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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-06
Poor Richards Almanac

y good example is the best serInon
God heals. and the doctor takes the
fees.
You ina bc too cunning for one, but
not for all.
Words may show Il mans wit. but
actions his meaning.
An ounce of wit that is bought is
worth Il pound that is taught.
Keep your eyes wide open before
marriage, half shut afterwards.
Nc'cr take "A wife till thou hast a
house land II fire. to put her in.
If Il nan could have half his wishes,
he would double his troubles.
Drink docs not drown care. hut
waters it and makes it grow faster.
If You would keep a secret from an
enemy, tell il not to- u friend.
Good sense is thing all need, few
have, and none think they want.
Pride brcakfastcd with Plenty, dined
with Poverty, supped with ~Infarny.
When out of favor none know thee:
when in. thou dost know thyself.
II your riches are yours. why don't
you take them with YOU tn the other
wOrldG
Lend money tn M enemy, and thou'll
gain him: to u friend. and tlou'll lose
him.
BE civil to all: scrviccablc to many
familiar with few; friend to one; enemy
tn none.
Work as if you were to live Il hun.
drcd years: pray rs If you were to die
tomorrow.
The wise man draws more advantage
from his enemies than the fool from
his friends.
a wise man will desire no more than
what he got justly, use solrrly.
distribute chccrfully. and leave con.
tcntcdly.
Doing an injury puts you below your
enemy: r%cvenging II makes You ever
with him: forgiYinR IL scts you above
him.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-06
AND THEN MAMMA UNDERSTOOD.
Must Have Had a Hard Time Explain
ina to the Minister.

The new minister was making MS
nrst call and was waiting for mamma
pin the drawing room. Little sister anu
her elder we're holding an earnest CON
fab in the hall. You dassent. SAID
the elder. in tense. small tones. You
lust see." said Little Sister, proudly.
Aud she danced of into the drawlhS
loom. an angelic figure IN daintiest
white, her fiossy curls OF shadowy
gold cliEging around neck and brow,
her big blue eyes as innocent and coh'
fiding as u mothers and her nowcriike
face meriting any impulse OF reverent
admiration which the occupant ri the
room might be moved to feel.
When mamma appeared. just as Lit
tie Sister danced out Of the door again.
she thought the expression Of the
minister was rather curious, and that
he seemed TO be making al effort to
control It.. Also his mnnne was en-
barrassed and his call was very brief.
Pondering over these things and Il
good deal puzzled. she remembered
seeing Little Sister leave the draw
ing room AS she entered II. The small
maiden was forthwith summoned and
asked what she had talked about with
the minister.
"Nothing-much." she faltered.
Tell me exactly what you said Ia
him. mamm demanded sternly.
TIT wasn't anything much -
jus, Il little story Edith and | made
up to tell the janitor's little girls.
They were down there In the yard
when you made us come up ycster'
day. and they told us such yarns,
mammal You never heard such
things! And Edith and |. We said we
wouldn't have them Growing over MS
that way II VIC got a chancc 10 slip
down there again. And SO We made
W "a little story TO tell them. and
Edith said I dasscnt go In and tell II
IN the minister. and so. Of COURSE.
did"
And what was il? Tell me exactly
what you said"
1t wasn't ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
the small voice faltercd. i just told
him tina, my pap came home last
night AS drunk AS he could he and
kicked my over and jumped
up and down ON her ~stummiCk. And
mamma the minister did look SO
funny and s'prised!"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-06
PROTECT CASH REGISTERS

In the Aidrich-P Payne bill is a pro
vision placing Il duty of 30 per cent.
upon cash registers. There is but IL
concern i'll this country that manufact-
ures these machines i'll my quantity
worth talking about. That is located
in Ohio. 1t has secured Il monopoly OF
the business by the easy but sometimes
expensive way of buying up all the
patents that are valuable and by forcing
to the wall, by underselling, all other
competitors who wouldn't sell or were
not worth buying out. The monopoly
character of this company has been
shown conclusivcly, having once been
sued successfully by Elihu Root, now
senator from New York, for Il violation
Of the antitrust law. y half o million
of cash registers have been sold i'll this
country, for about $4,000, 900. They
have become Il business necessity. The
prices asked are very high. There is
another reason for this other than the
fact that it has only Il few small
competitors.
That reason is that for years it has
enjoyed Il tariff of 40 PEI cent. which is
high enough tn keep ont If the Ameri-
can market all foreign makes. While
the government is guaranteeing to this
company full control of the home
market it is also enabling it to make
such an cxtortionatc profit upon its
machines that it can afford to and does
sell them in England for half what it
charges here. There is no claim made
that the company is simply selling its
occasional surplus abroad in order tn
keep its workmen employed, hut it is
the settled policy of the company to
make this difference in price. During
the debate in the senate Oh this schedule
photographic reproductions of the
American and English price list of this
company were produced. These showed
in the publications of the company itself
that a machine that sells here for S25C
was listed i'll England with all freight,
transportation and insurance paid. nj
jl35. y observation-disclosures machine
here is sold for $50 in England. \
machine sold hcrc for $lI5 is sold there
for So. No. 3O6 sells here for 1925. bu,
abroad it costs but 500 Can anybody
give any good reason why n compan!
that takes advantage of tariff protcc
ton from the American people to rOl
them in the price Of the product SHOULD
be granted further protection
Commoucr.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-06

