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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-12
Whom tho Waltz Was New.

have letter in my possession writ.
ten by Il friend to my great-grand
mother In the year 1917. at Christmas
time. In which the lady expresses heI
grave dlsapproval Of the modern" ten.
dency toward rapid dancing The para
graph runs as follows:
II was yester evening Mt your Cousin
Betty's. where was much struck with
the new fashioned dances. which seem.
ed, to me ut any rate. to be out Of
keeping with the propriety and mod,
esty which we look for in young ladies'
OF our class. l can only regret the dis.
appearance Of those 'mazurkas' and ga.
votes as well as the. 'minuets and
hope that these new dances or 'valses.'
as think they are named. will quick.
ly disappear from respectable society,"
Letter in London Telegraph.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-12
BE A MAN OF ACTION.
Dsn't Fall Into che am Do Il Some
Day" Habit.

~ U
Day" Habit.
Some day" Is the one day of tho
665 that has no place In the calendar
and Is still the most popular day for
making disagreeable engagements. II
Is the day that every idle dreamer
chooses to begin the monumental work
that 1t Is to make his fame and for
tune.
Today Is always huddled, crowded,
too hot or too cold, too wet or too dry.
Today is out Of the question. But
"some day" lies in the far golden haze
Of the future that seems to- have In II
the infinite leisure Of eternity. And so
we defer till the more convenient sea.
son that never comes what ought tc
be done instanter, without taking heed
Of our own feelings. our plausible OBJ
Jections. and permitting the creeping
paralysis OF overmuch debate that
keeps the arm from striking while the
iron is hot
These prophecies that begin with
some day" and good resolution are
rarely converted into the past tense
The man Of action makes his plans so
berly and takes the facts where he
can get them that will help him to de
eide what to do But when his mind
is once made up he goes ahead without
telling you much about it He does not
boast. He Is too conscious of his own
fallibility to be cocksurc of brilliant
and secure lts.-Philadelphia Led.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-12
SAVED BY QUICK WIT.
A Reply That Won Napoleon and the
Duke of Modena.

A Reply That Won Napoleon and the
Duke of Modena.
In the French campaign in Italy. In
which Napoleon |. first began to win
the laurels which subsequently so
abundantly crowned his career, a
young Italian cavalry officer was TAX
Ell. prisoner.
Having serious doubts about his
safety. it occurred to the prisoner tc
pretend he was a.great parsonage. Sc
he promised rewards to his captors II
they would insure his good treatment.
adding confidentially that he was the
Duke of Modena.
He was exceedingly well cared for
and early next morning he was called
before Napoleon, who was somewhat
puzzled at finding two Dukes of Mo
denn among his prisoners. for the real
duke was also a prisoner The real
duke aMgrily asked his counterfeit by
what authority he had assumed the
title cf Duke of Modena. The young
officer answered: -
Your grace. the peril of my situa
ton yesterday was such that had
known more illustrious title | would
not have assumed yours"
The reply 80 pleased both the duke
and Napoleon that he was forgiven his
deceit
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-12
PINS MADE BY THE MILLION

In England every day there is All
output of over 54,000,000 pins.
Birmingham. the greatest center
of the industry alone produces ST,
100000 pins per day. The output
Of other pin manufacturers in Eng
land is only about half that of Biz.
mingham. In France the daily pro.
duction is 100000. while Ger
many and Hollanda produce 0,0OO.-
600 per day. The total output for
Europe each. day is, therefore 3D.
100000.
1t is seldom that pin gets brok,
ZEN or worn and the question is,
therefore, Where do all the pins
go to-" The greater number OF
them get lost, and there is no 9th.
er domestic article where there is
so much waste by loss. If every
person in Europe lost a pin On
every third day the daily loss would
represent over $4,000.
In former days the number of
men required to make a pin was
one of the marvels- of the manu-
featuring world, but as with most
other manufacturing products, ma
chinery has taken the place of men,
and pins are now produced very
much faster. .....
The machines are so perfect that
they cut the wires of which the
pins are made into pieces of the
right length, head, point, polish
and sort them. They are then put
into another machine. which affixes
them to paper al the rate of 80, 900
to 100000 per hour.
In th2 fourteenth century pins
were pins! They were not care
Iessly lost as nowadays, or given as
substitute for farthing change.
The law permitted that they should
only be sold en- the first two days
of January each year, in order that
they might not become too COM
mon. 1t therefore became the
custom for ladies of all classes to
buy their years stock of pins on
these days, and the money given
them for this purpose by their hus-
bands or fathers was known as
pin money"--a phrase that has
survived to the present day.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-12
1lhI. We. Put Into a ,xn..

