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The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20
PRECIOUS METALS IN OCEAN
French Scientist Figures There Is
s24,Gooooo for Each lnhabl-
tant Of World.

Paris There Is enough gold float
ing In the sea to make everybody rich
and consequently happy"
This Information is the result of an
analysts OF ocean water recently nm
ished by Alphonse- Bergert. a professor
In the ocean-ographic institute. Fresh
possibilities are thus offered 10 specu-
lators and promoters.
THE analysis revealed about fifty
milligrams (77 grainl OF gold in each
ton OF sea water" explained the pro-
fessor. That seems little enough, but
considering that it takes line of fig
ures a column wide TO give the total
number of tons OF water In the ocean
It IA easy to see that an immense
amount of gold Is held IN solution. If
each OF the 800. 100000 inhabitants
OF the world had his share II would
equal so4 900, 900 apiece What beau
tiful ending TO all difficulties"
Are there other precious minerals
IN the sea-" the professor was asked
Yes" he replied. there are ten
milligrams Of silver in every ton OF
sea water. hence the total is about So,
coo times the amount taken from the
earth since the discovery OF America
There are about sixteen grams Tone
half ounce) of salt In each pound OF
sea water"
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20
School of Seventy-five Follow
Vessel for Two Hours.
Never Before In Memory of Shippers
Were Huge Mammals SO Num-
erous Along Atlantic Coast
as at Present Time.

New York.-No vessel passing
through the picket line of whales
which has patrolled the Atlantic coast
from Florida to Maine since July has
encountered such n large school as
did the schooner Ella l.. Davenport.
which arrived the other day from
Charleston. s. c., with lumber. Never
before in the memory Of shippers ma
king this port were the huge man.
mails so numerous as at the present
time. Whalers which formerly were
forced to traverse Arctic seas In
search of their quarry merely put out
to sea nowadays and harpoon their
prey.
II had seen several small schools OF
whales on the way up" said Captain
John F. Dunton, Of the Davenport.
"None of these schools came very
close. But about 20 miles southeast
of Winter Quarter Shoal lightship,
down at the Delaware Capes. the larg.
est bunch of 'em | ever saw hove up
from the south. 1t wasn't school, 1t
was big university. You can't count
you count one he hobs under. comes
up In another place, dives down again
and sticks up his spout for another
tally
But l marked the ocean on into
four parts when the whales circulated
all around, and gave one quarter to
the first mate, one quarter to the sec
ond mate, the third quarter to the
bo'swain and the fourth to my wife.
I kept tally on all four. Dividing by
three to account for the natural rest
lessness of the animals. I'm pretty
sure that there were at least 10
whales In that university. My wife
declares there were 200.
They didn't do any harm, except
ing one that scraped the bottom Of
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20
Wants Children Spanked

Greeley. Col.--American children are
rot sufficiently spanked, declared DR.,
C. Stanley Han. president of Clark uni
versity. Worcester. Mass. in an ad-
dress.
= do not believe in too much fog
ging. but Il should not be abolished, 4"
he asserted Americans protect their
children too much, and t makes them
precocoas and disrespectful A little
shaping now and then reinforces the
moral purposes of the child"
The doctor defended laughing until
one falls from the chair and rolls I'M
de- the table. also ehampioned get.
ting angry. crying and dancing.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20
LICENSE TO WED SAME GIRL
Rivals In New Jersey Secure Neces
cary Permit to Marry Pretty Miss,
but Law Forbids.

Trenton, N. J.--Miss Isabel Conroy.
pretty Trenton girl. is facing one OF
the most serious problems of her ca.
reer. tnasmuch as two young men are
carrying marriage licenses, on each of
which is inscribed her name. Edward
Billings and Arthur Dennis. we'll
known youths. both press their claims
to Miss Conrov.
Both have shown the licenses to
Miss Conroy. but she has not as vet
announced her intentions. telling both
suitors she will consult a LAWYER and
act upon his advice.
Miss Conroy admits she cares n
whole lot for both young men. hut
says her affections for them are equal.
ly divided She inumates she would
make no objection to marrying ons
of them. but says she does not think
It would be proper to take both.
Didn't you encourage both Of
them2" Miss Conroy was asked
II liked both the boys and tbav
came to see me frequently, but ar.
ranged their visits so they would mo,
meet" was the girls reply She add.
ed that she thought one OF them would
propose, but says she had no idea
both would rush on and get marriage
licenses without consulting her.
Il was 80 sure of her" declared
Dennis. that. after taking out the
marriage license In regular form. l en-.
gagged minister and paid him In ad
vance"
The first time the suitors met at the
Conroy house was when they went 10
present Miss Conroy with their re.
spective marriage licenses. She faint.
ed when both exhibited the Documents
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20

