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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-12-20
BOOKS AND THE BoNEHEAD
Mar Gomez Forward With Convincing
Argument That One Clerk Was
- 4 Maniac.

There are some who argue that
meny people who write books are
Grassy, w. w! Richardson. of Wash
lnEton now comes forward with the
htSdpent; that ut least one man who
cells, books IL D maniac. Richardson
went TO q book store last Christmas
and said to the young clerk:
II want q copy Of Poor Richards
Almanac done in brown leather"
"Almanacs2' schoed the clerk
"Yes. sir. Down In the paper. goods
department with Christmas cards and
oalendars."
"PeFhaps you can give me a copy
OF The Master Of the Inn by Robert
HerTick," Richardson made another
suggestion. ~
Never heard Of that" confessed
the clerk, but r can give you some.
thing Just a. good. We've got The
Mastsr of Bellantras.'
Richardson sighed hopelessly and
voioSd his desire to get child's
hook, " ~
I'VE, can nr you out there withou,
any trouble" said the smiling clerk.
Here's The Dolly Dialogues by An
thOny Hope."-Popular Magazine. -
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-12-20
ANCIENT RELICS ARE SOUND
Pieces Of Pottery Unearthed In Jeru
salem Appear to Date From
5000 3. c.

Some interesting archaeological dis
coveries have been made recently by
a French party engaged in extensive
excavations at Jerusalem, on the
southeastern slope of the temple hill
the Ophel of Scripture A number
Of very early tombs containing pot.
terry we're discovered, but only a few
Of the graves were sufficiently we'll
preserved to enable their exact age
to be determined.
. JUG cling from the fragments Of pot.
terry and other objects which were
found they appear to date from about
5000 3. C.-2000. Some of the frag-
mentE resemble the class or ware dis
covered by Schliemann at Hissarlk.
In Troy, and other places In Asia
Minor. while some show traces of
archaic Greek influence.
There were also found some brok-
en- figures Of Ashtaroth. the Canaan.
itishf form OF the Babylonian goddess
Ishtar, but no inscriptions either in
Babylonian or Phoenician we're
brought to light.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-12-20
GREAT AUK'S VALUABLE EGG
One Recently Sold at Auction In Len
don for Sf,Soo-sird 10 Now
Extinct.

An egg Of the great aux. or EarS.
fowl, q bird now extinct, was sold q
auction in London for . sum equiva-
lent to 81, 500.
Not all great auk's eggs are alike.
In length they vary from four and one
eighth inches to I'VE inches. The
greater number found have q white
ground; but others are Of various
shades of bun. In some cases the
markings are spots, shown In blotohs6
or lines. g.
It n said that no living aux has BEEN
seen since 1874. The birds were 0a.
Terminated by the ruthless trafic In
their eggs and skins, although their
numbers, especially on the Nswfound-
land and Labrador coasts, where onoo
they were very numerous, were great.
II reduced By their wholesale slAuSht.
or for food
The most remarkable characteristic
Of the great aux was It inability to ~.
It's wings we're scarcely more than
inns, which aided the bird In swim
ming.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-12-20
THREE BUILDERS or NATIONS
cavour, William tho Silent and George
Washington Never Yielded to
Despotic Ideals.

