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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-04-02
Curious Old English Custom.

An old custom for which Wotton
churchyard. England, is famous, was
observed recently for the one hum
dred and eighty-feth time. Twelve
boys of the parish assembled in the
churchyard, and, with their fingers
upon the tomb of William Glanville,
repeated the Creed, the Lords Prayer,
the Ten Commandments and after
wards read the fifteenth chapter OF
the First Epistle TO the Corinthians,
and wrote two verses OF the same.
William Granville left in his will $40
each for five boys who should sue
cessfully perform the task. This
number was afterward increased to
seven.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-04-02
PLANS NEW BATTLESHIpS.
The German Naval Authorities TAX 0
the United states Vessels
for Models.

The German navy's new design
for battleships Is generally similar
to that of the Alabama, of the United
States navy. 1t abandons turrets for
small guns. The vessels will be about
24,500 tons, or 800 tons heavier than
the battleships of the "M' group now
building. The details of their arma.
ment are not disclosed, except that
the main batteries will consist OF
four 12-inch guns and that they will
mount numerous 7.46-inch guns.
The first of this type of warship,
which is called the IN" group, will
be laid down as soon as the naval
budget is passed, probably in April
The budget authorizes the construc.
ton of two battlcships, one of which
will be the fifth Of the IN" group
consisting of seven ships.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-04-02
THEY MAKE BETTER WIVES.
Habits Preferable to the Old
Fashioned Ones.

'Let old-fashioned people croak az
they WILL" remarked a well-known
literary woman lately, says Cassell's
journal, 'but in my opinion the mod
ern girl is a great advance on the
maidens of a generation ago.
Freedom and fresh air have
made her more self-reliant and
healthier in tone. She may be more
hoydenish, but she is less hysterical.
Instead OF working samplers or she'd
ding sickly tears over sentimental
novels, she is out and about getting
an insight into the world and its
ways.
"As a result she makes {. good wife.
one who can share her husbands
tastes, understand his difficulties and
act as his chum and partner. The
wife of the past was too often
childish, sentimental woman, with so
little knowledge Of the sworld that
she was quite helpless IL it was her
fate to be deprived of her husbands
support. But to-day 1t is not an an
common thing to find women as
capable in business as their nus
bands"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-04-02
VERY SAD, SAD SCENE
Little Child Chokes to Death While
Her Classmates Pray.
Brooklyn Sunday School Is Turned
into a Memorial Service for Child,
Who Gets a Whistling Bal
loon In Her Throat.

A remarkable scene was enacted in
the Sunday school of the Ainslee Street
Presbyterian church, In the Williams
time before Emma Rausch, nine years
old, left home for Sunday school. On
the way she bought penny whistling
balloon. This she took into her class,
and while initiating it for the amuse-
ment of her mates, the wooden mouth
piece slipped into her throat. She
gasped, and pain and fear showed in
her eyes. The children became
alarmed, and their ordinations of
fright attracted the attention Of
Charles Follert, superintendent of the
Sunday school. He called to trustee
of the church and they worked to extr
cate the toy from the throat of the
fast choking child. Not until she be
came unconscious was II believed that
her condition was critical. Physicians
were hastily summoned, but could not
extract the toy. When they announced
that death was near, Rev. r. s. Dawson
raised his hand and asked that all kneel
and pray. Then he prayed aloud and
fervently for the soul that was passing
before their eyes.
The child's parents, who had been
sent for, entered as the clergyman was
about to begin his prayer. The mean
ing was clear to them, and they knelt
sobbing beside their child. And
on the wings of the prayer OF
their playmates and friends the child's
soul was borne away to its Maker.
Tenderly the body was carried into an
adjoining room, and DR.. Dawson led
the awestricken congregation in me-
mortal service in place of the regular
Sunday school exercises.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-04-02
CROWNS AMERICAN GIRL.
Mrs. Caroline p. Wallace, After Cir.
cling the Globe, Declares Our
Women Excel All Others.

