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The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-12
GREAT STORM. ! | N |.
SWEEPS OVER
STORM SWEEPS COAST AND We
GET HUGE SNOW RESERVES.
NO DAMAGE HERE,

One Of the hardest storms that has
swept the coast for years was that of
Monday and Tuesday. 1t started oss
the north Pacific Coast Sunday and
swept inshore with a wind that blew
at the rate of 4S miles an hour.
When the gale struck San FRANCISCO
1t created havoc, both in the harbur
and Oh the shore. Vessels were dam
aged and swanped in the harbor. and
houses and walls are down in the
city. Many persons were injured and
2. few were killed.
Inland, the wind, accompanied by
heavy downpour of rain. caused an
immense amount of damage in every
city and town in the state of Califor-
MIA almost. The Sierra Nevada
mountains received a heavy coating
Of snow and the wind struck Nevada
early Monday morning.
Since Monday forenoon. this state
has been in the grip of the storm, an
rain, wind and snow have prevailed
almost over the entire state.
Tuesday morning this city was
without electric communication of
any sort and the power lines Were
down. Reno was in the same fix os
was Virginia City and Gold Hill The
telegraph and telephone wires are not
yet in full state Of repair, and the
power line is confined TO one trans
mission cable. The railroads came
through the storm in better shape
than any other public utility. The
S. P. had delayed trains, both east
and west, and the V. & 7. was in the
same fix. The latter road was with
out wires and the trains were operat-
! ed on card entirely almost all of
Tuesday. -Four feet of snow at Vir-
ginia and above Mound House com
plicated matters, but Jim Costello
brought his old local down the hill
just the same and broke the road
open.
The mail came up from Reno an
hour late and the line was open for
business, though Manager Yerington
had ordered every snow fighting M
chine made ready. Seventy poles
went down between here and WashCe
and the work of repairing the tele
graph lines is probably the most
serious problem of the storm.
In this city. thanks to excellent
drainage and the protected position
Carson City occupies, there was re
damage from the high wind. TIL
streets were full Of snow and slush
hit this ran off, and today there L
less than two inches of snow on the
ground
The storm swept south and cause;
lot of damage at Go1dfield and a
Tonopah. Other camps suffered PR
, portionately.
, Today the sun is shining and w
are ready for the next blast that shal
. pile the snow so deeply IN the mount
aims we shall have abundant rang
!. food and bumper alfalfa and graf
i, crCps this summer. Let her snow.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-12

Miss Louise Sweeney left Monday
night for San Francisco on a visit
Look out for any Reno men with s.
pieces. A lot Of bogus coins Of that
denomination have appeared in that
city.
Dicks prescription clerk hand ID
out g preparation made of eggs, sugar
and several other ingredients, mix ri
in hot water last night Same old
verdict Gimme s'more of that
10 Pulitzer, Jr, and Willie Hearst
met in newspaper office in ST. Louis
P'llitzer is the son of the proprietor
of the world and Willie owns the
American" two big papers. In the
argument on ethics that followed the
meeting Willie received a hard poke
in the face.
whole train load of passengers in a
wreck at Hazen. We shudders -
t'ink of it.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-12

Hon. Robert Skaggs, OF Elko WI
he the speaker Of the assembly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-04-05
FIGHTING PLAQUES.
American Doctors Open Campaign
Against Tropical Diseases.

