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Show MINKS AND MINING SIDE LIGHTS "Slater ." asked vt INFORMATION. MYTHOLOGY. ON Merpomene. me the road to Lazy villa It can't ha far away Where shadows linger eOwl and still And idle sunbeams play are whispering Khere mulling leave Show "why t lie n so gloomy?" "Because,' aald Calliope, who, In her capacity as the muse that preit, sided over eloquence and epic poetry, And skies are mild and blue. drift aloft. had done a hard day's work at her And placid Willi nothing else to do. desk, reading manuscripts and firing them into the waste basket. "I am op- Oh, Lazyvllle'a a dear old place; It's over Draawland way. my pressed by a foreboding thai all route's not difficult to traca labors havi- gone for naught. I shall The Upon a summer ilav. die ufterlv unknown, and my name The nodding rose thai blooms in state. The wild flowers on the hill, will perish from the earth!' Indicate. Little did she think that the most All generously The wiv to I.Hzyville. diabolical and soul destroying instru-men- i Washington Star. over devised for the purpose of torturing the ears of mankind would GRIM HUMOR. send her name screaming and tooting down the ages! Chicago Tribune cluud-hank- s Not So Bad. - Ready to Go the Limit. "I have here," said the longhaired Visitor, ' a little poem on spring," "All right," said the editor, "leave It. I'll publish it. Nothing we can do to. spring will be too cruel, after the experience we've had this year." Chicago Hecord-Herald- . LAST np. - 1 "I never do have any luck. Now a raging toothache has begun just at the moment that I was going to take my life, and the nearest dentist live9 at least three leagues from here." Poor Jiml WISH. Aunt Luelndy was in deep distress over the loss of her son Jim, and a neighbor sought to console her, say- non-payin- ing: "Don't grieve for him, Aunt Lucindy. He has gone to a land flowing with milk and honey." With a dismal countenance, the old darky replied: Jim never did like milk, an' honey always made him sick." Lippiucott's j Magazine. Discouraged. "What's the matter with Rarrtnleigh? lie looks discouraged." , "He worked for three years on what he thought was going to be a luminous poem. The critics are publishing their reviews of it under the head of 'Light verse.' " Chicago" - Smell It? "Where Is your automobile depart ment?" asked the man entering the big department store. "Follow your nose," replied the clerk near the door. Yonkers States- Doctor Have you any last wish? Patient--Ye- s, wish I had some other doctor. 1 It Makes a Difference. "Who is that large, fat, overdressed, pudgy woman in the box?" asked the - man. stranger at the theater. Sure "That? Why, that Is Mrs. Oottalot. You know she is worth about 50 mil" lions, and Uut the stranger had turned to the friend he had brought along and was "What's become of the 'living pic- 350-foo- I I half-starve- : e tures' we used to see in vaudeville shows?" "Dead." Cleveland Leader. inSalt Lake men who recently spected the coal deposits In the Teton valley, Idaho, are enthusiastic about claim that what they saw. They TOO AWFUL TO CONTEMPLATE. whisiering: there is more coal In the Teton valley "IX) you see that plump lady than the Harriman lines could burn In the box the one with the beautiful in fifty years, and if the Oregon Short clothes and the diamonds? That is Line does not build a railroad into the famous Mrs. Oottalot." Judge. the district the line will be built parties. Discouraging News. The Higginson lease has struck copYeast Dim! zulu, the Zulu chief, level, a has h graphophune with which he enper values. Qn the winze Is being sunk on the vein and tertains his guests, and also an organ the values are increasing rapidly, says of English build on which he himself perform. the C.oldfield News. A selected samstreak Crliusonbeak No wonder mission ple taken from a nineteen-incat the bottom of the winze assayed aries arts getting more scarce Yonk 30 gold, 52 ounces silver and 8 per era Statesman. cent copper. The entire face carries Told By the Face. per cent copper. Mrs. Church I met that little boy The King Edward Mining company, I who lives next to you, yesterday of which Samled Newhouse Is presicould tell he was a good little boy, b) dent, operating in the Cobalt camp, his face has $100,000 worth of ore ready for Mrs Flatbush Oh, suppose I must Lady (giving out tracts the market. This consists ol 8,000 terday was one of the days he'd confess that I cannot Imagine how sacks, of which 400 to BOO contain Sinies washed his face! Yonkers JTOB can appear in public in a costume first clavs ore, running from 1,000 to man. Ukl that. Whatever would people 2,000 ounces to the ton, and 800 to dink If I came out like that? ore aver1,000 sacks of