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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-12-10

R. D. Mayo has returned from busi.
ness visit in Fairmout.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-02-21
Reception and Ball

The citizens of Carson City will ten
der to his Excellency, Governor
Sparks, a reception at he opera house,
1903, to which the people OF the State
and the friends of the Governor ev-
erywhere, are cordially invited. Re-
ception at $50 o'clock, followed by
the inaugural ball. Admission to the
hall, by card only. $500. Gallery
seats, $1.0o, ladies free.
The State officers and members of
the Legislature, with their ladies, will
be our guests.
BY order of the Executive Committee.
h.s - W
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-02-21
ABOUT MINES
AND MINERS
First and Second Hand News of
An Imp ortant Nevada
Industry

A tour-1o Ot vein In the Sappho
mine, near Ely, White Pine county,
Is said to. assay from IA to 26 per
cent in copper.
Work has been resumed In the Quar-
tette mine at Searchlight after a shut
down pending the construction of ore
bins and mills.
A rock breaker has gone out to the
POGO TEMPO mine and will be set in
place this week. This completes con.
c~entrating plant and crushing will be
started as soon as the weather per.
mits.
It is now stated that w. j. Vance
who was killed In the Ludwig mine
last week had been raised to the sur
face after preparing a blast and be-
coming ~bewildered. fell down the shaft
Just before it exploded.
There Is a gang of mining specula-
tors having their headquarters in
Cleveland, Ohio, who are sending cir
culars to catch suckers. They are
selling stock in the Ethel mine, and
they don't ven tell where the great
bonanza of wealth is situated. This
is only one of hundreds of wildcat
mining schemes for swindling the pub
lie, made possible by the desire of the
public to invest in that industry
Exchange.
Papers of incorporation of the Shas-
ia Gold Mining company have been
filed with the county clerk. This COM
pany is formed for the purpose of OPP
Grating, buying and selling mines,
water rights, etc., in this State and
California. There are LOCO, 900 shares
of stock at the par value of 81 each.
The principal place of business is
named as Reno, but a branch office is
to be operated in Los Angeles Reno
Journal.
Bald Mountain, situated on the range
of hills between Carter's station and
the Mountain House, is literally cover
ed with rich gold-bearing float rock,
and will be thoroughly prospected this
summer, by several parties from this
place. Scarcity of water in the vicin-
ity has deferred prospectors from CIV
ing much time to the hill, though the
few who have visited 1t have invari-
ably returned with float, carrying free
gold. A fortune awaits the party who
will find the ledge.-Record.
H. w. Nelson. superintendent of the
Copper Mountain mine and reduction
works in Mono county, CAL, was a
visitor yesterday. The company's prop
erty is located on the shore of Mono
lake, five miles from Lundy and eigh-
teen miles from Bodie. There is a 40
stamp mill on the property, but so far
no high percentage of the ore values
have been recovered and Mr.. Nelson
arranged with Mr.. Kinkead for a test
run of the ore at the latter's reduc-
ton works in this city. Work at the
Copper Mountain is temporarily sus-
pended on account of severe weather.
When in full operation about forty
men are employed in the mine and
all Donnrf
The Delta independent., 1903-06-26
People Easily Amused.

A traveller writes: II have often
been struck by the ease with which
people in southern Europe are amused.
In Paris hundred thousand people
go out to Longchamps for the Grand
Prix race and half a million people 20
out and line the roads on their return
to zee them come back. In Rome at
the feast Of the "Divino Amore" 5000
people go out on the Campagna to a
spot where once stood a temple to
Venus and hold picnic. while 10000
go out and line the Appian way to see
them return. In Madrid this peculiar
ity is even more marked. On the
Puerta del Sol about a thousand peo-
pie stand around and do nothing out.
doors. while crowds of people sit. in
doors or lean from balconies to watch
them do 1t. And in Seville the idle
rich sit in clubs and cafes on the
Sierpes to watch the lower classes
walk by, Willie the lower classes walk
by to watch the idle rich sitting in the
clubs and cafes on the Sierpes,"
The Delta independent., 1903-06-26
Simply a Fable.


