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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-11-18
Our EARLY RINlROlDs

A curious relic Of railroad
operation sosne nifty years ago in
Tennessee and Georgia is exhibited
in the following extracts from the
rules then in force:
Each engine man will keep q
watch, which must be regulated
By the time Of his conductor at the
commencement of each trip and
will always have in his possession
the current schedule book.
Should any stock be killed
which may be likely to endanger
the safety Of the next train pass
ing. the engineman will stop his
train until track is cleared.
AS general rule, when trains
meet between stations the train
nearest the turn out will run back.
/ Any dispute as to which train
has to retire'is to be determined
at once by the conductors without
any interference on the part of the
enginemen. This rule is requir ed
to be varied in favor of heaviest
loaded engine or the worst grades.
IT they meet near tie center, in
case Of backing, a man must be
placed on the lookout. so that any
danger to the rearmost part of the
train may be seen and the engine
man at once receive notice. The
backing must be done cautiously.
Railroad Mans Magazine.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-11-18
~. -lia ~ 1873 SIS
Roads Were Not public.

A century ago all the larger towns
In eastern Massachusetts were to DO
reached substantially only over toll
roads, or turnpikes, along which one
paid to pass. The roads were built and
owned by CORPORATIONS chartered BY
the commonwealth, and the fares. or
tolls, were taken up. every few miles
at toll gates, which were usually CD.
tablished on the bridges, 80 that no
one could get by without paying
There were turnpikes to Concord, to
Worcester, to Dedham and ProYi.
dence. to Neponset and Quincy. to
Lynn and Salem, and to Newbury.
port. At the frst toll gate out /. OF
Salem toward. Boston, $4,000 AN
taken In the year 1906, but the day ~
greatest travel on the road was June
!, 1919, when 100 stages and hundreds
OF carriages went over the road that
their occupants might set a glimpse
from hilltops Of the fight between the
Chesapeake and the shannon, In
which the dying Lawrence uttered his
mortal words, Don't give up the
ship
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-11-18
KEEPS HENS AT THEIR. WORK
Simple Continuance Used by Western
Man Cures Them Of Desire
to "Set.D

Owners of hens are frequently
greatly annoyed by the persistent de-
sire Of their fowls to set, in season
and out, on eggs. stones or other OBJ
tects to hand. But western man has
evolved plan to circumvent the hen
In this respect
The cure consists Of a cheap watch,
with loud and clear tick, inclosed In
case that is white and shaped like
an egg. When one of the hens be-
longing to this westerner manifests
desire to set out Of season he gently
places the bogus egg under her skol-
tering breast. The egg" ticks cheer
fully away. and soon the hen begins to
evince signs OF uneasfness and stirs
the noisy egg around with her bill,
thinking, no doubt. that It is already
time for 1t to hatch. she becomes
more and more uneasy as the noise
continues, and soon jumpe OF the nest
and runs about while to cool on.
Soon, however, she returns to her self.
imposed task. Matters get worse and
worse; she wiggles about and cackles,
ruffies her feathers and generally
shows distress. Finally, with wild
squawk, she abandons the nest for
good and all, and the incubating fever
is broken completely.
y The westerner has found use for
half Q dozen Of these noisy eggs, and
he claims that they pay for themselves
again and again during the year by
holding the hens to their business Of
laying and preventing them from vast
ing the golden hours in useless incu
batting.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-11-18

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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-11-18
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
THE FOURTH JUDICIAL
DISTRICT OF THE STATE
OF NEVADA, IN AND
FOR THE COUNTY
OF ELKO
In the matter of the Estate OF
James Riordan, Sr., Deceased.

