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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-09-09
Special Prices On Rugs.

We are Offering the following special
prices on rugs this week:
Special 9x12 Administer rugs only
$16.75. ~
Special 9xl2 Brussell rugs only
SITS.
These are certainly bargains.
| 5 If A. F. WHEELER & co.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-09-09
False Fire Alarm.

A false fire alarm was sent in from
box "a Thursday night at about eleven
o'clock, and called the fire department
to, near the Paris cemetery.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-09-09

Secondhand Cash Register. Total
adder. Address,
G.. P. MANN,
SGT Paris. KY.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-01
NO CAUSE FOR GREAT ALARM
Large Number Of Defective School
Children an Old Phenomenon,
Now More Evident

The enormous number of defective
school children should not alarm us
too greatly. Bad as it all is. there Is
plenty Of evidence that ii is an old
old phcnomcnon--as old indeed az
man himsclf--but now more evident
because there arc more pcoplc II Is
less In rural districts. though sill
present. and as the population is now
largely urban. II Is quite natural that
the proportion of detectives should
Increase. though as matter OF fact
there Is no evidence that Il has, Big
cities are modern affairs and that Is
Why their phenomena are being dis.
covered, but the accounts of London
some centuries ago showed a deplor.
hDlo number Of detectives. probably
far greater in proportion than in New
YORK now. Though 1t is appalling
that Their" should he nearly n uuartcr
million diseased school children. yet
the defects are of minor things. while
formerly they were severe. Tho seat
or most Of the trouble Is said to be
malnutriiion. but II Is not nearly so
bad ms in European cities Of ;he last
century. That Is. tho new fncts must
not cause undue pcsslmism. but rath.
er the reverse. for they show that
though there Is an immense proven
tive work ahead of u.s. the progress
made In century or even a half cen.
fury has been enormous Optimism
Is IN place. even If we are sure that
perfection Is unattaInable. Moreover,
our preventive work is raridly becom.
ing more and more efficient now that
we are learning the exact conditions
and their causes.-American Medl-
cine
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-01
500 REWARD 500

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at last
one dreaded disease that science
has been able tn cure in all its
stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure known to the medical fratern-
ity. Catarrh being a constitutional
disease, requires a constitutional
treatment. Halls cattarrh cure is
taken internally. acting directly up
on the blood ard mucus sur face of
the system. thereby destroying the
foudation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up
the constitution and assisting ma
ture in doing its work. The pro
prietors have so much faith in its
curative power that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case thu
it fails to cure. Send for list oI
testimonials. Address +. j. CHE
NEY & CO.. Toledo. o., Sold by all
Druggist 75c. lake Halls Fam
lily Pills for constipation.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-01
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

The subscribers to the Daily and
Weekly Independent are hereby
notified that our contract with tn"
American Weekly of San Francisco
has expired ard that we are no
onger responsible for the payment
of the subscription price. Those
r, ceivirg the American Weekly
should order it discontinued or
have it marked Refused at the
pos tofTice, if they do rot want it
continued at their expense.
W. w. Booher.
Proprietor Independent.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-01
5000 REWARD $500

|. J. c. Harris. sheriff Of the
County of Elk0, State Of Nevada.
d. hereby offer and guarantee a
reward of Eight Hundred 600 .00)
Dollars Cor the arrest and cor
vict'on of he person r. persons,
who burned or caused to be
burned, the hay stacks and barn
on Ed CarviIlr's ranch in Monnd
Valley. Elko County, Nevada,
during the month of August.
1911.
J. G.. Harris
Sheriff of Elko County.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-01
WILD SCRAMBLE OF WOMEN
London Paper Tells Of Scene in Cloak
room After the Racing at
Ascot.

