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Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-07-28

An object Of unusual interest to resi-
dents and visitors in Troy. a "steeple
Jack" has for several weeks past been
swinging daily about the steeples of
st. Josephs Provincial seminary, the
famous Towers of Troy" as they have
come to be called, occupied, with as
much nonchalance as though on terra
firma, in the task of making extensive
repairs to those steeples and placing
an eight-foot gilded cross on each of
the four spires. The Towers of Troy"
from their elevated position on the
crest OF the hill overlooking the CEN
ter Of the city, form a landmark easily
recognized for many miles in all direc-
tons, and like stalwart sentinels they
nave stood guard over the busy COM
mercial section of the city below these
80 years or more.
Weakened by age. a high wind sew
eral months ago carried away the
pinnacle of one of the spires and drew
attention to general weakening of
the others, so the Sisters of st. Jo-
seph, who hold the seminary property,
recently awarded contract for
strengthening the steeples and placing
large gilded cross upon each. George
Ferguson of Albany, famous "steeple
jack was selected for the hazardous
undertaking, and for the last six
weeks he has been engaged with two
assistants In performing the work.
A rev minutes of observation of the
palnstaking, methodical movements of
the "steeple Jack" is sufficient to con-
vince the observer that his is no easy
task. Beside being a sort of mechan-
ical engineer, the "steeple Jack" to
be success, must be a master of sew
eral trades. To observe a man seated
In his boatswain's chair anchored
against the side of a spire NAV give
the impression that the work is EASY.
out imagine standing in a loop of rope
and saving off a section of tower
above ones head weighing nearly half
ton. Yet that was what was done
on these towers. The old final orna-
ments, placed at the top of the spires
when the building was erected back
IN the '7O's as a Methodist university.
were each IA feet high and nearly
iour feet In diameter, and in their de-
cayed condition considerable skill was
required to prevent them falling the
wrong way and causing damage to the
building.
Mr.. Ferguson declares that the only
part OF the work which may be called
! easy is the actual climbing. This is ac-
complished in novel manner. for the
steeples, rising rs or more feet in the
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-07-28
The ANiators

A Nebraska man fell $500 feet and
survived 1t. a certain other Nebras.
Kan has fallen even farther not only
once, but three times. and appears
to be healthier than ever.
The Democratic editor who has
asked Mr. Bryan to step down and
give some one else a chance at the
presidential nomination evidently is
not wei acquainted with the gentle.
man from Nebraska.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-07-28

The athletic girl and the baseball
bat make combination which, like
the great American game itself. IL
hard to beat. A burglar out in Seat
tie, Wash. found that out. While en-.
gagged in the interesting occupation of
burgling the home of a resident of
that city he encountered the girl and
the big stick. The result was the
knocking out of the burglar. who
dropped several thousand dollars
worth of plumber and was glad to es.
cape without broken bones.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-07-28

sion' mild excitement, and the wom-
en- foik forsake their spicy kitchens to
ENJOY days outing. with the bullying
ulhher basket tucked under the front
seat. Long before the auctioneer ia
ready to begin his task the Woodman
mousse dooryard and barn are overrun
by curious. shrewdly calculating
crowd discussing the family history
ana the values of its goods and chat.
tells.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-07-28

An interesting outcome Of Ii Sum
Llng's visit to Pekin is the formation
of a China-American Friends associa-
ton. The modern tendencies of the
Celestial empire are illustrated by the
fact that this movement was the cul.
mination of banquet given to the
Hongkong newspaper proprietor by
leading Chinese Journalists" They
with many officials, listened with an
probation to the story Of their guests
experiences in the United States. and
toasted President Taft as a warm
friend of their country.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-07-28
Few Great Democrats Left

With apparently no one but the
Hon. Joseph Weldon Bailey TO repre-
sent the principles. the economic poll.
cies and the honor of the Democratic
party, one becomes conscious of the
recent awful mortality among the
great Democrats.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-07-28
only One in captivi,v

According to a Constantinople let.
ter the new sultan of Turkey is a typi-
cal Democrat. Why can not the Dem.
ocratic party bring him over and elect
him to the United States senate from
some reliably Democratic state-say
Texas or Florida-so that the party
and the country can see what one
looks like New Bedford Standard.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-07-28

suddenly there was a great commo.
ton In space and Mars was observed
to be whirling away from the earth al
top speed
What's the trouble?" queried the
astronomers on the earth. Afraid we
want to steal your canals?"
y No signaled the Marti4ns. we
lust heard that that man Castro IVES
az ut to pay US q visit"
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-07-28

Mr.. Taft can well afford to turn a
deaf ear to the unwise party man.
ayers VINO ask him to make the fed.
eral judiciary in North Carolina or in
any other state a party agency-an in.
strument for the strengthening of a
political organization.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-07-28

