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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25
No Wonder tho Son Wa. Surprised

A melodrama was some years since
played in q certain theater, the chief
actor In which had made himself, from
his overbearing conduct, disliked by
one and all. In the last scene he was
supposed to visit the tombs Of his an
cestors. In the center of the stage,
upon a marble pedestal, stood the stat
ne of his father. A heavy fold of dra-
per covered the figure.
Enter Albert. "Once again." he says,
'let me gaze upon those features which
IN life 80 often beamed with tenderest
affection. Father thy mourning son
now comes to pay thee reverence. Let
me remove the veil which from vulgar
gaze shields the image Of once dear
parent"
The drapery fell aside, and, behold,
the father stood upon his headl The
effect cannot be described. 1t was
electric. The shouts Of laughter which
followed effectively put an end to the
scene. which changed to the next as
quickly as possible amid the braves of
the audience. the anger Of the manager
and the uncomfortable rage Of the
actor.-London Tit-Bits.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25
a Painters Odd Ways.

Alfred Hunt was at the same time
both a very slow and a fastidiously
punctilious sketcher from nature, a
combination which is said to have has
tened his end, for he had block for
every hour Of the day and every con-
dition Of weather, and, overiaden with
these, he would often trudge a lengthy
distance to his work. He would then
start, say, on an incomplete morning
effect In sunshine, to be cast aside Tor
a similar subject in shadow II the
scene clouded over or for MONDAY
one directly that hour was reached. IL
is said that he consequently sometimes
carried as many as q dozen varieties
of the same yiew.-St. James Gazette
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25
Evolution In Ilqhtina.

The candle and lamp, the gaslisht,
the electric light-these are the Steps
which mark the development OF the
lamp. And how marvellous growth it
is! How great the triumph over dark
ness! In the beginning piece of wood
burns with a dull flame and fills the
dingy wigwam or cave with SCOT and
smoke. Now at the pressure of but
ton the house is filed with light that
rivals the light of day, with not par
ticle OF smoke or SCOT or harmful gas.
Are there to be further triumphs in the
art Of lighting? Are we to have light
that shall drive out the electric light7
Time only can tell.-St Nicholas.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25
Valuable Conoh Shell.

There are evidently number OF
mysterious properties about the conch
shell In its relation to Indian religious
rites and ceremonies that require III
vestigation. For instance, conch with
It's spirals twisting to the right instead
Of to the left is supposed to be worth
Its weight in gold. Some years ago q
conch of that description was ofrerep
FOR sale In Calcutta with reserve
price of lac Of rupees placed on It.
1t was eventually bought in for f4,Ooo
-Allahabad Pioneer.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25
LEGAL. TENDER.
Tho Statue Of Coin, Bank Notes, Gov
eminent Notes and Cheoks.


Unless an agreement is made the on
~ payment known to the law ID cash.
Primarily cash Is gold or silver. Gold
Is legal tender for everything. Sill
YER coins Except the dollar are legal
tender for the amount Of $40 only and
the minor coins, the five and one gent
pieces, 10 the amount Of % cents.
There are many kinds Of paper mon
ey. Only one can be used In making a
legal tender In all payments, the notea
Issued by the United States govern
ment and commonly called legal tender
notes. National bank notes are legal
tender to the government, but are not
legal tander In payment Of debt by
one individual to another.
A check is not an absolute payment
OF an obligation. 1t ls no better than
note, and note Is not money. Most
obligations, however, are settled by
check. The receiver has a distinct dnty
to perforp,. He must present the check
within q reasonable time to the bank
on which 1t is drawn. Should he carry
1t In his pocket for several months and
In the meantime the bank should fail
he would be the loser.-New York
Press.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25

Absit omen! May the omen be
away" SUPPOSE Roman sneezed, n
I4emoriton of sudden death. Prompt
ly he purmured absit omen, o prayer
that the omen might pass away from
him. It was simple prophylactlc
measure of much the same value as the
crossed fingers or the rap Of the
knucklss on wood In our present day
avoidance Of the ever menacing hoo
doc, most salutary practices which 1t
would be pity to forget-New York
Sun.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25
hxpothatloal Qusstion.

