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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-22

interested in all sorts OF pictures and
photographs.
Pastor Brislin. at Singsas. says:
Il compare the case with the same
sense which we learn in the Bible of
many of the prophets. / call your
attention to the story of King Saul,
who went to Samuel and got full in
formation about some asses which
had disappeared from his fathers
stable. Quite so with the boy John"
Last week the boy was taken to
Christiania, where he was placed
with family in the country that he
might recover from the excitement to
which he had been subjected in the
last month. He is, however, under
the special observation of the we'll
known surgeon, DR.. Wefring, who
was at first very skeptical, but after
close investigation declares that he
Goes not deny that the boy possesses
a sixth sense of which the scientific
world has no acknowledgment.
DR.. Wefring. made several expert
ments with the boy and had success
in nearly all cases.
The surgeon has now agreed that
the boy next week shall take up the
difficult task of finding a little Nor
wegian girl, Gudrun Klaussen, who
disappeared some months ago, and
of whom no trace has been found
Gadrun Klaussen's disappearance
caused sensation in Norway, and
all the Scandinavian people are now
looking forward to Johns investiga.
ton.
i DR.. Wefring says: 81 see no rea
son why should not permit John tt
search for the little girl. He is yer!
eager to commence, and suppose b,
will succeed. In every case the boy
health will be the first consideration
l will take the fun responsibility il
: that direction
By request of several people a
) Christiana DR.. Wefring told tn,
clairvoyant boy on Friday that
. young girl, Gudrun Klaussen, ha
} been missing nearly three month
from her parents home, and aske
: John il he would say where GudruI
. was.5 With covered eyes and Dl
5 Wefring at his side, John walked a
: nighttime through different streets
9 passing the railway station. Sudden
a ly the boy took DR.. Wefring's hant
: crying: you must assist me, for thi
!, is the right way" John, who hithel
to had walked slowly, began running
/. drawing the. doctor with him. Onl
: a few yards from the harbor job
0 stopped, exclaiming: II cannot G
further" DR.. Wefring asked VIII
e not. Il cannot go through the SCI
g Gudrun is not in the water, and
e cannot cross the water on my feet.
b At this moment John was evidentl
It somewhat nervous and exhauste
It and further experiments will, Their,
b fore, not begin until John has full
d recovered.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-22

81 seen a straight and / raised IL
a hundred. Harry dropped and
George. dropped, an Tom made 1t
three hundred. Then Dick dropped
an went back at him with five
more, an he made good.
George picked up the deck an
says How many?' an Tom looked
at his hand again. Feared to be
some dissatisfied an throwed it
down. Say, he was so near paralyzed
he throwed 'en face up, an you
won't believe it, Jim, but he had
three aces. Three aces an throwed
'em away! You gmight give me
Ave. he said. an O. course l stood
pat.
'Well, l couldn't expect him to
call no big bet, so put up hun
dred, an what happened? Nothin'
only he boosted me thousand.
George was dealin', mind you.
Wouldn't that wither your legs?
"P'raps my guardian was how
erin just then, for instead O. shown
my pile in the pot, like a right-mind-
ed man would, took another look.
Seem my straight was only nine
high l decided to be contented with
what was in the pot, SO just called
called myself coward.
Say, he had flush.
"Then there were more things
happening after that, because l had
some more thousands, but, Jim, when
look back, seems to me it was like
that Calling gun in the wild wes
show. You wouldn't know you wa:
hit till you'd get hit whole 10
more, an as for keepin' court
Then, the more Tom, Dick ana
Harry played, the more they KEEP
drinkin' an the worse l felt, seem
| three North American citizens de
basin theirselfs. 1t wasn't sym
pathy, Jim. 1t was worse. Looke'
to me like Tom couldn't get an,
drunken, an the drunk kind @
oozed out of him like wireless tele
/ graph, an stopped on the floor til
it washed over the tops of my shoes
an / begin to get drunk myself, al
though didn't drink drop.
4 Il dropped my pile. though, an
was sore when left. but 1 WASH
too sore to listen to the colored BIO
downstairs when he pulled me benin
the screen an asst me If I'd bee
; playin' cards. l told him yes, an
!, thought he'd cry. I've been good. t
t that boy, Jim.
II HE says, i tried to catch yo
) fore you went upstairs, but | mu:
) ha' been in the kitchen. Dat ar M
, George, he don been trailin' you a
> day, an dey had it made up to stee
you agin the game. Did you los
D much, marse?'
ell II told .him no, an gin him
dollar. But say, Jim, if man lii
$ me can be did up that way. VIII;
show has plain, ordinary viii
' man? You might make 1t two NOR
q Jim. I'll drown this sorrow il
e takes all you've got. New Yoi
: Press.
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A KIND WORD.

