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The Falls City tribune., 1910-09-23
LESS LIQUOR IN SCOTLAND
Citizens of Edinburgh Congratulate
Themselves en- Satisfactory Re-
port of Chief Constable.

Edinburgh people are congratula-
ting themselves on the satisfactory
nature OF the report just issued by
the chief constable for the city for
the year 1909. 1t shows that during
that year arrests for drunkenness,
crime and disorders of all kinds were
fewer than they have been since re-
liable statistics of this kind have
been kept by the authorities,
The total number of persons ar
rested for all kinds of offenses. drunk
enness included, was 13,411 in 1909,
as compared with 1929 in 1908, a de-
crease of 1868, That the poorer
people in Edinburgh seem to be get
ting more sober is shown by the
fact that whereas in 1908 the num-
Der of persons arrested for being
drunk and incapable, drunk and dfs-
orderly, or drunk in charge of chill
dren or vehicles was 1881, the num-
Der last year fell to 5,521. a decrease
of 1910.
Much speculation has been INDUCED
in as to the causes which have led
to this welcome decrease of drunken.
ness in Edinburgh and it may be said
that the same decrease has been
noted in other large towns in the
country. The extra duty on spirits
imposed by the budget was undoubt-
eddy, as the chancellor of the ex.
chequer now knows to his cost, fol.
lowed by an almost immediate de.
crease in the consumption of whisky.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-09-23
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VIaNpaEo
COL. LOCKE ON TEMPERANCE
Regards Restrictive Laws ss Only In
tended for Temporary Check
Sums Up Situation.

Illustrative of the thought which In
dividual citizens are giving 10 the
temperance movement Is the following
expression OF opinion from Col. Frank
Il Lock. president OF the Boston
Young Mems Christian union. When
asked TO sum up the causes OF the
present day situation, Mr.. Locke said:
The recent very noticeable interest
In the effort for temperance legisla-
tion indicates, | think, that people are
beginning to realize the extent to
which intemperanee reaches into and
affects the everyday life of the com
munity.
ITO those having at heart the inter
est of the city, the state and the ma
tion this awakening to the evil of the
situation and the interest manifested
even by those who are not total alb
stainers must be gratifying. While the
present prohibitory legislation may
not offer a final solution of the prob
lem, It clearly indicates that the peo-
pie are generally aroused as to the
seriousness of the situation and are
led to take any action which will tend
to improve conditions, even If 1t be
only to temporarily check the evil
until further investigation and the ap-
plication Of modern scientific methods
of study any analysis may offer a
more satisfactory solution.
THE increased adoption of laws
prohibiting the sale of liquor does
not, ! think, signify a growing eonyic-
ton that such Is the only wise or
proper solution of the liquor problem,
but that Il is a temporary check, and
helpful, until a better means Is at
hand. The study of modern eondi-
lions in our penal institutions and of
the general social condition, leads
more and more to a realization that
the remedy for these public ills lies
not In attempting to administer pun
ishment, or 10 make cures for the
damage which has been done. but
rather in adopting measures that will
prevent the occurrence of the dill
eulties. More and more 1t Is coming
to be felt that inebriety as well as, IN
deed. most of the criminal offences,
are due to some defective mental con
dltion rather than to deliberate dlspo-
sition to be bad or ear.
The treatment of the drunkard, as
well as the criminal generally, is be-
coming more and more to be looked
upon as necessarily more of a hos
pital treatment. The success which
has tended the work at the State hos
pital at Foxboro along this line Is In
teresting.
''In connection with the forward
movement for temperance, wish that
more effort might be made to provide,
amid proper surroundings, the socia-
bility and good-fellowship which Is
found In the saloon. This sociability
and good-fellowship are, to my mind
quite as much the attraction to the sa-
loon as the liquor
The Falls City tribune., 1910-09-23
ALCOHOL AID TO PNEU MONA
Well Known Clinical Fact That Users
of Liquor Fare Badly When At
tackled by Disease.

