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asked him to rest a while at his home
in the neighborhood. The colonel
answered that his pressing business
would not permit the time. But. as
an inducement, the old gentleman
his house was the handsomest young
widow in all Virginia! That changed
matters. The young colonel smiled
hesitated. and then-well. then he
decided that he had more time than
he had supposed!
Upon reaching the house he was in.
troduced to the fascinating widow,
Mrs. Martha Parke Custis, and we
can imagine the coy glances OF this
enticing young creature, for 1t was a
case Of love at first sight. And in.
stead OF getting away in a few hours
as he had intended, old Bishop, the
colonel's servant, held his horse In
readiness for hours and hours. But
his master didn't come. In fact his
delighted host had little difficulty In
persuading him to stay until the next
day.
Washington had Just returned from
brilliant campaign. was gallant
young and handsome. and the clever
widow didn't lose any time bringing
down her game! A few days later Col
Washington visited Mrs. Custis at her
own beautiful home and this time he
offered his heart and sword with sue,
cess. 1t is quite evident that a pro.
pitious reception awaited him. for on
the way to the house he asked a slave
II Mrs. Custis was at home. and he
said. Yes. sab. reckon you'se the
gentleman what's 'spected." They
did not meet again till their marriage
six months later.
At that time Martha Custis was %
years old-just three months younger
than her fiance. She was short, had
eyes that snapped, her manner was
very gay. and she was thought by
some to be the most beautiful woman
in America. She was the wealthiest
woman in the old dominion and the
mother OF four children. two Of whom
were living. The marriage took place
at the home Of the bride In January,
1859. The exact date il uncertain.
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Ing. II he says the critters hIs'n th..

Ing. II he says the critters his'n that
ends It,"
Now that he had convinced his
quondam acquaintance, the present
shipper. to his entire satisfaction.
jim glanced at his watch with os.
tehtatious ease. His time had come.
II all the minutes of all the time to
come should be as short as those 40
mad been. how soon he, Jim Munson.
COW puncher. would have ridden them
all into the past. But his get away"
must be clean and dignified.
Likely bunch you have there" he
said. casually, turning away with un-
assumed reluctance.
Fair to middlin'," said Brown with
pride.
"Shippin to Sioux City, you said? %
Yep"
We'll. so long"
so long. shippin' any these
days. JIM"
Nope. Boss never dribbes 'em
out When he ships he ships. Amt
none gone over the rails since last
fall"
He stepped off briskly and vaulted
the fence with as lightsome an air as
though he were bent on the one er
rand his heart would choose. and
swung up the track carelessly hum
ming tune. But he had yise.like
grip on his cob pipe. His teeth bit
through the frail stem. 1t split. He
tossed the remains away with a ges
ture of nervous contempt. A whistle
sounded. He quickened his pace. II
he missed hcr-well, the boss was Q
good fellow. took lot of nonsens,
from the boys. but there were thing.
he would not stand for. Jim did moi
need to be told that this would be on.
of them.
The platform was crowded. TIL,
yellow sunlight fell slantingly on tn,
gay groups.
'Aw. Munson. you're blufin', jestet
the mail carrier. You amt lookin
fer nobody; you know you amt. Yo,
! amt got no folks. Don't believe yol
never had none. Never heard of EN-.
"Lookin' for my uncle" explained
Jim. serenely. Rich old codger from
the state o Pcnnsylvaney some'ers
Amt got nobody but me left"
"Aw. come of, What you givin' us p
But Jim only winked and slouchet
on. prime for more adventures. HI
was enjoying himself hugely-wher
he was not thinking of petticoats.
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In 4 soft luliins sleep and gentle repose
Possess those Joys denied by Day"
There Is a letter on record in which
Washington asked Mr.. Fauntleroy's
permission to make proposal OF mar
riage to his daughter in the hope Of
a revocation Of a former cruel SEN
tence." But the fathers reply was
unfavorable. as usual. and Miss Betsy
afterwards married Thomas Adams Of
Williamsburg. 1t Is tradition Of
that town that after her rejected suit
or became famous and visited Will
liamsburg as the guest of the people
she watched the triumphant pageant
from window and when the great
hero saw her he waved his sword and
saluted her. whereupon the lady faint.
ed away.
On another occasion he fell in love
with Miss Mary Phillipse. the beauti-
full daughter of a wealthy Englishman
who lived in superb mansion on the
Hudson near West Point. Washing
ton promptly proposed, but was told
that somebody elses coquette was al.
ready engaged to be married. Wash
ington said afterward that he thought
If he had waited It'll the lady was in
the mood" There was a tragic end
ing to this romance years after. when
the naughty creature who had spurned
the hand OF the commander OF the
American forces was arrested as an
English spy. She was thrown into
prison and all of her property was
confiscated.
Washington was too wise to turn
into a woman hater merely because
he had been thrown down three times
in succession. He knew there were
plenty of pretty fish in the aquarium
and that 1t would be only a matter OF
time when he'd make good catch.
That time came just two years after
| he was Tilted by Miss Phillipse. and
| It happened in this way: Col. Wash.
ington was on his way to Williams.
burg on official business. and while
crossing Williams ferry was accosted
by hospitable old gentleman. who
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: Nv a. q. McCiure & Co., IU'D
SYNOPSIS.

