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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-10
Why COTTON Is a WAR FACTOR

a propellant in oil guns in general use.
1t has been found that some form
of nitrated cellulose can be made
from anything containing scellulose.
difficulties lie in guaranteeing regu-
larity in supply of material and uni
formlty Of quality. Unless such uni
formity is certain the manufacture
is dangerous and the product Will
be markedly Inferior.
The slightest alteration would de-
'molish the ballistics on which artil-
lerists' calculations are based. guns
would have to be altered and the
gunner would have his trade to learn
again. s
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-10
New WAR Against ILL NESS

~ ECENT Innovations in educa-
IL tional effort indicate that a
sort Of Declaration Of indie
pendence has been started in the
matter Of dealing with human ills.
The modern tendency is to appeal to
the personal sense Of responsibility
to prevent illness rather than to de.
pend upon the traditional value Of
curative measures.
Rochester, N, Y. has introduced q
plan Of having two teachers. one
doctor and nurse give lessons to
the public bearing directly on health
and life conservation. Glasses, open
to women IS years old. OF over. are
taught in the public school buildings
from to s in the afternoon.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-10

an ordinary man: but in the ex:
preston Of cardiac power she might
surpass a giant.
Indeed, 1t is not the size Of the
heart that determines its capacity for
stress. It has been said that a woman
who went through the intensely emo
tional acting Of Clara Morris, now
q pathetic but sunnily hopeful In
valid, would have exerted enough
power, through the heart. to have.
lifted q couple Of the pyramids and
have energy enough to raise a temple.
or two.
This lifting power Of the. heart
has been tavorite Demonstration
.oflatter day scientific lecturers, ana
1t is structural wonder that has
this power to q marvellous degree.
Weighing seldom more than III
ounces. every day It lifts the equiya-
lent Of 120 tons to a height Of one
foot. That Is. Of course, the power
exerted by the normal heart every
-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-10

Information is given as to: what
diseases are preventable. how to
avoid them, how the body can be
made resistant to disease, how to
nurse scientifically, how to reserve,
record and report symptoms, and
what to do in emergencies. The
course, which includes instruction in
the care of children and preparation
Of food. is planned in two lessons a
week for six weeks, and, Is success.
siyely given In different localities.
Another suggestive movement has
been started by the Boston lInstruc-
tive District Nursing Association.
cooperating with Simmons College
and the School for Social Workers.
An eight months course has been.
mapped out to supplement the. ordi.
nary training Of nurses in order
that they may deal practically and
helpfully In assisting the public.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-10
SHOWING The Wiizardlry Of SOUND

ed for number Of seconds after the
source itself had ceased. There was
great blurring and confusion in I
spoken addresses due to overlapping
Of the sounds Of consecutive syllables.
), After a series OF experiments with
sounding boards had failed the correc-
ton was undertaken under Prof. sac
bine's direction. Layers Of highly
sound absorptive felt were placed on
q portion oflfthe interior surfaces Of
the chapel. the thickness; area and Slo.s
cation being governed by ths;reduire.
merts of the problem
The installation was covered with
a protective and concealing membrane
in such q way that the unframed aye
would not perceive the change, which
IS quickly detected, however. by tho
most unframed ear The acoustica
improvements said to be remark
able. IS ~
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-10

lT INTERNATIONAL discussion over
the shipping Of cotton to Europe
= is based upon fact quite remote
from the ordinary commercial uses
of cotton. The discussion is due to
the place held by raw cotton or cot.
ton waste as absolutely essential for
the production Of a satisfactory pro.
pulsive.
While cotton cannot be classed as
essentially a munition, It is poten-
tally such. Cotton and glycerin
when nitrated and blended with
vaseline yieldcordite. which serves as
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-10
Here Is the Hello Cupid's Tab
Keeper, Which Cannot Be
Hnndwinkad

itself as to the telephone-toll user.
The 'phone-meter. it is claimed. has
completely solved this small Office
timing. problem, and in larger Offices
1t is already proving of great value
in timing the handling Of calls on the
observation desks.
AS shown in the accompanying IL
lustration. the phone meter registers
up to six minutes in one revolution
of the dial, and 1t continues until
stopped When connection is made
the operator starts the meter to re-
cord by moving to the right the lever
at the top. Moving It in the reverse
direction stops the indicator instant
ly, showing the exact time which has
elapsed in minutes and seconds. The
dial is graduated to seconds. and the
device. ii is said. is marvellously ac-
curate.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-10
1vHE correction of imperfect
acoustic properties in an audi

