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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-11-29
SPARKS SEEKS CLEMENCY.
GOvernor.EIect OF Nevada Pleads for
"Diamondfeld' Jack Davis. Now
In Idaho Pen-SsrOng Ahidavit
Against Pardon to BE Filed.


A Boise, Idaho, dispatch OF November
IS says: John Sparks, Governor-elect
OF Nevada, is here in the interest of 'Dia-
mondfeld" Jack Davis, who was former
ly in his employ and whose case occupied
place in the public mind for five and
half years. Davis was sentenced to death
for the murder of John G. Wilson and
Jeamie Cummings, sheepmen, in Cassia
county, in 1896, his conviction having
been secured in April, 1897. Since then
there has been determined fight to save
him. After everything had failed two
men came forward claiming they did the
killing in self.defense. One of them was
put on trial and was acquitted. Mr..
Sparks himself told the Governor, in sup
port of the plea for clemency, that j. E.
Bowers, one of his superintendents, who,
it is claimed. was connected with the
killing, told him the story few days after
the tragedy, but that it was deemed best
to keep it secret.
The former administration refused to
interfere, but the present one commuted
the sentence to life imprisonment. Now
a further Communication or a direct pardon
is sought.
Boise, Idaho, Nov. 21-The board of
Pardons has not vet acted on the "Dia-
mond-feld" Jack Davis application for a
pardon. Governor-elect Sparks of Ne
vada, who is pushing the application,
has left for home. II is said an affidavit
is to be produced by man named Short,
who saw Davis in Nevada when the latter
was fleeing southwark Immediately after
committing the murder, and who testified
he heard Davis say he had been getting
$40 month for killing sheepherders in
| Idaho. The affidavit, it is understood,
will state Short is now satisfied that Davis
had reference to William Tolman. whom
he shot some four months before that.
Davis had left the country after shooting
Tolman. and the officers could not locate
him. He was never heard from again
until after the killing of Cummings and
Wilson. 1t was then found be had come
back into the State, following up through
the chain of the Sparks ranches, and
that after the murder of the two men, be
had gone southwark, being finally found
in the Arizona penitentiary, where he had
been for later crime committed there.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-11-29

Stage for Ely leaves Eureka 1:3O P. NJ,
arriving at Ely A. M. following day.
To make close connection passengers for
Eureka and Ely from the West should take
train leaving San Francisco at SA. NJ, and
Ogden at 10:15 A. NJ. any day, except Sat
urday.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-11-29

Reno Ledger.
The Nevada Legislature will have some
work to do this Winter at Carson. The
Legislature is Fusion by an overwhelm-
ing majority and the people of Nevada
will hold the Fusion party responsible
Or all the bad measures enacted and
NE failure of the Legislature to pass good
laws. The whole State Administration
will be under the control of the Fusion
party and with John Sparks Governor we
can see no reason why the Silver-Demo-
cratic officials will not give to the people
public service that will prove OF great
benefit to the population of this Common
wealth.
Virgins Chronicle.
The way of the Nevada legislator is a
rough and thorny one. Seldom does he
get any recognition for the good he does,
and invariably does he come in for more
than full share Of any blame he may,
consciously or unconsciously incur.
What especially moves the scribe to these
reflections is the fact that 80 few of the
members of the last Legislature have
been returned this year. Out OF 81 AS
semblymen who foregathered at Carson
two years ago, 'only four have been re-
elected to the same body. These four
are Ed 2. Holmes Of Storey, r. E. Skaags
and NJ. s. Wilson OF Elko and Ed Whit
acre OF Lyon. Two-Robert Raftice Of
Eureka and Oscar Graham OF Elko-have
been promoted to the State Senate, one,
@. d. Van Duzer, to Congress. and two
others, James G. Sweeney and Lem
Allen, to places in the State capitol.
Carson News.
A just aud equal system OF taxation
and valuation should be adopted. Legis-
latures and State officials have had sew
eral tries at solving this question. but
have accomplished little, and yet the
News believes it is simple matter. Let
the owner of each bit OF property in Ne
vada put his valuation at his own figures.
Let the lists be published, and then if
upon a stated day any one else offers
twenty per cent more for the property
than the owner has valued il at, let the
State force the sale upon these terms.
That is all there is to it, and the result
will be that every property holder will
voluntarily place his valuation to cash
value. No man with 81 900 house will
put it in for $500. when he can be forced
to sell it for 5000. Instead he will put it
in for 81 900, which is all that is wanted.
This law will raise the valuation in Ne
vada many fold, and result in correspond
ing lowering OF the rate. The heaviest
tax dodgers will then have to share the
burdens OF State Government with the
small owner of property.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-11-29

