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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-07-26
To Whom Il May Concern.

It was The new janitor In the apart
ment house where the Browns live
who tackled up the following subtle
notice Inside the dumbwaiter. 1t was
hand painted. every 8 being capital
and carefully turned backward: You
must not put nothing on the DUN
water you can put bottles on win
call for the gabbig know who put It
on"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-07-26
u wac q Hat, Not an oranos.

u wac Hat, Not an Orange.
One day Mildred. who ia two and
one-half years old. came out and. az
her mother had gone down town to
get her new hat. I asked her what
color her mothers hat was. ! said:
rs II green. blue. white. red or or
anger She answered: 1T amt no
orange; it's n at."--Chicago Tribune.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01
IMMORTALITY DENIED.

The scientific consideration of
life and death leads not 10 re
nunciation and peSsimism, but
to action aud the Joy of doing.
At ali times and in all places
life and death go hand in hand
What. then. Is immortal? Life
surely not. At most there is only
continuity OF living substance
But RMS also has beginning
and An end. Just az living sub
stance WAS once able 70 appear
on the earth and indeed was
forced 20 appear when ali Its
conditions came together. so also
II must pass away from the earth
IA soon aa it's conditions cease.
and wherever and whenever
upon amy heavenly body IN the
universe the conditions for the
origin appear anew there living
substance is formed out of life
less substances. and wherever
and whenever the conditions Of
life cease there also living sub
stance returns to iifeleSs forms
The phenomenon OF human rOn
sciousnpss ceases with the life
nf the cerebral cells. hut the life
of these cells Is extraordinarily
frail Even the Stoppage Of the
blood for a few seconds seems
completely TO inbihit conscious
ness These facts have been
experimentally confirmed upon
men Hence our individual soul
Is no more immortal than our
individual body Professor Max
Verworn
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01
HOMESTEAD BILL PASSES
THE U. s. SENATE

y special dispatch from Washington
the date of the 2Sth inst. says:
1t was expected that Senator New
lands, who is a strong conservation
isf. wonld not sign the conference re-
port on the thhree-year homestead
blu which was presented in the SEN
ate and adopted today. However. he
oined in the report, but stated In
the senate that he did so because
re was exceedingly DESTROYS to have
he actual homesteaders relieved by
I redut lion of residence to three
years aud reasonable leave of alb
,cnce granted yearly.
lie was anxious, he said. to pre-
rent the liberalized homestead measui
rom being used as means Of mon-
)pollstic control of lands and for
'peoulative purposes, and for this
'eason had for some weeks urged the
adoption OF amendments to reserve to
he government the ownership Of
timber, water power and minerals ap-
| Nrtenant to homesteads, but the
,orferees on the part of the house
lad refused to make these reserva.
lions. A provision Of the bill d.
reefs the secretary Of the interior
to send copy of the law to each
eomsteader having a pending claim
50 that all may become acquainted
With their rights under the law.
Representative Taylor of Colorado
will file the conference report in
TIE house tomorrow and It Is ex
pected 1t will be acted upon the fol
| lowing day. No opposition to 4
IS expected in the house,
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01
LAS VEGAS SCENE OF A
SERIOUS CONFEDERATION

The Thomas Department store at
Las Vegas was destroyed by fire at
IN early hour last Sunday morning
and the following account Of the cat.
astrophe is taken from the Age:
The loss on the building is estimat
ed at $4,000. with insurance Of
$1,000 On fixtures, the loss approx
mates $4,000, with insurance OF
$4,000. On the stock. the loss II est.
mated at $4,000. with insurance of
s27, 900.
DR.. e. e. Park having a dental Of
ice On the second floor suffered a
loss of from $1,000 to $500. The
J. D. Kramer barber shop in the
Las Vegas hotel adjoining. was dam
aged probably $3.50 by water and
rom moving out fixtures and plumb
ing. J. w. Horden, owner Of the
Las Vegas hotel, bar and billiard
room. lost probably $1,000 by braek-
age Of plate glass and moving furn-
lture and fixtures.
"Providnetially, the wind, which
had been blowing gale up to !
o'clock a. M, dropped to very
gentle breeze making 1t possible to
save the business portion Of the
town and after hard fight the
flames were confined to the store
building. Nothing is known as to
1.-THE origin Of the blaze"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01
OUR LIVES.

