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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-12-24

T s. =. < Twas a bold thing to do: in
vitin' strangers this way said Miss
Nab, alphabetically. The scarlet
bushes were chasing each other
across her cheerful face. II didn't
say anything about the little girls
mother, because didn't just
know" She stopped hesitatingly.
"Cynthia's mother died when she
was three days DID," said the man,
slowly; "she has had to grow up
with hardly anybody to care for her
but her father. He isn't quite as good
as a mother would be, is he, dear
est?"
Hes pretty nearly as good" whis-
pered the child, stroking the care
worn face
Land sake!" cried Miss Nab, with
strange, choking sob; ''land sake,
it is hard lines when the father has
to do the motherin', tool"
I'VE are very happy together,
aren't we, Cynthia?" The child
nodded emphatically.
1.-THE worst is her loneliness, only
she will be going to school pretty
soon; and our Christmas is assured.
I cannot thank you cordially enough,
madam, both for Cynthia and myself.
We will be delighted to come" The
child waved a goodnight as they
crossed the street, and Miss Nab
wiped her eyes furtively when she
sat down in her big rocking chair.
1T is more blessed to give than to
receive" she said to herself; "some-
how, it seems to bring such warm
comfort into your own life"
After the dinner had been cleared
away Miss Nab summed herself in the
joyous warmth OF fellowship. The
gracious wood fire wrapped the little
group in its friendly glow and the
very spirit of Christmas seemed to
hallow the homely, cozy living room.
It was a wild, cold winter, with
great snow storms whirling over the
country and city streets blocked with
huge drifts, but there were no more
lonely days for Cynthia. The room
in the desolate boarding house was
almost deserted between morning and
night. The radiance of gracious
friendliness and blissful warmth con-
stantly awaited the child in the house
| across the street. Maltie's welcome
| was as cordial as that of his mistress.
Every morning, after he had eaten
| his comfortable breakfast, he jumped
in the living room window to curl
| himself up in gray ball with ex-
pectant half shut eyes fixed on the
| brick building across the street. He
| watched till the door was opened by
a tall man, who carried lunch box
and little clinging bundle wrapped
in fleecy brown shawl. He al
ways chose the same path; he came
! striding across the street to the red
brick house set in the wide yard
Then Malti with sudden eager leap
went to find his mistress, and fol
| lowed her, purring loudly, !. to the
front door. He could scarcely: wait
| for the little visitor to be >unwrapped.
Miss Mab's hunger for fellowship
was no less ardent than that. Of the
gray cat. .. Then what days followed.
tt seemed like a sudden burst Of san
shine come into Cynthta's lonely life.
~ The Ecareworn5 look seemed to be
fading from her fathers face: hen
i evening came and he stopped at Miss
MAIDS d to- sat the d title girl
hack ii his arms, there vas time for
nome III IS 81
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crossed the snowy: street, She had
a: gracious way with cn1ld rem which
readily reached their hearts. The
shyness of the child disappeared
while Miss Nab delivered a nervous
invitation. you'll remember" she
said gently, what want you to do.
Jest whisper to your father when he
picks you up at the. street corner
that a lonely old woman who lives
across the street wishes a bit of
Christmas fellowship, an if you and
he haven't anything else planned she
invites you to come and dine with
her tomorrow. I'll watch for you
to come back, an if you wave your
hand I'll know you'll come. You can
remember?"
cpl remember" answered the
little girl. She spoke gravely, but
there was an eager light in her eyes.
I'm sure Well come. Papa and me
was talking about Christmas last
night, and wishing we were back in
the country, because there were
homes there where we would have
been invited. We don't know any,
body here yet, except boarding house
folks. I've wanted so to get &C
quainted with your kitty, but didn't
dare come over"
you dear little soul!'' said Miss
Nab, warmly; you shan't have any
more lonesome days, if I can. help
it,"
Miss Nab watched anxiously the
meeting at the corner. The child
did not nestle her head on her
fathers shoulder, as was her custom;
she was talking to- him eagerly and
pointing across the street to the
little brick house set in the midst of
wide garden. She did not wave her
answer. Miss Mab's heart began to
beat unanimously, when she saw the
tall man come striding across the
street through the. snow. She threw
the door open before he knocked.
He bowed courteously.
MY little girl has told me Of your
goodness he said:* 1T is kind of
you, very, very kind. do not know
how to thank you. We shall be very
happy to come. I do not mind the
loneliness much for myself, but for
Cynthia, left alone all day in our
bare little room, the thought of it
stays with me constantly while I
work." Cynthia hung delightedly
over her fathers shoulder whisper
ing in blissful friendliness to the
gray cat: IL 1
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NOTICE. no Union MEN Nj I.
Duluth, MtnnR, Dec. II, 100

