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Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-11-22

An eminent trnged.an. given to In
toxicants. was once locked up In
room at the rear of the theater to keep
him In proper condition I'LL he was call
ed to go on the stage. One door Of the
compartment opened Oh the street, and
while looking through the keyhole he
saw man passing.
Calling him up to the door, he pushed
some money through a crack and In
structed him to go to the public house
a, tie opposite ss,in1- and procure a
pint oI gin and clay pipe. promising
to reward him for his trouble.
The man did as directed, and when
he returned with the articles, the actor
told him to put the stem of the pipe
through the keyhole and pour the gin
carefully into the bowl.
These Instructions the accommodate
ing individual also followed, and the
result was that when the manager call
ed to notify him Of his turn he found
him In a very happy frame Of mind,
but not at all In condition calculated
to add to his fame as an actor.-Lon-
don Tit-Bits.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-11-22

There Is said to be no equal In the
world to the grand and Imposing
square OF Paris. the Place de la Con-
eorde. On one side of 1t IL the Tuile-
ries. on the opposite side the Champs
Elysees and on third the river Seine
In the center stands the obellsk Of
Luxon. magIiiicent monolIth of red
Egyptian granite, "a feet high and
weighing 100000 pounds. This obelisk
was one OF two OF the same shape and
size, erected In 1850 b. c.. by Rame-
ves the Great at the entrance of the
temple OF Thebes. Mohammed All,
pasha Of Egypt, presented 1t to the
French government. and In 1896 1t
was removed TO Its present position In
the Place de la Concordc. The re.
noval and erection on the new site re.
qulred an outlay Of $4,000 ana the
employment of 500 men, the obellsk
being transported to France In yes.
sel built especially for the purpose.
The Place de In Concorde is rich In
historic Interest. 1t was there that the
guillotine was erected In the reign
Of terror" after the death Of Louis
XVI. and 1t was there that the signal
was given for the attack on the Bastille
In 1883. Louis XVI and Marie An
toinette were beheaded there In 1898,
and 1t was the scene Of great rejoic-
Ing In la4S. when France was pro.
claimed republic. The Place de Ia
Concorde has also been termed the
Place Louis Ky and Place de la Revo.
luton
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-11-22
nattlesnake Poison.

Years ago, when 1 was a boy at
home," said southern man, IAN un.
Gle of mine. who lived near Mont
gomery, was out on his plantation one
day wher he saw an enormous rattle
snake stretched In a furrow Of a cot
ton field He seized hoe lying near
by and made pass at the monster.
At the same time 1t struck out at him
and broke off one Of its fangs on the
edge of the hoe blade. My uncle dis
patched the snake and then picked up
the fang and brought 1t to the house
as a curiosity. 1t was sharp as a
needle, and faint yellow stain at the
tip showed where some of the virus
had exuded.
THE bit of bone lay for ut least three
or four years In an ebony box on my
uncle's writing table In his study,
when one day stupid negro servant
girl, not knowing what 1t was, used
1t to extract splinter from her thumb
In less than an hour her whole lower
arm was swollen. and she exhibited
all the characteristic symptoms OF
snake poison.
MY uncle had studied medicine and
by prompt measures saved the girls
life. but for some mysterious reason
gangrene subsequently appeared In her
arm, and amputation was necessary.
My uncle lost no time In turning his
relic"
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-11-22
Treaty With Spain.

madrid, Nov 20-Ths session OF th,
Spanish Cortss begins to-day Amer
oans are specially interested IN thu
gathering this year because the extra
iitions. consular and general treaty with
he United States that has been prepared
to replace the treaties of 1875 and 1877
comes up for consideration. Mr.. Bsllamy
3torsr United States Minister expects
that the Spanish government will have
no difficulty il psrsuading the Cortes to
approve. and it is believed the treaty will
bs ratified before Christmas Several
protects against custom house fines on
American vessels and some settlement OF
the questions arising out OF the peace
treaty Of 1898, are still under negotia-
ton. The Spanish Cabinet manifssts a
eoncilistory spirit.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-11-22

Ine London Globe has been collect
Ing series IF lost hat stories. of which
the following are specimens:
A father aud son were standing al
the entrance to Old Chain pier at
Brighton when the dear little boy
tumbled into the dancing waves. A
bystander, accoutered as he was
plunged into the sea and. buffeting the
waves with lusty sinews, succeeded at
last in setting the dripping child at his
fathers feet. And what hae We done
wi his hat?" said papa.
A correspondent sent the following
narrative: A festive blueJacket was
seen from a ship In Malta harbor dane
ing on the top of the parapet wall OF
Fort Ricasoli. First his hat blew over,
and then. leaning over to look for It,
he lost his balance and fell after lit
sheer drop of 80 feet or more The
surgeon on duty was landed with a
party TO bring off the remains for
Identification. They found them era wi.
Ing about on hands and knees and in
quired II he was seriously hurt. Hurt
be blowed!' was his reply. Where's
my hatT
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-11-22
A Library 1000 Years Old.