One Of the mysteries of life Is
that pain and glorious Joy are
quite reconcilable. No man ever
does q thing that makes him
smart in the doing and yet IS
right that he does not have the
testimony of his reason and con
science that II was the thing to
do and Is NOT happier for hav
ing done 1t,
Many OF our troubles are like
snow. which. starting snow, be
comes rain before II meets the
ground Aud as the Suowdrop
becomes the raindrop and the
raindrop becomes the juice Of
fruits and flowers. SO our trou-
bles. though they fall cold on the
branch, melt and carry sap TO
the root
Ii your cup seems too bitter. II
your burden seems too heavy.
be sure that II Is the wounded
hand that Is holding the cup and
that 1t Is be who carried the
cross that is carrying the bur
den
When man follows his cradle
In the shape of coffin he takes
account of stock and says. IAN
the things that ! have been run.
ming after are as nothing -
Henry Ward Beecher
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01
WOMEN AND THE STAGE.

Two things are necessary In
every woman's life TO round ont
her existence perfectly. Every
woman must have her work and
her love. But any work, 1t seems
to ME. is preferable to a stage
career. The little home duties,
the tending of personal philan'
thropies and interests, these
mean true happiness. ] should
hate to think that my little
girl would ever become an
actress-the life Is so fright
fully hard on a woman. 1t seems
to me that almost any other
work would be easier and better
for Il girl. | found what | really
wanted to be when ! left the
stage over twenty years ago. All
love is Just as bad for any one
as is all work Certainly q wo-
man should have her personal in
terests, even interests outside
her home, but not interests that
inevitably sweep her further
from the home harbor. as acting
will surely do. Mary Anderson,
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01
sTuNo.

A good story went through Ger
many about schusterbub, or cob
bier's boy, who waited outside the
palace to see the emperor come forth
for his afternoon airing Finding the
delay tedious he suddenly exclaimed:
The bobby isn't coming! shall
go"
A policeman at once caught him by
the collar and shouted:
Whom do you mean by the bobby,
sirrah?"
why. my friend Michel" whined
the boy, "He was to have met ne
here. but he hasn't come" The po-
icems n, of course, accepted the ex
PLANTATION and let him 60, whereupon
the boy ret-eated twenty PAGES, struck
derisive attitude and yelled: And
whom did you mean by the bobby?'
Christian Register.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01
eooTLess TRUST BUSTING"

Let us suppose that these per
nicious trusts are broken up, dis
solved. annih;lated and made TO
cease from eing in the world
of man What then? Let Us dis
solve the National Packing com
pany, Good round phrase. Here
it Is, an amalgama ton OF doz
en- smaller concerns that about
fifteen years ago were 10 actual
separate operation and later sold
out. Shall we hunt up these
former owners and tell them
they must take back their
plants? Some are dead and some
have moved far away How
shall we reach them? And when
we reach them what is the meth
cd by which we can compel
them 70 take things that they
do not waEt? And how can we
prevent them from selling their
property again to a combination
company just as they sold 1t be
fore? Shall we pass a law for
bidding them to sell what Is their
own And If they may sell their
property. is Il not clear that
they Will sell TO another Nation
al Packing company which again
will be owned by Armour, Swift
and Morris ?--Charles Edward
Russell
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01
Feminine Logic.

Hailed as The Master of Femln
sm," Marcel Provost endeavors to
lake good his right to the title by
he following bit OF philosophy: is
woman's hat meant to cover her
cad? Is woman's sunshade meant
shade her from the sun? Are a
Yoman's shoes made for walking? Or
er bejeweled watch meant to tell her
be time? Why, then, should a WON
us letter be meant to convey her
cal thoughts!
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01

TEE KIpDlES HAVE ADOPTED HIM A.
THEIR FRIEND AND CHAMPION
fireworks between June 10 and July
10 the mayor held II up until he was
satisfied. through the presentation OF
statistics. that II was necessary II
have II strong feeling In favor of the
boys having their firecrackerS on jniy
e." he wrote the fire commissioner,
"for 1t is II great comfort TO them. In
fact. am as fond of tirecrackers now
as was when | was Il boy. ana ! be
lieve that is the case with nearly ev
cry man Nevertheless. II the damage
to life and limb and property from tire
works is 50 great as 10 outweigh the
pleasure they give, suppose the orde'
should stand"
He refused to prohibit the building
Of bontires in the streets on election
nights, as 1t could not be shown thai
any serious damage had ever resulted
from thenl. and In other ways this IN
usual mayor has endeared himself 70
the young folks.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01
LESSONS FROM THE FARM.

