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The Green Forest tribune., 1910-06-10
RECORD LS UNIQUE

A mother frog lays between 4,694 and 5,327 eggs at time, perhaps a few more or less
 Some frog fanciers go out and dip up the baby frogs and fatten them in their own door yards The hunters bounce on the little meadow frogs as they leap innocently through the marsh hay or creep up on the below ing bullfrogs, dazzling them with search lights as they sit on a sunken log and boom the moon.
 There are frogs of such proportions that they can be dressed like chick ems, not only the saddles but the fore quarters and back being available. But the flesh of these giants is not es- teemed by the cognoscenti. A 1.-the, tender young meadow frog Is said to have the sweetest lower limbs of all
 Here and there on the outskirts of civilization are persons who would as gladly eat turkey buzzard as frog. They are poor, ignorant natives who need the home missionary efforts of some good chef to convert them to the proper way of thinking.
 City dwellers who steer delicately shy of frog legs profess to do so on sentimental grounds.
 The dear little things, with their cute sparkling eyes-it seems a shame
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-06-10
FIRST AID TO THE FARMERS
Report of New York Bureau Shows What Was Done to Supply La
 bor in Year 1909.

New York.-In its efforts to help the farmer, who usually lacks farm workers when he needs them most, the labor bureau of the New York department of agriculture has been very successful during the first year of it's existence. More than twelve hundred single men and 90 families have been put to work on New York farms.
 Only one case of swindling oc. cured. One stalwart, who needed money more than he wanted work, re- ceived railroad ticket to his destina. tion. Instead of going to the farm, he left the train at the Harlem station and sold the ticket To obviate any further loss in trusting human nature the officials of the bureau now make sure that the candidate for employment has baggage worth as much as the sum paid for his ticket. The baggage is then checked and the check mailed to the farmer for delivery to the man on his arrival at the farm.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-06-10
Mummified Heads Scarce.

Mummified heads of South Amer ican Indians belonging to a tribe liv- ing on the slopes of the Andes near Quito, in Ecuador, once so easily pur- chased, are becoming extremely scarce. The head Is shrunk by some secret process known only to the na- tives, being thus reduced from life size, nine or ten inches from tip of chin to top of head, to five inches.
 The curious thing is that the head can be reduced in this fashion without destroying the features. These heads, some of which are of great antiquity, are now almost impossible to procure. Their sale is forbidden by law Wide World Magazine.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-06-10
Total Number of Frog Legs Con. sumed in Detroit Is Immense.
Supply Comes From Professional Hunters in Michigan and Other States and Those Who Raise
 Them for the Table.

Detroit, Mich.-A tour of the com mission houses who handle frog legs at wholesale and of the restaurants who deal them out rolled in cracker crumbs with a dab of tartar sauce on the side reveals the fact that Detroit CTS are the largest consumers of frogs legs in the United States, and that Paris would probably be far down on the list if complete statistics were available.
 Twelve and a half tons of frog legs were eaten in this city and immediate vicinity in the past year. Those well acquainted with the frog, alive and dead, estimate his legs at about one fourth of the weight of his entire body Four times 121a is 50, is it not?
 Now, a composite frog made up of all the frogs who contribute their legs to the delectation of local gourmets would be some frog, yes?
 Or if all the frogs that died in the last year on the altar of Epicurus to supply legs to Detroit and the road houses adjacent thereto were to be resurrected there would be 6,000,00 of them, and were they to hop in a mob on the city hall Police Commis- sioner Crouls mounted men would have their troubles dispersing the cold green horde.
 Now, just suppose they were all to return to this earth and emit their various croaks and peepings. They could easily keep awake all who have been in any way responsible for their slaughter
 Frog legs have been known to the French as a delcacy of surpassing sweetness for many years, and it may be that Detroit, being a city of French descent, has inherited a tooth for frogs. St. Louis, which claims second place as the city where frog legs are popular, gets away with 140,000
 The market is kept supplied with frogs by the activity of professional hunters in Michigan and the southern states, and by those who raise frogs for the table. lake near Lulu Mich, is the birthplace of 50,000 dozen a year. The sole care of the proprietors of this frog ranch is to keep it from being the mecca for all the black snakes, hawks, owls, raccoons, skunks, mink and stray cats in the lower peninsulas.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-06-10

