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Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-04
ABSENCE OF MIND.
k Funny Story About Ampers, ths Fa.
 nous Mathematician.

nSuS NtaLfeH6klCtGh
 You all know the old joke of the pro lessor who, pondering over the saying that in railway accident absence of body was a good deal better than sb- sence of mind. went to the nearest railway station and tried to take a ticket flor the nearest railway acci- dent" so as to have the matter proved to his own satisfaction You doubt less know the story, too, of the pro lessor of mathematics whose new par Tor maid told him when be rang at his own door that Professor Jones was out. 'I'll call again, I'll cali again." he said and went away.
 But these are stories merely. Here, however. are some incidents from real life: Ampere was remarkably absent minded. Hundreds Of stories of his abEentnindedness are told. but quite the funniest is that of his dinner at the house Of NJ. Fontanes, the grand mas ter of the University of Paris. For a joke somebody had tsld AnpeTe inst he must go to the dinner in hls acz- demician'S uniform of green and gold and girt with his sword. When he Fst to the house he was very much an noyed to find everybody else in srdi- nary evening dress. 'T will get rid of the swcrd st all events" he said to himself and slipped 1t behind the cush- ions of a sofs. After dinner AmPers forgot himself, as usual, sAd bscGNs lest in aoztTUse calculation. He tSsk { little piece sf chalk cut sf his pocket and began working out problems a the black EEtln cover sf the RAntel- piece. Re became Ee absorbed In what he was doing that all the guests lsft without his noticing them, and wksn be wrote down 2. F. D. Rs enc was left in ths room except Mns Fsa- tRnss. sad she unfortunately sat fast asleep OF the Eofa where kmpsgs'z sword lay hid6sn.
 AEpers went SewR HpsE his kTsse and pulled gently at the sword. sS ss to get 1t away without waking the lady. He pulled and pulled. sad prss- entIy the sword eaAs sTt-withsut tas EeEbbard. At this nsHSat kns. Yea tsEss sUoks and zlarnsS Sss kssSs With her scrssaE sf tsrTsr 8. seeing S HEA sa his kRess bsfsrs her uifh a drawn sverd ia kiE kAnd
 But mathematical RrsfssE@ss have act the monopoly sf asssat1aisdsS- Aess. La EsAsRiRs, Uho1e faslas gre the delight sf aduk Trsackmen ss4 their ehildrsR's earliest task, wszt ts the court of Lsuis XVI. ts prsss=t q copy Of his fables ts the king. AHd he forgot the beck Fortunately, ths kisE knew La TsAtains. hIs fables and his fofblss and gave hIA a thsS-aAk ptz- toiss (abeut ss5e1. UafeEsmRGtsly. though, La Tsntsins left ths Rszey iz his hired carriage ca his way back ts Paris.
 But the prettisst piece sf abSsat- nindsdness of which hays ever heard was that of Professor PoaEi. whs ssk cd lady who was bsvzEizs tts fact that she had no children whether she thought the falling was hereditary. This is even nsre amusing thsE tks delightful answer aade by tks szEI reer of the Seine tunnel. K. BsTlisr. ts a servant who teld hiH whs< he west to. call upon his lawyer that that gsz- tlenan had died that morning "Oh." said M. Berlier, "dssr, dear, I'E so s0r' ry. But tell him I won't keep him . Eiapts"-St James, Gazette.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-04
ID BEGIN SHIPPING
 ID DOUGLAS SHELTER
Savage Company Operating In Paradise District Decides
 on Aggressive Policy,

PARADISE, Jan. 3.--After the First of the year the Savage Gold & Copper company is to be more aggressive than ever in its policy. Owing to the nature and magnitude of the new plans contemplated, it must needs be some little time before the force will be increased. But we are glad to be able to state authoritatiyely that no shutdown will occur in the meantime.
 At the same time that the new yer tical shaft on the Snowball claim is, with the aid of machinery, being sunk, ore will be shipped to the Copper Queen smelter at Douglas. Ship ments will be commenced so soon as the necessary arrangements slan have been made by the company, or as soon as the ore will be accepted at the reduction works.
 It is understood that the Copper Queen can use this ore to advantage. The ore is silyer-copper ore, run ming high in silica. The Copper Queen can use the silica, (which is ordinarily objectionable in large quan- tities), as converter Things.
 Careful analysis of the ore also couvinces the Savage company that shipments will pay and bring some money into the treasury. And there is considerable ore in sight quite easily mined in drifts from the shaft, as well as elsewhere on the property.
 Work on the new road is progress ing favorably. This new road is be- ing built to facilitate the hauling of machinery to the mine and ore to the depot. It is also expected that an ore platform for the Savage will be built at Rodeo by the Southwest ern.
 It is believed that the Savage could now ship steadily, and if this is true the coming year will demonstrate the fact
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-04
------C--- -- WALKER BRos' LETTER.