VerEAcations. not only Of q
Palms but Of the other be afs OF q
Bible. were numerous In the stItsani'
century. One Of the most profit
yersifers was William HUI mis-, VII,
under such fanciful titles IA "ssye
sobs OF a Sorrowful Soul for s,in,
"A Handful OF Honeysucklea," u
Hiveful OF Honey" etc, pnbRshod
number Of rhyming versions Of Cone
sis and Job. which ARE now ForI
their weight In gold to ths binlIc
maniac. .
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-12
NEvADAN HAS
LONGEST WHISPERS

Recently r. D. Carr, Of Gle
bourne, Texas, boosted Of having
the longest beard in the world
seven feet, roots to tin.
Surprising this record comes
the bea d of Marion McGeehee,
OF Manton, California. Seven feet
four inches IS the length Of this
veterans hersute adornment.
Comes now 2. T. Wilcox of Car.
sen, New, with a beard SO long
that he could tie up those Of both
Carr and McGeehee with the length
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-12
Woman's Sense Of Honor.

On this point women arc st. 4 u.s. W
drely In agreement Sense e. houo,S
said one young woman 70 'a1oru thu
question was brought mp; - 7eo1an'S
sense Of honorf They hav =. say!"
On the other hand, an older ---IJJ--SnS
who is wise through long and swe0e
uving-answered," Sense Of honcrf o.
course women have it-as high % any
mans. Only-I should want TO choose
my woman" Where, then, does the
truth lie?-Atlantto.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-12
Not for HaP

But, madam" said the surgeon,
after the woman had recovered con-
seriousness In the hospital, why didn't
you stop when the crossing police
man held up his hand2 Then you
wouldn't have been struck by the au-
tomobile." What! Me stop when
Jim Meginnis holds up his hand? I'd
let you know I'm his wife. an he
never saw the day when he could
boss mei"-Magazine of Fun.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-12
Doctors Fees Of Old.

Doctors nowadays don't get so
much more than they used to get
At the beginning of the eighteenth
century the usual fee to a graduate
in physio was about $3.50. though he
usually asked twice that amount. Old
sawbones, who was only licensed
physician, couldn't very we'll expect
more than 2t.86, though no usually
had hopes Of getting $3.50 a visit. A
surgeons fec was quarter a milo.
whether the~journey were far or near,
and to that charge he added q quarter
for bloodletting, and II the patien,
wanted hts arm or leg cut on 1t cost
him S25.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-12
What Made Him Resigned,

A tourist from the east, visiting
an Ole prospector In his lonely cabin
in tn. hills, commented: And yet
you seem to cheerful and happy"
Yes" replied the one OF the pick
and shovel. II spent q week In Bos'
ton once, and no matter what hap
pens to me, I've been cheerful ever
since"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-12
Not Him.

Has my husband been In hereT' In
duired woman of the bartender.
"He's tall, red faced man, no over
cont, soft hat"
"a man answering that description
got bottle OF whisky here about ten
minutes ago"
How big a bother
Half pint. ma'Rm."
Some other man." said the woman
st Louis Post. Dispatch.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-12
annh Mnuar nin

There is nothing, no nothing, limo.
cent or good that dies and is forgot,
ten. An infsnt--a prattlIng child dy.
ing in its cradle--will live again In
better thoughts OF those who loved It,
and play it's part through them, in the
redeeping actions of the world.
though It's body be burnt to ashes and
drowned In the deepest sea.--C Charles
Dickenn.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-12
That Kind,

"And dc you want to employ law
yer?" asked the jail-keeper.
YES" replied the prisoner In the
cell
"Ill send one In to you"
But will he want to come In hero?"
ooh, yes; the ona I'll send you has
often been in jail"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-12
------
Her Dlaonoala-

Botsey, an old colored cook. wss
moaning AROUND the Kitchen ono day,
when her mistress asked her II she
was III. mo, ma'am, not "sactly,"
said Betsey. "But the fac is, 1 don't
feel ambition 'nough 20 git outer my
own way."--Exchange
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-12
Prolific PenauIns.

