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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-01-03
SAYS OYSTERS SUFFER AGONY

10y sters on the half shell suffer un-
told agony when eaten" said DIR. Har-
vey Wiley. formerly Uncle Sans pure
food expert, the other night, according
to II New York Herald Washington
correspondent. Ninety per cent of
them when eaten are alive and kick
ing. They suffer the most excruciat-
ing pains when you idb them with n
fork and follow with a sprinkling of
sult, pepper and tobasco sauce
ut is trnc that they are very low
order of life, but as they eat and drink
they must he live animals and have
feeling. Imagine some monster com
ing u earth from Mars who thought
that we poor human beings were very
suCculent morsels of food when eaten
alive. II would indeed be nice SEN
saiion To be poked full of holes and
covered with about six pounds of salt
However, this will not deter mr
from indul"iug in the delicious half.
shell habit. l am going to eat my
oysters in such a way as to save them
pain-one jab with fork, put the
sauce on quickly and then gobble it,
cts Il good thing that they can't
yell and jump, for if this we're so our
dining rooms would be full of tragic
meanings and shrieks. However, this
would not he SO bad. for we would
then have the alternative of cooking
them"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-01-03
MORMONS ARE
NOT INTERESTED

The head Of the Mormon church
i'm Utah declares that the church
is not interested IN the buying and
settlement of Nevada lands, as re-.
ported in the press during the psat
few months. Bishop Nihlcy de-.
clarcs that the acreage bought by
Utah pc cJple is simply an invest
mrnt proposition and that their
private mOlcy is going into the
Nevada sections. He quotes a
number sales Of large tracts "a
land and in euch instance shows
where IL l. private enterprise and
not chruch affairs that are in the
booming game.
The people nf Nevada don't care
who is back Of the big projects. II
means new settlements and pros
perity and that is what the state OF
Nevada needs. The Mormon'
make as good residents as ANYONE
on earth and if--Nevada can bt
made as prosperous ms Utah W.
have no complaint coming. -Ap
peal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-01-03
BABE FOUND
FROZEN 10 DEATH

Yesterday The dead body of an
infant was found beside The track
of the Nevada Northern railway, a
short distance from McGill juno
ton. The grewsome discovery
was made by some japanese
labUrers. who did not touch the
body, but went at once to McGilI
and reported the incident. The
McGill officers we're notified and
soon after the body was removed
to Ely by Deputy Sheriff Charles
Holmes. 1t is now at Nevin &
Graham undertaking parlors.
The body was that of a we'll
developed and nourished child
apparently about twenty-four
hours old, but as to where it came
from nothing is known, as there
was no clothing nor anything
tending to indentification.
The frozen condition Of the body
indicated that it had been exposed
for some little time, although with
the severe cold weather of the past
week body would quickly freeze
and therefore make it difficult to
determine the period of ex.
posure.-White Pine News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-01-03
SHALL POTOTOES

An article in an agricultural
journal says that in New York
they find that spraying potatoes
gives a greatly increased yield -
as much as 90 bushels being raised
L. the acre by this method. AT 60
pounds 10 the bushel this means
that the yield is a rrifle over two
tons 60 the acre. And This is con-
sliered an average yield. What
would those fasteners think if
they saw some OF our Mason
Valley p0taim patrhes-nf 40 to
200 acres on which the yield is
never less than eight tons to the
acre. and from that up to fifteen
tons Of good marketa spuds
after the small biz potatoes have
been sorted out? II New York.
ers ere hankerigg tn 90 into the
potatO-rgi.ing business they should
com 10 Mason Valley and secure
some Of the superior potato land.
where the srUd really amounts to
something. This land can De pur-
chased nov 1t reasonable prizes.
La a few gears it will be out of
reach 0f the man without con
siderable means. .-Yerington
Times
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-01-03

