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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-01

;ssue of the Reveille, has
auwipu entertaining gossip about
i% .tsrs, banquet that was held in
few nights ago, the fun not un-
n.y. =, With a great deal of truth;
-.aa is singularly destitute OF
s~;onal actors, theaters and the
.sl attractions. But while there is
18th of tragedy in the state, we
usver failing fund of amateur
..dy to divert us, and the best OF 1t
hat it costs nothing.
o.s of the most excellent farces
10, has appeared here in a long time
,hs bankers banquet, which was
Wa of in Reno one night during
n.st week. Perhaps the most
,..;,m;sbed performer was Senator
S,ron' who did his slapstick stunt on
~ English language, and got away
-;,Aout being indicted for murder.
n. the most excruciatingly funny
.h;.c was the speech on railroad tax
.,;os delivered by r. L. Fulton. The
tors all distinguished themselves by
their perfect control of their fea'
,n,es. nobody laughed, nobody even
.m;,ed-not even Fulton himself, VINO.
.u,e, off the stage, enjoys a joke as
well as any other man.
Fulton. who is Southern PACING
land agent in this state, was doubt
less selected to speak on railroad tax
at;on because the bankers knew lie
would be perfectly unbiased in the mat
ter. If there is anything a good, loyal
servant of the railroad likes to see his
do it is to pay taxes. That is
vybv Black Ryan comes to Carson every
wear while the board of assessors is in
session. Ryan is afraid that were he to
stay away. the assessors might get
tboughtless and forget to slap ON the
usual $l5OO-or, it is 15,00Os-a mile.
49,
II deesp t make much difference either
way.
Mr.. Fulton said in his speech that
one reason the railroad ought not to
be bothered about sordid affairs like
taxes is that the railroad made Ne
yada. When those four eminent
philanthropists-Stanford, Huntington,
Croker and Hopkins-conceived the
charitable notion of building a railroad
from San Francisco to Promontory, they
needed a bridge to connect the gap be-
tween Utah and California. So they
made Nevada. There was a myth in
existence to the effect that there were
a number of silver mines around Vir-
GINA City before these four apostles
began the construction of what the
benighted barbarians of California in
those days used to sneeringly refer to
as "the Dutch Flat swindle,' and that
the sainted Four began the road in
order to tap the silver mines of Ne
vada, but that finding after a while that
was a sucker in Washington
named "Uncle Sam" who was "easy'
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-01
OPERATOR FOUND
dead AT HIS KEY
Especial to The News.)

+ CUPRITE, Dec 27-M. E. Sheehan, the operator and station mas
+ ter for the Tonopah and Tidewater railway at Cupite, was stricken
+ with heart failure while sitting at his desk in the Cuprte station
+ some time today. A freight train left Goldfeld at noon arriving at
+ Cuprite about 1870 O'Clock. The operator did nt appear when thu
+ freight rolled into Cupnte, and the conductor opened the office door,
+ finding Sheehan sitting 1T his desk, beside the telegraph key, cold n
+ death. There were n o marks on the body, and the safe was intact,
J. as well as the cash in the ticket drawer, dhpeIlng any idea that the
+ mar had been killed by a robber. Superintendent Cahh of the rail-
+ way vas IN the northbound passenger and stopped att uprite to
. cbaroe of the body and office. The coroner of Esmerada county
+ vas notified and will hold N inquest Tuesday. Sheehan a about
+ tbrty-fye wears of age, and unmarried. He "a a "a OF fairly good
= health. Last night he vas outh hunting rabbits. Telegraphers Ill along
+ the line had been trying to get him this morning n his death a
+ NOT known INIT the, freight train pulled in. When found his pet cat
+ vas living his chest, as the body was tilted back somewhat. A
+ pot of herb tea vas also al his side showing that he vas Ill n al
+ irving to doctor himself.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-01

In the Matter Of the Estate of Edward
w stewart. Deceased.
NOTICE is hereby given that the un,
d%ersigned has -, been n,. duly a td%rt of the the
SSusanth judicial District Of the State OF
.aHa as administrator or the Estate
NesSd ard w. Stewart. late OF SAID
County, Deceased. .,ms AGAINST
rstate are required to file the same,
sa.u nroner vouchers attached. with the
C~,haan of the Court within three Ss)
Ciers of the first publication or this
notice. co,aaa Nevada. Novem-
Der ~ i'"" GEORGE w. WILSON.
..-.,.,rator OF the Estate OF Edward
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-01

apart. AS depth is gained the quartz
becomes more solid and contains an
Improvement in values. This is one
of the properties in the Golden Arrow
district upon which operations have
been carried on steadily, with the re-
suit that a great deal of development
work has been done.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-01

