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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-14
Steel Passenger Cars.

Boston Herald says that 1t Is safe
TO predict that within the next TWEEN.
~ years the wooden passenger coach
will be unknown. Many of the
great railroad systems OF the country
arc experimenting with steel cars and
the results have been to high degree
50 satisfactory that orders have been
placed for equipment OF metal to be
used in the express service. Steel
baggage and express cars have been
In service 10 a limited extent for a
number OF years and the fact that or
ders have been duplicated shows that
they are giving entire satisfaction.
cn all of the great coal carrying
roads steel cars are extensively used
In transporting fuel and the practice
Is extending to the roads where this
commodity Is only Incidental to their
freight traffic, One Of the chief ad.
vantages Of metal cars is thier sabili.
" in case Of accident aud tehir safe
ty form fire. It has been frequently
demonstrated that In case Of derail
ment these cars sustain very little
damgae, while under like conditions
wooden equipment would have beer
rendered into kindlings.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-14
JUDGED BY HIS HABITS.
Bonding Companies Watch
Surety Men.

A certain New Yorker went 10 work
Tor downtown trust company last
summer, and started In 10 behave
hsmself and rise In the world, Be
fore be got his job, though, he had
20 have u bond for sl0, 600, and
this he obtained All went we'll for
a time. and the young man attended
strictly 20 business. But one night
future glorlcs seemed to fade and pres
sent joys loom big, and the youth
went 20 enjoy q night at Cony Is.
land.
He took ~ all Ne eide shows and
stopped ~ yera hAfes. Ahoat mid.
nigth be- turpa 70 " York and
Broadwg u as , o'clock In
the ms * lore was nakin2 an
ansDiiled atts pl 70 insert the key
infthe kyhole Drills apartment honss
door. He had to be up early mex,
morning. though no matter how he
felt, Cor some day he was going e
be q banker. AZ $3.50 o'cloCs be was
AZ his place In the trust company i
oeice, and az 8 o'clock be had re.
ceived q call 20 go 10 visit the presi,
dent
In fear and trembling he went In
70 the bankers presence.
Here Is something for yon TO lool
At, " said the president. and he hand
ed 70 the CLERK . closely typewriter
sheet Of paper.
is that information eOrreots II.
president asked.
nj -. t,s,l..su. ~. - ,.fs.t
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-14

Two contrasting freaks Of nature are
the Island Of Fire and the Lake Of
Snow. The Island OF Fire il called the
Home Of bot Devils. 1t Is situated In
the midst OF a large lake Of boiling
mud In the island Of Java. The steam
and gases which arise from the sticky
mud form themselves into bubbles at
tanning the diameter of I'VE or six feet
and sailing high up IN the air like bal
looms. carried hither and thither by the
wind and finally exploding with a loud
crash.
The biggest snow lake Is seen from
the summit Of Hlspar pass, In the
Karakoran range Il Il more than 800
square miles In ara. IN Switzerland
the SEA Of Ice might bstter BE- called
The - Of snow, a. the surface L
broken up By solar heat which maksl
q minute nssuring d he iea giving \
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election to congress as the represent
alive Of 100000 people he served sew
eral terms in the New York legislature.
Now he proposes to so to Albany again
instead OF returning to Washington.
big Tim" as he is known in New
York, deserts Washington because It is
too far away from the Bowery" to
suit him and because II seems to him
that Uncle Joe Cannon IL all there IL Of
congress that counts. Congress Is
dull" he says, ''and it's too much Of a
one man game to suit me. Just imagine
a game with about 300 men sitting in
and one man taking all the potsg'
"Big Tim" was a newsbOy at eight
years OF age and politician at eight
cen. He does not smoke or chew. At
one time he owned six saloons, but he
has never used liquor as a beverage.
There isn't much about the sporting
life that big Tim" Is not familiar
with. and one day at Washington he In
duced a rural representative to accom-
pany him to pool room in Virginia.
Little Jack Homer IL a cinch." Sui
Ivan told his guest. "Give me So to
put on him."
The representative produced q ave
dollar note. and big Tim" put 1t on
for him at odds Of 10 to !. Sullivan's
guest knew nothing OF the mysteries
Of the pool room. After the race was
run Sullivan handed his friend SIS.
DO I get all thlsT' he exclaimed
wonderingly, And all for $5l Sure
there's no mistaken
tits all yours: the horse wOn.. Con,
gresham sullivan told him.
Say, Sullivan" the other statesman
cried. how long has this thing been
going onq Why didn't you put me
next beforeG"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-14

surrender on himself and asks that he
may receive the full penalty, which Is
virtually an appeal for condemnation
and death.
Admiral Rojestvensky was in com
mand of all the Russian naval forces
present at the eventful battle of the
Sea of Japan. He was born near Mos
COW in 1S48, and his career In the Rus
sian navy has been long and event
full one.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-14

