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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-08-22

Why buy cat in sack? At our OK
hibit during the week from Sept 18th
to goth we will show you a Majestic
Range in actual operation.
S. M. & e. II. Wilkes & Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-08-22
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The Piano and Organ Man
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few words which you cannot help oagievioo
uness'you prejudiced

N SELL AS RENOWNED PIANOS ortooc quality, elasticity
~ of touch and skilled workmanship as alc made lvor
schemes to sell piano When sell piano i. K lr..
from the factory to the purchaser there being no
pense The price is the very lowest possible and The gr ~
than of any dealer in this section do not have no+ dyd
around and left on trial. which adds the and thu uyr
pays it. fyou know these facts do not bv Of m Dr
for ess) then simply prefer pay from SIS to S500},
which is nothing but robbing or OF vou loved n
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-30

Next Sundays One-Fnwe CEansla will be ArHE GREAT a06eARTx DIAMOND." by wiiiiam Mskepaaes Thaekerav. .4-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-07-31


never seer the animal, though he has
been IN my fields. 10 will not live In
captivity. The wild hog is Onr greatest
pest. Bnt for him we would do no
fencing They abound in great nun
hers and unless We enclose our held'
they eat u ]cocoanut trees a. fast as
we can put them out. One Sunday af-
teruOon a few weeks ago | sat on my
gallery and counted 10 monkeys in a
tree less than zoe yards away. They
seemed n enjoy being watched.
CATTLE AND WILDCATS.
No disease has ever been known among
the cattle in Mindoro and cattle raising
here would be one Of the most profta-
bic businesses in the world. Chicken
raising Ia also profitable, ! have sew
eraI handred and have never had a sick
one. They have their enemies, though
It Is easy to overcome these. Some
large yarniht began to take ours of,
hat on his fourth Visit we canght hin
a muson. He is A species Of wild cat
larger than those we have in America
and a most beautiful animal. He is
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-07-31

After maturity 10 cultivation is nee
essary except to so over it uuce every
year or two to cut ont u few bushes.
Hemp is planted once IN twenty-five
years. COcOauuts once Ia thirty five or
forty years. Cocoanuts are sold un the
trees at from one to two pesos per tree
per yesr-the purchaser gathering the
fruit. If the farmer wishes to 10 10 the
trouble Of gathering this himself, his
trees will yield him four or Eve pesos
each. A peso Is 80 cents American
money. An acre sustainS 50 to leo
trees. There is much more labor in
cutting and stripping hemp. hut the net
profit runs from 100 to $50 pesos per
acre. These two correspond to the cot
ton crop Of the South, | have lust
finished planting palay (riccl. ! have
planted 80 acres, from which | expect a
yield of 40 to 60 bushels per acre. This
Is planted on rev ground, which was
very heavily timbered. We uakc no
effort to get rid of tho logs, as II is not
to be plowed, and they rot 10 a year or
two. 1t Is all cut down together, and
after two months II is Tired. The vines,
leaves and small limbs burn and then
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-07-31

ten miles away. To the next white
person IN thirty-fye miles. IL is thirty
FIVE miles 70 the nearest doctor, and 100
miles to a preacher and the ~post-oiice.
| still retain Box so in the postofice at
Manila, where ! receive my mail.
NATIONAL POLITICS.
Before you receive this the national
Democracy will have named it's stan
dard bearer. God grant that IL he not
william ]. Bryan. Johnson of Mime
sofa could be elected. He could carry
the Philippines. When the campaign
warns up | may have something for you.
There are a number Of Mississippians
in the Philippines. who are doing very
veil indeed. Notable among these are
Louis NJ. S~outhworth, who is one Of the
leaders Of the Manila bar and who is
doing a large and lucrative practice.
Ellis Cromwell Of West Point is assist
ant collector Of internal at a
salary of 5000 pesos per annum. He
enjoys the absolute confidence of the
government and the esteem OF the en-
tire community. do not believe there
is a more popular man In or out Of Of
fee in the islands than DR.. q. Z. Nesom,
formerly a professor at the A. and NJ.
College, who il acting director Of the
bureau Of agriculture and Is deservedIy
popular,
If you think an occasional word from
this far OF corner would interest your
readers | will be glad to write you
again, J. NJ. LlDDELL.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-07-31
A Bank Account

