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The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-12
ALL SORTS.

| Hats off to old superstition! One old
prOgnOstic, that superior and educat-
/ ed people thought they had laughed
| out of existence, is winning this
| year. The rainy and slushy months
since January have borne witness 40
the efficacy of this sign.
1t is known as the sign of the
twelve onions. Old-fashioned country
people believe in it just as implicitly
as they do in the time-honOred theory
Of planting things in the dark of the
moon. In the vicinity of ROslyn, L. l.,
there is one country family that tries
the sign of the twelve onions every
| Christmas. The female head of the
family takes twelve onions, lays hem
out in a row on a shelf and puts a
pinch of salt on top of each onion,
This is done on Christmas DAY. The
onions are left for twelve days, and
then the prophecy is read. Each
onion stands for a month, the first
onion for January, the second for
February. and so on. The belief is
that wherever the salt is found melt
ed on top of an onion the particular
month for which that onion stands
VIII be a wet month. This year, at
the end of the twelve days, the Long
Island housewife found the salt melt
ed on every onion but three-those
standing for July, October and No
yember.
When the sun comes out then the
smiles come too,
And the friendly blossoms nod a gen
tie howdy-do;
When the sun comes out, all the 'sOr-
row flies away
And life forgets its trouble in the
beauty of the day.
Speaking of eXaggerations,' said
a traveller. reminds me of the pie
bird story of the Breton farmer
There was a farmer in Brittany who
wished to tell d visitor how his farm
had been Overrun with pies. Pies.
you know are large birds, black and
white, with long tails-a king Of
crow The farmer said the pies de-
wasted his fields terribly. If he pat
up scarecrows the birds tore them
down. One day his young son rin
into the granite farmhouse and shout
ed:
"Oh. father. hundreds of birds!
the wheat is being eaten up"
The farmer loaded his gun. r 1t
where the shot None could be found.
He put in few handfuls of tacks in
stead Then he ran out. The wheat
field was black and white, like a
checkerboard with pies. The farmer
gave n loud yell and the birds all
few up into q tall popular. He fired
and 10. every bird was nailed fast to
the tree Their tapping wings filed
the air with a loud whir. The farm
CT. amazed, stood there watching
them Then a strange thing happen
ed TIE birds With one grand unit
I'd effort pulled up the huge tree and
few away with il"
There IS q slab OF black stone in the
British Museum which, if you could
walk away with 1t and establish your
claim as the owner. you could sell
any dav for a Quarter Of 2 million,
and find half z dozen money kings in
ENGLAND and America ready 70 buy il.
There is nothing very striking about
this stone: IL might be a piece Of
black marble with some peculiar
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-12
Dumas and His Money.

dumas the elder was not in the habit
OF counting his money. but did once,
ieaVins 1t on the nantel while he left
ene room Tor a few minutes. When he
.eturned ana was giving some instruc-
IONS 10 servant he mechanically
eounteo the pieces over again and
Iounn louis missing. "well.'' he said,
WIN sign, considering that never
n payA"
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-12
Conditions in Mississippi.

From some portions of Mississippi
come the reports that there has been
almost an incessant rain the past five
weeks, and that the lands are under
water or not in shape TO cultivate. 1t
is said that cotton seed is scarce and
that much of the labor has abandoned
the farms for the saw mills, railroads
and turpentine stills.-Columbus
News
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-12

Why so much snickering on the
back seats at the discovery of a for
midable weapon in Teddys hio
pocket? Thousands of officers
throughout the country, both civil and
military, go armed, and why should
not the president, who is commander
N chief of the army and navy, bear
arms If he chooses to do so? OF course,
U wasn't because he was afraid of
Inythinc,
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-12
The Difference

H. H. Rogers processes to be aston
ished that Mr.. Roosevelt should ad-
wise farmers to combine. But he will
please notice that the president did
not advise the farmers to demand re-
bates or to drive the small producer
out of business.-New York World.
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-12
Pulse of the nation tag
The Japanese DANGER.

