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The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1902-03-14
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
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Smallpox prevails, to a more
or less extent, in many cities in
the North.
Politicians in position to know,
claim that the leadership of the
Democratic party will be trans
ferred from Mr.. Bryan to Judge
Parker, OF New York.
The Lyan bridge, near Sangang
in China, is the longest in the
world, being five and one quarter
miles from end to end. The road
way is seventy feet above water.
The only colored Mayor in the
United States is l. T. Montgomery,
Of Mound Bayou, Miss. He is the
wealthiest man in the city, and
was born a slave on the plantation
of Jefferson Davis.
1t is no doubt gratifying to the
German government that Prince
Henry is receiving such cordial re-
ceptions everywhere he goes. We
can afford to extend to him all the
courtesies possible.
Our exchanges state that Pres
ident Roosevelt will start, with
members of his Cabinet, for the
Charleston Exposition on the 25th
inst. The Doth will be the "Pres.
ident's Day. at the Exposition.
He is expected to return to Wash
ington on the 9th.
Ten thousand teamsters and
handlers of freight in Boston are
on a strike. Express teamstors
refuse to deliver express packages
to or from the important railroads
leading into the city. The prin
cipal point at issue now is the EN-
Of non union drivers.
1t takes the constant labor Of
sixty thousand people to make
for the world. A machine
in operation In Patterson, N. j.,
makes thirty thousand matches
a Minute. One hundred
and eighty thousand an hour.
This has no reference to the nu
merous other ''matches of a
more substantive order.
Miss Nellie Grant, grand daugh-
Ter of the late Gen. Grant. gave an
afternoon luncheon in San Diego,
Jal., in honor Of Miss Gasson.
When dessert was served, hollow
cannon balls Of chocolate, contain
ne the announcement OF the en-
yagement of Miss Gasson to Capt.
A. S. Fleming, of the 115th Com
oany of Coast Artillery, stationed
It Los Angeles, were presented to
he guests.
DANGER OF COLDS AND La GLIPPE.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1902-03-14
Schools and Wealth.

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The wealth-producing power is
measured by school privileges,
says J. L. M. Curry, and as an H.
lustration points to the wealth of
Massachusetts. In Massachusetts,
$12O00,O00 invested in education
yielded $400,OOO,00O. Whatever
a nation sows, that must it reap.
The South has been very poor
still sufers-but cannot afford to
remain so; she is doomed to in
feriority unless she does her duty
to her children.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-05-02
No Hearing.

In the case of John Anderson, ct al.
VIZ. Henry Bassman ct al, involving
the rights to the use of the West Fork
of the Carson river, counsel for the
respective parties recently asked Judge
Morrow, of the u. S. Circuit Court of
San Francisco, to set as early date as
he could to hear the argument of coun-
sci upon the testimony listed by depo-
sition, and the Judge announced that
he could not possibly hear the same be-
fore July, if then. The question of the
court to take cognizance of the case
where a nuisance has been committed
by citizens of one State to the injury of
citizens of another State, will come up
for adjudication.
The precedence being considered by
attorneys for defendants undetermina-
tive of the question as yet. Defendants
realize strongly and will urge strongly
that plaintiffs are estopped from as
serting their prior rights at the pres
ent time on the ground as claimed by
them, but denied by plaintiffs, that
they have permitted defendants to use
the water involved and to build homes
for a longer period than prescribed by
the statute of limitation, wherein plain
tiffs could bring an action for the
wrongful diversion of water.
On the other hand plaintiffs attor-
neys claim that the conditions are yet
such that encouraged men to settle
and locate upon the wild sage brush
lands in Alpine county, which can be
irrigated by the waters in dispute, and
to justify him to going to much ex-
pense for home improvements and
with fair prospects for ample reward.
-ADpeQf.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-05-02
COOKING HINTS.

