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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-06
SUDDEN Death
OF [. [. BRADLEY

A dispatch from Carson Tuesday
night to Lou Henderson brought
the sad news of the sudden
death of Mr., L. l.. Bradley. one of
Elko's pr itizens.
The pa as we learned
them are tnu~----r. Bradley was
talking to Judge Harrington in
the lobby of the Arlington hotel
at s:l5 last night when he was
stricken with heart disease and fell
to the floor dead,
MIR. Bradley left. here Monday
night to transact business in Carson.
He was in his usual health and his
family had no thought that he
would be brought back to them in
deaths embrace.
But such are the uncertainties
of human life. Touay we enjoy
life with all its attendant blessings
and tomorrow we are cold in death.
Mr.. Bradley was born in
Stockton, California, November IL,
1866. His father moved from
there to Austin when he was quite
young. From Austin the family
moved to Mineral Hill and from
there to Elko county. where the
deceased spent practically all his
life. He was the son of the late
John r. Bradley and grandson
of Governor l.. L. Bradley.
He leaves a widow and two
daughters Mrs. Joe Snelson and
Miss Alice, all residing in Elko, a
mother sister. Mrs. Jay GLENN ons
and brother Jeff, all residing in
Reno.
Mr.. Bradley was largely in
terested in Elko county and had a
host of friends, who are shocked by
his sudden death. He was a LARGE
hearted, generous man and his loss
will he keenly felt by those who
have known him for so many years.
On his family and relatives, the
loss falls most heavily. To them
we tender the sincere sympathy of
this community on their sudden
bereavment.
Jeff Bradley was informed of his
brothers death last night and he
went at once to Carson and took
charge of the remains. He will
leave Reno tonight on Nod and
will arrive here tomorrow morning
The funeral will take place from
his late residence at 2:3O Friday
afternoon and will be conducted by
EIko Lodge No. Is, F. & A. NJ, of
which the deceased was member.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-06
1HRESHERS WORK
SIDE BY SIDE

FOR tie first time in Carson
'alley' two threshing machines
were set side by side last Saturday
ana the straw from both machines
was bIowed" to the same stack
Ibis happened at the Sage ranch
OF the Dangberg Land & Live
o'ocK company. The Brockliss
threshing outfit had been working
on the grain for nearly two weeks
anu had completed their task with
the exception of one hundred acres
which he'd been cut with a binder
ana shocked in the field. The
machines were set close by az d six
teen teams were put to work haul
ing the grain to the maws of the
threshers. ltmade harvest scene
which If thrown onto a moving
picture screen and shown through
eastern states. would do more 10
advertise Nevada as an agricultural
state than forty publicity commiss-
ions could do. Homeseekers care
very little about character of soil
and technical rot. but they are in
terested in results such as go TO
make up the everyday farm life in
Carson Valley and other agricul-
tural districts of Nevada.
j. J. Brockliss. who owns the
threshers. states that this the first
season that threshing on the Dang
berg ranches has been completed in
August. - Reord- Courier.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-06
WALT MASON
DISCUSSES POPULARITY

We all desire the worlds
applause and for it strive and
strain: it's labor in a worthy cause,
but often done in vain. Reverses
come and come again. and kindred
bitter pills; you cannot win the
love of men unless you pay your
bills. One fellow cultivates his
voice and sings like golden Tyre,
and huDes to make the world
rejoice or set the same on fire,
and say tht' worldly rubber
necks. he'd fill our hearts with
thrills, and be credit to his sex,
if he would pay his bills " One
follows up Demosthcnes and binds
us with a she'll, and much u. hopes
the word to please, and please It
passing well: but mankind hears
this guy orate. and says. in tone
that chiIls, He'd be the glory of
his state. if he would pay his
bills! No matter to what heights
you go, or how you conquer fame,
the story of the scads you owe will
cling around your name. And so
it's better far to climb the low
and humble hills. and leave the
heights sublime until you
have paid your bills.
Walt Mason.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-06
S. P. PUTS UP MORE SIGNS