-t T.. r-Hs 80
Is absolutely useless. Congressman
Gronna of North Dakota made the
statement in the house that his OBJ
.servation hH been that the difference
in the price Of wheat i'll this country
and Canada the year around is about
81 cents u bushel. AS II matter of fact,
wheat is selling for more today mt
Georgia Bay points than it is in Chicago.
Certainly no 3O-cent duty is needed to
keep the Canadian farmer from flooding
our market with his wheat.
1--WE export wheat. and the price
pail il Liverpool fixes the price here,
in Canada, and in other exporting coun-
tries. There is no duty needed to pro-
tcct us. Certainly it should not be
more than 81 cents, according to Con-
gresham Gronna's figures. The extra
PA cents Senator Aldrich would allow is
useless, so far rs the farmer is o II
cerned, and worse than useless SO far rs
the government is concerned. for it
prccludes the probability of any
revenue from wheat imports.
But suppose the farmers were y
trust and could get together on the
price Of their output? They would put
up the price 10 the limit. They would
charge the American all the
duty would allow and then sell their
supplies in Liverpool for 30 cents a
bushcl less than they charge us. That's
what the trusts are doing OH other
articles, and they offer to the farmer Il
useless raise in order to buy his
silence" ,-.
y transparent fraud, SURF enough,
not in the least likely to fool the
farmers or anybody else. And of such
tricky, shifty m~ancuvcring was this
vicious measure put together, "A shame
to the trainers of it and an outrage on
the American people.-Salt Lake
Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-06
Panama Schools

There Is a school In every town Of the
Panama canal zone. There Is thought
to bc no other place In tho world where
the children taught In the schools repre-.
sent 80 great a variety Of nationalitics.
In the schools for white pupils arc ~
children, Of whom $40 are Of American
parcntagc. II is In the schools for
colorcd pupils where the great variety
il found. There are here twenty. eight
nationalitics, according 10 ono method
Of classification. Tho number Of col.
ored pupils is much greater than that
Of white pupils. Teachers In tho schools
hail from sixteen states Of tho Union.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-06
One Way Of Finding il

A farmer was working in his hay
field when Il ncighbor came up and
engaged in ii chat, which developed
into a dispute uhout something or
other.
ITS like looking for Il needle in IL
haycock." said the first farmer.
And that's easy enough" said tine
ncighhor.
Easy, is it, rctortcd the other. II
bet you , shillings you won't find Il
needle I'll hide in that there haycock
in an hour"
Done with you for : bob cried his
ncighbor.
The first Farmer thcrcup,n hid Il
needle in the haycnck and called
Time
His ncighbor drew II match from his
pocket, set fire to the haycock and
rushed off mt top speed to his "
house. Back he came presently and
found the laYcock reduced to II heap
of ashes. " Furnishing Il huge horseshoe
magnet, he plunged il into the ashes
and in Il minute Withdrew it with the
needle clinging to it.
THE result of scientitick c%ddicatinnl'
hc said proudly to the first farmer.
who vas gazing ruefully ut the ashes
Of his hrycock. III you'd "a bin ed.
Dictated SCIENTIFICALLY mp to date like
mo you'd bc richer by > bob and the
haycock. - London Answers.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-06
FRIDAY. AUGUST 6. 1909
PRGTECTORATE ESTABLISHED