"Ths proper study Of mankind is man,
ard Pro-, Hilbrscht, OF the University Of
Pennsylvania, appears to have made
most important aud interesting con
tribution to it.
For eleven years the professor haf
been exploring the mounds OF ancient
Nippur, the city that antedsted Babylon
BY centuries as the capital OF Babylonia
Within the past year he has found
among those prehistoric ruins the library
Of the Temple Of Nippur. This is the
nrst Baby ylonian temple library that has
ever been discovered, and it contains the
Oldest and msst important records OF the
sarliest civilization OF which even an
echo has come down TO our own age. Al
ready 1900 volumes have been taken
from the ruins, aud it il expsoted thai
IN my thoussnds moro will be recovered
Inssribed on clay tablets in the cunei-
form characters which the explorations
of Ninsvea and Egypt have made famil-
iar TO srchaeologic students, these liter
AIRY works Of men who lived 5000 year.
before tho Christian era began inclade
dictionari.s, architectural plans, histori-
cal and chronological data, legal and
commercial a. we'll ~ religious literature,
that bear witness to the form aud pres-
sure Of the time" in which Abraham
lived,
More than this, they bear testimony.
Prof Hilprecht tells US, to the fact that
for long ages before the time at which
We have hitherto dated the the appear
ancs Of the first man aud woman ON the
earth the human rase was not only ex-
istins but had developed high state OF
civilization comparable in all its essential
points with that which we ourselves
posssss. In the ruins Of q large palace
buried beneath the mounds OF Nippnr,
having at least two stories aud OF great
architectural beauty, Prot. Hilprechi
found evidences that what We call
"modsrn con 5niences" we're enjoyed b,
the people OF that pre- Adamite epoch
Tar, far away back OF the time at which
the Old Testament fxes the beginning
OF human history.
The asciphsring OF Nippur's grea'
oollsstion Of books -.ust greatly enlarge
the bounds Of our knowledge OF our
ancestors and throw stream OF new
fight upon the origin OF all thinIs
buman. Scholars have long since rec
oguizsd that Assyrian aud Egyptian ex'
plorations have made it necessary to re-
wise tina Biblical chronology and these
latest Nippurian discoveries promise to
snphasiss that hscsssity. They VIII
doubtless, therefore, bs the starting-po'nt
OF . new outpouring of higher criticism
and Ssriptural controversy.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-11-22
A MOMENT
OF WEAKNESS.

How = Couple Obtained Consent
to Their Marriage.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-11-22

You can't afford to risk your life b,
blowing q cough ora Geld to deyelole -
into pneumonia or consumption. One
Minute Cough Cure will cure throat
and lung troubles quicker than an,
other preparation known. Many doctors
use it as specific for grippe. 1t is an
infallibls remedy for Group. Children
like it and mothers endorse it. Ii. A. n.
Todd.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-11-22

II you have ever seen child in the
agony OF Group you can realize how
grateful mothers are for One Minute
Cough Cure which gives releif.as soon
as it is administrated. 1t quickly cures
coughs, colds and all.Sthroat a'd lung
troubles II. A. N. Todd.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-11-22

Many people worry b. lse they be-
lievs they have heart disease. Tn,
chances are that their hearts are ali
right but their stomachs are unable to
digest food Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
digests what you eat and prevents the
formation OF case which makes the
stomach press against the heart. 1t will
ours every form OF indigestion. II. A. n
Todd.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-11-22

Pawnbr0kers take some curious
pledges, but It Is not often that they
receive one from another world. A
London pawnshop, however, exhibits
In its window as an unredeemed pledge
a magnificent aerolite. a mass of fused
metal that fell. as II were, from heaven
to provide a poor man with his beer.
A ticket bears the statement that 1t
was brought from the arctic regions by
q sailor.-New York Tribune.
Her Prospects GOOD.
do you think he can support you I'd
good style after you are married, dear'
| hear be 10 worth nothing"
81 know Harold isn't rich. mamma.
but he has his life insured for S2oooo,
and l could get along quite comforta'
bly, on that."-Chicago Tribune.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-11-22

Thsre is no pleasure in life il you
dread going to the table to eat and can't
rest at night on account of indigestion.
Henry Williams, OF Boonville, Ind, says
he suffered that way for years till he
commenced the use of Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure, and adds, Now can eat anything
/ like and all want and sleep soundly
every night" Kodol Dyspepsia Curs
will digest what you eat. H. A. N. Todd
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-11-22
Aou..r military Law.

