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Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-08-20
NEVADA.
State Controller Sam P. Davis
Pounds Truth Into CaIiforni-
ans Through the Medium
of the Sacramento Bee.
An Able, ForcefuI, Characteristic Eulosy
Replete With Axioms Instructive and
interesting to All Readers.

interesting to All Readers.
One can linen Nevada to a plucky
pugilist who, when sent to the floor
d continuous blows. manages to
rally before being counted out and con-
tinues to be on hand at the call Of
time and never knows when he is
whipped.
Nevada, in her battle for existence
against political, geographical and fl
nsncial odds, is in the ring today as
fresh as ever and with no signs Of
quitting.
She was taken into the Union during
the Civil War when her gold and sill
yer were necessary to furnish the fl
nancial sinews which enabled the North
to perpetuate the Constitution upon
which the Republic was founded.
OF late there has been talk Of ex-
pelling her from the Union and de-
priving her Of Statehood, because her
population is not what 1t should be and
her character is even limited as being
in the same condition.
The State Is perslstantly alluded to
as being a "rotten borough" by people
who have assisted In electing the ia
nous Buckley Legislature in California
and who are loyal to the Quay outfit
in Pennsylvania.
Once on a time "a asked If it
were really true that men had been
openly purchased on election day in
the streets Of Virginia City.
was compelled to admit the fact
to my questloner and he said 1t was
perfectly shameful.
asked him where he came from,
and learning that 1t was from New
York, inquired how they bought votes
in that section. He finally admitted
that a hand came through a hole in
the wall and passed the green backs to
the vote seller without being seen.
From this | inferred that II was not the
vote buying that Mortified the New
Yorker but the dreadful oPENNEss Of
il.
Nevada seems to have incurred the
~displeasure Of the truly plous by the
openness Of some Of the things she
does. Ever since the law was passed by
her licensing prlzefights. Nevada has
been subjected to criticism by the same
class Of people who thought that an
Army Canteen should be abolished in
favor Of outside saloons.
The new law drove all the second
and third class pugs out Of Nevade over
the mountains into California, where
they are still doing a good buiness,
robbing the people of your State with
jobbing fights which. out of Difference
10 the righteous element OF your COM
munity. are never finished.
Up this way we know who is the besi
mar after a mill. which goes TO the
end. Imagine the opera Of "Travatore'
produced in Sacramento with the last
act omitted. | am not defending this
form Of sport but merely call attention
10 the different ways Of conducting i
in the two States.
Before our prizefight law with 1t:
high license passed there was an ayer-
age Of a fight a month here. and since
the law came in force but a single da)
has been devoted 10 the sport in thres
years or more,
Our virtuous neighbors. howeve
continue 10 cfiticise us for allowing The
law TO remain on the Statute books
and every fourth-class pugilist in Cal
ifornia VENTS TO see it repealed.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-08-20

have Of everything.
The beef is superior in quality be-
cause Of the highly nutritious grasses
which grow at an elevation of 5000
feet above the sea level. And also,
| have no doubt, from the fact that
the cattle can repose in Nevada al
night. while in the humid atmosphere
Of California they are. by reason OF
the hot nights, deprived Of q good
deal of needed rest. Fretting cattle
do not make good beef.
While we have turned out several
hundred millions in gold ard silver and
thrown it into circulation, our million
aires, who have accumulated their
fortunes here, invariably go to Cali
fornia to invest. This has been a
fearful drain on Nevada.
The steadiest drain OF all comes
from our unfortunate geographical
position, We are just where the
freight rates hit US the hardest. A
carload Of merchandise landed in this
State from the East pays the railroad
company the rate from, say Chicago
to San Francisco and TIE local rate
back.
Thus q car Of freight that costs
$500 laid down in Sacrame no costs
$500 laid down in Nevada. The
difference OF 5000 on a car comes
out Of the pockets Of the Nevada con-
sumers.
We have ceased to complain of
this, and merely regard 1t as part of
the burdens Of fate arising from being
so far from a terminal point. The
San Francisco merchant demands
that his Nevada competitor be thus
treated or he will retaliate with the
railroad company by shipping his freight
by the northern route.
In the famous winter of 1890, the
severest snow storms Of forty years
visited this State. The result was a
wiping out of fully IS per cent. of the
cattle owned here. 1t pauperlzed the
cattlemen and yet in ten years they
have recovered from the blow and last
year shipped at least lO,o0o,o 900
worth Of beef.
Many of our mining camps have
been overtaken with disaster, but we
Systematically find new ones. Now
mines in Esmeralda County. Hum
boldt, Washos and Ormsby are COM
ing to the fore as bullion producers,
and during the last sixty days sales Of
mines for cash in Nevada have amount
ed to nearly 81, 900, 900.
We think we have another Com
stock in Tonapah. We are shipping
the best wool in the world. We are
raising the best wheat and selling the
best butter and beef. and any San Fran
cisco house will tell you that the loss
Of a Nevada account is something
rare.
How are we able to thrive under
adverse conditions may be asked ?
We have the most invigorating eli
mate and the purest water in the
world. People who thrive and who
are hardy and able to fight the battles
Of life must be able to sleep nights,
which you can always do here, and
they must have their blood braced by
good cold winters. With these mat
tiers properly looked after by Provi-
dence, a people can face all kinds Of
set backs and still recuperate. Ir
spite Of the kicks and buffetings which
we receive from California and Other
states! We continue a thriving and
happy people and cannot be downsd
Whatever may be our failings or short
comings-and we are willing to plead
guilty to many OF them-we ars no.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-08
Kicked on the Story.