Get prices and samples of work IT
The News Job Printing establishment,
first.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25
TELEGRAPHING TO
 CANNIBAL SECTION

Wellington, N. E., December. 2L(Spe- cial)-In very short time it will be possible to send a telegraphic message to the very heart of county where pro- portion of the natives are still cannibals- namely, British New Guinea, or Papua
 When the wireless station is in work ing order, New Guinea will be in daily communication with Austria, and there is some talk now of establishing a news paper at Port Moresby Under present conditions without the wireless, when a business man in New Guinea wants to communicate with his principals in the commonwealth, it may take about three months before he can get reply No one knows how many people live in Pa pau. because a great part of the country Is still unexplored. There are about 700 whites and the native population has been variously estimated at from 100000, : to 5O0,000. Cannibalism Is still rife in the districts beyond the British sphere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25
shoting Birds on Wing

Charles Askns, in the January Outing. has some valuable information on wing shooting. Of the snap-shooting that is widely practiced by nearly all clever up- land shots. It consists of throwing the gun close to the game with the motion of bringing it to the shoulder, but all ways sufficiently under 1t. From this point beneath the target the line of swing travels in direct course with great quickness to the pace where the gun is discharged.
 Suppose a grouse has sprung from the brush and Is crcling to the left and ris- ing. It has been estimated. that a grouse or quail will be ten feet into the air before a mans mind can give shis nerves and muscles any instruction whatever. Then if a rough snap shot were to be made the gun would be at once flung | ahead of the bird and there fired. The | difficulty of making such shot is ob-
 vious. In the first place the motion or
 raising a gun to the shoulder is compli-
 cated compared with moving to gwen
 spot after it is up and steady. More
 over. in a rough snap there is never any change of aim from the place the mind | originally estimates as right.
 Orders have been given which the mind
 cannot alter if 1t would, and even should
 the bird be killed meantime by another gunner the snapped piece would be dis
 charged precisely as though the bird
 were still flying. Thus we see that the | problems confronting the rough snap
 shot are: a macheanical inability to jam | gun to the shoulder and shoot to a given spot, and the extraordinary judg-
 ment required to foretell where the bird
 will be when the arm is ready to fire"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25
BILL VINES SEES A HOBBLE

day, and bobbing up and down like Punch at a Judy show and you have a faint. verry faint idea of the fla we strong enough to rise up in indig- nasion? Air we men? Must we sub init? I say let us rebell. Let them have big hips. Let them have com pressed shoulders. Let them have strate frunts. Let them ware boats for hats at 75 plunks each. Let them do all the things we have stood for so long without whimper. But whe I see one Hopping down the street like an old hen with her legs tied with a cotton string, I feel like reaching for my pocket knife.
 Men of the Nasion our wimmin whom we have sworn to protect have for a long time been the victems of fassion. They have now becum the salves. Shall we sit idly by and see fassion tie up the legs of our Deer Ones? We must protest, we must act.
 We air liberty loving peepul now let us demand this simple boon frum fassion, that we have heretofore held our peece, we have stood for evvery conseevabul thing frum her unreesuna- bull distates. We have kicked at nuth- Ing; we have paid the bills and on these grounds and on the furthor grounds of a free and untrammeled demo ocrasy we demand the instant re- lease of our wimmin. We want to re- turn to the good old days when for one of tn em to kick the shandeleer wns no special feet For one to do so now would be iinpossibul, unless she stood | on her head. Down with the "Hobble | Skert." Give us Liberty or Give ns | Death. Yours trooly,
 BILL VINES.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25
SAD EXPERIENCE OF
 CHINESE DEITIES

