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Milford chronicle., 1904-04-15
THE GREATEST BOOK
Contained 11,1OO Volumes and Was
Prepared In Chinn

The greatest book ever written wos
the "Yunglo Tatien." or "Encyelo.
p@dia MaXima," which was DESTROYED
during the recent troubles in Peking.
II was most wonderful work. and its
destruction is the most appalling liter.
airy catastrophe the world has ever
seen. 1t contained the best selections
from all the classical, historical. philo-
sophical and literary works ever pub
lshed in China. embracing astronomy,
astrology, geography, the occult sci.
ences. medicine, religion. history. biog-
raphy and the arts. Every literary
production Of permanent importance
was included in this marvellous collec-
ton, which consisted of 22.S1T books.
bound into l1.10O volumes. says the
Chicago Record Herald. 1t was pre-
pared by order of Young Lo. the second
emperor of the Ming dynasty. under
the direction of Hsieh Chin. the leading
scholar Of the fifteenth century. who
organized the work under several sub
directors and a staff of >, 1863 persons
including critics, readers and cOpyists
1t was begun in 1903 and finished in
l4OT. No additions have been made to
it since the latter date.
In 1862 100 clerks were employed to
make two copies. which were finished
in 1861 One Of these copies and the
original draft were destroyed by fire
at the time OF the capture of Pcking
and the overthrow of the Ming dynas-
ty in lG44. and on the re-establishment
Of order the other copy was found to
be lacking 2,422 volumes. whose con-
tents were lost forever. The remain
der of the set. 2O,455 volumes. was de-
posted in the Hanlin Yuan. the imDe-
rial academy. which was situated Just
north Of the British legation at Pc
king. During the siege Of the legation
in 1900 the Chinese soldiers set the
building on fire rs n means o: forcing
the Foreigners to leave the RritiSh le.
cation. and the most valuable colec-
ton Of Chinese literature ever made
WIS destroyed. including the "Encyclp-
pTdia MaXima." Several hundred vol
umes were aftnrward picked up in the
ruins by Foreigners. Chinese and COO
lies, and are probably in the British le
gatiOn. DIR. Morrison. the Pekng cor
respondent Of the London Times. So
cured dozen volumes or more. and
other foreigners were fortunate enough
to obtain an example. but the "YCnglo
Tatien" is lost forever.
Milford chronicle., 1904-04-15
AS GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE.
Some of the odd Reasons That Are
Assigned In Petitions.

1.-THE Chicago man who recently Sp-
plied fo- a divorce and gave as one Of
the grounds at least the fact that he
could not stand the jokes Of his wife's
female friends directs attention again
to some of the odd facts in connection
with the American divorce system" ="
remarked a popular young lawyer yes
terday. "and really some of the rea-
sons assigned as ground for divorce
are odd in the extreme.
persons who are engaged In fight
ing the divorce evil as they call it,
could spend the time no more prohta-
bly, than by inquiring into the method
in which the legal grounds for divorce
have been interpreted by the courts or
the country. was looking over re-
port the other night cited by an Eng
lish writer and was much amused at
some Of the allegations set forth in
divorce petitions. Really it is a mix
ture Of the comic and tragic. A hus-
band accused his wife's sister of theft.
and the injury to the wife's feelings is
made ground for divorce. During our
whole married llfe.' says another, my
husband has never once offered to
take me out riding. This has been
source Of great mental suffering and
injury The husband whose wife COM
planned in another petition that he did
not wash himself, thereby infiicting
on plaintiff great mental anguish
must have been disciple Of the Chica-
20 physician who recently declared
against the bath.
''The complaint in another petition.
fled by the wife, was that the husband
Quotes verses from the New Testa-
ment about wives obeying their hus-
bands. He has even threatened to mash
the pIaintiff and has drawn back his
hand TO do it, Still another wife, ac-
cording to the author quoted, alleged
in her petition that her husband did not
come home till 10 o'clock at night, and
when he does come home he keeps
plaintiff awake talking 1t is also
charged that he keeps a saloon, which
sorely grieves mind of plaintiff These
are only a few Of the cases which
might be mentioned TO show the liberal
manner in which the courts of the coun-
try deal with the question Of mental
anguish or mental cruelty "-Galves-
Milford chronicle., 1904-04-15
Lnbouci.ere.

