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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-20

the roads on an American bicycle. his
sill, gown iioatinE in the breeze. me
biggest stores of Singapore are oWnea
BY them and they are the CASHIERS anu
accountants OF the principal banks.
Our former Chinese Minister, WI
Ting Fang, came from this part OF
the world. His father was can
tonese merchant and his mot ma q
they We're living. at Singapore Wnen
Wu Ting Fang began his career as
interpreter in the Hong Kong police
courts, and later on Went to Dnslanu'
where he studied law and was al
mitted to the bar. Upon his return
he was taken up by LII Hung Chang,
and since then he has been one of the
leading men OF the new China.
nIiIlionnires In Tin.
The tail of the Asiatic continent is
tin-plated 1t has the richest TIN mines
of the world. upon the peninsula ana
IN the islands. which belong 70 me
Dutch, between here and lava. The
product of the British settlements Is
now selling for thirty or forty million
dollars per year, and the greater part
of this is dug out by Chinese. Much
of the output Is controile ,n,, by has h,,s
immense shelters on an island ciose
TO Singapore, the tin bullion being
shipped away to New York anu EN-
rope. We take about so per cent. OF
this tin or something ike sso,oog'o ~
worth every year. 1t is scattered all
over the United States and t coats our
dish pans, tin cups and wash basins.
| some of the dear girls who read this
| letter will see their fair faces shining
back at them when they heAt sconp s sno
! that the reflection is flashed from
away out here on the Strait OF Ma
! lacca.
In the Tin Mines.
The tin Is largely from alluvial de-
nosits. The dirt Is washed out by
/, hydraulic pumps and the ore alSo won
in ruder ways by the poorer Chin ness
crooked sticks as we seek spots for
Well digging. The hunter holds the
two ends OF the stick firmly. and when
he reaches O tin deposit tho stick Is
| supposed to turn In his hand ana pom
4 downward. Tin is usually found about
1 twcn+v-fiya feet below the surface
i and tho earth containing 1t may DC
! from a few inches TO many feet N
thickness. The tin grains are mixes
I with all sorts of gravel. from peoples
J lie on a bedrock Of limestone, slat'
or clay and are taken out and wash
ed.
The mining is done by Chinese, o.
shares. When the mines are deep the:
use ladders to SO up ana down, carry
backs, They stack it up in heaps nea
the mines and then wash it out !
coffin shaped troughs through Whic
water runs.
After it is cleansed it is smelted !
/. charcoal furnaces, the best ore yield
!, ing about 10 per cent OF pure III
after smeltlng. the tin is run OFF int
, bricks OF about the Size OF b-ce si
4 loaf of bread. 1t then looks llke 81
y Yer and is ready for shipment. a to
OF these bricks is now worth $500. an
: 1t has been much higher.
copyright, 1910, by Frank 6. car
penter,)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-20

the city.
j. II. Ward, who has been tourin
the West for the past six weeks in II
interest of his health, returned hon
Wednesday. and is much improved b
the changes and trip. While away h
spent some time at West Baden al,
Hot Springs.
At the home Of John Music yesteI
day, Miss Agnes Music and Henry
Oldham were united in marriage. Re-
A. B. Hunter, pastor OF the Methodt:
Church, peri ormed the ceremony. Onl
a few friends and relatives were pres
ent at the marriage.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-13
METHoDIsTs AT VICTORIA
General Conference of Church Will
Discuss important Matters

Victoria b. c., Aug. .1S.-The genor-
al conference of the Methodist Church,
which will be formally opened here
tomorrow with religious services, is
destined TO be one of the most i'm
portant meetings of the denomination
ever held in Canada, If the plans Of
legislative discussion and enactment
are carried out Problems of vital
importance and denominational stat
utes of the greatest interest are sChed-
uled TO be brought up for discussion
at this meeting. which IS the regular
quadrcnnial conference
Among the matters TO receive at
tcntion are the following: The publ
cation of new hymn book. the pro-
posal To extend the pastoral fund be-
yond the present limit Of four gears,
the establishment of the superannua :
ton fund on a firmer basis, church
union, and changes i'm the methods Of
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-13

