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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-30
EDITORIAL COMMENT
WHY DO WE WAIT

with winter approaching and the natural increase in the use o.
stoves the danger to fire is greatly augmented, yet to offset the extra
hazard absolutely no definite steps have been taken. Time and again it
has been proven that the equipment of the local department is anti
ouated and inefficient. The fact that the fremen have conquered against
overwhelming odds is no reason why they should continue to be hanlt
capped. on the contrary, such valiant service should be rewarded and
we re- sure that the fire ladies would consider as a great reward the
purchase OF apparatus, which was not built in the same shop and al the
same time as Noah constructed his traditional Ark.
Some time ago two or three philosophical citizens started a move
ment for the betterment of our fire fighting facilities but for some
reasons n another nothing has yet taken drmer ground, The very
Thoughts OF these men are worthy Of the highest commendation, as it
shows that they have at heart the public veal But why should a few
citizens shoulder the burden of an Improvement that in its realization
would be a safeguard to the lives and property of the whole community.
What are we waiting for? viii sitting around, like Shakespeares famous
character. waiting for something to turn up, accomplish anything? The
time to act is the present, don't wait until there is nothing to protect
Surely, Tonopah contains enough citizens possessing sufficient civic
pride to take concerted action and make it a S neral move. Just stop
and consider. Could you possibly conceive a more ridiculous sight than
would be presented, should the new State Bank building take fire and
the local hremen attempt to quench it with then Li1iputian apparatus?
WHY. it would take almost a thousand of the toys ladders which are on
the four-whee1 velocipede to reach to the the roof. Tonopah is growing
and other large buildings are going up and more will follow. Take a
san view of the matter and lose no time. For a starter a supply
wagon to carry 1900 to 1000 feet of hose should be procured. A pair
of hrstclass horses should be purchased and a new fire house built
Sleeping quarters should be provided over the apparatus floor for two
O three men who should be paid a regular salary and who should be on
duty all the time. In addition to the regular paid men, there should be
a auxiliary force of "call men" Just as at present Supply wagons are
built which carry extension ladders, two to a wagon, and the length Of
the ladders are determined according to the buildings in the town in
which they arc to be used. This would suffice Tor the initial step, and as
Possibly the existing governmental conditions might interfere with the
project al I municipal move. but that difficulty could be removed by in
cooperating and taking upon our fair town the mantel of manhood and
independence. DO 1T NOW.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-30

ing its immediate advance to 500
4 share.
The broker would accept the
agents margin of, say, $4,000, and
telegraph his New York correspon-
dent to buy 500 shares of Electric
Brake. At $40 a share this would
cost 100000, the broker advancing
the remainder $4,000 in the usual
other customers in the
Office would follow the New Workers.
"hot tip When all the agents had
opened large accounts in Electric
Brake in the interior towns, and had
gone away ''for a little rest" the
bottom dropped out of the Electric
Brake boom. In a day the price of
the tsock fell from $40 to nothing.
The Western brokers, when their alb
sent customers margins were ex-
hausted, threw the stock on the
market for any price it would bring.
The crafty promoter of Electric
Barke was the one who had sold
the stock at $40 a share to the
Western bro kers. He got the brok-
ers' $40 a share; they had his $40
a share margin. His profits were
$50 a share, less his expenses fol
printing, washing the stock or
the curb and the pay of his agents
He cleaned up more than $4,000 il
q month. Beacuse of his clevernes!
ia planting" fakes like this hii
name is associated with half tn,
swindles of Wall street.-Franl
rayant in Success.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-30
Pointed Paragraphs

What is a sign of age in others
is, of course, a sign of sense in you.
Some people think they have done
their duty if they express a willing
ness to do 1t.
Some people in time grow almost
famous for hearing of things that
never happened.
The average man will stand with
out hitching a great deal better than
If he is tied to a pole.
There is one thing sure-in a
home where there is always enough
cooked for company they always
have it.
How severe a young man is with
the love affairs of a widower, and
how severe an elderly nan is with
the love affairs of a young fellow!
The jealousy of the children when
mother cuts the pie isn't anything
compared with that they feel in
later years when father divides it.
| Atchison Globe.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-30
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET

