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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-11-04

The Mexican gems were exquisitely cut, and 1t
is from this source that the magnificent emer-
aids now forming part of the royal collection
at Madrid were supposedly procured. The term
Spanish emerald" as applied to a very high
grade stone. might quite appropriately be al
tered TO American" emerald.
Sections so far apart as Siberia. India. Salz-
burg In Austria, Australia, Norway, Brazil, Ire
land, and parts of the United States yield GER
tain returns from emerald explorations, but 1t
is from the Muzo and Coscuez deposits near
Bogota, In Colombia, that the gems OF great
est beauty and perfection are obtained.
The exploitation Of Colombian emeralds Is
under the control of the government. and the
celebrated mines at Muzo, or Muza, have re-
Gently been leased to an English syndicate
which agrees to sell at least s1,25o,00O worth
OF stones each year for 20 years. the lease In
the original call for bids being valued at $780,
600 annually. The sales are to be under gov
eminent inspection, and competition Is prac-
tically impossible by reason OF legislation for
bidding the sale of uncut stones and by the
imposition Of taxes on privately exploited
mines.
The value OF emeralds depends first, upon
deepness of color; second, upon brilliancy;
third. upon freedom from flaws; and fourth.
upon size. Willie reckoned inferior only TO
the diamond and ruby, II does not. like them,
increase In value in proportion to the cube OF
Its weight.
One feature of emerald lining which adds
greatly to the value OF the gem is that flaw
less stones are seldom found In any consider.
able size. For an exceptionally fine variety of
six carats the price OF $4,000 has been paid,
but stones Of such character are rare. BY
Beudant the value of emeralds OF fine color
and free from flaws is given as follows: Four
grains. 100 to 100 francs; 8 grains. 24o francs;
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-11-04
In Advance.

Our friend Mr.. Duzzit astonishes
MS by hailing an expressman and ad.
dressing him with a fluent outburst of
profanity. The expressman gives him
an astonishished look and drives on
hastily. We say nothing. feeling that
discretion Is the better part OF friend.
ship for the moment.
Next we met his grocer, and that
gentleman also Is treated to as fine a
display OF double dashes as 1t has eyer
been our fortune TO hear.
Then the butcher. who In for
another consignment of swear words.
MIR. Duzzit then leads us into a drug
store. where he goes TO the phone and
rings up the manager OF the telephone
company, whom he consigns 10 the
deepest and hottest part of the here
utter.
Thus IL goes for an hour or two,
our wonder growing with leaps and
bounds, until finally VIC made bold to
ask what Il all "A
"Just this" he explains. I'm going
TO stop swearing tomorrow, and I'm
determined that all these people shall
have their proper amount OF c~ussini
from me before | acquire any handi
caps"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-11-04
WISHING DEBRIS %nR ENERZOS IN COLOMB/A