At the end Of tho racing nj Ascot
yesterday II sCema that the CloakrOom
arrangements miscarriCd, and when
the wCmen went to got their wraps
;hcy were not ready TO hand. 4 wild
report CirCu'atcd that the thief who
stole the gold cup four years ago had
been busy In tho cloakroom and all
'he women rushed To find for them
elves Il the dreadful thing were true.
There has not been such an ont
hurst of feminine excitement since
the last suffraCist raid on the house
OF commons. and the attcrd' nts grew
80 alarmed and wore so afrYid OF the
c'onkroom being stormcd by tho angry
Owners of the precious wraps that
they scrt for the police When tho
coust'l'es came several ladies fed
'GnominOusiy without their things
Tie police ultimately Strengthened out
the tanC'e and the honor Of Ascot was
saved The cause Of the commotion
Is said to have been the action OF
some women who left carly and put
everything In confusion In the search
for their c'oaks.--fondon Express
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-01
RUINS CT ANCIENT BABYLON
Explorers Have Laid Bare Palace Of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and Temple That
King Built.

Exploration in the ancient city Of
Babylon is proceeding and the last
report of the German Oriental society
gives interesting particulars of 1t. The
palace OF NebuchadnezZar is being
laid bare in all its vastness and the
line of fortiication of the heights on
which the palace stood Is now almost
completely traced.
The streets and private dwellings
lying round the foot of the hill are
being cleared. Among other finds is
q small temple. the work of Nebuchad.
nCZZar, beautifully built, IN apparent
ly perfect preservation and still show
Ing the black and white color scheme
characteristic of the Assyrians.
Operations on the thick stone wall.
30 feet high. connecting Palace hill
ard the so-called Hill OF Amran led
to the discovery OF Il magnificent gate.
which Professor Koldewey Identifies
with the Gate of Urasch, often re-
ferrcd to in terms OF admiration by
old Gree! writer's. Meanwhile the
prorCrs"r's colleague, DIR. Andraes. is
rXplOr,C" the great temple of the god
As"u". In the upper part of the ancient
city, md the ruins OF Hatra, some 40
nilrs distant, where valuable mate
rails IOr the early history and Gus.
toms OF tho RCduins are being brought
% light.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-01
A Reflective Stroller.

] remember walking over n snow.
clad meadow late AZ night when the
only light TO guide ne came from The
innumcrablC stars. These were all
imagcd In the CLASSY surface upon
which trod. bnt not an object was
plainly seen rhe bushes were vague
In outline. and every tree appeared
much taller than by day--so much
taller. indeed. that | could realize tho
fabulous dimensions of the Pacific
coast pines that John Muir so graph
icnily describes The long tire of
SaSSairas trees that skirtcd II marShy
mC"d0w. the scattered shcIlbark hick.
ori"S. and one lone liquid arnbar. are
bur llity or sixty feet high at most:
but these. In the starlight and what
may call the snOwlighi. lowered a
full two hundred had been reading
that day Muir's volume. and the noun.
tai!S oi California seemed to have
settled on the Jersey meadows. -
Charles Conrad Abbott.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-01
rs BEST OF BURGLAR ALARMS
Man Refused to Sign Lease Until He
Learned Neighbor Was Taking
Fresh Air Cure.
j. f.. Stubs,
Commissioner.

Every reader has his own idea of
what constitutes desirable ncighbor
hood. said the renting agent "A
tenant hung back from signing n lease
for six hours the other day because
] could not tell him whether anybody
In the block was taking tho frCsh.aIr
cure. He was so insistent that | final
~ made Inquiry and learned from the
janitor at No. 225 that u man on tho
third floor of his building sleeps every
night with his head stuck out Of the
window and then the tenant signed
the lease.
His precaution was due to fear OF
burglars. He has learned, he says.
that the best burglar alarm ever in
vented Is the frcsh-air cure. Not even
the doctors. who advise II know so
well as the secOnd.story men how
many people sleep with their heads
out of the window. They know bc
cause tho habit interfercs with their
business. Whole blocks that used to
be profitable hunting grounds for
Burglars arc now so much waste space
br"nrsC two or three persons in tho
block go to bed with the upper half
Of the body protruding beyond the
window sill Outdoor slcepers may
sleep comfortably. but they sleep
lightly. The second.story man can.
not make noise half block away
without waking them and giving tho
alarm"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-01

