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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-27
AVIATOR AND BIRD

The Frcnchman Garros establish
cd truly amazing record for
altitude in an aeroplanc when he
assembled l3,9i3 feet recently.
Think of a mans "wiEging his
way," as il were, to height
considerably over two miles above
the solid earth. The sky lark is
popularly esteemed the highest
flyer of the common birds. yet he
mounts no more than n mile when
he pours forth his liquid notes to
charm the ear Of an ordinary
mortal and awaken responsive song
in n Shelley. Pixies peak is but
li,ld7 feet above the sea level and
scarcely more than 5000 feet
above the plateau where Colorado
Springs rests in its beauty and
wealth among the lesser ranges Ct
the Rocky mountains. Garros, bv
ascending to an altitude almost
equal to that at which vcnturcsome
visitors find the Masonic monu-
ment on the top of Pixies peak,
surpassed Lincoln BeacheY's record
at Chicago by 1896 feet. a space
that itself would have filed the
whole world with wonder less than
three years ago.-Philadelphia
Press.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-27
CAUSE OF THE GOODNESS

A young lady of Oak Park has
been spending the summer in Pc
toskcy, Michigan, says the Chicago
Post. Before she went there she
had a most devoted admirer. Now
he has transferred his affections
and refuses to speak TO her any
more. The trouble is that she
was lonesome at Petoskey, and one
day she bought a postcard showing
one of Of the public buildings up
there and sent il to her beau,
writing on it: 81 wish you we're
here"
But she did not notice that II
was the picture Of the Emmett
county Jail.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-27
Anne polnYn,a Coach.

"Headless coaches" are fairly mum
erous The most famous Is the one
that drives once year. on the ami
versary OF Anne Boleyn's execution.
up the avenue at Blicklng. her Nor.
folk home. says the London Chronicle
The Coachman and tho four horses
have not head between them. and
Annes own Ia not upon her shoulders.
but he holds II In her lap as she sits
I'm the coach all IN white At the hall
door the whole apparition vanlshes
Anne father. sir Thomas. also rides
in n coach drawn by headless horses
once year. and his ride is much
more exciting than his daughters. lie
has to cross forty county bridges dur.
Ing the night and n company OF yell.
Ing demons pursues the coach to keep
the horses going
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-27
CAUGHT THE COURT

An Irishman was arrai gned for
intoxication, and after answering
the courts request for his name
Pat addressed the judge in the
flowery language of blarney. In
his plea for another chance Pit
intermixed his title of"yur honor"
with your holiness" "yur rever-
ence"ahd other titles usually up
piled to those of the clerical garb
Finally,when the stream continued
for some minutes, the Judge stop
ped Pat and asked: Now, Pat,
what in the name Of thunder do
you think ami" Pat hesitated
for a moment and, scratching his
head as II perplexed. replied:
Sure, your reverence, Judging
from your kindly face, am sure
tha you can't be anything less than
bishop"
Then amid the laughter of tn,
attendants Pat was discharged. =.
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-27
A Lucky Genius.
Sept. %, 1911

did you write that beautiful song
entitled Welcome. Merry sunshine7' "
Il did" replied the popuiar bard
Well, you're lucky Any man who
,ould write that never had good re.
table case OF sunburn. or lived In the
vicinity OF the Kiosk. where the tom.
oerature went TO ninety and over
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-27
SOLD COAL LANDS
HE DIDN'T OWN