To understand the character Of La
bouchere one must know tEat this
mOclling spirit who has broken more
knaves and more Shams than almost
any man. who has figured in hun
dred fights to the death i'm law courts
and has never. or rarely. been wOrSted.
is human. like the rest of us. He is
cOnSidcrate TO all those around him.
Sometimes even he is shy and timid.
1t is said that when he rings Il bell for
a servant with any impatiencp he runs
out Of the room before the servant has
time to appear. And ! have OStcn seen
this spirit of almost sarlonic mOckery
blush like a girl.
The face shows the contradiction Of
the character When first you look at
it you are conscious only Of its mock
cry. The eyes-black. cold. penetrat
ing-are made even more quiZzically
funny by eyebrows that twist and
turn as though they were prepared by
some theatrical coiffeur for a baritone
about to play Mephistopheles. But the
mouth reveals that other side of the
spirit. 1t reveals the man Of iron reso-
luton. Of inhexiblP opinions. of enmi-
ties thnt do not die Napoleon used to
be called JupiterScapin. ! might sum
up Labby as Scapin-Cromwell.-T. r.
O'Connor in EverybOdy'S Magazine.
Milford chronicle., 1904-04-15
Paderewski,s Hard Luck.

Literary and musical celebrities are
often unfortunate in their investments.
nnd NJ. Paderewski. according to Il re-
port. has encountered the fate Of Mark
Twain and practically lost his savings,
amOunting to 100000. which he had
Invested on the advice of a Polish
Friend. Instead of retiring from the
Platform. as he had intended, he is
obliged, it is said. to start his recital
work again. There is a grim pathos,
IN the light of his misfortune. in re-
mark he once made to his agent, who
pad sent him in his earlier days a kind
letter from Nine. MOdjeska testifying
20 his brilliant qualities: whenever
business is slack you can use this on
he. If you hear that Mime. Modieska
is not doing well. change the gender
and say ] said 1t about her. 1t ought
20 be good for either OF us in an emer-
gency." The savings Of ten years gone
ht a blow is not such an evil fortune
as overlook Scott, who was plunged in
de5t and wrote himself literally to
ceath To pay Off his creditors. and it
comes to NJ. Paderewski ut a much
younger age than was Mark Twain
When he learned that his publishing
iim had collapsed. but 1t is sufficiently
serious in these days when public favor
is so uncertain and changeable.-Lon-
don Men and Women
Milford chronicle., 1904-04-15
MaIne,s Rirrent orrnn.

The largest organ in Maine is at the
Uniyersalist church at Portland. In it
are over 5000 pipes, the smallest. a pic
colo. being half an inch long, and the
largest, a double open diapason or
thlrty-twO foot C pipe. The vox hu-
mana stop alone, having sixty-one
pipes' cost 5000. The pipe rooms. Of
Which there are four, are each as large
as an ordinary bedchamber. The or
gan was voiced by J. H. Brown. who
voiced the organ at Westminster abbey.
1t has three manuals and is blown by a
three horse power electric motor.
Milford chronicle., 1904-04-15
Dried Fruits.

Apples, Peaches, Prunes and April
cots, at E. g. Pieree's Grocery, South
Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1904-04-15
rEcTNEs IN FICTION.
uoIues Dissected by Scot
,,d Yards Chief.

