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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-09-12
A SPORTING Event

Tom Dodge, the. champion
wrcstlc: Of Alaska. will give an
exhibition Of his skill NJ the Opera
house next Saturday night. Mir.
Dodge has submitted Il number Of
newspaper clippings Of his former
wrestling matches to this raucr.
all Of which speak of him as a
master Of the game.
II he finds any wrestler in Elko
worthy Of his skill, the bout at the
Opera house will he decidedly
interesting affair and one that
should attract all who love manly
sport. Don't miss it.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-09-12
TfFT'S TROUBLE

What may happen to Mr.. Taft
in Wisconsin, Iowa or Kansas is in
dIcatcd hy what is happening in
the hitherto non-progrcssivc state
OF Illinois. If the detection
apparent in the republican press
of Chicago is at all an index of
sentiment throughout the state,
then Illinois may soon hc enemy
territory FOR Mr.. Taft. The
Chicago Tribune has come out
dciiiEtcly against the president.
The Daily News seem waiting for
the next example of presidential
IndiscrctIon IN order to follow.
Inc Tribune. The Chicago Even
my f0s' IS hcSct with sore doubt.
me president may soon be in the
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-09-12
JOHN #UNPHYS
R0ME BURNED

John MIc2hy's hJmc in Secret
valley was burned to the ground
last night. The family had left
the house, lravinp Mr.. NurrFy's
fathcr-in-aw ut home. They had
gone about mile when on looking
back they saw thc houcs on fire.
The old gentleman escaped, but
the house ard all is contents were
destroyed. The cause Of the fire is
s-:.;; 10 have been coats falling
from the stove and the old man
was Drallc 10 put il out. Tic
house MAS owGcd by f.. &. Murphy
and was leased to his brother.
The family are in town today
buying ciothirq nd furnitrrr.
The news reached the writer too
lat" this aft,rEttr for nC,c
cXt"nled account.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-09-12
SALMAGUNDI

For Sale-A New Hone sewing
machine. Inquire at this office.
Ben Armstrong was an arrival
on No. 3 this afternoon. He said
Deetf was quiet.
Courthouse, Highschool, and
grammar School. souvenirs at
Wintermantel.s Jewlery Store.
1t tried hard to rain tbs after.
noon. but the clouds gave up only
few scattering drops.
A splendid colared film
A alfalfa. Quoen OF Juda" will be-
an1"n at tn Opera House
tJniGnG.
iIr. Stuobs preacn.d a ser,.on
III Reno last Sunday, in which he
took strong grounds in favor Of
woman suffrage.
The assessment roll of Lander
county this year foots up $2,6S9,-
$500, a gain of $449, 57S.4S over
last year.
The rubber mating is being laid
on the stairways and halls of the
new courthouse. This makes the
building practically noiseless.
The Fortune Hunters" and
"Opportunity and the Man" Will
be shown at the Opera house
tonight. "
a 1. p. Woolverton, Jr., of Ruby
valley came in last ght and re-
turned this morning. He reports
the people of that section happy
and contcnted.
For Rent-One or two rooms
suitable for Offices in Harrington
building. Apply to II. S.
Taber.
If Fowler succeeds in reaching
Elko. it will be necessary TO have
a lighting place. We suggest the
foot Of Commercial street in fr,nt
of Mr.. Elbrecht's blacksmith shCp.
Dean Harrison, Jewccr and
opLician, has moved one door
east of the drugstore, where he
will be glad to see all wanting
work i'm his line.
The game of base b III at Sacra-
mentO Sunday between the Port
land and SAcraman teams lasted
"a in lings and the score at the end
Of the game stt o ! tie, each tC; m
making one run. Ecrc is record
for the Elko county teams to lcat.
Straycd One Jersey mitch COW,
beaver color, dehorned, branded
N G, black read. Likely has
young calf. Finder please hold and
notify }. w. Puett, CarIin, Nevada
Reasonable compensation will be
given.
The Nevada Saloon near the
Western Pacific =. icngcr deport,
will open tomorrow morning with
complete stock of the best wines,
liquors and cigars. The Nevada
Bakery at the sa tie place will also
open in the morning.
Sheriff Harris is making a book
of all the stock brands used in this
county. He says he needs the
brands for the purpose Of, CON-
parision when stock is inspected
for shipment. He requests all
stockmen running horses. cattle
mules or any other branded stock
in this county to send him their
brands. See his notice esewhere.
The very acme of ease is reached
in stairs that have treads twelve
to fifteen inches b Dad and rises
FIVE to seven inches high. The
run or distance in most no Uses is
too short to allow Of this, hut they
should come as near it as the archi-
tect of the house will permit. II
;e O., enev IN climb such stairs that
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-09-12

