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The Tupelo journal., 1913-02-28
WITH BRICKS OF GOLD
LITTLE MEXICAN TOWN OF MAZA.
Pill is SAID TO BE PAVED.
Discovery Made by American Mining
Engineer Results In the Purchase
by Company Of All the Property
They Could Buy.

II Dick Wilmington had only lived
today he might have found the city
whose streets were paved with gold.
For recent investigation has brought
to light the fact that such a place
does exist, and that there Is marvel
Gus wealth in the little Mexican town
Of Mazapil.
Imagine the bricks of the pavement
being full of gold and estimated from
$500 to $500 to the ton! And there
is a single wall about a garden in
front Of the town hall which is valued
at a million dollars!
1t seems that not long ago an
American mining engineer was roam
ing through that country, and when he
came back into civilization he brought
with him a few bricks and some sam
pies of Stag. He was not sure if they
were worth anything at all, and never
dreamed of their real value, but he
turned them over to his company's as
sayer.
The assayer's report was startling.
If there was more of the same stuff
to be had, he said, untold wealth was
in sight, and Immediately the COM
pany started an Investigation. 1t was
found that the assayer's estimate was
not exaggerated. The streets Of
Mazapil were literally paved with
gold, and a high percentage of sill
yer, too. and some of the baser met
ais, such as copper, lead and zinc.
OF course it did not take many
days before the little town was be-
ing deluged with the company's rep
ly to buy up every inch of available
property. The natives, ignorant of
the value, sold out for a song. The
company purchased all the old smelt-
ers and Stag piles and dilapidated
walls and buildings. 1t even bought
up the p%ostoff1ce.
The only thing which they could
not get was the Roman Catholic
church. The priests refused positive
1y to sell, and no amount of money
seemed to tempt them. In vain did
the representatives offer higher prices.
They were forced to be content with
out the church.
Then, just as they were on the
verge of removing the bricks and
slags to the modern smokers, the Mex
lean revolution started, and all OPP
erations along that line had to be
suspended. But 1t is needless to say
that every inch Of the little town is
being carefully guarded for the fu-
ture use Of the fortunate company
The Tupelo journal., 1913-02-28
WILL MAKE IRON BOIL
SCIENTIFIC MEN SUCCEED IN PRO
DUcING FIERCE HEAT.
GRADUATED Aluminium Mixed With
Oxide Of Iron Resulted In a Tenn
perature Of 5000 Degrees Gen.
tIgrade, tho Record.

For some years past scientific men
have been striving to produce heat
flercer than any temperature of which
we have experience In ordinary life.
The greatest heat v g developed by
the agency Of man was obtained by
Sir Andrew Noble, who exploded cord
tie in closed vessels, so that a pres
sure of 80 ions to the square inch was
registered and a degree of heat never
previously recorded.
The highest temperature reached
in fuel furnaces for practical pur-
poses is between LOO and 1900 de-
grees centigrade, and at such a heat
fire clay and porcelain are melted.
Then we come to the flame fed with
and coal gas; by these means a
temperature Of 1000 degrees cent?
grade may be obtained.
A new industry solely dependent
upon the employment of great heat
is that of melting quartz. This min
eral, fused by the oxy-hydrogen
flame, is converted into tubes and
TASKS and other vessels for chemi-
cal purposes. These vessels are abb
solutely inert, and may be heated
hundreds Of degrees higher than is
possible with glass; they may also
be plunged at such heat into cold
water without injury.
1t has been discovered that by
whirling a centrifugal wheel at high
velocity in the combustion chamber
of a furnace the nitorgen is cast to
one side. while the oxygen is con-
centrated, and in this way a bright
er fame and greater heat are OBJ
tanned. A similar appliance used
during the combustion of coal in a
furnace enables a firm of paper
makers to save 27 per cent. of their
coal bill by the elimination of
hydrogen gas formed in combus-
ton
But most remarkable of all the
phases of the utilization of extreme
heat is the discovery Of the welding
material known as thermit. The
inventor discovered that aluminium
is very much attached to oxygen.
and holds it closer than a brother.
Therefore he mixed g~ranulated alu-
minimum with oxide of iron, for the
lighter metal wants oxygen, and the
quantity of magnesium filings was
placed on top of the mixture and a
storm-match applied. and immedi-
ately a mass of molten iron was
seen boiling at a temperature Of
5000 degrees .%centigrade - much
higher than any temperature in or.
binary use.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-02-28
Ways of the Working Class.