a number of philanthropic women
in Montreal have opened a "Mothcrs'
Clinic" In a poor district of the city,
where every morning the mothers of
the neighborhood can take their kba.
bles TO receive treatment for child Hsh
complaints. As well as treatment
for their little ones the ms hrs are
given instruction by docto" and a
trained nurse in proper methods OF
caring for their children. Little Il.
Illustrated lectures are given daily on
the necessity Of cleanliness in every.
thing affecting fool Pure milk, and
any special food either for a baby or
n nursing neither. is supplied free
upon n doctors order
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-01
POST WITH A HISTORY
MONUMENT TO STUDENTS VAIN
EFFORTS TO GET EDUCATION.
Russians Heroic Attempts 20 Work
His Way Through Cornell univer-
sity Told Ey Former Amba5sa-
dor Andrew d. Waite.

Andrew d. White. former amLassa-
dor To Russia ana Germany. points out
n stone post on the university caWEUs
as monument to Il student who trIcd
10 work MS way through the university
soon alter Ezra CCThCu sent out Il CGii
Tor students In all parts Ol the world
who were willing to work TO OBTAIN
useful knowledge.
i shall always think Of that stone
post before Sage college rs rc!echinS
monument" said MF White to a pro
lessor recently "pc.echin had come
all the way from Kicv. Rus Ia. IN re
Spouse to the call to university
where poor men CoU'd WCrE heir way.
ii was Mr.. Corncll's idea ta&j all the
students should be at feast partly sell
supporting
THE Russian had li'iir money Irlt
on his arrival and came to mo to aI-
ply tor work. | reported the matter
TO Mr. Cornell. and when n few days
later Mr. Cornell bought this post
from the stone cutters and had il an
loaded before the south DuifGiuE -.
lechin got the task Of Uut,WG II ~
position. The poor fellow Va. "uac-
IIaintcd with the use 0f tools qua v'i
very awkward. II Was several We'rs
before he got 81 hole DIG which wnuli
accommodate the post in it's proper
position. His strange mcthCds UI
work attracted the attention 0I many
uf his fellow students. ami thcy
named it PC!cchin's monument. a
name by which it was known tor many
years aftcrward
1T soon turned cut that mouI-
mcnt was needed. Pelcchln Don he
| came not only deficient in funds. h.t
deficient In scholarship. lie made he.
r0ic struggles tn master his studies
without avail. and I finally succeeded
in pCrsuadirg him tLal the best rhlmF
| he could do was to return 10 h., home
~ Russia
"imaEiEc my surprise when he
! turned up Iow years later lie came
! to my office and told me he had saved
| $500 and proposed to complete his
! course. | congratulated him on hts
| thrift and his determination TO sue.
! coed. hut with mental reservations.
| In Il fcw days he came 10 my Office
| again. nc told me h. had invested
|
him what Investment no had made.
aud he told nc he had purchased Il
| horse and carriage | was usiOniShCd.
aud asked why he thought a hors" and
| carriage would be q good inyCs tmrnt.
"PclCchiu sold me that there was a
CONSTANT dcrnand on tho part Oi 4 con.
! siderable uumler Of the students for Il
horse. and carriage. and n" CXpCClCl
'o make u great deal OF money ~
| hiring them out Poor pclCChin' llG
turned NJ again IN Tow days crest.
fallen He had a sad story 10 tel. iic
had rCutcd the horse and carriage "a
q party of students. and tho animal
had run away. badly tniurinr itscif
and wrccking the carriage Soon AFT
onward he left Cornell FOR good. lbs
address In the 1905 Ten.Ycar Boot
OF the university was sill Kicy, Rus
STA
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-01

Yes rhuk 81 believe plenty OF queer
iiga suppose all of you have
sd tho r'Hoibook fever when you
.lr" jIjilc What do | mean? Why.
rpirg up ed rockcIbooks in the firm
1cliof that bank bills to an immense
'mount were hidden In them SO. too
gou must all remember some splendid
infulAllrd promise Of somcbody or
other. which fcd YOU With hopes per
haps for yCnrs. aud which loft n blank
IN yoUr life which nothing has ever
Gllcd up Holmes
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-01

