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The Benson signal., 1916-08-12
Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do For Yo
An Unproductive Visitor.

"Say, young feller," said Broncho
Bob, "have you got a gun on you?
"NO, sir" replied the man with the
brand-new cowboy uniform. II was
told that it was better to be unarmed
so as to avoid any impression that
was seeking a quarrel
"Well, that's a big disappointment
I needed a brand-new gun an thought
you'd be bringin' along at least a pair
Of 'em. Don't you let anything like
this occur again.
The Benson signal., 1916-08-12
Homooenized Ice Cream.

We are indebted to the board of
health of the City of New York for
the information that homogenized ice
cream may lawfully be sold in that
city, and for the further information
that homogenized ice cream may be
made of powdered skim milk and
water. Among those things in the
names of which crimes are committed
ice cream ranks right along with lib
erty and futurist art.-St. Louis Re-
public.
The Benson signal., 1916-08-12
CHAPTER IIl-Continued.

II believe I'll send a detail over
there to see what is going on, sir. Ser
geant, go and tell the old priest that
the major and are leaving camp and
shall not return till morning. Report
to me at my tent when you have told
him. Now, major, if you care to go
along can give you change Of cloth
The major nodded assent.
"Of course I'll go. That's what
came down here for-tO see for my
self-and tell the general just how
things are going. Here come the
horses now"
Ten minutes later they trotted lei
surely out of the camp, headed south
east.
A horned moon was swinging clear
of the cloud-capped Buffalo mountains.
Southwark they could see in the
moonlight the dim mountains in old
Mexico, standing like silent sentinels,
looking with grim disapproval on the
scenes of riot and disorder, Of murder
and Of pillage that were making the
unhappy land a veritable wilderness.
AS they reached the level ground, the
old sergeant rode back to his young
superior, his hand raised to the brim
of his scouting hat.
What is it, sergeant?" asked Kynas-
ton.
There's a little fire over yonder,
sir"
The gauntleted hand stabbed the
dark, it's finger in the direction of the
IRE, and Kynaston's gaze followed. A
blade-shaped fame stood out in the
blackness of the night.
whats over there? Any houses? !?
Any Americans live over there?" Ma
jor Updyke's query was as quick as a.
shot.
Kynaston paused moment.
mo, sir That fires on the Mexi-
can side of the line. What can it be,
sergeant"
The sergeant puzzled a moment or
two. Then:
"Sir, know. It's the Santa Cruz
mine, where the Uptons live. AS sure
as T live, sir, the rebels are attackin'
the mine! Don't you remember, sir.
Mr.. Upton came through with the two
ladies today? Sure as anything, them
rebels have attacked the place; heav-
en- help the Uptons!" he calculated.
"Any orders, sir?"
Kynaston turned to Updyke.
II know, sir, what the orders are.
/ know the orders are very strict that
no American shall cross the line un-
less he has residence there. I wish
you were deaf, dumb and blind for a
few hours"
In the darkness Major Updyke
grinned behind his hand.
"Why?" he asked.
eff you were," said Kynaston slowly,
'T'd go back to my camp and There
are two American women over there
he concluded lamely.
"I am deaf and blind" said Major
Updyke impressively. II can neither
see nor hear at night. am quite sure
that"
"Twos left about! Gallop!"
The orders shot out like the shots
from a machine gun; almost before he
knew it the major found himself gal.
looping back to the little camp.
"Have twenty men saddle up at
once, sergeant!" cried Kynaston
"Take nothing but canteens, rifles, and
a hundred rounds of ammunition per
man. Get the men ready at once"
The sergeant hesitated and finally
ventured on a liberty that was rare in.
deed for him.
"Sir, is the lieutenant goin' to cross
the line?" he asked. do you remem
her, sir, what the orders are? It'll
cost the lieutenant his commission"
eff it'll cost my commission to help
d couple of American ladies who are
fin truuble-then I'll have to pay the
price, sergeant. Hurry up! Tell that
old priest to come over to my tent al
Oncs.v
The Benson signal., 1916-08-12
Flowers on Headqear.