AZ hnC hdIlSC vi the Estate Oh
James Riordan, ST., Deceased.
Notice of probate of will
John P. Riordan, having filed
with the Clerk of the above en-
titled Court a certain document
purporting to be the Last Will and
Testament of James Riordan ST.,
deceased, and having also filed his
Petition praying that said Instru.
ment be admitted to probate as the
Last Will and Testament of said
James Riordan, ST., deceased, and
that Letters Testamentary
thereon be issued to him, and the
hearing of said Petition having
been fixed by the Clerk of the
above entitled Court for Saturday
the both day of November, A. D.
1912, at the hour of 10 o'clock A.
M. of said day in the court room
of the District Court of the Fourth
Judicial District of the State of
Nevada, in and for the County of
Elko, IN the court house at Elko,
Elko County. Nevada.
All parties interested in said
estate are hereby notified to file
their objections in writing, if any
they have, on or before that date,
or to be present in court at said
time to present their objections, If
any they have, why said instrument
should not be admitted to probate
as the Last Will and Testament of
said James Riordan, Sr. deceased,
and Letters Discriminatory thereon
be issued to said John P. RiordaD
according to his petition on file
herein.
In Witness Whereof, have
.hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of the District Court Of
the Fourth Judicial District Of the
State Of Nevada, in and for the
County of Elko, this 18th day of
November 1912.
tSeal) Fred C. voight
+ Clerk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-11-18

The man who IS particular in his style
of dress would probably wear Tailor
Made Clothes, and in order to do so they
should be made by first-claSs Tailor
THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE TAILOR IN ELKO
We use the latest methods in dry and
steam cleaning and pressing, at reasonable
prices. 2. isE
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-11-18
Kindly Scribe.

"The editor Of the Weekly Plaia
Deaicr IL . charitable sort Of felier,s
con1nented Farmer Hornbeck, In the
midst Of his perusaI of the village
newspaper, wherein he had encoun.
tered an example OF the iinotype's
peculiar perversity, says Puck. "In
his article on the death Of Lafe Dab
sack, who, betwlxt me and you,
hadn't much to recommend him ex-
oept that he wasn't quite as bad some
time as he was others, be says that
the deceased was generally regarded
~ hjjdytcmfwypvbgkhg lbgbSkbzzhrr
hrtdyshrdiuIr
And guess that's about az near
~ anybody could get TO making an es
innate Of the departed without hurt
ins his relatives SeOiin&s."
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-11-18
70 Anxlous 81 Meos Him.

The vicar Of = Kew (England1
eAuSch II advtrtising for the persoh
who has been IN the habit Of placing
In ths o6ertory beg IN envelope CON
tainlng . dirty and somewhat greasy
AAlebonny stamp, 90 that he may be
able ITO exchange the stamps for eur.
ront cen Of The realm, and have the
ODpgPtAhity ~ making tie acquatnt
anct q . most interesting parish.
IonSs."
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-11-18
me PURCHASE OF ALASKA

Professor DunniuR Of Columbia
university. while examining the
papers Of President Andrew
johnson, stumbled upon the fact
that Johnsol's first message to
congress was written by George
Bancroft, the historian. The
professor made another surprising
discovery ia that ire seven years
ago which he has now published
for the FIRST time in the current
number of the Political Science
Quarterly. He found a memoran-
dun in the handwriting Of Johnson
giving report of. verbal COM
munication from William ID.
Seward, secretary of state, to him
self, explaining how the appro-
priation of 81 zoo, 200 was obtain
ed to carry out the terms of the
treaty for the purchase of Alaska
from Russia in the year 1859
The treaty was negotiated in
March, 1867. between Seward and
the Russian minister at Washing
ton, Baron Stoeckl. After it had
been ratified by the senate in June,
the same year, there was halt IN
the proceedings, owing to the
quarrel between congress and the
president on the reconstruction of
the south. This quarrel culminat-
ed Gin the impeachment of the
president. notwithstanding the
blind fury with which the house
OF representatives. pursued Johnson
both before and after the trial, the
appropriation was fsvorably re-
ported by General N. P. Banks,
chairman Of the committee on
foreign affairs, and supported by
Tnaddeus Stevens, ch q rman of the
committee on ways and means. and
was passed July IA 1868, by vote
Of lib to AZ. The communication
of Seward to johnson, as written
down by the latter, was that Baron
Stoeckl paid, out Of the money SO
appropriated. $4,000 to John w.
Forney, editor and proprietor Of
the Washington Chronicle; $4,000
to, General Banks. and $4,000 to
Tbaddeus Stevens, besides $40, 900
tor. J Walker and F. P. Stanton,
two Washington lawyers who
held no official position then. al
though both and been governors Of
Fansas I'm President Buchanan's
tine. and the former had been
secretary Of the treasury under
President Polk. No suspicion Of
corruption Of public officials
attaches to either of them. - New
York Evening Post.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-11-18
Tra1e Terms.

