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The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1894-03-24

The great peace navies that have cost
SO much mohey appear to be catching It
all around now, when there is prospect
of any Of them being wanted for actual
use. The charges in England against
the weakness and inefficiency of the ma
val fighting outfit are menace to the
Gladstone administration. In the French
chamber of deputies NJ. Lockroy, SON
in-law of Victor Hugo. declared that the
French war vessels are inferior in speed,
number and everything else to those Of
the other nations of Europe. Much the
same statement was made in Great Brit
ain with regard to the navy of that
country, where it was said the Glad
stone government had permitted the
British navy to run down till it was far
inferior to that of France. Meantime
in America the United States govern
ment was considering the purchase
of the Ericsson torpedo boat Destroy
er. About that time the Brazilian
government came along, however, and
purchased her for service against the
rebels. When she reached Rio from
New York, she was found to be leaking
badly and was said to be utterly unfit
for fighting service. The Brazilians re-
fused to accept her. though they had
bought her. This, with the fact that
our crack gunboats, Machias and Cas-
tine, have to be cut in two and pieced
because they are topheavy. looks as
though our navy was not much better
than the rest Of tn m that are built in
time of peace. Italys is perhaps the
weakest and rottenest of all. owing to
the corruption in the state departments
Of that unhappy country.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1894-03-24
TURF TOPICS.

aluminium has fallen in price.
Hickok will start east with a strong
stable in May.
c. J. Hamlin thinks Mocking Bird will
beat 2:10 this year.
Director, 2:17, is driven daily upon the
road at Colmar, Pa.
The fastest Maine bred mare is Iona
S, 2.174, by Albrino.
Budd Doble drove the fastest trotting
mile of 1892 and 1893.
If Walter e is trained in 1894, it will
be his seventh season.
Buffalo will hang up $4,000 at its
grand circuit meeting.
There are 500 students at the Ontario
Veterinary college at Toronto.
The stallion record has been lowered
10 seconds in the past 10 years.
Goldsmith maid is said to have won
during her turf career $780,, 900.
Miss Fullerton. 2ia2, trotted 20 races
as 0-year-old and won 10 of them.
Sixty-two new names were added to
the 2:l5 list during the year just passed.
Heats in the 2:10 or better list have
been trotted or paced over sc different
tracks.
E. N. Cook. 2:26t, by Wilkie Collins,
heads the list of international winners IN
Germany.
The coat of we'll bred horse weighs
about pound and half, rather light
protection.
Two thousand dollars have been clipped
from the stud fee of Arion. He now
stands at $500.
There are II trotters and PAGERS owned
In Buffalo that have records ranging
from 2:04 to 2:15.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1894-03-24
EXCURSION TPIPS.

FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO other points in
California will be allowed purchasers OF speci-
al Midwinter Fair tickets at the following
und-trip rates:
To Stations under $50 miles from San Fran
rancisco, One and One third one-way fare.
To Stations i5O miles or more from San Fran
rancisco, One and One-fifth one-way fare.
of @. A. MACPHERSON. wADSwoRTH.
Or address the undersign
r. Fl. GOODMAN,
Gen. Passenger Agent
RICHARD GRAY.
Cen Traffic ffanager,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1894-03-24

Mrs. Coleman, an English woman Of
education. supports herself and her hus-
band by making sidewalk pictures in
colored chalks upon London pavements.
Mrs. Coleman illustrates the news from
day to day in her drawings, and the
crowd give her therefor pennies enough
to amount to $l.25 day. This is an oc.
cupation yet untried by women in Amer
i'm
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1894-03-24

The interstate commerce commission
reports that for 1893. bad as the year
was, the railroads of the United States
netted 3.5 per cent on their capital. This
was more than the farmers of the Unit
ed States netted anyhow.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-12-08
The Mules City Club.

