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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-04
THE FAMOUS SWAN DINNER.
Given by the Father-ln-Law Of the New
German Ambassador.


The appointment Of Count John
Bernstein as German Ambassador to
this country recalls the famous swan
dinner which was given at Delimoni-
cos In the early sos by the late Mr.
Luckemeyer, his father-in-law.
This gentleman was a wealthy i'm
porter and he received from the Unit.
ed States Government the sum OF
$4,000 as a refund of excessive duties
exacted from him on importations.
He dedicated this sum to castro.
nomic monument and never i'm the
history of New York restaurants, says
Town and Country, has such gor-
geous entertainment for limited
number of guests been rivalled.
Seventy-two friends were asked.
There was one table covered with
flowers, excepting space in the cen
tre, left for a lake and border around
the table for the plates. This lake
was an oval pond, thirty feet in length
by nearly the width Of the table, en-
closed by a delicate golden wire net
work reaching from table to ceiling,
making the whole one grand cage.
In the lake swan four swans.
brought from Central Park, surround
ed by high banks of flowers, which
prevented them from splashing the
water on the table. Golden cages
with canaries were hung from the
ceiling and the entire room was one
mss of flowers. It was a dinner at
which all the most fashionable women
of that day were present.
The menu was done in gold and
was long and elaborate, after the fash
ion of that period. The hors d'oeuvre
was timbale a la Conde, and there
were two soups, relieve, three en-
trees, a sorbet, truffled chickens and
saddle Of mutton for the roasts, two
vegetables. number of sweets and
ices.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-04
Tiger Terrorlzed corean Village.

A man eating tiger is terrorizing
the outskirts of Seoul and parties are
out with guns in the hope Of finding
him in his lair.
Last week Kim Sin, wife of Min
Tu-eun, living at their home, situated
on the mountain slope about five
miles northwest OF town called
Sangko-no-ong, was attacked by tiger
when she went out to shut the front
gate of the house at about 9 p. m. She
was killed by the animal and was car
ried away into the adjoining noun
tain. 1t is said that lately tigers have
appeared at several places in the town
and near about and inflicted damage
on people as well as on the cattle.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-04
Machines with aims,

such marvels among .resent-day
mechanical wonders as adding ma
cnines. magazine folders and ths
railway ticket printing machines
may be described not inaptly as ma
chimes with brains"
Every one is more or less familiar
with the wonderful feats accom-
piished by the calculating machines.
Ask one to divide s77.406 by eos,
and by a manipulation which anr
child can perform 1t will give one
the correct answer in fe- moments-
Indeed, this little machine will un-
dertake almost any calculation, from
additions running up to millions ts
.le ascertainment of cube and --uare
roots. One kind will solve the most
laborious of arithmetical problems
an will work out results even TO
fifteen places of decimlls.
At the mints are machines of al
most human intelligence that weigh
coins. In one of these machines
there may be seen what resembles q
small brass box no larger than the
pendulum Of an eight-day clock. The
coins that are t. be tested from 6.
tube on to the balance, and accord
ing as the coin is full weight or
light 1t is struck by one of two lit
tie hammers into its proper receiver,
the coins being weighed and their
rate OF forty per minute. But the
operation does not end ho-e. With
SWIFT and infallible movements tn.
machine consigns the coins each ta
one OF three receptacles, Q tor
hose too light. and the third for
thoSo of proper weight.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-04
A Strange Indiana Well.

Logansport, ind.-A strange well
exists at Riverside Park. An S-inch
pipe was first sunk about 80 feet, and
inside 1t 5-inch pipe was carried
down lower. Fresh water from a
limestone stratum comes up between
the two pipes, while water which
tastes and smells strongly of hydro
gen sulphide comes up through the s.
Inch pipe from a lower stratum. The
sulphur water flows at the rate of q
gallon minute from the drinking
fountain over the well. while the fresh
water flower with somewhat small
Or volume from pipe about 30 feet
distant.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-04
No Use.

Anything ] can show you, sir?"
Eyes. want to get some kind of
toy for my 3-year-old boy. Have you
anything that's indestructible? Some.
thing he can't break the first time he
plays with it?"
II think SO. We have some toy fiat.
irons"
'Have they got handles on them?
"Of course"
We'll. they won't last him five min.
utes, Show me something else"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-04
KILLS TWENTY WOLVES.
One Of the Few OId-Time Trappers In
Michigan Wins Fame and Bountles.

