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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-29

there must be something to the
charge and that it would take some
testimony to overcome this in his
mind.
Attorney Mcdonald took Mr.. Lar
son in hand for the state and be-
came convinced that Mr.. Larson's
mind was free on the subject but
Attorney Andrews made challenge
for actual bias and Judge McClena-
han, who himself admitted that he
did not quite understand exactly how
Mr. Larson stood on the matter, ex-
anlined the would be juryman briefly,
at the conclusion of which he denied
the challenge for bias and Mr.. Lar
son was in fair way of getting into
the jury box when the defense exer-
cised a peremptory challenge, the
second that it had used and Mr.. Lar
son was excused from duty.
George Duffy, % years old. a farm
er of Solway, and who came here a
year ago from Austin, Minnesota was
the next man called. He said the
only paper he took was the Austin
Daily Herald and that he had seen
nothing in that relative to the Du-
mas case. He talked to but one man,
the storekeeper at Solway
do you know of any reason why
you can't try this case" asked Attor-
ney Andrews.
"Well, no, I guess not" answered
Mr.. Duffy.
"Why do you answer in that doubt
full way insisted Mr.. Andrews.
swell, to tell you the truth, be-
cause | want to go home," confessed
Mr. Duffy.
Attorney Mcdonald asked but one
question of Mr.. Duffy and that was
as to whether his mind was an open
blank and when assured Of this fact
he was passed by the state and was
sworn in as the 10th juror.
John A. Thoren, who for IL years
has farmed near Solway and who four
years ago was candidate for the re-
publican nomination of county audi
tor against John Wilmann and James
George, was next called. When asked
| if he did not take the Bcmidji paper
Mr.. Thoren admitted the charge but
he said that he did not read any OF
them. He said he had taken no in
terest in the Dumas case and that the
only reading he had done was mere
ly to glance over the headlines. He
was emphatic on the point that he
had no interest whatever and the
publication of the story made no i'm
preston upon him. He said that for
two years he was county supervisor
of assessment and that he has known
Mr.. Hazen for five or six years as
sheriff, that he is a married man with
| five children and that he positively
has no opinion on the Dumas case.
This sounded good to both sides and
he was sworn in as juror No. II.
| R. E. English, the fifth man to be
examined this morning out of the
special venire, said he was farmer
and that he lived near Solway. He
confessed that the only current itera-
ture which he takes was "Comfort'
and the "Woman's Home Compan-
ion." He said he did not get any
of the Bemidji papers, but finally ad-
mitted that he had read an account
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-29
The Dumas Jury Complete.

The Dumas Jury Complete.
!: Peter Maule, farmer, Ten
: strike.
Otto Smith, log scaler, Bleck-
!: duck.
E. J. Gould, merchant, Bem.d-
John Thul1en, farmer, Ho-- ct.
B. J. Jenkins, section nand,
!: !lackduck.
James Perkins, farmer, Glenn
entson.
H. o. Halvorson, farmer i'au-
dette
John Wagner, farmer, Fir.nan.
August Weber, farmer, lir-
man.
George Duffy, farmer, sol,vay.
John A. Thoren, f.:rmer, Sol
way
R. f. English, farmer, solway.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-29

Continued on last page.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-29

Looking at the sun through a
whiskey glass shows the picture of
the pOorhouse and thin soup.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-29

In these days of undertaking, the
farmer who is able to rake up a good
compost heap stands to win.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-29

There are few things in life more
despicable than the man who blames
it on his wife.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30

