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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09
THE UNIVERSAL NOTE.

Dees earth. so solid to our Feet
Ees ours dat walk about on eet;
Yet men OF NANNY deef'rent land
Speak NANNY deefrent way,
An can only ondrastant
Wat my own peopla say,
Da sea dat ees all lands between.
Not wan race for Gets own can ween;
Yet frauds Of mine an your friends. too
Max sooch sad calling from da sea.
Dey speak wan langwadge now to you
An wan same tongue to me.
IT. A. DAILY.
The Catholic Standard and Times)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09
THE HUNTERS.

I'm going off on a hunting trip with
Pinks. Dawson and Bildad," said Htcken-
looper.
"Fine." said Wigley. big game or
small?"
"Oh, we never go beyond the ten-cent
limit said Hichenlooper
Weekly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09
FOR FARMERS TO THINK anourT
(From the Toledo

F'rom the Toledo Blade)
The cutworm. the boll-weevil, the Hes
sian fly. the potato-bug and miscellaneous
other insects, the field mice, the shrews
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09

Some want ad answerers viii get in
touch to-day. it'll the most competent
Office help possible to find In this town.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09

Fong Bow, elderly and rich Chinaman
OF San Francisco, VINO refused TO cast
aside a wife he married before he en-
braoed the Catholic faith and who has
another wife. has been ordered deported
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09

FOUNTAIN PENS AT FREE -PREss.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09

New York state received s1,ToO00 In
April from inheritance taxes.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09

lltidihS 10 Inc pressure OF the powers,
turkey has decided to reopen the OAR
danelles.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09

To supplement the scant home supply,
Franco has purchased 100000 quintals of
foreign wheat.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09

Attorney-Gen Wickersham has des-
ignated Stanley W. Finch, chief Of the
bureau OF investigation Of the depart
ment Of justice. to conduct crusade
against the white slave traffic in every
state OF the Union.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09

The Portuguese government will sell suf-
ficient furniture and valuables In royal
places to realize 100000. the amount
that was advanced to the late King
Carlos.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09


Judge Munson had the opinion In the
case of II. II. Powers against the Rutland
Railroad company, giving Judgment for
the defendant. The case rose out of -
question of the salary of general counsel
of the road. the position held by the
plaintiff. The executive committee of
the road cut tho payment from $4,000
to 5000 per annum and several payments
| We're made on that basis. The plaintiff
sought to recover at the higher rate. The
judgment of the lower court was that he
| recover s2l,l70. Judge Miles. sitting In
the place Of Judge q. NJ. Powers. read a
dissenting opinion.
In the Rutland county case OF Timothy
r. Wheeler as administrator of the estate
Of Thomas Lynch against william MUIR
ray. Judge IIaselton announced that the
decree Is affirmed and cause remanded.
In Thomas a. Derosia against Peter
Ferand. from Franklin county. Judgment
was affirmed and cause remandcd Judge
Iiaselton having the opinion.
Judge Haselton announced Judgment
reversed and cause remanded in the
Orange county case of the WOodsville
Guaranty Savings bank against Albert
Rogers. ct. al, general assumpsit
Judge Powers had the opinion In the
Bennington county case OF William II.
Snow against Webster T. Smith. admin
istrator of thu estate OF A. W. Smith.
and Henry Lyons, bill. in which the Dc.
cree was affirmed and cause remanded
lie also announced judgment for the
plaintiff to recover $66+.SS with costs In
| the windsor county case of Otis c. Saw
yer against Austin Howard and trustee.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09

On her trial trip off Bath. Me-. the
new torpedo destroyer Jouett made 80 90
knots an hour.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16

