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New-York tribune., 1901-01-11

WORLD IN WAX. New GroupA
EDEN CINEMATOGRAPH
| MUSEE Jas. r. Adams Pantouire Co.
s--S tHUMPTY DUMPTY."
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1901-10-05

Francisco strikers. Wadsworth
which is a good union-labor town
has been contributing about 500 a
month to the strikers. No non-un1on
goods can be purchased in Wads
worth.
Mrs. M. Winzell. of Pine Valley,
Eureka county, has made a sale OF
a large number of her cattle to John
Sibbald, of the Golconda Cattle Com
pany, and over seven hundred head
were delivered for shipment last
week.
The Austin ReUeilIe reports the
discovery of rich gold-bearing
ledge near Ellsworth, Nye county.
Assays showed $50 in gold and some
silver. The ledge is fifteen feet wide
and has been stripped for a distance
of $50 feet.
A young man named Charles Der
by was drowned Friday last at
Marmol, a short distance above
Verdi. His brother threw rope to
him and in reaching for it he tell
into the stream. His body was car
ried over the dam and was not found
for two hours.
The suit of Mrs. Angel, of Silver
City, VS.. Frank Golden, was tried
before Judge Mack in Carson last
Saturday. The Judge intimated that
sale of the property would be the
only way to settle the matter in dis
pute. The suit involves title to a
mining claim in Silver City.
A call appear in the last issue of
the Miner-Indee for a meeting of
the citizens of Bodie to perfect an
organization of safety committee,
similar to Truckee's famous "6oI"
whose pleasure it will be to purify
that town and rid it of Objectionable
characters, especially those who sell
whisky to Indians.
Warren Sheridan, a we'll known
former resident of Virginia City,
committed suicide in Manila, where
he was employed by the Government.
SHERRY" as he was popularity
known, was we'll known throughout
western Nevada. He at one time had
plenty of money, and as he was the
prince of good fellows the cash went
during the days of boom. The only
enemy that Sheridan had was him
self.
There was organized in Buffalo
the first of this week a company cap
italized at S2,ooo,ooo, which will as
sumo control of the Mckinley mines
in White Pine county, Nevada. The
company will be incorporated under
the laws of New Jersey. Mrs. Nc
Kinley will hold $4,000 worth of the
stock. Among others constituting
the corporation are: NJ. G. Barber,
brother of Mrs. Mckinley; w. H. Nc
Gill, of McGill, Nevada; and J. A.
Yerington, of Carson City, Nevada.
NJ. c. Barber was elected president.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1901-10-05

located Stony Brook of the malaious
districts this State and bothered with malaria for years. times
so could and always very consipaed WELL For
years had malaria bad the spring. when engaged blowing
that could do nothing bat shake must have taken about barrel
oqnne pills besides dozens of other remedies but obtained
benefit Last fall peach time had most serious
attack OF chs and then commenced to take Rpns Tabues
friends advice and the first box made all right and have
been without them since take Tabue each morning and night
and sometimes when feel than usually exhausted take three
day. They have kept stomach sweet bowels regular and
have not had the least touch of malaria splitting headache since
commenced using them know that sleep better and wake
refreshed than formerly. how many complaints
Rpns abues will help but do know they will the
condition was and would not be without them price.
honestly consider them the cheapesced medicine in the world
they are also the most beneficial and the convenient take
same most farmers both early and late and all kinds OF weather
ana have never enjoyed such good health have since last fall
TACT neghbors have all remarked improved condition and have
SAID Saw John, what are you doing TO look heathy1"
~ s sos 80
Spruce New rk '"-~'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-13

New spring Percales. GE/m
worth 10c per yard, only. W/G
New spring Scotch Ginghams,
worth Toe per yard. GE/M
NJ only ....-.-s......... WV
silk Chambray, in all the new color
ings. plain or striped, De-
worth soc a yard, at only GsyG
New Arrivals.
Just received some new and nobby
Percale and Madras Shirt Waists
for spring, from $50 4 0@
10 ....,.....-- ..s-.-.-. haSS
Just received advance styles in
fancy French Dimities and Linen
Batistes.
200 dozen Ladies' 4.hook Empire
Corsets. white, black. pink, blue
and lavender, worth Sl00, 400
at only ............... %SG
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-13

