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The Nevada County picayune., 1915-04-09

When the sun shines and the streets become dusty, you wish it would rain; when it rains and the streets become muddy. you wish the sun would shine Af- you are married, you wish you were single, and if you get new dress, you wish you had a new hat to match it; if it is a boy you wish it was a girl, and if it IS a girl you wish 1t was a boy-was human nature ever satisfied Guess not, and glad of it, for there would be nothing to kick about.
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-04-09

Over in Germany they say DO, tato bread keeps longer than pure wheat bread. And in this country we know that a tough steak lasts longer than a tender one.
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-04-09

Robinson, in speaking of the orchard from the point of view beauty, mentions its value for
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-04-09
PAINLESS DENTISTRY

Save money and save your teeth by seeing Dr. J. F. Hereford advt-f Hope, Ark
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-01
DEEDS
In the Office of the County
Clerk Here to Be Re-
/. corded by Him.

James H. Hurry to Molne Ables
Is aires, Simpson district.
MolHe Ables to John d. Warner
IS acres. Simpson district.
Sallfe Morris to Carrie Morris, IS
acres, Tenmfle district
East Salem Development Company
to Andrew Colbert, ! lot and to Ar
thur Monseux. lot. Salem.
Mamie E. Morrison to John J,
Morrison, lot, Broaddus Addition
J. NJ. Fultz to Alfred Monti. lots.
Johnson Heights.
John J. Morrison to Jacob Stros-
nider, lot. Broaddus addition. city.
Jacobs-Prunty Real Estate Build
ing Company to G. R. Kerns. lots
Union Heights.
Alvin D. Basel to George Clark
/ lot, Lost Creek.
George Clark to n. Boyles. 2 lots
Lost Creek.
Hugh Linn to Thomas NJ. Linn. 81
acres, Clay district.
John F. strother to David S
Strother, 10 acres, Sardis district.
E. D. Maxon to John c. Straus
berry. / lot, coal district.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-01

Stoner farm. A small gasser and
dry hole was the result Of develop
meme work in this district during the
past month. In the Negley pool In
Middleton township there is q little
new. work starting.
The OT :1arket-
Pennsylvania s1.S5. Mercer black
81. New Castle 81, Corning 81. Ca
bell 81. North Lima So. South Lima
50. Princeton "a. Wooster 81 LILO, IN
Illinois 81. Kansas 40. Oklahoma
40. Corsicana light 40. Ccrstcana
heavy 40. Electra As. Healdton 80.
Caddo SO degrees so. Caddo IS de-
grees so. Caddo 80 degrees As. Cad
do crude SIS. Canada $1.2S.
Producers and Redners' Company
quotes S1.s5 for crude of the Penn
sylvania grade
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-01
ANOTHER Battle
FRONT WILL COME

T.rctenf chronicles. 1t was once the
strongest and widest OF those Italian
pirate retreats where the reoehious
shirts OF the Roman worid-empire
Sa4hered, and whence they mace tnelr
rasr3s upon the rich commerce that
ror.o<, from every eastern eiediter-
ranean mort to Rome The Romans
DESTROYED the place. Under the EN-
peror Septimius Seyerus, 1SS72iH A.
D.. il again became an important var
haroor. and its city grew to 2e,voo
inhabitants. The trade rivals. venice
and Genoa, fought each other Tor 1ts
possession. as it was a key 10 the
freedom of the Adriatic- DESTROYED oy
the Genoese N 1879, it continued un.
der the sovereignty of Venice until
1877, when II fell TO Austria upon the
dismenberment of the Ventetan state
-Pola now numbers about $4,000
people, forty per cent OF whom are
Italians and the rest Serbo-C roats.
Besides its prominence as a naval
station, Pola does considerable com
merce. which has been increasing
steadily through recent years. Its ex-
ports consist OF fish. timber. and the
quartz sand which is used In the
manufacture of Venetian glass.
Well Defended.
The city Hes at the head OF the
Bay of Pola. sheltered and screened
by rugged heights. It is defended by
a very extensive and modern system
of Notifications. defenses prepared
upon a scale fitted TO the Importance
of its harbor The mountains around
# conceal powerful batteries that over
look the town and harbor. while the
chain OF defensive works is continued
to the entrance waters and TO the
nearby islands The passage to the
bay IS guarded by two strong forts.
dockyards. dry docks, and repair
shops of the Austrian army. together
with technical and scientific institu-
tons connected with the admiralty. It's
arsenais contain vast naval stores
equal to the Quitting Of large feet
There are large naval and infantry
barracks. and several welN equipped
hospitals here.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-01
For Sending Wares from the
American Markets to Those
of South America.

