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Mohave County miner., 1907-05-04
Knights of Pythas Ball and Supper

On the evening of Thursday, May 9th, the local lodge of Knights of Py- thias will give grand ball and supper in honor of the grand lodge visitors, to which everybody is invited. The committee is compelled to issue orders against the admission of all children under fourteen years to the ball room and parents will please not bring them, as this order will be strictly in- forced. FRED w. MORRISON,
 J. c. STEWART,
 Ross H. BLAKELY,
 Committee.
Mohave County miner., 1907-05-04
Mine Warning Notice.

To Whom it May Concern:
 Notice is hereby given that my one-half interest in the Ruth mine, which is sit county, Arizona Territory, IS under bond 10 parties working the same. and that neither the mines, nor the owner thereof, will be re. or injuries sustained by any employer or em- ploye in working said properties: and that no employer or empioye is the agent of the own CTS for any purpose. and that all operatives engage in such service at their own risk, and that no debt or claim of debt is valid against said mining claims or its owner.
 J. D. JORDAN. Kingman. Arizona. Nov. 6, 1906. First insertion Nov. 10.
Mohave County miner., 1907-05-04

The Santa Fe has placed their sum- mer excursion rates in effect. The rate to Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Diego, Coronado and return is IS sos: to Santa Cantalina, 20 85S: to San Fran cisco, via Bakersfield, 27 30$.
Mohave County miner., 1907-05-04

John Boyle, Jr., returned from Les Angeles last Monday and has gone out to Cerbat to look after the interests of the Cerbat Mountain mining company. John Boyle, ST., departed Tuesday last to St. Louis, where he has many important business interests.
Mohave County miner., 1907-05-04

Col. Thomas Ewing was in Kingman Tuesday last looking after the ship ment of his heavy freight by team from this place to the Victor mines. Ten cars of lumber and machinery have al- ready been received and the big teams have been hauling it away as fast as possible. Sunday last three big teams came in from Prescott and loaded out the following day. It is expected that all the freight will have been taken to the mines by the first of June.
Mohave County miner., 1907-05-04

Assays obtained from one of the mines of the Potts-Hogan group, in the Union Pass section, gave big re- suits in gold, some of them running as high as 2,OOOS to the ton. Mir. Hogan went out to make additional locations last Thursday.
Mohave County miner., 1907-05-04

The Commercial is to open it's din- ing room to the public tomorrow even- ing. Miss Julia Fast. who presides over this hostelery, is one of the best caterers in the territory and we pre- dict for the house large patronage.
Mohave County miner., 1907-05-04

Miss Minnie James, of Chicago, is visiting in Kingman with her sister, Mrs. Thomas McNeely.
Mohave County miner., 1907-05-04

J. F. Withers and R. w. Hunt de. parted to Los Angeles last Wednesday evening. MT. Hunt has been ill for some time and goes to the city to con- suit specialist, while MT. Withers has gone in on important business.
Mohave County miner., 1907-05-04

The M. E. Sunday school are hold ing picnic today in the bluffs and big canyon near town.
Mohave County miner., 1907-05-04

E. J. Murdock, brother of the late James A. Smith and Mrs. J. N. Will son, arrived in Kingman last Sunday and remained one day visiting with his relatives.
Mohave County miner., 1907-05-04

Tarr & McComb have furnished the poles and supplies for the Cedar Yucca telephone line. Poles are being set and wires have been strung three or four mics out from Yucca and the line will be open for business within two weeks.
Mohave County miner., 1907-05-04

The Santa Fe land department has engaged the services of an expert in the science of dry farming and anyone interested in the subject can obtain all the information necessary by applying to the department. Later, the expert will travel along the line, giving in struction to those who may want it and who may engage in the business of farming the lands contiguous to the railroad. Mohave county has many hundreds of thousand acres of land that might be brought under cultivation by this method.
Mohave County miner., 1907-05-04

Fred w. Morrison returned last Mon- day morning from Los Angeles.
Mohave County miner., 1907-05-04

James G. Kenney, superintendent of one of the Osborne Wardwell groups of mines, in the Bill Williams Fork country, is in Kingman. He expects to be called to Los Angeles in few days on important business.
Mohave County miner., 1907-05-04

