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the Alexander archipelago, and there are four mines on Prince William sound. A number of copper locations have been made on the Kenai peninsula, not far from the railroad, and on the south side of Turuagain arm native copper has been siuiced down by the hydraulic miners The copper of Prince of Wales Island carries considerable amounts of gold and silver. and the same is true of that of the Chitina district
 The word Chitina is of Indian origin. It IS composed of two words "chiliti," meaning copper. and ''na," meaning river. We know that native copper was used by the Copper river Indians before white men entered the territory. Spear and arrow heads of that metal made by them have been found in the sluIce boxes of the miners, and ceremonial knives of copper are even now employed by the natives for cutting the salmon caught at the beginning of the season.
 The Russians had discovered that cop- per existed in Alaska long before they sold the territory to us. They had mug gets of copper and small household uten- sils beaten out of the metal They found no large deposits, however, and it was not until 33 or more years after we had taken possession of the territory that there was any hope that the copper would be of great value. It was in 1899 that prospectors on their way from Prince William sound to the Klondike learned about the Copper river regicn, and the same year the geological, sur vey reported similar copper belt on the northern side of the Wrangell noun tains about 200 miles in straight line from Fairbanks
 The most important discovery of cop per in Alaska, and indeed one of the most important mining discoveries of the world have since been bought by the Morgan Guggenheim syndicate, and which are now yielding more than 60,O00,000 pounds of pure copper year. These deposits were discovered by two miners, who were pros- pecting about Kennicott mountain in the year 1900, and the property was then investigated by MT. Stephen A. Birch, young mining engineer, who brought it to the attention of the capitalists and or ganized the development projects which have made it one of the greatest copper mines of the world.
 During my stay at Cordova I met MT. Birch. He is the vice president and man. ager of the Kennecott properties, and is thoroughly acquainted with their history and present condition justified him to tell me the story of the discovery. He replied:
 Tt began with the rush to the Klond,ke, and the mining excitement that Followed it. There were then prospectors, nov ing about here and there over Alaska, and II of these men had made an agree ment to investigate certain sections and
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rlble tragedy. When Othello. in a cer- taln M scene, repeated several times
 Glve me the handkerchief" her sense or the comic overcame her better iudy- lleht' and she replied "Oh, blow yo' nose on yo sleeve and let dis here play
 one thousand dollars was paid inc other day by a society woman to have Fduerewskl as partner at bridge. The great pianist was auctioned off tho proceeds to go to some War sufferers somewhere in some place
 spectators couldn't stand more than about one preparedness parade year here. Standing up for 12 hours without food is trying even when one is in ner- rect condition. But it was great paseaht ana quite inspiring. To me the uniforms and singing nurses Xvara most impressive
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copperas must come from copper posits nearby, and that they had bel stop and prospect the rocks. T .s did so, and the result was the disc cry of these great deposits of lo grade copper ore, which lie almost the edge of the sea. The miners cided to develop the property for th selves, but the ore contained such small percentage of copper that could not make it pay They kept mining, however, with the idea the deposits were so large that t ought to sell the property al d price.
 Tn the meantime one of the min named Beatson. announced that he disgusted and was going outside for winter He took some of the ore him and went to New York where induced a rich relative to advance ui $30,0 eco to purchase the mine, with understanding that he, Beatson, was N retain his own share.
 'Beatson then came back 70 Latoucf continued the prospector, but before t did so he changed bis tloney into 90 yell g bank notes of s1090 each and sewed sh inside the lining of his mackanaw. WI O he came to the mine it was with a face. He said that capital was tight ' D the public not prone to invest. He G- on preaching hard times and at last SuSn a gloom over the camp that fl7 others of the party decided to sell if t reg could set any kind of a price for ba mine. They were in this mood W Beatson asked them to make fixed prie-, and they finally agreed on a few thou- sand dollars. Just how much I don't know but it was less than the S30e00 Beatson had in his coat. At any rate. before show ing the money Beatson asked: Are you men sure you would take that price if could find the money? The miners re- piled: Yes He then asked them to pat their offer in writing. They thought he was blufing and did so. He thereupon ripped open his coat and handed out the sum in ne-thousand-dolla bank notes The men were scared stiff The yellow bills looked good. They took them and the mine became his
 MT. Beatson then began to develop the property with the expectation of selling it. He opened up more of the mine and showed the extent of the deposits. lie got one company to make an option for q considerable sum. They drove a shaft into the hill, but happened to strike be- tween the ore vein, that was forled. and found nothing. The option expired ard jeatson finally sold the mine to the Alas- ka syndicate, which is now operating ii at profit. I have not learned what the price was, but l am told it was high enough to drop Mr. Eea tson into Easy street and to remove the necessity of hls ever working therea fter"
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yum Vines will stalk down the corridurs of time in hand and hurl defense and refined profannit our traduscrs and uther cheep skates who air tr to steel our thunder.
 Muckrakurs may dig back into unsertain his and try to creeate the impression that Shakesl didn't rite Shakespear, and that Washington di cross the Delleware Abe Lincoln didn't free slaves; Mexico didn't originate reyvousion as cheapest way to make livvng; Burbank didn't cessfully the Burmuder Onion and the do nut; Cook didn't discuvver the North Pole; Roos newer saw a burd with whiskurs and prohibi didn't prohibit, but all that will have no mpresi upon the thinking VoX Populi who know q dam bettur.
 Permit the plain peepul to continue undistufbet theere faith in Shakespear, Washington, Patrick nery Thomas Jeffersun and uther heroes of vt and action and let by zones be by zones. Any ' if Shakespear didn't rite his plays, it's teo late prosecute him for it, so what's the May his fame newer diminish.
 Yours trooly,
 BILL VINEs Washington, D. c.
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A Family Relic

