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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-25

Gambling houses and dens of i'm
morality tolerated and practically Ii
censed by city governments. Sunday
base ball and county fairs which de-
rive large part of their income from
illegal gambling and liquor selling are
all coming in for fair share of at
tertion," predicts the Brooklyn Chron-
icle. Laws should be obeyed. 1t is
easy to criticize Davenport. Those
who have done it so bitterly should
look to their own towns and counties
to see whether their own record is
much better"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-25

The Ackley World thinks Here in
Hardin county where the tax ferrets
have played 50 conspicuous a part in
finances, the proposed popular govern
ment loans should prove popular.
While the once hidden securities have
been invested elsewhere they are not
subject to taxation
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-25
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-29

cotton planted, and the farmers tell me that the crop pays well. Angelo Capato, one of the righest of the Khartum mer- chants, who has 5000 acres of land says that he raised 100000 pounds of cotton last year, which he shipped to Alexandria for sale. It was sent there unginned, and it brought 21 cents a pound, or one-half cent more than the cotton of the lower Nile valley. Mr. Capato says that he bought his land for S650 per acre, and that he has already been offered $225 per acre for 300 acres, but that he would not take it. Said he:
 T can make s or g per cent net out of my land by renting it at $2O per acre for a money rent, and If l plant it to cot ton, several times as much more I am now using steam pumps and aul import ing steam blows; and 1t may be that shall some time have a cotton factory and ginning establishment right here.
 Leigh Hunts Great Plantation.
 One ot the most daring cotton planting enterprises to be found in the whole Nile valley has been started by an American. l refer to MT. Leigh Hunt, who, in con nection with MT. Sloat Fasset and others, made a big fortune in gold mines III Korea MT. Hunt has a concession of something like 30,000 acres bordering the Nile, Just opposite where the River At bara, or Black Nile, flows into the main stream. The Atbara brings down almost all the mud which the Nile spreads over Egypt and these lands are situated that they can be easily irrigated.
 MT. Hunt has imported a number of steam pumps, and is gradually putting water on to the land. He has built a house there which has cost something like $40000, and 1 understand that he has spent something like $1,000,000 in the development of his property.
 His lands uie near the junction of the Cape to Cairo road, which runs from Alexandria south to Khartum, and the Nile and Red Sea railway, which con- nects that road with Port Sudan on the Red sea. This will give him two outlets for his cotton. He can either send it to the Red sea across the Nubian desert by a short railway haul of about 300 miles or down to the Mediterranean over the Cape to Cairo route, distance of con siderably more than 1000 miles. The probability is that 1t will all go to the Red sea and thence by steamship to Eu- rope or the United States.
 As yet the experiment is not far enough advancedgto be pronounced an unqualified success. MT. Hunt has had trouble with his labor, with his ma chnery and with insect pests, and es- pecially the locusts, which have eaten up large part of his crops. These diff faculties can be overcome, and the land promises to be worth a great fortune.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-29
NATURE FAKIR'S STORY
 OF THE SETTING HEN

From the New York Sun. The talk had related to examples of intelligence in animals of lower orders
 than the human It would not be accur-
 ate to speak of any one of the talk
 CTS as a nature faker, for all of the stories told had been easy to believe. After q
 brief interval of silence one of the group asked:
 Any one know anything about the idiosyncrasies of setting hens?"
 You mean sitting hens," some one sug- gested.
 'T mean setting hens" the first speaker
 said, emphasizing the word. '1f any one should ask you the difference between a parliament and a hen you could safely say that one difference Is that a parlia- ment sits and a hen sets"
 But doesn't hen sit?'
 Surely, when she isn't setting, stand
 ing, flying, walking or scratching"
 Does hen lay or lie?'
 Both; she lays when she wants to set,
 and she lies when she prefers to lie rather than sit"
 But you know that lie Is intransitive , and lay Is transtive. And 1t is the same with sit and set. You sit in your chair you set your glass on the table"
 Docs the sun sit? Do we say that the sun was just sitting below the horizon, or had just sat, or that 1t was an hour
 past sunsit? Again, If any one asks you
 why the sun is like a hen say that they
 both set. lntransitively. Well, don't get excited" some one
 said, "and go on with your story
 ''I once had a setting hen-not a sitting hen," the man resumed. that hid her nest in a clump of bushes behind the barn. She set-she didn't sit-for three weeks and at the end of that period of setting-not sitting-she came off with brood of chicks
 When I saw her scratching around outside of the bushes and making q fuss over her chicks I found her nest and in 1t was en egg that had not matched. I carried the egg into tn summer kitchen and placed 1t on an old
 blanket wh ere the warm sunshine. fell upon it through an open window" Very kind of you-to the egg" the grammarian of the party broke in. 'I got my troubles worth" the mar rator retorted, for within an hour a chicken had come out of the shell, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-29
A Vast Country Whose Cotton
 May Compete With the South