New York. Aug. t2Nn extended short Interest," an ao-
sence on bad news and new pull initiative have
been responsible for the strong market this week Al
thoueh generally forccasod the excellent June sOth
statements OF the important railroads have made for
cheerful sentiment, large margins dividend
governing rise TO confirm that there Is not enough
in current impair the continuance of pres
rails least at all for quite long time to come
The meeting of Interstate Commerce Commission here
Monday initiating inquiry into the proposed and de-
ferred is also accepted matter bring
ing to a head the inevitable compromise on the situa
ton.
Crop continues favorable although bumper
crops out OF the question The money situation
continues to give evidence of concerted banking
ton o avoid a later strngency by continuous inn
ports gold with high reserves local money rates ana
fairly stim time money.
continue feel the profitable thing to do is to
buy stocks weakest spots If possible but to have
them anyway, and barring untcward events doubt
it is time consider selling them until the long In
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-13
State capitol at Atlanta, Ca and
Hoke Smith, who aspires to a second
term in the governors chair.

Atlanta. Ga, Aug. 1S.-One of the
most. interesting political contests of
the coming fall will be that waged
between Hoke smith and Joe Brown
for the Governorship of Georgia.
In order 10 appreciate the signtfi-
canoe of this duel IT is necessary 10
go back about four years. At that time
Hoke smith mounted the reform raft
and under the impulse of a great wave
of public approval, which entirely sub
merged the stand patters, was boosted
high and dry into the governors chair.
one of Hoke's first acts when he got
into Office was To increase his enemies
and arouse a feeling of intense an
tipathy in Joe Brown by boldly and
some claim, gleefully removing the
latter from his position on the rail-
road commission.
Brown was puny Of stature ana
couldn't very well resort To physical
prowess so what he did was 10 range
on his side all the surviving machine
men and start in to shatter Smiths
political aspirations. Smith aroused
to action. stumped the state from cor
ner TO corner while Brown remained
under cover and opened up Il card
system.
After long and exciting campaign
the result was declared ana Brown
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-13
Houshton Department
HAD THRILLING EXPERIENCE
Fishing Psrty's Carriage Nearly Run
Down by Freight Train

Village Treasurer Otto III. Obenhoff
is telling his friends of the narrow es-
cape that he ana the other members
of fishing party had at the Stoning-
ton crossing of the Copper Range rail-
road late Wednesday afternoon when
their rig was nearly run down by a
freight train, after II had become
stuck on the crossing. The party,
which included MIR. and Mrs. Ed. Sill
Ter, Frank Miller Miss Datson. and the
children Of Mr. and Mrs. Siller and
several other little boys who had been
taken on the outing, was on its way
to Houghton when they reached the
crossing of the railroad, which is near
Conteau's camp.
The crossing Is "A very poor one at
this point and the front wheels of their
wagon broke through a small culvert
at the side of the track The horses
were urged 20 attempt to pull the wa
gon out of the hole and the whiffle-
tree was broken as a result, leaving
the rear wheels and the after part of
the rig upon the track. The men of the
party got out and unhitched the team
and were trying To get the wagon off
the track without making the women
and children climb down when. To
their horror, they heard the whistle
of train around the bend of the rail-
road.
Mr.. Obonhom dispatched Frank Sill
Ter in haste to flag the train while
he and Ed Siller. with the aid of Mrs.
Siller, began TO take the children out
of the rig Frank Siller arrived at
the bend OF the railroad at about the
same time as the train. which was a
freight got there and the engineer saw
his distress signal but the train was
heavy and on down grade and the
brakes. which were APPLIED at once. had
little effect upon the progress Of the
train toward the rig. Mr.. Obenhoff
and Ed. Siller had not been idle how
ever. and. just as the train reached the
spot where the wagon had stuck, they
succeeded in dislodging it and pushed
if out of the path OF the engine. "and
Mt that, remarked Mr.. Obenhoff at
the close of his tale, I'VE didn't catch
a fish,"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-13
HoUGHToN BREVITIEs.