II is n well.known clinical fact that
those addicted TO the use of alcohol
fare very badly when attacked by
pneumonia. Indeed, the mortality
among drinkers Is very high in every
aiseqep. but is especially marked in
pneumonia. Dr. Julius Pohlman was
struck by this fact, and in order to
test IT performed a number of expert
mente he has recorded in the Medical
News.
Pneumonia is considered by the best
authorities as an infectious disease,
and, from its organisms, there is sup
posed to spread through the system a
toxine, called pneumo-toXine. against
which weak bodies struggle with great
difficulty, or in vain, says Health. The
disease Is more than a mere conges-
ton of the lungs. Dir, Pohlman, In his
experiments. took some strong and
lusty dogs, and injected into the
trachea, Just below the larynx of each
one. some pure alcohol, and noted
the effect.
His work seems TO have been done
rather unscientihcally. but his conclu.
sions agree with clinical experience,
although of much less value. How
ever, his work will give the anti-vivi-
sectionists something to talk about.
His theory is that, II to a congestion
of the lungs brought on by alcohol a
pneumonia be added, the individual
stands little chance of recovering.
While the study of the blood serum
in pneumonia has not advanced quite
as far and to such practical results as
in %diphtheria, still it is pretty well
agreed that during an attack of acute
lobar pneumonia there is in eircula-
ton in the blood a certain substance
which may be called pneumo-toxine,
which in fatal cases causes death. be
ing disseminated all through the body
with the blood, while the organisms,
as a rule, In simple cases. stay in the
lungs. In cases that recover from
pneumonia there is noticed at the time
2 of the crisis and after that there is a
disappearance of pneumo-toxine from
the blood, and there is found an anti.
dote to it, which has been called anti
pneumo-toxine, and experiments with
this anti-pneumo-toxine, from a con.
valescent patient injected subcutane
ously into n very i'll with pneu
monia, have shown that the serum IL
this stage has some curative proper
ties.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-09-23
sREMnR5aacee
YM4Ep7E9
CRIME AND DRINK IN CANADA
to Liquor Has Increased
Considerably.

Criminal statistics for the year end
ed September. 1906. have Just been
issued by the census bureau at Otta-
wa. They look somewhat ~antiquated
now, but AZ they are the latest avail
able. some of the facts given are still
OF interest. The figures deal sep
arably with indictable offences and
summary convictions, the latter refer
ring to cases disposed OF by Justices
OF the peace. British Columbia, Mani
toba and Ontario show a crime record
remarkable figures relate TO the mari
time provinces, where the Scott act Is
in force In most counties, but especi-
ally Prince Edward island. the only
province In the dominion with pro-
vincial prohibition. Ontario's crime
ratio for 10000 of the population
shows n gradual increase: 1S97-1900,
1924 1900-1905, 1898; 1906, 1889.
OF the total number of persons ON
victed during the hye.year period end
ing with 1905 there was an average OF
Sc per cent. who used liquor moder-
ately and 80 per cent. who were i'm
moderate drinkers. For the second
period ending with 1905 there was an
average of GO per cent. moderate and
% immoderate drinkers, as compared
with 81 per cent. moderate and % per
cent. moderate drinkers for 1906. The
balance of the 100 in each period were
either n%ondrinkers or not given.
Dealing with summary convictions,
which are for offences such as as
saults, breaches OF the peace, infrac-
tlons of various laws, such as liquor
license act, etc, and such other of
fences as vagraney. drunkenness, and
dlsorderly conduct, the report states
that the number of summary conVie-
tlons has increased considerably
throughout the several provinces dur
ing the last five years.
During the years ending with 1905,
drunkenness represented about 80 per
cent. of the total summary convictions,
as compared with 40 per cent. for the
year 1906. Out of the total number of
persons convicted for drunkenness,
female offenders represented S,S7 per
cent. for the ten years ending with
1905. as against $40 per cent. for the
year 1906.
Taking the year 1906. the following
table shows the percentage OF convic-
lions for drunkenness of each prov
ince, with the percentage of popula-
ton of the provinces:
Percentage Per
The Falls City tribune., 1910-09-23
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NOT