Once there was q Prominent Citizen
who was simply Pestered to Death by
the Newspaper Men. s
1t Seemed as II he Couldn't get in
front Of Camera without having his
Picture taken, and no matter What
he said to Reporter. It was sure to
be Published.
So at last he got Good and Sick Of
1t all. and he said he was Going
away of in the Tall Timber all by
Himself and that any Newspaper Man
who followed him did so at His Own
Peril.
He went away up In the Big Woods,
where the Timber was the Talless, and
all the Reporters simply went Home
and resumed Writing about Dogfights
and Boiler Explosions, and forgot that
there ever had been q Prominent Cit
,izen.
Well, after while, the Prominent
Citizen came back to Civilization and
bought all the Papers he had Missed.
But he didn't fnd his name In any Of
Them. And by that Time the People
had become Interested In Something
Else, and he Never Broke In again.
Moral: They Can't Come Your
Way Too Fast.-Chicago Tribune.
The Delta independent., 1903-06-26
Thought Il Might be Needed.

Ex-Police Superintendent Byrnea
tells Of a noted burglar who died OF
lead on the brain as result of q
meeting with the police. His body
was claimed by his friends, and they
gave 1t burial in keeping with the
mans reputation when he was alive.
The inspector had couple of detec.
tives at the funeral to guard against
trouble, and to pick up any of the
mourners who might be wanted" )"
When the undertaken was about to
close the coffin for the last time, the
widow. who was notorious shop
litter. approached and began packing
a fine sectional Jimmy" in beside the
corpse.
"Here!" exclaimed one Of the de-
tectives. Give me that thing. What
are you putting 1t in there for?"
Let me bury 1t with him." pleaded
the woman. ut is the finest one he
ever owned, and he'll need it In the
next world to pry himself out of one
place and into another" York
Times.
The Delta independent., 1903-06-26
Prepared for Emeraeneie..

Blanc. the founder Of the Monte
Carlo gambling resort. was well aware
of the desperate character of many OF
his customers. Knowing that they
included the scum and riffraf Of the
world he took precautions against
them. He never carried any money.
which fact he announced SO frequently
and publicly that it was known every
where along the Riviera that the mil
lionaire Blanc never had a penny on
his person. But he carried In q pock-
etbook draft on red paper for several
hundred thousand francs. payable to
the indorsee. He feared kidnapping as
much as robbery. and In case Of abb
duction he intended to ransom him
self with this draft. But the instruc.
tions at his office were not to cash
red draft with his signature unless
a telegram was received from him or
dering 1t to be done.
The Delta independent., 1903-06-26
Just a Woman.

What pity! people cried
When she graduated.
That she thus should step aside
She. go educated!
Was there any reason. pray.
she should lag with him7
Simply throwing herself away
Go and marry Jinf
After all the yeASs that went
For her course at college,
After all the money spent
In acquiring knowledge.
Wasn't Il shame. they said,
Such funny whim.
When she might climb on-instead,
She should marry Jim!
Didn't she with ease outstrip
Those against her pittedf
For some hne pro:cssorship
She was surely fitted.
Didn't she with lettered lore,
Ancient. modern. brimf
Had she forced the Nag1's door
Just to marry Jim?
An, how vain each plea and case
Which they might PROFOUND for her,
As opposed to Jim's dear face.
Jim's strong arm around her.
What are learning and degree.
Sneer or comment prim.
What the world-compared. you see,
With the love Of Jim!
Edwin L. 6abin In Century.
The Delta independent., 1903-06-26
RICH MEN WHO LIVE LONG.
English E.i'iionsires Remarkable for
LONGEVITY.

