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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-12-16
Artist. H.v. Such 1-~.s,...

The pupils In a public scaool wore
on one occasion during . drawing les
son placed before model, and told TO
sketch as they saw.
The results were afnusingiy varied.
Some Of the youngsters drawinEs bore
resemblance to q human being In re-
pose; others looked much like wooden
dolls. One little girl HAD dfswn the
model standing In front Of tie chair
that had been placed upon tha Plat
form 2is
"oh, Lily, Liiy1" exclaimed the dis.
couraged teacher. a. she examined
this effort Didn't / say, Draw
Marie as you see herr"
Yes, ma'am."
Wen, 70 she standing In front OF
the chair7"
mo, ma'am. She's sitting In IT,
"Then why didn't you draw hee ut.
ting7"
II hadn't got to IT," explained Inv.
Il was just going to bond her down
when you rang the bell"
A Thrifty Plan.
Some men can take one drink ana
stop; they don't care to boy 3, -.
turn.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-12-16
ALL ABOUT MATRIMoNY

a fool and her money are soon mar.
ried aN
4 widow and her weeds are soon
arted. NV
lsic
Love 8 blind, but marriage IL a
",nh oculist.
Wives generally speaking, are gen.
rally speaking.
Only the brave deserve the fair. but
lie rich get them. ~
Alatrimony is chemical Laboratory
uil OF explosives.
Marriage Is like port wine. It's ant
% make you very dull.
Eastern marriages are polygamoua
Western ones are monotonous.
All widows advocate diyorce-,t
puts husbands into circulation.
II you make mistake In choosing
your second wife, II ia obvious you aid
not deserve to lose your nrst.
A Dreamer.
Hicks Bjohnson is a sanguine man.
sn't he?
Y'cks-Yes. He was saying the
t"r day that the sweetgiri graduate
have something new in hss
odi'tory next year.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-12-16
WHEN MISSISSIPPI WAS LOW
steamboat Captain Who Once Waded
Ahead to Find the Most
Likely Channel.

steamboat men who have been con
tending with low water In the upper
mlsslss1pp1 river the past summer
snould consult with the more ancient
mariners In the Mississippi for point
ers on the movement of boats on low
water and then start out to restore
navigation on the stream.
Capt. William Kelly, secretary oil
the Mississippi and Ohio River Pilots
society. says this is the first season
since 1855 to his personal knowledge
that steamboats, have ceased to run
during the open season.
In the summer OF 1856, Mr.. Kelly
says. he was plotting the steamer
stella Whipple when the water was
Tour inches lower than It Is now. The
boat was towing two barges down
the stream, but got stuck on the
crossing at Robinson's rocks, IA miles
below st. Paul.
captain Kelly says he waded into
the river ahead of the boat to locate
the best place to drop anchor and pull
the boat over the bar. The water
was ten inches deep, and the best
channel was located by wading, and
captain Kelly returned to the boat
without wetting a stitch Of his cloth.
ing. "a,
The method Of pulling the boats
over shoal, crossings was to carry the
anchor out in yawl ahead of the
steamer, drop It to the bottom of the
river and pull the boat over by line
attached to the anchor and to the cap
stan Of the boat.
When all was ready the passengers
we're transferred to the barges to
iighte1 the boat. The run, was then
made without difficulty till the next
crossing . W as reached, when the
anchor and capstan process of pull.
ing the boat over might be repeated
st. Louis Republic.
....r Nothing 10 Perfect.
Robert Henri, the noted portrait
painter, painted the portrait of a
young New. York matron whose face
was slightly AcArred from an auto.
mobile accident.
II feel dreadfully about this scar"
the young woman said
why. it's nothing" said the pain,
or.
Nevertheless, loathe IT," she de.
clared. "On account OF II I hesitated
long time about getting my portrait
done"
Mr.. Henri smiled.
"A scar like that would never show
in portrait" said he. "A scar. bo.
sides" he added. should never deter
any one from posing. Even the Venus
de Milo. you know, is clipped"
Why7
We have often wondered why so
many girls bait their hooks with plano
solos, and why so few Of them use
fried chicken.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-12-16
cupId's R.,r...

hno ola man was down in the furni.
lure store BY the way" he ala
Just before leaving. my dsurbt.. ~.
Just started to have q younG ma.
calling and suppose I, should brv
them pretty sofa to make love on ::
Yes, sir" responded the 49,.
and mere Is the very kind you ne.d
1t Is called 'Cupid's Retreat,-
HIN! What are the good point. =.
Why, in just one year IN. os-...
wears on, displaying card-Tt TO- :.
time to get married. Mar. AZ
tional Monthly. VA
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-12-16
A. l.. MAUK
THE SHOE MAN
Mems, Women's and Child
ren's dress shoes
Too ouIok With Scorn.

