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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-06-25
SAL..MAGUNDI

Mrs. Henriques of Glover valley is
visiting Mrs, Judge Brown. s,l T..
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley and family re-
turned from Salt Lake last night.
Elko invites you and all your friends
to celebrate the Fourth of July with
her. ?.$S ~
Bert Rockwell was out with the
street sprinkler last night and did good
work on the main streets. g.,
The peeple,of the East are suffering
from the intensely hot: weather. There,
have been several deaths, from heal in
New York and Philadelphia. -, - .
Virginia City has invited Mark
Fwain to be her guest at the Golden Jubi-
lee celebration on the Fourth. Mark
won his first spurs while repoEter:pn
tine CONS took. - 4 + : )
The specifications for the new school
buildings arrived this morning. AS
On as a meeting of the trustees can be
Had, bids for constructing the building
will be advertised for.
"Judgin' from the price we charged
me, neighbor, We put three gallon nv
mlasses in a two-gallon jug. Naow 1
amt b'grudgin the money, but don't
cal-late ter hev the jug stretched
Judge.
Weston; the walker, is reported to be
somewhere between Elko and Wells.
One report is that he left Wells last
night and another that he was at Deeth
this morning. He will probably reach
here tonight.
Colonel Maxson says he will cut
politics from now forth and devote
himself to business. Anytime Colonel
NIaxson, / forgets politics until he gets
even with Nixon and Blakeslee, let us
know it.2esAppeal
Attorney General Stoddard and State
Engineer Nicholas have returned from
their tour of inspection of eastern
prisons. They are full of ideas that
they W try to have incorporated into
tNevad45 new prison. >.
The eastbound mail was not taken to
e postoffice this morning for about
half an hour after No. passed through.
IL this occurs again, we will investigate
hnd report the facts to the postal
authorities in San Francisco. adj;
Anxious .Mother-JG hnny, issitgpossifd
bic that YOU as sick as you claim to be,
nave eaten that whole rhubarb pie?
ohnny-Yes, mamma. You know the
loctor said my system needed. rhubarb,
ind thought I'd better takea good
lose of it before l got any worse
chicago News. - .F",t-:* ''.'.'.'
:'.... ~ 49, .i,?.. "
w. Fl. Weeks, the courthouse sarchi-
ect, spent yesterday with the commits
toner's in going over the first draught
# the plans The proposed changes
we're discussed and decided upon and
FIR. Weeks left for San Francisco last
light to make the necessary changes in
he plans. The revised plans are ex-
Pected here in two weeks.
The whitewash season is now here
nd receipt to make whitewash that
Sill not crumble off may be of use to
ome one who reads this. 1t is the
ormula used by Uncle Sam at the va
PC 8 government works. 1t is this:
re ten parts fresh Stacked lime and
ffie part hydraulic cement; mix well
Fith salt water and apply thin. %
Barbarism has no horrors SO horrible
$ the bestial squalor and sheer misery
{ civilized poverty. 4 Poverty is a.
reat evil In any state, but the world
as not known any poverty so1fonl, so
| rutal end 80 utterly, loathsorie as
| te pomyty Of the city slum, the sweat
hg den. the I,awnshop and the gin
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more religion in bird nest, in a
shade sanctifed by pure air, than
there is in thousand churches; there
is more of the praise of God in the
song of one bird than there is in
million human hallelujahs.
We continued to talk until the
clock struck eleven, and when | arose
to go she said:
EDO please sit down. Let the
clock strike; let time pass. I was
never so entertained, and | am afraid
that I might never find you in so fine
a frame of mind again.
[ assured her that | had mastered
myself, and I felt that I had, ana
bade her good night.
