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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-10
PeeunaritIes Of Electric Ray.

The electric ray is a species of fish
found on the Pacific coast. 1t is known
from central California southwark to
Santa Barbara channel and is very
common in Monterey bay. This fish is
provided with an electric organ COM
posed of h%exagonal cells. reaching from
the skin of the upper surface to that
of the lower, and situated at each side
Of the head and gill chambers. The
electricity discharged from this ray
has the properties of other electricity,
such is rendering an iron bar mag
netfc, decomposing chemicals and pro-
ducing a spark, says the American
Angler. Stories vary as to the vol
ume of the discharge, but even a small
ray is capable Of inficting considerable
pain. After a few discharges the fish
becomes exhausted and must rest be
fore It's electric organs are again func,
tiOnal.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-10
AIRMEN TAKE MEALS
while ON The Wing
Tea, Lettuce and Cucumber
Sandwiches Make Delight
full Lunch 5000 Feet Up.

In England the varying beauties OF
the landscape make a c-ross-country
flight full of interest; but in the east
ern theaters of the war, like Palestine,
Mesopotamia, India and East Africa,
airmen frequently have to fly hun-
dreds of miles of monotonous desert or
forest.
"At one place In East Africa" writes
Lieut.. w. Walmsley of the r. A. F.,
'the German lines were separated from
our aerodrome by nearly go miles of
dense, uninhabited brush; and a more
uninteresting landscape could not be
imagined. Each day w had to fly
over the dreary wilderness and back
again, after making our %reconnois-
Sance.
with hands and feet off the con
trolls, the type of machine we were
then employing would jog along for
hours without the slightest attention
on the part of the pilot, and life be-
came distinctly boring, until at last
we hit on the happy idea of taking up
with us selections from our very linn
tied library. =
zone of the effects of flying is to
make one feel very drowsy; so our
choice lay chiefly with the highest lit
,~erature. Most Of the flying men had
a favorite novel, and old copies Of
Punch La Vie Parisienne,' ETC., made
frequent flights. In successive flights
i read the whole of Rider Haggard's
'Ayesha,' and really it was most fas-
cinating to glance over the side of the
fuselage and see the very country
around which this thrilling romance
is woven.
"Sometimes-a rare occurrences
mail arrives Just as we are setting
out. Pocketing the most promising of
the delicately perfumed envelopes, we
would open and read them on the way
out to the Hun, do our reconnaissance
and write replies to them on the way
back. A friend showed me one of
these letters the other day and it
might have been written on ones
study table, so far as legibility Is con-
cerned.
"On several occasions we took along
with us a fl TX of tea and had quite a
delightful liCtle meal of lettuce and
cucumber sandwiches 5000 feet or
so from the ground. The deep, COM
Portable roar of our trusty engine al
ways made an effective orchestra"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-10
NEED NOT SEEK POPULARITY
expert" May Achieve Highest Meas
ure of Success, but Naturally He
VIII Never Be Loved.

There is not much mystery, or ever
any at all, in the dislike of experts
that Is felt and expressed by~not a few
The expert man is a man who goes t.
other men and tells them that The
way In which they are doing their work
is not the best way-that II is q bad
costly, or even stupid way-and that II
they will only listen to him and follow
his advice their work will be improved
and their efficiency increased.
None OF us takes pleasure in hear.
ing talk of that sort, and the displeas-
ure is greater In exact proportion with
length of the hearers training and ex-
p~erience in conducting his business,
trade, or art. All that the expert says
carries the implication of adverse criti-
cism directed against the recipient Of
his suggestions, and usually II is criti-
cism Of that recipients father and
grandfather. OF course that is re
sented, and the resentment Is bitterest
when the expert goes ahead and gives
undeniable proof that his new way
of doing things is better than the old
ways which have long been productive
of honor and profit.
The expert, too. Is always open TO
the convenient charge that he is not
"practical"-that he Is a man OF the
cries and fads. Sometimes the charge
is true-but only Of the expert who
claims the name without deserving 1t.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-10
WHERE GREAT EMPEROR DIED
Ienosood, the Prison House OF Napo-
leon, ls. Maintained Much 40
He Knew IL

