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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-15
DELIGHT IN GAUDY CLOTHES
Natives in the Interior of Africa Are
Eager Purchasers of CASTOR
European Military Finery. !

There is a clothes dealer in London
who for years has made it his special
ty to purchase snowy costumes and
discarded military and official uni
forms for disposal in the Orient and
Africa.
1t is said that even the retiring lord
mayors of London have become, al
most by official tradition. this dealers
customers, and that the cooked hat,
gold-laced coat and knee breeches that
have formed an inspiring feature OF
the famous pageants in the lord may
ors' professions are, as like as not, the
next year to delight the eyes of dark
est Africa upon the proud person OF
some native.
Some amusing comments have been
made by this dealer with reference to
the eagerness with which the native
in the interior Of Africa takes over
this discarded finery. He states that
at the bazaars where his goods are
purchased he has seen blacks solemn
ly walking around with waistcoats
buttoned behind instead of before and
even men wearing women's costumes.
Big fellows have been seen in clothes
so small that one could not imagine
how they got into them nor how they
could get out unless the stitching gave
way. ~~
1t is related that the Prince de Join
vile, when off the Gaboon coast, once
received on his ship an official visit
from two chiefs, father and son, who
must have been customers of the Lon
don dealer mentioned. Each owned
for ceremonial purposes a military
| uniform.
That of the father was an English'
| generals, while that of the son was
| hussar's. It's intricate cut, numerous
| buttons, straps and buckles. together
with the painfully small size of the
uniform, proved too much for him.
He sent the prince despairing mes
sage imploring help, and a relief par
| ty of delighted midshipmen was sent
to dress him and bring him aboard.
They obeyed orders, but with the
mischievousness of youth. They so
| frightened every fastening of the ma
tive's already overnight attire that the
poor fellow was nearly bursting with
combined pride and suffocation when
he arrived Everyone agreed that he
could never be got out of his unwont-
| ed finery by any method less drastic
| than cutting him oNt.
1t appears that no manner OF wear
! ing a complete costume ever equals
| in effect some of the savages' COM
binations of unrelated items. One ven
cradle African chieftain received his
European guests with an antiquated
evening shoulder cape of pink flow
cred satin and spangles, worn about
his waist as an apron, while his white
wool was martially crowned with
military helmet.
Still another conducted important
negotiations with an exploring party
clad simply and impressively in
womans large Gainsborough hat, a
pair of cavalry boots and a necklace
of the glistening tin ornaments used
| to decorate Christmas trees.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-15
A Double
Strata gem
W 2
Dy FRANK FWSON
Downright. 1916. by W. G. Chapman.l

Copyright. 1916. by w. G. Chapman)
Old man Wimpole, the woman-hater.
strobe down the street of Tuxtree, a
new benignity in his manner, a new
hat on his head, and a flower in his
buttonhOle. He went toward the sta
ton, and presently assembled the hill
again beside very pretty young wom-
an, who looked little self-cOnscious
under the scrutiny of the neighbors.
His fourth" said Mr. Stiles, the
druggist, to his assistant.
Going daffy?" inquired the assis-
tant.
mo, guess he's advertised so much
in business, with such success, that
he thinks he can get results the same
way in his domestic arrangements.
Old man Wimpole, who had never
married, had, in fact, scandalized the
neighbors by advertising that he
wished to adopt daughter The news
had been published in surrounding
cities, and, as a result, numerous
young women had climbed. the hill, to
retire baff1ed in their quest.
The quest was worth while, for old
man Wimpole was worth two hundred
thousand.
Finally the choice settled upon a
Miss Higginson, who remained just
week. The next was a Miss Gray, who
stayed thirteen days. Miss Fellows.
her successor, lasted month and
half, and had expressed the opinion to
Mr.. Stiles, only the day before leav-
ing, that she thought her job was Sc
cure.
Why old man Wimpole had detached
three successive females from his
household he proceeded to explain to
Amelia Darragh, who, all agreed as
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-15
HAPPINESS a Duty.

