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The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-01-06

taking leaf out of Dickens, determined to play Dot
to his Caleb, and with that in view she bought
piano player on the installment plan
Her father had been away for some weeks when
the automatic player came to the house, and upon
his return she said to him: "Fathcr, dear, would
you like to hear some music?'
And her father said, 81 would indeed, daughter,
If you play some for want to If you
have improved during my absence"
So the old gentleman sat himself down the
sofa and turned his ear toward the piano. and the
daughter put Hungarian Rhapsody by List in
its place and started the mechanism.
When she came to the end her father called her
to him and kissed her upon her forehead and patted
her cheek and said: "What dear little thing IL IL
and how much it loves TO please its papa. Pader
ewski might interpret it differently but he could not
play ii any faster"
And while the daughters pride and her conscience
were having IL out between them, her father said:
daughter, too, have u surprise"
He turned toward her and continued: "Whilc
in New York | visited an Oculist and can now zee
as well as ever could. How much do you have TO
pay month for the thngy"
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-01-06
Have you an allowance?

If your husband is salaried man he ought to
give you an allowance, because it is to be supposed
that you do your share of the work that goes to the
making of home and you are therefore partner in
the concern.
If your husband is an artist or a musician or
writer and is dependent his skin in dsposing of
his work, that is to say, if he is without regular
salary, you hardly expect him to give you an
allowance; but you should make no bones OF asking
him for what you need because, again. you part
ners.
Your husband is not little tin god on wheels.
His money is your money and you may depend
upon it that if you earning and he was house
keeping he would clnerfully and promptly ask you
for money as he needed it.
have known wives to ask as a favor what was
theirs by right.
Of course if you are merely the fine lady with no
responsibilities; If you are member of this and
of that club and spend you time in writing papers
ON the bringing up of other peoples children while
your own are brought up with round turn (event-
uay), you have no right to ask your husband for
money. You are no longer partner in the concern.
lie is the whole thing and he may do as he pcases
with his hard.earned money.
Or if you are extravagant and for your sins your
husband has kept tight hand on the purse, have
nothing to say. 1t is not pleasant to see money
laboriously earned gaiy dispersed if the fact of
spending it generated more.
But if you know that you are bealthily econom
ical and if your husband is doing well, why, ask him
this evening when he comes home. Wait until he
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-01-06

He was u coward No man save himself knew it
for he had been fortunate enough to keep the know
edge of it from Others But he knew that he was
u coward.
He admired bravery in other men. He read tales
of heroes with keen pleasure and he wished that
the gods had given him the quality of courage But
he was nevertheless q coward.
When the Spanish war broke out he saw his
friends 60 to the front and he envied them They
will do brave deeds and be admired of men, thought
he but who am coward must stay ut home with
the women.
And he loved girl and was loved in return by
her. And she did not know that he was u coward
But well he knew that he was.
And as the weeks went by and much fighting had
been done and yet he had not offered up his manhood
for the cause his sweetheart grew impatient and
asked him what kept him at home. And he could
not answer her. For he would not admit that he was
coward save to himself.
Then as she mportuned him TO go he weighed
his chances If 60, said he, may not see actual
service, but she cannot twit me with cOwardicc
will risk it for my souls peace.
And he enlisted. And for many months fortune
favored him and he saw no active service. But yet
his knees shook daily when he thought of the posi-
bilities of the future.
And at last he was ordered into BATTLE and be-
cause his moral cowardice outweighed his physical
fear and he feared rdcue more than he feared dan.
ger he exposed himself to the fire of the enemy And
he was unframed, but his fellows said, he is brave
man.
And his first battle was his last also, for the war
ended on that day and he went home And the
papers and his comrades spoke of his bravery, and
his sweetheart accepted him at his reputed valuation
and they were married.
But his life was embittered for he hated hypoc-
risy and in his heart of hearts he knew that he
still coward.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-01-06
THE SUN