ciss reply; TOP of the street, second turn
ing to tho left You cant miss IT," n
WarwiclHhlre ! tried TO send my too cum
berBome trunk ahead by express. Tho porter
assured me this was imposslble--thero was
no such system IN England. Freight" No,
he didn't know anything about fro.ght. II
took the penetration Of the hotel porter to
tathom my difficulty and supply tbs magic
tempted to buy pair Of silver cum buttons.
II don't think we have tho article. madam"
said tho perplexed clerk "Sceye buttons?"
No better "Cun links. sleeve linhs? sun
no sucGess Things 10 fastcu your cuffs
with / cried at last In desperation. Slowly
light broke over his countonance. "Ah!"
he exclaimed. you mean soitaircsr' and
he didn't mean diamonds. either. Again.
needing a paper fan for steamer use. I in
quired at a pharmaceutical chemist Shop
rected 10 q fruiter and florist hard by. An
unlikely place. thought |. However. In
went and demanded fan "Ceriainly," said
the obsoauiGus shopkeepcr. hut do you re-
"fgrn' to rhyme with BARN.. aud that 10
their dialect 10 spelled f-G-r-u. Only by sag
ing "fahn'' should / get what | wanted.
hastily explained. and was directed 10 tho
establishment Of II Quick q Son. SILK iner-
cers linen diapers haberdlshers and up-
ho'sierers. where | found my article In the
iTonmonRery department
There IL certain amount Of philosophy tc
be derived from all this. In the first place.
mover expect an Englishman TO meet you
halfway In the struggle for Terspiculty. ON
fhe invader must lie the Onus Of accommodate
lion Therefore, set about acquiring the Ian
guage as promptly as possible, pick No the
accepted English Dhrases. the accent and
even the odd inward lit OF tho sentence
and your progress through he island will
be wonderfully smoother than that OF your
wooden -headed countryman who refuses u
nhate one little Of his Yankee ycrnacular
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-13

keeper ring" (guard rlng), secret bed"
folding bedl, etc. all very logical no doubt
but likely. nevertheless, when hrst you meet
them. TO give your brain n turn.
Now ana then, however,. you encounter an
expression nv no means simple OF comprc-
hension. when on the Dizzy top OF my first
Jorton bus an i1otfepsivo- looking English
woman turned to me and said stfly. Thank
your | did not understand her Twice she
repeated with stern emphasis. Thank youv'
and falf rose from her seat, Then 1 IA
that she wanted 10 pass me. The remark
was request the first tiuie, Il comrland tho
second But how. pray. was an American 10
know that? Even the simple words up
and down" proved too much for me when
found them marking the platforms of a
selected the side piacArIed up trains -
Presently porter came 70 me and demanded
abruptly Where for?" York" said l. A
shade Of melancholy crossed his face You'll
ave 10 cross the line hv the bridge. miss;
this is tho hup side" ] protested | was
going due norm. and would BY no means
taken a down train. We'll. you be going
from London. be'ant you. missl' retorted the
porter. az n that settled II. And indeed,
It did. North. south. east or west, rs up
10 London. and down TO everything else
in the island. On another occasion came
near being dashed TO death ~ a pnrsuius
hanson, because. forsooth I stood stiii when
the driver yelled IN! hi." To me "hi'
meant Hold on there. want to speak u
cUBlcLE AND STEAM ROUNDABOUT.
Five OF these mystifying phrases / noted
IN my dairy, and unrayeled them QUO by one.
They were steam roundabout" "a fall fof
travelling " annual sermon. "eublele" and
chocolate sandwich" The sandwich ate.
Il was a layer cake The cublcle Inyesii-
gated and found T. TO be tiny bedroom. The
annual sermon found ON Inquiry dd not
mean only one sermon year. The fall
bought and II proved TO be 2 veil. Lastly,
refused to have anything 10 do with steam
roundabout. when ~ tur1ad out TO be a
rarpant merry -go-round.
Stil on tho whole. had little serious
trouble In understanding what was eaid u
me. II needed only little ingenuity and a
few questions 10 make the English under
stand me, however, Il was n very different
matter I found them anything but agile
In interpreting unfamiliar phrases. II was
only after repeated failures TO persuade the
Dus conductor to "let me OUT at a specific
crossing that | learned to say put ms
down" which worked Ike a charm. ] asked
booking clerk for stopping privileges, and
be stared IN aFnazefnenf. 1 might break the
Journey II liked. but what did | mean BY
stop oyer7' Return trip" only served e
! elevate eyeFybody's eyebrows. soon learned
| TO replace It with. How much for the
roundY'' Nobody understood mo when
asked now many blocks or squares Il was "
| The cathedral But IL aaid, Can JOE d.
! rect me 70 the csshedrair" out came the con
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-13

