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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-04-01
BRIEF MENTION.

ivy 1HuIfud evening.
Miss Ida Tweedy, of Virginia
City, is visiting Dayton friends.
Jim Leonard, of Sutro, returned
from California yesterday morning.
-"Doc" Legg has so far recov-
cred from his illness as to be out
on the street.
j. F. Morgan and wife of Eu-
reka Mill, were visiting Dayton
friends Tuesday.
Tom Craze left for Golconda
Monday to work in the copper
mines near there.
Charlie Braun has so far re-
covered from his illness as to be
at his post in Flaws store.
The Board of County Com
missioners will hold its regular
quarterly meeting next Monday.
Miss Ida Cooper is down from
the Mound House and her scholars
are having vacation for a week.
Prof. Monroe was i'll Tuesday
and adjourned the grammar de-
partment of the school for that
day.
E II. Mark we'll and wife drove
over from Reno last Friday to at
tend the funeral of 0. T. Guild
Sunday.
Ike Farwell, at one time Clerk
of Esmerada county, and we'll
known here, died in Sweetwater
last week.
The Rock Point mill has been
shut down for the past week, and
taiings from there are being hauled
to the cyanide plant.
Nevada potatoes are now held
at SAG per ton. The Italian ranch
ers hereabouts who sold out for $l6
or $18 per ton are having all kind
of fits.
VIM Kean has a fine new line
of wall paper. If you are thinking
Of papering your house this Spring
call and see his stock before pur-
chasing elsewhere.
Attorney Lothrop presented
his daughters with handsome new
organ this week. The organ is a
new kind of an instrument, resemb-
ling, somewhat, piano.
H. w. Ely was offered $4,000
for his Como mining property this
week. The property consists of ii
claims, on some of which consider
able work has been done. Mr. Ely
refused the offer.
The TIMES has received copy
of the Governors proclamation set
ting aside Friday, April 21st, as
Arbor Day, which he recommends
be observed in appropriate manner,
especially in our public schools.
-Postoffice Inspector Culver has
been around this section of the
country for week or so. 1t seems
there is need for an inspector here
abouts as mail from and to this Of
fee goes wrong very frequently.
The river raised considerably
at this point during the recent storm,
and enough water has gone to waste
in the past week to have kept the
ranchers well supplied during the
entire dry period, if it had been
stored
Harry Clinton had lively
ride Tuesday afternoon. He was
driving a horse hitched to a dray
when the animal became frightened
and started to run. The horse
gathered such speed that Clinton
was afraid to turn into Schooley's
corral, but he managed to keep in
the middle Of the road until the
horse was winded and stopped near
the bridge. No damage was done.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-04-01
Cabinet Photographs.

Only 81 per dozen.
No extra charge for children.
Now is the time to have a picture
of baby. Go to Durham & Cart
lands, the Carson Photographers,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-04-01
To Cure A Cold In One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's. All druggists refund money
if it fails to cure. Z5c The genu-
inc has l.. B. @. on each tablet.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-04-01

This is question of vast importance to all
who wish to be well. II your blood is impure
you cannot expect good health. unless you be-
gin taking Hoods Sarsaparilla at once. This
great medicine makes the blood pure and puts
the system in good health. cures Spring hum
ors and that tired feeling.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-04-01

Hoods Pills cure nausea. sick headache, bi
iousness an all liver ills. Price Is cents.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-04-01
No. /.
No 2,

From To
Mound House Mound House
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-04-01
ADVERTIsHNG RATES

Legal advertising, per square .....s so
Each subsequent insertion. .............. l 90
Commercial advertising, single column.
per inch per month. .........--... / 90
Double column per inch ............... 2 20
Discount of 10 per cent. on commercial ads"
standing three months 25 per cent. on lads"
standing six months; 40 per cent. on ads
standing one year.
Local notices per line of nonpariel, first
Each subsequent insertion, per line. O5
No deviation from above prices.
In Memorium Resolutions published in the
TINES will be charged for at the rate of ten
cents per line.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-04-01
hoods SaadabuiM

