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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-02-14
Will West Virginia Stand for it

the Steel Trust, the shipping Trust
and dozen other gigantic combi-
nations of capitol, conceiving it to !
be good (?) for the people of this !
state, aspires to merge its independ- |
ent telephone lines, which he either
owns or controls with those of the
Bell Company which he also largely
owns and controls.
A man does not have to be en-
d)wed with an inordinate amount
of horse sense to perceive what is
inevitable if the absorption of the
Independents by the Bell is allowed
to go unchallenged, At conferences
held in New York and Chicago a
few weeks ago AT which III. p. Da-
vison, one of Mr.. Morgan's part
ners, Theodore n. Vail, President of
the Bell System, and representatives
of The Independents we're present, it
was openly stated that with conpe-
tition ended rates could be raised
and economies instituted that would
enable the monopoly to place the
stock of the independents on an
s per cent basis. With both com
panies operating between practical
ly the same points, under one man
agement it follows that one of them
will be superlluous, and that 1t will
cost less to pay dividends on the
outstanding stock of the absorbed
companies than to operate them un-
der the circumstances.
Thus, the monopoly. which now
owns the Western Uuion Telegraph
Company and through that ccrpo-
ration h ut recently acquired six of
the largest Of the trans, Atlantic
cables, will control every channel of
communication on land, except the
telepost automatic telegraph lines.
1t would probably buy this too,
if the stock Of that company was
not tied up in voting trast with
Rear Admiral Sigsbee Of the
maine aud other sitting tightly
on the lid to prevent just such a
contingency
With tie end Of the autonomy
Of the Independents; every adyan-
tage secured by competition will be
at once surrendered and every sec.
ton Of the state thar has hereto
fore proiited by the keen rivalry
for business that has existed be-
tween the two systems will expert
cnce the same arbitrary inflammation
Of rates as has followed the termi-
nation Of competition elsewhere.
The butcher, the grocer and the
doctor viii pay the freight They
can protest and anathemize the
trust, call Morgan mean names
and make the air heavy with sui
phurous maledictions, but it won't
DO any good In effect the trust
will say; IF you don't like it, you
need not have telephone. But
If you are without telephone con-
nec5iou in these days YOU cannot do
business. The trust knows this
VIII the great commonwealth of
West Virginia stand idly by the
roadside while Wall Street in it's
greed for added reyerues imposes
another burden upon this consutu-
cncy in the state?
WheL he acquired control Of the
independents, Morgan made an af-
Gdayit to the Supreme Court of
ONO that his purchase was for pri-
yate Investment and not for the
Bell Company. To get agound
this he now proposes to turn ho
stock Of the two systems into n sim
gle holding company, which is only
another way Of whipping the devil
b around The stump" md accomp-
fishing by indircctiou what ho is
: legally prescribed from doing di-
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LeStyOu Forget

SoS
We again remind you of the dan
gers OF Constipation. Every drop of
intestines twice a day. When you are
Constipated, the waste products are not
eliminated from the system, the blood
ing them back to the vital organs.
This your physician will term Auto
digestion, Dyspepsia, Paipitation, Head
aches. Sallowness. Biliousness, Dizzi-
ness, Bad Blood, Listlessness etc, etc.
Most Fevers can be traced to it, If
the Bowels are active, the germs pass
off, and are harmless
The indirect results of Constipation
are far more serious.
For Constipation weakens the organs,
thus exposing you to attacks of count
less other diseases. When your bowels
are not active the Stomach and Liver
soon become involved-for one Of
these is not long diseased until the
other two are affected-the food does
not nourish, and because OF the lowered
vitality resulting from Constipation,
many diseases, such as Consumption,
tism and Typhoid Fever, find you an
easy victim to their deadly attacks
FIELDS PRUNE SYRUP AND SIENNA
is the one preparation that will per-
manentIy relieve the condition.
PRUNE SYRUP relieves by stimu-
lating. regulating. cleansing and aiding
anything to do with the digestion OF
food or disposal OF the waste part of
the food. and the poisons generated in
the system. 1T removes the cause OF
the disease.
1t is so pleasant in taste and ac-
ton, so safe and sure in its results,
you would not realize It was medicine
, except for the wonderful Improvement
in your condition.
Your health is the most important
thing God has given you. Money spent
for the restoration or preservation of
health is the best. investment you can
make for yourself and family.
More people die directly and fndi-
rectly from Constipation than any other
cause. The moral is plain. Buy
FIELDS PRUNE SYRUP today-5Oc-
at all good dealers.
Autographed booklet and souvenir
post card free for your name.
VA. MEDICAL CO. OF CHARLESTON, W. VA.
Sole Manufacturers
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CLOSED OUT.
H. S. knight Hs 5 Sold his Store 10 WI. Hard
man & Co.

