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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-09-14
BAND OF LOvELOCK
CATTLE MOVED TO ELKO

TINS afternoon a band OF $50 head Of
cattle belonging to John G. Taylor
passed through town, en- route from
Lovelock to Elko county. The outfit
will put up for the night at the Stauf-
fer 4 Reinhart ranch.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-09-14
ATTENDED MEETING OF
NIXON NATIONAL DIRECTORS

Cashier j. Sheehan of the First Ma
tional bank returned from Reno yester-
day morning, having attended a meet
ing of the directors of the Nixon Ma
tional bank the previous day.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-09-14
MRS BECKER RECOVERING FROM
EFFECTS OF OPERATION

This morning G. A. Becker received
letter from the Sisters hospital at
Reno, stating that Mrs. Becker was
recovering nicely from the effects of
the operation for appendicitis she sus-
tanned last Friday. Her speedy recov-
cry is now eonidentialIy looked for.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-09-14
FORMER RESIDENT VISITING
RELATIVES AND FRIENDS

Mrs. ]. A. Cochran, for many years
a resident of Winnemucca, returned
Tuesday afternoon from San Jose,
California, and will spend week or
two here visiting her sons, Arthur
and Harry Cochran, and her many old
friends
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-09-14
SUPT. MANSON MAKES
FLYING TRIP TO SPARKS

u. c. Manson, general superintend-
ent of the Oregon Short Line, passed
west last evening in his private car,
attached to No. 3. He went as far
as Sparks, returning to Ogden on No.
10 this afternoon.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-09-14
RETURNS FROM INSPECTION
OF TELEPHONE LINES

G. b. Welshons, superintendent of
the q. t. & z Co, returned last even
ing from Tuscarora, where he had gone
on an inspection tour of the com
pany's S toll lines.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-09-14
WILL RESIDE IN WINNIE
MUCCA DURING WINTER

Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Vance came
in from McDermitt Yesterday and will
reside in Winnemueea during the com
ing winter, provided a house can be
secured.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-09-14
SENATOR NIXON SPENDING
VACATION IN LONDON

Immediately after the adjournment
of the special session of congress, Sen
ator Nixon left for London, where he
is expected to remain until about the
18th of next month.
Representative Roberts is still in
Washington, attending to the depart
ment business of his constituents The
date of his return to Nevada is un-
certain
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-09-14
RETURNS FROM SHORT
BUSINESS TRIP TO COAST

s. J. Mercer, superintendent of the
Western Union, returned Tuesday af-
ternoon from a short business trip to
the coast. While in San Francisco
Monday Mr.. Mercer saw Fowler make
his start, being stationed on top of
the Western Union building.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-09-14
DISTURBER OF PEACE
SENTENCED TO FORTY DAYS

Yesterday afternoon Chief of Police
Haynes, of Lovelock, came in with G..
c. Smythe, sentenced Tuesday by
Judge Hood to serve forty days in the
county jail for disturbing the peace.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-09-14
WITNESSES IN PORTERFIELD
CASE RETURN TO NATIONAL

This morning Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Baxter, Constable Lee Williams and
J. Harrington, witnesses for the State
in the Porterfield preliminary examina-
tion, returned to National by auto.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-09-14
Report Confirmed.

The following telegram was received
by j. A. Lipman, of the Lafayette
hotel this afternoon
Fowler will surely leave Colfax on
Saturday morning.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-09-14
INVESTIGATE WOOL RATES FROM
NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA

Ward Prouty, examiner, and j. T.
Marchand, attorney for the United
States interterstate commerce commits
sion, have left Albuquerque for Dem
yer, after having finished a hearing
on complaints regarding freight rates
on wool, hides and pelts shipped from
New Mexico and Arizona over the
Santa Fe and Southern Pacific rail-
roads.
Many sheep raisers and wool deal
ers testified at the hearing. The Ari-
zona men contend that one dollar per
hundred would be reasonable rate
from Arizona points to the Mississippi
river and east, instead of the two dol
lar and seventy cent rate now in ef-
feet.
Examiner Prouty will present the
evidence taken to the commission for
adjustment. Both the Santa Fe and
Southern Pacific roads were repre-
sented.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-09-14
SHROPSHIRE BUCKS FOR HUM
BOLDT COUNTY SHEEPMEN

Last evening shipment of 200
Shropshire bucks arrived at Golconda
from Montana. The stock will be dis
tributed among the sheepmn of this
county, number going to Frank Gar
teiz.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-09-14
PORTERFIELD CASE GOES
OVER UNTIL TOMORROW