The regular semi-anDual meeting of
the members Of the Miles City club was
held last night and was attended by a
full quorum. II being the occasion for
the ele .tion of officers for the ensuing
'erm the name OF Mr.. A. T. Campbell
was presented for the Office Of presi eni,
and while it was learned that he would
probably be detained in the east during
the g-eIter pat OF the term, yet as a
mark " the clubs appreciation Of bis
past services as president and a. an eyi.
dence Of Ms high regard FOR hiu, be was
unanimously reelected. The other oil
GERS elected were Fred Ogschel AS vice.
president and J. B. Collins as secretary
and treasurer. The outgoing secretary
report showing the financial condition
OF the club to be very satisfactory and
the new year is entered upon with quite
handsome surplus Ia the treasury A
committee was appointed on entertain
ments for the winter. it being the inten.
tion OF the club To throw its rooms open
at least once week to it's friends. that
the long winter evenings may be passed
agreeabiy and pleasantly.
The Miles City club is regarded. and
Justly so, az a most important adjunct
Of our city. Very many matters Of pub
lie benefit and concern have found their
Inception in the cosy limits and pleasant
surroundings of its rooms. aud as
means Of usefulness and benefit to many
OF our citizens 1t stands pre-emincntly
to the front. while hand in hand with
our chamber OF commerce it may con
tinue to be the instrument OF materially
advancing the best interests of this com
munity
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-12-08
JUST A RAY OF HOPE
Congress Still Threatens to
Take Up the Financial
Question
Next Monday the secretary VIII Unfold
Eis Currency Pian to the Committee
ON banking, Then They May
DO something.

WAsHING1oS. Dec. Secretary Car
lisle Is To he invited before the houi G
committee on banking and currency next
Monday morning 10 present his views
concerning he financial plan briefly sum
married. IN his annual report. and en-.
dorsed IN President Cleveland's message
The secretary Was at the capitol today
and saw Speaker Crisp and number
of leaders. ID - said. however. he IL not
seeking To urge his plan.
\ meeting Of the bank and currency
committee is called for Saturday to be
GIN consideration of the Carlisle plan.
IL is expected that after the hearing of
the secretary on Monday a bill will be
drawn in accordance with his plans
sMany Of the house leaders aeclare
financial measure is likely to pass the
house, notwithstanding the briefness Of
the session.
Springer says the subject has been
thoroughly discussed IN committee aud
there should be no delay there lie
hardly hopes measure will pass the
senate and become law. but he sees no
why the house cannot act
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-12-08
Issusihol.i-r.' Cuiou.

NEw Yo.k. Dec. "a bondholders
protective committee has been formed
in the Northern Pacific q Montana Rail.
road composed Of George Sheldon. Rob.
ert Maclay, Chester Il. Barry and Sim
on Wormser. who represent a large
amount Of the first mortgage bonds
The bondholders are requested to deposit
their bonds and all unpaid coupons un-
der an agreement flied with the Knick-
erbocker Trust company. The main OBJ
iect OF this action is To protect the
Northern Prcific and Montana bond.
holders. interests nnder any plan for
the reorganization Of the Northern Pac-
ific railroad. The annual statement OF
the Central Pacific Railroad company
for the year ending June - shows a
surplus of s7l3.057 against def ci, last
year OF s13.96I.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-12-08
Tn. Pains of Rb-uma,ism

According TO the best authorities. ori-
ginate IA morbid condition Of the
blood. Lactic acid. caused by the de.
composition OF the gelatinous and albu-
minOus tissues. circulates with the blood
anb attacks the tibrous tissues. particu
larly in the joints. and thus causes the
local manifestations of the disease. The
back and shoulders are the parts usually
affected by rheumatism. and the JOINTS
at the knees. ankles, hips and wrists are
also sometimes attacked. Thousands OF
people have fonnd in Hoods Sarsapar-
lila positive and permanent cure for
rheumatism. 1t has had remarkable
success IN curing the most severe cases.
The secret of it's success lies in the fact
that IT attacks at once the cause of the
disease by nautralizing the tactic acid
and purifying the blood. as we'll as
strengthening every function OF the
body.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-12-08

A gentleman who went int the yyoc.'
region on Il hunting cxcur iou and ..prt
up at = farmhouse in a remote clearing
was anroycG daring lie daytime with
the abundance of Eics t.Iat found acces,
TO the house. But when twilight of
evening came he was treated TO an exhi
bitiou of fly catching that more than re
paid him for his vexation. The windows
were opened as the darkness settled
down, and the hostess tallow dip only
partially dispellcd the gloom in the old
fashioned kitchen, when he suddenly
became aware Of odd creatures dArting
to and fro IN the room, often coming a.
mot mo lia face, while queer little
noise Of 'suip, snip, snip, " seemed a.
follow ticir velyety hn'teriug notio.,t
For an instant he was startled. no,
knowing what 10 make of such intrud-
ers
ITS only tho bats, 2" said the lady
quietly as she pursued her work They
are catching flies Don't you hear 'ell
snip of their wingsg Therell bc hur-
dreds of f. wings ON the floor here in
the morning
The gentleman arose early and looked
for the wings, and sure enough the floor
and tables were Uttered with them.-
Lewiston Journal
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-12-08

