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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-06-26

| he was nish as close as l am to you
sir. before he saw mo.
"Good Lord' he DRIED, jumping
back; and what are you doing here r
Didn't you hear a shot flredr
asked.
"'Not a sound of it. he said, with a
sulky face on him.
TT surprised me more than a bit.
Indeed, l had begun to wonder If
could have been mistaken, when there
came clatter on the slabs of the
causeway, and man rushed out from
the reeds like mad thing. He gave
little cry like frightened rabbit
when he caught sight of us, and tried
to twist away, but his feet slipped
from under him. and down he fell. Be
fore he could recover 1 was sitting on
his chest.
"'I had no hand In it, he shouted.
I swear to you 1t was not me. was
to meet him on the island. He was
dead when 1 came to him.
'Dead-who is dead?' asked Jake.
very anxious.
"'Sir Andrew Cheyne.' said the
man, with a SILVER.
IT was that taken aback that II he
had made a run for 1t he might have
done so for all I could have stopped
him. AS for Jake. he gave yelp and
disappeared down the cau~eway. like
a rat into hole.
Sir Andrew Is in France l sad,
for so Mr.. Roberts had told me not a
week before You're crazy, man..
"'Shut your mouth. you foor-those
were his very last words, sir-T tell
you Cheyns is dead. Go and look for
yourself
"T must trouble you to come with
me, then said l, taking him by the
collar.
I'VE walked down the causeway be-
tween the reeds, he in front and me
behind with my hand in his neck.
About halfway down we came upon
Jake, who was kneeling by the body.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-06-26
NO PLACE FOR AGED MAN
Uncle Ranny Ramsey, Who Is PaIsled,
Must Be Kept Away From
All Auctions.

I'm the morning of our existence"
Extraordinarily remarked the
Nrratic Thinker. when life stretches
away and away ahead of US. and we
scamper on supple, care-free legs
through lowery dells, and all that,
how little we reck that the first thing
we know we will be in the midst Of
golden noon when the shadows fall
neither to the right nor to the left.
And eftsoon. with weary. stiffened
limbs and defective hearing, we'll set
out to promenade on the railroad
track three minutes before train time.
Then, let VI be considerable of the
aged and not let them know how
much smarter we are than they were
at our age, and-but you have no
idea how much engineering 1t takes
on my part to keep my old Uncle
Ranny Ramsey from attending every
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-06-26
3yD. FLETCHER ROBINSON

and afterwards went for walk, re-
turning about six. He dined at eight
and had his coffee served in the small
library.
THE last train to London was at
1925. and we had our orders for a
carriage to be ready for him at five
minutes to the hour. At ten O'Clock
precisely / took the liberty of entering
the small library to inform Sir An
drew that the carriage was waiting,
and that there was only just time to
catch the train. He was not there,
and, the windows on to the terrace
being open, walked through to see If
he was sitting outside, the evening be-
ing salubrious for the time of the
year. 1t was while l was there that
l heard the footsteps of some one run
ming on the gravel. and, first thing
knew. who should appear but Jake
Warner. the keeper. Hello, Mr..
Warner says l, and where may you
be going in such hurry? Is 1t poach-
ers?' l says. No. says he, in sad
taking, but Sir Andrews been shot
shot dead, Mr.. Roberts, on the cause
way to the island Heaven defend U.s.
says; but do"
Quite so, Mr.. Roberts," said Peace.
I'VE understand you were much upset
So you have no idea when 1t was that
Sir Andrew left the little nbrary?"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-06-26
Good Model.

He was somewhat eaten up with a
mistaken consciousness Of his own
Importance, and when he was making
his great speech in the Muddlecombe
mock parliament he noted that one
of the local pressmen appeared to
be sketching him. When the house"
adjourned he buttonholed the artist
Il believe-aw--you were-aw-
sketching me; isn't that so-aw?" he
inquired.
THAT Is so,'' replied the artist
"Well-aw-would you-aw-tell
me what noospaper you-aw-repre-
sent-aw?"
Il don't represent any newspaper"
answered the artist. II design comic
postcards. "-Tidbits.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-06-26

thrown It Into the water. They WHY
drag the lake for 1t this afternoon
We've got the real murderer all right
don't you think, sir?"
Did you search the island before
you left last night?"
mo, sir"
Might not another man have been
concealed there?"
The policeman did not reply, save BY
coloring a deeper red and staring hard
at his boots.
CHRONICLES TO BE CONTINUED
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-06-26
Remembered BY Their Deeds.

