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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-07-01
Mcclellan.

Several thousand young trout
were received from the state
hatchery this morning for the
streams of this county. Mr.. Smith
left this afternoon for Mountain
City with several thousand of them
which he will put in the streams
in that section.
With the admission OF Arizona
and New Mexico the national flag
Will have forty-eight stars. There
are but three territories left under
American rule-Alaska, Hawaii
and Porto Rico. At the rate of
American immigration to the
former it may not be long before
1t will be a candidate for statehood
honors.
The mining fatalities of the
United States during 1909 reached
the awful total OF 2,S05. Most of
this loss of life was unnecessary,
largely due to the neglect to enforce
the laws regulating mining oper-
ations. 1t is a fearful tribute to
official carelessncss. We might
well take a lesson from Europe, in
this respect, where the fatalities
+ not more than a quarter. in
proportion, to u own.
The body of John King, former
assessor of Deer Lodge county,
Montana, who disappeared two
months ago, was found in an
abandoned mine tunnel near Gold
field a few days ago. A coroner's
inquest revealed evidence of o
phine poisoning. King, who was
engaged in mining at Goldfeld. had
met serious reverses and is believed
to have committed suicide.
With the outrageos and thieving
back haul charge knocked out the
cost of living in Nevada will be
greatly reduced. This means that
thousands of dollars that heretofore
went into the hands of the railroad
pirates will hereafter remain in
the pockets of the people. The
whole state will feel the benefit of
this and the only mourners will be
those whose hands have been re-
moved from the pockets they have
robbed so long. Verify, a new era
is dawning on the Sagebrush state.
Mr.. +. j. L. Taber will deliver a
patriotic address at the morning
exercises at Lamoille July Fourth.
The program will be varied with
songs, ]recitationS 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 Lamolle on the
End, Sd and 4th at 50, the round
trip and bring them back at any
timethey want to return. &"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-07-01
Salmagundi
FROM FRIDAYS DAILY
Ripe Watermelons at w. +.
Smith Company's, 75f each.

Miss Olive Ogilvic left for San
Francisco yesterday on No. 3.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcclellan returned
from Montcllo on N. 3 yesterday
afternoon.
Rev. Bradford Leavitt of the LIST.
Unitarian church of San Francisco
is in town for a few days and is
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. T.. C.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-07-01

Douglas county is the heaviest
loser by the fire at Genoa as a new
courthouse and Jail will have to be
built. tits believed that the county
records have been saved as they
were in the new concrete vault
recently built in the courthouse.
Considerable of the county funds
were in the old safe in the
t%reasurer's office and it is feared
that the heat has destroyed the
greater part of this. The loss in
this respect will be known as soon
as the safe is opened.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-07-01
R. C.. Stoddard.
Attorney-G General

1t means that the office of the
secretary of state will abide by the
decision handed down by the at
torney-general and provision will
only be made for the election of
the seventy-fve as provided for in
the former law.--Carson News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-07-01
S%almagundi
FIRM DAILY

We al glad to learn that Mrs.
James RESELL is much better TODAY.
DR.. J;eph Henderson arrived
last nigh from San Francisco on
his annu vacation.
J. d. Nriner of the J. ID. Mariner
Music H,se of Reno, was in town
Saturdaynd sold Mr.. A. D.. Taber
a fine lverted upright grand
Mehlin Sons piano. Mr.. Mariner
sold the Reno Journal four fine
upright amos for its prize contest.
Mr.. Marr left for Reno yesterday
Fifty copies of the Farmers
Bultetincntittled Meat in the
Home, IGNITION of which was made
last we. have been received at
this off. These bulletins arc for
free di'ibutiOn to those who call
or VT for them. The ladies
shculdIll and get them as they
contai'aluable receipts for cook
ing mi.
ThIarm is the stomach Of the
natiOstarvc il and the nation dies.
L~andlthout population is a wilder
nessiopulation without land is a
mob Our only way to get back to
aSoh normal basis is TO get back
to &c farm" The people must
getack to the land; the unnatural,
wied, killing condition which
al"s great centers to become
c&ested with non-productive
czens, while the contry strives,
ust be done away with.-Jamcs
Hill.
There's nobody like Theodore
Roosevelt Hn lo-.-l ~
,ord;a. S'ro"s
s armies and a navy that
everybody must respect and the
congress passes compli-
mehtary votes upon him. A great
prizehght is pending and the clergy
men are making strenuous efforts To
great interest in the bout and
proposes to attend. Meanwhile
when ministers get together they
pass votes of cordial approval
OF Mr.. Roosevelt. Is there anybody
else with such a record?-Hartford
Courant.
Tho o;,.,, 49,.
lio, l. i'''on proper "n'c"
has living population of but &c.
Voo by night. alth ough 800, 600
people do business here by day,
liz All OF the currents of British
is tho sori i's portals here
population Of 400 ooo hoo WV" and 10 30
its area of II, 400 900 square miles.
or more than M fifth Of the popu-
Scr;h,a ",' area OF the globe
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-07-01

