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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1901-11-02
Women Who Shop.

Much clumsy wit is leveled at the
woman who shops. She is the butt
of the comic papers, the newspaper
poets and the entire masculine halt
of the race. But if all the women in
the world were to stop shopping to-
morrow the world would wobble.
Shopping is part of the work of her
household, and as important as TAX
ing care of children. She does not
have to be coaxed to shop, for neces.
sity drives her to it. Therefore, the
merchant who systematizes and
lightens this work for her will win
the largest share of her trade, for he
has taken the shortest cut to her
favor.-Irtnters' Ink.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1901-11-02
Sugar Statistics.

AS a good deal has recently appear
ed in print regarding the consump-
ton of sugar in this country, the
various sources from which it is
obtained, the amount of duty paid
thereon, ETC., the following facts and
figures will, we believe, be of interest
to our readers:
"The total consumption of sugar
in the United States last year was
2,2I8S47 tons, and based on the aver
age increase of 6.34 per cent. during
the past Ie years, the consumption
this year should be 2,36o,585 tons. Of
this quantity 100000 tons in round
figures will come from American
sources, say Louisiana being able to
produce 100000 tons, United States
beet factories 10000, Hawaii, $4,000
and Porto Rico 10000, all being free
of duty leaving I,36o,585 tons to come
from other sources and on which
duty is paid. The average duty as
sessed is S36 per ton, or total of
S48,e8I 900. The price of all the sugar
consumed, however, being enhanced
to the extent of the duty of S36 per
ton or total of S84, 1881 900, it is evi-
dent that S36,ooo,ooo additional is
paid by the people in order to pro-
vide the Government with 4o mil
lions tor revenue of which the Gov
ernment is not now in need. If the
duty is taken off Cuba sugar, the
benefit of IS millions goes to the peo-
pie.
"On October 8th, the quotation for
Cuba Centrifugal Sugar e6 degree
test, free on board Cuba was I.o6c per
h., duty on same amounts to 1880
equivalent to SO per cent. advalorem."
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1901-11-02
Mining Activity Makes Times Good.

The annual report of the u. S.
Geological Survey on the mineral
resources of the United States shows
some interesting facts, among others
that the general prosperity of the
country is affected by the condition
of the country's basic industry; that
when miners prosper the country
prospers, and that when the mining
industry languishes there are "hard
times" all over the country. The two
panic years of 1898, and 1894 are
shown by the received u. s. Geologi-
cal Survey report to have been years
when there was a decline in the
value of mineral products, and coin
cident with the increase in the count
ry's mineral prod duction in 1895 came
increased wealth, work and general
prosperity. The report shows that
every year since 1891 there has been
an increase in the annual gold out
put of the country, and that despite
the fact that silver is about elimin-
ated from politics it is by no means
eliminated from the precious metal
output, the production tor the last
fiscal year being within 2S3457
ounces of the great TO, ooo,o o,ooo-ounce of
1898. The report deals with big
figures, showing that the value of
the mineral products of the country
in 1900 was considerably over one
thousand million of dollars; and in
this furnishes an unanswerable
argument for the creation of a cabi-
net department, bureau of mines
and mining. Nothing has done more
for the nation than the mining in
dustry. Nothing has had less aid
from the nation than the mining in
dustry.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1901-11-02
SUCCESS or RURAL MAIL DELIVERY.
Advance of Land Values Along the Carrier
Routes.