1872 for president.
As commander Of
the Iron Brigade"
he won a record as
a soldier seldom
eQualed 1t was at
the second Bull Run
that the "Stonewall
Brigade" Of the
Confederate army
and the Iron Bri-
gade" of the Fed
eral army grappled
in a death strug
gle. When the SOL
dlers had exhaust
A
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-14
More Fine Horses Die.

Standpoint, Idaho, Aug. l4.--An-
other large horse belonging to Pier
son Bros, Of Newport, died last even.
ing at the stables here, and second
horse, the last OF the sick ones, will
probably die today. This makes 1S
horses dead Of the 10 shipped herr
irom Dillon. Mont Pisrson Bros.
hara mpxpd TIE sexap horses "a New.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-14

same time. Sena-
tor Proctor has said
that he would re-
tire from the upper
branch of congress
in 1909, as he will
be seventy eight
years of age If he
lives until that
time. 1t Is under
stood that he would
be gratified were
his son chosen as
MS successor. Sen
ator Proctor was
once governor OF
Vermont himself.
Fletcher d. Proc
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-14

ton they dubbed their guns. and when
these were broken they fought with
appalling savagery with the stones Of
that historic railroad cut for missiles.
It was at once charge and a melee.
In that battle and in the other engage
ments in which It participated during
the remainder Of the war the Iron
Brigade" lost more men in killed and
wounded than any similar command
OF the whole Federal army.
It was In 1854 at the convention
which nrst nominated Grover Cleve.
land for the presidency that General
bngg coined the phrase that has been
80 often quoted since. Bourks Coek.
ran and Thomas F. Grady. renre.aus.
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the career of Ian.
statesman. and she was bubbling over
with the young mans plans. These
were the chief topic of her CONVERSE
ton with the congressman from the
Twelfth.
my brothers going to run for con.
gress." she remarked by way Of In.
PRODUCTION.
abr said Colonel Mcclellan.
Yes" she continued: hes going to
run in the Twelfth district. He thinks
there ought TO be a gentleman in con
gress from that district and a horrid
Tammany man has the place now"
Colonel Mcclellan did not disturb her
JOY by disclosing the identity of the
''horrid Tammany man."
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-14

Governor Claude A. Swanson of Wiz.
ginia, who says the railroads by elm
mating competition in rates have
forced the public to protect itself by
controlling the same, was a member
of the house OF representatives short
time ago. and one day he was leaving
Washington to deliver speech at a
convention Of Confederate veterans.
As he stood at the wicket in the
Pennsylvania railroad station buying
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-14

Vice Admiral Petroviteh Rojestven.
sky, who pleaded guilty before a Rus
sian court martial to the charge OF
surrendering the gunboat Riedovy. did
90. II is believed. In a manly effort to
save the members Of his star. At the
time Of the surrender the Russian COM
mander was seriously wounded II Is
doubtful II he was In possession OF his
faculties at ali. The japanese say
that he had nothing to do but surren-
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-14
Prominent People
''BlO Tim" Sullivan Admiral ROIeStyen-
skV's Case Fletcher D. Proctor.
iron Brigade" Bragg Joke on
Mayor Mcclellan.

ut 10 rather an un-
usual thing for
a member of the
house Of represent
atives at Washing
ton to give up his
seat In order to go
to the legislature of
his state, but Con-
gresham Timothy
d. Sullivan OF New
York, who is talked
Of as the next boss
of Tammany Hail,
does not look. at
the matter In this
.z.. n-A- III.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-14

DER anyway. IL Ia
said that the vice
admiral believes
that his officers
hauled down the ST.
An drew's cross
from the gunboat
On which be had
taken refuge out Of
affection for their
ommanaer ana IA
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-14

