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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12

England's sun was slowly setting
(Raise your right hand to your
brow),
Filling all the land with beauty Wear
gaze of rapture now) +;
And the last rays kissed the forehead of
man and maiden fair
with a movement slow and graceful
you may now push back your
hair)
He with sad, bowed head-(A dropping
of your head will be all right,
Till you hoarsely, sadly whisper) Cur
few must not ring tonight"
Sexton" Bessie's white lips faltered-
(Try here to resemble Bess,
Though, of course, you know she'd never
worn quite such charming dress) !,
1--WE lover in that prison Don't for
get to roll your RS
And to shiver as though gazing through
the iron prison bars).
Cromwell will not come till sunset
(Speak each word as though you'd
bite
LfOAy syAldplc W pleCeS - SuIleW muSC
not ring tonight"
Out she swung, far out-(Now here is
where you've got to do your best I;
Let your head be twisted backward, let
great sobs heave up your chest;
Swing your right foot through an arc Of
ninety lineal degrees,
Then come down and swing your left
foot, and be sure don't bend your
knees
Keep this up for Is minutes till your
face is worn and white,
Then, gaze at your mangled fingers)-
"Curfew shall not ring tonight !''
Der the distant hills came Cromwell
(Right hand to the brow once
more;
Let your eyes look down the distance,
say above the entrance door,
At his foot she told her story Lift your
hands as though they hurt)
And her sweet young face so haggard-
(Now your pathos you assert.
Then you straighten up as Cromwell and
be sure you get it right;
Don't say Go, your liver loves ")-well,
"Curfew shall not ring tonight p
-Harper's Magazine.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12

We are educating our young men for
idle gentlemen, trying to make lawyers,
preachers. doctors and clerks out of
material that Is needed for blacksmiths,
carpenters, merchants and other honest
"hewers of wood and drawers of wat
er." 1t Is a mistake and big one to
teach boys and girls to believe that
labor is disgraceful and to do nothing
for living is more becoming to society
There are sons and daughters who are
now being educated to play the lead
ing lady" and walking gentleman" In
the great drama of life who Will light
out for the poor house or the penlten-
tiary before the curtain drops ON the
last sad act of the play to whicn they
have been educated by their indulgent
parents.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12
Quaker Reflections.

A warm friend is the kind to freeze
on to.
Next to cold cash valuable asset
seems to be hot air.
A fellow can't do two things we'll II
being In love is one of them.
The things that are lied about are
not always too good to be true.
Some people seem to give the impress
sion that 1t is too much trouble to
have fun.
You can't always tell how much a
man thinks of himself from the size
of his head the next morning. -Phila.
delphla Press.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12

The index expurgatorius of food, so
to speak, has so vastly enlarged itself
with the advance of science that there
is little left we can eat 1t has come
to pass that II we are properly careful
of our health we will starye to death.
Science has lent itself to the adultera-
tion of food so generously and has In
vented cheap substitutes with such
skill that nothing is what 1t seems to
be. The marvel of 1t all is that any
human life remains. And still more
marvellous Is 1t that the man who eats
what Is set before him, asking no ques.
tions, is the one who generally enjoys
the most robust health. Some men con-
vey food to their stomachs with no
more questioning and with no more
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12

Occasionally there Is strong move
ment among Christians throughout the
world against any further degradation
of the guileless Hindu by selling him
factory made gods, The present agl-
tation followed the discovery that man
ufacturers In America were selling a
superior god for less money than the
British god factories could turn out.
The excitement is peculiarly intense
among the orthodox in England.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12

A Cumberland, Md, woman has mar
ried man because he paid her fare
when she got on a street car without
her pocketbook. There are men who
will be likely to hesitate long time,
after this, before daring to help ladies
in such distress.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12
MILD Appreciation.