$50 you don't share the general
Indignation toward the railways?"
No. answered Farmer Corntos-
sci. II have always felt that a loco
motive was entitled 10 a great deal
OF credit for sticking to the track in
stead Of snorting up aud down the
country roads like an automobile. -
Washington Star,
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HAD MEASURED 1T.

How far, asked the first automo-
bilist as they met at turn in the
road, lis it from here to the next
town where there's a repair shop"
Eleven hills, three bad bridges.
one long stretch of deep sand and
two arrests, answered the second
automobilist. Chicago Tribune.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-22

Ehe Man Behind the Gan-- Re
cruit Ito INSTRUCTOR Please, zuf,
do Il ave to pull much 'arder at
thick ere FIVE undered nor AZ tne
two 'undred yards 8. Pench.
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Root Throws Light.

A newspaper man having asked
Elihu Root how long he thought the
American occupation of Cuba would
last, got the following story in re-
ply: A kindergarten teacher asked
class of boys
Have you a warm coat?"
Yes" was the reply
Can you take of your warm
coat2"
n Yes
\ Has a bear warm coat2"
Yes Ef
Can a bear take Off his, warm
coat?' VA
no krt' Il
Why cannot the bear take OFF his
warm coat?"
Cause God only knows. where
the buttons are!" Philadelphia
Record.
Potosi journal., 1907-10-23
VOTE DEAD MEN
TO WIN DUMA
RUSSIAN NOBILITY FEARS PRO
GRESSIVES AND ENGINEERS
BIG ELECTION FRAUDS.
20 PER CENT ARE CORPSES
Many of the Aristoeraey Are Reaction
aries Only on the Land Cues
tion-May Vote for Constitu-
tionai Democrats.

st. Petersburg every province
IN Russia not only are living men be
Ing robbed of the votes they have a
lcsal right to, but dead men are being
Illegally included in the electoral reg
istratiOn lists. The dead men are
being marshaied BY the thousands for
the purpose Of supplying the de-
ficicncies Of the electoral law OF last
July Tha, law was drawn up in the
calculation that no single progressive
Candidate could possibly be returned
to the new duMa.
But lately it has become plain that
many mobiles are TgdctiOnarieS only on
thc land and local government quc.-
tiO-s. and that the: haze 10 bias at
all aga.nst personal liberty. Reformed
justice, free speech ana the other
Hanks Of the progressive prO@TaH.
They might vote. the government be
gan 10 suspect. for the constitutional!
democrats which he bug"aucrats
hat and dread cTCn NOR" '..A.. rh"T
nate and dread ;he .y"d revolutions
Potosi journal., 1907-10-23

