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Telegram-herald., 1890-04-11

! ;. O.. BkREY. ? KITTY STEPHENSON
g. l. A. wAsNER. 4. JENNY scHLEsINGER
s. n. G.. WHITE.
rfy companies. Frederick Catlin, OF
New York, is manager Of the tourna-
ment. and the Judges are Walter Z.
Phillips. OF the United Press Editor
Thomas K TaltaVall. OF the Electric
Age; George II. Usher, OF the Postal
Telegraph Company; Edwin +. Howell.
oncial tester OF the Western MON, and
ex-Presidens George &. Holbrook, OF the
Teiegraphers' Club. c. W. Price IS 10
be starter and W. J. Johnston timer.
4 J. Hutchinson. an Old-time operator,
will act as Master OF Ceremonies.
There will be three distinct classes in
the tournament, the Hrst being open
for all with three prizes OF SlO0, so and
and $50. the second also open for all,
barring those operators who have made
a better record than eleven minutes,
with shrss prizes OF ss5, SIS and $50.
The tbird is thu ladies' class, free for
a.. with prices Of 500, $40 and $50.
very interesting feature will be Al
"OId Timers Class" open to those who
were 10 tho service prior to 1895, and IN
which ~ill be two prizes. so and $40.
Although the entries closed few
days ago. Manager Caslin continues 70
receive applications from different
States and some even from Canada He
has, however, 40 power TO reopen the
l.s-s.
10 aR1 been decided a. the outset 20
gve each contestant 500 words 90 trans
nit, the copy IN every case being iden-
t.caL bat the large number OF entries
made this impracticsble. Last week,
Hon. Chagucey Depew was rec uested
90 write or select 350 words 20 be used
during she contest His sudden ds-
parture far Florida msy possibly inter
fere VITA this arrangement in which
event Manager Cltlin viii himself Sc
let the matter 20 be used. The copy
vii be printed in Sins IN double
loaded BREWER type and each contes
tans viii receive separate slip an
other being handed TO the Judges and
the timer only one operator Will be
tried a. q time "A each class. There
will be tour operating tables on the
platform In Hsrdman Hall. Fifth
avenue and Nineteenth street. and the
competitors will DO seated so that ths
audience can see their fingers manipu
lasing she keys The instruments x
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-11
1. wALrER P. rHILLIPs. 2. FEED cATLIS.

1. WALTEb Z. PHILLIPS. = FRIED CAIi4lN.
3. THos- l. TALTAvALL-
a class. z. NJ. Barton, president OF the
Derten Electric Com pany of Chicago
and New York. and James Merrinhem,
general superintendent OF the Southern
Division OF the Western Union, could
have been included however. \ prize
for these ancient and distinguished old
timers was suggested by Mr. Bunnell,
who, as the competitors are all rich and
fond OF a good dinner. believed the
winner of the go-as-you-please would
have been most suitably rewarded by a
consignment of sugar-cured hams, with
the compliments Of the boys
Among the finest OF the oldtime
operators are Electrical Engineer A. S.
Brown and General Superintendent c.
A. Tinker. who came into prominence
during the great strike. l believe
Brown could very nearly hold his own
with the best cracks OF the younger gen.
Grafton
The pioneer lady operator is Mrs. T.
T. Smith. formerly Miss Emma Hun
ter. wEo first sat at the key in 1852.
she is quite an elderly lady now, and
lives at Westchester. Mass.
Il is expected that all previous rec
ords will DO broken in tho coming
tournament In 1855 Robson won the
championship with a Morse instrument
and Victor key. with score OF 500
words in ION. SIS. and +. III. Kihm
third in i0m. sSs- Although Kihm was
speedier than Gibson by few seconds,
the lattsrs work was slightly better.
The 500 words then used contained
9. 3S4 Morse characters, I5 periods and Z
commas. a total OF >. SOS characters. or
an average OF $50 characters to the
minute rapidity almOss inconceiv-
able. when contrssted with the 30-werd
gate OF the cracks Of dozen years ago.
and which. "a Mr.. Phillips one OF the
Judges has computed. Is equal 70
nineteen movements % the hand per
second an achievement that places The
piano gymnastics Of Thalberg Won
Bul0w Rubenstein and D'Albers decid-
edlv In the shade. g. n SANDIsoN.
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-11
sTORY O a 81.
The Origin and vlcis-itudes % Relic -
BTzone Period.

