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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-16
FROM OTHER PENS

SPECULATION AND REGULATION.
His case awakens sympathy be-
cause il is believed that he drifted
from speculation into peculation. -
News item
Public opinion has the habit of
wasting too much sympathy upon the
speculator, upon securities or races,
who steals money to play the game.
That a man has speculated may ex-
plain his thefts. It does not excuse
Them Gambling is vice, not
crime and there are thousands OF
lifelong devotees of chance who are
not thieves and who are not tempted
to steal to recoup losses or get money
with which to make. new ventures. IL
is no defense of gamblers or gambling
make the existence of games OF
chance or opportunities for specula-
ton in the stock market an excuse for
stealing money is of a coarser moral
fiber than many professional
gambler or veteran hanger-on at
gambling places.
The temptation is to sympathize
with persons in misfortune-with the
murderer. the thief, the forger-with
almost every sort of violater of in
dividuaI rights save the pickpocket,
the sneak thief and the burglar Yet
neither of these lacks a better excuse
than the man in position of public
trust or the man in the confidence OF
a private employer who peculates
that he may speculate. He Is, of all
fhe varieties of thieves, the most con-
temptible because his stock In trade IS
the confidence of his fellow-men IN
his honesty.-Louisville Cour1er-Jour-
nal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-16
ETTLB LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal Is a member of the
Associated Press and receives the fun day
ganizstion for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka.
The news Is received In The State Jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-16
BATTING THE PRESIDENT.

On the whole, the press of the
United States treats high functionar1es
and the humblest person in the land
with remarkable fairness The habit
some newspapers have of regarding
the president or president-elect as
defendant who should be considered
guilty until proved innocent is one
that cannot be too severely con-
demned. There is no excuse for It,
The great body of the people, whose
spirit the press should reflect, are al
WAYS reluctant to make reckless accu-
sations against their public servants,
either in high or low station This is
only natural Tt is customary for
parent to deal leniently with his Off
spring. An electorate which creates
its rulers should initiate that example
On the other hand, what should De
the mental attitude toward unfair
critics on the part of the nation, 8
chief executive or other elective of
ficers? For instance, what would
Abraham Lincoln have done IN IKE
circumstances? During the civil war;
when he was undergoing the fortunes
of anxiety concerning the outcome OF
that great conflict, he was the target
for the abuse of certain newspapers
He bore the attacks with patience
Once he told a caller that he wei
coined any helpful criticism winch
might throw light on the dark pros
pect of saving the Union. AS usual
at reminded him Of story.-Boston
Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-16
Two T1.iumnhs of Cbemistrv

Two remarkable instances in which
the chemists laboratory has supplant-
ed the farmer and the field are cited
in a recent publication. There was a
time when India produced large guam
titles OF indigo every year, on planta-
lions. The planters were warned that
over in Germany chemists were at
work making indigo, but they only
laughed. Then the announcement
came that synthetic indigo, made in
the laboratory. was commercial sue
cess. 1t was absolutely the same as
the natural indigo, only, if anything, a
little bit purer. Now India no longer
supplies the world with indigo. A
German laboratory makes the whole
supply, and even India buys in Ger
many.
There was a time when large areas
in France were devoted to the culti-
walton of madden root, from which
the red dye alizarin was made. Again
a German chemist improved upon ma
ture, and made artificial alizarin at a
cost of less than one-third that of the
natural product. 1t wasn't an in
ferior imitation; it was the real thing.
Now Germany supplies the world with
alizarin.1 The only red cloth you will
see today that is dyed with the nat
ura1 dye is in the trousers of the
French gendarme. And this is pure
ly for sentimental reasons. The
and grows a few acres of madden, that
the French army need not be depend
ent upon it's natural enemy, Germany,
for anything it uses-Boston Tran
script.
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Scott-Wherever does Easily get the
idea that his jokes are funny? Notion,
he tells them to young women with pretty
teeth.-Boston Transcript.
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"She told me I might kiss either cheek
chose to-" "And did you choose between
them?' IT certainly did Exactly be-
tween them."-EIouston Post.
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Red Fox With White Feet.

