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Oouty Well. thank heaven
I'm not a centlpede.-- London Tatler
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-30

The hearts Of the people are the
only legitimate foundation Of en-
pire.--ChlDese.
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-30

go you are an optimist7 ?" TN a
certain sense" answered Ir Dustin
Etax. Whenever ! 10 into deal
hope for the best Of it."--Wash-
iHgt0n Star.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-30

Consistency Is a jewel. but II does
not seem % bring a very high price.
Dallas News.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-30

Big Man with a Crouch WIN
you be 80 kind as 70 get off my
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Cleveland Leader.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-30

To be wise Is good Span
ish.
why 10 you call that grating
politician 'COrkscFsw' ?" "BecausS,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-28

words Financial Company" have about them Ger
tain grandeur an imitable vastness of resource un
possessed by any of the Others One feels in some In
scrutable way that the whole weight Of such an In
stitution should be sufficient at least for his $40 or
Portia Plays Shylock.
To open the door of any of these haunts of modern
Shyocks will be to disclose surprise. For some won
derful wand seems to have transformed their occu-
pants into universally smiling Portias-some of whom
may be engaged in light persfage. one has the
right humor or the turn of speech. But beneath all
their smiles they regard you with keen obviously ap
praising eyes and make mental calculation of your
possibilities
For the loan offices of New York seem to the VS.
itor to be exclusively managed by women. At eight
offices to which made application for loan on one
day / saw not male employe. The explana-
lions for this are varied-that women are cheaper.
that they have tact and that enraged clients
not SO prone to in and take the of their
indebtedness upon the belongings of the loan COM
pany are some of them.
The Offices themselves. too are models Of business
They remind one OF lawyers chambers, with their
bare floors and rolltop desks and little packets OF
lists lying tables and their invariably large iron
safes, and their calendars upon the bare walls. No
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-28
Yaks for Canada and Alaska

- NORNIOUS herds of yaks pasturing on the scanty
/ heritage of Northern Canada and Alaska and
- making vast cattle region of what is now almost
wilderness during the greater part of the year, this
is what Ernest Thompson Seton has been proposing
to the Canadian government to bring about.
The Canadian authorities lending willing ear
and Mr. Seton has obtained from the Duke of Bedford
who has for years bred the yak successfully Wo-
burn Abbey, small herd of the animals to begin
with. These are to be placed ON an experimental
farm at Ottawa and they increase In number will
be sent further north and west The vast region
lying idle between the domains of the reindeer on
the north and the ordinary cattle the south is
estimated by Mr.. Seton roughly constituting belt
five hundred miles wide, stretching from the Atlantic
to the Pacific. Here four months of hard frost and
deep snow prevent the pasturing of common cattle
without winter housing. The yak, woolly Asiatic
OK which lives easily all winter outdoors in such lat-
tudes, has already been domesticated. that there
is no problem Of subduing wild animal
1t is so nearly related to the cattle that 1t
may be crossed with any of the domestic Breeds and
1t loves rocky hillside pastures, where it grows fat
on wiry grass that would starve an ordinary
bull Six of these creatures from Woburn Abbey will
not quite cover Mr. Seton's range of two million
square miles, but they will certainly make a start,
and cowboys rounding up huge droyes of yaks may
yet familiar sight to travellers on the Canadian
Pacific.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-28

your office. He is appraisng looking man, is the
tracer dispassonate in his movements, rigid in his
expression and he has, with all due respect to the
late Mr.. Henley, an unconquerabe eye. He reminds
one vaguely of detective. He looks at man as he
walks along the passage toward him-a look which
includes his features, his clothes, his character, his
SOUL If he happens to have For to him his judy
ment of is his livelihood 1t rests with him to
whether you get your loan. If you beat the company
1t is mark against him, he takes no chances.
I'm from 40 downtown" he says, in a low. guarded
sort of voice. ''You understand"
This is popularity among the loan sharks; they
mention They always from %,
AZ, a. whatever the number of their business
office is downtown.
''Mr. So-and-So?" queries he. You answer to your
name. you're stenographer here?" You The
slow allseeing eye to rest you again--wegh-
ing gaugng, celebrating. He pauses moment.
about that little matter-I guess it'll be all right"
he says go down to AZ about $50 tonight" and so
leaves.
Forty-two you again at $50, punctualy. The
stout lady is then all smiles. Salary loan companies
and beforehand advertisements differ
ent in particular. In the loan companies the
smiles before using You fill a long agreement
for yourself this time. But any hopes you may have
entertained within your green exterior of lching
of these for after reference vain the stout lady
stands you you write and carefully appro-
PIRATES the result of your efforts afterward. Next
signatures to ten yellow slips, which orders
your salary for the amounts of your payments
to be used, perhaps. should it be deemed advisable
You look little doubtfully at these.
'Theren be no trouble-we'n give you trouble"
says the lady in unctuous accents There is
any trouble in the loan companies-before using
Lastly there is a power of attorney which smil
ing female Shylock exacs, to make double
trebly
And then comes the payment. The loan company,
after deducting sixty-t cents for noarys fees
hands you $1737, and as you have previously paid 81
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-28