WAsBI Notion. Dec. s.-The cash bal.
ance IN the treasury today was sl5i.
2110 eos. of which slO9.5O.l23 was net
gold reserve. That is loss 10 gold since
yesterdays report OF sl ISL ,S97. Treas.
ury officials offer no explanation OF this
decrease. but information comes from
New fosk that during the last three
days the sub-treasury has been obliged
several times To make demands for gold
in exchange for legal tenders. but so far
as known here. none Of the gold with
drawn has yet been exported. Treasury
officials decline to discuss the probabil-
ity OF extensive Withdrawals. but it is
believed they feel apprehensive of still
further losses.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-12-08

WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.-The appropria
tion committee Of the house today CON-
pleted the bill making the sppropris-
tions for the payment OF pensions du-
ring the fiscal year Of 1856. 1t carries
an appropriation Of sl41. .Ssl. $40. -
against the estimates Of el41. .5sl SIC and
an appropriation for the current year Of
e15l. .561 80. The only reduction from
the estimates was that Of s400 900 on &C.
count Of fees for examining surgeons.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-12-08
IF
I
SHOULD
DIE
TONIGHT.

II should die tonight
And you should come to my cold corpse
and say.
Weeping and heart sick DER my lifeless
clay
III ! should die tonight.
And you should come in deepest q lief
and woe
And say. Here's that $40 ! owe"
i might arise IN my large white
cravat
And say, What's THAR"
III | should die tonight
And you should come to my Did corpse
and kneel,
Clasping my bier To show the grief you
feel.
| say. n should die tonight
And you should come to me there and
then
just hint bout payin' me that ten.
i might arise the while.
But I'd drop dead again.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-12-08
None I,ut Ayers at the Words Fair.

Ayers Sarsaparllia enjoys the extraor-
binary distinction of having be q the
only blood purifier allowed an exhibit
at the worlds fair. Chicago. Manufac-
turers of other sarsaparillas sought by
every means to obtain a showing Tor
their goods but they we're all turned
away under the application of the rule
forbiddiug the entry of patent medicines
and nostrums. The decision of the
worlds fair authorities In favor of Ayers
Sarsaparila was in effect as follows:
Ayers Sarsaparilla is not a patent
medicine. 1t does no; belong to the list
nostrums. 1t is here on its merits.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-12-08
"Anpericanss0s.-

Many are the books on A merica which
have been written by foreigners. and
much as we do in visiting the old world,
they remark, not always in a compli
mentary way, upon the points wherein
on. speech and manners differ from
theirs. These peculiarities they group
under the head Of "Americanisms.r y
Our English cousins have had :much
amusement from our use of guess for
"think' or suppose" and mad for
"angry," forgetting that their early writ
ers used the words in exactly the same
sense. 1t is simply the survival Of the
old English in new land. The terse
phrases Of America they look upon -
slang, not rsalizitg that young nation
in vigorous development, and graphing
with new problems needs practically .
new language. Truly. We have not a
ways improved upon the mother tongue
but Il our Aisitors would overlook par
ticnlars. and generalise more. they would
find some "Amsricanisus" TO admire.
Among such nothing would BE- moro
worthy Il their attention than the en-
tensive railroad systems, the difficulties
over which they have triumphed in their
building, and the completeness and lux
uriousness Of their passenger equipment
A toursover such systews - the Bur
lington Route would convince that no
such comfortable long distance journeys
by rail are possible in the Old World.
running thousands OF miles without
change OF cars. and all the comforts Of
. home at instant command. For in
~ to the extent and accommo-
dations Of this railroad make inquiry.
whom next you have trip. Of your homo
agent. o. write 10 w. J. C. Kenyon, Gen.
Paas. Agent, St. Paul. MIMI. aud you
will find that the Burlington can take
the best care of you to almost any point.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-12-08