to destroy their happy, care-free lives" remarked one young woman, tears yelling in her lustTous eyes.
 Have cheer, fair one! A frog is the meanest, greediest, most vicious ani- maj that hops, walks, crawls, flies or swims. Dangle a hook with bit of red flannel attached in front of frog and he will probably stuff it down his throat with his front feet. Give him his liberty and repeat the experiment and he will continue to grab the hook as long as he has any mouth left to grab with. That's how greedy he Is.
 Capture a large frog of trust mag nate appearance and cut into his tum- my. Here will be found the remains of small frogs, dear little fish, pretty moths and even a small harmless snake now and then.
 Among the active enemies of the frog is the man who uses him for fish bait He fastens a kicking frog to 8 bass hook and then flips him careless ly through the air, smacking him against the water and pulling him in again until fish snatches him and the hook or the poor frog tires and re- fuses to kick any more. This is very trying to frog, especially on a hot day. But what annoys the true lovers of frog legs is that the frog, once used, is tossed away to be gobbled up in his worn-out condition by some ma rine foe. A movement is afoot to com pei the substitution of rubber frogs in fishing
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-06-10
preted by his unfortunate opposite, he

preted by his unfortunate opposite, he rOarS.
 On this occasion MT. Morgan had gone to one of the big uptown hotels to attend a banquet. He asked a large person at the entrance where he could find the banqueting hall. The large person sent him along, and MT. Morgan next met a hall porter who had just been discharged and was looking for chance to get even. MT. Morgan grunted inquiringly. The DOT ter grunted sullenly.
 'Wuh-wuh-wuh," grunted MT. Nor gan.
 ''Wah-wah- -wah," growled the DOT ter.
 "How dare your" asked Morgan.
 Say" said the porter, belligerently, T don't know who you are, you old skeezicks, but if you unpin that lip uh yourn again I'll hang a brace on it."
 My name Is Morgan" said the banker, indignantly.
 Well" said the porter, after look ing him over carefully, you look It."
 And that's the best that Morgan got.-Boston Traveller.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-06-10
Amethyst Tinted Lenses Made From Sun-Baked Panes Cure Certain
 Kinds of Blindness.

Philadelphia.-A discovery of great value to those whose sight has been impaired by working under artificial light has been made in this city. It was learned the other day that ame- thyst tinted lenses made from win dow pane glass taken from houses in Walnut street would cure blindness caused by working on bright metals and under artificial light
 The glass Is simply ordinary win dow panes that have been in use for more than 75 years. In that time it has been turned an amethyst tint by the direct rays of the sun.
 Philadelphia eye specialists are op- timistic in their contentious for the glass, which is termed by the oculists and opticians "the Philadelphia glass" " Some of the most widely known phy- sicians in the city are using it in their daily practise and say that it has proved wonderfully effective and that the eye disorders that it will relieve and cure are many. Although the first announcement of the good re- suits from the use of this glass was
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-06-10
Simple Ring on Finger of Betrothed Woman No Longer Considered
 Sufficient Evidence.

London.-A simple ring worn on the third finger of the left hand is no long CT considered in some circles suffi- cient evidence that young woman is engaged to be married. She must wear golden manacles to proclaim her bondage to Cupid.
 A new fashion has arisen with re- gard to betrothals and women must advertise the fact that their affec- tions are no more in their own keep ing more conspicuously than by a mere engagement ring.
 Although it is stated that many smart American wives are abstaining from wearing a wedding ring. the modern engaged girl is to rush to the other extreme and don not only a ring, but also a ba9gle on the wrist, a plain gold bangle above the elbow and in some cases even an ankle bracelet as well
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-06-10
Encouraging Care and Maintenance of Cats for Ceaseless War in h.
 fectionCarryine Rodents.

