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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-17
That Cold Bath.

zone of the curious facts connected
with the practice of the cold bath in
the morning" said an eminent spec
ialist the other day, sis that so many
of its votaries declare that they enjoy
1t. I contend that they cannot, and
do not, enjoy it,
Contemplate, some broiling Aug
ust forenoon, the man who tells you
that he fairly revels in the cold bath
on winter mornings as he gingerly
steers his bare feet through the rip
pies that are lazily tapping the beach
at seaside resort, and believe in him
and trust him if you can.
Watch him advance as if he were
going to meet his doom, hesitate,
glance shoreward longingly, retreat,
immersing himself slowly, reluctantly
inch by inch. Suddenly he remem
bers that he must wet his head If he
would avoid chill, and he pauses to
shampoo his hair in the sad lake
waves-this hero of a thousand frigid
baths on thousand frozen morn
ingsi"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-17
Was Not Too Busy.

Lieut. Shackleton told an interesting
story of politeness in the untrodden
regions of the Antarctic. His party,
he said, were always extremely good
humored and polite, and one professor
in particular attained degree of po-
liteness unusual under such trying cir
cumstances. "'Are you busy, Nav
SON? he called out one night to an
other member of the party who was
in the tent.
"I am said Mawson.
"Very busy?' said the professor.
"'Yes, very busy
"1f you are not too busy, Mawson
| am down crevasse.'
"The professor was found hanging
,own a crevasse by his four fingers
position which he could not have oc
cupied for any length OF time"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-17
WEB OF MADAGASCAR SPIDER
Its Great Strength Shown by an In
terestine Experiment In
Weaving.

''It is interesting to know the prac-
tcal uses to which the webs of large
Madagascar spider might be applied
to replace silk for woven fabrics"
said Fisher S. Williams of London,
who is interested in the manufacture
of silk.
Il know from visits to the interior
of Madagascar that the webs spun
many feet across the walks or shady
avenues of gardens are sufficiently
strong to hang thereon a light bam-
boo walking cane. At the Paris ex-
position of 1900 a whole piece of fab
ric IS yards long and IS inches wide
was exhibited which was woven out
of this web, for which it was neces-
sary to provide 100000 yards of spun
thread of "a strands.
For its manufacture $4,000 spiders
had to be brought into requisition, and
these were procured by Offering the
natives so much a hundred; but not
knowing or ignoring the purposes for
which the insects were required and
having a get-rich-quick desire they
brought them in by basketfuls, mostly
dead 1t was found necessary for the
winding off machines to go to the
spiders instead of calling in the
spiders to the filatories. However, the
piece of cloth was completed and was
of a shimmering golden yellow color.
THE idea of obtaining silk from the
spider is an old one, as distinguished
men in France discoursed on the sub
ject as long ago as 1910, but the first
study of this Madagascar spider came
up some ten years ago, and the spin
ming of its web was then undertaken.
1t is only the female that spins. The
first difficulty in obtaining the thread
direct from the insect consisted in
| contriving how to secure the living
{ spider so as to wind it off by some
F., mechanical process from the insect
! This was originally performed by con
, fining spiders in empty match boxes
! with the abdomen protruding. The
J extraction of the web does not ap
parently Inconvenience the insect. al
| though care has to be taken not to in
! jure them"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-17
Secretary Wilson of the Depart

Secretary Wilson of the Depart
ment of Agriculture says that the
value of American farm products is
so incomprehensibly large that it has
become merely row of figures. The
value Of these products has nearly
doubled in ten years. Eleveneyears
of agriculture has added $70000,000,-
600 to the wealth of the United
States. AS Mr.. Wilson well says:
Agriculture has paid off mortgages,
it has established banks, 1t has made
better homes, it has helped to make
the farmer citizen of the world, 1t
has provided him with means for i'm
proving his soil and making it more
productive" In this wonderful
achievement Mr. Wilson himself has
contributed no inconsiderable share.
The American farmer owes him a
debt of gratitude.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-17
No, He Never Dragged.

"The average American million,
aire,' said Upton Sinclair, in recent
address, "brags too much about his
wealth.
Il stated this fact one day in the
smoker of a Pullman. My companion
agreed with me, but fat man across
the aisle, who must have been listen
ing, leaned across and said sternly:
Young man, you're all wrong. The
American millionaire rarely if ever
brags about money I, for example,
never Dragged about my money in my
life, and yet I'm worth close on to
four millions!'"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-17
Children.

