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Novel Devtess for Flre-PiRhtinR Are
Dotng Tested by German
OAoials.

There have been so many recently
applied inventions for combating 1re
that n might think tho limit OF in
gcnuity Ind been reached. But the
German people inclined TO invention do
not seem to DO satisfied. says a London
paper. Nany Of the German methods
were illustrated in the exhibits Of the
nro department OF the leading German
cities at tho municipal exposition in
Dresden. Here. In addition to i'm
provemcnts on familiar c%ontriyances,
n number Of new devices are shown.
Tho city Of Hanover exhibits n model
OF It's new automobile nre train. CON
sisting OF nm engine. nrcman's wngon
and m ambulance. Tho steam that
pr"pcls tho engine drives the pump
when the engine stops. by n pressure
OF 100 pounds II furnishes $50 g~allons
OF winter por minute. Beside tho auto
mobile train ia shown n new mcchan-
ical tower. or revolving ladder.
by compressed air four long tubes
put together tclcscOpically nro driven
out and with them the four ladders Mt
tnched to tho heads Of tho tubes. I'm
~ 'r'' 'h'''aNS'i'NIlN lIlu " nDIn Inl-
der IL ready for use In 20 seconds and
tho pressure Is sufficient 10 M n man
with all HIS equipment 10 tho ton
After II Is lifted the entire ladder and
It's working force can DO revolved with
out turning the truck. II can. I'm cmor-
Eency. be handled by two mon. whilo
for all other mechanical towers shown
four are required.
t@ipsic shows n model OF A fireman
enuinrch with nm apparatus for pro-
tecting him from smoke md providing
him with oxygen. Kicl shows another
model "f 4 nrcproof outfit provided
with n tube for breathing.
The Leipsic fireman cnrrics com.
nrcfsed nir with him in \ steel rccep-
table fastened to his bnck md con.
Quoted to his mouth through n tube.
Tho breath cyhnlcd goes into n drum
II n purified by a chemical
@'' ""'urn-" :" tho ~-cccn'arIo
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Grand Bail AT EdE-rnnn'-

Edgemout Miners Union. M ln,
will give a grand ball al Cutr!'- Hall at
Edgennni on Christmas eve. The boys
are making great preparations Tor tile
ball and will mako It the most enjoyable
event that has ever happened IN that
section OF the comfy. Excellent
music he. een engaged Pud he other
arrauger-:ats now under way are a sure
guarantee that all who attend will be
given every possible attention and made
TO feel tina; it Is good to be the re.
Admission 10 the ball has been hIed
at 81 and ever! body in the vicinity u
Edgemont who can raise that amount
should be At the dlnce. IL they don't
they will miss an opportunity for
pleasure that does not often come 20
them.
For further particulars regarding the
dance, see tue al elsewhere.
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vary slightly through the term Of years
presents an interesting subject for the
economist. While the metals. especially
gold and silver. are In Q high degree
fitted TO serve as a standard OF deferred
pay ments within moderate terms OF
years, yet they are liable to slow and
gradual variations Of value. The pro
cesses OF agriculture, on the other hand
are SO simple, and the numbers cultI-
waiting the soil so considerable, .hst a per-
maneut cessation OF production is far
less likely TO take place, While, there
fore, the precious metals have a great ad-
vantage over the cereals as a standard
for determining claims OF creditors and
contracts running FOR Il few !-ars, her
is no reason to believe that they furnish
a satisfactory standard for the adjust
ment Ot long term contracts. \ scheme
oi a tabular standard seems tn b- per-
fectly practicable and this standard
would consider the value OF articles 0i
general consumption aud OF prime in
pOrtance Ill the economy OF daily life,
such as corn, beef, potatoes, wheat.
wool, cotton, tea, coffee. coal, which
should he trusted TO compensate each
other, with the result OF a high degree
OF stability III the whole body so com
posed. Commissioners could be APP
pointed Tor the entire country. showing
81 ---ssu " 4Is- .-.I. ..-l--
through the yeare, which variation
would be very slight and wonId form An
accurate basis for deferred payments
running through a long series OF years.
This system has never been tried, but
it L. the judgment OF the best ecouou.
lists that this woult form the most suit
able basis that We can obtain. Aud thus
we see that agriculture not only is the
foundation OF our prosperity in other
| respects but also for ms Il basis for the
be st financial management in regard to
long deferred payments.
may also note in conclusion that the
increased production OF one plant on g
farm or plantation has caused
he most inomentous consequences il
the political history OF our country. The
cotton plant, when it yielded 300 bales
81 cotton d year, was OF comparatively
little value. But when, with the inven'
tioD OF the cotton gin, the aggregate
production OF cotton Amounted to 3Uo,.
600 bales a year and more, Tor which
there was a ready market il the coun.
tries Of Europe, TIE impetus given to
slave labor and the determination that
for every free State admitted into the
Union there should be a slave State sim.
ilarly admitted, led, first, ~ the adoption
/ of the Missouri compromise IN 1920; "a
its repeal in 1880; To the acquisition OF
Texas ana tile war with Mexico; to the
settlement Of the Oregon boundary al
the 10Th parallel instead OF $3.50. And
in those dayt very few, il any, Of the
statesmen could appreciate the wealth
that Was to come from Kansas, Nebr8s.
ka, Colorado. Wyoming, Cteb, and Ne.
vada. And the question may even ye,
remain, whether VI can appreciate the
cOpqucsts Of agriculture. growing put OF
better methods OF work and reclamation
Of lands by irrigation, and the conse
quent building Of homes and school.
which shall produce the best manhopd
and womanhood OF the Nation.
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Negro Dial ect-.