Miss de Smythe." began the young
man, Il want to ask you hypothetical
question"
The girl nodded assent.
'If young man Of good family and
sound health and an assured income
of $1,000 were to meet the most charm
Ing of girls and feed her ice cream for
a year; If she had complexion like a
rose, hair a crown Of golden glory, the
hand of fairy, the bearing Of a
queen; If she knew how not to play tho
plano, was versed In cooking, compe-
tent to superintend home, and If the
young man, auspiciously catching the
young girl alone, were to murmur into
her ear Of pearl, VIII you marry me?'
what, in your estimation, would be her
condition of mind and what her an
swerT'
while not an expert alienist," re-
sponded the girl coyly, IT think she'd
believe him chump for being so slow
but she'd say Yes"
With the preliminaries thus settled
the naming Of the day was a simple
Philadelphia Ledger.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25
AERIAL NAVIGATION.
Horace WaIpoIe's Prophecy That May
Yet Be Fulfilled

TEX Do = ulf1llod.
In the year 1884 the problem of hui
man flight was occupying prominent
tlace In the public mind, as it is
today. The Frenchman Jean Pierre
Blanchard had Just made bis first as
cent from Paris In balloon filed with
hydrogen. He took with him wings
and rudder, apparently proposing to
fly, but found them useless Later
Blanchard crossed the channel in his
aerial machine Horace Walpole COM
ments on the doings Of the Cargo
nauts," as he calls them. You see,"
he writes, ''the airgonauts have passed
the Rubicon. BY their own account
they were exactly birds. They few
through the air, perched on the top Of
tree; some passengers climbed up
and took them IL their nest" After
seeing a balloon descending Walpole
future Of what he calls "airgonation."
He sees the art Of flying perfected and
deposing that Of navigation. Flourish
ing seapoits become deserted vii
lagos" while Salisbury plain, Newman
ket heath and the downs become dock
yards for aerial vessels. Public roads
becoming useless, are broken up and
thus make a great increase in the area
available for tillnge. Walpole's proph
ecies may yet be fulfilled. - London
Clohe
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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25
BUSINESS SUCCESS.
Don't Try to Be General and Prl-
vate at tho Same Time.

vate at tho Same Time.
When you are 30 buried In the de-
tail Of your business that you cannot
get clear, sharp view Of your affairs
in all their relations, you are in danger
Of failure
No great general ever takes gun
and goes with his soldiers into the
thick of the fight, where he would be
30 stunned by the noises and 80 blind
ed by the smoke of battle that he could
not watch the movements Of the en-
envy, could not see where his own
troops needed endorsements or how
10 hur1 bis forces on the weakest place
In the enemy's ranks. He must go
where he can watch every movement
Of the armies.
If you are going to be general In
business, you must keep where you can
get a clear view Of your affairs and
know what Is going on everywhere
While you are buried in detail your
business may be In dangerous posi-
ton, from which you could extricate II
II you knew the exact situation.
Many a man fails In trying to be 9
general and a private at the same
time-O. S. Marden in Success Maya
nine.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25
THE LOG JAM.


Quick and 6ure Must Be tho Workers
Whom II Goes Out.
Log jams are not an abnormal part
Of the riverman's work, as most people
suppose, but a regular incident of the
days business. In the breaking of
them the Jam crew must be quick and
sure I know Of no finer sight than the
going out Of tall jam. The men pry,
heave and tug sometimes for hours.
Then all at once the apparently solid
surface begins to creak and settle. The
men zigsag rapidly to shore. A crash
and spout Of waters mark where the
first tier is already topping into the
current The front melts like sugar
A vast, formidable movement agitates
the brown tangle as far as you can see
and then with another sudden and
mighty crash the whole river bursts
into torrent of motion.
If everything has gone well, the men
are all safe ashore, leaning on theiI
peavies, but ready at any instant tc
hasten out for the purpose of discour
aging by quick, hard work and tend
ency to plug on the part of the moving
timbers. I have seen men out of bra
vado jump from the breast of q jan
just as it was breaking down to a float
ing log ahead, thus to be carried In the
sweep and rush far down the river.
single slip meant death.-Stewart Ed
ward White in Outing Magazine.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25
THE SPHINX.
Nothing by Which We Can AcourateI,
Tell Its Aue.

