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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-11-14
Hiah Priced Poems.

What is the highest price ever paid
hy Il publisher for poem? II would be
Interesting to know whether any ad-
vance has ever been made Oh the $4,000
$4,000 that Scott received for "Roke-
by Stephen Gwynn. in his Life of
Moore tells us that Murray offered
700 guineas for the copyright of
'I.ulla Rookh.'' but Moore's friends
thought he should have more and, go
Ing to Longman. they claimed that Mr..
Moore should receive no less than the
highest price ever pnid for poem.
That said Longman. was f3.OtO. paid
for "Rokeby.'' On this basis they,
treated. and Longman was inclined to
supulate for q preliminary perusal.
Moore. however. refused. and the
agreement was finally w0rded. That
apoE your giving into our hands y poem
Of the length Of ''Rokeby" you shall re-
1ceive from us the sum or $1,000 -
London Chronicle.
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An Incident Of Old Japan,

An incident OF Old Japan. @4,
On March "a, 1868, an English minis
ter was for the first time received with
ceremony by the mikado. and the story
Of that reception illustrates remarkably
the transformation of Japan under Nut
suhito. It had been fixed for the pre-
vious day, but on his way to the palace
Sir Harry Parkes was fiercely attacked
BY two japanese swordsmen. So sud-
den and furious was the assault that
nine Of the eleven men Of the escort
were wounded. The nose Of Mr.. Sa-
tow's pony and Sir Harry's belt were
cut but Sir Harry himself was unin-
jured and pursued one Of the assail.
ants. Mr.. Freeman-M Milford found him
ut the angle Of the street with the
headless body Of one of our enemies at
his feet" The other, a samurai, was
degraded and executed; the reception
came of next day, and the mikado is-
sued decree forbidding all assaults
upon foreigners. .
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-11-14

Badgers We're able to race from goal
to goal and survive the sprinting
strain. The battle was in no sense a
tryout of northern against southern
football, because of the great differ
ence in the class of the teams.
In spite of this the occasion was
pleasing one for Coach Juneau of
Wisconsin. For example. it brought
out Bellows, who ran the team in
place of Eddie Gillette, with finesse
and judgment, just as Eddie did last
year when he went in for Keckie Moll
in one of the critical games. Bellows
apparently is man to look out for as
future star.
Juneau's splendid amount of mate.
rial was shown, as more, than two
dozen players took part in the game
The crowd of Wisconsin players work.
ed straight football in fast order with.
out showing their pet secrets.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-11-14
4 SCIENTIFIC HOAX.
The Steel Eating Worm and tho Origin
Of the Mythical Insect. N

The Steel Eating Worm and tho Origin
Of the Mythical Insect.
A letter published in the New York
Engineering News from Mr.. E. Gyb-
bon Salisbury gives the origin Of the
myth regarding the ''steel eating
worm About 1866, he says, en-
ployees Of various iron, steel and
chemical works of the district sur
rounding Haspe, in Germany. used to
meet at hotel in order to discuss
subjects Of general interest. with the
result that society known as the
'''Ulk," which in English signifies
''fun," was formed.
The steel eating worm was created
ct one Of the meetings and an editor
from one Of the neighbor1ng towns was
made the subject Of the joke. The
insect" was manufactured from q
piece Of gutta percha tube and was ex-
hibited in a bottle half full of scale.
The worm was filled with dilute n.y.
drochloric acid and when properly dis
turbed with glass rod 1t would emit
q drop Of the acid, which, on attacking
hessca1e.| served to prove that the cor
rosion was due to a secretion Of the
worm and that the oxides formed it's
food.
The editor accepted the exhibit In
good faith and published an account
of the alleged discovery. with the con-
sequence that it reappeared in many
other journals and has since been re-
produced elsewhere at varying inter-
walls.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-11-14
The Word "lubber. =

