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Putnam patriot., 1909-12-17
! Deserted City of Furnished Copper.

A Cairo newspaper announced re- gently that an important expedition was to start into the Sahara in search of the City of Furnished Copper, the remains of which are said to exist there, bot which has been lost to hu- man sight for many centuries.
 Interest has been revived in this an- cient city by the recital of some Arabs who, not long ago, returned from those parts. It was by accident that they came upon il. They were endeavoring to smuggle contraband across from Tri- poll, last winter, but were surrounded by the coast guards.
 Some of the band got away and rode stead ly south ward for three days. Af- ter wandering for long time in the nope of getting on the beaten track again. for their provisions had come to al end. They had given up all hope, when suddenly they saw on the hori- zon giittering mass, like a large city, which al first appeared to them to be but the delusive effect of a mirage. On closer acquaintance 1t tuned out to be a real deserted city, built of furnished ooppcs. .as,s euseisa at, 1ut the only sign of life were some sand grouse, which they promptly shot.
 Trey explored the entire place, and then, replenishing their water at one of the excellent wells in the city, they set out on the beaten track again, and returned 10 Cairo.
 They naturally told their experience on arrival, and their strange tale ac- quired many fantastic features in the telling. for there is no more imagina- tive being than the Arab. Their story aatarslly got To the ears of the antiqui- ty authorities, who, after making due allowances, came to the decided con clusion that the city seen by the Arabs is identical with the lost .sCity of Cop per- the legends of which appear in very ancient manuscripts,
 That the Arabs were not inventing their strange story, proof was afforded hy some relics of copper which they brought back, and which Is of very fine work and unique design
 The expedition will seck and explore ,he las, "Cenper City" and il Is ex- irseseu that interesting saa vssuanle inform alton from antique re lies-of this ancient site, which has eeen completely swallowed mp in the wide expansc of The Sahara, will result lran lie enterprise.
Putnam patriot., 1909-12-17
PUTNAM BYRON .. BUGBEE

is ever suffering for lack of food the fault will be tAe folly of the race, and not the design Of Divine Providence.
 According to the report of the Secre- tary of Agriculture, this years yield of agricultural products is unprecedented. and that the soils of the country are not wearing out but improving In fer tility, even the despised lands of New England, he says, are more productive than those of the West. With the wheat fields of Vermont producing one-third more grain an acre than those of Illinois, and the corn fields one-sixth more, thes talk of "abandoned farms" or worn-out lands in New England, shonld be siienced.
Putnam patriot., 1909-12-17
The Burritt Memorial.

The citizens of New Britain are plan ming to erect a memorial in com memo- ration of Elihu Burri,t-a very enul- memorial purpose. It is his native place, which he honored while living, not alone because he became disiin- guished as ''rhe Learned Blacksmith, n speaking fifty languages, acquired in poverty and hard toll as blacksmith, while yet still young, but for his great service to the world and humanity, in arousing an interest in every civilized land to bring about universal peace and brotherhood, that horriu unchfis- tan war should no mere dishonor the Prince of Peace. The fruits Of his in. ccssant lahors, during his mature years, in the cause of Universal Peace, culmi- hated tn the establishment of The Hague Tribunal.n For that service he deserves all the honor the grandest mo nament can confer uupon his memory.
 It is desired to interest as many AS possible in this project, giving to every one who wishes an opportunity to con. tribute, thus making it thoroughly re- presentative of the spirit of the man who regarded all mankind as brothers and worked for the good of all, ire spectiyc of race, color or cline.
 One dollar from hundred thousand persons would honor the name of Bur ritt much more than such sum from butA few persons. The one dollar will be welcomed, therefore, just as much as larger amounts. Address George S. Taicott, Treasurer of The Burritt Me. morial Committee,h New Britain, Ct.
Putnam patriot., 1909-12-17
CONN.
and pledged the Liberal party for self government for Ireiand.n

