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who has most words TO choose from.
is most likely 10 ind In his assortment
Dust the word which he needs at
given momenI .1s
.-Wrtte composition Of ESQ words
on four Of the subJects menuoned:
Among these subjects are suen as
..The 1nduence that Caused Macoeens
Moral Downfall"
..The story of the Three Caskets IN
The Merchant Of Venice"
The English Army at AStneoufe N
Henry W
a kite or an fce-boat3-
Locate dennitely the to11owins
Islands: Naur1tfi1s, tasmania For
mosa, New Zealand, MADEIRA FAX
land. TO what country does each be-
what explorations or discoveries
did each of the following persons
make2 Give the date IN each case
-Narvez. Coronado. Marquette. La
Sale -.
From six to twenty-five questions
of the foregoing type must be an.
swered in each study The successful
candidate takes up his academic du-s
ties at West Point on the first day Of
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one place. known as jacobs Ladder
the horses actually go down aswtnd-
ing srairway cut into the rocks AT
eimes. they pass under sfeat over
hanging rocks. and at Others the de-
scents so steep that the animals dig
their feet into the sand TO keep from
slipping. AIS sorts Of fornattons
come into view and pretty soon the
guides VIZ begin to point out Steam
boat Mountain- Eyerybody sees It. Of
course. but IL takes wonderful
stretch of imagtnationto twist a mass.
OF red1rock into the shape Of steam
bost Then there is King Arshursa
castle. sGuinevere.s Castle, the Holy;
Grail Temple. the cheops Pyramid
and Buddhas Temple Looking back
At the rim the BattIeship IS seen. and.
behind tina. o:NeaTs Butte. named IN
honor Of Bucy oNenls one of Roose-3
relt.s Rough Rides Who was slain
during the charge OF San Iuan Hill.
Next comes the Indian Garden
andsehe Angel plateau An excelIent
View OF the river Hfteen hundred Feet
below. Is Obtained At this point and.
many OF the raveiers return to the
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AyS1HSS.....s. - a-,,oIntede by the
sr+.o1. TIL.
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81. 49,. ~ each class
mt Tour F11ipanosoiie .1,-,,st,,a
10 De oes1snaeeo ~ ea N.-t..ts,sS ~
COMMISSION. 70 Reeve ms.
-Wes1 PoinL me IA" ,oi.,,- 80 -
that they sna1 pc .e a.iSa.t. $3.50
com missions In the Phinppa1e
Solely On Merit
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OF course. many candidates do fati
even after years preparation AL
zebra. plane geometry. English .sram-
mar. English composition and E n .s1.
literature. geography. history OF the
United states and Anctent Greece ano
Rome form the greater part OF me
mental test In the following ques-
lions taken at random from recent
examination OF candidates the reaoer
can form some idea Of the dfncni1 Ses
of a seventeen-year-old boy when ne
Is ambitious to become an army ON
Dimcult Examination
"a. and B. run a mile First a
gives B. a start Of "A yards and beats
him by 81 seconds: at the second neat
a. gives b. a start OF I minute and -
seconds and Is beaten by IS YARDS.
Find the time In which a. and y. can
run a mile separately
Find the locus Of the point OF IN
tersection Of the three attitudes OF
triangle. given a fixed base. and con-
slant angle at the vertex
Parse the bold face words IN the
following sentence: Other things be-
inc equal. ir is obvious tl1at the writer
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simplest and most modest. style. yet

