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The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1899-02-04
THEY ARE LAZY.

To the north, east, south, and west,
our sister states and their public SER
wants lose no opportunity of advertising
the resources OF their common wealths.
Not so with us however and not so
with 80 per cent of our public officials.
Take for instance the biennial report of
the Surveyor General of Nevada and
find If you can, other than Prudential
of Lincoln and Powell of Eureka,
any county assessor who has performed
the duties OF his office as regards doing
what the law requires of him s'to pro-
mote the full development of the re-
sources OF the State" No great wonder
Lincoln county continues to grow, pros
per and and develop; if it has many
men like this Prudential within her
borders. For years with an enviable
perseverance he has reported to the
Surveyor General in broad -gauged COM
mon-sensed articles the immense and
varied resources OF his county and what
vast amount of good he has accomplished
can be seen in the rapid growth of his
home district. Likewise Powell OF Eu-
reka never misses an opportunity to do
his people some good. The work and
efforts of these men should be appreci-
ciated. But look at the SO called re-
ports of the rest of the salary drawing
Assessors, Wasboe county's beautiful
own amongst them, and they are simply
in their laxity. According to
Peter Washoe county doeu't raise veg
etable, from spud to an ear of corn, but
We should be overjoyed to death to
note that he has seen some hay, few
fruit trees and some berries. 1t is plain
ly laid down in the statutes that ''It Is
hereby made the duty of the County
Commissioners to refuse to audit or pay
any bills for service of the County AS
SCISSOR in case he shall fail to comply
with the requirements of this act" If
the Honorable Boards would stop the
pay OF these negligent, lazy Assessors we
would have no more comparatively
blank reports, and these fellows would
no longer continue to denote the devel-
opment of the resources of the State.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1899-02-04

Out at Meadville, the other day, there
was heavy blockade of freight and the
men, who were worked nearly to death,
asked what could be done to avert an
other. Gall vote the Democratic ticket
in 1900" was the reply of the Division
superintendent. The advice was smi-
ingly given, but it contained sharp
point, nevertheless. There weren't
many blockades during the adminstr.-
tion which preceded that now in power,
observes the Philadelphia Inqirer.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1899-02-04

Genesy & Savage are giving their Gus
toners the best heating stove in the
market. 1t is the Cole Alright Heater
The most economical wood or coal stove
known to date. Address Genesy &
Savage, Sierra Street, opposite Hymers'
Livery Stables, Reno.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1899-02-04

The Enterprise, in gancing over some
books of the Virginia Miners Union
from Jan. / 1889, to Dec, 81 1898, finds
that 1853 members in good standing died
within the time specified, and the cause
OF the death in seven-tenths of the cases
was miners consumption. One hnnd-
red and sixtv-eight deaths at SS2. so
each makes the large sum of 1850 paid
in cash by the union in that time.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1899-02-04
Mcmillan VS.. SadIer.

The Supreme Court has handed down
its decision on the motion to dismiss the
information in quo warranto in the case
Mcmillan vs. Sadler, argued by respec-
tive counsel Saturday last. Judge Bon
niield read the decision. 1t held in SUBJ
stance that the constitution OF this State
empowered any party directly interested
in an Office usurped or unlawfully held
by another the right to contest such
Office upon his own private relations
without the joinder of the Attorney
General. No statue enacted by the
legislature of this State could deprive
the Supreme Court OF its original juris-
diction granted by the Constitution to
try and hear proceedings in quo war
the general power of the court by any
limitation as to who should or should
not be joined as relator.
"he result of the decision places the
relator, William Mcmillan, fully and
finally before the court and establishes
the Supreme Courts jurisdiction to try
the case. Today general demurrer,
filed by respondents counsel, will be
argued, after which the case will be sub
mitted upon its nerits.-Carson Newe.
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nan Our Bar is equipped with high grade
xxx Liquors. Wines and Brandies. The
UftlI celebrated Anheuser-Bush Beer &c.
per glass: the famous Budweiser at
25c. per bottle, especially adapted for
family use aIid the highest grade OF Cigars
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-08-18
THE ARAB HORSE.
From the Saturday Review.

