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Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1898-12-20
Factorie. withou, Chimneys.

The statement that a chimney, the
third or fourth tallest In the world. has
just been completed at cost Of S6S, :
900, and the announcement that the
most gratifying success has attended the
use Of forced draft, without any chin.
neys whatever out of the ordinary, ap.
pear in contemporary journals. The ex-
pertinent of forced draft gives promise
Of great economy In fuel, as we'll az
doing away with the expensive and un-
ornamental chimney. The draft arrange.
ment consists Of large fan, which is
connected with q by double cylinder
engine The fan has wheel 81 inches
In diameter and runs at almost any rate
of speed desired. The draft Is something
prodigious and makes 1t possible to en-
ploy fuel of lower grade than any
heretofore used. Instead of the best
Cumberland coal, mixture Of Cumber.
land and screenings has been tried. The
cost Of operating the fan, even with i'm.
perfect apparatus, is something like
$500 per annum. The smokestack Is
scarcely taller than the roof Of the
building and of less capacity than that
heretofore used for such purposes. New
York Ledger.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1898-12-20
A Case of snobbery.

Ii Thaokeray Were writing his" Book
Of Snobs" today and here, there's one
woman in town 10 whom am sure he d
give at least a chapter. She bears u
name you will find in the list of our ma
tion's great men, and she, like hundreds
OF gentlewomen-purists who would
have me insert the word "other" In
that phrase don't quite catch my mean
ing--she is employed in one of the de-
partments but she is oh, so very OK
clusivel She doesn't permit her fellow
clerks to speak TO her outside the office,
aud she listens to them there only when
thoy talk of the work. She lives in a
fashionable apartment house and heard
her telling an acquaintance about it.
just few days ago.
"lt's somew hat expensive" she said,
"but il has ono very great advantage.
| am the only department clerk in the
house. ! don't associate with depart
ment people.
The reply the acquaintance made was
not in the slightest degree clever, but
the venom Of II was 50 candid, the vel
deserved contempt so unveiled, that
remember it with the keeuest pleasure
"No," she said; mo. suppose yor
don't. I'vo heard they are very ex
T elusive set here in Washington. -
/ Washington Pest.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1898-12-20
WASHINGTON RELICS.
Articles of Priceless Worth Kept
the National Museum.

Articles of Priceless Worth Kept In
the National Museum.
One Of the most interesting relics in
the National museum at Washington Ia
the camp chest used by Washington
throughout the Revolution. It isa oom.
pact affutr about the size Of . tourist q
wicker chest for cooking Of the present
day, az feet long, 2 feet wide. l foot
high. and 1t contains an outfit consist
ing Of tinder box. pepper and salt
boxes, bottles. kniveA forks, gridiron
and plates. Every bit of the outfit save
one bottle, which is broken at the
shoulder, looks strong enough to stand
another campaign.
Near by are the tents used by Wash
ington-three in number. One Is a
sleeping tent. 20 feet long. with walls
9 feet high and . roof with 9 foot
pitch. 1t is made of linen. The other
two are marquee tents Of smaller size,
one with walls. the other shelter tent
open on the sides. That the tenting ma
terial Of Revolutionary days was good
stuff is proved by the excellent oondi.
tion Of these tents, which sheltered the
great commander through all his severe
campaigns.
Here also is Washington's uniform,
worn by him when be gave up his CON-
mission as commander in chief of the
army, at Annapolis in 1883. 1t consists
Of big shadbellv coat Of blue broad.
cloth. lined ana trimmed with soft
buckskin and ornamented with broad,
fiat brass buttons; buckskin walstooas
and breeches. The size Of the garments
(which are in state Of excellent pres.
ervation) testify to the big stature Of
the Father Of His Country and sug-
gest that he had an eye to a fine ap-
pearance in his dress. Washington
Post.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1898-12-20
Officers Elected.

