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When Greek Meets Greek.

William II. Langdon. the lawyer
through whose skill the San Francisco
grafters were convicted, talked at a
recent dinner at the Hotel Asto- in New
York about municipal corruption.
Yes" he said smiling-his conclusion
was a humorous one-"to defeat munich
pal corruption we must be very. very
astute: the fight is then Greek against
Gr4ek, it is the jockey against the horse
doctor.
.'Perhaps you have heard the story:
No? Well. then. gife ear
"A gentleman at a country fair saw a
Jockey and a horsc doctor haggling dread
fully over the sale of mare. 1t interest
ed MIN to see two such tricky and Shrewd
characters opposed. and at the end of the
sale he approached tn jockey and asked
hirp how he had made out
4 sod her said the man, and he held
up a fve-dolar note.
:. But is that all you got for herr
asked the gentleman.
Its enough was the reply. She's
dead lame
.Chucklins to himself. the gentleman
sought out the horse doctor.
See here, friend said he. do you
know you have given S. for hopelessly
lame mare?'
..The horse doctor wagged his thin
gray beard.
anne she is / grant YOU he said
.Iut bopeIessly lame, no. In fact. she IL
as sound as / am. She's BADLY shod
that's all that is the matter with her.
saw ii at a glance.
.'The gentleman whistled at this news
He went back to the jockey and toie
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A TANGLE Or @coo'e

this apparently well-regulated and COM
mendable preparation for his future one
might be led to think the silk worm was
planning to outdo Methusaleh in longev-
ity. But such makes. the worlds contra
dictions. The little silk worm during
his first months existence is actively en-
gagged in considering his personal care
and comfort with as much regard as a
prima donna gives to hers. But in spite
Of all this preparation he is destined to
play a short engagement before death
takes him., In fact. his active career
lasts little longer than spring bargain
sale; usually about three days.
But in these three days. just to see him
work brings CONSERVATION to the lazy
man and abundant joy to the Industrious
one.
The little silk worm enters upon his
active career Of spinning with a zest.
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these silk worms, and require expert care
and consideration For instance, they
are most particular about their diet. and
they frown upon almost every other kind
of food but mulberry leaves They would
condescend to eat lettuce leaves. but they
would rather have the mulberry diet
From a commercial standpoint the men
would rather they should have that. too,
as it is a much less expensive diet than
lettuce leaves and leaves Of the Usage
orange trees, which they have been
known to eat and relish.
From twenty-eight to thirty-four days
after the silk worm matches out he
takes 10 enjoy life. Like a prize fighter
going into training. the silk worm rests
and sleeps and builds up his strength.
He eats ravenously during this period
and grows strong and stout. From all
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ians whose excellence in silk making u
of the top-notch character
The working exhibition at the govern
ment silk plant shows every phase of the
industry from its earliest stages to cases
filed with exquisitely spun silk. This is
SO finished and so attractive that many
strangers. noting its excellence. have been
encouraged to adopt the work for their
own personal pleasure and the satisfac-
ton to be gained from owning such per-
feet silk, which has been made under
their own roof.
After Mr. Gilliss has carefully explained
the nature of silk culture many strangers
have changed their minds about the ap-
parent compleXity of the subject Like
all other things. it does not seem difficult
at all, when once understood. And Mr.
Gilliss is very particular that he should
be correctly understood.
please do not go away with the idea,
he said to some visitors, that silk worms
turn into butterflies. So many people
have that idea. you know he explained.
The silk worms life is about sixty-five
days Its three periods thirty to for
ty days in a larval state; fifteen to twenty
DAYS as a chrysalis, and eight to twenty
days as a moth or perfect insect. In tho
cocoon the silk worm goes through the
last phase of its larval life. After four
or five days the skin breaks, and the in
sect which issues from this old covering
is the chrysalis, whose weight is often
only half that of the larval at it's high
est deveopment. During the first month
of existence, when it is preparing for work
IL
grows nearly 14.0o0 times larger than IT
was at birth, all of which information is
furnished by Uncle Sam. and he is glad
to give it to boost comparatively new
industry in this country. II. H.
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&noMne. 5hx Iron The REEL

