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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-07

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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-12-30
Misleading Methods

ATTENTION is called to the mis-
leading circulars and posters used
by the recruiting officers for the
army and navy. In these, life in
either service is painted in most al
Turing colors.
Army life is portrayed as one of
lease, providing the soldier with
| good board and clothing. with some
money. and asking nothing in re-
turn during the piping times OF
peace.
The strongest allurement for the
navy consists in emphasizing the
opportunity enlisted men have of
seeing the world and enjoying them
selves in each port visited by them.
In fact. the appeal OF the recruit
ing officers is made to the lazy. to
the shirker. the seeker after plenty
and ease.
And to make that appeal stronger,
the difficulty in making a bare lily
ing. which faces the average civilian.
is magnihed. The statement is made
that few can make their way under
present social and industrial condi-
tons.
All such argument is foreign tt
the true conception of American cit
izenship.
This nation does not want an army
and navy of sloths and sluggards.
and men attracted by the present lit
crature OF the present recruiting Of
iccrs can be none other. That does
not mean that many in the service
may not be actuated by patriotic
motives and prediction to military
life. But the bid OF the recruiting
officers seems now to he for the
Other kind.
1t is the kind of men and boys
who are unairaid to face social and
industrial conditions today; who
have pluck. energy and determine
ton to make their way over all OBJ
s~tacles. who make the best fighters
in the time of war.
And they are generally ready
when their country calls.-Sacramen-
to Bee.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-12-30
BOOmS in Nevada

MINING booms in Nevada will
come and go. 1t will result IN the
development of some rich and pay
ing properties and others will fail
utterly. the same as other business
AT the present time a new camp Is
being placed on the map. Unodubt-
edly some merit is there. or someone
would have condemned the whole
outfit. 1t is hoped for the good ot
the state that great mines will follow
and that another Comstock or d
Tonopah will result. It Is prosper
ity.
At the same time it seems that
some hard sense will follow in this
and future cases. Unless the pros
pect has virtue no stock should be
marketed. To market wildcat GER
tiicates means a penitentiary for the
promoters. and this is but just an
right. This bubble. it is hoped. has
been exploded never to be mended.
The wildcat booming did Nevada
more harm than any freak of for
tune that was ever instituted. Sew
eral men served terms for the crude
advertising and defrauding. but that
did not put the money in the ground
or development. or return it to the
customers who gambled on litera-
turc.
Several states are urging a mining
commission. whose business it is to
investigate and make public j~ustsuch
conditions. The commission to give
the public full knowledge of such at
fairs and If there is no merit TO so
advise. Nevada's main industry is
mining, it will be for years to CONS.
and If some such a commissioner
whose honesty is far above par could
be selected. it might protect the out
side world from sharpers who Will
take a chance in a penitentiary to
make some easy money. 1t IS hoped
that the stock purchaser in any new
or old camp will in the future inves-
tigate before purchasing-it would
save hard feelings and also money.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-12-30
Some Difference

TT is said by the papers that a
Reno bank was hlched out OF some
$4,000 by a scheming Basque sheep
herder. He pretended to have
nocks. borrowe dthe money and dis
appeared, giving a mortgage on the
imaginary focks.
There is some difference in this
and the home man. If he wants a
loan from the bank he has to mort
gage his house, give up his life in
surance policy, get a couple OF en-
dorsements and leave his finger
prints with the cashier.
It is about time that the rural
credit system Of the foreign countries
was applied in America. France has
travelled on it. So has Germany.
New leland has it in full force and
has built up a great commonwealth
with the system. 1t is government
banking for the people, and not pri-
vate banking for a favored few
Fritz keeps nothing but the best
at his pace. Drop in and see him.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-12-30
the Medicine

1T is reported in the dispatches
that Wells Fargo has already met
the postal rates that are to be set II
monitor on the first of January. II
takes competition TO do the trick.
The same argument has been .ad-
vanced by the people favoring the
lower rates for a quarter OF a cen
tury. Fargo is taking the medicine
and now eats out of the public's
hand without much complaint. It's
good to see the beast come to its
milk.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-12-30
MISSING

Last Wednesday the clothes ines
of the Same Lee Laundry on Carson
Street were blown down and with
them several silk handkerchief
which have not been recovered. Any
one finding the same will receive re
ward on returning them to the laun-
dry. SAM LEE LAUNDRY.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-12-30

Fritz keeps nothing but the best
at his pace. Drop in and see him.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-01-05