and pledged the Liberal party for self government for Ireland.n
 Ireland is showing signs of being acts empowering the natives to recov- CT the lands held by aliens, and on lib eral terms, and they have not been slow to avail themselves of the great privi- lege. Travellers from this country, not alone Irishmen but Americans, who have recently visited that once forlorn country, express their astonishment at the wonderful change witnessed on its entire face since the passage of the land act: neat houses have taken the place of the old novels, the farms, gardens and highways have put on an air of tidiness; and, better still, the people are transformed into cheerful, bright and hopeful men and women, all neatly at- tired and living in a better social state, because now they can afford these ele- vating benefits.
 The final step for their complete emancipation from their socia! and po- litical thraldom, will be self-govern. ment-an Irish Parliament untram- melled. Whether this is granted by the new Parliament or not, it is sure to come. All must hope to see it accom- plished as predicted by Prime Minis ter Asquith.
 When Ireland gets it's complete eman- cipation it will not fail to gratefully acknowledge it's great indebtedness to it's loyal sons and daughters in the U ni- ted States, whose self-sacrifices and la. bors to raise the indispensable funds to win every step in its course of triumph have been large and generous. For the immense sums to win Parliamen- sary representatives and to keep in the field of continuous labor it's patriotic leaders, dependence rested largely on these American contributions.
 To give some idea what the amount must have been, we give the amount raised in this>> limited section, by one patriotic citizen, to secure the needed funds to meet the expenses to elect re- presentatives to the new Parliament. Such solicitations have been made on many previous occasions during the agitation for Irish emancipation.
 P. J. O'Brien of Mechanicsville, who has collected the following sums, with in the past few weeks, in this neighbor- hood-and the same has been going on in every section of the country where there are Irishmen. He has also been en- gagged in stirring up interest among his fellow countrymen by ardent address
Putnam patriot., 1909-12-17
Vast yaiue of the Lumber 0utps,.

The Faaest Service Bureau of the Az rieu,tural Department, sends Us the following report of the enormous out put oi lumber:
 Washington. Louisiana, MisSsssip- pi. Arkansas and Wisconsin, in the or der namess, constitute the Big Five in pso,laeiag The couatry's snnibsr sur- ply, whose valuation for last year runs tar aboyc the half billion dollar mark.
 Texas, Michigan, Oregon. Mlnneso-
Putnam patriot., 1909-12-17

la and Pennsylvania come after the first five States, and others followed in decreasing amounts down to Utah, the lowest on the list, with Nevada and North Dakota having little timbered area, not rated at all.
 While the total valuation of the lum- Der, iath and shingle production reach ed S34l ,545, $40, this amount represents a decrease of B per cent under the pre- vious years output.
 The number of mills reporting was 3l ,231, and those manufactured 8 PA ' 269 900 board feet of lumber, valued at $5l0, 0,575, ,s22, and lath valued at $6, 791 ' 326, while the shingle makers turned out 12,1O6, ,5S3, 900 shingles valued at $24 IFS, ,490. The average value of lum- Der at the point of manufacture was S15.37 per thousand feet, $2.27 thous- and for lath and g. thousand for shingles.
 Yellow pine of the South, which has been far in the lead in the lumber pro- duction iGr more than decade, more than maintained it's supremacy last year, contributing slightly more than 32 per cent of the total cut from all kinds. Douglas fir of the Northwest ranked second, and white pine third. Practically all kinds showed a marked decreased cut, and for the first three kinds of timber there was falling of of la, a2, ahd 20 per cent respectively. Oak and hemlcck maintained their re- lative ranks but showed decreases of 25 per cent each in amount produced, and spruce dropped IS per cent.
 Louisiana was the.heaviest producer of yellow pine lumber, supplying near ly one fifth of the total production. Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas and Ala bama followed in the order named. The State of Washington alone supplied more than three-fourths of the Douglas fir cut, while the bulk of the remainder came from Oregon; Minnesota produced about third of the white pine, follow cd by Wisconsin with about l5 per cent and New Hampshire with 10 per cent. An interesting feature of the report is that two New England States-Maine and Massachusetts,-produced more white pine than Michigan, which, for many years, led the country in produc- ing this valuable timber.
 Oak lumber manufacture now cen ters in Kentucky. West Virginia and Tennessee. Wisconsin comes first in the production of hemlock, taking the position held by Pennsylvania for so many years. Altogether the lumber report bulletin, which is free, by the way, contains fifty-seven pages, and gives detailed figures upon the quality and value of forty-five kinds of lum- Der manufactured in the United States last year. The work on 1t was conduct ed under the supervision of commit tee of four, consisting of w M. Steuart, chief statiscian for manufactures, and J. .Wielchol. expert chief of division, representing the Bureau of the Census, aud k. ;. kellogg. Assistant Forester, and 4. Il. Pierson, Forest Assistant, representing the United States Forest Service.
Putnam patriot., 1909-12-17
Audacious.