Probably most writer's Of serial sto-
ries are familiar with the sensation Of
receiving letters Of commentator or
disapproval from interested readers
who are following up the stories as
they appear in their regular weekly or
monthly installments. Occasionally
some curious person asks for private
information as to what the outcome is
to be, while others offer suggestions
as to the disposition to be made Of the
villain or express a fear that the au-
thor is to marry the hero to the wrong
woman.
The writer of a serial story in one of
the popular magazines a few years ago
received the following letter from an
indignant reader. The names are
changed for obvious reasons:
Dear Sir-I take the liberty Of telling you that
! regard your 'Simeon Stacy" now running
through The Blank Magazine, as a little the thin.
nest novel l have read. Furthermore, the prin-
cipal character in the story, to whom you give
the title role, % to speak, is so thoroughly de.
testable a man that l have taken the most ef.
fective means in my power to show my contempt
for him by changing my name-which happened
to be the same as his-to something as unlike It
- possible. Yours truly, ANDREW JACOBSON,
Formerly Simeon Stacy.
Youths CompaniOn,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-08
Made Fat by Water.

There is a six foot laundryman in
Norristown who weighs 300 pounds.
1t Is his own fault too.
"When l was 49," he will explain sad
~, II was like a lead pencil. A thin
ner fellow you never saw. I heard
then that If l wished to get fat l
need only to drink, morning and even
ing, as much water as l could hold. I
wanted very badly to get fat. SO I be-
gan this water treatment. A pint or so
was at first my limit, and ever that
would sicken me, but as time passed
my capacity became greater. Soon
could drink two or three quarts, and In
time l could as easily drink a gallon.
Well, the result was excellent. I took
on flesh at a great rate. l got, too, 50
that l enjoyed my long night and
morning drinks. l would look forward
to my gallon draft all through the day.
When, after seven years, I had reach
ed the nice weight Of 40 pounds, /
decided to stop the treatment. But,
alas, I couldn't. The long habit had
grown too strong. It had made me .
slaye. And ever since I have been
drinking, night and morning, = gallon
Of watsr-I DO enjoy Il so-aAd every
VA I taken on from 10 % - poundA
Finally. I ousaa. m huats-Phi1ads-
pAia 1scogd. ,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-08
PrindIe Il AvenM
Hunting Balloons In south Africa

Hunting Balloons In South Africa.
The balloons which frequent this
rocky country are 80 destructive to the
stock farms that organized raids have
to be made upon them. 1t is useless
trying to get a shot at the baboon dur
ing the day: he is a willy creature and
knows the deadly effects Of a rifle just
as we'll MS the hunter.
Early In tie morning the party leave
the farm and quietly surround the
kranz. or rock, where the unsuspecting
balloons are sleeping. At the first
break of dawn the head balloon is on
the move. to see that everything is
right. He no sooner makes an appear
ance than he is greeted with a shower
of lead. In an instant the whole troop
is in an uproar. They rush hither and
thither. bowling with rage and pain,
looking for a place Of escape. But few
Of them succeed. Directly the hunters
have retired, the blacks, who have
been following up the party. make a
rush for the tails of the balloons.
Sometimes they are in SO great a hurry
to secure these that they fail to OBJ
serve that the baboon is not dead and
an ugly bite or tear Is the result. The
tails are taken to the magistrates Of
fee, where q reward of Is. Cd. each Is
paid for them by government.-Londop
Chronicle.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-08
One of Webster's Drinks.

