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The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1905-03-03

Sheriff Mccormick was among the
visitors Monday
County Commissioner Park, of
Sheridan, was a visitor to town Mon
day.
Spencer, the Insurance man, is in
town interviewing his many patrons
in this section.
Hon. M. Jacobsen this week sold
a fine span of work horsaa ts D. {.
Simpson of Smith val
"A Woman's Bitter ment' at
Gardnerville, Mondi arch 9th.
Tickets 25, 30 and 75ct
A pleasant surprise party was tend
cred Mrs. Hiram Jones at Mottsvilie
last Saturday evening
John Simonis and Geo. Venable of
Genoa struck out for Gold6eld last
week, going by the overland route
Dick Fricke and family of Sheridan
are visiting the family of Hans Peter
sen in Smith valley this week. Mr..
Fricke and family will shortly leave
on visit to their old home in Germ
any.
Fritz Roper and family have moved
to the Long valley ranch of Hon. II.
II. Springmeyer They have rented
their residence in town to Fritz Cor
man, who with his family moved in
last Monday.
"A pleasant little party was given at
the residence of Hon. NJ. Jacobsen
Sunday evening. The hours were
wiled away in playing games with
interseptions of sweet music and
vocal selections. Blue Bells and
Swanee River being the most popular.
w. c. Musser, of Markleeville, paid
us visit Sunday. Mr.. Musser recent
ly returned from Goldield where he
succeeded in disposing of the team
and outfit that he took out with him.
Will says that Goldfeld has about
steen men for every job.
That the White Pine Copper compa-
ny whose properties have drawn so
much attention to Ely, Nevada, will
be equipped with mill is now pos
itively assured, and that furnaces with
which to reduce its product shall
follow is not at all unlikely.
Rosenbrock and Stodieck have just
received a bran new line of the latest
in footwear. A full line of gloves for
men and children, both in heavy buck
skin and driving gloves. Shoes to
suit the most fastidious. When in
town give them call and inspect
their lines of merchandise.
DIR. Newman, the eye specialist, de-
livered highly interesting lecture on
the care of the eye, cranial diseases,
etc. to the pupils of the thigh school
last Monday The Doctor is highly
versed in his line of specialities, pre-
senting the subjects in such a way
that his listeners could not fail TO see
the Importance of caring for the eyes
under all circumstances
The Sheridan Gun Club has Just re-
ceived large consignment of blue
rocks and has ordered fine medal to
be contested for among the members.
Last Sunday several interclub contests
for interesting stakes took place and
developed a number of cracker-jack
shots. Matches with the Carson and
Virginia Clubs are on the tapis.
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f. G. Carr's fer oranges.
Strayed or Stolen.

From the ranch of Depoali & Com
ballick, near Dayton, Nevada, one
dark chestnut colored horse branded
''circle J'' on left hip, and one sorrel
horse, both hind feet white. A suit
able reward will be paid for the re-
turn of said animals to Depoali & Com
ballick, Dayton, Nevada.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1905-03-03
Stock RaiSers.

The Shire Horse Breeding Associa-
ton has reduced the horse privileges
this year to twenty dollars, instead OF
S25, the price last year. Stuntney
Rodger, the horse that the Associa-
ton imported in here last year, is one
of the finest breeds of drought horses
in the world.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1905-03-03
Our English MissiOnery.

DR.. Southworth has finished his
missionary labors at Sheridan and
after a couple of weeks attention to
the dental needs of his patrons in
Genoa and this place, will hit the grit
for Goldfield.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1905-03-03

Dhris Jespersen and Herman Becker
rrned from San Francisco Thurs
They report having taken in
|rything that came along without
IL taken in once.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1905-03-03

Mrs. Ward and family have moved
into VIII Ritchford's cottage on Eddy
street.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1905-03-03

Simon Krummes is very sick with
an attack of la grippe.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27
NEW IN wHEEL5ARRows.
Foldina Steel Frame That Can q,
Knocked Down for Shipment.

