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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-10
TO PRoLoNG LIFE OF PLANTS MS
Abundance Of Fresh Air Is the First !
Necessity for Those Kept for
Indoor Adornment.

Many persons are unsuccessful with
house plants because they do not give
them enough fresh air. The atmos-
phere OF the ordinary living room is
both too dry and too warm for the av-
erage potted plant, and the room is
usually kept SO tightly closed during
the cold months that the air is seldom
pure.
Plants Of all sorts, whether they are
raised Indoors or outside, must have
an abundance OF fresh air. Two or
three times day open some of the
windows and allow new air to enter
the room. Lower one or two vii: lows
an inch or more every day when the
outside temperature is not very low.
On all mild days in winter throw open
all OF the doors and windows. You
will be surprised at the difference It
will make in the vigor, color and
growth of the plants when they do
have all the good air they need. Good
air, good light, good soil and plenty of
moisture are the living requirements
of all plants.
Keep box Of rich earth in the
house for repotting plants during the
winter. Fresh earth added is always
beneficial to plant life. When pre-
pairing, heat the earth to kill worms.
If you want sturdy house plants give
them plant food. Ammoniated bone
meal is a good fertilizer for house
plants. Beware of the fancy jardi-
Mere. 1t is responsible for many de-
cayed roots. ALI plants with shiny
surfaces can be washed with soapsuds
containing little olive oil.
Instead Of carrying potted ferns
through winter after winter, 80 that
they get worn out, give them an oc-
casional rest. Cut them down close
and you will be surprised to see how
they will reward you in the spring by
leafing out with renewed vigor.
To keep a rubber plant In condition,
it must have plenty of earth, plenty Of
water and shower bath once week.
When it has dried, after the bath, wipe
the leaves and sponge them with milk.
If your palm is infested with scales,
wash the leaves in a weak solution Of
soapsuds. After several washings, at
intervals Of few days apart, you will
find that the scales will disappear, the
palm will look fresh and green, and
make new growth. An occasional
bath Of this sort will keep it in fine
condition.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-10
UNCLE SANS PRESS AGENTS
Vigorous and Busy Newspaper Men
Employed to Exploit the varI-
Gus Departments.

Every mail carries out of Washing.
ton thousands Of letters and articles
written by vigorous and busy news
paper men who have been engaged
to- exploit the various departments
Enough material goes out daily to fill
the space of all the newspapers. mag.
aZines and periodicals in the country
Some Of these reports are real news
and are eagerly utilized by the press.
Others continue the old conventional
dullness Of government documents.
This movement shows that govern,
ment executives are not only looking
toward regulation of public affairs
in railroads and public utilities, but
have adopted the plan OF commercial
organizations in exploiting their
work, realizing that If the genius OF
the age is business, the genius of bust.
ness Is advertising.
Singularly free from personal allu-
sions, the presswork Of Uncle Sam
sent out by mimeograph has been tie
marked feature Of the present admin
istration; and 1t is feltthat through
this means public opinion may be
nodded to investigate those things
which It is felt are worthy Of public
attention. However much 1t may in.
terfere with the energetic correspond.
ence Of the press associations,
policy Of valuable investigation and
suggestion has been initiated In the
press service of the various depart
ments.-National Magazine. -
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-10
conauIsr Mass.

II is not generally known that in
all the large cities In the Levant wher
ever there is French consul or agent
a special mass, called "the consular
mass" iB celebrated once month.
"At this mass" says Le Cri de Paris,
"all the diplomatic corps attend as
well as the representatives OF ortho-
dox Russia, and Protestant Germany.
But the mass is always presided over
by the French consul. The latter Ia
seated in the place Of honor, where
large red velvet chair with golden feet
is prepared for him. No other dipio-
mat has such q seat. Whatever the
rank OF our agent, everybody respects
nis prerogative, and our representa-
tive, whether he be Lutheran, Calvin
ist Is-aelite or Free Mason, never
taNs to exercise It."
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-10
IN ALL SHADES. OF PETUNIA
Designers Have Worked Wonders
With Materials Of Velvet, Silk
and Crepe de Chine.