Mrs. Russell continues to improve
and everything points to her speedy
recovery.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-27
NEW HANDKERCHIEFS.

n NE fine handkerchief is oftentimes
| far more acceptable than would be
any other trifing gift. Daintiest
among sheer domestic linen handker-
chiefs are those bordered with hand
hemstitching and hand embroidered at
the corners with one initial or with gar
land designs enclosing monograms or in
itials. Others of the same quality, edged
with tiny scallops, have an inside border
Of fine dots which are clustered at the
four corners. Irish linen handkerchiefs,
also hemstitched, carry very small in
itials and monograms in raised embroid-
cry or have one corner elaborately orna-
mented with an eyelet embroidery design.
Madeira handkerchiefs of sheer, fine
linen have scalIoped edges and corners
decorated with butterfly and flower de-
signs done in eyelet and nuns work.
Equally fine linen is employed for hand
kerchicfs edged with exquisite Armenian
lace. They are hand hemmed and their
corners are either plain, initialled or gar
nished with fine Oriental hand work.
Mourning handkerchiefs of French or
Irish manufacture are plain hand fin
ished, hand hemstitched or edged with
Madeira scalloping and medallion en-
broidered in close or eyelet designs.
Travelling handkerchiefs are of finest
Irish linen with wide or narrow tape,
plain or hand hemstitched borders, and
have corners embroidered with initials.
Or they are of Canton or japanese silk
bordered with one-eighth inch hand hem
ming and have monogram worked in
enc corner.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-27

z 7 is not at all unusual nowadays to see
Il beyy of pretty young girls up ut the
I Metropolitan Museum of Art lowering
/ about the big glass cases which hold
one of the finest collections of Chinese
porcelain in the world, and hear them
discussing the question of enamels and
glazes with quite the air of connoisseurs.
The reason for this is that there is a
distinct revival in china painting, and in
addition to becoming expert in the art it
is considered quite an essential part of
the training to make study of the best
examples of old china to be found and
from them gather inspiration for the dec
Grafton of modern pieces.
For china painting bears very little re-
semblance to the flash stuff which pa
raded in its name some twelve or fifteen
years ago. The day of behowered china
which then inundated the country is past,
and in its place is Il new and effective
ware. It's lines are simple and free. the
raised patterns formerly in vogue have
been banished, and the applied ornamental
tion is more conventional and formal In
the matter of shape the tendency is al
most wholly in the direction of table ware
or of articles of home decoration
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-27