Especial Wire to L. J. 5Overlock)
 NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-The market generally strong and active. There was a good tone all day and shorts had to pay up to get the stocks. Sugar was manipulated and made good gains. The close was under the best but steady and with little stock pressing for sale. We look for a good bank statement tomorrow.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-04
CONFIDENCE MAKES
 BIG DIFFERENCE
Yesterdays Market Showed As An Example What Faith
 in the Future Means.
(By Frank J. Graf.)

NDg tduh bi dksg
 Today's market is a good example of what restored confidence means in the copper situation, and the ef- fleets the investment buying will do. There is no question that stocks are getting scarce every day and that de- positors are investing their money in good copper stocks. There is very likely today, which I should think Is a good estimate over 175,000 new stockholders names on record of diff ferent leading companies, whose stocks are listed on the Boston and New York eXchanges,I and averaging that each stockholdeT held twenty shares, would mean 3,000,000 shares of stock that have been bought strict ly for investment. or this amount 75 per cent Is investors that have never gone into the market before the pres ent time, when they have taken ad- vantage of the low prices. The cop per stocks without doubt have all seen their low points and are on the upward tread. The demand for cop per stocks is greater each day and sellers are few. A good proof of this was shown today when bids came out for stock and market orders were about the only orders that could be filled. Copper stocks ought to be bought North Butte closed at $44.50 an advance of two points. Copper Range after going ex-dividend made a good advance. Old Dominion and Calumet & Arizona both made hand some advances Superior & Pittsburg was in such demand today or rather the stock was so scarce that bidders soon ran the stock up to S11.50. at winch price a few shares were turned loose. Greene Cananea is in excel lent demand at S7.00, and nothing un- der S725 will bring out the stock. Denn-Arizona is in good demand find ing ready sale at $4.25, while Shat tuck cannot be bought for less than S16.0O. Black Mountain is being well supported at S4.50. Globe Consohdat- ed. which has been overlooked by many continues to be in good demand at $7.OO with little or no stock offer ed. Butte 6 Arizona is strong at 40 cents, with Q healthy demand at 35 cents but this figure fails to locate any stock.
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party at this time.
 The Tact that the HarQua Hala peo- pie are working a big body of low grade ore from the Golden Eagle so base that they save only 60 per cent of the gold is causing them to consid- CT the erection of a cyanide plant which will save the escaping 70 per cent. In the tailings dump already on the ground lie some 100000 tons, which it is estimated from sampling and assays will run s3 a ton. A plant large enough to work these tailings will cost big sum, but it will enable the company to work tho low grade ores at a great saving
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-04

Is it Mir. Foraker idea that the paric is the weapon the trusts use to fight the Big Stick?
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-04
PAiNE's COPPER LETTER.

Special Wire to L. J. Overlock)
 BOSTON, Jan. 3,-The market was active and strong, especially the cop pers. Traders have turned to the bull side and are willing to help ad- vance the different specialties. North Butte and Range showed the same careful buying. Allouez and Centen- nial are scarce and will move easily. Royal and Shannon and Old Donnin- ion are also active and cheap at these prices.
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Mining, Shelters & Stock Quotations
MONEY
 IS INTERESTED

WICKENBURG, Jan. S.-E. C.. Straub of Denver, who is promoting a group of claims in the Wickenburg country, has interested New York and Philadelphia money in the propo- sition and actual operations on the properties have begun. The deal is inclusive of Judge Wren's group and Frank Straub of Denver, W. J. Dill they of New York and c. L. Dilthey of Philadelphia are on the ground to superintend the work Judge Wren is Constellation and has been on the property for many years. The Straub group was formerly owned by Jack Gunnell, who is with the working
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TESTER & HICKS.
 Brokers.
Over Rinehart's Drug Store-Rooms
 and 4 AntIer's Building.
Risbee. Ian. 2. 1