The following afternoon the letter
came. II showed Judge Sands in O
very nervous. uneasy state. He said
he had been living a life of daily ter
ror. as some of his friends. for whose
estates be was trustee. had been re-
ceiving anonymous letters. advising
.hem TO look into the judges trust af-
been using renewed pressure TO make
him let go all his SeabOard stock.
which they wanted to secure at the
low prices 20 which they had de-
pressed il. in order that they might re-
organize and carry cut the scheme
they had been so long planning Judge
SANDS went ca 10 say that the day he
was COMPELLED TO sell his Seaboaci
stock he would have 10 make public
an announcement CT MS condition. as
there could be TO sale without the
courts consent His closing was:
Ny dear daughter. 10 o:,e knows hyct--
thar, III almost Ao-,-,.>S-.e<> "t .Nt,--r'--
iI.s, any T,i.rt from yu-lr operations Eu-
so inI'r!-S> have I h.cr!u. % late. -
match Am l reliant upon you. ny 6-:r
ci.:l3. a:,: eternal ,.ope - springs IN AL
- - When ro,4t-o,.ted VIZ. gre; II. ->s-
sites. thai I have hoped and s;iI hope
,:.at xou ara To lie Tie savior - yo-.
Ea.:-:.3E- - -. only :. FIJI ciIl3. ar
t:.ruL-i. Gods :G.ArI r..nLs y rsiIc.-> = be-
Il... oDr - saw lie honor Of E'-at .l.irna
both iuV~ more than If. ~ or -
KEEP the wuit - poetry from mat door
through which 50 far !..,S come nothing
Potosi journal., 1907-10-23

but the svCsEine ot prosperity and hap
Pinrss. III" one. my dear B.uiah, Who .S
"a save Your old father from a d!shon"r"i
grave Dear cE!.,i, turG!V" III" for piaC-
Ing J.pon vnGr weak shoulders the add
ti"n4l burden @: knowing I am now help
less and cutnT"i.,,l - rely absolutely
upon you. After You lav" read my letter.
If there is no hope, | command Yea "a tell
me at once. for although | am now
financially and a!nlost mentally helpless,
| am still Sands. and there has never
yet been ont OF the name who shirkcd his
duty. however stern ard painful IL might
be.
When I handed the letter back to
Miss Sands, She said;
Mr. Randolph, let me tell you and
Mr. ErownleE q little about my father
and our home. that you may see our
situation as it is. My father is one Of
the nobIest men that ever lived | am
not the only one who says that-if you
We're 10 ask the people Of our state to
name the one man who had done most
for tho state as 4 state, most for her
progressive bettermcnt. most for her
people high and low. white and black.
they would answer. Judge Lee Sands.
He has been. and is, the idol of our
people After he was graduated from
Harvard. he entered the law office Of
. my grandfather, Senator Robert Lee
Sands. Before he was 90 he was in
/ congress and was even then reputcd
/ the greatest orator of our state. whore
| orators are SO plentiful. He married
| my mother. his second cousin, Julia
| Lee. Of Richmond. at %, and from.
! then until the attack of that ruthless
money shark. led Il life such as Il true
| man would map out for himself if his
Maker granted him the privilege. You
would have to visit at our homo to ap
Potosi journal., 1907-10-23

She had come into the store tc buy
tablccloths and she stated In the be-
ginning that she wanted something
new"
Ihe salesman was patient and
showed her everything in stock, but
nothing suited.
"Oh, dear" she exclaimed. fussily,
haven't you anything diffcrent:'
The clerk brought out one of the
discarded tablecloths that he had put
back on the shelf. and said with an
air Of interest:
Here Is one OF the very newest de-
signs, madam. You see, the center is
in the middle and the border runs
right around the edge"
Why, yes. Let Inc have that
one" she said eagerly.
Potosi journal., 1907-10-23
preciate my fathers character aA% q

preciate my fathers character eAA q
understarl how terrible this sorrow ID
to him Every morning Of his life he
spends an hour after breakfast with
my dear mother. who is a cripple from
hip disease He takes her in his arms
aud brings her down from her room to
the library as # sle were child. He
then reads TO heI and he knows good
books as well as ne knows his friends
After he takes mother back to her
room, he gives an hour to our people.
the blacks Of the plantation and his
white tenants throughout the county.
He is a father TO them all. He settles
all their troubles. big and little. Then
for hours he acd go over his business
affairs. Every afternoon from four to
five he devotes to his estates and the
men aid women for whom he acts as
trustees He has often said to me:
We have clear million OF money and
property, ard that is all any man
should have il America. 1t is all he
is entitled to under Cur form CT gov
ernmeat Any more than TIT a..
honest man should in one way or an
other return to the people from whom
h. has taken il. | never want my
family to have more than million
dollars When he went into the Sea
board affair, he explained TO me that
il was to assist the W'ilso1s-they
were old friends. and he acted as their
solicitor for .e4:s-i2 building Up the
south. He 4iGcussed with me the
rictt ard ady.Sabi,.;y of putting IN the
trust fu1-s- He said h considered it
his duty 10 c.L:.o: them as ne did his
own in eaterl :!Ses that would aid the
whole people e the south, instead Of
sending them to the north to be used
in Wall street a. bc.tilg FOR the SFs-
TEN grinder. Tte=c fortunes were
made in tie soujh oy men who love.
their section of thc country more ti.a9
they did wealth. az! why should n:
not ~ crr-lavel :. benefit that ,,..t
ii t:.e l..4,:- .,I-i..l their n.2.e-g -. d.
owners lOVeto / relGc-.oc: .iv.d!y
! how IcrIIcXei he Has WITH, a the he
ginning, the wilson's would show HIN
Potosi journal., 1907-10-23
a whIatler CrltIc!sYn.

