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Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-15
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and mine are going to lend you money enough
to start on a trading trip, and were gong
with you"
Father knows of boat that will be just
the thing, and he sent a man over to Coving-
ton this afternoon to buy it," added True,
determined to tell his full half of the story.
"Mr. Bartlett and father are going to find
out exactly what kind of stock of goods you
need for such trip, and they are going to
buy it for you"
"And father says that your mother shall
have, money enough to keep her comfortable
while you are away.
And you won't be charged anything for the
boat because that's our share of the expense;
but all three. will share the cost of the food
and the cooks wages
"The boat will be over here tomorrow, and
father says that there is reason why we
shouldn't start on Thursday, at the latest"
'You are to find good cook the very first
thing in the morning, and father says you
must get one who has been on a hat-boat be-
fore. SO that he can help you manage it."
During all the time that the boys were al
ternatingly giving fragments of the scheme,
Jimmie stood staring IN ,speechless astonish-
ment, first, at one and then at the other, a
wave of delight passing over his face as he be-
gan to understand that he was really about to
be a floating trader.
Although it seemed so certain. he could not
repress a fear that this good fortune was not
To ne us-that perhaps Nj. Bartlett and Mr..
Howar, ald not fully understand to what they
aAre YOU sure your fathers know how much
it win cost to buy stock of goods?'' he
aOf course, they do" replied Tom. 1--WE
told them that you said the man You were
with had two hundred dollars worth, and
Bent's father said he did not think that would
be enough"
"And they are really going to lend me so
much money!" for Jimmie though two hun
dred dollars a fortune.
'sThey will charge you with all the goods.
and one-third of the provision BILL as well as
the money they give to your mother. You
If you get as much money for your goods as
they cost
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-15
polN
WINDOW

The room numbered l occupied exactly half
the house, was fitted up with a counter and
shelving on one side, and two berths on the
other side, one each side OF the windows. A
door led to the end, which the boys deter,
mined should be the bow of the boat and
two other doors led to the adjoining rooms.
No. was fitted up as a kitchen, while Nos.
2 and could be used as sleeping rooms, there
being four berths in each. No. was evil
IDENTIFY intended as sitting or dinng-room.
it was entirely empty.
1t Wa thus be readily seen that the boat
could easily carry ten people, and, as there
were TO be but four in the party, there was
no fear of their being crowded.
A long sweep to be used at either end as a
rudder, two other sweeps for oars, two ropes
as hawsers, an anchor with a rope for cable,
a rude pump and two long poles made up the
rigging of the craft; the owners would find
it necessary to provide everything else.
Jimmie was even more delighted than the
other boys, and be said, after the boat had
been thoroughly inspected:
"She's the best / ever saw, and must have
cost more than seventy.hye dollars, for she
knocks the spots out of Mr.. Grout's, which
was a pretty good one. Now let's go down
below and see if everything is all right there"
True and Bent had entirely forgotten that
the hull of the boat, decked over as she was
from the top of her rail, formed a very large
hold. or storageroom; but Jimmie had by no
means overlooked it, for there he knew it
would be necessary to stow such things as he
got in exchange for his goods
The hold, by descending through a trap
door in the store-room, was found to be in
Uoo, condition, as indeed it should have been,
Since the boat had just been finished, and
It was large enough to contain twice as much
as the most sanguine trader could hope to
that's all right" declared Jimmie in
tone of satisfaction, as the three boys came
ON deck; "but it's queer that. after building
such fine craft, flagstaff should have been
forgotten;
The builder told me to say to Mr.. Bart
lett that they hadn't had time to put the
staff up, not knowing that the boat would
be sold so soon, but that it should be in place
"What difference does it make whether we
have flagstaff or not" asked Brent
so that. people, can tell that this is
have white flag instead of a sign"
Then we'll have the biggest white flag we
can get" said True, 'for it would be kind of
hard if we should float all the way from here
to New Orleans-over fifteen hundred miles
without any ones suspecting that we were
traders But the boat ought to have a name"
"Of course, she had" was Bents reply,
"and as the lines of her hull are so beautiful,
propose that we call her the Duck"
"Name her the River Queen" suggested
True.
And both the other boys thought it quite
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE
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the proudest boy in the country. Let's go to
your father, tell him about Jimmie, and then
go to mine, and I'm very much mistaken IL
the whole matter can't be fixed up right.
Bent was not as sanguine as True was, but
he was willing to try the experiment, and
both started on the business in as brisk a
manner as had Jimmie.
1t had been agreed by their parents that
the boys should make an excursion to"ether
some time, and this promise was not forgotten
when the appeal was made.
At quite a late hour on the evening OF that
same day, True and Bent, both too much ex-
cited to impart news in a very coherent man
ner, called at Jimmie's home, and True star
tied that hard-working boy by exclaiming,
abruptly;
say, Jim, you are going to have the fiat
boat right away, and we're going to make the
first trip with you"
Jimmie looked from one to the other, but
made no attempt to speak.
cts fact, ;" assured Bent. 'True's father
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"Boys," said Jimmie soleInnly, 81 shall be
ao,e to pay the money, if l live: for now
that / have got the chance l thought so far
away from me, / shall be successful, if hard
work and economy have anything to do with
success"
The boys had talked so fast that Mrs War
der was given no opportunity for saying a
word until the momentary silence that follow
ed Jimmies speech.
Then the conversation became general and
might have been protracted until very late
into the night, so many subjects presented
themselves, had not Mrs Warder broken up
the meeting by saying:
'It will be bad beginning for Jimmie's
good fortune and poor return for your faith
er's kindness, if he keeps you here SO late
that your mothers will be anxious about you" "
"It is time we were going, / think, said
Bent, laughingly; "but before we go We must
settle on when and where we shall meet in
the morning, for we must go and see the fat
boat as soon as possible"
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three set out at pace that both frightened
and angered some pedestrians.
CHAPTER II.
PREPARATIONS AND DEPARTURE.

