davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-05-20
Living in Nakedness.

If some people in this community
were told hat there was a man living in
~nakedness near Apologize station, it
would be a strain upon their credulity
to accept the statement, yet such is the
case to this extent, says the Placer
County Republican. Near the above
named place dwells a young man who,
while in the ~seclusian of his home, does
rot wear a vestige of clothing, in fact is
entirely naked. What his ideas OF life
are we have never taken the pains to
lind out, but have it on good authority
that the facts we have here stated are
true. He is said to be a gentleman in
every particular and a thorough student.
Some have COMPOUNDED its belief with
the Esoteries, who reside near him, but
ne is no way akin to them, in fact does
not. agree with them. He has a little
daughter about three years old, and a
tourist to that vicinity recently obtained
a picture of the father and daughter
taken together. Both are nude.
Those who met this queer parsonage
pronounce him to be highly intellectual,
and that he is careful not to be seer in
his nude state by those whom his con
dition would offend. He, OF course, en-
joys the most rugged health ami snaps
his fingers at coughs and colds. He is
young and powerful, and well built, and
his diet consists mostly Of uncooked food
excluding all meats. Whenever he APP
pears in a public place he dresses in the
ordinary costume. except that he wears
sandals on his feet.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-05-20
Stopping a Paper.

A story told OF Horace Greeley relates
that an acquaintance of his got offended
at one of his articles in the Tribune,
went to the Office and put an end to his
subscription. Later in the day he met
the editor AMI said: "Mr. Greely, I've
stopped yoT paper" al I've you?p
queried Horace, adding: "Wsll, that's
too bad and the old white hat went it's
way. The next morning Greeley en-
countered him with: 81 thought you
stopped the ~rribune?" $50 | did,"
"Then there must be some mistaken"
replied Horace, ''for | just came from
the Office, and when | left the presses
were running rs usual, the clerks were
as busy as ever, the compositors were
hard at work, and the business was
going on the same as yesterday and the
day before. "Oh!" calculated the old
subscriber, 81 didn't mean that | had
stopped the paper. | stopped only my
copy OF it because | didn't like one of
your editorials" "Pshaw!" ~retorted
Greeley, sit wasn't worth taking up my
time to tell me such a trife as that.
Ny dear sir, ii you expect to control the
the utterance of the Tribune by the pur-
chase Of one copy a day, or if you think
to find any newspaper worth reading
that will never express convictions at
right angles Will, your own, yon are
doomed to disappointment. The Tribune
would not be deserving OF respect il
it could be coereed by the threat of the
loss OF one subscriber, or a hundred, q
ten thousand, or every one it has, to re,
frain from telling the truth as it sees it
My friend, this is a free country, anc
the man who does not give freedom o.
opinion to others does not deserve il
himself. Goodbye"
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-05-20

Subscribe tor the DIspArcn and get
tIle news.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-05-20
Announcement.
f. III. Proctor that he re-
81 ms as candidate for School Trustee.
A Public BensIector in Town.

To THE CITIzi Ms OF WADswoRrH:
Are you short ON CASH.. Do you need
money? Ii so, gather together all your
old broken gold jewelry. no matter
how badly delapidated it is, and l will
pay cash for same. VIII make you rich
and happy for a little while. / will
canvass the private residences. l can
be found at W. S. Bailey's residence on
Main street.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-05-20
Cottonwood.

E. Olinghouse now has a fine lot of
dry cottonwood, cordwood length.
Many housewives prefer it for Summer
use, it lasts well and il not SO hot.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-05-20

Carpets cut and sewed by Marshall
Field x Co., OF Chicago, ready for laying
New line of cuts with samples of quality
Chicago retail prices printed on the cuts.
Just received at Griswold's. No extra
charge except freight.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-05-20
Meeting Of Return Party.

The boys who gave the Return Leap
Year party are requested to meet at
Seymour Jacobs at 7:l5 this evening to
make final report and settlement OF the
party given.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-05-20

Ii YOU are in need of wall paper, win
dow blinds, curtain poles, lineoleums,
carpets or anything in the house fur
nishing line, call and see Griswold's
new line. Remember ! am agent for
W. 7. Fuller & Cos. pure prepared
paints.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-05-20
BREV1T1ES.

