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Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-12-04
TUESDAY ...""... DECEMBER 4, 1900
LOVELOCK
A Budget Of News From a
Lively Correspondent.

But I'd rather be the Irish +
Than the -- Dutch"
Thus warbled one of Lovelock's fairies
daughters a few evenings ago as we
were passing by her residence.
The last issue Of the Tribune has
an article headed "Foggy Weather"
That is the worst spell Of weather that
we have eyer experienced in Nevada.
Senator Williams Of Churchill is
feeding 5000 lambs at w. c. Ruddell's
ranch. The Senator left for his home
in Alpine via Battle Mountain and
Austin Friday.
The Nevada Copper Company Of
Cottonwood have suspended work on
their smelter. That accounts for MI.
Lasher's presence in town. The Love-
lock Tribune will please copy.
Senator Pitt is convalescing.
Last Thursday F. c. Murray, late Of
Arizona, started to celebrate Thanks
giving by imbibing long and deeply Of
Lovelock's celebrated elixir Of life and
wound up by f~lourlshing his fists in
Fred DeChaine's face. The court
gave him sixty days to sober up in.
Pat Wolf ex-candidate for constable
says Lovelock enjoys the distinction Of
having more liars to the square inch
than any place on earth. We do not
know where the above item originated.
that has been goingsthe rounds Of the
State press, but the quill jammer"
who is the perpetrator is the biggest
prevaricator that was ever permitted to
draw a breath.-Argus. The above
item originated in Lovelock. Homer.
and Is strictly true. And in the future.
Homer. when you clip any Loyelock
news from the DISPATCH. do so before
it is old enough to have wiskers. News
items are not like whiskey and do not
improve with age.
The meeting of the Loyelock
Creamery Company, held last Saturday
to elect q board Of trustees to serve for
the next six months, resulted in the
election Of the old board. viz: w. c..
Pitt. H. c. Marker, Peter Anker, Hi.
Stoker, w. C. Ruddell.
Emmett Reid is laid up with the
rheumatism.
Judge Young has leased the bar
room Of the Singer Hotel. He takes
charge Monday.
L. H. Taylor, the Colconda surveyor,
is surveying the East Addition for
George Loyeleek.
John I. Ried has returned from a
trip to the iron mines.
w. R. Campbell. who was arrested
at the old Kaufman ranch Saturday
charged with selling whlskey to Indians.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-12-04

KesoIutions, Cards OF Thanks and locals, 10 cts
u line.
LEGAL ADVERTISING.
Assessment notices IS.
Annual meeting notices : e5.
Notice of appointment OF utmiristlator IS.
For all other advertising legal rates will be
charged,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-03
--
Joking Under Difficulties.

"rhe revenue cutters of the United
States, rs you may know" said an Off
Ger Of one of them. who likes his little
joke, "confine their services, which are
really invaluable to the government, to
the coast. ana 1t Is a rare thing indeed
for any one of them. except those Of
the Rering Sea patrol, to venture any
distance out to sea. Nor Is this rule
an unsatisfactory one, for, say what
you please about 1t, sea service is not as
pleasant as the nevelists and other rO-
mancers would have you believe. In-
ing pillows, a wet sheet and a flowing
sea and all the rest of 1t to a calm and
peaceful shore snap IL the exception.
Hut am getting off of my story. which
applies to the cutter Grant. when she
was doing duty in New York bay and
vicinity. Something had happened to
call her out down the shore somewhere,
and she left the bay one afternoon, and
early the next morning, while she was
bowling along ut about seven knots an
hour, she hailed big four-mastcr.
"'What ship Is tlat:' came the cry
from the Grant.
""rhe Royal Bengal Tiger. 243 days
out from Calcutta. came the reply
What ship Is that"
"'Revenue cutter Grant was the
plaintive answer, and we've been out
all night. "-Washington Star.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-03

is simply impossible to produce any
thing better
"All right | said; IN invest on
that assurance and | picked up the
tinclad machine and laid down $1.5O.
4 have your word added, that this
Is the best watch on earth mo. you
haven't" he exclaimed; i didn't say
anything of the kind" Don't you
claim that 1t is as good as any - watch
going! asked, pointing to the state.
ment on the box lid. 'Yes-but-'
And you just assured me- continued,
that the 81 watch was the equal OF
anything at five times the price. That
gets us to $50, and the filled case guar
antee states specifically that the $25
watch is as we'll made as Il 500 chrome.
meter He stuck out firmly that each
of the four assertions was gospel truth.
but he wouldn't stand for that lOgi-
cal conclusion. told him he ought to
be arrested for asking 500 for watch
which could prove by his own admis-
sions was no better than one valued at
$l.5O. That tangled his brains in a
hard knot, and escaped while he was
still daZed."
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-03
HER OPPORTUNITY.

