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The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-07
THE OLD FIRE HORSE.
Pathetic EnAing te His Brilliant and
Glorious Career.

Pathetic EH4ang e His 0rtlli9nf ana
0iortozs Career.
The story Of veteran fire horse that
was disabled and found his way intU
the street cleaning department IL told
by Sewell Ford In Horses Nine" The
author says:
There was no delay about his initia
ton. Into his faAe hoofs they branded
this shameful inscription, %. 8. c..
9e7." On his back they flung q forty
pound single harness with q dirty
piece of canvas as a blanket. They
hooked him to an iron dump cart, and
then with a heavy dashed whip they
hailed him forth at $50 a. m. to begin
the inglorious work Of removing refuse
from the city streets.
Perhaps you think Old Silver could
not feel the disgrace. the ignominy Of
IL all. Could you have seen the lower
ed head, the limp hung tail. the dulled
eyes and the dispIrtted sag OF his quar-
tiers you would have thought differ-
entity.
ft Is one thing to jump a hook and
ladder truck up Broadway TO the re-
lief of a fire threatened block and
quite another to plod humbly along the
curb from ash can to ash can How
Silver did hate those cansl Each one
should have been for him a signal TO
stop. But IL was not. In consequence
he was yanked to halt every two
minutes.
Sometimes he would crane his neck
and look mournfuliy around at the un-
slightly leg which he had come to un-
derstand was the cause of all his mis-
cry. There would come into his great
eyes a look of such pitiful melancholy
that one might almost fancy tears roll
ing out Then he would be reused by
an exasperated driver. who jerked cru.
ely on the lines and used his whip "a
IL II had been a fail.
To another horse, unused to anything
better, the life would not have seemed
hard. But to Silver, accustomed TO
such little amenities as friendly pats
from men, and the comradeship Of his
fellow workers, 1t was like a bad
dream. Had he not lost his caster Ex-
press and dray horses, the very ones
that had once scurried into side streets
at sound Of his hoofs. now insolently
crowded him to the curb. When he had
been on the fire truck Silver had yield.
ed the right of way to none, he had
held his head high: now he lodged and
waited. he wore blind bride, and he
wished neither to see nor to be seen.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-07

rate of taxation, the only effect OF
which is to reduce the total amount OF
taxes paid by the Central Pacific, and
increase the total amount paid by ev-
eryone else. The next is the repudia-
ton by the Legislature of debts due
on express contracts. The people are
not prepared to avoid the payment of
honest debts, simply because the Leg
islature can vote to do so if the men,
bers want to. Up to last winter the
party's record was splendid-excep-
tionally good-but it will have hard
time to carry the 'loads' placed upon
it by the last Legislature.
QUELQUEFoIs.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-07
QUELQUEFoIs.

The Postoffice Department of Mex
leo must have genius at its head. It
has evolved a novel method of inform
ing the public of the weather bulletins
given out by the weather bureau.
Each letter that passes through the
Office is stamped with the weather in
dications for the next twenty-four
hours, the stamping being done stimuli
taneously with the cancellation of the
stamps. Even a Mexican may have
some gray matter in his head.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-07

Cardinal Sarso, the Patriarch of
Venice, was elected Pope Tuesday
morning, and assumed the title of Plus
X. The new Pope appeared in St.
PETERS, where, amidst the excitement,
he pronounced his first Papal benedic-
ton. Many thousands witnessed the
historic scene and signified their ap-
>roval of the choice of the Cardinals
" tumultuous cheering.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-07
Beware of 0intments for Catarrh
That Contain Mercury.

As mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering it
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable physi-
clans, as the damage they will do is
ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. ]. Cheney
& Co., Toledo, o., contains no mer-
curry, and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get
the genuine. 1t is taken internally
and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J..
Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by druggists. Price 75c per
bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-07

Sealed proposals will be received at
the Office of the U. S. Surveyor-Gen
eral in Reno until the 18th instant for
the survey of the Walker River Indian
Reservation in Esmeralda county.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-07

The California officials have bor-
rowed the bloodhounds recently pur-
chased by Warden Considine for the
Nevada State prison. The hounds
we're taken to Placerville and placed
on the trail of the escaped convicts.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-07

United States District Attorney Sum-
nerfield will begin an action against
'x-Governor Adams and his bondsmen
or the recovery of the amount of the
lint shortage. The amount is $4,000
md fraction, and Mr.. Adams bonds
nen were H. NJ. Yerington, T. B.
'ickey and Jacob Kline, the latter be-
ng deceased.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-07

The contract for digging the Gov
eminent irrigation canal in Churchill
county will be let within ten days, and
construction work will be under way
IN about thirty days. Over 1000 men
md nearly 1900 horses will be re-
luired to do the work.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-07

A suicide in Paris left this world be-
cause he said the weather was too hot
Since then he has failed to report on
conditions prevailing in his present
abiding place.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-07

The Western Pacific railroad, which
to be built from the Pacific coast to
alt Lake via. the Beckwith Pass, has
'egun operations on the east end of
he contemplated route. 1t is stated
hat the road will be completed to San
Francisco in eighteen months.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-07

If there are any men left in the Post,
office Department who are not under
suspicion, they should be ticketed with
a red ribbon.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-07

The President is credited with being
anxious to end the postal investiga-
ton. The public will have no objec-
tions-after the guilty are punished.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-07

Buyers are busy all over the State
securing horses for eastern shipments.
Good horses are reported as being
rather scarce.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-07

The cyanide plant at the Dunder-
berg mine, in Mono county, was to-
tally destroyed by fire on the Goth OF
July.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-07

Mrs. Allen G. Bragg, wife of the
publisher of the Gazette, died sud-
denly at her home in Reno Monday
morning.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-07

Band music is the latest device for
destroying the pestiferous mosquito in
New Jersey.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-07

AuH IBuCM OF kHMBMIBs
Clarice-Why does all the world love
a lover9
Clarence-0h, because he makes a.
big fool of himself as all other men
have made of themselves. - Detroit
Free Press.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-07

When you go to Carson, call and see
J. Belcoye's magnificent stock of
watches, clocks and jewelry. Mail
orders solicited.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-07

The good roads question seems t.
have been put in cold storage.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-07

Among few of the ''loads" that the
Silver party will have to carry at the
next election, and which their orators
and newspapers will not care to dis
cuss, will be the passage by the Legis-
lature last winter of bill appropri-
ating $50, 900 to have the States re-
sources shown at the st. Louis Ex-
position. The bill, as originally intro
duced, appropriated $4,000 for that
purpose, but Senator Hardin of Hum
boldt managed to get it raised to $780,
600, and the blacklist feature of 1t is
the fact that he has got himself APP
pointed to expend that which he voted
to appropriate. Such bare-faced work
brings the blush of shame to all true
Nevadans, and it is bound to be re-
sented. The next burden will be leav-
ing out of the provisions of the eight
hour law engineers and railroad men
engaged in. dangerous employment.
Railroad employees are laborers, as
worthy of consideration as men en-
gagged in cyanide plants and little pros
pect holes on mountain Sides The
next are the provisions reducing the
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-07
Mission Festival.

The Lutheran Church will celebrate
its annual Mission Festival next Sun
day, with German services at 1890 A.
NJ. and English at 2 O'Clock P. NJ. Rev.
]. II. White, of Alameda, California,
will preach both sermons.
J. F. w. HoRsTaANN, Pastor.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-07

WeaBfso@s Topics.
Rodrfck-Did you enjoy Mrs. Tick
er's reception7
Van Albert-No, indeed. The men
talked shop and the women shopping.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-07
Carson Letter.

