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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-08-18
Poor Man Gets Bumped

Poor man! His life is full of woes
As down the rugged path he goes.
lie rises at the break of day
And starts off feeling blithe and gay.
But ere he's started on the morn
he finds the cutworms in his corn,
And in the fields of waving wheat
lie sees the chintz bugs gaily eat.
man comes tripping DER the clods
Aud sells him miles of lightning rods,
And with pretty fountain per
He signs a little contradiction
IN thirty days the bank says, You
Must pay your note; it's long past due +"
Or some smooth politician HES
Upon tho scene and gaily lies
Until the man, deluded chump,
Cranes for himself another bump.
Vt noon he tries to take his ease
3cnaath the shade of leafy trees
3nt Just as he begins to nap
Al agent comes with county map
Or books galore for him to scan
And pay for on installment plan.
Then, ere he ope's his mouth to speak
les stuck a year--two plunks ~ week.
lie sends to congress some smooth guy
Who says the tariff is too high;
And while he dreams of sweet release
The fellow votes for big increase.
lie studies hard to learn the facts
About his state and county tax.
Then votes to get some great relief
And finds he's on Y added grief
lie plans to take little trip
And all his chickens take the pip.
Jr cholera infcstS his hogs
)r fieas attack his favoritc doU.
de has daughter and at last
lie gets her wedding day we'll past.
Md finds instead Of losing one
Hos only gained another son.
Poor man, His life is full of i'll
md ipecac and dUpn and pills
His frame is chokpd with crcaks AMI
aches
His course is full of foolish breaks.
he grows mp like pumpkin vim
And willis down like u piece of Irvine
"oor man! No matter how he Jumps
1e,s due to get some awful bumps.
Exchange
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-08-18
A L. MAUK
THE SHOE MAN
Mems, Women's, and Children's
Dress Shoes
RANCH FOR SALE
SITUATED AT ALPHA
y ~ n - II TIE III
80 miles north of Eureka on the E. 81 p.
Ry., Eureka Co., Nevada.

$50 acres patented land, 40 acres of
contract land (lnost all fenced and in
hay). Good range for horses, cattle and
sheep. 80 head of good cattle; 10 head
of which are cows and heifers broken to
milk. 20 head of horses and some wild
range horses" Auto Fedan hay press.
Machinery aud wagons. Corrals, Barn
and Furnished House. 100 Fruit trees
set out this spring. Chickens, turkeys
and pigs. Water rights good.
Pleasant place to live. Reason for
selling is lack of school.
For further particulars address
A. w. CLAYTON,
Alpha via. Palisade,
Eureka. Co.. Nevada
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-08-18
Poisoning Ground Squirrels Aud

PoiSo ling Ground Squirrels Aud
GopAerS o. National Forests
A recent bulletin of the Forest
Service says:
Interesting results have just been
announced by the Forest Service as a
result Of the campaign conducted in
Southern California by Stanley E.
Piper. Expert of the Biological Survey
of the Department of Agriculture to
exterminatn ground squirrels and
gophers.
Extensive experiments were tried to
determine the best means of killing off
these destructive little animals, and it
was found that most effective results
were obtained by using poisoned green
or ripeninS barley heads. The squirrels
are ex' :eedingly fond of this green herb
age, and eagerly ate the poisoned food
placed along their runways. Tests
were also made with oats, wheat. barley,
raisins, prunes, dried; apples and
cracked corn, but these did not prove
so successful.
While green barley proved most
successful for poisoning ground squirrels
yet the difficulty of procuring a suffi-
Gent supply in all localities led to dried
barley grain being tried. The grain
was treated with strychnine sulphate,
saccharine, and eggs, and although this
combination proved very destructive
to the SQUIRRELS, it had practically
no effect upon doves and quail. In
fact, deliberate attempt was made
to poison these birds at their watering
places, but no bad effect resulted. The
poisoned grain was also used in fields
grazed over by sheep and produced no
ill effects whatever.
The experiments also proved that
gophers were partial to raisins and
dried apples, and these were success
fully used in the poison experiment. 1t
was found that by sprinkling the apples
or raisins with the strychnine solution,
as effective results were produced as
could be obtained by inserting the
poison into the fruit.
The experiments for determination of
squirrels also resulted in the death of
q considerable number of rabbits, and
in other experiments it was found that
poisoned outs proved very effective in
killing both jacks and cottontails.
Green alfalfa was also used with good
results for the same purpose.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-08-18
The CLUB LODGING-HOUSE

