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The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-23
The Things of Which
A Poem is Made


Much has been printed about a
poem recently published in the Cos
mopolitan magazine, entitled "The
Wine of Wizardy.' Ambrose Bierce,
who enjoys the distinction of being
an eminent critic, declared it to be the
greatest poem ever written in the
English language. This assertion
alone has caused a great many people
to read it who would otherwise never
have noticed it. The San Francisco
Examiner has been asking for opin-
ions from its readers as to the merits
Of the poem.
While re opinion of the "literary
critic" OF the Silver State News can
not command as much money as tina
of Ambrose Bierce, we have neverthe-
less great confidence in it, and here it
is:
1.-THE Wine of Wizardy is not a
real poem.
skillful arrangement of words, depict
ing scenes that could only be Matched
in a crazed Imagination. The asser
tion that this is the greatest rhyme
ever written in its own peculiar class
might go unchallenged One cannot
but wonder where the author got the
ideas and what he drank.
BUT REAL POETRY IS A LULL-
ING SONG OIL LIFE AND LOVE
AND THE BEAUTIES OF GODS
CREATION.
1t has nothing to do with the
oceans deafening roar, the rasping
winds chilling blast, the blackness of
night and the red flames of hell.
If the author Of "The Wine of
Wizardy" would write a poem, in
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stead of depicting women with chains
Of fire around their neck, so white
with heat they looked like pearls, let
him sing of lovely woman, with
dreamy, soulful eyes, standing in the
light of God g sunshine instead of the
fires of hell. Let her face be diffuse
with the radiance of love and truth
instead of the wiles of the siren;
around her neck a string of pearls
instead of Satan's whitehead chains,
or make her so lovely that the pearls
would lose their glory in her presence
and dispense with them entirely.
Place on her head a wreath of flowers
and on her bosom a blood.red rose.
Make her hair a veil of glory and her
breath the essence of the primrose
and the Sweet William.
Compare her with a June morning
the oasis to the desert.
Make her an intoxicating vision
which we hope may never fade.
These are the things to make a
poem Of.
And there is the love of little chill
-dren. Eugene Field covered that
ground more thoroughly than any
other writer of whom the world is
aware. It is unlikely that Field could
have written a line of "The Wine of
Wizardy' if given the subject. but
what he did write struck a responsive
chord in the hearts of people who love
the little ones, while the author OF the
late production is being buried under
a heap of praise from people VINO
know not what love is.
Away with "The Wine of Wiz
ardy," aud Ambrose Bierce, too
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Sure Easy Money

II you start to pick up hid 3, pelts,
beeswax, rubber, metals of all kinds.
rags, bottles and scrap iron; also all
kinds of second class machinery, as we
are paying the h.. est prices for every
thing in that line, drop us "A postal
and we will sen nd you quotations.
RENO HIDE & JUNK CO,
A. Rosenblatt, Manager
COG f. Fourth St, Reno. Phone 1903.
Branch of the Utah Junk Co. of Salt
Lake City, Utah.
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THE GLOBE SIGN COMPANY

The Globe Sign company are doing
some excellent work in sign work and
They have established an office here
and will be pleased to figure with you
on that sign you have been thinking
about having made. Our work and a
dozen business houses in town speaks
for itself. ol9 If.
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''And none return from those
spirit shores
Who cross with the boatman cold
and pale.
We hear the dip of the golden
ores
And catch a CLEAN of the snowy
SAIL
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-23

Died, in San Francisco, Thurs
day, September 10, 1907. Frank M.
Fellows, only son of Mrs. Hannah
Fellows and the late F. M. Fellows,
aged 90 years, 8 months and Is
lays.
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FALL OF

custom made clothing now IN. Chica-
go and San Francisco houses. Very
nobby patterns and tall s%tyles-the
very latest. Come around and make
your selection. We will guarantee to
you money.
+. G. ROBINS & co.
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F. c. ROBINS & co.
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TAILOR MADE SUITS

For Men and Youths An elegant
line of samples - prices ranging
from $1,000 to $4,000. Fits guaran.
teed in every respect. Eleven orders
taken last week. 8 days suits to ar
rive. Come and see the styles. We
will save you money on your fall
clothing.
r q ROPTNS g. ~
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Obituary


