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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-22
CALIFORNIA EXCURSION BIG
SUCCESS.

The special train excursion to Los
Angeles, Cal, which. will leave via o.
R. & N, Friday, January 6, is proving
very attractive to a great many people
of Spokane and the Inland Empire.
People from Northport, Marcus, Col
vile, Chewelah, Pullman, Moscow, Span
gle, Wenatchee, North Yakima, Walla
Walla, and great many others have
reservations made, and the party prom
Uses to be big, as well as pleasant
one. Merchants, bankers and capital
lists are on the list.
These excursions are winners, both
from standpoint of convenience to pa
irons and publicity. It's quite an ad-
vertising feature for Spokane and the
Inland Empire to take an elegant special
train of Pullman sleepers, diners, observ-
alton car, ETC., through California, and
they, on their part, do their utmost to
entertain the visitors.
Full particulars, with an itinerary of
the trip, may be had by writing the
o. R. g. N. Co., COL Sprague avenue,
Spokane, Wash.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-22
Miss Helen Taft.

Miss Taft is the most sought after
young woman at Washington, d. c.
Everybody wants to entertain in her
honor, and number are already able
to announce the dates on which they
may invite their friends to meet her.
long list of dinners, balls, cotillions,
luncheons, stc., will occupy her days
and nights for the next three months.
The White House has been a merry
place for the last two weeks with Miss
Taft IS school friends. 1t is understood
that Christmas party of young people
which will include Robert Taft Is col
lege friends will also enliven the last
week of 1910.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-22
DRINK HABIT GROWING.
United States Makes 100000 Gallons
More Booze-More Tobacco Smoked.


The United States has just passed
through a banner year for drinks,
smokes and oleomargarine Here is the
nation IS record for the IL months ended
on June 80, as it shows in the figures of
the international revenue bureau:
163,000,00O gallons Of distilled spirits
-30,000,000 gallons more than the year
before
9,4s5,111 barrels of fermented liquors
An increase of 100000.
1900, 900 cigars-16O, 600, 900 more
than 1909.
$3.50, 900, 900 cigarettes, an increase
of a solid 100000.
402,000,000 pounds of plug, fnecut,
cube cut, granulated sliced smoking
or chewing tobacco, or snuff, 000, 900
more than the year before.
1852, 282 pounds Of oleomargarins-
100000 pounds increase.
Illicit distilling and manufacturing of
moonshine whisky-on the increase
Especially the bureau says, "where
there are statewide prohibition laws
The internal revenue receipts on all
these things-and certain other things,
such as playing cards and mixed flour
amounted to more than $3.50 900, OOO and
Commissioner Cabell's organization col
lected it all at a cost of about $4,000
900. 1t cost penny and a little more
than seven mills to collect each dollar.
When the present year is ended next
juno 80, Commissioner Cabell estim ates
his men will have collected at least
$685., 100000 at practically the same
cost.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-22
MRS. EDDY's WILL.
Her Estate Officially Valued at a
Million and Half.

Unless the will of the late Mrs.
Mary Baker G. Eddy contains the
name of some one of her followers
whom she wishes to succeed her as
pastor emeritus, there will not be any
successor appointed, according to Chair
man Alfred Farlow of the Christian
Science publicity committee Farlow
pointed out that the founder of the
sect that has had the most rapid growth
of any in church history shrewdly pro-
vided for the emergency which she
knew must arise. She did this by hav-
ing incorporated in the constitutions of
the Science churches law which bars
the directors from accepting appoint
ments to higher functions without the
consent of the pastor emeritus. In this
way, Farlow said, the hands of the d.
rectors were tied, and the only posi-
bility of a successor being appointed
remains in the will.
So far, there has been no indication
when the testament will be filed for
probate. 1t is officially stated that the
estate of a million and a half, with
the exception of small amount, was
bequeathed to the church by Mrs. Eddy.
The amount not bequeathed to the
church was given to members of her
household, it is said. Many believe
that the will contains the name of a
successor to Mrs. Eddy as head of the
church.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-22
EDDIE ROOT WON
GREAT BICYCLE RACE
Covered Last Mile in Less Than Four
Minutes-Clarke, Last Years Win
ner, Half Wheel Behind

