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Evening journal., 1911-12-01
BULLET in
CYCLER'S BACK

While driving a motorcycle along
West Ninth street, near Highland ave
nue., Chester, shortly before noon yes
terday, on his way to Wilmington,
where he has a brother living along
the Lancaster pike, William Myers, Of
Philadelphia, formerly OF this city,
was shot in the back with buliet
from d 22-calibre rife. The wound,
however, was not serious.
Il is said that the shooting was
due to the. carelessnes of a mall boy,
who is said 10 live in Upland.
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
FIRE ROAT REAnY.

The now Philadelphia fire and
police boat John e. Reyburn, built by
the Pusoy. and Jones Company, Of this
city, has been completed and is ready
for delivery TO the representatives Of
the city at any time The boat is
so feet long, II feet beam and 1-2
feet depth Of hold. and has been pro-
vided with powerful pumping APP
paratus. part'of which was taken from
the condemned Tug Visitor The beat
cost $38,500.
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
EXERcIsEs Ar FRIENnS, scHonL

FrlendH' school Obscrved Thanlis-
giving With special exercises in the
. gymnasium on Wednesday afternoon
Music was given by chorus from
the Girls High School, and a fine
program Of recitations was given.
The Presidents proclamation was
read by Charlotte G. Mahaffy and the
Governors proclamation by Paul
Nowland. a large audience was pres
ont
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
cHURCH ANNUAL MEErING.

The foriy-thlrd meeting Of the
congregation of West Presbyterian
Church was held ON Wednesday cveu-
ing when Robert ID. Morrow. A. Vic
tor Hughea and Lynford A. Thomas
were reelected TO the board OF trus-
tees of the church The elections arc
for three yars. tn report Of Howard
T. Henderer. treasurer showed re-
ceipis for the year TO have totaled
S11.O6I So
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
FOODSTUFF FOR room.

At the close of the Thanksgiving
services in Union NJ. p. Church yes
terday morning fruits. vegetables and
groceries were distributed to many
poor families in the city
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
INsPEcTING TR0LLLY LINE.

John A. Rigs, president Of the In
tcrstate Railways Company. aud
party OF other trolley officials. Z fac-
companied by tho officers az the VIII
mington and Philadelphia Traction
Company made an inspection Of the
lines in Chester and this city on
Tuesday
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
DEATH AFTER FALB.

Following a fall resulting il 4
fracture Of her thigh two weeks ago,
Mrs. Hannah e. Green. aged 81 years.
widow Of Emmor Green. died on
Tuesday last at her home in West
Chester. Mrs. Green was sister-in-
law OF the late John Palmer Of this
city.
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
BOY BIcYcLTsT TNJTRTn

While riding from school on his
bicycle on Wednesday afternoon,
Ralph A. Seminar, aged years o.
Twenty-hrst and Jefferson street, col
llded with a delivery wagon and was
bruised
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
MONnERs nE NM MnnI.n-

The Mems Bible class Of West
Presbyterian Church will meet OH
Monday evening 10 hear an illus
trated lecture on Fifty Wonders Of
the World"
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
MISSION HELpS POOR.

More thar 200 baskets filed with
the good things of the season were
handed out TO the worthy poor OF the
city yesterday by the Sunday Break
fast Mission.
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
B. AND 2. R. R. MEETING.

Stockholders of the Baltimore an
Philadelphia Railroad Company wi
meetfon December 13 in the Offices .
the company at Water and Marko'
streets when directors and officer
will be elected.
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
CrT ON RArH rrR

George Springer. aged 56 years
was admitted TO the Delaware Hos
pital last evening for treatment He
cut his ear and head severely by fall
ing on the bath tub at his home.
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
BAIL Al SncoEsS-

Ia Liberty hall last night the first
annual ball OF the Liberty Active AS
sociation was held The affair was
genuine success.
Evening journal., 1911-12-01

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The Monte Vista journal., 1911-04-15
THE NEW SENATOR'S