49,
An Arab cannot dispense with food
altogether, like the legendary camel
of travellers tales, but his needs are
few, aud he will maintain his health
and spirits under conditions which
other horses would never be able to
endure. Indeed, not only can h. put
up with hardships at pinch, but he
actually deteriorates under the gener-
GUS regimen which is considered neces-
sary for other horses. This has been
proven over and over again by pur-
chasers who have refused to believe
the usual three feeds of corn to be
supereroSatory and the morning hour
OF walking exercise insufficient. There
is probably no being SO obstinately
conservative as an English eoachman,
and, even when he finds an Arab grow
utterly unmanags cable, he is not to be
convinced that the simple cause is lack
of exercise and exuberance of feeding.
The fact is, an Arab is naturally so
high. spirited and 30 difficult to tire
that even a single feed of corn is exces
sive unless he is being subjected to ex
ceptionally hard work. He will answer
every requirement as hunter if his
diet be restricted to hay or even to
grass, and in the summer time he is
most satisfactory if he has the run of a
paddock, where he can choose his own
food and exercise. So far, the quality
of the normal Arab in everyday life.
What a picked horse can do when
put upon his mettle almost battles be.
lief. An officer, recently returned from
the Soudan, relates that, after ride
of 800 miles, his horse showed no signs
of work, though he had cast all his
shoes before accomplishing a quarter
of the journey, though many of the
camels had died, and the others had
suffered severely. Again, it was an
Arab of IA 2t. which carried ten stone
six pounds and won en-mile race at
FeroZepore in 25 minutes, feat of en-
durance probably unequaled in equine
annals. And Lord Roberts can bear
testimony to the powers of the Arab
which carried him through all the
campaigns during 25 years, and, alone
among the horse of history, received
official authority to wear the Afghan
medal with four clasps. Such quail
ties are worth insisting upon at the
War Office as a short cut to the solu-
ton of many problems of economy and
dispatch in the transport service.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-08-18
IRHY2

The peculiar simplicity of the
French peasant is illustrated by two
incidents. A peasant went to his post.
office and offered for the mail letter
which was over the weight specified
for single stamp.
''This is too heavy" said the post
master. You will have to put another
stamp on it,"
"Wh-wh-why," said the peasant
with wide open eyes, "w-w-will another
stamp make it lighter?'
Another peasant, presiding over the
municipal council of his village, gave
the assembly lecture on the lack o.
necessity for any more road building
LAS for the roads which are now
bad" he said, sit is of no use to repair
them, for nobody travels over them
and as for those which are good, why
do anything to them until they ge
bad ?"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-08-18
PARAGRAPHS FOR THE CURIOUS

The women of Morocco never cele.
brate their birthdays, and few Of them
know their ages.
There are more theatres in proper.
ton to its population in Italy than
elsewhere in the world.
The tomb Of Mahommed is covered
with diamonds, sapphires and rubies,
valued at 81. 5000
The only animal that is really dumb
is the giraffe, which is unable to ex-
press itself by any sound whatever.
The colored people of the United
States maintain seven colleges, seven
teen academies, and fifty high schools.
There is a lighthouse to every IA
miles of coast in England, to every "a
in Ireland and to every 80 miles in
Scotland.
The life saving service on the British
coast was established in 1924. and has
been the means OF saving more than
$4,000 lives.
The most ancient coin in Europe,
the ducat, was first struck in the mint
of Venice, in the year 1884. The build
ing is still in existance.
There were IA German domestic
servants last year who were awarded
the servants gold cross for having
lived 40 years with one family. Only
one was found in Berlin.
Early morning exercise is denoun-
ced nowadays by the majority of
hygienic teachers. At that time, they
say, vitality is at it's lowest ebb and
needs the stimulation of food.
Bonaparte's house at Longwood, st.
Helena, is now barn; the room he
died in is a stable; and where the I'M
perial body lay in state may be found
machine for grinding corn.
Bergen, Norway, boasts a paper
church large enough to seat 1000 per-
sons. The building is rendered water
proof by a solution of quicklime,
curdled milk and white of eggs.
The hriar root from which pipes are
made has nothing to do with the briar.
The name is a corruption of "bruyere
root" and that wood is from the root
and stems of large shrub.
In st. Johns College, Oxford, there
is a very curious portrait of Charles l.
done with a. pen, in such q manner that
the lines are formed by verses from the
Psalms, and so contrived as to contain
every Psalm.
The Queen of Greece is the only wo-
man admiral in the world. She holds
this rank in the Russian navy, an
honorary appointment conferred upon
her by the late Gear, because her father
held the rank of high admiral.
New York city's population includes
people of almost every race. 1t is the
largest Irish CITY in the world, its Irish
of $4,000 being twice as
great as that Of Dublin. 1t is the
largest German city in the world ex-
cept Berlin.
Pope Leo is a remarkably good chess
player and is rarely beaten. His usual
Father Giella, has played
with him for thirty-two years. The
= hole of the Pope's kitchen is said to
cost him little more than a dollar a
day.
The longest reach of railway with
out curve is claimed by travellers to
be that of the Argentine Pacific Rail-
way, from Buenos Ayres to the foot of
the Andes. For 211 miles it is without
a curve, and has no cutting or embank
ment deeper than three feet.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-08-18
BOYS ESSAY ON HORNETS.

