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FOR RENT.


 FOR REN~-One furnished or unfur- nished room; every convenience; refer ences required. 530 23d st, north. FOR RENT-212S Highland ave; modern; 2 rooms; possession at once. w. B. Leedy x Go.
 FOR RENT-Large, sunny front room in comfortable brick house; hot and cold bath. Apply to Miss Hooper, 700 West 2Oth st. 12-20-2t FOR RENT-Cheap seven-room house, North Highlands would reserve one or two rooms to store my furniture; call on r. NJ. Roof & Co.,, Jefferson County Bank Building.
 FOR RENT-From one to five years new 4-story brick hotel, 60 rooms; every mod ern improvement of the latest style just completed the furnishing of 45 rooms; location good as any in the city. Write or come and see us. $, Bethea S Co. 12-1S-ot
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RATES-1c. a word a day; no ad taken for less than 25c for first in- sertion. Cash must accompany every order.
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HOME, SWEET HOME."

The owner of this 10-room modern home is selling because business calls him to Memphis will not rent such nice house, reason terms made easy; $1025 cash puts you in possession; next S1760, payable $40 monthly; no interest Qike renD balance ($2500 to run years; beautiful shades and screens left in place; give you the new range and gas stove; furnace heat and every convenience.
 JONES' S-BARNETT co.
 Peoples Phone 309. 12O N. Fist St.
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CIGAR salesmen wanted; experience un- necessary; good pay. Emanuel O., Station "J" New York. 12-G-it-sun WE paid one salesman in January of this year eight hundred and ninety-one dollars commission for selling Weir's Lead; pocket sample; for proposition, write D. T. Weir White Lead Co.,. St. Iouis Mo
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WANTED-Partner with sS0O or $40O; to any steady, sober working man this is d chance unequaled. Address Good Chance, care Age-Herald.
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100 LOTS FREE-First 100 applicants sending stamp will receive deed of lot. size 25x100 feet, to advertise Westmin- ister Park suburb New York. Twentieth Century Realty Co.,, Wall St, N. Y. 12-6-4t-sil
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BOARDERS WANTED.

ROOMS and board for a couple South Highlands. Apply 100 18th street, on premises. l2-19-2t WANTED-A couple to occupy with board a large elegantly furnished front room; modern eonveniences; references requir- ed. Mrs. Lucy Miles, 2906 Highland avenue, Beeler station, Lakeyiew car.
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EARNINGS-10 per cent per month; not oil, nor mining, nor racing. nor gamb- ling; postal card will bring booklet showing safe, sound and sure method of investment. H. Nathan & Co.,. 50 Broad way N V city
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ROOMS WANTED.

- 7-@-~~~>~-~ WANTED-Two unfurnished rooms
 downtown, for bed rooms Address J
 B. B.. care Age-Herald.
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FOR RENT-Furnshed room for one or two gentlemen All conveniences: walk
 ing distance from city. 2090 Humboldt
 avenue. 1l-25-tf
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Louis, Mo.
 SPECIALITY SALESMAN-Two exeep- tionally good positions open for 1904 with large established Cleveland house Salesmanship. energy and business abil- ity will make position permanent. Gem eral mercantile trade. High commis- sion contract with S25 weekly advance while travelling. W. E, Hodgman x O.. sO-96 Prospect st., Cleveland. O. WANTED-Capabe salesman 10 cover Alabama with staple line. High com- missions with advance of s1o000 month ly Permanent position to right man. Jess H. Smith Co.,. Detroit Mich. s7oOo-Tomorrow, 1o0x2OO: e-story Groom house: Highland ave. South Highlands. Well worth $l0000. See owner, 1lS N. Fist st
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HELP WANTED-FEMALE.

 WANTED-Competent lady stenographer and bookkeeper combined; no novice need apply; call Room POS Challfoux Building.
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ONE GENT A WORD.

E. N. cullorn. J. Ii. Iayior. Suiltn SuIIofn. President Manager. Sec. { Treaa
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-03-26
Long and Short Hair.

