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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
e,urea of ths Erahmaputra.

For 40 years the birthplaee OF the
great Brahmaputr2 river OF india vas
thought 10 be among the high valleys
Of the eastern fIimalayas or on the
Plateau OF Tibet north OF those noun
talns. The theory could not 30
nroved. for hostile Abors in the Hina-
layan valleys killed the explorers or
barred their way when they sought 10
solve the mystery.
It was believed 20 years ago that
the sangpo river. flowing far eastward
through southern Tibet, was the upper
mart of the Brahmaputra. Marked
LOGS set atloat in the Sangpcp were
watched for in the Brahnaputra, pn'
we're never found. At last however
| The explorers sent cut with the troops
who have punished the Abhors fol
their massacre Of Williamson and MS
200 carriers have shown that the tWe
rivers are identical. The Brahmapu
ira rises far west near the headWa
lers of the Indus, among the noun
tains bordering southern Tibet.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
FALSE IDEAS OF PERFECTION
Absurd Development of Muscle Has
Little Part in Production Of
Perfect Athlete.

4 recent portrait OF a lumpy ath.
lete, who invites others, and not with
out success, to try his system OF
physical development, shows that the
false idea OF physical perfection
which obtained for SO many years, and
which demanded huge and knobby
muscles OF its disciples, has not yet
quite died out This type of msnly
perfection. once useful perhaps 10
hang arner upon, was thought To aos-
ssgs the sanction OF the golden ago
Of artistry when the lubbef!y Farnese
Hercules came to light, TO 10 hailed
as a supreme product CT the Greeks.
We know II now for an example Of
decadent Greek taste, fit companion
OF the absurd and sensational Lao
coon. Il ia naught but type Of the
strong man of vaudeville with his
clumsy masses of beef and his brain
OF spoiled child, fit only to push his
awkward dumb bells into the air, an
enyiable sum OF achievement truly
after q lifetime of work by q civilized
human being. No less than strength
are speed and grace demanded Of the
ideal athletes, likewise Il face of re-
finement and intelligence 10 tell Of 4
brain within to comprehend art, music
and literature, and the ability to plan
victories either of peace or war. Look
upon the Apollo Baividere, which EN-
bodies the true dreams Of health and
mental and physical efficiency, with
Ats face Of exquisite beauty above q
form whose lines are tranquil poetry,
yet shadow forth their readiness to
start into sinewy vigor when the call
for action comes. Even the Indian,
the perfect savage, never resembled
the Farnese monstrosity, tie emil
lators Of which find their place in
modern life SO much better filed By
the derrick.--New York Medical Rec.
ord.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
The Raw Recruit.

T. NJ. King enlisted III the Spanish
American war and was sent to Jeffer'
son barracks. He was strollinS through
the company streets smoking a cigar
when an officer approached. King ga
luted.
Look here" said the officer, don't
YOU know better than to salute an off
Ger when You have cigar in your
mouth? How long have you been
hera?"
Three days" replied Kiag&p
"You are excused this time" said
The officer, but don't let me- catch VOC
doing that again"
Iii a short time King met the same
officer and walked by without salut
ing.
"Why didn't you salute?" demanded
the officer, stopping him.
Well, you just told me not to salute
when had cigar in my mouth" re
FLIED the raw recruit.
But he spent three days in th'
Kitchen peeling potatoes for this OF
eense.-Atchison Champion.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
OLD STRUCTURES IN DECAY
Conalsicn Of Famous Leaning Towers
IN Italy Excite Apprehension
or Antlquarisns.

Reports have heen current for some
time concerning the safety OF the
Leaning Tower Of Pisa, and tho Ital.
IL papers announce a similar state
Q hings with the Garisenla OF
ma and the ahirlandine. OF lilo
4 The former dates from lilo.
6 latter from 1924 to 1919. The
Of Pisa, which il about TT feet
ght, Is Il feet inches beyond
e perpendicular It is accentuatad
f. the base. but diminishes half
V up and onward The inclination
aid to be greater today than is
Y in 1917. This has been marked
/. ater years. But there are other
{ letting signs. Some Of the stone
vo'T Of the windows is giving way,
e. The steps are said be cracking
= roll upon which Pisa's Tower was
- "A. Paris contemporary points
CT Is "parmeable and friable," and
81 il water is believed to be pene-
IT. : beyond the masonry. Archi-
f md other experts are ROW en-
e n q close observation. They
f. It below the foundations there
f. ne considerable voids, and they
& opinion that the inclination OF
IT. Ear has increased since 1889,
omual5aion appointed to deal
re matter concludes that thare
l. immediate danger, yet there
II 3e no delay in remsdying mat.
& The Garisenda il about 161 feet
fe F. height, with SIN inclination Of
# feet. The Ghirlandina is said
| tc ~ the highest Of the towers, be
sas 331 feet. It Is slightly inclined to
! Wari tho Cathedral, which itself is II
| a feeble state.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
AUTOGRAPH TELLS A TALE
Character Of the Kaiser Revealed &c
Expert by Close Analysis Of
His signature.

