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Bisbee daily review., 1908-11-15
GLOBE MINERS UNION
SHOWS INTOLERANCE,
ASKS CLAWSON TO GO
Continued from Page one.)

by the company They were the
names of the strikers who were paid
| on when they went out. After the
strike the men began coming back in
twos and threes. asking that they be
put back TO work, but I could not put
them on. lad copy of this book,
as did the others. The fact of the
matter was that in FIVE years That ]
was with theCopper. Queen, did not
hire nor discharge single man.
II came Here as a business man.
looking after some business that win
help to develop this. town. and mean
10 attend TO r. NV only regret IS
that this ypry business demands that
I should leave town in the morning.
"a friend told me the other day
tSat he had heard a conversation at
the shaft concerning me and he ad-
v'sed me that had better not go out
on the street after dark. laughed at
hsm. and He insisted that there had
been threats to ride me out to San
Carlos.
az laughed. but you see what the
situation Is now"
L. c. Shields, when asked IN what
capacity BE was acting. said: al came
here as the representative of the
Western Federation of Miners. No.
I am not the walking delegate. but a
committeeman. I YVES tod several
days ago about Mr.. Clawson being in
town.
"Mr. Wills came to me and told
me to come up here and see what I
could do about It. / came to the hotel
and asked Mr.. Clawson if he meant
t. stay here long. aud I advised aim
that he was not wanted. That is all"
But" he was asked, Suppose that
Mr.. Clawson did leave as you ask
how would you compel bin? Do
you contemplate any violenca?"
ooh, no." he laughed. Nothing Of
the kind. That is not the way we
work. fellow. The only thing is TINT
If Mr.. Clawson stayed here and took
charge of mine, every union man in
town would quit. That's it,
Clawson was standing but a few
feet away and Shields called him %
hear what he said % he rercrter.
did you tell Mr.. Clawson that re
could no stay here until Tuesday,"
asked the reporter.
81 said - began Shields.
"You told me that YOU would bring
me written notice from your union"
said Clawson.
yes. that is it." assented Shields,
and Clawson walked away.
THE thing is that the union does
not meet until Tuesday" explained
the committeeman, land l cannot re-
port before the meeting"
Later in the night, Clawson walked
uD to a Silver Belt reporter in the
lobby OF the hotel.
81 wish you would say" he an
bounced. "that Mr.. Trojanovich and
have changed our plans. We had
made all preparations to leave in the
morning, but We will stay another
lav. Just say that, will you?"
Tony Troiaao";c1, who was staIT
ng near Clawson, also joined in the
'CducE-
Troiqrcvich was ore Ct the primCi-
pal participants in the discussion
Early in the evening. When the com
nittee surrounded Clawson. Trojano-
itch. VINO had been eating dinner with
he Bisbee man, walked up and but /!
ed in" J
We think you are 4 pretty good
elbow, said enc OF the committee 20
lin. but you have been associat'ng ,
With this man. You have beentak- !
ng him out in your buggy and travel |
ne around with him"
Bisbee daily review., 1908-11-15

Five DAYS divorced, the original
.'Merry Widow was welded TO a New
York lawyer Really seems as II New
York lawyers we're getting more than
their share OF merry widows.
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1t must be discouraging to the Ger
man kaiser to find that his protesta-
lions of friendship for England have
resulted only in hurry orders for
more Dreadnoughts.
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MINES AND MINING.

The torecasters may now go to wort
on 1912.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-11-15

our school system, and We feel that 1t
will cooperate with our committee in
dong everything possible for our best
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Machine Calculates Wages.

A new wages calculating macnlne "
English make has recently been brousn.
out. The design Is free from small anu
intricate pieces of mechanism WHICH
are generally a prolific source OF tlor
BILE. This instrument is a time anu "a
bor-saving device employed in the cas'
Of piece work, for quickly finding wl.r
out calculation, the proportion OF .n'
total balance money that is due inui''s
ally to any number Of men sharing pru
its on the same contract, the division,
being proportional to each mans nAeu
daily or weekly money rate. "n1
work is paid for on the premium ~. ~
TEN the instrument can, also, DC u'' !.
for finding the time allowance tna'
to be added to the actual time occup'''
on the contract.
The instrument consists Of two iais.
wheels. with broad fiat faces, mouh', !.
on the same spindle. The splnole :
carried at each end in bearings nae.
to the wooden supporting stand. -. -
Of the two wheels is securely keseu :
the spindle, and the other is free - = :,
volve. A spring Of sufficient strenssn IN
cause the two wheels to revolve tosv :.
er, presses the loose wheel asains' :
other. Technical World Magazine'
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The Cameo.


