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The Washington herald., 1911-02-19
ENTERTAINMENTS.

Miss Mabel Boardman has issued invi-
tations to the '-Tafters," the members of
the party who accompanied President
Taft on his trip to the Philippines sew
eral years ago, for a dinner and reunion
on March S.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry C. Gossage have is
sued invitations for the wedding of their
daughter, Lillian Rose, to Philip Bsdtord
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-12-15
WARsHIPs ANNOY SOL JACOBS
Brighten the maekerel Away From
His Seines of Massachusetts
Coast. Says Fisherman.

IL you were SEEMING for mackere
and luck was with you and Just as
o were about to draw in your nets
with a fine catch half a dozen OF
Uncle Sans battleships came along
and frightened all the mackerel away.
wouldn't it give you a headache?
That's Just what II did TO Capt Sol
Jacobs of the prime little auxiliary
schooner Quartette. which reached T
wharf Sol had n grievance against
the Omitted States navy which II will
tax many days for him to live down
The other afternoon when the sun
vas just about sinking In the sky
and the water was as smooth as glass
Sol spied n school OF mackereI II
was the largest school he had seen
Tor weeks
Orders were given TO lower the
SEEMING boats and throw out the nets
The resi- was easy. for the nets sank
on the fish. :, stood or
the deck wearing n smile and thinking
Of the dollars realized by that catch
But behold, Just before the men in
the SEEMING dories had pulled tn the
nets AT the bottom. imprisonIng the
toothsome catch. along came half a
dozen OF the battleships. that were in
the maneuvers at, P"royincetOwn and
kick up the ocean so that the mack
ere were frightened away
7 was angry enough" said Sol. ito
fight the whole blamed squadron
Boston Daily Advertiser
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-12-15
Salt on French Roads

AZ a general rule the roads In and
around French towns are tarred at the
commencement OF the summer in or.
der 10 abate the lust nuisance. II has
however. been found that tar. al
though excellent In the case OF maca.
oamized roads, Is OF little or no value
where car lines exist and paved street
crossings intersect the roads In every
direction. ne tarring cannot b. carried
oct on stone
The authorities. basinR 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
sprinkied literally with salt and then
Satered freely II the results are sat
isfactory salt will be used throughout
the town Of HRvre. II being impossI.
be t. tar the majority OF the streots
as they are paved with rough rtone
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-12-15
HARD PROBLEM FOR WOMEN
Where Shall Minister Be Entertained
When He Makes Pastoral
Call on Servant

~ the hardest problem have
had 20 solve In my brief housekeeping
career. said the woman. is what 10
do With the pastor when he calls on
a servan girl We have n good girl
She is a regular attendant NJ y chapel
In the neighborhood Every so often
the pastor or his assistant In his
rounds OF the parish calls on her
i am a heather myself In the mat
ter Of religious observances. noverthe
less ! know what Ia due to gentlemen
OF the cloth The best room about
the house should be nj the disposal Of
ones spiritual adviser always Should
Lucy. then. receive her guest I'm the
parlor. or should they compromise In
the dining ROOM The Kitchen as q
place for entertaining the minister is
quite out Of the question
80 far. the ministers calling AT my
house have beer spared even the In
dignity Of n dining room reception
| have taken to IN" back regions my
self while Lucy held forth In the par
Tor. I know other women with church
going maids who are equally consider
ate Altogether this Ia a delicate point
on which We need some enliEnton.
ment from the etiquette experts"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-12-15
ARE ALWAYS ON THE DECLINE
Wonder Is That the Dramatic and
Culinary Arts Haven't Reached
the Bottom.

From time TO time some ancient
gentleman bursts into print on the
subject of The Good Old Days OF the
stage. wnilR over the iamcutahlc dcpre.
citation In public tastes. raves about
what he Is pleased TO call the class.
les and wonders In q spasm OF hys.
terra what we all are coming to any
how.
why Is II that the stage and home
cooking are the only things that have
consistently been on the decline for
the last three hundred years. And
why. II half what these old folks say
Is true. haven't the dramatic and Gull
nary arts reached the bottom by this
timer Anybody with one good eye
md recourse to q public library can "a
certain with case that cvcr since tho
advent of George Frederick Cooke In
this country. bc~whiskcrod pcssimlgts
bnvc tcon comparing the contcm.
porary stage with the one OF 2 dead
generation to the great disparaEcment
Of the former. There must be a limit,
n bottom. n finish somewhere to tho pit
into which American theatriCnls have
icon tumblinG for tho last 10 years
n We are on the way to the dcmnition
bow.wowa and have bccu hcnding
there since the days Of IIallam. whom
arc We due to arrivc7- Glcnmoro Ia.
Wis In Success Magazine
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-12-15
ARE AS UNNAMED AS EVER
French Students Have Not Changed
In Spirit, Though less Pictur-
esque Than Formerly.