PHILADELPHIA, May 1.-Weld-
ing Ring, in an address before the
American Academy Of Political and
Social Science. asserted today that
Notwithstanding general mtsinforma-
ton to the contrary there is now ana
has been available practically ever
since the war begun, ample loading
tonnage for shippers senolng their
wares from American markets to
South America Most OF these vessels
we're under foreign registry, however.
he said, and radical changes would
! have to be made in America laws be-
fore the United States could take It's
/ place among the leading nations OF
the sea
Mr. Ring said, in part:
"a wrong Impression has been
spread throughout the United States
that we do not have sufficient COM
munication with all the various coun-
tries throughout South America and
i Central America. To those in the ship
ping trade it is hardly necessary TO
state that since the war commenced
there has scarcely been a period when
there was not ample tonnage loading
for the requirements of shippers.
ut is however, humiliating to think
that the United States, probably the
most advanced country in the world in
! the manufacture and value or It's artl-
cles, must depend upon foreign ton
mage to carry its products throughout
the world. When the change will
come is extremely difficult to predict.
but is certain that but little progress
win be made in butiulng up merch-
ant marine under the Stars and
Stripes until we get more intelligent
and broader legislation at Washington
than has been served TO US during re-
cent years. Very many plans have
been suggested. numerous bills have
been introduced in Congress and de-
bates have been long and arduous.
ard without any, or at least very little
result and benefit.
1.-The nearest approach to anything
beneficial was the act passed last Aug
ust by Congress, which for brief
period permits the purchase OF for
etSn built vessels and their transfer to
the United States flag, and their oper-
atoms also for limited period. with
out many of the existing drawbacks
of our navigation laws. Under this act.
up to the present time. ST steamers
have been transferred from foreign to
United States flag Unfortunately just
as Congress closed, it passed q bill
generally known as the seaman
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-01

OIL AND GAS
-ena1aeasaescaoS1canar0zaaaccs

Reports from the Mid-Continent
fields all point to decreasing pro
duction, and the shootin gof some OF
the old wells is very generally resort
ed to IN the old districts This is true
In particular Of the Cushing field in
Oklahoma It vas this field that was
directly responsible for breaking the
back OF the marekt for almost year
the Gushing field has exerted de-
pressing influence on the industry
east of the Rocky mountains. 1t is the
belief Of Eastern oil men that the
passing Of the Gushing field will see
at some time in the near future
more prosperous condition in all sec
tons. In that country, however.
there is always the possibility of dis
covering a new field, and II such a
contingency should arise at this time
1t would mean continuance OF the
depression Operators in the old
fields, where nothing better than light
wells can be hoped for. feel the de-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-01
Which viii Stretch from Where
Three Countries Meet to the
Italian Border.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. May a.
Recent dispatches from Rome seem
to indicate that there Is 10 be yet an
other battle front IN the great world
struggle, which from would stretch
fro ma point where Austria, Italy and
Switzerland meet, to the Italian Dor
der on the north Adriatic, around the
coastIine OF Triest, Isria and Dali
mazda to join the lines OF Balkan sol
diers at the rocks OF Montenegro. In
connection with the possibility OF such
a situation, the National Geographic
Society tells the story OF Pola, the
formidable Austrian war port, re-
moved out a few hours steaminS
across the Adriatic from the rich
eastern co4st cities OF italy
rPola, the chief naval station and
arsenal OF the dual monarchy and one
CT the best protected ports In the
world, may soon become known wner-
ever war. correspondence is read as
the most vital strategic point ON
new. wfde-sweeping battle mont. For
Pola Is the Heligo1and OF the Aus
TRANS toward their Italian netghbors.
and, IN case Of a rupture between
these peoples, 1t would be Austria $
most powerful advanced base.
Landlocked Harbor.
~Poia Hes at the southern apex OF
the Istrian peninsula. about dfty-three
miles south OF Triest- It's almost
completely landlocked harbor fs one
of the finest Of Europe, and upon Its
roomy, wellguarded surface a great
feet could ride safely at anchor. The
harbor has an area of three and one
third square miles, while beyond the
channel entrance Is 3ore-water dom-
mated by the guns Of the Brfonian
islands.
-1EHstory begins for this little-known
city with its first capture by the Ro-
mans in d7S B. c. Pola has been
war port since its appearance IN the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-01
FA|RMONT DUCK
PIN TEAM BREAK
ALLEY RECORD
And Defeat Gore Alley Team in
Contest Rolled on Local
Alleys.