PREPARATIONS AND DEPARTURE.
~ 9TH Mr.. Bartlett and Mr. Howard
- had entered into the scheme quite
W as heartily as their sons could wish
for, as was evinced by the fact that
the fiat boat had been purchased and was al
ready lying along the levee to be loaded at the
will OF the young trader.
All three of the boys gave vent to their
deight and approval of the outside appearance
of the new craft, even before they went on
board OF her, and it would indeed have been
surprising if they had not been pleased, for
she was as neat looking as any fatrboat that
Co.. have been found on the Ohio River.
he hull was painted black, and the house,
that extended to within about five feet of
each end, as well as flush with the sides, was
dark lead color, the green blinds to the four
windows lending decidedly home-like appear
ancc.
The boys did not waste any time in going
on board to inspect their floating home.
The hull of the boat was built after the
feet long, twenty feet wide and six feet deep,
the two ends-it would be impossible to say
which was the bow and which the stern,
since both were exactly alike-being slanted
from the bottom to the top to admit of land
in at the bank.
The top of the boat from rail to rail, was
decKed over, and on this deck was built a
house six feet high, with a rounding roof
that projected over the ends, making a sort
of veranda of the vacant deck room at the
bow and stern.
This house was, as has been described.
thirty feet long and twenty wide, being di-
vided inside into hve rooms after this
fashion:
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-15
CIIAPER I.
A BUSINESS PROJECT.

TELL you what it is, Bent; I woule
like to take a trip down the Missis
sippi in a flat-boat, for it must b'
lots of fun"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-12-03
Newest Gold Camp

Sylvanite Is the nnme of the new
gold mining camp and it is situat-
ed in New Mexico, II miles off the
railroad in barren desert and
mountainous section. The camp
was discovered and located by Sol
Camp, an old time Cripple Greek
niner. The ore is snid to contain
tellurium, but it is not in the same
form as in the mines at the Creek.
Assay values have run up as high
as 800 ounces in gold which means
it to be worth three dollars a.pound
Automobiles are running to the
camp from Hatchita the nearest
railroad station and charge s 800
per passenger, 1t seems that under
the new laws of Mexico, saloons
are prohibited in new towns, until
such time as it is voted on by the
persons making up a new camp.
Big wages are being paid for skill
ed labor.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-12-03
The Age of Speed

