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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-07-17
DAzED BY HUN ATROCITIES
Emotional Faculties Of AFFLICTED Bel
oians Probably ParaIyxed by the
Horrors They Had Witnessed.

Mr.. Brand Whitlock. former Ameri-
can minister to Belgium. has been
talking about the horror of Louvain In
the London Daily Telegraph:
"I was struck by the lack Of pas
sion displayed by all those who had
so terribly suffered. l seldom heard
any of them express hatred of the
Germans or any desire for revenge
"None Of them. as far as ! could
learn or observe, even acted in the
tragic manner. There were no he
roles and no histrionics; they did
not even demean themselves as do peo-
ple In the cinema or the romantic nov
els. . .
"In moments of great danger. or
great strain and tragedy. people are
simple and natural; they do not act
in the theatrical sense of the word"
To say that a play could be acted
without gesture or other expression
OF what we feel is absurd. Nor
would. l think. history support Mr..
Brand Whitlock's Inference, whatever
may have been the story of unhappy
Belgium.
When Mime. du Barry died upon
the scaffold In Paris. her shrieks de-
lighted the knitting women. The Due
de Guise ran wildly from his assas-
sins to throw himself at the feet OF
Henry Of France. Pitt wept for his
country's misfortunes-the family of
the Inflated Louis XVI did not cease
their lamentations all night when they
heard that he was to be guillotined at
dawn.
The choler OF Judge Jeffreys found
| expression in the rawlings and rantings
Of a mailman. Boabdil wept when he
was driven from Granada. Henry VIII
| could swear like a fishwife-Catherine
Howard shrieked at Hampton court
and the superstitious hear her shrieks
| to this day.
In my view. the unhappy Belgians
were dazed by the very horror Of the
circumstance. The atrocities commit
| ted by the Fun were too awful. Shal
we wonder II the emotional faculties
we're paralyzedf-London Dispatch.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-07-17
RICH GOLD STRIKE
MADE AT SKIM HILL

A strike of gold ore has been made
at what is known at Skin Hill, about
ten miles west of Tuscarora, and the
assays show gold to the value of S.
900 per ton. A sample Of the or
was hown here in town this morning
and is real picture rock. The prop
erty on which the strike was made
has already been bonded to a COM
pany Of Nevada men. There Is a two
inch vein Of the rich ore. Several
mining men have gone north from
this city to investigate the report.
Charles Steuhenson and his partner,
Charles Fredson. who have been
working in Lamoille canyon recent
ly. in the interests of the power COM
pany. also report discovering some
ore float in that vicinity. the ore as
saying about ten dollars per ton
[Elko Independent.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-07-17
FOR DESERVING DEMOCRATS

II the Bridsh-Wlsonian league of nations is anything like the Wisonan
administration at Washington, it will, even before it comes into legal exist
ence, begin to assert that it's duties are so numerous and its tasks 10 great
that 1t must have increased appropriations for the employment of increased
numbers Of experts, etc, etc. 1t must be admitted that the league scheme
involves such serious international difficulties Is o require a large amount
of negotiation to make a decent sort of record preliminary to the a that are
assured, if the league shall become a reality.
A SELECT LIST -.
A New York dispatch announces the arrival there If a 10OOOton transport
carrying N officer and ten men, with N o cargo. There W as no explanation
10 the restricted passenger list Yet people who complain of the delay
IN returning soldiers, the delay in mail and parcel post matter, the heavy
taxes, etc, etc, are accused of being traitors. Well, if this be treason
make the most of II.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-07-17

