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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-05-29
ORIGIN OF FIREWATER

When the Hudson Bay Trading
company began its trading among
the Indians it was found that by
selling the Indians liquor they
could more easily he induced to
trade their peltries. The first
whisky or intoxicant of inferior
quality was distilled IN Englan d
and brought to America in large
barrels, but in transporting it
overland it was found more con-
venient to divide il into small
kegs. The traders soon became
aware of the fact that by diluting
the whisky with water more
they could get more furs. This was
practiced for some time, but the
Indians learned that good whisky
poured on fire would cause it
to flame up, whereas had the
whisky been diluted the fire would
he quenched. 1t was by this
simple experiment that the term
"fire water" became common
word among the Indians. A chief
who had experienced the bad
effects of whisky among his
people said it was most certainly
distilled from the hearts of wild
cats and the tongues Of women
from the effects it produced Red
Man.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-05-29
500 REWARD 500

The readers of this paper will
be pleased to learn that there is at
least one dreaded disease that
science has been able to cure in all
its stages and that is Catarrh.
Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being
a constitutional disease requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surface of the, system,
thereby destroying the foundation
of the diease, and giving the
patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature
in doing its work. The propritors
have so much faith in it's curative
powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that
it fails to cure. Send for list of
ties .imonials.
Address: F. j. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, o. j.
Sold by Druggists. 75c. Take
Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-05-29
PAVEMENT PHILOSOPHY.
Calf love needs a lot of rome.

Calf love needs lot of rome.
Hard luck stories are not always
told by word of mouth.
II you can be happy with n little It
Is always ut hand.
The man who says he'll never give
In pretty soon gives out.
The room Mt the top ia always
spoken for. but seldom occupied.
That word wholesome IA being
stretched to unwholesome proper.
lions.
When you loan dollar give #;
you'G forget II sooner. and so will he.
Some people never help their run
OF luck by doing little sprinting on
their own account
The man who makes a cloak OF
religion is not well.dressed in the
eyes Of the Lord.
The difference between pessImist
and an optimlst Ia exactly the same
az that between an optimist and a
pessimist
The longest way round isn't always
the surcst way home: there's the
cider mill, ard all the other hin.
ORANGES.
The average young man hardly
knows what to do with his new nous.
tache. but most any Of his friends
can tell him II he wishes they should.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-05-29
OFFICIAL Paper OF ELKO co.
Monday. May 20. 1911
DECORATION DAY

Next Tuesday will be Decora-
ton day; the day on which the
nation turns aside to do honor to
the memory of the soldiers of the
great war, for VIII: III honor and
for an everlasting reminder of
which, the sacrifices of that war.
the day was created.
In his first inaugural address
Mr.. Lincoln said:
1--WE are not enemies, but
friends. We must not be enemies.
Though passions may have strained
1t must not break our bonds of
affection. The mystic chords of
memory. stretching from every
battlefield and patriot grave to
every living heart and hearthstone
over all this broad lard, will yet
swell the chorus of the Union
when again touched, as surely they
will be- by the better angels of our
nature"
In passing we may stop a
moment to wonder how it was,
when that inaugural was spoken,
that the men around Mr.. Lincoln
who had thought his election was
a mistake did not realize that in
his uncouth form the master spirit
Of them all was disguised; why.
when beyond the sea that inaugural
was read. the men of England did
not stop to say: 'What is this
that We have been told, that the
Unsolicited President of the
United States is a clown and
buffoon7 Why, in all our litera-
ture. Of which we are so proud.
there Is not paragraph compar-
able with that-so high, so deep,
30 pathetic, 80 strong. so set to
celestial music!"
But, returning to our theme.
1t was just fifty years ago that
those words were spoken. Have
1.-THE better angels of our nature"
at last asserted themselves and
forced aside all tho dark thoughts
Of tho past, until we can realize at
last that what happened then had
to be, and that the men who
struggled then were each hut
acting his role as Fate called the
mighty acts Of that tremendous
tragedy? - .wal
If we have, then we can, with all
appropriateness go out and dress
the soldiers graves with flowers.
Twenty-Five years ago there were
not many graves to decorate save
the graves Of those that went
down under the canopy of battle.
and the steps of the veterans who
marched to perform that duty had
much OF the old elastic spring of
the marchers of the immortal four
years OF war. Today they are
well-nigh all gone. and it Is with
hating and feeble steps that those
who remain struggle on to per-
form that labor of love. But the
hands that are held down to them
from above. have grown to q host,
and we may not shake of the be-
lief that on Decoration day they
are not Indifferent to what is done
here; that the shining ranks are
al filed; with the old commanders
at their head; the old flags cleaned
Of every stain are above them;
that silver bugles are sounding the
call mingled with the roll of
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-05-29
TABLOID INFORMATION.