opposition .and went to bed. AL
though the following morning
ushered in the great holiday of the
year Caroline slept on, and ell
efforts to awaken her were futile.
Soon the parents became alarm
ed and the local physicians were
called in but thev were unable to
do anything for the stricken girl.
AS child she bad always enjoy
ed excellent health and physical
examinations developed nothing on
which to base a diagnosis. At
first the medical mel suspected
Caroline of taking" but this
theory had to be abandoned when
il was found tEat needles stuck
far into the flesh had no effect on
the sleeper. AS year after year
posed, the case attracted the atten-
tion of emin mt physicians all over
Europe, but their treatments were
as futile as had been those of the
local practitioners.
The years went on. and the girl
become a woman slept on. She
was kept alive by the administra-
ti0n of two glasses of milk daily.
Three or four times during the
thirty wears she was aroused
sufficiently to arise from her bed
and take step or two, after which
she fell back unconscious and con.
tinued as before, lying in crouch
ing position with the bedclothes
drawn over her head.
When the girls mother died the
sleeper was able to grasp the fact
and wept violently for time. In
1905 gradual Improvement in
her condition began. Woman-like
her first efforts were toward car
ing for her hair and manicuring
her nails. Then she began to take
food il solid quantities.
One day in 1907 she suddenly
recovered complete consciousness,
and within few months was quite
well and hearty. An examination
by DR.. Frodersirer', Of the famous
-Saltpetriere asylum in PaIus failed
to reveal any indication of mental
defect or physical weakness.
She was able to recall every detail
of her youth but manifested
strong aversion to speaking of her
long sleep. Exchange.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-01-03
BUNC0ED RENO BANKECS

a Reno dipatch Of the 9th says
tbnt il is reported in banking
circles that The W0shoc County
Hanb is lamcnting the loss of $45,
600 which was gotten from them
under false pratcuscs by basque
.bcepman. TINS shCepman was at
one timc the owner Of large focks
of sheep bat in due time got rid OF
them at q good price to various
buyers. He still, however poscd
as a shecnman doing large busi-
ness and kept in tie good graces of
the hank lie would come to Reno
ana talk wonl and sheep in com
mercial ccntcrs nd then would go
nuto the back ana make borrow
on tnC strength Of his good name
Go buy sheep supplies OF to buy
more sheep. He would go to the
coast with the money and pay
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-01-03
WINNE:WUCCA FURS WILL
GO TO LONDON, ENGLAND

The business of Winnemucca is
spreading out and seems in a fair
way to eventually encircle the
globe. This morning bale Of fine
furs were sent out by the Nevada
Hide and fur company, destined
for firm of fur traders in
London. The furs were choice
specimens Of mountain lion, wild.
cat, lynx, fox, and coyote. 1t
seems that a pcculiar sentiment
has come 10 be attached To the
coyote fur by some people in the
East who buy furs, nd the West
ern trade is prOiiting thereby. AS
for mountain lion, wild cat and
other furs mentioned Winnemucca
can supply as fine as can be found
anywhere in the world, and with a
live firm like Messers. Greintine
and Siegel to push the business and
take advantage of every opening.
it may be expected that London
will be sending to Winncmucca
regularly from now on for the best
in the fur line.-Humboldt Star.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-01-03
SILVER

Silver prices are holding fir
near the top figures Of the year on
continued purchasers by China.
In Novembr India was a seller
rather than a buyer. but the aver.
age price for that month, which
was only small fraction below
that of October.
81 far this year the Indian
government has purchased about
$25 100000 worth of silver for
coinage purposes Of which about
half has been coined. The govern
ment holdings of rupees however is
less than a year ago.
At the beginning of November
the combined stocks OF Bombay.
Shanghai and London were estimat-
ed at 100000 pounds That
was about 10 percent 0f the total
exports from London to India and
China during the first ten months
of the year.
At present prospects this export
movement for the full calendar
year will be Is per cent larger
than in 1911. and the increase will
be shared by both destinations.
This does not include any move
ment which has taken place during
the year between the two far East.
ern markets in the .process Of ad.
/ jus.ment of exchange or otherwise,
Boston Commercial.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-01-03
MASONIC INSTALLATION.

