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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-05-19
BIDS OPENED

The commissioners met at IL
o'clock today and opened the bids
for furnishing the courthouse. lay
ing cement walks building the
Wells iail and sprinkling the
streets OF Elko. Following are the
bids:
Observation-Disclosures
Rockweli.& Sutton. ..$lO.Oll 40
Finck & Slender. ..... 1887 90
Finck & Shendler Mop. .l2, $50 90
Rucker-Fuller Desk
Co A............ 1919 90
Rucker-FuIler Desk
20. b. B.............. IA, lao 90
Rucker-Fuller Desk
Co. C.......... 1892 90
w. 7. Smith Co. Mol. 1894 90
w. T. Smith Co. No.2.. 14,25O 90
Wilson Bates Furniture
Co. ........ SSH 65
General Fire Proofing
Co.. ................ 1915 90
}. +. 4 H. E. Schraven. $3.50 90
CARPETS. LINOLEUM. SHADES
ETC.
Rockwell & Sutton. 49,. 2,425 90
j. F. & II. E. Schraven not tota.ed
Reinhart Co..... 2.397 90
ELECTRIC LIGHT FIXTURES
d. &. Johns & R f. NAL
lett. ............ 1900 90
Rockwell & Sutton Mol 4,6l2 90
Rockwell & Sutton No.2 3,292 90
Rockwell G. Sutton No. 8 4.O67 90
Roberts Manufacturing
Co No. l.......... 3.7OO 90
Roberts Manufacturing
Co. No. 2.... 2. $500 90
CEMENT WALKS
Geo Dixon. on............ l.796 62
J. F,.& H. f. Schraven. 2,O45 90
Rockwell & Sutton ..... 1882 90
Z. G. Timm. ...... 1,423 90
Hopper & STEINER. ..... 1889 90
WELLS JAIL
}. +. & II. E. Schraven. 1850 90
McGinty Bros. 793 90.
Rockwell & Sutton. ...... 7OS 60
STREET SPRINKLING
NJ. N. Rockwell Per day. S 9 90
M. f. Reed Per Mo. ..... 800 90
VIM. w. & G. B. Russell
Per Mo. ........... 24S 90
Thompson & Smiley Per
MO ........ ............. 351 90
Low ell Moody Per Mo. $50 90
Geo. Knopf Per day ...... IL 90.
c. +. Barkey Per Mo. go. 300 90
There is an army of bidders and
agents of the different bidders
present and as each thinks his
furniture is the best and his bid
the lowest it will be several days
before the commissioners will be
able to award the contracts on
4 lao nn,,rIha,,., -
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-05-19

When the baby takes too much
food the stomach turns; the result
Is Indigestion, sourncss and vomit.
ing. Frequently the bowlCs are
involved and there is collie pains
and diarrhoea McGEE'S BABY
ELIXIR is n organ corrective
remedy for tho stomach and bowels
disorders of babies. II is pure,
wholesome and pleasant TO take.
Price 25c and soc per bottle. Sold
by Elko Drug Co.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-05-19

Diamond In the Rough.
AN uncut diamond looks very much
hke n bit OF the best gum arabic
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-05-19

why ls your boat named the He's
"Becauss she has bstohss and lays
w.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-06-01
Junuie Housekcopinc

Ihe negro housewife in the West indian jungle finds housekeeping very saay. Fruit and vegetables grow wild sH about the hut and the river abounds with fish. On wash day all she has to do Is to pick few of the berries of me soap berry tree, take her clothes 10 the river and use the berries as she would use ordinary soap. Even hey cooking pots grow on the trees, the calabash cut in halves being used for this purpose Calabashes are used also for bowls, basins and Jugs ro, carrying water from the r.ver. whs the small ones make excellent GU,
 In the afternoon, when she is req
 for her cup of tea, the negress pic
 half dozen leaves from the lime bus growing at her door, boils the. sQueezes the juice from a sugar can. for sweetening and the cocoanut s,l, plies the milk. Thus she has d.,. r1ous cup oi tea without depending OF the grocer for it. She makes the mats for her floor out of the dried leaves of the banana, plaited and sewed togeth- CT as the old country people in tba, country make their rag matS->
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-06-01
Wins Fight For Life,