Mrs. Roach has opened the Club
Lodging House in the Dotta building,
over the Free Press Office, The rooms
are all newly furnished and everything
is frst-class and home-like. Rooms
rented by the day, week or month. The
patronage of the public is solicited.
Prices reasonable.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-08-18
Mnkl Milkl

From May 1, 1909, L will furnish
milk as follows: One quart per day for
one month, $3.50; gallon per- day for
one month, $3.50; one gallon per day
for one month, $3.50; from five gallons
up per day 20 ceuts gallon.
EUGENE L. CIPRIANI.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-08-18
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FOURTH
JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE
OF NEVADA, IN AND FOR THE
COUNTY OF ELKO
In the matter of the estate OF F. H. Ke.
sey. deceased.
Notice to Creditors

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned,
Hayden Henderson, was on the 4th day Of Aug
Fourth Judicial District of the State of Nevada.
in and for the County of Elko duly appointed
administrator Of the estate Of +. II. Kelsey late
Of said County. deceased and having duly auali-
fed as such administrator. letters of admins
tration we're issued to him on the fifth day Of
August. 1909.
All persons hay ng claims against the estate
OF said +. Fl. Kelsey, deceased. are hereby re-
quired to file the same, with the proper vouch-
ers and statutory afndayits attached with the
Clerk of said Court within three months from
the date of the first publication of this notice,
or said claims will be forever barred.
Dated at Elko, Nevada this 9Th day Of Aug.
ust. 1909.
HAYDEN HENDERSON
Administrator of the Estate of Il. II. Kelsey.
. deceased
OTTO T.. WILLIAMS
Attorney for Administrator.
Date OF first publication, August 9Th, 1909.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-08-18
WARNING

All persons are hereby warned not to
fish, hunt or trespass upon either of
my ranches,' above and, below Carlin,
under penalty of prosecution to the
limit.
THOS. GRIFFIN,
Carlin, Nevada, May 4. 1909
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-08-18
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FouSI
JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE
OF NEVADA, IN AND FOR THE
COUNTY OF ELKO.
In the Matter of the Estate of MARY HN
WARD. Deceased.
Notice 10 Creditors

Notice is hereby given that M ipdersia
having been duly appointed admit e traitor u
the Will annexed of Mary Hayward, decead
by the above-entitled Court. on the 10th ds1
July, 1909. ana having duly qualified as q
administrator. Letters Of Administration 4
the Will annexed having been duly Issued
him on the goth day Of July, 1909.
Notice Is further given that all persons
ing claims against said estate of Mary HayE1
deceased, are hereby required to file the sa1
with the proper vouchers and affidayts
tached, with the Clerk of said Court wil
three months from the date of the first ppI
cation OF this notice. or they will be ford
barred.
Dated at Elko. Nevada, this 10th day Of y,
a. ID. 1909.
ALBERT M. OLIN,
Administrators with the i
annexed of the Estau
Mary Hayward, deceased
CHARLES b. HENDERsor,
Attorney for Administrators.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-08-18
Warning

All persons are hereby warned not to
fish or hunt on my premises on Smith
Creek under penalty of prosecution to
the full extent of the law.
r. G. BELLINGER.
Elko Nevada, August 10, 1909.
Blue-grass blade., 1909-06-06
RELIGION PAST AND PRESENT.

Christian apoloess claim much for the religious system
said to have been founded by the Jewish carpenter because
of its miracles its supposed fufmen of prophecy and ITS
age great antiquity BY frequent onsaughts from the
Iigher Criticism the miraculous has been disconenanced
and its prophetic element completely shattered Many of
its socalled miracles find prototypes i'll other religions,
while its most cherished prophecies have been shown to
have no bearing upon Christian issues.
When consider the age of Christianity proper, it
be admitted that it is a comparatively religion
compared with other systems. The religions of
Brama in India of Osiris and Isis in Egypt: of Omuzd
in Persia Confucianism in China say nothing of the
nnmerabe cults surrounding the Jews, all fntedate the
Christian religion itself, although claims made that
carry it back the Genesaic period epoch ap-
proximaely six thousand years ago. And yet, old
Christianity may be, it is but eclectic religion
religion made up of many older religions parts and por
tons being taken from eac that there is absolutely
nothing original about it save in its nfamies and inqutes
practiced throughout the centuries.
The Christian bases his claims of divine religion upon
the assumption that the Jews the people specially
chosen Of god Instruments of special creation
channel through which he might be able to convey sup
posed and fictitious revelation underneath posterity
Were this claim true, it would necessarily follow that the
Jews would have been the most enlightened of all peoples
contemporary with them. History reveals the painful fact
for Christian advocates that they the most savage and
ignorant Side by side with the Jews there hourished
prosperous and powerful people, attaining degree of
civilization unknown bible writers, upon whom and for
whom the Jehovah of the bible had dropped kind
word Even in that period philosophy not un-
known The statesmen of the faf above the
average Jewish writer, from whom the Christian scriptures
have been derived, the light of the is above that
of talow candle and it is eerest folly that
a intelligent deity desiring to transmit an intelligent
message his would have selected the most
barbarc people he could find his medium of
municaton.
For pure philosophy there is nothing in either the old or
testament that possibly surpass even equal,
some the prcccpts advanced by Pahloep, Egyptian
King who ruled about 1866 before Christ Among them
may be found of the best thoughts ever committed to
writing and from them bound to infer that these
peope were far older than the Jews in point Of antiquity
for we find them well organized, with strong form of
government attractive literature all the outgrowth of
Blue-grass blade., 1909-06-06
BLUE GRASS BLADE