"A widely advertised scheme of
giving away land for the price of
the deed and abstract" received
the attention of the government
yesterday. Frank M. Campbell,
3 broker at 305 La Sale street,
was arrested on charge of using
the mails to defraud.
Although the defendant says he
has bonafide deed to property he
has for sale." Postoffice In.
spectors Charles n. Moore and C.
n. Cl arabian. who directed United
States Deputy Marshal E. North
rIp to make the arrest, assert il
would require big part of the
United army to put a purchaser
in possession. United States Com
missioner Max A. Foote COM
mitted the defendant to jail in
default fo $4,000 hail for a pre-
liminary hearing on October %.
Campbell and his lawyers, Lar
annie & Levy, with whom, accord
ing to Inspector Moore. Campbell
divided the revenue have taken in
400 suckers" with a net profit of
$4,000. say government agents. and
the game was still in its infancy.
Attorney Laramie is representing
Camp bell.
j. l.. Kaufman, Sr.. of Green
Bay, Wis. appeared as the prose
cutting witness. According to the
prosecution Campbell sent
circulars through the mail
advertising his alleged ownership
of l2.500 acres, which he asserted
ran 10000 tons of mere antahle
coal to the acre. The advertise
a"nts. it is said, offered 10 give to
each of 5000 persons lone acre
free provided the recipients
would remit to Laramie & Levy S6
for the cost of deed and abstract,
and sign a petition requesting a
railroad to tap the property"
The land lies in Clay county KY,
home of feudists, and is in pos
session of squatters who inherited
it from their forefa theirs seventy
five years ago. There has been
litigation over it ever since and
the prosecuting officials declare
thier ability to prove the prisoner
had no legal right to dispose of it
despite a deed from F. J. Pike,
which he offered in his defense.
Campbell claims title through
what is known as the original
Wynkoop tract of $4,000 acres. all
of which is said to be in dispute
owing to the fact that Kentucky
issued patents for it Immediately
after being formed out Of the
state Of Virginia and regardless of
the fact that old Virginia previ-
ously granted patents to the land.
Both sets of grantees tried for
possession. and these disputes are
said to have started the Kentucky
feuds. Then the sQuatters gained
possession. Nothing so far has
been able to bulge the squatters.
Inspector Moore cites the case of
n northerner who bought n title to
land in the district. The north
erner brought suit. Only one
squatter was involved. but his
countrymen realized it was a test
case. Accordingly all the neigh
boring mountanecrs came to the
trial we'll armed. The sheriff
with big posse made them stack
their guns outside the court house,
until it resembled an arsenal. As
the judge passed to lunch he
noticed the firearms, and he saw
them continuously until the case
was decided in favor of the defend.
ing squatter. - Chicago Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-27

Before lunatics were confined to
,sylums. and when they were allowed
TO wander at large over the country.
side, they wore an armlet for dis
linction
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-27
SCHLEY.S LAST LETTER

This is probably one of the last
letters written by Admiral Schley,
and so far as known is the only
written comment he ever made on
the criticised maneuvers of the
Brooklyn at the battle OF Santiago.
says the New York American:
mt. Kisco, N. Y.
Sept. %, 1911.
My Dear Sir: 1t is with
infinite pleasure that read your
editorial few days ago prompted
by Admiral Chadwick's admission
that the Broklyn's part in the
battle of Santiago was the deter
mining factor of that great COM
bat, and in thanking you for your
masterful reriew of the matter.
ought to say that just 100 years
before. at St. Vincent, Lord Mel.
son did the same thing in wearing
ship away from the Spanish lines
to secure an advantage which led
to the capture OF the Spanish
admi al with large number of his
vessels. Again during the war of
1872. with Great Britain, Captain
Stephen Decatur. during the fight
between the United States and
Macedonian. wore ship" twice
away from the British ship to gain
an advantage which eliminated
in dismasting the enemy's vessel
and her capture ultimately.
ITO foil the enemy's purpose
that was evident, and to gain an
advantage Of similar value on July
3, 1889, the Brooklyn's maneuver
vas made with the result that
every vessel of the enemy was
destroyed, and every one of the
men. alive and dead, including the
admiral himself, fell into our
hands. Could anything more COM
plete have happened in the war?
Or could the most captious have
required more in a combat. Ii was
so evidently the crux Of the situa-
tion that ! have never felt in the
least sensitive over the criticism Of
those who were in no position of
danger or exposure as was. In.
deed ones harshest critics are
those who are always ready II tell
what should have been done after
battle has been fought but who
never venture suggestion before
il commences.
"In a lifetime of service under
the flag the one purpose always
uppermost in my mind and heart
has been to Loyalty serve my
country, my people and my flag, no
matter what the consequences
might be to myself and ! thank
God in the evening Of my days that
| have never sought to deprive any
one who may have helped me to
success Of the credit or honor
which may have come to me thru
their assistance.
again thanking you my dear
sir, | beg to subscribe myself
gratefully, your obedient servant,
W.-S. Schley.
ITO John Temple Graves, New
York"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-27
A Thouoht.