Leave Eureka at. LOOP M.
Arrive at Palisade at. ......... 600 P. N.
Connectinglwith West bound train on Gen.
trail Pacific at 1886 P. NJ, arriving San Fran.
cisco 425 P. NJ. following day. Also con.
meets with East bound train at 6:20 P. M,
arriving at Ogden 5:45 A. NJ. and Salt Lake
City 500 A. NJ. following morning.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-10
New Batch of Salad ReciDes
For Dog Day Reading
DANDELION SALAD.


Bakh leaves in halves ayle
nd o the il howl
OF OnOnj anda
FIHS
l notbr Sprinkle wlsIa1d
incl Line be
P mayonniad ssngo rail-
ID
These should mnadc
the sarOndthe
ios abuttll wennik
t have % cdd
hwanus adhrow
erands int
ke Serewt
rangsa
pour anase dresnp ovra all 4e
cavity Pare large peaches
e and serve in acnI edbowI
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-10

TIME most fantastic set of beer stems
in existence is probably that which
Phfadelphians had chance to
see the other day.
The queer set was among the wedding
presents showered upon Elsie Cassatt
when she was married to William
Plunkett Stewart Of Baltimore. in Jan
uary last. The gift aroused the curios-
ity of every guest.
Each stein is of silver and fashioned
to represent a musician blowing a
horn. playing a violin or beating a
dram
When the nine are placed in the CEN
ter of table they form complete
orchestra
While decidedly interesting as exam
pies of the workmanship of a century
ago. the stems can scarcely be regard
ed as model drinking vessels. The
head and shoulders OF the musicians
can be lifted of. This discIOses a cav
ity in the body. which holds about as
much liquor as a wine glass There are
no handles unless the horns and
Stringed instruments are intended for
that purpose. They were made in Lon
don. makers name unknown. and fash
toned by hand with rare skill.
The patience OF the silversmith who
fashioned the cups must have been ex-
traordinary. for the delicate strings of
the violins and the intricate parts of
the wind instruments are all carefully
modelled, and the heads Of the must
clans are studies in themselves. One
man looks around with the air Of IAN
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-10

To visit this spot in May during the
nesting season of the gulls, is one of the
most agreeable and wonderful excur-
slons that an ornithol0gist can enjoy.
Having crossed the estuary, you land
upon bank Of wet and crunching
shingie, which changes as you advance
INTO the purest and driest sand In
front rises the long. low range of sand
nils. and even at a distance the cries
OF the gulls, flying round above their
mates, are noisy and strident. The
hills for the most part produce nothing
out dry, gray sea grass. Some slopes
nave nothing on them but pure. dry
dr1fted sand Occasionally the holIows.
where richer soil prevails. are filed
with d, tolerable turf and cssrpeted with
yiolets and thrift. Everywhere lie
broken shells, scraps or seaweed and
Wrecka5es and the bleached and scat
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-10

tered bones of deceased rabbits. How
long the gullS have resOrted to this site
no record apparently exists Under the
protectien Of Lord MunCaster the COL
ony has vastly increased in the last
ten or twenty years. Probably IL has
existed from time imrnemoriaI.
But until comparatively recent davs
the eggs were carried of in basketfuIs.
ana the parent birds so much perse-
cuted that they could hardly hold their
own Now they nest in security. and a
VIgiiant keeper watches over their safe
~ Although the birds have 50 great
~ increased IN numbers, it may be that
the original ancestors of the existing
colony saw the Remain Iegions march,
ing UP Eskdale, and supplied fresh eggs
for the Roman garrison which guarded
the ford below Muncaster castle. Most
gus are gregarious during the nesting
season. and have strong attachment
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-10