Pranche says: Long hair was the
distinguishing characteristic of the
Teutonic tribes. 1t was a mark of the
highest rank among the Franks. none
of whom but the first nobility and
princes of the blood was permitted tC
wear it in flowing ringlets, an express
law commanding the people to cut their
hair close around the middle of the
forehead" And this badge of servitude
and sign manual of piebeianism in one
century has become the essence of style
and glass of fashion in another. the
freak of II age, the fancy of another.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-03-26
Bad Wreck

E. E. Emmons, an enterprising bus
mess man of Lovelock, is in town.
OGDEN, March 25.-The trestle
work of the Ogden-Lucin cutoff at the
sink where the engineers are hav-
ing trouble in finding a foundation
sank six inches last evening.
1t was not noticed in time and an
engine was overturned on its siding
killing Fireman Robert W. w. Wat
son and slightly injuring Engineer
Jenkins.
Watson's home was in Idaho and he
was unmarried.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-03-26
We Are Ready

The Reno Wheelmen's baseball nine
is now in course of construction. Ma
teclal is arriving daily and is being
licked into shape. The boys are get
ting a ready on for the challenge they
expect to receive from Spike Shan
mons invincible Winnemucca nine
Reno Journal.
The Winnemucca team. being the
undefeated champions of the State of
Nevada, are a~nxiously awaiting a
challenge from some of the teams of
the State. The Winnemucca. team,
under the management and captaincy
of James Dunn, stands ready 10 meet
any team in the State for a match
game and a little side bet of 81, 239, 409.
Money talks. This is not a challenge,
only a deyf. -
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-03-26
COnSidPratP.

A gentleman asked Mary, an only
child, how many sisters she had and
was told three or four"
Her mother asked Mary, when they
were alone. what had made her tell
such an untruth.
why, mamma" cried Mary. 81
didn't want him to fhiuz you were Sc
poor that YOU hadn't oUt ore childr"
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-03-26
More About Our State

, sinking a double compartment shaft,
which has now reached a depth of lao
feet in m~ineralized lode porphyry,
having an east and west course and
dipping south. A Ash. P. steam hoist
and 70-H. p. boiler are o on the way
to the mine. The present intention
is to cross-cutt at the 300-foot level
to strike the Desert Queen ledge. The
mine adjoins the Salt Lake property
on the south. NJ. Sheridan is superin-
tendent. The shaft on the Tonopah
! Union mine at Gold Mountain sunk to
a depth of 1914 feet, encountered what
is thought to be a third ledge, but it
is probable that from rs feet the shaft
was sunk on a horse which split the
ledge which has now come together
again.
Surveys were commenced on March
10th from T~onopah, Nevada, and Dag
gett. Cal, for a broad gauge road be-
tween these points, which at Daggett,
will connect with Senator Clark's
Salt Lake road and the Santa Fe,
over which tracks Senator Clark has
secured traffic rights to Redlands.
Rights of way and terminals have been
secured and the course of the road
will be almost due north. Leaving
Daggett, in San Bernardino county,
California. the survey lines run north,
skfrting the Calico Hills. to Copper
City Camp, swinging round Pilot Knob
to Blackwater, where a big body Of un-
derground water has been proved to
exist. Thence the survey follows
Searles' Borax lake on the south side
through the Panamint Valley, where
the recent discoveries of nitre were
made at Ballarat, a growing mining
camp. On the course it APPS the min
ing districts of Panamint Mountains,
Andrew Springs, Slate Range, Argus
Mountains and Modoc Camp and the
immense carbonate deposits of silver
lead ore at Darwin, Inyo county, Cali
fornia. From Ballart the lines are
run north between the Argus and Pan
amint Mountains, crossing the latter
into the upper arm of Death Valley,
tapping the antimony deposits near
Wild Rose Canyon and the pandamite
deposits in Death Valley. From Death
Valley the road will skirt the western
slope of the Grape Vine Range, where
deposits of lead and gold ores are
known to exist, through Tule Canyon
10 the east OF odllne Ndliey anu us
copper and lead mines and salt de-
posits, continuing north cross the
California line, leaving Sylvania and
adjacent districts on the west and IN
the east Gold Mountain, Oriental and
Tokop. Following a northerly course
to Tonopah, the survey passes the
southern end of Ida Valley 10 miles
east Of Silver Peak, giving access to
the M~ontezuma, Palmetto and Windy
pah mining districts.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-03-26