Louis Dravel left Houghton yes
terday for Tomah, wis. called there
by the death of his mother.
Miss NJ. T.. Grosvenor of Detroit.
has returned to her home after spend
ing two weeks here as the guest Of
Mr. and Mrs, b. T. Barry.
G.. Y. Hartman and F. l.. Batchel-
der returned to Houghton yesterday
after attending the Chicago conclave
of the Knights Templar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Swift and Mr..
and Mrs. Sidney Lang and Miss Lang
of this village have gone to Camp
Comfort on the Sturgeon river to spend
a few days.
Miss Mary Quirk and her two
nieces. Misses Marie and Grace
Quirk, who have been the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Quirk have
returned to their homes in Chicago.
Mrs Elizabeth Hennes left Hough-
ton today for her home in Greeley,
Colorado. Her daughter Misses VIII
ma and Elsie Hennes, will continue
their visit here until next week be-
fore returning 20 Greeley.
Hunters after deer and other big
game will be interested To know that
the state Of Michigan. under the 'di-
rection Of g. n. Smith Of Lansing,
chief deputy state game warden. pro-
poses TO stock Isle Royalc with deer
and 10 encourage and foster the prop
ogation OF these and other game ami
mails until the island over by the Ca
madam shores of Lake Superior be-
comes voritable hunters paradise
The first step in this work has Just
been taken, Mr.. Smith having beer
in Houghton yesterday upon his re-
turn from the island where he hat
left two young deer. the first OF sew.
eral which he proposes to Transplant
upon the island within the next tw'
yeelSs.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-13
HE POSTED THE NOTICE.
But the Clerk in the Houehton Post
Office is BEING Roasted"


a young man who is a clerk in the
Houghton postofnce is being very
much "joshed" roasted" and check
led" these days by his fellow workers
and a few outsiders who are ain" on Il
little incident I'M which the clerk was
the star-in fact the only-actor. Ever
and anon to the postoffice comes var
ious cord bulletins from various of the
government departments and bureaus
at Washington. These come through
the mails and are addressed to the
postmaster, with instructions that
they be posted in a conspicuous
place"
The conspicuous place" in the
Houghton postoffce is a bulletin board
in the lobby of the office where all
may see one Of these bulletins came
the other day from the bureau Of sta
tistics Of the department OF agricul-
ture and the young man in question
was directed to "tack it mp on the
bulletin board" He did So but placed
the side containing the bulletined in
formation against the board and left
exposed the side containing the in
scription, Postmaster, HoughtOn.
Mich" The other clerks in the office
account for the strange actions Of their
fellow employe by declaring that he
has recently fallen a victim TO the
charms Of a certain maiden. but they
are Of the opinion that he will re-
cover his mental balance in due sea-
son. In the meantime he is the vic
tim of many jibes and many per-
sons have looked at the yellow card
on the board and wondered what it is
all about.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-13

1continued on page -
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-13
~ \JOOOlI COMPANY


terest again becomes vulnerable-Mler.
Boston, Aug. f2.-Local metal people are much en-
couraged the recent producers and con-
tinued news curtalment is being made effective
all the country
News that Nevada Consolidated had Joined the rank.
eurtailers particularly well received as de.
noting that the entire so-caled Guggenheim group
were participants I'm the general movement.
Lake Superior has already made considerable pro,
gross bringing its production down to the level Of
consumption In view these facts II Is expected that
copper producers statement will be very fav-
orable document this espeo tally II domestic con-
sumption should be about its normal level. This viii
follow the lead of general business. Sales of metal
this been rising scale and most of the
sight copper copper that is in storage has
taken care Of a better market is expected during
the coming week.
sales of Elcctroytic have been the basis of 12%
cents ana it expected that Is cents Will be paid within
n very few days That higher market Is upon us Is
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-13
ITALY TAKES FIRST STEP.
Makes Move Toward Asking Extra
diton of Charlton.

Ney York, August 13--A move has
been made in behalf of the Italian
government in the case of Porter
Charlton, who confessed To having
murdered his wife at Lake Como,
Italy, and is being held in Jersey
City, awaiting eXtradition proceedings.
The hearing set for today in the Charl-
ton case went over by agreement un-
til September 30 but Gustave hi Rosa
the Italian vice-council i'm New York,
appeared before Supreme Court JUS
tice Blair in Jersey City and filed
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-13

with the justice, the dossier in Charl-
tons case.
This dossier contains a record OF all
the evidence i'm the case as gathered
by the Italian government and is
written i'm Italian. Judge Blair or
dered transcript of the record to
be made for the use of the court some
time before the date set for Charl-
toms examination.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-13

came into the stretch winner by an
s, 1000 majority i'm a vote of over 100000
smith pushed his reform legislation.
AS soon as Smiths tcrm expired.
Mr.. Brown took M the task of driv-
ing reform steed with party lines.
He crossed those lines. according to
the prosressives, ana they forthwith
dragged Hoke Smith out of conceal
ment and pushed him into the arena,
and there is the situation as it stands
today.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-13

administration of missionary funds.
especially in the home department..
The election of all the general confer
ence officers will be among the first
items of business. A successor is also
to be appointed TO the late DR. Sther-
land. as secretary of the foreign mis-
sionary department.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-13

