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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-22
CHRISTMAS ON SHIP OF ICE
Strange Story of Skipper shlpwreol<od
on tho Pacific.

Captain s. A. IIoyt. secretary of the
Masters and Pilots association of Seat.
tie, Wash. and possibly one Of the
most widely known seafnring men on
the Pacific coast. has fund of cxpe.
rlences 10 draw from when he wislic.,
to while away IN hour. Up In the big.
pleasant rooms of the association the
captain recently told the following
tale:
1.-THE approach of Christmas always
reminds me OF the December that |
ipent on an Ice ship. Never heard OF
one? Well. they are unusual. was
master OF the little brig Holly. md
along about the 1st of November we
were wrecked away down south OF the
Horn. The ship went on nn Ice Hoe
aud was battered all TO pieces. We
did manage to save some tools and
food and part OF the cargo.
IL put the crew 10 work to cut or n
large pinnacle OF the berg. Then | set
them oil to work with axes, and wo
shaped II into n graceful ships hull.
After that we followed IT out inside,
aA'hihs NhpihS anu cNCiy llillk ilht IL
regular ship. and with some of the
timber saved from our vessel we rig
ged her ms n bark, side lighta and ev-
crythlng. even going 40 far us 10 pnlnt
her and nnmc her the Holly. She wns
fine craft ana noated like duck
when finally launched. We spent
Christmas on board OF her and Ind n
grent time. l loaded part OF the wreck
cd Hollys cargo I'm her, and We then
started for Callno, which was our dcs-
tlnntion.
"rhe Ice ship smiled fine and was as
good zen hont MS any In which sail
cd This was only, however. when we
were down south In cold water. The
nearer we got to the equator the light
or became our vessel, and finally dis
covered that our ship WAS melting be-
meath MS. Another two days and we
would have been I'm tho water when II
steamer picked us up and also saved
tho cargo. This pnid for the loss OF
tho vessel which was also insured, so
tho owners came out ahead in the
end"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-22
Walt Whitman ON Carlyle.

am not sure myself about Carlyie's
final place-wlat lie must finally come
whether TO be Acknowledged be.
yond his present fame or fall short.
am disposed to think of him MS more
significant than any modern man-as
in himself full answeiifo the cry OF
the modern spirit for expression. This
chirpy. self satisfied age, full of vaunt,
boast-so certain OF all facts or 10
facts-stood In need OF Just such man
"A man full OF scorn, complaint. con
tempt. lashlng 1t into good manners by
his fury Horace Traubel's Record OF
whitman In Old Age In Century.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-22
THE ACTORS CHRISTMAS.
Lilo on tho Boards Is Not All a Happy
HOLIDAY.

III like ChristmaD,' said IN actor.
mo two nre ever alike In my bust
ness. Last year, for instance, the COM
pnny was with was four weeks be-
bind In salaries. and we We're simply
hanging on with the hope OF the big
houses Christmas day pulling us out a
little. We were playing one night
stands and left some little town In
New York state for Wheeling. w. Va,
right after the performance. 1t was a
trip that called for three changes of
cars. and there were no sleepers in my
Of them.
Every car on every train was loaded
with holiday excursionists. and every
male eXcursionist was loaded with rye
and birthstone. There were fights
fresh every half hour, and constahles
met us with open arms and clubs at
every station. No eating stations were
honored by us, and we arrived at
Wheeling too late 10 give matinee
performance, our manager had two
black eyes and broken wrist. and
our star had lost new set of teeth,
without which he refused ito play at
night.
"The report had 1t that we were all
In jail, and there would have been no
house anyway. We had to get up
three benefit performances before we
could get money enough TO buy tickets
to New York. but we got there How
ever, MS said Def ore. Christmas days
are not all ailke."-Buffalo News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-22
n BAw WHAT HAD NEVER sRHN BEFORE.
A GROWING cuRIsTMAs TREE"