A big red fox with four white feet
was trapped by John Hall, of Sher-
man, yesterday. Hall. an experienced
trapper, says a fox with white feet is
rarer than a white blackbird and that
he will get a good price for this, one
of the biggest foxes ever seen in these
parts. He has it in an iron cage with
three other live foxes and four
raccoons.
Hall has been very lucky this sea-
son. While hunting last week he shot
two raccoons. together weighing so
pounds, in one tree. He has trapped
% foxes besides other animals. He
has IA live Skunks in cage. He
can handle the skunks without worse
result than if they were chickens
Winsted (Conn.) dispatch to New
York World
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-16

"And where's old Bunsby?'' Dead"
Dead? Deadi Well. peace to his
ashes.'' "Oh. do you think he's gone
there ?'-Cleveland Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-16

Lady Godiva explained. "It was a com
promise she said. THE original PROPOSE
ton was that I should appear on the
street in a directoire gown" From which
Chicago Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-16

Some men are fond of work. and 9TH
ers are not" said WILDER. Take Daw-
son. for instance. He is welded to HIS
work" mot now" said Hickenlooper.
Hes been divorced" Divorced? What
do you mean?" asked WILDER. He was
bounced last Saturday" said Hickenloop-
er.-Lippincott's.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-16

Knicker-Is child born abroad OF
American parents eligible to the presi-
dency? Bocker-Better have him born In
Ohfo.-New York Sun
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-16

Little Margaret and her mother, while
out walking approached a particularly
filthy and bearded organ grinder with his
monkey and her mother gave her penny
to bestow on the unfortunate animal. She
hesitated a moment before presenting her
aims, then gravely asked: Shall give IL
to the monkey or to his father?'-Lippin-
colts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-16

THE best man I'm Georgia." said the old
farmer to his son. came from the plow."
That's what 1 want to come FROM said
the youth, AN mighty quick, too."-At-
lanta Constitution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-16

Mrs. Thims-Land sakes, Maggie!
What's all that disturbance in the kettleI
Maggie-That's just the potatoes hghtin
wit the sausages, mam.-Puck-
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Mrs Hicks-The lecturer said that when
the Zulu husband has words with his
spouse he makes for his club. Mrs. Wicks
That's just what mine does.-Boston
Transcript.
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The Dominie-Why are you anxious for
NE to dine with you on THANKSGIVING, my
young friend? Freddie-Cause dad said
he wouldn't go to the expense of a turkey
Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24
AMERICAN MINES WILL
PUSH WORK VIGOROUSLY
Association Has Valuable Gold and
Copper Properties in San Ber-
nardino County and Claims
at Rawhide

The American Mines Development
association, agents for the Needies 8
Eye Copper Mining comLan mas
moved into it's new offices in the Cen
trail building.
1t is the intention of this company to
vigorously promote and develop the
properties, which consist of valuable
gold and copper mines in San Bernar-
dino county and some lately acquired
and exceptionally rich looking claims
at Rawhide, New.
The Rawhide properties are receiving
ali the attention at present owing to
the wonderful showing made in the
camp generally and from the surface
indications of their own properties.
Machinery and necessary tools and
equipment have been shipped to Raw
hide and the development will be rapid.
FL. B. Albertus of New York, new
conner to the west, is treasurer, and
w. A. Gordon, the manager. has
had wears of experience in mining. He
is very enthusiastic over the outlook
for the company and the mining indus
try this fall.
He saws that the indications point to
great boom and that he believes that
Rawhide will be the center of excite
ment, the showing of this camp from
amount of development being away
ahead of any camp he has ever seen.
The properties in which he and his as
sociates are interested are In the
proved district and they will be opened
up as rapidly as possible.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24
WASH0UTS CLOSE MINES
IN VICINITY OF JEROME
STEAM POWER WILL ALTERNATE
WITH GASOLINE
Miners May Then Be Independent Of
Outside Fuel SupPly-Bridge
Facilities Are Needed
at Dewey