Copyright, 1907. by Frank G. carpenter)
 Kartum. "HE British officials here tell me
 that the day will come when the 4 Anglo Egyptian Sudan will be sup plying a good share of the raw material needed for the cotton mills of Manehes- ter. If so 1t will be far in the future. The total amount of cotton raised is but a few million pounds, and the exports of last year were only 4O0O bales. There Is no doubt but that the Sudan has vast areas of good cotton lands, but large irrigation works will have to be constructed before they can be brought into cultivation, and Egypt Is kicking at every attempt to rob her of the waters of the Nile.
 Native Cotton Everywhere.
 At present cotton is raised in small way in every one of the 13 provinces of this country It is grown to a consla- erable extent along the Nile between here and Egypt. In Berber and Dongola' two large provinces of lower NuDia, the most of the crop is used by the local weavers, who make it into rough white cloth known as damar, which forms q large part of the clothing of the Sudan.
 Some is grown along the borders of Abyssina, and there was formerly cot ion factory in one of the towns of Ka- salla- Still further south, in the province of sennar, there are branches of the Blue Nile whose valleys are famous for cotton. The governor there had a cotton show last year which attracted 100 exhibitors, and he has set up few small cotton gins which are now being worked That region has exported considerable cotton to AbySSin1a.
 In the Red Sea provinces there are sev- eral large plantations, and I am told that a good crop is expected at Tokar, where cotton growing Is an established industry The governor of the White Nile province has recently reported that he is succeed ing in raising Egyptian cotton. and that two acres grown at Duem last year turned out from three to four bales each, with only three artificial waterings. The sfrdar tells me that the vast plain be- tween the White and the Blue Niles, known as the Gezrieh, could be made to produce vast quantities of cotton, and it is believed that it can be raised in the Bahr el Gazel, away up on the edge of the Congo watershed. In the Blue Nile province the cotton acreage planted this year Is twice as large as it was last, and in the White Nile province an increase of about 1900 acres is reported.
 Cotton at khartum.
 Here at Khartum there has been considerable increase in the amount of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-29

1 that chicken and were on good terms of companionship." He hadn't had time to know you as well as we do," said the grammatical purlst.
 Without deigning to make reply, the story teller went on, and as he talked his mood became more serious. With half closed eyes he spun his yarn to it's finish and nobody interrupted him.
 "The first thing that chicken did" he said, was to pull himself together and take a look at the shell out of which he had come. Then he began to notice other things. l was one of them, and about the time he made me out he said, Peep?
 That peep was an audible interro- gation mark. It was plainly a ques- tion, and l said:
 "Certainly, my dear fellow. Anything l can do for you. But you must be hungry
 "The chicken cooked its head al hear ing sound that was not It's own peep. Some flies were buzzing on the window pane and I caught one and dropped it on the blanket before the chick. He swallowed 1t and looked up to me. l caught another fly. The chicken ate it. And then it's look followed my hand as l was reaching for still an- other fly
 Could 1t be that this tiny creature within the first few minutes of It's life without the curtain of it's shell recognized my hand as the instrument that gave it satisfaction? I swept the windowsill for d fly and missed it. The chicken looked from my hand to my face and said:
 Peep"
 "If that little downy ball had piped in unmistakable English, Have you got hm?' the meaning coulde not have been plainer to me.
 ""Honestly and soberly, l never before had felt myself so plainly brought face to face with the mystery of mysteries. An hour or so ago an egg lay in an aban- doned nest out in the bushes. Out of the egg had come a tiny creature that was asking me questions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-29
Rapid.