A penguin oil industry is to be ss-
-ablished at Macquarie Island, sbous
aalf way between Tasmania and the
Antarctic continent. This island, 90
miles long and FIVE wide, is estimated
to contain probably 100000 PEN
gums, so that the stock seems almost
iimitless.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-12
Others Could TejJ Him.

Have you any object in piling up
Wealth. Perhaps you have an ambi
ton to crafty. Is there anything You
want to dol" "There is. When / am
fixed financially propose to see II
there is really any money In the chick.
en- business."-Louisyille Courier
Journal
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-12
Economv, Indeedl

- Cautious Investor-"But is the man.
agement of the p. D. 6 Q. r. r. eco
nomical?" Broker-'T should say sol
Why, they buy all their rails in win.
ter, and lay them in summer, wheR
the heat expands them about q quar-
ter Of an inch.-Bazar.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-12
Cat sunnessf,n Rennar

"Old Tommy" tratr.ed cat belon6.
ting to the Seamen's hospital, Green
wich, is taken to Greenwich pier ev-
cry day, where with a collecting box
on his back, he begs for offerings
from the passengers on the river
steamboats, for The maintenance Of
the hospital. Tommy" gets his boz
call of coins every day.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-12
His Limit.

"And before, we we're married, yoD
said you would be willing to die for
me-"
II know IT.
And yet you refuse to beat the
rugs"
"surel Dying Is my limit."-Hous
ton Post
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-12
o. rl,,,,asI.A1i rlaaf,....

''Hsye you mach of friendship
with Wombat? I zee you going home
with him occasionally" -Tho status
Of our friendship ia puzzle % ne.
He never takes mo 10 his house except
when he has been drinking. "--Louia
vile Courier Journal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-12
SoftenIns Granite Slabs.

= ..as been observed that, under
IN conditions which have not
explained, granite viii warp like
wood. a slab set In q wan has been
under observation in Switzerland, and
o perceptible distortion has made II,
self apparent.-Harper's Weekly.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-12
The sabba1h.

A world without Sabbath would be
like a man without smile. like q
summer without flowers and like a
homestead without garden.--Beeoh.
or.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-12
SAL,MAGUNDI

- Secretary of State ,Brodigan has
our thanks for copy of the senate
and assembly journals of the last
legislature. ~
George lines, who took a shot at
Judge Jones of Reno several months
ago, died yesterday in Reno hos
pital of heart disease. .
One of George Hunters little
s. boys was taken sick in school this
forenoon and it is feared that he
will have siege of pneumonia.
The Draper Self Culture Club
will hold its regular meeting at
the home of Mrs. Greathouse, Sat-
urday afternoon, November, 18th.
On the ranch of the Lovejoys
near Wabuska, a three-inch flow nf
artesian water, forcing itself eight
feet above the surface has recently
been opened up.
The Jan Byrd case is drawing to
a close In the district court. The
arguments of counsel began this
forenoon and were in progress
when we went to press.
Sheriff Harris will arrive from
Salt Lake on the Western Pacific
tonight with Constable Gundls Ell
Of Metropolis who passed bogus
checks here and in Wells:
THE Shepherd of the Hills"
/. one Of the best plays on the Amer.
'' lean stage, will be at the Opera
House next Wednesday night. See
the company's. ad on the front
page.
Cleveland was in the grip of the
ice king yesterday. It's streets
were covered with 21 inches of
snow, wires were down and several
people were frozen to death. The
property loss is estimated at ST.
100000 half of which falls on the
telephone and telegraph companies.
g, Judge Brown of Reno, and Attof-
Eugene L. Carey of Chicago
are here to take dispositions in the
case of W. W. Means against the
Southern Pacific railroad company
for injury to stock in transit. Mr..
Carey represents Mr.. Means and
Judge Brown the company. They
will be here two or three DAYS ex-
amining witnesses.
Edward Doyle and Ralph S. Kel-
ly, special agents of the govern
meRt, with headquarters at Den
YER are in Carson for the purpose
of obtsining data which will be
used in the governments suit
against the Central Pacific railway
company. The suit which they
will prosecute against the railroad
involves the right of the latter to
certain mineral bearing land in the
vicinity of Lovelock, Battle Noun
tain and Palisade. Appeal.
Mr., Fred Davis, superintendent
of the Nevada Bunker Hill mines
made trip to Bullion yesterday.
He reports everything moving
along smoothly in the camp. Part
Of the machinery and material for
the tramway are on the ground.
There are a thousand sacks of ere
from Kerr & Peterson lease at
Highland and as much more on the
dump at the mine. About three
inches of snow covered Bunker
Hill, hut there was none in the
town Of Bullion.
Thomas Richard has sold to w
A. Gray of Minden the house on B
street located north Of the Ere
house. II is understood that the
building will be torn down and the
lapuber shipped to Minden. This
-.sa has not heer occupied for
Several years, and has rapidly dete-
riorated Of late. At one time it
vae ono ~ tho fnesL ,aa;Ja,oo, l.,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-12
Kept a Good Table.

