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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-07-08
TOOK HIM At HIS WORD

A quaint story about Don Piatt
is told in the "Recollections of a
Varied Life" by George Carey Egg
g~leston. The story is given in Mr..
Piatt's own words:
when l was a young man tryin g
to get into a law practice in Ohio
and eager to advertise myself by
appearing in court a fellow was in
dicted for arson. He came to me
explaining hat he had no money
with which to pay a lawyer but
that he thought | might like TO APP
pear in a case so important and that
if wOrld do the best | could for
him he stood ready to do am tn ng
for me that he could by way q rec
ompense. | took the case of
course 1t was a complex one and
it offered opportunities for brow
beating and balling up witnesses-
a process that specially impresses
the public with the sagacity of a
lawyer who does it successfully.
Then if by any chance | should sue
coed in acquitting my client my
place at the bar would be assured
as that of a sharp young fellow who
had beaten the prosecuting attor.
ncy himself.
But in telling my client | would
take his case the demon of humor
betrayed me. Just across the
street from my lodging was a negro
church and there was a revival
going on at the time. They re.
vived' till 2 o'clock or later every
night with shoutings that i~nterfer-
ed with my sleep. With playful i'm
pulse | said to the accused man:
you seem to be an expert in the
act of arson. If you'll burn that
negro church I'll feel that you have
paid me full price for my service
in defending you.
81 defended him and as the wit
nesses against him were all of shady
character | succeeded in securing
his acquittal. About A o'clock the
next morning a fire broke out un-
dr. all four orne of that negro
church, and before the local fire de
partment got a quart of water into
action it was a heap of smoldering
ashes, hymn books and all. A week
or so later | received a letter from
my excellent. He wrote from St.
Louis, on his way west he said.
He expressed the hope that | wa:
satisfied with results and begged
me TO believe that he was man OF
honor, who never failed to repay
an obligation or reward a service
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-07-08

the colored fighter, still holds the
championship. He knocked ont
Jim Jeffries. "the hope of the white
race in the 18th round. From
the Gazette's report up to the 18th
round. the fight was rather a tame
affair. johnson seemed to have no
difficulty in hitting Jeffries where
and when he wanted to, while the
latter could not or did not reach the
colored man with effective blows.
80 far as this writer is concerned.
ne had little sympathy with either
orulser, but what little he had was
for Johnson.
Now that Jim Jeffries. "the hone
OF the white race" as his admirers
were pleased to call him is a dead
duck in the pugilistic field, we
wonder what the white race will
DO. 1t is hardly possible that the
white race will start on the down
grade just because a big brute
whose skin is white was roundly
thrashed by another brute whose
skin is black. If our boasted su-
.periority rests on such a shakv
foundation. let it follow Jim Jeffries
in his defeat.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-07-08

cent since 1900, is the estimate of
the Southern Commercial Congress.
The Congress estimates the pop
l%uaionto be 32,415,297 The gain
of other States of the United dur
ing the same period is estimated by
the Congress to have been 1874 per
cent.
The five States of the South
which made the greatest gain in
population, according to estimate,
are Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri,
Georgia and Alabama.
Oklahoma gained 1880, 900. The
figures are based on provisional es-
Inmates of the Census Bureau.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-07-08
Salmagundi
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY

Workmen are busy putting in
the forms for the concrete found
atoms of the new courthouse.
DR.. Gilliland has returned and is
now ready for all work in the
dentistry line.
DR.. c. F. Moore and wife arrived
from Reno last night. They will
remain here some time. Watch
for the Dr's. announcement.
President Taft doubtless merits
congratulations on the way he and
the roads worked out of a bad stu
alton, but there is a large fly in the
ointment. The antitrust law still
stands, and in the presidents opin-
ion applies against the roads in
making common rates for compet-
ing points: and his agreement with
the roads admits on their part a
continuation of such alleged un-
lawful action and-eyidently on
this part a suspension of the law on
this application which congress,
against his request, had deliberate
~ refused to suspend. And where
does the president acquire author
ity to do such a thing as this
Springfield Mass Republican.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-07-08

through Winnemucca at $3.50
Sunday evening, west bound made
up OF eight new diners and two
baggage cars. AL, were built with
solid steel bottoms and weighed 14o.-
600 pounds each. The dining cars
bore the respective names of Oak
land San Francisco, Sacramento,
oroville. Humboldt, Nevada, Salt
Lake and Utah.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-07-08
HIS MEASURE