simplest and most modest. style. yet.
70 one who has seen the Grand Canyon
they are an epic story OF heroisrn:
and prtvations. and his name VIII be
forever associated With this. the most
sublime gorge IN the world
The beauty OF this wonderful work
of naru-e has been described by many
noted writers. andsin the end they all
come TO the conclusion that neither
pen nor camera can do It justice. Its
vastness and its ever changefui color
ing FAIRLY overwhelm the spectator.
and ninetySnine out Of every hundred
persons who stand on its rim gaze IN
silence across this titan OF chasus
Thirteen Nnles Vide
The gorge runs for several hundred
miles. but what is knownsa: the Grand
canyon Gas the visitor sees I'D Is per
maps twenty-five miles In length It
Is thirteen miles from rim TO rim at
She top and is six thousand feet deep
So vast is the chasm tnat=att= Wash
inSeon. one mile IN height uightsbe
hidden in It's depths Arriving IN the
eyerinS, hetourtst gets his hr.sr view
of the Canyon at day break Before
sunrise the whole place. Is 'enveloped
m a mist bat as the sun rises this
sadually disappears and cu-tous
change sweeps over the scene as tne
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rim from the plateau. Thosew no,
do miss the most thrilling part OF the
tourney vrh1.h leads down < = lss
known as die Devils CoEkssreM.sas
wsindtnE trail cnt througha taesToelss
and LEADING past the ptcturesquessy ~
low creek halls. beauti f,1lss trearn
Of water pi1tch makes q. stratghtslea
t.of rwoz hundred feet The tip tos
lr,yer Is short. as the descent Afteen
ts,,,,ndred feet Is made In less ttsanssa
! r,,Ie7 Lunch carried by the g11tdes
t5s served on the banks ofEta1essr
.ybtSb a. this point Is: a rasfng tor-,
rent Standing on the shore ones
zeaIfzes che spIendidscourAeed tspfayed
by Powell and his men who Won their
way through this torrentials
wild flowers bloom In profustonea1
the bottom of the Canyon---dos1ezs
which cannot live on the x4meoHany-
to the altitude. which IS seven !1ou=s
sand feet Whiles1unch IS BEN z,
song birds twitter in the bushes q
dy about as IF disturbed by the mr.
man beings who have descended 40
sfbeir quiet home: -Butterntessssas1t
hunnntng birds: are an about a1ac
Occasionally one sees a haIu7lessszasEss
SIP into the bushes rom q stoae3
where he-shas been basiStng ne
sunsttne-
NIGHT InsIhe Canyon
one may spend the night the
|ranyocn=if ranxeu1entssare n1ade16e
FORE the resent Tl1ts gi1es the
traveler an experience zuener BE
forgotten. The absofutes nheezsos
the EorEes except for notse fs1e
liver. che dark pes s5lho1e9Sse
aeainSt Erlse sfarlit ky and eses9ndy.
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Life Of a w p int
Cadet During . His.
Four Years Of Study
AttheUs S. Military
Acad envy On the.
Hudson.
Hudson.


~@ student lie and prepa<asoSy:
training OF a cadet at West Point
are not as roseate as the average
- American tnaaSfnes. The course
- .,,,dz, "a -ooxt ataicpit and the other
,,.sss,,,i-s,,.,,+. ---,.,+.I weii a.
- "a.
I2iays1cL 10 me o. 80
p atteaSe .loa...ss.. =
the graoua1e ron ina. 13lel,1.
almost sure 70 De a wei founoeo TO-
equipped 20 MAKE a sooo ac cen "
hizcseli IN Almost any walk OF LIE
Located From Military Standpoint
The selection OF west Point as the
place for the Military Academy was
dueEto ITS advantaSes from a military
Er4.,6nof,t for tt. r,,rred beauty and
"a, severe climate are calculated to be
6e1eacta1 Z, IRE foundation Of that
- ~ [I,-acter "a es,ential TO a sue
cs<S1I,1 orscer These afIvanta-es were
6fSce-,sd Nv ,,,r -c.onttnentaI Fathers
d,1r1nr- t1,.i- strns-sle FOR Independence
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% W2Nos5I
whether the river was naviEable- His
trip proved so hazardous that he was
compelled to land after a few miles
Of water travel After this he led his
party over land and by making
detour ne assembled the plateau
through which the Grand Canyon IS
cut
Powell Expedition
In 1859 Major ]. Powell undeT-
took the exploration of the river and
with nine men and four boats he
started from Green River City in Utah
Major Powell travelled over one thou
sand niles. enduring all sorts OF hard
ships. and arrived more than three
months later near what IS now known
as the Grand Canyon He was minus
three boats and four nen-one man
having LEFT the party at an Indian
reservation. while the other three pre-
fered to Try to make their way back
through the forests rather than brave
the torrents OF the river It is said
that they were killed by the In
d.anx IN 1870 Major Powell asa3a.
made trip to the Canyon. ard IN
the summer OF 1871 he descended
Trough gorge known as Macble
Canyon Into the Grand Canyon OF
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into 7. 1isSae = =
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:ssaI1r The social ne ofsthas cd
ss-1ned to the hors SeneraIly
- sfternate Saaurday ntxhtss
the academic term and dii1nE tkse
eneampment The cadets are e!so
permitted To Visit Srten 70
Sstayinr at The hotel on theAEeseH9-
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(sraiinatSon. =
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scroHnsns - = ,, ~ xeade 49, snSs
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l1-,1I.,s ,earIys an of which t1ke pface
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Arizona and Travelled through the
greater part OF it In 1852 with Mr..
G. D. walcott. of the q S Geological
surrey. he descended into the Canyon
from the Katbat plateau. Mr. Wal
cotr and several OF his. men remained
IN the gorge during the entire winter
studying the geology OF the forna-
non. Major Pcwelrs journals OF
these voyages are written In the
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Copyright, 1915. by The International
Syndicate
An Intimate Sketch
of This Great Nat
ural w onder of the
Southwest.

