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coFFINS FOR THE CHINESE.
The CsLewIiAIs Have Strange Fans1
for burial a.k-t Several
Feet Too Long.

An undertaken whose patronagecov-
ers the Chinese quarter on Race street
talking the other day of the eI-
from time to time.
1T is n curious fact" he Laid, re-
ports the Philadelphia Telegraph,
that the ~li,tlest people | am called
upon I" bury require the biggest cof-
fms. by li,tlcst | mean the l~itilest AS
a race-in other words. the Chinese.
! suppose | have oniciated at more
Chinese funerals than any other un-
dertaker in the Quaker city, and never
yet have ! furnished Il C~hinarnan with
a coffin h was not several sizes too
big for him. Whether their religion
requires this loose fit | am not pre-
pared 10 say, hut certain Il IS that bag
giness is n virtue in their collins. lust
as IL is in their blouses and trousers.
and h n every properly constituted
Chinaman selects his last house as
ro"my as possible. Take n man who
is five feet four inches high. and Of
Proportionatr girth, FOR example. MT.
urally a fellow of that size could never
;ut much OF n sPlurgc in l!fe. yet when
he comes I" lie he takes up as much
room A. a giant. NOt one inch less
than o., or seven feet will satisfy for
the length Of his coffin. the width must
be three feet. IT," depth over three
rect and the walls Of his coffin AZ least
tw" inches thick. These dimensions,
mind y"u. are for an unGer>il-G man.
For n Chinaman 81 the regulation oc-
cicenta! proportions the ,iI- Of his
coffin increases in dircc; ratio IN hi.
own stature and hulk. and the cousc-
4nencc IL that at some 81 I'M Chinese
numerals II seems ~ IL | were burying
treasure chests instead Of r~eccptacIes
FOR dead humanity"
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Sew Route ia Tonopah Min-s.

There is To be a new route to lie Ton
opah mining district. and it will be
many miles shorter than can be covered
over Senator Clark's road, and besides
this advantage it will present less desert
travel and tap a richer country in all
way. SAYS the Ogden Standard.
Tho new line is tai be built by the
Southern Pacific, and will lie the mean
OF making TonOpah and all the ncb
country surrounding and north OF, it,
directly tributary to Ogden. Tins line
will leave the present line Of the South.
ern Pacific between Elko and Carlin,
New and will trend south toward Eur
eka. There are many fertile valleys
along and neal this line. especially east
Of it, in the Ruby mountains, that are
well cultivated, and there is also a pros.
porous cattle %ranching business carried
on i'll that section. The mines in Eureka,
New, Will also take on new life with Il
shorter and better route to outside
business ccnters. Hitherto it's only
communication with the outside world
has been by means Of . little narrow
gauge road. Tie trains n which are run
%irregularly. Tie new branch will con-
tinue Il little west Of sonth to TnnOpab,
and form n direct line that will be the
shortest mo the new mining district.
That the Southern Pacific means bus.
mess and realizes the importance Of tap.
ping the neN districts before a rival, is
evidenced 10y the TACT that they have
already II corps 81 surveyors in the field,
and they are working sonth from the
proposed junction point with the pres
cnt main line in Nevada.
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JOINT Statement
Auditor and Treasurer of
ElkO County

For hi oaau-r Ending March II. 1908.
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SAMUEL JONES TILDES,

Henry WAttersOn, the gifted Ken.
lucky orator and editor, spoke as one
inspired OH the occasion Of his recent
tribute to Emerson, delivered IN New
York city. With true d~iscernment he
made Il noteworthy and instructive com.
LarsoD, revealing a just and critical
appreciation OF one Of the really great
contemporaries Of Ralph Waldo Emers.
Cd. whose genius was utilized in finance.
politics, reform and statecraft. We re-
fer to Samuel Jones Tilden, the greatest
Of Democratic statesmen. certninly
since Thomas Jefferson. and he was eas.
lily the intellectual equal OF that illus.
trious founder o. the party. Mr.. Tilden
was not merely a consummate politician,
whose masterful methods have been
adopted by ablest leaders ~ both parties
since his day, but he was n profound
reasUner ~ we'll rs intrepid reiormer.
and he possessed the cruces OF scholar.
ship and had an un:ivaled grasp Of
every important issue that came before
he country III his day. II was natural,
lLCl' lihk " SDns hu htNCHl tllO
crat, in dwelling upon EmersOnian
ideals should recall the matchIess lead
er and man Of thought who WIS depriv.
ed OF the highest Office in the land
by the foulest conspiracy that damns
and darkens the records Of American
politics. Mr.. Watterson said:
"The nearest approach to the ideal
statesman this country has evolved lived
and died here III this merrnpolis. II
over a man pursued mn ideal in life he
did. From youth to age he dwelt amid
his f~ancies. lie WIS truly ~ man Of the
world moDg men u letters and q mar
Ot letters among men ri the world. \
philosopher pure md simple, a lover Of
books, OF pictures, OF all things beauti.
full and elevatinR, he yet attained great
riches, and, being a doclrinaire and lav.
ing a passion for affairs, he was able To
crafty the aspiration To pminence and
the ycarniDg to be Of service to the state
which had filled his heart without
any OF the articles usual to the practi.
cal politician ne gradually rose 10 he u
power in his party, thence TO become the
leader Of Il vast following, bic name n
shibboleth to millions Of his country
men, who enthusiastically summoned
him and who believed that he was elect.
cd chief magistrate OF the United States.
lie was indeed an idenIisi. 10 lost the
White House because he wa 30, though
represented by his enemies as u scbcm.
ing spider weaving his web amid tho
coil 81 mystificatiop in which he hid
himself
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Hight New. hsspshanks. Hishop Of
Norwich. 0nsTs TO Instruct His
wonsn Auditors.