II given plenty Of pasture and for.
age the eve a be kept in a flesh
gaining condition with very little addI-
tipnal grain feed: but II the season 10
exceedingly dry 1t will pay to supply
supplemental feeds at once.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16

thrummcd overhead in the tree-tops,
and both paused to listen. A shower
Of flying leaves enyeloped them, and
hard on the heel Of the wind came
driving drops Of rain. He looked down
on her and on her hair, wind'blOWn
about her face; and because OF her
~cl0seness to him and Of a fresher and
more poignant realization of what she
meant to him, he trembled so that she
was aware of it in the hand that held
hers. She suddenly leaned against
him, bowling her head until it rested
lightly upon his breast. And so they
stood while another squali, with flying
leaves and scattered drops Of rain.
ratified past. With equal suddenness
she lifted hef' head and looked at him.
DO you know" she said, Il prayed
last night about you. | prayed that
you would fail, that you would lose
notwithstanding.
Daylight stared his Amusement at
this cryptic uttcrance.
That sure beats me. always said
| got out of my depth with women,
and you've got me out Of my depth
now. Well, you've just got to ex.
plain. that's ALL"
His arms went around her and held
her closely. and this time she did no
resist. Her head was bowed, and he
could not see her face, yet he had a
premonition that she was crying. He
had learned the virtue Of silence. and
he waited her will In the matter.
Things had come to such a pass that
she was bound to tell him something
now. OF that he was confident
81 would dearly like to marry you"
she faltered, but | am afraid. am
proud and humble at the same time
that a man like you should care for
me. But you have TOO much money.
There's where my abominable com
mon sense steps in. Even II we did
marry. you could never be my man
my lover and my husband. You
would he your moneys a ! know
| am a foolish woman. but | want
my man for myself. And your
destroys you; 1t makes you
less and less nice. | am not ashamed
to say that I love you, because | shall
never marry you. And ! loved you
much when | did not know you at all.
when you first came down from Alas
ka and | first went into the Office, You
we're my hero. You were the Burning
Daylight OF the goId-dIggings, the dar.
ing traveller and miner. And you
looked It. I don't see how any wom.
an could have looked at you without
loving you-then. But you don't look
1t now. You, a man Of the open, have
been cooping yourself up in the cities
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16
CHAPTER XVil.--conttnued.

She led the way through the door
opening out of the hall to the right,
and, once inside, he stood awkwardly
rooted to the floor, gazing about him
and at her and all the time trying not
TO gaze. In his perturbation he failed
10 hear and see her invitation 10 q
seat.
Won't you sit DOWN" she repeated.
Look here" he said, In a voice that
shook with passion, there's n thing
/ won't do, and that's propose to you
In the Office. That's why I'm here.
Dede Mason, | want you, l Just want
you"
So p~recipitate was he, that she had
barely time TO cry out her involun.
tary alarm and to step back. at the
same tine catching n of his hands
as he attempted to gather her into
his arms.
oh, / know I'm q sure enough fool"
be said. II guess I'll sit down.
Don't be scalrt. Miss Mason. I'm o
real dangerous"
I'm not AFRAID" She answered. With
a smile. slipping down herself into a
chair.
IT'S funny" Daylight sighed, almost
with regret; here | am. strong
enough to bend you around and tie
knots in you. Here l am, used to hav-
ing my will with man. beast or any
thing. And here | am sitting In this
chair, as weak and helpless as a little
lamb. You sure take the starch out
Of me-"
II wish you hadn't asked" she
said softly.
"Mebbe it's best You should know a
few things before you give me an an
swer," he went on, ignoring the fact
that the answer had already been
given. "a never went after a woman
before in my life. all reports to the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16
SYNOPSIS.