,rne trur emeralas OF the ancients are said
to have been obtained from the workings OF
Mount Zabarah. in upper Egypt although the
reopening OF the mines In the nineteenth CEN
tury by Mehemet All did not prove CONNER
ciAlly profitable. In this district was propaDiy
mined the jewel adjoining the breastplate OF
Aaron, described In Mosaic writings and FORM
ing part. possibly. OF the spoils carried from
Egypt by the departing Israelites. or Egyptian
or Ethiopian origin Is, undoubtedly, also, the
remarkable emerald In the papal TARA one
inch In length and III inches deep. and whlch
formed part OF the pontihcal treasure prior
TO the discovery Of America and the supse-
quent appearance OF Peruvian gems IN Eu'
rope.
The huge emerald used by Nero, In keep
ing with the belief Of the times as a correc-
tive for his poor vision; the engraved emer-
aid set In gold presented by Ptolemy 10 Lu-
cullus on his landing ut alexandria,; the ropes
worn by Cleopatra and other famous beauties
OF the past. whose embroideries were inter
spersed with emeralds; and the exquisiteiy
craven seals CT antique workmanship on view
In museums and private collections all prove
the esteem In which the jewel was held Or
naments OF emerald have been unearthed IN
Theban tombs and excavated from Pompeil
and Herculaneum. and In all ages the stone
has been classed among the rarest OF gems
Various virtues were ascribed TO IL by an
Giant traditioIs. il was regarded as beneficial
10 the eyes: effective against evil spirits; ana
in the east It Is still accredited with taiisman-
10 and medicinal qualities.
Immense emeralds are mentioned by ancient
authors. but they were doubtless either less
precious stones or glasslike limitations. Such
was the colossal statue OF Scraps; also an
obelisk in the temple OF Jupiter. 60 feet high
and 9 feet broad.
The oriental emerald is not, however. ike
the western emerald. a silicate OF alumina ana
xiucina. II 10 more valuable and Is . green
transparent variety OF corundum, ana tnere-
fore nearly pure alumina. dinerins from 'hs
sapphire only In color.
peruvian emeralds were famed from the
fine Pixarro sent the first specimens TO
Vurops smong his spells Of CONQUEST Many
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n...r esures the annual valuation Of the
s,onas mined would be about $500. 900. A
french company at one time holding the lease
of the mines is reported to have worked for IA
months without finding a stone and then to
have obtained enough emeralds in a compare
lively short space of time to pay the rental Tor
the full term of the lease.
The Muzo mines are about rs miles north Of
Bogota, in the state of Boyaca, and extend over
an area of about 140, 900 acres, of which only
about so acres have been exploited In the last
25 years. Their general appearance resembles
an inactive volcanic crater in the sides OF
which the emeralds are found.
Close by is the Cosquez group, though az =
somewhat greater elevation. covering an area
of nearly 5000 acres. II is from these mines
that the Spaniards obtained many of their
gems.
The Cuincha mines are about 6 miles east
southeast from the MuZo group.
The Somondoco or Chivor group consists OF
FIVE separate mines, about so miles east north
east of Bogota, situated at an elevation OF $500
feet above sea level. AT the time of the con-
quest, the group was being worked by the In.
dams, and the Spaniards continued the work,
but in the subsequent struggles their location,
as in the case of the Cosquez group. was lost
The Muzo mines were first made known to
the Spaniards through Capt. Juan Penagon.
and the first scientific examination made In
1764 by Jose Antonio de vallegas y Avedano.
who rediscovered the large vein that had dis
appeared and arranged for its exploitation.
Prior to this. however. Francisco Tobar Alva.
RADIO worked the mines and presented the king
OF Spain with a necklace containing Is stones
valued at that time at SIC. 600. Organized work
in the mines was carried on under control Of
the Spanish government until 1873. when they
were rented at public auction.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-11-04

Nh
forming one OF the gems
OF the collection OF the
duke OF Devonshire. This
Ia a perfect hexagonal
crystal, weighing s ounces
and IS Z
inches In length. and
measuring across its three
aiameters 21k, 2 is and
IL Inches. Another fine
specimen, In the Hope
cabinet, weighs G ounces
while larger but less val
liable stones are in vari
Gus royal jewel caskets.
The old name Of smar
sgd, a development Of thu
Greek verb meaning ~
Ihine," is the origin
" the present desig-
ration OF the emere
nd. its Spanish
name. esmeralda. Il
'orming the connect. ~
ng link. There can Nh
,e no doubt that Nv
many ancient writ ~
,rs COMPOUNDED, I'M MI
Ter the general clas- n
hncation smaragdus.
ieveral distinct min
erals OF green color.
mch as true emer'
lids. green jasper.
nalachite. chryscol
a. green fuor spar.
etc.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-11-04

n pressed. that he thinks his singing
voice is superb.
Too many Of us confuse our WI
%stubbornness with strength of charac
ter and make %nuisances OF ourselves.
We must all admire the intellectual
swiftness OF the chronic liar who Is
able TO lie out OF his lies.
The ordinary man thinks the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-11-04
DLAGRAT STAMINA EIHERHLD
NIyES OF COLOMBIA -

level, amidst the p%recipitous heights
of the eastern cordillera Of the An
des. They are all within 100 miles
of Bogota, the capital Of Colombia
the district being reached by a jour
ney from the capital OF two hours
by rail and two or three days on
mule back.
The Muzo group is the only Sns
that has been worked In recent
years, but complete data as to the
quality and value Of the emeralds
mined are not issued to the public.
The output has varied considerably
from year to year as lessees have
been more or less fortunate In stri-
king productive veins. Estimates o
production vary from 326,600 carats
nor annum to 76S, 1886 carats. At the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-11-04
.LDMANO IDDLEs
OBsERvEs.