Notice is hereby given that |
have sold my store at Brooks
vile to the firm of w. l.. Hard
man q Co., who have taken
charge, and | earnestly request
all persons owing me by book ac-
count or otherwise, to call and
settle at once.
| sincerely thnak all my Gus
toners for their liberal patronage
and wish them a prosperous and
happy year.
Yours resp.
II. S. KNIGHT.
Bigbend. w. Va.
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A Cough

is a dangerous signal, and should not be
neglected Take Dr. Bells Pine Tar Hon
cv at once. 1t allays inflammation, stops
the cough and heals the membranes
Want q Barr have just receiv-
ed a nice selection of shoes: if
you need a neat dressy one look
them over.
-"Dr. Thomas Elecuc Oil is the best
remedy for that often fatal disease Group
Has been used with sncccs, in our family
for eight years. - Is. L. Whileacrc Buff
falo, y. y.
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Beautiful Woman

must lave beautiful! skin. DR.. Bells An
tiseptic salvc removes pimples, black heads
chaps and roughness, leaving the skin
smooth. Try it on our guarantee.
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Small mattocks rs; large ones
81. 90 at Hickman's shop.
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Its Assets

Are not oil given above but those
arc some of the industries thut have
helped to make iDs real estate what
81 is today New assets and rev
manufacturers arc soon TO como
with the new railroad which viii
open vast coal field around ihe
city, double It's population and send
tho present low prices -kywmd
Your Opportunity
ls hcrc. You can get your share
Of the profits tina, have in the past
goUo 60 over 1000 satisfied custom
er throughout the state by putting
% h.tIa of your money whore wc are
pI ting ell Of ours.
A few more agents wanted
Address.
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For stomach, Liver and Bowels
iel3e prune Syrup and SIENNA
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-02-13

shall remain in full force and effect
until final hearing.
1t is, however, an objection urged
that the railroad commission fixed
its Judgment in this case upon tes-
timony that, under the decisions OF
the supreme court of the United
States, ought not to have been con-
sidered; namely, the comparisons
made by the railroad commission
with respect to transportation Of
lumber and other forest products
by other railroads and under other
circumstances and conditions.
We do not understand that the
railroad commission fixed these rates
upon a matter of comparison with
other railroads and their traffic. We
understand from their report that
they fixed these rates upon a de-
termination that they are, in and OF
themselves, reasonable and just;
that the comparisons made in the
report were merely matters of evil
.dence which the railroad commits
sioners had before them in deter
mining what would be a reasonable
rate for the length of road for
the amount of equipment and for
the amount of capital invested in
the railroads, and the other mat
tiers pertaining to cases of that
kind.
There is another feature of these
cases that may be noticed, and
that is the fact that the railroad
commission has presented to us a
statement of the expenses of the
Tonopah & Goldfeld railroad as
compared with the Nevada-Northern
railway. The two roads are in Ne
vada and have many features in
common. 1t appears that the Tono-
pah & Goldfield road is under
very expensive management as COM
pared with the Nevada-Northern
railroad, and that it is very much
| in excess for substantially the same
service. Such expensive manage
ment under the circumstances, will
not justify higher rates to pay ex-
penses and dividends to stock
holders,
These facts which have been pre-
scented to the court convince us
that upon the cases as presented to
us now, the rates fixed by the rail-
road commission are reasonable and
| Just, and ought to be fairly remu-
neartive; and that, upon this show
ing, the restraining order should
be discharged, and a temporary in
junction denied, and it is so ordered.
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APPLICATION NO. 1886
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PERMISSION TO APPROPRIATE
PUBLIC WATERS OF THE
STATE OF NEVADA.