TALLY those of a white man. He looked
older than thirty. and yet. smooth
shaven and without wrinkles. he was
almost boyish. The impression of age
was based on no tangible evidence. 1t
came from the abstracter facts of Z,
man. from what he had endured and
survived. which was far beyond that
of ordinary men. He had lived naked
and tensely, and something of all this
smoldered in his eyes, vibrated In his
voice and seemed forever whisper
on his lips.
II was two in the morning when the
dancers. bent on getting something to
eat, adjourned the dancing for half an
hour. And 1t was at this moment that
Jack Kearns suggested poker. Jack
Kearns was big. bluff-featured man.
who, along with BEETLES, had made
the disastrous attempt to found post
on the head-reaches Of the Koyokuk
far inside the Arctic circle. After that
Kearns had fallen back on his posts at
Forty Mile and Sixty Mile and changed
the direction of his ventures by send.
ing out to the states for a small saw
mill and a river steamer. Jack Kearns
suggested poker. French Louis. Dan
Macdonald and Hal Campbell (who
had made a strike on Moosehide). all
three Of whom were not dancing be-
cause there were not girls enough to
go around, inclined to the suggestion.
They were looking for a fifth man
when Burning Daylight emerged from
the rear room. the Virgin on his arm.
the train Of dancers in his wake. In
response to the hail Of the poker-play-
ers. he came over to their table in the
corner.
Want to sit In sale Campbell.
"How's your luck?"
II sure got 1t tonight" Burning Day.
light answered with enthusiasm.
and at the same time felt the Virgin
press his arm warningly. She wanted
him for the dancing. II sure got my
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-01-05
Why a Man Likes a Dog.

why does man like a dog?" re-
sponded the suffragette lady, fiercely.
and repeated: why does a man like
a dog?
well, there are numerous reasons.
though dog is not a reasonable be-
ing. A dog will lick the hand that
beats it; a dog will eat crust and
bone and bless the giver; a dog thinks
whatever a man does is right and
proper; dog has no rights that a
man is bound to respect; a dog asks
no embarrassing questions; dog Is
always grateful, no matter for what;
a dog does not ask the man to stay at
home nights; dog is satisfied to love
the man whether the man loves the
dog or not; a dog submits to any and
all impositions without protest; dog
does not consider itself mans equal;
a dog lets man have his own way;
a dog doesn't want to vote; dog Is
just as glad to see man when ne
gets in at O'Clock in the morning.
almost helpless, as though he hadn't
gone out at all; dog has no mother
in sight, and dog can't talk back
can't talk back, mind you, nor won't
talk back. That is why man likes
a dog
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-01-05
HORN dinner CALL
London's Oldest Custom Relic Of
Crusaders.
senchers, Barristers and Students
Summoned by Ancient Method
Recalls Days When Clocks
and Watches Were un-
known.
known.

London.-Nowhere do old customs
cling more firmly than in the ancient
seat Of legal learning. the Middle
Temple. London. which still jealousy
guards the traditions it has inherited.
To the present-day benchers, bar
risters and students are summoned to
dinner each evening during term time
by the blowing of horn-a custom
which has survived on this spot since
the romantic days of the crusaders.
Every evening at $3.50 during the three
weeks of the legal terms, a warder,
in gold-braided uniform, procures the
OK horn from the strong room of the
Middle Temple. and proceeding to the
famous fountain in Fountain court.
summons the members to dinner by
blowing blast on this primitive in
strument.
He then visits each court in turn,
according to ancient custom, and
many a bencher throws up his window
to listen to the sound of the winding
horn, which has been heard continu-
ously in these precincts since the time
when the Knights Templar established
themselves there in 1884.
Its use recalls the days when clocks
and watches were unknown, and the
voice of the Waterman, calling out
the time. was a familiar sound through
the night watches. Sun dials were
then the only guides the people pos
sessed as to the flight Of time, and
Of these more than one still survives,
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-01-05

had been the pioneer over the Chilcoot
and Chilcat passes. In the spring OF
1855. twelve years before. stripping
of eighteen. he had crossed over the
Chilcoot with five comrades. In the
fall he had crossed back with one.
Four had persisted by mischance in the
bleak. uncharted vastness. And for
twelve years Elan Harnish had con
tinued to grope for gold among the
shadows OF the Circle Heroes are
seldom given to hero-worship. but
among those of that land. young as he
was. he was accounted an elder hero.
In point of time he was before them.
In point of deed he was beyond them
He was striking figure OF a man.
of all the men in the Tivoli. Soft
tanned moccasins of moose-hide, bead
ed In Indian designs, covered his feet
His trousers were ordinary overalls.
his coat was made from a blanket
Long gauntletted leather mittens. lined
with wool, hung by his side. They
were connected. in the Yukon fashion
by leather thong passed around the
neck and across the shoulders. On his
head was fur cap. the ear-fiaps raised
and the tying-cords dangling. His face.
lean and slightly long. with the sugges'
ton of hollows under the cheek bones.
seemed almost Indian. The burnt skin
and keen dark eyes contributed to this
effect, though the bronze of the skin
and the eyes themselves were essen
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-01-05