The true nature of cameo Is yer.
much misunderstood by the public gen
orally. Most people think it is the ston
itself, when in reality the method O
cutting is what produces the cameo
The real meaning Of the word is IN
known, it's derivation having neve
been discovered; but, correctly speak
ing, canoes are small sculptures exc
cuted In low relief on some substance
precious either for it's beauty, rarity o.
hardness
There are emerald canoes, turQuois'
canoes, shell canoes, coral canoes
Indeed, any substance that lends itsel
to carving in such minute detail cal
be used for cameo cutting and nearl!
all precious stones, except diamonds
have been so used for intagliOs, blu
never for canoes. Emerald is the mos
common precious stone from which
canoes have been made, and there ar
somevery fine emerald portrait cam
eos in existence, notably those O
Queen Elizabeth in the British muse
UNI. Shell canoes were first made il
the fifteenth century.
Banded onyx is generally used fol
cameo work because of its hardness
and coloring, and it is this fact that hal
caused the misapprehension, the ston'
being used so much in making canoes
that it has now become better know
as "cameo" than by its right name.-
st. Louis Globe Democrat. @
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.They tell me that he's perfectly
lovely man." said the woman who had
been Offering congratulations, with her
most insinuating smile.
"Who told you?" shortly demanded
her hostess with the hard mouth and
steely eye.
ooh, no end of people who know
him." replied the caller.
''No end Of people who don't know
him, I think you mean" corrected the
steely-eyed matron. ut isn't my place
to say anything, of course. If Martha
Is satisfied with him, suppose ought
to be, and she tells me she's quite sat
isfied. We'll, II you are 1 told her,
you're easy to satisfy. 1 can tell you
that wouldn't be If I were In your
place. went and paid them visit
Of two weeks, and it didn't take me
long to see through him. Oh, yes, he's
lovely. Perfectly lovely!'
swell, I'm surprised said the caller.
II thought she had made splendid
match"
''You won't be surprised at anything
when you know men as well as do
said the matron grimly. Martha s
made her bed and she'll have to lie in
it, that's all. haven't anything to
say about it and I can't interfere. I'm
only her mother and I've only raised
her and cared for her all her life, so l
naturally couldn't expect much defer
ence to my opinion"
Il had no idea," said the caller.
Il don't suppose you have much of
an idea now" returned her hostess.
Martha is good girl and she's a
good housekeeper. If 1 do say it, but
Martha never had any spirit to speak
Of. That's what aggravates me. She
will just let anybody walk right over
her If they want to. don't know
where she got that disposition, but it
certainly wasn't from me. never let
anybody walk over me, as nearly as I
can recollect. I'm disguised"
Its too bad" said the visitor. II
hoped Martha would be happy"
"Oh, she's happy, bless you'll" said
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the steely-eyed matron. As happy q
a clam at high water. l don't suppose
she would change her husband for any
man in the wide world. She says she
wouldn't, anyway, and believe she's
Just fool enough to mean it. Why, yes,
indeed. Anything that James says OF
does is all right James is infallible,
and what James says mustn't be ques-
toned for a moment I promise you
I didn't kowtow to his lordship. II he
didn't understand what thought OF
his doings and goings-on it wasn't my
fault. tried to speak plain English
He didn't like that, II you please! No
indeed! suppose he expected that
was going to cater to his whims and
fancies, just like everybody else.
'Was he unpleasant to your
eff he had been he would have been
sorry for It,, I promise you," said the
matron. "Son-in-law or no sOn-in-law
he would have been sorry for it. But
he wasn't sorry when Left
"Well, I'm panied to hear that II
hasn't turned out WE'LL" said the caller
II know how bad you must feel"
"She knows where there is always q
home for her, anyway" sighed the ma.
iron. Il know 1t isn't going to last
When man comes into a house with
out wiping hts feet and tracks dust all
over the carpets and pays no more at
tention to the proper hour for meals
and smokes filthy pipe anywhere he
pleases and insists on choosing his
wife's hats and gowns, because he
thinks he knows-he knows what
suits her, and when she laughs at him
and encourages him and never attempts
to correct him, 1 know what is going
to come Of it. You needn't tell me
Perfectly lovely! OF course he is. Any
man would be If he were allowed to
have his own way all the time. He
wouldn't have his own way with me T.
"Then perhaps he wouldn't be per-
fectly lovely?' suggested the caller.
'Oh, wouldn't he?" said the steely-
eyed matron, Il guess he, would. If he
wasn't I'd know the reason Why
Chicago Daily News.
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EASILY GROWN FLOWERS.