second-clas8corn. I to Young dread l.ady really aging about 250 ounces to the ton. "So your husband lost his money u ihluk! Calumet and Hecla issues its ana race horse?" nual report for the year, Bhowiftg net "No," answered young Mrs Tot kins Made Mad by Confinement. "He lost It on an animal he thought Ilacon see a Henry S. Hrice of earnings of $11,297,390 and a surplus was a race horse." Patten, Me, claims to have found a of over $7,000,000. The sta'i'ment folAssets, cash and copper, frog in a cent ur old bedpost which he lows: His Status. notes, bills receivable, cut up. recently "Does your friend I Just met follow development fund. etc.. Egbert I suppose, when released, Insurance fund, $:::.:' 10; total, any calling?" the frog appeared to be hopping mad? "No; he calls a following. He's the $8,757,444; liabilities, draft, and Mtla Yonkers Statesman. megaphone man at the theater." payable, $1,728,502; total, $1,728,50:; Baltimore American. The Advantage. surplus, $7,028,942. The Optimist Surely it la worth J. A. Czl.ek, mine inspector She didn't Care. ..midlilug to a man to Mve In a OOttO-tr- y of Idaho, says it Is almost imposatb where he dare call his soul his to secure miners enough to work the "May I call you Mabel '' he asked at their second meeting, pretending own. mines as desired, nearly all the comThe Pessimist to be badly smitten. Well, yes, I suppose panies being short of help Mr Cziek "It you wish to; but my name Is he can get mure for It, w hen he comes states that the forces at the various Gertrude." Chicago Record Herald. to sell ItPOCk. mines are only about half Urge enough. Self Committed. The Berlin Lokal Anr.elger has reOne Indication. Mrs Cutetly - You never take m . ceived a report from German SouthDo you think that. Edith is much west Africa of the discovery near the anywhere, while your friend Simpkins in love with Hob?" is always taking his wile to the the don't think she cares a snap for coast of Luderitz bay of rich deposits of copper ore. An expedition will soon ater him.' I dare say; Mr Cutely (absently) leave I.uderitz to continue prospect "Why not?" ' I wouldn't mind taking hei myself. ing. The newly found ore lies In a saw her eating young onions waterless region. Milwaukee Sentinel. A settlement has been reached of Among Newspaper Men. the question thai was raised some Exclusive. Wright I'm working on the llugl weeks ago at Silver City and DeLamar Miss Hobbs Is your washerwoman now relative to wages of miners. The men I Penman That paer Is no good particular? dl a request that an increase of litis Mrs. she Particular' once. Sip Why, was on it 25 cents all around he made, but "Oh. Well, ii Improved after you left won't wash for anybody but the best have finally decided to continue work Kree Deti oil families' Press. sman. Yookera know!" but It, you t the old scale. 230-fo- h 1 1 t s 1 $4.",-145- ; e i FROM $10,000,000. - i HAVE EVOLVED PANDORA S BOX. Paris. Should any of the motor cars engaged in the great speed contest to take place soon on the circuit of the Seine Inferieure chance to break down while going through the little commune of Graincourt, it is probable that its cure, the Abbe Furst, will be called on to help patch them ' and I tell you you've got neigh In n to keep him at home, or I'll take a ellib to him the next time he comes over here and tramples my flower beds, and" "You dare to so much as shako your little finger nt that dog of mine and I'll knock your head off!" shouted the other man. "Who said anything about your mean that youngest boy of dog? yours." "Oh, well, that's different. I'll give him a talking to, and whip him If he bothers you any more." Judge. TO The Little Florence of Goldfield one day last week transferred to a local mill 15.000 pounds of ore that is valued at $lo per pound. The lease is producing $25,1)00 a day. The rumor of a rich strike of ore in the new shaft of tin- I. C. Mining company, near Bellevue, Idaho, has been fully confirmed. A mill is to be erected at the property at once. The Creole mine, close to the old Lincoln, in Beaver county, and which has beep shut down for nearly twenty years, ha- - taken on new life and a carload of rich ore is being taken out per week. One hundred and fifty American employees of the Arizona Copper company's smelter at Clifton, Ariz., are on strike for an increase of 50 cents a day in wages. Tbey have been get- ting $:? a day. The valu s from the Nevada Fair view rich si reak ran in gold and silver ay follows: Gold, .88 ounces; silthe second asver, 349.1 ounces: saved 1.04 ounces gold, and 798.4 ounces sliver to the ton. A Boston dispatch says buyers con- tinue to fight present copper prices and demand another concession before they will enter the market gener- ally. It would not be