The inquiring Stranger. DO
you happen to know a man around
here named Sifcrs?"
Accommodating Resident.
We'll. | ought to know him; he's
an old neighbor of mine"
The |. S. Hes a pretty brainy
man isn't hc?"
The A. r. Pretty brainy? Say
you make me laugh. Why, if
Sifers walked on his head you
couldn't find his trail in a million
ycars''-Chicago News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-07-08

though we hope not. But they will
not be able to turn back the tide
which is sweeping the people away
from their out-of-date notions of
party government and on to a cor
recter view of politics. There was
nothing in either speech worthy of
consideration lndianapolis News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-07-08
Salmagund
FROM DAILY

As Monday is the l34th ami.
versary of the Declaration of indie
pendence, no paper will be issued
from this Office.
Go to Lamoille to celebrate the
Fourth if you want to do that
patriotic duty properly. You are
SIRE to have a good time among the
trees.
State Superintendent Orvis Ring
has announced himself as a candi-
date for reelection. Mr.. Ring is
one of the oldest schoolmen in the
state and he will give his opponent
a lively race for the office.
Game and Fish Warden Fitzgerald
returned last night from planting
$4,000 yong rainbow trout in the
streams tributary toLamoille creek.
Mr.. Oldenburg, of the state fish
hatchery at Verdi, arried yesterday
morning with $4,000 young rain
bow trout, Ia, 900 Of which were
taken north by Mr.. Smith yester-
day afternoon and planted in the
streams of that section. The others
Mr.. Fitzgerald took charge of and
planted as above stated. Other
shipments will be received in the
near future and will be planted in
the different streams of the county
by the warden. Mr.. Fitzgerald will
endeayor to stock all the streams
Of the county before the summer is
over. This is good work.
Mr.. +. J. l.. Taber will deliver a
patriotic address at the morning
exercises at Lamoille July Fourth.
The program will be varied with
songs, r%ecitations and tableaux.
The exercises will begin at IL a. m.
The afternoon sports at 2 p. m. will
consist of catching a CREASED pig,
races of all sorts, a baseball game
and conclude with a grand ball at
night. Mr.. Thompson will take
people to and from Lamollc on the
md, Sd and 4th at 81, the round
trip and bring them back at any
timcthey want TO return.
An attempt was made Wednesday
night TO break into the governors
mansion but the strong doors re-
sisted the attempt. The governor
and his wife are in Reno and the
building was in charge of the
servants, who telcphoned to a mem.
Der of the state police who went
Immediately to the building but
the robbers had escaped in the
meantime. 1t was seen that the
ho~usebreakers had attempted to
emovc a lock from one of the
doors in their attempt to gain an
entrance. The matter of the at.
tempted robbery was kept quiet.
not even the sheriT's office being
notified of the attempt.-Carson
News.
State Senator George ID. Pyne,
who has been suffering at his home
Tor the past two weeks from a
serious intestinal and bowel dis
order, has been gradually growing
worse, so much that DIR. Turner
decided hat an immediate removal
10 the coast was imperative. His
symptoms very strongly indicate
typhoid fever, and the physician
will take him to the Haley SAM
tarlum at Santa Cruz. California,
leaving this morning. DR.. and
Mrs. Turner will accompany the
SICK man to the coast.-Goldfeld
Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-07-08
SOUTHERN STATES SHOW
BIG INCREASE

That the census of 1910 will
show the Southern States including
Missouri and Oklahoma, to have
made a gain in population of 81 per
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-07-08
SOCIALIST TICKET

The socialists held a convention
at Sparks Wednesday and nominated
the following ticket:
For United States senator-Jud
Harris, a carpenter of Sparks.
For congressman-Grant A. Mil
Ter, former editor Of the Sparks
Forum, Reno.
For governor-Thomas F. Casey.
a miner of Goldfeld.
For university regent. long term
Frank Merkle. a shoemaker of
Tonopah.
For university regent, short term
IS. l.. Fiske Of Fallon.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-07-08
S~almagundi
FROM DAILY