dinner 7 never hudged an inch. When I
did lamp up to follow father into the
dining car, however ] found to my horror
THAI | was practically chained to the spot.
The train Of my gown had caught In tho
door as the guard locked It, and there I
was. with the prospect of sitting there q
prisoner until wo reached London at 10
O'Clock thar night. We called the guard.
md begged him to open tho door just an
INCH hut all the consolation we could
get ont OF him was;
" Very sorry mA'am. but it's against
regulations. That door ean't BIO unlocked
til we get to London
IS | told father to 80 and cat enough for
two. Then, IN despair l sat down to
curse my fate and realize what 1t is to
feel like reconcentrado.
suddenly It flashed into my mind thai
had on my jet black silk petticoat. a
perfect symphony in frllls. In less than
minute ! had undone my skirt and,
leaving It securely anchored on the floor,
stepped out of IL and sailed into the
dining car with my most grand manner.
And the joke Of It was that. in spite OF
the fact that the carriage WAS full OF wo-
men. not q soul remarked my appearance.
Even father didn't really realize what
had done until we had returned TO our
carriage again and had 10 get him 70
assist me back into my skirt. !. don t
think | ever enjoyed 4 dinner so much In
ny' life."
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THE ENcIIsH or ENGLAND.
Hard wrestIe with odd
Words and PerpIeNing Phrases.

'1pbtVH lEaheNiffh+
1t isn't alone the accent nor yet the innec-
ton. which makes the English OF the Eng
fish puzzl!ng TO American ears, II is the very
definite and inhexlble way Of saying things
They speak OF code, When II rains II Is
"a dull day, isn't ~" when the Thermometer
mounts into the eighties It is CLOSE" me
weather Is thick" when the mist creeps over
the landscape, or fine" so long as Il does
not actually rain. 10 a London landlady. ons
seorchlng July day, / observed that the morn :
ing was mot" Gould you have seen the stare
Of well-bred amazement with which she re-
piled !rreproaehabiy, 1T 10 close you would
NOT wonder that l registered yow 70 try my
own methods no more.
But the EXPRESSIONS are not only un-AiAeTI,
canly unhorm-they are pretty uniformly un-
American. Ordinarily, that Is all the troubls
there Is about IL. The phrase is lntell.gibis
enough, but strange. For Instance when you
are told that the yelling mob OF public school
boys who pack the trains on the LIST Of
Al gust are going home tor the ''naulldays,' =
you get a monetary shock. We have tbs
holidays so closely associated with frost and
Chr.stmasing that IL Is hard to realize that
the word may bs properly applied 20 the dog
days Again. when the landlady at al Inn.
IN answer to your request for rooms pumps
out her ready made phrase, Were fuli uo.'
there Is no chance for Misunderstanding. SO,
with ARE assurance" message boy, =
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-13

can not 90 on much longer without assum-
ing the aspects of permannncy. II. foi cx-
ample. the military situation IN hose Islands
shorlG In year from today be essentially
what IL Is now, that 10 10 say. series
OF constant advances OF American troops
frequent surrenders OF Filipinos. and stil
TO- GO0 Americans in arms. Enrrisouing a
strip o. territory near the seaeoast with
an expense to the United States OF $780,
10000 year, the chances are that Mr. Nc
Call could repeat his speech with less ad-
verse comment than II now receives.
Meanwhile the public would like tn hear
from the Taft commission, II is composed
Of hiFh-mindsi men, who owe II 10 them
selves and r. the country 70 tell the truth
about the Philippine situation What they
cahled concerning II Just before election has
since seemed and by General Macarthur 8
own report, 10 have been tinted for partisan
purposes. The election is over. The demo-
cats are as far removed from the possibility
CT effective politics, resistance as the FIJI
niiios are sad 10 be. The republicans arc
tree 70 settle the question. and there Is
litt'o reason TO believe that they will not
settle it right even n that involves an ap-
parent change Of policy. Liaeela.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-13