& berry tree. The Indies OF the house
Sainc out about . o'clock and deco
rated the tree. with the assistance OF
sople of the men. Even tho mon re-
CURED stepladders TO reach the top
most boughs. First, the ladies' gave
Them some artificial lclcles, which they
lung ON the branches In great profu-
sRion, AS the sun was shining brightly
lslrg this time. II gave the iciclea n very
\ glittering appearance. and the wind,
\ commencing to blow, shook them gen.
silly. making the Illusion more perfect.
/ Then long bright ribbons OF many col
Z Ofa were suspended from the topmost
& limbs ind fruit and candles tied on
with ribbons OF the same color--or-
sAiEes with orange ribbon. apples with
red ribbon, lines with green ribbon.
4 eic. Small toys were suspended from
lie tree; large ones were at the base.
Il presented a very gorgeous spectacle,
and the sight OF the happy children
lsthHt surrounded 1t made one wish to
he " child again to enjoy It 10 tho ut
4 termoEt. But the best waB yet to come.
IS nIn the front yard were tho presents
intended for the grown people, and
4 eacll man received one. One WAS flno
I surrey Five were zach slvcn flfty and
\; Eeyentyrflve dollar saddles. Several
married fnen got handsome metal bed
stshtis. With springs and mattresses.
5S1%anty or thirty fine hats, costing
81 apiece, were distributed and many
other articles, I'LL the best OF their
Kind. I saw II young man who re-
i cetved an all leather suit case. This
list item may seem strange OH ranch,
but there are many polished gentle
& rnen among the employees who would
consider suit cases very necessary
ssshoull they have occasion to visit the
city
All this while music was to be
1 heard from band stationed OH the
front porch, where many of the visit
crs We're seated. After the Santa Claus
sof the Christmas tree had retired and
Tile presents to the grownnps had been
Sdlstributcd all repaired to the porch
and trout yard to see again the glee-
3ul children and the tree, and surely II
Syns thing OF beauty and with Its
i fruits and flowers. looked as though 1t
u ha.l been transplanted from fairyland.
y sIlic people that came from n dis
= ssance departed before nightfall, but
: those that lived near by remained for
I'm evening of music and good cheer,
end thus ended n happy Christmas
n day.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-22
CAN'T Be; SEPARATED
Some Newport News People Have
Learned How to Get Rid of Both.

Backaches and kidney ache are twin
brothers.
| You can't separate them.
And you can't get rid OF the back
ache until you cure the kidney ache.
If the Kidneys are well and strong,
the rest OF the system Is pretty sure to
be in vigorous health.
| Doan's Kidney pills make strong,
healthy kidneys.
VIM. NJ. Taylor, living at 221 49th
street, Newport News. Va, says 81
have used Doan's Kidney Pills and
derived the most beneficial results
from them. l suffered for years from
kidney complaint and was unable to
find anything that would give more
than temporary relief. although used
n number of remedies and was treat
ed by physicians. There was con-
slant pain across the small of my
back and at times when stopping or
| lifting, sharp pains would pass
through my loins and cause me tho
most intense suffering. | also had
headaches and occasionally suffered
from dizzy spells. My kidneys were
disordered. the secretions being too
frequent in action and many times
causing me to arise during the night.
While feeling very miserable I hap
pened to read about Doan's Kidney
pills and deciding to try them. pro-
cured a box Mt A. Il. G. Klors drug
store. They cured HE and l have not
/ had any trouble since
For sale by all dealers. Price. so
cents. Foster-Milburn CO., Buffalo.
New York. sole agents for the United
! States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-22
SET OF TOILET BAGS.
Tho Handioat Things to Have In tho
Bedroom.


Bedroom.
Once girl acquires an assortment
or bags aud reccptaclcs for toilet nrtl-
clcs she will never be without bag
for everything. They are handy and
help her TO keep room orderly: also
they may DO fashioned In way TO
make them decorative.
One OF the most satisfactory to have
Is II comb and brush bag, which may
be hung beside the dresser or chino-
nler and leave more spnce In the draw
ers for ones other belongings. This
bag Is made deep enough to hold the
brush ana comb, ana 1t looks like IL
section Of n shoe bag. The foundation
Is long, straight piece OF the mate
Rial. on which Is sewed n pocket. The
pocket aud foundation are bound all
around with ribbon or colored tape to
match the predominating color in the
crctonne silk or tapestry. Two little
ribbons. one Mt each corner of the top.
Will serve TO hang 1t up by. a bed
room may be made to look very dainty
by having all the bags made OF pink,
blne or yellow lowered chintz or ere
tonne.
A pocket that will find many uses Is
mnde of cretonne laid over an oval
shaped piece of cardboard and bound
on the edge with II small cord The
lower half of the oval, which is used
lcnSthwlse, has II pocket of crctonne
SHRED TO 1t. The upper edge of the
pocket Is hcmmcd and an elastic run
through the shrrlng.
a whlsk broom case Is another re-
ceptacle which may be made ornnmen-
tai, and, besides this. II is n good thing
to have wall pocket with two sec
lions In which to keep ones shoe
brushes aud shoe cloths.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-22
ssTho ouecn,a christmos Card"