Miss Bessie Chambers has returned to
Reno.
DIR. R. II. Richardson is up from the
Reserve.
j. A. Gregory will o move in his
rew property.
Mrs. Curtis is visiting her many " ads
worth friends.
The base ball score was is to II in
favor OF Lovelock.
r. N. Branim of Saltwater made us a
pleasant call yesterday.
Hon. f. Griswald returned to San
Francisco Monday night.
j. w. Richards and ]. w. Freeman
are here from saltwater.
All the boys should attend the meet
ing tonight at S. Jacobs.
Miss Ellen Small of London is visiting
Ter sister Mrs. Wm Macpherson.
fOuItu VI Jhiy poottie viii SoOh pC
out for the celebration and the grand
ball.
The Wadsworth Indian Base Ball Club
played the white boys at Lovelock
Sunday.
The Indians were delighted to beat a
pickup nine of the Wadsworth boys
Yesterday.
The Famous Park cigars are kept by
j. A. Gregory and are the best 5 cents
cigar known.
Engineer T. Wetmour and Engineer
Roudeabush have gone to Ogden to ac-
cept runs on that end Of the division.
An Indian foot race resulted in some
sporting excitement at the depot
promenade after No. 3 yesterday
morning.
A concert will be given at Music Hall
next Monday night for the benefit of
Mr.. William ~Castagnette, who is about
W itdNG w uuSWOfbu. n clolb HluSiCdl
and literary programme will be rendered,
which will be in Saturdays DIsPATcH.
The entertainment will conclude with a
dance. Admission will be SO cents.
LosT-A shawl with grey center and
black striped border was exchanged for
a dark-grey plaid shawl at Music Hall
on the evening of the Return Leap Year
PARTY ny mistake. II the person who is
in possession of the former will make it
known to Miss Maud Gill she will he
v.ry grateful and exchange the latter
one.
Fourth OF July meeting tonight.
Everybody is urgently requested to meet
at the DISPATCH office tonight to settle
the Fourth OF July question. The work
is progressing very favorably and the
tinanre committee will report and a
definite idea of the celebration will be
concluded. 1t is thought that a two
nection to the grand ball given by the
j. OF r. T. Your attendance is desired.
On the 9th OF next month DR.. Nc
Donald, our dentist, is going 10 visit
Winnemucca for two weeks. DIR. Nc
Donald has many friends at that place
who have been desirious of his visit for
some time and as he has promised to go
he has fixed the above date. The doctor
is known as a first-class workman where
ever he goes and feels the responsibility
of good work in dentistry which should
he highly priced. His experience is
thorough.
Mr.. Carter, the purchaser of "old
gold,' has lett $500 in Carson as a result
OF his stay here. He pays the market
price less % per cent. Lots of old truck
that had been kicking abont bureau
drawer for years was sold to him for
spot cash.-Appeal.
Mr.. Carter also visited Virginia City
and Reno, and DO ,ght a large amount Of
jewelry that might have been lost or
thrown away instead of putting cash in
the sellers pocket. He will remain in
Walswor,h till Saturday.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-05-20

FoR RENT-A four room house near
the shops. Good location, and water on
the premises.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-05-20

FuRNGrrRE FoR SALE-lionsehold an
bedroom furniture for sale byJ. NieInl.
son Inquire at his residence two door.
east Of this Office.
The morning times., 1896-12-25
POINTS ON PAPER BAGS.
Made to Serve All Kinds of Odd
Uses.
Toledo Blade.

did you ever stop to think l.. what an
extent the paper bag business has grown
said Mr. Dunscomb, of DUnScOub & Co.
"GTOcerS use them almost exclusively y for
wrapping goods With the improved ma
chInery now in use, paper bag can be sold
almost as cheap IS the Suer- paper.
The large sugar bags are waterproof
and will hold a half barrel OF sugar. The
most OF these bags are made in South
Bend and are made entirely by ma
chinery, the paper going in at one end
and coming out the 9th er all made
pasted and placed in packages Of
five hundred each. A firm in Cleveland last
spring made and patented a bicycle bag
which has been boon TO bicycle manufac-
turers Before this, the bicycles for ship
ping had to be wrapped in paper, making
at best very awkward package Now
they can just slip the cycle into the bag,
and there you are
paper bags tndJ are used by millions
for hats are all made by hand and
factory in Dayton supplies the trade The
envelopes used for gloves and notions are
another speciality in the paper nd paste
business. Some idea can be Cleaned when
it is known that the factory at South
Bend alone does business Of half a million
dollars a year"
The morning times., 1896-12-25

