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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-06
TUCSON IN DOUBT
Ball Team Doesn' Know Whether or
 Not to Come to Globe

A Globe baseball team wants to play Tucson. A letter was received by Manager Drachman of the Groves ask ing for games next Friday, Saturday and Sunday, says the Citizen.
 The Globe people are willing to pay the expenses of Tucson team to go to their city or they will come to this city. The matter will be discussed by the board of directors of the City League and it is probable that they will be brought to Tucson. This would be treat, indeed, because Globe has a team with no mean reputation. If they do come they will come strong and bring good crowd of rooters along.
 Besides the Globe team, Deming, No gales, Huachuca, Yuma and Prescott want games with our boys; and Phoe- nix is talking about another try against our heroes.
 Baseball is the greatest game ever invented and the cleanest. Tucson has promise of having a good season, and the heart of the fan beateth with joy.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-06

back in point of time, but to go way hack. Doubtless some youngish "old- est inhabitant" started trouble by claiming to remember colder day in August than some competitor. First, the date was fixed, perhaps, hundred or so years in the past; then another came in and added to that, and so on, until Methuselah, in sheer defense of his title as champion "oldest inhabit- ant" was finally compelled to go back nearly thousand years in order to es- tablish stable record and one no rival would dare question.
 It is neither good manners nor good sense to dispute with an "oldest in habitant. [" The world has wagged along for a good many thousands of years without doing so before Professor Starr came on the scene, That gentleman i' going to receive scant sympathy in hii warfare on the reliability of the stal "oldest inhabitant of all times. Nor, in sorrow than in anger we bid hin desist and leave Methuselah in peace.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-06
FATAL FIRE AT CONGRESS, AR|z.
Little Town in Yavapai Threatened with structson---Blacksmith Killed While Trying to Remove Piano from Naturalization Burned to Death.

Fire, which originated under the stage, in the theater part of the build ing. totally destroyed the Congress Hall association 's big two-story frame build ing, at Congress, burned mp $500 worth of paraphernalia belonging to Congress Knights of Pythias, and all the con tents of the building, besides causing the death of two, and possible three, residents of that mining town.
 The known dead:
 CHARLES PRICE, blacksmith, killed while moving piano.
 UNKNOWN MEXICAN, burned to death.
 When the fire was first discovered the flames were bursting forth from the rear and beneath the stage. The fire quickly gathered headway and soon the entire building was in flames. For time it looked as though the entire town was doomed, and only to the fact that no wind was blowing does Congress owe it's continued existence. volun- teer fremen fought valiantly to master the flames and prevent their spread. They succeeded in doing the latter, but the hall was burned to the ground
 When it was seen that nothing could save the structure, call was made for volunteers to enter the burning build ing and try to save as much of the contents as possible. Many responded, but little was saved.
 Charles Price, blacksmith, while at tempting to remove piano from the building, was instantly killed by the heavy instrument falling upon him. An unknown Mexican entered the building and never came out. It is thought his charred remains are in the ruins of the building. A miner was seen to enter the building, and he is still unaceount- ed for.
 Congress hall was erected in 1902 by the Congress Hall association, the stock holders being mostly residents of Con. gress. It cost over $6,000. The lower floor was used as an assembly hall and theater, stage having been erected in one end of the building. The upper floor was used as lodge rooms by the Knights of Pythias, who lost all. of their lodge regalia.
 The building was insured in the Fire. mems Fund Insurance corporation of San Francisco for S2,000
 It is thought tramps sleeping beneath the building started the fire.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-06
BUSY DAY AT WHITE HOUSE

Just send word to Ohio, Loeb, to whooE it up for Taft, Then get an artist and horse and have me photographed; Announce that any army man who can't jump twelve feet nine, Upon his horse may never more be officer of mine. Write Burroughs that his article or cowslips is mistaken Cows never slip-then get my gun and have my picture taken. Just cable old King Edward, Loeb, to take no steps until I get little time to draft brand new Irish bill. Advise the kaiser that the plans he E trying to get through To keep his people satisfied and hap py will not do. Inform the czar that he's in bad-his government is tainted. Write Chapter Six of "I and Me, [" then get my portrait painted. Just tip off the mikado, Loeb, that he had better be A little careful or the Chinks will have him up tree. Apprise these senile scientists who seek to isolate
 The cancer bug that they've not got their theories on straight Who s at the door! Taft! Garfield Nol ! can t see them today. You say it photographer Admit him right away.
 New York American.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-06
KNOCKING MEHUsELAH

