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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-15
Salt on French Roada.

As a general rule the roads In and
around French towns are tarred at the
commencement Of the summer In or
der to abate the dust nuisance. It has,
however. been found that tar, al
though excellent in the case of maca-
damized roads. is Of little or no value
where car lines exist and paved street
crossings intersect the roads In every
direction. as tarring cannot be carried
out on stones
The authorities. basing their action
on the we'll known hygrometrical prop.
critics Of common salt. have made a
test OF its value in laying the dust
Twenty yards Of roadway have been
sprinkled literally with salt and then
watered freely II the results are sat
isfactory salt will be used throughout
the town Of Havre. It being impossi.
Die te tar the majority OF the streets,
as they are paved with rough rtone
blocks.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-15
HISTORY OF ORD FORT LEE
cenolsted Merely Of .Earthworks ano
Was Abandoned by Order Of
General Washlnotoa.

The Fort Leo of revolutionary DAYS
was on top Of the Palisades, about
two miles up the river from the vii.
lage OF Edgewater, where the Fort
Leo ferry has its New Jersey landing.
Il the strict sense Of the word. It was
hardly worthy of being called q fort.
Once It consisted merely Of earth.
works. Of which not q vestige IL to be
seen today. . .. .....
Tradition says that the fort was
laid out by Gen. Israel Putnam, and
Some OF the historians thus account
for the fact that the defenses were
rather expansive for their purpose
At first II was called Fort Constitu.
ton. but was soon renamed Fort Lee.
This temporary stronghold was
really constructed to cooperate with
Fort Washington. on the New York
side OF the Hudson. in the defense of
the river. In the beginning 1t was be.
iieved that the two defenses would be
able to turn the British war fleet back
and prevent IT from getting up the
river to West Point.
But from the first Washington is
known to have questioned its useful.
ness and 1t wss on his orders that II
was finally evacuated. In November
l776. all that was left Of the American
army In New Jersey abandoned the
fort and set out on its historic retreat
to Philadelphia
Tradition says that there was fort
Under the cliff of the river front at
some point not far from EdyewateT
earlier In the revolution. but there is
no authentic record of its existence
and 1t therefore cannot be credited
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-15
VARIETY SECRET or CHARM
This Explains Why Our American
Women Arc 30 Attractive to
Foreign Visitors.

Foreigners are impressed by the
peculiar attractiveness OF American
women." writes Grace M. Gould In
the Woman's Home Companion. They
say Hat, next to their own women, II
II the American woman who charms
the most
Now why is this so?"
1T Is because OF the Infinite variety
| OF the American woman, which
plCases the eye and holds the imaglna.
ton. When any large number of
women are under observation, attract.
ivencss must imply constant change,
for human nature. soon wearies OF
what is monotonous. II tb~ first, last
and every woman that the foreigner
saw all looked and dressed alike, the
FIRST might well be the last, for any
Interest he might feel In them.
His experience IL this: He meets
the tall and stately wife OF his club
friend, whose poise and elegance are
her conspicuous charactcristics; next,
he takes In to dinner n fluffy, confid.
Ing young creature without any poise
at all. Later, perhaps, he meets a
bluc-stocklng girl, who looks at him
critically through her lOrgnette: and
from her he turns to demure,
mouse.like maiden, whose infrouuent
gaze Ia Boulfui and who says little,
but who says It no intensely. Tho
Irritation girl and the athletic girl
come In their turn, and nc finds IL all
exhausting and bcwlldering
Yet he remembers distinctly each
one OF those American types. because
each one, by her dress and her man.
ncrs, has emphasized her own lden.
tty."
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-15
FINE BLADES. OF DAMASCUS
Swords Made In tho Oriental City
Were Most Wonderfully Temp
cred and Adorned.

Fancy frills and ornamentation were
not thought Of in the hurried forging
OF weapons called into need by the
breaking out of the Civil War How
plain tho usual cavalry sabre was, for
instance. Is we'll shown by comparison
with the lavishly ornamented weapons
turned out by the oriental sword
makers. The Turkish sword Is q beau
tiful piece Of work. the blade. dam.
ascened" with inlaid wires of gold, be
Ing of astonishing elasticity Each
quarter inch OF surface OF the gilt
scabbard. handle and hilt is crowded
with engraved designs
From the city OF Damascus, ceIs
brhted for more than thousand years
for the skill OF It's swordmakars, the
Crusaders took to Europe the art %
'damaSccning" tissue OF dark lines
on light ground. or the REVERSE and
the inlaying OF gold on the steel itself
In the genuine Damascus blade OF the
best per1od the figure. that is. the In.
tricoie twists made I'm the steel while
hot under the hammer of the sword
smith. Is not. az some think. a matter
OF surface II extends through the
blade. and hence is not removed by n
thousand polishings These beautiful
figures on the genuine blades are al
most Identical with the best so-called
damascus gun barrels of today.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-15
WARsHIPs ANNOY SOL JACOBS
Brighten the Maekerei Away From
His Seines on Massachusetts
Coast. Says Fisherman.