My dreams were pleasant, but when
awoke at morning I had a dull
headache. I thought with a thrill Of
the night before, but then, and with
shudder, too, felt that I had lost
the intellectual mastery of myself;
AMI if there were any uncertainty on
this point, it was settled soon after
[ went downstairs, for at breakfast
attempted to say something pleasant
and ashamedly failed I felt de-
pressed, almost crushed during the
day, ard, just before going home,
took more morphine. Miss Berry
dined with us that evening, and while
[ was walking home with her, she
said:
II am glad to see that you are
still master Of yourself, and how for
tunate it is, for you are too well read
a man to be hanpered by any sort
of embarrassment"
repeated my former declaration,
that I should never be in slavery
again, and then few off into a whirl
of panegyrics on the beauty of the
night
"Oh, how thrilling with surprises
you are" she said, when we arrived
at her fathers door. ~ have never
seen any one who SO perfectly I'M
derstands the art of holding interest.
You know that to hold woman s
interest you must keep your plot con-
certed, as it were. You must con-
stantly surprise her. Won't you
come in?'
"I fear that it is too late
"Oh, I didn't think of that. Some
how [ can't keep track of time when
am with you"
Then [ caught her hand and told
her of my love. At first she at
tempted to stop me, but I poured out
my words in wild food, and, yield
ing, she suffered me to press her to
my bosom. [ fancied that I walked
up among the stars when I went home
that night, but after I went to bed,
fear found its way into my bosom
and lay cold upon my heart-a fear
that should have DO take more NOR
phine. I was wretched the next day,
and [ yielded Then I said I would
take the drug for one day more and
stop, no matter if [ should be dull
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BY Opie Read

Hduiy Uu1HSS mcH u1ldy CO1CrOl Cno1r
minds, but [ don t think any man has
ever succeeded in driving away the
image of beautiful woman. I don't
know that / had hopes of winning
her, and yet I constantly tortured
myself by seeking her society, al
though I could say nothing to interest
her.
One day | was suddenly taken with
infiammatory rheumatism. The pain
was so severe that the doctor gave me
a dose of morphine. The effect was
delightful; my mind became strangely
clear, and thoughts sharp-cut and fam
cies neatly trimmed flew Through my
BRAIN. The rheumatism soon passed
away, and [ had no further need of
the drug, but I could not forget it's
enhancing effect. An idea of con-
quest occurred to me. [ would take
dose and call on Miss Berry. I did
so. So soon as I entered the room,
the young lady pleasantly remarked
that she had never seen me looking
so we'll.
And you have never seen me feel
ing so well," I answered, seating my
self and contemplating my own ease
Of manner
II don't know how well it is your
custom to feel" said she, "but I do
know that I have never before seen
you appear SO we'll"
"And it was because you have never
until this moment seen my real self.
| have been hampered by mind-dark-
ening embarrassments, and "a tongue
too cowardly to assert itself. In
fact, [ have been fool.''
"Oh, no." she laughed, "not a
fool, but a sufferer from lack of
confidence in self"
"But,' [ interposed, "who but the
fool is given to such suffering? 1t is
we'll enough, and doubtless commend
able, for every man to place modest
estimate upon himself, but it is cow
ardly to stand in fear of himself. I
am pleased to say that I have broken
away from foolish slavery.''
~ can hardly understand you,"r
she said. 81 can see that a great
change has come over you, but I can It
determine it's cause. It is wonder
ful!'
Any change from my former con-
ditiOn would be wonderful, and no
change could fail to bring a certain
sort of pleasure.
She sat continuing to look at me
in establishment. | asked her if she
had not been out of town, and she
answered that she had just returned
from visit to the country. The
month was June, and she spoke of
the charm of the woods.
'"The man who loves not the woods
would seek to cruelty a god, ~ re-
piled. "Poetry and soul do not de-
mand that we shall live there, but
they do enforce a reverence and a
love for the grandeur of a tree and
tho hnautx Of 10 HOun,. 4ih al coanoC IN
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TcCOV0ICU, diIu l. SWOIe tudt l. never
would touch it again, and yet I knew
that I should not be able to entertain
Miss Berry.
