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The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-02-20
He Skinned a Calf.

To skin a beef properly, one must
not cut or mar the hide. lobe Ward
had been told this, but actual expert
ence taught him that it was one of the
tricks of the trade. One cold morning
last week Mr.. Ward donned a neat,
white apron and, with his curly, blonde
hair parted in the middle and his
handsome blue eyes sparkling with
joy, was dealing out soup bones and
liver over the counters of the Gardner
vile Meat Market. He was asked by
the proprietor to go out and butcher a
calf Tobie readily consented and,
after adjusting his belt, placed large
butcher knife in the seabbard and
marched down the street with the
stately bearing of Russian trooper
on dress parade. After arriving at the
,ene of the battle he slew the fatted
calf and suspended it in the air, pre-
paratory to removing the hide. About
this time an audience of some eight or
ten friends gathered in a circlsaround
the young butcher to see how the
work was done. Tobie gently removes
his knife from the scabbard, artist
cally flourishes it in the air, and the
sanguinary battle is on. The audience
is spell-bound. Every movement of
the knife makes fresh cut in the hide.
The tragedy is converted into bur-
lesque and brings forth applause.
Tobie got stage-fright~ and fled from
the CHASTITY scene and real butcher was
substituted, Tobie resuming his soup
bone duties.
Mr.. Ward does not claim to be much
of scrapper, but he says the first man
that mentions "calfn to him will GER
tainly succumb to the inevitable.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-02-20
Reception and Ball.

The citizens of Carson City will ten
der His Excellency, Governor Sparks,
a reception at the opera house on
Monday evening, February 23rd, 1908,
to which the people Of the State, and
the friends of the Governor every
where, are cordially invited. Recep-
ton at $50 O'Clock, followed by the
inaugural ball. Admission to the hall,
by card only, $500. Gallery seats, $100;
ladies free.
The State officers and members of
the Legislature, with their ladies, will
be our guests.
By order of the Executive Committee.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-02-20
Notice.
To Whom it May Con-
Germ.

| have sold my stock of
general merchandise and rem
ted my store buildings at
Wellington, N Ia, to
Messrs. Grim mon q Mack.
All parties who have bills
against-me are requested to
present the same Immediate
ly, and all who are indebted
to me to settle at once, as |
desire to settle up all ac-
counts as soon as possible.
MRS. MARY HOVE.
Wellington Feb. g. 1903.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-02-20

A petition will be presented to the
Legislature in few days asking that
body to pass law authorizing the
County Commissioners of Churchill
county to call special election to vote
on the question ofmoving the county
seat from Saltwater to Fallon.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-02-20

Following is the Roll of Honor for
Lincoln district school for the month
ending Feb. ID: Arnot Hawkins, lone
Hawkins, Dora Cohn, Earl Hawkins,
Mary Ellis and Lizzie Ellis.
LUCY MCDERMoTT, Teacher.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-02-20

PLEADING Eastern Republicans could
have their way about it, Grover Cleve-
land would be the Democratic Presi-
dental candidate in 1904. Grover
would not receive many votes in Ne
vada or any other Western State.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-02-20

From reports beginning to come in
from Eastern Nevada the loss of cattle
will be very large this winter, as there
is little feed, and the deep snow and
cold weather of the past two weeks is
killing the stock of fast.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-02-20
> Card of Thanks.

We wish to express our sincere
thanks to all our friends and neigh
bors who aided and comforted us in
our recent great trial and bereavement.
VALLEM BROS.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-02-20
Church Notice.

Sunday School and English services
will be held at the Lutheran church
next Sunday morning.
j. F. w. HoRsTMANN, Pastor.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-02-20
Methodist Church News.

Rev. DR.. Van Deventer will preach
in Gardnerville next Sunday at IL a.
m. and also at p. m. Official meeting
Saturday, Feb. n, at 3 p. m.
wv. Z. RANKIN, Pastor.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-02-20
Important Notice.