Started in time Of your prosperity
WILL SAVE YOU
worry aud trouble when you are old.
Save your dimes or some one else
will. Why not insure yourself against
the future by starting a savings account
and have something to fall back IN In
oase OF need. Your savings will earn
you 4 per cent. interest at this bank.
BANK OF LEFLORE,
Savings Department.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-07-31

but il they will pay me % visit I viii.
verify every statement.
The method Of cultivation in Miudaro
is peculiar. The natives hero POSSESSES
but one tool or irpIcmont the holo.
With this they clear the forests, builI
their houses make their bauras dug
OUTS and ill their fields, A pIoa is
never used. There is scarcely 80 wuek
in the year that there is not rain IN
Miudoro, and the soil Is of such raAran.
ter that it is always pIiahIo and light.
Everything grown in the tropics here
ilourishes at its best. To Illustrate.
perhaps It Is best for me- to give my
experience and what has come un
der my observation on my farm. The
chief crops are hemp and cDcoduuts.
In most localities hemp Requires ,H-oo
years or more TO come to maturity. In
Mindoro you can cut it at TWO years
old. Hemp from other sections ~ the
Philippines brings FROM T 10 t. pesos
per picul U37' pounds, whilo ! have
never received less than - and h,yr
received as high As 80 pesos per p.cuL
Other sections cut their hrmD every
eight or twelve months. / cut mIur
every four or six months. Coc0auuts
begin bearing after seven years. Hemp
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-07-31

1irif Ia fas inches. The women and
children fgtlsp. drappiug The rice in Of
near theIittia holes. /, is pp, covered
AID no further attention Is paid 10 il
until it rs ready ~ harvest in October.
ltis harvested by hnad, and ec must
give oue.thIrd for this. when 'h" rice"
les twelve or fifteen inches nigh "" set
ont the ground IN hrmp or ~cncoanUts,
and when it H. harvested we plant corn,
This is planted just as th" rice was,
except that the holes ar" made d"rper
and farther apart. The rolling or hilly
iaUd is best tor rln" aud hemp. Lot
ynar readers understand that This Il not
rl" cultivation for the r.r" crop Of the
Philippines. A rice farm on the Island
Of LuzpB where 1t is cultivated from
year go year. mast be slongbcd and irfi-
gated al expensive method Of cu,tiva.
tion.
IN Mindoru we must clear fresh land
each year for our rice. Bat hemp and
~r'r"hbHtH Ar" net by 'ny means our
"nIg CROPS, lave It" acres IN Cocoa
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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-26
UNCLE SAM is CALLING
FOR GOVERNMENT CASH
Secretary of Treasury Asks for $25.-
100000 Now Held in Depos-
itaries.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The sec
rotary of the treasury announced to-
day a call upon the national banks
for approximately 25 per cent of the
public funds now held in inactive
depositaries, having on deposit such
funds In the sum of 100000 or
more, and 20 per cent of the public
funds now held by active depositaries
where the deposit is 100000 of
such funds, or in excess thereof, and
where such withdrawal can be made
without inconvenience to the treas
ury department in the transaction of
public business.
Under the call approximately $780,
000, 900 will be returned to the treas
ury. Payments under this call will
be made as follows: Ten per cent
of the amount called on or before
March 8, and the remaining Is per
cent on or before March 30.
Secretary Cortelyou stated that ad-
vices from all portions of the country
are to the effect that the proportion
of the government funds now on de-
post with these national banks can
be withdrawn without detriment to
financial conditions in any section.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-26