There is always certain amount OK
interest attached to the deductions
drawn by graphoiogists from the sig
natures OF eminent men. Here, for
example, is an Illuminating description
Of the kaiser's autograph, supplied by
an eminent Berlin graphologist:
ITO begin with, there is crochet,
sign Of pertinaeity, followed BY verti-
cal dash, showing audaeity, energy, re-
gardless Of any obstacle. Then there
is an acute angle, sign OF tirmness
and responsiveness. The first stroke
OF the w indicates a feeling OF supe-
ri0rity over the rest of the uni
verse. The termination of the impe'
rial w suggests that the sovereign
| sometimes finds himself struggling
with the multitude of his thoughts, or
the power Of his instincts.
The other letters forming the sigma
ture show similar characteristics, tho
graphologist proceeds. THE final m
is indicative Of great diplomacy, which
to the analyst suggests subtlety. Tha
letter also suggests the impossibiiity
OF the suppression OF the ego The
flourish which terminates the imperial
autograph shows a suppleness OF spir
it, a desire to be loved, also self-es
TEEN.
THE two terminating points indi
cate defiance and generally the char
acteristics are those of an extraor
binary imagination"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
KITES TO CARRY AIR SCOUTS
French Military Man has Devised .
Scheme Which Authorities
View Win Favor.

While the enthusiastic airmen have
succeeded in putting Frauce far tJhead
OF all other countries in the way OF
aeronauties, one captain, Sa-
conney by name, has been dosgedly
working ever man-earfying kites, III
which so much was once expected,
bar which have been put in the shade
By the more SLOWLY performing aero
planes.
A short time ago he made an ascen-
sion out ut sea, carried ny by series
of kites that We're towed by man Of
war. He claims that 1t is simple
matter TO make observations and that
it Is much easter to regain the ship
than ii ha tried TO come down from
an excursion by aeroplane.
His latest adaptation, and one that
has made military authorities take no
tice, is a combination OF automobile
and kite.
His outfit consists OF an automobile
with a windlass that Is operated by
the motor, q trailing truck carrying
the kites folded UP and squad Of 70
men. The train can attain Il speed OF
about 16 miles an hour.
The speed OF the motor TO some ex
tent makes UP for lack OF wind, and
ascensions are safe where they woult
be. dangerous under ordinary condi
tons. The big kites make reconnoiter
| ing easier than from an aeroplane, ant
/ the apparatus is much handler to pu
together.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
vytsn We Meet Our Kind.

"Attepdants in European museums
,nok to 1t that no American may es'
rono meeting his compatriots,
~ ye'er said. at Nine. Tussards
yax works exhibition the CUSTODIAN
Ia4 me wander around alone lof an
10 ruzsling helplessly ever BRUSH
oea,tv. but when ! got in the neigh
baaaocd Of Harry Thaw he woAe up
10 lie discovered then tnat ! was
81 eriean I do not know; ! hadn
s. anything. But coughed, ana
ne aos that betrayed ne. Anyhow
r. IS Harry Thaw,' said ne. !.
banked him and passed on. Al
NJ ssls came the guide. He follow.
q to the staircase, Grlppon
: -toire' ba sid. Three steps
= along he hailed me again. And
q fs7u' be announced.
o1rhe trio Of my fellow countrymel
excited no thrill of patriotic pride ou'
the custodian had done bis part
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
lntercitv Meal Tickets.