Yokohama.-"This is the cat that ate the rat" is a phrase familiar to all and it has a special significance in Yokohama.
 Early last year a census of the cats in Yokohama was taken, and it was found that there were 1000, but that they were not increasing with normal rapidity. The reason was doubtless that the newborn kittens in too many cases found a watery grave.
 This seemed regrettable, when it is remembered that the eXtermination of the rat is a sanitary ideal, and that pussy wages ceaseless war on these infection-carrying rodents. The muni cipality therefore offered a cash pay ment to each family proving the birth and maintenance of kitten of 50 sen per kitten.
 The scheme worked well. There are now in Yokohama 43,000 cats and the municipality has already paid out 1875 yen to families preserving kit tens. As for the cause of rat eXter- imitation. it is noteworthy that last year the greatest number of these
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-06-10
|HE BEST THAT MORGAN GOT
mperious Financier May Keep In Memory One Man He Could Not Browbeat.

The~yarn of the other day about 'Mayor Gaynor and a bell-boy recalls 'Nnother one. Gaynor, you know, slept IT the Hotel Astor one night, having Been detained there very late. In the 4ornlnS he couldn't find his way to 'the elevator. and met one of the pert youths who browbeat the hotel guest.
 Aw, foller yer nose." said the kid.
 1T ain't got no time to bother wit youse."
 MT. Gaynor's nose ultimately led nm to the office and shortly after Mard a clerks nose led him to the Seventeenth floor and the boys nose VA him to Broadway, with instruc- tons to stay out of the Astor forever A&ter. it recalled to a reporter the me that J. Pierpont Morgan got tan. fzSd up with menial. MT. Morgan. |ypp may know. is imperious and e4otatorial. He speaks in grunts M1en the grunt is not readily inter.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-06-10
Old Glass Aids Bad Eyes

made only six months ago. it has re- ceived widespread attention and Phil adelph1a physicians who were among the first to give it trying out have received letters from other doctors in all parts of the globe asking for samples of the glass with which to experiment.
 Houses in Walnut street that were erected In the early part of the last century are being examined closely by enterprising opticians. Many staid Philadelphia families who have lived in the same house for several gen erations have been surprised re- gently by offers to put new glass in their windows free of cost. Upon close examination it was learned the win dow panes that the seemingly char itable persons wanted to replace had the precious amethyst tint.
 Among the Philadelphia oculists that have been working with the ame- thyst tinted lenses Is Dr. L. Webster Fox, professor of ophthalmologv in the Medico-Chirurgfca college and an oculist of wide repute
 Dr. Fox has been able to cure many cases of temporary loss of sight and i badly strained eyes when the ame- thyst tint was incorporated with cor recting lenses. He has been particu. larly successful in the case of print CTS typeWriters, students and newspa- , per men, all of whom are required to apply the eyes closely under artificial illumination. After wearing the vio- let glass the patient as a rule refuses to go back to the colorless glass. wearing the other indefinitely. The glass has been prescribed with great relief to those whose eyes are ex. posed in an Xray laboratory.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-06-10
His Small Congregation.

Hagerstown. Md,-The Rev. Dr. P. J. Baher, pastor of the Wayneshoro Reformed church, had an engagement to preach in the Reformed church at Salem the other evening. He was at the church on time. but no congrega. tion was present.
 He left the church and was making his way to the station to take car for Waynesboro, when he met wom. an and two children on their way to attend the services.
 The minister returned to the church, ascended the pulpit and preached @ regular sermon to his very small but very appreciative audience of three.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-06-10
New Butter Substitute.

New York.-A new imitation butter, with name that sounds like a patent medicine, has appeared on the New York market. It is not made from animal fat, but instead comes from cocoanut oil
 To escape conflict with the pure food law, it is not colored, but is al. lowed to remain about the tint of lard so that it cannot be palmed off as gen. uine butter for table use. but it can be used in cooking without the aver. age person being any wiser.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-06-10
Satirical Voltaire.

One day some mice said to one an- other: How charming is this world! What an empire Is ours This palace so superb was built for us; from all eternity God made for us these large holes. Do you see those fat hams un- der that dim ceiling? They were ere ated there for us by Natures hands; those mountains of lard, inexhausti- ble aliment, will be ours till the end
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-06-10
70 Wear Golden ManacLes

How the fashion crept into being is not known. It is an established fashion on the continent, and ankle bracelets are being ordered in London. A very jealous lover might have been the first to present his bride elect with conspicuous golden man. acles that should have the effect of warning all rivals that the lady was disposed of.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-06-10
Common Law.