Keeping oneself reasonably happy is
a duty that ought not to be shirked.
Science is telling us these days that to
get out of the habit of enjoyment is to
get depressed in vitality and vigor, to
weaken in efficiency, and to grow old
before ones time. There is nothing
like laughter-not empty-headed laugh
Ter, but the intelligent, wholesome
kindly hearted kind-to keep people
young and fresh and fit for business
and the obligations of living. Of
course this is prescription not easy
to live up to always. but there is no
reasonable excuse for not trying to do
It. Sometimes it is just about as easy
to be happy as to be miserable if one
makes up his mind to it, and there is
no doubt at all as to which pays the
best.-Onward.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-15
Novelty.

where are you going this sum-
mer?"
Well" replied Mr.. Cumrox. I'm
looking for novelty. l want to be in
some place where / can do as | choose
and where the summer scenery will be
brand-new to me-"
''Have you found such a placer
Eyes. I'm going to stay home"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-15


Kentucky his host remarked to him at
breakfast, Wont you have some of
these molasses? These are tree mo.
lasses." This use of the plural is also
to be found among the natives of New
England. l haven't heard it applied
to molasses, but my father remembers
as boy hearing an old New England
woman speak of making.i''a few BROTH
David Balfour's dreadful uncle in
Kidnapped" uses the plural form in
speaking of ''parritch. They're fine,
halesome food, they're grand food,
parritch," he says to David. In this
case, as in that of broth, the excuse
for the final letter So as in molasses
is lacking and causes me some per.
plexity. Sap sugar" is sometimes
heard in New England.-Boston Her.
aid.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-15
White Sea Rich in Iodine

According to Norwegian consular
report, the seaweeds of the White sea
yield far more iodine than those OF
other waters, reaching as high as 2.7
per cent The Russian government
is now utilizing them in a plant at
Archangel to produce iodine for the
use of It's military and naval surgeons.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-15
Much Damage Done by Coyotes

TIE annual losses of live stock on
he national forest ranges of the West
iue to predatory animals are over
100000. approximately rs per cent
If the sheep losses are due to coyotes.
Mountain lions are charged with kill
ing only a few head of cattle and
sheep.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-15
Couldn't See the comnlimen.

81 hate herr" What has she done
now?" "She says she is just dying TO
have her sweetheart meet mel" why.
/ should consider that compliment! +"
Perhaps you might, but 1 don't con-
slider myself so ugly as to be entirely
harmless"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-15
"Them MolaSSeS."

The note from THE Doctors Wife,"
giving the term sap molasses" to ma
pie strip, reminds me of somewhat
similar designation used in the South
many years ago. A naturalist friend
of ours told US that while studying in
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-15
Standing By.

'Didn' Mistoh Pinkly stand by yor
when de mix-up took placer?
eyes," replied Mr.. Whifietree Daw-
son. He were standin' by me; jes'
close enough to take good aim when
he hit me behind de ear"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-15
People Hard TO Please.

1t is impossible to please everybody
in the same way. Some people grum-
bic even at the finest weather IL it
does not serve their every purpose.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-15

A British soldier Of the Fighting
Fifth" on his way back from the
trenches after the battle of ST. Eloi,
a point south of Ypres. On his steel
helmet he has German eagle that ne
captured IN the fight. The British at
tackled on a sector Of the German de-
lenses at ST. Eloi and the battle that
followed was one of the fiercest that
have taken place on the western front.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-15
The Wronu Way.

Pussy Customer-My family wants
me to have ny picture taken.
Sarcastic Photographer - Well,
now that l look at you closely, l
don't wonder they don't care to keep
f.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-15
Daily Thouoht.

Pain and despair and heartache cast
you down for awhile, but afterwara
they help you to understandable
Oliver Hobbies.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-06-06

had iilimitable selfconfidence. For
bungling and faint-heartedness he was
incapable of feeling sympathy or show
ing mercy; an officer who failed him
once got no second chance. He had
grin, laconic humon. What is
your taste in hairpins?" for instance,
is said to have been the query with
which he annihilated a dandified Off
Ger. He was indifferent to popular
ity particularly among women, and
though feted all over the world in
social circles. he never married. In
1910 he paid brief visit to the Uni
ted States during trip around the
world At that time ii came out in
the New York papers that the great
kitchener was a woman hater" He
took occasion to deny this and said
the only reason he had never married
was because he believed man could
not be good soldier and a good hus-
band at the same time.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-06-06
EIGHTH GRADE HOLDS
EXERCISES WEDNESDAY
SPLENDID PROGRAMME TO BE
PRESENTED IN THE GYM
NASlUM

Tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 in the
high school gymnasium the eighth
grade will present their final program.
This is free to all who are interested
and cordial invitation is extended
to all the public to come out and en-
joy the program, which takes the
place of graduating exercises for this
class as follows
Weekly Worry KNOT Naurine
Goldsmith; cornet solo, 1.-THE Rosary"
Clifford Brissell; experiments from
the Science club by Walter Anderson
and viii Howard recitation, with
music, Beneath the Willows" by
Rhoda Lamb; class history, Herbert
Cochran; class prophecy, Grace Glen
denipg; violin solo, Timothy Ford /;
class will. win Murphy, vocal solo,
In the Time of Roses" Miss Frances
Cover; instrumental duet, Mary Con
ners and Vera Parker; scene from the
Mizpah hotel, Vernie Cleary. Gladys
Perry and win Murphy; remarks
'Supt. Dilworth.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-06-06
KEARNS VISITS
THE HALIFAX
SALT LAKE MAGNATE SAYS THE
HALIFAX is ONE OF THE BIG
MINES OF THE WEST

Senator Thomas Kearns, of Salt
Lake and vice-president of the Hall
fax-Tonopah Mining company, who has
been here on visit OF inspection to
the Halifax mine, returned to the
coast this morning to attend the an,
lual meeting of the West End com
pany which will be held in Oakland
omorrow. Senator Kearns is en-
thusiastic over the prospects of the
property which he said this morn
ing was destined TO make one of the
seatest mines in the country as the
magnitude and strength of the ledge
promises to develop into an orebody
equal to the best in camp.
Il am greatly impressed with the
Halifax" he said. ut has grown won
ierfully since my last visit. The west
irift has proven conclusively the fact
hat the lens is an extensive one,
while the stope, which is twenty feet
vide. all in ore. shows also the magni
ude of the deposit. 1t will not be
long before the body Is developed on a
level below the 1241 and then it will
be good policy to largely increase the
tonnage produced.
"To devise ways and means for
handling this augmented tonnage
was my chief mission to Nevada and
| think we have the proposition sat
sfactorily worked gu, The ore is
now being treated in the West End
mill and | think the arrangements
are concluded for augmentfng the ton
mage. The only feature that initiates
igainst our plan to continue to use
The West End mill as our only outlet
is the fact that Mr.. Sherwin has de-
veloped ore bodies in the West End
Of such size and richness, due partly
to the appreciation in the price of sill
yer, that the parent company will
have need for more stamps than it is
at present employing on its own ore.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-06-06
PERSONAL

MRS. e. e. SEYLER and Miss Emma
Bowler departed by auto this after
noon for Manhattan
HARRY GRIER, general agent of
the T. & T. railroad, returned from
Goldfield this morning.
S. X. MOORE was passenger this
morning for San Diego and San Fran
cisco where he goes to spend his an
nual vacation. RHFF
THOMAS KEARNS, vice-president
of the Halifax and Ben. F. Edwards,
general manager of the same company
left this morning for Oakland.
MRS. S. Il CANAD1. who has been
visiting her sister Mrs. e. s. Masters
for the past ten days, returned to
Sparks on this mornings train.
MRS, c. E. ANDERSON, of Round
Mountain, accompanied by her
brother j. H. Mccain. autoed in from
the northern metropolis yesterday
Mr. Mccain was passenger this
morning for San Francisco.
ROBERT STEWART, of Sodaville
was an arrival on today's train. His
life's hope has been realized and he
is glad to have lived to see the day
when the Nevada Spa is entering into
its own.
JAMES r. DAVIS and w r. Web
Der, directors of the Round Mountain
Mining company came IN fast night by
auto and left this morning for San
Francisco. They were accompanied
to Tonopah by r. II. Ernest. general
superintendent of the property.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-06-06
HISTORIC BELMONT
MEMORIES REVIVED
RElNTERMENT AT ToNoPAH OF
BODY. OF MRS. lNEz cURLER
BOWLER

