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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1903-09-19
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City, Utah, who is an authority
on financial matters, says that
silver is no where near the top
notch; that it will go above 60
cents before the end of this year.
Something over $50 men are
employed on the Southern
Pacific Company's new round
house and shops ae Hartman,
east of Reno, and twice that
number of men would be en-
ployed if they could be obtained.
Baptiste Savornin, the man
who was stabbed by another
man by the same name a few
days ago neal Buckskin Noun
tain, died Tuesday at the Winnie
mucca sanitarium The knife
wielder is in Jail charged with
murder.
"Old Tex" character in east
ern Nevada years ago, is in jail
in Belmont on a charge of steal
ing horses at Duck water, Eureka
county. Tex was arrested at
Sodaville several days ago, the
stolen animals being found iii his
possession.
w. O, Craig, in signed state
men, in the Reno Journal, denies
the rumor that he pursued con-
vict Woods because the latter
had slain Craig's brother in the
Philippines. He has two broth
ers, but neither of them were
ever in the Islands.
The Lovelock Tribune says it
is now two years since drop of
water has gone into Humboldt
Lake, and the lake is as dry as a
board. 1t will probably never
be filled again, as the water will
all be taken up by the L. l. & d.
Co. before it reaches the lake.
1t now transpires that DR..
Johnson, who eloped with
widow Calvin. from Overton
last week, is suspected of poison
ing Mr.. Calvin, who died some
months ago Calvin was buried
in Carson, and it is said his re-
mains will be exhumed and ex-
amined for poison.
George w. Baker, who was in
Austin Sunday last, informed
the Reveille that Winter feed is
scarcer this Fall in Churchill and
southwestern Nye counties than
it was during the hard Winter of
1SS9-90, and should there be
much snow the loss of sheep and
cattle on the range will be very
large.
One of the features of the
Mining Congress recently in SEES
sion at Deadwood, South
Dakota, was a trip of the dele
gates through the underground
workings of the Homestake
mine, the drifts and various
openings in which are said to
represent a total length of 1926
miles.
A sensational divorce suit is
soon to be tried in Reno. ]. B.
Mcdonald has sued his wife,
Mrs DIR. Mcdonald, for a
divorce. The woman formerly
conducted the Reno sanitarium,
and DR.. VIM. Jones, of that in
st1tution, and the woman re-
Gently skipped out, taking Nc
Ilonald's twin babies with them
Strikes were made in the North
Star and the Tonopah Extension
mines in Tonopah last week
which have added great value to
the properties 1t is believed
that the strike in the latter mine
is an extension of the celebrated
Mizpah ledge. If so, it means
that the ore zone IN the camp
extends across the gulch, and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-19

Sarah's story says. Don't lay the title Mrs to lack of strength of mind should be ashamed to say that strength of mind alone had kept me single. If the only man in the world-where isl he: were to come tomorrow and say, Only woman in the world. let us lock hands, I would do it.'
 Tn person Miss Forsslund is slightly under medium height little but mighty, one may say. She has beautiful golden hair, with large, dark eyes and heavy dark brows and lashes. Her appearance is striking, her voice deep, sweet and rich.
 She finds there are three Long Islands first. that of the descendants of the old settlers; next, the Long Island of the fashionable millionaire summer colony; last, the Long Island of fiction and the novelist It is interesting to note that the Vonstradam of The Story of Sarah is real, a true Dutch hamlet and that its name out of fiction Is West Sayville or Tuckertown. and that one of its resi- dents is an old Dutch lady who is a par ticular friend of Miss Forsslund. On all these-Long island natives, fashion able colonists, baymen and old Dutch settlers-the clear seeing girl author looks with equal eye, finding in them all mate rial to be illuminated by her rich and radiant fancy. Here are conclusions strangely wise for one so young as Lou ise Forsslund:
 People are the same the world over ito be pitied. most of them. I should be as much ashamed to say am bet ter than thou to slip of a society girl as I should be ashamed to say 1t to one of the baymen who go by my window every day. The girl will have her oppor- tunity to become heroine; the man has his to become a hero, and just because we do not know--Well, what is the good of preaching?'
 Elizabeth Lee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-19
Miss Louice Forsslund,
 the Long Island Novelist