from Harper ;.
 This was the young teachers first year and she was full of zeal. Personal clean hness was her speciality. Moses was siowest or all to respond, but finally he, too' began to take notice.' He came with clean hands three days In success sion Then she began talking to him about brushing his teeth. and he prom ised.
 Next day she said to him, with an air of keen disappointment, Moses. you promised me you'd brush your teeth.''
 The boy couldn't stand it to be mis- judged that way. and he burst out, Nalf crying: But did try teacher. Honest, did But we hain't got only one tooth brush to home, and pa won't let me use it cause it belonged to my aunt who's dead.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
By FRANK G. CARPENTER Copyrighted, 1916. by Frank G. Carpenter)

- ORDOvA is the copper center of I6 Alaska. It is the terminus of
 the Copper River and North iSkEHI western railroad which winds its
 way up the Copper River valley and taps the great copper deposits that lie on the southern slopes of the Wrangell range. The ore now coming down to the port is from only two or three mines belonging to the hGorgan-Guggenhe syndicate, but the copper belt is over 70 miles long and 20 miles wide. It is one of the most extensive and richest of the cop per areas of the world More than 400 copper locations have already been made, and the wealth of the deposit is such that Alaska may become as noted for it's cop per as it is for gold today. The first train- load of ore that came down to this port contained metals to the value of more than $500 900, and that now on the wharves here is worth from $12,000 to $15000 a car load. The ore is brought down in sacks as big as an ordinary pillow and of the weight of an average man. Each sack con- tains from 150 to POO pounds of ore car- rying BPS worth of copper. There are 500 sacks to the car, so that each carload is worth almost $17,0o0
 The copper of the Kennicott mines is so pure that it can be dug from the earth turned into metal and put on the market at cost of about cents a pound. In these days, when copper is worth from 20 cents upward, you can see that every pound means at least 15 cents profit. The average ores now being mined are above 20 per cent pure, and a large part of them carry as high as 72 per cent of copper. To show what this means the copper ores of Arizona yield about 5 per cent, those of Montana about and those of Michigan less than per cent. Do you wonder that these copper mines pay? am told that they will yield something like $6000,0O0 in dividends this year.
 The copper output of Alaska is rapidly increasing. Its value last year was five times as great as during the year pre- ceding, and was only two and one-half million dollars less than the total product of gold In 1914 about 22,0O0,0O0 pounds of copper were mined, and it's value was less than $3,00O000. In 1915 the output was over S0000,000 pounds and it's value was more than $14,0O0,O00. The copper product will be even greater this year.
 So far we have taken out of Alaska about eight dollars worth of gold for every dollars worth of copper But our gold mining began 36 years ago, and our copper mining not until 1901. Today the prospecting for copper may be said to be at it's beginning There are extensive deposits of this metal on the other side of the Wrangell mountains, and large work ing mines on some of the Alaskan islands the Ketchikan district of the islands of
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H7ISTUR EDDITUR: About three hundred tM yeers ago the celebrated ritur, dramatst k9q3y5j and newspaper man, Wilyum Shakespear Wa4AW began to forrish and continued in the flor
 rishing bizness till he seased to do so. In those days theere had been organnizasion of the Nasionel Board of Sensurship and Wyum succeeded in getting by the authorities with pretty ruff stuff, which he handed down to posterrity ovver- looking the importent point of resurving his moson picture rites
 Early in his career Wilyum got in bad with the Methodists by injecting into of his plays few chose words and uther forrain mattur, which shocked the hybrows in the best more srces to such extint that his plays for long time drag the market By sitting up lait at nte and working Sundays Wilyum rote quite lot of stuff and held the long dstense record in this respect until Mrs Afabet Southwurth came to bat and maid him look like piker. His plays did not strike popular cord to mense with. but he into the home stretch with loud splash. During his lifetime Wilyum was not looked upon specially much punllns, but aftur he passed away he becum gratur hit than a reformed the prohbision. ticket for the Legislature.
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Consoling Thought

