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The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1894-03-24
THE GREAT PACIFIC.
The Advantage o. Circ.u S Hing on nm Area
OF Water 50 Vast.

The Advantages o. Circ,u S Hing OF m Area
OF Wafer So Vast.
Tho Pacific u tie great c:ea1 of Il
planet. In cofnpi rison with it the
north Atlantic Is Il mere strait anl tie
Indian ocean nothing more than III, lub-
merged bench OF y cangerie4oi drowned
islands. Along the line Of 20 degrees
south latitude the width ct TIC Plci fic is
1875 degrees of longitude. over ono-third
OF the circumference of the globe. Bs-
tween it and the south polar continent
nothing in~.arvclcs. Its northern ex-
tremity was probably ut ono time round
G off by tue county which Is now di-
,ided between Alaska and Siberia.
When tho glacial masses moved to the
pole, the polar current Glove its way
through Behrjng stiaits and i~nterposed
Behring sea between the IIci1e and
the polar ocean.
1t presents every form of ocean gcog-
raphy. At the two cxtrelnities it is shall
low. There is n bench running along
the Aleutian islands into the guilt of
Alaska which comes within 100 fathoms
of the surface. with occasional holes so
deep that no apparatus can find the bot
tom and be recovered without breaking
the wire. and there is u corresponding
bench in the southwest portion of the
sea west of the meridian of 1870 degrees
where 100 fathoms Is also the average.
Between this last bench and the latitude
of 88 degrees north there is n range of
submarine rocky mountains with steep
cliffs and sharp descents. Three or four
distinct mountain ridges with from two
to three miles of water between them
have been counted between the Ha-
waiian Islands and Australia.
On the Pacific can be found every va
riety of temperature and meteorology.
Out OF Behring sea pours the icy chr
rent which cools II shore in summer;
from the equator flow summer currents
warmer than the Atlantic gulf stream,
while the current which sweeps around
the south cape of Tasmania bears ON its
bosom the longest icebergs ever seen.
Az its mime indicates, 1t is a pacific
ocean, swept Ivy gentle trade winds, but
the most terrible typhoons described in
meteorological records have varied the
chronicles of its placid surface.
On u sea Of such extent circle sailing
must lecoine a matter of moment. The
Canadian steamers. sailing from Yolro-
hama i'll IS degrees to Victoria in 40 de-
grecs, cross the meridian of 100 degrees
in 81 degrees, having covered 1900
miles On the voyage, while tho Pacific
Mail steamers. sailing by what appears
on the map to be the straight line, have
to cover 4, 100 miles between San Fran
cisco and Yokohama. Assuming the
vessels to be equal in speed and to steam
at the usual rate of scagoing steamers
on the Pacific. the Canadian line enjoys
al advantage of about 80 hours owe
the American lines. This is reduced al
most to nothing when Il ships puruse
the northern course and take the advan-
tago of circle sailing.-San Francisco
Call.
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No Use.

1.-THE toughest experience I ever had
in my life" said a solicitor of life insur-
ance recently, twas with an iron manu-
facturer in Troy.
II had been informed that he was a
hard customer, but a wealthy man, and
one who had, carelessly neglected to pro-
vide himself with insurance, and 80 l re-
solved to tackle him.
upon entering his Office and explain
ing the nature of my business, l was sur
prised at his greeting. 1t was friendly,
even cordial. Life insurance. said he.
We'll, now, that's a subject that inter.
ests me-. Come with me to the shop.
I've got to go there, and you can tell me
all about the superiority of your COM
pany over all others
"Then he took up his hat and babe me
follow him. AS we went out of the office
l noticed u smile on the faces of all the
clerks, and though l didn't understand
it l smiled in return, for thought pos
sibly they knew my errand and were
co~ngratulating me on my success.
"The proprietor walked hurriedly, and
l after him, until at last he flung open a
door. 1t was the machine shop. The
din was terrible. A thousand hammers,
l think, were all at work beating iron at
once. Involuntary l put my hands to
my ears.
Looking at my man, | saw his lips
move, and lowering my hands l just man.
aged to catch his words. shouted above
the d~eafening racket, Now. tell me all
about it'll
"He smiled sardonically as he said
this, and l could have murdered him. 1t
was impossible to utter a word distinct
ly. and SO ! went right out. 1t was a
darn mean trick. "-Albany Express.
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The opens" of Famous Authors.