It is plain that coming American fiction writers will be largely young women
 Several of these gifted girls are already
 here, and 1t is a great pleasure to note them one by one stepping modestly out of the ranks of unknown writers to take their places among the favored :-andful
 whom all the world reads and seeks to know the beginnings of. When a novelist reaches the point where the world reaches into her personal history. her fame is as- sured. It Is q real compliment, a com
 pliment that Louise Forsslund the young author of those unique creations, 'The
 story of Sarah" and The Ship of
 Dreams" may now appropriate to her. self.
 More than a generation ago a man halt
 ed on Long Island from wandering up and
 down the earth and tarried there. He
 was a Swede, with the wind and the sun
 of the Northern seas in his blood. He
 had been sailor on the high seas and
 gold hunter in California. He married
 daughter of one of the old American
 Long Island families and become one with
 them. His name was Forsslund, which
 he Americanized to Foster. Three sons and four daughters were born to the Swede father and the strong mother, and 1t Is said that ''all these daughters are clever" Louise Forsslund is one of .the four. The cross of blood was a good one They lived at Sayville. They wandered along the, seashore, they grew strong and ruddy and full of the magnetic life of the sea air. They became familiar with the operations Of life saving crews, they watched the processes of longing for oysters and digging for clans. they played hide and seek among the sand Gunes The description in "Tae Story of Sa~ah" of the Ie.ncat d man and the woman who hunted him 1mong he sand
 dunes in the falling snow is as vivid and l terribly realistic as anything Hall Caine
 ever penned Indeed. Louise Forsslund
 reminds one now and then of Hall Caine
 in her tragedy, again If Rudyard Kipling | in the rugged unstudiedness of her die | ton. The fact that the powerful Sarah story was rejected ,y six houses to whom | it was offered for examination before il was finally accepted by .he seventh leads | one to wonder what publishers readers are made of anyhow.
 Speaking of this Story of Sarah" one | may mention how its author shows UT | a phase of woman's history that, so far | as am aware, no other novelist has ever
 touched on. It is the phase of that strange sex fascination or magnetism l which is not real love or anything like
 it. as thousands of women learn after | they have rushed nto the bitter mistake | of matrimony on the strength of it. She
 who loves one man and IS fascinated by
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-19
Denounces skYscrapers.

In a public address recently Wheeler H. Peckham of New York, took ground against skyscraper office buildings. which he condemned as dangerous to health. How considerate we are" he exclaimed. ''We build hospitals for the poor consump. tive and then we turn around and build sky-scraping structures where consump- tion may breed so that we shall not lack for patients" This matter is beginning to attract serious attention in New York city, especially in the lower part of Man haitian island, where the streets are as narrow and crooked as when the Dutch burghers laid them out or their cows traced them across the fields. 'n~i' "Hh
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-19

equal to the task of caring for those who come here for the one purpose of witness ing the quaint observance
 If perchance you should find yourself in Salem during the Easter festival you would probably be awakened from your slumbers in the old hostelry between the hours of 3 and { on the morning of Easter Sunday by the sound of music. If you should happen to be unacqua.nted with Salem customs and should inquire the reason for such an unusai occur- renee. you would probably be told that it is an old Moravian observance which has been handed down from a former century. Every year. on this day. long before the first appearance of dawn, musicians visit all the various parts of the little town and on every street corner discourse sweet melodies which breathe the Easter spirit.
 If you should look from your window you would doubtless see another interest ing sight. The street lamps have been lighted and the sleepy little town, in which two hours ago there was no sign of life. Is now wide awake.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-19
Municipalism in England.

