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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-24
A cad LOSER.

Maybe the following incident has
no bearing on the theme Of feminine
u~surpation Of mans traditional pre-
negatives, but there ia a moral In It
Just tho same.
A husky French Canadian walked
into a Montreal restaurant and play
fully clenching his FIST on a IS bill
offered to bet the money against 81
that the waitress who was serving
him couldn't force open his hand
and get the money.
The waitress %thereupon opened his
hand and took the bill.
The amazed strong man then took
Ave $40 bills In his hand and bet the
amount against the IS that tho girl
couldn't get It away from him. The
girl took the hundred, too.
Alas for decadent manhood! The
loser claimed It was all a joke.
But the girl didn't believe him.
Neither did the judge.--Cleveland
Plain Dealsr.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-24
Honesty In London.

Montenegro has a law ordaininE
that any found valuable shall be
placed where the loser can find Il.
The fact suggests an anecdote told Of
Garibaldi's grandfather In Dickens
life OF the famous clown. On n OF
his visits to Leadenhall market With
nearly $4,000 in gold and silver upon
him. he found that his shoe had be-
come unbuckled. and taking from his
pocket the bag, he placed it upon .
neighboring post, and then proceeded
to adjust his buckle" Having after
ward to pay for a purchase, he missed
his bag Of gold, and hurried back to
the post where he had buckled his
shoe. Although more than three
quarters OF an hour had elapsed
q. . q. there II remained safe and un-
touched on the top Of q post in the
open street," That was In eighteenth
century London.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-24
PREPARATION OF POTATOES
before Baking a Lengthwise Strip
Should Be Pared-After Boiling
shake In the Wind.

When preparing potatoes for bak-
Ing cut one pairing around tne largest
side of the potato lengthwise, and
when baked the skin will slip of from
each side nicely.
After boiling potatoes pour of all
water, take Kettle of potatoes to the
back door, T wherever the wind will
blow on them, and shake several
times, and they will be white and
mealy.
A fine potato soup: Take three me-
dunn sized potatoes, one pint milk, one
t"easpoonful chopped onion, one stalk
celery, one teaspoonful salt, one-half
te~aspoonful celery salt, one.ha,I salt.
spoonful white pepper, o%ne-fourth salt.
spoon cayenne, one-half tablespoonful
flour. n tablespoonful butter. Cook
potatoes until very soft, drain off
the water, and mash them. Cook
onion and celery with the milk in
double boiler and add to the potatoes.
Add the seasoning. Rub through a
strainer; put on to boil again. Melt
the butter In a small saucepan. blend
1t with the -four. and stir 1t into the
boiling soup. Let It boil FIVE min.
utes and serve very hot.
An easily prepared potato salad:
Slice six cold boiled potatoes and two
onions. For dressing. one.half cup
full vinegar. n cupful of sweet cream
whipped, n teaspoonful dry mustard,
salt and pepper to taste. and at last
add four hard boiled eggs.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-24
TREE THAT EXHIBITS ANGER
In Idaho = Species ouakes and EmIts
IN Unpleasant odor When
Disturbed.

In Idaho thsre exists . species Of
the acacia tree which II entitled to bO
classed as one Of the wondorS OF
plant life. This tree. HarpSrs Week
~ states. attains . height Of about
eight feet. When full grown It closes
Its leaves together In coils Zach day
at sunset and curls its twtgs to the
shape Of pigtails. When the tree has
thus settled itself for its nights sleep
1t 10 said that II touched 1t will flut-
ter as II agitated or impatient at tho
disturbance. The %oftener, 1t IL 0verred.
the foliage Is molested. the more vio-
lent will become the shaking of the
branches. Finally, 1t is further al
legged. II the shaking be continued. the
tree will at length emit q nauseating
odor quite sufficient to induce q
headache In the case Of the person
disturbing the tree.
In Idaho 1t Is called the ANGRY
tree" and 1t is said that It was discov-
cred by men who, on making camp
for the night, placed one end Of a cam
vas covering over one Of the sensitive
branches. using 1t for a support I'M
mediately the tree began to jerk its
branches sharply. The motion contin>
ued. with increasing nervousness"
until Mt last came a sickeninE odor
thai drove the tired campers to .
more friendly location.
Curiosity prompted an investigation.
One Of the angry trees" was dug UP
and thrown to one side. Immediately
npon being removed from the ground
1t Is said that the tree opened it's
leaves. its twigs lost their pigtails and
for something over an hour and .
hall the outraged branches showed
their indignation by a series Of quak-
ings. which grew weaker and weaker
and ceased when the foliage had be-
come limp and withered.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-24
Acid.Proot lc,.p...ion.