AS a Matchmaker Cavour stands
with William the Silent. and George
Washington. Each Of these men
fought through the agony of war Of
liber ..tion, yet never yielded for a mo-
ment to- the militarist or despotic
ideals so liable to be bred in time Of
crisis; each loved free institutions
with his whole heart; each could have
said as truly as William the Silent, Il
was always on the side of the peoples"
yet each avoided the special faults Of
the demagogue as completely as Well
1ngton or Peel; each planted justice
and mercy amid the chaos of wrath
and revolution; each kept an heroic
equanimity of temper toward all their
supporters, even toward the foolish
and the fa.se who babe fair to ruin
their work; finally, each died leaving
as his handiwork q nation whose ey-
cry merit Is symbolized in the life Of
the nan who made 1t, whose every de-
feet is due to the tradition which he
started being too lofty for imita-
ton. II Americans can boast that
America Is more true to the traditions
OF Washington than Italy is true to
the traditions of Cavour, they may be
sure that their country is reaping the
benefit in due proportion. Measures
and policies and constitutions must
change with changing time, but the
spirit that inspires just policy is the
same in the eighteenth, the nine
teenth, and the twentieth centuries
George Macaulay Trevelyan, in the At
laEtic. ..... .s..
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-12-20
WITH DEATH CLOSE Ar HAND
Merry ThronG Of Careless oaiiorS Had
Luncheon Party That just
MiO00d DOlnH Tragedy.

Some years ago while q French
man-of-War was lying 1t anchor In
Temple bay \ number Of the younger
ofncorS conceived the idea Of amusing
themselves with an iceberg . mile o.
20 distant In the straits. They decided
to have q luncheon party At the very
top Of It. ...a..t . .-S
1t was q bright summer morning,
and the Jolly boat with q nag went on
to the berg. By II o'clock the colors
were flying from the top Of the big
chunk OF Ice, and the midShipmOn were
reveling thereon For two hours or
more they hacked and clamb0rsd over
it They frolicksd and they fSaSt0d.
laughing at the idea Of danger 1T this
solid Ice. When, like thoughtlesr chill
dred, the young men played them
selves weary, they descended to
their cockle-shell Of q boat and rowsd
away. .i .@.. bio t-s- sa@t '..
AS II time and distance had been
measured for the very purpose Of Per
hitting the young men to view the
scene In safety, the great berg lay n.
lent until the boat vas q certain dis
lance on. Then, al II its heart had
been volcanic IRE, 1t burst with awful
thunder and filled the surrounding
water with it, ruins. Awed and sub.
dued by the scene Of destruction, ana
thrilled At their narrow escape from
death, the picnickers returned to their
ship It was their first and last day
OF amusement with an iceberg.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-12-20
Of THE DAYS OF BoYHoor
Asmory Of ths oIdtimo Desserts, EvL
IDENTIFY otIII LIng0rs With
,-5.. This Writer.

In the good old days. when life was
simple and sincere. whom people were
happier than now and didn't make 90
much money. when society was friend.
Hhip and home was love. there were
TWO stated and popular desserts at all
parties and particular dinner occa.
Sions, and they were float and tarts.
That float! There was never any
ching to compare with It before or
since. Those white. snowy Islands
floating on . golden hood were q
dream Just imported trom elysium. It
was almost profane to taste It. 30 like
vision Of eternal happiness It seem.
ed. But We did taste It. and the lux
ury Of II skipped past the palate and
melted Into the mind. where It In.
spired thoughts Of the loneliness Of
Life! en- "f "a' r. ~ r'f-"' ~ :.
And those tarts-little, crisp. white
shells flled with Jelly and jam or pre-
serves Of some kind. My. what gems
Of Joy they were! We remember par.
ticulsrly the tellied tarts. They were
Hinsome little desserts. as simple and
modest" as lilies Of the valley, and
sometimes We thought they were re-
lated, they were SO modest and pure
Oh. the sad day when they were sup
planted by ices. meringues. crackers
and rotten cheese! No wonder pes
Simism spreads itself 30 Vsuntingly!-
Ohio State Journal h"'"1 S"' u 80
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-12-20
Kindly Scribe.

"The editor Of the Weekly Plain
Dealer Is a charitable sort of feller,"
commented Farmer Hornbeck, in the
midst Of his perusal Of the village
newspaper, wherein he had encoun-
tered an example Of the linotypeS
peculiar perversity, says Puck. 'Iu
bis article on the death Of LATE Dab
sack, who, betwixt me and you,
hadn't much to recommend him eI.
sept that he wasn't quite as bad some
time as he was others, he says that
the deceased was generally regarded
as Observation-Disclosures
hrtdyshrdlu!"
And l guess that's about as near
rs anybody could get to making an e.
innate Of the departed without hurt
ting his relatives feelings"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-12-20
Getting II All.