ED. COURIER: The head men of the
United Railroads of San Francisco
have all testified that it does not re.
quire skilled labor in any department
of their employments, except in their
offices, possibly. This testimony must
go long way towards clearing the
causes of the many accidents and kill
ings on their railroads. They say that
any ordinary laborer can be turned
into a competent motorman in three
days, /. e., competent enough to suit
the company; the public have no
right to exercise any Judgment as to
the competency of the men in whose
hands they risk their lives and limbs.
They place green hand alongside OF
a motorman for three days, and then
turn him loose with a car, loaded with
men, women and children, and he has
to make his trip through crowded
streets in given number of minutes
he sees another car about to cross
ahead of him, and as is very natural
with nearly all people at the moment
of danger, he is instantly blinded and
paralyzed, and he crashes his car into
the other, and the doctors and under
takers do the rest. The corporation
then comes forward with its hired wit.
nesses and bribed jurors, and there is
nobody to blame. The great loss O.
life on the Rio Janeiro was clearl.
caused by the fact that the great bull
of the crew was composed of Chinese
who could not speak English, and ha
graduated in three days-a people tha'
is naturally cowardly, and not in tn
habit of saving Christians anyhow
Corporations do not care about human
life: they are not in the life-savint
service; they have lot of watere'
stock upon which they must pay div
idends, and the people do not seem t.
be able to elect legislators to pass law
in their own interest, and force cor
porations engaged in passenger traffi
to protect life by the employment
competent men, and not to overworl
them.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-07

The Pacific Coast Miner prints an
interesting article as to what const'-
tutes mineral land. 1t is peculiar, bu'
it is nevertheless the fact, that under
the rulings of the Land Department
at Washington, and the decisions OF
Courts, that which is mineral land ii
one case, is rare and valuable agricul-
tural land in another. For instance,
as between mineral land claimants,
any old thing will do for mineral land
It need have no appreciable value as
mineral land whatever, and the Courts
will uphold the location of such land
as mineral, and the Land Office will
issue the patent of the United States
for it, upon proof of the discovery of
mineral, no matter what its value, and
of the expenditure of $500 worth of
labor upon the claim. But take iden-
tically the same piece of ground, and
before patent issues, if person claims
it for agricultural land, and enters a
contest, then the land must be shown
to be more valuable for the mineral
contained in it than for agricultural
purposes, and in such case it makes no
difference whether water can be got
on it or not, or whether any kind OF
life could exist on it except snakes and
toads, in such contest the land will be
granted to the agriculturist; it makes
no difference either how much work
the prospector may have performed,
or how much ore he has shipped, if he
fails to make it pay, he is goner, and
the Land Department will decide that
it is more valuable for agricultural
than for mining purposes. The build
ing of railroad, or improved methods
of reduction might subsequently bring
the ore within the profitable line
of reduction, or even a little more
economical management might accom-
plish the purpose, but that makes nc
difference to the clerks at Washington
who decide these cases. The mind
wonders why this is 50, but the reason
is really very plain. The big railroad
corporations own whole lot of land,
and they want it all classed as agri-
cultural, and the corporations own the
government, officers, clerks and all
Nothing but corporations can make 9
thing quite another thing.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-07

Blank deeds of all kinds for sale at
this office.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-09
BANKING
SITUATION
IMPROVED
Affairs Of Six More Banks Of
New Hampshire Wound Up.
Many Paying Dividends.

Concord, N. H.. Dec. s-The affairs OF
six additional banks OF the 40 or more
which closed their doors In New Hnmp-
shire since 1893 have been wound up and
final dividends paid 20 depositors. In the
forty-eighth annual report OF the New
Hampshire bank commissioners made pub
lie today, II Is announced that nine other
banks IN liquidation have paid further
dividends during the year. while only sew
en- failed to pay any dividends. A number
OF savings banks, trust companies nation
al banks which stopped business early IN
the nineties wound UP their affairs before
the present official year. The affairs OF
defunct national banks do not come un-
der the jurisdiction OF the state co-uriis-
sion.
The banking situation, which was very
dark I'm this state several years ago has
manifestly improved since 1900 and Affairs
are now on a solid and business Hike basis
The report Of the commissioners shows
that there are at the present time under
the supervision OF the commission 90 saw
ings banks. IL banking and trust COM
panies. seven with savings bank depart-
ments and 1S building and loan associa-
tions. This includes the savings banks and
trust companies that are In process OF
liquidation
The savings banks that ara IN active
operation show an aggregate or resources
| on June 30, 1908. OF s73. 2l1, an Increase
OF 81, ,s37. .256. There were 1850 dcpositors,
an increase of. 1881, with $s3, ,919, 1S3 depos-
its. an increase OF S3.6 800.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-09
PROMINENT VERMONTER
Ira R. Allen, Chairman Of Republican State
Committee, Died After a Weeks Illness.

