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Evening star., 1905-08-20

strongly aftectonate by nature. She clearly loved
the whole five, and not the least part of her unhap-
pness the painful doubts of them which the theft
had made necessary. She was several wears older
than her handsome husband, but fond of him as he
was of her. The only clue that arose in the gen
era description of the five, given by herself and
the Count, was the fact that of them, young
baritone whose was not unlike Del Bonti
mady in love with Suzanne
L told Gh1rardelh that | had all his and
madams facts in the case, and that, as servants
were oftentimes shrewder observers than their
employers, l would like to have a private talk
with Suzanne. He and his wife accordingly went
into another room, and l left alone with the
maid.
This Suzanne was attractive and as interesting
girl as ever met. Though a Neapolitan she
had adopted the French and spoke French
perfectly and English tolerably She was dark
tall rather than short slender perfectly shaped
strong and supple. Her bodily strength and sup
peness, shown she walked or sat straight
backed in a chair impressed me. A strong will
was marked in the slight aquiline cut of her nose
in the firm set of her lips and in the fine cear-cut
modelling of her chin. She not handsome;
but as have said, better than handsome she was
interesting. She did not yet appear to have life
story; but she one of those women who having
one certain to keep it locked within themselves,
and they rare.
Suzanne" said l. 'how old are YOUR?
Twenty y-eight.'
Are you married."
NO l am jeune fHe She used this phrase
with the Continental meaning, the modest claim
of propriety and virtue
who do you think took the tiara?''
1 don't know. l was out
You have no dea?"
"None"
But must suspect of these five people.
Now if you had to suspect one of the five, which
would it be?"
They all the same How could l say one
and the Other?"
But if you had to choose between the
and the men, which would it be?''
'The women, of coursel" she said promptly. In
saying this she spoke quickly and sharply. l had
instinct at that moment that Suzanne knew
the thief. Why had it l could not say.
why the women?"
Women weak. They love pretty things.
They envy them" She spoke with certain con-
Evening star., 1905-08-20
By THOMAS BYRNES
(''ImspecGor'' Byrmes)
Former Chief of Detectives OF New-York City

spasmodc and temperamenta1 and move
to their own ends on lines which can guess.
More than this, truth is ever stranger than fiction
and the most ingenious efforts of the storywriters
and then put out of court by the every
day happenings of ordinary life
There was brought to me in my office Null
berry-st one morning card with name not unlike
Count Ghirardei" Real names cannot be used,
all these people We're and are Unknown in
opera circles, and musical people have been said to
be not the least vindictive and jealous of their
kind The Count, who shown in, proved to
be one OF the most COmpanonabe fellows | ever
met He was between thirty and thirty-fve, just
under SIX feet, and strikngly handsome though
fair rather than dark, type rather unusual among
Italians. He plainly but admirably dressed,
neat in all his appointments, and he gave
really fine cigar from gOld-and-copper cigar-case,
with his crest in diamonds which was work of art.
He told his troubles in direct man-of-the- world
way that made friends from the start. And
there twinkle in his eye revealing a quick
sense of humor that materially enlvened our many
meetings and dinners together which the case
brought about afterward
He the husband, he said of Mademoiselle
Blank a with whose wonderful voice the
opera gOerS and newspapers then fully occu-
pied. She Mademoiselle Blank to the public
but in private life the Countess Ghirardelh
She had a valuable collection of jewels several
hundred thousand dollars worth the major portion
of which We're kept in bank in Rome, while she
carried with her. for public and private use, per-
haps seventy-ive thousand dollars worth. OF
these, diamond tiara, valued at fifteen thousand
had disappeared. His wife did not speak English
we'll and was so nervous and upset the loss
theft that she had asked him to notify the au-
thorities, and he had come to me. | took UP the
at once and went with him to their apartments
an expensive suite in leading Broadway hotel.
When we entered the parlor | found madam in
pale blue wrapper volubly talking about her loss
to a group of members of the company, her most
intimate associates. This was bad as the first
essential in recovering stolen jewelry is keeping
quiet about it. and | whispered to Ghirardelli to
send the visitors away. This was done and the
interview narrowed down to madam, the Count,
the maid Suzanne and myself
Briefly summarizing the facts madam had been
entertained at supper by prominent Italian
residents three nights before. She had worn the
tiara to the supper, and had it home. She
distinctly remembered taking it off when disrobing
Evening star., 1905-08-20

woman of thirty-fve or more, who, in
her blue wrapper, with her black hair
down her back in two braids, appeared
like anything rather than a grand-opera
queen. She was vigorous, hearty and
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-08-05
Let's Improve Our Conditions.