~ ICK, what chance have for sue
cess? What opportunity to DO
~ one brave thing?" The girl spoke
without tone Of resentment In her
voice. The young man. whose name
was upon the lips of every one In his
city as the rising young lawyer or
Iowa, looked down at her
Zone never knows the coming Oppor-
tunity until 1t presents itself. 10 each
one of us there comes a chance for sue
cess. But no preaching tonight. This
is Florida. and Florida sunset Is an
inspiration in itself"
but Virginia was not satisfied. The
red and yellow splendor Of the sun as
he sank over the waters OF the great
gulf and reflected his lrilliancy OH the
thick foliage of the park and the gray.
wooden walls of the hotel did not tn-
terest her tonight. She was a mere
slip Of woman. But there was II
strange beauty in her dark, oval face,
reminiscent Of old Spanish paintings,
which was intensified by the simple
white dinner gown which she Wore.
AS she passed along the piazza the
lOungcrs. who sat in groups Of twos and
threes in the wicker chairs, saw that
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-03
He Saw the Servant.

I'm perfectly willing to do any sort
Of work." he argued, as he held thu
door open. II don't ask you to give me
a meal for nothing"
You'll earn 1t. will your" asked tho
head of the house.
"Certainly l will. All ask for Is the
opportunity"
"Are you particular about the work?
mot in the least. Try me at any
blessed thing you want doing"
Every we'll. My wife's out Of town.
and I've got servant who has been
running the house for week or 40.
and haven't the moral courage to dis
charge her. Come In and work her
out"
LET me see her. sir. Ill 60 to the
back door and size her up"
He was gone about two minutes. and
when he came back he nearly carried
the side gate OF Its hinges In his hurry
to get through. He didn't even stop In
the front yard, but as he kept on he
turned his face to the crack In the door
and said:
THANK you very kindly. sir. but
lind amt hungry. and can make these
old clothes do me very well till next
summer"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-03
A JAPANESE CHARACTER.

The Crafty Jinrikish man the Bane
and BlessinH of Travellers.
Onotu Watnnna. the gifted Japanese
writer, writing of 1.-THE uOrseless Car
rage Of Japan" In the Woman's Home
Companion, gives this description of
the most picturesque labOrer of her ma
tive land: 1.-The jinrikisha- imam waits
Mt the street corners and sOlicits fares.
though this Is contrary to the exact
police regulations. However, the jim
rikisha man is not always as principled
as he might be. and has little, II any,
regard for the police or his regulations.
He has no conjunction whatever In
overchnrgng the scale of fares set by
the police, but as Il rule the customer
himself pays but little attention to this.
The fare Is usually higgled over before
riding, and while they walk, and some
times great distances are covered be-
fore terms have been reached. The jim
rikisha man also generally unlawful
ly) demands drink money, especially
when he is forced to wait at tea-houses
or pleasure resorts on the road. He IL
constantly being set on by the police
for charging more than agreed on,
threatening to put down female GUS
toners unless his demands are accelled
to. A woman hiring vehicle, for in
stance, may sometimes lind herself
within impossible walking distance Of
any town or point, and II surly mnn de-
handing extra fare or threatening to
dump her COunter-threats do not af-
feet him. Better pay and be done with
it. However, when you have melted
his heart with a handful Of sen he be-
comes friend worth having. 1t IN
true he may spot" you as being one
whom 1t Is worth his while to keep In
touch with during your visit In the city.
and you will find 1t difficult to leave
your hotel without encountering him
hard by, approximately soliciting your
patronage, though on each and every
occasion he will call to you as though
you were an utter stranger to him AMI
he has never seen you before, or does
not appear to recognize you as the per-
son who tipped him SO we'll the pre-
vious day."
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-03
NEW TERROR OF SEAS
1HE 0ATHMANN WARSHlP MAY
WRECK ALL NAvlES.
Has No Ar,iOr Plate, IL Low in Water
and IL Almost Invisible to the Enemy
Mounted with Guns Firing Terrible
Ex plOsives.