This is a drastic order so far as
the distrits where the eel worms
are found is concerned, but it is
much better than quarantining
the whole state. viii CHI the horti-
cultural commissioer of California
was disposed tn do until he was
convinced that such an order would
work harm to the potato industry
of Nevada where there was no eel
worm.
The ranchcrs and farmers of this
state are face to face with a con-
dition which calls for decisive
action on their part. They must
got rid of the Nomotode or eel
worm or give up the raising and
marketing of a profitable crop and
one for which Nevada has a splcn-
did reputation. The Nevada po-
tato is one of the best in any
market and the ranchers should
see to it that the good name of
the state and the good name of the
Nevada pitt; 20 are maintained.
The University wants to help
The farmer and the ranchcr, but it
can only do it through the CO.
operation of the potato growers.
Any attemp to defeat the order of
the horticultural commissioner
of California will result in destroy
ing the California market or the
unaffected potatoes of this state.
The University is sending out
two of its men as advisors or
instructors TO ascertain the con-
dition of the potato crop on each
ranch or in each district. These
men are Miles B. Kennedy and
Ellsworth r. Bennett, who have no
authority, as the University has no
authority, to require the potato
growers to answer any questions
or to do anything at all. These
men seek information 'only and the
cooperation of the farmers which
will he helpful in securing market
for the potatoes which are free
from the eel worm. and also to
help farmers tn lake steps to rid
their fields of this pest for all imc
We bespeak for them a cordial
reception and the cooperation Of Il c
potato growers of this state Re-
member, no potatoes can hr shipped
from this state until the hDrticul-
tural commissioner of California
receives certificate from the
president of the University that
these men have examined certain
districts and the potatoes in these
districts are thought to be free
from the NemoGode or eel worm.
In the course of q few weeks q
bulletin in regard TO the eel worm
with the latest information will
ne prepared by Professor Pctre
Frandsen, Ioologist, and Professor
Samuel b. Doten Entomologist of
the University. This will be dis.
tribted freely in all the potato
growing districts Of this state.
Asking again for your cordial
cooperation ] remain.
Yours vrcy truly.
| ]. f.. StubbS.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-01
Tuesday. November %. 1911
TO POTATO GROWERS
Office of the President Univers-
ity of Nevada, Reno, Nevada.

ity of Nevada, Reno, Nevada.
November 20 1911.
To the Potato Growers of Nevada:
went to Sacramento Monday,
November 9th, to meet Mr.. A. j.
Cook, the Horticultural COmms
sioner of California, and ascertain
his decision upon admitting Nevada
potatoes into California. AS you
know the horticultural Commissi-
noer OF California has full power..to
place quarantine against potatoes
or any other agricultural products.
For year or two past reports
have been in circulation about the
prvalence Of the Nemotode or Eel
worm in Nevada potatoes. The eel
worm, male and femae have their
homes in the soil, and from the
soil the female goes into the
potato, or alfalfa. or the beet, or
the carrot, to lay its eggs, and in
time the eggs are Matched. The
eel worm also infests greenhouse
plants, such as the aster and
carnation. They live upon the
starchy substance in these plants
and practically destroy their sub
stance. In the beginning it is
difficult to detect the eel worm in
the potato but after "A time it Is
discerned by pimples, terubcules,
or warts upon the surface Of the
potato. When the potato is in this
stage the ravages of the eel worm
are easily detected.
After full conference with the
horticultural commissioner he
gave the following decision:
First: The districts that raise
potatoes in the State of Nevada
where the eel worm is found are
hereby quarantined. and no ship
mepts of potatoes from those
districts will be received.
Second: Upon the statement of
the authorities of the University
of Nevada to the horticultural
commissioner Of California that
the University has examined GER
tain districts and found that there
was no evidence Of the eel worm
infestatiOns from these districts
potatoes may be purchased and
shipped into California
Third: The horticultural COM
missioner decided that all carloads
of potatoes either now received or
in transit that are found to he
infected with the eel worm to any
extent will not be resolved and
must be returned.
=, The decision Of the horticultural
co missioner is contiai ned in the
above three paragraphs; namely
he has guaranteed every potato
district in Nevada where the eel
worm is found: he will not allow a
carload Of potatoes in which the
rel worm is found to be shipped in
to California; but he will, on the
certificate of the university author
tiles that any potato district is
free from the eel worm, grant
, permission to the gro YER of the
potatoes in that district to sell his
potatoes and ship them into Cali
fornia.
OF course, however, all such
shipments will be subject to a
rigid inspection by the California
Horticultural Commission, and in
case eel worms are found in those
shipments the districts from which
the potatoes came will he quaran-
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-01
hgrIcniturc In India.