Elan Farnish, known all through Alas
IA as Burning Daylight" celebrates his
10Th birthday with q crowd of miners at
the Circle city Tivoli. The dance leads
20 heavy gambling. In which over 100000
Is ttaked. Harnish loses his money and
his mine but wins tne mail contract. He
starts on his mail trip with dogs and
yiedse, telling his friends that he will be
n the big Yukon gold strike At the start.
Burning Daylight makes d sensatlOnal!Y
rnpid run across country with the mail,
appears at the TivOIi and is now ready
"a join his friends In g dash to the new
gold fields. Deciding that gold will be
found in the up-river district Harntsh
buys Two tons Of -four which he declares
will be worth It's weight in gold, but
when he arrives with his flOur he finds
the big fat desolste. A comrade discov-
ers gold and Daylight reaps a rich har-
HlOst prominent figure in the klondlke
and defeats a combination OF capitalists
IL a vast mining deal. He returns to
ctyiji4ati0n, andg amid the beTniid3Tiphg
auds that he has been led to invest his
elfvcn millions In a manipulated scheme,
He goes to New York, and confronting
bis dislCyal partners with a revolver. he
threatens to kill them II his money is not
returned. They are cOwed, return their
Etoalings and Harnlsh goes back to San
Francisco where he meets his fate in
Dede Mason, a pretty Stenographer. He
makes large investments and gets into the
political ring. For a rest he goes to the
country, Daylight gets deeper into high
finance In a Francisco, but often the
longing for the simple life nearly over
comes him. Dede Mason buys a horse and
Daylight meets her In her saddle trips.
One day he asks Dede to go with him
m one more ride, his purpose being to
ask her TO marry him and they, canter
away, she trying to analyGe her feelings.
Dede tells Daylight that her happiness
could not lie with n money manlDlIAtOr.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16
6ia Politician Has Scheme to Reduce
Congestion in New York Tene.
ment Districts.

Big Tim Sullivan has been looking
about a bit in his Bowery kingdom.
and as q consequence the brainiest
man in Tammany has hammered out
a land tax system, which he be.
Iieyes will reduce the congestion in
the tenement districts, a New York
correspondent of the Cincinnati
Times-Star writes. People in my
district sleep three and four TO the
ROOM" said he, "and many OF the
rooms have never had q ray OF sun
light in them. They have to live
that way because the rent Is so high.
The tenement owner who Is willing to
tear down his old building and put
up a new one, with sunlight In every
window and a bath in every fiat, is
afraid to do so, because be knows
that his taxes would go s~kallyhooting
up. The poor devils who rent his
fats would in the end pay for that
higher rate OF taxation. Every eighth
child born in New York city dies be.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16

Young apple trees are injured for
the most part by freezing at the
ground line and by sun scaldlng on
the trunks.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16

contrary notwithstanding. The stuff
you read about me In the popers and
books, about me being a lady'killer, Is
all wrong. There's not an iota Of
ruth in it. | guess I've done more
han my share of card.playing and
whisky-drinking, but women I've let
alone. There was a woman that killed
herself, but | didn't know she wanted
me that bad or else I'd have married
her--not for love, but TO keep her
from killing herself. She was the
best of the boiling. but never gave
her any encouragement I'm telling
YOU all this because you've read about
II, and | want you to get it straight
from me-"
y can't marry you" she said. Il
like you a great deal. but"
lie waited a moment for her to COM
plete the sentence. failing which. he
vent on himself.
Il haven't an exaggerated opinion
Of myself. so | know | Amt Dragging
when | say I'll make a pretty good
husband. You could follow your "
sweet win, and nothing would be 100
good for you, ia give you everything
your heart desired"
Except yourself" she interrupted
suddenly. almost sharply. FDon't you
seer" she hurried on. Il could have
far caste married the Elan Harnish
FRESH fr N Klondike when ! first laid
eyes on him long ago. than marry you
sitting before me now"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16

Fresh air is all right for the hens,
but not when 1t ia sifted through
k~notholes and cracks between the
boards.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16
Tim Sullivan's Land Tax

cause it's mother has to go to work
or starye. At the same time there
are 10000 acres of good land lying
idle within the city limits"
Therefore Sullivan has a plan to cut
the taxes on improved real estate, ard
increase the taxes on vacant prop.
erty. He figures that owners would
have either to build on their land
which would relieve the downtown
congestion-or go to farming 1t,
which would indirectly have The same
effect. "A watch dog on a farm lives
better than many of my constitu.
ents." he declares. "and yet, after
ar experience Of a lifetime down
there. | have yet to find the equal
OF the families on the streets near
the Bowery for industry and economy
and courage. Maybe my land tax plan
Is Bowery political economy, as has
been charged. like 1t all the better
for that fact. The Bowery has had to
put UP with Fifth avenue political
economy for a good While"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16