The city people rush about
mndly TO make a dollar and
lump on u car and spend 8 cents
and go back and forth with no
time to spare and do just their
formal tasks as they have to 90
them from day to day There
is no education in that. There
Is nothing ennobling about It.
There is no time left for them
Ia think or to invent or to DO
any great thing so that the Cit
les. according to their population,
do not produce the number OF
great men they should yield But
out in the country the lessons
of life are radically different
You learn the lessons of hardship
You learn that you have to work.
vet or dry. and in the boiling
sun and endure it all, TOO. in tue
shine or downpour. or go INTO
the woods In the winter and log
II and cut and skid your logs
and haul them out and hew Out
the snow banks in order to ex-
tricate yourself half the ume'
So that in after life a big task
put before the man Of natures
fields does not look so big De-
cause be has been taught by eA'
perience that II he goes to WORK
at it silently and systematieahy
sooner or later I, will all DC
Gone Mayor Gaynor OF Ne"
York
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01
Puzzled Finnlgan.

casey decided to go into business
o he bought out a small livery stable
nd had a painter make /; sign fos
aim showing him astride mule, says
the National Monthly. He had this
sign placed in front of it, His friend
Finnigan happened along and stood
gazing at the sign. That's good pic
ture OF me. amt it?" asked Casey
Sure it looks something like you,
said Finnigan, but who the devil is
the man on your back?"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01
RECALL OF JUDGES.

To recall judge because his
decisions do uot meet with popu-
Ter approval Is an insult To the
dignity The indenendenre and
the self respect of our judiciary
Far less menacing to the conf
n0nwealth is an occasional cor
run or incompetent judge than
one who would b. the habitual
slave OF capricious multitude.
who has always his ear to the
ground trying To find out the
verdict of the people The con.
stitution of the United States ia
the palladium of our liberties
and our landmark in our march
Of progress That instrument
has been framed by the anxious
cares and enlightened zeal Of the
fathers of the republic. Its wis
dom has been tested and success,
fully proved after a trial of
century and quarter Ii has
weathered the storms of the
century which Is passed. and II
should be trusted for the ,centu.
ries TO come What has been
good enough for our fathers
ought to be good enough for us
Every change. either in the 20.
litical or religious world. is not
reformation Better 10 bear
the ills we know than fly to
those we know not of Do not
disturb the political landmarks
of the republic Cardinal Glib
bons.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01
Mayor GaynOr
Friend of
The Children

i "If Mayor Gaynor lives until the
present generation of school children
grows up. as he probably will, for at
<kixty years OF age lie hats all of the
*virility and activity of the average
{man OF forty dive. he will just natural.
k]y carry the vote of New York city
zaround In his vest pocket"
This WAS the observation of an as
.tute politician who had noted the
|many evidences of the mayors great
Hove for. children and what grew out
fof it. The Riddles" have adopted
him as their friend and champion
He first made hit with them By de
Ginning to prevent them from playing
IN the streets People who complain
ed that they were annoyed by these
pastimes were told that there were
not enough parks in New York city to
furnish isolated Fairgrounds aud that
the children could not be denied their
natural rights. To the police force II
was broadly hinted that tire mayor
would not hold ii against them IL they
refused to Interfere with the young
sters and their games. except when
some real offense was committed.
which latter as II matter of fact rarely
happened
Scarcely a Week goes by thar does
not seen committee of school chic en-
calling at the city hall Ia invite the
mayor to come and hear them : 5ah
their pieces and Distribute The o.. es
The school officials used Ia send form
al invitations to these affairs. but they
found that often they were overlook
ed. So now they send Q pupils
They are received with he Same
courteous dignity that would he ex.
tended the most distinguished citl
Gems, hut once inside the mayors pri
vate office Informal friendship PRE-
walls. There Is no more suggestion OF
patronizing on one hand than Of ti'nld
ity on the other and Il * a E.'-rhty
important engagement that pre- e.!ts
Mr.. Gaynor from accepting one Of
these invitations.
When the fire commissioner ISSUED
an order prohibiting the retail sale ot
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01
STATE MADE PRICES.