O
Erank I'll. TrllnmH
"And none return from those
spirit shores
Who cross with the boatman cold
and pale.
We hear the dip of the golden
And catch a CLEAN of the snowy
SAIL
Died, in San Francisco, Thurs
day, September 10, 1907. Frank M.
Fellows, only son of Mrs. Hannah
Fellows and the late F. M. Fellows,
aged 20 years, 8 months and 20
lays.
With a heavy heart we thus
briefly chronicle the death of
Frank NJ. Fellows. But a short
time since the young man, who was
born and raised in Winnemucca,
and was a graduate of the Winnie
mucca high school in June, 1906,
bid his friends farewell, and wl,n
his mother left for San Francisco
where he intended to take up a
course of study which would fit
him for a pharmacist. After two
weeks of residence in San Fran
cisco he contracted a severe cold,
which later developed into pnen-
monia, which steadily grew worse
until, with his mother watching
Ger his bedside, his life ebbed
away and embarked into the great
ocean of eternity.
~ HE death of Frank Fellows
has brought the bitter cup of
~ sorrow to the lips of his
mother, a cup more bitter than it
is within our province to describe.
He was her only SON, and she now
sits in sorrow where his footsteps
shall never again find echo. But
with the sorrow that has come to
this stricken mother, and which
the entire community fain would
tighten, there are others to drop a
tear to the memoir of the bright
and loveable life that has suddenly
gone out.
His younger friends, those with
whom he passed his early Y ars as
a scholar in the Winnemucca high
school, tell with hushed voices OF
their sorrow, and recount their
associations with him. They tell
with tears Of generous deeds, and
his manly nature. The differ mt
social organizations of which he
was a member today express the
grief they feel at his passing
away.
Up at the depot, where he acted
as caller for a lengthy period, the
railroad men voice a tribute of
their affection and love for the
young man, who lightened the
rigors of their daily toll by the
iollity aud sunshine of his life,
which were characteristic of him
"Whatl is Frank deadi' they
say, and the tribute to this young
man finds expression in the long
silence that follows the
ment.
In the office of this newspaper
there is a feeling of gloom. Frank
was a familiar figure in this of.
fee. For years he carried the pa
pers in Winnemucca, and later ne
assisted in gathering local news
items. After he had grown older !
and had severed his connection
the paper, he was a daily Wis /
itor in the office. The associations |
he had formed here chung to him,
and the day rarely passed that he
did not visit US.
Because of these Things we
learned to know him exceeding
well, and our friendship and af-
lection for him grew with increas
ed aequaintanceship. And as the
realization comes to us that no
more shall we see his infectious
smile, nor hear his hail of amlabie
greeting in this office, we feel a
deep sorrow that thus finds express
sion:
A community mourns the pass
ing of Frank NJ. Fellows, but
greatest of all is the grief of tne
broken-hearted mother.
We only know that their barques
no more
~ IL
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THERE is NO uNeELiEF.

"HERE is no unbelief.
Whoever plants a seed beneath
the sod
And waits to see 1t push away the
clod.
He trusts in God.
Whoever sees meath winters field Of
snow
The silent harvests OF the future grow
Gods bower must know.
Whoever lies down on his couch to sleep.
Content TO lock each sense In slumber
deep.
Knows God will keep.
Whoever says Tomorrow" THE up-
known"
THE future" trusts the power alone
He dares disown.
The heart that looks on when eyelids
close
And dares TO live when life has only
woes.
Gods comfort knows
There Is no unbelief.
And day by day and night. unconsciously
The heart lives by that faith the lips deny.
God knoweth why.
Edward Bulwer Lytton.
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THE MKINLEy MONUMENT AT BUFFALO.
honor Of a famous man, but as a
shaft Of commemoration, in distinc-
ton from a ~mausoleum, it will stand
without a rival in any city of America,
perhaps of the world. The Grant mon
ument in New York is properly called
Grants tomb" 1t cost about $780,
600. which is the same as the cost Of
the Mckinley mausoleum at Canton.
The tomb of Napoleon in Paris is, as
its name indicates, a tomb and not a
monument. The Tai Mahal in India
and other famous structures are ex-
amples Of that kind of memorial.
The Mckinley monument cannot be
compared to any of these and Is a
square, where it stands, is about 500
feet In diameter and is approached by
streets at no less than eight different
points, and the trees lining these
streets form eight charming vistas
through which the monument may be
seen. John NJ. Carrere, architect Of the
monument, who is familiar with the
principal monumental structures of the
world, says he knows of none which
has a site so advantageous in this re-
spect. The shaft, of the purest Yer
mont marble, is sixty-nine feet In
height aud rests on a base t~wenty-four
feet in height. The lions at the four
corners are the work of the noted ami
mai sculptor, A. Phimister Proctor of
New York, who modelled the figures
after study of Sultan, the splendid lion
Of the Bronx geological park in New
York. The park surrounding the mon
ument has been beautified at a consid-
cradle expense to the city Of Buffalo.
Facing the square In the center OF
which the monument stands Is the
house once occupied by President Mil
lard Fillmore. 1t Is expected that the
other president given'to the nation by
Buffalo, Grover Cleveland, will partici-
pate In the dedication ceremonies. The
committee hopes for the presence Of
President Roosevelt also. The exer-
cises will be the leading feature of Buff
falo's s'old home week." Nowhere Is
the memory of Mr.. Mckinley held In
greater regard than in Buffalo. The
sad scenes attending his assassination
have left an impression never to be
o~bliterated, and the noble monument
erected In his honor Is a fitting express
sion of the affection and veneration
with which his memory is cherished
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1N~~~ah-s-N-~-N~
Buffalo HOnOrS
. Mckinley.