A hornet is the smartest bug that
flies anywhere. He comes when he
pleases, and goes when he gets ready.
One way a hornet shows his smart
ness is by attending to his own bust
ness, and making everybody who in
terferes with him wish they had done
the same thing.
When a hornet stings fellow he
knows it, and never stops talking
about it as long as his friends will
listen to him. One day hornet stung
my pa (my pa is preacher) on the
nose, and he did not do any pastoral
visiting for month without talking
about that hornet.
Another way a hornet shows his
smartness is by not procrastinating.
If he has any business with you he
will attend to it at once, and then
leave you to think it over to yourself.
He don't do like the mosquito, who
comes fooling around for half an hour
singing cousin, COUSIN" and then
when he has bled you all he can, dash
away yelling, mo kim" A hornet
never bleeds you; but if he sticks you,
you will go off on swell.
don't know anything more about
hornets. only Josh Billings says: "a
10 oil NOO5h1 "cho O
poor speller) buzzer, sudden in his i'm
preshuns, and rather hasty in his
conclusions or end" -EpaOorth Herald.
KINDNESS TO COWS.
Kindness is en efficient aid in in
creasing milk yield and costs nothing.
The more mixer can make the cow
love him as she loves her calf, the more
milk she will yield to him. 1nvestiga-
ton shows that it is probable that a
considerable portion of the milk is
secreted during the operation of milk
ing, especially the rich milk which
comes last. Abuse and excitement re-
duce the secretion and not only lower
the quantity Of milk given, but often
lower the percentage of butter fat.
Kindness and petting make the cow
contented and put her nervous system
in such a condition that the fullest
yield is given. This is not the only
cause, but it is probably chief cause,
of the wide variation in butter fat
sometimes shows in creamery tests.
Hurrying cows, running them with
dogs, beating them or speaking rough
ly to them will reduce the yield of
milk and per cent. of butter fat. A
change of mixers will often lower the
per cent. of butter fat until the COW
becomes fond of the new mixer.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-08-18
CAUSE FOR THANKS.

Lord Braxfield was a man of few
words, and when he courted his second
wife he said to her: Lizzie, I'm look
ing out for a wife, and l thought you
Just the person to suit me. Let me
have your answer tomorrow"
The lady, the next day, replied in
the affirmative. Shortly after the
marriage Lord Braxfield's butler came
to him, saying that he wished to give
up his situation, as he could not stand
her ladyship's continual scolding.
Man." Braxfield exclaimed, "ye've
little to complain of; We may be thank
fnl we're no married to herlm
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-08-18
VARIETIES.

