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The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-08-31
An Arab Legend.

Once upon time, away out on the
desert, an Arab was travelling with q
caravan and a large amount of valu-
able silks and rich goods. He knew
that the portion of the desert through
which they were passing was frequent
ed by robbers, and he was anxious to
reach the end of his journey before
night.
The men and the camels were all
weary, for they had come long way
across the dry country, but now they
were looking more cheerful, for they
would soon be at place where they
could rest and not fear.
The chief was leading the caravan
and looking carefully in every direc-
tion, SO as not to be surprised by the
enemy. All at once he heard cry of
pain, and, peeping around, saw boy
not far from the path.
Are you sick?" asked the chief.
81 have thorn in my FOOT said the
boy, "and cannot walk.n
Then the chief got down from the
back of the camel and went to the boy
and gently drew the thorn from his
foot. He even delayed to cleanse the
wound made by the thorn. He in
quired about how far the boy had to
go and if he had any money. Learing
that the boy had but little, he gave
him piece of gold and then went on
his journey.
Many years after the chief died and
went to Paradise. What was his sur
prise to find himself at once in the
midst of the most beautiful roses.
"Why have l so many roses?' he
asked of an angel near him. ''There
are many others who have done more
good who have not as many beautiful
roses"
The angel smiled and answered,
years ago you drew thorn from the
foot of boy who was crying in the
desert. That thorn has grown to be a
large rose tree, and the roses you see
around you are the blossoms from that
tree.u
One good deed done here below is
returned many-fold in Paradise.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-08-31
NUMBER %.
Wrong About
YOur Eyes.

You've been wrong in thinking you
ought to put off wearing glasses as long
as possible. This very thing is response.
BILE for much of the present day eye
trouble. All eyes begin to fail at the age
of forty. When complicated with uncor-
rected defects, failure begins much SOON
er.
A correction at the right time will save
your eyes. Neglect is bound to injure
them.
If you haven't good eyes the next best
thing is good glasses FITTED to their
defects. If you want the BEST at reason
able prices can supply them. Broken
Eye Glasses, spectacles, Jewelry, Watch
es, ETC., repaired promptly and satisfac-
tory.
fine and large assortment of Watches,
Clocks and Jewelry constantly on hand.
A. w. ii. HELBERo,
Jeweler and Optician
Gardnerville, Nevada.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-08-31
Smart Alex.

A man being about to die summoned
his four sons to his side and said:
my sons, will leave to John one
third of my estate, to Alex one-fifth, to
James one-half and to Thomas one
fourth, and thus you will all Share
Equally"
John and James and Thomas took
paper and pencil and began figuring,
but Alex took his hat and started out
"Where are you going?'' the other
three asked. do you not intend fig.
uring out the problem2''
mot much," said Alex. II am go
ing for lawyer to break the Will.n
Moral-Sometimes the lawyer can re-
lieve the heirs of much of the figuring
baltimore american.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-08-31
Forty Years Among Cannibals.

The French adventurer who was
captive among cannibals. in Central
Africa for forty years, has decided to
write book, which will no doubt
prove interesting. We can sympathize
with his release from his terrible cap
tivity, which must have been as Joyous
as that of a man who finds himself sud-
denly released from the captivity of
refractory stomach, by that peerless
remedy, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
which has done more to promote health
than any other in existence. This is
the medicine to take, if you are a suf-
ferer from dyspepsia, constipation, in
digestion, biliousness, nervousness or
insomnia. Don't fail to give it trial
Ask for Hostetter's, and do not accept
a substitute. The genuine has Private
Revenue Stamp over the neck of bottle.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-08-31
House Made F'ireproof.

A wooden house that would not burn
was put to the test in New York the
other day. The structure had been
treated with some preparation that is
warranted to render wood fireproof,
and the test tended to bear out the
claim. The experiment was conducted
under the supervision of the New York
board of fire underwriters and the
building and fire departments of New
York. The building was two stories
high, with large space beneath in
which fierce fire was set going Some
of the visitors remained in the house
during the test, and suffered no incon-
venience. The fire was said to be
strong enough to burn down any ordi-
nary building in New York, but it did
no harm to the prepared wood beyond
charring it little.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-08-31
Every-Da Excitements.