has dincd land that the dinner il good onc).
Then when he is smoking his cigar Just tell him how
you were admitted into the partnership when you
were married to him, and that hereafter he will
please see to it that you have decent allowance.
Of course you must dress up your request in what
diplomatic robes are ut your command. Don't use
stand and deliver attitude or he may call in the
constabulary.
But if he allows the allowance don't thank me,
rather laugh ut yourself for not having had spirit
enough to ask it before.
It's yours by right.
heard beautiful story the other day about an
afflicted father, loving daughter, and piano.
1t seems that the father had long wished his
daughter to become proficient performer ON the
piano, and the daughter, distressing her own capa
bilitics, had made up her mind that she could never
play well enough to make her devotion of hours and
hours of practice worth while.
Suddenly, and almost without warming, her father
stricken with blindness, and then the daughter
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-01-06
Have you a meek husbandl
Don't bullyrag him.

Remember that If you omit the "honor and
obey" clause in the marriage service you were made
partners and as he probably suggested the partner
ship in the first place he has some rights.
II you must bullying him be sure that you do it
in the quiet Tor tumut) of your own home. This
batting of husband in public, while il may afford
food for laughter the part Of the groundlngs,
but make the judicious grieve.
large woman leading around small puppy is
always a ridiculous sight.
II you make puppy of your husband and
pany him out Of evenings, remember that of the
afterlaughter will be expended upon you.
II he is puppy feed him well, treat him kindly
and perhaps he will become jolly dog.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-01-06

But do not live comic supplement life with him,
because tho comic paper habit IL general in this
country and the types IRE 40 firmly grounded in the
minds of even the young that you will bc recognized
ut sight and depend upon it, all the sympathy will
go out to the (under) dog.
Perhaps you are intelligent and your husband is
not Don't twt him with your college education.
When you come right down to it, II hc never went
to college you have forgotten most of what you
learned there and no you are not in position to
snub him numerically you do
No doubt your mind was disciplined by the very
things you have forgotten, but remember that "whc
it is excellent to have CUNTS strength IL is tyran
nous to use it like giant" Lead your husband up,
Don't beat him down.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-01-06

Different mothers boast Of different things" she
went on, "but almost all but myself boast about
something In their children, and for my part think
the children in this place very ordinary. Greg
DRY carries himself very much better than most chill
drcn, because | insisted upon his going in to New
York to take dancing lessons when he not eight,
but the average boy Of to-day IL awfuy slouchy.
And yet heard Mrs. Harrison talking about her son
Arthur being ny straight an Indian and that he
got IL from his father. Fancy. that understood little
John Harrison!
"And Mrs. Winslow says that Barbara sews re-
markably well for girl Of ten, and she IL always
showing me the last thing she has done. Why, Ethel
sewcd well naturally. never taught her stitch,
but she does all my towel hemming now. But /
never would think OF boasting Of it.
"And the other day happened ~ say that Greg
DRY had quite correct ear, and that now that his
voice had changed he sang better than any OF the
boys in the choir, and that was enough for Mrs.
Dcmock. She began, and she talked and talked about
the beauty OF Clements voice. and said that he took
after her. Absolute conceit, and yet she never
imagined for moment that ! noticed IT, Now, with
Gregory his singing comes perfectly natural because
I have always sung, and in fact when was girl |
used to be always asked to sing in company but
when married gave IL up"
When I remembered that To my unprejudiced eyes
Gregory was good-natured hobbledehOy and Ethel
a kind hearted but hOpelessly common place child,
couldn't help wondering with Mrs. Worthing why it
is that many mothers think their ducks are swans
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-01-06

