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The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-31
The Pieayyne just a dollar.
NOT ICE.

1 will prosecute any one found hunting on my inclosure on Greys Ferry Road three miles north of Prescott. Please do not force one to resort to this. C,C. Dickenson.
 Don't forget the meeting at the C. P. church Friday night. Rev. P. M. Fitzgerald and his singer, Prof. Mallon, will con- duct the services. Everyone cor dially invited. The meeting is for the town.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-31

The Picayune is authorized to an nounce Hon. H. s. Powell, of Camden, Ouaehita county, as a candidate for Congress from this (the 7th district Subject to the action of the Demo- cratic party. sssa ,...42
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-31

Phe Picayune is authorized to an nounce Hon. J. H. McColIum, of Hope, Hampstead county, as candidate for Congress from this (the 7th District Subject to the action of the Demo- cratic party.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-31

The Picayune is authorized to an nounce Hon. R. NJ. Wallace, of Mag nolia. Columbia county, as a cadidate for Congress from this lthe 7th Dis tricD Subject to the action of the Democratic party.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-31
THEATRE NO. |

WHEN HENRY WADSWORTH LONG FELLOW ANNOUNCED THAT TART IS
 LONG AND TIME IS FLEETING' he could not have been thinking of dramatic art. The only successful plays made out of his works were made by other hands than his. But his statement, if in it he
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-31
OFFICIAL SCHOOL VISITORS

The school board has selected Mesdames Mat Denman. Adam Gutherie, w. k. White, Jr., II. A. Sykes and P. $. Harrell as officlal visitors for the white free schools of this district whose du- ties are to visit the schools as often as possible.
 Mack Williamson has sold his residence on West Front street to D. F. finders. Mr. Will liamSon expects to move to Mena, Ark, in about a month. We re- gret to lose MT. Williamson and his family. He has been one of the most energetic young con- tractors of the city and will be greatly missed. We wish him and family much success ir their new home.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-31

Included dram atiC art, is susceptible of mountains of pr ocf. c OC D TA
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-31

a.n .heYe is '.Tt,E F1ODEN EANT. -yTicG WILL HE SEEN .T TOWN 'G50i>z2 MANY DAYS, aE4 which is ore ,t .1e a-s, O. h.,4e.E 4I2r;.as. 4t,.-.s been
 Dc, % c.s- -.. t.1. its ,,ar2 D feal!ze '2t V IT.. C j.: than l. is. | Viii not i,. it has real huruap Blood ig its Yeins
 'c14ayt d!e.
 lts Hidden Cardn is one of those
 Il dIan 4s oI the season, which ii ss ,.49 of froLn and jolly on tlc stage, lera3 3z evenlpg's entertainment which .lS 9!5 | lll lovers of all that is pest in ram ,e art T. r;eco is one f those framatie stories t~~--A-.-.a.-'ra. @r.-- '- .s-- .n which tnes 2eop.e forJta, unGchrOi. rlA! 1 t.24n county -~-,, 4s.a. l~--a-.-S always s3 iEtete5. .1E Whcn faithfully p-o- lu-ei or the s:a~e "Thc Hidden Hando a3 # will be seen nere ia said to be so real i5tic that one can almost imagine oneself snfting the ozone 0. the Blue Ridge mount aims, and listening 3 the quaint manners of speech of tae people, both white and black of Old Virginia.
 It is one of those NATURAL PLAYS THAT HAS NO WICKED WOMEN WITH PAINTED FACES AND WHITEWASHED CAREERS, no loathsome men of obiect- ionable sins, nor any shocking episodes. "Your Moneys Worth or Your Money Back" USUAL PRICES WILL PREVAIL
 Prescott Opera
 House Nov. l9
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-31
N0TI ICE.