New York.-Eddie Root of the Root
Moran team finished first Saturday
night in the final mile dash that de-
cided the six-day bicycle race at Madi-
son Square Garden. His time for the
mile was minutes Sc Is seconds and
his distance for the six days 2,545 miles
3 laps.
Jackie Clarke of the Rutt Clarke
team finished second by half wheel.
Joseph Fogler of the Fogler-Hill team
was third and Patrick H. Hehir of the
Goullet-Hehir team fourth. By their
victory Root and Moran divide $1,000,
the prize for the first place.
The record is 2,737 miles lap, made
by Mcfarland and Moran in 1908.
Notwithstanding there were so few
serious accidents there was much foul
riding and the judges imposed many
penalties for unfair jockeying, pocket
ing and reliefs.
xxT;roo~c C;ooo 1ooQ
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-22
Chicago Strikers Face Starvation.

Chicago, Dec. 14.-With indications
that the garment workers strike will
continue all winter, the situation of
the strikers and their families is daily
becoming more desperate. Five thou
sand families are reported as near act
ual starvation. Unionists assert that
$4,000 of the 10000 strikers are re-
ceiving their only food from the COM
missary store established by labor or
CARNATIONS.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-22
OVER 40 Miners LOST THEIR
LIVES NEAR BELLEVUE In
ALBERTA District.
Rescue Party Consisting of 10 Men
From Hosmer and Frank Among
Killed-The Mine Employed 400,
Mostly Slavs and Italians-Govern-
ment Sends Aid in Rescue Work.

Fernie, B. c., Dec. ia disastrous
mine explosion occurred Friday night
at o clock in the Bellevue coal mine.
three miles east of Frank, Alberta.
torty-six men were on shift, and 81
were killed. Fifteen were rescued
some having narrow escapes.
Fred Anderson, among the dead, fire
boss at Hosmer mines and one of the
rescue party, who first entered the mine
and the only man not in the employ
of the West Canada Coal company.
A rescue party equipped with the
best aid is at work, and shaft reliefs
will keep up the work until all are
brought out.
The men who were in the mine res
cued by the party were the following:
c. August; A. Bassano, V. Doulaka, r.
Emerson, +. Ford, j. Hutton, d. Hutton,
j. McGougen, A. M. Stone, Nick Ford,
Sam Patterson and d. Roberts,
Most of the men employed in the
mine were Slavs aud Italians.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-22
The OLYMPIA STRUCK ROCK
DURING HEAVY STORM ii
OFF ALASKA.
Prince William Sound Scene Where log
Lives Were in Danger-Wireless
Brought Word of Accident and APP
peal for Aid-Judge Cushman and
Wife Among Those Aboard.

Cordova, Alaska, Dee. 12.-The Alas
lza Steamship company S steamer Olym-
pia, with LOG persons aboard, is ashore
on Bligh island, Prince William sound.
A furious storm is raging. Grave fears
are entertained for the safety of those
on the wrecked vessel.
There are SO passengers aboard the
Olympia, most of whom boarded the
vessel here. The crew of the Olympia
consists of "a officers and men, Captain
j. Daniels being in command.
The Olympia sailed from Cordova at
6 O'Clock Saturday night, having ar
rived from Seattle earlier in the day.
Although the night was clear and full
moon shed bright light, navigation
was made dangerous by 5O-mile gale
which was blowing from the north.
Urgent Appeal for Help.
Between IL and O'Clock Sunday
morning the operator on duty at the
navy wireless station picked up the dis
tress signal of the Olympia. He an
Olympia then sent an urgent appeal for
help, saying that the Olympia had
struck on Bligh island and was in an
exposed position. Heavy seas were
breaking over her, making the position
of those on board all the more perilous.
The message from the Olympia was re-
ceived with difficulty. The difficulty
with which the wireless is operated
makes it impossible to get details con-
corning the cause of the wreck or the
exact condition of the steamer.
Rock Is Most Dangerous.
The rock on which the Olympia
struck is one of the numerous reefs
that surround Bligh island and make it
the most dangerous spot in Prince Will
liam sound. 1t is at the entrance to
Ellamar bay and is but 20 miles from
Valdez, the port which the Olympia was
seeking to make.
Olympia's Passenger List.
The following passengers sailed from
Cordova on the Olympia:
United States District Judge E. E.
Cushman and wife, United States Dis
trict Attorney George R. Walker, AS
sistants G.. B. Brubaker and J. L. Lind
ley Green, Clerk of Court Ed H. Lakin,
Deputies Thomas S. Scott and Don A.
Stewart, Deputy Marshal j. H. D.
Bouse, J. L. Brown, Judge John Lyons,
T. J. Donahue, L. V. Ray, R. J. Mayor,
A. D. Richards, G. L. GRADER, S. Ham
burger, wife and two little children;
Mrs. H. Morrison, A. G. Morley, Dave
Spencer, w. H. Crary, J. J. Hamilton,
Paul Alixief, Anton Croyiust, Robert
Doyle, Howard M. Conrad, H. R. Robin
son, Leon Jiroux, T. D. Winters, Fred
Meyers, H. s. Dean, H. Happel, Ed
Sellers, John T. Annis, Jack Marvin,
G. L. Forsberg, G. S. Street, Fred Carl
son, H. E. Carter, S. G.. Schloeman, S.
N. Douglas, E. l.. Clark, Seattle agent
of the Alaska Steamship company.
Most of the passengers are connected
with the United States district court of
the third division Of Alaska, and were
returning to Valdez after attending a
special term of court here.
In addition to the passengers who
boarded the Olympia here, the follow
ing took passage at Seattle:
For Valdez: J. A. Jess, L. Bauman
James st. Marie and wife, Miss Grace
Powers, F. w. Powers and George Reed
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-22
Later Report.