Sc RANGE STUDY OF THE MONEY LENDING
OF z.I1I
FOLK OF THE CHEAT CITY
WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY GARNET WARREN

the city in which they haven't got spies among the
clerks, who paid So apiece for any custom,
$3.50 to give line who's broken through.
If any says to you, I know where You can
get some money If you want any, he's one OF EN-"
So finally the stout lady makes all her Inquiries and
writes your biography her blank
''Your money! she says, will be ready tomorrow
evening if everything is right"
Here 1t is the gets to work He checks state
ments he questions your friends he looks you up in
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-28

can't explain. But it will cause you no trouble-no
trouble at ALL
The experienced victim, however (who must now
put in another appearance), was much more COM
municative
'"They want to get the names of people working in
the Office" he said $50 they can get track of you
should you beat it If you try to get another job you
probably give the of the old place reference
They inquire about you as If you were friend, and
sometimes get you that way It's good, too for them
to know the of others in your business In order
to ask for them sometimes, to make sure you're not
around Another thing is, those loan sharks are al
ways trying to broaden out There isn't big place In
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-28

- NEW YORK, Saturday.
~ NE wouldn't think, upon reading their
statements, that such things Money Sharks
existed. One conjures up. indeed, a vision
composed of all those beautiful character
istics which go to make up the Perfect Being.
we read that they Confidential and Prompt to
Assist and we find that they quote the Very Lowest
Rates of all their brethren There may, indeed, be
passing doubt that the rates of the brethren them
selves are not exactly what they should be- but this
Is miHgated by reading their final statement In
somewhat larger type that ones Credit is Good. 1t
makes man complacent to read such things. He
may have previously doubted the fact himself So
he walks to the loan offices Cf in such matters his
experience has not been great with fortified mind
They are businesslike looking places, these loan
Offices usually in large Office buildings. They in
size from a room to a suite. They flourish in the
hearts of crowded Nassau street and busy Fulton
street and the centres Of Park spotted with
their deprecating presence.
For the money lenders furtive they love not to
be remarked; they prefer to go upon their way I'M
honored and unsung "Let alone, Of all the catch
phrases of recent years. the only which COM
mended itself to them.
The Shylocks of modern time go by various
names Some are known with initials, others
as men without them. Some security companies lend
in this way, some realty companies also. But the
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-28

first Little delays like the distresses of their best
friends altogether unpleasng to them it helps
to healthily augment the compound interest.
And this is the loan sharks trump card, to be pro-
duced when you imagine your debt to be paid. For
it is spoken of till the final day. But there
that delay-there that week and those other
ones-here is the interest"-and out comes further
So Sc from that nexhaustble pocket-increased by
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-28

lawyers fees, notary's fees and every fee which
human ingenuity suggest.
The computation of interest is of the weirdest
phases of the salary shark Every delay be made
the further subject of extra fees of every conceivable
description. There is only thing to do-pay him
off quickly possible. If this is done, according
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-28

as extraordinary fee, you in reality receiving
S16.37 of the SIS asked But you paying interest
the S1S that Is to say, in twelve weeks you will
have paid $24 for the $1640 you have actually bor-
rowed, If you have met every payment punctually.
If by chance you have missed several you will find
that compound interest is staggering binding thing
when added various extra fees. and that the under
sized, shabby, pallid man, the persistent woman
with the black bag, who often to your Office
become things of hate. They pay day, call
ing back and back again. They ask for the men
whose names you have given; they find the names of
others in the Office and casually inquire If you are
around.
Pithy Announcement.
"Good morning." says one, taking out his little
book "Im from % downtown-you can't? Well, you
know I've got to get It,"
If you haven't it they will rarely the orders at
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-28