In buying a cough medicine. don't
be afraid to get Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. There is no danger from it,
and relief Is sure to follow. Especially
recommended for coughs. colds and
whooping cough. Sold by Eagle Drug
Store. Calumet; Laurium Pharmacy,
Laurium.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-13
BAND CONCERTS TONIGHT.

Houghton viii have two band con-
certs tonight n IL doesn't rain. The
Calumet & Hecla band will play up
near the Douglass house end Of the
street and the Quincy will hold its con-
cert near the bridge. as usual
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-13

w. Corbin Douglass left Houghton
yesterday for Adrian. Mich, called
there by the death Of his grandmoth-
er. Mrs. William Corbin, aged 81
years.
y. l.. Barrett has returned from
Chicago. where he attended the
Knights Templar conchve
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-13

2 900 branches. They are particularly
controlled by the Bankers association,
n legalized institution with certain de-
finite functions
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-04-08
Birds Sense of Direction.

The migratory instinct in birds is
combined with another equally mystic
rious. that of the sense of direction. A
gentleman engaged in scientific re-
search work Tor the fishery board on
board the government steamboat Gold
Seeker recorded very interesting OBJ
servation he made of this characteriS-
tic of migratory bird life. An oyster
catcher that was being butfeted by a
head wind in its eastern flight across
the North sea toward the continental
shores alighted on the boat. 1t took
kindly TO the attention paid to 1t so
long as the boat kept its easterly
course. but when the course of the
boat was altered few points to the
north ward the bird Immediately show
ed signs of uneasiness and after an
apparent consideration of it's bearings
few into the darkness of the night on
its eastbound course. The alteration
in the boats course was revealed to
those who were watching the bird only
when the compass was examined
Scotsman.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-04-08
THE BEST B MAN.
AZ One Time He Was More Useful
Than Ornamental. s5sss Z


Do you know how 1.-THE best mar"
who plays so important part 10 mar
riages that have any pretense to be
fashionable. once upon time In Swe-
den occupied position that was use
full as we'll as ornamental?
In olden days the Swedish bride
groom found It desirable. in fact. to
have several "best men" to defend
him from the assaults of rivals and
prevent them from carrying away his
bride The Scandinavian warrior of
ancient times was far too lofty in his
ideas to condescend to plead for Il
maiden's hand. So he patiently wait
ed until some other man who was
more gallant had obtained the fair
ones consent.
Then when all the details had been
nicely arranged the proud warrior.
with body of well trained retainers.
dashed down on the wedding party
and. if strong enough. carried away
the bride.
The best men" land it was very es-
senlial that they should be the best
men in those days, therefore became
necessary fixtures to marriage cere-
monies. and they were so well esteem
ed and their popularity became so per-
manent that when the reason for their
existence was in course of time re-
moved they were still retained.-I'ear-
sons Weekly.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-04-08
Norway's Many Meals.

Among the we'll to do in Norway the
frequency OF meals and lighter re-
freshments is something startling, at
least to the average American-break-
fast at 8. dinner at 3. coffee at $3.50.
regular tea, with many dishes. in Eng
lish style. at 4:3O. supper at Z. and at
II nature is finally fortified with fur
Their nutriment for the long. radiant
night. These long. radiant nights. by
the way. are constant peril to Chris
tiania. They encourage many forms OF
dissipation and immortality. much as
the corresponding darkness of the Ions
winter brings in it's train certain sor
did depression. both mental and phys
ical.-Caroline Thurber in Century.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-04-08
A HARD WORKER.
His Soiled Appearance Brought Him
Raise In Salary.

