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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-28
Expenses Deducted.

The Christian Intelligencer.
John Henry was about as careful
of a quarter as a man could be. He
married a widow worth $4,000.
Shortly after the ceremony. an old
friend met him.
"Allow me-" he said, ITO con-
graduate you. ! believe your we'd
ding was worth a clear $4,000 to
YOU"
NO." replied John Henry, mot
quite so much"
"Indeed, I thought it was every
penny of it."
ooh, no." said the benedict, II
had to pay sixteen dollars for the
ring"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-28

It is we'll to dust furniture before
applying furniture polish. Otherwise,
little particles Of dust may result in
scratches when they are rubbed over.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-28
Not So Bad az 1t Might Have Bee,
(From the Atchison Globe.)

FTOm The ACCNISUH NIUUe.J
George Smart, who has a wooden
leg, doesn't regard himself as so very
unfortunate. The other day a vicious
dog attacked George and bit the
wooden leg and lost several teeth.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-28
Mans Hidden Fear.

(From the st. Joseph News-Press)
The look on a mans face when a
sympathetic woman says she "under-
stands" him probably is caused by a
hidden fear that maybe she does.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-28

Giving subscriptions or donations
to charity is viewed with suspicion in
Burmah.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-28

National library of Paris is said
to be the largest in the world.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-05

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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-11-25

Tonopah, Nevada, Nov. 21.-Bread
has taken a tumble after three years
of high prices. The announcement is
made to-day that hereafter the twen-
ty-four-ounce loaf will sell for fifteen
cents instead Of twenty cents. the
thirty-two-ounce sandwich loaf twen-
ty cents instead of twenty-five cents,
and the sixteen-ounce loaf ten cents.
For the past three weeks the bust
ness houses Of the camp handling
foodstuffs have all made heavy slash
es In meats, fruits and provisions,
meats declining twenty to thirty per
cent for the coarser cuts and special
drives being made ON pot roasts and
meats that are killed by ranchers Of
the county. Rents were reduced q
year g and 1t is said that the cost
of living here now is cheaper than In
any of the leading cities of the Coast
as the price of meat orders in res
taurants include all side-dishes and
coffee for which an extra charge is
made elsewhere for service.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-11-25
FUGITIVE L r D
LADIES OF HI HAREM

Constantinople. Nov. 21.-Omcials
of the sultan's palace to-day received
a radio message from Mohammed vi.
who has fed to Malta, inQuiring after
his wives, all of whom he left behind.
The following reply to his inquiry
was forwarded: "All are we'll and
happy"
The most anxious Of the sultan's
harem is a young Circassian beauty.
q daughter of the palace gardener,
to whom Mohammed vi was recently
married. Her installation in the i'm
perial household aroused consider
able rivalry among the other men,
bers of the harem, for she immediate
ly became a favorite and her master
lavished expensive gifts upon her.
She has now returned to her parents,
who are in modest circumstances.
Turkish newspapers to-day assert
that the sultan took with him $780,
900 in currency, a solid gold antique
dinner set valued at $250,000 and
several hundred thousand dollars
worth of jewels, as well as a field
marshal's uniform.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-11-25
T DINNER o r

The major at a certain recruit de-
pot was approached one day by a man
who had obviously been in the SER
vice only long enough to draw his
uniform. The rookie failed to salute,
but the major, a kindly man in spite
of twenty years of army life. over
looked 1t.
The buck gazed with respectable
awe at the string Of campaign rib
bons across the majors broad chest.
GOSH" he remarked, you must
be a old timer"
YES answered the major pleas
antly, II am"
Say" began the buck cordially in
a whisper. do you ever drink any
thing?"
The major was truthful al we'll as
kindly. He admitted that once In a
while he took a small nip, and then
turned away, as his new found ac-
quaintance was proving embarras-
sing.
What" said the hospital rookie,
II got some here"
This was too much even for a
kindly disposed major.
Corporal of the guard" he bawled.
Jaw" protested the buck. Don't
call your friends-there's only enough
for two"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-11-25
PACT
PLEASES HOOVER

Washington, Nov. 22.-Secretary
Hoover. as chairman of the Colorado
River Commission, telegraphed Pres
ident Harding to-day expressing graf
ification at the agreement announced
recently at Santa Fe, N. M, upon
main principles of a treaty between
seven States and the Federal govern
ment providing for the development
of the water powers resources Of the
Colorado river.
He expressed the hope that by
means Of the treaty the Colorado riv-
or system had been freed from q
generation Of litigation, strife and
arrested development"
at IL worthy of note" he added,
that IL the first occasion when more
than two States have, under the di-
rect provisions of the constitution
accomplished through this method
the solution OF Interstate difficulties
outside the courts"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-11-25
SAYS LIFE NOT WORTH
LIVING WITHOUT WIFE