49, ~SioN WHIT ~S0fn.
That marvellous story OF the British
expedition to New Guinea. with ite
discovery Of a new pygmy race. "a.
minds writer that in the past stay.at.
home people have sometimes erred In
treating travellers tales with scorn
There was. for instance. the descrip.
ton by James Bruce in ITO of the
barbarous Abyssinian custom of eat.
Ing raw meat cut from the living ami.
NAL which was ridiculed by everybody.
Yet Bruce has even recently been
proved right. When Paul Du Chaillu
explored equatorial Africa In 1851 and
described the wonderful gorillas and
also the nation of dwarfE there he was
discredited none too politely BY the
British Royal Geographical society
Yet subsequent explorers amply vindL
Gated his veracity.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-12-16
BASKET B ALL.
UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL
VS..
ELKO co. HIGH SCHOOL
Saturday, Dec. 18th
8 p. m. Game SOC Dance 75c

Hear when Dream of You"
at Opera House, Friday night
sung by composer.
When l Dream of You''-latest
song hit--get copy at Smith S
Stationery Store.
One of those $3.50 Genuine Cut
Glass salad or fruit dishes, will be
a nice gift. Other pieces from 80
cents upwards $4,000. At Winter
mantel Jewlery Store.
Have you heard "When Dream
of You.. latest waltz song hit COM
posed by Elko County boy.
when l dream of You" sweet
melodious. at Smiths Stationery
store. ..'"
Your choice of Laughlin lax
gold Fountain pens $1,000
different styles. At W';;ntermantels
Jewelry store.
TO EUGENE CONNER: Any
person who knows the address of Eu-
gene Conner will confer a favor by
communicating it to me, his sister,
Pauline Conner, 324-Crocker Bldg.
San Francisco, Cal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-12-16
superstltions About a.bI.s,

In Ireland belt made of ia woman'a
nair Is placed about child to keep
harm away. Garlic, salt, bread and
steak are put into the cradle Of q new
born baby in Holland. Welsh mothers
put a pair Of tongs or a. knife in the
cradle to insure the safety Of their
children.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-12-16

greatly increase the production Of
the coming year over the splendid
record that will be hung up during
1910 as mark for the world to
gave at in admiration and amaze
ment.-Goldfield Tribune
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-12-16
BY THE GENTLE cYNIc

We may forgive people who won't
let us forget them. ...t.
# flames and fortune don't amount IN
much unless a man has a good liver
Contentment is merely the knack
OF making what we get fit our de-
sires.
me pen Is naturally mightier than
the sword. 1t gets a lot more eyer.
cise 80
Mining stock certificates also dem.
onstrate that all is not gold that gilt
ters. e'
Some people would send a recipe
DOCK to starving family and call It
charity.
TO borrow from Peter and nav PsuI
may merely mean that Peter ia an
easy mark.
why should wine. women, and song
always be grouped together? VIM
improves with age.
IL requires great deal of tact tn
hno" Just when to laugh when
woman Is telling a funny story.
me trouble with the man who "a
satisfied to take things as they come
10 .hat ne seldom knows what to do
with them. w
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-12-16
SALMAGUNDI

