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Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-12
Old Mine Makes Good

TONOPAH, oct. 1.-Another old
mine on the Comstock. the Crown
Point, at Gold Hill, is being rehabili-
tated. This makes two famous bo-
nanza mines in operation there
Grown Point and Yellow Jacket. In
Virginia City the Chollar Consolidated
Virginia and Ophir are producing
steadily. and the Ward and Union are
in active operation. The Comstock is
seeing a brighter day and represents
a more favorable outlook for the future
than in many years. Every month the
actual output Of the Comstock reaches
many thousand dollars.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-12

H UCsON, Oct III. b. Rice, the
travelling salesman for the Her
Il cules Powder company of San
Francisco, brings the news of a new
gold camp which is causing some ex-
citement along the border line in the
vicinity of Hachita, n. NJ.
The name of the new camp is Syl-
vanite and is located fourteen miles
south and west OF Hachita, on the line
of the Southwestern railway.
Rice has just returned from the gold
camp, and from personal observation
pronounces it similar to the Cripple
Creek district formation-the same
country rock, the same gangue and the
same ore prevailing. Rice visited the
camp last Sunday in company with Sol
Camp, at one time superintendent of
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-12
NORTH STAR SHIPS BIG
BULLION BAR TO MINT

YUMA. Oct. 11-Superintendent A.
B. Rogers of the North Star mine Is
here and brought with him another
bar of bullion, which he shipped to
the mint in San Francisco. Its Yalue
went up into the thousands, but Rog-
ers would not give the exact amount
This is the second shipment naue
within the last six weeks, the other
heing made about three weeks ago and
was over $125,OOO. The mine is now
working about seventy-five men ana
is taking out lots of the rich metal.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-12
Stock Is Listed

GOLDFIELD, Oct. 1.-THE stock OF
the GotwaIdt Combination Mining and
leasing company has been listed.
Application to the listing committee
was not made until the company had
thoroughly proved it's property. block
one of Combination two of the Con-
solidated
A nine-foot ledge was cut several
DAYS ago on the 315-foot level, which
is milling grade, with a streak about
eighteea inches wide of shlpplng Value.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-12
New Gold Camp Looms Up on Border
in Vicinity of Hachita, New Mexico

the Elkton mine at Cripple Creek;
Marvia, Ish, another Cripple Creek
miner, and Arthur Philbrick. The ore
is sylvanite and is being found in pay
ing quantities from the grass roots
down. A man by the name of Nihart
has shipped five cars from the district
which netted him $50 ton.
Tuesday last Sol Camp began work.
ing on a claim and expects the first car
Of ore shipped to net $50.
Messrs. Camp, Ish and Philbrick have
secured several leases in the district
and their intention is to sublet their
holdings to small leasers on the royalty
plan of Goldfield.
The gold district is 100 miles east of
Douglas and at present is the scene Of
considerable activity.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-12
HoiIst Is on Ground

RAwHIDE, Oct. 1.-THE hoist is
now on the ground for the Treanor
lease, which is located on the Raw
hide-Roseberry estate. 1t will be put
in position as soon as possible and
sinking continued. Good values have
heen encountered on the Treanor and
now that they have machinery for
handling the operations some interest
ing disclosures are to be expected in
the matter of ore production.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-12
EunsraI Ranae Assays

RHYOLITE. Oct. 11.--W. c. Rice was
in from the Funeral range last week
With bunch of samples from the
Little Lee property, which he is de-
veloping with small crew of men.
The samples were assayed by Miles
Milward. and gave the following ex-
cellent returns: $176. $451. $685. $136.5o.
$SO6. $3.50. s11.2o. $3.50. s1L7o and
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-12
smeIter at Lodi Mines

The property of the Mines company,
6ftv miles northeast of Nina, will short
ly be equipped with 1OO-ton smelter,
which will treat company as well as
custom ores. The controlling interest
in the Lodi mines was recently pur-
chased by Eaton & Burt, Denver min
ing men.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-12
Tonopah Dividends

The regular quarterly dividend of the
Tonopah Mining company will be pay
able October q, at the rate of 20 cents
per share.
The Washington times., 1908-08-21
Control Market Depress Vae and Reap Harvest Cnbh
WASHINGTON EXCHANGE TRADING
DULL AND WITHOUT ANY
SPECIAL FEATURE.