Special to The Herald
JEROME, Aug. 23.-Forced to cease
operations temporarily on the proper
ties of the Verde River Copper COM
pany, through lack of gasoline. which
cannot be delivered at the camp regu-
larly on account of washouts on the
roads, Lee Pau. general manager. and
Sam Leonard, his assistant, arrived
here last night from their camp in the
Black Hills.
Pfau says that he inteids to install a
boiler at his hosting and pumping
plant, so that he can use steam and
gasoline alternately and will not be
forced to clo@e down on account of
either a shortage of wood or gasoline.
Good headway was being made In
unwatering the shaft when he was
compelled to close down.
He says that the residents of Cherry
Creek and the Black Hills suffer many
inconvenience on account of the lack
of bridge over the Aqua F'ria river
at Dewey. Arrangements to rebuild
the bridge at Dewey were made ten
days ago by the supervisors and the
railroad authorities, but work on the
structure has not been started yet.
Several mines have been compelled
to close down since the recent heavy
rains it being impossible to deliver
fuel oil and other supplies regularly in
the camps on account of the bad con-
dition of the roads and the lack of a
bridge over the river.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24
PARADISE MARBLE QUARRY
TO MAKE THOROUGH TEST
If Successful, Active Operations viii
Be Resumed and Mill for Flnish-
ing Article Erected at
Property

PARADISE, Aug. 23.-The Kerr
Marble and Stone company is still op-
Grating on it's marble property on
White Tail creek, near the mouth OF
Indian creek, but in a few days Will
discontinue work A marble slab
weighing about twenty-five tons has
been taken out. This is being divided
into smaller pieces Of about o0O POUNDS
each, for shipment to the company $
mill at Denver.
This marble goes in the rough TO
Denver, there to be thoroughly tested
for building purposes, and then re-
ported on at once. This test includes
chemical analysis, examination 1or
strength, durability and porosity, with
special reference to its relative ap-
sorption of moisture and to its power
of suitably withstanding the weather
in other ways A cutting and TRIM
ming test will also be made, and pol
ishing test.
The result of these combined tests
will be known within sixty days.
Should these tests prove satisfactory,
operations would be resumed in this
district soon thereafter. the extent OF
the work here depending upon the or
ders for Paradise marble booked by the
company. The erection here of mill
for the production of the finished arti-
Gle would then be a possibility, though
not certain, this event being dependent
upon circumstances.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24
TWENTY-NlNE. PALMS
IS REMARKABLE CAMP
WITH BRIGHT FUTURE

e. A. Hayes has returned from trip
to Twenty-nine Palms, where for the
past month he has been prospecting
and examining the properties of the
district.
Hayes says Twenty Palms is a
remarkable country and will, in his
opinion, be one of the biggest camps in
the world in few years.
At present there is only handful of
persons there. Lack of water is the
only drawback to the camp, but this
difficulty, Hayes says. can be easily
overcome with the expenditure Of some
capital.
Hayes declares there is not poor
property in the district and speaks In
highest terms of the Italie. Anaconda,
New Orleans and the Barber properties.
John Conner also has several good
claims there.
Hayes, Wardwell and Hanrahan have
located a water right in the Forty-nine
Palms canyon, six miles from the camp.
They have also located some promising
claims in the district. Hayes will re-
turn to Twenty-nine Palms this week.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24
BRIGHT OUTLOOK AHEAD
FOR CACTUS MOUNTAINS
ENeLIsHMEN OWNING PROPERTY
CLAIM TO HAVE A MINE
Shaft Is Now Down 200 Feet and
crosscutting Gives Promise
Of Tapping Four.Foot
Ledge
Special to The Herald.

Special TO The Herald
GOLDFIELD, Aug. 23.-The most re-
cent development of a promising min
ing district has occurred twenty-five
miles east of Goldfield in the foothills
of the Cactus range Of mountains For
almost year Samuel G. Knott, an
English mining engineer, has been
operating on ground owned by himself
and English associates, with such re-
suits that Knott came into Goldfield
today with the announcement, 1--WE
have a mine"
The vertical shaft has been pushed
down to a depth of 200 feet, from which
point a crosscut has been started to
intercept, at depth, the four-foot ledge
passed through while sinking the main
shaft
This four-foot ledge, cut nearer the
surface, has average values of $50 a
ton and is made up of the tale and
quartz crystals so frequent in the Mo-
hawk, Florence and other Goldfield
properties.
The men operating the Knott group
have shown great confidence in their
GROUND, having spent about $4,000 In
hoists, air compressors and pumping
machinery, and not being deferred by
caves-in due to a former heavy flow
of water.
Knott displays specimen values as
high as $4,000 a ton and local prospec-
tors are equipping for new "tick, as
Knott calls it, to Cactus range.
All reports are that the Cactus range
is rich, and Knott seems to have found
the spot, for he had located eighteen
claims before any information was
given out
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24
TULE CANYON PROPERTIES
IN ORE AT GRASS E00TS