At the annual stockholders meeting
OF the Alpine Land and Reservoir Com
pany last Monday, the following trustee
were elected for the ensueing year; X
Sadler, w. j. Westerfield, A. Livingston,
w. NJ. Thornburg and J. Vierra. The
officers are r. Sadler, Pres; j. Vierra
Vice Pres; Warren Noteware, Secretary;
A. Livingston, Treasurer; W. NJ Thorn
burg. Superintendent. The Company
will begin active work as soon as the
weather permits. building canal to
convey the water stored in their reser-
yoirs in Alpine county onto the arid
lands of Carson Valley. 1t is hin ed
that means are now forthcoming TO build
the projected canal and dams.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1898-12-20
The Human Vampire.

Zone who lives by preying on others"
this is one of the fgurative definitions
given by Webster.
who rob others neither of goods, nor
gold, nor rich. red blood-only of that
precious nerve force which is life itself.
Ths fretful, discontented, complain
ing creature, man, woman or child, who
airs grievances continually In the pres
ence of any one who will listen is as
true a robber, though an unacknowl
edged one, AS the outpurse of the high
road or the burglar who makes off with
the family spoons.
A human vampire is always an incar-
nation of selfishness His or her dt is
usually herr trials and discomforts blot
ont the sun i'll heaven, spreading over
the skies like "a pail of blackness-or
grayness at the very least.
If your own matters draw your atten
tion little from the dreary recital,
then you are looked upon as an unfeel-
ing creature and the vampire says 1e-
signedly, II see l am troubling you,
but, oh, l must talk to somebody or
shall dier' 1t would, of course, be q
very inhuman act to turn squarely and
frankly around and say: "Well, die,
thenl It's come to question OF sur
vival of the fittest. and l honestly be
lieve | am of more use in the world than
whining cat like you"
What a revolution in this world there
would be if people once in awhile said
exactly what they thought
A whining wife can kill the ambition
of the best man that ever lived by draw
ing upon his nerve force and upsettine
his mental poise, and the poor, wretch
ed little fakes think they are more in
teresting and lovable when they demand
mans constant attention and solici
tude.
The grandest couples in the world art
those who help and sustain each othei
on occasion and yet who can carry Oh
individual plans and purposes independ
emily Christie Derrell in Housewife.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1898-12-20
Antelope Valley.
News From a Nei6hbOrhood Ac-
cross the State Line.

News From Neiehborhood Ac-
cross the State Line.
l have masticated a plentiful supper
and perused the Gardnerville RECORD
and while both my mental and physical
food is in process Of digestion it is
neatly What pleasant hour be spent
in recording the haps and misnaps OF
the vale of Antelope.
Educational matters are of most vital
conf eluence and it is but just that they
should receive first attention.
Miss Patterson, teacher of the Lower
Antelope school, is seriously indisposed
and as consequence the shutters Of that
institution Of erudition are closed while
the pedagoguess is recovering her won-
ted health at her maternal home in Ne
vada's capital
Miss Wassen and Miss Mack, teachers
respectively in the Lower and Middle
districts, are planning to give a flattering
reception to his eminenoe, Sir Santa
Claus, on the evening Of December oath.
All the children and those who were
once children in the Valley and outside
of it are cordially invited to be at the
M. e. church on that date to see what
will eventuate.
The local world is all agog over the
recent mineral discoveries in this vicin-
ity.
The Eastern Slope Mining Company
will drive two tunnels this winter.
The Pin Hook Company expects to
begin work on their exploration tunnel
the first of the glad New Year
Sawyer aud Thompson are sinking on
their 1914 strike in Saw Mill Canon.
Mrs J. W. Parsons has recovered
from severe attack OF typhoid pneu-
monia.
Pearl, the little daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. j. E. Carter, sustained severe in
jury in the left hip, owing to recent
fall while playing.
w. NJ. Gotwald has gone to Santa
Rosa for the winter.
An entertainment in Topaz Hall took
place Wednesday evening,
Miss Tessie Larsen has been visiting
friends in Bodie
Great concern is felt by ranchers and
miners owing to lack OF snow.
John McAllister and Sam McNaught.
on ventured over into the sage brush
State Tuesday.
An indignation meeting was held in
Coleville Monday to protest against
change in the mail route.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1898-12-20