One might almost say that there is
one Interchangeable feature of Paris and
that is It's students II is true the
students are not now quite so pictur
esque as in the days OF Henri Murger.
but undoubtedly their spirits are the
same-they are still as untamed and
rlotous. The disturbances that have
taken place recently have arisen sim.
ply because the students for the bac
c"alaureate on the classical side discov-
cred that the paper IN Latin set them
was intensely difficult. while the pa
per in Latin set before their rivals on
the modern languages side was very
easy Hence shoutings. parading or
the streets, demonstrations. stone
throwing and window breaking. CON
squeezing" md all the other various
manifestations Of the turbulent and
dissatisfied student. ave.
The class rooms have been held by
policemen and the students have had
several times TO be summarily elected.
although on more than one occasion
they burst open the doors and forced
their WY IN again. The most comicaI
feature OF the whole business was to
see ard hear n large procession OF
demonstrating students singing along
the b~oulcvards In n m%onotoDous drone
the very rassa9e from Cicero which
had brought about their downfall.
while their modern languages col
leagues sailed easily into port on a
passage from Julius Caesar.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-12-15
1T WAS "DELIGHTFuL POISON
rret'y Legend Of the Origin Of Wine
In Persia. Where 1t First
Was Made.

The making OF wine is said 70 have
originated with the Persians. who dis
covered the process quite by accident
ohe OF their earliest kings, Jensheed.
"ho' II is said. was only FIVE or six
generations from Noah. was the dis
coVerer. or rather a woman OF his
household vas -r
. he vas immoderateiy fond OF
bfapes. saws the narrative. which Ia
round In Sir John Malcolm's History
OF Persia. and desired to preserve
some. which were placed in a large
vessel n lodged In n vault for future
use When the vesse! r.as opened
me grapes had fern ented aad their
Jtlce In this state was so acid that
'he King believed 1t must be poison
Gus.
ne had some vessels filled with II
ana Poison written upon each These
were placed in his room. II happened
mat one of his favorite ladies YVES M.
IeC'eu with nervous headache: the
PAIN distracted her so much that she
oesirec death Observing a vessel
with Poison written on Il. she took
II n swallowed it's contents. The
wine for such It had become. over.
powered the lady. who fell down into
a sound sleep and awoke much re-
frcshcd
delighted with this remedy. she re
peated the doses so often that the
poison n all drunk He
soon discovered this and forced the
iady TO confess what she had done. A
quantity OF wine vas made and Jen.
shced n all his court drank OF the
ne" heTerage, which from the clrcum
stance that led to its discovery is to
this day known in Persia by the name
OF Zeher-e-khoosh. or the delightful
poison"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-12-15
DIDN'T NEED TO SWEAR OFF
II Was Really a Monkey the Ohio
Man Saw in His Hotel
Bed.

The story Of the monkey that was
discovered in the bed OF n visitor at
h Waldorf a few nights ago struck
a responsive chord I'm the recollection
OF an Ohio man who once came TO
New York for a week OF rest and
recreation
he day he landed he got into n
poker game and for seven days he
stuck at II, 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
ll:2O, cleaned out .r- ....
Going upstairs in his hotel and
opening the door. he noticed his valise
sitting on. the floor and decided he
would get a clean handkerchief out Of
II II sit down and think IL over. As
ne stopped over his glance fell upon
the bed. From the spot where his
head might have been two beady
green eyes In a hairy little face
cleaned at him.
According to the Ohioan's
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 II up. called for a cab
and spent the night driving about.
first 10 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. I am saved" shouted
the Ohio man. to the establishment OF
the ,lerk Then Il was a monkey aft.
er all. and there is no need OF my
swearing of"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-12-15