loan Office would be complete without Its safe and cal
endar. They seem to be duplicated everywhere, as
If by some gigantic stencil.
If 1t be one of the larger loan Offices to which you
may have gone there is likely to be plain table in
the larger room in which you wait and around this
sit one or two Of the nvariable company women,
writing at their lists and adding and checking before
making their finished reports They are probably the
collectors for the Loan Shark Companies are employ
ing women in this field also in greater numbers than
before Because If you behind in the little matter
of your accounts 1t is judged that there is certain
added leverage in the constant presence of the woman
collector ones office which is calculated to make
you come to time. Because she is tireess, as well as
the male collector They will call three times in
day. if necessary and do it every day. They will wait
for one by the hour Time is of apparent object to
them: They will fill In the period between other ap
pointments by calling on you.
The Woman Collector.
"And 1t looks bad to the boss" said victim. in
nection with this delicate point The boss don't like
to have women always hanging around the office
waiting to see any Of his clerks sort of puts yod
in bad If you don't pay up"
Which explains more less satisfactorily the con-
stantly increasing presence of the woman collector
Upon the stiff back chairs against the bare, yellow
WALL intending debtors sit in an expecant row. At
the end is an aged man with rakish smile, twisting
his hat in treess circles in his hands, well dressed
youth in Newmarket coat and weak, irresolute
looking fact sits with slight flush Of nervousness
upon his face Next to him stolid roughly dressed
man Is looking duly before him.
In an inner room well nourshed looking woman
of perhaps forty, with smiling, penetrating looks and
equally penetrating voice, questioned man whose
back was toward the door, and took down his replies
upon an application blank Had he salaried posi-
ton? How much was he getting? How much did he
want? the voice went resistlessly Eighteen dol
lars? WELL their rates were ten payments of $40
each for this and charge of dollar, to be paid
the first occasion of business. The remarked he
wanted the loan for only little while; couldn't
he?- "Three weeks" interrupted the lady pleas
antly, "is the least time can accommodate for.
We lend SIS and get $24." The very disposition of
the gentleman's back suggested that he needed the
money, the questions continued. How long had he
been in his present position2 Where he
ployed? What was his home address? they tripped
out with hammerlike precision.
And to the end. The gentleman whose back we
had begun to know well told the story of his life.
He enlightened upon his matrimonial state, gave
the of his parents and further upon request,
handed in the name of his chum; he proffered the
of five references, and in addition, the
of two Office associates.
No Trouble at All.
was rather interested in those two Office
cates and their place is history to say; and when
my turn came 1 professed to be very greatly per-
10 thoso
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-28
No Trouble at All.

was rather interested in those two Office asso
ciates and their place is history to say; and when
my turn came 1 professed to be very greatly per-
turbed indeed that they should come to know these
my doings But the lady all that soothing.
1--WE don't even see them hold communication
with them in any way" she said "Its just in
you don't-er-make your payments; but / really
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-28
Rye Risculta

Put one cup of cornmeAl in a bowl,
pour over it sufficient boiling water to
moisten thoroughly. When cool add
one pint of scalded milk, one table,
spoonful Of melted butter, one tea
spoonful Of salt and two tablespoons
of sugar When lukewarm add one
third Of yeast cake softened in luke
warm water and sufficient white flour
to make drop batter. Beat well and
set aside until light and spongy. Then
add rye -four to make soft dough.
Flour the board we'll and roll out.
When light bake IS usMA
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-28
A Horrible Hold-Up

"About ten years ago my brother
was held up in his work, health and
happiness by what was believed to
he hopeless Consumption" writes
w. r. Lipscomb, of Washington, n.
G. "He took all kinds of remedies
and treatment from several doctors,
but found no help till he used DR..
Kings New Discovery and was
wholly cured by six bottles He is Il
well man today" It's quick to re-
lieve and the surest cure for weak or
sorelungs, Hemorrhages, Coughs and
Colds, Bronchitis, La Grippe, Asthma
and all Bronchial affections. soc and
$500. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed
by Elko Drug Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-28
A Little Devil in the Heart.

An insane devil turks in the heart
Of even the most sainted woman. It
II the little devil that makes a young
wife ask her devoted husband which
Of the two he would save If she and
her mother were drowning, writes Will
liam J. Locke in his story Simple
Septimus," in the American, Magazine.
1t is the same little devil that is re-
sponsible for infinite mendacity on
the part of men. Have you said
that to another woman?" No; Of
course he hadn't, and the wretch 10
instantly perjured. my immortal
SOUL" says the good fellow, instanta-
neously converted into an atrocious
liar; and the little devil COOS with sat
isfaction and curlS himself up snugly
to sleep.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-28
Went Too Far,

Elderly Suitor-I offer you an hon.
orable name, large fortune and the
utmost devotion.
Mabel (joyously)-Oh, Mr.. Grayhed,
how kind Of you,
Elderly Suitor-In addition, 1 can
say that / am in the best of health
and that l come of an extremely long
lived family.
Mabel (coldly)-No, l can never be
yours. Please don't mention the sub.
ject again.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-28
Rico Chocolate PUDDING.