Elko, Nevada, Nov. 19.-After be-
ing informed that his wife, who had
been Ill with pneumonia, had died at
4 o'clock that morning. John Watts,
pioneer resident Of Wells. who was
also suffering from the malady, made
his will, gave directions for his tuner
al, and then turned over on his side
to breahe his last. His final words
were to the effect that life was not
worth living without his wife. Mr..
Watts passed away at 1880 O'Clock
Thursday morning and was buried to-
day in Wells cemetery.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-11-25
SWEDE BUYS TROLLEY
CAR r o

Secauscus, N. j., Nov. 20.-When
q trolley car Of the Public Service
corporation passed through here on
its way from Passaic to Hoboken to-
day, a tow-haired ~six-footer swung
aboard and casually informed the
conductor: you can turn over the
fares to me. / Just bought this car"
After a short but decisive argu-
ment, the passenger arose from the
mud beside the track and sought the
police. He said he vas Olaf Jansen,
a recent arrival from Sweden. He
carried his savings with him, he said.
SO he was able to pay cash when a
prosperous looking stranger who sat
beside him on the same car offered to
sell 1t to him for 500.
The stranger told Jansen he had
cleaned up 100000 on the Scent
fare basis. They got OF here to COM
plete the deal. The stranger then
disappeared, after directing Jansen
to board the car on its return trip
and just tell the conductor he was
the new owner.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-11-25
WILLIE HOPPE
AGAIN

New York, Nov. 22.-Willie Hoppe
is again the 1872 balk line billiard
champion. He regained the title last
night in the final match Of the inter-
national 1872 billiard championship.
defeating Jake Schaefer, title-holder,
500 to 283. He won last night in
the twelfth inning with an unfinished
III Of log.
During the tournament Hoppe
strained a ligament In his right arm
and could not make q masse shot
without great pain and elaboration.
He never complained, relying on
banking, driving and forced draw
and follow shots. Considering that
he played the open game almost ex-
clusively, his runs we're remarkable.
Immediately after his victory he put
to rest reports that he would retire.
"Irl certainly defend the title," he
said. 4
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-11-25
NEVADA PLACED N
LAND BANK DISTRICT

The United States Governms,.
given Its approval to a moyems.,
amend the charter of the San
cisco Joint Stocks Land Bank "A a.
Nevada will be included in n.
ritory within which the bant :
place loans on ranch lands ana 49,
provements. according to advice
ceived by Reno bankers. Thi. IN
place within reach of the rancbar,a
this State q fund from which To-
can be made on lands up to fftv =.
cent of their appraised value ana !.
insured improvements up to tver,.
per cent of their appraised vain.
provided that no loan shall be ma.
in xce of $4,000.
Under the plan announced in "a,
nection with the Governments an
prevail of the proposed change vhieA
was supported by John s. prum
president Of the San Francisco Joint
Stock Land Bank, after conference.
with Nevada bankers and o%fhcials ~
the Nevada Land & Live Stock As.o.
citation, who urged 1t, there will b.
resident inspector. or appraiser. IA,
this State. who will investigate u.
applications as they are made a
that the proper authorities may d..
termine their merits.
1t was pointed out that the rand.
ity with which these funds can n
secured will depend primarily upon
the speed with which appraisals ot
property offered as security for tia
loans can be performed.
Joint stock land banks have bean
In operation for some months in I'd.
joining States and Nevada has until
now been the only Western range
State not enjoying this financial a.
sistance. Banks are located at San
Francisco, Los Angeles, Salt Lake
City and Portland, Ore. Nevada hal
been placed in the Jurisdiction Of thu
San Francisco bank.
The joint stock land banks hav,
nothing to do with the War Financ,
Corporation. They are financed b,
private capital under Governmen
control. the money being raised b.
the sale of bonds properly secured.
Loans may be obtainable on
twenty or thirty-three-year paymen
basis. with installments payable SEM
annually. Under the twenty-yea
plan. for example. the first paymen
on a $1,000 loan would be $43.26, In
Guiding principal and interest, an
under the thirty-three year plan
would be $35 on the same amount.
The regulations require that th
sum of $40 accompany the applies
ton as a showing of good faith an
then. II the loan applied for is al
proved. this money is returned
the borrower.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-11-25
BRIEF MENTION

