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The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
Placer Gold in Colombia

Consul Isaac A. Manning of Carta-
gena reports as follows concerning the
preparations being made by an Amer
lean company for the working OF
placer claims on the Neuga, Bebara
and Atrato rivers:
a representative of a New York
company has been looking at nIacer
claims secured by that company, with
whlch, w, ne says, he is well pleased.
Ihe claims consist of large tracts
along the Neuga river, several tracts
on the Bebara and others on the
Atrato, at the mouths of the Tonando
and Cabi rivers. The representative
says that his company will nroceed
at once to construct a large dredge in
the United States and bring it to the
Atrato. and as rapidly as possible will
increase the number of dredges
Ihe history of gold dredging in Co
lombia so far Is a continued Story of
failures, the results of various causes.
but principally lack of knowledge Of
the mechanical re1uirements of the
dredge to work the ground. lack Of
acquaintance with conditions, and de-
fective management.
The gold coming from the foregoine
rivers is generally coarse ~therefore
easily saved In ordinary fumes. and
there is little doubt that the greater
portion of the wash gravel beds Of
the Choco and central Antioquia are
gold bearing. Much of the ground also
carries platinum dust in greater or
lesser quantities"
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
illustrator May n
Yet Control Train 1 \

work the and the of them make good
his like this:
about the round
job
sidewalks explained their antics home
throttle little then didn't
problems with the
office
Pipe
occasionally be an engineer
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
Tag Day Exhibited
Virtues of Citizens

IT,, shortcomings of
to the virtues of
'Heo0S W S1HNOHS who o
history Henry Miller of Miller
Finally
cattle king "Cn you? she asked see inwardly trembling
pulse
you Ten lady
telling
gentleman would have the readily
gold piece.
Tag fashion
in
and
the
decoe fashion
as being quite 0 New York
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
Society Girl Poses
as JuStuS FOrman

oone time informed
- - by lady of inner circle Justus
dS 0uStuS TofdH Miles Forman Jack" Cograve
that signature verify the work of charming
daughter of well known citizen Why lady, father
Thinking perhaps all
of the masculine gender made and
lady had mised
backed her nsten by the words Why
New England
fellow chances
authors the day He man
Yale graduate student other
OF the author AS Cogve
through the ers former contributions Eveybodys
publishing
the local settled
Beautiful any claims Of
authorship
have confused Juu Miles Forman with Laura Libby
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
BOMB TWENTY-SIX"
HURLED IN CHICAGO
Another Alleged Gambling Re-
sort Wrecked by Mysteri-
GUS Offender

CHICAGO. Nov. 21.-The mysterious
bomb thrower, who. for two years, has
puzzled the Chicago police. tonight
threw a bomb on the roof of a build
ing occupied by John d. Gassolos sa-
loon. in West Madison street
Although no one was injured, part
Of the roof was torn out, windows were
broken and the report heard for blocks.
People in adjoining buildings, includ-
ing so women In charitable institu-
ton. rushed frantically to the street.
This is the twenty-sixth bomb which
the culprit has hurled at alleged gam
bling resorts
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not completed. Adjoining property also Is be
ing looked into with u view OF purchase by the
same parties. Mr.. Henry has been in Plymouth
and jackson on this business. He has returned
to the city, and 1t is confidently expected that
the deal VIII be put through The Alpine ad-
is no reason why the ore bodies which made
the Empire famous In the days OF its prime
should not extend into the Alpine ground
Concerning mining in Trinity county
districts the Trinity Journal says:
The Texas Jack mine Indian creek. owned
by Dedrick & Loyeridge. is making a splendid
showing The ledge matter is increasing in
width and value as the work continues
Phillips & Hensiey. who are operating on a
quartz ledge in Spring gulch, have opened up a
strong lead OF rich ore and IL is reported they
will put up II ton smelter for the purpose OF
The Collins quartz mine in Spring guIch has
been equipped and will begin reducing ore as
soon as there viii be water power enough to run
the cannon ball mill.
The Fields placer mines at Indian creek are
being put into working order for the coming sea
son under the management OF b. r. Brown 1t
is the intention to work with a full force OF
men.
At Douglas City the Old Crow and Barley
Field placer claims. owned by DR.. ID. b. Fields.
have been thoroughly prOspected during the last
few months. The body OF gravel appears to be
an old river channel and extends from Indian
creek to the old Smiley claim at Douglas City.
a distance OF about mile. The values in the
prospecting work make a fine showing. It Is
supposed the Smiley claim was part OF this
same cnannel, anu II thlS Is true tne OLu OfoW
and Barley Field will yield immense returns
when worked The Smiley claims were among
the richest OF the mines OF Douglas City dis
trict. Further work will be done here when the
wet season begins.
Work has been resumed in the Coro-
toma mine in Forest, Sierra county;
also in the old Sierra Buttes mine. A
bond has been taken by Jason Frye,
Thomas Wfnrod and r. E. Blevins on
the Crittenden quartz claim in Sailor
ravine. The Downieville Messenger
says:
Mining viii be done on quite a large scale in
the vicinity of Brandy City next spring. accord
ing to present adYices. ]. B. Elsea of the In
dian Hill mine has between 30 and 40 men en-
ployed a failing dam and Fred Joubert is also
building a concrete dam on Willow creek 10 i'm
pound tailings from his Depot Hill mine These
both proved mines and should give their
owners splendid return for the money in
vested.
The Sierra Times says that the Alta
Sonora mining company has secured an
option on several claims in the vicinity
of the O'Hara properties, and will prob
ably buy the Wainwright, Cowan, Syl-
via and one or two others.
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THE THAWS MAY HAVE
PATCHED UP DIFFERENCES