Brown Keeps good table. does
she7 Robinson Excellent. Solid oak.
Has. had 1t for years.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-12
snnnnd.

SpoNeo.
Ills popularity ia spelling him.
What's the matter now?"
Hes got 80 that be can't enjoy q
banquet unless he's at the speakers
table."-Detroit Free Press.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03
FOOD VALUE OF BUTTERMiLK
According to Bulletin Of Department
OF Agriculture Il 10 Extremely
High,

An Ordinary glass OF buttermilk con-
tains about as much nutriment as two
ounces of bread. good sized potato
or half pint OF oysters, says a re-
cent bulletin OF the United States de-
partment OF agriculture. 1t thus con-
tains about the same food constituents
as skim milk, but 1t has an added ny
gienic value because the protein is
more easily digested than the protein
In skim milk, and therefore is often
prescribed by physicians for children
and inyalids. especially those suffering
from intestinal trouble.
Protein, being the most costly or
food ingredients, is the one most like
ly to be lacking in inexpensive meals,
and this is the nutrient which both
skim milk and buttermilk supply in a
cheap and useful form, and when TAX
en- with bread or used in cooking they
form a very nutritious addition to
the diet. Two and or.e-half Quarts OF
skim milk or buttermilk contains
aboat the same amount OF protein as
one pound OF round steak. and costs
about one.quaTter as much. Two
quarts vt milk has greater nutrient
value than one quart OF oysters. The
n'ltriment in the TOWN OF oysters
would cost 80 to 90 cents, while the
skim milk or buttermilk would have
a value on the farm OF from two TO
four cents.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03
Massenet's Manuscripts.

By his will Massenet left his man.
uscript music to the Opera, but II
will not be placed In the archives
Of the National Academy Of Music
until after the death Of Nine. Mas.
senet. The deceased composer ex'
pressed the wish that his wife should
remain In charge of the manuscripts
because their careful arrangement
classification and preservation had
been wholly her work. France has
Jealous eye upon Massenet relics
for the memory of her composer ia
very dear to her. nH hes. ~
Every day some anecdote of the
musician appears in the newspapers.
Of which the following, taken from
the Figaro, IL typical A critic waa
indulging In extravagant praise OF
Massenet to his face, and wound up
his hattery: Wagner? What was
he? His talent is most absurdly ex.
aggerated. have to pick and choose
among a lot Of rubbish in Wagner"
rs that sol" came the composers
suave reply II should be quite hap.
py with what you leave"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03
EDDYv|LLEETCH|NGS
WILLIAM HENRY WALKER, A MA.
TIVE OF WEST DIES MONIES
TOWNSHIP, PASSES AWAY AT
his HOME AT AGE OF SO.