II you were seinine for mackere;
and luck was with you ard just as
you were about to draw IN your nets
with a fine catch half dozen of
Uncle Sans battleships came along
and frightened all the mackerel away.
wouldn't It give you headache?
: That's just what II did to Capt Sol
Jacobs of the prime little auxiliary
schooner Quartette. which reached T
wharf. Sol had grievance against
the United States navy which It will
take many days for him to live down
The other afternoon when the sun
was Just about sinking In the sky
and the water was as smooth as glass
Sol spied q school Of mackereI. II
was tire largest school he had seen
for weeks
Orders were given to lower the
SEEMING boats and throw out the nets
The rest was easy. for the nets sank
down on the fish. =. stood or
the deck wearing smile and thinking
nf the dollars realized by that catch
But behold. Just before the men In
the SEEMING dories had pulled In the
nets at the bottom.~tmprisoning the
| toothsome catch. along came half a
| dozen OF the battleships that were In
the maneuvers at Provincetown and
kicked up the ocean so that the mack
erel were frightened away
Il was angry enough" said Sol. ito
! fight the whole blamed squadron
| Boston Daily Advertiser
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-15
Interesting Fossils

Splendid fossils we're discovered
the other da, during sinking opera
tons for two new coal pits at Old
CuInDOck. Scotland Al about 30
fathoms deep flower period was
passed through, we'll defined FOSSILS II
tree branches. ferns. flowers. seeds.
and scedDods being found Th" Inost
interesting discoveries were evidently
Of much earlier period. because
these were found at depth ~ rs
fath0ms. This has evidently been a
marine period. the fossils including
several well defined shcllRsh. some OF
good size, embedded in the ir0nstone
Two most important finds are those
OF animals. One. in A very complete
condition. resembles part OF seal
or sea lion. The other splendid fossil
resembles a turtle.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-15
The Worlds Languages.

According TO the authorities on Ian
guages. there are approximately 3.424
spoken languages or dialects In the
world They are distributed thus:
America. 1924; Asia. 937: Europe.
687: Africa. 276.
The English language contains ap
proxImately 100000 words. about one
half consisting Of scientific terminol
ogy rarely encountered outside OF text
books and archaic. obsolescent. or OBJ
solete terms A careful study Of 100.
900 words BY authorities showed thar
go 600 were Of Teutonic derivation.
10000 Of Greek or Latin origin. and
10000 from other foreign SOURCES
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-15
MAY TREsPAss IN ENGLAND
u You Do No Damage Il 10 Easy
to Wander Through Private
Property.

At this season II Is pleasant to
leave the dusty highway and take to
the fields But many timid pedestrians
are frightened away by the notice
"Trespassers Will BE Prosecuted
They need have no fear
AS the law stands. any trespasser
who does the smallest damage-in
lures fence. breaks a small branch
ETC. can be summoned before mag
tstrate and fined But If he, does no
damage, the landlord must bring an
action at law and get an injunction
This costs lot Of money. and unless
the trespasser is man Of means the
landlord won't bring his action mt law
All he can 90 otherwise is tn ask you
% get out II you go peaccably you
2ar return an hour later. and repeat
the visit as often as you wish Moth
Ing can be done beyond asking you to
leave again But If you resist. then
sufficient force can be used: and II
you show fight you may be legally
knocked down. your legs tied. and
yourself bundled on to tn road
The landlord may. however. play
some tricks on you He can saw a
bridge crossing stream. so that you
Will get ducking. he can dig pit
Tor you to fall into. and he can 80 fly
the sti!e you are likely to cross that
you will break it. and then he, can
have you up before the magistrate
If you don't commit any damage. how
ever. you can trcspass to your heart'y
content.--AnSwer
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-15
DIDN'T NEED TO SWEAR OFF
II Was Really a Monkey tho Ohio
Man Saw In Hls Hotel
Bed.