Every man has
a right TO his own
opinion. but that
Is no reason why
ne should not keep
II To himself once
In awhile.
A boy wearing
his first long pants
contrives to have
a great many err
rands downtown.
The ordinary
man would state,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-11-04
Made Him Worse.

Il hear that old Mr.. Scrimgee is
much worse than he was last week."
says the friend. What caused the
reiapse?"
"He asked the doctor what to do for
his dyspepsia. and the doctor outlined
a diet OF crusts and milk-and the
added expense OF the milk got on
Crimgee's nerves." explains the other
man.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-11-04

among the most valuable properties within the Re
public OF Colombia. At the time of the Spanish con-
guest the Muzo and other deposits were exploited In
a primitive manner by the Indians. and since that
period the stones from Colombian mines have been
unequaled In richness of color and brilliancy.
The mines of the republic occur in groups. each
covering a considerable area and consisting OF sew.
eral veins or deposits. All are situated within the
radius of a comparatively small number Of miles.
at attitudes between 1000 and 1000 feet above sea
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-11-04
: TElE
W.T. MLeuR D hE5sII
A.REA-W
IABORIOf&

The grocer has
cIosed up his store
for tine daJ
Sing hsy for tho
hRrdw 3
o sing hey
The plumbor has
Ga d his
shop. as you
know
Sing no for the
hardwor n 4
plumber. sing
hOl
But I am at WORK
with n rest and
n Will
For grocer and
plumbcr have
each sent a bill.
The lcoraan Is rest
Ing his pick and
his saw
Huuah for the leo
IN "A n. lhurrah.
boys. hurrahl
The butcher In
m~nrgh4ns. ! saw
him go by
Sins ti for The
heavy sci hutch
cr. sing hi
But work
while the drums
loudly beat,
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Mementoes and Mementeeth

'Mongst Greenland's barren Ice and snssvs
Lieut.. Peary left his toes.
And now. the silent drifts beneath,
Explorer Cook has left his teeth.
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abundantly there.
Among the Aztec treas
ures OF Mexico were en-
eralds as fine as those OF
the Peruvian Incas. and II
is reported that Cortez
was offered 10000 ducats
for one OF these stones by
soma Genoese merchants.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-11-04

were obtained in the barren district Of Atacama and worked
by the native lapdaries with a marvellous skill. In the Manka
valley of Peru the Indians appear to have paid divine homage
TO a magnificent emerald of the size of an ostrich egg, which
they named the Goddess of Emeralds. As these gems were
reputed to be peculiarly acceptable to the goddess, offerings
OF great beauty and value were frequent, and many costly
stones, some possibly from the adjacent Colombian terrific
ries. fell into the hands Of the Spaniards.
Ecuador also contributed its share OF emeralds to the
spoils OF the invader and the town Esmeredas is supposed to
have obtained its name from the precious stones found so
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-25

men that shut him in. Between VI
was hummock Of rock and usinl
this to stalk him. drew nearer and
aiming behind the shoulder, I gava
him ball from my express rifle, but
my foot slipped at that precise in
slant and / struck him high up in the
mighty muscles OF his back. With
terrific roar OF rage that echoed be
tw cen the rocks. he came in great
bounds. achieving an incredible speed,
and had just changed guns with ths
bearer as he alighted on the hummock
over which l had fired. l shot point
blank, rendinG his mighty chest, and
with a choking roar. he came tumblins
down upon US, knocking us fat, Ono
of his paws caught Selma a terrific
blow, and the claws made a CHASTITY
wound, tearing the flesh from hip to
knee on the right side. had my face
plunged into the rocks, and the great
beasts jaws were swapping beside my
head lay under him and felt the
commissions OF his frame. while the
blood from his chest wound deluged
NE. The men came running and
dragged us away, but when had
wiped the blood and dirt from my
eyes, he was dead. He was the largest
lion / have ever seen, was in his
prime. and was magnificent speci-
men.
Copyright. 1909. by BcnJ. &, Hampton.I
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DESERTED IN A CRISIS.