~
Sheep need some care.
Fall is the best time to prune
Nothing like a few COWS for the run
. down farm.
Keep behind him
The kcynote Of the live stock breed
er should be quality.
There Is no possible way Of deter
mining the sex Of eggs.
The best cgr pr0Jrrcrs nre not al
Warm What ror breakfast mnkes
The Riddles sholl ont the cpgs
thov ara carrying thorr I,mns
rooa,,n .o,u., u,,a,. ara,c
,r1' Nv, ~, aa
mug" "'e u" ''c,. uisn'S1 P''I''""p
ron ohe'"hu-aI''I' ~ '"o Se"'S via.
nay ana MAKES a good 'hahSe III tue
diet.
1t is generally estimated that DroiI-
dressed.
No success can be obtained with
poultry unless the fowls are kept
At this time Of year a good lock on
the poultry house represents money
we'll invested.
Aim for early maturity and keep
bogs growing nv Intelligent feeding
and good care
An u,,k rtors,Is obould no hoavi,v
e n,s,,hIa e. co. thou
r,.
az i've p,,',' $3.50 ~,
-" '''no'' y" 10 "''"'" w
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16


anco a corn ration for the cows
A tablespoonful OF oIlmeal a day TO
Limestone land and red clay land
under good culture are most profitable.
\ little pig loves sunshine ana
needs ii almost as much as b" needs
food
Ventilation '# Il good 'hINS u proper
~ o"o' hoi d'"I's ''' not E""u ''N''.
I"'I"".
some l'"0'i" ao''7' giving inc
'"A' m''''o''" SAL t" "'''' ""' '"'
WORMS.
ne" H"u'h "aL'S H. S"'d 10 '"u,"''
more N''"S 4" "'"'''"E p'N'''' '"o"
MI H"'oj'c
'ne ","'' WV" "''"'h " '"'''7 ' "
poultry lS Inc MA" VII" S'or'S WIN
Inc ''E"' AN"
Inc luck raiFera on Long SIono ''s"
large quantities OF h7h 10 lee" 'he''
breeding STOCK.
with fix" or NOR" cows q hand sep.
Hrator ought to pay for Itself the hrst
yenr Of Its use
The weak sheep should be kept in
separate pens and the lambs separate
from the old sheep.
The hen that mnkcg Il good record
for herself in eggs for the whole
year is the hen to keep.
milk yaIns on tho undersfde of the
mody II doosn't often fail
hoorr ,or,r,oo - uoruro oyor
frost lcss ,P , chonco to vol IN
The cow shou,d no studied ;ndlvid.
uaIIy and food gupDIIed according TO
With only three horses 10 every 100
uerson, Switzerland has the smallest
equine population Of any country.
More bushels to the acre" Is an
exceedingly good motto for any farm
or, even If it should mean fewer acres.
storage battery driven electric tri'
cycles to deliver purchases to custom
erg.
inside with a good white enamel paint
II you would proIohg their nserui'
ness.
mistake by disposing OF h ewes that
are In a rundown condition at wean'
Ing time.
one OF four conditions: Lack or SUM
lime In the food; Indigestion;
overfat; fright
Is exacting as the cows must be fed,
watered, MIXED and cared for every
day In the year.
nourlsh the lambs after birth will de-
pend upon the caro- and feed given
them during the winter.
to small fields and to have plenty OF
yards to keep hogs Of different Sizes
and ages separated.
o their cattle must make arrange
nents to have hogs follow them or
he waste will be too great.
Breeding ewes and store sheep win
straw and stubble grasses and half
pound Of corr given to each daily.
A spade with one edge ~sharpened
md turned up at a right angle has
trimming Walks and CUTTERS
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-16

Forget the sorrows OF yesterday and
60 after the joys OF today.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-11-09
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Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-11-09
APPLICATION FOR PATENT
SERIAL NUMBER 07438
United States Land Office
Carson Civ. Nevada.

