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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-09-27
The Hen Does the Work.

A Missouri exchange says thnt a
farmer in nearby county while III
generous framo OF mind gave his
daughter hen aud n rooster and bade
her run away aud be good girl, promis-
ing that il she wou'd look after them ne
would feed the increase for four years
Tho girl, as it were, planted those two
chickens aud the tesults, according to the
fathers report, is astonishing. HJ says
she hus s6i III the bank and has 200
chickens which he had to feed last
winter. According to tho iarmer's best
calculations, his daughter will own the
farm at the end OF tue four years and
Will DO charging HIM with rent for
living on it.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-09-27
"The First In Importance"

Speaking at Portland. Ore, Secretary
Taft said: @The administration OF Theo-
dore Roosevelt stands ont distinctly and
sharply for four or tive different issues
The FIRST in importance, possibly, is the
regulation ~ our interstate commerce
railways by government Supervision and
control"
Mr.. TAFT neglected to sdy that '.he
first in importance" WAS proposed in
three consecutive democratic national
platforms, the republican platforms hc.
ing silent on the subject.-Com mOner.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-09-27
Ell1o. Nevada. Friday. September 27. 1907

dent. It's votes were few, and 1t at
tracted no general attention III the cam
puign. That broke up the combination,
and labor societies, as societies, kept
out Of politics tor the next few years.
AZ sOcIeties their most extensive particl.
patton IN politics was III the congress
sional campaign OF 1906, when the
American Federation OF Labor attacked
many Congressman who opposed leg
islation which the Federation advocated.
Starting as local secret society in
Philadelphia III 1863, aud bold,ug it.
first general assembly in 1878. til,
Knights Of Labor was she earliesl society
which aimed tn gather all the workers
Il trades into single organization. 1t
had 5Ou,OJ0 members in 1856, with
Terence V. Powderly as the head.
Then began its decline and fall. its
strike on the Gould system OF railway,
in ST. LOUIS and the Southwest in 1866
1t won, out the larger strike III 1866 oil
onward it gradually shrunk in impn-
lance. To-day it is only shadow OF it !,
former greatness.
The American Federation OF Labor
rose rs the Knights of Labor fell. At
covention in Columbus, Ohio, in 1866,
the American Federation of Labor was
formed, and it has gradually absorbed
nine-tenths Of all The labor organizations
Of the United States. In it the several
crafts retain their autonomy, but are
federated for purposes OF corporation.
In 1907 the American Federation Of
Labor comprises Il9 national and in
ternational unions, aud claims to have
2,000,0 ,0C0 members. Tie affiliated un-
ions publish 245 weekly or monthly
papers devoted to the cause OF labor
The Federation's head is Samuel Com
pers and its organ, OF winch he is the
editor ID the American FederatloDist
Outside OF the American Federation
are about fifteen labor organizations,
the most important OF which are the
Knights OF Labor, the Stone Mason's
international Union, the Bricklayers
and Hasons' Union. and the various
order OF railway workers-Locomoti
Engineers, Locomotive Firemen ,Swii ch
men, Trainmen, Conductors, and others
The societies no, affiliated with the
American Federation OF Labor have d
membership Of about 100000, making
the membership Of all the labor societies
OF the United Statee, in the aggregate,
about 2,jOO 900. -Amercnn Industries
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-09-27
A New BuSiueSS.

+, b. Nash has rented the old Gem
Corral and will keep horses to sell or
trade. He will also sell horses on COM
mission and buy all grades OF horess
He will have carload OF hugh grade
and thorough broke saddle horses at the
barn tomorrow which will be sold at
reasonable prices.
Mr.. Nash B here permanently and
will buy and sell hors4s, wagons,
harness and everything usually dealt in
by sale barns. He is also thorough
veterinarian and will answer all calls III
that line.
See his al elSeW here and consult him
IL you have anything to sell in his line.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-09-27
Sun Pops Corn In Field.

Hart Momsen, chief Of the agricul-
tural division OF the. census Office, is in
Indian Territory assisting in taking the
census. He reports unoilicislly: ~.
Miller has cornlield where he raises
choice popcorn. So intense hns been
tue heat Of the sun that the Kernels
have exploded on the cob into fluffy
tlakce. When the sun creeps up, pop,
pop, pop is heard all through the corn
patch, Miller is uow eating popcorn off
tho cob. An ear OF the corn may be
seen 10 II store window here. Besides
popping corn the sun is hntchinR
chickens out Of crates Of fresh eggs.'-
Bulltrog Miner.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-09-27
Formulation Of Nevada,

~Ncyadn bonata Of population Of
&, 5,OOo,- ssys tho Chicngo Record
Herald. Yea, aud then some. " Gold
Held han 10000, Tonopah 5000, Reno
10, 600, Carson 1900, Virginia CitJ 5000,
and Manhattan 1000, that would
amoup, to 10000. without mentioning
any Of tho smnllcr towns or counting
any rapcbore whatever, nor The larger
towns Of Ely, Winncmuccn and Elko'
seyonty.ngo thousand would DO very
low estimate TOR Ncyada's population
and more likely il has between ninety
and ono hludfCd thousnnd.--r ropopah
Sun.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-09-27
Biggcsi Mule In the World.

