The silver state. [volume], March 18, 1922, Page THREE, Image 3

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It) RESTOCKTBRlTlSH FORESTS
Importations of Flr and Sprue* From
Canada Are to Be Mad* for
th* Purp*a*.
Th* Brltlah Isles are to be refor
ested with Douglas flr and Sitka
spruce from British Columbia. To ob
tain the necessary seed, a seed ex
tracting plant will bo established at
Waotmlnator by the dominion forestry
service.
Shipment of green cones has been
found Impracticable. The new plant
will handle n ton and a half of cooes
•very six hoars. Th* cones will be
dried nnder hot sir blest and as they
open, the seed will fall from the dry
ing cylinder of fine mesh Into a hop
per. Present requirements call for
8,000 pounds each of flr and spruce
■oed annually for which It will be
necessary to gather 120 tons of cones.
8ltka spruce cones will be collected
00 the Queen Charlotte Islands where
the tree flourishes In abundance. The
cone* of the Douglas flr will be gath
ered ou th* western slopes of the
Becky mountains tributary to th*
Fraser river.
This Is fur country of the Hudson’s
Bay company, now closing out Its
tends In the prairie provinces to farm
settlers. The company's posts ure still
dotted through this region of primeval
wilderness.
Investigations of the British com
mission working out the vast refor
estation scheme have shown Douglas
flr and Sitka spruce best adapted for
the purpose.
Centuries of tree cutting have left
the Islands of the British group de
nuded of forests and reforestation Is
necessary to replenish the Umber.
COULDN'T READ THE ‘SIGNALS’
Later, Mystified Newcomers to New
York Wore Enlightened, and a
Little Embarrassed.
Newcomers to New York by steam
ship begin to learn things about the
city as soon as their vessel gets heud
ed up the harbor. There was a party
of such on a vessel from Southern
porta.
From the roof of a high downtown
offlc* building they saw what aj>
peared to bo a string of signal flags
snapping In the breese. Some were
white, some were striped and one big
one was a flaming rad.
“If we only knew the code we could
toll what they mean," said a member
of th* patty. "Perhaps they Indicate
what channel we are to take up the
fiver."
“Or maybe they era weather warn
ings of some kind,” guessed another.
“Lot’s ask on* of the officers.”
They did. The officer looked first
with the naked eye and then with hla
“That's the Janitor's wash hung out
on the roof to dry," he announced, as
ho finished Ula survey. "The big red
oo* Is a tablecloth.”—Pittsburgh Dis
patch.
Whence the “Spit Curt"
Th* curl over th* forehead, as worn
tqr young ladlee of today, has a very
long literary history, having been men
tioned bofore the time of Shakeepesre,
and probably has oxtstsd for many
csoturtes. ▲ vary antique statue de
picts Opportunity as having a bald
head, save for one lock of hair in
tba center *f the fere head. This was
to show that there waa but one chance
to take advantage of an opportunity.
DeubUeaa th* belle* of that day, tak
ing the leeooa taught by the marble
to heart, began to wear a similar lock.
Th* practice has continued to the
pro*sat day.
The curls hr* mad* to adhere to the
forehead by th* application of any
ana of many modern subetences made
expressly for that purpose. These
curie are called by the commonalty,
“spit curia,” but this la a misnomer
and misleading.
World Free* Exhibit at Prague.
A novel exhibit was staged recently
at Prague under the auspices of the
Charles Ptchal newspapers. A large
hall waa set aside for the display of
newspapers from all principal cities
of the world. Of these there were more
than 4,000, from China, Japan, Pale*
tins, Australia, cmartat and soviet Rus
sia, India, Africa, Turkey and from
every country of Europe and America.
Mora than 800 papers from France
were shown. As s matter of fact, th*
exhibit comprised only a minute pro
portion of the world's newspapers,
but, from the viewpoint of the Csecho
slovak public. It was very Instructive
and successful.
Polities! Strategy.
"After a member of congress has
lived In Washington for a time he
aoqutres th* airs of a statesman."
"Most of my colleagues do,” said
Senator Snortsworthy, “but personal
ly I prefer to look like a small town
business man. I may not Impress for
eign visitors as much, but It makes
mo stronger with the folks back home
when a constituent of mine returns
from a visit to Washington and tells
th* boys there are no frills about Jim
SnortsForthy. He's Just as much a
friend of the plain people *s he ever
waa.”—Birmingham Age-Herald.
Itseerd Telephene Conversation.
A telephone conversation was re
cently hold between s ship 100 miles
ofl th* Atlantic coast of the United
States and Catalina Island, 80 miles
oR th* coast of California, wireless
tatepbouy being used over the water
and wtv* telephony ovor the land. Ibis
la th* first time the voice of man has
1 wee carried serosa a continent and
stretch** of two adjacent ocean*.
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THE BEAUTY NOT YET KNOWN.