Arthur Edwards, formerly a resi- dent of Kingman, but now a business man of Needles, is here looking after business matters.
Mohave County miner., 1907-05-04

The Misses Belle Mcguire and Mary Carrow will leave tonight for Los An geles, where they will take in the Fiesta sights next week.
Mohave County miner., 1907-05-04

Mrs. H. H. Watkins departed last evening to Los Angeles and will later go to San Francisco and other points in California.
Mohave County miner., 1907-05-04

A Ladies Aid Society was organized at the parsonage last Thursday after noon. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. M. k. Cohenour on Thursday afternoon next.
Mohave County miner., 1907-05-04

Juan Pino, one of the old Santa Fe operators, was brought before Judge Robertson, of the Probate Court, and his mental condition was inquired into. After an examination by Drs. Cowie and Hilton the poor fellow was declar- ed insane and committed to the asy- lum at Phenix. He stated to the court that for the past six years his head had been bothering him and was per fectly willing to go to the asylum, as he thought that he could be much ben efitted by treatment by specialist. Deputy Sheriff Ayers departed with Pino Thursday morning.
Mohave County miner., 1907-05-04

0. r. Posey, w. E. Mitchell, John Searles and Max Miller had narrow escape from death on the desert of eastern California, near Willow Creek. The men had gone into Greenwater in an auto and there took horses for a trip to Willow Creek to look at min- ing property. Not showing up at Will low Creek a search party was sent out and found them in deep canyon far off their road and almost dead from thirst. The rescuing party gave them water and brought them back to Green water, where they arrived after thirty four hours of suffering. 0. P. Posey is big owner in the Gold Road mine, in this county, and Max Miller is the son of Senator Warren Miller of New York, who at one time had a working bond on the Golden Gem mine, at Cerbat.
 An open switch caused bad acci- dent at Drake, a station twelve miles south of Kingman, last Monday even- ing. A freight train pulled out of Kingman yards short time ahead of No. l, west bound passenger train, and was going so fast when it struck the main line that the rear brakeman was unable to board it after closing the switch. When the freight got to Drake it took the siding and the train men, believing that the rear brakeman was aboard, paid no attention to clos ing the switch. When the passenger train came bowling along it crashed into the rear end of the freight, crump- ling into matchwood the caboose and two stock cars, loaded with mules. Twenty-two mules were killed outright and twenty-seven were released from the wreck, many badly injured, and allowed to roam over the prairie. The engineer and fireman jumped before the crash came and were slightly in- jured.
Mohave County miner., 1907-05-04

The Pure Food law will not make us change our system. We always of- fered the best products to be made, and will continue in the same good way. KINGMAN MEAT MARKET.
Mohave County miner., 1907-05-04

The Needles smelter is out of con- mission, the big blower having burst under pressure. Owing to the inabil- ity to get the casting within reason able time it may necessitate the clos. ing of the plant until next September. In the meantime the mines in this county will be exploited several hun dred feet below the present level. Holsters will be put on the Banner and Champion mines and later mill ing plant will be erected at the Cham pion. Either a tram or a narrow guage road will be built into the Champion from the main line of the Chloride road.
Mohave County miner., 1907-05-04

Herbert w. Toe, at one time a res ident of this county, was welded to Miss Lodales Patton, at the home of the brides parents in Fairpoint, Ohio, on the 24th of last month. Mr. Yoe is with the geological survey. His many friends here wish him and his bride a long and happy married life.
Mohave County miner., 1907-05-04
RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION;

RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION: One year, strictly in advance, 3 00S Six months, 50 Three months % Advertising rates on application.
Mohave County miner., 1907-05-04

I. M. George this week received from the Aurora, Ills, Well Works company deep we'll boring machine and will soon have it in operation in Kingman. He has several orders for wells and will bore them to a depth of about two hundred feet. Any one wanting we'll work done had better consult him on the subject.
 John Bomhoff, who has been in the employ of the Gaddis & Perry con- pany for the past two years, will leave this evening for Los Angeles, where he will probably remain. While a resident of Kingman he made many warm friends by his courteous treat ment of all with whom he came in con- tact and the good wishes of these friends go with him wherever he may
Mohave County miner., 1907-05-04