nquarians claim be the Oldest known book in exist
called the Prisse Papyrus, in the Bbotheque
Naonae in Paris. Translaons of the ancient Egyptian
monarchs writings have brought the following which
quote here with approval
But be composed in trouble smile 1ate;;
Let peace be yours when others agitate,
For they who labor with mrufed calm,
These men succeed they carry off the palm"
Fully obeyed and honestly lived up to, those four lines
contain the and substance Of human life and living
IT is philosophy, sociology, humanity, nalrasm all com
bined No known religion contains augt more admirable
1t suggests, by Inference that every drone in lumanys
hive should be made to feel how small he is while to
the worker is due the greatest reward Better still, this
reward is to be Immediate in the here and now, aud not
be deferred for other ancied sphere OF which no
knowledge he cleaned And still better, it is pure
Freehought In every generation the writers and think
ers, leaders and speakers teachers and advocates in the
great army of Frechought, have urged similar doctrines
as the only possible salvation of the 1t is material
c philosophy in which the alleged spiritual is ignored
altogether Gods sighted heavens and heis given
thought consideration. Those lines arc addressed
to man alone they intended for and lay down
the whole Of mans duty to man.
Considering the bright and cheering philosophy here
advanced the remote antiquity of the in which 1t was
written its claims vastly superior to any Christian
claims and is head and shoulders in practical wisdom
over and above anything the Christian system advance
suggest
Between the philosophers of the past and those of the
present mvriads of doctrines have been taught the great
bulk of which have been lost in the obliteatng waters of
Father Time So it has been that for each step for
ward we have taken in intellectual thought discorlant
theories have been enced and the brightest and best left
for man enjoy His capacity to enjoy depends largely
upon temperament The means to enjoy does not imply
that the capacity is there also Through selected fables
given in childhoods plastic many mind Is warped to
such an extent that it is unable to perceive the eternal
Justice in natural harmony.
According to modern notions, and they may be right
wine improves with age, but the older the Christian reig
ION becomes the does appear ridiculous faacy
creating foolish divisions among the people of the same
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-01-15
THE AUTOMOBILE CURE.

Motoring having been decried for a sufficiently long time as a nerve racking sport, a French physician, Dr. Mounteyrat, now comes forward with advice to use it as a remedy for nervous and mental ills. One may even cure anaemia and sleeplessness, he assures us, by judicious motor travel. From observations on the blood carried on during several eight-day tours the doctor concludes that the number of red corpuscles is increased about twenty-six per cent. during a trip of this length, the ef- feet being much the same as that of a soiourn on a high mountain for the same period.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-01-15
Takes Picture of Governor.

Little Rock, Jan. 45,-Special.- The very first act of Governor Dong aghey, after his inauguration was to retire to the executive chamber where photographer was waiting, anxious to get picture of the new chief executive. A fashlight was taken of the governor seated at his desk, with Bruce T. Bullion his private secretary, aud Jess M. Martin, the retiring acting governor and president of the senate, seated by his side. Ben L. Griffin, form CT secretary of the Farmers Union of Arkansas, and who worked zealously for Governor Donaghey during his campaign, stood be- hind the governor when the pho tograph was taken.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-01-15
Little Gets Appointment.

