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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-10-29
WAR OVER MINING PROPERTY.


Company Of Which Senator Jones is
President Involved in Litigation.
War is on between the millionaire
directors of the Mexican Mining and
Exploration Companyof which ex-Uni-
ted States Senator John r. Jones is
President and Admiral Schley one OF
the directors.
Last week Jas. B. Dignowitz, the
Arroyo mining king, had the best OF
the secretary of the company in Wash
ington broken open and seized the
books and papers. Eugent Davis. a
millionaire banker, had Dignowitz ar-
rested on q charge of forcible entry
and Islander in asserting publicly that
Davis had embezzled $1,000 OF the com
pany's funds. This later complain was
supported by an afidavit from ex-Sen.
ator Jones. Mr.. Dignowitz, says this
whole affair rose out of an attempt
ON the part of the Mexican Mining and
Exploration Compan and suppress the
account and prevent the majority from
learning the exact condition Of affairs
It is charged that accused Mr.. Davis
to President Jones of having embez
zled $1,000 Of the funds. OF that I have
nothing to say at the present time
but I will have my say in court.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-10-29
al.a-. LIKES ToNoPA...
The General Still Insists That This
:e Greatest Camp Of All.


The Rossland, (B. c. Miner Of Oc-
tohfsr contains the following inter-
view vita Gen Chas. 8. Warren, +
the lutte Toncpah:
General Charles S. Warren arrived
in rossiand yesterday after an absence
in nearly three years. The General was
warmly welcomed by his numerous
Eossland friends, and said It seemed
good to him to be back in the Golden
Sity. He was one Of the early mine g
OF the camp, and among the properties
In which he was interested were the
Josie, West LeRoi, Great Western.
You Know, Eureka and others. He did
much to bring the mines of the camp
to the attention of capitalists through
out the United States and Europe. He
had the first contract for the entire
townsite Of Rossland, but instead II
purchasing it returned from Butte
with capital which he invested in the
mines. Perhaps among the many oper-
ators from the otherside Of the line
no man has a, warmer place in the
hearts Of the people here than General
Warren He claims his legal residence
at Butte, Mont, he is now operating
in the, famous Tonopah district Of
Nevada, but hives with his family IN
| E~~S sA6 o1xoC is
headquarters when not in the mines.
Asked where he had been since he
last visited Rossland, the General re
Il spent most of the time at Stump
ter, Or, Butte, Mont, and Tonopah
New. without desiring to make com
PARSONS, consider the Tonopah camp
for the work done, the greatest that
has ever been discovered on the con
tinent. Within the last two years three
shafts have been sunk in the camp tt
depth of 1000 feet, eight or ten shafts
to depth of 500 feet, at least 40 to q
4 depth of from 40 to ESQ feet, and Ovcl
three miles of levels run, and all IN
der the most discouraging circumstan
ces. say discouraging, because o
lack of natural conditions of mining :
q no wood, water of railway transporta
To-day the ores of Tonopah are
standing a freight and treatment rate
of from S35 to $40 per ton. All ore!
running 800 per ton are thrown Owe
the dump, there to await the intro
duction of reduction plants. When thu
reduction plants under contemplation
are completed these ores can be &c
duced for IS per ton. 1t is estimate.
by most conservative experts that owe
800 600, 900 worth of ore is now block
ed out, ready for reduction works.
Should these deposits hold out t
the depth of another 100 feet, and
believe they win, the Comstock, eve.
, in its palmy days will be eclipsed."
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-10-29
Electric Light.

The time during which new patrons
can take advantage of the free light
ing service offered by the Truckee
River General Electric Company, ex
pires November LIST. Leave your or.
des for wiring, previous to that date
and get advantages Of the offer.
This offer will be positively refused
after next Saturday night.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-10-29
s. p. Will Take = Hand.

In consideration of furnishing sec.
Ond hand track iron for the Tonopah
and Rhodes Marsh railroad, the Sou
thern Pacific is said to have been ri.
ven big block Of stock in the com
pany. stFss4sAasaaa1a ,aa
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-10-29
Y. s. Court.