v land Yards Chief.
ok Holmes confded to Dr. Wat
oonv times his unreserved opin-
tbe official detectives, or Scot
riders. that Conan D6yle's read
}, IN be especially interested in
Sir Robert Anderson, head of
= criminal investigation depart
2 W has lust written aprOpOs of
...,..s, return concerning the esti-
Z rbicb the regular men" hold of
.'- ,oteur sleuthhound of Baker
tans it will be best to give Sir
~ views as a practical criminal
mon certain details Of the "Ad-
.ls-esr before quoting what the ia
,ss ex-commissioner of police has to
~sr egarding Holmes gibes at the
....,.sds of the regular force.
~ implies no disparagement Of DR..
r,-lsfs art" he says. that in the 'Ad-
......,.res of Sherlock Holmes the ele-
..f M exnEgeration is seldom want
The Final Problem eXemplifies
ss "A notable way. To an expert, at
81 eyents. the story Of MOriarty's
I,s.,-ing Holmes to Switzerland is pre-
poalerous.'
e. Robert goes on: an this country
j. ,ccused person must. without the
rI,rhfest delay, be brought before a
meristrate. But in the Study In Scar
~ Ne are told that jefferson Hope
9s 4o be put before the magistrate in
lhe course Of weeli' In The Man
uilb the Twisted Lip the police at
Row street hush the thing up appar-
enhy without the intervention Of a
MAGISTRATE at all.
aand in The Sign of Four the
o|osing scene reminds us of one of
Diekens' bagmen stories. Jonathan
snail makes a quartet with our two
fr|apds and the Bow street officer,
whose prisoner he is, in the Baker
eieaet lodgings we know so well, and.
snsconced in a comfortable chair, with
lass of spirits and water at hand.
m spends a pleasant hour in telling
1ha story of his crimes. And even this
capped by DR.. Watson being allow
ed 10 carry away the treasure chest,
ine corpus of the crime, which is sup
1tsed TO contain jewels of priceless
sue. He conveys it in a cab to the
honse of his hancee, and in her pres
enee lie breaks it open with a poker"
and thus the practical detective goes
on at some length.
Evidently. however, Sir Robert An
defson does not take Holmes gibe at
fhe expense of Scotland Yard with
ereat seriousness. There is Il wide
diderence," he says, between the
work of the responsible police officer
whose business it is to bring criminals !
20 Justice, and the work oI ,..r private I
detective.' who has merely TO ascertain |
tie facts and to solve seeming mys-
feries. But the difference is not so
vital as that which distinguishes the |
fancies of the novelist from the facts |
OF real life.
''He must be a poor sort of creature |
Who cannot solve his own problems. |
And it is delightful to notice how ac- /
the Sherlock Holmes keys in |
variably fit the Sherlock Holmes locks |
and how invariably his two and two
make four But in real life keys are
apt to get mixed or mislaid, and two
md two have sometimes a way of
making twenty-five. All of which may
Be quite unpreventable and is always
most embarrassing" London Letter to
Washington Post
Milford chronicle., 1904-04-15
Get Your
Spring Clothes at Davis |!

This is peoples store,-planned and furn-
nshed for the convenience and service of the people
We have an unrivaled stock to select from
Our Clothes look better. fit better and are more
stylish than others
And besides that, Our Prices are lower than most
if not all the other stores
Suits and Spring Overcoats, Five Dollars and
upwards; Raincoats, Ten Dollars and upwards
Trousers in many styles, Two Dollars and up
wards; White and Fancy Vests, One-hfty and up
wards
Milford chronicle., 1904-04-15

Some ofthe finest colts ever got in Delaware
iave been sired by this horse. For fair sneci-
mems of his colts, refer you to those owned by
VIVA A. Humes, Frank Richards, Zack Donovan
lanes Davis Of Milffod, and George z. Morris OF
near Greenood, Del.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-10-15
ORDINANCE NO. 4.

An ordinance to regulate the rinding of
bicycles in the town of Winnemucca, and
other matters In relation thereto:
The Board OF County Commissioners of
Humboldt county. State of Nevada, do
ordain as follows:
Section 1. 1t is hereby declared unlaw-
full foI any person or persons to ride on
bicycles upon any sidewalk within the
limits of the town of Winnemucca. ex-
cept with permission of the board. as
provided in Section 8 of this o~rdinance.
Sec. 2. 1t is hereby declared unlawful
for any person or persons to engage in
bicycle races upon any public street or
t~horoughfare within tho limits OF the
town of Winnemucca.
Sec. 8. 1t is hereby declared unlawful
for any person or persons to ride or in
any name propel any bicycle upon any
street or public t-horoughfare within the
limits of the town OF Winnemucca at .
speed grea.er Than ten miles per hour.
Sec. 4. That each and all of the several
acts specified in and declared to be UNI
lawful in Sections one. two and three OF
this act are hereby deemed and declared
to be public nuisances when done within
thC AL VI IN tOWH "a NihlSAiAoN>o.
Sec. s. Any person or persons who
shall violate any of the provisions OF
this ordinance shall be deemed guilty OF
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by a fine OF
not less than five nor more a fifty dol
lars. or by Imprisonment in the county
Jail at Winnemucca not less than one or
more than thirty days, or by both fine
and Imprisonment.
Sec. 6. Upon application in writing the
Board of County Commissioners may
grant permission to ride bicycles upon
any sidewalk within the limits of said
town, except the sidewalks of Bridge
street. for which no such permission shall
be granted.
Sec. z. This ordinance shall take ef-
feet from and after October 10th. 1904.
ID. +. RILEY,
Chairman of the Board Of County Com
missioners of Humboldt County.
J. T. DUNN.
Clerk Of the Board. 10-s-2o
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-10-15
REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET
State Senator
JOHN O'kANE,
loveteck
Aassmbiymen
NJ. D.
Winnemucea
PETER ANkER,
Lovelock
CHAS. G. SMITH.
Goiconda
Commissioner Long Term
c. E. HAVlLANO,
Winnemucca
Sheriff
S. G.. AMB
Goiconda
Assessor
j.. w. GUTHRIE,
Winnemucca
Recorder
w. L. WILKIN SON.,
Winnemucca
Clerk
A. G.. WEBB,
Winnem.cca
THE PLATFORM