Bisbee, Jan. 3, 1908.
 Coppers opened with strong tone and generally higher, refecting the advance in the metal in London and a stronger New York market. Of the Boston list, Old Dominion, North Butte and Copper Range were the most active. There is a fair demand for several of the cur5s. Superior & Pittsburg WAS again the feature of this market, advancing to $l1.3S and closing z. n at s11.25. Black Noun tain aisu strengthened up to $4.75, and this stock should not be over looked wkc4 adding few shares to your holdings. The balance of the list are holding very firm and we look for fractional advances all along the line.
 Closing OnntafinnS.
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j. c. PRTTCHARD.
Bonanza Circle and Warren District
 Stocks a Speciality.
Agent for the Liverpool & London and
 Globe Insurance Company.
RiShee. Ian. ,. l9O

BlSbee, Jan. 5, lSOS.
 The market shows still more strength today and prices are advanc- ing rather rapidly. C. 6 A. is S10300, Greene Cananea, s7.25 and Butte & Arizona advanced to 40 cents. Sup erior 6 Pittsburg sold at SIPS today, Denn had quite a number of bidders at S425, stock coming out at S4.37 and $4.50. The advance seems rather too rapid to continue without reces- sfons, still the present figures are low enough to insure good profits in the future. Wolverine 6 Arizona is show ing up fine in the development, close to 800 tons of ore being now on the dump which will average about 10 per cent copper.
 Closing Quotations:
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This country is rich in dead poets hut poor in live ones, says the Bui falo Times. Maybe so, but 1t eel tainIy has plenty of live poor ones
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-04

By permission d the Board Of Re gents, the Engineering Department UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA an- ssurces that they will undertake limited amount of consulting work.
 c. F. HOLMAN. JR.-Mine Examin- stions.
 E. M BhAKE-sMlning and Electric Machinery.
 W. W. HENLEY-Power Plants.
 h. A. wATERBURY-Civil Engin' eering.
 R. R. GooDRICH-HctnllurEy.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-04

Review Want Ads Bring Results.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-04

To the Paragrapher5' Union. Don't rehash the Christmas turkey hash joke
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28
ELECTRIC POWER FOR
MILWAUKEE, IN MOUNTAINS

Helena, Mont, Nov. ia contract
has been entered into between the
Great Falls Water Power Company ano
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paui
hallway Company whereby the former
company will, for period of % yeras
supply the latter with $4,000 horse
power. 1t takes effect one year hence.
AT present the management is engaged
III constructing two large dams. Inc
company is now under contract TO sup
ply power to the Boston and Montana
smelter at Great Falls and has taken
contracts for approximately oo'ooo
nurse power year.
The portion of the Milwaukee roao
winch will obtain it's power from the
Ufeat Falls company is that running
over the Rocky mountains.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28

Sleeplessness on a cold night may
often be relieved by tying a silk hand
kerchief over the head, which some
times gets cold while the rest of the
body Is warm.
Boil a handful of NORWOOD In q
quart Of vinegar and apply the tea as
hot as can be borne to a sprain or
bruise, then roll the affected member in
flannel to retain the heat. Repeat fire.
luently until the swelling is gone.
Old medicines should not be pre-
served. Many medicines deteriorate,
end what is good at one time may not
be 50 at another. The fewer medicine
bottles lying about the less the risk Of
the wrong medicine being administered.
Treating rheumatism with lemon
Juice has resulted In most astounding
cures in Germany, where the idea APP
pears to have originated. The method
consists in swallowing the juice Of one
lemon on the first day, two on the Sec
ond day, and so on progressively up to
twenty-five lemons. When this limit is
reached the number Of lemons should
be diminished in inverse ratio.
For sore throat, pour pint of boil
ing water on about thirty leaves of gar
den sage, and let stand for an hour;
strain and add vinegar enough to give
it a pleasant acid taste; sweeten with
honey, shake well, and in the early
stages of sore throat, gargle several
times day with it. This is perfectly
harmless, and to swallow any Of it
will do no harm.
Bunions do not yield readily to treat
ment. but after bathing the foot apply
to the swelling with soft hair brush
the following liquid: Tincture of iodine.
one ounce; tincture Of aconite (made
from the roots, not the leaves), two
drains. Shake well and apply daily. a
niece of wool or cotton should be push
cd between the great toe and the one
next it. and fastened there, and this
will help throw the joint in toward the
foot.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28

