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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-12
-OapItal Punishment.

Capital Punishment. III
There lis q lack OF positive evidence that
capital punishment exerts a favorable In
fluence In restraining homicide, Most muir.
ders are committed without any thought
Of tho consequences and they do not app
near TO occur with greater frequency IN
those States where capital punishment
has been abolished, There Ia good rea-
son to believe, however. that law I'M.
posing the death penalty sometimes. II
mot frequently, results in q miscarriage
OF iustice. Jurles cannot wholly dIsso.
oiate the penalty from their. simple duty
81 rendering a finding In accordance with
tho facts presented, and, In spite OF them
selves. may find what appears to be rea-
sonabie doubt OF guilt where none exists
with the disposition OF peculiarly afro,
cious cases lett to the discrimination OF
the Jury, It is practically certain that So
ciety could suffer nothing by the aholl.
ton OF tho death penalty hester IN,
H. Union.
Poor Philadelphia,
members OF the Philadelphia School
Board have been convicted OF accounting
bribes from women who wore applicants
Tor . nositjons as teachers, District At.
tornsy Weaver. who prosecuted the
cases, now assumes the duties OF Mayor,
to which office he was recently elected
That II. elected In the way they choose
publio officials In the Quakar City, In
order to maintain the prestige ;s he has Oh. %.
school hoard, Mayor Weaver Will have
e somsth'ng to reform Sc a the slss 'a
edness there can DO In q city with the
straiSht,faced reputation Philadelphia
has !. q wonder the bronze statue as q
do not break out in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
natl enquirer
Taking It Easy
In Indiana there Is said to be a very
rernarka bic human growth, Though "a
Years ears, old he is only five years on the
road OF development. and IS perfectly
healthy and we'll formed,
The scientists say that this. person is
bound to live TO be 200, for years have
The man Of Is looks no older than an or
When s years Of age this boy,Rlaa sud-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-12

4 4 NNuAL STATEMENT
~ 1902, OF THE ACT
4 = SUKANCE COMPAN
SIN, MADE TO TEE AUD:
GINA, PURSUANT TO T
Name of tho Company
PAEY; Location of Home
STR 1ETS, MILWAUKEE.
pany-LIFE INSURANCE.
bKiNNER; Organized and
1858; Name OF the General
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-12
Torrens System. ,55,, 5s..,. II I
rho Henry County Bulletin speaks oat

Tho Henry County Bulletin speaks out
5thus.5 I'll 81
81 II is sincerely 70 be hoped that the
movement 10 inausurats the Torrens
land registry system In Virginia, which
8 a few weeks ago had d prominent place
among editorial topics In the State press,
1 will not be silently suffered TO die in
It's infancy Everybody, with the sxcsp-l
ton OF a small minority Of the lawyers
OF tho State, ID In favor Of the SYSTEM
incor ting II into our registry laws.
The Bedford Democrat Is evidently OF
4 The opinion that the maj, who lives OUT
sido Of old virginia II Just camping out.
vt says: II &. 81 vs. a .
The bllzznrda OF this northwest ana the
raging noodsGtf the southwest seem TO
! chow us what a good country we live In
where only man Ii vile. It is true we.
sometimes borrow an infantilo blizzard
3 from tho northwest, or d romping boylsh
flood from tho southwest. but out noun.
tnins check the one ana our hills and
ravines curb the others. Generally, how
eyer. things are lovely, particularly In
the springtime, when the ground is car
pcted In green and our trees and shrubs.
like our beautiful maidens, arc locked In
pink, and the birds sing and mako love
10 each other, much to the distress and
discontinue OF our old bachelors, to.
whom these things are reminders Of tho
days when they made love 70 eoquett'sh
naidens a very wise man once said. "a
man Is what he thinks ne Isl 30 Net US
5nll be cheerful and happy a. the days 80
nv. 81 fFs7 SsiS -lSsf
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-12
.rhsReall WAY.

