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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-03-06

Rear-Admiral Crowinshield to re-
tire.
Bitter partisanship exhibited at the
closing of Congress.
Whisky burned up in Kentucky by
party of reform ministers.
The question of seating Reed Smoot
will come up in the Senate today.
Thirteen Senators retire from public
life with the closing of the Senate.
Baltimore physician discovers an
that cures cholera infan-
tum.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-03-06
Wool, Hides and PeIts

After this date we will buy wool,
hides and pelts, paying the highest
market prices. We are in touch with
the markets and it is to Jul interest
to see that stockmen get the best
prices for these products.
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theatre.
In all the decorations of the interior, in
the marble carvings and the nouldings,
there are only actual flower, plant and ami
NAL forms, utilized. OF course, In the styles
of the art nouveau.
Like most OF the new theatres, the house
il built on the cantilever principle, and
there are no pillars to obstruct the view.
The seating capacity of the New Amster-
dam Theatre proper is 100.
The building contains the largest iron
girder of the kind ever made. 1t Is 90 feet
long, IA feet high, and weighs 70 tons.
The vestibule and lobby are Of terra
Gotta. Nothing but real marble and genu-
inc materials Is used in the theatre, thus
following out another principle Of the new
art, which despises limitations Tho cost Of
the building Is said to be. exclusive OF the
ground, 81 100000.
There are in reality two theatres, one
being over the other In what would be a
roof garden were 1t exposed. 1t is a COM
plete theatre In itself So much money
has never before been invested in q private
theatre enterprise in this city.
Daniel Frohman's Few Lyceum Theatre,
which was 10 have been opened last year,
will be ready this month. Herts a. Tallaut
have also had this building in their care.
1t is in Forty-Hf,h street betweea Broad
way and Sixth avenue, and Its fn9sde IL in
q style described as modern classic. Five
massive columns stand u front Of tie
theatre, extending up the entire height Of
the facade.
Everything that needs to bs done in a
theatre will be accomplished within tho
walls of this house. II extends through to
Forty-sxth strsst. and thers are carpenter
rooms, sewing rooms and . hall for thu
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-11
MISSOURI'S EARTHQUAKE.
More Shocks In . Regio n That II Famous
In Our Earthquake History.


An earthquake along the western banks
OF the Mississippi in southeastern Missouri
occasioned considerable alarm on the even
ing of Oct. 3. The shock was felt as far
north as St. Louis. but the seismic disturb
ance lasted less than minute and no dam
age was done. The disturbance was gen.
orally felt over New Madrid. Jefferson and
the surrounding counties.
An interesting fact about this shoe K
is that It occurred in the exact territory
which, beginning in 1911. was the scene
of a series of earthquake pher omena that
extended over q period Of two years. We
usually regard the Mississippi Valley as
one Of the most stable regions OF the earth.
and yet this small part of it, in southeastern
Missouri and northeastern Arkansas, suf-
fered more from subter a7ean disturbances
at that time than any other part Of our
domain within the historic period.
The region was inhabited chiefly by In
dams. II it had possessed it's present
density OF population the shocks. which
were very severe fonseveral months, would
have been numbered among the worlds
great calanities.
Earthquake waves, like the waves Of the
sea. were seen crossing the alluvial lands,
rocking the forests to and fro. uprccting
many trees, and entangling the branches
OF others. The disturtan ces are known
in our history as the New Madrid earth
quakes, from the town that now overlcoks
a part Of the region. About one-third Of
our present territory south Of Canada
felt the effects Of these shocks.
A very remarkable feature Of the disturb
ances was the subsistence Of about 5000
square miles Of alluvial lands to an average
OF ten feet below their former level. The
Mississippi River rushed in to fill the de-
pressiors.
Drainage was attracted from the sur.
rounding country and number Of the lake .
thus formed still remain as memorials Of
that earthquake period. They are fed
by little streams which formerly carried
their waters directly into the Mississippi.
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COMMUNISM IN PARAGUAY.
A Cooperative Experiment BY Immigrants
That Seems Successful.