Professor Frederick Starr of the Uni. versity of Chicago is man whom we do not like, says the Washington Her ald. We do not know him personally, but his evident intention to flock with the ieonoelasts and general knockers of the land shoves him at once and for ever beyond the pale of our friendship and high regard.
 Professor Starr declares that our pat riarchal friend, Methuselah, never lived to any such "ridieulous age as 969 years. Not content with handing Me thuselah's s memory lemon, both sour and amply proportioned, the professor furthermore expressed the opinion that Saul, David and Solomon did not reign anything like as long as they respect lively claimed
 With the three kings mentioned we have naught to. do. They have been Soiciuiy loOhcu dlltT Dy HlStOrldnb, whose statements we do not doubt, and we pass from them with mere wave of the hand. But, somehow, with Methu- selah it seems different. He appears to have been a modest sort of gentle man. He was not boastful man; he attended strictly to his own affairs. He merely won renown as the original "oldest inhabitant.' Everybody knows that every respectable commun- ity has an "oldest inhabitant." They remember things which nobody else in the neighborhood can possibly remem- Der. They are ancient and honorable institutions, and we should not sit idly by and permit attacks upon their most famous ancestor without protest.
 Ieonoclasts like Professor Starr should remember that competition in the Gold est inhabitant business was very keen, indeed, in Methuselah s day. If one aspired to establish high standing he was necessarily forced not only to go
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-06
Reflections of a Bachelor

When girl will admit she s in love with fellow, she isn't.
 IL would be nice to be rich, so as never to be criticized by the minister
 A nice, comfortable sort of wife tc have is one who doesn t want to buy your ties for you.
 If people try to keep you from il there's heap of fun in doing things you don t like to do.
 A woman plans to spend the summer abroad even when she has already en. gagged board on farm.-New York Press.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-06
CHA VALLEY, GLOBE & NORTH
 ERIN RAILWAY
Back East Excursions

July 5 to September 30 tickets will be sold at reduced rates to points in Canada, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland Massachusetts, Mexico, Michigan, Min. nesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin, from Globe, Stafford, Thateh- CT and Solomonville.
 Stopovers will be permitted north of Pueblo on tickets to Colorado points Meals and berths included on steamer lines. Tickets good returning until 0c- tober 3l.
 For further information, rates, etc, call on agents. M. O. BICKNELL,
 General Passenger Agent. s. II. LAIRD, Agent, Globe. 23o
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-06
Proud Parent Escapes Jury Duty

Henry Axene, a tailor of this city asked Judge Goodrich ip the circuit court this morning to excuse him iron jury service.
 "Why should excuse youi" Judge Goodrich asked.
 Because the stork brought twins tc my house last night" the tailor re piled.
 "Well, should say you will be ex cused, ' Judge Goodrich said, and he be. gan searching diligently for the printed list of jurors that he might scratch out the name of Axene.
 ssThat isn t all of it, the tailor vol unteered. "The stork was at my house year ago and left twins that time. ] have two sets of twins now.
 Judge Goodrich dropped the printed list of jurors and the smile of approval on his face spread wider and wider.
 s'I think you have served the state pretty we'll, the judge said. s'I guess the state can spare you from jury ser vice.
 Then the circuit judge began getting busy again trying to find the tailor s name on list of more than one hundred jurors. He was so illustrated in his zeal to dismiss the juror that he could not find it.
 "They' Ire all boys, too,o the tailor said while the judge searched.
 "They're all healthy and doing welt"
 At last the name was found and scratched off. The juror hurriedly left the courtroom.
 "Good luck and congratulations, !" the judge said to him as he went.-Kan- sas City dispatch to the Chicago Inter Ocean.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-06
Pointed Paragraphs