The financial matters having been
arranged. grading will be commenced
simultaneously from Tonopah and
Daggett. and it is believed the road
will be completed in one year.
At Gold Mountain development work
progress in the Hasbrouck and Nc
Intyre claims. the solid ore being fully
min feet wide, carrying very high
values. This ore body has been traced
fully 500 feet.
The O~hio-Tonopah shaft has now
reached a depth of 625 feet in lode
porphyry and a station will be cut
at that level. The sinking of the
shaft will be continued to the 70O-foot
level before prosecuting.
Gold Mountain was, on the 10th inst.
organized as a new mining district,
under the title of Tonopah Gold Min
ing district, covering a parallello-
gram five or ten miles in extent and
situated six miles south of Tonopah.
The development Of the Colehan
group and adjacent properties and the
Hasbrouck and Mcintyre discoveries,
in addition to the excellent prospects
obtained from many other claims, have
caused great activity in this district.
The Tonopah Traction Extention
Co.'S shaft is down 40 feet in favor
able ground, from which assays have
been obtained of 20 ounces silver and
ST gold. This is a double-compartment
shaft SKA feet. which is intended to
sink to 1900 feet.
Nevada-Alpine Co. of Salt Lake,
owning the O'Meara-Lynch mine at
Alpine, Lone mountain, are shipping
eight carloads of ore per month, n
a paying all expenses and a surplus
of $500. The other seven carloads are
profit equal to aboue SIS, 500 per
month. '7~F-
The Lone mountain manufacturing
company has been incorporated to de-
velop eight claims at Lone mountain
about two miles due south of the
Cutting and Griffin group. The ledge
varies in width from 6 inches to two
and one-half feet, the hanging wall be-
ing porphyry, the foot wall lime, an
assay gave 500 ounces silver, % per
cent lead; 10 per cent copper and a
little gold. It is intended to ship a
carload at once.
Two companies have been incorpor-
ated, the first a railway company with
a capital of $1,000, 900, the second a
NOllCl4 uILIOl COMPANY, Will N0IA1Oi Vi
s.. 900, 900, the road being bonded for
this latter amount.
The Belmont Development Co. has
arranged with the Tonopah Mining
Company for the use of the Desert
Queen shaft for the development of
the Belmont properties. The shafe
is now down GA feet and a contract
has been let to sink it a further 200
feet. The shaft on the Belmont claim
is now down $50 feet, and a gasoline
hoist Will shortly be installed to sink
ia a greater depth and connect with
the Desert Queen, 1000 feet west.
The Rescue Gold-Mining Company is
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-03-26
o an Here

j. H. Griffin, a prominent hotel
man, formerly owner of the Atlanta
hotel of San Francisco, and at one
time proprietor of the railroad eating
house at Humboldt House, is in town
and is a guest at the Busch.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-03-26

C~arnegie's willingness to finance
the Pan-American railway scheme
may be due to a desire to get out Of
this continent and let Morgan have
room.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-12-18

Ma'am Hickey's account of the Christ
mas tree at Singing River is so much
more interesting than any account
could give of it, that think it best to let
her tell about it in her own way:
You see, Big Dan an Joe Burke got
back all right the middle of the afternoon
the day before Christmas. They looked
like pair O. pack peddlers, an they were
about tagged out, for they had had hard
time of it pullin' up over the mountain
trails in snowstorm. Joe said he didn't
think he could have dragged himself an
other mile for love nor money. He had
two big turkeys on his back besides a
great lot of other things.
well, the men in the camp had been
busy, too. They had cut big pine an set
It up in the hall over the post Office, an
the way they had decorated the hall with
evergreen was beautiful. You couldn't
see an inch of the ugly bare logs nor of the
bare rafters. They set to an scrubbed the
floor an washed the winders, an strung
up lot O. red, white and blue buntin'
happened to have in the house, an tell
you the little old hall did look scrump-
ticus. KEEP the children in the kitchen
with me, where l was maxim pies an
cake an doughnuts most O. the time I
give 'em dough to muss with, an let 'em
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-12-18
THE OLD MANS CHRISTMAS.