BTzone Period.
On ton Of the little hotel a. Elnore. a
snail village north of this city. IS =
bell with a peculiar and interesting his
tory. writes St. Louis Globe-Democras
correspondent from FindlsT. o. Il -
the property q r. p Day. the pro-
prietor of the house. who takes pride n
recitinz the origin and subsequent trib-
ulati0ns - this relic - a h7Tone period-
In 1852 Jarvis Spafo71 built tavern in
perrTsbs.rE. once the site cf old Fort
MeiFs, o. The war ~ 1872 taue. In those
DAYS a hotel vas not con pIers without
= bell swunr on the TOP 20 call The
ruesss to their uesls Bell foanGries
were no- 80 plentf1l III those times. hus
after considerable inquiry Mr.. SpsFo-i
heard of = mar in Der>it Vho cast
bells.
Detroi& tben II the Ter-iror7 q Mish-
s-an. VS. cutie q remote Doint. az dis
tsnre Vas tten calsllatei. bat sraT,rd
had IS hs~e bell. and he arslIv a6e
hss way thither 70 hare fe csss TIE
L., -4-aa As ts-zs 49, Eas - szAass-
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-11
DOTS AND DAsHES.

ccminz NasioEzl Tslegrzphic roCr-
Eaz-s1E Il AsE YORK CRY.
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-11
THIRTY YEARS SICK.

] was very sick 81 years. had dropsy all over my
body c9u not s.cep or ll "a - (; = as icit
a choking seas Ton ana would have q 81 a. 40
hours .t time. aud a.,-t sI.lr IlOtA- FAss ~ $
from bowels were partly 81 llci Also # a 'lb.irs
taTer inches spv "a navel that come Gut as d.
nay thum when | eOagl-d or had nal pan
there .lsB rulng Ia my stomach ana soli WAFER
cough very bad. long Il hkri AM IRE ,i % - -
SD ri rcat and trouble with my heart aud terri
Bile pain DeOW iaY ueart ana rheu kf'S =. 30
tresi ment with Dr. :. Clay Todd - E0nrOe-st..
room (. = and Rapids, Mic b.. Oct. 5, $50. =
hav- been getting better ever since and am nos
very much neftcr YER RS tt-f fra p -. 1
treatment. Dec. 10. l.s- PiEfER kkUlIH JF.
Drcnthe Dtla&a County Il en-.
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-11
LITERARY sRgviriEs

EDwAED BEtLAAY Ia araEaati1ns
.sIeokisg Backward
MAEY J. hoLAEs. the novelist. 70
oeiyea royalties o. seventy Thousand
oopses Of her books s0a6 II lss9-
.sTHE Biography ana Letters Of Sarah
BsrnhardL 1879, by AZ cid And veil
knona military or3oef. Is soon = appear
l. Paris.
.-Gxs" IS the nom &c plume under
which the Countess &c Msrtel. the niece
o. Mirabezu- writes Ter spirited and
dashing novels
AFUND VI over SIS. 900 has been raised
FOR ne benefit OF the widow and ehil-
dren q Phiip Il. Nelch, the hu1orisL
aho died about yesr ago.
SrASIKg's book VII Do translated in
70 French, German, Italian, Czech,
Swedish and Spanish, and Will bs pub
lished IN the several countries sim
ultaneOusly-
RIDEk HAGGARD has created as the
central figure Of his new story, Zulu
King, for whom he chooses the unregal
name Of Charcoal, possibly because
the name suits his complexion.
DE-. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES read
number Of his poems to the students OF
Boston University the other day. His
selections included the Last Leaf,
Dorothy Q" and The Chambered
Nautilus.
LORD TENSYsos has been tempted into
print TO deny the report that the scene"
Of his poem OF "Locksley Hall" was laid
in Lincolnshire. He had no particular
hall in view when he wrote the poem,
which has become world-famous.
JULES VERNE is said 10 be at work on
his seventy-fourth novel. He is not an
old man, but was made cripple four
years ago by sad accident: a nephew
staying with him became violently in
sane all of a sudden. and attacked the
novelist with a pistol. The famous
story-teller is a Pole by birth.
EMuIE ZoLA's next book win be called
Money, and will deal with the Paris
Exchange and the many wild specula-
tions which have worldwide celeb
brity He will follow IL with another
novel called: ''The Broak Down." de-
scriptive of the fall of the second En-
pire and the Franco-Cernan war.
THE number of books published in
this country last year was less by over
six hundred than during 1883. In the
departments of fiction and Law, how
ever, there was an increase in 1889 over
tho previous year In England also
there was decrease CT over five hun
dred in the number OF books published
In 1889 IS compared with those Of 16SS.
THE names of Dickens and Thacke-
ray pair as naturally in onos mind as
do those Of Pope and Dryden or of
Schiller and Goethe. Yet IL is not gen
orally known that Thaclzeray first met
Dickens where the former proposed to
become the illustrator Of his earliest
book, proposition which was, presum-
ably, declined, as Cruikshank was the
artist who materialized Boz's keen
humor
HERE is an odd extract from the Edin,
burgh Review of 1854: "Mr. Browning,
in truth, moro nearly resembles the
American writer's Emerson, Wendell
! Holmes and Bigclow, than at any poe
of our country. Tried by the standards
which have hitherto been supposed <
uphold the force and beauty of the En-
glish tongue and of English literature
, we should desire to find in them. We
do not believe that they viii survive
, except as a curiosity and puzzle"
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-11
DIR. =. CLAY TODD,