Cngiich E'i'iionsires Remarkable for
Longevity.
Not long since Or. Alfred Russell
Wallace remarked upon "the compaT-
atiyely short lives of millionaires." AS
everything that comes from his pen
commands attention, this statement
was taken to be the true results Of
statistics till, few weeks since, an
English writer went back to the data.
He finds that the phrase is not justi-
fled by recent statistics. During 1900
nine English "millionaires" died, leav-
ing in the aggregate $1O5 100000. The
average age for these nine testators
was "a; the youngest was SO, and the
Oldest 81 years. During 1901 the
deaths of eight millionaires were re-
corded, whose joint estates were
valued at S52,5O0,0OO. In this case the
average was 72; the youngest was SO,
the oldest 80. In 1902 five millionaires
died and their average age was IS.
Longevity, and not brevity. Is strik.
ing fact in the lives of very rich men.
There is good reason why this
should be SO. The wealthy-by their
wealth-can and do secure the advan-
tages Of change of scene and of eli.
mate, and command all the results of
scientific progress. including the aid,
skill and advice of the greatest of our
doctors and surgeons. They. there
fore. should live long, and as a matter
of fact they do SO.
The Delta independent., 1903-06-26
speetaeIsa.

It is hard to realize what our an
cestors did without, the help Of spec
tacies. The first mention of them
seems to be toward the end Of the
thirteenth century. when convex spec
tacles were invented-it is supposed
by Roger Bacon. Concave glasses
were introduced soon afterward. but
the Spectaclemakers Company Of Lon
don was not incorporated until 1880.
1t seems that the ancients knew moth.
ing Of these aids OF vision; and It is
more than likely that Homer and
even Milton might have been spared
their blindness had they understood
tho use of . powerful lens. Eye
glasses came in much later. when the
spectacles we're considered too cum
bersome for fashionable wear: and
lorgnettes came even later. when the
great ladies wished an ornamental
case for their eye glasses.
The Delta independent., 1903-06-26
HIS Nose SERVED HIM WELL
How Haydn Discounted His Brother
Musician Mozart.

How Haydn Discounted His Brother
Musician Mozart.
Haydn and Mozart were great
friends. When either had composed
= masterpieces the other was invited
to the house Of the composer to en-
Joy the nrst sweetness. 1t chanced
to be Haydn's turn, and Mozart came
full Of expectation. Contrary to
custom. Haydn Invited his guest to
give his Interpretation of the theme
instead of playing 1t over himself.
Much pleased at the compliment,
Mozart played brilliantly. for the
work was beautiful and his musi-
clans soul was stirred. Suddenly he
halted and looked across the piano
at his friend.
There's . mistake here" he said.
"A passage written for three hands
would be impossible for q soloist. OF
course those notes must come out"
"oh." said Haydn quietly. Il can
play it."
Mozart laughed. my friend. you
have not three hands"
Perhaps not" answered Haydn.
Nevertheless. l contend that can
play the passage. would not have
written It otherwise"
"A challenge" cried Mozart.
Prove your words" and he yielded
his place at the piano.
His excitement rose as Haydn
reached the disputed passage. when.
to his amazement. the composer
brought his nose to the keyboard and
the notes rang out clear and true.
Haydns nose was long to gro
tesqueness, but It served his purpose
on this occasion.
The Delta independent., 1903-06-26
A Western Episode.

The skeleton Of q man was found up
At the .Botsford ranch in Henderson
gulch on the 7th inst by VIII Graham
and JET Smith. who were with the
cattle in that section. The skeleton
had been strewn around over q con-
siderable part Of the guloh by the
coyotes. and from the looks It must
have lain there since some time last
year. In life the man must have been
of large and powerful frame. As the
bones are long and large. A bullet
had entered the head at the right tenn
pie and near the body was found
22-caliber revolver with one chamber
discharged. All things seemed to
point that the man was suicide. A
letter was found near the bones ad-
dressed from Minnesota and signed by
Olaf Nerem. 1t was written in Norwe-
gian and was from one brother to an
other. No one remembers to have
seen a man in that section of the coun-
try last year who would answer to
the probable description OF the sui.
cide.-Delta County tCal) Press.
The Delta independent., 1903-06-26
An Expensixe Quotation.

