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New-York tribune., 1899-12-24
THE SHOPPING MANS WOES.
.rSs SPECIALLY GIFTED he FAILS TO COM
MANp RESPECT FROM CLERKS

D t. N.w-OrIeaus Times-Democrat.
/. do,.t know Of anything more eHaspeTatlng
l.. ar .,.. tt...five clerk said q milo hammered
n o. -r, Strcctcar tne other night, 'but
... .. .. ID certain apiOmb, Il way ABOUT NOo'
gt... .uu might as well endure the cross lh
y -c. SOW have 4 friend he continued "io
s.,se- t..-t such a gft, and, needless 10 say ne
'.,,l neglected. ] went into "a S'oft Wiz. @ I.'iI
!. o'..,r .v AND ~, young woman at a." counter
ie W, stoned cuIt tIuucd couN'ISli- ttIH.il VIZ
.ttr r.4..u woman IN the next Q'Iti lil'llt.
a Gear madam said my friend blandlN, uu@'
n pardon me for iniiuG'ng ui"m ''I'' 6 d,, iiil
rant d SOUS ion. but II YOU -- NHal 90 80"
Ss,r sa.. tu, clerk. looking started: -" hot Dc
A.-' u, friend rop.ed. j know" ol co"isr, ."I, a.,
5a.4>I ....tl INTERRUPTION Of customers must b'
! ...i,. add NO G,rut t'-- BY that tim" ~" poor
+ VAS b., ID nervous Nuttcr. and really lex sorry
,tr When -, went out ! expressed surprise
) ut e... with which her attention hdd been
\ ,el .fF ruv friend laughed. on. MS no tIlck
9 4l u, aid All you have to u" Is 10 Keep
S-ys a.. T was fool enough 70 try the system
s,ef aSt,. I lad campcd beside counter lor ten
-.t,, WAITING for Il large and naughty Iadl 10
-..l-e d conversation My dear mad b.San'
.flg 90 .u. ..t- my friend, saurir"id. Sli' eN-
-l4l ,he So. -i.dy wheeling oI me sudGIn'S ana
fzlg 1y f...! SIth fcioClol~ glare Ny H'df,
hammered INV dear Really. ! cou'd K" ID"
--t.r My to.-l. stuck c" the roo. OF my Iho"th'
,. could t,c 'l. -WcIt breaking out on my .oIt-
t.. knox D must have looked tine picture OF
u your dear tr. things Ike that dtmahd'd t"T
'ese1 AIazl. What earthly reply '"IId
-.'-' cd t.' only thing possible GOT up ana
exec Hu- expecting every minute To- lt'l Il ponce
-- sfat o., .t 'He collar 80, as siIl btIOit.
-.'rss YOU ua.. ... say about you you might as
st. ~ .l a... these little anuOyanccs. The
s.i.l o t'ar.. b'ufi!us ones fellow beings Is
'l..ie ID a.. acquired.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-24
GREATNESS RESPECTED.
From The Cleveland Plain Dealer.

From The Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Two very naughty and very G,IiS:
mon biz billboard They pencilled raGsca !oQH
ine mustache upon the upper lp OF V5i' fiI lizard
gI,y rlt di.rcputablc Galways ON Fopcr Miltotif
thcy attached very che3p cEar laSv 40 u" Of lillian
Ij.scII and they gave Admiral Dewey O'"'N
eye. oe 1 odnired their ar
,t-ti, ..Iicy.meutS for a moment one ol ti'n 13oN
new grin upon his pencil ana StartH '2H'''u .oa
81. . thn ccuirc Of the board. lie was
..i,nut to make "A stroke when his companion ci'oN
out. ...-. .. .l,,i"
"Why not"
"DMfs jcffrics dc champeon;" =, .,oi. nockote
Tbou they put their pencils III ln'II -, 10
1odk.d rcvcrcniy at the unmutilated iace upon tIe
board and trudgcd along
New-York tribune., 1899-12-24

few for special customers mostly Englishmen
Yes YES | see" said the midde-aged gentleman.
Doubtless eXics who wish TO revive the memory Dry
Of bovhoodS happy days 81 dunno, repHed the
dealer but there's no call for EN- nowadays;
that's certain. Ten twelve years ago We used TO
sell lots of en- more than anything else, but thty
dropped off somehow. and now the American hoh-
day editions are all the 20; shall wrap you up
the middlc-agcd gentleman. hastily; 81 bought a
fresh set in ~ and it will be several years yet be
fore they worn out
New-York tribune., 1899-12-24