Iron alloys containing n certain per
centage of chromium are usually EN-
ployed In the manufacture Of articles
and apparatus which should resist the
action Of acids. These compositions
are. however, not absolutely acid.
proof. Recently the w%ell-known Ger.
man m~etallurgist. Professor Borchers.
Of Aix-la-C hapelle, discovered that by
adding molybdenum to an iron com
position containing more than ten per
cent chromium, In amounts Of 2.5 pei
cent, an absolutely acid-proof CON
position can be obtained. 1t Is es.
sential. however, that the iron be free
from carbon, or at least nearly 80
A composition containing 80 per cent
iron, go per cent chromium and
per cent molybdenum, It Is claimed
remains unaffected even by hot aqua
regia. This alloy has the ~tenacity o.
cast iron and can be worked like the
latter. Titanium and vanarium may
be used instead Of mOlbdenum. but the
latter 10 preferable.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-24
CANARY IS PLUMP AND HAPPY
AbeentMlnded Wernaa pieeovoSs Why
Che Wanted Telephone op0ra-
tor 70 cau Her.

AbssotmindeA persons NoToay W
he patience OF girls In he New 10
oAelIe telephone once. Not long ago
Q woman confessed hrSelS subject -
extreme forgetfulness and requested
The day operator on her exchange 70
ring her up every morning - nine
o'clock. A week later she said:
Central, what was II I wanted yoa
70 call me for at nine o'olockf"
II don't know" said the sirl. "You
didn't tell me. You Just asked me 70
call Mt nine O'clock"
"Too bad" said the woman. r
know there was somokAing I wanted
TO do every morning A& ntAo o'clock.
but I sAaT for the LIE q ne think
what 4 was"
The nine o'clock calls continued
hewsvse, ana several AAys Later The
woman took central INTO hor eonn-
dsnoo again.
Il have found out why I wanted 70
b called" she said. "A friend bad
QvSA me . canary and I wanted -
make sure Of remembering TO feed -
The poor little thing - nearly starved.
Hereafter when you ring won't yo1
Inst sAy. 'TSeA the bird.' and IN g
STRAIGHT ana DO itf'
Osutral promised, cd the neglected
canary h new . plump end ~eeaAsnAed
bird.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-24
CARE OF HOUSE PLANT
PROPER WATERING THE MOST
IMPORTANT DUTY.
Water Should BE OF Same Tempera-
ture as Room and Not Adminis-
tered HaphsssS-How to
Spray the Foliage.

Watering is by far the most i'm.
portant duty in taking care of the in
door garden. Sickly plants, in six
cases out OF ten, are the result Of be-
ing watered just whenever the owner
happens to think of it. A good per.
centase of the remainder are caused
by an excess of water. Too much Ia
rs bad as too little. When over-wa-
tered the roots are unable to absorb
all the moisture. This causes the soil
TO become soaked, thus excluding the
air. Then the earth becomes sour, tho
Noots decay, and the leaves of the
olant turn yellow and fall off. When
Inder-watered, the roots dry up with
similar results.
All potted plants should be watch.
ed. Rub a pinch of the soil between
h fingers. II 1t crumbles up with.
out caking, then you know it is time
10 administer water; if it cakes, then
there Is still enough moisture unab-
Sorbed. The water should be of the
same temperature as the room in
which the plants are kept and should
be clear.
People who pour the not water left
the bottom Of the tea kettle on their
flowers must not be surprised If the
roots are scalded to death. The plant
should be allowed to stand and drain
Tor some time. Then the excess In
the saucer or %jardiniere must be emp
tied out. When the flowers are In
window boxes, by the way, holes
SHOULD be drilled in the bottoms of
the boxes in order to allow the excess
moisture to drain of.
Swinging Is also important. All
plants should be so treated except
those whose leaves are covered with
hairs. The value of Swinging is that
1t helps to keep the foliage clean, the
breathing pores Of the plants open
and h leaves and stems free from
insects.
On warm days this Swinging should
be done outside, putting the plants
Where they can get the sun while tax.
ing their bath. 1t is better not to use
a nozzle, but place the thumb over
the opeG!ng of the hose and spray the
water so that 1t may fall on the leaves
ike rain. In cold weather this should
be done in the bathroom.
Plants with large and tough leaves
such as palms and rubber plants, need
to be sponged from time 10 time. DC
this lightly and don't rub the leaveA
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-24
LATEST WITHIN OF JANIToR
Mrs. Audiey earns He 10 "euporln.
tsndsnt" and Secs People Only
by Appointment