On evening when I had an engage
ment to take her to a theater, [ felt
that | should lose her if [ appeared
in my natural state of dullness, and
well, [ took morphine. We spent
delightful evening, and when I re-
turned home, / decided to take the
drug until we were married, and then
throw it away forever. The months
passed with elysian dreaminess. |
could not believe that any other man
had ever been so happy. The we'd.
ding day approached. 1t came, and
| saw my beautiful bride receiving
the congratulations of her friends.
| bought a pleasantly situated
house and moved into it. During the
excitement I had forgotten the prom
Use which had made to myself, but
I thought Of it about the time we
were well settled Then it came
upon me, and I shuddered, but I re-
solved to keep it.
The resolve went into effect one
morning when We had been keeping
house two weeks. I well remember
the morning. Ny wife was joyous,
and talked at breakfast Of the many
things she intended to do. She was
going that day to buy some very old
books that she knew I would like. |
did not feel so very bad at first, but I
was miserable by the time I reached
the store. If ten thousand devils
had been urging me to take morphine
[ could not have been more harassed.
Sometimes [ felt as if insects with
prickly legs were crawling all over
me under the skin, and [ could find
no rest. I went out for walk. The
sun was shining, and yet to me the
day was dark. I was constantly
afraid of being run over, and if I
saw team far up the street I would
wait until it passed before I dared to
cross over. My head ached, and at
times ice-water seemed to- be surging
through my veins. Freezing places
shifted about on me-sometimes nv
feet and then my back. Once I
thought that my scalp was frost-bit-
ten, and suddenly it occurred to me
that my hair had turned white, and
| went into barber-shop and looked
at myself. While standing on cor
uer, afraid to cross, I felt that I was
about to die. and 1 wondered how
long it would be before I should drop
dead. [ went home in agony-not
sharp pains, but dead, cold lifeless-
ness, worse than the keenest misery.
What ON earth is the matter,
dearg" my wife asked.
Nothing, only l don't feel we'll;
it will soon pass off. "
"Let me send for a Doctor"
mo, I'll soon be all right"
went to bed and tossed all night.
The next morning it seemed that my
l.
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- thoughtless reader, out
for the reason that some of it's de-
tails are shocking. However, I have
overcome every scruple against its
publication, and now give it over to
the PRONUNCIATION of the printer:
Every one who knew me during my
earlier life must have regarded me as
a truthful man. My name is Robert
Wexford and I was born in a little
town in Southern Missouri, long be-
fore Chicago had become a great and
i sometimes fancy-an aching nerve
center. I was not bright as boy,
and, growing up too rapidly, my
father said, was rather a dull young
man, The girls who visited my sister
were disposed to make sport Of me,
and when they were gone, after poking
fun at me, used to go angrily to my
room and curse myself. Indeed, I
was so far from being sharp that I
ford. | left the town and began
clerking in dry-goods store in
Southern Illinois, and, although was
dull, | succeeded, for, having no in
tellectual quality to build hope on,
| depended wholly upon my industry.
From time to time [ was advanced,
until occupied a position of trust.
Finally the firm moved to Chicago,
and, five years later, was member
of the company. Although I was
prosperous and in a fair way to be-
come rich, | was not contented with
myself, for was still dull in CONVEX
sation, and no one cared to cultivate
me. l read a great deal, but it didn't
seem to do me any good, for when
ever I attempted to impart any infor-
nation which l might be possessed Of,
spluttered and then gave up in en-
barrassment. / boarded at a private
house and with an intelligent family,
but, despite daily association, I could
never feel free to say anything,
through fear Of breaking down. By
some means, [ hardly know how, |
got acquainted with young woman
named Amy Berry. The first time I
really felt an interest in her was one
evening when, holder than usual, I at
tempted to tell a humorous story
surely delicate undertaking even for
bright men. | failed, but Miss Berry
did not laugh when forgot the point
Of the story and began awkwardly to
founder about in search of it, neither
did she show that sympathy which is
almost as crushing and far more
humihating in it's effect than ridicule.