had not yet come In. but the American sol-
rdiers had better go right out after them.
The Americans took the advice and have
been following them ever since. Some OF
the 760 are still missing.
suppose that as a question OF fact this view
| OF the situation in the Philippine Islands
is the correct one, what are the American
peoTle going 10 do about T.? This viii be
something for the Mckinley administration
alone TO decide No opposition house even
could be elected for two years and It coul 4
not begin obstructive work for three years.
FOR President McKinley would not call
democratic house in extra session. It Is
Obvious that the democratic party offers no
thanne for the expression OF public opinion
against permanent hoatiiities in the Philip-
pines Once let tho fact, be established
pressure within tho republican party would
ho such thnt no administration would stand
I for Il and lenst OF all tho present one Mr.
Mckinley and his advisors are humane men,
( The blcodthrsty element in our National
councils suphemistieally called strenuous .
/ Is no. In u majority. and no administration
will Yield to its wishes
! II the retention OF the Philippine Islands
7 is to involve a carnival OF slaughter the
American people. as socll MS they fad 1t out,
viii no. stand for IT, This question admits
OF little debate We laFs larger army
II the Philippines than was engaged in
tho Mexican war; the percentage OF death
and disability from eHteric d seases has dur
ihg tire last summer becn Etarilingiy large.
A1NiE tnAn OVID Americans nave DePu klilel
or wounded or have dei from disease since
AUGUST 1895. Not a few prominent repub-
leans acknowledge IN personal conversation
thai they are not in favor OF staying IN the
Philippines II It can BE- conclusively demon
gTaied that the inhabitants OF the islands
d. not want us and would rot want us Il
they understood our purposes. In other
words some public opinion is forming IN the
direction OF a more conelliatory policy. The
oriy thing that lie preventing its spread al
together is that party pride, that 'whistlinR
in tho face Of opplsition' which made the
democratic parry insist for four years upon
the abs urdlties which In moment of clamor
Il tick up at Chicago. The second Bryan
campaign was a magnificent example Of the
stubhornness with which men openly pro-
claim their adherence to a forsaken issue
rather than confess 20 any mistake. The re-
publican party. under much ADLER and wiser
Leadership. is not likely TO make q similar
mistake No matter how much the middle
tier Of partisans may berate Mr.. Mccall oi
anybody who 6ares 10 whisper conservative
ccunseis- The fact remains that the republican
party will not stand sponsor for permanent
hosttlties IN the Philippines. The war there
Is now nearly two years old. Modern war;
are short. That between Greece and Turkey
~ between China ana Japan or between thI
United States and Spefn, was scttled IN .
few months Ths Philippine inswrsrticn
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, Muhammedan regions are nacihed and under
AIIertoan control. Mania ana the eaTrlsoAe1
lo"ns are suDnued ana viii remain 81 ~
ions as the biue-coaled soldier patrols the
sueets But tne skrmishing parlies run IN
very close TO the city in some OF their raids.
American methods OF suDugation, he insists
are not dssimilar to those employed by the
Spanish IN CUBA, and the hanging and shoot
ing OF Fhipinos is carried on with consider
abe freedom. II seems TO be the AMERICAS
lpoltcy TO regard all Flliplnos in arms as ban
4 OTIS. but 10 expect the t1lipinos TO regard
! their capt!ves as soldiers. In fact, the Fiji
lselhods with their prisoners that our troops
/ have adopted; they fear that II they shDuld
Yio'ste the rules Of civilized warfare by
putting capuves 10 death, as IL would hs
natural for them TO do. American sentiment
watld be so aroused against them to
call for their determination. This word EEK
j is the only solution of the Philippine prob
4 lena consisteni with the continuance OF tho
present plan The natives will never give up
the fight. so intense is tleir hatred OF the
AmeIiC ans. whom they 90 rot distinguish
FROM tho Spanards.
Tho question VIII probably be asked wheth-
ef tae writer OF this letter 10 not unduly
Dess a. $40 whet her he Is a secret emissarg
II Tie Anti-Imperallst League or the demo-
oladc party The lrst of these he may be.
bnc tls second and third he Is not. IS 10
pesslnistic leanings. | am compelled "a
acknowledge that In the past events have
example. received letter from him about
"A year ago in which he saia COPIES ol
the Transcript hare just arrived. from which
| ses that You are still nibbing at the bait
! YOu are accepting the war department
views tina. the Instruction here Is about
Z over--ln its final stages How many more
times are YOU going TO swallow thatg | will
let Yop know when the insurrection IL reaGy
TO collapse. and until YOU bear from ms
you bad better be a little cautious. ! shall
Sea the collapse coming long enough ahead
10 let YOU know.
When I received this letter evidence seemed
corrosive that the writer was wrong. II
the SIX weeks in which his missiye had beer
on the way events had 50 developed as e
make II seem sure that ho would be al
unsafe guide, Nv personal comment on hi,
letter was. You are mistaken this time
the fnsurrection is clearly cTumbling." Aitei
dissenting from his opinion then hesitat,
10 Dc so now. Although the latest lettel
was written before the recent surrender o
$50 bbomen the probabilities are that h
would describe II as he did a former surrend
err the report OF which was brought 10 hi
! attention. He then said the head OF
band came In and surrendered 500 men with
great ceremony and fornallty: he had abou
forty men with him, and when asked b,
the American officers where were the res
Of his command. he fesiingiy replied that the,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-13
POLICY IN PHILIPPINES
MAY BE MADE BY THE
ADMINISTRATION
IL Pvesent Plan Said to Mean Eek
lernslnn Officers Dis
cnnraEed by the Situation.