About two days ride from villa Rica in
south central Para n ay, the second largest
town In that republic. Is a tract OF I 500
acres Of land on which few very industrious
and intelligent immigrants are making
communistio experiment.
They are known AZ the Ccsme colony.
and their land is twelve miles from the
nearest village. The colony was founded
nine years ago and is fairly prosperous.
though it is not regarded in Paraguay
exactly in the light Of practical expert
ment.
There are Just twenty-six men. sixteen
women, and forty-eight children In the
colony. Their little village contains TWEEN
ty-one dwelling houses. a school. a store.
a printing Office. a social hall and library.
and two or three workshops. They print
small monthly paper called CosMs illus
trated with pilot ographs Of the colony.
Around the village are spread tho wood
land and grazing lar d. which they own in
common. The pastures afford good gra7-
ing. the woodland Is rich in marketable
timber. the coil is fertile. the community
lie out Of debt; and though IL ia not getting
wealthy. all have plenty to eat and wear,
and arc living in peace and conteptment.
The colony Ia governed BY q chairman
and committee Of three men with man
ager, who arranges all the Industrial afairs
in accordance with the general plan Of the
committee, which meets weekly.
By dint Of Drawn and perseverance, the
men have cleared $50 acres Of forest and
are raising sugar cane, maize. nanioc,
yans. oranges. lemons, bananas. sweet
potatoes. peaches and vegetables. Az yet
the colony consumes all it's crops excepting
sugar, which was manufactured and sold
last year to the value Of 1855. Tho COM
mittee appraised the value Of food studs
raised at the same amount
Tho colony makes it's own lumber and
tans the hides Of ito cattle. There b much
division Of labor, eome colonists tending
stock while others Ell g1ge in carpentry.
blacksmith ing, boot making, printing and
the other industries Of the place. tho women
having their full sh Of labor; even the
children are useful in various ways.
The Cosme COLON. n fact. seems to DO
successful, II thrift. ldustry and content
ment are evidences Of well being.
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A GERM THAT MAKES MEN SLEEP.
Discovery OF tho Parasite which Is Thought
to Cause the Dread Disease.