"IIas Mrs Harrington returned yet?' he asked
OF Ella. who answered the ring.
"NeS. sir. she just got in D., 90,
Hand her my card, if you please" he said. i
think she'll remember me
Mrs Harrington stepped out Of the dining room
inst As her husband followed Clo.ey by tht servant
,irI moved out Of the Vestibue and INTO the nan
0'"\NLv" she cried, when did you get IN -. -
The servant girl misunderstood the meaning oi
the exclamation. IT,. ,.,o,,, >, sbo
"IIc got IN when ! wasn't looking, ma am, she
said "IIc goes out again now, II you say SO H.,
"You may let him stay, Ella SAID MIS- il"i-
TugtOu.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-24

feet In the midst Of the services. however.
the solemn hush was only broken by the voice OF
the Clergyman. one of the mourucrs accidentally
turned tho crank of music loN that standing
IN the room. As luck would have it the old thing
began 90 grind out 'ThcrcN BE Hot Time i'm the
old Town Tonight Unfortunately there seemed
20 Dee u" one In the room who understood the
mechanism of the music box. and all efforts to stop
il Were of mo- avail The clergyman and tAs mourn
crs were obliged o. wait until it ran down of its
own accord Hereafter / shall see that there are
no music boxes at funerals under my direction"
New-York tribune., 1899-12-24

Islands While campaienlng with his regiment IN
the southern part OF the archipelago ne iound
tribe OF Malays whose dialect was almost tne same
could understand them and they could understand
him without difficulty, ana ne was ahIc 10 acL as as
int, rprctcr for his officers with tribe he had never
heard ~ before.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-24
VERY IMPORTANT. IF TRUE.

Washington correspondence Of The Chicago Record
Ex-Rcpres, utative Springer tells curious story
that is worthy Of investigation by the Bureau Of
TthnOlogv H. says that Creek Indian from
indian Territory who was a member Of the Rough
Riders rc-eulistcd in the Regular Army at the close
of the Spanish war and was sent TO the IhHlPphe
New-York tribune., 1899-12-24
QUESTION or RENPONSlBihITY.

From The Washington Star.
"It's strange" he said. "how easy II Is Tor a
prottv girl 10 make fool Of a man
"Oh I don't think | would pu- 10 Just that way,
she replied but will admit that its strange now
oae,. il is for a man to make fool OF himself over
a Iretty girl. Fools, you know, are usually SELL
made"
New-York tribune., 1899-12-24
A SAD FUNERAL MELODY.
From The I1w.s,o, Journal.

I 'Vn The LW.stol JournaL
ne Calais Advertiser" passes along this story.
= Jy al undertake.. Il had a funeral up river
Vher day which was nearly spoiled 10y 4 music
~ Wa r, fault ~ mine either, for the comm
rs real 0od and the appointments were per
New-York tribune., 1899-12-24

{. pol.5 IN a letter from her" pard. That It
va . L.y late. but good. ,,-.
z wetE. q. p, ! hit the trail homeWafu. Couir'
stay-.O use to Try. ,,,-...-
, slainci far from The girl loved-an' likewise
100 distant from pie.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-12-23
For the Grave.