Pulse of the nation tag
The Japanese Danger.
The Japanese will be difficult TO
hold in when once they become con-
vinced that there is actually a RACIAL
prejudice in this country against
them. Until recently they have dp-
peared TO be satisfied with our gov
ernments assurances of good will, but
the recent assaults in San Francisco
upon Japanese restaurants and bath
houses, being a renewal of the viO-
lence of last winter, are causing much
surprised comment IN Toxic. There
Will come a time when Japanese indig-
nation cannot be allayed by a simple
expression of regret from the Ameri-
can government The situation will
be serious because of the exposed pO
sitiGn of our possessions in the Far
East-MObile Register
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-12
THE GREAT PULSE
OF THE NATION

people of the southern states could
set together on a candidate and offer
him to the next convention, but they
arc not likely to do so While they are
t1king their instructions and advice IN
Democracy from the outside.-MoDile
Item.
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-12
SOUVENIR DE BoHEME.

Old thoughts, dear thoughts,
Come to me again,
How we were together
In the wind and rain.
Close to me you nestled
In the glimmering street.
And we had no refuge
Where to turn our feet.
Blue curves the sky now,
Yellow burns our fire,
And we are at home now,
With our hearts desire.
But old thoughts, dear thoughts,
Come to me again,
How we two wandered lonely
In the wind and rain.
Ludwig Lewiston in June Smart
Set.
Henry, what is this dark hair doing
on your cCat?"
Il haven't worn the coat since last
month, dear. You were a brunette
then"
oh yes"
Theoretically an army officer ought
to be at home on horseback. At West
POlnL JleIG Is a SClOOL VI AASNi oN~IlOA
for cadets and most of them ride with
great skill and fearlessness. Yet 1t
is imaginable that an officer may be
a first-rate soldier, fighter and tactic
ian and yet not be aOie to follow
pack of fox hounds in a wild country
and Jump bitches and fences. OF
course, the popular conception Of the
army officer is that he is master OF
his steed. But there have probably
been very great generals who were
not more than ordinary horsemen. 1t
is doubtful whether any one Of the
Japanese generals would have cared
to risk his reputation for hOrseman-
ship in a Maryland fox hunt. 1t Is
questionable whether Won MOltke, the
masterful strategist of the Franco
American war, would have figured
brilliantly in a hurdle race or jump
over a fiYe-bar fence. Brains and
strategy still count in war.
An old admiral well known for his
powers Of exagge-atiOn was at sup
per one night describing a voyage.
While cruising in the Pacific" said
he. we passed an island which was
positively red with Holsters" But
said cne of the guests, smiling in
credulously. HOLSTERS are not red IN
til boiled "OI course not replied
the undaunted admiral, but this was
a volcanic island with boiling
springs
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-12

Does the intimation that Mrs.
Ayres. who has had some misunder-
standing with the officers at West
: Point, intends 10 include Secre
tary Taft in suit" include any sug.
gestiOn that she has taken his waist
measure?
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-12
Whose Reace2

While everybody appears to be
anxious for peace in Ohio. it is still
a question as to who shall get it
Philadelphia Press.
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-12
Einhtinn Daniel.

1t has come to pass that when the
wise old serpents of Wall street wish
a presidential candidate shelved, they
proceed to advocate him. 1t is a pret-
ty trick. and Senator Daniel is its lat
est Yictim.-AtiaiIta Georgian.
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-12
Now for John Temple,

1t would be only the courteous thing
now if President Roosevelt and MI
Bryan should unite on John Temple
Graves.-Philadelphia North Ameri-
can.
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-12

A number of persons are curious to
see how that anti-cigarette measure
enacted by the late body of solons at
Tallahassee is going to be enforced
in this community.
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-12

Those Mobile sleuths must feel deep
chagrin over the Dan Coughlin affair.
The big catch slipped through their
clutches just as easy.
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-12
New Works Weather.

So far, at least, 1907 has produced
no opportunity for the bore who asks:
rs it warm enough for you."-New
York Sun
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-12
PestiIent SensationaIists.

