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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-06-23
Forest Service Keeping Track Of
Stock Losses On National Forests

A recent bulletin of the Forest Service
says: ...
In the future the Forest Service will
endeavor to obtain complete reports as
to the causes of all losses of live stock
upon the National Forests. Forest
guards and rangers have been instruct
ed to keep n strict account of all live
stock found dead in their districts, re-
porting to the Forester ut the end of
each month the. number found and
listing the causes of death as far as
possible under one of four heads acct
dent, disease, poison, and wild animals.
1t is believed that such record will
be of great value to stockmen in assist
ing them to figure up the percentage of
their losses and materially aiding them
in preventing some of the losses through
corrective measures. For instance, if
an unusually large number of stock are
found dead in some particular locality,
due to poison from dangerous plants it
will be possible to meet this condition
by fencing up the area, or perhaps dig
ging up the poisonous plants.
If several animals are found killed
by wild animals in some lone canyon,
the hunter employed for that purpose, or
the ranger himself can investigate the
matter and either trap, poison, or shoot
the mountain lion or other predatory
animal responsible for the damage. The
rangers and guards are constantly rid
ing over their districts in the Forests
and have better opportunities for find
ing dead live stock than the stockmen
themselves, and as each Forest ranger
is supplied with the brands of all stock
in his district, he can generally identify
the stock by brands and marks and
thus advise the owners
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-06-23

iWedesire to most. heartily thank our
friends and nsighbors 4sof Elko and
Starr Valley for the many kind acts
performed during the sickness and
death Of our daughter end sisters Edith
Josephine.H as we'll as their expressions
Of sympathy in our late bereavement.
Mr.. AND MRS! jas! RIDDELL
CLARA RibbELL
Z. RUTH RIDDELL
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-06-23
In. sHSS Windows.

We are IKE shop windows. wherein
We are Constantly arranging, hiding
Or eIhi6itfHG those supposed qualities
which others attribute to us--and all
In order TO deceive urselyes.--Frled.
rich NietSsche.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-06-23
SALMAGUNDI
Rey,I our business locals elsewhere.

OIlAS OL1CO.
The Papke- Ketchell fight by rounds
will be received at the Bakery Saloon
ON the 5th of July.
BY a vote of 80 to 30, the senate yes
terday placed a duty of Is per cent on
hides weighing more than % pounds.
The fat men have refused to play a
game of baseball with the lean fellows
They probably object to playing with
skeletons. rl...t a..
Government scientists who have been
measuring them say rain DROPS vary in
size from the merest speck of water to
two inches in diameter
Mr. and Mrs Mcbride, Mrs sLothrop
and daughter went to Mr.. Gennettes
ranch in Mound valley this morning.
They will return i'll four or five days.
The smallest man that ever lived
was dwarf Bebe, born in France in
1910 He was just 20 inches high and
eight pounds in weight when full
Srown.
By notice elsewhere, it will be seen
that Mr.. Hickey offers both of his
houses for sale. This is splendid
opportunity to buy good residence
property. ..--..
The telephone girls of Reno struck
yesterday because woman from
Sacramento was put over them as chief
operator. The girls claim that she is
cross and incompetent. ..
Instead of John Hunter and family
returning last night, dispatch was
received from him stating that he
would not leave California until today.
This will bring them home tomorrow.
For Sale-A five-room house COM
pletely furnished. All necessary out
buildings and well of good water on
the premises. Price reasonable. For
3 further particulars inquire at this Of
flee.
The number of negroes committing
suicide is increasing rapidly each year,
but befol emancipation such thing as
negres Aiing himself was almost I'M
heardtof: Now they occur with great
frequency.
No. did not arrive this morning
untin aftes the railroad employees at the
depot had quit work, and as a result
the eastbound mail still rests in the
postoffice and will not leave until No.
arrives t,rnight.
While changing the postoffice from
its present location to the new building
If the Mayer Company will make it
more convenient for the business men
III the south side of the s. P. track, it
will Inconvenience very large
majority of the people of the town.
The new school building seems to be
eld up indefinitely for want of the
Notifications. If the Fates be propi-
lous, as the ancients used to say, the
ew school building will be completed
Pmetime before the end of the present
Pntury. That is Judging from the
rOgress made in the past. ....- l....
huOAO - " SlOCh uLUOl ~ hIO
roke out in the oven room of Wheeler
Co.'S bakery. A stream of water from
e Commercial Hotel hose was soon
aging on the fire and had it under
ntrol in a few minutes. The fire
mpanies were on the ground in short
q r and Mol soon had another stream
lying on the fire. The loss will
obably reach $500. Elko surely plays
ky with fires. u f5r 41,
When the case of Gebhart Siebel,
Bauubach's bartender, came up
Tore Judge Bruce this Forsatooh.
strict Attorney Taber moved to
uce the, felony charge to a mis-
neano This step was made neCes7
owing to the lack Of sufficient
IL
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-06-23