wh at he calls "Soil Abuse" Some OF
the results Of the iovestig atoms that
he has been responsible for in this line
are best given in his own words. He
says:
"Many of Us q remember when
New York was the great wheat produc'
ing state of the Union. The average
yield OF wheat per acre In New York
for the last ten years was ls bushels.
For the first five years of the ten year
period it was 10 4 bushels and for the
last Eve years ia bushels. Farther
west, Kansas takes high rank as q
wheat producer. It's average yield
per acre for the last ten years was
IA lie bushels. For the first five OF
those years it was 1914 and for the
last five years 1918. Minresota's
average yield per acre for the came
ten years was 12.96 bushels. For the
fret FIVE pears 1t was 13. IL and for the
last five 1913. We preceive here the
working OF q uniform law independent
Of location, Of soil, or Of china ate. 1t
is the law of q diminishing return due
to soil destruction. Apply this to the
country at large and 1t reduces sgri'
culture to the condition OF q bank
whose depositors are steadily drawing
out more money than they put in.
"According to the last census. the
average annual product per acre OF
farms OF the whole United States wac
worth $1l.3S. II is little more than
a respectable rental in communities
where the soil is properly cared for
and made to give q reasonable return
for cult alton. There are but two
states in the Union whose total value
Of farm products was over $50 per acre
of improved land. The great state OF
illinois gave but SPAS and Minnesota
showed only SO. IA. Our soil, once the
envy of every other country, gave an
average yield for the whole United
States during the ten years beginning
| with 1895 of 1876 bushels Of wheat per
acre. Austria and Hungary each pro-
duced over II bushels per acre, France
1913, Germany 27.6, and the United
Kingdom 1922 bushels per acre.
1.-THE two remedies are rotation Of
crops and the use OF fertilizers. We
might expand our u and add
billions Of dollars to our nations q
wealth by conserving soil resources
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30
To Repair Tungsten FHaments.

As persons using the brilliant tung-
stem flament electric lamp have rea-
son to know, they are easily broken by
a sharp Earring Of the bulb. SO deli
cate is this tungsten burner that In
spite of the better light many house
holders feel they cannot afford them,
or, If using them, make sure that they
shall hang pendant from a height
above the ordinary chance Of ones
striking the chandelier with head OF
broom handle or buster. Recently an
inventive person has discovered that in
the case Of n broken tungsten flamen,
a light tapping Of the bulb, allowing
of the broken ends to come in quie'
contact from the vibration, will result
in the flament's broken ends coming
in contact and fusing fast again. o.
course the current at the time must b.
turned or.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30
Bread Direct From Wheat.

Successful bread.making direct from
the wheat with no intermediate grind.
ing into -four is claimed by Desgoffe
and Georges, French inventors. Their
appar atus 10 called q p~anihcator and
consists Of Q large screw turning
loosely in an upright and horizontal
cylinder, on the interior of which is a
screw thread in the reverse direction.
The threads diminish in size toward
the exit. The wheat, cleaned and
swelled to double volume by soaking
six hours in tepid water, is fed through
q funnel, passes in whole grains into
the body of the machine and Is crush
ed by the smaller threads, emerging
continuous roll Of dough. Salt ant
yeast can be added before or after
The dough is put into q warm place tt
rise, then cut into loaves, aud thes
are baked from forty to forty.fv
minutes. There Is no bran, 10
pounds of wheat yielding $50. pound
OF bread containing the entire materis
of the grain.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30
A WONDERFUL CLOCK.
Radium Driven Timepiece Could Run
For Centuries.

For Centuries.
It is claimed that If not touched the
radium timepiece invented by the Eng
lishman, Harrison Martingale, could
run for $4,000 years. On a quartz rod.
in an exhausted glass vessel, is sup
ported a tube containing a small guam
tity Of radium. An electroscope is at
tached to the lower end Of this tube.
1t consists of two long strips Of silver.
The natural action Of the radium sends
an electric charge into the strips and
causes them to separate until they
touch the sides Of the vessel, where
they are instantly discharged and fall
together again. Every two minutes
this operation is repeated automatical-
~, so that each beat Of this wonder
full timekeeper is in reality two min
utes long.
The most trustworthy clock in the
world is said to be that in the base
ment Of the observatory at Berlin, in
stalled in 1896. This clock Is Enclosed
In an air tight glass cylinder and has
frequently run for two or three
months, with an average daily devia'
ton Of only fifteen one-thousandths OF
a second. Yet astronomers are not
| satisfied even with this remarkable ac'
curacy, and their efforts are constant
" in the direction of more ideal con
| ditions for a clock, by keeping 1t not
only in an air tight case, but also in ar
underground vault. where neither
changes Of temperature o Of boro
metric pressure a ever affect it.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30