The talkative young father conclud-
ed a tiresome anecdote, purporting to
show the cuteness of his baby. 1t was
the last of five such, each of which
had been more wearisome than its
predecessor. Smart, eh?" he chortled.
The long-suffering listener grabbed
the other by the lapel and held him.
Reminds me-" said he, "of one of my
children. He remarked to me the
other day. Pop, you talk whole lot,
but you never say anything"
my! that was bright. How old Is
he?"
"only 23 years old, d,"-Catholic Stan
dard and Times.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-17
plnlomatlo Objection.

my dear" says the cigar manufac-
turer to his wife, while 1t would be
very pleasing to you to have a Paris
gown, have you stopped to think Of
the criticisms and jests such proceed
ure would insure from my competi-
tors? 1t would hurt my business,
really"
Nonsense! How could it?" asks
the wife.
why, they would point me out as
the man who didn't know the business
any better than to allow a domestic
filler to be put into an imported wrap
per"-Life.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-17
Dutch Are Not Slow Eaters.

1.-The Dutch may be slow in some
things" said a man who was recently
in the land of the Half Moon, but not
in all things Talk about American
haste in eating! | never saw any one
on this side of the water consume food
so rapidly as the average Dutchman.
The way that your true Hollander
Furnishes a steak, say, is a caution. l
have watched him time after time in
restaurants in Amsterdam and The
Hague, and | know whereof | speak.
His method is simple. He cuts the
meat into strips, and divides the strips
into minute portions, making kind
of hash, all at the greatest speed, for
Dutch muscles are good and they
have sharp steel knives. Then the
fork comes into lightning play, the
meat and whatever else is on the
plate being transferred to the mouth
the shortest possible way and with
astonishing quickness. The whole op-
Grafton had sort Of horrible fascina-
tion for me. The people look healthy
enough, but there must be field for
indigestion remedies there"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-17
Just Like a Woman.

Mrs. Scribbler dmpressively)-
Whatever you do. never marry a
newspaper man."
School Chum-Why not?
II married one and know. Every
night my husband brings home a big
bundle of newspapers from all over
the country and they almost drive me
crazy"
"The newspapers?"'
Indeed. they do. They are just
crammed with the most astonishing
bargains In stores thousand milss
away"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-17
The Reading Mask.

1t has been discovered that the an
cient volumes over which tne student
pores is full of germs; and some peo-
pie say that the danger should not
be faced without silk and wire mask
to fit over the mouth and nose. This
reading mask Is used in Paris.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-17
Hotel for Girl Students.

Miss A. Caroline Macdonald, ma
tional secretary of the Young Won.
ems Christian association in Japan, an
nounces the completion of a hotel for
girl students in Tokyo. The hotel was
built and is to be managed by the
Young Womens Christian associa-
ton.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-17

Miss Tsuda's English school for
girls in Tokyo, is said to be doing a
pioneer work of much Importance in
Japan. She is really laying the foun-
dation for higher education among
Japanese women. The enrolment for
several years has been about $50 pu-
pills, all of whom remain in the school
for from three to five years.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-17
Wouldn't Touch II.

"How would you like to hold job
under me?" asked the CRATER ingrati-
atingly.
with a pair of tongs," replied the
young man who didn't care about
tainted money.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-17
Big Clubbing 0Es'.
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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-17
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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-17
Dropped on His Knee.

81 was peepin' through the keyhole
when he proposed to Sis"
did he drop his knees?"
"Nope-she did"
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-03-24
APPOINTMENTS BY
GOVERNOR KIBBEY

PHOENIX, March lS.-The follow
ing appointments were made by Gov
ernor Kibbey and confirmed tonight;
William c. Foster, Phoenix, auditor;
a. J. Doran, Prescott, superintendent
of the pioneers home; E. W. Lewis,
Phoenix, Supreme Court reporter;
George NJ. Broekaway, NJ. D., Florence,
physician at the territorial prison.
Thomas Armstrong, Jr., B. II. VIII
kinson, and A. c. Baker, of Phoenix,
in the territorial library.
NJ. P. Freeman, J. Roskruge, Charles
II. Bayless, \. V. GrOsetta, Tucson,
members of the board of regents at
the University.
Edward Kent, Phoenix, E. E. Ellin-
wood, Bisbee, and John NJ. Ross, OF
Prescott, commissioners for the pro
motion of uniformity in legislation.
0. H. Christy, of Phoenix, George
Pusch, of Tucson, and J. w. Stewart,
of Prescott. members of the live stock
sanitary board.
5. L. Kingan, of Tucson, Walter
Bennett, of Phoenix, and George D.
Stoneman, of Globe, members of the
board of examiners in the practice OF
law.
Foster II. Rockwell, of Phoenix
Andrew Kimball, of Thatcher, and r.
H. Forbes, of Tucson, members Of the
horticultural commission.
5. L. Easterling, of Phoenix, II. NJ
Mans. of Prescott, and o. c. Parker
of Tucson. members of the territorial
board of embalming.
Geo. F. Hahn, of Phoenix, and Frank
L. Wright, Of Prescott, territorial fan
commissioners.
James Scott, of Pinedale, H. J. Or
CIV. of Jerome Junction, and J. Hennes
sv. of Flagstaff, members Of the sheep
sanitary commission.
Will Clark, of Jerome, W. +. Staun
ton. of Tombstone, Peter J. Nipple, oil
Globe. Charles J. Kimball, of Crown
King. and Thas. Armstrong, Jr., mem
bers of the mining code commission.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-03-24
COUNCIL CONFIRMS
APPOINTMENTS OF KIBBEY
(From Thursdays Daily