~ Ne who has seen the Grand
81 IA Canyon of Arfzona never for.
gets it The Impression made
upon the mind fingers as long
as neroy lasts. This stupendous
freak OF nature stands out as a marvel
TO the siShtseer, the seolostst and the
artist. all ofSwhom love to feast their
eyes, their imagination and their in
tenecsual powers upon its many
wonders Its beauty, It's masnidcence
and its tremendous scope seize the
attention and admiration of the tour
ist who loves nature and holds him
speIlbound amid its ever changing
Elories. Its layers Of rock and sand.
stone OF varying hardness and color,
ing tell TO the trained student Of
geology the story OF. the work of ages.
OF the forces Of nature as they piowed
their slow way from the rim OF the.
top plateau TO the bed OF the river
more than mile below Its entranc-
ing hues changing. with nearly every
angle of vision, with their numerous
varieties rainSIinS together In one
stuperdous mass OF beauty. its in
Vulnerable peaks Of radiant sandstone
which sc:nttllate with symmetry and
grandeur In the sunlight. its vastness
which loses nothing il glory by rea-.
con OF its tremendous size. are to
the artist "a thing OF EoeduIy ana
JOY forever
Formed By Two Rivers
The Canyon was cut by the Colo
rado River. which Is formed IN the
southern part Of Utah by the condu-
ence Of the Green and Grand Rive-s
Flowing southwark 1t drains terri
tory Of three hundred thousand square
miles In its two thousand mile flow
to the Gulf OF California As early
as 1870 spanish explorers reported
having seen aGreat canyon but were
unable TO descend 10 the river ASatn
In 17zs a Spanish priest came upon
the gorge but ne too. failed to so
down to the waeef. and IL was not
,11tl 1855 that anything more Vas
heard Of 1t although It IS generally
supposed that Indians. Mormon herds
men and @ppers had frequently
carped on the plateaus nearby.
Lieutenant whtpple was the hrss
ra.te man to view the great gorge
while making the survey Tor rail-
road when he came upon portion
OF the canyon and IN 1897 at the re-
Quest Of the War he made
tip through a small pat ofztt in .
speeiauy corsrueeed steasmboat This
was for the puposs Of fHdtnS out
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not to anotilersexcep1 iass-zleE1.
pe-haps. have 4 l3rtIe more Aberfy-'
The pay of seAdec Is Elk REQ ao.-.
lars per years and one taon -
ner day. TIE total Is about so9-6c-
This begins with his admission 70 the;
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= 60
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-08-18

The Official Lincoln Highway Nov
ing Picture Caravan which is taking
moving pictures of points of inter-
est along the Highway from New
York, to San Francisco arrived in
Fallon Monday evening after a trip
of 194 miles from Eureka. and on
Tuesday they featured the many
scenes about this city.
The purpose and object of this
trip is to so photograph the many
wonders and interesting spots to be
found by the transcontinental tour
list while traversing the Highway
from the Atlantic to the Pacific that
those who have never taken the
trip will be able to view all the
scenic beauties and natural wonders
that have been seen by the Caravan.
In this film will be shown the road
conditions, the towns, the character
istics of the various sections &C the
country. the beautiful spots il5ng
the road, the types of peoples and
any other interesting features that
cxist.
In making this film, the Highway
Association is striving to show to
the people Of this country what the
Lincoln Highway is; what an educa-
tion can be derived from a trip
across the country and what COM
forts are to be found by the trans
continental tourist. The film when
exhibited will be a proof to the
skeptical mind that the trip is not
q hardship and that difficulties are
not the general experience. and that
this trip can be taken by anyone
with any kind of car without the
slightest trepidation, or fear. 1t will
show that the west is country of
magnificence and wonder which is
little appreciated by the people of
the East and that the East is a
country of paved roads and beauti-
full scenery inviting the travel of the
westerner.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-08-18
RECENT STRIKE AT COLD SPRINGS
PROMISES TO Be A BIG PRODUCER