+ Judge Hawley will hold court n
this city on the I'd, at which time ::
number of cases will be set for trial
including the Tonopah cases.
One Of the most interesting will pc
that of T. L. Oddie against O'Meara
and it is understood that will come
to trial very soon.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-10-29
NO BOOM.

Only Room for the Miners at Home.
The word has gone out that the Com
stock is booming ana that men are in.
demand. AS 9 consequence many idle
men are reported to be- heading this
WY and several communications have
been received asking il work can pc
secured. In justice to those at home
ara to any who may have intention Of
coming here it should be stated that
asbcom is not among the order. IT
things here.
while the Comstock is in prosper
ops condition there is no evidence OF
asboom and it is poor place for any
one to come looking for work. At the
present dine there are 81 number OF
idle men here and it is certainty
that these men will be given the pre-.
ference when an opening occurs for
employment, II any one thinks that
employment may be obtained by sim
ply drifting, In. be should be guided
BY this statement and avoid a disap
pointment.--Chronicle. 45r5Iq fsssqs
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-10-29


Yesterday the Standard on COMPANY
advanced the. Wholesale price on all
grades Of refined Gil enc cent per gal
Ion. This makes. an advance Of ~
cents per gallon in the wholesale
price inside Of week as a half cent
advance was announced last Saturday.
Has young Rockefeller been praying
again?
The Con. Cal. & Va. Aiming CON-
nanv received q check Of over $4,000
from Selby yesterday being the MT
returns Of concentrates shipped last
veek.-Chronicle
W5yxrHwYTTr Il s-lssf fsF.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-05-27
SPEED OF SHIPS.
The Way sailor is-crtafn How
Many Knots Ther SC Going.

The Way sailor s.-crtafn How
Many Knots Thcv s-c Going.
How do you ascertain t,c speed OF
a shipt" is question fre-oently ad-
dressed 10 naval ncn. ara N c~plana-
ton Will therefore probably be CT in
terest 20 many readers. There axe Sow
eral methods. says Army a,d Navy Il
lustratod. the commOnest sd NEST an
Gent being by tAc use Of Tho log. This
instrument consists OF three parts. the
logship, the line and the marks. The
logShip is 4 piece 81 wood about half
an inch thick and shaped like n QUAD
rant, with 4 piece Of lead let IN round
the circular edge TO make IL foat DC.
pendicularly I'm the water. 1t Is hung
by lines at each angle. the three lines
being Joined together about TWO fee.
from the logship. Two OF the lines
are securely fixed 70 the shin. and the
other has bone peg ut the end. which.
being pushed into hole In the ship.
temporarily fastens Il there.
From the point OF iunctur2 cf the
tree lines sufficient lcugth Is meas
urcd. generally about 100 feet. to take
wash. This is called the STRAY line"
and is marked with piece OF bunting.
From the bunting is measured "A feet
3 inches and the line marked here with
a piece Of leather Then another II
feet > inches is measured OF and
marked with two knots. then another
space the same length and marked
with three knots. Half way between
each batch OF knots one single knot is
made. The log line is then ready for
use.
The space between the knots Is found
from the simple little rule Of three
sum-as 1900 seconds number OF sec
onds I'm an hour Is TO twenty eight sec
onds Qength OF sandClass). so are 6.OSO
feet numbor Of feet in a nautical milel
10 the length OF line required, which
works out 10 Il feet inches
To use the log four persons arc re-
quired-two men To hold the reel on
which the line is wound. the quarter.
master In hold the glass and the mid.
shipman OF the watch To hcavc the log.
The last named puts the peg firmly In
the lOgShip and then gathers three or
four coils OF line i'm his hand. sufficient
10 admit Of the logship being thrown
well clear of the ship. lie asks. Clear
glass. QuartermaStert" Clear glass.
sir" comes the reply. and overheard
20 the logship and line, the reel rap
idly revolving, Presently the MILDLY
feels the piece of bunting passing
through his hand. and he gives the or
der. Turn" The QuartermaSter turns
the glass ana watches the sand. while
one "reeler" holds we'll over his head.
80 as 10 give the line fair play When
the sand has run ont. "Stopv cries the
Quartcrmaster. The midShipman grasps
the line, assisted 10y the other "reeler. ."
and looks for the nearest Knot. dndinS
Il single one close To his hand. Then
the line is hauled I'm. and four knots
appear. which signify that the ship is
going four ana one-half knots through
the water. The jerk of the line drags
the peg from the l0gShip. which now
floats on its flat side and is easily
hauled in. When ship is going over
four knots, a fourteen second glass is
used. the speed being double that
shown by the knots on the line.-Home
Journal and News.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-05-27
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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-05-27
FIRST PICTURE BOOK
The Daring Idea First Conceived b,
Johann COmenius.