Mohare County Aliutr,
 Published Every Saturday.
 By SMITH & SAWYER.
 RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION: One year, strictly in advance, 3 0OS Six months, 50 Three months co
 Advertising rates on application.
 Fred w. Morrison returned last Mon- day morning from Los Angeles.
 The M. E. Sunday school are hold ing picnic today in the bluffs and big canyon near town.
 Miss Minnie James, of Chicago, is visiting in Kingman with her sister, Mrs. Thomas McNeely.
 Mrs. H. H. Watkins departed last evening to Los Angeles and will later go to San Francisco and other points in California.
 Arthur Edwards, formerly resi- dent of Kingman, but now business man of Needles, is here looking after business matters.
 The Misses Belle Mcguire and Mary Carrow will leave tonight for Los An geles, where they will take in the Fiesta sights next week.
 E. J. Murdock, brother of the late James A. Smith and Mrs. J. N. Will son, arrived in Kingman last Sunday and remained one day visiting with his relatives.
 A Ladies Aid Society was organized at the parsonage last Thursday after- noon. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. M. k. Cohenour on Thursday afternoon next.
 James G. Kenney, superintendent of one of the Osborne Wardwell groups of mines, in the Bill Williams Fork country, is in Kingman. He expects to be called to Los Angeles in few days on important business.
 The Commercial is to open its din- ing room to the public tomorrow even- ing. Miss Julia Fast. who presides over this hostelery, is one of the best caterers in the territory and we pre- dict for the house large patronage.
 J. F. Withers and R. w. Hunt de- parted to Los Angeles last Wednesday evening. MT. Hunt has been ill for some time and goes to the city to con- suit specialist, while Mr. Withers has gone in on important business.
 Tarr & McComb have furnished the poles and supplies for the Cedar Yucca telephone line. Poles are being set and wires have been strung three or four mics out from Yucca and the line will be open for business within two weeks. Assays obtained from one of the mines of the Potts-Hogan group, in the Union Pass section, gave big re- suits in gold, some of them running as high as 2,000$ to the ton. Mir. Hogan went out to make additional locations last Thursday.
 Herbert w. Toe, at one time res ident of this county, was welded to Miss Lodalee Patton, at the home of the brides parents in Fairpoint, Ohio, on the 24th of last month. Mr. Yoe is with the geological survey. His many friends here wish him and his bride long and happy married life.
 I. M. George this week received from the Aurora, Ills, Well Works | company deep we'll boring machine and will soon have it in operation in | Kingman. He has several orders for wells and will bore them to depth of | about two hundred feet. Any one wanting we'll work done had better consult him on the subject.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-04-16
EDITING CONSULAR REPORTS.

All Statements Calculated TO Hurt
Foreign Nations Are Cut Out.
In the bureau of trade relations the
consular reports are carefully read
and, when necessary. so revised as to
eliminate everything unsuitable for
publication from the standpoint of the
interests Of the government, says the
Atlantic. Not infrequently "A report is
of such character as to make it mex
pedient to publish any portion, in
which case it is filed in toto in the
archives of the department Of state for
future reference. All statements in
the reports calculated to cause adverse
criticism In a foreign country. or TO
bring about diplomatic representations
on the part Of another government, or
to embarrass the administration Of any
executive branch of our government are
omitted from the material transmitted
to the department of commerce and la
Dor for publication.
Under the head of matter that IS OBJ
jectionable because Of its probable eff
feet in foreign community come
sighting illusions to any nationality or
race: adverse criticism, even implied,
of the political, social. or religious in
situations; disparaging statements In
regard to the enforcement Of the laws :;
charges Of dishonesty and ineficiency
of the officials, etc. In short, anything
that reflects on the integrity and eff
cheney Of the foreign administration,
or that might offend the sensibilities
of the people of the country, is elimi-
mated in the state department, which
is, of course, the best judge of the dip
lomatIc properties.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-04-16
TESTS OF RAILROAD SPIKES.
The Grip of Different Woods for Ties
Also Tried.