Patty kings Temple Alley Fair
mont fire-man duck pin team broke
all local records and 1t is though to
be state record when it rolled 132
in the final game Of the three-game
contest rolled on the Gore alleys Fri
day night in which Earl Dresbach' 8
Gore Alley fve-man team were de
feated by total of 122 pins.
The local team took a lead OF
twenty-seven pins in the first game
and increased 1t six pins in the sec
ond game and it looked like 1t was
a walk-away for the locals. but the
Fairmopters started to hit the king
pin in the last game and while the
locals rolled a good game they We're
defeated by 155 pins in this contest.
the down-river boys hanging up 732
to the locals ST..
Lee johnson had high score for
the entire contest and high average
for the local team, while Patty King,
of the Fairmont team had high aver
age for the contest. totaling AS pins
In the three games. The scores all In
all. were he biggest ever rolled on
local alley.
Score:
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-01

preston most keen1y ana WILL 1u1I0SI
lcurtan development work
On Big Elk Greek. Sardis district,
Harrison county. W. Va. the South
n feEu Oil Company's No. 8 on the
Sarah Shaffer farm produced so bar
IreIs the hrst "a hours after II was
thrilled through the Gordon sand This
lis the best producer that old district
has supplied In the past six months
The importance OF the Norwood Gas
/ Company's strike on the Union Land
lCompany's property in Clark district,
| is reduced for the reason that gas
wells have been completed in that To-
cality. Quit number of these gas
wells showed some oil, but none in
such quantities as in the NORWOOD Gas
Company's test.
In the Big Injun sand territory in
Central district, Doddridge county,
the Hope Natural Gas Company has
now drilled its No. 3 on the J. l. Hiley
farm through the fourth sand, and
has very light pumper. Four miles
south of Mole Hill. Clay district,
Richie county, the Philadelphia Com
pany has drilled its test on the w. J.
Collins farm through the Big 1nJun
sand and has dve-barrel pumper in
that formation.
In the salt sand pool, at Rosedale.
Perry and Company have pue their
veil on the C.. N. Snodgrass farm to
pumping and it is producing rs bar
reIs a day. Glasco and Huselton have
now drilled their test on the n. E.
Rin1er lot through the salt sand at
depth of 1915 feet, and the hole has
filed up 700 feet with fluid. It will
probably make Is barrel pumper-
In Smtth1eld district. Roane coun-
ty. the South Penn on Company has
drilled No. on the c. E. Lamb farm
through the Big Injun sand and will
not have better than i've barrel
pumper. On wills Creek, Elk dis-
trict, eKnawha county, the Unitde
Fuel Gas Company has the rig COM
pleted for a test on the Dennis HUFF
man farm
In the Woodsfeld district, In South
eastern Ohio, in Perry township. Mon
roe county, located one-haH mile
south Of production, the Hope OIL
| Company has drilled a test ON the
Henry Barnett farm through the Big
Indun sand and has a Ave barrel pump
er. In the Graysvil1e district, in
Washingtn township, Monroe county,
the Pemertck Oil Company has drilled
its test on the NJ J. Hiddleson farm
through all sands and has a duster.
This location is 500 feet southwest of
the same company's test on the I. L.
| Hiddleson farm.
On Buck Run. Malta township. Nor
gan county. RosssBrothers and Nor
| rts have drilled their No. 5 on the
Clyde Newsom farm through the
Peeekr sand. and have light pump
er. In Penn township. Morgan coun-
] ty, S. w. Pitts and Company have
drilled No. on the George B. Dou-
gan farm through the same formation
and have Eve barrel pumper.
In Marion township. Noble county,
the Summerfeld Gas Company has
drilled second test on the J. S. Row
and farm through the sBerea grit and
has a buster. In the same locality the
same company is starting a second
test on the Henry Moore farm.
! In the southwest uarter Of Section
81. in Knox township, Co1umbiana
4 county. Duncan and Company have
started to drill test on the Walter
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-01
LOADING TONNAGE
AMPLE, SAYS RING

bill" which contained numerous con-
dftions that add to the already too
heavily burdened American shippers.
How this difficulty is to be overcome
is problem very dimcult to solve. but
1t is certain to be one that must come
to the front very largely in the inme-
date future"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-01
Rest Thinc for a Bilious Attack.