Nothing by Which We Can Accurately
Tell Its Age.
The great sphinx of Gizeh bears no
Inscription by which we can tell It's
date. In 1916 Caviglia, who in mod
ern times was the first to clear away
the sand, found between its paws a
stella Of the reign of Thothmes ~.
and therefore 1t was believed that the
sphinx was carved by that monarch.
But in 1858 the excavations of Mari
cite uncovered a stella bearing the
name of Cheops, on which is a refer
ence to the sphinx. The inscription Is
evidently >f a late period, but is sup
posed to be an exact copy of an an
cient carving, and the translation seem
ed to place the sphinx earlier than the
pyramids and consequently to prove II
the most ancient piece of work in the
world. Still there remained four line-
carved on the base which could not
be read, but NJ. Daressy deciphered
them, and 1t appears that the inscrip
ton is in two parts. In the earlier
lines there is no mention Of the sphinx
but the lines which date from the Per
sian occupation mention the repair o.
the sphinx. There is, therefore. moth
ing by which we can tell the date Of
the monument, and the only evidence
we have is the headdress of the Colos
sus. Its hood Is ornamented behint
with three bands, a large one between
two smaller bands. Now, this is q
fashion which only existed toward tbs
end Of the twelfth dynasty in The
reigns Of Usurtesen III. and Amenem
het III. AS this family showed mucl
zeal for the god Harmaklin. whose por
trait the sphinx is, it is probable tina
the monument is the work Of Amenem
bet 1II.--London Globe.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25
Wlllle's Reasoning.

willie-Papa, If l was twins, would
you buy the other boy banana tcoy
Papa-Certainly my son. Willie-WsJi
pap you surely amt going to chea,
me out of another banana just 'causa
I'm all In one piece.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25
HaInlnn Her Out.

Miss Peppery-No, he didn't like your
eyebrows. He said they were too
black. Miss Paintter-The Idea! Miss
Peppery-However, assured him they
were not as black as they were paint
d.-Phiiadelphia Inquirer.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25
E#oIant Work.

When will we learn that it Ia not the
number Of hours we work. but the ell
cheney of the work done, that countsY
Many of us would accomplish much
more in two or three hours Of vigorous,
effective work when the mind is fresh
and resourceful than we could accom-
plish in an entire day with the whole
system out of tune.-Success Magazine.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25
Her Self Control

s~There's one thing l will say re-
marked Mr.. Millions. "and that Is that
my daughter, Arabella, has fine DIS
position"
'Indeedw
"Yes, sir. The way she can listen FOR
hours to her own playing on the violin
Shows remarkable self control"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25
Executive Ability.

Little James-Father, what Is execu.
tive ability2 His father-Ths faculty
Of earning your bread by the sweat Cd
other peoples browA roy son
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25
Guilty consciences always make PEP
bio owards.-Pilpay.


First Cffd--Our baby can say
Papa" Sscond Child with lofty SUI
periority)-saur parrot can say papa
and papa's swear words too.-Los An
geles Herald.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25
The Real Problem.

Miss Smith has written a problem
novel. hasn't she?'
"Yes."
"Nyhat is the problem?"
"How to make 1t sell."-Life.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25
COFFEE
We are Exclusive agents for
Chase g. Sanborn's
High Grade Coffee

CHASE & SANBORN do business differently from
any other Coffee House in the United States. They
give one store in city the exclusive sale of their cof
feee and thereby do away with the cost of many travel
ing statesmen and add this saving to the quality of their
coffee They the largest importers of Fine Coffee
in the United States They have had over forty years
experience buying and roasting coffee and have it
down to fine point
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25

The good man prolongs his life. To
be able to enjoy ones past life Il to
Tive twice.LMartiaL
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-25

You can get all the news for
81 year in the Mining News,
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-11-14
BONNIE MELROSE.
Home for Aged Lutheran Ministers,
Thanksgiving Dinner.