The story OF the monkey that was
discovered In the bed OF visitor at
the Waldorf few nights ago struck
responsive chord in the recollect. l
OF an Ohio man who once came to
New York for week of rest and
recreation.
The day he landed he got into a
poker game and for seven days he
stuck at 1t. the game being punctuat.
ed as many poker games are. On the
last day he started In to play at 3
O'Clock In the afternoon He quit at
l1:20. cleaned out.
Going upstairs in his hotel and
opening the door. he noticed his valise
sitting on the floor and decided he
would get clean handkerchief out Of
II and sit down and think It over AS
he stopped over his glance fell upon
the bed. From the spot where his
green eyes in hairy little face
cleaned at him.
According to the Ohioans account
he made not a single exclamation
He simple closed the valise. turned
out the light and shut the door from
the outside. He went downstairs.
took two or three turns about the
lobby. gave It up. called for cab
and spent the night driving about.
first to one place and then to another.
Daylight found him still going about.
and he did not revisit the hotel until
late in the afternoon. when he went
up to the room clerk to apologize.
While standing there he heard
somebody say. We'll. they found that
monkey after all"
Good Lord. am saved" shouted
the Ohio man. to the establishment OF
the ;lerk. Then II was mpnlSey aft.
er all, and there Is no need Of my
swearing on"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-15
MAKING OLD NEWS TIMELY
How Dr. Charcot Used the ParIo Pa
pers While Isolated In tho
Antarctic Ice.

Making old news seem timely was
one Of the diversions Of DIR. Jean
Cha:coI. the French explorer, during
his two years of isolation in the Ant.
arctic Ice. where he did some wonder.
ful work In the scientific tabulation Of
tides and measurement of ocean
depths. He carried with him two
years files OF the Paris newspapers
aud on each day spread the papers OF
the corresponding day OF the two pre-.
cedinG years on the table In the cabin
for the benefit OF his followers:
Il have recently turned out from
LOCKER" recorded DIR. CharcOi In his
d,arJ on July 7, midwintcr. complete
flies of the Matin and the Figaro for
tw" years before our departure, kind.
j. presented to US by their editors
/"'ry day put on the wardroom
table the numbers corresponding to
the present date. and personally !
have never read the papers so at.
tcni.vely or thoroughly.
. "Ii must confess It, the news, now
g. ancient. the scandals, the affairs,
mt rcst me just AZ much as ~ had
nc"cr heard Of them had forgotten
then nearly MI, and await the next
issut with impatience. / nm now
much better acquainted with my coun.
trN's politics and the worlds happen
inGs In 1907 than ! have ever been,
onh probably than ] shall ever be
eeain New YORK Evening Post
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-15
MIGHT NEED THE CLUB LATER
Old Scotch Caddle's Retort to the,
Golfer Who Got Out Of "ioIi"
Bunker.

This Is new one. brought to town
by Jack Plckard from the Mayfjeld
Country club on the links whereof he
frequently chases the elusive nil.
says the Cleveland Leader It has to
20 with nm american golfer going over
Scotch links. attended by one OF
those hoary caddies who only begin
to flourish after they are past the
SEVENTEEN milestone. This caddie had
separate name, not only for each
hole. but Tnr every tee hazard and
bunker, And for ench inhme he had
some philosophical reason.
How far Is It over to that bur
kerr" asked tho American. preparina
for long drive ,.n.,..
ABBOT twn hun'red an fcefty YARD
SIR" from the caddie. An the bun.
ker's name In hell For once yc'ra In.
sir ye'll ne'er get DOT" o. ~"
Followed the drive. Witch brought
the ball right where Il wasn't want.
ed, and the caddie ~ concealed hia
merrlmcnt Nothing daunted, tho
visitor selected his nibIick and by n
fortunate loft freed himself from an
unfortunate situation. landing easily
on the green
How about that bad place OF yours
now" he demanded OF his ancient
c"ddlc. Iot without = bit OF exuita.
ton
"Wccl. sir" replied the man. IRA
advise yc 10 TAX this club WI 70
when 20 COON to doe Ye mann
need t."
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-15
French AeademicIana.

French statistician has been
= looking at tn . records OF members OF
|the Academic Franchise as family
men. or the forty "Tmmortals" II ap
pears that the great mai" " are mar
ried. but no fewer than fourteen are
childless. Among those who have the
largest families are NJ. Iienri Poin.
care. the scientist, who 10 the father Of
three daughters and a son, and M.
Jean Richepin. the poet and dramatist,
who has been twice married and has
four SONS. M. Rene Balm has also
several children. but the families Of
the other academicians who have
families at all do not number moro
than one OF two. NJ. Anatole France
In among the half dozeh members who
are bachelors.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-15
UNCLE HIRAM TO Els NEPHEW
HE Dissertation on the One Priceless
Treasure Which All Men
Share Alike.