The Southern Pacific has placed
more signboards along Railroad
street notifying the public that that iis L
is private property. The signs read
Private Property Permission to
Pass Over Revokable at Anytime. {"
A short time ago the company
placed number of stakes cover
ing about forty feet inside the
building line along Railroad street.
Now they come and claim the land
as private property. The land
involved covers all of Railroad
street and part of the lots 'front.'
ing on the same and occupied by
buildings. Some Of the buildings
have beer there for at least forty
years and the land was secured
from the Pacific Improvement
company, which was supposed to be
a part of the S. P. company.
Whether the company intends to
eject the property owners and
fence in Railroad street has not
been learned. --Winnemuccs Star.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-06

A new substitute for dynamite
so safe TO handle that 1t may be
shot full Of toles, burned In a fire
or pounded with a hammer With
out danger, Is being introduced
into this country by an English
mining engineer. And yet it's
rcnding powers, ounce for ounce,
Is claimed TO be twice that OF
dynamite. once il is exploded,
which is possible only with a
percussion cap. lllstrations in the
August Popular Mechanics Maga-
zlne show some interesting tests
OF the new explosive.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-06
l22 YEARS OLD

Frank Baccus is celebrating
his l22nd birthday this month. He
is undoubtedly the Oldest man in
the west. There appears to be no
doubt of his age an his history is
replete with interesting details. He
is negro and at present at the
asylum. There are men in this
community who remember Baccus
when he was past ninety and broke
his leg. They recall how the
doctors gave him up and he re-
covered after he had collected
some herbs and made a poultice
which dr"w the poision from the
wounded member.
Baccus was born in st. Geneve,
in 1890 below st. Louis on the
Mississippi river. His master was
Frenchman and when the LOUIS
lana purchase was consumated and
the vast territory ceded TO the
United States, Baccus' master be-
came an American. Reno Gazette.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-06
HIS GREATEST AMBITION

During the debate in the senate
on the Penrose revelation, Senator
Reed of Missouri read the follow.
ing bit of character sketching
from the New York World:
"Col Rnosevelt's greatest
ambition said Greenway, lis to
be shot on the field of battle -
Saturday Evening Post
Nonsense Col. Roosevelt's
greatest ambition is to be a one
man war.
He wants to be the commanding
generals On, both sides, standing
calm and collected in front of his
tents while the wirless spits out its
reports from the front, while the
telephones "atter d the telegraph
clicks its orders to is corps COM
manders.
He wants to be the general staff
Of both armies, scrutinizing the
monster maps of the field of opera.
tions and shifting the pins that
mark the positions of opposing
forces.
He wants to be the trusty scouts
dashing up breathessIy from the
firing line.
He wants to be the roar of the
artillery, the rattle of the small
arms, and the flashing detonations
of the smokeless powder.
He wants to be the last desperate
charge upon the batteries, sabering
himself a: the guns
He wants to be the rear guard
that hravely covers the retreat,
and the smsshing attack of the
reserves which turns defeat into
rout.
He wants to be the dead and the
dying on the field of battle, VIII
have yielded up their lives as a last
sacrifice to their beloved countries
He wants to he the dust-stained
correspondents painting his count
less acts of heroism in words that
will never perish.
He wants to be the commission
that negotiates peace with honor.
and lastly he wants to be the grand
review at the close of the war,
standing silently in front of the
flag g-draped stand, saluting himself
as he marches past and pinning
medals of honor to his dauntless
breast.
That is what the Colonel wants
To be shot on the field of battle is
only one of the minor incidents of
mis- great ambition"
At the conclusion of the reading
Senator Penrose asked Senator
Reed the date of the World article.
Reed replied February 30, 1912.
To this. Penrose said: 81 do not
think it could have been published
recently because only yesterday
read in one of tie August perio-
ideals that Mr.. Roosevelt's chief
ambition was to kill grizzly bear
with a knife"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-06
PRIMARY ELECTION RETURNS

