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The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16
HOTEL INSPECTION LAW.
Is Declared Unconstitutional in Polk
County District Court.

Des Moines, Dec. 15.-The Iowa Ho-
tel inspection law was declared I'M
constitutional by Judge McHenry this
morning in the district court. The
case was brought by F. M. Hubbell,
who claims the law invalid in that
1t discriminates against hotels of over
ten rooms, the law not applying to
smaller hotels. 1t is also invalid In
that it delegates legislative power to
an inspector. The case is to be APP
pealed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16
SAYS BLUNDER CAUSED WRECK
CORONER WILL ATTEMPT TO FIX
BLAME FOR COLLISION.
st. Louis Section Of Twentieth Century
Limited Runs Into Slower Train
Three Killed.

Erie, Pa, Dec 15.-The wreck of the
Twentieth Century Limited, which oc-
CURED at North East, Pa, a hamlet 16
miles from this place, will probably
be the subject of rigid investigation
by county officials. Coroner Daniel S.
Hanley, returning from the scene of
the wreck, said:
The facts in the case will bear close
scrutiny"
This statement in connection with
the one of high official of the Lake
Shore Railroad Company that some
one Numbered" indicates that the col
lision between the st. Louis section of
the Twentieth Century Limited and
east bound passenger train No. 10
might have been avoided.
The coroner learned that the regu-
lar Chicago section of the Twentieth
Century Limited, being late, allowed
the section from St. Louis to precede
and run on the Chicago trains SEIZED
ule. The st. Louis section was ten
minutes late and running as fast as
possible through the binding storm to
make up lost time.
Train No. 10 had been held at North
East station and was just starting on
east when the limited came up. There
was no block against the limited and
1t continued at speed of more than
sixty miles an hour.
Just before the crash, Engineer L.
NJ. Berger of the limited noticed the
train in front. The sudden application
of the brakes and the slippery track
apparently made the limited jump for
ward rather than slacken the speed.
With the roar of kissing steam the
two trains met
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16
Big BACK DUTIES ARE PAID
ARBUCkLE BROS, IMPORTERS,
LET LOOSE OF $ss5,s73.1s.
This Covers Shortages in Sugar Du,
.gr ties From 1893 to November,
19o7-More to Follow.

New York. Dec. 15.-Arbuckle Bros
the biggest competitors of the Ameri
can Sugar Refining Co., today paid in
to the United States treasury $685.,
57S.19 in reliquidation of back duties
following the disclosure of the i'm
mense Irregularities in the weighing
of sugar cargoes on the docks as the
result of the investigation of special
assistant attorney generals Simpson
and Denison. and covers the short
ages from 1898 to Nov. OF; only Simp
son says: This settlement does
not affect the prosecution OF the in
dividuals who may be shown to be
responsible for the commission o
frauds in this connection,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16
THIRTY MEN STRANDED.
Have Nothing to Eat Save Huge
Fancy Christmas Cake.

Port Burwell. Ontario, Dec. 10
Thirty men managing the car ferry
between here and Ashtubula are stran-
ded on a sand bar. They are sticking
to the ship and making desperate eff
forts to save her. They have nothing
to eat except huge fancy Christmas
cake. All else is water-soaked. The
port Stanley life saving crew is await
ing the sea to subside to transport
food to them.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16
75e Optirnist's Corner
Daily Helps to Health
and Happiness
By- GEaRG3 Z. BUTLER. A. M. M.

By- GEaRGE =. CUTLER. A. M. M. =.
II doesn't pay 20 slight your
work. The "good enough" sort
Is in distressing evidence every
where. You can see il in the
Irregular and topping wall or
In that crumaling cement that
makes pretense OF holding II to-
gether; in the s,runken wealth.
err boarding OF the house, in the
faded dress and shining coat, the
new tin pail with a hole in the
bottom, the cheap paint put on
when you paid for good, the
five stitches to the inch where
there ought to be ten, In the
slipshod sermon of the preacher
who gives you words when you
pay for ideas, the lawyer who
sights the niceties of your case,
the doctor who looks at your
tongue when he ought to ques-
ton your habits and revert to
your ancestors to find out what
aiIs you. You should have
just pride In the accomplishment
Of something little more
skiIIfulIy, a trifle more dex-
terously than your fellows. You
will win just such place in the
esteem of the worId-acquire
just such renown as you shall
earn by the denterity, the skill,
the talent, you acquire and prac-
tice In your chosen profession
In the place you find yourself.
II you do no better work than
your fellow you will not thrust
your head above the level, and
1t will be your own fault.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16
SHOOTS WIFE AND SELF.
Sioux City Man Shoots Woman About
to Desert Him.