Mrs. Worthing Mrs. Gregory Worthing, said TO
me the other day;
mothers think their ducks are swans. Now there's
Mrs. Brown, always boasting about the rapid prog
that her Dorothy has made in music and my
Ethel, who did not begin until term later, plays
great deal better.
II there is II boy that admire in the suburb in
which live, which suburb Is in Connecticut by the
way IL is Tom Bingham. He IL tall and sturdy and
good tempered and fayorite with boys and girls;
he has well.develOped sense Of humor and never
meet him but | find that we two have u good deal in
common, in spite Of our fifty years disparity.
The other evening went into town In the same
with his mother and father, and | had quite II
chat with Mrs Bingham, who Is very different from
Mrs. WOrthing,
Our subject was children, and | confessed to her
that | was clean discouraged about my boy Harry;
that It did seem ~ II all my talking and advice and
splendid example since he was born had been thrown
away on him, and that no seemed more thOughtless
and hopeless every day.
why I'm perfectly astonishcd to hear you say
So" she said, 81 was telling Mr.. Bingham only last
night that II there was manly, well brought up boy
me- Dear met II you had such chap Tom to
bring up you might well despair. sometimes won.
der whether we'll ever get any credit for having tried
to bring him up in the way he should 60"
''Why, Mrs. Bingham, surely you are joking"
said |. your son Tom IL the one boy in town that
| think IL credit to his parents. He always lifts
his cap when he meets me; the other day / saw him
helping the washerwoman over bad place the
icy pavement, and know that he Is great favorite
with the other boys-and girls, too | don't believe
you know your boy Tom ut all."
And then II came over me like thunder clap,
DO know my boy Harry Does he show of his
best points ut homer
And it struck me that perhaps Mrs. Bingham
and were better off in sons than either OF us
imagined.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-02-09

in the old days in this country farm
ing and manufacturing were carried
on together to a very large extent. A
letter written from Virginia in 164S
gives the following picture of life on
the plantation of a certain Captain
Matthews. Il leading citizen of the col
ony: He hath q fine house and ali
things answerable to it. He sows year
~ store of hemp and flax and causes it
to be spun. He keeps weavers and
hath a tan house, causes leather to be
dressed. hath eight shoemakers en-
ployed in their trade, hath forty negro
servants and brings them up TO trades
in his house. He yearly sows album
dance of wheat, barley. etc. The wheat
he selleth at 4 shillings the bushel.
He kills store of beeves and sells them
TO victual the ships when they come
thither. He hath abundance of kline,
a brave dairy, swine great store and
poultry"
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-02-09
Hard Seats.

It is not well for sedentary workers
to sit on cushions. In man, owing
chiefly to his erect carriage, there is
4 strong development Of the muscles
Of the pelvis and the thighs, which
almost completely clothe the strong
bones of hat region. In the seated
position, to obviate undue pressure.
nature has provided a proper cushion
over these bones. Hyrtl's saying is
we'll known, I'VE sit on the fat of the
seat as on a mattress"
In sitting on a smooth and hard
surface the body rests upon three main
points, but in sitting Oh a soft cushion
pressure II impaired to the muscles
and interferes with the circulation In
all their parts.
Great attention has been paid to this
matter In the construction of bicycle
saddles and, speaking generally. with
very beneficial results. Nothing can
be said against a certain amount of
covering. If not too yielding, but the
Office stool. properly shaped, is an ex-
collent saat-pearson's Weekly.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-02-09
Snake Venom.

The action of snake venom on cold
blooded animals has been tested by DR..
Noguchi in a long series of expert
ments. Three venoms were employed
viz, those of the cobra, water moe
casin and rattlesnake. Snakes and
frogs succumb easily to cobra ven
ON, but are relatively insusceptible to
the other venoms Turtles are more
susceptible to all venoms than the
foregoing, and fish are still more so.
The grasshopper and some crabs are
almost insusceptible. while the lobster
Is only moderately resistant. Except
ing the earthworm, all the worms show
ed a low degree of susceptibility. The
venoms have little effect on the echi-
nodermata; sea urchins succumbed.
however, but starfisb and sea cucum-
bers were not perceptibly affected
London Nature.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-02-09
Canada and the Canoe.