The word "lubber" Is In ''Raiph Rols
ter Doister." circa 1850. iii. 3:
And where he Is louted and laughed to
sc0rn aS5 {tt
For the veriest dolt that ever was born
And the veriest lubber. sloven and beast
Living in the world from the west to the
,&$ east. %. .5
Tusser uses the word 10 Five Hun.
dred Pointes Of Good Husbandrie."
1880. page 1871 (E D. 81:
For tempests and showers decslusth q
menie.
And lingering lubbers loose many penis
The word "lubbers'' was in constant
use in tho sixteenth century and &C.
ours at least twice in Udal's transla.
ton Of Erasmus '.Apophthegmes." Al.
most 200 years before this Langland
told Of the '.grete Iobres and longs'''
who were too idle to work. =
- - .
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-11-14
Creeping Salt,

Here is something in the course of
natural phenomena that will interest
and instruct the little folk if they look
into it curiously: Into q lumber half
full Of water dissolve just as much
common table salt as can be held in
solution. Let it stand for a few days
and see how the salt creeps out Of the
water, up the inside Of the glass and
down the outside-just like thing of
life trying to escape from its environ
ment. And when all the salt is ap-
parently out of prison the water re-
mains as salty as before! It is pretty
demonstration.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-11-14
4 BATTLE IN THE SEA.
Wanton slaughter When Dlusf'sh and
Menhadon Meet.

Wanton slaughter When Dlusiash and
Msnhadsn Meet.
Did you ever see blueflsh charge q
school Of menhQden at sea? That is
something worth seeing. The bluefish
throw their lines forward until they al
most surround the menhaden, and they
attack them flank and rear. The men,
haden fairly make the water boil in
their efforts to escape, while all around
the enemy is at them tearing relent-
lessly.
Into all this commotion comes
great shark. It's picnic for the shark.
q school Of menhaden all herded up for
his benefit. 1t swims leisurely into the
midst Of them. opens its mouth and
takes In half dozen menhaden at
gulp. 1t swims around and bites out
half q dozen more from the school. 1t
gorges itself without effort.
But the menhaden are not nearly as
much disturbed by the presence Of the
monster swimming about among them
as they are by the charging bluehsh.
The shark takes half dozen fish or
more at q bite. while the bluefish only
bites a piece out Of q single fish, but
there is only one shark. while there
may be thousands Of bluefish plunging
and tearing necessarily and killing and
manning at every stroke.
The sharks brute, but under such
circumstances the menhaden have less
Of fear than they have of contempt for
him. .s.ag
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aeooinu the Question.

The phrase begging the question"
or in Latin ''petitio principii," signifies
the treating of proposition as fully
demonstrated fact when it is actually
only premise or statement brought
forward and not yet proved. In other
words, to beg the question is to as
sumo something to be true, in order to
evade the task Of bringing forward the
necessary argument to show its truth.
Uncle Remus' Magazine.
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A Grew.ome Wedding Present.


Among the Brass river tribes Of west
Africa when a young couple get mar.
ried 1t Is the custom for the Oldest
member Of the brides family to pre-,
sent the bride with plot of ground
six feet long This is for the grave 81
her family and herself when they die.
The first member of the new family
who dies is buried about twenty feet
below the ground and the next one al.
most sixteen feet. and this goes on nm:
til all the family die and are buried.
The grave holds them all. and this,
they think, prevents them from being
separated This grewsome wedding
present Is the one most valued BY the
bride. the favorite native saying being,
when all other things are gone this
remains"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-11-14
Increase Increase
Population inChu'ch'
|lnHeu.S. Membership
.le00.l9l0 l9oo-lsl0


gathering social
iou the religious AS
matter OF fact the church its best of ideam
Billings said
in
Before
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Moving.

Moving.
He read the letter twice and then
said, This is one Of the most moving
pieces Of literature I ever saw"
us it an appeal for aida" asked his
wife.
mo. It's a note from the landlord
saying he has raised the rent"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-11-14
The Wasted Nittio;arn.

II always thought" said the hostess,
that scotchmen were humorous. One
night ! showed departing Scotch
guest q great pile OF overcoats in the
dressing room.
Here said. with a wave Of my
hand. you are the f'rst to leave. Take
your choice Il.
Thank you said he as he FUN
bled searchingly among them: IN ave
me own. "-ExchanRe.
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The Honeymoon Over.


"No one comes to see me- said she
YEARLY, las they did before I was
married.
speaking of that fact" said he, II
used to call on you seven evenings in
the week at that time. But am as
bad of, as you'll now have nowhere
to 60"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-11-14
Foilod.

