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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-01
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be posted. Take the matter of cus cumbers, for instance. The crop last year amounted to 9,00O,OOO bushels If it had been a week earlier it would have made difference of tens of thou sands of d@llars to the farmers. You nay call this fad, but I tell you that it's matter of worldwide importance, and the man who solves 1t is certain to be looked upon as a great philan- thropist."
 MT. Bowser said no more, and he got into an old suit of clothes and put in two good hours with spade and rake in the back yard. He lost about three pounds of fat in doing 1t, but his ambition increased by bushel and a half. Just before he was called in to dinner, the cook, who had been watch ing him and shaking her head in a solemn way, went upstairs to Mrs. Bowser and asked:
 "Is he digging for dynamite, ma'amY
 "oh, no! He's only going to plant a few seeds"
 And will there be tornado or any thing?"
 "No."% U"
 Because. ma'am, if anything is go- ing to bust up or cave in I want to be out of the way before 1t happens. I'm the sole support of my mother, and she couldn't get along without my wages"
 She was assured that everything was all right, and MT. Bowser ate such a dinner as would have made farmers hired man decide that life was worth the living. His garden beds were all ready and he was only waiting for night to come to make his first experi- ,a3z@a.-s.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-01
GRlcve, BlssET x HOLLAND.

] late summer and the autumn gather ings all have different fiavors, which the expert can distinguish blind- 1 folded.
 Perhaps one woman in a hundred knows how to make tea as it should be made. Properly prepared, it can be chemically demonstrated that tea has no more injurious effect upon the nerves than has cocoa or even water. Cocoa, indeed, unless properly pre- pared by the manufacturer, contains an amount of cocaine which decidedly impairs digestion if taken for any length of time.
 "Tea, to be pure tonic and wholly harmless, should be made with water which has not only come to boil, but has boiled hard for at least five minutes. The leaves should then be steeped for about five minutes, by no means more than seven. Previous to that time the tonic property only is de- veloped; after seven minutes the tam min becomes operative and the de- coction more and more injurious with the increase of time. You can imag- inc the state of affairs in restaurants and such places, where the tea is made in the morning to last all day, or even every few hours.
 "The English have, hit upon the ideal time for drinking tea, at break fast and between luncheon and din- ner. Taken then it is the best sort of tonic." .re. ,@
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-01
rcopyright, 1908, by c. B. Lewis ]

! YCopyright, 1908. by c. B. Lewis.1 R A " HEN Mrs. Bowser discour' NAV aged MT. Bowser from be- . V v coming a farmer, as re-
 lated short time since, she looked upon the agricultural question as settled for year to come, but her hopes were to be dashed. He reached home the other afternoon with a pack age under his arm, and when she ex- pressed her surprise at his coming home at that hour he explained: "I thought I would do a little work in the back yard. I'm going to spade up part of 1t and do a little garden work
 "But it's no place for a garden" she protested.
 ''It's good enough for what I want. I'm going to experiment with a few seeds.'
 "How experiment? Why do you waste your time and money over fads?"
 "Fads! Pads! Please don't apply that word to me. No man is clearer
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-01
PLANTS
 SOME SEEDS
He E-eperirn enfS Ir1 roe Ir1feresf 0F FarnerS and GordenerS A~ >~

