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The Raymer enterprise., 1915-10-14

France, where the tradition of the bodyguard OF
the emperor still survives. But even these relics
OF ancient armor are known to be serviceabe.
saving many a guardsman from wounds OF saber
or lance or even high velocity projectiles when
striking at an angle.
1t is true that the disuse of armor followed the
invention OF better grades Of powder but II must,
nevertheless be remembered that, during the time
when armor was worn oftenest in Europe, gun
powder was In common use. During the latter
half OF the sixteenth century not only cannon but
guns and pistols were seen everywhere Never
theless armor continued to be used. 1t was in
many cases the matter Of expense which limited
the wearing of armor for in those days the cost
OF armor was high. very high. Clearly, therefore.
a man would be less apt to wear q really good
harness-one which might have cost the equiva-
lent of ten thousand dollars in the present pur-
chasing power of money-when the protection 1t
gave him was not complete he preferred then to
wear common heavy armor. and in the end to
neglect wearing armor altogether
When he found that his enemy kept away from
him. the range of firearms increased. Later on he
took chance OF receiving wound
1t was only during the Thirty Years war, say
before 1850. that cheap armor OF very great
weight-almost intoerable-came into general
use. Then, too. one must remember that there
was for long time feeling that armor was not
heroic Even in earlier centuries many distin.
guished officer thought it chiyalrous to appear In
battle only partly armed. Thus We read OF his.
torcal personages going into battle with helmet
visor raised. and of such knight errant as Sir
Philip Sydney fighting bareheaded The feeling
that it is discreditabe to wear armor is strong
even at the present day.
The reasoning runs. 1t is cowardly to take an
in duel would not wear shirt of mail; 30 why
should he be armored in battle. which is only
duel on a larger scale?
Shields should be and are already in constant
use. II may be recalled that the Japanese rede.
veloped this system effectively in their war with
Russia especially in the capture of Two Hundred
and Three Meter hill." where they moved along
in front of the advancing infantrymen. In earlier
times the Japanese sometimes wore fiat shield
slung upon the breast. but always as defense
against shot
When one considers the value to the commu.
nifty OF even one soldier. surely no nation should
afford not to protect him as best 1t can.
The descendants of an individual may amount
to thousands in the of couple OF centuries
so one can figure out what the human losses to
the countries now at war must represent IN the
future. II armor will save even q few hundreds
OF men 1t will certainly pay as national invest.
ment to use it The time will soon come when
governmental commissions will take up this mat
ter effecti"'iy.
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One on Rufus Choate.

Judge Parry, in a recent article on
rufus Choate. Advocate" says on oc-
casion Choate would meet with his
Sam Weller. Defending a prisoner
for theft of money from ship. wit
ness was called who had turned states
evidence and whose testimony went to
prove that Choate's client had insti-
gated the theft.
Well asked Choate. what did he
say? Tell us how and what he spoke
to you"
Why" said the witness, ''he told us
there was man in Boston named
Choate and he'd get us of II they
caught us with the money in our
boots"
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Just as He Had Said.