"A man tried to pick my pockets in
the street yesterday, but my wife pre-
vented him.
Ibid she grapple with him or just
scream?"
'Neither. She wasn't there
''Then how could she prevent him?'
"She had been through my pockets
first"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-11-14
SWEDISH LUTHERAN.

J. E. Liljedahl, Pastor
Sunday, Nov. II, communion SER
vices and reception of new members
at Valley City at II a. m.
Communion services at Hobart at
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Is the Church Making Good !?
By CHARLES STEELE

the church nation? Look few
ton in this country members Of the In 1850 were
$780, $780,
in 1900 in 1870 There be crisis
institutions
life Of the community For
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-11-14
Some Difference.

Hewitt-This is queer world.
Jewett-What is the matter with it?
Hewitt wreckfng is a legiti-
mate business. but housekeeping is 4
erime.-New York Press.
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4 HELD to Promptness,

Anxious Voice Over the Phone-Doc-
tor, please hurry over to our house.
One of the family has suddenly been
stricken with fainting fit. Is there
anything you want ready when you get
here, so that there will be no time
lost? Doctor-Yes -er-you may have
my fee ready.-Lippincott's.
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They are dead even for this life who
hope for no better.-Lorenzo de- Ne
01ct. --@ ". ~ q
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Easy Enough.

''Maw, I've come across word that
/ can't pronounce"
spell It, dear"
'fG, e, o, m, o, r, p, b, "
why, that's a proper n0un-Geo.
Morphy. Pay more attention to what
you are reading and don't bother me
a9ain."-ChicagO Tribune.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-26
BIDS WANTED

BY authority OF a meeting OF the cred
ltors OF the Burro Mining company. in
Nolutnary bankrupt, | hereby solicit
sealed bids for the purchase OF the fol-
lowing property or said bankrupt. viz I:
Surro mining claim. Burro Extension
NOS TO 3, inclusive; Burro Colt. Burro
Jack Burro Mare, Little Burro and Big
burro mining claims. and Burro Millsite
CalI unpstcnted). together with all Inn
lfoNenlehts' appurtenances and tools In
use. situated in Little Burro mining dis
trlct. Davis county. Utah. For further
information apply to the undersigned
SAID bids to be opened at 10 a. m. on
the creditors who reserve the right to
reject any and all bids.
c. L. ROOD, Trustee
salt Lake CITY. June % 1912.
Room 4. MackintOsh building d2785
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-26
THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY MORNING. JUNE 1912
UTAH SHELTER HAS
SECURED FAT PRIZE

1t ID learned via Fallon Nav. that tho
International Smelling e. Refining COM
pany of Utah has succeeded In gathering
In the contract for smelling the concen-
trates of the Nevada Hills company OF
the FNairvisw district, thereby acquiring
one OF the fat prizes that became availa-
BILE 10 the competitive field On the re-
sumption OF mill operations few weeks
ago. Two cars are reported en- route OF
this mill product. and II all reports are
to be believed these concentrates Will
carry not a fraction less than 500 ounces
silver to tho ton. This will afford the
International company a decidedly com-
fcrting quality OF load matte for ship
mont to its Indiana refinery.
The Nevada Ellis company has succeed :
ed In bringing its concentrating plant
down TO a very favorable degree OF eff
cheney, and udgipg from all reports. the
statement made by President George
Wdngfleld in his recent annual report 10
the effect that the troubles Of this or
ganization were past was founded upon
a very firm basis. The company doubt
less will conf1ns It's information for share
holders TO regular reports. but visitors
To the property are enthusiastic In their
descriptions of how the proposition is
coming UP to the expectation Of every
one officially connected with the COM
p3ny,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-26
INTERESTING MINE
OPERATIONS OF WEST
Engineer of the Geological
Survey Visits Wall Street
Quicksilver Mine.