The man who was soliciting for a
charitable institution argued long and
earnestly. He wanted contribution
of 500. Finally the merchant reached
for his check book.
THE Lord loveth a cheerful giver,"
quoted the solicitor with cheerful sat
isfaction.
Does He?" asked the merchant,
hesitating.
You'll find it In the Bible" asserted
the solicitor.
The merchant put back his check
book.
Il was about to give you $780," he
explained. "but couldn't possibly do
that cheerfully. Doubtless it would be
more pleasing in the eyes of the Lord
If kept down to a point where
could be cheerful"
Thereupon he handed a ive-dollar
bill to the solicitor and smiled pleas
antly.
The Delta independent., 1903-06-26
AGED RULER OF DENMARK.
Children Have Married Into Most Ct
the ReiQninu Cynasties,

Children Have Married Into Most Ct
the Reigning Cynasties.
King Christian TX cf Denmark cele-
bratcd Els eignty.ffth birthday on
Wednesday. His father was the Duke
of Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg :
Gluecksburg, and that was his own IT,
tie up to 1852. when he was accepted
by the great powers at the London
conference as the heir apparent to the
Danish throne. On the death of Fred
erick VII in 1868 he became king, so
that he will be able to celebrate the
fortieth anniversary of his ascension
to the throne next November. Prepara-
tions for a solemn observation Of that
event are already in progress In Den
mark.
One of the principal reasons for the
great interest taken in King Christian
all over Europe is his relationship
through the marriages of his children
to the principal reigning dynasties.
While there are two European SOW
ereigns. the pope and Duke Adolph
of Luxembourg, who are his seniors
and not less than seven. among them
being his own son, King George OF
Greece. who have reigned longer.
there is no monarch that can boast of
a larger progeny. At the present time
King Christians family consists Of
six children, thirty-two grand
children and twenty-seven great
grandchildren.
The kings eldest son. Grown Prince
Frederick, is married to a princess of
sweden. the Oldest daughter of the
late King Charles XIV. One Of his
daughters is the dowager empress Of
Russia. the mother of the present car.
Another daughter is Queen Alexandra
Of England. His second son. the king
of Greece, is married to a cousin of
the czar. and his third daughter. Prin-
cess Thyra, is the duchess Of Cumber-
land. His youngest sons wife is Prin-
cess Marie Of Bourbon Orleans, q
daughter of tho duke Of Chartres, who
served as an aide-decamp to Gen.
Mcclellan in the Antietam campaign.
OF King Christians grandsons one has
married Princess Maud of England.
youngest daughter of King Edward
VII, while another one. the crown
prince of Greece. has married sister
Of Kaiser Wilhelm II. The kings
wife. Queen Louise. died in 1898.
The Delta independent., 1903-06-26
Rearetted Lo.. Of l.l. Hair.

Audubon. the great naturalist. early
in his career. wore his hair very long.
He wrote in his diary one day.: II
wear my hair as long as usual; be-
lieve 1t does as much for me as my
paintings" However. In 1927 his
friends succeeded in persuading him
to get his hair cut according to the
prevailing fashion. On March 10 Of
that year he wrote in his diary: "This
day my hair sacrificed. and, the will of
God usurped by the wishes OF man. As
the barber clipped my locks rapidly It
reminded me of the horrible times Of
the French revolution when the same
operation was performed upon all the
victims murdered by the guillotine.
My heart sank low" Further to ex-
press his grief. the margin Of the page
on which this entry was made he
painted black about three-quarters Of
an inch deep all around.
The Delta independent., 1903-06-26
Nos,cs os Fl.., sstss...sse.

