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GREAT ACTIVITY NOTED IN SCORES OF MINES Properties Purchased for Development in Prom ising Camps MORE PRODUCERS , ARK EXPECTED Fresh News of Great Strikes In Goldfield— Arizona Pros pectors Are Busy • A correspondent of The Herald writes as follows regarding Beatty, Nev.: Well, of all the camps around I think Beatty Is the best, cleanest and has better mines. The Llge Harris mine has Just made a big strike. The men have opened a ledgo that assays $1800 to the ton. It Is about two miles east of Beatty. In the Shoshone mine, the richest mine the world has ever known, ig;,/a. tunnel In eighty feet and the ore assays $500 to the ton. Mr. Montgomery, the owner, r man worth between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000, Is building a hotel; also an office building. "I have bought some property here. All the. freight has to be hauled from Las Vegas, a distance of 120 miles. The railroad people will start to build here in about thirty days." X.Ray Group Sold During last week the sale of the in terest of S. J. Spare and G. O. Law rence in the X-Ray group of claims at Searchlight was completed and W. C. Price secures an interest In the Pom pell ./Ulnlng company. He has exam ined the property, and as he Is an ex pert: mining man he will take personal charge of the property and cause it to become another producer in the Search light district. Higgins Examines Mines Thomas Higgins of Los Angeles Is in Blsbee, Ariz., to confer with stock holders of the Higgins Development company. 1 Higgins has passed several days looking over the ground of the company. It is known that recently prominent Michigan mining men have signified a willingness to get behind the Higgins Development and put up suffi cient money to continue the exploration work. Should their advances be ac cepted.plans include the placing of Mr. Higgins at the head of the company. Mr. Higgins will be in Bisbee for sev eral days. Before he leaves there will be a final conference, at which a definite conclusion will be reached. A gentle man familiar with the present situa tion, but ,npt speaking authoritatively, has said. that In his opinion the nego tiations pending would not be attended with 'success. ■ iv'v :' : i . Great. Empire Ore 'judge W. H. Fuller and Secretary Dexter of the Empire Mining company, which is owned by Los Angeles stock holders, has been informed that in an old abandoned shaft half way up the mountain side on the group at Search light, from which, years ago Johnny Flynn, the .original locater of the prop erty, extracted much of the rich ore which he run through his crude arastra there is a monster cropping, and In the 'center of this E. B. Scott had a single shot fired recently. This' shot broke arid loosened many tons of ore. That is, free gold showing in almost every piece, and all of it horning long yellow strings. It is estimated that the shot broke sufficient ore for a creditable mill run. ., Further, up the.mountan side ths winze shaft in the main tunnel is down seventy feet. The ore at this depth is^ mostly of a sulphide nature. Nu-' merous samples have been taken dur ing the progress of the work which have assayed from $10 .to $1000 a ton. The general average of the ore is high grade. I '. - Z f l?L?x& Son,ra Mines Bought In t Los Angeles the details have been completed for the development of the Mexican state of Sonora inaugurated by B. H. Harriman and his associates In, the Southern Pacific and Col. W. C. Greert, the copper magnate.' Epes Ran dolph, representing the Southern Pa cific magnate, has taken over the lartra holdings of F. A. Hartmann and La Dura Mining company of this city In Sonora. The deal is the largest of its kind carried to completion here in some time. The price paid is said upon good authority to have been in the neighborhood of $1,000,000. i The prop erties-purchased are La Dura groups of, mines at La Dura, near the head of the Yaqul river, one of the richest properties in one of the richest min ing sections in the world, arid undevel oped coal fields at Pllares. The deal was negotiated by Rich ardson brothers of this city,, who own big Interests in the country to be trans- v versed by the railroad, which will be built from the Arizona line southward thrpugh the great mining region of Sierra Madre In Sonora 'and down £he YaquJ river valley to Guaymaß to unite with an extension/which Is to run from that point south through Sihaloa to Guadalajara. . ' Desert Mines ' Popular In an interesting article about the mines on the desert the icivorslcie Enterprise says that since the comple tion of. the San Pedro, Lou Angelc>B and Salt Lake railroad there .has been a great revival of mining