Longwood Old House, the prison
home of Napoleon, is about four miles
from jamestown, the capital OF OF
Helena. Dismally ~unattractive. the
Mace is in about the same condition
that II was II the cmperor's time. a
low rambling o~ne-storied farmhouse
once the dwelling Of a peasant farmer
Of the island, 1t is hard to connect the
Mace with the one-time master or the
Tu,leries and Versailles. But Long
wood has an air Of romance ana mys-
ferry OF It's own, for II was the death
place of Napoleon.
The house is badly lighted and III
ventilated. The rooms are tiny ano
musty. The so-called billiard room
could never have held even the small
est table and the players at the same
time. The reception room Into which
the emperor was moved when dying, is
the ~pleasantest spot In the place, for
n boasts of more than one window. II
was in the space between the two win
dows that the death bed swas placed.
Here today is a bust Of the emperor
Visitors to Longwood sign the ancient
visitors book In this reception room
while the aged guide tells the story OF
Napoleon's last days.
Above the first floor are the garret
rooms. little more than cubby holes,
where former statesmen and marshals
Of France lived during their exile witt
their master. Outside is the tiny gar
den and the emperor's favorite arbor
Here is the fshpool built by his own
hands. At the foot Of the plateau Is
Geranium valley, and the emperor
tomb. It was by Napoleon's W re
quest that he was buried here. The
famous willow tree of fiction and his
tory still shadows the emperor's tomb
In 1853 Queen Victoria presented
Longwood to Napoleon III, who re
stored the old place to the condition
In which the great emperor knew IT..
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-10
Channel Tunnel Is Missed.

How great have been the demands
upon the British merchant marine for
the reservation of ships for purely mill
itary purposes is shown by the stats
tics Of the first two and a quarter
years of war. During that time 5000
900 men were transported across the
seas and over a million sick and
wounded. OF supplies and explosives
9,420,00O tons were carried, besides
1000, 900 horses and mules, and Az
100000 gallons of petrol. If the chan
mel tunnel had been built In the days
before the war, a vast mount OF
merchant tonnage. now employed on
transport service, would have been
available for the worlds commercial
service.-Sciehtifc American.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-10
Indian Coat Valuable.

A curio dealer at Steubenville, O..
has a coat covered with $3.50 elk
teeth. which he values at $4,000. The
coat was made In Manitoba. Canada.
and is sInew sewed. Il weighs %
pounds. The owner OF the coat is a
member Of the order OF Elks and wears
the coat at all conventions. With the
coat the owner wears an ordinary
necklace made of the largest Of the elk
teeth In his collection.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-10
Cenevieve L. Harroun
Applicatiop No $3.50
Application No. $3.50
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PERMISSION TO APPROPRIATE
THE PUBLIC WATERS OF The
STATE OF NEVADA.

Notice is hereby given that on the
Gath day OF September. 1918. In 40
cordance with Section SO. Chapter 40.
Of the Statutes of 1913. one Carl John
anderson. of Battle Mountain. County
Of Lander. and State OF Nevada. made
application to the State Engineer OF
Nevada for permission to appropriate
the public waters OF the State OF No
vada. Such appropriation Ia to be
made from Blue Lead Creek. at e
point whence to Il corner on 6outh
boundary of Sec. 80. T. 20 NJ. r. 40 f.
". ID. b. & NJ, bears 8. 65' 10 w. 1850
feet. by means OF a dam. and two
cubic feet per second Is to be con-
veyed TO ShsEA. See. "a. shSwK.
Sec. IS. T. 20 ~. r. 40 E.. NJ. d. b. 4
NJ. by means OF bitches. pipes. and
fumes. and there used for irrigation
and domestic purposes from March
until November LIST of each year
Water not to be returned to stream.
(Signed) SEYMOUR CASE.
State Engineer.
Data Of first publication. Sept. 70. 1918
Date OF last ~Dabiicatisa. Oct -. iete
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-10
SAVING the Pink Gun.

Three-year-old Buddie had a pas
sion for pink. His latest craving had
been for a pink cup out of which to
drink his milk. mdulgent auntie got
such a cup for him. and he used 1t for
days with great delight.
One morning. however, he was late
for breakfast, and some one had used
n sacred" pink cup. Buddie said not
a word; his silence was significant.
Later when his mother was washing
n dishes, he came close to her and
~murmured:
Mother. jss put pink cup enekap
SELF"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-10

Join the army behind the Army-be
a war saver A war saver is a life
saver.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-10
TOBACCO IS NOW
WAR MUNITI0N
All Nations See Benefit in Keep
ing Fighters Supplied.
CONSUME HUNDREDS OF TONS