'T shall plant cucumber, squash, melon and pumpkin seeds tonight" he explained to Mrs. Bowser, "and to- morrow try the same by daylight. This is an even day of the month, while tomorrow will be odd. It won't take over fortnight to settle the question, and the results will be at once com municated to the agricultural depart ment. Perhaps may make third ex. pertinent to see if the moon really in- 6uences vegetation. It is claimed by the farmers of some countries that 1t does" .,+s,.. .a..5-.s .
 You'll have lame back for week and that'll be about all you'll have to report on,'" replied Mrs. Bowser as she surveyed the various seeds.
 And you'd probably rejoice if had lame back for year. Some wives encourage their husbands to ambition, but you sit down on every aim have and seek to squelch it. By John, but if I'd only married the right sort of wo- man I might have been in the White House by this time." ....-.
 The trouble did not go further. She turned away and he took his seeds and hied him to his garden to wait for the shades of night. They were not long in arriving, and 1t was with a feeling in his soul that the agricultural world was about to be turned topsy turvy that his planted his various seeds and tagged the spots with date and hour. Then he sauntered up and down for half an hour among the clothespins, fruit cans and beer bottles to communi- cate with nature and went in. He had done all he could. If there were no cucumbers, squashes, melons and pumpkins to be picked on the morrow it would not be his fault. He had shown his interest and his willingness, and no man could do more.
 He had scarcely entered the house when the full moon rose up slowly from the direction of Primrose alley. She was hired by the year and had no reason to hustle The cats of the neighborhood rose up with the moon. Two or three of them had witnessed MT. Bowser's planting as they skulked along the top of the fences, and the news that he had started several oys- ter beds was carried along the block. The feiines assembled in knots and groups and sections, and while they spat and cuffed at each other they likewise came to an understanding on this subject of agriculture. ..
 MT. Bowser sat reading and smoking after his arduous labors when there was long drawn yowl from the throats of fifty cats and rush and scramble.
 Good heavens, but what's thatT he exclaimed as he rose up and half ex- pected to see the walls tumble in.
 "Cats,' quietly observed Mrs. Bow ser. j. .~.-, '
 "Cats? WhereT
 'Tn the back yard, experimenting in agriculture" ,.... .-.4.
 Mr. Bowser rushed downstairs and out of doors coatless and hatless, and the sight that confronted him made his heart stand still. y#
 Half a hundred cats were tumbling over his garden beds. They were of all sizes and colors, one eyed, sQuint eyed and bobtailed, but all ambitions
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-01
LOT NO. 2
LOT NO. 8.

You'll need White Goods before the Summer is and though there may offerings in this line from time e you rest assured you will not find such choice pat these to from
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-01

They had scratched tip his Seeds and leveled his beds and wrought desc lation.
 With clothes prop in his grasp he rushed up to them to slay, but they vanished like the morning dew and mocked him as they went. By and by he laid down the prop and re-entered the house and stood before Mrs. Bow. ser. His face was flushed, his ears worked and his eyes glared. and he balanced on his toes as he tried to give utterance to his feelings.
 "Yes, am to blame for it," she said, "and your lawyer will see my lawyer in the morning and arrange for the di- vorce." M. QUAD.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-01
She Was q. Surprise.

~"Name this child," said the southern bishop who was baptizing small scrap of poor white" humanity.
 "Onyx."
 "Onyx?"
 "Onyx."
 "How in the world did you ever hit upon the name of Onyx?"e asked the clergyman, after the service.
 ''Why, because she come so onyx pected," drawled the parents, in all seriousnesp.-N. Y. Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-01
Two of m K,Ewd.

"I'n plain, everyday sort of a business man," said the middle-aged person, with the scanty hair, "but I'm nothing if not practical. Miss Wiseley, will you. be my wife?'
 "I admire your frankness, MT. Hust- ier," replied the auburn-haired beauty, "beoause I'm inclined to be somewhat practical myself, How much are you worth 2"-CincinnaM Enquiger.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-01
Pointers From the Cooks.

Real mushroom lovers will like plain escaloped mushrooms without foreign seasonings, which hide the mushrooms flavor.
 Too rapid boiling ruins sauce. Let 1t boil up. then simmer.
 Sirup, jam or marmalade should be served with the plain rice pudding that has no fruit in 1t.
 To sweeten tea with white rock candy is one of the new wrinkles.
 For spice cake cold coffee may be used instead of milk.
 Some of the most delicious soups are now made from vegetable stock.
 Custards are smoother when made with only the yolks of eggs.
 As a general principle, all but the very plainest buildings should be steamed rather than boiled.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-01

How to Scale Fish Quickly. Fish may be scaled much easier Dy first dipping them into boiling water tor minut@
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-10-10
The Roman Jockeys.