Louis Gathmann, the Chicago invent
or of the Gatlnlann gun and the terri
bic g,lil-cotton explosive, has invented
a battleship which he believes is capa-
bic of carrying the Gathnlann gun and
wrecking any warship atioat with Il
single shot. Should it prove practica-
BILE it will revoiutionize sea fighting.
Gathmann has proceeded upon the the
DRY that Il fighting boat is merely Il gun
carriage. The guns the thing, after
all, and any cOntrvance which will
transport one Of these destrOyers most
quickly and effectively is the battle
ship of the future.
Gathmann's invention is ship with
out arlnor, with wide sailing radius
and cxtravngant speed. mounting huge
guns and few rapid-tirers to ward off
tOrpedO-bOats. 1t is designed to hurl
gun cotton ut the enemy. and relies on
single well-placed projectile to put
any ship atloat out of action.
The new ship has the strict monitor
type forward for about one-third its
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-03
New Wood for Railroad Ties.

A new and thoroughly suitable wood
for railroad ties has been found In the
forests In the northern part of the Ar
gentine Republic. 1t Is the red cue
bracllo. 1t Is an exceedingly hard wood
and In it's interior, not alone in the
bark, is IL to 20 per cent. of tannin.
which keeps the wood from rOtting no
matter In what substance it IL buried.
The wood has been used in Europe
for tanning, but outside of the Argen-
tine Republic its utility to railroads, 1t
seems, is yet to he discovered and APP
preciated. Posts made of this wood
which have been buried fifty years in
land furrowed and quilted by the tor
rental rains of summer have been
found to be in as good condition as IL
they had been felled recently. In the
Argentine Republic ballasts for rail-
road beds Ia unknown. and the ties
are laid in the ground. which frequent.
~ Ia sandy and exposed to heavy rains
and dried by intense heat. So iron cross
ties were used until 1t was found that
the red cuebrachO was undeniably the
best wood that could he used for the
purpose. 1t not only is so hard wood
that It has to he bored before spikes
and bolts can he driven into 1t. but 1t
Ia unusually heavy. 1t does not split
or become compressed with blows.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-03
The Duty or the Rich.

"The rich man has no more right to
repose than the poor. He Is as much
hound to labor as the poor; not to labor
In the same way. but to labor as real
~, as efficiently. as intensely. am
tempted to say more intensely. because
he has sphere 80 much wider and
nobler opened to him. No man has a
right to seek property In order that he
may enjoy. may lead life of indulg-
encc, may throw all toll on another class
of society. This world was not made
for ease. Its great law Is action, and
action for the good Of others still more
than for our own. This Is its law, and
we violate 1t only to our own misery
aud guilt. "-William Ellery Charming.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-03