From the Washington S:r.
 thought you were going to com plain about last months bill for light T
 No' replied MT Chuggins. I'm ro- ing to sit quiet and be thankful thai I don't have to burn gasoline to see by.'
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UP AND DOWN BROADWAY--By Allen Griffin Johnson

EW YORK, May 2O.-(Special.)
 Firstly, not one visitor in hum dred is favorably impressed with
 New York as a home city, pro-
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ORDOvA is the copper center of Alaska. It is the terminus of the Copper River and North
 western railroad, which winds its way up the Copper River valley
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and the Public Service Commission, and
the central purchase department bill.
Several Of these were introduced by
Senator Elon X. Brown as the result
his committees investigation of the
rity's flna n
The pay AS YOU go policy WAS op.
posed for the reason that the board be-
lieves that the Board of Estimate will
in some years find II impossible to
carry out its provisions Of writing into
tho budset the required sum for public
Improvement. and hat its enactment
into law will embarrass the city n
place a very heavy burden OF the tax.
payers. Changing the date for the pay
,nent Of taxes. in the opinion OF many
tax experts. will bring no relief COM
mensurate with the cost TO the tax
payer.
The water meter bill, SAYS the board,
gives too great authority to the Water
Commissioner. II thinks the functions
prescribed should remain with the Board
Of Aldermen. and that the bill Ia faulty
in other details. placing no restraint
upon water users in multifa mily houses.
II sees no saving in the plant and
structures bill. but rather AN enlarge.
ment OF the province and patronage OF
the Bridge Commissioner.
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THE Hoyuest peninsula, In Lake
Mahopac, the pretty body OF
water in the bosom Of the hills
of Putnam county. just over the
WoGtchester county line, has been bought
by leo Bugg for development as "a fine
hummer home colony. The p~romontory
% one Of the prettiest strips Of property
In the north country. Held for many
yeap b. the Hoguets against all sorts of
Inducements from visitors TO Lake Ma.
hopac it's summer attractions. the
Hoguets were loathe tn sell until now.
Mr.. Bugs has bought the stretch OF
water front under the name Of the Ma
hOpac Point Corporation and has already
decided on a comprehensive plan for
making the peninsula an attractive ha-
ven for home seekers. The property ex-
tends about half a mile into the lake and
10 heavily wooded. having been pro-
tected by the long tenure of the Hoguets.
who took great delight in the forcst-
like appearance of their property.
Mr.. Bugg had a force Of fifty men
trimming the trees last week under the
direction Of horticultural experts. in order
that the forest Of old trees with which
the point Is covered might all DO saved
The property looks like a piece Of the
Adirondacks set down in tho lake. and
right at the railroad station. Tho points
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MODEL TRADE ZONE
AIM OF
Plans on Foot to Increase Possibilities
and Facilities of Important Gen.
trail Section
trail Section