rIVHE correction OF imperfect
acoustic properties in an audi
: torium according TO laws gov
erning the phenomenon established in
a series OF researches conducted dur
ing the last is years by Prof. W. Q.
Sabine Of Harvard. has recently been
successfully applied to the. ceiling and
walls Of the Amasa Stone Memorial
Chapel AZ Western Reserve univer-
sity. The difficulty was what is.
known as excessive reverberation.
Owing to the size Of the building
and consequent long distance be-
tween reflections of sound from one
surface TO another. and also owing to
the hard and unyielding building ma
terials which permitted only small
percentage Of the ,ound TO be abb
sorbed at each reflection. every sound
generated within the chapel persist
Il
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-10

"a English ceremony OF much
~ historic significance and quaint
s. x interest. in which the Gentle
man Usher o. the Black Rod is the
central figure. took place the other
.daJ in the staid chambers Of West
minister Palace when the speech from
the throne was read to the lords and
comrnoners sitting in joint session for
this purpose. Nh IS
The King being pleased" tancient
Iterm) to assent to the Irish home rule
bin. announced q speech from the
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-10

other. in spite Of the goldfish. was
'swarmihg with the insects in various
stages of their life cycles.
Thereupon the well fed nlallards
were placed in the pond Inhabited bv
the goldfish. The result was surpris-
Ing 1nAs hours there was not the
trace Of a mosquito to be found In
the water.
They are therefore peculiarly adapt
ed to the destruction of the mosquito
pest, especially as the very regions
in which MOSQUITOES abound are most
grateful to them:
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-10
TIMING the GTootsiie0 Talk on sEle PHONE

Particularly is this true, declares
Telephony. in smaller offices where
the elaborate and necessarily ,expen-3,
sive apparatus for timing calls has,
been too costly for installation, and
has been placed upon or.
binary clocks, which are. Of course
as unsatisfactory to the company
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-10
-T HE essential materials of the
regular comb-maker are horn
4 and hoofs while tortoiseshalla

is often used.
The hoofs are boiled before cut
ting, which renders them softer and
Therefore easier to cut in two. They
arc next conveyed to the pressing
floor, an apartment fixed up with
furnaces.
Rendered pliable by the action OF
the heat they are flattened out In
the hands Of the workmen and cut
to shape with knives:
After being inserted in stout
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-10

pace Of the acrobat is accelerated.
until finallysit runs along the wire
with.a total lack OF dignity.
{ Such top.controlled automata are
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-10

telligence; They behave as II they
possessed a muscular system and
nerves to which the latter could be
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-10

exceedingly interesting TO watch, be-
cause they not only detect instantly
any tendency to fall over, but correct
1t with promptness suggesting in
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-27
WILL MAKE TEST
Of HUBER LAW

August Kruger was arraigned IN
Justice H. L. HaIsted's court this morn
ing on the charge of refusing support
to his minor children. Mr.. Kruger
was divorced from his wife about ten
years ago and there is question as to
whether the Huber law applies in the
case of divorce judgments. There is no
question but that the defendant is liza
BILE civiIly for refusing to obey the or
der of the court but there is some ques-
ton as to whether the defendant comes
under the Huber law which is a crimi-
nal one.
Kruger waived examination and~was
bound over to the circuit court, sign
ing bond of 500 for his appear
1t is understood that the case will be
tried by the circuit judge and will then
be appealed to the supreme court in
order to get final decision, making
this test case of the law as District
Attorney j. H. Hill desires to have an
opinion from the highest court. Attor-
ney ]. w. Frenz appeared for the de-
PENDANT.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-27
VACATION DAYS
DRAWING NEAR