n Queen Alexandra has not given up
her interest in behalf OF the unemploy-
sed. Last Christmas she sanctioned n
unique plan to raise more funds for
tliefn. This was In the shape of the
Issue of Christmas book, consisting
OF poems; stories. sketches, drawings
and music. which was entitled "Tho
X sausan's Christmas Card" Algernon
Charles Swinbnrne. Alfred Austin. the
poet laureate; Thomas Hardy, Marie
Gere!ll, Hall caIne. George Meredith
Arthur Wing Pinero, Sir Laurence
Alma Tadema, Edwin a. Abbey, viii
liam Holman Hunt Sir Edward John
yoynter ard Sir Edward Elgar are
among the host Of those who contrib
nted. The production of the book was
practically gratuitous. 1t sold for
half a crown, and the proceeds were
devoted to the queens unemployed
fund,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-22
Alaska,a Size.

Drawn to the exact scale, Alaska, IL
placed on top OF the United States,
would reach from Savannah, Ga, to
Los Angeles and from Mexico to Can
ada, and its range of climate and phys
Teal conditions are even greater. The
strip of mainland and islands fronting
the Pacific ocean are rs warm in Win
ter rs Kansas The arctic coast is
colder than Duluth. Fairbanks (Alas-
ka) News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-22
'glaErislSaladls ON
ATS RANCH.
(S EcRETARY OF WAR TAFT Is
M part owner OF one of the largest

q EcRETARY OF WAR TAFT ia
part owner OF one OF the largest
NJ ranches In Texas, the Coleman.
Fnlton ranch. SO called, n 175, 900
acre farm" eleven miles from Corpus
christi on the San Antonio and Aran.
aus Pass railroad. One hundred men
arc always and $50 men sometimes
employed on 1t.
was SO fortunate as to have the
pleasure of seeing n unique Christmas
tree on this ranch" writes Mary Elise
Muncey In the st. Louis Globe. Demo.
crat. christmas morning, though
warm, was foggy, and n slow rain fell,
but by 12 O'clock the sun came out,
and the people at the ranch house be-
gan to make their preparations. Ever
since early morning the employees
from the; different farms had been com
Ing In. AL kinds of vehicles were
pressed into service Some came on
horseback and some ON foot There
were many children.
II saw what 1 had never seen be-
fore, growing Christmas tree. just
IN front Of the house was large null
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-22
Fine Sta tiOt1erY

Lends tore to your business and creates a
favorable impression. We make good impress
sions on stationery at prices consistent with
good work
We carry the following well known
brands of paper
Bonds: Housatonic, Darlington, Danish
Cambria, Carthage. Flat Writing: Windsor
lvanhoe, Palo Alto, and Riverside.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-24
other Districts.
LOTS OF WORK GOING ON
IN CAMP OF WONDER

Wonder. New, Nov. 23.-While it can
not be said that big things are doing
in the Wonder district, still II will in
terest the outside world to know that
all but three of the properties under
development when the financial furry
struck the camp are working, and sew
eral new properties have put men TO
work during the past week.
The Nevada Wonder, after running
long crOsscut on the 5Go-fOot level,
came into the ore, and the shoot Is
good and strong The Hidden Treas
ure cut another ledge on the 120 level,
measuring fOrty-twO inches and car
rying high values. The Jack Pot is
still raising about $1,000 worth Of ore
daily. and is the only mine in the dis
trict shipping at this time, the others
having decided to wait until better
terms are offered by the smelters.
w w Kirby, of Colorado Springs,
is here experimenting the installation
of a power plant on the June Wonder
Contracts have been let for a 350-foot
tunnel on the Gold Bar. a 100-foct
depth on the Red Top.
The F&ustina Wonder will open a
campaign of development on its
ground next week. The Owl Wonder
and Gold Rock Wonder properties were
consolidated with the Faustfna last
week. The Sunshine will drive a 300
foot tunnel and the Ruby Wonder Elk
tension, North Star and Victor Wonder
have made contracts to open their
ground.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-24
AMERICAN SMELLING co.
HITS NEVADA ANOTHER CLIP

Denver. Nov. 2S.-The Times today
says: The inability CT the American
Smelling & Refining company to han
die all the ore offered has forced the
company to take drastic action to shut
off some of the heavy shipments of
ores from Nevada and Canada. Twelve
thousand tons of bullion, worth over
81, 000. 000 is now on the way to Den
YER Salt Lake City and Omaha from
Nevada alone. The company announces
that its action viii not apply TO the
mines in Colorado, as ii will be able
10 take care of that business in the
usual channels.
In its efforts to force the operators
TO curtail shipments il has increased
the cost of treating Nevada ores 10 per
cent, which makes the second increase
within few days, and has deferred
payments for same from forty-five to
sixty days.
THE action was necessary on ae-
count of our inability to turn the bull
lion into money fast enough" said
an officer of the company this morn
ing. 1T takes from forty-five to sixty
DAYS to realize on the bullion, and 1t
will simply defer payments until this
is done Formerly we made the pay
ments as soon as we got the returns
from the assayers."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-24
MINING STOCK EXCHANGE.
Market Has Apparently Been Drag
ging Bottom for a Week.

