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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-08

papers, short stories for the magazines, very odd jobs for very odd pres s agents, and so on un- til finally be had glued himself safely into a sub-sub-edit- or's chair with Doo- fanny's Magazine, a publication of the people. by the people, and fur the people (price fifteen cents), with a portrait of Lincoln ca the cover every February.
 "I ain't the fellow I was when I came here to buck this game" he said to himself, as he shoul- d cred his W ay through the mist. He turned into Broad way. onto the Rialto, where the imitation people stalk and loll and trip and mince. He looked into their faces. Paint and woe and make-believe; sometimes just blank ignorance and light lasciviousness. The city's deception ran even through that soaked, bedraggled crowd. "Maybe it's just that I see it; maybe it ain't there at all. Maybe I'm stale on my job and ought to get away" rambled his thoughts. "That Clover thing set me thinking Rinse my lungs free of this poison again, ngain,' he quoted. 'I wonder why that hits me? I wonder
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24
THE INFORM TbLENT DEFINED
It is Something Entirsly Distinct from
the Material Of Our Ex.
perience

II" inhorn talent Is something dis
hnct from the material Of our expert
nc" ana the technical use we make q.
met material Just what Il Is proves
.''h"r ial'linE TO define. But mt lea
= Includes several different elements
'irSt. ia" art Of really seeing -ih
'tiFfS owe. which looks throurl -1..
'No'"" the mere outward mater
'Srect and secs the vision Of %
great. Imprinted picture. Secondly. .
IN" instinct for the value OF words
gift That Is something quite difrvrru
from mere richness Of vocabulary q.
the one hand, and the possession q
styl" on the other Vocabulary n,a.
he increased ~ will by patient.
nemori2iEg u dictionary, and style !
matter of Cahcnco and sound 80
Hucncc 1t t. quite possible to ~
rather sad trash In an imprccnblg
style. Rut "A sense OF the value a.
words. an instinct for finding within
the ltntt' Of our spoken language. the
Ireci"" word and phrase that will a,
nearly rs possible convey n though,
that Is perhaps bigger or subtier THAI
49, ''i'''N'i' N'l'l' WIS lIltlNfN tlllilD
me poESessor as having the Unborn tai
rnt. And lastly, Il includes the pos
session Of ideas. rs distinct from
knowledge You may know vast
number Of useful racts--such ms that
a straight lin" t. the shortest disIanc"
between two pOints--but such know
edge no Torc constitutes the Unborn
talent than such a definition constI
tutes literature. But idcas--big vital
idcas--of The compelling sort that
force themselves into written words
In the face Of Obstacles and disap
ro ntments and the inertia of public
Indifference, are the very essence Of
the creative spirit. the golden hall
mark Of the Unborn talent.--The Book
man
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24
PLAN CAMPAIGN
AGAINST HOBO;S

The Western Pacific railroad
company. in common with OTHER
railroads operating in this state has
begun a campaign Of prOsecut ton
against men who have broken sells
on loaded freight cars, for the
pupose of entering the cars end
stealing rides. says the Salt Lake
Telegram. Under the laws of this
state any person who rides i'm a
freight car without paying fare and
for the purpose of defraudring the
carrier is guilty of a misdemeanor
and may be punished by term of
Imprisonment of not to exceed $50
days, or by fine of $500, or by
both such fine and imprisonment.
The railroad companies assert
that, while they lose considerable
revenue from the passenger depart
ment in this way, that loss is not
a 1.-THE of the loss that is suffered
by reason of the theft of merchan-
disc from the cars in transit. Goods
they say, are thrown in quantities
from the cars on which the seals
have been broken, and the railroad
company has been required to make
up this loss to Shippers.
For these reasons the practice
of transients and tramps riding in
freight cars is being vigorously
fought by the special agents of III,
roads, and arrests are promised in
every case when such an ofense
has been committed
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24
FITZPATRICK IS TO Be RELEASED

Sheriff Lamb has received Motif
cation that Ben Fitzpatrick, alias
John Arnold, alias j. w. Rose, alias
Harry Longbaugh, who was
impIicaed IT. the holdup and robbery
Of theGreat Northern express tram
No 3 on July 3,1901. near Wagner,
Chouteau county, Montana, will be
released from the United States
phitentiary at Atlanta Georgia,
June II, 1911.
Fitzpatrick and hi partners stole
S83. coo in unsigned national bank
n otes. He was arrested in St.
Louis, Mo-, on November s, 1901,
together with Laura Bullion, alias
Della Rose, his mistress. and part
of the stolen money was recovered.
On December 20, 1901, Fitzpatrick
was sentenced to the Columbus,
Ohio, peniteniary to serve fifteen
years and on March 25 he was
transferred to the United States
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24
TEN.CENT SOCIAL