You remember selling me some
hair-restorer when | called the other
day to get shaved. you hoary-headed
old theft" roared the indignant Gus
toner. You sold il under false pre-
lenses, sir. You said it would restore
my head to its original condition"
We'll, didn't ii work." asked the
barber.
Work? No. It's taken of what lit
tie hair | used TO have, and | am as
bald as the pavement now"
That's quite right, sir. No false
pretense about that | said it would
restore your head to its original eondi.
tion. and you know. sir, most of US
are born bald"
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nrevauted nv the use OF some kind OF metal pro-
lection He does not suggest that its weight and
unwieldiness was any drawback, for he recon-
mends a cuirass made of buff leather, re.entorced
with metal strips, weighing in all 80 pounds as
a very useful equipment. and he gives as his opn.
ion that IL was only the cost of armor which
brought about its disuse. From the middle OF the
sixteenth century there had been much discus
sion as to the practical value of armor. and Sir
John Smythe writing in 1890 cites the death
Of Sir Philip Sidney from a spent bullet as rea'
son for adherng to the old fashions in military
equipment As early as 1869 armor was proved
by musket or pistol shot. and in 1890 Sir Henry
Lee, master OF the armories, arranged trial
TO determine the respective merits of Shropshire
iron and "Hungere' or Innsbruck metal with re,
suits disastrous to the homemade product
In the 'Verney Memoirs" under the date OF
1867, we find that one Richard Halls proved his
armor with as much powder as will cover the
bullet in the palm OF the hand" It was this
proof by musket shot, combined with the gradual
decadence OF the craft OF the armorer. who had
by this time lost the art OF tempering his metal.
which produced the Fraceless and cumbersome
equipment OF the seventeenth century-proof
against firearms It Is true, but so heavy and In
convenient as to be entirely unsuited for extend.
ed expeditions and for the new school Of military
tactics. The last relic of the complete suit of
plate was the small crescentshaped gorget worn
by infantry officers up to about the year 1880.
Once this had been practical protection to the
throat. but atterly II shrank to a small plaque
OF brass. little larger than a regimental badge.
Quilted armor brigandines, and chain mail were
occasionally used after field armor had been
given up but these were solely used against the
nf thn Nann Ia uaid IN
have worn defense of mail. the cavalry OF the
Confederate army in the American Civil war ia.
vored vest lined with plates OF steel; and Ned
Kelly. the bushranger OF our own day. wore
helmet and cuirass OF buetproof boiler plate
The thin strips of steel used in the brigandne
were only of value against sword cuts, and II was
for this purpose that they were employe' In the
"secretes" hat Innings OF which there are still
large numbers in the Tower. and In the hat OF
Bradshaw the regicide. In the Ashmolean mu.
scum, oxford The modern French and German
defenses OF this nature would seem to be quite
useless against long range rifles For many years
inventors have brought forward contriyances
claimed to be bulletproof which provided thrill.
ing turns on the music hall stage. but none ever
dared to face the service rifle wearing their In.
yepfion As has been repeatedly pointed out in
recen, articles on this subject. the only value OF
armor at the present day is as a protection from
sancing or spent bullets. 1t has no value what
ever against this point blank impact OF a projec-
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Are They Still Friends?

The young women present were dis
cussing their ages. And one OF the
girls said:
Il don't know what il is about my
appearance. but everybody always
guesses me lot younger than | really
am"
And another OF the girls answered,
oh. so sweetly:
"Oh. that's after they have heard
you talk, isn't 1t, dear?''
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-10-14
The HauQhty Help

DO you miss the summer board
ers?"
Kind o." replied Farmer Corntos-
sci. "A summer boarder is right COM
fortin' to have around from time to
time. He amt nigh SO bossy an fault
findin' as the hired men,"
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Sure Thing.

Carrie is a long g-headed girl"
How so?"
Instead of trusting to luck al the
seaside she got engaged before com Il
ing down, and makes her fance come
down to see her once week"
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Logical.

do you know. think Dick acts
rather bashful when he's with you?"
Maybe so, but you should see him
when we are where no one can see
u.s."
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-10-14

Most Of the so-called golden oppor.
tunities that come our way are only
plated.
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The Idea.

What do you think is the most
lucrative way of paving?"
With gold bricks"
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From Mrs. Maria Irwin peru NV

PIsu, N.Y.-1Before I took Lydia E. Pin
pound was very irregular and had much
6baialen, ba1nsG ana ielt h worn out all the time.
neaped that me me as nothing else had done, and
Inat tooK I"-Mrs. MARIA IRWIN, RED.
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Canada's mineral production in 1914
was valued at s12S.475, ,499.
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ARSHAL MAURICE Of SAKE. writing
in the middle of the eighteenth cen
tury, deplored the disuse of de.
fensive armor as being the cause Of
large number OF casualties In bat.
tie. He very truly observed that
most OF the wounds caused by
spent bullets, sword. lance. or pike
thrusts would be minimized, II not
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-06
OUR LOYAL LITTLE FRIEND
THE FREE PRESS EDITOR.