The figures in the right band column
denote the average thermometer reading
for the day. The highest temperature
during the month was As. The low
est was 10 below zero. The total
amount OF rain and melted snow was
half an inch.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-12-08

For the convenience of those who
wish to make comparisons and for the
benefit OF those who can never remem.
ber. the JOURNAL will hereafter keep
standing a table Of the corresponding
month of last ear. showing day by day
the principal met geological conditions.
as obtained from the record kept by the
United States weather observer in this
city. Following is the record for Nov.
1893:
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-12-08

Li-..' - .. A. t.,.y IL "a =. :.
lion II, ti'o b.,;i.a I'D si.Iicr. tech, 7
in his household, a e....nsslor in the ma
tion. an arbitrator IN his vicinity. con.
scientious in action. content with hi,
state. regular in his habits. diligcnt in
his calling. faithful in his friendship,
temperate in his pleasures. deliberate
In his speech. devoted to his God So
he will be happy in his life, easy in his
death and IN esteemed example 70 his
suocessorA New York Ledger.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-12-08

Send your address to H. E. Bucklen
Co.. Chicago, and3 get . free sample
box Of DIR. Kings New Life Pills. A
rial will convince you Of their merits
These pills are easy in action and are
particularly effective in the cure Of con
tipation and sick headache. For NAL
aria and liver troubles they have been
proved invaluable. They are guaran-
teed to be perfectly free from every de-
leterious substance and to be purely
vegetable. They do not weaken by
their action. but BY giving tone to the
stomach and bowels greatly invigorats
the system. Regular siss sc Per box.
Sold By John Wright the druggist
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-12-08
for Infants and Children.

"castoria isso well adapted to children tina;
irecofn'nend it Us superior to any prescription
known to me- Il. 4 ARcHrR, II D.,
III So. oxford ST., rrooklyn, y. Y.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-12-08

0R. X. q. REDD,
" PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Once at ". Z. Savages' Drug Store.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-12-08
PHYSICIANS.
0R. W. W. ANDRUS,

Ofiice and Apartments 2 and
Stock Growers Bank block.
Office bours-s to 10 a. m. 2 TO y. m. and |
to p. m.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-06
Fine Manners.

At the court of Marie Antoinette all
emotions and passions were veiled by u
mask of politeness. Even the children
were taught to speak with wit and tact
and courtesy and to bear pain in silence.
The little Due d d'Angouleme, s years old,
when the old Sanbrun entered his presence
unexpectedly, said, touching the book in
his hand: "Ah, monsieur, l am in the
company of Plutarch's men. You could
not come at moment more apropos"
The Count do Pallance, beheaded in his
tenth year, stood erect and calm in the
cart until he reached the guillotinc. The
headsman lifted his long curls. 'Merci,
monsieur" said the boy, with bow and a
smile The next moment his head rolled
in dust. Tho man or woman who showed
any signs of pretention or self conccit was
not received at court. Profound Difference
was shown to women and to the aged.
Well bred men heard of their own ruin
with bonrnot and went out to fight each
other to the death with such grace and
courtesy that the duel seemed sacrament
Of friendship-Family Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-06
CHINESE PUNlsaMENTs.
The Terrible cruelty with Which Pris.
oners Are Often Treated.

