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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-05
Jake Hodges and 81. Paul

Jake Hodges of Texas had toiled long
and earnestly at Il county convention in
Lamar county, ana the heat of the
battle had got into his head. He
staggered out into the cool night air
and unknowingly wandered into the
grounds of an insane asylum. Mistak
ing solemn. spectral figure for tree
Jake leaned against it. 1t moved and
spoke, saying:
Peace be with you."
"Weii I'm derned," said Jake moppine
his brow. Thought you wuz post.
| shore bcgs yoh pihdon."
"You are forgiven" said the stranger.
"My names Hodges" said Jake, as he
sought to collect his fiittering wits and
make the amcndo honorable. What
might yOh's be?"
"Men called me Paul when was on
earth" was the reply. Some, indeed,
were kind onongh to call me Saint
Paul"
"Wcll. this is piece of luck" cried
Hodges. "Dorn my skin, but ah'n
plumb glad to sec yoh. Thehe's some
thing ah'vo wantin' tub ask you for Il
long time. Mind, you don't have t.
answer ef yoh don want tub, but ah've
been curious to know Of yoh eveh got
an answer to that long letter yoh wrote
to the Ephcsians."
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-05
Successful Men

Il have on my desk list of 1000
successful men of this nation" said a
gentleman lately. BY successful do
not mean mere muney-makers, but men
who have given us new conceptions Of
steam. electricity. construction work,
education art, etc. These are the men
VINO influence our III )rLls, rs we'll us
physical lives. They construct for
better things.
How these m.n started in work is
interesting. Their first foothold in work
is fine study.
Three hundred started rs farmers
sons.
Two hundred started us messenger
boys.
Two hundred were newsboys.
"One hundred were printers appren.
tices.
"One hundred were apprenticed in
manufactures.
"Fifty-only fifty-had wealthy par
ents to give them start.
"a lazy boy did not discover the
telephone nor how to harness the cleo
trio power of Niagara. A lazy boy did
not learn to control steam nor invent
the steam boiler. 4 lazy boy dill not
find the secret of the turbine wheel nor
the power-forces of gasoline No! The
boy who works every waking momeI t
of the day has given the world its most
beneficial discoveries. DR.. Albert Won
Bergman, of Berlin one of the best
students of boys Europe knows, has had
lazy boys under the microscope. He
has examined their hands, feet, eyes
! and ears, stomach and lungs. This is
what he says:
mo one is born naturally lazy. One
born indolent and inactive is already
diseased by some other cause than
laziness. The chronically lazy boy is at
the start as healthy Us the average
child, bnt, rs he continues to refuse t.
do his work in school, his duties al
home, his labor in shop and field, @
great physical change takes place ir
him. He physically becomes so that
he cannot help being lazy except under
powerful curative treatment-AtchisoI
Globe.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-05
Womel at the Hat

The women of Nevada have been at
the bat this week 50 far ar sensational
crimes are cJnccrTGd Tua,I4v niyht
woman uf the half world sh.,t and al
most instantly killed Joe Z irr iii in this
town: "Wednesday Mrs. rlIbJt, the
wife of II Reno sport. took -. ,i,s at her
husband and he i now III Tnr nlspital
with chance of recovery ahl Thurs.
day night Mrs. PLrkisJl fired four
bullets into her husband i, ,iJIdheld.
killing him Instantly. sac then shot
herself and at last accounts w.;.s not ex-
pcctcd 10 live.
The particulars Of the GoIdtirld crime
are given is follows i'll a dispatch to the
Tonopah Bonanza:
| Webb Parkisom, one of the best
known mining men in southern Nevada,
was tonight shot hy his wife, dying in
stantly.
The tragedy occurred at $40 O'Clock
in the building where Parkison had his
Office. which is known as the Goldfield
Investment company. Parkisons wife
was in the rear of the building, which
WAS used rs living apartments. Whether
the murdered man was aware of her
presence is unknown. 4 minute before
the shooting he left his desk in the frort
of the building and walked toward the
rear. He WAS met by Mrs Parkison
who stepped from one of the rooms and
Immediately began shooting with re
vulver. The first shot entered Parkison'.
jaw, while the second passed through
his heart, causing instant death. As he
fell To the floor the woman fired again
the bullet entering below the heart and
rs the dead body lay on the floor the
fourth shot WAS discharged. This lodg.
ed in the right breast about nine in
chcs from where the third shot haG
entered.
Mrs. Pdrkison then entered the room
from which she had emerged. and Will
her back to the corpse of her hesband
she fired the remaining bullet into hel
own body and fell 10 the flor.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-05
Coming Of HalleY's COMET