To make the most of the night, as
wanted meat for my men to cook. as
well as a stock TO carry with them, or
barter with the villagers for grain. |
now retired TO my old position, and
waited again.
After four hours had elapsed two
more rhinoceros approached me In the
same stealthy, f1dgety way as the first
one. They came even closer than the
first, but. the moon having passed be-
yond their meridian, | could not OBJ.
tain so clear a mark. Still they were
big marks, and / determined on doing
my best before they had time to wind
us; so, stepping out, with the sheikh's
boys behind me carrying the second
rifle to meet all emergencies, / plant
ed a ball in the larger one, and
brought him round with a roar and
whooh.whooh. exactly to the best po-
sition | could wish for receiving a
second shot; but. alas! on turning
sharply round for the spare rife.
had the modification to see that both
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Some little time before this, Baker
participated In very exciting hippo
potnmus hunt conducted by the ma
tiyes. A herd was found enjoying
themselves in the water, and the
negroes at once proceeded to attack
it. Two OF them swimming out to the
herd unperceived as closely as pos
sible, hurled their harpoons at the
animals One missed, but the other
became deeply imbedded in the flesh
of large bull. With some difficulty.
on account OF the frantic struggles of
the beast, the other blacks of the
party succeeded in attaching strong
rope to the float, which is always con-
nected with the harpoon in this kind
of hunting, and proceeded to drag him
to the shore 1t was n tremendous
pull. and when they had brought him
to shallow water he suddenly changed
his tactics and rushed on shore at the
men A dozen lances cast into his
open jaws had little effect, but sand
thrown into his eyes compelled him TO
retreat Six times more this was re-
ptdlGu, hhSH lpchSl, iI NnS iCluS'h VI
the natives. finished the struggle by
shot from his favorite rifle.
No more desperate encounter could
have befallen me than my narrow es-
cape from death under the paws of
monster lion. 1t was past the middle
OF the night, when there was no moon,
when one of the bearers began scream
ing and in q moment the whole camp
was in n babel. crying; "a lion! a
lion" The bearer was badly scratched
as some beast had endeayored to
make a meal from his living body. If
it was n lion, it was marvel that
the man was not killed We were
camped In the neck of land filling out
the loop of a river. and when We had
| lighted torches, il took but little
while to discover the spoor Of an enor-
nous lion and to find that he had ap-
preached from the rocky bluff behind
us. and when frightened away, had
rushed into this natural cul de sac made
by the river loop. He could not have
escaped. save by swimming the river,
and this was an unlikely procedure.
Lighting a chain OF fires across the
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me facilities for doing so by Offering
in return to show her a bit of my
naked legs and arms. The bait took
as l wished it. and after getting her to
sidle and wiggle into the middle of
the hut. / did as / promised, and then
took her dimensions. as follows:
Round the arm, one foot IL inches;
chest four feet four inches; thigh, two
feet seven inches; calf, one foot eight
inches; height. five feet eight inches.
All of these are exact except the
height, and / believe | could have OBJ.
tanned this more accurately If l could
have had her laid on the floor Not
have to contend with in such a piece
of engineering. l tried to get her
height by raising her up. This. after
infinite eXertions on the part OF us
both. was accomplished, when she
sank down again. fainting, for her
blood had rushed into her head. Mean
while, the daughter, lass Of 16. sat
stark naked before us. sucking at &
milk-pot on which the father kept her
at work by holding a rod in his hand ;
for. as fattening is the first duty OF
fashionable female life. 1t must be
duly enforced by the rod If neces
saTy l got -. bit OF Irritation with
missy, and induced her TO rise and
shake hands with me. Her features
were lovely. but her body was as
round as ball
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DIVIDING THE SPolLS.

Thus ended the nights work. We
now went home by dawn to apprise all
tho porters that we had flesh in store
for them. when the two boys who had
so shamelessly deserted me- instead of
hiding their heads. described all the
nights scenes with such capital
mimicry as set the whole camp in a
roar. We had all now to hurry back
TO the carcass before the Wagogo
could find It; but. though this precau-
tion was quickly taken, still, before
the tough skin OF the beast could be
cut through, the Wagogo began as
sembling like vultures. and fighting
with my men, A more savage, filthy,
disgusting, but, at the same time,
grotesque scene than that which fol-
lowed cannot be conceived All fell to
work, armed with swords, spears.
knives and hatchets, cutting and
slashing, humping and bawling, fight
ing and tearing. tumbling and .,wrest-
ling up TO their knees in filth and
blood in the middle of the carcass.
When a tempting morsel fell to the
possession of anyone. stronger
ne!ghbor would seize and bear off the
prize in triumph. All right was now
matter of pure might. and lucky 1t
was that 1t did not end in fight be-
tween our men and the villagers.
These might be afterward seen. one
by one, covered with blood. scamper'
ing home each with his spoil-a piece
of tripe, or liver. or lights. OF what
ever else it might have been his for
tune to get off with
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NATIVES HARpooNINe A HIPPO PoTAmus.