On this breezy and secluded peninsu-
Ia plack-headed guIls have formed a
cutlery or nesting colony. The range
of dunes k about half a mile wide and
three miles long. On the one side is
the Irish sea, breaking upon a long
stretch or sandy shore On the other
side the muddy waters of the tidal river
eoo and flow At low tide one can wade
across; at high tide one can cross in d
boat from Ravengiass. There is al
ways a certain charm about the flats
round an estuary. A pleasing coIoring,
strange vegetation and plentiful bird
NE are Produced or attracted by the
Dracklsh water. At RavenglaSs You
nave IN addition a background of
maintains The Cumberland falls rise
green and brown in the Sunlight with
scafeh Pike. capped with white clouds.
In the furthest distance.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-10

for their old homes. Some spe.-15
choose rocky cliffs. Others prefer To
nest upon the ground, in marshes "-
on sandhills. sometimes at some dist
ance from the sea The biach-heaa-l
gulls are Of the latter class. and t1e--
colonies are well known in many CouE-
ties. There can, however, be very few
galleries so large and so fiOUrishing as
this present one Many acres OF rheS-
dunes are occupied by their nests, often
almost touching, sometimes a few yards
apart.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-10
HaymakinQ Parties
Are the Latest

THE newest fad of English aristoc-
racy is the hay-making party.
Mobiles of high degree. -Yell-bred
danes and beautiful girls mingle on the
meadow with the children and with
pitchfork and rake and make hay while
the sun shines
Then after an afternoon of this Jolly
and Informal fun, there comes a de-
hghtfUl dinner on the lawn For a
brief period statesmen forget the cares
OF office, and social leaders their in
uigues and plots and all become as lit
tie children.
The leader in this delightful innova-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-10
How to, Read History.

lSucceSs.)
Perhaps the best way to read history is
TO take I'D the life of some great figure
that attracts our imagination. and be
drawn by that into the study of the gen
eral stage upon which he was only a sin
gle actor. Certainly il is not good plan
TO begin with those elaborate document
airy histories in which YOU cannot see the
wood for the trees. It is better to be
wrong in a few of your facts or even
contract 9 bias from some partisan his
t0Tian. than to lose yourself in morass
OF documents The best histories are the
widest II they occasionally lead you
aStray. You can always correct them by
caulay may have been prejudiced. and so
may E'rOude- and so. undoubtedly was
Carlyle: so. again. was Gibbon; yet. none
the less. these are the great historians.
the historians who set you upon the peaks
OF time and enable you 10 see history
as IL lies beneath. in wide views and
broad masses.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-10

ton is Lady Levin, one Of the most
popular women in English society t0~
years she has given an annual hay
making party in the grounds Of r..
hampton house This year. in addition
to the joyous picnic of the mead. -',
Lady Levin had z concert after dim
the star feature of which was A.---
MeIba
But Americans with slender pocket
books can initiate the novelty, and can
have a royal good time on very Ittt-
money. All that is needed is a gp't
crowd, the loan Of farm meadow, anil
enough baskets TO carry the food for
the crowd
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-10
THE RAvENGLAss CUTLERY.
Nesting Place of Birds on Northwest
Coast of England.
london Spectator.


At Ravenglass. on the Cumberland
coast, three small rivers. descending
from the lake country. flow into the
sea together They join and form a
wide and muddy estuary, which Is sep
arated from the sea by a bank of sand
hills. AT one end of this range of hill
Ocks there is a gap, through which the
tide rises and falls in the estuary. and
the fresh waters of the Esk, the Mite
and the Irt make their way into the
ocean At the other end the sandhfEIs
are connected with the mainland. near
the village of Drigg, about three miles
up the coast
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-10
Beer Stems Turned
Into An Orchestra

expert who, has triIled off his solo aHd
knows he has done il as none else can;
others are almost cracking their cheeks
as they put Tigor into the melody; the
cello player smiles gleefully over his
Individual contribution, and the bass
drummer and performer on the Gym
balls appear TO be in deadly earnest q :
they pound their respective instru-
ments. The musicians wear the ruffies
and trUnks-0f the Elizabethan period.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-10
a Change.