The eyildoer in China has a hard time
of it ii he is caught, for the punishments
inflicted are very cruel and would not be
tolerated in more civilized countries. Per
haps it is because there is so little moral
force to keep tho people in right ways that
phy nical force Is so excessively employed.
However that may be, the few Chinese
newspapers frequently contain details OF
tortures imposed upon offenders that are
equal to any inflicted by Indian or African
sayageS.
The most common instrument OF tor
ture in Chinese Jail is the bamboo. NO
attention is paid to the law which provides
how many strokes of the bamboo rod may
be inflicted for certain offenses. Often the
exeeutioner of the sentence in1icts 10 or
90 times as many blows upon the naked
victim as the law designates. The Shang-
hal newspapers awhile ago reported that
between 1900 and 5000 strokes of the
bamboo had been laid upon the backs OF
two old persons who had been found guilty
of levying blackmail, and that in add1-
ton to this awful punishment their an
kles had been broken with an iron ham
mer.
An educated Chinese who is practicing
law in this country made remarkable
excuse for the brutality of his countrymen.
He spoke of the absence of nerves" In
the Chinese, said his people were appar-
emily not SO susceptible to pain as most
other human beings, and ON this account,
he argued, Chinese punishments are not
specially cruel. This testimony has been
directly contradicted by some of the mis-
sionaries in China.
The fact is that in some parts of the
country punishments are inflicted which
are not authorized by law, and the govern
mcnt has tried in vain to put an end to
these cruel and illegal practices. The Pc
king Gazette reported some years ago that
In some of the country districts of Yunnan
the people were in the habit of burning to
death any man who was caught stealing
from the fields grain or other agricultural
products. They were liable to punishment
themselves for such atrocities, but they
took pains to see that there was no danger
of complaint being lodged against them.
They threatened the relatives of the cul-
prit with death if they made complaint
and ostensibly made them parties to the
crime by compelling them to take fagots
and light the fire themselves. This terri
BILE custom began to be practiced at the
time of the Yunnan rebellion, when the
people were in danger of starvation, and
no efforts of the government have since
awaited to 0xtirpate it.
Books on China abound with instances
of unusual and almost unheard of cruelty
to prisoners. Father Hue, in his ''Trav-
els" says that on one occasion he saw a
number of prisoners whose hands were
nailed to the carts in which they were be-
ing taken to Jail. He learned that the con-
stables had forgotten to bring their shac-
kles with them and so employed this
method of preventing their prisoners from
escaping-NewY York Sun.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-06

Accompanied by half the nobil-
ity Of Austria, went to the Carls.
bad Springs for the recovery OF
his health. Six thousand six
hundred horses, so the town rec
ords say, were necessary to con-
vey the company to the place.
The virtues of the water is as
great at the present day as it was
in the time Of Charles H., and
although the expense attached to
"a journey thither is not as great
now as it was then, we are not
all wealthy enough to undertake
it. For such the virtue of the
Carlsbad Spring is extracted.
The Carlsbad Sprudel Salt, OBJ
tained by evaporation, containing
all the solid constituents of the
water, can be obtained at every
drug store.
1t is the very best remedy for
catarrh of the stomach, constipa-
ton, liver and kidney troubles,
gout, rheumatism, etc. Be sure
to obtain the genuine imported
article, which must have the sig
nature of "EIsNER & MENDELsoN
Co., Sole Agents, New York,
on every package. -
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-06
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires from the North East
South and West.

Testimony before the LeXow committee
OF New York, Wednesday, continued the
story of blackmail and abuse dealt out to
the public from Inspector Williams down
to the patrolmen.
The Debs conspiracy case was called at
Chicago Wednesday, and continued till
December, Is, owing to engagements of
the counsel for the defence and the vacancy
in the district attorneys office
In the village of Cedarville, n. j.,
Wednesday, Batemans block and Walter
,Jerroll's grocery We're destroyed by fire.
There were seven stores and postotlicc
in the block. Total loss, S45, 900.
Secretary Herbert received cablogram
from Admiral Carpenter, Wednesday,
announcing the arrival of the Baltimore
at Che Foo and from Commander Newell,
reporting the Detroit at Gibraltar.
Foreign exchange has advanced within
the past few days to a point that leads the
treasury officials to anticipate that gold
may be exported this week. The treasury
gold reserve stands at SI11, 900, 000.
Numa Dudoussat a member of the New
Orleans city council, charged with bribery,
was convicted, Wednesday, with recon-
mendation as to mercy. Dudoussat Is the
second alderman to come to trial. Eight
additional members were indicted and
are awaiting trial.
An unknown man snatched hand bag
from Mrs. lie Brun on Berkeley street,
Boston, Wednesday night, and, being
pursued by James Slain and John
I.orten, threw away the bag. Lor-
den knocked down the thief,
who began firing revolver, hitting
Slamin in the hand and abdomen and
Iorden in the right shoulder and thigh.
Slamin will probably die. The thief
escaped.
At daybreak, Wednesday, the life say
ing crew at Eatonia Neck life saving
station, near Northport, l.. L., saw of
shore about two and a half miles, a
steamer laying to and sunken three
masted schooner alongside. The steamer
is the Dorian, and the schooner is the
Clara Simpson. They were in collision,
Tuesday night. 1t is reported that the
survivors from the schooner were taken to
New London.