Abolish the canoe and Canada might
have a war every five years and then
lose fewer young men than the great
number that must go down to death in
ten years of summer holidays. 1t is
pitiful the mothers who weep, the ia
theirs who our and the homes that
are darkened simply because young
people will take chances that they
have nc business to take. Death may
part the young man from his canoe.
Good advice cannot. 'Ephraim is joined
to his idols" ana the victims of the
canoe habit will neither keep out of
nor be careful while they are
in canoes Toronto Telegram.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-02-09

what Is the matter with our candi-
date?' asks the first politician. He
wires me that he is too i'll 10 speak to
night"
"He made a mistake" explains the
second politician. Inadvertently he
smoked n of the cigars he had
bought to hand out to the voters"
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-02-09

like an imported sausage. You may
times have changed, and since the con-
stitution has followed the flag men are
not allowed to beat up girls because
they happen to be engaged to them.
Just try that little game, and / shall
have the pleasure Of watching you
breaking rocks for a season. IL is q
new deal. and you can't make a door
mat of a nice girl until after you have
married her."
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-02-09

"Weil, it's either muddy or dusty III
tue uine,' growled the pessimist.
but pointed out the optimist.
what a blessing it is that 1t Is never
Doth muddy and dusty at orcel"-DA
troit Free Press.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-02-09
Chamberlain
collie. CHOLERA AND
Diarrhea Remedy

Anew doses of this remedy will
invariably cure an ordinary at
tack Of diarrhea.
1t has been used In nine epi.
denies OF dysentery with perfect
success.
1t can always be depended
upon, even in the more severe
attacks OF cramp colo and chol-
era morbus.
1t Is equally successful for
summer diarrhea and cholera
infantum In children, and is the
means of saving the lives Of many
children each year.
When reduced with water and
sweetened it is pleasant to take.
Every man Of q family should
Keep this remedy in his home.
Buy 1t now. 1t may save life.
PRICE. 25c. LARGE SIZE. DOC.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-02-09
Her Protector.

Light of my life and joy Of my ex-
istence,' said the big brown mar to
the coy, dusky maiden. II saw you
flirting with a white man today. If a
thing like that V G occurs again, /
will make a screen door of him, and,
as for you, little treasure, ! shall beat
you up until your relations will not
know you, 1t Is a fair warning. See
that you conduct yourself according
ly."
pardon me, senior. for saying it,"
said the merry little girl. "but you talk
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-02-09
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ANNUAL STATEMENT.

statement OF the business OF the West
ern Union Telegraph Company in the
State 0 fNevada. during the yeare ended
December 31st. 1906:
Total receipts ...s1s. z0o "a
Total disburseme. 3 ............ As. 7so "
A. r. BREwEl. Secretary.
J~anuary eth. 1905.
I-1I-lw
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-02-09

Tonsorial Artist-And what would
you like on your face, sir?
Victim tafter having been cut)-Stick-
ing plaster.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06
SOUTHERN WRECK IS
 BEING INVESTIGATED
The Operators Connected With the Handling of Trains to Testify In
 Private Hearing.

Washington, December 5.--Oficials of the Southern railway today began a for nal investigation into causes of the wreck on that line Thanksgiving morning. in which President Spencer of the Southern system and several other persons were killed. The inquiry is being held at the general offices of tho Southern railway in this city, and probably will not be con cluded before tomorrow or Friday.
 The investigation is being conducted by General Manager c. II. Ackert, General Counsel A. F. Thomson and General Su- perintendent F. H. Coapman.
 The accident occurred on Superintend- ent Coapman's division. The hearing is being held behind closed doors, and all statements of witnesses are being repopt- cd by stenographers. The inquiry will be very rigid. R. J. Jacobs. the Southern telegraph operator at Lawyers, Va, and G. D. Mattox the tower operator at Ram goon, upon one of whom it generally is supposed the responsibility of disaster rests, were witnesses at todays inquiry
 Their statements do not agree, and one of the purpoes of the inquiry is to as- certain, If possible, which Is correct. In addition to Jacobs and Mattox, all of the Southern operatives who had anything to do with the running of the two trains which were in collision will be examined exhaustiyely
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06
GILLETTE CASE
 WILL BE APPEALED
MOTHER TELEGRAPHs SON TO HAVE GE-MURDERER OF GRACE BROWN SHOWS LITTLE CONCERN.