e. EHT car n doubt be maintained naL III le eiop VI te
NM / XII mining industry the world over, the most picturesque figure
UEIGN is the confirmed prospector. Traditonany tenacious and hope
MNNNIH full never admitting the possibility of final failure, he, more
NNSMaN than n other individual, has been the agency responsible for
n0MXSu the establishment and development of the stores of metals and
NAM devices o regarded as indispensable. He is the the type of optt
msm Years of apparent failure leave him undauned. If expresses
doubt of his success he is sufficiently answered. and usually sienced by being
invited to remember, if he has observed or read, the history of even some
of the more recent discoveries of the valuable metals by those whose knowl
edge of geological formations a n o greater, and perhaps not 81 great
as that of the person whose capabilities he had unwhtingy questioned
And 81 it /, that, perhaps grub staked" by the very person who a day
tools of bis calling, a months supply of flour. bacon. and other foods easily
transported and immune from climatic conditions, the prospector fares forth
into the mountains or upon the desert with two burros and perhaps a
faithful dog as his only companions. This pilgrimage may continue for
weeks. and perhaps months, in utter solitude except for an occasional jour-
ny to the nearest store or supply camp for the purpose of replenishing the
of treaties, the election of presidents and abdication Of kings. the rise and
fall of the speculative markets, the condition o. the crops, arr matters which
concern him not at all. He is never lonesome, because he is confident that
by tomorrow he will have staked off hsc claim to h richest mining prospect
sine. the Comstock was discovered, and will have started or his way to the
city to carry the glad news to his hacker" and to the select few whom he
has decided to permit to come in Oh the ground floor" The great horizon
is just beyond He cn see it easily and clearly. Tomorrow" Surely it
is O a mirage. Has he not lived o. the desert long enough to know a mirage
when he sees it? Those things may deceive others. but no him. Didn't Jim"
Butler discover Tonopah "by the merest chance? Do you remember how the
Kimberly mines wered discovered? Quite possibly, and ven probably, at the
roots of that crossword tree yonder, pay dirt will be found, rich from the
grass roots down. The whole thing is a good as settled. You can't keep
a good nan down.
The stars come out, one by one, and they are never quite so bright any
where else as there IN the desert, and they cen to be 81 near. The dog
quarrel sleeply over their meager ratons of grass. a coyote in the sage
brush calls shrnly and complainfngly, to be answered from the distance by
n of tits kind, and the waking dream of the prospector, the extreme opimist
Of the ages is all about Tomorrow!-[The Christian Science Monitor.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-07-17
NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Notice is hereby given that the
Board OF County Commissioners for
Humboldt County, Nevada. will re-
ceive bids for the following items in
the construction Of a courthouse
building at W~innemucca, Nevada, ac-
cording to official plans and specifca-
tons as revised July Z. 1919:
I-Excavating and grading.
2-Concrete work.
3-Stone work (set in place..
4-Terra Gotta and brick (set In
place..
5-Plastering and Turing.
6-Plumbing and heating.
7-Oil equipment.
8-Electric wiring.
9-Roofing.
10-Carpentry and mill work.
11-Marbel and tile.
12-Painting and glazing.
13-Finish hardware.
I4-Iron and sheet metal.
General contractors may submit
bids to include more than one or all
the above items in a single amount.
Drawings and specifications may be
secured at the Office OF F. j. DeLong-
champ. Architect, Reno. Nevada.
A deposit of $40 will be required for
each set of drawings and specifica-
tons taken from the architects
Office.
Bids will be received at the Office
of the Clerk of the Board of County
! Commissioners at Winnemucca. Ne
vada, not later than 10 I'm. on August
z, 1918.
All bids shall be sealed in opaque
envelope and addressed to Board Of
| County Commissioners. Winnemucca,
Nevada, and marked. bid for Court
house Building" Each bid shall be
accompanied by a certified check
amounting to at least S per cent OF
the amount Of the bid.
The Board of County Commissioners
reserves the right to accept or reject
any or all bids.
Authorized this 7th day Of July
1919. by the Board OF County Com
missioners for Humboldt County.
]. w. DAvEY,
County Clerk and ex-oficio Clerk OF
the Board of County Commissioners
3 Humboldt County.
FIRST publication. July 3. 1918.
lIaut ~pub1kcation. August Z. 1S1s.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-07-17
NOT MISSED

Now that prohibition has come, and the lei who formerly tended bar
have found other employment or arr seeking other vocations, it has become
clearer than ever that there was M ground for the sympathetic" appeal that
the saloon must be spared, in order that a large number of heads of families
should not be thrown out Of work. In those fearful pleas heads of families
were invariably affected, though N might have supposed that al occa-
sonal liquor vender would have been a bachelor. But the worstb blow to the
doleful conjectures as to the barkeepers ability to exist once his accustomed
employment, employment nearly always morea agreeable than selling beer and
whiskey, and often nor remunerauve. 1t is a n interesting fact that many
of the men who have passed a considerable time in the liquor business have
expressed their relief that the law has at last forced them to take the step
they have long wished, more or less haIf-heartedy, to take.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-07-17
Expand Air School.