Mems laundry wanted by Mrs
E E. Davis. Satisfaction guar
enteed.
John Henderson i. in Reno at
t>nding the meeting of tie State
Bankers Association.
Court house. Grammar school,
High school 4 other souvenir spoons
to- Cl"i'!nI at W:ltsr n Antel's
Je"elry store.
To Rent: Two furnished rooms
on Silver Street in the eastern part
OF the town. Inquire of Mrs. B.
w. Woolverton or at this office.
j. Conrad, the Lamoille rancher,
says there is as much or more snow
in the Ruby mountains now than
there was last year at this time.
While it rained in the valley last
week, it showed heavily in the
mountains - =.
Matchmaking & Engraving.
Work guaranteed. Leave work at
Drug Store or at my office, one
block north of Overland Hotel.
Prices reasonable. Dean
Harrison.
Senator Sweeney of Eureka
county came up from Palisde this
morning. He says the people of
his county are hoping for early
reconstruction of the Eureka and
Palisade railroad. Mr.. Sweeney
will return on the Western Pacific
tonight.
Mr.. Greenfield is securing from
Europe set of Passion Play slides,
ken from the original negatives.
As the manufacturer pays $1O.-
600 for the sole right of making
these slides. they are very
expensive. Do not miss this
opportunity of gett ing in on the
lecture course and hearing the
Passion Play lecture from one who
has seen it and seeing the pictures
as they are actually photographed.
Don't forget the basket ball
game at the Opera house tomorrow
night between the Elko and Reno
teams. The Elko : boys will do their
best to send the Reno boys home
without the laurels of victory.
Don't fail to see this game.
Fifty thousand pounds of candy
has been purchased by Frick Coal
and Coke company, subsidiary of
the United States Steel Corporation,
for distri button among the 5000
children of it's employees in the
Connellsville and Klondyke regions.
Superintendent John Lynch of
another subsidiary will have charge
of the distri button. The candy
will be distributed during the
Christmas season.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-12-16
THE BLACK HAND AND CARUSo
Famous Tenor Tells How the Society
Made Him tho Object Of Its
Soiicltous Attentions.

Enrico Caruso has been telling the
English newspapers more details Of
how 1t happened that the Black Hand
made him an object Of it's solicitous
attentions during the opera season in
new York. He Is inclined to believe
tnat there would never have been any
trouble at all II II hadn't been for the
tact that he has q charitable nature.
According to Caruso, the Black
Hand would not have been tempted to
bother him II It hadn't been for an
italian barber In New York. The bar
Der shaved the singer frequently and
well and Caruso was pleased with his
work. So when he heard the barber
one day dsploring the lack Of sum-
Client cash to enable him to take q trip
pack to Italy to see old friends once
Hmore Caruso delighted the man by
making him present Of $500.
wish I had never done IT," saws
Caruso. my Italian barber was go
overcome with delight that he sinK.d
I'll the hair OF one side Of my head
ana cut half my chin on that morn.
ING. Then he went away and told tho
newspaper men all about II. Next day
! got hfty letters each asking mo for
5000. Next week got twice the mum.
Der and several threatening letters
from the writer's of the FIRST batch.
And few days afterward the Black
Hand people tried to blackmajl me.
It's very hard work being charitable"
On Asking ousstioNA
In general sootsty the asking Of
questions IL cited ~ the commonest
lapse OF good breeding. One IL aghast
At the evidence Of imperttnent curtosi-
~ that parades under the guise of
friendly interest. Interrogations even
rs to the amount Of ones income, oc-
cupation, and not excluding ones age
and general condition are legion and
inexcusable.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-12-16

we may forgive people who won
let us forget them. ..a.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-12-16

Fames and fortune don't amount to
much unless a man has a. good liver
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-10

MISUNDERSTANDING Nelson,
w ex-lightweight champion of the
world, and Uncle Joe" Cannon, who
is something of a scrapper himself,
spared a round in the speakers pri-
waite Office recently. 1t wasn't such
tame go at that, although largely
conversational
Nelson and his manager appeared
before the house committee on inter-
state and foreign commerce to op-
pose the bill introduced by Represen-
tative Walter l. Smith of Iowa to pro-
hibit the exhibition Of moving pic
lures of prize fights and the publica-
ton by newspapers of the details of
pugilistic encounters. After Nelson
had spoken his piece he left the COM
mittee room and was hurrying down
the corridor toward the exit when
Representative Wagner of Pennsylva-
MIA came chasing after him.
Hey, Nelson" he cried, the speak
er wants to see you"
You're on" said Nelson, and he
made tracks for the speakers office.
He got warm greeting. Uncle Joe
shook his hands, felt his biceps and
slapped him on the back The exam
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-10
Stood High as a Third Class Fiddler