When a British soldier is taken
urisoner of war, he is guilty Of an Of
fense against the queen and 10 hapis
to be put upon trial should there De
any doubt that he gave up his liberty
when there was really no necessity 10
10 80. He must then prove that II was
impossible for him to take any other
course without uselessly throwing
away his life.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-11-22

The Barker Jordan match ueihon'
.trated pretty well that as a discipline
IN natience the noble game Of checkers
has few equals.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-11-22

Rascality would have much harder
row to hoe II 1t were not for fools wait
ing to be vicumized.-Chicago Demo
crat.
The Meeker herald., 1900-08-04
ST. MARY.s ACADEMY.
Notre Dame, Inaiena-


We call the attention Of our read
ers to the advertisement OF st. Nary's
Academy which appears in another
column Of this paper. The 46th year
opens September 4th. 1900. We do not
need to expatiate upon the scholastic
advantages of St Marys for the cata-
logue OF tho school shows the scope Of
work included in Its curriculum, which
is of the same high standard a. that
Of Vassar and B.yn Mawr. and 10 car
ried out faithfully in the class rooms.
We simply emphasize the spirit of ear.
nest devotion which makes every
teacher at st. Mary's loyalty strive to
develop each young girl attendant
there into the truest. noblest and most
intelligent womanhood. Every advan-
tage of equipment in the class rooms,
laboratories and study rooms. every
care in the matter of food and cloth
ing, and exceptional excellence Of ell
matte condiitons-all of these features
are found at St. Mary's. in the perfec-
ton of development only to be OBJ
tanned by the conservation of devoted
lives to educational Christian work, in
q spot favored by the Lord.--The Fine
Arts Journal.
The Meeker herald., 1900-08-04
rrn.i. with Chin.

During the year 1898 China import
ed from all foreign nations goods
valued at $146,OOOO00. During the
same year the exports of China
amounted to sllsoOO,0oO. AS an EVIL
denec of which nation has the great
est interest in China so far as trade
and commerce go it may be stated
that of the total of Chinese imports
Great Britain and its colonies supply
goods to the amount of Sill, 100000.
while of the exports 1t buys ABOUT
$50 900, 900, or more than one-half.
is transacted through the British
Most of the English trade with China is
is transacted through the British
crown colony OF Hongkong. which was
coded to Great Britain by China in
1s4l. During the same year the Unit
ed States imported goods from emma
to the values of $13,OOo,Oo0 and sent
hack In return American goods valued
at a little more than 100000
The Meeker herald., 1900-08-04

than they used to, and the distinctive
points are not SO noticeable, and, Sec
ond, an immense number Of northern
folks have come into the south, and
the local manufacturers cater to their
patronage with considerable percent
age of the factory output. But the ma
tive southern customer still calls for .
short high-arched shoe. In the old
days every southern gentleman had his
boots and shoes made to order, and
the impression is even now pretty gen
eral that no factory-n:ade article can
possibly be as good as the hand-built
wares turned out by the antebellum
craftsman. That is a great mistake.
A high-class, machine-made shoe Is
better than anything produced by hand.
for the reason that the stitching il abb
solutely uniform throughout. In hand
work no two stitches are Of exactly
the same tension, but on the machine
they are as like as SO many peas The
result of this uniformity is that the
shoe holds its shape better and lasts
longer. That is one point out of many.
The only question is that OF being Mt
ted, and lastmaking has been reduced
to such an exact science that there is
no difficulty with any foot not abso-
lutely deformed. New Orleans Times
Democrat.
The Meeker herald., 1900-08-04
o U R A Y