neck and extending the men In line
between them to deter him from
thanking my advance. / set out with
Selma to get a shot at him. There
was a very little space of ground to
cover, not more than two acres, but 1t
was covered with short, rough growth
and hummocks of rocks. and had
traversed it twice before ] perceived
his tawny body Sinking off behind a
large clump. Fully an hour later, /
caught another glimpse OF him and
Just as dawn was coming l saw him
the third time crouched in some reeds
between two rocks, his right flank
toward me and his eyes rowing back
and forth across the line OF fires and
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BIC GAME ABOUT MAMA
BY CAPTAIN JOHN HANNING SPEKE, F. r. G. S.

scene. and the Mgogo guide. taking
fright, bolted. He had not. however.
gone long. when, looming above us,
coming over the horizon line. was the
very animal we wanted
In a iidgety manner, the beast then
descended, as if he expected some
danger in store-and he was not
wrong, for. attaching a bit of white
paper to the ly-sight of my BliSsett, |
approached him crawling under cover
of the banks until within eighty yards
of him, when, finding that the moon
shone full on his flank, l raised myself
upright and planted a bullet behind
his left shoulder. Thus died my first
rhinoCeroS
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ion that had some mysterious con-
nection with the disaster that had be"
fallen my mutineers. All remembered
the bitterness of my prophecy. The
vulturcs will pick their bones and
this terrible mishap having occurred
so Immediately afterwards took
strong hold upon their superstitious
minds. AS I passed through the camp,
the men would quietly exclaim 'Wah
nlahi Hawaga" (My God MASTERY To
which / simply replied: Robine fe'
(There Is God) From that moment
| observed an extraordinary change
in the manner of both my people and
those of Ibrahim. all OF whom now
paid us the greatest respect"
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DO you all OF you see the nice
hard shell for tho poor little bonelesa
thing? Do you all of you understand
Any one who doesn't understand raise
the right hand. Well, Johnny"
Il don't understand anything you've
said" said Johnny.
why not, johnny"
Because" said Johnny. because
the turtle certainly has got bones"
In the presence of conviction born
OF knowledge the kindergarten teach
or still rallied her wits to the main
tenance OF discipline. you may slt
down. Johnny" she said with forcet
smile. You may sit down. There arr
different sorts OF turtles"
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proper time for breaking ground; but
at the same time. it could hardly be
expected that ten men. who had ac-
tually received their bounty-money,
and had sworn fidelity. should give
one the slip the very first day. Such.
however, was the case. Ten out of
the Sc given by the sultan ran away
because they feared that the white
men, whom they believed to be canni-
balls, were only taking them into the
interior to eat them; and one pagazi.
more honest than the freed men. de-
posted his pay upon the ground. and
ran away too. Go we must, however.
for one desertion is sure to lead to
more, and go we did.
OFF FOR THE HUNTING GROUNDS.
Our procession was in this fashion:
The klrangoZi. with load on his
shoulder. led the way, flag in hand,
followed by the pagazis carrying
spears or bows and arrows in their
hands. and bearing their share of the
baggage in the shape either of bolster
shaped loads of cloth and beads COW
cred with mating. each TIED into the
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Called Teacher
kindergarten Teacher Unfortunate In
Selection Of Subject to
Elucidate.

Now. children" said the kindergar
ten teacher In determined effort to
introduce nature study to her clzes,
II want you to look at this picture oil
a turtle. See his she'll like a littls
house for him TO creep into so that
nothing can hurt him See how goo{
God has been TO him He hasn't AMI
bones like we have; only this shell Il
hide In when he's afraid Can all OF
you see the picture Of the turtle?"
"Ya.as 'nmn