"Lady De Bathe-our old friend Mrs Langtry'-said a Chicago publisher, .'is very witty person. Her wit is auda- cious. I'll never forget specimen of 1t that enlivened a Michigan avenue dinner party on her last American tour.
 Lady De Bathe during dinner said to a woman seated near her.
 "'Who is that fat man over there with the curious blue face?'
 ''That is my husband. the woman answered. her voice tremulous with rage.
 Oh. how fortunatev smiled Lady De Bathe. You're the very person l wanted to meet. Now. tell me, is he blue all overY"
Putnam patriot., 1909-12-17
Patriotic Service for Ireland.
Money Collected for Ireland. D.li,.r.ae.

The hopeful outlook for Ireland's long struggle for local self-government is aboat 10 oe realized If The present Liberal government wins in the com ing election in January. This is what Herbert Henry Asqaith, the Prime Minister. declared at meeting he'd last Friday night s.If it was returned to power. in it's present appeal, the gov ernment would demand the limitation of the power of the House of Lords,
Putnam patriot., 1909-12-17
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Ts Subscribers of the Patriot

According to Order No. sJ7 of She Post office Department subscri- bers cannot be indebted to newspa- per more than one year and still have the paper sent to them at the second- class rate. The order reads as follows:
 A reasonable time will be allowed publishers lo secure renewals oi suD- scripiions, but unless subscriptions are sxDressig ren1med after the term for which they are paid within the follow lng periods:
 Dailies, within three months.
 Weekiies, within One Year, they shall not be counted in the legiti- mate list of subscribers, and copies mailed on account thereof stnH not be nccelted for n4nHtug at the second- class postage rate of one cent pound, but may be mailed al the transient sec ond class postage fate of l cent for each four ounces Or fraction tHefeef. prepaid by stamps affixed
Putnam patriot., 1909-12-17
An Oversight.

The Judge Blanks of Alanleaa on old fashioned family. aLu never has been any lack of ehie prattle in their home these years and more.
 How many of your ch.idreA- asA the recto< on \ recent pastesAi '6ave not yet been haptized
 swhy. let me see" replied a Blank there's Blanche and and Seth and Rebecca ard fnF sa Dear me. had no idea fhere many since our last chrisseEln- be on hand next Sunday fin fali lvs and shull never iet so many a4 late again."-Argonauf
Putnam patriot., 1909-12-17


 the o s h k 0 $ h s q u a d as he scrambled over the rope. grabbed [ h e pretended tramp. knocked him over the head with his club and began to drag him out.
 The ringmaster protes sted and tried to explain that it was all u part of the play,
Putnam patriot., 1909-12-17
A Commonplace Life.

"A commonplace life we say. and we sigh. But why should we sigh as we saye The commonplace sun in the common place sky Makes up the commonplace day. The moon and the stars are commonplace things, The flower that blooms and the bird that sings. But sad were the world and dark cur lot If the flowers failed and the sun shons not. And God. who sees each separate soul, Out of commonplace lives makes his beautiful whole.
 Susan Coolidge
Putnam patriot., 1909-12-17
Make Earth Iso Best.

Do not make heaven attractive Rit'e ly by deposing earth-a cheap essNp'. ent. Make earth it's richest and lesl and then be able to make heaven stA'1 higher.-Phillips Brooks.
Putnam patriot., 1909-12-17

[ h 2 cleakrooms of the senate ring
 Win laughter He
 told a story of a circus that ame to his long time home at Oshkosh. It was a reg,la- iation circus of the oiden time, with only one ring Everything was satisfactory f0 ff1n nlos-
Putnam patriot., 1909-12-17

BEGAN TO KICK AT pie until the trick
 THE DONKEY. donkey eama into the ring and the clown .yainh ,r,sd ia ride him. Finally. when the clown of. fered S10 to any one In the audience that could ride him, there stieeered into the ring one of the regular eircus performers disguised as q traIap. ua pulled the donkey's tail. rolled on and off and began to viciously kick at tha donkey. Then the ringmaster shouted for help. exelaiming:
 "TherVs never a policeman around when he Is wanted..
 Well, dink off dotr' shouted a bic fat v.olfaarnau af
Putnam patriot., 1909-12-17

 but the policeman was mad clean through. He held on to his prisoner and dragged him out. shouting angrily:
 Ven you asks where is not Oshkosh bolicemans. dey vos herer'
Putnam patriot., 1909-12-17
The Scrap Book
t.s Was Rioht on th. ;.