Steven. my boy" said Uncle Hiram.
"one man may have more talent than
anothc: or c'c-c ccors-s or more
money but there Is ore thing that no
man on earth can have any more OF
than you have. and that 10 time.
Did you ever stop to think of that?
Or maybe you haven't come to It yet
that OF the most precious thing OF all
the same being. repeat time. no
BODY. no matter who he 10, can have
any more than you have There can't
De any favoritism or special privilege
or gouSing or monopoly In time. You
get what's coming to you anyway, and
no man on earth can take It away
from you
And isn't this something to b
cheerful over! Why. Stevey. it's the
Brandest thing going TO think that OF
the most valuable thing Of all we've
got as much as the man that rides BY
u In $4,000 automobile But. and
now I'm getting down to the sermon,
SteVey. this most precious thing Of
all Us the thing Of which we arc most
wasteful
I'VE get our full share of It sure,
out we waste It ourselves shockingly.
Don't waste time. Stevey. please
don't. Az you feel now you've got a
million years ahead Of you. more or
less. plenty Of time; but time is ono
OF those things that once lost can
never be recovered. Don't waste a
minute Of 1t. When you play. play;
sink the shop; forget 1t utterly; but
when you work utilize all your time
Don't dawdle 1t away"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-15

You may find that artistic tcmpera.
meDt among the peasants In the vii
lagos Of I'ayarian Tyrol. They talk
still Of tho King Ludwig who Iayished
money on palaces and died an insane
suicide and murderer You rom md
them that they are still paying or the
debts Of the mad king They reply
cheerfuIly that they are glad of Il.
for Ludwig loved music and gave us
Wagner
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-15
Tlnd Fossil OF Sea Tortoise.

The perfect fossil OF huge sea
tortoise 30 inches In diameter has
been found IN Mount Badly. 5000 feet
above the prcseDt sen level. incar Los
Angeles, Cal. It IS thought that this
is n relic Of geological age 100000
years ago. when all the western part
OF tho country was stIll under tho
sea, aud the Rocky mountains wore
either submerged or only showed their
tips az Jagged AIets. '..'
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-15
Americas Baptism.

The world now will take It for
granted that the Unite, States official
ly acknowledges the claims Of st. Die
France, to It's important part In the
honor OF naming America Much has
been written OF st. Dies boast of this
distinction. The romantic story long
has been heralded before the world
and always with a glamor that is more
or less associated with fanciful traji
tion. The fete which was planned
long In advance by the enthusiastic
French people attracted worldwide at.
tention. Its celebration with the
American ambassador and the French
minister OF the colonies as the honor
guests added to the dignity Of st
Dies claims II was made the occa.
sion for reciprocal Fluctuations be.
tween America and France and the
old.time friendliness between the Two
nations was recalled while the world
was given to understand that st Die
was the place OF the new worlds hap.
usm.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-15
PEST OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC
Jack London's Description Of the Now
Now, Which Rivals tho New
Jersey Mosquito.

The following story from Jack Lon.
don's recently published The Cruise
Of the Shark" indicates that the Jcr.
sey mosquito has Il rival In the now.
now"
II made the strategic mistake of
undressing on the edge Of steep
bank where l could dive in, but could
not climb out. When | was ready to
dress had hundred yards walk on
the bank before could reach my
c'Uthes. At the tirs. step FULL 10000
now-nows landed upon me. At the
second STEP was walking In a cloud
BY the third step the sun was dimmed
In the sky. After that ! don't know,
what happened.
When ] arrived at my clothes
was a maniac And here enters my
grand tactical error. There Is only
one rule OF conduct In dealing with
now-nows. Never swat them What.
ever you do. don't swat them.
They are so vicious that In the in.
stcnt OF annihilation they eject their
last atom OF poison into your carcasN
you must pluck them delicately be.
I"OSh 'h"mu anu iOI SlheST, uuu per
suade them gently to remove their
proboscises from YOUR Quivering flesh.
II is like pulling teeth But the difi.
Guilty Was that the teeth sprouted
faster than ] could pull them. 80
awaited. and so doing 7lled myself
full of their poison.
This vas a week ago At the pres.
ent moment I resemble n sadly nep.
lected smallpox convalescent.'
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-15

