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The Washington times., 1913-06-23
ROYAL ARCANUM'S
OUTING IS DELAYED
Postponed Until Wednesday Be.
cause Of Bad Weather.
Many Disappointed.

There is great disappointment among
Royal Arcanum members today because
the weather has prevented the holding
Of the big Royal Arcanum outing at
Glen Echo. The outing win be held
Wednesday. II was announced.
Contestants In the races are putting q
little more ginger into their constitn-
tions, the bandsmen are adding a little
extra polish to their instruments, and
the race officials are getting additional
badges to appear in additional splendor
on Wednesday.
The Washington times., 1913-06-23
Maori Girls Kiss Prince.

CHRlSTCHURCH. New Zealand. June
2s.-Prince George OF Battenberg. on
the worlds cruise with the British mid
snipmen, was kissed by a score Of
maori giris at q reception hare
The Washington times., 1913-06-23
For Governor Of Arkansas.

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, June 2s.-Lead-
ing representatives of the Progressive
party In Arkansas are rounding up here
for the State convention tomorrow. The
convention win name a candidate for
The Washington times., 1913-06-23
Bars "September Morns."

GREELEY. Colo. June 23.-When Miss
Lois de Razzen ventured out in her lat
est Partisan gown, the chief of police
told her she better go home and get
more clothes as no September Morns'
were wanted.
The Washington times., 1913-06-23
REFINING COMPANY
BUYS BIG PL ANT
Recently Organized Concern Takes Columbia Cotton Oil and
Provision Near Arlington Junction, Alexandra County.
Likely to Build Large Stock Yards.

|, president: william L. Marcy, treasurer;
Leo P. Harlow. secretary and attorney
Harry Kirk died at. his home. 2ot
North Columbus street. today. He was
-sixty-three years old. and Is survived
by q widow and four children. o. H.
Kirk, H. d. Kirk, Mrs. j. william May.
and Mrs. Ernest Risdon.
Mr.. Kirk was member Ct Andrew
jackson Lodge OF Masons. Mt. Vernon
Chapter. Royal Arch Masons. Old Do
and Accas Temple. Order of Mystic
Shrine. He Was also q member Of
the Chamber of Commerce, and OF the
NJ E: Church South
A. B. Smith, a State penitentiary
sscs 9Say f s.s sks hIi E
bert Steward, and Edward Tompkins.
each sentenced for one year, and James
johnson. for two years All three are
colored.
The clubhouse at Riverside was
totally destroyed by fire early today.
Former State Senator Lewis H. Ma
chen. who Is a candidate FOR the lieu
tenant governorship. is back today from
a campaign trip which took in a num-
valley and Piedmont sections Of the
State.
A number Of members Of R. E. Lee
Camp. Confederate Veterans, will at
tend the reunion to be held at Gettys-
burg. Pa. July to 4.
The Alexa ndria Automobile Associa-
ton will meet Thursday night at the
rooms Of the chamber Of commerce.
The Washington times., 1913-06-23
Stops His Little Game.

Half way across the street the good
samaritan looked back and to his sur.
surprise. saw the fellow headed up the
street and not down toward the Opt.
cian'a A great light broke In upon him
Trailing the chap with the broken glass.
he saw him stop within half q block
and accost Q man wearing gold-rimmed
glasses. He reached the pair just In
time to hear the words. "As I got Oh
the car just now. I unfortunately broke
my eyeglasses" and then he broke
In upon that cheerful monologue.
There's a policeman down there at
the g street crossing" he said to the
chap with the broken glasses, I'll give
you Just thirty seconds to get out of
this neighborhoodT And the fellow
got!
That chap caught three other suckers
that know OF befoxe o'clock this
morning." said the victim to a Times
man. "And there was a fellow on +
street who was caught by q different
faker on the Same game"
The gone Of operation. 30 far. appears
to be along Ninth street northwest, be-
tween Pennsylvania and New York ave-
nueS.
The Washington times., 1913-06-23
BEWARE NAN WITH
BROKEN EYE-GLASS!
He's the Latest Little CRATER,
and Separates Easy citi-
zens From Hall Dollars.