F's Was Right on the Job.
 Senator Sawyer of Wisconsin ,.t. iionaire philanihropist. was not a, ea ieriainer. but on one occasion he mad.
Putnam patriot., 1909-12-17

iais money contribution. S4S in ali. has oseE forwarded 10 The Irish World sna VII oe acknowledged in that pa. per shortly.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-23
THE FL TieRE

The annual meeting of the stock holders of the company called for Fri Gay at Douglas was postponed. The capital stock of this company will be increased by vote of the stock
 holders from s65O,0o0 to ss,OO0,OG and the board of directors was reduced from nine to seven. The Kansas City directors will pay visit to the Fl Tigre mine. Messrs. He'll man and Liggett. of New York. who hold an option on two-thirds of the stock of the company are now at the mine making the final examination which will determine whether or not their option will be exercised or not
 The general opinion seems to be that the famous Fl Tigre mine will soon pass to new owners. In this event it is understood to be the intention to greatly enlarge operations at this property. The prese3t niill will be trebled in capacity. The Fl Tigre mine is now paying dividends at the rate of about 50 per cent per annum on the present capital stock of s650,- 900, and this too. with a plant en- tirely inadequate to the needs of the property. There has been rumors that a railroad to the Fl Tigre mine is among the possibilities of the future, and the sale of the property may hurry this enterprise. Such line would probably start from Douglas ard reach the property from the west.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-23
sHATTUck AND pENN.

The Shattuck continues its work of developing the splendid ore body on the 600-leyel. This ore body is re- garded as one of the very best ever encountered in the district. Its ex- tent is yet unknown, but it has been cut for more than two hundred feet by crosscuts, upraises, etc. The ore is very high grade and for three months the ore taken from the devel opment work has been sufficient to pay all operating expenses and leave a neat surplus.
 The working force at the Shattuck amounts to between 30 and 40 men.
 At the Denu exploration work coii- tinues on the 1250-level without spe- cial incident worthy of note. A cross cut is now being run at this level in the direction of the Junction which will soon reach the point correspond ing with the location of ore encoun- tered at the 100 and HOO levels in this property.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-23
CONSUMPTION |S
 INCREASING
Walker Letter Tells of Better Copper Price and Smaller
 Surplus
HELvETIA IS SHIPPING
 ORE TO OLD DOMINION

Copper IS stronger. alike is Is II to 13 3s cents and electrolytic Is 13 cents per pound. The volume of sales has been heavy since the be- ginning of the month, and the pros pect is good that May deliveries win exceed production for the first time in more than a year. According to the statement of the Producers associa- ton the surplus supplies increased less than 100000 pounds in Aprl, ind eating that consumption now ap- proximates production Exports are steadily increasing. now equaling 60 Ter cent of the surplu supplies, and this will lead to a further advance in the price of the metal The outlook for the copper market is exceedingly promising.
 Public interest in the ccppers fs 2 adually increasing, and prices have hal 8 further substantial advance. The weakness of North Butte hs seriously checked the general upward move ment. It has been a sort of wet blan- ket or speculative enthusiasm, and the ho,de.s Of th's stock have lost several million dollars on paper There may be a market reaction from the pesent level. especially in the higher-priced copper. but in such an event l believe that the best of the med um and low-lpriced coppers should be bought and held until pros perity returns to the copper trade.
 I feel that those who wish to take prcts should dispose of part of their
Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-23
FRONTERAs IS IN HISTORIC SONORA