Gradu alton days are drawing near
and preparations for commencement
are under way as only three weeks of
the school year remain. The first event
scheduled, class day exercises, will occur
on June when the class history, class
prophecy, grafton on the class motto,
farewell to the school, advise to the
juniors etc. will be given. On June s
and 9 the Senior class play will be pre-
sented at the high school auditorium.
The name of the play is the Rose of
Plymouth Town and it is said to be one
that will carry the interest of the aud
dience throughout. Thursday. June 10,
the graduating exercises will be held,
Friday will occur the Alumni banquet
and Saturday will end the week with
the Senior blow out at Devils Lake.
The list of graduates has not yet
been given out nor the speaker for the
baccalaureate address to be given on
Sunday, June G. The Junior reception
to the Seniors, or Junior Prom as it is
called, will take place on May q.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-27
Rheumatism in Ankles
One Bottle of Rheuma Relieved Wo.
man Who Could Not Walk

Marvellous as this story may seem, il
is absolutely true, but this is only one
of the many almost magical cures that
Rheuma is performing these days. Use
of one bottle will convince any suffer
err
Mrs. Gertrude Kozel, Smithfeld, Pa,
writes: 81 had rheumatism for over
year; it settled in my ankles and l
could not walk. l have taken one bot
tie of Rheuma and do not have any
more pain, and l can again walk at
will. "
Fisher Bros. and all druggists sell
Rheuma for 80 cents. 1t is guaranteed
to cure any case of any kind of rheu-
matism or money back.
Gratifying relief comes in a day, be-
cause Rheuma acts at one time on the
kidneys, stomach, liver and blood, and
starts to rid the entire system of poi
sonous uric acid at once Advertise
ment.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-27
(Fro1n Fridays Da1aay.J

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. 4. B. Towle g
daughter this morning.
j. H. Erswell has returned from Mil
waukee where his father, Henry W.
Erswell, suffered the removal of an eye
at St. Joseph's hospital on Saturday.
Mr.. Erswell reports his, father resting
comfortably, the latter ALREADY feeling
able to be dressed and up.
Rev. c. H. Hewitt Of Evansville ad-
dressed meeting of the Loyal Workers
in the Advent Christian church Thurs
day evening. His subject was Dying
at the Top" Mr.. Hewitt declared
that one of the vital problems of the
church is the alarming desertion of
young men from it's ranks. Only SO
of the young men of America are mem
bers of Protestant churches, he said,
and the prominence of young men in
the crime of the day is astonishing.
The remedy lies in the church Kidding
herself of the incubus of Destructive
Criticism, worn out methods and the
hypocritical professions of her indivi-
dual members.
A meeting will be held again tonight.
Rev. E. O. Coontz, the pastor, will
speak on Living at the Top"
Henry Putnam, bachelor SO years
o: age, committed suicide at Wyoming,
village near Spring Green, by explod-
ing dynamite in his mouth. He had
been drinking heavily for about three
weeks and was found in the woods with
his head blown off.
Mrs. Hannah Maher brought to this
office today an ambitious potato which
is now on exhibition here. 1t was one
that had been in the cellar all winter
but evidently thought that spring ought
to be here for it sprouted and at the
end of one of the sprouts another pota :
to formed that is about the size of a
hickory nut. Next! ..~ -.
A contract has been let in KiIbourn
for paving Broadway from the foun-
tain to the railroad bridge nearly al
ways bad stretch for tourists, and Su-
perior street from Wisconsin avenue
to the village limits The paving will
be of solid concrete 7 inches deep, the
surface to be merely scraped rough, not
troweled, which will make it safer for
traffic. The roadway from the bridge
on Superior street to the end of the ma
cadam road toward Plainville will be
macadam. When this is finished, Kill
bourn will have a continuous pavement
through Superior street and stone road
several miles toward Plainville, pleas
ant drive to the Dells region. Through
Broadway it will extend east two miles
and west through Delton, Bsraboo, Mad
ison, Milwaukee and Chicago to New
York and New Orleans says the Kill
bourn Weekly Events.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-27
ATTENTION
EVERYBODY