Suc NaINcu WIFI utIuCtIty vi ptiC VI
black crutches.
what can ever do!" the girl asked
nnxiously. "tate has decreed that
shall spend my life half helpless. |
can't walk Il step. Dick. without these
crutches of mine. It's just as II l had
tlers."
Dick Fairfield was rarely Mt loss
for II ready reply. He looked out at
the sea so vast and tmperiOus. and he
thought of how the lame girl at his side
had come into his life.
You are doing much, Virginia." he
answered. after moment. "YOu are
bringing happiness into many OF our
lives. What more can you want to
dor
The girl turned her face and an
swcred not at all.
The orchestra was playing in the long
ballroom. 1t was one OF the stirring
marches that great bandmaster had
given as his tribute to his fellow men
and women. 1t had been dedicated to
the national cOlOrs, and the swinging
cadenccs and clear rhythm told of the
waving flag of the free. Dick Fairfield
thought Of what 1t had meant. He
heard 1t as a marching chorus. and he
had but to close his eyes again to see
the long files OF dust-cOvered men who
had left the dock in front OF the hotel
twelve months ago to fight beneath Its
folds. lie saw 1t carried and waving
before the trenches In the swamps
where disease, the deadliest form OF
hidden foe, was lurking. He thought
OF his own town In the west how,
when mt the convention which had
nominated him for mayor. the local fire
department band played the song Of
the flag and every single man In the
rink had risen and shouted wildly.
These easterners were content to crit
icisc. They wondered why the hotel
bandmaster didn't get new selections.
New sclectionsY Why, march song
like that had no age; 1t was superior to
time itself. He had little use for these
eastern men and women. They were
too languid. too cOntentel.
II doubt II your thoughts are worth
the fixed price," said voice at his side.
won't you give them to mey'
And Dick realized that 1t was a mans
occasional privilege to change his mind.
For Virginia Howper was another kind
Of easterner. During the ten days he
had already spent Of his fortnight's
vacation the girl had come to mean
more to him each day. Her restless
spirit, her ambition to succeed, he
thought wonderful contrast to the
splendldly built eastern women. who
preferred to let others talk and think
and act for them.
II should have been thinking Of you.
Virginia" he finally answered.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-03

statements. each perfectly true In do
tail, made whOpping big lie In the
aggregate. 1t happened like this: ]
went into a jewelry store yesterda!
and asked to see Il cheap watch. The
clerk showed me tinclad affair ut
S1.5O. 1t came In Il small pastebOard
box. on the lid of which | noticed the
statement that 1t was the equal of any
S. watch in the world. Have you u
watch ut $50 | asked. Yes. sir, SAID
fine clerk. and he handed me very
neat timepiece cased in oxidized steel,
You will find that just as good as any
thing YOU can get for five times the
amount he remarked. opening the
back and showing me the works. 1T
looks all right said, hut on second
thought l believe I'd like something
better We'll, here are some filed
case Watches he replied, that we sell
with n thirty-ycar guarantee. The case
can't he distinguished from solid gold.
and the movement is fully standards"
and tested for heat and cold. 1t Is
watch we consider very cheap ut $2''.
pried open the back case ana out
,iropped Il little disk of paper on which
the thirtyyear guarantee was printed
This watch is as we'll made IN every
particular it said in preamble, AS the
average 800 chrOnOmcter.
"'What kind of Il thermometer can
man get for $1WT asked. The best
in the world. replied the clerk, enthusi'
astcally. Here is one now. You OBJ
serve it's thinncss and general elegance.
As far as the movement Is concerned II
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-03
A Mothers Care.

The boy who is taught rightly and
strongly at home may be trusted any
where with confidence. No well-man
aged boy lives who is not glad In his
soul. whatever he may say, that his
mother makes him mind. and maintains
n wholesome discipline. lie Is proud
that she can do it.
lntolerable as conceit il, some risk
must be taken in that direction In
bringing up boys. 1t has grown to be
,proverb that the proper dose to he given
them every day is ten parts of praise
to one part of fault-tinding. If the boy
is reading book. read 1t with him. 1t
may not be very much of II book, but
do not hastily belittle his opinion Of IT.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-03

Grading mousse This little creature
derives its name from its peculiar habit
of carrying things away and always
leaving something in exchange. 1t m
habits houses and the woods, and there
il nothing that it can handle which II
will not try to carry off. II 1t succeeds
1t will leave what it evidently thinks
is fair equivalent. Frequently trad
ing mouse will carry away quantity
of beans. for instance, and will leave u
pile Of weed seeds that 1t has gathered
in the meadow. The object Of the mouse
seems to be to put something In place
Of the stolen articles In order that tn"
latter may not be missed. 1t has been
known to steal jewelry and to leave
small bits OF wood or weed stalks where
the jewclry had been. The trading mice
are similar in appearance to our com
mon mice and. like them. prefer ~
travel about in darkness.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-03
Left Their Tails Behind Them.