the adventurer explorer and eccentric
travellers in human existence. While the
little domestic silk worm when it gets
ready to spin. crawls about on the little
shelves constructed for it's existence, look
ing about and finally choosing his place
of work, like fisherman chooses the
b2st place to cast his hook and line ana
then sticks to it, the other kind of silk
worms never stay in one place long
enough to spin any amount of silk to
speak of. and are absolutely useless for
successful work.
With TIE annual enormous Importation
Of raw silk from foreign countries Uncle
Sam is anxious to see what he can do in
this Inc in his own country. While the
interest here has been steadily growing
it shows greater progress more recently
as the silk culture becomes more broadly
understood. Considerable pronounced in
terest in this industry has been shown in
California, principally the southern part
around Los Angeles and San Diego. The
conditions here are most p-opitious for
the work. One of the advantages for the
work in this part of the country is in be-
ing able to raise two annual crops of null
| berry leaves. which means a. great boon
to the silk industry in any locality.
1t is believed when the nature of the
| work becomes more broadly known, and
the government is able to educate more
| thoroughly rega-dingi details of the in
dustry that silk culture may become one
| of the leading industries of the country.
SO far those entering new fields of ac-
tivity have been more inclined to adopt
the older and better known occupations
of raising chickens and pigs and onions.
Successful silk culture requires patience.
/ and this virtue, it is said is better known
to the japanese and the French and 1tal-
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7VWS

at the end of recent club meeting about
the inquitous automobile law.
Your suggestion" said Mr.. Hoyt to his
opponent offers very cold comfort. 1t Is
bachelors comfort-that is to say, no COM
fort at all.
What said bachelor to a benedict.
only married 4 year. and already so
bue?'
h, but, groaned the benedict. I
never imagined that wife would prove
so exp nsive.
The bachelor patted the blue married
man on the back in consolatory way.
Yes, he said. "a wife is an expensive
article, that is true; but then you must
remember that she lasts a very long
time +"
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During his month of idleness he has alb
sorbed> the atmosphere of the hustling
age. When he begins to work he works
harder than an ambitious secretary who
aspires to become trust president.
Not unlike those stricken with the gold
bug germ, rushing forward with utter
disregard of their mad sacrifice of health.
the little silk worm plunges into his work
of spinning as though he. too, expects
to compete Nth the giants of the COM
mercial world.
In three days time he is an old man,
broken in health and strength and am
bition. When he begins to work he rec
ogni=cs no union hours, Office hours or
dinner hours He just works. He does
not take time to even snatch a bit of
MONDAY lunch. In these three days of
time, however. he makes a record as a
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warfare would speedily be abolished
"One evening he went on. ION Vir-
ginia farm. a little farm boy said to him:
lis generals brave?
Yes to be sure the bishop answered.
Why do you ask?
Because said the little boy. If they
are brave, don't understand why. when
generals is always on a hill, four miles
away. watching the fighting through an
opera glass.
Mr.. De Koven's Critique.
A story about Reginald De Koven was
told the other night at a musical dinner
in New York.
AN ardent young admirer of De Ko-
vens,'' said the narrator. lis spending the
winter with a rich aunt in Milwaukee.
During his visit he has not. ..lus far. been
idle. Last week he finished SYM
phony which he sent TO the ma stro,
along with case of Milwaukee beer.
"Da koven wrote back iaconically:
MY dear boy-Many thanks for. SYM
phony and beer. the latter excellent"
The Strap-Hanger. :
Sir Clifton Robinson, the head of the
London tramway service. says that Lon
doners now desire to be strap hangers.
The English law forbids cars or buses
TO carry mere passengers than there are
seats for so the Engfshman. waiting on
his corner. while full bus after bus goss
by. lo9es many valuable minutes.
Eyes" said Sir Clifton Robinson rat a
recent dinner. in New York, they want to
strap-hang in London now. They don't
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An Original Child.