Hoods Pills liver Ills; the nonrritating and
only cAthsrtic to take with Hoods Sarsapariia
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-19
WEEDS Miss LOta Purman
at w ashin gton.
SIMPLE MARRIAGE RITES
ONLY RELATIVES PRESENT Al
TIE CEREMONY.
Tie Senator and HIS Young Wife
Leave to- : Tour CT Winter
Resorts n Southern
States

WASHINGTON nov. -s-The marriage
- Senator JOIN d. -1-rs-o1 q Nebraska
a-- Mss L--- E--Ez-, daughter q ".
and 1l-s T. 49, E--laz C. -s-o = street
vas s-.=----=1 chs morning a. clock
A. Che residence q tLs brides parents.
re Rev. D- E-l-z n B-ls-o. q the
A----rc..-s- L=-L-1s- Episcopal Church
----=- Che F-r- q The E--s- Method. -
c--=-l ~ Senator Il-rst-r-
--= rs---- ceremony was attended By
--.F --= Immediate relatives q -he con-
---c--- parties. -1 addition q Edgar g.
80 ---. -- intimate friend q The gr1o-1.
zee ceremony were the
a- p t--lt --. a1t Ms. George
= -a-st 20 Sea YORK A-. and Ms T.
pc r-.l--a-- z---=- ard mother ~ the
Mss E-z----1 B-ocSwav Z Boston. T-'
40 ---s E % E-r-e- and daughters.
---- r-----.t-- o. aunt e Tie bride. Helen.
.-.--.s e-- STANLEY F----ar and wing 3.
r-s bride was srr.-sd II = plain bur
---- -.----r------= W. - lC-- gray
simple zs possible
I-s 80. -- s--.5. il waleh re es-s-
-1H--. 7--- palms and s---aN lending al
e--Ts background 90 the wealth 9:
A 7-ec---E t-eaksas- followed ~ cs-s-
---lr a---- which --= bride and groom.
panied -E che brides l----e-. Ca-.
XII E--Uz-. --- sister. 1I.ss say P----
---. a-- Mss E-szE--- 5--ckWay q
Boston. drove Or che Pennsylvania sta
-l--. N---= private car ~ The Union
F-c--c p - z----E % convey them on a
tE1 weeks -1-- ---vz-d They .=f- a.
-- GA Che southern Railway. Lls.r
-
SHOWN southern winter resorts. i-cl-.lt- :
A--1--a. NzE Orleans Galveston Austin
a-- E-r- N-r-- From Fort Worth the
F---F WILL g. CD Denver. --=--e % l-lz- a.
re Senator's home --- Lsa-EsE-r---
so z--- AID Ms LL--s-7- w-- return %
r. as--rE--- r- December g .- time s--
tl= opening c. Congress On December .
--eF U-- BE az home during The winter
AZ -le-- as 1--E=--s ,- -L= CAIRO.
Senator LE--s---s bride = q highly
F---=- E--- -1-. whose mother was
-@a--rl E---lys-- e., che w=-l-s-1v- e. Z
Southern Family a. -Ea- name She - vi
yac.--s AID Ecc- -ve-sa-ilrzlis--
her Father. Major william =. E--Lz-. ~
the breaking C-- Z The Civ. Wa- en-
-=rs1 ire amy and served with 1-s-i-C-
--- under Generals Es-EEs Crane.
Sr-aE-e ana Nsz+=. Re was & lead <
member q The c--s-l---.--zl convention
GO E----1s ard 10 reconstruction days vas
elected % Congress IRON --lr state
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-19
NEW RULES ON CHANGE
Methods OF Trading in the Chicago
PIT 70 Be Reforrnai