The Woman'S Guild of st. Pauls
church will give social. ten-cent
tea at the teSiicn of Mrs. Frank
Wheeler on Wednesday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock.
An attractive program will add
to the pleasure of the afternoon.
Mrs. Wheeler will give vocal sclcc-
tons, Misses Laura Plprkett srd
OIieta Clark. musical, and Miss
Bertha Peck will. among other
Rotations, give Her Letter" by
Bret Harte.
A cordial invitation is extended
to all.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24
TALE OF YACHTING CRUISE
How Hostess Arranged Breakdown
and Got Rid Of Her Bored
Guests.

A few soasOns back well-known
hostess chartered n splendid yacht for
August and invited large number OF
her friends for a thrce.week cruise. At
first all went well, though the party
was not specially we'll assorted; but
after n few days they began to evince
signs OF being somewhat bored with
each Others company.
Tn" hostess marked these signs of
incipicnt boredom. which became more
plainly evident each day, and at last In
despair she took counsel with one OF
her guests, an old aud experienced
yachtsman.
What on earth shall do to amuse
these pcople?" she asked.
fhc yachtsman looked at the serene
SKY and calm, blue water. and shook
hi head doubtfulIy.
4 storm would enliven them I'D n
bit he said. but tho weather looks
omit" settled. There is only one thing
10 bc donc. You must arrange a break.
down. the engineer will manage that
oil right for you. He has probably
often done no before. Thon you must
make for the nearest port for repairs.
and let your guests have n run ashore
Some Of them, ! expect. Will find an
excuse for bidding you good.by and
mos" who remain with you will got
along all right together"
VI" hostess took her guests advice
and arrived Mt TOulon n day later
where n,Eh twenty OF her guests bid
her RoOd.by.--M. A.P.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24
WARMING AGAINST
BURNING OF FORESTS
ATlO

HnOI
On the bulletin board at the hast-
office is warning to all citizens of
Nevada concerning the prevention
of forest fires in this district.
AS consequence Fire Grief
Jerry Murphy, Immediately ,Fter
rea ing the sign, prepared for the
orotection of the elornols \sgc-
tation of Esmeralda county.
The first thing that met his eye
on walking east from the postotfice
was the wonderful array of
foliage trees in front of the court
house. Realizing the danger from
tramps and other wayfarers who
might bask in the shade of the
trees, and perhaps cook their meals
before a camp fire, Chief Murphy
detailed three of the regular fire
department to stand before lie
pioneer trees day and night and
that no stray spark might alight on
their venerable bark and Causes a
disastrous fire, which in the event of
poor fire fighting forces to be
recruited from neighboring ranch
ers, would cause a serious blaze,
probably rendering many settlers
homeless.
Late in the afternoon Chief
Murphy rushed into the fire head
quarters and called on five voiuu.
ers for immediate service.
1t was learned later that the fire
chief had discovered new Joshua
palm growing near the SUI mint of
malapai and immediate protection
was given it as regard the danger
from forest fires. -Goldfeld
Tribune.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24
SHEEP WANTED
With summer range or re-
serve rights. Must be cheap
Write particulars to
JOHN F. DENLY
1887 Grant Ave.,
Ogden, Utah.
SHOCK OF BIG GUN FIRING
DeaIness Sure Result and Nerves
and Senses are Terribly
Strained.

One Of the penalties attendant ON
firing III big guns is deafness. So sure
Is this renalty to be exacted that. Il Is
asserted no man can go through n
long series OF Gunnery practise with
out having his hearing affected. A
stranger on deck who hears a big gun
speak Tor the first time will not soon
forget the stunning report.
One gun Is enough to startle n
Stranger. but the shattering effect OF
the whole armament when In action
together IAN hardly be conceived. The
strain upon nerves and senses when
the rending concussion takes place Is
terrible
Ihere Is not n great difference be-
tween the effect Of the big gums and
that OF the smaller pieces. strange rs
1t may seem. If the visitor places him.
sell beside one oil the smaller guns.
and then listens to the roar of the big
one. the sound will not appear much
louder than that OF the gun by his
side. The extra distance TO the muzzIe
or the big piece discounts the sound.
Inc only apparent difference between
the two Will be that the smaller piece
has a sharper. high-pitched tone and
that the big guns speak with n more
believing roar
If one watches the firing OF the gun
the crash has not such a startling eff.
tect as when 1t comes unexpectedly.
Loud as II Is. nature has prepared the
watcher to resist the shock which he
knows Ia impending
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24
SHADOW OF SCIENCE

