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Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-09-28

The COullty Ooii'i''iSoioii0Oio HlcSl
next Monday morning.
Cello solo at Union Church Sunday
sgenng by Prof. Henry.
California buyers are securing the
ranges Of Nevada for beef cattle.
lohn Sheerin is down from Virginia
CITY looking over olinghouse mines.
There are ten or twelve cases Of ty-
mold and malarial fever at Winnie
mucca.
Read bill OF fare Of the ladies' Of
the Aid Society are getting up for the
Campaign Supper.
Charley Allen arrived at the race
track in Austin Sunday, from ST. Clair,
with four race horses.
Call and look over complete line Of
books and magazines.
The new postoffice building at the
rear Of the jewelry store affords very
cosy quarters for Nasty.
Mrs. Chris, Vucanovich. sister-in-
lw ID the ed OF, spent the day here,
Visited the mines. and departed for
Butte this evening.
A. B. Van Cleve is suffering from a
badly injured hand. which he had
mashed between the drawheads Of two
railroad cars. 1t will be some time be-
fore he will be able to use it again.
"The Reign Of Law by James Lane
Allen has the leading sale among the
popular books in all the large cities
Keep up-to-date by looking over the
lstest and best fiction at the DISPATCH
office.
Senator Williams, of Churchill
County, departed on Mondays train for
Beowave, at which place ne will de-
LIVER | / 900 head of mutton sheep
that he has sold. The price was $3.50
per head.
Attention is called to the announce
nent Of Jas. Shepley, democratic NOM
inee for constable Of Wadsworth town.
ship. Mr.. Shepley has for years been
agood citizen of Wadsworth, Is well
deserving OF the office for which he
seeks. He has served as deputy con-
stable and understands ihe duties Of the
office.
Cne person was killed and fifteen
others more or less injured in disas-
lrous wreck on the Southern Pacific
railroad at Gartner Siding near the
Utah-Nevada line at one O'Clock yes
Ierday afternoon. The dead and
wounded passengers were placed on
board a special train, which left for
,9den at 10 o'clock 1t was train
No. 4.
Dr.. Hudgens will leave Wadsworth
after November 6. He will take
Professional run up the railroad and
lnsn move to San Francisco. Those
wishing his services will please take
notice Of the time of departure and not
wait until the last moment. but come
d once. This is likely the best oppcr-
unity you will ever have in Wads-
"0fih to get first-class crown and
0poge work done. A word to the wise
: sufficient. Office in Nevada House
annex, Room 42.
MIS- Phillips wishes TO announce tc
"l7 ladies' Of Wadsworth and vicinity
ulai She is prepared to do all kinds Of
nan work. All combings made up in
seSt style at reasonable prices. Sat
'Sscnon guaranteed, Room Al, Ne
Fada House.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-09-28

Trib's a llniment tried and true;
May be just the thing for you.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-09-28
Uo-To-Date 1900.

The most complete Traffic le&'
Books ever published is the new edl-
zion If "Traiff Fact for Speakers and
Students" Defender Document NO ,
$50 pages, just out Order by num-
her only. Sent to any address Tor
+wantv-fiye cents. Address, American
Poytectiye Tariff League, loo WeS'
23d ST., New York.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-09-28

tJov Eever Catarrh or throat
trouble try the Lily Cure. For sale by
c. w. Kinney &Co,
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-23

r newspaper and writes for it continu- ally.
 Col, Schwartzkoppen, the German military attache at Paris, whose name figured in the Dreyfus trial, has been made major general and put in com mand of the brigade of foot guards at Berlin.
 Miss Edith Rhodes, one of the sisters of Cecil Rhodes, has better and larger diamonds, it is said, than most of the royalty. These were given to her by her brother, and taken from the famous Wesselton mine at Kimberley.
 It is reported that an artistic genius has been discovered at Buda-Pesth in the person of hackney coach driver named Sandor Baliko. He has made near his stand portrait bust of snow. which immediately attracted universal attention and admiration by it's excel lence. Since then the man has modeleG in clay a statuette of his Ettle five year-old son, which shows equal talent.
 It is curious that while nearly all the royal women of Europe are excellent and picturesque horsewomen, few ot the reigning monarchs are even toler. ably good riders His crippled arm part Iy excuses the German emperor's poor seat. The king of Italy is famous for his falls; the emperor of Russia is not an expert horseman; while the kings ct Sweden, Greece and Denmark are sell dom seen astride, and the king of Port ugal is too stout to enjoy riding.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-23
ART OF ENTERTAINING.
Is Lies Not In LabOriOus Effort But
 iA Quiet Agreeable