It 10 past, like a beautiful dream; but sweet
was the dream to me;
For the children came, as In the days OF old
and cuddled around my knee:
And l told them the tales used to tell
ere my locks were thin and gray
To the other children of my love: The
children that went away!
I forget the vacant places-the fall of the
wintry snow;
In the light of their rosy faces lived in
the Long Ago:
l lived in the long ago; but the Present
was perfect then
For all of the bitter snow that falls on
the lives of men.
I only knew they were near me. in a
world made new again,
And the Winter violets of Life were
trimmed with the Springtime rain;
felt their kisses sweet on my withered
cheeks and cold;
And saw, over threads of silver. the
CLEAN of their curls of gold.
1t is past. like a beautiful dream; with
all the songs that were sung;
And 1 feel, in the after Silence, that the
world is for the young;
And thanks be to God that the world Is
so, with all its sunny years
That at least one time in our lives we
know kisses. and love, and-tears!
IF. L. Stanton. in Atlanta Constitution.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-12-18

city, and a pipe-case, if he smokes, and
ten to one he does, may be just the
thing. The one shown in the accompany
ing cut is of pleasing appearance and
easy construction, a most desirable
combination for the weary Christmas
worker. The case is made of brown
denim, with the design worked in gold,
and is quite artistic. The straps, which
should be firm and strong, may be fas-
tened with gilt tacks. One should be
very particular to have the straps tight
enough and strong enough, for if they
were inadequate and should cause the
destruction of a beloved meerschaum.
there should be little gratitude felt to-.
ward the giver of the case
A present of this kind is not only good
for the head of the family, but is quite ap-
propriate for a young lady to give an
admirer. To him il will represent more
of her own sweet self than many little
present she could buy at the store, and he
would appreciate j. because she had
made it. At least if he did not, he il
unworthy the maker.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-12-18
UNIQUE JEWELRY BOX.

all the various small bits of jewelry that
she wears.
Take the ordinary straight tin cup, one
that will hold little less than pint
is good size, and cover it carefully with
silk, selecting, if possible, the favortte
color of the one to whom you intend CIV
ing it. This covering should be stitched
together at the handle in the back Of the
cup, and should be carefully gathered be-
meath the bottom so that it will be smooth
and stand securely without wobbl1ng.
Make a lining of white silk, and stitch
the lining and the outside covering to-
gether at the rim of the cup. The lid
should be cut of firm piece of cardboard,
just large enough so that it will SIT on
top, and this should be sewed to the COW
ering just at the point where the han
die is attached. The inside of the lid
should be lined with the white silk. and
the outside of the same material used
on the outside of the cup, with bow OF
contrasting baby ribbon fastened to the
center by which to raise it.
If you are clever with the brush, it Is
not amiss to decorate the silk used for
the covering, or, at least, put the recip-
tents name on it, though this is by no
means necessary to make ii attractive.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-12-18
MAKING WAR MORE DEADLY.
Effective Implements of Destruction
Designed and Perfected by
Modern Inventors.

1t is customary nowadays, when
speaking or writing of the progress of
war machines, to refer to arms of pre-
cision" as centrasted with the weapons
of earlier times. Thus, the modern
small arm is regarded as an exception
ally effective implement of destruction,
with its fiatter trajectory, its higher
power, it's greater range and its greater
penetrative force than the old smooth
bore musket. ALI this is true, says the
Washington Star, and it is furthermore
true that the smokeless powder has add
ed tremendously to the effectiveness OF
the modern warrior. But notWlth-
standing these facts, an unconscionaDle
amount of ammunition is wasted in
combat. Statisticians have figured out
that only about one bullet in 1000 was
effective in the Boer war. This indl-
Gates either very bad craftsmanship or
the interposition of natural obstacles to
successful firing. The object of war
military leaders, of course, it to reduce
the waste, to increase the wounding
power of the soldier. Every gain in
the ratio toward higher effectiveness
is double 1t not only adds to the war
efficiency of the soldier, but it enables
him to carry a smaller weight Of am
munition to render the same service.
Some experts are of the belief that the
best marksmen fail to render good ac-
counts of themselves in battle, owing to
the inevitable nervousness of men I'M
der fire. The absolutely cool soldier is
really the exception rather than the
rule. An Englishman has just devised
an instrument which is intended to, re-
duce this nervousness to a minimum,
to enable the soldier to fire his gun
from behind a protecting bank actually
without exposing any portion of his per-
son to the vision of the enemy. 1t is
an arrangement of mirrors which en-
ables him accurately to aim his gun
from below the edge of the breastwork
or parapet. An army equipped thus,
and firing from behind intrenchments
against foe not SO equipped, would
have an immense advantage, in point of
both security and accuracy of fire. For
the hyposcope, as it is called, treasures
the marlxsman and improves his aim.
1t is believed that with it an army could
make far better score than one hit
in 1000. The tendency of all advances
toward greater precision in warfare is
undoubtedly to make war less likely.
The more deadly it is in prospect the
less eager will nations be to engage in
it, and the more willing to settle dis
putes by rational means. Obviously,
however, the general use of the hypo-
scope, by both the attack and the de-
tense, would merely increase the money
cost of war, inasmuch as the conceal
ment of the marksmen on both sides
would nullify the initial advantage of
the side first employing the device.
War would then become, as regards the
craftsmanship of individual rifiemen. a
futile process. Thus if the hyposcope
is to be universally adopted the result
must be the higher development of ar
tillery and resort to long-range fight
ing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-12-18
SOME QUAINT PROVERBS.
Collection of Curious Ancient Max
inns Bearing Upon the SUBJ
iect of Prudence.