operation* in the New York mountains, ■ situated 1 \n,., the ' northeastern portion [of San Bernardino county close to the- Nevada line. Were this district located on the other side, thousands would doubtless lie rushing to It as they are flocking to'tßullfrog and Ooldfleld, for here have been | made strikes fully as good at many of those over which people have been running; wild In the Sftgebrush state. The rllatrtet has long been known us one pos»e«slng large bodies of flnt gold nnd copper ore, theie not, however, having been of sufficiently high gra,l«» to pay for the long haul necessary before the building of the Salt Lako railroad. A number of companies took up claims and developed, them In a small way so as to show their worth, and, while keeping quiet about a num ber of rlrh strikes, secured additional properties until now, that the railroad Is finished and the Iron horse skirts, the base of the mountain range giving a ready and easy outlet for ore, they have thn Keater part of the best mineral lnnd taken up. Although the extension of the Santa Fe from Manvel to Ivan pah gave an Impetus to development, and attracted attention to the district, It Is only now that Its worth Is begln nlng*to be fully realized. ■ ■-. ;:'■;; Among the several lioa Angeles com panies in the district Is the Desert Mining and Reduction company which recently struck a ledge of seventy feet, select Famples from which assay thou sands of dollars to the ton. .Average assays go $20 gold and 720 pounds of copper to the ton. ThG width of the ledge Is phenomenal and assays high. Magnesite Is Found Another valuable find on . this com panyls property Is that of large bodies of mica and magnesite, the latter be ing found at a depth of forty feet on property which was being developed for the former. Magnesite Is a rich find for a mining and smelting com pany. As a result of recent strikes there Is considerable talk of the erection of mills, smelters and other Improvements In the near future. The district la so situated that its trade of all kinds is practically certain to come to Los An geles, and its development Is another evidence of the fact that in Southern California there is one of the world's mineral belts that is bound to contri bute millions to the city's wealth. Ore can be readily shipped to the smelter, which is soon to reopen at Needles, at $1 a ton. There is also an abundance of water and timber in the mountains. Development In Orange A ten-mule team has left Bakersfleld for the Silverado mining district, twen ty miles east of Orange. The mules will be used for hauling ore from the old Dunlap mine to El Modena or Orange for shipment. The mine is owned by the Bourland Mine and Milling com pany. The ore is crushed and sam pled at the mine, where it is sacked for haulmg 1 to the depot. From eight to ten men are employed In the develop ment of the properties. The one aver ages about $200 per ton in gold and sil ver, and according to reports the mine is improving with 'development. Searchlight Improving The Parallel Gold Mining company has placed an order In Los Angeles for a fifteen horse power gasoline hoisting engine and several cars of lumber and other supplies, to be shipped at once to Searchlight for installing it in its mines. A contract for the work has been let to T. D. Fourney of Los An geles. ..;,, The company has now fifteen claims in the heart of Searchlight. A survey is. now being made preparatory to ob taining patent. The main shaft is down 165 feet a,nd sinking is to be resumed. This property, together with the Cyrus Noble and Santa Fe groups, which ad join it, has produced over $100,000, all from development within 200 feet of the surface. Development Is going on in the Saz erac group, owned by Carl Anderson and A. M. Jones of Los Angeles, and F. D. Howells, jr., of Monrovia. The prop erty .is located at Dupont. Thirty-two feet of work has been done on a drift at the. 100-foot level, during which the vein has widened from one to three feet. The ore greatly resembles that of the famous Quartette, and is improving all the time. The famous Duplex property contin ues to hold up Its great record. On the 300-foot level the high average of $17 a ton, struck some months ago, Is being steadily sustained, and now in another part, an enormous body of al tered porphyry twenty feet In width has been uncovered assaying $47.54 and $52.60 at four feet from the surface. Will Start Mill 'A new mill will be started within about two weeks at Juniper camp, twenty miles from Searchlight. At the Chlquita mine at this point there are now 600 tons of ore on the dump await ing the completion of the mill. This mine has a main shaft down 230 feet, and the main ore shoot has been proved