Sioux City, Dec 15.-In a fit of jeal
Gus anger Fred Peterson, also known
as Fred Cheirs. shot and seriously in,
jured his wife last night, and then
shot himself in the head with the
same revolver. Both are in a critical
condition. Mrs. Peterson was prepar,
ing to leave her husband and had TAX,
en- an officer home to protect her
while she packed her trunk. She
claims she never was legally married
to Peterson.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16
Wood Succeeds Bell.

Washington, d. c., Dec. 15.-Secre-
tary Dickinson today announced the
selection of Major General Leonard
Wood, now commanding the Depart
ment of the East, as chief of stan of
the army. succeeding General Bell,
whose term expires April |, 1910.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16
TEN SALOONS ARE CLOSED.
Liquor Dealers of Webster County
Outside Fort Dodge Enjoined.

Fort Dodge, Dec. l5.--The ten re-
naming saloons in the county, not
previously closed, outside of Fort
Dodge, were closed yesterday on an
order of the court when an inpunc.
ton was issued against them on a
technicality.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16
WORRIES OF FARM SALE.
Calhoun County Farmer Hangs Him
self as a Result.

Rudolph Johnson was found hang
ing dead in his barn. Johnson was
a single man, 81 years of age, and the
only cause known for his suicide was
the fact that he had recently sold his
farm of 200 acres for 800 per acre
and had since worried considerably
about the terms of the contract.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16
Judiciary Recommends.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 15.-The
senate judiciary committee today rec
commended that the senate confirm the
appointment of Judge Lurton as asso-
cfate justice of the U. S. Supreme
Court.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16
DRANK WOOD ALCOHOL,
Two Brothers Die in Council Bluffs
From Effects Thereof.

Council Bluffs. Dec, 1.-two broth
ers, Henry and oliver Kurtz, of Coun-
ell Bluffs. died within three hours OF
each other last night, their deaths re-
sulting, 1t is now believed from drink
ing wood alcohol.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16
GARMENT WORKERS STRIKE.
The Installation of Pressing Machines
Causes the Trouble.

Baltimore, NJ. d., &c. 1.-two thous-
and garment workers, the employees of
the three largest houses here, struck
today because the firms installed
pressing machines,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16

Des Moines, Dec. 10. - Clarence
Flanders of Abba has pleaded guilty
to bigamy in marrying Miss Emma
Bird, of Abba, when his first wife, un-
divorced, was still waiting for him at
Abba. He will likely go to the peni-
Tertiary. The girl charged with adul-
terry is still to have her hearing before
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16
PASSENGERS ARE HURT.
Sleeper and Coaches on the Southern
Railway Are Overturned.

Greensboro. n. c., Dec. 15.-Teh
passengers were injured, four of them
seriously, when train No. 2 of the
Southern railway was wrecked near
Browns Summit, n. c., this morning,
caused by a broken rail. Two sleep
ers and two day coaches were over
turned.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16

Police Judge Stewart.
Mrs. Flanders No. / says that the
Bird girl was former sweetheart of
the man. and that she stole her hus-
band away, Both were arrested here.
Mrs. Flanders No. says she will
never give up her husband, but will
fight for him when she gets out of
Jail .
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-16

come out we'll the bottoms can be re-
loaded and split with the squaring
holes. When the incnt is blasted sep
arately. there ism much danger of
the machinemen lighting holes out
of their proper order and perhaps
spelling the whole round.
II hole that is solidly tamped
with about a foot or so of clay lamp
ing misses fire, It is certainly no joke
70 dig the tamping out. II the caps
are always soaped, and waterproof
fuse is used, such mishaps are bound
to be extremely rare. One method of
drawing tamping that is a little safer
than picking il out with scraper,
is 10 burn IL out by repeatedly load
ing up whatever collar there is to
the hole; after two or three shots
the conclusion will jar through the
tamping and set off the main charge.
Another method. which ] believe is
safer, is to make a little tank by
Gaping both ends of 6 or s inch
pipe about 3 feet long, tapping in a
couple of inch nipples on opposite
sides of the pipe. This tank would
hold two or three pals of water. To
blow tamping use small tip on the
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-16
SCORED HIGHER
YESTERDAY
BROUGHT ADVANCE
FOR NEVADA CON. CUMBER-
LAND AND INSPIRATION N
LIBERAL MEASURE.

