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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08
A Literary Chicken Raiser.

4 literary friend started a hennery
last spring. He didn't know a thing
about the business, but he set a couple
Of hens, and in, good time had two large
broods of chickens. He was ,veryaproud
OF them, but in a week or two they
began to die. Then he called in a neigh
Dor to look at them and to offer some
advice: They were skinny birds, ap-
parently without ambition.
What do you feed them onq'' asked
the ne1ghbor. after taking a good look
ssFeed!' responded the novelist, as
tho he, didn't hear Alright. "Why, I
don,t feed them at all. I thought the
mother hens had enough milk for
HEM Edith Gross.
81 Tenth street N, Fargo, N. D.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08
FREE FERFsRY AT YANKTON
Scheme Of Business Men to Draw Trade
from Nebraska.
Special to The journal,

#@.SE@as EE%& 1E5EfE3 @5 H#EEEEFs
Special to The Journal.
Yankton, 8. D., April 7.-Yankton
business men have Launched a CONNER
Ga club whose chief object at this
time. is for free ferriage across the Mis-.
souri,. AZ this point, which movement
means a. boon to Cedar and Knox
county farmers. The board elected,
permanent officers as follows: James
l: Mevay,, president; J. W. Smith, vice
president; N. ". Jencks, secretary, and
DID Cross, treasurer. It was decided
day. ~
The county commissioners declined
Mission Hill.
A continuance Of the shortage Of
steam coal will affect this ioca7itu sel
riously. The big cement plant has oniv
eno9gh coal to y a few weeks, and It
Is the same at the Excelsior mill. the
electric light plant and the hospital,
attic the last two named expect. to be-
able,to hold out until a settlement Of
the Iowa difficulties will allow. of the
output. OF steam coal to this section.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08
SECOND PRIZE
This story gets So
Should Have Protected Himself.

The following conversation Of two
men was heard on a street corner one
morning: -
One said "Have you heard about
our friend 1saac9'
emo, my, vat iss itsl'
"Ven he vas sick unit da took him
NIT him7'
nOh, my, oh, my, vat did da dos"
g Veil, da put hi min a room all by
hisself unit da took his appendix away
from him.
The other man threw up his hands
and exclaimed, "Oh, my, oh, my, w
didn It he have it in his Wife 3 name9b
~Crookston, MINI. "A. A.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08
At Palm Beach.

Al enthusiastic arrival at a hotel, at
siasm had been spent, 7this ia a grand
place FOR change and rest. Just what
YES" replied the man whose enthn-
siasm had been spent, tstthis is. a GRAND
place for both. The walters look ont
TOT the change and the hotelkeepers
Jake tne rest. H. M r
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08
Why He Hollered for Jones.

A political meeting had been fire.
quently interrupted by a man near the
want MI. Jones, MI: Jones!,'
At length a short, shrewd-looking in
dividual came out on the platform.
Again the man in front clamored, 81
want Mr.. Jones, MI. Jones!,,
eHush up, said a neighbor; ttthat g
MI. Jones who is speaking now
"That Mr.. Jones9''' the other eiacu-
lated loudly; "why, he's the little cuss
who told me to holler." r. E. D.
TT of NJ g~ u
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08
Didn't Want to Hear Encore

A politician had concluded = ronsinr
speech in a rural district, when a VIC,
orous applause arose, and cries 81 sten-
corel encore!' were heard from all
sides. just then an enthusiastic youth
In the rear Of the room cried out:
Encore be hanged, let the same fell
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08
Tho Law OF COMPENSATION.

Pet, who had recently been enlight-
sned on the subject, was. explaining to
BTdget the law Of compensation. He
explained that If q man lost the, sight
Of eye, that that Of the. other grew
keener and better, and did service for
DOTH; that 1t g. man were deaf in n
eaF, nj the hearing Of the other was
often exceptionally good. Bridget was
1Faith," she cried, can, it's sol
When q man has one short lao tba
other un is always longer!' M. @. :,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08
A Musical Critiuue.