the corner Of Boylston and Center
streets, in Jamaica Plain. The house
was built in 1925 by the Boylstons and
afterward passed to the rabid royalist,
Benjamin Hallowell, after whom the
captain was named.
The old man lived in Jamaica Plain
long enough to make himself unpopular
when the American revolution broke
out. The son had been early sent to
England for his education, and he be.
came one Of the seven American-born
men to attain distinction in the British
navy.
In the battle Of the Nile Capt. Halo
well had command of the ship Swift
sure, which ran down the luckless
POrient. When Capt. Hallowell gave
the command for the French vessel tn
be blown up he knew nothing Of the
13-year-old son Of the French admiral,
who foolishly, but heroically, obeyed
his stern fathers order, Don't leave
the vessel till give you permission ~
and his proud, though childish, FORM
graced the doomed vessel when she
with fragments strewed the sea-"
Capt. Hallowell afterward heard the
sad tale and was much moved by it.
The boy called out three times in
agony to his father, he learned, but
stood resolutely by the mainmast,
though his father lay cold in death.
So much moved was the captain that
he had coffin made in the boys honor
out Of the floating fragments of the
l'Orient and sent it to his friend and
patron, Lord Nelson, with the story of
the boys bravery, and expressing deep
regret for the young hero's untimely
end.
Nelson had the coffin placed In the
cabin in remembrance of the boy, and
Capt. Hallowell himself told the tale
to the then widely known poet, Felicia
Hemans. Her sympathies were imme-
diately excited and she immortalized
the boy in her sentimental but i'm
mortal verses, and she named him
wisely, "Casabianca, White Soul"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28
WHERE "DRY FARMING. PAYS.

Application Of ScfentiAo Methods
Has Overcome Drought.
Growing reports are reaching here
about the success Of dry farming in the
semiarid regions, says Los Angeles
dispatch to the New York Post. New
Mexico has added more new postofFices
to Its list during the year than any
other State or Territory; and In re-
gions where rational "dry farming"
methods have been adhered to the new
settlers are uniformly prosperous. This
years experience, in fact, has demon
strated beyond question the full eff
cacy OF the new system of dry farm
ing. Wherever it has been tried. the
results have been good. in spite Of a
drought Of almost unprecedented length
and severity. 1t can no longer be pre-
d1cted that when a dry year comes.
the Campbell system will fall" The
dry year Is here, and the scientific dry
farmers are reaping record crops. The
result Will be phenomenal develop
ment In New Mexico, Arizona. and
other regions in the semiarid region
within the next decade.
From New Mexico and Arizona have
come widespread complaints Of damage
to crops and loss of live stock on ac-
count Of the protracted drought Thous-
ands Of sheep have died Of thirst on
the ranges, and many inexperienced
dry farmers" have learned the costly
lesson that farming in the semiarid
lands demands very different methods
from those practiced in the older agri-
cultural communities. In one week Of
July more than 1000 farmers whose
crops have been almost ruined by the
drought secured leave of absence from
their homesteads, and went to Kansas
to obtain work as harvest hands in the
wheat fields. Moreover, practically all
OF these will return when the Kansas
wheat harvest is over, and hereafter,
1t Is safe to say, they will put in prac-
tice methods better suited to success
full plains farming. The drought in
New Mexico and Arizona has now been
broken, and no further loss or suffer-
ing is anticipated. In spite of these
difficulties the influx of hOmesteaders
into both the southwestern territories
continues to grow in volume
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28

only uuickens the process of speaking"
to his congregation, but enables the
clergyman to give more impressiveness
to words and passages than could De
obtained from the simple spelling of
words on the fingers.
Many young men and women are
helped to positions by their rector.
They become proficient and are well
Maid. The late Sir John Blundell Maple
made it a point to employ as many as
he could and always paid such appren-
tees regular wages from the start In
that way he INDUCED In form Of prac-
tical charity, but It was bit Of phil
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28
FEDERATION
FORMED
,pFATBODIES OF RAILROAD
LABORERS TO BE
UNITED.
VIII Be Under Jurisdiction of the
American Federation of Labor.
President Gompers and Other
Officers of Federation Chosen
for Another Term.