Tho high water mark on tho price OF
tho world.iamous Missouri mule wns
recently cot, when the largest mule IN
world was sold IN East 81. Louis Tor
600. Tho enormous sizo Of tho mule
wns the star attraction recently at tho
East st. Louis Charity carnival. Tho
mulo In a native Of Culver, Mo. II was
shipped to Pittsburg, and upon it's
arrival there will lake 1t. place be ide a
hnirlcas horse. Tho animal will bo
used for exhibition purposes. The
muio Weighs 1000 poupde, almost twice
the weight Oi M ordinary mule, and
stands more thnn eight feet high, with
his head up. lTllore in not blemeh Oh
him, and besides bong the largcet. is
said 10y experts 10 be tho most perfectly
formed large mule IN the world. - Kansas
Cty Journal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-09-27
Lucky II Wasn't Pop.

1t vas at the funeral Of a mother. The
minister had dwelt long and earnestly
upon the loss the children, then clus-
tered about the knee Of the bereaved
husband, had sustained, when the ten
sion Of grief and oratory WAS broken by
the eldest child, boy OF 0. Impressed
by the eloquence Of the minister, and pro-
phetically sensible Of fathers worth,
interrupted the service with the follow.
ing tribute Of gratitude: "Gee, pop,
IL it had beer you, we would have been
in the coup AK .-.5 ~
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-09-27
Died on his Wife's Grave.

Leaving pathetic letter, simply stat
'ug, Il an going home to ma" Mark L.
Goats, one OF the pinoeers of Nevada
md known to all old-timers OF the State,
Thursday afternoon left his home and
gong to the Hillside cemetery in Reno
sent a bullet crashing through the
temple. HIS body was discovered
shortly afterwards by his son, who had
found the note he had left behind when
he started from his home to the cemetry
to meet death on the grave OF his be-
loved wlle, who died in 1883.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-09-27
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.

Partioa irivtnR at ck from the North
Fork 10 Dceth must keep 10 the pntlic
road-..hni travelled by tho Uniied Siatce
mail.-from Alexander 10 Deeth, which
Roca by tho Louis l'ello fanob. AL
pcrsons driving stock through MY RelIe,
and acrosa roy water ditches will 10
prosecuted for trespaas, and no excep.
tiono made.
H. MoRuAS HILL.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-09-27

Mothers with little children need no
oDRer fear Group, ooldn or whoopinR
cough. Bces Lssatiyo Cough Syrup
tastes good. II works of the cold
through tho bowole, clears the head.
Guaranteed. Sold by Elko Drug Go.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-09-27

MiaS Hattie Hale returned lat bIRht
from Palisade, where che hns been yisit.
ing her father.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-09-27


The board ~ equalization has finished
it's work md adjourned. Tho net result
" their work In mn increase OF lees than
$40, 100 in the assessment roD, III mort
vagos and nssc cssmenis omitted by tn
asscssor. Tho roll now goes h the
recorder for the extension 0f tho taIee.
Whom that is done, treasurer Dawley
will issue his seni.anpual Invitations To
the taxpayers TO como up and settle.
Crime In Elko county is on tho in.
crease IL one can judge from tho number
NJ prisoners IN the county jail There
aro now thirty.sevcn in Jail charged with
crimes against tho Staie and three
charged With violating the lnws OF the
United States OF the former sixteen
ARE held 10 appear before the grand jury
and one is held under nm indictment Tor
murder on change Of vennre from
[ ander county. Twenty arc serving
sentence for polty oii"nses.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-09-27
Doctor And Hcarse.

