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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-26

The glaGdcst words Of tong0" or
pen are. Fair and warmer, weather
man.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-26

With both poles discovered and
public interest on the wane, 1t looks
as II our professional discoveries may
be forced to go to work.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-26

A Baltimore man has just under,
gone his twenty-fourth surgical oper,
alton. In one way he is qualified to
be the village cut-up
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-26

A health expert AYERS that standing
on the head will clear the brain, but
too much of it Is likely to develop a
race OF flatheads
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-26

= A Chicago man Is being tried for
having married seven women, but
there are those who believe that he
should be examined by a flock of
aIienists.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-26

Boston astronomers have discovered
:. new s,ar. Second base or short
stop?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-26

The druggist who boasts that he
has accumulated 175,0O0 prescriptions
has no statistics to show how many OF
them cured.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-26

A London specialist proposes 10
cure badness by grating hair on the
dome. This will create demand for
ivory experts
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-26

Our damsels wear rings on their I'm.
gers and feathers on their shoes, but
there is no danger that they will wear
bells on their toes-not In this eli
mate.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-26

Scientists say it is too cold on Mars
to support life. Perhaps, though. the
planet Is like BostOn-merely lntellec"
tUal
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-26

In Nyack, which is In New York,
not Tasmania or SaXe-Meiningen, the
best elective offices are seeking men
TO fill them.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-26

Occasionally the weather man lot
gets himself and let's US ENJOY "
pleasant day.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-26

Butter can be made directly from
grass. says a scientific sharp, and per
haps it can. We have long had apple
butter
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-26

An astronomer in that dear Paris
informs us that the earth Is 100000.
600 years old What are a few CT.
pliers more or less?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-26

A flnancier informs us that the man
who earns s1925 a week Is worth
5000. The only trouble is that some
financier has charge of the $4,000
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-26
All Interested.

Is your bookkeeper's heart in his
office work."
'Everybody's heart Is IN the office
work since the blonde stenographer
came"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-26

A dispatch from England tells US
that schoolboys Of Elton are now al.
lowed to wear soft shirts. Verify. the
British monarchy Is falling to pieces,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-26

Massachusetts legislators propose
a tax of IS a year on bachelors and
some OF them claim the freedom is
worth It
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-26

Another blow to the popularity OF
HE turkey trot A judge in Connecu'
cut rules that It is not immoral.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-26

Explorers ell us that there are val
liable coal deposits at '&e sou'h pole'
not to mention the ice
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-26
BEGIN to Jump Into Sea.

AS the ship began to settle to star
board heeling at an angle Of nearly
f0rty-hye degrees. those who had be
IieVed 1t was all right to stick by the
ship began to have doubt and Re"
Jumped into the sea. These were Iol-
lowed Immediately by others and IN
few minutes there were scores SWIM
ming around Nearly all OF them
wore life preserVers.
One man who had Pomeranlan
dog leaped overheard with it and strlk-
ing a piece Of WreCkage was badly
stunned. He recovered after few
minutes and swan toward one of the
lifeboa1s and was taken aboard. Most
of the men who were aboard the Car,
pathia. barring the members or IN"
crew who had manned the boats. hdt
jumped into the sea as the Titanic WAS
settling.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-26
Men Praised by Women.

"Y'''N' ',' ,,;.o
az ~ ,'"'i' VI wv "''""'' :.
~ ~ -" '9''0'' vs. ~ ''''''',''
100 1''"'~ - ''''' '''' 60
00at ~ ~ p'' NJ" up, .;d
'' JENA III Vi 'i'' men, ''''
was "o''"'' ~ ,"e '''o'' ~ a. >'',''
| nave ever "'''''o' ~,
~" 10" see any S"oo'''e
vas "sh"u.
w. one ''l''''", 00' ''''
d'u Say ne "oul" S"oo' eo'''o "
3te'dse WIG were u! l"E ~ ,''"'
'he po"Is' MANY jumped ''0'' Wv
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-26
Describes Death of Butt.