1t is sometimes said that the equal
suffrage movement is losing ground.
Few except those who have made q
study of the subject realize how fast it
Is actually gaining ground. On this
point let the facts speak for themselves:
Sixty years ago women could not
vote anywhere. In 1888 Kentucky gave
school suffrage to widows. In 1851
Kansas gave it to all women. In 1889
England gave municipal suffrage to
single women and widows, and Wyo-
ming gave full suffrage to all women.
School suffrage was granted in 1875 by
Michigan and Minnesota, In 1876 by
Colorado. In 1873 by New Hampshire
and Oregon, l.. 1879 by Massachusetts,
in 1880 by New and Vermont. In
1881 municipal suffrage AS extended
to the single women a,d widows of
Scotland. Nebre sad gave school suffrage
in 1888 and Wisconsin in 1885. In
1886 rrhool suffrage was given in Wash
ingtf and municipal suffrage to single
women and widows in New Brunswick
and Ontario. In 1887 municipal suf
frage was extended to all women in
Kansas and school suffrage in North
and South Dakota, Montana. Arizona
and New Jersey. In the same year Mon
tana gave taxpaying women the right
to vote upon all questions submitted to
the taxpayers. In 1889 municipal suf-
frage was extended to single women and
widows in the province Of Quebec. In
1891 school suffrage was granted In IL
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1898-12-20

This Lincoln story 10 told in Short
Stories: A New York Arm applied to
Abraham Lincoln some years before he
became president for information a. to
the financial standing Of one Of his
neighborA Mr.. Lincoln replied as fol
lows:
You're Of the 10th inst. received. an well
acquainted with Mr.. <. and know his ciroum.
stances First Of all. he has . wife and baby
together they ought to bs worth $4,000 SEQ
ondly, he has an ofiice. In which there are q
table worth Sl.60 and three chairs worth. say.
q. Last Of all, there IL In one corner = large
rathols, which will bear looking into. Re
spectfully yours. A. LINCOLN.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1898-12-20
The Clique Exposed.
Questionable Methods Employed
to Gain the Public Patronage.

The board of County Commissioner
held special meeting last Mouday, De
cember 18th at which the usual claims
were allowed, and some that were un'
usual. This was the final meeting OF the
present board, and from the actions OF
the majority members, it is fortunate
thing for the tax payers that it was
Such a wave of popular indignation has
swept over the count at the shell game
tactics employed at this meeting, that
nothing but the authoritave statement
of the facts by the RECORD would satisfy
the tax payers. The contract for county
advertising for 1899 was let to George M.
Smith without the formality Of bid, in
quiet aud underhand way
At the meeting of the Board October
3rd they passed resolution that Smith
should do the advertising until Januar,
lst 1S99 at which time bids would be
advertised for in order to give the Rec
ORD chance :, bid for the work. Their
word was also given to the RECORD pro
prietor TO the same effect. Knowing this
Mr.. FAaanbah the minority member
voted NJ, as-" e-ntract being let until
Jan. tion ardst as he nanor bound con
strain mt bust ed to keer,greement. The
other members Pf Fettic felt ne
such c, ompunctioirthe interests OF
their favo, aslse was and have put
themselves in an.p Huss 1T favorable
light before the public. The RECORDS
bill for publishing the registry list oi
East Fork Precinct was not allowed Oh
the pretext of not having the regular i'm
print ON it. As the list was published III
the columns OF the regular edition of the
RECORD dated Oct. 25th, no reasonable
man could question who the printer
might be. The rawness of the work be-
came apparent through the discussion
which followed, and the understanding
between the proprietor OF the Courier
and the majority members was obvious.
With the incoming the new board ii
is expected that this will all be changed,
and the disruption OF the ring, and the
removal of this useless and unscrupuluf
parasite from the county pay
roll will prove financial blessing to the
taxpayers
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1898-12-20
The Honey Industry.

Mr.. Henry Behrman shipped to Reno
two and one-half tons of comb honey
last week. The honey is put up in cases
Of "a sections each, and brings at the
rate OF 81 cents per pound this year
This amount is the product Of one hun
dred stands of bees Carson Valley hon
ey is said to be superior in flavor ON ac-
count OF the immense range the bees
have to feed on the wild flowers. The
business is yet in its infancy here, and
but comparatively few make it special
ty, though most every ranch has a few
stands for its own use.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1898-12-20
Trouble at the Baby show.

