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The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-14
What AIIed the Clock.

Mrs Bensons clock. after having
kept excellent time for several years.
suddenly stopped. After trying for
some time to make it go she removed
1t from its shelf and sent it to a clock
repairer.
Madam" he said after inspecting.
''is this clock kept in a damp roomT'
NO" she replied. I'VE keep it in
the driest room in the house."
HAS 1t ever had fall into a tub of
water or anything of that sortY'
Never"
"Well. | can't understand 1t. It's
works are as rusty as If it had been
left unused in cellar for a year"
''I can't see how that can be-" said
Mrs. Benson. I'VE are so careful of
that clock that we always keep our
vials of muriatic and suphuric acid
inside of it. where we know they will
never be touched"
Then the jeweler understood
Youths Companion.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-14

In n church where the prayers are
made ut the discretion of the minister
very strange intercessions are some
times presented. | remember we'll
ages since hearing old Dir. Muir of
Glasgow, who was real though &C.
centric genius In his day and of whom
no English reader ever heard, relate an
incident which had been in his own
knowledge. Mr. Smith was preach
ing at Drumsleekie, and he had come
TO the concluding prayer. where we
pray for all and sundries (sic), when
he suddenly remembered that he had
forgotten to pray for the magistrates
So he put in the prayer just where he
was, Have mercy upon all fools and
idiots and specially upon the magis-
trates of Drumsleekie.' He meant no
evil. but the magistrates were not
pleased. "-Longman's Magazine.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-14
BUOYANT MIDDLE AGE.
Ii DaiIies Jauntily With Youth In
These Progressive Days.


Half century ago man of forty
five was regarded almost elderly, and a
woman of the same age was expected
to have long since cut herself adrift
from all ties binding her to her youth
and to assume the appearance and de-
pertinent of a staid, exemplary matron.
All this has changed in a particularly
interesting way, of which the promi-
nent feature Is a seeming contradic-
ton. If the three-year-old child OF to-
day is as knowing as was the six-year-
old of half a century ago and the ten
year-old boy of today is in many re-
speets quite as much man as was his
grandfather at eighteen, one might nat
urally expect that in due gradation the
modern middle aged man should be old
beyond his years. But such Is not the
case.
Middle age, so far from hurrying on
into seniity. so far even from standing
still, would seem actually to have
stepped backward and marched along
side Of youth. There is n jauntiness. a
buoyaney, an elasticity, about the mid
die age of today at which our fathers
would have shaken their heads as un-
seemly The gulf which once separated
the middle aged parent from his chill
dren has been filled up. The curtain
which shrouded the middle aged man
generally from the eyes of youth and
which caused him to be regarded with
respect If not with awe has been lifted.
and In obedience 10 the same influences
which have made the schoolmaster the
friend of the schoolboy and the regi-
mental officer almost the comrade of
his men the middle aged man of today
Is never so happy as when working or
playing upon an equality and actually
In connection with youth.
As with men so Ii is with women.
Social statlsticians tell us that the age
at which women are considered most
eligible for marriage has been very
notably advanced of late years, and
we know that the lament of many a
matchmaking mamma Is that the most
dreaded rivals of her darling are not
TO be found so much among the girls
of her own age as among women who
not many years ago would have been
relegated to the ranks of hopeless old
mnidenhood. The fact that the middle
aged lady of today is much younger in
manner and tastes is of course not the
only reason for this, but 1t is among
the most potent.-London Spectator
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-14
OYSTER CULTURE.
Bivasves Are Planted, Cultivated
and Harvested Like other Crops.