It was long and bloody battle for life that was Waged by James B. Mershon, of Newark, N. J., of which he writes: "I had lost much blood from lung hemorrhages, and was very weak and rundown. For eight months I was unable to work. Death seem ed close on my heels, when I began, three weeks ago, to use Dr. King S New Discovery. But is has helped me greatly. It is doing all that you claim" For weak, sore lungs, obsti- nate coughs, stubborn colds, hoarse- ness, la grippe. asthma, hay-fever or any throat or lung trouble it's su- preme 50c & $1.00 Trial bottle free Guaranteed by all druggists.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-06-01
THOUGHT
 DEATH NEAR
Queen Esther RObers0n of Teller. ner Feels That Cardui Did Her
 a World of Good.

Telferner, Tex-"I will now write to let you know how much good Cardui did for me-" writes Miss Queen Esther Roberson of this town.
 "l suffered from womanly troubles for four years and thought at times would die with pain, but now, since taking Car- dui, am much better and give Cardui all the praise. will recommend Cardui to all my lady friends"
 Only the purest vegetable ingredients, of mild and gentle action, are used in the preparation of Cardui, the woman's tonic,
 Cardui contains no mineral poisons, of ether dangerous drugs of any sort, hence we can depend upon its doing you noth- ing but good.
 Its specific, curative action, on the cause of most womanly troubles, is proved by the wonderful results obtained in so many different forms of such troubles, described by the thousands of ladies, who have written to tell what it did for them.
 Headache, backache, sideache, drag ging sensations, irregularity, cramps, nervousness, irritability, tired feeling, in- ability to walk, are all symptoms of something wrong with the womanly organs.
 Take Cardui. It will surely help you.
 N B-Write to: Ladies' Advisory Dept Chatta- aeoga Medicine Co.,. Chattanooga Tenn. for Special Excavations. and 64-page book. Home Treatmeu1 0v1nm," seutin plain wrapper on 1eQuesA
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-06-01
THE ScOLD'S BRlDLE.
--vta. Punishment to Which Wonef
 Were Onee Subjected.

.-Vta. Punishment to Which Wonsf
 Were once Subjected.
 The prank, or scold's bridle. or gos- :3's bride. was neither more nor less aan a muzzle. It was in general use 2 Great Britain from the siXteenti, 70 ae eighteenth century, and Ill Scot and as veil women were niuZ2lcd for ertain oTenseS, some at leaSt of the1la .nore imaginary shan real. Tine instrli Dent of torture, even a dogs ieat!le-j 'nuzzle, is uncomfortable. How iuHe:. more the scold's muzzie! I. consisted. according to high authority. Alr. h levitt, of a kind of crown or frame he head. and. 1t was armed in fronr Eith gag. plate or sharp cutting snife or point. which Was placed iii iDe poor womans mouth so as to prevent her moving her tongue, or if was ,.s r,iaced that if she did move 1t or at. frightful manner. With this cage ulr eu her head and with the gag irrul2 pressed and locked against her tongue he miserable creature, whose sole Of lending perhaps was that she raised her voice ir defense of her socin. tights against brutal and beset;eG .usband or lad spoken honest truth O come one high in office in her tcwn. vas paraded through tip streets. tnd ;,y chain by the hand of a bellman, ne beadle or the constable or chained D the pillory. the whipping post O market cross. to be subjected to ever conceivable insult and degradation stthout even the power left her of asking for mercy or of prnmlsing amendment for the future. and when ,he punishment was over she vas -;.rned out from the town hall or tue place where the brutal punishment aad been inflicted, maimed. disdgured bleeding. faint and degraded. to be the subject of comment and jeering among aer neifhbors.-London Family Her sld.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-06-01
DANGER IN DELAY
Kidney Diseases Are Too Dangerous for Pine Bluff Puff People to
 Neglect.