The excavations going on at the City
of Rome are very interesting. They
are now delving in the spot where the
race track was situated. They find ira
ces of the jockeys of the old days.
One of the professors who is super
intending the work, writes:
l discovered on May 90, 1878, near
the barracks of the greens, by S. Lo-
reno in Damaso, the eulogy of young
rider of African extraction, named Gre
seems, engraved on fine marble ped
estal This fellow of barely twenty-five
had already gained-if not put aside
one million and half of sestertii, 4
sum corresponding to $4,000.
The great Diocles, the prince of Ro-
man jockeys, left to his son a fortune
of one million two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars. This is, manifestly,
a remarkable case of thrift in man
belonging to a caste which had greedi-
ness, prodigality and debauchery for its
characteristics.
A third rider, Aelius Gutta Calpurni-
anus, must also have laid by colossal
fortune judging from the magnificence
of his mausoleum, the remains Of
which, discovered in 1873 on the Via
Fiaminia, form now one of the best
ornaments Of the Municipal Museum
on the Cae..an HILL
Juevnal, the satirist, assures us that
one of these low, vulgar fellows could
make in q short season one hundred
fold the income Of . celebrated lawyer
4
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-10-10
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A BAD WALK

There are lots of things in Carson
that need fixing but the worst of all
is that side walk in front of the black
smith shop opposite the Briggs House.
If nothing else is done a DANGER
sign should be Immediately posted In
a conspicuous place to warn the pedes.
TRAN, else the owners of the property
may soon have a damage suit on their
hands. The walk is disgrace to that
end Of town in particular and the en-.
tire city in general. 1t would require
a column to diagnose its ailments, blu,
to the naked eye it is hump-back,
knock-kneed, cross-eyed, bow-legged
corn sore bunion laden, and ingrown
toe nailed.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-10-10
The Band Minstrels.

On next Friday evening, the 10th,
the Band Minstrels will introduce
themselves to the public, and from,
what can be learned, the performance
will eclipse anything of like char.
acter that has been presented to the
public in the amateur line. The first
part will be entirely new and novel
the curtain rising on very pretty
lawn view. the end men alone being
blackened. New voices will be heard
aid the solos are entirely new, being
the latest compositions.
The olio will be as interesting and
entertaining as the first part and will
include the popular little farce, "A
Tip on the Derby" which has had sew
eral seasons Of undoubted popularit,
in the large cities 1t will be seel
here for the first time at the Bant
Minstrels next Friday evening
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-10-10

gular old-time one-ring circus perform
ance '----s-.-- --
To the lett anu DacA y. .Ae 'O4lv..
Tent, the combination Town Hall,
Church. ScnOOi mouse anu theatre,
where we again observe Tue SAY " 4...... :
license IN feaiiy nAot C.s.-,, IuA.Alln-
GUS vaudeville entertainment
Other bu..alngs are the DiacAsMlti.
Shop, where souvenirs wln We III So
and sold; the Justices Shop, wneTe
the recreant Cinnamon and other Of
fneders will be tried, the Jail, where
punishment Will be meteo cut; the fire
House; the publishing Muse VI the
Daily Self-Cocker; the otaDies AMI
Corral, where 'Dronco-pus,lng" Will
be feature, and where the stage
coach will terminate its regular hourly
TRIPS down town; the cabins of John
w. Mackey and George y. rerAlns anu
Games Marshall, containing many II.
teresting relics of the lile q these een-
tlemen before the discovery of gold.
To the right ana let, at ,ne PACK G.
the camp, the mountains commence
to rise, and placer mlne will be IN
! full operation. Back of all is lake,
out Of which the foot hills rise and
merge gradually into the browning sc =
mic effect, reproduction Of Mount
Shasta, in the hazy distance.
The main attraction to the visitor
however, will be the free atmosphere
and rough good humor of frontier
town, which is in marked contrast IL
any other concession on the Pike, and
from relaxation from many attrac
tons whose justified claim for patron
age lies in the artistic beauty of see
mic effects alone.
Mr.. Meyers has been taken in hanc
while here by Commissioner Yering
ton and Controller aDvis, and is thu
guest of the latter while in Carson. H.
will leave for San Francisco this even
ing.
Mr.. Meyers met Mr.. Yerington Will.
in St. Louis and spoke in glowins
terms Of the way he has begun to han
due Nevada's interests there Mr.
Meyers met good many citizens We
terday ad all pronounce him all right
He is investing nearly one hundre.
> thousand dollars to give the world
correct reflex of the
Days of old, the days Of gold;
e Tne days of Forty-Nne,
D and everyone on this coast who has tn
lure of those days in his memory an
: the pride of the pioneer, wish hir
). every success in his undertaking.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-10-10
sex. s.4s4s asa.seses.s.a+.e.
ofoat American Tea Company 1o4
Carson Street.