The Elko Masons had big time Fri.
day night. They met and installed the
officers for the ensuing year. after
which they Went to the Opera House
and danced At midnight, they stop.
ped dancing and went to the Elko hotel,
where the ladies of the Dorcas Society
fed them ON the best their skillful hands
could prepare. We saw the tHbles he
forc the MnsOns and their ladies swept
down upon them and know whereof we
speak. We did not see the wreck they
left. hut are told that It WAS awful.
Following are the installed officers;
Il. A. Frisscll, W. NJ: j. ID. McFar
lane, X. w; j +. Triplctt, Secretary
q. w. Sutherland, s. D.; W. X. Mayer
j. D.; w. l.. Mcrithcw ana X. Il. Rock.
well, Stewards; l.. f. Eylcr. TYLER.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-01-03
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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-01-03

a debt to Sara the big wool and
sheep manipulation of the coast.
A short time afterward he would
raise money from Sara and return
to Reno, making a deposit of a
portion nj the sum in the Washoe
County Bank to cover the amount
he had borrowed. He even went
so far a to b buy wool sacks and
supplies aud have them shipped to
Winnemucca claiming ,hey would
be received there by his camp
bosses.
After having disarmed all. sus-
pirion I'd getting in the best
standing with the bank, he went
there to raise large sum of
money about fifty tho usand
dollars. He was ready to give his
flocks and supplies as security and
had a gage drawn up in favor
of the hank covering the number
of sacks nf wool thousands Of
heads of sheep, mules horses and
camp outfits. The bank willingly
took the paper and advanced the
money since which time the. Basque
sheepman has not been seen or
heard of and the bank is holding
sheet Of PAPER whirh is worthless as
they never have been able to find
any sheen. wool camps or herders
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-01-03
ATTORNEY GENERAL
RECOVERING

Attorney General Gaorge b.
Th0trh,r, who has been seriously
III at his home in ToroDah for the
last week was reported this morn.
ing as out of danger and progress.
ing satisfactorily. DR.. Grigsby,
who has been in ATTENDANCE declar-
cd that Thatcher was on the road
to recovery.
Thatcher was taken i'll about q
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-01-03
stlnI at Il.

"T wonder what has become OF my
husband. Three days ago I sent him
to match sample at department
store. He hasn't been seen since"
II saw him yesterday He was at the
third counter OF the fourteenth aisle,
and was just starting for tho four
teenth counter of the third AISLE
Washington Herald.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-01-03

week ago with Z severe cold that
turned into pneumonia. His con.
dition was critical for a few day
cut he responded to The medical
treatment and Tuesday night was
pronounced out of danger. Bon
ANA.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-01-03
Not Nsodes

Now they are trying to make the
cactus edible" 'T don't think we
aeed q yegstabie shad.'--weshinEton
Herald
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-11-13
DOPED AND DUPED7

The campaign promise Of the ma
tional Democracy, the only one that
everybody remembers, was that the
high cost OF living woud be reduced
by a revision OF the tariff. Now, al
though revision is completed, all food
being free listed, the Wilson admins
tratidn asked a special investigation
by Congress, during its regular ses-
sion to discover ways through which
the burden of the steadily increasing
cost Of food lifted from the masses.
This constitutes a confession that the
President does not expect his tariff
to reduce the cost of the largest item
in the cost Of living and thereby gives
the painful feeling that We have been
duped batavia Courier.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-11-13

chants that You should read every
line Of this letter. 1t contains a good
deal that should interest you. You
will notice that it is very carefully
written and that 1t is worded in
way to arouse suspicion on the part
of the customer against the local
merchant.
But the retail merchant should be
especially interested in the fifth par
agraph, where Montgomery Ward &
Company state that they do not be-
lieve that buying goods from them
and thus centralizing business will
mean the ruination of the small town
or any reduction of land values around
the small town. Yes, 1t certainly
should mean something to the merch-
ant to know that this great mail Or
der house is putting this kind OF sug-
gestion In the mind OF the customer.
Just start out there in your town
and ask the first 10 year old boy you
meet whether he would rather have
a farm within half mile Of your
town, or have farm ten miles back
In the country, and the chances are
that you will not be able to find a
10 year old boy in your community
who does not answer you right off
the bat that he would consider farm
within al half mile of town worth more
than the same kind of farm ten
miles away. That boy might not be
able to go into the whole philosophy
of the thing and tell why, but he
knows, nevertheless, that everybody
CONTINUED on page eight
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-11-13
MERCHANT TO
BECOME FARMER
Montgomery Ward G. Co. State That
Retail Merchant Is Doomed To Be.
come Farmer-Or a Producer In
Some Other Business.