Fifty years ago platinum was
worth but half the present price Of
silver.
The old b~attleship Kearsarge has
been cut down and made into a crane
ship, the only one In the world. The
massive crane has a lifting capacity
of $50 tons and is capable Of tugging
from Its moorings an object weighing
$780, pounds.
The Soviet government. hesitating
to wreck the statue of Alexander III,
standing on a square in Petrograd,
has caused the following legend to
be hewn into its base: your father
and your son were executed by the
people. You have died peaceably.
bdt to serve as a scarecrow."
Every boy and every girl ought to
learn to cook, and every girl ought to
learn all the domestic arts included
In sewing, the cutting Of clothes and
the making of garments generally"
declared DIR. Charles w. Eliot, presi-
dent emeritus of Harvard University.
In an address to the Woodrow Wilson
Club at the university.
Benjamin F~ranklin's first Phila-
delphia home, where the philosopher
took up his residence upon his arrival
from Boston, is to be torn down to
provide for the approach to the new
Delaware River bridge. The house is
a ramshackle shanty and the street
on which II Is situated is only an al
ley. The windows and panels of the
old building, all splendid examples Of
colonial workmanship, will be pre-
served by the curator of Indepen-
dence Hall.
The president of Dartmouth Col
lege has asserted that too many men
go to college. He deems 1t necessary
ito define the individuals to whom in
justice to the public good the priv
ilege shall be extended. and to speci-
fly those from whom the privilege
should be withheld" He believes
there is such a thing as an aristocra-
cy of brains made up Of men intel
lectually alert and intellectual eager.
to whom, increasingly. the opportun-
tiles of higher education ought to be
restricted"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-11-25
NEW GOVERNMENT
LIVESTOCK SERVICE

Washington, Nov. ga new live
stock reporting service for forecast
ing current livestock production,
marketable supplies and commercial
movements has been organized by
the Department Of Agriculture. The
service will cover the corn belt and
the western range States and VIII
function through State statisticians
already connected with the depart
ment's crop estimate work . The CO.
operation of many railroads. stock
yards. packing plants and producers
organizations for furnishing data as
q basis for ~forecasting has been OBJ
tanned.
The new service is part of the de-
partment's program for collecting
and disseminating information bear
ing upon agriculture, In an effort to
influence the organization Of the
farm business on a sound economic
basis. 1t is believed that statistics
ON present and prospective livestock
production and information of cur
rent market movements will enable
purchasers better to ~correlate supply
with demand, thereby preventing
gluts or shortages and the attending
fluctuations In prices
Estimates will be made Of the calf
and lamb crop in the range States,
the first report to be made about July
with final revision on January ! of
each year. Plans for making similar
estimates In the corn belt States may
be developed later. A semi annual
estimate of the prospective supply of
cattle for Spring and Fall delivery
will be made in February and August
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-11-25
NEW TO-DAY
NOTICE OF HORSES SHIPPED

Over the Southern Pacific Rail-
road. Nov. 2. 1922. from Beowawe.
Nevada. to Petaluma, Cal. by w. o.
Nc Dewitt, in carr initiated and num-
bered 1896 and 37402. Animals In
spected Sc.
One horse branded vB connected
on left thigh.
Twenty-eight horses branded lazy
s on left shoulder.
Nine horses branded diamond on
left thigh.
Fifteen mules branded diamond on
left thigh.
Three mules branded Bar M on
left thigh.
M. MAHONEY.
Sheriff of Eureka County, Nevada.
By w. J.. Shultes. Deputy.
Statement No. SO
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-11-25
EDUCATIONAL WEEK
WORK ANNOUNCED

Washington, Nov. 21.-Education
Week, under the auspices Of the bu-
Q of education, will be observed
this rear from December 3 to .. Az
ter the first celebration throughout
the country of q week to promote ed
ucation two years ago cooperation OF
the American Legion. the National
Education Association, clubs. schools
and churches became widespread and
this year greater good than ever is
expected to result from the campaign.
President Harding has assured
Commissioner of Education Tfgert
that he would, by proclamation, set
aside that week for education pur-
poses, and a real nationwide revival
of educational enthusiasm Is looked
for by educators generally.
In order to concentrate the cam
paign upon phases of educationw which
are of outstanding significance. cer-
tain days were designated uponwhich
special topics will be stressed. These
are: Sunday. December 8, God and
Country; December 4, American cit
izenship; December s. patriotism;
December 6, school and teacher; De-
cember q. il~literacy; December 8,
equality OF opportunity. and Decem-
Der o, physical education and n.y.
giene.
Every facility for publicity and ed
ucation, even the air. will be used,
for the bureau Of education has ar
ranged with the inter-department ad-
visory committee on Government rad
10 to broadcast educational material
twice daily through the week. Co
operation of motion picture theatres
also has been rendered.
Governors, mayors and other ex-
ecutive officers have been invited by
the education officials to issue proc
lamations and otherwise promote
general observation of the week.
Newspapers and magazines also will
set aside space for the campaign.
Commissioner Tigert said the top
les for each day were selected be-
cause they were considered of Ma
tional Importance. He explained.
however, that these selections should
not preclude the various States, mu-
inequalities and counties from stress
ing those features Of education which
need emphasizing locally.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-11-25