Window glass was first used In
modern times In 1857.
The Transvaal produces one.third
of the worlds supply Of gold.
There are, in different parts of the
world. altogether about zoo active
volcanoes.
Australia is % times as large as the
United Kingdom.
Tho worlds coal mines yield 4o0.-
100000 tors of coal every year.
Mount Everest. In Tibet, Is nearly
six miles high. 1t Is the highest noun
thin In the world.
The average age at which women
marry I'm England is 23h years.
Herrlngs form the greatest harvest
Of the ocean. More behring's are eat.
en- than any other fish.
a Pinch Of borax stirred into fresh
milk VIII keep 1t for some time, and
also prevent the cream turning sour.
Nearly two.thlrds OF the crime in
l.oudCn 10 rerpctuated between Q n. m.
on Saturdays and Q a. IN. Oh MONDAYS.
There are several places in London
where preachers can buy sermons
printed. They cover all subjects and
eau be had for every season.
The craving for tobacco Ia docreaa.
ed after n smoker has climbed to n
great height. Stocking under such cir.
cumstanccs is found TO be somewhat
laborioTs.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-05-29

For Sale "A New Home sewing
machine. Inquire at this office.
Mrs. Ray has opened Hardness
ing, Shampooing, Massage and
Msnicuring Parlors at Mrs.
Campbell's Millinary Store. City
prices.
Decoration Day flowers at
popular prices. Apply to Lambert
Henderson. Orders should be
placed as soon as possible. Prices
on application.
Courthouse, Highschool, and
grammar School, souvenirs at
Wintermantel,s Jewlery Store. .
For Sale:-A good upright
Mahogny case piano slightly used
for $195 II taken soon. Address
Box 268. Reno. Nevada
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psrlodlcItv.

They say the hoop skirt Ia coming
back" observed the professor, regret.
fully This seems to show that fash
ions travel In regular ellipses, and not
In paraholic curves. az some OF US had
hoped"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-05-29

There are. in different parts of the
world. altogether about zoo active
volcanoes.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-05-29

The Trarsvaal produces one-third
of the worlds supply of gold.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-05-29

Window glass was first used In
modern times In 1857.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-05-29

Novels are sweets. All people with
healthy literary appetites love them
almost all women; vast number of
clear. hard.headed men. judges. bish.
ops, chancellors. mathematicians, are
notorious novel readers. as we'll AZ
young boys and sweet girls, and their
kind. tender mothers. William Mako
peace Thackeray.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-05-29

"s-st!" STEELE put her head inside
the door cautiously. "Parkhurst ia
lookin for you. Johnson. Cut II out"
"Hurry--hurry sighed Miss Mar.
tin. Gee! ] wish ! could stick a pin in
that old savage.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-09-06
COTTON MARKET
CLOSES STEADY
BY Associated Press.

New York, Sept. 5.--The cotton market
opened steady at an advance Of 4Q14
points In response to higher cables,
Liverpool having advanced over the local
holidays. Trading was active and the
south sold IN advance here, but there
was trade buying around IL 1-2 cents for
the active new crop months and huc-
tuations during the early trading were
comparatively narrow and irregular with
the market showing = fairly steady tone.
Receipts In the southwest are not in
creasing quite as rapidly as expected
scattered covering during the morning.
Business was much less active late In
the forenoon and after having showed
net advance of 900 points. the market
eased on 8 or points from the best
under Southern selling and realizing.
Local statistlcans are estimating that
In spite Of the failure Of Southwest re-
ceipts to increase as rapidly as andcipat-
ed. the September into sight movement
will break all previous records, and the
question of an outlet for early receipts
seems to be offsettiEg bullish construc-
lions Of the recent crop report
The market was easier during the
afternoon urder continued southern SELL
ing and uouidation by recent buyers,
with prices selling off to net decline OF
about 10 to IL points. There seemed to
be nothing fresh in the way OF news, but
the easier tone in the New Orleans mar
ket was attributed to fresher offerings
Of spots and local sellers seemed to be
counting upon the increasing weight OF
new crop receipts.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-09-06