Notice is hereby given to all
whom it may concern that 1 have
turned over my books and all accounts
due me on account of the stations
which have kept in Carson Valley
last season to VIM. Ritchford, of Gard
nerville, and all said accounts must be
paid to MIR. Ritchford.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-02-20
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. E. w. Groves signature
is on each box. 25c.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-02-20

Sheep are dying at the rate of 1000
head day along the Snake river in
Idaho as a result of cold and deep
snow.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-02-20
Stops the Cough
and works Off the Cold.

Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure
a cold in one day. No Cure, no Pay.
Price 25 cents.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-02-20
Gardnerville, Feb. 10, 1903.

1t is understood that Judge Talbot,
recently elected to the Supreme bench,
will begin the erection of handsome
residence in the spring in Carson. The
structure is to cost about $4,000
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-02-20

Another new sewing machine for
sale at the COURIER office.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-02-20

Wellington. Fob. 3. 1903.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-05
ASHVILLE.
pr. L. M. Stone Elected to Presidency
 of St. Clair College.

Ashville, July 4.-(Special. )-Rev. L. M. Stone. D. D., formerly president and owner of Stones college for young ladies. located at Meridian, has been elected by the trustees to the presidency Of St. Clair college at this place. Dr. Stone is a gentleman of fine attainments both in religious and educational work and with the support of the people of Ash ville and vicinity will no doubt build up the institution.
 Misses Kettle and Myrtis Neely of Ash ville are visiting relatives at Ragland. From there they will go to Pen City before they return.
 The Ashville baseball team is scheduled to play the Gadsden team In series of three games next week. Ashville has a team that she is proud of and we con- fidently expect the boys to win at least two out of the three games to be play ed
 Mrs. W. E. Montgomery and little son will. accompanied by Miss Pauline Moor all of Birmingham, are visiting the fam fly of J. P. Montgomery here.
 Miss Nettie Ayers and Mrs. Flora Ayers. of orangeburg, S. G., arrived yes
 
 relatives and friends in Ashville.
 Mrs. J. T. Greene of Anderson, accom- panied by her two little daughters. Marie and Nell are the guests of relatives here. stopping at present with the family of George W. Hodges on Hartford avenue.
 Ashvil.e is somewhat excited over the prospects of the early construction Of the Gadsden-Odenville branch of the Sea- board Air Line. The place has all the advantages necessary for manufactur- ing town of no small proportions and with a railroad it will no doubt grow
 Fred and LeRoy W. Watson of Mont gomery are visiting their families who are spending some weeks here at the home of Mrs. Judge Watson.
 Henry Darlington, son of Dr. H. &. Darlington, arrived here from Savannah, Ga. a few days since. He has been at tending school in that city for the past several months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-05
The New Ship.

From the New York Sun.
 This wide-a-walxe, highly inventive and go-ahead country has had before it for observation for about ten years one of the most beautiful of inventions, and has sat idly by without lifting it's hand or, so far as there Is evidence its minds, to make the most of 1t. Meanwhile, sleepy England, sleepily, to be sure, but none the less progressively has steadily and seriously devoted herself to getting the new instrument into shape for general use. We refer to the turbine steamboat. of which the third example in commerce has just been put upon the British Chan mel by the line that crosses between Fol- kestone and Calais.
 The advantages of this system are so distinct and great that, however laggard or imperfect be the remedies of its de- fleets, 1t Is bound sooner or later to be established as the common means of wa ter transportaton-at least for passen- gers Yet there Is no turbine boat in this country, with the exception of three im- ported yachts whose owners should be duly recognized for enterprise ~ Mir George Gould. MT. Cornelius Vanderbilt and MT. A. l.. Barbour.
 To drive ships by heavy bulky, racking and shaking engines whah you can move them by a machine that Is small light. and which practically eliminates the sea- goer's horror. vibration, is like sticking to the springless lumber box in sight of the gliding railway train.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-05
MORE TROUBLE
 AT SCOTTOBORO
MAN AND Ex-coNvlcT SHOOTS DOWN A NEGRO WITH. OUT PRovocATloN AND THERE
 IS MUCH NEGRO EXCITEMENT.

