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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
SWITZERLAND is ECONOMICAL,
Salary of the President Is $500 q
Hear-some Officials Receive
80 Cents a Day.

The Swiss government as political
institution, is the most economical in
europe. The official salary of the pres
ldent of the Swiss confederation is
$4,000. The federal councillors, or
members of the cabinet, and the heads
ot the different departments, receive
@OOO year during office.
The state councillors of the cantons
ol Bale and Zurich are the best paid
Vi their class, receiving $4,000 and
ShSOO year. respectively, while Lu.
Verne and Schaffhausen come next,
with $1,000 per annum.
Ihen the salaries assume rapid
uuoWhward scale until small cantons,
IKE Uri, Schwytz, Giaris, Zug, Mid.
nald and Appenzell, are reached.
"uere the councillors are paid 40 cents
uay during session.
me half-canton of Obwald pays its
,auuamman tpresidenO $50 year and
"' state councillors 80 cents day dur.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
Gods Plan For Us.

The great apostle, writing to the
Ephesians says that va are created
In Christ unto good works, which
God hath before ordained that we
should walk in them" The works are
ready, waiting for us, all We have tc
10 is to be willing to be led into them
How many disappointments we should
have been spared in life If we had al
ways acted on this conviction, God
knows what we are fitted for far bet
ter than we know ourselves. He who
made us knows whereof we are made
If we would be useful in
Christs service our wisdom is "tc
have no plan except to enter into bis
plan for u.s. and say with Paul Lord
what wilt thou have me to do?"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
ing the session of parl.ament.-Nev
York Tribune.
Italian Celebration.

with the dedication of the eighth
wonder of the world, a gigantic statue
Of Victor Emmanuel, which has been
under course of construction for the
past twelve years and cost s12. 900 600
Italy commenced on March 26 a cele
bration of the fiftieth anniversary OF
the Italian chambers proclamation O,
the country as an Independent king
dom, which will last during an entire
year and open to the world exhibitions
Of art, science, agriculture and me
chanics.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
How the Ostrich Travels.

Ordinarily two feet is the stride
Of the ostrich, but when the bird is
frightened it is known to have run 30
miles an hour When It runs it takes
both feet of the ground at every
stride; its progress being made in q
series of jumps so rapidly performed
that 1t seems one foot is on the
ground while the other is placed
Birds of lesser leg length usually
cover four or five feet of ground at
every normal step.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04

lie has repainted his wagon, put or
false wigs and whiskers and resortec
to other eXpedients in his efforts to
fool the unlicensed dogs, but without
avail Now he says he will try the
aeropNne, soar a few feet above the
ground, load his machine with fresh
beef bones and then, after all the dogs
assemble beneath his machine, dror
the net over them and allght and sep
arate the licensed from the unlicensed
dogs
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
His One Experience.

Weren't you ever on a motor carp
YES, once"
what make was it?"
81 don't know. l was only on the
front OF It for a second or so, and Il
got away before | could pick mysel
up Catholic Standard.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
Zeppelin to Carry PASSENGERS.

Dusseldorf, Rhenish Prussia
Count Zeppelln's drigible balloon
Deutschland II arrived today from
Frandorton-the-Main and will be sta
toned here permanently to carry out
the contract with the municipality fol
passenger fights
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04

wealthy Youkers IN Y man has
Just married his housekeeper because
she made such capital apple pies.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04

Three Episodes and a Climax
By M. ]. PHILLIPS

Copyright, 1914 by Associated Literary Pros')
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
KING UZZIAH
RUMBLED y
Sunday School Lesson for May 7, 1911
Specially Arranged for This Paper

LESSON TENT Chronicles %. Mem
Dry Verses 10, Co.
GOLDEN TEXT-"Prlde goeth before
destruction and an naughty spirit b.
toro a fall"-Prov iG:iS
TlME-Uz2lah's reign extended (Beech-
er from B O. 700 20 B O. 755. CHastlngs)
B. G.. sJl TO 7i9 Uzzlah may have become
a lcper about r c. 768. lothian being the
regent from that time
PLACE-The Temple IN Jerusalem.
KINGS In Israel. Jeroboam H. In
Assyria, Shulmanezer III.
ftOPHErS-Amos. Hosea, Isaiah. tho
Hecharlah Of our lesson.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-12
DIFFERENCE IN PAINTING

The fact should be made riea,
to property owners that there is
all the difference in the world in
painting. , good painter is
worth more than a poor one
because he uses suitable paint and
puts 1t on right. The Elko Paint
& Wall Paper Co. F. A. George,
prop, are now ready to quote III
prices on all kinds of paintinn.
tntnZ, papsr hanging. grain ng
and syn work and they gratuar ee
their work.
A splendid line Of fall Wall
paper just received. Phone 1S'
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-12
Rudeness Properly Rebuked.