I The waltz in the back room being
finished. the three couples. followed
by the fiddler and the pianist and
heading for the bar. caught Daylight's
eye.
Surge along. you-all!" he cried
Surge along and name 1t. This is my
night. and 1t amt night that comes
frequent. Surge up. you Siwashes and
Salmon-eaters. It's my night. I tell
you-all-"
"a blamed NANCY night" Charley
Bates interpolated.
You're right. my son." Burning Day
light went on. gayly. "a NANCY night.
but it's my night. you see. I'm the
NANCY old he-wolf. Listen to me
howl"
And howl he did, like lone gray
timber wolf. till the Virgin thrust her
pretty fingers In her ears and shiv-
cred. A minute later she was whirled
where. along with three other women
and their partners. a rollicking Vir-
ginia reel was soon in progress.
Few men knew Elan Harnish by any
other name than Burning Daylight. the
name which had been given him in the
early days In the land because Of his
habit Of routing his comrades out OF
their blankets with the complaint that
daylight was burning. OF the pioneers
in that far Arctic wilderness. where
all men were pioneers. he was reck-
oned among the oldest. Men like AL
Mayo and Jack McQuestion antedated
him: but they had entered the land by
crossing the Rockies from the Hudson
Bay country to the east. He. however,
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-01-05

In the electrified school room of DR..
Svante Arrhenius, the Swedish ply
sicist, conducting wires were carried
around the walls and ceiling, and
powerful alternating current was sent
through them. This room had fifty
pupils; a neighboring one, unelectri-
fled, had a like number of the same
age and conditions in life. In six
months the electrified pupils grew two
inches in height, as compared with
only an inch and quarter for the un-
electrified; and there was CORE
spending difference in weight, schoi-
arship. mental alertness and endur-
ance.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-01-05

with its quaint motto, on the walls
sworn enemies of the knights Tenn
plar, the Saracens, oddly enough, that
as we do, indeed. the greater part of
our mathematical knowledge as we'll.
When the Templars founded their
new monastery between Whitefriars
and Essex house in the Strand, the
latter was, as its name implies, merely
a beach beside the silver Thames, and
all around was open country. the site
of the present law courts being large
field which was used as fitting
ground by the knights. In later days,
when the men of law had taken over
the settlement of the knights Tenn
plar, the students, who were resident
in the Temple, were dependent on its
kitchen for their daily meals. After
hurried breakfast in the buttery at
eight O'Clock they would take theiI
law books, and wander off along the
Strand, where, in summer time. they
lay under the trees and bushes study
ing law. Some would row across the
river to the Surrey fields. and wander
through the open country.
Half an hour before dinner the pan
yer man, who drew the daily supply
Of bread every morning from West
minister, used to take a large OK horn
and walk along the rivers side, blow
ing the horn as a signal to the stu.
dents to return to the temple fol
dinner.
The panyer man. who was formerly
charged with the duty Of winding the
horn. had also to provide the hall with
mustard, pepper and vinegar. his an
nual wages in 1888 amounting to s26
Other useful members of the stan
were the chief wash pot and the under
wash pot, the chief turn breach, the
stewards servant and under turn spit;
the last named receiving Sc year.
The horn now in use In the Middle
Temple possesses no antiquarian In
terest in itself, dating back only some
ten years. 1t was brought over from
the Argentine by cue of the members
shortly before it was found necessary
to discontinue the Use of the old one
Eye horn of we Middle Temple" had
become so decrepit, through age and
constant use, that the weird and fancy
sounds it emitted were calculated &c
bring 1t into ridicule. 1t had become
mass of silver bands, which had
| been added from time to time to KEEP
1t together, and close up the cracks in
It's sides. But in spite of these bands
the air still escaped SO freely that the
warder who blew 1t had to place wet
handkerchief over the horn every
time he used 1t.
So the ancient horn. which had
sounded the welcome summons to din
ner In term for generations. was
placed on the retired list, and now II
only sees the light on grand nights In
hall, when it is placed on the table
with the rest of the Middle Temples
proud display of silver plate.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-01-05

luck with me, but I'd sooner dance
away from you-all."
Nobody urged They took his re
fusal as final, and the Virgin was
pressing his arm to turn him away
in pursuit of the supper-seekers, when
he experienced change of heart. II
was not that he did not want to dance,
nor that he wanted to hurt her; but
that insistent pressure on his arm put
his free man-nature In revolt. The
thought in his mind was that he did
not want any woman running him.
Himself q favorite with women. never.
theless they did not bulk big with him
They were toys, playthings, part of the
relaxation from the bigger game of
life. He met women along with the
whisky and gambling, and from obser-
walton he had found that it was far
easier to break away from the drink
and the cards than from woman once
the man was properly entangled. He
resisted the pull on his arm by the
mere negative mass of him. and said:
81 sort of feel laundering TO give
you-ail fiutter."
Tact and sympathy strove with him.
and he smiled with his eyes into the
Virgins eyes as he said:
"You-all go and get some grub.
amt hungry. And we'll dance some
more by and by. The nights young
yet Go It, old girl"
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-01-05