SON. utes. Only thirty
minutes interviewed before his train
would start, and 1t was the only train
before the hour for the appointed
speech. As Mr.. Swanson was born
while his father was fighting In the
battle Of Malvern Hill and all his
knowledge Of the various strategic
movements Of the war and his stock
Of anecdotes were acquired at second
hand he felt himself poorly equipped
to undertake an o6hand effort to the
grizzled veterans
He called up the station detective,
and the telephones to police headquar-
tiers were set going with hot questions
as to how to find the bag. In less than
ZEN minutes word came That the thief
who took it was held at headquarters
and the bag was there to be identified.
Mr.. Swanson rushed In a cab to head
quarters and told his story, got his bag
and Just caught the train.
Fletcher d. Proctor, who was nomi-
mated for governor Of Vermont by the
recent Republican state convention at
Montpelier, is son Of Redheld Proc
tor, United States senator from Yer.
mont. Should he be elected governor
the Green Mountain State would be
comforting its highest honors on two
members of the Proctor family at the
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-14

to a gushing young
woman, daughter Of
a western Demo
cratic politician.
She was deeply in
terested In politics.
but her knowledge
was not proportion
ed to her zeal. She
had a brother living
In New York who
had ambitions for
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-14

q ticket he placed
his little hand bag
on the floor. When
he had folded up
his ticket and turn.
ed to pick up his
bag it was gone.
Inside 1t was the
speech which he
was to deliver to
the veterans. A
cold chill ran down
the congressman's
back, and then hot
perspiration oozed
from every pore,
whiting his fne lin
en- In a few min
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-14

tor win be opposed for the governor
ship by Percival w. Clement, nominee
Of Democrats and Independents. The
younger Proctor is president Of the
Vermont Marble company, founded by
his father. concern with a capitalism
ton Of 100000 and a payroll Of
100000 per month An interesting
feature In connection with this indus
try is its system Of company stores.
Last year the stores paid dividend Of
$4,000 10 the employees OF the marble
company patroni1ing them
General Edward s. Bragg, to whom
congress voted a pension of $50 a
month, has had career as warrior
and statesman, and he will perhaps be
remembered best by posterity as CON-
mander Of the famous Iron Brigade
in the civil war and as author OF the
now historic phrase. I'VE love him for
the enemies he has made" He has
been congressman. minister to Mexico
and consul general at Havana and al
Hongkong and participated in the con
ventions which nominated Horatio Say,
mour in 1865 and Horace Greeley in
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-14

governor of New York, ana in replying
to it General Bragg in an imprisoned
speech declared:
I'VE love him, gentlemen, and re-
spect him not only for himself, for his
character, his integrity. his judgment
and iron will, but we love him for the
enemies he has made"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-14

When Attorney General Moody re,
turned from Chicago, where he wor-
ried hard to put the beef trust officials
In Jail, he went to his residence to take
a short rest. a visitor called to see
Mr.. Moody, but met an obstacle in the
person of negro butler who said:
1T would be agin de constitution to
wake the attorney general. Can't you
call later?
Mayor George B. Mcclellan Of New
York, who narrowly escaped being In
the railway accident near Salisbury,
England, says there is no such thing as
honest graft and that, "gild 1t as you
please, graft is grisly." He was for
merry congressman from the Twelfth
New York district. One time while he
was at Washington he was introduced
The Holly chieftain., 1906-06-15
PHONE Red a.

more would do it if they realized
what was to their best interests. A
little money will do wonders in a
country lie the great Arkansas Val
ley There is discouraging future
for these n,n, --ho have given the
best part OF their life to master a
trade, and then be told, when compar-
ativcly young men, that there is no
place for them in the only industry of
which they know anything about.
They have not saved enough to live
without an income the remainder OF
their life, and they are too old to
learn new trade. What this steel
company has done to its workmen
may sooner or later be done by other
like industries. Colorado welcomes
all these industrious men with small
means.
This state has been noted for years
as delightful country in which to
live, but unfortunately too many peo-
pie in the east have imagined that 1t
was milionaire's country, and that
poor man could not live here. This
is mistake. There is no better
country in the world for the man with
The Holly chieftain., 1906-06-15

small capital. Here the laboring
man can be independent and free
from the uncertainties and turmoil of
industrial centers, and escape from
the fear of lockouts, strikes, and loss
of employment.
The Holly chieftain., 1906-06-15
Fate Threatens Skilled Mechanic.