OUR attention was called today to
an editorial in last nights Free Press
in which Senator Pittman is advised
to secure the appointment of post
master of Elko for the new editor of
the Independent"
We have no doubt that our little
socialist friend who penned hat edi-
torial intended to be very kind and
considerable. He was ever such. Back
files Of the Free Press are full Of
praise for the writer when he held
various public offices. We agree with
him that we always made a pretty
good official, at least we did our best,
n we admit that the open praise of
the Free Press helped to stir us to our
best effort Its repeated limitations
that We were the one real live wire
acted as a splendid stimulus.
But our little socialist friend has
slipped his trolly this time. We do
not want the position Of postmaster
of Elko. If anyone has said we do
we would nominate him for the chair,
manship of the Ananias Lying Club.
for he would make Baron Munchausen
look like an amateur.
Postmaster Of Elko? Nay, nay Pau.
line! We are very much better salts
fed with u present position of editor
of Elko County's leading daily news.
paper. And not only is it the lead
ing paper with nearly twice the circu-
lation of any other daily paper, but
1t is the official paper of the county.
Mark that.
Yes, the editor of the Independent
did affiliate with the republican party,
and he tried his best to reform it. He
fought the republican administration
to the last ditch for its extravaganza
which depleted our state treasury (see
assembly journal Of 26th SESSION. but
with a socialist editing the only repub.
lican paper in Elko county, it was
an uphill job.
Postmaster of Elko? Never let il
be said. That would preclude us
from a continuation of the fight we
have so long made against republican
extravaganza and error, and the domi,
nation of party politics by those OF
anarchistic turn of mind.
Thanks, and thanks again Brother,
for your continued manifestations of
friendship, and your compliments on
Il ability to fill public office effici.
emily, but the humble position of edi.
tor of the Independent is very agree,
able to us. It furnishes opportunity
for a labor of love, and the fact that
the emoluments are daily increasing
makes the position very attractive.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-06

OF Sec. BASS. r. S., pursuant to the
application Of Theodore T. Fairchild,
OF Tuscarora, Nevada, Serial No. 01672
we will offer at public sale. to the
highest bidder. but at not less than
$1.5c per acre, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, on
the twenty-irst day of May, 1915, next,
at this office, the following tract OF
land: the SEA NEA of Sec. 81. T.
80 N. j. 81 E., NJ. d. NJ.
The sale will not be kept open, but
Will be declared closed when those
present at the hour named have
ceased bidding. The person making
tie highest bid will be required to
immediately pay to the Receiver the
amount thereof.
Any person claiming adversely the
above-described land are advised to
file their claims. or objections, on or
before the time designated for sale.
JOHN E. ROBBINS,
Register.
ASHLEY G. DAWLEY,
Receiver.
First publication April 20, 1915.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-06
THE WORK OF
PATRIOTIC

THE annual congress of the Daught
ers Of the American Revolution in SEES
sion ut Washington the past week, al
ways attracts a great deal of inter
est. A number of this order once re
marked, that when these delegates get
down to Washington, they fight like
CATS. This perhaps accounts in part
for the large amount of newspaper
space given to these meetings.
Whether or not this was a fair
criticism, warm rivalries and even
acerbity of controversy reveal that an
organization has internal energy and
contains forces capable of good.
In the earlier history of some patri-
otto orders, 1t sometimes seemed as
IL the members got together to cele.
brate the glories of their own blood
n lineage quite as much as to per.
form any patriotic service. Some PEG,
pie are SO conscious of the superiority
OF their ancestry that they feel no
need OF making any efforts on their
own part.
Yet there is real work for these
orders to do. The days of '76 are
nearly a century and n half ago. II
is all ancient history. To the young
person In the schools II is as remote
as Julius Caesar of Agamemnon.
Teachers should be thorough students
of American history, become familiar
with the lives of the great Revolu-
tionary patriots, and make these lives
vivid to their pupils by narrative and
anecdote.
AS warriors, you almost have to 20
back to the SpartanB at Thermopylae
TO find anything more wonderful than
the beating Of the finest army in Eu
rope by rowing bands of ragged troops.
AS makers Of q government, the
Fathers were pioneers In q new field.
Other people had previously created
republics. They were republics only
In name being merely societies OF arts
tocrats who divided up among them.
selves.
The constitution makers of our ma.
ton were as much pioneers as the
hardy men who went out into the
prairies and felled forests and fought
Indians. The Daughter Of the Ameri,
can Revolution and other similar so,
cietles need never fear that too much
will be said about the genius of the
men who did this pioneering work on
the field OF battle and in the council
hall of the constitution makers.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-06