81 suppose YOU enjoy classical nu-
sle?" said the artistic person.
Ne" answered Mr.. Gamrox, Il don't
exactly enjoy it, But as social diver
sion it's more interesting than trying
to keep up conversation. Wash.
ington star.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12

consultation of that high organ than
of their carpetbags as to what they
shall pack into them for journey on
the steam cars. And, singular as 1t.
may appear, these misguided men con-
tribute about as little to the support of
doctors and undertakers as others.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12

Lancaster (Pa.) hotelkeeper Is
troubled with a strange afiliction, that
deprives him of the power Of speech
for months at time. AS it is not con-
tagious, the women In the neighborhood
are not unduly excited over 1t.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12

William Dean Howells insists that
genius is merely another name for hard
work. Somehow this does not har-
monize with the theory that genius
always wears patches on the seat Of
its trousers.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12

When fellow gets mixed up in a
scandal he is always "a well-known
club man." even IL the only club he be-
longs to Is back-alley society for the
promotion Of crap-shooting.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12

President Eliot, of Harvard, recently
said that rowing and tennis are the
only honorable college sports. He must
have overlooked mumblepeg and pin
ochle.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12

Mark Twain is II, and announces
that he expects to live many more
years to enjoy the beauty and hospital
ity of this world" There's the optim-
ism of youth for you.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12

Sir Henry Mortimer Durand. the
British ambassador to this country, has
resigned, and intends to retire from
the diplomatic service. He has repre-
sented his country In Washington for
three years, and has ably assisted In
the preservation of the friendly rela-
tions between the two great English
speaking nations.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12

A turtle 1000 years old was recently
captured off the Galapagos Islands.
The name of the man who cut his in
itials on its back is not revealed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12

Lieutenant Peary says seeking the
North Pole compels hunger and hard
ship. And that's why those who keep
ON trying to find 1t are heroes
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12

If woman wants to make a sue
cess or handling men, her first care
should be to see that he feels at home
In his own house.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12

Chicago is still sending Milwaukee
Avenue Bank officials to the peniten-
tiary, Notwithstanding the bankers
ward at Joliet is already crowded.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12

Any samples of simplified spelling
that slip into Uncle Joe Cannon's cor
respondence he credits to his stenog
rapher.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12

GoldwIn Smith says there Is money
in literature. There Is. But the trou-
BILE Is to get 1t out.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12

Bret Harte's Yuba dam has been de-
stroyed by fire. 1t might be mentioned
that Yuba dam Isn't reformed spell
ing.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12

Only a mother can distinguish be-
tween the mischievousness of her boy
and the badness of the boy next door.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12

1t makes young man crazy mad to
be called boy and an old man not to
be.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12

Every time the clock ticks Rockefel-
Ter gets S1.90. He can afford to watch
the clock"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-12

A negro In Manitoba is turning white.
Perhaps he has been feeling little off
color.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-12-04
SCRIP BOOKS TO BE GOOD n
PASSAGE.

As result Of the railroad rate me-
ings held recently in Los Angeles
scrip books used by Pacific coast roy
west Of Denver, Albuquerque and
Paso will be good for passage on ta'
AS well ms in exchange for raiIf''
tickets. The new order will take
feet January 1, 1908. The purea'
price Of the scrip books has not o']
changed. All scrip Of the present
sue will he exchanged for the y
scrip after the order takes effect,
Under the arrangement trayeil
men will not be compelled to y
over for the purpose Of purcaa'
tickets. They will also be relieved
showing tickets when getting baes1
checked. as the possession Of y
book will assure the baggage mS
that they are bona Ade passengers
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-12-04
MUCH ACTIVITY IS APPARENT
ALONG A. d G. RY.

T.. =. McGcc, n member of the Ari-
IONA Rangers, who arrived here ycster'
day from Bousc, reports mining very
active in the country tributary to the
A. & G. railroad.
"The Harcuvar, Harqua Hala and
Bill Williams river mountains are
filed with mining experts" he said.
"Thcrc is IA great demand there for
promising prospects. Several good
properties are being opened and there
is no indication of n stringcncy in the
money market in that section. In
fact, know Of only one property
where operations have been suspend
ed temporarily on account Of the con.
dition Of the money market in the cas-,
and that is ut the Montana.Arizona
mines, but operations have been started
on number Of Others in the last
month. Bousc is the supply point foI
large district which is very promis
ing from a mining standpoint
Officer Niece is here as a witness in
the case Of two Japanese, who were
sentenced to serve ten days In the
county Jail and pay Gnc of $15 OF
the charge Of carrying concealed
weapons, now in the district court, OF
appeal. lie and Lieutenant Olds OF
the Rangers arrested the japanese u
the plaza, n scw months ago, as the,
were about to engage in a free.for.al
fight. Officer Olis is expected here
from California in few days.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-12-04
SATISFACTORY Is PROGRESS ON
PROPERTY.
orrom Wednesdays Daily