Fair Haven. VT. Dec. Sra r. Allen.
chairman OF the Republican state COM
mittee and a prominent business man OF
this town, died today aged "A years. lie
had been III less than week with pneu-
nronia-
Mr.. Allen had long been prominent in
the Republican party I'm Vermont and had
been at the head OF the state organization
for many years. He entered political hfe
when a young man. held many town and
county officers and served severrh terms
In the state legislature Nearly ten years
ago he was selected an chairman OK the
Republican state committee and had con-
Quoted every state campaign since that
time He was prominent In Masonic cir
cies. In business life. Mr. Allen was con-
nected with the Fair Haven Marble ana
Niarblizcd Slate company and a number OK
sn,ellar enterprises and was vice president
OF the Allen National bank He was un-
married.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-09
MURDER OF ACTRESS
Story Of Affair Of Castle HridschIn Gains
Crsdencs In Diplomatic Circles.

London, Dec s.--Despite emphatic deni-
ais from Austrian court circles. private
advices received here tend to confirm tho
story that the Princess Elizabeth OF
windisch-Graetz, wife of Prince Otto and
granddaughter of the Emperor OF Austria
and the King OF the Belgians. has killed
well-known actress named Louise Zei-
gler The crime. these advices assert was
the result OF jealousy at finding the ac-
tress in the Princes apartments at the
Castle Hradschin in Prague II is further
reported that the infuriated woman shot
and seriously wounded her husbands
valet who sought to bar her way.
Prince Otto Is known as a profiigate. 1t
was hoped that his marriage would
change his mode of life. especially as 1t
was a love match on the part OF his
bride. who renounced her royal rights to
wed him when he was merely a lieutenant
OF Dragons. This hope was shattered. and
the princess has had a bitter domestic life
In consequence.
1t Is recalled today how steadfast this
royal woman was to the man she loved:
how she pleaded with her grandfather
the Austrian Kaiser, until she won hts
reluctant consent.
FOUND WITH ACTRESS.
III ls recalled, TOO, now soon art6t' tno
marriage the stories Of neglect began to
circulate, and how Prince Otto became a
constant and conspicuous figure at the
race track, the theatre, the gambling re-
sorts. and places less reputable, spending
his wife's annual income OF $4,000 with
caSeless hand
| IL was not, however. until the affair
with the actress Louise Ziegler became
notorious that the patient wife expressed
openly her resentment.
Word Of the presence of the actress IN
/ the princes apartments one night sew
eral weeks ago was brought to the
princess, IL is said. by a trusted agent.
She armed herself and left her own
for admittance to her husband was de-
MED, the story says. by the valet on
guard, acting under strict orders. She
forced her way, found the pair In the
apartments. which were brilliantly lighted
and the tragedy followed.
The body OF Louise Ziegler was at once
removed and was buried. the story says,
| from her own home in Prague.
1t is believed here by many who have
exceptional means OF information that
| the denial OF the story, given out at
| Prague, is merely for tho purpose OF
shielding the unfortunate royal family.
II possible. from the shame of another
scandal and domestic tragedy.
THE OFFICIAL DENIAL.
Prague, Bohemia. Dec. e--The official
Praeger-Zeitung yesterday published an
Princess Elizabeth OF Windisch- Graetz.
| wife OF Prince Otto of Windisch- -Grastz
and granddaughter OF the emperor OF
| Austria. recently shot and killed an
actress she Is alleged to have found in tho
apartments OF the prince at this place.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-09
MARINE REGISTER.