1t appears that the leasers over at
Goldfeld were already to enter into
settlement with the Western Fed
GRAFTON, in fact had entered into an
agreement with the head of that or
ganization in the district Pursuing
the policy, however. which wrecked
the Federation in the district after
it had forced recognition of demand
after demand, each more intolerant
than it's predecessor. the Federation
head spoiled his success by making
new exactions before the ink had had
time to dry on the agreement as
originally framed with the leasers
And there you are. If the mine OPP
orators today were to enter into
agreement with the Federation mid
night would not be marked before
nfrtndemands would be submitted.
,aars t}ate'thiAe operators appear to
he Mexican well during their ex
end into S. c,,a,
whether it doc nl'ne "oiune'u oio"e
igure. The drought the Federation
intt, ,as3 az disrepute, that no agree
ment VI. these fellows is worth the
writing Therefore the association
sticks out absolutely for its own
terms, an open shop and no recogni-
ton by the employers of the Fedora
ton. 1t is to be sincerely hoped for
the welfare of the district and of the
mining industry in the west that
these operators, upon whom fate has
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-26

giving a gross valuation, with copper
at the nominal price of 15 cents per
pound, of $25, 100000 A very large
proportion of this ore body will av-
erage better than per cent copper,
and higher in gold. This estimate
simply represents the ore which has
been blocked out and made ready for
mining on a large scale.
THE estimates of ore available
must not be taken to mean the ex-
tent of the productive ore bodies
in the mine, because the company S
properties are hardly prospected as
yet. There is an unbroken patented
territory nearly two miles in length
through which the same porphyry
outcropping is shown, indicating
that the ore measures extend
throughout the whole distance, ter
minating on the eastern end line with
the ore bodies of the Nevada Con-
solidated, and on the western end
lines with the ore measures of the
Veteran mine of the Cumberland Ely
company Commenting on the above
report, Boston paper says: "Of the
ore we are in no doubt. but it will
be very satisfactory to see some act
ual steps taken toward making use
of the plentifulness we have so long
been assured is on hand"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-26
GIROUX cox. SENDS OUT
ITS ANNUAL REPORT

Local stockholders are in receipt
of a detailed report from the New
York Offices of the GirouX Consoli-
dated Mines company. The report
treats of all the matters incident to
annual aecountings to stockholders.
and it is illustrated in highly ar
tistic manner.
The treasurer's report shows tina,
the proceeds of ore sales for the past
year amounted to 12,706.16 from
the Mexico properties of the COM
pany. and $4.401.39 from the Ne
vada mine The mine development
of the Mexico mines has cost $464,-
362.S3; the Nevada property has cost
$997,7S7.72. The capital stock of
the company amounts to 100000
and on January 81. there was $32.-
1864 in bank. The New York of
flee cash statement shows from Janu-
airy l, 1907, to January 81, 1908.
the company has received $32, 800 in
sales of treasury stock.
Accompanying the report is an an
nouncement regarding the issue of
the first mortgage, 10 year, 6 per
cent convertible bonds. The total
authorized issue is 81 100000, dated
March |, 1908. These bonds are due
March l, 1918, bearing per cent
interest. payable semi-annually. The
bonds are redeemable at the option
of the company within five years of
issue at 105, and convertible into
common stock at par after March 1 ;,
1910, or at any previous date in
event of sale of property or dissolu-
ton of company. The capital stock
of 100000 shares, par value 50, of
which 927,995 shares have been is
sued. will be increased 300, 900 shares
to provide for conversion of bonds.
Regarding the tonnage of milling
ores, Manager Walters says:
As regards the mines, | am not
at this time making a report but
simply giving some facts relative to
their annual possible productiveness
The tonnage of ore opened by sew
eral miles of drifts, crosscuts and
raises blocked out and ready for ex-
traction admit of no speculation in
the term mining. but simply repre-
sents vast quantity of raw material
which requires but commensurate ia
cilities to become a huge commercial
enterprise. As a criterion the great
tonnage of ore to supply the mill at
the present time consists of a block
of milling ore 1000 feet long, $50
feet thick and so feet wide. with
ore still in most of the crosscuts, ad-
hitting of still further developments
of this one block. As it stands it
contains approximately 100000
tons of ore, with an average copper
content of not less than 225 per cent
copper and 20 cents gold per ton,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-26

The government is calling in the
money put out with the national
banks to aid in tiding over the hard
times of the fall and winter A good
deal of it has gone back to the treas
ury since the first of the year. With
money offered under 2 per cent it is
not apparent that the withdrawal of
the government funds from the
banks has to this time worked hard
ship. Benefit would appear to be
more likely to result.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-26

The business man who is not adj
yertising these days is missing an
ity. Activity is growing in this dis
trict every day and along with it
trade is increasing. The maximum
will not be reached, possibly, until
toward the end of the year, but ii is
the man who prepares in advance
for business and makes his name and
his place known to the public who
reaps the reward when the cream is
ready for removal from the top.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-26