of mining camps
Twelve leases have been let on the
ground, five of which are in active
operation and the balance will be
working as soon as the necessary
outfits can be brought in. Follow
ing have secured leases, about in the
order named: ]. B. Truitt of Win
nemucca, who will bring a fully
equipped assaying outfit in within
the next few days; E. NJ. Crawford
and sons of Fallon; John Carl of
Luning; Jack Ingram and Jack
Phillips of Austin each have a lease
John Coggswell of Tonopah. Lang
ford & Gilmore and Hopkins &,
Wayne, a man by the name OF Abel,
and others whose names could not
be learned. but aggregating twelve
in all.
During his stay in Fallon, Mr..
Wilson has been arranging for haul
ng ore to Fallon and getting rates
,ver the F'allon branch to Hazen,
there the Gre will probably be dis
Iosed of to the sampling works of
ho Western Ore Purchasing COM
,any at HaZen. An effort Is being
made by Austin to secure for that
ity the outlet to the new camp,
hipping the ore out over tie Ne
fada Central to Salt Lake. Those
sho are familiar with geographical
onditions. however. are confident.
hat Notwithstanding the shorter dis
ance to Austin, the intervening
mountain range makes freighting
n that direction almost impossible,
fence that the natural outlet of the
lew district will be through Fallon.
About forty people are in the vi
Unity now, having been attracted by
he reports that have filtered out
nd a number have signified their
mention of applying for leases.
dessrs. Scott and Wilson have let
be known that 1t is to be leas-
RS camp and that everyone will be
,iven a show as long as the ground
asts, with a lively recollection OF
he experience of former Nevada
trikes that IL is the leaser that
aakes the camp. While the isolat-
position of the hill upon which
,ccurs the outcrop limits the terri
ory available for location on this pa
icular mineral zone. the extent OF
which has not yet been determin cd,
his is compensated for by the e4se
With which the ground may be
worked by leasers as the lodges, of
Which there are four known, are
accessible from all sides both by
Ihaft and tunnel. II is estimated
hat a four hundred foot tunnel
5ould tap the main ledge at depth
)f between two and three hundred
,eet.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-08-18
POPULAR FALLON COUPLE
Welded LAST WEDNESDAY
the Bride of Russell II. Hartley
at Home Wedding

In the presence of a few intimate
friends and the family. a pretty out
door wedding was celebrated last
Wednesday evening, when Miss
Mabel Adele Simmonds became the
bride of Mr.. Russell E. Hartley at
the home of the brides parents, two
miles north of town. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. F. II. Rose,
pastor of the NJ E. Church
The bride was attended by her Sis
ter, Miss Ethel Simmonds, and c. b.
Likes acted as best man for the
groom. The ceremony took place on
the lawn under the trees in front of
the Simmond's home, the wedding
party standing under floral arch
from which suspended a wedding
bell of pink and white flowers.
The bride wore a gown of crepe
de chine, with an overdress of silk
lace and carried shower boquet of
white carnations and maiden hair
fern The bridesmaid was gowned
in crepe de chene and carried pink
carnations.
Immediately following the attrac-
tive service and after the happy
couple had received the congratula-
tions of their assembled friends, a
we'll appointed wedding supper was
served, after which the newlyweds
took their departure for Hazen by
automobile and left on the limited
for San Francisco, where they will
spend the honeymoon visiting the
Exposition. After their return they
will reside at the Dildine residence
on Taylor street and be at home to
their many friends.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Simmonds and has
been popular and prominent in
church and social circles in the
younger set, while the groom is one
of the best liked young men around
the U. S. Reclamation Office, where
he is employed as photographer.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-08-18