Trading today on the Washington
Stock Exchange was dull and without
special feature. Many of the brokers
are weary Of bidding for stocks they
cannot get and are inclined to let the
market drift without special effort TO
make sales.
A little diversion was caused on Cap
itaI Traction, when a venerable broker
was trying to pick up some fractional
shares. He bought six at 1884 and had
,a bid on the floor for y at lZ9, Offering
10 sell the same number Of shares at
an eighth advance. TO block the higher
Offering Of the stock. Another broker
promptly gobbled the y shares amid the
laughter of the assembled members.
After call the broker who was caught
was obliged TO buy "a shares at 12glz
10 cover the original order and the
shortage made in his holdings.
Railway common reused languid in
teresJ. the supporting broker being pres
ent ana buying 100 shares of the offered
stock at =.
I.anston sold 100 shares at Y. and
United states Trust went upon record
with thirty shares AT y4i2.
1t was stated today on good authority
that money was never so plentiful in
Washington as at the present time. II
appears that within the last few days
out-of-town bankers from the Sc;ith
have been in Washington Offering 20
loan large amounts OF money on call
at very low rates. The local banks also
have plenty of money, and IL is stated
that men Vith any show Of credit have
no difficulty IN raising money for all
legitimate purposes easily
The Washington times., 1908-08-21
PINK RAMBLER ROSES.

The crimson rambler has suddenly
come into fashion abroad and in all
the recent accounts OF functions in
London one reads OF its being EN-
ploved as a decorative bloom. It has
been a great favorite in this country
for some years, but the pink species
is now beginning to rival 1t.
In June and early July one sees il
an through the suburbs, says Town
and Country, and il has quite taken
the place of the honeysuCkle. the Vir-
ginIa creepar, and other climbers for
summer house and trellis covering
Some ycars ago IL was introduced
bv the florists here as a potted plant
for Easter the blooms being forced.
Before tn It time. both in England and
France. fl was considered as rather an
ordinary "a -iety of the rose ana was
not held in high esteem.
A new rose. faint pink and single a
climber and evidently a wild flower IN
It's native land, has been used in large
quantities for decorative purposes. The
blossom is quite small and feathery,
but massed the plants are most effec-
tive. The demand for pink flowers OF
any kind this year exceeds that Of any
other color. During the winter the
Killarney rose led even the sterling
favorite, the American Beauty.
The Washington times., 1908-08-21
GovERNMEAE BONDS.
TOBOGGAN IN SUMMER.

Summer visitors at the Semmering
and other mountain resorts near Vienna
are this season enjoying tobogganing "A
sport hitherto confined 10 the winter
months.
The new summer toboEgan has a body
shaped very much like the ordinary
winter article. and mounted on four
low wheels. Equipped with a strong
and reliable brake, as we'll as steering
apparatus. it affords a pleasant and
speedy means Of descending mountain
and Hill paths, and has already become
very popular among tourists.
IL IS expected that the new tobOgEan
viii have other uses besides sport and
amuseemut, for it offers a swift and
ready vehicle for carrying a messenger
from the mountain hotels to the towns
and villages below or in summoning
medical aid IN case Of accidents. Ex-
perimental trips on the Semmering
range and also on the hills near Vienna
with the new sleigh have proved en-
tiTely actory.-Nienna letter in Pail
Mall Gazette
The Washington times., 1908-08-21
COTTON EXCHANGE
TOBE REORGANNED
of Corporations Will
Aid in Correcting Methods
of Brokers' Speculation.