Recent speed d velcpmnnts
among automobile and air naviga-
tors, demonstrate that this is the
swiftest age known among th.. pro
moters of the new and ptcuiiar
methods of transportation. Ia
fact the avera - racers III the triais
for speed last week ut Ssvanuah
among the various auto manutact-
ures there in competition, WAS over
a mile per minute, is evidence that
this method of locomotion is now
distan.ing modern railway travel
where long trips rre required.
This is explained in the fact the
auto traveller has no regular stops
to make or neither fuel or water to
be taken at regular intervals. 1t
will not be surprisieg if we see the
anto traffic supplanting railways IN
both passenger and freight within
the next generation all over the
world.
In the line of aviators the list of
inventors is daily increasing with
all kinds of apparatus for air nuvi-
cation and many new names are
being coined by which the machin-
es may be classified. A large fac
tory is now operated in France
where the inventor may have his
machine built and his purse strings
pulled according to their length.
The Scientific American of the
2Ist, devotes no less than five
pages of its valuable sheet TO H.
Illustrating various mat hines now
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-12-03

free list between Mexico and the
United States and they are the
ones We have to go against IN the
proposition. There is little doubt
but that thousands of dollars will
be sent to Washington for the sole
purpose of winning both houses
into permitting Mexican ores to
cnmeover the lines free to America
Joplin operators are on the alert
and have long since organized a
Traffic Club, Which will establish
headquarters in Washington and
keep large corps OF delegates
there so long as may be needed to
watch their interest as producers
Of zinc ore. Colorado should also
awaken to the necessity of heiag
up and doing and send n strong
delegation to the seat of the gov
ernment to cooperate with those
parties of Joplin whereby it is
hoped that sufficient influence may
he had upon congress TO enact laws
aud regulations restricting the
importating of zinc lead ores into
the United States. Every western
state should help in this move.
ment for their own protection and
contribute men and means to pro-
test against this invasion OF foreign
production. Our mines can pro-
duce all thu zinc-lead metals the
market requires. Laat year snw
two thirds of these mines shut
down in Joplin and the West ON
account Of importation OF zinc and
lead into this country frCm Mexi-
co. Such conditions should no
longer be allowed to exist. Self
protection is The first law Ut nature
aud to it we must resort i'll this
case. Protection for Our American
Homes and for American Labor,
should be the motto of every true
American Citizen.
The following, taken from
Joplin paper, shows how serious Is
the tariff question there
Ministers in eight towns and
cities throughout the Nissours-
Kansas zinc district today took
occasion to invoke divine aid for
the fight teiag carried on by the
district Representatives for tariff
on Hiuc ore, without which it is
thought the industry is doomed.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-12-03

before the public. 1t also has n
full front page photograph of an
aeroplane flying over a small will
age in France before the astonish-
ed gaze of its dwellers. Several
competitors are now in the mark
ct soliciting passenger and freight
traffic in cross country flights, in
France and in another year we un-
doubtedly will see heavy fr,i light
and passenger business started in
this and other European countries
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-12-03
men of the age in the world.

men of the age in the world.
Al,h ough Of noble psrentag she
WAS sold IA slave, but aft.rward
married the Emperor. Sine then
virtually became the ruler ever the
empire and for fifty years held the
throne of the oldest empire in the
world. She brought no claims to
the crown save that Of genius and
will. hy which she won favor and
support of six hundred million of
people aud WAS accepted ruler for
nearly two generations, During
this period she saw ten presidents
of the United States come and go
and as any kings and queens OF
the old world. She saw Germany
made an empire and France re-
public, the supremacy Of Japan
and, nbsolutism pass from ali the
nations save her own empire but
at the foot Of its strong walls the
waves of Democracy were knock
ing at the time of her death. 1t is
said by one who saw her in the
past year that her face was illumi-
mated by or1s of jet, half hidden
by dark lash.s and behind which
lurk the smiles Of favor or the
tightening of anger, No person
would take her to be over forty,
vt she was seventy.four.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-12-03