CPhiladelDhia PressD
Last l heard of her she had Eoo4
place as collector. running down old dc-
counts for the department stores
shes better fixed now She's running
llp new accounts at the department st9Fe7a
She married a rich man Eou knoEs
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-10

pleasure
Like y r. have had man. failures Two summers ago f 9 my
of because
t in 5a my} theme mst4 %ssv .np tn. seeds Do
carefully without destroyng the shape Of the a9 they ARE g
d lU nen na e board aSeut @ inch thick in ou
the board not to touch each ohr put the tops b @ bag M
boil the end Of which time the
Lift jar at time put new rubber on and eT n n
with bag some bag as to exclude the on 9
They should be turned upside DOWN ;
would suggest that - r. beg
boiling and if desires one can MI up from a ab
other jar close mine up as are % mus nsed oniy be- bd and
ne for e table hey are not only
IRON If u vishh
It not every week every brings pleasure of
publishing wwriten letter and that explains clearly the
follow the directions doubtful Our
hers method of putting tomatoes nearly resembles that
oeong empyng four of twelve to supply
the remaining eight
infinitely that be bought
opportunity of nquirng correspondent who read the
discussion which appeared in this paper last relative to the cold
have tell of experience in that
ne invite other sisters to ree their minds before speak
ass. assS s Hs LIMIT nf5 f material %s
for ching P9 % n t e AND Cutting
have pTodted by suggestions
Let the blessed work doing good of
BY the aggregate added daily hourly and by the
and the gathering hr into the neouae then INTO n OF star
numbers the hairs heads and sits the stars
nothing that helps the eeb of his children petty or lgnob
win you kindly
Sponge gently with equal of water (soft and eeap) and
Should remain IS probabetor
perspiration both salts and acdah with ether
sss and .s6 Hsa Hd of spot s 3
In of the the
spot" refer you advice just given to ~F W"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-10

!
The ancienfS had saving that truth
was IN wine This shows concluSiEeiy
that the aEcienls vine bottles bore no
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-10
Children and Their
Ways Are DiScuSSd
With Their Parents

Is psmay send announcement cards the birth
obHs else % H '
The pretty growing popular, judging rom
the cards laid desk Upon the larger small
MR.. AND MRS LOUIS VAUGHAN HOWARD
Upon tiny ObOng upper center Of the
large card by bow Of white ribbon read cap
,,l EEE EAS Er eEAE EowAHp
SINETEEN HTNpRED AND TWO
The bits of paeboard tell the whole Friends TO
hear the important through chance And
being baby quer dampen p
nal pride by nquiring, Boy girl"
read each such with tender interest laying
gently dreamy smile IN my eyes An old Old story Yes but one that
as if no other had ever been born
few days ago had business letter fellow whom
Pardon me for mentioning that since the receipt of your last favor
frtborn has been laid, for the first time
at all very wonderful-and solemn
liking for him with bound reading the by
apology 1t worth all of his other letters together
ut is all wOnderfu-and solemn"
% missile rated &c
f # na @ % 9 5
publication yours issue of
as the 1e E lG F natd q Su irP u n n nay successive
point Mr. Od He invariably added his eOngratulatn May
large family Of brothers and sisters self
hnes for other than this the modern American
P h OF 1S plants 1 T the nome a4y Is nurG 10 the race An
envy fd IS lonely ea Iha goes without SAYING IS almost as surely
becomes bane His hearts
bound him He the about which vcve all their hopes
and their ambitions He would be than human if the
personality must be OF
significant Irish superstition The cake undivided makes the
edter s When the cake divided whole
some when halved.
Have told in this Corner pretty incident that fell under
juice
morning 5 preventive of malaria!
The boys exactly height and there but half
difference their weight The happy mother ugngy called
her twins They day night They said 4"
mine" 1t wasa s"we7a and urs'
particular morning draught especially
he
a like a mani"
fulness
Finally unable chubby hand:
Mamma let me take the of it for him."
This clean of method Of Gods
and haIowed appointment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-10

kindly
carpets furniture Beat and
their places gasoline
pepper cracks of the flooring and about
Shut the for four hours While
carpets sprinkle freely with dry salt and them
freshens the eolors.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-10

ndyc
dot satin NJ F.
Sponge with warm
dust What grease side of the
chalk all night brush off the powder
blottng paper and with
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-10
School For Housewives.
MnHp
Household Hints for
The Benefit of Busy
Wives and Mothers

in o
the skin? i IL
hydrogen claimed by those who
yeowed their
the ow by washing the skin with peroxide of
Further right Mrs Henry
andthe viii
allow reply addressed
for a wedd anniv A
As wedding the bride
handsome writing paper envelopes stamped with her
initia
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-10

a 5 In
o Is
IS
Of
fact that his father living makes the question hard There
a
c.
phianthropc this touching query referred gives
address of Chestnut HILL
Philadelphia.
1t may be that other hearts be moved offer and practical
0 which peculiarly elements
The address who
hand shall
Of wishes
qure personally the factso of the story.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-07-12
Items from KerShaw Era.