Pstunia shades in velvet, silk and
crepe de chine are so alluring that it
is small wonder that the petunia cos
tune has become fad. Because Of
the cost Of the materials in which
the peculiar purple and red tones are
most perfect, these get-ups are usually
seen at afternoon receptions and at
evening dances. One Of the most sue
cessful models is a three-piece cos
tune, consisting Of petunia red
colored silk skirt, blouse, also of the
silk, cut away at the shoulders and
elbows to show round-necked
guimpe in petUnia rose malines, and
three-quarter coat in petuhia purple
velvet, lined with satin matching the
rose Of the malines. The purple velvet
hat carries petunta red ostrich plumes
and the gloves and shoes are In black
suede. This choice of minor access
sories is a wise one, for were they in
white, gray or. even In glace black,
they would glare at the dull petunia
tones.
Dull and inconspicuous accessories
invariably accompany the petunia
evening costumes. These are usually
In two or more shades in malines and
are chiefly worn as dancing frocks by
young girls. Occasionally, however, q
young matron is seen in trained
gown Of petuhia.shaded malines or
chiffon, frightened by necklace or
dog collar in rubies, amethysts or em.
eralds SGT in dull Dutch silver.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-10
HAD sPAsMs Of FRIGHT
House convulsions at an End When
earnharts Mistake In Cipher
Ing Was Discovered.

me house Of representatives was
thrown into temporary spasms of
fright the other day when Represen-
tatfve Barnhart Of Indiana, chairman
OF the committee on printing, an
nounced that the Congressional Rec
ord cost $4,000 a day per copy.
de was pleading for economy, and
no one seemed to be paying any at
tention to him, until he put this enor-
nous price upon each copy of tho
congressional Record, which, If true,
would make 1t the most expensive pub
ncation ever dreamed of by man.
everybody tried to speak at once.
The reason for this was that each
member has sixty copies of the Rec
ord allotted to him for distribution In
his district.
1t would not look we'll to have each
constituent read in the Record that
this daily compilation of the spo-:en
wisdom of congress is costing a kings
ransom.
The noise was 80 great that Mr..
Barnhart did not have a chance to ex-
plain. AT the height of the disturbance
Representative Thomas of Kentucky
gained the floor. He asked unanimous
consent to grant leave of absence to
Mr.. Barnhart for one week, in the
hope that during that time the gentle
man from Indiana might give close
study to arithmetic and the multipli-
cation table.
After the noise had subsidized it was
discovered that Mr.. Barnhart had
made mistake in ,ciphering What he
meant Was that the entire daily edi-
ton OF the Congressional Record cost
the government about $4,000.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-10
DetermInatlon wins.

the men who make circumstances.
They never %ait for them. They walk
In the path no man has hewn out
They build their own road. Even fate
Will stand back when she meets the
man who laughs at her frown. De.
termination will conquer. 1t must.
Force Is the lever which moves the
world. II will'' can make the very
mountains come unto you.-New
York Weekly.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-10
Ingenious Calculating Machine.

A Hungarian citizen has invented
an instrument which shows instantly
the amount of interest due on any
given sum for any period at any
given rate OF interest. The instru-
ment. made In the size and shape Of
watch, Is of very simple construc-
ton and inexpensive. All that is nee
essary to operate it Is TO place the
hands in the proper position on the
dial and the exact amount of interest
In each case is indicated on the dial
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-10
What He Wanted to See.

Three-year-old Emerson had an idea
all music was produced by method
similar to that of the talking ma
chine, with which he was familiar.
One time he attended n band concert
and insisted on going up to the band
stand after the band had played a
selection. His father asked him why.
he wanted to go and ho replied, Want
to watch them change the needle"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-10
aeIt Drive. Popu,ar.