There is a marked advancement
In all the less noble metals includ-
ing copper, zine and lead and upon
the strength of this many OF the
old mines in Leadville and else
where. are starting to work again.
Copper is above IA cents per pound
and lead over four cents, with zinc
five, and all three with an upward
tendency.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-12-03

Six hundred acre ranch property
cutting two hundred tons of hay
yearly. Within two miles of town
and for sale with 30 head of stock
and complete farming equipment
A bargnin to tn, party who wHnts to
locate permanently
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-12-03
SHORT MINING NOTES

Old Gilpin county COMES to the
front with a big stake of that rare
metal, Uranium, which is reported
to be worth six thousand dollars
per ton aud there is nn entire hill
filled with the stuff
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-12-03
Is your subscription paid?

Owing to the new postal laws
effective Jan. !, prohibiting US to
mail papers to 1elinuuiut subs crib
efs, we respectfully roqucet those
in arrears ID scttlo at once.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-12-03
FOR SELF PROTECTION
There rluSt Be q Tariff Put
On All Mexico Zinc

It is a matter Of interest to the
mining fraternity to learn that a
combined effort is to be made at
the coming session of congress for
placing a protective duty on zinc
lead ores which have been shipped
into this country from old Mexico
in such quantities during the last
year or SO as to cause the shutting
down Of a large portion OF the zinc
mines OF the United Stntes.
To some who are unacquainted
with the conditions. this might
seem an unfair proposition but
among those who are informed and
know the actual facts relating to
the class of mining labor our own
miners hhva to compete with, as
against the Mexican miner it seems
not alone reasonable. but just and
risht. When it is taken into con-
eiderntion that the Mexicnu miner
only gets 25 cents day for his Ia
Dor. He lives at cost OF . cents a
day ION beans and corn cakes) and
like the rattle snske lives in "a hole
in the ground mud-house.
The average Mexican miner Inns
no more asl ration than an ani-
NAL and but little more intelligence
He is lazy, working but two or
three days week unless COMPEL
to do SO, The Mexican Of to-day is
is as completely under the priest
hood, and the appointees OF tue
government, as lie WAS three hund-
red years ago and every town or
Settlement is under rule OF priest
and presidente, whose dominion Is
absolute aud woe betide the person
who iucurs either's displsssure
The CHURCH and state are practical
ly one and the cathedral and bastile
stani sid. by side. The army is
made up of criminals who are put
into the ranks instead of the peni-
tertiqry and this is why in battle
the Mexican officer is never in the
lead. Notwithstanding the existing
conditions the Mexican appears to
lie contented with his lot aud the
! old rule Where ignorance is bliss
It's folly to be wise is very appli-
cable in this case. No more com-
plete surfdom ever existed in Mexi-
90 than is seen teday. The big
mining companies have miners
as fully under their control as that
of hundred years ago. The mana
gers keep the employed always in
debt to the company and conse-
quently the lsborer can never quit
1t is unjust to American labor TO
he compelled to compete with this
laborer. Our miners and mine op-
erotors should not be without pro-
lection in their lead and zinc pro-
duction as against that imported
frcm old Mexico. The Mexican
government will not permit Ameri
cans to carry into that country any
of their manufactured, or other
products, without the imposition
of heavy duties, and we think it @
poor rule that wont work both ways
There are many big American
mine operators who work Mexican
miners exclusively and are mininl
xlnc-lead ore for ten per cent ol
what it would cost them in Lead
vile or Joplin. These are the par
~ ties who are most insistent on the
pla ling Of zinc and lend m Tho
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-12-03

One OF the best ranches in the
Jax Cabin neighborhood, 100 acres
all under culture, cuts from $50 to
200 tons of timothy per season.
100 head OF stock, full equipment
of farming utensils. including rak-
es. mowers, wagons, etc. Call at
Pilot Office for particulars.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-12-03

Six room cottage and three lots
on the corner Of main street in the
school house block. Best location
in the city can be bought very
cheap for cash.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-12-03

An improv ranch near the
ao,yth Of Cement creek, will be
sold for part cnsh and balance on
time.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-12-03
Reai-Estate

I For snle new first class sewing
machine. Gull and examine the
same ut tue PILor office.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-12-03

An elegant four room cottage
almost new, with two lots, con be
purchased for one half the original
cost.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-12-03
A rlost Remarkable Women

OF a truth it may be said, the
late dowager empress of China,
size was the most remarkable wo-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-01-18
RESULT or JAP AGITATION
Resolution Calling for impeachment
of British Columbia Official.