MAKKR, nrceased.
Notlcr Is hereby given. That on Monday. the
29th day OF June. A. -, 1903, being one d the
Court Of I'eita county. In the state of Colorado,
!, Alice p. wannemakct Administrative Of said
estate, will appear betwe the Judge Of saId
court, prs~nt my hnnl settlement - such
admlnististrlx and pray the appsoyai ~ t.e
same, aud will then apply y be di.charKed na
xny person In interest may apjpear and present
OBJECTIONS " the same " any there be.
DatrJ a. Delta, Cs,lni ado. May 11nt, 900.
ALICE y. WANNEMAKER,
Adn nnistrstrix Of the Estats Of j. Wxnnc-
maker, deceased
The Delta independent., 1903-06-26
The Real "chimmie F.dden.- y

Sensations in the literary world are
generally unexpected. Now we have
the information that Edward w.
Townsend is not really much inter
ested in fiction writing. Whatever
praise his new novel receives, MIR.
Townsend will go peacefully along
his way delving at the roots Of con-
stitutional history. There lies his
real Joy. The success Of, his book
would be as nothing to the success
Of his efforts at ferreting out the
origin of some recondite paragraph
in a musty constitutional document.
The real Mr.. Townsend is the expert
in constitutional history, who writes
more for pleasure than profit. and
occasionally takes a fall out Of the
bogey at golf, by way of relaxation
and exercise.-Boston Journal.
The Delta independent., 1903-06-26
Objected to the kiek.b,w,

There is story in the French army
OF captain who made a wager one
day that drummer of his company
could eat whole calf. The drummer,
proud of his distinction. promised to
do honor to the captains compliment
Accordingly a calf was prepared in
various appetizing ways and was be-
ing promptly disposed of by the drum.
mer. When he had finally consumed
about three-quarters Of the repast he
paused for another draft of wine and.
placing his knife and fork on his
plate, said to his superior oficer:
You had better have the calf brought
on. had you not, for oil these little
kickshaws will end in taking up
room"
The Delta independent., 1903-06-26
TIE LEVER WAS DESPERATE.
Had Not cemmlt..a Suicide. Eut Had

Had Not Committed Suicide, But Had
Simply Core to Work.
Tell me, my daughter" said Mr..
hurn, with some anxiety in his vcice,
es he led his crly child to seat in
the drawing room, wasn't young Mr..
Gasket here last night?"
Yes, papa. Why do you ask?"
Did you and he have quarrel?"
NO. papa, not quarrel exactly.
But. tell me! Has anything happen
ed to him?"
did he or did he not propose mi;
riage to your"
Yes. he did, papa" replied the
girl, now thoroughly alarmed. DO
tell me II anything has happened to
him. Has he committed sui"
What was your reply, daughter?
Did you accept him?"
mo, papa. Has his body been dis
Gov"
did you give him any encourage
ment whatever"
mo. papa. Did he shoot himself
Or"
You rejected him finally and irre-
vocably. did your"
Yes. papa, and he said he'd 60 and
do something desperate, but I didn't
think he'd make away with himself.
Oh, papa, isn't 1t awful?"
"Yes. it's awful. I suspected that
you had rejected him when l heard
what he had done to-day"
"Oh. papa. do you think I shall be
called to account for it?"
''Oh. dear, no. You weren't obliged
to marry him just because he asked
you"
But tell me, what has he done,
papa?"
Hes gone to work"
The Delta independent., 1903-06-26
EIopement bv Avtomobile.

The first automobile elopement has
taken place and Memphis. Tenn.
claims the distinction Of witnessing Il.
Miss Lucille Taylor. seventeen. the
daughter Of prominent business man
Of Memphis. and Harry L. Wynne
we're the happy couple and were mar
ried in spite Of patcrnal objections.
The groom met the bride in his auto
mobile. raced to the court house for
the license and then whirled away
into the dark country. A country Jus
tice Of the peace was reused out of
bed and. clad in bath robe. married
the young couple.
The Delta independent., 1903-06-26
Rur., Snort.

"Yes." remarked the citizen Of San
dy Lane. "our parson claims that these
here racing automobiles are keeping
some OF his flock away from meetin e."
You don't mean to say that any one
owns . racing automobile around
here?" asked the drummer in surprise.
mo. they don't own them. but they
sit on the. fence all day Sunday and
throw stones at those that pass
Chicago Daily News.
The Delta independent., 1903-06-26
Very Similar

The lank Individual drew his bony
nag up before the dilapidated shanty.
What caused the trouble, strang.
err he inquired.
ANY fool could see a cyclone had
been along" growled the native with
the brown pipe.
Excuse me. stranger. l thought
perhaps your wife had been house
cleaning"
The Delta independent., 1903-06-26
se.reer Than Babies.