A young man sitting in subway car
In New York, with legs crossed and
one foot, showing a highly polished
shoe and silk sock. extended 30 far
into the aisle as to make 1t almost i'm.
possible for people to pass without
coming in contact with the obtruding
member, was brought to a sense of
his disregard for others by three young
women who sat opposite. One said:
II wonder II he is showing his foot or
his shoe?" The second said loud
enough to be heard above the car clat-
ter and to the amusement OF others:
Il think he wants to show his clock.
ed socks-watch It," mo-" said the
third, hes only showing his bad
manners" The foot came down and
was lost in the crowd which got of
at the next station
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-12
NEW KIND OF INFANT SCHOOL
Three re" Arc Cut Out and Children
Arc Taught to Be Happy
Instead.

The man IN the club had been talk.
Ing politics with a school inspector,
until the gentleman declined to dis.
cuss the subject any more.
We'll talk about the youngsters
themselves. for a change" he said.
DO you know that both In France and
Belgium reading, writing and arith.
metic are being omitted from the sub
jects taught In infant schoolf The
children are simply taught to be hap
py instead! And when they bring
their dinners to school, the food has,
under the official regulations, to be
put into a basket, which must be Ia
beled at the school, and put on a spe-
cial shelf in clean. airy place. Fancy
such regulations here! Any old news.
paper and any cupboard ia good
enough for our children.
I'm Germany. toys are provided for
play time, and all little children are
compelled to bring clean pocket hand.
kerchief to school, and they must have
n bath once a week.
I'm Finland, the tinicst children are
taught to wash dolls, dust, sweep. look
after flowers, and so on; and in some
Japanese schools resting room with
a bed 10 provided, 30 that over tired
children may have a napl"-Answers.
London.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-12
Ancient Rain Guana.

The credit OF inventing the rain
guage has always been given to Cas-.
tell. contemporary OF Galileo, who
made one In 1889. but the director of
the Corean Meteorological Observa.
tory. DR.. v. Wada. has shown that II
Is due to Corean king. The latter,
King Sejo. in the year 1442 caused an
instrument Of bronze to be construct.
ed to measure the rain, and It 10 set
out In the historical records OF Corea
that this was vase fifteen inches
deep and seven inches In diameter,
placed upon a pillar. An example OF
this was placed in the observatory,
and each time the rain fell the ofii.
cials we're instructed to measure tho
height and to make It known to tho
King. Other Instruments we're dis
tributed to the provinces and can.
tons and the results OF the observa.
tions made were sent to court.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-12
One Man Complies Dictionary.

The giving of a civil list pension OF
about $3.50 a year to Even MacDon.
aid, OF Herne Bay. a Kentish coast
resort OF England. has drawn atten.
tion to the fact that this man has se.
cured this official recognition for his
work In compiling and printing Gae.
lie dictionary. II Is a one.man die.
tionary. Mr.. Macdonald has not only
personally compiled and verified ev.
cry word himself. noting local varIa.
tions. but has drawn practically ev.
cry illustration, set the type, cast and
made his own plates, printed, trimmed
and bound the pages, ane mailed the
parts, as they were produced, to the
subscribers. Fourteen years have al.
ready been spent in the work. and IL
all goes well, the "Faclair Ghaidling"
Will be completed by the end OF this
year. II will contain more than l..
100000 words.--Popular Magazine
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-12
He Gained Her FussTness.

A somewhat fussy elderly lady had
asked the conductor for transfer
you'll be sure to tell me when we
come to my transfer station, won't
you, CONDUCTOR" she asked sweetly.
"Yes'm," said theH;conductor wearIIy.
The next time he passed through
the car the elderly lady. remember
Ing the ways Of conductors. said to
him again:
You won't let me go past my trans.
fer station, will you. conductor? You'll
be sure to tell me when I get there,
won't you?"
The conductor sighed and looked at
her gently and sadly. 81 won't have
to tell you, lady" he said. II won't
have to tell you. cause youth ask me
every time we come to a transfer sta
ton If that's where you get off."-Ex.
change.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-12
Man and tho Crowd.