The secretaryship Of a baby chow is
not always a sineoure. sagely remarks
Philadelphia exchange. This was evi.
dsnced by the termination Of a baby
show recently held in Sydney, Austria.
liza. Three hundred children were ex-
hibited. each infant being accompanied
by ite mother. Various prizes were
offered, ranging In value from 5000 to
81 for the fne children. Upon the last
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1898-12-20
DOORS OF VENEER.


Few Doors, Not Even the More Cost
Iy. Made of Solid Wood.
The very finest Of doors are made
nowadays Of veneer on body Of pine.
Even when made Of mahogany or some
other costly wood doors have to be ve-
neered. The body Of the door 10 made
Of plain, straight grained mahogany,
| while the surfaces are veneers Of fine
wood.
In the finest doors tho body Is made
Of selected white pine. free from sap
and perfectly seasoned, which is cut in
to narrow strips and then glued to-
gether. Tho outer edges of this door are
faced with what 10 called . veneer, but
which 10 really strip Of the Ans wood
half an inch or more In thickness. Tho
inner edges Of the frame, by the panels,
are covered in the same manner with
thick strips, in which the ornamental
holdings or carvings are made and
which are grooved to receive the panels.
This built up frame Of white pine,
with edges Of the hne wood, 10 then
veneered with the fine wood. In some
lighter doors the panels may be Of solid
mahogany, but in the finer. larger and
heavier doors the panels also are made
Of sheets Of white pine with veneering
Of the fine wood, 10 that the entire door
is veneered
1t would be difficult, II not impossi.
BILE. to procure at any cost mahogany
lumber In fine and beautiful wooda Of
sufficient size for the larger doors. The
built up and veneered door Of pine
wood, however. has every appearance
Of o solid door. and. made of selected
veneers, 1t may be more beautiful than
solid door would be. It is more serv-
iceable and remains longer perfect. Its
cost is about half what o solid door
would oost.-New York Sun.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1898-12-20
A Contest Case.

An interesting question will be argued
before Judge Arnot in the Alpine county
District Court, on the 9th instant
Louis Bergevin contests the election oi
Harry W. Curtz as Supervisor of the Isl
Precinct, claiming he is ineligible to
hold Office. Curtz received II votes and
Bergevin 4. p n Packard will repre-
sent the former, and W. NJ Thornburr
the latter.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1898-12-20
The Terry Bonanza.

Reuben Terry who recently made the
rich strike at Saw Mill Canyon, Mono
county, horned piece of the rock the
size of hens egg last week, which yield
ed 800 in gold The claim may prove a
bonanza.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1898-12-20
Bryan's Resignation Accepted.

Colonel William j. Bryan's resignation
from the army has been accepted by the
war department The letter of resig
nation arrived and was promptly acted
on, the acceptance being telegraphed to
the colonel, who is now with his regi-
ment, the Third Nebraska, Savannah
Ga.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1898-12-20

The "bottle post" Is an old institu-
tion ON the south coast Of Iceland. Let
ters are put into corked bottles which
are waited by the wind to the opposite
coast. They also contain cigar or 9TH
sr trifie to induce the finder to deliver
the letter 90 addressed.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1898-12-20
Wanted IL Altered.

Minister Ito newly welded pair)-
The married state imposes various du-
ties The husband must protect the
wife, while the wife must follow the
husband whithersoever he goes.
Bride--La, sir. couldn't that be al
tered in our case? My husbands going
to be county postman. Judy.
Most Of the Hessians taken prisoner
during the Revolutionary war became
settlers In Virginia
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1898-12-20

Tho girl with tho pompadour hair is
all over town, says a New York corre-
spondent. Over faces of all breadths
and lengths the bulging. billowy. puffy
crown of real or purohasable hair is
proudly displayed, no matter whether
1t becomes the wearer or not. 1t Is the
fashion, and looks don't cut any ice.
more's the pity.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1898-12-20

The queen Of Holland recently re-
ceived by parcel post herring from one
Of her royal subjects. A note explained
that it was the first herring of the sea
sons catch and was the gift of some
Dutch fishermen. Her majesty prompt
ly had 1t cooked and ate it.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1898-12-20

There are three lady members on the
Rochdale board of guardians. says the
London Sun, and when they recently
paid their first official visit, IN company
with some men members, to lunatic
asylum. they were called on to pay foot
ings-the money to be spent In drink
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1898-12-20
The Pin Hook.