Mrs. Audley, who had moved into
a new apartment, was driven t the
verge of distraction by the persistent
failure Of the janitor to perform cor
tain services which were essential to
the comfort Of herself and her family.
One morning when her indignation
had reached the boiling point she
telephoned to the basement.
II want to SPEAK to the janitor."
she announced emphntically.
d you mean the superintendent
inquired the voice Of q woman at the
other end Of the wire.
Il mean the jR%nitor; but If calling
him the superintendent makes him
do his work moro promptly-the
superintendent"
Tho superintendent amt in his
apartment at the present moment"
replied the voice. with u~nmistekablo
haughtiness.
Arc you the ja-uperintendent's
wife!" telephoned Mrs. Audley.
Il am Mrs.. Macbeth. tho wife of
b superintendent" admitted the
voice.
We'll, l Am Mrs. Audley. Please
send your husband to me as soon a.
possible. There are things hat must
be done in my apartment, and that 1t
was his business to have done days
ago. and I want. What! busy? He
may Just as we'll be busy doing the
work I require AZ the work required
by anybody else in tho house." said
Mrs. Audley holly. 80, please tell
him to come to my apartment without
further delay"
THE superintendent never sSss NO
body except by special appointment"
came the voice from the basement
oh" murmured Mrs. Audley. and
hanging up the receiver. sat down b
laugh.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-24
Locks In Ancient Eoy

The Egyptian lock, staf@
monger, was An assemblAEt
pins or bolts. II II possible
suggested to Bramah his n
invention. The Roman lock
dcany 4 paddock; and It se
able that the key was Of Gre
In Latin countries the locksu
confined himself to mere d.
ture. At the very beginning
adays In France-his art em'
the wrought ironwork which
close and secure our dwelli
q monumental garden gate
ings to a simple lAtchkey.
reached it's epogee about the
or sixteenth century, so 10
former class Of work was C
Some medieval specimens
Of the doors at Notre Dam
stance-are 20 remarkable
vious and humorous conteI
have not failed to hint that
who executed them must hev
soul to tho devil.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-24
IHENRY's SYSTEM

Among the employees Of
ment house in Washington i
elevator conductor, who wou
to have q System" similai
Of the maid who announc,
guest at the door that she d
her until she had rung thru
III anyone calls, Henry,
am out, tell him to wait.
right back" said a woman (
In question.
No answer from the boy.
Didn't you hear me? '
you answer" demanded IL
angrily.
II never answers, ma
planned Henry, unless ! dot
and then I says What -,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-24
suREsr TEST OF OLD AaR


TIE AsA. little old Lay Wa 3uIa
a. o a. she could bel
All because the old-fAShionOd go
luetor had said: BE careful WAtah
out grandma. Don't e0k on th0 saR
an Il stops"
Il was probably the first time tAA1
from the np0 Of . stranger oamO the
verdict that tho world had begun -
look upon her ~ an old lady.
Bh0 must have known that her
shoulders were . bit stoop0d-but oldH
No. not Just In tho prime Of life. and
The v0Ty idea Of that man calling oHtI
Watch ont, grandma"
But after all, what matters what the
conductor said? There Il . rumor q
inner consciousness that should ten
onO II q II growing old.
Don't look at your face to 80 II
age II creeping on. Watch the heart
Beware Of allowing earS 70 make
crows fest there
Oliver Wendell Holmes summed NJ
the philosophy of life whom he eA1dI
Il Am seventy years young today
Every birthday should see ones heart
younger. The only way to keep from
growing old IL to keep growing young
TAo only time to begin growing young
10 before one begins to grow old.
There are mental attitudes and limp.
inG worse than those Of . fAlt0rin1
foot There are aches and pains
caused BY sel1shness and narroWneSs
much worse than those Of rheumatism.
Begin this moment to GroW young.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-24
FOR LUNCHEON
THREE LIGHT DISHES tn
o ~AccEPTABI
ingredients for DsleetablS
Generally on Hand-MiH
Loaf = Favorite with
Who Like the M