An address once made by Pre". It
Schurman to the graduating - [
Cornell was an eloquent ar r
the individual against the t
Would you abolish poverty |
you advance civilization" he .,. |
Then educate individuals one by ,
to be more virtuous. more inteihY l.,
more skillful, more Industrious
Upon the soundness OF the lea
there will be general agreement. Il
is but a new statement OF the philos-
ophy OF Jesus that each man should
take care Of his own soul. But 1t is a
creed that has been much more sue.
cesfuliy taught on lonely farms and
pastures than In universities.
Still. the creed is a good one to
teach. 1t can never be taught too
often. Better than all laws against
Vice and crime and folly Is an i'm
pulse toward self.reform. And Der.
haps such an impulse was never moro
needed than now, for never was tho
voice OF the crowd more clamorous
nor the influence OF the crowd moro
potent. He that can make sure Of his
own thought amid its noises IL a phil
osopher. lie that can stand against
Its power Is hero.-New York
World
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-12
Decent Housing as a Foundation

Decent Housing as a Foundation.
We have had occasion heretofore
to emphasize the need and value OF
the work which the Association of
Commerce has undertaken with ref
erence to the question of the housing
OF the poorer elements OF the popu.
lation-the unskilled workmen, the
new arrivals, the employees Of the
lowest Industries. II is with much
qualification that we note substantial
progress In this direction. a report
on actual housing conditions, which
are shocking and alarming, has just
been submitted to the association, and
campaign Of education and con.
struction has been decided on. Elk.
perts from other cities will be con.
suited, model tenements Will be erect,
ed. existing ordinances as to SAM.
tation and health will be better en-.
forced, and additional legislation will
b. sought to prevent overcrowding Of
lots. houses and flats.-Chicago Rec.
ord-Herald
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-12
NO. 239
Women Police for Germa.

Women Police for Germa.. 3.
Berlin and Dusseldorf hav I'D
to employ women police oil, I'd
the capital city has already e.; Led
q staf of 80. But their due, are
strictly circumscribed. They are to
concern themselves only with ofrenses
against children. especially g. the
oaby-farming variety. and IL order
that they may be properly e .rpped
Tor the task they are empow, ID to
break into any house where I.ry be-
lieve that children are being Il. treat
ed. This drastic action is the result
OF several unpleasant scandals which
the authorities are determined to
check. but It would be interc rs,.g to
know how these women pc e will
proceed to break their way 20
house that is barred and Lclted
against them. To invoke the brute
strength OF the male creature would
be humiliating.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-12
HAVE NOT ENOUGH TO DO
rsoPie Like tho Inhabitants Of Pit.
eairn Island Really Deserve tho
Sympathy Of Others.

Wnlle most people are sorry for
'nose VINO have too much to do, for
my part l reserve my sympathy for
those who have too little to do. They
seem to me to have scarcely q fair
chance In the world. Their natures
are not properly taxed and tested,
trained and developed. They are sure
not TO grow up to be among those who
are great. wise. good and famous In
the world. Now they are glad that
tney are free from the ordinary cares
and activities of life. In the future
they will be sorry. Indeed, 1t may
help to kill them.
traveller, who visited the Pitcairn
islanders In their lonely Pacific home,
where they led life absolute idle
ness found some Of them dying Of old
age when only so or 90 years of age
time OF life when those who lead a
busy existence are In their primo.
Iney had too little to do. The rough
more OF life, for its due adjustment,
needs a certain amount Of work and
worry.
TWO strangers met one day at q
country village, where both had come
In search OF rest. One was q news.
paper man. the other a physician. In
the morning, the newspaper man lay
iazlly on the grass. picking buttercups
ana dafsies and looking at the blue
SKY. He did this for an hour, while
the physician watched him. Medical
men nave trick of watching their
teilow-creatures. We are open books
for them to read.
You seem, sir," said the physician,
ito be rather fond OF lying on the
grass and picking daisies"
Il have a passion for It," was the
answer. Il should like TO spend my
life lying here. picking daisies"
And yet" was the rejoinder. 81
have an idea that you are a man who
leads n pretty active life-that you
take a good deal Of interest In other
matters besides the picking Of dais.
les"
Yes. work a great deal more than
like, and / should be glad to quit
and would choose to rest here on my
back forever. with nothing In the
world to do"
DO you know, sir, what would be
the result of that?"
We'll. Whit would It be?"
1T would probably be an attack OF
paralysis. To stop work would prob.
ably end your existence"
Often people have too little to do in
early life. They have seasons OF much
holiday and glorious leisure. Then
comes the long stretch of life, with
hard work; and they too late regret,
now when they have too much to do,
that. they did not take advantage of
the time when they bad too little to
do.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-12
FOR SALE