out from an eastern city last Septcnl-
Ter by the Associated Press:
"A certain manufacturing company
has issued a circular ,c:ler to the su-
pe-intendentS OF th> 1ifferent plants
and TO the heads of departments in
the Plants instructihS them to EN-
Hoy no men over thirty-fve years of
age in certain de artments, and ex-
tending the age limit to forty in 9TH
ers. The rules do not ap. ly to labor
ers
The order affects a large number
of the most expert men. During the
last few years numerous new plants
have been erected in different districts
and tenn ting offers were made to the
old and most ex. ert employees. In
many cases tie new offers were ac-
ce ted and the me. left the places
where a majority OF them had been
EN- loyed for the last twenty years,
and entered u2on the new work. The
recent reaction in the industry left
many of the lants mentioned idle
and the men out OF employment. This
forced hundreds Of these men back
10 their old homes, only to meet the
discouraging statement that no man
over thirtyfve yeas would be en-
ploved"
II the intelligent wors ingmen Of the
eastern industrial centers only knew
OF the conditions in Colorado they
could cscare the fate that is awaiting
them in their old age Now that the
great manufacturing company referred
to has otracised these men from
places where tfev can earn living.
ii is time other skilled mechanlc,
should Pre-: are for ike fate They
can not do it better tlan by coming
t. the great Arkansas Valley an
ma ing home where they will be
ir,dc endent Of any man.
If the latorcr who is indi,g ont
his life in the factories OF the east,
where at best he only makes a frugal
living when in the vigor OF manhood,
with rossibly small saving to show
for twenty years of hard labor, would
gather his family and his little savings
OF few hundred dollars and co nc to
this valley, in FIVE years he would
bless the day that he came, and in
ten years he would be beyond want
and assured OF the comforts of life
for the remainder of bis days. He
would be able to leave his family
something more than imply chance
to do as he Lad homework for
bare existence.
This il, no dream. 1t is a fact that
has been demonstrated. The skilled
mechanic OF the eastern labor centers
who has saved from $500 to ST. 900
can come to Colorado, even tho he
knows nothing OF farming, for here
all must learn the art of husbandry
again, make the cash ayment on ten
acres of valuable land, and have a
better living-healthier and more
pleasant-tllan he ever had, and pay
the remainder on his home. He can
give hiT children an education and op-
Iortunities that they can not have
where he is. We could cite many and
many farmers who are now some of
Our leading men, who came here but
few years ago without means, and
there are just as good opportunities
today as ever
The Holly chieftain., 1906-06-15

Cross.eyes Strengthened and cataract. rcr owed.
Granulnte! eyelds. eyes and cstsrrh sue
cesslully treated. Glasses scientifically adjusted
BY the ls'es, and mos, approved. uptod.,- methods
Difficult and those Of school children solicit
The Holly chieftain., 1906-06-15
Over 1000 patients

treated in Colorado. A large stock Of glasses
and arii6ei. eyes hand. A large stock Of
headache and hysteria. insomnia. chores St. Vi
tas dancel and nervous prostrstion caused by
Eye strain. The removal OF the cause effects q
perTane If you require treatment Of the
eye. ear. throat; il you need glasses scen-
t6csily Fitted. call early.
Arizona republican., 1906-10-14

eralized lead soc feet in width in con-
gIomerate of sufficient value to war
rant further exploration
They have also exploited the Copper
Ridge property and discovered a con-
tact vein lying under the pOrphyry
dixie, about twelve feet wide. well min
eralized where explored. Plans are
being perfected 10 continue exploration
work. Mr. Woodward is very well
satisfied with the developments on both
properties above mentioned.
The shaft on the Iron Cap is down
$50 feet and has been in lime for eighty
feet of that distance. The formation
is now changing and the indications
for eucounteTinE ore are excellent The
property. situated as it is between the
Copper Hill and the Blackhawk mines
of the Arizona Commercial company. is
regarded as one of the best properties
for the amount of development work
done on II in the district The COM
pany Will install a compressor with two
power drills and VII start a drift on
the 45O-foot level A party OF officials
and stockholders expect to leave BOs-
ton on the 26th instant for Globe. to
inspect the property OF the company
Silver Belt
Among those mining companies that
are pushing work upon their properties
at this time with vigor is the Globe
standard. whose mines are just west of
Pinto creek. and extend into Powers
gulch, a portion of this mining district
that is rapidly becoming famous for
the richness of its ores and its pros
poets of becoming one of the great
ore producing camps in the vicinity of
Globe.
At the present time the shaft which
is down nearly fifty feet and is in a rich
body of ore. bearing lead, gold and sill
yer. is being timbered. and when this is
completed work in the way of sinking
the shaft to lower levels Will be begun
and pushed It is confidently believed
BY the company and by all who have
visited the property. that at the depth
of 100 feet and possibly less, bodies of
suIphide ore Will be found. But at
present it has been demonstrated that
the property is rich from the grass roots
in gold. silver and lead.
There has lately been an active de-
mand for Globe STANDARD stock and a
block of shares set aside for sale was
rapidly taken up. The Globe Standard
mines adjoin those of the Yo Tambien
and the Arizona National companies
upon both of which properties work is
i'm extensive progress.-Globe Tele-
gram.
Arizona republican., 1906-10-14