The common law of England Is an ancient collection of unwritten max inns and customs of British, Saxon and Danish origin, which, by long use and approval. have become fundamental in English jurisprudence. Many of the principles of the English common law hold in this country and throughout the English speaking world as well.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-06-10
Sword With Interestino Hjs+orv

Reading, Pa.-Levi Quier of this city has received from Captain Edgar A. Burpee of Rockland, Me, a sword which he had not seen for almost 46 years, MT. Quier was a lieutenant in the Fifty-fourth Pennsylvania volun- teers.
 While acting as quartermaster his sword was placed in a warehouse at Martinsburg, W. Va, where it was on- fiscated by Confederates. Later Cap- tain Burpce found it at Spottsylvania courthouse. In 1858 he wrote to Lieutenant Outer, reciting his expert ences, and recently the correspond ence was renewed.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-06-10

of time. Yes, we are, great God, if our sages tell us the truth, the mas terpiece, the aim. of all Thy work! Cats are dangerous and prompt to de- vour, but it is to instruct and correct l"-Vo1taire
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-06-10
Romance.

Tt seems she did something rather odd-wedded her first love or some such silly thing" No. It was far more remarkable-lovedh her first we'd ded."-Smart Set.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-06-10
War on Rats in Yokohama

pests caught in one day was 1900. but that these figures have now decreased by about 300. This is confidently at tributed to the fact that the cats have reduced their enemies numbers, and it is to be hoped that his reading of the statistics is right one.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-06-10

St. Johns, N. F.-Reports from the steamers engaged in the seal fishery just ended show that the catch is the most valuable of any for 30 years. The 19 steamers that returned brought 33S,341 seals, valued at S627,S33.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-06-10
Another View of lt.

There Is 6 quality of possible re- venge in having stuck like a porous plaster to an unworthy friend. It hurts him all right when you do pull away fiually.-Puck.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-06-10
Fashionable,

T notice your fiance is quite elder ly. His hair is positively gray!" Well, what of it? Gray is the fashionable shade now" "-Fliegende Blaetter.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-04-20
EARLY RESUMPTION OF
TRAIN SERVICE POSSIBLE

Asst. Supt. A. r. Ran iolph of the
Eureka & Palisade Railway, accom-
panied by F. E. Baxter, an engineer
of the Wasatch Construction Com
pany of Utah, and his two assistants
arrived in Eureka last Sunday
afternoon. The party had been on
the road for week measuring up
and estimating the cost of recon-
structing the washed out portion of
the roadbed and putting the entire
line in good repair between Palisade
and Eureka.
Mr.. Baxter informed the Sentinel
that he would be ready 10 submit
his figures to his company in 10 days
from that. time, when the Con-
struction Company would be pre-
pared to put in a bid for the rebuild
ing of the entire railway line.
Both Mr.. Randolph and AIR. Baxter
were noncommittal regarding the
interests that were behind the pro-
ject of rebuilding the road.
While the people here believed
that it was only matter of time
when the road would be rebuilt, the
visit of the engineer here and his
going over the road to secure
details regarding it's construction,
has caused the people here to feel
sanguine that it will only be a short
time, possibly two months, when
trains will be again running into
Eureka. Eureka Sentinel.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-04-20
PROVIDED BY. THE PEOPLE

For the good cheer Of the 81
members of the United States senate
a palatial marble clubhouse, with a
private Office for every luxury i'm
aginable, has just been provided for
a country grateful that an occasional
dollar of its earnings escapes the
eagle eye of predatory Interests.
The building cost $3,000,000, or
somewhat more than $4,000 per
senator. Thus does the nation care
tenderly for its 81 statesmen.
More than a score of the senators
are millionaires. Alrea&y they
belong to the best clubs in Wash
ington. They are amply able to
build their own club. But no; their
recreation must be provided at the
expense of the poor taxpayer.
The cost Of living is aleady out
rageous and growing every day.
The demand for economy is urgent.
Yet the poor, brokendown, INDECENT
senators must have a $3,00O,OO0
club at public expense. And even
that did not satisfy them, for they
sought to add to the civil service
pay roll corps of masseurs, that
they might enjoy free baths and re-
Taxation of tired muscles at the tax
payers cost.
Isn't the spectacle of the men,
dicant senator's and their charity
club sight to make angels weep
and strong men curse?-Exchange.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-04-20
APPLICATION NO. 1861.