The doctor told him no needed car
bohydrates. proteids, and, above all,
something heterogeneous. Tho doctor
mentioned long list OF foods for him
to eat He staggered out and wap.
bled into Penn avenue restaurant.
How about bsefsteak7' he asked
tho waiter. rs that nitroSepops7"
The waiter didn't know.
Are fried potstoes rich IN csrbohy.
drates or not7s s.1" -
Tbe waiter couldn't say.
well, I'll fx It, declared tho poor
man In despair. Bring me a large
plate of hash. --Pittsburg Post.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-12-20
Test Of FrIendsh1p,

A member of the board OF education
who was present at the recent COM
mencenent exercises In Sumner Ave
nue. school, says the Newark News,
heard Jamos l. Hays relate an Incl
dent which defined the word friend"
1t 10 we'll known that Mr.. Hays IN.
cludes among his best friends the boys
and girls Of the schools His happy
faculty Tor gaining tho confidence OF
the youngsters was responsible for bis
being within hearing when two ju.
veniles were discussing friendship.
Here ID one coming citizens opinion
Of q friend indeed. as the member Of
the board heard It:
Say, Jimmie" said an urchin 10
his playmate. tell me what is o
friend" r2
II think" replied his companion
chat friend is Teller what knows
all about yer, and yet likes yer"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-12-20
oame Cor sn EIl1abethan nanaues.

Peacock pie, which figured at the
Elisabethan banquet held to celebrate
Midsummer day, is not delicacy like.
~ to tempt all epicures. Still, most Of
us would rather eat peacock than
some Of the other birds consumed By
our forefatherB. In the thirteenth CEN
fury the heron, the crane, the crow,
the stork, the cormorant and the BIT
tern were considered excellent for the
table. Yot the hare and the partridge
were despised as food, and neither
was ever served In tho houses Of the
wealthy.-L.ondon Chronicle.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-09

ms wlle' of the Township OF Calumet
county of Houghton and state or
Mlchigan. to Thomas Bastian. of tho
same place. dated the 18th day of
May A d. 1909. and recorded i'm the
! once OF the Register of Deeds for tho
county of Houghton and Stale of
Mlchigan. on the 18th day of NAV A
H. 1909. in Liber 90 of mortgages ON
page 5S5, which said mortgage with
a power of sale therein contained yas
o't the Zoth day of May. A. d. 1911.
duly transferred and assigned TO the
subscriber who is now the holder and
owner thereof. said assignment boinc
recorded i'm the office of the Clerlr or
the County of Houghton. on the 22no
day OF May, \. ID. 1871, al nine o'clocl,
IN the forenoon. i'm Liber III of mort
cages, on page 3S9. on which mort
gage there Is claimed TO he due at the
cate OF this notice for principal and
interest making together the sum OF
TWO Hundred Sixty-one and 95-,oo
Dollars, t&2G12O. and an attorney.
Zee OF Twenty-Five Dollars (s25.OO). as
provided for In said mortgage. and
no suit or proceedings at law having
oeen instituted to recover the moneys
secured by said mortgage, or any part
thereof
Notiee Is hereby given. that by vir--
Tue ot the power of sale con-
tanned In said mortgage. and
the statute is such case made
anu provided. on Monday the
18th day of August, A. d. 1912. at fen
CLOCK In the forenoon, the under
slehed VIII, at the front door OF the
court House In the Village of Housh.
loh' mat being the place where tho
circuit Court FOR the County of
doughton is held. sell al public auc-
ION, To the highest bidder. tbe nre,.
ses described in said mortgage. or
SO much thereof as may be necessary
Q pay the amount so as aforesaid
iue on said mortgage, with seven per
'eht interest. and all Iega, costs to-
sether with said attorneys fee. to
VIZ the Northeast Quarter IN. r.. "
u section Twenty (29). i'm Town
mp Fifty-one (51). North OF Range
'hr'y-hve tS5) West. of Michigan
'erluian In Michigan. containing one
luhdred and sixty O6O) acres.
The First National Bank
OF Laurium.
Mortgage
SeGen1re & Driscoli.
Attorneys for Mortgagee.
Business address:
Laurium. Michigan.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-09
SHANNON NEAR
lO-CENT BASIS
HAS REDUCED COSTS ANo CON,
DlTloNS ARE BEST IN HIS
TORY

