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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19
 Texas Oil EieIds

I go back to the Electra, Tex, oil fields," said ". W. Silk of the Five Rivers Oil and Gas company. T go there to put down more wells in the proven field of Electra, and the company has plenty of proffered proven territory to drill in. The money for more wells has been to large extent secured, and you have my word for 1t that the Birming- ham company at Electra will by early fall become producing and profitable invest ment. There is no wildcat work in the drilling l am doing in Electra as there necessarily was in Alabama. I am drill- ing in proven territory only, and I in tend to confine my work to proven terri tory. Every well drilled will be pro- ducer, for there are no dry holes in the Electra field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19
The Confederate Veterans Reunions

T was not one of those who attended the Confederate Veteran reunion at Ma con- but several men who did attend have told me of the excessive prices charged by some of the vendors of coffee and sandwiches" said a friend of the veterans. "Of course there are always knockers in every big crowd, but from all accounts there was more ground for complaint In Macon than in some of the other reunion cities.
 ''The reunion in Birmingham in June, Hospitality was in evidence everywhere and there was little or no kicking on the part of any visitor. I have attended re- unions in Richmond and Atlanta and never did I hear a word of complaint in either of those cities.
 -"The next reunion will be held in Chat tanooga, and I doubt not that the people will, in view of the knocking at Macon, be doubly careful to allow no ground for complaint in their city.
 There is no more hospitable city in the whole south than Macon. Macon soci- ety is elegant and thoroughly representa- tive of the best southern spirit but indi- viduals were evidently too eager to make money off of the crowd. Tn this week s Walker County News, Col w. P. Lam kin of Jasper, who was at the Macon re- union, said that the veterans were roy ally treated, were provided with good quarters, good food and were well cared for in every respect but he registered a kick against the treatment accorded to the members of his party who were not vet erans, by the hotels and boarding houses of Macon"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19
DOVER BEACH

By MattheW ArnOld. The sea is calm tonight The tie is full. the moon lies fair Upon the Strats;-and on the French
 coast, the light Cleans and is gone; the cliffs of England
 stand, Cl:mmering and vast out in the tranquil bay. Come to the window; sweet is the night
 airi Cnly from the long line of spray W here the ebb meets the moon-blanched
 sand Listen. you hear the grating roar Of pebbles which the waves suck back.
 and fling, At their return. up the high strand, Begin and cease, and then again begin, With tremulous cadence slow. and bring The eternal note of sadness tn-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 The foundation under all promises is sand.
 There is mighty little competition in the model citizen field. If you practice economies in one direc- tion. it only encourages you to bigger ex- trsvagances in others. The way to get a girl absorbed in novel is to give her box of candy to nunch while she is reading it. A woman has such an imagination she can expect her son to become President be, ause he can't do the multiplication table.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19
A VERDICT

From Harper's Weekly. .e
 The returns from Georgia indicate that the reople down there regard Oscar l'n- derwood as better southerner than the Hon. Hoke Smith. The issue was submit ted clearly. and the jury was competent. We fancy there will be no appeal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19
SAYINGS OF FAMOUS MEN
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 Hamlet-Or else it's Limburger!
 Horatius-I can't hold it much longer. though; there's an ice gorge coming. of character. don't I?
 Othello-I'm not half as black as I'm grease painted.
 Charon-Gee. What tough lot of pas sengers I've got this trip,
 Pygmalion-Galatea, I wish I'd made billiard balls of you-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19
THE PHARIsEE.

Six days his fellow man he flayed, On Sunday morn in church he prayed And sent up to the throne of grace, With lifted head and pious face,
 Petitions long, in which he sought Fol those in sinful meshes caught A quick release; well pleased to show That one whose soul was white as snow Could sympathize with weaker men And seek their pardons, now and then.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19
THE WIRELESS DISTRESS CALL From the Popular Mechanics Magazine

THE WIRELESS DlSIhESs CALL From the Popular Mechanics Magazine
 for June.
 An interesting statement in connection with the IS S' and "C c D. wireless calls was made by Guglielmo Marconi in connection with the Titanic" disaster. He said that these letters were arbi- trarily selected and mean nothing except calls of distress. Originally 70 Q'' was a signal for all stations to cease operations ana pay attention to the operator sending call, the ID" being added when it was used for distress signal. At an interna- tioral conference in Berln-a short time ago, the IS o S'' sign was agreed upou to supplant 70 c D' because the former. consisting of three dots, three dashes and three dots. was the simplest, easiest, and quickest call to send as danger signal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19
 MAYBE.