Belt drives are still popular In Eng.
land. A late innovation Is pneu.
matically shifting variable belt pulley.
which departs from the orthodox me.
chanically operated devices. One OF
the advantages claimed is a softer"
drive due to the compressibility of
afr. Compared with American prac.
tice, the arrangement seems compli.
Gated.
Despite the fitting Of coil or helix
in the gasoline feed line, It is not oil.
together uncommon for It to crack or
break. due to vibration and conse.
quent fatfyuing OF the metal Anneai.
ing the pipe we'll generally proves
efncacious. However, where any con.
siderable amount OF trouble Is expert.
enced. a piece OF flexible metal hose
will serve admirably.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-10
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DIS
TRICT OF THE STATE OF NE.
VADA IN AND FOR THE
COUNTY OF ELKO.

COUNTY OF ELKO.
In the matter of the Estate of
Thomas S. Porch, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned, Geo. M. CLAYTON, was
the 18th day of February 1914. ap-
pointed administrator Of the estate
of Thomas S. Porch, deceased, by
otZof the District court of the
Fourth Judicial District of the
State of Nevada, IN and for the
County of Elko, and having quail
fled as such administrator. letters
of administration Of said estate
were issued to him on the oath day
of February, 1914.
All persons having claims against
the said estate are required to file
the same, with the proper vouchers
and statutory affidavits, attached,
with the Clerk of said Court within
three months from the date Of the
first publication of this notice.
Dated this 28th day Of February,
1914.
Geo. M. Clayton,
Administrator of said Estate.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-10

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
THE FOURTH JUDICIAL L IS
TRICT OF THE STATEsoF Me-
VADA IN AND FOR THF
CouNTY@oF ELKO. 4st
Ensthe Matter of the Estate of
gMrytle B. Puett. deceased Notice
to Creditors.
Notice is hereby given tkat by
an Order Of the District Court of
the Fourth Judicial District Of the
State of Nevada, in and for the
County of Elko, duly made and
entered on the End day Of Merch.
A. D. 1914, the undersigned was
duly appointed Administrator Of
&0Estste of Myrtle B. Puett, de-
ceased, and that he has duly quail
ed as such Administrator.
Notice is further given that any
and all persons having claims
against the said decedent, or
against the said Estate must file
the same with the Clerk of the
above entitled Court, with proper
vouchers and the statutory Affidavit
attached within forty days from
the date Of the first publication of
this Notice or their claims will be
forever barred.
Dated this End day Of March, A. D.
1914.
John w. Puett.
Administrator Of the Estate Of
Myrtle B. Puett, deceased.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-10
Good Salesman,

"What?" cried the careful house
wife. "You charge, me one dollar q
bushel for these potatoes7"
s~s'.Yes, ma'am," answered the polite
grocer THAT Is the very lowest
price we can sell them for"
How is It that can get them
from Browns for 80 cents, them"
Il cannot say, madam. Perhaps Mr..
Brown has taken fancy to you. He
is widower sud you are beautiful
Unfortunately. T.. Yes'm, one dollar"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-10
For Correct MIXTURE.

A sooty valve means an oyerriob
mixture. Cut down the gasoline untfl
there iB a popping back In the car.
buretor, then increase It slowly until
the engine runs properly.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1914-08-29

Mohave county is one of the most
peculiarly situated divisions of the
State, when it comes to sending out
election supplies. Two precincts lie
north of the Colorado river and to get
supplies to the election boards it is
necessary to send them by parcels post
to Daggett, thence to Moapa and by
stage to Littlefield. The other precinct
is reached by way of st. George, Utah,
the mail either going by way Of Den
yer, or through Daygett. To reach
Moccasin it is necessary to travel al
most 1000 miles, while Littlefeld is
reached in about 700 miles. Returns
have to be made the same way, and it
is sometimes after the official count is
completed that these returns are re-
ceived at the county seat. Coconino
county has one precinct north of the
Colorado river but it is not quite so far
from the county seat and is more
readily reached from Flagstaff.
Another precinct that is rather hard to
get to is that of Planet, the supplies
having to be sent out by way of Cadiz
or Wickenburg and over the short
branch to Swansea, where they are
carried by courier to Planet. 1t takes
several days to reach Planet by rail
and Planet is twelve miles off the rail-
road.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1914-08-29
Miners Attention.

