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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-31
oidest pWehfDa

hslFacfng the Plaza de Ar1nas. between
the Senate building, when the advisory
y commission Is in session, and the Ha
yana postoffice. is La Fuerza the fort}.
1t is the oldest building in the West
ern Hemisphere. Other forts and some
] converts in Santo Domingo antedate it,
but they are broken ruins now, while
La Fuerza is of service still, as n store
! house and barracks for the rural
: guards.
Work on La Fuerza was begun about
1888 by fernando de Soto. then gov
ernor of Cuba-the same who explored
the Mississippi valley md found his
4 grave in the dark waters of its great
river. 1t was built to protect Havana
against pirates, 1t was almost com
!, p'eted in 1914 when the royal order
went forth that it should be saluted by
warships entering thereafter. 1t was
:, for years the official residence of the
captains and generals of the island.
l. When, in 1899, De Soto sailed away to
= explore the unknown to the northward,
he left in command his bride, the Lady
Isabella Bobadilla, like her mother, 4:
II hoHhuh " NuhluCltT Hu hlnIly ulSpOSl
! ton, of very e. ent Judgment anG
appearance f. four years she await
ed his return. scanning the sea, they
say, from II window in the tower
: When ut last the remnants of he
husbands armada returned to tel
! of his fate her heart broke and she
! died.
The fort is q~uadrilateral, having q
! bastion ut each of the corners. 1t is %
yards i'll hight; the walls are double
and the terrepleins are supported on
arches. 1t was surrounded by u deep
moat. The bell in the tower used to
sound the hours through the day and
Il night and was rung by the sentinel al
ways posted there to alarm the town of
q the approach of u hostile sail. The
| bronze figure of the indian girl on the
{ tower. holding u cross and facing the
L gulf is known to sailors OF the world rs
i La Habana," and they have carried
y her fame into every sea.
. Entrance is by way of a walk which
), has replaced the old drawbridgo. AZ
one side and Immediately opposite the
arched entry are dungeons worth seeing
I Havana Post.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-31
WAS NO PLACE TO LlNaER IN,
Farm Hands lsle Of Refuge Already
Had a Tenant.

Prof. A. L. Lowell, the ncg uresi.
lent OF Hnrva.j. paused IN uns OF his
recent lectures and smlled.
THAT governmental difficulty" he
said. was great-as great as the dIf.
hculty OF Lincoln's farm ma.
Two farm hands. Lincoln usv,I ,
say. were set upou by n huge bull
"hile crossing n rocky field. One man.
aged TO gain a tree. The other took
refuge In a hole thru proved 10 have
an exit in the rear.
Ihe man who had chosen ;hc hole
was no sooner I'm at one end than hc
was out at the other. with a bellow
'he Dull made for him. He turned and
again shot Ike lightning through tho
noIe' ihc buh g more bore down
upon him. and more he was IN
u out Of his
This strange rs -.
ten minutes or more
ned the farm hand
Ihen II angered him.
HeS' no shouted, va n,
eompoop. why don't ye stay n
hoie?" ~ We
Inc bull was dashing from ono
emu OF 'he hole 10 the other nj great
speed. and the man was bobbIng In
anu gu. desperately. Heheard, however,
ms comrades shout and found tImo
Delore his next brief disappearance TO
shout back:
-, hanged nincompoop yorselfl
lheres a bear IN the hole!'"-Chica.
80 Journal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-31
LITTLE DEMAND FOR SERVICES.
Business Of Ghost Eradicater Not In
Very F%Iourlshlne Condition.

These are the days OF tins special.
list in all things and It Is not surpris-
ing to read Of n gentleman who de-
scribes himself as The Original
Haunted House Restorer and Ghost
Eradicator." Nor Is 1t astonishing to
int that he complains OF slackness Of
trade. A ghost, II It be a we'll authenti.
Gated and respectable ghost. repre-
sents an asset and these are days
when property owners dc not willingly
sacrifice assets. Moreover, a we'll es.
tablished family ghost with a history
OF generations has n title 10 regard
nlmseit as a vested interest and enti.
tied to all compensation for disturb
ance, says the Westminster (Eng.)
Gazette. II there were any real pros.
perity In this trade OF ghost hanisher
we should have to counterfeit its dc.
strnctive power by q great league and
covenant OF all the printers Of Christ.
mas stories, OF the amateurs OF the o..
cut and the scientific scarci.ers after
" spirit world. Fur all i;cse the
Is an essential to continued ex
silence. Danish the spook and their
occupation would be gone. md John
hurhs would be invaded bv an ARMY
OF psychical researchers GU OF work
ana demanding special treatment In
'he forthcoming legislation OF the gov.
eminent.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-31
y.l.e Of Re,u..tiou