A Washington physician was recently
walking on Connecticut avenue with his
live -year-old son, when they were obliged
to stop a' n eide etreet to await tho pas-
sung Of % funeral procession
The yonDgstcr had never seen any
lh;ns ~ the kind. Ills e!es widcncd.
Poinilng to the hcarse, no asked, dad
what, - tha,H'
That, my con- said the phyeicinn,
with grim emile, -is mistaken diagno'
-iR.--- Sunday Magazine.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-02-09

The agent for Perkins Perfect Pol.
ishing Powder walked briskly up the
path to Miss Priscilla Prim's resi-
dence. Miss Priscilla and her 10
year-old niece were engaged in prac-
ucing pianoforte duet
Madam" said the agent. stopping
respectfully at the French window
and taking OF his hat, I feel sorry to
interrupt you. aid should not do so
but that l have Ia my bag an article
which Will so lessen the work Of
your house that you viii have much
more time 20 SPEND in the musical ex-
ercises in which / see you are now
engaged"
Miss Priscilla brought the wisdom
Of 60 years OF focus on him through
her spectacles and waved dismissal.
I shall be sorry II you don't try
Perkins Perfect Polisher." said the
agent "Of course I shall not press Il
upon you. but as came Up the walk
and saw you and your sister sitting
there I thought"
My niece" said Miss Priscilla. con.
scientiously, but in toae OF unusual
mildness.
Niece" calculated the agent. and
raised his eyes 20 heaven in default
OF words. Really. madam. OF course
l must believe what you say. but"
Let me see what you have. young
man." Interrupted Miss Prim. Il
don't object to laborsaving goods on
principle, for I don't believe in grow
ing old before my time" she added. az
fably.
Ten minutes later the agent turned
his back on three tins OF the Perfect
Polishing Powder. and Miss Priscilla
went into the house 70 hunt up some
long discarded curling tongs.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-02-09
NOT AS YOU WOULD HAVE tx
PECTED.

The story Of Christopher Minsap. a
young bookkeeper in the employ Of a
wholesale house. affords a striking
Illustration OF the way in which the
wind is often tempered to the shorn
lamb
Not on account OF any fault OF HIS.
but because the business would not
Justify keeping him on the salary list
any longer, Christopher had lost his
situation.
Day after Gay he tried to secure an
other. but without success. One morn
ing. when he found himself reduced
TO his last cent and was thinking
gloomily OF suicide as the only way
out OF hts troubles the postman hand
cd him "A letter. IL was from Ketch-
ham & Fleeccm, attorneys at law.
Brattleboro. VT. and read as follows:
Dear Sir: Your uncle. Orvillc
Stinjay Millsap. died last week As
administrators OF his estate we have
been looking over his papers. and we
find that YOU owe him $50 for money
borrowed February ~, 1902. with in
terest at six per cent from that date.
An early settlement viii obuge -
Chicago Tribune.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-02-09
WINTER FEEDING OF HOGS.
fiow a Missouri Farmer Manages or
His 4o-Aere Farm.

My 40-acre farm is shown in the &C
companying diagram, writes farmer
Meyers, in Farm and Home. The
barn lot is largely a steep. oak-cov-
cred, south slope. To improve this
natural shelter the bank barn and
the hos shed were located at the
west side. II has been cleared ex.
cept scattering trees over most of
the barp lot. with a thicker fringe.
including the underbrush, left along
the top OF the slope.
The hog shed is SO feet long, con
tanning a double row of pens 12xs
feet In size and separated by an aisle
feet wide. Each Pen has a floor. a
trough and a hay rack. The shed is
tight and warm with windows TO ad-
nit sunshine and fresh air Along
with such repairs as THIS building
needs in the fall preparatory to win
ter use the pens are thoroughly
whitewashed. A little bedding Is
used and every forenoon the floors
are cleaned. They are also occasi-
onally scrubbed The hogs them
selves are regularly dipped. and they
have no access 10 manure except az
they find ii spread on the fields.
The two south pens in the hog
shed have heretofore been used only
for hay. OF the other IA pens one is
reserved for the boar. three are oc-
cupied by the brood sows and the
remaining space is given over 10 the
younger stock divided into lunches
OF 10 to u. Care is taken to put to-
gether those OF about the same age
and size. This winter the larger
number OF swine made Il necessary
to press into use the two south pens
as soon as the hay was out OF them.
Every animal in the drove is a pet.
and each one knows its place so we'll
that the same individuals are bedfel-
lows night after night
In the lower southwest corner OF
the barn is room called the Office.
IL contains a cook stove and tank
such as is used for heating water in
the kitchen at the house. From this
tank a pipe extends into the hog shed
and down the aisle. with faucet for
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-02-09
SEPARATOR MILK FOR PIGS.
IL Should Prove the Best Kind of Feed
When Warm.