The late Lord Kelvin" said Harvard
scientist, had a wonderfully original
mind from his childhood.
"As little boy, as little Willie Thorn.
son, they tell quaint story about him
in Glasgow.
1T seems that once he suffered hor.
ribly a week with toothache. Finally ho
had the tooth out. After 1t was drawn
he rose from the chair. held out his little
hand to the surgeon and said.
"'Give it to me-
1.-The surgeon, with an accommodating
smile. wrapped the tooth In paper and
extended 1t to the lad.
But what are you going to do with Il
Wfll.e? he asked.
I'm going to take IL home was tho
reply. .-und cram sugar in It and see Z
aehe.'" -
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other day Of his last rebuff, not unkind
one.
Entering the office of the local weekly
the minister said to the editor:
II am soliciting aid for a gentleman OF
refinement and intelligence who is in dire
need of a little ready money. but who
is far too proud man to make his SUI
forings known.
Why exclaimed the editor. pushing
up his eye shade. I'm the only chap IN
the village who answers that description
What's this gentlemans name?
~ regret said the minister, that I'm
not at liberty to disclose it.
why, it must be me- said the editor
1t is me. It's me, sure. Heaven pros
per you, parscn, in your good work.
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spinner that would turn all the facts
about ArabeIla Priscilla and other hero
:nas o. the carly colonial spinning days
icto ficton. Their devotion to the spin
ming wheel as a diversion and duty is
merely fanciful when compared to the de-
votion shown by the little silk worm for
his art. And his is rare art, too. He
knows that in spite of all the copyright
laws that no one can duplicate it.
In his short period of work the silk
worm. il Is said by experts. spins from
500 to 1900 yards of silk. The average
is about 1.cO0 yards.
The busy little bee fluttcring here and
there gathering honey uses up lots of
useless energy. and has been amonished
for this by the new thought cult. The
silk worm. if he chose to take the time
for initiation, could with ease become
| the high priestess of this cult. for if
! there is one thing the silk worm does not
DO after he gets down to work is to waste
| his time in useless fiutterinss here and
thera He sticks faithfully to his job
| until it is completed. His work becomes
! almost mechanical with him, and to see
him work one would think he was an
aGtOmatom instead or real live, breath
/ ing little creature.
i AS he spins his head travels back and
| 'orth shuttle fashion, and it is said that
in. accomplishing the work he does in
these few days his head has gone
| through at least 2i0000 similar motions.
| The silk worms imported by Uncle Sam
are the domestic or so-calied comm ercial
variety They belong to the laborins
class oe their species. 1t is just as nat
ural for them to work. as it is for the
other varieties not to- These others arr
| called the wild species. They represent
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him what the horse doctor had said.
But the jockey. with a wink of the
eye. exclaimed:
That mare is as lame a one-iegged
veteran. | had her shod badly on purpose
to take some sucker in
AT this the gentleman laughed loud
and long. Hurrying back to the f-rse
doctor again. he said:
My dear Sir with all your cunning
that jockey has ! oved too much for you.
The mare is incu. ably lame. He had her
shod badly on purpose to take you In
On receipt Of this news the o.d horse
doctor shook his head gravely.
Well anyway he said. 1T was a
counterfeit five-dolar note.
These Married Men.
That excellent actress, Clara Blood
good. sat beside me one night at a din
ner" said a Philadelphia playwright,
land with the fish some one began to talk
about wifely extravaganza.
Mrs. Bloodgood listened to tale after
tale of the ruinous extravaganza of wives
and finally she said
Wives extravagance--oh. yes! You
men are all alike. You are all like the
broker who. at midnight in his club, hic-
cuped, wiped his eyes and said brokenly
'.This is the sixth bottle of cham
pagne I've drunk today. all through my
wife making me lose my temper. 1t Is
terrible what lot of money that woman
costs me-
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of New York, had been discussing the
ideal letter carrier
With laugh he ended
Yes the ideal letter carrier needS 10
be as all-round as many-sided. as dlvinely
gifted as the man a Cincinnati SUBURBAN
ita advertised for last month.
''The advertisement ran:
'Wanted-A man able to teach Spanish.
water color painting and the violin ana
to look after a bull.
Unionism's Spread.
John Mitchell, the miners leader. was
talking to a Pittsburg reporter about the
spread of unionism.
Why" said Mr.. Mitchell. smiling, Il
hear that in a Pittsburg school the other
day, when the teacher told a little boy
that he must stay in after school and re-
write composition the youngster nared
up and answered stoutly:
What, and get put out of the scholars
union for workin' overtime? Nit"
"Is Generals BraveP"
..The late Bishop Coleman" said a Will
mington divine, used to take every sum
mer a long, solitary walking trip. He
wore rough Clothes and slept in farm
houses. Sometimes the people took him
for an aged tramp. Always he had IN
tcresting experiences.
These tramping experiences otter
served the bishop In mis- sermons. Thus
once, in a sermon on peace, he said that
IL sthey who made the wars had actually
to go out and flght them-fght them as
the common soldier does without honor
without hope, without anything desirable
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Littleton,s Steamer.