Right Rev. John ~SheepShanks. bishop
OF Norwich, startled q wotnen's meet
ing Mt London by announcing: az
any ladies here van lessons In simpIc
cooEing-bow To make flapjacks or
cook bacon. let them come TO me md
! will teach them.
1T has been said Of n certain king
that he wnh 1T to be a king because he
Ind biacked his " boots. Taking
that reasoning. ! ntn more 1T To he n
bishop thnn anyone here because I
have cobhlcd my own boots and mend.
cd my " brccchei."
These remarks were made ;p The
course ~ mn address. the ibc,n. NJ
which wns thnt maintaining Of hnunl
ness depends upon the inward feeling
Ih'hop S~hcrpshnnks' experiences re-.
terred to were gained while he wns
chaplain to the bishop Of Coiumbin
from 1889 to 1867.
Ills training M a cook he rnny ho,,
acquired IN bringing up n larpe family
OF ten sous mud ,cvon daughters. 70
OF whom. six boys md as many uir,,
are sthl living, the eldest n son hci,n
w years old. md the youngest, nI,n
n son. being seven. The bi'hnn IL 40
years old. W
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BEGINNING OF BBRT SUGAR.
originally q Vegetable OF YSaaes and
DsVeiopsd by Nan OF That
Nation.

n great sugar-heet industry Of
IN" world owes It's very existence IN
n discovery ri Nilm"rin. snys Success,
II" original sugar beet grown in
france did not contain enough suy,r
Tor commerce. The amount al sug,r
could 10" ensily determined in the
beet. hut in making the test the re.
productive qualities 81 the pInnt w.r,
always destroyed Nilmnriu Ienrrcd
how I" "Ntrnri III" puIp without do
str"yIng til" plant. and nv ssIrctinn
nhd cr"sS.i~.r""hiug he grew n uI,ut
upon which the great industry 4, poyv
founded. We "w" also to iImoriu
tho present carrot. n vegetable which
was nothing more thnn a thin. hord
woody root. UNIT for the stomach ~
n sheep or "a COW. Year after yoar
he sowed in II bed md carefully or.
ainlned every root. lIy SELECTING seed
from only the best plants for IN.
new sowing. he produced n carrot
with moro flesh and less wood. Tho
horse rnhish. the turpip. and. indeed
the pntntn vine. were once. uI,,ts
with thin. dry. woody roots. without
the least suggestion that they would
ever develop into food for mn ar
beast.
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Year wmhss, sumner.

Although II Il too long ago Tor anyone
to reneuber...the year without a sum
msr Is described a. follows by the Tnle-
do BLADE:
The year without summer was 1915.
The previous winter wa very cold In
Europe, but opeoed comparatively mild
IN u country and III no way indicated
the seTere weather that had prevailed.
January Eas very mild, So much so, that
the fires rendered homes unconfortsbly
warm. May proved a bitter dissppoint-
ment; The early buds were soon black
ened by the frost. and IN one night dur
ing the first tvo days Of May all vege-
iatlOn IVES made a biackened waste.
Ice formed 10 the thickness Of an inch
through all the fields.
June was a month OF ice and desola-
ton, with thermometer sunk very far
beloS the freezing point and frost, ice
and snow were common throughout the
country.
July Was &c sompanied by frost and
ice. On the glorious Fourth an album
dance OF ice was found in the streams
and pools as far south rs Virginia. That
mon.l: :ae lndiau corn wa entirely de-
strOyed.
August, which was hoped would end
the cold weather. o dispellei that
hope; 1t was even more cherries than
the month which preceded it.
The news received from Europe con-
tanned the intelligence that like condi-
tions existed there in many parts. On
August 18th ice formed everywhere and
winter clothing which had been laid
aside a few days before was again
brought forth to protect the peo: lie from
the winter blast. October kept up the
reputation OF its predecessors,
November was extremely cold, but
strange to say December WAS the mild
est aud most comfortable month Of the
whole year. OF course the cold wealth.
or caused bread stnff to rise to an I'M
heard. OF price and it WAS impossible to
obtain the ordinary vegetables for table
use, rs what were for sale we're required
FOR seed. Flour sold for Sl3 a barre
and the average price OF wheat III EGG
land WAS 81 shillings a quarter.
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HANDS orr:

That Is IL no sense q new slogan Sena-
tor Hanna sounded at the Ohio repub-
hcan convention. He has teen shout
ing hands of ever since he got TO be \
-kpS maker.
After the election OF KcKinley in 1896
Mr.. Hanna personally took charge OF
the pie counter and every Foraker re-
publican In Ohio who had the temerity
to 20 heal heard b steDtorious warn
ing, hands of"
A corrupt politician in Ohio bnbed
the Legislature into sending him to the
United States senate.
Hands off, be shouted to the inves,i-
eating committee Of the Ohio GEN.
ate.
Hands off, he shouted to the the ser
geant-at-arms, who served a summons
by mail for his appearance before the
in investigating committee, and he stayed
beyond the state borders one whole
year to make sure that the ~eergeant-at-
arms would not lay hands on him.
Hands off, he shouted to the grand
jury. for the senator didn't want to &C.
cupy a felou's cell i'll the Ohio p%eniten-
tiary.
Hands off, he shouted to the ma.
total senate when the verdict OF guilty
by the Senate was filed, vith a protest
against the fugitive from justice being
seated i'll that body.
Hands off, was the order when
Eagap's ~-embalmed beef was eI-
posed.
Hands Of when the brutalities in
American camps were exposed.
Hands oil" when Cuba wanted to
properly punish RathboLe .Hi Nee.
ley.
Hands Off when General Miles wants
to expose the ]rottenness Of our imper,
ialism u the Philippines.
Hands OF hen the investigation OF
the postal department began.
III 4nds of" was screamed at Roose'
welt when he went bear haunting in Ala
bsma for soutbern delegates.
Islands of" was the reply when For
sker and Roosevelt wanted II Roo'evelr
plank Ill the Ohio platform.
And. standing III the convention. in,
zolent AS a whipped dog. seeing evi
dencee OF his waning power, Hands off
he creams to the people OF OHIO, who
realize that the time has come to la,
hhLds on him and threw him bodily on
OF the United States senate.
Hands Off was the slogan OF fear, the
cry az distress from ii frightened politi
cal criminal brought to bay at last.
1t is the peoples urn 70 say -handi
oil" to Mark Hanna, aud they SHOULD
say it loud enough that tie will near it to
his dying day.-Columbus Press.
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DuiuDut's AIrshIu.

PARIS, Juno 23.-M. Santos. Dumont
made his first appearance today in air.
chip No. q over the center ~ Paris. He
started fo- Long Champs. going in the
direction Of the Place dc L'EtOile. He
executed Il number Of skillful manouy-
crs over the Place dc LEtOille. made II
tour ~ the Are tie Triomphc md turn.
ing down the Champs Elyscc. brought
his airflIip down at the door Oi his
house. Later he returned to Long
Champs. There was little wind. Tho
ship maintained nm altitude Of about a
hundred feet and answered her helm
perfectly. 80. 9 is The smallest a~irsIrip
Santos DumOnt las yet constructed.
She measures about $500 cubic feet, has
n three horse power engine and rescm.
blCs nm elongated egg.
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Anun' 500 Years

Tho little ship Anita, which has been
ntloat since 1913. has just been sold 10 be
broken up. II is doubtful where there
IL another vessel that Inns been so long
IN commission.
While the Anita has h"ch frequently
repaired, yet her original lines mud rig
have been fairly maintained All these
ycars the vessel hns been sailing paiien.
ily back mud forth between the United
States aud Canada, and tho United
Stsics and Span. carrying all sorts OF
cargOca FIX.
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The old Nevada mining camp Of An.