A despatch from Liverpool the other
day raid that medical mission was about
to start for the Congo to investigate fur
tier Che supposed connection Of the para
site tlyraI osoIna witt, the sleeping sickness
which within the past fifteen years has
caused the death Of many thousands of
African natives.
This disease was first observed on the
Congo. In the early stage the patient is
quiet, with dull facial expression and an
almost uncomfortable impulse to sleep.
Az the disease advances there is parosis
Of gait and speech, tremors Of the tongue,
lips and hands, and the dulness Of e1-
preston docpens. In the third stage
these symptoms become more pronounced
and the patient is in u state Of complete
lethargy until death relieves hin.
The disease has decreased on the Congo,
but it Las spread eastward; and its rnvages
about two years ago reached Uganda on
the north shore Of Victoria Nyanza. II
has not yet extended further east, but is
still carrying of hundreds of victims in
Uganda
On Nov. IL last year DIR. Castellani, who
was examining specimen of cerebro-
spinal fluid taken during life from we'll
marked case Of sleeping sickness. was
surprised to observe living trypanosorna,
In his later Investigations many trypano-
sores were found
lie suggested as a working hypothesis
on which 10 base further Investigation
that sleeping sickness was due to tho spe-
cies Of trypanosoma which he mad dis
covered in the cerebro spinal fluid of the
patients. Later studies by the physicians
in Uganda have seemed 10 establish III
, correctness OF the theory " now appear 3
certain that every case Of sleeping sickness
has trypanosomes in the cersbro-srna
| fluid.
| How Is the parasite introduced into the
| human system? The UgaT da physicians
believe thoy have solved this problem.
They were impressed with the singular
| fact that tho disease in that region occurs
only along the northern shores OF the VIC
| toria NyarZa, In a strip Of country nb.rit
! fifteen miles wide. They reached tho con-
| clusion that trypanosomes were carried bv
some bloodsucking insect. They finally
! found the parasite in a species of tho tsetse
| fly, and have proved by their laboratory
| experiments that these flies have con
| veyed trypanosomes to a monkey
| The investigation had reached this point
! when the report Of the sleeping sickness
commission was published In August last
| II il az least encouraging 10 think that
| the cause Of this terrible malady In likely
| noon TO be fully understood
| With this knowledge gained thsre will
| he reason to hope that remedies may no
found for the disnasa which. until now,
! has lafdcd medical skill
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pelnAug Of scsnery; and many other tasks,
pGaally transferred 70 another building
VII b. done inside the spacious new play
housa.
On tAs top floor u large hall containing
| ptaso thst b an exact reproduction OF
that On the main door, 20 n Will be possible
to have two rshearsals going on stimuli
taneoualy. Mr.. Frohman says that he VIII
also 30 aba to give dance there. and one
Il ~ Ayst functions will be the ball that he
10 to give.
Outside Of the auditorium. the room that
took most Of the decorations was MIR. Froh-
man's library. This IL done IN oak In the
Chippendale style and 10 close copy OF the
library Of David Garrick.
To James Wall Finn was entrusted the
decoration Of the interior Of the theatre.
In the vestibule are mural paintings OF
muses. grouped about q portrait OF Mrs.
Siddons The theatre walls are OF oak and
brocads In which the colors range from
yellow to bronze and include most OF the
, tints Of an autumn forest.
The construction OF this house also is on
the cantilever principle a-id no pillars are
used anywhere. In front Of the building
which has . frontage OF e6 feet. il q mar
quee that extends before every one OF
the three entrances and sufficiently over
the sidewalk to shelter persons in alighting
from vehicles.
It was intended, when the Shubert
brothers and Reginald De Koven built the
Lyric. to devote the house chiefly to comic
opera; so " Hugo Koehler, the architect,
planned the interior decorations to suit
such a style OF entertainment. The pre-
vailing shades Of the house are apple green
combined with pale Dubarry pink.
Tho leadings Of the lights arc Of dull
ivory white touched In some places with
gold. The wallis throughout the entire
house are hung in pale Dubarry damask.
The curtain Is Of heavy pale pink damask
onamented with heavy gold bullion en-
hrcidery.
Carrere 4 Hastings. who remodelled the
Empire Theatre, returned In their style
Of decoration to older and moro classical
forms, and the rococo interior Of the house
Is as beautiful a. any in the world. Tho
walls, hung In cherry damask, and the
heavy gold mouldings are copied from
the little theatre In the Palace Of Versailles,
which furnished the model for tho decora-
tons.
The proscenium arch ia encased in a
heavy frame Of gold. and the stage boxes
are between two massive gold columns.
The seats are large and comfortable. thanks
to the invention OF Al Hayman. who in his
moments Of leisure devised a theatre chair
which enables the person sitting in it to lean
back as far as he wants to.
The curtain Of crimson and gold il heavily
ornamented with embroidery. The spec
tators now enter the theatre through a
promenade Of alternate marble, cherry
brocade and gold moulding l2o feet long.
The cost of the alterations and decorations,
which have completely transformed the
theatre, was 100000.
The Washington times., 1903-03-08

inventor to have ten OF these funny
creatures that looked like bullfrogs and
behaved like monkeys ready for the next
meeting Accordingly. when they came
together a month later the inventor
brought ten newly invented boys in a
cage with him and showed them 10 his
delighted fellow members.
Let them out and see what they'll
do suggested some one and despite
the warnings Of the inventor the cage
was opened and the ten boys we're let
loose.
Two minutes later every window I'm
the room was broken. the table was
overturned. and the club members were
fleeing for dear life. People came run
ming from all parts of the city TO see
where the earthquake was. At last. in
desperation. the inventor succeeded in
rallying a dozen OF the biggest and
The Washington times., 1903-03-08

one Muchslash / shall lombard this
castle and make all its lands forfeit to
the crown. The only other condition on
which 1 will spare II is that the globe
OF Calcas be restored to me-
r And this, globe Of CaIcas." asked
Muchslash.. lodging a shower OF arrows
which fell upon the battlement where
he and the Duke were watching the
gathering OF the royal troops, where is
it?"
THAT 1 do not know" replied the
Duke. with a sigh. II never saw the
miserable bauble which has been the
cause OF the quarrel between me and my
King"
What was the dispute?" asked Much
slash.
AT one time resumed the duke
when I was first seized with the idea Of
giving an amateur circus for the amuse-
ment Of the King, the globe OF CaIcas.
which was accounted to be as precious
rs any OF the crown jewels. was then in
the palace. While the courtiers and the
guards were admiring the wonderful
feats Of my acrobats and tumbIers the
cry was raised that the globe. which
was supposed to bring good luck to any
monarch who possessed II. had been
stolen from the royal treasury.
Some designing knaves had taken
away the golden sphere leaving one OF
tin in its place. The King suspected my
followers OF the theft, and this is the
real reason he now storms my castle
The Washington times., 1903-03-08
A LITTLE JAP IN SCHOOL.
By LOUISE JAMESON.