many carpenters do not even 60 to the
bother Of building scaffolds. but depend
upon their ability to hold themselves
on the slope. If one had folding brack-
cts, which would make roof shingling
simple and safe. fewer accidents Of
this nature would be recorded. \
carpenter with a pair of folding brack-
cts as a part of his equipment would
never be in danger of slipping or slid
ing from the roof while shingling.
His equipment would consist simply of
a pair of brackets and a board.
The brackets, as illustrated. are
made to fold up and are self sustain
ing. That is, the board which fits fiat
against the slant Of the roof is spiked
to cling to the surface and it would
take a good deal to break it loose
from its mornings. The spikes are
made Of ordinary screws with the
ends %protruding one-quarter Of an inch
beyond the fat board and filed to a
sharp point. Three Of these at the
lower end of the bracket and two at
the upper end serve to hold the brack-
cts firmly in position. A slight tap of
a hammer will drive the brads in suf-
f1ciently and when the %scafolding
board is placed across the brackets
the thrust. being downward, tends to
push the points Of the spikes deeper
into the wood surface. A pair OF
brackets Of this nature will sustain
the weight of several men working on
the same board. The illustration
| shows clearly the construction Of each
| bracket
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30
ROBBlNG II SOIL.

"When the most fertile land In the
world produces so much less than that
OF poorer quality elsewhere, and this
low yield shows . tendency toward
steady decline, the situation becomes
clear. We are robbing the SOIL"
That statement, made by President
james Hill Of the Great Northern rail.
way, tells briefly what the principal
subject of discussion will be at the
national alton congress to be
held in Kansas City September % to
%.
Mr.. Hill, who certainly is studying
agriculture from the dollars and cent?
viewpoint % president OF the gres
railway system. has made . study o.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30
Modern Farming Methods.

The use of modern labor saving
m machinery on western farms is reduc.
ing the cost OF production and adding
to the prosperity Of progressive agri-
culturists. A news item from Pull.
man, Wash, gives this description OF
what is being done in that part of the
country:
The largest harvesting outfit In THE
section of the country Is working on
one OF Harry W. Prices farms near
Pullman, and is believed to be the
biggest outfit 10 the Palouse country.
The outfit consists OF three headers
and a steam thresher, employing 80
men and IS head OF horses and cutting
and threshing from 80 to 100 acres a
day. The outfit is owned by Naffziger
brothers, who are farming l40O acres
of Mr.. Prices land and making a for
tune by their work,
When everything is In good work.
ing order and the engine ia running
right, the outfit averages IS acres q
day. Ten header boxes are used to
haul the grain from the header to the
threshing machine. Each header is
propelled by eight horses and each
header wagon has four horses. The
other teams used about the machine
haul water for the engine, pull the
derrick cable and do the "roustabout''
work.
The outfit represents q email fortune,
the machinery alone being worth
something like 5000, while the Il
horses, ii valued at only 600 each
would represent q money value o.
$1,000. Everything is planned to ge'
the utmost out of the men and teams
for the cost q day OF running such al
outfit is between $3.50 and 5000.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30
Cork Varnish For Ships,

In order to protect the interior OF
ships from the humidity caused by
condensation upon the metallic wallis
during sudden changes Of temperature
the Italian marine has experimental
with a kind Of microscopic varnish.
or coating. the essential compound OF
which is ground cork. which is con
solidated by pressure with copal and
litharge and applied to the walls. II
has been found that the cork varnish
absorbs the watery vapor OF the at
mosphere to the extent Of eight OF
nine grams for every square meter Of
] surface exposed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30

BOHEMIAN, Aug. 26.-Harry Kelly,
claiming to be q section laborer, and
Joe Williams, an alleged farm hand,
who were brought from Logan. where
they claimed to have been assaulted
and robbed by trsmps last Tuesday,
will be taken from the Deaconess hos
pitsl when their injuries will permit
and locked In the county jail pending
an investig alton, which the authoritiea
believe will reveal . double murde,
with Kelly and Williams the possible
perpetrators.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30
SCAFFOLD BRACKET.
NonsIippins Device Insures Safety On
Sloping Roofs.