Forty five bodies have been recov-
cred from the mine of the Canada col
hery's mine at Bellevue, Alberta,
where an explosion occurred Friday
night. These include 35 employees and
10 members of a rescue party from
Hosmer and Frank, who went into the
mine at o clock Saturday morning
and were entombed.
All the missing now have been ac-
counted for. 1t is thought several in
jured men will die. Hundreds of men
arrived Saturday from adjoining camps
in the Crows Nest district to assist in
rescue work.
Three of the dead are Englishmen-
Joseph McDuff, Herman Tippo and
Isaac Hutton. The mine employed 400
men.
The British Columbia government
has ordered Inspector Evans, stationed
at Fernie, to proceed at once to Belle
vue, Alberta, with the government mine
rescue apparatus to aid in the rescue
work.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-22

Minneapolis, Dec. 11.-Fire has prac-
tically destroyed the Brunswick hotel,
the oldest large hotel in Minneapolis,
with a loss of about 100000. 1t is
believed the guests all escaped. The
fire started in the basement, under a
cafe, and spread to the whole structure.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-22
Deficit in Postofice Department.

In the space of 10 months reduc-
ton had been made in the deficit of the
postoffice department of $11, 100000, ac-
cording to the annual report of Post
master General Frank H. Hitchcock,
made public today. While year ago
the fiscal records of the postal service
disclosed a deficit of $17,500,0O0, the
largest in the history of the country,
the excess of expenditures over receipts
for the year ended June 80 last amount
ed to only $685. $3.50.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-22
| AGED "a YEARS,
WOULD GO HOME
George Smith, Who Rode in the Charge
of the Light Brigade, Would
Go Home

George Smith, one of the immortal
600 that rode in the charge of the light
brigade at the battle of Balaklava,
is now at the age of "a seeking charity
from the Oakland (Cal) board of
supervisors.
He is seeking sufficient funds to
carry him and his daughter to Brit
ish soil in order that he may revive
his claim to a pension from the Brit
ish government.
A bullet wound he had received dur
ing the war of the Indian mutiny, while
he was rescuing his commander, Cap
tain Hyman, from a field where bull
lets were pouring like a hailstorm
Lyman IS leg had been carried away by
a ball, and he was lying helpless when
Smith ran to him and carried him to
the breastworks.
For his bravery he was awarded the
Victoria cross and received a personal
gift of 20 sovereigns from Queen Vic
toria.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-22
Charlton Gets Delay.

Judge Rellstab in the United States
circuit court has granted a writ of
habeas corpus in the. case of Porter
Charlton, who is accused of having
murdered his wife, Mary Scott Castle
Charlton, in Italy. The court also
granted a writ of certiorari for the
bringing of the case before him on
December 10.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-22
England,s Election Results.

London, Dec. 12.-It is said the gov
eminent will return with substantially
the same majority it had before the dis
solution of parliament and the future
course of the election has less interest
than the question of what will happen
when parliament meets.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-22
Mother and Son Suicide.