Restaurants where the meal ticket
system prevails adopt various DE-
vices to attract trade. A New York
proprietor recently posted this sign
above his desk.
Meal tickets purchased here good
in restaurants in Boston, Baltimore
Washington and Chicago"
Then followed the addresses of tho
restaurants where the meal tickets
would be hcnored.
mo. have no interest in those
houses" the proprietor said, but
know the owners. and We concluded
that it would be 3. good plan to ex-
change tickets so that customers so
ing frcn town to town could make
sure OF square meal In case work
was slack or they got extravagant ~
spent all their money. -
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
"eALLERY GOD" SPOILED II
Why Maurice Barrymore Conceived
Dislike for His "4eart ef Mary
land" Part.

All the good stories which the late
Maurice Barrymore, father of Ethel.
Lionel and John Barrymore, told ON
himself never have been published and
probably never will be- barrymore was
In Kansas City just prior to his final
collapse and here is a story he tcld:
Barrymore was Mrs. Leslie Carriers
leading support when that celebrated
actress appeared in Belasco's produc-
ton OF The Heart of Maryland In
the big third act Barrymore, the hero,
was in the hands of the designing vii.
lain, who had caught him OF guard.
TWO rockies bound Barrymore's hands
and the villain. left alone with his
prey, tainted the hero. II waa
Barrymores business" to sQuirm and
/ TO wall
/ "Oh, II my hands We're Free" he
| would repeat several times, as he
/ tried vainly to break the rope which
held him fast The villain would APP
preach ard snap his fingers right UNI
der Barrymore's nose.
Loosen my hands, you DEVIL"
Barrymore would exclaim.
One night ut this great and exciting
moment in the scene barrymore had
just finished his dare TO the villain to
loosen his hands when the traditional
gallery god yelled out III sharp, cleal
voice:
Why don't you kick him in the
Rhins, Barry; your feet amt tied"
Barrymore cursed the part from that
saoment until his dying day.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
Luminous Metal Discovered.

For generations the peasants OF
Cornwall have handed down a legend
that at night there may be seen q
family luminous metal among the
rocks brought from the mines OF the
county. A British scientist has proved
that this story is by nc means based
on imagination. A specimen of the
mineral autunite, which is also found
In Wales, was sent to him from Portn-
cal because Of its shining character.
Hc finds that it closely resembles ar
i1cially prepared salts OF uranium.
ms thar its luminosity is due to spon-
.anaa1s radio-activity. The light 1t
sheds is stronger than that OF nitrate
II uranium. Upon parting with It's wa
! er Of crystalllTation the metal loses
Is luminosity.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
Fad One Resemblance.

One night. in a Teas town, John
acCulloaeh's company was PLAYING
'Ingonar,9 and young Sothern was 10
be the leader of the barbarian army.
During the day he and his compan-
ions.in-arns ransacked the town for
fur coverings IN which 10 appear on
the stage. They secured some skins
which had been imperfectly cured. In
the scene where the barbafians
rushed en- Mccullough the traeedian
stood aahast and almost forgot his
lines. When the curtain fell he turned
70 the fur.covered battalion and said
.Boys, YOU don't look like barbarian
army, but I'm id II you ooa
smell ike one"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
E,ephant Most Intelligent.

The elephant is by long SHOT the
NOS. intelligent animal under man.
Some hcrses know a great deal, some
dogs are exceedingly bright, but ,eE
real sound sense and all-around long
headedness the elephant heads the
list He is not only bright, he is a
deep thinker and profound philoso-
pher and has been known TO 40
things that apparently required noth-
ing less than human intelligenee'
Read the books that have to DO Wi1n
animal intelligence, with the wonder
full things that our dumb fellow-beinss
have done, and while you viii inc
much to the credit Of the deg, horse
and other animals. you will be I'm
pressed with the fact that. next u
man. the hrain-p power of the elephan
n the greatest among them all.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
N!hv We H.Nn Nc E,aris.

There can never be in the United
States q real Paris Of America until
We shall get ranks and orders Of no.
bilttv, and that win only be when our
rarvElic shall develop into a grand i'm.
peral nation. Under a newly acquir-
ed emperor a titled class would fol
low as a matter OF course, and the cas-
lest way to get it would be to sell the
title. Ten million dollara would buy
g dukedom, $5.000o00 the title OF
count, and s1,oeQ,ooo that of baron
In the beginning Of old world mobility
titlss were granted by the sovereign
for eminent services, but when such
a system is started in great country
like ours The simplest way would be to
establish an aristocracy OF wealth.
Until then cur great metropolitan
cities viii never be more than mere
centers Of business and capital-New
Orleans Picayupe.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-16
Coed Excuse.
It was on the sleeping-car.

