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Evening journal., 1902-05-05

The tragedy on Dover's streets on
Tuesday evening of last week, has
since resolved itself into actual muir
der. The victim Of Holidays pistol is
dead. Holiday is still at large. AS
far as our observation goes the condi-
tions that made this murder probable
and possible still continue These
were described at length in our issue
week ago. We are led to again ask
population and conditions consid-
ered--has it not been proved that the
streets of Dover should be more eff
ciently policed at night? The mem-
bers of our present force are efficient
and capable, no question Of this is i'm
piled, but can two men, and for hours
but one. cover all the territory em-
braced by our main streets with suffi-
cient oversight to prevent repetition
Of this latest tragedy? The accessories
all remain the same-the pistols and
the razors and the rum, and the Ribald
crowds. The precautionary steps,
however, to introduce remedial pre-
ventives have not yet been applied
Dover Delawarean.
Evening journal., 1902-05-05
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

One result of the present earthquake
near Lucca is that the lake known as
the LagO Santo, in the Tuscan Appen-
mines, has gradually disappeared.
"Uncle" David Higgins, of Abilene,
Kan. has owned a silk hat for thirty
seven years, which he wears only on
election day, when he dresses up in a
long Prince Albert coat and other good
clothes, and makes the business of
voting quite a ceremony. Uncle"
David Is so years old, and he has voted
the Republican ticket ever since there
was a Republican party. His annual
appearance in the plug hat has grown
to be unite an event in Abilene.
They still call Cardinal Vaughan
now 20 years old, the handsOmest man
in England. Manning. his predecessor
in the see of Westminster, was a gaunt
ascetic in looks; Newman's face glow
ed with the kindness and goodwill
that filed his heart. Cardinal Wise
man was every inch the prince of the
church. Vaughan is that too, and over
and above that he is in face and bear
ing the typical English aristocrat.
"Dipsomaniac" tells neat story il
Preference to the rapid growth of th'
habit of tippling which may develop II
transporting subjects. Two elderly
women were surprised by a visitor il
The act of drinking neat brandy. Upon
his OK rcssing some surprise they salt
, that brandy had been recommended &
) thcm as capital preventive agaibu
3 cholera. ard that first they took
with water and then they took IL with
cut water. and now they took IL lili
, water-Lancet.
e. T. Reed, the cartoonist or Punch
lin a recent address in London. con
ltrasting the freedom of cartOonists q
London with the lot of their brethrel
in foreign countries. said in Turkey h
understood the average life of a cal
toonist was one week. In German
E they dare not meddle with a singl
hair Of the Kaiser's moustaohe.
Evening journal., 1902-05-05

Henry Clay Evans, eX-pension COM
missioner. has been nominated as con-
sui general at London to fill the
vacancy due TO the death of William
Mckinley Osborne. Mr.. Evans ad-
ministered the pension Office in a
manner TO win promotion, and is in
every way worthy OF his new honors.
Evening journal., 1902-05-05
MONDAY. MAY .. 1909

WEATHER INDICATIONS.-Today;
Probably showers. Tomorrow: Fair
and warmer on the coast
Evening journal., 1902-05-05

The open air season Of the year is
Sshered in by Frank Leslie's Popular
Monthly for May with a thoroughly
out OF door number. filled with stories
Of birds. beasts fishes, tramps and
other outlook folk. and dedicated to
sport. to nature. and to the JOY Of liv-
ing. G. G. d. Roberts leads off with
"The Lord of the Air" a striking tale
Of an eagle Of the North, untamable,
and free as the air. Another kind of
freedom is taken up in the Philosophy
OF the Road" an article on trampe, by
one who is really a tramp, and not
merely a student OF sociology, or n
newspaper man seeking copy. An ex-
traordinary account Of what is alleged
to be the smallest race of horses in the
world. and the history of Black Eagle,
a cowboys pony, together with "A Bit
About Bass" a description of the
Whippet. the famous breed OF coursing
dogs. and an article called wild Bird
Songs" which gives the songs Of many
Of our birds in musical scores, round
out the sporting features Of this num-
ber That most thrilling branch of
fishing, or rather. hunting, Sealing
off the Banks" is described in dra-
matte and fully illustrated article, and
there is also a sketch of Francis Will
son's career by a well-known theatrical
critic. illustrated by very character
istic one Of the actor himself A
starting story OF a coward in the Boer
War is as good a piece of fiction as the
South African War has yet produced,
and is one of the best things among
the stories in this number.
Evening journal., 1902-05-05