Blvasves Are Planted, Cultivated
and Harvested Like other Crops.
The average citizen may not know
that oysters are planted, cultivated and
harvested like any other crop, per-
son who engages in this industry be-
ing known as an oyster planter. Thou
sands of acres of oyrters are under
cultivation in Hampton Roads, which
during the harvesting season is often
literally alive with the reaping ma
thines of the oyster men.
When the oysters are from one and
half to two years old they are usu-
nlly large enough to be sold, and as
rule part of them are sold at this age
and the balance In the third or fourth
year, after which time the ground is
allowed to rest year before being
planted again. Great care must be ex-
ercised in the selection of bottoms for
oyster planting If the planter would
be financially successful.
The largest packer in Hampton opens
from 100000 to 100000 bushels of oys.
ters in year. In this house as the
men ofsen the oysters they drop the
shells on an inclined plane, from which
they slide into trough and are carried
along by scrapers attached to an end
less chain, called a "shell eonveyor,"
which takes them without further la
Dor to the shell pile in the yard. When
a shucker has filled his gallon measure
he carries it to the strainer, where the
oysters are strained and measured.
They are then emptied into large casks
kept full of fresh water, by means of
which any loose shell or grit is washed
out. From these casks the oysters are
dipped into second strainer and when
separated from the water are again
measured and packed.
The shells are sold for from ] to }
cents n bushel and are used extensive
ly by oyster planters for the propaga-
ton of oysters. They are placed in
small piles on grounds found suitable
for the purpose, where the spat or
small oyster will attach itself to the
shells. They are also used for making
shell lime and for building the excel
lent shell roads found in some parts of
the Virginia Observation-Disclosures
North American.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-14
Old ComicaI Pictures.

There is in the museum of Turin,
Italy, papyrus roll which displays a
whole series of comical scenes In the
first place. lion. crocodile and an
ape are giving a vocal and instru-
mental concert. Next comes an ass.
dressed, armed and sceptered like a
pharaoh. With majestic swagger he
receives the gifts presented to him by
a cat Of high degree, to whom a bull
acts as proud conductor. A lion and
gazelle are playing at checkers, a hip
popotamus is perched in a high tree
and horse has climbed into the tree
and is trying to dislodge him.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-14

Some very curious models have from
time TO time been produced in court in
various lawsuits. There was model
of mill produced lately In patent
case where the patentee claimed hi
patent to have been infringed. The
patent was in connection with some
part of the machinery of the mill. The
model mill was set working in couri
while judge and counsel watched IL,
movements with much interest. \
model steam engine was once produced
in an action against n railway compa.
n.y. The judge insisted on having the
whole working Of the engine explained
to him, whereupon the counsel who
was speaking asked for an adjourn
ment of the trial for twelve months.
when he would be able to give the re-
quired explanation Taller.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-14
A WORLD OF POWER.
Carson River Could Furnish Half
the Coast With Electricity.
From the Carson Appeal ]

From the Carson Appeal.
The most neglected stream on this
coast in regard to water power is the
Carson river. This stream has the
best volume of water, the best fall
and the best chance to harness power
of any stream that flows through the
State, and in spite of this fact, only
one small mill is utilizing the immense
stream that is flowing through tho
steep canyons.
The larson river is without doubt
the best flowing river in this State
The source comes from the largest
water shed of any of the rivers, and
the supply is from 50 many sources
that it never fails at the headwater
While other streams are falling, the
Carson keeps up a flow that if properly
divided among the farmers it's entire
length, there would be no shortage
The farmers above this valley waste
water in manner that would bring
abont lawsuits in any other section.
Aside from the value of the water for
irrigation, the Harvesting of the stream
would and should bring out many in
dustres that are now dead. Above
the ranch line in Alpine county, the
source of the river, there is the best
chance to harness the stream of any
that can be offered men who are look
ing for power. The stream flows
through narrow canyons for miles,
and the grade is sufficient to develop
many thousands of horse power for
every mile. Above the farmers there
is flow of water that is never dimin-
ished to any great extent, and the
wonder is that the parties who have
been looking for power have not taken
advantage of the Carson river.
Not only does the East Fork present
this power to the first man who cares
for it, but the West Fork of the river
ia Just as advantageous. From the
land of Charity valley to the ranchers
there is a world of power going down
one of the steepest canyons that can be
found. At Woodford's there is pre-
sented chance to harness the river.
The canyon is narrow, the stream al
ways steady, and fall of nearly a
thousand feet in the first mile. In this
stream alone there is power enough to
run every railroad in Western Nevada,
while the farmers up above could
easily take the power to the farms for
practical purposes.
With both forks of the stream ready
for the investor who is looking for a
good thing to land on, it is a wonder
that it is not put into harness and
forced to do the drudgery that is
found on every side of the valley.
With the two streams there is power
enough running TO waste, that would
turn mother earth the other way il
applied 1t is true that when the mills
,on the river were hammering away o.
Comstock ore, that the river was put
to work to crush the rock, but since
that industry died out, the river is
practically used for irrigation. The
beauty of utilizing water for electric
power is that the farmer does not sui
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-14