A French chroniclei has collected
some very curious statistics OF D subject
that has interest even outside Paris. He
was anxious to know how several select
ed great men furnished what we should
call their dens. what he calls their
workrooins. To gain access to all the
rooms was not easy. but fortur ately
many of them were photographed, and
30 the evidence was complete. The
chronicler's leaning was evidently to-
ward men of letters. and his results are.
on the whole, surprising. Daudet's
study was severe in its simplicity, the
furniture the scantiest and the plainest.
That of Dumas had a few pictures on
the wall, small panel pictures, and ON
his table q sphinx in bronze. Cop
pee, the poet, has his books in ex-
traordinary disorder. and his appliances
for tobacco abundant and we'll filled.
Pierre Lott has his workshop fitted up
like an eastern bazaar De Goncourt's
10 itch In curious books and bindings
Sardon's is absolutely plain and very
untidy; lola Q craInmed with bric-a-
brac; Massenet's austere and empty-a
notebook. . thermometer. and a water
bottle: Mcilhac's crowded with books,
reviews and journals. and by the hearth
rug two armchairs. one for the master
of the house, the other for his friend
and collaboration. Halevy. both of a size
and impartiaily comfortable. West
minister Gazette.
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Strange Things Happen.

Mrs. Bingo-You haven't an extra
latch key, have you, my dear?
Bingo (fumbling in his pocket)-No,
only one. That's very strange.
Mrs. Bingo-What isa
Bingo-Why, last night when l cam
home l could have sworn that l had two
of them in my hand.-Brooklyn Life.
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Young Wife-I want to buy q sealskin
cap for my husband.
Hatter-What size does he wear?
Young Wife, declare l forgot to find
Quit know the size of collar he wears,
though. It's 10. He'd want about size
IL or 20 for acap. wouldn't he?-Chicago
Tribune.
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Sure Enough.

Waiting Man lat the ticket oficeeI
was here before a half dozen others
whom you have served.
Ticket Seller-T've heard you grum-
bling this five minutes. / guess you
must be q crank.
w. M.-WeIl, If Tn a crank, l think
you should give me a turn.-New York
Press,
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A Lesson In Grammar.

n LoHsOh In
Visitor-Tommy. l wish to ask you q
few questions in grammar.
Tommy-Yes, sir,
IF | give you the sentence, The pupil
loves his teacher what is that%:'
"Sarcasm."-Texas Siftings.
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~Agent--Wouldn't you like to have a
burglar alarm put in your house?
Mr.. Bliuks-Don't need it. I've got q
wife.-New York Weekly.
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Kitty-Tom is down south this winter,
and he has just sent me the loveliest lit
tie alligator you ever saw.
Ada-How are You going to keep him9
Kitty don't know. but I've put him
In Florida water until ! hear from Tom.-
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A Horrible Example,

Mother-Little Willie Mugg's nose
turns up terribly.
Little Johnny-He's been taking cod
liver oil q good deal longer than / have.
Good News.
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Advice.

Afable Friend-Ah, Mr.. Grumpsey.
I hope / see you we'll.
Grumpsey--If you don't. you had bet
ter consult an oculist. -Philadelphia
Record.
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Are You Going East?

If so, why not combine
speed and safety with
comfort! In travelling,
yonr convenience is well
looked after by the great
Rio Grande Western Rail-
way. See that your tick
cts read via that road,
which offers choice OF
three distinct routes and
the most magnificent
railroad scenery in the
world. Send 25 cents to
j. I'll. Bennett, Salt Lake
City, for copy of the beau
tiful illustrated book,
"Utah, a Peep Into the
Mountain Walled treas
nry of the Gods
The Washington times., 1894-05-15

deed, he was so sorry that became sorry for
him. and began to think tina. he wasn't SO
bad after all. That night retired about IL
O'Clock, and just rs l was on the point of fall
ing asleep 1 heard what l, thought was a
cricket, or rather death watch knocking on
the heavy wall OF masonry against which my
bed stood. 1 could hear the faint knocking
of the bug, but not being superstitious. paid
little attention to 1t and went to sleep.
"Once or twice during the night I rolled
over uneasily and fancied could hear that
death watch still plugging away. just before
daybreak heard it again, and made up my
mind to make little investigation in the
morning and see what manner OF insect a
''death watch was, anyhow. At o'clock a
knock on my door wakened me for breakfast.
and at first I thought the death watch must
have found hammer and changed his base
Of operation, but when had my eyes fully
opened I answered the knock and heard the
caller patter along down the hail to another
door, As lay in bed enjoying for moment or
The Washington times., 1894-05-15
HISTORY MADE BY LUCK.
Many Notable Events Have Occurred B,
cause OF Trivial Happenings.