FISHKILL. N Y, Nov. 21.--A visit
which Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw paid
her husband at the Matteawan hospital
for the criminal insane gives rise to
the belief, widely expressed here to-
night. that reconciliation has been ef-
fected between the couple. Indica-
tions are not wanting either that Mrs.
william Thaw. Harry K. Thaws moth
er. is a party to the understanding, If
any has been reached.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
WILL REPRESENT JAPAN

TOKYO. Nov. 21.-Kikojiro Wada, a
member OF the lower house and former
director of agriculture. sailed today for
England on the steamer Prince Lud-
wig. He will visit America as repre-
sentative of the Japanese exposition
to be held in 1917. Marquis Ito will
depart on Monday for Korea aboard
Japanese warship.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22

The 500. 600 monument to Jeffarsoy
Davis, to be erected In New Orleans
will be placed in Audubon park, direct
ly opposite Tulane university.
horse at Sharpsburg. Pa saved
battle with a mad dog, receiving
wounds which it is thought, will prove
fatal.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
Novelist Objects
TO Aged HerOineS

sine
he wrote The Jungle One particular novelist
all this noves for males
of 40 and 50 He's me
old Scett of Baltimore
When
got affirmative reply to that he asked the other fellow
Yes said the latter Well Saett give you this advice Ise
credit first Your cash good at any time"
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
Women Save Scraps
of Painters Canvas

Was it Boswell that picked
1F' peelings that fell from the table o an1uel
VI TdiHeO1 SVoS Johnson? At least, he picked
Of the mans discourse similar worship of
e the Los Angeles who quareld
left of the agreed
divide Each of oil
the Angeles
her friends that she Lungren The bits
old master
One of local color
dust plains of Arizona He carefully toned his pg
dust which he exclude
mouth He remarkably pleased with his scheme
reddish the By cleaning the high lights
values obtained.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22

State Mines in Eight Years
Aubury Shows the Output Of
California Between 1900 and 1908

A work of great interest to the lead
Ing mining counties of California has
been undertaken and is about complet-
ed by the California state mining bu-
reau, under the direction of State Min
eralogist Aubury. For many years
comparatively few counties have re-
ceived credit for their total annual
production. This has been due TO
rule that was found to be necessary
to avoid giving to the public the pri-
vate business of any individual pro-
ducer. Where there was but one pro-
ducer in any county, any year. accord
ing to the plan adopted, the product in
that instance was put under the head
ing of "unapportioned," and so the
county lost the credit that was due
to 1t.
Aubury has decided that the adver-
tising value to the mineralized coun-
ties of having their full credit is large,
and he has directed, accordingly, that
a showing in gross for every county
in the state that produces minerals for
the period beginning with 1900 and
ending in 1907, eight years in all, shall
completed and the result has been
placed in the hands of the state printer.
The finding is even better for some
counties than was anticipated.
A summary of the records of the
mineralized counties for the eight
years, including the figures for 1907,
makes the showing of millions pro-
duced, in total, between 1900 and 1908,
to be $329,128.6S0, which will be con-
ceded by all observers to be tidy
sum. Here are the ratings for the
period mentioned of some of the coun-
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
THE pRu1ps, Ball