To keep your friend look at him
through a telescope, but never through
mieros cope.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-14

The mean height of land above sea
level, according to the most scientific
geographers, is 2,250 feet. The mean
depth of the ocean is 12.4S0 feet. Only
2 per cent Of the sea oceans in gen
crab is included inside a depth of 500
fathoms, while II per cent lies be-
tween 500 and 1900 fathoms. If the
land were filled into the hollows of
the seas, water would roll over the
earth's crust to uniform depth of
two, miles.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-14

A little learning is all right if it
does not cause you to think you have
a lot of it.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-14
Envelope. In the Eighteenth Century

Envelopes are supposed to be quite
modern, but In the Birch manuscripts
In the British museum. No. 4I33-105.
there is letter from Martin Triewald
to Sir Hans Sloane. dated Stockholm.
April "a. 1866, inclosed in an ordinary
envelope, which is opened out and
mounted at the end of the letter.
Notes and Queries.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-14

fer, as the water does its mission and
i just as valuable to the farmer as if
it never turned wheel.
Distance of transmission makes no
difference in these modern days, as is
shown by the work that is going on at
Blue Lakes. Here the power is to be
transmitted nearly two hundred miles,
and the engineers figure that there
will be but small percentage of loss.
The same condition exists on the Kern
river, the Feather and a number of
other streams in the State across the
border. There is power enough in the
Carson river to haul every train that
is pulled through the State, to light
every house in Western Nevada, and
heat half the homes
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-14

Rails for the new railroad from Salt
Lake to san Francisco are being for
warded to points on the line where
they will be needed. Officials of the
road hope to begin work not later
than September lst.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-14

COURIER ADvERTHEa6ENTs PAY.
For Proof, ask our Advertisers.
For Returns, Try it Yourself.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-14

A ton of sugar beets is said to yield
about 210 pounds of sugar, and some
thing like 100 per cent in dividends.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-14

1t is said that the Southern Pacific
shops at Reno are to employ about
$500 men.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-14

The last laugh is never taken by
sensible people.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-28
ENGINEER BLAMED FOR WRECK
Inquest on Victims of Wrecked Circus
Train Finds Cars Were Not
Properly Equipped.

Durand, Mich, Aug 2S-The coro-
ner's inquest into the death of the p
victims who were killed in the wreck
Of Wallace Brothers circus train on
the Grand Trunk railroad on Aug. 7,
IS concluded Charles NJ Propst. of
Battle Creek, Mich. engineer of the
second section of the circus train that
crashed into the rear of the train con
tanning circus employees and animals,
testified that he did all in his power
to avoid the wreck although he did
not look at the air gauge in the cab
as he should have done. Other testi-
mony also showed that the train was
not equipped with available hand
brakes and the brakemen could do
nothing to aid in avoiding the disaster.
The Jury rendered verdict that the
p men were killed in a wreck at Du-
rand Aug. Z as the result of rear-end
collision on the Grand Trunk railroad ,
that the wreck was caused by the fail
ure of the air brakes to work on the
second section; that the wreck might
have been avoided if the engineer,
Charles NJ Propst, had watched the
air gauge before him and also if Wal
lace Brothers had had their cars prop
erly equipped with hand brakes.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-28
Locals and Personals.