William Jcwctt, Bullion; Billie
Newcom5, New York City; Thomas
Hunter, South Fork; and Mrs.
Moon, Ogden, arc recent visitors at
the Hot SPRINGS. Jack O'Suligan is
still at the Springs. Ills health is
improving rapidly.
The Hot Spring auto Is being
opcrhaulcd and will make no trip;
until Wednesday,.
Leland Hylton, one Of Exc
c0unty'S students at the university,
has place on the second fort bail
team.
Sugar yesterday reached the
hiRhc st point in u years and al
kinds Of foodstDfrs wcra soaring
in New York. Thousands upon
thousands Of people are wondering
"hat they will do for enough 10
eat during tire coimng winter Il
prices continue to soa~.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-07
A Leaend of Mount On,i.

Mount Omi. on the border between western China and Tibet. has the long est staircase in the world. On top of the mountain there stands Buddhist temple around which gather some of the holiest traditions of that religion and which is made Mecca to the Chinese To facilitate the ascent of it's slippery les some 10000 steps have been cut in the mountain, form ing single flight, up which the pill grim tolls. Because of it's inaccessi bilty few Europeans have ever visited the spot but a number of travellers have ascended the stairway and are positive that it is no legendary myth. There is legend that in earlier times the pilgrim was forced to ascend the mountain without artificial aids until the monks conceived the plan of re- quirng every pilgrim who would gain especial benefit of his journey to cut a single step.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-07
POrtuuuasa and Goldfish

It is an interesting fact that the fish. ernen of northern Portugal started and developed the fishing industry on the banks" off the northern coast of America. and, though they BOW send fewer ships. their taste for salt cod from Newfoundland is unahated-ir fact. it is d national Portuguese Gain ty It is found in every little grorerI
 hop, hard and brown as q boarn \ number of Portuguese have made their home on the islands to the Sonth of tlle mainland of MaSsac chuseltS. and there the dark eyes of the Iberian iaiden. raven locks and q certain pie
 tUrasque element in dress are not in frequent. This connection with Por tugal dates back many years. the ships or MarthaS Vineyard bridging the distance over sea and returning with Portuguese crews -Exchange.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-07
-Iaa4lll -ln a Coal Nina

70 t.lz' &,l accustomed tO the con-
 >aut s9z:13 of a living world the still - t. 4 ,s,,,! mine where the miles j. eIs.=':.- it., At,l entlies and the un- sie.sss..::a..ss W,5;i' swallow up all sounds
 j.s "t.,io is q sileare that is complete
 5;s, :!:s NI!z' becomes accustomed to the s.lsA9'e through long hours of solitary work ~nunds become audible that Aot:9d escape ;ln ear les ained The =rickillG nErinur of $, the spat- ,rrl9G fall of a lump .oal loosened by some mysterious lorce from granny in the wall. the sudden knock ing and breaking of stratun> far up in the rock above or the scurry of a rat off somewhere in the darkness strike on the ear loud and startling The eye. too. becomes trained to pene- trate the darkness, but the darkness IS SO complete that there is a imit-the limit of the rays cast by the pit lamp. Joseph Husband in Atlantic
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-07
Fate of PortuqaI's Homer.

"The Lusiad" Is one of the nobiest records ever written of national glory and success. Camoens. its gifted au- thor. determined to do for Portugal what Homer had done for Greece The great poem was written in the six teenth century, which has been called the heroic age of Portugal, and its main feature is the rounding of the Cape of Good Hope by Vasco da Cana. while most interesting episode is tho crowning after death of Inez de Castro as queen of Portugal. "The Lusiad" took it's name from Lusius who was said to have founded Lisbon It's author was born about 1920. and his career. which began brilliantly. was blighted by the death of a broken heart of the lady of his love, for whose sake he was banished from thc land He wrote "The I.usiad" in his hanish- ment and was recalled in 157l. losing on the way all his property except his poem. penSioncd at first by the king. this great epic poet of Portugal died in great poverty in 157O. when his 0atr0n WaS also dead.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-07
The U,aqpie CeiIino.