This Real Way a
5S we may think what We viii as TO the
relative capacities Of the two races, or
as TO the proper political status Of the
negroes but no one can deny that negro
taught how 70 support himself and his
family honestly and In decency, gradual
~ acquiring the ownership OF land ana
improving 4, u inanitely Z t,ore desirable
strong tendency toward victousnsss. The
evidence that such . class can Do built
UP among tbs negroes. slowly. perhaps,
but surely, Is ineontestable..-.Nsw York
Times. l ~ y a. q jy III "a J. 5is
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-12

Perhaps some day We shall be able to
devise a more rational currency system.
The asset banking scheme Is certainly
not as popular as it once was. but has u
beer, fairly considered? At least the pres
ant ARRANGEMENTS are most unsatisfse-
tory. we need real finarcier In this
country. But II we had him We should
then need Congress with sense enough
to adopt his suggestions. India ma polls Ills
News. s rs "a, rel
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-03-13
Church News.

Rev. w. p. Law will hold service at
the home of Mrs. VIM. Pugsley, Sunday
evening, March 10.
A 1O-cent supper will be served at the
Disciple church next Tuesday evening,
commencing at $50. Everybody is in
vited.
The annual thank offering meeting of
the W. +. NJ society OF the NJ. f.. church
will be held next Sunday evening. A
special program has been prepared. All
are invited.
The Lords supper will be celebrated
at the Presbyterian church Sunday, at
the morning service, preceded by brief
sermon and the reception of members.
The regular service will be held in the
evening. Sunday school at IL o'clock.
Everyone is invited to all services.
The funniest social you ever saw will
be given by the young people of the
First Baptist church in the church par
lors Friday evening, March l3. The
organ grinder will be there and the mon
key, also the baby elephant and num-
Der of other freaks. Come and bring
your children and show the little ones
the wonders of the world. 1t will be
amusing to both old and young. Ice
cream and cake will be served after the
entertainment, all for 10 cents; to lC
o'clock.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-03-13
DENTISTS.
DIR. G. V. Carpenters

Unique Dental Parlors, over Quatermas'
store. Open from a. u. to s. p, IN. each
day. Teeth filed and extracted posi-
lively without pain. Kibbie phone. [tf
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-03-13

Illustrated songs and comics which
will make you laugh. Come and enjoy
two hours amusement at the opera house,
Friday and Saturday, March l3 and IA;
admission 10 and 20 cents.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-03-13
Wanted.

100 cords, three loot, hard beach or
maple wood and 30 cords three foot soft
ood, green for fractional school district
No. l, Paw Paw and Antwerp.
L. j. CAvANAUGH, Sec'y. II
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-03-13
Wanted

+. s. Stevens has purchased the eleva-
tor at Lawrence for the Stockbridge
Elevator Co. and is ready to buy all
kinds of grain and corn. Same at the
Paw Paw elevator as usual. Also Q good
cows for sale. [93tfl
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-03-13
WANTED.
Wanted.

WANTED IMMEDIATELY, resort property
to rent or sell, and stocked farms, as |
have some patrons listed for such prop
erty. MRS. MARY S. CoLBURN.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-03-13
Wanted.

\ single man to work a small fruit
farm. (tD &. +. Ocobock.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-03-13
TRUNK LINE POSSIBLE.
Main Line of Pere Marquette Rail-
way May Come to Paw Paw.

:. III. A. E. and NJ, B. III. a. G. said to Have
Passed into Control of the Big system
Part of =. III. A. r.. tn lie In Main Chicago
Detroit Line.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-03-13
Il. r.. ChappelI.
Woman's Exchange

Call at the Woman's Exchange for
home made baking. A orders promptly
flied. Delivering done. Both phones.
If THE MISSES ROSE.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-03-13

The Wolverine Nursery. complete
line of uaranteed stock at moderate
prices c. f.. PRATER, Jr., Prop,
2499tf Paw Paw, Mich.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-03-13
Geo. l.. Bruner.

Contractor and building mover, all kinds
of plain and fancy stone work done. Will
take contracts for all kinds of building
and repairing and furnish everything.
Satisfaction guaranteed. | sell and
set up Snow Bros. furnaces. Kibbie
phone at residence. GEO. l.. BRUNER.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-03-13
Thompson Furniture Co

V0'
Furniture and Undertaking.
Night calls answered, corner st. Joseph
and LaGrave SITS: Kibbie phone 1850
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-03-13
MISCELLANEOUS,

The leading fire insurance companies
bv f.. +. PARKS.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-22
SHORT NEWS NOTES
FROM EVERY
WHERE
Ooings of the Day Reflected
and Condensed for Busy
Readers
THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD
Told In Short Psrssraphs--T
Latest Inteiiis enee from
All Sources