| Many Notable Events Have Occurred Be.
cause OF Trivial Happenings.
DR.. Lafferty, of New Orleans. recently de-
livered lecture on Lees Lack of Luck, u
says the Times-Democra'. The doctor told
how two English snobs at a restaurant In
Paris by their sneers drove Murat out OF ser
vice as waiter, and through this accident
Murat became marshal OF France and King
of Naples. Samples of lucky accidents were
numerous in ancient and modern history, and
| there were also many examples that went to
show how manv of the ancents believed in
good luck or good fortune. Napoleon had
lost Waterloo through the mere accident of
bringing on an attack Of sick headace through
eating onion and lamb against the advice of
his physician.
In 1866 quarrel between Conkling and
Blaine decided the Presidency OF the United
States many years afterward, when Blaine
ran against Cleveland.
Abraham Lincoln. after being member OF
Congress, desired to secure q cierkship in
Washington, but he was defeated by Justin
Butterfield. He was disappointed. but had
he not been defeated he would have spent his
life in obscurity instead of becoming Presi-
dent of the United States.
Oliver Cromwell was once on board ship
bound for America. but he was taken back
by a constable, and the result was that he be-
came one of the greatest men England ever
knew.
Ulysses Grant would not have been a mill
tary man had it not been that his riyal for
West Point cadetship had been found to have
six toes on each foot instead OF five.
The great silver mine. the '.Silver King"
had been discovered by the lucky accident of
prospector throwing a piece of rock at a
lazy mule,
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the line, and my headquarters was in a town
OF about 1,500 people, which was a sort of a
station also for big mining country in the
mountains, and it was tough place, tell
you. had my room at the tavern, the land
lord OF which twas one of the smoothest vii
lians you ever saw. He could speak English
quite well and had the confidence of all the
telegraph people except myself. and somehow
/ suspected him from the very first
''After l had been working there about
month We had big sensation in the shape Of
the abduction Of an Englishman, who owned
one of the biggest mines in the mountains.
and he was held for ransom. The brigands
wanted S50,000 for him. and the authorities
did all they could to catch the band or rescue
the prisoner, but without avail. They couldn't
find hide nor hair of robber or Englishman.
but the demand for ransom still stood. I'd
been along down the line for q week, and
when 1 came back to my town never saw
man in such a pitiable state OF grief over any
piece Of deviltry as that landlord was. In
The Washington times., 1894-05-15
NEW YORK BUFFET,
2 4O5 TENTH STREET NORTHWEST. smo

two the pain OF having to get up. heard nv
death watch again. this time in the wall near
my head, and began to listen.
''Tick. tick it went, then several ticks;
but could not see any sign Of bug or insect.
Tick, tick, tick, TICK it went again.
slower and faster and faster and slower,
irregularly thought at first, but In a mo-
ment or two as l became accustomed to it I
discovered it was not irregular.
Then all at once sat bolt upright in bed,
with my ears almost standing straight out
from my head. and the next minute / had
laid the side of my face flat against the wall.
I think my heart must have ticked ten times
to that others ticking once as pressed nv
ear tight against the wall. and then almost
yelled at my discovery. but second thought
came and kept still.
Tick, tick, tick, tickety, tickety, tick,
tick. went tine noise, and read thetelegraph
signals.
Help they said; help, for Gods sake.
am the prisoner they are holding for ransom,
The Washington times., 1894-05-15
Preferred Cooking.

1t is a curious fact that success is some.
times won by those who have no enthusiasm
for the profession they follow. Fanny Kem-
BILE was by no means fond of acting, and
would gladly have left the stage earlier had
not circumstances bound her there.
A brilliant young violinist played one day
for Mrs. Gladstone, and the latter said to
her:
rs there anything you care more for than
your Stradivarius?''
The young lady colored a little. 1.-THE yio-
lin is not an absorbing passion with me-" she
replied. modestly.
perhaps you have artistic talent2" the
hostess suggested.
Indeed, 1 have not" was the honest re-
sponse. But. Mrs. Gladstone. 1 love TO
cook. I really believe 1 could make chef if
had the opportunity to practice"
The Washington times., 1894-05-15
SPOKE FROM THE GALLERY
Crank Cherry Harangued Congress on
the Coxey Bills.
HE TELLS OF WRATH TO COME
But Is Nevertheless Unceremoniously Hustled
OF to Lookup to Mediate More Thor
oughly on His Remarks-A well-known
Character in This City.