Non.lippins Device Insures Safety on
Sloping Roofs.
Almost 10 per cent Of the accidents
in building operations are due to mad
equate construction of false work and
scaffolding. In building frame struc-
lures accidents Of this nature show
ever a larger percentage, says Popular
Mechanics. The fault is not always
laid at the door of the contractor, for
workmen will often take risks that en-
danger their lives without any good
reason other than to save time and
labor. A carpenter who builds his own
scaffolds is often as careless as any
one in this respect.
Smuggling roofs is ever more risky
than framing the house. Where the
pitch is sharp the risk is greatly en-
HANGED. In repairing roofs a good
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30

Az letters and communications containing mat
tr iatended for publication in this paper should
h eldrsssed to "The Rirer Press," and tho name
q tie srriter must BE- giren to insure attention.
Local adeertisemests rW be tnserted in these
eessnsns at the rate Of ten cents per line from
tvensisnt and .fue cents per line from regular dd-
01stjsers.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-07-29
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA
RENO, NEVADA
18th Year Begins August l4th, 1911

18th Year Begins August l4th, 1911
Courses in Agriculture and Domestic
Sciecne in the College of Agriculture.
Courses in the Languages, History
and Economics, Mathematics and the
Natural Science in the College of
Arts and Science.
Courses in Mining Engineering and
Metallurgy, Mechanical and Electri-
cal Engineering, and Civil Engineer
ing in the College of Engineering.
Courses in Observation-Disclosures
and Advanced, in the COLLEGE, of Edu-
cation.
The University High School-Pre-
paratory to the College Certificates
from recognized High Schools &C
cepted.
General supervision by Faculty of all
outdoor sports.
For cataIog and illustrated circulars,
address
President J. E. STUBBS,
Reno, Nevada.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-07-29

In spite of the freely made predic-
tons that no wool tariff legislation
would be enacted at the extra session
of congress about to adjourn, the sen
ate on Tuesday passed a compromise
bill, introduced by LaFollette, reduc-
ing present duties on wool to 35 per
cent ad valorum and making a cores
ponding reduction in all wooden ar
ticles.
This result was accomplished by a
union of insurgent Republicans with
Democratic senators. The bill will
now 90 to a conference committee of
both houses, and will undoubtedly be
ratified by the house of representa-
tives. Whether or no it becomes a
law will then rest entirely with Presi-
dent Taft.
To Nevadans it is interesting to
note that Senator Nixon voted against
the passage of the bill, while Senator
Newlands was for it. In view of his
action, it is hard to conceive what ar
guments Senator Newlands will be
able to advance to the voters of east
ern Nevada at the next senatorial
election for their support.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-07-29
NOTICE TO WATER CONSUMERS

On and after July l, 1191, the water
rate will be as follows: Consumers
using $4,000 of water or less a month
will be charged at the rate of $3.50
per month, and those using 10000 gal
Ions during either of the months of
June, July, August or September will
be charged $500 a month zach month
during the year; and those who use
more than $4,000 or 10000 gallons a
month will be charged an additional
rate Of Toe for every 1000 gallons in
excess thereof.
Winnemucca, New, June 30, 1911.
WINNEMUCCA WATER & LIGHT
iy10w2 COMPANY
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-07-29
GOVERNOR MADE A POPULAR
APPOINTMENT

Governor eddie, in appointing DR..
T. F. Richardson as state veterinari-
an, at the request of the commission
ers Of Churchill county, and others,
appears to have laid politics aside and
acted entirely for the pest interests OF
the people. While this paper is Re
publican, we realize that DR.. Richard
son, while formerly holding the posi-
tion of state veterinarian, performed
very efficient service in stamping out
CHAMBERS in Nevada, and we appreciate
the fact that Governor eddie is suffi-
GENTLY broad minded to lay politics
aside in a matter of this kind
Churchill Eagle.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-07-29
L. D. HUBBARD, Prop.
Serial 06003.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, U. s.
Land Office at Carson City, Nevada,
July IA, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that Eliza
beth Hendra, of Dun Glen, Nevada,
who, on May 3, 1911, made homestead
application No. 06003, for the Sh of
SWA section 10, township 33 north,
range SO east, NJ. D. Meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make final
five year proof, to establish claim to
the land above described, before w. 8.
Bonnifield, Jr., U. s. Commissioner, at
Winnemucca, Nevada, on the Gath day
of August, 1911.
Claiman. names as witnesses: Rich
ard Granville, of Clear Creek, Hum
boldt county, Nevada; William s. Bon
nifield, ST., Harry M. Leonard and
Elizabeth Floyd, all of Winnemucca,
Nevada.
LOUIS J. COIN,
Register.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-07-29
MAN MORE ADAPTABLE
THAN LOWER ANIMALS