Despite the rain there was a large
number of persons at the Druids' ball
in the auditorium last night. There was
good music and a long order of dances.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22

viii shed their light upon the scene if
need arise.
DANGER OF SHARKS
Sharks are visitors with whom, In
certain waters, the deep sea diver has
10 count. But the shark is not always
SO dangerous a morning caller as might
be thought. A diver at work In the
cabin OF sunken ship saw to his dis
may a shark swim slowly in. The
diver had no suitable weapon of de-
fense at hand, and flight seemed the
only chance for life-and poor one at
that Meanwhile the shark swan to
and fro in the cabin as if meditating on
a system of attack. The diver made a
sudden bolt for the door; the shark-as
seriously alarmed, it seemed, as was
the man-did the same. and being un-
encumbered with costume and in his
native element. got out an easy first
and isappeared.-London Globe.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
DANGER OF SHARKS

win shed their light upon the scene if
need arise.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
The lnsider
Tells how Igoe, the artist who formerly worked
on San Francisco papers, accounts for his
failure to become an engineer, as he wished
SAN FRANCISCO newspaper woman

now in New York has been interviewing
for me some of the artists who used to
The Jasper news., 1908-09-24
What is Pe-ru-na.

Are we clai ming too much for Peruns
when we claim it to be an effective
remedy for chronic catarrhf Have We
abundant proof that Peruna is in real
ity such catarrh remedy2 Let us see
what the United States Dispensatory
says of the principal ingredients Of
Peruna.
Take, for instance, the ingredient
hydrastis canadensis, or golden seal.
The United States Dlspensatory says
Of this her bal remedy, that 1t is large.
employed in the treatment of depraved
mucous membranes lining various
organs Of the human body.
Another ingredient of Peruna, cory
dalis formosa, is classed in the United
States Dispensatory as tonic.
Cedron seeds is another ingredient of
Peruna. The United States DISPENSE
tory says Of the action Of cedron that
1t is used as bitter tonic and in the
treatment of dysentery, and in inter-
mittent diseases as a substitute for
quinine.
Send to us for q free book Of testi-
monials Of what the people think of Pc
runa as q catarrh remedy. The best
evidence is the testimony Of those who
have tried it.
The Jasper news., 1908-09-24
ocULIsT A MAN OF RESOURCE.
Has Blind Besgar Woman to Adver.
tise His Business.

Enterprise takes various forms.
even In Warsaw. A young oculist.
fading that patients were few and far
between, hit upon an original means
of advertising.
He engaged blind woman who sits
and begs by the Church of the hoiy
Cross to hold a light board whereon
are written his name, address, profess
sional qualifications and consultation
hours.
AS the church Is in the busiest
thoroughfare of the town the notice
attracts good deal of attention. The
beggar herself says she is quite salts
fled with the results. as many people
notice her who would otherwise pass
by, and as the doctor has added his
assurance that she Is hopelessly
blind benevolent old ladies' throw cop
pers into her tin mug. sure that their
money is not wasted on an impostor
1t is not yet known whether the mum.
ber of patients has increased.
The Jasper news., 1908-09-24
Splitting Ono at q Time.

Gracious, Moral" called the house.
wife, impatiently. isn't dinner nearly
ready?"
mo, MIN" responded Nora, through
the speaking tube, lawn It won't bs
ready for two hours yet"
Two hours! Why, what In the
world ls the cause of the delay?"
why, mum. you said you wanted
split pea soup, avn, faith. It hos taken
me two hours avn twinty minutes to
split thrae hundred peas, avn thor are
four hundred avn sivinty,noine tc be
split yet. Oi counted thin msselt."
The Jasper news., 1908-09-24
English Sense Of Humor.