\ patron Ui ~cakewalks or an .admirer
Of cakewalk music might be justified in
not thinking so, but the fact Is that the re
are more than fifty separate dialects
among the colored population Of the
south.
Any ono who has travelled through
the tidewater counties Of Virginia is
aware that the speech OF the negro pop.
ulation ;here differs materially from
that used in the cotton fields OF Ala
bsma. Tit singsUng cpe5ch OF the
camp meeting negro from the hilly part
OF northern Georgia differs essentially
from the softer and more melodious
speech OF the Louisiana negroes from
the region OF cancbrnkes and rice fields.
The negro race III the south Is essentially
initiative, and III Louisiana where the
re~mainders OF French occupation are
many. the French accent and i%DtUnation
are preserved. In SOnth Carolina which
has, relatively, the largest negro pop
u~lntioD. there are found in the tidewater
counties the Guinea negroes whose dia.
lect 1t las been found difficult for many
visitors To understand,
In southern nnd southwestern Mis-
souri, the negro dialect differs entirely
from what it is elsewhere III the south,
and in he Indian territory, where tlier re-
is Il considerable negro population,
many Indian phrases and Indian
methods OF speech have become incor-
pOIated in the speech Of the colored
population.
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County School

County Superintendent Henderson
has apportioned the county School fund
to the various districts OF the county. "a
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The Orthopedic Shoe.
ELKo, Nevada. Dec ~, 10

ELKo, Nevada. Dec ~, 1903.
Sey Jacobs,
Elko, Sevsda.
DEAR SIR:-Iu reply to your question:.
what ! think OF the OrtLopedic s3N
shoe. | will say that I have bad over
forty eight years experience making
repairing and selling shoes | have des-
sected one OF the shoes meutioT ed andhnd
that the material and workmanship L
the best | ever say in a s3 80 shoe.
Respectfully yours.
\. l.. MACE,
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BELLtHGrR-G ARnTCnr: At the Wat"
Sulphur Hot Springs. ncw III O.. NJ.
vada. 10y Rev. George u. Greenfield,
Mr.. Richard G.. i}cllngcr. Ia MIs-
Adcline +. Garrecbt.
Elko, Nov.
Dec. Il, 1903. by Rev. George II
Greenfield, Mr.. Chrstiau E'hlcmnn
10 Miss Iona Leberski, both Of La.
moillo.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-03