This War Is First Great Conflict In
History Which Has Been Fought on
Tobaceo-PublIc and Private Agen-
eies Have Responded Generously to
caII-New Departure in Providing
"Luxuries."
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-10

II" anyhow, sooner OF later: might
as well use IL sooner Then you are
absolutely sure that the corn will
loosen from your toe 30 that you
can peel the whole thing on pain
lessly with your fingers. in n COM
plete piece-just like peeling o b&-
mana 1t takes a second or two to
apply "Gets-It." There's no fussing
or puttering. Corn-pains will van
ish--that1n keep you sweet while
the "Gets-It' does the rest. Nothing
new for corns has been discovered
since "qets-It" was born. Follow
the judgment of the millions: use
"Gets-It" and be sure to be corn
and pain freel You'll say it's magic.
"Gets-It." the guaranteed, money
back corn-remover, the only sure
way. costs but q tribe at any drug store.
Mf'd by E. Lawrence& Co, Chicago. III.
Sold In Winnemucca and recon-
mended rs the worlds best corn
remedy by Stephenson Drug Co.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-10
KINGS HAVE NO LUCK
Head Man Of Gypsy Band Goes to
Work.

It's hard times for the kings. Con-
stantine got let out, Nicholas was given
the gate and then lost his head, Bull
garia is looking for its lost idol, and
now Cleveland mourns its only king.
The head man, named King. of a band
of Gypsies, this week got a job and
passed up his duties. watching the
women of the camp do the work. The
Gypsy leader was brought into court
on a loafing charge and was told to
get a job or the state would give him
one behind the bars. He took the bunch
from the judge and has started real
work in a munition factory. His for
saken crown Is vacant, as the others
In the camp do not care for the chance
of having to follow in his footsteps.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-10
HER NEW CAREER
BY kITTY PARSONS.

Copyright. 1918. by the Mcclure Eewspa-
per Syndicate.)
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-03-21
An Earlier Press Hour

This paper has for many years
been going TO press at noon. Dur
ing the last six months, II o'clock, or
even TO- has sometimes been the hour
Under this arrangement, our patrons
on Skowhegan r. F. DIS. one to seven
inclusive, have not received their pa
per until the following day friday,
More recently, we have been going
to press at 7 a. m, and this has en-
abled our paper to reach Skowhegan
r. F. d. subscribers a day earlier
Thursday the day Of going to press.
We have not mentioned this before,
as there has been some doubt as to
whether we could continue the plan,
1t now seems probable. however, that
it will be permanent arrangement
This change in press hour from IL
or 10 to 7 a. m. has also expedited
the mail in some other directions. We
are quite sure that, as a result, quite
a large number Of our patrons have
received their mail from II to "a
hours earlier than formerly.
So far as the arrival of news, from
our correspondents In the SIS different
localities, in Somerset County, from
which we regularly receive news, is
concerned. there need be no change.
1t should be understood. however, tn t
our forms close at six o'clock, We'd
nesday afternoon, and only under
emergency conditions can we accept
anything, either in the news or ad-
vertislng line, on Thursday morning.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-03-21
The Old Patterson Bridge

This old bridge is soon to be closed
to the public. 1t has been pronounc-
ed unsafe by an engineer and the
owners are going to close it for public
use. 1t was built and opened for
travel in 1884 and for the next 40
wears this bridge was the main thoro
fare for the people OF North and West
Madison and the country east to reach
North Arson village, and over 1t pass
ed the great traffic of western Som
erset This bridge was on the great
tote road from Skowhegan to North
Arson, New Portland and up the Dead
River Valley. The supplies for the
woods came over this bridge In
those days 1t paid a large revenue to
the shareholders In 1876, when the
railroad reached North Arson, there
was a great change and the old bridge
lost very large part of its patron
age. and when Madison village began
to grow 1t lost still more. During
the past year or two there has been
no toll gatherer stationed there and
those who have gone over 1t have
gone at their own risk Representa-
tive Holley of North Arson got an
appropriation of $4,000 to be used for
repairs, providing the shareholders
eurropdor tbair intnraaf ~ tho count "
and the commissioners take the
bridge over and have 1t become the
property of the county and make it a
free bridge. A hearing was held at
the Court House in Skowhegan, Jan.
18th, when quite a number of those
interested we're present. In their re-
port the commissioners declined to
accept the offer because of the follow
ing reasons:
because public interest and con
venience would not be promoted by it's
acceptance.
because its acceptance would
place upon the county of Somerset the
burden of ever maintaining such
bridge at its own expense. which in
the opinion of the Commissioners is a
burden, not justified by the benefits to
be derived from a bridge at the point
where Patterson Toll Bridge is now
located
3-Beeause the appropriation Of
$4,000 made by the legislature was on
condition that the county OF Somer-
set accept the offer of the proprietors
of Arson and Madison Bridge to take
over the Patterson Toll Bridge. Such
appropriation is not sufficient in the
opinion of the commissioners to make
the temporary repairs necessary to
render the present bridge safe for
travel Such repairs If made would
only postpone for a few years at
most, the building of new bridge to
replace the present structure.
4-Beeause the County of Somerset
has no funds available to defray the
expense of repairs necessary to make
the present structure safe for travel
and the Legislature has provided no
means whereby such funds can legal
ly become available
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-03-21
Dangers of a Cold
Skowhegan People VIII DO Wen TO
Heed Them