wheelbarrows, OF steel or wood, or a
combination OF these materials. are made
I'm great variety OF form and construc-
ton, and for many special uses. bur per-
haps the newest thing In whcelbarrows
Is one made with n folding steel frame.
which can be knocked down for ship
meut
The body and handles OF this wheclbar-
row are OF wood. but the legs and braces.
constituting the supporting frame. are OF
steel and are riveted together and box.
TO the body when the wheclbarrow y
set up.
The folding steel frame ~heelbarrow
may by virtue OF It's collapuibility present
another advantage. IL u a garden bar
row. IL would be quite possible for the
suburban dweller about to start n garden.
and impatient for a wheelbnrrow with
which TO begin work. to buy one OF these
folding steel frame whcclbarrows, knocked
down, and have IL wrapped up and carry
IL home with him.
Eteu In It's knocked down form. ~iaI
with It's width and the length Of It's han
dies. a folding steel frame wheclbarrow
would make. for him, considerable OF a
bundle 20 carry. but he could probably
get Il home without knocking down more
than fftccn OF twenty people IN getting
on and of the cars with IL. where ha
couldn't have carried an old style wheel
barrow AZ all.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27
Time u Takes 70 Dream.

One OF the questions that has lor r
proved puExling Il how much time q
takes TO dream. Incidents where T. Is
possible TO estimate the exact tine oc-
cupied by dream are rare. Tho fol-
lowing are given I'm the Youths Conn
panion and are vouchcd for BY the mar
rator:
A gentleman was engaged one after
loon with clerk I'm verifying some long
columns OF figures that had been copied
from one book TO another. The num-
bers. representing amounts I'm dollars
and cents were composed OF six or sew
On figures. The clerk would read. for
Instance. Fourteen. one forty-two.
twelve" making the amount OF sA.-
1912. and the gentleman would answer.
Check" TO Indicate that the copy was
correct. Page after page had been read
~ rapidly as the words could ts ut
Tered. each number receiving the
check The work was drowsy. and q
was with difficulty he could keep his
eyes open.
Finally sleep overcame him. and he
freRmcd-dreamed OF an old horse no
had been accustomed to crlNe twenty
i've or thirty years ago. lie could noe
sccall any special incident connected
with the dream except the locality and
the distinct sight OF the horse. and OF
the buggy TO which he had driven him.
tie awoke suddenly. and as n number
isas ended called check" He was con-
scious of having slept and OF having
dreamed. and said 10 the clerk. Charlie.
have been asleep. How many Of
hose numbers have / missed ?" None.
ne replied. "Yon have checked every
one" Close questioning developed the
.ac. that OF the figures ii.1t2i2 he had
beard the fourteen and the twelve, but
iad slept and dreamed during The time
occupied I'm rapidly uttcriug the words
-one forty-two." He tried. by reading
1;her numbers, to measure the time.
ina thinks II could not have been more
ttan half a second.
Another story n told OF n man who
mt before his fire I'm drowsy condi-
Ion. A draft. blowing across the room.
set large photograph on the mantel
to swaying. A slender vase was In
frSnt OF a.. and the man remembers
vonderlng. I'm n mood OF whimsical In
difference. whether the picture would
blow forward and send the vase TO the
tioor.
Finally n gust o: wind d.d topple the
picture, and II struck the vase, The
man remembers having been curiously
relieved I'm his state OF drowsiness that
at last the "old thing was going 20 fall
and be done with &C."
Presently he was I'm the midst OF n
complicated business transaction In a
Western city. miles away. All the de-
tails OF n new and unheard- of scheme
were coming forth from his lips. and q
board OF directors was listening. The
scheme prospered He moved his fam
lily west. Fragments OF the journey
thither and glimpses OF the fine house
he bought came before his vision.
4 crash woke him. The vase had
struck the floor. lie had dreamed an
unllved life covering years. and all In
the time II took for the vase. which
he had seen topping before he fell
asleep. 10 fall FIVE feet and break.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27
Aps1 Ssnnins Corn.