One of the most interesting letters
that has come to the Journal office
for some time was recently forwarded
to us by a merchant. This letter was
received from Montgomery Ward &
Company by one of this merchants
customers, In answer to letter that
he had written them In reply to a
letter he had received from them ask
ing them why they were not receiving
orders from him.
. II seemed that this man had writ
ten Montgomery Ward & Company,
telling them exactly why he was not
patronizing the mail order houses of
the large cities and thus helping to
concentrate and centralize the bust
ness of the country in these great
centers, and their letter to him was
so interesting that we want to give
II to our readers. The man receiving
this letter has requested the merch-
ant sending 1t to us to ask us to not
use his name, but we have his name
on file, and II anyone is interested
in writing him we will be glad to fur
nish his name.
We want to say to you, retail mer-
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-11-13
A VIVID STORY
OF DOOMED CITY
Told In Moving Pictures At American
Theatre, Salt Lake, Which, Does
An Immense Business

Terribly realistic and awe inspiring
is the stupendous production of the
Last Days of Pompeii," which open
ed in motion pictures at the American
theatre to three enormous audiences
last might.
Faithful in every detail to the text
of Bulwer Lyttons great novel, the
pictures tell wildly the story of the
final moments of the doomed city.
The awed person who views the pic
lures renews acquaintance with Nydia
the sweet and sorrowing blind flower
girl; with Glaucus, the noble Athen.
ian, who is condemned to death in the
arena with the ferocious lions; with
lone beautiful patrician sweetheart
and with all the other great creations
of the brain of the novelist. They
appear at the theater as though they
had walked from the pages of the
novel.
The production of the Last DAYS
of Pompeii' marks an epoch in the
motion picture world. 1t would be
hard to imagine subject for motion
pictures that would call for such
stupendous production. Thousands of
people, costumed faithfully, are re-
quired in the production Ancient ar.
chitecture, ancient scenes, and set
tings of marvellous beauty are all re-
CURED.
Each of the actors in this master
production appears to be a star. Ev-
cry person in the great pantomine by
expression and gesture appears to live
the part for which he is cast.
The picture tragedy opens with the
appearance Of the blind flower girl.
In the successive scenes that follow
come the i'll treatment Of the girl by
her mistress, her purchase by Glau-
Gus, the distress of the girl when her
love for her master Is unrequited the
perfidy of the priest of Isis, the in
sanity Of Glaucus, the Imprisonment
of Nydia, the condemnation of Glau-
Gus, his rescue from the lions and
the escape of Nydia. Finally, in ter
rible realism, is shown the eruption
Of Vesuvius, the escape Of Glaucus
and lone from the terrible catastrophe
and the final tragic death of Nydia.
Salt Lake Tribune.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-11-13
CLAIMS THAT DON'T COME TRUE

Democratic newspapers are showing
the reductions to be made on many
articles under the new tariff Here
are two of them--Wool cl6thing-old
Tariff, 10 per cent; new tariff, 80 per
cent, saving "A per cent. Wool under
wear, old tariff, SO per cent; new tar.
if 80 per cent; saving 81 per cent.
If these savings are to be made to
consumer, which we are told is true,
suit of clothes, every thread of 1t
WOOL which cost under the old tariff
say $50, can be bought now for $500
less, or SIG. 80. Has anyone made
such a purchase on account of the
new tariff? Again suit of underwear
all wool, under the old tariff cost the
buyer, say SO, would cost him under
the new law, 1.62 less, or 81 3s. OF
course, no one can do this, but some
advocates of tariff for revenue only"
are making such ridiculous claims.
Central Missouri Republican.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-11-13
FOREIGN CLOTH ADVANCES

George w. Perkins, the Progress.
i've party leader says: 1--WE think ov-
er here that we are endowed with SUI
perior business wisdom, but If you
want to realize that we are babes in
arms, as regards the conquering of
world markets, just observe the way
in which foreign manufacturers have
prepared for the new tariff.
"All American tailors, handling
high grade clothes, have Just received
notice from British manufacturers to
the effect that prices on new orders
will be shilling per yard higher
than heretofore. And, strange to say.
the difference is just the same ais the
reduction in the tariff. You do not
catch the English losing any profit
when the chance comes their way
and they act as nation when they
invade a foreign market"
Some years ago at the request of
New England shoe manufacturers the
tariff tax was removed from hides
Strangely enough no one was able to
buy leather any cheaper, for the price
of hides advanced 81 each in Argen-
tina almost exactly equaling the tar
if reduction.
Some politicians have made a joke
of the claims that foreigners paid the
tariff duties. 1t begins to look now
as if the joke were on them. -Bos.
tan Commercial.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-11-13
BOUNTEOUS CACHE