Atlantic City insists that the ar
lists who model beach sand into stat
ues OF Venus shall hereafter drape
their productions. A Venus rising from
the sea foam with clothes on would
have made Praxiteles go and jump off
the dock
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-07-28

were endured by
Mrs. Caroline Kess-
Ter of w. Main ST.,
Paw Paw, Mi 'h. Well
and strong again,
her case is sSorght
a miracle by her
friends. What Mrs.
K e S sler W e n {
through makes a
long story hap k-
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-07-28
In Current Terms

Mr. Bryan rapidly is degenerating
to the minor leagues" remarks the
81. Paul Pioneer Press Nice talk
about manager who is planning on
capturing the 1912 pennant.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-07-28

The German boyle man Will no,
eaten England because the brave
bold Britons are not watching out
Every now and then the very mention
of German invasion throws them
INTO a panic. But. then, We had some
OF the same nervous feeling ourselves
about that Spanish phaEtom feet
which inyisibly E1Vished or coast.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-07-28

The appearance of the prince Of
Wales as a contestant for the Ameri-
cas- cup would possibly leave Sir
Thomas Upton without occupation.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-07-28

1t was to be expected that promi
nent Democrats would claim credit for
furnishing suggestions to this admin.
istration, as well as to it's predeces
soT.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-07-28

Motoritis may not be classified
among the diseases to which human.
lty is subject but it is raging as much
as the orthodox one and is quite as
fatal as any.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-07-28

London's taxicab charge is 16 cents
a mile. With us it's apt to be what
the taxicabby thinks we've got.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-07-28

Some of the British papers are talk
ing longingly of an American alli-
ance. They do not know America.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-07-28

Delaware reports the peach crop de-
stroyed again, but the milliners report
that the demand for peach baskets is
rs active as ever.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-07-28

Sot facts are coming to light
that indicate the interior of China to
be less barbarous and benighted than
generally represented.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-07-28

When women get the ballot will
they expect trading stamps to go along
with it?
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-07-28

Perhaps If the experiments in max.
ing paper out Of cotton stalks and
corn stalks are successful, the idea
VIII occur to some inventive genius
OF making paper out Of weeds.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-07-28

That villain of tsetse fly make
our common fly look like household
pet.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-07-28

Now that the United States has
shown the world it's new navy, it can
afford to advocate peace.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-07-28

In the far east it's wise country
that knows what revolution it is the
father of.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-07-28

women worry too much, claims a
woman physician. How much is just
enough?
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-07-28
HER FRIENDS WONDER
How Mrs. kessIer Was Rescued from
Almost Certain Death.

Few have lived through such trials
and suffering from kidney disease as
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-07-28

The fatal gift of beauty is not hurt
ing the new sultan.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-07-28

Let us at least disarm the bad mar
who carries a hip-pocket gun.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-07-28

Isn't it about time for the young
Russians to show themselves?
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-07-28

There are still some people who
won't boost IL they can't knock.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-07-28

Civilization has still a great wock tc
do in Asiatic Turkey.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-07-28

The angel of peace is in a constan
state of apprehension in Turkey.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-07-28

Let us hope that peace has been
given the impetus it deserves.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-07-28

The husbands question: Why di
you get that hat?
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-07-28

Good fellows do not always prove
the best judges.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-23
Mines and Mining Stocks
OLD GLORY co.
READY TO SHIP
Road to Mines Is Built and the
Contract to Haul Ore to
WendOVer Is Let.

The Old Glory Mining company, opeT-
ating in the Silver Island district,
Tooele county. has had a wagon road
built up the canyon to its mines and
a stone boat road from the bottom of
the gulch to the dump at the upper
tunnel is also nearly ready for use. In
another week IT is expected that ship
ments Of high-grade ore to WendOver,
on the Western Pacific. viii begin and
be continued Indefinitely. Contracts
for hauling between the mines and the
station mentioned have been awarded
and teams viii leave for camp tOfnOr-
row.
The company viii equip the property
with a compressor plant and machine
drills during the present season" said
President d. L. Fulop yesterday, land
work will then be resumed in our lower
tunnel, which is now i'm a depth Of 140
feet and which wiz open the mine at d
depth of 700 feet on the ore bodies de-
VeiOped above. When this tunnel is
finished it viii be possible for us 10
load our ores direct into the wagons
and do away entirely with the stone
boating of the ore down the mountain S
side.
There is no question in my mind
that the ore is going down even deeper
than where the lower tunnel will tap
the vein. as we have cut several rs
sures and stTingeTs of ore in construct
ing the wagon road up the canyon. In
the present workings we have drifted
eighty feet in solid ore. four to eight
feet of which is high-grade shipping
quality.
Il have just received word from our
foreman that he has started an incline
from the face of the drift, and he tells
me that the ore shoot has widened con-
siderably; that they are now sackins
everything without sorting, ana that, ]
tell you, sounds good to me"
The management of the Old Glory IS
confident that, when the ground IS
opened up for systematic stopping opera
tious. it viii be added to the list OF
Utsh's good dividend payers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-23
PELICAN POINT
BLACK MARBLE
Strong Company Is Forming to
Handle Large Deposits
Near Utah Lake.