1t is hard to believe that IA
shadow is probably thee origin of
all astronomical geometrical and
geographical science. The first
man who fixed his staff perpcndi-
cularly in the groInd and measured
its shadow was the earliest cow
puter of time, and the Arab of
today who plants his spear in the
sand ana marks where the suadou
falls is his direct descendant. Il
is from the shadow of gnomon
that the early Egyptian stood the
length of the year. 1t is from the
shadow of a gnomon that the in
habitants of Upper Egypt still
measure the hours of work for n
water wheel. In this case the
gnomon is a hurra stalk supported
on forked uprights aud points
north and south. East and West
are pegs in the ground, evenly
marking the space of earth between
sunrise ard sursCt. In Il lfrC
of constant sunshine a shadow was
the primitive thermometer. y was
also the primitive foot rue
Exchange.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24
Heal Lest Of Charactrr

You cannot read man so well dur.
Ing his busy hours as by what he
does after supper. or from the closing
hour OF business to bedtime. You can
NOS g. his character SO well by the
money he spends for nccegsaries OF
the living Of his family. as by that let.
tie ovcrplus Of money which is left
after the necessary expenses are paid
What does he do with his spare
money. that margin loft over from
business and from living cxpenses?
What he does with that margin will
throw wonderful light upon his char.
acter
The largest part Of every active HE
must be devoted TO getting living
attending to ones affairs. and this Is
done by most people in routine sort
Of way. You cannot tell much about
the real man during tho.o hours. b..
cause he has 4 system, bis regular
daily routine, and h. does very much
the saInc thing every day But the no
ment he Is free. he Is quite n dIfHerun,
man. Then his rcai propengitios come
out. People arc not natural until after
they are free from ~ stralnt
Watch the boy and the girl when
they are free from their regular du.
tics, and see how they spend their
evenings. what society they keen,
what comprehensive they form, whar
they do. This viii bn q pretty good
test of their charactcr.--Success
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24
application NO. 1857

application NO. 1857
N)tice OF Application for Per-
mission to Appropriate the Pub ic
Waters of the State of Nevada
Notice is hereby given that or
the 9th day of October 1910, i'm ac-
cor1ance with Section %, Chapter
XXI. of the Statutes of 1909 one
Nevada Land & Livestock Company
of Elko. County of Elko and State
o. Nevada, made application to the
State Engineer of Nevada for per
mission TO appropriate the public
waters of the State of Nevada.
Such appropriation is to be made
from an unnamed creek and it's
tributaries in I. 40 N. r So E.,
locally known as Cotton Wood
Creek, at point which bears South
30 degrees west 1900 feet from
the corner common to sections s,
9, l6 and II. in T. 10 NJ. r. SIS
f.. NJ. d.. Nj. and being in the SCI
of NEi Of Sec. II, 7. 40 n. r.. SIS f.,
M. ID. NJ. by means of a dam, and
fifteen cubic per second is to be
conveyed to points in the Ia of
Sci of Sec. 8, NW4 Of SW4, and
ia of wy of Sec. 9, the M of NW4
of Sec. Is, the NE4, the NJ CT
NW}, the SWi of NW4 and the
NWt of SW4 of Sec. II, the FL of
SE} and SWi Of Sci of Sec. is,
the E8 of NW4 and Wa of NEt of
Sec. 10. 7. 40 NJ. r. SIS +, M. d. b.
K M by means Of bitches, and
there used for irrigation. Water
not to be returned to stream,
Date of first publication January
3. 1911.
Date of last publication FEBRUARY S,
1911.
Signed:
Emmett ID. Boyle
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24
The Value OF Solitude.