Fortunately for somS VI Us.i 3
Considering the modern novel, It ia
Fcely safe to say that ones life ia
open book.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
ANALYSIS.

There was once young man who
was paying court to three different
beautiful damsels. Each was fair.
each was sweet, each was charming
so much Of triplicate similarity did
they have that he did not know how
to choose between them. So he went
to wise old man and laid his trou.
bles before him.
is there a clock at each house?"
asked the wise old man.
There Is"
"And what does Esmeralda say
when the clock strikes III"
"She says the clock is SLOW"
And what does Eulalie say"
"She says the clock Is Just right"
"And what does Evangeline say?"
"She always says the clock is fast.
my son, there is no need fol
further evidence. Evangeline Is the
one that really loves you."-Judge.
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GMdI1d5D> STILES
THEM.

After the striving and straining.
After the many defeats:
After much useless complaining.
After heart-breaking retreats.
After the hoping and signing.
Cheated and hated of men,
After the hard self-denying.
The smile of Success-and what then!
After the planning and scheming,
After the strife and the strain:
After the fretting and dreaming.
After the ache and the pain;
After the doubling and daring.
Fitied or hated OF men.
After too often despairing.
The Joy of success-and what then?
After the profitless cropping.
Down where the deep shadows lie.
After the praiseworthy hoping.
After the sob and the sigh:
After all this. the great glory
OF joining the prominent men.
Ard the strGggie-to finish the story
With New York society then.
S. L. kiser. in Chicago Record-Herald-
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The Gyroscope Car.

yeloped by a locomotive. The two
rallied track is also dangerous In that
it has a safety limit OF speed at about
seventy-two miles an hour, after
which spreading Of rails and breaking
of wheel flanges become not only POS
sible. but probable. except in those
cases where the equipment is kept at
its highest state of perfection. It was
this that led to the development of the
monorail. a single-railed overhead
track from which the cars were sus-
pended. Not only was great deal Of
friction thus overcome. but many Of
lie common dangers were entirely
done away I'll. Nevertheless. the
suspended type OF mororail was not
psrfect. II had dangers Of its own.
and besides this the cos Of construc.
ion was immense.
1t was figured that il a single rail
could only be laid on the ground and
a car or train run over 1t railway con.
struction would almost be made per-
lection. With a rail on the ground.
however. the center Of gravity would
necessarily be above the line If sup
port. and gravity was ons thing which
man had never yet successfully over.
ccme. Slowly the idea Of the spin.
ming top and then of the gyroscope
worked itself out in the mind of the
inventor.
Louis Brennan was the inventor OF
the Brennan. torpedo. controlled by
the British war department. and as he
had been through some practical me.
chanical experience he started in to
develop the gyroscopc car. Anu in
May. 1907. he made his invention pub
lie.
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SOUNDS LIKE 4 FAIRY TALE
THE FARMgRs or CENTRAL CAN.
ADA REAP WHEAT AND
RICHES.