Returns from the primary elec
tion are very slow coming in aud
the few we have are nearly all on
the contested places on the ticket
In Elko. the primary law served
for republicans to nominate candi.
dates on the democratic ticket.
Out of the 1858 votes cast. the
returns show only 81 votes for
Senator Massey and 40 for Roberts
while Pittman received ITS and
Tallman, l46. Some of the re.
publicans evidently got cold feet
when it came to voting for a demo-
cratic Unitsd States senator and
congressman.
The figures on the county con-
tests are very incomplete. So far
as have them. they show as follows:
Carvlile. 2O7
Dysart. .,....... log
Peck. 306
DaShihan' '.''....,... lSS
On the contested places on the
state ticket Heer has LOG and Nc
Carren. 1888: Roberts. 62. Frolich,
II.
The democratic legislative ticket
polied a good vote in EIko with
Fitzgerald leading. On the re-
publican assembly ticket Crapo,
Frenald, Mcbride Murphy and
Russell are in the lead.
Where there were no contests on
the democratic ticket the various
candidates walked eff with the
baggage without any effort on
their part. OF course, they ave
very popular people. but November
may tel different tale when they
meet their republican opponents in
a fair fight.
II Elko is as strongly democratic
in November as it was yesterday
the Taftites and bullmooserB will
cut very sorry figure.
A candidate IN the republican
ticket is said to have voted a
straight democratic ticket yester-
day and then boasted of il. Party
ties set very lossely on such men.
When such things are done under
the primary law, the need Of an
amendment TO preven; its repeti-
tion in the future becomes very
apparent.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-06

Governor Wilson is an epigram
mist whose wit illumines truth.
In his Gloucester, N. j., speech to
a crowd of farmers the other day
he said, referring to the Payne
Aldrich tariff bill: while you
were feeding the world congress
was feeding the trusts Seldom
has a great truth been more COM
pactly expressed. And the best
mart of it is the farmers have
awakened to the situation.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-06
complimentary

A popular clergyman once dc.
livered lecture to his parishion-
ers assembled upon the interesting
subject of Fools.
There was a large audience and
the rush for seats was very much
augmented by the form in which
the admission tickets were printed.
The inscription ran thus:
Lecture on Fools" Admit one.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-06

Gerald Miller will leave Sunday
night for Woodland. California, to
visit his brother, Henley. He will
be met there later by his mother
and taken to Mountain View,
where he will enter school.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-06

The bull moosers of Austin have
organized campaign club with
sixty members. A similar club has
been organized at Battle Mountain
and complete bull moose county
ticket will be put in the field in
Lander county.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-06

We we're yesterday asked by an
agent of the government IL we
would publish the notices Of civil
service examinations free of
charge. Our reply was mo" that
when we needed postage stamp
we had TO paw for 1t and the gov
ernment was able to pay for It's ad-
yer isiug. AS a further answer
we agreed to publish the notice
free If the government would 70
out of the envelope printing
business. No pay. no advertising
is our motto.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-06

Mc. and Mrs. Simcox have re-
turned from their wedding trip.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-04-04

the men. II it is discomfort the
chances are it is against the employed
When men begin to become discon-
tented with their employer and sur
roundings. if they do not resign and
give place to men who will be con-
tented, they are doing the employer
wrong. He is paying them to
help him build up his business and
not to tear it down.
Ii it is disgust that has been brew
ing It is generally against the grum-
bier. 1t is not very enjoyable work
Ing with men who are disgnsted
with you, and disgust is bred more
often and a great deal easier than
discomfort.
So be cheerful at all times if pos
sible. 1t will pay you; it will pay
the employer and will make things
more enjoyable altogether. But
above all: do what you are told
when you are told and as you are
Told
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-04-04