Postmaster tof Punk Holiow)--,r
soc that a fustciasg waiter in Hew
York gits only s25 a month, and out
OF the small sum he has to pay his
omnibus" Ezra Henhouse-
Why don't he live close TO his job and
waik7'--Puck.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-11-18
by centrarIes.

you never get what you want In
this restaurant" said the irritable per.
son. you can &c you know how to
order" replied the sad, sarcastic man.
IF want something cool ask for q
cup Of hot coffee and II want some.
thing warm call for iced tea.T
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-11-18
The Upper cIsss.

The Upper Glass.
Aviation is quite an afistocrAtlo
sort Of sport, isn't 1T.
Certainly, since al who pursue IL
may properly be described Dc belong.
ing to the upper GLASS;"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-11-18
Exceptlona.

Exceptions.
rsThe pass system has been general
" abolished, hasn't it7"
mot % generally. Tho corporatioa
I've invested In has not abolished r
about Their diy1denda.r
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-11-18

lt Doesn't Get You Anything.
Reminding your boss Of mistakes
ne has made is Just about as sensible
as It IL for q bali player to sass the
umpire.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-25
PAGE TEN
THIS is THE SORT OF LETTER
IKE
LIKE.

THIS Is Ink SOkSI OE LEIIEN
LIKE.
Dear Aunt Addy: / thought I
would join your band, l never~have
written before. / will tell you all
about our Sunbeam Band. We have
124 on roll; / am president, and
Ruth Henson is secretary. We have
had a Sunbeam Band here a good
while and it broke up, but we have
re-organiZed. Cousin Myrtis Walker
is our leader. / go to school and
am in the sixth grade. My studies
are: Geography, Grammar, Georgia
history, United States history, word
books and Arithmetic. Mr.. Alver-
son is my school teacher. Who has
my birthday, the 18th of April? |
will be IL then. My mother is dead
and my Aunt Ethel lives with us;
she has not been staying with us
long. Ny mother has been dead
almost eight years. I have a pet
dog and pet cat; my dogs name is
Duke and my cats name is Postum.
[ have a small sister, her name is
Kate; she and I are just about the
same size; many people think we
are twins. My father is q preacher.
Well [ have written enough for this
time, so | will close. Much love for
Aunt Addy and the Cousins, DIXIE
BRIDGES, Sugar Valley, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-25
CAN ANY OF THE COUSINS HELP
COUSIN ALMA?

Dear Aunt Addy: This makes
my third attempt to write to the
Postcard Club. I was sorry to see
Daddy jim leave, but am glad you
have taken his place. Aunt Addy, [
agree with you about boys learning
how to cook. I think every boy
should know how to cook. l have
brother that can cook as good as any
woman. / go to school and am
learning fast. [ am in the seventh
grade. How many of you Cousins
like to have entertainments at the
close Of your schools? | think they
are just fine. We are going to have
an exhibition at the close of our
school, And we want to see how
many pieces we can get up. I'm writ
ing and asking you Cousins, and
Aunt Addy if you all know this piece
about the Stump Speech" It's
about an old negro preacher, preach
ing a sermon. I don't know but one
verse of it. I want to get it for
someone in our school.
(Stump Speech.)
Ladies, and gentleman's. I
appear before you dis ebenan to lud-
icate a subject dat has long been
discussed by a good many of white
folks who never new anything a tall
about it and always did. Ode sub
ject dat I delude to is de subject of
Woman's rights)
If any Of you Cousins know this
speech you will favor me very much
by sending it to me through 1.-THE
jeff
Well, as my letter is getting rather
long, guess l had better close for
fear of the waste-basket. Aunt
Addy, please print this, for l do
want this piece. Will say goodbye
to you and the Cousins. I am your
old Cousin, ALMA FLOY HERRING
TON, Perkins, Ga, r. r. d. No. 1
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-25
COUSIN MINES WRITES AGAIN.

