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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-04-21

not know. Sims doesn't assume to
be authority on either art or history
especially the history of Wash
ington's legs. Continued Clark:
Those legs belonged to Gen. Smii h
of Maryland. Washington didn't
have very good legs, so when the
artist came to that part of the
picture he used Gen. Smiths"
The picture shows Washington in
knickerbockers and stockings with
gold buckles on his pumps, as was
the fashion of his time. It,was the
first time the men. in the. group
where Champ Clark was talking had
heard that the Father of His Country
ever had to borrow a pair of legs.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-04-21
WILL SOON ARGUE ON PRIMARY LAW

The appellants opening brief in
the supreme court on the direct
primary law contest has been filed
for some time and it is expected
that the oral argument which is set
for next Saturday, April 25, will
bring out one of the most interest
ing legal contests that has been be-
fore the upper tribunal in years.
1t is understood that Colonel
Harry v. Morehouse and Attorney
Horatio Alling will assist in the de-
Tense of the constitutionality of the
law as friends Of the court. On &C
count of the points of law brought
up it is expected that the court will
be glad to receive the assistance of
the attorneys.in briefing the author
tiles as the task of thorough ex-
animation of the cases on primary
laws will prove laborious one.
Attorney General Stoddard will
present the reply brief in defense of
the law and it is possible that Senator
Payne, the author Of the act in
question may be called to assist in
the work.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-04-21
EDITOR NOT iNFALLIBLE

The. following is from a, recent
issue of the, Dickson, Tenn, Herald,
and evidently?has man as editor
who believes in speaking out straight
from the shoulder. Any. editor, is
to be admired who has opinions of
his own and who is not afraid to
express them: .-..j. .....
'sThe Herald is here not alone to
publish the news of the country,
but to make such comment as it
sees proper. from time to time,
touching all pubic questions. 1t
does not claim monopoly on
originality; neither does it pr ofess
to be infallible. Its editor is Just
a mere man. We expect our
readers to agree or disagree with
our opinions, as their honest judge
ment may dictate. 1t would be
strange indeed if everybody saw
things alike. We claim the right to
speak out on any question of public
interest and to make such suggest
ions on all matters, as in our opinion
seems right, and we would be very
unfair not to c, needle this privilege
to others. We are all human beings,
having sprung from one common
source, fighting the same battle of
life, and aiming for the same final
goal. Any paper, secular or re
ligious, is likely to express some
views that may not meet your APP
proval. But that same paper may
say many other things that are good
to your way of thinking. So take
what appears to be good and leave
the other alone. If we differ, let us
differ like fair minded, honest in
dividuals. It's mighty small man
who has no respect for anybody's
opinion except his own"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-04-21
rs" OR CARE" THE QUESTION
Professors Of English Differ Widely
as to Some Correct Forms
Of Speech.

That grammar knows how even to
control kings" was asserted some
time ago by Moliere: but Moliere, 1t
appears. is out OF date. At least Prof.
Melville b. Anderson OF the English
department at Stanford university Is
authority for the statement that gram.
mar. far from controlling kings. may
itself be controlled by such humble
things as states OF mind, the San
Francisco Chronicle says. Is
Prof. Anderson's views were called
out by question which was submit.
ted to him and also to Prof. Charles
Mills Gayley. the latter OF the English
language and literary department OF
the University of California
Which. 1t was asked, is correct
THE strength and the position of the
bank is we'll known" or 1.-The strength
and the position OF the bank are well
known" Prof. Anderson answered
offband that ARE" should be used,
while Prof. Gayley replied that "is''
is the correct form in grammatical SO!
ciety. ~. s.. -.s.,a -,
The difference of opinion between
the two authorities was disconcerting
to the layman who had sought the IN.
formation and at clubs. on both sides
OF the bay the matter has been dis.
cussed with increasing interest during
the last two or three days. rs It is,
or are It are?' has become a Question
second only In Importance to that as
to what Mayor Mccarthy will do next.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-04-21
WAsHINGTowS BORROWED LEGS

"Apropos of nothing" as the
novelist says, Champ Clark, with his
back up against a desk in the house
and facing a full.length. portrait
of Washington, painted by John
Vanderlyn, which hangs to the right
Of the speakers chair, said. "Sims,
do you know that the legs of that
picture are not Washington's legs?"
Sims, Tennessee congressman, did
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-04-21
For Sale by S. Jacobs Co.
: So -: -. Elko. Nevada
NEWS FROM SOUTH FORK.