Take any collection of proverbs and
it will be found that they group them
selves round certain important points
of conduct, says the Liverpool Post.
Maxims of prudence, for instance, will
form a good proportions: ASK thy
purse what thou shouldst buy" "Bet-
ter live within compass than have large
comings in; Beware of no man more
than myself" ga fool loses his estate
before he finds his folly" ga grain of
prudence is worth pound of craft"
The wise saws of economy are out
of fashion, but some are worth remem-
bering: ''The back door robs the
house," Good cheap is dear at long
run" "a hog upon trust grunts till he's
paid for" "Frugality is an estate"
Proverbs relating to gifts and favors
are often happy. ''He that asketh
courtesy promises a Kindness" "He
that asketh family beggeth denial"
Gratitude is the poor mans pay
ment;;" ga favor ill placed is profu-
sion;" "a favor long waited for is
sold, not given" So are some of those
relating to worth: "a hog in armor is
a hog STILL" "The truest gentleman is
the son of his own deserts" Or those
referring to covetousness: "a covet-
Gus man does nothing he should do
until he dies" "a man has no more
goods than he gets good by"
Many old English proverbs are very
quaint "a dog will not howl if you
beat him with a bone;" "a feast is not
made of mushrooms only" GA full cup
must be stirred steadily" "a crowd is
no company" "a wager is a fools ar
gument;" HE who leaves early gets
the best hat" Fraud is in haste but
honesty can bide a, fair leisure" Ia max
i'm which shows "pushfulness" in rath-
er bad light; "a willing mind makes
a light foot" can old physician and a
young lawyer" can oak is not felled
at one chop" "a pound of care will not
pay an ounce of debit" "a mans folly
should be his greatest secret" ga little
of everything is nothing in the main;"
"a mole wants no lantern" "He has a
good judgment who relies not wholly
on his own" "The quarrelsome man
has no neighbor," and the odd but SEN
sible saying that Cooks cannot be
taught in their own kitchen"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-12-18

skill; to give them the proud feel
ing of being useful; and for the
pleasure their funny, but bravely-
attempted, little gifts bestow on those
that receive them. There are various
articles the chubby hands can struggle
with, presents for father and mother,
grandma and grandpa, brother or sis
ter-bits of work with bright woods, lit
tie boxes, cut-out figures, pen-wipers,
spectacle-wipers, blotters, etc. The
unique blotter shown here almost any
child would delight to try its hand at.
The grass suggested at the bottom should
be tinted green, the space at the top OF
the blotter light blue. The lettering,
clothes-lines, and blots should be black.
Be careful to get good blotting paper
for nothing is apt to make the recipient
less thankful than fancy blotter made
of poor plotting paper.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-12-18
HOME MADE
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
FOR THE MAN OF THE FAMILY.
Christmas Present That VIII BE
Appropriate for Him II
He Is a Smoker.

The choice of the Christmas gift for the
man of the family is most perplexing
matter. There is nothing like the wide
choice there is when selecting for fem
ininity, and any suggestions in this line
are usually welcome. Of course, there
are the ever-necessary handkerchiefs
and ties one can present, and the average
man does not, as a rule, have an
over-supply of either. Besides the
homemade handkerchief, hem-stitched
squares of very fine material are of de-
cided value; and if the gentleman were
to buy them at the stores he would have
to pay pretty penny for them. But
most people prefer gifts of greater nov.