Lima, writing In Farm. stock and
Home. says:
The way ! canned corn last year that
proved successful was by the nethod
NJ putting Il into the can raw and cook.
Ing I'm the cans. IL kept all right. but
would have been better N Il had beeS
done while the corn was n little more
tender.
Cut the corn OF the cob with n sharp
knife. slicing the grains. then scrape
the cob To get all the milk and particles
Of grain too deep to get without cuttine
the bran or tough particles from the
cob. Put into the cans. filling part way
wooden thing that will 90 Into the can
easily Il used the top end OF the DO
tato masherD: press until all space II
Allied and the milk comes TO the top:
continue flling and ressing until the
can In level full and the milk runs over.
wipe around the outside Of the top on
the rubber. put the top on loosely.
10 that when the corn heats and bulges
Il will give and not break the can. and
ut the same time the boiling water
cannot bubble into IL. Fiji all the cans
and place them I'm the boiler with some
Stats or straw underneath To keep
from burning the bottom OF boiler. Fin
I'm cold or lukewarm water TO within an
and keep the cover on the boiler 80 the
steam will cook the top part. Let boil
for two hours after boiling begins. Lift
the cans out. one ut n time. wipe around
the rubber what particles have run
over the top and do this without dis
turbing the covers. screw the top on as
tightly rs possible. return TO the boiler
and boil for another hour. then take out
and screw the top down again. I have
heard OF returning TO the boiler TIVE
or three times. but mine kept perfectly
with boiling only the second time. I
used quart cans. and don't know
whether two-quart cans would need
boiling longer or not: but one quart n
about as much as an ordinary family
VIII use Mt once. as the corn In 40 solid
and compact. New rubSers ought To
be used. and be sure that the covers are
perfect. New ones are safer. tried
the method OF cooking corn I'm a kettle
with water for twenty minutes and MI
Ing the can within one inch Of the top.
then filling with boiling water. but u
was n failure with me.
good way To keep pieplant fresh
for pies Is To- take while tender and
Juicy, cut as for pies. bruise until the
Juice runs. put into the cans. cold and
raw. press down until the Juice runs
over the top and seal. l was told this
by an old friend. and mine was like
fresh.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27
A wilful Genius.

Youths Companion: Malibran. the
finger. was an artist who deserved her
Succcss. for her greatest triumphs came
from the hardest work. Her voice was
not miracle OF nature. IL was gold
that had To- be dug from the earth.
meltel and made pliablc under the
hammer. one day she was overheard
at her practicing. In gusts OF angry
Rpostrophe.
I'm see whether / cannot make you
obey me-" she was saying 90 her voice.
III see whether you VIII obey me"
For her the word impossible did
not exist. II her voice was out OF or
der. or her throat refused To obey. she
accomplished amazing effects by sheer
force OF VIII. Perhaps II was fortunate
human powers could have endured the
strain she placed halEtually upon this
gift OF hers
one day she executed n shake upon
the highest notes Of her register. She
laughed then NJ the amazcment or her
listeners.
THAT brute OF note has given ms
no end OF trouble" she said. II have
been trying To get Il for the last month.
I tricl IL while dressing. a.d while
was taking my walks. and while ] was
riding. At last l got hold OF IL this
morning. while l was tying my shoe
strings"
And where - YOU ind Il. madames"
THERE" she answered. laughing. and
putting her finger TO her forehead.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27
The Music Masters Ruse.

London Mail. A very rich lady offered
Garcia any price u he would only teach
her daughter. lie refused, knowing
well he could never obtain serious work
from her but, as the mother persisted.
ne hit upon a compromise. He asked
the ladies To be present during lesson.
and he undertook IL the girl Btill wished
10 learn singing after hearing II taught
To teach her. The lesson began. The
pupil. who seemed TO the listeners an
already finished singer. had 10 repeat
passage after passage OF the most diff
cult exercises before the master was
satisfied. He insisted upon the minutest
attention 10 every detail OF execution.
Mother and daughter exchanged horrl-
fed glauces and looked OF pitylngly.
The lesson finished. the master bowed
the ladies out. and In passing the pupil
the young girl whispered to her: 1t
would xiii me-" Senior Garcia, return
ing from the door. said. contentcdly:
They VIII not come again; thank you.
mon eufaut, you sang we'll"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27
PALACES OF GREAT RULERS.