Why exclaimed the astonished
court. 'the prisoner has admitted his
guilt, and yet you find a verdict of not
guiltyf"
'If your honor please" explained the
foreman, with due Difference to you.
this jury knows this man better than
the court does. We lave decided not
to believe him under oath. We don't
think he is guilty, even if he swears to
it."-Newark Star.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-31

than 100000 civil servants.
The average annual pay of each civil.
service employee today is 81, 100. If
that figure is not exceeded the pay roll
for tho 920, 900 civil service employees we
may expect in 1920, If the present rule
continues, will be in excess Of one bill.
lion dollars per annum.
There are too many tax. eaters. The |
first duty of congress should be to end
down the army of oficeholdcrs or TO
change. ,ns estate
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-31
BALE
WHAT IS. REHlNundr the viii siu'e on u the l,s'' rr o'u,

of undue influence exerted over Mrs.
T Stewart by Judge Hilton. The con.
fu test began on the day of tho great biz.
u. Yard OF 1858, and Roscoe Cjnkling, who
- was counsel in tho case for Judge Hill.
W ton, lost his life rs q result Of his go
i. ing to court on that day and attempt.
~ ing to walk home through the snow.
!" Elihu Root was associated with Mr..
Il Conkliig in tho case, while the con.
testant was represented by eminent
:, counsel headed by Joseph Choate.
y The property sold was part of the real
estate included in this action. The will
!, contest was afterward settled between
:. tho heirs and Judge Hilton, bnt the
I partition action was continued az q
!. friendly one ever since tho settlement.
= The final steps in IL are now about to be
taken, ono of which was the salo Of the
!, property in question. The sale derives
. additional interest on account Of the
Revolutionary period memories con.
: nested with the ground. a part of the
site belonged to Major General Thomas
Z Thomas, yeryldistiugu ished Revolution.
: airy partisan. and the remains of his
mansion are still to DO seen. The
estate oyerlooks the scene of the his.
tofic battle Of White Plains, while not
far away IL also the home In which
General Putnam was surprised by the
British while shaving, and escaped by
riding his horse down u stone stair.
way,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-31
rhs I. v v. Mard.rsr. wans userty

on Wednesday. January o, 1910, tho
regular session Of the State Board Of
Pard0Ds will lie held In tho office Of
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-31
Famous VIII Case

A sale which took place at White
Plains, New York, recently, revived
memories of tho old litigation over the
will of the late Alexander r. Stewart,
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-08-12