 To the F. E. c. U., of Nevada
 County.
 As have been asked so often whether W. C. Felts was selected by the union to buy cotton seed. l wish to say that the Board of directors recommended Bro Felts and was later endorsed by the executive committee to buy seed.
 w. F.. Marsh. Chairman Executive Committee. J. F. Hudson left Sunday night for Lake county Venn., where he has a position for the re- mainder of the year.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-31
TIME TABLE. St. Louis Iron Mountain & SOuirerl.
lE6AL NOTICE,

J. T. J. DAWSON. Agent.
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OF several Vials containing the waters NJ
the Elb and man other rivers info the
ocean, and delivered a long address which
VIII appear in the Appendix" wrote Mr.
hardle Blu somehow the address got left
out. eO' "'
"Salutes We're then fired from the Revenue
cutter. he pilot boats and several of the
steamboats,, the chronicle continues. "and
the nautical procession returned TO the CITY
about 4 O'Clock, when the corporation and
the several parties that accompanied them
landed. At this time the city societies were
on the Battery, where they had lust arrived
after a long march through our PRINCIPAL
streets"
IL was a great parade. made I'D of the
organizations Of tailors. bakers, -cooners.
butchers, tanners, curriers'. skinners. comb
makers, shoemakers, hatters, stonemas0n a.
s~tonecutters, chairmGkers. saddlers. ship
wrightS and caulkers, boatbuilders. pilots.
booksellers n s~tatlOners. cnbinetmakers.
all in their newly done up work clothes
students OF Columbia College in caps and
gowns, officers of the army and navy mem
bers Of fraternal societies, eight coinDaniss
OF the volunteer fire department. nor 10
mention the Printers Society, which had
a car drawn by four horses on which were
mounted two printing presses of the most
exquisite workmanship.
On the stage" wrote Mr.. Hardie, was
Mr.. James Dram. the oldest printer in This
city. seated in DR.. FrankIin's armchair
The presses worked many thousand copies
OF the Ode written for the occasion by s
Woodwork, Esq, which were Distributed
by two. merc1ries and two heraIds. They
had two superb banners painted bv John
K. Smith. Esq"
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tells Of doss buried in rosewood or ma
hognny Cofans. some with gold handles'
and gold. Jewel studded collars around thai
necka.
-You have no idea.' he will wander on
how much money some undertakers make
on the side in these dog collins. OfeSn
the collins are lined with plush or velvet
and cost large sums Of money.
And then some people insist on having
their dogs embalmed before they are
willing TO bury them. OF course the unoer-
takers keep hat part OF their business very
secret, but they do il just the same
The grave digger tells Of one woman
who after she had buried "A dog began 20
DO nervOusS about the depth Of the grave.
She was afraid that a heavy rain might
wash the earth on the coffin or that some
animal might dig IL up.
And would you believe it?" odds the
digger Of graves, growing more confidential.
Il had to dig that wOmanis dog up again
and sink him two inches lower just TO
soothe her nerves"
Many OF the dogs hat were prize n
In their lively days have all their trophies,
ribbons, silver mugs and such things buried
with them. Others have all their old col
lars, whips and playthings. and ono woman
actually buried a Bible and rosary with a
dog.
"OG course I know it must seem very
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silly, she said in explanation. but it Just
makes mo feel better. so why shouldn't
do it?"
And do they lave real funerals for dogs.
with services and so on?" asked the seeker
of information Of the digger Of graves.
well, no; no real services" he explained.
though some Of them would like 70,
guess, by the way they act.
Sometimes they bring the body up from
New York in an automobile, sometimes
they ship it up as freight and meet il at the
railway station with carriages. Only family
and friends, you know There are never
very many Of them.
But the way those people act when il
comes TO covering up the box is-weII-
Just aboutthe limit. And the men are not
much better than the women either. I've
got n pretty interesting job. I can tell YOU.
And q Of them come p regularly and
zee 10 it that I'm keeping the grave i'm d X
condition. And on the day of the dogs death
they usually decorate the grave with lowers
| can tell you | wouldn't mind being some
dogs"
There are now $50 dogs and about twenty
cats buried in the cemetery. Plots cost
from SIS TO S2j each. including a zinc
lined box which il Theoretically sealed for
shipping. This. however, il only the mini
mum expense for "A dog funeral, and from
this point the price goes up far into the
hundreds.
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got che whole pack on mo. for they already
smels money and we're coming up.
30 / gave the sixpsncs Co tho one who had
first spoken to me and told her TO keep four
pence for herself and TO give tuppencs to
her little friend.
I'm afraid they came TO blows owe 10.
Az for me. l left tho picturesque Claddagh
and saw ieNno more.
IL was that same morning that l had
seen the entire population lining one OF
the streets in that part Of Cal
way. and there l got shot after shot Of the
picturesque groups.
l asked what they we're waiting for, and
one OF the mackerel selling and barefooted
Valasquez women told me that an Amer
lean circus was coming,
Ifelt il was worth waiting 10 see an Amer
lean circus in Galway.
The circus wns called Bluff Bills Wild
West Show Not Buffalo Bill, mind you,
but Buff Bill.
For a long time l waited and at last my
patience was rewarded.
l knew just what il would ~. There
would be fifty or sixty cowboys on their
broncos, a bevy Of female s~harpshoOters,
and the Deadwood stage; and for the cir
Gus part of il an elephant or two and the
$4,000 beauty, followed up by dens Of wild
beasts and representatives Of all the Coun-
tries of the world.
At last music was heard. The band was
approaching. Around a bend in the street
came the usual crowd of small boys and
girls running ahead.
Then came a yellow wagon. with a cow
boy band di~scoursing the latest New York
favorite.
Next came one dreadful dwarf, made
up as a hidcous clown. Behind him rode
ordinary negro. not costumed in any
special manner. He was enough novelty
he was.
And behind these two rode a man OF the
tooth powder vender type, with long hair.
boiledNshirt. sOmbrero and no necktie.
He was Buff Bill.
And that constituted The parade.
II was worth waiting for, il only to see
it is that constitutes a wondrous
spectacle to n small boy.
Fifty years from now some prosperous
Chicagoan will take his grandson 10 see a
mile parade Of some great circus of the
period, with half a hundred elephants, a
noble horsemen and scores Of
gilded chariots; and when the small boy
voices his rapture the old man will say with
sincerity:
"It's pretty good, l suppose, but you
TO rave seen the circus that came to
Galway when l was a boy ofeight. That beat
any circus I've ever seen since. l couldn't
sleep for weeks thinking about it,"
CHARLES RATTFII, IOOAHIq
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GREAT UNDERGROUND BALLROOM
How u Is Lighted by Day and Night The
Gardens Overhead.