Cinicinnati.-With the Ohio river
frozen over and great gorges at many
places. a rise of three feet today
threatened danger to all kinds Of craft.
A harbor steamer was sunk by a "lun
cut OF ice."
Worcester, Mass.-Mrs. Honoretta
Marshall, a remarkable character, and
believed to have been the eldest wo-
man in Massachusetts,, Is dead, at the
Worcester hospital for the insane, at
the age of los.
Chicago.-Rev. Frank Dewitt Tai
mage. son of the late T. Dewitt Tai
mage. has accepted a call from the
First Presbyterian church of Los An
geles. Cal. and announced his resigna-
ton as pastor of the Jefferson Park
Presbyterian church of this city.
New York.-Services in memory Of
the life and labors of the Right Rev.
Abiel Leonard, bishop of Salt Lake
City, and the Right Rev. James In
gle, bishop of Hankow. China, were
held in St. Thomas Episcopal church.
Bishop Worthington of Nebraska con-
Quoted the services. assisted by Bishop
Wall Of Spokane.
Tien Tsin.-The reason for the degra-
dation OF Chang VI, director of the
Northern railway. and the taking
away from him of all his honors, as
cabled yesterday, is that in 1900 he sold
the valuable mines at Kaiping. Chang
VI has been given two months grace.
during which he is expected to again
bring the mines under Chinese control.
New York.-Senator NJ. A. Hanna,
who was too i'll TO attend the banque,
OF the national executive committee
of the Civic Federation last evening.
was confined to his room at the Wal
dOrf-Astoria all Gay. he is being at
tended by DIR. Calvin Adams, who saIu
tonight that the senator has a Sc
we're cold which is in no way serious.
He has advised Mr.. Hanna to remain
within doors for the present.
Flushing. Staten Island.-The Red
Star Liner Finland. which left Ant
werp at noon Saturday for New York,
and later ran ashore near Nieuwen
sluis, lies in a dangerous position. the
weather is foggy. The Finland has
1000 passengers on board. The vessei
was gong at the rate of sixteen knots
an hour when she grounded. An at
tempt was made at 2 o'clock this after
noon to float her. but it was unsuc-
cessful.
Springfield, Ill.-In answering criti-
cisms. the state board of pardons has
given out a remarkable statement in
defense OF their action in quietly par
doning James K. Dunlop. the celebrat-
ed bank robber from Joliet peniten-
tiary. They say it was upon the rep
resentation of William A. Pinkerton
head of the detective agency of that
name, who declared that Dunlop had
formerly been in his employ, and tina,
he was satisfied Dunlop would lead ar
honest life hereafter.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-22
NEVADA'S LATEST PAPtR
The Churchill Standard Issues
Its First umber

Volume 1. No. /, Of the Churchill
Standard, established at Fallon.
Churchill county, by the Standard
Publishing Co.. of which Bert E. Han
sen is manager was received this
morning. The paper is geographically
neat, and its initial number indicates
that it is to be one of Nevada's best
weekly papers. The Silver State ex-
tends greetings, and wishes the Stand
ard the fullest measure of success.
In it's salutatory the Standard states
that lit is here to make a legitimate
living from local patronage, what sup
port 1t may receive from the county
and what advertising patronage 1t
may pick up from outside sources.
Nobody is behind the paper as politi-
ca! or financial hacker, and II 1t sue
ceeds to grow and prosper. as we hope
it will, 1t will be because our faith
in the enterprise and the future or
the county will lead US to do some
good, hard work to bring about the
desired results
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-22
WAS A WELL KNOWN PIONEER
James Thomas Who Died at
Mill City Last Week

