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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-22

constructed. ft.o!t3 rect long, slx Leeil
feet wide ut the base and i've feet
| wide mt the top. standing seventeen
feet above low tide and extending
twenty-seven feet out on the gulf side.
at u cost OF S1,i!lS,l1S.
Who 10 the richest man In the world7
John d Rockefeller has been said to
be the richest nl.,n: the car OF Russia
has also been said 10 be the richest: the
same has been claimed for the gnek-
war OF RarOda. who has one carpet
that In valued at &5.OOOOtO. So there
Is some doubt about who really has the
distinction
What will make an orange tree bear
flowers and fruit on the porch or in the
houss7
This Is u question for an expert hOr-
hculturist. and tho answer would be
governed by specific conditions. A let.
ter to tile secretary OF agriculture In
Washington might bring the desired
Information.
4 {.
Should sealed envelope have Ger.
nsr torn 81 while in the possession 81
person holding Or delivering sams1 10
there law on this pointf
There Is Ilo law which requires that
sealed envelope he torn In any imam.
ner by the holder When the pOstof,
fee has delivered Il letter properly Il.
e.. to it's correct nddress.-its responsi.
bility ends.
What 70 the value, II any, Of bound
volume Of the New York Mirror cover
ing dates from July 4. 1895, to June "a.
1897
The value Of the volume Is purely
arbitrary. II desired by Il library or
for historic or other purposes
1t might command Il fair price, accord
ing to the condition It IL IN On the
other hand. its value as curiosity Is
not great. as. while necessarily scarce.
bound volumes Of that famous old |
weekly are by no means rarity, !
Do the four seasons Of the year start
9U IUO IAxS Gay 0V MSECUS June, Sops |
:ember and December respectively, and |
. the same system employed every
where, regardless Of winter Or summer
weather?
The four seasons. in accurate com. !
)utation, begin a, the two euuinoxes
md the two sOlsticrS. These positions
# the sun may be determined to the
cry moment. Thus the time when
ach season begins is Il matter Of ME
st mathematical calculation The
ays you mention are the common
ates for the beginning OF each season
n the south temperate zone the in
abitants commonly reverse the names
t the seasons to suit their own re-
ersed climate Yon will hear July
poken of as midwinter.
What are the names Of three Of the
est known living American novsIists;
leo three living English novslists7
Richard Harding Davis. Rex Beach.
obert w. Chambers Arnold Bennett,
inward KiDling. Sir A. Conan Doyle
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-22

What are the names Of three Of the
best known living American novsIists;
also three living English novsiists7
Richard Harding Davis. Rex Beach.
Robert w. Chambers. Arnold Bennett,
Rndvard Kipling. Sir A. Conan Doyle.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-11
"A MAN OF FEW WORDS"

Is it a complement to say of an indi
vidual that he is "a mar of few words?
Listen Teresa! he may be too indolent
to use the small vocabulary he has. A
New York scholar has been investigat-
ing how many words the average man
employs in his correspondence. He col
lected two thousand letters written to
business firms and to professional men.
From these he tabulated 24,OOO words
out of which, after emitting preposi-
tions, conjunctions, and pronouns, only
20ol distinct words appeared, of which
542 common words were used over and
over again.
Since the spelling book contains from
10000 to $1,000 words, it would appear
that the average school boy ofthe prim.
airy school learns at least FIVE times as
many words as he uses in after life. Sc
1t does not really require a vocabulary
greater than that of the North Ameri
can Indian to carry on the practica
business of life. Comforting is it not
But not to little Mary or John.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-11
From Mondays Daily
TREE CULTURE AND ARBOR DAY

