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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03

OF what Monte Carlo means to the Prince
of Monaco. In the first place he derives
from the Casino Company a direct income
Of about 100000 yearly. This tidy sum
is paid him for the concession that the
Casino Company holds for doing business
in his dominions and is paid whether the
gambling year has been profitable or not.
1T is an inherited right from the father
or the present prince. Aside from this he
holds 5000 shares in the Casino Company,
controlling interest, SO that he domi-
mates the concern. His stock usually
pays dividends enough to make his yearly
income about a million dollars all paid
out of the losses of the thousands of
gamblers who visit the resort.
Besides the power he yields as heavy
shareholder in the company and lessee
Of the rights the Prince of Monaco con-
stitutes in himself almost all the state
offices. He is head of the army chief
of police, chief administrator of justice.
in fact. general Pooh Bah of every
thing. He rules by right divine like other
sovereigns of the old world, and his mon
archy is absolute as the car and the
sultan. His people have no constitution,
no legislature and no representation in
the government Of the principality.
This Is the state of affairs that the
people Of Monaco are said to be firing
of. Camille Blanc. one of the largest
stockholders of the gambling company,
it Is charged by the subjects Of Prince
Albert, has been given too much his own
way lately and to the detriment of the in
terests of the principality.
The plan of the "revolutionists" is to
get Louis. SON of the reigning prince,
either on the throne or in q presidents
chair. Louis is about thirty years of
age and was formerly in the French lega-
ton. He was morganatically married and
is the father of two children
Louis because of differences of wears
ago has not spoken to his father for a
long time He is hand and glove with
the ''revolutionists' and declares If the
people place him on the throne he will
turn the great museum on which Prince
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03

and her modern lover should die singing
coloratura arias-just as he had seen the
night
He set to work Immediately, and be-
fore he sought his couch he had finished
one-act opera to which he gave the
title of Les Miserables."
The finished production, which Mrs.
O'Fay found on her dressing table the
next morning. was not intended for pub
LEGATION but-here it is:
Scene.-A road in the National Geological Park
large red touring car approaching at lively
clip. In the tOnneau seated Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith. The is driven by chauffeur next to
whom is an expert mechanical and electrical en-
gineer-especialIy hired by the Smiths. and at a
tremendous figure. The automobile. after giving
two three quick. short jerks. slows down and
finally stops altogether, much TO the surprise or
the occupants. Little pufs of smelly white
smoke issue from underneath the car.
Mr.. Smith arises and, looking first at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03
Delays Of Anticipation.
Birmingham Age Herald.

From the Birmingham Age Herald.
Are you still taking a cold pfr0oo
every morning."
mo: quit doing that to save TINA.
why, a cold plunge doesn't take bue
minute or two
IT know. but / used to spend three
quarters of an hour curled up IN -,
hesitatinG."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03

RING the past
season of grand
opera in Wash
ington Mrs. O'Fay
decided that the
O'Fays would at
tend at least one
performance. Mr..
O'Fay's education
having been re-
IigiouS and COM
mercial a t h e r
than musical, he
O'Fay said gen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03
"Cuss.' y
From the New York World.

A controversy over the origin of ''cuss"
has cropped out in the columns of a
contemporary. Whether the word comes
from curse or from the German kraus
whether. indeed, it is not derived from
customer. whatever its source the ety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03

chauffeur and then at the electrical engineer
sings in voluptnous. portentous tenor.
What is this? What is this? What is
thiS-S-s-S?"
Mrs Smith taking her at the second
this. interrupts in magnifcenty clear So
prano voice.
'Oh, kind heaven, what is this?
Such an irritating hiss,
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orally obtained, however, so he marcheo
dutifully out and purchased the tickets
The performance over. Mr.. CFay
deliberately bundled his wife into the
waiting automobile, and all the way home
kept a complete and ominous silence. A
little later, in the privacy of their own
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mological question involved Is of minor
consequence as compared with the mo-
mentary revival Of a useful term which
Since "bloke'' and guy" came into the
vernacular "cuss' has largely lost its
place i'm popular speech surviving ma inly
in the back country.
1t has been real loss. A ''cuss' in
the day of the words general vogue was
something more than the mean fellow"
to which correspondent limits it0
meaning. There was the .'ornery cuss"
to be sure. but on the other hand a man
cuss. In the Bieelow papers there is an
''everlastin cuss." 1t was the application
of the term to all kinds and conditions
of men which gave il its aptness John
HAYS Jim BiudSo would have been called
a cllss in Pike county-of whom the poet
said:
He waren't saint hut at Judgment
I'd run my chance with jim.
There were cusses of all kinds on the
Stanislaus, at Poker Flat. in the gold
fields, on the picket lines in the war OF
the rebellion wherever men have con-
gresated. The newer slang which comes
up from the BOwery fits across the
footlights Of the musical comedy is no
doubt largely responsible for the decline
of ''cuss.'' for which it has furnished no
satisfactory substitute.
A distinguished British author has ~
Gently proposed a society for the resusci-
taton of old words now In dislee. Tho
passing of word like "cuss'' illustrates
the possibilities of usefulness of such .
society Unhappily. fashions in words.
once they have gone out, unlike fashions
in clothes, never come back.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03