ballroom. The pceress herself was an
elderly lady who never attended
dances, but she generally complied
with the requests of her friends, who
had smart little houses lacking IN
space.
Each season about a dozen large
dances were held at her mansion.
Last summer, however, one borrower
went too far; she did not play the
game, and she had all the bills for the
ball directed to the peeress. who paid
them, but has never lent her house to
any one since.
Queen Mary. who is very much In
touch with all current social life,
knows Of the existence of the borrow
er, and is likely to end her London ca
reer Women whose means do not
allow them to meet their social obli-
cations without taxing the good ma
ture OF their friends will not be en-
couraged to enter the court circle,
no matter how good their pedigree.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20
Whales FolLotu q Ship
Copyright, 1910. Western Newspaper Union.

the hull. The schooner ratified down
below and settled little to leeward
but the whale swung from under and
the boat righted herself My wife
was pretty badly scared. can tell
you, but didn't think we'd come to
harm. know a whale will never
smash into a ship unless 1t is attack
ed first They're good natured and
seem to know that there's plenty of
room In the ocean"
For more than two hours the school
accompanied the ship, swimming
along In twos and threes. turning
diving, swimming below the surface
IN all directions, but keeping in the
general direction Of the Davenport.
After they had escorted the Daven-
port for nearly ten miles they sud
denly headed for the south. and In
five minutes were out OF sight
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20

India their experiences inter
esing the
exciting" gypses of the time We
surprised set
little VII
When troubles exciting
started Kobe and went there
Sdgnka, At Odawara Yoko
hama
automobile barely forced to run
bridges unreliable times feared
would plunge through them.
we obliged Of these trips
had
platform which
sending them After landing Francisco starting east
her
Sandusky, o, exceeding
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20
PUT SANDALS ON PET DOGS
Latest Unique Fad Of London Society
is to Dress CANNES In Col
ored Boots.

London-Summer sandals are at
present being worn by the elite OF the
canine world
Doggie's boots are sold in all colors.
both serious and gay, and are. as a
rule. laced on his feet.
In the summer. however, these boots
are somewhat too heavy for their
wearers. so sandals are substituted.
Sandals can be obtained in all
sizes" said dogs outfitter
They are similar in shape to those
worn by babies. and are made Of
leather and fastened by strap and
button in ordinary sandal style"
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20
Bees Stop Sale.

York, Pa--While an auctioneer at
the sale OF the property OF Mrs Har-
vey Smell. at Carleyville. this county,
was asking for bids upon hive OF
bees. the little honeymakers became
ruffled at the inspection to which they
were subjected. They sailed forth
putting to fight hundred or more
people. including the auctioneer. A
number were stung and the sale had
to be postponed until the bees settled
into the hive again.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20

America is not only producing big
ger and better guns than any Other
nation. bat she also produces more
and louder advocates of peace thar
all the rest of the world put together
Were bound TO win. Armaggeddon o.
millennium
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20
CIRCLES GLOBE IN AN AUTO

Mrs Harriet Clark Fisher of Trenton. N j.
holds the unique record Of being the only woman
who has girdled the earth in an automobile Mrs.
Fishers trip In her 40-horsepower machine makes
new history in the automobile world and particu.
larry in the realm of women. With her on the
trip were her secretary Harold Fisher Brooks
who drove; man and maid servant and Honk
Honk her pet bull terrier who taken along
as mascot In addition. the car, which was
especially built for the trip, carried complies
stock of tires, parts and cooking utensils.
The party landed in France, toured leisurely
through 1t; thence through Germany and Switzer
land; crossed to Italy where brief stay was
made at Como Thence they visited Vienna
Rome Naples and Port Said taking ship from
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20

A lunacy commission is trying to de
termine whether an insane man is a
resident OF New York or New Jersey
Why not ask him which state be be.
longs to? His answer may determine
the extent of his decisions
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20

Experts say that all the Zeppelin
airship needs is a series of lofty struc-
lures that will permit 1t to tie up now
and then This is simpler than pro
viding 1t with concrete foundation
and an elevator,
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20

Assertions that hitherto dlsregarded
rodents and reptiles are good to eat
arouse but little apprehension in the
minds of those who have their money
invested in the beef business
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20