washingtonians. beware the man with
the 'busted" eye-glass! He is the iates,
thing in grafters; the newest importa-
ton in takers. and. II you wear glasses
he'll get your half-a-dollar II you dom,
watch out!
Here's the scheme. sprung upon guile
less. provincial Washington as fresh a.
her breakfast strawberries:
As citizen emerged from his Gus
tomary restaurant he reached for his
eyeglasses and set them athwart his
nose. Coincidently there stepped up and
greeted him q genteel chap covered with
a dense air Of embarrassment. In his
hand he held q pair Of eyeglasses,
hanging from q neck cord. One glass
was broken beyond all possibility Of
use. The chap held the glasses in plain
view and then spoke this little piece:
Citizen Relieves Distress"
Pardon me. sir''-here business Of
more embarrassment-"but I'm In q
most unfortunate situation. live In
Georgetown Heights and came over Just
now by appointment to meet some
parties in the Patent OfRice to go over
some inventions I'm interested in.
They're strangers to me. and I want
to be punctual with them. Now, a. I
got OF the car Just now I unfortu-
nately shattered one Of my glasses. l
came away from home In great hurry
to keep this appointment and have just
discovered that I have only 10 cents in
my pocket. am absolutely helpless
without my glasses. and haven't time
to 80 way back to Georgetown. as i
must meet those New Yorkers In NJ
teen minutes. ! see you wear glasses
and can appreciate an unfortunate sit
uation. hate to ask IT, but should
esteem Il the greatest Of favors II you
would kindly lend me enough to make
up 30 cents % that can buy q new
lens at the opticians down here a cou-
pie Of blocks. II you'll kindly give me
your address. I'll return the money to
You Just a. soon ~ get home.'
The citizen dug down and fished out
half-a-dollar. He appreciated, as every
man who II dependent on glasses ap-
the dilemma He fully SYM
pathized with and was glad he could
help man with broken Eyeglasses.
Here's half-a-dollar." he said. .'You'Il
need the dime for car-fare. Just send It
The Washington times., 1913-06-23

president; william L. Marcy, treasurer;
Leo p. Harlow, secretary and attorney
The Washington times., 1913-06-23

A number Of members Of r. e. Lee
Camp. Confederate Veterans, will at
tend the reunion to be held at Gettys-
burg, Pa, July / to L.
The Washington times., 1913-06-23

The clubhouse at Riverside was
totally destroyed by fire early today.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-06
"A MAN WHO GETS THINGS
DONE"

He is a Canadian and is known as "a
man who gets things done." This
Canadian is William Bruce Ellison, and
he has been asked to -drafJ a standard
fire policy for New York State. Gov
ernor Sulzer of New York. has chosen
this Eanuck as commissioner TO make
a report of Fire Insurance conditions
in that state. and to draft Legislation
to simplify and improve.the New York
Standard Policy. He. was born in ST.
Thomas, Ontario; was admitted to the
bar in Ontario in 1880, and practiced
in the Office of Messrs. Ross, Macdonald
g. Blackstock. He was elected Corpora
ton Counsel of New York in 1907 The
secret. of his splendid progress is that
he finishes things. Every. man is good
IN the first half of any work but, few
are good finishers on the second half.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-06

DAUGHTERS ANNUAL
RUMPUS

The Daughters of the American Re,
volution recently held their annual
Continental Congress in Washington.
and certain sons Of Uncle Sam have
christened the gathering as the Daugh-
ters' Annual Rumpus. The biennial
election to the general Offices of the Ma
tiondl society of the D. A. R. came
this Year. The three rival candidates
for presidential honors, from Buffalo,
New York, and Tennessee, established
regular campaign headquarters at
Washington. This campaign, minus
noise; and strong cigars, seems to have
had the earmarks of the genuine politi-
cal convention. ,.,,. - ~f-.a:-. .. a
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-06
HOME COOKING.
Quick Service and Cleanliness
is :the Order of the Day
at the Busy Bee
HIsToRY's MOST FAMOUS roy
Bright Stone With Which Beer Chill
dren Were Playing Led 20 Ola
mond Field Discovery.

What is the most famous toy In his
tory? We would give the palm not to
any elaborate mechanical contrivanco
or lifelike doll, but to the simple,
bright stone that in 1857 a Dutch far
mer found some Boer children using
as a plaything. ..
For the: farmer sent the stone to
the Cape for examination and the 70
suit was the discovery Of the diamond
fields of South Africa. And the child'B
plaything found It's way to the Paris
exhibition, where It sold for e600.
According to q Japanese belief. dolls
sometimes come alive, acquiring Q
soul in process Of being played with
by successive generations Of children.
Food Is provided for them and they
are treated with great care, lest neg
lect should bring trouble upon the
household. One pretty story tells how
q childless husband and wife borrowed
a doll that had gained a soul, fed and
clothed 1t, and ~deseYyedly prospered
thereafter.
All this is in utter contrast with the
unpleasant theory OF Varro about
dolls He held that the dolls given to
little Romans at Christmas-that 10 to
say, at the acknowledgements
original sacrifices OF human beings to
the internal god.-London Chronicle.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-06
ADVISED TAKING OF CANADA
Benjamin FrankIlns Counsel 70 Sf4e
Jsh Government Resulted In Cap
ture Of the Dominion.