que or the apartments III the an
 clent royal palace at Cintra. Portugal
 is known Us the Hall of Magpies Pair'Hd l1 the arabesque ceiling is tC be soHtsi q swarm of maEpies. Each has l. tine mouth q scroll, on which
 painted in red on white ground. ar, the words. "Por bem. The story runs that King John of Portugal Wal making love to one of the maids ol hcnor in this chamber and WaS sur prised by the queen. His majesty mad, the best of the circumstances and OK
 plained to the queen, ''E DOT bem Hinka sacre" C"0h, it is nothing al al It i. quite right There is no harm in if'1. A> 10 whether the queen was satisfied the legend is silent, but the ladies uf tht court were deeply interested and were constantly saying to one another witt
 a smile. "por bem. Por bem.S Tht king thought it time to act, so he com
 misSioned an artist to paint OH the ceiling as many magpies as there were talkative ladies about the court, each holding in the beak the ribbon with the words. "Por m."-London Globe
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-07
Some Consolation.

He was a frugal Scot and when the collection plate came round dropped in a florin in mistake for the humble copper. Speedily discovering his mis- take. however. he stepped softly down .the aisle and requested the oof gath erer to give him back the coin. which request was politely but firmly re- fused. A shade of disappointment flit- ted over the northerner's face as be walked slowly back to his pew.
 "Aweel." he said, tits loss. but there's some sma' consolation in re- flectin' it's v;l bad one. It might have got me into trouble anywhere else."- London Telegraph.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-07
THE ELECTROSCOPE.
Instrument by Which the Presence of
 Electricity Is Detected.

The electroscope is an instrument for the detection of electricity. It depends TOT its action on the principle that N"dies charged with like electricity re- pei, While those charged with unlike electricity attract each other The ordi- nary pith ball suspended on silk thread is the simplest form of the in- strument.
 The most common type of electro scope is that devised by Bennett in 1lS7 and known as the gold leaf cleo troscope. It consists of two strips of gold leaf or thin aluminium foil sus- pended from the lower extremity of a conductor within a glass bottle or jar. The upper end of the conductor ter inmates in ball or a plate in case the instrument is to be used as a condens- ing electroscope. If body charged with positive electricity is brought near the knob of the electroscope the nega- tive electricity will be attracted to the knob and the positive repelled to the leaves, which diverge. If now the fin- ger Is touched to the knob the positive electricity Is drawn off and the leaves collapse, while the negative electricity is held bound. Removing the charged body, the leaves will diverge again, charged with negative electricity. In this case the instrument can be used to determine the nature of a charge of a body brought near 1t, as with posi- tive charge the leaves will collapse and with negative charge spread farther apart.-Exchange
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-07
A STUDY IN FIGURES.
Calculations Necessary to Produce the
 Nautical Almanac

It may safely be said that no one outside the publishing office has read the entire Nautical Almanac from be- ginning to end, but each figure of the printed almanac is In the office eX- amned twice and read three times.
 Ihe total number of figures exceeds | Isi.l;on; but, great as that number is, it is trifing compared with the num- Der of figures employed in the calcula tions, as the almanac figures repre- sent "bare" results only. The moon. for instance. requires for it's calcu- lation more than million and a half of figures. and similarly with other branches of the work, such as the sun. the planets, etc. Contrary to the general opinion, practically every fig ure in the book is fresh from year to year.
 The tables from which nearly all the work is calculated have been original ly constructed from the labors of the astronomical observer and to a large extent from the observations of the sun. moon and planets made at the Royal observatory. Greenwich Tele- scopes and other astronomical appl1- ances are conspicuously absent, as the work of the staff is purely mathemati- cal and not observational.-Lon Telegraph.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-07
Dickens and His Wife.

Commenting on the unhappy rela- tions between Dickenss and his wife. Goodwin Smith wrote in one of his last papers: ''It was common case. Dick ems had married at d low level. and his wife had not risen with him: otherwise there was no fault on her side. The matrimonial history of writers of works of imagination has often been unhappy. Their imagination turns the woman into an angel. and then they find that she is q WOman.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-07
Excluded,

Ascum-Well. well. ] congratuIr:- you. old man. And how is the bab' to be named? Popiey By my wife. peopie. it seems. Exchange
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-07
Adam and Eve.