Section Master g. T. Anthony
will have the side track ready for
the kershaw Oil Mill in few
days. The building material and
machinery for the mill have been
ordered.
James Clark, a colored boy
about is years of age, was drown
ed in the Halle Gold Mine pond
the 2Sth ult. He was bathing and
could not swim. Magistrate j. T.
Cauthen held an inquest over his
body.
Mr.. Alex Baker and his mother
Mrs. Molsie Baker, the former At
years of age and the latter SO,
both died of typhoid fever at their
home near Lynch's river, Sunday
night. Mrs Baker died at 8
O'Clock and her son about 2 1-2
hours later. They were living
alone. Both led exc nplary lives
and were honored and respected
by all in their community. They
were buried yesterday afternoon
at Flat Creek church, after funer.
al service conducted by Rev. T.
A. Dabney, of Rock Hill, their
| former pastor.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-07-12
Wide Tire Wagons.
Maurice o. Eldridge in Southern
Farm Magazine.

M.: ~ ISI1.1 :. C.l
Eorn, M.a.u;na
oaos ne ,. -
,.o,,. a. . e
h.. .,, ,
.ho ,,.o &c .;I =.
, ,, :,
moot ~.
Iy ,so ,bo fo,r 60 - ,noh +,r,, =
,,orLot ,o,rors h,. 90 n,,nn %
tho fo,~u.bo., fro;,,ht ,,,oo,s
:, addition 60 ,Jo ,;,o, ,ha .oo,
oxlos ore ,,odo fo,r,oor ;,ohos
roer,bo, tho fror, onos o., ,h,.
tbe hind wbeels will, not trocl, and
from r,ts Notar o,d ,,.,,
t;res a;a ono onotbar IN aostrov ~
the roads wb,le on tho otbor hand
vida t;ros oro wood r,oLors Tho,,
roll o,d bordor ,ho .,,rf,oo ,n,,
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-07-12
For winthrop Scholarships.

The competitive examination
for the Winthrop Scholarships was
held at this place yesterday. Two
scholarships worth S44. each in
money and free tuition are to be
awarded to the two making the
best average on examination. The
examination papers will be for.
warded to the President of Win
thrcp at once and the appoint
ments announced as soon as they
can be examined. The following
young ladies entered the contest
Misses Alice Beckham, Minnie
Caskey, Mary A. Clyburn, Marie
Craig, Susie r. Dunlap, JOSIE
Foster, Nell A. Hough. Maud
Mobley, Hannah Mobley, Thes.
Reed, Carrie Bell Vaughn.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-07-12
Found With His Throat Cut.
Special to The Daily News.

Special to The Daily News.
Walhalla, S. g., July This
morning at $50 o'clock Willis
James, colored barber, was
found near the Blue Ridge trestle
with his throat cut. James is un-
able to speak and is in a very
precarious condition. He was
cut in the rear of his shop in the
hotel and spent most of the night
there weltering in his own blood.
James has intlmeted that he
knows who cut him and has en-
deavored several times to write
the names of those who made the
ttack.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-07-12
Equalization Board.
Colum bIa Record.

Colum bIa Record.
The state board of equalization
has not completed its work, but
has taken recess until the Goth
inst. 1t was decided that all pro
perty for equalization should be
assessed at the rate OF Is per cent.
of its value, and the members
while at home are expected to act
with county auditors in getting
information, taking actual and
typical sales Of lands as O bassis
upon which to make their reports.
The board .hen proposes to equal
ize all real estate in all counties
so that all shall pay taxes on u
basis eff rs per cent.
On the other hand the board
very readily agreel, however in
consistent they were in doing so,
to assess at their full value, cotton
and Gotten seed oil mills and ferti-
lizer factories.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-07-12
Fire at Chester
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Chester, July THE fire
alarm was sent in early this
morning from Ward Q and it soon
became known that the elegant
residence of Mr.. T. j. Martin
was enveloped in flames. The fire
made rapid headway and before
the firemen could reach the scene
the property was total loss
1t was partially covered by in
surance, policy of $4,000 bein e
carried on house and furniture.