Field flowers, perfect riot of them,
including fuzzy yellow dandelions,
prim little buttercups, wheat in the
natural colors, besides dainty little
mountain flowers, formed wreath
around q large sun shade. 1t was
quaint, most attractive and decidedly
novel, for the flowers were so natural
it was difficult to believe they were
not real.
The Benson signal., 1916-08-12
SYNOPSIS.

friend, Mrs. Fame, breaks down at New
Mexico border patrol camp, commanded
by Lieutenant Kynaston. The two wom-
en- are on way to mine of Miss Upton's
father located a few miles across the
Mexican border. Kynaston leaves women
at his camp while he goes with a detail
to investigate report of Villa gun runners.
Villa troops drive small force of Car
rama across border line and they surren-
der to Kynaston Dorothy and Mrs. Fame
str1 at camp when Kynaston returns with
prisoners. Blind Mexican priest appears
in camp and claims interned Mexicans
have in the spoils brought across the line
q wonderful emerald bell stolen from a
shrine by Zapata and taken from him by
Carranza troops. Priest is searching for
the emerald in order to return it to the
shrine. Kynaston finds jewel and reports
to department headquarters. Major Up
dyke appears from headquarters to take
charge Of valuables captured.
The Benson signal., 1916-08-12

Compression of the waist is said to
be harmful, but if the right young man
makes the attempt the average girl is
willing to take chances.
The Benson signal., 1916-08-12

Smile on wash day. That's when you use
Red Cross Bag Blue. Clothes whittier than
snow. All grocers. Adv.
The Benson signal., 1916-08-12

Would you risk your job, and !
perhaps your whole future in 4
: life, to rescue two American la !
dies from a house besieged by 4
Mexican bandits? Or would you :
stick to your job and watch a 4
gang Of Iiquor-fired halfbreeds J
; bind and carry the women away Z
to fate worse than death?
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.


Elko. Nevada, Land Office. August
IS. 1916,
Notice Is hereby given that
CHARLES b. HENDERSON. OF Elko.
County of Elko. State OF Nevada. has
filed in this office his application 10
enter under the provision of Sections
23o6.23o7 Revised Statutes Of the
United States. the following described
land. viz:
The Southeast quarter OF the South.
cast quarter tSE1, Of SEQ Of Sec.
ton ~. Township So North, Range IS
East, VI. y. u G VI. containing forty
(IO) acres.
Any and all persons claiming adj.
versely the lands described. or dnslr.
ing to object. because of the mineral
character Of the land. or for any other
reason. Ia the disposal to applicant.
should file their affidavIts of protests
tn this office. on or before the second
day Of October. 1916.
JOHN Il. ROBBINS. Register.
Aug. 29--Oct. 1.
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Legal Blanks for
Sale at This Office
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
O269O

O269O
Elko. Nevada, Land office. August
1. 1916.
Notice is hereby given that DIANA
NJ. HILL. Of EIko, County OF Elko,
State OF Nevada, has filed in this of.
flee her application 10 enter under the
provisions of Sections 1906 or 22O7
Revised Statutes OF the United States,
the following described land. viz:
The SWl& OF the NWII OF Section
10. Township 10 North, Range 55 East,
NJ. d. d. & NJ, containing 80 acres.
Any and all persons claiming adj.
versely the lands described, or desir.
ing TO object because OF the mineral
character OF the land, or for any other
reason. TO tho disposal 10 applicant,
should file their affidavIts Of protest
in this office. OH or before the 18th
day Of September. 1916
JOHN f. ROBBINS. Register.
First publication, Aug IL, 1916.
Last publication. Sept. Is, 1916.
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APPLICATION NO. 4o5s.
Notice Of Application for Permission
20 Appropriate the Public Waters
Of the State Of Nevada
ols-Sept. 6.

Notice is hereby given that on the
18th day OF July. 1916. in accordance
with Section 80. Chapter 40. OF the
Statutes OF 1919, one w. F. Roseberry
OF Tuscarora, County of Elko. and
State OF Nevada. maze application 10
the State Engineer OF Nevada for per.
mission TO appropriate the public wat
ers OF the State OF Nevada. Such sp-
preparation is 10 be made from Ivan
noe Springs. at point in the NWI.
OF Nwls OF Sec. 90. T. IS y. L As
E, NJ. u. d. * NJ. by means OF a dam
and y OF one cubic feet per second i
10 be conveyed 10 point in the Me-.
Of NEi< Of Sec. Il T. IS y. Il. As F..
VI. D. d. & NJ. by means of ditch
and pipe line and there used for min.
ing. milling. reduction and domestic
purposes.
water 10 be returned to stream al a
point in the SEA- Of SEit of Sec Is.
r. IS y. Il. Is Z. N d. 3. & u.
". II. KEARNEY, State Engineer
First publication Aug. >. 1916.
Last publication. Sept ., 1916
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THE FARMER AND THE
RURAL CREDITS Law
BY HENRY r. HOLLIS.
L. S. Senator from New Hampshire
and author OF Rural Credits Law.