A three or four line item in the press
dispatches the other night brought the
news that this government had estab-
Used n protcctoratc over Honduras in
Central America. Why such IN action
was taken the dispatch did not state,
but the mystery has been cleared up.
J. Pierpont Morgan 81 Company have
made arrangements to refund the debt
Of the little republic. Sl10, 000, 600, and
Secretary Of State Knox has been
directed to use the power of this
government to see that the interest is
paid.
Of course, the other Central Amer
lean republics will be warned to keep
off the grass. and i'll case of internal or
external troubles United States soldiers
will be sent to Honduras to keep the
peace and collect the interest. There
are few Americans in the little republic
ut present, but once assured that the
United States government is back of
them a horde of men seeking conces
sions may he expected to flock thithcr,
squabbles and disputes will arise ovcrthc
division of the spoils and this country
will naturally send Il satrap from Wash
ington TO govern the H%ondurans under
the management of J. p. Morgan and
company. This is u new Interpretation
of the Monroe doctrine and one not
likely to find much favor in South and
Central A~merica-we'll keep the
foreigners mt Il distance and peacefully
assiInilatc the various republics at our
leisure.
The general aspect OF Honduras is
mountainous. but it has broad savan-
nahs, which are covered with luxurious
and nutritious grasses. Its soil is of al
most unsurpassed fertility. Everywhere
among the mountains are high, healthy.
wind swept p~latcaus and hundreds of
beautiful and fertile valleys. 1t has
every possible variety of climate AMI
productive capacity. 1t has four ports
on the Atlantic coast and one on the
magnificent bay of FonsecA, which is
m arm of the Pacific ocean. One of its
departments or states is rich in veins
of gold aud silver and bituminous coal.
Its population is in the ncighborhood of
400, 900. including many of mixed blood,
showing every graduation Of color, from
those of nearly pure Castilian lineage
to the Indians.
With Cuba, Santo Domingo and Hon
duras under his wing, Uncle Sam will
AVE plenty of opportunity to exercise
paternal care.-Salt Lake Herald.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-06

Gee co.
Harvester company aud l know what
inducements were offered. An investi-
CATION will show that this same combi-
nation is selling or Offering to sell,
machinery in Russia and Australia and
other wheat-growing countries ut II
lower figure than they do in this coun-
try"
1t would Inc easy to produce more
witnesses. but these-all Republicans
and Observation-Disclosures suffice.
Agricultural implements arc manu-
featured cheaper in this country thai,
i'll any other ana are exported all o"el
the world. Not Il dollars worth OF
them has been imported in twelve years,
Jacksonville FLA Times Union.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-06
MOVING otalrs for Waitara.

N Is n strange fact that ono Of the
greatest convenlenccs possible in tho
working mechanism Of u hotel is be.
ing successfully introduced In foreign
hotels, and although manufactured I'm
New York Is only beginning TO 10
heard OF In the United States.
II Is known as an cscalator, and Ia a
moving runaway or stairs for carrying
the walters from the level OF tho
kitchen To upper dining rooms. Lcsa
thaD q yea ~ II Of them was
shipped TO II leading hotel in Stock.
holm, Sweden. and some time later an.
other to a hotel In IIucnos Ayrcs.
are being prepared for ship.
20 hotels IN Europe.-Popular
Mechanics.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-06
THE SIMPLE LIFE LEFT a.u,,,
Mankind Has Created Complication,
Hard to Do Away With.

II Is easy to talk about the sIu,,.
life and so hard to live II. for lIte =
not simple any more. It's commit.
lions seem unavoidable.
The trouble lies In ourselves. ,ha
entire rend Of womnnly sentiment :,
away from the things the centuriss
head dear.
II was not SO hard to keep life s,,.
pie when ones best black silk d,d
duty for n decade. Nowadays II tho
silk didn't cut into ribbons the chi
Of the garment would mean the patch
box In at least two seasons.
II is the craze fer something uev
that Is the undoing OF simplicity
Novelty Is the keynote Of most OF onr
lives. Even friendships and matri.
mony are getting infected with this
microbe of restlessncss.
A mother said not long ago: "pahr
Louise is so flnnlcky she will only
play with her toys two or three times
before she IL tired OF them and | have
TO send them OFF to the hospital.
And the mother seemed to think
that IL showed IA progressive spirit IN
her child. Such a craving for novelty
can mean nothing but unhappiness. no
matter what ones ability 10 gra,Ifv
Il.
II We are eve to become s:mpIe
again without some dire calamity fore
ing IL upon our country. We mus,
:hangc our views OF much that We
now think progressive.
We will have to learn 10 draw 4
sharp distinction between our ncccssi.
ties and our frills. 4 woman who Is
noted for her Tcstfulncss and her
| placidity In the midst OF a hard life
"as asked how she managed Ia keen
unfrcttrd.
Il try to keep my life simple. Long
ago ! learned that what wUmor pos.
scss beyond the real necessities soon
grows Ia b" "a WEAKNESS to til" nerves.
The more OF the u~nesseniials We &C,
uuivu tn" mere we want. Dur most
coveted treasure soon grows ipsig.
nIiicaui Ia the thought Of something
still Ia b" achieved. ] make my rule
If lif. less cham" and more TepoSe."
That Is Il good rule fur any harasstd
another or BUSINESS Om. who has
come To think liz tuu much for her
~ Louis Globe Democrat.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-06