Your right to be fool and expires on the first of
April Be that you calendar pad Don't ask for
extension of priDge-the world has little asses it
makes them beasts of burden.
The Smart Aeck who kicks always bangs brick
The at his feet isn't worth whle- only holds joke
Sanity wastes its energy boters with pckups
AS Old Farmer Judd used tell his boarders "Get YOUR
peaches from the tree there's usually uorn in ,oindfaN
sound fruit don't drop the eround you've got climb after
it knock it down."
The sures to "getpoor-quck try "2et-rich
quick The best goods sold reduced prices Nothing
frst-class be found on Lies bargain-counter:
The rich mans day longer than the laborers and
dferen holds the chances and the priueqes
Failure and success measured by the clockck
DETERMINATION UTILITIES TIME-NEGLECT BRJ-
TALES 1T.
All the opportunity in America is in the OPEN It's
public donatake much Of you can-bu you'll need
to and brain realize and your strength
to hold it.
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Husband and wife embrace ferventy and sing
above the roar Of the burning and the sizzling
" rubber and varnish, the duet
81 am ready, dear, to die
All. ah, tra-la-la-la-
Kiss me sweet and say goodbye.
All, All, tra-la-Ia-la-
Goodbye! Goodbye, tra-la-la,
Forever, tra-la-la-lar'
Grand chorus of chaufeurs, assistants en-
ployes from adjacent garages. park policemen and
adjacent nursemaids. Some swing lanterns and
gasoline cans aloft: some industriously honk au-
tomobile horns: then nursemaids wheel the per-
ambulators close to the scene of the wreck fhae
their Young charges may be entertained by the red
fire Suddenly in the distance appears a huge bird
grin swan II is only one Of the Right brothers
twho has been notified of the explosion by wire
neroplane The Villagers. as we'll as the occn-
pants of the see it and sing a song of hope.
Lob: rejoice with great joy, for succor is
The whizz of the aeroplane rudder We
hear.
Means have arrived for this couples sal
walton,
No longer they fear slow death by Gre
nation
1t is growing late and the evening shadows
lengthen Lanterns are hastily lit to aid the
airship, despite the fact that il is directing pow
erful searchlights at the unfortunate automobile
Nearer and nearer comes the heavier than air
machine and finally gracefully hovers the burn
ing car Soarville Right let's down basket for the
victims 10 climb into. But alas, 1t is too latei
The fire has connected with the gasoline tank
and. with an ear-splfting report. the automobile
blows up. shooting past. but dangerously near,
the aeroplane.
Absolutely nothing is left of the car or the four
occupants. The only thing left prove the
truth of the story is the sort Of silvery haze
which can be seen in the heavens at night. The
superstitous to this day believe this TO he the
Milky Way: In reality il is Mrs. Smiths gray
automobile veil. which is fioa ting in space.
The curtain falls the chorus kneeng. All
eyes turned TO heaven She direction in which
the auto and the occupants were travelling when
last
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Mr. O'Fay entered his wife's boudoir
just as she finished reading the manu-
script She sort of choked several times
and finally Sasped:
But, Charles, this is absurd. Why
didn't they leave the automobile when
the fire first started?"
O'Fay got in his innings right then
and there
My dear he said, II am more Grieved
thar | can express at your inartistic
criticism. How could they jump out or
escape? 1t is grand opera
Copyright 1910, by Josephine Iishe)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03

iEADFULLY disturbing news
comes from Monaco. the
smallest principality In Eu-
rope and the only absolute
monarchy in the world. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03