The Daring Idea First Conceived by
Johann Comenius.
Three hundred years ago n German
savant had a wonderful vision. At that
time children were taught TO read 10y
force OF arms. so to speak. through
hardships and with bitter toll on the
part OF teacher and OF clfild. II seems
curious that the first real step toward
tightening the labor OF children as
they climb the ladder of learning was
the product Of the Imagination not OF
some fond mother or gentlewoman
teacher. but Of a hewigged and beti.
tied university doctor
1t was Johann COmenius. however.
who first conceived the daring idea
that children could be taught 10y the
aid OF the memory and the imagina-
ton working together. by means" as
he quantity expressed It. of sensuous
impressions conveyed 10 the eye. 50
that visual objects may be made the
medium Of expressing moral lessons to
the young mind and OF impreSslng
those lessons upon the memory" In
other words. the good Herr Doctor had
the bright idea that picture books could
be useful TO children. Comenius made
his first picture book and called IL the
"OrbiS pictus." 1t contains rude wood
cuts representing objects I'm the nat
ural world. rs trees and animals. with
little lessons about the pictures. II IA
n quaint volume and enc that would
cause the average modern child not "a
little establishment were ii placed be-
fore him.
As truly. however. as that term may
be applied IL any other book that has
since been written. the "Orbis Pictus''
was an epoch making book. 1t is the
precursor OF all children's picture
books, and modern childhood has great
cause 10 bless the name or Comenius-
Household
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-05-27
SOME QUEER NOTIONS.
Odd iiefs About Animals That
We Reid by Our Ance tors.

Odd 'iefs About Animals That
We Reid by Our Ance tors.
Cur respected ancestors had soma
queer notions I'm regard 10 natural his
tory. Old Sir Thomas Browne, in his
inquiries Into Vulgar and Common
Errors" discusses many Of these. THAT
brock or badger hath the legs on one
side shortGr than on the other" he
says, though an opinion perhaps not
very ancient. is yet very general" This
belief was received not only by theo-
rists, but by most of those who had
daily opportunity TO behold and hunt
them; yet Sir Thomas could not ac-
cept this belief. because il seemed no
easy afront into reason and generally
repugnant unto the course OF nature -
Wherever he looked he saw that the
limbs OF animals on the opposite sides
OF their bodies were Of the same length
and number and that none OF them had
an odd leg. One would think that the
question might have been put beyond
cavil by simply measuring the limbs
Of the animal. but perhaps they never
thought of that
The worthy knight. however. could
accept the basilisk. though il docs not
seem that he ever saw one and did not
question its power to kill by "indicting
It's eye as old DR.. Parr would have
expressed il, upon its enemy. And
why notT For II plaques or pestilen-
hal atoms have been conveyed I'm the
air from different regions. If men M 4
distance have infected each other. IL
The shadows Of some trees be noxious.
r torpedoes deliver their opium at n
distance ami stupefy beyond them
'eaves. we cannot reasonably deny he
says. that there may proceed from
subtler seeds more agile emauations.
which contcmn those laws and invade
nj distance unexpected" But there
WIS a limit 20 the crcdul;y OF Sir
Thomas. and MS for the generation OF
the basiiisS. that III proccedcth from
a cocks cs- Matched under % toad or n
serpent Dice thought it couccit as
monstrous as the brood itseif.-Forcst
and Stream
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-05-27

