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fer their ability to har.dle fork
and their inability to use a pick
and shovel. Charlie is creatin'
imaginary difficulties in his
mind: but l informs him with
considerable emphasis that a
man which has rode pitchin'
bosses fer eight years ought to
be able to attend to a simple
proposition like this.
Charlie has a slight amount
O brain tissue still remainin',
however, and he springs a
brilliant scheme; namely, as
follows. to wit: We takes our
instruction whirlin' through the
parks in the taxi: no indoor
workouts fer such wild hombreS
as we be. Little Rays O. Sun
shine accedes cheerful to his
demand. and we starts on our
way. After careful observation
on the part of the foreman of
our Outflt, she tells DESTROYS o
Bein' Learnt that a flamin' red
tie is not quite the thing. and
she advises somethin' bit
quieter. The tie was a regular
carnival ribbon too; but | amt
sayin' nary a word. She has me
buffaloed from sombrero to
spurs. Then she breaks the
poor boys heart by remonstra-
tin in low tones against the
headlight he sports as a stick
pin. That pin set Charlie back
four hundred bucks. and it was
a beauty.-a big gold hoss-shoe
set with diamonds. 1 explains
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30
By James R. Mann. Jr.
Drawings by Frank Tenney johnson

boiled spuds, sixteen spring onions and two glasses O
milk and haven't rightly begun yet to satisfy my nat
ural and healthy cravin fer food, says And more
over, says, I'm weighted down with the hope that
this can be repeated after the theayter, says like
it was last night Amt eatin nght-huh!'
AZ was not referring to the state of your appetite,
he in a weary tone; but rather to your mode
of satisfying the healthy craving you have spoke about
Out with it,! says. What kind of brandn' iron
find that you have the vulgar habit of transporting
food from your plate to your mouth knife, and he
continues with noticeable anguish, that is not The
these here knives knives Badly he says
are placed at your disposal by the management of the
hotel he says, fer the purpose of cutting the food
handled with comfort. Do look uncomfortable?
says, gettn mad. No, Badly he replies, 1 must
fess that you do not will these here silver knives
confess that they will not.-'You bet they WON'T
l says. They got edge on EN- like a railroad
rail. Fer why? So you won't cut your mouth if
hun e5are worries hsxef hal, to death dr the nex+
couple O days because don't do things like the rest
O the swell mogus struttin in and out O the hotel.
Which what l mean,' 1 says to him real peevish,
there's heap O folks back in New Mexico with the
same homely habits we got and says further havn
tomfoolery hed bought L of the firm opinion that
it would be not only unwise but dangerous to
safety and welfare when return long to the place
from whence we came to attempt to change to dis
regard the methods used by friends and neighbors
in the legitimate and necessary transportation Of food
from the plate to the mouth. And So continue my
mind is fixed in unalterable opposition to enargn the
function of the fork Now says, let's step into the
bar and tap small bottle apiece. They can't be
argument on how to do that. Partner, he welcomes
the suggestion with relief.
HE keeps worryn', though, and finally we takes
stockyards to see Mr.. Scott Of Scott Carbe the
commission house Charlie ships to. Charlie tells Mr..
Scott his troubles and the ole gent wrinkles his brnde
colored eyes lstenin. Then he looks Charlie in the
face and asks him if he's much of gentleman his
father Charlie allows he tries to be- and the ole
gent writes letter puts in envelope addresses the
envelope and hands it to him with instructions to take
it to the address given and to keep tryin.
1--WE jumps into the auto once and shows the
address to the pilot. He mods his head and we're gone
We run east quite a spell and then turned south.
There's some mighty good trails the south side of
Chicago fine houses and big trees, and did good
to get out street where they plenty O
Downtown wagons is thickern ticks jack rabbits
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unanimous. The machine pulls
up in front of a big tall buildin',
an | we hops out to take a pre-
liminary survey. Son, it were
some posada, it certainly were!
Charlie moseys inside, me
follerin', and when the formali-
ties has been complied with we
hikes fer our rooms. Rooms
is the word, ole bean eater; they
were two of 'em, and a bath
room extra. l judge we come
pretty nigh wearin' the bath
tub out in the next few days.
1t was the first time in my life
I'd had a chance to wash as
often as l wanted to; and be-