of redd cloth < sett vpun white. 70 con-
tinyu this for yearc. and net 10 have
itt off any time hee comes among Company
ynder the penalty or ks foT rHe first Or
fence * We for the second < afterwards to
be punished By the Court as tbey THINK
fneese. alSOe hee is 10 weare the u out
wards"
A more appropriate punishment for
drunkenness vas IL use II The army Guuug
the war Of the Rebellion Ar Officer in
the Maine Infantry Volunteers wrote IN
1863. We have had some drunkenness,
but not SO much as when we Were u other
places, two Of my company Were drunk
and The next day had a hole cut N the
head Of a barrel, ana put placdrd on each
side to tell the bearer than Il an wearing
this for getting drunk and with this
they marched through the streets OF TIE
regiment four hours EACH
Under the nome OF the Drunkard's Cloak
in the seyentee century IL l. said 70
have been employed in CrCmweII's army,
and is described by Ralph Gardner as fol-
lows:
He affirms he hath seen men drove I'D
and down the streets, with a great tub
or barrel open in the sides with a nOle in
one end To put through their heads and 30
cover their shoulders and bodies down
TO the small Of their legs and then close
the same; called the new-faShioD cloak,
and so make them march To the view ofan
beholders, and this is their punishment for
drunkards and the like"
Although such puniShments as the whip
ping a the cart tail are in themselves of
less interest than the curious penalties
already mentioned ~Cert ain instances. such
as the following, are aS entertaining as
anything in Mrs EarIe's book The story
is told by COwper, the poet. in one of bis
letters II appears that thief had stolen
some iron work and was sentenced TO be
whipped.
The fellow seemed, - writes Cowper ito
show great furtitude. hut twas all an iun-
position. The beadle who whipped him had
his left hand filled with red ochre. through
which, after each stroke, he drew the lash
or the whip, leaving the appearance of
wound upon the skin, but in reality not
hurting him at all This being perceived by
the constable who followed the beadle To
see that he did his duty, he (the conStablel
applied the cane without any such man.
asement or precaution u the shoulders Z
the beatlle. The scene now became inter-
eSt1ng and exciting. The beadle could by
no means be induced 10 strike the thief hard,
which provoked the constable to strike .-r,.-
eT: and so the double flOgging continued
until lass of Silver End, pitying the pity
fui beadle, thus suffering under the hands
or The pltyleSS constable, joined the pro-
cession, and placing herself Immediately
behind the constable seized him by his
capillary pigtaiI, and pulling him backward
by the same, slapped his face with Amazon
ian fury. The concentration II events has
taken more OF my paper than / intended
but | could not rorbear to inform YOU how
the beadlc thrashed the thief, the constable
the beadle and the lady the constable, and
how the thief was the only person who suf-
fered nothing"
Curious Punishment Of ByEone Days By
Alice Morse Earle. tThe Illustrations
by Frank Hazenplug.D Emo. Herbert 5.
stone < Co, Chicago, 1896.
The morning times., 1896-12-25
USELESS LIGHT TOWERS.
Built as Lighthouses on Wicklow
Head, But Invisible at Sea.


Wicklow is one of the most interesting
counties IN Ireland, and one much visited
by English and American tourists. In
addition to a great deal of attractive
scenery, 1T contains the ancient Seven
Churches, famous in history and legend,
some ancient round towers not less famous
for their want of history and legend, and
two other towers neither ancient, famous,
nor legendary, but well worthy OF fame us
monuments OF human perseverance and
perverSty.
These two towers are on Wicklow head.
Both are IN hollows. They are from eighty
TO 100 feet high and are strongly built OF
brick and mortar. They are quite empty,
open at the top and are used by the peas
antry as cattle shelters. Wicklow Head is
a formidable looking bluff, lutting far out
In the Irish cha mel and threatening danger
to mariners. Some sixty years ago tue
proyident English government determined
TO erect lighthouse on the head. For the
site they chose q nice sheltered hollow
about 200 yards from the sea. Here they
raised tower, strongly and serYiCedbly
built. Having built the tower the govern
ment proceeded to put warning lamp
In it, Then some obServan Mt official report
ed that the sea was absolutely invisible
from the tower top and that consequently
the light could be OF but little service to
tue storm-tossed mariner. Such is the his
tory of tower No. which shows how the
Wicklow peasantry got one solid cattle
Shed for nothing
The government set about choosing an
other site for the beacon which was To pro-
tect its shipping. Judging the first hollow
too far from the sea, it chose the second,
about 100 feet nearer. Here was built
u second tower taller and stronger than
the first one. Again good Intentions We're
brought to naught, for the light IN this
tower was found to be visible only off
its south side. Now on the south side OF
Wicklow Head Is a sandy beach. sIoping
gently and quite unforInidable. So tower
No. had to be abandoned, and the peas
antry got a secondafree, solid, serviceable,
British-built cattle shed.
Finally the government officials, after
much discussion I'M ParIiaIrfent and vol
umes OF correspondence WITH experts, came
tcthe conclusion thai an exposed eminence
close to the sea wasua betber place for
u lighthouse than "a nice, shady hollow
So they built on aiclisf dveriIangiRg the
sea a new structure, neither SO high nor
SO aggressively strong as the others, but
a good modern lighthouse OF service to
gailnra
The morning times., 1896-12-25
FOUND A FRIEND NEED.
He Was Not IL Pious Preacher, But a
Retired Gambler.
Detrait .Frae Press