Ben Blanchard reports that satisfac.
tory progress is being mnde in the
opening of the mines Of the Merchants
Mining company, located in the Big
Bug district, southeast Of and adioin.
ing the Poland group Of mines.
In the 300.foot level, he states, one
Of the drifts is now being run through
n body Of ore seventeen feet in thick.
ness, OF good concentrating grade.
In the 2i0foot level -four inch
streak Of gold ore was recently struck,
samples of which assayed $1,000 to the
ton. This streak lies alongside a
three foot vein Of nigh grade galenn
ore, some of which is rich enough to
be considered in the shipping class. A
force Of miners Is now engaged tim
boring this level preparatory to run
ming the drifts ahead.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-12-04
SHERIFF HERE FOR CONFESSED
SLAYER.
From Thursday DallyJ

That guilty conscience - one 81
the greatest detectives in the criminal
world was demonstrated 10y the sur.
render mere, some time ago, of w. u.
Stntham. who declared he was wanted
in Idaho for the murder Of an Italian.
whom he killed on March 10, 1906.
Stathnm declared he had been miscr
able ever since he had become fugi
tive from Justice, and that the frat
peaceful nour he had spent since the
killing was after he had surrendered
To the local officers.
Yesterday, sheriff Chas. W. Dyer oil
Twin Falls county, Idaho, arrived here,
armed with requisition papers, to take
Statham back to answer for his crime.
"Statham killed an Italian named
Tuskcno," said sheriff Dyer. "Thcre
was no particular search made for him
~ the time. and after n perfunctory
| hunt by the then sheriff of the county
for Statham. the chase was abandoned
and nothing more was thought of the
ease until ! received word from Sher
in Lowry that S.atham had surrcnd
cred himself here, and had confessed
Had the man not confessed ] doubt
very mucn if we would have gone Il
the expense of coming after him.
am inclined TO believe his story
Statham, himself, rs told in thes'
columns, mt the time of his voluntar,
surrender and confession, claims n
shot Tuskeno in sclf-defensc. Accord
ing to his story he was scuffing will
the dead man over the possession Of
pistol when il went off, accidentally
killing Tuskcno. He alleges that Tus
keno's friends, to he rcvengcd upo
MIN for discharging some of them, Al
tempted TO make it appear he had Wi
fully murdered the man, and that II
= fed. lie says he is perfectly willin
to stand trial, as he is confident h
can prove the affair was an accident.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-12-04

mined for many years after its dis
covcry in the early days. II has
been worked over several times, and
even now, after heavy rainfall', small
gold nuggets are occasionally picked
up. The fact that pieces Of quartz
Of the same character as that IN the
vein have been found attached to th"
nuggets indicates that the placer lie
post was wasacd from the ledge. Min.
era familiar with the district believe
the ledge now being opened Is { he
source Of the placer deposits.
From what have seen Of IavapaI
county I am sure that it - country
Of great mineral possibilities MI it
needs IS capital expended judiciously
in it's development. The climate is
IDEAL, and ! intend to make my home
here
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-12-04
DAN CUPID's DARTS PIERCE
FOUR HEARTS.
trrom Thursdays Daily