WLon rhIllp y. Armour engaged 4
new secretary. hc did uot ten him 81.
what hour "a tho morning 20 report
Tie youu- uon appeared at %. bu,
found 1Ir. Armour az work. Noth.n.
was said about Tie secretary bcn.
late.
The next day De presented himself no
half past $. only 10 1nI Mr.. Armour
ahead OF him.
So on tile day following he came M
o'clock. with The Same result.
Determined Go be ON hand befor,, his
boss, be came no $50 tile next day.
only To oc greeted hy Mr.. Armour With
the question.
"NouuG man. VIII YOU teu ne what
You Ia With Your forcu0ousE'
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-05-27
END OF THE HACKNEY.
How lie L. Worn out In the servic,
OF Society


OF society.
The prancing. high stepping hack
neys that draw the shiny carriages Of
the rich are often driven the pace that
kills. In Horses Nine" Sewell Ford
tells the story Of such Il horse and his
mate and how they were worn out.
The author says: Seeing them come
down the street, heads tossing. pole
chains jingling. the crest and mono
gram OF the house OF Jerry gliStening
on quarter cloth and rOsette. their pol
ished hoofs seeming barely TO touch the
asphalt you might have thought their
Tot one to Ice envied. But Bonfire
knew better.
He curved his neck and threw his
hOofs high. whether his muscles ached
or no; in winter he stamped to keep
warm. in summer Ia dislOdge the flies;
he did his work faithfully. early or
late. I'm cold and in heat, and all this
because he was n son OF Sir Bardolph
and for the reason that il was his ma
ture TO. Had il been put upon him lie
would have worked in harness until
he dropped. prancing his best To the
last
No supreme test, however, was ever
brought 10 the endurance and willing
ness of Bonfire. They just kept him
on the pole, nerves tense, muscles
strained, until he began TO lose form.
His action Ro longer had that grace
and abandon which SO pleased Mrs.
Jerry when she first saw him. Long
standing in the cold numbs the mus
cles. 1t robs the legs OF their spring.
Sudden starts. such as are made when
you are called from line after an hours
waiting. finish the business. Try rs he
might Bonfire could not step so high,
could not carry n perfect crest His
neck had lost its roundness. In his
rump a crease had appeared.
At last the inevitable happened. Two
young hackneys. plump Of neck, round
OF quarter. springy of knee and hook,
Were brought 10 the stable Bonfire
and his mate were led out OF their old
stalls To return no more. They had
been worn out In the service and cast
aside like pair of old gloves.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-05-27
LEAPlNG POWERS OF DEER.
Fence seven Feet High Cleared by "A
jump III steep HiII

jump IN "A steep Mn.
was sitting with the stalker among
the rocks on the top of the high ridge
which divides the forest OF Glen
Quoich from Cluny. We were Quietly
eating our lunch when we saw three
stays coming toward the march fence
a few hundred yards below Us. They
were not alarmed. bur. rs the stalker
said. moving 10 themselves"
The first two. without Increasing
their pace, jumped clean over the high
deer fence. The third struck the ton
wire ana was thrown head over heels
backward. He went away few
yards. took a run. cleared il easily
and Joined his comrades.
Now. "a story about Japanese deer.
Several OF them cot ont of deer park
on a mountain and into large wood
adjoining. We cnticcd them with 4
train OF oats into a walled paddock OF
the deer park. having left q gap in the
four inch wire netting Of the deer
fence at the edge OF the wood.
When they were safely ln. a man
went round and closed the gap. and
we opened the large gate into the deer
paEA. thinking We could easily move
them In. Not q bit OF il. Directly the
heaters began they charged them and
jumped the wire paling back into the
wood again.
This paling is seven feet high and is
on very Steeply sloping ground. They
had to jump up hill. and it seemed 40
me 50 utterly incredible that any ami
mai could jump such q height that /
went u look AT the place. and there
sure enough the keeper showed me the
hairs Of the deer ON the top wire where
they struck II going over. AMI the men
said they saw one deer tumble down
on landing at the other Side.-Country
Life.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-05-27
A Henry EnIer-

