Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-07


Innate of Director of the Mint Leach.
Gold production In tho United States
aggregated .256. an Increase of
almost S6,00O,000. Silver aggregated
5l79S,O O53 fine ounces, net decrease
of 100000 ounces from the previous
year. Africa yielded SI65, 100000 in
gold, an increase of over $lS,000.0 900.
Alaska, California. Colorado and South
Dakota shows increase in gold reach.
ing over Sio,5OO,OOO Decreases in
Utah OF 3,5OO,000 ounces; Colorado of
100000 and Idaho OF 100000 were
notable In the silver output.
II is likely that the United States
Steel corporation this week WIN make
an announcement bearing upon the
price at which 1t viii offer preferred
stock TO employees under the profit.
sharing plan. In view of the fact
that the preferred is holding around
S1l3 share It is likely that the en-.
ployes will have to pay a higher price
for their stock than at any time with
in the last seven years. Last year the
employees were fortunate in securing
the stock. Employees who have com
pleted twenty years Of service with
tho company are to be the chief bene
hclaries.
Many wise men believe that one OF
these days the people OF the United
States may be compelled to call upon
Siberia for bread and meat. Far-sight.
cd prophets argue that fifty years from
now, with the present growth of our
population and the rapid exhaustion Of
of our own natural resources. we win
have to buy from other countries those
things which we are wasting so reck.
lessly today, and thnt In n hundred
years, by the beginning OF the next
century, we viii have become quite |
as dependent upon foreigners FOR many |
Of the necessariea Of life as the peo
pie OF England are today That Is the
reason why the president called the |
governors Of states and other men of
power and Influence and represents
,ives from the commercial and indus
trial organizations of tho country to
consider "thc conservation of re-
sources" few weeks ago.
An attempt to assassinute Attorney
General Caldwell was made at 9;S0
saturday night at his home near Union
city. Tenn The assailant escaped
Hc was followed from the depot by
man who shot at him twice, as he
neared his home. A newspaper cor
respondent, walking near the altor-
ney general, fired twice at tho ROSES.
sin, but missed Mllitiamen arc hunt
Ing for the man. Mr. Caldwell also
fred at bis assailant but none Of The
bullets took effect The attorney sen.
erals friends have been expecting az
on his life ever since the
night riders trial began and have
taken turns In escorting him home.
From the heights on the outskirts
of the ill-fated city Of Messina on
the Sicilian side OF the Straits Of Mes
sina magnificent panoramic view un-
folds Itself Across The strait in the
far distance is seen the famous rock
Of Scylla, with the town of the same
name. According to reports, the town
has disappeared completely, and ow-
ing TO the typographical alterations
even It's site has vanished followed
beneath the rock vast cavern. ac
cordlng to ancient Greek mythology
was said to be the home of scylla,
once q beautiful maiden, but trans
formed into sea monster by the en-
,hantress Circe. Thereafter her de
light was TO lure hapless mariners
nto her grasp and destroy them, ac
sordlng to the legend which was fa
nous among the early Greeks and has
come down with the ages.