There Il a Wealth to Chose from
List Of Those that Repay.
The beginner should try to grow 9
few varieties of flowers and learn theil
habits thoroughly, for in thoroughness
lies success. He should not construct
garden in fancy out of the highly
colored plates in seed catalogue and
expect to produce it in reality. But
he should choose his plants with re
gard to the place he will grow them
and study their needs carefully.
There is wealth to choose from
For early spring flowers, for instance
there are the bulbs of tulips, jonquils
narcissi, hyacinths, crocuses, snow.
drops and squills. It is best to plant
them in the fall; then as soon as
spring begins they begin to bloom, and
produce surprising amount Of color
The crocuses, snowdrops and squills
may be planted in the lawn, and NOW
ed down, for they flower very early,
and will continue to bloom for several
years. Jonquills and narcissi may
also be left in shrubbery, or in grass
where they are not cut, and they will
bloom many years. The bulbs may
also be planted in the early spring
any dealer will tell how.
!. Sweet peas are deservedly popular
because of their ease of culture. profu-
sion of bloom, dainty colors and de
lightful. fragrance. Plant them In any
good garden soil, fertilize well with
rich COW manure, in rows preferably
running east and west. Keep the flow
ers well picked each day to prevent
seed pods forming, for, like pansies
the vitality Of the plant is impaired
by the production of seeds. The seed
should be planted very early In the
spring, in trenches three or four inches
deep, being covered over a little at
first and the trenches gradually filed
as the plants grow.
Few persons are acquainted with the
merits Of the. gaillartlia, or blanket
flower, which is a hardy perennial and
blooms in the summer In great profu-
sion. 1t is about a foot high and has
good stems for cutting. For IN old
fashioned garden the new hybrids OF
French marigolds and xinnias, larkspur
and fringed petunias are exceedingly
beautiful and furnish wealth a
bloom for cutting. Brooklyn Eagle.
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Good
Short Stories