Miners from the head of Tule can
yon, thirty-four miles southeast OF
Goldfield, report an important strike
on the Swedes claim. A strike was
made on. the same claim two months
ago, which assayed $21S. The paintings
from the later strike indicate that 1t
win assay as much, and perhaps more.
The vein, which is free milling, can
be traced for half mile. 1t Is said
that there is no place twelve feet
square, on the claims which will not
pan. There is a network Of stringers
on the vein. The high values recently
secured were obtained at the grass
roots, all of the ore having been taken
out at depth of not more than two two
feet. A bond upon the property mas
been secured by A. Long and /. M.
Martin of Goldfeld.
There are several other claims IN
the upper Tule canyon which give
promise of good returns. Shipaway'
three miles from the Swedes claim,
has several sacks of high grade on the
dump. as has also Mr.. Rankin, whose
claim is in the same vicinity.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24
English Engineer Examines Copper
Claims Of Ubehebe and Ida Camps

has turned out to be one of the best
copper mines in the country.
II have not had time yet to take a
look at the Goldfeld mines" said
Wood. Il am here looking for copper
properties. | am very favorably inn
pressed with the copper showing at
Ubehebe. and in the section west of
Ida 1t is only question of trans
portation. At the present time the
mines cannot be worked at a profit
owing to the fact that the haul to the
railroad Is too far and would eat up all
the profits. / have been Informed that
the trunk lines from the south into
Goldfeld intend to build spurs into the
Ubehebe and Ida districts. and in
that event 1t is my opinion, from the
short time / spent on my examina-
tions, that some great copper produce
ers win be on the map III a short time
after the road is completed into the
camps. / saw a splendid silver mine
on my trip. Owing to the fact that it
ran sixty ounces, with transpor-
tation facilities it would turn out a
big pay mine"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24
BULLFRoe WEST EXTENSION
CUTS EIeHTY-FooT DEPOSIT

The Bullfrog West Extension at
Rhyolite has cut an ore body that
measures eighty feet across. and the
entire face of which will run $40 in
gold.s This assures a huge milling or
shipping proposition that will soon
place the owners of the stock on vel
vet In addition to the low grade ore
the miners opened up in the south
crosscut three feet of rich green ore
that will run an average of 5000 to $500
per ton.
Already sixteen sacks are filled for
shipment. The West Extension has had
a contract to supply the Beatty mill
with thirty tons a day, but owing to
the delay In construction of the plant
the company has been forced to rest
content with development work. With
the latest showing the West Extension
could easily furnish the required tom
mage for ySar without doing another
stroke of exploration.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24
RAWHIDE STRIKES
CAUSE SENSATION
ON GOLD REEF PROPERTIES
EXCITEMENT CENTERS
Conservative Element Estimates the
Camp Has Average Weekly Out
put of $4,000 in High
Grade Ores

Continued reports of recent rich
strikes at Rawhide have caused favor
able comment both in Los ANGELES and
San Francisco. Rawhide has had its
share of knocks, but from all appear
ances has profited through it all and
kept pushing steadily forward until 1t
is now acknowledged by the conserva-
tive element that the average weekly
output of the camp is $4,000 in high
grade ores.
The most recent report from Rawhide
is that on the Sill lease large body
of high grade ore has been encoun-
tered at a depth of twenty-four feet.
T. G. Gordon, treasurer of the Rawhide
Gold Reef Mining company, with Of
fees in the Wilcox building, Los An
geles, has just received ore taken from
the SilI lease, where the high grade
was encountered. His company owns
and is operating the Sill lease. When
seen on Saturday for The Herald he
confirmed the report that high grade
had been struck. No assays have yet
been made, but the rock speaks for it
self.
Gordon has also received a telegram
from the foreman Of the properties at
Rawhide to the effect that ore running
1922 has been encountered in the face
of the tunnel of the Pudding Stone, an
other of the Gold Reef properties, at a
distance of 120 feet.
Three Feet Day
According to a Rawhide exchange the
the Rawhide Gold Reef shaft on the
Sill lease is now going down at the rate
of three feet daily. The pay shoot is
still in the shaft at twenty-four feet,
and the general break of the ore now
is $91 and from two and half-foot
vein. BY the looks Of the country as
depth is gained and from the paintings
that are being had the shaft is fast APP
preaching the shoot of glommings that
was on the surface. The ore is show
ing more free gold, and the values are
becoming more uniform as the work
goes on. This has always been the spot
that has been touted by all men who
have been over the ground as the one
big bet of the north end of the Queen
Bethania lode-in fact the first rich
ore that was found in the camp was
taken from this very lease. The big
Poor Boy vein that comes into the
Queen Bethania lode on this block will
be opened by this shaft at about the
50-foot point, according to the lay OF
the surface veins as they come into
the ground. AS has been frequently
mentioned, both here and on the out
side, the sensation of the camp is
looked on this particular piece OF
ground when a decent depth has been
obtained Two hundred feet of work
on a vertical shaft should show the
value and extent of the intersection OF
these two big veins on this block OF
ground.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24
THREE PROPERTIES
ARE CONSOLIDATED
HOME CAPITAL IN MEXICO
COMBINES FORCES
New Company Is the Kansas-cananea
Copper, with Bisbee as Head
quarters-owns Thirty
five Acres