One day this week possibly fatal
accident was averted at Laws. A ve-
hicle containing a gentleman and two
ladies crossed the track within short
distance of the moving train. Only
the fact that the train was moving
from instead of towards the party pre-
vented a sad accident.
The same day salesman in town
was seen Weighing out powder, with a
cigar in his mouth. The building was
full of infiammable goods, and disas-
trous conhagration might have re-
suited had the cigar been lighted.
A spirited team dashed aronnd the
corner of Main and Line streets yes
terday as bicyclist scorched up the
street directly toward it. Fortunately
both driver and rider remembered the
law of the road and turned to the
right, avoiding collision.
There has been talk of an electric
lighting and power plant, and also a
bank, for this town. We have assur-
ances that both will be established as
soon as some one with the necessary
capital and enterprise has chem erected
and completed.
Thus do we see that the town is full
of excitement. Lyo Register.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-08-31

A political orator was slashing the
sultry silence that lowered over a
sweltering and sullen swarm. They
didn't like his hot blasts very well, and
an uneasy feeling crept like silent
serpent through the throng that some
body should call the orator down.
'What does this nation need,n he
shouted, "as she steps proudly across
the Pacific in her march of trade and
freedom?" Rubber bootsp' yelled a
yahoo from Culbert's Bend.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-08-31

A Harper county man, says the
Leavenworth (Kan.) Times, has pat
ented machine to take the place of
wind mills in pumping water. The
power is furnished by a big steel spring
that is wound up like a watch. Aman
can wind it in five minutes, and it will
run an ordinary pump for ten hours
with one winding. 1t is self-regulat-
ing and costs $50.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-08-31

There is no line of work where the
national government can do more good
than in that which is being carried on
by the Geological Survey in directing
the way to the development and con-
servation of the water resources of the
country.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-08-31

A tract of 10000 acres of placer
ground has been located on the shores
of Owens lake, Inyo county, CAL,
which carries large percentage OF
aluminium in the clay and a plant for
extracting the metal may be installed.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-08-31

An observant exchange takes a few
minutes off from politics, sufficiently
long to remark that man doesn't
object to telling his wife often what he
likes to eat, but he thinks the fact that
he told her ten years ago that he was
fond of her should be sufficient for to-
day
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-08-31

Uncle Sam will soon introduce a
unique Scent piece. 1t will be the
size of a nickel, with a quarter-inch
hole in the center, SO it can be easily
distinguished from other coins of or
near the same size.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-08-31

a flower known as the laughing
plant, which grows in Arabia, is SO
called because its seeds produce effects
like those produced by laughing gas.
The flowers are of a bright yellow,
while the seeds resemble small black
beans
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-08-31

Every horse in the English army is
numbered, and has little history kept
for it. The number is branded on the
animals feet-the thousands on the
near hind foot, and the units, tens and
hundreds on the off hind foot. Thus,
the horse whose number is, say 1854,
will have an on his left hind foot and
354 on the right foot.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-08-31

Your Best Friend can give you no
better advice than this: 'For impure
blood, humors, scrofula, salt rheum,
dyspepsia, weak nerves, tired feeling,
rheumatism, malaria, catarrh, take
Hoods Sarsaparilla and be cured"
Constipation is cured by Hoods
Pills 25c.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-08-31

1t is unlawful for any person to kill
any wild goose, wood-duck, teal, mall
lard, or other ducks before the 18th
day of September.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-08-31
SALVATION ARMY 1RRIGAToRs
Irrigation is Under Government Con
troll in India.