Despondent because of i'll health.
Mrs. James Ranzan, aged 80 years,
and Oscar Ranzan, aged 40, mother and
son, committed suicide at their home
near Boerne, Texas, December 10.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-22
Tonnage Unflled.

The untitled tonnage of the United
States Steel corporation on November
80, was 2,760,413 tons.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-22

The humble man never believes he
is worthless or he would have nothing
worth being humble about.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-22

The coldblooded are hot-headed when
you hit their pride.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-22

Shrinking from suffering may be fee
ing from strength.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-22
Trained Union Soldiers.

At WATERFOWL, N. Y, he trained re-
cruits for the Union army in the civil
war. Later he became an American
citizen.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-09-08
MODEL FARM ON CAPE COD
Town Of Sandwich Conducts one for
the Benefit Of the School
Children.

TIE little town Of Sandwich,
down on the ankle Of Cape Cod, is
teaching its boys and girls how a
community which numbers some
800 souls conducts a model farm
for the benefit Of its public school
children. But the children are not
the only ones who take advantage
of the opportunity to get some real
practical farm schooling right in
town, says the Spokane Spokesman
Review Men from all parts of
Barnstable county, in which Sand
witch is located, go to the farm
school when there is room for them.
Two years ago the town came into
possession by will of a farm of about
100 acres, a large village residence,
a small greenhouse and nearly $780,
600 in cash. The conditions of the
bequest were that the village should
use the entire property for the agri-
cultural and industrial benefit of the
region.
After consulting with the Massa-
chusetts Agricultural college, the
trustees Of the estate decided to
turn the property into a model farm
to teach practical agriculture. AL
bert W. Doolittle of Hackensack, N.
j., was selected to take charge of
the project, being practical farmer
who had taken a college agricultural
course and specialized in horticul-
ture, pomology and poultry raising.
Small fruits and vegetables are
grown on the village farm at Sand
wich and in addition a model poul-
try raising plant has been installed.
The most approved methods are fol-
lowed, but nothing is done which
would be beyond the means of any
one who desires to take up a similar
work.
Boys from the schools of Sand
wich may go to Mr.. Doolittle for in
struction in planting, pruning,
spraying and caring for fruits, the
growing of vegetables, the building
of poultry houses, operation of in
cubators and brooding and raising
of chickens.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-09-08
CROWN FOR QUEEN MOTHER
That King George Is Expected
to Settle.

One of the many matters of detail
that King George viii have to settle
viii be the style of the crown to be
worn by the queen mother. The
crown she used at the coronation
was broken up almost Immediately
after the ceremony, for the very
simple reason that the bulk of the
diamonds of which it was composed
we're only hired for that purpose.
The queens crown, preserved with
the regalia and made for Mary of
Modena, is not at all likely to be
taken into use, and the small dia-
mond crown which Queen Victoria
had made at her own expense was
her private property. BY her will
she devised it as an heirloom to be-
long to the queen consort for the
time being.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-09-08
ANIMALS FOND OF PEANUTS.

81 am perfectly used" remarked
a visitor to the Central park zoo, "to
seeing monkeys and elephants eat
peanuts. And l do not think it
strange that the toucans relish
them, for they are very much like a
parrot. But when it comes down to
polar bears, buffaloes, wild dogs and
the rhinoceros liking peanuts it dis
turbs my ideas of wild animals"
Peanuts, however, seem to furnish
the finest of dainties to even the
widest" animals in the ZOO. The
deer, antelope, brown bears, ducks,
golden pheasants and all the ami
mails there, except perhaps the lions,
tigers and eagles, eat peanuts. The
peanut seems to have charms to
soothe the savage breast.-New
York Tribune.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-09-08
LOVE ADDS TO BEAUTY.

Heaven gives us our faces" the
old saw tells us, "but we make our
own expressions" And mainly be-
cause love confers the greatest charm
of expression, it may be truly said
to beautify.
Edwin and Angelina not only
dream one another handsomer and
more lovely as their courtship pro-
crosses, but they actually become so.
The dullest eyes are beautiful when
love looks out of them. Natures
most carelessly cut mouth takes on
delicious curves when lips murmur
love language, and in a single day
Master Cupid will do more to
glorify pallid cheeks and faded
tresses than a Bond street beauty
doctor could do in six months.
Happiness is universally acclaimed
the great beautifer. No real hap
piness ever enters the human heart
save through the gate of love. Who
can deny the little archer's double
claim to being the great beautifer?
Forget Me-Not.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-09-08
POTENTIAL CONTACT MINES.