No monarch In the world excels the
Csar Of Russia In the splendor OF his
palaces- Tsarkoe. near 81. Peters
burg, where the emperor has been
staying recently. has park around IL
which 70 eighteen miles in circumfer-
One room Of the palace has walls OF
iap1o laxuli and a floor OF ebony inlaid
With mother OF pearl. Another has
walls Of amber curiousiy carved. and
the walls OF third are laid thick with
gold
In the throne room of the palace OF
the Shah OF Persia there II n carpet 30
thickiy sown with pearls that tho text
uro OF the cloth can hardly be seen.
Near * In the throne OF carved wood.
studded with jewels valued at $1,000
Near the throne stands huge silver
vase set with pearls and turquoises.
stands q cheap European painted urn.
suoh a. can be bought anywhere for n
dollar.
The Shah has curious ideas about
che value OF things. and on the walls OF
one room q painting by one OF the old
masters hangs side by side with a
Gaudy poster advertising a dealer In
Dish hooks.
And everywhere about the palace are
eats. The Shah has n specimen OF
every kind Of cat OF which he has ever
heard. and there Is hardly n country
that 10 not represented In the feline
army which Il In the pleasure OF the
Perstan ruler 10 maintain.
To take care OF this assembiage of
cats there 10 q corps OF well paid on
cials.
Ts palace Of the emperor OF Abys-
0inia 10 large building. built like a
ewiss chalet. with q red tiled roof and
Whitswashed walls. II II a very ordi-
and other inferior buildings. There IL
nothing splendid about tho palace or
iits furnishing. and. indeed. Il would be
considered a. quite lacking In every
thing except size N residence for an
American OF moderate means.
But 10 n the palace or an emperor.
nevertheless, and OF n powerful one.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27
nspeoislly for women.

0anpion, Mich. July 24.-tspecialJ
IA case Of especial interest to women
= Tat ee Mr.. A. weliett, wife OF q
wsal-knewn photographed here. II II
oo0t Owen In her own words.
Il could not sleep. my feet were cold
a. NJ limbs cramped," Mrs. wellett
soatas. II had an awful hard pain
aerUas my Kidneys. had to get up
eAroe Or four times In the night. was
veey nervous and fearfully respondent.
Il had been troubled In this way for
I've pears when I commenced TO use
Do1A's Kidney Pills. and what they
1auDe6 10 come from my kidneys will
hardly stand description.
ny the time had finished one box
sf Dodd's Kidney Pills I was cured.
New can sleep well, my limbs do not
Ramp, DO not get up In the night and
feel better than I have In years.
eve my health to Dodd's Kidney Pills"
Women's Ills are caused by Diseased
xAnsys: that's why Dodd's Kidney
Pills always cure them.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27
IN WESTERN CANADA.
WhEK< MILLIONS or FARMERS
May FIND hoMER
Yssr Territories with spsrss Popuia-
tsen Have Become Two Provinecs with
Maif-s-Miiiion Peopis-Bess Agric.i-
earai Cosntry On Earth.

when In 1860 the Canadian govern
nent paid $i.500.000 for the extinguish.
ment OF the Hudson's Bay Company's
title TO the whole of Western Canada,
embracing an area OF well on 20 1000
600 square miles Of land. that ulti-
mately will be used In the different lines
Of agriculture. there were wiseacrcs at
home 40 well n abroad who declared Il
to be . bad bargain. When again, In
the early seventies the government be-
gan the effort TO build the Canadian
Pacific railway from ocean to ocean TO
open up this country, some Of the ablest
men inside as well rs outside declared
the road would never pay, not because
they were not anxious 60 see the Domin-
lon grow and expand. but because they
had no knowledge Of what nature had
done for the great West. They believed
at best that the soil was not good and
even II good. the latitude Of the coun.
try precluded the possibility Of anything
like moderately successful agriculture:
but II has remained for time. but a short
period nj that. to do the country justice.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27
CHANGED HUSBAND.

wife Made Wise Change In Food.
Change OF diet II the only way to
really cure stomach and bowel trou.
BILE.
A woman says:
MY husband had dyspepsia when
We were married and had suffered
from II for several years. II was nj.
most impossible TO find anything he
could eat without bad results.
II thought this was largely due to
the use OF coffee and persuaded him
to discontinue II. He did so. and be-
gan to drink Postum Food Coffee. The
change did him good from the begin.
ming. his digestion improved; he suf-
fered much less from his nervousness,
and when he added Grape Nuts food
10 his diet he was soon entirely cured.
my friend, Mrs. - -, OF
vicksburg (my former home) had be-
come q nervous wreck also from dys-
pspsia. Medicines had no effect.
neither did travel help her. On my
last visit home. some months ago, I
persuaded her TO use Grape Nuts food.
She was In despair. and consented.
She stuck to Il until II restored her
health so completely that she is now
the most enthusiastic friend OF Grape
Nuts that ! ever knew. She eats Il
with cream or dry. Just as Il comes
from the package-keeps Il In her
room and eats II whenever she feels
like Il.
II began eating Grape-Nuts food,
myself. when my baby was . months
old, and ! don't know what I should
have done without Il. My appetite
was gone. was weak and nervous
and afforded but very little nourlsh.
ment for the child. The Grape-Nu
food. OF which soon grew very fond.
speedily set nll this right again. and
the baby grew healthful. rosy and
beautiful as a mother could wish. He
10 2 years old now and eats Grape
Nuts food himself. wish every tired
young mother knew OF the good that
Grape Nuts would do her"
Names given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich.
There's a reason
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27

