The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-02-28
news NOTES OF
NATIONS CAPITAL
(From F. J. DYER.)
Special to the Silver Stata.l

WAOnlNOION, rep. ZS.-ln his
speech of eulogy, delivered in the SEN
ate February IL, Joseph w. Bailey, of
Texas, with an eloquence in which few
men are capable of arraying their
thoughts, expressed an appreciation of
of the dead senator from West Vir-
ginia, Stehen B, Elkins, which must
have been gratful to the ears of the
late senator's friends. Mr. Bailey
said:
He was of that nature that, intend
ing no evil himself, was not swift to
impute evil motives to other men, and
though he passed through that calumny
which all successful men encounter,
it left no stain upon his name and it
left no scar upon his heart. / have
seen him when they were misrepresent-
ing his purposes, and when they were
challenging his patriotism put such
suggestions aside as strong men would
the challenges of children, and he was
often charitable enough to believe that
the men who unjustly aspersed him
were honestly mistaken. l almost en-
We'd him that virtue. | never envied
him his fortune, magnificent as they
say it was; I never envied him his
station, because perhaps my own was
not less than his; 1 never envied him
his friends, though they were many
fold more numerous than mine; / new
er envied him any of the great and
varied successes which fate or his own
exertion had won for him; but some
times / did almost feel weak enough
to envy him his good nature. To those
of us who have bitterness easily
aroused by ungenerous treatment, it is
almost incomprehensible how a man can
be gentle and patient under criticism
which he knows to be malicious and
untruthful. To those of us who find
| it difficult to believe that honest men
ever libel other men, it was a source
of constant astonishment how this
upright man passed unheeded the
things that would have deeply wound
ed others.'
The President a Nature Lover.
There was short time during the
fall of 1909 when the president of
the United States disappeared from
public view and to all intents and pur-
poses, as far as the world knew, the
nation was left without chief execu-
tive. This was when, on his great
ewing around the circle, che president
reached California and with his i'm
mediate encourage disappeared into
the great Yosemite valley, by many
considered the most beautiful spot in
the world. Here the president, who
adores nature in her familiar moods,
reveled in the charms of the sylvan of
travel and speeehmaking. the party
stopped one day beside a beautiful
trout stream at spot called Noon
day, and there they found ready for
their refreshment delicious spread on
the messy bank, with hot chicken,
fresh hot rolls and other delicacies.
Then one of tn eguides dropped his fly
in the water and almost Immediately
brought out trout, and then another,
and then another; and as fast as they
were landed the cook prepared them
and broiled them to delicious brown,
when they were served in all their
dainty freshness. After luncheon the
president according to his custom,
played few rubbers of bridge whist
with Congressman Duncan E. McKin-
ley, of California, as his partner,
the other hands being held by Cover
nor Gillette, of California, and the
President military aide, Captain
Archibald Butt. frequently while on
his journings the president relaxes
after a tiresome day by playing few
hands at cards. 1t takes his mind from
his cares and smooths his pillow for re-
freshing sleep. He has been known to
keep social engagements waiting the
issue Of two or three more rubbers.
The Use Of Veneers.
A special bulletin of the Census bur
eau regarding the wood output of
wood veneers shows that it has in
creased steadily until it's value now
reaches the considerable sum of SO
100000 a year. In 1909 there were 637
establishments engaged in manufactur-
ing veneers, located in "a states. No
doubt it will surprise even thoses per-
sons who have no acquaintances with
the subject to learn that red gum fur
nishes materials for a large quantity
of veneers, the output of that wood
being almost three times as much as
of yellow pine, which ranks second,
and nearly four times that of maple,
which ranks third; while cottonwood,
the one time dispised wood of the
plains ranks fourth and yellow pop
lar fifth, while oak being a close sixth.
OF other native woods, birch leads and
the remainder of the output is divided
between the following: tupelo, elm,
Eastwood, beach, red oak, sycamore,
spruce, ash, walnut, chestnut, sugar
pine annd douglas fir.
OF important woods mahogany leads
all others by very large margin, both
in quantity and cost, and while in
measurement, mahogany is but about
one eighth as much as red gum, in
cost it exceeds it by many thousands
of dollars. The reason of the large
increase in the output of veneers is
due principally to the fact that many
domestic woods are found to be adapt
ed in the shape of veneers to the man
ufacturers of baskets, berry crates,
packing eases, barrels, and other com
mercial uses.
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