Do you krow how many letters the
Japanese alphabet contains? Forty
seven Think of it, And. besides, there
are ever so many word signs, some
standing for a woTd and others for a
whole sentence. which the little Japa-
nese boy or girl must learn 20 know per
fectly. When the young Jap" goes to
school in the morning he leaves his san
dals outside the door. Then ne goes in.
bows very low to the teacher, and takes
HIS place beside the other children
That is. be squats down upon a floor
mat and begins TO study with a book on
his knee.
A very queer book you would think IL
il you could see it. for it begins at the
back. instead Of the front. and the lines
run up and down the page. instead OF
across it. as yours do.
The letters are curious. too. Very
much like the Chinese characters we
/ see on packages Of tea When he learns
20 write he does not Use a pen. but a
small brush with a fine point.
Neither is his ink like ours Rather,
IL Is what We call India ink. II is quite
hard and comes in long stick.
To use it he first pours water upon a
The Washington times., 1903-03-08

rem laughed 20 think OF the old gentle
mans having been a little girl And yet
il was not so absurd as il sounded the
old gentleman himself. 10 be sure, had
never been a little girl. nor his father,
nor his grandfather; but once upon a
time. long long ago. before little boys
had been invented. the old gentlemen Of
that day had really been in earnest when
they said. once upon a time. when l
was a little girl" For, Of course. as
there were no little boys at that time
there was nothing for the old gentlemen
TO have been but little girls
And that was the reason that the old
gentleman whom the children knew al
ways began his stories by saying; once
upon a time, when l was a little girl"
And now for the story Of the way THAI
little boys came TO be invented.
In the days when there were only little
girls it is said that the world went
along so smoothly that it was a delight
10 live in it, Everything was clean anc
orderly and in its place, just where II
belonged; the beds were made in the
morning as If by magic; nobody teased
the cat or stoned the birds. and every
body was contented and happy. At least.
everybody should have been contented
and happy: but as you know, there are
always dissatisfied people, who don't
know when they are well off and who
can't let things alone. Even in the days
before little boys had been invented
there were people of this sort. and they
banded themselves together into an as
ISOLATION, which they called the Anti
Monotony Club.
''Oh. my. what a tiresOme old world
this isl" they sighed. Everything runs
along so smoothly that nothing interest
ing ever happens. II people weren't
so contented they'd be a great deal
happier"
Now. unfortunately, there was a great
inventor In the nti-Monotony Club. and
he set his wits to work to see what
could be done to make life less mon
otonously pleasant. So, one day, when
the members OF the club were complain
ing, he arose and said:
yellow members, I've hit upoa q
plan to give spice 10 life and renday n
The Washington times., 1903-03-08
CHATTER ".

No sooner did the army OF the king OF
Freakland approach than the circus tent
came down with clatteT OF poles and
a Tapping Of canvas. rolled itself into a
cylinder and stood on end. TO the great
confusion OF the persons who were as
sembled within It. Tent and spectators
slowly sank into the ground. and. pass
ing through a long. narrow tunnel.
emerged Ia the cellars Of the castle OF
the Duke. There the canvas and the
poles were separated by agile attendants
and the entire company rejoiced in COM
Portable quarters.
Between the Duke OF Winchester and
the King of Freakland there was no
friendship. and His Majesty was only
too glad or a chance to lay siege to the
ducal castle. The monarch made the
presence OF Muchslash in the stronghold
an excuse for bringing cannon and stone
throwing machines and all his army.
III" commanded he. His Grace of
Winchester does not surrender to me
The Washington times., 1903-03-08

strongest club members TO his aid. and
the thirteen OF them dashed into the
room. and. at the risk OF their lives,
finally succeeded in catching the funny
little creatures
''Whew" sighed the president Of the
club. as he wiped his brow. they're the
surest cure for monotony ] know. In
vent a hundred and fifty more OF them
right away. and II they don't stir up
this stupid old world I don't know
t'other from which. Go home and get 10
work on them today"
So the inventor went homo and set to
work on the consignment. and when they
were finished they were all let loose at
one time by the club. and never from
that day 10 this has any one ever com
planned that life was mOnotonousiy
pleasant-at least, not in any country
where boys are known.
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JUDAS REDENTANT.