OF Sec. 2455, r. S.. pursuant to the
application Of Theodore T. Fairchild.
OF Tuscarora, Nevada, Serial No. 01674
We will offer at public sale. to the
highest bidder, but at not less than
$500 per acre. at 10 o'clock A. NJ, on
the twenty-first day Of May, 1915. next,
at this office, the following tract OF
land: the NWA sen of Sec. 81 T.
80 n, R. 81 E. NJ. D. NJ.
The sale will not be kept open. but
will be declared closed when those
present at the hour named have
ceased bidding. The person making
the highest bid will be required to
Immediately pay to the Receiver the
amount thereof.
ANY person claiming adversely the
above-described land are advised to
file their claims, or objections, On or
before the time designated for sale.
JOHN E. ROBBINS,
Register.
ASHLEY G. DAWLEY,
Receiver.
First publication April 20. 1915.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-06
MOVING PICTURES.

MORE than IL, 10000 0 people a day
see moving pictures. The capital in
vested in motion picture theaters is
estimated at 100000, 900. The latest
available figures show hat SITS, O0O,-
900 annually is spent by the public
to see the shows. These figures are
eloquent.
In almost all other respects, popu,
lar amusement costs higher than it
used to. The people who used to be
satisfied with a $50 bicycle now have
a $1,000 automobile. Those who used
to spend a cheap vacation visiting
relatives in the country, now go to a
summer hotel or hire or own a bunga.
low. But millions of people who used
to pay so cents to $500 at theaters
now see the movies for five, IN or
twenty-five cents.
Many old fashioned people call 1t
extravagant expenditure of money. Yet
the picture shows are so cheap for so
many really good performances, that
the working mar may not be spend
ing any more for his fun than he used
TO years ago.. 1t is generally admit
ted that picture shows draw from sa-
looms. Most people have always had
one Dr. two pet eXtravagances. The
pictures are the cheapest popular
craze of history.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-06
NOTICE OF SHERIFF's SALE

By virtue Of an execution. issued
out Of and under the seal Of the Dis
trict Court OF the Fourth Judicial Dis
trict, in and for the County of Elko,
State OF Nevada. upon a deficiency
judgment docketed in the said court,
on the 25th day Of January, A. D.,
1915, in an action wherein Z. j.. Hahn
and H. ]. Failing were plaintiffs, and
Jarbidge Pavlak Mining Company,
Inc, a corporation, ct al, defendants,
against the said defendants, for the
sum of Fifty Thousand, seven hundred
one Dollars, Forty-two cents, $780,
7O1.42), which execution was directed
and delivered to me as Sheriff in and
for said County of Elko, / nave levied
upon all the right, title, and interest
Of the said defendants in and to the
following described real property, to-
wit:
The Lille Lode Mining Claim, stu.
ate in Jarbidge Mining District, in
the County of Elko, State of Nevada,
as shown by the records in the Office
of the County Recorder in and for the
said County of Elko. State Of Nevada.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that
l, the undersigned Sherin, as afore-
said, will sell the above described real
property to the highest and best bid
der, for cash, lawful money of the
United States of America, at public
auction, at the front door of the Elko
County Courthouse in the Town and
County of Elko, State of Nevada, on
the goth day of May, A. D., 1915, at
the hour of IL o'clock Noon of said
day, to satisfy the said execution, to-
gether with the interest and costs
thereon.
Dated this 9th day of April, 4. D.,
1915.
j. c. HARRIS,
Sheriff in and for the County of
Elko, State of Nevada
Date of posting May Sd, 1915.
Last publication May II, 1915.
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sympathy and understanding between
the United States and the other ma
tons of this hemisphere. The Argen.
tine diplomat responded in similar
terms. Let it be hoped hat these
fine phrases do represent n real senti,
ment of continental unity.
Apparently the reason for the court
ship of South America has been in
the past that our manufacturers might
sell more farm machinery, steel, and
boots and shoes south Of the equator.
This is of course a laudable ambition.
But it is not strange that our south.
ern neighbors do not warm up very
rapidly to any dollar bill Irritation.
Many E%nglishmen still think that
painted and war whooping Indians are
yet roaming the prairie not far from
Chicago. Similarly our people look
at South America as a country of
revolutions, fever swamps, and half,
breeds. Actually the great cities OF
the southern hemisphere are in the
fore front of the world in their beauty
and convenience. Science, are, and
business enterprise are achieving
great triumphs under the Southern
Cross.
Europe's madness has shown that
the American hostility to kings and
titled orders has been well based.
That antagonism to feudal a]ristocracy
has been shared equally by North and
South America. 1t is a principle of
similarity that runs through both con
tinents alike.
The South American republic may
have been turbulent. But for the most
part they have lived at peace with
each other. Their culture" has never
evolved any doctrine Of militarism,
Europe's shame should evolve a new
respect for their nearly unbroken in,
ternational harmony. Politically they
are good Americans in spirit. 1t is
time to stop calling them dagoes, to
cultivate their friendship as well as
to solicit their dollars.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-06
Public Land Sale
Department Of the Interior