Canton. December 2i-(Special)-A story of the sad experience of Chinese deities comes from the town of Chinzah, in China. There Is in that town large temple, sacred to powerful god and god- dess The daughter of wealthy man became sick, and it was told to the moth CT of the young lady that the god in Chinzah wished the daughter to die that she might become a wife to him.
 The mother in distress begged her hus- band to go in all haste to Chinzah and make an offering to the great god. The husband went, however. to the prefect, and begged him to end the career of the god. Two days later the prefect and vnagistrate set out for Chinzah. On ar irving at the temple they gave orders to drag out the god and goddess. The ya- men runners, bribed by the priests, said the gods were too heavy to be moved. Jrnon this the magistrate forthwith pro- ceeded into the temple and himself tum- bled the gods off their thrones. The god vas then executed with six Knives" The goddess was burned, and her ashes, to- Tether with the remains of the god, were thrown into lake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25

New York, December A.-(Special.) )- Broadway offers a wealth of good amuse- ment for the holiday season. There are an unprecedented number of attractions along this busy lane in the form of dramas, comedies and musical shows, and the brilliant and unique electric sings spell out the names of some or the worlds greatest artists.
 Bernhardt. Sothern and Marlowe are within a stones throw of each other, the former appearing in repertoire, and the latter combination in Shakespearlan revivals. In the comic world are Willie Collier, Sam Bernard, May Irwin and numerous others, all within walking dis tance
 There is also another attraction, one which has caused the greatest sensa- ton of the season in the dramatic and operatic world. This is Puccinis Cir. of the Golden Vest which recently had it's first production at the Metropolitan opera house. Never has an operate work aroused so much interest In thls country, due to the fact that It Is the first time in the history of music that an opera on an American play. and an American subject has ever been pro- duced.
 Each time the piece has been presented since the opening night hundreds nave been turned away from the doors. and ia bulous prices have been paid to specu- lators for seats. On the occasion or the first performance, it is said, that several BIO orchestra seats were purchased from speculators at prices ranging from slV- to H25. That a condition of this kino should exist is, of course, unfortunate and it only means that another opera house will be founded before many sea sons, despite the fact that Hammersteir tried and failed.
 As A drama "The Girl of the Colder west, achieved phenomenal success With Blanche Bates in the leading role, but II promises to win more lasting iaures as an opera.
 Despite the fact that it was writer by an Italian and sung by an I.@A.ds cast, the American atmosphere IS nol sacrificed The most striking parts ol the first act are a graceful, languorous | waltz song, and a declamatory solo oi great power sung by Jack Rance, ths sheriff Such local color as there IS oc' | CUTS in the "Dooda, dooda, daying' .ol | the miners in ragtime episodes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25

Daring presentations of this kind may come at some future date, buJ at present the public is not prepared.
 role In which Bernhardt revealed her remarkable dramatic ability was that of Madame K"
 New York shuddered, cried and ap- plauded last year, when Dorothy Don- nelly appeared in this loathsome but wonderful role But Bernhardt's inter- pretation is even more realistic. The wonderful scene in the last act where she is being tried for murder while her only child, ignorant of her identity, is pleading for her life, was beyond description. None but an artist such as Bernhardt could reveal the remorseful bangs of a heartbroken. but degraded mother, when she suddenly discovers that the youthful lawyer, who is de- lending her. Is her only child, whom she has not seen for a score of years
 This will be the last week of Mme Bernhardts engagement.
 Shak espearian lovers are having an excellent opportunity to enjoy the works of the immortal bard at the Broadway the atre, where Julia Marlowc and E. A. Sothern are appearing.
 Although "Macb eth" which was re- viewed in these columns last week, Is
 
 the other numbers of their repertoire include such popular works as Ham let" Romeo and Juliet" and "As You Like It."
 Mrs. Leslie Carter is meeting with well deserved success at the Lyric thea ire in her new piece, 1.-TWO Women As an emotional actress, Mrs. Garter stands at the top of her profession and her new vehicle gives her plenty of opportunity to display her talent.
 Broadway's youngest leading lady is Miss Violet fleming, who plays the leading female role In Daddy Dufard, at the Hackett theatre. Miss fleming is just Is years of age, and besides possessing an unusual amount of talent she is endowed with plenty of that great asset in the theatrical world beauty.
 | He past performances are limited tc the role of Wendy in Barrie's Peter Pan," and the title role in "Rebeccs | of Sunny Brook Farm"
 Maeterlinck' Mary Magdalene" has completed it's engagement at the New l heatre and is now on the road.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25
FIND IMPORTANT
 CLUES TO MURDER