A party Of travelling men in a Chi
cago hotel were one day boasting Of
the business done by their respective
firms, when one Of the drummers said
mo house in the country, am proud
to say, has more men and women push
Ing It's line of goods than NINE" what
do you sell?' he was asked. "Baby
carriages!' shouted the drummer, as
be fed from the room.
1t was when there were packet-boats
IN the Erie Canal. An Irishman offer
ed to work his passage to Buffalo, and
they set him leading the horses that
towed the boat. He worked faithfully
for two days, doing great deal OF
thinking. On the third day he thought
lit out. by the powers" he said, II
moight as well walk as work my pas
sage" And walk he did, without even
thanking his employers.
Reginald de Koven, the composer, tells
Of a grocer and druggist who attend
ed Wagner concert. AS the program
did not please them, they began talk
ing on music in general and on Wagner
In particular Another example Of the
fact that every man wants to do some
thing out of his line" said the drug
yist. That's right" assented the gro
GER. ''Now, I'm a grocer, but I've al
WAYS wanted to be banker" you'd
probably fall" added the druggist.
"Look at me. I'm success as drug
yist. yet I've always wanted to write a
book. This man Wagner tries his hand
lat music. Just listen to it. And yet
we all know he builds good parlor
[.ars!" M
President Manuel Amador of Panama
was reviewing the wonders of Cooney
island "a remarkable place" he said.
1t impressed me tremendously. / shall
never forget it. Speaking Of being I'M
pressed tremendously, am reminded
of a joke once heard about Cuban
millionaire An unfortunate man OBJ
|tained access to this millionaire, and
depicted his wretched poverty In the
most vivid. and moving colors. Indeed,
20 graphic was the visitors sad narra-
tive that the millionaire was very pro
foundly affected, and summoning his
servant, he said with tears In his eyes
and d voice trembling with emotion
'Guine. put this poor fellow out into
the street. He is breaking my heart .
Peter the Great particularly delight
ed in drawing teeth, and he strictly en-
Joined his servants to send for him
when anything Of that sort was to be
done. One day his favorite valet de
.hambre seemed very melancholy; the
Gar asked him what was the matter.
oh, your majesty" said the man, ssmy
wife il suffering the greatest agony
from toothache, and she obstinately re-
fuses to have the tooth taken 0ut." III
that Is all" said Peter, 1--WE VIII soon
cure 1t take me to her at once When
they arrived. the woman declared that
me was not SUFFERING at all: there was
nothing the matter With her. That u
he way che talks your majesty. 4 aid
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the valet; "she is suffering tortures. -
Hold her head and hands, said the
Gear; II will have 1t out in a moment"
And he instantly pulled out the indi-
Gated tooth with great dexterity, amid
profuse thanks from the husband.
What was Peters indignation to dis
cover little later that his valet had
used him as an executioner to punish
his wife, who had never had an un-
sound tooth in her head.
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this time had been standing BY clappm
her hands, and seemingly evincihg .
much delight, when a wig or pair o
handouts was unearthed from the depth
Of the detectives capacious pockets, .
the child herself.
Mime. Rosa Cresson, from whose fac
all trace Of amusement had now vanished
and who sat easily in her chair prepare
to listen to the detective, was woma,
with history. Married at an early as
and cruelty deserted by her husband, sh
had been thrown upon her own resources
There were many occupations open to he
She could have found employment il
dressmaking had she chosen, for she wa
an expert with her needle. She coul,
have taught the piano, or set up as !
translator of foreign documents, for sh
was very fine linguist. Her persona
charms and accomplishments were grea
enough to have induced many theat
rical manager to take her up, and proba
bly, she would have drifted on to the stag
If it had not been for slight inciden
which turned her from it, and presenting
an opening in an entirely new field, de
cided her to adopt her present calling.
One day she entered the Bon March
to do some shopping. She had made he
purchases, paid for them and had reaches
the door when a heavy hand was lat
upon her shoulder. Turning, she was con
fronted by one of the foorwalkers, VIII
accused her of taking piece of silk from
fho mt OF hn n
made an impassioned appeal, on the spu
of the moment, to gentleman standin
near. Her appeal was successful. Th
gentleman accompanied her into the oftic
of the manager, became voucher for he
honesty, and offered if given half al
hours time to produce the stolen prop
erty. The time was accorded him, AM
he left the Office, to return with the piec
of silk in question, which he had com
PEELED a notorious female shoplifter t
disgorge just as she was being bowed GU
by an obsequious shopman to her carriage
"You had better strike the Marquise d
Brabant from your books, monsieur" b
had observed, laconically, when the man
ager insisted that one of his best Gus
toners had been insulted.
THAT woman's real name is Bergeret
1 thought everybody knew her. Now yo'
will please pay this lady five hundre'
francs, and let her come with me. | cal
promise you she will institute no actio'
for damages"
The manager was thunderstruck.
"Who are your" he gasped.
81 am Alfred Cassagne you may hav
heard of me. Good morning."
Then he took little Celeste Cresson il
his arms and, accompanied by the CRATE
full young mother, left the store. Sh
was half fainting when he lifted her int
a cab. He felt that it would be shee
brutality to leave her. He seated him
self beside her, and babe the driver seel
the address she gave him. On the wa.
Nine. Cresson sat up and told him he
sad history. She must find work soon
she confessed, for her money was nearl,
exhausted Then it was that he told he
how to enter a new profession.
1.-THE proprietors Of all those larg
stores would give you business, if spok
to them. also will give you employ
ment."
That was how Nine. Cresson became ,
female detective, and at the time of Thu
interview had become the most famous il
her line in Paris.
ITO be continued.)
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The Roupell Mystery
CHAPTER XvI.-(Continued.)