CHICAGO. Nov. -s--Pr=slte-t Lyon G.
The Board q Trade today announces 2
Committee q twenty-five representative
members @ the association. who VIII r.
wise the rules and bylaws % conform
Win tce demand Tor reform IN he
methods % trading On Change re -
rEaD- tor the committee was prov1-e-i b,y
the recent agitation against bucket sro--
ping, ne prevalence q put and caIi''
transs c-i0rs and combines. watch =.
said % = narrowing the business IN ths
various -rading pits
The NEr-ug rules are blamed Ii Z fs-~a
measure f-r the alleged vicious eler1e1r
which has asserted Itself on the b0a-5
and D. e 0rrbable THAI radical CHANGES n
the present rules viii result Ths efa,-.-
tor owners a-e represented or the COM
rnirree as weL as those who have haa-
identified for ears with the movement
against the s0-calied elevator cornbIne-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-19
HiEhbindsrs Gathsring

MARTsvILLE. Nov. ls-Thers = every
reason 20 believe hat the local China
town vii oe the scer- OF Highlander war
fare within a feW DAYS From san Fran
cisco Sacramento. Chico and other p-aras
harcheIuen representing the Hop Sirx
arH Suev On TonEs have come 70 takE
part The trouble is tie result q some
tiEererce which occurred AZ Chico Iasr
wear the Hop Sings and Suey Sings 49,
lied here and the latter lost Two men.
To- which q money payment made recon-
-a-se
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-19
WHEN YOU GET go"
The Entire Machine Moves
80. Better.

DELAEEs
TIE th2-g % - aimed e BY every
ore - % keep ths vl-ality Up and there
81 10 1slreF "a az than by the use % food
r.st quickly AID easily d zests A LADY
rres We have been using your
l-er e-NEts s1r quite a while past. and
while using rhen have discovered that
ar .-c-sas= ~ Strength and vigor has
Es- il zet also TIE bowels move rezu-
.Erly AID better than ever before Ny
husband had been troubled with con
s-ipatton tor Z long time. but since he
lls been eating Gslpe-Nuts The t7ou-
he has entirely disappeared 7 know
.-t -le reflex came -rr- the use Z tie
Cor We have "a friend that Ras
-c.e1 IL the same way ard had been
-sl--i t-r q yzar OF more. but since
g. has been using Grape-Nuts the din
l-.-y has entirely disappeared
naturally DO rct care % have ny
-re used ia the public press. but an
ral 20 advise you o. these facts -.
-t-aELrcE. Mass tNEme can be fur
sLa9 ~ Postum Cereal Co.. makers
70 are-Nuts. Battle Creek. NlchD
The f1od ls 20 made that Il Il pre-
lres-ed. and therefore does not cis-
f-sss Gle = resttve organs u T. con
re-rr-te1 food. and furnishes uour1sh-
r-e-- q The highest class In the most
E.up-e form ADDED % this. the favor
,s Ee.icic-Is The ETape-suEar can -
seen ~ fue CRYSTALS. giirrerirg on The
surface q The little Eranules. Il Is 50
easily fiEes+af that babes IN arms can
Pc "a C-ape-N Nuts combined with milk
c- cream 20 marked advantage. sold
- a. drst-class grocers-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-19
HENRY CLAY MCDOWELL
PASSES TO THE BEYOND
Ksntuckian Who Was Noted for Ser
vice II The Wa- and as an
E-----s

LEXINGTON Ky. Nov. rs-lfa5or
Henry Clay Mcdowell probably the hes;
known citizen = Kentucky u private uce
ciet -E-s morning zc-e- a long illness q
heart trouble he served WIKI Gls-i-c-
--.- 81 the Civil Way or lEe SAT- q GER
e-a- E--ec-a-s. ans since ere wa ~ :
been "a prominent ReuIt-.-1l he ma ?
ned Annie Gay. gra--dl-z --e- @. Henry
Gay. and purchased historic Ashland
C-ays county scar. ~ --= suburbs u Lex
t-E-c-. Elere be resided he was 4 "a
nous entertainer ana every IMPORTANT p=r-
s1-aEe Ulo visited the = le Grass red :
vas rs guest re was president q -he
Lexington and Eastern Railway and :
s--cess--- breeder % -ro--irE hoses
Thomas q. Mcdowell. q -o-s5 western
Judge Mcdowell vas born II lss1
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-19

