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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-01-26
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20.

Death of oldest of the Passamsquod-
dy Indians; Molly Selmo past the
century mark famous in history of
the tribe.-Paul Morton dies sudden
ly in Seymour hotel in New York
WAS president OF the Equitable Life
and Secretary of Navy under Roose-
velt.-Secretary Nagel suppresses
Z nch of reports of agents of Labor
bureau; revelations concerning pri-
rate life in some of Southern states
too revolving to make public.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-01-26
SATURDAY, JANUARY 21

Carnegie gives ten millions TO sci
ence; his total gifts to the institution
a; Washington now total twenty-five
million dollars,-British steamer burn
ed at sea; survivors pass 23 days in
open boats; three sailors succumb to
bitter cold; vessel deserted after
crew fought flames four days
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-08-24
THE REASON.

Harken unto the wall of tn,
unsuccessful angler who has flsheC
devotcdly and desperately in the
boiling rays OF the sun Tor -four
long weeks aud has yet to feel the
slightest nibble at his bait 1t Is
the cry OF the deprived, the slight
ed and the unfortunate IS this win
per received a day or two ago by
The Statesman, and which runs
as Follows:
For the love OF Mike do mention
the Payet lakes TO those ism com
missioners who are going to scatter
the young fish so freely on the och
Don't think they ever put trout In
this lake Have been here month
and have not caught fish Do
punch them up a little aud obllge
A Lone Fisherman
The communication was exhibited
TO officials OF the state game and
lf1sh department and the reply they
gave will serve as balm for the
wounded feelings OF the unlucky fist
erman and all sportsmen as well
The game and fish department
officials say that the Rayette Lakes
are filled with fish, but not trout.
The species which abound In the far |
GUS waters are white fish, carp
ard boring, aud It is well known
fact that these fish destroy trout |
the later The department realizes
that II would be useless to stock
the lakes with trout under the pre-
sent conditions, and win not place
any OF the present oonsignments IN
THESE waters
The only procedure in stocking
the Pdyete lakes with trout would
BE- 10 first iuaugurate a systema-
tie SEEMING and by this process re-
move the carp, herring and white
fish before any trout are given free
dom there This the department in
tends to do as soon as possible 1t
is the plan 20 rid the lake Of all
fish which are destructive to trout
aud then stock the waters with man
thousands OF fish try When this i
is done Payette lakes will become /
.loubly popular as a camping and
outing spot. for in addition to its a
sport Of excellent trout fishing, will
appeal TO all and the place is sure
10 become one of the best In the b
west for fishing and camping, q
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-08-24
THE HORSY MAN.

He Was Pressed Into Service as an
Art Critic.
A London horse dealer famous for
his expert treatment Of ''whistllng.'
roaring, bucking" and other equine
ailments had friend who was n pic
ture buyer. The latter, hearing that
/ one Of James MacNeill WhistlCr's
works had been put on sale, was hur-
rying to New Bond street to have Il
look nj It.
Meeting the hOrsy man on his way,
he stated that he was going to have
look at Whistler and inquired jocu-
larry il his friend knew anything about
Whistlers
If / know anything in the world it
is what constitutes "A genuine whis-
tier" replied the man. greatly to the
establishment of the first. who had
never heard of such an infirmity of
the horse,
Come along, then" said he. land
I'll get your opinion on one that's in
this neighborhood."
Well. they entered New Bond street,
and when they came opposite the print
sellers where the picture was hanging
the leader of the quest said:
Here we are. Its inside"
Whats iusidc? asked the other.
The Whistler said the first.
ITS the queerest place for stable
| ever knew" remarked the horsy
man. where's the whistler here?"
It's upstairs said his friend, en-
tering
How the mischief did they get it !
upstairs?" inquired the other
Il suppose they carried it up You |
didn't fancy It could walk. did yOu?"
lis il So far gone rs that: II must |
be roarer." said the horsy man as |
hey went up to the first floor
II don't know any modern painter
lamed Roarer." said the other but
here's the Whistler, aud you may give
ne your opinion on it. lie calls it
Sauterne In A Flat"
The horSy man turned without
word. strobe out Of the shop. ana the
wO have never spoken since.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-08-24
Index Want Ads. are Business Bringers
Your Shirt BOsOms
Fit Comfortably

when we launder them. Our pro-
cess leaves each side of your open
shirts exactly equal in length, leaves
the buttons and button holes ex-
actly opposite each other, leaves the
bosoms straight down the edge and
the stud button holes meet exactly.
Your attached cuffs too, ARE ironed
firm and stiff, shaped to fit your
wrist and given a finish equal TO
that of your collar.
Your friends would like our work
it would be a kindness to tell them
if you are pleased with it,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-08-24