The late James Mcneil Whistler
was standing barcheaded In nat
shop. the clerk having taken his hat
TO another part Of the shop for com.
parison A man rushed In "i'h h!a
lat in his hand and supposing Whist
Ter to be clerk angrily confronted
him.
See here" he said. This hat
doesn't fit"
Whistler eyed the stranger from
head To foot and then drawled out:
We'll, neither does your coat.
What's more. II you'll pardon my say
ing so. III be hanged II ! care much
for the color OF your TROUSERS, - Tn
der the Spreading Chestnut Tree In
Everybody $.
Potosi journal., 1907-10-23
FINISHED 1.COo-MILE WALK.
Dan O'Leary Walks One Mile an Hour
for LOCO Consecutive Hours.

Cincinnati-Dan O'i.cary. the world :
'amous lOng-dis;ancc walker. finished
lis l,0oo-mile walk a Norwood Inn
II 'his city. He has walked one mile
turing each hour fer 1.0o0 consccutiv"
lours and. although he is nearly Co
Gears old. he a. no time during this
est Of his strength has shown any
signs Of faltering.
This is one OF the most remarkable
walks witnessed in America. and tho
medical world has been intensely in
crested as 70 The outcome. II il sal!
ha, the international Tuberculosis
Association persuaded OL"ary TO at
.empt the walk and that he is to re,
,eiye $,,c9n for accom-! fishing the
eat
Potosi journal., 1907-10-23
Old Coins Discovered.

Workingmen in d"molishing the old
smclter house Of the first United
States mint, on Seventh street, Phila-
relics Of the early days Of the rcpub-
lie These relics consist Of II number
Of foreign and domestic coins. hatinp.
as far back as 1888. Som" Of the in
tcrrsting finds are number Of test
coins that were experimental With by
the officials in the oIdcn tirmra. These
coins are similar to Chine" money.
each containing a hole in the center
that WIS filled with various kinds nf
metal to bring up the value Of the
coin.
Potosi journal., 1907-10-23

that the investments were returning
unusually large profits
1t is not right. Reulah' he said to
me one morning after receiving let
ter from Baltimore to the effect that
SeabOard stock and bonds had ad-
vanced until his investment showed
over 30 per cent. profit. it is not right
for us to make this money. No man
IL America should make over legal
rates of interest and a fair profit on
an investment, that is. an investment
of capital pure and simple, particu
larly in Transportation company.
where every dollar of profit comes
from the people who patronize the
lines. | have worked it out on every
side, and it is not right; it would not
lie legal if the people. who make the
laws for their own bettcrmcnt. IN
derStoOd their affairs as they should
He was always writing to the VIII
sons to conduct the affairs of the Sea
board so that there would be remain
ing each day only profits enough to
keep the road up and the wharveS in
good condition ana to pay the annual
interest and a fair dividend. And
when the Wilson's came to our house
to lay before him the offer of Rein
hardt and his fellow plunderers to
! pay enormous profits for the control
OF the Seaboard, he Vas indignant and
I argued with them that the otfier was
an insult to honest men. 1t was Ii"
| VINO advised the trusteeship control
j OF the Scaboard stock to prevent
/ Roinfart from securing control. sat
! in the library when he talked to the
| elder Wilson and the directors
Potosi journal., 1907-10-23
BOY STARTS PRAIRIE FIRE.
WiIkin County, Mimi, Is Being Swept
by Destructive Blaze.