An old-timer, pointing to a fine row
of trees in an eastern town, once told
the writer that they were set out by
himself and others as a way of cele-
brating July A.. In tine simple quiet of
the little village of his early youth, it
was an older generations theory o fhow
to have a good time. Voluntary effort
of this kind has become so rare, and
the barrenness of many OF the newer
towns is so bald and glaring. that
Arbor day has become q quite general
spring festival i'll many states, though
not one mar in a hundred can tell the
date. If o people realized that tree
culture is one of the easiest ways of i'm
proving real estate, the methods en-
ployed by land spectators would I've
very different.
Suppose you compare two streets of
equally pleasant location and with
identical public improvements, and hav-
ing houses of equal value. Let one street
have a thrifty growth Of little tLees, say
10 years old, and the other have no
trees. 1t is probable that in any live
town On the street with trees, the
houses would be worth 10 to 20 per
cent more than those without them.
Even an attractive house looks bare
and forbidding if unscreened by any
tree growth. The eye spots its defects
and e~Xcrescences, if attention is not di.
verted by natural beauty.
Even n shabby house looks homelikt
and inviting if there are trees to hell
screen it. 1t is not so much that def
fects are hidden, as that the V is Sc
pleased by the symmetry of II goot
tree that the blots i'll the picture go I'm
noticed.
There is too much of the spirit o
Let George do it, about tow
improvement. Why wait for street
superintendent TO plant trees in from
of your house? y few little sapling
cost little, and one can frequently flint
them for the asking on n holiday ex
cursion into the country, in some local
titles.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-11
NO. 10.
WASATcH UTAH MINING CO.

Principal place Of business. EIko. Flko
County. Nevada, General mice outside O,
Nevada, Suite col Kearns Building. Salt Lake
CITY Utah. Location Of mines. Little and Big
Cottonwood Mining Districts. Salt Lake
County. Utah.
Notice Is hereby given that ut "A meeting n,
the Board Of Directors Of waSatch Utah Min.
ing Company. held on the I7th day Of March.
'VlS' Assessment No. 10. OF one % cent per
share was levied upon the capital stock OF the
corporation. payable on or before Saturday
the 18th day of April. 1918, to +. L. PaImauisi.
Secretary and Treasurer. Suite eOi Kearns
Building. Salt Lake City. Utah.
Any stock upon which this assessment may
remain unpaid on Saturday. the 10th day Of
April 1913. will be delinquent and advertised
for sale at public auction. and unless payment
Is made before. will be sold on SATURDAY. the
9th day OF May. 1918. at g o'clock -. m. M the
company's onicc. Suite pol Kearns BuiIding
Salt Lake City, Utah. to pay the dclinouen,
assessment thereon. together with cos, Of ad.
vcrtisinR and expense Of sale.
T. L. PALMQUIST.
Secretary and Treasurer.
suite POI kcarns Building. Salt Lake civ.
Utah.
First publication March 81. 1919. Lns, pub,,co.
tion April II. 1918
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-11
BUMPS AND THUMBS

Oh yes child-"BumpS and Thump,". |
have had many of both. Anyhow they
are but signals, and slams. The lesson is
you are to rebound. You know the
first strokes of the artist are not wasted.
They are erased. The first tests OF the
chemist are not lost. From them he gets
the formulae.
Baseball is 4 nine-inning game. Nine! |
said, not eight. Every foot OF the noun
tain must be proSpected to find the best
ore. Don't the attorney use every expedi-
ent 10 win the caSe' "Of course" say.
One word more, ere the clock strikes.
Defeat does not exist, if not acknowledged.
Join the Elko won't Quits. Are you 4
member: Doggedness-will pass the key,
and you can get inside. You ant lose
till you have lost your grit.
Just listen to that printer crying copy.
! must go, but say don't forget the lesson
OF Bumps and Thumps".
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-11
From Wednesday Daily
DEMOCRATIC