 A great many people entirely iso- late themselves from society, says Christian Work. "because they do not know how to entertain. or. rather. doubt their ability of engaging in such a task. The true art of enter taining is not in laborious effort at overdoing ones self to please others. but rather in the simple act Of being agreeabl: to\the best of our ability True. it is we'll to rendereone's self in- dividually congenial to guests. if such is possible. or within the power of a host or hostess. but when it becomes an evident labor to do so. it is bet ter simply to be agreeable in gen eral. unaffected way" To which it is proper to add that there is quite as much danger of oyerdoing as under doing this whole matter of entertain ment. There are n great many quiet people who do not care to listen to an incessant personal chatter. deliv cred point-blank. even from the most charming lips and in the most per feet manner. Tn other words they prefer the general rather than the ex- cessively individual flavor.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-23
IN THE GRADE SCHOOLS.
London spends $40 year on the education of each child in the public

London spends $14O a year on the education of each child in the public schools.
 1ankton, S. D., has a new text book system in the public schools. The children rent the books, the yearly charge ranging from 20 cents in the first grade to S5 cents in the eighth grade.
 At one place in England, at least, states are washed twice day with a disinfecting fluid. The slates of chill dren should be carefully inspected and great attention should be paid to the sponges with which they clean them.
 In Englewood, a Chicago suburb, the board of education compels pupils who have been absent from school four days or more to submit to a medical examination by physician appointed by the board before being readmittetf to school
 The three city school buildings of Eureka, Kan, are connected by tele- phone. ''It used to be necessary" says the superintendent, "to have 9 teachers meeting every day or two for the discussion of current work in the schools. Now, however, the teach CTS keep in such close touch with each other by means of the telephone that meetings are necessary only every two or three weeks.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-23
TO CORRECT USEFULNESS.
You Should Think Not of Yourself, Bat of What You Are
 Doing.

The bashful young girl must stop thinking about herself, wYtes Marga- ret E. Sangster in Ladies' Home Jour nal. 1 heard the other 6.,y of x!nan. a college student, who went to visit his sister. 2 college stut.:nt. also. sIe was the one man, as it happened. in the dining-room with 500 girls, and he had occasion to cross the room with their bright eyes beaming on him wa h curiosity and interest. Said my iTfo<, ant: '"The boy was com pletely at his ease. You would have thought his sister the only girl pres ent." Evidently the young mans mother had brought him up in q sen Sible way and he was free from that bane of comfort, self-consciousness. It is hard for a very diffident person to be free from awkwardness. and very acute distress and much humiliation may be the results of an extreme shyness. Try not to think how you look. what impression you are mak ing. what sort of gown you have On. Do not let your mind dwel. on yourself. but think of what you are to do. and of making others pleased and happy. Once you are free from self-consciousness. bashfulness will trouble you no more.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-23