Among the first Of the passengers
to leave the pier We're Washington
Dodge, his wife, and his seven-year-
old son, whose large eyes shone with
excitement from beneath the rolls of
white mufflers that bound him from
head to foot
camera man set off a fiashlight
directly in front Of the party, but it
only seemed to please the little boy.
He shouted with JOY Mr.. Dodge said
he estimated that the time the shin
sank was 1915 a. m.
He said the last man he saw was
Archibald Butt, who was standing stiff
and erect on the deck.
Mr.. Dodge was asked if he heard
any shots. He replied Yes"
"Suicide?" asked a reporter.
i am afraid So" said Mr. Dodge.
First Woman in Lifeboats.
Mrs. Dickinson Bishop Of Detroit
said:
Il was the first woman in the first
boat. was in the boat four hours be-
fore being picked up by the Carpathia
was in bed at the time the crash
came. got up and dressed and went
back to bed, being assured there was
no danger. There were very few pas-
sengers on the deck when reached
there. There was little or no manic
and the discipline Of the Titanic's
crew was perfect, Thank God my bus.
band was saved also"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-26

Georgia may ye, G. sire to cast its
vote for TYTus COBB
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-26

Some think a Chinese wall should
be built along the Mexican border
and then let them scrap it out
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-26
Sought to Calm Women.

We helped TO calm some OF the
women and advised them 10 dress and
then set about getting them In boats.
There seemed to be really no reason
for It, but ii was done because II was
the safest thing to do.
The men went about their task
quietly. Why should they have done
otherwise-the shock was so slight to
cause much ruin. Mr.. Woolner and
then went 10 lower outside deck. It
was deserted. but as We wished TO find
out what had happened We went down
a deck lower. Then for the first time
did We realize the seriousness Of that
twisting which had rent the ship near
ly asunder We saw the water pour
ing into the hull and where We finally
stood water rose TO our knees.
"Woolner and | decided to get out
as quickly as We could and as Wa
turned to rush upward We saw slid.
ing down the port side of the drown
ing ship a Colapsible lifeboat. Most
Of those II contained were from the
steerage, but two Of the women were
from the first cabin. 1t was in charge
of two sailors.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-26

Dream Of marriage signifies mad
ness.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-26

No harmful drugs in Garfield Tea. 1t Is COM
posed wholly OF simple health-giving herbs.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-26
Ship Breaks in Two.

Under instructions from Officers ana
men in charge the NftDoats "eI"
rowed a considerable distance from
the ship itself in order to get away
from the possible suction that would
follow the laundering The marvellous
thing about the disappearance was so
little suction as to be hardly appre-
ciable from the point where the boats
We're floating.
There was ample time TO launch all
boats before the Titanic went down,
as it was two hours and twenty min
utes atlOat.
so confident were all hands that 1t
had not sustained mortal wound
that it was not until l2:l3 a. m, or
thirty.fve minutes after the berg was
encountered, that the boats We're low
cred Hundreds Of the crew and
large majority Of the officers, lnclud-
ing Captain Smith. stuck TO the ship
to the last
II was evident after there were sew
eral explosions, which doubtless were
the boilers blowing up, that it had but
few minutes more of life.
The ship broke in half amidship and
almost simultaneously the after half
and the forward half sank, the for
ward half vanishing bow first and the
other half stern first.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-26
Jump Into Swaying Boat.

Let's not take any chances. |
shouted to Woolner, and as it came
nearly opposite US, swinging in and
out slowly. We jumped and fortunately
landed in it. The boat teetered a bit
and then swiftly shot down to the wa
ter. WOolner and | took oars and
started 10 pull with all our might to
get from the ship before she sank. tor
now there was little doubt Of what
would happen.
We could see some gathered In the
steerage. huddled together, as We
pulled away, and then cries Of fear
came to US.
I'VE had hardly reached a point
hundred yards away-and ! believe
the boat was in was the last to get
safely away-when the horrible
screams came through the night and
the ship plunged swiftly down. It was
so terribly, sudden, and then there was
vast quiet, during which We SHY
cred over the oars and the women
cried Historically Some of them
tried to jump overheard and we had
to struggle in the shaky boat to hold
them until they Quoted down.
Victims Float to Surface.
There was little widespread sue
ton from the sinking ship. strange 10
say, and shortly after it went down
people came to the surface. some OF
them struggling and fighting to re-
main atioat, and some were very still
But they all sank before we could
reach them.
1T was bitterly cold and most of Ms
were partly wet. 1t seemed hours be-
fore the Carpathia came up and took
us aboard. Why, it was so cold that
on board the Titanic we had been
drinking hot drinks as if it were win
ter. The weather was absolutely
clear, there was not the slightest fog
or mist"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-26