PHOENIX, Ariz., March 17.-GOv-
ernor Kibbey sent the following ap-
pointments to the council, which were
confrmed:
f. S. Clark, attorney general; E. E.
Kirkland, treasurer; J. F. Cleaveland,
private secretary; J. J. Riggs, citizen
member of board of control; Kirk t.
Moore, Tucson, superintendent of pub
lie instruction; A. W. Lautz, assistant
secretary; L. Boggins, adjutant gener-
al; J. c. Norton, veterinarian; W. S
Godfrey, superintendent of health;
Thomas Rynning, superintendent of
the prison; J. A. Keteherside, superin-
tendent of the asylum; J. F. Mahoney,
superintendent of the industrial school.
Charles F. Slack, Tucson; f. W.
Childs, Mammoth; T. J. Coalition, Flag
taft; Charles solomon, Stafford, and
Charles Bowman, members Of the
board Of equalization.
J. D. Lopez, Mesa; Henry Robertson,
Tempe. members Of the board of edu-
cation.
\. J. Peters, c. G. Jones, board of
the Tempe Normal School.
F. W. Perkins. f. \. Slier, board OF
Flagstaff Normal SenoOl.
T. s. Bunch. Stafford; VI. c. Hibben,
Flagstaff; and W. L. Pinney, Phoe-
nix, fish and game board.
J. D. Holcombe, Globe, a member Of
the board of dental examiners.
Aneil Martin, Phoenix; Chas. F.
Hawley, Bisbee; G. F. Manning, Flag
staff; and W. W. Whitmore, Tucson,
board of medical examiners.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-03-24

erty can be made a dividend payer. L
will recommend the resumption Of de-
veIopment work at once and the IN
stallation of a reduction plant which
will be a stamp mill with eOncentrat-
ors and cyanide plant. l went over
the property very carefully with Mr..
AIsread and Mr.. Anderson and was
agreeably surprised with the ore show
ing. The mine looks too good to me
TO be allowed to remain idle. Vita 4
modern plant it can be worked to
very good advantage with a reason
able outlay in development and equip
ment.
From what 1 saw of other proper
ties near the Midnight Test, ] believe
that a smelter can be made paying
proposition. provided that suitable ar
rangements can be made for the ex-
ploitation of other properties IN the
district under efficient management.
"Many first class mining properties
are idle on account Of bad manage
ment in their early development.
am crank on intelligent management.
Mining is business proposition and
like every other line Of work should
be conducted on business principles. -
Director Mcmillan and his associates
arrived here from the Altar district,
Sonora, Mexico, where they are inter
ested in the Lake Superior and Sonora
Development Company, Sunday. They
spent two weeks there, finding the
eompany's properties opened beyond
the prospect stage and among the
promising copper properties Of north
ern Mexico.
They returned to Phoenix Tuesday
night, on important mining business
The Midnight Test mine is one o.
the best known mining properties
the Groom Creek section Of the HASA
yampa district. 1t has good FeeOr'
: in gold production, considering tn
amount of development done. 1t
located in one of the best timbere'
} and watered sections of the Sierr
Prieta mountains, six miles south o
, the city.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-03-24
WITHDRAWS MONEY
BUT ISSUES CHECKS

Officers are in search of W. F. Har-
lev who, it is ALLEGED, left the city
early Tuesday morning after negotlat-
ing several worthless checks on the
Prescott National Bank, from which
he had withdrawn his funds the day
before. \ warrant mas been issued
for his arrest, charging him with OBJ
tanning money nnder false pretenses.
Harley was formerly in the employ
of the Scopel Hotel as bus driver. Re
Gently he returned to the city after
working several months in the mines
with n "ron." He issued several
checks which were cashed at the bank.
He is alleged to have withdrawn his
funds from the bank Monday and to
have continued his practice of issuing
checks the following day in exchange
for liquid merchandise.
Harley is described as being about
five feet ten inches tall, with closely
cropped beard, Vandyke style. He
wore round brown hat, gray coat and
overaIls when last seen. He is be
Iieved to have escaped to California.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-03-24
EXPERT FINDS MINE
BETTER THAN REPORTED


