crime had
been committed. On close examina-
ton the mouthpiece was found to be
worn away by the teeth of it's owner,
but the dead mans teeth did not fit
the indentation. The servants were
one by one examined, and it was then
found that the hollows of the mouth
piece compared exactly to the forma-
ton of the front teeth of the cook, to
whom no suspicion had been attached.
He afterward confessed to the murder.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-14
Jewish Thrift.

The Allgemeine Rundscau, Vienna
in an article on the Jewish question
and anti-Semitism, has this to say as
to Jewish thrift: IF we could only in.
duce our own lower class to acquire
the Jews thrift, his industry, his sense
Of order, his scrupulous exactitude, his
religious loyalty and love for his fam.
lily the Jew on his darker side would
appear far less dangerous to them than
is at present the case. If one Sunday
by way of interesting experiment, one
were to conduct an inquiry into the
station, wealth and religion Of visitors
to the various public houses, the fol-
lowing result would transpire: A large
number Of the guests would be Chris
tians who would do far better to save
than spend their money in alcoholic re-
freshments, gaming and tobacco. There
might be few Jews, but at the most
they would content themselves with a
cup Of coffee"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-14
An Abrupt Finale.

Joaquin Miller had just won recogni-
ton as the poet Of the Sierras and was
working on paper in Oregon. He
had been contributing verses and short
stories and had just begun tale about
the soldiers on the frontier who suf-
fered with scurvy. The editor wanted
the scurvy story for the morning pub
LEGATION, but Joaquin Miller could not
concentrate upon his work. His mind
leaped to the anticipated joy of great
social function occurring that evening,
for at this time he was a social lion
However, he had proceeded in bis story
up to the point of the conditional cure
for the disease where all the soldiers
suffering with scurvy had been buried
with only their heads exposed to view
The editor was yelling 'Copy!' The
poets mind refused to work. He could
not finish the tale, leaving his soldiers
in such a plight. Suddenly an inspira-
ton came to him. He grabbed his
pencil and wrote rapidly the following
words:
And a she wolf came along and ate
off all their heads" Then he made q
bee line for the door and was not seen
again until the next day. His story
was not published.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-14
England's ..Fiery Dragons"

.
In the year 1882 various parts of
Great Britain were visited by re-
markable meteorological phenomenon,
which the old authors refer to as 1.-The
visitation of the fire brakes or drag
ons." The author of Contemplation
Of Mysteries says: "In We letter parte
Of ye yeare 1892 We feri dragons
appeared flying by focks or companies
In ye ayre, having swines' snowtes,
and sometimes were they scene foure
hundred flying togither." In speaking
OF the fire dragons in another portion
Of his work he says, Common people
thinke fire brakes to be spirits which
watch over hidden treasure, but the
philosophers affirm them to be ye re-
suit Of poisonous vapors which are
spontaneously lighted in We ayre'
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-14
A Cause of Divorce,

"What is the most frequent cause of
divorceY the lawyer was asked.
1T is nearly Incredible" he said.
"but thing that causes divorce often
er than you'd imagine is married peo-
pies quarreling over their right to
open one another's letters. The hus-
band will claim that he is entitled to
open the wife's mail The wife will
claim that she is entitled to open the
husbands. In the letters of neither
will there be anything of a private or
compromising nature, but nevertheless
they both want to get their mail in
violate-it enrages them to have it
opened and read. Quarrels over this
letter opening question vex, suppose,
80 per cent Of married couples. OF
this 80 per cent distressingly large
proportion go on from bad to worse
till they wind up in the divorce court
So, young man, when you come to mar
ry, leave your wife's mail alone, no
matter how she may pry into yours
New York Press. ;-r
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-14
Quick Wit Saved Hi. Life.

'"The strangest and most thrilling
piece of workmanship ever saw"
said the fencing master, twas in Yer
mont. I was spending the autumn in
a mountainous part of the state, and
there was military encampment near
my hotel. One morning an officers
horse started to bolt with the man
during parade and made at breakneck
speed toward precipice. The Off
Ger tried to stop the horse, tried to
turn his head-no use. On dashed the
frantic animal straight for the abyss.
We all held our breaths. In another
instant we expected to see horse and
rider go over the cliff But the officer
when within fifty feet Of the edge
drew his sword and plunged it twice
deep into the horse. The horse stag
gered, slowed, keeled over, dying. The
man had sacrificed the animals life to
save his own"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-14
An Ancient Hebrew Bible.

The highest amount ever offered for
q single volume was rendered by a
number of wealthy Jewish merchants
of Venice to Pope Julius H. for very
ancient Hebrew Bible. 1t was then be-
lieved to be an original copy of the
Septuagint version made from the He
brew into Greek in 277 B. c., careful
copies of the Hebrew text having been
prepared at that date for the use of
the seventy translators. The offer to
Julius was 100000, which, considering
the difference between the value of
money then and now, would in our day
represent the princely sum of $6OO,0OO
julius was at that time greatly pressed
for money to maintain the holy league
which the pope had organized against
France, but in spite of his lack of
funds he declined the offer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-14
WEIGHT of q Lion.