surprising it some of the independent producers not affiliated witii United Metals made further concessions in the hope of get ting business. The Daly West at Park City has found a new body of ore on the 1,550-folevel, while in No. 9 stope just above the 900-folevel a seven-foo- t vein has been discovered. Men have been put to work on the latter vein, after having been taken away from there two years ago, owing to apparent ground. t A contract for a tunnel has Just been let by the Nevada Hydraulic company at Tuscarora, Nev. This will do away with a long and expensive flume, expensive to build and expensive to keep in repair. Modern hydraulic machinery has been purchased, and the plant Is being rapidly put in shape for work. Amalgamated Copper has on its books the names of more individual shareholders than probably any other mining company in the world 18fi00, with average holdings of sixty-flvshares each. Ntpissing is next, with J GEN. AINSWORTH TO TAKE FIELD shares each. 90,000, averaging 134 Utah Consolidated is third, with 2,400, Formerly In Medical Corps and Has Been for 25 Years In Washington. averaging 125 shares each. One of the biggest mining deals in the history of Colorado, which has Washington. Major General Fred been pending for a year or more, is C. Alnsworth, adjutant general of the the sale of the lea'ding mines on army, in line with his widely known Quartz Hill to the Newhouse tunnel people. Upward of $5,000,000 is These properties comprise the main portion of Quartz Hill and have a combined record of more than - "He's the most pestiferous little pup In town, sir!" exclaimed the angry enormous size, wonderfully carved and polished, but empty. As the bridal party gazed in admiration upon It a soldier, arrayed in his ragged plaid, stepped forward and Most Authentic Story of Its Origin said: in Cift of Queen Elizabeth Now "Oh, king. 1 crave thy pardon for Possession of a Massa my presumption, but with thy grachusetts Family. cious permission I will add this tribute." Numberless traditions exChicago lie then cast into the great chest a ist as to the origin of the dower chest. golden ring from off his finger. " 'Tis It lias been suggested that it evolved all have." he said, simply, and be The Greek fore the Pandora's box. from king and bridal party had meaning of Pandora is "a gift," and time to recover from their astonish lone, ago the chest was called a Pantiient each soldier, poor, dora chest. with his scanty plaid wrapped close Two versions of the Pandora story about him, stepped up to the chest are extant one that the casket con- and threw into it some trinket from tained all the evils of mankind, while his own person. another version makes Pandora open Then the king arose, and as a casket containing the winged blessi- he spoke theaged of the prince and eyes ng- nt the gods, allowing them all to filled with tears: "My loyal princess esc. i ie except delusive Hope. subjects, I thank you one and all for The following beautiful little story Is, however, the most authentic origin of he dower chest When Scotland was young and legend and fact were barely distinguishable, an ancient king originated the dower chest. The beautiful daughter king's Mariadne was to wed a young 'noble, am' when the time came for the nuptials a most disastrous thing happened. The Scots, it must be remembered, at this time were a very barbarous Chest Made by Woman's Working people and constantly at war among Guild of England. themselves and with others. It happened that the king's throne was this fresh proof of thy devotion." rather unsteady at this period be- Then to Mariadne: "My daughter, cause of a powerful clan, long since richer gifts thou couldst not find extinct, that was making war on his than these from my men. Thou majesty. The day before the wedding couldst not have better or more lovthe king was attacked very suddenly ing contents for thy dower chest." With such a poetic and heroic oriand unexpectedly by this clan, and while he was victorious it was not begin it is not to be wondered at that fore the great left wing of his castle the dower chest idea still lives. was destroyed by fire and, what was Some wonderful dower chests of anstill more tragic, all the Princess tiquity are on record. The illustration accompanying this Mariadne's wedding gifts were hidden in that wing and they, too, were desarticle is of a chest made by a mem ber of the Working Woman's Guild ot troyed. But the young lord to whom MariEngland. This chest is especially-elaboratin its carving. It was made adne was betrothed was too loyal a lover to be thwarted by the loss of a for the child of one of America's richcastle full of gems, and so, cheered est girls who married a nobleman. and exalted by the king's faithful The design