Next to knowing when to seizo an
opportunity. tho most important thing
In life IL to know when TO forego an
advantage. ge.--Besconsfiold.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-08-31
LEARNED TO EAT LEATHER
How Morgan's Pirates Managed to
Swallow and Digest II to
Avoid Starvation.

The infamous Captain Morgan and
his piratical crew were sometimes in
tight places at Panama, and on one
occasion were reduced to eating their
leather bags. Some persons says
one Of the company, Exquemelin
(whose narrative is reproduced in
"The Buccaneers in the West Indies")
who never were out Of their mothers
kitchens may ask how these pirates
could eat, swallow and digest these
pieces of leather, so hard and dry.
Unto whom only answer: That could
they once experiment with hunger, or,
rather, famine Is, they would certainly
find the manner, by their own neces-
sity, as the pirates did. For these
first took the leather and sliced it in
pieces. Then did they beat it between
two stones and rub 1t. often dipping
1t in the water of the river, to render
it by these means supple and tender.
Lastly, they scraped off the hair, and
roasted or broiled it upon the fire.
And being thus cooked they cut it
into small morsels and ate it, helping
it down with frequent gulps of water,
which by good fortune they had right
at hand"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-08-31
DRAMATIC SEASON OPENS.
Prominent Theatrical Folk Witness the
Production of .sIzouse Next Door, =

The theatrical season OF 1911 and
1912 opened at the Rhode Opera House
OF Sunday evening the initial produc-
ton being Hartley Manners three act
comedy 'Ihe House Next Door. y
The play has been seen at the Gaiety
Theatre Ia New York for full season
and the performance in Kenosha on
Sunday evening was the first in the
west. "Tne House Next Door is a
wonderful piece of play writing and it.
was presented with cast of notable
nature. William V. Mong and George
Dayton divided the honors of the even
ing and they had as their assistants,
one of the best balanced companies of
players ever seen in Kenosha. It was
an suspicious opening Of the season
and the players were forced to respond
to curtain calls after the fall of the
curtain on each act and at the end
of the performance the calls for Mr..
Mong and Mr.. Dayton amounted to an
ovation seldom witnessed in Kenosha
In the crowd witnessing the first per-
Torrance of the year were number
of notable theatrical folk including
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rowland, Mr..
and Mrs. William T. Gaskill and Dave
Lewis ofyChicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-08-31
GIRL THAT LOVED A SOLDIER
Pathetic Romance Comes to End
With Removal OF Young Wom-
an to Asylum.

The pathetic romance of "a lass that
loved soldier" concluded the other
day by the removal Of Magdalene Her
mann Of Gronau, Saxony, to an asylum
for the mentally diseased, says Ber-
lin correspondent Of the London News
Twenty years ago during the imperial
maneuvers a smart artillery regiment
was CHARTERED in Gronau. AS is GUS
tomary during the maneuver billet
ings, a sergeant began to f1irt with
Magdalcne and promised her marriage.
The promise was not seriously intend
ed, but poor Magdalene took 1t all In
earnest, and from that day to this
she has never ceased to meet trains
by night or day coming from the SER
geant's garrison town.
Some years ago, as her beloved
Sergeant Albert had still not arrived,
Magdalene jumped to the conclusion
that the war Office opposed the wed
ding and she has since bombarded the
military authorities with petitions for
permission to marry the sergeant. Aft
er a time the authorities ceased to an
swer her letters. Magdalene there
upon concluded that the post Office
was now suppressing them, and ever
since has walked ten miles daily to
post her letters In neighboring town.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-08-31
FIVE NEAR DROWNING.
Kenosna People Have Marrow Escare
When Boat Turns Over.

Mr.. and Mrs. Pardee Warren and son
Edward, and Mr.. and Mrs. M. Roffolo.
all of Kenosha, and wei known on the
west side of the city, were near to
death on Sunday afternoon when row
boat in which they were riding was up-
set near the center of Hooker Lake. All
the members of the party were thrown
into the water and they clung to the
overturned boat until men could 90 ont
from the shore and rescue them. Ed
ward Warren had the narrowest possi.
bic escape from death and he went
down twice before he was finally
rescued. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
risked their own lives in an effort TO
catch the boy and save him from drown
ing ard the members of the party were
decidedly exultant when they got back
on terra frma.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-08-31
Gratefully Received.