- Sept. G II win he six year
since Czoigosz. the anarchist.
shot down President McISin-
ley Mt Buffalo. On Sept. ). the
day preceding the anniversary OF the
tragedy which plunged the country in
to mourning, an imposing monument
will be unveiled In one OF the public
squares of the city where he met his
death. 1t is a simple marble shaft.
typical of the modesty and sincerity
of one Of the noblest presidents. while
at the base crouch lions. symbols of
the kingly dignity and the strength
in the memorial.
Shortly after the death of Mr.. Me
Kinley various projects for the cree
ton of statues and memorials of him
were started In different parts of the
country. A monument with statue and
groups by MacNeil was dedicated a few
months ago at Columbus, the capital
of Ohio. The national memorial at
Canton, comprising a splendid mauso-
leum and a statue of Mckinley by
Niehaus, the whole costing 100000,
will be dedicated the latter part of
September. In other places memorials
to Mckinley in the form of statues
have been erected. The Buffalo monu-
ment is different from any other plan
ned or executed in honor of this states
man. AT the time of his death 1t was
thought that something ought to he
done to commemorate his character In
the city where he met his tragic fate.
1t happened that after paying all its
expenses for building and exhibits at
the Pan-American exposition the state
OF New York had left of its appropria-
tlon for that purpose a sum amount
ing to 100000. Instead of turning
this back into the treasury of the COM
monwealth the Legislature ordered that
It be used In the erection of a monu-
ment to commemorate the dead presi-
dents character in the city where he
finished hts useful career. Much time
was consumed In discussion of the
form the memorial should take, the
drawing of plans, etc. but since the
character of the monument was decid-
ed on the work upon 1t has gone for
ward rapidly. 1t will be the finest
mortuary monument in America. 1t
u not the most costly memorial In
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these trfbesmen is Raisuli, who took
Ion Perdicaris captive several years
ago and who has recently added to his
renown as a kidnaper by carrying on
Kaid MacLean, the canny Scotchman
who was adviser to Abdul Aziz and
chief Of his military staff. Brigandage
is a profession which is held In con-
siderable honor in Morocco; hence
Raisuli, whose adventurous exploits
would make him a most entertaining
figure In comic opera, enjoys a pres
tige quite unique In Its way. He has
a grudge against Abdul Aziz. since 1t
was this monarch who was responsible
for his being chained to a wall for
three years. Raisuli is the Robin
Hood Of Morocco, is a devout follower
of Mohammed, is tall and wears I'm
maculate white robes.
Congressman John James jenkins,
chairman of the judiciary committee
of the house Of representatives. takes
a serious view OF the railroad rate
controversy in North Carolina and 9th
>r southern states. He says there has
been no event since the civil war that
calls for SO severe condemnation as
what he terms senseless TRADE on be-
half OF states against the nation.
ssThe civil war was the result of such
agitation. and we may have earlier
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pOtl uIt t~oTllkuttu
by their better halves. But has ii new
err occurred to you that there is another
side to the question? Don't the actor,
the painter and the poet sometimes do
a deal Of tormenting themselves?
Il have a friend. a playwright. His
wife is good and beautiful. Last New
Years eve he said to her at dinner:
"'Darllng, / cannot begin the new
year better han by confessing my tur-
pitude to you. Know. then. that ours
was a bigamous and Illegal marriage.
My real wife, with her three children,
Is living In Denver
"'Oh, OH cried the lady. She ran
distractedly from the room.
"'Calm yourselfr the playwright