The death OF James Thomas, the pio-
neer of Humboldt county. which oc-
CURED last Thursday at the home OF
his brother, Richard Thomas, in Mil
City, marked the passing Of a mar
familiar to all the early settlers. and
brought to a close a life of energy, ac-
tivity and toll. His remains lie peace
fully at rest at Dun Glen. near where
he spent many of the best years OF his
life, seeking to wrest from earth Its
golden treasure.
Mr.. Thomas was native or Corn
wall, and came to this country from
Australia along in the arly Sos. He
spent nearly thirty-five years OF con-
tinuous residence in Humboldt county
and has been known as one OF the
most prominent of miners In the Un-
ionville. Dun Glen. Star and other
mining districts. He was in the neigh
borhood of seventy years Of age. For
some time past he has been living with
his brother Richard at Mill City. He
also has a brother. Steven Thomas,
ell-known in this county. now liv-
ing in Nova Scotia
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-22
HAPPENINGS IN OUR
OWN STATE
Late News Notes Gathered
From Many Plat es in
Nevada

Richard McAlpine. a former prosper
Gus Bodie and Belleville resident. 10
an inmate of the Esmeralda county
hospital.
An accommodating waterspout un-
ledge near Phoebe the other day, ac-
cordlng to the newspaper reports.
A 1aexican, walking into Carson from
Como. the other night, was chased by
a band of coyotes, and was nearly ex-
hausted when he reached place of
safety.
The work of clearing out the debris
and caving ground from the V. & T.
burned tunnel is completed with the
exception of about 100 feet and trains
will probably be passing through it
by the last week in January.
Chas. Hyde, of the Nevada Sheep
Company, was in town this week TO-
he purpose of claiming bounty on
two California lions hides and 266 coy
ote scalps. He had better hide or the
taxpayers will want his hide for de-
pleting the county treasury.-Pioche
Record.
The rush continues to the new town
of Fallon in Churchill county. Three
new saloons are to be erected, making
eight in all. The roads between the
railroad and the town are lined with
teams, and considerable difficulty is
being experienced in getting supplies
and lumber hauled in fast enough.
A Benicia, Cal, owner or tannery
writes to the Reno Gazette that Ne
vada sagebrush carries as high a per-
centage of tannic acid as California
oak bark and sends a sample of leather
tanned with sagebrush in thirty-six
days. The writes states he is confi-
dent that a factory for extracting tan.
mic acid from sagebrush would be a
paying investment.
Real estate and business have gone
soaring in Eui eka since the Weste N
'acific ran its survey through Dia
mond Valley a few months ago. One
piece of realty and the business con-
nected Herewith that were listed al
$3.50 about a year ago, last week
commanded S4.500. In another business
proposition the figure advanced $500
over last years price.-Sentinel.
AS good as new-your clothes. IL yo"
take them to G. F. Kirchner to h
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-22
BACK TO COLONIAL CUSTOMS
How a Humboldt County Wife
Beater is to be Punished

While 1t may not be known 10 many,
yet there is law on the statute book
u Nevada providing for the punisH-
ment or wlfe-Dea.e4s in mucn the sam
manner in whicn the gay and testis"
husbands of the colonial days were
maze to pay the penalty for their III
d4scl etions. 1Ae law VIII soon have
PRACTICAL illustration in WInnemucca.
wnen punishment will be meted ou,
10 a transgI essor who was brought
before Jusuce Robins this morning.
he law and the facts in the case are
as follows:
In loa The legislature of the state OF
Nevada passed an act calling for the
provision by the board of county COM
missioneTs of each county in the STATE
or a post of certain specified dimen-
siohs to be situated at a point in the
county seat chosen by the county COM
missioners, to which all wife-beaters.
or in fact, any male person over ls
years of age who should strike or beat
any female person over the age of 16,
should be strapped for period OF not
more than ten nor less than hours on
any day in the year, except Sunday.
having displayed upon his back pia-
card proclaiming the nature of his Of
fense So far as 1t known the COM
mlssioners of Humboldt county have
never established this post, as pro-
vded by law. but the present board
will be called upon to do so at its
meeting in January.
Last Sunday evening Bob Thacker
got fuller than a goat. and to assert
2 IA nd ma n
hood, went home and proceeded to mop
up the floor of two or three rooms OF
his domestic domicile with the person
Of Mis-. Thacker. The lady demufred
and had Bob arrested. He was ar
raigned before Justice Robins this
morning. and upon the offense with
which he was charged being proven.
the Judge sentenced him to be taken
by the sheriff of the county on date
to be determined by that official. and
strapped to the post which is not here.
but which the law has provided for.
and which Is supposed to be here, for
not less than two and not more than
ten hours; and to have displayed on
| his back a placard bearing the legend.
wife beater." which shall remain
thus displayed during the time that
the prisoner shall be confined at the
post.
The sheriff Is instructed to personal
" see that the sentence Is carried out
and he will doubtless do so as soon as
the post can be provided. Meanwhile
Bob Will Ianguish in the county bas-
tile. and Mrs. Lucy Thacker. his ami
able spouse. will enjoy a few weeks OF
comparative freedom,
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-22
TRADE AND BUs|-
NESSCOND|T|ONS
Commercial Reports Give En-
COuraging AoCounts-Bus-
mess Better