for 300 feet. The'veln Is two and one half feet wide, with free milling oro averaging $35 a ton. A thirty-foot shttft has also been sunk on what la believed to be another and distinct ore shoot. Here eight Inches of ore has been found assaying $150 a ton, and five feet that shows $20. The Juniper has a shaft down 100 feet. The vein that started at six inches Is now. reported to be twenty feet wide, with ore running $25 to $400. More Bullfrog Gold Telegrams from Bait Lake City state that the first shipment of forty tons cf ore from the Montgomery Shoshone mine at Ilullfrog netted $2300 per ton, and not $500, as originally stated. De velopment work on the property is be ing carried on night and day. Up to this time the manager! of the property have continued the tunnel cross-cutting the ledge, until they are seventy feet In the ore. without any Indication of a Cornwall and with the values increas ing at every step. The tunnel now shows the vein to be bigger and richer than the sanguine expected. The upper tunnel on th« Peery Montgomery Mou\i tuln Mining . company's mine has reach«d a distance of thirty-eight feet, LOS ANOELE9 HERALD: MONDAY MORNING, MAY aa, 1905. •.nd the lower tunnel In in #l«ht«en fe«t. Both m« being pushed us rapidly aa possible with three shifts. The best mining talent Is a unit that th« fiho «hone ledge will be encountered on the Peery property within thirty day«. The Wl«con«ln mine at I,Ma, thirty mllp« south of Ooldfleld, hn« been sold to the Wisconsin. Mining and Smelting company, composed, of W. H.'Hall- of Run Francisco, August Stein of tildn, Francis L. Hurton, a prominent attor ney of Ooldflsld, and ft syndicate of eautern and California capitalists. Tha consideration wag $300,000. Th« plans of the purchasers Include the construc tion of a smelting plant at a, cost of $250,000. The Wisconsin Is an old mine that has been for years' productive of rich ore, although operated In the crudest fashion. It contains a vast re serve of high-grade shipping ore. Tule Gold Fields The gold fever In the tule section, says the Yuba City (Cal.) Independent, seems not to be abating. Tho interest tn the rich finds seems to have tnksn on new life. Last week a number of mining promoters and drillers vlsiteJ the section.' The Erkenbrecher syndi cate of Los Angeles sent one of their engineers, and samples are how -being taken from" the Lee ranch for this syn dicate, which has taken a bond on the property. Col. H. C. Woodrow of San Francisco, -an experienced mining man and promoter, Is on the. grounds and Is. securing options on other tract 3 of land. The presence of gold in the Sutter basin was discovered In n peculiar manner. A company of Sacramento and San Francisco parties purchased the so-called Bannon estate lands for the purpose of raising beans. In order to supply the traction engines that were used to plow the lands It was necessary to get below the surface alkali to obtain pure water for the boilers, and with this purpose in view several wells were bored to a depth of from thirty to forty feet. Gravel and sands were encountered, and, at the suggestion of Judge Shields and En gineer Nurse of the public works com mission, both of whom are largely in terested in the lands, samples of the gravel and sands were sent to, reliable assayers, who gave returns of $18 per cubic yard. It then dawned on the owners that they possessed what will possibly prove to be the richest dredge land ever discovered. — Grass Valley Union. New Gem Mines According to mining men who have returned from the peninsula Dr. Wilson and C. Johnson of the San Diego Gem company have returned from a two weeks' trip to Lower California where they examined some gem properties. They report the purchase of two good claims about twenty miles south of Campo, both yielding tourmaline' and hyacinth. Before leaving the property they put three men to work. They expect to return to the mines next week to look after the work being done. They report the existence of considerable gold in the neighborhood of the gem mines, the same being worked by Mexicans, who were taking out about two dollars per day per man. Articles of incorporation of the' Ped rara Onyx company have been filed in the county clerk's office of San Diego county. The corporation Is capitalized at $10,000. The directors and stock holders are L. A. Blochman, A. Bloch man, W. R. Ramsdell, James Wells and Sam F. Smith. The purposes for which the company, has been formed are to buy and operate onyx quarries in Lower California, and to prepare the stone for market. Legal provisions are also made for the establishment in the future of telegraph and telephone lines, water works, electric plants and rail ways. Local Men Mine