An appropriation OF S1.20O,0O0 Is ex-
pected to the available for the build.
ing program to permit the expansion
of ST. Paul Aviation Mechanics Train
ing school to twice Its present capacity
OF 5000 men. The war department al
ready has appropriated 100000 to pre-
pare the school for the winter by In
stallation OF heating plants and remod-
cling of buildings.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-07-17
NOTICE OF HEARING OF APPLI.
CATION OF NEVADA VALLEYS
POWER COMPANY TO HAVE THE
TERM OF THE FRANCHISE
UNDER WHICH 1T is OPERAT.
ING, INCREASED TO FIFTY
YEARS.

The Nevada Valleys Power Com
pany having filed with the Board OF
County Commissioners of the County
Of Humboldt, State of Nevada, its pc
tition requesting to have the term of
the franchise under which 1t is oper-
ating increased to fifty years, in &C.
cordance with the statutes in such
cases made and provided;
Notice Is hereby given that said ap-
plication of the Nevada Valleys Power
Company has been set for hearing,
and will be heard. by the Board OF
County Commissioners of said County
of Humboldt. at the chambers of the
said County Commissioners, In the
courthouse, at the City of Winnie
mucca, county and state aforesaid, at
Its regular meeting to be held on The
5th day of August, 1919. at which time
objections to extending the term of
said franchise may be heard and con-
sidered.
Dated July 5, 1919.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
HUMBOLDT COUNTY.
BY TOM p. EBERT. Chairman.
j. w. DAVEY,
County Clerk for the County of Hum
boldt and ex-of1cio Clerk of the
County Commissioners Of said
County.
First publication July S, 1919.
Last publication August 2. 1918.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-07-17
REPUBLICAN ATTITUDE

The Democratic press las been busy in attempting to convince the people
that the Republican party is opposed Ito A League of Nations. The truth
is that Republicans and Democrats alike would welcome a League of Nations
sc constructed that it would be able to hold in check those nations which
would wage wars for their W enrichment or glory, and which would at
the same time preserve to the United States her well won right to manage
her W affairs and leave her free from the entangements of Old World
politics. There is a clear distinction between "A" League Of Nations and
THE" League Of Nations. The Democrats. with some notable exceptions
swallowed The League Of Nations with their eye shut, just oecau Wood
row Wilson told them to. The Republican attitude is that a matter so far
reaching in its effects and having SO important a bearing on the future of
u country should not be taken for granted. but should have the benefit of
close study and criticism by the best minds of the nation. And many of
the most able men in America, including Democratic statesmen as well as
Republicans, have serous doubts of the wisdom of falling in behind this n
man program. The light Of "pftless publicity" which our President 80 loudly
advocated in words. but Sc entirely forgot in practice, should be returned upon
The" League of National before the United States is irrevocably committed to
it-GLas Vegas Age.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-07-17
Fined for Throwing Kisses.

Three Young men were fined $40
each In Worcester, Mass, for disturb
ing the peace. on complaint Of the
management OF a carpet factory that.
by throwing kisses to the girls en-
ployed In the mills, they distracted the
attention of the girls from their work.
so that they fell short of 100 per cect
efficiency.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-07-17
Destructive Grasshoppers.