Nearly two hundred million peopIs
IN india are dependent on agriculture
for their living.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-01
He Needed One.

Shc--"Sack has n strong face" lie
ut has to be You should see his
,rc." Fort Worth Record.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-01
Easy.

Pollceman---YOu'Ve been logging
Now you just accompany the
Organ Grnder-With pleasure, sir;
what song would you like.-Pels
Mele.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-01

BnteroA at the Elko post Office for transmission
through the mails as sccond-ciass matter.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-12-22
VEST MINISTER.

Mrs. Eva Atcherson was in town Mon
day.
Mrs H. S. Cady went to Boston Tues
day for the holidays.
Rodney Powers of st, Louis is visiting
his sister Mrs. Charles Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs II. b. Carliss of West
Berkshire are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. L.
c. Wellman.
Miss Edna Marsh was called to Putney
Sunday to attend the funeral Of her
grandfather.
The Christmas tree and social for the
parish children will be held at the town
hall Saturday evening at O'clock
Mrs. Carl Underwood went to McIn-
does Falls Wednesday. Mr.. Underwood
will go Saturday to remain over Christ
mas.
Rev. f. d. Hayward will deliver a
Christmas sermon next Sunday morning.
In the evening there will be Sunday
school concert
Simon Davis, of the firm of Davis
Brothers, was united in marriage to Miss
Nyrah Waterman of Rockingham Dec.
IA The ceremony was performed in
Springfield, this state.
Cards were received Monday announc-
ing the marriage of Miss Susan White
Kellogg and George Cagin Wright, both
of this town, in Fredonia, N. Y, Dec 16.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright will be at home
after Feb, /. They arrived here Tues
day.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-12-22
YULETlDE IN THE SCHOOLS.
Spirit Of the Season Everywhere Mani
fested-Many Gift Articles Made Dur
ing Closing Days of Term.

The public schools closed Wednesday
at l o'clock for the Christmas vacation.
The winter term will begin Jan. 2. The
last three days of the fall term were
busy ones for the pupils of the grades
because they were preparing for Christ
mas and there were a multitude of
things to be done. Beginning last week
they took up the work of making the
decorations for the school rooms, pa
per bells, wreaths and other things that
would add to the attractiveness of the
rooms for the last days before Christ
mas, and many of them remained after
school to put the articles in place and
help the teachers prepare for the usual
festivities.
In the High street school, which is
presided over by Miss Esther l.. Crow
ell, the main feature this year was the
same as last 1t was "A tiny manger
made of sand and pieces of wood, in
which lay the infant Jesus with the
three wise men, his mother, and a few
animals of the barn looking on. In the
Esteyville school. Miss Mary. Croker,
teacher the children spent Wednesday
morning making candy and preparing it
to be taken home or sent to the chill
dren who are confined to their homes.
The pupils of all the primary schools
had special exercises before the closing
of the term
and the Main street buildings had
Christmas trees which We're decorated
with ornaments of the childrens manu-
facture. There We're chains, calendars,
blOtters and other articles which they
took home when school closed They
also made linen books which will be
given to the children of the day nur-
sery conducted by the Mutual Aid as
ISOLATION. All the pupils above the pri-
brought SphOOl
toys books, games and other articles
which will be distributed among less
fortunate ones tomorrow by Miss Lii
liam Lawton and Miss Evelyn Harris,
ninth grade girls. The number brought
was surprisingly large and they were
of the best quality; not books and
things for which they cared nothing
The children of the grades in the Canal
street school enjoyed a general sing
Wednesday morning. but this was not
possible in the Main street building be-
cause of lack of room