G. Minnolettis'' team came down
from Newark valley, Saturday and
loaded with grain at the South Fork
flour mill, for Eureka, Sunday.
A. w. Clayton, formerly of Alpha,
New, arrived from Eureka, yes
terday.
Everybody is busy as beavers witfE
their crops this fine weather. = V
Pages band and orchestra camped
near P. ]. Ogilvie's home Sunday
night, on their way to Shelton, and
treated the people of this region to
several selections of sweet music.
A nice little daughter has come
to bless the home of Robert D. Bailey
of Diamond valley. Mrs. Bailey
was formerly Miss Minnie Clayton,
of South Fork, as will be remem-
bered.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Thos. Hunter
moved to their new home Sunday,
last.
George w. Hardesty and his
sister, Miss Lizzie Hardesty of Hunt
ington, visited friends in the valley,
Sunday.
Jamse Squier returned from San
Francisco several days since.
Some of the children of this
are afflicted with a rash
similar to measles. 1t
does not seem to be of a serious
Mr.. Sterud of Sterud Bros, of
Reno, representing the Mutual Life
Insurance Co. of N. Y. was in the
valley Tuesday.
Gualterio.
Lee, New, April 10, 1910
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-04-21
TAFT. IS NOT Or. THE OLD GUARD

IS The Old Guard at Washington is
reported to have induced President
y Taft to fall in line for the fall cam
paign. If this be true it is quite a
notable addition and conquest as
Taft was not an Old Guard.
81 The Old Guard is an organization
commanded by Speaker Cannon and
Senator Aldrich which succeeded
the stand-patters of Mark Hanna
day. With Mr.. Taft as its most
distinguished recruit it will attempt
to discourage independent political
thought and action that may be
troublesome to the interests.
Old Guard in political as we'll as
in war are generally found in
desperate positions. The fact that
Mr.. Taft in a little more than a
year has been reduced to this ex-
tremity shows either that he did not
understand his party when he became
its leader or that he does not now
understand himself.
AS Senator Beveridge is one upon
whom the Old Guard is soon to move,
the speech by that gentleman in the
Indiana convention has interest.
Unlike the president of the United
States, he stands by his guns. He
says the same things today that he
said two years ago. He talks in
indianapolis exactly as he talks in
Washington. The fact that he is
now to meet his constituents as a
candidate for reelection makes no
change in his ideas or in his words.
What a senator of the United
States can do a president of the
United Stats can do. 1t is probable
that Generalissimos Cannon and
Aldrich of the Guards have not been
more imperative in their demands up
on the president than they have been
upon the senator, and yet while the
zone dons the bearskin, the epaulets
land the cross belts, the other bids
them defiance and, what is better.
tells the truth about them and the
selfish interests which they serve.
This is true independence. 1t is
independence which needed only the
support of William Howard Taft to
be successful. The president was
pledged no less than the senator.
If he has joined the Guards he has
regalia which confutes all his princi-
pies and all his promises. joseph
Observer.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15
WHY WOMEN GROW OLD EARLY
Through Mistaken Idea of Duty She
Permits Her Life to Become
TreadmiII.

Why do some women grow old and
others keep the secret of perpetual
youth? Here is one answer:
One reason why the average woman
wears out, grows plain before her hus-
band, is that, through a mistaken idea
of duty, she lays out for herself at
the beginning of her married life a
scheme or plan of duty and employ
ment for her time. every hour filled
with work, with rare and short periods
of relaxation
This she follows re1igiously for
years, feeling that she has done her
duty, because every household event
occurs regularly and on time. while
she soon becomes merely a machine,
a thing without life of itself or Volt
ton. She. settles into rut, and goes
round and round on the same track
everlastingly.
Can any woman keep brightness,
originality of thought or speech, or
even mere prettiness with such a life?
And without those things how can she
keep her husband and growing chill
dren full of loving admiration, which
Is the strong chain by which she can
bind them to her? How bright and
jolly the neighbours wife seems when
she calls. In nine cases out of ten it
Is because the surroundings and talk
Of your heme are variety to her, and
rouse her to originality and bright.
ness of speech.
Cultivate a broad attitude toward
the world and its people, Let your in
terests be far-reaching, and there will
be renewed vigor when it comes to
solve the problems of the home.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15
Murdered for . Cent