close to one Of the rails. i saw II sg,s
from between the sleepers. sudses,.
the loose coils stihened, and draS
back. The snake, its glittering eyes ~
leased from their grim watch Of nv
fear-expressive face, had at last n
come aware OF us own imminent ne.,,
The small head dropped sudden,y
But fear had bereft the reptile of h.
stinct Its scaly neck touched the Vi.
! brating rail, and shrank with ,bo
shock. There was a chatter of pistons
and revolving wheels, a kissing Of ss.
Gaping steam, and a deafening roar
The near boyle wheel of the engine
skldded the writhing body Of the snats
to where hung Then It went over
with a roar and rattle and seyered
the head from the body.
As 1t fell the loathsome head nassau
close to my neck. The wrlthing bodv
with bloody neck, dropped upon nv
right shoulder and the tail twisted con.
vulsively about my arm. dared mn,
move so much as a muscle. The train
was still laundering over head. We,
| shuddered and grew intensely sick as
that CORY thing dashed me like a wbn
Never before had l seen so CHASTITY IN
illustration Of the phenomenal presence
of electricity in the body Of a snake
My face was covered with blood.
momentary dizziness swan before nv
eyes. But l conquered 1t with a great
effort Then the lail-like lash Of that
loathsome thing of scales and blood
ceased suddenly. It grew limp and
liftless and slipped clamily down to the
river beneath.
! looked up. The train had gone.
With a superhuman wrench | drag
ged myself up to the level Of the rails
and wiped both sweat and blood from
my face. Then l hurried over the
sleepers that still separated me from
the southern bank of the river.
Certainly not more than three min
utes could have elapsed from the mo-
ment Of my suspension to that when
again drew myself up into safety. Yet
it seemed like an eternity. To this
day the horror of II is still witbThe
The glitter Of those CHASTITY eyesqsl6d
the lash of that blood-oozing body
make me shudder even as write. How
I hung on to that quivering iron-bark
sleeper in the face of those menaclng
fangs it more than can explain.
Perhaps l was too paralyzed with fear
to do aught else. Had let go must
inevitably have been drowned.
So that, If this hypothesis be correct,
I owe my preservation to the generally
condemned emotion of fear.-New York
Evening Journal.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-08-12
IrHg SWIMMER.

Forward or back! Which shall Il be!
! tire Of bressting the stream;
Yet the merciess waters roar on me
Whenever ] pause to dream.
Forward or back. then l must go
Leap at the falls and win,
Or yield TO the surging downsweep's now
And drown IN the caldron's din!
Drown, and be swept to the deep DARK
sea,
To drift on the ustless tide!
Oh, strong Is the stream as II pears OH
me, .
But haA Of my strength is-Pride!
There Is a sea where drowned men lle'
Its waves are salt with tears;
And the wind goes by with a. moaning
sigh
Ger wrecks Of the long-lost years
Stephen Chalmers. in New York Times
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-08-12
HIGH LEAPS BY DEER.
English Hunter Has Seen Many Of
Them jump From Preeiplees.

English Hunter Has Seen Many Of
Them Jump From Preeipiees.
Gordon Boles, an Englishman who
has hunted all over the world, has
recorded some remarkable leaps
taken by deer when pursued. His
observations have been chiefly in his
native district, Exmoor, the land Of
Lorna Doone"; in India and In
northwestern Canada.
Uncomfortable fear and partial
blindness caused by long pursuit he
gives as reasons for deer taking
leaps which usually end in death.
Once while hunting with the Devon
and Somerset staghounds he saw
hind leap 800 feet from a cliff to the
seashore. She was dashed to pieces.
In the excitement Of the chase one
of the hounds followed her.
On another occasion a stag made
bold burst for the open, going
straight for the sea. He'came to the
edge of a cliff some hundreds Of feet
above the beach and then dashed
restlessly backward and forward. as
If seeking a path to descend.
He either missed his footing or
jumped, and when the hunters came
up he was seen below. a shattered
mass with the horns broken into
small pieces. Mr.. Boles is inclined
to think that the stag committed sui
eide deliberately.
Another deer which made the leap
at about the same place landed safe
ly and swan out to sea. Men pur
sued him in boat and killed him
In India Mr.. Boles wounded a sam.
bur, which resembles somewhat the
common deer Of the United States
The sambur showed fight on a mar
row path overhangtng ~ precipice.
Mr.. Boles fred again, but I'm his ex
element aimed too low. the ball
passing beneath the deer and strik
ing the ground just back Of his hind
legs. The deer turned and deliber
ately leaped over the height.
A fine buck he wounded 10 north
western Canada when pursued by
the dog jumped from height Of 100
feet into q shallow stream and
broke his neck.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-08-12
Chicago Charities.

In response to a demand that they
get together the two leading chart
table organizations OF Chicago, the
Bureau of Charities and the Chicago
Relief and Aid society, have effected
an amalgamatiOn OF forces and will be
known hereafter as the United Char
tiles Of Chicago. The main reason for
the amalgamation is the raising OF
more funds AT present the Bureau OF
Charities disburses about $4,000 a
year and the Relief and Aid society
about $1,000. It is hoped TO raise be-
tween 100000 and 100000 for the
combined organizations.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-08-12
Shiloh Church to Be Rebuilt.