The Standard has been request
ed by good many of its pat
rons to advocate a dry sewerage
system for this place. and its
good points have been set forth.
Ii is cited that such cities as San
Diego have used the dry method
in lieu Of water sewerage and
that III all cases where it has
been intelligently conducted
nothing but good has resulted.
Certain it is that our present To-
cal needs demand some depart
ure and our lack of water facili-
ties make it necessary that the
dry sewerage should be nsed.
As we must ultimately come to
it, is there any reason WHY YOU
and yours should be down with
typhoid or some other filth dis
ease before yon would loosen
your purse strings and busy
your effortSs III remedying a
condition that is little short OF
deplorable.
Last spring the County Board
OF Health caused to be published
in the Standard a notice calling
on property owners TO clean
their premises. They did their
duty, but the measure in whiCh h
thcv were needed is being evi-
denced by present conditions.
1t is now up to the Health
Board to Adopt radical meas
ures in riddin9 the town of filth.
1t NAV hurt the feelings" of
some, but injured feelings are
more easily healed than typhoid
50 give us the. injured feelings
\ move for better sanitary con
ditions is certainly case where
two and two will make five.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-08-05
Building Operations.

: Work on the different build
ings under course of construc-
ton III this place is nearing
completion. The r. L Doug
lass brick. the ]. w. Yannoy
brick and the concrete block
building of DR. G. NJ. Gardner
are all modern and add greatly
to the appearance OF the town.
The new Baptist church is also
being reared rapidly by the Fal-
Ion Concrete Block Company.
and when completed will be one
Of the finest church buildings III
the state. Rev. Black, in charge
of the work returned this week
from a soliciting trip to Reno
and California points. He add
ed several hundred dollars to
the building fund during his alb
sence. The contract for the new
$1,000 Jail to be built on the
court house grounds, will be let
next Monday to the bidder who
has the lowest figures coupled
with what the county commits
sioners deem essential points
for modern jail.
A good many bidders from
Sparks, Reno and other places
in addition to our local bidders
have signified their intention of
bidding on the jail structure,
and it is likely that competition
for the con tract will be keen.
These buildings and the others
assured, including the high
school, warrant the assertion
that the next six months will
witness the completion of struc-
lures approximating at least
500, 900 in value.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-08-05
DOUGLASS BOYS
ARE HELD UP.
Eastern Relatives Want
Some Very Easy
Money.

r. l., and w, J. Douglass, sole
heirs of the late ] Nj. Douglass,
received notice last week of the
filing of objections in the Calf
ornia courts, by eastern rela
tives of the deceased, against
the distribution of the estate,
according to the provisions of
the will left. However, they
pray for an immediate distribu-
ton, according them a total of
S1S1, 500, distributed as follows:
John T Douglass, a brother of
the deceased asks for S122,0O0
b. T. Douglass, q cousin, $50,
900; Mrs. Lee Adams, a cousin,
$50, 900 and Belle Duncan, a
grand niece, SO. 500.
The relatives in question re-
side In Illinois and Missouri
and are all in comfortable cir
cumstances. The reasons set
forth i'll their complaint to the
superior Court, is that the last
will and testament of the de
ceased was filed and admitted
to probate before they had spe-
cifc knowledge of his death.
In talking of the after, K. l..
Douglass stated that both he
and his brother were confident
that the demand would be de
MED by the California courts, as
they are not backed with any
semblance of legality. 1t rath-
CT has the nature of hold up
affair and is not likely to avail
them anything for their trouble.
The collateral inheritance tax
demanded by the state of Calf
ornia, amounting III all to 500
SIT 40, was paid by the Doug
lass brothers on the 18th of last
month, and it is likely that the
final settlement of the estate
will occur in the next few days
by distributing the property to
the heirs cited i'll the will left by
the deceased
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-08-05
a Churchill Exhibit.

On account of the flood of in
quiries constantly being receiv-
ed, asking for information re
garding the agricultural pro
ducts ofcommerci al value, that
can be raised to best a dvantage
under irrigation in the Carson
valley, it is with interest that
the officials OF the Reclamation
service observe the tendency of
our farmers to experiment with
grains and other products, to
test their adaptabllity to our
soil and climate. Many OF these
products have hitherto been un-
known in this section. \ repre-
sentative exhibit to be main
tanned In both the HaZen and
FallOn government offices
would do much To show intend
ing settlers what could be pro-
duced here, and would inspire
confidence in many who might
otherwise doubt the possibility
OF transforming arid reaches OF
sand into producing homes. II
this exhibit is to be had, the
farmers must provide 1t for Il
time, or until the government
experimental farm shall be i'll
operation, which will be some
time next spring,
The initial step towards such
an exhibit has already been tax
en- by several of our progressive
farmers, and ] II. Wilson, who
is now engaged III organizing
the work OF the land Office, has
been furnished with a number OF
ilne samples Oh barley, oats,
wheat, corn, and forage plants,
etc, experimentally raised on
tracts oil land rerentlv reclaimed
by means of our new irrigation
system.
II is hoped that Others will
follow and that Il nucleus for a
permanent exhibit can be oh.
tanned The Standard would
suggest that samples of this
years fruit crop be preserved
and made part of the pefma-
nent exhibit. Nearly all owners
of orchards report a good yield
for this season and some fine
samples could be had.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-08-05
FALLON WILL
HAVE WATER.
An Adequate System To
Be Constructed For
Local Needs.