The OQuirTh Black Marble & Mining
company. with a capital Of 800 600, Is
being organized in this city to operate
the old Cedarstrom black marble de
pOsits on Pelican Point. across the Utah
lake, west of Provo. f. J. Ramsey Of
California viii be president of the com
pany, and Judge W. y. Dusenberry has
been selected as vice president. and &.
7. Henshall of New York, general SUI
perintendent. The balance of the Of
ficers and directors have not yet been
settled upon, but assurance is given
that strong local and eastern talent
will be found al the head of the cor
poration when the papers are filed.
It is claimed that the deposit of black
marble secured by this new company
from the original owners IS one of the
largest and finest in the known world.
That the quarries are we'll located. Just
across the lake from Provo, and within
easy access of the railroads, is a strong
feature in favor of the successful ex-
ploitation Of the entc prise, while the
character Of the stOn,' and the favor
able structural conditions under which
II exists make il, the promoters OF the
enterprise cltin, one of he simplest IN
the world TO handle The qualification
and cleavage features OF the deposit
make il possible to mine and quarry
the stone in any desired thickness from
a few inches up to several feet, while
slabs of any size almost may be mined
without injury to the stone.
The new company. II is understood,
is planning to equip the quarries with
all kinds of machinery, not only for the
mining of the stone. but for saving,
dressing and polishing the product,
ready for use in any manner desired.
With the many new structures that are
going up in Salt Lake. with the pros
poets of building a magnificent state
capitol building. TO say nothing of the
demand that must come from the out
side. the new company figures on doing
business on tremendous and most
profitable scale within the next few
years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-23
BIG BUSINESS
ON EXCHANGE
Trading of the Past Week
Figures Well Over the
$4,000 Mark.

While she market has been rather IN
steady and tickle during the past week,
much as it was during the week previous,
the money value of the business done
has been more than S.. 900 in excess Of it.
Secretary J. A Shorten's figures show
that a total OF 1912 shares Of stock.
with a selling value OF 1922. 4Sl25. changed
hands, as against S13.759 shares and SILL
CS3.5S during the week before.
Iron Blossom has again been the most
active stock, and its fluctuations have
been heavy and cratic From Si15 the
stock was knocked down TO less than
$50, while the close finds it strong around
sl.92lz Columbus has also had q bad
spell, FOR no apparent reason. other than
acting in sympathy with most of the ia
vOrites, but it. too. is beginning to get
up to where it belongs again. The un-
certainty of what Is going 20 happen in
Mason Valley has made that stock IN
usually weak. while Colorado has Jared
as poorly as most Of the other hiEh-class
stocks. There is a better Undertone TO
the market now, and with the splendid
reports that are coming from Iron Bios
som. Sioux Consolidated, Columbus Con-
solidated and a number of others there
ought to be a firmer market during the
week to come.
During the single regular and open
board calls yesterday a total Of 1890
shares of stock. with a selling value Of
&40.544T5. changed hands
Following is the list Of final quota
tions and record of sales made during the
day:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-23
FIND FULLER'S EARTH
SOUTH OF RICHFIELD

Another industry is promised for SEWER
county which viii develop another of the
natural resources. For years il has been
known that a deposit Of fuliers earth eX-
listed I'm this county. This deposit j. 10
Gated "A miles south Of Richfield and is
an extensive one says the Richfield Reap
er. It has considerable commercial value,
and this viii be exploited by the men who
now have u in their possession. This de-
post has been located a number Of times
BY various persons, but nothing has ever
been done TO realize on IL.
O. c Thurber and number of ass0-
ciates have located il the past week and
company will be incorporated to work
It and place on the market the product.
Fulier's earth Is so called from the
fact that it has great powers of absorbing
grease As an absorbent II was used in
the manufacture Of lettings and similar
cloths The mechanic who turns 1t out
is called a fuller and the earth was named
for the maker Of felt cloth It was for
merry used IN the manufacture of dyna-
mite. Combined with the high explosive
nitroglycerin it is less liable TO explo-
sion from conclusion
In addition to the fuller's earth depos-
IT of saltDeter has been discovered. and
this adds to the value Of the location.
The saltpeter is not in very large guam
titles but development may reveal il in
paving quantities. The present locaters
will do all in their power to attract at
tention to both the fuller's earth and the
ssltpeJer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-23
REVIVING INTEREST IN
COLORADO RIVER PLACERS