Just think of this:
24O acres. good land, good buildings,
near town, 80 holstein cows, horses,
hogs, chickens, machinery, wood, crops,
everything on the farm except house
hold goods, 40 miles from Baraboo.
Price for everything 500, 900.
TIA acres, the very best of soil, close
to R. r. town, school, in the heart of
as good q dairy section as there is in
Sank Co. Fine buildings, IS cattle,
horses, Is or 100 hogs, fine set of farm
machinery, this is one of the best farms
in Sank Co. and will be sold at sacri-
flee if taken soon.
80 acres, as near perfect as you will
find in Sank Co. miles from Baraboo,
good buildings, very productive soil,
this also will be sold at bargain.
We have another 80 about like the
one described above but further from
town and of course can be bought for
much less money.
Another 80 just outside of the city
limits, good buildings, elegant soil,
that will be sold at bargain or the
owner would exchange for a larger
farm.
We have over 100 farms on our list
and we believe we have some of the
best bargains in Wisconsin and we
would be lglad to show you anything
that we have for sale at any time,
without any obligation to you whatso.
ever as we believe we can show you
something that you will buy if you are
in the market for Wisconsin farm
Would be glad to have you write US Oh
call at our Office any time that you are
in the city. A postal will bring oul
folder.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-27
Death at WaundkeG

Mrs. James F. Taylor of Waunakee
died Saturday from apoplexy. She
was II years of age and came to Wis
consin in 1850.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-27
Presents For The Bride

in all the latest patterns and designs in
table silverware. Sterling, or quadruple
silver plated, finished in the bright or
polished silver are shown here. If you
will select your gifts here, you viii be
giving something serviceable, as well as
good looking Something that vii
bear inspection after it has had years OF
wear.
]. E. Won VALID
JsWeler
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-06-14
WARNING

WARNING
Hunting, Fishing and Shooting ls
strictly prohibited on all Of our ranch.
es. on Mary's River and both the Sew
enty-One Ranches. Trespassers will be
prosecuted according to law.
Nevada Land & Livestock
company.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-06-14

start In life-to insure your comfort
Her thoughts r always Of you. There
isn't any sacrifice sne would not make
for you.
Now in her declining years, when
she has to depend upon you, will
you be as free to give-to pro-
vide-as she was when you were
dependent upon her? Think,
What if o were to pass out OF
this life today. How would you
leave her? Would she have to
crimp and scrape for the rest of
her days? Would she lose the
home? Or will you see that ample
provision is made to insure her
against want-against privation?
There is no better protection for your
future-no better protection for moth.
er and the loved ones than insurance.
Come in and talk 1t over.
II. S. TABER
Agent New York Life Insurance Co.
ELkO NEVADA
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-06-14
the books will go to press about July
1St. Address
KEITH & RUSSELL, Publishers.
Elko, Nevada
BIDS FOR DOING OF ROAD WORK
AND ROCK WORK ON NEW
SECRET PASS ROAD

Sealed proposals endorsed "Propos-
ais for Road Work and Rock Work
on the New Secret Pass Road" will be
received by the Clerk Of the Board
Of Highway Commissioners, or any
member of said Board, up to the
hour OF 10 A. NJ. OF the 9th day of
July. A. D., 1915, at which time said
bids will be opened and read publicly.
Said bids shall be given for the road
work and rock work to be done on
the new Secret Pass road from the
Forest Reserve line in a westerly di-
rection to connect with the road now
in the course Of construction.
Said work shall consist of and bids
will be based upon work to remove
rock and dirt and make a fill in the
manner following, to-wit:
One bid shall be under the follow
ing specifications:
A solid road bed twelve feet in
width, strictly confronting with the
present survey as laid out upon the
ground by Government Engineer Mr..
Brown. At Dorsey Creek a fill is to
be made not less than twenty feet in
width across the top. On each side
Of said fill steel ratings are to be set
In n foot in from the outer edge OF
the fill, said ratings to consist of
three-inch wrought-iron pipes, onnec
ted by T"S every ten feet to posts
four feet high and extening five feet
into the fill, said posts to be bound to-
gether two feet under the surface of
the road bed of the fill with half-inch
square steel rods, adjustable by turn
buckles. Said steel ratings shall have
an additional pipe two feet from the
groIhd all connected up and securely
screwed together and said rails to
have n Goa of black paint in the
fill after erection. Road to be smooth
ened up and not to contain rocks or
other obstacles in size to exceed two
inches on any one edge.
Four culverts are to be put in place,
which. together with all wrought iron
pipes, rails and steel braces shall be
furnished by the County and laid down
upon the work.
A second bid shall be received con-
forming with the above specifications,
| with the exception that a deviation
from the above mentioned survey may
be made at Dorsey Creek provided the
new grade as hui established shall
not exceed ten e cent, and provided
further that the length of the new
survey shall not exceed one thousand
feet from the point of departure from
the old survey to the point of regain
ing the same; said one thousand feet
may be taken On either or both sides
of Dorsey Creek in any proportion
deemed necessary by the contractor.
Each bid shall be accompanied by a
certificate check of ten per cent of
the amount bid, to be held by the
board for the satisfactory perform
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-06-14
Elko, Nevada, Land Oniee