The underground ballroom at Welbeck
where their Maiesties OF Spain graced the
debut Of the Duke and Duchess OF PortIand'a
only daughter. has none OF the gloomy char
acteristics of "A cellar.
By day AZ well as by night n il perfect v
lighted. being designed and built by the old
duke as a picture gallery. IL is lighted en-
tirely from above. the fiat, wonderfully deco
rated roof being pierced by twenty-seven
big ~octagonal skylights. built up Of prisms
and recessed from view. The light falling
thus Is softeDed by passing through rich
crimson silk. The Fighter exquisite glass
chandeliers which illuminate the room bv
night were an object OF the mysterious dukes
particular care; many sets after being spe-
cially made we're ruthlessly rejected before
his taste was pleased.
One notable feature in the room is the mar
BILE bust OF the invisible Drince"--as his
tenants called him who constructed the
apartment by the simple process of exca-
waiting a quarter OF an acre OF ground. lining
the clay banks with a double wall. sand
wiched with asphalt to exclude damp. span-
ming II with iron beams weighing over twenty
tons each and resting on arches to form the
roof.
It In quite Nat and level with the garden
above, so that one walks over a beautifully
turfed lawn. little dreaming that below thi.
sylvan spot is the splendid chamber 100 feet
long and a. feet vide. which has been do
scribed by competent Judges as the most noble
and a~maZingIDrlvate room in Europe.
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ChInamsn's Success In Mexico.