Maine wants 10000 housemaids and
promises to pay them from three to six
dollars week apiece. We suspect
that Maine is destined to have long
felt want
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20

he is
of the raeetrack He
his the bench
life however
where he was born the bar 1878 he
would This eadfa
his bonnet when he located
through with the VI
and afterwar moving Oklahoma
During territorial Oklahoma the federal judges
the territory and addition
them sitting together at the capital
of Thus John
judge of the Seventh Oklahoma district
of the territorial bench with
O associate justice
appointed President Roosevelt and
bench with his ambition
his horses 1t his relief
bench pastm his fad lie served judge until
abolished the
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20

Some fault-finders complain that the
paper on which the new $1,000 bills
are printed is not as good as they
could wish. How do you like the new
81 900 bills?
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20

Aviators are to be prevented by Law
from flying over German country
towns We have not heard what pen
atty has been provided for ayiators
who fly so high above German coun
try towns as to be indistinguishable
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20

An Albany man wants the state OF
New York to pay him for cherries that
the robins took from his trees When
he was u baby he probably cried for
the moon
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20
AN ENGLISH PRISON EXPERT

At the invitation of the United States govern
ment Thomas Holmes comes from England to at
tend the International Prison conference MI.
Holmes is the secretary OF the Howard assocla'
ton in London which is devoted to the double
work of reforming prison administration. He Is
admittedly the foremost of practical English
criminologists. He has made lifelong study OF
criminals. Before he became the secretary OF
the Howard association he was for many years
court missionary.
For a long time Mr. Holmes has been adVo
eating the right of offenders to pay their fines oy
instaments and thus. In measure equallzihs
the glaring disparity in treatment which the Ia"
makes between the rich and the poor. Al pres
ont the Door man or youth who commits some
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20

Those South American republics
what will their sport-loving citizens
really do when a real lively little revo
luton comes their way?
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20

lets the other day Chicago man made
so much noise that the police had to
be called. Some men get excited SO
easily.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20

thrilling ofenses bundled off Immediately hand
peeuniary his justice demands
him On the other wened pocket to whom the
OF the
altogether
pet adopted behalf
association obtained Winston
the
OF Justice his intention
kaugurating refo
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20

The aeronauts are going to drot
bombs on mimic warships at the New
Jersey meet They will discover how
difficult il is to hit a mark from above
as evidenced by the falling of the
rain upon the just and the unjus
alike.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20
A PICTURESQUE PlTTSBURGER

The most picturesque millionaire IN fit''
burg and one of the most bizarre In the counu'
is Alexander r. Peacock who recently came in'o
public notice on account of a bad egg becaa a0o
he got one for breakfast he spent nearly s'VVVv
to start hennery with which to supply MS lap'
with eggs fresh from the nest. He has the repu
tation of being the most irascbe individual -
Pittsburg What happened to his chef when MI
Peacock tasted the cold storage egg that caused
all the trouble may be imagined. After he haD
relieved his feelings he called up real eS'A'
dealer. -,
81 want a farm" he said. "a farm that Is 0e
enough to raise lot of chickens"
Before night the real estate man had the iain n.
within two days chicken house 200 1eet oae
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20

Speaking of women an earnest per-
son says, There ought to be less
shine on the outside" A little dab
with the powder rag usually helps.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20

The Chicago blind beggar who spent
seven dollars day regularly on his
women friends apparently had quite
an eye for feminine beauty.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20

Sir John Murray has found fish
three miles under water. Most OF the
fish you go after seem to be farther
down than that
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20

Evidently the silly season has begun
operations in Europe, Judging from the
excitement over Americas offer to be
q big brother to Liberia
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20

Proceedings In the Esperanto con
gress are scarcely more understand
able than the proceedings in the reg
ular congress.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20

Because of the use of lead pipes GER
tain drinks are said to be poisonous.
This is case where death has lead
pipe einch.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20

A New York man recently ate sixty
one ears of corn at one sitting. Train
ing for Wall street, evidently.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20
Dogs Gold Teeth Glisten

not to Biddy. but 1t is said on good
authority that some more dental work
awaits her at an early date.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20

Japan is about to annex Korea OFF,
cially. having already annexed it very
thoroughly In other ways.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20
WHO,S |2[II!|l ~ zzAlNzyl5lNHY
JURlST ON THE RACE TRACK

Exchanging seat on the federal bench :.
the old Oklahoma Territory for seat on VI
sulkey behind fast-stepping trotters and rs
and filing both places in a satisfactory MANS
John L. Pancoast, now a resident of RIaoLn.sl'
northern Oklahoma, has been making the Okobn
maKansas racing circuit the past summer with
string of horses that have pulled down numer.
Gus purses for their erstWhile ermine.wpo,n.
owner
The love Of horse flesh Is TIE only re,so,
why Judge Pancoast has changed from bench -
sukey he Is still n practising attorney and l.
admitted to practise before the United States sn
preme court, but he prefers to see the steppers
coming down the home stretch in a whirl of dust
and hear the shouts of the onlookers as the AMI.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20