A mt up job-canued fruit
Did you ever notice how littl,
space mans clothes take up OF
the family wash limo?
I Sometimes woman gets hel
rosy cheeks from the same place
hat supplies her husband with g
red nose
When a man meets a harem skirt
and turns and looks back. he
be said. to be guilty of breechos
Of iquette.
According 10 the society editor no
nan VINO wears cuffs on his trousers
has any right to criticise the wo-
man who wears a hobble skirt.
Patrons of dining ears pay 10
Genus per ear Tor roasting ears, but
the farmer gds Is Gems per dozen
Tor them But roasting ears don't
grow on trains
A Kansas paper tells Of man
who is SO stingy that he will not al
low his wife 10 pare the potatoes
She is required to remove the skins
by means Of sandpaper
Of -
Doctor Wiley is cropping for a an.
5wer 70 the problem. What is beer
1t may be said thai. beer is a bever-
age supposed to be made of hops
aud malt, but frequently isn't
n
AIR Dreyfuss, owner of the Pitts
burg National league, made an
Nv al mistake in paying $22,5OO for
/ ball player Thing of it. he could .
AVE bought a mlngilicent Emmett
ruin farm for that money and not
aiken any chances.
Two old men We're talking OF
he pranks they played when boys
l suppose you stole an occasion
! watermelon? asked one. yes.
eplied the other, and | wish |
sd stolen more Look what |
Ist paid so GEMS for.
Travelling through lhe eastern |
art of the state one sees many
,rm implements standing in fence I
Drners exposed to the weather. On
threshiug machine near Gooding
printed in large letters, Wen no
'Urk Til eJsus Comes
why do you have those glass n
Uses with the AK, hammer, crow T
ar, and so forth, on these cars?" i
ked traveller on the railroad go .
g to Pocatello. oh. those are
a. there in case anyone wants a "
ndow open. replied the facetious I
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-08-24

More people, men and women,
are suffering from kidney and blad-
der trouble than ever before, and
each year more of them turn for
quick relief and permanent benefit
TO Foley's Kidney Remedy, which
bias proven itself to be one Of the
most effective remedies of kidney
and bladder ailments, that medical
science has devised b. r. Davis.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-08-24

why do you have those glass
cases with the AK, hammer, crow
bar, and so forth, on these cars?"
asked a traveller on the railroad go
ing to Pocatello "Oh. those are
PIT there in case anyone wants a
window open. replied The facetious
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-08-24

Boise and InteTurban Railway Com
pany Limited
Cars leave Boise for Caldwell
els" $500 $500 10000" 400 T.
90 A. NJ. and 1909 $500 500 400
$500 600 1905" 500 900 To-
00"* p. NJ.
Cars leave Caldwell for Boise
6:2Os 1880 $50" $3.50 1880
l1:30* AN. and 1890 1870 1880"
$3.50 4:SO $3.50" $50 1880 $685.
81 80 p. NJ.
Baggage and Express.
80 Baggage for Boise and Cald-
well only.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-08-24
EAR AND NEAR.

" o close we are and YET so Tar apart
10 close feel your breath upon my
cheek.
~ So far that all this love OF mine ID
weak
To touch In any way your distant heart:
30 close that when I near your voice
start
To see my whole life standing bare and
bleak.
30 far that. though for years and years
seek.
shall not find thee other than thou art.
so while live walk upon the verge
or an impossible and changeless sea.
Which more than death divides me- love-
from thee
fhe mournful beating OF It's leaden surge
10 all the music nov that | shall hear
o love. thou art too far and yet too neari
Philip Bourke Marston.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-08-24
Tales of the Town
DEAD AND FORGOTTEN.