October %. 1912,
Notice is hereby given that Il. d. Woodruff,
OF Salt Lake City. Utah. through his duly au-
thorized agent, =. d. Ellis, whose postoffice
address is Carson City, County Of Ormsby.
State OF Nevada. has made application for
United States patent for the Grey Day lode
mining claim situated in the Mason Mining
being Survey Number 40+S and described in
the field notes and plat on file in this Office,
with magnetic variation at seventeen degrees
aud thirty minutes east, as follows:
Commencing at corner No. |. whence sec
ton corner between sections and II. T. 13 n.
X. % T.. NJ. ID, b. < NJ. bears y. 20 degrees
and 10 minutes W. 632S.5 feet thence S. 9
degrees and Is minutes T.. 56l.3 feet to
ner No.: thence n 81 degrees and SO min.
utes +. 1900 feet to corner. No. 3; thence n.
degrees and 10 minutes w. 1913 feet to cor
ner No. 4; thence S. 81 degrees and 80 min
utes w. 500 feet to the place. of beginning,
containing 1892 acres exclusive of conflict
with Survey Number 39S9 Copper Ridge No
3. 0.7l7 acres and Survey Number 1880 Copper
Ridge No. 4, DISC acres Total acreage APP
piled for lS.45l acres.
Total acreage applied for, l8.45l acres.
adjoining claims as shown by plat and sur
vey are:
Survey Number 3514--Grubstake.
Survey Number 3o89-Copper Ridge No g.
Survey Number 39S9-Copper Ridge No. a.
] direct that this notice be published in the
Yerngton Times published at Yerington
Lyon County, Nevada
LOUIS J. COIN, Register.
Claimants Attorneys,
Dickson. Ellis, Ellis & Schulder.
Date Of first publication. Oct rs. 1912
Date OF last publication, Dec. 81. 1912.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-11-09

West In fact, conditions arc favor
able for greater percentage OF growth
during the next five years than during
the preceding 80 years. With SIS
00O,000 on deposit in its State and ma
tioual banks. or more TINA $3.50 per
capita. local financial conditions in Ne
vada are strong as compared gener-
ally with the new States of the West.
Nevada gold and silver production
means more than 5000 per capita. and
a considerably greater amount per cap
tia than that Of the mineral producing
neighboring States.
Farm and livestock produce amounts
to nearly Slo,0O0,000 per year. Its
liyestock-its cattle and sheep-are
worth probably S2O,O0O,0O0 Its wheat
fields average about 80 bushels per
acre. for which nearly 81 per bushel
has been recently realized: 40 bushels
per acre OF barley and 4S bushels per
acre OF oats have. been fair averages.
and high prices have been received.
Its alfalfa has been averaging nearly
four tons to the acre at prices which,
have brought nearly $40 per ton in re
cent years. better than that has been
realized by the farmers OF Montana,
Idaho. Utah and Colorado. About
5000 acres are now i'll sugar bectS. pro
ducing about 10000 tons. which are be
ing consumed this year at the Fallun
sugar factory, under the Truckec Car
son irrigation project
Nevada will be a great potato State.
great as to amount produced and
quality and price IN average OF more
than 100 bushels per acre, worth about
SD per bushcl, or over $500 per acre,
is a recent record. Less than 10000
acres are now i'll potatoes. but the con
ditionS would seem to justify a quick
addition of many thousand acres.
Nevada has self-reliant and enter
prising people, dozen well-built and
growing young cities. and many good
towns
There is general awakening con-
corning possibilities from scientific
soil culture and irrigation development
by pumping methods. Enterprising
railroads being double-t tracked to pre-
pare for the immense increase in bust
ness in the near future. and the in
fiuence to be gained from the develop
ment operations of capitalists from
San Francisco, Los Angeles and Salt
Lake, with the prosperity OF its mines
and the better recognition at home
and i'll other States concerning its re
sources, will bring satisfactory results.
Railroads and people are co-opcrat-
ing to place the facts before its many
resources and advantages before the
people OF other States, and favorable
rates for for home seekers and intend
ing settlers, all combine to make rea-
sonable the belief that great progress
will be made in the near future to the
benefit OF all intercsts.-San Francisco
I Call