Denver, Colo, Nov. 23-It has been
onnounced to the convention of the
american Federation of Labor that
+bere was born in Denver during the
mast week powerful railway EN-.
Moves organization to be known as
tbe Railway Employees Department of
tbe American Federation, with ten
afiliated organizations as members.
u D Perham was elected chairman
and John Flannery secretary. The OBJ
iect is to bring about a closer union of
all railroad employees and to seek to
affiliate all railroad organizations with
the Federation.
The first convention is to be held in
Denver. and half a million employees
will be represented by the officers OF
their organizations, which are as fol
lows:
Order of Railroad Telegraphers,
Brotherhood of Boilermakers and Iron
Shipbuilders of America, International
Freight Handlers Union, International
Association of Machinists, International
Association of Carworkers, Interna.
tional Brotherhood of Blacksmiths,
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, Switch
mems Union of North America, Inter.
national Brotherhood of Maintenance
of Way Employees, International Asso-
citation of Steam Filters of America.
The American Federation of Labor
practically reelected it's old officers fo1
another year as the concluding work OF
its session The executive council,
which is made up of the officers, shows
no change with the exception OF the
substitution Of John R. Alpine fo1
Daniel J. Keefe, who withdrew Mr.
Gompers was reelected to the Office he
has held since the organization Of the
Federation in 1881, with the exception
of one year, amid scenes of greatest en-
thusiasm, only one representative of
the Socialist party voting against him.
There were no contests for any of
the offices except eighth vice president.
For this John R. Alpine and William
D. Mahon were nominated. Alpine
was elected by vote Of 1886 to 6679.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28

IN Jamaica Plain, and lived there till
MS royalist father. who objected siren
uously to the American revolution,
transplanted him to England, where he
served under Nelson in the battle Of
the Nile.
The boy was French, son OF the ad-
m1ral OF the French ship rOrient, and
that was the vessel that blew up with
the immortal boy standing by the
mainmast.
The boys unconscious destroyer,
Capt. BENJAMIN Hallowell. was born In
the old Boylston house still standing at
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28
COMMISSION is NAMED TO
REVISE THE CRIMINAL CODE

Olympia, Nov. 19.-Gov. Mead has
announced the appointment of Prose
cutting Attorneys Vanderveer, of King
county; Peringer, of Whatcom; Ear
land, Of Snohomish; Troy, of Thurs
ton, and Pugh, of Spokane, as a COM
mission to codify the criminal laws
and suggest bills to provide for expe-
diting the trial of criminal actions.
To each of these prosecutors the gov
ernor has addressed this letter:
For the purpose of revising the
criminal code Of this state, l have de-
termined to appoint a commission OF
five prosecuting attorneys to suggest
and recommend bills to the considera-
ton of the next legislature that will
harmonize, simplify and make more
definite the laws of this state relating
to the trial and punishment OF crlml-
mails. 1t is my further wish that the
members of the commission will keep
PROMINENTLY before them the greatest
existing evil in the present criminal
procedure, which is the ease with
which repeated delays can be occa-
stoned
Long drawn out trials are not only
costly to the counties of the state, but
tend to bring discredit on the courts
and even operate to effect miscarriage
OF Justice. I trust that in the recon-
mendations this commission makes a
plan will be evolved to expedite the
trial of criminal cases, and thus rescue
the courts of justice from the ever mar
rowing meshes of technicalities which
now serve to retard their progress ano
that its deliberations will be product
I've of other advantageous changes IL
the existing statutes
l hereby enclose you an appoint
ment as member of this commission,
and trust that you will find it possible
to lend your services to the work II
hand"
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grmy he must there put In his days and found
away from there and let him try hard work
with his best might, always and forever he Is in that
jeopardy that the next day may bring him the words
your services longer required" His job may
wanted by the boss for friend, it may decided
that what he does is not paying right He is at tho
mercy of any trivial circumstance, and he knows it
Does he succeed in holding 1t down for many years. still
when hairs upon him he may get his walking
papers and at last his lifelong fear be realized Such
the part and lot of the Woodworking, good husband
whose only hope Is to provide for his family long
he lives; and while his wife has hard she must also
remember that he is bearing his equal share.
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where tho Letter Faileth.

One can have too much even OF q
good thing. According to Mr.. Rafferty,
in the Washington Star, the phonetic
impulse of the day needs to be restrain
ed The gentleman in question regard
cd a city building with interest.
"Dolan," said he, what does them
letters. sMDCCCXCVII' mean?
"They mean eighteen hundred and
ninety-seven."
"Dolan." came the query, after 4
thoughtful pause, don't yez think
they're oyerdoin' this spellin' reform q
bit?"