A WRITER in an English maya
zine, speaking of romance reading,
says; There is nothing good comes
from the intellect alone. All true
sentiment, all noble, all tender feel
ing, comes not of the understanding.
but OF the mind-or heart, if we SO
please to call (which imagination
raises, educates, and perfects. Even
feelings are to be made are much
the result of education. The wild
est romances will, in this respect.
teach nothing wrong. 1t is not true
that such reading enervates the
mind. firmly believe it strength
ems 1t in every respect, by unchain-
ing it from lower and cowardly
caution. 1t encourages action and
endurance. We have not high ma
lures till we learn to suffer. | have
seen the unromantic drop like sheep
under the rot of their calamities.
while the romantic have been buoy
ant, and mastered them"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-04-04

THE Board of Control b as an
nounced the appointment of Mr..
Charles o. Mercia. president of the
Univer sity of Wyoming as superin-
tendent of the state training school
at Red Wing, to succeed superin-
tendent f. A. Whittier. The APP
pointment becomes effective August
LIST. Mr.. Mercia was highly recon-
mended for the position by Judge
Ben Lindsey of Denver, Senator
Robt. M. Lafollette and other prom
inent people, and his appointment
was fully approved by Gov. Eber-
hart.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-04-04

APRIL againl How the time does
fly! if this life were the be-all aud
the end-all" it would be indeed too
brief, even with its heavy sorrows
and severe trials. But this is no
time to speak Of sorrow, with the
breath of spring in our nostrils, the
birds twitterlng in the trees outside.
and the lawn showing decided
green. There is stir in human
blood, corresponding to the move
ment Of life in the trees and shrubs;
dreams of youth, at least, come back
to age itself. The dim eye brightens,
the faint heart beats with stronger
pulsatioD, and all may enjoy, for
awhile, the pleasure of youth re-
newed.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-04-04

In the days when the Spartan
mothers graced the land, there were
no public benefcent institutions, or
jails or asylums, to speak Of. Soci-
ETY. in those days had no use for
them, as it, society, was mostly able
to care for and protect itself without
having to call upon charity and the
police. If those wise old Spartans
were to come back to earth in this
boosted age of civilization and en-
lightenment, they would, in all prob
ability, believe that time had gone
backward a few thousand years in
stead of forward.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-04-04

you have to do the work you are put
at or quit. do not show that you
think that way about your work.
Do it cheerfully and do it good; do
it as though you were glad to do it.,
not only because you are getting
good wages for doing it, but be-
cause you enjoy doing it that way.
II man is paying you good sal
airy he expects you to earn it.
When you have earned that salary,
in your estimation, if it lacks few
minutes of quitting time, do not loaf
around until the whistle blows, but
go on working. In all probability the
boss has his eye on you and if you
are really earning your salary in
less than what he considers a work
ing day, you will soon be due for a
raise. and perhaps promotion.
On the other hand if you loaf
those few minutes, he will begin to
look around for some one to take
your place. Ii you loose your posi-
ton for this reason you will have
absolutely no excuse for crying
about the injustice of the world.
You will have received exactly what
you had ceming to you.
An employer does not hire man
to go around with long face and
continually grumble about one
thing and another. Neither does he
expect you to do what you are put
at different from the way you are
instructed. The chances are he is
paying some man a large salary to
plan how to do the work and he
wants it done that way. When you
are told to do thing you will find
that your position will last longer if
you do it, than if you do something
you are not told to do.
The man who goes about grum-
bling to the other employees about
this, that and the other thing, either
breeds discomfort or disgust among
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-04-04

fk-- 4
There is no law in Oklahoma
which says that a man must be
hanged for any offense. The stat
utes OF this State give to the jury,
the Judge or to the Governor the
discretion Of inflicting the death
penalty or imposing the term Of life
imprisonment.
/ do not desire to create the i'm
preston with the public that no le-
gal executions will take place in
Oklahoma during my term of Office:
every case Of that character present
ed to me will stand alone, and each
will be determined upon the facts of
the case as presented to me.
1t is easy enough to criticise; it
is easy enough, while listening to the
clamor of an enraged populace cry
ing for blood, to say that the victim
shall pay the death penalty; but it is
quite another thing to sit in judg-
ment upon that wretch and realize
that only you stand between hu-
man soul and his God.
In my conduct in these matters
am observing to the letter my oath
Of office; | am following, without
quailing the lead Of an enlightened
conscience and am listening to the
voices and following the commands
who said, Thou shalt not KILL"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-04-04