Best D-T Grzaulatst SUGAR.
= los--------- 81 90
Condensed SuNCE MEAT
Ltbbys or None Such-s
packages FOR .-.......--..s2 Csc
Cleaned CTRRANTs. per =. Toe
Bszt Fart DATES. Per =. lie
Imported Smyrna FIGS. u -25c
Gaze CoS CRASBERRIEs.
quar- -----------. -.---.-.-. i oc
Pressed FIGS Ceest czi,o--
rlaJ. In bricks. for. 25c
Imported sARDINEs. IS
tins -----------.----..--- 1-2c
Fancy wALSUTs. PER -. lie
@ ana D. PLUM PUDDING
=. re. =. SOC. u 6Oc
Best Co-sican CITRON. 70. 1sc
Bes. Glaze o-z-g. ard Lemon
FEELS. per .1sc
SeecIess SULTANAs. D1oc
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-19

Sag. CHEESE. per D.. CSC
Sutton Cn-vl CHEESE. n 6oc
Bourbon WHISKY. good quail
ity. tuu quart botties----s5 &c
Assorte: COCKTAILS CCroEn
brand. quart bottles--S1.O 90
Dry White WINE good
bociec). gallon -.-.-.-.. SOc
New Svses CIDER. gallon. 45c
Assorted CoRDIALS Cteceut-
rEef -.------.-s---- -..--- A--o
American CHAMPAGNE "a
natural vine not charged
By gas)-
Case ! cor.n quarts. s11.oo
Case dozen pints s11.oo
Champion WHISKY q years
oisl. gallons. $3.50; tuu
Quart bottles ---------.. Sl.OO
RIESLING. BURGUNDY O.
ZISFASDEL, per gallon oc
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-19
T-iaI Of Sugar Cane.

WOODLAND. Nov. 81. A J King
MI the coming season experiment with
The production OF sugar cane o. his farm
n South Purah. N0lo County. he = IA
recapt OF about 20 pounds q cane from
I.ouislL-ra. which he VII plant when the
DANCER OF frcst e past
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-19
crriser for a Prison ship.

MADRID. Nov. E.-The Spanish cruiser
EmpeTsr Carlos ' has been ordered 10
BG-celcna. where she viii be used a. =
prison ~ the ilsrizarors q the Opposi- zion
70 the payment OF taxes
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-19
Thanksgiving
Groceries -LiuuOrS.

Here are few Of the satables and drnkables
to go with the Thanksgiving turkey. The low
prices quoted are for the best and for the best
only. Direct Grocery Telephone-South So
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-19
One-fhis-d Off
on Eastman
kOdakS.

Atvices from ths Eastman Kodak
Company announce reduction o. prices
OF al Kodak Camsras. Oar customers
participate at once in this big eonces-
sion
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-19
Newest Ron7eos,

LAdiss'Choc-
olate Color - .><x,
and Blz-k Wei A5
Kid Roneos. A<gfGSJ
felt quarters, -LZ/
woo Incl. fur Ill
trim ming,
new, up-to-tsts toes, turned, sersi solss
3 pretty, comfortable house shoe. al
.ires.--............... Sf-45
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-19
Fine FurS,

Our Fur Department is Offering
some splendid garments a. prices
which cannot and vii not be d.
plicated later on; one Of them is:
4 80 Near Seal Jacket za.s ID izt4s
latss. STYLE Ike cE:-i: Eo1ld FAX. a,
sIpe-t 70 tisii1Zush Il from real sea-.
his coat q p inches lag. las heavy
eroTH satin lining, Eorkzsusa.a az fac
IS OF $50 zsrDsa;.: A. a. attraction
20 or fur dent - $50 80
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-19


Here s al sx-
&c lent AMI serT-
Icsabie trunk az
sveUl9v price.
oval top COW
cred with water
proof canvas,
m II an. IN,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-19
Holiday Pockefb0oks.

ike picture-als0 grain e4ths- purses Il
il ssne shape ESQ 4
New st7ls Alligator Chstslaine Bags, 4.
With outside 5azdksrchisf pocke:-vsry q
pretty ard oavszisat-esca......... 81. so
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-19