CONGRESS
OSCAR J. SMITH Washoe
GOVERNOR
f. MITCHELL, Esmeralda
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
GEORGET. MILLS, Ormsby
SECRETARY OF STATE
w. G. DOUGLASS Storey
SUPREME JUDGE
E. R. DODGE Washoe
STATE TREASURER
EDWARD QUITS Lincoln
STATE CONTROLLER
JACOB EGGERS Elko
ATTORNEY GENERAL
GEO. SPRINGMEYER Douglas
STATE SUPT. SCHOOLS
ORVIS RING Ormsby
SURVEYOR GENERAL
ALBERT D. ELLIOT Churchill
STATE PRINTER
JOSEPH G. MCCARTHY Nye
REGENTS STATE UNIVERSITY
(Long Term
H. S. STARRETT Lander
H. c. CUTTING Nye
REGENTS STATE UNIVERSITY
(Short Term
DIR. HOMER S HANSEN : Lincoln
J. w. PHILLIPS Lyon
DISTRICT JUDGE
First District
NJ. A. MURPHY Esmeralda
Second DISTRICT
]. S. ORR Washoe
EUGENE l.. WILLIAMS Washoe
(Third DISTRICT
MARK r. AVERILL Nye
(Fourth DISTRICT
No Nomination
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-30
10 Reonen MING

The old California mine at Dead
mans Flat, which a few years ago
was one of the excitements in the
Grass Valley mining district, is
about to ne r%eopened. The old ma
chinery has been removed and re-
placed by Lew, and when a few de-
tails on which the electricians are
now working are completed, the
start will be made. There are many
who have confidence in the future
OF the mine, which has only been
superfcially developed.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-30
LOCAL AND
Personal

C. l.. Mcclellan has gone to Reno.
c. w. Vail left for Blair yester-
day.
George D. Jenkins is here from
Dillon, Mont.
c. P, Harrison left for Goldfeld
yesterday.
Paul Fletscher arrived from Den
yer Sunday.
George C. Tryon of Sacramento
is registered at the Merchants.
A new line of ladies' hosiery just
received at Esber & Bro, Main st.
Senator 4. l.. eddie left last night
for Bishop, where he will stay for
two or three days.
H. S. Crockett has returned from
San Francisco, where he has been
spending a few weeks.
Mrs. j. Casey Mcdaniel, the genial
hostess of the Merchants Hotel, is
spending a few days in Tonopah,
where she has a host of friends.
Senator William Stewart is in
town once more looking as hale and
hearty as he did twenty years ago.
Billy 0dgors, after a ''sight-see-
ing" vacation in San Francisco foI
the past month, returned to Tonopaf
last night.
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Working Up a stock swindIe

A characteristic stock swindle was
the Electric Brake imposture. 1t
was such a simple and still such an
ingenious scheme. The promoter
Incorporated a $4,000. goo company
for the ostensible purpose of manu-
featuring an electric brake. He had
his stock books autographed, dis
tributed some of the certificates
around among his agents, and en-
gagged brokers to trade in the stock
in the Broad street curb market. The
par of the stock was So. The spec
Ulation in it grew day by day and
the price advanced from SIS to SIC,
to $40, to $50. The curb market.
was in a fever of excitement over
the mysterious Electric Brake stock.
The promoter was behind the scenes
pulling the wires that made the
marionettes dance. He sent agents
out to Pittsburg, Cleveland, Chicago
and other interior towns. An agent
would open an account with a broker
In one of these towns, trade in yari-
GUS stocks for a few days and then
buy a large block of Electric Brake.
He. would confdentially exhibit let
ters from New York telling of the |
rise in Electric Brake and predict
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-30
Bank Of London Threatens to Raise
Rate OF Interest on Ameri-
can Brokers