In fact, l don't exactly know what
she did, but | know that afterward I
had warm regard for her. She was
a beautiful girl, and l heard a smart
man say that she was charming in
conversation. She came to the house
quite frequently, and the first thing
I knew | was in love with her. This
was desperate situation: "a dull man
in love with a spirited talker; and
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Ube Jefgersonan
THE ROAD TO THE NIRE

MANUSCRIPT came into
my possession some time
ago, and the propriety or
improperly of publishing
it has caused me a deal of
perplexing speculation
not there is anything in
it to corrupt even a
thoughtless reader. but
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Following the Easter service at
the Methodist Church last Sunday
the Easter Offering made for the
Orphanage amounted to Sl65. Is in
cash, and S1O5.35 in subscriptions.
making a total of S27O.5O. If We
add to this amount the annual
subscriptions that was being re-
ceived from friends at Franklin,
the grand total of the gifts from
Franklin t. this cause is S546 so.
1t is especially gratifying to mt
that my former passionate, to the
present time, is the most liberal
community supporter of our Or
phanage in the entire Conference.
/ most sincerely aud gratefully
thank all those who have so kind
ly assisted in this work, and l
hope to prove the sincerity of my
gratitude by the best and noblest
work that humanity can do in be-
half of the most needy and depen-
dent of her unfortunates.
Miss Belle Roberts has kindly
consented to act as Secretary for
the Orphanage in Franklin, and
those parties wishing to pay their
subscription, or to subscribe to
our work. may do so by consult
ing her, or by communicating
directly with me at Ruston.
Gratefully,
ROBT. w. VAUGHAN,
Financial Agent.
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EVER WlCHTFUL.
A Little Care Will Save Many Frank.
lin Reader Future Trouble.
Watch the kidney secretions

Watch the Kidney secretions.
See that they have the amber hue OF
health:
The discharges not excessive Or in
frequent:
Contain no "brick-dust like' sedi-
ment.
Doan's Kidney Pills will do this for
you.
They watch the kidneys and cure
them when they're sick.
Sylvains Ford. living on Iberia
Ave, Franklin. La. says: mo
medicine or treatment | took ever
proved as beneficial as Doan's kidnel
Pills in my case. | tried numerous
comedies, but no positive relief was
obtained from the use of any of them.
| was awakened in the morning by an
intense pain across the region OF my
kidneys, and despite the fact that 1t
would be much earlier than | cared to
arise, | would have to Get up on this
account. Dizzy spells bothered me,
the kidney secretions were too frequent
in action and caused me great distress
Seeing Doan's Kidney Pills SO highly
recommended. and deciding to give
them a trial | procured a box at S. J.
Gates & Co.'S drug store. The use OF
one box sufficed to prove to me that
there is no misrepresentation Of the
claims made for DOan's Kidney
Pills"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan sand
take no other
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POLICE JURY.

FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT.
FRANKLIN, La, April 6, 1909.
To the President and Members, of the
Police Jury. Parish of st: Mary:
GENTLEMEN:-We, your Finance
Committee have to report that we
have examined the following claims
and finding them correct, have ap-
proved them and recommend that
they be registered and paid:
PARISH OFFICERS. t.
April Salary. n
W T Peterman, Sheriff 80. 125 90
w Fl Latham, Pub. Printer u so
M L Harrison, Road Commits
sioner -. .......... 100 90
Z. A. Boudreaux, Treasurer. SO 90
DIR. A. ] Smith, Coroner. 49,. 81 3
G. A. Bibbins. Sect'y Police
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
April Salary.
Paul Mendoza, LIST ward. 49,. Is 90
= a Delhaye. LIST. ward. IS 90
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SATURDAY, THE 10TH DAY
OF MAY, A. d., 1909.

