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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-05-28
"cHIl.DREN'S DAY" WITH ANTS.
Youngsters Pretty Idea of the Gather
ing of the Small Creatures

Mamma, next Sunday is to be Chill
dren's day. Shall have my new white
dress for that day? All the little girls
are to be dressed in white" YES,
Gertrude, l will promise you your
dress for that day" "And shall
have my dess, too?" asked two-year-
old Roy, the little sunbeam Of the
family. "Oh, you are only a little
bit of boy, JUS the sunbeam of our
home. You don't go to Sunday school,
you know" Cant 1 go Children's
day, mamma? Can't 1 go, papa?"
We'll, why not, little sunbeam,
should think you might, on this great
day for children" And so it was de-
cided that little Sunbeam" should go,
II he would promise not to get tired,
and also promise to be a good boy"
1t was a very pround little boy who
Joined with the infant class, and
marched out into the main room, and
tried to join in with the singing. He
watched the other classes march in
two by two, and it made a very great
impression on him. On the following
day he was playing in the grounds
which surrounded his home, when he
noticed what seemed to him to bo
an army OF ants, all going in the same
direction. He ran breathless to his
mother, calling: Mamma, come quick,
and see! 1t must be children's day
with the ants"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-05-28

FRIGHT soBEREo Mr.. RouNpIa.
Late Home Goer Unduly Alarmed by
Suspicious Character.

EIe climbed off the car out in East
Cleveland the other night, or, to be
exact, the other morning, and proceed
ed toward his modest little home
down a pretty side street.
AS soon as he reached the sidewalk
he tried to walk along the edge and
ascertain If he was still able to navi.
gate along straight line.
I'm tn only man that wuz in the
bunch t'night that en- walksh straight's
that he muttered to himself, with
pardonable pride when he found that
'e could move alone first-rate.
moment later he saw a suspi.
rious-looking man following him.
THAT fellesh goin' t. try t. rob
muh," he muttered. He felt in his
trousers pocket and found only
crumpled two-dollar bill, but it was
all he had left after the evenings enter
ta1nment, and he didn't want to
lose it.
Then he reflected that probably the
stranger following him wasn't think
ng of robbing him at all. But to
make sme that they didn't have any
rouble he crossed the street. A min
1te later he looked about. The man
behind him had crossed over, too.
Once again the man with the two.
dollar bill crossed the street. He
mated to look around for time, lest
his fears be SubStaptiated. When he
did turn his head his pursuer was
not far behind him. He had crossed
the street again.
The man ahead clutched tightly his
two-dollar bill, dear to him because 1t
was all that remained Of what had
been a roll the size of blacksmith's
Eorearm, and started to cross over
once more, for he happened to thinh
that he lived on the other side of
The street anyhow, but he hadn't
reached the middle of the stirred
when he looked back and noted that
his pursuer was also crossing over
He stopped right there, pulled out
mis- two-dollar- bill and watch and held
them out toward the man behind him.
Here's all I've got, old man." says
70, now perfectly sobered by his
fright. Take it, but lemme alone.
My .wifes worried about me anyway.
and II 1 go into the house with my
face bunged up I'll get thrown out"
why, you darn fool" grunted the
other man as ne brushed on by, "Trn
the man that goes around to turn out
the street lights" = Cleveland Plain
Dealer
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-05-28
RIGHT AND LEFT HANDEDNEss.
Matter of hysicaI Structure, Accord
Ing to an Authority.

George M. Gould of Philadelphia
says that mentality preceded and
created structure. It has been shown
that the mechanisms that give the
man external validity, speech and
wrA.-1s, are one-sided. This one-sided
differentiation is progressive through
out life. Right-handedness Is partially
matter Of right-sightedness. In 81
per cent. Of children the right eye is
the better-sr eing eye. II one Is right.
handed the centers for writing and
spe" 2h must be on the left side and the
visual centers on the same side.
Pathology follows any attempt to In.
terfere with right or left-handedness
Those persons Who demand right.
handedness. Of the lefthanded child
make him morbid and maladroit. The
author gives several very interesting
cases Of the lifelong crippling of the
fa:ulties and mechanism Of writing
resulting from attempts to make a left
handed person learn to use the wrong
side of his brain for writing. Medical
Record.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-05-28
Gov. Stuart's Story.