A solicitor In Georgia court is re-
spOnsible for the following:
He overheard a conversation between
his cook and a nurse, who were dis
cussing recent funeral of member OF
their race, ut which there had been q
great profusiOn of flowers. The nurse
said:
when I die, don't plant no flowers
on my grave, but plant a good old
watermelon-vine; and when 1t gets ripe
you come dar. and don't You eat 1t, but
jes' bus 1t on de grave and let dat good
old Juice dribble down through u
ground"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-12-23
Clock Worked by u Geyser.

One OF tho most curious clocks In
the world Is that which Amos Lane, OF
Amidee, New, constructed some time
ago. The machinery, which Is nothing
but face, hands and lever, Is connect
ed with a geyser, which shoots out an
immense column OF hot water every
thirty-eight seconds. This spOutlng
never varies to the tenth OF u second.
ana therefore clock properly attached
to 1t cannot fail to keep correct time.
Every time the water spOuts up II
strikes the lever and moves the hands
forward thirty-eight seconds.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-12-23
According 90 Size.


Like most Orientals. the Chinese are
apt to base their judgments upon ex.
ternals. Capt. Caspar II. Goodrich,
who. rs captain Of IN auxiliary cruiser
did such excellent blockading service
during the war with Spain, tells story
which points to this conclusion.
The Captain Is a very short, but very
digniHed man. Once when he was In
a Chinese port. he went ashore to pGy
his respects to the project. who. being
Of the ruling Manchu race. was much
larger man than tho ordinary run Of
Cinnamon.
When Capt. Goodrich rose to take his
leave, the dlgnitary made special ct
fort to be polite.
"Your excellcncy." said he. II nov
see how you. though little man. come
to command a big warship. II 20,
were only little fatter you would b.
an admiral"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-12-23
An Incomplete Education.

An Incomplete Education.
Ignorance. even dense ignorance, is
often to be met with In this country Of
public schools, but 1t Is seldom that one
finds man In nil his senses whose
mind does not contain some suspicion
Of world beyond his potato patch or
logglng.camp. Among the European
pcasantry, however, education Is often
absolutely unknown. Sad to say, a
conversation which occurred between a
French cOnscript recently taken from
his farm and the adjutnnt Of his regl-
ment IL not unique, although 1t may
sound 80.
Gomez said the adjutant. "You are
n Frenchman-a soldier; do You know
why you are here instead Of working
In the fields? I ask you why you IRE
hcrc--a soldier? You give no answer.
Have you never heard Of the Ger
mans"
mo. my adjutant."
"YOu have never heard of the Ger
mans? What Is Germany
~ don't know"
Are you Frenchman Or Ger
man"
~ don't know"
"'Thls IL wonderful! Where were you
bornT"
"At VaucOuleurs, my adjutant"
AT VaucOulcurs, ana not a patriot!
Did no one ever tell you Of the inva.
slOn?"
mo. my adJutant."
1t would be hard for Jacques OF
VaucOuleurs to grow up IN the United
Stutes,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-12-23

THE CREDIT GUIDE COMPANY FORT DEAR.
BORN BUILDING. has a record concerning the Hnan-
standing and general reputation for credit Of
10000 Of Chicagos credit buyers and Is adding
hundreds Of names daily. Every business with
either large small business should have 70
records Subscription, $500 to $500 per year.
oording services required also writes special
camille reports request for individuals. Can and In.
vestgae Agents wanted. salary and commission.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-12-23
4 Business Transaction,

\ Business Transaction.
u see by the papers that old Billions
heiress was married yesterday to that
French Count"
"That SO? Who gave the bride
awayT
Nobody. She was sold. It was dis.
covered this morning that he Is not a
Count"-omaha World. Herald.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1899-12-12
Money Money
III Per- CENT PRoFIr on YOUR
w MONEY in Is MONTHS.
Do You Want 1t?

Money earns money ii you only give it a
chance, The wise man makes his pres
ent savings a source OF future gain.
Money rightly placed is your willing
and profitable servant.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1899-12-12
Secs for Divorce.