Not withs' andine the outbreak OF
yellow fever at New Orleans this sum.
mcr, with It's long list OF fatalities. the
leading American authorities on mala-
rial diseases are united in the opinion
that considerable progress has been
made in the mighty task OF suhduins
This worst Of all the tropical epiderl-
les Since the successful campaign
against yellow jack" in Cuba the
medical profession OF the United States
has realized most keenly the advantage
as well as the necessity OF graphing
systematically with the problems still
10 be solved in southern climates A
movement IA now on foot and being on
crgeticaly pushed 20 establish at the
New York Post Graduate Medical
School and hospital an endowed chair
for this urgent work.
1t is somewhat strange that up 10 the
present there has been no special in
struction in this branch Of medical
science IN this country, for Americans
have done larger share than any
other nation undoubtedly in sucCnSSfui-
ly combating tropical plaques. Dur
ing the house cleaning" of cuba il
was conclusively shown that yellow fc-
yer is spread by mosquitoes. In La
zear. n graduate Of Johns Hopkins uni
versity, heroically proved the accuracy
| Of the theory. then much in dispute hy
allowing himself 10 be stung by mos
quito thai had previously bitten a fe-
Yer patient. A few days later he died
OF virulent attack of the disease, but
his sacrifice was not in vain. for act
ing on the evidence gathered during MA
illness the American military ANA med
! zeal authorities reduced the death ratio
Of the island - per cent
/ The British. with their long expert
ence In colonial affairs. have come II
| realize fully the need Of training OK
perts and specialists 70 fight tropical
/ diseases Two years ago tina London
/ School of Tropical Medicine was
! founded as department OF the Uni
verslty Of London sir Patrick Man
son. it's head, is now delivering in the
west a series OF lectures on the branch
of medicine with which he Is so promi-
ncutly identified. having come to this
country for thar purpose. The urgency
1 Of the undertaking Of the New York
Post Graduate Medical school is epl-
phasized by his declaration that the
Panama cana presents the biggest
medical problem of the age.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-04-05
OUR CLOSED CHURCHES.
\ Criticism Of Them From the Com
mercial Point of View.


| suppose many readers will he star
tied and some offended. al least in their
first impression, when they see our
churches arraigned as misuscrS OF
wealth. How is that possible: they viii
protest, Are not our churches obviously
and conspicuously devoted 70 the gen
eral good: Are they not guided by able
and unselfsh men who devote their
lives to the spiritual needs of their fe
low men? And is it not preposterous TO
charge them with misusng wealth. Ell
ther shamefuly or otherwise, when ev-
cry one knows that most Of our church
es are struggling under n burden Of
debt?
All that IS true enough Yet the brief
cst consideration makes II clear that the
hundred thousand churches in America
dot us take that number for the sake Of
argument are trying 10 do their work
under conditions that would be consd-
cred foolish and waSteful if they exist.
cd in any ordinary enterprise. Imagine
10000 department stores doing active
business only one day in seven and re-
naming closed for the other six days.
| or at best doing Il Ianguld business on
| one or two odd afternoons Imagine
! 100000 theaters giving performances
two or three evenings Il week ana then
| remaining closed and silent for four or
! five evenings. Imagine 100000 fartu-
ries working ten hours day for sin
! gle day in seven and working tive
! hours a day for two other days aud
| then letting their fire engines and ma
| chincry lie idle all the rest of the time
! We should call it stupid and extrava-
| giant folly, we should expect such fool
! iSh factories, theaters and department
stores TO lose both IN money and in gen
| eral esteem. and If such conditions per
sisted we should conclude either th9t
| the directors OF these activities We're
| hopelesSly incompetent or that there
was n very small demand for what they
were trying to furnish
or course we have grown up in the
idea that it is the right md natural
state of churches to be closed and 81
lent most of the time. Just why no one
can say; but being creatures of habit,
We accept things as we find them, We
expect our houses TO be used every day,
our barns to be used every day, our
shops, libraries. hospitals, office build
ngs. all the structures on our soil we
expect to be used every day save only
the churches. which are the most costly
and the most beautiful. These We OK
pect to be used occasionally. less than
half the time. probably not onethird of
the time. yet the churches represent a
huge material investment based on inf
mite labor and saving. a value far
greater than all the gold coin in the
United States, u value, counting land
and buildings, that certainly exceeds
S2.O0O,OOO 900. on which the money IN
terest at 8 per cent would be $4,000 a
day. And the spiritual daily equivalent
well, that Is beyond our reckoning
but il should be very great and pre-
cious to offset so huge sum And
most Of the days it is wasted.--Cieve
| land MOfYet in Success
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-04-05
The New England Cook

The typical cook of the average New
her being intrcnchei behind one axiom
of precedent the thing which. in her
experience. has been done can he done
again. After this, the deluge
II may be- for instance that the do
nestle goddess in question served her
first apprenticeship in family of ten,
For the consumption of such family
she was in the daily habit of preparing
twenty potatoes in one or another
form. When during her subsequent
peregrinations she condesccndS to
minister to my modest home circle OF
three persons sometimes assure my
self that if TO n knowledge Of elcmen-
tary arithmetic she could add q thor
Ough understanding Of higher algebra,
geometry and trigonom"try aud then
Supcradd some slight acqua intance
with dffercntia and integral calculus
she might in time he able to discover
that, if ten persons require twenty POI
,atoeS. by the same ratio Of allotment
three persons might he satisfied with
six.
| suggest six potatoes. n modest and
satisfying half dozen. The arbiter of
fate replies. You see. ma'am, I've al
ways been accustomed TO coOkin'
twenty" And twenty if is.-Martha
Baker Dunn in Atlantic
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-04-05
STAMP CANCELlNC DIES.
Those Used by Uncle SAM Are All
Made BIZ One Nan.