If you work the following problem
it will show you what some people
think you are: Place the year of your
birth on a piece of paper, add your
age at your last birthday (not this
Year,, multiply the result by 1000 and
subtract 6s3, 423. Substitute for figures
letters of the alphabet, for 1, b for
two, for 8, etc., and read the result.
-"Our typewriter girl won't take
her vacation trip until late in the sum-
mer.' why not ?" "She says she
can't afford to get worn out SO early"
Teddy (who has just begun to go
to school) Papa, do you know what
six boys and five girls make ?'' "Yes,"
answered his father, "a racket"
-Father-"Willie, l hate to whip
you. 1t hurts me worse than it does
YOU" Willie-'Let ma do it then.
She can't pound hard enough to hurt
me nor her either"
81 suppose you are aware per,
sons two ears are not of equal
strength 2'' "Oh, yes. know lots of
men who have deaf ear for beggars
and a most acute one for invitations
to drink"
"A youngster went to church on a
recent Sunday morning and was great
ly interested in the collection. He
watched the ushers for time then
whispered to his father: Papa.
morn half the folks has got in free !"
Don't talk like fool, joshua"
said Mrs. Harix; to hear you tell it
folks would be thinkin' / asked you to
marry me, and goodness knows Inever
ran after you fer minute in my life. :"
"Well, l hain't sayin' you run after
me, Melinda" replied the old man,
"but that don't prove nuthin' nohow.
reckon the trap never runs after the
mouse neither, but somehow it pears
to gather him in jist the same"
what is dogmatism p asked
some one of Douglas Jerrold. Puppy
ism full grown"
why is it, will you please tell
| me, that some women look SO ugly on
the bicycle ?" because they are the
same women who look so ugly off the
bicycle"
Reputation is good deal like a
| linen suit; when you undertake to
wash it, it always shrinks the wrong
way.
MA, we amt got no company for
dinner" mo, little Tommy"
"Well, what makes you stick your
little finger out when you drink"
-Passenger-''This train is very
slow, guard" Guard-''Yes, sir; it's
them sleeping carriages behind"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-08-18
HINT FOR CANDIDATES.

"Glad to hear it," said the candi-
date. II thought you were against
me-"
Sure 1 was at first" rejoined the
peasant. "Whin the other day ye
called here, and stood by the pig sly,
and talked for half an hour, ye didn't
bulge me an inch.
But after we had gone away, sor,
got to thinkin' how ye'd reached yer
hand over the rail and scratched the
pigs back till he lay down wild the
pleasure of it. / made up me mind
thin that whin a man was so sociable
as that wild a poor fellow crathure
wasn't the bhoy to vote agin him."
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-08-18
A HARD CASE.

An army nurse but lately returned
from Cuba to Washington, declares
that never again will she 60 to coun-
try whose language she cannot under
stand, says the Washington Post. It
was before hostilities had come to
definite end that she was startled one
day by the unexpected visit of her
Cabin laundress. The woman was in
tensely excited. Anxiety sat on her
brow, and sorrow dwelt in her eyes.
She gesticulated and she talked. The
nurse knew not a word of what she
said, but the pantomime filled her
with terror. The Cuban's hand SEEM
ed to speak of an attack ON the hos
pital-of wounded men butchered and
nurses cut to ribbons. The nurse was
frantic. She must know the worst.
In the hospital was an officer very ill
with typhoid fever. She knew he I'M
derstood Spanish. Only in a matter
of life or death would she disturb him,
but this was obviously q matter of
life or death. She led the Cuban wo-
man to the bedside, and there the story
was repeated. The officer listened in
tently. The nurse held her breath.
The Cuban ceased. The sick man
turned his head on the pillows. "She
says" he whispered feebly, ''she says
the stripes in your pink shirt waist
have run, and she doesn't know what
to do with it." The same nurse con-
fessed to having been desperately
homesick down in Cuba. st gave
me the blues" she said, mot to be
able to make even the children under
stand me, and one day, one indigo
day, a great big, sleek cat walked into
my room, was SO glad to find some
thing that could understand me.
Kitty, kitty, kitty 1 said. The cat
didn't turn its head. Pussy, Pussy
The cat took no notice. The cat--the
very cat spoke Spanish. 1t was more
than l could bear. l couldn't even
call q cat,n
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-08-18

BALTIMORE, NEW YORK,
% s "a +. Baltimore ST. 14S Fifth Avenue
WASHINGTON. 1922 Penn. Ave-, N. W.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-08-18
Is Published Every Friday.
TERMs.-sI.OO A Year in advance
gneticaI.
USELESS.