West Virginia, the leader Of the fight
for the route before Congress, argues
for his choice. Charles H. Spencer,
manager of the American lsthmus Ship
Canal Company, which proposes to
build the canal at It's own expense, the
nation to guarantee its bonds in return
for free passage of its ships, cites the
testimony of engineers as to the vast
superiority of the tunnel route. The
National does not commit itself to
private ownership and control Of the
canal. This may be found to be best,
or the people may decide that the gov
eTnment should build and own the
canal. What the National does believe
is that it would be the gravest kind of
a blunder to select either the Panama
OF the Nicaraguan route, and it urges
the freest use Of the articles in its
May number, to the end that the people
may be fully informed of the merits
of the canal route controversy.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-10-23
Spider. and Alcohol.

student of natural history had been
In the habit Of immersIng for preserva-
ton his different specimens OF spiders
and ants in bottles of alcohol. He saw
that they struggled for a few minutes,
but he thought hat sensation was soon
extinguished and that they were soon
free from suffering.
d. On n occasion he wished TO pre-
serve a large female spider and twen-
ty-four of her young ones that he had
captured. He put the mother into a
bottle of alcohol and saw that after a
few moments she folded mp her legs
upon her body and was at rest. He
Their put into the bottle the young ones.
who. OF course. manifested acute pain.
What was his surprise to see the
mother arouse herself from her lethar-
gy. dart around and gather her young
one to her bosom. fold her legs over
them. again relapse into insensibility
until at last death came to her relief
and the limbs. no longer controlled by
this maternal instinct. released their
grasp and became dead. He has never
since repeated the experiment. but has
applied chloroform before immersion.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-10-23

The savage islanders OF the south
Pacific believe that the world Is n CO.
coanut shell of ormou dimensions.
at the top Of which Is a single aperture
communicating with the upper air.
where human beings dwell. At the
very bottom OF this Imaginary shell Is
a stem gradually tapering to a point
which represents the beginning Of all
things. This point is a spirit or demon
without human form. whose name Is
Root of All Existence. BY him the en-
tire fabric of creation Is sustained.
In the interior of the cocoanut shell.
ut its very bottom. lives a female de-
So narrow is the space into
which she is crowded that she Is oblig-
ed to sit forever with knee and chin
touching. Her name Is The Very Be
ginning. and from her are sprung nu-
merous spirits. They inhabit i've diff
ferent floors. into which the great CO.
coanut is divided. From certain of
these spirits mankind Is descended.
The islanders. regarding themselves as
the only real men and women, were
formerly accustomed to regard stran-
gers as evil spirits In the guise of hu-
manity. whom they killed when they
could, offering them as sacrifices.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-10-23

The Parsees are sun worshipers, and
It is an interesting sight to see throngs
of them on the shore Of the bay as
the sun rises. apparently from the sea.
performing the simple rites Of their
religion. the ~futtering robes showing
their fine figures TO the best advantage
az the day begins. Their religious
practices are simple in the extreme,
consisting mainly in strict dietary
rules and personal cleanliness.
The rigid observance of sanitary laws
produces the natural result OF perfect
health among the adults-large fam
lilies Of active. healthy children AMI i'm
mems numbers of old men. gray beard
ed, white haired. but erect and prince
'ly In their gait and attitude despite the
naturally enervating character OF the
tropical climate.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-10-23
The Growth of seaweed.

Seaweeds vary surprisingly In their
habits OF life. Some species grow al
together beneath the water. attaching
themselves below the lowest tide level.
other frequent heights where they are
left dry nj every retreating tide. while
others yet are found In situations
where they are scarcely ever covered
by water. Whereas most of them Mt
tach themselves to rocks or solid bot
tom. keeping to the shadows, there are
exceptions TO the rule. among which
the most remarkable is the sargasso
or gulf weed. which floats on the
surface OF the cea Immense fields
of 1t are see by the navigator. extend
ing as far as the eye can reach 1t Is
sometimes so abundant as seriously to
interfere with the progress Of ships.
and 1t was this which so alarmed the
crew OF Columbus on his FIRST voyage
of discovery.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-10-23