Little Rock, Jan I5,-Special.- The first commission issued by Governor Donaghey was one mak- ing Paul Little, the retiring secre- tary to the governor captain of in spection of small arms in the first regiment. The appointment was signed by Bruce T. Bullion, the new private secretary, as adjutant gen eral of the Arkansas state guard. Capt. Little is not to leave Little Rock, as was some time time ago reported, but will probably accept accept a clerical position in another part of the state house.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-01-15
ENDERS.

The weather turned very cold last night and 1t is showing now.
 Little Ezra Webb has been sick five weeks with typhoid fever and is not much better.
 Miss Mildred Ward of Quitman visit ed Misses Myrtle and Mabel Webb Sat urday and Sunday,
 Dr. c. D. Wilson is in Quitman today on business.
 Rev. Frank Webb has been sick for several days.
 R. Edwin Perry, who is teaching a music school at Mt. Vernon, visited his family here Sunday.
 Our public school here is progressing nicely under the management of Prof. Forman of Rose Bud. Prof. Foreman has made many friends here and has won the affection of all the school.
 Robt. Swor and wife are the proud parents of fine girl.
 J. C. Brinkley had the misfortune of losing fine milk COW.
 Alfred Gray of Hanna will make a crop this year with H. F. Wilson.
 January I2.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-01-15
MT. and Mrs. Craig Entertains.

M-. and Mrs. V. G. Craig gave a dining last evening to the board of stewards of the Conway Metho- dist church, of which MT. Craig is president, and a few others. There are twenty members of the board and all but four attended those present being as follows: s. s. Waters, c. l.. Banner, w.. E. Hogan, C. H. Newborn, B. T. Deal, J. ". Holt, c. c. Jones, Rev. J. B. Stevenson, M. J. Rus sell, J. J. Livingston, D. o. liar ton J. H. Stubbs, w. o. Wilson, V. D. Hill, R. H. Weems, N. C.. Martin, s. E. Anderson, Fletcher Smith. The absent members of the board were T. C. Harmed, A.. M. Ledbetter, J. E. Little and T. R. Douglass.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-01-15
Judson Goad has accepted a position at the City Bakery.
MAYFLOWER.

John Winkler and family of Mt. Pis- gah, visited J. w. Lawrence and family Sunday.
 Married at the home of Wiley Mosley, Jim Thompson to Miss Susie Galley, Esq. Greenlee officiating. The writer joins ill with their friends iu wishing them happy married life.
 Homer Lawrence has moved to Perry county.
 Walter Thomson will in few days move to Perry county. He will work for John Cook.
 R. A. Browning has moved to Mrs. Fannie Naylor's place for the year,
 Wiley Mosley is attending court this week.
 Mrs. Pauline Mitchell of Argenta is visiting home folks for few days. Mrs. Emma R. Mcintyre is having some land cleared.
 Some of the people are beginning to prepare their land for a crop.
 January I2.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-01-15
Local-- Personal

s. s. Surratt of Holland is here today.
 w. E. Elmore of Argenta is in the city.
 w. T. Evans of Wooster is in the city.
 Woodchoppers wanted at Er- bacher's. Ct
 Read the advertisements in to- days paper.
 Read Norwood's big ad on the second page.
 Wiley Mosely went to Mayfower last night.
 Hard and soft coal. Phone 167. Joe. B. Jones. o9-tf l have several nice hogs for sale. Il. N. BOLLS. IO2 w. P. Shaw of Mathews town ship is here today.
 H. w. Montgomery of Green brier is in the city.
 w. $. Rice, railroad agent at Alma, is here today.
 Mrs. w. H. Norwood is visiting Little Rock friends today.
 Rev. s. Anderson returned from Little Rock this morning.
 Ladies, have your skirts pressed at Theriac's Pressing Parlor.
 T. E. Woford and l.. M. Dick ems of Greenbrier are here today. Attorneys Palmer and Danaher of Little Rock are attending circuit court.
 s. l.. Forrest of Vilonia, father of County Examiner Forrest, Is in the city today.
 Wylie E. Cox, former resident of this city but now of Little Rock IS here today.
 Baldy Vinson, prominent at torney of Little Rock, is here at tending court.
 Mrs. J. M. Ligon gave chafng dish party to number of her friends last evening.
 R. Edwin Perry of Quitman is the city. MT. Perry is prominent music teacher of the state.
 Ben L. Griffin is in Little Rock today, where he is having an ab- stract made of some land.
 Closed carriage to any part of the city, 25 cents. Meet all trains. Phone II9. Walter Terry. Ct
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-01-15