II model business district where Mer-
chants. manufacturers. realty n n
Transportation heads will cooperate in
eliminating the unnecessary friction In
industry and commerce due TO unscien-
tifc methods and lack Of team work Is
the aim OF the Central Mercantile Asso-
citation. To realize this ideal tho sso.
citation plans . series Of conferences with
city oficials whose interest In the pro-
tect would 20 far toward bringing to
focus the plans OF the Central assOcia-
ton.
Tentative plans include a development
along industrial. residential, Transports
ton INC real estate lines. Merchants
and manufacturers have been working
with railroad n steamship officials to
assure the maximum efficiency Of the
central mercantile districts shipping ia
~cilities. which include the Chelsea docks
and the freight INT passenger service OF
many Of The largest railroads.
Tho City Planning Commission has
provided the central mercantile district
With restricted zones for residential pur-
poses, both in the Greenwich and Chel-
sea n~eighborhoods. where apartments
may be built for the 10000 workers in
the plants OF the district. by accom-
modating employees neal their places of
employment business concerns figure "A
considerable saving in energy. time and
money.
Through real estate operators it is
planned to erect in the section special
structures TO accommodate various trades
and Industries. and a constant campaign
will no conducted by the association to
INFORM business men Of the facilities OF
the section.
? The associations industrial survey re-
voals that so per cent. OF the people en-.
tering New York reach lower Manhat
tan through or near the central mercan-
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GOVERNOR CAN HELP REALTY.
yer Mills Good for Real Estatc
Need It's Sig nature

\ number of bills OF merit and value
to realty were passed by the Senate
and the Assembly, mostly in the clos
ing hours Of the session. They await
the Governors signature to make them
laws.
The Real Estate Board OF New York
thinks so we'll of these measures that
II suggests that taxpayers write to
Gov. Whitman asking him to make
them laws.
Several of the measures passed. or the
principles underlying them. have been
urged for the past two years by the
board. and were part of it's legislative
programme adopted in the fall of 1914
and in December, 1915. This applies
particularly TO the building inspection
bill. the ToIrens title bill. the bills Civ
ing the Board of Estimate control over
the expenses of the Court House board
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REALTY TRUST v
caves Old Liberty 81. Home fOs
AstOr BUILDING ONaccs.

Realty Trust. Incorporated on April
%, 1896. Ivy William Ziegler. the baking
powder man, and during all these years
located in the Realty Trust Building at
10 To - Liberty street, has taken new
quarters in the Aston House Building at
Broadway and Ncsey street, where II
moved YESTERDAY. The old Liberty street
building, said to be u century old. was
sold recently 10y the Ziegler estate 10
Barnum & Everdall. who will erect a tall
office building on the site.
The moving Of the Realty Trust from
It's first and only quarters commence
rated the twcnty-hfth Anniversary OF the
formation of the company 10y Mr.. IieS-
Ter. who had in mind when he did So the
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MAKING BROOKLYN
A GREATER HOME CITY
20 Flats and Dwellings Which
will Cost Nearly $1,000
600 Planned Last Week.