| most thoroughly disapprove
Of the idea recently advanced of
the governments fixing the
prices of commodities. The gov.
ernments of the middle ages did
that. and do not believe we are
going back TO the middle ages.
Congress or a commission ap.
pointed by congress would be TO.
tally incapable of regulating
prices of commodities wisely or
even intelligently. The attempt
would be bound, In many cases,
TO do hardship TO consumers as
well as producers 1t would GER
tainly result in the worst kind
of abuses. The political effect
Of such a move would be utter
ly demoralizing To fix the
prices OF commodities and manu-
features is very different prop
osition from fixing rates OF rail.
road transportation and for pub
lie service corporations 10 gen
eral The regulation OF rail
road rates and the public service
corporations is practical ne
cessity and In the main its re-
suit has been beneficial To all
concerned. Victor Morawetz
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01
A Splendid Motto.

!. is not wholesome to lift the grave
cloths from the face o. the dead and
it is not wise to review often this
procession of other selves Occa
.lonally it answers the prayers Of
best to do with my life" Customarily
though, 1t is better to follow he spleI
did motto of Sarah Bernhard In
motto Of the brave march Head on,
face front"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01
Mrs. Fly--Isn't II a pity that such
fine smooth floor for dancing lie no,
level?
A Prophecy.

From! my knowledge of the laws {
electricity and from practical exper
ments already being made. ! prophes
that tie currents of air which hav
been agents of destruction to ma
will yet be harnessed for his benefi
In the future air will furnish heat
fuel and power aud companies viii b'
formed for utilizing IT,
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01
Goes Hjuher Up.

Henrietta, aged six. Is fond Of ham.
which has been deereed not good for
her The maternal mandate that she
must not eat 1t, even though the for.
hidden dainty was offered. proved try.
ing Henrietta made 1t subject OF
prayer. Dear God" she was over.
heard pleading. keep my papa from
putting ham on my plate until ! can
eat It, | can 'sist the temptation when
he ham isn't there. but when 1t Is, my
soul seems very weak.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01
LOOKING Down a We'll.

! never draw a pail Of water from
he well without an appreciation OF its
charm such as a country-bred man. |
imagine. could never feel. He might
cape at open plumbing, looking at It
with his fresh country eye, where |
should simply take 1t for granted: but
am afraid he never could fully exs
perience what might be called the sen.
timent Of well, that delightful. In
yerted tower Of darkness and damp
ness and coolth. II there isn't such
| word as coolth. there ought to be-
atkinson Kimball. In Atlantic.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01
Census In England.

In England census is taken every
seven years In the United States the
work costs some $5,00O,000. In Eng
land. with a population Of $4,000, 900.
the work Is done by the regular pub
Tic officials. without extra cost. There
the census is taken on certain day
at a certain hour. usually Saturday at
II D. M, because most people are then
at home. Printed circulars have been
sent by the police to every family and
to the owners of all lodgings and ho-
tells These circulars contain blanks,
which must be filed.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01
Io arlahten Old Gilt.

Old gilt such as the gilded frames
Of chairs. or old picture frames and
mirrors, II they do not require re
gliding entirely, may be frightened by
using an excellent mixture Of three
ounces of white of egg and an ounce
of chloride of potash or soda This
should be painted over the surface
with a feather or a vater-color paint
brush
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01
BLESSED Privilege.

"My cousin Corney, out in the eour
~, has asked me to go and sped
eek or two with her." said 'Mr3. Lar
ling, and I'm going to do It. Ate
ou've been cooped up In fiat for six
months there's nothing that does you
so much good as to go out in the
woods and rustygate while
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01
For a sick Little Girl.

Give an invalid child set Of doll
dishes for her own tray As there are
plenty Of these sufficiently large tc
hold all that the patient Is allowed 10
eat the "cutsness" and novelty OF
using the little dishes will stimulate
the feeble appetite and tempt her To
eat the food that would otherwise re-
main untasted.
Choose gay red and gold decora
ton and let her have her milk or cam
brio tea In the little teapot Of the set
On thess dishes serve her a SQUAD,
roasted and stuffed. for her little
ohx1akynAA knlkAY and Il VIII b aatAn
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01
To Be Read TWicr.