part Of this route but the roads were
much better than those previously en-
countered, and when we reached the
Pike county line they were almost par
excellence. A fine feature Of the Pike
county roads Is the granite mile post
with the mileage to Troy cut into each
post.
Att Troy we found Kennedy and
Avery, with an escort Of two Mont
gomery cars which had come to pilot
the scouts into the Capital City. This
party was composed Of Mr.. f. H.
Miller Of the Montgomery journal,
Secretary Bruce Kennedy Of the Bust
ness Mems League, Mr.. A. M. McCord,
Miss Lucia Richardson, and Miss Rosa
lind Sayre in one car; in the other car
were Mrs. w. A. Gunter, wife Of Mont
gornerys mayor, Miss priscilla GOOD
win, and Mrs. John d. Mcneil.
The drive into Montgomery from
Troy a distance Of "a miles, was made
in an actual running time of two hours
and 40 minutes. Some FIVE miles of
this road was bad, the result Of the re-
cent rains, but the most Of 1t was the
finest rural highway over which have
ever travelled. The composition is clay
and gravel and 1t is good in all KINDS
of weather. Montgomery county, am
informed, has 1872 miles of county roads
equally as good as that which we
travelled today. I doubt If any county
of similar area in the United States
can surpass this one.
At Montgomery the scouting party
was entertained at the Gay-Teague
hotel by the gentlemen who headed the
escort and was made to feel that the
enterprise had the approval and sup
port of the business public of Mont
gomery.
/ cannot say too much not only Of
the enthusiasm, but of the cordial hos
pitaIity which greeted the scouts at
Andalusia, Brantley, Luverne, Opp,
EIba. and Troy. John w. Bowers, a
former Pensacolian, headed the escort
from Troy meeting the scout car at
Elba.
The distance registered by the scout
car speedometer today is 116 3-s miles
and the actual running time was six
hours and 81 minutes
We leave Tuesday morning for Biz
mingham and between Montgomery
and that point we are promised some
thing in the way Of roads-bad roads
that sounds extremely bad now, but
which may not prove so bad as they
are pictured.
The EIba Route.
1t having been decided to divide the
scout party and send two from Anda-
lusia to Troy via Luverne and two via
Opp and Elba- the Opp and EIba route
fell to the scout car and promptly at
Sal a. m. the Speedwell with Kennedy
and Avery in charge and Col. Doty of
Andalusia and Mr.. Garrett of Elba, as
pilots. pulled out. The ralnless night
and the early morning sun had already
had their beneficial effect on the roads
and It was no longer found necessary
to use chains Opp, distance Of 10
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-09-06
DESIRES CARS
FROM HERE IN
GL|DDEN TOUR
w. e. AYcocK WANTS PENsA-
COLA TO GO IN WITH MoULTRlE
AND HAVE A TEAM IN THE
GREAT RUN FROM NEW YORK
: TO JACKSONVILLE.

W. E. Aycock. Of Moultrie. Ca, who
planned the Moultrie- o-Pensacola
scout car trip several weeks ago
thinks 1t would be a good idea for PEN
sacola to send out q couple Of cars and
join with Moultr1e In putting a team
in the Glidden tour, which will be run
in October over the National highway
from New York to Jacksonville, and
with this in view he has written sew
eral letters to parties here endeavor-
ing to interest them in the proposition.
Speaking Of the proposition IN one Of
his letters Mr.. Aycock says:
You must realize that this will be
a big advertising stunt II we can get
away with the Glidden trophy, and
even If we fail to capture the trophy
It would give us a tremendous amount
of advertising. Any way II would put
Pensacola before the eastern people as
a winter resort and a turning center
as nothing else would. II we could get
two entries from Pensacola together
with my car, we could take the Moul-
trie Concert band, which is a splendid
amature organization. chasing right
up with the professional bands, and
could make noise that would put us
at the head of the procession.
81 trust you win see the advantage
Of this proposition and will handle II
In such a way as to secure the en-
tries"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-09-06
AN INSURANCE
MAN ARRESTED
w. r. MERIWETHER Is CHARGED
WITH EMBEZZLEMENT OF $3.50
GAVE BOND FOR HIS APPEAR
ANcE.