Some Of the stewards who formed
part Of the lifeboat crew say that aft
er the ship hit the berg the majority
Of the cabin passengers went back to
their staterooms and that it was nee
essary to rout them out and in some
instances force life preservers upon
them. All agree that the engines Of
the ship were stopped Immediately
after she had made the Intellectual
turn to clear the berg.
The lifeboats crew were made up OF
stewards. stokers, coal trimmers and
ordinary seamen 1t Is said that the
davits were equipped with a new con-
trivance for the swift launching OF the
boats, but that the machinery was so
complicated and the men so unfamil-
lar with 1t that they had trouble in
managing it.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-26

Some men never brag about them,
selves-and don't blame them.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-26
Sinks With Little Furry.

The sinking ship made much less
commotion than the Mortified watch
ers in the lifebOats had expected.
They were close enough TO the broken
vessel to see clearly the most grew
some details Of the laundering. All
the spectators agree that the shat
tered sections Of the ship went down
so quietly as to excite wonder
Some of the rescued were scantily
clad and suffered exceedingly from
the cold, but the majority Of them
were prepared for the emergency. In
the darkness aboard the ship that
came shortly after the collision It was
impossible for those in the boats to
distinguish the identity of any of the
persons who leaped into the sea. 1t is
believed that nearly all cabin passen-
gers who had not gone overheard i'm
mediately after the boats were
launched vanished with the officers
and crew.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-04-26

AGENTS MlSTED-EX Exclusives III
build up permanent builn ne.
Feather Bed and recel7e'uTs
lows. Frelghtona all prepsa y
ing. SaiisfactIong uarsnm,
Dealers, Dept. IS, Ch.riosi'' ~
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-03-25
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
(Publisher)

Seria l04994
Department of The Interior,
u. S. Land Office at Carson City,
Nevada. Feb. 27, 1912.
NOTICE is hereby given that
Emmett L. Bachman. of Tuscarora,
Nevada, who, on May 5th, 1910,
made Homestead Entry, No. o4994,
for SW4 NE4, SE4 NW4 and
SW4. M Section 2, Township 38
North, Range So Z M. D. Meridian,
has filed notice of intention to
make Final communication Proof,
to establish claim to the land above
described, before E. P. Carville,
u. S. Commissioner, at Elko, Ne
vada, on the 10th day of April,
1912.
Claiment names as witnesses:
Frank Wardrop Joe Sizemore,
Ralph Schmidt and Charles A.
Baker, all of Tuscarora, Nevada.
.a Louis J. Cohn,
Register
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-03-25
GOOD THINGS OF RICE
MUFFINs, PANCAKES, WAFFLES
AND BAKED PUDDING.
Recipes for MarshmaIIow Filling, Ex-
position Cake and Vanilla Sauce,
All of Which Are Very Do
lectable Eating.

Rice Muft1ns.-Two cups of cold boil
ed rice, a pint of -four, one teaspoon
salt, one tablespoon sugar. one and
one-half teaspoons baking powder, one
half pint milk and three eggs. Free
rice from Jumps and stir into milk and
beaten eggs. Sift together -four. salt,
sugar and powder. Add rice, milk
and eggs and mix into firm batter.
Bake in hot oven for 10 minutes.
Rice Pancakes-Mix two cups rice
with one quart of milk, the yolks OF
two eggs. two cups Of -four. two tea
spoons baking powder and a pinch Of
salt Beat the whites of eggs to a
froth and add last. Fry on a grid
die.
Rice Waffles-Sift together one cup
flour and one teaspoon baking pow
der; take one cup rice, one teaspoon
melted butter. one teaspoon salt, two
cups milk. three beaten eggs. Mash
the rice, add the butter, then the milk
with the -four, and then the eggs Beat
well, grease waffle irons with butter
and brown both sides Of waffles
nicely.
Rice Pudding With Vanilla Sauce
Two cups Of rice, one and one-half
pints Of milk, one-half cup sugar, q
large pinch Of salt, and vanilla to fla
Vor. Bake In a moderate oven until
the pudding is set and the top nice
ly Drowned. Serve with vanilla sauce.
Marshmallow Filling-Boil one cup
water and one and one-half cups sugar
together until 1t threads; cut one-half
pound marshmallows into little pieces
and add this to syrup just before TAX
Ing from the stove. Pour this mixture
into the beaten whites OF two eggs
and beat until cold
Exposition Cake-One cup sugar,
one-half cup melted butter, one-half
cup milk one and one-half cups flour,
two well beaten eggs, one teaspoon
baking powder; mix into batter. Take
six large tablespoons chocolate, three
teaspoons sugar, two teaspoons Of
milk; let this come to boil, then cool
and add to cake batter and bake In two
layers. For filling use marshmallow
icing and chopped nuts.
Vanilla Sauce-Scald one-half pint
OF milk, add beaten yolks of three
eggs, stir until as thick as boiled Gus
tard; when cool add one tablespoon
vanilla extract and stiffly beaten
whites OF eggs
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-03-25