1t does appear that Banker Hickey
secured an exceedingly kindly deal
rom the justice of the peace who
gave him his liverty under bond of
10000. The official would seem to
have great deal more confidence in
Hickey than the public has given ex-
preston of in recent weeks.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-26

Hughes in the Republican and
making the sort of gain in the pub
lie esteem as candidates for presiden-
tial honors that augurs well for the
letting out of considerable of the hot
air that has inflated the Roosevelt
IL
Taft and the Bryan booms. Those
who look back and reflect upon the
good times dissipated a year ago by
the roarings of the Roosevelt Bryan
type against the dollars cannot
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-26
NEW BRUNSWICK ELECTIONS

ST. JOHN, n. b.. Feb. 25.-This is
nomination day for seats in the New
Brunswick Legislature. preparatory to
the election to be held on March 3.
The last legislature was dissolved by
Lieutenant Governor Tweede on
January 90.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-26

placed the burden of battle, will be
given the strength to see the contest
through without waver from the path
they have entered
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-26

hope that the Hughes and the john
son supporters will grow in number
with each passing day. Both Hughes
and Johnson have attainments behind
them, along With the confidence of
the public.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-26

Entered as second-class matter
January 81, 1907, at the postoffice
at Ely, Nevada, under the act of con-
gress of March 3, 1879.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-26

Advertising rates made known on
application.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-26

One year (by carrier) $40. 90
One month (by carrier) -. 100
Single copies .........., .05
Weekly Mining Review 800
Frostburg mining journal., 1908-03-07
New Advertisements.
RHEUMATIC FOLKS

m ANY rheumatic attacks are due
IL to uric acid in the blood. But
the duty of the kidneys is to
remove all uric acid from the blood.
Its presence there shows the kidneys
are inactive. Don't daily with "uric
acid solvents" You might 90 on
till dooms day with them, but until
you cure the kidneys you will never
get well. Doan's Kidney Pills not
only remove uric acid, but cure the
kidneys, and then all danger from
uric acid is ended. Here is Frost
burg testimony to prove it:
Mrs. CALVIN MICHEL, Park Avenue, Frost
burg, Md, says:
My husband suffered untold misery from
his kidneys. His greatest trouble was rheu-
matism, and often he became so lame and
sore that he was hardly able to work He
also complained of dull pains through the
small of his back and in the loins, but was
unable to obtain relief from the different
remedies he used The action ana condition
of the kidney seCretons plainly denoted
that his kidneys were badly dlsordered He
finally procured a box of Doan's Kidney
Pills at J. w. SHEA's Drug Store started
using tlell ana TeCclNcl lnuCn DeIellt. ne
has since recommended DOans Kidney Pills
to many people, and the results in each case
gave him very high opinion of this RENE
dy. He is now in better health than for
years and owes it all to Doans Kidney Pills.
For sale by all dealers. Price 80 cents
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan s, and
take no other March 7
Frostburg mining journal., 1908-03-07
TNO MINUTE SKETCHES
James Watt.
By ROBERTUS LOVE.
The steam en-
CINE 7V0S0bay-
thing uhen he
began TO tinker
qpith it.

VT was George Stephenson Who OBJ
serving the lifting of Il teakettle'S
lid by the kissing and bubbling
within, conceived and created the
first crude steam engine. but it was
James Watt who divincl the immense
possibilities of steam as Il motive force
and adapted the engine to practical
uses. SO many and so important were
the improvements added hy Watt that
he shares hOnors with the inventor Of
The original engine Watt perfected
the steam engine adapting it TO gen
cral industrial service. He took an
embryotic contrivancc and developed
it practically to Il finished creation.
This Scotchman was an instrument
maker by trade. Employed in that ca
pacity for the University of Glasgow,
he took advantage of his association
with the professors to increase his sci
entific knowledge. In the laboratory
was little steam engine vast in pos
sibilitics. but little more than Il play
thing when Watt began to tinker with
it. His first great improvement III the
engine was the invention of the indie
pendent steam condenser. which con
served much of the power that was
cost in the original machine. Watt also
invented the centrifugal governor, the
water gauge. the mercury steam gauge
and many other features leaving the
steam engine in its essential conStruc-
ton very much rs it stands today.
Watt worked at his task with untlag-
ging zeal. He made the Improvement
of the steam motor his Iiie'S work.
From 1850 to 1114 he was almost con-
Stantly engaged in pcrfcctinG the mech
Hnism of the engine. Ii is said that
republics are ungrateful. This cannot
be said of the kingdom of Great Brit
ain in the case of James Watt. for the
government extended the Watt pat
rnts beyond the prescribed term Of
years in recognition of the long period
of time which the tireless inventor de-
voted to his work OF Improvement and
adaptation.
Frostburg mining journal., 1908-03-07
1t Sounds LouicaI.