Clean cultivation is half the battle.
Cauliflower seed are still brought
from Denmark.
Intensive farming means more than
double cropping.
The present day farmer is a spe-
cialist in the true sense of the word.
The legumes are especially strong
in protein and therein lies their great
value.
Potatoes are continuing to absorb
quite a good deal of the truckers at
tention.
Leaving plant root exposed to the
sun and wind is like leaving a fish out
of water.
Old, stale vegetables will hurt your
trade, Feed them to the pigs, COWS
or poultry.
The three important leaf troubles of
cucumbers are powdery mildew,
downy mildew and a%nthracnose.
In applying manure with a spreader
it is put on uniformly, and all parts
of the field are equally benefited.
II is Seidom, IL ever, necessary TO
inoculate land for alfalfa when it has
been well enriched with manure.
The United Kingdom seems to be
able to produce more wheat from an
acre of land than any other country.
If the melon vines are rusty pull
them up and burn them. If only wilted
you may find a borer about the roots.
Peas of the extra early sorts are
gown thickly along the burrows in
rows two and a half to three feet
apart.
Every farmers garden should con-
tain all the good fruit and vegetables
that the soil and climate will grow.
They make up a great part of the
actual living, and they are the most
healthful foods that can be eaten:
The Falls City tribune., 1910-09-23
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@GEMNMaN
EXCELLENT SPRING FOR DOOR
Spiral Hinge Makes Door Close Of its
Own WeIsht-clears Carpets
and Rugs.

BY taking advantage OF the law OF
gravity, a Washington Cd. CO man
has invented a hinge which also acts
as a spring. Spiral strips of metal
are screwed at top and bottom and
middle of the door casing. Other
metal strips, with slots for the spiral
to pass through, are fastened to the
door at corresponding distances and
form the hinges. When the door Is
opened It rides up OF the spirals, clear
ing rugs. carpets. mats or whatever
else may be at the bottom. Then,
when the pressure on the door is re-
leased 1t settles of its own weight and
closes slowly and gently as the In
closing strips slide down the spiral.
There Is no necessity to have a pneu-
matte device attached to prevent the
door from closing with a bang, as is
the case with many other spring
The Falls City tribune., 1910-09-23

time to erect seaffolds that 1t does to
do the work on small jobs. A very
of 2 by 4 inch scantIing, nailed to
form a right angle and braced with
boards. A 2 by 4 is then inserted and
the bracket slid up the side of the
building with the staging boards on it.
The foot of the ? by 4 is then staked
to prevent slipping. Often there are
odds and ends about the farm build
ings that may be substituted for the
2 by Is, using the above plan for the
staging bracket.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-09-23
In Cabbage Fields.

Give nitrate of soda a trial in your
cabbage fields. One hundred per acre
at each application is the usual
amount, although 200 pounds at a
time is used by some growers. Leave
check rows to show the difference in
results.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-09-23
HANDY TABLE FOR WINDOWS
Device Arranged for Flowers, Etc,
Either Inside or Out Where
Space Is Small.

The device shown in the illustration
makes a handy table for flowers, seed
lings, etc, either outside or interior,
where space is small, says Farm
Press. 1t is made by securing a
plank of ~serviceable size to the wall
The Falls City tribune., 1910-09-23
SUCCEEDING With Alfalfa.

The men who have succeeded best
with unirrigated alfalfa have pre-
pared their land we'll and then seeded
1t when an abundant supply of mois-
ture was present.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-09-23
STAGING BRACKET FOR FARM
Illustration Shows Plan OF Getting az
Small Jobs With Very Little
Expense.

There are many Jobs on the farm
where 1t is necessary to have staging
or sc%affolding. Accounts kept by one
doing repair work show that on an
average 1t takes double the amount of
The Falls City tribune., 1910-09-23

doors. These spiral springs are made
of S 'ong metal that will not rust or
break, and as they are kept fabricated
automatically, there is no squeaking
or grating noise.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-09-23
Window Table.

or window castings; by utilizing a
couple of strong hinges on the under
side of said plank; further support is
given by large wires held by screw
eyes to table and so on.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-09-23
Percentage
Convictions Of

The following table shows the on
vlctions for drunkenness in each
province, with the convictions per
1000 of population;
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-01-14
Nevada Woman In Class By Herself