John Brown lives OH a farm in the
Middle West. The soil is heavy and
black. hut 1t has been exhausted by a
process Of cropping which is more like
mining than farming Everything has
been taken from it. Nothing has been
restored. That is why the owner.
grown rich from soil exhaustion. has
sold out and moved to town
The bare purchase OF the fam has
taken nearly aft OF Browns savings.
The buildings leak. fences are down :;
machinery is lacking. some of the
land needs draining the rest needs
fertilizer.
Browns netghbor is prosperous. He
has treated his land like farm. no,
like mine. He has used good seed
bought good stock. laid drain pines.
and purchased commercial fertilizer nv
the ton. At the end OF the yenr his
barns arc full and his crops are safe
from the weather. while Browns crops
are meager and further reduced nv
frequent MEETINGS.
II IL plain that Brown needs cash
capital. but he has been brought up 20
save. not TO borrow He looks upon a
mortgage as disgrace The only
time he borrowed. he was unable 30
pay at maturity lie has charged n
commission and an exturtfonaie rate
of interest for renewal. That loan
was burden for years. and always a
nightmare
Then Browns Cousin Joe comes to
visit. Joe Is II storekceper In an east
ern city. doing business largely on Dor.
rowed capital. lie tells John that
every prosperous merchant and manu-
facturer borrows money He asks
John what he supposes banks are for
IL IL Is a disgrace TO borrow
Brown Is half convinced. He gath.
ers courage one day to go into the
nearest bank. He feels shabby and
out OF place IN The midst OF so much
marble and brass and mahogany. His
courage oozes, his voice shakes. he Is
clearly oyerawed, and the bank of
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ANNA 6 PECK.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

b2bs4.
EIko. Nevada, Land once. July IS
1916.
Notice is hereby given that Charles
". Mitchell. OF Elko. County OF Elko
State Of Nevada. has filed in this Of
flee his application 10 enter. under the
provisions OF Sections $780,. Revised
Statutes OF the United States. the fol
lowing described land. viz:
The Northwest quarter of the South
west quarter tSWIt OF SWl.) Of Sec
ton -. Township - North. Range 81
East, II. d. b / n. containing forty
H0) acres.
Any and all persons claiming adj
Terscfy the iands described. OF desir
inS 10 object because Of the mineral
character OF the land. or for any other
reason. 10 the disposaI 10 applicant
should file their sffiGayits OF protes,
in this office. on or before the 5ib DAY
Of September, 1916.
JOHN f. ROBBINS. Register
First publication. July Il. 1916.
Last publication. sept ). 1916.
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APPLIcArioN NO. 4o7z