The great danger of kidney troubles is that they get firm hold before the sufferer recognizes them. Health is gradually undermined Backache, headache, nervousness, lamenees, soreness, lumbago, urinary, troubles dropsy, and Bright's disease, follow as the kidneys get worse. Don't neg lect your kidneys. Help the kidneys with the reliable and safe remedy. Doan's Kidney Pills. which has cured people right here in Pine Bluff
 D. s. Hewitt, cabinet maker, 1907, w. Barraque St., says: "I have taken Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney con- plaint and lame and aching back and consider them a valuable kid ney medicine. About three years ago I had an attack of fever, and it left my kidneys weak. I suffered from backache and pains across my loins and the remedies that I tried did not stem to help me. Finally, I used Doan's Kidney Pills and they effected cure. During the past three yea. 5 have. had no further trouble from my kidneys or back"
 For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co.,, Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the name-Doan sand take no other.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-06-01
ElnniaA For Old Ynar

"Of all sounds of all bells. most soi ann and touching Is the peal which rings out the old year." wrote Charles Lamb. "I never hear 1t without a gathering up of my mind to a concen- tration of all the images that have diff fused oyer the past twelvemonth, all l have done or suffered. performed or ne&lected, !n that regretted time I; begin To kf0w it's worth as whru Il person dies
 Longfeliow, too. looks at the solemn side of the cd year. for he says ill hie Midnight Mass For the Dying Year Through the woods and mountain passes The winds like anthems roll. They are chatting solemn masses. Singing; "Pray for this soul
 Pray, pray!"
 TennySonS "Death of the Old Year" however. looks more to the New Year and voices the sentiment of the king is dead. long live the king" 1t Is not well to dwell upon The mistakes of tho past
 He was full of joke and 1est But all his merry quips are OCT To him die across the waste Ills son and heir doth ride posthaste. Put he'll be dead before
 one for hls own.
 night ts stormy end cold my friend
 'e New Year blithe auc uoid IT.,
 to tsks nls own
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-06-01
The Alternative.

If the window had been eight feet from the ground" pouted the young wife. "instead of eight stories. I'd have thrown myself out when you yuarreled with me Then you'd have had to be sweet to me when you picked me up A lot of wives attempt suicide. they say, just to be petteS eyhen they cone to-
 "yes." said he, "but sometimes they don't come to. remember "-New yers preSs.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-06-01
Not ct Rioe.

The Fair Purchaser-Yuur eggs are all very small today. Mir. Jones.
 sIr. Jones Ies'ln. they are But I'm sure l don't know the reason
 The Fair l'ureha scr-Oh expect you took them out of the nests tno Sooli.-- Sketch.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-06-01
[ Cw SSr .- t.. u. a.

He'll" 'id l,a.l" ret'ss! be .r"wf at the club ';;.'r% i'pi5. y'"lr hunting trip: Bag Anytili"-"a
 No" :t>I"'t'tt.i t'hairg Badshor weariy.
 Well, no wolle"r. N"n are a back number The idea of going hunting with a ta!.lcss printer"
 "Oh, don't blame poor Eeppo! He had a tail when he started. d.'-Omaha World II erald.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-06-01

F. s. Rexford, 615 New York Life Bldg, Kansas City, Mo, says: T had a severe attack of a cold which set tied in my back and kidneys and I was in great pain from my trouble. A friend recommended Foley Kidney Pills and I used two bottles of them and they have done me a world of good"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-06-01
A dreadful Wound.

from knife, gun, tin can, rusty aail, fireworks, Or of any other nature, de- mands prompt treatment with Buck lens Arnica Salve to prevent blood
 poison or gangrene. Its the quickest
 surest healer for all such wounds as also for Burns, Boils. Sores, Skin Eruptions, Eczema, Chapped Hands, Corns Or Piles. 25c at all druggists.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-06-01
Procf of Her Ability.