fErOm thursdays DailyD
4 romance which began here only
six weeks ago, eliminated last evening
mt s o'clock, in the marriage Of Mis
Halle Naomi Hill and Francis II. Me.
Crea, Rev. l.. w. Wheatlcy Of the Mar.
ina street Methodist church ofiiciatin,
at the ceremony, which took place IN
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Cosby, on
East Gurlcy street. Only few rela.
tives were present.
After the ceremony tne happy
couple boarded the southbound train
on their honeymoon, which includes
visit to the principal points Of intercs.
in southern Arizona and on the coas.
They intend to return here in about
month.
During her three months residence
here, the bride, who IL niece Of Mr.,
Virginia V. Cosby, has cndcnred her
self to n number of friends, who wish
her good fortune par excellence.
The groom arrived here about two
months ago from Boston, Mass, and
has since been in the employ Of the IA
Shumnte establishment rs bookkceper
in which capacity he has proven him
self n very efficient and courteou,
young business man.
The home Of Mrs. w. II. Smith. on
Mount Vernon street, was the scene u
very pretty wedding last evening, a,
$50 O'Clock, when her charming and
accomplished daughter, Miss Isabel
Emogcnc Smith, and william Bruce
Sullivan were united in the bonds Of
matrimony.
The parlors were beautifully decor.
ateJ for the occasion. The nuptia
vows were exchanged under n beauti.
full wedding bell Of roses, Rev. l.. W.
wneatlcy officiating. Miss Paulin,
Johns acted as bridesmaid.
After the ceremony short reeep
ton was held, followed by weddin,
supper. A large number Of the rela
tives and friends Of the contractiu,
parties were present.
The bride is the daughter Of Mr.. ani
Mrs. W. II. Smith. She was born and
raised to womanhood here. She !,
popular in society and has the hes.
wishes of most Of friends for happy
and prosperous married career.
The groom fills a responsible posi-.
tion with the Bashford. Burmister Ca.
He came here from Tucson shor.
time ago.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-12-04
IS INJURED BY AN EXPLOSION
IN A BOILER.
Crrom Wednesdays Daily

rrVW W'hntrudy bdnyD
While examining the furnace of one
of the boilers at the cit ywatcr works
pumping plant, at Del Rio, yesterday
morning, about o o'clock, Engineer
Bancroft was severely burned about
the face and head by "A small explosion
in the fire box. His moustache and
eyebrows was singed off and n portion
Of the hair on the front part of his
scalp. His eyes were not injured. He
was brought to this city for medical
attention and another engineer placed
in charge of the plant.
This is the second accident Of the
kind that has occurred at the plant
during the past three days. w. Hall,
son Of the water works superintendent,
was severely burned on the face and
head, Sunday, while similarly engaged.
Sundays explosion destroyed portion
of the bridge wall in the fire box. The
damage has been repaired.
II is not known what caused the ex,
plosion.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-12-04

They attend Sunday school and are apt
at learning hymns. / believe 1t Is
easier to sing civilization into an
Apache than try TO teach him in the
ordinary way.
"This is an exceptionally prosper
Gus year in the valley. am not n
possession Of any crop statistics from
the upper part OF the valley and Oak
creek. The crops raised there find a
ready market in Jerome.
"1n the lower Verde, which includes
Beaver and Clear creeks, the grain
products were treated AT !. W. Hoop
er's steam roller mill. Hooper manu-.
features corn meal, cracked wheat AMI
Graham flour, and also rolls barley
and oats. His books show the Oat crop
90 be 4,O25 sacks. The sacks avcrag"
100 pounds in weight and the oats sell
for 2 cents pound. Hooper treated
1866 sacks Of wheat. Sacks OF wheat
average in weight 1875 pounds. Wheat
sells for sl.75 q hundred on the ranch
and $3.50 a hundred at tho railroad
station nj Dewey.
Seven thousand three hundred anil
forty four sacks of barley were crush
ed in tn. Hooper mill. Sacks Of bar
lev average 10 pounds and barley sells
for sl.75 on the ranches and az AT
Dewey or Humboldt. The entire pro
duet found ready market in Hum
boldt. McCabc and other places, thi'
being the first year that the prices OF
fcred justified the. delivery of in'
grain in these places.
can of IL was hauled 10y WACO
from Camp Verde over the Copper Can
Won road to Dewey anil Humboldt, nj
well as $4,000 boxes Of apples, deliv
cred AT Humboldt under contract a
sl.25 boz. The apples would hav'
commanded higher price were 1t no
that a contract was closed for the sal
Of the entire crop ut this figure earl!
in the year.
"In addition there are at least ], 90
sacks of corn and 500 sacks Of bean
yet unharvcstcI. The alfalfa GRO
Of lower Verde, Beaver AMI Clca
creeks. il mt least 800 tons. Tn
stockmcn. as well as the farmers, ais
shared in the general prosperity
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-12-04
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CASE OF YOUNG ROBINSON
SETTLED.
CFrom Thursdays Daily