Commissioner Ct Corporations Herbert
Knox Smith has been notified BY the
board OF directors OF the New York
Cotton Exchange that they propose 10
reorganize their methods Of doing busi-
ness so as to correct the abuses which
were so roundly scored by Commission
or Smith ia mis- recent report on the
operations of the New York and New
Orleans exchanges. The New Workers
have also asked Commissioner Smith 10
aid them in remodeling their present
system The commissioner has con-
sented to do this. and has detailed one
of the experts Of his bureau TO go 10
New York and consult with the reform
The Washington times., 1908-08-21
A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE.

The replica of the diplodocus. which
Andrew Carnegie recently presented
10 Paris Museum. has given rise
10 a curious dispute among scientists
there. The experts ind themselves
quite unable 10 agree on the question
OF the creatures ago-Or rather seeing
that the present specimen is only a
model-the QueStiOu as to the period at
which the original dipl0docus rOamed
the earth. The Able MOreuX. director
Of the Bourges Observatory, declares
that the diplOdOcus lived 5000 COO years
ago NJ Camille kiammariOn. the d.
rector Of the Juvisy Observatory. how
ever, places its existence at only a
couple OF million years ago.
The Washington times., 1908-08-21
TRAINING ANIMALS
is DIFFICULT WORK
Sometimes One Act Will Have Six
teen Different Species
In Ii

The demand of the present time in the
matter OF trained ann ais IS Tor groups
OF beasts of dI1erent tribes performing
together in the same act ii is no com
mon thing at this time TO see as many
as sixteen animals from various pdTts
OF tile world ali doing their respective
parts toward amusing an audience. 1t
mas not been 50 long ago that an act
by a single animal was regarded as
of intense interest, but the taste OF
the amusement - loving public has
changed. and nothing snort OF d hap
py family of four-tOOted prOdigieS Will
satisfy the demand.
one Witnessing such "a performance
rarely realizes the amount Of money
represented by such an aggregation.
The headquarters for such animals are
at Hamburg. where the most successI ui
trainers in the world are TO be round
The first group OF animals trained 70
work together was shown ia London
in 1891 and this was quite small punch
as compared with those which are
shown Today II was the result OF
about two years hard work on the
part of the trainer, and during TINS
time he was compelled 10 reject sew
eTal animals after partially training
them before he secured eight which
would work in harmony. These ami
mails had quite a long run In London
and they were taken 10 one or Two
other large cities in Europe, but be
fore leaving the great English me
tropolis, they began 10 decline, ana
after a short tour il was necessary TO
hurry them back TO Hamburg tor rest
and treatment. Il was too late. how
ever, for they all died in a short time.
Their illness was blamed on the char
acter of meat which was served 70
them while in London.
Animals I'm captivity prefer meat
which has been freshly slaughtered,
and these particular animals had al
ways been fed with such, but in Lon
don it seemed impossible 10 obtain IT,.
The value Of animals which have been
given a training Is indicated by the
fact that just a short time before these
animals commenced TO decline, the
owners had refused an offer OF S5D,uJ
made by two American gentlemen,
who saw the great possibilities OF the
group as a new amusement feature IN
the United States.
The Washington times., 1908-08-21
WEALTHY BEGGARS.

Beggars are never suppressed in Tur-
key. The story is told tand they say It
is true) about an American lady who
by a mistake gave a beggar Of Constan-
tinople a gold piece. The man had left
his post when she returned. but one Of
his colleagues told her where lac ere
sided IL was a fine house. and at the
door was a servant who politely in
formed ihe lady that my master &c
crossing. He will be down soon ' and
then The weli-groomod beggar, dressed
for dinner. appeared and gladly re-
turned the gold piece. explaining in the
meantime that sucn mistakes were high
iy embarrassing.
The Washington times., 1908-08-21
MIXED.

Senator La Toilette I'm a recent inter
view said of a certain political econ
Omist:
His ideas are mixed and topsy-turvy.
They remind me Of a student they eel
Of in Heidelberg.
This student, the morning after a
corps meeting, q meeting whereat he
had drunk by actual count fifty-three
large mugs of beer. awoke 20 find him
self in bed, but half undressed, with
his feet resting on the pillow.
From the low fOotboard the studeL,
regarded for q moment. his large feet
prOpped side by side on the white pill
low. Then he muttered.
" 'Himmeli Here I've been thinking
all night that ] had the tOOthache, and
it's my shoes that have been pinching
me- "
The Washington times., 1908-08-21
WHY ENGLLSH SURGEON.