III. D. McCaskey. one of the best known
engineers in tho geological survey SER
Vice, who Is IN charge of the western
OFFICES OF the survey. was In Salt Lake
CITY on Tuesday conferrIng with Victor
Heikes of the local department. Mr..
McCaskey stated to The Tribune that one
of the most interesting articles soon 10
he Issued by the survey will be a review
ties throughout the country, which WiiI
show n material Improvement In 'he
quicksilver situation. -
While msking the rounds In s nensIi one os
this topic Mr. Mccaskey s,,o ran acT0ss nros one
ducers OF quicksilver that one couiu ING
anywhere This is the Wall Street QUICK
silver property In California %hich Is
operated by one man with MS horse hiio
dog as assistants.
This lone man by the aid of n system
Of pulleys and ropes swung a poiler lnto
position with the asBisteuce or ms morse
He lives alone, cooks his own meals.
fres his own boiler, drills his own holes.
flres his own shots, mucks his rock. trans
ports his ore either TO his own smelter
or concentrating plant where he reduces
il TO the pure product His dog Is utilized
by means OF treedmul system 60 op-
crate the concentrating plant.
Mr.. McCaakey states that he never
found such a peculiar combination in his
experience. and the best part or 1t is
the property is n producer and q success
f,Il ONE The Wall Street mine doubt
less is the most peculiar in modern min
ing operations. and the man who has
done II all Is worthy OF a place IN history
for his ability TO overcome difficulties
and make the most of his circumstances.
Were his activities confined 10 a larger
sphere he doubtless would be performing
gigantic tasks which would astonfsh the
mechanical world.
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MORE TRACKAGE AT
INTERNATIONAL PLANT

One OF the accessories at the Interna-
uonal Smelling and Refining plant al
Tooele made necessary by the growing
business Of this smelling organization
and the great amount of construction
work now being carried forward, Is IN
ers. as we'll as at the junction, the com
pany Is extending the tracks Of the Too
eIe railway materially, a. s. Woodward
ore purchasing agent for the company,
stated Tuesday that the company has
500 cars of ore, coal. supplies and con-
struction material en- route at all times.
and it Is no small task taking care OF
these cars properly.
MIR. Woodward has returned from an
extended trip In tho interests of the COM
pany in the west and northwest, During
his absence he established state agents
for securing business for the Utah plant
in Gold6eld and Spokane.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-26

IL will be seen that the production of
spelter will compare with that Of copper
II Is true, as indicated by this table. that
production has nearly doubled within the
last ten years. but consumption has in
creased at even more rapid rate; in
fact. the figures given by this authority
would indicate excess of consumption
over production. during this period. Of
about 100 00G, 600 pounds.
The position OF the United States In
the zinc industry. though an important
one. is not nearly commanding as in
copper Whereas, of the world't total
production OF Copper. the United States
produces between so and 20 per cent. of
spelter it produces but about 30 per cent
and its proportion OF the consumption is
about the same. Both production and
consumption In this country have just
about doubled In the last ten years
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-26
STOCKS ARE
BACkING-FILLING

James A. Pollock & Co., bankers and
brokers. furnish the following. received
over their private wire yesterday after
noon:
Paine, Webber & Co. Boston-LocaI
market Just about held its own today.
Anaconda and Amalagameted we're both
very dull and quiet and there was moth
ing to stir up any speculative interest in
tho other coppeys. IL has been expected
that Anaconda would increase its dvi-
dend, but they declared the regular which
accounted for the inactivity IN the stock.
We are just as confident ever that the
next six months Will show materially
higher prices for all the divid dend- paying
coppers,
Logan & Bryan. New York-The stock
market backed and filed in nervous way
during the morning. with quite little
pressure being directed against the coal
ers and coppers. but I'm the afternoon
prices became steady with early losses in
many instances being wiped out The
principal news Of Importance was that
which emanated from Baltimore. The
complexion of the market has not changed
materially with the exception that tho
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-26
Lessons Of 1907.