Who thinks of Milton as blind or
of Beethoven as deaf or of Darwin as
an invalid? What they accomplished
was SO great that their personal in.
firmities are for the moment forgot
ten in the sense of their achieve
ments.-The Christian Register
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-06-26

blamed auction he hears of, since
his palsy got so bad. You see, he sits
there and hobs his poor old head and
them sharp auctioneers knock down
to him everything they can't sell to
anybody else, claiming he bid on 1t.
And 1t kind O. flatters the old man to
think he Is back in the hooraw of bus
mess life again. and 30 they make it
stick"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-06-26
When Doves DIs.oree

What's the latest among sufrra-
gists?"
Mrs. Wallaby called Mrs. Wombat
deliberate and unqualified fibber."
Dear me, have women come to
that? What happened next?"
Then they both cried, kissed and
made up, and we all went to q bar
gain matinee"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-06-26
His Thought.

She-Don't you think this dress is
very becoming to me?
Helm thinking of the bill vh6ch
will be coming to me-
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-06-26

The longest pier in the New York
harbor is 900 feet in length. The I'm
perator, due at that port May ID, is 919
feet long.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-08
The Coaticook Spectacle

The legal battle for the possession
of Harry K Thaw has become thor
oughly disgusting to all who have a
regard for right and justice and who
feel that laws are made to serve
those ends, rather than to be the toys
of shrewd attorneys.
When the habeas corpus was re-
sorted to by the chief of police of
Sherbrooke to rid himself of a pris-
oner he did not want, the cry straight
way went up that that bulwark of
liberty had been perverted to an end
never contemplated by its originators.
And now the attorneys of the rich
young maniac declare that his de-
portation would violate magma charta
The Thaw case shows anew the
many methods in which the law may
be warped and twisted in such man.
ner as utterly to nullify it's purpose.
Quibbling and pettifogging have long
flourished in the United States, but it
was thought by many that things were
done differently under the British
crown. The Thaw contest shows that
such is not the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-08
HEADQUARTERS Should Be Here

Birmingham presents exceptional
advantages for the location of the
southern headquarters of the apprais-
al board of the interstate commerce
commissioned board to appraise
the physical valuation of the rail-
roads.
The country is divided into only
five districts for this appraisal work
and that means that each district
covers a large area. The southern dis
trict embraces Illinois, Indiana, Ohio
and all the states south of the Ohio
and east of the Mississippi. -Four
cities are candidates for the southern
headquarters-Lou Nashville,
Chattanooga and Birmingham.
The committee of the interstate
commerce commission considering the
matter of location for headquarters
will decide early in October, and Bir-
mingham's representative citizens
should work actively from now until
the appointed time to secure the ap-
praisal board. Geographically Bir-
mingham stands foremost. Louisville
is too far north. Nashville and Chatta-
nooga both lack the railroad facilities
that Birmingham offers. This city is
great railroad center. 1t is entered
by lines representing a total length
of $4,000 miles. Moreover, the sched-
ules are such that Birmingham could
be reached over night by greater
number of those who would have
business with the southern appraisal
board than any other city.
Another important factor in the
question of locating southern head
quarters is that of office space. 1t is
understood that about 300 persons
will be employed at. these headquar-
ters. Birmingham is a city of office
buildings and the board could be easily
accommodated here. 1t could not Sc
cure the accommodations in Chatta-
nooga and it would be difficult to
secure adequate accommodations
even in Nashville. Many years will
be consumed in appraising the railroad
valuations, and it will be we'll worth
while for Birmingham to strive for
this prize. Mr.. Underwood is naturally
interesting himself in behalf of Bir-
mingham. But he must be backed up
not only by the Chamber of Com
merce but by our citizens in general
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-08