In circular No. 46 of the forest ser
vice of the Department of Agricult-
IRE an account is gwen of some tests
recently made, the object OF which
was to ascertain the holding qualities
Of different styles of spike in different
kinds of railway ties. For common
spikes the woods ranked in the fol
lowing order: White oak, red oak,
loblolly pine. hardy catalpa, common
catalpa and chestnut With screw
spikes the order was somewhat
changed, chestnut ranking third in
stead Of sixth. loblolly pine fifth and
common catalpa sixth White and
red oak invariably proved superior to
the other woods. Generally speaking,
the holding qualities of the screw
were twice as great as those of the
common spike in most kinds of wood,
but the difference was most notice
able with chestnut, where the screw
held three times as strongly as the
common spike.
Two other kinds of spike were tried
One was called "channelled" spike,
and had vertical groove on the side
away from the. rail- 1t showed a
slightly better grip than Che common
spike, but did not compare with the
screw. A fourth style was a screw,
and is favorite of the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad 1t differed in appear
ance from the common screw merely
in the way the thread was finished
unoer the head. Apparently It has
trifie better hold on the wood The
advantage of the channelled spike is
said to be that it distorts the wood
less than the common spike The re-
port declares that seasoned ties have
greater holding power than steamed
ties: that knotty tie has about 25
per cent less holding power for COM
mon spikes than clear tie. but about
80 per cent greater holding power
for screw spikes, and that the hold
ing power of a natural tie and one
steamed for four hours at thirty
pounds pressure is about the same.
Steaming for four hours at less than
thirty pounds appears to increase the
holding power, while steaming for
more than four hours at twenty
pounds decreases it. Ties steamed
and creosoted or steamed and treat
ed with the chloride appear to have
less holding power than those simply
steamed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-04-16
WHERE THE MOON BROKE OFF.
A Guess Concerning Its Separation
From the Earth.

Astronomers are inclined to think
that the moon aid earth were once
united in single mass of soft (per-
haps molten) material. By the at
traction of the sun, it is assumed, a
big lump was raised, and this was
eventually detached by the revolution
of the original globe on it's axis. The
lump was the moon. AT first, it is
thought, this body moved around the
earth in about the time required for
a revolution of the globe. If so, the
length of day and month must
have been about the same. Though
the moon seems to be travelling in
the opposite direction, it really moves
to the eastward, as the earth does,
only much more slowly.
In a recent magazine article (con-
tributed to "The Journal of Geology"
of the University of Chicago) Profes
sor William H. Pickering expresses
the opinion shat the place where sep
aration occurred is indicated by the
bed of the Pacific Ocean The sug-
gestion is mere guesswork. of course.
but guesses are sometimes interest
ing. Another of Professor chickering's
surmises is still more startling. He
believes, as many other scientific men
do, that the highest forms of life
on the globe were developed from
lower ones, external influences more
or less affecting the operation, which
was pushed on by an internal, creative
force. Well, SO big cavity was left
on the globe when the moon was
thrown off that most of the water here
accumulated in that depression,
whereas if the surface had been near
ly level the water might have been
so distributed as completely to cover
it. In that case, says Professor Pick
ering, the course of evolution might
have led to the development of moth
ing higher than fishes, or at least
aquatic animals of some sort.
1t would be easy to pull this argu-
ment to pieces, but as there is no
danger that any one Will take it too
seriously, the task is needless. Spec
ulations on such subjects are enter
tanning, even if a person cannot quite
accept them as his own beliefs.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-04-16
PAPER RUINED BY GERMS.