The bard who erst did fondly sing
 Love songs in early June, Begins to tire And says his Tyre
 Is sadly out of tune. But, sooth, we've hardly had as yet
 A glimpse of summer time; And maybe when June nights begin
 He'll weave a throbbing rhyme.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19
Concerning Public Librar,e.

the Hotel Lobby column to the fact that the public library in the city hall was q far more creditable institution than many people seem to imagine. was glad to find one giving expression to that view, said professional man.
 Birmingham will some day have a large and imposing library we'll stocked, and the time may not be far distant. But what every city--even the small town needs is complete reference library. and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19
VIII Represent the Survey

Basil G. Eaves of 1112 Elm street, will represent the Survey magazine in Bir- mingham. He will canvass for subscribers and as the Survey has a fine reputation and is comparatively inexpensive, 1t will gain many new subscribers here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19
NIRvANA. ID anrfnfad

If were the king of tropical isle, All alone on a southern sea, With tangled mazes of bloom to beguile, And the palm and the coeoanut tree, To dream all day where the waves rolled Across the boundless deep, And the swinds that cease and anon begin Would rock my soul to sleep, While the breakers sang this song: And some will toll for paltry gold And some will toll for fame, But monarch's bed, when his days are
 told,
 And beggar's bed are the same."- And the days would be sped on joyous
 wings
 And the nights on wings of song, With never the pain that repentance
 brings,
 Nor the hue and the cry of the throng; And never the war of selfish hearts For a prize the world holds dear, Nor the stifled moan when hope departs, Nor the splash of a scalding tear;- Only peace, and the breakers song: And some will toll for paltry gold And some will toll for fame, But a monarch's bed, when his days are
 told,
 And beggar's bed are the same"
 MUST HAVE BEEN PIRATES. "Is Biffurs proud of his ancestors?" "So proud, in fact, that 1t positively mekes him sick to pay his grocery bill"
 TOO BAD. He bought his wife the finest clothes She didn't have to pray for them. What hrotIglf abOut his later woes Was that he couldn't pay for them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
sANG-FRoID.

Ii is recorded, in one account of the Ti- tanic disaster that after tse vessel struck nonchalant card player said to a steward: Get me some ice for this glass. I understand we have just taken some aboard
 Worthy of the late Kyrle Bellew in his stagiest moments!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19

The proposed five minutes flor mem ories" on Memorial day would not be feasible when a baseball player is sliding for base.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19

Eugene Victor Debs is the first presi- dential nominee, He and Emil Seidel of Milwaukee will poll the vote of the national socialists
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19

Colonel Roosevelt says the plain peo- pie made the constitution. As matter of history 1t was made by 30 odd aristo- crats of their day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19

Senator Penrose was thrown from a horse in Washington, but after his ex- periences in Pennsylvania he did not mind header of that sort.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19

There will be no message in slang ip Indiana, for George Ade declines to become a candidate. He has other and better business to attend to.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19

May will no doubt be able to over come its reputation recently acquired of being a winter month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19

The bandwagons have almost had their pre-convention day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19

Both republican candidates for Presi- dent are strictly observing the ancient rule, Claim everything"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19

Stuffed humming birds are now up against potted English sparrows. Every body is invited to eat sparrows. the more the better.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19

Dr. Wiley's first born has arrived, and he has now the opportunity of his life to test baby foods
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19

Champ Clark's houn' dawg may yet abolish the time honored democratic rooster.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19

Chicago. too. is 10 have a suffrage parade It cannot anord to be out classed even by New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19

Tn the new rubber merger the capital was stretched to s90,000,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19

The June bride is giving more at tention to her dressmaking than to the political candidates, even in California.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19

The undertakers feel like serving an injunction on old ocean as an un- fair competitor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19

Wet grounds, even a downpour, can not postpone the crucial contest in Ohio on Tuesday next.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19

Chairman Dillingham; is still holding back the Lorimer report that he has up his sleeves
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19

George Ade has decided to stick to fables in slang. preferring 1t to fables in office He will not run for governor of Indiana.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19

George Ade's boom for governor of Indiana was fierce one while it lasted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19
HELPED A GREAT NOVELIST

English sparrows are at any rate goo to eat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19

The city of Hannibal, Mo, is unwill- ing to let the home of Mark Twain go to the dogs. It Is organizing a fund to save it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19

Love and meekness, lord, Become a churchman better than am-
 bition; Win straying souls with modesty again, ca.t none away. Henry VIII.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19
SIGNIFICANT.