One pair in the front parlor beats three of kind
 No, Alonzo, barrel maker isn't nee essarily bungler.
 About all that some men are good for is to pose as horrible examples.
 All men are not dishonest; some of us have to furnish the incentive.
 A woman always likes to have the telephone ring when she has company.
 Our idea of smart baby is one that does it's sleeping during the night Chicago News.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-06
The Usual Lines

"I1l bet I could write a rural dra. ma. ."
 "Let s have your plot -
 "'Well, in the first act the girl leaves the farm; in the second, all hands eat a meal in full view of the audience; and in act three comes the reconciliation. It s a einch. Washington Herald.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-06

There will be no night sessions of the Sehmitz trial. Those concerned want a little time to read about the Haywood trial, to which they are play ing a weak second fiddle now.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-06

Everything is going lovely for the big Fourth, of July celebration. All that is needed is money, and the busi- ness men should come through lively when the finance committee calls.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-06

According to the London cables, Boss Croker gained the ambition of his life when his colt won the Epson Derby. That wasn't always the ambition of his life, however.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-06

We are informed through the east ern press that the word "thousand" " is misspelled on the new sl,000 bills. After visit to our safe we are unable to confirm the report.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-06
Buying Everything

'swealth won't buy everything, said the philosopher.
 'That's what l tell mother and the girls" answered MT. Cumrox, "'but it looks as if they were going to keep on trying as long as the cheek book holds out Washington Star.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-06

Swellest goods in town. Ladies suits, cloaks, silk dresses and gowns, waists, skirts, hosiery, millinery, new goods, switches, fancy goods, etc. The Peoples s Store, Dolph Baatz, Prop, Globe, Ariz.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-06
Speaking Belligerently

Have you heard the rlimors of Hor- tense s engagement to ClarenceP'
 "0h, dear, that $ not an engagement. That's only skirmish. ''--Chicago Journal.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-06

A fearful situation threatens Fl Paso. It is officially announced by the Her ald that the rainfall there compared to the yearly average is one inch and 3l-l00 shy.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-06

The Texas Five Million club has been recently formed. It has not been aseertained whether it refers to popu- lation or to oil trust fines.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-06

Satisfaction our motto. We have the best equipped paint store in the city. Van Wagenen, next door to the postofiice. Give us a call.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-06

"Chew hard and live long," says a Yale professor If his jaw holds out, Bryan ought to live to ripe old age.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-06

Van Wagenen, next door to the post office, does a general painting and pa per hanging business. All work guaran- teed.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-06

Harry Orchard has not confessed to blowing up the Maine or to setting of the San Francisco earthquake, but he las not finished eonfessing yet.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-06
Going Away?

When you go to the coast to spenC a vacation you will want the Belt. Il will be long daily letter from home.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-06

Tears are fatal to germs, says one of the spotlight scientists. Pronounced differently, they are also fatal to trou- sers.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-06

Funny that Roosevelt never got af' ter some of the weather fakirs in the weather bureau.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-06

Boost for the July Fourth celebra- tion. Globe hash t had a real live blow out for several years.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-06

Don't put on that hard luck look when the Fourth of July committee asks for fat subscription.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-06

All of the Edison and Victor new May records juts received at the U. D. & M. Music Store in Trust building.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-06
No Delay

"So they were married in haste. Re pented at leisure, supposel" "Gracious, no. They did that in a bury, too. .'-Philadelphia Ledger.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-06

Go to the Indian Hot Springs and take swim in the finest lake in the southwest. 209
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-06

Boise is now in the public eye, and no one suffers more than Frank Heney,
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-06

Ring up 372 for painter. Van Wag- enen will call on you and give you a frst-class job.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-06

When you are sick go to the Indian Hot Springs for while. 209
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-06
Letters

"Is he literaryf"
 "Why, no. At all events, he gets things published. 3--New York World.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-06

The Russian douma is again about to dissolved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22
Official Fibs