For the end OF the week the mar
ket performed excellently yesterday
on htose issues In which Ely Is par
ticularly interested. All of them
with exception OF Giroux and Ely
Central scored advance. Nevada Con
was the leader in point of gain, with
Cumberland Ely close on the trail
These stocks are evidently well under
the boost movement which has been
promised for some time.
Inspiration was strong yesterday
on strength of the continued excel
lent information about the property.
The stock made well up toward $3.50
and Is expected TO keep climbing
right along. Since coming on the
market a month ago 1t has made
close to $3.50 per share for its
holders, which certainly entities 1t TO
no little respect and confidence.
The metals continue firm, copper
being In particularly good shape. In
dications would seem very favorable
for good week for the stocks
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-16

blowpipe, wedge plank of board
across the drift, and after inserting
the blowpipe in the hole, lash It fast
To the board so that 1t cannot Aux
back. Now run the blowpipe hose
10 the water tank and run the ma
chine hose from the air pipe to the
upper nipple of the tank. Use a
valve two or three hundred feet back
from the face for turning on the air
pressure. This method works well
in an upper or fiat hole; it will often
wash out foot of tamping without
shifting the blow pipe.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-16
LOADING BLAST HOLES.

CONTINUED F,om Page Four
break a rock Is To pick out little
depression and form a wall around II
with plastic day; fill this crater with
dynamite. lsy the cap on the center
and cover he whole with soft clay.
i If the cav is showed down into the
dynamite the breaking power of the
mud car is lessened. The only posi-
Bile explanation of this phenomenon is
that when the detonator Is near the
bottom of the dynamite. the detona-
ton lifts a portion of the explosive
bodily from the rock before it bursts
inio gas High explosives must have
a good contact with rock which IL Is
desired to break. When a mud cap
is placed on top OF a stone, the ex-
tight against it,. and the stone is
broken into several fragments; il the
same quantity of explosive were
poked under the stone II would nave
poor contact and do very little exc
cution. This is the reason why dy-
Mantle is supposed to strike down.
In regard 10 tamping a hole. |
think that ordinarily or 10 inches
of clay tamping is enough. Strong
cut holes require more tamping to
get the full power of the explosive.
Take the case of 6 foot Uncut hole
In the face of a drift, the hole being
l 3, inches in diameter and loaded
with 80 inches of 60 per cent explo-
sive. The center of the charge would
be burdened feet and in hard gran
lite or trap ii sould take one two
thousandth of n second for the con-
cnssion to travel from the explosion
To the free face. This means that for
period of one one-thousandIn of a
second the gases of the explosion
must be confined. At the end of the
period the momentum impaired TO
tears il away from the solid
During this period the tamping will
be subjected to pressure of $50, 000
pounds. sufficient TO force / 8 inches
of clay or feet of water tamping 6
inches This shows that 8 inches of
clay tamping Is none too much. A
foot hole burdened 30 inches would
kick S inches of clay tamping back
4 inches before the rock eleaved from
the solid.
A quick way to lamp up a round
hole is TO have one of the muckers
make a candle box full of clay slugs
IL inches in diameter and 4 or 5
inches long. In loading twist a piece
of paper around Que end of the slug
and they are easily showed In and
rammed home with the loading stick
| think the best results are obtained
by putting In IS inches of tamping
for the Uncut holes and | 4 inches for
the other holes. Using 2 inch time
interval on the fuses, the fire in the
fuse will be several inches in the
tamping before an adjacent hole goes
off Ii is no uncommon thing for n
hole 10 kick OFF 2 or feet of another
hole; as long as the fuse was burned
down into the tamping and firmly
bedded in a foot or so of clay, the
spent fuse would break in case a
collar blew off; otherwise the fuse
might be pulled out of the hole.
noted case in which one hole cut
another hole off In the middle of the
powder charge; the hole had pulled
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-16

