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The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-07-31

United States Senator Newlands has
contributed $50 for the purchase of a
bell for the Catholic church at Winnie
mucca
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-07-31

Last week the wind blew half the
pear crop of Yolo county, California,
off the trees, and still there are plenty
of pears left.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-07-31
OF DOUGLAS COUNTY

Winnemucca is to have a new hook
and ladder truck, and a lot of new fire
hose.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-07-31

COURIER ADVERTISEMENTS PAY.
For Proof, ask our Advertisers.
For Returns, Try it Yourself.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-10-30

"Lycursus," asked Mrs. Shivyers,
somewhat timidly, have we got to
worry through this winter with the
same comfortless furnace we had last
year,"
mo, my dear, we haven't respond
ed Mr.. Shivvers decidedly. | have put
in considerable time during the sum-
mer studying the theory OF thermody-
namics and the practical structure or
furnaces. As the result. | have de-
signed a furnace which will heat this
house. difficult as that seems 10 be.
The drawings are now in the iron
founders hands, and in less than a
week the furnace will be set up in our
cellar"
In due time the furnace was ready,
and Mr.. Shlvyers himself started the
Fl. st fire in it; but only 70 begin a
period of puzZlement and exaspera-
ton. There was no heat from any Of
the registers, not Ven a Whit Of luke
warm air. For several days Mr.. SHY
vers t0yed hopefully with the obstin-
ate furnace, piling on fuei-there was
never any difficulty about making a
rousing fire in it-leaying this door
open and that shut, leaving them all
open. shutting every last M Of them,
and variously disporting himself with
its mechanism, but the bigger and
more furious the fire he made the less
sign of hot air was there from the
registers. until at last he had to give
it up as unsolvable by him and reluct-
antly call in the local plumber to see
what he could do
That gentleman prowled knowingly
around the furnace for what seemed
to Mr.. Shiyvers' impatience an inter
minable time, and at last emerged
shaking his head sadly.
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violent struggle. wrenched it from its
fastenings., The opening was made;
and, after a few anxious moments, Ro-
land had forced his way through, and
was standing in the corridor beside
his friend.
"Here!' said the latter, laconically.
handing him a revolver and grasping
a second pistol himself. Now I'll in
struct Ralph"
William uttered a sigh of relief
when he found himself free and felt
the weapon in his hand.
Il thank you, John" he cried en-
Enthusiastically after his r%etreating
friend. You are right. We two will
rule the whole household"
Yes, that is just to your taste"
returned Maxwell. tartly. This time
we really must run our heads against
the wall, and if ii happens to stand
tirmer than we expect, it will cost us
our lives. You have arranged mat
tiers S that we have no choice. But
keep quiet. Harrison may come at
any moment: the fighting will begin.
and-you will play the principal role
again"
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r@hot Speeialu@
Turnace=