The conditions at the Shannon prop
erty are the best in It's history and
seem to assure long life FOR the mines
as profitable producers. The newer
workings in the lower levels have been
showing up IN particularly satisfac-
tory manner while the outside prop
critics purchased 10 supply the smclter
with sulphide ores have developed IN
10 very valuable additions 10 the shan
non property The shannon has been
gradually working down it's costs dnd
is now near 10 ,ent basis including
charges of every description which
is not So far above the so-cailed low
cost producers If the latter incmdcG
all costs as does the shannon.
Tho earnings for the three months
ending with MAY We're S23l046. nclUd- !
ing the railway. which is well above /
a rate of 81 per anHum for the stocK. /
10 would appear conservative TO be- /
lievc that the directors see their way
clear tJ starting dividend payments to
stockholders ON the basis Of s. per an
mum, which viii leave the way open fc~
eAt hiAffill. g NIi Nlir itit. IL Nllt Iflfet' /
metal prices hold for Shannon has
ample working capital and has nc
need of increasing It's treasury re-
sources. The directors have decided to
retire a pCportion of the bonds annual
ly by purchase, as there IL no sinking
fund prov ision. and have already pur-
chased and paid Zoe the proportion al
lotted 90 this wear.
There is a belief, however that. with
the stock on a s. dividend basis as II
viii probably be before September
'ondholders will find it profitable TO J.
convert their bonds into stock, which :
hey have the right 10 do. taxing the =
stock at so per share This would in >
reaso the outstanding stock by 10000 /"
shares. but do away with the interest y
.harges and the necessity Of proyid- ~
ng what is practically a sinking fund "
There has been very good buying OF /"
he stock recently on the belief that y
ne So dividends viii be found perma y
ent and that the stock ie attractive y
wing 10 the large returns on the y
ost. q"
The Calumet news., 1912-07-09
MINES AND MINING, STOCKS

cline was SO largely manipulated tha
/ The sellinc was choked. At noon tn
Producers statement was PubIishe,
and showed further decrease IN sup.
plies of 5,2SOooo pounds. A better re
port was generally expected
There was scarcely an issue that
failed to show substantial loss in the
early trading. and likewise an excel
lent rally at the close Superior. North
Butte. shannon and Allouez best
showed the recuperative power of the
market. Quite naturally there was
some selling Of stocks on the euro. but
prices were better sustained. Hancock
ran led almost 3 points from low mark.
There was also some inquiry noted for
;. & b.. and Greene -Gananea.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-09

Boston-'rhe market had somewhat
Of jolt this morning owing 10 thu
metal conditions from London which
came of over pound 3. Had this been
really legitimate. copper stocks would
have been heavy and hard to sell. but
on the contrary they were conspic-
uous by the small offerings and the
excellent demand on the slight reces-
sion.
The market rallied easily and was
much broader and has better ap-
pearauce than for several dys.
We do not look for ny decided
change either way Would sell on rail-
les from here as we are bound 20 get
a two-slded market for the present.
r. l. Hall OF Gay & Sturgis
The Calumet news., 1912-07-09