Mrs. James Russell is slowly i'm
proving.
When you want good printing.
come to the Independent office.
Sorry to learn that Mrs. Dawley is
very sick. Her many friends hope
for her speedy recovery.
Light house keeping rooms for
rent. Inquire at this office.
Special sale of children's wash
dresses, ages 4 to II at Engler Co.
Special sale of tailored linen and
lingerie waists all new 1910 styles
at Engler Co.
Alex Car1en is in from Lamoiolle.
He says it's pretty hot out that
way.
Yesterday Judge Morgan tied the
knot matrimonial for Mr.. J.. w.
Henson and Mrs. Laura Stewart
both of Bannock Nevada.
Stanley Taber is sounding the
people of Exc today on the propo-
sitioon of Incorporating the town.
When the reporter saw his list,
it was very strongly in favor of the
proposition.
District Attorney Tabcr received
a dispatch this morning from Miss
Ernie Robinson at Santa Cruz stat
ing that her mother died at 5
o'clock this morning. We have not
the data for a proper notice and can
only say that Mrs. Robinson was
one of the old residents of the u
ty and one of its truest and best
women. The remains will be
brought here for intcrment. The
children have the sympathy of all
in their bereavement.
The supreme court has refused
to grant c. c. Petty, the Sparks
murderer. a new trial and Judge
Orr has sentenced him to be hung
on the Goth of this month. Nothing
can now save Petty from the hang
mans noos but the board of
pardons and that is not likely TO
interfere as the murder of his wife
by Petty vas most brutal.
The criminal libel complains
against j. w. Connella and Doug
las Shelor by Judge Pike and Attor-
ney Boyd of Reno have been dis
missed at the request of Pike and
Boyd. Connella and ShclOr are still
in Jail not outstanding the COVER
nor ordered Sheriff Terrell to re-
lease them. The governor has evi.
IDENTIFY learned that he does not run
all the machinery of Nevaia's gov
eminent.
The opposition to incorporating
the town seems to be based largely
on the fear that heavy taxation will
result. AS stated yesterday the
cost of a town government need not
be heavy unless the people want
high salaried officers and plenty of
them. An efficient town govern.
mcnt for Elko can be maintained
for less than 5000 a year. Surely.
no property holder would complain
of his proportion of that amount.
Mr.. Taft ought to know tn at tho
question is not whether he car
point to a few reductions of duty,
; often amounting to nothing. but
; whether the business of tariff max
ing is to be forever left in the hand
Of the men who make money out of
it. This tariff was made by Aid
rich. Lodge, Smoot, Payne an,
Cannon, with the Arkwright club
Littauer, and the steel GROVE
working on the side. 1t is full o.
crookedness as has been shown con
= clusivcly. Exchange.
Reports from different section
of the county are to the effect tina
the hay crop is light this year
The cool nights and late frost
+ stunted its growth.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-07-08

See DR.. Gilliland when needing
dental work. Office over drug
store.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-07-08

Reports from different sections
of the county are to the effect that
the hay crop is light this year.
The cool nights and late frosts
stunted its growth.
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-02-01

stiff and glossy; add a few drops of
vanilla and heap over the fruit Dot the
top with few berries and serve
STRAWBERRY 1CECREAM. = Wash, stem
and mash a quart of berries sca1d a
pint of cream with nine ounces of sugar.
stir till the sugar is dissolved; cool, and
add another pint of uncooked cream Put
into the freezer and slowly turn till icy
cold, then rapidly turn until it is nearly
frozen. Remove the top of the cooler
and add the berries. Recover and turn
until it is frozen a second time, then
remove the dasher, scrape down the
sides, draw off the water and repack.
Put a cork into the hole in the lid, and
cover it tightly with a piece of brown
paper. Cover the freezer with old carpet
and let it stand an hour to ripen This
rule will answer for all kinds of fruit,
but sweeter fruits require less sugar and
are improved by the addition of the
juice of a lemon.
STRAWBERRY AND LEMON ICE-To one
quart of strawberries add pint of water
and a pound of sugar. Let it boil
twenty minutes. Then add the juice and
rind of two lemons. Strain through a
coarse chehesecloth strainer or sieve that
is fine enough to exclude the seeds.
Freeze it, using about six or seven cup
fuls of salt to a gallon freezing can
Sometimes more water is added to the
berries, but the ice is not then 50 rich.
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-02-01
Pot Cover Handles.

When the cover of the teakettle or
knob SO it pulls off it is easily fixed in
this way: Take fat-headed screw, one
with head large enough to we'll cover
the hole made, put it up through from
the under side hold firmly in place, and
pound a cork down tight to the cover
Then you have litter as good as new.
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-02-01
PoIiteness Pays.

Politeness, even to people you dislike
is never lost and always pays.
1t enhances your own character and
it calls from your enemies the respect
thev are bound to give you no matter
what they may think or feel about you
Manv an enemy has been changed in
to a friend by a continually pleasant
manner and a strong determination not
to see that which is disagreeable
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-02-01
This Means You.