lieve me I'm sayin' somethin'
when | bellows that acted like
a fish! i'll ever strike it rich I'm
a goin' to have sixteen bath
rooms and all the fixin's and a
bar in my house-hang the
Olller trlnSS!
WED been gambolin'
" around fer several days,
when one night at supper a
bomb explodes, as Lady Mary
Jane says in Who Stole Howard
Ransome's Wife, Charlie
hadn't been eatin' hearty
and the chuck was good too,-
but presently he says, Badly,
you amt eatin' right. IL amt,
amt I?'I says. kind o surprised.
We'll when you get an appetite
like | got you can talk. I've
moved away a beefsteak. three
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a
coughs and spasmodic grunts the wheezy little
engine the horny toad division of the Santa Fe
started train. We way with twenty
eight of Quarter Circle steers. To Badly and
had fallen the pleasant job of personally conducting the
aforementioned steers from Eagle, New Mexico, to
Chicago.
and followed suit, Notwithstanding the sign that read
"Trainmen Only" 1 usually followed suit where
feasible Badly produced sack of tobacco and
papers from his rayed vest pocket and proceeded
with deliberation to roll cigarette Then, tear
ing the rubber band from the package of papers, with
the gravity of his kind he gently removed noensve
fly that summing itself on the window sill. The rub
Der band did not even touch the sill lightly in passing;
it merely removed the fly with the and CELEBRITY of
willing instrument in the hands of trained performer
who had day herded for weeks at stretch, with
sometimes nothing to do for hours but sit in his saddle
and flick persistent flies from the horses neck Badly
conscious of his superiority in this line, although
not rritatingly so, and he smiled he contemplated
his dexterity.
Having seen these exhibitions before, and knowing
Badly one bedellow knows another, was not awed,
and ventured ask how long should remain in Chi
cago. 1t necessary to ask, because my associate
had the drover return pass that to bring both
ba * My genial friend repeated his fly performance
and smiled once He distinctly in his element.
If there had only been Mexican to badger from the
window of the caboose moved slowly up HILL he
would have asked nothing better. After thinking ser
ousy for few moments, he gruy answered my query.
years.
Somewhat surprised to know that he had been there
two years before. inquired how he liked the town.
"Its big he said. cts big; reckon it's bggern the
whole O Sierra County. Me and Charlie Farnsworth
went together-and what mean is we had time that
was time. You know Charlie?"
Did know Charlie? WE'LL hoped SOL Charlie
owned the eleven hundred steers in the traed
behind. and thousands of others the range bore his
brand.-a split left ear. undersigned right ear and
an the left hip. He my employer and he
owned of the finest residences in Albuquerque Did
I know Charlie Farnsworth? What question:
YES" chuck1ed Baldv "me and Charlie sure had a
time. "Ole man Farnsworth." he resumed after a
slight pause. used to ship to Chicago account of
friend he had there in the commission business. When
the ole died Charlie kept it up though the Kansas
City market is nearer; and two years ago he decided
as how he was maxim so much money he ought to
spend some of it. l acquiesces cheerful, and me and
him went to Chicago with the last bunch O threes he
shipped that summer.
ave turns train to the commission house
when hits ole Chi and drags fer the SWEETEST hotel in
town. ridn in o them taxicabs. That automobile
slid through the city like lonesome steer drftn from
herd. Partner it dted! Charlie allowed he d hire
em by the hour after that and makes the resolution
unanimous. The machine pulls
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-30
Gay & Stursis' Gossip

Calumet, Mich, June 30.-The mar
ket opened extremely weak and prices
melted away until new low levels had
been reached in the majority OF stocks
Amalgamated sold down to 57A,
Reading 141. Smelters SIS. Union Pa
cific 1856. steel 6s and so on throughout
the entire list. There were over one
million shares traded in for the first
four hours. In the last hour prices
rallied and the closing was only frac-
tionally lower than the opening.
In the Boston list there was also
considerable weakness, in fact IL had
the appearance OF real panic at times.
North Butte sold down to 1871. Lake
40M, Calumet Il Arizona a., Sup. AZ
Boston. sH. There was a recovery In.
the last hour. however, and prices adj
vanced 90 near the opening figures.
South Lake on the curb was strong
on reported strike In No. drill hole n,
depth OF 700 feet, OF good CONNER
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-30
AFTERNOON GRAIN LETTER.