The State OF Washington, though young
in years and a mere stripping, in the ranks
of Statehood, is old in sin and i~niquity, ac-
cording to the views of her female citizens.
The J"effersonian Club will give a ban
quet at Spokane, April 18th and all demo-
Gratis are invited to attend. However, the
female citizens feel that they are barred
from participating in the festivities Of the
occasion. In his notice to the women vot-
ers OF the State, DR.. d. G. Newman, PreSi-
dent OF the JefferSonian Club, said that
while they are invited, they are not expect
ed to attend, because wine and cigars will
be served and rocky" stories will be told.
Mrs. Mary 3. Jackman, chairman Of the
league, wrote that women would not force
themselves where they were not wanted
and especially where rocky" stories will
be told. She believes that Governor Lis
ter will not participate, in any way, (al-
though he is to be the guest Of honor.j in
a banquet that would be embarrassing to
the women voters of the State. Her letter
concludes with the significant question,
DO you think President Wilson would at
tend a Jefferson banquet in a state where
women vote, where it was announced that
on account of rocky stories, his wife
would not be expected to attend'"
II Governor Lister does not find himself
between the devil and the deep sea, The
Independent misses its guess Such studied
disregard for the rights and finer feelings
of the women voters of the State, will be a
potent factor in the defeat of the demo-
cratic party in the State Of Washington at
the next general election. The lndepend-
ent is a democratic paper but IT is not
bourbon enough to stand for such fool.
hardy tactics as appears to be in evidence
In our Sister State.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-11

Reader, are you blueH You say 81
have missed many golden opportun-
tiles. Well, who HASN'T Did you
suppose that you were the only one who
has let good things get awayf Every
citizen of Elko can tell a similar tale.
Your big mistake is letting your mind
dwell on the things of the past. Why,
bless your heart, there are good things
coming right along every day, but you
cannot see them because you have fixed
your eyes on the things of the past.
You have been making q back number
of yourself. Keep IA sharp lookout for
the things of today and let the past go.
The past has no monopoly of good
things-tbe past and the future have
just as many of them, IL You will only
look for them. The world needs you or
you would not be. Your place Is wait.
ing for you-find it. Look forward,
not backward. Wipe your weeping
eyes, and look sharp for the next good
thing. It's coming round the corner
now.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-11
LOVES LABOR LOST

After 81 studying over the thing from
Alfred to Omaha, 1 am still perplcxed.
The daily pres informs MS that DIR.
Johann Regen Of Vienna, after spend.
ing nine years, has invented q machine
that will measure the breath of a
grasshopper. BY this wonderful instru-
ment we may ascertain the rate of
breathing of the grasshoppcr and length
of each breath. We would find that
while the human being makes the
greatest affort at inhalation, expelling
the air automatically with no strain,
the grasshoppcr reverses the process.
and exhales with effort. How is 1t we
could stand round all these years and
never ask how many breaths a minute
tho grasshopper took. Perhaps this is
more interesting to some folks than the
prevailing high cost of living.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-11
tFrom Fridays Daily
LONG SUFFERING TYRANTS

II men are ~tyrants, as some claim,
they arc assuredly long sufferingtyrants,
but in modern England, agood example
of the female tyrant is Mrs. Pankhurst.
That she is no longer sane is obvious
from her recent counsels of violence, to
her daughters and a number of militant
suffragettes. This woman glories in a
recent bomb outrage. by which the
suffragettes destroyed q house supposed
to belong to Mr.. Llyod George. Then,
too, Miss Christabel Pankhurst-from
the safe distance of Paris--is most
sanguinary. She wants to see the streets
Of London running red with blood. The
atmosphere of Paris, scene OF the French
revolution, has evidently colored the
imagination of Christabel, called by her
mother that bright spirit. If this
female Christabel were to be taken as a
type of modern womanhood, we might
paraphrase the poet and say
o woman, in..your hours of ease.
Uncertain, coy and hard to please,
But when she contemplates the men,
A fierce a%vengipR angel then.
1t must strike the reader, that however
these ladies" may abuse the man-made
laws, they count at the present time on
the chivalry Of men. The English
have been toogentle. Such
wicked demonstrations by these mill
tant suffragettes shows their absolute
unftness to exercise the franchise; and
places in the dim future the day when
women of intelligence and grasp of pub
ic affairs would really make valuable
adjunct to the ELECTORAL body. Truly if
men are tyrants, they are assuredly
ong suffering tyrants.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-11
From Tuesdays Daily
BUYING AT LIES STORE