Mr.. Shiyvers." he said in a voice
choking with sympathy. "Mr. Shiv-
vers. my dear sir, believe me, l under
stand that you did this from the
purest and most unselish motives.
know that your single wish, your
splendid hope, was to air and comfort
your fellow man, but stop and recon.
slider, think the matter over seriously.
without allowing your heart to sway
your head. Is it best? Is it wtseg
Scientists, you know, are agreed that
a tropic climate tends to enervate.
and"
See here" Interrupted Mr.. SHY.
vers impatiently, what in blazes have
the tropics to do with a fool Of a fur
mace that o~bstinately refuses to give
out any heat?'
And as | was going to say" con-
tinued the plumber still more compass.
sionately. its too small, anyway.
This furnace is too small, Nh. SHY.
vers. II might raise the temperature
of this town considerably; or possibly
of the county a tritle, if they could be
shut off from the outside, but you real
" cannot succeed unless you build one
big enough TO heat the whole hemis-
phere. you can't indeed, my dear sir"
VIII you tell me what you are driv-
cling about?" cried Mr.. Shivvers.
Why aren't you trying to turn this
into a tropic climate?" asked the
plumber, with greet apparent surprise.
You see. all the heat goes out through
this smoke pipe into the wide, wide
world. and OF course | thought you had
some philanthropic-'
But what he thought was lost, In
the flood of Mr.. Shivvers' comments
on the theory of thermodynamics, the
practical structure of furnaces and
things in general.
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an extremely important character. For
instance, he is absolutely necessary
at your wedding p
My wedding?" repeated William,
in amazement. What do you mean"
Why, l think the best plan will be
to wind up the business on the spot.
You want to marry under any circum-
stances. The bride, the magistrate
and the witnesses are all here, SO |
don't see what is to prevent you eX-
cept this COMPOUNDED iron grating,
which / shall finally cut through. If
Florence is your wife, you can take
her with you TO some place of secur-
ity. then your ami BILE cousin can keep
house here as he chooses. He can't
wholly ruin the plantation or carry
OFF the buildings; and, as soon as the
war is over, you can assert your wife's
claim"
But. John, have you gone daft?
Such a plan in the house where Ed
ward rules and will summon all the
servants to his aid the instant we ap-
pear. He did SO just now, at the time
of my arrest"
"Fshaw, the servants, They are
only negroes, and not one will lift his
hand against us as soon as we say
we are officers in the Union army. The
fellows are constantly coming in
thrOngs to seek protection with us.
You were not known to them, or else
they were afraid Of Captain Wilson
and Harrison. The servants are not
to be feared. III undertake to deal
with the justice and his companion. So
no one is left except your beloved flu
ture relative-and he must be made
harmless"
You mean that we are to attack
him in his rocmo"
No; that is too uncertain, and
will create an unnecessary stir in the
house. | have a better plan. AS
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-10-30
CATS CAN SWIM.

An Old Fisherman's Story in Illustration
OF That Fact.
Ca cats swim?" was asked of an
old fisherman. why, certainly" was
the reply, land that reminds me of a
cat I onc tried to drown that swan
ashore. Surely there must have been
hundreds or thousands of people who
have drowned cats in the same way.
but nevertheless this was an expert
ence OF my own. We had a cat that we
wanted to get rid of, and as humane a
way as any to kill it was by drowning.
So l put a couple of bricks in the bot
tom Of an old grain sack and put in
the cat, and tied the bag up carefully
and securely and walked down to the
end of a wharf and stood there and
swung the bag, with the cat and the
bricks in it round like a sling until I
could give it a good momentum and
then let 1t go. and slung it out to fall
and sink in the water, / should say
twenty feet away. l supposed, of
course. that that was the last of the
cat, but the next morning the first
thing l saw when l went u of the
house was the cat sitting on the YER
anda. l suppose the bag had a weak
spot in it somewhere. the bricks were
heavy and sharp-cornered, and swing
ing the bag round that way started
1t more. and the cat was desperate:
and with the bag that way it scratched
and tore its way out and got to the
wharf and clawed its way up and came
ashore. Can a cat swim? Why, sure!"
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X.

