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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-12-08

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How long IS e since you shlvered at
a ghost story9 You have read scores
OF them In the last few years, stories
OF seances and frances. OF cross mes.
sages and spirits trying to "break
through" but did a single one have
that hair-ralslng, marrow-chilling
quality we are justified in demanding
from a real ghost storyl What is the
matter with our modern spirits, any
way? In a day when the world has
gone mad on the subject Of efficiency
why do we find our ghosts so utterly
Incompetent. SO unequal to their jobs2
Their great trouble is their lack Of
definite purpose. There Is no reason
whatever for their being, and conse-
quentIy they are insipid, puerle. UNI
Interesting things. They don't even
call themselves ghosts: they are spir-
its, much flabbier term, and the same
general debility runs through their en-
tire makeup. They have no Wills OF
their own. They wait respectfully till
they are summoned by the very NOR.
tails they ought to terrlfy. They an-
swer, like bell boys. TO the call OF
such silly devices as oulja boards.
Can you imagine a Shakespearean
ghost waiting to be summoned? Those
were specters with minds OF their
own. They appeared when it pleased
them to appear, unlimited and more
often than not undesired. You might
shout "Avaunt thee" till you were
hoarse; you might call them "foul
spirits" or any other uneomplimentary
terms you could think Of. but until
their job was done not one inch
would they bulge. The modern spirit
vanlshes If you give him half chance,
but then he only came in the first
place to oblige you. out of politeness
and wealSmindedness.- l..
Ferrand in the New York Evening Post.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-12-08
Record Horseback Rides.

There is a reliable account given Of
an Englshman, Squire Osbald-
stone, having ridden, in 1881, 200 miles
in ten hours. In doing this, however,
he rode TO horses and changed every
four miles. A wonderful test of en-
durance and pluck was the case Of
Capt. Charles Townley, another Eng
lish cavalryman, who, in 1849, rode
with dispatches from Belgrade to Con-
stantinople, 500 miles. He remained
in the saddle five days and IL hours
without rest, except on one occasion
for six hours and the time consumed
in changing to fresh horses. Twice
the horse he rode dropped under him
from exhaustion. 1t was a historic
ride, Tor upon the event Of his arriving
in Constantinople ahead OF all other
couriers hung the decision of the war,
which by his accomplishing the feat
was averted.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-12-08
Pretty Chinese Legend.

One of the prettiest legends Of Chi
nese mythology is that Of the weaver
girl and the herd leddie who are said
to be two stars in the sky.
In far off days, Jove took pity on
their loneliness and married them
They were so happy in their connu-
bal bliss-this proves the date to have
been very long ago in the days of
"once upon a time'-that they neglect
ed their tasks and were banished to
opposite sides of the Milky Way,
where they wink at each other all the
year round, but are only allowed to
cross for brief spell of happiness on
the seventh day Of the seventh moon.
On that night shy maidens place a
few sticks of incense with some sweets
and fruit on table in the inner court
yard as an Offering to the two stars,
perhaps with an unexpressed prayer
that In their own case the course Of
true love may run more smoothly than
1t did for the immortal lovers In the
sky.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-12-08
Varieties ef Smokes"

The Burmese madens do exactly
what Kipling says they do in his
"Road TO Mandalay," for they smoke
cigar ten inches long and as fat as
gOod-sized candle, and with e white
paper covering. The longest pipes
known are those used by the
natives Of the Belgian Congo. These
pipes have stems ten or twelve feet
long, with small bowls If matches
we're used to light them friend would
be needed to apply the flame, but the
native gets his light by merely thrust
Ing the bowl into his camp fire. In
Liege. in parts of Ireland, and In the
southern United Stgtes. pipe-smoking
by old women is common.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-12-08
TO BRIDGE BUILDERS
AND CONTWACTORg.