Tomorrow the sun rises at Z a m. and
sets at AIS p. IN. High tides at "a a m.
and $50 y. IN.
The following vessels have arrived IN
this port I'm the past "a hours:
Steamer City OF Taunton, New York.
Steamer Larchmont New York.
Steamer City OF Newport, Lake. New
port
Steamer warwick. Rickerscn. Fan
River.
steamer New shoreham. Dodge. Block
Island
steamer Queen City. Johnson. Tiverton.
tug NJ r. Luckenbach. with tow. from
New York.
barge Delhi. Cornwall. $50 tons coal "a
N. Y. n. III. a II. r.. r.
Barge Cora, Port Reading. 100 tons coal
20 pawtuchet
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-09
new STAFF APPOINTMENT
Governor Names Edward s. Lafayette 10
Place Of Colonel Quinn.

Today Governor l. F. @. Garvn made
public the appointment of Hon. Edward
e. Lafayette OF woonsocket on his per-
sonal staff 90 succeed Colonel Patrick
Henry Quinn. who lately resigned. The
new colonel will not succeed Colonel
Quinn as chief of staff, being n new
arrival, but Colonel Brown OF this city
has been appointed to that position.
Colonel Lafayette was formerly member
OF the house OF representatives from
Woonsocket and has a wide circle OF
friends who will be glad 10 hear OF his
appointment.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-09

Thomas Dowling, employe or the Am
erican Screw company lost his pay en-
,,.ions and contents yesterday. For
,,nsteiv n was found by Patroiman De-
ianev. who delivered n 70 Mr.. Dow11nO-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-09
THE WEATHER

Boston. Dec s--For New England
Rain or snow tonight ana Thursday;
fresh TO brisk northeast winds. increas-
ing.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-11-23
From Fridays Daily:
DEATH TOOK AWAY
WALTER MARLoW's PAINS

AT o'clock yesterday afternoon,
Just as The Herald went to press, the
angel of death stepped in and took
away the spirit of young Walter Mar
low whose body had been trampled on
by a maddened bull At $3.50 in the
tfternoon 1t was realized that 1t was
only question OF a few hours at the
furtherest when the suffering would
cease.
The accident has aroused an indig-
nant public over the dangers of the
past to which the children of our city
have been subjected 10 and there is
pity and sadness in the heart of every
parent over the affair and the parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ID. NARROW, as well
as all relatives. can rest assured of
the united sympathy of the entire com
munity in this their hour OF anguish
The tramplng of the boy took place
with the fond father looking on and
unable to render aid. For the first
time in his life Mr.. NARROW accompan-
led his son to school after the noon
meal. He remained standing on the
sidewalk watching the boy join com
panions in play on the school-house
grounds. when along came two men
on horseback driving three cows and
bull, the latter spying the children
and probably being worried over fast
travelling. made a dart for them.
Walter made an effort TO escape but
the animal was upon him with vicious
hoofs almost before the father could
realize wnat was taking place. And
what shall we say of the two men
driving the animals? They knew the
boy was lying insensible on the ground
possibly dead. but they paused not to
either ascertain the facts or render
| aid but rather hastened the speed OF
their horses and quickly passed out
side the city limits. Up to the noon
hour their names are unknown. al
though efforts are being made to as
| certain the same. The men. so far as
the accident is concerned, are possibly
no more guilty than hundreds of 9th
| ers who have made a practice fol
years of driving loose stock through
our streets every fall and spring, but
at least one of them could have stop
ptu anu tbHuDHtu WIN lHe SlTlCkeI
father and friends if nothing more,
Walter. whose age was ten, was d
lovable, dutiful son. He has made
many friends among his youthful com
panions and those advanced in life
His chair around the family hearth
will be vacant, but his memory will
be cherished by the parents and the
wee little sister that loved him sc
much.
| FThe funeral will take place at the
i residence of the parents on Third ave
nue., between Ninth and Tenth streets
/ at $50 tomorrow morning. the service
being conducted by Rev. MIR. Fergu
son and lasting until when the re
mains will be conveyed to the depot
and accompanied by the parents to
Colorado Springs where burial will
take place in the family lot, being the
home of Mr.. Marlow's parents. All
members of the Christian Endeavor
are invited to attend as well as friends
of the family.