Meanwhile the justice and his clerk
were seated at a Widespread table in
the dining-room, which also looked
out upon the garden. Edward could
not send the gentlemen, who had TAX
en- the long ride in vain, back to the
city Immediately; SO he had invited
them to dinner. Mr.. Thompson could
not find words enough to express his
regret and sympathy for the sorrow
overhanging the household, but he
saw no reason why he should not have
a comfortable meal on that account.
He thought it perfectly natural that
EDWARD should excuse himself and re-
main in the drawing-room. No one
could feel offended with the grief
stricken nephew, but he himself dis
cussed all the more eagerly the good
things set before him, and was ably
supported by his clerk.
The old gentleman only regretted
Doctor. Blackwood's absence, and ad-
mired the sense Of duty which would
not permit him even to appear at din
ner. He was just giving his factotum
a discourse concerning this distin-
guished physician, at the same time
helping himself to a large piece of
roast meat. His factotum listened
most dutifully and took a still larger
slice, when the subject OF the con-
v~ersation suddenly entered.
"Ah, there you are, Doctor Black
wood" cried the judge. sit down.
Unfortunately you have come a little
late. We have had the roast serv-
ed"
The doctor bowed in the most
charming manner, and signed to the
servant, who had just brought in the
dishes, to leave the room.
Thank you. l Am very sorry to dis
turb you, but there is a business mat
ter to be settled. which admits of no
delay"
"A business affair. Is there a will
to be made"
mo, on the contrary, the matter
concerns a wedding"
Mr.. Thompson dropped his knife
and fork and stared at the speaker u
the utmost establishment.
THE ceremony is put Off. Mr.. Har-
rison told me himself that he was
com PEELED to defer it for the present."
Certainly, and he will probably do
so altogether; but another person has
taken his place-Mr. William Roland"
What? What did you call him."
William Roland. The circumstances
have entirely changed, and unfortu-
nately l have not time to explain them
to you in detail. But, in the name of
the betrothed couple, I beg of you to
perform the wedding ceremony at
once"
The magistrate leaned back in his
chair, assuming a dignified attitude
and a solemn, official manner.
(TO be continued.)
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thrown open to women is of bewilder-
ing extent and charm. Friendship,
athletics, scientific research, several Of
the professions, have brought us their
novel offerings. Surprises have been
so numerous that women have almost
lost the power of being surprised. Ed.
ucation, physical vigor, social in
huence. accomplishments-these are
our weapons for the battle of life,
they are not victory, nor did they in.
sure it. The very phrase 1.-THE edu-
Gated woman Is a misleading one
but it must serve in default of a bet.
ter. The woman Of the future will
hold her education at it's due worth.
and unless she does SO hold it she
will be unworthy of it.
This future woman will have the
most gracious and alluring manners
the world has ever known. She will
have the sincerity of the Quaker. and
the elegance Of the French woman of
the salon.
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On the Frozen Yukon

'Twere better a thousand times over to
walk
In the pathway Of honor and tot,
Than bark to the Siren that sings in the
north.
And plunge In the feverish moil;
For ever a picture Of terror must live
In the depths of the Colds yellow glow
OF the hearts that are still on the frozen
Yukon,
And the bones that are covered with
snow!
oh, pastoral peace of the patriarchs old
When the husbandman tended his sheep,
Nor dreamed a wild. feverish dream OF
the north
Nor heard in his sleep the seductive re-
frain
AS he lay In his stealing asleep!
OF the Siren that sings from the foe
To the hearts that are still on the frozen
Yukon,
And the bones that covered with snow!
Oh. pastoral peace! when his humble
hearthstone
Was enough for the son Of the soil:
When cOntentment and owe were the
gods he revered.
And his soul was the soul of his toll.
Oh, curse of the years! that is blighting
our race
With a breath of the tempests that
blow
Ger the hearts that are still on the froz.
en- Yukon.
And the bones hat are covered with
Lowell Otus Reese.
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Oh, ships that sail down from the glacial
north
With your burdens of sh!mrnering gold.
What spectres OF Death i'll the pittlesS
waste
Ride low in your shiyering hold
What triumphs OF those who have wraS-
tied with Death
Can o'erbalance the burden of woe
For the hearts that are still on the frozen
Yukon,
And the bones that are covered with
p
For the veins that are chilled ard the
eyes that upstare
Through the wreath of a Boreai shroud.
Where the elements shrek and the
ragged rocks rake
In the bend of the lowering cloud
Oh, an army of lead swell a requiem
In the tempests that sullenly blow
Ger the hearts hat are still on the troz-
en- Yukon.
And the bones that are covered with
snow!
Is the recompense full when exultant a
few
Tear away from the jaws of Despair
And back to the green, smiling valleys
again
Bring a booty all yellow and fair?
need from the joy Of the fortu.
Can the soul Of the universe know,
For the hearts that are still on the frozen
Yukon
And the bones that are covered with
snow
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CHAPTER IX.-CContinued.,