MIS- William Jenkins of Battle
h'nh'ain. New. owns more sheen
nan any other woman in the world.
ono Is IL prominent member Of the dele.
s'''"il from the Sagcbrush state. and.
" 'ah'hR an active interest in the con
,ontion doings. She arrived In Ogden
'"'y morning, accompanied by hcr
'nreo daughters. Misses Mary. Dorothy
"'H Margaret, Jenkins, who are also
'"ooi growers. with extensive interest
W nevada. Seven years ago at the
"ooth OF her husband, Mrs. Jenkins
round herself in possession Of %. 600
"'"l OF sheep now she Is raising 90. 900
"'"l OF tho wool producers on the
N''auA ranches, aud Is counted ns one
y INC richest womcn in the west. Mrs.
'onNlhs ownc nearly all tho land nt the
mouth OF the Reese river. south of
'''t'o Mountain Two Of her ranches
pooucc loo tons Of hay each season.
"p" she holds 22j, 900 acres OF land
'o'sod from the railroad and state. She
o"ns twelve big ranches In all. Her
w"oi crop this spring will total half n
m.a.lon pounds aud sho markets go. 600
Ucsns eVcry vodr.-Silt Lake
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-01-14
Stole A March

DR.. Arthur Hood and Miss Irene
Hunter were married last evening at
the residence of the brides parents by
Rev. II. +. HcuriIucs of Battle
Mountain. While it has been known
for some time that these young people
were soon to be married. no one outside
of the family circles knew that the
ceremony was 10 take place SO q
Miss Hunter left for Oakland several
days ago and it was generally supposed
that she was still in California. She
returned last Monday night and re-
manned quietly ut home and no one
outside the charmed circle knew that
she was in Elko.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Hunter. She grew up in
Elko and is known and respected by
everybody Her uniformly kind
manner and pleasant disposition won
her many friends and made her one of
the most popular Of Elko's young ladies.
The groom IL one of our prosperous
young physicians. lie is widely known
throughout the county and his friends
are legion.
DR.. and Mrs. Hood left last night on
No. = for San Francisco. On their re-
turn they will take mp their residence
here and become II part of our
community.
The INDEPENDENT extends it's con.
gratulations and wishes DR.. and Mrs.
Hood a full measure of happiness and
prosperity.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-01-14
Mercantile Malpractice

John Doe. Manufacturer of ShOddy'
only the name wasn't DOES the
sign in larger letter which appears on a
certain factory building in one of the
eastern states. The size of the plant
indicates II large business and the smoke
pouring from it's tall stack was evidence
of the whirl of busy machinery within.
But what II businessl Not one redeem
ing feature Its very conception is
founded on the intention and expecta-
ton to deceive. Shoddy contains
some raw material, 20 be sure, the waste
from cotton mills which is left after all
other possible hy-products have been
withdrawn, leaving culls of the last
degree, the very dregs of cotton. The
quantity of this waste is so small, how
ever, that in order to provide n supply
to meet the demand resort is had to the
daily harvest of the 'oI clos" and junk
u From alleys, easements, barns,
places clean and places foul. flows a
never ending grist into the hoppers uf
the shoddy mill.
Now a customer buying "A suit of
ready made clothes or u horse blanket
was never known to say, II don't want
al wool, give me shoddy goods but he
does make this mercantile malpractice
easy in his effort to get something for
no hing, and the INSCRIPTIONS dealer
takes advantage of this weakness in
human nature when he assures the
buyer that the ten dollar shoddy suit Is
all wool. or equal to what in wool can.
not b. made and sold for twice ten
dollars. And so the double deception
goes on, us it has for years past, and
doubtless will continue for years TO
come, unless some purc clothes legisla
ton after the order Of the pure food
laws is enacted to prevent the adulter.
alton OF wool. To return to the sign.
what IL proud legacy to leave to ones
family John Doe Manufacturer Of
Shoddyf-H H. Windsor in February
Popular Mechanics.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-01-14
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with local applications, as they can
not reach the seat 81 the disease.
'ntarrh * n blood or constitutional
disease and in order to cure IL YOU
must take internal remedies. Halls
Cutarrh Cure Is taken internally ana
acts directly on the blood and mu-
cOus surfaces. Halls Cntarrh Cure
Is not n quack medicine. 1t was pre-
scrihed 10y u Of the best physicians
In this country for years aud Is u
regular prescription. IL IL composed
uf the best tones known, combined
with the best blood purifiers, acting
directly ON the mucous surfaces. The
perfect combination Of the two in.
gradients Is what produces such
wonderful results In curing Catnrrh.
Send for testimonials free.
+. j. CHENEY Il CO., Props,
Toledo, ohio.
Sold 10y Druggists, price 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills flor con.
tipatiOn.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-01-14
All Paid Debts But One