In one of his burlesque sketches on
English history Bill Nye spoke of
Julius Caesars jumping into the water
as he approached the English coast
wadrg ashore, running up to Lon.
don, and walking through Regent
street
AN acquaintance CT mine reported
to me-" said Mr. Nye, that he mad
asked an Englishman how he liked
the story. Not at all, not at ALL was
the reply. That fellow Nye doesn't
know what he's about. There wasn't
any Regent street then, you know"
The Jasper news., 1908-09-24
BIRDS KILLED FOR FASHION

man with knowledge of the nesting
place Of colony in his breast and
with shotgun in his hand has been
able to make months wages in a
days shooting. There is something
absolutely constituencies about the
method of killing the terms. The mar
ket hunter seeks out the nesting place,
fiushes the birds from their nests, and
while they hover about his head, ut
tering cries Of fear and of distress
at the danger which they suppose
threatens their nests, he shoots them
down ruthlessly. The survivors seem.
ingly do not understand what has hap
pened to their murdered fellows and
they continue to circle about the head
Of the intruder until the last one is
sacrificed on the altar of fashion.
This is dark picture, but there is
a lighter one. All along the Atlantic
coast upon the islands where the her.
ring gull, the Bonapartes, the kitti-
wakes (Rissa tridactyla) and the 9TH
er sea birds build, there are stationed
this summer men who have the au-
thority of the law to stop the slaughter
of the birds and TO prevent the steal.
ing Of their eggs. These men are alb.
solutely fearless. They must needs
The Jasper news., 1908-09-24
USED CHURCH AS scHooLRooM.
Proceedings That Somewhat Aston.
ished the Sexton.

The sexton of one church that keeps
open doors all day long didn't know
whether to regard the matter in the
light of a desecration or devotional
exercise. He paid no tiention when
the three women, watched by man
who stood at the lower end of the
aisle, walked the length of the church
and back again. Even when they made
the trip a second time he scarcely gave
them a thought, but when the trio
started around the church third time
and the man called out, Step little
more briskly, please" he began to
wonder. and presently made inquiry.
81 hope you won't be offended" the
man replied. 81 am a physical culture
Instructor | am teaching these young
ladies to walk. have already taught
them to walk In the street. in the
drawing room, in the theater and every
place else they are likely to find them
selves. l am now teaching them to
walk in church. Very few women can
walk there properly. Some lope, some
swagger, some skip, others adopt
mincing gait. All these styles are
very inappropriate for church. dig
nified. subdued gait alone is suitable
for devotional purposes. Church Is
the best place for pupils in walking to
receive practical instruction. therefore
have brought them here"
Great fathers!" gasped the sexton.
What next?"
But he said no more till the walk
Ing exercise was ended. Then he fol-
lowed the class to the door.
II hope" he said, you will practice
the lesson learned to-day by coming
here to church once in a while"
The Jasper news., 1908-09-24

cents for each victim. Smalls weeks
work of slaughter brought him In
something over 5000.
The movement for the protection Of
the birds along the Atlantic started q
similar movement on tho great lake.
and along the coast OK California
Many Of the gulls and terms breed in
the islands OF northern Lake Michigan
and on the islands and along the
shores of Huron and Superior, Moral
suasion rather than money was used
In the western territory. It is a sad
commentary, perhaps. on human ma
ture that the experience OF the bird
protectors has shown that money. cash
down at that. has been more effective
in saving the birds than an appeal u
the synlpathies OF men and women
The Jasper news., 1908-09-24

used this year for the protection of
the gulls and terms upon their breed.
Ing Islands along the Atlantic coast.
The black tern, however. gets little
OF the benefit of this protection, for 1t
nests largely In the marshes of the In.
land. This beautiful bird, with Its
fore part a glossy black, which takes
on an irldescence in the sunshine, has
been shot so ruthlessly that hundreds
OF its former haunts know 1t no more.
There are few sights In nature more
beautiful than the view Of nesting
colony nf black terms. as the old birds
glide backward and forward. turning
as lightly as swallows above their
nests lying at the base OF the bending
fiags.
The black tern has been In such
demand for millinery purposes that
The Jasper news., 1908-09-24