U. S. Land Office at Elko, Nevada
April l, 1915.
NOTICE is hereby given that, as
directed by the commissioner of the
General Land office, under provisions
of Sec. 2455, r. S. pursuant to the
application of Alexander Gardner, of
Halleck, Nevada, Serial No. O1373, we
will offer at public sale, to the highest
bidder, but at not less than $3.50 per
acre, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, on the TWEEN
ty-frst day Of May, 1915, next, at this
office, the following tract of land:
the SEA SEX of Sec. 16, T. "a NJ,
r. 60 E., NJ. D. NJ.
The sale will not be kept open, but
will be declared closed when those
present at the hour named nave ceas-
ed bidding. The person making the
highest bid will be required to i'm
mediately pay to the receiver the
amount thereof.
Any person claiming adversely the
above-described land are advised to
file their claims, or objections, on or
before the time designated for sale.
JOHN E. ROBBINS,
Register.
ASHLEY G. DAWLEY,
Receiver
First publication, April 20, 1915.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-06
SERIOUS CUTTING AFFRAY

Louis Zissis, a Greek employed in
the Nevada Con, concentration at Nc.
Gill stabbed a fellow workman nam
ed Tom %Starvrakis when the two men
were coming off shift yesterday at.
ternoon. Zissis made his escape after
the cutting but was captured last
night at the dairy ranch north of Nc
Gill by Sheriff Grain and Deputy
Sheriff Newmon. The Greek had
crawled under an incubator in the
chicken house but was unfortunate in
having large feet which stuck out into
the open far enough to be seen by
the oficers.-Bly Record.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-06

will be declared cIossd wnsn those
present at the hour named have ceased
bidding. The person making the high
est bid will be required to immediate
" pay to the Receiver the amount
thereof.
Any person claiming adversely the
atove-described land are advised to
file their claims. or objections. on or
before the time designated for sale.
JOHN E. ROBBINS,
Register
ASHLEY G. DAWIEY,
Receiver
First publication, April 10, 1915.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-06
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
ISOLATED TRACT
Public Land Sale
Department of the Interior

U. S. Land Office at .Elko, Nevada
April l, 1915.
NOTICE is hereby given that, as
directed by the Commissioner of the
General Land office, under provisions
OF Sec. 2455. r. S., pursuant to the
application Of Theodore T. Fairchild,
of Tuscarora, Nevada, Serial No. 01673
we will offer at public sale. to the
highest bidder, but at not less than
$3.50 per acre, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, on
the twenty-first day of May, 1915, next,
at this office, the following tract .of
land: the SEX SWA of Sec. 81, T.
80 n. r. 81 E., NJ. u. NJ.
The sale will not be kept open, but
will be declared closed when those
present at the hour named Fave
ceased bidding. The person making
the highest bid will be required to
immediately pay TO the Receiver the
amount thereof.
Any person claiming adversely the
ab~ove-described land are advised to
file their claims, or objections, on or
before the time designated for sale.
JOHN Is. ROBBINS,
Register.
ASHLEY G. DAWLEY,
Receiver.
First publication April 20. 1915.