II was on the sleeping-car.
say, mister" said the man in the
upper berth to the occupant Of the
lower, quit that music, will you?
What do you think this is, concert
hall? The rest of us want to sleep"
why, the car is SO stutfy," said the
warbler. Il was only hunlming little
air."
1t was then that be was hit With
Pullman pillow, remaining unconscious
for seven hours.-Harper'x Weekly.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-09-19
Had Confidence In Christians.

DR.. Courtney H. Fem of Picking
relates significant incident of the
recent disorders in China, says the
Far East. At Paotingfu the local
tanks were so much frightened at
tho revolutionary outlook that they
suspended every sort of payment
across their counters. Not even gov
srnment officials nor teachers of gov
eminent schools were able to get
money for necessary expenses. But
a missionary in the city found 1t I'M
rortant to obtain 5000 for current out
lay at the mission, and he sent mes
senger with an appeal for this sum
Greatly to his surprise. the messen
ger returned with $500 in currency
and an offer from the bankers of $500
moro II the mission would be kind
enough to take 1t. The bankers were
In serious doubt whether the govern
ment was going to continue or not,
but they were entirely confident that
Christian missions would persist,
and that money loaned to the mission.
aries was really safer than In their
own Golfers.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-09-19
OrIuIn of Vaudeville.

Writing to the Kansas City Star con-
corning the origin of the word vau-
deyille, Raymond Weeks, professor of
romance languages at Colombia uni
versity. says "the word is derived
from the Vaux de Wire (the Wales of
Eire), village In Normandy.
oliver Basselin was a French poet
who resembled Robert Burns and who
lived at Vaux de Wire In the fifteenth
century. He wrote many popular
songs. largely jolly drinking songs.
These spread far beyond the obscure
hamlet where he lived, until. finally.
the name of Vaux de Wire, by which
they were known, not being under
stood, they and similar songs were
called Vaux de Vile. They are men,
toned by Boileau In his Art Poetique.
Early in the eighteenth century in
France. such songs were interpreted
to vary light operettas. which later
were called by their name The songs
of Basselin In praise of cider and wine
are probably the finest of their sort
II any language.
AS for the fact that we have taken
vaudeville from the French, let me
observe that most of our important
terms relating to the theater came
into English from French"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-09-19
Reardlna-house sunuestlon

In business women's boarding
home. with So to 40 permanent guests,
there was disposition to form
cliques. This was somewhat due to
the fact that women who sat together
at table day after day became we'll &C.
quainted with each other. while hav.
Ing hardly more than bowling &C.
quaintance with those at other tables
Then one day the manager an.
nounced that. to keep things NOV.
Ing" there would be reallotment of
seats at table the first day of each
month. Some murmurs of disapprov.
al greeted this, but when the first day
came everyone was greatly interested
In seeing what neighbors she had
drawn. The tables were lettered and
the seats numbered, and each guest
drew slip bearing her designated
place.
Meals for days afterward were
much livelier than they had been.
There were new people to talk to,
new subjects coming up at each meal.
and everyone voted the innovation a
great uccess.-Woman's Home Com.
panion.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-09-19
Pleasant Rainy Day.

AS a very little girl l was much
depressed by stormy weather and
hated rainy days. Then when / was
nine I went to live with Great-Aunt
Huldah. On disagreeable afternoon
she would be sure to say, Such q
horrid day! must have something
good for supper" And she always
did
So my point of view changed and
| began to look forward with pleasure
to having stormy weather. Now that
| have children OF my own l profit
by that experience and always con
trive to have some little delicacy on
rainy nights 1t may be wafiles or a
loaf of their favorite chocolate cake
II haven't time for that. l arrange
to have them make candy Or pop corn
after supper. find that my husband
enjoys the surprise" almost as much
as the children, and a rainy evening
is a real festivity In our house
Housekeeper.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-09-19
Famous Sonus.