Heard you not yon dreadful blast?
Hope forever now is past,
I am ready, dear, to die,
Kiss me, love, and say good-byer'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03
BY HERBERT KAUFMAN

You the tool with which fortune titled you debuss
yourself and your vtaty on folly you can't COMPLAIN
because the fruit of endeauor the logical of It's
seed-f you cultivate weeds you can't pluck
Glass and mass and privileged few and ~down-trodden
many" are the expressions of failures
So long immigrants progress from Ellis Island tho
thousand andsso long farmboys become reapeknes-
so long pennes Scotcmen by sheer persistence realize in
steel their youthful long brakeen follow the rails
until they change their caooes private long
boys to merchant long stenographes
men Of notes. and end note-te history of
continent will the lie to the of the Lazy-the
wmpers OF the coward the snars of the deagogue
THERE ARE NO IMPOSSIBnITIES in AMERICA.
There bounds limits any ambition, if it be
clean and wholesome and fought for
But wisdom has always accomplished than folly
steadastness justly finds the goal that reiaby The
less effort the less he lower he aims the
lower he strikes-he lands where he Leaps
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-05-24
BANNER FRUIT YIELD IN
THE INLAND EMPIRE
Especial to Silver State.)

SPOKANE, Wash, May 24.-Mills
ir Spokane and throughout the Inland
Empire are working day and night on
apple, peach. cherry plum and berry
boxes. more than 100000 of which
each holding so pounds, viii be re
quired to pack the fruit crop in east.
ern Washington and Oregon, north and
central Idaho. western Montana and
southeastern British Columbia the com
ing summer and next fall Packed
with fruit these packages would fill
1865 freight ears. or 625 trains of %
ears each. The value of the crop is es
timated ut from $4,000 900 to 500,
100000, and may reach higher figure
because of the shortage reported in
midilewestern states.
Fully 100000 boxes will be deliv
cred to orchidists in the Wenatehee
valley in central Washington and il
is predicted that not less than ? 500,
600 boxes will be used in the Yakima
valley Wala Walla and Okanogan
valleys will take up to 100000 boxes
Me tho rerrv and tree fruit growers
in the upper Columbia country sa,
e'r orchards will run, at least 500 00C
boxes A million boxes will be deliv
cred in the Palouse district in south
eastern Washington and western Ida
no, the Blue Mountain country and thu
Saokare ard s.. Maries valleys and
other nearby points. Other belts in
Washington ard Oregon have orders II
for ! 100000 boxes.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-05-24
HISTORICAL SOCIETY WISHES
EARLY-DAY LITERATURE

Jeanne Elizabeth Wier, secretary of
the Nevada State Historical society,
has issued the following circular re-
garding the preservation of Nevada
literature Of the pioneer days
Do not destroy books, pamphlets,
newspaper files. manuscript narratives,
diaries, public correspondence, or origr-
nal documents of any kind which may
throw light on the early history of Ne
vada. The Nevada Historical society
needs them.
"Ephemeral publications, such as
broadsides, leaflets. tracts, circulars,
political dodgers, etc, present a faith
ful day-today picture of great interest
and value. Old account books of early
storekeepers, letters Of pioneers. and
diaries of original settlers should all
be collected and kept. Any one having
such records will confer great benefit
upon future writers and students of
Nevada history by sending them to the
Nevada Historical society, Reno, where
they will be carefully preserved and
made accessible to the public Mt an
early date Contributions to the mu-
scum and the portrait gallery are also
solicited; mineral specimens. relics of
old camps. souvenirs of pioneers, ETC.,
are desired. Kindly communicate with
us if you know of the whereabouts of
any material concerning Nevada and
we will endeavor to secure il. The
society will provide for the transporta-
tion of such material if notified in ad-
vance and given opportunity to ar
range for rates.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-05-24
DEAL CLOSED FOR FAMOUS
OHIO SIYER-COLD MINES
largest Mining Sale Recorded in the State for Several YedS
l25TOn Mill Will Be Erected on the Property