back to slip and the dynamite was
cut so smoothly that there was nc
sign of hole on the slip until one
of the men stuck his pick into il.
This cutting off of holes Is pro-
life source of accident If the hoes
are overloaded as they often are.
powder Is thrown in the muck OF
course. there is no method Of blast
ing that will eliminate accidents al
together. because things ar liable
10 happen in blasting rouni 81 holes
that no man can fOresee
DRIFTING AND CORsSgJTTISt.
In driving drifts and erosseHfs
where there are no good slips or
floors to break 10, the W or pyra-
mid incut will be found To h- the
most satisfactory. In narrow drifts
four holes will be enough and fhey
should be drilled 50 that lie points
nearly or quite intersee' In drift
ing. | lhink the double screw column
is much handler than II Gross bar, al
though il takes longer TO rig up on
a column than IL does on bar. In
uneven ground. the machine often
runs up or down on a hole; with a
column and arm 1t is possible quickly
to adjust the machine foT alignment
and often prevent the steel from fit
cheering and running tight In very
tight. hard ground. it pays TO set the
column as close to The face as the
machine will work; drill the holes
about IL feet, and give them as
oh nf
when the cut holes are drilled with
the machine Close in, the column has
to be rugged back about 8 inches TO
drill the back holes and lifters.
If the grosnd is only modera..
hard 1t paysto drill the cut holes so
as to bottom / q inches; then four
pounds of so or - per cent dynamite
can be PIT in the bottom 80 inches
of each hole. II the ground is ex-
tremely hard, time can be made by
drilling the holes smaller, bottoming
them " or Is inches. Not molly
do snail steels cut faster and hold
their edge better. but 1t is also far
easier to collar hole on a slanting
face with a small starter.
When small holes are used ii will
lie necessary to spring the four cut
holes with about four IL inch
sticks of SO per cent, then blow them
out well with blowpipe this will
chamber the holes so that they Will
take enough powder to throw out
the ineut. II takes about 40 minutes
to spring four holes, (15 minutes 10
lamp up, ) minutes to get the smoke
out of the drift, and 10 minutes with
the blowpipe to clean and cool the
holes.)
ORDER OF FIRE AND MIsFIRES
In most cases ii is a decided advan-
tage to blast the Uncut with battery,
although Ii takes more time than IL
the holes are all loaded and fired in
one round. When fired with a bat
terry the cut generally kicks the col
lars off a few of the surrounding
holes, so that after the Uncut round
there isn't the same danger of holes
cutting one another off and causing
misfires and scattering powder in the
muck. Again IL the cut does not
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-16

IN. The meeting yesterday was call
ed for the purpose OF receiving an
estimate as To the cost of shortening
the road between Ely and Hamilton
but as the engineer has been unable
To complete the figures rurther time
was given.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-16
FIFTH UNIT Is ASSURED.

cannot be made that erection the fifth unit
has formally decided upon but it be said that
no doubt but what informal action has bee naken this
respect Materials being placed the site which will
occupied by the fifth unit and charges for the work be-
ing made the fifth unit fact which leaves for doubt
bu that formal of the making of appropra
lion for this unit will be along at early date probably within
.lo
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-16
COPPERMINEs TO DRILL.

Underground work at the Coppemnes stopped during
the week and is understood that it will remain suspended
until has been further exploitation OF the ground with
chun drills for the purpose of demonstrating thoroughly
the best in which to proceed with the underground de-
veopmen Among the other developing properties IN the camp
there report made of developments OF Importance
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-16

BINFoRD AND HULsE LETTER.

The market opened with higher
prices and good demand for the lead
ing coppers. Trippe, Thompson d
Co. were reported to be heavy buyers
of Ely Central. Cumberland Ely was
active and moved up two points and
a split. This stock has been acting
well of late and looks good Tor
new high level There was strong
demand for metals ana II is believed
by the end of this month copper Will
III eeDis.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-16
FROM OTHER VIEWPOINTS.