1t really looks as though the local min
ing stock market has been dragging bot
tom for week. There have been few
declines, TO be sure, but on the whole 1t
seems that the turning point is at hand.
The smelter question is still causing a
great deal Of uneasineSs, and, should it
happen that the important plants close
down. why, nothing here said regarding
a change for the better could apply; that
is something no one can figure on at the
present moment. One thing is certain.
stocks ought not to go lower; the mines
and prospects they represent are worth
more money.
In the case Of Lower Mammoth, which
has shrunk 80 per cent in the last three
days, the selling has been largely by two
or three heavy holders who have got
bad case of cold feet. Their selling has
forced lot of margined stock on the
market and there may be more of the
latter to come. The present selling price
gives the property a market value of less
than 100000, or just about what the sur
face improvements and machinery are
worth. As a result of the refusal of the
United States company to take any more
of the ore, the company is left without a
market for its product and it may be in
that condition for some time.
During the week a total of 400 265 shares
of stock, with selling value of 500 96S. %,
changed hands, yesterdays proportion of
the totals being IS, 800 shares and So. 9eg. 70
Following is the list of final quotations
and record of sales made yesterday:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-24
SALT LAKERS MAKE
ANOTHER LUCKY STRIKE

There is considerable elation in the
ranks o fthe shareholders of the salt
IIake-California Copper company over
developments that have just resulted
from the doing of assessment work on
one of the company's claims. Men
were put to work by Superintendent
Billy" Ochs on a prominent iron Cos
san to perform the necessary 500 worth
Of work. and before they got through
they dropped into three feet of copper
sulphide ore. an average sample Of
which was forwarded to Manager j.
II. Turner two or three days ago. He
secured assays yesterday and found
that the rock carried 1868 per cent cop
per and small values in silver and
gold.
This strike was made" explained
Mr.. Turner yesterday. ION one of the
claims which we located adjoining the
ground previously tied up and later
acquired by purchase. No work had
been previously done on the ground,
but the characteristic iron outcrop-
pings were there and the result of the
assessment work, while disclosing such
high values in copper, was not alto
gether unexpected by those OF us who
had been over the ground. We have a
mighty valuable property out there
and, while we know IN q general way
something of the extent of the mineral
zone, 1 believe that we shall find just
as rich and just as large bodies of ore
In territory secured by location as we
know exists in the ground purchased"
Manager Turner states that, Just as
soon as the mine workings are placed
IN proper shape for it. the company
win begin marketing ore at the rate of
500 tons or more per month. AS the
months go by the tonnage VIII be in
creased and the proposition placed on
substantial dividend-payin basis
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-24
BLACK JACK CON.
OPENING Up ORE
Fine Showing on 1,40O Level
of Black Jack Shaft
Star Works Also.

While it is not claimed that any SEN
sational strike has been made i'm the
Black Jack Consolidated company's
mines at Tintic, it was admitted by
one of the directors of the company
yesterday that ore was struck on the
1,4O0 level of the Black Jack workings
something over two weeks ago, and
that 1t looked good. Since then he has
not had direct advices from the mine,
though he is under the impression that
developments are of a most encourag
dng nature.
1t is also claimed that. in extending
the drift south on the 1,000-foot level of
the Star workings, that substantial inn
provement i'll conditions has been the
reward, while the outlook for the future
could hardly be brighter than it is at
the present time. 1t may be that some
thing out OF the ordinary in both work.
ingS has transpired or did transpire
during the absence of General Manager
Jesse Knight at the American Mining
congress, but if such was the case, the
latter has not had the time to take
up the matter with his fellow directors
since returning home two or three days
ago.
Since the consolidation of the Black
Jack and Star Consolidated mines a few
months ago, it is understood that a
fixed plan of development has been
steadily going ahead and that results
should begin to manifest themselves is
the opinion of the best posted men in
town concerning the conditions that
prevailed when the agreement to join
hands was reached by the two compan-
les. 1t is believed to be general i'm
provement, rather than a Strike. in
the accepted meaning of that term,
which has caused the recent activity
and strength in the stock of the COM
nv
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-24
CERRO DE PASCO SHELTER
HAS ITS FURNACES GOING