A quarrel over a single penny led to
murder in Hoboken the other day.
A man from Nebraska, who stopped at
q hotel in Hoboken while awaiting the
sailing of the steamer for Europe, put
a penny in the slot of an automatic
music box in the dining-room of the
hotel, but the box refused to pour
forth the expected ragtime tune. The
Nebraskan became indignant and up
braided the German porter The lat
ter explained to him that it required
q nickel and not penny to set the
mechanism of the music-box in mo-
tien, but that explanation did not sat
isfy the man from Nebraska. He be-
came abusive and when the porter
threatened to put him out, he pulled
a revolver from his pocket and shot
the porter lead.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15

vited to listen to soprano solo by
Miss Imogene Lukewarm.
Somebody went around and locked
the doors, SO | made up my mind to
die game.
A foolish friend once told Imogene
she could sing, so she went out and
bought up bunch Of tra-la-la's and
began to beat them around the parlor.
When Imogene sings she makes
faces at herself.
If she needs high noe she goes
after it like she was Gazing the dach-
shund in to dinner.
Imogene sang "Sleep. Sweetly
Sleep and then kept us awake with
her voice.
After In1ogene crept back to her
cave we had the first treat of the even
ing, and the shock was so sudden It
Jared us.
Uncle Mil came out and quivered a
violin obligato entitled "The Lost
Sheep in the Mountain" and it was
all there is.
Uncle Mil was the only green spot
III the desert.
When he gathered the gpurd up I'M
der his chin and allowed the bow to
ttptoe over the bridge you could hear
the nightingale calling to it's mate.
wanted to get up petit asking
Uncle Mil to play all the evening and
make US all happy, but Win Bruce
wouldn't let me.
Will said he wasn't feeling very well
and he wanted to hear the rest of the
program and feel worse.
He got his wish.
The next thing we had was SybiI,
the Illusionist
Sybil did lot of mouldy tricks with
cards and every few minutes she fell
down and sprained her sleight OF
hand.
Sybi1 was polish for sure.
Then Swift MCGEE, the Boy Mono
loguist, flung himself in the breach
and told a bunch Of Bixbys.
1t was cruel occasion.
Swift had an idea that when it came
to cracking merry boohoos he could
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15
VALUE OF PROPERTY RIGHTS
How One Small Boy Was Cured o.
Destructive Propensities by a
Lasting Lesson.

Small boys are very apt to fail to
recognize the value of others prop.
erty. My small son, in company with
a playmate, in game used the lights
in neighbours henhouse for target.
The owner of the damaged property
visited both homes, where the culprits
hid in dismay, and collected damages.
Here was a valuable opportunity
for a lasting lesson. called my boy
to me, and we talked the matter over,
he having full chance to explain his
side of the case. Then the mischief
he had wrought and the reputation it
might give him were gravely dis.
cussed.
He voluntarily offered to refund the
amount Of his part of the damage out
of his small savings until full restitu-
ton was made. This was finally agreed
upon, and here came the hard part for
the boy. His pocket money allowance
was rs cents week. which was fire.
quently reduced by fines for ill-tem-
per or other sundry breaches of ETH
quette or duty. 1t took him seven
weeks to get out of debt.
When the last cent was paid. he
gave a sigh of relief, and said: There
I'll never destroy anything. again as
long as live" -Harper's Bazaar.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15
LIVING IS CHEAP 4N JAPAN.
How They Manage to Exist Comfort.
ably on Small Amounts.