Owing to the fact that the stenog
rapher was unable to finish transcrib-
ing the testimony in the Porterfeld
case today, a decision will not be rem
dered by Judge Dunn until tomorrow.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-09-14

WANTED-Japanese boy, good cook,
wants position in hotel or camp. Ad-
dress p. 0. Box 55, Winnemucea, Ne
vada.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-09-14

I" Hurrah for Wiley!" "Do you hear
thatf' exclaimed the chemist to the
friend who was with him. "They are
all for me.''
Cold Storage.
Congress has been studying the cold
storage, question for some time but it
appears that they have troubles in this
line abroad also. Our consul at Bir-
mingham, England, reports that the
Federation of Grocers Associations of
the United Kingdom has brought to
the attention of the government alleg-
ed abuses of the cold storage system
and that steps will be taken to include
all the egg producing countries of
Europe in the campaign.
Encourages Beekeering.
Beekeeping in Great Britain is to he
encouraged by the government. which
has inst given preliminary $4,000 to
the British Beekeepers' association.
further grant of 81, $50 has been made
to aid in establishing an experimental
apiary
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-09-14
BRINGS IN LOAD OF
WHEAT FROM WILLOW POINT

Henry Miller, the well-known Willow
Point rancher, came in yesterday
with load of wheat.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-09-14
RETURNS FROM VISIT
TO OREGON RELATIVES

Mrs. c. +. Swezy returned yesterday
afternoon from an extended visit to
relatives and friends in southern
Oregon.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-09-14
NEW UPHOLSTERING AND
FURNITURE REPAIRING SHOP

K. Q. See has opened furniture re-
pairing and upholstering shop at the
Arcade restaurant. Mr.. See is sup
piled with modern equipment and will
do all work at lowest prices. See dis
play advertisement in another column.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-09-14
VERDI LUMBER co. SHIPS
FREIGHT TO THE NORTH

Yesterday the Verdi Lumber com
pany QUILTED three large teams with
freight for the northern part of the
county.
The Washington bee., 1911-01-21
A Strenuous Woosr.

"The "reminiscences Of Bismarck"
contains an account Of his courtship.
He was a young Prussian officer when
he first met Johanna Won Puttkamer,
but he made application at once to her
father for permission to pay his ad-
dresses. Aghast at Bismarck's pro-
posal, the old gentleman did not abso-
lutely decline it. Instead he wrote Civ
ing permission to pay a sort Of visit
Of inspection" at the Puttkamer home.
Bismarck FASTENED to Reinfeld. The
whole Puttkamer family was lined up
to greet him. The father and mother
glared at him solemnly, and Johanna
herself stood between them, her eyes
cast mOdeStly downward. With the
swift, whirlWind decision that scored
Bismarck his later political tTiumphs
he carried the situation by storm.
GallOping up the driveway. he leRped
from his horse, ran forward and flung
his arms around Johanna, taking no
heed Of her scandaliZed parents and
catching her to his breast and cover
ing her blushing face with kisses.
After that there could be no talk OF
probation" or waiting The betroth.
al was necessarily an accepted fact.
The Washington bee., 1911-01-21
PAPER AND CANVAS.
An Aneedote of Turner, the Crest
Landscape Painter.

An Aneedote of Turner, the Crest
Landscape Painter.
In a book entitled "Stories Of the
English Artists" R Davies and c.
Hunt tell an interesting anecdote OF
Turner, the great landscape painter.
He disliked to part with his pictures
and when he sold one invariably wore
a look Of detection and oppression. II
a friend asked him what was the mat
ter he would sorrowfulIy explain, i've
lost one Of my children this week"
Once a rich Birmingham manufac-
turer. elliott by name, introduced
himself to the painter and stated that
he had come to buy.
Don't want to SELF or some such
lacOnic rebuff was the answer.
The manufacturer then drew from
his pocket a bundle Of banknotes, about
5000 worth.
Mere paper" observed Turner, with
grim humOr, a little softened. how
ever. and evidently enjoying the joke.
'1To be baFtered for mere canvas"
replied the persistent elliott, waving
his hand at the Building OF Car
thage" and fits companions
This tone Of cool depreciation seem
ed to have a happy effect, and finally
elliott departed with some 5000
worth OF Turner's pictures.
The Washington bee., 1911-01-21
HER GREETING.