A prospectus of the Pin Hook Mining
and Milling Company was issued from
this Office. This group of mines has
been operated for sixteen years, and
with recent developments promises t.
prove hourishing camp i'll the near
future
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1898-12-20

A little slender silver trumpet is an
other addition to the o'clock tea table.
1t is used to sxtinguish with one adroit
puff the lamp fame under the kettle.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-04
Ancient Volcanoes.

To France belongs the merit of hav-
ing laid the foundations of the system
attic study Of ancient volcanoes. AS
far back as the year 1852 Guettard rec
ognized that the Puys of Auvergne were
volcanic cones that bad poured forth
streams of lava But it was reserved to
Desmarest IL years later TO examine the
question in detail and to establish the
investigation Of former volcanic action
upon broad and firm basis Of careful
observation and sagacious inference. He
discovered that the volcanoes OF central
France were not all Of one age, but had
made their appearance in long series.
whereof the individual members became
less perfect and distinct in proportion
to their antiquity. While these fruitful
researches were in progress III france
others Of hardly less moment were nd
vancing in Scotland. Hutton, as a part
Of his immortal Theory Of the Earth,
had conceived the idea that much mol
ten material had been injected from be.
low into the terrestrial crust, and he
had found many proofs Of such intru-
sion among the rocks Of his native
country His observations, confirmed
and extended by Playfair and Hall and
subsequently by Macculloch, opened up
the investigation Of the subterranean
phases Of ancient volcanic action. Sir
Archibald Geikio.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-04
Taught to Blush.

A school where blushing is taught is
the latest novelty in Paris. II there is
any place where blushing has become
lost art. one would certainly think IL
was Paris. but the Parisians, ON the
other hand, declare that 1t is result OF
Anglomania and the influence Of the
American girl. The young woman who
plays golf and rides a bicycle IN IA
tionals" in the freest camaraderie with
her male friends is likely to acquire
self poise which will make the flush OF
embarrassment a stranger to her cheeks
and the city where women are bicycling
ON the boulevard with their bare knees
exposed mas felt the necessity OF reac-
ton. The classic grace and simplicity
of the early years of the century, with
their accompanying downcast eyes and
shippers, are now in vogue again, ana
the maidens who have forgotten how
10 blush are going to school to learn that
primitive art.
They say it is easy enough to droop
the ewes and affect bashfulness, but to
call up mantling color is as difficult
as pulling eye teeth. How the crimson
ing flow of red blood to the pallid cheek
Is accomplished in these fin de steele
schools Of department we cannot mag
ine, unless it is that they have taken a
page out Of Du Maurier's jokebook and
emulate the society girl who surprised
her friend by always blushing at the
right time. "How can you manage TO
do it?" asked the other girl enviously.
"Oh, it's very easyl" the expert blusher
replied. II simply think Of something
that makes re blush. San Francisco
Argonaut.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-04
Prince Henry of Prussia.

A former teacher Of Prince Henry Of
Prussia, who Las gone to China, thus
speaks Of him: He was his Prussian
grandmother darling, was gentle as
girl, easy going, contemplasiye and
framed not for war and strife, but for
peace and quietness. His heart was ex-
cellent and in the right place. His IA
Their used to say that he would make
perfect constitutional king Of England,
if he could only lay the foundation
stones and open exhibitions by deputy.
He understands his duties as naval
officer and is we'll up in naval tactics.
However, he is ionder Of land service
than of sailing about the world. The
Empress Frederick thought him clever
and often said he never said or did any
thing to give her pang. The Empress
Augusta spoke of him as her angel
grandson, and the late Duke of SAKE
Coburg thought he was very like the
late prince consort, but would resemble
him more if put well on his mettle-