Victoria, b. c., Jan. 1S.-Following
the opening of the legis lature with the
usual ceremonies by Lieutenant Gov
ernor Dunsmuir Mr.. Hawthorthwaite,
Socialist member from Nanimo, en-
deavored to introduce a resolution
calling for the Impeachment of the
lieutenant governor for having disal-
lowed the anti-Japanese legislation of
last session.
The speaker ruled that the motion
was not sufficiently urgent to be taken
up at the opening session of the house
preceding the usual formal motions to
which the opening day Is usually de-
voted. The resolution stated that it
was shown at the recent inquiry that
Lieutenant Governor Dunsmuir in his
private capacity had contracted with
the Canadian-Nippon company of Van
couver to procure 500 Japanese for
work in his mines, while publicly he
disallowed the measure tending to
prevent the immigration of such Japa-
nese laborers.
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Harry Thaw eventually told his
mother the young girls name was
NeSbit.
The name meant nothing to me-
declared the witness, for | had never
heard of the young woman before.
Harry said it all had occurred when
Miss NesDit was a little girl. 1t was
in New York, he said. | tried to i'm
press upon him that he was not re-
sponsible for the sins of other men"
Mrs. ThaW next told of the day she
and her son went to Thanksgiving day
services at the Presbyterian church in
PittsbIrg, when Thaw broke down
and cried while the choir was sing
ing Kipling's "Recessional"
Just to think" Thaw sobbed, "if
it hadn't happened she might have
been here with us today"
Mrs Thaw next told of her consent
early in 1905 to her sons marriage
with Miss Nesbit with the proviso
that the girls past history never was
to be mentioned again. The marriage
was performed at Pittsburg in April,
lJpo' anu IilS tMO "cnI vest On lHelI
wedding trip.
Harry, in all his talk, never sug-
gested at any time that it, had been
the girls fault" said Mrs. Thaw
The examination was temporarily
suspended here. Mrs. Thaw had to
be assisted from the witness chair.
Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw then was
called to the stand. She said she was
the wife of the defendant and was
born Christmas day, 1884. Her father
died when she was ten years old.
District Attorney Jerome objected
to practically every question Mr.. Lit
tleton asked the witness as to her
many Of them.
The questions ruled out usually had
to do with how long she lived in yari-
Gus places and her age when the
moves were made.
. Mr.. Jerome said he did not want
the time of the jury taken up this
year as it was the last time with
stories about pet cats and other
irrelevant stuff"
Young Mrs. Thaw finally was al
lowed to say that when living in Phil
adelphia before coming to New York
she posed for various artists. At this
time she was fourteen years of age.
The witness was allowed to tell of
coming to New York at the age of ff.
teen and of posing for artists here.
She was not allowed to tell how much
compensation she obtained or whether
her mother was employed at the time.
Mrs. Thaw told of going on the
stage in ''Florodora." The details of
her seeking employment and the diff
Guilty because of her youth were
barred from the jury this year, Mr..
Jerome being ever ready with an OBJ
lection to shut out much of the testi-
mony that was allowed at the first
trial
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IN SMELL WILL CASE.
Letters of Aged Man and His Women
Correspondents Read.

Clinton, H., Jan. 18.-As a climax
to a series of sensational develop
ments In the suit to break the will of
Colonel Thomas Smell in the circuit
court here came the formal reading
of the letters which were received by
the colonel from his numerous women
correspondents and the missives sent
by the old man in return. After de-
voting the greater part of two days
to the reading of the letters the law
yers completed the big job and ex-
pressed themselves as satisfied with
the perusal.