The necessity for food creates Com
merce, and the end of commerce is
not simply production, and the dis.
tribution of necessities, but the great
aim Of oil commerce is-to bring men
together. All commercial, mental. and
moral values are due to union. Com.
merce insures union.
The selfish man is unciyilized. The
squirrel and blackbird gain nothing by
relationship The lower animals get
all at birth-their characters are fixed.
Mankind Is different. The mans char.
acter Is being made. Man finds himself
by union. and commerce with his fol.
lows. Men grow by trust and sym.
patty.
The end Of buying and selling Is o
to- satisfy hunger and thirst. II should
DO the making of n man-the man
who buys, as well as the man who sells.
II Is indeed pitible to have more prop.
erty than manhood; to be more absorb.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-11
ORANGE BLOSSOMS

Mr. and Mrs jas. Ghesn gave q
sunlptuous wedding dinner last
Sunday evening in honor of the
marriage of Mr. and Mrs Karl
Johnson. The guests were numer-
Gus and the present we're very ap-
propriate. The table was decorat-
ed with orange blossoms, roses and
ma flowers. A most enjoyable
time is reported. Our fellow
townsman r c Van Fleet covered
h.mself with glory by the able
manner in which he performed the
duties of POSTMASTER. Another
equally prominent townsman, MIR
A E Kimball proved his right to
the title of Elko's champion good
fellow, made good on a prenuptial
promise and provided the wine for
the occasion. The music was fur
nished by a Victor monograph and
all went merry as a marriage bell.
as wits crossed swords in reparte.
1t was a splendid wedding dinner
and Mr. and Mrs Gheen are to be
congratulated on their success as
host and hostess. Mrs Gheen's re-
spouse to a toast made the hit of
the evening.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-11
MUD AND STARS

Miss Muloek. In one Of her novels. re.
lateS the conversation of two people. as
they passed through a lumber yard. Said
the II woman; How good the pine
boards Smell'i The other woman replied,
as she shifted the aroma. pine boards
Just smell this foul river" With profound
wisdom the one answered: mo. thank YOU,
| prefer the smell Of pine boards"
This conversation reveals the secret OF
the happy and helpful life. Take to
yourself the best you can, not for selfish
motives, but to confer ablessing on Others.
Such a type OF living 'fs twice blessed.
Only what you CLEAN can you garner only
what you garner can you give. As the
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-11

I your mind. when another word isspoker
for q hundred times Is all that we asl
! q EsAn suspected Of q crime to do. The
method II the sasse for all people" says
!! the professor.
neglected to say that 1 and my
patient have little electrical instruments
between our lips and every movement
of speaking makes an electric current
which passes through an electric clock
work. whose index owe around a
dial ten times every second. SO the
length Of time between every word and
every answer is registered. And in
this case the electric clockwork told
the story OF the mans hesitancy. This
is only one of the many points we make
in the course of a hundred questions,
though the questions would be without
value If it were not for the electrical
instrument"
Now Prof. may l ask a question? AT
ter you have perfected this continuance,
why limit its use to probing the brain
of criminalsG 1t would be useful to the
young man who wishes to know wheth-
the maiden of his choice loves that
fellow out West" the best, or himself.
It would be specially helpful to the
army of takers, who toll not, in dis
covering whether their victim was
easy" Then the employer of labor
,ould at nee discover what his employ
'es were saying behind his back. Its
are manifold. One thing is certain.
Prof. Munsterburg is a past master of
he art of publicity. VIM. j. Burns
aid some months ago that this scientist
would have made a great detective.
The Prof. courteously responded, that
lad Burns been caught young he would
ave made a great psychologist. Both
burns and Munsterburg have one thing
n common-the art of publicity.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-11
LEGAL NOTICES..
RESTORATION TO ENTRY OF
LANDS IN NATIONAL FOREST.