wIlliston, IA poor ranchman.
1ed and cultured. searches for
Ssing from his ranCh-the Lazy
1 wooded spot In the rivers bed
lu huvc been AN island had the
.bcrn at high water. lie discovers
horse thieves engaged In work
4 brands on cattle. He crecps
hrh 10 note the changing OF the
kugs' brand on one steer to tn"
|lTuud Paul Langford. the rich
The Three Bars ranch, is sent
killiston and is informed OF the
|. OF tho gang Of cattle thieves
1 outlaws headed by Jesse Black.
1 have dcfied tn. law and author
YErmah county. South Dakota,
bunIty, but who. heretofore. had
n to modest any of the property
rsgt Three Bars" ranch. WILLIS
r. his rcluctnnCy In opposing "A
powerful In politics and so dread.
DalI the community. lsangford
" WIlliStun his friendship II he
b. la bringing Jesse Black ana
1 to Justice. i.angford is struck
ls "WIlliston's little girl" Louis"
expert court stcnogrupher. who
pwcd her uncle. Judge Hammond
Nm the east to the "Dnkotahs,
* living with him at Wind city.
.stcd by the county attorney;
Gordon, To come to k"mnh and
I,imnny In tn" preliminary hear
cssr Black. Sh. accepts the inNi-
nd makes her FIRST trip into the
iiun country. Arriving at Nelpen
he river from k.mah. she IL met
Manson, a hot headed cowboy OF
nee Bars ranch.
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GOT IT..
Millions in Oats and Barley.

Nothing will pay you better for 1908
and barley with oats at 4Oc to zoe bu.
lSalzcr's new Emperor William Oats av-
eraged 80 bu. per acre more than any
other variety in 1907 would pay immense
ly while Salzer's Silver King Barley which
proved itself the biggest yicldcr at the
Wisconsin Agricultural Station during
1907 if you had planted 80 acres would
have given you in 1907 Just $4,000 on 80
acres. Ii is an enormous yielder-
JUST SEND THIS NOTICE AND 10c
to the John A. Salzer Seed CO.. La
Crosse. Wis. and we will mail you the
only original seed catalog published IN
America with samples of Emperor VIII
liam Oats. Silver King Barley. Billion Dol
lar Grass which produces l2 tons per acre.
Sainfoin the dry soil luxuriator. etc. etc.
and if you send lic we add a package OF
new farm seeds never before seen by you.
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on the morrow. But" he concluded.
".Iesse's goin' to fight like hell against
bein' bound over
We'll, we'll" said Brown. perplexed'
ly. But the brand. Jim, it's not
yours or .Tesses either"
"Quainted with any j X ranch in
these parts" queried Jim, shrewdly.
Il amt
well. neither am " confessed
Brown. but that's not sayin there
amt one somewhere. Maybe we can
trace II back"
"Shucks!" exploded jim
Maybe you're right, Jim. but |
don't propose to lose the price o that
animal less'n | have to. You can
blame me for that. paid good money
for It. II it's your'n, why, OF course,
it's your'n. But want to be sure first,
Sure you'd know him. Jim? no"
could you be so blamed sure? Your
boss must range 5000 head
"Enow him? Know Mag? I'D know
Mag ef my eyes were full o soundih
cataracts. He's an old and tried friehd
o. mine. The meanest critter the
Lord ever let live and that's rae
But the boss calls i'm his magsot'
Seems to actually churish a kind o
'fection for the ornery critter, ana
says the luck o. the Three Bars would
sort o. peak and pine Ell he shou'u
ever git rid o. the pesky brute. Maybe
he's right. Leastwise. the critters MS
and when things yours, why, IL
yours and that's all there is about IT,
By crack, the boss is some mad !.
You'd think him and that walteyed'
cross.grained son-of-agun had Deeh
kind and lovin' mates these many
wears. Well, l amt met up with tnis
ornery critter for some time. Huiio
there. Mag! Look kind o sneak'h
now, don't you. wearin' that outiaha'
ish and unbeknownst J X
Bill Brown thoughtfully surveyed
the steer whose ownership WAS '""s
so Unexpectedly disputed. ,,,,
lyon hold him." insisted Jim. FL
he amt ours. you can send him along
with your next shipment. can't you
what YOU wobblin' about? Amt airaio
the boss II claim what amt MS are
you, Bill Brown I,
swell, / can't hep myself, ! guess,
said Brown, in = tone of voice wnicn
to,d mainly of his laudable efort 10
kesp his annoyance In subsection 10
hir GOOD fellowship. you send Lang
ford down here first thing In the mofn'
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Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory II the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, 1t is usually neces-
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness OF the fabric is
hidden behind paste of varying
thickness. which not only destroys the
appearance. but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trou-
bic can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch. as it can be applied
much more thinly because OF its great.
or strength than other makes.
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Satan Terrified,