nocnt pleasure, yet pleasure had to be foregoGe. As to girlish flirtations, un- til she married the marquis de Caux at 24 the little diva had been keES all most like nun at home and knew ab- solutely nothing of the world. The pleasures of the table were not for her. She used to eat only plainly cooked meat and toast, so that even the slight est indigestion would not impair the clearness of her voice.
 On ordinary days, when Patti has to sing in opera at night, she dimes of beef and potatoes and baked apples at about 3:30 p. m., for beef is said to give force and apples smoothness to the voice. After dinner the prima donna lasts until she sings. taking be- tween the acts of an opera homeopath- ic doses of phosphorus and capsicum, both of which are beneficial to the throat. If tired cup of bouillon is pre- pared for her.
 Patti never speaks a word on the days when she has to sing. Nor does Mime. Albani, who otherwise takes less care of her voice than the diva and fears only indigestible food, salmon, nuts and such like. Both declare they never even Hook" at tea, which hard ems the vocal chords Between the parts of concert or opera Albani drinks glass of claret. She believes inn plicitly in the virtues Of cold bath.
 Melba says: "I eat anything, tSIk all day and my voice is never affected" But. then, Melba's voice and her whole physique are singuiarly strong and her nerves are of the steadiest.
 Jean De Reszl1e, whose throat is not strong, and who suffers from change able climates and complains of the heat of theaters behind the scenes, is chary of his fine tenor notes. He scarcely ever goes into society nowadays. restricts him. self as to dict and pins his faith to bicycling. Nothing. he firmly believes. is so beneficial to the vocal chords as to take a quiet morning spin in fresh country air.
 Sims Reeves, throughout his whole professional career, was sedulous in nursing his voice. Before singing he always sucked lozenge, in which he much lclieved; it was nome made'- of g.ycerine, lemon juice and gum arabic. Jenny Lind avoided fatigue of all kinds, and whenever she had to sing she partook at intervals during the day of a soup, prepared with chicken broth, cream and barley, which was supposed to be softening to the voice.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-23
MANUFACTURED ARTICLES

Germany imported in January 129,- "A tons more of merchandise than in January. 1899, and exported 14S,31O tons more.
 The modern kid glove goes through the hands of 235 workmen before it is finished. At least 4O,OO0,O00 pairs were manufactured in France last year, their value being s25,OOO.GOO. ss
 It is said that the largest belt ever made was turned out by a Canadian concern. It measures 3,529 feet long and is of rubber, its weight being nine tons. It is made for the gram eleva- tor of the Intercolonial railway at St. Johns, N. B.
 There is one article of American manufacture which is not exported to any great extent and that is the American umbrella. They are the best in the world, the design being excellent and they are light in ap- pearance, and owing to labor-saving machinery they can be produced ct- very low prices. A considerable DOT tien of umbrella cloths, however, are imported from Europe as we'll as considerable amount of the wooden sticks
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-23
SOLDIERS AUCTIONS
Queer Sales That Take Place Among the Men Serving in South
 ARPfAM


 Amongst the amusing episodes of camp life that keep the soldiers in good temper m South Africa none attract more onlookers than do the frequent "sales by auction" and the interest is all the greater because there is always so much serious competitive bidding in these, says London Tit-Bits.
 It would be futile to attempt to de- scribe ill full the articles put up, rang ing as they do from underwear to a handful of onions, but it may be said at once that at the Modder camp, at least, the lots which cause the fiercest competition ard fetch the r1oct fancy prices are all kinds of requisites for games. and this notwithsf Gnding the fact that some of the men have dis played wonderful ingenuity in making draughtsmen, and even chessmen, and the necessary boards out of all sorts of materials, the most popular of which have been meat bones and the tin of empty provision cans. Materials for various p1tent games fetch extrava- gant prices at auction, and handsome silver lever watch, set of gold studs, and score of cigarettes were given for one game of modern invention.
 Sometimes the bidding is only for first turn in the borrowing, on terms, of such games, and the men declared to be the wittiest and most satisfactory auctioneers reserve to themselves the right of sharing in the games with the successful bidders. It may be said that unsuccessful bidders content them selves with all manner of games they have never played since childhood, and one man actually made a pack of "cards" out of tin.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-23
FRENCH'S WASHINGTON. .n
One of Two Heroic Anne rican Statues to stand fin Public Places
 in Paris.