be, for the class which preys upon the
birds Is irresponsible and often willing
to commit any crime rather than to
have ended their lucrative occupation
Of bird murder.
Another story was told by these re-
turned summer residents OF the is.
lands. They said that in many cases
the birds would fall wounded before
the shots of the market hunters. and,
still living, would be picked up to
have their wings torn off. the birds
then being tossed to the beach to
linger for awhile and to die in agony
There was an investigation of these
stories Of horrld cruelty. They were
found to be true. II an additional
spur were needed to quicken the
movement for the protection OF the
gulls and terms 1t was found in the
recital of these tales of the inhumanity
of the gunners. Money was raised.
wardens were appointed and the birds
were protected through the time Of
their nesting.
Here is an answer to such doubters.
1t Is only one case among hundreds.
and 1t is far from being the most fla.
grant of those reported. A man
named Small-something in name
possibly-shot gulls and terms for the
market. In the seven days he killed
1925 birds. The selling price was l2h
The Jasper news., 1908-09-24

feathered in delicate pearl gray with
wing tips of black and white. Stand
upon the shore Of one of the great
lakes and the same bird will be found
picking up its daily bread from the
face OF the fresh water Float In your
canoe with the current of the Mis-
sissippi and your gray clad friend of
the Atlantic and the lakes will bear
you gentle company.
The public little knows the bird
hght-it was hight, nothing less
that was waged for years before the
men who had espoused the cause of
the innocents could claim a victory
Uncle Sam took a hand in the fight
and put himself at the head of the
little band of bird partisans. The men
who engaged in the conflict had first
to overcome that most potent OF all
weapons, ridicule. They were called
dreamers and "old women" but the
blows they struck soon knocked the
thought that they were weakling SEN
timentalists out of the heads of their
antagonists.
The gulls and terms perhaps best
known to the people of the United
States are the herring gull already
named, Bonaparte's gull Uarus phila-
delpha), Wilson's tern (Sterna hirun-
do) and the black tern (Hydrochelidon
nigra surinamenss). A sum Of money
known as the Thayer fund is being
The Jasper news., 1908-09-24
Subtle Criticism.

A certain young artist In New York,
who Is ON terms of comparative In
timacy with the janitor Of the apart.
ment-house wherein he maintains his
studio, is In some doubt whether the
said janitor is cynic. or something
of an art critic, or both.
"One day. while doing bit Of re.
pair work In the studio" says the
painter, Mike scrutinized a bit Of my
work with ominous solemnity. When
indicated portrait of myself the
blow fell. Said I:
1.-The paint on this Is badly
cracked. which spoils the likeness
with no more expression In his
countenance than Is to be seen in the
face of n Representation Of Buddha.
Mike replied:
mot at al, sir.'"-- Harper's
Weekly.
The Jasper news., 1908-09-24
PERsEcUTEp BIRDS OF LAKE AND
RIVER SLAUGHTERED FOR
WoMAN's HEAD.
EFFORTS TO PROTECT THEM
Millinery Merchants. Protective Asso-
citation Enlisted in Their Behalf
Notes, Habits and Study Of
Ways Of Birds.
BY EDWARD q. CLARK.
associate Member American Ornithol-
ogists' Union.)

ogists' Union.)
Copyright. Joseph B.. Bowles) -
1t Is something much more than
passing strange that the family Of
birds at once the most beautiful, the
most graceful and the most innocent
of all feathered creatures should be
the one that man. or, better, woman,
has chosen as a shining mark for
death
Stand upon the shore of the Allan
tic and lowering upon light wing
above the waves you will see a gull
The Jasper news., 1908-09-24
Ne Didn't Esulnin,

Il heard your wife read the other
day. She knows how to touch man,
doesn't she7"
"oh, yes; ahs can touch a fellow
all right"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-15
EXILE saLoME FROM PITTsBuRG
Dance h Too Naughty for Famous
city and l. Forbidden.

Pittsburg. Oct. 5.-Pittsburg will
not stand for "Salome." II Is too
wicked--at least the version present
ed by blanche Doyo, of Joe Weber IS
company. Is. After last nights per-
Torrance the newspapers without ex-
|oeption denounced IL. Ohioials wit
messed the show themselves and. de-
ciied there was nothing doing.
Miss Deyo tried to defend her lack
of clothing. She said II guess do
not wear too much clothing. but | am
paid for not doing so"
Safety Director Lang and Police
Chief McQuaide sat for a time in a
over box and watched the dance.
Then they started for the stage. Be-
fore they succeeded In reaching II
Sa,ome had competed her dance
Then one OF the actors appeared
and started In to abuse the Pittsburg
officials. calling them prudes. He dis
appeared and his place was taken by
Director Lang. who announced that
Salome would no longer be permitted
to dance here.