rum NV bdVtHtOre Americas.
Away down In the Sierra Madre Mounea;r.
OF northern Mexico 1 came across a Chinaman
who has made a great success OF farming snd
VINO Is destined to become a very rich mar /"
ssld Mr.: Thomas II. Handy OF San Antonic
IeX This son Of the Orient. whose nan.
Is zoe. mas the biggest potato farm IN III
MhOIe ~repuDltc. lie speaks both I'm giish ~
opanlsn Wen, and he is as auick and rrn
gressive as any Yankee I ever beheiI ~.
neiEnD0rs admire and like him immen.siw
Mexiro. 'p"arer man IN.
Joe came into Mexico about avs w..A
ago and bought ana acres OF min nrov SSGsr.
~n .o1nTLlve land az trihing cost and on cTsd;tI
~ athTted N raising Irish p~otatoesS and ,SsI.
uInoukn the nrsC season to nav for ME rIsnn
aiiS success caused him to buy more n-nnsS,,,
snd ne nov, owns 5000 acres. Not oncs ~
" hau 4 failure or crops, and ~ seaSc. -
,O'h me ne expected bis shiDmen. az nocs1nas
~ De Hoout seventy carloads. rhev az. ~
nns5L ever saw and in quality fully eo,,al ~
CaI e"trated variety that has made GresE.w
IT'S farm Is right at the summit n, a.
continental divide. 1900 feet nbows ~ the
1ood' wnere there y plenty OF rainfall to MAJ
tnb%"vsu vIpps without irrigation. Joe "a 80
snas ne hau made a beginning IN s,tgsr ms
,,1ha.ninE wlth good results and he Tal;Dvog
evat noIthern Mexico would some dsv hn1vven
gosia great sugar producing regions az 9shss
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y went along. az everybody who read it o n
mat happy November 4. 1025. averred.
Here are parts OF IL:
Pts done'- Proud ART OR NATURE has prevailed
GENIUS and PEnsEvERANek has succeedrdl
Though selfish PREJUDICE assaulted,
And honest PRUDENCE pleaded.
TisdOnel-Th monarch OF the briny tide.
Whose giant arm cncIrcl-s earth.
To virgin ERIE is allied,
A bright-ryed nymph Of mountain birth.
To-day the sire Of ocean takes
A sylvan maiden 10 his arms,
The Goddess of the crystal lakes,
In all her native charmsi
All hail TO the ART which unshackIcs the SOUL
And nrcs II with love OF gloryl
And causes the victor, who reaches the goal.
To live In deathless stOvi
Which teaches young Genius to rise from earth.
On FancY's airy piniOn,
To assert the Claims OF its heavenly birth,
And seize on its blcSi dominion.
The Art which the banner Of Truth unflrrd.
When darkness weird each nation.
And prompted Columbus 20 seek a new world
On the unexplorrd map Of creation.
The ART which enabled her FRASKLtS 10 prove.
And solve each mystic wonder,
To arrest the forked shafts OF Jove,
And play with his bolts Of thunder.
The ART which enables her sons to aspire.
Beyond all wonders In story:
For an unshackled PRESS is the pillar OF IRE,
Which lights them to Freedom and Glory.
But the goings on OF that November
day. when the roar Of n and the
merry peal OF our numerous bells greeted
the sun as he arose in n cloudless skv."
are worth closer attention. for Hardie's
chronicle ia full OF interesting details which
many historians in their abridgments have
eliminated.
THE grand feet arrived in our waters from
Albany about 5 o'clock in the morning
and came to near the State Prison" saws
Hardie. Tn State Prison was in the vii
lage OF Greenwich, described as about "a
mile and a half north OF the City Hall"
In a few moments aRterward signals
were given by the flagship, and the various
nags, banners and decorations we're run
up az II az the command Of a magician.
me heet consisted of the Chancellor
Livingston. Capt. Lockwood. under the
special direction OF Charles Rhind, Esq,
acting as Admiral. assisted bv Commo-
dore Wtswall. having In Tow the elegant
canal packet boat the Seneca Chief Of
Buffalo; the Constitution. Capt. Bartholo-
new, having in tow the Rochester boat
which among other productions Of the
West were two living wolves. a fawn, a
FOX, four. raccoons and two eagles. Other
boats followed, the names of which my
limits do not permit me to mention.
Al these vessels having got In their
proper places the new and superb steam
boat Washington, Capt. f. 8. Bunker,
up, bearing the great banner Of the
corporation. representing in dark figures
the arms OF the city upon a snow white
ground. This 10 a boat Of large dimensions,
beautiful model and superbly finished
uniting all the improvements IN
steamboat architecture. She was decorated
IN a more superb manner than can possibly
described. She ran alongside Of the
Chancellor and a committee OF the corpora
ton with a committee OF officers OF the
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mOurner's benOhr o that he may grew for
his pct In comfort.
The most elaborate grave 10 that Of q
bulldog that once belonged h a family
named Wilson. Besides having a big
granite stone at the head. IL has two little
bay trees on either side, and at the foot 10
a little marble trough with three little
marble canaries drinking out Of IL. The
OanarieH would be mors easily explained
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-08
WHEN OCEAN AND ERIE Met
GRAND CELEBRATION IN THIS
TOWN AND 4 FLOWERY ODE.
The Latter Printed ON q Moving stage Dur.
Ing the Great Pageant flames ardie's
Description OT the ''Scenps That Were
Too Magnificent TO he Described