ST Paul, NINA special 10 the
says that Il prairie fire is raging in the
northeastern part cf Wilkin county.
Minnesota. and that three farms hav"
already been wiped out The damage
thus far is estimated at s50.o0o
The fire was started on the farm of
Charles Funsdsoeck by a boy playing
with matches All the buildings on
that farm were soon destroyed.
Thus far the progress Of the fire ha,
not been checked, but farmers in the
vicinity are plowin& mp the country
in an attempt to stop the flames.
Potosi journal., 1907-10-23
SALT CELLAR OF LONG AGO.
Was Distinctive Mark of Caste in the
Middle Ages.

This is a medieval salt cellar said
tle antinuarv. 1T is huge, it IS shaped
like a castle. it is solid silver and the
price-but what is the use telling the
price to YOU? Very magnificent. eh?
In the middle age. you know, the salt
cellar was the principal table orna-
ment. Guests sat above or below The
salt as they were prominent or the
reverse. Where do you think you d
have sat, ch? Queer table manners
they had In these days. The fastidious
Potosi journal., 1907-10-23
Was Murdered and Robbed.

Pittsburg-The body of an unknO"n
man, an American. Was found in 4
dark court of Wylie avenne saloon.
With several sab wounds above th"
heart The pOck"ts Of the man : cloth
ing had been ransa"tcd- Thre" l:al
ians and a woman. whom the police
believe have some knowiCdg" OF tn"
crime. are under arrest. The identity
of the dead man has not been "Stah,
liShcd
Potosi journal., 1907-10-23

The New Haven railroad has been
testing smoke consumer which has
proved entirely satisfactory. The
smoke and CiNdrrS are drawn from
tar firrhnN into a compartment where
they ar" consumed. and passengers on
the trains find themselves as free
from dust by oleu windows as do
travellers on electric cars. \ word
To the wise who are supposed to be
anxious for smoke consumers ought
to I've sufficient. remarks the Indian
apolis Star. This particular con-
ventiun
Potosi journal., 1907-10-23

had individual knives. forks and
spoons. but the common people ate
with their fingers. You helped your
self from the general dish with your
own spoon if you had one, but if you
were very, very fastidious you licked
the spoon clean first. The food was
quecr-rich, rank food--swans, herons.
pCIpoises. garlic, verjuice, saffrCn.
| There was mead and wine in floods
and ushers stood about whose duty
it was to lead to convenient couches
| such guests as had dined too we'll
! These ushers. being overworked. were
continually striking for Elore pay. The
hours We're queer, too. Breakfast
! dawn; dinner, ten o'clock; supper. fou:
. o'clock in the afternoon
Potosi journal., 1907-10-23

While Rroohlyn family slumhered.
happy in the protection of New York y
finest police. hra;ny burglars dropped
in and stole the safe. brooklyn people
should lock the safe up in the safe be
fore retiring II isn't safe to leav"
such things lying around as one would
"A red hot stove
Potosi journal., 1907-10-23

A tramp at Urbana took a change Of
Venue from the Illinois statutes to the
dictionary to prove that he was not a
warrant. II is we'll for the tramp who
expects to make Il SUCCESS of his pro
fession to qualify by being graduated
from college. He never knows
when the information thus obtained
MAY be useful.
Potosi journal., 1907-10-23
Carpenter Shop Too Busy.

CIarksviil". Trnn.--SuspcctinS the
heavy business William Cox and Al
len Bryan, negroes, were doing in
carupnter shop. the police raided the
place and arrested the two On the
charge OF bGotleg@ing. They dis
posed Of liquor in small quantities.
Potosi journal., 1907-10-23

In a dog case at Fclixs'ow". Eng
land. one witness testified that tho
dog who're loss was being sued Tor
wag worth 1925, while another s"ore
II was worthless. so the judg" award
cd &G2. 50 damages IA fair average.
Potosi journal., 1907-10-23
New jap Cruiser Launched.