One of the best stock ranches in
Elko county. The ranch consists
of between two and three thous-
and acres of patented land. all under
four wirefenc". There are about
a thousand tons Of hay on the
ranch and lot of we'll bred horses
and CATTLE The ranch is well
watered and has fine shelter for
stock.
Inquire at this off ce for further
articulars.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-12
Where courtrna 10 DANGEROUS.

-Four young men have been shot at
Vex (Valais) by an irate father to
whose daughter they had conc pay
court. says the London Expires. hey
were refused admission to the . Use.
and when they tried to force heir
way In the father took down his gun
and fired. Two of them were slight.
ly wounded and the other two serious.
ly. The father was arrested
The encounter and its almost tragic
ending were due to ancient custom
which prevails in the village, ol the
canton OF Valais and in thu Alpine
hamlets OF the German cantons After
a girl has reached the age OF eighteen
her parents are not surpris,i To re-
ceive the visit of several yolnI men
after the days work to ask tu see
their daughter and pass a pleasant
evening in the family circle The
visit is looked on as a compliment.
and as the young men bring with
them wines and food they are gen.
orally welcomed by the parents The
custom, which Is known as Veillee.
results in introductions and often in
marriages.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-12
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Serial O5635

ocIldl OOOOO
Department of The Interior,
U. S. Land Office at Carson City,
Nevada. Sep. Is, 1911,
Notice is hereby given that
Lemuel C. Davis. Of Gold Creek,
Nevada, who on December 16,
1910. made Homestead Entry (Act
June II, 1906, List 4.442), No.
05635 for Sci SW3, Sd SW4 SW4
Sec. 20 Sci SE4 Sci Sec. 20. NE!
NE4 NEi Sec. 80 and M NW4,
Section 33, Township 45 North.
Range Sc East M. D. Meridian
has fled notice of intention to
make Final five year Proof. to
establish claim to the land above
described, before the county Clerk
of Elko County, at Elko, Nevada,
on the 26th day of October, 1911.
Claimant names as witnesses:
George B. Tennille, William A.
King, Jesse F. Baker and George
F. Baker all Of Gold Creek.
Nevada.
Louis j. Cohn
Register.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-12
Smoky Aehlll.

One OF the smokiest places on earth
Is undoubtedly Achill, on the coast of
Mayo. Ireland. says Harper's Weekly.
A smoky atmosphere Is not an un.
known thing in any Irish cabin. but In
Achfll the greater the smoke the
higher the satisfaction OF the natives,
Tor these smoke means potatoes, and
potatoes mean food.
1t is to ono OF the methods OF pro-
curing SCOT that the islander owes
the smoky condition Of his cabin.
SCOT he must have. or the potatoes
Will not grow. In the tiled fields he
erects little huts called "scraw.
hogues." formed by the "scraws" or
sods OF heather from the mountains.
Within these huts he keeps u fire OF
peat burning for six weeks or two
months, at the end OF which period
the scraws are. from their continual
impregnation with smoke, trans.
formed into SCOT.
Turf or peat Is abundant on the
Island. and the largest fires cost noth.
ing
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-12
Man That Looked Like Tom R.sd.

] remember meeting the late Fred.
eric p. Vinton downtown one day some
years ago. Our talk was INTERRUPTED
by his pausing to regard very intent
~ the figure OF passerby OF almost
herculean size. lie said In his duIet
way: There ia the man / have been
looking for--and ] don't know him!
l Wish did. You see II is like this:
! have an order from the State OF
Maine to paint a full length life size
portrait OF the late Speaker Thomas
b. Reed, whom I never saw. Now the
man who has Just passed has Reeds
hgure almost identically, as ! gather
from some very good photographs '.
en- me. II could only get this man.
or some one like him. to give the u
few slttings for the figure Il would
help out. But have got to do he
best can" And he did; he always
1id.-From letter in the Enstol
Transcript
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-12
WESTERN PACIFIC Time CARO-

A new time card will go into
effect tomorrow on the Western
Pacific by which the trains will
arrive and depart as follows:
West bound: No. / arrives at
II $50 p. m. departs at 1901 a. m.
West bound: No. 3 arrives at
9:25 a. m and departs at 9:35 am.
East bound: No. 2 arrives at
8:l5 a. m. and departs at 1926
q. m.
East bound: No. arrives at
1912 p. m. and departs at 1922
p. m.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-12
Punished for Yawnino.