the Latter Printed On q Moving stage Dur.
Ing the Great Pageant james HardIe's
Description ~ the ''scenrs That Were
Too Magnificent 90 he Described. :,
-The long expected day so glorious for
the city n State. with all its pomp and
ceremonies, has passed and its incidents
k fragments Of a splendid vision are now
floating in bright and glowing masses
through our imagination"
Thu great feet had arrived in the waters
OF New York city from Albany, decorated
in a more superb manner than can possibly
he described; the roar of cannon and
merry peals of our numerous bells" had
greeted the sun a he rose in a ~cloudless
sky; Gov. Dewitt Clinton had poured A
keg Of water Of Lake Erie into the Atlanta
surrounded by sloops of war and craft
representing all nations. which formed a
spectacle beautiful beyond measure and
there had been u a pageant as had
never been seen in an American city.
Which IL TO say, the grand canal had been
officially opened. And James Hardie. A. NJ.
had sat him down to write all about IL for
his little book, "A Description OF the Citv
Of New York"
Hardie had q tough job on his hands, and
knew IL. for he wrote while those fraR-
ments OF a splendid vision were still floating
In bright and glowing masses through his
imagination: Those who saw the maRnia-
cent scene will at once admit that IL cannot
be printed in language. and those who had
not tina happiness must content them
selves with the assurance thai our very best
endeavors to convey to them an adequate
idea Of the grandeur Of It all will fail"
IL seems TO have been a day Of SUPER
latives, Alderman Cowdery, who spoke
for the municipal government at the re-
ception to Gov. Clinton ard the other dis
tinguished guests. declared that -the ac-
complainant Of this wonderful object
will in future ages be amongst the most
splendid efforts Of genius" The Governor
himself said: THE Valley Of the Misy'ssippi
will soon pour its treasures in this great
emporium according to Mr.. Hardie's re-
port. And another. praising the Erie
Canal, said: 1T begyars 70 ins~igniRcance
all similar undertakings In the Old World,
and in point Of extent 10 the longest line
OF continued labor in the world. after the
wall OF China
Small wonder that the people were ex-
ultant, and small wonder that they not
only accepted but approved the ode which
was printed on a moving press in the parade.
and distributed 70 the crowd,
Ills dOnei It's dOnei-The mighty chain
which Joins bright EHrs 10 Inc MAIN.
For ages shall porpetuats
The glory Of our nativr State
That's how Il began; but 10 got better a.
"H | ca HmaIMHHN- .HH - !
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IL it were a ca: grave, but perhaps this
particular bullpup had feline predictions.
For six months after he was buried
this dog had fresh violets or roses placed
upon his grave every day. il is chronicled.
h burial cost the bulldogs owner over
$500.
The grave digger Of the cemetery also
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This time the rhy 81, = /: gut there.
This cemetery, moreover. contains French
dogs and French inscriptions and German
dogs. And just as human COMMISSIONERS have
little angels on them 30 these dog tomb
stones have little puppies carved on them
playing with toys. Next to one Of the
graves the owner has erected a big rustic
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picture a seSningly original verse dsdicatet
to them.
Ye winds Of heaven blow softly DER
This sacred. hallOwsd SPOT
For midst the changing scenes Of life
They will never be forgot.
Oh. faithful friends. oh. loving pets.
Those dreams OF bygone pleasures.
How denrer is thy memories
Than countless golden treasures.
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PIT DOGS BURIED In STATE
POETRY AND SCULPTURE ADORN
THEIR TOMBSTONES.
EDltaDhs I'm This Canine Cemetery That
Read Like Those Of Humans Some OE
the BurlAls COstIy-A score Of Cats
Also Gene IN for Post Murtem Luck.
SYDNEY.
Born a dog.
Lived like a gentleman.
Died Beloved.