NOTICE TO BRIDGE BUILDERS
AND CONTRACTORS.
The State Of Mississippi
Lowndes County.
This is to give notice that the Board
Of Supervisors Of said County and
State viii at It's December meeting.
on Thursday the 9th day of Deem
Der, 1920, receive and open bids for
the following bridge work: Repairs
to Green T. Hill Bridge, building one
wooden bridge. on Moore's Bluff Road,
District 4, building a steel extension
to Bridge, Ottley Bottom on Wolf
Road, District !. Plans and specif-
cations on file with the Clerk Of this
Board. Each bid much be accompani-
ed by a certified check in sum equal
to 1919 Of the amount Of the bid. Sue
eeSsful contractor will be required to
keep the roadway open to the travelling
public, and to enter into bond in a sum
equal to the amount of the contract.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-12-08

1ut q Was Miguel saavedna Who Gave
the Immortal "Don ouixote"
70 the World.

That Miguel Saavedra wrote the I'M
mortal "DOn QuixOte" is not known
By many. Ask the man on the street
and be win tell you Ceryantes was
the author This Is for the reason
that his full name, Miguel de Ger
vantes saayedra, is not popularity
known.
He was born on October 8. 1871,
and the age which gave Shakespeare
TO England gave Cervahtes to Spain.
In 1880 he made an Intellectual appll-
cation TO the king for an appointment
in America, "a shelter for the poor
and a refuge for the unfortunate"
From. Seville he moved 10 Valladolld,
and tradition runs that he was imprls-
oned there as a debtor or defanlteF,
and that while In prison he commenced
writing Don Quixote,' the second part
Of which did not appear until 1915.
Three weeks before his death he
formally entered the franciscan or
der and was buried In the convent of
the nuns of Trinity, Madrid.
There are two events in the history
of Cervantes that are most remark
able: The first that, nominally though
not actually, he died on the same day
as Shakespeare-Aprl %. 16l6--the
difference in computing the calendar
causing the apparent similarity.
The second point of Importance
coupled with wonder Is that no monn-
ment was raised TO his memory till
1885, when statue of heroic pro
portions was cast in Rome and set
up. In Madrid.-Chicago Journal.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-12-08
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS AND
UNDERGRADUATES.
The State Of Mississippi,
Lowndes County.
Rnnrd of Snnervisnrs

The State Of MISSISSIPPI,
Lowndes County.
Board of Supervisors.
This is to give notice that the Board
of Supervisors Of said County and
State will at its December meeting,
on Thursday the 9th day of Deem
Der, 1920, receive and open bids for
the building Of the following bridges
in the Macon and Gilmer Road Dis
trict, in Supervisors District No. s,
bids may be submitted for either con-
crete or wood; One bridge on Evans
Road, Station 5000, 6'x4'xlS'; Three
Bridges on Mcintyre Road, 1926,
6x4xl8, Station 5000, l0'x4'x1S',
and Station 1850, 10'x3'xlS, Two
Bridges on Foote and Nichols Road,
Station 1890, 40'x5xlS', Station Sits,
40'X6X1S'. Each bid must be accom-
panied by a certified check in d sum
equal to 1919 of the. amount Of the
bid. Successful contractor will be re-
quired to keep the roadway open to
the travelling public during progress
of construction, and to enter into bond
in sum equal to the amount of the
contract. Plans and specifications on
file with the Clerk of the Board.
The Board reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
Done by order of the Board, this,
Nov 9Th, 1920.
JN0. j. RICHARDS,
Clerk.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-12-08
Armenian Languages Is Old.

The Armenian tongue, however much
II has changed In the course of cen
turtles, Is descended from the language
That Prlam and Hector spoke. The Ar
menians hail, Ike Homeric Trojans.
from Thrace. which subsequently be-
came incorporated in the Byzantine or
eastern Roman empire Erzerum, capt.
tai OF Armenia, has retained the death
less name OF Rome. II was founded In
the year 514 by Theodosius, a sebas-
tos. that IS. emperor, Of eastern Rome.
He called II TheodoslOpolIs: but Its ma
tive name Is Erzerlm. or Armenian
Rome"--Ernest r. Horrwitz In Asia
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-12-08
Land of Fire and Ice.