When Henry Brown OF Brockton,
Mass, awoke the other day he yawned,
tried to close his mouth and could not
He had fractured his Jaw. With his
mouth wide open he walked more than
q mile to a physicians office and had
the fracture reduced. As he vas
leaving the office his Jaws unlocked
again. Finally he was placed under
ether and the Jaw permanently fixed
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-12
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
U636Z
Carson City Land Office.

Carson City Land Office.
August %, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that War
ren w. Williams of Fallen, County
of Churchill, State of Nevada, has
filed in this Office his application
to locate, under the provisions of
sections 23O6 and 23O7 R. S. u. S.
the following described land, viz:
Lot ElevenQD of Section One
(D, Township Forty-three (43)
North, Range Fifty-five (55) East,
M. DIM. and the Northeast quar-
ter of the Northwest quarter
(N.E. / of N. w. II and the South
cast quarter of the Northwest
quarter Is. E. / of N. w. / of
section Thirty-two 1927, Township
Forty-four (44) North Range
Fifty-six (56) East. M. D. M.
containing One Hundred and
twenty Q2O) Acres in the Carson
City Land District.
Any and all persons claiming
adversely the lands described, or
desiring to object because Cf
the mineral character of the land,
or for any other rea3on, to the
disposal to applicant, should file
their affidavits of protest in this
Office, on or before the 14th day
Of October, 1911.
Louis ]. CohE,
Register
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-12
WARNING

All hunting, shooting and fish
ing in what was formerly knowr
as the Dewar field is strictly for
biden. Trespassers will be
punished according to law.
Griswold & Henderson
Elko, Nevada, August 25, 1911
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-12
Ambiguous.

When Bob" Burdette was address.
Ing the graduating class OF q largo
eastern college for women. he began
his remarks with the usual salutation.
Young ladies OF 81" Then in a hor.
rifled aside he added, That's an awful
age for a girl"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-12
The lndlannnaahln Rnv

Callcr-"How is your new Office
boy getting along these days?" Law.
yer-"Oh. fine! He's got things 30
mixed up now that couldn't get
along without himi"-Puck.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-12
What Ho 1'houuht.

Johnny, do you know what I an
going to whip you for?"
What, fathsr7"
because you struck a boy smaller
than yourself."
II thought perhaps II was becaus.
] am smaller than you are"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-12
NOTICE TO PUBLIC

Make Your
HOMESTEAD, DESERT LAND
and other public land entries for
Elko County with
E. P. CARVILLE.
U. s. COMMISSIONER,
Elko Nevada.
Appointed April 7th, 1911. Am
now equipped with seal and proper
blank forms, and specializing OIL
this kind Of work. Can also look
after your water rights.
Z. p. CarvilIe.
u. s.. Commissioner, Attorney
and Councillor at Law, Notary
Public
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-12
For Deserving Youno Man

The Will OF Mrs. Grace u. Claw
provides for tho establishment =
fund Of $4,000 to Harvard ~. :.
to be called lie Henry Rugc =, Oh.
iund, the ir"'@Ic o? which 1" lJ,. n
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-07-20

Coal withdrawal No. l.

Idaho Coal Withdrawal No l.
Department of the Interior,
U. S. Land office, Boise, Idaho,
July ), 1911
Notice is hereby given that Ida
B. Dryden, OF Emmett, Idaho, wi
COW OF Daniel w. Dryden, deceased,
who, on October Is, 1909, made
homestead entry No. O7415, for
SEA NW14, Section 10, Township
On, Range Nv, Boise Meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make
final Communication proc to estab-
lish claim to the land above des-
cribed, before W. T. Crouch, Unit
ed States Commissioner, at Emmett,
Idaho on the 9Th day of September
1911.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Dixon D. Sasser, Charles Gaylord,
Clara Dedman and Wilson Berlile
al of Emmett, Idaho.
WM. BALDERSTON,
Register.