We will let Contract to two OF
more miners to sink 1-2 by IL
shaft no less than 200 feet nor more
than 500 feet.
All material and supplies will be
placed by the company at the disposal
of contractors at cost.
The shaft will be fully equipped with
hoist and air drills.
Bids are now open and will be re.
ceived at the company's mine office,
miles north of COTS, on the Santa Fe
main line, San Bernardino County, Cal.
ifOrnia.
Facilities to reach mine can be haC
at COTS.
For particulars also address COTS.
The company reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
louisiana CALIFORNIA MINING Co.
By FRED Lesser, Manager.
Dated Aug. IL, 1914.
First insertion Aug. 15---Sept. 5.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1914-08-29
NEW REGISTRATION OF VOTERS
Books Now Open

Office of the Recorder Of Mohave
County, Kingman, State of Ari-
IONA. May LIST. 1914.
Notice is hereby given 20 citizens of
the County that the Books for the Reg
istration of Voters are now open at
my office and at all places where dep
ute, are appointed within the County.
Books will be open for Registration
from May |. and continue without in
corruption until August 10Th, when
Registration will he closed until Sep
TEN Der Is, and then continued again
until October 10.
State Primary Election Sep. 8, and
General Election Nov. Bird. 1914. and
unless your name appears on the Reg
lister you will not he ehgable TO vote.
j. w. MORGAN,
Recorder of MOhave County.
First insertion MAY
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1914-08-29

Sometime ago O. D. Clack got a
piece of steel in his eye and all efforts
to remove it proved futile. Last week
he went to Los Angeles to consult an
occulist and it was reported here Thurs
day that it was found necessary to
remove the eye, the doctor having found
it in such condition that an operation
was deemed necessary. The many
friends of Mr.. Clack will regret to
learn of his misfortune.
To the voters of Mohave County,
Greeting:
the undersigned a candidate for the
office of Clerk of the Superior Court of
Mohave County, do hereby make the
following statement for the considera-
ton of the said voters.
That have been citizen of Mohave
County for fifteen years proceeding
the next general election; that | am a
believer in the principles of Democracy
and have supported the Democratic
party since l cast my first ballot in
1896.
wish to further announce to the
voters that l have prepared myself to
fill the Office to which aspire.
Very Respectfully Yours,
|. N. HART.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1914-08-29
Not So Strange After All.

You may think it strange that so
many people are cured of stomach
trouble by Chamberlain's Tablets.
You would not, however, if you should
give them trial. They strengthen
and invigorate the stomach and enable
it to perform its functions naturally.
Mrs. Rosie Rish, Wabash, Ind, writes,
Nothing did me the least good until
began using Chamberlain Tablets.
1t is decidedly the best medicine for
stomach trouble | have ever used. -
For sale by all dealers.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1914-08-29
Rybon Confirms Rich Silver Strike.

Coincident with the arrival last week
of DR.. C. F. Brown from Los Angeles,
to make an inspection of the Humboldt
Consolidated Company mines, of which
he is the president, and the statement
made Sunday by Ben Rybon, the vice
president, reports in circulation of a
very rich strike recently made, We're
confirmed by the latter.
The ore cut into is lead-silver. char
acteristic of that zone and it was prob
ably this important determination
which induced DR.. Bowen to come to
his holdings. Mr.. Rybon says the ore
runs from 500 ounces to 600 ounces per
ton, and the discovery occurred on the
25O-foot level in drift being run south.
The shoot opened is continuation OF
the rich lense cut into about year ago,
and was struck in sinking the main
working shaft, where the roof of the
rich condition was cut into.
The plans have been changed since
the rich body is exposed, and further
shaft sinking will be discontinued for
the present. An upraise from the 250
and $50 levels on an incline of about
forty degrees is the plan. until the sur
face is reached. The ore will be sacked
and stored, the low price of silver being
the reason for this action.
This property has been steady
producer for several years, and is stu
ated in one of the best defined lead-sil-
yer belts in the country, being on a
parallel vein of the famous Silver Bell
and an extension of the Kit Karson.
Miners from the camp also state the
strike is one of the biggest ever made
in white metal in that field. Uourna
Miner.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1914-08-29
Wages OF SaIaried Men Cut.