THERE II grave. neglected. bare.
To which no pilgrim ever goes:
No stone has been erected there.
And there no blossom ever blows.
VET he who lies within that grave
Was worthy OF all good mems praise
He was high minded. famous brave.
A man who walked In VISIONS ways
TIE was a man who dared to stand
- with one or two Tor what was right
He lent new glory 10 his land
He priced his honor more than might
TINS long since he through darkness
CROPPED,
Long since his proud lips have been
dumb
He was the man that once hoped
1 should nave courage to become
- L. Klser
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-08-24
LANGUAGE

Language grows by accre,lon. The
slang OF today becomes the accepted
speech OF tomorrow To philologists
The Index offers this excerpt from
the sporting calumns of an exchange
as contribution towards the Eng
lish of the future
The first round saw each team
retired Ia order Ritter uipped him
self sirgle after two were sunk
IN the second. hut Bowerman gloyed
Williams foul Bowerman aud
Corridor tattood Merz fer a brace
OF singles AFTER one was pinned in
the home half nowuoy forced Cor
riden, Bowerman took third Downey
forced Corridor. Bowerman taking
third Downey stole and Metz walk
ed James to humtliate Brandon. IL
worked Getz singled O Bar
beau's glove and stole after two
were out In seventh. but Corriden
made a pretty pes OF Riuer's groun,I
er In the domestic half Love and
Hyatt combed singles with two in
hook. but Getz took his time in
tossing out Buwerman Move soakedu
q leaky blow through Corridor ar
ter one was murdered in the eighth
Brandon caught Merz pop and
AI1we was out trying to steal on
William Arthur The home talent
broke il up in the eighth
Nipped himself a single after
Two We're sunk "tattoed Merz for
!, auuus Of singles after one was pin.
S. half, singled OFF
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-08-24

Artistic printing at Index office.
The Washington times., 1911-03-12

We of and
wnoningw @ w OF ghgradfo
No for to upon superior fine equal 0 advertised a
wUmans S sunaqu h
The Washington times., 1911-03-12

The 'Patrician" Oxfords have been reStamped with Il
reason that the makers do not sell Parcian footwear
less they are "frSts" The fact remains that matter
you will find upon examination the welknown "Patrican'
gon" stamp.
The "La France" Shoes and Oords all bear the ongi
@
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-02-17
N1zESN2e or HaIR27x
G2N~ HOHSE Nz7IcH A23EAe5
NOzV 1OSy AJ [T NID roo
J5A1SS 400

within the past few months the public at large
did not know of the whereabouts of the Wash
ington viii. If indeed 1t even knew of the ex-
istence of the paper However, the officials of
the state department and the library of con-
gress knew It's resting place in an obscure
county courthouse in Virginia and whereas
they realized the futility of their ambition to
ever get permission to transfer II to Wash
ington, where it ought to repose as a great ma
tional relic, they still had sufficient interest i,
1t to Keep watchful eye it. SO to speak
Some months ago it suddenly came to the
ears OF these interested parties that the will
long known to be in poor state of preserva.
tion-was In imminent danger of going utterly
TO ruin Obviously quick action and heroic
measures were necessary and thereunop tbao
was inaugurated that project which has 1ata,v
witnessed the complete restoration of tbe will
by means Of miracle of manuscript surperv
and document restoration carried on nv tho
greatest experts in the country in this highly
specialized line OF work
persons who are at all conversant with tho
care with which Uncle Sam fosters and efa
guards all the important state and rri,,at.
papers or historical value that are in hfs laan
lhe-ior instance. the Declaration of 1nda
pehdence which is never even exposed tn
hshEtnay naturally marvel that SO priceless
trophy as the will of Washington shouId
nave Deen allowed to fall into decay. The ex
piana.ioh IS round In the fact, above noted
that the viii is not and never has been in ibe
possession of the federal government II wos
MED for probate in the year 1900 at the county
seat OF the county in Virginia where Washing
Ton resided and in that state 1t has remained
ever since. century of wear and tear might
De expected to play havoc with almost anv
uocument and at times during this cycle the
w Washinstoh reno saw some rather rough han
diing tor so fragile an object. During the
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-02-17

gods. establisher of Esagila and Ezida son of
Nabopolassar. of the king of Babylon, am L
When Marduk. the great lord, elevated my
head l abased myself reverently before Mar
duk. the god who created me-"
After this Nebuchadnezzar goes on to boast
that he made the temple brilliant as the day
with bitumen and blue glittering bricks" and
that for the same end he has had mighty ce-
dars prepared. The inscription ends with
Nebuchadnezzar's prayer that Marduk will
reward his pious deeds by granting him
eternal days"
Work was also carried on at the town wall
built by Nabonid, the last king of Babylon
who reigned 555-53s B. c. About 400 meters
OF this wall were uncovered. The wall is
about rs feet thick and has a tower every go
feet.
The main gate lies in the line OF the great
Bapyionian procession street. The pavement
OF the professional street at this point Is
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-02-17
Temples of Babylon