The psychology Of the working
class is different from that of the
other classes. The prevailing tone Is
apathy. There Is no discomfort or
envy Of the well-to-do, but neither Is
there that restless eagerness to better
their position, and confidence in their
ultimate prosperity, which the Amer
lean spirit is supposed to instil into
a man. Men in the trades seem to
have this spirit, but 1t is n~oticeably
absent from the factory class. Even
the immigrants seem quickly to lose
that flush Of hope and ambition with
which they arrive in this country. The
factory routine seems to get into their
very souls, so that their whole life
settles down to a monotonouos drudg-
cry without a look forward or back.
ward. They are chiefly concerned in
holding their jobs, and escaping the
horrors of unemployment-in making
both ends meet. Beyond this there is
little horizon for ~day-dreaming and
ambition. Life to them is a constant
facing of naked realities, and an actual
economy" or management, OF re.
sources, not an effort to impress
themselves on their neighbors, and to
conform to the ways of those about
them. This deep-seated divergence in
standards and interests from the rest
of American life may or may not be
important, for the factory class is
thus far politically negligible; but 1t
is interesting, and we'll calculated to
suggest many unpleasant things to
American minds.-Randolph S. Bourne
in the Atlantic.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-02-28
Birds and Cyclones.

1t has been suggested that birds
habitually make use of storms in trav-
cling from one part of their range to
another. 1t Isl pointed out that If a
bird cannot find shelter it must be
more comfortable. on the wing than
on the ground during a storm be-
cause in the fercest gale it flies in
a moving medium, like a swimmer in
a strongly flowing river.-Harper's
Weekly.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-02-28
FuIler,s Earth.

Fuller's earth, so named from Its
earliest use in fulling wool, Is a
rather rare, soft, friable rock whose
value depends altogether on its tex
ture and it's iltering and absorbent
properties. 1t has no definite compo-
sition, internationally, it's physical
properties rather than a chemical an
alysis determining it's commercial
value. Fuller's earth was first pro-
duced in the United States in the
early 'nineties.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-02-28
When Wisdom LInaers.

! The operation was successful; also
the patient was dead.
The doctor spoke kindly to the
mourning widow:
Marvellous that the poor man lived
through so many years Of &c much
disease and suffering!"
YES, DOCTOR" the widow replied,
I'VE had tried u best to make him
have the operation long. long before
this."-Life.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-02-28
Farmer Had Business Instinct.

At the tail end of the summer q
farmer near Springfield, Mass. found
he had $4,000 ripening melons on his
hands and it looked as though they
would be a dead loss for lack Of time
to ship them. But he posted notices
throughout the county, advertised In
the newspapers and sold 10000 mel
ons within a week. He had a line of
q automobiles standing In front Of
his house at one time IN q single after.
noon.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-02-28
Giving Away the Secret.

Willing to have his neighbors think
he was a fine musician, Brown Install
ed a mechanical piano near a front
window of his home, where he spent
hours each day pedaling out melodies.
"Your father is a great piano player,
isn't he?" one of the neighbors re-
marked to Browns boy William one
afternoon. yep" replied William.
''but it makes, his feet awful sore"
The Tupelo journal., 1913-02-28
Took Practical Meaning.

What does it mean to cast your
bread upon the waters?" asked the
Sunday school teacher. 1T means
that the fishes has to be fed" replied
small Sadie.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-02-28
Rest for All.