Geological map Of Iceland by DR..
Thoroddscn, who has spent many years
on the work, gives much Information
about one of the worlds most Won
derful islands which few visitors ev-
er see.
An example Of the strangeness Of
Iceland Is furnished by the volcano
Katla. This Is buried under immense
snow fields, but from time to time its
fires burst through the glitterlng
blanket. and then such floods are pour
ed from the melting Ice that a great
stretch of country between the volcano
and the sea Is inundated and huge
masses Of ice are carried out into the
ocean.
1t Is unsafe to cross the territory
lying between Katla and the sea. so
suddenly come the floods.
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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-12-08
NOTICE OF PROPOSAL TO ISSUE
INTEREST BEARING NOTES.
The State of Mississippi,
nundnr Cnnnt,

Inc State OF mississippi,
Lowndes County.
Board Of Supervisors.
Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Supervisors of Lowndes
County, Mississippi, propose at its
December meeting, on Wednesday the
9Th day of December, 1920, to issue
interest bearing notes, not exceeding
So interest, to the amount Of $780,
100000 for the purpose Of defraying
the expenses of the county.
Done by order Of the Board, this
9th day of November A. d., 1920.
JN0. j. RICHARDS,
11-14-3w Clerk.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-12-08

Found-The best place in Columbus
to repair shoes for less money. Col
umbus Shoe. Shop, 1877 N. Market st.
Ring 356. 12-1-tf
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-12-08

Not merely here and there, bat
everywhere, the prices are reduced az
kaufman Bros.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-12-08

The Board reserves Che right 10 reject
any and an bids.
Done by order Of The Board. this
Nov 9Th, 1920
JNO. J. RICHARDS,
Clerk.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-12-08
HabituaI Constipation Cured
IN "a To % DAVIS

"LAX-F0S WITH PEPsFN' is q Speciality
prepared Syrup Tonic-LaxativefoE hiabitual
Constipation. Il relieves promptly and
should Be taEen regularly for IA to 81 days
to induce regular action. ItStimuIates and
Regulates. Very Pleasant TO Take. Goo
per bottle.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-12-08

Fish and Oysters received daily al
u W. Shackelford's Market Phone
200.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-12-08

Shoes at Clearance Sale Prices now
at Kaufman Bros.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-12-08

January Clearance Sale Prices pre-
vail now az Kaufman Bros.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-12-11
CATH|NER|NE CONNECTS
 300 AND 400 LEVELS

Connection has been made between the 300 and 400 levels of the Cath crime and the work on that level will now be carried with greater rapidity. 1t was the bringing through of this raise that held the other work in the mine up, the connection being essen tial to further mining operations on the 400, under the rules of the mine inspection law. Now that all levels have been connected throughout with two openings the work of sinking be- low the 400 will soon be undertaken, it being the intention to go to the 700 before preparing for the big mill.
 Few mines have the showing found in the Catherine at the same level every foot of opening showing vast ore bodies. It is usual, of course, for a copper mine to have extensive low grade ore bodies, but even a copper mine would feel secure with an ore body the size and value of the Cath erine. The average of the vein, es- pecially the mill ore, is in excess of 33 feet, and more than 800 feet has been opened on the levels.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-12-11
TOM REED- AMERICAN CONNECT DEEP LEVEL

Yesterday the connection between the United American and the Tom Reed was completed, the drifts meet ing almost perfectly, the floor of the American being but a few inches be- low that of the Reed. Before reacE.- ing the connection the American again picked up it's high grade, which was lost last week, the ore havinP passed to the other wall of the vein about 40 feet from the endline. 4 crosscut is now being run to the ore close to the break and it will be pick ed up early next week and opened through it's length.
 The Tom Reed has been in ore fol a distance of over 300 feet and vnis ore continued into the east end oi the property, passing on to the Amer ican ground. It is wonderfully rich free gold showing through the mass. The picking up of the ore shoot in the American gives a length of ore body in the two mines in excess of 800 feet, the whole body being high grade mill stuff, much of it running far into the thousands of dollars. Outside of the big shoot of the Unit ed Eastern the ore body in the Reed and American is the longest shoot of ore in that section. The American had ore in the east face of the drift and drifting will probably bring to light a still greater shoot in that property.
 The fact that bears on the Los Angeles market, of which there are a plenty, are knocking the Oatman shares does not cut much of a figure, as the Oatmans are now in position to stand any and all bear raids that may be engineered against them, hav- ing the real stuff in their mines to hold the interest of shareholders and preventing the letting loose of large blocks of stocks on falling markets. ] ilC llllSC Sol poi lleiNC DoNN oI them an amortization value far in eX- cess of the selling price of their shar- es, which is the substantial basis for all shares in the markets of the world. When a rather speculative property will amortize out no bear movement can substantially touch it, and this is the case with the gold shares of this county.
 A few months ago the American was a really speculative stock, but to- day it is one of the real things of the county. It was on the predeca- tion of ore in the American that the Tom Reed drove it's 400 level to a connection with that property and picked up this potential ore body giving the shares of that corporation largely increased value. ~
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-12-11
MINING NEWS Here and Elsewhere ANsoN F. SMITH
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PIONEER DIES
 AT WINSLOW