This" said the fond father to the
archaeological expert. seems to be a
pretty big bill for the treatment you
have given my daughter"
at n q difficult treatment" ex-
planned the skin doctor. You see. we
had to remove all the cuticle from her
cheeks and graft a new epidcrmis upon
them
"Well." said the father. reaching for
his checkbook. II don't know which
one of us you skinned the ~most."-Bal-
tlmore American.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-10-23
CHEMISTRY OF TEARS.
Weeping Improves the sight Instead
Of weakening L..

of Weakening Ii.
Tears have their functional duty to
accomplish. Ike every other fluid OF
the body. and the lachrymal gland Is
not placed behind the eye simply TO
M space or TO give expression TO emo
ton. says an exchange.
The chemical properties Of tears con-
sist Of phosphate OF lime and soda.
making them very salty. but never Bit
ter. Their action on the eye Is very
beneficial. and here consists their pre-
scribed duty OF the body. washing thor
oughly that sensitive organ. which al
lows no foreign fluid to do the same
work. Nothing ~cieanses the eye like a
good salty shower bath. and medical
art has followed natures law In this
respect. advocating the i~nvigorating
solution for any distressed condition
Of the optics
Tears do not weaken tie sight. but
improve IL. They act as a tonic on the
muscular vision. keeping the eye soft
and nmpid. and 1t will be noticed that
women in whose eyes sympathetic tears
gather quickly have brighter. tenderer
CRIB Than others. When the pupils are
hard and cold. the world attributes 1t
to ones disposition. which is a mere
figure OF speech. implying the lack Of
balmy tears that are to the cornea what
salve Is 10 the skin or nourishment to
the blood
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-10-23
ST. PETER IN ROME.
n Takes Many Visits TO Realize rts
yaatnes. and sp1endor-

: ynatness and splendor-
Il Is curious 10 watch the faces OF
people as they enter the great doors OF
st. Peters at Rome and push back the
heavy leathern curtains that keep out
the noise and the air and ind them
selves IN the presence OF the most i'm
F, presslve spectacle on earth. rs Byron
said:
Power. glory. strength and beauty-aH are
-. as.e1 -
In this eternal ark of worship.
1t is easy to detect those who have
never been there before and those who
have become accustomed to its mag
nitude and gorgeousness- 1t requires
several visits to adjust the vision and
the mind TO Its colossal proportions
and brilliant decorations and enable
them to realize the yastness and the
beauty of the scene. The more fire.
quently you visit St Peters cathedral
the greater and the more beautiful it
becomes. and after a time ron are en-
abled to drink in with complete Salts
faction the fullness of Its area. Its al
titude and its magnificence.
The cost of the building up to date
has been more than $55.00o.o00. and
the annual expense OF maintaining IL
Ia about $4,000. An architect and a
gang of workmen are always employ
ed.-Rome Letter in Chicago Record
Herald.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-10-23
Hard to classify.

A local wit WAS one day discussing
the mental incapac.ty of editors with
the late H. G. Bunner.
: "Now.- said he. what do you think
OF this: / used to write serious and
comic matter for a certain daily. which
paid ne $50 n column for the humor-
ous stun and so for the serious. One
DAY the editor asked me to mark my
comic things Co and my serious sto-
ries s. with a blue pencil. that he
might tell them apart. Wasn't that
pretty rough on him.:
: "So." replied Bunner. with a smile
and n twinkle In his eye. but 1t was
pretty rough on you."-N New York
Times
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-10-23
The iasige.tibre B,.nana.

"Next TO pork" s-ys a physician.
bananas are the most indigestible
thing Il person can eat. and II you will
notice you will see them touched very
sparinsly by people with weak s,om-
achs. II you can digest them. however.
and don't mind the offensive odor. they
are very nourishing. and one can make
n meal on them that is In every way
equal to q substantial lunch OF bread
md meat"
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-10-23