Bobbie had an unusual fondness for
studying nature at close range. and
his pockets were net fnfrequently
filled with toads. worms. caterpillars.
and such delightful things. One day
he fourd a beautifully marked cater
pillar and brought It into the sitting
room. AS It was huttering over the
floor his mother stepped on It by
accident and killed 1t. Bobbie began
to wall over his loss, and. to comfort
him. visitor suggested how awful
such q catastrophe would have been
had 1t happened to his new baby
brother.
But my caterpillar was s-such q
lovely striped one' walled Bobbie. Il
never c-can get another ono l-like It.
Any one can fnd an old baby"
The Delta independent., 1903-06-26
Matter of Rusiness.

Magistrate-"Well, sir. what are you
up here for?"
Prisoner-"For attending to busi-
ness. you honor. was arrested mere
ly because opened a clothing store"
Magistrate-"i can see nothing
wrong about that. Is the mans story
true, officer?"
Oficer-"It is as far as 1t goes, your
honor. But he neglected to state that
he opened the store at 2 a. m. with
Jimmy" b ]
The Delta independent., 1903-06-26
Would HELD Her OUT.

mrs. Hiram-You may stay unit,
your week Is up, Bridget, but whe.
you go must tell you won't be able
ton.
Bridget-Dont let yer want of eddi.
cation imbarrass ye, madam. Oill
write 1t fur ye. an ys can make yer
mark to 1t.
The Delta independent., 1903-06-26
Carrie. Relation With Hin

"T'VS "S''B'VW WIN VIIhH.
Edwin 8. Robbins, manufacturer
and business man. who has manifold
interests to demand his attention. at
his home in Greystone, Conn.,, spends
every Sunday evening OF his life in
addressing religious gatherings in
the particular city where his business
pursuits take him.
The Delta independent., 1903-06-26
Aboard the Ark.

Tell you what" said Ham. as he
ceased trying to make the oppossum
grin. this sailing IL monotonous. II
we only had enough players we might
get up game Of baseball on the main
deck"
Whats the use7" replied Chem.
WE'D have to give out rain checks
oyerv day."
The Delta independent., 1903-06-26
Exploration. In Africa.

English and American capitalists re
Gently dispatched n rps Of engineers
to survey a railway from khartoum to
Adds Abeba and in June an expedl.
ton. splendidly equipped by Mr.. w.
N. Mcmillan of st. Louis-acting In
cooperation with agents OF the British
government-wiIl start for Abyssinia
to descend the Blue Nile, In order to
test its value as q commercial water.
way
The Delta independent., 1903-06-26
Pay Heavy Price for Wealth

Half the citizens Of Nome and other
Alaskan cities have lost parts Of their
bodies by freezing. according to a re-
turned miner. The gold seekers havo
paid heavy price for the metal &C.
cured. They are minus either fingers.
toes. noses, feet or legs, the heads and
trunks being the only parts of the body
left uninjured.
The Delta independent., 1903-06-26
xs.s.. v.- r.s,s...s...

LAND OVSics MoxTsUss. Con,nApo
Jun< I. 1Sua.
TOM nos:s ss..e. es '1.s Hoe cnr ~
Delta county. CWnf1,do. has aIed notire ofIn-
tention TO make proof on hA desert land claim
= oa v 9Th y. M before Nilt0n X. Welch. u 3.
Cs'mmi.-ioncr. Delts. Delta county. Colorado.
on Saturday. the i1th day Of Juiy, l1Oc
cs,snpsete irrigation and reclamation N said
land:
and william ]. Gipe, ell of csdaredgs, Delta Co.
DAVID r. CROSBY. Register.
Fint pub. June 8: last pub. July 10