II hope this expulsion of ours is no, going to injure our social position. sad Eve ruefully
 Il guess not" replied Adam. "They can't stop us from being one of thf very first families. whatever they do
 "I don't find our names here in the Social Register. said Eve l0okine the volume over
 Look under 'Dilatory Domiciles.' m, love-" said Adam as he went out and named the iackass after himself.- Harper's Weekly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-07

Tho way Of the world is to make Mws. hnt follow customs .-Montaigne
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-07

A long. slow friendship is the tcs long, slow enmity the. deadliest Merriam.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-07
Two Is ConpsnY,

Have you ever lc-.ed before?' asked the coy maid.
 Yes" yawned the worldly young man. "but-never before q chaperon. TWO small brothers and a pet bulldog
 And then she suggested a trip down ,hc old rond to see the stars.-Chicago EoUS
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-07
A Pithv Sermon.

Here Is the pithiest sermon evc' preached: Our ingreSs into life naked and bare. our progress throuoi life is trouble and care. our egress ou of it We know not where: bIt dnin;. well here. we shall do well there could not tell more by preaching year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-07
Wanted 1t Well H.GL,n.

Little Bobby was too polite to sH. he wanted big piece of rhe iurkn' but he said he would ilio Il ",a.." "e the chest where the wisllbone wa~ only he didn't want to find the vis:l bone too quick. Browuing's Nae,Zin,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-07
A Sucar Coated Pill.

How did you persuade your daugh tor to learn kitchen work ?"
 .nv calling 'if domestic science."- rlttsburr, Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-07
1t Was This Way

"l suppose the father gave the Gri,'s away"
 Not exactly. He gave d plllio away and threw her in."-Philado' phia Ledger.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-08-15
YIre u HIgh Point Store.

High Point--Sunday morning at
about o'clock fire broke out In the
rear OF W. +. White & Goa. new de-
partment store. on north Main street
and IN short time the entire interior
OF the large room was In blaze. For
tunately the North and SouthsIde hose
companies were soon upon the scene.
and by their combined effort, the fire
was under control before Il could
spread TO the adjoining buildings.
With the fire and water the damage Is
considerable TO the building, and the
loss TO the stock IS almost total. This
store was just opened a few weeks ago
and ute a large number Of salespeo-
pie were employed. II Is stated that
there is.some insurance on the stock
but none on the building. which Is
owned By Mr.. Dougan Davis OF this
city. This place was just recently re-
modelled by Mr. Davis. who made Il
one Of the most attractive store ICONS
In the city. Hence. his loss Is ute
large.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-08-15
Nesrees Rob Mhile Man 81 slO.

Princcton-w While waiting to take
the eastbonnd passenger train. which
was about three hours late. at Whit
ley. siding three miles east of
Princeton. Wednesday night. Mr..
Matthews. OF Cameron. N. c. was rob-
bed Of about s4a In money. his coat,
watch and samples OF jewelry. Two
negroes approached him. one held him
up at the point Of pistol while the
other one took everything he had OF
any value. They then held the pistol
on him until they we're ont ef reach
OF him. The robbery Is thought to
have been done by ioafing negroes in
the neighborhood. This robbery is
within few hundred yards or where
Mr.. Arthur Pearce and his wife were
burned TO death in their house short
while ago, and Il Is now thought that
they were killed and the house fired
to conceal the crime.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-08-15
OPPOSITION POUNDED on
EGOIsM.

Wonder how some OF the countr,
people ever had the idea so frml,
Impressed upon their brains that citl
people are almost always actuates
by Interior motives. A number o.
the principal citizens OF Durham ar,
deyoting a large part OF their valu
able time during the hot days o.
August 20 boosting the farm life
school. The farm life school car
possibly be OF no direct benefit e
these large property owners. II viii
mean the increase OF their taxation
By several thousand dollars per year
That these men should deliberately
devote their time and energy TO pro
noting an enterprise that will mean
an actual money expeditnre with nc
direct returns. simply rs a matter
OF patriotism and from a desire "a
promote the welfare Of the commun.
ity II 70 some Of the opponents OF
the farm life school inconceIyable.
The chief grounds OF objection in
some quarters 10 the establishment
OF the farm life school Is that II will
increase the taxes 20 help big
folks" That II will compel the
farmers 10 pay the salaries OF fad
dish professors who don't know
nothing about farming nohow." sift
these objections down TO their
psychological basis and II Will be
found that they have their real
origin IN egoism. Most farmers think
what they do not know about farm
Ing. and what their fathers did not
know, In not worth knowing. They
pillow the land only few inches deep
because II Is the easier TO pillow Il
this way: SOW the seed because the
moon Ii right; scatter the high
priced fertilizer with no idea Of the
chemical composition OF the soil to
which the fertilizer Is added, and then
20 20 the nearest grocery store and
complain OF hard times. All OF the
vast store of knowledge that has been
gained In recent years about the
oldest profession In the world ls left
untouched. Any change OF the an
tiquIdated methods OF farming would
10 them be a Dissertation OF the
memory OF their ancestors. Who
ever trys to open the way for better
agricultural methods has an Interior
motive.
Fortunately these unprogressiye
farmers are only very small minor
ity Of the farming class In this sec
ton and their numbers are growing
ever smaller. The enthusiasm with
which the prospect for the establish
ment or the farm life school has
been received by the large majority
Of the farmers OF Durham county
shows that the progressive and intel
lIgent class Of farmers are vastly IN
the majority in this county. Such
means that farming in
tho county will be revolutIonlzed
within the next few years. And this
il why the big men" are willing 20
devote their time aud money TO the
establishment and maintenance OF
The school.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-08-15
DETERIORATION
in SOUTHWEST
Cotton Has Done Well Ii Ofher
Sections Of Bell