A. F. Horn of Los Angeles has arrived in Douglas, Arizona, where he resided for a few months a year ago and became enamored of the mining possi bilities. He returned to Douglas to Join a party of prospectors who will leave there today for the Sierra Madre moun tains provisioned and equipped for a six months' prospecting trip. The party consists of E. H. Bachman of the Copper Queen smelter, who has been a resident of Douglas for the past two years, F. M. Hale of Chicago, an expert gold amalgamater and assaylst, Frank Watklns of Joplin, Missouri, machinist and mine promoter, and Mr. Home, who Is a mineralogist. The party will go direct from Douglas to Nacozarl by train and from that point finish their equipment of burros and start on th*lr long tramp into the Sierra Madras. A. Hattenbach of Los Angeles, a well known mining man, visited the O'Brien property, north of Phoenix, Ariz., last week. Hattenbach says the O'Brien Is a remarkable property and may become one of the big producers of Arizona. The development consists of nearly 6000 feet of underground work, consisting of tunnels, open cuts, shafts, drifts, uprises and winzes. The deep est shaft exposing the vein on its dip, Is over 600 feet. It has been estimated by prominent mining engineers who have thoroughly examined this remarkable property that there are in the vicinity of 200,000 tons of pay ore exposed to sight. Be tween four and five thousand tons of this ore has been milled showing to a certainty that when this property Is fully equipped It will be a large pro ducer of sulphide ore. Much money has been expended In getting this pro perty to Its present state of develop ment. A company has been organized to work placer ground near CJlla City. The company Is composed of Sun Francisco, Los Angeles and Yuma capitalists. These gold fields are well known to mining men in the vicinity of Yuma, having been worked on a small scale by panning for the past thirty years, during which time, as acserted, several million dollara' worth of gold oro have been extracted. They have been worked In recent years by Mexicans and Indians, who can make $1 it day panning gold, but sre now almost exhausted for working In b small way, find the new company pro poses to work thorn on such a large srale as to extract the gold at ft mini mum expense. They propose to take water from the Olla river and pipe It from a reservoir to the fields. The fall will give the water great pressure. A Los Angeles company has been or ganized to work a big tract of placer ground, about ten miles from the Colo rado river, In Yuma county. The com pany Is known as the Hold Placer Prospecting association and is plan ning to Install a large quantity of ma chinery and work the claims on an ex* tensive scale. This Is the same lo cality In which a number of Xl Paso persons have taken up claims. In Sonora, Cal., lust Monday an other payment of $25,00 was made to Joslah Phillips by the Los Angeles company for the group of mines near the Mohican, on the Tuolumne. General Mining News One of the largest mining deals in recent years has been consummated In Grass Valley, when the Erie, Dub lin Bay, McCarthy & Holland-Oliver mines were bonded by L. Douglas Sovereign of Loa Angeles, from George Malnhnrt. The amount of the bond Is 'not made public, but the purchase price is known to run up into six figures. Work on the Erie, which will first be developed, will commence be fore July 1, The company has abun dant means and will thoroughly de velop the properties. Walter Reel and Abe Miller, pros pectors, have taken out $500 from a gold pocket claim at Whlskytown. The claim was abandoned .by Its former owners. An elghteen-Inch ledge of gold bear- Ing rock has been uncovered near Sculsbyvllle, W. H. Barren has six men employed at the Parole,' near Soulsbyvllle. They are deepening the shaft and pros pecting. A vein carrying upward of $20 to the ton In free gold has been uncov ered on the Lambert ranch. The recent strike made in the Snell mine by A. M. (Bert) Dlvoll and Ray Fulcher netted the lucky miners near ly $3000. The Densmore mine, in which a rich body of ore was recently uncovered, has been bonded for $100,000, one fourth of which amount Is to be paid within a few days. A portion of Woods creek between Sonora. and Jamestown is being mined by E. J. Dougherty, L. "Valponl and T. McArdle with remarkable success. Several pans of the gravel have yielded from one to three ounces of gold and the amount of pay dirt is said to be quite extensive. A rich strike has been made at the Hardtlmes, situated In the Old Aras travllle district and owned by the Blue Bell Mining company. The East Belt, owned by the Dem ing Bros, and Thee Landers, situated in the north extension