Stay outdoors a little while and
take some deep breaths of the outer
air. better still, walk between the
work place and the home few days.
and get over this habit of kicking
about the weather.-Denver Republic
can.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-16

Al McGi high pressure continues unabaed ON the erection
of the fourth unit The speed being made with this work and
the excellence of workmanship going along with it reflects
great credit upon the contractors Every day shows big gain
made with the erection of equipment Not only will all
previous time records concentration work in the camp
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-16
5000 900 POUNDS OF COPPER BY WINTER.

II is now believed that ground will be broken for the fifth
INIT before the fourth unit turned by the contractors
and that its construction will be underway in time to allow
of completion and operation late in the fall Their coming in
will move the daily consumption up $500 tons day
and probably lift the copper production to around 100000
pounds per month before the snow is again flying.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-16
Month uM Break all
Previous Camp Records
Continued from page one.)

The shovel to the Eureka dump days ago and
fast loading to the concentration With the dump disposed
Of the hill will go down rapidly, and it will be but little time
until the shaft site is IN the pit Above $500 tons of
beng shipped daily from the Flat the balance the produc
tion coming from Cumberland Ely. Copper Flat is in fine
shining shape. as is also Veteran mine
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-16
METALS STEADY.

NEW YORK. May. 15-Lead quiet
si30h1.35 Copper quiet l3 X n
13% Silver 52%
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-16

So President Taft isn't satisfied
with the tariff bill, either? Well,
that must make it just about unani-
nous, doesn't Indianapolis
News
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-16

County commissioners Adjourned
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-07-09
cOYERs boo nucH TERRIrORY.

"Fiddling Bob" Taylor had just asked
the mOmentous question, "Who stopped
the clock Of our prosperity in I9O7f"
Then he proceeded to warm the Repub-
lican party with the following parable
Of the Old Tennesseean who had elk
kered up" on one occasion too heavily:
"Sir," said Senator Taylor, IL warn
the party In power now that long before
final judgment day shall come there will
be a final judgment at the ballot box,
and the party 90 jubilant today will lie
helpless and diScOnsOlate, a. the old
TenneSseoaH who joined q great excur-
sion to the beautiful city Of Memphis
In the days when the saloon was in
flower. The old man after lingering
long where Bsechus smiles, became BIZ
lari0us and swOre he could whip any
body In Memphis, and the crowd around
him laughed.
Then he SWore he could whip any
body In Shelby county and the crowd
laughed again. Then he sWOre be could
whip anybody IN the State, and q
stranger jumped on him and beat him
nearly to death and left him writing
on the floor But finally he rose In q
sitting position and exclaimed: Gentle
men, am afraid kivered q leetle too
much territory In that last proposition.
They gave Us the Mckinley law and
the people stood Il; they gave uS the
Dingley law and the people endured II;
but the Senator from Rhode Island will
discover by and by that he has 'kivsred
a leetle too much territory In that last
proposition.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-07-09

Lakeland News: When Claude LEN.
gle and N. B. Broward both get to run
ming good and hard for the United
States senate, and they are we'll warm.
ed up to their work, Il will be interest
ing 10 hear their estimates Of each
other. based on intimate personal
knowledge. and eOuehed In the lurid
and picturesque language for which both
are famous.
Ocala Banner; Governor BrOward and
Editor L'Engle are both being groomod
for United States senator. II both
shOuld get to ripping each other up the
back, won't the eampalEH become in
terestingi
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-07-09
III AiRsHlP ar.

Signs multiply at the near approach
Of the expected age Of aviation. The
adjournment Of congress 10 witness the
trial Of q Wright aeroplane; the an
nOuneement Of national exposition Of
air craft 10 be held In Boston next
spring; tbs presence Of asrOnauts near
Calais waiting for weather conditions
favorable for an aeroplane flight across
the English Channel these incidents
Of a single days news. together with
the advertised offer Of dealers to sup
ply airuhips within forty days after the
receipt Of orders, testify wildly both
10 the wide interest IN air travel and 10
the prog rCSs made toward lee reallza.
ton. With the secret but just learned.
ils application 10 practical uses is we'll
under way.
Not the least significant Of develop.
menta along this line 10 the endowment
Of a chair Of aviation at the University
Of Paris with fund Of ti4O, 900 and the
foundation ~ the same university Of q
department Of technical aeronatlcs with
an endowment Of $4,000. Columbia
University announced some time ago
that II would provide instruction In the
new science.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-07-09

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