Considerable surprise was occasion
ed yesterday Afternoon when it became
known that w. R. Merriwcther, we'll
known business man of this city, had
been arrested on the charge of en-
bezzlement. Merriwether made bond
Immediately after his arrest and was
released from custody.
The warrant upon which Merri-
wether was arrested was obtained be-
fore Justice of the Peace Nicholson,
and was executed by Deputy Sheriff
w. A. Bowman, and the affidavit was
signed by II. L. Bethel, state agent for
Our Home Life Insurance Co. The af-
fdavit is TO the effect that Merri-
wether did collect the sum of 1880
which amount was due the insurance
company and that he did fraudently
convert the same to his own use.
It seems that Merriwether had been
representing the insurance company
and 1t is claimed that the amount in
VOWED had been paid him as the
premium on a policy issued by the
company through him
H L. Bethel came here as the rep
resentatfve Of the company, and claims
that he tried to adjust the matter
satisfactorily with Me-riwether, but
that he would not agree to make any
settlement. but refused to turn the
money over to him or to the COM
pany.
John P. Stokes is attorney for the
insurance company.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-09-06
CHICAGO GRAIN
AND PROVISIONS
BY Associated Press.

Chicago, Sept. 5.-Heavy selling Of
wheat here developed today with the
market showing an advance following a
rise in the price at Liverpool Both
large and small holders were prompt to
take profits. II was reasoned that the
action OF the British market was due
to a previous uplift On this side of the
Atlantic. Opening prices were 1-S@
/ 1-4c higher. DECEMBER started at
96 Is to 81 1-Sc a gain Of 1-491 lac,
but steadied around SO lac.
Rainy weather gave corn a set back,
but at first the market displayed f1rmness
in sympathy with wheat December
opened unchanged to 3-sc up at "a 3-S
to 3-4c, but receded to 81 3-Sc
Selling by local spectators carried
oats down. December started 1-4@1-4
to lac higher at 46 1904 to Ale, and
fell to 46 3-sc.
Realizing on the part Of the longs
eased provisions. First sales were 121ac
of to u 1-2c UP with January delivery
at 1880 for pork; 9.35 to 9.47 1-2 for lard
and S.50@8-55 for ribs.
Wheat-No. 2, hard winter, SO lao
CSC; No. /, northern, 1.0SQ1.0e; No. q,
northern, 1.0491.oS; No. 2, spring, $40
los; velvet chaff. s4@1.oo; durum, sag
100
Ia: No. 2, yellow, 6591-2c.
Oats-No. 2, 4393-4o; No. 2. white,
1-2@45c; standard, A 1-463-4c.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.; clover, 1900
1900.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-09-06
STOCK MARKET
Dull At CLOSE
BY Associated Press.

New York, Sept. Stocks opened on
a decidedly lower level when trading was
resumed after the three-day holiday.
Opening transactions showed losses Of a
point or more among many Of the rail-
road stocks, with a decline Of 31-4 In
Canadian Pacific. Recessions among the
industrial issues were less severe. The
decline was ascribed chiefly to the fall
IN prices IN the foreign markets since
Friday.
The stock market lacked sufncient re-
silence to throw off the effect OF de-
preston on the foreign exchanges, which
caused a break at the opening here, and
prices remained below Fridays close
throughout the morning. Trading was
on comparatively small scale. The
crisis in the strike proceedings on
western railroads deferred traders from
renewing bullish proceedings and In the
absence of definite developmentA the
bear party was equally slow to act. Fol
lowing the partial recovery after the
opening, the tone Of the market became
heavy again, when selling orders were
expected in Atchison, Reading and Le-
high Valley, which sold a point below
Fridays closing. Little pressure was
exerted against the general market and
the whole list rose vigorously before
midday.
Trading lapsed into dullness again in
the mid afternoon and prices gave a
trife.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-09-06

miles, was made at s;45 and here after
a short stop, the car rolled on its way
to Elba, which was reached at IL a.
m, the distance from Opp to Elba
being is miles. Here the delegation
from Elba, that had gone over to An
dalusia the night before to get the
scout car" received a royal welcome
from the citizens Of this progressive
little town when they pulled UP at the
Rotel Elba with their prize. A ban
Quet had been provided and after the
meal was over many stirring addresses
were made in the interest of good
roads. All Of the Coffee county COM
missioners were present, and each in
turn pledged himself to build their
section Of the proposed highway and
connect with the excellent road already
built by Pike county which extends
from Troy to a point 16 miles from
Elba- We might here mention the
fact that that part Of the road lying
in Covington county is in much better
condition than the section in Coffee
county, and that the commissioners will
have to get busy If they expect tourists
to travel over this route. There is a
quantity of excellent road material
practically on the ground, and a good
road can be built almost for the ask
ing.
The II miles Of excellent Pike county
road was covered in 20 minutes with
scarcely a Jolt or Jar, and Troy was
reached at $3.50 p. m, after spending
one hour and twenty-five minutes at
Elba and a stop Of fifteen minutes at
Big creek, where ii was necessary to
wait until the county's workmen fin
ished some repair work. Ten miles out
Of Troy a car bearing Mrs. Gunter, the
wife Of Hon. w. A. Gunter, mayor OF
Montgomery, met the scouts. This
pluclSy little woman had driven from
Montgomery to Troy, a distance of "a
miles, and not finding the scouts in
ha y,,Ofov-oI 20 lNno4a
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-09-06
New Orleans Futures.