Benjamin Franklin, the first Amerf
can philosopher and the first Amort-
can. diplomat, was not, Al Mark Twain
averred; twins, born simultaneously
at Boston and Philadelphia" but ~
the change In the calendar from
old style to new came after his birth
at Boston on january 6, 1706. accord"
ing to the reformed almanac he was
born on January II. In 17be Franklin
was in England as agent for the
colony of Pennsylvania. Previous to
this, though little known, 1t was main
ly by the advice Of Franklin that the
English government resolved to con-
quer Canada, and for that purpose
sent out Wolfe's expedition, IT was
in 1859 that Franklin made q journey
from London to Scotland, OF Whioh
In a letter written to Q SCOTCH friend,
he used these words which have ever
endeared him to the Scot: II think
the time we spent there wes SIX
weeks Of the densest happiness have
ever met with In any part Of my
life, and the agreeable and instructive
society we found there In such plenty
has left SO pleasing an impression on
my memory that, did not strong con-
nections draw me elsewhere, I believe
Scotland would be the country
should choose TO spend the remainder
OF my days IN"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-06
Ed Carville, Proprietor
Elko, Nevada
GUSHING GIRL IS OBNOXIOUS
SuPerlatiVs Degree and the Loud
Pedal Should Be Held Some
what In Check.

There are few things 80 fine as en-
thusiasm. and the world wants all It
can get. $685.. .....
But there is q difference between
healthy enthusiasm and that ELUSIVE
sentimentality known by the uglier
and shorter word "gush." .
Every girl has her "gush" period
when everything Is adorable" and
perfect"
1t Is fine, In a way; we should be
careful how we check the exuherance
OF, the girlish mature. At the same
time caution must be exercised against
letting the habit be formed of flying
into a febrile ecstasy about every
small thing that m our way and
making az much of 1t as though 1t
were n affair of the largest ons
Quence.
It takes experience to hold In check
the superlative degree and the loud
pedal for the proper time and the
deserving object.
But caution In the direction OF not
being too intense should not. be with.
held from the young. Adorable" Is
too strong an adjective to be indis.
criminately bestowed on 'poodles,
china cups, opera singers, and matt.
nee idols.
"Loye" is another strong word that
needs all It's strength to keep from
worn out by It's use to- express, for
instance, q liking for Ice cream or
delight In q week end invitation.
|psIt IN not necessary to explode Into
raptures to prove ones self well
pleased. Nor is 1t physically good
TO be- too intense.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-06
ETIQUETTE OF OLD
"Rules OF clvlllty" for the English OF
... Seventeenth Century Arc
" Amusing.

Until the middle of the seven.
teenth century" writes Rose M. Brad.
ley In the English Housewife, Forks
were a luxury, treated rather as toys.
elegant, with jeweled handles, where
with the ladies might pick daintily at
their sweetmeats." Before the carv.
Ing fork was introduced paper covers
were placed over those portions of the
meat which had to be grasped with
the left. hand. The paper frills some
times seen nowadays on outlet bones
are said by the author to be a survival
Of the old custom. After .smartine
under foreign criticism on their table
manners, E~nglishmen turned to
French RULES of Civility," and others
were compiled In England. -
Readers were warned mot to wipe
knife or fork on bread or the cloth.
but on napkins" They were also re.
quested mot to pick their teeth at
the table with knife or fork" LADY
Rich's Closet OF RaretieB," published
In 1852, begs each gentlewoman to
observe to keep her body straight,
and lean not by any means with her
elbow, nor by ravenous gesture dis
cover q yoracious appetite"
Nor must she talk with her mouth
full of meat nor smack like a pig"
not eat spoon meat 80 hot that the
tears stand in her eyes. cit Is very
uncomely," the author adds, ito drink
so large a draft that your breath ia
almost gone and your are forced to re
cnvoP .~EofaraalP Tbrouf11 dnuun unY,v
liquor az Into a funnel is. an action
htteE for q tuggler than a gentle
woman"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-06
HOWS THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollar.
Reward for any case of Gatarrh
that cannot ne cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure
F Cheney & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
We the undersigned. have known
F. ] Cheney for the last Is years
and believe him perfectly honor.
able in all business transactions and
financially able tn carry out any
obligations made by his firm.
National Bank of Commerce. To-
ledo. Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
telnally acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent free
Price rs cents per bottle Sold by
all druggists. Take Halls Family
Pills for constipation.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-06
81 NV TIhlETARLE