The One-l an: understand why you imagine she has wonderful, con. vers"+ionai ,.owers whc',. us d mat. ter ns .''.t. slt" .,tlss extremely little.
 r.5" .,lc~ '"''@.'- ',sy Y. s;'lc shows Ter """ h.. ., ...t4..', i. 'ho Seiao.'a- o' h'n2s .c so ie.t H:ls 'd e',.: Now.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-06-01

Middle Aged and Elderly People. Use Foley Kidney Pills for quick and permanent results in all cases of kid ney and bladder trouble, and for pain full and annoying irregularities.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-06-01
FOLEY'S KIDNEY REMEDY

Is particularly recommended for chronic cases of kidney and bladder trouble. It tends to regulate and control the kidney and bladder ac- ton and is healing, strengthening and bracing.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-06-01

WANTED-Men to solicit for Citi- xens Hospital Association, liberal Commissions. Big money for hustlers
 Call between and 6 D. m. Room S01 Citizens Bank Bldg. 30 If
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-06-01

C.-.3 ties A!,ouf Fish Scales.
 The l''ta si!vnry coat!a, of fish scales q fi;:s .tS luetet from many sninHtn ervetaie of line mixed with a pc",'l:r ~ul.st@n"c oal!cd "guanin " TGiS cnatng of ai!V"r crystals is very easily rubbed otf lhc s".lcs. and in the cnSo of < European species of carp known as the "blcak" the crystals arc 60 nuMerot.s that a metallic pigment commercially known as "argentiue'' is made from them. The large globular glass beads known as German" OF Roman pearls are coated on the in side With his substance In some spe cies of fish will lusterless scales tho silvery lining is found on the inside of the body. < well known example of fhis is sern in the common smelt-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-06-01

Every spoke ill Florence wagon guaranted to be split hickory. Sold hv Cleveland-M Ma tthews Hdw. Co.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-18

that demands the protection of pro-
fits, the continued policy of hot-
house growth of our industries? The
stagnation Of development that fol-
lows where competition ceases, or on
the other hand. the gradual and in.
sistent reduction OF our tariff laws to
basis There the American manu-
facturer must meet honest compe-,
tltion, where he must develop hs3s
business along the best and most eco
ncmical lines, where when he fights
at home to control his market he is
forging away in the economic de-
velopment OF his business to extend
his trade in the markets of the world
in my Judgment, the future
growth OF our Industries lies beyond
the seas. Let us approach the so
luton of the problem involved with
4 determination to do what Is right,
wnat is safe and what is reasonable"
concluded Mr.. Underwood
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-18
DESCRIBES CAIRO
INSPECTION AND !.
WEIGHING PLAN
Continued from Page One.

noiG General Assembly which sought
to infict state inspection upon
Cairo. Happily for the market this
was averted and the Reporter be-
lieyes unqualifiedly that the state
Gould net possibly give Cairo in
saection equal to its present sys-.
ten.
II. s. Antrim. president Of the
Cairo Board Of Trade is grain
dealer Of especial prominence in hi:
city and he has been entrusted with
municipal duties at various times
witch have been very responsible
positions and he has always dis
charged his obligations faithfully
and TO the best interests of Cairo
Considerable worm eaten corn
has been received Ia Cairo recently
and country dealers should BE- very
careful in shipping this quality OF
ccrn as there is no demand for worm
eaten corn in the south, the marke'
ce the Cairo mere hants.
Receipts In Cairo average about
SEQ cars per month The market
handles great quantity OF st
Charles County corn. This new corr
has already been received in the
market from Missouri which test;
below 3 per cent in moisture CON
tent
Among the enterprising firm:
which are members CT the Cairo
Board of Trade are II. S. Antrim G
Co, Charles Cunningham, II. l.
Halliday Milling Co.. Samuel Hast
ings Co., Magee Grain CO., Pink &
Co, and the Halliday Elevator Co
The methods Of weighing and in.
speeding in Cairo are open to in
vestigation. 1t is the purpose OF
/ the directors of the Cairo Board oil
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-18
SAGE TEA WILL
DARKEN THE HAIR
Restore Faded and Gray Hair
to Natural CoIor--Dandruff
Quickly Removed.