Don't salt cucumbers or eggplant
before cooking. 1t makes them indi-
gestible and unpalatable.
Avoid peeiing rhubarb when it is
young and tender, for it only needs
wiping with a damp cloth before using.
A piece of tough meat can be very
nicely stewed in a double boiler. 1t
will take twice as long. however, as if
cooked directly over the fire.
Fish which contain few bones may
be converted into fillets by dividing
the flesh from the backbone in long,
wide strips and then removing any
smaller bones. Soles supply the best
fillets.
Crusts and crumbs of bread left over
from the table should be dried, put
aside for rolling and dipping or to be
used in scalloped dishes or mixed with
a few sliced apples and baked and
served as a dinner dessert.
To prevent sausages bursting when
cooking put them into a saucepan, COW
er them with cold water and bring
this to a boil. after which take them
out and fry them in the usual way.
This, it is said, will not only prevent
the sausages from bursting, but will
improve their flavor.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-05-02
An Atchison Lynching.

Here is story of lynching in the
early days of Atchison: A man named
Sterling was hanged first. He was a
vicious fellow and did not finch. In
deed, while the rope was around his
neck he announced that he was the
best man in Kansas Sandy Corbin,
one of the lynching party. was some
what of a fighter himself and did not
like Sterling's talk. Men" he said to
the lynchers, ''if you will postpone pro-
ceedings ten minutes l will take the
conceit out of this scoundrel." The
committee thought it would not be
proper to let Sandy whip Sterling be-
fore hanging him, and the lynching
went on, although Sandy grumbled
loud and long because Sterling's bluff
was not called.-Atchison Globe.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-05-02
Extension of the v. & T. Through
Carson Valley.

1t is an open secret in Carson that
the owners of the Virginia and Truckee
railroad are seriously contemplating
the building of a branch line from this
city out through the Carson Valley
and to points south.
The surveys for forty miles have
been completed and they show that
the road will be easily constructed
The company has plenty of rolling
stock on hand and they could build the
road comparatively cheap.
By those best informed it is believed
that such road would be very profit
able investment from the very start,
and it would certainly become splen-
did property with the building up of
the country which would take place
rapidly with the advent of favorable
transportation facilities.
Carson Valley itself, is probably one
of the wealthiest agricultural sections
in the United States, while the resour-
ces Of Alpine and adjacent country are
Vi Wcli kuOWn mag tSllUudS' WOOu dId
lumber would form no small part of
the traffic, while road tonching Alpine
county would open up one of the
greatest low-grade mining districts in
Nevada. In the vicinity of the Dun
derburg mine, are a number of i'm
mense ledges of ore running $6 per ton
and over, that compare in size very
favorably to Silver Peak district. Not
only is this true of that particular sec
tion but of good portion of that
southern country tributary to Carson
City. The railroad would greatly ex-
tend agriculture, and be the means of
Transforming many barren valley in
to farms and homes.
The advantages of bringing Carson
City into closer trade relationship with
the south, to this city, would be last
ing and material.
The NeWs is confident that the in
vestigation of the possibilities of the
scheme, now being made, will justify
the enterprise, and it expects to wit
ness the actual laying of rails before
the season closes. Ne,0s.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-05-02
CHASING A GHOST.
The Way Whale Hunters Are Some
times Fooled by "SpOuting.o

The Way Whale Hunters Are Some
times Fooled by "spOuting."
While the right whale is not so large
nor so vicious as the sperm whale, the
danger of hunting it is greater. In
company with a feet of ships, also
bound for the arctic whaling grounds,
says O writer in q contemporary, we
sailed from San Francisco in Febru-
ary, and early in April we encountered
the edge of the ice in Bering sea. The
whales live far in the ice, and thither
we went to find them. Occasionally
mother seal with one or two pups
would dispute our way. She would
not fly because of the little ones, hold
ing her ground quietly. with fear in
her eyes. while the pups barked vigor-
ously at our presumption in disturbing
them.
We had been 'icing" for more than a
week when we reached Cape Navarin,
on the Siberian coast. a bleak, noun
famous, dreary place. The next morn
ing we saw another ship coming to-
ward us, the dense black smoke from
her try works showing she had recent
ly caught a whale. In the afternoon
we pushed on beyond the cape, and
the lookout was cautioned to be extra
vigilant. From his place in the crows
nest he secured the sea with a long
glass, and presently there came the
welcome cry, "Blo-o-o-w off the lee
bowr'
Every man strained his eyes. On the
edge of the ice some two miles away
was the familiar spout. The wind had
died away until there was not a ripple
on the sea. Boats were lowered, sails
set and everything made ready. We
drifted about helplessly. Every man
knew that to place an oar or paddle in
the water would "gally" the whale,
for the big animals have a marvellous
ly acute sense of hearing, and the min
ute there is an unusual sound they dis
appear.
One boat drifted in the direction of
the spouting, which continued with
clocklike regularity. Presently the
sail of that boat was dropped, and the
men rowed back to the ship. We had
been chasing ghost" The spouting
was caused by water squirting through
hole in the ice with each heavy
swell.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-05-02
rhe r.istener at enc Door.