Keep your eye on Chancery Hill
WE lead them all in home made
pies, try them at Cafe Kaszer.
L. Nj. DERING's ribbon sale will
contain some rare bargains.
J. c. Rldenour, OF gParkersburg, i s
ia the city on business.
Mr., aud Mrs. r. d. Easton, of Mo-
nessen, are guests at the Hotel Ma
dera today.
The Paige Comedy Company pr
duee The Silver Dagger tonight this
is one of the strongest plays.
Rlr Van Wrinkle will be given foi
Saturday matinee by the Paige Com
edy Company.
Bryon Gordon, who has been i'll
since Monday with peritonitis, shows
little improvement today. His condi-
tion seems to change but little His
friends however, are hopeful OF his
rapid recovery.
Mrs Babcock and children, Lydia,
Edna and Wade of Elm Grove, w.
Va, on their return from a trip to
Niagara Falls and other points OF
interest on the lakes, are visiting
John Muldoon and family of the
Fourth ward
WEDDING cake ornamenting a
speciality with us. See demonstra-
tion in our window Saturday. Gloss
Bakery and Candy Kitchen corner
Front and Peasants streets.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-28
REMEDY SHOULD BE APPLIED.
Prof. Miller too Good Man to be
Hampered by Red Tape and Tn.
friendly Boards.

Yesterdays Morgantown New
DOMINION states that prof. L. G..
Miller is very much dissatisfied with
the way things have been going
since he took charge as state super
intendent of free schools and that
"his recommendation have not been
followed and he gets the blame at
tached to any failure which may be
recorded and yet hasn't the power
to enforce his wishes" This is,
unhappily, true state of affairs ex-
listing in the office of state superln-
tendent of free schools, and it is a
state that ought to be in some man
ner remedied. Prot. Miller is one of
the very best and most highly ac-
eomplished state superintendent
West Virginia has had in years.
His whole life has been spent in ed
vocational pursuits and in teaching.
and we never had a better prepared
superintendent, so well equipped to
bring about reforms in the school
system Of the state. 1t is a we'll
known fact that since his entrance
into office Prof. Miller's great ambi-
ton has been to improve the free
schools system and to this end he
has labored long and untiringly To
be hampered and hold back in his
work by little official red tape, and
to be ever harrassed by the wishes
of some one higher in power, is far
from pleasant. Prof. Miller has the
ability to greatly improve and yet
minimize every department of the
free school system, and he ought to
be given the authority to act to suit
himself in the matter of public
schools and their betterment. That
is what he was elected for and what
he is drawing salary for and it is
evident that that is what he most
earnestly desires Grafton Senti-
mel
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-28
Peace Union Passes Resolution,

Mystic, Conn, Aug. 2S.-The news
OF the assassination of the American
vice consul at Beirut, Syria, an
nounced at the afternoon session OF
the Universal Peace union, was re-
ceived with expressions of sorrow.
The following was adopted. 1--WE, as
American citizens, feel the heartiest
sympathy with the nation and the
family of our consul reported as as
sassinated We recognize result in
this and calamity that grows out of
conditions of war and of the military
system. While there are innumerahle
armies and battleships, and ignorance
and oppression, we counsel a remedy
by the supremacy of law and the prin-
ciples OF peace and more of common
brotherhood. We trust that while our
government meets the crime fairly it
Will be in the spirit Of kindness and
peace, and not in that of retaliation
and vengeance, as has been demanded
by Russia of Turkey for a similar
fpuSp"
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-28
WABASH CONTRACTS LET
To the Green County Line-Work CO.
ing on Between FairmOnt and Pen.
tress Camps Located.

We are reliably Informed that con-
tracts for the construction of the
West Virginia end of the Greene
county railroad have all been let, says
the Waynesburg Republican. As an
evidence of this, camps are now be-
ing located at several different points
on the liue. One camp is at Moores-
vile. three miles south of the Greene
county line, and another at McCurdys-
vile, about ten miles from the line.
We understand there is to be enc at
STARTERS between the two places,
these camps all being on Jake's run.
Within few days men will be at
work practically all along the line
from MooresYilie to Fairmont Be
tween Fairmont and Belington the
work of construction has been going
forward for some time.
We had hoped to be able to
announce the letting Of the contracts
between Wayensburg and Patterson
Mills this week, but President Ram
seY's visit to Pittsburg for this pur-
POSE seems to have been delayed. He
is now in the east. The work of To-
eating the short line between Wash
ington and Bishop Will be completed
this week.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-28
High Water Expected.