USELESS.
1t is useless to mourn for the leaves that have
fallen,
1t is idle to Rrieve DER the palI-covered bier
For the promises spoken,
The vows that were broken,
And the words of forgiveness We never can
hear.
1t is useless to mourn for the roses of summer
When the rude blasts of winter sweep over
the plain;
But the CLEAN and the glinter
or autumn and winter
Will be followed by summer again and again.
So let not the soul be overwhelmed by the
shadow
That darkens forever each idolized dream;
Though our highest ambition
Never reaches fruition,
Our failures may not prove so great as they
seem.
Go, say to the heart that is burdened with
trouble,
And say to the soul that is downtrodden
now;
Though each joy has a sorrow,
So each night has morrow,
And the coveted crown may yet circle thy
brow.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-08-18
--''I presume YOU carry a memento

~ presume you carry a memento
of some sort in that locket of yours"
Precisely, it is lock of my hus-
bands hair" But your husband is
still alive?' Eyes, but his hair is all
gone"
mister, do We reminder thot ye
said one dose av yer pills wud make
another mon of my father" "Yes, sir;
and did you find my words true?"
"Thrue, to tn word, sor. When me
father started takin' them he was q
lowe mon, an faith when he hod
finished he was a dead mon."
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-08-18
A HAPPY ESCAPE.

"You are convicted of bigamy," re-
marked the judge, impressively, while
the prisoner glanced over his shoulder
at three stern-visaged women.
"Now," continued the court, 81 intend
togive you the seyerest penaltythe law
his face with his hands and wept. 81
shall sentence you to prison for two
years. What are you grinning at ?''
II thought" smiled the prisoner
to turn me loose. ''-Boston Traoe1er.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-08-18
THE ROMAN NUMERALS.
From the New York Tribune.

i GAoha IhC 4NCW iOEh
Have you noticed" said the pale
mathematician, show much easier it
| is going to be, after this year, to write
the number of the year in Roman
numerals? 2"
What do l want to write the year
in Roman numerals for?' said the
rudy business man.
Maybe you don't" the pale mathe-
difference. In Arabic figures it has
taken just four figures to write the
number of the year ever since the wear
1000, and it will take no more till the
year 5000. But in Roman numerals
the year /, 900 was written with single
letter M We shall never get back to
one letter again. Now, for this year
it takes nine letters, 'MDCCCXCIX.'
And think of 1888, which we can easily
remember. Then it took exactly
thirteen letters, 'MDCCCLXXXVIII.'
That was the hardest year to write of
the whole Christian era thus far.
Next year, 1900, it will drop right
down to three figures, 'MCM.' And a
hundred and one years hence it will go
to two letters, NM And how long
do you think it will be before another
year comes as hard to write as 1888 ?''
II don't KNOW" said the ruddy bust
ness man absently. He was wonder
ing whether he could turn the crank
of the messenger call to the word
Police without being noticed.
IN lot till the year 1888, " said the pale
mathematician. THAT will be written
in Romans 'MMCCCLXXXVIIP-
thirteen letters again."
The rudy business man was getting
more and more uneasy. "And what
what of it," he said.
why, only think" said the pale
mathematician, 'how many genera
lions of our descendants will never see
a year 80 short as 1900, and how many
and many more will never see a year
80 long to write as 1885,"
"And what of-what of that ~ said
the ruddy business man.
Nothing, suppose" said the pale
mathematician, ''only these things al
ways impress me-"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-27

THOSE WISHING To CONSULT MAD
anne Guy call at once ut 203 Dakota,
Butte, as she leaves shortly.
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A New Corporation.

A new corporation has just been
formed of $50000.00, fully subscribed, to
manufacture in San Francisco an Eng
lish preparation, Celery Soda, which
will be introduced in the United States
as a harmless, yet effective cure for
headache. nervousness, biliousness and
sleeplessness.
The incorporators are r. w. Tansill,
the millionaire cigar man of Tansilrs
Punch cigar fame: Edw. l.. Baldwin,
proprietor of the Ferry Drug company,
and president of the Standard Pharmi-
cal company; William H. Jordan, one
of San Franchises most prominent at
torneys; Z. A. Boulton and r. A. Won
Meier.
This company is composed of exper-
fenced men. backed with ample capital.
and will introduce this article on the
Pacific coast on what is known as the
agency policy, appointing one dealer
only in each town as selling agent for
Celery Soda.