its trunk as well. Hence it gives forth.
when the wind blows, the strangest
and most dismal clanking.
The tree is called the Carnarvon
yew, and it is in credulous submission
to an old superstition that Carnar-
Won lately enchanted it. The super
stition is that when a limb of the tree
falls to the ground a member of the
Carnarvon family dies, and at Carnar-
Won castle, in Carnarvon, Wales; at
Highclere castle, in Newbury; at Pix
ton Park, in Dulverton, and at Briefly
Park, in Burton-on-Trent-thes are
Carnarvon estates-the superstition is
believed in
The Carnarvons and their people
tell of seven authenticated cases where
the old legend was borne out by fact,
and that is why they have now
chained their yew trees limbs to its
trunk-chained them very cunningly,
SO that the stout trunk carries nearly
all their weight and it will be scarce
ly possible in the future for branch
either to fall or to be blown down.
Thus the Earls of Carnarvon think
they will cheat death. Thus is a me-
dieva1 superstition revived in modern
England.
The CarnarvOns are a rich, an TN
cient and noted family. George Ed
ward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, the
present earl, owns 5000 acres, is the
patron of thirteen livings, and has
five country seats besides his town
house at No. 10 Berkeley square, Lon
don.
The name Carnarvon means Fort
opposite Mona" and Carnarvon cas-
tie, begun by Edward IL, in 1928, is
the oldest and most imposing fortress
in Wales. 1t occupies the entire west
end of the old town of Carnarvon; it
is built throughout of cut stone; it's
walls are eight feet thick, and here,
in the Eagle tower, the first Prince of
Wales was born.
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loves him ond he Il III hos1. ~n1s ~
he said that love not worth dying
for was nothing-dear God, forgive
me-
The next morning. Julie was CAIN
aud smiling She made light OF her
trouble of the night before, and her
roommate thought she had forgotten
the cause of it.. This was the reason
why we were not told, Paul.
well. Julie posed, and Metcalf
painted fast, for the painting was
completed as you see it, about three
in the afternoon. At that hour there
was a commotion in the Americana
studio. and frantic calls for help. We
rushed in, and there was the Ameri-
can kneeling before Julie, RUBBING ner
face and trying to revive her from an
apparent faint. We all thought, at
first, that fatigue had overcome her,
but laid my hand upon her forehead
and it was so cold suspected worse
A quick examination and / arose with
the remark:
This Is case for the police, mon
sieur.' And so it turned out to be.
Julie had opened an artery in her
left arm, carefully concealing it in
the heavy drapery, and while the
artist was painting her acting she
was slowly dying. Metcalf was so abb
sorbed in painting her changing ex-
pressions, that he was not aware of
anything extraordinary until he laid
down his brush and danced for Joy
before the completed picture.
@An American millionaire paid him
half million francs for the painting,
agreeing to leave it on exhibition at
the Salon for a reasonable time, and
Put left Immediately for the United
States to marry his betrothed."
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Something tells me that ne died when
that limb FELL
And there came. a day later, a let
ter to the servants at Briefly Park
which said that Lord Carnarvon's i'll
ness had taken a turn for the worse
on June Is, and on the morning of
June 10 he had died.
One of the most beautiful of the
Countesses of Carnarvon was a daugh-
ter of Lord Henry Howard, and a.
granddaughter of the Duke of Norfolk
Her death was sudden. 1t was thought
that she died of heart trouble, brought
on by shock. But the story is that on
an August evening in 1876 she stood
at one of the drawing room windows
of Briefly Park, watching the passage
of a violent rain and thunder storm,
when there came a binding flash of
lightning, and Lady Carnaryon
shrieked and fell dead to the floor
That same lightning flash tore from.
the Carnarvon yew one of its topmosts
branches.
Besides these, there are four other
Carnarvon that are said to have been
coincident with the falling OF
branches from the Carnarvon yew. but
they are neither such well authenti-
Gated nor such striking cases as the
three recounted here.
These three may have been mere
chance medley, perhaps they might all
be proved, on careful scientific fnvesti-
cation, to have not a leg to stand on;
but the fact remains that the Carnar-
Won yew in Briefly Park has all its
limbs held up with iron chains and
cables, and it was SO intelligent man
as the late earl-the translator of the
Odyssey" the creator of the Dominion
of Canada-who put these chains and
cables there
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~THE DEAR OLD SLAVES"
But Few of the Old Style, Faithful
NEGROES Now Left in VIRGINIA..