Melrose. Nov. 13.-An announce.
ment of some Importance to Melrose
was made Sunday at the Lutheran
church by Rev. Julian, to the effect
that Rev. J. A. Board, former resi-
dent, had donated his property here
to the Southern Synod as a home for
aged ministers. 1t was thankfully ac-
cepted, and as soon as the transfer
is completed the place will be put in
order,
Mr.. and Mrs. f. J. Whitehead ar
rived Saturday for their usual winter
stay.
Newly registered at the Huffman
House are Mr.. and Mrs, NJ. w. But
Ter Of Toledo Ohio.
To judge from the reservation of
rooms, the Huffman House will en-
JOY a most prosperous season.
Quite number Of the members
met on Thursday for the purpose Of
giving the Methodist church a thor.
ough cleaning, adjourning to the par.
sonage at noon for most bountiful
dinner.
Leo Grimes of Jacksonville paid a
flying visit to his parents on Sunday
A union Thanksgiving service will
be held at the Lutheran church on
Nov. %, at II a, m. Everybody is
cordially invited.
Simon Coward has opened pack
ing house for oranges and Is doing a
rushing business.
Chas. Huffman is over from Live
Oak for q visit to his parents
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-11-14
COULDN'T TOUCH MORGAN.
Alleged Foreer Gaid Crest Finarcier
Was Too Cold For Him,

Pittsburg, Pa, NOV BIB. o.
Smith, of Fort Smith, Ark, is in
Jail here on suspicion Of having prac-
ticed forgery in various cities.
Detectives claim that Smith is want
ed in Kansas City, the Bankers assO-
citation OF that city Offering a reward
OF 81, 600 for his arrest on charges
Of forgery aggregatlng $33 900. Smith
registered here as Paul Holloway,
His plan, according to the detectives,
was to secure from public libraries
books OF local biography from which
lie obtained portraits and fac-simile
signatures Of his intended victims,
Selecting one man as victim, his al.
leEcd plan was to present forged en-
dorsemCuts from o,Hcr prominent peo.
pie and effect a deal that would me-.
him money,
In his room was found a biography
Of Western Penn 'ylvania with notes
opposite he names OF prominent cap.
ItaINts, and the police believe ne was
about ready to begin operations here
There were also portraits and sigma
turs of many New York capitalists.
4 bogus letter from Chas. J. Schwab.
II Is alleged, introduced Smiln 20 Lc-
vi 7. Morton and opposite Mortou's
name Is written "stung him for The
SCUM of $500"
TAomH, l. Edlson's namc was used
to gain audience with J. r MORGAN,
ard ;hc comment On the great tuar-
clcr Is; "Too cold; couldn't touch
him
\ ch,ch on the Union Bank ~ chi.
caCo for 500 payable to Paul Ha.lo.
way and ,iIucd Temple II. Hamilton,
was anong Smiths effects as VAS
also an AUTOGRAPH photograph Of MI
Hamilton.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-11-14
THE CIRCUIT COURT.
Little Business Was Transacted Before
That Tribunal Wednesday.

Owing to the funeral of Captain II,
c. Denton, for many years clerk of
the court, the circuit court did not
convene until 2;3O yesterday after.
noon, hence there was little accom-.
plshcd,
The first business wa, the arraign.
ment of Alex Bradley, charged with
breaking and entering, The defend.
ant pleaded not guilty. when a jury
was called and sworn, the evidence
submitted, and verdict returned of
guilty.
George Woodland, charged with ag.
gravated assault, was arraigncd and
pleaded guilty
A number of other prisoners were
arraigncd and plead not guilty after
which an adjournment was taken
until . o'clock this morning
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-11-14
NEWS FROM MINING SECTION.
Items Cleaned for The Sun in Dutton
NeiehborhooG.

GUNNER Plant No. -, Nov. 10
The Gunner Lumber Company is in
stalling new machinery at their phos-
phate plant here.
Johnnie Lewis, check boy at Plant
Bay, met with very painful accident
a few days ago. a small car of
crude phosphate ran over his foot,
crushing all the bones between the
toes and instep. He has recovered
sufficiently to be out on his crutches.
Born, on Wednesday morning, 9Th
to Mr.. and Mrs. y. J. Lewis. daugh-
ter weighing 11l2 pounds, Both are
doing well Mrs. Lewis maiden name
was Miss Alice BIanton.
For two weeks the sheriff has been
doing some good work in this COM
munity in suppressing the blind
tigers" Still there are plenty Of them
left. Yesterday III half-pintS were
captured from four suit cases by
private parties.
n. J. Lewis, head machinist for the
Gunner Lumber Co. near this place
has succeeded in proving to the
phosphate operators that the S.inch
sand pump is the cheapest and fast
est method Of mining phosphate yet
in service by using his method, the
output of one S-inch pump was los
tons in II hours; 35S tons in ~ hours;
GAS tons in 80 hours, and g tons in
II hours with Ne 6-inch pump. Mr.
Lewis is high authority on sand
pumps and any kind Of steam.work.
ing machinery.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-11-14