viii give a good account of themselves
as development work progresses.
Another rich strike has been made
in the Superior mine. The strike was
made on the 650-foot level and con-
sists of carbOnates and oxides of cop
per with a few secondary sulphides
scattered through the ore. The ore
body is eight feet wide and some OF it
assays as high as 40 per cent copper
with gold and silver values. II Is said
that there is now blocked out in the
different levels Of the Superior sUffi-
cient ore to run a good size plant for
twenty years.
General Manager Gritty. of the Alta
Mining company has a survey corps
at work surveying a line for wagon
road from the cOmpany's mines down
To their mill site at the Arthur ranch
on the ella river. This ranch belongs
10 the Alta company and viii make
an admirable town site and mill site
It contains 200 acres and is crossed by
the Phoenix and Eastern railroad By
the new road il viii be about four miles
from the ranch to the mines. BY the
old road IT is nearly eight miles
Arizona Blade
Arizona republican., 1906-10-14
Arizona Mines


mines in that section. say the White.
O'Brien, Black Rock. Black. Rock Ltd,
Hite, Brooks Hale, Eagle Copper com
pany. orc Grande and other properties
that will be putting in machinery be-
fore very long.
At Congress Junction a large central
power plant could be installed that
would save the mines around here a
great sum of money. G. B. Genung. IN
q letter, gives data that would be ser
viceable to a company formed for this
purpose. He is thoroughly familiar
with every mine hereabouts and also
with the water possibilities. He says
that water could be piped from Peoples
valley TO the summit at Stanton with
a 400-fOot lift. From there it would
run to the Junction by gravity. Such
a plant at Congress Junction could
supply the Coronado. Alvarado. Rim
con, Sayer, Hayden, Octave, Ohio and
Alaska and others with power at very
little expense The saving in freight
ing over the roads from the railroad
would be a great item. AS a matter
of fact one big power plant at this
point would reach all the properties
above mentioned.-Wickenburg Miner.
Arizona republican., 1906-10-14

A ,youaE'z zutsz5aE se.-e l1
mas saved maEE mas faI
a fool " himself -Clle-El <eaa
Arizona republican., 1906-10-14
THE WORTH MINING COMPANY.

John A. Peacock. general manager of
the Worth Mining company operating
in the Bradshaw mountains near
Hooper. is in Prescott from the COM
pany's camp and will leave for a visit
to Texas. where he has extensive bust
ness and professional interests. Dur
ing his absence L. :. Keller, a stock
holder of the company, will have
charge of operations at the camp.
Mr. Peacock states that the mine is
developing beyond the most sanguine
expectations of its owners, and that
during his absence plans viii be per-
fected for the Inauguration of a more
extensive scheme of development. in
volving the installation of heavy ma
chinery the promoters and stockhold-
ers Of the concern being now well sat
isfed that they have a property of
established merit.-JournaI-Mi Miner.
Arizona republican., 1906-10-14
PINAL COUNTY MINES.

Mayor John Cochran of Cochran was
a visitor in Florence Monday on min
ing business. He is endeavOring to
have a smelling plant installed al
Cochran and IS in fair way to sue
cess
Operations were resumed at the Troy
mine this week. The Troy has large
ore reserves that can now be shipped
at a profit and it is probable that the
company will commence shipping this
ore soon.
J. w Walker and Hon. Thomas
Smith of Phoenix passed through here
Monday returning home from Ray
They went up there to examine the
NTavflower group and We're well pleased
with the property.
c. G. Werner came down from ms
Box Canyon properties THURSDAY He
expects to start up work there soon
These properties are full of merit and