There was an orator in Congress yesterday
whose speech came trife unannounced
and who interrupted the usual rules of debate
by talking on Coxey resolutions when othel
legislation was under consideration.
''AIr. Speaker! Mr.. Speaker" broke in a
sturdy negro from the House gallery, while
District bill was being discussed; "Mr.
Speaker, unless the Coxey bills are passed by
the 22d instant, this Capitol and the Treasury
and the White House will be struck by
thunder and lightning. Almighty God has
told me So"
The man was about to proceed, when
Speaker Crisp, in a stern voice, ordered the
doorkeepers in the gallery to eject the dis
turber.
Doorkeeper Bowen started to eject the In
truder. The latter offered no serious resist
aDce to being removed. He, however, fell
against the seat as Bowen grasped him and
hustled him off, and fell again on reaching
the corridor outside. He was taken down
stairs and placed in q temporary lookup.
On his way down stairs he said that God
had commanded him TO make this and one
more speech. The next one was to be at the
White House. after which he would be ready
to die.
The doorkeepers in the House lobby adjoin-
ing Speaker Crisp's room recognized the man
as suspicious caller early in the day. He
asked TO see Speaker Crisp, and then to go on
the floor OF the House. Both requests were
denied, after which he went to the gallery.
When questioned he gave his name as
Matthew A. Cherry and his residence as
Fourteenth and Boundary streets. His oceu-
patton he said was that OF u blacksmith. He
announced himself to be servant OF the
Lord" and said he was moved to take the
step he did while lying in bed last night.
Once before, while living in Hogansville,
Ga. he was moved in a similar manner, and
proceeded in the streets Q; that village to
read four chapters from the Bible He
was ruthlessly dealt with, however, to his
great personal discontinue. He is about 40
years OF age, tall, and athletic in build.
Later in the day he was taken from the
Capitol and lodged in a police station, pend
ing examination as 10 his mental condition.
Cherry is q well-known character about
Washington. and IS the owner OF the remark
able combination four wheel vehicle which
is often seen going up and down Pennsylva-
MIA avenue at night. He propels this with his
feet and carries passengers or packages, as
the case may be. The machine is a contri-
vance of his own, and is OF a rather remarkable
build. He has long been regarded as an ec-
centric character. but is perfectly harmless.
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"'They are going to stop at nv house, ex-
claimed the landlord cheerfully, and must
go to prepare for them.'
''He hurried away and waited for the Of
ficers. In few minutes had told my story,
and in q very few more minutes they had hu--
ried back to their company, and was on tie
tavern steps with the landlord when the whole
body came up. The landlord was all bows
and smiles, and the officers came up smiling
themselves. In two minutes more they had
seized him and quietly, so as to cause no
alarm, We took him to my room and I tele-
graphed to the prisoner to know how to get
into his pen. He gave me directions as he
best could and after difficult search, as the
landlord swore he knew nothing and could
tell nothing. we found our man In a little
room with heavy wall all about II and no
sign of a window. II was a pen built for such
purpose and was hiding place for the
landlords friends. the brigands, as We after
ward learned.
ITO make q long story Short" concluded
The Washington times., 1894-05-15
DIED.