Young Frank Robinson, son OF It'd
postmaster at Jerome, will not be pun
ished for inducing pretty France,
Logan, the 16.year-old Bisbee belle, d
elopc from Phoenix TO the Copper Cid
with him, unless it be that his faths@
should deem little corporal punisA
mcnt appropriate to the occasion, 4
the charges of abduction and GRIMM
assault, first preferred against N
youthful lover, have been dropped al
the ease settled out Of court.
The young lover, with his sweethcarI
succeeded in convincing the father
the girl that beyond n mere youthhs
escapade, there was nothing in N
affair to warrant harsh measures, as
stoutly denied having led the ii
astray, and demonstrated TO the sats
faction Of all parties concerned, thsj
he was telling the truth.
As the boy declined somewhat sire,
uously to marry the girl, the paren
of Miss Frances decided n forced ms
riage would be worse than none
all and after convincing tnemselv1
that the chastity of their daughter VI
still intact, indicated to District A
torney Billiard Of Maricopa count
their willingness to let the charrl
against Robinson drop. This was agrr
able, and thus the matter was settle
The youthful pair agreed to have
correspondence nor to make any edi
to see each other for n period OF 70
years, at the end Of which time,
the fires of their love still burn
brightly as ever, it is said their p
ents will consent to a union Of these'1
souls which longed for each othef
ardently AZ to cause them to disrega
the eonventionalities and elope.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-12-04
MONICA MINES CO. PURCHASES A
NEW MILL.
drrom Wednesdays Daily

Hrom Wednesdays Daily
Reliable information reached here
yesterday 10 the effect that the Mon
lea Mines company has purchased n
new mill and concentrating plant, to
BE- installed Mt its properties in the
Kirkland district AT once. The plant
will consist of "A l0'stamp mill, concen-
trating and cyanide plant. A party in
close touch with the management
stated yesterday that the machinery
would be installed ns fast MS men and
money could do it..
Since passing into the control of the
concern two years ago, the Monica has
been opened to depth of LOO feet.
Drifts have been run on the vein ex.
posing extensive ore bodies and raises
have been run connecting the lower
tunnel level with the openings above
showing the ore bodies permanent and
continuous and carrying good values
in gold. The work has been confined
strictly to the running Of latcrals and
raises. No ore has been removed ex
cept that actually necessary to prove
the size and extent Of the deposits.
The Monica group of mines is 10
Gated about fourteen miles southeast
Of Kirkland, on the eastern slope OF
the Weaver range of mountains. Tn,
locations cover valuable timber am
mineral rignts. Morgan Tllinghast OF
Philadelphia is the leading director OF
the company.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-12-04
COMPANY OPENING GOLD BEAR
ING VEIN.
Crrom Fridays Daily

tFrom fridays Daily)
In the Bradshaw mountains, about
four miles east Of the Crown Point
mines, the Golden Jewel Mining com.
pany is opening gold bearing vein,
that promises to develop into one OF
the important producers of the county,
in the opinion of NJ. G.. Coughlin, fnan-
eial agent of that concern, who recent
camp.
'ln my years OF mining experience
] never saw better surface showing
he said. "The paystreak, has u
proven width of thirty feet, the av.
erage value Of the ores being s25 n
ton in gold. Out of a crosscut thirty
feet in length. $50 tons of this char
acter of ore nas been taken, all o (
which is now on the dump. Some
samples have given returns AS higl
~ $500 to the ton. a shaft is nov
down on the vein forty feet. The or,
is of the same general character IA,
that in the crosscut. II il the inten
tion TO keep sinking. The operation,
will he confined to development unit
the mine is thoroughly proven.
"Below the ledge quarter Of {
million dollars in gold nuggets wal
taken from several draws leading int,
Oak Creek. The ground was place
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-12-04
GOOD STRIKE MADE.

sOLOMONVILLE, Ariz., Nov. 2s..-
An important strike is reported in he
ella range, made by Abrham Diaz and
his associates. A five foot ledge was un.
covered which shows high values in
gold and copper and several assays
give the same result