Tho first Of last month Halleys
co net was discovered on its return
journey toward the sun after All absence
of sevcnty-fvo years. Tho first record
of this celestial stranger was 240 years
before Christ. Since then II has made
tw1nty.cight visits, in periods of about
soycnty.six years, and Is duo to bo seen
with tho naked eye in February next
aud will become u flaming sword" In
tn" heavens between May II aud
May ~.
Although the comet is racing toward
the earth. or moro correctly tho sun. at
tremendous speed, II crossed Ncptuno's
orbit rs far back Us April, 1880, and
passed Saturn In February, 1907. and
tho orbit of Jupiter in April this year
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-05
williams out for Congress

The Phoebe Record. in announcing
the candidacy of Regent Williams of
Good Springs, for the congressional
nomination. has the following to say:
Hon. Frank Williams Of Good Springs
miner. former asscmblymau, present
regent of the state university. and
enthusiastic citizen Of Clark county.
has given che Clark county Review
authority to state that hc will bc II can.
didaic for congress at the state pri.
marics next year
Mr. Williams is we'll known to all tho
older residents Of southern Nevada and
his enterprise will soon make him known
to tho newer population He came to
Good Springs from Kansas seventeen
years ago and has worked in the mines
in this vicinity ever since.
During recent years he has been an
important factor IN state and county
politics While in the legislature he
made u special study of state rcvcnnc
matters, and is the author Of the pro.
posed constitutional amendment chang.
ing tho poll tax into road tax
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-05
Western Pacific May Give Nevada Relief

There is in circulation Il persistent
rnmor III regard to the Western Pacific,
which, if it should prove To bc well
founded, will mean more for the future
prosperity and growth of Winncmucci,
than anything which could be
imagined.
The rumJr, which it is impossible to
verify at present from any official
source. is that the Western Pacific will
make Winmcmucca an intermediate
terminal, with much lower freight rates
than are now in force on the Southern
Pacific.
An intermediate terminal is what the
Nevada Railroad Commission is now
fighting to secure for Reno. the State
commission for some reason having
overlooked or ignored the fact that il
such rates are to he established Winnie
mucca is the most favorable point in the
state To which such reduced rates should
apply. Winucmucca is the railroad
point nearest the geographical center oi
the state and has the advantage over
Reno of two tranScDntinsntal and pre-.
sumably competing lines, tha Western
Pacific and the Southern Pacific. Elko
near the eastern boundary of the state
is the only other town of Importance IL
the state that is in the sane cia,s with
WinncmuCca in this respect.
The Southern Pacific is bitterly Op
posed to establishing an intcrmcdiat,
terminal ut Reno and it is possible that
the Western Pacific officials, realizing
tho justice Of giving Nevada relief II
the way of reduced freight rates, have
decided to act independently of tn,
Hartman line aud make terminal
point in this state. In such case
Winnomucca is the logical point for
such intermediate terminal rates.
Should the rnmor prove truo Winnc.
mucca will become tho great jObbing
and trade center Of Nevada. The
present through and back haul
freight rates in effect on the Southern
Pacific are nothing moro than scheme
for the robbery Of the people Of Ncvad,,
for the benefit of the San francisco
iObbing houses II was announced
some timc ago that the Western Pacific
would establish freight rates on the
bassis Of the length of tho haul,
charging for service performed instead
of adopting the Southern Pdcifc's un.
just aud unreasonable rates Tf the
Western Pacific has really concluded to
treat Nevada justly In the matter OF
freight rates, it would Indicate the
truth of the runOr that Winncmucca |,
10 have tho advantage of intcrlncdiat,
terminal rates. But il must bo ad
mittcd, In view Of tho treatment
Nevada has always received from the
railroads, that such news seems toe
good to bo true. ue.---Humboldt Star.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-05

