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Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-04-03
BREVITIES.

Easter comes on April is.
Dana Calden is in Frisco.
Commissioners met yesterday.
"Tacky'' social, Saturday. April
2lst.
Fred Wightman is in from Chnrch-
ii today.
Senator Williams of Churchill is at
Argenta.
There are two cases Of scarlet fever
at Floriston
Fashionable Japanese young ladies'
Gid their lips.
The sheep shearers Of Wyoming
receive 9 cents.
The fruit crop will be small in Me-
yada this season.
ST Clair has been made a domestic
money order office.
Many went fishing Sunday but few
trout were disturbed.
the buildings at Steamboat Springs
are being remodeled.
Idaho shearers are getting 7 cents
and bcard this season.
W. L. Coulter is In the railroad hos
pta at San Francisco.
Montana stock men fix the winters
stock loss at per cent.
Reno has the prospect Of another
ilqur mill building there.
Wells is in fair way to organize a
lodge Of Knights Of Pythias.
Joe Snow Of Truckee put up his SOL
for catching fish out Of season.
Miss Elizabeth Wightman is spend
Ing the week in San Francisco.
Mrs. Lon Applegate and children
were visitors to Truckee last week.
Perhaps Belgian hares would thrive
on jackrabbit diet In the sagebrush.
$4,000 pounds of wool were shipped
from Winnemucca to Boston Friday.
{ Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Esden are
spending few days in San Francisco.
/. P. Dahlgren's cabin caught fire
In Eureka and he was burned to death
Mrs M. Blanchard and daughter,
Nina. spent last week visiting in Reno.
Charles Colburn has accepted the
position Of general superintendent at
cvs;,on.
me Eureka Sentinel belives the C.
& q will connect with the E. g. P. at
thatpoint.
6 M. San of the Lovelock Tribune
spent Saturday evening here ard at
iehded the social.
inere is no reason why we all can
0' nave an Easter bonnet. Call at Mrs.
spencer's for bargains.
Inc lottery bill will come up before
0e next session Of the Nevada legisla-
'ars' says an exchange.
Miss L. Mcculloch, Miss Marx
QUO Frank McCulloch were in from
/ Churchill Sunday on. visit.
'ne latest news from the Yukon
s'''fy Is scarcity of food and
N''''ne seems to be imminent.
an electric horse whip described in
* ssl' number of Electricity gives
Annal shock instead Of cut
A'n helso, miner well known in
~ country writes from. Cape Nome
slns ~ people to stay away from that
, rs0s- He says there are thousands
'~e and penniless men there.
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4oRN.