Sidney Brooks in Harper's Weekly.
 As regards municipal ownership. we are a hundred years behind Great Brit in."-Harper's Weekly, March 14, 1903
 I showed that sentence to an English member of Parliament who has been twice mayor and for over ten years largest Cities in the Kingdom. I His H conn @ ment was startling Happy America" he exclaimed. Long may she remain so. He went on to make a vigorous at- tack on the excesses of modern .'munic- ipal enterprise.". The old form of it, the form known as "gas and water social ism." he approved. Experience had con- vinced him that there were certain un- dertakinss which, being monopolistic in their nature and yitally bearing on the health or safety or necessary comforts of the people. could be more efficiently and more economically, controlled by a muni- cipality than by a private company. He could not. and no more, he declared, could any one else. lay down hard and fast lines as to the sphere in wbit iicipal enterprise might legitimateiy move. Lo- cal conditions. as 1t secfned to hiH, could alone determine that. But he thought 1t branched out into all sorts of minor trades of speculative and even experi- mental character, incurred immense lia- bilities in prosecuting them, and raised local taxation to an almost unbearable height point was reached where 1t be- came a matter of principle and common sense to call halt. That point, in his opinion. England had not only reached. but passed. Our local governing author ities," he said. have gone crazy over municipal trading. England, without re- alizing 1t. is settling rapidly down on a Collectivist basis. Ine municipalities are the socialism of the future in embryo, and the men who compose them. whether they know 1t or not, are piaving the game of the Socialists to perfection. Of course socialism has lost a good many of It's terrors. We are ali Socialists now as Carcourt said. But there is one thing that has not lost It's terrors. and that K bankruptcy. If municipal speculation goes on at it's present rate. it is my opin- ion we must either end in a sort of local bankruptcy or else in such a widespread atrophy of private initiative as will work our commercial ruin. That Is why. as a lifelong friend and admlrer of America am glad to hear she is a hundred years behind us in the matter of municipal ownership. That Is way say Long may she remain so'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-19
What Caused the Crash.

Before leaving Washington for CIeve- land to take part in the rnayoralty cam- paign there Senator Hanna called on the President and was escorted to the cabin ct room. Secretary Root also came and was shown into the same place. Judge Halls of New York, and General Dick of Ohio were in the ante room at the time. They heard crash as of some thing failing to the floor and Judge Halls exclaimed; Whats that?" Mir. Dick re- piled easily: That is the first failure of Roosevelt and Root in their attempt to put old man Hanna on the vice-Presiden- tial shelf, which you and the President know so much about. They had just hoisted him up on the shelf hut he has wriggled on"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-19
For a Low Forehead.

For very low forehr ad the most be- coming style is to part the hair in the centeRnnd slightly wave both sides. with a low half Greek knot or coil at the back A wreath of fine flowers may be mingled with the jewels rising in diadem over the forehead and apparently supporting the Grecian knot behind.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-19
Al Modest Mississippian

The shortest biography in the new Con- gressional Directory Is that of Congress man Byrd of the Fifth Mississippi Dis trict. It is as follows: Adam Byrd Democrat. was elected to the Fifty-eigh' Congress, receiving 30S1 votes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-19

It's safer to learn from your enemies than 1t is to instruct your friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-19

Glaciers are supposed to increase aud decrease In cycles more or less regular. An inquiry by NJ. Charles Rabot shows that the same stages ere not simultane- ously reached in different parts of the world, and that in Norway. where the cycle is some two .nturies long, the last general increase began in 100 and the decrease is still .n progress.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-19
PHYSICAL Assst
 SECLEANING aMlk
A Thoeosgh Cleansing of the System Now H the Surest Protection Against Spe3aE and Summer Sickness.

s and haTd snd senng
 ing, sunlight and air, she gets rid of all rubbish musty odors, germs and microbes, and the dust and dirt that have accumulated during the long winter months. But when the house has been put in order, and the premises cleared of all old punder and trash
 the great majority of house keepers feel that Spring
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-19

An electrical test. at first proposed as means of dete mining whether life Is extinct. has been used to show when life begins. No reaction is produced If the matter Is lifeless. Applying this method to hens eggs. Augustus Waller has found that signs of life begin In twentyfour to sixty-two hours after the beginning of incubation. and that only when devel- opment fails or Is arrested does the re- action continue to be absent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-19