Notice is hereby given that on the
23rd day of Jan. 1911, in accordance
with Section %, Chapter XXI, of
the Statutes of 1909, one William
Ferguson of Currant, County of Nye,
and State of Nevada, made applica-
ton to the State Engineer of Ne
vada for permission to appropriate
the public waters of the State of
Nevada. Such appropriation is to
be made from Little Meadow Creek
at points in SW. u of the SW. a
of Section 5, T. 5 N, R. 81 E., by
means of dam and reservoir and
four cubic feet per second is to be
conveyed to points in the w. II of
the SW. a of Sec. 5, also the N. "
of the Sc. Il of Sec. 6, and the
S. " of the NE. n of Sec. 6, the
e. Y of the NV. n of Sec. 6, all
in T. N, R. 81 E., M. D. B. & M.
unsurveyed, by means of bitches,
and there used for irrigation. Water
not to be returned to steam.
Date of first publication, January
.2S, 1911,
Date of last publication, Febru-
airy rs, 1911.
(Signed) EMMETT d. BOYLE,
State Engineer.
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IN
TONOPAH LUMBER
RATE CASE
lContinued nom page y

NNOullHueQ IrOn page
porting all the freight over the line
of road during that time was
$.O4O65; that is to say. the trans
portation would cost a sum in ex-
cess of the revenue per ton. per
mile as fixed by the order of the
railroad commission.
The criticism of this allegation of
the bill is. of course, primarily,
that the cost of transportation is
not stated with respect to tie spe-
cidc article transported. 1t IS he
cost Of all the freight transported
tha; is here alleged; and it is
pointed out by the railroad COM
mission that there is a great diff
ference in carrying, transporting and
handling various kinds of freight;
and that &c say that the cost of
transporting all hinds of freight for
the amount named, would be in
excess of the amount received by
the railroad company, furnishes the
court with no specific information
as to the cost of transporting for
est products, The allegation is,
however, positively denied by the
railroad commission, and it is de
MED specifically.
The railroad commission says that
while they admit the receipts of
the railroad company on forest
products would be as stated in the
complaint, they allege that the cost
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of transportation was not the
amount stated in the complaint,
but was very much less amount,
and they allege that the cost of
handling all freight over the line
of the railroad was s.02S9 per ton
per mile. showing, according to
this allegation, that the railroad
company would have received 20
munerative return in transporting
these forest products.
To the court this allegation Of
the answer appears to be reason
able, and within the knowledge Ct
the court obtained in other cases.
1t is objected, however, that such
determination is by comparison
and is Enthusiastically, as a mat
ter of evidence, we know that the
transportation of lumber for 290
miles at a rate of SIS per ton for
the better class, and s. for the in
ferior class. is. as compared to
other rates, throughout the United
States and upon this coast. a high
rate The transportation of lumber
for example from the Willamette
valley in Oregon, to San Fran
cisco, over the Siskiyou mountains,
a distance of 700 miles, at $40
per ton, has been held to be a just
and reasonable rate over the objec-
ton and protest of the railroad
company, contending for a rate of
IS per ton. Other illustrations
might be made, but it is not nee
essary. The present question is not
to be determined by such consid-
erations.
The real question presented to the
court is this:
Do the compliments state facts
sufficient to warrant the court in
believing that the railroad compa-
MES will sustain a loss in transport
ing these forest products at the rate
fixed by the railroad commission?
We think not. We think the show.
ing is insufficient to justify the
court in granting an injunction
pendente lite as against the rates
fixed by the commission.
There is another feature of this
case that the court cannot overlook
on this motion for a temporary in
junction, and that is this, the rail
road commission is commission
created by law, authorized to take
testimony, and make examination
into all the matters relating to rail
road rates. Now it appears in thi:
case that the railroad companies die
have a hearing before the commits
sion; that testimony was introduced
on the part of the railroad com
pany and presented to the com
mission; that there was hearin!
upon the case upon its merits, ant
the commission has reached the re
suit as expressed in it's order as
matter of judgment, after full
and fair hearing upon the evidenc
in the case There is, therefore
presumption provided by the stat
ute that the rates fixed by tn
railroad commission shall be deem
ed just and reasonable, and it
further provided that such rate
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-02-13
PUBLIC NOTICE.