"The American girl is the mostbeau-
tiful on earth. Her fullness Of health
and vigor and spirit command the adj
miration of both sexes all over the
world, while Indian girls are shriveled,
wrinkled and ready to die at 49,"
In these words Mrs. Caroline P. Wal
lace, who has made a study Of the
women of every quarter Of the globe,
crowned the American girl as queen Of
her kind, and pleaded for help in the
effort being made to restore childhood
to the Indian children who are forced
into wifehood at ages at which the
American child is playing with her
china doll.
Mrs. Wallace was speaking at meet
ing Of the Chicago section of the Indo-
American Woman's Restoration league,
held at the Palmer house.
''These splendid girls are the mothers
of the nation, and their influence on
affairs is immeasurab BILE" continued the
speaker.
Now think Of this beautiful Ameri
can girl having been wife for ten
years at Is, just as she is on the TIRES
hold of young womanhood. Think Of
; this and you will have picture of the
Indian woman at IS. But many of the
Indian child wives do not live TO be
even IS. Many more are wrinkled old
grandmothers at 20. At rs those who
have survived their long years Of
agonized wifehood have not even a
remnant of beauty or symmetry Of
figure left.
"The Indian widow is social out
cast. She is blamed for the death of
her husband. She is everybody's slave.
To marry her would be to lose your
caste. They think mothers-in-law are
bad enough over here, but in India the
child wife is the servant, the slave Of
the mother-in-law. The Indian wife
is her husbands slave; the American
wife is her husbands peer in most
things. The Indian husband is wor-
SHIPPED by his wife as her god; the
American wife is often called divine
by the devoted husband"
Rich Ores in Heart of Paris.
A remarkable discovery has just
been made by M. Brette, chief engi-
neer of the Metropolitan under
ground railway of Paris. During the
extensive excavations under the OPP
era he found indications of the pres
ence of gold. The geological forma
ton includes mari, limestone, argyle,
native sulphur and argentiferous
sand. A block of gypsum crystal was
also found under the Place de la Re-
publique, b. Brette has presented his
collection to the school of mines.
Whether mining operations will be
commenced has not yet been de-
cided.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-04-02
NEW CAR-LIGHTING SYSTEM.
Device Tested on New York Central
for Generating Electricity
from Car AxIes.

Representatives from many rail
roads have witnessed n successful
demonstration of device for light
ing railroad cars with electricity. The
invention was tested on run over
the New York Central to Croton and
return, and the system will shortly
be adopted.
The light is generated by dy-
namo operated by a belt connected
with the axle of the car. When the
train stops the lights are supplied
from storage batteries in the car. A
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-04-02
BRITAIN WAKES UP.
Establishment of Department OF
commerce Here Arouses Interest.
hcial Organ Of Lon don Cha NIB er Of
Commerce Declares That Great
Britain Cannot Afford to
Lag Behind.

The creation of department of COM
kerce in the United States has awak-
he'd great interest in other countries
md especially in the mother country,
here our active but friendly rivalry
the worlds markets is a subject Of
huch attention, and the appointment
minister of commerce, for the Unit
d Kingdom is being urged. The Lon
on Chamber of Commerce Journal,
be official organ of the London cham
er OF commerce, in a recent issue says:
I'm this country the opinion was for
png held that the best way to assist
rade was to leave 1t severely alone,
nd to rely upon the foresight, skill
nd energy of our merchants and man
facturers to maintain our prominent
osition in the worlds markets. Lat
.erly, however, there has been ten
ency to direct the attention of parlia-
bent more and more to commercial
hatters. 1t is unquestonable that the
dea is rapidly gaining in strength that
q many directions considerably more
ttention and assistance mi ht be
tiven by the state to extending trade
han Is at present accorded.
1--WE are now at a period of tense RI
Ralry in trade; our merchants and man
|facturers are face to face with the
feenest competition that has ever been
fnown; and that competition is daily
eveloping. Is 1t not remarkable, in
lew of the magnitude of the interests
Involved, that the United Kingdom
he greatest manufacturing and COM
hercial nation in the world-has not
n the cabinet minister of commerce?
|n the United States, which may be
BOXED upon as our most formidable
and whose people are Keen
" alive to the necessities of modern
commerce, the need for such a minis
er has already been fully recognized.
surely, Great Britain cannot afford to
lag behind.
"Those who ask for the appointment
II a minister of commerce do not do
30 in any spirit of complaint or ami
mostly against the board of trade, but
because they believe that the interests
'f the country would be best served by
the establishment Of the desired minis
ry There is no inclination to dispar-
age the good work performed by the
which has rendered great
'ervices to commerce. Few people are
aware of the varied duties intrusted to
he care of the board Of trade; but
what is wanted for commerce is de-
'artment which shall be in a position
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-04-02