A little Cambridge girl wal discover
cd whispering in school, and the teach
er asked:
what were you saying to the girl
next to you when | caught you whis-
pering?"
The little culprit hung her head for a
moment and then replied:
81 was only telling her how nice you
looked In your new dress"
well, ~that-yes-I know-but we
must The class in spelling will please
stand up."-Christian Register.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-10-23

you had q piece in the paper this
mornin'." said the excited woman.
''about ry husband keepin' q savage
dog. 1t amt So"
: Madam" replied the editor. Eve
didn't mention anybody by name in
that item. We said a certain man in
the west part OF tova.'"
That Cts him to a T. You might
just us well have mentioned his namc.
Everybody knows he's the ~ccrtaincst
man in that part of town. and he's the
most centrary.'-Chicagc Tribupe.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-10-23

Every de.lberatiye civil body in Eng
land, ever down to the town councils,
Is provided with a mace which is
brought forth with solemn ceremony
and placed on the table before the de
liberations begin. In enc or two city
councils q candlestick Of silver is add
ed to the mace. and acts passed in the
absence OF these objects are supposed
to be illegal.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-10-23
The Only Chance. They Have.

"Alf Joshua wants" said Farmer
C~orntossel's wife. lis q chance to show
what he can do"
YES" said the farmer; II s'pose 80.
Josh is N of those people who never
seem to get a chance to do anything
except something they can't do
Washington Star.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-10-23

Joel saw you at the opera with
Miss hyperion last night. She's GER
tainly n beauty. but entirely too re-
served for me.
Fred-You just bet she Is. | saw her
father this morning and reserved her
especially for myseif.-Chicago News.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-10-23
Reali.m Mo.t Attractire.

do you believe in realism in the
dramay' asked the friend. -
Il do" answered Mr.. S%tormington
Barnes. "Many is the time | would
have given a great deal to play Mac
beth with a real banquet."-washing-
ton Star.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-10-23
Afraid.

II would marry hat girl but for ons
thing"
: whats th~at-afraid to pop the quesp
t3onr
"No: afraid to question pop."-Nev
York Herald.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-10-23

One whose heart Is filed with Gods
love never refuses food 10 one whose
stomach is filled with nothing.-New
York Herald.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-10-23

Al people grow older the worries that
formerly affected them only at night
begin 70 stay By them oil day.-Atcht
con Globe.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-10-23
Democratic and
Silver Party
Fusion
State Ticket.

UNITED STATES SENATOR:
Francis G Newlands. OF Washoe.
CONGRESSMAN:
CD Van Duzer, of Nye.
GOVERNOR:
John Sparks, of Washoe.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Lem Allen. of Churchill.
JUSTICE OF SUPREME COURT:
George F Talbot. of Elko.
SECRETARY OF STATE:
Eugene Howell, of White Pine.
STATE CONTROLLER:
Sam Davis. of Oimsby.
STATE TREASURER:
David Ryan, of Storey.
suRyEyoR-oEsERAL:
E d Kelley, of Washoe.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
JG Sweeney, of Ormsby.
STATE PRINTER:
Andrew Maute. of Nye.
STATE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT:
John Z Bray, of Washoe.
LoNG TERN REGENT:
" " Booher. of Elko.
sHoET TERN REGENT.
Charles E Mack. of Storey.
DISTRICT JUDGES:
frs. Judicial District-Wn Wood.
burn, Ormsby county.
Second Judicial District-B L Curler,
county.
Third Judicial District Peter Breen.
Eureka county.
Fourth Judicial District-George S
Brown, Elko county.
Fifth Judicial Districts j Bonni.
field, Jr., Humboldt county.
The Conservative, 1902-01-02
Articles of Association.

By these presents it is ordered and
determined that an association of ex-
plorers, authors and chronological
students is hereby organized for the
prosecution of Investigations, and the
perpetuation of results concerning the
ancient and more recent occupancy by
man of the great west and north west
along and adjacent to the waters of the
Mississippi and Missouri rivers, more
particularly the region of country from
Arkansas across Kansas, Missouri, Ne
braska, South Dakota, North Dakota,
Iowa, Minnesota, and to Lake of the
Woods and Manitoba, and thence to
the crest of the Rocky Mountains,
United States of America.
First-The name of this association
shall be the Quivera Historical So
ciety.
Second-John T. Keagy, Elmer E.
Blackman, jacob V. Brewer, George
w. Remsburg, Edward A. Kilian, A. E.
Sheldon, and A. O. Hollingsworth are
hereby declared to be life members of
this society.
Robert Henderson, J. Sterling Nor.
ton, Warren Upham, George Bryce,
Adolph F. Bandalier, John A. Udden,
William J. Griffing, Frederick w.
Hodge, F. B. Elliott, and George Park
The Conservative, 1902-01-02
Che Conservative.