IT'S. P. h&s snnoupcSd today some i'm
Rort14 change in tEelf train schedale. The
.pe Etees No {. Win arrivefrom Chicago
today, reaching Elko at $50 3. m. This
special train will consist of six cars, 4 bag
gage eaE, diner, and four standard, sleepers
including An observation car. This "De-
Luxe is a frst-class train composed of all
steele cars, and carries the latest equipment,
snch as shower baths, BARRIERS, ,~stenograh-
ers, library. stock reports, etc. The fare
on the de Luxe" is $500 extra from Elko
to. San Francisco.
Thu DE Luxe going east will probably
not arrive at EIko before $50 a. m. on the
Sth inst. The extra fare on this train from
Elko to Chicago will be $3.50.
Other changes to be noted are that Nos
10 and 40, formerly Nos 1 and z, will have
a tourist car added. No. 4 will be discon-
tinued as a passenger train, and carry only
baggage and express.
The following is the time table going into
effect today:
Hts WEST BOUND
No. 10 arrives Ia p. m.
No. 3 i.S2 p. m.
b No. 1 Overland Limited) 3.S9 p. m.
No. 5 arrives 1912 a. m.
NO. 9(mail only S.23 p. m.
EAST BOUND
No. 20 arrives S.23 a. m.
No. 2 Overland Limited) $50 a. m.
No. 6 arrives S.t3 p. m.
No. 4 baggage and express) e.o3 p. m.
No. 70 arrives 40. So p. m.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-06
PRIVILEGE or BEING. AN ASS
Generally Considered i~nanenabie, but
> New York Maslstrats Vino Eined!
Student Thought Otherwise. .,

Compared to the ~inalienabie right to
make q fool ;of yourself, the right Of
free speech, which loud-mouthsr pro
claim the most cherished one, is of
small concern in the average person.
or ALI places where some restraint
,on the former might, be expected New
York, is the last that would be thought
isg yet in the night court a Columbia
student, caught by an alert constable
In the act OF standing still under an
open umbrella while the stars shone
overhead wac fined $40 and warned
that the penalty for the next offenss
OF similar genesis wgufd be q term
In the workhouse. The young man,
of course, was qualifying for. a fratern,
lily, He looked @foolish-As was tho
authoritative intention, In which he
acdalesced. :.
'fBht," quoth the police magistrate
p~opderously, mo fraternity has a right
20 order a man to make an ass or him.
self" and he expressed the wish that
the whole chapter could be heled into
court that he mightai fine them all. Con
Sidering In how many ways New York
invites young men to make aaaes OF
themselves, and how many persons in
that town, In fact do make asses of
themselves without molestation, why
should the line be drawn at q practice
apparently 80 ,inoffensive to public pol.
Icy On the one criticized
Journal. st
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-06
Brine Baths for Horses.

A bath in which four horses car
stand in hot brine, has just been At.
ted up at Droitwich, England. The
bath has been built so that the horses
can walk into four stalls. where they
will find themselves In about 2 feet 9
Inches of warm brine. After standing
In this for the number Of hours or.
dered by a veterinary surgeon, they
will be brought out, dried and proper
ly bandaged. to. avoid all risk of catch.
ing cold.
Droitwich brine is twelve times al
strong as ordinary sea-water, and the
cure is intended for racehorses. polo
ponies and hunters. The proprietor
says that he has for years used the
brine, made hot, on lame horses by
dipping bandages in it and applying
them to the legs. He has found the
cure successful for strains, bangs and
rheumatism.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-06
Odd Greek Superstition.

The belief, illustrated in the ballad
Of The Bridge Of Aria, that a human
victim is required to insure the sta
bility of a bridge or building survives
In Greece today, j. A. Lawson says.
There Is no murder now. 1t sufices
to obtain, preferably from an enemy
or an old person, a hair, nail pairing,
shred Of clothing, old shoe or a thread
or ot.olr marked with the persons
height or footprint measure, anu bury
these beneath the foundation stone.
The victim dies within a year, but
the building is safe.
Even a shadow will do. Mr.. Law.
son was himself dragged back by a
friend in Santorini SO that. his shadow
might not fall across such a fatal
spot; and the mayor OF Agrinian told
him that his four predecessors had
all died from letting their shadows
fall on foundation stones laid by
them.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-06
Worrled Harn.