"What does lion weighY' Ask that
question of any acquaintance and see
what he will say. Those who best
know the look Of the king Of beasts
and how small his 1.-the body really is
will probably come furthest from the
truth. About 800 to $50 pounds is a
usual estimate. But this Is below the
mark. A full grown lion will tip the
scales at no less than 500 pounds.
Five hundred and forty pounds is the
record for an African lion. His bone
is solid and heavy as ivory. The tiger
runs the lion very close. A Bengal
tiger killed by an English officer scaled
$50 pounds. A tiger Of this size has,
however, considerably greater muscu-
lar strength than the biggest lion. a.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-14
Holiday Rates.

For Christmas and New Years
holidays the Minnesota & Inter-
national and Northern Pacific
Railways will sell tickets be-
tween all stations on their lines
in the states OF Wisconsin, Min?
nesota and North Dakota at the
following rates: One regular
first class fare plus $500, except
where rate of fare and one third
makes less. No ticket to be sold
for less than so cents. Dates of
sale December %, 1906 to January
1, 1907, inclusive. Final return
limit January Z, 1907.
Half of above rates for child.
rem Of half fare age. G. A.
Walker, agent.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-14
THE CITY.
Read the Daily Pioneer.

Miss Nora Bedding of Black
duck spent last night in the city.
Bemidji Elevator Co.. jobbers
for Creme Flour, also Gold Medal,
Mascot and BarloW's Best.
OGeorge Kinney lelt this morn
ing for Nary and Rosby, where
he is getting cut a large amount
of cordwood and cedar.
Fragrant mods the flower, be.
side the garden path; white are
daisies, laughing in mornings
dewy bath But purer than the
daisies, more sweet than hello
trope, are the NJ. & NJ. cigar,
Stevens makes to smoke.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-14
Read the Daily Pioneer.

Read the Daily Pioneer.
"Queen Esther tonight at
the opera house.
1907 diaries make good pres
ents. A good assortment can be
had at the Pioneer Office.
Dressmaking and sewing done
at reasonable prices. Fanny
Whiting, 517 Second street.
Seats for Queen Esther enter.
tainment on sale at City drug
store, now. Procure yours early.
Mrs. r. O. Sibley came down
last evening from her home at
Island Lake and spent today IN
the city.
Get one of those beautiful silk
petticoats at sale price. A most
acceptable Christmas gift. At
Berman Emporium.
The display of useful and hand
some merchandise makes holi-
day shopping a pleasure, at the
Berman Emporium.
A good hearty laugh cures all
ills. The place to procure this
excellent remedy is at the Bijou,
302 Third street.
You need a tonic that will put
the sap of life into your system
aud fortify you from all diseases.
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
is recognized as 1.-THE greatest
strengthen or known. Tea or
Tablets, IS cents. Barker's
drug store.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-14
Are. In the Animal Kingdom,


A great variance as to length Of life
appears among different animals. Some
insects live for only few hours, while
fish, elephants and turtles are fire.
quently centenarians. The average
life of the mosquito is three days.
Toads usually live to the age Of about
fifteen years, while carp have been
known to reach $50. Chickens live
from twelve to fifteen years, dogs to
the age Of ten and occasionally fifteen
and parrots to extreme age. These
birds have been known to pass the
age Of 200 years. Turtles are also FIRE
quently centenarians, as are storks,
and elephants are said to reach the
age Of 300 years. Whales have been
known to live for 400 years.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-14
Read the Daily Pioneer.

Read the Daily Pioneer.
Reeds studio for colored work.
| "Queen Esther" tonight. Opera
house.
| Christmas stickers, at the
Pioneer office.
Go to the Bijou! What for
For a good laugh.
Small calendar pads can be had
at the Pioneer Office.
Ada l.. Hanson of Walker was
a guest in the city last night.
A nice assortment of fountain
pens at the Pioneer office.
John Loucks of Nebish was a
transient in the city last night.
Don't miss the "Queen Esther"
Cantata tonight at the opera
house. Last performance.
Seats for Queen Esther enter
tainment on sale at City drug
store, now. Procure yours early.
J. G. Sim of Grand FORKS, N.
D., came in from the west yes
terdav and transacted business
in the city last evening.
Mrs. J. S. Fowlds and Mrs. A.
r. Smith of Fowlds came down
from their home last evening and
were registered at the Markham.
L. G.. Townsend of Blackjack
continued his visit in the city to-
day, looking after some business
matters. He will return home
this evening.
Harry Mills, roadmaster of the
M. & I. railway, came down this
morning from Big Falls, where
he had been on an official trip of
inspection.
If you intend using a new day
book or ledger, remem Der the
Pioneer has the best assortment
of all kinds of blank books and an
early order will insure you just
the book you want.
Crookston Times: Joe Mark
ham, formerly of Bemidji, ar
rived in the city yesterday and
has accepted a position with the
Crookston Hotel Buffet, and will
make his home in Crookston in
the future.
What Adam ate, not what he
drank, was he from Eden's
garden driven, O, what differ
ence there now would be, If he
had taken Rocky Mountain Tea.
Bankers drug store.
In spite of the snow storm of
last night, the second Of the
series of,dances given under the
auspices of the Bemidji Dancing
Club last evening at the Masonic
hall, was a marked success. The
attendance, while not as large as
two weeks ago, was good, the
floor being just comfortably filled.
The next dance will be two
weeks from last night.