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The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-06-26

The Department of the Interior will
this year conduct in Montana an ex-
pertinent in the matter of winter irri-
cation, and will test the capacity of
the lands so treated by cropping them
in comparison with lands irrigated in
the ordinary way and during the grow
ing season. This method has been
found practicable in some locations
where the demands of agriculture have
exceeded the ordinary opportunities
for irrigation, and thus have forced
the adoption of various expedients for
supplying moisture. If it shall now
be found to operate successfully under
general conditions, climatic and other
wise, the test will prove of great value
as creating new factor in the work
that is finally to redeem the west.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-06-26
Horse Eats Eggs.

"Our wife owns horse and dozen
chickens. She has owned the chick
ems since last Christmas, but up to this
week the hens apparently had not laid
any eggs.
The other day she discovered that
when hen cackled the old horse
would Immediately wake up, go to
hunting for the egg, and eat it.
Now she has a foot race with the
horse every time a hen cackles in the
barn lot. Sometimes the wife wins
and sometimes the horse wins
But the funny part of it is, sometimes
a neighbor's hen cackles, and when
the wife rushes out to the barn lot
the old horse stands demurely until
she makes futile search for the egg,
then he gives her what is known as
the horse laugh. h."-Anthony Kan. }
Bulletin.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-06-26
A FOREIGN PRODUCT.
America Has Not Yet Developed the
"Perfect Spendthrift."

Uneconomical and extrayagant as we
are, we have not yet developed the
perfect spendthrift" as he is TO be
found on the other side of the Atlantic.
Ii seems at times as If he must be a
product of an older, more "effete"
civilization. The man, either young or
old. who runs through a large fortune
quickly Is rarity with us. High as our
standard of living and of the ordinary
expense of living Is our standard Of
what might be called profligate extrav-
agance is by no means so high. OF
course pretty large sums are wasted in
various forms of dissipation here as
To take the single item of gambling,
how often do we hear of mans being
ruined by it here? No doubt we hear
stories of tremendous sums lost and
Won, but such sums do not seem either
ito make or to break" anybody. For
men whose incomes are reckoned by
the hundreds of thousands or millions
to play hundred dollar poker Is no
great recklessness. But how often do
we see young men of the small salaried
sort punting $1,000 or $1,000 at a time
at baccarat, as you can any day In
France? We have not the instinct to
save and scrape for eleven months in
the year and then shell out all our
savings in a fortnight.
| once met in France a young man of
old provincial family, Legitimist to the
backbone, proud and very poor. He
was about twenty-one, modest, thor
oughly correct" as good, innocent a
young fellow as one would care to
meet, the sort of young man who seems
TO have been overlooked and left out In
the cold by French fiction, though by
no means Il great rarity In French real
life. | happened to ask him one day II
he ever played cards. He said no, he
did not care for that sort of thing, and
besides his means would not permit It
II never go into gambling saloon,
said he, "or into the cardroom of a
club. Sometimes / may join In little
game of poker among friends just to
pass the time, but only a very small
game, never more than louis limit
A louis limit! | wonder what clubman
tout of the millionaire class in New
York. Boston, Philadelphia or any OF
our larger eastern cities would cal
four dollar poker very smalp game
-Scribner's.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-06-26
ENJOYING A SHOW.
A Charity Concert In London and the
Audience IL Attracted.

Audience IL Attracted.
The audience certainly was terrffy-
Ing one. The front rows of the big
hall We're filled by old women very Sc.
we're or else smiling the perpetual smile
of vacancy. Then came grimy group
of dock hands. Their wives, some of
them in charge of three babies apiece
were all over the room. The girls came
IN huge feathered hats and yelled high
pitched witticisms to the gangs OF
young hooligans whose one desire
seemed to be to wreck the show. In.
deed they contributed even more audi
bly, to the entertainment than did the
performers. while the clergy who pa
trolled up and down seemed on excel
lent terms with everybody, but quito
powerless to control good part of the
audience.
Somebody opened with a piano solo.
Really people might have more sense
than to choose a Chopin nocturne for
twice told to go and get an organ"
There was shout for some tune un-
known to us, and after that the render
Ing of Chopin was permanently drown
ed in general and stentorian converse
ton. \ girl with ambition to become
professional next sang, amid audible
comments on the plainness of her
frock, and she quilted the platform In
awful silence. BERTHE and his cello
had an even worse time. He was In
yited TO get his hair cut" which was
certainly piece of timely advice. and
ut the first deep notes of his instru-
ment there were anxious inquiries IL
be was in pain. As this had percep
tble effect on irritable BERTHE, there
were general offers TO attend his funer-
nj and more advice to the effect not to
take that old geezer out with you
when you go courting." BY this time
the troupe were terrified. and the rec
tor had TO mount the platform and re-
quest some sort of order.-Outlook.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-06-26
Lets Stock Run Often on Alfalfa.