According to Boston advices, James
B. Haggin is maintaining an output at
his South American copper property
the CerrO de PascO mine-of 1000 tons
of ore per day. This is the output
from the three furnaces of the smelt-
ing plant thus far completed.
Plans have been made for the fur
Their enlargement of the smelling ca
pacity, but these will be held up pend
ing improvement in both the copper
and money markets.
Although there is no immediate pp4-
pect of a betterment in copper cOndi-
tions, the management of the CerrO de
Pasco does not contemplate reducing
the present output.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-24

cured. Mr. Bamberger was fortunate in
securing the big combination rig that
was employed by Guffey a. Galley in the
Pennington field a few years ago. Mr..
Bamberger will not be long in getting
ready for work. With j. d. Wood and
others. Mr.. Bamberger made a big clean
up in the Los Angeles. Cal, field, and
ne is sanguine that the Juab county field
is a conner.
President Thomas Weir Of the Ute Cop
per company was expected back from
New York, where he went TO attend a
meeting of the directors of the Ohio Cop
per company last Monday.
The Majestic Copper company. at a
special meeting held in Boston last Mon
day voted TO decrease the par value of
its stock from $40 to 81 share and
to authorize the addition of $4,000
shares.
Frank B. Cook has returned from p
trip of inspection to the properties OF
the Western Nevada Copper company at
Yerington He says the lower tunnel is
now in distance of 1900 feet the last
100 feet of which is in ore. He brought
back lot of fine samples. a
The stock exchange members Jester
day got a tip to the effect that a ne{V
daughter arrived at the home of Pres
ton J. Cannon Sunday last, and a resO-
luton was read severely censuring him
for Withholding the fact and declaring
that il would take d box of fine Ha-
vanas to again place him in good stand
ing with the fraternity. He trotted out
the cigars without a moments delay.
A little over a week ago the crank
shaft on the drilling rig of the South
ern Utah Oil company was broken and
drilling was suspended. A new shaft
was ordered by telegraph from Ohio and
it reached Lund Friday. 1t is expected
that the engine will be repaired and that
sinking will be resumed tomorrow The
well is now about 400 feet deep and the
first OlI-heT ring strata SDOIIl0 he
in a day or two after the start was
made.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-24
Yesterdays Sales.
.nlumbus Con.-400aS2 "a.

Columbus Con.-+040S2. 90.
Lower MammOth-5O0d61c = 300G60c; 300
d54c; 200d53c; 100d52c; 100G51c; 3,S0G650c:
2oOd51c. buyer 60; 1.2O0d49c; SO0d49c, buyer
Nav Day. 5OOd291kc; 5OOaso1zc; SOO6ac.
Uncle Sam CON-, sOod52c; 5G0d51c: 5000
53c
Beck Tunnel Con-. 6OoG5Sc; 100d55c.
seller 30; 2JGd54e: 1O0d55c, seller 80
Black ia * Con-. 25Gd32c; 5O0d32c. sell
er 60; 500a321zc; 5O0G321zc. seller so: 5006
seller 60: 1O0d$2 2215 seller SO: 900Gs2 %: 100
Ss1kc; 500d331le, seller 30: 1.20od34c.
Colorado Mining-30eG$2. 22j5; 10M$2. 20
GS2. 2215, seller 30.
Crown Point-2, 0o1d25c.
Mt Lake.. 000G24c.
South Col Con.-750d65c; 350dS4c
Sioux-700d20c.
Seven Troughs-4 OO0d42c
Victor Con.-3O0d419c; 1,2O0d4iIc.
Open Board.
Black Jack-5O0G33e. seller 30; 5OO634e
50GG 32Ibc. seller 80; 5.S00d33c.
Crown Point 00Oq2Sc; 400q2f5c.
CoIorado-IOOdS2 %. seller 60: 100d$2 %:
10Od$2. 271z seller 60.
Iron Blossom-400d25c.
Lower Mammoth-29O 0d47c: 3,700d4Sc;
], 000649c; 3600d50c; 3.900G51c; 1,000d52c.
Mammoth-f00dSf. 50.
Nav Day-200d82c
Mt. Lake-500Q24c.
Uncle Sam-3G0d53c; 2.606M52c.
Seven Troughs-200G42c.
Shares sold. SIS. 900.
Selling value, $3l, 969. Is.