Tenement operations featured new
construction in Brooklyn last week. MI
mer!cally the three classes OF buildings
we're nearly equal. there being thirty
five tenements costing $SS6,50 thirty
five small dwellings costing s130,1oo
and thirty-three miscellaneous struc-
lures costing sS2.5o0. a total OF 1903
buildings OF an aggregate cost OF ST.
O9?. 100.
Five four story brick apartments to
cost 5000, 900 are to he built or the
south side Of Seventy-nfth street. west
Of Third avenue. by the Woltinger 4
Lasberg Building Company.
The Hoytreis Construction Company
will build three -four story brick apart
ments to cost $4,000 each on the south
side Of Parkside at the east
corner OF ST. Paul's place. FTatbush,
In the Williamsburg section the Roeb-
ling Land Company will erect a six
story brick tenement on the south side
Of South Eighth street, west Of briggs
avenue. at a cost Of $4,000 Isaac Haft
will erect a five story brick tenement
on the south side of Wilson street, west
of Lee avenue, at a cost of 5000. n
Philip Schoenfcld will build a six story
brick tenement on the north side OF
South Fourth street at 4: cost OF $4,000.
a row of ten three story brick tene-
! ments to cost $50, 900 are to be built
on the south side of SiXty-third street.
! west OF Eighteenth avenue, Bay Ridge.
by the Dean Building Company, In the
| same section, on the south side of sixty
| second street. east of Eighth avenue.
william =. Bennett will build 1--WE three
story brick tenements at a cost OF
sac. 900, and Or the north side OF Sixty
eighth street, east OF Third avenue.
Monroe Steiner a Bro. will erect four
three story brick tenements TO cost
$40. 900.
Morris Solomon will invest $4,000 In
three four story brick tenements to
occupy IA site on the south side Of Union
street, east of Schenectady avenue and
the Melville Improvement Company will
spend $4,000 TO improve the north
west corner Of Powell street and New
port avenue with two four story brick
tencments.
The block front on the south side OF
Twentieth avenue. between Seventy
sixth and Seventy-seventh streets. IL IA
be tho site of eight two story frame
dwellings to be built by the Special
Construction n Contracting Company
at a cost Of $4,000.
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relation to the mainland Ia such that
the roads ave been aid out 50 hat
there are only two entrances. which
will be closed by gates, making the
colony absolutely exclusive for the req
idents.
The old Hosuct manor house, which IL
"A fine type Of old Colonial architecture.
has been reitted into an inn. A club
house will be built on Sandy cove Point.
which will have bathing accommoda-
tons, Sandy Cove Point being the only
sandy beach on Lake Mahopac. The
clubhouse property will be owned by
the residents Of the point.
The shore front has been divided into
fifty residential plots, each of which is
a natural site for a home. Several fine
bungalows are in course Of construction
and will be ready by June. The shore
front plots have trees right down to
the water front. There are high cliffs
and the impression when on the PENN.
sula is that one IL hundreds of miles
away from civilization.
The plan Of development will be sim
liar to that which has been followed
by the Country Home League. On the
Mahopac Point property. however. care
shall he taken to hav each house de-
signed TO take advantage of the par
, tlculsr natura! beauty OF its site.
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tile district. 1t is the most highly de-
yeloped manufacturing centre of New
York. containing 30 per cent. of Mali
hattan's manufacturers in an area only
one-thirteenth OF the borough.
Every railroad line but one. the sur
vey shows, has IA freight terminal in
the central mercantile area. and the
docks of the district, occupying one
tenth Of Manhattan's frontage. rent for
more than half M%anhattan's dock reve-
nueS-$l. $50. 900 out OF $4,000. 900.
Within two sauare miles of the central
mercantile district are contained . per
cent in value OF the entire manufac-
tured product of the United states.
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RENTALS ~ TR.DE SECTIONS.

JONI, !. Kayanagh has leased a store
Mt 292 Madison avenu TO William F.
Coestcr.
The puross company has leased the
stor, at 1870 West Thirteenth street TO
n. NJ. Noe y 60. and the store az 1ia
West Twcnty-fourth street TO John ii.
Hutoff.
The Charles r Noycs Company has
leased the live upper floors Of rs Plat
street. for "A term 81 years, to the
Chemical COMPANY of America. EA-
tens.va alterations are to be made The
Noycs COMPANY has also leased the
third floor of % Warren street to Pat
rick t.gan, and the seventh floor at 40
f. Pearl street. to II. II. Fiesen.
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Attractive bargains orerei by Bsnkin. DC

Attractive bargains orerei by Bsnkln. be
pirtnteut stat. OF NV York 10 builders III
,estors and prospective hosneseekrrs a laise
number OF vacant lots ~ ',rartN Dod, NorSc-
mere, Teonia. RIdgefsld, iud 1.atrch. New
Jersey. Al ouo-hali OF former o~ nsrs prices.
Also = large uumt~r OF two tan,ily houses Al
yIudson Height. tl Nsli'. sirl Palisades Park,
New Jersey. at about u's half Of former prices,
All of the above properties are Within a fNe
,,en, i,rs 2ur. ana within thirty minutes Of
Manhattan. These properties must be sold
quickly to clos. the business Of two ctoNnora
tons now bong ltouiia,ci by the Banking De
partutst ana are offered at real sacrifice
,rl,..~ SPECIAL Inducements to contract ors aud
builders who will purchase q considerable
nunb.r OF lots. For further parthcula rs address
Hem u Ha,-h', special Deputy -Supt. 81
Banks. EAR. Banking Dept. 81 Broaiway.
S.W York CtN.