slow. As result of political, monetary
and crop uncertainties the country is
still moving slowly. This was empha-
sized by the new Interpretations in Au-
gust, which amounted to only S11S119,000,
compared with s212 1895. 500 a year ago.
Here is very decided slackenng of en-
terprise; a tendency which Is not en-
tirely welcome, but is necessary and is
positively curative in it's ultimate effects.
For the time being stock market OPP
erations should be conducted with eau
ton. The market has now lost the sup
port which was necessarw to carry the
Union-Southern Pacific dissolution to a
successful end. The local bank situa-
tion may not be entirely satisfactory. as
the banks have again lost to the treas
ury and by Withdrawals of interior bal
ances Intrinsic conditions are sound
and a much more confident undertone
exists than has been the case during the
last twelve months. This was strilxingly
illustrated by the few stock sold upon
unfavorable news. The market appears
much more responsive to stimulating
than to depressing events. This is sig
nificant and hopeful. Nevertheless, as
just said, prudence demands a conserv-
ative action until Mexican and crop un-
certainties have passed and until more
definite news is had regarding tariff and
currency prospects,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-08
Time for Dog Talk

THE approach of the open season for
quail, November l. and the bench show
at the fair in October has aroused much
dog talk, - said an enthusiastic sports
man.
THE fair management has under con-
struction a building for the Birmingham
Kennel clubs annual bench show a
much needed structure. Last year tents
were used, and they were very unsatisfac-
tory by reason of the lack of proper ven-
tilation and the excessive heat 1t is
probable that the showing of dogs OF the
sporting, pet and practical service class
will surpass the excellent showing made
last year. The prizes offered by the KEN
mel club are handsome trophies, and the
interest of-dog loverssis already aroused.
THE shooting season has opened on
prairie chickens in the northwest, and
the first field trials, the All-American.
took place in Manitoba the past week.
September to 8. The entries for the
derby, the all age. and the champion
were very full. and much interest is be-
ing shown as to the winners. One Bir-
mingham dog ran in the all age and the
returns are awaited with a high pitch of
expectation. The lists contained all the
noted winners, and 'prospects-some of
these last the get of famous dogs-in the
DERBY"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-08
Many that are not mad
Have sure some lack of reason. .
Measure for Measure.
Lamar Loses a Point

DESPITE his insistence David Lamar,
"the wolf of Wall street." has been
denied the privilege of giving testi-
mony before the House committee
which is investigating the lobbying
charges brought by Martin M. Null
hall.
Lamar appeared before the Garret
board and demanded the right to be
sworn. Some of the members were in
favor of hearing him, until their at
tention was called to the fact that he
is under indictment in New York and
if given the privilege of appearing
before congressional committee he
might properly claim immunity from
prosecution.
Mulhall is far from saint, but all
that has been brought out against him
is as nothing compared with what is
known of David Lamar. The latter is
the man who impersonated congress-
men in his endeavors to carry out his
tockjobbing schemes, and he has ex-
pressed no regrets for the things to
which he has stopped. Any testimony
he might give would be worthless be-
cause of his character. The Garret
committee has done well to decline to
hear him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-08
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
The Wilson Administration


Fair minded republicans do not, as a
rule, hesitate to speak In a friendly way
OF President Wilson's administration, :"
said A. F. Sayre of Boston.
voted for Colonel Roosevelt, but l am
GLAD to be able to speak in complimentary
terms of the democratic administration.
Mr.. wilson has been an agreeable sur
prise to many of us. A friend of mine who
voted for Taft said to me recently that
Wilson was more than making good.
scores of such expressions may be heard
IN the cities of the east, where a certain
class of business men voting the republic
can ticket said that democratic victory
would mean ruination to the country.
Business conditions are sound and the
pessimistic remarks of six or eight months
ago are now forgot"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-08

Ransdell have been found constantly
lined up with the republicans. That
this would be their position has always
been known. But their desertion OF
democracy has not been fatal. 1he
Baltimore platform is going to be
carried out in good faith.
The heart of Woodrow Wilson Is
firmly set upon a revision of the cur
rency laws. He feels that readJust-
ment must come with a change in the
customs rates, and that with an elastic
currency the business of the country
will be in good condition to meet that
change Nothing has come from the
White House to indicate that he is not
now as much determined as he was
when he first made his wishes known.
President Wilson has not sought to
assume the role of dictator. He has
ever welcomed the counsel and advice
of the leaders of the congressional
and has worked in harmony
with them. These facts are responsible
for the country's belief that currency
reform will be undertaken at the pres
ent session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-08
Episcopal General Convention