shouted as he put down his knife and
fork and hurried after her. That isn't
really true. 1t is only a speech that the
villain makes to the heroine In my new
play, and | wanted to get some idea as
to how the heroine would take it,"
Charles 8. Francis Of Troy, n. Y,
who became ambassador to Austria as
q consequence of the now historic
Storer episode and WHO recently left
his post for a visit to his home in this
country, has a liking for newspaper
men, being one himself. He is owner
and was for some time editor of the
Troy Times, founded by his father, the
late John NJ. Francis. In talking to an
interviewer recently he said:
81 have Just had an instance of how
important apparently unimportant
things may be. You know the bungs
that are used for barrels? Well, In
March, 1906, the Austrian tariff rate
op American yellow pine lungs was
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with a number Of personal conferences,
at the ministry of foreign affairs,
which resulted. l am pleased to say, in
a permanent restoration of the old rate.
This looks like a trife, but / learned
that one firm In the United States,
through a single agency In Vienna,
sells every year 5000 barrels Of these
bungs and that American manufac-
turers control the market of the world
for these little pieces of yellow pine,
one firm exporting more than 100000
worth Of them"
John Armstrong Chanler, great-great-
grandson of the original John Jacob
Aston and e%x-husband of the author,
Amelie Rives, is tangled up In a
strange network Of court proceedings.
He is making a eight for control of his
property, which members of his family
deem him incompetent to handle. He
Is a brother of William Astor Chanler,
the explorer, and Of Lewis S~tuyvesant
Chanler. lieutenant governor of the
state of New York. In 1897 the SUI
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dtAhbA OAO06hN W
the government against the so called
powder trust. 1t is alleged that he
Is one of the principal stockholders In
the concern which is the dominating
element IN the combination of powder
making companies. He was chosen
TO the senate after a memorable strug-
gle lasting many years. and his victory
meant the downfall of ex-senator Ed
ward F. Addicks. Senator Du Pont IS
sixty-nine years of age and was In the
class of '61 at West Point. On the
outbreak of the civil war he at once
went into active service and made n
remarkable record for bravery, receiv-
ing a congressional medal of honor.
In war Colonel Du Pont was a SOL
der who loved fighting even above the
rank of general. In peace he has been
an aristocrat of an aristocratic family.
Because he preferred to hold forth on
the fighting line with his favorite bat
terry of twelve pound guns he retired
with the rank of colonel, three times
spurning offers to be elevated to briga-
der general. When the civil war
ended, Colonel Du Pont returned to the
home of his famous father, General
Henry Du Pont. near Wilmington,
where he has been a man Of peace
ever since.
Winterthur is the name of his coun-
try estate. 1t is a model place. Its
expenses of lawn, its landscape effects,
its finished walks and roadways, are
the pride of the senator's heart. But
no automobile finds welcome within
the portals Of Winterthur. Carriages
may drive through its shaded roads,
but the modern motor car-no. Colo
mel Du Points famous horses were good
enough for him in the civil war, and
horses are good enough for him now.
His ~shereefian majesty Abdul Aziz,
sultan of Morocco, Is a ruler with trou-
bles on his hands most OF the time.
The powerful tribesmen of his realm.
who are continually defying his au-
thority. manage to keep him in hot
water with the civilized powers by
carrying into captivity rich or infuen-
tial foreigners who chance to be In the
sultan's domains. Most powerful Of
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eCvTHE SONG.