| The irrigation farms of the Salvation
Army are attracting considerable no.
tiee. In Colorado the Army has one
farm of thousand acres and is about
to add another thousand. 1t has an
other farm in California and the move
ment generally is looked upon as of
some economic Importance.
Commander Booth-Tucker invited
his friend E. A. Pargiter government
irrigation engineer of the Puniab,
India, to visit the irrigation farms of
the Salvation Army and Mr. Pargiter
is now in this country on a two-years'
leave of absence.
81 intend also to study irrigation in
the United States for my own benefit'
said Mr. Pargiter in an interview at
San Francisco. methods and condi-
tions here are quite different from in
India, where l have been connected
with the Public Works for some fifteen
years."
Mr.. Pargiter upheld the Indian gov
ernment in its treatment of the famine
question. 'sIndia' he said, "has re-
claimed vast areas through building
permanent irrigation works for the
watering of arid lands which cannot
grow crops without irrigation, and
this has wonderfully improved the
condition of the people living in those
districts. There are now 5000, 600 acres
benefited by a system of irrigation
works.
GOVERNMENT CONTROL.
ssIrrigation is under government
control in India. This has proved by
far the most satisfactory method and
the best for the people. There have
been many large private irrigation
projects but the government has found
it necessary sooner or later to control
them for the reason that investments
in large irrigation enterprises do not
yield an immediate return on the
money and private capital is not will
ing to wait eight or ten or even fifteen
years for an investment to begin to
pay But the government can wait,
and finally will secure good interest
on its money. Some of the districts
return profit to the Government as
high as 10 and Is per cent Rice and
sugar land is charged for irrigation
about 50 an acre. The charge for cot
ton lands is 81 For wheat and barley
lands 81 is the charge.
THE FAMINE,
'Irrigation can hardly solve the
famine question for the season that the
famines occur in regions where some
years there is ample rainfall for the
crops. The drouth comes along gen.
orally about once in ten years and
while an irrigation system would avert
trouble in that year, during the other
nine years it would not be patronized.
The stricken districts have suffered a
drought for three years in succession
this time something which will prob
ably never happen again for fifty or
one hundred years. When it rains in
those districts there is more than
enough of it. Irrigation is then utter
/ ly of no use.o
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-08-31

The average woman's maiden aim is
to change her maiden name.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-27
ARKANSAS STAIE MWS.
Fourteen-Year-Old Girl Narrowly Escapes Being Burned
 to Death.
EVENTS OF A WEEK BRIEFLY cHRoxlcLED
Two Hot Springs Ladies Injured In Run. away Accident-End of an old Lawsuit at Texarkans-RaiIroad Man Murdered at New Hartford.
old Case Settled.

A suit instituted against the Texas & Pacific Railway Company years ago by bootblack named Frank Black, of Texarkana, has been settled at last Black, who has been backing boots at Texarkana for several years, jumped on Texas & Pacific train to take ride. The evidence in the case showed that brakeman hit Black in the head with a chunk of coal, knocking him from the train. He fell under the cars and his legs were both cut off. At the first trial the plaintiff received verdict for SIP, 800 and the company appealed the ease, claiming that the brakeman had no authority to make man get off a train, and the company was not re- sponsible. The higher court reversed the decision of the lower court, and at the second trial Black received yer dict of s1o, 900. The company again ap- pealed the case. The higher court af- firmed the decision and the attorneys for the railroad applied for writ of error in the supreme court. This court refused the application and the case was settled
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-27
THE DUKEDOM OF ARGYLL.
The Succession of the Marquis Of LOrne Creates n Vacancy in
 the House of Commons

London, April 25.--The succession of the marquis of LCrne to the duke dom of Argyll, owing to the death of his father, creates a vacancy in the house of commons for South Manchester, which the marquis repre- sented. It is understood that had the seat been safer for the unionists, n vacancy would have been created some time ago by the queen making her yon-in-law q peer. Now the unionists are forced to recontest the constitu- ency, which only gave the marquis of Lorne majority of IS at the last elec- ton. It is presumed that the Princess Louise, daughter of Queen Victoria. and wife of the marquis of Lorne, will hereafter assume the title of duchess of Argyll.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-27
VIEW OF A FRENCH ENGINEER.
Says the Boers are Splendid Artil lerists-WiIl Make Their Final
 stand in the Mountains.