.>ME7,-At lmnsmulr, Cal, March 20, 1900. to
the vile Of Frank A:nes. \ 10 pound daughter.
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by boring 75-foot well on his ranch.
Hon. w. C. Pitt states that Judge
Hawley fined the Is defendants in
Rogers VS.. Pitt 5000 divided among
all.
Don't miss Mrs. Spencer's sale of
Easter hats. Never such bargains in
Wadsworth. Call early and have the
choice.
Do not over look the fact that Prof.
Henry will give "Tacky" social on
Saturday evening, April 2lst. See
ad In next issue.
A number Of wealthy men have Of
fered to supply the city OF San Fran
cisco with water from Lake Tahoe.
The cost is estimated at SIS 100000.
Astonishing bargains at Mrs. Spen-
GERS in ladies' and children's hats.
Pattern hats reduced from Sl2 to SO.
From So to $5. Call and see for your
self.
Miss Maud Gill is spending this
week In Reno and will return the 9th
inst. Her dressmaking parlors will be
at Mrs. Harmon's next door to G. A.
Abbay
Augustus Van Dyck, who since early
days has been a resident of Eureka.
died sometime during the night Of
Wednesday. March %. cause of death
unknown.
A good many people have COM
menced cleaning up their premises.
1t is wonderful how much 1t improves
the appearance Of place to gather up
the rubbish.
Herbert Pearl. Virginia City boy.
who was kicked in the head by horse
a few days ago. is suffering with con-
cussion of the brain and is In a pre-
carious condition.
The music at the "Tacky" social on
Saturday. April 2lst. will be new
Throughout. and the orchestra will con-
sist of violin, cornet, trombone and
piano. Do not miss It.
For SALE-Piano and writing desk.
Inquire of Mrs. C. H. Elliott.
Reports from Long Valley, north Of
Reno, are very favorable for fine sea-
son among agricuturalists. There is
plenty Of snow in the mountains and
cattle are doing we'll.
The ground across the river to be
known as Yolo park has been cleared
Of the unsightly boulders and cobbles
and will take on coat Of alfalfa green
when the weather permits.
! "A cold wave struck Carson Valley
the first Of the week and killed all the
plum and peach blossoms. In most 10
'callties the apple trees were not far
enough along to be injured.
The manufacture Of paper will begin
at Floriston about the first Of June.
when completed this will be the third
largest paper mill in the United States
and the largest west OF New York.
William Macpherson who came to
Wadsworth with the first log school
house has been a constant sufferer dur
ing the winter from rheumatism. We
are pleased to note he is improving
some and hope the warm weather will
completely restore his health.
A month ago the DISPATCH an
nounced that Mcssrs Dromiack and
NAV would build a modern hotel at
Reno this summer and ground will
soon be broken. 1t will stand oppo-
site the passenger depot. cost 4o'ooo
and the popular [. J. cohn will be
manager.
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MN Cmr Bar is equipped with high grade
YAK Liquors. Wines and Brandius. Tns
U1lt celebrated Anhcusar- Bush Reer sc.
per glass; the famous Budweisar ;,t
QSc. per bottle. especially hdaptcd for
family usc and the hiehea, grade oi Cigars
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-02-21
Mint Mark Collections.

The mint mark collection Is the lat
est thing In the line of numismatlcs.
1t is the fad OF the specialist and has
little attraction for the amateur. The
object is to secure complete sets of per-
feet specimens of all the coins issued
from the different mints.
A great many people are scarcely
aware that there is any way to dis
tinguish the coins Issued from the diff
ferent mints. They may not have mo-
ticed the small IS" or "CC" beneath
the eagle or under the wreath. and
showing that the piece was coined at
San Francisco or Carson City. or II It
bears an 20" at New Orleans. And
they may or may not know that II 1t
has no mint mark II comes from the
mother mint" at Philadelphia. But
the mint mark collector will see these
little letters In an instant and is very
apt to know Just how many dimes.
quarters, dollars or half dollars were
turned out at any Of the minis during
any year since 1794.--Minneapolls Jour
nal
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Curing n CaId

To feed cold and starve a fever Is
dangerous maxim. At the first sign
of a cold the patient ought to take n
rapid hot bath in a warm, well venti-
lated room. then remain covered In
bed, with hot water at the feet. for
several hours. Darker the windows,
court sleep, and fast, save only from
drinking warm broth or cruel, until
unpleasant symptoms subside. Nor
should there be mental or physical
exertlon. Then all the vitality can 60
to restoring circulation and throwing
on that waste material which. retain
ed, is absolute poison. To eat In this
condition is to add the proverbial
straw to the camers back.-Good
Housekeeping,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-02-21
WOULDN'T INTRODUCE HIM
The Young Woman Rather Thought
She Needed the Introduction.

The Young woman Rather ThouHht
She Needed the Introduction.
A young man with beetling brow
and u nice new necktie entered law
office In one of the big down town of
flee buildings and inquired for n mem
Der OF the firm, Mr.. Younger. whose
name he pronounced with strict regard
for the rules of orthoepy.
as Mr.. Younger inf" he asked of
the young woman stenographer, with
whom he seemed to be acquainted.
you mean Mr.. Youn- gerT she re-
piled, pronouncing the "g" hard.
.'Can 1t be he pronounces 1t that
way" asked the caller. feigning sur
prise. "of course it's his privilege to
pronounce 1t as he chooses; there's no
set rule for pronouncing names. But
you know Younger doesn't spell
Youn- ger, but Younger"
mo. didn't know It," she answered
as one who doesn't care. But here he
comes now. That's him going into his
private office"
Excuse me, but that's not him."
"No? Pray. who Is II thenT
Its he"
They stared at each other for ten
seconds, and then the young man said:
"Wlll you introduce me to Mr.. Young
err"
"Now she retorted "Since you seem
to know so much more about him than
l do, l think you'd better introduce
me-"
There was an ominous click In the
rattle of the typewriter as the young
man entered the private Office and pre-
scented his card.-Chlcago Chronicle.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-02-21