The italian who runs the peanut
stand on Fourth street was turning his
peanut rooster the other afternoon with
SLOW and measured hand, when an old
woman came to a halt and carefully OBJ
After scrutinizing the rooster from
every side. she finally gave it IN and
remarked: "No, sir, you don't get a
cent out Of me for no such music AZ
that. Why, | can't catch half Of anv
OF any of the tunes, and it smells az +
something was burning inside.V
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08
Two Kinds of Love.

"Do I love GeorgeqD unused Clara,
softly, cor is it esimply a sisters af.
lection that I feel for
the room and interrupted her sweet
meditations. 4r~4 "
"Get out Of here, you young scamp!''
she shouted, and Selling him by the col
lar she pushed him thru the door.
"Ah, no. she sighed, as she resumed
her interrupted train ofathought, "my
love for George is not a sisters love.
It is sweeter. purer, higher and holier.'
t-r.s T. A n n
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08
FIRST PRIZE
This story gets S..
A Conservative Scotchman,

A Scotch bricklayer asked his fore
man for q day of, which was readily
granted Afterward, the latter learned
that the workman had taken the holi.
day to get married, and asked him
about It, -
AYE, mister, I was ava gettin'
hope you got a good wife,
"Weel. I maup say she is Gods
hendiwork, but she is nae ais master
piece answered the bridegroom, with
feet Justice. H. @. NJ. =.
Grand Forks N. D..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08
A "Reminiscences Of Bill Nve.

The late Bill Nye was once billed to
lecture at the little town Of Big Rapids.
Mich: The, manager of the operahouse
shrinking 1t. would be a good ADVERTISE
3nent to announce the subject Of Mr..
Nye's discourse, wired him: "What
are you going to talk aboutq'
laconic and characteristic message:
:. about two hours and a half.
Lansing, Mich. -R. M
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08
I In Chicago.

The conductor of an elevated train
passengers, who had been imbibing q
little too freely, had fallen asleep.
Thinking the train might pass. the
mar IS station, the conductor went up
to- him, shook him and asked him where
he was going,
ssI don't know, ',came back the re-
what station do you wantq', asked
the conductor.
We'll, hicl what station you gotq,'
queried the other. p. L..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08
Smelled an Excursion.

Johnny had gone on an excursion
was q very warm day and as thew
passed the stoekyards the odor from
them was almost unbearable to. johnny.
q few days after Johnny's mother
broke 9 spoiled egg. Johnny happened
to come In the kitchen at the time and
exclaimed, "ohi mama, I smell an ex-
CurS10n. ..s r.. s.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08
DRUNKENNESS CURED!
Give Orrine and Destroy all Desire to Drink
Sold Under Guarantee.
Sold Under Guarantee.

The terrible craving for liquor is a
symptom Of disease and to overcome
it, the disease itself should be treated
in a scientific way. When n has
used whiskey, beer or other stimu-
lants for long time, the nerve cells
have become accustomed to the
effects Of the stimulants and demand
liquor in order to perform their
duties. When the nerve cells are
properly treated, the craving for
liquor will be destroyed.
It is in this way that orrine cures
alcoholism BY supplying to the nerve
cells the strength needed, thus de-
stroying the desire for liquor. It
er%adicates every particle Of the ter
tAribie liquor craving, imparts new
Sold in Minneapolis by voEaELI I
and Seventh st; corner Fourth a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08
Prizes for stories printed on this
are awarded as indicated:

Prizes for stories printed on this
page are awarded as indicated:
For the coming week h J 0 dr.
N a again offers IS, first prize; So
second prize, and So, third prize for
1.-THE best story you ever heard"
1t is not required that stories be
original, but new and true stories,
Sretold In. the writer's. own words, Will
be considered in the competitions.
Write only on m side OF the paper,
giving name ad address with each
story. Specify If you want your In
lttals used as signature. Do not
send clippings or Inciose stamps, as
manuscripts will not be returned.
Stories must not exceed 800 words,
should be Of a humorous nature.
Omit ~IntroductIons, and be: brief.
Checks will be sent to prize winners.
Address, Best Story Editor, Jour-
nal, Minneapolis, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08
Alas! Poor William.

johnny" said his mother, tsstop.
using such language.
We'll, mother, Shakspere uses it,
"Then don't play with him any more;
ne s no fit companion for YOU
Benson, MINI. s.. M. NJ.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08
ssOh, Dat Watermillion. !,

Just prior to leaving for Washing
Secretary Shaw gave a dinner to
his farmer friends at his home in Deni-
son, Iowa. The piece de resistance was
a large ~meIonswhich had been saturated
with q bottle of the best 5champapne.
Its flavor was attested by sundy
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08
John Was "Onto'' Her.