Young couples who furnish thclr
mats under the direction OF n Third
avenue furniture house nrc bound to
oegla housekeeping IN pIous frame Of
mind For every $50 worth Of mrui
lure they buy. either for cash or on
the installmont plan. the dealer makes
'"em q present Of n bible
Just got In n case OF fine bibles
yesterday" he said. and rs soon ns
'ney are zone ! shall lay In another
supply. Before I went into the ;urnl.
'ute business I was a book agort Tho
peeps got then into peoples homes
showed n dcplorablo lack Of Riblcs,
especially among the young couples.
: dIh not havo much chance 10 rem.
euy the defect then. for | was not
handling bibles and anyhow I wouldn't
nave been In a position 20 give then
away Blu since | have gone into this
business ] Can AFFORD tn throw IN n
nIoie with every $50 purchase Now
York Times.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-12-15
MAY TRESPASS IN ENGLAND
20 NO Damage II Is Easy
TO Wander Through Private
Property.

Al THIS season It is pleasant 70
iea'e the dusty highway and taxi m
The fields But many timid pedastrJ,ns
are frightened away by the no,icc
irespassers VIII Re Prosecuted
ihey need have no fear. -s
AS The law stands. any -tresnosse,
VINO does the smallest damuge-ir
lures a ience. breaks a small branch
etc.- a be summoned before a mas
istrate and fined But II he docs n,
oainage. the landlord must bring an
action at law and get an Iniunction
lhis costs n lot OF money. and unless
lLe trespasser is A man OF means ;h.
ahdiord won't bring his action M law
Al ne can 60 otherwise is To ask you
% ger out II you go peacoably yor
Sah return an hour later. aud repear
the visit as often as you wish Moth
ing can he done beyond asking you to
leave again But If o resist. then
suhclcnt force Fan be used and n
you show fight you may be legally
hhoched down. you legs lied. and
yourself bundled on to tn road
The landlord may. however nI,y
ONT tricks on you He can saw q
bridge crossing a stream. so that O
VIII got n ducking. he can dig n pit
Tor you Ia fail into. ana ne can 50 n,
the stilc o are likely to cross thai
you will break il. and then he car
have you up before the magistrate
II you don't commit any damage. how
ever. you can trespass to your heart
cOntent-Answcrs
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-12-15
Motor Maps.

In Countries Ike France. where
roads are good and cross roads nu
mcrous, travellers by automobile have
frequent occasion to consult road
maps. because they go so fast and
change direction so often that topo-
graphical Information is. for them. a
continual necessity
To meet this there mas been invent
Ell IN automatic chart that unrolls In
step with the advance OF the carriage.
so that the chauffeur a always be
fore him a map OF the route he is TO
pursue When the road is about to
turn sharply an electric bell gives
warning 300 meters in advance An
other attachment to the chart regis.
tiers The distance traversed The
whole apparatus Is moved by gearing
connected with the wheels OF the au
tomuhile
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-12-15
FINE BLADES OF DAMASCUS
Swords Made In the Oriental City
Were Most Wonderfully Temp
cred and Adorned.

Fancy frills and ornamentation we're
not thought Of in the hurried forging
OF weapons called into need by the
breaking out OF the Civil War How
plain the usual cavalry sabre was. for
Instance. is we'll shown by comparison
with he lavishly ornamented weapons
turned out by tho oriental sword
makers The Turkish sword Is a beau
tiiul 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 hiIt is crowded
with engraved designs.
From the city OF Damascus. ce!e
bratcd for more than a thousand years
for tho skill OF it's swordmakars. the
Crusaders took TO Europe the art o.
damneccninE"-G tissue OF dark lines
On a light ground. or the reverse-and
the inlaying OF gold on the steel itself
In the genuine Damascus blade OF the
best pc1Od the figure. that is. the in.
tricafe twists made in the steel while
hot under the hammer Of the sword
smith. Is not. as some think. a matter
Of surface II extends through the
blade. and hence is not removed by a
thousand polishinEs These beautiful
figures on the genuine blade are al
most identical with the best s~o-called
Hamascu gun barrels OF today.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-12-15
THIS HAPPENED I'M MISSOURI
Editor Mixed q Wedding Announces.
ment and the Advertisement Of an
Auction Sale