We again urge those interested in this
department to help us to make it inter
esting and practical by contributing to
it from your own storehouse Of knowl-
edge and experience. Send your favorite
recipe or your method of performing
some piece of work. 1t will help some
one, however simple and easy it appears
to you.
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-02-01
A Spool Holder.

A simple little device for holding the
spool when crocheting is a wire hair
pin with the ends bent in at right angles
a quarter of an inch above each end
Snap the ends into the holes in a spool,
or into the sides of a ball hook the
head of the pin over a button on the
waist or some other convenient place,
and run no further risk of soiled wool
or silk through dropping.
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-02-01
Use for a ThimbIe.

Keep a chi1d's size thimble on hand,
even though there may be no little miss
in the family to use it. The housewife
herself will find it saver of time ma
terial and temper if she slips it over the
end of the brass curtain rod. before
attempting to run the rod into the
freshly-starched curtain-E. S. H.
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-02-01
THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIST.

dip rapidly in water until clean. Dip in
cold water and dry, bristles down.-To
soften food dried hard on a dish, turn
bottom upwards in dish water for two
minutes, and see the magic of steam-
Mrs. w. H. B.
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-02-01
STRAWBERRIES.

SOH Is dl lIS height. Ii Is Tie Olle Ii ulI
with which those who like them at all
never become satiated, no matter how
often served Three times a day and
"between meals" is the rule with straw
berries wherever grown to perfection as
in our good State of Florida, and good
health waits upon him who enjoys to
the full the opportunities presented by
the strawberry season. Some of the
many ways in which the strawberry may
be made a source of pleasure by the
skillful housewife are here given:
STRAWBERRY SAUCE - One-half cup
butter beaten to a cream with two cups
powdered sugar. Mash we'll one pint
strawberries, beat into the sugar, and
butter and set on ice to harden. Good
with any plain pudding.
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE = One pint
-four, one and half teaspoons baking
powder, one-third cup BUTTER one cup
sweet milk. Mix ingredients and di-
vide into three equal parts roll out and
bake in tin. Spread each layer with
melted butter and place them one on
top of the other Bake twenty minutes;
when done separate them and return to
the oven five minutes. Have one quart
strawberries mashed and sweetened, and
spread between the layers, with a gener-
Gus supply poured over the top
STRAWBERRY LAYER CAKE.-For straw
berry layer cake cream a liberal third
of cupful of butter, a cupful
and a half Of sugar, using with the
white few spoonfuls of pink sugar
Heat the bowl first before creaming the
butter and sugar Add half cupful Of
strained strawberry juice to the sugar
and butter, and then two cupfuls of the
best pastry -four, with which a quarter
teaspoonful of soda has been sifted two
or three times. The acid juice will rend
er cream tartar unnecessary. Fold in
the whites of five eggs, stifAy whipped
Bake in layer cake tins and when cool
spread each layer except one with a soft
icing made by boiling cupful of sugar
with three tablespoonfuls of strawberry
pour it over the whipped white of an
on the cake
STRAWBERRY SAGo PUDDING. - Select
fine ripe strawberries, dip them in a
little dissolved gelatine and arrange
them around the sides of a glass dish
which has been chilled on ice Make a
syrup with cup Of water and thirds
OF cup OF SId1luldlcu sugar, duu one
quart of sound ripe berries and let them
simmer until soft. Flavor with the
Juice of half lemon Stir into the hot
berries three tablespoons of sago and let
cook until it is done Remove from the
fire, and fold in gradually the stiff
whites of two eggs Then cool, and
pour gently into the berry-1ined dish
Chill on ice and serve with sweetened,
whipped cream
STRAWBERRY FLoAr-Scald one quart
of milk and pour it over the yolks of
four and the whites of two eggs which
have been beaten with one-half of a cup
full Of sugar Pour into a double boiler
and stir over the fire until the custard
thickens; add a pinch of salt and when
partly cooled flavor with vanilla In a
glass dish put layer of hulled and
che6 harrioC nO11r over them nor
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-02-01
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Is helping thousands to on their magazine
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catalogue giving the prices on 5000 magazines
and much more that will interest you.
Address HERRON'S SUBSCRIPTION
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The Florida agriculturist., 1910-02-01
Cleansing Hair Brushes.