of the Gold win, made a rich strike lately. The Cherokee group of mines are nov in full blast and great prospects are expected in the near future. The New Albany people have bonded the Grizzly and operations are now be ing carried on. After the mine has been pumped dry of water and neces sary repairs made a large crew of men will be put to work. The indications for the Hardtlmes mine at Arastraville becoming a paying producer are exceedingly bright. On the first day of May a body of rich ore was uncovered sixty feet from the sur face while sinking the shaft. Since the strike was made drifting has been In progress anij the vein has Increased from one foot to thirty Inches in width. Pieces of the vein taken at random showed values ranging from $10 to $15 to the ton in free gold. The vein is between a slate hanging wall and a granite foot wall. NORTHERN ARIZONA ' MINES ARE ACTIVE Turkey Creek a Favored Section. Large Mines are Sold for Development One of the richest mining sections in Ynvapal county is found about twenty miles southeast of Prescott in what is known aa the .Turkey creek district. Recent reports from that section indi cate a season of activity. Preparations are being made on some of the larger properties for more extensive and sys tematic development, while numerous prospects are being opened which show good Indications of developing Into pay ing mines. . ' . . Among the leading' properties of the district is the French Lily group of four claims on which about 800 feet of development has been done by shafts and drifts. At present development Is being pushed on a new tunnel that was started recently. The tunnel Is In about thirty-flve feet and the ledge which it is following nhows some very rich ore carrying gold, silver and copper in pay- Ing quantities. Davis & Mayer are thi owners of the property and are carry- Ing on the development. Bodle to Resume Preparations are being made at the Bodie mine to begin active develop ment In a short time. The Bodle is one of the pioneer properties of Yavapal county, Its ore having been hauled In early days many miles to smelters to be used aa flux. The property is owned by Stuckey & Lane of San FranclßCO, who purchased from Spence & Thomp son about a' year ago. Mr. Stuckey had tt bonded at one time and opened a large body of galena, which turned him a handsome profit. The principal development Is a shaft 400 feet, but the owners propose to open further by means of drifts and cross cuts on the main ledge. Big Copper Proposition Much has been said about the Rain bow group of claims near Turkey sta tion, in the Turkey creek district. Judg ing from the reports of experienced miners who have examined the proper ty, it Is undoubtedly a copper proposl tlon of vast rtlmen«k>ns. For a dis tance of nearly 600 feet In width the ore yields reiiirns of 2 per cent copper near the. surface. It U thought, and the limited amount of development done proves, that the value Increases with depth. The owners, Campbell, Nellls A Smith of Ohio, are trying to place th? property with a compans* that has means to develop In the % extenslve man ner It demands. Bradshaw Properties Borne of the richest gold producers In Arizona are located In the nradnhaw mountains, near Prencott. Among th? foremost producer*) of that section Is the Lincoln group, owned by Charles J. Oeorge of Los Angeles and asso ciates. Mr. .Oedrge left for Los An geles recently, having been at the Lln 'coln property for a month superintend ing the billldlng of a wagon road from Crown King to the' Lincoln mine, a dis tance of two and one-half miles. The road wns difficult to build, owing to thf; rough formation, and cost In the neigh borhood of $3500. However, It will bn the means of saving a great deal of ex pense to the company In the way of affording better facilities for supplied and machinery for the mine and mill. The five stamp mill at the Lincoln mine will be started about May 25, and there Is sufficient high grade ore block ed out to keep It running steadily for several years to come. A larger en gine was Installed at the mill recently, which .will furnish more power and en able the mill to handle its full capacity of ore dnllyv Some additional machin ery has also been put In, consisting of the new improved Frue vanner and a full equipment of Wifley tables. Plans are now being outlined by the owners for the inßtallation of ten additional stamps, making it a fifteen stamp mill. The showing of ore In the mine fully Justifies such enlargement, i A force of about thirty-flve men Id employed at the mine blocking and taking out ore which averages something ,over $30 per ton. The ore bodies are from four to five feet In width and all tests show them to be