Mary-If I would tell you that you
would say was talking thru my hat,
wouldn't you9 IS
John-No, I wouldn't say that, but
you, are talking for a hat.
Fritz Junger,
1926 Second street NE.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08
In Merry Henglaud.

The English conductor called out.
ss1.'yde Parkl' at which the small boy
remarked, .say, mister, you dropped
something. =
know shat said the conductor,
S but III pick it up again when we get
to- h-Oxford.i' e. N.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08

cipal was shaking with haIf-suppressed
merriment and his assistants audibly
ttlttering. Looking about for the cause
his honor's ewes fell upon a charming
girl teacher, sufused with bushes, hold
room.' e. A, r.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08
The Extreme Penalty.

Well-known Judge was recently
:asked by a man: will you please tell
me, sir, what is the extreme penalty for
bigamy
The Judge smiled and answered:
1.-TWO mothers-in-Iaw.O III. S. p.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08

strength and vigor to the wholeasys-
tenn, and restores the general health.
Orrine is. in two forms, No. l, a
secret remedy, absolutely t~asteless
and odorless, which can be given in
food or drink without the patient IS
knowledge; No. 2 in pill form for
those who wish to be cured. The
price Of either form is s$1.OO a box.
Send to the Orrine Co., Washington,
D. c.. for free booklet.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08
He Was Getting There.

10 the mountainous section Of west
|ArnNorth Carolina there lived a family,
8 menberof which was a young lady Of
rsarriageable age. This young lady had
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08

Of delight.
Upon leaving the table, every farmer
lnalcated his future intentions by
quietly pocketing every seed in sight.
~. b. Downing.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08

The desire for. liquor IL
stroyed after Orrine treat1rsai Is
commenced, and before long the
patient is freed from the terrible
drink craving, and the drink will not
be missed.
Read the following hearty indorse-
ment from voegeG Bros Drug Com
pany, who would not allow their
names to be used unless Orrine pos
sessed absolute merit.
"Orrine has been a very large
seller with us. We have sold nearly
1000 boxes in the time we have han
died it, and have had many express
sions Of satisfaction from our Gus
toners as to the merits Of Orrine.
"The Voegeli Bros. Drug Co."
av S, orner Hennepin; Nicollet av
ieth av N and Lyndale.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08
An Evening Call.

lib Wilkin Street, Winona, \
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-09-15
BOUND MOUNTAIN CENTRAL

Work on the Round Central
Mining company, at Round Mountain, is
progressing rapidly at this time. through
not only the companys employees, but by
the employment of twelve miners by
~leasers, who are operating on the Round
Mountain Central estate.
j. H. Macmillan, the vice president of
the Round Mountain Central, who re-
turned from that district a day or so
ago, states that high grade values a
been in the lowest workings
of the 125-foot shaft on the McLain
lease. A whim has been installed by
these people with which to proceed I'M
til the hoist, already ordered, is at hand.
The McLain lease management is posi-
tive that it's miners have encountered
stringers running to the Antelope ledge
which cannot escap existence in the
Round Mountain Central's property.
Superintendent Bayles, of the Round
Mountain Central reported three feet of
800 ore in a drift of the company's
workings, and paintings taken by Mr..
Macmillan prove the truth of his conten-
ton. Samples taken for assays later
returned $3.50, $1O6.20 and $143. The
other leasers Of the Round Mountain
Central are hunting for the ~Sunnyside
ledge and have ~unbounded faith in their
ventual success.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-09-15
MINING MEN VISIT RAMSEY