Put one heaping tablespoonful of soda
in wash basin. Fill half full of warm
water Hold brush, bristles down, and
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-02-01
A Jardiniere Stand.

Three old stove legs and the bottom
of wooden tub (both picked up from
the rubbish heap), were made into a
handsome hower-pot stand. Sits were
cut in the edge of the wood to fit the
iron legs, three at equal distances. and
the legs slipped in A coat of black
paint completed it.-E. M.
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-02-01

Most people are always looking for
something to do that will cause others
to look up to them for doing.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-05-11
ADJUSTMENTS
AT TIC GRAND

AND NiG.71
The Detroit times., 1910-09-07
ITALY NOT ANXIOUS
TO TRY CHARLTON
Request For Extradition Of the Young
. Wife Murderer Is Only
Formally.

ROME, Sept. Tt was a surprise
20 the Italian foreign Office to read
certain communications from Wash
Ington saying: 1T is certain that a
long fight will be carried on by the
Italian government to obtain the ex-
tradition of Porter Charlton in order
that his trial may take place in
Italy"
The foreign Office sent this state
ment to Premier LuZzatti and to the
Minister OF Justice. Deputy FAM, to
be sure that no attitude different
from that OF the minister OF foreign
affairs should be taken by them. Both
declared that not only had they never
said anything of the kind, but that
they had no intention OF taking a posi-
ton like that outlined in the state
ment issued from Washington.
The truth is that Italy asked for
the extradition of Charlton after the
murder of his wife was committed
near Lake Como only in obedience to
the extradition convention concluded
between the United States and Italy
on March %, 1868, and because OF the
additional convention of June II, 1884
= The second article OF this additional
convention says that II the requisition
for extradition shall not be made by
the diplomatic representative of the
demanding government, or, in his alb
sence, by a consular officer thereof
within forty days from the date OF the
The Detroit times., 1910-09-07
Cosmetics Badly Smeayed
by G0vernment Chemists

WASHINGTON. Sept. ESPECIALLY
The government has at last got
around TO protecting woman's COM
plexion, using the pure food law as a
weapon. IL has just won what II con.
siders a big victory In saving credu-
lous women from the purveyors OF
Falsely represented and injurious
drugs. cosmetics and similar prepare
tons.
The campaign began with the seiz.
ure by the government OF SO dozen
packages OF preparations manufac-
tured by Maude Bishop Yale Wilson
OF Chicago. better known as Nine.
Yale. These preparations. with Nine.
fale's claims as 10 their virtues, COM
pared with the verdict of the govern
ment chemists. follow:
Nine. Yale.
Nine. YaIe's Skin Fcod.--"Guaran
teed To remove wrinkles and every
trace OF age"
Nine. Yale's Fruitcura.
tonic; cure for every Ill to which
she is scxually heir"
Nine. Yales Fertilizer Tablets
Curing obesity and gastric troubles
Nine. Yale's Hair Tonic.--"Cures
candruff and scalp diseases and pre-.
vents badness and grayness."
Nine. Yale's Complexion Bleach
Removes moth patches and skin dis
,coloration and creates natural beau
ty."
Nine. Yale's Antiseptic-Cure OF
skin diseases, disinfectant, and sure
preventive OF typhoid fever"
The Detroit times., 1910-09-07

NEW YORK. Sept. 5.-Quite the
latest fad In Paris and one that has
already been imported by America is
women's caps. French women are
now wearing caps on many occasions.
and the New York dry goods stores
are putting in big stocks of the dainty
creations in readiness for a big trade
this fall
The French woman OF fashion now
puts on one cap when she goes to bed
at night. Another is waiting for her
when she arises for her breakfast be-
fore her couture is made for the day.
She wears another cap when she
drives in her auto. Finally ar the
theater at night, when she lifts off
her big picture hat she discloses a
dainty cap of lace and frills which
ornaments her head, but does not in
terfere with the view of the stage
from behind.
Incidentally the trend toward caps
is likely to do away with the absurd
piles of rats. puffs and braids which
fashion has grown weary Of. The cap
and elaborate couture do not go we'll
together.
The hot masses OF artificial hair
have undoubtedly resulted In injury
to the natural hair. The return 10
simpler styles is not only revolt but
the featherweight' caps will probably
prove an actual benefit to natural
hair harmed by recent styles in hair
dressing.
Some OF the new caps for women
are like wee, dainty sunbonnets. Some
are gracefully draped. Others are of
lace or lace and sheer muslin tied
with little ribbon bows. The dainty