An oil-well shooter narrowly es-
capped death nea st. Marys. West
Virginia. recently. when a charge Of
nitroglycerine exploded in . we'll
while he was preparing to lower an
other shot. When the first shot went
on the shooter covered the can Of
shot number two with his body. lying
on the ground. He vas covered with
. shower Of small rocks but the nitro
under his body did not explode. The
derrick was wrecked and q masthead
from the rig fell close to q wagon
which contained so quarts Of nitro.
II IL believed q stone caused the shell
to 80 on n the well had not been
cassd.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-11-25
SHE is SENATOR
~ HOURS. 25 MINUTES

Washington, Nov. 22.-The first
American woman Senator. Mrs. w.
H. FELTON, Of Georgia, closed her sem
atorial career to-day after answering
once to her name and making a brief
address amid applause of Senators
and spectators.
Her successor, Walter F. George,
then was sworn in. and Mrs. FELTON,
became a former Senator after an
actual service Of twenty-five hours
and twenty-five minutes.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-11-25

A contract for constructing q so
cial hall and gymnasium for the
Methodist church at Fallon has been
signed. Work will begin at once.
The structure will cost $4,000.
Sixteen patented mining claims
near Genoa, ten miles south of Car
son City, have been acquired by the
Simon Extension Mining Company,
who will extend a 1300-foot crosscut
tunnel on the property 500 feet to
cut q contact vein carrying copper
and silver.
G. G. Wright, news writer, former
~ employed on the Churchill County
Eagle and recently connected with q
winnemucca newspaper. left San
Francisco Saturday for q tour of the
South Seas. During the voyage he
expects to prepare manuscripts for
magazine and newspaper publication.
Harvey Sewell, president and man.
eyer Of the A. w. Sewell Company Of
Elko, has gone to Reno to take over
the N~ovacovich Mercantile Company
in that city, which he purchased two
weeks ago. Young sewell expects to
60 into the meat and grocery game
in the Nevada metropolis, and II his
past In Elko County are
any criterion he will soon become
one of the principal figures in the re-
tail game In Reno.
The impression Is gaining ground
that the various Goldfeld companies
will grant the demands of the strik-
ers for adoption of the Tonopah scale.
The Silver Pick resumed last week
on that basis and 1t is said that the
Deep Mines Company will accede as
an order was telegraphed for a car
load Of cement to be used In lining
the shaft. While rents are much
lower than in Tonopah the men say
the prices Of foodstuffs run from 20
to 80 per cent higher than in the sill
yer camp. They say it is a common
practice for families to club together
and send o buyer to Tonopah to load
up with supplies.
The city of Lovelock has just COM
pleted the installation of 400 feet of
four and six inch iron water mains
for high pressure fire protection. Ten
new type fire hydrants have also been
installed. The high pressure water
system is SO laid out now that all
parts Of the city are covered. The
city is now busy boxing up the fire
for the Winter. The SER
vice Of water meters vas discontin-
ued the first of the month and the
fat rates have gone into effect. The
covering of the city with a high pres
sure water system has occasioned a
substantial reduction in the under
writer's fire insurance rates.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-11-25
EsTRAY NOTICE

A white-faced aged bull branded
with a wheel on the left shoulder and
HE connected on left rib. came to the
Bar C Ranch in Eureka County, Ne
vada.
Owner can animal by pay
ing feed bill and the cost of this ad-
vertisement.
Apply to J.. HUNTER
Bar c Ranch. Eureka, Nevada.
Eureka, Nevada. Novembr "a. 1917.
n25-t5
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-11-25
SPOTTED FEVER CURE
REPORTED DISCOVERED

New York. Nov. 21.-Dr. Hideye
OF the Rockefeller Institute. has dis
covered q cure for Rocky Mountain
spotted fever. No cure has hitherto
been known. The disease is infec-
tious and exacts q high mortality in
the Montana district. 1t is caused
from the bite of the wood tick. The
cure IL q serum from innoculated
guinea pigs.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-11-25

Rubber-block paving Is to be
placed on st. Marin's Lane, London,
England. Rubber, in addition to be-
ing noiseless, gives a hard, solid
foundation, and lasts longer than or
binary paving material. although the
initial expense is greater, according
paving experts.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-11-25
SAYS ECONOMY PROMOTED

Economy and efficiency have been
promoted by the method Of assemb-
ling and distributing freight which a
unified system has made possible. In
"a like manner a unified and inter-
woven passenger train service over
the Central Pacific and over lines Of
the Southern Pacific have been devel-
oped as the result Of a lifetime study
which meets the requirements of all
communities and cannot be disrupted
without public inconvenience"