Ihe Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft gives an
interesting account of the past years excava-
ton work in three different parts of Babylon.
In the town quarter known as Kasr were
laid bare several hundred meters of a wall
about 30 feet thick. broken by numerous door
openings which were originally fanked by
towers. The most interesting find here was
coffin of burned clay, the lid of which was
a relief of bearded head.
Near the north wall of the quarter known
as Sachn was discovered a system of drains.
built OF brick. laid in asphalt. Here were also
found several fragments OF tablets with cuni-
form Inscriptions from the time of Nehuchad-
nezzar. This discovery enabled the excaya-
tors to complete fragmentary tablets discover
ed some time before
The legend proved to refer to the building
of the Zigurrat. the temple tower of Babylon.
The beginning reads as follows: "Nebuchad-
nezzar, king of Babylon. reverer of the great
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-02-17
NzeW G<rIGE Or ZHH GseH 0TTzE G0DleE
AT 1lsSaX HzzzS2E ZzE Hzzk Is Now seegae1ep

Civil war. for example. 1t was carried to
Richmond for safe keeping and came near
being lost entirely in the confusion that at
tended the fall of the Confederacy.
However, the worst experience of all came
only few years ago and resulted from an
error of Judgment the part of the custo.
dians of the will, who supposed that they were
acting for the best. 1t had come about that
as result of the handling of the Will the pin
ming together of the 23 pages and the wear
along the lines of the creases in which 1t had
been folded almost every one of the sheets was
completely severed through the middle The
persons in charge of the will realized in a
vague sort of way that something ought to be
done and they finally hit upon the plan of sew
ing together the severed sections of each sheet
When the government officials and other
prominent interested in all existing me-
mentoes of George Washington heard what
had been done they were all but ready to
weep. AS though it were not bad enough to
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-02-17

their services were allowed TO take hand to
save the wreck The work of restoration was
placed in the hands of a federal expert who
has made a life work of the saving of damaged
papers and manuscripts. He devoted weeks
to the work and what he has wrought is little
short of a miracle In so far as the casual
observer can detect the will is in practically
the same condition it was when it left the
hands of its distinguished author 1t is only
when a page is held to the light that one
realizes that technically the document is but
a ghost of its former self.
All sorts of obstacles were encountered in
connection with the restoration of the will 1t
was at first planned to have the odd salvage
work undertaken by the department of state,
the manuscript surgeons of which branch of
the government had already worked wonders
with the Constitution of the United States.
the Declaration of Independence and other
documents. However. In order get the ben
eft of the skill of the state departments
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-02-17

have had to mourn the loss of this priceless
souvenir just it has been mourning these
many years past the disappearance of the
original penned drafts of some of the famous
speeches delivered by some of our most ia
nous men on historic occasions.
1t not, in the present case that fire or
theft threatened the Washington relic-a
though 1t must be admitted that there is
possibility of loss by either of these means
SO long as 1t remains in its present depository
However, the destructive agent that recently
aroused some of the nations most prominent
officials to the peril of the Washington will
Is nothing less than the ravages OF time. Until
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-02-17

attempt to sew delicate
sheets OF paper, it trans
pired that subsequent
landings of the sewed
sheets had caused the
threads to wear and cut
their way through the pa
per and ultimately the
pages were literally in
shreds. All the while the
relic was on display in an
ordinary wooden box with
a glass cover which per-
mitted the will TO be con-
stantly exposed to the
light while on exhibition
at the county seat of Fair
fax county and which
would probably have fad
ed out the handwriting
entirely had not the. docu-
ment been penned with an
exceptional quality of ink.
II was at this Juncture
that the government Off
cials who volunteered
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-02-17

perfectly preserved. 1t is constructed of two
three layers of bricks set in asphalt and
covered with thick coating Of asphalt.
King Nabonid, 1t is proved, built his fortih-
cations out of the ruins of works constructed
by his predecessors the excavators found
brick with a four lined inscription of Heri-
glissar in which this ruler whose inscriptions
have hitherto been missing, describes himself
as 'the accomplished of good deeds"
The excavations made in Assur by Dr. w.
Andrae in the season April to October yielded
still more important results The complete
ground plan OF the Temple of Assur was laid
bare, and the history of the great building
pushed back TO the third millennium b. C.
This makes it the Oldest Mesopotamian temple
far discovered.
The temple was renewed by the King Samsi-
Adad about 1900 b. c., and II was burned down
500 years later under Salmamassar L. who,
however, reconstructed 1t exactly the old
lines.
Many important finds were made by DR.. An
drae. Near the door in the southeast front
were found remains of relief of a bull three
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-02-17
Two MILTON chinese pxlna.