London, Oct. Bone thinks of
teh willing horse that was driven to
death as one contemplates the situa-
ton in which the Bank of England
finds itself after responding for
months to the demands for gold that
Fave come to it from all parts of the
world. The time has arrived, the
bank directors think, when foreign
ers must look after themselves for
a while until the banks reserve is
built up to proper proportions, so
they have determined to stop the
outflow of gold from the banks
Golfers and also to buy heavily from
the bullion market in order to re-
plenish its depleted store.
When the rate was advanced to 5
per cent a London %fnancier re-
marked that there was a possibility
of still another advance. This same
person tells me today he believes
that if the bank directors find 6 per
cent is not high enough they will not
hesitate to add another l per cent.
1t is the American demand that is
feared more than anything else. 1t
was to fence out the American buy
ers that the 6 per cent vas estab-
lished, and if the fence is built up
still higher it will undoubtedly be
because at its present height the
Americans manage to climb over it.
The feeling here is that the Ameri-
cans may come to such a state OF
desperation that they will be willing
to pay almost any prices for Lon
don credits.
One of the most notable features
of the situation the banks action has
brought about is the calmness of the
stock markets. This calmness is due
TO preparedness. Caution has beer
the rule in all the stock markets il
London this year, and in recon
months whoever has visited brokers
offices has been impressed by thu
strict adherence to that rule main
tanned by roth spectators and in
vestors. 1t is believed that very few
persons VIII suffer much from tn
depression caused by the 6 per cen
rate.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-30
The Mizpah doors never close.

The Mizpah doors close.
The best table in town can be
found at the Mizpah.
Best nut pine wood at the Nevada
Transfer & Express Co. If
The service at the Cobweb makes
it a pleasure to visit them.
oxford Dupuy & Co.'S Mountain
Dew Cognac at the Mizpah.
Mems. ladies' and children's
hosiery of all kinds at Esber & Bro.
Go to the Cobweb for Key West
Clear Havana and Domestic Cigars.
Pictures of popular candidates at
Halloween ball. Tickets 81 at all
drug stores.
Hit of the season. Pictures of
the popular candidates at Halloween
ball. Tickets 81 at all drug stores.
Mems, ladies' and ehildren's hand
kerchiefs of all patterns and prices
at Esber & Bro. If
Wood-when you want it call up
1873. Nevada Transfer & Express
Co. If
Baggage hauled anywhere at any
time. Phone 1873. Nevada Trans
fer & Express Co. If
Ladies kimonas, night gowns,
children's dresses; shawls at Esber
& Bro. If
DR.. II. V. King left for the Wal
ker reservation this morning, where
he expects to remain for some time.
The Cobweb is the only place in
Tonopah that Buffalo Lythia Water
and White Rock Mineral Water is
obtainable.
Special attention is called to the
special sale at ''RichardsonS'' who
have always enjoyed a reputation for
quality and reasonable prices.
Book, Henry Cay, Carolina Min
eral Garcia, De Viliar, La Corona
and. in fact, every thing in the way
of a good smoke can be had at the
Cobweb.
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Certificates Of location for sale at
his office.
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NOTICE

All parties desiring copies of the
District Map, which will
be issued in II few days, by the firm
Of Macdonald q Moran, will leave
orders at their Office in Golden Block,
Nevada. The price of the
map will he $500.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-30

All new BARRIERS at the Mizpah
barber shop. Wilson, that's all.
n 1O-30-5t
Furnished rooms to let by the day
week or month apply at the Bonanza
Lodging House, Brougher avenue, next
door to the Brokers' Exchange. x
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Closinp ont al Cost

Morris & Co are offering their
entire stock of ladies ready-made
goods at cost. All goods must be
sold. Morris & Co., Main st. 9-27-5t
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-29

Plan Of Large and Small cisterns.
bale to bucket by which to lift it out.
Have strong flange turned close to
the top of the bucket to rest tight on
the bottom of filtering cistern round
top of hole. You can make it water.
tight by resting flange on packing. If
bucket is not good and strong, place
a rest under the bottom, as there will
be a heavy pressure when filtering
cistern is full. From the bottom of
the hole under bucket connect filter
with cistern with a three-inch sewer
tile thoroughly cemented in.
The advantages in this method are
that the f1ltering material can be
packed in bucket close enough to per-
NIT the water to filter through very
slowly. The filtering cistern being but
one-third the depth of the cistern
proper, any time the water is below
the tube connecting filter with cistern,
the bucket of f1ltering material can
be lifted out and material removed.
BY closing the tile leading to cistern,
30 that water will not run through,
one can go into the fltering cistern
and wash 1t thoroughly without dis
turbing the water in cistern. By fill
ing the bucket with pounded brick,
charcoal and slate packed In clean
washed sand, the water will filter
through very slowly. After packing
the bucket and before setting it in the
hole, run water through to wash all
sediment out.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-29
BIRD TRAVELS WITH GIRAFFE
Red Billed Weaver Constant compar%
ion Of Animal skyscraper.