His Soled Appearance Brought Him a
Raise In Salary.
The eccentric proprietor of large
newspaper in London had way of
appearing in the composing and press
rooms at the most unexpected times.
aud as his visits often resulted in a
general shakeup of the working forces
of the paper they We're awaited with
fear and trembling by the employees.
One time one of the preSsmen, an
excellent workman, who had been
there many years. but was sometimes
guilty Of Il lapse of sobriety. had a
black eye and was in quandary as to
what excuse he should offer it the pro-
prietor noticed it, by sudden inspi-
ration he seized an ink roller and
covering the discoloration. Presently
the governor came in and. with the
foreman. Went through the room. COM
menting on every detail and looking
very sharply at every workman,
When about to leave he suddenly
pointed to the inky pressman and said.
'What is that mans name?"
The man quaked in his shoes until
he heard the governor continue slowly:
81 want You to give that man 5 shil-
lings week more wages. lie is the
only man in the room who looks as if
he had been working" London Ie!e-
pranh
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-04-08
"A Nine DAYS Wonder"

The memorable reign of Lady Jane
Grey is said to have given rise to the
phrase IA nine days wonder" Lady
Jane was proclaimed queen OF Eng
land July 10. 1853. four days after the
death Of Edward vi. After the lapse
of period of nine days. on July 10.
she relinquished her title to the crown.
thus terminating her reign in the short
space of q week and half. A noted
English historian says. '"Thus we come
to the end of the diary of that short
and troubled reign that from its
length is said to have given rise to the
now Q620, popular phrase. "A nine
days wonder"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-04-08
ATOP THE FIRE CHIT tn mn
Walking the Cars Hair Raising *!
perionce Fer 4 Novfca. 5zsiI W. az

8 s-ik Y ~
There came over the as l sat ID the
caboose that evening u wild desire to
ride with the engineer in the cab.
Planning to slip ahead along the half
mile or SO Of train at the first stop, !
made known my desire to our con-
Luctor over that part of the run
They'll be glad to see you. he told
me. you wont have any trouble get.
tin. there. It's a mild evenin'' He
swung open the window of the lookout
and called TO his rear brakeman. ..Jim-
ME. run along with this here party"
Jimmie pulled me through the window
of the lookout before clearly realized
the entire plan.
1t was slippery path over the roofs
of sixty cars to the big engine that
was pulling us. and the wind that
swept in from the shores of the ice
bound lake. along which the tracks ran
for many miles. snapped sharply over
those car roofs. Jimmie hung on to
his, lantern with one hand. to his con
voy with the other. Long miles over
those slippery car roofs had taught
business
"This amt nothin'." was his assur-
ance. ut sometimes gets nasty when
we get down to zero an blizzard
comes a-rippin' from off over the lake
Sometimes you have to get down an
crawl on ali fours. 1t wouldn't be
much fun to be swept off the tops of
those cars"
There was no disputing that. nor
that the three lengthwise planks at
the gable of the car roofs were not
wide promenades You jump from one
to another to cross from Car to car.
and man has got to have something
Of gymnastic training and some cir
Gus as well as railroad blood in his
veins to do it many times without
dropping into one of the hideous dark
abysses between them.
hand out of the dark slapped me
in tho face. Drop" said Jimmie and.
fearing possibly that might not obey.
he pulled me fiat down upon the car
roof
THAT was 'telltale,'" be explained.
and before | could ask further we
were in short reach of a tunnel. and
/ understood. We were whirled
through that tunnel like package in
a tube, and if we had raiseOour arms
we could have touched the flying roof
of the bore The smoke lay heavy in
the place. 1t filled our eyes and nos
trils.
mot real nice" said Jimmie cheerily.
"But no danger in the holes. save now
and then an icicle gets crack at your
nut You see. there amt much use in
arguin' the matter after that 'telltale'
strikes you."-Edward Hungerford in
uarper'S.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-04-08
She Had ENOUGH.

AS Mrs May OF Birchdale Corners
was leaving the exhibition hall of the
county fair man stepped out of a
booth and accosted her.
won't you enter" said be. land see
the startling spenthariscopic scintilla
lions of radium?''
Mrs. May shook her head-with a
smile. however, for she is courteous If
aot scientific.
''1'm obliged to you" she said. ''but
my bag is chock full of samples now"
Youths Companion.