A Missouri editor who was brimfui
OF hard cider got a wedding, account
and a sale mixed. and served to his
readers this dope: ID, .rsssar
William Smith. the only son OF MT.
and Mrs Josiah Smith. was. disposed
at auction to Lucy Anderson on my
farm. one mile east of here In the
presence OF 10 guests. including the
following. to-wit: Two mules, IL head
OF cattle. The Rev. Jackson tied the
nuptial. the least weighing 1850
pounds on the hoof. The beautiful
home of the bride was tastefully deco.
rated with n seewash calf. a spade, a
sulky rake. m feed grinder. one set
double harness. almost new. and Just
before the ceremony was pronounced.
Mendelssohn's wedding march was
played by n mich COW. Ave years:
one Jersey cow. to be fresh next April.
carrying a bunch of acwers in her
hand and looking charming in a gown
made OF light spring wagon. two boxes
Of apples. two racks Of hay. one grind.
stone. mouseline deori trimmed with
about lSc bushels of spuds, The groom
Is well known and popular young
""h anu ""S Always sloou wen among
society circles Of IL Berkshire hogs.
while the bride is an accomplished and
talented school teacher OF a splendid
drove OF Observation-Disclosures II
desired. Among the beautiful pres.
ents were two sets Of knives and forks.
one spring harrow. one Yheelbarrow,
on go-cart, other articles 100 numer.
Gus TO mention. The bridal couple
lett yesterday on an extended trip.
term Of II months time. extended to
responsible parties. otherwise spot
cash luncheon will be served at the
table After this Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
Will go To housekeeping in a coy
home at the corner of Main and Doc
tor r l. CRANKY. auctioneer.-Nation.
al Monthly .'.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-12-15
MIGHT NEED THE CLUB LATER
Old Scotch Caddle's Retort to the
Golfer Who Got Out Of "holS
Bunker.

This is a new one. brought to town
by Jack Pickard from the Mayf1eId
Country club on the links whereof he
frequently chases the elusive pill.
says the Cleveland Leader II has to
20 with an american golfer going over
n Scotch links. attended by one OF
those hoary caddles who only begin
to flourish after they are past the
SEVENTEEN milestone. This caddte had
n separate name, not only for each
hole. but inr every tee hazard and
bunker. And for each name he had
some philosophical reason.
How far Ia II over to that bun.
kerr" nsked the American. preparing
for n long drive.
ABBOTT twn hurried an teefty yard
SIR" from the caddie. AN the bun
ker's name is hell For once yc're In.
sir. yen ne'er get DOT.
Followed the drive. which brought
the ball right where Il wasn't want.
ed. and the caddie M concealed his
m|erriment Nothing daunted. tho
visitor selected his nIbllck and by n
fortunate loft freed himself from nm
unfortunate situation. landing easily
on the green.
How about that bad place of yours
now" he demanded OF his ancient
eddie. not without = bit of exulta-
ton.
"Weel. sir" replied the man. 'Td
advise ye to TAX this club WI ye
whom ye COON to dee. Ye maun
need It"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-12-15
THOUGHT He WAS A uOBO
~sarteneer's Suggestion to Rough Look.
ing. but Wealthy, Patron. Was
Meant 10 Be Kindly.

TetlOw Is n man of substance and Of
some standing. lie even lays claim TO
some literary ability. but Ee has care
less habits. II lis wife didn't watch
him closely he would wear the same
suit Of clothes from one years end 10
the other. lie never thinks OF getting
shaved until some one asks him II
he Is trying TO raise a beard. Natu-
rally. he Is apt 10 be misjudged by
those who have nothing but his ap-
pcaTance to go upon.
Drinking whisky Is one OF his fads
lie takes a drink when he likes l..
and that is rather frequently. and he
gets II wherever he happens to be.
The other day he was in front Of one
Of the now p~platial hotels and thought
he would sec what sort Of retreshment
favurite brand and the bartender set
The bottle bcfor" him. Now Tetlow
Is not a heavy thinker. although n
frequent orc. so he poured out a very
moderate amount.
The bartender looked his IN fitting
hnd well % I'm clothes over and then
glanced Hi jh0 shallow drink he had
measured out.
See hero. old man." said the bar
tender. that's going to set you back
20 cents. You might as well get your
moneys worth"
Tctlow slammed down Il ten dollar
bill. got his change and walked out,
leaving the drink Unlisted on the bar.
Il thought hc was a hoho.' explain.
ed the bar cndcr TO his friends.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-12-15
MAKING OLD VIEWS TIMELY
How Or. Charcot Used the Paris Pa.
pers While Isolated in the
Antarctic Ice.