most important surface discovery was
made only last winter. Many well In
formed mining men consider .he Camp
Bird the greatest gold mine In Amer
lea today, and yet its owner looks up
on 1t as but prospect, nearly ali the
values having been taken out while
simply getting ready to mine.
There is one spring within two blocks
of the heart Of town which alone
should, and in time will, attract thou
sands of invalids. 1t ia still just as ua-
ture created II. Not even a roof has
been placed above 1t. Clear as crystal,
1t gushes from the mighty rock. and 20
hot that 1t fairly sizzles. Emiuent rhy-
siciADs have pronounced 1t q specific
for a disordered stomach. Yet nature
has been so lavish In her bounties here
that the natives hardly consider 1t
guests.
Big mountains seem to produce big
men, and to this rule Ouray is no ca
ception. One would hardly look to a
gold mining camp to find solution OF
the labor problem, and yet at the
Camp Bird mine, referred to before,
the relations of employees and owner
are well nigh ideal. At the tunnel
mouth, nine miles from town, and
within few feet of timer line, Mr..
Walsh has built q boarding house for
his men that cost over 10000. and IL
equipped with all the conveniencej and
luxuries Of a city hotel. A well fur
nished library, billiard rooms, bowling
alleys and bath rooms are free to all.
The kitchen Is presided over by as cap
able a chef as money can procure and
all of these accommodations and COM
forts are as free to the newest and
greenest laborer as to the manager OF
the whole concern. When one remem-
bers that in addition to this Mr.. Welsh
pays his men the very highest wages
given for this kind Of work he Is not
surprised to learn that labor strikes
and black lists are here unknown
A description of Ouray, without
mention of Box Canon, would certain
ly be repeating the play Of Hamlet
with the hero left out. Bottle" Canon
would be more appropriate name for
this marvellous freak Of nature. Photo
graphs of 1t are numerous, but they
convey but a most imperfect concep-
ton Of its grandeur. The twilight
| gloom, the deafenIng roar of falling
water. the little streak of blue sky
seen thousands of feet overhead and
the great black walls carved INTO most
fantastic shapes by the waters Of ten
thousand years unite to inspire In the
beholder sense of his own littleness
compared with the mighty forces OF
nature as not even the mighty Niagara
| can do.
| Involuntarily we raise our hats and
/ remain uncovered as we gaze, and the
most skeptical can not help exclaim-
ing: Surely this is no other than
| the work of Cod y II
The Meeker herald., 1900-08-04
SHOES OF soUTHERNER
As . Rule shorter Than the Northsrs-
er's, With Hleher lnstep.

As = Rule shorter Thaa the Northsrs-
ers. with Higher lnstep.
There ia no doubt q marked differ
ence." said New Orleans shoe man.
ufacturer. I'm the size and shupe OF
the average foot north and south Of
Mason and Dixon's line. A great deal
OF nonsense has been written about the
so-called Creole last. but the shoe
pest adapted to high-class southern
trade does possezs certain distinguish
ing features Of its own. 1t is shorter
than the northern shoe, to begin with.
and has a much higher instep. The
dinerence in the instep varies from one
half to one and half inches, which II
equivalent to saying that a man with
typical southern foot could not get
into a shoe made on . typical nothern
last. The Creole model cuts less Of
ngure in the trade now than it did
formerly. for two reasons: First, peo-
pie wear looser footgear at present
The Meeker herald., 1900-08-04

In the report of the trade OF itaiy
for the years 1898 and 1899. by slr
George Bonham, secretary 10 ner ma
jestys embassy at Rome. there Is an
Interesting paragraph describing tns
system adopted for the expectation OF
eggs to England for pastry. Inc sneii
is removed. and the interior OF inc
egg-white and yoik together-is PACK
ed In air-tight vessels or drums con-
tanning each 1000 eggs. Great care Is
taken to ensure the eggs being fresn'
and to exclude the air. as one PAD egg
spoils all the remainder. and renoers
the consignment unstable. Inc ne"
system has the advantage OF removing
the risk of breakage, and Is also pre-
ferred by the pastry cook for whose
use they are intended. AS to the OK
tent of the trade In eggs. the report
mentions that in 1897 Russia exported
to England over 354.0Oo.oo o.-Aark
lane Express. ---
The Meeker herald., 1900-08-04
RECREATION AND nrALrn.
Dsth Cas- - Secured 1t tire IsAlAaa Mln-
ssal Springs, I.Alasa.