TT is related that Rowland Hill, on becoming
secretary of the British Post Office, sum-
moned together certain of his subordinates
to consider paper Of instructions on some
important matter that he was about to send
out. He read it to them to make sure that it
covered the ground. One of these subordinates
was Anthony Trollope, famous as a novelist.
After the reading Trollope, with the brash-
ness of young clerk, questioned, not the
scope and tenor of the instructions, but the
literary composition. Il think, SIR said
Trollope, :" that the language of paragraph two
literally construed may be held to mean what
you do not intend"
Rowland Hill was a man who loved not cor
rection of this sort. With great slowness and
distnctness he replied, You must be aware
Mr.. Trollope, that phrase is not always in
tended to bear a literal construction. For
instance, when write to one of you gentlemen,
l conclude my letter with the words, l am, sir,
your obedient servant whereas you know am
nothing of the SORT"
Douglas Island news., 1907-07-31
SeattIe's Streets Paved With
 Gold.

SEATrLE.-Can it be possible that the streets of the city of Seattle are paved with gold?
 No high flown metaphor, no fancy figure of speech, is wrapped up in the above question. Recent facts point strongly to the conclusion that possi' bly, millious.of dollars in actual gold are scattered along the hundreds of miles of streets that go to make the northwest metropolis
 History has but one other instance of a similar condition of affairs being discovered, that is of course, if from consideration is excluded the Holy City" the "New Jerusalem," whose streets we are assured are paved with gold. And that instance is a modern one. and the treasure buried along the tlorouphfares was in the form of an enormous number of splendid dia- monds. Johannes burg, where this hap pened, had for years been paving her streets with gravel from one of the richest diamond mines in the world, and when the diamonds began to be found in the city gravel pit the streets were re-dug ard over five million pounds worth of rough stones were picked out of the paving But what has this to do with Seattle, some may ask. It has this much to do; that Se- attle's case is exactly parallel. For seg- eral years BOW the streets of Seattle, whenever repairs were needed, have been recovered with gravel from one particular pit. That pit is situated at Green Lake. not far from the grounds oi the AIaska.Y Yukon. Pacific Exposition which will be held in 1909, and Is the property of one of the city,s most prominent citizens, Jacob Furth. It was only a couple of weeks ago that the discovery was made that this pit contained free gold in very generous quantities. Every days gravel dug from the pit contains probably hun, dred dollars worth of gold and it's at, tendaut black sand.
 While true, at present, it may not pay to work the pit as a gold mine, still there is absolutely no doubt but that there are hundreds of thousands of dollars of free gold in this pit, and it is quite certain that any future discover, ies in the like of the cheaper handling of low grade graTeIs, will turn the pit and SeuttIe's streets and sidewalks as well into gold mines that will pay fully as well as many of the creeks of the Kloudike and the TanaHa.
Douglas Island news., 1907-07-31

The Alaska Transcript says: The wants of Southeastern Alaska are many, but tbe greatest of all these is the need of laborers to work in our mines; good and true men who have families are the most desirable, and if these will come to this country they can earn good wages and secure per manent employment. There are in mining. as we'll as in other kinds of business, both desirable and undesir- able people. The demagogue who does most of bis work with his jaw, is not needed to any great extent. The fair man who wants all that is coming to him, but is honest enough to admit that other men have rights, is the de- sira6le man. 1t takes two classes of men to run the worlds business; the man who works with the brain (mind) and the man who works with his brawn. These two are the component parts of every industry in life and any class of men who deny this are unfair. The claim that the manual lahorer is the producer is not good logic or the science of exact reasoning. Labor is only one of the agents of mind and capital is the other. Since the maker of Heaven aud earth first installed the world and set the stars in motion, mind has been the power which moved all things. Let us hear no more about la- 6or being the producer and tbat to it belongs everything.
Douglas Island news., 1907-07-31

4 comparison of wages, food and gen eral supplies in eastern Siberia was re- gently published in the London Mining Journal. 4 foCeman's wages are 5l.5O a day and board; Iaborers, list grade, 31 and board; Iaborars, second grade, D cents per. day and bonrd. Supplies cost about as follows: Meat, 8 cents per pound; rye flour, cents per pOundi wheat -four, cents; sugar, 6 cents per pound: butter, b cents per pound; wood, about 82 a cord; oats, < cents a pound. The Russian government places a restriction ou miners who have con- sessions iu that country, and they must sell all their gold to the govern ment in its rough state. Payment is made in the form of cheeks or draft on the government bank, which may be cashed in standard gold coin 4 Ras- sian mining claim constitutes POO acres. The old tax of per cent, which for mcrly existed on all gold mined in that country, has been removed.
Douglas Island news., 1907-07-31