Sidney H. Thompson with DO
seniors from the Yale Forest school
go south this week for a three
months practical work in the forests
near Trinity, Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hamilton
spent Sunday in Woodstock.
Mrs. Carl A. Weston of Burling-
ton was the guest of her mother,
Mrs. Emily b. May, from Thursday
until Monday.
Miss Rena Ellis of Lancaster Wis
tied Mrs. B. F. Weeks last week.
Mrs. Persfs Thompson Kennedy of
Claremont, N H., who has been
Y, is spending this month with her
sister, Mrs. E. N. Randall.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Trip and
son of West Derby visited Leon Trip
last week.
Hugh Underwood has returned
from a weeks visit in Tilton, N. H.
Mrs. Maude Shields is spending
the week with her sister in Ashland,
N. H.
Misses Ella and Clara Wilmarth
entertained L 5 ladies on Saturday
evening at Sunholme. The Misses
Carrie, Emily and Susan Clark and
Misses Gertrude Menut and Maude
Menut presented "A Boarding
school Romance which was follow
ed by charades and the serving OF
delicious refreshments.
Lincoln Knowlton is very i'll with
pneumonia.
Mrs. Jennie Noyes and son, who
have been spending the past month
in Boston and Bethel, Me, returned
Monday.
Mrs Myles Gilman spent Sunday
with her parents at Lyndonville.
Mr.. and Mrs. George P. Moore are
spending a few days in Boston.
George Asselin has been very i'll
with peritonitis but was better yes
terday.
George M. Howe, who has been
critically i'll with acute Bright's dis
ease since Thursday, was more COM
Portable Tuesday but not out of
danger.
Mrs. O. E. Hale of Danyi1le visit
ed her son, Dean Hale, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Royden Cheney, who
have resided here since their marri-
to Manchester, N. H., to make their
home.
Mrs Abbie J. Balch has returned
from a little more than two weeks
visit in Groton, Barre and Montpel-
Ter.
Mr.. and Mrs H. N Turner who
have been spending the winter in
Santa Barbara, Cal, started east
Monday. They will spend some time
in Washington, D. c., and probably
not return to st. Johnsbury before
the last of April
Mrs. George Stevenson and daugh-
ter, Berdine, who have been spend
ing two weeks with friends here,
returned Tuesday to their home in
HardWick.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-15
Church Notes.

The South Congregational church,
Stephen 6. Barnes, pastor. Sunday
preaching services at 1890 a. M. Yes
pers at p. m. Sunday school at 12
Midweek meeting. Wednesday 100.
Friends and strangers are welcomed to
these services.
ST. Andrews Episcopal church, Rev.
Alfred Poole Grint, Phi. D., rector. Sun
day services, 7.3O a. M, excepting first
Sunday, 1920 a. M, and p. m. Sun
day school, II m. Weekday service,
M. Everybody cordially welcomed.
At Notre Dame DIES VICTORIES church
services every Sunday are as follows:
7.3O a. M, first mass; 9.OO children's
mass; 1890, high mass; 400 p. M, YES
pers.
The North Congregational church,
morning worship at 1890; Sunday
z p. m. Special musical service the first
Sunday evening of each month. Wednes-
day, mid-week service at 100. A cordial
welcome is extended to all.
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Ply
THAN Building, Sunday morning ser.
vice 1915. Subject, Matter" The
reading room is in the same build
Sunday SUI from $50 to 5 p. M, also
Tuesday and Saturday evenings from
7.3O to 9.
At Grace Methodist church, Rev.
Peter Black pastor. Sunday morn
ling at 1890, subject of sermon,
'sDorcas, the Working Woman of the
Church," 1890 Sunday school; 6
p. m, Epworth League; p. M, the
pastor will illustrate Sheldon s
great book 'tIn His Steps," Prayer
meeting Wednesda at 100 p. m.
D. m.
Church of the Messiah, Universal
list, B. F. Butler minister Preach
day school at noon, classes for all
Rev. I. w. Mclaughlin of Lyndon
vile will preach in the main audi
| forum at Z p. m. Boy Scouts Tues
| day evening at Z, drill at 7.45.
The Kings Jewels of the South
| church have elected these officers:
| Helen May, president; Dorothy
Adams, secretary; Gladys Carpenter
| treasurer. Mrs. e. l.. Nfckerson is
now superintendent.
First Baptist church, Frank S
Tolman pastor. Notices: Sunday
services 1880 a. M, p. m. Rev
H. II. myers, state evangelist VIII
preach at both services. Revival SER
vices will be held every evening, ex-
cept Saturday, and will be in charge
of Evangelist Myers. Boy Scouts
at $40 p. m. Wednesday evening
Baptism next Sunday night. The
public is cordially invited to at
tend.
Free Baptist church, Rev. E. E.
1 Phillips, pastor. Morning Worship
at 1890; topic for next Sunday
service, Mean Duties and Mighty
Destinies. Text Kings 1918
Short discourse and devotional SER
vice in the evening at Z. Those who
wish to know their Bibles literalls