Senator O'Gorman of New York,
declares himself as progressive
and in favor of the parcels post,
income tax, the election of senators
by the people, and what else form
the brands and earmarks of an ad-
vanced and advancing democracy.
Senator John Sharp Williams Of
Mississippi goes out of his way to
declare in Il local paper that he
favors giving Arizona any consti-
tuition she wants, recall or no re-
call.
John Sharp Williams was for
merly minority leader in the lower
house of congress and is brainy
man. He is most likely to take
the place of Joe Bailey as minority
leader in the senate.
Senator Poindexter, of Wash
ington and Senator Works of Cal
ifornia, are both progressive repub-
licans elected by the people. Ore
gon, Idaho, and all of the new sem
ators from the west are progress
sives. johnson of Maine is classed
as liberal.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-04-15

and perhaps not without .signifi-
canoe, that every eighteen or twen-
ty years new party has been
formed that in a general way rep
resented the rights of the people
as against special privilege and
that attained considerable proper
tions. In 1854 the republican
party was born. In 1874 the green.
back party came into existence.
At one time it polled nearly one
million votes and by fusion with
the democrats elected several gov
errors and members of congress.
In 1892 the peoples party ap-
peared. Two years later it polled
almost two million votes. At one
time it had half dozen governors,
as many senators and in the neigh
borhood of twenty members of the
house of representatives. Eighteen
years from 1892 brings us to 1910,
or if twenty years be considered
the period, that brings us to 1912"
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-04-15
ALFALFA CULTURE

Charles Arson says he has had
good success in raising alfalfa. He
says Turkestan or Russian seed is
the best for this valley. Plow and
irrigate the land and as soon as
the ground is dry enough, seed
with alfalfa and peas-is his recipe
AS soon as the peas are foot or
eighteen inches high, cut them
and later cut the peas and young
alfalfa again. This makes a good
hay crop, and the season following
he gets good crop Of alfalfa.
Mr.. Arson says alfalfa can be
grown in the San Luis Valley as
we'll and as protitably ms in any
part of the state. Ranchmen con-
templating seeding alfalfa, would
do we'll to see Mr.. Arson at his
feed lot and get his ideas as to the
proper way to SOW and handle
alfalfa.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-04-15

New Jersey democrats arc not
backward about boosting Governor
Woodrow Wilson as n man who
possesses the qualifications needed
for tho next standard bearer OF the
purity in the presidential election.
The former president Of Princeton
is undoubtedly free.trndcr as is
every authority on political econ
omy from Adam Smith down to
the present time.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-04-15

The total cost to the State Of
Oregon for postage, printing, bind.
ing and distribution of the pamph-
let of thirty-two measures and
arguments to every registered
voter in the state in 1910 was less
than twenty cents for each regis
tered voter. The total cost TO the
state for the initiative and refer
endum in the past four elections
on sixty.four measures was ST.
6lO6l.-Twentieth Century Mag
azine.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-04-15

A valuable dressing for fresh
wounds, burns, scalds, old sores,
rash, chafed skin, is BILLIARDS.
SNOW LINIMENT, it is both heal
ing and antiseptic. Price Csc, Soc
and S1.oo per bottle. Sold by Full
Ter Drug Co.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-04-15

Mark Twain At q Hotel.
"This place 10 delightful and the
INN 10 . paradise on earth. but the
walls are 20 thin that l could hear
the lady in the next room every time
she changed her mind"
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-04-15
THE OUTLOOK