Up In the Provinces Of Manitoba.
Saskatchewan and Alberta, the prov.
inces that compose Central Canada
have such . quantity Of land suitable
for the growth Of small grains, which
grow % abundantly, and yield 30 hand
somely that no fear need be feared
Of wheat famine ON this Continent
The story reproduced below Is only
one Of the hundreds Of proofs that
could be produced to show the results
that may be obtained from cultiva-
ton Of the lands in these provinces.
Almost any section Of the country win
do as well.
With the country recently opened By
the Grand Trunk Pacific. the latest Of
the great transcontinenta lines to en-.
ter the field Of the development OF the
Canadian West. there II afforded added
ample opportunity to do ~ was done
In the case cited below:
To buy q section Of land, break e
up and crop It, make $17.550 out Of
the yield and 310.SS0 out Of the increase
of value all within the short period
OF two years, was the record estab-
lished by James Bailey, q well known
farmer within a few miles Of Regina.
Mr.. Bailey bought the $40 acres Of
land near Grand Coulee two years ago.
He Immediately prepared the whole
section for crop and this year has 600
acres of wheat and 40 acres of oats.
The wheat yielded 1885 bushels, and
the oats yielded 1850 bushels, The
whole Of the grain has been market
ed and Mr.. Bailey is now worth $17, $50
from the grain alone. He bought the
land at SIS an acre. and the other
day refused an offer Of S35 an acre.
Just ST advance for the time of his
purchase. The land cost $11,320 in
the first instance. Here are the fg.
ures Of the case.-Land cost, $40
acres, at SIS, $11.320. Wheat yielded
1855 bushels. at 81 cents a bushel.
$16.695. Oats yielded 1850 bushels
at % cents a bushel. $685.. Offered
for land. $40 acres at $35 an acre.
22,400. Increase value Of land, SIC, $50.
Total earnings Of crop, $17,550, togeth-
er with increase In value Of land to.
tai of s2s.54o.
It is interesting to note the figures
Of the yield per acre. The wheat
yielded 1914 bushels to the acre, and
oats 1887 bushels to the acre. The fig.
ures are fair indication Of the aver.
age throughout the district.
Agents Of the Canadian Government
in the different cities will be pleased
to give you information as to rates. etc.
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to the spiritual ordeal single-handed.
what could mortal man do but offer
his services as escort?
do not know exactly what had
expected Claudia to look like, but l
do know that her appearance gave
me distinct shock of surprise and
relief: and the disgust with which
the general surroundings outside and
in had inspired me gave place to a
feeling of pity that one SO young
should have to resort to fraud to live
She was at the most twenty five, slight
and pale. with a mass of lusterless
brown hair coiled on the top of her
head. Her eyes were large. and OF a
pale color that was neither blue nor
green. but shade or two of each.
you wish me to aid you In commu.
nication with the other world?" she
asked.
YES" answered Honora gently,
and l could tell from her voice that
the mediums appearance had moved
her to the same feeling of pity that it
had me. Il wish toto speak-to
communicate with Dad-my father"
Claudia fixed her eyes half vacant
ly on her. The spirit world is very
near me at this hour and very near
you. | will do my best" she said;
then. In a more matter-of-fact voice,
You wish to converse with your ia.
| ther?"
They tell me that you will write
communications from the dead. can
you not for me? Il should like 10
have some of dear Dads words to take
home with me-" answered Honora.
Il see." she said in a dull, monoton-
Gus voice. "a man sitting at table
he is middle-aged man. tall and
broad. Observation-Disclosures than
most men of his years. He has sun
burned face, gray hair which is very
thick. and a short. gray mustache.
He is sad and troubled, and he thinks
of his daughter" She paused. then
went on In the same expressionless
voice. He takes his watch from his
pocket. opens the back and looks at
the portrait there. II is the portrait
of a young woman taken many years
ago. the mother Of his daughter. He
gazes at it some minutes: then he
kisses 1t. and throwing his arms on
the table. he buries his face in them
ami bursts into tears. the tears of a
strong man under the weight of sor-
rsw he cannot bear. Again she
oausee. for . lsnser time. then went
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
CLAUDIA
b. GABRIELLE ASHLAND