A writer in Dairy and Creamery says
he lets his stock run on clover and al
falfa when they will, and as often and
as long as it cares to, and has no troub-
lie from bloat. His method of pre-
venting is to place Jumps of rock salt
at convenient places in the field and
let the cattle know where they are.
They will eat and then take taste OF
the salt, and there is no futher trouble.
Some ofhis neighbors have adopted the
same plan with the same results. We
remember hearing an old doctor say
that there was no better remedy for a
case of indigestion, when it was ac-
companied by bloating and gas in the
stomach, than a teaspoonful of COM
mon salt in a glass of water. 1t is sim
pie and inexpensive, which would com
mend it to many.-California Cultiva-
tor.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-06-26
Cloudbursts.

The flood weapon is the one that is
being used from one end of the country
to the other this year. Until last week
calamities of this character had been
confined to the middle west, the east
and the south, but the disaster that has
practically wiped out the little town of
Heppner in Oregon, brings to the peo-
pie of the west realizing sense of the
greatness of such catastrophes.
A cloudburst is described by Mark
II. Harrington, former President of
the Washington state university and
member of the United States coast and
geodetic survey, as extremely heavy
rains occurring over small expanses of
territory. They occur only with local
storms and are most common in the
hottest seasons and at the hottest
times of the day.
Rain falls at the rate of from six to
eight inches per hour, but for few
moments only. The flood flows off
rapidly, gathering power as it goes,
until 1t becomes, as the Heppner re-
ports describe it, a wall of water that
carries everything before it, Mr.. Har-
rington says distinction should be
made between cloudbursts and tor
rental rains, though they are frequent
ly confused. The torrential rain is
usually accompanied by a general
storm, while the cloudburst is entirely
local
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-06-26

An engineer on a Kansas railroad
has made request to be allowed to
run faster than 65 miles an hour, be-
cause jackrabbit has been making
fun of him on his run.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-06-26

1t is reported that young married
man, wrapped in the greatest excite
ment, flew to the telegraph Office of
his town and wired his wife's relatives
happening as follows; "Twins to-
day, more tomorrow
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-06-26

A Missouri editor has created sem
sation by printing n strong editorial
defensive of Sunday fishing. He in
sists it is no more a sin to catch a fish
on Sunday than to catch a yellow-leg-
ged chicken for a minister's dinner.
The comparison is clever and may
save him much unpleasant criticism
from the pulpit.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-06-26

The nomination of President Roose-
welt for President is foregone con-
clusion and Republican politicians are
devoting their time to an animated
discussion of a suitable candidate for
Vice President.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-06-26

Nearly every man, including the
editor, carries in his pocket the picture
of an unmarried girl Her name is
Anna Wilkes Williams, and her like
ness adorns the silver dollar. Their
wives seldom show jealousy, although
always wanting to get it in their pos
session and get rid of it.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-06-26
She struggling

The flood losses in Missouri and Mis-
sissippi valleys are placed at s30, 600,
900, and the estimate is said to be con-
servative. The railroads entering Kan
sas City alone estimate the damage to
their property to be $s,000,000,
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-06-26

An Illinois paper advertises that
mothers can check their babies "dur-
ing the parade at the nursery depart
ment of Blanks drug store" A pa
rade in the nursery department of a
drug store must be an interesting
sight, but we suppose the people who
have babies and drug stores know
what they are about.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-06-26

Miss Stone is now demanding that
this country force Turkey to return
the S70, 900 paid the Bulgarians for her
release. Miss Stone would do well to
go way back and sit down-and keep
still.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-06-26

Never live beyond your means or
seek to shine in society where purses
are heavier than your own.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-06-26

One of our subscribers looked
through the Bible to find scripture to
justify him in using tobacco and found
but one passage. Ii is found in the
last chapter of Revelations and is the
second clause of the eleventh verse.
We'll bet that every one of the old sim
ners who use tobacco will read that
verse within an hour after reading
this paragraph.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-06-26

"May print a kiss on your lips" |
said,
And she nodded hersweetpermission;
So we went to press, and rather guess
We printed full edition.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-06-26
John with his arm around herr /.