propriitc the Public Waters of the State of
Nevada.
Notice is hereby given that on the LIT h day of
hpIil. lllU. in accordance with Section -. Chap.
ter NSNl. Of the Statutes l!S9 one Henry a.
Davis. of Wells. County of Elko and State of
Nevada: made application tn the State Engi.
necr of Nevada for permission tn appropriate =
the public waters of the State OF Nevada. Such
appropriation is to be made from Il large spring
on he SEQ SWii of See. 3. T. ~ ~. K. IL T..
known as Jerry Spring and Creek leading there
from. ut points at the mouth of the spring by
means of dam. and two cubic feet per second is
10 he conveyed to points in the SEA OF Sec. 3.
". 33 N. II. 81 T.. by means of ditch and there
used for irrigation and domestic purposes.
Wat er not to he returned to stream
Date of first publication April 13, 1910
Date of last publication May ~. 1910.
Signed:
Emmett ID. Boyle.
State Engineer.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-04-20
APPLICATION NO. 164s

Notice Of Application for Permission 70 Apprn.
priat the Public Waters Of the State OF Nevada
OF. April Inlh. IL accordance with Section -.
Chapter XXI. of the StaiutrS OF 1870 C-.r
i. NJ. Duihcld. X. NJ. MarShbanliS and Il. NJ
McCracken, of Boise. County of Ada. and state
Of Idaho. made application tO the State Enp-
nccr Of Nevada for permission to appropriate
the public waters of the State of Nevada
Such appropriation is to he made frc::: Jim
Bob Spring Jim Bob Creek. and Robinson
Fork of Bruneau River at points about one
quarter of a mile above the Robinson Fork of
Bruncau. by means of reservoir and 200 cubic
feet per second is to be conveyed To points of
use. by means of pipes and ditrhcS and there
used for irrigation and domestic purposes.
Water to he returned to stream nj point where
Poison Creek emptieS into the Bruncau River.
Date Of hrSt publication April e 1910.
Date Of last publication May Is. 1910.
Signed:
Emmet ID. Boyle.
State EnPineCr
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-04-20
APPLICATION NO. .lGIa

AFFIICAIIUN No. .IUl2
Notice OF Application for Pcrmis sion to Appro-
pirate the Public Waters Of the State Of Nevada
Notice is hereby given that on the end day of
April. 1910. in accordance with Section 2i
Chapter XXXI, of the Statutes Of 1909. one
J.F. HaGCnbarih h ct III. l.OfHowland. County uf Eikl
and State Of Nevadn. made application to the
State Engineer OF Nevada for Commission to
appropriate the public waters of the State of
Nevada. uchappropriation Is to be made from
Jarhidicc river. At points about 800 feet above
the mouth of Bear Creek" by means of open
cut and four cubic feet per second is to bC con
veyod to points Of use. by means OF ditch
tumc or pipe. and there used for placer min
ing. Water to lie returned to stream III point
about l2.0OO feet below the point of diversion.
Date of first publication April $3.50.
Date of last publication May 10, 1910.
Signed:
EmmCl ID. Boyle.
STAT" Engineer
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-04-20
APPLICATION 1853.

APPLICATION IG13.
Notice of Application for Permission 10 ApprO
pirate the Public Water OF the Statenf Nevada
Notice is hereby given that on the iIth day of
April, 1910 in accordance with Section 90.
Chapter XXI, of the Statutes of 1909. one
Chester l.. Woodward of TuScnrora
County OF Elko and State of Nevada. made
applcati ion to the State Engineer of Nevada
for permission To appropriate the public waters
OF the State of Nevada. Such appropTiat ion is
10 BE- made from Sheep Creek. ut points in the
NE4 of NEi4 Scc. 81. r. 43 NJ. Il SO f.. NJ. ID. NJ.
by means of open cut and twelve cubic feet per
second is to be conveyed to points in 8! Of NWi
See. ?. +. IL N. II. 50 f., M. ID. NJ. by means of
ditch and there used for irrigation purposes.
Water not to be returned to stream.
Date of first publication April IL. 1910.
nate OF last publication May Ia. 1910.
Signed:
Emmett ID. Boyle.
State Engineer.