L.Anse, Mich.-Tom Hazel, formerly
a rider and a rifle shot in Buffalo
Bills Wild West Show. is winning
fame in upper Michigan as a wolf
slayer and trapper. Making his head.
quarters in the wilds out from L'Anse
he has killed no less than twenty
wolves In Baraga and Houghton coun-
ties since July last. and in addition he
has bagged number Of wildcats and
lynx as well as trapped Ave black ot-
ters and other fur-bearing animals.
His bounties alone have netted him
hundreds Of dollars.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-04
Grandma Was Remembered.

1t was a minister's small son.
whose habit was to ask God to bless
each member of the family after his
prayer. Having been p 8 to bed one
night In hurry, he forgot one Of
them. kneeling again with hands
olasped and eyes closed. he addressed
the Lord thus. "Oh. Lord. wouldn't
that XIII you? forgot grandma.
God bless grandma, Amen
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-04
When Won Feel WRI,,e ~

Determine not to be blue" and
make 1t rule to go to see friend
and to cheer him up every day. In
cidentsliy you will cheer yourself
up,
Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-13
NEW CONCENTRATOR
 FOR SILVER BELL

Within sixty days a new I0O-ton concentrator will be in operation al the Fl Tiro mine in the Silverbeli district
 This information was learned from the stockholders in the company, who returned to Tucson from a visit to the mine. E. B. Kurtz of New York. c. L. Kurtz of Columbus, O.; E. w. Brooks of Los Angeles, and J. M. Ormsby of Tucson. They made the trip from Silverbell to Tucson Tn touring car, covering the distance in three hours.
 The Fl Tiro company, which Is working a force of one hundred men at the present time, is preparing to add to It's force.
 he comnanv Is erecting houses for Its employees and a second town has been started in the Silverbell dis trict. Work Is being pushed on the new mill which will have a capacity of 100 tons. At the present time a 50-ton mill is being operated steadily.
 Last week a big ore strike was made on the 20O-foot level of the property. A large body of high grade Ted oxide ore was uncovered in one of the drifts on this level.
 The mining men reported that the Imperial Copper company is adding to it's forces and is shipping as much ore daily as can be handled at the Sasco smelter, which has a capacity of 750 tons every twenty-four hours.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-13
 =Stock Markets, Railroads and Mining B
c. & A. DIVIDENDS
 REACH S1O,5OO,OOO

rounding very valuable mines devel oped under exactly similar condi- tions as here showing.
 While the dividend disbursement is not in keeping with former amounts paid. they are. nevertheless. very good in the face of the present cop per market and the extra work the company is now carrying along. There are some complaints that the com pany does not pay all 1t earns. bet the practice is better than paying moneys not earned. which is some times indulged in to illegitimately in. fluence the price of shares Calu- met & Arizona is in the mining busi- ness in the right way. and it Is going to remain a long time in the future.
 In addition to it's mines and min efai lands it has a valuable smelting plant at Douglas. Arizona, which has recently been greatly improved and where considerably greater output can easily be made than now. There gre two idle stacks and the material is On the ground for doubling the capacity of one of the old from 250 to 800 tons. The management is alive to the situation and is doing a lot of work when it can be cneaply performed and developing its mines for the time when the market will want copper at higher prices than those now quoted. It is working very conservatively. holding it's ores until more can be realized for them When the market gets right it can earn dividends just as fast as at any past time in its history-From Ore.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-13
PIMA COUNTY ORE
 SHIPMENTS GOOD