Ia Spite Of The Old Lady's Care She
Managed to eIunder.
The daughters OF certain charming
old lady in Washington are frequently
much upset by the odd social blunders
OF their parent whose failings in this
respect are, however. more than Offset
by her kindlinsss OF manner.
Among the callers to the house OF
this family was Mrs. Farrell, who,
after some years OF wtdowhood, again
married, this time becoming the wife
Of Mr.. Meggs.
IF yOu love us, mother" said one
Of the girls when the newly married
lady's card had been brought in one
afternoon shortly after the completion
Of :he honeymoon, don't make the
mistake OF calling her Mrs Farrell"
The mother solemnly promised to
commit no faux pas and as she went
downstairs was heard to repeat TO
herself, 'Meggs- Meggs-Meg Meggs-not
Farrell"
At the conclusion OF the call the old
lady was met at the head OF the stairs
by the daughter, who at once observ-
ed an ominOus expression OF despoDd-
ency on the old lady's face.
"Oh, mother" she exclaimed, surely
you didn't"-
mo, Clara" replied the mother en-
phaticaIy, L didn't 1 was so careful
to call her Mrs. Meggs all the time"
''WeII, what's the trouble, thenT
''Oh, dearT murmured the kindly old
lady, as she sank into a chair. lit
was awful Of me, knowI When I
greeted her I said: 4 am glad to see
you, Mrs. Meggs. How is Mr.. Ear
rellP "-Harper's Weekly.
The Washington bee., 1911-01-21

zrurI was placed IA command, and
the punitive expedition sailed on Nov.
II, 171a On the 21st the pirates were
sighted in an inlet about sixty miles
from Bathtown, and Maynard anchor
ed for the night,
On the following morning Thatch,
maneuVering to elude attack, ran his
vessel aground, but Maynard's sloop.
drawing more water, though she had
no guns on board, failed to get to
close quarters. The lieutenant, how
ever, threw out his ballast and in an
swer to a truculent defiance from
Thatch promised to be 'soon aboard
him with his sIoop." Coming at last
within close range, q broadside from
the pirate killed or wounded twenty
OF Maynard's crew and nine on board
his consOrt.
Maynard now ran alongside the pi-
rate, when, under cover OF q discharge
Of grenades. Thatch and fourteen fol-
lowers boarded the kings ship. May
nard and Thatch, pistol and sword in
hand. engaged in a desperate personal
encounter. The heutenants sword
broke, and more than once he narrow
IL escaped a fatal injury. But at
last Thatch, having received sixteen
wounds, fell dead in the act Of cock
ing a pistol his followers jumped
overheard and cried fer quarter. May
nard hung Thatch's head at the bow
spirit end, sailed for Bathtown, where
he seized the governors stOrehouse,
and then, still with his grisly sign
OF triumph swinging in the wind, re-
Joined his ship in Virginia, where thir-
teen Of the captured pirates were
hanged.
One OF the Blackbeard's crew who
obtained pardon was Israel Hands,
who makes his appearance in Treas
ure Island" Shortly before Thatch
met his death Hands had been lamed
for life by a pistol shot in the knee
fred by Thatch from under the cabin
table, at which he, with Hands and
others, was carousing. Just TO remind
bis crew In general "whO he was"
Such an act was only one Of the many
eccentric brutalities Of Thatch's ca
Eser.
When he felt himself in the vein or
was going into action his appearance
was somewhat staFtling-his bushy
black beard tied up with ribbons, the
ends Of which were thrown over his
ears; a fur cap on his head. with q
lighted match on either side, and three
brace Of pistols slung across his shoul-
der. OF the usual condition OF himself
and his crew much may be gathered
from the fact that sour company
somewhat sober was a circumstance
deemed worthy Of note IN the diary
found after his death.-London Globe.
The Washington bee., 1911-01-21
Stories Of w. 8. eiIbert

When Sir Henry Irving and Edwin
Booth were acting together in London
at doubled prices, the story goes that
Mr.. Herman Vein, meeting W. S.
Gilbert in the street. asked him wheth-
er he had been to this quite exception
al show, NO" said Mr. Gilbert; 81
have sometimes paid half a guinea to
see one bad actor, but viii not pay a
guinea to see two"
Mr.. Beerbohm Tree was playing the
part Of Falstaff at the London Hay
market, and the indispensable stufing
made him perspire prOfusely. Mr.. Gil
bert, who was in the theater, went be-
hind the scenes to see the actor, who
may well have been expected to be
congratulated on the excellence Of his
impersonatiOn.
How well your skin actsw said MI
Gilbert--LOnd0n Graphic.
The Washington bee., 1911-01-21
ZS%eREsE
OLD CADIZ.
IL Was Once Richer Than London, but
Now Its Chief Business Is Only
the Expectation of Salt.