"A charitable man in Birkenhead
once sent a bundle of cast-off clothing
to philanthropic society. He re-
ceived from one of the recipients OF
garments given away by the society
the following note:
THE community man Civ NE,
amongst other things, what he called
a pair of inexpressibles. I found your
name and where you lived in one of
the pockets. My wife LATED so when
I showed 'em to her that l thot she
would have fit. She wants to know
If there lives and breathes man who
has legs no bigger than that. She
sed If there was, he orter be taken
up for vagransy for having no visible
means of support. I couldn't get 'em
on my eldest boy, so I used 'em for
my gun-cases. If you have another
pair to spere, my wife would like to
get 'em to hang up by the side of the
fireplace to keep the tongs in."-Lon.
don Telegraph
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-08-31
TALES OF THE TELEPHONE
Its Exploitation in England Seemed
Impossible Until Queer Victoria
Became, Interested.

The United States has eight tele-
phones for every hundred of popula
ton, while no other country has hal,
as many. Following the establish
ment on a solid basis of the American
telephone system work for European
exploitation was early begun. The re.
suits were hardly encouraging.
Five-eighths of the British rights
were purchased for $500 by a Provi-
dence man, says the National Maya
zine. After working in London four
months he could not find any one who
would put shilling in the telephone.
An English review said of it: 'The
telephone is little better than a toy.
1t amuses the English, but is inferior
to the well established system of air
tubes"
The victory was won at last by
Kate Field, who sang Kathleen Ma
vourneen" over the telephone to
Queen Victoria. The queen was de-
lighted, asked Bell if she might buy
two telephones, and il was not long
before all England was interested. An
exchange with ten wires was opened
in London, and in April, 1879. Theo-
dore Vail sent an order to the factory
in Boston in his terse, characteristic
way: "Please make 100 hand teIe-
phones for export trade as early as
possible"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-08-31
He COPYRIGHTED A FACADE
French Architect Sued the Imitators
and the Case Was Decided Against
His Heirs.

me strangest copyright question
ever debated came before a Paris
court, when it was asked to decide the
controyerted copyright of house. An
architect at Boulogne-sur-Seine had
built several apartment houses on a
piece of ground belonging to him and
had devised an original facade of col
ored bricks. He. at least, considered
it original, as when the houses were
finished he hae plate, with an in
scrirtIon, placed on the walls, to the
effect that the facade OF the house
was lis copyright Esd limitations were
prohibited. Seeing 8 building ia Paris
some time afterwards which had Just
been completed, the architect thought
that the facade. which was also OF
coiored bricks. was nothing but an
imitation of his own. He began
lawsuit against the owner and the
architect for infringement of the copy
right laws, but soon afterward he died.
His heirs, however, continued the law
suit, which has now been decided by
the court. Three experts were called.
They agreed that the facade of the
house at Boulogne-sur-Seine was Pc
cullar, and might even be allowed the
protection of the copyright laws; but,
on the other hand, the house built in
Paris was equally original and there
was no proof that it had been copied
from the others. The architect, or
rather his heirs, therefore, lost their
case.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-08-31
CAM USE ALL FRANK BUILDING
School oficia'5 Will be Forced to Find
Other Rooms for Children Who At
tend in Four Rooms at the Building
Under Construction