New Orleans, Sept. 5-The cotton mar
ket opened steady at an advance of to
points on good cables. The weather
belt, which was generally regarded as
belt, which was generally regarded as
unfavorable and likely to increase insect
damage. Crop reports were mixed.
Many portions of belt sent In two COM
plants of q more or less serious charac-
ter which tended to encourage covering
of the short interest. Bulls were ag-
gressive, but there was more tendency
on the Dart pf outsiders to take the long
side. At the end Of the first half hour
Of trading prices were Il ola points
over last Fridays close.
On the advance scalpng longs sold to
realize ther profits and bearsh traders
added to the offerings by gong short. By
the middle of the morning the supply OF
contracts was more than the rng could
absorb and the market gradually fell OF
until toward noon. prces were / pont
up to 1 pont down compared with the
close of last Friday. Mississippi and
Alabama sent in extremely bad reports
concerning the damage done by worms.
Spot cotton firm, unchanged; middling
II 1-2c; sales on the spot Isl bales;
to arrive 1923 bales.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-09-06
VESSELS IN PoR-
stenmahins.

Steamships.
e. o. Saltmarsh, Br, Rogers, 1868, to
Gulf Transit Co.
Dalecreast, Br. Murray, 276o, to
South Atlantic Steamship Co.
Ernesto. Span, Ormaechea, 1880, to
South Atlantic Steamship Co.
Fenay Lodge, Br, English, 267S, to
Pensacola Lumber Co.
It Piemonte. Ital. Ohlsen. 1892, to ].
A. Merritt. & Co.
Wherefore. Br. Jaffars, 1880. to FIR.
julius Schreyer.
Banks.
Gracoma. Ital. Janni,. 129e,. to Ro-
sasco Bros.
Whinlatter, Nor, Jensen, 1889. to
German American Lumber Co.
Specas, Nor, Lund, SS2, to master.
Kosmo. Nor, Johannsen. 1927 to
master.
Syveke, Nor, Larsen, 1909, to master
Skoda, Br, Farrell, 65s, TO master.
Schooners.
Bartholdi, Br, Chute, 299, to Stearns
& Culver Co.
S. 9. Haskell. Am. Staples. $50. tc
German American Lumber Co.
John Francis, Am, Wessle, 4S4. tc
sallie C. Marvil. Am. Spur. SAG. tc
master.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-09-06
BIRMINGHAM PARTY GOES
OUT TO MEET SCOUTS

Birmingham, Ala, Sept. 5.-A COM
mittee of good roads enthusiasts
headed by Mr.. ]. A. Rountree. secre-
tary of the Alabama Good Roads As
ISOLATION, will meet the Pensacola
Commercial Associations scouting
party at Pelham, Ala, forty miles from
the city. and escort them to the rooms
Of the Chamber of Commerce, where
short speeches Of welcome will be de-
livered and responded to. Afterwards
a dinner VIII be rendered them in
which twenty-five citizens will partici-
pate. There Is a great deal Of enthu-
siasm over the coming of the scouts
and hearty welcome will be extended
to them
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-09-06

out by using massage and drinking
milk. A glass OF warm milk taken on
going to bed r. one OF the best flesh
builders. Instead of using a cream for
massage. take the best quality OF olive
oil Moisten the skin over the hol-
lows and massage gently with the
finger tips using circular motion Do
this every night and every morn
ing.
Few women realize that the skin
must be fed as well as the body; Tor.
IL not, IL will become dry and krinkisd
and look like old cracked leather. To
omit washing the face at night in "a,
great mistake; on retiring this is real
ly Of more Importance than tits in mo
morning. It should be bathed IN warm
water and dried gently but thoroughly.
Then take some good enrolment, such
as cold cream, and rub II in well, wip-'
ing IL all off carefully with a soft
dry towel