It hardly seemed possible that the SELL
ing price of copper could be lifted from
123 TO 17i cents within little over
eight months. and yet this IL exactly
what has occurred. And coincident with
the rising tide Of values an enormous
buying movement developed on both sides
OF the ocean. revealing revival OF con-
fidence absolutely impossible year ago,
Domestic prices are now the highest In
over four years. and predictions OF fur-
ther substantial advances are made by
enthusiastic believers in aerial market
flights It must strike every sensible stu
d ent OF the copper situation, however,
that IL Is essential to the best interests
oC everyone that market values are Kept
at q reasonable level.
A repetition OF the blunder OF lgoi
should not be permitted.
The production OF copper in this coun-
try wifi be at an unprecedented rate In
1912, and II the present pronounced
strength Of the market Is TO be main
tained, 1t will be necessary for consump-
ton to absorb the metal on an enormous
scale. The copper-consuming countries
OF Europe have taken large quantities OF
the American product recently. and do
mestic consumption proceeds at an en-
couraging rate. SO that the world demand
is now we'll able to prevent an accumu-
lation at any OF tho leading centers.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-26
INLAY MINE FINDS
SOME NEW GOLD ORE

Cheering news came TO tho Inlay mine
owners In Salt Lake yesterday when II
was reported that the mine had been
pumped out fully fifty feet below the 100
is every reason to expect that the 200
foot level will be reached within the COM
ing week.
Contact has now besT made with the
main ore body and with striking this free
gold ore In good quantities has made IFS
appearance. This feature continues 10
become more prominent with each round
The mine has nevor been in a moro
promising condition and bids fair 10 be-
come elf-supporting within short Pc
riod ~ time
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-26
PROGRESS OF ZINC
DURING LAST YEARS

Probably few people who do not have
occasion to follow such matters closely,
appreciate that the production of zinc,
or rather of spelter, the commercial prod
uct of Zinc is one Of our largest metal
Industries. say Hayden. Stone & Co.
We persent herewith d table showing
the worlds production OF spelter, as COM
piled ny Henry R. Merton &; Co, for the
last eleven years. We have reduced the
figures 10 pounds. as being more familiar
In this form to our readers:
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-26
Is Healthy Indication.

Tho Monday pause, while based upon
the groundless fear abroad that there
We're great unseen stocks OF the metal
is a healthy indication. There Is such n
thing as enthusiasm sending commodities
to impossible reaches, and the producers
who have given deaf ear to stock
holders In their endesvor to secure dlyi-
dends based upon 1I5-cent copper, have
shown that they realize a temporary ia
cent market does not make possible a
whole year Of 17b-cent dividends.
Copper Gossip. iseued by the Ma
tional Conduit & Gable company, says
of the copper market situatlon:
The trend of the copper market lately
has been steadily upward, and as sur
marked depletion in this country and Eu-
rope It was an easy matter TO start the
market into new life. With In expand
ing demand prices began to move up
rapidly, and as sales multiplied the trade
soon awoke to the fact that copper was
In q fair way TO achieve success In the
establishment of a higher range OF VAL
ueS,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-26
Plaza Gold Companv.

The Plaza Gold Mining company Of Salt
Lake has been formed: capital stock, Slo.-
400: shares. 10 cents each: w. y. Gundry
president; Brigham l.. Morse. vice presi-
dent: T. John Gundry. secrctary and
treasurer. James NJ. Stull and Edward A
Deryiil. diTcctofs
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-26
MR., BUSINESSMAN

Merchants, professional men. clerks.
accountants. chauffeurs. -tcnographers,
department managers, business special
lists car obtain new opportunities
greater efficiency by the daily study of
TIE WANT ADS.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-26
PAUSE IN COPPER
At LOGICAL HOUR
Proves That Metal Stifl Has
Market Uncertainty That
Demands Caution.
EASY TO MAKE MISTAKE
Producers Who Have Pro-
ceeded Carefully Show Wis
dom of Attitude.
EASY TO MAKE MISTAKE

The slight reaction In the price Of cop
per beginning Monday In London Is con
sidered by many a logical Iafety valve
one having innunerable angles which will
be found useful 10 the producing end. II
demonstrates. for instance. that the cop
per IN etal market is not n constant entity.
that IT still retains its market uncertain
ty and that the producer who leaps into
greater dividends and higher wage scales
on the strength OF rising prices will have
a far more difficult time in backing down
before his shareholders and employees.
While no decline to the low of 1911 is
anticipated, II is hoped that the much
discussed runa way market has been
checked successfully, for the advance in
copper during tho past six months has
been spectacular, one unbroken series OF
higher prices to LII cents per pound.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-26

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