Filipino Supcrstilions

In the Philippines, more PERHAPS than
III any other country, says "a CORES
pondcnt of the Crbu Courier the in
habitants believe in numerous super.
stitionS. In many places the belief is s.
strong that WITH each everyday act and
occurrence there is associated some
SupcrstitiOus belief
10 dumc>ticate Il cat. IL soon as il is
acquired take it three times around the
stove, then pull ont one of its whiskcrs
and barry it (the whi>kcr, not the cat)
in the ashes. Tue cat will never return
1t to its former nome.
When wild COW i bought or oh
tanned the new .wI.r must lead il
three times aroumd iua barn or other
place where he desires il To sleep. He
must then take from the animals nose
the loop by which II was led and bury
IL IN some spot whcr" the COW has circl.
cd. This must be done in the twilight
In the future the animal, without any
guidance, will every evening promptly
| turning from the fields
When the cprntiells are visited bv the
small worms which greatly damage the
crops the farmers have peculiar way
Of destroying them without trouble
| Without letting any one know, tn,
farmer goes to the field, takes seven
worms. strings them on broken eyed
needle and then buricS them in tn,
seventh hill of the seventh row of corn.
| The wOrms will die ont in numbers. and
in couple iof days the field will IL
free from them. This must he done
secretly in the twilight or the charm
will be broken.
Once heard Il woman say that none
of her children ever fell down stairs il
spite of the fact that their steps wer,
badly constructed and dangcrerous
She accounted for this very easily. Sh,
said that whenever a child became ;
year old she cut lock of his hair
wrapped it in II piece of paper anu
put 1t in on the cracks of the stairs
The children might come near fal
ling, hut never actually did SO. fO
they would always find something t.
catch hold Of
1t is almost a general custom in TN
Philippines that after n wedding TN
newly married couple remain at home
Ii is believed that should they go on
trip 10y sea II storm would arise or b.
land some miShap would overtak
them.
When the mountain people lose thci
way in the woods they have n simpl
AMI sure way of finding the right path
They take off their coat, turn it insid
ont, and when they put it on again il
this manner they have no difficulty il
reaching the place they desire to go to
Even today these supcrstitions ar
generally believed by the mountain
people, and they consider rs foolish tn
person who ridicules them, for the!
say they have been proved true by OK
prcicncc.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-05
A Hair's Breadth Escape

DO you know TINT every time you
have Il cough or cold and let II run
on thinking it will cure Itself you arc
inviting pneumonia. consumption or
come other pulmonary trouble?
Don't rlak 1t. Put your lungs bnck
Ia perfect health and stop that cough
with Bnllnrd's iIOrchOuud Syrup.
Price 25c, b0c and Sl.0O per bottle
SOldb by Elko Drug Co.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-05
a Horrible Accident

TINT may happen to one Ia no worse
tlnn u severe attack Uf rlicuma Il tIsm.
IL suffering with rhcunatisin no
matter how slight or serious, you
cannot find n better remedy than
Bhllnrd's Snow Linlment. Cures
cuts, spralns, rheumatism nnd ncu.
rnlgia la u hurry. Try III
Price 20c, soc aud S1.00
Sold by Elko Drug Co.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-05
An Eternal Truth.

When man gets into hot water,
you may hc sure that he furnished his
share uf ,hc fnrl to heat tho same!
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-30
CLEOPATRA.

For nearly two thousand years il
has been common for men to say re-
gretfully that. for a woman Anthony
threw the world away. Maybe it has
all been sympathy wasted Old Plu-
tarch was not a bit sentimental, but
his description OF Cleopatra makes 1t
reasonably clear that the woman had
a more masterful brain than the man
and with Gll a charm of womanhood
we'll nigh irresistible. He admits that
there were more beautiful women
but he adds: THE attraction of her
persons Joining with the charm of her
conservation and the character that
attended all she said and did, was
something bewitching. 1t was a
pleasure merely to hear the sound of
her voice, with which, like an instru-
ment of many strings, she could pass
from one language to another; so
that there were few of the barbarous
nations that she answered by an in
teTpreter; to most of them she spoke
herself, as to the Ethopians, Iroglo-
dytis, Hebrews, Arabians, Syrians,
Medes, Parthians and many whose
language she had learnt" The rough
Roman soldiers under her spell gave
a world for her and thought the price
was cheap. Weekly.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-30