Formal notice has been given by
Superintendent of Schools, Mrs. Mary
ID. Bradford that the schools of the city
will open for the new year on Sept. IL.
This is week later than the usual
date set for the opening but the delay
In opening the schools has been made
necessary on account of the repairs at
the high school building and it is hoped
TO have this building all ready for the
use Of the pupils by September lAoh
1t is very probable that the school
officials will have troubles of their own
in taking care of the children this year
as the building of the addition to the
Frank school will make it impossible
to use the four rooms in the east end
of the Frank school. The two west
rooms will be used as in other years.
The children thrown out by the repairs
will be accommodated at the Deming
and Central schools as we'll as possible
and the doubling up Of the rooms will
be necessary for some time. Tt is
thought that the four rooms at the
Frank school will be ready for use by
the first of October. The new addition
TO the school will not be ready for
many months and the schools will open
the year with less room than last year
on account of the temporary changes
in the four rooms at the Frank build
ing. The parents of children VINO have
been attending the Frank school are
asked by the superintendent to aid as
much as possible in making the changes
necessary.
The work of assigning the teachers
10 the various buildings for the year
Is now going on and within a short
time the list of teachers and the rooms
they will have charge Of will be an
nounced. 1t is expected that there will
be a large increase in the number of
pupils entered in the schools with the
opening of the term and the number is
expected to pass the 5000 mark. It is
going to be hard matter to squeeze
In all Of the children but Mrs. Bradford
Is hopeful that the arrangements can be
made so that none of the children will
be forced to lose even day of their
school work.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-08-31
ENGLISH MONEY DOWN SOUTH
Being Invested to Large Extent In
Railroad and Industrial
Enterprises.

For several years r7ier TO the Bar
ing failure English capital was being
invested to very large extent in
southern railroad and industrial enter
prises. At the time of the Barring col
lapse many negotiations were under
way In England, with good prospects
Of success, for other large investments
In the purchase Of mineral and timber
properties, in the building of railroads
and in various Undertakings looking to
broad development of southern re-
sources.
Following that failure, and the col
lapse of business and financial inter
ests in this country with the panic Of
1898 and the free silver agitation of
the next few years, English capital
sought other channels for Investment.
This condition has existed for nearly
twenty years, but now there is
marked revival Of interest on the part
Of English capital in southern invest
ments.
Within the last few months English
cotton manufacturers have put $1,000
600 into the purchase of cotton lands
ir Mississippi and 100000 into
great irrigation enterprise in Texas.
Negotiations are now under way in
England for the financing of some
large water power enterprises and a
number of other undertakings, the
carving out of which would prova of
very great value to the south.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-08-31

If some senator required another
etenographer to conduct his large Of
fetal correspondence he wouldn't think
of saying so point-blank. He would
Introduce a resolution that the senate
committee on the five civilized tribes
of Indians he authorized to employ an
additional stenographer at such and
such salary. The senate would court
eously pass it, and the senator, as
chairman of that puissant committee,
would have the stenographer he reuuir-
ed. Ii other chairmen of committees
on Indian affairs should simultaneously
require additional stenographers the
congressional record would speedily look
as though the Indians were giving the
government a vast deal of trouble-al-
though as a matter of fact the word
Indian might never have been heard
at the capitol during the whole session.
g have the honor" observed Sena-
tor Kern recently, "to be member
OF the committee on disposition of use
less papers in the executive depart
ments. lie pointed out that while the
committee never meets it employs a
clerk, an assistant clerk and a messeng-
er. The senate would shrink from saw
ing officially that it employs the clerk,
assistant clerk and messenger for Sena-
tor Clarke, of Arkansas. So it main
tains committee on disposition of use.
less papers in the executive departments
appoints Senator Clarke chairman there
OF, and charges the help up to the com
miGtee. 1t has committee on Indus
trial expositons, regardless of whether
there are any such expositions a com
mittee to investigate trespassers upon
Indian lands, and various other sapient
bodies whose only actual purpose is to
provide senators with clerks and mes
sengers,
Senate Kern thinks it would be more
sensible TO abolish useless committees
and assign clerks and stenographers di.
Tectly to senators who require them
1t would certainly be less humorous
Saturday Post.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-08-31
FAIR WAS A "FoUR FLUSH. y
Letters Sent to Alleged Mother Re
turned to Dead Letter Office.

That James L. Farr, the would-be
suicide, who was recently in Kenosha,
managed to properly conceal his iden-
tity is shown by the fact that the let
tiers sent to Fairs "mother' in Dun
dee, Scotland, by County Agent Jones,
were returned to the county agent this
morning from the dead letter office in
Washington. The man had declared
that his mother name was Mrs. A. T..
Farr and that she lived on Queen Anne
street in Dundee, Scotland. The re-
turned letters indicate that there was
no such woman in Dundee and that
there was no such street as that
given in the address. In the letters
Farr had sent a clever appeal to his
mother for funds. The county agent
is now convinced that the address was
given for the sole purpose of prevent
ing the officials finding anything in re-
gard to the would be suicide.