800 dozen Haaiksrchet especially imported Per TIE He'll
day trade 60 OF sale his Essk-ogr first sao-irg r.
AL linen hans I'd Ezrf<zr-
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-12-21
cvAN,ov.s DEADLY ATTRACTION

Those Who Handle the Drug Drawn Al.
most lrrcsistibly to Swallow 1t.
"Just now we are engaged In the
making of tons of cyanide of pOtas-
sum-" said IL member of firm OF man.
ufacturing chemists, and OF all puiSOnS
this. to my mind, Is the most dangerous.
because Of IL singular quality it pos
sesses. 1t is In appearance so very at
tractive to those who handle 1t that
they are often seized with an almost
overwhelming desire to eat it. TO one
man 1t probably suggests sugar. II he
have fondness for saccharine sub
stances, and to another snow newly
fallen. but to both 1t Is SO alluring that
they may only overcome the temptati ii, n
to put 1t in their mouths by great force
Of will power.
"The very men who make 1t and who
are most familiar with its deadly pro-
pertles are pursued by an unreasonable
desire to ent the poison. and as long as
they remain in its vicinity this ex-
traordinary craving endures. They
know that to give way to the craving
means death almost instant and hor-
r,ble, and as consequence are usually
able to resist the strange temptation.
but during the last ten years we have
been engaged in the manufacture OF
the drug four Of our most intelligent
and steady workmen have committed
suicide in this way"
''Ever feel like eating 1t yourself?''
asked the reporter.
YES" the manufacturer replied.
"Many times when In contact with the
cyanide fumes. and have had to leave
work precipitately in consequence. So
well Is this curious fact known !" all
works where cyan de Of potassium ia
made that there are always two men
ut work together. IN | n Jar OF ammonia,
which Is the antidote to the poison. Is
kept ut hand"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-12-21

cousin. Mrs. Sucher-the same whom
Lila had spoken of as trump"
"Why. Randolph" said Mrs. Sucher,
as she entered the office, what is the
matter with you? Have you been iN!"
"She saw me-" was all Randolph could
say.
YES. came to speak to you again
about it. forgot"
"Oh. it's no use now, Cousin Matte.
She will not receive me or my letters
never"
Pooh! Did she tell you SOP"
"She wrote to mel mustn't GO there"
Look here. Randolph" said the com-
mon sense matron. this Is all nonsense.
II Lila Sprague won't receive me, she
must be ninny-"
Don't say that!'
II will say that. But anyhow. her
mother will see me. ! am going now to
cal on Mrs. Sprague. And now. look
here. about this bracelet"
shall we go on with thatV" said
Watts. with a faint smile.
"Of course we shall. stupid. Higgins
says he has tried to set the watch with
the face in. as you wanted it. and he
can't make any better job OF It than
Moore could. Now think I'd better 60
and take it back to Moore's and tell them
to set it with the face ont. don't you?"
Every WELL" said Watts. with almost
childish resignation.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-12-21
CHRISTMAS AND THE CHILDREN

II HE little folks are talkin'-they tall
like anything
= Bout Sanity Claus a-cOmin', an wha
he's goin' to bring;
An the mother never scOlds EN- or tells EN-
bout the noise;
They're lust the sweetest little gtrls-th,
best Of little boys!
Because they know that Sunty Claus know
everything they do,
An while he's loading up his sleigh he
watchin' of EN-. too!
An them that minds their mothers, the!
gets the laOst Of toys
They're Just the sweetest little girls-th'
best Of little boys!
They've Just been writin' letters to SAINT!
Claus ench day
An tellin' him just what they want an
shown him the way
To where the house Ia. so he'll know Jus
where to leave the toys.
Fer Just the sweetest little girls-the bes
of little boys!
They're gittin mighty anxious fer the day
an nights to go.
An all Of 'em are happy an they maxi
their mothers so!
She never has to scold 'em or tell 'em 'bou
the noise,
Cause they're just the sweetest little girl
the best OF little boys.
Atlanta Constitution.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-12-21
JOKE WAS ON THE DOCTOR.
Answered an Emergency Call and II
Still Looking for His Pay.