Il is several years since there was any
excitement over the placers OF the Colo-
rado river, and the prospects nov are
that the wonderful bearing sand Dars
and gravel reefs along the famous old
stream viii soon be in the public eye
again. The hard country to travel ~
lack Of fuel, lack OF water, lack OF points
~ SUNNY for foOdstuffs and innumera Die
ohstacies of other characters. including
lack of knowledge in how best to recover
the values has held the country back
Outfit after outfit has tried TO make
things go and failed. Fortunes nave been
tDent in transporting materials and build
ing dredges and nearly every known &c
vice used in gold placeriug mas nsu Us
trial on the Colorado and been cast aside
Something has diVaTs been lacking 10 get
ths results desired, and u Is nov about
time for men with new devices and new
ideas 10 get busy In the southern coun-
try Somebody, one Of these DAYS, VIII
get the right grip on the situation ana
then there viii be sucn a sJampeue do
was never known before.
DR.. W. H. Schock OF Richfield has
Just returned from = trip 70 the river
where he has placer holdings. accom-,
panied BY an old placer expert named
Ashley OF GOldfield. who declares that II
he can find the proper method OF handing
the sands and gravel ne VIII turn ms al
tention to operations on that stream
"The country is flat in the vicinity OF
the u4acer beds and there is not much
hope Of water power for washing purposes
INT there is a prospect of electrical de-
yelopment which may solve the question
OF power, says the Richfield Reaper
THE Good Hope company, which owns
a group Of claims, has been prospecting
for coal as a means for power develop
meut and they have discovered fine
vein Of coal on what is known as Hansen
creek, A distance Of probably fifteen miles
from the placer beds. Il Is expected that
q mower plant viii be installed at that
point and electrical energy transmitted
over the mountains 10 the placer beds
The coal vein is eight or ten feet in thick
ness and is OF good quality. 1t has been
worked for q number OF years oy ranch
ers ana miners for fuel and It has been
developed for a distance OF about sew
enty-ffve feet.
's-rhe placer beds Of the Colorado lie
down the river from the mouth Of the
DIRTY Devil and they extend a distance
Of sixty miles. There is immense wealth
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-23
MAMMOTH PUMP
FOR COLUMBUS
Fine Equipment viii Go to the
Mine This Week and Soon
Be Running.

After tantalizing delays assurance
has been given the management Of the
Columbus Consolidated that the new
STATEN pump viii be at Sandy on Tues
day ready for hauling to the companys
property at Alta. II viii be taken up
the canyon at once. and Manager Tony
Jacobson expects TO have it in commits
sion by the end of.the month.
The new pump weighs 10000 pounds
and has capacity Of 500 gallons a min
ute. Thin ponderous machine is a four
stage, centrifugal. electrically-driven
piece of mechanism that is hooked up
with a 150-horsepOwer motor. and which
will be capable. Manager Jacobson est'-
mates. to handle all the water that may
be developed in the mine without trOu-
bic. il is the biggest pump OF the klnd
ever introduced into mine work, but
Judging from the results obtamed by
smaller sizes. no fear is felt concerning
the efficiency and reliability OF the
mammoth machine that is due here IN
a day or two.
With this pump in commission, the
Columbus Consolidated mines will have
equipment Of this nature sufficient 70
handle 5000 or even 1000 gallons or
water a minute. and every piece Of II
viii be kept in readiness at all times 10
20 into use If needed.
We are not attempting 10 DO = TAP
Of work in the cast drift on the 400-fOot
level below the tunnel" said Manager
Jacobson yesterday, until the new
pump shall have been installed. We
have had costly experience in the mat
ter OF handling an unexpected heavy
flow Of water. and I do not propose that
We shall be caught again in a hurry.
Drill holes in the face of the east drift
are now discharging water under con-
sidera Bile pressure. and I have forbidden
the firing Of another shot there until we
are in shape to take care of almost any
kind Of a flow that might be tapped. ]
expect 10 get ore in that east drift very
soon after we are able to resume work
there"
Good Roadway is being made in the
drift THAI IS now following the Car
field assure easterly from the tunnel
level and it is figured that another
twenty or thirty feet ought to
carry the face through to the
contact. This drift is progressing
through full face of ore that averages
fifteen ounces silver, . per cent copper
and 3 per cent lead. while punches are
making with incres sing frequency that
assay as high as los ounces silver 10
per cent copper and 20 per cent lead.
No attention is being paid to the high
grade stuff. other than to have an oc-
casional assay made upon IT, as It does
not occur in sufficient quantity TO JUS
tifv sorting. All the ore thus far taken
cut of this fissme viii go to the MILL