Great was the surprise Of the casual
passerby when he read this inscription
In a picturesque little cemetery situated
on one OF the most beautiful OF the Harris
dale hills. He had expected records Of
long forgotten generations, perhaps the
history of the village in the lives OF it's
citizens. and instead the COMMISSIONERS con-
tanned nothing but inscriptions to dogs,
with an occasional cat spftaph here and
there.
-Fido. asleep" "Our beloved fox terrier,
FlOssie. . Dedicated TO the memory Of our
pet cat. Smutty." Such a tumble OF in
scriptions meet the eyes that the visitor
begins TO wonder whether the souls of Fido
and Smutty now rest peacefully side by
side or whether they arise at the witching
hour 10 fight out once more their lifelong
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-24
Loss OF LIFE OVER 1000
American Vice Consul Says Shocks
Continue at Kingston


WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The Presi-
dent has finally dismissed the incident
connected with the refusal by Governor
Swettenham of aid from Admiral Davis.
as is shown by the following letter.
made public at the State Department
today. addressed by Acting Secretary
Bacon to Charge d'Affaires Howapi OF
the British Embassy:
I have the honor TO acknowledge the receipt Of
cate the subject of the contents received by you
from Sir Edward Grey in reference to the ia
maica incident.
hasten TO you that. behalf of the
whatever TO the matter. and very much appre-
ciates the frank and ready courtesy and consid-
Grafton shown in this dispatch by Sir Edward
Grey.
| can only repeat to you. in this formal way.
what / said to you personally last evening, as
cordial spirit shown by your Government. 1t is
gratifying the President to feel that IL has
been possible for this country TO show in any
way. however small. its friendship TO COM
munity OF your people in time of such suffering
and need
The latest report of conditions in ia
maica was the following cablegram
from American Vice Consul Orret-dated
Jamaica, Jan. 81:
Forxood alive. Hamburg American pier saved.
also Royal Mail. Estimated loss OF life over
1000 Fire loss. 81. 900 000 Loss by the earth
quake impossible TO estimate, building in
sailed. Publicly thanked by Mayor for services.
Health of city still good. Trains running on
time. Agricultural interests not suffering. Shocks
continue.