ashington.-Unless relieved, two
million people in China will die of
starvation. This is calamity pre-
dicted by American Consul General
Wilder at Shanghai in a cablegram re-
ceived by the American National
Red Cross society in Washington.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-02-17
Wen Known citizen Hurt.

Fort Collins. Colo.--C. n. Evans. a
well known stockman of this city. vas
badly injured by being thrown from a
buggy.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-02-17
IT Inches of Snow.

Greeley. Colo.-Pingree Park, fifty
miles west of Fort Collins. has had
seventy.seven inches Of snow this
winter. which is still on the ground
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-02-17

HE last will and testament of
George Washington - per-
haps the most precious and
the most interesting OF all
the relics of the Father of
His Country-has recently
been saved to the nation.
Moreover this rescue of the
most significant document
penned by our first presi-
dent took place Just in the
nick of time. A few years
more and the country might
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-01-24
coy HAS SNAKES FOR PETS
Takes Reptiles to School 90 often
They No Longer Cause
Excitement

Snakes are the particular pets most
favored by Edwin Whiffen, Jr.. Of
New Rochelle. His father 10 a pro
fessor of science In public school
On Saturdays and holidays Mr.. Whit
fen's recreation and pleasure Is hunt
ing snakes, and II the finds are partic
nlarly good he takes Them home,
where they are harbored and cared
for by Mrs. Whiffen and all the little
Whiffens Besides Edwin, Jr., who Ia
the oldest, there are Eva, age six.
Helen, age four, and Baby Robert, age
two. All the children love the snakes
and handle them as other children
would handle kittens. They take par
ticular delight In laughing at people
who are afraid, yet whenever Edwin
brings a snake to school he never
takes II near the other children II
they are afraid. However, the Wey.
man Avenue school has had so many
visits from so many kinds of snakes
that both teachers and pupils have
grown to look for them, and now the
snakes visits are void of particular
excitement. Most of the teachers o.
children would willingly handle the
snakes, but the snakes know their
master and kick back at the strangers
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-01-24
INTRODUCTION ANNOYED HER
Naughty Little Miss Shows Her Re
sentiment When Presented to
Terrier.

There is little East End girl. still
under six who reaches the limit in the
matter Of constituencies Likewise,
she has her points in respect to dead
gameness She was taken out to Lake
wood about week ago to spend a
few days with her aunt The little
Miss played around in front OF her
aunt's place for awhile Then her
aunt let a playful young terrier into
lie yard. saying to the child
This is your little fourfooted cou'
in"
Five minutes later the aunt returned
TO the front yard TO call the kid into
the house, bat she wasr anywhere
to be seen. The fox terrier was play
ing alone. There was scrambline
hunt for the child. and all kinds OF
alarm, but the little girl didn't turn
up. The aunt hustled to town The
little girl was home with her mother
She had walked right to the car fol
town as soon as the fox terrier puI
was presented to her,
Why didn't you stay at aunty'sT
her mother asked her in surprise.
She introduced me to dog." re
piled the naughty little person.-Cleve
land Plain Dealer
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-01-24
Diuqinq kauri Gum.

Kauri gum, found underground In
New Zealand and dug to the amount
of n million and half yearly, Is used
chiefly for furniture polishes and var
nishes. and most of It is exported 20
America. The industry of digging II
is unlike any other in the world. A
kauri forest lisa beautiful sight, but
kauri gum country is treeless, bar
rem and desolate, even, and swampy
very often, with singularly heavy,
cloggy SOIL out of which the gum
formed on kauri pines Of ancient and
iong.vanished forests is dug or spear
ed. There are whole stretches OF this
treeless kauri country, with nothing
but little scrub fern growing on Il,
Il is very rough for riding about (the
eumfelds are too extensive to be
seen except riding and native
horse should be ridden accustomed to
going without putting its foot down
any of the numerous holes. Some OF
the gum diggers-about 5000 in all
are Maoris, pleasant, friendly natives
some are British, and certain mum
Der are Dalmatians.