Europe and Asia were covered by
fog during the summer Of i7S3. Says
Gilbert White O"ti"r 1907: The sum
mer OF the year 1883 wns an amazing
and Il portcntous ono for. be.
sides the alarming mctc0rs and tremcn.
dous thundcrstorms the pc.
culinr haze. or smoky for. that pre-.
vailed for many weeks In this islaud
tEngland) and I'm every part of Eu
rOrc. and ever beyond its limits. was
II most extraordinary appearance. The
heat was Intense. CnlnbrIa and part
of the Isle OF Sicily were torn and
cOnvulscd with earthquakes CowpCr
also refers to this phenomenon, In
speaking Of mature. with n dim and
Fickly eye"
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Menu the Invention Of d Cook.

or III" origin Of the menu this story
H. told: Duke Henry OF brunswick.
when sitting at Il s%umptuuus feast,
was noticed 10 glance frequently aI u
long slip of paper. Questioned By his
ncighbnr. the count Of MOntfuTt. rs to
the reason OF his table studies. he re-
piled that the master Of the Kitchen
had drawn up for his and his siOm.
ach's benefit Il list Of nil the dishes.
just 10 enable his master To reserve
his appetit" for the best things to
come. The other guests were 50 well
pleased with the intelligent cooks in.
y"ntinn that tho habit Of writing out
bills oi fare instantly spread IN Ger.
many. Tho dinner whence the custom
began II said to have taken plncc at
R~cEcnsburg In 1871.
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VERY EVIDENTLY HIS FIRST ONE.
Young Man Was Proud Parent. ard
Didn't Care Who Knew IL.

There was no booth In tie corner
drug store. The young Il n III" t"le'
phone therefore could be heard 10y all
the customers who ranged about the
soda water fountain. His face b"amed
ar he talked.
"~Evcrything is all right" he was
snying.
"Ma'am?
"Y"s'm. Eleven pounds. HeautItai
hoy. Like mc they say.
"Ma'am?
"Ycs'm. Resting quict.y. Would
have seat for you. but thought Il b+s
not 10. Didn't want to worry y"n,
"Ma'am?
"NcS'm. III attend TO all that.
"Ma'Rm2
"ics'm. I'll tell her you're coming
down right away. Beautiful boy.
"Ma'am?
"Ycs'm. Eleven pounds and looks
Just like me"
IL" rang on and walked proudly out
OF the drug store apparently oblivious
to the smiling ~countcnnuccs OF his
Interested listeners ranged around the
soda fountain.
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Test Of Successful Marriage.

y well ordered French household "a
the supI"m"st example of I'll" OLD
adaGc that Two heads arc Dcttcr than
II " The best lest OF II successful
marriage is Ia see whether. ~ the cnd
OF five years. husband and wife would
" time could be set back FOR their
convenience. repeat tho experiment.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-06
Dead Dog.

whats become Of your dog? I
haven't sccn him for II long time"
You notice what n cold I've got?"
Yes. but what's that"
wen. Il lot of people told me things
to do for my cold. and ! was wise
enough Ia try 'rIn on him first"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-06
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS

In addition to allowing bills. amount
ing to several thousand dollars. the &C.
emulation of two months, the county
commissioners transacted the following
business ut their meetings last Monday
and Tuesday:
The bills of J. c. McCreary, John A.
Ritter. w. E. Johnson. George Rizzi.
James 5. Kelley. DR.. E. DurScOmb and
Mabel X. Young We're laid over for
future consideration.
In accordance with the authorization
of the state board of revenue authoriz-
ing the board to borrow the sum Of
$50. 900, the commissioners negotiated
said loan from the Henderson Banking
Company tn date from August ., 1909,
payable OH or before january l, 1911,
with interest from date until paid at
the rate of 4 per cen per annum.
The board then took u recess until
Tuesday, August Sd at o O'Clock n. III.
The board met Tuesday pursuant to
recess and the following business was
transacted:
Money Ill the county treasury counted
and found correct.
Official reports of various county
officers read and approved.
The petition asking for the division
of the Elko school district WAS laid
over.
The plat of Cobre TOWNSHIP was pre-
i
scented by Charles b. Henderson on be-
half of the Cobrc Mercantile Company
and approved by the board.
The following transfers were made
from the general county fund into the
following funds:
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q Quickly-maue
dessert. She COW
ers the bottom OF
a glass dish with
powdered sugar
and bread crumbs
mixed. Over this
she puts a layer
of whipped cream
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-06
Deer Sprana Through Window.