Hello Aunt Addy and the Cousins.
How are you all feeling this pretty
weather? fine, hope.
Well, how many of you Cousins
are in the Corn Club for 1912? I
think ! will try an acre again this
year. / did SO well last year; I
made 103 bushels Of corn on one
acre. Well, have not written to the
Postcard Club in long time, but I
have not got much to tell.
How many of you boy Cousins
like to dig bitches? I do, very we'll,
and have been doing a lot Of it since
l wrote you before, and I have been
blowing up new ground too, where
it had never been plowed up before.
How would some Of you Cousins like
to write to me? I will try to answer
all of your cards that you send me.
AS my letter is getting long and so
sorry, [ will close for fear Of Mr..
Waste-basket; bye-bye to all. I
remain your Cousin, MINES A.
DlCKEY, HiIltonia, Ga, Rt. /.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-25
HERE IS ANOTHER MOST INTER.
ESTINE1 LETTER

Dear Aunt Addy: AS my other
letter was printed, thought I would
write again. I am still going to
school, but school will be out the
18th Of this month.
The Sunbeam Band is preparing
for an Easter-egg hunt, next Satur-
day afternoon.
I, too, think the boys should learn
to cock, so that when their mothers
need help, they can help her. Aunt
Addy, why can't we debate on some
good subject?
The Cousins once had a very good
debate. Cousins, which is your
favorite season? Spring is mine. I
think no season SO beautiful. Then
it is, that the trees are the freshest:
the flowers the prettiest; the birds
sing the sweetest; and all nature is
serene.
I suppose you are tired of nv
chatter, SO I will close, with love to
Aunt Addy and the Cousins, your old
Cousin, j. JEWEL BRIDGES, Sugar
Valley, Ca
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-25
A BUSY SHXTEEN-YEAR-OLD
COUNTRY COUSIN.

Dear Aunt Addy: Here comes
another stranger to join your Club.
/ am a girl sixteen years of age, and
live in the country, two miles from
the town of Buford. I like to live
on the farm where l can raise any
thing | want to. I like to work in
the field, milk the COWS, raise poul-
try and ride horseback. I love
music and it is my desire to be a
musician. My ambition is to do
anything that I am needed to do.
will answer, Gladstone Towards
question: /. 1t was fernando De
Soto that landed in Florida in 1889.
2. He brought with him six hundred
brave soldiers, two hundred horses,
and number of greyfeet-hounds
and savage blood hounds and drove
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-25
WE HOPE COUSIN ALMA HAD A
NICE EASTER.

Dear Aunt Addy: How are you
and the Cousins this beautiful night?
I am just tine; we have had some
stormy weather, but it is very pretty
tonight. Well what about Aunt
Addy's picture? I think we ought to
have it at the top Of our page What
do you Cousins think about it? Let's
talk up on it and see if we can't get
her picture at the top of our page.
Do you Cousins like pets? l have
pet dog and he is a cute little thing.
You Cousins ought to come over and
see me Sunday, I am going to have
nice time; I know you would enjoy
yourself. I will close, wishing Aunt
Addy and the Cousins a happy Eas-
ter, ELMA PEDDY, Tenaha, Tex
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-25
FROM A LITTLE NEW, COUSIN.

Dear Aunt Addy: VIII you admit
another little Georgia girl into your
happy band of boys and girls?
have written to "The Jeff" before,
but was not in print. Aunt Addy,
why did you quit writing letters to
cur page? They were SO interesting.
l am IL years old, who has my birth
day December 12? I agree with
you, Bryant McElroy, on the subject,
"Plenty of Soap and Water" I am
afraid that old plymouth waste
basket is ready to swallow me now.
Wishing Aunt Addy, Mr.. Watson and
all the Cousins success, your Cousin,
NORA SAXON, Pennington, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-25
ANOTHER BOY COUSIN JOINS US.

ANOTHER BOY COUSIN JOINS US.
Dear Aunt Addy: VIII you admit
another Georgia boy into your happy
band of Cousins? l have thought Of
writing for several weeks and did
not know where to address my let
ter I sure do enjoy reading the
Postcard page. How many Of you
Cousins lik to go to school? | do
for one, but am not going now, our
school building got burned sone
time ago; we are having our school
in small house, it is very
badly crowded. / will close by
answering and asking some history
questions. Curtis Ruby Flowers,
the answer to part Of your questions
is: CD In 1913, by Ponce de
Leon CD Fernando De Soto. They
buried him in the Mississippi river
to keep the Indians from knowing
Of his death. (3.) General Robert Z.
Lee. (4.) Let us pass over the
river and rest under the shade OF the
trees. 60 He was shot. {6.) He
studied with high degree and naVer
was marked with a demerit. # ] am
right, will expect a card. Will ask
some questions: O. When did the
first Colonial Congress meet?
CO. Who wrote the Georgia plat
form?
60 What great preacher went to
school after his marriage?
(4.) When and where did James
Monroe die?
l5) When was Maryland made a
royal province?
Will come again if l see this let
ter in print. With best wishes to
Aunt Addy and the Cousins, I am
sincerely yours, JOSEPH SOSBY,
Gainesville, Ca, Ri. 2.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-25
THE eJEFFERSONIAN