The only fault of the really ad-
mirable detective and mystery sto-
ries of the underworld now running
promiscuously through our best
publications, is that they are SO
misleading. The small boy who at
tempts to go and do likewise" will
reach the end of his rope in short
order.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-04-04

Our old mother use to say that if
everyone's troubles were hung out
on line, each would grab for his
own. That such was the case we
have firmly believed, but lately we
have become possessed of the idea
that were such a thing possible, we
would risk a grab at John DIS.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-04-04

THE Saltwater Gazette remarks,
in part, that if Amundsen, the dis
coverer of the South Pole is correct
in his statements that dog meat is
delicious, it will, in many localities,
solve to large extent, the high
price OF living" That is, of course
barring Missouri.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-04-04
IT is said that familiarity breeds

IT is said that familiarity breeds
contempt, but such is not necessarily
the case. In fact. this rule-if it be
rule generally applies only to
those who have nothing in common
and who are not equals, mentally
and physically. Mental equality, es-
pecially. commands respect, and to
be held in respect and not contempt
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-04-04

THE old saying as different as
chalk is from cheese does IT
count for much any more. When
we consider that cheese is made
from milk. and milk from chalk,
there is not such great deal of diff
ference after all.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-04-04
Health Department.
w. C. Van D.
Good Manners.
W. C. Van D..

There is nothing that has more
influence on mans career than the
attitude he assumes towards his fell
low man. 1t makes no difference
what position In life a man may
hold, or how vastly superior he may
think he is to the men with whom he
is thrown in contact politeness
pays.
The good opinion of your fellow
man is an asset that nobody can af-
ford to despise and there is nothing
that will SO readily ALLEVIATE that
good opinion as an air of SUPERIOR
ty, be it physical, mental or moral.
The "holier than thou attitude
is perhaps the most exasperating of
all. Lord Chesterfield says, and
says truly: 1t is just as easy to say
God bless you, as it is to say God
d-n you and it sounds far pleasant
En-" What he means by this, is that
there is no reason or excuse for pub
licly allowing your feeling towards
another man to betray you into vul-
garity.
The essence of good manners is
the wish to be of service to your fell
low men. This does not of necessity
constitute the varnish of the man
about town or the easy comradship
of the man one often meets while
travelling for instance, but is an un-
obtrusive readiness to render small
favor and to do it in such way so
as to leave the recipient with no
sense of obligation. 1t is curious to
see how some men are trusted and
liked while others seemingly just as
good men are feared and distrusted;
but by watching closely you will al
ways find that under the surface
these latter men are dominated by
selfish motives, their very advances
towards friendship are instinctiyely
recognized as move to gain some
end for their own benefit.
While of course there are certain
conventional rules that govern most
men in their public relations with
other men. these may all be brushed
aside by the man who carries in his
heart the desire to serve (not to be
servile) and by cultivating the habit
of being of some use to others it only
in small way; man will soon find
that his own life is made happier
ard that bread, in the form of polite
ness to others, cast upon the waters
will really return ten fold.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-04-04

THE government seems to have
effectually settled the. case of John
Early, leper, at last. According to
newspaper reports, he has been
given a position taking care of an
other leper at the quarantine station
near Port Townsend, Wash.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-04-04

SOME of the capitalists who have
waxed fat should have card pinned
on their broad backs reading: Wild
ened at the expense of little chill
dren."
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-04-04

QUITE true: There is no telling
what might happen If everything
were told," remarks an exchange.