As the time draws near for the meet
ing In New York of the trennia general
convention of the Protestant Episcopal
church l hear less discussion among
churchmen about changing the official
name of this venerable body than was
the case few months ago" said an old
layman.
Those of US who belong 10 the con-
servative or evangelistic party are strong
ly opposed to exchanging the title Pro-
testant Episcopal for American Cath
olic, or any other term, but We must
not shut our eyes to the fact that the
so-called ritualistic Catholic party has
grown steadily in these recent years. The
upholders of the word Protestant in our
name are decidedly in the majority now,
but In my opinion the time will come when
the rtualisSs will be in the lead.
THE general convention meets in Oc-
tober. 1t will be full of interest and the
attendance of visitors will doubtless be
unusually large"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-08
THE OCEAN A "GoLD NINE.

From Metallurgical and Chemical Engi-
neerlng.
For many Years a paragraph has been
hoating around the world stating that
sea water contains definite pfoportion
of gold. One nletallurgist has taken the
trouble to. trace the statement to its
source with the result that the trail ran
up tree No authoritative statement
oil the contents of gold per ton of ocean,
could be discovered. But il was enoush
10 start the exploitation of the public
by the Electrolytic Salts company. Cir
culars were issued, stating. among other
thihss, that sea water contained gold
Inc inventor stated the amount of gold
to be one grain per ton of sea water.
Possibly there is some infinitesimal trace
of gold there. Certainly ii is NOT that
mueh-but the amount matters very little.
Now ton of material couldn't be ham
died Tor cents--about the value of one
grain of gold. But that difficulty could
be overcome if we let nature handle the
job for us. So in the Bay of Fundy.
where tides run high, were placed tanks
or reservoirs so that they would fill at
nigh tide and empty at low tide. In
the reservoir We're pilates" for the depo-
sition of TIE gold. In flows the water.
down goes the gold The only work il
to scrape off the beautiful stuff deposited
on TIE plates. and there you are
II was lovely scheme. Subscriptiona
flowed in. Then came resl sl5.oN divi-
dend. paid In hard cash
Now. indeed, money came in fast There
mad peen enough apparent appeal to scien-
unc principles 70 satisfy those to whom
electrolytic operations are fact well
known. but who have never bothered
themselves as to details. Doubts were
cispelled by the money. The stale old
trick of a dividend paid from stock sub.
scriptons had worked once more.
lnen came the closing of the mill, the
fight CT the promoter to more con-
genial climate. and otne. highly ininter.
esting details
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-08
QUEEN MAB's PALACE

From Queen Nab" by Shelley.
II solitude hath ever led thy steps
To the wild oceans echoing shore,
And thou hath fingered there
Until the suns broad orb
Seemed resting on the Furnished wave
Thou must have marked the lines
or purple gold that motionless
Hung DER the sinking sphere;
Thou must have marked thes billowy
clouds, =.
Edged with intclerable radiancy,
Towering like rocks of Jet
Crowned with diamond wreath.
And yet there Is moment
When the SUMS highest point
Peeps Ike star Ger the oceans western
edge,
When those far clouds of feathery gold.
Shaded with deepest purple. CLEAN
Like islands on dark blue sea;
Then has thy fancy scared above the
earth,
And furled it's wearied wing
Within the fairy's fame
Yet not the golden island,
Cleaning in yon flood of light,
Nor the feathery curtains
Stretching Ger the suns bright couch.
Nor the FURNISHED oceans waves
Paving that gorgeous dome;
So fair, SO wonderful a sight
AS Mab's ethereal palace could afford.
Yet likest evenings vault, that fairy hall,
Heaven, low resting on the wave. a
spread
It's floors of flashing light.
It's vast and azure dome,
It's fertile golden islands
Floating on a silver sea;
Whilst suns their mingling beaminrs
darted
Through the clouds of circumambient
darkness,
Ard Learly battlements around
Looked Ger the immense OF heaven
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-08
A DAY WITH j. P. MORGAN