Memphis, Tenn, Aug. 1.-THE
Commercial-Appeal says today:
Deterioration OF a more or less
serious nature in the cotton crop is
reported from Texas and parts OF
Mississippi and Alabama. Elsewhere
the crop has done well with local
exceptions.
The decline in Texas, which has
occurred In central, northern and
western counties, is the result OF
excessive heat and two weeks with
out rain following a wet period dur
ing which the plant grew rapidly.
Shedding and worms form the basis
of the complaints The heat has re-
duced the activities of worms but
Increased the shedding which has in
places been severe. There are some
reports from this state which say the
crop is still holding up and that the
alarm is oyerstated.
The trouble in Alabama and Mis-
sissippi arises from an excess of
moisture which has made a rank
stalk growth and caused some she'd
ding by reason OF the rapid growing
OF the stalk and from worms which
are numerous in some fields. The
disappointment resulting from this
turn In affairs has produced feel
ing that perhaps the crop prospect
had been overestimated.
In the Atlantic states. Tennessee.
Arkansas. Louisiana and Oklahoma,
there has been no serious shedding
and the crop is doing nicely.
Rain is needed only In Texas.
Elsewhere dry warm weather is de-
sirable.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-08-15
Nothing Like Them!

One of these Elegant Pictures, reproduced
from world famous Art Treasures-ln the
Corcoran Gallery at Washington, in the Art
Museum at New York and in the Louvre at
Parsley celebrated masters, given on every
Soc cash subscription paid in at the Sun or
Recorder Office, whether by new sub
scriber or an old one. Upon payment of
fifty cents you get one of these Beautiful
Works of Art, the originals costing, some
of them hundreds Of thousands of dollars.
Take your choice of these: "Readings
from Homer" Alva Tameda; marrow Es-
cape" Harrington Bird; "Christ at H." Hoff-
man; "Forum" az Rome; Castle St. Angelo"
at Rome; THE Cleaners" J. Z. MilIct;
Madonna of the Streets" Roberto Ferruzi;
"Old MILL" Jacob Van Ruysdael; THE Doc
tor Luke Fildes; "Boyhood of Handel"
NJ. |. Dicksce.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-08-15
Lawyer DIes In the Court Room

Extraordinarily morning almost
as court opened Mr.. +. u. Cooper Of
The local bar. was stricken with Apo
plexy and died IN a few minutes. with
out uiterIng a word. He was sitting
=. table ready 10 try the next case
called. he was 80 years old. one Of
The most prominent lawyers Of elm
ton; state senator in 80 and leaves a
considerable estate. He leaves a wife
and one boy. After signing the neces-
hary judgments Judge Cline adjourn
Cd court for The term.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-08-15

widow and five children. Mr.. Glen.
denim is widely and prominently con
nected In Virginia and North Caro-.
lipa. and his relatives and friends
We be grieyed to learn OF his death
The funeral will be conducted Sun
day by DR.. w. w. Staley, OF Suffolk
Va, his brother-in-law, and the
burial will take place at Mt. Harmon
Methodist Protestant church in
southern Alamance.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-08-15
July T0lA,cco sales.

Raleigh.---July Is the last month
of the tobacco year In North Caro-
lima and the sales OF leaf tobacco for
this month Is always the very least.
The state department OF agriculture
has just gotten its July report out.
which shows tf6,440 pounds sold
first hand for the growers and 1884,
s29 pounds total sales.