Sir Victor Horsley, the eminent Brit
ish surgeon, not only enjoys She repu-
tation Of being one of the leading path
OIOgists, but he is also known for his
wit. Some years ago Sir Victor acted
as secretary - to the commission on hy-
drOphObia. During the sitting of this
commission e rather testy cid doctor,
who was a member of it, objected to
the constant use Of the words "a mad
dog" a mad dog, indeed!" he snort
ed. "WhO can tell me what mad dog
is, 1 should like to knOW2'' 7 think if
one entered this room just now DR.. -
would not wait TO be told what his pre-
else condition was" irterjected Sir Vic
tor.
The Washington times., 1908-08-21
GRAIN PRICES GO
A LITTLE HIGHER
Trading in Small Volume and
Market Is Quiet and
Steady.

CHICAGO, Aug. 21.-The grain market
today opened firm on goC d weather pre-
dictions and a fair volume of export
business. Prices showed up a little dur
ing the morning. There was no great
rush OF business, spectators having
their attention diverted 10 some extent
by the antics of cotton. and the un-
certaiGty surrounding the stock market
Business was SLOW. but at good prices
in all cereals
The Washington times., 1908-08-21
QUOTATIONS FOR TODAY ON
WASHINGTON EXCHANGE

Capital Traction, 6Ql2S7s, 2oa129. 120
129ls
Washington Railway and Electric
common, 5eH35 50U35.
T.anstCu, l0lUl2-
After -Mergenthaler. 1d2G.
Capital Traction, 24Hi29'A
United States Trust, 10494iz, 1O49ilA,
l0d94Iz.
The Washington times., 1908-08-21
PRICES FOR TO-DAY
ON NEW YORK EXCHANGE

Quotations furnished BY W. ,. Hobs 8
Co.. bankers and brokers. Hibbs Building,
members New York Stock Exchange. Wash
lngton stock Exchange and Chicago Board
OF Trade)
The Washington times., 1908-08-21
GREAT IS SYSTEM.

What are you writing up there?''
"a memorandum Of farmers called on
and babies kissed, answered the candi-
date Il mail 'em TO my clerk. and ne
checks 'em up on the card index. -
Exchange.
The Washington times., 1908-08-21
THE CURB MARKET.

Quotations furnished by E F. Hutton *
Co, members New York Stock Exchange.
q. Bowie Chipman, manager. 1901 + street
northwest)
The Washington times., 1908-08-21
COURT RECORD
OF THE DISTRICT
DISTRICT SUPREME COURT.
Equity Court, hO. I.
JUSTICE STAFFORD,
.n-II.a .-.er.I,laL-



No, 27S67 Moran VS.. Anacosua Brick
Company; leave 20 intervene grahIeQ
to JOhn T. Narnall and Johnson L
IIeare. Complainant solicitors, W. ~.
Gsrdner. J. c.. Mattingly. and h. ~
Horewel; defendants solicitors, {. J.
r Graf and F Edward Mitchell.
(Called tOdayD
No. 276S0. Susby VS.. Silsby, referred
20 T. II. Fitnam examiner. Complain
ants solicitor, Fred Beau; defendant 5
solicitor, :. Y. Hayden.
No. 2742g. Grose VS.. Sullivan; sale
ratiieC. and reference to auditor. Com
plainaIt's solicitor. w w. EDWARDS,
defendants solicitor, James A. Toomey.
No 1888 Bunker VS.. Bunker; hearing
on rule extended to September f. 1903.
Complainant solicitors, J. A MoTiaTlty
and r. L. Montague; defendants solicl-
tor, NJ Stearman.
No. z7S06. Proctor VS.. Proctor refer
red 10 Margaret NJ. Murray, examiner
Complainanrs solicitors F. Edward
Mitchell and +. Forrest; defendants ,
solicitor E 7. Gies.
No. 27g6l Daish VS. Zeh; rule TO show
cause TeturuabIe August 26. Complain
ants solicitor. +. II. Thomas; defend
ants solicitors, Z. Edward Mitchell and
c J f Graf
The Washington times., 1908-08-21
UNION PACIFIC SCARS UPWARD
BUT GENERAL LIST is DULL
AND SLUGGISH.