Stamp canccling dies for all the post
offices of the United States and its de-
Tendencies arc made in lonely little
harbor OF Northa mpton county, Va
The man who makes them has had the
contract for nearly n generation, llts
father had 1t before him, and II seems
likely 10 descend to the third genera
ton, says an exchange. lust one thing
makes il possible for the present con.
tractor TO hold and transmit his con
tract and that is the fact that he has q
secret process of hardening the face ol
his dies so that they last longer than
any hardening 10y other processes. The
process is an Inheritance, and the con.
tractor has two sons associated with
him. one or both of whom will inherit
the secret.
NcarIy twenty years ago tho contract
or now getting so he an old man. was
ordered by his physician to leave Wash
ington and To live near salt water. He
pitched upon the little Northampton
county harbor as tho scene of his life
and laborS Here he sct up a small
factory. and as his business grew with
the growth OF tho postal system he took
a few of the brightest country lads
thcroabout and taught them so much
of the work as they could do withou
knowing the secret. lie now has ahoui
score Of these meu with him, ano
the young men of the neighhorhood
are keen TO got places in the factory
for the workmen are well paid, and
theirs are the neateet ard most com.
Portable homes in the hamlet that clus
tiers about the glittcring little harbor
The factory has grown to be n con
siderable place, and it's putting stcam
Jet has an odd air above the dense tree,
tops that almost smother 1t from view
All about are rich and well titled fields
aud oil day long the knocking birds sins
in the trees within earshot Of the facto
ry. II Is fifty miles or moro 10 the near
est railway station in Virginia. and tn,
only mode Of communication with the
, outside world is by slow sailing Graf
and steamboat that touches throt
! times week nt the harhor and con
sumes twenty.four hours in tn" voyage
]
to the factory the dies in the rough II
be lettered and hardened and carrie
them away again when they are finish
/ ed to b. distributed to the postoffice;
| all over the continental area Of tbs
| United States, TO Porto Rico, Hawai-
and the Philippines.
The little factory turns ont thou
/ sands Of dies every year, and the bust
ness grows with astonishing rapdity
| The heaviest freight of the steamboat
at that barbor comes from the factory
Meanwhile the fame of the die slnker
has spread abroad, and he Is some
times called upon to maze dies for
foreign governments. One of his 70
Gently executed orders came from Ven
ezuela. and he is likely to have more
work than he can easily DO for other
South American republics Sprip gtield
Republican.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-04-05
piamarck ms a Fetch.

A missionary who recently returned
from South America discovered on the
route to Orurotutofagosta Il tribe Of
fetch redskins worshipiug Bismarck as
n god Last year when the drought
threatened their harvest they offered
up prayers to their usual idols, but all
to no avail.
Their chief. having seen at an emf
grated farmers hut the picture of the
Iron Chancellor cut out from an Illus
tratcd German paper, asked the farm
er TO make him a present OF tho print,
which request was Willingly agreed 10.
Thcreupon the Indians brought the pic
tire in great procession to their tenn
pie. and, strange to say, welcome rain
watered the lands of the tribe. Since
hat time the deity Of the chancellor,
whom the Indians call Bimbarko. il
firmly Established Chicago Journal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-04-05
Tailov'a Life saving Cont.