John with his arm around herr:
"The rose is red,
The violets blue,
Sugar is sweet
And so are you"
She struggling;
"Now don't! Let gol
Upon my soul,
You want TO break
The sugar bowlp
Comfort.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-06-26

What the pocket wins in politics the
character loses.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-06-26
Work.

Let me but do my work from day to
day,
In field or forest, at the desk or loom,
In roaring market place or tranquil
room;
Let me but find it in my heart TO say,
When vag-ant wishes beckon me
astray:
"This is my work, my blessing, not
my doom;
0fall who live | am the one by whom
This work can best be done in the
right way"
Then shall see it not too great nor
small
To suit my spirit and to prove my
powers;
Then shall cheerful greet the labor
ing hours
And cheerful turn when the long shad-
ows fall
At eventide to play and love and
rest,
Because know for me my work is
best.
Henry Van Dyke in Outlook.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-06-26

An exchange truthfully remarks
that one of the greatest helps that
can be given paper is to volunteer
items of personal interest. Don't sup
press them out of false modesty, but
remember that the home paper goes
out as a news letter to a host offriends
scattered throughout the country. To
these especially the mere mention of a
name brings a pleasure.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-06-26

The bronco tournament in Virginia
City will take place on the afternoon
of July 3rd. Three prizes will be of
fered. The rider winning first prize
will have the choice of $50 saddle,
which will be made to order by Ayers
& Lent of Reno, or $50 in coin, and the
second will get either of the above
prizes; the third will get S25 in coin.
Riders will furnish their own horses.
All are welcome to enter the contest.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-06-26

COURIER ADVERTISEMENTS PAY.
For Proof, ask our Advertisers.
For Returns, Try it Yourself.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-09
CRACK BOWLERS IN
CONTEST LAST NIGHT
Season Formally Opened With Holly Contested
Match at Palace Alleys.

The bowling season was formally
opened last night, when a match that
had been previously arranged between
two teams composed of the best bowlers
in the city tried conclusions at the
Palace bowling alleys on Broughton
street. The two teams were composed
of the best bowlers in the city, a num-
Der of which were on the team which
won the championship honors of the
state last year. Some of the scores
were excellent.
The teams were composed of players
from the Yacht Club, Tomochichi Club
and Hussars Club, on the one side, and
the best players on the Palace alleys,
on the other. The contests were close,
the honors being slightly in favor of
the boys from the alley. They won
two of three games played, and round
ed up on the three games % points to
the good. The club boys, on the other
hand, rubbed it into the competitors in
the only game which they captured,
beating them by 40 pins and piling up
the highest score of the meet, S42 pins.
The contest was marked by the best
of good feeling, and the sport was high
ly enjoyed. The highest individual
score was made by ]. Turner of the
Palace crowd while Henry Blum, Jr.,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-09
BOOKIES HAD TO
PAY THE FIDDLER.
Morris Park Officials Decides That
He Was Legitimate Entry.

Morris Park Officials Decides That
He Was Legitimate Entry.
It's a long stretch of country that
lies between Brighton Beach and the
Rio Grande river valley. A traveller
making the trip would necessarily have
to pass by blue capped mountain tops,
at whose base lie ragged looking log
cabins, wherein live long, bony, hairy
armed men, many of whom play the
fiddle, and all of whom pay the nd
dler tribute in their respective neigh
borhoods.
1t is the fiddle that has mellowed
the Lone Star" state into a para
disc; the fiddler's hand that now makes
melody and harmony where once was
only the cacophony of the six shooter.
And so, in this pleasing evolution, the
words fiddle and fiddler have become
honored ones These few words find
ing you well, the balance of the story
will now go along.
The Fiddler that this story has to
deal with is a horse or, to be accurate,
is a 5-year-old gelding by Falsetto-
Cachura. The Fiddler started in the
last race at Morris Park on last Sat
urday afternoon and won lot OF
money for those who knew that he
could run. The story of those Win
nings on the part of the wise ones,
and the subsequent howl of the men
on the blocks is already we'll known
But they have all been convinced that
this cayuse fresh from st. Louis, where
last July he was in the dog class, was
not Mcnamara, the fast Western
sprinter. but was just what his own
ers claimed for him-The Fiddler.
What was done in Texas from whence
came The Fiddler is yet to be learned.
But it is understood that from the
Pecos Valley to San Elizario, and from
Denison to Galveston, there were cele-
hrations that will not cease until the
town marshals and sheriffs think that
thew have had enough
THE officials at Morris Park have con-
Guided their work of examining into
the running of The Fiddler, and have
rendered the decision that he was a
legitimate entry, and all bets should
he paid. and what a howl went up:
n was the most successful good thing
that has ever been put through in this
country.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-09
LOCAL FOOTBALL GIANTS
WILL COMMENCE PRACTICE
NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT.
HARM0N'S GREAT WORK
RECOGNIZED ABROAD.