a Baptist minister once in the midst
of his sermon. said: Let all in the
house who are paying their debts stand
up" Instantly every man, women and
child. with one exception. arose to their
feet The preacher seated them and
said. Now. every man not paying his
debts stand up" The exception noted,
a carcwarn. hungty.lOoking individual,
clothed in his last summers suit slowly
assumed u perpendicular position.
How is IL, my friend, asked the
minister, that You are the only man
not to meet his obligitionsY" II run a
newspaper, he meekly answered. and
the brethren here who stood mp are my
subscribers. and
Let uspray, exclaimed the preacher.
Alabama Baptist
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-01-14
Southern Pacific s,s. 600 Per Mile

After "A lively session of several hours
the state board of assessors late Thurs.
day afternoon reached an agreemant ON
the valuation of the main line of the
Southern Pacific railroad in this state
and fixed it at SIS, 900 per mile. a raise
of $500 per mile over the valuation
liked by the board last year.
We believe that this action of the
board will meet with the approval of a
large majority of the tax payers of the
state. 1t only lacks $1,000 per mile of
being the valuation contended for by
h governor and he should rs satisfied
with the action of the board. The IN
pEPE>DENT extends its heartiest con-
gratulations to the board of q SCISSORS
for its good work.
There are l43. IS miles of the main
track of the Southern Pacific railroad
IN this county Last wear it was as
sessed at Sis,50O per mile. What the
raise of 50, 800 per mile will do for Elko
county is shown in the following state
mcnt:
1910, 1I3.5 miles at 500, 900
per mile. ........... -, 020, 24O. 90
1909, 1888 miles 1T SIS, 800
per mile. 1855, 23O. 90
Gain by the raise. 81. 1854, $1,000
The assessment of the sidelracks
went over until today. They will prob
ably be raised TO correspond with the
valuation of the main line, This and
rolling stock, buildings and other i'm
provements will add several hundred
thousand dollars to the assessment of
the main line.
The valuation of the Western Pacifc's
main line was placed Mt $4,000 per
mile. Last year the road was under
construction and its main line in this
county was assessed ut $IIl,125. There
are approximately 1923 miles Of the
main track of the Western Pacific in
this county. The increase i'm valuation
is shown in tine following, estimating
the main line at 1862. o miles:
1910, 1929 miles at 81, 900 per
mile Sl4, 500
1909, assessed valuation 41l.125
lacrosse I'VE 1909. .........$ 1913
The srie tracks of the Western
Pacific were assessed at $500 per mile.
This is an increase over last years
assessment. When the side tracks,
rolling stock. buildings and other
property OF the Western Pacific are
added to the valuation of the main line,
its total assessment in his county will
reach near the million dollar mark.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-01-14
Senator Nixon on The Direct Premary Law

Senator Nixon in reply to the pub
lished assertion that he Is the party
interested in having the direct primary
law declared unconstitutional makes
the following statement in the Reno
Gazette:
The law ~ IL NV reads cannot
legally determine the result Of the
senatorial contest; that power only
being in the hands Of the Legislature of
the State. therefore. personally, ! have
no interest whatever ~ to whether the
law remains on the statue books rs II
now reads or is declared %unconstitu d.
tiOnal by the Supreme Court.
I will add. however. that always have
been and air now willing to accept tho
sniae conditions that mc metrd ont TO
others and in the approaching cam
paign. whether we have II primary
election law or not. / am DESTROYS that
the republican and democratic parties
follow tho same plan in their state CON
yentiOns IA was done In the last cam
paign in reference to the senatorial con
test.
II a majority Of the people VI the
state Of Nevada prefer some one to rep
resent them other than myself in the
Senate Of the United states after the
Ath Of March, 1911, | will chcerfully &C
' cept their decision.