Two friends, a weaver and a tailor
became in time enemies, SO much Sc
hat the tailor spoke much evil of the
weaver behind his back, though thf
weaver always spoke we'll of tEt
ailor. Upon lady asking the weave
.hy he always spoke so we'll of tn
ailor, who spoke so i'll of him, he re
lied Madame. we are both liars.
'F'rolN the Spanish
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01
Sc oilinu a Visit

The Hosts Youngest-"Dont YOU
shoes feel very uncomfortable when
YOU walk, Mrs. Nuryche? Mrs Nh
ryche Dear me, what an extraor,
binary question! Why do yon ASK,
child?" The Hosts Youngest--''O
only COS pa said the other day. since
you'd come into your money you'd get
ar too big for your boots STRAY
stories
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01
Poverty in Old New York.

Knickerbocker Gossip-Yes, that is
he rich Miss Guilders They say heI
ather hath Ave thousand pounds ii
ne hath q shilling.
Stranger--And who is the beauty
With her?
Gcssip-A beauty, yes: but, alas
der face 10 her only fortune. Sh.
hath but miserable ten-acre farm
III Broad way.-Judge.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01
Superstitious.

Munhail-liow did il happen tina,
one of the shipwrecked sailors starved
to death after the barrel of pork had
been found?
Carson-The other sailors wouldn't
let him eat
Munhall-Why?
Carson--He would have made the
thirteenth al the table
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01
Where the Damage Wa. Done.

Where the Damage Was Done.
Il hear you were run into BY an au-
.omobile yesterday. Sam?''
Oats right. sah 1t struck me in
le head. sah.'
Not much Of an accident. ! sup
poser"
"Wots dat, sah?"
Il say 1t wasn't much Of an acctr
dent; you don't seem to be much dam
agedg' .:.s;i-=--.-
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01
Terrible CrsaturA

Father" said the small 10y is
there any animal more terrible ha7 a
lion?" Yes. my son; cow. Il Ahe
isn't kicking you in the neck or pufgu.
ing you over the pasture to hook you.
she's trying to send germs around ia
your house In the milk
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01
No Use Worrying.

There's two things that are no use
worrying about, Just two. One OF en-
Is the thing that body can't help
T'other Is the thing that a body can
help.-"Aunt Huldah, by G NJ Cooke
E.d A. Mcgowan
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01
Preventing Nostalgia.

seymour see that you have .
thermometer hung up in your chicken
house.
Ashley-Ye II Is to keep the chick
ems from becoming homesick
eymour-Homesick'
Ashley-Yes. my chickens wete horn
IN All incubator, and the first thing
they saw was thermometer
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01
Abhor the Camera.

The Chinese have horror Of being
pictured They have the idea that
the possession Of the photograph Of
any individual gives the possessor
some form Of mystic power over that
person.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01
MAYOR GAYNOR'S ADVICE
TO A CLERK.

A clerk employed by the city
Of New York recently wrote
Mayor Gaynor an earnest letter
Of protest because he was some
times kept at work In the office
after 4 o'clock. He set forth
that he was a civil service EN-.
ployee and that It was a viola
ton Of the rules Of the commits
sion to detain him after the Of
fetal closing hour. The mayor
sent him the following charac-
teristic reply:
Dear Sir-tf were you
would do everything was asked
to do. That 10 the way to get on
in life. Did you ever hear II said
that he who takes care to do no
moro than he 10 paid for will
never bs paid for moro than he
doesf Go right in and do every.
thing from sunrise to sunset and
you will 60 right up all the time.
What do you think Of that? Very
truly yours,
w. J. oAYNoR, Mayer.
y
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01
Poor Opinion Of Men.

Not only are most men WORTHLESS
while alive, but they are SO THU
skinned that you can't make ra
of them after they are dead
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01
Impatient conxalescent

diminutive church member. ar,
IDENTIFY devoted. recently had bad
Ease OF measles. and found GONZALES.
cence trying. At last she amazed her
FAMILY by the impatient exclamation:
Daddy, II don't soon get well I'll be
clear discouraged. Positively. I'd as
soon be in heaven as herst"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-06-01
Differences In Y.lls

mother has to yell half dozen
times TO make her boy start, but one
yell of the boy will make every moth
er in the neighborhood start