For the first time in sixteen years
democrats are in control of leglsla-
ton. That party will be practic-
ally unit on tariff reform and
minor measures, but is likely to be
divided on the greater questions,
such as the banking bill.
In the senate the progressives
hold the balance of power and will
not hesitate to use it.
The outlook is toward new
alliance.
James A. Edgerton takes the
following view of the situation:
For the republican party again
to become united it must be either
all reactionary or all progressive.
That it will ever again be all reac-
tionary is SO improbable as to re-
quire no discussion. Will it then
be all progressive! In the newly
elected congress the regulars have
more than two to one over the
progressives in the republican
membership of the House and
more than three to one in the re-
publican membership of the SEN
ate. To say that this one-half or
one-third will rule the party would
be the proverbial tail wagging the
dog. The reactionaries are by no
means annihilated. Dazed they
may be, but before they will finally
relinquish control of the organiza-
ton they have ruled SO long there
will be a more serious battle than
has yet occurred. Already the
tariff and corporation forces are
reforming their lines. In the main
they have the president with them.
"As for the democrats, they are
more harmonious, at least for the
time being. Yet their party has
been divided into Bryan and anti
Bryan camps and the moment they
are in power the old lines of cleav-
age are almost certain to reappear.
Bryan still has his hold on mil
lions of democrats and even if he
were personally eliminated Bryan
ism would remain. As u matter of
fact the same fight between pro.
gressive and reactionary is Oh in
the democratic as in the republi-
can party. This has been made
apparent by the fight between
Governor.elect Wilson and former
Senator James Smith in New Jer-
sey. 1t will become more evident
40 soon as the democrats are in
responsible control OF the house of
representatives. The inevitable re-
suit will be that the progressives
Of both parties will vote together,
a. they already have done on 80
many occasions, and that the re-
dictionaries of both parties will
vote together. Thus in spite of
themselves they will become ad-
justed to the new and natural
alignment.
1.-THE old partisanism is dying
out and the new partisanism is
arising. In the late election the
people voted for democrats only
where they had no progressives to
vote for. In Tennessee they could
turn TO . republican against the
democratic machine.
1T is folly to seek TO win battles
with . divided army. Bryan tried
that through three disastrous cam
paigns, Parker attempted it in one
still more disastrous, Hearst met
his Waterloo in New York in tho
same fashion and Roosevelt split
on that rock in 1910. II We are 70
have progressive victories We must
have an all-progressivs party with
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-04-15
anle4 81 Politics.

Il 10 the law Of eternal occurrence
that makes history and politics pas
sion and = dsiikht.-Rssinald Il. Buck
10y, IN London r. Pc Weekly.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-04-15

Have your prescription filled right.
Thafs FullsTs.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-10
Handicapping Cupid.

Grabbed age and youth cannot
live together" saio senator Davis.
apropos of an unhappy divorce suit
in Little Rock. Whenever ! hear
of an old man marrying a young
girl. | think of the Cupid story.
Cupid Indignantly cried a mil
lionaire of n years-Cupid would
be powerless before such an iceberg
as yourself, miss. Why, a cor of
Cupids armed with a hundred row
each could find no vulnerable spot
npon your heart Of stone,'
THE young and beautiful girl ad-
dressed tossed her head as she re-
piled:
No. they eouldn't-if they sued
an old beau to shoot with"
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-10
INVESTIGATION OF
POTASH DEPOSITS
WORK OF THE UNITED STATES
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IN THE
ARID REGION-WILL FIT Up
LABORATORY ~ NEVADA.

An investigation into possible
sources OF potash salts in the United
States is being made this year by the
United States Geological survey IN
der an appropriation by congress of
$500 for the current year.
One of the possible sources from
which potash may be derived is in
association with saline deposits left
by the drying up of large bodies Of
salty waters, such as are known to
have existed at one time in many OF
the now desert areas of southwest
Oregon, Nevada, southeast California,
in Utah, and elsewhere. II is
hoped that by testing these saline de-
posts some may be found sufficiently
rich in potash to have a commercial
value, and that there may even be
located some large and important de-
posits.
As a part of the work the survey
will soon fit up a temporary labora-
tory at Fallon. New. for the purpose
of testing samples OF salines from the
Great Basin OF desert areas.
Samples of such alkaline salts will
be tested at this laboratory free of
charge If a definite statement OF the
locality from which they were OBJ
tanned be sem with the samples. The
location should be given by section,
township, and range, II possible.
otherwise by distance and direction
from the nearest post Office or settle
ment. Samples should be addressed
to Hoyt S. Gale, United States Geolo-
gical Survey. Fallon, Ney. Upon
receipt OF a request small sample
sacks for sending the material by
mail will be forwarded from the
above address.
If so requested at the time that a
sample is submitted for test, the ae-
companying information concerning
the locality Of the deposit will be
treated as confidential; and the evil
denee thus obtained is not to be
used for the purpose of making land
Withdrawals.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-10
WILL HARNESS THE FLOODS.