Herman Zadig, the popular ComStock
mining director, Clarence Sharon, the
bear operator who promises to surpass
the late John Kelly as a shortend in
weston, and John Matheson. manager of
the local office of Messrs. Zadig and
Wollberg, made a trip to Ramsey dis
trict yesterday in a Virginia livery four
n-han rig with cracker-jack reinsman
d. L. Mcdonald, as chief engineer.
Messrs. Zadig and Sharon descended
the shaft on the Clark and Mayne strike
to the bottom, a depth of sixty feet.
The descent was made standing on the
edge of a hosting bucket with a half
inch wire rope attachment, Mr.. Mathe-
son, for obvious reasons, declining to
join the party in the underground excur-
sion. Both gentlemen state that the
bottom of the shaft is in ore
sensational gold values by the horning
process, while the formation on the
footwall shows high grade sulphurets
carving the characteristics of Comstock
ore.
The ore dyke shows a width of 25
feet and the surface breadth of the por-
phyritic or rhyolite dyke is fully a half
mile. Messrs. Zadig and Sharon are of
the opinion that Ramsey is destined to
become as famous as Goldield in ore
production, as the mineralized conditions
are Identical, the veins and contacts
howing the same characteristics.-Vir-
ginia City Chronicle.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-09-15
CAMP PRIDE

One of the secrets of Goldfeld's sue
cess is the consistent spirit of boosting
in evidence there. No other district has
ever had so many resident good fellows,
and that is said irrespective of the per-
sonal feeling that may be held between
individuals. 1t is likely that human
nature in Nevada is the same as 1t is
in Colorado, but it is also true that bad
blood is cleverly concealed in the south
western camps, to the glory of all con-
cerned.
One of the difficulties with camp pro-
gress-or, rather, one of the stumbling
blocks in the way of that progress-is
the tendency to knock" that is so
strong throughout districts. 1t is a
rude, perverted may OF competing for
business. The man who stands aside
and watches soon believes that every
one in camp or having anything to do
with it is queer.
When 1t is necessary to not permit an
investor to enter a district without ex-
planning this morbid tendency to him,
it looks a for the camp. And it is
bad. The men who are spending thou
sands of dollars to make known the
virtues of a district should not be
handicapped in this way.
The cause is lack of sense. In COM
munities where experience is ripe this
childish practice is not in vogue. But
the envious desire to get the other fell
lows money results ofttimes in state
ments that are exactly as harmful to
the camp as to the individual attacked.
Those other districts that wonder
why they don't get the money would
better study Goldfeld. That district is
filed with a crowd of consistent boost
ers-and it pays,-Daily Mining Record.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-09-15
OF OUTSIDE MINING CAMPS
PHENOMENAL VALUES AT
COTTONWOOD CANOl

One of the best bits of information re-
garding the east range of mountains
was received by the Tribune last week
effect that the Thornton boys of Union
Vile have made a strike of wonderfully
rich ore in Cottonwood canon about half
way between Spring Valley and Union
vile and about 80 miles east from Love-
lock.
Mention of this porphyry belt was
made in these columns last week and a
This week we have word direct from
the strike that s. B.. and J. E. Thornton
have found a lare vein of ore going as
high as $685. 900 per ton.
This strike is high up in the canon, in
the great porphyry dyke which lays
above the lime formation in which the
F1uger's and Jim Hawley hav a prop
erty for which they have refused $780,
600. In this same lime belt are the
claims Arizona and the Queen of Sheba
and other properties whose values run
mostly in silver. But the Thornton boys
have gone into the %porphyry above
and their values run in gold.
Ever since they were able to carry a
pick these boys now in the prime of life,
have put every spare moment in search
ing for the hidden treasures of the hills.
Now that they have found something
which shows such sensational values,
their friends rejoice with them in their
good fortune.-Lovelock Tribune.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-09-15
ACTIVITY AT Ida BEYOND
ANYTHING In IT'S HISTORY