\. r Jeffrey and Thomas
Dolf, who were granted a fran
chise by the last State legisla
ture to furnish the town of Fal-
lon with water for fire and do
nest1c purposes, are making ar
rangements to comply with the
provisions of their franchise
and to construct and maintain
a complete system for the use oil
the business section of the town,
to be followed by systems that
will cover the entire town, as
embraced by its present limits,
rs soon as practicable.
TO commence with a Six-inch
main will be laid along the main
street of the town, and besides
furnishing water for the individ-
ual use of the business men.
there will be four fire plugs in
stalled along the new pain.
For the present the water
mains will be supplied by the
10000 gallon tank. situated
back of the A. r. Jeffrey resi-
dence. The wells upon which
the company will depend for
its water have never been
pumped dry and will furnish an
adequate supply for any ordi-
nary fire. Arrangements are
even now being made for the
extension of the system to IN
clude the residence portions OF
the town and to meet all the To-
cal demands for water, to be
used tor the purposes named in
the franchise granted. They are
also making active arrange
ments whereby Main street can
be supplied with sprinkling ia
cilitieS and 1t is probable that a
i short time hence will witness thS
doinA, away of the dust that has
been such cause for cuss words
since the commencement OF the
present dry season.
The new company announces
that their water rate will be
reasonable and within the reach
OF all.
This first step towards provid-
ing the city with the luxury OF a
water system should be generally
encouraged morally and finan-
cially. As is always the case
with new project it h certain
adversitieS to overcome, but no
one doubts its merits nor be
grudges 1t the success that it is
entitled to as business enter
pfise. Good will accrue in many
different WAYS, not the least of
which are those named, and the
effect that it must have in ma
terially wefing the rate OF in
Surance On risks situated within
the business section
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-08-05
THE CUT OFF
NEARLY DONE.
Present Train Service
Will Not Be Greatly
Altered.

Work on the NV Hazen- Fort
CHURCHILL cutoff is progressing
very rapidly at present and ex-
ira forces of men are being put
on almost each day. Ie was
announced by the railroad COM
panv on Wednesday that rolling
stock would be operating over
the new road by the Goth of the
present month.
Two passenger trains will be
run each dav each way between
Tonopah and San Francisco and
are calculated to take the places
of local trains No. 13 and Il.
No change in their time will be
made at stations along on the
main line, but instead OF cutting
out at Sparks the train will be
equipped to make the entire
route between the two terminals.
The telegraph line between Ha-
zen and Tonopah is being con
struIted now and will be com
pleted at the same time as the
railroad cutoff 1t is further
asserted by those i'll charge of
the new project, that all trains
over the route will be dispatched
from the Offices in Sparks This
will have the ti,ot Of making
Hazen merely a turning point
for traffic already cared for, and
unless this report is mistake
the cutoff will never materially
effect the future of the town.
However, it is hoped i'll Fallon
that this report is not true, for
instead of cherishing any i'll will
towards our railroad neighbor
the people of this town are anx-
ious that it should prosper,
rightly figuring that whatever
growth ensues there must re-
dound more or less to the good
of this immediate section. There
can never be anv such thing as
competition between Hazen and
Fallou, for the reason that the
characters OF the two towns are
essentially different. We only
aspire to prominence as an agri-
cultural community. and are per-
tectlv willing to accord HaZen
the railway honors. although
we confidently look forward to
the time when we too shall have
railway communication, but to
effect this realization will have
but slight influence upon our flu
ture other than as a matter of
convenience. The time has come
IN Fallon's history when we can
safely assert that we are going
to have here a town of import
ance, regardless of railroad de-
velopments or the Whims of any
one, for the reason that we are
centrally located in one of the
richest sections of the State of
Nevada.
Special Land Agent Fulton of
the Southern Pacific Company
will be before the Board of Coun-
tv Commissioners at their regu-
lar meeting next Monday with
plat of the 32O-acre townsite re-
Gently surveyed and plated, and
will ask them for their approval.
Should this be granted. it will
be filed Immediately and the town
OF Hazen, as incorporated by the
plans of the railroad company
will become an assured fact.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-08-05

DR.. l.. +. Rathbun will leave
i'll few days for a short vaea-
tion at Lovelock and other
points. The doctor has been
kept hard a work since his ar
rival here, with his dental prac-
tice and is taking needed rest
He will be absent for ten days,
and on his return will resume
his office practice. 1t is likely
that he will move his family
here soon from Berkeley, Cali
fornia, and establish permanent
residence in Fallon.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-08-05