1t is proposed 10 employ the heavy
rainfall Of western India for creating
electric energy. From the middle
of June TO the middle of September
the rainfall at certain points on the
western coast averages rs inches
and at times very greatly exceeds that
amount.
About six and a nalf million dol
lars have been subscribed in India TO
carry out a plan for storing this
water by means of three great lakes
formed by dams fayorably located.
One of these great dams is to be 81
500 feet long and will form a lake of
1000 acres. its height being only 26
feet. The area Of the lakes thus
created will be two and a half
square miles with a capacity of o.
500, 600 cubic feet.
A third great reservoir will cover
an area of 3,174 acres or nearly five
square miles and have a capacity of
1000. 0O0, 900 cubic feet Of water.
The water for power purposes will
be led through masonry ducts from
these great storage lakes to the fore
bay 2,040 feet above sea level. 1t
will al hal point enter pipes six feet
in diameter and be conducted down
steep slopes to lower levels. The
head will exceed 1,733 feet and the
static pressure will be 6s5 pounds
per square inch.
The generating station will be at
Khopoli, 800 feet above sea level and
80 miles from Bombay. The water
will be from rains only and
the entire power has already been
allotted.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-10

s3.4oo.6es. To date these CON-
psnies declared dividends totaling
7.20s.s sT. a - per cent return on
the outstanding share capital.
SIX metallurgieal companies have
demonstrated that pronts in this de-
partment OF mining are Influenced
to some extent by Low metal prices.
The dividend payments OF these SIX
companies this year OF sS,537.43e
compares with s1l.2ss.soo by seven
companies during the same period in
1910. Since Incorporation these
companies. however. have made q
So per cent return 10 holders Of their
stock. or s11s.272.s2s.
The securities holding corpora
tons, eight in number. had a more
profitable s-months period than thez
did in 1910. fer ss.sss.55s wss dis
tributed as against 5000. 159 il
1911. By nine corporations. Since
incorporation these eight companies
have divided s127.s50.1eo among
stockholders. a 40 per cent retrn on
the capital issued.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-10
DIVIDENDS FOR
EIGHT MONTHS
LARGE SUNS PAID OFT BY MN
ING COMPANIES To STOCK
HOLDERS SHOWS INCREASE
oXFR PRECEDING YEAR.

The showing made b. dividend
paying American mines and works
during the first S months Of 1911 Is
certainly commendable in view Of the
unsatisfactory condition OF the metal
market. BY reports made TO Min
ing and Engineering World. 134
companies distributed among share
holders dividends totaling s54.Ss5.-
31s. Not included in this amoun
IS the declarations OF the eight
notwithstanding corporations which
during The same period enriched
their stockholders % the extent OF
ss.sss.55s.
Comparing these figures with
those of the same period in 1910, II
is found that there was a gain in the
number OF companies participating
during the 1911 period and in the
total amount paid, surely a cause
for eongratulation, when il is taken
into consideration that conditions
governing production have so far this
year been anything but favorable.
According to the figures available
il is found that the 1874 companies
mentioned above have returned to
shareholders in dividends since in
corporation s725.24s,134. or $751;
1895 in excess of their issued
capitalization. a remarkable showing
when the excessive capitalization of
a large number of the companies is
taken into consideration.
OF the 134 companies contributing
to the 1911 total, 103 are classed as
gold-silver-lead-zinc producers, with
dividened disbursements for the year
amounting to s25.0s0.601 and to
date s221.235.72e, an SO per cent
return on the outsiding s26s,s59.-
7Os share capital.
Twenty-three copper properties.
all but one in the United States, des-
pite low metal prices. have divided
among holders of their stock profits,
in the shape of dividends, amount
ing TO s21,1O7,2S5. This added to
their declarations prior to 1911
brings the total for these % compan-
les to s3s4,517.7S5. a sum s169.-
O36, $40 in excess of the combined
issued capitalization, or an amount
equivalent to a 17e per cent return.
OF the 134 companies mentioned
above. IS operate properties in the
United States and they contributed
to the present years total s14.355,-
929. Since Incorporation $780,
s41.951 has been distributed. ana
Sc per cent return on the outstanding
s173.79O.315 share capital.
Sixteen Canadian companies con
tributed s7,2S9.O66 to the years
total and $50, 623,93s since their in
corporation. a Sc per eent return on
their issued share capital of s54.-
The year in Mexico has been n OF
greatly diminished production, but
Is companies found it possible TO
share profits. though largely reduced
with shareholders 70 the extent OF
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-10
ROAD
STARTS WORK
ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS
NOW LOCATING EIGHT MILES
OF NEW ROAD LEADING OFT
OF PAIISADE.