It is estimated that professional
man in Japan can live with his wife
in comfort on the sum of $3.50 This
means one large divisib1e apartment,
a small kitchen, a bathroom, a study
and storeroenl, charming garden,
one servant and surroundings of great
refinement Mats are the covering of
the floor, of course; pillows the seats;
table linen is superfuous where lac.
quered trays and paper napkins are
used; personal laundry Is at its min
imum where two hot baths day are
the custom. The fagots used IN cock
ing are not much larger than mans
finger and fuel for ironing is unneces.
sary where clothes are stretched prop
erly upon frame. Perfect privacy
is one of the Iuxuries of this minute
menage, for high bamboo fence
shuts off the view Of strangers. Each
article Of the house is carefully Sc
lected and some of them are Of rare
beauty and of a durability that per-
mits them to be handed on from one
generation to another. No waste takes
place, for every crumb Of the food pre-
pared is eaten. Flowers are the chief
decoration and the science of flowers
is a part of the accomplishments OF
the lady of the house The large
room, with its several mats and its
adjustable partitions, becomes at
night time the sleeping places of the
several members of the house, but
during the day quickly is converted
into a spacious. peaceful. fieWer-dec-4
Grated apartment, the bedeIothes be-
ing laid away neatly on the shelf Of
the storeroom. Simplicity, delieacy
and refinement characterize homes of
these qualities the homes of the
poor who feel no poverty ne abodes
II those who having little would not
complain had they even less.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15
John Henry
az the
Musicale
Cy HUGH McHUGH
George v. Hobart

Did you ever get ready and go 20
musicale?
Isn't it the velvet goods?
They pulled one off at Jack Froth-
ingham's last Wednesday evening and
| had to walk up and down the aisle
with the rest of the bunch.
Mind you, l like Jack, SO this is no
secret conelaye of the Anvil assocEa-
ton,
Only, wish to put him wise that
when he gives his next musicale ray
address Is Forest avenue, in the
woods.
When I reached Jacks house the
Burnish Brothers were grabbing
groutchy music out of guitar that
didn't want to give up, and the mad
revel was on.
The Burnish Brothers part their
hair in the middle and always do THE
Washington Post" march on their
mandolins for an encore.
II Mr.. Sousa ever catches them
there1l be couple of shine chord
squeezers away to the bad.
When the Burnish Brothers took a
bow and backed off we were all In
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15

The Boy Monologuist, Flung Himself
in the Breach and Told a Bunch
of Bixbys.
dong was busy watching a goo-goo
bird.
Did you ever spot one of those
glance-givers?
This chaps name was LleweIlyn
Joyce, and he considered himself q
perfect heilyon.
He thought all he had to do was to
roll his lamps at lassfe and she was
off the slate.
Llewellyn loved to sit around at the
musicale and burn the belle of the
ball with his goo-goo eyes.
Llewellyn needed swift slap
that's what he needed.
Next we had the Nonpariel quar-
tette, and they were the boys that
could eat up the close harmony!
They sang Love, am Lonely!"
from start to finish without stopping
to call the waiter.
Then we had Clarissa Coldslaw in
select Rotations.
She was all the money.
C1arissa grabbed "Hamlet's solilo-
guy between her pearly teeth and
shook it to death.
She got half-Nelson on Poe's
Raven" and put it out of the bust.
ness.
Then she gave an imitation of the
balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet.
If Juliet talked like that dame did.
no wonder she took poison.
Il she 1ec down her hair and
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15
Capt. Bosardus Again Hits the Bulls Eye

This world-famous rifle shot, who holds
the championship record of 100 pigeons
in 100 consecutive shots, is living at
Lincoln, ILL.,, Recently interviewed, he says:
i suffered a long time with kidney and
bladder trouble and used several we'll
known kidney medicines. all of which
gave me no relief until started taking
Foley Kidney Pills. Before used Foley
Kidney Pills | had severe backaches and
pains in my kidneys, with suppression and
cloudy voiding. On arising in the morn
ing | would get dull headaches Now |
have taken three bottles of Foley Kidney
Pills and feel 100 per cent better. am
never bothered with my kidneys or bIad
der and again feel like my own self. .
Sold by X-Ray Pharmacy.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15

with a stone br1kse on our. memories
Then We had Rufus Nielsen; the
parlor prestidigitator. : = -:z%-,--' ! ( z
Rufus was a bad boy.
He cooked ans pmelet. N a silk hat
and when he gave the hat back to Ed.
Walker the poached eggs fell out aid
cuddled up in Eds hair.
Rufus apoIegized and said he'd do
the trick over again if some one else
would lend him a hat, but there was
nothing doing.
When the contralto crawled under
the ropes and began to tell us that the
bells in the village rang ding-ding-
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15
The poached eggs fell out and cuddIsd
I - sSslE.ssaas Up In Eds hair.