Daniel c. French, the sculptor, is the subject of an article by w. A. Coffin. the artist, printed with reproductions of number of Mir. French's works, and other illustrations, in Century
 ''One of the sculptor's latest works is the equestrian statue of Gen. Wash ington for Paris, which will be placed in the Place d'Iena, a very fine site near the Trocadero. This will be the Cnly public monument in Paris exc cuted by an American artist, except the Lafayette statue by Mir. Paul Way land Bartlett, which is to be unveiled in the Place du Carrousel on the Fourth of July, 1900, under the auspices of the French and the United States govern ments. Mir. French has had as his col .abcrator in this work Mir. Edward C. Potter. It was Mr. Potter who Eod- eled the horses and two of the figures of the Qu2driga at the worlds fair. and the. steed for the Grant monument in Fairmount park, and the charger for the Washington statue are also his. MT. French and MT. Potter worked to- gether on the design and execution of the Washington, and it is, as whole, a joint production.
 Washington, in MT. French's statue, is represented as taking command of the army at Cambridge, dedicating his sword to the service of his country, and appealing to Heaven for thc jus tice of the cause. With the head thr own slightly backward, the figure Ecijs with the left hand and arm the military hat and the bridle reins, and. the ether arm being extended perpendicularly, the right hand holds the sword exactly upright. The pose is heroic and dramatic. The spirit of the motive is admirably expressed in the action of the figure, and the head is noble and commanding in aspect. The horse. with arched neck, and showing splen- did lines of construction and action, is imposing, and holds it's proper place in the work, which is, as whole, su- perlatively excellent in style. The pedestal was designed by Mir. Charles F. McKim. The total height from the ground to the head of the figure is about 30 feet"
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-23
MEN IN PUBLIC LIFE.

Gen. Wheeler has brought home a collection of Philippine curios valued at a considerable sum.
 Secretary Long has made an interest ing collection of the naval flags and signals of all nations. Many of these flags are the gift of famous sailors of this and other countries.
 Senator Depew is represented as feel ing much depressed by the realization that his usefulness and effectiveness in congress are greatly curtailed by his reputation as an after-dinner orator and sayer of good things.
 Senator Butler, of North Carolina, in- sists on pronouncing Hawaii, Hay way-eye," with the accent on the "eye." A majority of the senators pronounce it "Hay-wah-e," with sharp accent on ''wah."-Washington Times.
 Proctor Knott, of Kentucky, years ago advised all ambitious statesmen to keep a curb upon their wit, and to speak most seriously when they felt most humorous. He attributes his eclipse to his famous Duluth speech. Since he addressed a sarcastic pane gyric 25 years ago to "The Zenith City of the Unsalted Seas" he has been struggling with political adversity.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-23

more thought Of its usefulness than of its appearance. The umbrella is com monly not thrown away until it is use less to its owner; and when it is in that condition, unless it were fine umbrel- Ia, it would not pay secondhand dealer to repair it. For example, it would never do to put single panel of cloth in an umbrella top; it wou!6h t match the rest and it wouldn't pay to put it in, 1nywey. Another reason why there are not more umbrellas sold sec ond-hand is that new umbrellas are so cheap. New umbrellas of some kind, can be bought in these days marvellous ly cheap; and persons who might other wise seek secondhand umbrellas, buy new ones; they wouldn't expect to get them secondhand at any lower prices.
 But after all there are to be found secondhand umbrellas, just as there are to be found secondhand hats and shoes, though in smaller numbers. Some of them are bought by the old clothes men.
 Another pace at which secondhand umbrellas can be bought is the pawn brokers; in the pawnshoFs where per sonal property of all sorts is taken, um- brellas come in with the rest Of the things offered; they are not common offerings, like some things, but not un- usual. These, if not sold, go with other unredeemed and unsold pledges to the pawnbrokers' auction sales; where they are bought by secondhand Geal- CTS who sell that kind of goods; an ad- dition to the comparatively limited number bought in the usual manner.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-23
NOTES FROM EUROPE.

There is a clock in Brussels which has never been wound up by human hands. It is kept going by the wind
 A confederation of hotel proprietors in Italy have sent a petition to the government asking for better protec. tion and encouragement of foreign travellers in the kingdom.
 Switzerland now has about 60 maca, roni and noodle factories, which sup. ply the whole demand of the country although the Swiss come next to the Italians as macaroni eaters.
 In Russia it is not considered good form for a girl to dance a whole waltz or polka with one partner. Three or four men dance a round or two each with the same lady, returning her to her original partner at the end of the dance.
 In Coburg-Gothat there are 5.455 chil: dren under If years of age employed at their homes in making buttons, dolls and toys for the factories. They work from four to six hours a day, and earn in button-making daily from 15-16 of 8 cent to seven cents; on dolls from 1-e to Sh cents, and on toys from 17s to If cents.
 A new BotticeIi picture, a Virgin adoring the Child, has been discovered by the keeper of the Pitt palace gal lery at Florence. It is done in tenn pera on panel and was covered by a worthless oil painting of the last cen tury. All that is known of the history of the picture is that it came to Flor ence in 1869 from the grand dukes pal ace at Leghorn.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-23
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.