Wheat I.etter-Thero rs talk In a
good many quarters after the close
yesterday after the close yesterday and
this morning that the wheat market
was likely to have a break of about
cents from high point. Declines for
the day ranged from to 2hc. The
trade was in bcarish frame OF mind
following the heavy liquidation OF
"Wednesday and in addition the trade
had the good rain fall, at Bismarck
and showers at several points i'm that
state. Some OF the leaders northwest
began giving out less alarming reports
on the spring crop. II was the same
thing over again. an exaggerated crop
scare gone wrong. The liquidation has
been very thorough and as already
stated. the active months has had a
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-30
UNLISTED STOCKS.

j. A. Minnear q CO. say today:
We have had another sensational
market today. The rails and coppers
after opening at about yesterdays
closing prices turned decidedly weak
and from one to four points decline
were reported before the noon hour.
Since then we have had fair rally.
There is line of talk but really moth
ing authentic for the cause of the
weakness in the market. W. are told
that the short interests are big. How
ever. this opinion does not seem 10 be
reflected to any extent. The curb
shared the feeling as much as the list
ed issues. South Lake was an excep-
ton, advancing over one point on a
large sized market order. The mar
ket is likely to be quiet tomorrow over
the triple holiday.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-30
.BUTTE-BAL. Is A
NOTABLE SUCCESS
MONTANA PROPERTY WHICH HAS
JUST ENTERED THE DIv-
DEND CLASS WAS pEvEL-
oPED IN THREE YEARS.

There Is an old saying I'm mining
circles that Il takes millions dollars
and five years 10 develop copper
mine. but the Butte Ballaklava Cop
per company has I'm three years de-
veloped one of the most valuable
mines In Butte and has declared its
first quarterly dividend OF 80 GEMS
per share The company is free from
debt. is producing 200 tons of ore per
day and Is making large net returns
from the tonnage, for the ore runs
high In copper and the precious metals.
The plant which has been installed for
the operation of the Ballaklava mine
is one of the best I'm Montana.
The news that the Butte Ballak-
lava Copper company had declared a
quarterly dividend Of so cents per
share was soon known I'm mining and
stock investment circles. where it was
received with much satisfaction.
Tho Ballaklava mine, as the invest
ment public is quite generally aware.
has proven To be a bonanza. There is
still much ground to be explored,
from the various levels down To- the
present depth of 1.400 feet, but al
ready there has been disclosed an orc
tonnage sufficient for large produce
tion for many years to come. And
then there are the unknown. but un-
doubtedly large, possibilities of the
mine at greater depth ore is being
holsted from rich slopes in Butte Hill
that are $500 to $500 feet below the
surface, and the time will come when
the Butte Ballaklava mine will be de-
veloped to such an extent.
There are millions Of dollars worth
Of ore i'm sight above the 400 leve!
and more is constantly being shown
mp. The bulk of the ore that Is be-
ing hoistcd at the present time comes
from development work on the veins.
Much credit is due 20 the energy
and faith Of p. III. Nelson. OF Duluth
and Hibblng. and John A. Perclval
IF Minneapolis, for the success of the
Butte Ballaklava Copper company.
They were prominent I'm the work OF
the company, and it was no
Easy matter three years ago 10
nance any enterprise whatever. But
heir faith was contagious and they
we're successful Mr.. Nelson is the |
president and Mr.. Percival the sec
-etary of the company.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-30
NEWS FROM THE MINES
cial copper ore showing a width of six


cial copper ore showing a width of six
feet
New York. June 3O.-Since the open
ing OF the market this morning there
has been enormous liquidation OF
stocks. Weak accounts have been
thrown over and l think that probably
today more weak accounts have been
liquidated than any single day since
the fall Of 1907. Banks have been call
ing loans this morning and rates for
time money are sitter than they were
yesterday. This is, however, think,
largely due TO the dividend and interest
payments TO be made on July LIST and
| cannot help feeling that after these
payments are made the time money
market will ease off. All sorts of ru-
mors have been afioat about firms and
individuals being i'm trouble, but |
think there is no foundation TO any OF
them. l understand on what consider
very excellent authority that this break
gest interests I'm the street and while
they consider stocks absurdly cheap,
feel. owing To the course of my infor-
nation. very confident that they will
not try TO put the market up and are
at present standing aside and letting
things take their course. After such
a perpendicular drop as we have had
during the past ten days the market
should rally and I think we have seen
the worst of things today. Yet | feel
that during the strong days. which are
bound 10 come next week. that stocks
should be sold, and that no one should
look for any big extended upward
swing at present.. w. Prentiss.
Houghton. June $3.50. Lake No.
drill. 200 feet down. has a 15-foot
ode, OF which six feet Is good COM
nercial copper ore.-News Bureau.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-30
TORCH LAKE BREviTIEs.