Many wonderful and most inter-
esting scenes have been obtained for
this picture. Every town which has
been filmed has done It's utmost to
show the points contested with its
own section which will be of the
greatest interest to those who are
strangers to its attractions. Street
parades, sporting events, public
parks, recreation parks. historical
points, forest scenes, city views.
cowboy contests, mountain climbing.
and many other subjects too nnmer-
Gus to mention have been placed on
the film to show those who view 1t
that each section through which the
Lincoln Highway passes has -peeul-
lar and interesting features which
are an education to the outsider.
The road conditions are shown in
detail SO that one can view this film
and know exactly what to expect
when traversing the continent: the
towns and cities are shown so that
the tourist will realize that he is not
taking a route which will lead him
into an unsettled part of the coun-
try; the scenic conditions are shown
so that method of getting from one
point to another, and the travel ON
the Highway is shown in order that
he may know that he is not using an
unfrequented and abandoned High
way.
The party consisting of twelve
people left New York City on the
18th of May and will reach San
Francisco on August the 25th.. On
this trip of 1884 miles, pictures
have been taken in only 65 of the
Ala towns, cities and communities
along the Highway. OF these 65,
Fallon is one and it should be inn
pressed upon the citizens of this
town that this fact means more than
can at the present time be realized.
Wherever this film is shown, Fallon
and its interesting points will be
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-08-18
FLANAGAN ADVISES FARMERS
TO RAISE HOGS AND CATTLE
Says Future of Nevada Farming De-
mands Change in Form of Mar
keting Our Products.

Hon. p. L. Flanagan, one of the
leading boosters of Reno and per-
haps the livest wire in Nevada today,
was in Fallon last Thursday. Sena-
tor Flanagan is now engaged in the
exploitation of Nevada lands on a
large scale and distinct from the
usual methods of the real estate
dealer. He is taking over nothing
but large tracts of desirable ranch
land and cutting it up into small
holdings which he disposes of to
practical, farmers with sufficient cap
ital to finance themselves, seeking
his settlers in the agricultural sec
tions of the Mississippi valley. His
first endeavor is to secure men with
their own capital, but the possession
of capital is not a sine qua non,
since he is prepared to make terms
to the right sort of settlers that will
insure them a return from their
crops before anything is required of
them in cash.
Senator Flanagan has recently dis
posed of practically all of the New
lands or Vail ranch on the Carson
river above Lahontan and is now ne
gotiating for another tract in the
same vicinity, which he will cut up
in small holdings. He is strong
advocate of the policy of producing
nothing on the farm that cannot be
driven to a market. For this reason
he advises all the settlers he places
on his lands to go into the raising of
hogs and cattle. His argument is
that if there is a profit to the stock
raiser in purchasing alfalfa for feed
ing purposes, then the farmer is ov-
erlooking the profit that is to be
made in stockraising. The lesson of
the past few years should be taken
to heart by the alfalfa raiser. He
has seen the price of meats rising
year by year and 1t has been followed
closely by a corresponding decline in
the price of hay. This has been ex-
planned by the census of beef cattle
which shows the supply to be de-
creasing steadily. while the acreage
devoted to the raising of alfalfa has
been steadilg increasing every year.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-08-18

| flashed upon the screen. which will
show to people in all parts of the
country that Fallon is live, pro-
gresslve and interesting place.
Some of the things noticed on this
trip may be mentioned. For in
stance. the Lincoln Highway is
marked from end to end with guild
ing markers with the exception of
five per cent of its length. The
roads are good and the travelling is
easy and many tourists are met every
day bound from every state in the
Union, hound for diversified points.
bat all using the Highway.
From Eureka to Fallon, seventy
five per cent of the road is good.
fifteen per cent is fair and the re-
naming ten per cent is chuck holes
which can be avoided with careful
driving. Very little discomfort was
experienced on this trip by the party.
The personnel of the Caravan is
as follows:
In the Stutz: H. c. Ostermann,
Consul at Large of the Association;
Edward A. Holden, Secretary to Mr.
+ Ostermann and Civil Engineer.
+. In the Packard: T. A. Stalker,
Technical Expert for the Packard
Company; Mrs. H. C. Ostermann,
Mrs. o. p canaday, c. w. Thomas,
Camera Man.
In the Studebaker: ]. Meinzing-
er, Service Engineer for the Stude-
baker Company; r. c. Sackett, Eff
ficiency Expert and Civil Engineer
for the Studebaker Company.
In the Oakland: o. P. canaday,
representative for the Wayne Oil
Pump and Tank Company c. M.
Reiling, official statlstician, collect
ing road and other data.
In the Little Giant Truck: Leroy
Beardsley and Earl Phillips, Techni-
cal Experts for the Chicago Pneu-
matte Tool Company.