scottsboro, July -(speeial.)-At baseball game and negro picnic here this evening, while the game was in progress, Bill Coffey, white man who has done time in the penitentiary three times, and who has just gotten back from serving his last sentence, shot and instantly killed Julius McBroom a negro
 The murder was unprovoked and most cowardly, as the negro had nothing to deserve the attack made on him by the ex-convict. The negro killed was drinking and was talking little loud when Coffey ran up to him without any authority and ordered him to stop talking This the ne- gro did, and started to run off, when Coffey shot him in the back with Colt s 44-calibre revolver, the ball passing en- tirely through his body.
 After Coffey killed the negro he made for the mountains. A posse IS in pursuit
 Immediately after the shooting R. s. Skelton one of the most prominent men In the county offered $l5O reward for the capture of Coffey. Bloodhounds have been telegraphed for and will be here to- night at S:30. The negroes are considerably wrought up over the affair and a number Of them are In town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-05
ADJUSTMENTS.
At the eIlou.

The third week of the special summer season at the Bljou will open with great novelty.
 The offering will be "A Turkish Tex an." Willie Golfers latest comedy suc- cess. This Is Mr. Golfers second at tempt in the play-writing line. the first being the well-known success. MT. Smooth" It Is said "A Turkish Texan" is equally as good, or better.
 The cast presenting this new comedy is a distinguished one It is headed by that clever young light comedian, George Parsons, who for the past SIX years has been the leading commedian in MT. Col Hers own company. He is supported by Isabelle Urquehart, who has figured in nearly all of the New York productions of the late well-known producer and manager, Augustin Daly. Her last ap- pearance under MT. Daly's management was as star of "The Great Ruby" in which she made distinct hit. Last sea son she was the leading lady Tn the New York production of Willie Golfers 8 .fhe Diplomat" company. These two stars are supported by a very strong ar ray of clever people including May Sher- wood, Georgia Drew Mendum, Belle Robinson, II. c. Hockey and others. The company carries it's own stage settings and the production Is said to be very elaborate and beautiful one, while the costumes, especially of the ladies. are said to be the most magnificent shown on the stage in a long tune.
 The lines of the play are exceedingly funny. and as the scenes are laid in ,I,o ffr nrfe al effects are not lost sight of, either in the stage settings or costumlng.
 "A Turkish Texan" will be the attrac- tion at the Bljou for the entire week. with Saturday matinee only. Seats were placed on sale Friday morning, and the indications are that the largest audience of the present season will see the opening performance.
 Seats may be secured by telephone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-05
East Lake.

Tomorrow night the management of the Weston Darlington Stock company pre- sent to the theater-goers of Birmingham a splendid production of one of the great plays of the day, One of it's chief claims to success is the fact that it is strong and interesting without being "weepy."
 1t also possesses an abundance of com edy. The weeping woman, the old house. keeper. the doctor and the selfish money seeking lover are all character comedy parts. The new scenery used in act " will be most elaborate. It is being done with every care. It represents the sum init of. tower in the moonlight. where great scene is played and the hero, to save his lady loves reputation. jumps from the top of if. as the climax of the play. The piece abounds in such scenes. and MT. Weston will bring to bear all of his artistic perceptions to make the play popular. The comedy is clever and plenty of it. The Romance of Poor Young Man" with Weston as Manuel" The part Is full of pretty speeches. love inter est and all that befalls the hero of a TO- mantle drama.
 MT. Dunthorne plays a butterfly French man. MT. Reardon a old seaman (retired), Mir Botter major domo. Mir. Bowlser the family physician. MT. Forbes a half-wlt- ted shepherd boy.
 Miss Darlington has another real leading lady's role, in which she can look her best in handsome gowns. The people of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-05
TUSCALOOSA.
Board of Education Elects Teachers.
 Other News of Interest.