Gov. Stuart, of Pennsylvania, ap-
proaches public speaking with diff
dence. This feeling never left him,
despite his four years as mayor of
Philadelphia. However, his long and
hard gubelnatorial campaign gave him
greater confidence in himself, and to.
day he makes strong and powerful
public address. But he never attempts
even a short address without first re-
ferring to the fact that he is not an
orator, and thus prepares his audi.
ence for surprise. The other day,
introducing himself to the students at
Pennsylvania State college, he told this
story:
There was 1oquacious Scottish
dominic who always had something to
say to his parishi Jners. It was a rainy
Sunday. Mrs. Mcpherson found her
way through the rain to the church.
The preacher, coming down the aisle.
approached the regular attendant, and
said: It's a wet day, Mrs. McPher.
SON. Never mind said she, It viii
be dry enough when you get In tho
pulpit"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-05-28
Home Bakery

John Hunter has opened The Home
Bakery and is prepared to furnish fresh
bread, pies, cakes, etc. on short notice.
All orders will receive prompt attention.
Everything about the Home Bakery
is new and up to date and first-class
baker is in charge. t..
The proprietor hopes by fair dealing
and reasonable prices to secure share
of the public patronage.
Don't send your money away for pies
cakes and bread.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-05-28
eUlLT THE FIRST skYscRAPsR.
New York Architect Gave the New De-
sign to the World.

1t is little more than 18 years since
Bradford lie Gilbert erected the first
skyscraper at SO Broadway, New York,
says the Broadway Magazine. It was
an History building. One day, when
It was still in the skeleton stage, he
decided to climb up through the net
work or steel pillars and girders while
gale Of wind was blowing. He
wished to make some tests of the ef-
feet Of the storm on the skeleton The
people watching him from the side
walk said he took his life in his hand.
The.'. expsct"d to cne the structure top
pie and fall, burying the hapless in
ventor in the ruins.
lie Gilbert returned to earth unhurt
"a victor who had given the world a
the American city.
Since then skyscrapers have become
almost commonplace Higher and
higher they have soared-11, ID, 1S,
2O, 25, Al or more stories-piling won
der on wonder, transforming Wall,
Nassau and Pine streets into narrow
canyons between cliffs of steel and
stone, and making Trinity church, the
finest building in the city half a
century ago, mere foothill of the
great skyscraper range.
Then came the new idea, just car.
ried to success, which made men
doubt if there were any limits to the
height of the skyscraper The tower
of the Singer building at lat Broad
way began to soar into the air, piling
story upon story, until there were Al
in all, and the lantern that crowned
the steel skeleton was fastened in
place 612 feet above the sidewalk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-05-28
TREASURES IN LONDON BANKS.
sultan OF Morocco Has $4,000, 900
Worth of Jewels There.

Afdul.Az'", sultan of Morocco, is
taking no chances Of losing his per-
sonal jewelry in the course of one Of
the frequently recurring disturbances
In his cou try. Locked up In tho
vaults Of a bank near Charing. Cross,
London, the jewels, valued at $4,000
600, are guarded night and day. They
occr" space less than the size
Of a Dusf1el basket and lie about thirty
feet below the level Of the Strand.
Not far away, in the same. vault,
are several million pounds worth Of
unclaimed jewelry. some Of which was
deposited there during the French
revolution. French people, fearful Of
being robb d IN the reign of terror,
secretly conveyed their possessions to
London and a vast quantity has been
left uncalled for. The bank authorities
have failed in every effort to locate
the original owners heirs.
An offer Of 81, ,s5o,000 as a loan on
the sultan's jewelry has been made,
but the sultan IL anxious to raise
much more than that.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-05-28
THE
D. Nc ELROY CO.
REAL ESTATE AGENTS
EIko Nevada

Have for sale a ranch with five thous-
and sheep. A splendid summer and
winter range, The price is right.
Drop in and let us tell you about it.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-05-28
The. Dramatic instinct.