Walter Evans. correspondent of the
Kansas City Star, knows probably
more about Kansas politics than any
man alive He thinks Kansas is one
of the greatest states in the Union.
Speaking Of flddli1g," he said, Il
knew four brothers once that went to
Kansas and took up four adjacent
quarter sections. Each built a mud
house on corner of each section, so
that their homes were close together.
Then they proceeded to plant all four
sections with wheat. They didn't get
grain that year. because of the
drouth.
They were up against it hard when
winter came. So two of the brothers
went to Mexico and worked in the
mines. The other two stayed behind
the miners sent them money to live
on. Next spring the two brothers re-
naming again sowed wheat. They
had bumper crop, and the miners
came home. Wheat was way up
then, and the brothers made a barrel
of money. Now they own land in
Kansas till you can't rest. They don't
live in mud houses any more.
Talk about fiddling; one of these
brothers, even after the bumper crop,
would ride to a dance at night, play
till morning and then ride home and
go to work He got dollar and a half
for his playing. He didn't stand very
high in the third class, either"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-10
THIS story has been floating around
Il the house in Washington Nobody

THIS story has been floating around
Il the house in Washington. Nobody
offers to father it:
There was once fiddler who was
very precise in his statements. He
wasn't much of fiddler, and he knew
1t. 1t was not in his nature to claim
talent which he did not possess. One
night there was a dance The commit
tee couldn't get the regular music. So
they appealed to this fiddler He said
he sure would play for them.
Are you a first-class fiddler?" they
asked him.
NO" he admitted.
Are you a second class fiddler?"
We'll, no, I'm not even a second
class fiddler"
We'll, for gracious sakes, what are
you, then? Are you a fiddler at ALP"
I'm not a first-class fiddler" said
the honest musician. I'm not a sec
ond-class fiddler even. But | stand
darned high in the third class"
They took him on.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-10
Human in Glass Cage to Test Foods

glass cage while the food energy is
recorded.
Around the inside of the calorime
ter, which is glass, alright COM
partment about the size of a small
steamer stateroom, runs system OF
pipes filed with cold water. The tenn
perature of the water is carefully
noted, the heat generated by the body
in the process of assimilating the
food causing the water to become
warmer.
Only one kind OF food is given to
the subject at time. One expert
ment requires several hours, accord
ing to the time required to digest the
food.
The experiments SO far have been
to determine the relative heat-produ-
cling energy of fatty and starchy foods.
Several months will be spent in ma
king the tests.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-10

REPRESENTATIVE LONGWORTH
~ is chairman of the committee
which is investigating the Merchant
Marine league Of Cleveland, and the
foreign shipping trust, when Olcott,
the regular chairman, is absent.
Longworth was in the chair recently
and James L. Uhl of New York was
the witness. Uhl was telling of an at
tempt he had made to trace a certain
letter to it's source. He had to visit
foreign steamship agents. He gave
limitations on the stand of how these
agents talked. Longworth's face be-
gan to flush, because Longworth
doesn't like exhibitions of this sort.
oh" Longworth murmured. Il
think we have had enough of that"
The murmur was loud enough to
reach the witness.
"I'll apologize" he said. But when
was a boy l had faculty for CIV
ing limitations, and my father was
never able to break me of the habit"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-10
Longworth Disapproves OF limitations
Even Longworth smiled at the
naivette of this reply.

Even LOngWorth smiled at the
naivette of this reply
A member of congress stood on the
steps of the house office building and
gazed at the capitol. There was a
wistful look in his eyes.
Yes he said, "the flag is flying.
I'll have to go over to the house,
s'pose"
He went slowly, like . boy on the
first day of school.
Il wish we'd get through" he said.
Since the repeated victories In the
by-elections to fill congressional va
cancies Champ Clark has been the
recipient of a food of congratulatory
letters and kilograms. The night the
news of the election of James S. Ha-
vens was received Champ got the fol-
lowing: Congratulations Democratic
victory on the way. Next year Speak
er-prssident 1912. Hurrah for Champ
Clark
Il am quoting my old friend Tom
Reed in answering them" said Clark.
Back in 80 some one wrote Reed to
ask if he would run for the presidency
that year:
WELL answered Reed, they might
go further and fare worse, and think
they will
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-10
"Bat" Nelson and "Uncle Joe" i'm Bout