Martin W. Littleten, leading counsel
in the Thaw case, has a ready way with
him. said New York lawyer.
lone night at dinner heard him get
back at an opponent like this:
Gentlemen he said, If you knew
Blank as well as ! do you'd understand
that when his mouth opens his brain
ceases to work. He. reminds me of
little steamer that used to run on the
Missouri The steamer had a seven-inch
boil and twelve-inch whistle, The
effect of this was that when the whistle
blew the steamer stopped.
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@-HE funniest little employees of
Uncle Sam who are content to
work for their board and lodg-
ing are represented in the pro-
motion Of the silk industry, un-
dertaken by the government less than
four years ago. and since grown to in
teresting proportions.
There are thousands of these employees
the busy little silk worms-who work
for the goverlment every year. They
come from altparts of the globe and their
cycle of existence is one of the shortest of
any, like species known to the scientific
world.
Uncle Sans silk plant conducted under
the supervision OF DIR. L. o. Howard,
chief entomologist of the government Is
one of the show places that strangers
like to visit Charles ]. Glliss. an ex-
pert silk culturist is in charge of the
plant. He has observed the career of
millions of these little silk spinners on
Uncle Sans farm and he knows exactly
their industrial abilities. their CASTRO
nonic habits and their particular value
to commerce. He has written consider
able literature on the subject. After you
have read this, If you are interested. and
inspected the plant in full operation,
showing every detail of the silk industry
YOU may decide to go into the business
yourself. This is just what the govern
ment would like to have you do. 1t has
the plant there for that purpose. to in
terest you. All you have to do If you de-
eide to take up the business is to make
known your wishes to Mr.. Gilliss. Uncle
Sam will then set you up in business
free of charge
Just as Secretary Wilson of Agriculture
has inspired thousands with a love for
the farm by the generous distribution of
seeds. from pansies to potatoes. and first
a.i suggestions to exterminate the nasty
little pests that eat up cabbages and corn.
Mr.. Gilriss will put you right on the
silk worm industry
He will also furnish you with a COM
pIete outfit all ready to go into business
Across the river, Uncle Sam owns what
is known as the big Arlington farm, on
which he raises all sorts of vegetables
70 keep the Agriculture Department run
ming. On this farm, too. the mulberry
trees are grown. which supply the food
for the silk worms. The government will
furnish. TO any one interested in silk cul-
ture generous supply of eggs and null
berry leaves, which is all that is needed
to enter the business. together with a
love for the work, little patience and
application TO it.
All winter long the eggs of the COM
mercial silk worm keep arriving from all
parts of the world principally from
Italy and France, while some come from
Japan. These are placed in cold storage
TO wait the time for Matching, which is
along in April and sometimes as late as
May. They are delicate little creatures
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Bachelors Comfort.

Colgate Hoyt. the president of. the
American Automobile Club. was arguing
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These Married Men.
An All-Round Man.

William v. McManus. the new ,presi-
dent Of the Letter Carriers Association
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The Gentle Rebuff.