! completion "Towel lace" while worked
Win somewhat coarser thread and made
usually IN somewhat wider strips than
the irish, Is, of course, just as easy to
carry about in muff or wrist bag and
nave ready to werk upon at all odd mo-
ments. Even in travelling there is no
need to stop work, for this lace, intended
to adorn towels, table covers, bureau
covers, centrepieces, &c, is all the bet.
ter for being washed.
irish lace is more popular than ever
this winter, nor has it decreased any in
price, so that a girl who will take the
pains to learn this really simple art can
add greatly to the effectiveness of her
wardrobe. Both heavy Irish and the
finer so-caiied baby" Irish are used. tn.
latter being, if anything, the more in
vogue. From ball gowns to lingerie, hats.
opera cloaks, waists and jabots, all are
trimmed with this ever fashionable lace.
which wears so we'll, washes as no other
lace will and really adorns whatever 1t
is employed to trim.
There is really no reason why a well
educated American girl should be dis
coura ged, before she tries, at the prospect
of making real Irish" lace, when she
realizes that this lace, which is so much
in demand and commands such a very
high price, is all made by the most igno.
rant peasant girls of Ireland. Is not the
idea of higher education that it shall
train the student to be "all around" ca
pable and the better fitted for whatever
she may seek TO accomplish through life,
be it professorship in Greek or good
determination to carry on the simplest
home tastesI
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-27
FOR THE GIRL WHO CROCHETs.

IT HE girl who for the last five years
and more has been constantly al
work turning out gorgeous silk
knitted ties of various hues, which she
has generously donated to all her rela-
tives and friends, can at last reap her
reward, for, with the experience she has
thus gained, she can now turn her pow
ers to more personally profitable lace
making.
Irish lace and a variety of filet known
as towel lace" are comparatively easy
for any one at all deft with crochet
needle. To become an adept at crochet
work practice is perhaps the first re-
quirement, and especially in lace making
a familiarity with this needle is neces-
sary, for the unaccustomed finger pulls
and warps the pattern sadly. The good
apprenticeship on crochet ties that nearly
every girl has been serving for the las
few years will thus stand her in good
stead now, for she can start off on the
present fashionable handiwork equipped
with at least one essential-a facility in
handling her crochet needle.
At any needlework store books OF di-
rections in lace making can be obtained.
Once the art has been mastered these
rules can be worked into many and
varied designs, such as would be BILE
for either a small medallion, collar or
an entire waist.
A ball of fine linen thread is quite as
convenient to carry about as spool of
silk for tie, while the ever growing
strip of lace or wheel can be kept in the
same tiny bag or wrist box as formerly
held the tie, as it heightened toward
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lessons should make the average girl quite
course, when it came to some new and
vexing problem; then she would doubtless
require the advice of an instructor. In
this art, as others, there is a great diff
ference in girls, for some are quick with
their hands while others are clumsy.
'It is in the matter of design that the
greatest change has taken place. for to-
day it is essential that this shall be pre-
cisely suited to the piece of china TO be
painted or the space it is to occupy II
must be in good proportion and suit the
style of article to be painted. for there is
as much beauty in the proper division Of
space as in the value of the design itself.
Many artists wholly fail to realize this
value. Take a chair, for example; it is
pretty or ugly according as the legs and
rungs are divided with reference TO good
spacing. The same rule applies to design
in any of the arts and crafts.
''Take that soup tureen for example"
said the instructor, pointing to n quaint
old fashioned piece in one corner of her
studio, in Irving place. Il CHANGED to
pick that up at a little store. in Eighth
avenue and bought it for dollar. | think.
1t stood in my studio for a long while be-
fore l could determine just what sort of
decoration it required. 1t is antique in
shape and required treatment to CORE
spond One day. after enjoying some de-
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-27
Diversions for Valentine Parties

\ VALENTINE parties are great fun in
v girls schools, or anywhere, in fact,
where there are a large number of
girls who are fond of dressing up in fancy
costumes. Crepe paper and tissue paper
are the best materials for valentine cos
tunes, although any fancy costumes or
old dancing frocks can easily be rear
ranged TO carry out the valentine idea.
The paper costumes do not take very
much time to make, and if worn over Il
princess slip are sufficiently durable for
an evenings wear.
Hearts, cupids, doves, roses, forget-me-
nots, lovers knots, &C., are among the
many designs suitable for valentine
valentines, and herein lies the possibility
for fun at q valentine costume party. In
school for girls or among q group of
girls who know one another's pet fads and
foibles it is possible to make great
many amusing caricature costumes with
out hurting any ones feelings too serious
ly. If the party is for girls only some
of the boy friends of the group may also
be represented by comic valentine CO.'S
tunes which caTiCature some of their
we'll known traits OF habits. One of the
features of the evening may be guess
ing match, where prizes are awarded to
those who guess correctly the identity of
the most persons represented by the val
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-27
ATTRACTIVE TEA TABLE EQUIPMENT.