Why not adopt some plan for con- certed action looking to the establish ment of department in mining and
 metallurgy in oar Nome high school, says the Nome Nugget. Surely tho dissemination of practical, scientific knowledge bearing upon the metallic and uou-metallc mining resources Of this country would seem an appropri- ate study for the youth of ouv scbool9.
Douglas Island news., 1907-07-31
Descendant of a Famous Tree
 in Seattle.

SEATTLz.-There will be planted on the grounds of the AIaska-Nukon-Pa. cifc Exposition, which will be held here in 1909, a tree the original slip of which was taken from what is probably the most famous tree in the whole world. For not even the cedars of Leb- anon, nor the sacred grove of Daphne are reverenced more by moderns, than the great weeping willow that waves over the St. Helena grave of the great Napoleon. or the slip of the same tree, now as lordly a growth as its parent, that rustles on the hill at Mt. Vernon above the grave of Washington.
 The descendant of this tree that will be transpIauted on the grounds of the University of Washington, or as better known, the grounds of the future Al aska. Yukon Pacific Exposition, was brought by General J. B. Metcalfe, of Seattle. from St. Helena. One day he was talking to the guard by the grave where the Man of Destiny was first buried, and obtained permission to take generous slip from the tree. This he took to California, where trans planted, it developed into hardy growth. When the General came north he brought the shoot with him and this grew to be an immense tree in front of his home on Main St. But at the pres ent time a series of great improvements are taking place all through Seattle. Hills are being cut down, streets are being widened and paved, and a portion of these improvements involve the old site of the Napoleon tree. General MetcaIfe had to face the situation of either having the tree cut down or to delay all the improvements in , his neighborhood. Some one suggested that the tree should be taken up and carried to the Exposition grounds and transplanted there. This will be done at considerable expense.
 As is generally known, when the pres ent tomb of Washington was built, a portion of the weeping willow above Napoleon's grave-his body then re- posed below-was carefully transplant ed on the Mount Vernon Hill, and there today it sways in the breezes of the Po- tomac as lofty as the original. There are few if any other trees from the original in any portion of the world. Hence this great tree will be quite a source of interest during the four and half months of the great fair.
 Bonita Sewing machines at the
Douglas Island news., 1907-07-31
Notice of SettIemenG oE EstatG

In the United States Commissioners Co0rt for Precinct of Juneau District o} AlasEs. Tn Probate.
 In the Matter Of the EstGSc of Charles Wortmaur Deceased The undersigned, as admiuisS~e5riz oE She above entitled estate having filed in JhS above entitled CourS her HnsE TeFCTS gUG Gc~ count of administra 55On theTeOEr NOTICE Is HEREBY GZ7BG tAa5 She. above Court did, by an order duly entered iD said matter on June 1St, 1907- designate GiEas for the hearing of said final repore and account" ing and the settlement Of suid estate SO.WTSr Saturday, the 10th day of AUsUstr lyJ7 at 90 o'clock in the forenoon 0t sad day at She office of the said Probate C9I2rT jD the C. s, Court House, Juneau, Alask@t end aA per, sons interested in sad estaSe gre required to appear on said date a5 s&id place to pre-" sent their objections If eny- tC GAe granting of ths prayer of the adnluia5rRSriI iu that behalf,
 Dated at Douglas. klaaBa sFEa3nne 5thr 1907
 LEN5 WSETMANN,
 Administratrix CE lhe Estate oG
 Charles WcrSEaaD BceC2sea. First Pub., June 5th, 1903,
 Last Pub, Aug, Eth, lSOj-
Douglas Island news., 1907-07-31

Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Ser vices every Sunday at p. ID. at the Lutheran New Church at the corner of Sd and E streets. Sunday School at IOa.m. All Scandiuavians are cor dially invited. J. i. LEVIN, Pastor.