Herkimer, N. T., December 5.-Chester F. Gillette, who last night was found guilty of the murder of Grace Brown at Big Moose lake, today received telegram from his mother, Mrs. F. S. Gillette of Denver, Col
 The mother urged her son to have cour- age and trust in God, adding that sne had wired to his attorneys to appeal the case. She promised that she and hIs father would be at Chester's side when his next trial took place.
 Former Senator Mills, Gillette's senior counsel stated this afternoon that he will be present in court tomorrow, the day set for the sentencing of his client, and make application to have the verdict set aside.
 should the court overrule our action, we will at once file notice of appeal" he says There is always chance of getting another trial, you know. Yes, the appeal will be brought on rather unusual grounds but I am not at liberty to talk about it until MT. Thomas and I have completed our plans.'
 Gillette shows little concern over his nosition
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06
TO REVISE TARIFF.
Ames Begins Propaganda for an lmme-
 diate Movement.

Washington, December 5.-Congress- man Butler Ames of Massachusetts has begun a propaganda for an immediate movement in the interest of tariff re- vision He says he is not undertaking to secure action at the present session of Congress, but is urging upon repub- lican members the advisability of a general caucus to "giye concrete ex- pression of their determination to inn mediately revise the inequalities pres ent in our tariff laws, so that all possi- ble notice to the country at large may be given as to the time of revision" !"
 He thinks that the subject should be taken up immediately after the 4th of March, and would have the caucus de- termine the best method of procedure, and whether the whole tariff laws should be revised or only particular schedules amended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06
BANKS CAN MAKE
 LOANS ON REALTY
House Passes Measure Giving More Latitude to National Banks In
 Making Loans.

Washington, December 5.-The House today passed the bill permitting National Banking associations to make loans on real estate as security and limiting the amount of such loans. The vote was III to 51. The bankers in the House urged the passage of the bill, while the oppo- nents of the measure insisted that real estate was not a proper security for na- tional banks MT. DeArmond of Missouri thought the bill was bad legislation, as it would tend to limit the power of the state banks.
 Any man who has unincumbered real estate can get loan at lower rate of interest from loaning companies than he can from a bank he said. MT. Will Hams of Mississippi the minority leader, was enthusiastic in favor of the measure, urging that the bill would aid the farmers very greatly and have tendency to re- duce stock speculation. Representative Hill of Connecticut took the position that the bill had been asked for by many na- tional banks and expressed opinion that it was a dangerous precedent to establish.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06
THE ARMY IS USING
 WIRELESS OUTFITS
IT IS KEEPING PACE WITH OTHER COUNTRIES IN MODERN APPLE ANcEs OF WARFARE-sUccEss- FUL EXPERIMENTS IN CUBA.

Washington, December 5-The United States army is keeping pace with other countries in the matter of modern ap- pliances of warfare. The successful use of wireless telegraphy in tine movement of battleships caused the officials of the war department to cast about for a wire less outfit which should be at once com pact and portable, and which could be installed in the field in the shortest pos sible time.
 Experiments conducted by the signal service within the past few months have resulted in the construction by the gov ernment of number of outfits of that kind and they ars now being distributed among the various commands.
 The high cost of wireless material abroad led the government to make it's own appliances st an immense saving, but it is stated that they embody the principal elements of the latest improve .ments of apparatus of this character. Al- though it is felt that these outfits ulti- mately will be vastly improved upon, they are already capable of doing the most efficient wrk. They are so con structed that the5 can easily be trans ported on the ba,ks of three horses or mules, and may be set up in twenty min utes They can transmit messages about 100 miles and a valuable feature of them is that they will not interfere with each other in their operation.
 The coast artillery stations will be filled up with the same outfits from which communication may be had with ships at sea, and transmitted to the field if necessary When tae army of pacification went to Cuba it look along couple of wireless outfits and reports have reached the department that their operation has been completely successful.