The party OF Nevada In
state convention reafIirms its
adherence TO the principles OF Repubh
canism as expressed in the national piat
form. and wrought into the government
of the nation from Abraham Lincoln TO
Theodore Roosevelt. The history OF Re-
publicanism Is the party's mightiest plat
form. Endorsing the nominees OF the ma
tionai convention, we arirm tina no man
in public or private life In this country
is more fitted in honesty. daring. uncom-
promising independence. steadfastness In
what he believes TO be right ana SOUND
Judgment to guide the American people
m the fuihllment OF their destiny the
next four years han Theodore Roose-
Welt, the statesman In peace. ne hero In
war. the westernt- nvways. ana the Re-
publican non NEE for President OF the
United States.
We resi- ectfully su.ges: 20 the v.,ters
of Nevada that Alton crooks Parxsr is
too closely l,hed wl-n me ss,rsh col pc.
rate and moneyed institutions Of Wal
street and the lawless and predatory mo-
nopoiistic trusts OF the country to quail
lily MIN LOT tie ulSIHdt BE " thC 0uNASS ~
the office for which the Democratic party
OF the United States has selected hili,
and that no language which We can
frame more aptly illustrates his disqual-
iications han that freely and publicly
employed by William J. Bryan. w. II.
Hearst and other leading men conspic-
iously prominent In Democratic circles
when the environments of the Democrat
lc presidential nominee were subject TO
free and untrammeled discussion.
NATIONAL IRRIGATION.
We congratulate the people or the state
Of Nevada Ipon the passage or the nj
tional irrigation law which will ultimate
ly reclaim The arid lands OF the west. and
which Will within a few years transform
he desert waste= Of Nevada Into fruitful
,omesteads. We assert that the attempt
O usurp the credit of this great act FOL
one man is a travesty NJ fact and justice.
TO the thousands OF re stern citizens who
have agitated this subject. to the western
senator's and congressman who for twen-
ty-hve years have persistently urged and
fought for irrigation legislation. and 70
The engineers who have measured west
ern streams and threaded the mountains
and deserts to learn the rossibIlit les OF
storage and reclamation we give due and
generous credit n he fuilness Of our
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-10-15

WE SELL THE GREATEST OF
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IL will cure all chronic and other blood
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We refund money II you are not sat
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The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-10-15

The question has been a~sked-In what
way are Chamberlain's Stomach and Liv-
er Tablets superior to the ordinary ca
thartic and liver pills? Our answer is
They are easier and more pleasant to
take and their effect is so gentle n so
agreeable that one hardly realizes that 1t
Is produced by a medicine. The they
not only move the bowels. but improve
the appetite and aid the digestion. For
sale at rs cents per bottle b. Brown Bros.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-10-15
Notice to Weter Consumers