Deputy Assessor l. A. Daniel
son made a trip to the Island
ranch Friday in company with
X. l.. Douglass.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-08-05

A case of continent smallpox
was reported Wednesday from
the Upper Sink section about
eight miles south of this place,
The sufferer is an Italian who
contracted the disease while Ell
route to America from his native
land in the steerage compart-
ment of an Atlantic liner. The
case developed shortly after the
Dagoe's arrival in Fallon, but
he was not discovered until his
condition demanded medical at
tention. The Board of Health
quarantined immedia tely, and
no spread from the case is antic-
ipated.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-08-05

Among those on the sick list
are Charley Ernst, Maud Hoover
Fred Marsh and others. Their
attending physicians report all
on the road to recovery.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-08-05

Hazen wants to play Fallon a
game of ball in the near future.
No wonder.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-08-05

Judge + w. Black is visiting
friends and transacting business
IN Reno this week.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-08-05

Assessor James LIGHTHOUSE is
experiencing good deal of
trouble in getting the various
mining properties of the county
on the roll. Many of the patent
ed properties have never been re-
corded, and are proving a source
of great worry to the gatherer
of the county's annual stipend
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-08-05

Much important business will
be considered bv the Commits
sioners at next week S meeting.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-08-05

]. p. Schneider is doing the
work III the local postotfice dur
ing the illness of Robert Jones,
who is slightly under the wealth
er with light attack of malaria
fever.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-08-05

District Attorney w. {,
Grimes was in town yesterday
attending to various business
ma teiS.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-08-05

1t is not generally known. but
it is a fact, nevertheless, that
$125,000 worth of turquoise
has been produced and shipped
from the Cow Springs district,
% miles northeast of Tonopah,
during the past three years.
There are two properties from
which the stones are obtained
and experts pronounce them
first-class. Nevada Is certainly
a great State. Silver State.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-03

Mind and matter would be one and the
same. Animals could not be domesticated
md educated without a will to direct
them in matters OF right and wrong. To
he governed by reason OF abstract Ideas
in some degree, is general law imposed
by the Creator upon all animals.
Though mind may be considered as mani
Testing itself through a series of material
organs, yet It is totally unlike any of
those principles or functions that are
termed material, and in fundamental con-
trast to them When a man commune
Gates his ideas to an animal 1t must be
through spiritual medium, for a material
substance. such as the body, would be
without this soul-life, could not hold COM
munication.
Comparative psychology is opening up
wonderful field for scientific research, and
we are learning to know Gods purposes
through nature as well as revelation. As
all animal life is formed upon one COM
mon general laws It shows conclusively
that IL man is a dual being, composed of
matter and mind, or body and SOUL so are
all other created beings.
Natural theology fully sustains the
theory OF universal brotherhood of all
Gods creatures, and revealed theology
makes 1t the more certain. When the
Bible is properly translated and interpreted
there is not a passage but what gives
lower animals as much assurance of i'm
mortality as man. In every passage OF
Scripture where the Hebrew word for the
soul, nephesh, and the Greek word, psyche,
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-03

vital action, it must be true that the life
potency, or soul, has many faculties, and
equally true that there Is not living being
deprived OF them all While the Intellectual
faculties Of man arc superior to lower
animals in most respects, yet that portion
OF the nervous system distributed to the
organs of sense is superior in lower animals.
They surpass man I'm acuteness of sight,
sound and scent; three out Of five senses.
The faculty called instinct is far stronger
in lower animals than man, and forms
One OF the chief arguments for their i'm
mortality 1t is knowledge from God, d-
rectly impaired to animals. not once, but
continually; and we do not know where it
begins or where IL ends. The Creator
deals more directly with the creature under
the law governing instinct than any known
law in the great cosmos 1t Is so closely
interviewer with all the phenomena we see
and know around us, that II II Is not an
immortal attribute Of God, we know nothing
that is.
1t is the very highest attribute Of soul
life and a man who would deny that 1t is
immortal, could with the same consistency,
deny that the omniscience, omnipotence,
or any other attributes of God, is immortal.
The word is not found in the Bible, and
was invented by man to explain the intelli-
gent acts of animals, but the manifestations
of mind and instinct cannot be divided
by some unknown and uncertain mystical
line. II an animal moves itself, 1t does so
for some reason, and with respect to some
end. and does 50, not only by its own rea-
son, but by reasons impaired by signs or
words from others. A llfeless body, or
matter alone, could not do this. 1t is the
immortal essence, or soul life, which inter-
prets the sense of such signs and words.
An animal is conscious of its own Identity
as it can think, feel. hear, see and VIII.
without consciousness, the outward
world would have no meaning, and an
animal could have no conception Of the
senses.