Prof. Bradner Matthews, in a lee.
ture on theatrical conventions to a
class in dratnaturgy, the other day
told the following. story:
"A little girl had dramatized a sofa
pillow into horse, and had ridden
on the horse to her mothers knee.
'Horsy is thirsty, mamr,a,, she said.
To humor her, the mother brought a
glass Of water, but the little one care
fiflly emptied the water in a jardiniere
before offering the glass to her pillow.
A pertended horse ought to drink per-
tended water she remarked grave1y."
--Harper's Weekly.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-05-28

We have ranch of 1000 acres that cuts
from five to six hundred tons hay,
has good improvements, implements
and equipment, good range. A No. 1
water right and an abundant supply,
with some stock. This place is cheap
and on easy terms.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-05-28

is not entirely free from disease, on
the high elevations. fevers prevail,
while on the lower leYels malaria Is
encountered to q greater or less ex-
tent according to altitude. To, over
con tscliTnate affections lassitude,
mallsaqa, iaundice, bil,ousness, fever
andiague and general debility, the
most effective remedy is Electric Bit
ers, the great Alternative and blood
purifier; the altidote for every. form
,2ihodily weakness, nervousness and
Insomnia, Sold under guarantees. ut
lko Drug Co.'S store. Price SOC.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-05-28
Ston GrumblinR

n you suffer from Rheumatism or
pains, for Ballard's Snow. Eminent
will bring quick relief. It ism sure
cureior Sprains, rheumatism; Con.
tracted Muscles and oil pains-and
within the reach; Of all. Price, 25c,
soc and Sl.00. y r. Smith, Tenaha,
Tex, writes: II have used Ballard's
Snow Liniment In my family for
for all pains and aches! I recommend
It for pains in:the chest" Sold. by
ElkO Drug Co. -
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-05-28
Caution 70 the Public

The public is hereby cautioned against
negotiating for or purchasing any in
terest whatsoever in the Eliza mining
claim, situated in Tuscarora mining dis
trict, Elko county, Nevada, from Thos.
F. Brennon or ony other parties, before
investigating the title. See records for
Dreadnot mining location; located by
J. M. Mateer in 1879, now known and
recorded as the Ora Feno.
JOSEPH MCGOWAN,
Tuscarora, Nev
April 10th, 1908
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-05-28

We have another one that cuts 500 tons
of hay, has $50 head of cattle, rs head
of horses, good improvements, we'll
equipped with tools and machinery,
fine water supply, house completely
furnished. If you are looking for a
money making proposition, this is
your chance.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-03-15
WILGROW-A FISH FERTALIZER.

tions, he will receive greater returns
from his investment than from any
other fertilizer
Wilgrow was first thought Of after
wards studied out and tested for years
I'D here on the straits of Juan de
Fuca, the natural home of fish; there
is no dearth of fish and there never
will be, so if you learn to know Will
grow and like it, you need never fear
about our ability to supply plenty OF
it.
Two other great, valuable essentials
of Wilgrow are its cheapness and con-
venience of handling it as compared
with all other fertilizers. We know
absolutely and positively that our 25c
package has as much plant food value
in it as q great big load of barnyard
manure This 25c package is gotten
out for the benefit of the gardener
and lover of flowers in particular, al
though it is a convenience to others
as well. The package is very much
like breakfast food package and is
exceptionally convenient in sprinkling
the fertilizer around the roots OF the
various plants
For the orchardist we put up 20
mound sack which is easily carried
from tree to tree. This sack is also
convenient for the farmer with large
tracts of potatoes, melons, caullfloWer,
celery, parsnips, onions, turnips, etc.
We could go on and give story after
story of what we have known Will
grow to do in comparisons OF various
vegetables growing side by side, Will
grow being used in one case and not
in the other. But the results have
been pretty large and the thought oc-
ours to us that the stories would sound
a little exaggerated, so we prefer TO
send YOU a sample of Wilgrow and let
you try it for yourself.
If you did not send for free sam
ple in response to our last INVITATION,
be sure to cut out the coupon from this
paper, fill it in properly and mail II
to us at once We are anxious that
your entire crop this year should have
the benefit and advantage OF being
fed Wilgrow, and that you enjoy the
resulting profits.
If all we ask of you is to try Will
grow at our expense, we are making
a rather liberal offer, are we not?
Well, that is all there is to IL.
Just clip the coupon now.
We will attend to all the rest wltn-
out expense to you.
co., Port Angeles, Wash.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-03-15