After waiting more than a year and
a half for action. the people Of Eu-
reka will be delighted with the re-
cent assurance that the Eureka and
Palisade railroad is likely to be re-
built in the near future. II will be
remembered that the road was wash
ed out in February Of 1910 when the
camp was just at the point OF break
ing into prominence again as a lead
ing producer. and shortly before the
failure of the Eureka County Bank
which worked so much hardship on
the people of Eureka county. The
rebuilding Of the road will doubt
less mean that our ~neighboring
county seat IS soon to become the
scene of much activity. as several
mines there are prepared for large
production as soon as transportation
facilities are established. Hamilton
will also benefit largely by the re-
building of the road.
The following statement By the
Eureka Sentinel gives the particulars
of the preliminary work that is being
done.
The news brought to Eureka from
Palisade Friday afternoon by J. A.
Gilbert that an engineer and two
surveyors on Wednesday morning
had commenced the work of locating
a new roadbed out of Palisade for
the Eureka & Palisade Railway. was
most welcome 10 Eurekans. and Mr..
Gilbert was given the glad hand and
kept busy for some time repeating
the good tidings.
Mr.. Gilbert informed the Sentinel
that the work now being done out
of Palisade for the Eureka & Pail
SADIE, is to the east TO determine the
cost of building the road through
the narrows on the east side of the
canyon and for a distance Of about
eight miles. it being figured that this
/ distance will about cover the badly
washed out portion OF the old road
and by running a grade along the
hills on the east side of the canyon
it is hoped to escape any future food
waters.
When the Eureka & Palisades
roadbed was washed out and the
company put out of business about
eighteen months ago. the water not
only washed out the road through
the narrow canyon, but IL cut deep
gorges in many places and left the
narrow passage way in such a con-
dition that to rebuild a railroad
through the canyon now presents
some engineering and much difficult
work. and il is generally stated that
the cost of rebuilding this eight
miles will amount TO considerable
more than will be necessary TO repair
the other IS miles into Eureka. Had
it not been for this eight miles OF
difficult and costly work. there is
little doubt but that the Eureka &
Palisade would have been operating
It's trains over the road in 80 days
after the wash out.
Besides the engineer aud survey
ors now at work neal Palisade. one
Of the head men of a construction
company Is also there checking up
the work.
While the present work is only OF
a preliinary nature. il looks pretty
good TO the people at this end of the
line. and bears out the prophesy OF
the Sentiniel's informant of three
weeks z that 1t had then been
decided to rebuild the road, and il
was thought that some movement
looking to this end would be made
after September /.
Let the good work go on.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-11-17
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70 UEUS b MISS &SS19TS%T4N
~ - LIZZIE O THOMAS GsgaZgS

each letter and compares II with the
printed letter the changes win be more
apparent and a good lesson can be
learned. Just be sure of one thing. i
never make changes merely for the fun
OF writing. I've plenty to do without
that Sometimes changing word makes
a sentence smoother. again combining
a sentence makes the meaning clearer
or adding a line or two brings out a
fuller idea
have mad some letters that I could
not use because they were only mes
sages to three or four Of the writer's.
Such letters would be pleasant for those
individuals, but we must put in some
thing that strangers will enjoy as well
as our friends do. ~
Opal was right when she said that
a letter that cheers a lonely heart or
lifts a cloud OF gloom Is a blessing.
Such talents should be cultivated and
we hope that some of our readers viii
write and tell US OF their summer ex-
periences. I still have my mail sent to
Atlanta, and any letter that gets there
is forwarded to me wherever l may be.
Faithfully yours,
LIZZIE o. THOMAS.