A population may be too crowded.
though all bc amply supplied With
food and raimcnt II ls not good Tor
man to be kept pcrGOrCn - nil times
in the presence Of lis species. A
world FROM which solituho IN nx.
tirpated IL n very poor If"al. Soil.
tude, IN the ecnsc 0f being orfon alone.
is essential 10 any depth " modita.
ton. or OF character: and solitude IN
the presence Of natural hcnuty and
grandeur ~ the cradle of thoughts and
aspirations which arc not only good
for tho individual. but which gncicty
could III DO without John Stuart
MIL
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the
regular annual meeting of stock
holders of the Lamoillc Creamery
Corp. will be held at the office of
the Corp. ut I.amoiIle on Saturday,
the 28th day Of January at two
o'cock p. NJ, for the purpose of
clecting a Board of Directors to
serve for the ensuing year, and for
the transaction of such other
business rs may come before the
meeting.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24
Emmett ID. Boyle
State Engineer.
NOTICE
Signed:

Um,Il further notice there will be no
light on power furnished between the
hours of a. NJ. and 800 p. NJ. Owing
to the snow blockade on the Sicrr,ls We
are unable to get fuel for the operation
o' our engines, one car hcing caught in
our engines ~ disabled .and cannot he
repaired for several days.
EIku Water d Light Corporation
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24

TO rcnt-An ice house in good
order. Inquire Of Judge
Morgan. b.. =
Wantcd--By a gcntIcman--h
pleasant room with board in
private family. Address y. y. at
this Office. Applicant is willing to
pay for good accommodations.
TO Rent: Two furnished rooms
on Silver Street in the eastern part
Of the town. Inquire Of Mrs. y.
w. WoOlvcrton or at this office.
Matchmaking 4 Engraving
Work guaranteed. Leave work at
Drug Store or at my office, one
block north of Overland Hotel.
Prices reasonable. Dean
Harrison.
Mems laundry wanted by Mrs
T.. T.. Davis. Satisfaction guar.
cntccd.
Court house. Grammar school,
High school II other souvenir 50 IONS
for Christmas at Wintcrmantcl's
JeweIry store.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24
STATEMENT OF BUSINESS

Statement of the business of the
Sunset Telephone and Telegraph
company in the State of Nevada,
during the year ending December
3lst, 1910:
Total receipts SCI, OO4 Al
Total disbursements 53,77S 90
F.. W., EATON,
Secretary.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24
Heart and Brain.

Don't let rs be afraid Of enthusiasm
There is ofiener a lack OF heart than
brain. The world is not starving for
need Of education half as much as for
warm, earnest interest OF soul to soul.
We agree with the Indian who, when
talked to about having too much zeal,
said: "T think II In better for the pot
to boil over than not TO boil at ALL"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24
II. Trocst, Sec.
Following An Inference.

Tommy heard Mrs. Jones Tell hla
mother that she used sour cream TO
nuke the gingerbread they were eat.
Ing. He was duly impressed with this
piece OF Information. and, turning to
Mrs. Jones, lie solcmnly said: Mrs
Jones' this Is fine gingerbread you've
made. can't taste the sour cream n
bit. Did You use bad eggs. too?"-Ex.
change.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24
The HIohes, Git Of Man.

Words. money. all things else, arc
comparatively easy tn give away: but
when n man makes n gift OF his daily
lifc and practise. II IL plain that the
truth, whatever II may be. has taken
possession OF him. James Russell
Lowell.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24

his being sentenced to the Ohio
penitentiary George S. Nixon, who
was the cashier of the First
National Bank here. went to St.
Louis and in the office of the chief
of police positively identified Ben
Fitzpatrick as being one of three
men who entered the Winnemucca
uank on September 10, 1900, and
; ole $32.6I0 An indictment was
returned against Fitzpatrick in
Chouteau county, Montana, for the
robbery of the Great Northern
train and the officers there have
also been notified that Kilpatrick's
sentence will soon expire.
Sheriff Lamb states that he has
not learned yet wiener Fitzpatrick
will be brought here for trial
one of the men who robbed the
First National Bank here or that
he will be taken to Montana on the
charge of train robbery that stands
against him there. n..,. -
The robbery of the First National
Bank of Winnemmucca is supposed
to ha, G been committed by"Butch"
Cassidy, George Carver, known as
the col onel," and Harry Long
baugh, alias Ben Fitzpatrick, the
latter being the, only one of the
gang who was ever arrested.
These men belonged to the
notorious "KidCurry gang of
robbers that made the "Hole in the
Wall" country of Wyoming their
rendezvous and they were among
the most desperate of Western
desperadoes.
The story of the robbery and of
their flight under fire is a thrilling
chapter from the criminal annlas
of Humboldt county.
Cassidy. Carver and Longbaugh
met at PowderSprings Wyoming, by
appointment. Longbaugh, it is
supposed, was sent ahead to Winnie
mucca to look over the ground
carefully and to pick out the trail
for the getaway after the robbery.
He went to point on thcHumboldt
river few miles east of Golconda,
where he camped and from there
picked trail through what is
known as Soldier Pass, al the
southern end of tic Osgood mount
aims. leading from Glover valley ito
the valley of the Humboldt, ut n
point northeast of the G.. S. ranch,
on the river. After the trail was
well laid out and horses were left
at the Silva ranch, on the edge of
Glover valley. and others were tied
to fence at the Bank ranch, about
seven miles from Winnemuc.a.
Prior to the robbery the despera.
does spent two or three days in
town sizing up tl'c ituation. At
the noon hour, September 10, 1900,
they entered the bank and with
rifle and rcvolver' held up Cashier
Geo. >. Nixon and the clerks that
we're employed in the counting
room and as near rs can be learned
carried away the sum of $32, $40,
mostly in geld coin. After the
daring hOl dup the bandits made n
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24