"Daniel Webster" said a Boston
man, "as all the world knows. had a
penchant for looking on wine when it
glowcd rosy red. At one time he was
driving to Cambridge from Boston. He
was billed to make a speech at the
home of Harvard, and his companion
in the old fashioned gig was a member
of the reception committee and a resi-
dent of the town.
"On the way to Cambridge Mr.. Web
ster turned to his fellow traveller with
an inquiry whether there was not some
place in the neighborhood where they
could obtain a drink. If you will drive
a short distance out Of your way to my
house, was the courteous response, I
think l car promise you as good a
drink of Jamaica rum as you ever
tasted
ITO the house the twain accordingly
journeyed. and once there the host,
true to his promise, set before the
statesman a decanter of extremely fine
rum. The great Massachusetts senator
poured out a brimming beaker and
quaffed it off without wincing. His
host tentatively pushed toward him the
water jug, but Senator Webster after
eying 1t a moment said: Thank you.
no, l wanted a drink, but ! am not
thirsty He then went on to Cam
bridge and delivered one of his master.
ly efforts"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-08
Answered HI. o.

A certain young ra,lrooI r
a charge OF a department in ,ho
auditing branch of his companv,s h, ,ne
ness had occasion recently 10 E,o. uuSi !
letter to the head Of a uaeta.e a
department of another ro,d ona'ns
was q point in dispute between the
two railroads involving monev 'ns
this young official had tskon anu
born ground that the other 'tup'
totally at fault and advanan, was
seemed to him unanswerahlo mna'
ments to prove IT.. argu-
A short time after be had ,.
the letter he received a nrnnoai ueu
from headquarters Of the otho. ~"
road, which he accepted, and w,tntn a =
few days he became the boa1 d
department with which he had boon inc ie
dispute. The first letter which no ,onn ~
on file ready to be answered was I h'a
own on the point In Question ''
There was only one thino n
Immediately dictated an answer 70 h,s
own letter, refutlng and ren,,o,o+i nis
Its argument. and wound IN hr hals
ed %inslnuation that the writor nea''
an uhm'tigated donkey. OF course tha
letter was addressed to hlmso,r h..
Ills enthusiasm for the interests ~ w.
new employer he did not MIND . u..i'
thing like that.-Chicago News,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-08
Won by His Retort.


At one of their joint discussions
which took place in Kentucky some
years ago Tom Stuart, then editor of
the Winchester Democrat, gave his op-
ponent, l. N. Boone, a descendant of
the great Daniel, q blow that fairly
knocked him out Of the race for the
legislature.
Boone was making his regular speech,
and at the proper place In 1t he refer
red to the matter Of his relation to the
toiling masses. "My friends" said he,
holding up a pair Of hands that looked
as if they had not been washed in a
week, ito let you see for yourself that
l am a horny handed son of toll, l ask
you to look at these hands, and" turn
ing to Stuart, 81 would ask my pale
faced young friend from the city what
he thinks of them?'
Stuart was on his feet in a minute.
II do not desire to embarrass. my dis.
tinguished opponent, ladies and gentle.
men," he said, with a bow, but l
would say that ! think that they need
soap and water"
1t was such an apparent case that
the crowd took hold at once with a
shout. and Boone was completely floor.
ed, and later Stuart was elected.-Ar-
gonaut.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-08
Victim Of an Awful Calamity.

vlCtIm OF an AWFUL Sa1A
ut came out, as l j%ourneyed on horse
back through Dakota, that almost ev.
cry settlers land was under mortgage"
said a westerner, land n day, when
l came upon a pioneer seated on the
grass by the roadside, with a troubled
look on his face, 1 asked him II 1t was
the mortgage he was worrying about.
"'Wuss thar that, stranger he re-
piled as he looked up YEARLY.
sickness or death in the familyT
"'Wuss than that
".Then it must be a calamity indeed.
You didn't lose family and home by a
prairie tireT
"'Nope, but you are right about it's
bein a calamity. I've been tryin to
think of that word for two hours past.
Yes, sir, you can put 1t down as an aw-
full calamity
"'But won't you explainT 1 persist
ed.
~ will, sir. Thar was a mortgage
on the claim, and I was feelin as big
as any Of my neighbors and takin
things easy when my wife was left
5000. Stranger, dare 1 tell you what
she did with that money!
"'She didn't lose It?
"'No, sir. She jest paid that mort.
gage, bought two horses and a plow.
and this mornin l was bounced out OF
my own cabin bekase. I wouldn't +
off my coat and 60 to work! Yes, sir,
lamity that's landed me on the outside
and between my burned pride and
her blamed spunk somebodyIl be eatin
grass afore Saturday nightv "-Wash-
ington Post.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-08