In The District Court of The
Fourth Judicial District in and
for the County of Elko, State Of
Nevada.
NOTICE lis hereby given that
Mary Melvina Reed and Abraham
Reed having filed in this Court
their Petition for admission to
probate of the Will of Isaac Reed.
Deceased and for the issuance of
Letters Testamentary of the estate
of Isaac Reed, deceased, :the hear
ing of the same hAbeen fixed by
the Clerk of said It for satur-
day, the 3Oth, davA AMarch, 1912.
at 10 o'clock 'irboIiie forenoon of
said day at the Courtroom. thereof
at the Courthouse in the Town of
Elko, County of Elko; and all per-
sons interested in said estate are
notified then and there to appear
and show cause if any there he.
why the said will should not be
admitted to probate and Letters
Testamontary issued to said
titioners, Mary Melvina Reed and
Abrah am Reed. -.~
Seal Fred c. Voight
Clerk
Dated March 13. 1912.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-03-25
Kings "Fake" Gold Plate.

'N'RS SOIu FIdIGs
The first point of interest ia sug.
gested by the title of the volume,
"The Gold and Silver of Windsor
Castle" Whenever royal banquet
at Windsor or Buckingham palace is
described In the, newspapers the writ.
er says that "the sideboards were
adorned with the famous gold plate" {"
In point Of fact, there are only three
pieces Of gold plate in the Windsor
collection, two of them a small salver
ten and one-half inches in diameter
and a cup and cover nine and one.
half inches high, both dating from the
first year Of George w, and It is a
melancholy fact that the former was
made from a number of gold snufr
boxes presented to the Duke OF York
by various cities and by the Univer.
sity of Oxford. All the rest of the
gold" plate is really silver gilt, and
Mr.. Jones' book brings out the curious
tact that most Of the gliding, even of
the silver pieces that had been made
century or two earlier, was done by
George I'VE goldsmiths, Rundell and
Bridge:-London Times.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-03-25
Area in conflict with
Copp Fraction lode O.o67 acres

Area In conflict with
Copp Fraction lode O967 acres
Protection lode Ats acres SITS acres
Total area Walker Boys lode applied for l4.93s
Total area Red Cross lode s0.25s acres
Area in conflict with
Protection lode 0.6O9 acres
Total area Red Cross lode applied for 1858
Total area Owyhee lode applied for 1887
Total area Nevada lode 2O.5ss acres
Area in conflict with Wes-
tern Shoshone Indian
Reservation O378 acres
Total area Nevada lode applied for 20.146
All conflicts above mentioned and referred to are
with claims Of this survey. except the conflict
with theNevada lode which Is with the Western
Shoshone Indian Reservation. which said last
named conflict Is hereby expressly excluded.
These claims are located on unsurveyed pub
lie land. in what will be. rs near as can be de-
termined, Sections % and %. Township 46
North. Range So east. M. d. B. & M. when sur
veyed. ...
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
mining grounds lodes. premises or any portion
thereof Us described. surveyed, plated and ap-
piled for are hereby notified that unless their
adverse claims ure duly filed and according to
law and the regulations hereunder. within the
time prescribed by law with the Register Of the
United States Land ONCE at Carson City, Ne
vada they will be prohibited by virtue OF the
provisions of said statute
LOUIS ]. CoHN.
Register.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-03-25
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
TIE FOURTH JUDICIAL DIS
TRICT OF THE STATE OF
NEVADA, IN AND FOR THE
COUNTY OF ELKO.