The most recent provisions OF the
rural delivery system make every
carriers wagon Post Office and a
money order office as well. Stamps
are sold, money orders are both is
sued and paid, and letters are regis
tered. The carriers are allowed to
deliver packages, other than mail
parcels, when such tasks do not in
terfere with prompt service.
The farmers were at first inclined
to look at the plan as short-lived, re-
marks w. Frank Mcclure in the
Worlds Work. The receptacles
which they prepared for the mail
were, in thousands of instances, of
the crudest material that could be
found about the farms. Tomato
cans, stovepipes turned on end, cigar
boxes and tin pals all served for
mail boxes, and one farmer in Wash
ington County, Pennsylvania, con-
structed box by making over an
old hobby horse and mounting it
upon a stake in front of his gate.
The carrier often discovered the box
nailed to the nearest fence, or attach
ed to tree half way between the
road and the family residence, in
stead of being within easy reach of
the mail wagon.
1t is estimated that the value of
land along rural delivery routes has
increased from So to IS an acre. Then,
too, there is an educational value in
the rural free delivery, in that thou
sands more magazines and periodi-
Gals are finding their way to peoples
homes.
The oldest route in the United
States runs out from Hope, Indiana.
More carriers are now making daily
rounds within the boundaries of this
State. If they went in a straight
line in relays they would cross the
continent every day. The total
length of the routes is S39s miles, and
the area covered is SoI4 square miles.
They serve I96,7I2 people who two
years ago were compelled to travel
from one to ten miles for their mail.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1901-11-02
Newspaper Advertising.

Advertising in newspapers has
become so essential to success in
most enterprises that Pierce's school
in Philadelphia, one of the oldest and
most successful commercial colleges
in the country, has found it expedi-
ent to establish department for
training advertisement writers.
This is striking proof of extraordi-
nary development of the business
of writing advertisements for the
newspapers.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1901-11-02
Lumber for Tonopah.

The Bonanza is reliably informed
that strong corporation was form
ed here early this week in which
Reno and Eureka people are also
connected, for the purpose of engag-
ing in the lumber business. A large
supply of lumber is reported to have
been already ordered, and is expect
ed to arrive in Tonopah within a
couple of weeks at the latest.-Tono-
bdh Bonanza.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1901-11-02
Educate Your bowels with cnsoarsts.

Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever
l0c. 200. II c. G. G. fail, druggists refund money
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1901-11-02
To Advertise Nevada.

The Reno Journal says Division
Superintendent Prentice of the
Southern Pacific Company is collect
ing valuable data regarding the
State, which may in time be pub
hshed and advertise Nevada to the
world as n resourceful region.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1901-11-02

dries weakening drains, heals 1nfiamma-
ton and liberation, and cures female
weakness.
rYou have my heartfelt thanks for the kind
advice you sent me" writes Mrs. Florence
Archer, of Eason, Macon Co., Tenn. swords
fail to express what I endured for about eight
years with female trouble, The awful pain that
/ had to endure each month, no tongue can
express. These bearing-down pains, backache,
headache, distress in my stomach and sores IN
my breast, cramp in lmbs-they have all LETT
me and health has taken the place Of these dis
tressng troubles. What caused them to leave
1t was the best medicine on earth-Dr Pierces
Favorte Prescription. In one weeks time !
began to feel better. After taking six bottles OF
the Favorite Prescription and using the local
treatment you advised felt like new woman"
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets should
always be used with cFavorite Prescrip-
ton" whenever laxative is required.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1901-11-02


from the offensive
examinations, in
delicate question
ings, and obnoxious
local treatments,
still in vogue with
some local practi-
TONERS. Any sick
woman is invited to
consult DIR. Pierce,
by letter, free, and
so avoid methods
which are offensive
to her modesty. All
correspondence Is
held as strictly pri-
vate and sacredly
confidential. Ad-
DIR e SIS DIR. r. v.
Pierce, Buffalo, NY.
DR.. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription
is peculiarly a n d
particularly a med
icine for the cure
of wo m a II y dis
eases. 1t e sta b.
fishes regularity,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1901-11-02
A TllIlQ OF the Past.