II see that you are going to give
your pastor q vacation"
EYES,"
"But why?"
He needs a rest?"
But you + going to give him 3
six-months vacation"
YES"
And why"
Say, don't you think we need q
rest .oo?"--Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-02-28
Snain Slow to Chance.

In Spain, for the most part, washing
is done in the old fashioned way, with
cold water in large earthen tubs, gen.
orally In little wash houses on the
fiat Oriental roofs. Local custom is
exceedingly hard to change, and the
cheapness of labor obviates the use
of modern machinery and time and
labor saving devices.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-02-28
Soldiers Guard Bank Of ENGLAND.

Ever since the Gordon riots Of 1880
the Bank of England has had military
protection. The military watch is set
every night. At five o'clock it marches
with bayonets fixed from the head
quarters of whichever guards regi-
ment- has the duty for the week.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-02-28
carIyIe's Idea of Love.

Love is not altogether a delirium,
yet it has many points in common
Herewith. l call it rather a discern
ing of the infinite in the finite-of the
ideal made real.-Carlyle.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-02-28

VIII Dawn Upon Him Some Day.
"Oh. yes; Jack adores me; I've
known it for weeks"
Then what's bothering your"
whats bothering me! Why, I've
got to wait for him to find it out"
The Tupelo journal., 1913-02-28
HE Need.

Knicker-Don't you want a living
wage?
Booker want lore. ! want one I
can afford to die on.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-12
DANIELS REWSES
REGULATIONS AGAIN
BOARD MUST STATE. SPECIFI-
CALLY WHAT is ESTABLISHED
IN EXAMINATION.

WASHINGTON. July lt.-Secretary
Daniels today made a radical revi-
sion of the regulations governing the
examinations of captains coming up
for promotion to rear-admiral.
Hereafter the examining board viii
be required in It's reports and recon-
mendations to the secretary to state
specifically what has been establish
ed or what has not been established
in regard 10 the fitness Of candidates
as a result Of it's exa mination of them.
The board will he required to re-
port on the Willingness of the can
didate 10 take responsibility. and
upon his initial judgment, thorough
ness and resourcefuiness as well as
upon his professional ability in gen
eral and the efficiency of his COM
mands both as regards personnel and
material.
The exa mining hoard will also be
required to show in its report the per-
s0nal opinion of its members as to
the ability of the officer exa mined
for promotion to the grade of rear
admiral successfully to command a
division of fleet and 10 state wheth-
err such opinion Is based on personal
knowledge of the candidate and his
general reputation in the naval ser
vice or whether It is derived from
actual records.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-12

PLAN MACHINE SHOPS

Especial to The Richmond Virginan)
BLACKsBuRG, VA, 5uly Ii
The board Of visitors Of the v. p. L.
met here today and transacted an
unusual amount OF business with the
following members present:
]. Thompson Brown. James A. Tur-
ner. w. A. Harris, r. r. Kirkpatrick,
Fl. NJ. Smith, Jr., J. 3. Watkins, p.
F. St Clair and Il. n. Adams. State
superintendent r.. c. Stearnes and
Colonel A. NJ. bowman were absent
owing TO sickness.
The hoard organized by re-electing
j. Thompson Brown as rector and au-
thorized him to appoint standing
committees.
Election of Teachers.
Professor r. Fl. H Begg, of the
University of Kansas was elected to
Fill the vacancy in the chair of civil
engineering. Professor Begg is a
graduate of V r. L.. is now pursuing
has had a distinguished career,
DR.. w G. Chrsman. of the Jniver-
sity of North Carolina. was elected
professor of veterinary science and
animal hushandry. DR. Chrisman Is
former Firginian and comes well
recommended for the position. The
position of dean of the faculty was
created and Professor r. r. Campbell.
who has long been with the institu-
ton. was appointed to serve in that
position for one year. Miss Ellinor
I. Jones, of Washington, was elected
librarian.
II was determined by the board to
have an exhibit at the State fair next
fall. and Professor w. X. Brainerd
and Lyman Carrier were placed in
charge Of this exhibit. 1t - possible
that the V. =. I. will also exhibit at
Roanoke and Lynchburg next fall.
Rebuild Machine Shops.
r b. Hutchinson, a former stu
dent and instructor at the institution,
who has been on leave of absence
at Cornell for special work, was
elected associate professor OF
agronomy. Or. ]. w. Watson, for
mer student of V. p. /. and a doctor
Of philosophy of the University Of Vir-
ginia, who has been teaching at the
university. was elected professor OF
inorganic chemistry. Mr.. Watson is a
native Of Pittsylvania county. and a
brother Of Dr.. T. l., Watson, State
geologist.
The firm of Carneal e. Johnston. OF
Richmond. was selected as the archi-
tects for rebuilding the machine
shops. The board adjourned for sup
per and reassembled at 3 o'clock, and
discussed the matter Of equipment and
rebuilding of the machine shops.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-12
BEAUTIFUL BROAD !.
STREET STORE
UNITED CIGAR STORES COMPANY
OPENS ANOTHER HOUSE
IN RICHMOND.