Paris, December 24.-(Special.) 1.-The
 mistress of M. Delhumeaux, Marguerite
 Maillaud, is said to have made a state-
 ment, pointing to her complicity in the murder of the antiquarian, M. Chapel, whose horribly mutilated, nude body was found in wheelbarrow on a bride cross ing the river Marne. The extreme bru- tality and ferociousness of the deed has aroused the whole countryside and a wig liant search is being made for Delhu- meaux, the accused murderer. M. Chapal was an antiquarian Of some note, much interested in rare tapestries,
 antique furniture and pictures and always
 ready to travel long distances in order
 10 gratify his fad. A search of his effects
 has brought to light from Delhumeaux
 purporting to advise him of many rare articles to be bought at great bargain in
 an old castle near Pont de Ce.
 '"The place and its contents" wrote Del humeaux, "are worth at least $40,000 to s5o. .O0O. They can be bought for s4000 If vou pay in cash. I shall ask you $4O0 com
 mission"
 Mile. Maillaud, in her statement, says that Chapal wrote In answer that he
 would come to Pont de Ce with the money and look the place over. He arrived, ac'
 cording to Mile. Maillaud, and after long talk with Delhumeaux left the house
 without expressing any desire to view the castle. This she says is all she knows of the affair.
 The police, however. are confident that she knows more of the matter than sht makes public and point to her knowledge of the correspondence between her lover and the antiquarian, together with tho
 disappearance of Delhumeaux to beal | out their assertions.
 | According to them, the woman who i' the mother of a 2h-year-old child, mus have been witness to the crime-possibly an accomplice.
 | After the murder the antiquarian's body was horribly mutilated, and placed in z wheelbarrow. Delhumeaux was seer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25
Mistur Edditur

Mistur Edditur:
 Far be it frum me to rise up in my plase on a back sect in the aHares ol the Nasion and in my insignificant ca pasity of an humble married man oier ennv unjust criticism of the kinoer clothes and things worn by the fema'e contigent.
 do want to be biased in raise lite and must decline to occupy such q nosition. for 1t is embarrassing, but l would like to remark in passing that the wimmin have pulled off sum Verry specktacular stunts in the way or oress- ing in the past few yeers, such as big hats, tub-hats, submarine hats' anu uther doings varius and sundry. but, this new fangle, the "hobble skert so far as I am able to judge, has eVvery uther fool thing they have dun falded to a sinsere and syentiffic whisper.
 Have vou seen one? If not take 1t frum me that all uther clothes, freek- ish and otherwise, that the Deer Ones have mustered to date, air counted ouI When this hobble Thing came to pat IL was "back to the woods" for the most turbulint hat that ever "turbed- It IS impossibul to discribe 1t. Words fail me. I have an ardent flow of the Eng fish language, but this hobble skert has tied my tung, and am gasping for breth.
 Immagine lady frend with long and willowy form occupying skert about inches above her shoe tops with a peece of barbed wire about Il inches long fastened around the bot tom of sed skert including her--er-- limbs and her trying to walk down the street and look unconserned with her number feet in a pair of number 4 high heeled shoes and that skeft below the aforementioned wire flop ping around like flag on 9 windy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25
BRoADwAY,s FAyoRITEs

Regarded from the music-drama stand point. by far the most admirable epi- sode is the second act, which has vigor, tenseness and dramatic spirit. with fine climaxes to commend it to the critical. That poker scene compels and thrills and holds one. The love-music which follows has sincerity. The way in which Puccini has handled the exciting inci- dents in the act is masterly.
 The third act is tremendously effective. It is full of movement, storm and stress and passion. In the lynching episode, which is wonderfully managed by the composer, we come near to tragedy.
 The musical features of the final act are a distant chorus (which recalls the sailors chorus in the "Pelleas ct Mel- sande' of Debussy) the beautiful solo of Johnson, as he awaits death. and the "Addio, California" sung by the lovers as they depart in peace.
 The work of the principals in the cast is admirable. These include Emmy Des- tim as fThe Girl" Caruso as Johnson, the bandit. and Pasquale Amato as Jack Rance, the sheriff.
 ] A play in Sarah Bernhardt's repertoire which has caused considerable comment is Rostand's La Samaritaine,' in which 1 tlle cHa1dcter OI O0f1St IS lIupel eoHdteu. The piece is founded on the story of Mary of Magdalene. which role Is in- terpreted by Bernhardt, while the role of the Messiah is played by M. Maxu- dian, an actor fitted physically rather than spiritually for the part.
 While the story is handled admirably by Rostand, 1t would not appear so sac religious had he adopted the method of his Belgian contemporary, Maeterlinck who represented the Christ by a voice In his new piece, Mary Magdalene." which has just closed an engagement at the New theatre.
 That some Christians are offended a' this stage character of the Christ is made evident by the protest which was lodged with Mayor Gaynor by Edward Feeny president of the American Federation of Catholic Societies. against further pro auction of the play.
 The protest was based on the fact that Bernhardt appeared one night in a role holding converse with God,' and the next she played the part of Camille, the French wanton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25
"Now Then, smithw Is Dead