Mint Meat Loaf.-Mince
(nnO) two pounds cold COO
two hard-boil0d eggs, ono .
cooked beef tongue, half p
boiled ham and q small
parsley and chives. Crate
one Glove Of garlic, add one
onion Juice, a good pinch OF
red pepper, two heaping u
Of soft butter, one teaspo
sugar, one tablespoon Of {
gar and half cup Of very
mint. Mix all together vel
cup Of stock. Put over IRE
q few minutes, stirring all
Pour into square mold and
to become firm and cold.
with sharp knife. Garnish y
cress and pimentos. II ca
sliced and allowed = few
harden, then dipped in a
This Is excellent.
Baked Tomatoes With NJ
Pour hot water over eigh
sized tomatoes. Pour thi
cover with cold water. then
b removed nicely. Cut
green onions, q small piece
and put with three tablespot
ter In q saucepan over fire
this one heaping tablespoo
and stir all together uni
brown; then add one quai
stock slowly, stirring smoot
good shake Of tabasco, hal,
Of paprika, q pinch Of sage
to taste. Drain q can OF n
cut them in slices and Y
liquor add to the sauce. Pu
In eArthenware bakedish, T
over, cover and bake until
are done. Sprinkle with
parsley after taking from tn
Egg Frltters.-Boil until
fresh eggs. Take of shell
into half-inch slices. Take
being careful not to bre
rings. Beat the yolks to a ,
one tablespoon Of butter,
sour pickle and piece pimen
fine Mix together with
spoon Of anchovy paste a
Of tabasco and a small pine
tard. Press this back In
rings. Dip each ring into (
ter and fry brown In hot (
would doughnuts. Very nj
with cold meat Of any K.
luncheon.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-24
Mothers Pumpkin

Cook pumpkin In enough
keep from burning. When tel
on the water and cook for
utes longer. Press throuR
and measure one and 0
Beat four eggs with one
sugar till light, add one DAi
the pumpkin, one tsblespoes
ter, one teaspoonful Of san
spoonful OF ground cinnamI
tssspoonful each OF ginge
and grated nutmeg, one tai
Of brandy and mix we'll TOD
Line a deep pie plate I
NIL with mixture and bake
oven. A delicious flavor a
cooking half Of the sugar q
tsrd TO . caramel.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-24
Very Mvatertoua-

An old colored woman had occasion
TO call the doctor for her husband,
who was very Ill. The doctor made q
diagnosis and pronounced 1t a severe
case of gastritis.
"Oh. Lor', DOCTOR" calculated the
old woman, how did he eber get dat
gastritis? I hain't burnt a ting but
coal lie in dis yere house, an power
full little OBJ dat."-Harper's Bazaar.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-24
Had Him Sized Up.

VIII o Chumpleigh - Dye know.
Miss Gladys, ] hadn't been talking to
your father more than a couple Of
minutes when he called me . BRAIN
less idiot?" Miss Gladys-"Indeedi
l wonder what caused the delay7"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-24
ForcJpo Acceptanco.

what are you doing with that
mask and those gumshoes? Surely
you are not going in for burglary7"
"Shl" responded Dustin Stax, II am
trying to slip a contribution into a
candidates campaign fund without his
knowing anything about It"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-24
--latest Horror.

Latest Horror.
livery morning." observe
tor, "oyer my coffee, Isee ii
paper an account OF some
accident" "Yes," said the
that's the auto crash Of }
fact table"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-24
Not 80 Maan.

"say, Sam, did you give your friend
q quid pro quo when he sent you q
silk umbrella?"
mo, stree, nothin' 30 stingy 40 that
about me. I sent him back . solA
headed cane"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-24
H0rAn

The only difference betwSen q
caprice and q lifelong passion II that
the caprice lasts = little longer.-Ths
Tattlar.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-03

Placing their hopes on a single
clue that might lead the police to
the door steps of the murderer of
Mary Lezner, whose body was
found slashed to pieces i'm her
home on South ID street last week,
the detective department is today
renewing their efforts i'm tracing
down the slayer.
Bertillon Expert Harry Smith
has the finger prints that might
possibly be those of the murderer.
The officers took the finger prints
from off a pillow slip in the wo-
mans room the day of the MUIR
der, and now has the records
stored away in his vaults. The
police department will question
every suspect minutely. His fin
ger prints will be examined with
those in Smiths records. With
this method officials believe they
have a possible chance of getting
the real murderer.
Following the murder of the
Lezner woman, Chief of Police
Loomis issued an order providing
that the Bertillon expert shall he
the first man to take observations
of the scene of the crime. This
the department believes will in
sure an accurate record of any
marks that might have been left
by criminals.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-03
,ults of the work,