The United Cigar Stores company.
which operates LOO stores in the
United States. has opened its second
Richmond store at 623 East Broad
street. The first Richmond store was
opened Just twelve months ago. on
Main street. and is doing splendid
business, During the present year
this company established stores in
Charleston and Columbia. South Caro-
lima; Savannah. Ga. and Jacksonville.
Fla. i. NJ. Hall is sales manager Of
the Richmond stores, and Henry l..
Savage Is chief clerk of the Broad
street store. Nearly all Of the stores
Of this company are alike in general
appearance.
The shelves. cases and furniture
are made Of solid mahogany. Mag
nificent French plate glass mirrors
are fixed in the walls. and the foun-
tain for soft drinks ia Of the finest
Mexican onex and a thing Of beauty.
No expense has been spared in fixing
up the Broad street store. and 1t will
he one of the most attractive and
popular places in Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-12
MAYOR AND BOARD
HAVE new SCHEME.
WOULD ABOLISH FIRE ENGINES IN
downtown BUSINESS DIS
TRICT.
USE HIGH PRESSURE
COUNCIL Is ASKED TO PROVIDE
MEANS FOR ESTABLISHMENT
OF SYSTEM To MEET ALL
EMERGENCIES.

Cognizant of the disaster which II is
admitted would follow If conflagra
ton were to break out in the bust
ness section of the city, and follow
ing the lead of Mayor Ainslie. who
has asked for a special meeting of
the city council to investigate the local
fire hazard. the administrative board
yesterday adopted resolution asking
the city council to take up and con-
slider the installation of high
pressure system of water pipes for
the business district capable of with
standing a pressure of 500 pounds to
the square inch.
The proposed high pressure pipes
are to have modern outlets for a suf-
ficiently powerful pumping station
owned by the city. or the necessary
power is to he secured from some
powerhouse already established. Ac-
cording to the resolution. the system
of high pressure water pipes is to be
in lieu of unnecessary and expensive
purchase of inefficient apparatus, and
it will enable the fire department to
dispense with engines where the high
pressure system Is installed
Utilize Tug Also.
The plan Is to make the river the
initial source of supply. Reservoirs
would be constructed, and the high
pressure pipes would be operated by
electric current The streams would
be of such force that any confiagra-
ton would be quickly gotten under
control. whereas the streams from
engine hose would he inadequate even
to check a spreading blaze. Though
the city has been fortunate in not
having CONGREGATIONS of serious ex-
tent II is pointed out, the hazard is
always here, and one confiagration.
once under Roadway. would sweep the
business section from end to end and
inflict inestimable damage and dis
aster.
In addition to the high pressure
pipes the city tug could he equipped
with fire fighting apparatus, and af-
ford great aid as far as II could navi-
gate the river. The most hazardous
district in the city is from Tenth
Cary and north from Twelfth to Four
teenth streets. 1t is in this district
that it is proposed to place the high
pressure system.
Street Department Must Pay.
Henry ]. Cohn. superintendent of
the street cleaning department. asked
the board TO relieve him Of the neces-
sity of paying bills for electric cur
rent in the old stable yard. and was
refused.
Edward ]. Blake. clerk of special
assessments, asked for a special date
for the hearing Of paving reports to
determine the pro rata cost to private
owners of property on which paving
has been done, and the board set
August 5th as the date.
A resolution was ordered sent to
the city council to ask that the city
attorney be directed to acquire neces-
sary land to widen Moore street, be-
tween Brook avenue and Gilmer
street. to an average width Of thirty
three feet three inches.
w, Fl. Thompson. superintendent of
fire and police telegraph. was directed
TO proceed at once with the rewriting
of the police stations and engine
houses so that electric current could
be furnished them by the city electric
plant.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-12