Special to The Herald.
BISBEE, Aug. 2s.-One of the big
gest mining deals of the past year has
Just been consummated in this city.
The deal involves the merger of the
Mexican holdings of the Silver Mining
company, Consolidated Gold and Cop
per company and the Miller Mining
company The new company is known
as the Kansas-Cananea Copper COM
pany and is capitalized at $10,0oO.00O.
David Miller. the president of the
new company, has been working on
the deal for the past four years and
had completed all preliminary steps to-
ward the organization year ago.
when the slump came. Miller and A.
B. Wadleigh, secretary of the new
company, left yesterday afternoon, the
former going to Chicago, the latter to
Cananea.
In an Interview yesterday afternoon
Miller spoke of the new organization as
follows:
''The properties of the three COM
panies involved in the merger are con-
tiguous and comprise a total of about
thirty-five acres. The properties are
entirely surrounding by the holdings Of
the Greene Cananea company. The
capital for the consolidation of the
three companies has been furnished by
men of New York, Chicago, st. Louis
and Philadelphia, and is sufficient to
insure the thorough development of the
property
In Operation Four Years
"The Southwestern has been operat-
ing for the past four years in the
Cananea district, and on the Maria
claim two very promising ore bodies
have been already shown up. Ship
ments from 1t assayed 20 per cent.
Machinery and other equipment neces-
sary for some time to come are already
in use. A. B. Wadleigh, who has been
most efficient in the management of
the Southwestern, will be manager for
the company.
1.-THE merits of the properties in
volved in the deal have been examined
for the original owners by Fred Har-
rington and Smith & Laird of Bisbee,
and it was upon their recommendation
that the work was continued. The new
stockholders in the company have also
had the property thoroughly examined.
and all of the reports have been highly
satisfactory to them.
1.-THE new company will make its
headquarters in Bisbee, and in the
course of the next thirty to sixty days
we hope to begin operations in Cana
nea on a large scale. The opening of
the Greene-Cananea mines has encour-
aged the outside companies, and there
is every indication that this section of
the mining world will see its most ac-
tive period.
1.-THE new company will take over the
assets and liabilities of the Ortegna
Mining company's new holdings for
the Southwestern, under whose direc-
ton the work has been carried on"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24

N RESCOTT, Aug. 2S.-With two tons
of ore sampling $3.50 to the ton in
gold taken out Of the Paymaster
mine in the last four weeks. now on
the dump and ready for shipment. John
Thomson, one of the pioneer miners of
the Hassayampa district, is now in the
city arranging for the transportation
Of the ore to the Prescott sampling
works
This is one of the regular shipments
made by Thomson (who Is known to
a wide circle of friends as "Scotty'')
during the last twelve months. In ad-
dition to the shipping ore he has sew
eral tons of lower grade ore on the
dump which can be nilled at a hand
some profit.
Scotty has worked in the Hassayam-
pa district the last twenty years. He
is located in the section Immediately
south of the city, west Of the Jersey
Lily mine. He contents himself de-
veloping his claims alone, seldom hir-
ing any one to assist him, although the
product of his claims justify larger
development operations. His ores are