Thos. 3. Hickey on Monday afternoon
displayed a list of 4 assays from rho
Goldheld Centennial Mining company's
estate at Ida which were made in the
United States mint by a government as
sayer and checked IL times according to
Mr.. Rickey's statement. The values
shown were as follows: No. Silver.
s1.5sO.4S; gold s4.13; copper; 21.ss per
cent; No. 2-Silver s10.sO; lead. 7s.2
per cent; No. 3-Silver, s1s.1s: copper.
1854 per cent, and No. 4-Silver, $3.50
and 17.3s per cent copper.
w. s. Dougherty. who is now man.
ager of the January mine and was once
intimately connected with the Centennial
claims say in a lengthy and very fav-
orable report. which is now in the COM
pany's possession, that he personally
sampled the claims and that from 200
samples taken from various places on
different veins the values ranged from
$40 to 1867 the ton in silver alone. .The
ore" he reports, lis known to mineral
ogy as polybosite. or black metal. Often
horn silver is encountered in which the
silver values range as high as 5000
ounces and carrying from 5 to as per
cent copper and from $40 to 5000 in gold.
Later in sampling the ore in the tunnel
which is in 135 feet, rs samples were
taken from the ore streak. giving an
average of $1.0o7.2s in silver and IL
per cent copper"
The Centennial company has formed
plans for extensive development and
work has begun on the property. Homer
Wilson, who is the engineer for the
company mas gone to the ground To SUI
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-09-15


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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-09-15

perintend the work and the two-com-
partment which is now dow 80 feet IS
to be continued to a depth of 1000 feet
without interruption. prosecuting each
100 feet. A hoist and equipment suit
able for this work has been ordered and
no delays will be experienced. The
tunnel which is in 1876 feet will be pro-
jected into the hill and will meet the
shaft at o depth of 800 feet. The Of
ncers of the GoIdneld Centennial Min
ing ompany are: 7. B. Hickey, presi-
dent; f. b. Cushman. vice president and
J. L. Lindsay. secretary and treasurer.
]. F. Douglass and A. A. Redmond, with
the officers form the directorate.
Ohio Ida Mining Company
1t would seem from all recent reports
that not only the Centennial property
but the entire Ida district is coming
strongly forward. A way of activity is
sweeping over the place which bids fair
to bring very rich fruit. The shaft or
the Ohio Ida Mining & Milling com
pany's estate is down 100 feet and cross
cutting has commenced. The work is
showing more satisfactory results each
day and some encouraging assays have
been had. Schneider and Waite. the pro-
moters, report that the Sunday claim
which adjoins the original holdings of
the company has been acquired by a re-
cent purchase. Considerable quantities
of turquoise have been found on this
ground n one very fine one
has been cut and is exhibited in the
window of Chas. L. Kline, a Goldfeld
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-09-15
MANY NEW STRIKES
REPORTED AT GREENwATER

J. ]. Pagan returned Wednesday from
a brief visit to Greenwater. He re-
ceived work the latter part of last week
that his brother had made a big strike
three miles east of the Kunze camp in
the low foot hills, and wishing to con-
firm it and to see the country as we'll,
he decided to go. He states he was more
than repaid for his time and considers 1t
the greatest copper country he has ever
seen.
Mr.. Pagan says the new part of the
district, Willow creek, is coming to the
front with new strikes daily, and i'm
portant discoveries have also been re-
Gently made in the eastern portion of
the belt. The Kimball stage is doing a
rushing business, being overloaded each
trip. The sidings at Amargosa are
buried with freight and sufficient teams
are lacking to take it in.
The Clark shaft is down 260 feet, but
is not sinking at present. The hoist,
deemed too light for the heavy work of
the future, is being moved to another
point and the foundation enlarged and
made ready for a much more powerful
hoist now en- route to the mine.
The property known as the Kunze
group will soon be in the hands of the
developer, and it is understood will be
opened by a half dozen shafts.
At present there are two townsites in
the district. one each at the Kunze and
Ramsey properties. About 125 people
have settled at each and honors are
even. Feed and water for both man and
beast are plentiful. Accommodations
are good, and prices with the exception
of a few articles, compare ~favorably
with Beatty.
Copper company has ordered three
hoists, and as soon as delivered will be
installed at as many different points.
Portable houses nave also been ordered
and will be used by the employees
Beatty Miner.