Making old news seem timely was
n "f the diversions of DR.. Jean
Cha.Cot. the French explorer. during
his two Years of isolation in the Ant.
urcric Ice, where he did some wonder.
tul work In the scientific tabulation OF
tides and measurement Of ocean
depths. He carried with him two
years files OF the Paris
and on each day spread the papers Of
the corresponding day OF the two pre-.
ccding years on the table in the cabin
for the benefit Of his followers:
~ have recently turned out from a
locker" recorded Or. CharcOt in his
dar, on July I. midwintcr. complete
No.. Of the Matin and tho Figaro for
tw. years before Il departure. kind
j. fI,scntCd to us by their editors
j.'ry day put on the wardroom
tubl, the numbers corresponding TO
IT., present date. and personally |
have never read the papers so at.
t%cni.ycly or thoroughly.
IN | must confess Il. the news. now
D. ancient. the scandals, the affairs,
m',rCs, me just as much as ~ had
never heard of them | had forgotten
th'T nearly all. and | await the next
Issue with Impotence. | am now
much better acquainted with my coun.
tvs politics and the worlds happen
iuga In 1907 than I have ever been,
and probably than / shall ever be
e2ain New Yorf Evening Post
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-12-15
HISTORY OF oL0 FORT LEE
consisted Merely Of Earthwork, ,ns
was Abandoned by Order Of
General Washington.

me Fort Lee OF revolutionary dav.
was on top OF the Palisades ahon,
."o miles up the river from the VII.
,dse OF Edgewater. where the For,
Lee i"ry has its New Jersey landing
"a TIE strict sense Of the word {, was
hardly worthy of being called a fort,
SAGE II consisted merely of earth.
works, OF which not a vestige is IN be
e today.
tradition says that the fort wss
iaid out by Gen Israel Putnam and
some OF he historians thus accoun,
Tor the fact that the derenses were
rather expansive for their purpose
AT hrst II was called Fort Constitu
tloh. but was soon renamed Fort Lee
This Temporary stronghold was
really constructed TO with
Fort Washington. on the New York
side of the Hudson. in the defense Of
the river In the beginning IL was be
'ieved that the two ~defenses would be
able 10 turn the British war feet back
ana prevent II from getting up the
liver TO West Point
But from the first Washington is
known to have questioned It's useful.
ness and 1t was on his orders that IL
was finally evacuated In November.
1875. all thai was left OF the American
army In New Jersey abandoned the
Tort and set out on its historic retreat
TO Philadelphia
Tradition says that there was a fort
"nder the cliff Of the river front al
some point not far from E~dgewater
earlier In the revolution. but there Is
no authentic record Of its existence
and Il therefore cannot be credited
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-12-15
PEST OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC
Jack london's Description OF the Now.
Now. Which Rivals the New
Jersey Mosquito.

The following story from Jack Lon
don's recently published The Cruise
OF the Shark" indicates that the Jer
sey mosquito has a rival in the now
now"
Il made the strategic mistake Of
undressing on the edge Of a steep
Onnk where | could dive in. but could
not climb out. When was ready to
dress | bad a hundred yards walk on
the bank before | could reach my
C tiles At the frs. step full, 10000
nov nows landed upon me. Al the
second srep / 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 |
vas 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 10. don't swat them
They are so vicious hat In the In
sicnt o! annihilatiOn they eject their
iast atom OF poison into your carcass
Won must pluck them dolicately be
tween thumb and fOreiinger. and per.
suade them gently TO remove their
DrObCsCiscs from YOUR Ouivering flesh
II Is like pulling teeth. But the din.
Guilty was that the teeth ]sprouted
faster than | could pull them. so |
swattcd, md so doing He'd myself
full OF their poison
This vas a week ago At tho pres,
ent moment | resemble n sadly neg
lccted smallpox convalesceut'