Kansas City, Aug. 2S.-Heavy rains
north and west of Kansas City have
caused the Kansas and Missouri riv-
ers to rise suddenly to unusual heights
and the results may prove grave. A
bulletin issued by the local weather
burea uannounced that the Kansas
or Kaw river, would rise from five to
seven feet at Kansas City in the next
48 hours, and a rise of equal magni-
tude, ii is stated, is coming this way
down the Missouri. The fact that the
Missouri is rising also is causing
anxiety here, as it is believed it will
retard the flow of the Kansas river
at the mouth of the latter stream and
endanger the temporary bridges as
well as the railroad yards and heavy
business interests in the west bot
toms. The current is swift and 1t car
ries much driftwood If these bridges
go out it will cripple the traffic of the
big packing houses and other estab-
lishments across the Kansas river
from here and cut off communication
except by boat between the two Kan
sas Citys.
AT Manhattan, where the Big Blue
empties into the Kansas, the latter
stream has risen seven feet in the
past "a hours. At that point the Blue
has broken from its banks and 10 cut
ting across the country, taking a short
course to the Kansas river. Many
farms are deep under water.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-28
TWO CENTS
TELEPHONE POLES
Cause Meeting of City Council in
Special Session.
Problem Comes Up in Connection
With Chestnut street Paving Com
panies Must See Owners and Get
written Consent to Use Sidewalks.


A special meeting of the City
Council was held Thursday evening
to discuss the matter OF erecting
telephone poles on Chestnut street
between Peasants and Foundry
streets.
Both companies have poles there,
and these are now in the way OF
widening the street. The poles
must be moved in order that the
work can be carried along, and the
companies are in a qnandary to
know where to move them.
According TO the ordinance, no
poles can be erected or maintained
between the curb stones. Where
there are poles, they must be in the
sidewalks.
In giving the land for widening
Chestnut street, the property owners
made the reservation that no tele
phone, telegraph or trolley poles
should be built on it. Squire Hayes
was the only man who did not make
such a reservation.
Now that the companies have to
move the poles out OF the street,
they naturally turn to the sidewalks,
but unfortunately there is an iron
bound agreement that keeps them
off OF these. The city council has
nothing to offer them. They must
turn to the property owners.
A resolution was passed last night
stating that the companies might
erect and maintain poles on the
Chestnut street sidewalks, If they
can get the written consent OF the
property owners. This The com
panies have set about TO do.
The matter was warmly discussed
last night. Geo. Baker, Mr.. Holland,
representative of the Bell Company
and others made speeches. Mr..
Baker criticised the council for ac-
eeptlng the 5 foot strip with reser
yations. He thought it should nave
been given outright or not at all.
A representative of the Peoples
Company said this morning; I'VE
must have that street. High, Spruce
and Front are closed to us, and we
have got to have some way ofgetting
through the city,
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-28
CASE DISMISSED
squire Hayes Finds Mrs. Ford Not
entity of Assault.

Squire Hayes this morning an
nounced his decision in the case Of
the State VS.. Mrs. Wesley Ford,
charged with committing assault
and battery upon the person Of Mrs.
s. M. McGara. He dismissed the
case.
Squire Hayes says his reason for
his decision was that the alleged as,
sault, according to the evidence, was
committed on the lands of the de-
PENDANT, after she had warned Mrs.
McGara to get off.
Still he admits that the case was
difficult to decide. Mrs. Ford ac-
cording to her own evidence, picked
up a stick before she left the house
and before Mrs. McGara had been
ordered of. With this stick, she
pushed the prosecuting witness
three times, and she fell to the
ground.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-28

Washington, Aug 28.-Assistant
Secretary Robert B. Armstrong, of the
treasury department, left for Chicago,
where he will be joined by Hamilton
Fish, assistant treasurer of the United
States at New York. and Mr.. Strana.
han, collector of customs, for a
months trip to the Pacific coast -Four
days will be spent in the Yellowstone
rational park Mr. Armstrong was
appointed assistant secretary six
months ago, and during that time he
has administered the duties of his Of
flee with such ability as to win the
admiration and full confidence of not
only the president and Secretary
Shaw, but of the public men generally
who have come in contact with him.
The preserS trip was planned for the
purpose of giving Mr.. Armstrong a
well-earned rest