the snow was twelve feet deep. q
course | gave my sheep up for lost
but the snow was so deep we couldn'
get out to investigate. Toward noor
we had got a tunnel dug out from
the door To the ranch house and | go
out and managed To climb To the rooI
of the house, where TODD a loot
around
Wei. sir, my first idea was that we
were having an earthquake, for the
whole plain was moving As far as !
could see the surface of the snow was
IN motion-moving Off down the valley
I called my men and they rubbed their
eyes when they saw the phenomenon.
! was no optical illusion. because >N Q
could see that where the snow moved
OF the ground was left exposed-there
was the grass appearing in a quickly
growing area. the only spot in the
whole landscape that wasn't white.
Well. we got done there as fast as
we could and found out what it meant.
Those 1000 head of sheep had stam-
peded with twelve feet of snow on
their backs. Yes sir. there wata't
shovclful Of snow left on the range
II was queer sight to see a thou
sand acres Of grass suddenly appear
IN the midst of that solitude of snow
"a mighty queer sight"
What became of the shecp?" asked
one of the listeners in a low voice.
Wei, sir, them sheep headed south |
and never stopped until they got TO |
Texas. We followed 'em as fast as ~,
could and rounded 'em up. OF course. |
the snow they were carrying melted |
as they went south. and when we |
hnally rounded 'em up they wasn't even |
wet. just kept 'em in Texas that ;,
winter and drove 'em back i'm TIC
spring. l was the only sheep raiser i'm
Montana that saved his herd that vim
ter. hadn't lost one. They were
I mighty intelligent bunch of sheen
Il don't doubt that story in the
east said the 1uestioncr. after a long
silence. I've seen some deep SHOWS
myself. I was on train that was
moved In once. II was In Colorado
n IS. That train was buried so deem
hat only the smokestack on the en-
'ine stuck out. OF course. we al ex-
'ected to be frozen to death; but moth
ng of the kind happened While a
errihc blizzard ragged about us we
we're so warm under the snow that
here were several heat prostrations
When we finally dug our way out we
ad to carry lot of people out and =
ut ice on their heads TO bring 'em ,
'ound."
i was on that very train. gentlemen. }
nd | can vouch for every word of the =
tory said man who had not before
poken. Only" he said. turning t. the
arrator. you did not tell how the |
'ain first came TO De stalled. II had :
cen so cold that the steam escaping
'om the cylinders on the engine form :
] icicles. and these got tangled up in
ne driving wheels and stopped the en- =
Inc. 1t was then mat snow overtook ,
). 5.'-kansas City star. >
The Calumet news., 1912-07-09
LEGAL NOTICES.
july 2-9-l6-23-3O Aug. 6-t3-20-Z7
Sept 3-i0-17-24.
MORTGAGE SAIL

hCtl GNtiE SALE
Default having been aaae in "a.
conditions Of a certain MORTGAGE h,
August Joki ana Haze: JolSl his wirs
OF the City OF Hancock. Micblpan ror
,leS ot the first part, to the Come,
Country building & Loan Associs Inn
ol Calumet, Michigan. a corporati.,,
organized and doing bueiness unac,
'he laws of Michigan. party of the se..
ohd part. bearing date August 9 tooo
ana recorded in the office Of tie Req
lster OF Deeds for the county =,
Houshton, Michigan. on the tweIftb
dsy of August. A. D.. 1909. in yo;un,c
w. Of Mortgages on page y each
ana every instsllment of princinai an
interest of which mortgage is hereby
ueclated to be due and payable hume.
ulately and on which said NOR. eapa
mere IS claimed to be due at the dato
Oh this notice the sum of Thrce thou
sand one hundred and fifty .nino ar1
'-loe @S.l5s,oD dollars, and no suit
or proceedings at law or in equity bay-
ing been instituted to recover tho
money secured by said mortgage mr.
any part thereof
N"W THEREFORE,. by virtue OF
The power OF sale contained in so,d
inortsase and the statute in such case
made and provided. notice is hereby
gwen That on the twenty hfth day Of
september, y. u. 1912. at II o'eIoek In
.he ,.he forenoon there win be sold at pub
nc auction to the highest bidder at.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-09