= Scald a quart of milk with three
ounces grated chocolate. Add one cup
full hot boiled rice, a cup of sugar
scant, and the yolks of four eggs well
beaten. Bake until set, then draw to
the mouth of the oven, which should
be cooled down, and spread with a
meringue made by whipping the
whites of the egg stiff with four table
spoonfuls sugar. Flavor to taste. Let
the meringues puff and color a golden
brown, theA set away to cool. When
quite cold set in the ice box unit:
ready to serve.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-28
President. Helps ORPHANS

Hundreds of orphans have been
helped by the President of The Indus
trial and Orphans Home at Macon,
Ga, who writes: eve have used
Electric Bitters in this Institution
for nine years. 1t has proved IL most
excellent medicine for Stomach, Liver
and Kidney troubles. We regard it
as one of the best family medicines
on EARTH" 1t invigorates the vital
organs. purifies the blood, aids di-
Sestion, creates appetite. To strength
en- and build up thin, pale, weak
children Or rundown people it has
no equal. Best for female complaints.
Only SOC at Elko Drug Co. e.
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Caught, In the r ain

then cold and Il cough-let 1t run
on-get pneumonia or consumption
that's all. No matter how you get
your cough don't neglect it-take
Billiards. Horehound Syrup and
you'll be over it In no time. The
sure cure for coughs, colds bronchi
tbs and oil pulmonary diseases in
young and old. Sold by Elko Drug
Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-28
Don't Get A Divorce

A western Judge granted q divorce
on account OF ill-temper and bad
breath. DIR. Kings New Life Pills
would have prevented it. They
cure Constipation, causing bad
breath and Liver Trouble the i'll
temper, dispel- colds, Danish head
aches, conquer chills. 25c at Elko
Drug Co. hoy ia X.... .
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-28
Notice of Dissolution of copur.nership

Notice is hereby given that the CO.
partnership heretofore existing between
the undersigned, and known as and
called the u. L. Baron &c Company" is
hereby dissolved by mutual consent.
The undersigned J. L. Baron retires
from said copartnership, and the I'M
dersigned f. NJ Gutridge will continue
said business, collect all bills due said
firm or copartnership and will assumes
all the liabilities of said firm or CO
partnership.
Dated and signed at Elko, Nevada
this 9Th day of January, A. D., 1909.
j. l.. BARON,
E. NJ. GUTRIDGE.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-28
In the matter of the estate of A. j. HARRELL
deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice il hereby given that the undersigned
was duly appointed on the END day of January
a. d. 1902 by the District Court of the Fourth
Judicial District of the Stnte of Nevada in and
for the County Of Elko as Administrators of the
Estate OF A. j. Harrell deceased. ind that he
duly qualified as such Administrator on the said
lend day of January. a. D., 1909.
Notice Is also given that oil persons having
claims against the said Estate OF A. J. Harreli
deceased. are required to file the same with
proper vouchers attached, with the Clerk Of
said District Court, within three months from
the first publication Of this Notice, or they will
he forever barred.
HAYDEN HENDERSON,
Administrator of the Estate Of a. j. Harrell
deceased.
Charles B. Henderson. ATTORNEY for Admins
traitor.
Date Of first publicatio !. January 23rd. 1909
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-28
Home Bakery

John Hunter has opened The Home
Bakery and is prepared to furnish fresh
bread, pies, cakes, etc. on short notice.
All orders will receive prompt attention.
Everything about the Home Bakery
is new and up to date and first-class
baker is in charge.
The proprietor hopes by fair dealing
and reasonable prices to secure a share
of the public patronage.
Don't send your money away for pies
cakes and bread,
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Sharp has been duly appointed by the above e1
titled Court on the 5th day OF January, A. n
1909. Administrator of the Estate OF Levi
Sharp, deceased, and that he duly qualified
such Administrator on tho said 5th day Of JaI
uary, A. D.. 1909.
Notice is further given that oil ca tors
SAID estate must file their claims aezyhst sal
estate, with the proper vouchers attached wit
the clerk OF said court within three month
barred.
Date Of first publication January g. 1909.
Phillip HENRY SHARP,
Administrator Of the estate of Lewis Shak
deceased.
Charles b. Henderson, Attorney for Admin
TRAITOR.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-28
APPLICATION NO. 1921.


Notice Of Application for Permission TO Appro.
pirate the Public Waters OF the State Of Nevada
Notice Is hereby given that on the 2ist day OF
December. 1903, in accordance with Section 25
Chapter XVIII. OF the Statutes OF 1907. one
Carat q Company OF White Rock. County Of
5lko and State of Nevada, made application to
the state Engineer of Nevada for permission TO
appropriate the public waters Of the State of
Nevada. Such appropriation is to be made from
Section 20 TIP. a N. II. 81 T.. by means of Dam
md 20 cubic feet per second is to be conveyed to
points Of use by means of Ditch and there used
Irrigation. Water to be returned to stream at
No.
Date Of first publication December o. 1907
Date Of last publication January %, 1909.
Signed;'
FRANK r. NICHOLAS
.'' State Engineer
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-28

NTHE DISTRICT COURT oFTHE FOURTH
. JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE
OF NEVADA, IN AND FOR THE
COUNTY OF ELKO
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the matter of the estate of S. a. ROSE
BERRY. deceased.