With the statement from the Hell vetia Copper company, received by County Assessor John w Began at Tucson. showing the ore shipments from that property during last year, the returns from the producing mines of Pima county are complete.
 The Helvetia company last year shipped 5000 tons Of ore. The pro duction was not quite so large as it was last year.
 The returns from all of the produc- ing mines of the county show that .last year. despite the fact that copper fell off markedly in price, more than S1000.000 worth of ore was taken out of five mines in Pima county the Imperial. Twin Buttes, Helvetia, Oxide and Fl Tiro mines.
 Imperial led all of the producers with a yield of l1S,661 tons which gave 6,610.9S5 pounds of copper worth sS73.17S.90. In addition to this sum, the silver taken from the ores netted s51074.
 |. The Twin Buttes mine ranked sec ond, its shipments totaling 10.6O9 tons. yielding 963,000 pounds of copper worth S12f,lS5. The silver yIeid amounted to S3656.
 The Oxide returns were 263 tons of ore yielding 49,976 pounds of cop per. worth S6,746.10
 The Fl Tiro returns were III tons of ore yielding 51.536 pounds of cop per valued at s5255.
 Taxes on mines are now levied on the production and not on the prop erty.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-13
DICK BROTHERS.

Special Wire to L. J. Overlock.)
 NEW YORK. May 12.-Feverish irregularity characterized the trading during the session today, and there were strong evidences of distribution in 8 great many issues under cover of the strength in Rock Island. The news of the day was not of a nature to greatly affect sentiment. but it seems to be the impression in good circles that the advance was too rapid and that setback throughout the list will greatly strengthen the position of the market. Outside trading has increased materially and ia view of the continued ease in money and the fact that the bulk of the securities are still lodged in strong hands. We are inclined to think that higher prices will ensue. particularly for the industrials, which are beginning to feel the effects of the betterment in underlying conditions.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-13
SIERRA MADRE LAND
 AND LUMBER CO.
Bond Interest Soon Due Pearson Interests Believed
 in Control

BOSTON, May 12-The semi annual interest. default upon which has been recorded at three success siye intervals, on the s3.00O, 900 6 Der cent first mortgage gold sink ing funds bonds issued by the Sierra Madre Land X Lumber Co. falls due on June l. with no indications of it's being paid. A portion Of ;his issue was sold through New England.
 The property has been idle for some time, owing to Colonel Wm. C. Greene's inability to operate it. but prominent financial interests, head ed by Dr. F. s. Pearson of New York, have secured sufficient bonds to make them a factor in the com pany's affairs. It is the intention of the Pearson interests to operate the vast timber lands in conjunction with the Murphy tract adjoining. upon which they also have an option teat does not expire until next month.
 The Sierra Madre Co. was one of Colonel Greene's schemes, and after spending half a million dollars on the fNhAOh tA q HI HdN 7hlAA4 llt NdS unable to produce results. Notes were put out by the company through Colonel Greene fer over s1,O00, 900. against which he put up his railroad as collateral.
 We understand that of the Sl5.000.- 900 stock. large blocks were given for legal services and for other favors. ELt the shares never had a market. The bulk of it is now held by the Cananea Consolidated Copper Co.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-13

Directors of the above company nset in Calumet Monday of last week upon which occasion they declared A dividend of $1.00 per share on the Issued stock. amounting to s200.000. This will make $10.500. coo the com lany will have paid to shareholders 10 dividends in the brief time 1t has been producing. The company is earning more than the dividend dis. burssment, but it is carrying on a lot of new work into which it is putting considerable money. One of the locations is at Couitianj.
 Another point where the company is exploring extensively is Copper Giant, in the Bunker Hill mountains. Sz miles northeast of Tucson, Ari- zona. Here they are developing what appears to be pipes of ore, the gauges 0: which is crushed granite -prophyry the ore occurring in pieces of small size and the entire mass giving from es 10 per cent copper. A shaft is being sunk and it is yet too early to tell just what the outcome will te. Mir Powell Is feeling his way, and making very close inquiry into the rocks of that particular section. There is a chance of developing an Important property.
 Calumet & Arizona has fine prop erty at Bisbee where 1t has much ground not yet developed and where il also has fine reserves of ore yet untouched and exposed. Its Hope and Wagner claims. upon which a shaft Is now sinking snould develop great value if one can judge from sur
Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-13
MEXICAN RAILROADS
 THEIR CONDITION
F 7eeIing of UneaSineSs On Ac- count of Possibility of Bad
 Management