Notice is hereby given that the lands describ.
ca below; embracing 3sI.51 acres. within the
Humboldt and Ruby National Forests. Nevada.
will be subject 10 settlement and entry under
the provisions Of the homestead laws OF the
United states and the act OF June II, 1906 ga
stat, 2S3D. NJ the United States land ONCE ~
Carson City, Nevada. on May 20. 1918. Any
settler who was actually and in good faith
claiming any OF said lands for agricultural pur-
poses prior 20 January LIST. 1896. and has not
abandoned same. has a preference right TO make
a homestead entry for the lands actually Occu.
pied. Said lands were listed upon the sppIica-
tion of the persons mentioned below. who have
a preference right subject to the PRIOR right OF
any Such settler. provided such settler or appli-
cant Is qualified TO make homestead entry and
the preference right Is exercised prior 10 NAV
70. 1913; on which date the lands will be subject
10 settlement ana entry by any qualified per.
son. The lands are as follows: A tract of APP
proNlmately 5l.5O acres, within unsurycyed. but
what Will probably be. when surveyed. Secs. l..
;. II and IL. T. 70 N. X. 50 E. NJ. d. NJ, describ.
ed by meteS and bounds as follows: Beginning
AZ Forest Service monument marked r.. = M
extending thence ". : w. 10 90 chains. thence
). % r. 10 chains: thence N. IS r.. IL chains:
chains; thence :. 80 T.. sis0 chains: thence = :
IL r. li55 chains. thence :. "a r. 400 chains:
20 the place OF beginning. application OF Frank
Lot Z. the Sw1 Nwl. Sec. ,: Lots | and ?. Sec. 1,
i. - N. - T.. approximately I6i ~ acres.
aPplicationo OF Henry Peters. OF sherman. New
ada: List l.ll3s. The ~ Sc. Sc! Sec. -: the
Et NE1 NEt NEA. Sec. 10. T 10 y, x. S. y.
and the WI Nwa Sw4 Sw4. the SEA NWi
SEA Swb SW4. the SCI SEi Swi SWI. sec
the M w NW4, Sec. II. II. Is y. X. s.
r. approximately 20 acres, application ofRafacl
tlgueTas: OF Rowland, Nevada: List F-Ii4s. Lot:
9. the w Mex, Sec. 6. T.. 20 N. u. So T.. IS 20
acres, application OF Miss Ella l.. Chick. Hylton.
Nevada: List i-liis. \ tract OF approximately
ij.G1 acres. within unsurycyed, but what will
probable be. when surveyed. Secs. 70 and q. T..
10 N, X. 80 z. described by metes and bounds
as follows beginning az corner No. I. which Is
Identical with corner No. = Of the Frank Huber
claim, extending thence -. 81 % T.. p -
chains. which Is Identical with corner No. 3 Of
chains TO corner No. 3 Of CCpP Fraction Mining
Company; thence > IL .Os f.. lI25 chains:
thence y. 20 - f.. T. 80 chains: thence y. 81 10
w. d.'5 chains: thence ". a. 50 W, 70 -
chains TO the place of beginning. application OF
James y Martin. Of Mountain City. Nevada.
List t-iiS3.
Approved March 10. 1913. :. Y. Proudat. As
siStant Commissioner of the General Land once.
First Publication April {. 1919.
Last Publication April %. 1913. w
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-11
tFrom Saturdays Daily
THE BRAIN PROBE

Almost every week some most extra.
ordinary discovery. or some highly sen.
sational theory Is attributed to Prof.
Hugo Munsterburg Of Harvard. There
In but n of two solutions. He Is n
press agent Of lurid imagination. or
else the victim Of journalistic liars.
The latest on his list OF alleged invcn.
tions is brain probe" by which he
says he al get at the secrets OF the
criminals brain. He claims 10 have
found o skeleton key which can opon
TIE criminals brain. II seems TO DO n
sort VI mental Jimmy. Get hold Of
the key word and you sot FREQ a perfect
train of thoughts and memories. How
IL this TO TO donef Why 1t Is as simple
as-but read md see:-
Speak the Grst word that ONE tc
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-11
BURN YOUR SMOKE"

In 4 great electric light plant the other
day. it was found that one half the dyna-
mos were out of commission, through
short circuits. This is what most folks
are like. They use only half the powers OF
their physical. and mental make up. Their
talents are toe often buried in the sands.
Success is locked up in brain and nerve, in
ambition, determination; in the i.:-l.
The p~roblem-our problem is thiS-to
generate energy-physical, mental, and
moral. To do it we must have system.
Avoid wrong methods, occupations, and
wrong thinking. In short as the philoso-
Pher adyiSed---burn your smoke.