once and Disptnsary Room l. lmmen Block, IS
Monr0e-st., Grand Rapids Mich.
Cures Deafness Noises IA the Hca1 Cstarra,
bTonclltls hhcumatlSn, Nervous Debility, / q
pOtencr Barrenness aad diseases re.altng fro n
eSriy iEdiscretl0ns and eNcosses OF mi hood. aal
diseases OF the Unaary orr tns. Blood. So ntcl,
Lungs. kye aud Bar. Fits. OF Sores. beichin Z.
Dyspepsia. Nerve. spine. Liver, Kidney. hea
Diseases shcrtness ot Breath. Back Of n al.
small OF Back. AL diseases OF women "a chu1rea.
aud ali chrOnis diseases.
0ntce hours a. m 10 D. m Consult ~ - free.
and no charge for services untu cured. Modlcin =
sent everywhere Make u call II possible. DirS5
lions IA all languages
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-11
RnEUMATIsM ALWAYS CUsED.

Erxrox. O.. May Is. 1870 all
whom IN may coacer1 j he coy
eertifV That / was aniicte1 Tor ,
years with disease " iie up
Joint. during which { tme s'ti-
fered the most * crstistins pain
with butyery .lrtle iutermission.
from the Joint II followed tue
direction of the bone. destroy
ing ltto within about , Inches
of the knee. when it discharged
from half u pint 10 n pint 81
matter day. small pieces 81
bone coming away from ime 20
time. tried ali the physiciscf
that ] could hear oi tLN 4
thought would be nkely 10 benz
NJ me ] then tried patcnt mco.
icineS, nnimeufs. aud sslvesI
and derived 20 beneht. but con
fipuec 10 lose strength. flgal y
hearing of the success OF Dr. =.
Clay Todd IN the treatment u
such diseases. and being stray.
lv persuaded by Mr. s. 9 Nc
Xiftv. father OF j. d. McNitiy.
"a give him a trial. ] placed Hf-
self under his troztqeni. an ]
am happy 10 say that graou< =
N improved. gsiniflx stroG Eth.
the pain lesyiuS ne, the sores
being Htireiy healed. snd my
limb. which was s~ellec g. neAf
ly double the nAturs s lr, -
sumed fhe natural shSp sue
feeling within six week lfht.
1 WAS 81 wears OF age when
cured. would be pleased 20
answer letters, from The ~
Nirfrd HANseN keFr.
# Room 4. Grand karlas, q en-.
ld ali Diseases Of the JOINTS.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-05-03

In commenting upon piece Of injustice about
to be abolished in Brooklyn, New York, the Tri-
bune says;
Men teachers have been paid their salary while
absent through Illness, but female teachers have
been locked. The Teachers Committee has voted
to put an end to this sort of thing, and Of course
the Board of Education will adopt their report.
The wonder always is, as one after another of
these inequalities that beset the industrial path Of
woman is removed, that it could exist so long and
even down into our own enlightened age.
The 0put yourself in her place. doctrine, il
put into practice the world over, would be pro-
ductive of greater revolution than the world has
ever witnessed. This is no greater injustice than
the paving of larger salaries to men than is paid
to women for the same grade of work The theory
is often advanced that men fit themselves by
special course of study for a line Of work which
they expect to follow, and women adopt work only
as means Of support In other days this may
have been true, but not SO now. Many young
girl, seeing the need of becoming selfsupporting,
has fitted herself as completely as man would
for her chosen life-work. Now the cry is chang
ing and she is told that she is unsexng herself
that she is out Of her sphere
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-05-03
LITTLE ROCK, ARK, SATURDAY. MAY 3, $780,

NOUS assault, one man who has been indicted for
bribery, four professional gamblers, five men who
formerly kept gambling houses or solves, . four
liquor dealers, three men who were formerly pugil-
lists, four former Coughs" six members Of the
Tweed gang, seventeen office-holders and two city
contractors This is the brood that controls New
York's politics and fattens on the spoils of New
York's offices. On the actions of this pesteutial
gang depend the result of national elections Yet
the United States claims to be free naton.'
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-05-03