Ocean Park

Will become a beautiful and
popular seaside resort. II is
located on the Cape Henry
Electric Line, occupying a bluff
at Lynnhaven Inlet, and affords
a magnificent view Of ships
that pass through the capes. 1t
is an ideal site for hotels or
residences. The adjacent farm
lands ore the most highly cul-
tivated and most productive in
Tidewater Virginia. The sur
rounding waters. the home OF
the Lvnnhaven oyster and the
salmon trout, are the best fish,
ing grounds in all Virginia.
Ocean Park is all good. For
Information address
BFLLAMY & HOUGH,
81 Plume Street. Norfolk. Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-12
FREIGHT SIDESWlPES
A FAST PASSENGER

PROVIDENCE. r. T., July 1.-THE
knickerbocker limited, one OF the
New York, New Haven and Hartford's
fastest Pullman passenger trains,
narrowly escaped serious accident to-
day when II was sideswiped between
Westbrook and Saybrook Junction,
Conn. by a passing freight The lim-
tied which left Grand Central station
al / F.. NJ was making fifty miles an
hour eastbound. Just after passing
westhrook station long freight train
began to thunder by the knicker-
booker.
grinding crash suddenly brought
the passengers in the, narlor cars
leaping to their feet amid a. shower
of glass from broken windows. A
hasty inspection by the trainmen
showed that no one had been hurt.
although windows were broken In al
most all Of the cars. 1t 10 believed
that the damage was caused by the
swinging of door Of a freight car.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-12

Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.
tbs Local--Dy.--Newport News.
$40 al-Daily-Ch'ville. Ell.
z Sun. Thurmond.
1900 AK NORFOLK. Old Point
t1o:oo A--Local--Daily- Lex,
c. Forge.
si2 .oh Noon---Ex.--Dy.--N Old Fl.
tii:45 A.-"Mountain Special" Tues
days Thursdays and Satur-
days White Sulphur. Hin
ton and Mountain Resort
Stations.
1900 P.-Ex.-Dy.-Cinc Lvflle.
1900 P-Ex.--Dy.---Norf Old Point
500 p.-Locai--Ty,- N. News. Old RI,
sis P-Iocal-Ex. sun..-Ch'arville,
5ls P.-Lccal.-week days except
Saturday to Warren-Sat-
urday to Gladatone.
$40 -Lmtd.--Daity--Csin. Chicago
and st. Louis
sl1:0o P-Expresx--Datly-
louisville. Lynchburg and
Natural Bridge.
TRAINS ARRIVE RTCHMoNp-Iocai
from East: s:bs A. NJ. 7:4o P. M
Through from East: 1850 A. NJ. .5b
SIS x. M. .ss:ss A. n. ana $40 P. NJ.
Through; s;15 A. NJ. ii:Sb A. NJ. and
James River Line: s.s.sS A.. NJ,
<:S6 p. III. week days-Sun. s:5S p. NJ
ssDafly except Sunday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-12
LAYING IN JAIL
IS POOR ECONOMY

l.. A. Craven, who has been await
ing trial since June Esd. the day Of
his hearing in Police court. since
when he has been confined in Jail.
was fined $f0 In the Hastings court
yesterday, on a charge of cruelty to
a dog. He had appealed from Po-
lice court. where he was fined $40.
II was testified that Craven cut the
throat Of dog belonging 70 his land
lady. Mrs. Wray. of East Main street.
He said that the dog was attacking
him. He testified that he made 80
4 day, and that during his connne-
rfaerit he had lost eighteen days, rep
rssenting $s4 ~ had lost w not
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-12
Thoma sson--McAloney.