Every farmer who has studied fer
tilizers at all, knows that fish fertiliZ-
ers stand head and shoulders above
all other kinds in their benefits to the
soil.
We claim and believe that Wilgrow
is the best of all fish fertilizers for, a
number of very good reasons. In our
minds, one of the strongest reasons is
the fact that from the time our Mr..
Carlisle began his study and effort to
produce perfect fertilizer, he devot-
ed so much of his time to the study
of the different kinds of soil in the
various parts of the United States.
Potash, nitrogen and phosphorus
are the three principal chemicals
needful to the proper feeding OF vege-
tation.
Some soil is lacking in one, some in
another.
Some soil has an abundance of one,
some an abundance of another
Therefore, it was necessary to know
Just what the different soils in vari-
Gus localities lacked in order to make
Wilgrow exactly correct.
1t soon developed that Wilgrow
would have to be made in varying
grades to make it successful.
And so it is that the Wilgrow ship
ped to one locality may not be like
that which we send to some other.
When an order is received, the first
thing done is to examine our soil rec
ords for that locality; if we find that
that particular soil is lacking in nj
trogen, we ship Wilgrow especially
prepared for that kind of soil and
strong in nitrogen.
Again, if a soil demands lots of
potash, we know it, and ship Wilgrow
of the grade which will supply plenty
of potash
Wilgrow has been tested for several
years on every conceivable kind of a
vegetable, fruit, berry and flower.
From year to year during the testing
time, we discovered that it would have
to be changed a little here and lit
tie there until finally we have brought
to such a stage of perfection that our
tests do not show any way that we
can better it.
All these years of testing have TAX
en- lots of time, lots of money and
more patience. BN, we are content
because we can now offer it to every
farmer, rancher, every tiller of the
soil for vegetable, fruit, berry or flow
er and tell him truthfully that if he
will use Wilgrow according to direc-
THE F. B. CARLISLE
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-03-15

6. Chopped-up pumpkin seed for
tapeworms.
Worms in Air Passages.
1. Turpentine introduced by strip
ped feather into the windpipe.
2. Steaming with creolin and tur-
pentine in the hot water.
3. Feeding garlic in the food.
Darrhea.
/. Subnitrate of bismuth, L to
grains, two to three times per day; or
2. Pulverized cinchona bark, to 2
grains three times per day; and
3. Quinne one-eighth to one-half
grain two times per day.
4. Dry feed or cooked and slightly
moist feed.
Constipation.
1. EPSON salts, 20 to 80 grains in
tablespoonful of water; or
2. Castor oil, to tablespoonfuls;
8. Calomel, 1 to 2 grains, and
4. Soft feed.
For Lice.
l. Lard or Naseline over head, under
wings and around anus.
2. Dipping in 15-per-cent kerosene
oil emulsion; or
8. Dipping in to 5-per-cent creolin
solution.
4. Pyrethrum powder dutsted among
the feathers.
5. Clean nests, yards and houses.
Intestinal Dsinfectant
1. One-half to 2 drains of copper sui
phate in 1 gallon of drinking water;
2. One-half to 2 drains of iron sui
phate in 1 gallon of drinking water;
8. Salol, one-half to 1 grain, once or
twice daily.
per day after eating.
5. Resolein, one-fourth to one-half
grain, once per day after eating.
6. Hyposulphite of soda, to 10
grains in 1 tablespoonful of water. 3
Chicken Mites.
1. Lard or vaseline on legs, feet and
head applied once or twice per week.
Wash off scabs.
2. Kerosene emulsion sprayed on
walls, roosts, floors and nests once
per week for what is commonly called
chicken mites or chicken ticks.
8. Two to 5per-cent creolin solution
sprayed on same places as 2.
4. Formalin, 1 part to 200 parts OF
water, sprayed as 2.
5. Corrosive sublimate Every poison
ous), l part~to 1000 parts of water,
sprayed as 2.
6. Boiling hot water freely applied
by pouring over walls, roosts, nests
and floor.
7. Clean chicken house every day
until mites are gone.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-03-15