Commencing July 10 the pump will rur.
from 8 q. m. until s .. m. Water will
be shut of from Second. Third ana
Fourth streets from IL moor until 6 .. m
street s~prinkling Is strictly prohibited. ir
rigating between the hours or 3 p. m. AMI
a. m. Is strictly prohibited. or the water
will be shut of frsm the town nights.
7-le IT w. l.. AKIN.
Supt. w. w. & I. Co.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-10-15

s. LIE Quinn of C~avendish. VT. was
robbed of his customary health by In
vasion of Chronic Constipation. When
DIR. Kings New Life Pills broke into his
house. his trouble was arrested and now
he's entirely cured. They're guaranteed
to cure. 25c at Brown Bros. drug store.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-10-15
Leve Letter

Would not interest you If you're look
ing for a guaranteed Salve for Sores.
Burnes or Piles. Otto Dodd of Ponder.
Mo-. writes: II suffered with an ugiy
sore for n yea but a box of Bucklen 8
Arnica Salve cured me. It's the best
salve on earth. 25c at Brown Bros
drug stere.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-19
Small Detail. in Dress.

I remember, says a writer, girl who went right through the season at a tennis club with one navy blue serge gown. Though the club was one where the members went in for good dressing and the girl was constantly in attend ance, yet she never looked out of the picture. On a miserably small dress allowance she always appeared trim. neat even smart. l often marveled at the continual freshness of her appear ance, for I knew the background. and when l discovered the secret 1t was a lesson for all time in the importance or small details. Her serge gown, to begin with. was of good cut and good quality. and she had a large supply of well cut, homemade muslin and cot ton shirts. but her success lay in haV- ing belt, necktie and hatband to match and having half dozen sets of various colors. for l learned that two white sailor hats were all the headgear that supplemented the navy blue gown for the season. She changed her hatband every time she changed her tie; a little thing. yet 1t meant a great deal where appearances and small income had to be amalgamated.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-19

drawing from what she believes to be the infinite power within the human soul. she corrected defect of vision which had caused her to wear glasses for years Now her eyes are strong and luminous, and her erect, 1.-the nBufe ia the expression of perfect grace.
 Mrs Johnson is a vegetarian. Sne is also an enthusiastic student or the Delsartean philosophy To her 1t ls 4an exhaustless fountain of wisdom. lt has helped her immensely in her model ing; 1t has helped her to an understands ing of life which bears her above iil- ness. fatigue or despondency. She mas written a book, not yet published, on the true meaning of the Delsarte teach ings. Mrs. Johnson's marble bust oI J,ueretia Mott will be exhibited at the Women's International Council or Berlin.
 With a capacity for work that Is nos less than marvellous, Adelaide John son has perfect health. She rises very early, works at high pressure all day. wear after year, with never even headache or the slightest weakness or twings of pain in her body She IS tne perfect human machine, and she nas attained this perfection herself. Howf She says 1o. achieving conscious immortality
 Lillian Gray.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-19

through glass tube after meals. The
 modern idea Is to supply this want by certain vegetables, such as spinach Exs perlments looking to the demonstration or this scheme have been undertaken
 recently in Europe. Ferruginous plants
 were grown in soil enriched by the
 addition of hydrate of Iron, and upon
 analysis 1t was found that plants grown in such soil contained a much
 larger percentage of iron than similar plants grown in natural soil. or course. it Is not to be supposed that
 this increase in the percentage can be
 increased indefinitely, but very much
 greater than the average. This same demonstration has also been carried out in connection with tea cultivation. Samples of tea leaves from several plantations having similar climate and altitude conditions, but different soils.
 were gathered and. after trying, were analysed in the laboratory for their content of iron, nitrogen, phosphate @ acid. salicylic acid, caffeine and ash, The various soils in which the several plants yielding the sample leaves had
 been grown were also analysed for similar elements. and it was found that | the chemical composition of the soil, especially the quantities of those sub
 stances taken by the plant, has an in- nuence, clearly demonstrable by chemi- cal analysls. on the composition of tea leaves produced on such soil.
 very interesting vista opens up to
 the prophetic eye in giving free rein to the imagination on this fascinating l subject Will the doctor of the future, instead Of ordering a nauseous dose from the druggist prescribe a course Of medicinal vegetables, furnishing the Iron, or potash, or manganese, etc. by
 means of these "doctored" or "medi-
 cated" vegetables? Certified milk, with
 It's guaranteed proportion of milk fat
 milk sugar and solids, might have
 seemed an improbable article fifty
 years ago, and, if so. why not certified vegetables" in the immediate.