AS she sat by the fire with her almonds
This mite Of a girl that mean
she was breaking the shells on the
hearthstone,
When she gleefully cried "Philopenei"
They were there, the two kernels to-
gether.
Brown twins in a cradle OF oak;
Oh. would I eat one of them with her;
Who would not, with the way that she
spoke?
Yes and NO for the trap that's to
catch us2"
/ asked. but the curls gave a shake
And the sweet eyes laughed up through
the tangle.
NO; I think it's more fun Give and
Take"
All the long day she plotted to catch me;
She brought me the book I'd mislaid
And she asked me to hand her the sugar.
And she passed me the ounce MARINA
lade.
confess that she most caught me nap
She begged me to please hold her
cloak:
These old sleeves are so hard to get
into"
But her eyes we're too full of the joke.
The daytime had gone and the twilight
Had deepened and darkened TO gloom.
AS / lOafed there in solid enjoyment
By the freight that danced in the
room.
Round my neck went two arms very
softly.
Two lips pressed my own in between,
Al h. L 7 Pan a-unh 90
But too latet for she cried "PhilO-
penei"
But that night when I bent toward her
pillow,
To share in our good night caress.
She entwined my neck closer to whisper.
"H'm-that kiss was-was-not fair.
guest" Frank G. Drake
The Washington times., 1903-03-08

fat stone and rubs mis- ink in IT, Then
he dips in his brush and copies the let
tiers which the teacher has made upon
the blackboard. His paper is not smooth.
but quite rough and porous
He has a very easy time when he
comes 10 arithmetic he does not have
long tables OF pounds. shillings. and
pence. and he knows nothing about
avoirdupois and Troy weight He does
everything by tens and he counts upon
his fingers.
Then. too. he has the SorOban. and he
does all his sums on IT. II is a great
frame. with wires running from top to
bottom On the wires are large wooden
buttons. and IL is only necessary to
move these about 10 do any sum he
wishes
The Washington times., 1903-03-08

the object which the skill Of the tailor
had taken from the rascally knaves-
The Handspring Twins were condemned
for the resi- OF their days to wander
about the kingdom, back to back. and
q he story goes that at the country fairs.
which are largely attended in Freak
and. they may be seen for the price o.
a small coin.
Muchslasn when the army Of the King
went away. decided upon making a
further excursion I'm search Of the riches
and youth which the Wistful Witch said
could be found with the magic shears.
ITO RI CONTINI-FD1
The Washington times., 1903-03-08

less pleasantly monotonous. I'll invent
a boy"
"A boy, What's a boy?" asked the
others. in establishment.
We'll. he's pretty hard to describe"
said the inventor. "as there's nothing
quite like him in heaven or earth IN
appearance he resembles a bulIfrog, in
behavior a monkey"
THAT sounds promising" said one OF
The Washington times., 1903-03-08

than year been sought in the remotest
corners Of the Kingdom Of Freakland.
How the tailor accomplished this feat
Will be seen by those who take the
trouble to use OF the picture of the
Handspring Twins an ordinary pair Of
shears.
No sooner did the Duke OF Winchester
display the restored Globe on the bat
Elements than the King Of Freakland
sent a messenger to the castle bearing
pardon for Muchslash IN exchange for
The Washington times., 1903-03-08
The Pat-a=gO=ni-anS.

Have you ever heard OF the folks who
live
In the land of Patagonia
Where the sun comes up when Il should
20 down.
And they cultivate ammonia
They're the most peculiar folks I know,
Neither black nor red nor brown.
For they're five feet tall when. they
stand up.
And six when they sit down.
The Washington times., 1903-03-08

those present. IAN animal like that
ought 10 keep the world stirred up"
He will" said the inventor. earnest
". He'll be equal TO an electric bat
terry on every street corner"
Carried away by their enthusiasm. the
club then and there commissioned the
The Washington times., 1903-03-08
Why Little Boys Were
Invented.
Bu wM. WALLACE wHITELOCK.

"Once upon a time. many, many years
ago. when : was little girl'-this was
the way the old gentleman always be-
gan his stories. and every time the child