ION account of my confinement In
the printing Office I have for years
been a chronic sufferer from indt-
gestion and liver trouble. A few weeks
ago I had an attack that was so severe
that was not able TO go to the case
for wo days. Failing get any relief
from any other treatment, took
three of Chamberlain's Tablets and
the next day felt like new man, .
writes H. C. Bailey. Editor Carolina
News. Chaplin, s. C. obtainable every
where.-Advertisem
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-01
woLK.s TEAM WINS.

The wolks team of the clothier's
City League, won two out of the
three games rolled against the Loar
and White team on the Gore Alleys
Friday evening. McAndrew. of the
Loar and White team had high score
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-04-24
with the country the government

with the country the government
appoints a commission to investi-
gate and find out what is the
matter, and the first thing a
commission investigates is the
man who made the holler to see
if the boiler was a reasonable
holler. So we appointed a COM
mission consisting of ourselves
to investigate this man. We
just followed the mans career
ever since we knew him. The
first thing that happened to that
man was that he was born, but
he had nothing to do with it.
However, we mentioned him, al
though his parents were entitled
to the credit. When he was in
his early twenties he got mar
ried. We mentioned, that. in
GLIDING the name of the bride,
the preacher, etc., in fact we
mentioned everything but the
preachers fee, which was not
worth mentioning. We never
mentioned the fact that he new
err won any premiums at the
county fair. because he never ex-
hibited anything. We never
his name in the list
Of committees. because he never
attended anything. We never
his name in the list
of donors, because he never do
mated as much as q doughnut.
We certainly have been treating
this man shamefully, but we will
agree to run 4 nice obituary
when the time comes.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-04-24
SATURDAY, APRIL "a. 1915.
Buy It Now.

For more than a year the hab-
1t of self-denial has been prac-
tised by the American people.
Whatever may have been want
ed either in the home, the farm
or the shop, the inclination has
been to refrain from purchasing.
To save, not to spend, has been
the rule.
The moment has come to re-
verse the practice. The slogan
which will lead to prosperity is
Buy It Now!
Never was it truer than at
this moment that the prosperity
Of the people is in their own
hands,. BY their own act they
can,hasten the end of the exist
~ depression and speed the ar
rival o. 8. unexampled prosperity.
Yhst end and that arrival are
certain to come in any event. but
: widespread determination T.
east of the letters which doubt
and, apprehension have put upon
. il the past will hasten thu
day.
The war, coming fast on thu
hesls Of new tariff legislation,
spread far and wide the seeds q
badness distrust and individual
spprshsnsion Of hard times
Tisrift, : virtue in it, place. Va
carried to the point at which :
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-04-24

| DeCdIuc VICE. ITuucICc ucVcl-
oped into niggardliness; men or.
dinarily forehanded became mis-.
ers; the ancient maxim was then
amended to read: Take care of
the pennies and lock up the dol
lars out of use."
The result has been a financial
stringency now happily fast dis
appearing, and business depres-
sion for which no reason longer
exists. It is time for people
again to resume the habits of
life and Of business which char
acterized Americans before this
depression set in. We do not
counsel extravaganza, but we in
sist that niggardliness is no long,
er either necessary or helpful
not even to the person practising
it. If every reader Of this paper,
for example. would loosen to the
channel of trade $40 in the next
two weeks for things they really
need, but have. through fear Of
the future, been trying to do
they would be better
off. business would be appreci-
ably stimulated, and its revival
felt by those who contributed to
it.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-04-24
Editor's Commission.

Says the Litchfeld I'll. } News
Herald: Not long ago q man
came into this Office and stopped
his paper because he said it was
always printing . lot Of things
about the same people and he
said he was sick Of it. Now
when something goes wrong
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-04-24

Cstsrrh that Coaenin Ilsrcory
- mercury yin surely esseroy ~ ssnss
b. smell and compsete0 ee1nU the
- s m.o ssss: srsss 49, 80 49, sss6
never be used. excep4 81 pgyouZloe1ono
lr0n rsHStab,s Phys.s,cS.. - ~ Sscss -.
S sss Riss'csS sSFs. 's scs.essssssa = !.
SssssS 6slS y = Z cSss.s : q NJ
50 e ~ ~ ~ !. :: :lss = ::;:'s
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-04-24
M. B. Church Notes.
Sunday School. ...1o;so :. m.
Service ........ -. TOO p. m.