4 London tailor has Invented a new
life saving cost and CATERS. with
which it Is possible for person cloth
ed therein to maintain an upright po-
ston when immersed in the water.
even if not possessing any knowle ledge
of swimming
The coat resembles in appearance an
ordinary pilot coat but 1t is fitted with
an air belt, which is inflated with air
through tube. The CATERS each
weigh two pounds and are fitted with
two brass wings or blades fastened to
the back ~ the heel. AS the wearer
moves his feet In the water these
wings open and shut and not only pro
pei the wrarer along like oars, but en-
able him to maintain an upright posi-
ton from the waist upward in tho
water
a practical demonstration Of the
utility Of the invention was recently
undertaken in the river Thames by
the inventor and It's efficiency and life
saving qualities clearly shown, even
when moving against the tide.-Scien.
tific American.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-04-05
china Wa, Not Offend ed

Professor Evans of Tufts college
tells an amusing story Of college life.
Not long ago two Chinese boys were
sent to Yale by their government"
says the professor. They were bright
chaps and readily adapted themselves
to American ways. They cut off their
pigtals. wore American clothing and
talked American slang proficlently.
Among other things they developed
n taste for late Hours and questionable
companions. They refused to be repri-
mandnd and Jill Just about as they
pleased.
The faculty, fearing to offend the
Chinese government if it expelled the
students or punished them in any way,
wrote to the Chinese government ask
ing what measures it should take TO
compel the students respect for the
college rules.
The dean almost collapsed when he
received this reply, Put them 20 death
at once"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-04-05
Kicked the ktuR's Horse

On the battlefield. rs everywhere else,
Bismarck looked after the interests of
his imperial master. During thp bat
tie of Kocniggratz IN" old emperor,
then king of Prussia. had exposed him
self and his staff 10 the enemy's fire
ana would not hear of rctreating to Il
safe distance. AT last Bismarck rode
up 10 him. saying: AS responsible min
ister Of the crown | must insist upon
your maieSty's retreat 10 n safe dis
tanco, II your majesty wore to be
killed tho victory would be Of no Use
10 us" The king saw the force Of this
and slowly rctreated, but in his zeal
returned again and again to the front.
when ! noticed it," said Bismarck,
telling the story, IL only rose in my
saddle and looked at him. lie under.
stood perfectly and called out, rather
angrily, 'Ycs, am coming. But we
did not get on fast enough, and at last
! rode UP close TO the king. took my
foot out Of the right stirrup and secret
~ gave his horse an energetic kick,
Such a thing had never happened to
the fat mare, but the move was sue
cessful, for she set off in que canter."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-04-05
Prince wbnu's Shirt Parrot

Min Iung Whan, the Korean prince
who killed himself as protest against
the Japanese protectorate, lived in a
magnificent palace OF his own. which
came down TO him by hereditary right.
and was surrounded with an army OF
retaners, fighting mon, slaves and wo-
men. He had n table or beaten silver
crusted with the most precious sap
phres, and his state dress was so
heavy with gorgeous jewels that it
took two men TO lift it over his head.
He carried with him on his travels a
great white parrot with rose colored
lining on his wings The parrots beak
was perforated and on either side was
set with priceless sappbires. The igno-
rant natives believed that the great
white parrot was Min Yung Whan's ia
milar spirit and that when he died
Min Yuug would die too. When Min
Yung Whan's body was found lying on
the purple cushions of his couch the
great white parrot flew screaming ONT
Of the window and disappeared in the
palm trees.-Detroit Journal,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-04-05

to curb your evil temper as a general
lays out campaign TO capture a city2
You say you are not able to do IL in
your own strength. That il true, but
by the help of Jesus Christ you can
conquer. And let me encourage you by
reminding you that this temper Is a
proof of stored UP energy, which. II by
the help of God you can bring under
control, will fit you for useful service
in his cause. Are you not ready to say,
. Master, take my temper and rule
1t henceforth by thine own loving
power?
[CopyrlRht. 1901. by Louis Illopsehl
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-04-05