A good use has at last been founu
for the despised western sage brush.
7 D. Carmichael, of sRoshone, wy
oming has announced that he has dis
covered a process whereby sage brush
fiher can be cheaply manufactured into
rome and Irvine. Sage brush grows IN
practically every western state and ev-
ervwbere in the greatest abundance
Nowhere is the soil too dry LOT eaee
brush and the supply is practlcally UNI
limited. The fibre is tough ana slrohs
and Carmichael claims that when prop
erly treated the resultant is equai III
durability to the very best Mania.
Lewis county commissioners diVlu
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-03-15
THE LAUNDRY TRAY VS.. THE WOODEN WASH TUB.

One wonders why peo-
pie will persist in using
the old-fashioned wooden
wash tub, or even the
later galvanized, sheet
iron tub. when anything
like the laundry tray pic
tured in this article, is
offered at so cheap a
price and does away with
so much expense, waste
and labor.
The time was, perhaps,
when the mothers of the
mothers of today were
compelled to use the old
fashioned tubs and break
their backs carrying wa
ter to them from a boiler
on the stove and then
carrying it away again
after the washing was
done. And perhaps the
time was, a long time
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-03-15

A resolution to authorize a survey
of Cowlitz River to Toledo to secure
its Improvement and utilization, has
been introduced by Senator Piles.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-03-15

Residents of Burley, Idaho, have
formed South Side Water Users
Association to secure an irrigation
project.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-03-15

ago when it was necessary for the head
of the house to get out early on wash
day and pound hoops down and soak up
an old tub so that it would not leak.
But those days have gone and we or
today should take advantage of the
things which others have studied out
for us so they can take advantage OF
the things we scheme out for them. 1t
is only trading.
The laundry tray manufactured by
the Seattle Cement Laundry Tray Co., of
So West Vine ST., Seattle, can be put
somewhere where it will not be in the
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-03-15

Sumner farmers and berry growers
will hold a. farmers holiday March
% with banquet, etc.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-03-15

Road district II of Lewis county
has organized good roads associa.
ton.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-03-15

way, it stays there absolutely station
airy, is ready for use any minute, never
leaks and when one is through with the
water pull the plug and let 1t run away.
No lifting of water two or three times.
And then, to, it is the cleanest kind Of a
tub, is always smooth and will never
wear out.
Every farm home should have one
at least every farmer can write the
manufactures and get literature which
will explain the laundry tray more in
detail.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-03-15

Lewis county commissioners divid'
ed that county into 10 districts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-02
Third Set of TripIets.

Pittsburg Cor. New York World.
 The stork the other night left two boys and one girl at the home of MT. and Mrs. Nicholas Spangler of Indus try. This is the third set of triplets born in this family, and all are living.
 Four years ago a family named En- gleson, living in the same house, was also favored with triplets, and previ- ous to that a woman, who was for eigner, gave birth to three children at one time in the same dwelling, so that the humble residence has been one of the richest in children in the country.
 Being presidential year, the two boys born to MT. and Mrs. Spangler will be named William Taft and Will liam Jennings Bryan, while the girl baby has escaped the presidential con. tagion so far, except that some of the neighbors insist that she be named Alice Roosevelt Spangler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-02
Hard Times.

From the Houston Post
 i've got case to tell you of that will touch you deeply"
 "Tell organized charity about 1t; can't afford to be touched just now.s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-02

In this story, one of the many famous tales in the tale-cycle, "The Caravan, Hauff shows his mastery of the art of simplicity in literature-the unconscious art of the Orient that Western writers must ever hark back to consciously.
 Although Germans love long novels, and although their favorite modern authors write little else, the best things in Ger man prose remain the short stories of such men as Heine Hoffmann, Grimm, Chamisso and Auerbach. No students knowledge of literature is complete with out a knowledge of these forms of litera- ture. They are quite different in idea, construction and type from the short stories of other races and nations