To eye-strain. usually unsuspected. Dr. Geo. NJ. Gould attributes much of hu- man misery. He finds evidence that 1t was indirectly responsible for the opium habit of De Quincy, caused the morbid condition and break-downs of Carlyle and gave Browning his headaches and yer tigo. Printing books in white ink on black paper is a suggested means for lessening eye-strain.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-19

The airship now being built by Dr. F. A. Barton, Is to be a combination of the balloon with the aeroplane machine. If this Is successful, the purpose is to con tinue building similar apparatus, gradu- ally increasing the size of the aeroplane and the motive power, but diminishing the proportions of the balloon. until the prac- tical commercial airship is evolved The perfected airship should have an inde- pendent speed of sixty to eighty miles an hour.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-19

Peat fuel in freight locomotives in Swe- den has hauled the maximum load, the cost being about the same as with Eng fish coal. To avoid the expense of an extra fireman, however, the peat is now mixed with an equal weight of coal. and the mixture has proven so satisfactory that it is to be tried on passenger trains.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-11-13
wu Ting Fang on. Love.

Though Wilmington Is no longer a
resident of the United States. memo
ries of him still continue 10 augment
the gayety of the nation. At dinner
party the other night, a guest recount
ed speech Of Mr. Wu's. HE was DIS
coursing," said the guest, upon love.
He spoke POLITICALLY. 1t was delightful
to hear him
He told how a certain mandarin
once determined to bring up his son
in perfect ignorance OF women Ae-
cordinsly he took the boy to Il hut on
a mountain top. and dwelt with him
there alone, teaching him to love the
gods and to fear those evil spirits and
devils that modest mankind. In this
manner the boy grew to early man
hood. He was not aware that women
existed. He knew nothing but the pre-
cepts of the philosophers of old time.
He reyerenced all the gods; lie hated
all the devils.
Then, one day, his father took him
part way down the mountain, and by
i'll chance three maidens appeared IN
the distance. They drew nearer. They
passed close by. The youth regarded
them with profound interest.
What are they, father2' he asked.
"'They are devils, my son. Hate
them the father replied.
From that moment the boy became
melancholy. He sat for long hours
motionless, gazing far away. He would
eat little. He sighed often. He grew
thin and pale.
MY SON, his father asked him,
finally. what is the matter with your
signing, the youth said only this:
=" oh. father, that tallest devil! that
tallest devilr"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-11-13
HELPS BOYS TO START RIGHT.



The front area of house in one of
the Thirtles near Fifth avenue is filled
every morning with a motley collec-
ton of boys. They are usually very
detected looking, all of them seem
very poor, and they are of a type that
rarely finds Its way to the modish
quarter of the city.
They begin to gather In front of the
house as early as 8 o'clock and by 10
O'Clock some of them are still there.
At the season, when most of the
houses In that part of the city are
closed, they supply unusual animation
to the street.
These youths come to seek the aid
of Il. J. Wendell who has for several
years devoted much time and money
to helping boys who have got into
trouble through misfortune rather than
f'om any fault. He became interested
ia philanthropic work some years ago
and soon realized that boys as poor as
those he is seeking to aid have very
little chance In life once they are start
ed on the wrong track.
His interests In this direction have
so increased that he now employs a
Secretary to help him. He is fire.
quently called to the police courts to
befriend boys and secure bail for many
youths who might lose their liberty
but for him.
The crowd that gathers in front Of
his door every morning Is usually made
up of lads who have come to him with
some petition. His hours for receiv-
ing these visitors are from to 10
o'clock, and In the course of the two
hours fifty applicants are frequently
heard and their cases marked for in
vestlgation.
Mr. Wendell first saw the wretched-
ness In the lives of these youthful I'm
fortunates when he went down on the
ances at some of the clubs there. He
also saw that little or nothing was
done to help the boys, while there were
many organizations to help girls, so he
set cut to be of assistance TO boys in
trouble
Many deserving boys have been aided
by him and helped to make n living for
themselves. No boy is helped until
his case has been investigated and it
has been found that few apply who
have any cause to be ashamed of their
plight,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-11-13
at is for the city. From Ramon