1t has been said that the late H.
Trotere. who composed such famous
songs as "In Old Madrid" 1.-THE Death
less Army" ashore" and Go to
Sea-" could claim the distinction Of
being the worlds quickest composer
and there was certainly some justifl-
cation for this claim.
His beautiful song, ashore" was
both written and composed In 40 min
utes In a restaurant, while the strains
of "In Old Madrid" (of which 100000
copies have been sold) was also the
result of, a sudden inspiration. The
melody came to the composer while
he was on his way from the Royal
Aquarium; lest 1t should escape him,
he rushed into a public house In Roch-
ester row, seized biscuit bag and
wrote down the air. II. Trotere Is
also said to have composed 1.-THE
Brow of the HILL" written a letter
about It and run a quarter of mile
to post 1t, all in eight minutes.
The late Sir Arthur Sullivan was
also wonderfully rapid worker 1t
Is related that he wrote the overture
to 1.-THE Yeoman of the Guard in
twelve hours, and that of "Iolanthe"
between late dinner and next morn
lugs breakfast. On one occasion he
wrote the music for a solo dance for
Salvioni SO quickly that 1t was actu.
ally being rehearsed within a quarter
OF an hour from the time he set about
composing it.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-09-19
GOODS EXEMPT FROM SEIZURE
Ordinary Householder VIII BE Sur
prlsed to Learn How Much He
May Legally Retain.

To protect the honest debtor from
oppression at the hands of remorse-
less creditors, 1t has been the policy
of the law to designate certain articles
deemed necessary for human susie.
nance as being exempt from execu-
tion," that Is to say, the sheriff may
not seize them to satisfy debt
New Yorks law on the subject was
passed in 1928 as part of the revised
statutes and has been re-enacted from
time to time with but slight change,
although living conditions have, o.
course, altered considerably In the
past ninety years
AS a result of this situation, the
New York flat-dweller will find. II he
looks up the law providing for his
exemptions from execution, that
however much the high cost of living
may enslave him, the sheriff Will
never be able to take from him any
Of the following articles which may
be discovered In his fiat
"All spinning wheels weaving looms
and stoves put up or kept for use In
uWBiIluB uOuSb, anu OAS 5O"ihB Aifh-
chine with its appurtenances.
Ten sheep with their fieeces. and
the yarn or cloth manufactured there
from; one COW, two swine, the neces-
sary food for those animals, all neces-
sary meat, fish. flour. groceries and
vegetables, actually provided for fam
ily Use, and necessary fuel, oil and
candles, for the use of the family
FOR sixty days.
"All wearing apparel beds. bed
steads and bedding, necessary for the
judgment debtor and the family; all
necessary cooking utensils; one ia.
BILE, six chairs. six knives, six forks.
. six spoons. six plates. six tea cups,
six saucers, one sugar dish, one milk
pot, one tea pot, one crane and Its
arpendages, one pair of andirons, one
coal scuttle, one shovel and one pair
of tongs. one lamp and one candle
stick New York American.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-09-19
MAKING USE OF WASTE LAND
Cogent Thoughts on Subject That 10
Being Forced on the Attention
of the People.

A genuinely civilized country-eco-
nomically speaking, at least-is one
whose land is divided into small hold
ings, each of which supports Its own
family. This Is the lands final, sta
tionary stage, 80 to speak-The sort
of thing one sees, for instance. In the
smiling, truly prosperous provinces
of France. The French lend money
to all the world They are perhaps
the most prosperous of peoples. A
country divided into such small self
sufficient holdings Is defended In
the strongest way against financial
explosions and shipwrecks. What
ever may be the zest of cow-punching
or the charm of the old-fashioned
plantation life, no state can be said
to have reached social maturity when
1t is composed of large holdings and
It's inhabitants are dependent on the
financial ups and downs of the few.
The swamp lands of the United
States are particularly good examples
of this sort of backwardness. They
are useful for nothing but timber,
and oftentimes not for that. Anything
more unsocial or desolate than a
southern cypress swamp 1t would be
difficult to imagine Yet those who
are interested In the tremendously
important question of swamp drain
age often meet with q curious local
opposition In addition to the obvious
mechanical difficulties and the tangle
of state lines. Owners do not want
to break up their large holdings. even
though the value of the land will be
vastly improved. They have been
big landholders for generations, and
big landholders they wish to remain,
even though much of their land be
worthless.
1t Is a tradition of prejudice to
which the tendency of the age is op-
posed.
However far or near Socialism may
be, there Is no doubt that-in broad
sense of the word-we are becoming
every day more social. This may
now be matter of taste. It will
presently be matter of necessity.
People will have to touch one another
whether they like It or not. For there
is less and less elbow room.-Officer's
Weekly.