Rapid From the New York Sun. Knicker-Has Jones got quick assets? BocSer-Very; they are so quick they always fall before he can sell them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-29
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By Frank C. Carpenter

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The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-16
MINES OF HUMBOLDT
SHOWING UP WELL

1t has been reported to this paper
that the "56' mine, located a short
distance from Humboldt, has been
closed down for the holidays, but will
resume operations in the beginning of
the year, as the ores so far taken
from there leave great indications of
larger deposits of the same character
The recent strike made by the Nor
rison or Inlay Mining company at
their property, the Morrison mine
which is about miles southeast of
Humboldt in Eagle canyon, is one of
vast Importance, as it clearly demon
strates that the old-time prospectors
were not far out of the way in locating
in the Humboldt range. This prop.
erty, like a great many others in this
county. has been worked for mum
Der of years and all that was neces-
sary was that the property should be
developed in the proper manner When
J. r. Turner took charge of this grounr
some two years ago it was practically
at staandstill and a great deal of
credit is due him for the manner in
which it has constantly improved.
Reports from the Humboldt Chief
another of the old properties, is very
encouraging and will in all probabil
ity prove to be the bonanza it was
thought to be in the early sixties.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-16
DISTRICT COURT
RECONvENES
JURY SECURED TO TRY
CASE OF FRED JOHNSON
Important Case of Burch versus the
Southern Pacific Company for
Damages will be Heard

In the district court this morning
under Judge Pike, which convened af-
ter week IS recess, the following jury
was chosen to try the case of the state
versus Fred Johnson on an indictment
of robbery at Lovelock:
F.. J. Button, Charles Stoker, Sylvan
Siard, w. j. Merchant, w l.. Will
knson, Paul c. Johnson, d. Cordano
Isaac Erickson, H. M. Leonard. II. X.
Harvey, H. d. Lincoln and A. G. Hill
District Attorney Ducker is prose
cutting the case, and Attorney M. =
Bonnifeld is counsel for the defense
When the jury was secured recess
was taken until 1880 this afternoon.
The venire of jurymen outside OF
those chosen to try this case were ex.
cused until Wednesday
An important case to come up at
this session of court is that of Burch
versus the Southern Pacific company
for damages. Herbert Mcmillan, at.
torney for Burch, arrived this morn.
ing from Ogden. Attorney Mcmillan
is the son Of J. H. Mcmillan, for
years resident of Winnemucca.
The trial has grown out of injuries
which the plaintiff suffered while en-
ployed on the railroad in an accident
in the local yards. In the accid<nt he
lost his leg. The case was first tried
in the United States district court
and resulted in. verdict in favor of
the plaintiff, for damages of $1,000
The case was then appealed by the
railroad company to the United States
circuit court of appeals, who decided
that the United States district court
had no jurisdiction and the case was
transferred ii this district court.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-16
WE WILL FEATURE SOME OLD
NEWS WITH NEXT ISSUE

With its next regular issue the Sill
yer State News will feature some
early day happenings of the Christmas
season. We have a story from the son
of one of the early pioneers who par
ticipated in the first Christmas celc-
bration ever held in the county, in
Humboldt City, in the year 1861.
notable events occurred in Humboldt
county on Christmas seasons. The kill
ing of r. H. Scott in Paradise Valley
in 1884 and of French Pete in Harvey
county, Oregon, in 1897, are two re-
printed stories. There are also some
comical stories of the past, among
which is story by Assessor J. w.
Guthrie, of how the poultry once eel
ebrated Christmas at the Sonoma
ranch and another, away back in 1878,
of how tramp secured an unearned
Christmas dinner from Mrs. Jerry
Nicholas
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-16
FOR THE GREATER
WlNNEMUCCA
HANSON TRACT WILL
BE SUBDIvIDED
Mrs. T. G. Hanson, Owner OF Land
Lying South of the School House,
will Sell Town Lots

An announcement indicating the
growth of Winnemucca, and the de
mand for lots, is that which has been
made by Mrs. 7. G. Hanson, concern
ing the subdivision of the 40 acre
tract of land lying south and west of
the Winnemucea high school.
AS soon as surveyors lay out this
land into town lots, they will be put
on the market. This is a valuable
piece of land, and the present tendency
Of the growth of the residence dis
trict is in that direction. A number
of new buildings have been con
structed in the south end Of town and
more are under contemplation.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-16
THE WINTER OF 1890
WAS A COLD ONE