The subject for tomorrow evening
viii BE- The Devil In Shoes" or "A
Personal Devil"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-04

George Chestnut. 20: Maude Lom-
Hsrman Il. Foersteriing. II; Lena
Theodore r.. Reeves. ~. Toledo;
Doris Nj. Thompson. "a. same.
Harry Young. ~; Jessie Wriggies-
Marx 4. Broefne. 2s. Detroit; Jen-
Bernhard Lindbaum. 81; Elisabeth
WIadysiaw rokarz. a'; Karolina
Skowron. is.
orlo s. Imerson. 2s; Marie l. How
Xlssander Murdy. IS; Nellie Hay
o0 Antonio mi piuchero. 80: Teresa Evan
Matthew voslsr. IS; Myrtle Cation.
nd Ssyl + f. o'wOld' 49, Harriet A.
Thomas J. williams. 81: Florence
Kidder. 81.
Wiijdredge J. Dickey. "a: Bertha
~. Remington. %.
Michael Husak, 20; Katherine Beal-
colombo Naxelli. IS; Josephine
bronislaus Nohtysal. 20; Helena
Paul c, Grimes. 2s: Margaret Sod
Bolsslaw Doiida. 25; Francis Swiss
Frederick E. siman. "a; Helen Irene
Hicks. 10.
! Paul Ratasznik. sS; Mary Goiem-
Ira Hind. 81: Irene snAy. rs.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-04
NOTICE--ALLEY PAWN
ASSESSMENT
BOARD OF AssgssoRs orrIoU
Detroit, Nov. =. 1919 IS
Paving Notice No. 1872 N

To A. C. Stellwagen. Chas. w. Ptel
ard. r. r. Angel. Frank I. Arcqq4'
a. b. Johnson, Frank f. Doremu4
r. c. NJ. Judge. A. 8. Brooks. q WI
Fowie, John 4. Lamb, Geo. = PHI
lips. NJ. Mcdonald, r. II. vanLoO4>d
Josephine Croker. E. Anger, ~ q:
Huyett, M. r. Baum. Frank O'Ee1k
Mar Il. Utter, Stephen NJ. Works, IA *.
Larson. NJ. B. Rice. G. NJ. Rudd, a44'
to all other persons owning. occupygz
ing. or otherwise interected IN Az,
of the lots and parcels OF real Setes
In the local assignment district 49,
tablshcd by the Common Council ~
defray the expenses OF grading eN4!
paving the alley within the boun6of<'
les herein set forth.
The assessment ioll has been conee'
pletcd :or defraying the expense 81
paving tho alley No. 4es. bsing the 49,
and Hague avenues. from the oeSti
line of John II. street to the Wo48,
line OF Brush street, and II now Nv4M
10 Inspection at this office, go ~
remain in this office for N0V1
from the first publication oxa
notice for the inspection Of Al
cerned All lots or parcel, s e
described, have been assessS
such Improvement X2
The Hoard OF Assessors will .
nm TUESDAY, the 9th day OF now
her. 1913. at . o'clock n. m, at the
office in the City Hall. and viii re-
main IN session for period OF mx
hours to hear any person or person.
desiring TO object to any assessmsht
80 '''' RoARp OF ASSESSORS
Nv CUSTAvE J. ALBRIGHT,
p-ssS President.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-04

each page, an almost unknown
method Of book illustration before
the Invention of printing. This
manuscript Is without a rival In
the history OF art. as no other con-
tanning such a series of illustrations
By any OF the italian 'primitives"
is known to exist.
Another manuscript OF equal dis
tinction Is written wholly In cipher
In the thirteenth century and illus
trated by scores OF drawings. From
these It is inferred that the book
treats OF plants. astrology, human
anatomy and diseases, and undoubt-
edly on magic. The work is attrib-
uted TO the great Roger Bacon. II
belonged at one time to the Emper-
or Rudolf and later to King Ferdi-
nand OF Bohemia.
There are numerous specimens Of
Illuminated manuscripts of the four
teenth and fifteenth centuries with
exquisite miniatures. the fresh col
oring OF which is most surprising.
Many of these are books OF devo-
tion-others are Bibles or parts Of
the Bible-of course In Latin. There
is, however. an admirable Greek
manuscript of the tenth century, st.
Chrysostom's Homilies on the Acts.
remarkable both for its age and the
preservation of the vellum. There
Is a map which was used by Ma
gellan in the first voyage around
the world ending in 1922, and num-
erous other smaller treasures.