Many bad cases of kidney trouble
result from a cold or chill Con-
gested kidneys fall behind in altering
the poison-laden blood and backache
headache, dizziness and disordered
kidney action follow Don't neglect
cold. Use Doan's Kidney Pills at
the first sign of kidney trouble. Fol
low this Skowhegan residents exam
Pile:
E. NJ Greene, "a Turner Ave. says:
"a cold settled in my kidneys and my
back panied so badly at times l was
unable to attend to my work. The
secretions showed my kidneys were
disordered condition of the kidney
affected and got Doan's Kid"eY
Pills at Sampson & Azores Drug
Store. One box made me we'll again.
Statement given June 20 1909.
LATER TESTIMONY
On June 26, 1916, Mr. Greene said
81 gladly confirm my former endorse
ment Doan's Kidney Pills never
fail to help me whenever take them
Price Coo at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Greene had. Foster Milburn
Co., Mfgrs.. Buffalo, N. Y.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-03-21
Profits in Hogs

Since the outbreak of the war,
there has been a decrease of more
than 52,000000 hogs in the European
nations. Also there are less hogs
in the United States now than there
were in 1915.
Pork Is the NEST satisfactory meat
to ship and to store when 1t reaches
It's destination so an abundance OF 1t
should be produced at this time. Very
rapid gains can be made on well-fed
pigs, in fact. a pig should be finished
for market In five months after wean
ing.
Those who are keeping records are
showing right along that there Is a
good profit In raising swine in spite
of the high prices OF grain for pork
prices go up in proportion.
The cafeteria or self-feeaer metz
Cd Of giving grain is proving a great
success In Maine % well az in the
West In Somerset County alone
there are over 100 feeders In use. A
balanced ration must, of course, be
used in these feeders or the pigs will
not be healthy. and the price Of grains
80 mixed are In direct proportion to
a mans pocket book so that he must
buy feeds which supply the nutrients
at lowest cost
The Extension Division of The Uni
versity of Maine has published
simple record book for keeping ac-
count OF the expenses and receipts
from hogs. which they will simply to
any one in the state who will make
use of same Farmers Of Somerset
County can obtain one OF these books
bv writing their County Agent, r. NJ.
Stiles, of Hartland. The County
Agent will also gladly supply in
structions for feeding by the self
feeder method and assist any one in
planning a forage crop for the coming
season.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-03-21
Real Estate Transfers

The following real estate transfers
have recently been recorded at the Of
flee of the Register of Deeds for Som
erset County:
Cornville- Vital Bouchard to One
sine Bouchard, 1873 acres of land with
buildings thereon, on old road to
Athens from Skowhegan.
Blngham-Walter Cross of Scion to
Scion Lumber Co, east half of lot two
range five, and that part OF lot one,
range five which lies north of the
country road and east of land of Roy
Hamblet. containing one hundred
acres. more or less.
Norridgewock B. Jones to
Bernard C. Carr lot of lind with
buildings thereon, near building Of
Henry X. Sawyer.
Ripley-Mary A. Nutter to Henry
d. Hatch. parcel of land situated in
Ripley village on south side of road
leading from sold village to Dexter
Consideration $3.50
Madison-Amos X. Butler to Loren
NJ Sanhorn ct al lot of land in Madi-
son. being the west one-half of lots
No. 81 and SO, reserving from this
conveyance that portion of said prem
Uses conveyed by Ivers p. Lawrence
to Fred Hayden, by deed dated May
2, 1914.
Mercer has. Mcdonald to True
Durton, lot OF land containing IS
acres. more or less. on westerly side
of road leading from Mercer village
to Belgrade
Fairfield Mary Marcia of Water
vile to P. A. Smith ct al, lot of land
on south side Of road leading from
Fairfield Center to Fairfield village.
Skowhegan-Charles e. Buck Of
Boston to Chas, W Day, land with
buildings on west side of Madison
avenue, near lot owned by Fred o.
Sawyer
Internationally b Barrett by
Exc, to A. b. Borden ct al, land on
north side of Water street bounded
on the north. east and west by land
owned or occupied by CLYDE II. Smith
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-03-21
OF the SOuthslde Grocery
VIII Leave Many Friends