Oulutu, m1uus3 1SC. lf, lSV4.
We, the undersigned committee OF
Local 165, Brotherhood of Boiler
makers and. Iron =shipbuilders Of
America, do hereby endorse Brother
A. J. Lyle, candidate for, alderman
Fourth ward, and we find that there
are posters circulating rumors that
Brother A. J. Lyle scabbed on the
street cars during last strike: !: We
find that It is false and that he has
never been employed; by any street
car company at any time. we find
it is a political scheme to defeat him,
and we hereby recommend Brother
A.. J. Lyle to al voters as q true
union man. % j. rs "I:4 & f. .; ~ rs
Respectfully submitted. b. J.. !
Attest: I> i. 9Th IaWksworth, i
/; :5s Jas:. Cole, Conk ,lH3
4. Sec liam Moerke n.
Committee,
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"thronged and lonesome" as Miss
NAB expressed it. Every afternoon
about five the child fingered on the
steps and watched eagerly till man
turned the corner-a tall, round
shouldered, thin, sickly-looking man.
AS soon as she caught sight OF him
she darted like swallow down the
street and fairly threw herself into
his arms. He always slung his lunch
box on his wrist and lifted her to his
breast. They did not seem to talk.
The head with it's brown curls was
laid contentedly on his shoulder and
occasionally the father bent to rub
his cheek against the child's pale
face. He climbed the steps with the
little girl in his arms and shut the
door behind him.
TITS fellowship inside there" she
whispered; then she sat down to her
lonely little tea table.
At seven o'clock she put Matte to
his bed down cellar; afterward she
dressed and started for prayer meet
ing. Two or three friends stopped
too speak to her. They decided she
was in absent mood, for she did not
ing about. Miss Nab had only
one thought in her mind, and it
seemed to rhyme with the hymn, it
mingled with the short discourse and
prayer. It had only one tenor: she
was longing to have the minister
settle a monotonous question for her.
1t seemed as if all the congregation
fingered to talk with him after prayer
meeting. That night once or twice
he held out welcoming hand, but
she evaded it; she cohld not seek his
advice until she was alone: At last
| everybody was gone but herself. The
young clergyman came forward
genially.
II wanted to speak to you Just a
| minute, Mr.. Pierce. live alone, you
know, an T want to give some other
| folks who are kind of lonesome bit
Of Christmas comfort and fellowship
| an good dinner
I know nothing more befitting the
spirit of Christmas" said the clergy
man, cordially; ut is following the
| very teachings of our Master
I'D like to tell you,> though, who
it u.s." said Miss Nab, eagerly; *'it's
! d 11LI10 S1I1 WIZ lives dCTOSS the
| street In great, noisy, desolate
boarding house. She'h have to bring
her father, for he's all she has. They
seem to be terrible devoted to each
other. T reckon he's a widower-
though I don't know. I've never
| spoken a word to either of 'em. I
thought you'd tell me whether
'twould be proper or not?''
*'There can be no question of the
propriety, Miss NAB" he. said
earnestly. In your kindness of
heart you could make no mistake"
MISS Nab took his proffered hand
warmly. Thank YOU, she said:
thank you SO much!" .<:>.
Next day she watched for the little
girl, who did not appear till about
half past four, and B. then she came
out to hop nimbl u: Il b and down the
flight I. stone step Us il: S
IthreWs shawl over her So and
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-04-30
Confessions