James F. Mahcney, one of the best known of the old,ime conductors of the Santa Fe railroad, died at his
 home in Winslow last Sunday. Jim Mahoney, as he was best known, be- gan his career CT the old Atlantic and Pacific railroad, running through kingman as passenger conductor. He had q host Of friends all along the road and these friends will learn of his death with sincere regret. He leaves a wife, daughter and son to mourn his loss.
 During the territorial days he was appointed superintendent of the re- form school, then situated at Benson, and held the position under several administrations. After the advent of statehood he was relieved of the position and returned to his old home in Winsow: His daughter, Miss Wilma, is one of the office force of the Attorney General at Phoenix, and his son Desmond is employed in the home town.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-12-11
PLANNING TO REVIEW
 WHITE HILLS MINES

Senator Kent Keller, accompanied by Sherman Bagg, arrived in King man yesterday and departed this morning to White Hills, where Mir. Bagg will make an examination of mining property for the associates of Mr. Keller. MT. Bagg was with bis father, Stanley c. Bagg, at the Cath erine mine when that property was operated by the New Comstock com pany, about sixteen years ago. After leaving Mohave County he took a mining course at the University of California and has taken up mining engineering. He has many friends here who are pleased to see him again.
 Senator Keller expects soon to have matters so arranged that operations may be put under way for the devel- opment of the White Hills mines be- low the old levels, with the expecta tion of bringing in a big winner. The White Hills have an enviable record of production and with intelligent di- rection. the mines should have been
 in continuous operation for years. So far not one of the shafts hava ever reached the sulphides, although the Occident was carried down to a depth of 800 feet on the incline. Some wonderful silver ore was taken from the Norma, which to our view is the better vein of the group. This vein was worked mostly by leasers who all made nice fortunes from the sale of it's ores.
 Owing to complications out of veX atious lawsuits the mines have not been in position for leasing, but this condition is now a thing of the past and we feel sure that when the property is again opened the work will be carried along to successful conclusion. The opening of real mine in that part of the Cerbat range vii be worth while to every districs from Kingman to the Colorado river.
 Senator Keller who has been look ing after the financing and taking over of the mines believes that the property is worth while and that be- fore many months a good start may be made on the development.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-12-11
NEW WAGE SCALE
 FOR COPPER MINES

The cutting of miners wage has come. At the meeting of the Ari- zona chapter of the American Mining Congress, held at Phoenix, few days ago, it was agreed by mine operators that wages in the Globe Miami dis trict would be reduced one dollar a day from and after the first of Jan uary. This new rate is based on 2212c copper, which was the first bases of the war price wage. It is understood that there will be no fur ther reduction in the mine forces. The companies are operating on about 40f6 of the war forces, al though there, is practically no sale for copper. Developments will be car ried on to maintain the reserves, so that when copper again becomes worth while the mines will be able to produce as large as the needs re- quire.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-12-11
VISITS OLD FRIEND

Jacob Swartz passed through Kingman today to Chloride, where he will visit for some time with c. L. Hoffman of that city.
 Messrs Swartz and Hoffman have been friends of many years stand ing and as it. has been some years since they have been together, the meeting was very pleasant surprise to Mr. Hoffman.
 MT. Swartz bears the reputation of being one of the best dance violinists in the country and he will be a wei come addition to the music of this section.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-12-11
STATION ON
 THE I.X.l. $50 LEVEL