Three submarine contact mines,
each containing a charge of 1873
pounds of gun cotton, were dis
charged by electricity in San Diego
bay between Fort Rosecrans and the
naval coaling station. The mines
were exploded automatically. A
barge was towed over them and
struck a submerged buoy so con-
tfiyed as to complete the electric cir
c,tit the instant the barge touched it..
Although the charge was only one
sixth of the one that would be EN-
ployed in war time, the explosions
were Of sufficient force to wreck al
most anything that floats.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-09-08
CARLSBAD Of AMERICA
French Lick and West Baden
Springs. Ind
Now reached by direct line of the ,
Southern Railway.

Leave Evansville 7:S5 am. 1:5o pm. 600 pm.
" Rockport 7:30 am.
" Cannelton 7:15 am.
" Tell City 7:25 am.
=" Troy 1885 am.
Arrive French Lick 1925 am. $50 pm. sos pm.
Arrive West Baden 1890 am. 4:55 pm. $40 pm.
ROUND TRIP RATES LIMIT 90 DAYS
Evansville to French Lick 1915
to West Baden 80
Rockport to French Lick 2.SR
p" to West Baden 2.56
Csnnelton to French Lick 2.72
=" to West Baden 2.76
Tell City to French Lick 2.60
to West Baden 2.64
Troy to French Lick 2.44
" TO West Baden 2.48
J. c. BEAM. JR., A. G. P. A.,
St. Louis, Mo
E. D STRATTON. P. A.,
Evansville. Ind.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-09-08
READY FOR THE OCCASION
Mary Had Looked Ahead and Was
There with Help for Her
John Dear"

A New York business man tells
this story on himself:
In the "brave days when he was
iwenty-one" his income was not
only limited, but his prospects were
liscouraging. At that time he be-
came engaged to a winsome lassie
whose affections could not be doubt
ed, but whose financial prospects
we're as shadowy as his own.
One evening when his sweetheart
and himself we're strolling about
the outskirts of the city he was par
ticularly respondent and disheart-
ened.
Mary" he said, 81 don't see how
we are ever going to get married.
There doesn't seem to be any chance
for us at all. Why, all I've got in
the world is dollar and quarter
l could not even pay the parson for
marrying u.s."
"John, DEAR" said Mary, snug
Cling a little closer, eff that's all
that's bothering you, you don't need
to worry. I've a dollar here that |
swiped out of grandmother's pocket
book when she wasn't looking, and
you can have that SO as to give the
parson two dollars"
They were married then and
there.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-09-08
Chickens a La Mode.

Freddie was visiting relatives In
Canada and his mother constantly be.
sought him to be on his good be-
havior and to avoid saying anything
that might give offense, but one day
when his aunt asked him at luncheon
If he would have some chicken he
could not help showing his surprise.
why, what's the matter. FreddieY"
inquired the aunt; don't you like cur.
ried chickenY"
"Well, aunty. / can't really say"
was the reply. You see. down in
the states we don't curry our chick.
ens-we pick 'em."-Delineator.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-09-08
SNAKE TOO MUCH FOR HERON.

A heron's attack on a snake was
witnessed near Bettws-y-Coed.
Wales, recently. The snake was
crossing the Llugwy river when a
heron swooped down and picked II
np and flew away with it. The
snake, however, wound itself round
the heron's neck so tightly that the
bird was forced to seek the refuge of
high fir tree near the Swallow
Falls. After a short struggle tie
heron was forced 70 relax its hold
Of the snake. which fell to the
round.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-09-08
FATHER DIDN'T COUNT.

He had proposed and she had ac-
cepted.
'Now," he said, 81 presume it is
up to me to see your father?"
ooh, no." she replied. "See
mother"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-09-08
$4,000 FOR A CONCERT.

Il was in her native country, Aus
tralia, that Nine. Melba received the
largest sum ever paid to a singer
for a single concert, viz, $4,000.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-09-08
NUMBER OF ORDINATIONS.

Since 1878 there have been 49,
121 cremations in Germany. In the
United States in the last year alone
there were $500.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-09-08

Young Wife-Oh, Fred the mice
have eaten all that cake | made.
Husband-Neyer mind. What's
the use of grieving over few little
mices