.fTranscrtpt.
sifxton December le. 1t would not
pr.sing ii there were some change OF
ID regard to the Philippines in the
atant future. Nothing has yet oc-
m administration circles to indicate
uth Will be the ease. and the only
fof such q suggestion is the way
Oh the course o. events IN the Islands
. anDected to impress an opDortunist
rstNenl Mckinley.
EhiiiDp.ne Question IS rapidly assuming
q ~ IA. hvre,oI. 70 ln~ QUESTION ma
fE$t4ier the lAni4lioan people tno4s'll II
y feseote Ut-es tnure ah4 10 assuAie
lAen.a. responsibilities before the ma
f9thv woria, MN rne question tat
l9n GONE 10 the front 10 Whu lner tue
Z Nv les desire 10 do th.s a. the cost
1n<Asiy permanent hostulties Since
q Mere has been less cynceaimenI
1n< with Macarthur celebrated re-
4 tne real situation in the PniliDplnes.
|pt ptrceptibly Improving Even PFesl-
HtNl nieF aud his cabinet are grad
etmng 10 regard the outlook. from a
~ po-nt Of view. as quite serious Mf-
4 member Of the senate committee
|A(ory AFFAIRS. who once visited the
Pine Islands, said in an Interview iust
the election that a large ARMY would
'deQ IN the Philippines tor at least two
~ y ears Nothing more Is heard IN
far<er o. the solemn announcement that
|iaHNos would stop hghtirg vixen they
ttt Bryan was defeay91. IN 4acl'
znffs 81 the last two years he searched
! probably be found that there have
ffHer announcements nfi the FORMAL
% of The Filipino insurreetton since
11e< s4@n In any other i've weeks
e19 outbreak OF hostili,ies.
Yfans ript' correspondent has fust, re-
q letter from an old friend who !;
1. publjc service In the philippines nno
<1u there most OF the time since sths
ca occupation. In Il he writes that
1|{<4ry situation Is very dark, sand tnal
rll1y officers in personal conversation
~ OF it. Aguinaldo's government, h
M Is holding sway over Two th.rd'
a nds. maintaining courts. coiiecunf
and managing teiegrapt lines. lh'
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woan HEn rErrrcoAr TO DINNER
Got Her Dress Caught In the Car
Door. bat II Didn't Matter.

From New York Letter.
Until | went abroad this summer I
never realized what godsend the olabo-
rate pettlcoats we women wear nova
days can be in a case Of emergency
remarked a New York girl yesterday.
Father and were coming from Edln-
burgh TO London on one OF those English
flyers which seem to me to 20 a great
deal faster than even our Empire State
express. was sitting by the door when
the guard locked US in. and until the call
came for us to go into the dining car for
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-13

"A full line OF Gowns, worth $500,
$3.50 and $500 each, at 4 40
SPAS, s1.9S and .......... 1sRO
DRAWERS.
Muslin Drawers, clusters of tucks,
sell as bargain anywhere 4
at 25c pair; our price. =. ROG
Umbrella Drawers, cambria ruffle,
edged with 10-inch lace, sell any
where at Acc a pair; our 9En
price only ............... GVV
Umbrella Drawers, extra wide cam
brio ruffle, Pinch lace insertion and
edged with lace to match, sell at
60c pair; our price 9En
only ....-.....-.. ~ ~
Umbrella Drawers, Inch embroi-
derry insertion, edged with 3-inch
embroidery worth Toe MNn
pair, at only ............ fVG
Umbrella Drawers, 1-inch applique
embroidery insertion edged with g.
inch applique embroidery, Coz
worth soc to $1.00 pair. U%bG
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Real sheer white India Linon, worth
15c per yard, fM
at only ...,..-......s..s SS
White Curtain Scrim, a yard wide,
lace stripe, worth l0c per co
yard, at only. ~
Wash Goods.
$500 yards real Scotch Madras. in
dainty checks and stripes, for boys
waists or mems shirts, colors guar.
anteed, nearly yard and quarter
wide, all new spring colorings, posi-
lively worth 25c yard. Dr.
Finest Corded Zephyr Bingham, all
the new and dainty color fMM
ings, per yard only. GQV
The remainder of our Ladies'
Tailored Suits, Ladies', Misses and
Children's Jackets and Capes, all at
HALF PRICE.