Confessions by condemned murder
e. 5 are becoming very common of late
and In some cases they look more like
an attempt to glorify crime and boast
of the degeneracy of the confessor than
to ease a guilty conscience or serve
any good pu pose. Take the confess
sion of Rose. the Salt Lake wife mur-
derer. 1t is scarcely possible for him
to have committed the crimes he con
fessed and escape undetected. Thai
he was a degenerate of the worst type
is evident, and practically his last ac,
was an attempt to blacken the charac-
ter of the woman he so foully mur-
dered. That he had the will to com
nit any and all OF the crimes he
claimed to have committed is pro.r.-
BILE. but that he had the nerve - 40 Il
or the intelligence to escape detection
is not at all likely. His confession Ia
more like the rawlings of a dope fend
or dreams of a brain disordered by
reading yellow covered novels than a
statement of facts.-DeLamar Lode.
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f ON present indications 1t will re-
quire two weeks to repair the damage
and have the mills in shape to resume
operations. Fortunately no one was
killed. but IL the accident had occurred
during the daytime 1t is probable there
would have been a diffe ent story to
tell. The pipes leading to the turbines
are of immense size and carry q great
body of water under a terrific pres
sure. The pipes became clogged, 1t is
said with refuse from the river. Be-
fore the distractions could be removed
the damage was wrought.
A force of mechanics is now at work
repairing the damage. though 1t will
be necessary to have portions of the
work done at San Francisco. The
company at p. esent Is rushed with or
ders for the oriental trade and the tie
up comes at a time when the plant
should be running TO capacity.
Yesterday morning and last night
nearly every employe of the mill came
to Reno. Many of them will remain
kere until the plant resumes opera
tions.-Reno Journal.
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To the testimony OF so many concern
ing the merits Of the Sheba Gold and
Silver Mining eompany's prope ties IN
Humboldt county, Nevada, was yes
tefday added that OF William e. Grif-
fiths, who, with r. es!dent Bartch. has
been making examinations or the prop
critics Mr.. Griniths. whose life has
been devoted 10 the diggngs, brought
back with him not only SAMPLES thai
tell of the p. essence OF ores of the value
OF several thousands of dollars pc,
ton. but an opinion of the propertie,
throughout that viii at least stimulate
local inter est in them. Mr.. GritiitLs
says that. while the mines of the corl-
pany have ore enough exposed to ius-
tify the management in all thai has
been said concerning them. ard tltnt.
while the esources are considaes.bly
above the ordinary. the opening up If
the main ledge through the sathal.
which is now advancing toWnfl il.
iIomises to place II among the n eat
e..t OF Nevada pred lceis ase1nwuils
the condition OF the nrst il,ssu,
through which the tunnel las laSsai
o. its way to the main one : most
satisfactory, and the o.es now coming
from Il compare favoiablS with The
hirh grades Of any camp The ,niil,
rays Mr.. G.ifiths. is don,s excellent
y.rk. and the product prom ls,.s u dis
close a new record.
Nj. GrifIiths reports the ne.age-
mel Of the Morrison now sinAL.s ca
ye's iich ore. while for 40 lps,iu~, on
OF orcs al the Favo. lie grouo ne AN
agar en- is to erect a mill The present
season
ON the trip homeward Mr. Grilliths
was Informed that In the Sunlight the
management has opened up large
bo,, 4 very high-grade lead ore. while
at the De Soto the company has a
large body OF milling and II st-class
ore. over the region Mr.. Grffiths Is
quite enthusiastic.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-04-30
California J aw Upheld

County Clerk Fogg of Reno has put
an end to the marriage traffic In Reno.
A few days ago he refused license
to John w. Gavigan of Truckee. who
had been granted an interlocutory de-
cree of divorce In Nevada county. CAL
ifornia. last Ap II. His heart yearned
whom he was accompanied 20 our
for the wifely companionship of Ms.
Jose Conner of the same place. by
metropolis. The clerk refused to Is
sue the necessary papers on the ground
that the one year which the California
law makes 1t necessary to spend In
single bessedness before the matri-
monial yoke may be resumed. had not
elapsed BY refusing the license Clerk
Fogg has put an end to profitable
source of income enjoyed by one or
two ministers of that city The Gret-
ma Green of Nevada is now a thing of
the past.
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CO u.s., all sorts of conjecture. l. IS said
Mrs. Birdsall has spent her entire
private fortune in pushing the social
careers of her daughters. Miss Edna
and Miss Alice. Miss Edna was one
of the debutantes of this season. and
on her behalf the mother spent thou
sands of dollars in gowns, dinners and
other necessaries of a fashionable
bud" Her husbands income was good.
but not great: nevertheless her enter
tainments were on the most elaborate
scale, and, Of course, she and her girls
had to be gowned with corresponding
richness. Her home is at $50 Henry
street, Brooklyn; her neighbors in the
Heights section range from well-to-e
to wealthy. She competed strenu IL sly
III the struggle for prominence.
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A Beautiful Evangelist