1t would be interesting to watch
struggle between the two new langu-
ages, Esperanto and baseball.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20

AS between the hobble skirt and the
long hatpin we vote for the hobble
skirt. The wearer hurts only herself.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20

Women should receive early instruc-
tons in the art of alighting from air
ships without stepping backward.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20

Even though the man beat the bird
flying. the latter did not get discour-
aged and quit.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20

a New Yorker has been robbed in
France And he wasn't buying any
thing, either!
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20

They are going to give AS You Like
1t" in Esperanto. Is this as you like
It?
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20

This is falling weather for the avi-
ators
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20

Minister Wa apparently can come
back" indefinitely in China
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20

ana 90 feet wide 100000 and
house about oneenh that rushed to completion
'e nst OF his expensive but superatve fresh eggs
lille story like oriental He was
inc nen counter of Pitbug the course "
he became acquainted onmaster tooh
he young scotch lad aided his career
forth
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20

Man will soon be in position to
give the birds lessons III flying
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20

Flying across Che Ensiish channel
will soon be as fashionable as appen-
dicitis
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-09-20

Rains scarce and eatables high.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-27

are absolutely the same We must
combine, we must unite here If we
are to obtain the highest degree of
success that is possible / told the
boys over at Twisp of the story of a
dog-sort of fond of dogs myself.
1t is a characteristic that we must be
possessed of. 1 tell you it is no easy
thing to develop fruit land. 1t is
no easy thing to go through priva-
lions and make the sacrifices that
men must make in order to develop
the land. 1t takes a peculiar type
of man; a man with real stuff in
him, real manhood. Such men we
need. those are the kind of men we
want. We have privations. l would
like to make plea here, men for
the women. | believe that we should
every day be doing something to
make the lots of our daughters, our
wives more pleasant in this western
country. We become so interested
in the tree, in our work, that we
are apt to forget the interests of the
ones at home. | know we men make
sacrifices, but / tell you it is not the
one thousandth part of the sacrifices
that the women make.
Now about the dog. A little boy
wanted a dog, like boy l have. Not
very long ago he wanted me to get
him a Boston Bull. l did not know
what a Boston Bull was, but finally
l. asked some one. He wanted a dog
that would lick all the neighbors'
dogs, characteristic of some people
This little boy wanted a pup and fin
ally got it. His first job was to
teach it how to fight. The dog was
very, very young, and the little boy
would go at it and throw it around
here and there, and finally the dog
got wise and took to his teaching
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-27

time. / studied these districts for
seven years, and never looked at
Wenatchee, but when l finally set
tied there, from what l knew of con-
ditions in the other places / knew
this was the country, and l stayed
here, without question and without
a single doubt. Having taken off
the stone, planted the trees and cul-
tivated the soil, in order that
might make a living, I stand here
to tell you that in not one iota has
that piece of land disappointed me-
(Applause.) After these three years
as fine peaches as you ever saw grow
on that land. This assemblage is
encouraging to mel believe these
things should be talked over among
ourselves. We all know what it is
to want for money. If 1 could lay
my hands on a few thousand dollars
today 1 could plant that few thous-
and dollars in such a manner that
my children need never want for
money.
We know that it was not very long
ago that number of bankers from
the middle east made q, tour of this
western country. Spokane and We
natchee were on their itinerary.
They visited Spokane, but as to We
natchee, they never got there. This
is one instance of many instances.
These men were told that Wenatchee
doesn't amount to much. They do
raise most beautiful fruit, but it is
just a little region-doesn't amount
to much-just little suburb of
Spokane. Gentlemen, it is necessary
that this part of the northwest Sec
ton of the Inland Empire unite,
heart and heart, soul and soul, hand
and hand, and pull together and
work together, because our interests
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-27

well. One day the old gentleman
started to romp with the little pup,
and in the course of the romping the
pup suddenly grabbed a hold of one
of the old mans ears, and hung on.
The old man, of course, was a little
bit wild, but with joy shining all
over his countenance the boy jumped
up and down, rubbing his hands to-
gether and shouted, stick to 1t pop,
it will be the making of the pup"
Uaughter).
You men of Okanogan stick to
your job here, and just as truly as
you live, the powers that lie latent
in this most wonderful and beautiful
valley will be the making of you.