Alex Barbeau entertained n large
party of friends on his gasoline launch.
'Daly West" last evening.
John Pearce left this afternoon for
Boston, Mass, where he will visit for
three weeks with his sister, Mrs. Fred
Maye. While i'm the east, Mr.. Pearce
intends to purchase a new launch.
Miss Adele Gauthier of Ontonagon is
visiting i'm Lake Linden as the guest
of Miss Adele Amessc.
Russell Dunn of wallngford Conn,
is visiting I'm Lake Linden with his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
]. Davey.
The thermometer registered just 90
degrees this morning at 10 o'clock at
the Hermann jewelry store.
Owing to next Monday being the
Fourth OF July, the officers elected by
Lake Linden lodge of odd Fellows will
not be installed as was previously an
nounccd. The installation ceremonies
Will be postponed until June IL.
The steamer Russell Will clear port
this evening.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-30
STOCKS

Boston, Mass, June 30.-Liquidation
in the whole list continued again today,
the heaviest selling coming during the
morning hours. Considerable invest
ment buying was noticeable today but
the volume was not large enough to
Offset the selling. Some of the coppers
are getting low enough to look attrac-
tive for either speculation or invest
ment and from now on we expect they
will offer more opposition to bear
drives. We think 1t safe and advisable
for customers with ready money to be-
gin to pick up such coppers as Copper
Range, North Butte. Osceola, Superior
& Boston, Wolverine. Lake Copper. In
diana, Hancock and East Butte.-Fos-
ter of Paine, Weber q Co.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-30
WOLVE RINE.

Wolverine has begun diamond drill
ing for the purpose OF prospecting It's
Osceola lode. No work has hereto
fore been done on this vein. and tho
results will be watched with interes
The production at the Wolverine prop
erty has been derived entirely from
the Kcarsarge lode. In recent years
this mine has been very steady pro-
Queer, and has averaged approx
mately 100000 pounds Of copper
yearly since 1903 The rock is tn,
second richest, and the cost of pro-
duction the lowest in the Lake Supe-
rior region.
ON the Kearsarge lode. which is de-
veloped by four shafts, n large amount
Of stopping has been done I'm the up
per levels. ON the assumption that
the lode may be considered solid be-
low the 25th level allowing for the
equalization of Slopes above and be-
low, and computing the proportion left
rs pillars and rejected percentage
The results by this rough estimate
about 100000 tons as possible re
serves, which at the present rate of
production would be more than ten
years supply.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-30
OLD DOMINION.

The old Dominion has cut It's west
ore body on the 18th level by running
crosscut from the main workings.
This west orc body has now been
demonstrated from the 10th to 18th
levels, a total depth of 500 feet, and
II Is high grade self-nuxing oxide
ore wherever found Indications point
to the west section of the old Domin-
ion becoming the big end of the prop
erty ana comparatively little of the
ore has been taken out. ms up to with.
in few months excessive water pre-
vented operations there.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-30
GEE. BUT IT'S HOT.
Today Brought No Relief From Heat
Cooler Tomorrow.

Today brought no relief from the
oppressive heat. At noon the mercury
registered 92 degrees three degrees
warmer than at the same hour yester-
day and at 1 o'clock, another degree
was added BY 2 o'clock 1t had SCARED
to "a and Observer Codrick at Hough-
ton could see no relief in sight despite
the fact that 12-mile breeze prevail
ed. TIL mercury is now less than one
degree below the mark scored yester-
day which was the highest for the
summer, % degrees.
Last night was probably the warm
est of the summer. Coats and i'm many
instances were dispensed with and
copper country people struggled to
keep cool.
Observer Codrick could not promise
any definite relief this Afternoon or this
evening, but predicts that tomorrow
will be slightly cooler.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-30
ELkS HOLD FINAL SESSION.