Nowendoc. \. s. W.. is periodically
plagued with grasshoppers, and dur
Ing their visits the local hen Eggs cam
not be eaten. Yolk and white are
blood-red, a result of the fowls swal-
lowing the insects.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-07-17
HE-MAN WANTED

The pacifsts who yer in control O the government when foreign ee-
mics threatened, and who IN still in control when domestic foes attack our
institutions, are inconsistent in their pacfsm. They preach and practice
delay. But results have convinced the American people of the folly of put
ting pacifsts on guard for the protection of American interests either abroad
oil at home. The next president of the United States will be a mar with
plenty of iron in his blood. There are many % choose from who ire now
serving Or have served in Congress.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-07-17
Oriuin of "

The word lawyer is said by authori-
ties to be a modification Of the old
English "law-wer," literally "1aw-
man." the second portion OF the word
Being a corruption Of the Latin ''vir,"
man.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-07-17
NOTICE OF MEETING OF BOARD
OF EQUALIZATION.

OF EQUALIZATION.
Office of the County Clerk of Hum
boldt County. Winnemucca. Nevada,
July 20. 1919.
Notice Is hereby given that the
County Assessor of Humboldt county,
Nevada, has completed the tax list or
assessment roll for the year 1919, and
has duly attached his certificate there
to, and delivered it and the maps,
books and all original lists of prop
erty given to him to the Clerk of the
Board of County Commissioners; that
the Board of County Commissioners
will meet on Monday, July FL, 1919, as
a Board of Equalization and will hear
and determine all complaints made in
regard to the assessment valuation OF
any property within said county. and
will change and correct the valuation
either by adding thereto or deducting
therefrom, IL they deem the same fixed
in the assessment roll either above or
below the true valuation. whether the
same was fixed by the owner or the
Assessor; except that In cases where
the person complaining Of the assess
ment has refused to give the Assessor
his list under oath as required by law.
In such case no reduction will be
made by the Board Of Equalization in
the assessment made by the Assessor
The assessment roll will be kept for
the public inspection at the County
Clerks Office until after the adjourn.
ment Of the Board of Equalization
The Board of Equalization will con-
tinue in session from time to time un-
til the business OF equalization Is dis
posed OF. but said Board will not sill
after the second Monday in August
1919. J. w. DAVEY.
| County Clerk and ex-ofncio CLERK oi
saaA DsaSA 1y1oanl2
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-07-17
OUR LESSON

"hhe the world is getting back on a peace basis, of u industries
may get along without a protective tariff, but this much is certain a protec-
tive tariff ca do n o harm and may do a lot Of good later We neglected pre-
paredness onc to O SORROW.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-16
FENWICK

Miss Iva Thompson from Bay City
spent Sunday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Thompson.
Mrs. Anna Haysmer spent the week
end with her daughter, Mrs. Chas.
Staines.
Fenwick has a new barber located
IN the Will Snyder shop.
Miss Azuba Matice, from Detroit,
Is home visiting her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Matice.
Mrs. Clay White and sons, Keneth
and Edward, visited her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George III. Minard, near Sid
ney, the fore part Of the week..
Lloyd Snyder from the navy has
returned home for short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Comser and
sen, Maynard and Stewart Thompson
spent Sunday at Chas. Thompson's.
Special service at the Congrega-
tional church Sunday evening.
Earl Stevenson has returned home
from overseas having received his
discharge.
Mrs. Albert Manning, from Sheri-
dan, spent the week end with Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Regis.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Chapman spent
Sunday in Grand Rapids
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rose and Mrs.
J. H. Rose spent Sunday with Mrs.
B. G. Soule.
Ross Trawbridge spent Sunday
evening at Mrs. B. c. Soules.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-16

Morton Olmstsad is moving his
family from the Simon Manere house
to the Me Cole house north of Main
street
James Belyou and family spent
Sunday evening with Jim Lively's,
near Sheridan.
Alfred Shaw is home from overseas
visiting his mother, Mrs. Jim Baker
for few days. He will then take up
his position he had before the war.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Peabody and
children, from Detroit, are visiting
Mrs. Peabody's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Matice.
The Congregational Aid met with
Mrs. Cora Rinker, Wednesday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Haysmer and
son, Howard, called on Vern Mongers
Sunday.
Mrs. Chas. Staines and Mrs. Clay
White called on Mrs. Anna Haysmer
Tuesday.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-16