The town crier is a thing Of the past,
but medical methods as old and as obso-
lete as the town crier are still practiced
in many country town. Women sui
fering from womanly diseases shrink
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-02
Finally Sold the Portrait.
From the Chicago Chronicle.

rom the chicago chronicle.
Paris is laughing over how an artist got
even with boulevardier who, having sat
for his picture, was SO dissatisfied with the
result that he refused to pay for it. The
Count de X. recently had crayon picture
Of himself made, which he afterward- pre-
tended to find fault with.
1T does not bear the slightest resem-
blance to me-" he said, land l will not take
it." The artist protested, but all to no avail.
"All right, monsieur" he remarked, finally:
If it is not at all like you, of course 1
can't reasonably expect to get paid for it."
After the count had left the painter added
to the portrait a magnificent pair of ass
ears. and exhibited it to the gaze of the
curious public. 1t had not long been SO
exposed when the count broke into the ar
lists studio in a lowering rage, and, find
ing that threats availed him nothing, at
last offered to buy it at considerable ad-
vance upon the original price.
1T was not strange that you failed to
recognize your resemblance to the picture
at first" said the painter, determined to be
revenged for the slight put upon his work
But knew you would notice the likeness
MS soon as added those ears"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-02
From the Conservative Review.

rrom tue CONSERVATIVE ReyleW
Arabic words phrases and expressions
as In the case Of the Persian, were freely
employed by the Turkish writer's So the
original Tartaric, or Turkish, dialect of the
Ottomans, blended with the refined and me-
lodious tongue Of the Arabs and the sweet
and harmonious language of the former
followers of Zoroaster formed what is to-
day the literary language of the Turks
Hence the variety in the expressions and
the richnes Of the words of the Turkish
literature. While in the European Ian
guages Latin and Greek words are used
merely as foundation stone upon which
the respective national words are built the
Turks, on the contrary, employ almost to
an unlimited extent Persian and Arabic
phrases in their original shape Hence
again, the difficulty Of mastering the liter
airy Turkish, which necessitates also the
study of the other two oriental tongues
This variety Of languages, coupled with
the difficulty of the union OF sentences
into one so-called "chain," which is un-
known to any European language renders
Turkish one Of the most difficult Of the
living tongues of the world. To be able to
write well in Turkish or, to use their own
expression, to be a good "kiattb'' (writeD
(not in the sense Of an author) is held in
that country as one of the highest accom-
plishments that person can possess. no
matter how deficient his knowledge NAV be
in other respects
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-02
Art of Twisting Sticks.
From Pearson's Magazine


The chief difference between the arrange
ment of flowers in this country and in ia
pan is that whereas in this country the art
is merely considered as a pretty accom-
plishment for gentlewomen, in Japan it
ranks as science and philosophy. which
can only be mastered after several years
of close study.
Far from being practiced only by ladies'
this pretty Japanese art has among its
deVotees princes, scholars and other promi-
nent men, who. having retired from the
cares OF political life, are In search of a
hobby which will afford not only amuse-
ment, but will also offer intricacies and
obstacles worthy Of their trained minds.
All cultured people in Japan are prof.
ctent In the science, just as the better
classes among western nations cultivate
taste In dress or in the artistic arrange
ment of their household goods
The japanese term for a fiower-hana-
also implies biossom-clad STEM and even
the stumps or branches of f1owerless trees
and shrubs. and their science of flower ar
rangement consists not only in grouping
the flowers, but more particularly in group-
ing their leaves and twigs according 70
prescribed formulate. The blossom is licked
upon as a minor detail In the artistic
composition. and Of very small value n
separated from the parent stem, whose
sweeping though artificial curves empha-
size its beauty. The whole science is,
therefore, reduced to obtaining curves
which. though really distorted, have the
appearance Of being true to nature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-02
A Mule on SnOwshoes.