and continuing each succeeding day
until said sales are completed, all
movable and immovable property, on
which taxes are now due to the State
of Louisiana, Parish of ST. Mary, At
chafayala Levee District, Franklin
Drainage District, Iberia and St.
Mary Drainage District, Yellow
Bayou Drainage District, Eighth
Ward School Tax, Third Ware
School Tax and Atchafalaya Bay
Ship Channel Tax to enforce collec-
ton of taxes assessed in the
year 1908, together with interest
thereon from the 3lst day OF
December, 1908. at the rate of two per
cent. per month, until paid, and all
costs.
The names of said delinquent tax
payers, the amount OF taxes due by
each on the assessment of each year,
and the movable and immOvable
property assessed to each to be Of
fered for sale, as follows, to-wit:
FRANKLIN.
EST. GEO. R. DICKSON-House
and lot, north, Milling; east, Main ST.;
south, We'll; west, Stokes. State tax
$3.50, interest &C.; third ward school
tax Toe, interest &C.; Atchafalaya Bay
channel tax 30c., interest &C.. Frank;
lin drainage tax 75c, interest &C.;
costs 1925. Total 1915.
EST. ARMAN JOHNSON-House
and lot, north, Morris; east, Self;
south, Foster; west, Third State tax
90c., interest &c.; Third ward school
tax 45c.. interest &c.; Franklin drain
age taxzE5c., interest &c.; Atchafalaya
Bay channel tax 1Sc., interest 1c.;
costs 1925. Total $4.36.
SCOTT, WILSON-House and lot
north, Zylicz; east, Fourmy; south,
Chadwick west, Chadwick. State tax
S1.OO, interest &C.; Third ward school
tax Soc, interest &C.; Franklin drain
age tax Soc, interest &c.; Atchafalaya
Bay channel tax zoe, interest 1c.;
costs 1925. Total $4.5S.
. SIMMS, MARIA-House and lot
north Watt Ody; east, Lyons; south.
Willow; west, Betsy Vincent. State
tax $1.25, interest &c.; Third ward
school tax 621sc,, interest &C.; Frank.
lin drainage tax 621ac., interest 4c.;
Bay channel tax Csc, in.
terest &C.; costs 1925 Total $5.1S.
VAUGHN, TAYLOR-House and lot
north, MITCHELL east, McKerall; south
Foster; west, Irwin. State tax SOC,
interest &c.; Third ward school tax
Csc, interest &c; Franklin drainage
tax 25c., interest &c; Atchafalaya Bay
channel tax 10c., interest 1c.; costs.
$2.25. Total $3.43.
EST. HARRISON WELLS-House
and lot, north, Fisher; east, Omega;
south, Perret; west, Blakesley. State
tax Acc, interest &c., Third ward
school tax 20c.,, interest 1c.; Franklin
drainage tax zoe, interest 1c.; Atchaf
alaya Bay channel tax &C., interest 1c.;; Il
costs 1925. Total $318.
NONRESIDENT.
EST. CASTAGINA-1s lot, north,
east, Simms; south, CONNER
cial; west, Frere: AStnee tax, .25c.. in
terest &c.; Third ward school tax
l2kc., interest 1c.; Franklin drain
age tax 12hc., interest 1c.; Atchafa-
ava Bay channel tax &C., interest 1c.;
costs $2.25. Total 1855.
MORGAN CITY.
CAUSMARATA, BAGGIO-A of LOT
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State TAX sales
Of Movable and lmmOyable Property
PARISH OF ST. MARY.
The State OF Louisiana VS.. De-
linquent Tax Debtors, Par
ish Of st. Mary.

BY virtue of the authority vested III
me by the Constitution and the laws
of the State Of Louisiana, and es-
pecially Act 1870 of the General AS
sembly of 1898, | will sell at the prin-
cipal front door of the Court House
in the town of Franklin. Parish of St.
Mary, La, in which the Civil District
Court is being held, within legal hours
for judicial sales beginning at II
O'Clock a. M. on
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report was dispensed with.