An effort is being made to build a
suitable memorial church on the site
Of the original Shiloh church, on
Shiloh battlefield, now one OF the
most attractive of military parks. It
was on this very spot the bloody bat.
tie OF Shiloh was begun on the morn.
ing OF April 6, 1862 1t is the purpose
to build a memorial church to cost
not less than $4,000. The names OF
all contributors viii be recorded in a
permanent register and kept on ex.
hibition in the church. which will be
open to all visitors and tourists
Memphis Commercial Appeal
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-08-12
Something New.

Il notice the stage lawyer IN that
play didn't carry his EPpers in bis
hat"
We'll maybe the author Of the play
used as his model real lawyer.
They're getting realism down pretty
fine these days. "-Kansas City Jour
nal.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-08-12


said oil tnen
ousy. This third lovely trip she has been invited
SoNaaNNASS to take" 49,.
Yes" another with SIGH she certainly does
have luck Mrs South with he ana e
before the Is wish had h
They simply happened know that
was her unselhshness that her all
Of those delightful 1t entirely ques
ton of popularity.
How lucky be popuar! might but don't for moment
oil
must be worked fol
VIII the What lucky Degga
ne worked for his success
Luck ability advantage OF
Just let luck judgment VIII
hep you along better than all world
sphod will all probability
failure your o
Write out these words looking glass:
There thing achieve owing
20 perseverance and ability part"
People often say to me- oh Miss Ffax lucky to have work
tha you Ike, and that
am indeed fortunate thoroughly
ea occupation began It,
and there o. discouragemeut.
luck
application and n
Forget that
your best to succeed in whatever be in.
II Eau wait for luck to wait Luck
ming journal
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-08-12

The Doctor-You understand, don't
you, that this is only to be used s1'
ternally2
The Patients Wife-Sure, sir, ~
lus make him get out O. bed TO drink
t.-Har2ar's Weekly.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-08-12
s.1~n~t44e1441e40%41~~~1~s
SurOiOal of the. Flttest
BY Sir Ray Lancaster