The red-billed weaver bird is q con.
stant companion Of the giraffe, perch.
ing itself upon the withers and flying
along when its host takes to fight,
and Immediately alighting again on
Its back at the first opportunity. The
only means of defense or offense by
the giraffe is by means Of its hoofs,
and the blows it can deliver by kick
ing are of tremendous power. The
old males during the breeding season
fight in this manner a good deal, and
the female employs the same means
In defending her young against car
nivorous animals.
Giraffes are very swift of foot, and
It requires very feet horse to run
them down. Experienced hunters,
however, charge them at full speed,
and by this means are often able to
run into them, and If the giraffes are
fat they will soon become blown"
When running, the tail is twisted in
a corkscrew fashion over the back and
the hind legs at each step are thrown
on the outside of the forelegs, giving
a very grotesque straddling appear
ance. The giraffe is mute, but he has
q very keen sense Of hearing and OF
amel1
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-29
OIL UPON DUSTY RoADwAys.
Way Of Treating Roads In Liverpool
Proves Satisfactory.

The English cast oil ON the troubled
roads. Dust raising is nuisance of
such magnitude that various civic and
official anti-dust experiments have
been made. Quite satisfactory results
have been secured in Liverpool
through the use of oil sprinkled upon
macadam roadways The surface hav-
ing the cleanest and whitest appear
ance was that coated with creosote
oil mixed with resin, while that COW
cred with creosote mixed with tallow
had the least odor. The Texas crude
petroleum gave the most lasting re-
suits. After oiling the wear and tear
of the road appears to be less, says
the Chicago Tribune. The surface Of
the road dries more quickly after
rains, and the number of loose stones
picked up has been reduced. The
first sprinkling kept the surface in
good order for three weeks, at the end
of which time it was thought advis-
able to recover the area. The effects
of the oil on the surface after a second
coating had been applied had not en-.
tirely disappeared after the lapse of
five weeks. Oiling wood pavements
in Liverpool was done in the same
manner and the dust satisfactorily
kept kept down, a result not previous
ly obtained even by watering four
times day.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-29
svmua athv Not Needed.

DR.. Fridtjof Nansen. Norway's H.
NOUS arctic explorer. row minister
to Gerat Britain, makes light Of the
sympathy expressed by many persons
anent the "hardships" of travellers. He
says: There never was such mis-
placed sympathy as commiserating .
man who has lived in the wilds. Most
men who travel in out-of-the-way parts
Of the world do 30 because they like
it. People who live in the center Of
what is called civilization do not un.
derstand, cannot realize, the spell that
getting close to nature, battling with
nature. has on the heart, He does
not believe in the use of alcoholic bev.
erages, holding that while liquor will
raise the temperature for few min.
utes. after that it falls lower than
before ,s-.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-29
HANDLING THE ICE CROP.

Keep the points sharp on the ice
tools.
An old crosscut saw makes a good
ice saw.
Spread good layer of sawdust over
the bottom Of the ice house.
Felt boots with good rubber arctics
are the best footwear to use on the
ice.
Wear an apron made of a grain sack
and put on dry one as often as it
gets wet.
Let the block Of ice freeze solid
while 1t is being put into the house, if
possible.
It's no fun to handle heavy ice.
therefore plan to gather it before it
gets too thick.
Two strong men with short handled
tongs will load ice quicker and better
than any derrick device.
Ice keeps best when the bloks are
IA to 16 inches thick, but blocks six to
eight inches thick will do il well
packed.
Mittens made from pair OF old
wooden trousers beat leather gloves
or mittens for handling ice. They dry
soft and without shrinking, when wet.
Farm and Home.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-29
OUR COMMON ROADS.
They Should Not Be Neglected While
Waiting for Hard Roads.