How long have they been married?"
 T don't know exactly. but when they go fishing she baits her own hook"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19

No communication will be puplsneai without it's authors name. He9eSseu manuscript will not be returned unleSS stamps are enclosed for that purpose'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19
TELEPHONES

Bell (private exchange connecting aii departments), No. 4OOo. Peoples, Editorial rooms, zSiI p"sa- ness office, 2S0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19
TRUTHFUL JAMEs.

go fishing she baits her own hook"
 TRUTHFUL JAMES. He always told the truth. and he To lying ne'er would fall. And we all noticed that the fish He caught were mighty small.
 Cincinnati Enquirer. He always told the truth and when Death put an end to all, We noticed that his funeral Was very, very small.
 A GREAT BORE. The man who thinks he knows 1t all- Confound himi-is a pest, Whene'er he doth upon us call. We're never at our best.
 Birmingham Age-Herald. The man that we should like to choke, Yes. tear him joint from joint; Is he who tries to tell joke But can't recall the point.
 Springfield Union. The man that we would like to hang And then shoot full of lead; Tells how, in harrowingy harangne, To cure colds fff the head.
 Berkshire Eagle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19

A PATIENT MAN.
 Do you make your wife an allowance?' "I never cease making allowances for my wife" PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19
EVER READY To IMBIBE.

What is Buffers attitude in respect to the whisky question:"
 ''The attitude of man reaching out"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19
NO MOOD FOR II

|" Iris a good old world, after all,' Is a merry and hopeful refrain, But unheeded is likely to fall Or, the man who has just missed his
 train.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19

Entered at the Birmingham Ala, postoffice as second class matter unoei act of Congress March 3, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-19
He always told inc truth and when

DbdIH put dII tIIu 10 dII, We noticed that his funeral Was very, very small.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-01-18
COMPELLED TO GO TO
RENO FOR LICENSE

There was a sorely disappointed
couple in Elko yesterday, whose plans
made months ago were all knocked
awry. The young couple met, fell in
love with one another and decided that
as soon as the man could save enough
money to go to keeping house on thev
would get married. After the last pay
day the man, Harry Norton, of Ger
lach, railroad man, telegraphed his
intended, Miss Margaret Heating, of
Spokane, he had the home all furnish
ed and by judicious buying had saved
enough to have a little honeymoon
trip, so she was to come to Elko,
where he would meet her, and they in
tended to have the "marrying judge
Klatte, join them together. But when
they went up to the clerks Office to
get his permission to get married, thew
were turned down, and told to 20 back
to Gerlach. There is law in Nevada
that made it necessary for a man to
buy his marriage license in the same
county where he lives, and this couple
eagerly turned their faces Westward
Elko Free Press.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-01-18
STATE ENGINEER KEARNEY
LEAVES FOR WASHINGTON

State Engineer W. M. Kearpev
leaves on the limited tonight on a fly
ing trip to Washington. Private bust
ness takes him to the national capital,
but while there he will confer with
officials relative to number of mat
ters concerning the operation of the
Carey act and other matters connected
with his office
Mr.. Kearney expects to return in
about two weeks, as his office is now
busy laying the gronud work for the
adjudication of vested water rights.
cultural survey is being made of
the Humboldt river and all its tribu-
taries to their fountainheads. This is
a heavy task, as the main stream, fol
lowing its sinuous course. is full
thousand miles in length, the longest
river in the United States that has
both it's source and outlet and its en-
tire course within the boundaries of
one state.
Data will be gathered and statistics
will be compiled as to the acreage de-
voted to the various crops, while a
cultural map will also be made.
Every water right, with data of FL
ing and approval, amount of water
claimed, quantity used and all court
records of adversese and contests will
be included in the compilation, which
will serve to eliminate many propos-
ed water suit.-Gazette.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-01-18
FIRST SHIPMENT OF NEVADA
COAL WAS DISAPPOINTING

According to the Goldfeld Tribune
the first test shipment of coal from
Coaldale was anything but a success,
and the Southern Nevada consumers
who tried to burn the material are
Sup in arms. Says the Tribune:
The business methods marked in
making the test shipment were se-
verely criticised by those who were
called on to pay drayage on sacks of
the stuff that could not be used, and
some difficulty will be encountered
when the company undertakes to up
root first impressions. Haste in send
ing the coal here resulted in dumping
the worst lot of refuse on consumers.
Difficulties with the working force un-
expectedly occurred, and instead of
completing the corload from the vein
at its deepest development, much of
the stuff was gatheredd from dumps
and was not properly representative.
When a correct system of production
is adopted a better and more uniform
grade of coal will be sent out. The
coal company must do some educating
as is required in order to understand
how to burn the coal through admis-
sion of sufficient air or oxegyn. 1t will
also be found that the best results
and the only satisfactory results, will
be obtained when a considerable quan-
tity is placed in the fire, just as in the
case of coke or anthracite and other
fuels not easily ignited. rntelligently
handled, it is believed the product
viii make good; otherwise it win be
damned before it is tested"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-01-18
STORY OF FNDOW.
MENT CONFIRMED