into his cabin. All the way Jcwn he Is
busy with his secretary and by the time
New York is reached a great deal of cor
respondence has been taken care Of
Sometimes he comes down from East
Twenty-fifth street in motor car, but
more often he and his secretary take the
Second avenue elevated, and 1t is sell
dom that the attention of his fellow pas
sengers is attracted to him, so unobstru-
sive Is his demeanor and so quietly and
inconspicuously deos he dress.
Once he is at his desk he buckles down
to work and he keeps at 1t until o'clock.
As soon as the luncheon, which always
is very light, is finished, Mr.. Morgan
Resumes his work and he keeps at 1t
until o'clock in the summer months.
After dinner and an hour or so with hi.
family he goes to his study and pores
over the papers he has brought homo
with him until some member of his FAM
lily. generally Mrs. Morgan. impresses
upon him that he has done enough for
the day. q
In the fall and winter, when he is al
MS Madison avenue home. Mr.. oMrgan
travels in the subway Often he has to
hang to n strap just the same as some
OF his clerks, but he seldom attracts
any attention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-08
ADE PARAPHRASES MACAULAY

terry was worthy to contain his remains"
was the polished style of the essay.
The Chicago street version was:
with all his rough work-and, believe
me, he could pull some very coarse stuff
there was only one boneorehard up to his
class when it came to put him away
Again, in the essay of johnson, Ma
caulay wrote: "Johnson's friends have al
lowed that he carried to a ridiculous ex-
treme this unjust contempt for foreigners.
lie pronounced the French to be ve.y
silly people, much behind us, stupid and
ignorant creatures. And this Judgment
he formed after having been at Paris
about month. during which lie would
not talk French for fear OF giving the ma
tives an advantage over him in conversa-
ton.
And here is a Chicago mans para
phrase:
"Johnson's side partners have given It
out cold that. he overplayed his hand
when 1t came to harpooning the for
eigners. He sized up the French as a
bunch of lightweights and NUTS, not in
the same division with us--low foreheads,
boneheads, and very little doing in the
COCO. He thought he was wise to the
French proposition after he had been up
against the parley-voo for one brief moon.
He kept the soft pedal on most of the
time, because ne knew his talk was
phoney. and IL he tried to go along with
the native sons, he would be shown up
and made to look like 80 cents
"Slang is often very good English" Mr..
AIDE continued. 81 have found words that
We call slang today in old dictionaries as
good old Anglo-Saxon. 'Rattler' for a cab
was used more than 100 years ago, and
so was lobster for an undesirable man.
In fact. we are finding now that so-called
slang Is often good English"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-08
The President Determined

The fact that if the extra session of
Congress runs beyond December 2,
and thus merges with the regular ses,
sion, due December 8, it will deprive
members from collecting from the
United States treasury 20 cents for
each mile from Washington to their
home addresses will hardly cause
President Wilson to relax his insist
ence that consideration of the cur
rency bill be undertaken at once.
1t is not the year for mending
Of political fences. Members of the
House and Senate have no especial
business at home. 1t is true that they
would be glad to pocket the differ
ence in the amounts paid by the gov
ernment for railroad travel and the
amounts they actually pay the rail-
roads for transporting them, but Mr..
Wilson is not particularly interested
in this.
The end of tariff legislation is now
in sight. The Underwood Simmons
bill will be passed by the Senate this
week. Then it will go to conference.
No principles will be at stake there.
The Senate has enlarged the free list,
taxed cotton future trading, and in
creased the amount of income tax to
be paid by the wealthier men of the
nation. Quick agreement should come
between, the conferees of the House
and Senate. Whatever may be the out
come, it is almost certain that the bill
will be in such shape as to command
the approval of the President.
The fear Of "treachery" among the
democrats has long ago been dissi-
mated. Simmons, John Walter Smith,
Newlands and others have worked as
faithfully for real reduction in tar
iff duties as have Kern, Hoke Smith,
Williams and their like. Thornton and