In the excitement of the good roads
connections there is danger that farm
ers will let our common roads go
without much work being done on
them and wait for the public improve
ment. Farmers now by neglect OF
the roads and the principles Of ele'
mentary road making are paying an
enormous tax; the very great cost OF
drawing loads over poor roads. The
first principle Of good road making is,
keep the water of from the road, and
the second is, get the water of from
the road.
Go over the road as soon as the
snow is off and see how often these
rules are violated. Often the water
runs from the ditch into the road and
then runs for rods, washing the ma
terial out, running all that was done
the previous year and making the road
nearly impossible. Yet, says the Farm
and Home, by only q few minutes
work the road might be saved and the
water turned out. Every supervisor
or roadmaster ought to go over the
road late in the fall and turn the water
of. On the hills and at foot of hills.
and elsewhere when necessary, add
open bitches. ..
At the Ohio state farmers institute,
D. w. King Of Indiana, gave method
OF making and improving roads. Mr..
King lives in northern Indiana, In the
"Gumbo" region, where the earth is
black and very sticky. The result is
a very good road at small cost. He
uses a split log drag. Hitch with chain
on rod so that all surplus dirt will be
carried to center of road. The hitch
is one of the most important features.
Uusually use the fiat side forward, but
when smoothing or packing the dirt,
use rounding side forward.
Go over the road as soon as it thaws
and smooth down all dirt carried to
the center. Repeat the dragging after
each rain as soon as the surface is dry
enough to work. It is not necessary
to wait till the ground is all thawed
out. Begin as soon as there is an inch
thawed. This will give the water .
chance to run off; water running in
the road is one of the worst things
for the road. Following it up after
each rain will turn the water, distrib-
ute the travel over the road, avoid and
prevent ruts, and keep the road good.
To make the plan most available,
each farmer should have such a drag,
and each one drag from his house to
the next house, thus each doing the
work at very small cost. A road
worked in this way will keep good all
and fall. Less than a weeks
rain will hardly affect it. In spring |
he road is in good condition much
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-29
Missed Chance for Fame.

The astronomer, Lalande, narrowly
escaped being made famous by a dis
covery. He accidentally struck Nep-
tune with his glass on May 8, 1885,
but supposed it was star. He put it
down in his notebook as a star and
recorded its exact situation. Two
days later he struck it once more and
made record of it. But when he
looked over his notes he found he had
it down as being in two different
places, and as star cannot move In
48 hours he supposed he had made
a mistake in one of his notes. II he
had used his mind little less me.
chanically he easily might have been
a Columbus.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-29
NO MEDICINE.
But Change Of Food Gave Final Relief

Most diseases start in the aliment.
ary canal-stomach and bowels.
A great deal Of our stomach and
bowel troubles come from eating too
much starchy and greasy food.
The stomach does not digest any OF
/. the starchy food we eat-white bread,
pastry, potatoes, oats, etc.-these
things are digested in the small intes-
tines, and IL we eat too mich, as most
Of us do, the organs that should di.
gest this kind of food are. overcome
by excess Of work. so that fermenta-
tion, Indigestion, and a long train
OF ails result.
Too much fat also is hard to digest,
and this is changed into acids, sour
stomach. belching gas, aad a bloaty.
heavy feeling.
IN these conditions a change from
#indigestible foods to Grape-Nuts will
work wonders in not only relieving
the distress but in building up a
strong digestion, clear brain and
steady nerves. A Wash. woman
writer:
About i've years ago sunered with
had acknowledgements, Indigestion,
constipatio caused, know now,
from eating starchy and greasy food.
Il doctored for two years without
any benefit. The doctor told me there
was no cure for me. could not eat
ANYTHING without suffering severe
pain In my back and sides, and ! be-
came discouraged.
VA friend recommended Grape-Nuts
and / began to use It. 1n less than
two weeks began to feel better. and
inside 81 two months ! was well
woman and have been ever since.
4 can eat anything wish with
pleasure. We eat Grape Nuts and
cream for breakfast, and are very
fond Of it.'' Name given BY Postum
60. Battle Creek, Mich. Read the
nttle book, ..Ihe Road to Wellyilla,
n pkg& There's reason