Study the seasons study the elm
ate, observe the sunshine, the rainfall
the fertility Of the soil, its produc-
tiveness, the regularity with which
we harvest bountiful crop, year af-
ter year. Never a failure of crops.
never a so per cent yield. never rs
per cent yield, but always a yield
from so to 10 per cent, then say II
you dare Cache is not Gods country,
Yet, while we live in Gods country
are we really a prosperous happy,
people? We should be, but are we?
Nature is doing her part, but are we
as men doing our part. What is pros
perity? When so per cent of our
people are owing the banks all the,
can, the merchants all they can, the
implement houses all they can, this
too in the face of bountiful crops and
high prices for them, can we say we
are really prosperous. Is n man real
ly happy when so per cent of his best
thought and energy is consumed by
worrying over meeting his obligations
when due. How many mm In Cache
today when they return from their
days toll to their home have the bliss
that should be theirs at this supreme
moment turned to bitterness and an
ugly temper, by his wife timidly hand.
ing him one, two, or more, DINNERS
bills past due, bills with please remit
bills with threats of suit. candidy
believe that today in this Gods coln-
try, there Is more discard more
family jars, more heartaches, more
unhappiness I'm the homes of good
families caused by these please re-
mits than there is by drunkenness and
liquor. am not liquor man, am
not solidly against saloons, but had
some one, this day, the magic power
10 remove from our midst the reck-
less credit system, the exercise of
that power would bring to the good
people of our beloved Cache, far
more good than did the power of the
vote that abolished saloons. In
country where every product of the
soil sells for cash any day It Is of.
fered for sale, where all labor Is paid
regularly In cash, there Is positive
" no excuse for any man to ask
credit upon which to live and much
less excuse for any business man TO
extend such credit. There are legiti.
mate reasons for going in debt to buy
land, cows, team or anything that
will help to bring back the money,
but to 60 in debt to live is extreme
folly and It is this latter class OF
credit that is today killing our pros
perity and menace and curse to
this beautiful country and its people.
Cash enriches he who gives as we'll
as he who receives. Credit impover-
ishes he who receives as we'll as he
VINO gives. The will to apply these
maxims is the difference between
rich man and poor man, N prosper
GUS community and hardup commun.
ity. The merchants of Preston, Rich
mond and Lewiston are all now sell.
ing for cash only, and II they remain
firm in their purpose, which I believe
do fng -
rises from behind those majestic
peaks on the east and sinks TO its
rest in the west, will these men go
down in history as the great temper
al redeemers of beautiful, bountiful
Cache. Friends the more cash, the
more do-wells, the less credit the
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-11-13
CANCEL PLAN FOR NEW
INDUSTRY

Col. J. NJ. Schoonmaker, vice pres
ident Of the Pittsburgh and Lake
Erie Railroad, to the cancellation of
an enterprise which had been plan
ned for the Pittsburgh district by
foreign investors, the cancellation be-
ing for the reason that President Will
sons approval Of the tariff bill made
it unnecessary to build here, as the
product which would have employed
American workmen in its manufac-
ture can be made more advantag-
eously in Germany and shipped to the
United States under the terms of the
new freedom. The goods will be
brought to this country in vessels
which will find return cargoes in
Canada II not here, the producers of
both foreign countries being bsnefit-
ed by the larger liberty OF the tariff
act without compensating advantage
to those of the United States. If
this is the manner in which the
President and his associates have set
the business of this country free 1t
is sort of enfranchisement OF which
the nation may be delighted to relieve
itself much sooner than the trainers
OF the tariff act imagine. Pittsburgh
Gazette Times.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-11-13

my child was burned terribly about
the face, neck and chest. I applied
DR.. Thomas Electric Oil. The pain
ceased ana the child sank into a rest
full sleep. Mrs. Nancy NJ. Hanson,
Harrisburg, N. Y.-Advertisement