country. When, however. timber Is not
available. an excellent quality Of coal
is always on hand. As early as 1857
some $4,000 ions were mined. and this
was increased - 325.OOO tons in 1900.
which amount has been growing annual
~. Although mining is but in It's in
fancy, enough coal has already been To-
Gated 10 do the whole Of Canada for
centuries.
wheat.
To tuTa again 10 the great staple Of
the country. wheat. we may remark that
year in aud year out. the entire cost OF
production 20 the farmer, even II no
hires everything done from the ploush!ng
10 tho delivery az the market, is sec
down by a number ot calculators AZ
$50 per acre. As the average cropJ0r-
the country, year In aud year out. Is 30
bushels 10 the acre and the average price
90 cents. or ST. per acre. the profit 10
the farmer is $3.50 per acre. II he
does his work himself he, of course.
earns wages In addition 10 this profit.
These figures are very conservative.
The farmers who are living on small
overcrowded farms In other countries.
or even land they can, sell for so. $40
or SGO an acre, should bear Ia mind 100
acres of better producing land. where
climate, educational facilities and ev.
erything else necessary for the farmers
welfare. can be procured In Western
Canada free OF charge. Settlers are now
locating at tho rate Of 10000 n year
from all parts Of the world. The teSti-
monies OF these settlers. which can be
got from any Of them for the asking. are
all the recommend the country requires
TO place IL In very few years In the
front rank OF the populOus nations OF
the globe. II Is already as prosperous as
any and the success of those who have
ventured aud won Is all the assurances
that is necessary for the prosperity aaA
| Development Of the futura.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27
WsssN pisse pointsd.

Chicago Journal: little boy. Wa
eolng improved by his mother.
1fko this. you know. you won't 20 to
Aeaven."
no child thought . little and then
salA:
wen. I've been 10 two circuses and
- Uncle Toms Cabin can't expect
- n ovQryWhore"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27

A traveller In the upper Tangtse prov
lnooo % China found recently In the
coWn q Hinganfu many Chinese Mo-
eAmmedans who keep up communica-
Ia with their fellow religionists OF
AsAblA. a missionary who has lived
00on9 them for yeas declares that
fAey are vsry Quarrelsome. much given
- boasting Of their Turkestan origin.
60. IN spite OF the prophets inJunc-
items drink great deal OF wine. This
= usually the case with Chinese Mo-
hammodans.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27
Couldn't Beuin.

Chicago Tribune: Mr. Bashlcigh--
Miss Dora. couldn't begin toto tell
you how much II
Dora Hope-You certainly have been
a long time beginning. my poor boy
Go ahead
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a Quiet Call Down.

eeath Bend Tribune: The Bystander
vAluo. rye been watching you for an
oouP and you haven't had n bite.
TIE y1sherman-My time In worth
too much 20 waste an hour OF IL watch
Inc man 0sh who isn't catching any
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Uncle Allen.

Chicago Tribune. When a man has
become acquainted with all his own
mcannesscS" said Uncle Allen Sparks
nature
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27
Saw the Opening.

New York sun: Cholly-Yans. was
only looking for an opening To propose.
Algy-wcll?
Cholly--She yawned.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27

General James Buchanan. who has
osea appointed brigadier-general, II n
groa&-ereat-g OF Samuel Ogle.
q colonial governor OF Maryland.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27

This does not include the great graio
growing province Of Manitoba.
As there 10 az least Is per cent more
land under crop this year tn00O on ac-
count Of the favorable spring for seed.
Ing. than there was last year. the croip
will doubtless reach thess figures: -
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27
Crop Statistics

The following statistics as 10 crops
and areas under crop Of the territory
asw comprised In the two new provinces,