! was just 16 years ago last Tues
day night that the first snow on De-
cember 10, 1890, in what proved to be
the severest winter ever experienced in
Nevada. Over 100000 worth of
cattle and sheep perished in the state
and all kinds Of .hardships were ex-
perienced. For three weeks no mail
reached Virginia City and communi-
cation with Carson and Reno was cut
of on account of snow blockade on the
V. & T. railroad. and traffic on the
trunk line was suspended from the
same cause Potatoes from Sutro
were transported through the tunnel
and raised to the surface through the
C. & c. shaft. The depth of snow at
c street averaged over Q feet, and it
was possible to step from the street to
the balcony of the secondstory build
ing Virginia City Enterprise.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-16
new BUILDINGS AT
COLCONDA
JOHN sAvAL TO CONSTRUCT
TWO-STORY BUILDING 4Ox9O
Concrete Work Started on the BASE
ment Of New Reinhart Store

A modern theater and skating rink
is one of the improvements promised
the town of Golconda. This building
according to present information will
be 4Ox90 feet in floor space, and two
stories in height. The new building
is being constructed by John Saval,
the well known sheep man.
The concrete machine, with which
the concrete work in the foundation
and basement of this new building, Is
to be done, was taken from the Blume
hotel site, where it has been used in
construction and removed to Golconda,
yesterday
Work on the basement of the r.
Reinhart & Co. store building will
commence.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-16
MINE AT HUMBOLDT HOUSE
CLOSES TEMPORARILY

George Blaine, who with Charles
Washburne, discovered the silver-lead
mines about IA miles west of Hum
boldt House station. which property is
now under the control of the Utah
Development company, arrived Satur-
day from the Gold Run district,
where he also has some mining prop
erty Mr. Blaine came here to meet
his partner, Mr.. Washburne, in a con
sultation regarding the mines west of
Humboldt House. An extension of
time was allowed on the payments. 1t
is reported that development work has
ceased for the time being at this prop
erty. Sickness in the family of Il. c
Wheatley, the promoter of the prop
erty, has caused him to be unable to
come out, and the miners have stopped
work pending his arrival. The prop
erty, however, looks fine, and with ev-
cry pick stroke this property gives
renewed promise of becoming one of
the most extensive in northern and
Central Nevada.
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The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-16
NoN-AssESsMENT WORK
BILL IS DOOMED

A telegram received by the Gold
field chamber of commerce from Con-
gresham Bartlett, who intended to
introduce a bill providing for the post
ponement of the annual work on min
ing claims, states that there is very
little chance of its passing. Claim own
ers are advised to do their annual
work as usual
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-16
GERHART MILLER RAISES
FINE BEEF STEERS

G.. Miller, Jr, son of Gerhart Miller
Of Paradise Valley. arrived with
bunch of steers which have been ship
ped to the Junkers meat market at
San Francisco. The steers were some
of the finest We have seen brought to
Winnemucca for many days.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-16
MAY PURCHASE FARM LANDS
NEAR STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA

John d Bradshaw and wife and son
Earl, accompanied by L. B. Ward, of
the Valley, arrived Thursday from Par
adise Valley and departed for Stock
ton, Cal, where they will look over
ranch lands in that vicinity with q
view of purchasing
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-16
DANCE WEDNESDAY

o. c. Graetz will give another dance
Wednesday evening at the Johnson &
Ramdohr hall. Thch music will con
sist of Messrs. Hill and Graetz, and
all who attend are promised a good
time.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-16

and this work could not go on during
disorder We hope that good will
come out of it ala reasonable ad-
justment to both sides will be effected
and an era of peace and good will
between employers and employees be
instituted which viii result in great
benefits for the men, the owners and
the DISTRICT
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-16
LEA = FOR ITALY

Lorenzon Recanzone of Paradise Val
ley departed last Thursday evening
for the home of his youth, at Bella,
Sagliano Micea, Italy. He will spend
three months there and report hath it
that when he returns he will no longer
be bachelor.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-16
GOING TO CALIFORNIA
ON A VISIT

Dwight Bradshaw and his fmother
and Mr.. J. STERLING of the Valley ar
rived last Friday evening and departed
for Californit, where they will spend
the winter.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-16
CASE OF DIPHTHERIA

f. M. Leet, Western Pacific grader,
is confined in the hospital with a case
Of diphtheria.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-16
HEAVY MACKINAw SUITS

PLAIN and fancy patterns. Also extra
coats, Mackinaw, leather, corduroy and
canvas. Just what everyone wants
who is out of doors this cold weather
+. G. Robins & Co.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-16

Proverbs are the sanctuary of the
intuitions.