A1AS AVt'
8 you have reached this point Of
Asecessi" Maxwell continued. in his
~ way. Eyes. my dear Will, it
0oeSnt always answer to run ones
had against a wall; this time the
Masonry remained firm. You have
kangtble proof of it, since your prog
Esss Is impeded. You were raging up
kAd down like a Gagged lion"
DO you want to mock me even in
tAts terrible situation?" cried Roland,
smpetuously. You do not know how
j was disarmed or what it is to meet
With base treachery in the house
where n seeks happiness and love"
Didn't | warn you against this
Edward, though knew him only from
your description? He was travelling
when l called on the Harrisons with
y~Du-luckily! Had | had the honor
u his personal acquaintance, the
whole plan would have been impossi-
Ne. / pass here for the eminently re-
that worthy man, have been received
with the utmost courtesy. Were it
known that instead of medicine | was
engaged in the iron business at pres
ant, the courtesy would probably end
DFomptly-on both sides, | shall shoot
this noble Mr.. Harrison with the ut
most compOsure If he takes it into
ns head to enter the corridor. Be-
Mdes, Ralph is mounting guard at the
0utside door, to which fortunately a
second key was found. and will give
- a sign if danger is approaching"
But, at least, tell me how it was
possible for you to accomplish all this
n a single half hour. for you cannot
nave been here longer. You went to
M outposts?"
Where Lieutenant Davis had again
treated an entirely unnecessary alarm.
There is no appearance Of fever. Two
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-10-30
The Advance Of Woman

Great as has been the demand for
adaptation made upon the race. that
made upon wonen alone has peen still
greater, says a writer in the Outlook
Here are some typical facts. In 1900
less than 100 ome were employed in
factories in the United States. EN-
plOyment in other lines outside those
strictly domestic was rare. Even WON.
en- teachers were few. To-day 5,o0O,-
600 women are engaged in the United
States in 400 different wage-earning
occupations.
In 1910 there was not a college in the
world open to women. In 1890 in this
country 1903 colleges were open to both
men and women, 127 to men alone and
ITO to women alone-an actual ad.
vantage of 43 in favor of ONE
In 1900. in the United States, de-
Srees were conferred on 10 ,794 men
and on 1923 women-more than one.
third AS many women as men.
The field that the college alone has
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-10-30
Here's the Alarm Watch

Some novel timepieces are being
shown this season. One domestic nov
city Is a small watch which gives
railroad time" In place of the con-
ventional dial there is a double-decked
arrangement of figures. The top row
gives the hour, the lower the minutes.
At half after ten one sees by this
clock 1890. A half hour later the
figure reads 11:OO. The right-hand
figure changes every minute in the
lower column, while the one on the
left is shifted every ten minutes, and
an hour Is required for the changing
of the number on top. Six dollars is
the price asked for it.
An imported idea is an alarm clock
contained in a watch case. This is
not the dollar watch with clock works
in a watch case, but a watch with a
watch movement. There is an addi-
tional attachment whereby a third
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The Nc Bride Case Anal,

st. Johns. Kans., Oct. 26.-Nr u
Mrs. William Mcbride and Jase. /
Lines, M. D.. have gone before =
George E. Moore, Notary Public =
have sworn and subjected to vrirl
statements confirming the story NJ \
awful illness and subsequent cura
the little son of MI. and Mrs, N
Bride.
DR.. Lines is particularly emub,h
in his statement, and there Goes N
now seem to be any room for doubt /,
to the fact that Dodd's Kidney Pin,
and nothing else, saved the little b,
He was SO bad that he had EpiloE
spells which seized him with inces1
ing frequency. He was semiparalys
in the right side, and his mind v
badly Effected.
In their sworn statement, MI. n
Mrs. Mcbride say:
"The very day we began to Us
Dodd's Kidney Pills our boy had tvel
ty-seven Of these Epileptic spells !
fits. In less than a week be csase
having them entirely.
The case has caused a great ssns
ton in the neighborhood. The sVo
statements have confirmed the vhd
story.
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Testing His Nerv.