OF Cadiz, De Amicis said, cit Is best
described by writing the word white
with q white pencil on blue paper"
Under the MONDAY sun. seen from
the lofty Tore de Vigia, the medias-
val watchtower In the center Of the
city, its buildings are dazzling and al
most encircled by the blue sea. A
long. narrow isthmus like the stem OF
pipe leads from San Fernando, on the
mainland. Cadiz rests on the bowl Of
the pipe-yes, q pure white meer-
schaum without coioring, though 5000
years old.
Americans may Justly regard this
now decadent place with compassion,
because 1t grew to greatness by its
commerce with tho new Worthwhile
Spain ruled the Americas-and then
fell away into decay on the loss OF the
western possessions.
1t was great before Rome was found
ed. And as late as ITO It was wealth
fer than London. Commerce has ever
been its life. Today its chief bush
ness is the production of salt for ex-
port. This humble staple, evaporated
In countless shallow lagoons in wide
spreading marshes, still keeps Cadiz
IN touch with the new world. as most
Of the salt Is shipped to South Amer
lea.
The natives pronounce Cadiz with
Z" silent and "a" very bread-"Ca-di."
That has always been its name. with
slight variations. It's Phoenician and
Tyrian founders called it Gadir, a cas-
tie Of fastness. The Romans called it
Gades. The Arabs had it Kadis.-Ds-
trott News-Tribune.
The Washington bee., 1911-01-21
nelavsars,s Circular Boundary.


The northern boundary line OF Della
ware is circular because the charter
given to Penn states that Pennsylvania
was to be bounded on the east by
the Delaware river from twelve miles
distant north Of Newcastle town until
the three and fortieth degree OF north
latitude" and that the southern bound
ary was to be "a circle drawn at
twelve miles distant from the town Of
Newcastle northward and westward
until the fortieth degree Of north lati-
tude and then by a straight line west
ward" This makes a circular bound
ary for northern Delaware unayoid-
able, and the facts above set forth ex-
plain a geographical curiosity that has
puzzled many students.
The Washington bee., 1911-01-21
His Little Joke.

It was Just two years after their
wedding.
George" she said romantically as
she gazed at the fantastic pictures the
red Goals formed, "do you remember
our counting daysT
George laughed teasingly.
''NO, my dear. do not"
She looked up with a hurt express
sion.
George, do you mean TO sit there
and say you do not remember our
courting days? Why, am shocked at
your cOldness."
''EO, dear; / do not remember our
counting days because only night
watchmen have to do their cOurttng in
the daytime But I do remember our
courting nights, and they were de-
nghtful, pet"
But she said he was too hOrrid for
anything.-Chicago News.
The Washington bee., 1911-01-21
GIFT OF LANGUAGE.
The Man Who Is an Able Converse
tionalist Has the Advantage
Over All Others.

There Is no other one thing which
enables Us to make so good an ino-
preston, especially upon those who do
not know US thoroughly. as the ability
to converse well. A man who can talk
well, who has the art OF putting things
In an attractive way, who can interest
others Immediately by his power OF
speech, has a very great advantage
over one who may know more than be.
but who cannot express himself with
ease or eloquence.
You may be- good singer, q fns
artist, you may have a great many ac-
complishments which people OCCASION
ally see or enjoy, you may have a very
beautiful home and & lot Of property.
which comparatively few people ever
know about, but if you are q good con-
veBSer every one you meet recognizes
and appreciates your art. Everybody.
you converse with feels the influence
OF your skill and charm.
In other words, there is no accom-
plishment, no attainment, which you
can use so constantly and effectively
which Will give so much pleasure to
your friends as fine conversation
There is no doubt that the gift Of Ian.
guage was intended to be a much
greater accomplishment than the ma
jority Of us have ever made of it
Orison SWEET AIarden ia Success Mag
azine.
The Washington bee., 1911-01-21
4 DARING BUCCANEER
Edward ThatCh, Who Was Known
as the Blackboard Pirate.
HIS BATTLE WITH MAYNARD.
After the Hand to Hand Conflict the
Dsspsrado's Head Hung at the Bow
spirit End of the Lieutenant's SIoop
as She Sailed Back to Virginia.