The old Nevada mining camp Of An.
rora is assuming mn mir 81 lie. Prppar
atioDs are being made :" reopen some ~
the old mines. An office has been fitted
UP on n scale that epeaks well for the
character oi tho work to be done; nm
assay Office is being fitted and u coupe.
tent assaver, George Paymal. is in
charge. Mr.. Paymal is well known in
this scctioD ~ Nevada. and il u young
man Of much ability. IIe has just re-.
turned from Central America. where he
held mn important position. Enter.
prisc.
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w-ckIyCrop Bulletin.
Carson City June. 81, 1903.
For the week ending June 22nd, 1908

Carson City June, %, 1903.
For the week ending June 22nd, 1908:
The weather during the week has
been very beneficial to t.e growing
crops. In the western part OF the State
it was moderately cool II partly
cloudy to cloudy. with night teInpera-
lures u little lower than usual for this
time Ot the year. In the eastern section
the weather WAS generally clear and
very much warmer than il has been for
the past two or three weeks. In the
northeastern portion considerable cloud
iUcSs prevailed, with some wind and
thunder, but no rain. In the other sec.
'iOns Of the State conditions were about
normal.
Reports this wocK aie all very favor.
able and Indicate a stsndy and saiisfact.
DRY improvement in crop conditions and
prospects all over the State. Favor.
able weather with an abundance Of ir
rigatlon water has advanced vegetation
rapidly during the past seven days. Re.
ports ~ correspondents show that the
grain, hay. fruit and vegetable crops
are 10 fine condition and making excel
lent progress. An extra heavy crop Of
alfalfa IL being harvested 10 western
di4tric,s. In the vicinity 81 RiOyillc
corn Ia ready Tor use and ligs are ripe.
The grain harvest is nearly over in the
southeast portion 81 Lincoln county,
and in come localities the yield IL below
average. Fruit prospects continue ex.
%cclIcnt. Range stock nrc reported Ia DO
doing well generally.
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The name, by the way, Of the leader
Of tho Chicago agitation against lirc
crackcrs OF The Fourth Of July il Windy
slaw a. Kuhcwsky. Ills name looks M
if a cannon cracker exploded against II
some time or other and rather mixed up
tho alphabetical connection.
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STATE OF NEVADA. L.
CoCSrr OF ELKo.
AUDITORS OFFICE
ELXo. Apni 6. 1903.
To the Honorable Board OF County
Commissioners of EXC county. Nev.:
GES1IKMrS:-we herewith submit our
Qarserly Report OF the Finance Of the
county for the quarter ending Nar 81.
1903
Respectfully submitted.
&. W. GROVER Auditor.
A.. G. DAErEY. Treasurer.
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The at"vr balance stands to the
credit "f 'he various funds M per
Treasurer balance Sheet. lated April
J.. 1863
rP~EasuRER's BALANCE sHEE1.
Cash il treasury 70 the credit OF the
vuIoue funds. MAJ. 81. 1903:
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30

The death Of Alexander Ramsay, of
Minnesota, at the age of SO, removes
the last of the famous cOterie of civil
war governors of northern states,
which included Morton, OF Indiana:
Gates, of Illinois; Curtin. OF Pennsyl-
vania; Tod. Of Ohio; Blair, of Mich.
gan, and several Others, whose names
will have conspicuous place In his.
tory.
Gov. Ramsay had a record both pub.
lie and private that was truly envia-
BILE. 1t may said to be without a flaw
He was the governor of Minnesota
territory, appointed by Preslden,
Taylor in 1S49, and was elected gov.
ernor Of the state in 1850. In 1867
he was sent to the United States sen.
ate and served continuously ia that
body until 1875. In 1877 he became
a member of President Hayes cabinet
as secretary of war, and after that
was a member of the famous Edmunds
commission.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30

Gen. James N. Tyner asks from the
public suspension Of Judgment re-
garding the breaking open Of safe
in his Office and the removal of papers
therefr0m by members Of his family.
The situation is one in which it is
impossible to suspend judgment as to
the lawlessness and criminality of the
act referred TO. There is no reason,
as yet, to question Mr.. Tyner's per-
sonal integrity, unless it shall appear
that be conniyed at the breaking open
VI the safe, but there is little doubt
that he has been made tool of for
corrupt purposes by person whom
his wife and her sister are trying to
shield. Mr.. Tyner held Office too long
so long that he not only became in
capacitated to perform official duties.
but even to protect hiGself against
the designing schemes Of those Wit
had his confidence and whom he
should now be anxious to expose in.
stead of shield. 1t is a sad closing tC
long career that was honorable nnti
it was clouded by the acts of his rela.
tives.-IndianapoIis Journal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30