SuFmOUntfnK n Dim cuvv-

A busy government clerk hurried IN.
to an avenue pie foundry during the
half hour allowed the department en-.
plOyees for luncheon. There wora
many little tables about, and each one
was attended to by M ebon hued
servitor, who tioated back and forth
from q long counter that acted az n
sort Of a coaling station, laden with
apple dumplingS, deviled crabs, trine
and oysters and other similar da,ntIes
so familiar to the ordinary lunchroom.
Bring me a sandwich and q glass Of
milk" called the busy government
man. The negro bolted away and
quickly returned with the desired food
and drink. The clerk slowed away
the leaden sandwich and foated IT with
the lacteal fluid.
my check, In q hurry he shouted
to the darky. The walter pulled forth
pad and pencil and began to laborious-
ly inscribe weird characters on the
paper. Twice did be seemingly finish
the writing when he would stop, look
at the result and tear up the bit Of pa
per. AT the third attempt the Gus
toner called again impatiently for the
bill Of damage.
The negro made a hhal effort and
handed the clerk the check, on which
was written, zone piece pie, one milk"
Here" said the young man as he
looked at the slip of paper, u didn't
order pie"
II know, boss replied the abashet
servant, "but pie ana a sandwich costs
jes' the same, an | can't spell sand.
w~ich."-Washington Post.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-08

Il have been troubled with indigestion
for ten years. have tried many things and
spent much money to no purpose until
two bottles and gotten more relief from
them than all other medicines taken. !
feel more like q boy than l have felt in
twenty years" Anderson Riggs Of Sunny
Lane, Tex. Thousands have testified as
did Mr.. Riggs. Kendrick & Co., Barre.
Wilcox & Gillette. Moretown, w. E. Poole.
East Barre, Vt,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-08
Aow's This?

We offer One Hundred, p9.ia's rannot he
for n Ease of Catarrh .na'
cured by Halls Catarrh Nune' Toledo, O.
f. j. CHENEY &.Co.; ropst known +. j.
ch We the fer naer lssf IS years, and believe
S Hnnne pyerf { ti,s ' Honorable in ALI Al G ;" carry
out any Obligations made by ,hels lets,
WEST q TRUAX,. wholesale bTyis ,S &
Toledo. O., WALDING, hl ,ro,edo o
MARVIN, Wholesale Druggists, Io ,euoji, v
Hans QAtarrh Cure is taken n.v nd mi.
eoune directly upon the blooqp r"u 7sc,
ooQo og{3ace2 Qf the system. y Testi,
! AallS Family Pils are the best
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-08

Conjurer pointing to a large I|"a
net)-Now, ladies and Eenliel''',
me to exhibit my concluding 'fIcN'
would ask any lady in the 'o,'i"D, ,,ts
step on the stage and stand III 'a~
cupboard. l will then close III, 'uJ ,,i
When l open it again. the 'au!
have vanished without leaving a 'fa''
behind. ,a, to
Gentleman In Front seal 'as'ue ~
his wife)--I say, old woman, 10 ne
favor and step up.-Londoh u"'
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-08
WHY It Il Called Dntch Gap.

When Ben Butler was endeayorlng
to get the Union sunboats up tne
James, he found the water in the pehd
at Dutch Gap'too shallow to let them
pass, to say nothing of the fact that
the Confederates had erected two or
three batteries along the bend IN oruef
to give him a warm reception 30 ne
went ahead and cut a canal across tne
neck and suddenly, instead OF oelhg
Is miles from Richmond, he was only
six. Ever since that time lhe cana'
has been used, and the government
now considers it the hammer OIL 'ne
river and keeps it in shape. Inc plan'
tations along the land were thus SUI,
denly drained of their very nieolooo
and have naturally fallen into decay
The place is called Dutch Gap De.
cause at this spot, In early colohla'
DAYS, a Dutchman worked a very
smooth game upon the unsuspec'Ihs
Indian. The Dutchnan Wasereu .ne
Indian that he could beat hin pauuli's
a canoe around the bend, Inc hu'an
took him up on the instant anu sa's
him a mile the start. They slarteo
lust above the bend, the Indian d nit'
behind, and when the Dutchman Feacn-
ed the neck he jumped on shore' si"o,
bed his canoe out of the "alet'
across to the other side with IT, clop
ned II into the water again and caVhl'
awaited the arrival of the as'on'SN
Indian, WHO had padded iran'sAi =
around the bend in the ehue">o. =
catch up with him. What me Masv
was is not recorded, hut the l'ulcll
doubtless got possession OIL -vV'otV ~,
300, 900 acres of land as a result u
trick.-Cor. Chicago Record
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-08
Graphic.