The Calumet lodge of Elks held the
summer season at the Temple last eve
ming. The past exalted rulers and
charter members of the lodge were the
guests of honor. A social session was
the feature of the evening. at which
Attorney T.. II. O'Brien of6ciated as
POSTMASTER. A special hot weather
luncheon was served, and the past OFF,
GERS of the lodge who had, earlier I'm
the evening, occupied the several sta
tons, were called upon To reminisce.
The attendance was not as large as
expected. owing To the warm weather,
but those present enjoyed a delightful
evening.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-30
Cay & sturris says:

Boston, June 30.-As result of a
tremendous amount of liquidation and
closing out of weak accounts, the gen
at times approached Generalization.
The close, however, was considerably
above the worst and many cases equal
20 last nights. A tremendous purging
has taken place and the end of the long
decline must be about over. Courage
is required to buy in such a market
but prices seem and must be very
cheap. A further rally seems likely
tomorrow. j. S.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-30
FARMERS REGISTER KICK.

Several Lake Linden farmers have
registered kicks during the past few
days against the presence of boys
about their farms. one of the far
mers asserts that several apple and
cherry trees were damaged by the
boys while they were in blossom, and
another alleges that his barn was
burnt down by the youngsters. Eff
forts are being made to apprehend the
guilty parties and If successful, prose-
cutions will follow.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-30
TORCH LAKE NEWS
A WARNING TO PARENTS.
Should Not ALLOW Children to Play
Near c. e. n. Timber Mill.

superintendent Henry Parsons OF
the G. & III. timber mill at Lake Lin
den calls attention to the dangerous
practice of allowing crildren to play
near the mill. During the warm wea-
Their the boys have found considerable
pleasure in swimming near the mill
and afterwards in playing around the
monster chains used to carry timber
Mr.. Parsons fears that serious acci-
dents may result unless the parents OF
the children are made to realize the
danger and keep them away from the
mill.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-30

break of five cents from high point
This calls for careful consideration of
the facts i'm the northwest situation
before branching out in the market
Corn-Late i'm the day the crop adj
vices appeared to favor the selling
side. The break i'm wheat was "A bear
ish influence. For the present, the fine
weather and crop conditions act as a
constant bear force.-L. & ID. to Paine,
Weber & Co.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-30
TO THE p1rR11c

We would respectfully ask the public
10 ask for ten votes for every dollar
purchase from the Levin Jewelry Co..
help the miners fund in that way up 10
July 2sth.
9Oi Committee Of Miners Picnic,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01

ALL MARKETS SHOW
I ,ARGER LEAF SALES
Farmers Take Advantage Of Good Season and
Slackness of Business to Market Greater
Portion Of Remainder of Crop.
.vIRGINIAHENS

More leaf tobacco was sold In the
markets OF Virginia and North Caro-
lima during the past week than the
warehousemen and the leaf buyers ex-
pected. The seasons were good, and
there were reasons why the farmers
were not necessarily busy on their
farms. They took advantage of the
good season. and tho slackness of farm
business to market what was perhaps
the greater portion OF the remainder
of their crops of the good year 1909,
In Richmond warehouses the loose Leaf
sales ran somewhat over 10000
pounds, but hardly reached 100000.
The bulk of the offerings of sun cured
stock came from the farms Of Caroline
county and all Of 1t was in good order
and, for the most part 1t was good to-
bacco. Some mighty good wrappers
showed up and they brought outside
figures, some selling as high as $43 per
100 pounds and from that figure down
wards to $40. many piles going con-
siderably over the $50 mark, Good
filters were also numerous and the
prices for the same were we'll main
tanned.
The offerings of Burley were small
but there was no cutting down OF
prices. every pile offered being eagerly
sought after by the buyers, Beginning
this week the warehouses will main
tain but two sales days each week
those days being Tuesdays and Fri.
days.
The sales as reported by the Rich
mond Tobacco Association for April
were as follows. n
Dark tobacco sold in April. 1.oeb,7e7
pounds; average price. $$1l.4a per 100
pounds, hurley aold In April, 40,29S
pounds; average price. sass. Total
loose leaf sales, 1,l46,0s6 pounds total
age price, so. 4 Q per 100, Id s,3 81
sales for the seven months ending
April 80 !. Dark tobacco, 12,1T6.SlS
nt,ttr1ds.iS Euriey4 tphacco. l.8d4.6h7