Professor Il. II. Bigelow furnishes
The American Journal of Science with
some of the results OF the international
cloud work for the United States. The
penetration of ordinary cyclones into
the higher regions of the atmosphere
is slight. They are only two or three
miles deep. Hurricanes are five or six
miles deep. The anticyclonic and cy-
clonic areas are hardly to be consider
ed as centers of motion except In the
very lowest strata, since currents of
air blow directly over them from west
to east, even in the cumulus region Of
the Rocky mountain districts. The or
binary circulation theory does not hold
good. In each stratum from the sur
face to the cirrus level about as much
air moves north as south, for there are
enormous counter currents passing by
each other at the same level and not
over one another at different eleva-
lions. This puts new aspect upon
the entire problem of the general cir
culation.-Nature.
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When starting for the river, says a
writer in London Field. if you have to
turn back and get something that you
have forgotten, you are sure to catch
little or nothing that day. This is an
article Of Devon folklore, and am in
clined to think the west country folk
right herein. The disappointment,
the hurry and the bringing of wrong
things always act prejudicially upon
what out to be the unruffled,
even temper of successful angler. He
becomes hasty and rash. most often
with Ill results to his basket.
In the western highlands it is cur
rently believed that IL you see colt
with its back to you when starting in
the morning on n fishing excursion 1t
Is the worst Of luck, only to be exceed
ed should you hear cuckoo before
breakfast.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-02-21
PROVING A TRUE STORY
Visible Evidence of Natures Punish
ment Melted Out to Truant.

! Some years ago, in certain town
In the North, a gentleman possessed or
more money than education was ask
ed to address the scholars attending
one of the local schools some Sunday
afternoon. The day arrived, says
Spare Moments, and our friend was
called upon.
"Well, children" said he, rs not
used to public speyKing, but 1 remem-
Der when l was lad was very fond
of hearing a story. Shall l tell a
storyT"
The children asserting, he proceed
ed:
"Onee upon time, many years ago,
there was a lad, very good lad, who
went regularly to Sunday school, and
nivver missed. But one Sunday after
noon, as he was gavin to school, two
bad boys met him and persuaded him
to gan birdnesting wiv 'em. So they
went alang by the riverside, and by
and by they came tiv tree, and in
the tree, on branch which oyerhung
the wetter, was a nest. The two bad
lads sent the good lad to climb the tree
and fetch the eggs. Up he went and
got out on the branch, further and
further, and just as he was reaching
cut his hand to take the nest the limb
brok' and he fell in the river and was
drooned"
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A Question In History,

Some strangers, apparently hailing
from the far west, were looking at the
statue of Robert Fulton. the inventor
OF the steamboat. Said one of them:
so this is the man who got up the
steamboat. eh? Well it only goes to
show how Teller can be mistaken.
Now, out in Punkin Ridge we always
thought 81 Jones fixed up the first
steamboat ever run, In the year 1876
The whole county was out to see the
Nancy Ann pass the Ridge, and every
body about there said as how 81 had
surely made himself famous by buildln
the first boat ever known to rum
Washington Times.
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How far can n cat jump without
hurting itself was partly exemplified
In Brooklyn the other night. A pretty
white eat ran up n tree to get away
from n dog aud Mt last crawled out on
a small branch Mt least 90 feet above
the ground. The branch was not much
more than twig. and the cat could
not turn around. She sat up there
ON the swaying limb and meowed. At
last the twlg broke. and down came
the cat. She alighted on the ground
on her feet. looked around for a mo
ment and then bounded away; which
shows that a 60 foot drop does not hurt
n Brooklyn eat. whatever 1t might do
TO eats of other places. Plttsburg Dis
patch
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WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE
Is the Oldest Institution of Its Kind
in America.