Il guess that | was the greenest native
born American that ever entered the city
With a view to making my fortune there.
Now, m Jones, the rich financial operator.
Then / was fifteen, toW-headed, without
education, fresh from back county, and
alOnei in the world; hut full OF grit and with
out bit of that false pride that spoils so
many career.
Il wore coat of drab cloth, made like a
coffee sack, with sleeves attached, pair f
breeches built for a 200-pound farmer, no
vest, giugham shirt, co Wilde boots and an
ancestral hat with two almanacs fitted in
side to keep it in place. | had 81 40 and,
boy-ike, paid ] o cents of it to see fat
woman and an educated pig. While gap
ing at these attractions | had my pocket
picked, but raised such a hue and
that the proprietor was glad to give me
81 to set out before the police were APP
prised of the affair.
LAS wandered up the avenue whistling
I felt flattered and whisted all the louder,
under the impression that my efforts We're
appreciated. While / was passing a fash
ionable tailoring establishment the pro-
prietor called me in, and, with a good
humored crowd about him. proceeded to "a
careful study CT my outfit, stating that
he had boys of his own and wanted to
get some ideas for planning their clothes.
How the rascal kept straight face has
always been a wonder to me. AS for the
others, | supposed that they were making
their own sport and laughing at it. None
of them was feeling any better than 1
was.
"As left and was puckering my lips to
resume the whistling parade, a fine-looking
man in handsome attire followed me from
the store, tapped me on the shoulder, andin
five minutes had my history. There was a
tremble in his voice as he told me to 60
along with him, for he had fought the world
Single-handed, and knew what it meant
After / had a new suit of clothes and had
been through the hands of barber had to
pull my own hair as IN after of self-den-
ffication. My volunteer friend got me a
start III a commission house, sent me to a
night school and seemed to know justhow to
keep me out of the pitfalls of great city
As long as he lived everything had was
his
IAN old-time merchant, suppCse?"
No; an cldtime gambler
The morning times., 1896-12-25
THE GREAT HUXLEY.
What Huxley, the Great English
Scientist, Considered the Best
Start In Life.

The great English scientist. Huxley, said
the best start in life is a sound stomach.
Weak stomachs fan to digest food properly,
because they lack the proper quantity of
digestive acids dacHc and hydrochloricl
and peptogenic products; the most sensible
remedy in all cases of indi gestion, is to lake
after each meal, one or two of Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets, because they supply in
pleasant, harmless form all the clements
that weak stomachs lack.
The regular use of Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets will cure every form of stomach
trouble except cancer of the stomach.
They increase flesh, insure pure blood,
strong nerves, bright eye and clear com
plexion, because all these result only flom
wholesome food well digested.
Nearly all druggists sell Stuart's Dyspep.
sia Tablets at 90 cents full sized package.
Send for free book on Stomach Troubles,
to Stuart Co., Marshall, Mich.
The morning times., 1896-12-25
Potomac Light People on Hand.

The electric lighting question before Con-
gress is hung up in the Senate District Com
mittee without much prospect OF coming out
in a way to keep the Potomac Electric
Power Company in their territory west of
Rock Creek. Neverthe less, Mr.. o. T.
Crosby OF that concern is on the alert.
Chairman Mcmillan of the District Com
mittee yesterday received letter from him
asking that when the question of public
lighting is considered his company may
he allowed to have a representative pres
ent. Mr.. Crosby will probably be the man.
The morning times., 1896-12-25
LAUREAT. ,, DUCKING.
England's Austin Narrowly Escapes
a Catastrophe.
London Correspondent.