All salaried men in the employ of the
Copper Queen Mining company have
had their monthly wage from the COM
pany cut ten per cent, an equal cut to
that imposed on the wage earners of
the company. The announcement to
this effect was made Monday by AS
sistant General Manager D. S. Dowell,
the cut taking effect Immediately.
The decrease will be effective in all
departments where salaried men are
employed.
The announcement that they will be
given less pay in the future was most
graciously received all along the line.
Every one of the heads of the various
departments and the several employees
under them had expected the move,
and though they did not express JOY at
having their salaries lowered, they
were willing to the degree of satisfac-
on.-Prospector.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1914-08-29

Work on the Oatman-T opock road is
being carried on by the big grading out
fit of the Aubrey Valley Development
company. The road has been built to
within three miles of Topock, and this
distance is through drift sand. 1t is
the intention of the Tom Reed people
to oil this stretch of road with the ex-
pectation of making it one of the best
roads in the county. The road has no
heavy grades and is expected to get a
large amount of the transcontinental
travel, as well as the haulage to Oat-
man.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1914-08-29

H. H. Linney, Of Prescott, who is
eeking the democratic nomination for
Attorney General, was a Kingman
visitor few days ago. Mr.. Linney is
quite well known in Kingman and has
many friends here.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1914-08-29
Those Suspended Copper Quotations

The outbreak of the war in Europe
has played havoc with the copper mar
ket, but nobody in the trade thought
that things had reached such a state
with certain interests that they would
be able to induce the Engineering &
Mining Journal to suspend all quota
tons, says the American Metal Market.
Certain selling interests have contracts
to take copper based on the Journals
quotations, which under ordinary condi-
tons is very nice arrangement for
them, but it would have been embaras-
ing TO have to take in copper under
present conditions, and it is very for
tunate that the Journal has suspended
quotations.
There is just as much of copper
market today as there was in 1907, and
if the journal saw fit to publish prices
every week during that year we would
like to know what is the mealiag of
their present action. There are sew
eral big copper houses WAC would like
to know this including one house whose
sales during tne last four years have
averaged ii cent per polnd above the
Journals quotations. The Daily Min
ing & Financial Record.
The use of lime as binding material
for mortar originated in the remote
past. 1t is probable that some savages
when using limestone rocks to confine
their fire noticed that the stones were
changed by the action of the heat. A
passing shower may have slaked the
Line to paste, and they discovered
that the paste Was smooth and sticky
and was better material than clay to
I'LL the crevices in their crude dwellings
From this discovery it was but a step
TO add sand to the paste in order to
produce mortar. u. S. Geological
Survey.
H. H. Linney, Of Prescott, who is
Seeking the democratic nomination for
Attorney General, was a Kingman
visitor a few days ago. Mr.. Linney is
f,,ita wall kpou, in Kipr,,o,p ,,J hoo
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1914-08-29

The old courthouse building has been
in good shape. j. B. Wright has COM
menced the work Of excavating for the
basement of the new building and will
be but short time until the work of
laying the foundation will be under
way. At the quarry some excellent
stone is being taken out and will be
sent to the courthouse site and dressed
up. The stone is very handsome and
will make the building one of the
haadsOmest in the state. Mr.. Cola
more is getting things all along the
line shaped up to rush work as soon as
the foundations have been gotten in.
A letter from w. D. Grannis, who
is at Waldron Camp. in Deluge Wash,
reports that the crosscut at the bottom
of the 100 foot shaft Is now getting
toward the big vein. They have cut
fine body of ore that runs 34$ in gold
and silver, and appears to be heavy in
lead. 1t also shows some zinc values.
the vein is one of the best looking of
the many great veins in the Deluge
Wash section and it is the general
belief that it will prove a WINNER.
Mr.. Grannis has gotten all the ma
chinery in place on the property and
the shaft is being carried down and
drifts run with machine drills. The
camp is also uptodAte, being lighted
" elsc .rLc.ty.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1914-08-29

First insertion MAY 9