Microbes Spot the Surface and at
Last Wreck the Fabric
Germany has been looking INFO the
question why paper does not last for
ever and has come to the conclusion
that Its decay is largely due to bac-
teria. They not only injure the tex
ture but destroy the color.
The brownish spots which appear in
old books and which are known to Eng
fish bibliophiles as foxing are really
due to the bacterium prodigorum. This
tiny destroyer is especially fond Of
starchy media and its propagation is
promoted by damp. 1t has long been
known that damp produced foxing, but
the share of the microbe in the opera
ton has not been suspected.
Then there is the tiny fungus, or
mold, pendulum giancum. 1t is re-
sponsible for gray and black marks
upon old papers and in spotting the
surface it helps to break down the
fabric and hasten its destruction.
There are many other microscopic
enemies of paper and they abound
chiefly in those which are glazed with
gelatin. Given little moisture and a
little heat and these will multiply in
the surface of a picture or a diploma
on highly finished paper just as they
would in the culture tube OF a biolo-
gist
Several methey OF fighting these
bacteria are proposed One is to SUBJ
stitute for animal glue in finishing
fine paper glazes made from rosin
These, it Is said, give equally good
results and totally defy the invasion
of microbes. 1t Is also proposed to
introduce chemical agents in the man.
ufacture of paper which are known to
be fatal to microbes. This, however,
involves many complications.
Where the paper is to be used for
water color painting and printing in
colors almost every chemical is barred,
as they are apt to combine with the
pigments in the course OF time and de-
stroy them. But for ordinary writing
papers small quantities either of BIZ
chloride of mercury or of antiseptics
of the carbolic class may be introduced
without impairing the use of the paper
for ordinary purposes. whether writing
or printing, and at the same time rep-
dering it proof against the ordinary
processes of decay.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-04-16
FROM DAVY JONES.
A Bottled Message From the Kissing
Huronian.

On Feb. II, 1902, the Allan liner
Huronian left Glasgow for ST. John,
New Brunswick, and had not since
been heard Of A bottle has just been
found on the shore at Castlerock,
county Derry, containing the follow
ing message: "Huronian sinking
fast; top heavy; one side under water.
Goodby, mother and sister, Charles
McFall, greaser" The bottle had
been very securely corked-so well,
in fact, that the interior was not
even damp, and the handwriting was
distinctly legible. Although this meth
cd has been commonly adopted by
practical jokers in the preparation of
hoaxes, there is every reason to be
lieve that the MESSAGE is perfectly
genuine and that it forms the first
glimmering of intelligence regarding
the actual fate of the lost liner. long
since posted as missing
The Huronian was owned by the
Allan Line Steamship Company, OF
Boutwell, street. Glasgow. A fireman
or greaser of the name of M'Fall was
on board.
At the beginning of February, 1902
terrific storms RACED at sea, and the
Huronian had to struggle in the teeth
of a terrible gale in the Atlantic The
stress of the elements proved too
much for the liner, stoutly and wei
l,,,iIt &c she was The Huronian van
ished mysteriously and not single
trace of her was to be found after
she had been reported overdue Every
effort was put forth to elicit tidings
of the vessel, but nothing was ever
learned as to her fate--London Globe.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-04-16

three are widely known-Prince Philip,
whose abuse of his wife, daughter ut
Leopold Of Belgium, drove her to au
asylum; Prince Ferdinand, who rules
over Bulgaria and Princess Clotilde,
who has lost much of her great fortune
by engaging in wildcat speculation.
King Louis Philippe looked upon Glenn
entine as his favorite child. She had
natural bent toward politics, and Bis
marck, who said that she was the only
woman he ever dreaded. declared that
she was without principle. She was
responsible for the placing of her son,
Prince Ferdinand, upon the Bulgarian
throne. Until the young man was mar
ried she practically ruled the nation.
When Louis Philippe was driven
from France Clementine took I'D her
residence In London, where she in
trigued for the return of her father
and, later, her brothers to Paris. In
money matters she showed great abili-
ty, and by wise investments greatly in
creased the large fortune left to her b.
her father
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-04-16
CoIors and seamstresses.

The seamstress, passing her needle
through and through the fabric on
her lap, said:
II love to sew white. I love to sew
green, too. Pinks are easy So are
most Of the clear, pale tints. But black
But red But shepherds plaid,'
She threw back her head in horror.
Bright red when you sew it, in
flames your vision, it Anglers you. it
makes you nervous. Black strains the
eyes out of your head, the stitches in
it are so hard to see Black is a de-
pressing color, too. But worst of all
is that combination of black and white
called shepherds plaid. Work on shep-
herds plaid an hour or two and the
black and white squares will dance I'M
der your eyes like living things Polka
dots dance, too" she ended. 'They
polka; hence the name."-New York
Press