There Is story In the French army
OF q captain who made wager one
day that Il drummer of his company
could eat whole calf. The drummer.
proud OF his distinction, promised TO do
honor TO the captains compliment. Ac-
cordinSly. a calf was prepared in vari-
Gus appetizing ways and was being
promptly disposed al by the drummer.
When BE had finally consumed about
three-quarters of the repast. lie paused
for another draft OF wine and. placing
his knire and fork on his plate, said 10
his superior officer, You had better
have the calf brought on. had YOU not,
for ali these little kickShawS will end
I'm taking up room"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-05-27

The composition of English brass Is
about seventy parts of copper and thir-
~ of zinc. prince Rupert's metal"
contains 75 to 50 per cent of copper
and on account of its golden color is
employed to some extent in jewelry.
The kind of brass called tombac CON
tains still more copper, nearly eighty.
five parts in hundred. IL is the alloy
used for the manufacture Of what is
called Dutch metal. an imitation of
gold leaf. 1t can be rolled into aheets,
and these can bc beaten out till they
are only tfty-three thousandths Of an
inch In Observation-Disclosures Journal.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-05-27
WHEN THE SEAL DIMES.
Juggiery That would Put In. HIN
man performer IN <n.

SuEEiery That Would Pat the HUI
man Performer to shame.
The Keeper who was going to feed
the seal had reached the edge OF the
tank and was holding the Ash tantaiiz-
ingiy at arms length over the water.
The seal was all interest and attention.
Round and round the tank he darted.
nlphapping. sidewheeling. leaping out
OF the water and performing ali sorts
OF aquatic stunts, all the while keeping
up bis cultural yelpings. There was no
question about his appetite. He was
hungry and didn't much care who
knew II, and his beady little eyes were
all intent on the keepers every ruove.
why don't yer t'row him feesh %
demanded boy spectator, growing
impatient ut the keepers leistirely &C
lions.
"All right my boy; here goesr' And.
suiting the action to the word. up into
the air went one of the fishes, dropping
toward the center OF the oval.
The seal at the time was at the ex-
IRENE end or the tank, considerably
beneath the surface. but even there he
must have been on the alert. for hardly
had the nsh left the keepers hand
when swishl n lightninglike somer-
sault. a shadowy streak through the
tank. and quicker even than thought
the seals gaping. whiskered Jaws aud
length OF his eely looking neck were
protruding from the water Immediate
~ under the tidbit. which disappeared
into his willing nav 20 the accompani-
nient OF an intensely appreclative
smack.
II was all so quick and well calcu-
lated that tie auditors : GOD amazed.
Without even the suspicion OF miss
the performance was repeated as rap.
Idly as the keeper could toss the fish.
But the fun. fast and furious while II
lasted is soon over with. and the seal
after he had his hll. Immediately lost
all interest in his surroundings and
waddled out on TO his platform and
curled up for an afternoon .snooze.-
Philadelphia Ledger.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-05-27

You can cross the three most dan.
gerouS streets in Manchester on an
average 5000 tl9pv> IL safety. but the
torce thousand and first time You will
De run over. Ii YOU are not, somebody
else Will be in your place for the av-
erage year never Fails 10y more than
n point or two either there or I'm Lon
don. But in London you can only pass
the crossing at Blackfriars bridge.
which l. the most dangerous spot i'm
the city. 500 times. Nou may be the
lucky person who ESCAPES "a chance.
hut somebody - certain 10 suffer to
keep the average up. counting the ac-
cidcntS over 4 space OF five years up
10 date. Next comes the Mansion
House crossing. with q 200 ID one
chance. London Answers.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-05-27

Spurzheim. the father OF modern
phrenology, while staying in Edin-
burgh. where he had great vogue.
was the victim OF Il laughable hoax. \
number OF medical students submitted
for the opinion Of the phrenologist the
plaster east OF what they said was a
remarkably formed human skull. AS a
matter OF fact IL was the model OF a
big Swedish turnip called in the Scot
fish tongue "neip'0. and of this Spur
helm gravely wrote out the phreno-
logical character. \ few days later the
following skit appeared in the leading
Journal of the city:
The tide of fame 10 Spurzheim $ name
Rolled DER the German deep.
The tide was spring; but. Aekis tning.
IL now has ebb' 10 "neip."