ibid she say, This Is so suddenp"
mo; her mother was listening at the
keyhole. and she didn't dare to throw
on any frills."
'How do you know her mother was
there?"
Because STOPPING over shuts of her
wind, and you could hear her gasping
all over the room"
"Well, what did Minnie sayr
"She whispered: Cut it short, Jack.
Ma is apoplectic.' = Cleveland Plain
Dealer
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-05-02
a ripv F1over.. Great MESSAGE

The trailing arbutus has only one
very near relative, and it lives in ia
pan. This tells to the botanist strange
story. When North America was warm
er, the parent of both spread over
northern America and Asia. With the
descent of the ice cap, in the glacial
ward, one on the east coast of Asia
and one on the east coast Of America.
They have been separated just long
enough and under surroundings just
different enough to have made little
difference in their appearance and hab-
it, and yet their common origin is still
easily traceable.-Ladies' Home Jour-
nal.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-05-02
You Can
Lead aHORsSe
to water but you can
make him drink.

to water but you can't
make him drink.
You can't make him eat
either. You can stuff food in
to a thin mans stomach but
that doesn't make him use it.
SCOTS Emulsion can make
him use it. How? By max
ing him hungry, of course.
SCOTS Emulsion makes a thin
bodyhungryallover Thought
a thin body was naturally hum
CRY didn't your Well it isn't.
A thin body is asleep-not
working-gone on a strike.
1t doesn't try to use it's food.
SCOTS Emulsion wakes it
up-puts it to work again
making new flesh, That's the
way to get fat.
Send for free sample.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists, 400 Pearl St, N. "
soc and ST.oo; all druggists.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-05-02
Dangerous if Neglected.

Burns, cuts and other wounds often
fail to heal properly if neglected and
become troublesome sores. DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve prevents such con-
sequences. Even where delay has ag-
gravated the injury DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve effects cure. 81 had a
running sore on my leg thirty years."
says II. c. Hartly, Yankeetown, Ind.
CATER using many remedies, I tried
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. A few
boxes healed the sore" Cures all skin
diseases. Piles yield to it at once. Be-
ware of counterfeits. H. A. N. TODD.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-05-02

"Ah nevah could undahstan'," said
Charcoal Eph as he helped himself to
a piece of corn bread, IVY er man blow
on he soup ter git hit cecl, blow on he
hans ter keep dem wahm an blow on
hisse'f ter beat de ban. Eab some OBJ
de fowl. Mistah Jackson ?"-Baltiroore
News.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-05-02
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The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-05-02

Every man engaged in business, no
matter what the nature of that bust
ness may be, should use printed sta
tionery A neatly printed letter head
and envelope is an assurance to CORES
pondents that he is actually engaged
in business, and besides they cost but
little more than the blank tablets and
envelopes purchased at retail. The
COURIER has a complete stock of sta
tionery on hand, and we will be pleased
to supply all demands in this line at
reasonable prices.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-05-02
Hoolirnn,a birthday.

'Yis," said Hooligan as he stuck his
piece of pipe bt ween his lips and roll
ed some tobacco in his hands, tits
wanderful how tonne flies. Yesterday
Oi was only fifty-wan, an today OPm
fifty-too. Got match, Dougherty T'-
Indianapolis Sun.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-05-02

"My friend" said the missionary who
was trying to convert the wealthy man.
DARN, "do you not know that it Is
easier for the camel to get through the
eye of the needle than
'-Than it is for me-" the mandarin in
terrupted, 'to get through the need of
an idol eh? Very true."-Philadelphia
Record.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-05-02

There are now $1,000 tramps in this
country and they have quadrupled in
the last generation, in proportion to
population. They cost the public SILL
900, 900 a year for maintenance and pro-
duce nothing.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-05-02