BUT Few OF the Old style, FaIthrui
Negroes Now Left in Virginia.
That is very touching story which
comes from Radford concerning ex-
Gov. Tyler's old servant, Lewis Armis-
stead. When notified that he was
free he went about his business as
though nothing had happened. He
was at home as slave. and he did
not propose to leave because he was
free. He was a member of the fam
lily and remained a member until
death removed him to his home up
yonder. He was devoted to ''Marse
Jimmie and his wife and children,
and they in turn were devoted to him.
In his strength he served them faith
fully and affectionately, and in his
declining years they took care of him
and made his life sweet.
We said in Sundays paper that
there was never such humane slav-
cry as negro slavery in the South, and
here is beautiful illustration. There
was very little slavery about it. 1t
was a family service that the slaves
rendered and they received for their
service not only food and raiment and
shelter, but protection and the kind
est attention in health and sickness.
There are few of the dear old
slaves left, and it grieves us as we see
them pass away. Gov. Tyler's Lewis
was type of the old Virginia negro
gentleman. 1t was a noble type; the
old Virginia negro gentleman was
every inch a man. He had a strong
physique; he had a stout heart; his
impulses were generous; his DISPOSE
ton was amiable; his manners were
perfect. God bless his memory. We
only wish that the type were pre-
served in the new generation of
negroes.-R (Va.) Times.
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The Earl of Carnarvon who chained
the limbs of the Carnarvon yew was a
scholar, a poet and a statesman. He
it was who created the Dominion of
Canada, carrying through the Cana
dian bill in 1867, when he was colonial
minister.
His name was Henry Howard Molly
neux Herbert. He was born in 1881.
and he died in 1890. Educated at Elton
and at Oxford, he entered the House
of Lords on attaining his majority,
and he was under secretary of state
for the colonies from 1857 to 1859, sec
rotary of state from 1866 to 1867 and
from 1874 to 1878, and lord lieutenant
of Ireland from 1885 to 1887. He made
admirable translations of the Aga
memnon" of Aeschylus and OF the
Odyssey" of Homer; he edited the
Letters of Lord Chesterfield" (his an
cestor), and he was the author of
number of brilliant essays on histori-
cal subjects
Such a man as this, it is evident,
must have put great deal of faith in
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REVERSED ORDER OF THINGS.
Sons Pants Are Confisczted to Fit
the Father.

Sons Pants Are confiscated to Fit
the Father.
State Senator Bernard F. Martin
was reminded by the story of The
Man in the Street last Sunday about
the boy of twelve, with pants marked
sixteen, of the following:
81 had a constituent, Wiegand by
name, little, thin, wisp of mankind,
who was the father of four big girls
and one small boy. Wiegand's in
come was small, and to make ends
meet the fathers trousers had to be
cut down to fit his boy This work
tie lads sisters did although they did
not relish the task. When the boy
grew so tall as to have reached the
lcng-trousers stage, the event was
celebrated by the purchase of a brand
new pair with money the lad had
earned. After awhile the boy bought
another pair for himself. At this pc
Rod his sisters noticed the fathers
only trousers were shabby, so they
confiscated the boys first long-legged
pair and gave them to Wiegand,
senior. When the old man appeared
III them, one of the girls said to the
others.
".Ain't it nice? We won't have to
do any altering for awhile, for Benny's
pants will now fit papa New York
Times.
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to every other woman He wanted to
become famous for her sake-to make
bold stroke with a new subject
Yes, remember" interrupted
Landelle, cit was the death of Venus,
the title of this painting
$ I will paint that subject or no 9TH
err he kept saying. Where will you
get model?' he was asked, but he
did not know; he knew only one
thing, which was, that he was going
to rest his fame on that subject alone.
Every day for two months, Julie posed
for him, but he got no farther along
than when he began; his Venus
wouldn't die, you know. He was more
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The Stream Of Life.

o stream descending to the sea,
Thy messy banks between.
The fowrets blow, the grasses grow.
The leafy trees are green
In garden plots the children play,
The fields the laborers till,
And houses stand either hand,
And thou descendest STILL
o life descending into death,
Our waking eyes behold:
Parent and friend. thy lapse attend.
Companions young and old
Strong purposes our minds possess,
Our hearts affections fill:
We toll and earn: we seek and learn,
And thou descendest still
o end to which our currents tend.
Inevitable sea,
To which we flow, what do we know,
What shall we guess of thee7
A roar we hear upon thy Shore
As we our course fulfill;
Scarce we divine sun will shine
And be above us still
Arthur Hugh clough-
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THE DEATH OF VENUS.

By CHARLES b. ROBINSON.