How did ho learn—the Man of Lang Ago,
Ere yet he built a roof or lived In tenia.
How did he learn the alniplest elements
Of that which We as Beauty deem we
knowT
What sign In heaven or on earth below
First pierced with joy and pain his slug
gard sense:
Spring's woolngnese—at Autumn’s opu
lence—
Night’s starry flash—or soma vast sun
set’s glow?
What first awakened him? Now, who
shall say?
But still, for ages onward from that
hour,
With slow access of sight he held his
way;
He saw the mountain's sapphire, but Its
flower,
Btharlal, hidden from his eyes, still lay.
Do we see all that yet shall be man's
dower?
—Edith M. Thomas, In New York Times.
MATCH WILL LIGHT ON GLASS
Practice, However, Will Find Little
Favor With the Average House
wife, We Should Think.
To light a safety match without its
box. It should be nibbed with a long
quick sweep on a smooth window
glass. To do this successfully the
movement must be a long and rapid
one and the match so held between
the thumb and Angers that the head
will not break off.
The smoothness of the glass pre
vents the head of the match from rub
Safety Matchee Can Be Igntdbd by|
Friction en Qlaaa, but Needleaa to
Say, th* Qlaaa I* Net Improved by
It
blng off, as Is the rase when It la
nibbed on a rough surface. The fric
tion of the rapid motion generates
enough heat to ignite it
It is not advisable to light matches
by nibbing them against mirrors or
other highly-polished plat* glass; nat
urally It mars them.—Popular Science
Monthly.
Man of Many Color*.
A man of three colors, black, brown
and white Is the latest human freak
to join a United States circus. This
man was found tn Oanada. One-half
of his body Is covered with a large
color band, the lower and upper parts
of which are brown, while the center
Is black. His arms and legs are com
pletely covered with black or brown
spots which number 47 In all. Hls
face and hands are white. He Is
nearly six feet six Inches tall and Is
about twenty-six years old. For 23
years he lived with the Indians In tb*
North, but Is well educated. He la
writing a story of hls life at present,
says our correspondent, who Is manag
ing the freak's business affairs.
Bull Sampled "Moonshine.”
A bull’s overindulgence In the con
tents of a mash barrel, according to
stories of orchardlsts of the Under
wood (Wash.) district, led to the dis
covery by officers of two stills near
Stevenson. The bull, attracting atten
tion by hls drunken stagger and bel
lowed maunderlngs, evidently was
pleased with the effects of the moon
shine makings. Officers followed him
as he pursued an erratic course
through the underbrush. The goal of
the bovine toper was a barrel half full
af mush. In a hidden cabin, about
100 yards away, was discovered a still.
Tree Grew Over Birds’ Egos.
While an elm tree wua being sawn
up In a timber yard at Wokingham,
Berkshire, England, four unbroken
birds' eggs were discovered burled a
foot deep In the trunk. The eggs, be
lieved to be those of a woodpecker, had
evidently been laid In a hole which
was afterward closed -by growth of
the timber. From the appearance of
the wood It was plain that they must
have been In the tree for at least 80
years.
Peculiar Human Freak.
At a Shoreditch (London) Inquest
upon a still-born child, the medical
witness stated that on each hand It
had five lingers and two thumbs. On
the right foot there were five toes and
three extra long big toes, the extra
toes being joined together. On the
left foot there were- four toes and
three big toes, making seven on this
foot, or 10 toes In all. It waa th*
eleventh child of the mother.
Lightning Left Ita Mark.
An electric storm in Saskatchewan,
Alberta, struck down and killed a
team of horses. The driver was so
stunned that he was unable to start
for home before night, and then ha
could only make progress on hls hands
and knees. He had recovered from
the shock, except for hls wrist, which
has been stiff ever since the acddenL
Canadian Moos* In New England.
President Roosevelt In 1000 present
ed New Zealand with ten Canadian
moose, four bulls and six cows. These
are now reported to be thriving and
multiplying well on the other side of
the world, and sportsmen are permlt
t*d this season U hunt them.
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CITY BAKERY
ANCHART A LAN SOT, Pfpt.
Everything baked fresh
daily solidly from pure
food products
Special orders for pas
times filled on short notice
We sell to dealers and to
the trade
| HEY DAD! I
ASK MA
Whether she’d like a
little holiday once in ;;
awhile.
Let us do your Family
Washing and then—
Every Monday will be
Ma’a Holiday
Ask her how she’d like it
WINNEMUCCA
STEAM LAUNDRY
H. P. AST, Prop.
Phone 1881
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PARADISE NEWS
THAT JNTEBESTS
PARADISeT V ALLEYTMarch 15.
Mrs. John Forgnone has been quite
ill with the “prevailing epidemic,”
Dr. Webster having been called to
attend her. Mr. Forgnone also had
it, but not so hard.
Thos. Shone of Winnemucca was
an arrival on Sunday and went out
to the Perurena ranch Monday
morning on business.