Reno is to have new daily news
paper The Reno Morning Star. The
new paper win be Independent in poll
tics and viii make it's initial appear
ance Tuesday morning, June 8. j. F..
Haley of Reno will be the publisher.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-05-02
Senseless Comments.
-Appeol

There have been comments by some
Republican papers upon Mr.. Newlands'
"silence" ON the Chinese exclusion act.
While it is true that Mr.. Newlands did
not make speech when it was on its
passage, the dispatches which reported
it stated that it was finally restored
to it's condition as framed by the
Newlands committee. There is no
member of the lower house who
has taken a more active part in the
affirmation of the Chinese exclu-
sion question than Mr. Newlands nor
one who has spoken more frequently
or effectually, upon the subject matter
in the bill at its different stages than
Nevada's representative We notice,
however, that the papers that are SO
keen to criticise Mr.. Newlands for not
occupying the time of the house when
there was no occasion for it, are as
silent as the tomb upon Stewards vote
for the prot Chinese Platt amendment
in the Senate.-Reno Journal.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-05-02

In Switzerland there is law which
allows persons to travel whenever and
wherever they wish, by rail or steamer,
on payment of a fixed sum, yearly or
monthly. A yearly ticket, costing SOL,
enables the holder to go anywhere with
privilege of unlimited ''stopover."
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-05-02

The physicians do not all obey the
law requiring records to be filed Of
births, if there is such law, and the
county officials, of Nevada say there is.
Such a record is mighty important
thing in the courts occasionally.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-05-02

A young man cannot learn to soon
the value of good cheer; he should
early and late cultivate the ability to
look on the bright side. He should
find what many man has failed to
discover, that there is such thing as
the sunny side of a shadow. He will
encounter difficulties; he will meet en-
emies; he will bear burdens; but if he
can maintain a serene, even temper,
and an unconquerable, hopeful, spirit,
he will succeed where multitudes fail.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-05-02

When the average girl is pressed to
tell man she loves him, she never
says a word, but lets him keep right
on pressing.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-05-02

Ascum-Hello! Where did you get
that black eye?
Downes-Hunting.
Ascum-Gun kick you?
Downes-Oh, no. was Just hunting
trouble.-Philadelphia Press.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-05-02

A shipment of 100 tons of plaster will
be made to the Hawaiian islands from
the Adams gypsum plant near Empire.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-05-02

The basketball game between the
University of California and the Uni
versity of Nevada at Reno Saturday
was won by the latter by score Of II
to 8.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-05-02

Many deluded man who thinks he
is marrying woman discovers later
on that the woman married him.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-05-02

There are at present about 310 teach
ers employed in the schools of Nevada,
and something over 5000 pupils en-
rolled
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-05-02

You can't tell the age Of a bicycle by
looking at the teeth in the sprocket
wheel
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-05-02

Most of the trouble in this world is
due to the uncertainty of sure things.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-05-02

Toadstools are often mistaken for
mushrooms, and gall is sometimes mis-
taken for genius.-Chicago News.
Woodruff County news., 1902-08-21
NEWS OF ARKANSAS.
Apple Growers to Hold Convention

A meeting of the apple-growers and shippers of the Louisiana Pur- chase has been called to meet in St. Louis August 19 for the purpose of arranging for an apple congress to he held later in the year in St. Louis, and President John P. Lo- gan of the Arkansas State Horticul- tural Society has appointed the fol- lowing delegates to represent the state society at that meeting: Geo. West, Eureka Springs; Capt. T. F. Hawley, Eureka Springs; o. w. Patterson, Gentry; A. W. Poole, Ozark; I. H. Henthorn, Benton vile; E. s. Forman, Green Forest,
Woodruff County news., 1902-08-21
BRIEF MENTION.

Pine Bluffs first bale" brought 16 cents per pound.
 Four deaths occurred at Texar- kama within two days as a result of excessive use of liquor.
 Two ex-convicts, while loading bed slats on car at spur near Conway, assaulted Job Evans when he killed one of them.
 o. c. Nall, a young man, was caught in the shaftfng of a slave factory at Sheridan and his left arm was torn completely off.
 Undoubtedly the oldest married couple in the state are James Bra den and wife of Fulton county, aged respectively 104 and 93 years.
 The first bale of cotton of the season was marketed at Fort Smith on the 9th. inst. It was raised by w. J. Falkner, who received pre- mium of $1O0.
Woodruff County news., 1902-08-21
A POOR SPELLER.
The Boys Father Thought Floggins
 Might Be of Benefit.