Katherine de ricketts,. a blue-blooded
aristocrat OF Tar Flat. known to society
and the cops under various aliases,
among which are Feathers" Sage
hen." "Rickety Kate" and Shovel
Tooth has tired Of the chatting bonds
of matrimony. and has asked for a de-
cree Of absolute divorce from the one
who vowed 'in the presence of heaven
ard these Witnesses to love, honor,
cherish and protect" her. The unduti-
full spouse is Walter K. Peterson,
which must mean that this Is also the
proper appellation Of the fair plaintiff.
The complaint charges: ION the 18th
day Of January. 1897, the said defend
ant. disregarding the solemnity of his
marriage VOWS. willfully and without
cause deserted and abandoned the said
plaintiff" Therefore. the said plaintiff,
who alleges that she is abandoned. is
for the first time in her variegated ca
reer. on the prosecution side Of a case.
Reno Journal.
Mrs. Katherine de Ricketts, Sage
hen Rickeykate- Shoveltooth Peterson
served a term in the Storey County
Jail some time ago for selling whisky
to the Indians, and is we'll known in
this section.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1899-12-12
Deadly Field Gun.

The new field gun, which fires a
shrapnel shell and which, in its per-
fected state, is being used for the first
time by the British in South Africa, is
perhaps the most deadly weapon Of
modern warfare. Each gun a fire
twelve aimed shots a minute, and each
shot carries 200 bullets, weighing AZ to
the pound. The shrapnel shell consists
Of a piece of steel tubing filled With
small ball. At the head of the shell is
a time fuse, which can be adjusted to
suit the range at which the gun is to
be fired. This fuse ignites the small
charge Of powder which lies in front Of
the bullets. The firing Of the gun ig-
mites the fuse. which burns for the time
for which 1t has been set. 1t then fires
the powder, which bursts the shell and
sends the 200 bullets flying among the
enemy. 1t Is said that these bullets
scatter like shot from a fowllng piece,
and cover a space Of "a square yards
with a rain Of lead. The guns have a
killing range Of $3.50 yards.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1899-12-12
Che Contiae $uersty %.
Of r

a thoroughly reliable corporation. doing
business under the supervision OF State
authority, offers you a rare chance for
investment.
We sell you diamonds and GOLD upon
small payments on the installment plan.
For ga weekly payments Of $l.25 each,
$50. 90 in all, we sell you one COM
mercially clear, white and perfect dia-
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value OF $4,000: or at yonr option we
will pay you $4,000 in gold for the dia-
mond.
The Company will accept 4 weeks
payment on contract in advance and no
more. We issue from l to 20 contracts
to any one person and no more. A fire
of 81. 90 il imposed for failnre to make
payment within the week when the
same is due. Two weeks dtfauit in any
payment voids the contract and forfeit-
all payments thereon. A fee OF $500
per contract Ia pxarted in case. Of trans.
fer. The Company withdra AZ II 100
from each payment, after the fourth,
and places the same together with all
fine money and transfer fees in its ere
demption fund.-" wherewith to purchase
the diamonds in fultillment OF lis con-
tracts.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO is 10 make
your payments according to contrart.
TO receive $40 Tor $50 invested or SO
per cent, profit.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1899-12-12

tome Minute Congh Cure is the best
remedy | ever nse,l for coughs AMI colds.
1t is uneqnalled for ~~hooping cough.
Children all like it" writes n. n. Mill
iams, G%rntryville. lad. Never failr.
It is the only harmless remedy that
gives immediate results. Cures coughs,
colds, h~oarsensss, Group. pneumonia,
bronchitis anil all throat snd lung
troubles. It's early use prevents tofi-
sumption. Sold by G. W. KIM y &Co.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1899-12-12

DR.. H. B. Mcdonald. Office in
DISPATCH Building. Substantial Crown
and Bridge work. Teeth without
Plates; fine Gold Filings. Charges
reasonable.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1899-12-12
How Can We Do 1t?