From the New 1OrK oun
It is said that the late Jock Darling, the
most noted hunter and trapper ever known
in Maine, once brought young deer out Of
the deep SHOWS Of the woods by fitting
snowshoes to its feet, and there have been
instances of dogs wearing the moosehidc,
but not until Wednesday of this week, so
far as the records show, did any ono in
Bingham ever see mule on snowshoes
The snow that came last week was only
an ordinary fall, but the gale that succeed
ed it piled up big drifts, shutting out many
towns from all communication with the out
side world. Bingham, in Somerset county,
had been without mail for a week, whe1
on Wednesday evening, the mail carrier
Henry Caswell, arrived from The Forks
with four sacks slung over mules back
The mule, Pete, Is a diminutive animal
tough and strong, but, going as mules gen
orally go, utterly unable to wade through
the high ridges of snow between The Forks
and Bingham. So Caswell, after studying
the situation bit, decided to fit snowshoes
to Pete. The plan worked all right and the
little mule, seeming to appreciate the stu
alton, allowed the shoes to be fitted without
objection.
The shoes were made Of oak frames woven
with stout moosehide, about half the width
worn by men and without the usual long
shank behind. Pete came along on his snow
shoes as well as Caswell on his, and the
two were welcomed with shouts of approval
by the people of Bingham. The return Jour
ney, twenty-four miles. was made in the
same way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-02
Tricks of the Amateur PHOTOGRAPHER.
From the New York Evening Sun.


One great difficulty in amateur photogra-
ply is remembering what the photographs
represent. This Is no reflection upon the
photographs. Be they good or bad, the
difficulty Is the same. 1t is simply a case
of memory refusing to retain the several
hundred or thousand impressions that a
camera may register without difficulty
during summer sojourn or trip to Eu-
rope Keeping tally Of each negative In a
note book takes a lot Of time, not to say
patience, while 1t by no means does away
with the possibility Of mix-ups.
Most camera fends trust to their memo
cries to Identify the finished photos, and
when memory plays them false they take
refuge in ingenuity. One woman has called
all doubtful photographs Of the many she
took in Europe a year ago Anne Hatha-
ways Cottage" City scenes, sky-scopes
valley views-anything that she couldn't
remember what 1t was meant for was
Anne Hathaway's Cottage" Only a few
doubling Thomases of laymen have dared
to question the title Fellow-camera fiends
accept 1t without a murmur. They appre-
ciate the situation.
The owner of camera that was very
active all along the Maine coast last sum-
mer has named her doubtful photographs
Indian Bar. 1t has name that lurked
in her memory, and she has taken good
many pictures Of the place, anyway. Some
times she varied 1t by Near Indian Bar"
or View from Indian Bar" or Looking
Toward Indian Bar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-02
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.


The wife of a Hoboken druggist went in
sane by a very short route a day or two
ago. The first indication of alteration that
her husband noticed was q fierce onslaught
on his stock of drugs. Bottles were smash
ed. boxes were overturned. hundred more
or less villainous compounds strewed the
floor, and the inside Of the drug store
closely resembled Kansas joint after q
bad half hour with Mrs. Nation, when the
druggist and stout policeman subdued the
frantic dame.
Then a hospital ambulance came for her
and took her away to an asylum. while
the bereaved husband remained behind and
looked at the wreck and wrung his hands.
"Oh, OH" he cried. hundreds upon hum
dreds of dollars worth OF good drugs
ruined!' l,.s Si.t
s'G.lang," snorted the unsympathetio po-
liceman.
) Prescription price. of course" groaned
the unhappy proprietor. why, I'll bet It
will take all Of $sT cash to replace the stun
that's destroyed
And then he went back to find shovel
and a broom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-02
st. Peters Chair.