To Whom 1t May Concern: This
is to certify that | have sold all
right and title in the Oasis ranch,
in Mono county, Cal, and
the Lower lanch in Fish Lake val
ley, Esmeralda COUNTY, Nevada, and
will not be responsible for any debts
incurred by same.
(Signed) JAS. H. FOREMAN.
2-8-15-22
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ALL SUBSCRIBERS TO THE Bo-
MANIA WHO ARE IN ARREARS
ARE REQUESTED TO SETTLE
AT ONCE. OUR REPRESENTA-.
TIVE WILL CALL. PLEASE PAY
HIM PROMPTLY, OTHERWISE IT
WILL BE NECESSARY TO PLACE
SUCH ACCOUNTS IN THE HANDS
OF A COLLECTOR.
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STATEMENTS
ANNUAL STATEMENT

ANNUAL STATEMENT
OF the Rhyolite Silent Friend
Mining company for the year ending
December 81, 1910.
Location of mine, Rhyolite Min
ing District, County of Nye, State
of Nevada.
Debit.
January 1, 1910, to cash on
hand .............. $500. none
To assessment collected during
1910 .............. none
To amount received from
other sources .. $4OO
Credit.
Mine expenses in year 1910. $4OO
General expenses in year
1910 ............ none
Paid dividends in year 1910. none
Balance on hand December
81, 1910 ................ none
ROLAND E. BRUNER,
Secretary.
Il
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TONOPAH WEATHER.

just a little sunshine, then little
rain,
Just a brief clear spell, then it
SHOWS again;
Then the wind starts blowing isn't
it just hell
The way this weather changes every
little spell?
OMAR KHAYAM.
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ANNUAL STATEMENT

OF the Rhyolite Paymaster Min
ing company for the year ending
December 81, 1910.
Location of mine Rhyolite Mining
District, County of Nye, State of
Nevada.
Debit.
January 1, 1910, to cash on
mana none
To assessment collected during
1910 ................ none
To amount received from
other sources $1,000
Credit.
Mine expenses in year 1910. $500
General expenses in year
Paid dividends in year 1910. none
Balance on hand December
81. 1910 .......... none
ROLAND f. BRUNER,
Secretary
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Fresh milk and cream at Palace
12-12-tf
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-16
CUSTOM HOUSE FLAGS.
Having No Legal Existence. They Arc
Not Protected by Law.

Having No Legal Existence. They Arc
Not Protected by Law.
Tradition Is responsible for the fly
Ing Of the revenue flag over the Gus
tom houses Of the country. according
to high ranking member of that de-
partment.
The fag which floats from the roof
of the custom house has not only no
legal existence, but Is not protected by
law from popular use on land and sea
nor from advertising, as Is the ma
tional 6ag,
The revenue cutter service was es
tablished under authority Of an act OF
congress of Aug. 4. 1890, as an armed
force. 1t soon became evident that
some distinguishing flag or mark to
indicate their employment and author
ity. and under an act Of congress Of
March q. 1899. the marker was pro.
vided for This act set forth that 1.-The
cutters and boats employed in tho
service Of the revenue shall be distin-
guished from other vessels by an en-.
sign and pendant. with such marks
thereon as shall be prescribed by the
president"
AS is apparent from the act Of con-
gress mentioned and various revisions
OF later date. the revenue ensign was
intended especially for the cutters and
boats of the service. but 1t has long
been displayed over custom houses
Baltimore Sun.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-16
WHITE DEER SKINS.
They Passed About as eanknotes at
Ona Time In China