the downward movement viii continue
at least until Monday.
The Washington times., 1908-08-21
Probate Court.
JUsTICE sTAFFORD.
lCalled VesterdaVl

INdIItu NpsIeIuaN.l
Estate of Ida L. McLaren; exemplified
copy of will filed.
Estate OF solomon TrOup: order grant
ing letters Of administration to Harry
J.. Troup; bond s., 800. Attorney, ]. ].
Waters.
Estate of Reinhold F. de Grain: peti-
tion of Marie de Grain for probate of
viii and letters testamentary filed At
torney, s. J. Block.
Estate Of Eugene Sweeney; order TO
continue business Attorney, Alexander
II Bell.
Wilton J. Lambert and Irving WiIliam-
son collectors pendente lite: bond.
$4,000. Attorney. Wilton J. Lambert.
Estate Of Francis Y Tuebler; order to
sell personal property. Attorney, III, J.
Colbert
The Washington times., 1908-08-21
Business Fell OF.

This change has been decided upon BY
the New York Cotton Exchange because
Of the, alarming falling OF in business
Immediately following the expose 0f the
inside methods Of the manipuldtOrs.
The Smith report created something OF
a sensation throughout the cotton world
because Of the vigor Of its denunciation
OF the methods by which the exchange
was conducted. The report declared
that the method by which future de-
liveries We're deterlined was unnatural.
uucconomic, unfair, and calculated TO
enrich only a few OF the insiders who
were familiar with the intentions of
the managers.
Lambs Were Timid.
Business on the exchange at once feu
of following the publication OF the re-
port IL was thought by the brokers
that the slump would be only tempof-
aFy, and that the lambs would soon
walk up TO be sheared again. Bur these
hopes have not been realized. Lately
things reached such a state that the
board OF directors decided something
had 10 be dOEe TO re-establish conf
deuce. This movement to reoFganize the
methods complained of by the cOmmis-
sloner Of corporations was the result
II looks row as though the exchange Is
seeking To secure "A bill OF health from
the Federal authorities, in order to en-
courage cotton speculation. Some graft
i1cauon is felt by the Washington atl-
uloriles that the exchange should ask
Tor consultation with the Bureau OF
Corporations In shaping the reforms II
IS taken as an evidence that publicity
IN connection with corporation and trlisl
abuses oftentimes brings results.
The Washington times., 1908-08-21
Circuit Court, No. 2.
JUSTICE STAFFORD.

IOUIIDU NCIlC UIN. ,
No 50S3T. United States ex rel. Cain
VS.. Secretary OF the Interior; time to
file return 10 rule continued to October
8. 1905. Realtors attorney, Victor Il.
Wallace.
(Called tOday)
No. 50S02 Savage VS.. Korman; non
suit at cost Of plaintiff Defendant 5
attorneys. Topper * Cusack.
No. 1879. Municipal Engineering
Company VS. the Harmon 5. Palmer
hollow Concrete Building Block Com
pany: judgment by default VS.. defend
ant for S425.oS Interest and costs. Plain
tins attorney, II. WInship Wheatlev.
No. 4954S. Knight VS.. Butterheld.
Judgment on publication VS.. defendant
for S1,21703 and costs and condemnation
PLAINTIFFS attorneys. Bradley & Bradley,
The Washington times., 1908-08-21
Cotton Breaks Again.