The country generally seems to be in
a faIr way OF recovery from the evils
inflicted upon it by the mass of ''un-
digested Securities" from the big COM
Dlnes. In the New lork STOCK market
for the week, specialtIes have Kept the
undeItone nrm, but business has been
| dull. though there was brisk revlvai
yesterday. The labor troubles are be-
Ing auJusted more easily Than was an
uclpated, ana there Is no uneasiness
IN LIe money market. 1ne Impofls of
1 gold continue, the estimates of the
volume OF TINS gold movement varying
from S10,0O0.000 to 3V,0U0,O00.
| Bradstreet reports holiday and retail
business active. Coid weather is an
| important stimulus to heavy weal ing
Ing apparel and footwear. Several en-
couraging features are noted. There
| Is no car congestion, and the railways
ale handling the current excellent
business win prontable results. Fail
ures do not display more tnan the nor
NAL tendency to increase in numuer,
and there is evidently less tension than
exhibited a month ago. Prices, all
things considered. showed marked
ly held supplies. The metals are all
strong, ana some grades of pig iron,
tin and lead are higher on better vol
ume OF business.
Dun reports business decidedly bet
ter than at any recent date, and the
| improvement is not confined to activ-
ity in holiday goods, although the best
reports concern those lines. Con
tinued lower tempe ature not oniy
stimulates sales, but jobbels are re-
ceiving supplementary orders. and col =
lection a. more prompt" But there is
not only no improvement in the cot
ton industry, but producers are reduc-
ing output. Confidence is increasing
in the hon and steel industry, and ex-
cept in some specialties the feeling
Is that prices will not be lowertd
Structural material is gradually reviv-
ing. contracts for new bridges and
buildings coming forward. and 1t is
known that much construction work Is
scheduled for early in the spring.
The InteI national Mercantile Agency
reports that the commerce of the
country, in the absence of marked la
Dor disturbances, promises to show
ing paid off not only five hundred mil
lion dollars of its Indebtedness abroad
during 1903, but of having actually es-
tablished credit on the other side In
addition thereto.
The bank clearings of the week,
compared with the corresponding week
last year, show a decrease in New
York City of 20.5 per cent; in the cities
outside of New York, of A OF one per
cent; an aggregate decrease for all OF
1873 per cent. The New York bank
statement shows unusually well, there
| being a considerable decrease in loans,
/ increase in deposits, legal tenders. spe-
Gle. reserves. surplus and U. S. de-
posits.
The condition of the country. in fact,
is so good that only compared with the
tremendous rush when it was react
ing from the deep gloom and depres-
sion of four years of Democratic panic
Ind disaster. can it be said to have
even slowed down.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-22
X. of p. Officers Elected

At a regular meeting of Ivanhoe
Lodge. No. Is. Knights of Pythias held
at their castle hall the following Of
ficers were elected for the ensuing
year: w. L. Samuels. c. c.: ]. 7.
Dunn. v. c.: T. F. Murray. P: w. 5.
Porter. NJ. OF W.: c. B. Brown. X. OF
r. & s.: G. NJ. Rose. NJ. OF F.: G. 3
Nixon, NJ. OF E.; F. Van Volkenburg,
NJ at A: ]. Rougon, /. G.; F. Ger
main. o. c.: trustees. J. Rougon and
w. ]. Bell.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-22

Here's an OCCASION where you want
ID seize the opportunity quick. Rams
dell, the photographer. will remain in
winnemucca only until January lst,
and all who want strictly frst-class
work done should call at once at the
gallery on Third street. Mr.. Ramsdeii
has been rushed with work ever since
he came TO town. and every customer
has been a pleased one. His work is
strictly first-class. and he guarantees
satisfaction. f-tt