SOOSSOoSSS
= through
a adult which a
destruction,
~ individuals consideration Of
$OOSNONSNS maturity parents
exception TO the rule that being naturally
8ONONSNONS mutipes high that
a single would
the breeder known
thirty hundred
offspring
fulfilled the destroyed unmely
million elephants alive descended
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-08-12
~~~~~~H~~~~~N%~~NU~~~NH~~N
NSV0~~~a~NAS.-'(S. OQ>-ArAp---NA>S> +
) Uhat Happens TO a
MjUi0ndire'S Money
Money
Ey F. w. Hewes

81
undstributed, men an
o perish thirst, parch ana
die. also vaults bullying with sagnant money leave
u perish abject poverty and ripeneo
IA orchards that them
dollars the millionaire Is
a
k@0NW4 believe material bless
will o earnestly that rich women
jewels balls and and enter
anmens the kind That will be recess xy
fodro description because will be good for
other gmcrack a
fooshly
because wn
earners moneychannels
doub the rich
I lie and
bonds thereby
dollars
crculaton--Harpers
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-08-12
Luck" Is Only a Scape-
goat for MetfcienCy
BY Beatrice Fairfax

o you know that luck" word which might wen De
dropped from the dictionary? II is generally msuseu anu
made a of scalegoat for inehicieney.
Not long ago overheard group OF girls Iahins aOou'
girl who had just been invited 10 Europe by tlehu
Isn't the uckiest thngY said one OF them, enVL
ousy This third lovely trip she has been invited
to take"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27
IL Battles Were Aerial.

From Henry b. Hersey's "The Menace of
Aerial Warfare" In the February Cen
tury.
Let us consider for a moment the
possibilities of an attack on New York
city by war fleet superior In strength
to any which we would have available
for defense at the time. 1t would then
be necessary to rely largely on land
defenses. If the attacking fleet was
accompanied by thoroughly equipped
aeronautic transports, dirigibles might
be inflated and sent in over our fortif
cations, dropping torpedoes into them
from the sky at the same time that the
fleet would be making an attack from
the water. Due notice having been
given of bombardment, these same dir
igibles might sail over the skyscrapers
of New York, dropping bombs or tor
pedoes into the very light shafts of the
proud structures and Wrecking them
completely. If the dirigibles should be
disabled by shots from the land and de-
stroyed or captured, we should thereby
infiict on the enemy a loss of perhaps
five men and possibly 500, 000-a loss
trivial as compared with the damage
done by one explosive dropped from the
sky. What is true of New York ap-
plies with greater force to San Fran
cisco or Seattle.
All these possibilities are based part
ly on the suppOsition that this country
would not be prepared for serious aerial
warfare. If, however, we were as well
prepared as we ought to be within the
next few years, the possibilities would
be different At the approach Of a
hostile fleet our air cruisers would be
on the alert Every move of the enemy
would be reported and as night drew
on our air craft would hover near and
under cover of darkness make a sudden
attack, dropping torpedOes on their
ships, perhaps down the smokestacks
into the very vitals of the ships, de-
stroying it instantly. Or if both sides
were equipped for aerial battle, the
ships of the air might meet in
the sky for the death struggle-and a
battle royal it would be. Each would
be armed with light guns carrying a
| bullet or shell which would explode on
striking even the silk of the gasbag
and throw fire in all directions.
This would ignite the gas in the bal
loon, causing a terrific explosion and
sending the wreckage and crew hurt
ling through space to mother earth.
which would always receive calmly the
wrecks we give her.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27
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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27
The Great Berlin Library.

From the New York Evening Post.
The number of volumes on the shelves
of the Berlin royal library is about 1,25O, 600.
on the first of August, 1908, there were
employed 45 librarians 81 male and fe-
male assistants, IS attendants. and so on,
making a force of more than $50 alto
gether. The number of volumes lent out
during the last year was $4,000 in Berlin
and 36, 900 elsewhere, while the daily de-
mand in the reading room averaged SIS
volumes. Sixteen persons are kept busy
in the cataloging department.; the number
of leaves added to the catalog within a
year was 500, and the titles of 1900 new
volumes were registered. The number of
volumes, old and new, added to the col
lection was $1,000. In pursuance of a new
policy some valuable old books and manu-
scripts were obtained from other libraries,
among them 800 books of the 10th century
contributed by Heiligenstadt In 1906 a
musical department was 95ded. The
scores and volumes in these were contrib
uted largely as gifts by various publish
ers, and how greatly this new feature is
appreciated is shown by the Fact that no
fewer than three librarians. two directors
and Is assistants are already kept busy
in this youngest branch of the institution.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27
A Miss.

Commissioner Bingham, of New
York, said the other day of shrewd
western detective.
He is very shrewd. but he likes
to show off overmuch. There is a good
deal of this Sherlock Holmes business
about him.
"A Scotch Canadian wanted to join
the force the other day. To make him
self look respectable he bought a suit
of clothes from friend of his, sta
tiOnary engineer When he presented
himself at headquarters our Mr.. Sher-
lock Holmes was the first person he
had to see.
Mr. Sherlock, looking up from his
desk scanned the applicant shrcwdly,
shot a quick glance around the room
to see that he had every ones at
tention and said In his deepest, most
impressive voice:
"'Ah. mechanic. l perceive
Ma, na,' replied the Scotchman, "a
Mackenzie"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27
-----e
The Birds Free Bre akfast.

"All the birds get free breakfast,
thanks to the electric light" said
linesman, as he fastened on his climb
ers. Yes, all summer long the birds
get a free and certain breakfast with
out hustling for it, just the same as
millionaire's daughter, without any
work or worry or uncertainty, comes
down at 10 and finds her grape fruit
ready.
The cause is the attraction an cleo
trio light has for bugs Never night
but thousand or more bugs and in
sects kill themselves in the attempt to
eat or embrace the golden glow of each
electric street lamp. Never a lamp, no
matter how humble, but it has each
dawn a great heap of corpses at its
feet, insect victims OF love or hunger
who knows which?-not that 1t mat
ters. the two emotions are so much
alike.
AT an rate, the wise birds as soon
as they awake, dart to the nearest
lamp, and make beneath 1t an excellent
and abundant free breakfast"