The largest mining deal consummat-
ed in the state since Charles NJ Schwab
purchased the Montgomery -Shoshone
at Bullfrog several years ago, was
closed at Winnemueca this morning.
Donald Ferguson, the wellknown Gold
field mining promoter, purchased from
f. p. Snapp and T. F. Melody the five
remaining claims of the famous Ohio
group, located at Rebel Creek, having
bought the other three from the Wells
Fargo people some weeks ago.
The three claims of the Ohio which
had been developed were sold to the
Fargo people in 1884, by F. P.
Snapp, and have a record of producing
100000 Owing to the death of one
Of the owners, and other causes, it was
closed down 20 years ago, since which
time it has remained idle. Last sum-
mer, at his own expense, Mr.. Ferguson
cleaned the mine out and sampled the
ores, after which he purchased the
three claims, as above stated.
Mr.. Ferguson, who arrived from the
east last evening, when seen at the
Lafayette today by a representative
of the Silver State, made the following
statement
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-05-24
COURT Will ADJ
JOURN SATURDAY

The jury in the case of State of Ne
vada VS.. Willis, which has been on
trial in the District Court since Fri
day, this morning returned a verdict
finding defendant guilty of assault
with a deadly weapon, as charged. The
punishment for the crime is imprison-
ment in the state penitentiary for from
one to two years or fine not exceed
ing $4,000, or both Willis will be sen.
fenced by Judge Pike Friday morning.
Jury Discharged for the Term.
After the Willis verdict had been re-
turned this morning, Judge Pike ex-
cused the jury for the balance of the
term.
Lowry Case on Trial.
This afternoon the case of Lowry vs.
Lowry is being heard by Judge Pike
Calendar Again Rearranged.
Owing to the fact that the Willis
case was not completed on schedule
time, Judge Pike today rearranged the
civil calendar as follows
Ames VS.. Hills, Roesch VS.. McCul-
loch, Ames VS.. McCulloch, continued
over the term.
Grant VS.. Grant, Thursday, May 20.
Lovelock Mercantile Co. VS.. Chafey
Mines Co., Friday, May 27.
1t is now expected that court will
adjourn for the term Saturday after
noon
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-05-24
FOR POWDER
FACTORY AT RENO

DIR. III. Schurz, general superintend-
ent of the Pacific Steeite company
with headquarters in San Francisco, is
in Reno arranging for the construction
Iof the Steelite Powder Works west Of
this city near the line of the Southern
Pacific. The plans for the factory
have been accepted by Col. B. w.
Dunn, head of the company, and he
has wired DIR. Schurz to proceed with
the construction The first plans sub
mitted to him were not accepted but
now the new plans have been approx
ed and the work is to start. Accord
ing to the new plans the factory will
have a maximum of three thousand
pounds of explosives in the mixing and
packing house and forty thousand
lpounds in the storehouse.
DR.. Schurz has taken rooms at the
Colonial Apartment house and is now
prepared to nave the work on the
construction of the factory commenced
Immediately. He states that all con-
tractors who have any idea of bidding
for the work may see him at his apart
ments at any time.
The factory will soon be under way
and it is believed that before fall it
will be in peraton.-Gazette.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-05-24
in MEMORY OF
JANETTE PALMER

Mrs. Janette Palmer was born in
in her SD year and departed this life
May %, 1910. Her maiden name was
Keyes When three years of age her
father. David Keyes, moved with his
family to Michigan. Mrs. Palmer
united with the Episcopal church at
Athens, Michigan, when but fourteen
years of age She was student at Al
bion college several years and one of
her classmates, Mrs Clinton B. Fisk,
still survives her. AT the age of 81
years she was united in marriage TO
Philo NJ Palmer They lived in per-
feet harmony together until her hus-
bands decease in 1908, since which
time she has resided with her son, Mr..
David Palmer. in Paradise, her daugh-
ter Mrs Emily Shelley in San Jose,
and the last two years with her grand
son, Mr.. C. f. Haviland, in Winnie
mueca.
Calm and content, in spite of much
suffering. in the joyful hope of eternal
life, her presence was daily bendic-
tion in each of these homes
The surviving members of her fami-
ly are her son, MT DaVld Ialmer, ner
daughter, Mrs. Emily Shelley. three
grandsons. Mr.. c. E. Haviland, DIR.
Robert New. O'Neal and Willmore
Palmer, and four great grandchildren
Harold, Vera and Dorothy Haviland,
Katherine and Jessica O'Neal.
Her example of Christian faith and
fortitude is one worthy for her family
to follow. Surely she being dead, yet
speaketh.
Brief services were held at the resi-
denee of her grandson Mr. G. f. Havi-
land, in Winnemucca May % at p.
m and the funeral services were con
Quoted at the Methodist Episcopal
church in Paradise May 23, at 3 p. M,
Rev. f. p. Bonnefon, her pastor, con-
dueting these services, which were at
tended by most of the immediate rela-
tives and many of her friends. There
were many bautiful flowers, which
were brought by her friends and neigh
bors. Her body was laid to rest beside
that Of her husband, in the Paradise
cemetery.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-05-24
LOCAL BRIEFS