pne Of the Best Known Democratic
Leaders In the State Will Serve the
People If he Receives Nomination in
Primary Next Year.
The Jacksonville Metropolis of No
Tember 18th says:
sJohn N c. Stockton has yielded
10 the pressure brought to bear upon
I'm from all sections of the State
md today decided to become q candi-
late for Governor of the State of Flor
-.
Mr.. Stockton has thousands of per-
eCnsl and political friends who will
Ss'Ally to his support, and even here in
Jacksonville, as an indication of his
etfsngth, he already has scores of PEG.
10 who are supporting him for Gov
NEnor, and who rave heretofore op.
poged him politically.
"Mr. Stockton was seen today by a
metropolis reporter as soon as 1t was
|#NROtI Ecu IudI nc ldu ueClutu 10 run
f0r Governor, and when asked about
me matter he said:
g4'I have had the matter OF becoming
= candidate for the Governorship un.
ser consideration for some consdera.
Dies time. / have been repeatedly,
7night say, urged in private letters
written me by friends and people with
whom l am not even personally &C.
6Huainted, to become a candidate for
8aOyernor, and ] am informed by these
sFiends that 1t is the wish of a great
snany people In each Of the localities
tof Florida that should enter the race.
kt"T realize that the Office of Cover
nor Is the highest In the gift of the
people OF Florida, and that the OPP
Dortunities to do something for the
benefit Of the people of Florida are
greater In that position than in any
other Office that Florida man can
occupy 1t Is very pleasing for a man
ITO know that 30 many people Of his
antiye State express a desire that he
hOuld serve them, and ! have con.
N)uded to serve the people Of Florida
81 q majority OF the Democratic voters
10 decide IN the primaries to be- held
anext year.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-11-14
BUTTON NEWS.
items Of Interest from important
49, Mining Town.

n Dutton, Nov, ll.-nr. Waddcll Of
Archer has been called to preach at
the Dutton church for the ensuing
year. He delivered his hsrt sermon.
which was an able one, last Sunday.
Frank Dennis general supcrintcnd.
eat OF the button Phosphate Co.
was called to Gainesville Friday ON
Accotnt OF the sudden death of his
mother, who died In Jacksonville last
"wednesday while returning from New
Work. He has the sympathy Of the
entire community,
Daniel McArn Of fernando was In
town last week on business.
'f II. NJ Williams made flying trip
20 Lake city last week.
\ Miss Rita Clark of Forest Grove
has been appointed assistant of the
button school cur school is making
q hne record TINS term. having an
enrollment OF forty. eight pupils. The
snpervisor is having an addition TO
the school buidiug made. which will
be completed in the near future.
Marion May, Alfred Clark and Miss
Grace Wolf were visitor iu our town
nAst Sunday at the home %, Mr.. aud
AIRS. l.. C. Pearson
Il. Lee Hughes postmastrr and
general manager for the Duttum Com.
missary Co. returned To his round OF
duties Monday coming up from his
ghome In Archer with DR.. DePaSs, ar
Der spending Sunday with his mother
and sister.
Miss Alma Pearson OF Denmark s.
C.. arrived in town today and will
apend the winter with her brother, K.
~ Pearson
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-11-14
FUNERAL OF CAPTAIN DENTON.
Large Crowd Gathered to Pay Last
Respects to Departed Friend.

Respects to Departed Friend.
The funeral Of Captain Henry c.
Denton, the sad death of whom oc-
Cured Monday afternoon, was held
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock
from the First Presbyterian church,
large number OF friends congregat.
ing as last mark Of respect to their
friend.
The church was crowded upon this
occasion. Members OF the United
Confederate Veterans, OF which de.
ceased was member, and the Grand
Army of the Republic, together with
many others. filed the seats In the
church, and the two orders and others
went to the cemetery, where the last
sad rites were performed by Rev,
Thos. =, Hay, VINO also conducted the
services ut the church,
The floral decorations were profusc.
handsome and fragrant, which was
evidence of the popularity of the de
ceased.
To the bcrcaycd widow and family
Of the deceased. The sun with other
friends. extends sincere sympathy.