continuous. Poland-American Mill The new mill recently completed by the Poland-American company, will be stayted m a short time and kept busy during the coming season handling the ore. from the numerous claims owned by the company. The new plant, which covers a space 70x84, has a capacity of 100 tons • dally, and the company has sufficient ore on the dumps to keep the mill running steadily at Us full capac- The mill Is modern In every respect and built of first class material, every thing that went into its construction being the best. Its battery consists of four improved Nisson stamps and two Improved rolls for the soft ore. The handling of the ore Is all done by grav ity Incurring very little expense. Chas. J. George Is one of the leading owners In this property also. Bonnie Changes Hands The McCoy brothers, have disposed of their Interests 'in the Bonnie mine, on Lynx creek, twelve miles east of Pres cott, Arizona, to F. E. Evans of New York, and John Teaze of Brooklyn, who arrived recently to take possession of the property. New officers and di rectors have been elected and plans formulated for more extensive develop ment. An up-to-date reduction plant will, be erected soon and the Bonnie ores treated on the ground. A large amount of the ore has been treated during the past year at the Val Verdo smelter with satisfactory results. The development of this property consists of a double compartment shaft over 200 feet deep, a drift from the 100-foot level running south on the main ledge for a distance of 500 feet, a 70-foot winze and several hundred feet In cross cuts. The ore is gold bearing quartz carry ing considerable hematite, and also copper, lead and silver. The ore body is between four and five feet in width and is continuous. HORSE AND MEN RESCUE HER 300-Pound Woman Falls Into Well and Is Saved With Difficulty Special f> The Herald. NORRISTOWN, Pa., May 21.— With the assistance of four men and a horse, Mrs. Selva Muncher, who weighs nearly 300 pounds, was saved from drowning here. Mrs. Muncher resides on .the River road. While she was pumping water for the cattle the floor over the well gave way and she dropped Into eight feet of water. A rope was suspended over the side of the wall and she clung to it to keep her above water. The woman's cries attracted the at tention of Frank Williams. Calling three other men and securing a horse, Williams dropped a noose over the wo man's head and under her arms, and then, with a long, strong pull she was dragged to safety. Mrs. Muncher was in the water nearly an hour andewas almost exhausted. INVENTS AN AUTO TO RUN ON THE ICE Novel Machine Will Be Used to Travel on the Rivers In Alaska Special to The HamM. TACOMA, May 21.— An Ice automobile Intended for hauling passengers and freight on the Yukon and other north ern rivers, has been Invented by David Shand of Stewart City. The machine consists of double sleighs propelled by a steam engine of one and one-half horse power, heated by coal oil. - The power is converted Into motive force by applying It to two rotating shafts lying parallel to the beds of the sleighs. At tached to two wheels are large rotary spiral blades extending one foot on each side of the cylinder. The blades cut Into the loe and thereby fore.) the ma chine forward. CHRISTMAS CUBTOMB There are many superstitions and curious customs connected with' the coming of Christmas. It Is believed In some parts of Wurope 'that on Christmas eve oxen kneel in honor of ...The Oldest Savings BanK... 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A writer relates a story of a far mer's servant who did not believe that the cattle could speak, and to make sure, he hid In his master's stable on Christmas eve and listened. When the clock struck twelve he was sur prised at what he heard. "We shall have hard work to do this day week," said one horse. "Yes; the farmer's servant Is heavy," answered the other horse. "And the way to the church yard Is long and steep," said the first. The servant was burled that day week. From Howlson's "Sketches of Upper Canada," we learn "that on one moonlit Christmas eve he saw an Indian creeping cautiously through the woods. In response to an Inquiry, he said, 'Me watch to see deer kneel. Christmas night all deer kneel and look up to Great Spirit.' " In Belgium, young girls taking a candle to the wells at midnight see the faces of their future husbands. A light extinguished on the table at the Christmas feast foreshadowed the death of one guest. Christmas in France, Belgium. Italy and Spain Is celebrated chiefly by the church. Although marked in the cal endar as a Jour de fete, the festivi ties are deferred to New Year's day. However, all Roman Catholics regard It as a solemn feast of the church, and after Easter as the most impor tant in the calendar. The Interiors of the churches are beautifully dec orated; and on Christmas eve. the mid night mass is one of the most attrac tive spectacles in these countries. In the United States the anniversary of the birth of Jesus Is honored with solemn worship as well as social Joy. In the large cities, the poor are pro vided with food and fuel and the homeless are fed and clothed.