Robert w Hebberd, New York's COM
missioner Of charities. concluded an ad-
dress at a recent philanthropic dinner in
this way:
Yes immea surab BILE are the rebuffs that
the helpers of the poor. the seekers after
charity for their suffering brothers, un-
dergo
"A friend of mine Methodist min
lister in small western town, told me the
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realize that strap-hanging, too, has its an
noyances.
Il rcde on q Broadway car the other
day. A tall westerner hung on Il strap
near me- He was the only strap-hanger,
and he kept looking hopefully at every
corner for some one to get off and give
him a seat.
but we were all stayers-as you say
over here-aboard that car. Block afte"
block We travelled, and still the tired
Westerner hung to his strap.
His lcok became aagrier and angrier,
and finally he blurted out:
Say. amt none o you people got
homes?'"
That's All.
Edward Payson Weston, the veteran
walker, talked regretfully in Chicago
about walkiag's decay.
Professionalism" he said, has died out
shockingly. 4 little boy said to me the
other day:
What is a pedestrian?
Il answered truly enough;
oh, he's Just one of those fellows
who kick up row When an automobile
runs them down.
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PC he funniest little employees of
u Uncle Sam who are content to
work for their board and lodg-
u ing are represented in the pro-
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-03-28

I-2 Sur. No. 2004 Lucky Jim Lode S
81 deg. 43 min. f 53.I IT from cor, No.
l. A basalt stone 24x6xS in, set is in.
IN the ground, chiseled tx Int. 203O-
sQoaa 1925 feet cor No. 2. A basalt
stone ,24xSN6 in, set IS in. in the
ground, chiseled * 2-2O3O," whence
the S T. cor of the location bears S
- deg. 90 min. e 53.S 70; thence S
~ deg. 0S min. w 277.3 feet intersect
line 60 Sur. No. 1904 S SO deg. 81 min.
z 526.S # from cor No. Z. A basaIt
stone 24x6x4 in, set IS in. in the
ground, chiseled tx Int. 2O30-2004":
564 feet cor No. 8. A basalt stone
z4HSN6 IN, set Is in. in the ground in a
road, chiseled TX $4,000" intersecting
line liz Mizpah Lode Sur. No. 2O12;
thence 5 S4 deg. SO min. w 46.S feet
cor. No. 4. A basalt stone 24xSx6 in,
set is in, in the ground, chiseled *
t-.Voo' whence the S w cor of the To-
cation bears $ As deg. SO min. y 1895
tt; cor No. Sur. No. 2012 Mizpah Lode
bears S 81 deg. SO min. W 63.3 ~.
thence N IS deg, SO min. w 1883 feet
, SIDE center. A basalt stone 24x6x5
IN, set is in, in the ground. ehiseled
* S SC 2OS0"; whence the location and
discovery bears N "A deg. OS min. p
5OO IT. A basalt stone 24xSx6 in. set
~ in. IN the ground, chiseled TX Loo.
Disc. 2O3O"; 1893 feet cor No. s. A
nasaIt stone 24x5X5 in, set IS In. in
the ground, chiseled tx 5000"
Whence the n w cor of the location
bears n As deg. So min. w 1919 II:
thence n "A deg. 0S min. II 200 feet
cor No 6. A basalt stone 24xSx4 in,
fset is in. in the ground. chiseled ~
6-2030", thence N SO deg. 10 min. %
ginning.
c, Acres.
Less area in conflict with sur.
w -oVf $3.50
1862
MAGNETIC VARIATION at ali cor
ners l6 deg. So min. East.
ENPRESSLY excluding and exempt-
ing from this application all prior and
adverse existing valid claims.
me notices OF location OF the said
camp FIRE Lode mining claim are re-
corded in the office of the Comfy ne
corder, at Tonopah, Nye County state
OF Nevada, in Vol. %" and Rock "EH
pages SiS and SO, n the deeds from
Sie original loeators vesting the title
IN TINS applicant to said mining claim
are Of record in the said office OF the
county Recorder, at Tonopah Nc
county State of Nevada,
Any and all persons claiming adj
nsrsely any portion of the said mining
CAIN are required to file their adverse
GAINS with the Register OF the United
states Land Office, at Carson Citv
state of Nevada, during the sixty (G05
uayS period OF publication hereof Or
they VIII be barred by virtue OF tho
provisions Of the statute.
LOUIS j. COIN,
Register.
II is hereby ordered that me fnro-
gong notice Of application for patent
De published for the period of ten G0t
consecutive weeks In the Tonopah Ron
ANA a weekly newspaper. printed ana
published at Tonopah, Nye Comfy
state Of Nevada.
LOUIS ]. COIN.
Register.
pate Of first publication. Sth day OF
February, 1908. . va
NJ \. MURPHY, Law Attorney.
Carson. Nevada.