The remains of the late Mrs. Inez
Curler Bowler, who died in Hawthorne
in 1887 were brought to this city this
morning and re-interred beside the
body of her husband the late z. NJ
Bowler, The body mas accompe te.'
by Frank Cayanaugh. the undsrDaat..
who had gone expressly to the old
county seat OF Esmeralda county for
the purpose of exhuming the body OF
one who was as widely known in
the entire stretch of southern Nevada
as one OF the brightest and most low
able ladies of the early days Mr.
Cayanaugh said that. when the object
of his mission was learned, he re.
ceived the earnest and sympathetic at.
tention of the old timers who still lin.
ger in Hawthorne. Many OF these
citizens of both sexes were eager to
recall some charming trait OF the de.
ceased, who had endeared herself to
them by numerous courtesies when
trouble or grief enterd their family
circles.
The box covering the casket was
found to be well preserved not show.
ing in the least the ravages of time
or indicating the fact that go years
had elapsed since the body was com.
mitted to the ground. The removal of
the body was an act or fllal devotion
by Miss Emma lnez Bowler, who de
sired to have her father and mother
reposing in the same sacred ground.
Mrs. Inez Curler Bowler was a
daughter of Judge and Mrs. BENJAMIN
Curler now of Reno, who was reared
to womanhood in the historic precincts
of Belmont where she became the wife
or the late p. NJ Bowler Today
many of the old classmates of the late
Mrs. Bowler still reside in Nye coun-
ty. She was the sister or Judge B. f.
Curler of Elko and Mrs. s. II Rosen-
thai, Of Reno.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-06-06
SANTA ROSA MINE
Continued from page u

Continued from page u
strength of this showing Peters and
Seilstrom have taken another lease
on block of ground which they
think will repay them amply for their
labor and investment.
The management now has under
Amusement an application for lease
on three hundred feet or ground ex-
tending over period of two years
and which the leasers agree to sink
200 feet without doing any stopping,
receiving in return whatever ore they
may extract after the shaft has been
completed. on the regular royalty
basis, which is Is per cent of the
smelter returns on ores running 1925
and under; 20 per cent on ores run
ming $25 to $50; and rs per cent on
all ores yielding over $50
The Santa Rosa is a leadsilver pro
position in a limestone formation us
ually found to carry high values in
lead. Many of the veins run north
and south. while others have a strike
due east and west The deepest
workings are 400 feet but the present
values are found close to the sur
face as in one case commercial ore was
taken out at depth of 80 feet; an.
other case al 90 feet; and a third case
at rs feet below the surface. The
mine is situated eight miles due
south OF the Cerro Gordo, or q miles
south from Keller The wagon haul
to Keller is 81 per ton, while the
railroad has given a SIS minimum on
the lowest grade ore for delivery to
the United States SmeitIng and Re
filming company in Utah.
AT the present cost OF lead and sill
yer the company believes the property
can be developed more economically
and profitably by leasers as they
firmly believe that at depths the en-
richment will be sufficient to pay for
operating on large scale.
The Santa Rosa is owned by Fl. c..
Brougher, the West End company. e.
j. Erickson, David Holland, w. J..
Douglas and Jack Gum.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-06-06
VARSITY TEAM VS..
TONOPAH ALL STARS
FASTEST GAME OF SEASON TO
BE PLAYED ON NEW AIR
DOME FLOOR

Tomorrow evening the Airdome will
oe the scene of basketball game
which in interest ana speed should
iurpass anything in this line that has
,yer been held in southern Nevada
Some of the best talent available will
llay. The game will start immediate
after the exodus from the first
show and after the game the usual
lance will be held uncer the auspices
# the players The price of admis-
ion to the game is only twenty-five
ents and as before stated the money
will be used to defray the expense in
cured last season. This will be the
iirst game to be played on the new
Airdome court and every fan in the
city should be out to see this initial
eature
The lineup for both teams will be
announced tomorrow.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-06-06
FIGHT FANS MOTOR
OVER TO G0lOF|ELO

Fifteen full cars OF fight fans mo
iored over TO Godfield lats night TO
witness one of the finest fights that
has ever been pulled OF In that part
OF the country Antoine Lagrave OBJ
tanned the decision over Bob Graham
in a ten round bout securing 65 per
cent of the proceeds.
Young Bromio OF San Francisco
fought draw with Kid Mitchell in
the first preliminary. Frank Barney
and speck Duffy mixed IL lively for
a few minutes. the result being that
the former took the count In the first
round In the last event in the pre-
liminaries. Dick Trounce. OF Grass
Valley was given the decision over
Bert Williams of Tonopah.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-06-06
ADJUSTMENTS
BUTLER THEArER