The master of an elementary school sent circular to the parents of some of the pupils under his charge stating that judicious corporal punishment often had beneficial effect on backward boys, and asking if they would approve of such a course when he considered it neces- sary.
 The following is one of the replies he got:
 "Der sir,-I hay reserved UT floggin sirkler, an hay my sankshun too wolp my son Jhon ass much as u like. i no Jhon is bad skoler, his spaleng is simpeley atroshes. l hay tried to teatch him mysilf, but he vii not Tern nothing, so hope vii get it intow him as much ass kan.
 "F S-The resin Jhon is sich bad skoler is bekas he is my sun by my wife's first husbaSd." Stray Stories
Woodruff County news., 1902-08-21
A Novel Invention.

l. 5. Grleyes, a native of Yell county, is exhibiting at Kansas City peculiar machine on the order of perpetual motion. The invention is remarkably simple, but 1t is the re- suit of twelve years work, Grimes first took a circular piece cut from a thick board and trimmed down the edge to resemble a circular switch back railway. In the center of this board he fastened second circular board on steel post that fit into a ball-bearing bicycle axle. To the top board was fastened, by means of a rod, a small wheel, which was so fixed that it would strike at each revolution of the upper board at a point near the top of the inclined plane of the lower board, the lower board being slightly inclined. Grimes then placed a weight on top of the upper disk, placed the wheel at the top of the inclined plane, re- leased it, and the machine began to move and continued in motion until stopped by its inventor. The ma- chine is started by the wheel run ming down the incline on one side This takes the weight on the oppo. site side away from the center o1 gravity, and it carries the machine around until the wheel strikes the top of the incline again, when new force is imparted to the revolving upper disk.
Woodruff County news., 1902-08-21
Colored Tramps Killed.

Two negroes who were stealing a ride on an Iron Mountain freight train were seriously injured at Hope in a peculiar way. The negroes were riding in car loaded with steel and had gotten down in the space between the rails and the end of the car to keep out of sight of the conductor. The train crew was switching and the car the negroes were in was struck pretty hard by the engine, causing the load of steel to shift, catching the negroes. One of them escaped with badly crush ed foot, but the other received in- ternal injuries from which he died.
Woodruff County news., 1902-08-21
Murder and Suicide.

L. M. Higgins, well to do citi- zen of Lone Elm, village in Frank lin county, shot and killed his wife and took his own life. It is sup posed that jealousy prompted the doubtless temporarily crazed hus- band to the deed. The couple were the parents of six children. At the time of the tragedy there were six grown daughters sleeping in the household. They were awakened by the shots that took the life of their parents, and rushing to their room. found the mother dead, and the father lived only few moments.
Woodruff County news., 1902-08-21
Temples of Knowledge.

Thirty-nine counties that have so far reported to the state superin- tendent show that during the year ending June 30, 1902, there were 134 school houses built in Arkansas, at total cost of $70,405.10. Lee county leads in number with four teen, valued at $6, ,450, and Ashley leads in value, with six houses at $1O,518. This is an average of one new school house for every day and half. At the same ratio the state will show total of $140,000 in- vested last year in new school houses.
Woodruff County news., 1902-08-21
Used Knife and Pistol.

At saw mill, near Lebanon, there was a cutting and shooting scrape between Henry Ladd and Ar thur Littlefeld, in which the former was seriously cut and the other slightly shot. The row was the outcome of an old feud. It appears that Ladd ordered Littlefeld off the premises, and when he left, Ladd followed, striking Littlefeld, when the latter cut the former, and then Ladd shot Littlefeld in the leg, in- hicting a flesh wound.
Woodruff County news., 1902-08-21
Alleged Bank Robber.

The sheriff of Johnson county has returned from Evansville, Ind, with Fred Underwood, alias Chas. Johnson, who is charged with being implicated in the murder in Clarks- vile last February of Sheriff John H. Powers, during the robbery of the Clarksville bank. Five men are under indictment for the mur- der of Sheriff Powers. Jim Wal lace, George Durham and Under wood are in jail awaiting trial be- fore the circuit court of Johnson county. The other two are still at large.