The coolest place on the earth s
surface of which there is authentic
record is in Siberia. The lowest tenn
perature ever recorded in the open air
was 80 degrees below zero (Fahren-
heit) at Werchajansk, Central 81
IBERIA, on January Is, 1885.
The highest temperature of which
there is an authenticated record is
124 degrees above zero (Fahrenheit)
in Algeria, Northern Africa, on July
II, 1879. These places of extreme heat
and extreme cold give a range of tenn
perature covering the whole inhabi-
table world of 214 degrees, or two de-
grees more than from zero to the boil
ing point.
In the United States. the lowest
temperature ever recorded in winter
was GA degrees below zero in North
Dakota, and the highest aver recorded
in Arizona. This gives a total range
Of 179 degrees within about 1000 miles.
There is an unauthenticated report
from Aumale, and outpost of the Alge-
rian bad lands, which gives a tempera-
ture record in the open air of 172 de-
grees above zero ~(Fahrenhit). This,
II cOrTecu, exceeds Dy 30 degrees Cndb
Of the highest on record. 1t is also
stated that the temperature at this
place rarely gets down to 140 degrees.
On one or two occasions it dropped to
1870 degrees and the natives shivered
with the cold. Strange as it may seem,
the death rate Of French soldiers sta
toned at this post is lower than that
at more northerly places having equi-
table temperatures.
People who inhabit these places of
extreme heat and cold are found to be
exceptionally healthy and live to a
ripe old age.
While men in all parts Of the world
make their homes in these exception
ally hot or cold places, and move from
one to the other without any apparent
physical discomfort, it is found that
animals or plants which flourish in
one could not survive in the other.
In the United States the extreme
range Of heat and cold is not so great,
but one may live in comparative com
fort in any section; yet the same con-
ditons apply to animal and plant life
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-07-29
RICH LEASE OPENED
ON COALITION LAND

Messrs. Granger and Wiseman have
recently taken over a lease on the
Seven Troughs Mining companys prop
erty at Seven Troughs, located a short
distance above and midway between
the mill and the new cyanide plant of
that company. This lease is proving
one of the best in the district and the
leasers are daily extracting ore that
assays very large.
A tunnel is being etu in on the lease
which is already in about twenty feet
and considerable rich ore is being ex-
tracted. The lease gives promise of
being one of the best payers on the
Coalition holdings.-Lovelock Review
Miner.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-07-29
ORDERS

I. o. o. +.
HUMBOLDT LODGE NO. ..xrs,,.
16, /. o. O.F.-Meetings ~
the LIST and Sd Thurs k
day evenings of eacn Month at hall
in Silver State building. Visiting
brothers in good standing always
welcome.
P. j. MANGANy N. G.
j. A. LIPMAN, Secretary.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-07-29
TIME A

New Southern Pacific timetable, in
effect 1905 a. M, May 90, 1911, as fol
lows.
East Bound.
No. 2-Arrives 2:19 a.. m, departs
No. Arrives 4:37 a.. m, departs
No. 6-Arrives 3:4s p. M, departs
3:46 p. IN.
No. 10-Arrives ASA p. m, departs
Asst p. m.
West Bound.
No. Arrives 1921 a. m, departs
1924 a. m.
No. 3-Arrives sos p. M, departs
sos p. m.
No. 5-Arrives 4:37 a. m, departs
$40 q. m.
Western Pacific Railway.
In effect Jnue Is, 1911.
West Bound.
No. l (Limited)-Arrives Winnie
mucca 4:08 a. M; No. 3 arrives 2 p. m.
East Bound.
No. 2 (Limited)-Arrives Winnie
mucca 4:08 a. m; No. 4 arrives 1855
p. m.
characterization PARADISE Stage
Line.
Stage leaves Winnemucca daily,
Sunday excepted, at 5:45 a. M, arriv-
ing at National at 1880 p. IN /. the same
day. Returning, leaves National at
1880 a. M, stopping at Cane Springs
over night, arriving at Winnemucca
2:30 p. m. the following day.
At Willow Point the Winnemucea-
National stage connects with stage
for Paradise, and at Flat Creek with
stage for McDermitt.
Winnemucca-K Kennedy Stage Line.
Stage leaves Kennedy every Thurs
day morning, arriving in Winnemucca
Friday. Returning, leaves Winnemuc-
ca Saturday morning at 7 O'Clock.
Winnemucca-B Barrett Springs Stage
Line.
Round trip to Barrett Springs every
day in the week, leaving Winnemucca
at 8 O'Clock a. m.