cannot do the one without the
other. | must do neither"
Exactly What holiday you are
having You will return to the Yard
with nm expanded brain. When you
buy nav hat you will be astounded
and gratifed. But beware Of the fate
OF the frog in the fable. He inflated
himself until he emulated the size Of
the bull"
And them" ssiiW
"Oh, then he burst"
The detective changed the CONVEX
sation abruptly
What do you propose doing, Mr..
Breu?"
~ purpose reading a chapter In
The Stowmarket Mystery.' written
by your friend, Mr. Holden"
They heard a loud rat-tst on the
outer door.
Probably" continued Mr.. Brett.
this Ia the title"
Smith entered with a telegram. II
| was in the typed capitals usually as
! ISOLATED with Continental messages.
II read
johnson leaves Naples tonight
with others travel same train
| Holden"
The barrister surveyed the ample
words with an intensity that indica-
ted his desire 70 wreBt from their
context It's hidden Significance.
Winter. more subject to the influ-
ences ~ tho hour. puffed his cigar
furiously.
you arrange your words to suit
! the next act for all the world like
an Adelphi play" he growled
81 see that Holden has the same
gift. what does he mean by
'others'? who IL Capella bringing
with HIM
witnesses" voIunte ered Winter
Just so; but witnesses in wha,
cause"
How the how can I tell?"
by applying vour borrowed
logic. Try the deductive reasoning
you flung at me a while ago.
IT don't quite know what de.
ductive' means" was the sulky ad.
| mission.
That is the first step towards
wisdom. You admit ignorance. De
| duction. in this sense. Ia the process
of deriving consequences from ad
mitted facts. Now, mark you. Ca
pella wishes TO he rid OF his wife. by
death or legal separation. He think
he wants to marry Miss Layton. He
is convinced that something within
his mower. II done effectively. viii
bring about both events. He car
shunt Mrs Capela, and so DISCUS
Miss Layton with the Hume-Frager:
that she will turn to the next arden
and sympathetic wooer that presents
himself He knew the points OF hi
case. and went to Naples 10 procure
proofs He has obtained them. The,
are chiefly living persons, He II
bringing them 10 England, and thei
testimony will convict Mrs Capell;
Of some wrongdoing. either volun
tary or involuntary. Holden know
what Capella has accomplished. ant
thinks II Is unnecessary to remail
longer in Naples He Ia right. tel
you. Winter. like Holden
And tell you. Mr.. Brett. that |
swallowed tine whole Of Mr. Poe
stories. | couldn't make out Holden I
telegram in that fashion. So | mus
stick to my own methods. and I've
got a few wrong 'uns in my time
When shall | see you next"
Brett took out his watch.
AT seven pm. the day after 10
morrow" he said coolly. Until thel
my address Ia Hotel Metropole
Brighton"
(TO BE CONTGNUED.b
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-04-05

tneTe Helnk nV OlneT mHrRS OF NlO-
lence on the person. what would
you have thought?"
TT all depends upon the addition
~ facts that came to light"
~ will tell them to YOU. You we're
aware that had Quilted the hotel
because you called there"
Yes"
Whom did You see?"
"Mr David He said that YOU we're
angry with Mrs. Capella, for no
earthly reason that he could make
out. He further informed mo that
abe had followed you when you left
the room. and had not returned. be-
ing presumably In her own apart
ment"
ANYTHING further
MIR. HUNS asked Miss layton to
20 and see If Mrs. Capela had re-
tired for the night Miss Layton came
back. looking rather scared with the
information that Mrs Capella had
dressed and gone out After little
further talk we came to the conclu-
sion that YOU were both together.
Was that so7"
Brett had commenced his cross-
, ua''U" wy ,,.' n.'o" v.
~
wrong person Of committing the
murder. Now he Strengthened HIM
self, and continued in deadly earn
When uiu you iea'e me oo''''
a oou' ~. a.
No' sign OF her' MISS |aN '"u
was alarmed oo'n 'he men 'url"uS'
N'' Nooo'' ps't''"'a''H nv "in "''
see any use IN remaining unere'
NhonEn'' IN iac'' ousn' 10 "pe' or
oerF an" await 20" "e''' 81 "e'e
am
ne oarr's'PF S'r'on,eu u" "a, u
Smi'h' ana Salo'
axe can J" MT 1"ii'e "o'e''
give MIN that caro- ana or'hs me the
answer. " You ana me canmah must
nave drink toee'her' Kindly uelet
the junction nn''i AFTER your re'"rh'
smith TOOK sn'h )lneS IN sood
part lie knew th'I well mat 10 az
tempt 10 argue with his master Wou'd
produce list or previous convic-
tions.
Then Brett proceeded 10 amaze
Winter in his turn, giving him tul''
true. and complete history Of events
since his parting from Mrs. 'apella
1n the corridor
He had barely finished the recital
when Smith returned with a note:
Yes; she cam" IN AT 1883 and
mas since reureo lot me might 7he
saws tha' ner heau acheo' '"al She
wanted 10 De alone ana went LOT
long walk. seemed ra'her 10 resent
our anxiety Helen ana Will oe
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