A critic of Wells novel, Marriage"
finds in the confounding OF the hero
"the desire to have 1t all ways; to pos
sess a m who shall have all the
charm and the caprice Of the eternal
feminine; who shall, by the g~rossness
OF her desires and the pettIness Of
conversation. give him an agreeable
sense Of superiority, and yet shall, to
order, acquire deep spiritual insight
when her husband feels he needs It."
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-06
Ono Nay of KILLING a Eliza.

ITO kill a fiea,"l says the Scientific
American, "the surest way would be
to place him on one of those impene.
trabie plates used in naval warfare,
and .confne him thereon by means of
cables fastened securely to each Of
his several legs; then to train upon
him (from as near q distance as would
be feaslble), an irresistible projecttle
from one Of those twenve.inch guns"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-06
Know More About Electricity.

During ten years. the output of the
electric generating plants has nearly
trebled, but the number of accidents
has remained the same. An increase
would be naturally looked for, but
this seems to indicate that many of
the accidents OF the earlier years were
due to ignorance or carelessness,
which is now avoided by a greater
knowledge Of the use of electricity
and electrical machinery.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-06
LABOR

Labor has message to the brother
hood of.toilers everywhere: The Angel
that. watches the. worker, and, stands
beside him speaksEorth with sincerity
and truth, o.. d"
Tell the rich man in q Christian pew
that for the cotton mills of New. Eng
land to pay enlarged dividends on a
special privilege tariff Is FILCHING
from the public.
Tell the stakeholder in the south
ern cotton mills that for him to receive
dividends taken from the tiyes'oi little
children is MURDER.
Tell him that his automobiles aud
yachts taken from the narrow margin
between q mans; wages and his living
is LARCENY. -. o. :,
Tell him that to sendthe women and
children of the laboring man into the
mill to make UP that whirh he took
from a mans outputs embezzlement.
"TeI him that unless he comes down
and restores fourfold TO every operator
and consumer, all his gifts to missions
and colleges will never bring. salvation
to his house. 10 -
Itch him that'to build a baronial e.
tate-bn New Englatta soil with pords.
lain markers tor every shrub, u $780,
600 rockery, while his Italian workmen
live in the dog kennel and chicken
coops is INFAMOUS. ...sy5e4
TELL, him tnat any kind Of cuisines.
is to be measured not by the kind Of
goods it manufactures; but by the. kline
of MEN it turns ont
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-06
0po
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Cprson City. Nevada Land Once.

Is. -s,His April 5, 1918.
NOTICE IL hereby given that George r. Hol
land, Of Bamoille, County Of Elko. State of Me-
vada, has filed In this once his application to
enter. under the provisions Of Sections 23oe
ana 1907 sR. s. u. 8. the following describ-
cd land; viz: Nwx OF Mex Of Section 30.
Township So NJ. Range 81 E.. NJ. d.
B. NJ. Any and all persons clsimink adversely
the lands described or desiring TO object be-
cause OF the mineral character Of the land. OF
for any other reason, TO the disposal 70 appli.
cant. ehould, hle their afidavits of protest in
this office. on or before the 2srd day Of Nay,
1918.
=. LOUIS J. CoBH. Regfstcr.
First publication April 2. isiS-D. z
Last publication May Q. 1913. -
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-06
Scotch Query.

a bluf, consequential gentleman
from the south, with more beef on his
bones than brain in his head, riding
along the Hamilton road, near to
Blantyre, asked q herdboy on the
roadside, In a tone and manner evil
IDENTIFY meant to quiz, If he we're half
way 70 Hamilton" Man." replied the
boy, Il wad need to ken whar ye hae
come frae, afore I could answer your
Observation-Disclosures.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-06
49, 1890 -
House PIana ImnoYeanH.

The care in the home and all other
forms OF household work are greatly
facilitated by right planning and the
use of suitable materials for tho
construction and furnishing Of Tie
home. An adequate and convenient
water supply and other convenienoeS
are essential, not only for oomfoTs
and for saving labor, but also from
the standpoint Of home hygiene.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-06
One Chance for Him.

A bishop ip the Church OF England
had in his family a domestic--a wom-
ana strict Roman Catholic, who was
always talking about the impossible.
ity of heretlos. getting to heaven.
"Why," Seid the minister, do you
think, Mary, that I win not get to
heRven7"8''well,S said she, "if you
do, ~ will be on account OF your tn
consavable ignorance"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-06
Had No Tlms,

why doesn't Jabez Jones 20 to
work and get prosperousH" because"
replied the loyal friend, he's q pa
triot who never neglects his duty as q
citizen. Ho has been a member Of
tho pstit jury three times. q member
Of the grand Jury twice, a delegate to
four conventions and has gone un-
resisting to the legislature frequently.
What time has he 70 himselff"