Harrow boys must not be out at night
after a certain hour. When. therefore,
ueadmaster Longley, afterward Arch
bishop of Canterbury. while enjoying
midnight STROLL" says an exchange
saw two of the schoolboys in the dis
lance he felt it necessary to arrest the
aw-breakers. After Il stern chase he
just managed to catch hold of one OF
the lads by the coattail, but this. alas,
came off in his hands. so vigorous hal
been his tug. no matter, Ill detect
him in the morning. for his coat Will
be minus a tail Such was Longley's
reflection. but he forgot how Harrow
boys stand by one another, for they ars
as clannish as canny Scots are. In the
morning when school met. every boy
had but one tail to his coat.
Thus Doctor I.ongley. cheated of his prey,
Felt all his anger ooZe away.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-03
HIS MOTHER.

within her fond, cncircling arm
Safe slept her little child
A helpless weight. sweet breathed. aud
warm!
Her eager look dOwnbent, to scan
That face, all lovely innocence.
The features OF the ful-grown man
She seized on with prophetic sensc--
Foresaw the hero that should lR
Clothed in his manhood's majesty.
And seeing, smiled.
Relaxed in every massive limb.
The man. sore wcaricd, sleeps;
His bearded cheek is rough AMI grim.
She, lowering near him wistfully,
And gazing long. is fain to trace
One line of childhood's purity
In that toil-marrcd, world-hardened
face.
Now once again she feels and sees
Her nursing warm upon her knees,
And seeing. wccps.
New York independents
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-03

When Bobby learns to whistle
There's music in the air;
You hear his notes diffusing.
Here, yon and everywhere.
He whistles in the morning
Before he's out of bed:
He whistles all the day long.
And in his sleep, It's said.
or tunes Bob knows not many
In fact, he knows not one:
But Just to whistle. whistle,
TO him's sufficient fun
And tunes are but restrictions
Are paths ones muse to lead.
And Bobby is n rover
In Whistledom, indeed.
When Bobby learns to whistle
His mammals nearly wild.
She says in all her horn days
She ne'er saw such a child.
And grandmamma gets nervous
And says: "Oh. me! on. my!
That child will drive me crazy;
feel that ! could fly"
Why. even at the table.
He'll pause and try his skill.
And through his puckcred lips he
Emts notes sharp and shrill.
His father cries ont "lsobert."
And Bobby then will cease.
And for the next ten minutes
Perhaps he'll hold his peace.
When Bobby learns to whistle
There's one thing that's made clear
That is, whate'er his hearts in,
In that he'll persevere.
And so, although distracted
Almost by all the noise.
We smile and say benignly:
"Oh. we'll. boys will be- boys.
--Chicugo Record.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-03

Once ON time two fairies flew out
II fairyland and took walk Oh the
earth Their names were Fairy Pearl
and Fairy Prince. They saw many
things in the world that pleased them,
and some that made them sad. One Of
the sad things was the sight Of Il poor
little bird lying cold and dead by the
roadside.
Poor Dicky" said Fairy Pearl, with
tears in her eyes. II wonder what
made you die? How sad to think you
never will sing again."
LET us take the poor birdie away
with u.s." said Fairy Prince. perhaps
In fairyland he will come to life
again"
and the dead bird was quite heavy for
them to carry. But fairies know how
to make themselves strong. They pick
ed a blossom that grew in the wayside
grass, and powdered themselves with
the yellow dust they found inside it.
Then they were strong enough to lift
their burden quite easily. and to fly
away with it like the wind.
Soon they were in fairyland again.
And behold! as soon as they had passed
through the fairy gates the dead bird
stirred his wings and opened his eyes,
and flying to the top of Il fairy tree,
sang the most beautiful song that ever
was heard.
Perhaps that Is what becomes Of all
the brides who die! Who knows?
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-03
II Wasn't Encouraee m.ent.

"But you must have given him en-
enlargement, Nell.
why. my dear. how foolish: OF
course, / used to take walks with him
almost every afternoon. and often 90
to the theater and skating rink with
him. and have him for dinner mt the
house. and go to church with him. and
most always danced with him at the
class. but really never gave him any
encouragement" brooklyn Life.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-03

A girl preparing to get married at
taches a great deal Of Importance to
her new position, considering that sl"
will get nothing but her board and
cl0theA
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-03
Toy soldiers In Egypt.

Among the objects found during re-
cent excavations In Egypt was q whole
company Of wooden soldiers attseV
inches In height w