Cotton was broken 81 bale IN 'ile
FIRST I'VE minutes of trading, and oroh-
c~s said that PImger Liyermore haa
baen practically eliminated from the SIT
nation A material decline in cotton Is
now expected because OF the very large
The london market was quiet, WIN WIN
no material changes in the American
departmeut.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-10-02
SImerest Field Names,

W.
Why the place is called Babylon no.
body can tell. The name lasts be-
yond the memory of the Oldest inhabi-
tants, and for anything they know 1t
may have been called Babylon. for all
time. A study of the names Of tho
fields in a country parish is of much
interest. 1t Eliminates local history,
revives memories Of feuds, discover
les, claims, Of old families that once
owned the soil and made history, of
of quaint and curious field names there
are ear Babylon-names historical,
like Pennsylvania; names descriptive,
like Look-about Batch, Wet Mead,
Honeyhole, Gooseland, T~hree-corner
Paddock; names reminiscent of local
dealings, like Hard-and-Sharp and
Greatcoat Cleeves; or Of local hold
ings, like C%opylease and Pepperleas.
Then there are romantic names, like
Little Perdigate, which has a flavor
Of Arthurian romance; grim names,
like Bloody Paddock, which has an
epic sound; grotesque names, debased
from some noble original, like Hoke
and Pinchiu; names expressive of To-
cal sarcasm, like Forty Acre, which is
a field comprising IA perches; sugges.
tive names, like Apsall's and Poor Ap.
SAILS: or personal names, like Pearce's
Leg, q long, narrow field of uncertain
shape.-Spectator.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-10-02
IT Is A FIDDLE CHURCH vANE
Reminder Of the Builders Early Days
Of Poverty.

One Of the most curious vanes to
be seen on any church in Great Brit
ain is at Great Gonerby, a parish ad-
joining Grantham.
1t is in the form Of a fiddle and q
bow and is unusually large. It's his
tory is curious. Many years ago a
peasant resided in Great Gonerby who
eked out a modest livelihood by per.
forming on an old violin which was
almost a part of his life. At last he
decided to emigrate and out in the
far west prospered and became a rich
a
One day he sent to the clergyman at
Great Gonerby a sum sufficient to
build a church and attached to the
gift the curious condition that a metal
replica of his old fiddle and bow should
be on the summit OF the edifice. The
gift was accepted and the vane may
still be seen on the church.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-10-02
How Tax Dodgers Are Made.

TOW lax Arc VAduC.
Donaldsonville Chief.
Solomon Wolff, an attorney OF
New Orleans and a consistent
advocate of reform in the laws
governing the assessment of
property and the collection of
taxes. tells of a case that has
come under his observation
which shows the need Of such
reforms as that contemplated
by the constitutional amendment
exempting mortage loans from
taxation.
It seems that a prominent
young New Orleans business
man who enjoyed the confidence
of the corporation by which he
was empOyed was offered an in
terest in the business, entail
ing an investment of $4,000.
1t was a splendid opportunity,
and his mother in-law agreed to
loan him the money. In order
to raise the amount she mort
gagged some real estate and
borrowed the $4,000 from a
neighbOr, executing her note at
5 per cent interest. The young
man gave his mother -in-law his
note, took the meney and invest
ed it in the corporation. Then
the tax assessor came along,
assessed the corporation to the
full extent of the law. including
the young mans $780, 900 assessed
the note held by the lady and
assessed the mortgage held by
the neighbor who had supplied
the money. The mortgaged
property was already on the
assessment books for 80 per
cent of it's value.
Thus the $4,000 was subject
to four distinct assessments on
which taxes had to be paid. The
money havine been borrowed at
the nominal rate of 5 per cent.
the young man was called upon
to pay all of these taxes with the
exception of the original tax on
the property. In this way the
amount of taxes he paid aggre
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-10-02
OLD HIGH SCHOOL ROOF

The old high school roof is still
eloquent with rust and daily tell
ing that it will not be long before
a hole will be eaten IN the iron,
all for lack of an Immediate coat
of tar. hich would cost only a
few dollars. The building should
have attention. and those who
have charge of the city's prop
erty should at once have the roof
tarred and then have some one
attend to the building and keep
the windows shut and see that il
is kept in repair. The building
is a good building and a valuable
one and should b. taken care of.