ting of the porcelain. These sets consist
| of the Occidental three pieces-teapot,
siigar bowl and cream pitcher-or of the
Oriental twin bowls and hot water re-
ceptacle.
Among tea sets of Occidental manu-
| facture Dresden, Sevres and hand
painted Haviland are decidedly in the
lead, but those of pure white, gold banded
eggshell always look dainty and invariably
appeal to girls of refined tastes.
Metal tea sets are most of all practical.
Made of bronze or brass they are repousse
hammered, elaborately chased or absolute
ly plain save for their ornamental handles.
Sterling and plated silver tea sets are
| tall and slender or squat and rotunl
shape and simple or elaborate, according
to fancy. A novelty in three piece silver
sets finished in embossed French gray
consists of a two cup teapot, a sugar tray
and cream pitcher, the latter fashioned
to form practical cover for the teapot,
while the sugar tray fits over the top of
the pitcher and forms its cover.
Tea caddies are of lacquer, gorgeously
painted with gold, of brass attractively
etched and of antique silver showing
quaint designs in repousse workmanship,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-27

once or twice a week, but care must be
taken to find one that really agrees with
the skin. Cold cream had better not be
applied at all save in cases of real neces-
sity. as after long, dusty motor trip.
When Jack Frost is present in the air,
cream, advised by a physician, must
be rubbed gently on the face and then
removed before soap and water are ap-
piled. The cream softens the skin, but
must be thoroughly washed off so as not
TO leave the skin greasy and in a condi-
tion to pick up quickly a new layer of
dust and dirt. A girl should delay
until the last moment using powder of
any kind on her face, for once she ac-
quires the habit of trying to render a
red nose inconspicuous. she can never
leave off, for, like rouge, powder, even the
costliest and best, coarsens and Injuries
the skin.
For the lips white salve will be every
bit as good as red to keep them pretty
color, and the red, once started, can
never be left off for it does whiten and
harm the skin. Carmine lips of artificial
hue are far from attractive, no matter
what the mode of the moment.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-27
Care of Skin in Cold Weather

| n this frosty weather a good cream
should be applied to the hands two or
three times day in order TO keep them
white and soft. At night some cream
should always be rubbed on the skin
about the nails to prevent hang nails, TO
prevent the epidermis from becoming
stiff and hard and dust and dirt from
collecting in the fssures. In winter the
hands must needs be constantly washed,
for the first conspicuous marks of lady
are her pretty white hands, but some
lotion or cream should be applied after
each washing during cold weather any
way.
The average school girl has not the
time to regularly manicure her nails as
often as she would like, but they can be
kept in fairly good condition by the ap-
plication of cold cream every night and
then rubbing on good rouge paste in the
morning 1t is seldom necessary to file
the nails more than once a week, and, of
course, scissors must never be used save
for the hang nails. The cuticle skin can
be kept in place by simply pushing II
down gently with the towels whenever
the hands are washed. To cut the skin
about the cuticle makes it coarse and un-
even.
The nails should never be seraped with
ANYTHING harder or sharper than an or
ange wood stick To remove stain every
means should be tried before nail bleach
is resorted to, for the bleach necessarily
contains strong acid which will make
the nails so brittle that they will con-
stantly be breaking off. Good water with
some powdered pumice placed on the nail
brush viii remove almost any stain, while
a bit of lemon is far better than any
bleach.
How to keep the face clean in frosty
weather is a real problem. Hot or cold
water is not really efficacious unless the
face is scrubbed vigorously with coarse
rag, which is certainly not advisable Tor
delicate skin. Soap makes the skin
most uncomfortaby stiff and tends to
coarsen it. Cold cream, on the other
nand, makes the skin greasy If applied
as often as necessary, and, besides, from
any cream there is always the danger or
cruising hair to grow. During the greater
part of the year the face had best be
washed first with cold water to remove
the surface dirt, then with warm to
thoroughly cleanse the skin. If warm is
used first it opens the pores and drives in
the dust that has collected on the outer
skin. A good facial powder may be used
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-27