Jack Otis accompanied Wm. Stock
up from Winnemucca on Friday
evening to spend a few days in the
valley on business.
Ranger Travis was down from the
Lamance station on Sunday for sup
plies and to attend the P.V.C.G.P.A.
meeting.
Bert Burge was in town Saturday
for the first time since having the
“flu.” He reports Mrs. Burge and
daughter Blanche as convalescing.
Jim Raymond spent the week-end
in town with his family.
Chas. Washburn is convalescing
from the “flu.”
That the road around Willow
Point is in bad shape is proved by
the fact that several high-powered
machines have been stuck there at
one time.
The Gillilan and Stanley trucks
loaded with wheat from the Lye and
Peraldo ranches, rigged up in double
header fashion, made the down trip
on Friday, returning Saturday with
store freight.
Last Sunday night the thermome
ter registered eight below. To com
pare with last year, on March 4 we
picked a bouquet of violets and tiad
dandelion salad.
At the instigation of H. C. Stock,
Wm. Stock, F. B. Stewart and the
Harvey brothers, a public meeting
is called for Sunday, March 25, at
the Paradise hotel, to take up the
matter of water storage on Martin
Creek and the Little Humboldt.
Representatives from the state and
county Farm Bureau are expected
to be present and it is hoped to
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make some definite plana about res
ervoir construction.
After spending a few days here
with her sisters, Mrs. Harvey and
Mrs. Stanley, and brothers, A. and
R. Schwartz, Miss Roberta Schwartz
left Monday for her Santa Cruz,
Cali* home.
Santi Arriola and Norberto Ur
ribarren were Winnemucca visitors
on Saturday.
J. F. Harvey and Mrs. H. K. Har
vey returned Saturday from Winne
mucca, where they went with H. K.
Harvey, who suffered a relapse after
returning from Reno the first of
the week. His Reno physician ad
vised him to return to the hospital
and he was taken down Friday
afternoon.
Norberto Urribarran took several
passengers, among them Chas. Lye,
F. B. Stewart and Miss R. Schwartz,
to Winnemucca Monday morning.
Theodore Weller is moving into
the Kirchner house, in the north
part of town.
County Commissioner W. C. Brad
shaw, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs.
Virgil Pasquale, who have been
spending some time in Winnemucca,
returned Saturday evening.
Last Monday morning the boys at
the Mary Wilder mine awoke to find
the snow drifted over their tents
and had to dig themselves out. So
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they decided to abandon mining un
til the weather settle* and came to
town. They report a strenuous time
getting here, as they fell into snow
drifts “up to their eyebrows" sev
eral times.
Chas, (Shorty) Hilpert left last
Thursday for a few weeks’ stay in
California.
Lorenzo Recanzone expects to
make several changes to improve the
Silver State flour mill and inciden
tally the products of the mill. Mr.
Recanzone expects to hire a miller
to aid in the work.
Mrs. Mary Bunch was called to
Winnemucca from her home at Han
son, Idaho, on account of the seri
ous illness of her little grandson, the
youngest child of Mrs. Dick Haaga.
Mrs. Bunch expects to come on to
Paradise for a visit with her sister,
Mrs. J. P. Riley, and old friends
throughout the valley.
County Commissioner J. <1. Heslin
of Storey county had a close call
recently when he was caught in a
stope cave-in in the Chollar mine.
He was partially buried in running
ground and two hours work was
necessary to rescue him. He was
uninjured.
Albert Hankins, prominent Elko
county rancher, died in Oakland
Friday morning.
IN MAINTAINING ITS INDIVIDUALITY INTACT OVtl A
PERIOD OF NEARLY THIRTY-FIVE YEARS
The First National BankofWinnemucca
! has constantly held Itself in a friendly and helpful attitude towards Ita
patrons, many of whom began with the Bank as young men a Quarter of
a century or more ago* Serving as It does the interests at the NAPtkan
and Central section, of the eHtlre StsteTwe haSrSSuud them ^ d7
veloping and maintaining their extensive business enterprises. The spirit '
of co-operation between the Bank and ita customers has ereatsd a ntutu
pleasant and profitable relationship, as demonstrated by the sub
stantial success of both. On this basis of accomplishment we
to invite the business of the public.
Four per cent Interest paid on all time deposits, eomputcd semi
annually, in our Savings Department. We are agents for seroral reliable
Fire Insurance Companies. rn,,mT
Drafts drawn on principal Cities of the World* and a general basking
j business transacted. " a
Officers and Directors
9EOE2E WINGFIELD, President WU. STOCK '
J. SHEEHAN, V.-Pres, 4 Cashier JOHN O. TAYLOR i
o T'JnSru,Vloe-Presldent GEO. E. STALL
C. L. TOBIN, Assistant Cashier J. O. MOORE
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $300,000.00
Hie Oldest National Bank in Nevada
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