1t may help us to form right es-
innate of these truculent dispatches
from Toxic if we imagine the kind of
dispatches that Toxic has probably
been receiving from San Francisco,
and consider to what extent we should
recognize them as representing the
sentiment of the United States. Pesti-
lent sensationalists have been work
ing on the feelings of the Japanese,
without any justification in fact, but
We should no more judge the civiliza-
tiCn of Japan by such misinfOTmed
foOlishness than We should permit our
own civilization to be measures by
the standards of the sand lot orators.
Japan and the United States are not
going to be embroiled, as long as both
nations are represented, as they are.
by civilized men. We shall be most
just to the Japanese and to ourselves
if We trust our international relations
to them, and leave the Count OkumaS
and the Mayor Schmitzes equally 20
deserved neglect.-Philadelp Led
ger.
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-12

Gould is to stay at home" is the
head" used by the Mobile Item over
a short story from New York regard
ing the Gould divorce case. If he
had formed the habit sooner. there
would probably have been no divorce
case to harass him.
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-12

Candidates for governor are as thick
as flies-and they make noise like
swarm of bees.-Apalachicola
Times.
OF course The bees are in their
bonnets.
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-12

The largest animal and the tiniest
animal are found in the sea. In places
the sea is 10000 feet deep. Its aver
age depth is over 1900 feet.
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-12
Customs Collections.


The customs collections of the
United States are breaking all rec
OrdS. the collections for the present
fiscal year having already exceeded
$500 600 900, with a months receipts
yet to be added. The receipts from
customs for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1905, amounted to $780,
657, 7,413, and it is likely that the full
receipts for this year will be over
20,000,000 in excess of those of last
year, which were about 40,0000G0
more than those of 1904-05- Ten
years ago the customs receipts were
S176, 554, ,126, and in 1900 the customs
receipts reached s9,OOO,OOO. and in
1920 they amounted to s20.0O0,000. 1t
was not until 1864. when there was
scarcely any free list, that the re-
ceipts of custom houses reached the
500, 100000 mark.-Galveston News.
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-12

A smile and laugh and kind word
at the breakfast table are more mag
ical than mocha or mutton Chops
Baltimore American.
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-12
Honor Our Own.

Honor Our Own.
The fame of the south and the peo-
pie thereof is secure, and no part of
her history is more glorious and
creditable than the events of the war
between the states. Let us honor, our
own, in our own way and at our own
time, without malice towards others
and without fear of adverse criticism
if such should come. The south has
done a good deed and art has been en-
riched by the erection of a suitable
monument to Jefferson Davis.-Mont-
gOmery Advertiser.
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-12
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The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-12

Henry, what is this dark hair doing
on your cCat?"
Il haven't worn the coat since last
month, dear. You were a brunette
then"
oh yes"
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-12

When the sun comes out then the
smiles come too,
And the friendly blossoms nod zen
tie howdy-do;
When the sun comes out, all the esOr-
row flies away
And life forgets its trouble in the
beauty of the day.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION.

Notice is hereby given that at l p. m.
on the 25th day of February 1907, at
Elk City, county of Idaho, state of
Idaho, before j. w. Duffield, proof will
be submitted of the completion of works
for the diversion of five cubic feet per
second of the waters of Beaver Creek,
Idaho county, in accordance with the
terms and conditions of certain permit
heretofore issued by the State Engineer
of the state of Idaho
/. The name of the person or corpo-
ration holding said permit is H. w. Cone
and Lisle Hopkins
2. The postoffice address of such
person or the place of business of such
corporation is Newsome, county of
Idaho, state of Idaho.
3. The number of such permit is
2182, and the date set for the compile
ton of such work is February 25, 1907.
4: Said water to be used for mining
and milling purposes.
5. Said works of diversion will be
fully completed on the date set for such
completion, and the amount of water
which said works are capable of con-
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09