pull Lew Doekstader off the horse and
leave him under the fence.
As monologuist Swift thought he
had George Fuller Golden half way
across the bay, and Fred Niblo was
screaming for help.
Swift often told himself that ne
could give Marshall P. Wilder six
sure-fires and beat him down to the
wire.
Swift is one Of those low-foreheads
who write their own STUFF and say
sI done it,"
After Swift had talked the audience
into chill, he pushed on and left Us
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15
Sheriff's Sale.
State of Louisiana Parish of Ascenslon-Twenty
Seventh Judicial District Court.
Peoples Trust and Savings Bank
VS.. No. 1918.

vs. No. 1918.
Claiborne III. Dixon.
DY VIRTUE OF and in obedience to an or
named court in the above entitled and numbered
taken into my possession and will offer for sale
at public auction, to the iasf and highest ider
according to law. at the priHaipal front door OF
the courthouse of the parish OF Ascension, in
the town of Donaldsonville on
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1910,
at II O'Clock a. M, the following described
property to-wit;
The undivided one-half interest of Claiborne
H. Dixon in the following described property
certain tract of land, together with all the
buildings and improvements thereon. contain
ing eighty acres ana twenty one-hundredths of
an acre $50 20-100 acresl, situated in and being
part OF the southwest quarter of sectio twenty
nine township eight SOUTH range three ca
and being a portion OF the same land acquired
by the present mortgagor from the United States
government on April o. 1901, as per patent No
9307, recorded in Conveyance Book No. q. folio
294. Said 80 20-100 acres bounded as follows:
On the north by lands of H. l.. James. on the
south by lands of Picard & Geismar formerly
of present mortgagorl, on the east by lands of
Hughey James, and on the west by lands of Fl.
L. James, The portion herein mortgaged being
the north half of the southwest quarter of said
section tWenty-nine. township eight south range
three east. All of said property being in the
parish of ASCENSION.
Terms-Caah in Uaited States Currency.
r; g. HANSON.
Sheriff. Parish of Ascension.
Donaldsonyi1Ie. La, Sept H. 1910.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15
A misunderstanding.

Census Taker-What did you sa,
your name is?
Editor Of the Century, Q. John
son.
Census I aker-W What difference does
it make whether am johnson o.
not? You've got to answer the ques
lions / ask or get arrested. What dia
you say your name is?
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15
IF Beats An

This is quoted from a letter of Nj. Stock
well, Hannibal, Mo, 4 recently used
Foleys Honey and Tar for the first time.
TO say am pleased does not half express
my feelings. 1t beats all the remedies
ever used, contracted a bad cold and
was threatened with pneumonia. The
first doses gave great relief and one bots
tie completely cured me. Contains no
opiates. Sold by X-Ray Pharmacy.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15

started in to give us a mad scene
me to the sand dunes!
It was a case of fee as a bird with
yours respectfully.
Those musicale things would be
aces if the music didn't set them back
Copyright, 1901, by c. w. Dillingham; Coz
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15
A Reliable Medieine-Not Narcotic.

Get the genuine Foley's Honey and Tar
in the yellow package It is safe and eff
fective. Contains no opiates. Refuse
substitutes Sold by X-Ray Pharmacy.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15
[sEAL1 R. McGULLOF.
Notary PM lie

state of Louisiana-Parish of Ascension-I
have carefully examined the foregoing act of in
corporation and find nothing therein contained
contrary to the constitution and laws of the
state of Louisiana OF those of the United States
Original signed.i PHILIP H. GIL BERT,
Dist. Atty. 9th Jud. Dist. of Louisiana.
A true copy of the original on file In my Office
j. Ed. FERNANDEZ,
Deputy Clerk and Ex-officio Recorder.
DonaIdsonYille. La, Sept. s. 1910.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15
Succession Notice.

State of Ionlsiana-Parlsh OF AscensIon-IWenfy
Seventh Judicial District Court
Succession of Corinne Knott
No. 673.
WHEREAS, William Knott has fled his APP
wv pIication to be appointed administrator of
the above entitled and numbered succession:
Public notice is hereby given TO all whom
may concern to show cause. if any they have or
can, within TEN DAYS from the date hereof,
why said petition should not be granted.
Witness my hand and the seal of said court at
DonaIdgonyiIe, La. this 1st day of October. 1910
fI, J. S. BARMAN
Clerk of Court.
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