cI::ye, E. x. Brown. is acknowledged 10 be an able railroader. but naturally his tenure of office must come to an end sooner or later.
 Mexicans do not appear to take the New York committee Of direct ors very seriously. This committee might render valuable assistance in marketing the congpany's bonds. but active management of the railways bthemselves, is declared to be neces- sarily vested in the operating off cials in Mexico, who are not only regulated" in their activities to a degree unknown in this country but whose appointment to office is not unlikely td ItIe hflueDlej or fer ferej with. Residents of Mexico say that the government runs the rail roads and that is all there is about it.
 NEW YORK, May 12.-Latest pub lished earnings of Mexican railroads show them to be in line to be in line with the railroads of the United States Gross is still deficient in valLme, but net. thanks to heavy re- auction of expenses is better than q year ago.
 The roads embrace1 in the recent merger reported for June a decrease O. S269.000 in gross and an increase oi s292. 900 in net In the first eight months Of the fiscal year gross fell on $6.SO0,0O0, while net gained s775.- 900. Under conditions that prevailed net earnings must be regarded as satisfactory.
 The outlook for the stockholder in the National Railways of Mexico is a frequent subject Of inquiry. The financial organization is now a fairly good one and the government, which not only nas unlimited authority in management but is also interested as stockholder. is free to levy such transportation charges as it pleases
Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-13
BRINGS NEWS OF A 1 LARGE
 STRIKE

Frank Watts arrived in Douglas yes terday from his ranch in Sonora ant brought up the news of a sensational strike that was made in the Tabata- cochi district about ten days ago by two Mexicans.
 The Mexicans had been running a farm on a small scale for number of years, eking out a rather scant living, and this summer it was some what worse than usual on account of the small rainfall. They decided to try their hand on placer mining or an old proposition near their farm that had been worked many years ago. They hadn't been at it long when they knocked of piece of rock that made a fine showing and in a short time they had traced q ledge from two to three feet wide forty feet high and which they could trace for 200 yards
 In a short time the news spread and Fife and Yickroy, who are work ing a mine in that district, after making an examination of the find, offered the Mexicans s25.00O in gold for the property, which was accepted paying p per cent in cash before the discovery had been surveyed.
 Assays from the ore run as high as 5000 in gold and silver and already considerable ore has been taken out that will average s400 to the ton.
 The new find is within a few hun dred yards of the Mexicans' house where they have been living for a number of years
 Mir. Watts stated that he had grub staked couple of men to prospect in the vicinity of the new find in the hope that they might run across something equally as good.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-13
SMELTED ORE |S FOUND NEAR
 GLOBE

Over 1900 pounds of partially smelted ore. representing many days of toll by some Mexican metallurgist who worked before the presence of valuable ore bodies were known by the white man to exist in this section of the country. has been discovered few miles south of Globe.
 The conglomerated mass consists mainly of silver, gold and lithite, with silver predominant. complete as say report has not yet been received on the find, but it is believed to be very valuable.
 The discovery of the metal was made by Sanford Coughlin.
 His attention was attracted by the rusty, semi-petrified handle of a rude butcher knife which was sticking in the ground.
 When the knife was pulled from the ground. a chunk of metal. in which it was imbedded, came with it.
 Coughlin investigated further ana found a quantity of metal surround ed by the remains of a leather sack.
 The sack fell to pieces when it was removed from the ground It had been buried for so many years that it had almost entirely rotted.
 The knife blade was nearly decom- posed by the action of the elements.
 partial assay of the metal show cd it to be valuable and the outcome of the final test is eagerly awaited by the finder
 The shape of the masses of metal and their comDOsitiOn show that they had been reduced as far as possible, by primitive methods and moulded in small pits in the ground.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-13
COCH|SE COUNTY. PRODUCTION Official Returns Taken By County Assessor Chas.
 R. Howe Shows Ore Production on Which Assessment is
 Based

On account of ore taken from the producing mines in Cochise county the. companies owning them will pay taxes this year valuatio of s.. 756.49713. twenty-five per cent on the total value of the ore. The ore values are given in copper gold. lead and zinc.
 The total one values in the county will appear on the assessment roll to the several producing companies as follows.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-13
IN MEMORY OF
 GEORGE ROGERS CLARKE