In the Matter of the Estate of
Mary Lytton, Deceased.
Notice of Probate of Will.
Edward B. Lytton, having filed
with the Clerk of the above Court
certain Document. purporting to
be the Last Will and Testament of
Mary Lytton, deceased, and having
also filed his petition praying that
said Instrument be admitted to
probate as the LAST Will and Testa.
ment Of said Mary Lytton,
deceased, and that Letters Testa-
mentary thereon be issued to him,
and the hesring of said Petition
having been fixed by theClerk of IT, {,
above entitled Court for Monday,
the eighth day of April, A. d.
1912, at the hour Of ten O'Clock A.
M. Of said day, in the court room
ot the District Court Of the Fourth
Judicial District of the State of
Nevada, in and for the County of
Elko, in the court house at Elko,
Elko County, Nevada; All parties
interested in said estate are here
by notified to file their objections
In writing, if any they have, on or
before said date, or to be present
in court at said time to present
their objections, If any they have,
why said instrument should not be
admitted to probate as the Last
Will and Testament of Mary
Lytton, deceased, and Letters
Testamentary thereon be issued to
, said Edward B. LyttOn, according
to his Petition on file herein.
In Witness Whereof, 1 have
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-03-25
O67i8
Department of the Interior. Uuited States
Land ONCE. Carson City. Nevada.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR UNITED
STATES PATENT
Survey No. 1892.

Jan. 16. 1912.
Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of
an Act of Congress. approved May 10th, 1872
Wellington T. Smith, who resides in the City
and County of San Francisco. State of Califor-
mia. by his duly authorized and constituted at
torney-in-fact. Edwin E. Caine whose postoffice
address is Elko. Elko County Nevada. has
made application for United States patent for
1897 linear feet on the SOFT SNAP LODE
bearing gold and silver. the same being S. 40
81 30" w. Ia it.. TO the center of line l-2, and
N. 40 81 30 E. 1282.7i #. to the center OF line
3-4. from the location monument with surface
ground as shown upon the plat OF survey OF
said claim posted with copy Of this notice up
on said claim and filed with the application
herein said claim is numbered and designated
as UNITED STATES MINERAL SURVEY
NO 1892 Said claim is situate in Cope Min
ing District, Elko County. Nevada. and de-
scribed by the oficial plat and by the field notes
on file in the Office of the register of Carson
City land district. Nevada. as follows. viz;
SOFT SNAP LODE-SURvEY NO. 1902
Beginning at corner No. /. whence the S. t
Cor. Sec. &c. 7. 46 NJ. r. So e.. NJ. ID. B. and M.
bears S. $50 80 f. T277.7O IT,; thence N. $50 81
w: 10000 #. to Cor. No. 2; Cor. No. l. Survey
No. 1896. Silver Bug Lode w. Il. Smith. claim
ant. bears N. 76o p 80" w. 15OI.91 it.: thence NJ
Az 81 E.: 1i60.5O #. to Cor. No. 3: thence s.
35' 81 E.. 600. II it. to Cor. No. 4: thence s. 40
i2 W.; 1883 #. to'CorNo. 1.-the place of BEGIN
nng
Variation at all corners. 18o 80 f.
The name of the adjoining and conflicting
claim as shown by the plat and survey is the
Silver Bel Lode. unsurveyed.
/. AREA.
Total area Soft Snap Lode 1880 acres
Area in conflict with Silver
Bell lode, unSurveyed 1897 acres
Total area Soft Snap lode applied for 10 9e0
acres.
This claim is located on unsurveyed public
land in what will be, as near as can be de-
termined. Sec. 26, II. 4G NJ. II. IS Il. NJ. D. b. s.
NJ. when surveyed.
ANY and all persons claiming adversely the
mining ground. lode, premises or any portion
thoreof rs described. surveyed. plated and ap-
piled for, are hereby notified that unless their
adverse claim is duly filed according to low
and the regulations hereunder. within the
time prescribed by law with the Register Il the
United States Land Office ut Carson City. Ne.
vuda they will be prohibited by virtue of the
provisions Of said statute.
LOUIS ], COHN,