nation was returned With interest.
Say" said Nelson to Mr.. Cannon,
as he ran his hands over the speak
er's arms and shoulders and sized up
his height, Il thought you were a big
man, but you're only a little fellow"
Some of the group surrounding the
two informed the fighter that the
speaker took his daily exercise and
always kept himself fit.
Il knew he was there on the train
ing" replied Nelson; you can't fool
me about telling when a boy is in
shape"
Uncle Joe" grinned and put up his
hands in approved style. He made a
few swift passes at the "Battler."
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien showed
me how to do this" he said as Nelson
backed away laughingly.
IF you had begun boxing few
years ago, Mr.. Cannon" said Nelson.
you would have made a better boxer
than a speaker-and you certainly are
some speaker"
Why cried Uncle Joe, that's
what | call a mighty pretty compli-
ment"
Before Nelson left the capitol Uncle
Joe gave him an autographed photo
graph and offered him a cigar.
Gee" said Nelson, I'm much
obliged for your map, Mr.. Cannon;
but never took a smoke or a drink
in my life"
I'm happy" replied Mr. Cannon,
gravely, as he bit the end off a per-
tecto. that | cannot say the same"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-10

TO DETERMINE whether roast beef
/ produces more energy in the hui
man body than cabbage. whether
baked beans in this respect surpass
potatoes, and so on through long list
of foods, the department of agricul-
ture is conducting a series of novel
experiments in Washington. The in
strumentality being employed is ma
chine known as calorimeter and a
human being who submits to the tor
ture" of being fed and sitting in a
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-10

school authorities
attended
legislature while Cali
might something would with
Giett
Francisco Is,
Theodore the
G Vroqua Wis., educated the schools
expires next
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-10

Not that
but that the diplomat should
hay ALL
address
delivered the speech which had
nothing
construed of etiquette.
attempted Mr.
university They wanted know what he
of 1t with British universities
comparisons? Hardly To
his only 1T interesting
in could
and his white His careful thought
shaking When
he
that's for caution
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-10
HEADS WOMEN'S FEDERATION

Mrs Phillip N. Moore of ST. Louis has been re-
elected president of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs 1t has been the case of most
women's organizations to consider one term
enough for president. Little jealousies have
arisen in their clubs that led to bitter quarrels
and a change of administration, but the ability
and charm of Mrs. Moore have carried her past
such things and she with flying coors.
She had opposition, it is true, but in this great
free republic it Is the right Of any citizen to
for president of the United States if he wishes,
consequently there was nothing to prevent any
member of the federation seeking the presidency,
This opposition dwiMdled away to almost nothing,
when Mrs. Moore few days before the election
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-10
ENVOY WHO WANTS TO RETIRE

Right Hon. James Bryce, o. M, ambassador
extraordinary and penipotentiary from Great
Britain, according TO report received from Lon
don few days ago has asked to be relieved from
duty in Washington. The death Of King Edward
is said to have had crushing effect on the en-
bassador and he fears he may not be able to
stand the strain of work under the new regime.
Since Ambassador Bryce has been in this
country he has made many friends. Few men are
better fitted for such an important position. His
recent visit to Kansas City gave an indication Of
the care he has always taken to be careful OF
what he has to say of affairs In this country.
When a newspaper reporter introduced to
the envoy, Mr. Bryce remarked pleasantly:
'.An ambassador or q Diplomat never talks to q
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-10

At onceM Kerby got
he
but
Assistant Attorney
letter which cleared Secretary
of
the Uncle Samuel The president came
Kerby the Ananas club
dischargng accusing him
hadn't shown himself judge of
Garfield advised him tell the
denial
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-10
IN THE TAFT ANANIAS CLUB

Frederick NJ Kerby enjoys the distinction Of
being the first member of the Taft Ananias club.
When Theodore Roosevelt president he kept
adding to the membership of his club until the
people forgot to count. He had all kinds of per-
sons as members, railroad presidents, college
heads nature takers, editors and some members
of congress. There were Others but this IS
enough
Kerby might have worked on and on for years
as stenographer in Washington without anybody
outside of his own circle of friends knowing of
his existence had it not been for the Pinchot-
Ballinger fight. Uncle Sam has several thousand
stenographers working for him in Washington
and Kerby hadn't done anything to distinguish
himself until along came the said fight.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-10

all the delegates
maiden and
Rockford 1897 when she married Mr. Moore consulting
with western mines