Chicago, April 2S.-Kensngton is in
state of unusual perturbation ove'
the strange religious mania that has
seizeo lpon about forty youths of this
suburb.
Mrs. Helen Clarkson. a beautiful
young woman evangelist, is the cause
of all the trouble, and the mothers of
the mania that has seized their SONS,
and attribute it rather to a wild in
fatuation for the fascinating evan
gelist.
The boys have renounced the faith
of their parents. deserted their homes,
TO- til, like the apostles of old, to
preach the true faith.
Nearly all the boys who have dis
appeared were Ge. man Lutherans.
Their mothers say Ms. Clarkson told
them that if they were not permitted
to worship God and teach the word
of God in their own way in their own
homes, they were to love and trust in
the Almighty to care for them.
Mrs. Clarkson denies that she sent
the boys away from their homes. She
was visited by a delegation of mothers
who have missing sons. She said that
she had merely taught them the woid
of Cod
That it is not religion altogether that
is responsible for the infatuation of
the boys is shown in a passionate let
ter left by one of them, and now in
the hands Of the police. telling of a
turbulent and throbbing love for the
young woman evangelist
Garrett Knowles, IL years old, evil
IDENTIFY forgot to mail his letter. He
wrote:
Never am / so happy nor my soul
SO peaceful as when / feel your a. ms
around me and your kisses on my lips.
When l look into your eyes l am at
peace with God. Your husband scowls
upon me. yet my love is pure and
brotherly ONE
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-04-30
Future # ComstOCk

Gilbert Mem. Ross I'm a publication
to be dist, ibuted free at st. Louis
disclaims any intention of being pro-
phetic with reference TO the future of
the Comstock. He says:
"The most striking fact in the Com
stock is revealed by a study of the
working maps. While It is true that
vertical depth of 5000 feet has been
reached on vein with an average dip
OF As degrees to the east, and that
hundreds of miles of tunnels and drifts
have been run. II is equally true that
barely 20 per cent of the lode above
the l600-foot level has been prospect
ed. that today good ore is being ex-
tracted within a few feet of the sur
face at many points. and that millions
of tons of ore viii yet be profitably
worked from the groupings of the lode.
Below the 1600-fo level per cent
would be a very liberal allowance fo-
the prospected or developed ground OF
the Comstock lode"
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-04-30
We Give Up

Albany, Ore.--A private letter re-
county. tells of an exciting experience
some residents of that place recently
had with four whales which entered
the Siuslaw river.
Last Wednesday morning four large
whales came in the Siuslaw at flood
tide While they were apparently
greatly enjoying themselves catching
fish, the watchman at the government
works at the Jetty saw them, and Sc
curing his gun and boat. started to-
ward them. The whales started to
sea. but missed the channel. and tn ee
were unable to get off. The ots"-
turned and started up the rive. The
watchman pursued and shot 1t. Sup
posing that the whale was dead. he
put a rope around 1t and tried TO tow
l. down the river. but was unable to
move the large body.
The tug L. Roscoe came along =.
that stage of affairs and attempts to
assist the watchman in towing the
body But the whale then revived
from the effects of the watchman s
shot and proved Itself much alive. The
tug could not hold the whale, which
sta. ted up the river. dragging the boat
stern Il. 81. The tug finally struck a
shoal and the line parted. The whale
Immediately turned toward the ocean.
and In going down the river at a ter
rife rate struck the watchman's small
boat. breaking IL into splinters and
throwing the watchman about twenty
feet in the air The man succeeded
in reaching the bank after an exciting
expe ience. and the whale escaped and
got TO sea.
AT low water the other three whales
wee left high and dry on the sand.
Two of them were forty-two feet long
ard the other forty feet. All were five
or six feet in diameter. They were the
largest fish ever captured In the vicin-
ity % the Siuslaw.
Residents OF Florence spent Wednes-
day and Thursday secu ing the oil
I. ON the captured fish. which were n
species of whale, being black with a
white bottom. Over 800 gallons of oil
was easily secured. Review.
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Editing a paper is nice thing. II
the. editor publishes jokes. people say
he is rattle Drained. If he publishes
original matter they say he doesn't
give them enough selections. II he
gives them selections, they say he Is
too lazy to write. If he ioesn so 10
church he Is heather; IL he does he
is a hypocrite: II he remA'as IN the 81
flee he ought to go on. md hustle for
locals. If he goes 'dt. thea h. IS not
attending TO business: If he wears
good clothes they say he has pull;
II he wears old clothes tt',y f.ugh IT
him. Now what is he to do? Just as
likely as not someone will say he stole
this item from one of his exchanges
and so he did.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-04-30
RUSSIA REPULSED
ON YALU
Small Series of Battles With
Enemy Prove Detrimental
to Russia