The retirement from business Of
Harry Hubbard and Omer Furber the
proprietors of the Southside Grocery,
comes as a severe loss To their many
friends. They have been In business
together in their present location
since Nov. II, 1907, and since that
time have made many strong bust
ness friends Both gentlemen were
born in Canaan Before becoming a
merchant, Mr.. Hubbard was employed
In hotels In various parts of the coun-
ty, principally as a clerk. He was
first employed in the Bingham hotel,
and afterwards came to Madison
From there he came to Skowhegan
and worked for Frank Thompson for
three years before going into BUSH
ness with Mr. Furber Mr. Furber
was also in the hotel business prev
ious to coming to this place. He was
also the postmaster in Canaan for two
years during the Roosevelt admins
tration, after which he came to Show
hogan, to open the business with Mr..
Hubbard which they have recently
sold They have always been faith
full and honest in all of their deal
ings with others, and they could be
relied upon to look after the best in
terests of their customers In turn,
they are we'll satisfied with the sup
port that has been given them dur
ing their years in business, and they
feel very grateful toward all those
with whom they have been associated.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-03-21
Correspondents Wanted

We already have 81 or 70 CORES
pondents from various localities In
Somerset County but we would he
verT glad to have mere of them. We
want a news gatherer for the indie
nendent- Reporter in every communi-
ty, large or small, and shall not be
content until there is one about ever
five miles on every road the count
over. At present, the following 10
calities are among those unrepresent
ed
Barron's Corner Madisom. Con
cord Bridge. DEED River. East Mos
COW. Five Corners (St Alhans). Good
VIII G'nckley) Fairfield Center
Lake Movie Merrill's Corner CSkoV
heganl. Malhon's Mills. (Skowhegan
and West Cornville
II Won live near one Of the above
mentioned places. or anywhere els
where we are not renresented, won
YOU be a CORES ondent? Write Il
about IT,
We especially desire eorrespo0
dent in Skowhngan living in tn
Smith Pond neighborhood.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-03-21
Pennington State Normal School

The division of the graduating class
in Dramatic Literature has been MAX
ing a study of Shakespeare's play,
Twelfth Night, and gave school pre-
sentation in costume Wednesday
evening The work was very well
done and the audience much pleased
with the work of the students. The
leading part OF Viola and Cesario was
taken by Miss Mary Carney of Bling
ham in a particularly spirited and
successful manner. The part of An
tonic was taken by Miss Iona Pray
of Norridgewock with excellent fideli-
ty to the original character. Miss
Winona Paddock OF Skowhegan had
the less important part Of the Priest.
The smalI admission fee of ten cents
was devoted to the Normal School
branch of the Red Cross.
The Glee and Mandolin Clubs con-
tributed their services, as did also
their leader, Miss Brakeman, the music
teacher, at an entertainment given In
the Baptist church, Saturday evening,
the proceeds going to the purchase OF
a new piano for the church In the
personnel of these clubs given in a
previous issue the name OF Miss Mar
garet Washburn was omitted by mis-
take. She Is a member of the Man
dolin Club
Miss Ruth Greenwood of Skowhe-
gan has been obliged TO suspend her
work indefinitely on account Of i'll
ness
Doris F. Yiles OF Flagstaff was out
OF school a short time last week with
German measles
The winter term OF the school
closes today (Thursday) for a recess
Of ten days
Elizabeth W Marsh was a guest
last evening at the fraternity house
party of the D. X. e. at Bowdoin Col
lege
Mary E. Mckay of West Forks will
teach during the spring term.