The argument in favor of short leg
islative sessions is presented in the
case of Indiana. The session of her
general assembly is limited to 81 days
and within, that time the members
have enough regular work to do to
keep them busy so that they have no
time to spare for quarrelpg. They
rush through the business and go home
generally satisfied with the work ac-
cOmpliShed, as are the people also.
While the laws enacted by this
years legislature Of Indiana ere all
compiled, printed and in the hands of
the people; in many other states, no
tably Illinois, Michigan, New York
and Pennsylvania, the legislatures that
began in January are still grinding
away, and it is noticed that the longer
they grind the more irritable they get
and the more unnecessary scrapping
is INDUCED in.@South Bend Tribune
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30

The fiftieth anniversary Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gottlieb Gcttschalk was cele-
brated in Chicago Saturday. April "a,
1908.
Mr.. Gottschalk and his wife, Kath-
crime, were born and married in Ger
many, but came to America twenty
one years ago and settled in Bourbon
township, where they resided until a
few months ago, when they sold their
farm and moved to Chicago. Mr..
G0ttSchalk is Is and his wife II years
old; both are In excellent health and
their many friends in Marshall county
hope they may live to celebrate their
diamond wedding.
Their children were all present at
the golden wedding celebration. They
are julius Gottschalk, Mesdames A.
Flick and A. Altizz, OF Chicago; VIM.
Rudi. Of Bourbon, and P. J. Haag, Of
Plymouth. There are nine grand.
children.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30
Dedication Of the Worlds Fair.

Down at St. Louis today noon,
a salute of one hundred guns will an
nounce the end of the first century OF
the life Of the great empire that JEFF
.ferson bought of Napoleon and out of
which has been carved a nation OF
freemen. One cannot grasp the won
derful strides that have been taken in
nation building as has been witnessed
during the hundred years that has
marked the time since Napoleon sold
a country greater than France. 1t is
expected that the services attending
the dedication Of the great exposition
to commemorate the event will be
historic in impressiveness. The pres
ident will dedicate the exposition,
speeches will be made by foreign am
bassadors and noted orators from all
parts of the country will deliver ad-
dresses. And pomp and pageantrv
will be much in evidence. The eve-
nings will be reSplendent with fire.
works, the like of which was never
dreamed of by the most imaginative.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30
John D. MARSHALL Dead.

John D. Marshall, s5 years of age,
the man who cast the deciding vote
which elected Thomas A. Hendricks
United States senator in 1868, died
Monday night in Marion, Ind. In
1862 he was elected as joint senator
for the district composed of Grant and
Madison counties. He was elected as
the democratic candidate because he
had long been identified with the whig
party and it was believed that he
could carry the whig vote. Oliver P.
Morton. then governor of the state,
was the republican candidate and
Thomas A. Hendricks was the unani-
nous choice Of the democrats. On
joint ballot the republicans had
twenty-four votes, while there were
twenty-five straight democratic votes,
exclusive of Marshall. The republi-
cans, however, hid hopes of Marshall
returning to his former allegiance and
voting with them, thus making the
vote tie on joint ballot, in which
case Lieutenant Governor Baker
would have voted and elected Morton.
But when the decisive moment came
he voted for Hendricks and elected
him.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30
MARRIED


The marriage of Joseph Hanna, OF
Laporte and Miss Mary Elizabeth
Wade, of this city was celebrated at
st. Michael's Catholic church Tuesday
morning, Rev. Father S. NJ. Yenn. Of
floating. 1t was pretty wedding
and was largely attended.
The happy couple were given a
wedding breakfast arthe home of the
bride Immediately after the ceremony.
Only the relatives and very near
friends attended the reception.
The bride is the daughter OF An
dreas and Mary Wade. Her father
died about a year ago, but the family
remains in this city and Miss Wade
was one of Plymouth IS steadiest best
and most respected young ladies.
Her husband is a prominent young
machinist who is employed at the
Rumley factory in Laporte The
happy couple will make their home in
that city.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30

Congressman Grosvenor, of Ohio, In
discussing Senator Hanna's position
on the labor question declares that
the senator is sincere in his convic-
tions and is not a demagogue. He
says Mr.. Hanna has nothing to make
by bis voluntary assumption Of this
position. He is the idol of the work
ingmen of Ohio and will receive their
earnest and unanimous support for re-
election. BE will not be a candidate
for the presidency and will support,
with all bis great genius Of organiza-
ton, the republican party in the cam
paign Of 1904. He is the friend oflabor.
He says that labor must be encouraged
to believe that it will have fair treat
ment, and deprecates earnestly the
utterances Of extremists. In all the
elements that go to MAKE up gen.
uine American citizen, = strong char
acter. a clear head, warm heart and
an unsullied character. no man excels
Marcus A. Hanna, Of Ohio.