Washington. April 2S.-The following
cablegram from Toxic has been re-
ceived by the Japanese minister he e:
"The commander of the japanese
detachment sent to the Yalu reports
that the detachment arrived on the
25th at the mouth of the Yalu, and
that while ascending the river the
Russian artille fired upon the de-
tachment from the bank opposite on
gampho, but without effect. Russian
cavalry appeared at the delta of the
river. but fetreated upon being fired
upon by the Japanese naval detach-
ment. About one hundred Russian
cavalrymen fired upon the Japanese
steam launches. whereupon the Japan
ese torpedo boats answered and the
enemy fed behind the hills, leaving
many wounded. The.e were no casu-
alties on the Japanese side.
About O'Clock on the afte noon
of the 10Th the enemy again fired upon
the Japanese from the direction OF
Antung. The Japanese replied and the
Russians we. sienced after about an
hours fighting. The Japanese sus-
tanned no loss"
Shanghai, April 29.-It is reported
here that the Russians have suffered
sastlo Gus repulse. after two days
fighting ON the Yalu river. The jap
anese 70. ces crossed the river and the
Russians retreated
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Clever Thief

Chicago. April ga diamond swim
de of sta Ting boldness. in which one
of the finest residences in Chicago was
used by the swindlefs as a clearing
house, is being investigated by Il score
o. operatives from private detective
agency. Jewels TO the value of $l100
Were obtained by the swindler.
The head of a jewelry firm eceived
call over the telephone from a pc sor
who gave the name and add ess Of
wealthy citizen, requesting that an as
sortment of diamond CT escents be sent
to his residence for his wife to select
from.
The jeweler compiled Immediately.
sci ding by special messenger tray
containing three crescents. Opening
the package, the wife of the man
whose name had been used by the
swindler beheld the jewels and was
wonde. ing from whom they came,
when she also was summoned to the
telephone.
The person at the other end of the
wire explained that he was the jeweler
and had just sent the diamond cres-
cents to he by mistake. One of his
clerks. he said, would call for the gems
at once.
Half an hour later young man
called at the house, presented the
firms card and the diamonds were
turned over to him.
The denouement came when, not
having heaid from the citizen who
was supposed to have sent for the
gems. the jeweles concluded the cres-
cents had not pleased his Wife and
sent clerk with more jewels from
which choice might be made. The
diamonds were returned at once with
curt explanation. and the swindle
was out.
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May Weather IN the Past
u. S. Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau


Weather Bureau
The following data, covering a period
of twenty-five years, have been ..'n-
piled from the weather bu. eau records
at Winnemucca, Nevada. They are is
sued to show the conditions that have
prevailed. during the month in ques-
ton. for the above period of years.
but must not be construed as FORE
cast of the weather conditions for the
coming month.
Month of May for twenty-five years
TEMPERATURE
Mean or normal temperature, 81.
The walmest month was that of
1897. with an average of 81.
The coldest month was that of 1899.
With an average of As.
The highest temperature was 81. on
the 30th, 1887.
The lowest temperature was II. on
the 18th. 1887.
The earliest date on which killing
frost occurl ed in autumn. August %.
Average date on which first killing
frost occurred in autumn. Sept 2S.
Average date on which last killing
frost occurred in spring. May Is.
The latest date on which last killing
frost occurred in spring. June 20.
PRECIPITATION
Average for the month, 1.03 inches
Average number of days with .o1
inch or more. s.
The greatest monthly precipitation
was 277. in 1896.
The least monthly precipitation was
IA inch in 1885,
The greatest amount of precipitation
recorded in any "a consecutive hours
(record extending to winter of 1875
only was 3.5 inches, on 5th, 1896
CLOUDS AND WEATHER
Average number of clear days. IL.
partly cloudy days. Is; cloudy days. z.
The prevailing winds have been from
the southwest.
The aver age hourly velocity of the
wind is 95 miles.
The highest velocity of the wind was
6S miles. from the southwest on the
25th, 1895.
Winnemucca, New, April 20. 1904.
]. C. HAYDEN.
Official in Charge Weather Bureau.