HEATHSVILLE. VA. July 1f.--A
pretty wedding was solemniZed at
Fairport. Northumberland county
when Miss Della McAloney. daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. McAlonev. be-
came the bride of Charles II. Thorn
asson. of Reedville. The ceremony
was performed by Rev, Hugh j. Pay
Tor. Of the Methodist church. Miss
McAloney Is a graduate of the Reed
Vile high school. and the groom Is
a graduate in pharmacy of the Medi-
cal College of Virginia. Both are
very popular.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-12
DESERTERS TAKEN
BACK TO CAMP

Arthur Hicks and George Humphrey.
charged with being deserters from the
First Virginia regiment now in en-
campment at Virginia Beach. were
turned over to Lieutenant G.. A. Rady
by Justice Crutchneld in Police court
yesterday morning. and were taken
back to the encampment yesterday
afternoon by Lieutenant Rady and
peterrtve-t; r. smith. '- =
Charles Sweeney. also an alleged de-
serter was arrested here Thursday in
time to be taken back the same after
noon II convicted. they will be dis
honorably discharged from the service.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-12

20 Acres. Price. ss.eoo--fo Acr-.
loan with clay subsoil Watered by
creek. spring and two branches.
House OF nine rooms. new frame,
double back porch and front porch
SIS feet long. with chicken houses,
new stable. barn. etc. ] l miles from
Richmond: within few hundred
Yards OF railroad station and large
and postoffice. VIII sell ten 1O
acres OF this land and house for
$4,000.
~ Acres. Price. ssOa---six ta Acres
cleared: 10 acres of second growth,
pine and oak. Good grain loan with
caly suhsou Lard gently rolling suf-
fcient u dra'p well. Good we'll on
farm, House OF three go rooms,
stable ans other outhuildings; IL
miles from Richmond and mile of
railroad station. postoffce. store. and
half rriie of church and school.
ais Acres. Price. ss.7s8-one-fourth
nile from depot, with good public
.rca,s through the farm. About Is
a~-.s IN ntgh state of cultivation.
c eet. spring and we'll. and close to
river. All necessary outbulldings
Of every description. in good shape,
Large VAIL vsith immense shade trees
Of various kinds schrubb@ries, now
ers etc. Orchard Of various kinds OF
fruit ali In full bearing This farm
cen b.. divided into one of 200 acres
He road runs through IL, leaving a
homes and orchard on either side of
the reed. n. T. WATKINS, % North
Ninth street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-12

ONLY nLi-RATL IiNn 70 NoRFSLK
Leave Byrd street Station. Rich
mond, for Norfolk: 800 A. NJ. s"3:0s
p n. 1910 r. NJ
For LynchburE ana the West: ss:1s
A. n. $3.50 A. NJ. $500 p. NJ. 's:fo
p. NJ
Arrive Richmond from Norfolk:
rr tas' Is. Vest. SD a. H.. as:Yo +. &
sDafly. aDaiiy except Sunday. bsun.
w. D BrvTII1 ". c. SAUNDERS
p + M Hccroke q, "a: Ro.noks
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-12
Five to Fifteea-Day
An-Expense Summer Tours

with Personal Escort,
Including Niagara Falls. Thousand
Islands. St. Lawrence and Rapids.
Montreal, Quebec. Lake Champlain.
Lake George. Hudson River, New
York. etc.
ASK MIR. BOWMAN
Manager Foreign and Travel Dept,
Richmond Trust and Savings
Company. Inc.
iies L. Main Street. Richmond, Va.
Capital One M1tf6n pelIAx