Of hogs. 3. He marched through
Coffee county; from thence, he went
in northeastern direction through
Lawrence county; then crossing the
Ogeeehee river and Briar creek he
camped On the Savannah river; they
searched for gold.
With best wishes to you all, your
Cousin, ETHEL BROGDON, r. r. D.
No. 4, Buford, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-25
COUSIN ANNIE PRICE WANTS TO
HEAR FROM COUSINS.

Dear Aunt Addy and Cousins: My
father takes "The Jeff" and I enjoy
reading it very much. 1t is the best
paper money can buy. The first
thing l look for in "The jeff is the
Postcard Club.
How many of you Cousins like
music? [ do, and can play the
piano. | am 13 years of age and
in the eighth grade; I like to go to
school very much; I live in the
country, but think I would like city
life best. I will answer Clovis
Dobb's question: CD 1852. If this
is right, will expect a postcard
My teachers name is Miss Fleta
Conner, from Tennessee. ! have six
brothers and one sister, and they
are all in business but one, and he
is going to high school.
How do you all like the story Of
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-25
COUSIN LEWIS WILL SURPRISE
HIS PAPA.

Dear Aunt Addy: Here comes
another little boy to join your happy
band of boys and girls. l go to
school, I am in the third grade;
am ten years old; love to read the
Postcard Club. | will not ask any
questions nor answer any, but l do
think boys ought to learn to cook
and do all kinds of house work; it is
raining today, SO l can't go to Sun
day school. Papa and Mamma are
Baptist; we live so far from church,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-25
OUR POSTCARD CLUB
AUNT ADDY
AUNT ADDY

we don't get to go often to Baptist
church. We live close to the Meth
odist church; We go to the Metho-
dist Sunday school: Papa says he
can't do without Mr.. Watson's paper.
Papa don't know I am writing;
want to surprise him. Mamma
spelled all the hard words for me.
/ will go now, have stayed too long,
Aunt Addy won't want to see me
any more. With love to Aunt Addy
and the Cousins, LOUIS SHERRER,
Lexington, Ga, R. F. D. No. 2.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-25
A GEORGIA COUSINS LETTER.

Dear Aunt Addy and Cousins:
What are you all doing this beauti-
full weather? am having a fine
time. I lMe to read the Cousins
letters. especially those from Geor-
gia. More Of you Georgians write.
/ have written to The Jeffersonian.
and my letter was in print, so I
decided to write again.
am going to school now, and am
having a fine time. I am fourteen
years old, and I am in the eighth
grade. Papa takes "The jeff" and
many other papers, but he always
wants ''The JEFF" first. Let all Of
us talk up and get Aunt Addy's pic
ture on our page. We all write to
her and don't you think we ought
TO see her picture sometimes? I do.
Well I hope Mr.. Waste-basket is
not at home. I will close, with
much love to Mr. Watson, Aunt Addy
and all the Cousins, your loving
Cousin, ORIE WHITE, Forsyth, Ca,
r. T. D. No. 2.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-25

The 'Short Talks to Young Men,
One OF the most successful of Mr..
Watson's Smaller Books. Is row off
the press, and ready for delivery.
Price, 25c. postpaid.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-25

'"The Life and Times of Thomas
Jefferson" is handsomely Illus
trated volume, turned out entirely
from The JeffersOnian Publishing
Co.'S Plant and we are proud of it,
Price 81 postpaid.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-25

IT you want real enjoyment. send
ten cents for a copy of Humorist.
Address Publisher Humorist, St.
Louis, Mo- In ordering your read
ing matter, don't fail to include the
Humorist.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-25

Evangelile? / like IL; I have just
finished reading it.
would like very much for Aunt
Addy to put her picture at the top
OF our page. would like to hear
from some Of the Cousins.
Well, for fear this letter will reach
the basket. I will close. I am
your new Cousin, ANNIE PRICE.
Barlow, Ca, Route 8.