There is as great genius displayed
In advertising as in the higher
branches OF literature. No problem
daunts the modern advertising man.
In the window OF little bookstore in
Gently heaped n great pile OF Bibles.
marked very low-never before were
Bibles offered at such a bargain: and
above them all. In big letters, was the
inscription: Satan trembles when he
sees Bibles sold as low as these
Woman's Home Companion.
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CHAPTER ~.
"MaQQot," !"

hour prior to this little episode
dunson had sauntered up to
kct window only to find that the
from the east was 40 minutes
He turned away with "A little
Of relief. II was foreign role
j. playing-this assumption OF
bties of "A knight in dancing at
bee ON strange ladies'. Secretly.
hfed under IL: outwardly. he was
)fccntly Indifferent. He had a
ltiOn to sustain. a reputation OF
yet to meet that which would
his proud boast that he was
Of nothing under the sun, neith-
n nor devil. But he doubted his
70 TO direct the point OF view
lsOss or the Scribe or the rest
boys of the Three Bars ranch,
~erc on a still hunt for his spot
lnerabil!ty.
waiting room was hot-unbear-
so to man who practically lived
e open. He strolled outside and
the tracks. He found himself
INK the train had been on time.
II been so. 1.-THE impending
ing-wOuld now have been n
OF the forgotten past. He must
iortify himself all over again.
fauntering down the track toward
ftockyards he filled his cob pipe,
{ed II. and was comforted. He
n 45'minute reprieve.
Pc boys had tried most valiantly
PERSUADE him to fix up" for this
pt He had scorned them indig.
Ply. II he was good enough as
fas-black woolen shirt. red neck.
per and all-for men. just 30 was
good enough for any female that
lived. So he assumed a little
gger as he stepped over the ties.
tried to make himself believe that
vas glad he had not allowed him
TO be corrupted by profYers Of
shirts and white neckerchiefs.
e was approaching the stockyards.
re was movement there. Sounds
ommands, blows. profane epithets.
worried Rawlings changed the
10 evening calm into noisy strife.
5 always a place interesting to
men. Jim relegated thoughts OF
coming meeting to the back
ihd while he leaned on the fence,
with idle absorption. watched the
ing OF cattle into a stock car. A
en- engine. steaming and splutter-
stood ready to make way for an
y car as soon as the present one
iia DC laden. He was not the only
''ator. Others were before him.
men strolled up to the side op-
te as he settled down to musing
rest.
iee!" he swore gently under his
'h, ef that amt Bill Brown! Yep.
I Ior fac. Wonder what he's
Sin now for!" He scrambled
ny over the high fence Of the pen.
,uiio' there, Bill Brown!" he yell.
making his way as one
STONED through the bunch OF re.
ant. excited cattle.
,aiio yourself. Jim! What you
IN town." responded the man ad-
seo' pausing In his labor to wipe
streaming moisture from his face.
aimed himself vigorously with his
ping hat while he talked.
ia, huntin'." answered Jim, sober.
nd despondently.
,eli! Brown surveyed him with
"'sned but sympathetic approba-
. He'll" he repeated. "You
= mean 1t. do you, Jim, honest7 ?
10 now. honest? So you've come
:, -, az last. have you? Well, welli
s ~, comm over the Three Bars?
y " the boys say?"
! came nearer and lowered his
70 . confidential tone. Say.
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o,,a,no Book Covers.