Moved by Mr.. Morris, duly Sec
onded and carried, the following
bills as approved by the finance
committee were ordered paid:
NJ Bell, Son. Ltd, broom,
rope, pearline, ETC.. . ~
St. Mary Hardware Co., lead,
bolts and valve ........... VI
Kyle Lumber Co., lumber.
switching charges and Attn
payment on dumping ground lOo o.
Fort Wayne Electric Works
one compensate and meter. 6o %
A Reuter-, pipe and fittings 81
Gibbons & Stream, l dozen
water glasses -. go. 10
w Weber, hauling lumber,
trash and jack screws 70
Electric Appliance Co., two 90
Hylo lamps. .... W
Sterling Sugar & r 4 Co.,
turning plug w
w II Kramer, recording bond
and contract Of Galley &
Clark. ........ ....-....... ~
Woodward-Wight & Co., val
yes and sheet packing. 49,. II 90
W T Peterman, board OF pris-
oners for March ........... IL 6O
L Fl Alpha, moving nine poles
at &c.,. ........ ~
St Mary Banner, publishing
bid notice. printing certiti-
Gates and specifications 49,. lO W
NJ l. Wilcox, putting down 15''
sewer across Hanson ana
Kyle fronts -. oo
NJ L Wilcox, repair to brick
work around hydrant in
front of Tarlton and Della
hOusSaye. 80. ........ o ~
L Harrison, hauling and
furnishing shells, hauling
dirt and trash. .... ....,. oO IL
A communication from the Gas
Pipe Line Association of Louis
lana, requesting the Council to
appoint a vice-president to rep
resent the town at meeting to
be held at Lafayette on April Il,
1909, was read.
Moved by Mr.. Frost, duly Sec
onded and carried, that the Mayor
appoint a representative as re-
quested. The Mayor appointed
Hon. w. T. Peterman as such.
By motion of Mr.. Boudreaux,
duly seconded and carried, Sec
ton S of the specifications for
laying of cement sidewalk on
Adams and Willow streets was
changed from two to one hour for
working cement and from six to
two hours for concrete.
There being no further business
on motion the Council adjourned.
JOHN @. LEWIS, Mayor.
CHAs. LAUvE, Secty.
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Town Council Proceedings.

FRANKLIN, LA, April 10, 1909.
The Honorable Council met in
regular session, Mayor Lewis pre-
siding; Mr.. Delahoussaye, absent.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved.
The reports of the Treasurer and
Supt. of Electric Lights and
Waterworks were read and or
dered published, reports are as
follows:
TREASURER'S STATEMENT.
FRANKLIN, LA, April 18th, 1909.
Warrant
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To The Public.

~ =. ).
Notice is hereby given that
after Saturday, April oath,
1909, all dogs roaming the
streets of franklin La,
without a license tag will be
killed. 81
PHILIP ALBAREs,
City Marshal.
Franklin, La, April Is, 1909.
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water glasses l Il
St. Mary Hardware Co.. for
lead, washers, valve, bolts 81
Kyle Lumber Co., switching
charges and lumber 80
Profit 1O7 %
5 941 As
-CR.-
Electric light bills issued COL 81
PAYMENT on meters 81 40
Material sod II 80
Waterworks hills issued 27O 81
OIL AZ
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Balance 1927 so
Respectfully submitted
JOHN A. O'NIELL, JR.,
Treasurer.
SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
FRANKLIN, La, April -, 1909.
S1pt OF Electric Lights and Water
works report from March 9th
to April 18th, inclusive.
Salaries zU W
SIG. % bbls fuel oil at &c $50 10
woodward Wight & Co..
hot water valves. sheet
packing, cast iron elbow u 56
Electric Appliance Co., 2 :.
Hylo lamps W
Sterling Sugar & r + Co.'S :.
turning plug w
Fort Wayne Electric Works
one compensate, one ~
amp meter % %
1Gibhons = Stream dozen
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