There is nothing new about the idea
of using sage for restoring the color of
the hair. Our great grandmothers kert
their locks soft, dark and glossy by
using n sage tea" Whenever their
hair fell out or took on a dull. faded or
streaked appearance they made brew
of sage leaves and applied il to their
hair, with wonderfully beneficial effect
Nowadays we don't have TO resort TO
old-time, tiresome methods of gathering
the herbs and making the tea This i.
done by skllful chemists better than we
could do it ourselves, and all we have to
do is to call for the ready-made product,
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Rem
edy, containing sage in the proper
strength, with the addition Of sulphur,
another old-time scalp remedy.
The manufacturers of this remedy
authorize druggists to sell it under guar.
antee that the money will be refunded
if it fails to do exactly as represented.
Don't neglect your hair. Get a
bottle OF Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
to-day, and notice the difference after a
few days use.
This preparation is offered to the
public at fifty cents bottle, and Is
recomme ended and sold by all druggists.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-18
JAMES K. HACKETT
MARRIES LONDON GIRL

Milwaukee, Dec. Thames X
Hackett. the actor and Miss Bea-
trice Mary Beckley of London, Eng
land, were married here late yester-
day, according to announcement to-
day,
The ceremony was performed in
the Office of a local attorney, the
knot being tied by Civil Judge Dono-
van. The Wisconsin law governing
marriages requires that license be
issued five days prior to the cere-
mony, but Judge Donovan granted a
special dispensation in Haekett's
case. The ceremony was witnessed
by Fred Lorenz and his son, Ira,
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-18

Trade to put that market on an ir-
repro2chable commercial basis and
the Reporter believes that the de-
sire of its officers has been realized.
"The membership Of the board Of
trade of Cairo is composed of many
other branches Of business other than
that Of grain. The officers of the
board are IA. S. Antrim, presidentg
? g. Barclay secretary and w. s.
Powell chief Inspector
The cairo Board of Trade is a new
member of the Council OF Grain tx
changes.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-18
rolov Kidnev PILL Crrad Him

W. N. BeaufOrd. Mt. Vernon. III
used Foley Kidcey Pills to cure his
kidney trouble. He writes: For
three years used to get violent
pains in my side which found were
the result OF bladder trouble | be-
gan to get headaches and tired very
easily became satisfied that my
trouble came from my Kidneys and
bladder and decided to try Foley
Kidney Pills In short time the
pain lessened and continued the
treatment until my headaches and
tiredness left me and the action OF
my kidneys and Bladder was once
more regular. Foley Kidney pills
have my hoartiest endorsement"
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-18

and there Were present also half a
dozen members of Hacketts COM
pany.
Mis- Beckley came to Milwaukee
from her home, in London. She is
said to be about "a years old Mr.
and Mrs. Hackett left early today
on a special train on their honey
moon.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-18

The Mccarthy Coal Company will
make special cash price Of $3.50
per ton on lump, egg and nut coal
for delivery week of December IS.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-18
Daily Thounht.

One thorn Of experience is worth
q whole wilderness of warning. Low.
ell.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-18

The Mccarthy Coal Company will
make special cash price of $3.50
per ton on lump, egg and nut coat
for delivery week of December IS
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-08
HAPPY RESULTS.
Have Made Many WaXahachie Resi-
dents Enthusiastic.