1t was after changing meter, an
old one, for one of more recent manu-
facture that one of the inspectors was
called to the house of German. The
complainant wanted that meter chang
ed again at once. For what did you
change my meter except to make me
pay more gas Dill?" he asked His bill
had increased. The inspector tried to
explain that the winter months and
the earlier darkness were responsible,
but he couldn't fool the old German.
You take out my leetle meter and put
in that big box" he remarked sagely.
Big box, lots of gas; Ieetle box, leetle
gas" And all the explaining in the
world could not move him.-Progress-
i've Age
Frostburg mining journal., 1908-03-07
This Plant Was Given Away.

The mayor Of Fulda. Mimi. writes
with regard to the electric light plant
in that city:
"Our plant was not sold. but given
away in 1902 but the deed was not
executed until five years later. as ac-
cordiug to contract the present owner
was to run it for five years in pay
ment for it. The reason for giving it
away was that it ran 1000 behind ev-
cry year. The original cost was about
$1,000"
The original cost must have been in
creased by later additions. as in Janu-
ary last the superintendent reported
the cost as $4,000
Frostburg mining journal., 1908-03-07
Will Be Sworn to if Necessary.

y story that would lie regarded as
too good to be true if ii We're not part
tom Cincinnati. The present street
commissioner of that city is victim
e the delusi0n that it is his business
to keep the streets clean, but his eff
forts are not appreciated by one of
the grocers, who sent in protest to
the effect that the streets were so
much more noisy after the mud had
been removed that he regarded it as
detrimental to his business to have the
streets kept so Glenn.
Frostburg mining journal., 1908-03-07
Petty Despotism,

The Hackensack (N. JJ letter car
riers have been ordered by the post
master general to resign their member
ship in the various fire companies.
They are looked upon by the federal
authorities as paid, because they are
allowed $40 year for damage to their
clothing in service 1t is this that the
postal authorities declare to be pay"
The firemen letter carriers say they
never have left their routes to attend
n fire. and they can't imagine how the
pOstoffice authorities became so inter-
ested in so small Il matter.-Fire and
Water Engineering
Frostburg mining journal., 1908-03-07
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS:
Toniqht and Tomorrow MORNING

Sun sets $3.50 rises Gil. Moon sets
4:07 a. m. Moons age, 10 days. 1896 a.
m. moon at apogee. farthest from earth.
10:5S a. m, moon in conjunction with Jup-
ter passing l degree north of the planet
from west to east; seen near this evening
and tomorrow. A. d. 1759 the first pre-
dicted return of Halley's comet to peri
helion nearest SUM. the comet first seen
by farmer near Dresden. Germany; its
train AZ degrees long-94 moons diameter;
due again in our sky, after rs years alb
sence, years hence.
Frostburg mining journal., 1908-03-07
March y In blstorY.

1S1S-John Lorimer Worden, rear admiral
U. S. N. born in Westchester county,
N Y; died 1897. Worden commanded
the Monitor when she beat the Merri-
mac in Hampton Roads.
1S22-Thomas Buchanan Read, poet, born
in Chester county, Pa; died 1872.
1924 - Gustav Robert Kirchoff. German
physicist inventor of the spectroscope
and spectral analysis born; died 1887.
1S35-Smon Newcomb. distinguished Amer
lean astronomer, born in Wallace, N. S.
1O7-Explosion on the French battleship
Lena, at Toulon, caused the death of
103 officers and sailors.