Notice OF Application for Permission
TO APpreprite the Public Waters Of
the State Of Nevada.
Notice Is hereby given that On the
end day OF July. 1916. in accordance
with Section So. Chapter l4o. Of the
Statutes Of 1918. one LILLIAN N
STEWART. OF Reeds Station. County
OF Elko, and State OF Nevada. made
application 10 the State Engineer of
Nevada for permission 10 appropriate
the public waters OF the Stale OF Ne
Nada- Such appropriation is 10 be
made from the South Fork OF McClel-
Ian Greek, AT a point IN the SEA- of
SEA OF Sec. l.. 7. IS y r. 81 e.
NJ ID. b. & NJ. by means OF a dam
and three cubic feet per second Is TO
be conveyed TO the Ei= Of SEA. OF
Sell of SEC. Il, WI Of SWis, NEi.
OF SWis, Eis of NWis Sec. 10 and
SEA OF Swis and SWIS of SEA OF
Sec. 8. T. IS " r. 81 Z. VI. ID. B. &
NJ. by means of bitches. and there
used for irrigation purposes from April
until September of each year.
Water not TO be returned to stream
". NJ. kEARNET, State Engineer.
Qll-Ull.
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fetal decides that he Is cheap tel
low.
Brown is glad to escape with his
hat. He scarcely recalls why his loan
is refused. but there was talk OF dear
money, and the risk OF tying demand
deposits up in long term loans The
real reason is that the banker doesn't
known Brown or his farm.
And then Browns friend Robinson
turns up one day. fresh from attend.
ance on a hearing by the Federal
Farm Loan Board. recently appointed
by President Wilson under the Rural
Credits bill. The Board il touring the
country to ascertain the farm loan
needs OF the various districts.
Browns interest Is aroused. Here f.
help to which he is entitled as a far.
mer and an American. He writes Ia
the Federal Farm Loan Board at
Washington. and this is what he
learns.
The United States will shortly be
divided into twelve Land Bank dis.
tficts. each containing n Federal land
bank, one of these will be estab
lished in a city not far from Brown.
Tor the sol" object OF loaning money
to farmers for productive purposes ON
the security of their farms The far.
mer will borrow not as favor. but
as right
Every borrower will take /; prr cent
OF his loan in stock. and thereby no.
come n partner i'm the enterprise. lie
viii got his money at cost. ANY profit,
will be- returned to him In dividends.
The interest rate cannot exceed 3 prr
cent. The law fixes that. But the
rate may be- as much lower as chcap
money and good management will war.
rant
brown learns that The land bank
VIII not deal directly with him, hut
through a national farm loan assocIa.
ton composed Of ten farmers who
wish 10 borrow So he puts I'm n few
evenings visiting his neIghbors. He
finds nine Of lhcm who need cash
capital lie invites them To a meeting
IN his Kitchen.
Brown and his friends organize a
farm loan association. From the Farm
Loan Board they receive circulars and
blanks. The benefits are so great and
The plan so simple that they would be
suspicious II the papers had come
from Wall Street rather than from
the Government
They elect officers, filI ont the
blanks sign their names. giving the
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CHICAGO. III. Aug 31-LaWyers
are too numerous and too poorly
trained sRc courts are unnecessarily
costly and ponderous. Elihu Root de
clared in his presidential address to-
day in the opening session OF the
American Bar Associations annual
meeting. He suggested putting the
surplus lawyers TO work on farms
There is great economic waste in
the administration of the law" he said.
There Is unnecessary expenditure OF
wealth and Of effective working power,
in the performance Of this particular
function of organized society. We
spend vast sums in building and main
tanning court houses and public offices
and in paying judges. clerks. criers,
marshals. sheriffs. messengers. jurors.
and ali the great army. and the pro
Duct is disproportionatc TO the plant
and the working force.
There Is no country in the world in
which the doing OF justice is so bur
dened.
The ease with which admission 10
the Bar IL secured and the attraction
of a career which affords a living
without manual labor has crowded the
bar. OF the $4,000 lawyers in the
United States. = very considerable part
are not needed.
III our business were conducted like
the business OF any great industrial or
transportation company. striving for
efficiency AT the least cost. a very con
siderable percentage OF the $4,000
would be- discharged.
We at the Bar are not producers.
We perform a necessary service, and.
TO the extent OF that necessary service
We contribute towards the production
OF wealth and the effectiveness of
energy in the community. and we take
toll. rightly. from all the property and
business in the community.
"Superfluous lawyers. however. are
mere pensioners and drags upon the
community and. upon all sound econo-
mic principles, ought TO be set to some
other useful work There is plenty OF
work for them TO do on the farms Of
the country
Il think the underlying cause Of this
defective administration OF justice is
that the Bar and the people generally
proceed upon false assumption as TO
their true relation to judicial proceed.
ings. unconsciously. we ali treat the
business of administering justice as
something done for private benefit tn.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
02o6y


Eiko Nevada, Land office. July Is.
1916.
Notice Is hereby given that Angus.
IA BROWN. by James n. re, CO. at.
toney.in.fact, OF Inree Creek. Owyhee
County. State OF idsno. has filed In
this office his application 10 locate un.
der the provision Of the Act OF July
IL, 1854. The following described land.
viz: A tract Of forty acres, what VIII
probably he when surveyed. the SWi,
N~is Of Sec SO. r 81 n. r. % T..
NJ ID. NJ
Any and all pcrsons claiming adj.
'orsely the lands described, or desir
ing 10 object. because Of the mineral
character OF the land. or for any other
reason, 10 the disposal 10 applicant.
should file their affidavits Of protcsis
IN this office. on or before the 18th day
Of September. 1916.
JOHN Il. ROBBINS. REGISTER
Aug. f-sept. 5.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
01ETh