A station is being cut on the $50 level of the IXL mine, of the Dudley properties, and drifting from that level will soon be under way. This property has been equipped with cleo tric machinery and is capable of eX- tending it's workings to the 1000 foot level or lower.
 During the progress of work on this property splendid bodies of ore have been indicated, which the $50 level ought to bring to a realization. The ore in this property will give d large mill ample tonnage for year or more.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-12-11
LOOSENING THE COPPER
 STRINGS

The American Smelling and Re lining company has just sold 135,- 000,O00 pounds of copper at a price of 15c to be delivered during Decem- Der, January and February. The sale is made to clear the atmosphere and to give a chance to the other heavy producers to create a market above this selling price. Copper cannot be sold at a profit for 15c, because the wage scale is based on 26c copper and there has been no re- duction in wage since two years ago. The same company has also set the price of lead at \5c, which is very low price for that metal. Lead may be sold at about Sc to give fair profit to the miner.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-12-11
IS RAD|UN HOT STUFF SCIENTISTS SAY NO

One of the>most ridiculous scientif- ic eXpositions of the wider use of radium comes to us from London, England, scientific organization, and magazines and newspapers are giv- ing the subject wide circulation. The men promulgating the views Nof the far-reaching uses of radium are said to have stated that when the mines of pitch-blende and carnotite are worked to their full capacity enough of the, radio-activ material could> be put on the market to heat and light all the dwellings, of the country and save the nations of the world hun dreds of millions of dollars annually in coal, wood and oil that now goes to waste in light and heat.
 These fellows have taken it for granted that radium gives off won derful light, and many have been the stories told of a small bottle of the material being so luminous that dar- kened glasses would have to be used in looking at it, as you would in look ing at the sun. Now the fact is that uranium sulphate, which is about the last stage in the treatment of radium salts, does not give off a glow, ex- cept in the same way that luminout paint glows in the dark. It has no heat units ,and feels as dead and cold as mustard plaster, having a like property, that of burning if left in contact with the body. A home plas- tered with radium would feel as warm and comfortable during cold weather. as one plastered with mus tard flour.
 A few years ago a fellow over in Nevada found hot water spring and immediately gave out the report that so heavily charged was the water with radium that it's heat was ever lasting. A test of the water show ed that it had not one particle of radioactive material.
 When it is taken into considera- tion that 4,000 tons of Colorado car hottie is concentrated into an ur- anium sulphate that will only fill a vial an inch long and not as large around as an ordinary lead pencil.' some knowledge of the cost of this material may be gained. This small particle of the salts would be worth over $12,0OO and shows only a slight glow in the dark. The material from which this uranium is taken is found over certain section of Col orado and Utah, and so far no large quantity of it has been found. Pitch blende, which is usually the richer ore, is found only in scattered lots over a number of the mining states. Even Europe has been unable to get enough of the material to fill their medical wants, although intensive search has been made for it. It must not be taken that the uranium oxides, carnotite or pitchblende can be had anywhere, but on the contrary search is being made throughout the west for a deposit that will be rich enough and extensive neough to provide the necessities of the government.
 And when you read some of the ex- positions of the socalled scientists see that they are we'll salted before taken.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-12-11
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of ARTHUR JACKSON Me
 MILAN, deceased.

Estate of ARTHUR JACkSON Me
 MILAN, deceased.
 Notice is hereby given by the un- dersigned, James Milford McMillan administrator of the estate of Arthur Jackson McMillan deceased, to the creditors of and all persons having claims against the said deceased, to exhibit them, with the necessary vouchers, within four months after the first publication of this notice to the said James Milford McMillan at Chloride, Arizona, the same being the place for the transaction of the bus mess of said estate, in said Countts of Mohave.
 JAMES MILFORD MCMILLAN, Administrator of the estate of
 Arthur Jackson McMillan,
 Deceased. Dated at Chloride this 9th day of
 December, 1920. First insertion Dec. Il. Last insertion Jan. s.