1.-THE model who posed for that pic
ture expired under the finishing
touches of the painters brush. No
one ever imagined so realistic a death
agony"
The trained eye of the artist saw
more in the painting than any of the
crowd that stood spellbound before it.
There was an indefatigable something
about it which compelled sensation
of reverentia1 awe in the breast OF
the average spectator, but the art in
stinct Immediately detected the cause
ct represents a tragedy" he said
half aloud as he shifted his position
to one more favorable for a further
and more critical inspection
1t was the portrait of a beautiful
woman in semi-reclining pose
against a mass of family outlined
cushions. There was nothing in her
shapely, well-rounded limbs to indi-
cate disease, nothing in the surround
ings to manifest the approach OF
death, yet it was apparent, even to
novice, that the woman was dying.
Her left arm, in the dark back
ground, was pressed close along her
body, while the right arm, in the fore
ground, was flung out hstlessly, the
hand c1utched tight as if to nerve her
self up to the contamination of some
supreme act which her will was bent
upon committing.
The lower limbs appeared cold in
the pallor of death, and one could al
most see the dread shadows slowly
creeping up toward the seat of life.
Masses of raven hair, tumbling in dis
order around her head, were dank
with perspiration, and upon a clammy
brow stood drops of sweat like clus-
tiers of beads. The lips of a half-open
mouth were colorless and cold, and
through the film gathering over her
eyes shone the Pickering brightness
of a soul about to leave it's mortal
tenement. The gaze of the eyes was
on the line of vision and followed
the spectator whichever way he
turned, with so pathetic look of con-
centrated entreaty that more than
one strong man turned away in de-
spairing helplessness, and feminine
eyes filled with tears of sympathy.
Overspreading her pallid, death
Swallowed countenance was smile of
ineffable content, as pure and joyous
as that of a martyr who sees the
heavens opening to receive her racked
spirit and relieve her body from earth
ly torture.
Turning mechanically to his cata
1ogue, the artist read: THE Death
of Venus. P. Metcalf."
Can that be our little American,
Put Metcalf?" he queried aloud in his
surprise.
'Our little Put and no other" whis-
pered friend at his elbow, who add
ed: What do you now think of
American genius, Paul?"
81 take off my hat to it, replied
Landelle, suiting the action to the
words; but 1 see fearful sacrifice
in its awakening"
You have interpreted the painting
correctly" said Chavanne, do you
know the story?'
How can 1 when have been
sketching in the land of the midnight
sun for the past six months?''
Julie Coomans was .ne model who
posed for that painting, Paul." began
Chavanne. You remember her?''
'Ah-i" calculated LandeIle, 81
noticed something familiar IN the
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face
than kind to his model who could not
come up to his concept; he sympa-
thized with her for her failure to re-
spond to his brush. He was so kind
and gent1e-ah, yes, that is where
models make a mistake.
Late one afternoon, Julie went
home woebegone, and throwing her
self upon a couch began to sob hyster-
icalIy. Her roommate drew the cause
of the trouble out of her piecemea1.
From her we learned it-but after
ward, Paul, after the-the sacrifice
you have suspected
ct seems that the American, that
afternoon, had thrown down his brush
in despair.
TITS no use, child, I can never
paint my ideal with you for a model.
You are growing lovelier every day.
Instead of posing for the death of
Venus, you are a glorious model for
the birth of love. See for yourself
"|But can you not put in the proper
colors to represent death?' she asked,
with a timid look into his face, but he
was unconscious of her gaze.
"'Pshaw! You do not comprehend,
child?' he replied. The reality must
mind. Looking at you destroys the
reality, the concept. No, 1 must give
it up and then give up ALL
Does failure mean much to your
queried the girl.
'Much?' echoed Metcalf 1T means
everything / hold dear on earth. 1t
means the loss of her 1 love, my
promised wife, who expects me to sue
ceed.'
1.-The woman you love- your prom
ised wife?' repeated Julie, in trem-
bling voice and paling lips, scarce
comprehending.
Certainly, my Charlotte She
lives in New York City, and we are to
be married as soon as / shall have
finished this picture. l have prom
ised to complete it and she is wait
ing for me to keep my word
"'Do you love her so very much p
persisted the girl with dry lips.
Child l would die for her sake. A
love weaker than that is nothing
Then you will be very unhappy
should you fail?' she said gently.
my whole life will be blighted,'
answered Metca1f-
Well, then, you shall be happy,
said the girl, with a bright smile, and
shall paint the death of Venus from
the reality. Nay-do not look so
doubtful. 1 have a plan am. inter
ested in your success, for am not
the model? / never told you / was an
actress Yes, indeed. have studied
many parts Now, my plan is this: l
will come tomorrow prepared to enact
the role of dying Venus. but you
will have to Daiut very fast NV friend
You will promise me that, for it will
be a terrible strain upon me, you UNI
derstand.'
During that night jules compan-
ion awoke to find the girl kneeling by
the window, gazing up at the bright
stars. She was praying This also,
we learned afterward, Paul. always
afterward, you notice Her accents
we're broken, but this much was
heard:
Dear God, forgive me for what
mean to do 1t is for his sake. and for
the rake of her across the water She