After the fire in a Buffalo residence
had been extinguished by the depart
ment and the family were preparing
to settle down again for the night q
little girl who had been awakened by
the disturbance and had come down
half dressed was asked by a neighbor
If she had been much frightened.
Il should say I was" said the young
lady. when first heard the alarm. I
Just Chartered in every limb."-Buffalo
Commercial.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-08


Tam Samson was a gray haired VET
eran sportsman, who on one occasion,
when out moorfowl shooting and feel
Ing the weight Of years begin to press
upon him, expressed the belief that the
expedition was to be his last and de.
sired, In somewhat tragic style, that
he might die and be buried In the
moOrs.
Burns, hearing of this, Immediately
composed his famous elegy, In which
he related at length the exploits and
skill Of his hero, ending each verse
with the plaintive line, Tam Samson's
dead"
Some n having told Samson that
Burns had written a poem-"a gey
queer ~ane"-about him, he sent for tho
poet and In something like wrath asked
him to read what he had written. On
hearing the recital of his exploits he
smiled grimly and seemed by no means
dlspleased. But" he exclaimed, I'm
no dead yet, Robin. Wherefore should
We say that I'm deadY Burns retired
for a few minutes; then he returned
and recited to Tam the following verse,
which he had composed In the inter-
val:
PER CONTRA.
Go, Fame, an canter like q flly
Through a the streets an neuks Of Ki1ie;
Tell ev'ry social, honest billie
To cease his grievtn.
For yet, unskaith'd by Deaths gleg guile,
Tam Samson's Twin!
Samson laughed gleefully and ex-
claimed, That's mo- bad, Robin; that'u
do" and the poet was received once
more into his good graces.-Chambers'
Journal.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-08
,IIa Easy to Fec Good.

Countless thousands have found a bless
ing to the body in DR.. Kings New Life
Pills. which positively cure Constipation,
Sick Headache, Dizziness. Jaundice,
Malaria, Fever and ASH Jne,' ~
1t0raach<sd IAkQ;s -.~ yesooiple;
never grlpe or weaken. Only 25c at
Parlor Drug Store.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-08
A Drastic Measure.

A Spanish magistrate, shocked BY
the extent Of the food adultcration,
issued a proclamation. a1ame with
righteous wrath, that "all wines, gro
ceries and provisions which upon anal
ysis are proved to be injurious to
health will be coniscated forthwith
and distributed to the different chart
table Observation-Disclosures Journal
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-08
WATERBURY,.

C. A. Still has finished work for
Drew Daniels and has returned to his
home in Hardwick, where he has a
similar position
John Ross is visiting relatives in
town.
Fred SOmerville of Princeton, N. j.,
is the guest of his brother Harold.
"For Fair Virginia." at the opera
house Wednesday night was attended
by a full house.
DR.. Wheelock is decidedly better.
NJ. O. Evans is having the Ober
place newly painted.
The lecture given by Rev. @. O..
Judkins of Montpe lier at the school
house hall Friday evening was very
interesting and Instructive being at
tended by a full house.
DR.. Green of Bethel was In town on
business Thursday.
f. w. Powers is clerking for l.. Fl.
Liford in the new store.
Geo. w. Hatch Of Burlington was
in town On business Wednesday and
Thursday.
Mrs. George Dumas is visiting In
Boston.
Mrs. F. L. Knight is spending a few
days with her mother In Georgia.
Alpha Davis is able to get about
again after a serious illness.
John Durkee OF North Duxbury
vas in town on business Friday
Sam Dana OF Waits6eld is stopping
In town for a few days.
Mrs. George Dale is not as we'll
since she came home. 1t is feared the
operation she had performed is not
going to prove so beneficial to her as
her many friends hoped it would.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-08

II had piles so bad l could get no rest
nor find a cure until tried DaWit17s
Witch Hazel Salye. After Using if onc c
| forgotI ever had anything ike pilas 3
E. G. Boice. Somers Point N Y Iool,
out for limitations. Be sure Won ash t9 sor
DeWitt's;, Kendrick & Co., Barre VIZ
cox & Gillette. Moretown. ", F. pooIo
East Barre, Vt. ioo'e'
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-08

Spring coughs are specially dangerous
and unless cured at once, serious results
often follow. One Minute Cough Cure
acts like magic. 1t is not a common mix
ture but is a high grade remedy. Ken
drick & Co., Barre. Wilcox & Gillette.
Moretown. W. E. Poole, East Barre. Vt.