MOWERS. weary and brown n ohthe.
Al What Is the word methinks ye Know
Endless overword that the scythe
Sings TO the blades OF the grass beiswI
scythes that swing in the grass ana
clover.
Something. stili. they say as they pass;
Waa Is the word that. over and over.
Sings the scythe to the flowers a-c
grass2
II Hush and heed not. and fall asleep;
Hush. they say to the grasses swaying'
Hush. they sing to the clover deep!
Hush-'tis the lullaby Time Is singing
Hush and heed not. for all things pass;
Hush. ah. hush And the scythes are
swinging
over the clover. over the grass
Andrew Lang
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WoMAN's DOVER.

"O all that breathe the air Of HEAVIER
Some boon OF strength has nature
given.
In forming the majestic bull
She fenced with wreathed horn
his skull:
A hoof Of strength she lent the steed
And winged the timorous hare with speed
h gave the lion fangs of terror
And DER the oceans crystal mirror
Taught the unnumbered scaly throng
To trace their liquid path along.
While for the umbrage of the grove
She plumed the warbling world OF love.
To man she gave in that proud hour
The boon Of intellectual power.
Then what, oh. woman. what for thee
Was left in natures treasury?
She gave thee beauty. mightier far
Thar all the pomp and power OF war.
Nor steel, nor fire itself hath power
Like woman in her ~conquering hour.
Be thou but fair. mankind adore thee
Smile and a world Is YEA before theel
Thomas Moore. 'Odes Of Anacreon-"
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eral hundred thousand dollars in stocks
and bonds, in the possession Of Mr..
Sherman. Mr.. Chanler has been liv-
ing for some time In Roanoke Mills, N.
G, He wishes to return to New York
aud enjoy possession of his estate and
recently brought suit In the federal
court Of the district to force Mr.. Sher-
man to restore to him his property.
To make sure that he would not be ar
rested and reincarcerated in an asy-
lum II he set foot In New York state
to prosecute his action he applied for
an order restraining any n from inter-
fering with his liberty. The judge re-
fused 1t, deciding that where a court
Of competent jurisdiction had adjudged
q plaintiff a lunatic 1t would be a
strained exercise Of discretionary pow
er for the United States court to make
itself the custodian of SUCH a person.
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raised U . 10 10
kronen for100kilos.
A large manufac-
turing firm in Gin
cinnati filed a pro-
test against what
1t termed this In
justice with the
state department.
which referred II to
our embassy.
Il thought 1t a
small matter at
first, but the more
! looked into 1t the
greater | found 1t
to be. There was
voluminous corre-
~spondence, together
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An Extraordinary Memory,

AT the Giessen congress on psychol
ogy Professor Mueller of G~oettinger
told of a certain DIR. X. who within a
few seconds was able to work out the
square of any number of five figures
given to him. He was also able to
learn by heart and repeat a row of
figures 204 In number within twelve
and a half minutes. Professor Muel-
Ter asserted that nc such memory for
figures had ever been known, the rec
ord having been 204 figures in seventy
Eve minutes.
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TWO WAYS.

r KNOW a man like that great cloud
l. As much as he can live.
And he gives his aims with thunder cloud
Where there Is no need to give.
A ND know a woman who doth keep
"A Where praise comes not at all.
Like the modest cloud that could but weep
Because she was 20 small.
Alice Cary.
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preme court or New
York decided that
he was insane,
committed him to
.Bloomingdale asy-
lum and appointed
Thomas T. Sher-
man to take charge
Of his person and
estate. But after o
time Chanler es-
capped from the asy-
lum and went to
Virginia, where the
courts declared him
competent to man.
age his property.
consisting Of sew.
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

To James A. Dormsn, his heirs or sssigps. own
ing or claiming any portion OF the River View MIN
Ing claim: You are hereby notified that The M DER
signed has expended three hundred dollars ts5oo IN
labor aud improvements on the River View mining
claim. situated in Stafford Mimi & District, Enrets
County. Nevada. In doing the Necessary sssessmen'
work Tor the years 1904. 1905 and 1905, in con.
forinity with the provisions of seciion 2524 OF tne
Revised Statutes OF the United States. being TINS
amount required TO hold the same. Your proper.
hon OF the assessment 10 $3.50. and II within NINETY
lays from the service OF this notice by publication
you fail or refuse TO contribute your propornoh
OF sueh expenditure ~ eo-owner. ysur intsrest ~
said mine will become the property Of the SUD
scriber under said section ASA.
JoHs PETcH.
Palissde. Nevada. May q. 1907.
Last publication Aug
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Mrs. Wederly-So you have never
met the woman you thought you could
marry?
Singleton-Never.
Mrs. Wederly-Well. | don't wonder
at that. AS a rule, women are hard to
please.-Chicago News.