Gliding on book covers is done ey
means OF engraved brass or electro
tvned patterns, heated and pressed
over the gold leaf. which is nxed by
an albuminous size-white OF eggs.
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ONLY ONE "BROMO OUININE"
That Is LAXATIVE BRoMO QUfNINE Look fos
the signature OF Il. W. GROVE. Used tho World
over to Cure Cold In Ons bay. SC.
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The best swimmer is the first to
drown himself.-Italian
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Different.

The good die young. but this isn't
true OF Jokes.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-08-07

! full of interest not only for those
directly interested in this organiza-
/ ton. but for the entire mining west,
as il demonstrates the successful APP
plication of modern methods of min
ing and concentration to the almost
limitless low grade porphyry ores of
the Bingham district. One change of
Importance will be noted in the divi-
dend dates. The company will pay
the first dividend on September 80,
to all stockholders of record on the
18th, instead of the 10th. as reported
The 10th occurs on Sunday, and a
different date for closing the books
was necessary. The report in full Is
as follows:
1t has been determined by your
board TO issue a statement quarterly.
presenting such information as will
keep the stockholders in general
touch with the results obtained with
out waiting for the more detailed
annual report.
At the last annual meeting ii was
decided to change the fiscal year, so
as to have it correspond with the
calendar year; the next annual re-
port will embrace the period from
July /. 1907 to December 81. 1908.
and will be ready for distribution at
the annual meeting in April
The new Garfield plant was started
up late in June, 1907 AS you have
been advised. the capacity of this
plant is 6000 tons per day. and is
comprised of ~ complete sections
of 500 tons each. The first two
sections were started in regular OPP
GRAFTON July /. the third and fourth
sections were put in operation July
Is; the fifth section, August II; the
sixth September /; the seventh,
November ,; the eighth, December
Is: the ninth. March 20, 1908; the
tenth, May /. The eleventh section
will be put In operation August /.
and the twelfth, probably. sixty days
thereafter.
For the quarter ending June 80.
the gross production of copper
amounted to IL .56S.390 pounds. The
average cost for the quarter was sic
cents per pound on the net copper re-
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-08-07
WORLDS STANDARD REFERENCE BOOK
ON COPPER

THE MINER needs the book for
the facts it gives him regarding Cecil
ogy, Mining, Copper Deposits and
Copper Mines.
THE METALLURGIST needs the
book for the facts 1t gives him regard
ing copper milling, teaching, smelt
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THE INVESTOR IN COPPER
SHARES canont afford TO be without
T.. The Copper Handbook gives sta
tisties and general information on
one hand, with thousands of detailed
mine descriptions on the other, Gov
ering the copper mines of The entire
world, and the 40 pages of condensed
statistical tables alone are worth
more than the price of the book to
each aud every owner of copper min
ing shares.
PRICE: $500 In buekram with
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TERMS: The most liberal. Send
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II unsatisfactory, or paid for IL It
suits. Can you AFFORD not to see the
book and judge for yourself of Its
value to you2
WRITE NOW to the editor and
publisher,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-08-07
YOUNG PEOPLE GO CAMPING.

A large party of young people from
Ely left yesterday for Cleve creek in
Spring valley for a two weeks out
ing. They expect to return with
plenty of trout to afford treat for
all their friends and acquaintapces.
The party is composed of the follow
ing: Messrs. Louis Zadow. John Nc
Herman, Will Stewart, Bud Gallagher.
and Fred Oldfeld; Mrs. Mayette and
Misses LYDIA OHare, Maggie OHare,
Minnie Gallagher. Ella Kent, Mile
Oldfield and Hattie Oldfeld.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-08-07

/, sum of approximately $4,000
10000 available for working capital
and the commencement of payment
of dividends, in addition to outside
investments and the prepaid ore
expense" in stripping, chargeable
against future operations; these
items amounting TO approximately
$3.50, 10000.
Quarterly reports in the future will
he rendered as soon after the close of
each quarter as the results can he
compiled.
Respectfully submitted,
c. NJ. MAC NELL,
President.
SPENCER PENROSE,
ID. c. JACKLING,
Executive Committee.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-08-07
NEVADA IN FAST
ODDIE BOOSTING

, NEW YORK. Aug. N-State
, Senator Oddie of Tonopah, Ne
svada, is in New York for few
, days preparing TO leave for the
} west after having spent several
, months in the east.
, There is new era prepar-
} ing for Nevada. said Senator
} eddie. yesterday. Wild en-
, thusiasm and the mines are
} only beginning to show what
} they are capable of doing. Ton
, opah is coming back quickly
} and Goldfeld is showing what
} money placed in the ground can
} accomplish. The past three
} months at Goldfield have been
a revelation in regard to the de-
velopment of new ground and
J it would seem as if the future
has many surprises in store for
that camp.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-08-07
BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY.