A strange spindly plant with nod
ding little flowers was sent from the
CITY Of Mexico to the Madrid botan-
ical garden in 1884, and, being new
to the botanists, was named Dahlia,
after Dahl, a Swedish botanist. Flor
lists soon noticed the great POSSIBLE
itv Of variation in the flower in color
and size, but it was rare in Europe
until Humboldt brought from Mexico
a quantity of the seed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-04-02

speed Of only IL miles an hour is
needed to generate sufficient cleo
tricity to light the lamps. The sur
plus obtained at higher rate of
sped is used to recharge the bat
teries.
The car used IN the test was
EQUIPPED with % lamps of 16-candle
power each. During the trip 46 stops
were made and no appreciable differ
ence was noticed in the brilliancy Of
the lights.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-04-02

The debts of most southern states
diminish slowly, but the debts OF
southern cities are not generally
considerable. New Orleans owes $751;
900, 900; Louisville, $4,000, 900; Kansas
City, $4,000, 900; Memphis, s3,3oO,o00;
Atlanta, S3,300.00O, and Nashville,
s., 5OO,O0O
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-04-02

TO give its undivided attention to the |
furtherance Of commercial interests
only, so that the distinction between
a board of trade as now existing and a
ministry of commerce, as proposed, is !
not mere matter of words, but consti-
tutes vital difference in principle"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-04-02
Retreat for Aged Musicians.

The asylum for aged musicians,
built in Milan with Verdi's money,
will be opened on February 81, 1903,
with four women anu five men. There
is room for 100, but not till the end
of a decade will the funds be suffi-
cient to provide for that number.
The men in the home will wear
clothes and hats similar to Verdi's.
The room set aside as a museum al
ready contains many interesting
things, including the several pianos
which Verdi played on at various
periods,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-04-02
PERFUMED STATUES A FAD.
French Scu1ptOrs Garry Esth eticism
to n Remarkable Extent In Ca
terinE to Popular Taste.

The latest notion among Partisan
sculptors is to perfume as well as
color their feminine figures. The
practice of tinting the marble has
been gaining in favor with French
sculptors to such an extent that in
the last few years pure white stat
ue, particularly if representing a
woman, has been a rarity.
The younger men, in their desire
to produce something ultra-esthetic,
mix their paints with oil specially
prepared with powerful perfumes,
thus giving On added touch of realism
to the statues by making an appeal
to the sense of smell as well as to
that of sight. The true Partisan is
an enthusiastic advocate of perfume.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-25
RURAL FREE DELIVERY
Proposed lOveIOCk Valley
Route Is Approved

M. DeLaMontayna, special agent of
the postoffice department for the rural
free delivery service, arrived in Love
loc yesterday and today approved
the route for the service in the val
ley.
Mr.. DeLaMontayna said that the
government usually required one hun
dred boxes to make a route. or that
many families But he appreciated
the conditions in this valley and re
allied that we have growing coun-
try. He said to start with he would
require a pledge of only sixty-five
boxes, and he thought the valley
would soon grow to the required mum
ber.
The route approved by the specia
agent is twenty-five miles and hall
in length. 1t begins at the postofhce
and goes by the cemetery to the Mar
ker schoolhouse corner, up by Ank-
er's. down three miles and across to
Downs, up the railroad track to town.
For the upper valley the route goes
by the railroad to Figes corner, then
across the road by Stokers and back
to town.
The examination for carrier is to
take place at o'clock this afternoon
The salary is $500 a year and 1t is
lifa noSition There are no applicants
yet. Mr.. DeLaMontayna says that ex-
perience has shown that carriers make
more carrying packages on the side
than the regular salary.
AS there are no applicants 1t look
now as if the service would fail for
that reason There is no one in the
valley who is willing to carry the
route and therefore the valley can not
get the free rural delivery .-Loveloek
Tribune.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-25
May Be Smallpox Case