The Irish writer, Seumas MacMan- us, disposed of short stories to almost every standard American magazine during his visit to this country.
 Mrs Mary Falk, of Elmira, \. r., has in her possession a miniature of Robert Burns, painted from life by Mrs. Talks grandfather, William Me- Quhae.
 In answer to the question: "How do you prefer to work?" Henry James has replied: At night, in a quiet room, with an old pen and fresh cigarette"
 Diana Tempest is said to be the most typical book of Miss Mary Chol- mondeley, whose Red Pottage has been so strikingly successful. This writer is both witty observer of character and teller of an exciting story.
 Mrs. Henry de la Pasture is young English writer, whose work has recent ly attracted much attention. Her novel, Deborah of Tod's, contains ex-
  tage. Her great-aunt, sister of Gen. Sir Henry Floyd, was the wife of the great Sir Robert Peel.
 In his address to the London Au- thors' club. Mir Choate mentioned 'Don Quixote," ''The Pilgrims Prog ress," the "Compleat Angler" and "Robinson Crusoe" as being the most famous books handed down to the present generation.
 s. k. Crockett, the novelist, keeps for use in writing his books. large collection of carefully indexed scrap books, like those of Charles Reade, filled with clippings from newspapers of all parts of the world, to a great number of which he subscribes.
 Israel Zangwill became both author and publisher at 16, by writing a story and going into partnership with another boy in the publication there of. Hamlin Garland says of him: "He may yet come to be the most widely trusted intellectual teacher of the Jews. At g his work is hard ly begun"
 An Americal lady in London went to George Eliot's grave in company with a 14-year-old girl, who carried tall English lily. When questioned, the child said: ''I am going to put it or George Eliot's grave for grandfather. He thinks she is next to Shake: peare." Another traveller found an old Texan woman doing all her household drudg- cry, and finding her inspiration in Mid dlemareh,
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-23
IN OTHER COUNTRIES.

A bill to legalize marriage with de for the first time in the house of keys, Isle of Man.
 The Australians are trying hard to obtain a market in London for the pas sion fruit, which is so popular at the antipodes.
 The old-time mitts are coming into fashionable favor again abroad, be- cause of the number of rings now worn.
 Broad shoulders for mems coats have gone out of style in London, and now tailors are cutting coats so as to make the shoulders look as narrow as possible.
 Over 100 families of Finnish people sailed from Liverpool not long ago to seek homes in Canada. This makes over 2,500 Films carried to Canada by one steamship line within ten months.
 The Sahara is not a barren waste, as is popularly supposed. Not long ago there were 5000, ,OC0 sheep, 100000 goats, and 260,0OO camels in the AL gerian Sahara alone; and the oases fur nish q million and half of date palms.
 The Ontario government has com pleted arrangements for the formation of forest of almost 5000 square miles in extent, embracing the district in which Lakes Temagami and Lady Eve lyn are situated. The bulk of the re- serve is virgin forest, with the finest white pine in Canada upon it.
 The Birmingham magistrates grant ed a music license for an "Anti-Swear-' ing club" The applicant explained that the society met at his house for the purpose of discussing current top ics, and anyone who lost his temper and swore, or even laughed, was fined halfpenny, the accumulated penalties. going to charities.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-23
GENERAL INFORMATION.

The government allows sonly 45 stars in the United States flag.
 The foreign commerce of the port of Boston last year aggregated $780, 4S5,OOO, surpassing all previous rec ords.
 The great need of Havana is a mod ern slaughtering plant, and plans have been made for one to be built at the expense of the city.
 In addition to the coffee and to- hacco plantations, there are nearly 32.C2o small farms in Porto Rico de- voted to small fruits and misceIlane- ouS cultivation.
 There are more than 12.O0O streams in Porto Rico. Not more than half a dozen are worthy of the name of river. The rest. which are so hume rous. are only mountain brooks or rivuiets at mast-which are almost wholly dry except when the rain falls.