~s03S 0ercan Tea Company TO-
Carson Street.
o. e. Oatman. local agent for the
'Arsat. American Tea Company has
set an. example that others VIM 10
we'll to follow. He mas numbered his
place Of business. This is aamove fl
the right direction, and one that May.
Or hackey and the Appeal have lodg
been advocating. 'sli o1i aoI 2
MIR. Oatnan numbered the store Oh
tie say SO OF a couple of citizens and
whether the store is numbered cor
ret, or not. is of little consequence
as it will take but short time to
right the error. Now that the start
has been made, it would be well Cor
all the business people along Main
street to see that their places Of bll.
siness are correctly numbered. 1t will
probably require an outlay of about
twenty-five cents or less. 1
When this is completed, let the pri
vate residences be numbered and the
streets marked Carson is conceded by
all to be one Of the best iayed out
Il Wns on the coast, and there is nc
rcaeon Why the streets should i.o' be
| marked with very little expense Lei
| the City Trustees take action on thi:
very important matter. What's the U.S.
of going to sleep? Let's awake from
our slumbers and be progressive. A
good way to start in is to mark an,
number the streets.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-10-10
A Good Indication.

Some weeks ago Proprietor Allen, OF
the Park hotel, placed a large order
with the Appeal job department for
letter heads. Yesterday he placed a
This is a good indication that the nc
tel is doing good business under the
management of Mr. Allen, as well as
his keen appreciation of the abilit!
of the Appeals excellent job depart
ment.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-10-10

Mr.. Albert Meyer, who has the con-
cession to run the Eorty-Nine Mining
Camp at the st. Louis exposition, rea'
ched the city yesterday. He came all
the way from st. Louis to investigate
the attractions offered him on the
coast and secure relics Of the olden
uays in oroer to have the camp as rea-
listic as possible.
He will spend about ten days in Cal
ifornia getting next" to things which
will enable him to make the Forty-Nine
camp the head quarters Of the Pacific
coasters. All the things which made
life So attractive to the Forty-Niner
will be4therea in such absolute fidelity
to the genuine article, that the men
Who drop irto the camp from this
coast will think the hand of time has
been turned back fifty years or more
and that the same dead camp with all
it's inhabitants has come to life.
Among other things he proposes to
secure the genuine old stage coach
that ,.ank Monk drove Horace Greeley
to Placerville in and have a black sand
talk with Doc Benton about it.
Here are some of the features OF the
camp already determined on:
The entrace to the enclosure il
through a giant redwood tree, ani
through whcih will be driven, by 'Yubs
Bill himself, one 81 the famous pic
neer coaches.
On the left is Dew Drop h." ty
pical frontier hotel, with IN old-tim'
bar, its quaint signs and relics. A SHOW
mans license will be taken, however
and the restaurant and bar will b.
strictly first class n every way.
To the right will be the Genera
Store, the Drug Store, Barber Shop an
Chinese Laundry. The Cinnamon ar
not peaceful citizens. and their fire.
auent quarrels in front of the laundry
followed by the appearance Of the she
riff of the town, will be one OF tn
signals for the Barker" to commenc
his version of the affair, the probabl
punishment to be melted out to tn
luckless Cinnamon on the inside, an
a description of the many attraction
ct the camp.
Directly in front Of the entrance Wi
be the Wells Fargo Express Ofic'
with many interesting relics, and tn
Post Office, which will he a regula
United States sub-station.
To the right will be seen the Dane
Hall, where characteristic wester
dances will be given.
Immediately back Of the Express O
fee will be the circus tent, and a r
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-10-10

aess In his az fiolNs.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-10-10