the front door of the court houso !
the village of Houghton. i'm the co1In
~ of Iioughton. Michigan. dhat be
ing the place where the Circuit Cour
Tor the said county Of Houghton /,
/ holden) the premises described i'm sal,
mortgage or so much thereof as may
be necessary TO pay the amount dlr
on said Mortgage with seven per cent
| interest and all legal costs as provjd
cd Tor in said mortgage and an attor-
ney fec of thirty-five dollars as also
provided for in said mortgage.
The premises described in said
Mortgage are all those certain nieces
or parcels of land situated IN the CITY
oi Hancock. IIoughton county. Michi-
gan. described as follows. To- wit: A
portion of Lot number eight (S) of
Block nUmber two 60 of the Village
'hoW City) Of Hancock, according to
the recorded plat thereof on file i'm the
ONCE OF the Register of Deeds for the
county Of Houghtor. Michigan. moro
parttt ularly described as follows to-
W.T.: commencing at the. northwest
corner Of said lot, running thence i'm a
southerly direction along The western
boundary line of said lot. sixty six (66)
ieeti thence In an easterly direction
parallel with the northern boundary
line of said lot twenty two (z2) feel.
thence In nsrtherly direction parallel
with the western boundary line of gaio
lot sixty-siX te5) feet to the nortbern
boundary line of said lot: thence in
westerly direction along the northern
boundary line OF said lot. TWENTY-FIVE
'4D feet to the point of beginning. al
80 the 1ollowlng piece of land. to-wit.
Commencing at the northwest cor
her of lot number eight (S) of Block
number two 90 of the Village moa
'lty) OF Hancock. according to the re |
corded plat thereof on file i'm the office
% the Register of Deeds for the Conn !
'N OF Houghton. Michigan. runnine I
thence westerly along the south bonn
uary me OF Hancock street. sixteen |
'lo) ieet; thence southerly parallel to
lhe west line Of said lot number eieb,
'D, sixty-six (66) feet: thence east
arly parallel TO ;he south boundary
me OF Hancock street. sixteen dl
Icet To the western boundary line cf
'ald lot number eight (S): thersc
northerly along the western boundary
me OF 7aid lot numter eight (S). six
.een us) feet to the point of begin
llng TOtiETHER with the tonements
neredltaments and appurtenances
.hereuntc belonging ana thereon SIT
iate. Dated this twenty sixth day Of
lune "A. D.. 1912.
soPI'ER COUNTRY BUILDING g.
LOAN ASSOCIATION. Mortgasee.
\. +. Petermann,
Attorney Cor Mortgagee
BUSINESS address; Calumet, Michigan
The Calumet news., 1912-07-09
MARKETS

Boston There wcrc an sorts of ru-
nl'r' around this morning about -
hidden supply of metal and sharp
break coming in the price The Lon
don metal market was active and
showed severe decline ~ almost
three pounds for futures The breas
In the metal and the drive at tho
stocks look like bear raid and. when
The copper producers statement came
out about one O'Clock showing another
decrease in the surplus of 5ia millionr.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-09
NEW MEETING ORDERED.

Ebert T. Boyd of Calumet has re-
ceived telegram from Miss T.. h.
Hoeft of Nevada city California al
Nising him that the courts have decid
ed that the meeting cf tho stockhold
ers Of the Fairview company held u
few months ago i'm Calumet. was il-
legal. A new meeting has been ordered
and every gtockholder properly repre-
sented. There is considerable local in. .
tcrest in this ruling. inasmuch as there
are large number OF Calumet stock
holders
The Calumet news., 1912-07-09
CURB sroCRg.

y A. Minnear e. 90. Soy today
a decline Of over three pounds ia
London metal quotations started "a
selling movement in tho castcrn mart
keta which AZ times looked rs tbourh
panic conditions mirtt be experienced
Later ~ became evident that the de-