W. G. Litchfeld, who hereto
fore held the position of assistant
forest ranger in the Bitter Root
reserve, has received notice of
his promotion to position of dep
tty forest ranger, appointment
taking effect the first of last jan
uary. The new position carries
a salary of $1,000 per annum.
Kooskia Mountaineer: George
Bentz, ranger on the Bitter Root
forest reserve for the past six
years, will on February 10th take
charge of the, Salmon River re-
serve with headquarters at Sal
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09

mon City. The reserve was cre~
ated a short time ago and con-
tains 100000 acres. Mr.. Bentz
has been at headquarters here
for some time familiarizing HIM
self with the work under the care
full tuition of Supervisor Day,
who is thoroughly familiar with
every detail Of the work. This
makes three men from the Bitter
Root reserve who have been pro-
noted 70 Important positions in
Me forest Service within the last
few years---Ben Mcconnell,
Homer Fem and George Bentz.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09
CONTINUED from Page ~

uted by the United States. This
country has produced from 1893
to 1906, inclusive, a grand total
of $2,882, 362,9 oil in gold, and
81, All, 769, 231 in silver.
The Capitalization of control of
many of the more important cop
per mines in the United States
and Mexico, and the suggestion
that the same interests are plan
ming to enlarge their holdings in
the near future, has given the
copper trade, ON the eve of a
record output and high prices, a
topic for animated discussion.
This seems only natural, for the
United States today produces
nearly 60 per cent of the worlds
supply Of copper; the output in
1906 was 42O,756 long tons, the
record while the worlds total
was 1872 tons. The copper
mines, by the way, pay the larg-
est dividends, and the market
value of their shares as a rule is
far above their par value.
An important branch Of the
mineral industry-one that is
really at the foundation of pros
perity---is the improvement of
machinery and methods of oper-
ating the mines and works. In
ventors have been busy trying to
perfect chemical and metallurgi-
cal processes Of ore treatment
and the utilization of waste by
products, and a keener interest is
being shown in the adoption Of
more economic power to operate
the different styles of machinery
and apparatus. Electricity and
compressed air are rivals for the
position heretofore held largely
by steam or water power. Manu-
facturers are becoming more pro-
gressive, and it is gratifying to
learn that they recognize the i'm
portance of advertising extens-
lively. At this early day it is diff
ficult, though not impossible, to
prophesy that the advertisers in
the twenty-odd thousand copies
of the Mining Worlds annual
which is being circulated on two
hemispheres, and which will un-
doubtedly be read by many thous-
ands more, by reason of the valu-
able statistics and other inforrna-
ton that the paper contains, will
be of everlasting benefit to all
concerned.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09
Personal
and
Otherwise
You can get all the news for
e a wear in the Mining News.

You can get all the news for
So year in the Mining News.
Oscar Maxwell is confined to
his home on account of sickness.
Ed Erwin leaves today on a
visit of several months in Denver,
Colorado.
Meals at all hours, and families
waited upon. At Heath's lunch
room. Of course.
Charley Booi of Dixie passed
throug Elk the first of the week
on his return from a business
trip to points outside.
FRESH MEAT Will deliver
fresh beef in Elk City and neigh
borhood for 8 and 9 cents per
pound. LOU BRUNDIGE. 49tf
When you doff your overalls,
put on a good, suit of clothes from
the Ed V. Price Co., of Chicago.
A new sample book just in. THE
0. C. LAPP Co., LTD.
A.. A. Ailardyce arrived Friday
of last week from a visit of sew
eral weeks with his family in
Chicago. He left Monday morn
ing for his property, the Charter
Oak, on Big Creek, going by the
way Of Dixie.
A Charleston news item in the
Lewiston Tribune says: Mrs.
Albert Evans will leave early this
coming week for Granite, Ore
gon, to join her husband who is
engineer at the Red Boy mine
near that place.
Kooskia Mountaineer: The O.
R. & N. surveyors moved up river
the first of the week. When
they get to where the snow is too
deep to go ahead with the work,
which they will be in about two
weeks, they will quit here, but
will start in again when the snow
goes off.
Mrs. Meinert's little black dog,
Jack" died Monday night from
eating poison. Whether the
poison was given the dog inten-
tionally is not known. jack
was an intelligent fellow, kept
close to home, was harmless, and,
having been in the family a long
time, was quite pet. That
same night a shepherd dog be.
longing to ]. G. Litchheld was
poisoned
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09
Local Mention