The country narrowly escaped a fearful
catastrophe last week Mr. Alfred Austin
the poet laureate, was Willing away an
hour which he had spared from his super
human contributions to English literature
hy a little salmon fishing in the River
Tweed. A conspiracy between the rckety
old punt in which he was floating and an
irreverent rock III the bed OF the stream
precipitated him into the water. Looking
anything but poetic, he was rescued by
boatman and hauled back on board His
adventures were not yet over, for in the
confusion one of his oars was lost. The
frail craft with its precious burden drifted
rapidly down the weir over which, the,
river flowed The enigmas of poetic COM
position were as nothing to the desperate
problem with which the unhappy laureate
was now OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to cling to
the boat and face the seething rapids or
plunge again into the chilling depths in
the off chance of finding foothold? With
con rageous promptitude he chose the
latter and reached terra firIna after
severe struggle. A prompt application to
that primary necessity of all aDgIcrs--tifc
spirit flask-and a change of clothes sue
cessfully warded off any i'll effects. But
Mr.. Austin has not BEEN seen in the neigh
borhood since Doubtless in some quiet
retreat he is busy With the ode which such
national event denfands.
The morning times., 1896-12-25
Marriageable Age.

The discussion had waxed wafm. He had
given his views upon women and marriage
and she had disputed every assertion he
had made in regard to the age at which
girl should marry.
''Well,'' he said in desperation at last,
"what do you consider the maria geable
age?"
why, don't believe there can be any
iron-clad rule in such natter she re-
Piled Its different with different girls,
and it isn't safe to entieayor to be too
specific. However,, may say in general
way that the age at which girl should
marry depends entirely upon the age at
which she gets her first real &c cd chance"
Chicago Evening Post.
The morning times., 1896-12-25

been very careful te ote the exact hour,
but through some misfortune no two OF
them had the same lime for the hour
that the earthquake began and ended.
1T was after this fdlscouraging eXpc-
rence That the seiSmoscope was estab-
HShed at the Weather Bureau. 1t is hoped
before another visitation arrives num-
Der OF stations will have been established
and competent trained observers station-
ed. at them. With these at widely sepa-
ra.ed points tie phenomenal could be
accurately observed atplaces so far part
as To afford IL means OF calculating the
late OF travel, the Center OF intensity and
the extent of the trembling 1t could also
be determined whether as some believe,
the rocking OF the earth is a wavelike
motion, including an up and down as Well
as horizontal movement
The morning times., 1896-12-25
FOUND A TIE ON THE TRACK
Also a Man Who Claimed to Have
Been Beaten by wreckers.

Ottawa, Kans, Dec. 24.-The engineer
of the south bound Santa Fe express, which
left here ut 2 O'Clock last night, discovs
cred tie on the track a few miles below
Richm on dstation, and stopped in time to
prevent an accident. The trainmen found
a disabled man lying near the track, who
proved to be John Spaulding, formerly
night operator at Richmond.
Spaulding, who lives nearby, claims to
have been aroused by the queer actions OF
his stock, and that he was set upon by five
masked men, whom he disturbed in obstruet-
ing the track, and beaten so severely that he
could not walk.
The train came before the men completed
the obstruction, and they fled.
The morning times., 1896-12-25
Woman Burned to Death.

McKeesport, Pa, Dec. 24.-Mrs. Mary
Watson, eighty-two years old, was burned
to death this morning at the residence
of her niece, Mrs. Patrick Reynolds, OF
Duquesne. Mrs. Rose Quigley, and aged
and almost helpless companion of Mrs.
Watson, witnessed the shocking sight, but
was powerlcss to aid, orto summon as
sistance. She is completely Frustrated
and may die from shock. 1t is supposed
that Mrs. Watson's dress ignited from an
open CRATE.
The morning times., 1896-12-25
Reducea Rates for the Holidars,

For the Christmas and New Year holi
DAYS. the B. & O. R. R. will sell round
trip excursion tickets at reduced rates
from Philadelphia, Connellsville, West
Union, Mannin gton and all intermediate
ticket stations, for all trains December
"a, 25, 81 and January L, 1897, valid
for return passage until January A, in
elusive de21-24-25-30
The morning times., 1896-12-25
Reduced Rates via PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad.

The passenger department announces the
sale of special lexcursiontickets from Wash
ington December "a, ,25and31 and January
/, valid for return until January 4. 1897.
inclusive, to points and at rates as follows:
Baltimore, Md, 1.60; Wilmington, Del.I
S4.34: Chester, Pa, $3.50; PhiIadelpniao
Pa. 1854. de23-6 !