MISS ELIZABETH BBLAND, the young woman who
made circuit of the globe for the Cosmopoliton
Magazine, is New Orleans girl, and began her
literary career on the staff of the Times Democrat.
She is much beloved by the people of her native
city, and during recent visit at her old home was
given grand ovation by the woman club Of that
city. Miss Bisland is prominent member Of the
Cosmopolitan editorial staff
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-05-03

Mr.. CHRIsToPHER Manner is the newly appointed
head OF the internal revenue office Of Chicago.
MIR. Manner has recently announced his intention
of discharging all The women employees, on the
ground that government offices exist for the beno-
fit of voters and that women having no political
influence have no right to positions therein. One
can readily imagine the woman who has never
given any attention to the subject of enfranchse-
ment of the sex, rising to this occasion and say
ing, every well; if we can't keep the positions
without voting then let US yote' and forthwith
she joins the ranks of the suffrage women.
The Womans Club of Chicago has taken IT,
matter in hand and has prepared a petition an
appointed committee to carry it to Presiden
Harrison.
In this petition the club protest against this So
called "principle" which Mr.. Manner lays down
respecting the employment Of women under the
the government, and asks for executive action on
the same from Washington.
Mr.. Manners course is little severe on the fe-
male employees who are thrown out, but the reason
he gives for his action throws new light upon the
rocky road to suffrage, which will materially assist
the reform movement.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-05-03
Vol. Ill. 10.

quent familiarity with business forms and pro-
cesses' should bring forth new class Of recruits
for the criminal army
Really, the women Of America owe Mr.. Dana
vote of thanks for his late discoveries in their be-
half, but there seems to have been a serious mis-
take made in Mr. Dana's early education He.
appears not yet to have learned the little primary
lesson that Zone swallow does not make q
Spring"
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-05-03

III mothers don't like the style of amusements
down town, why don't they keep their sons at
home in the evening" This was the best argu-
ment gentleman could think Of in a discussion, a
few evenings since, upon the low grade of enter
tainments set to begue our youths from the paths
OF rectltude. No one seemed able to tell just why
the mothers don't do So but they don't. Per-
haps it is because the fathers go down town in
the evening, and it is so very natural for son to
follow in the footsteps of bis father. The son
says, 'Father goes why may not II" The lad
is right. Why? The outside world is mans
world, and why should he keep his world so I'M
clean that mothers dare not let their sons venture
out into it after dark, lest they become defled.
Why indeed.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-05-03
$1.OO Per Year.
BACKLOG DREAMS.

Above the glowing embers
hear the backlog sing
The music it remembers
Or some remembered Spring;
Back to the branch forsaken
Return the jocund choir,
And in the chimney waken
melody of fire.
The sparks red blossoms gisten
And flash their glances brief
AT me who lean and listen
And dream hear leaf
On some May morning sunny,
Low lisping in the tree,-
Or, lin his haunt of honey,
bloom enamoured bee
Or, tits the soft wind blowing
Its sweetness from the SOUTH
A fragrant kiss bestowing
Upon the roses mouth;
And ere the spell is broken,
Or darkness DER it slips,
l see the scarlet token
OF love upon her lips.
Without, the wind Is bitter,
The snowflakes fill the night
Within the embers glitter
And gild the room with light;
And in the fireplace cleaning
The backlog sings away,
And mingles all my dreaming
With birds, and blooms, and May
Frank Dempster Sherman in May scribner
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-05-03

THE United States Supreme CoeEs has decided
that State prohibition laws cannot prevent the I'm
portation of liquor; it says the same rule would
also prevent the Importation of sugar from other.
States.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-05-03

AT the regular monthly meeting Of the School
Board, held last Saturday evening, petition was
presented, read and acted upon, praying Congress
to give to the State, for educational purposes, the
beautiful arsenal grounds. This seems to be a
truly happy thought, and if favorably considered,
would prove a most valuable gift to the State.
There used to be an old familiar song about Uncle
Sam being rich enough to give us all farm, but
with good educational facilities, not only will far
better class of citizens be secured but the ability
to earn farm or its fair equivalent will be given
to the masses. Let our representatives in Con-
gress do all in their power to secure this bequest
to Arkansas.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-05-03