"Now Then, smith" Is Dead
 From the New York Herald
 London.-Many expressions of regret have followed the report that Now then, SmithH' one of the heroes of the Mes- sina earthquake, has been drowned at Ranbury, in West Australia. When the Italian city was swept by disaster Smith was a seaman aboard the steamship Afonwen, then lying in port there. With his captain and two of the crew he hur- red into the city to aid in extending help. Thousands lay buried in the wreck age and many buildings which had not fallen were swaying and tottering. The party of four saw a family at the windows of the top floor of one of these structures It's impending collapse threatened their destruction, and fire be- low had cut off escape. The sailors suc- ceeded in throwing a rope to the upper windows, where it was made fast.
 Now then, Smith'' shouted the cap tain, and the Welsh sailorman scaled the tottering structure. First he brought down one of the women of the family making trip after trip up the rope until he had carried all to safety. He came back to find civic welcome awaiting him in Cardiff A mass meeting was held to greet him and the great audi ence insisted on speech from the em- harrassed hero. But Smith had to be dragged out of his chair. and after rub ping his chin for some time stammered
 "All I have to say is to thank you ladies and gentlemen"
 | The speech was brief, but forma oration could not have made a greater hit King Edward at that time person | ally desired to hand 'Now then, Smth!' as every one called him. a medal fol bravery Before this could be arranged however, the modest Welshman was of on another cruise. and the decoration had to be forwarded to him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25
News From New Hebride.

Sydney, December 4.-(Special.) )-News of the formal opening of the joint court in the New Hebrides has been received here The bishop of Melanesia and the Presbyterian missionaries report gross violation of the Anglo French convention in several of the New Hebrides islands by French recruiters of labor. They say that liquor and cartridges are freely sold to the natives, their wives are kid mapped, and their children recruited for illegal purposes. Leprosy and other dis eases have grown worse since the con- d@minium was established.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25

wheeling a barrow on the day the body was discovered. He stopped twice to drink in the course of about five miles and exchanged many mods and smiles with those he met on the way. He has been seen within half mile of the bridge where the body was found and it seems probable that his original intention was to dump the corpse in the river when he was surprised by two soldiers and fled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25
Similarity

From the Washington Evening Star.
 "Queer names those South American soldiers have.'
 Yes Calling the roll sounds great deal like reading off the contents of . wine card"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25
MORPHINE E

and otber drug habits sre suecesdulH usssS HABITINA. For hypodsrmic os ntsrnAa Sa nE ksa,,iss price s90o per bottle at your = SrS;sgiaf or by mall in plain urapps.
 Delta Chemical Co.,, St. Louis' mo' gss ssls hy sas0bt Phar~acs. Riruinshsn Ah'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-31

at their residence, No. 124 Walnut street. The dining room was dec orated with tterns and roses, the col or scheme being green and white. The center was an arrangement Of ferns and roses The place cards were hand painted and in the shape of heart. The elegant menu was served in several colors. The color scheme was carried out in the ices, being heart shaped and in the colors green, and white. Covers were laid for Mss Rosa Sonnenschein, Mrs. F. Tout and Mike Tout of Little Rock; Mrs. Lottie Props, of Newark, N. J. ;; Miss Fannie Stearn, of Louisville, Ky; Mr. and Mrs. s. A. .Rosenbarg, Mr and Mrs. M. Sonnenschein, Jake Baker, Sam F'es, MT. and Mrs. \. S. Rosenberg and Misses Helen, Rera and Beulah Rosenberg.