June !. 1915
NOTICE is hereby given that Aztec
Land and Cattle Company Limiteda b.
John G. Taylor. its attorney In fact,ot
Lovelock. County Of Humboldt, State
OF Nevada, has filed in this office Its
application to enter under the pruvis
ions Of the Act Of June 4, 1897 CSC
Stats, sc the following described land,
viz:
sen Of NWA Of Sec. %. Twp. AZ
N, r. "a E.. NJ. d. B. & NJ, containing
40 acres.
Any and all persons claiming ad.
versely the lands described. or desir.
ing to object because of the mineral
character Of the land. or for any other
reason, to the disposal to applicant,
should file their affidavits Of protest
in this office. on or before the 10th
uay of July. 1915. ..,
JOHN E. ROBBINS.
Register.
First publication June |, 1915.
Register.
First publication May .. 1915.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-06-14
7. R. ENDORSES
WILSON'S STAND

NEW ORLEANS. June lap
L plauding President Wilson for his
stand in the disagreement with Sec
rotary Bryan over the issue between
the United States and Germany, Colo
me- Theodore Roosevelt, in a signed
statement received here tonight from
Breton Island, La, pledged his sup,
port to the president in all steps he
may take to uphold the honor and in,
forest of the United States.
r. Refused Follow Treaties.
According to MI. Bryan's state,
ment," Colonel Roosevelt says, "he
has left the cabinet because President
Wilson, as regards the matters at is.
u with Germany refuses to follow
the precedent set in the thirty all.
inclusive arbitration commission trea.
ties recently negotiated and declines
to suspend action for a year while a
neutral commission investigates the
admitted murder of American men,
women and children OF the high seas,
and further declines to forbid Amer,
lean citizens to travel on neutral
ships in accordance with the condi
lions granted to us by Germany her
self by solemn treaty.
Applaud Wilson's Decision.
"Of course. 1 heartily applaud the
decision Of the president; and in
common with all other Americans
who are loyal to the traditions hand
ed down by the men who served un,
der Washington and by the others
who followed Grant and Lee in the
days Of Lincoln, I pledge him my
heartiest support in all the steps he
takes to uphold the honor and the in
terests of this great republic which
r bound up with the maintenance
OF domestic liberty and Of a wise
spirit of humanity among all the ma
tons of mankind"
Prepared to Return.
Colonel Roosevelt was told of Sec
rotary Bryan's resignation late Thurs
day when several members Of the
Louisiana conservation commission
Joined the Parker-Roosevelt party al
Battledore island. On receiving q
bundle of newspapers. the first he
had seen in several days. Colonel
Roosevelt inquired:
Has wal broken out? Had l bet
ter return immediately"
He made no comment on the resig.
nation of Mr.. Bryan other than his
written statement. which he prepared
today.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-06-14
SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY
TIME TABLE


No. 1, Overland Limited Extra
Fare Train) Arrive Elkv, .:16 D. N.
No. 5 Pacific Limited, arrive Elbo,
11:59 p. m.
No. 9 Fast Mail email only, ar.
rive Elko, GIG p. m.
No. 10, Pacific Limited passenger
and mail). arrive Elko, 1:4S D. m.
EASTBOUND
10. 2, Overland Limited Extra
fare ~train), arrive Elko, 9:27 a. m.
No. 6, Atlantic Express passenger
and mail), arrives Elko SIG p. II.
No. 10 San Francisco Limited, Ar.
rive Elko. 10:4O a. m.
No. 20, Pacific Limited passenger
e Mail) Arrive Elko, 5:2S a. m.
All receive and discharge mail at Ell
10 except Nos. s and 10. Nos. 1 and
2 stop only on flag to take or receive
through passengers.
J. J.. CULLEN. Agent.