No wonder scores of Waxahachie
citizens grow enthusiastic. 1t IS
enough TO make anyone happy to
find relief after years of suffering.
Public statements like the following
are but truthful representations of
the daily work done in Waxahachie
by Doan's Kidney Pills.
j. w. Harris, Rousseau street,
WaXahachie, Texas, says: 1T Is
nearly three years since | have had
occasion to use a kidney remedy.
suffered from nearly all the symp-
toms of kidney trouble. | could not
control the passages of the kidney
secretions and had to get up five or
six times at night. My back ached al
most constantly and made it hard For
me to stoop. The contents of two
boxes of Doan's Kidney pills, pro-
cured at B. w. Fearis' Drug Store,
relieved me and | can Just as highly
recommend this remedy today as |
did at that time"
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the namc-Doan's---
and take no other d&wl /
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-08
WORTH WEIGHT
IN GOLD
Lady Learned About Cardui, The
Woman's Tonic and is Now
Enthusiastic III its Praise.

Mount Pleasant, Tenn.-"Cardui is all
you claim ior it, and more" writes Mrs.
M. E. Rail, of this place.
81 was great sufferer for 2 years and
was very weak, but learned abe IT Car
dui, and decided to try it. Now ] am in
perfect health.
"My daughter, when changing into
womanhood, got in very bad health. |
gave her Cardui and now she enjoys
good health.
"Cardlii is worth its weight in gold. !
recommend it for young and DID,"
Being composed exclusively OF HARM
less vegetable ingredients, with mild
and gentle medicinal action, Cardui is
the best medicine for weak, sick girls
and women.
II has no harsh, powerful, near-pois-
onous action, like some of the strong
minerals and drugs, but helps nature to
perform cure in natural easy way.
Try Cardui.
NJ B,-Wrte to. Ladies' Advisory Dept, Chatta-
nooga Medicine Co, Chattanooga, Tenn. for Special
Tor Women, sent in plain wrapper. on request
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-08
LOVELY COMPLEXION
\ Clear Skin and Bright Eyes Are
EASY to Get.


All the beauty creams in creation
won't improve your comp cXion if
your stomach is out OF order
Bclching of gas and heartburn
mean bad food in the stomach. Bad
food means bad blood ana bad blood
means a bad complexion.
Try MT-O-NA stomachasablets for
stomach misery, billiousness, dizzi-
ness and indigestion. They relieve in
few minutes they make rich, rcd
blood. They are guaranteed by the
Curtin Drug Co. or money back.
Read what a Kansas woman says;
Il had been doctoring a year for
stomach trouble and found nothing
that did as much good as MONA. /
only have the second box and they
have relieved all pain in my stom-
ach. For stomach trouble or indigcs-
ton MI-O-NA can't be beaten. MILO
MA has done a world of good for me
when doctors failed. Mrs. Cordelia
b. Mann. POI e. 18th St, Junction
City, Kans
MI-O-NA stomach tablets are sold
by druggists everywhere and by the
Curtin Drug CO. for 80 cents a largo
box. Test samples free from Booths
Mona, Buffalo, n. Y. 253-271-2S9
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-08
FOR THE STOMACH.
Here's An Offer You should Not
Overlook

ReXall Dyspepsia Tablets remedy
stomach troubles by supplying the
one element, the absence of which
in the gastric juices causes indiges-
ton and dyspepsia. They aid the
stomach to digest food and to quick
ly convert it into rich red blood and
material necessary for overcoming
natural body waste
Carry package of Rexall Dys-
pepsia Tablets in your vest pocket,
or keep them in your room. Take
one after each heavy meal and indi-
gestion will not bother you.
We know what Rexall Dyspepsia
Tablets are and what they will do.
We guarantee them to relieve indi-
gestion and dyspepsia. IT they fail
we will refund your money. Three
sizes: 25 cents, 50 cents and 500.
Remember you can obtain Rexall
Remedies only at the RexaIl Store.
The Curtin Drug Co., Waxahachie