NNhlH w
There Is an impression among some
farmers that the feeding of skim milk
warm from the separator is injurious
to pigs. Prof. William DIETRICH, OF the
Illinois experimental station, writing
on this matter. says that there is no
reason why IL should cause trouble
since warm milk is the natural food
of pigs. II may be that the securing
and running down in flesh that is
sometimes observed is caused by sud
den changes In feed: such as, for in
stance. change from cold sour skim
milk TO warm fresh skim-milk. The
skim-milk in either form is good feed.
but II viii not do to change from one
to the other very suddenly Another
cause OF the trouble may be that the
pigs are being fed too much. Some
times people think that when the
cream is taken out of the milk there
Is not much left that is OF any value
and young animals are fed very lfber-
ally and often overfed. and this be-
comes a very serious matter. The
skim-milk has relatively more protein
than whole milk and a comparatively
small excess of protein in the system
will very likely bring about digestive
troubles.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-02-09
Plan Of Meyers Farm.

each trough. Every morning soon
after daylight the hogs are watered
If the weather is mild they get water
at the temperature of the cistern
II It is cold their drink is warmed
They are next given some grain other
than corn. ordinarily oats and alfalfa
hay. supplying altogether with about
half a feed
Except In the severest weather the
hogs have the freedom Of the barn
lot and a l0-acre field. Every winter
finds two of the fields in rye and the
third in meadow. usually acres OF
clover and s acres OF alfalfa. In case
the ground is too soft the hogs are
confined TO the barn lot, and in tina,
event they receive a more liberal al
lowance OF feed. Before dark the
hogs are again admitted to the shed
Although they have free access 10
water during the day they now get
warm water II IT is cold. They are
then given all the shelled ccrn they
will eat.
On days Of chilling rain, deep snow
or extreme cold the hogs are kept
shut up. At such times, however
they are turned out while the pens
are being cleaned and then called
back for additional breakfast. AT
noon they are also provided with
more feed of some kind. This is
usually in the form OF a change, such
as small cooked potatoes or other
vegetables that are not marketable
The hogs are also let out a few min
utes and the pens cleaned again be-
fore supper.
Another part of their regular diet
includes coal, salt, charcoal and
ashes. At a certain spot in the barn
lot is kept a supply OF salt while at
another is a pile Of soft coal. These
are relished by the hogs. Old
stumps are being burned, TO supply
charcoal. The morning grain feed Is
ground for the young stock and fed
to them in the form of slop. Special
attention is given 10 the younger lit
ters by supplying them with all the
spare skim milk and otherwise ia
yoring them so that by spring the
whole drove OF young stock will be
as even as possible.
The aged hogs are never allowed
to become poor II II can be prevent
ed. but danger lies In their becoming
too fat. Early in the winter as soon
as the sows are in good flesh, the
corn of their night feed Is largely
displaced by less fattening grains
The boar is given bone and muscle
making ration all tie year round
His special runway is the lane from
the barn to the chicken house. Al
the south end of the lane is a trough
In which he daily finds some kitchen
slop. adding greater variety to his
food. Swine thus cared for spend the
winter in comfort. Their growth is
as steady and almost as rapid as in
the summer. They go into the field
every morning hungry enough to
craze industriously a large part of
the day.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-02-09

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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-02-09
GIVE THE SHEEP A CHANCE.
Protect the Little Fellows From Para
sites and Germ Diseases.

Protect the Little Fellows From Para
sites and Germ Diseases.
The lambs come into the world per
fectly free from parasites and gener-
ally from germ diseases. 1t is prob
able that most OF them are free from
internal parasites. The flock owner
should realize this and endeavor to
protect the little things from all that
would make them less thrifty than
they are when they are born, says
Farmers Review Some OF the most
successful flocks OF sheep In the coun-
try have been made so because Of
the care bestowed upon them. In
the very first place they have been
protected against all kinds OF para
sites. and have been given quarters in
which disease germs could not thrive
Their owners have realized the fact
that about all that sheep need Is a
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that they have in themselves an IN
usual power of resisting disease and
OF rising above averse conditions. The
successful raising OF sheep does not
require extraordinary measures so
much as ordinary measures. The
steps to be taken need TO be those
of protecting the Sheep against en-
emies Of various kinds rather than to
devise new methods generally.
Il will be found that the successful
shepherds are in all cases men that
look carefully after the multitude Of
little things. which go to make up the
grand total OF things making for the
welfare of the flock. To give the
sheep good fighting chance is all
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-02-09
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-02-09
Plan for The Bath Tub.

Set this in the ground under a shed
near where the hogs are fed and fn TO
a depth OF about ten inches with wa.
ter and on top OF this place half an
inch OF crude oil.
During summer and fall. and even
on real warm rays In winter. higs will
gladly use this TO wallow in II shut
away from mudholes. and Il is sure
death to lice and skin diseases.
The advantage OF this tub over pour
Ing the crude oil into mudholes as
has been suggested. is that IL IS more
economical and is cleaner. besides be
ing more effective.