The bill for the entire week NJ a.
Butler Is one of the strongest tho,
mas even been shown IN this ponu,,.
place OF amusement, and all who a.
Joy high class picture programs can
hardly afford to miss a single night
The program tonight WIN consist Of :
single reel Burton Holmes trave, a.
ture OF Bilibid, the Sing Sing of tho
Phiilipines, the model prison OF Tho
orient, containing on an average q,
5000 prisoners. Everything in comma
ton with this institution will No
thoroughly explained and depicted on
the screen. The feature will be Geral.
dine Farrar in Carmen" and saia
by the big majority of critics to snr
pass the Fox production in which
Theda Bara was featured, and which
was shown here some rev weeks apo
Geraldine Farrar, the most famous of
all women artists of today, makes
her photo-dramatic debut in this nro.
duction which Is Lasky product
Recognized as one of the greatest act.
resses of her generation, Miss Far.
rar's Carmen" as revealed last win.
ter in the Metropolitan Opera House
New York City, established the prima
donna still higher in the esteem Of
opera lovers. Her characterization
was. an absolute revelation of power
skill and subtle delneation. Miss Far
rar's Carmen" is now imperishable
on the screen. Cecil H. de Mile, who
made this production has absolutely
surpassed himself as producer
Thrilling action, magnificent land.
scapes, beautiful portraits Ind well
constructed drama mark this extraor.
binary production. Nothing finer in
motion pictures has ever been seen.
Tomorrow, an animal comedy. and
Clara Kimball Young, the beautiful
screen star, in Camille" which is
her masterpiece. Friday, the Hawai-.
ian Road Show. with singing, dancing
and instrumental music
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-06-06

II was In the Angel Camp bar that
Marx Twain heard from an exploit
called Ben Coon the jumping frog
story Clemens related It to Artemus
Ward, who urged him to write It. TO be
included in q book that Ward was pub.
fishing. Clemens dallied and sent II
10 the publishers too late. but they
handed II over to dying paper called
the Saturday Press, which gladly gave
1t pride OF place In Its columns on
Nov. is. 1865. Professor Sidgwick
synopsized II In Greek form for his
book Greek Prose Composition. and
thus arose the legend that the lump
Ing frog story originated In ancient
Greece, legend In which Clemens him.
self believed till Professor Sldgwick
undeceived him In 1899 by telling him
that the Greek version was merely a
translation OF Clemens own work.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-06-06

The Bonanza carries in stock home
manufactured mine location books.
hey are durably bound and fit easily
nto the pocket. Each book contains
80 pages, there being fifty original
ocation sheets, with two duplicates
different colors for each. The orig
nal is to be placed on the ground, the
irst duplicate is for recording and
he third remains in the book for re
erence. Cartons are supplied SO that
,acb location notice need be written
ut once. For sale at this office $l25
,acb. Also loose leaf location notices,
ocation certificates and proofs OF
abor.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-06-06
HOWARD COUlTERF|RST
IN THE PRIZE STORY
FIVE DOLLAR GOLD PIECE OFFER.
ED BY MRS. HUGH BROWN
AWARDED TODAY

Howard Coulter of the high school.
was awarded the first and only prize
IN the story contest started by Mrs.
Hugh Brown who offered prize of
five dollars in gold ror the boy or
girl who wrote the best original story.
The title of the winning story was
The Green Eyed Monster" Second
in rank was Miss Louise Dlworth.
The judges We're Mrs. John G. Mar.
tin Mrs. Roy Davenport and Miss
Maris, Six stories were submitted
and the choice was unanimous each
judge marking her selection without
knowledge of the other.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-06-06
STILL IN THE EAST

Miss Felice Cohn, Carson's lady
lawyer. is still covering herself with
glory in the east. She has been ban
quoted by the women lawyers of New
York, has made speeches before the
leading women's organizations of the
nation, and is still on round of ora
tory and dinners in the east Carson
Appeal
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-06-06
CHANGE OF BUSINESS

Harry II. Bergman has disposed of
the Bandbox barber snop Just below
the postoffice, to Tenus Sorenson. who
has been engaged in the barber bust
ness in Tonopah for the past five
years. He invites all his old custo-
mers and solicits new patronage. A
fair deal guaranteed to all.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-06-06
TO DRILL FOR WATER

The board Of county commissioners
have secured the services OF Roy
)oughman, an experienced well drill
n, who has been placed in charge OF
he country's well drilling outfit at
Preston, where another attempt Will
be made to secure artesian water
ely Record.