firmed as honorary members.
Third-The transactions of the Qui-
vera Historical Society shall be directed
by the life members thereof, of which a
majority shall constitute quorum for
the determination of all questions and
proceedings.
Fourth-The society shall have a
president, vice president, secretary, and
an executive committee.
Fifth-Until otherwise provided and
ordered the officers of this society shall
be as follows Jacob " Brewer, Pres
Elmer E. Blackman, Vice Pres. Ed
ward A. Kilian, Sec. John T. Keagy,
Chairman of the Executive Committee.
Sixth-The president, vice president,
secretary and John T. Keagy acting as
chairman shall constitute the executive
committee, and shall have power to di-
rect all the business transactions of this
Society.
Seventh-The Minnesota Historical
Society is appointed as the final custo-
dian Of the records and collections Of
this Society. The Conservative, a
journal published at Nebraska City,
Nebraska, is hereby designated as the
official organ of this Society.
Eighth-Additiona members of this
Society may be admitted by unani-
nous ballot of the executive committee
when in session, on call of the chair
man, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the president and secretary.
Ninth-The supreme object of this
Society shall be studies and discoveries
in the fields Of geologic, ethnologic,
archeologic, historic and geographic
researches, and the determination of
correct nomenclature, to be preserved
and perpetuated in published collections
and manuscripts. Each member con-
tributing the results of discoveries and
observations shall do so over his own
signature be held responsible for his
own action; be duly accredited with
and awarded all honor for new discov-
erles, ana tnls society pledges prOtec-
ton to each contributor against plagiar-
ism and literary piracy.
Tenth-The erection of monuments to
commemorate discoveries and to per-
petuate actual historical facts and dates
shall be one of the highest privileges of
this Society.
Eleventh-In case of vacancy in the
Office of president, e-president, secre
tary, or chairman of the executive COM
mittee by death, resignation or other
wise, the executive committee shall
have power to fill the vacancy by ap-
pointment, subject to the approval of
the Society at the next meeting there
of.
Twelfth-Al papers and articles for
The Conservative, 1902-01-02

vera Historical Society, organized and
instituted this twenty ninth day of
October, A. D. 1901, at Alma, Kansas.
Signed
j. V. BRowER, Pres.
E. E. BLAcKMAN, Vice-Pres.
EDWARD A. KILIAN, Sec.
JOHN T. KEAaY, Chairman of
Ex. Com.
The foregoing is true copy of the
documents of organization for the Qui-
vera Historical Society. This society is
necessity. The various State Histori-
cal Societies will investigate the evil
dences of occupancy in their own indi-
vidual states thoroughly, and in that
much we hope to cooperate with them.
If the great question of "Quivera" is
ever settled it must be taken up as we
propose to take it up-irrespective of
states. Local pride will push every
button to bring this question home to
their own state. By this we do not
mean that any Historical Society
(worthy of the name) will distort facts
to gain glory for their own state, but
every scrap of evidence bearing on the
question, favorable to their own par
ticular state, will be elaborated, while
silence is maintained on all evidence
detractiny : from state glory. This is as
it should be, every state should do it's
own advertising, and every state should
draw what glory or consolation it can
from the very meagre historical data on
the subject of "Quivera."
This society is formed without par
ticular state pride. The active men,
bers stand, three from Kansas, three
from Nebraska, and one from Mime
sofa. Kansas and Nebraska are more
interested than any other states, but the
subject will be handled without refer
ence to states and, what is more i'm
portant, without calling for state aid
in matters financial. 1t will be sup
ported wholly by the members and no
contributions will be asked for. This
will give entire freedom, each explorer
may go as far in any research or study
as he wishes.
Vexed questions arise in the research
work of any state which could be easily
settled by study of conditions in an
other state. This whole plains country
is one single field and must be studied
as such if one would arrive at the truth.
This society hopes to cooperate with all
those working in this vast field; Sin
union there is strength" and we have
organized for strength. -
There is, however, certain thirst for
glory in any scientific work, and
archaeology is not free from it's baneful
influences. Certain would-be scientists