Copyright, by Short Stories Co, Ltd
/ was pursuing my course along
Grant avenue with my head In that
bent, thrust-forward position which
the San Francisco winds make so
necessary. when an exclamation Of
recognition made me look up to behold
in a white gown that was much too
elaborate for the street, and black
hat that might have been an umbrella
vlaced crooked on its handle-Iionora
Welt" she said.
quite. thank you." l replied.
II didn't ask question" she re-
marked in a slightly surprised voice.
"Oh," l apologized. Il thought you
inquired after my health"
We'll. anyway" said Honora, you
are just the man I want
Singular" replied. you Honora,
are Just the woman want: now why
should we not?" But Honora cut me
short.
I've just come from Dora West.
thorpe's lunch and they were all raw.
ting about Claudia
Who in the world is Claudia?" ]
asked.
Honora held up her hands in a Nor.
gan-like attitude OF despair. "Such
ignorance!" she exclaimed Claudia
is the Spiritualist, the Spiritualist! the
new Spiritualist. She goes into
frances and gives you letters and
messages from your dead sisters. and
want you to come there with me. >
But / haven't got any dead sisters
I objected.
Don't be idiotic! / shall ask to
communicate, and she will go into one
Of her frances and give me messages
and write a letter. We can show |,
to Dad at dinner. and then tomorrow
I shall win my beta pair of gloves
But where do come in?" / asked
why, you will be the witness t
substantiate my statement"
But no one will believe mel"
Not as rule. / know" agreed
Honora. with startling rapidly. "Bu
you see will be there to substantial,
your statement, and the skeptics-
there are always skeptics-at a din
ner party-will back us up. Beside,
don't quite like to go alone"
That settled II, OF course. II Hon
ora admitted that she was not equa
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HIS CAUSE FOR GRIEF.

What" we ask the Respondent
looking man, is troubling you?
I've met with a severe injury.
But. there is no trace of 1t ply
sically."
Nevertheless he replies. Il am all
broken up"
Tell us about it."
There isn't much to tell. My Ia
Tiers will was contested and where
/ expected to get $4,000 don't get
penny"
That is hard luck all right, but
surely that can't be classed as phy'
steal injury" we remark.
Yes it cam" he moaned, and II
you were me you'd know how much
it hurts to fall out of an heirship.
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TRY GYR0sC0PE GAR.
Coach on Single Ran Tested IN
England.
Inventors Idea 10 to Carry Passenger
on the Principle Of . Spinning
Top-First Trial .
Success.

Manchester. Eng.-A 22-ton railway.
car. 40 feet long. Is feet high and 10
feet wide. mounted not on regular
trucks but one single line Of four
wheels. with not support but that
line of wheels. That's the first thing
to picture. Then put 40 passengers
inside the car and run the whole COM
bination around on a single rail at Is
miles or more an hour, and you have
the spectacle that was presented be-
fore the Royal Society Of England sew.
eral days ago on the war ONCE
grounds near Chatham. It was the
first public demonstration Of the full
sized working model Of the new gy.
roscope car. first made public before
the Royal society on May 8, 1907. by
stc inventor. Louis Brennan. C. B.
The demonstration was successful
even beyond expectation. The car
ran smoothly and without vibration.
taking curves and irregularities in
tho track with perfect safety and abb
solute stability, loaded or empty, fast
or slow. There never was the least
tendency on the part Of the car to
leave the rail, SO perfect was the gyro-
scope control. Two horoscopes were
used, weighing three-quar.ers Of ton
each. and making 5000 revolutions a
minute In a vacuum. A gasoline en-.
CINE furnished the motive power
through the means of an electric dy.
Lamo. Mr.. Brennan was overjoyed at
finding that the stability Of the gyro
scopic principle was even more
marked In full-sized model than In
smaller one.
The principle Of the gyroscope ID
that Of q spinning top. Some thirty
years ago Mr.. Brennan. who was then
II Australia, besa beset with the
idea that this principle could be ap
piled to railroad construction and op
Grafton in a way which would revolu
tionize land transportation all over
he earth.
II has always been known that Oh
an ordinary two-railed track friction
and Earring prevent the use Of any
but IL per cent of the total power de-
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Catering BY Slot.

Among the catering curiosines Of
Ostend is an automatic restaurant In
stalled in the Rue Ruede Fandre.
The various cooked yiands on little
paper trays are displayed in glass.
fronred compartments OF long buff
fet, and are released for consumption
by placing a 10-centime or other piece
In the proper slot. Sandwiches, san-
sages. sardines. cheese. roast beef.
filleted fish. etc. are thus obtainable.
and drinks. including lager beer, YER
mouth. cognac. bitters, ETC.. are dis
pensed on the same plan. The Auto
matic restaurant is greatly in favor
with the humble trippers who flock
into Ostend on SUNDAYS and fete
days.-The Caterer.
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DAUGHTER Of Manufacturer.