BYRNE-on May 1s, 1891, at 20 a. m, FRANCIS
JEROME, youngest child OF Margaret and the
late James Byrne, aged II years
Funeral from residence, 30s Virginia avenue
southeast to-day at 230 o'clock, and thence to
st Peters church. philadelphia and Richmond,
Va, papers please copy)
COBOURN-On May a. 1894, at !. 10 q. m, JAMES,
beloved son Of Charles and Martha Cobourn in
the 2ith year of his age.
Funeral from his late residence. 2a06 Seventh
street northwest Services at Gurley chapel
Wednesday at p m Friends and relatives are
respectfully invited 10 attend
CROGAN-On Monday morning, May IL 1884, at
4s2 New Jersey avenue northwest JOHN g.
CROGAS
Funeral services from chapel OF j. William
Lee, undertaken, on WEDNESDAY afternoon at
o'clock. Relatives and friends respectfully in
yited to attend Interment at G1enwood
DAWSON Sunday, May I3, 1894, at 905 a m,
of tubercular meningitis, HERBERT STANLEY,
son of George Hewlett and Hattie A Davis,
aged years and months
Funeral private, at 2. 20 p. IN. to-day.
OFARRELL-Entered into rest on Whitsunday,
May l3 1891, at l.30 o'clock p. IN, at the resi-
dence of her son-in-law, Mr. William Burke.
JULIA A, relict OF Israel OFarrell aged SO
years
Funeral at the Church of the Incarnation to-
day at o'clock. Friends are respectfully in
vited TO attend Interment private.
SULLIvAN-At Providence hospital, on Sunday
May lS 1894, at $50 o'clock a. m, TIMOTHY A.
SULLIVAN.
TALBOT-on Sunday, May 1s, 1894, E A. TALBOT
son-in-law of Mrs. b. Roseberry, aged thirty
six years.
Funeral services at J. W Lees, 3a2 PennsyIva-
mia avenue, this morning at 10 o'clock Relatives
and friends respectfully invited
'T1LPS-on Saturday. May 12, 1894, at Philadel-
phia, Pa, CHARLES TILPs, aged 32 years
Relatives and friends respectfully invited to
attend his funeral from chapel of J. William
Lee. undertaken, 332 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest, this afternoon at o'clock
vANDERWERKEN-Su on May L. 1894,
at her residence in Alexandria county, Va,
JANE. widow OF the late Gilbert Vanderwerken,
aged 20 years
Funeral services at house on Wednesday, May
16, at II o'clock a. m Interment at Oak Hill
cemetery, p m.
WATSoN-on May 13, 1S94, at 73o a. m, SAMUEL
WINFIELD, infant son of Samuel w. and Lydia
Powell Watson, aged l year, month, and
days
Funeral will take place from the residence of
his parents, 1l50 Twenty-first street, to-day at
330 p IN. Relatives and friends respectfully in
vited to attend
WEBSTER-on Sunday, May 10. 1894, JOSEPH
WEBSTER, beloved husband of Martha E. Web
ster.
Funeral will take place from Second Baptist
church, Third street, between II and l streets
northwest, at 3 O'Clock to-day. Friends and rela-
tives respectfully invited
WHARTON Sunday, May I3, 1894, at 10 a m
ROBERT N, beloved husband of Jenny Whary,
in the 56th year Of his age.
Funeral to-day at p m from his late resi-
dence, 1a5 street northeast Friends invited
Baltimore American plesse copy)
WoRRELL-on Saturday, May 12, 1884, at 1920
p m, BENJAMIN r. WoRRELL, aged 81 years
Funeral services will be held at 430 D. m to-
day at his late residence, 1000 street north
west.
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p F0I0qraphiG Tick.
BY W. J. LAMPToN.l

when was young man." remarked the
Traveller. sitting by the hotel stove one night,
Il was for about five years a telegraph oper-
ator, and ii was the making of my fortune. "
Nobody ever heard of telegraph oper-
ater getting rich, !" interrupted young man
who was getting $50 month as a clicker at
the railroad station.
''Indirectly they may" said the traveller.
though possibly not quite as did. To go on
with my story. When was 25 I was sent
down in Mexico with lot of other operators
to handle the tickers for new line they were
building there. ] had charge Of a section OF
The Washington times., 1894-05-15
COAL AND WOOD.

the traveller, 1--WE got our man out, and Q
more gratifled one you never saw. He told
me he bad learned telegraphy for pastime,
and when he was boxed up In there !, oc-
Cured to him that possibly somebody might
be beyond the wall who knew the signs and
that all the time he was not sleeping he had
been repeating that message on each side OF
the room, and had been doing so ever since
the first day Of his capture, for tine robbers
had put him IN there the first night He felt
safe in doing 1t, because he knew nobody
knew the signs but the Americans who were
in that vicinity as operators, and it was on
the chance OF catching one Of them he had
done it. As l said. he was the most grateful
man you ever saw. and after rewarding all
the soldiers literally he gave me position
that let me get out OF the country with half
million dollars In seven years.
''What became Of the landlord?' inquired
the hotel clerk.
''Shot the next morning at daybseak. -
Detroit Ere ress.
The Washington times., 1894-05-15
These Taste Well

Tomato soup may be made especially good
by the addition of n few slices of orange Just
before serving.
Scraps OF cold turkey that can be used in
no other way can be made into savory hash.
Served on nice brown toast. turkey hash is a
delicious lunch dish.
point from continental cook is to Law
venison for twenty-four hours before cooking
in white wine vinegar or ordinary Rhine wine
"a treatment that is said to much improve
its flavor.
Cold boiled potatoes sliced, placed in milk
with ham or bacon. The gravy may be thick
ened with cornstarch and enriched with
butter.