Simple enough We share with YOU onr
profits arising from sale oi diamonds,
from fines, from transfer lees, and from
lapsed contracts.
Our business ia based on the true
principles Of ernnomy. We stimulate
the habit of thrift. We create the vir.
the OF saving. It Is not what a ma
earns. hut what he saves that makes
him rich. We pay vou to save money.
1t pays us TO have you do it. We do not
pay for the sweat Of your brow. but we
do pay yon handsomely for your fore-
sight and thrift.
All inquiries or unications will
be cheeriully and promptly answered.
Che Contine Surety o.,
& Whitnen Opera House,
Detroit, Mich.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1899-12-12
Notices.

Notices for publication must be de-
livered at this office before 4:3o of
Tuesday and Friday evening If parties
want them published in the Tuesday or
Friday evening paper as the case may
be. Later than this will hold the
paper and we do not intend to do this
any more for anybody. Longer COM
munications must be brought in much
earlier.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1899-12-12
MoricE.

Hunters III hereby notified that they
are forbidden to shoot on my ranrh and
persons will be prosecuted II caught io-
ing so. JoHS tiARAvANTA.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1899-12-12
Notice TO hunters.

l hereby notify all hunters rot tn
trespass upon my premises. Those who
do not heel this notice will he prose-
cute,i. I. &. HEaMAN.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-14

stop using the peroxide, but continue the
ammonia occasionally. Use the aqua am
monia and dilute it one-half with water.
1t takes months before the growth is en-
tlrely done away with. The peroxide
should have bleached them so that they
are scarcely noticeable. 6. Yes you can
make a liquid powder by mixing together
the\proper proportions of rosewater and
chalk. Be sure and get the prepared
chalk.
HOPE-Lemon juice is the simplest
remedy for freckles A little borax added
| 70 II improves it, say about fifteen grains
of borax to one ounce of the lemon juice.
Apply at night with a complexion brush
and follow with a smearing of cold cream.
Please read what | have said to Darietta
about developing the neck.
BLACK DIAMOND have used the
name of your town instead of your own,
as | could not send you personal reply
to your letter The orange flower skin
food is just what YOU need for the dry,
t1abby skin. Here is the formula: Sper-
maceti, one-half ounce; refined white
wax, one-half ounce; sweet almond oil,
one ounce; lanolin, one ounce; cocoanut
oil, one ounce; simple tincture of benZoin,
ten drops; orange flower water. one ounce.
Melt the first five ingredients in porce-
lain kettle. Take from the fire and add
the benZOtn and the orange flower water,
beating it with an egg beater until cold
MARGUERITE W.-If you will read the
answers in to-day's paper you will find
most of your questions answered. The
breathing exercises and swinging Indian
clubs will both help to bring about the
development you desire.
GLADYS M.-BathlnS the dark circles
under the eyes with witch hazel will fire.
quently remedy that condition. For an
swer to your other question please read
reply to Hope in to-day's correspondence.
A. B. C.-If the shiny nose is caused by
excessive oilness the following lotion
will help you: One cup of camphor water,
one-fourth ounce of glycerin and fifteen
grains of powdered boraX. Let it dry into
the skin and then wash the face
thoroughly in clear tepid water Putting
little peroxide of hydrogen in the rims
ing water when you wash your hair will
bring a lighter tint.
EVELYN IRVING-Massagi the lines
under the eyes with the orange flower
skin food will do away with the little nui-
sances This massage. however, is quite
an art. Perhaps the best way is to hold
the flesh taut with The first and second
finger of the left hand land gently rub
the lines fiat with the first finger of the
right hand. Then press the balls of the
second and third fingers lightly but firm
ly just above the eyebrow, bringing the
second finger down the side of the eye
brow until it meets the cheek, then trans
fer the movement to the third finger and
continue it around the lower lid to the
nose. don't think that sounds very lucid
but really it is as near as l can explain in
words.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-14