III <AIueEicds
William and Mary is the oldest col
lege in America, although Harvard
graduated first class. In 1885 Rev.
James Blair was sent over to Virginia
to act as a sort of deputy for the Bis
shop of London, who had eecleastical
jurisdiction over the colonial churches.
They called him "commissary." In
1851 he returned to England to repre-
sent to the King and the Bishop the
necessity for an institution for higher
education. He was kindl~ received by
his sovereigns and by the clergy, and
in February, 1892, the King granted
him a charter and gave him f2,000 in
cash and the revenue of certain crown
lands. Seymour, the Attorney-Gen-
eral, having received the royal COM
mand to draw up the documents, re-
monstrated. He saw no need of col
lege In Virginia. The patitne Mr.. Blair
explained that it was needed to edu-
cate young men for the ministry, and
begged the honorable Attorney General
to remember that the colonists had
souls to be saved as well as the people
of England
Plague take your soulsi'' exclaimed
the imperious Seymour. Make to.
baccor'
The college was named in honor of
the two soyereigns, who endowed it
With 10000 acres of land and the re.
eeipts from tax of one penny apound
on tobacco exported and the revenue
from skins and furs. Robert Boyle q
famous philanthropist of those days.
endowed it with a fund for the con.
version and instructions of the In
dams. Sir Christopher Wren, the great
est of English architects. drew the
plans for the building. Dr. Blair was
appointed the first President and five
professors of Greek, Latin, mathe-
MATES, moral philosophy and divinity
were engaged. The first commence
ment took place In July, 1700 and n
great concourse Of people from all the
colonies gathered at Williamsburg to
witness the graduating exercises. They
came from New York, New England
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland
and the Carolinas, and it was one OF
the events of that century.
The population of Virginia at this
time was about 10000. Massachusetts
had 10000; Connecticut, 10000; New
Hampshire 10000; Rhode Island. 10
600; New York. 10000; New Jersey,
$4,000; Pennsylvania. 10000; Mary
land, $4,000; North Carolina, 5000;
South Carolina, 1000. The total pop
ulation of the colonies was about 263.-
600.
The first Greek letter society-Phi
Beta kappa-was organized at Will
lam and Mary in 1776, and among the
charter members were John Marshall.
Chief Justice, and Bushrod Washing
ton, Associate Justice OF the Supreme
Court; Spencer Roane, who was con.
sidered the ablest jurist ever produced
in Virginia; John Brown and Stephen
i. Mason, Senators from Virginia;
" lliam Short. Minister TO Spain and
Holland. and Elisha Parmalee, ma.
tive of Massachusetts,, who established
chapters at Yale and Harvard when
he returned home.
William and Mary was the first col.
lege to adopt the elective system in the
government of its students.
The old building has been restored
to almost its original condition, al.
though in the days of its prosperity
it was double its present size.
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Poser for the Preacher.

To young man who stood smoking
a cigar on downtown corner the
other day. says the Chicago Chronicle.
there appeared an elderly and imperti-
nent reformer OF immemorial legend.
How many cigars day do you
smoker asked the licensed meddler in
other peoples affairs.
Three" replied the youth, as pa
hently rs he could.
Then the inquistion continued.
"How much do you pay for themY'
Ten cents each," confessed the
young man.
Don't you know, SIR" continued the
sage, that If you would save that
money by the time you are as old as
l am you would own that big build
ing on the cornerf''
"Do you own it?" inquired the
smoker.
No" replied the old man.
well, l do" said the young man.
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James Whitcomb Riley wrote long
poem for New York newspaper. 1t
was ordered in advance and was to be
sent in upon certain day. Now, most
writers, especially poets. are dilatory.
But the Hoosier bard is an exception
to the rule. His poem arrived the day
1t was promised. 1t came by express
In formidable parcel. First were the
outer wrappings of heavy brown pa.
per, then some soft packing stuff, and
beneath that the board covers within
which was the manuscript, tied to-
gether with small ribbon, and SO neat
that the editor was almost afraid to
turn the Observation-Disclosures EyenIng
Post
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WON HIM A BRIDE.
The Ruse by Which One Young Mans
Credit Was Established