Answered an Emergency Call and 1s
Still Looking for His Pay.
One night recently physician or
West Adams street was called up about
II O'clock by II tremendous ringing at
the door bell. He rushed down stairs
to find a woman trembling with ex-
element, who graspcd out:
Run, quick, doctor-thnt little house
across the street-lly husband-poison
suicide"
The doctor hurried over and found a
burly fellow rolling about on IL bed and
grooming as If in terrible pain His
wife and three other wOmen-his two
daughters and sister-in-law-wele
crying and wringng their hands.
There was bottle on the table labeled
"poison' and half of the contents were
gone.
II sized up the situation in two min
utes," said the doctor, land turned the
women out of the room and shut the
door,"
"Now. what do you mean by this?"
l said. giving the +, low COOL shaking.
"Ol. noth.n', doc" he said sheepishly
as his groans subsidized; Jest fool.n' the
women folks"
1t developed that the supposed suicide
had come home drunk the night before
and that his wife had demonstrated
with him. And now there Is a bill to
pay. The doctor sent it first to the
wife. and it was returned with brief
note to the effect that she wasn't pay
ing her husbands bis. The husband
returned it with the suggestion that. as
his wife had summoned the medical
man. she might meet the EXPENSE
Cnicago Inter Ocean.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-12-21

chimes as she had been for four days
past. Moreover, she awoke with head.
ache.
She found a stocking tied to the head
of her bed. as she had expected. and
took the stocking down and opened ii
mechanically. Then she found the brace.
let With scrap OF paper in which. IN her
mothers writing. were the words, "I'ress
the spring and look inside. behind the
watch" And when she looked q lovely.
loving face looked back at her-a face
that was very Ike Randolph Watts own.
And at the bottom Of the stocking
away at the very toe-was another pa
per which said. 1.-The bracelet ought to
tell you why ran away. r. w."
Then she laid her head and bracelet
IN her pillow. and wet both bracelet and
pillow with tears until her headache was
all gone.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-12-21
1mprnv-d Train Equipment.

The U. Il. & N. and Oregon Short
Line have added buffet, smoking and
library car to their Portland.Chicago
through train, and dining car service
has been inangnarated. The train ia
equipped with the latest chair cars,
day coaches and luxurious first-class
and ordinary sleepeis. Direct connec-
tion made ut Granger with Union Pa.
cific, and at Ogden with Rio Grande
line, from all points in Oregon, Wash
ington and Idaho to all Eastern cities.
For information, rates, etc., call on
any o. II. Il N. agent, or address w.
II. Hurlburt, General Passenger Agent,
Portland.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-12-21

"What was the hardest job ever
tackled, DID you ask?' said the sign
painter to a New Orleans Times-D Dem
ocrut reporter. ut was an 'ad' for
smoking tobacco painted on the side
of the Grand Canyon on the line Of the
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. |
was working for Buffalo concern that
had a contract to put up 5000 land.
scape signs for tobacco company. and
a gang of us travelled over the country
looking for good effective locations.
This place in the canyon was as tough
proposition as any s gu writer ever
went against. The side there went
straight up about POO feet, and at the
top there was big overhanging ledge.
1t was easy enough to let down lad.
der from above. but on account of the
ledge 1t hung Mt least forty feet out
from the face Of tie rock.
After studying 1t over for while
I spliced a couple Of fishing poles to-
gether and fastened soft sponge to the
end. That was my brush. and by lying
fiat on the ladder l managed to do a
very decent piece or work; at least. you
could read 1t like n book from below.
and that was the thing we wanted.
When the railroad people found out
what l had done they were as mad as
blazes. especially the chief engineer.
who was an aesthetic sort of a gent
from Boston. and he tried for nearly a
month to get 1t off, letting down China
men with scrubbing brushes on po.es,
but they only made 1t all the brighter.
At last he got some brown paint.
about the color of the rocks. and smear.
cd 1t out. but 1t took at least a dozen
coats and cost heap of money. IL
they had only let that sign stand 1t
would have been a great addition to
the canyon.