The actual material chair of St Peter Is
now yenerated in his basilica in Rome, and
enshrined in the splendid bronze throne
supported by colossal figures of four doc
tors of the church, IS. Ambrose, Augustine,
Athanasius and Chrosostom. the whole
weighing $4,000 Roman pounds. The ac-
tual seat is simple oak chair, which only
in the ninth century was adorned in front
with ivory plates. Until the time OF Alex
ander VIII the position of the relic fire.
quently changed. In the oldest church of
St Peter, built by Constantine between 800
and $50, the chair had place Of honor at
one of the sides in the baptismal chapel
erected by Pope Damascus. In those days
the Roman pontiffs used to seat themselves
upon this chair in order to administer con-
firmation to the neophytes just baptized.
In the eighth century contemporary pictures
represented the chair as kept in the oratory
Of ST. Leo. Archaeologists like De Rossi
and Marucchi have proved the existence Of
this venerable relic as far back as the Sec
ond century. Even at that time 1t was
looked upon with the highest generation as
q material proof OF the apostolic succession.
In the sixth century the Abbot John is re-
corded as having carried some of the oil
from the lamp ever burning before the
apostolic throne to the Lombard Queen
TheOdolinda.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-02
On the Safe Side.

mora. / can't get into the parlor''
Sure. it's meself knows that. and yer
won't with the kay in me pocket
open the door Immediately"
'Will yez go In II DOR
Certainly will"
Then yez don't get the kay
open the door Immediately! What do
you mean?'
Sure, it's by your orders"
My orders?"
"Yis. Yez said yesterday. Don't let me
come downstairs in the mornin' and see
any dust on the parlor furniture So /
just puts the kay in me pocket, and says ],
Then she WON'T"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-02
L0ndon's FIXTURE Population.
nm the london Chronicle,

What will the population Of London be In
1857 This Is no mere question Of curl
osity. It must shortly engage parliament.
for 1t is because the answers given to 1t are
SO divergent that London's water sup.
ply question is 80 complex. Each plan that
is proposed for insuring to Londoners
enough water to drink and battle in In
based on a calculation of London's probable
population fifty years hence. Royal COM
missions and experts have put the figure at
anything from 15,O00,O00 to 10000. 000 Other
authorities denounce these conjectures a.
absurd, and an increase to 12,O0O000 Is pre-
dicted as the more likely imitation. A city
OF that population Is sufficiently appalling
to put one In love with the still moro sober
estimate OF Mr.. Pryce Williams, who. in .
paper read some years ago before the Sta
tisttcal Society, argued that q limit Is placed
on all sublunary things, and that the break
ing point In London's growth will be reach
ed when her children number $780, 600.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-02

Teacher-"You will have to bring me an
excuse for your absence yesterday from
your father"
Willie-"Aw. He amt no good on excuses;
ma catches him every time. '-Tit-Bits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-02

Lady-"T see you advertise homemade
bread?"
Baker-"Yes. ma am" so
Lady-"Does it taste like home-radeT'
Baker-"No, indeed ma am. It's sweet and
light."-New York Weekly.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-11-22
tors to the nations prosperity. Any
thing calculated to promote the inter-

tors to the nations prosperity. Any.
thing calculated to promote the inter-
ests of one locality and increase the
prosperity of it's people, and. especial
ly if at the same time it also tends to
increase population, is bound to af-
feet in a healthful and beneficent man
ner the remotest portions of the land.
Newly formed communities create new
wants, or at all events they increase
the wants and needs already existing
and to that degree contribute to the
to the demand for commodities and
products which they of themselves are
incapable of producing or supplying.
In turn they become contributors to
the needs and wants of others and
by a harmonization of their different
conditions as to supply and want, the
various communities of the land add
to the material comforts and happi-
ness of each other and thus blended
the interests of one are the interests
of all and the nation becomes as one
large family, each member Of which
contributes in proportion to his ability
to the requirements of all.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-11-22

the opposing canal the status and
standing of the latter may be easily
comprehended as also the immeasur-
able advantages it would possess over
any rival concern. But all this may
count for nothing, if, as is claimed,
some of the great transcontinental
railroad companies are opposed to the
enough to etfectually block all legis-
construction of a canal. Not that
their opposition may prove strong
lation in the direction of making an
.actuality of the canal, but by merely
making S of the Panama project
cause delay and obstruction and thus
put off what now seems to everybody
to be the inevitable.