They Passed About as eanknotes at
Ono Time In China.
In China. the first country In tho
world credited with using banknotes.
certain skins were so valuable that
they were accepted as cash and passed
from hand to hand in the same way
as banknotes are at the present day.
The negotiability Of these skins arose
thus:
The Emperor On TT, being in want
of money. gave his treasurer to under
stand that such state Of affairs
must not continue. At that time 1t
was customary for princes and court
iers on entering the royal presence to
cover their faces with piece OF skin.
Taking advantage of this custom, the
treasurer ordered decree to be issued
forbidding the use Of any other skins
for this purpose except those Of GER
tain white deer in the royal parks.
Immediately there was u demand for
pieces Of these skins, which, being
monopoly. were sold at a high price
and the royal Golfers retilled. The
steady value of the skins thus secured
made them readily pass and acceptable
as an equivalent Of coin of the realm.
In the Russian seal fisheries Of Alas
ka the workmen were formerly paid In
the currency stamped on squares OF
walrus hide.-London Tit-Bits.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-16
A Stenoarapher's Stumble.

Judge in one Of our middle west
states advertised for a stenographer
with experience In legal work. A num-
ber of applicants called at his office
for the purpose of making application
for the position. Each applicant was
given a trial to test her speed. accu-
racy, etc. Among the applicants was
a young lady whose anxiety to make
a good showing evidently unnerved
her. The Judge dictated to her few
sentences in legal language. one OF
which was, THAT would give him
time to complete the devastation OF the
assets" The sentence as transcribed
by the young lady on the typewriter
read rs follows: THAT would give him
time to complete the devils station
with hatchet." Although much
amused at her ludicrous blunder. the
Judge permitted her to go away with
out telling her of her mistake.-Case
and Comment ,
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-16
PLACATING THE DEVILS.
Paying Homage to Evil Spirits Of
Land and Sea In China.

s0bS SbS SVo =" SV'V0s
Once every year. during the first Of.
teen days of the seventh Chinese
uonth. the curious ceremony OF Yu
Nan Wheel IL celebrated. being. In fact.
the paying OF homage to the land and
sea devils.
Seven priests carry out the ceremony
by offering up various forms Of prayer,
says the Wide World Magazine. and
making an unearthly noise by beating
gongs.
Any one wishing to show his respect
to the devils can do ~ by payment
of 6tN cash about 22 cents--to each of
the priests. for which amount they
will continue their performance for
twelve hours. a truly modest remuner-
alton.
For an extra payment Of 1900 cash
q number of small red paper boats
about six inches long. with lights In.
aide. will be sent floating down the
river with the current. These lights
are for the benefit of the sea devils In
order that they may he able to see
their way about on dark nights.
Having finished this performance.
the person on whose behalf II has been
ca FRIED out goes away happy In the
conviction that he will not lose any OF
his family throughout the year either
by sickness or drowning. so that the
whole ceremony may he looked upon
as an insurance policy. AT this time
of year many thousands Of the small
lighted boats may he seen floating
down the Yangtsekiang.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-16
WASP WAIST CONTESTS.
Curious Course Of Training In Old
Time Girls Schools.

A letter recently unearthed from q
trunk shows that in the sixties Of the
last century principals Of girls schools
thought they were fitting the girls for
society by urging them to retain small
waists. Accordingly they offered
prizes to the girls having the smallest
waists. The girls were put through
course Of training for reducing their
waist measure. The conditions of the
contest were that the corset should
not be removed on retiring at night
and that each pupil must be inspected
every morning to make sure she had
not loosened her corset One of the
persons who engaged in the contest
afterward wrote of It:
"Some of us tried hard to be per-
mitted to retire from the contest. but
we were rebuked for stultifying our
selves and accused of making fools Of
our principals. On the following
morning the undergoverness. with her
maid. came as usual to superintend
the toilets, and after satisfying her
self that each lace was drawn In to
the utmost she fastened 1t In knot
at the top and. passing the ends
through piece Of card. placed hel
own seal on them. so that any attempt
to loosen the corset during the night
might be infallibly detected in the
morning Free Press.