is armorial. Queen Elizabeth's chest, which is guards, he and Mariadne were marnow known as the "Great Willoughby ried. Then the old king said: "My daughChest," was given by that sovereign ter, and thou, my son, I most heartily to Lady Margaret Willoughby, who deplore the loss of the priceless gems was her lady in waiting and second and beautiful gifts that were thy heri- cousin, and has been handed down tage. 1 have, however, one gift re- through generations until it is now in maining, and though it is a poor dow- the possession of Theodore Raymond er for a prince's bride, it is thine." of Springfield, Mass. The chest came As he spoke the great doors were into the Raymond family by marriage thrown open and revealed a chest of with the WTilIoughbys. SAID turn. i HIS THE OLD DOWER CHEST The copper output of Utah in June was H 700,000 pounds. Interest in the new oil strike in Virgin valley, Utah, which has been made in the last fortnight, has stirred oil men in the west to much enthusiasm. The damage to the Hannipah mines, near Touopah, Nevada, by the recent fire was much less than at first reported. The damage will not exceed PRIEST A MOTOR EXPERT. Abbe Furst, of France, a Skilled Machinist and Runs a Garage. The sturdy, white bearded priest is quite a celebrity in his way, for he has charge not only of the spiritual needs of his flock, but of the bicycles and motor cars of the whole countryside into the bargain. Abbe Furst is really a remarkable man. Many years ago he used to employ his leisure moments in amateur engineering. When bicycles came into fashion he was able to manufacture one for himself, and then, still keeping abreast of the times, he actually GEN. F. C. AINSWORTH. made his own motor car. For the last in to Succeed Gen. Wood (Slated 15 years he has been doubly, indisCommand in the Philippines.) If a postpensable to the district. ambition to assume active command man's bicycle breaks down or the squire's automobile or the doctor's of troops in the field, is slated to succeed Major General Leonard Wood in motorcyclette refuse to go, it is MonThe command in the Philippines. change will be made next fall, when (Jen. Wood will return to the United States to command the department of the east. The logical officer for succession as adjutant general is Brigadier General William P. Hall, a medal of honor officer, who was ranking assistant adjutant general when the adjutant general department was merged with the military secretary's office. While no definite announcement has been made, it was understood that Major General ".lack" Weston, a department commander in the PhilipAbbe Furst Inspecting a Motor. pines, would be promoted to succeed Gen. Wood. It now appears that 060. sler Le Cure who is sent for. Times" Weston will be returned to the United are hard, especially now, for a counStates for departmental command. try parson in France, and the abbe The assignment of Gen. Alnsworth sees no harm in turning an honest to the far east will be the second time as a mechanic after confession, penny lhat an adjutant general of the army or the sacrament or administering GenHeld service. has taken Major mass. saying eral Henry M. Corbin obtained his The cure's and workshop to lieutenant general are in the "garage" promotion and vicarage courtyard of the stone through the stepping hard the is the old trees among by Philippines. If Gen. Alnsworth Is to church. In one or the other you will receive the highest office In the mil- not fail to find the Cure de Graincourt itary service to which he aspires if you have need of his services. through a combination of the general staff, the Inspector general's depart Women Paddlers. ment and the adjutant general's dePaeon say the business of They partment. It Is imperative that he the gondoliers of Venice Is being in field. in the have service active should women vaded llow'd like to by you For 25 years Gen. Alnsworth has be paddled by a woman!' been stationed in Washington. Prior Kgbert Excuse me! I was paddled to that time he was In the medical a boy. by my mother when I was corps of the army, us was (Jen lon That's all I want!" Yonkers Statesard Wood formerly. man. Day of the Epicure Gone. Nobody lives to eat, any more, and only a few obscure cranks eat to live. Most everybody eats to show off Noisy Crime. "There Is one theft which can never be accomplished 01 the quiet "What is that?" "Stealing another? thunder." "OLD ABh" Is UM Trade Murk of ttu famous CASE THHKSHKK Be has witnessed numerous victories over all oonipe'loK threshers Success always crowns the IANK. Makers of the CASE hare a far seeing. ' eagle ere." and always keep away ahead of all competitors. Sole agents for Baiu Wagons. Bed Tag Twine. 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