Joseph Wooten. th~irty.fou,
a laborer with no home. wa as'
at the Southwestern police
stealing two fowls. The nr;sos'
other being in a dying condinn. b
ticing the man looked rath.s
asked what he had about b,n 'pa
replied, Nothing" but on hi. a,.u
being unfastened the two fov,u b
OF which had been suffocated and b
stopped by Detective Rand. WIN \
found rammed tightly together b
his waist. The prisoner raised !. B
markable defense. He stole tba ~
he said. to try his nerves. He v...
to see if he could pass a police y
stable with the birds about him -
out trembling from fear,-Io.a'
Globe.
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BUSY DOCTOR

Sometimes O~verIooks a r0"
The physician is such a ous' ,.,t
that he sometimes overlooKs ~,
able noint to which his attention ~
be called by an intelligent
who Is a thinker. .~4anta
"About a year ago my at. .. 4
was called to Grape-Nuls ". =, cir
my patients" says a physician
at the time my own health ~, y,
bad and I was pretty wen ~ thee
but I saw in a minute that rerfed
ries behind Grape-Nuts were ~
and IL the food was all .ns ,ood,
claimed for it 1t was a perl renaNus
~ = commenced to use GrapeI :,
with warm milk twice a lay a.. o,e1
short time began to improve .rones,
way. and now I am much SUD = uo,s
feel SO per cent better and
than I ever did in my lte' 4. due
81 know that all of this g oou coc,
to Grape-Nuts and am or III
vinced that the claims made Io ausa
food are true. I have reco q !
and still recommend the 10y" snles.
great many of my patients WV The ID.
did results, and in some .his Ane
provement OF patients on
food has been wonderful. !, IL
"As a hrain and nerve lo0u' l...1
as a general food, GRAPEFRUIT q,
alone" Name given by
Battle Creek, Mich an
Look In each package In. pnl
Of the famous little book, -
to MELVILLE"
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soon as you are at liberty, Ralph
shall announce, apparently in great
trepidation, that his young mistress
has suddenly disappeared. He has
looked for her in vain. OF course, she
can be only in one place. Harrison
will rush here as fast as possible to
Illustrate the attempt It liberation,
and we shall have him in our hands,
Then he can occupy the place which
he so kindly selected for you, and you
can use his marriage contract-the
simplest exchange possible"
But that is a partial deception" re-
piled William. Am l secretly. craft
lily, to steal a right which was prom
ised me openly in the presence OF all
thesworld? Am to urge Florence to
a marriage in this terrible hour which
rObs her of a father"
stop, Will! My patience is being
exhausted" Maxwell angrily inter-
rupted. Don't bother me again with
your German slowness and stupidity.
or I'll leave you behind bolts and bars.
One can't lead good fortune straight
to your arms. You must first inspect
it on all sides-subject it to a critical
examination-to ascertain whether it
is thoroughly ideal and free from
earthly dross; and meanwhile the
light, airy thing flutters out of your
hands. In short, do you want to mar
ry Florence or not?"
"Of course l do. But"
Very we'll. then, the matter is set
tied. Leave the rest to me. True,
it's abominable to expect a best man
first to drag the bridegroom from be-
hind SO many iron bars. but you must
have some unusual circumstance con-
nected with 1t. One thing more: OF
course you have no weapons"
Should I have been captured other
wise? l certainly would not have sur
rendered with arms in my hands,"
Il anticipated that and concealed
two pistols about me. There, now I've
finished. Try your strength and see
If 0 can tear out the grating"
The file had worked ~unweariedly all
the time, had cut through the larger
portion OF the grating and loosened the
rest, but the iron still held. William
tugged and shook in vain, and there
was no more time to lose. But the
consciousness of danger lent the
young man unnatural strength. After
a few unsuccessful efforts he again
seized the grating and, with q last,
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Society's "Giobe Trotter.'

Mrs. Clarence w. DNlan OF fnnsu
phia, who recently was adnil'eu "
the Newport set" is the "glope ~"
ter" of society. Her huspahu nn
string of country homes eS'enu
from Lennox to Paul Beach ms
Dolan is restless and loves 70 us'
She has deserted Newport 1or LOW"
but will stay in the Berkshire pI
for a few weeks only. Then sne MI
open her Hot Springs cottage, pus
go often to her P~hiladelphla ~.
She will be in New York for INC al
show and the winter season IN
ruary she will go to Aiken anO
divide her time between tna'
and Palm Beach until she take'
ropean jaunt. After Europe, N7' ~
and SO on. There are Womon =,
travel more than this, but tno' MI
In hotels, not in their WI noln ,.oAc.
are made ready at three days ~"