at is for the city. From Ramon
Luis Sanchez"
Ramon Luis Sanchez" exclaimed
the Mayor. One Of our exiles."
He Is dead" said the captain.
His name shall be placed on a tab.
let of bronze cried the Mayor. Aud
yours, too, my friend"
Never mind me. said the captain.
He saluted and turned away. The colo
mel followed and caught his arm.
Tom"
The captain shuddered. THAT is
over. | have been a coward"
Colonel said the general from be-
hind, Il must speak with you" The
captain went to his quarters phone.
1t seemed hours before the colonel
entered. Tom" he cried, Il under
stand" He held out his hand.
The captain refused It I've been
coward"
Come" said the colonel, do you
suppose | would have been any better
or as good? Don't I know the fear of
starvation half pay? Even as colonel
Eve been no better off than you as cap
tain My family is larger than yours"
81 know" said the captain.
But, thank heaven" cried his com
rade, Its all right now, If I'm retired
tomorrow Congratulate me, Toni
The general gave me the news this af-
ternoon I'm advanced. l am appoint
ed brigadler."
II can't congratulate. I'm Jealous.
Another month OF this climate, and
I'll go under. Half the regiment is
sick. with me-"
But you're to take my place as
colonel, and we're ordered northp'-
New York Daily News.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-11-13
THE CAPTAIN.
~~~N~~~~~>

c. HE men lay aud watched the
thickets across the clearing The
gray haired captain walked up
and down, up and down behind the
line IN khaki
or all the men there he was the
only one that knew war He had seen
Gettysburg. And yet he was the most
nervous. His officers, alert and young,
came and spoke TO him easily. The
men hoped for the sound of shooting.
He alone feared the attack, and waited
impatently the order to withdraw.
THE extreme advance. post" he
muttered, with unseasoned men. Not
u regular to support us. If had my
old company, | shouldn't care, but
II these boys break and run my repu-
tatlon goes, and every chance Of pro
motion"
Promotion! At 50 he was still cap
tain, transferred. by a grim chance,
without change of rank, to nurse vol
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-11-13

unteers In Cuba. He knew his physl-
cal defects; he felt that he WAS wear
ing out in the climate. sun was al
ways hard on him, ever since his sun
stroke in the lava beds. If he was
forced out OF service his half pay
would not maintain his family--all
girls. To become major before he was
mustered out. that would be salvation.
He stopped by figure that squatted
In the grass behind the line Of soldiers.
That's right" said The man. u
wanted to speak with you"
The big American looked down at
the shriyeled Cuban. you followed
on your own risk, you know
Il know" The little mans face
glowed. Il risk. Al last | am TO
strike for my country There will be
shooting soon. Oh. how | feel, And
you Americans honor you!"
That's all right said the captain.
"Don't bother about us
"See, you, captain" said the Cuban.
He drew wallet from his breast and
opened 1t carefully.
The captain saw crisp greenbacks.
Put 1t up, man." he said
but look said the Cuban. "Tbey
are American money-thousand dollar
bills. Ten. Do you see? My whole
fortune. Spain has taken the rest
Il see" said the captain, astonished.
you spoke of risk" said the Cuban.
"But you risk your lives for us. | risk
mine, too. If die you take this
money. See?"
YES" said the captain.
"The money is for the poor OF SAN
tiago, my city, which we will besiege.
1t is to reconstruct-you understand?
A legacy from me. The money, you
take it If l die. You see that it is prop
derstand?"
II understand"
lyon are an American. / don't ask
you 10 promise. All, look outv'
A dry cracking began in the thlckets
under the trees across the clearing
One would have said that men were
breaking branches for fuel But look
ing closely, flashes were visible In the
shadow. Bullets began to cut the
leaves about the captains head,
The Cuban twitched his trousers.
Lie down" he said. Foolish to
stand. Lie down"
The captain shook his head The
men We're looking at him; he could
not afford TO betray nervousness. The
lientenants came for orders. "Shall
we fire?" Not yet" The captain
studied the woods in front, and search
ed them with his glasses. His worries
yanished as he called into play his
military faculties. He noted the in
creasing FIRE, as from a gathering ir-
regular force. Then his orders came