Tokio-The new armnred cruiser
Kurana was launched al Yokosuka
The empress Of japan was present at
the ceremony. This new Warshlp IS
45O feet long. has displacement OF
Ia, 800 tons and 22.500 horsepower.
Potosi journal., 1907-10-23
Says It's Not So.

Report to the effect that electric
lights are detrimental tD the fycaight
are pronounced unfpundcd ~ Az cicc-
trical expert in the London Iinl"a
He says that the trpub!: ariaos fro:a
too direct exposure III the 'yr tp the
light, and that cff"ct would be the
same or wore with any other iigh..
Potosi journal., 1907-10-23

Nature continues to display its POW
or in WAYS that excite wonder. \
brand now volcano is reported TO have
ma,erialized in one Of the Aleutian
islands, thereby becoming an Ameri-
can possession. Will" a big meteor hit
IN, ground in New Mexico with dull,
sickening thud that shook the Coun-
try for miles around as though an
parthuuakt had occurred.
Potosi journal., 1907-10-23

Fifty widows want to marry an eN,
convict in Denver because he says II"
has reformed There is some hope for
them, since they are not taking hlm 10
reform him but have permitted him 10
in the lob for himself in his own way.
Potosi journal., 1907-10-23

Still. this Statement, hH a southern
professor that Irish potatoes breed
malaria in the human system is not
likely 10 chill the ardor Of the man
who likes EN- baked, split open, with
a hic dab of butter in the middle.
Potosi journal., 1907-10-23

The latest airship sensation is re-
ported from Germany. where Major
where in his bal!oon-unless 4 mod
erately strong wind objects. The
qualifying clause appears to be Of
some little importance.
Potosi journal., 1907-10-23

In addition To saving his airship NJ.
McllElan has also preserved his ta;th
that he has the right scheme for reach
irG tn" pole Eut Mr. Wcllman seems
10 overlook one dictate Of reason. As
the wind seems to bow the wrong
way continuously At the point he has
selected for starting. why does he not
go around to the other SIDE of the
,oi,. ard be blown across without diff
ti,nirL'
Potosi journal., 1907-10-23

If those Swedish explorers who are
going to seek the south pole imagine
that the climate gets warmer all the
way down. as it does in the rart Of
the world where they live. they are
liable To meet with surprises as they
progress toward their goal.
Potosi journal., 1907-10-23

A wrestler who weighs 800 pounds
has come over from MakadN,and 10
gather in American coin. II the kuS-
SLAMS had had such Japs 70 shoot AZ
they might have hit few thousand
more than they did
Potosi journal., 1907-10-23

L, Is a pity that those :anati'aI
Mcnrs should waste their Qic;ureSQU8-
ness On the GsSrc; air when IAeE
would make such ! hit III a-E a"'"Se-
N.vut Vark
Potosi journal., 1907-10-23
Coal Shipnents Are DELAYED.

Enid. Okla-Coal dealers charge
that the railroads are responsible for
the DELAYS in coal shipments. Court
action is suggested. but the carriers
DENY that they are a, fault.
Potosi journal., 1907-10-23

Prince S~:Yrne NtCshe>s has &C
ccmpiSned the extraordinary feat of
running an automobile from F'A!"S
to Paris in 10 days without running
nNCr AnNNNlN
Potosi journal., 1907-10-23

The French people are afraid 70 in
YES; in American struriu"S- II Is
feared that some If ouc tourists nave
been iraviuS Wall street tips IN faTiS
that did not pan Out.
Potosi journal., 1907-10-23

VsrhaYs the greatest requisite for
druggist is not knoWlsdsS out SUM
cieuI presence ~ mind IL avoid put
tinS the st-ychDiDe IN the G"iHihS
bottle
Potosi journal., 1907-10-23

President Guerrero OF Panama is
kitinc around Europe. bur doubtless
i. IS all right. Any man with 4 mod
crate amount Of ability should hc able
10 govern So small state on half