Paris, April 25.-Capt. Leon, tho French engineer who had charge of the Boer artillery and engineers and who was shot in the head during the siege of Kimberly, arrived at Marseilles Tuesday His head is still bandaged and the sight of the left eye is lost. In the course of an interview he lerists." He said they never had more than from 36,000 to 4O,900 men under arms, and of these they had lost only six thousand, of whom only 600 had been killed.
 Tn my opinion" said Capt. Leon, unless the Boers win an important victory near Bloemfontein they must be beaten in the end, and although Pretoria could withstand long siege, because it still possesses cannon and emplacements for those temporarily withdrawn, I believe the plan of the Boers is to take refuge in the noun tain region to the north, which is prac- tically inaccessible, rather than to de- fend Pretoria at the risk of a heavy loss of life and the exposure of the people te the fire of the British. Even when the British declare the Transvaal annexed the Boers will never yield"
 Speaking with reference to the climate of South Africa Capt. Leon said the season was now approaching when horse sickness ceased, and that the British would, therefore, not sui fer much longer on this account.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-27

A DAYS WORK IN CONGRESS.
"""s oenied Sent in the Senate -The Foraker Puerto Rico Re.o- luton Adopted by the House.

Washington, April a5.-Hon. Mat 'hew ;. Quay was refused a seat in the united States senate on the apno;nt- ment of the governor of Pennsvlyania Tuesday, by vote of B to g. The entire time of the senate was devoted to debate upon the question, many of the greatest lawyers and orators in the body delivering speeches.
 AS the days session wore or and the hour for the final vote approached, the galleries filled until they were thronged with multitudcs. while other multitudes were unable to gain admis- sion. On the floor of the senate was every member of the body now in the city, and scores of members of the house of representatives.
 The great throng listened with deeu attention to the brilliant argument of MT. Spooner in favor of the seating of the former Pennsylvania senator, and to the dramatic and fiery cloquence of MT. Daniel, of Virginia, who appealed to his colleagues to do what, on his
 
 vote to do justice to him who was Knocking at the senate doors.
 As the big clock opposite the presi- dent pro tenn. indicated four o'clock there was hush in the chamber. Mr. Frye, in the chair, announced that the hour for the final vote had arrived, and that the question was the pending motion of MT. Chandler to strike out of the resolution declaring MT. Quay not to be entitled to seat the word mot" !"
 Senators throughout the chamber eargerly followed the roll call, for all knew the vote would be close. The first sensation was caused by the failure of Mir. Pettigrew to answer to his name, although he was in his seat, When Mr. Vests name was called he voted mo- in a clear voice, thus dash- ing the last hope of the friends of MT. Quay, who had expected confident ly that the distinguished Missourian would vote for his longtime personal friend. In perfect silence it was an- nounced that the senate had denied to MT. Quay the seat which he has sought for some months past
 The house, MT. Hill (Conn.) object ing, adopted the Foraker resolution to continue the present officers in Puerto Rico until the appropriation acts are amended by the committee on insular affairs. The amendments require that all franchises shall be approved by the president before they become operative and place certain restrictions upon chartered corporations, such as the issuing of stock or bonds except for cash and inhibiting real estate cor poratiors or the holding of real estate by corporations except such as is neces- sary to carry ont the purpose for which they are organized.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-27
THE JACKIES BANQUETED.
Capt. I.ambton and the Naval Dri- Sade of the Powerful IiOn-
 ised at Portsmouth.

Portsmouth, April 25.--Capt. He'd worth Lambton and the naval brigade of her majesty's first class cruiser Powerful, after a march throughout the city, Tuesday, were banqueted at the town hall in the evening. The mayors guests included Lieut.-Gen. Sir George White, tue gallant de- frnder of Ladysmith, and the earls uf Durban and Northbrook. The line If march was gaily decorated with flags and crowded with troops and citizens.
 At the banquet the galleries were fued with ladies and children.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-27
New Panitsntiarx.

Work has been begun on the new state penitentiary on fifteen-acre tract of land recently purchased by, the state, located just outside the Lit- tie Rock city limits, about three miles from the present site. All the pres ent buildings, including cell-building, workhouse, hospital, female ward and office, will be duplicated, but of bet ter material and more modern prison architecture. All the work is being done by convict labor.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-27
Saved bya Dor.