0sth Cas- - Secured At the IaaAaaA M
ssal Spring., I.AIana.
Aks ne young man in springtiAA
WHOSE fancy lightly turns to thoughts
ef love-" when summertime comes We
all turn our thoughts to the consider
alton Of the important question Of
where We shall 60 for rest, recreation
and health.
There are all kinds Of health and
pleasure resorts throughout this broad
land Of ours. some of them. unfortu-
nately. anything but what their names
imply. and apparently operated for NO
other purpose than to relieve the In
valid and pleasure seeker. financial
". 30 much SO is this the case that
1t IL indeed gratifying to the one seek
ing rest and regeneration from the
cares Of the business and social world,
a well n the pain racked invalid.
who II fortunate enough to discover .
place where to use popular exprss-
sion. he gets his moneys worth"
One Of the most interesting. pictur-
esque and delightful places in this
country 10 unquestionably the resort
known as the Magno Mud and Lithia
Water Cure. located at Indiana Nine
raj Springs. Indiana. Here come the
overworked business man. the worn
out devotee of society and the proses-
honal man on the verge of nervous
prostration, as we'll as the sufferer
from rheumatism. kidney and skin
diseases for which the baths are es-
pecially beneficial. The place is also
largely patronized by those who only
seek pleasure and recreation. Its loca-
ton making 1t particularly adapted for
this purpose. There are many roman
tic and beautiful spots and places Of
interest In the vicinity and 1t would
be hard to find a section of country
containing so many beautiful drives.
The country is very billy. but the
roads are all graveled and kept In
good condition. This is one of the
things that makes the place especially
attractive to those afflicted with rheu-
matism. as driving Is about the only
outdoor pleasure one crippled with
rheumatism can indulge in. Some Of
the cures effected are really marvel
GUS and many who have gone to the
Magno Mud Cure as a last resort have
returned home within few weeks
filled with renewed health and
strength.
The accommodations. service, table
and attendance Is all that can be de-
sired and the rates very reasonable
indeed. The Springs is under the able
management of Major H. L. Kramer
and a postal card inquiry addressed
to him will bring compete detailed
information as well as copy OF the
"Mudlavia Magazine" unique and
interesting publication.
The Meeker herald., 1900-08-04

The recent meeting of the Colorado
Editorial Association at Ouray and the
npproachin conclave of the Knights
Of Pythlas at the same place serve TO
call attention to the extraordinary ut
fractions of this wonderfully favored
mountain town.
No place in the state has SO taxed the
descriptive ability Of enthusiastic Wis
it0rs, or made them realize 30 forcibly
the poverty of human speech. As well
might one attempt to describe the fra
grance Of the rose to one without the
sense Of smell, or one Of Beethoven's
symphonies to q person born deaf rs
to paint with words the charm, the
grandeur, the beauty of this Gem of
Ibe Rockies" Other places have rug
2ged mountains and gloomy canons.
Others have rocks on which the c0lOrs
I0S>,the rainbow have been indelibly
Photographed, still others have gush-
ing springs and roaring waterfalls and
glens carpeted with myriads of flowers
Of every hue, but In no other place ever
visited by the writer are all Of these
attractions so concentrated and on such
prodfgious scale as In the little basin
In which Is located Ouray.
Nor are its natural attractions its
why oAVSs 40 hotCAS ukC AntSSs ihOuGlh
and reasonable in their charges. Its
streets wide, clean and well sprinkled,
its private homes handsome and nu-
merous, Its stores well stocked, its citi-
zens enterprising and courteous to
strangers. Its distance from thickly
populated centers and the fact of its
being OF the main line of a railway
are the only reasons we can thirk Of
that account for the comparatively few
people who visit 1t.
To the mining men of London and
Paris and Berlin it 10 well known. Its
golden veins. though Of comparatively
recent discovery, are the wonder Of the
world, and Mt the present moment The
awed Parisinns. as they tell one an
othero the magnificent entertainments
and princely generosity of MIR. Walsh.
owner Of the Camp Bird mine rub
their eyes and ask whether after all
the stories about Aladdin may not have
been true.
A few years ago we all read Of the
"Silvery" San Juan. Silver mines there
still are in great number, but as it is
gold the world is now clamoripg Tor. 10
gold do the miners of Ouray now de-
vote their principal attention. If later
diamonds and rubIes shall be demand.
ed, then let the partisans of Golcontla
and of South Africa look to their laurels
Notwithstanding the enormous wealth
that Is daily pouring out Of their hills
one cannot ride over the district with
out realizing that its resources have
us yet been scarcely touched. ii is still
: virgin ground. In all human probHbli
ity the year 5000 will see it still the
center of great mining activity. With
In three blocks of the leading Loicl :