CHAPTER AVl.-(C0ntlnued.)
"Have you ever known of case where
4 man was forced to commit an act
against his incination?"
Certainly; but l have never known
of it's going to the length of murder"
"Nor |, I must confess, though that
does not prove that this was not just
such a case-though l don't believe 1t
was. But you will admit perhaps that
one persons hold upon another may be
strong enough to compel him to enter
house for the purpose OF stealing
paper"
Certainly it might; and you would
contend. l presume, that this person nav
Ing so entered the chateau, was compell-
ed to violence to escape the consequences
of detection?"
Exactly" replied Cassagne. "Now the
question is, not who is the accompllce,
but who is the principal? The principal
Is the party primarily interested, and he
forces the accomplice to obey. The &C
complice. the mere tool, we cannot hope
to find first as we have no clue to him.
But we may reason as to who his prln-
cipal is, and so we may find them BOTH
The accomplice will be found when the
principal is brought to light"
go on" again said D'Auburon, as the
detective paused.
Il can't 90 on" answered Cassagne
81 have just got so far and there have
stuck. l am in the position of hound
who scents a fox somewhere, but knows
not in what direction to look for him.
D,,& = 70 that no cannot
be far off"
"Very likely. He may be right under
our noses, and we not able to discover 1t.
But our opportunities for investigation
are not yet exhausted by any means.
There are two people who may be said
to be interested parties, sufficiently inter-
ested to be instigators of the crime, and
both must be found, if possible"
"And they are?"
Henry Graham's wife and their son,
rae latter of whom has long since grown
to manhood. Do not forget that, under
the American law, both of them would
Inherit if Madame Roupell died intestate
I shall now try and find them"
Whom will you look for hrst?"
''The son-for reasons too many to
enumerate."
Where will you search for him."
"In Paris"
"Why in Paris?"
Because the priest told me the woman
who brought him up went to Paris; be-
sides he was a wild young fellow, and
all wild young fellows come to Paris
eventually. 1t is simply a question Of
time"
Where shall you begin to look for
him?"
Where all young men of his stamp
eventually are known. Take my word
for 1t, we shall find some record of Henry
Graham's son, Philip Graham, on the
records Of the police"
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a POLITICAL FAMILY

Inc Countess q Carlisle, one ., j,
most brilliant Of living Enelishv :. y
. q rampant Radical in politics 'sa
husband, the earl, is Cons,.rvst,.n e
the old-fashioned type, who raasrd. s !.
House Of Lords as the chief Mn. y
the British constitution. The ch,,s
of this distinguished couple Of ~.
there are eight surviving, exbih,. y !
same diversity Of political opinions :
men generally holding the views ~ Nv ue
father and the women those ~ ~
mother. u
Gladstone once said of LADY q.
Isle that she was zone Of the most :,
liable assets of the Liberal partvn :,
deed, she Is universally acknowled,a,
to be power by her own side and sS
doughty foe by her opponents. ws.'
her eldest son, Lord Morpeth. was a.
testing a Birmingham division for D..
lament, the chamberlain remarked !.
him:
If women were allowed to stand 4,
election, I suppose we should have VOW.
mother down here running against Won
as q Liberal candidate"
II have not a doubt of it." renll.a
the viscount, land poor figure !,
any other man would cut beside hp.
She Is one of the best of mothers hn,
for the good Of the country, as she saas
it, my defeat, SO long as l was beaten
| by q Radical, would cause her morn
satisfaction than my election. And nv
sister Dorothy is the same way"
1t is an interesting fact that when
this family espouses opposite sides in
public 1t is the side on when the WON.
en- are found that most often wins
That was the case at recent by-elec
ton in the Hexham division of North
cumberland. The Liberal candidate was
elected by large majority.
One Of the issues was the House Of
Lords. Lord Morpeth made several
speeches in favor of maintaining unre.
stricted the legislative powers Of the
peers. And his sister, Lady Dorothy
Howard, who has inherited her moth.
er's gift of speech, as often demolished
them, demonstrating, to the huge enjoy.
ment Of her audience, that On unfet
tered House of Lords constituted the
greatest obstacle to legislative progress
in the kingdom. At one Of the meet
ings addressed by Lord Moiqeth, Lady
Dorothy distributed leaflets advocating
Liberal principles among the people for
whose enlightenment her brother was
engaged in propounding Conservative
doctrines.
While canvassing, brother and sister
frequently ran across each other, when
there was a lively exchange OF banter
II say, Dorothy" exclaimed Lord
Morpeth on one occasion, ut is no use
your going in there Indicating q
house which he had just left. Il have
secured that little lot"
II suppose you mean that you've KISS
ed all the babies in the family! was
the retort. "At that game admit |
am no match for you, but | can peat
you all hollow when it comes to talS'
Ing over the men. When l leave tna1
house shall have captured that little
lot of yours for the other side
So it proved, according to conllls
utor to the London Daily News, when
records these divisions In the noois
house Of Carlisle.
Perhaps the most striking thing aoou
this interesting family is that lucy
never quarrel. They are disunited pc
litically. yet they live together in the
sweetest unity.