QUINCY, H., May 12-All arrange. ments have been concluded for un. yelling the George Rogers Clarke statue. erected here through an ap- propriation made by the Illinois leg, islature The staue has been set up in Riverview park, picturesque site overlooking the Mississippi river.
 The total height of the memorial is twenty-two feet. The statue is of a bronze figure standing against a mas, siye granite monolith. It represents an officer of the revolutionary army. and intense character is suggested in
 the figure by the sculptor, Charles J. Mulligan of Chicago. slk;8
Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-13
MASON'S MARKET
R. H. MASON, Proprieto

R. H. MASON, Proprietor. This business Is under the manage ment of its owner. All kinds of meats, sausages, eggs, etc.
 Phone 324. 24 Brewery Ave.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-13

The assessed valuation of the metal product is based on 13 cent copper, whereas the taxation value last year was based on 20 cent copper.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-13
TEXAS FIREMEH's coNvENTIoN.
 GAINESVILLE, Texas, May 12.-

Today ushered in one of the biggest conventions and tournaments ever held by the Texas Firemen's associa- ton. and if the weather continues good during the remainder of the week there is no doubt but that there will be a record breaking at- tendance of visitors from all over the state. The city is handsomely deco rated for the occasion and the pro. gram of entertainment Is one of un, usual zycsllfacc.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-13
UNSETTLED BUT N0T WEAK That is Comment on Stock Market Yesterday By
 Frank J. Graf Bears Again After North Butte Local Stocks Suffer
 Decline
By Frank J. Graf.

The market continues to be some what unsettled. but not weak. The New York lls shows decided improve ment in Reading. Canadian Pacific, Erie. Northern Pacific and Rock Is land while Steel common and prefer red and New York Central closed frac- tionally of. The Boston market held very well and the demand for stocks was fair. Amalgamated opened up at and showed $ 'gns of strength, but closed of 50 from the close of yester- day Anaconda. Arizona Commercial showed gns Of decline. North Bntte was again the feature for the bears. selling 1t down from 63 % to 60.50, the low mark for the day. Greene Caranta and Superior Pit ,sburg shows slight dsclire Denn Arizona is in good demand but looks as though the East is trying hard to make Bisbee make the market for the stock We did in once II LOOKS as though the m;S ket for Denn is in the hands of enc CT two. We hope this will not be tie case. Shattuek holds firm at i5.I5 % 1900 Cactus Is being offered at goo Copper metal closed fractionally ,f
Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-13
WEDS NAVY PAYMASTER.

liant naval wedding today was that of Miss Gertrude Russell of this city and Paymaster Eugene Hale Doug las, U. SIN. The ceremony was per formed at noon in the Church of St. John.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-24
HI
OKLAHOMA

$3.50 acres of upland prairie, black
sandy soil, near Caney, Kan., price 500 per
acre.
4s7-700 acres of agricultural land in one
body; some is leased for oil and gas and
some Is not; located 9 miles southwest of
Nowata; price $2 per acre.
1880 acres of extra good farm land,
located near Wann, Okl. 200 acres Of this
is as rich as you will find, 30 acres has
some draws in it; land raised 80 blu. OF
corn and oats to the acre; 20 acres is
leased for oil and gas and is paying 81
per acre advanced royalty; big bargain al
$40 per acre.
1871, 040 acres of rich valley land, all
smooth and part of same is in a high
state of cultivation; this land is located
within three miles of Watova, Okl., and
six miles from Nowata, Okl.; 500 acres OF
1t is practically in one DOdy and 24O acres
Is located three miles south; the land is
well worth $25 per acre; an exceptionally
good bargain at $40 per acre.
We have land in Nowata Co. in any size
tract you may desire from 5 acres up al
prices ranging from SO to $35 per acre
There are $500 flowing oil wells in No.
1000 cubic feet. You might get an oil wei
with your land.
Average rainfall in Nowata county, 81
inches per annum; average from March
to October l, "a inches, and distributed Just
as needed.
Good water is found from 20 to 40 feet.
Find Nowata county on your map.
The Oklahoma & Cherokee Central r. r
east and west through this county is 6
certainty. Land will probably double IL
value within two years. You can't afford
to miss this opportunity. Ask Mo. Pac
tickle agent about low rates to Nowata
Come in and see us, or write.
NOwATA LAND AND LOT CO..
Suite ga N. Y. Life Bldg.
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