Persons returning fnm .hurch In
Nashua. y. H.. saw n buck deer leap
through the window Of Il bank. The
animal was So severely cut that II had
to be killed.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-06
Plan Expensive Water Power.

Five million dollars VIII be spent tn
develop II w~a'crpowcr tGj miles from
Butte. Mont. The electric power win
be used IN the mines near Butte.
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a Placid Prospect.

See. Fritz. We have been engaged
now seven year, Yes. my dear.
that 20 many years lcss OF mar
ricd lifc."-M"ggcndorfcr Blaticr.
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ODD DISHES
METHODS OF PREPARATION THAT
ARE NEW.
Quickly Made Dessert Has Founda'
ton Of Stale Brown-Bread Crumbs
Portuguese Apples-Good Way
to Serve Sole.

This is the way one woman utilizcs
stale brown-bread crumbs and makes
Evening journal., 1909-04-22
OATMEAL Eor ths skin.

Constantly the advice is given to use
bran and oatmeal for softening and whit
ening the skin. yet comparatively few wo-
men know how TO use it te the best ad-
vantage
The dry meal can be used on the mois-
tened hands as is soap. but better effects
are gained by making It into a wash or
lotion.
This is easily done by boiling large
handful Of the meal in enough water to
form thin Cruel
The liquid is then strained and used
slightly more diluted when the hands are
washed.
As these washes quickly sour It is well
not to make too large a quantity at once.
To save trouble keep a small alcohol
lamp in the bathroom and boil the Cruel
in tin vessel just large enough to hold
the desired amount
It can be strained through squares
Of old muslin. which are later thrown
away.
Evening journal., 1909-04-22
DAILY HEALTH HINT
How TO Kill EN-.

It is important that the agency used to
kill flies that get into your home be non
poisonous or not dangerous to human be-
ings. Especially is this true in homes
where there are children. A 7 per cent. So
luton Of bichromate of potassium made up
with water and sweetened with sugar, and
placed in shallow dishes throughout the
house. will kill the flies and will not harm
the children should they get hold Of it.
This is cheap and may be obtained at any
drug store. A 2 per cent. solution of cobalt
chloride may be used. II is nonpoisonous,
but is more expensive and hard TO obtain.
Spraying ponds OF water with kerosene
win destroy the larvae Of mosquitoes, and
used in the same way in garbage boxes
will destroy the larvae OF 1ies.-Chicago
Tribune.
Evening journal., 1909-04-22
with the New TaiIormade.

Black satin appears almost everywhere.
1t makes the revers on the new costumes
Of shantung and serge.
It is even used on holland and linen
suits.
The elaborate reSers Of embroidery have
taken their departure, for the present
which is a saving of time and expense fol
the economical person.
These black satin collars are Of tbs
dinner Jacket" shape.
Where the tub frock is concerned, a sen
sible tailor viii take the precaution o.
making them detachable.
The touch Of black satin is great i'm
provement to the light holland suit, givinl
It much more dressy appearance.
Evening journal., 1909-04-22

We make show cards; sucher-A'
Evening journal., 1909-04-22
Ribbon Dressing saeaue.

Very lovely dressing saques and
kimonos are made from pretty flower
ed ribbon. The short kimono is devel-
oped from strips of the ribbon joined
with a fancy stitch or narrow head
ing and the convenient sleeves fash
ioned in the same way, but the longer
robe is made by sewing strips Of rib
bon together as far as yoke depth and
allowing strands to depend from there
Evening journal., 1909-04-22
:-:WOMANKIND:-:
II IS not cut straight across.

It IS rounded, and then made into soft
loose little curls that are just visible un-
der the dropping hat brim
The hair must be wider at the sides
and half low and full at the back.
Naturally, the rat must not cross the
top Of the head nor can 1t be placed across
the back.
Evening journal., 1909-04-22

to the floor.
Such materials as crepe, dotted Swiss
and fine albatross are used for the
body Of the gown, the ribbons being
caught to it with a fancy stitch sug
gesting slashings. The sleeves are ar
ranged in a similar way and are flow
ing in shape.