President A. A. Codd, of the board
of regents of the University of News
da, has returned from San Francisco
and in discussing the article published
in the Gazette yesterday concerning
the proposed endowment Of $1,000, 900
to the University of Nevada and the
report that Dr. Stubs had been grant
ed leave of absence said:
"The statement published in the
Gazette that DR.. Stubbs has not been
granted leave of absence for ONE
year is correct. He discussed the
proposition of securing leave Of alb
sence in 1913 with the members of the
board of regents informally some time
ago and we informed him that as the
personnel of the board might be chang-
ed in 1913 it night be well for him to
secure his leave of absence this year,
if at all. Nothing more was ever said
concerning the matter, but some action
may be taken in regard to it at tho
meeting to be held about the middle
of February.
cdr. Stubbs has been negotiating
for some time with Clarence Mackay,
Mrs. W. X. Vanderbilt, Jr, and 9TH
ers, in regard to an endowment for
the University of Nevada, as was
stated in Yesterdays Gazette, and he
is now in the east in regard to that
endowment There are a number Of
wealthy persons, including Clarence
Mackay, who have already greatly aid
ed the university and it is for the pur-
pose of discussing this matter that Dr.i
Stubbs has gone to the east.
"Clarence Mackay first talked Of
this great endowment last year, but
had to 60 to Europe on important bust
ness and therefore his meeting with
President Stubbs was postponed.
President Stubbs has probably given
out the information in San Francisco
concerning his trip to the east and he
knows more about this than any one
else.'
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-01-18
ALASKA'S WEALTH
PRODUCING ABILITY

The records have been made up of
the salmon canning business Of Alaska
for the year 1910. 1t appears that dur
ing the year all records in this in
dustry, not only for Alaska but for
the whole Pacific coast, were broken.
The pack of Alaska salmon aggregated
1881 cases, of the value, in the hands
of the packers, of $14 800 932.
The salmon canning industry of
Alaska alone returns more money by
many millions this year than the out
put of gold from that territory. Alas
ka takes third place as a gold produe-
er in this country, but it occupies easi-
ly the first place in the value of output
of canned fish.
When Alaska was purchased by the
United States from Russia the price
paid was $7,200,000. The pack Of sal
mon in Alaska last year is valued at
considerably more than twice the sum
which the federal government paid
for the territory. The people who have
resources of Alaska have paid into the
federal treasury for the privilege of
doing so very much more money than
the United States paid for the terri
tory, and will continue each year to
pay millions more, perpetually.-Seat
tie Post t-lntelligencer.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-01-18
SECOND ENTERTAIN
MENT OF SERIES

The second entertainment of the
Lyceum course being given under the
auspices of the county high school will
take place at the Nixon opera house
on Saturday evening Alton Packard,
the celebrated cartoonist, will be the
principal attraction, and his clever
work is certain to amuse and instruct.
Tickets for the event are now being
sold by the high school students at rs
cents for reserved seats and so cents
for general admission. Following are
extracts from papers of towns in
which Mr.. Packard has appeared:
Mr. Packard is an expert as an
artist and his jokes are new. He sang
two comic songs and was forced to
sing a serious one to quiet the enthu-
siastic audience. His entertainment is
of a very high class.-St. Joseph, Mo-,
News and Press.
Alton Packard's brilliant perform
ance proved him to be one of the most
versatile and amusing of entertainers.
Philadelphia Ledger.
For nearly two hours Alton Packard
held the people almost breathless with
interest.--West Side Men, New York
City.
Packard S "vanity Fair is a hum
orous discussion and portrayal. When
you see and hear it, you recall Thaek-
eray's "Book of Snobs Packard
draws not only funny cartoons, but
sketches that are sombre with the
tints of pathos and tears.-Hartford,
Conn, Times.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-01-18
BACKACHE IS A WARNING
Winnemucca People Should Not Ne
glect Their Kidneys


Backache 10 natures most frequent
signal of sick or weakened kidneys.
To cure the pains and aches, to re-
move the lameness you must reach the
cause.-The kindneys. If you have
pain through the small of your back,
urinary diorders, headaches, dizzy
spells, or are nervous and depressed
start treating the kidneys with test
ed kidney remedy. The slightest symp.
toms Of kidney trouble may be ma
n're's warning Of approaching dropsy,
diabetes. or fatal Bright's disease
Doan's Kidney Pills should be used at
che first sign of disorder. Doan 3 Kid
ney Pills are especially for sick kid
eeys--have been curing kidney trouble
Cor over rs years. Read Winnemucca
test mony.
Mrs. George Gingery, Railroad St.,
Winnemucca, New, says: Although
] have never had occasion to use
Ooan's Kidney Pills personally, I
Know they are q good remedy for back
eche and kidney troubles. They have
been taken in my family with excel.
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