Indications are that work will soon
be resumed at the Midnight Test mine
in the near future, Judging by the re-
port of W. p. Mcmillan of Duluth,
Minnesota, who inspected the property
Tuesday. He is a leading director Of
the Midnight Test Mining Company
and in conversation with q Journal
Miner representative Tuesday night
said that he found the ore better than
represented. He was accompanied to
the camp on Groom Creek by G.. f.
Alstead, formerly general manager Of
the company, and \. Anderson, also
of Duluth, and a large shareholder in
the company.
"My examination of the Midnight
Test mine convinees me that the prop
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-03-24
JOURNAL MINER
FINDS THINGS
As REPORTED
SECOND BIG DISCOVERY OVER
RIDGE IS MADE NOT FAR
FROM ORIGINAL
STRIKE
BY ]. w. MILNEs

SALOME, Ariz, March 16.-I have
Just returned from the Bonanza strike
seven miles northwest of here, where
found previous reports of the find
have not been exaggerated. Unques-
tionably it is the most sensational gold
strike ever made in Arizona and the
district bids fair to be a second Grip
pie Greek.
Gold both in chunks and in wire
form is imbedded in hemstite iron and
in a formation that is senist and shale.
II is also associated with broTnspar,
which itself horns a long string OF
free gold.
A pan of loese dirt taken today
from the dump produced a teasPoOnful
of fine gold.
The mine is situated on the south
west slope of a hill and. half mile
down a guleh. Pieces of rock were
picked up today that when broken and
Imeeut with nitric acid revealed spec
linens that contained one-fourth gold.
Another big strike was made today
on the claim of Joe Fuller, Harry
ANIME and Dan Ever. This is located
mile distant south and across the
ridge. This is free gold in quartz
gangue and occurs at the base Of
big quartz blowout.
c. A. French arrived from Prescott
today and goes out to the Bonanza dis
I triet tomorrow. E. NJ. Haggott is due
here tomorrow with a party of Los
Angeles capitalists.
Gold hunters are pouring into sa-
lone by train and other eonveyanees,
it being the nearest point to the strike
where eonveyanees and hotel accom-
modations are obtainable.
While claims nave been located for
about two miles from the scene of the
strike the country is still open for
good prospecting as there has not been
a ten-foot hole sunk in the entire dis
triet.
The Bonanza property has been
bonded for 100000 to a party believed
10 represent the AIitehells of the Cla-
"a Consolidated. The first payment OF
$4,000 is due Saturday and the Pur-
chaser is entitled to all the ore that
has been taken out.
If this payment is not made, the
owners of the mine will raise the price
to a dizzy figure.
There is a strong lead on the prop
ertv that runs through six adjoining
claims. and indications are that the
mine is permanent, although the strike
itself is in the nature of kidney de-
post. the ore taken out being less than
four feet in depth.
P. B. Dresser of Prescott has loeat-
ed four good claims in the vicinity
and bids fair to be one of the lucky
fellows.
I. The strike can be reached from Sa-
lone in a three hours ride and less
by horseback.
Nearly every one who has visited
the strike has picked up specimens that
rum value over 100000 to the ton
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-03-24

PHOENIX, March 18.-The closing
scenes of the Twenty legislative
assembly were interesting and witness
ed by crowded galleries representing
the official and social life of the Cap
ital City.
Both houses convened at 9 o'clock
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-03-24

of J. B. Grand became busy and
went to work upon the governor to Sc
cure his appointment as territorial en-
gineer, which office the bill provides
for. 1t carries a salary Of $4,000. Gil
rand's appointment was agreed upon
during the supper hour.
PHOENIX, March 1s.-As indicated
by the Journal Miner yesterday, Gov
ernor Kibbey named NJ. o. Bieknell,
Sims Ely, and H. T. Andrews as mem
bers of the railroad commission and
Andrews was promptly rejected.
Being advised of the opposition to
the Prescott attorney, Kibbey shrewd-
" did not send these three names to
the council as appointments, but sub
mitted them TO that body for its con
sideration with the provision that if
they were acceptable he would formal
" transmit them as appointments.
Upon receiving this message the
council went into executive session
tais afternon and hostilities commenced
with Andrews as the target. The
charge was made that he was not a
Simon-pure Democrat and that for 2
period of years past he had consistent
~ and persistently fought Democratic
candidates in Yavapai county.
Considerable bitterness was injected
into the fight against Andrews and the
| result was that motion to approve
the governors suggested appointeei
was lost by a tie vote, Hunt, Finley
O'Neill, Morgan, Day and Breen, thu
two Republicans, standing by An
drews.
After supper nour, the names o.
Bieknen and Ely and George Stone
man, a Globe attorney, were sent il
by the governor and they were unaRi
mously confirmed.
PHOENIX, March ls.-Gov. Kibbe!
signed the segregation measure and tn
act TO purchase the territorial fai
grounds Just before midnight.