good deal in the mountains.
Mrs. Campbell will begin 4 clearance
sn'n tnnorr1"' fpreN1hl anl continue
SAME until her STOCK is disposed of.
All goods will be sold at u discount of
80 per cent from the regular price.
Come and get the best bargain ever
offered in Elko.
WANTED-At once, a middle
aged lady to do house work on a
ranch. Write or phone to the Ne
vada and Eastern Land company.
Halleck, Nevada, or what is called
the II ranch.
Mr.. Mayer has gone to Dayton,
Ohio, to consult an oculist and
have an operati on on his eyes, if
the oculist thinks his sight can be
restored Mr. Mayors many friends
hope he will return with his sight
restored.
The article from the Humboldt
Star in this issues revives the
history of the most daring and
sensational robbery that ever &C.
Cured in this state The story
will be read with interest by all
who were familiar with the facts
at the time.
The wreckers are still at work
in the tunnel Nod east of town
and it will be sew eral days yet
before the track is cleared for
traffic. All passenger trains from
the west are transferred from
here to the Western Pacific and all
west bound trains are transferred
at the tunnel. No freight trains
are running east of here over the
Southern Pacific.
A special Western Pacific train
brought man from Winnemucca
this afternoon who was badly
injured by falling off the coal
schutes. He was taken to the county
hospital.
, Scnat or Ascher of Washoe
county has introduced a bill to
prohibit the sale of cigarettes and
cigarette papers in this State.
According to the Gazette the senator
is considerable of acigarette fiend
himsel and perhaps needs tic
protecting shield of the law
thrown around him to save him
from becoming worse slave to
the habit than he now is. Whether
that is his reason for introducing
the bill or not, it il a good one
and should become a law.
Did you ever see such winter
weather in this section. Yester-
day morning the thermometer
registered several degrees below
zero, and this morning warm
rain was falling. A big change in
the Temperature. The streets are
muddy and sloppy today and
yesterday they were frozen hard
enough to bear up a horse. A
great winter, this.
A famous physician on being
asked recently what the chief
cause of i'll healh replied. Think
ing and talking about it all the
time. This senseless introspecti on
in which so many of the rising
generation of the nervous folk
indulge is certainly wearing them
out. When they arc not worrying
as to whether they sleep too much
or too little they are fidgeting over
the amount of food they take or the
quantity of exercise necessary for
health. In short, they never give
themselves moments peace :"
The power plant receive d a tank
Of distillate this forenoon andfrom
now on power will be furnished all
day, except two hours at noon.
9 This plan will continue until the
100--horse power engine is again
on duty.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24

Get health. No labor. pains, nor
exercise that can gain II must be
grudged. 80 Emerson
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24

Joe VIII make his mrrh some day."
SAID lis father win delight:
lie debut In an iIiitnTntc wny.
For lac never learned to write.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24
SALMAGUNDI

Two front rooms to rent in 8
good location. Enquire at this
office.
The evening world., 1911-03-06
In Street Dress Every One
of the Hopefuls Looks
the Athlete.

Athens. Ca, March 8.
T1GHT baseball players. part OF the
cream of the minor league talent
that Scout Arthur Irwin saw dur
Ing his tour OF the country in 1910. are
in camp here logged out in uniforms
OF the New York American League
Baseball club ready TO so on the field
md show that they a v the big league
stun In them. The eight arrived yester-
day on the Seaboard Air Line aoly
guided b. Sam MURDOCH. Before sunset
four more will mako up tho set ~
rockies and all will be welded Into the
Big team which Hal Chase now has
cavorting about the hills and mountains
In Virginia about the middle OF the
month. And tina means that the young
sters will have ten days or more to
whip themselves into shape that Will
bring sounds OF praise from Manager
Hal Chase when he casts MS eagle eye
over the bunch.