The arrival of a young man from
Wadsworth a few days ago with the
sy mptoms of smallpox has aused the
authorities to issue quarantine orders
again, although there is nj ot as yet
sufficient development to ST amp it as
case OF smallpox.
The young mans face is broken out
today. and there are other indications
that he will be stricken with the dis
ease, but his being que rantined is
only a precautionary mea sure, and it
will require one or two days yet to
determine what the disc ase really is.
By orders of the healt h officers he
is confined in a small house near
Chas. Duncan's stable. and was pro-
vided with a nurse. Fhile awaiting
developments.
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NOTES FROM
TONOPAK
Clipped From the Bonanza
and Miners Last
Issues

(From the Bonanza
Rich strikes are being made south
OF Tonopah.
George Nixon will arrive in Tonopah
or or about the first of June.
The automobile stage is expected to
arrive in Tonopah inside of ten days
B. ]. Riley. prominent Humboldt
county citizen, accompanied by c. A
Chapman, arrived from Winnemucca
Wednesday.
Montana-Tonopah stock reached it's
highest point Thursday when a large
block was sold at Sl.35. In the mine
some fabulously rich ore is being ex-
Lracted, and there is every reason to
believe that before the end OF June
the stock will be in great demand at
% per snare. Tne Montana-1onop
mas become a sure-enougn producer,
and its management asserts that from
now on regular shipments of ore will
be made.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-25
THE SHEBA MINES
Rich Old Property Described
in the Reporter

The Sheba group of thirty-one
claims, situated in the Star mining
district, thirteen miles from Mill
City, on the Southern Pacific railroad,
is now the property of the Sheba
Gold and Silver Mining company, of
which Judge G. w. Bartch of Salt
Lake City is president, w. II. Child
of the same city being treasurer and
secretary, says an article in Tie Min
ing Reporter, written by a staff cor
respondent The original Sheba mine,
included in the group, was operated
from 1852 to 1864, producing ore from
which $3,500,0O0 was realized. The
ores comprise principally a stephan
ite. or a silver sulphite. with antimony
and is accompanied by considerable
gold. In early days the ore ran as
nigh as $1,000 to the ton. 1t is claim
ed the ore now accessible in large
tonnage is still high grade, the ship
ping ore running 532 ounces silver to
the ton and $2S gold. The milling ore
is said to run S25 to the ton.
A fifty-ton concentrating mill has
been erected. which will be started
up in June. The Mammoth, included
within the group, is $500 feet higher
on the mountain than the Sheba and
1900 feet distant from it. On this is
ledge of milling ore said to average
So per ton. The shipping ore here
will doubtless average $45 per ton. An
air compressor and Rand drills have
been installed, the power for all pur-
poses being derived from the water
pressure. The company has been OPP
Grating here eighteen months, hav-
ing in that time spent $65.000 in devel-
opment and improvements. The ore is
on a contact between lime and por-
phyry, the gangue being principally
lime. Mill City, the railroad point
is between Winnemucca and Lovelock
]. T. Kelcel is superintendent OF the
mine and mill.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-25

State tomorrow. Judge M. S. Bon
nifield will deliver the memorial ad-
dress and the special music will be
superintended oy 4ars. A. L. Lothrop.
Chester Branham left on No. last
night for Willows, California. He
stated that he expected to sail from
San Francisco for Yokahoma, Japan,
about the 5th of June. His many
friends in Winnemuca join with the
Silver State in wishing him prosperity
and success.
Dick Richie returned yesterday
from a weeks visit to his ranch on
Kelley creek, fifty miles northeast Of
town. He reports the weather as very
cold and disagreeable. The scarcity
OF water is beginning to be felt in
that vicinity, and the scant prospect
for more is decidedly discouraging.
The outside range, Mr.. Richie says,
is very short and affords slim picking
for the stock. Cattle are looking bad,
and horses worse. Many dead cattle
that were lost during the storms of
last winter are being found on the
range,
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(FrCm the Miner.)
be made