Tom Scott, Of Platora, is in town for
n day or two.
NJ. D. Staunton returned Yesterday
from a business trip to San Francisco,
r.. r, Snapp is in town TODAY from
Rebel Creek.
Paul Scramlin. former clerk at the
Lafayette. is leaving today for Col
conda
+. J. Button, of Golconda, is in town
today
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-05-24
TO PREPARE FOR
NAVALEXAM|NAT|ON

David Abel will leave for Annapolis,
Maryland. on Friday of this week
where he will enter a school prepara-
tory to the examination of cadets for
the Naval academy, which win be held
on the 21st of June.
Mr. Abel has been awarded the
principalship for Nevada, as the result
of the competitive examination held at
Reno last year. His alternate is
Charles Dore, of Elko.
The many friends of the Abel family
in Humboldt county and throughout
the state will be pleased to hear tina.
the young applicant passed the exami-
nation successfully.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-05-24

"While in the east / interested GER
tain heavy capitalists of Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, in the Ohio, with the result
that ] sold them the three claims for
merly owned by the Wells-Fargo peo-
pie Today a deal was closed with
Messrs. f. p. Snapp and T. F. Melody
for the other five outside claims COM
prising the group.
''The Ohio is a silver-go proposi-
ton, 10 per cent of the values consist
ing of the white metal. At present
there is ore on the dump estimated at
$l32,00 which will average about $18
to the ton, and there is fully ST., $780,
600 of ore in sight in the mine. How
ever, there is rock in the mine that
will run as high as $780, I shall leave
in the morning for Mexico to examine
a mining property and expect to be
absent go days. Upon my return we
shall build mill on the property with
capacity of 125 tons per day. Only
the cheaper ores will be treated at this
mill, as the high grade will be shipped
direct. -
Mr.. Ferguson retained an iterest in
the mine and will act as general man.
ager and superintendent
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-05-24
NEW FORESTER FOLLOWS
THE PINCHOT PROGRAM

H. L. Graves, chief forester of the
United States forestry service, and
successor to Clifford Pinchot, was in
Salt Lake City recently on his way
to Ephriam. Mr.. Graves states that
his trip west is merely to attend to
business of his department. He states
that there will be no changes made
in the service, and that he is following
very closely the policies of his prede-
cessor.
Mr.. Graves, on June 4, will be In
Madison, Wis, where he will super
wise the opening of the new forest
there. Mr.. Graves expects
to return to Washington about June
Is. When asked about the Ballinger-
Pinchot controversy, Mr.. Graves smil-
ed and said he had nothing to say.
Captain J. B. Adams of the forestry
service is with Mr.. Graves on his
western trip. f. A. Sherman, district
forester at Ogden, will accompany
them to Ephriam, where a meeting Of
officers of the forest reserve will be
held in the opera house.-Herald-Re-
publican.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-05-24
MORE H|CH-CRADF
FROM STALL LEASE

Yesterday morning, as result of
the shots in the shaft being sunk by
the Stall brothers on their National
lease, at the 300-foot level,50 pounds of
high grade were taken out of an esti-
mated value of $50 per pound.
Along the first of the month the
Stalls shipped approximately $25 900
in bullion, all taken out of the shaft
and it is probable that another equal
ly large shipment will be made IN the
near future.
Pelton Family Leaves for Camp.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. John E.
Pelton, wife of the president and gen
eral manager of the National Mining
Company of Nevada, arrived from
Reno, accompanied by her daughter,
Miss Pelton, and sons Herbert and
George s. Pelton, the latter secretary
of the company. The party left short
ly after their arrival for National, in
the company's auto, intending to go
as far as Paradise hill last evening.
At National they will join President
Pelton and will remain indefinitely.
p. w. Campbell, the National mining
operator, who had been in Winnemucca
for several days, accompanied the
party.
Another New Residence for National.
Lumber is on the road between Win.
nemucca and National for the new
residence to be constructed at the mine
by r. Bolam, superintendent for the
National Mining Company of Nevada.
When completed, Mr.. Bolam will move
his family to camp