cause of that rough, scaly condition of
the skin. Friction with good stiff flesh
brush, ,tepid water and CASTLE soap, fol-
oil, if indulged in daily will bring about a
better state of affairs l am certain. In
using sulphur in a vapor bath cabinet
sulphur In a dry pan on top of the ring
on stove and allow it to vaporize in that
way, as sulphur is not soluble in water.
RUTH K.-The most harmless method
of darkening the eyebrows is to use the
walnut stain. Boil slowly an ounce of
hour. Set" the dye by adding a lump
of alum the size of a hazel nut. Keep
with small cameis hair brush. This
will probably give the desired tint. Do
not get the liquid on the skin, as it will
stain 1t.
EMELIE-Disintereste friendship is
such very rare commodity in this work
aday world that ii does seem a pity to
let mere trifie interrupt a friendship of
this sort that has extended over so many
years, particularly when one little word
OF explanation might set the whole mat
ter straight So, as you think your friend
does not say the word for fear of being
repulsed, and as you are sure she loves
you as much as she ever did, l think
should make the first advance if l were
you. ITO be wroth with one we love
doth work like madness in the BRAIN, so
If one little word from you will make the
whole world seem happier and brighter
10 at least one person, 1t is worth the
effort don't you think?
BOISE-Botn your letters have reached
me, and L am exceedingly sorry you have
had to wait so long time for a reply
to your questions but there were so
many. many ahead of you. 1t is really
almost impossible to describe in print the
movements you are desirous of learning.
1t is a sort of kneading. slapping process.
The best way to learn is to go to the
baths once, where you will get a practical
demonstration. For the particular ma
nipulation you speak of pour the oil into
and around and up is gently as possible
! really can tell you of no way of taking
the wrinkles out of the lips. The orange
flower skin food will answer quite the
same purpose as the cold cream.
EDITH-It would never occur to me to
think you nuisance particularly when
you say such pretty, fattering things to
me. l hope you will write often. |. Ell
der flower water is rarely ever satisfac-
tory when made by an amateur. 1t is not
ture of alcohol to preserve it. That sold
by druggists is obtained by distillation
and is clear and colorleSS and will keep
for some time. So my advice to you is
to purchase It already prepared of your
druggist. 2 l know of no way by which
a nose may be shortened. save by taking
a reef in it, and as that would be rather
a painful operation, and the result might
not be pretty, l would advise you to con-
tent yourself with the too-generouS pro-
really couldn't restrain 1t. g. l think you
are perfectly safe in using a cream that
contains neither cocoanut oil nor lanolln.
a. Clipping the eyelashes of a child will
increase their growth but l doubt If 1t
will have much effect after one is grown:
Touching the Iashes with castor oil will
make them grow ). When the super
f1uous hairs are bleached almost white
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-14

paths taken as you suggest will have no
eftect one way or the other upon your
weight. You do not need soap for the or
binary daily sponge BATH Just sponge off
with the tepid water, and then rub ener-
getlcally with crash towel. For the hot
path use plenty of soap and a good stiff
flesh brush. Invest rs cents in a good
complexion brush and with the help of a
little CASTLE soap and tepid water go for
those blacKheadS, horse, foot and dra-
goons." good scrubbing every night,
followed by an application of the skin
food well rubbed into the skin will work
You can buy the orangefiower water al
ready prepared at any first-class drug
store. Apply your cream at night and if
in the morning the oil has not been en-
tirely absorbed by the skin merely wipe
the face off with a slightly. moistened
cloth. The little black specks on the
shoulders caused by the oils can be
scrubbed away with a flesh brush.
KATZABIANCA-I presume it is the
peroxide of hydrogen and ammonia for
superf1uouS hair that you wish to know
about. Apply the peroxide one night and
diluted ammonia the next. This, you un-
derstand is not cure for the little pests.
The peroxide merely bleaches the hairs
and the ammonia burns them off to the
surface of the skin. They may return.
ALPHONSINE-You probably found
your question answered in the reply. to
Dorothy the Sunday following your let
ter to me. At any rate, the formula for
orange flower skin food has been given
many times since then, and no doubt you
have seen it.
CLARABELLA ANDROs = Kerosene