The Huse by which One Young Mans
Credit Was Established.
Major ]. NJ. Burke told good story
of his experience in helping friend to
get the girl of his choice.
HE was n good fellow" said he,
"but young and without much capital.
The girl was beauty and loved the
boy, but the father 0he same old irate
father objected and demanded that
the boy show that he was capable of
supporting a wife. This was In St
Louis about ten years ago, and the boy
came to me with his troubles.
"'Neyer mind said l. I'll fix 1t up
all right. By the way, how much will
you take for your right leg?'
HE looked at me as though | were
crazy, but made no answer.
"I'l give you $4,000 for it, said
"Will you take itY
".No, I won't he said What do
you take me forF
"Well, | knew the girls father; he
was merchant, and | called to see
him. We finally drifted around to
talking about this young fellow, and
the old man flared little, stating that
he wanted some one who could support
a wife to have his daughter.
Support wifef said |, In surprise.
Why, he certainly can do all that.
Only few days ago he refused $10,-
600 for piece of property
" His own property asked the IA
Their. Certainly said l.
".Who offered him the money! ask
ed he.
Il did, and he refused It, answer
ed. He claimed 1t was worth more
well, this made hit, and no more
questions We're asked. The boy is do
ing well now and has a good family
I haven't spoken to the father since"
Washington Times.
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Costly Fish.

"How much did those fish cost you?"
asked the friend who met him at the
pier.
"They have cost me dollar and a
half in boat hire, half dollar for min
nows, half dollar for the fish, quar-
ter for hush money to the chap who
sold them to me, suit of clothes and
probably my church membership" re-
piled the Sunday fisherman with
hunted look in his eye.-Chicago Tri-
bune.
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T52A.E'lzlz(,ES;skpiEle
1.::M.HIe EASD
AM@sS}xSS@
WEDNESDAY. FEB. 81, 1900.
MINING CAMP TRICKS.
One Instance where n Scheme Work.
ed the Wrong Way.

One Instance where n Scheme Work.
ed the Wrong Way.
There is a great deal that is out Of
the ordinary In mining" said Samuel
Mott of Boise City. Ida, although l
think from personal experience 1t is
probably more so in the relation than
In the actual happening In every
mining camp / have known there
have always been charges that those
working a vein had gone through into
the next claim In taking out the ore,
and consequently were taking out
what wasn't theirs. These claims 1t
was always difficult to substantiate,
for the reason that the offender, of
course, would not allow the offended to
enter his workings, and without sur
vey 1t would be impossible to make out
q case. Every subterfuge and excuse
possible was resorted TO to get into
suspected mine.
81 remember one case In an apex of
a vein suit, where the workings had
been temporarily shut down and a man
called Johnny Come Lately, heavily
armed, was on guard. The other side
had tried again and again to get by
Johnny but had always failed, when
one man, who knew that Johnny was
an enthusiastic hunter. hired an &C
quaintance Of his to stroll by with n
gun over his arm and to engage john
ny In a conversation about bar 1t
worked to a charm, and while he was
thus engrossed they managed to slip
in and survey the mine.
"Then there was the case Of the
Last Chance against the Tyler. In this
case the workings happened to run to-
gether, and the Last Chance people
were working the same vein from I'M
derneath that the Tyler owners were
working from ON top. Knowing they
would sooner or later break through,
the Tyler people prepared smudge-
that Is, saturated cordwood that would
give forth n tremendous smoke-which,
they hoped, would drive the Last
Chance people out Of their mine. But
when they finally set 1t off 1t went the
other way and made the Tyler work
ings absolutely untenable. Indeed three
of the miners were overcome and were
rescued only with great difficulty
New York Tribune.
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Doubled Him Up.

A prominent western clergyman, W.
W. White by name, was a member of
a learned society In whic, re were
several members who weie fond of
Quibbling. During a spcec' he had
been annoyed by their intsi. options al
most beyond the point Of endurance.
At last he said, Il trust l will not be
troubled again until my speech is fini-
ished."
Before he could begin another SEN
tence one Of his chief tormenters arose
and said, slowly and solemnly:
"oh. doctor double-u, double-u, double-u,
We love to trouble you, trouble you, trouble
you"
The doctor sat down.-Kansas City
independent.