Mr.. HENRY M. STANLEY is great dscoverer
generally conceded to be the greatest discoverer
of this day and age. He discovered the Congo,
and threw on the first rays Of light received into
the heart of the dark continent Mr.. Stanley also
discovered Mr.. Livingstone, though it has not yet
been clearly demonstrated that Mr.. Livingstone
wanted to be discovered Mr.. Dana of the New
York Sun is also great dlscoyerer he has dis
covered that women are deficient in moral sense"
and have ebay" notions Of honesty, and cites
one Mrs. Lppincott, forger, as proof Of his
assertion Moreover, Mr.. Dana is prepared not
to be surprised ''if the modern introduction Of
women into the business world and their conse-
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-05-03

No-o-ol Mugwumps are upon the fence it is
true, but even from that unenvable position they
have voice in affairs, and can hop down into
either field and take hand whenever there arises
an issue in which they are especially interested.
Not so women, they still belong to that vast throng
of political nothings-the Indians, Chinese, MUIR
derers, felons, lunatics and idiots. Women are
not yet in this land Of the free, and home of the
brave" upon an equality politically, with the
vagabond. Then what can womans paper have
to do with party politics until some greatparty has
been wise enough, brave enough, just enough, to
say to woman, "Come up and help us make the
world better"
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-05-03

The New York Post makes some remarkable
statements about the government Of New York
City at present
"There is scarcely man in the list who can be
truthfully said to follow any respectable, regular
calling or legitimate business outside Of politics.
The list, however, contains one convicted muir
derer. one man who was tried for murder and
acquitted one man who has been indicted for felo-
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-05-03

The CHRONICLE has been repeatedly interviewed
in regard to its politics.
care you Republican,"
NO.
care you Democrats?"
No.
"Mugwumps"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-05-08
Wants It's Charter Renewed.

Louisville, Kentucky, dispatch of
the 9th instant says:
At the meeting Of the General
Assembly to-day, John A. Morris,
representing the Louisiana Lottery
Company, whose charter expires in
1892, submitted a proposition for it's
renewal. By the terms of the pro-
posal the Lottery Company is to pay
the State Sl2,500,OOO for the right to
maintain a lottery for period of
twenty-five years. One-third Of this
sum goes; in block to supplement the
public school fund of the State, one
third goes to the support of charit
able institutions, and the balance
goes to the ievee system of the State.
The question now is, shall the Legis-
lature submit this proposition to the
people to be voted on at the general
election in 1892? The Anti-Lottery
League has organized its work and is
prepared to wage a bitter and I'M
relenting. war against the lottery
scheme.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-05-08
though" Elliott's Trial.

There came in from Inyo county
California, on Sunday evening, fifty
ono persons en- route t. Bakersfield
to appear as witnesses in the case Of
tho State VS.. w. r. G. Elliott, for
murder, which comes up for trial to-
day. 1t is expected the case will
occupy three weeks, all Of which
means great expense to Inyo county,
an awful Inconvenience to the large
number Of persons taken away from
their occu pAtions, and tho ultimate
conviction and hanging Of Mr.. Elliott.
So Journal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-05-08
County Official Paper.
"A Flood in the Truckee.

The Immense volume Of water in
the Truckee, the like of which has
not been known for years, has caused
the water to overflow the banks at
Glendale, four miles below Reno, and
covered many Of the best ranches
with water to considerable depth,
doing great damage. The water
reached the kitchen in Henry Whist
ler's house, and he was compelled to
move his family to a neighbours. One
or two others are greatly alarmed
lost they may be forced to leave their
homes. The water has submerged
the farms Of John Kleppe, E. M
Thompson, A. j. Clark, Ross Jones,
Dan O'Conner's old place, Mrs. Bias.
deli, and has partially covered @.
Derby, Miss Crocker, and Geo. Doug
las. 1t is pretty close to those Of r.
H. Kinney and o. G. Ross. In all be-
tween 1900 and 1000 acres Of land
have been flooded, and if the river
keeps up its lick the loss to growing
crops will amount to thousands of
dollars Reno Journal
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-05-08
The Washoe Lake Victims.

The Virginia Chronicle says: "None
Of the bodies of the victims of the
drowning accident at Washoe Lake
week ago last Monday have yet
been recovered, but the lake bottom
Is still being dragged for them and
boats are searching every inch of the
surface to discover if any of them
have yet risen to the surface.
Tho lake shore was thronged
throughout Sunday by visitors from
adjacent towns. AS the lake has no
current, the failure to find the bodies
in the vicinity of the scene of the
drowning is mystifying to the search
ers for Them"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-05-08
Notice.

Bids arc now open for furnishing
ice to tho County Hospital, County
Jail and Courthouse. All bids will
DO opened on Saturday, May IL, 1890.
The board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids. b! order of the
Board of County Commissioners.
4. o. HENDERSON,
Clerk.
Dated, Ellko, Nov, May 6, 1890.