While Mir. and Mrs. Mckenney, of Batesville, were out at their farm fixS ing up and cleaning up the premises their 14-year-old daughter walked too close to burning brush heap, when her dress caught fire, becoming ex-i cited, she started to run to her pa- rents, who were quite Q distance from her. The family's faithful dog saw the clothing afire and hearing the screams of the child, caught up with her in her mad race, and actual iy tore the dress and other burning garments from the girl, thereby sav- ing her from terrible death.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-27
Now Omcers Elected.

The annual conclave of the Grand commandery, Knights Templar of Arr kansas, convened in Little Rock April i7th and elected the following officers for the ensuing term: Grand comman- der, Robert NJ. Smith, of Hot Springs; deputy grand commander, F.. A. Me- Culloch, of Marianna; grand generalis- simo, Frank Hill, of Fayetteville; grand captain general, c. J Klock, of Eureka Springs; grand senior warden, Frank Head. of Pine Bluff; grand junior war den, Dr. s. P. Collins, of Hot Springs; grand prelate, Thomas Moore, of Little Rock; grand treasurer, John Brodie, of Little Rock; grand recorder, Fay Hemgstead, of Little Rock; grand cap tain of the guard, Ed Metcalf, of Little Rock
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-27
s. & A. R. Railroad Sold.

The Stuttgart & Arkansas River rail. way was sold at Stuttgart by c. c. Waters, master in cha ncery. The road was sold several weeks ago to John M. Taylor, trustee, who was given until the 27th ult. to make good his bid oi s50,000. He withdrew his bid, being unable to mature his plans At the last sale the road was bid in by John T. Hicks, of Searcy, whose bid was s50,- 900. As manager of the Des Arc X Searcy railroad Mir. Hicks proposes to join the two properties at Des Arc by extending the former road from Stutt- gart. The road purchased is forty miles in length and runs from Stutt. gart to Gillette, in Arkansas county.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-27
THE RISE ABOUT CEASED.
The Amount of Damage to be Re-
 paired is Enormous.

Meridian, Miss, April 25.-The rise in the waters caused by the heavy rainfall Monday night has about ceased, and a rapid fall is expected with no further rain. Within dis tance of 40 miles of Meridian, five miles of track of the New Orleans 6 Northwestern railway must be com pletely rebuilt, a four-foot cut, 200 feet long, entirely filled with dirt and rock, must be cleared, and road bed over which 200 feet of track is swing ing must be replaced. The erection of three river trestles and the clearing of numerous slides is also necessary.
 The condition is said to he equally bad further south. The Mobile dG Ohio road has started a mixed train south 10 Quitnan. Beyond Quitman the con ditions are similar to those on the New Orleans x Northwestern and Ala bama X Nicksburg road.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-27
IHE FLOODED SECTIONS
A Slight Improvement Noticeable Owing to the Suspension
 of Rainfall.
THE REAL DIFFICULTIES JUST BEGUN,
They Involve the Rcconstruction ot Miies and Miles of Railroad, the Rebuilding of Bridges and Cul. Ncrts and the Clearing of Cuts oi Heavy Landslidcs.

New Orleans, April 25.-While con. ditions in the flooded sections ot Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama show some improvement, the relief ex. perienced is slight because of the diff. culues of railroad communication Tue suspension of freight traffic ana delay to mails is causing great losses and inconvenience here and distress among the inhabitants of interior towns, whose supplies have been cut oH for over week. The overflow oi streams has not been increased as much as was expected from Mondays rains, for while they were terrific they lasted but short time.
 Unless More Rain Comes.
 Unless there is another downpour to unGo the vast amount of repairs ac. complished in the past week, the New Orleans & Northeastern will be able to resume the running of its trains on Thursday. The service on that road has been almost completely aban. doned for ten days. The Illinois Cen. tral main line is again open, but full service will not be attempted for day CT two, and owing to conditions, trains will scarcely be able to make schedule time until the road beds dry out Trains are operating over the Missis. sippi Valley, but the road is not Ii, good shape.
 The West PascaEoula Break.
 
 The disaster at West Pascagoula has completely checked the movement ot freight trains on the Louisville X Nashville and cut in two the passen. ger service. Only one train from and to the north is being operated. Pas sengers are ferried across Pascagoula liver, and baggage and mail carried over in boats. It is said that a full resumption of service over the Louis. vile x Nashville will impossible in. side of ten days.