A nice, new six room residence i near Hendrix college for rent or sale. 85-f A. M. LEDBETTER.
 You can save many dollars by taking advantage of the bargains offered by merchants every day in this paper.
 Conductor Kile of Little Rock and Brakeman Wiley Webb of Russe)lville are attending court here today.
 Frank Stermer, who has been visiting his family here for several days, left this morning for trip over the state.
 Dr. Chas. R. Doyne and Geo. B. Fletcher of Little Rock are visiting Pres. and Mrs. J. J. Doyne Il this city today.
 Chas. V. Douglass of Little Rock is spending the day with his parents, MT. and Mrs. T. R. Douglass, in this city.
 o. T. Allen and family have ar rived from Talhina, Okla, to at tend the funeral of Mrs. H. S. Allen here tomorrow.
 Work was resumed on the west side buildings this morning, after having been delayed by snow and cold weather for several days.
 D. s. Harlan was excused from service on the grand jury this morning and H. Robinson of Wooster was sworn in to fill the vacancy.
 Yesterday Boydston & Adams killed hog weighing 40 pounds and sold it to J. R. Sanders at s cents per pound, amounting in all to S35. 20.
 Representative J. A. Batson re- turned to his duties at Little Rock last night affer being summoned to appear at court here in the Cartwright trial.
 Mrs. A. J. Stephens entertained with six o'clock dinner Friday in honor of her guests Misses Mary Westerheld and Daisy Stephens of Conway.-Morrilton Democrat.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-01-15
CENTER POINT.

Wallace Bostic, whose home was burned Christmas week, is rebuilding.
 Garland Hinson has come home for 9 ".h:ie e sec Ais parents.
 John Gaps has moved back from Lit tie Rock to Mrs. Florence Hinson's s place.
 How convenient it is when we can go to court to call up the sheriff and tell him to ask the judge to please excuse us while we sit by the fire. So much for advancement. MT. and Mrs. o. F. Davis have returned 10 their home at NIena from which they came to see their grand son, John Burns, swho has been very sick.
 H. F. Harvey preached here Sunday evening to large congregation.
 January I2.
 Old DaDerS for sale at this offiCe
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-01-15
The Governors Message.

The Log Cabin Democrat prints on the third page of this issue a six column synopsis of the inaugu- ral message of Governor George w. Donaghey, which was read to the general assembly yesterday afternoon. The entire message contains over o,ooo words and occupies So typewriter pages. The synopsis we print occupies about one half the space the com plete message would require.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-01-15
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A WCMAN'S THREAT.

"Well. if that ain't the limit unused the postman. as he came down the steps of a private residence.
 'What,s the trouole:3 queried the passing citizen, who had overheard the postman's noisy thought.
 Why" explained the man in gray, ''the woman in that house says if l don't come along earlier she'll get her letters from some other car er."-Chicago News.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-01-15
ENTERTAI INVENT A SUCCESS
Large Crowd Present at Exercisrs at Nor
 nal T lis Morning.

nal lis M0Inlng.
 A large crowd was present at the entertainment given by the students of the English and music depart ment oi the Normal school this morning at 10 o'clock. The pub lie school was present in a body and many from the city were in at tendance in spite of tbe fact that the day is a very disagreable one. The debate, Resolved, That Lady Macbeth Was More Guilty Than Macbeth, was decided in favor Of the affirmative, although the mega tive made a very creditable show ing. The music numbers we're we'll received and the drawing ex- hibit was very highly compliment ed.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-01-15
Presents for Dr. Moore.

On retiring from the office of state auditor yesterday afternoon, Dr. A. E. Moore of this county, was presented with a handsome gold mounted umbrella and a new hat by the members of his clerical force.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-01-15
EMBARRASSING.

live got to get a new stenog- rapher," said Senator Sorghum. This one has a way of intcrrupting uc 10 inquire how some word is pelIcd."
 ~Ihat must consume a great deal of time
 Not only that, am compelled 10 jcopardize office discipline by owning up that l don't know
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-01-15
Basket Ball Hall.

The Vaughter building on North Front street is being fitted up to be used for basketball, by the students of Hendrix College. A game be- tween their team and a team from the State Normal will take place in the near future.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-01-15
Many Rabbits.

w. T. Merriman, who lives at Barney, this morning brought in I47 rabbits in one bunch. They were killed by MT. Merriman and several friends
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-01-15
Infant Clayton Dead.

Franklin Abbot, the infant son of MT. and Mrs. w. B. Clayton, died yesterday evening at clock. The funeral was held this after noon at Oak Grove cemetery, Rev. J. J. Hurt conducting the services.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-01-15

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