Eadyville, June 2S-Helen, Mil.
dred and Catherine Brown of st. Lou.
is, arrived in Eddyyille Thursday for
an extended visit with their grand.
mother, Mrs. Mary Carson.
w. H. Gray made business trip to
Omaha Thursday.
Mrs. Belle Sackett of Edgerly, So.
Dakota, was called to Eddyyille on
Thursday by the serious illness of her
father, Henry Walker.
Ernest Boggs. living west of Eddy,
vile, is seriously i'll in the Ottumwa
hospital. 1t was found necessary to
amputate his foot.
VIM. Meeker is quite i'll this week
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Frank Kussart. ...
Yves Donnegan transacted business
in Abba Thursday. ..
Miss Davis, trained nurse from
the Oskaloosa hospital, is in Eddyville
this week caring for Mr. Walker.
Miss Emma Nye entertained Thurs
! day p m, Mrs s. C. Brown, Mrs. f..
re, Vance, Sue Vance of Roseland
South Dakota, Mrs s. C. Brockman
Miss Warden, Alice and Emma Seid.
ioi vi ottuh"d. ".
entertained the ladies Thursday even,
ing at the Carter Cafe.
Henry Lamis has returned from a
weeks visit with relatives at Keokuk
| Con Sullivan of Kansas City, and
Frank Sullivan of Minneapolis are
visiting relatives in Eddyville this
week. .H'. o.. .E.a .
Mr.. Fenton of Knoxville is in Ed
dyville this week looking after bust
ness interests. Mr.. Fenton has pur.
chased the property on First street
, belonging to Fausnaugh &c Hall; also
the Rowe lots east of the Rock Isl
and depot
Jim Myric and family are moving
this week from their property on 5th
street to the Fails property which Mr.
Myric recently purchased.
VIM. Henry Walker died at his
home in Eddyville Thursday evening
at $40, after short Illness The
deceased was born in Mahaska coun,
ty, West Des Moines township, Feb
81. 1855, and died June 26, 1913. He
was united in marriage to Sarah Jane
| Webster, March /, 1876, and to this
union were born three children: Mrs
Belle Sacket of Edgerly, South Dako.
ia; Fred Walker of Eddyville, and
Irwin Walker of Ottumwa. He is al
so survived by two brothers, Tiffon
Walker of Eddyyille and John Walk
er Of jamestown, North Dakota, Mr.
Walker was an Industrious, hard
working man, always working for the
best interests of the community in
which he lived. He was a kind hus
band and father and a highly respect
ed citizen. The family have the sym
pathy of all in their sad bereavement
Miss Emma Nye is spending the
week in Des Moines looking after bus
mess interests.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03
BANK AT HOME" AGAIN
Work of Transfer from Temporary
p. Qnartere Completed. g..

Mahaska County State Bank opened
for business this morning, Tuesday,
July l, 1913, in its new home, No 1913
South Market street The bank occu-
pies the entire first floor of the build.
ing, twenty feet front on Market St.
by 100 on First avenue, fifty feet of
the basement story and about the
same amount of the room at the west
end of the second floor
Work of transferring the bank, its
records and property from the old
Frankel State Bank building, No. l05
High avenue East, where 1t has been
in temporary quarters for more than
a half year, to the new home, was &C
complished after banking hours Mon
day afternoon, June 80, and the work
| ing force was ready to take up work
in the new quarters on the morning
of July /.
While the bank people are permit
ted to take possession a couple or
three days will elapse before every
thing is complete and all details of
furniture and fixtures given atten-
ton. The completion of the exterior
of the building win require a couple
imore weeks '''p' f' % .'''.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03
CHRONICLE OF THE SINNER
Being the Story Of a Man Mean
Enough to Deceive Even His
Trusting wife.

At two o'clock In the morning Will
liam Wilberforce succeeded aftel
many efforts In getting his key tc
serve the purpose for which It hat
been made. Then he stumbled into
the hall and fell over an upturnet
corner of a rug, This awakened Mrs
WHEREFORE, who switched on the
electric light. ~, .y..
When she got downstairs her hus
band was sitting up and staring VA
cantly at a beautiful picture Of Queen
Louise Of Prussia, .. .."-..t
Why. William" exclaimed his wife
what has happened? Where are
your glasses? How did you get that
cut on your nose? Why are your
clothes all covered with mud?"
Mr.. Wilberforce put his hands Ut
to his face and sobbed.
Dearest" Mrs. Wilberforce cried
kneeling beside him, tell me what
is the matter"
Il can't IN dear" he replied. III
was awful! Horrible!"
20, William! Is 1t possible that
you have BEEN"
NO. no, 1t amt posshible." he in
terrupted. Wash ASSAULTED by rob
beresh. Tha'sh wha' happened"
Darling! Are you badly hurt
Did they rob you OF everything%
mo, IN only stunned, that's all
only stunned. l licked IN both. They
didn't get my watch. n they didn' gel
my money. I'm all r'-tdsh stunned
thash all ..
''Shan't ! phone for the doctor
dear?"
mo, IN all RI. Jush little stunned
--tha'sh ALL"
Then. believing him. she helped hin
Upstairs and assisted him to get into
bed.
Yet there are those who refuse tC
admit that simple faith is better thar
Norman blood.-Chicago Record
Herald.