Tuscaloosa, July 4,-(Speeial. )-At the recent meeting of the board of education Miss Mary Mllner of Florence was elect ed as teacher for the first grade and Miss Olive Mayes of West Greene for the fifth grade. Both teachers are gradu- ates of the normal school at Florence and come with the highest testimonials. The following teachers were elected for the colored schoos Principal, Jeremiah Bar ner; Benjamin Barnes Rosa Weaver, Ro- berta Jackson, Angelina Tutwiler.
 Dr. II. Clay Hassel of this city, vice president of the State Dental Associa- tion. has been appointed as state chairman for the committee on conference with the state and local societies for the World Congress of Dentists to be held Tn lSO4 at the St Louis exposition. Dr. Hasseil will leave the latter part of this month for Asheyille. II. C., to attend the first meeting of the committee, where the Nat ional Dental Association also meets.
 G. V, Clardy of Pickens, charged with forgery. had a preliminary hearing yes terday and was bound over to await the action of the grand jury, the bond being fixed at $500 No evidence was intro duced by the defendant who was repre- Sented by A. Il. McCiunS oA Ceii SAi''iA and Robinson Browne of this city. So- licitor Charles B. Werner and Henry A. Jones appeared for the state.
 In the voting contest at Knoxville for the most popular lady attending the great summer school. the many friends of Miss Ella King of Tuscaloosa will learn with pleasure that her name heads the list or the most popular lady teachers.
 Mrs. George Christian and Mrs J. w. Bowman of Northport are attending the Womens Missionary society at Talla- dega.
 Mrs. " w Cochrane and her niece, Miss Annalee Fitts, have gone to Frank lin. Tenn. to visit relatives.
 Prof. Holt Andrews, who has been vis- iting his sister. Mrs. William w. Bran don has gone to Maplesville.
 Harry c. Mower has gone to Demopc- lis, where in the future he will be en- gagged in work on the locks now in pro- gress of building. He will be joined by Mrs. Mower later.
 Mrs. Cook Clayton has as her guest her sister Mrs Watt of Charlotte, N. c.
 Miss Lula Finn of Montgomery is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Charles Fitts on Eighth street
 Mir. and Mrs E. G. Roach and little daughter are visiting friends In the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-05
JOHN wEsLEYs CHARACTER.
He Was Religious Man in an Ire.
 lgious Age.

c. T. Winchester, in the Century.
 John Wesley was religious man in an irreligious age. The religious man is the man filled with a sense of the pres ence of God and of the force of spiritual laws here and now. That and only that makes a truly religious man in any age and in any country. The form of the ex- perience may vary; indeed, it may hard ly be recognized as religious experience at all. Thomas Carlyle. for example was a religious man; whether he was exactly a christian or not may be a question. And when 1t is said that the age of Wes- ley was rreligious. it is not meant mere ly that intemperance, lawlessness, blas- phemy political corruption ran riot in so- ciety. That Is true but these fragrant sins may be found in any age, and the historian of morals is perhaps prone to exaggerate them. Certainly. all through the eighteenth century there were a score of deaneries and hundreds of rec tories that were the abodes of decent, sincere and comedy churehmanship. But the good men of this time, the sincere men. were not in the truest sense re- ligious. Bishop Burnet. for example, Addison, Swift. were good men, but not in the sense religious men,
  land when Wesley began his preaching needed nothing so much as that intimate personal sense of spiritual verities which 1t timidly branded as enthusiasm Its belief was an uncertain balance of pro- balities It's motives were at bottom pru- dental. It could not speak with author ity; it could not touch the deeper springs of action. Such religion might be dis cussed believed, even practiced; to talk of experiencing it would be meaning less Moreover. a religion with so little of the contagious warmth of certainty could make no converts could have no missionary impulse. What is your re- ligion. my lord?" some one asked Lord Bolingbroke. 'The religion of all sensi- ble men, was the reply. "Yes, but what Is that?" "Ahl that is what no sensible man ever tells" The anecdote may be apocryphal; but it Illustrates well enough the limited and individual character of the convictions most men then held upon the profounded subjects. in fact it is evident that the religion of this time had little influence even upon the lives of most who made an outward profession of 1t. No man could hold any civil office without taking the sacrement according to the forms of the church of England but 1t is said that not more than four or five members of the house of commons regularly attended church. The universal prevalence of political corruption during the ministry of Walpole Is proverbal. During the reign of Anne, the urbane satire of Steele and Addison had done something to bring in fashion decent social morality and at least and outward respect for religion; but despite these in- huences, what called itself fashionable society grew steadily more lax in morals and negligent in manners. All the loud, rapid increase in wealth had probably never been so prevalent in English so- ciety as during the reign of the second George.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-05
OPELIKA
Cotton Mills Declare Annual Dividend.
 Death of Mrs. Torbert.