The foundation of the new mill is
nearly completed the large crew of
workmen employed having made rapid
progress during the past week. The
material for the construction of the
building is being received, and it is
calculated that the machinery will be
in place and ready for operation with
~ four months. The recent strike in
the Midway is encouraging to the
.wners of the mill, as several of them
arc large stockholders in that promis
ing property,
There have been many rumors on
the street this week of a sensational
strike in the Midway. and there has
been considerable activity in the stock
Of that company The management re
port that a ledge was struck at a
lepth Of 500 feet which shows as
says as high as S240 a ton. the values
in gold being $72. Yesterday the
ledge had been opened up for widtL
# feet. with indications that {
large and permanent body Of very
high-grade ore has been encountered
/ ne ledge has the appearance Of run
ming northwest and southeast. 1t is
the intention to continue sinking to
the depth of 544 feet, at which point
station Will be cut and prosecuting
commenced.
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ly repeated. 1t is generally thought
the king is in no imminent danger,
but that his health is gradually fall
ing. The Post recently published a
story from a member of the kings
household who says Edwards health
is very unsatisfactory and possibly
another operation will be performed.
Nothing will keep the sovereign quiet
and his physique is not sufficiently
robust to bear the strain. He fell
asleep twice while being received and
while seated beside the queen of Italy.
At Edinberg during court at holyroom
he went sound asleep. He Is constantly
under the care of Laking. the court
physician.
John Mcneil, grand master and or
ganizer of the Brotherhood Of Boiler
makers and Iron Shippers Of Amer
lea, In a statement Saturday said that
the strike of boilermakers on thu
Union Pacific, inaugurated June 10,
1902, has been settled, the men being
granted a substantial increase and
other questions arranged satisfactorily
to both parties. All the men now out
are to return to work. The men struck
for an increase in wages and the es-
tablishment of shop rules. A sym
pathetic strike was ordered on the
Southern Pacific, when, through the
influence of E. H. Hartman. a con-
ference was arranged and conducted
in New York Mr.. Mcneil is now in
Pittsburg and will hold conference
with the employers of boilermakers
in that city, looking to the settlement
of the differences existing there.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-25
No CorOner's Verdict Yet

At the time of going to press the
coroner's jury investigating the death
of A. Back, or Beck, who died at the
hospital Saturday from injuries receiv-
ed on the railroad east of Golconda
Friday evening had not completed its
investigation, and probably will not
reach a verdict this evening.
A number of railroad men were ex-
amined in an endeavor to find out
at what time the mans presence near
the track was first noted and reported,
and why he was not picked up. ihe
result of the inquest will be published
tomorrow.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-25
Transferred to TOnOpdh

Bert l.. Hood, the attorney, left Iast
night on No. for Tonopah. Work in
the legal line of a special nature
takes him there. but Mr.. Hood In
formed the Silver State yesterday
that in all probability he would locate
permanently in the growing town OF
Tonopah. At any rate, he will re-
main for several months.
Mr.. Hood is bright, energetic
young man of good character, and
with his ambition squirting him on he
will undoubtedly prove to be one OF
Nevada's ablest lawyers. No one
wishes more for his success and pros
perity than the Silver State.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-25
Remember TOnigI ats Meeting

All of the members of the executive
committee on the Fourth of July
celebration are uri ged to be present
tonight at 5 o'clock sharp at the office
of Justice Robins in the courthouse.
The meeting isi important in view
of the fact that the time for working
up the proper k ind of celebration is
short. and tho Sc who we're appointed
should feel it their di ity to attend this
evening.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-25
New. Minina Locations

W. R. Brown has located the Black
Rock claim in Buena Vista district.
Geo. Haden has located the Harvard
No. l claim in Willow creek mining
district.
Chas. w. Young has located the
Grand Prize In the Willow creek min
ing district.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-25
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.

Mrs. j. NJ Morrow and Miss Dora
Sheehan drove down from Golconda
yesterday and back again in the even
ing, visiting for a short time their
brother, County Recorder Sheehan.
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CONTINUED on page 4.)
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.OU UHVT NE WJ,

Clean, Reliable, Covering the field thoroughly;
Fair and Uupreiudiced, Published with the In
,eution Of keeping the reader informed. and
aiming to do injustice to none.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-25
IF you NEED JOB UORE.

Don't forget that the SILVER STATE Office
Is Thoroughly Equipped for all kinds Of work
In this line; New Material. Best Stock, Com
petent, Up-to-Date Workmen.