Elko. Nevada, Land Office. July Is,
1916.
Notice is hereby given that JAMES
D. PENCE, OF Three Greek. County OF
Owyhee. State OF Idaho. has filed in
this office his application 10 enter un.
der the provision OF Sec. 2306 and 2@0T,
Il. S. the following described land.
viz: The SEA SWtI Of Sec 2S; and
the SWiI NWi4 OF sec. 80. T. AZ y.
r. 90 F.. VI. d. NJ
Any and all persons claiming ad.
yersely 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 affidayiis OF protests
in this office. on or before the 18TH DAY
Of September. 1915.
JOHN f. ROBBINS. Register.
Aug. Sept ,.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
HsFNNE |WVV0
Carson City 056S7

Carson City 056S7
Department OF the Interior, u. s.
Land Office al Elko, Nevada. June 80.
I0lG.
Notice il hereby given that FRANK
\. BARTON, OF Mountain City, Ne.
Va.!a. who, on December %. 1910, made
Carson city homestead application
o56S7. now Elko No 03s3, for II. +.
survey No. 65. embracing q portion OF
the unsurveyed public domain, Ne.
yada. more particularly bounded and
described as follows: Beginning al
Cor. No. !, from which the corner of
TIPS. Is and A n. Rigs. 81 and So l..
bears S. Gf deg. so min. E.. 10 chs
distant; thence y. So deg. 81 min. w.
1878 chs. to Cor. No. 2: thence y. Q
deg. II min. f.. 4l.S5 chs to Cor. No
3; thence S. 81 deg SIS min. F., S7.42
chs. 10 Cor. No. 4 thence 6. deg. 80
min. W. i1.53 chs 10 Cor. No. !, the
place of beginning, containing 1883
acres. and forming paTi OF unsurveyed
Section p. Township A North, Range
- East, Mount Diablo Meridian. has
filed notice OF intention 10 make final
fiSe-year proof, 10 establish claim To
the land above described, before the
Register and Receiver of this office,
on the twentieth day Of September,
1916.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Nellie y. Barton, OF Mountain City.
Nevada; Al Barton, of Mountain CITY,
Nevada; Dave Kunz. Sr, OF Mountain
City, Nevada; Dave Kunz. Jr. of
Mountain City, Nevada.
JOHN +. ROBBINS, Register
Ql2.Ul3.
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amount OF money required by each.
and send their application TO The land
hank OF their district The land hank
sends an agent 10 investigate, He
makes a favorable report and they re
e-irt charter covering their county.
Brown Is made the Secretary-Treas-
urer.
Brown receives with the charter
blanks for MORTGAGES and sppraisals
The loan committee OF his association
fills out an appraisal for each loan.
Brown forwards these TO The lard
hank appraiser examines each farm
and recommends the loan. The NOR
gage papers are then executed and for
warded 10 the land bank
The money IS sent back TO Brown
for distribution among the borrowers.
Thereafter he collects and forwards to
:he land bank instaimenr payments on
each loan a. they become due For
this service ne receives a small ree.
Browns loan may run for any period
from TO 81 YsaTs. With each pay
ment of interest 4 certain fixed per
oentZge of the principal is paid If the
interest rate Is ; per cent. and he pays
in ! per cent yearly on the principal.
the whole debt will be paid out in 70
Years. and this clearing OF The mort
gage VIII result from a total payment
each year OF . per cent OF the original
loan, covering interest, expenses and
instruments on principal
Five per cent Of Browns loan comes
TO him in stock OF his association. Il
the enterprise makes earnings. Brown
will get his share in dividends on nIs
stock. When his loan i paid in full.
he receives 100 per cent on his stock
in cash. It Is a cooperative system.
We have projected Browns expert
encs a few months into the future.
but the plan is accurately outlined
Brown looks forward to January Isl
with confidence and entire s.lf-re-
>pcct. He will receive on his mort.
s"r;'. - per cent OF the value OF his
buildings. He vii make repairs. lay
GraII>, anG ruy ave stock. machinery
aad fertilizer.
lie will pay per cent a year on the
principal. He may pay a. much faster
As IA T'eascs after years and there
by ."duc,. his interest payments in
proportion.
Banks will see Brown no more. hat
in hand, lips aquiver coHraging ooz-
ing. Brown and his associates have
a charter which makes available for
Them and their neighbors long term
money on easy payments and at the
lowest rates. This money is theirs 10
borrow as right. and they and other
borrowing farmers control the whole
system. Il is cooperative. They own
The shares. They receive The profit.
And all this has been made avail.
able 10 the American farmer through
the Federal Farm Loan Act. signed by
President Wilson July 18th last
known as the Rural Credits bill.