In celebration of the 10th birthday
anniversary of Master Jackson, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Jackson, a
large party of the youngsters friends
were rendered a highly pleasurable
time at the residence of the family
in Ely Wednesday evening. There
were present about so young folks
and the merry gathering reveled in
various amusements and We're served
with an abundance of dainty refresh
ments between the hours of and 10
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-08-07
LOOKS GOOD TO DAN.

Dan Corners. who has been spend
ing the past two years in various sec
tions of Nevada and Utah, returned
to his old stamping ground here yes
terday. He states that while he Wis
tied the most important and promi-
nent camps in the two states, he fail
ed to find any so attractive to him
from every standpoint as Ely district
and he intends to again settled down
and make this his headquarters,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-08-07
ALBERT FINCH VISITOR.

Albert Finch. representing the
Jesse Moore Hunt Co., distillers of
San Francisco and Louisville, KY,
is business visitor in Ely. Mr..
Finch is also connected with a num-
Der of mining properties in this state
and is well known among mining
men In the west. His headquarters
are at Reno.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-08-07

sulting after allowing smelter de-
/ ductions:
The net profit from min
ing and milling for the
quarter amounting to 1856, 997. Sc
Additional income from
rents and other small
items amounting to. =. $685.
Total gain for quarter $493 ,694.g7
The earnings for the quarter are
based on IL y cent copper for the
months of April and May and on
- q cent copper for the month of
June. although copper sold during
this period brought prices slightly in
excess of the average of these figures
AT the present time the company has
no finished copper on hand unsold.
The directors expect a gradual i'm
proYement In results and profits as
steam shovel operations progress.
Up TO the present time 1t has been
impossible to avoid mining and mill
ing considerable amount of surface
oxidized material. owing TO the con-
ditions surrounding our mining and
stripping operations. but improve
ments in this respect will follow as
the area in which the steam shovels
have to work becomes less restricted.
The production for the twelve
months, ending June 80, shows an
increase for each quarter as follows:
Pounds
First quarter-July. Aug
ust. September, 1907 5,305,36S
Second quarter-October,
November, December,
1917 .............. ZIP
Third quarter-January,
February. March. 1908 S.527.939
Fourth quarter-April,
May, June. 190S.....11,56S,390
Total ............. . 80, is 400
Ii may be Interesting also to COM
ment upon the fact that during the
quarter just ended "a per cent of the
ore came from underground mining
by the caving system. and Sc per
cent from steam shovel operations.
The percentage of steam shovel ore
Will gradually increase, thereby re-
dueing to considerable extent the cost
of mining
The executive committee. at n
N''"e htiu oh 'he III udy Oh July,
1908. declared the first quarterly
dividend No. l. of so cents per share
equaling quarterly disbursement of
per cent on the par value of the
stock. This dividend is payable on
the both day of September. 1908. to
all stockholders of record at the close
OF business the 18th day of Septem-
Der preceding.
The company will have on October
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-08-07
RECOyERINC FROM INJTRY.

J. II. Polly. of McGill. who was ac-
cidentally shot in the ankle about six
months ago. was in Ely and Ely City
yesterday calling on friends. Mr..
Polly has recovered very slowly from
injury he sustained and is still unable
to use his foot
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-08-07
TO WORK on TOLL LINE.

". A. Shellenberger and Joseph
Zolic left Ely yesterday with men and
teams to engage in work on the new
telephone toll line being erected be-
tween Muncy, the Blackhorse dis
tricf and Ely.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-08-07
VISITING WIFE.

Conductor Tom Hulmston OF the
Northern was summoned to Ogden
yesterday by telegram announcing
the illness of his wife. He is expect
ed back tomorrow evening. Conduc-
tor Jones is meantime on the main
line passenger
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-08-07
INSURANCE MAN HERE.

c. ID. Galbraith, of San Francisco,
special agent for the United States
Fidelity & Guaranty Co. is in the
city looking, after the interests of
his company. Mr.. Galbraith will be
here for several days.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-08-07
UTAH COPPER OUT
WITH IT'S REPORT
Quarterly Statement is Mailed {,
Stockholders of Company.

The executive committee of the
Utah Copper company has mailed to
the stockholders the quarterly report
as promised recently at the meeting
In Colorado Springs. The report is