The Tacoma Times, acting with
the Seattle Star, has secured the
services of Charles s. Noble, pro-
prietor of the Noble hospital neaI
Seattle, to personally attend the
meeting and to report the results
of his findings through the med
ium of the Times and the Star
Mr.. Noble leaves for the east this
week to attend the tests.
The Tacoma Times was the
first paper in the field here with
the announcement of DR.. Fried
mann's wonderful discovery of a
cure for tuberculosis, and Is the
only paper in Tacoma now giving
the public full and complete ac-
count of the progress of the doc
tors work among those afflicted
with the white plague.
DR.. Noble is an authority on
tuberculosis. He has been con
nected with some of the largest
sanitariums in the country and at
one time was a member of the
famous Belleview hospital in New
YORK.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-03

After giving the public a chance
to be heard this morning on the
question of whether to issue a Sc
riel or straight 2O-year bond for
the refunding of the old water
and light debt of So, 10000
which must be paid in June, the
council this morning adopted the
serial bond recommended by COM
missioner Freeland to run 20
years with one-fifteenth of them
to be paid off each year begin
ming after they have run five
years or in 1910.
The public responded with a
fair sized audience but few had
anything to say about the bond
proposition.
, Mrs. Elizabeth Haering had
nothing to say as to serial or
straight bonds but she had vigor-
Gus ideas about municipal expen-
ditures generally.
''If you would cut down the
list of city employees you could
save money for the Taxpayers, 4"
said Mrs. Haering. "The city has
, lot of men in different depart
ments with little to do. They
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-03
CHARLES NEWCOMB

< After fOrty-five months in the
county Jail with never a glimpse
of blue sky, but only the bare
walls and iron bars for scenery,
Charles +. NewcOmb was sudden
ly taken out doors Wednesday to
testify at the new federal build
ing in the case of Frank Frisoni.
1t was surprise and reyela-
tion to Newcomb.
II couldn't see when l first
went out The light was so
bright my eyes were blurred and
l got dizzy" said Newcomb. When
this wore off new world was
opened up to him. 1t was like
awakening from a Rip Van Win
ale sleep. For nearly four years
he had seen nothing of the growth
in Tacoma. AS he stepped down
Eleventh street he marvelled at
the progress.
Tacoma avenue south, over
which he had driven his laundry
wagon in the mud was now all
paved. Rhodes Brothers two
story store had grown into great
block, Fidelity building loomed
up into the sky, the Realty build
ing was a new obstruction on the
horizon and down at the end of
the street stood the great Tacoma
building and the new High bridge.
Newcomb was ushered into the
fedetal building and was amazed.
"They were just beginning on
the foundation when l came to
JAIL" said he. THAT is a fine
building"
Deputy Sheriff DOten took him
out ON the big bridge to let him
look at the view. Then they
walked back up throught the city
and returned by way of Ninth
street.
sit was hard climbing the hill
and my feet hurt at night. / did
not sleep much that night" says
Newcomb.
Possibly it was the vision of
freedom he had lost also that dis
turbed his slumbers, yet Charles
Neweomb says he never worries.
II am cOntented. 1 made up
my mind not to worry when en-
tered here and L do not allow
myself to do it. am naturally
of a nervous temperament too.
But / realize man who is In my
position may as well adjust him.
self to conditions and try to be
satisfied. To show do not wor-
ry i weighed 135 when 1 entered
here, and now am 1876 in weight.
So You see Jail life does not dis
agree with me-" he concluded,
with, a sad sort of smile.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-03-03

are not working half the time.
One-third of the men could be
dismissed and then make the 9TH
ers work faster and the city
would have their salaries and be
able to pay off the debts"
"1f you will show me a single
man in my municiual dock de-
partment that is not working all
the time l will give you $780,"
calculated the mayor, who
launched into a defense of his de-
partments.
II did not say the dock depart
but, but there are other depart
ments," said Mrs. Haering.
well, you said the city depart
ments and my department is one
of them," continued the mayor.
There is one fellow-that
Turnbull, weights and measures
man, who is a useless expense.
He is no good" interposed Mrs.
Haering when an opening pre-
sented.-
This hit the mayor amidships.
Il tell you he is one of the best
men for the city we have. Why
he is saving the people thousands
of dollars. He has compelled the
butter makers to add to their
bricks and give full weight. The
saving to the people in butter
alone would pay his salary many
times" stated the mayor, getting
warmed up.
81 always have to watch the
scales when buy butter, just the
same as BEFORE persisted the
woman.
Then A. U. Mills jumped up and
pounding on the table he put a
stop to the controversy.
I'D like to know what the saw
ing of an ounce on a pound of
butter has to do with the issuing
of these bonds" he snorted and
the rest of the commission Chin
ed in also and the Haering-Sey-
mour row was finally quelled and
the council got back to business.