Atlanta News Says He Was the Best
Amateur Pitcher of the Season.
The following, taken from the Atlanta
Daily News, is a just tribute to the
great showing made by Wayman Har-
mon of the Y. NJ. C. A. ball team dur
ing the season just passed:
The best record made during the sea-
son in this state by an amateur is that
OF Wayman Harmon, who pitched for
the savannah Y. NJ. c. A. team.
Harmon twirled in eight games and
won seven. The one game he lost was
the second of a double-header he pitch
ed. In the defeat he allowed three hits
and struck out sixteen men, but bad
helding lost the contest. In the eight
games Harmon allowed only twenty
five hits, an average of 3.12 per game.
and struck out 127 men, an average of
l6 per game.
Harmon is left-handed pitcher,
fields his position like a professional
and is a heavy batter.
He was the star halfback of the
southeast last fall when he played on
the University of Georgia eleven, and
played third base on the Varsity nine
last spring. He was used in the infield
because Georgia had three strong pitch
ers in Bower, Anderson and Myddle-
ton and because there was none other
who could play third satisfactorily.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-09
MILLER SAYS HE is
OBLIGED TO BEAT FARREN
Intends to Stay in Savannah This Winter and
Will Not Be Defeated

Herman Miller says that he is obliged
to beat Billy Farren when they meet
before the Savannah Athletic Club
next Wednesday night. Il expect to
spend the winter in Savannah" said
Miller, provided 1 can meet enough
men to make it worth my while, and
1 have made up my mind that 1 will
have to put Farren out to make sue
cessful season here"
Both men are working hard for the
bout and the fact that they fought
draw when they met last, gives both
more determination to put up a win
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-09
ON MUDDY TRACK
FAVORITES LOST.

New York, Oct. S.-Mud runners were
in demand at Morris Park to-day and
the betting contingent had hard time
in picking winners. Only one favor
lite won. The Ramapo handicap for
3-year-olds went to River Pirate Hicks
up, with the favorite, Injunction, sec
ond. Girdle was the early pace-mak-
er, but in the stretch River Pirate and
injunction went to the front and in a
hot drive the former won by a neck.
Summaries:
First Race-Selling, the Withers mile.
Early Eve, 10 to 1, won. with Hood
wink, Z to 5, second and Blue Victor,
so to l, third. Time 1:42A.
Second Race-October steeplechase,
about two miles and a half. Caller,
8 to 1, won, with Baron Pepper, TO
2, second, and Judge Phillips, to l,
third. Time 4:46.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-09
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The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-09

ming fight If Farren is the winner in
this bout, it is probable that he will be
prevailed on to stay over here and
meet Gus Gardner, who in a recent
letter says that he will be able to
come to Savannah by Nov l. In the
event Miller wins, he will be matched
against Gardner. A number of light
weights have been heard from in the
past week, and Matchmaker Wilson is
making arrangements for the meeting
of several of the best in the. business.
Letters are received daily from second
rate fighters who want to come here,
but the club has already had their fill
of this kind, and nothing but the top
notchers will be brought here.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-09

made the best score for the club men.
Turner made a total of 534 pins and
Blum of 524. Turner scored the highest
game, 1893, with Gray a good second,
with 1874 pins.
The weather was propitious, the chill
evening making bowling a DESTROYS
pastime. A large crowd witnessed the
bowling, and from the interest mani
tested there is little doubt that the
bowling fever will continue to rage in
Savannahs sporting circles this win
ter, as for several seasons past.
Following are the scores of both
teams, showing the individual scores
and standing of the men:
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-09

Third Race-Selling, last six furlongs.
Eclipse course. Atwood, 4 to l, won,
with Ancestor, s to 1, second, and Gan
anogue, to /, third. Time 101.
Fourth Race-The Ramapo handi-
cap, mile and a furlong of the Withers
course. River Pirate, to l. won. with
Injunction, to l, second, and Ada
Nay, to 1, third. Time 1:541a.
Fifth Race-Selling, Withers mile.
Colonsay, Is to 5, won, with Lord
Badge, 13 to 10, second. and Stolen Mo-
ments, to /, third. Time 1:41.
Sixth Race-Withers mile. Medal, Z
to l, won, with Guy Park, to q sec
ond, and Phaeon, Z to l, third. Time
1:42%.
For Additional Sporting News, See
Page Six.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-09
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