Grain is lost through improper adj
justment of other parts Of the seper-
atcr as well as the cylinder, so it is
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-16
EFFICIENT THRASHING METHODS
WILL MEAN MUCH THIS SEASON
Enormous Waste of Grain and Great Loss of Time Result
Every Year Thru Improper Thrashing Seperators Out
of Adjustment Are Cause of Greatest Trouble

Every important grain state has
been losing a million bushels of grain
each year because of inefficient
thrashing methods, declare investi-
gators of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. The Government
by bringing this enormous loss to the
attention of farmers and thrasher-
men and showing them how to avoid
it saved 22,0O0,000 bushels Of grain
in the 81 states in which the educa-
tional work was carried on last year.
When an average of eight bushels
of grain is lost on every farm in the
United States at thrashing time every
year, that loss begins to have a per-
sonal meaning. With wheat worth
$2.26, it is well worth while to pre-
vent that loss, if possible. And it is
entirely possible. The chief source CT
loss is the inefficient operation Of
thrashing machines.
Any standard thrashing machine
will do satisfactory work if kept in
repair and operated intelligently. If
the operator knows his machine, and
sees that it is properly adjusted and
operated, grain will come through
clean and losses will be small. The
farmer should know enough about the
general operation of a thrashing ma
chine to detect poor work, which
means direct loss to him.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-16

evident that the operator must be
thoroughly familiar with the entire
machine. 1t may not be possible to
save all the grain now lost, but the
careless operator who does not know
just what different parts of his sep
arator are running and does not
watch them closely while it is running
viii waste a great amount unneces-
sarily. He will surely have to make
frequent stops for adjustment. Every
time a machine stops the whole crew
must be idle until it starts again
loss of time to everybody concern
ed.
If machine fails to separate all
the grain from the straw, il is usually
due to one or more cf the following
reasons: The machine is not being
run at its proper speed; it is being
crowded beyond its capacity; the cyl
inder fails to thrash all the kernels
out of the heads for reasons already
stated; the machine is not level; or
the blast is not properly adjusted.
Manufacturers furnish instruction
books on the care and operation of
their thrashing machine. They have
cPShS cal III CAPCi liiCilIilik anu Lilcy
know how their machines should be
run to secure the most satisfactory
results. A great deal of the trouble
experienced by the thrasherman is
due to his disregard cf or even neglect
to read the manufacturers instruc-
tions.
There are other ways in which grain
can be saved, but the proper operation
of the separator is the most import
ant. Efficient operation of the thrash
ing machine should interest both the
thrashermen and the farmers. The
thrasherman can turn out mere grain
in day which means more money for
him. The farmer will have more
grain at no extra cost Except Thrash
ing charges), which means more
money for him. The grain saved is
"pure velvet"
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-16
LEGAL NOTICES
STATE or MICHIGAN

The Probate Court for the county
Of Ionia, II a session of said court
held al the Probate Office in the city
of Ionia, in said county, on the tenth
day of July, A. J.. 1919.
Present: Hon. Montgomery Web
ster, judge of probate.
In the matter CT the estate of
Shirley M. Wright, Donna v. Wright
and Jack III. Wright, Minors. Viola
A. Nealon, Guardian of said estate,
having filed in said court her petition
praying for license to sell, at public
sale, the interest of said estate in
certain real estate therein described
for the purpose of paying the debts
charges and expenses of managing
Said estate and the support of said
wards.
1t is ordered that the eleventh day
of August, A. ID. 1919 at ten o'clock
in the. forenoon, at said probate Office
be and is hereby appointed for hear
ing said petition and that all persons
interested in said estate appear before
said court, at said time and place, to
show cause why license to sell the
interest of said estate in said real
estate should not be granted.
1t is further ordered that public
notice. thereof be given by publica-
ton of a copy of this order, for three
successive weeks previous to said day
OF hearing, in the Belding Banner
news, newspaper printed and cir
culated in said county.
Il. 81 Montgomery Webster,
A true copy Judge of Probate
Bessie Duffy,
Peputy Register of Probate. July3O