get out of the building and go TO my
room"
Miss Byler produced garments
which will be used as evidence.
When Babcock was taken into Gus
tody he seemed stunned, and was
unable to help himself Several
friends, however, came to his aid,
hunted up bondsmen and attended TO
all details OF the arraignment. Ball
Of $4,000 was required by Justice
summerfield, before Babcock was al
lowed his liberty Every effort was
made to keep the matter secret, for
the reason, as one Of his friends ex-
planned, that Babcock is engaged to
be married soon.
Babcock is 20 years old. He has
been in business here for six years.
He came from Illinois.
Immediately after his arralgnment
Babcock disappeared, and so far has
not been located. His friends refuse
to talk regarding the case.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-30
GET READY
TO FINISH
CROSSING
Street Railway Company Work
Delayed by Rains Which
Do Not Hinder S. P.

The Portland Railway, Light &
Power Company, in this city, is get
ting busy today making preparations
for paving. Due to the excessive
rains of the past two weeks, the
street car company has not made
any headway on their crossing at the
intersection Of Trade and CONNER
almost impossible for both teams
and pedestrians. There are several
new crossings to be installed as yet
before the paving force can go ahead
with their work, which will not be
more than a few days, If the wealth
er clears up. The Southern Pacific
Company is about done with its por-
tion of the preparatory work, having
worked its men rain or shine.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-30
TO TALK
OF ROADS
NEXT WEEK

All interested residents of this
county, whether taxpayers or simply
renters, should attend the first gem
eral road meeting to be held in the
court house next week, December
16 and II, at which the county high
ways will be thoroughly discussed by
able and intelligent men who are en-
deavoring to lay their wants before
the county court.
The meeting is not for the purpose
OF furthering the interest in road
building alone, but to learn the ex-
act condition in which the districts
are regarding roads in need of re-
pairing and roads proposed. BY hold
ing the regular and general meet
ings, the county court can decide
much better upon the different wants
OF districts wherein there is a road to
be created at the wish of some and
at the opposition of others.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-30
,use, Portland, and On Display at Buen & tiamltOns

uanahe the estimation those who
feyear guarantee
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-30
DISGRACE
ON EVE OF
MARRIAGE
Prominent Young Society Man
of Los Angeles Faces a
Very Serious Charge.
[uNIrrp rrnaa LrAsED wInn.l

Los Angeles. Cal, Nov. 800. +.
Babcock, president OF the Babcoclt
Advertising Company, is under ar
rest today on a felony warrant,
charging criminal assault on Mecca
Byler, a pretty little 14-year-old girl,
who is the sole support of an invalid
mother According to the allegations
made by the girl, Babcock, who is
prominent IN social circles here, per-
Buaded her to come to his Office in
the Columbia Trust building, on the
promise of giving her more lucrative
employment. While there, she alleg-
.es, Babcock insisted upon her drink
ing q glass OF wine, after which she
claims she became unconscious. Ac-
cording to her story she awoke sew
erai hours later and found the Office
deserted.
She called at the Office Of Deputy
District Attorney Keyes last Satur-
day and told her story. The war
rant was issued Immediately, but was
kept quiet until Babcock was taken
into custody yesterday
With her voice checked with sobs
the girl made the following state
ment to Attorney Keyes:
! was employed in the "Pin Ton"
candy store, on South Broadway /
had seen this man several times dur
ing his visits to the store, but never
paid any attention TO him.
Saturday, November 20. he came
in. He asked me II ] was satisfied
with my work and I told him / !
would like to make more money. He |
said he knew of a good position for
me, and asked II / would like to
change work. said that | wanted |
TO advance, and that / would like
very much TO have better position.
Alright, he said, .come to my office,
and talk it over, and think can ar
range work for you / went to his
otiice. He was drinking and started
TO talk about position for me. He
kept pressing n glass OF liquor upon
me. but | refused to take It, and he
seemed angry. | thought had bet
ter take the drink, and finally ac-
cepted It. After that l have no rec
oilection of what occurred. When
woke ! was In the office. lying on the
aloor. II was dark. My clothing was
disarranged and torn, / managed to
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-30

safe, and working quietly in the
light of a bulls-eye lantern. Summon
ing two other officers, Murphy en-
tered the room.
Immediately the robebr extin-
guished the light and grappled with
the first bluecoat he could reach. For
more than ten minutes the men strug-
gled in the darkness, Rogers finally
being overpOwered and taken to the
station. A search of a room at an
address he gave the police revealed
a complete set of burglar tools.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-30
What Would You DO?