—Ma dame. Typhoid Fever Typhoid fever is known to lurk in water and milk more than in any other media which man takes into his stom ach, if these can be purged of the germs of the v terrible disease mankind has received a great benefaction. The average city of the size of Nashville has not less than forty deaths per month from typhoid fever. A disease that will eat up 500 useful lives in a year In a city of this size Is deserving all the thought medical science can give It.. It Is claimed by a writer in the De cember number of the Century, Gilbert 11. Orosvenor, that topper, when placed In the proper proportion In drinking wuter, will destroy , the typhoid bac teria. Credit for the discovery is given to Dr. O. T. Moore of the United States sanitary service, Washington. Mr. Grosvenor says: "It was with considerable uncertainty that Dr. Moore attempted, In answer to the appeal to a city In the middle west whose water had become Infected with typhoid, to sterilize Its reservoir with the copper sulphate. Hut the dose— l part copper to 100,000 pariß wa ter—proved as effective as In hia tanks and checked the threatened - epidemic. Though so extraordinarily fatal to the germs; the amount of copper used was •so little that when dissolved In ' the i reservoir It was colorless and could nut 9 Did Too Read what January Jones had to say in Sunday's Herald T Call and Tulß It Ov»r ....with..- Ladede BroKerage Co. Solta J37. Hsllman Buildlni. Ji Kiss of Gold Booklet about Gold Mining as an linlim- try; opportunity for investment. Free upon request. Southwestern Securities Co. Entrance, SO3 11. \V. Hellman HiilMlng, Los Anm'lfH. l'hone Home 2098. be discerned by the most sensitive tast er. Other large reservoirs have been, cleared of typhoid germs In the same way so that we can assert positively^ that hereafter people living in towna| and cities can be protected from the scourge of disease Infected water by, the copper treatment. The cost of tha; treatment is ridiculously small. •' * •; Among the cities that have already, profited by the discovery are Elmlra and Cambridge, N. V.; Butte, Mont.;;, Baltimore, Md., and Winchester, Ky.: "Inexperienced persons are warne<l| against the use of copper lv water."-" Exchange. The Gentle Cynic Trust to luck— lf you want to go hungry. It's hard to bo a "good fellow" and a model huiband too. ■ ■ The lew a man has to fay, the greater la his reputation for wisdom. A floating debt is a poor thing to keep a mini's haad above water. It'a a aure sign that a man la growing- old when he begin* to tell you that he feel* aa young aa ho ever did. . ! It doean't take a headntrong fellow to butt In. Charity begins at home, but reform begins with our neighbors. The trouble with an Idle rumor Is that It Is olwaya so industrious. The winds of adversity have caused many a love match to flicker out. I We can forget halt wo hear and not low much. , Idleness kills more people than work. An Idea sometimes strikes a man yrhtn he Is down. Home v"l'l'i have a lot of good In them, but the trcuble Is tiny don't let It out. An optimist Is a man who Is married and glad of It. Love Is a thing that people write novels and plays about. , A Jealous woman Is almost as bad aa on* that Isn't. Sumo people who marry In haste repent at leisure, and soma repent Immediately. It Adam hadn't liked apples what a, differ ent sort of a world this would be. If a woman can only inspire envy she feels that she hasn't llve.l in vain. It's a poor rule that won't work our way. The mlviH'iitH of woman's rights often finds that a woman's left. Every man would probably be satUfled with his lot if It wasn't for some other fel low's. The man who looks down on his neighbors should take a tumble to himself. Lots of fellowa deserve to get a lift— by the back of the neclc and the seat of the trousers. Advloo should be labeled: ' "Handle with care." The worst thtnst about an Ideal Is that there Isn't any suoh thing. ■ . The chronic kicker at least varlts tbe mo notony of life." * *-«»H' ji-i*u^*i»»™H»*>s*sissjWi Lying about - your ■ ane won't ■ prolong your life, -v ' «■» ' i i ■niiSl»|s^nsVsWs(s7sim>'>t' Many a man wlu has. been carried away by his own enthusiasm has buna obliged to. walk ll(wJli , i-|asM«sMs|rtßSs#BßHsi(s»s^afcSstlß»sS