entlnes. Another feature for such an en-
teftalnment is the making of living yalen-
tines. For this it is necessary tn have
an alcoVe or room divided by portieres
from the main assembly room.
hach guest is given the opportunity of
directing the grouping of tableau which
represents valentine. She may call ON
any OF the other guests to appear in the
tableau. When the tableau is comnlete
the curtains are pulled aside and the
guests are permitted to see it. After all
the tableaux have been seen prizes NAV
be awarded to those who have arranged
the ones which the audience voted the hest
The award of prizes is not necessary.
however, to make the tableaux a success.
full feature.
Making valentine couplets is also an
amusing diversion at valentine party.
and this may be done in connection with
the tableaux if desired. Cards and little
pencils are given to the guests, and each
Is asked to write couplet descriptive of
the tableau. Prizes are given for the
best couplets. The couplet making is
also amusing without the tableaux.
When used in this way word used in
valentine missives, such as love, dove.
valentine girl, &c, may be given out by
the hostess and the guests asked to write
couplet in which this word is used as
the last word of the first or last line.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-27

N NE of the first lessons in politeness
| J taught a child is that to whisper is
/ not good manners. Sometimes among
| the younger girls in a schoolroom group
of two or three will get closely together
and carry on an animated conversation IN
whispers, to the evident envy and often
discomfort of their companions who are
Excluded Among the older girls the habit
| of whispering is seldom noticeable, where
as such thing is unheard of among really
grown up persons of refinement and cul-
| ture.
! Could a very sharp line of distinction:
however, be drawn between the whispered
conversation of two children, who quite
/ frankly take this means of keeping otn-
ers out of their talk. and the chatter of,
say, two or three girls or of a whole group,
about a subject of which one memper
present is not interested because sne
knows nothing of the persons or events
under discussion? To whisper is rude oe-
cause it cannot fail to show to whoever
! else is present that their absence, to state
lit mildly, would not be regretted.
Why then, is it not equally insulllng
for two or three to converse and laugh
enthusia stically about some party that
has just been, or is to be- before another
girl who is not a participant in this run
land cannot fail to feel herself not wanted
Z or at pest out oI Iiacc 1t 10 Si"i
/ enough matter for one girl to turn to the
outsider and in a kindly way give brief
description of the topic referred to. or to
! tell the names of the person or persons
being now perhaps laughed about good
naturedly. but called by first name or
special nickname unknown to others.
| 1t is not necessary to enter into lengthy
details. but if the subject is not one
which can be talked of generally it should
be reserved for another time and place,
when those who feel they must discuss it
can do so in private.
The height of i'll breeding is reached,
however, when in the presence of one
whose name has not been included among
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-27

to me, and to-day more than ever, that ii
is peculiarly valuable art for young girls
beautiful things for the home table and
opens her eyes TO the nicely of table ap-
pointments, and we all know that a well
appointed table is usually the index to a
successfully managed household.
'One thing [ have especially noticed,
and that is that the girl who really loves
fine china thinks less of dress, and there
fore / encourage a taste for it in my pu-
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-27

r. EA carts and their furnishings ap-
peal to every girl who has the after
noon tea drinking habit. The most
attractive of these household vehicles are
of wood finished with black or dull red
lacquer, sometimes ornamented with de-
signs in gold, or are of ebony, mahogany
or French walnut and of willow in natural
color or painted to harmonic with the
room decorations. They have glass or
board tops and undershelves, which are
provided with covers of cretonne or en-
broidered linen.
Two story tea tables of ebony, mahog-
any or walnut have oval shaped wooden
shelves, the under one of which is for cups
and plates, and spreading claw feet of
wood or brass. Lacquer and willow tables
of similar design have glass shelves and
straight legs.
japanese tea sets of finest porcelain
show chrysanthemum, cherry blossom and
landscape designs i'll various tones of
green, gray and blue, and in the heavier
wares are unique combinations of flowers
and fruits whose colors are in striking
but harmonious contrast to the ground