In case of burn or scold what
would you do to relieve the pain ?
Such injuries are liable to occur In
any family and everyone should be
prepared for them. Chamberlain y
Salve applied on a soft cloth will re-
lieve the pain almost instantly. aud
unless the injury is a very sey ere
one will cause the parts to heal with.
out leaving a scar For saIe by all
good druggists.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-30
HORSE WANDERS AIMLESSLY
DRIVEN BY A CORPSE
Stiffened Corpse of Aged Butte Cal) Farmer Drives
Horse for 48 Hours.

parently had wandered about the
country for nearly As hours. When
tourd by Stockwells neighbors, it
was cropping the grass in a pasture,
its master sitting upright in the seat,
col din death. Physicians who exam
ined the body declared the man had
died from heart failure.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-30
UNITED rREss LEASED VIM ]

Chico, Cal, Nov. 3O.-After sitting
lifeless for two days in the seat of
a carriage. the stiffened hands grasp
ing the reins, the body of Silas Stock
well, an aged farmer of Butte, was
taken to his home today. The horse
hitched to Stockwell's light buggy ap-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-30
FRISCO POLICE CAPTURE
NOTED SAFE-CRACKER

San Francisco, Nov 30.--After n
desperate struggle in the Lacey sa-
loon in Market street, during which
several shots were fired, a safe crack
er giving the name of James Rogers
is prisoner at the city Jail today.
Patrolman E. Murphy discovered
the man kneeling before the saloon
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-18
PENNSYLVANIA
L i NJ K s.
Chris TIM a s
and New Year
HOLIDAY
Dec. "a, rs, 81, 1909, Ian. I, 1910
The Fas, Of ihe Oneida.

One of the most extraordinary catas-
trophies that have befallen vessels of
the United States destroyed the sloop
of war Oneida In 1869. she was bound
bomeward. with II jolly ships com
pany eager to see wives and sweet.
hearts and native land once more.
when not far o,t of port she was
struck by the British steamer Bombay
coming ill., The stem of the Bombay
cut Off the stern of the Oneida. The
ship was sinking rapidly. and guns of
distress were Immediately fred. bnt
the Bombay steamed on her way and
left the vessel to her doom. She went
down. aud all but one or two of her
crew were drowned. The captain Of
the Bombay gave no other reason for
his conduct than that he had Lady
Eyre. the Wife of distinguished Brit
ish satrap. on board and did not wish
to disturb her nerves with scenes of
shipwreck. He was mobbed when be
reached Yokohama, dismissed from
the service. socially tabooed from that
time on and died In disgrace a year or
n
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-18
To Get His Moneys Worth.

In n village near Edinburgh there
lived an old baker aud his son. Their
trade was In flourishing condition.
but unfortunately In the midst of their
prosperity the old man, who had once
been n great drinker. turned insane
The sou. who was renowned for his
love of money, was forced to put him
In lunatic asylum and according to
the terms of the establishment. to pay
fee for three months in advance.
amounting TO f30. The old man was
scarcely in fortnight. however.
when he died. The son. thinking to
raise an action against the establish.
meut for the recovery OF the. as he
termed It, unused money, inquired of
an old lawyer who was n bit OF wag
whether he thought it would be pru-
dent to try to recover the money or
not. The chip of the law, putting on a
grave face. replied seriously, "D'ye no
think 1t wad be best to gang and put
In the rest n the time yerser?'
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-18
The Lottery Mania,

The first lottery on record in Eng.
land was drawn In London In 1869.
the proceeds being devoted to public
purposes. Four hundred thousand lots
were drawn for the prizes of cash and
silver plate. and for four months moth
ing else was thought or talked of. and
the delight OF the winners and the
despair Of the unfortunates seemed
equally exaggerated. a perfect cpl
demic of lotteries followed. there be.
ing no laws upon the subject. and soon
there were lottery tailors, lottery tea
merchants. lottery BARRIERS twho with
each shave at threepence gave ticket
that might draw ten pound prizeD,
lottery shoebacks. lottery eating
houses where for sixpence plate Of
meat and the chance OF drawing GO
guineas were given. and so ou down
to d sausage stall in narrow alley,
where 1t was written that he who
bought farthing's worth of sausage
might realize capital of 5 shlllings.
n n n n