It is almost 200 years since Edward
Thatch, better known as the pirate
Blackboard, was q name with which
to terrorize the Atlantic coast OF the
then new country Of America. As a
buccaneer whose deeds Of desperate
daring made him feared wherever his
name was known be stands a close
rival of the famous Captain Kidd, if
indeed in some respects he did not SUP
pass that notorious freebooter.
The date of Thatch's birth is lost IN
history, and his native place is vari-
ously given as Bristol and Jamaica.
he first appears as d fOremast hand to
Major Stede Bonnet, a gentleman OF
Barbados, who, although a man Of
property and having small knowledge
OF the sea, thought proper to it out
sloop and take to q life Of piracy, the
explanation Of his being "a little dis
tracted" being charitably given by one
biographer. However that may be,
his crew missed In the major the quail
tiles Of successful commander. They
deposed him and elected Thatch in bis
place Bonnet was tried and executed
In III.
Thatci's first independent explicit Of
which we have a detailed account took
place in June, IT'S, when he captured
two French ships near the Bermudas,
one laden with sugar. the other empty,
Transferring to the latter the crew Of
the laden vessel and letting them 90
their way, be sailed with his prize Of
vessel and sugar for Bathtown, n. O,
with the governor of which place.
Charles Eden, he had previously AZ
rived at pleasant understanding.
Thateh gave out that he had found
the French ship deserted Governor
Eden received sixty hogsheads Of sugar
as his share Tobias Knight, bis Sec
retaFy, took twenty, and the remain
der fell to Thateh and his crew.
Thatch fingered there for some
months. pIundsring and insulting the
merchants OF the place. These, under
standing at length the futility Of ex-
pscting redress from Eden, applied to
the governor Of Virginia to rid them
Of the pest
The governor. after consultation
with the captains Of the Pearl and
Lime. then lying In the James river,
agreed 20 provide two sloops, the war
ships Co furnish q complement Of
msn. xAsutsnant MAYNARD Of the
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The Washington bee., 1911-01-21
Satisfied Each Sidr-

Nearer seven feet tall than six was
the father Of the present earl Of Ennis
killen. He was a magistrate and q
mighty fox hunter. He used TO come
to the Justice room" ready dressed
for hunting quite early in the morning.
in order to hear cases before he start
ed of to the meet. His practice was
10 hear the plaintiff and then horse
whip the defendant. abusing him for
behaving in such a blackguardly man
ner. Then be heard the defendant and
afterward horsewhipped the PLAINTIFF
It is said that both parties left the
court perfectly satisfied, each saying
that the other had been horsewhipped
By his honOr.-LOndon Graphic
The Washington bee., 1911-01-21
Peter the Great as q prinksr.

There is preserved in the Bodleian
library, Oxford, an innkeeper's bill for
breakfast eaten in England by Peter
the Great Of Russia. The car and his
twenty companions managed to dis
pose Of half a sheep, quarter of lamb,
ten pullets, twelve chickens, three
quarts Of brandy, six quarts Of mulled
wine. seven dozen Of eggs, with salad
IN proportion. Peter was always q
hard drinker. He would drink a pint
Of brandy and a bottle Of sherry for
his morning draft; after dinner he
managed eight bottles Of sack, "and
30 to the playhouse. But his favorite
drink was hot pepper and brandy.
The Washington bee., 1911-01-21
MARKED THEIR TRAIL.
Two Brave Women Who Outwitted q
Band of Indians.

Two Brave Women Who Outwitted q
Band of indians.
One summer afternoon in 1776 Je-
NINA Boone and two sisters named
Galloway while boating on the Ken
tucky allowed their canoe to drift
close to the opposite bank. Here. be-
hind q bush, FIVE Shawnee warriors
were in hiding, and, although the spot
was not more than a quarter of mile
from BoOnesborough. one of the Shaw
nees struck boldly out into the water,
seized the canoe and dragged 1t to
shore with its screaming occupants.
Once in the power OF the Indians,
however, these youthful daughters of
the wilderness betrayed a wonderful
self possession and resourcefulness.
They knew enough Of Indian customs
20 realize that If their strength failed
them and they should prove unequal
70 the long march to the Shawnee
towns on the Ohio they would be
slaughtered mercilessly. So they sti-
fed sObs and calmly accompanied their
captors without protest or struggle.
At every opportunity, though, they
secretly tore little pieces from their
clothing and attached them to bushes
on the trail. Nothing more was need
ed to inform Boone and his fellow set
tiers. who had quickly started in pur-
suit, that they were on the right track,
and on the second day Of the captivity
they caught up with the Indians. A
volIey laid two Shawnees low, the rest
fed, and by the close Of another day
the girls were safe in the arms Of
their thankful mothers.-H. Addington
Bruce in Smiths Magazine.