4 Number - Shots Fired Witheu
~ ~ Damage.

a N.Meer - shsts Firsd Without
- - Damage.
! Last AooziAy morning q abQut 3.a0.
9 number Of shots were hoard in,
the direction Of Millerville. Upon In,
visitation it was found that IN Indian
Had fired twice at Jas. Moss, ana de
latter had returned the ire. All Of the
shots went wild and no damage was
sd6ne.oHs 90 - 9'7
- About the time Moss was going to
close the Golden Rule saloon for the
night, Yellow Jim, one Of the lesser
stars Of the defunct Blackhawk show
company, entered, followed by an In
dan. The latter was loaded for bear
and had in his possession a jug of
whiskey that the coon had purchased
. short time before at the East Fork
saloon. He asked Moss to open the
bottle for him, but instead of comply
ing with the request Jim grabbed the
; bottle and hot struggle ensued, dur
ing which the contents were spilled.
,, The Indian was then ordered away,
but instead of going, showed disposi-
ton to remain He was at this time IN
the porch, and as Moss started to-
wards him, the Washoe pulled a gun
| and fired two shots at him, both fortu-
nately going wild. Jim had his shoot.
ing-iron in operation in an instant,
| but owing to the darkness his shots
| also missed their mark. The Indian
/ then fed, but returned couple Of
! hours later, and attempted to gain an
} entrance through one of the saloon
windows, but was frightened off by the
rrop,iet
During the scrimmage Yellow jim
made a hasty retreat to more congo
NAL climes, and, in his haste, forgo
to settle some bills he had contracted
the day before.-Record.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-10-10
A Graceful Act.

Last evening the Leisure Hour club
Of Carson were to have had their an.
nual opening and supper in the annex
Of the Episcopal church.
Owing to the death of Mrs. Kelley,
an ex-member of the club, whose re-
mains were lying in the immediate vi.
cinity, the club postponed the event.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-10-10
THE ToNoPAH RAILROAD.
Philadelphia Capitalists Decide &c
Build IL

Private advices received from Phi
ladelphia in this city yesterday. state
that ct the meeting of the Philadelphia
capitalists interested in Tonopah, it
was decided formally to build the rail-
road to Tonopah. distance of sixty
miles, connecting with the c. & c.
This is indeed cheering news for it
will vitalize the camp as the v. G T.
did the Comstock in the early daTs.
Carson will feel the effect of the en-
terprise and indeed all Nevada viii
have reason to congratulate itself. the
road is to be completed in six month.
after the contracts are let.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-10-10

Harry Gill was an arrival from Reno
yesterday. He will be employed shing.
ling on the Brougher mansion.
Jim Treadswll and Andy Hampell,
the popular commercial travellers
passed through yesterday morning.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-10-10
OF For New Fields.

ice O'Brien, who has been employed
at the j. E. Richardson store for the
past three years, was a departure last
will in the future reside. Joe has the
hest wishes Of large number of
friends in this city, who will wish him
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-10-10
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Funeral Notice.

The funeral Of the late Mrs. r. Z.
Kelley will take place this afternoon
at D. M, from the Catholic cnurc.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-09-04
FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN.

Mrs. James G.. Blaine left an estate
valued at 100000.
Miss Caroline L. Greiseim, a clerk in
the civil service department at Washing
ton, has had unique duty cut out for
her. She has been detailed to make a
tour of inspection of the post Offices OF
the country and interpret the civil serv-
ice regulations.
Hetty Green a few days ago dropped a
remark which hints at romance of days
gone by. Some one asked her if she knew
Mr.. Choate, the American ambassador
to London. Know Joe Choate?" she ex-
claimed. Il should say so. Why, he was
one of my beaus when was girl"
Miss Marion H. Brazier has been in
trusted with the formidable task of
making collection of thousands of
photographs of descendants of colonial
and revolutionary men and women for
the st. Louis fair. These will adorn the
long room of independence hall Tin fac
simile) and will prove valuable ex-
hibit, as each picture will be accom-
panied by brief sketch of an ancestor.
After the fair they will be placed in the
congressional library in Washington.
Miss Margaret Chandos-Pole, known
as ''the best sportswoman in England"
also noted as bachelor girl, globe trot-
ter and brilliant cOnversationalist, is a
celebrity at Newport, where she Is the
guest of Miss Van Alien. She is very
handsome girl and therefore can afford
to indulge in open contempt for fashion
ably made gowns, which she never
wears. She dances divinely, knows
horses thoroughly, can command and
sail almost any rig of yacht and can tell
more about such craft than most of the
men who never miss a race. Her apart
ments in London and Paris are immense
ly popular.