He released his arm and thrust heI
playfully on the shoulder. at the same
time turning to the poker players.
Take on the limit and I'll go you
ALL"
Limits the roof" said Jack Kearns
Once started, 1t was a quiet game.
with little or no conversation. though
all about the players the place was
a-roar. Elan Harnish had ignited the
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-01-05
We'll Dance Some More BY and BY.
The Nights Young Yet"


spark. More and more miners dropped
In to the Tivoli and remained. When
Burning Daylight went on the tear, no
man cared to miss 1t. The dancing
floor was full. The luck at the table
varied monotonously. no big hands be-
Ing out. AS result. high play went
on with small hands, though no play
lasted long. But at three in the morn
Ing the big combination Of hands ar
rived. It was the moment Of moments
that men wait weeks for In a poker
game. The news OF 1t tingled over the
Tivoh. The onlookers became quiet.
The men farther away ceased talking
and moved over to the table. The
players deserted the other games. and
the dancing floor was forsaken. so that
all stood at last, fivescore and more In
compact and silent group. around
the poker table. The high betting
went on, with the draw not In sight.
Kearns had dealt. and French Louis
had opened the pot with one marker
lin his case one hundred. dollars.
Campbell had merely seen 1t. but
Elan Harnish. coming next. had
the remark TO Macdonald that he
was letting him in easy. Macdonald
glancing again at his hand. put In
thousand in markers. Kearns. de.
batting a long time over his hand.
finally saw" It then cost French
Louis nine hundred to remain In the
game, which he contributed after
similar debate. 1t cost Campbell like
wise nine hundred to remain and draw
cards. but to the surprise of all he
saw the nine hundred and raised an
other thousand.
''You-ail are on the grade at last"
Harnish remarked. as he saw the If
Teen hundred and raised a thousand
in turn. Helen Breakfasts sure on
top this divide. and you.all had best
look out for Dustin harness"
Me for that same lady" accom-
panied MacDonald's markers for two
thousand and for an additional thou
sand-dollar raise.
Il amt got no more markers"
Kearns remarked plaintively. Wed
best begin |. o. US
Glad you're going TO stay" was
MacDonald's cordial response.
II amt stayed yet. I've got thou
sand in already How's it stand
row?"
It'll cost you three thousand for a
'ook in. but nobody will stop you from
raising"
"Reise-h-l. You must think got
pat like yourself" Kearns looked
at his hand But I'll tell you what
I'll do. Mac I've got bunch. and
I'll Just see that three thousand"
He wrote the sum on slip Of pa
per. signed his name, and consigned 1t
to the center of the table.
French Louis became the focus OF
all eyes. He fingered his cards nerv-
ously for a pace. Then. with by
Gar, All got not one leetle beet
hunch." he regretfully tossed his hand
into the discards.
The next moment the hundred and
odd pairs OF eyes shifted to Camp
bell
81 won't hump you, Jack" he said.
contenting himself with calling the
requisite two thousand.
The eyes shifted to Harnish. who
scrubbed on a piece OF paper and
showed It forward.
I'll just let you-all know this amt
no Sunday school society of philan-
thropy," he said. 81 see you, Jack.
| and / raise you thousand. Here's
where you-all get action on your pat,
Mac"
Actions what / fatten on, and l
| lift another thousand" was MacDon'
aids rejoinder still got that bunch,
Jack?"
lro pE, c0NTINITEDN
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-01-05
HoMESEEKERS EXCURSION
RATES TO TEXAS AND NEW
MEXICO POINTS DUR

On the first and third Tuesdays o,
each month during the entire yea
The Colorado and Southern Rail.
way will sell round trip homeseekers'
excursion tickets to a great many
points in New Mexico and Texas al
greatly reduced rates. Final limit
% days allowing liberal stop-over
privileges. For detailed information.
rates. etc, call on your nearest Colo.
RADIO and Southern agent or address r
f. Fisher. General Passenger Agent
Denver. Colo.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-01-05

Trouble, like dog that chases a
cat, is liable to pull up suddenly IL
you turn on him and stand perfectly
still!