Opelika July 4-(Special)-Mrs Eliza beth Wynn Torbett, mother of C. C. Tor bert. J. w. Torbett and E. A. Torbet. capitalists died at the home of J. W. Tor bett here yesterday and her remains were carried to Society Hill to be inferred in the old family burying ground. Chancery court met here today. There is but light docket and Judge Kelly, who Is presiding. will rapidly dispose of the business.
 John DawlSins, an old and estlmable cit- izen of this county. residing near Salem died yesterday.
 Mrs. Bettie Garrett, who has for years run a fashionable boarding house here, died Wednesday and her remains were in- tered in the city cemetery Thursday.
 J. R. Torbett of Lafayette has assumed charge of the Opelika telephone exchange, vice J. L. Renfro. resigned. MT. Renfro found the exchange with forty subscribers when he took charge and left it with near ly 250
 The Opelika Cotton mills declared a 15 per cent annual dividend yesterday. De- spite the heavy expenses the mill has had to meet 1t is in fine shape and doing a
  large dividend. Considerable profit was put into the mill. The large addition will soon be completed and the output and profits will be increased.
 Mrs. F. s. Wood, state president of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, is the guest of Mrs. J. w. Williams, Jr., and is the recipient of many brilliant social att tentions.
 The Opellka board of education met yes- terday and reorganized by electing J. B. Greene vice-president and John T. German secretary and treasurer.
 Tom Berry. charged with counterfeiting, has been sentenced to six months in jail and Is serving the time here.
 Coleman Cheshire and Miss Minnie Nina Mae Elliott were married at the bride s home in this county a few days ago and are at home to their friends here.
 W. w. McCrea, postoffice inspector, says that the government Is ready to es- tablish the free delivery of mail here as soon as the streets are numbered. as re- qured by the government provisions. The street signs and the house numbers will all have to be put up before the govern ment will start the free delivery. The matter therefore, is solely in the hands of the council.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-05
Fat Presidents.

From the New York World.
 When MT. Roosevelt left Washington on his long swing around the circle he weighed 1s3 pounds. After hfty-six days of travel by rail, by coach and in the sad dle he now tips the scale at 200 pounds.
 A man of MT. Roosevelt's inches should not weigh over 165 pounds to be in the perfection of form and condition. The fact that he is carrying a surplus of at least thrty-hve pounds of solid flesh is understood to displease him. as it reas- onably may. Obesity is at once a source and a symptom of not a few of the more dangerous fills that flesh is heir to-"
 But how to get rid of it? This is a riddle which all of our later Presidents have had to solve. Mckinley. Cleveland and Harrison were at all times interested fin the reduction of excessive tissue. Per- haps life in the White House has a pleth- oric influence on the paunch. The cook ing may be too good, the temptations of the table too great.
 Yet there is hope for Mir. Roosevelt as there was for Mir. Cleveland. who suc- ceeded in depicting a much larger excess of adpose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-05
HUMMINeBIRD A FIGHTER.
Though Tiny, His 6uzzing Prowess Is
 Feared By the Sparrow.

From the New York Sun.
 Although the English sparrow has managed in large measure to banish from it's haunts many larger native birds, and even the courageous little wren, there Is one smaller bird of which it is afraid. This tiny but for n.idable enemy is the hummingbird.
 The familiar principle of physics that thestrilIing power of body in motion is equal to its weight multiplied by It's velocity is the secret of the humming- birds superiority over the sparrow. The humingbird's weight is small, but it's speed Is high, and it's buzzing haste has genuine terror for its large enemy.
 The uneasy cries of a sparrow at- tracted the attention of an observer the other day, who presently discov- cred the sparrow sitting well up in q pine tree. Just within a foot of the frightened bird buzzed a hummingbird, it's misty wings and keen beak suggest .inC tiny aerial ram in flight and bent upon puncturing some greater craft in the air.
 The sparrow stood it's ground until the beak seemed about to pierce it's breast, and then took flight, with tho angry little hummingbird in hot pur- suit. The hummingbird soon returned, apparently having given Up the chase, possibly because it had driven the en- eE1y far enough from tho nest