This section got about two feet
Of snow last Saturday and Sunday.
J. E. Barton, formerly of Elk
City, is now located in Kooskia.'
Dick Greckwell and Jack Kee-
man left Sunday on a business
trip to Spokane.
Mr.. Ball arrived home Sunday
after visit of four weeks at his
old home town, Boise.
A masquerade dance is being
planned for the evening of the
18th, St. Valentines day.
The Kooskia Mountaineer has
come to life again, with H. E.
O'Donnell. the same old editor at
the helm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Cook very
pleasantly entertained a small
party Of friends at cards at their
home Monday evening. 500 was
the game.
Ed Hanson has beeu troubled
with neuralgia in his right lower
jaw for several days and has been
taking vacation from his duties
at the Buster mine.
Charley Whipple and Arthur
Hitler are preparing plans and
specifications for a new metallic
ore crusher patterned from the
model machine they are now US
ing on the Gold Point property.
August Newman and wife of
Clearwater, who recently went to
California, are located at Long
Beach, in the southern part of the
state, where he has rented a tract
of improved land and bought an
outfit to carry on and market his
produce. He describes the CHM
ate as delightful; roses blooming
in the open air and fires unneces-
sary except in gas stove for cook
ing.
Throughout the winter months
we will sell for cash, at reduced
prices, all our winter furnishings
for men and women, including
mems mackinaws, heavy trous-
ers, overshoes, german sox, caps
and muff1ers, and women's heavy
skirts, night dresses, wooden
hose, eiderdown, heavy dress
goods, gloves Large sizes in mack
NAV coats Is per cent discount.
Lay in a supply of furnishings
for next winter while prices are
low, at the store Of The O. c..
EApp Co.. Ltd.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09
J. D. sHINNICK,
Physician and Surgeon
Elk City, Idaho.

Quoting to the place of intended use, in
accordance with the plans accompanying,
the application for such permit, is FIVE
cubic feet per second.
JAS. STEPHENSON,
Feb16 State Engineer.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09

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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-17
YALE COMEDIES TRACK
MEET TO HARVARD

The Yale track team finished it's work
preliminary 10 the dual games with Har-
ward at Yale Field and the most hopeful
of Yale men concede that Harvard will
win the meet by about 50 points to 45.
Yale's hopes in the two short dashes were
blasted when Torrey, her best sprnter.
broke an ankle tendon on Tuesday. There
Is no one 10 take his place with any show
OF success and Harvard ought to win all
three places In each event, p. G.. Lock-
wood and l.. II. Dodge getting at least II
points for the Crimson. Yale Is now CEN
tring her strength on the field events,
based on the splendid practice perform
ances OF her men this week. w. 7. Coho-
Ian ran such a fine race against Rulon-
Miller at Princeton last week that he Is
thought likely to win over b. l.. Young
OF Harvard In the 440-yard run. The other
two places will go to Harvard For the
half-mile Z. B. Parsons OF Yale is In fine
shape and. with " Tilson. Yale hopes to
get six points in this event
The mile run is conceded TO Harvard,
with chance that either b. A. Sptzer or
G. r. Williams OF Yale will get third
place. The Blue is weak In the other dis
tance run--the two-mle-and Harvard
seems certain Of two places.
Unless G. NJ. Du Puy runs better than
In practice Yale will have little chance
for points in either of the hurdle events,
10 points going TO n. NJ. Rand OF Har-
ward alone. Capt. Marshall of the Yale
team is picked to win the high jump,
with l.. Il. Ssson of Yale third. w. f.
Knox, who won at Princeton with p feet
2 inches in the broad jump. is given a first
over b. 7. Stephenson OF Harvard, al
though the distance may be close. The
latter ought to capture the shot put on
past performances, with G.. l.. Buhrman
OF Yale second.
The hammer throw will be between r.
Park OF Yale and II. Kersberg OF Har-
ward, who are we'll matched w. r. Dray
of Yale has the best record OF the pole
vaulters. having done II feet at the spring
games. but he did not come up TO expec-
tations at the Princeton games and his
showing against Harvard is somewhat un-
certain. The Yale men are counting on
doing a little better than their present
rating as they will be on the home
grounds.