Miss Mary Macarthur. who is in this
country in the interest Of the Woman's
Trade Union leagues. Is 20 years OF
age. and was born In Glasgow. Her
father was manufacturer, and 1t was
in this way that she became interested
in employees. As an employee herself.
in her fathers Office. she came to
know the true conditions. and sympa-
thized with the working people rather
than with the manufacturer. She was
appointed secretary of the British
Woman's Trade Union league six
years ago. and represents 100000
working women. She has given evil
dence before Parliament in regard to
sweating and represented working
women at the International Council in
Berlin.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
THE GRIND.

"a column day, a column day..
Was ever the song he sang;
Though the clouds of misfortune may
roll for aye
And the bells OF trouble ciang.
II the sun shines bright, or the rain comes
down,
Or the worlds pure gold. or a somber
brown
And my heart is sad or gay,
With little for wage and less renown,
/ must do a column a day.
"a column a day. a column a day."
Was ever the moan he made
And the road of life seemed a weary way
That led through sorrows glade.
"Woeful the morn when my minds
blank.
And I would that I stood on Nepenthe's
bank.
Set free from these letters for aye:
No wonder I'm cross and considered
crank!
I must do a column a day"
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The Exception,

In a home where the mother is
somewhat aggressive and the father
good.natured and peace-loying, a
child's estimate of home conditions
was tersely expressed the other day.
While dressing. the mother paused in
the act Of putting on her shoes and
said: Il certainly am easy on shoes.
l have worn these for four months. I
don't know what you would do, John.
II were not. am easy on every
thing" The little girl looked up from
her dolls and remarked: Except
father."-Success.
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Detected.

The consul in London of a continen.
tai kingdom was informed by his gov.
eminent that one OF his country.
women, supposed to be living in Great
Britain, had been left a million of
money. After advertising without re-
suit. he applied to the police. and a
smart young detective was set to
work.
When a few weeks had gone by his
chief asked him how he was going on.
I've found the lady, SIR"
Good! Where is she?"
AT my place. got married to her
yesterday"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
Domestic Weather.

What's the weather forecast for to-
day?"
Violent atmospheric disturbances,
followed by heavy rainfall"
why, there's not cloud in the
sky"
"Oh, yes there is. I'm going home
aow to try to square myself with my
wife. She's SO mad she could hardly
talk over the telephone"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
Golf.

Golf. the game OF presidents. has
penetrated even to Bagdad. Where
the Caliph Haroun 0rce walked in
mutt with his yizier. pfosaic Germans
and Englishmen now swear and shout
"Fore!"
At Climbing. ON the Yangtse river.
there is . golf course covered with
strange oval bumps. These are
graves, and they make splendid haz.
ards. The course Is an abandoned
Chinese cemetery.
Eenin. Zanzibar. Bangkok and Perak
III have their golf clubs.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
About the Size Of u.

First Bunko Man-Do you believe
there Is any turth in the old adage
that a sucker is born every minute?
Second Bunko MAXWELL. l don't
know as to that. but they are born
often enough to keep US wise guys
from becoming honest!
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The Fittinq Qualities.

MY boy has wonderful amount OF
perseverance, and persistency and an
optimism that nothing can daunt.
What occupation would you put him
to IL you were in my ulace?"
Il should think he would make an
ideal book agent"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
The Object.

What Is the object Of an autom,
obile endurance rum"
The object Is to see which one OF
the wives of the contestants can soon
est endure the sight Of the burned and
blistered face OF her hubby"
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An Improvement.

Said He-Since l met you I have
only one thought
Said She-Well. that's one more
than you had when We met.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
The Modern Way,

Author-I have a play here. sir.
which ! wish you would read.
Managers 1t a modern play?
Author-Oh, yes. sir. II Is a play
which no young man or woman would
care . carefully-brought parent to see.
Manager-Does 1t end happily?
Author-Sure. The hero and hero
Inc are divorced In the last act and
live happy ever after.
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His Wife during the spat)-oh. I
wish I were a man!
Her Husband-I don't II you were
I'd feel duty bound to mop the floor
with you.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17

.Bobbs writes a great deal Of fugi.
tive poetry. doesn't he!"
yes. and I wonder why. for nobody
seems running after It"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
From Bad TO Worae,

Biggs-None Of my correspondents
could read my writing. SO I bought
typewriter.
Diggs-And now they are unable to
read your spelling. Ell?
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17

A Necessity Of the Case.
"All Of these sporting contests are
spoken OF as plucky affairs"
-Of course. Necessarily. they are
game contests"