the crimes that must have been eX- plated and the torture enfiicted with in those leached walls will never be known.
 Fronteras. though only 45 miles south of Douglas, Arizona. and per fectly accessible on the Nacorazi rail road. is absolutely the most primitive in all Sonora. here is not white man in the city, which numbers app-ox- mately 2500 people. There is not even galvanized "Gringo" nor half breed. and the disposition of the mas ses is srinctly hostile to the foreign CT. Should stranger stroll through it's narrow serpentine streets with his kodak lfe will readily discover that the average Mexican dog has no more use for the "Gringo" than the Grin go" deg has for Mexican.
 He will be beset by these hairiesss aggregations of wheeZe and distem- per. and if he strikes out in his own defense he will have the populace down on his head in a moment. and the result will probably never be known to his friends in the states. More than one white man has gone strolling through Fonteras and never returned to communicate his impres sions.
 I had the good fortune to fall in with Senior Mariana Avila, who re- sides three miles north of Frontgas. Avila is an exceptionally intelligent man and one of rather extraordinary experience. loaded to the guards with local history. lore and legend His home is full of American literature and he speaks good English. As might be expected. he is the soul Of hosp!- ta,ity and extends to well appearing strangers every facility to investigate the history of that Interesting com munity. Avila gave me a note 10 the presidente. who happened to be very lberal and progressive man. On pre- senting this note. an officer was de- tailed ostensibly to point out places
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Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-23
(By Frank Aley.)

have just passed a week al the old Tribulet ranch two miles north of Fronteras, Sonora, Mexico This is the mot beautiful, the mot attractive and historic valley in all Sonora. Two hundred and sixty years ago FronteTas was a military outpost for New Spain, wnich at that time extended from Central American up the Pacific coast to Oregon. Two arms of prog ress and conquest had struggled side by side for years with eminent sue cess to b-ing the m'ghty waste of sand and savsgery under the domi- nation of what were then modern ideas of civilization.
 Ore was the military system of Spa n. the other the far more potent power of the Jesuits.
 The manner in which the fathers inculcated their religion among the multitudinous tribes of Central and North America and grafted the Span ish language on to the native tongue is to this day absolutely phenomenal.
 The ease which which they controll- ed peon labor. opening up mighty mines by primitive methods. building wonderful temples in the form of ca thedrals, penetrating the widest des- erts. mountain in pursuit of their object. can only be expained on the theory of concentration, determination and unflagging devotion to a certain object
 Fronteras is one of the most inter esting mile posts in the history of European occupation in all America. The ruins of the old adobe fort, where garrison of condemned soldiers faced the unknown wilderness and it's pe.ils over two and a half centuries ago still stand. mute witne sses to what occurred In the infancy of American history. To ramble among its crumb- ling walls. its crypts and cells, g'yes a jingle and a vividness to the inagi- nation that well repays one or the journey. This post also constituted a pres.dio. CT military prison. ana
Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-23
CARING FOR TREES AND PLANTS

mia it is recommended that this soil mulch be six inches deep n order to prevent al, evaporation of water from the ground possible. and this would apply equally well here. It will be remembered that in parts of Cali fornia water is frequently pumped from depths of two 10 five hundred feet, hence the necessity of consery- ing all the water in irrigation.
 Mulch.ng the ground with straw. weeds, sawdust or rotted manure, the mulch being loosened after each wa tering, has much the same effect as the dry. powdery soil layer. and in some respects it is preferable. It would be interesting to calculate the amount of soil moisture that under ordinary conditions escapes that is retained in the ground for the use of the plant by so simple and inexpensve a means as mulchting. Even under boards, layer of bricks or a piel oy cobble stones. the amount of moisture always present is very remarkable. Soil that has been mixed with cheap dirt or other rotted organic matter will retain moisture longer than cem- mon soil devoid of such material. It is good gardening. therefore, to mix the soil of flower beds. lawns and of tree holes with a reasonable amount of routed materia, before planting, since for several reasons a more sat isfactory growth is certain to result.
 Watering toward evening or at night is better than during the hot parts of the day, as there is less ten dency for the soil to bafie. and dan ger from scal1ing plants with water is avoided. In watering, heavy irrs- gations at cons siderable intervals are superior to numsr rous ight ones given evening after evening. the former method inducing a deep-rooted. per manent growing condition in plants. the latter a shallow-rooted, unstable cond'ton. Heavy flooding makes pos
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