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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-21
ICALL-FoR LEGIBLE SIGNATURE.
Business Concerns and Hotels, AZ Well
~ Legal Firms, Find Themselves
Compelled 60 Insist on That.

Kindly favor us with a leSible sig.
nature" Il an appeal now Ditch en-.
tcountered. It appears on the letter
heads Of many legal firm and is
conspicuously printed on contracts
and other important documents. In
hotels this request is sometimes used
as heading on each page Of the reg
lister or printed on card. 1t hangs
lin plain view Of the counter.
A room clerk In one Of the big
hotels declares that the task Of de-
ciphering signatures has reached q
crisis.
1T has got to the point where we
couldn't blum on names any longer"
he said. ''In these days of constant
telephoning and telegraphing we've
simply got to be sure that every
guests name Is correctly entered on
our books or there's bound to be
trouble.
of course a successful hotel clerk
must have gift for deciphering bad
signatures just as he must have a
good memory for names and faces,
but when man we've never seen be-
AoAO SohiSS LII duu SCTdWlS u long
wavy line on the register without a
single letter plain enough to even
guess at, how are we going to call
him by name the next minute? He
may have important mail waiting for
him or he may be telephoned for any
minute, so our request for a legibIe
|. signature arises out of a necessity"
A member of a law firm on whose
letterheads is printed "a legible sig
nature is requested" says that these
few words have saved his firm much
trouble. Papers no longer have to be
returned for resigning, as was for
merly the case, because the first sig
nature could not be read. Before this
request. for a legible signature was
made important legal documents often
had to be entirely rewritten because
one Of the parties refused to accept
the signature of some Of the others
on account of their ELIGIBILITY.
A large employer of labor has made
1t, rule recently to have all applica-
tons for work brought to him. He
orders each letter folded so that the
signature alone shall show. He goes
over these, picks out the signatures
that appeal to him and gives these
applicants precedence over the others
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-21
Restaurants,

A restaurant is a place where you
pay four dollars for fifteen cents
worth Of food, accompanied by about
two dollars worth of light labor, light
china and light music, which you have
heard before. After leaving your hat
with a Wall street syndicate, you pay
all the way from ten cents to a quar-
ter for the privilege of getting it back
and wearing 1t once more. The diff
ference between man and woman
indeed today is quite simple A WON
an pays fifty dollars all at once for
her hat, while man pays five dollars
for his and fifty-five more in tip in
stallments for storage at restaurants
while he Is vainly trying to obtain
enough nourishment to sustain life
between times.
The object of all restaurants is to
furnish you with everything you want
except nourishment. This is carefully
extracted from all food before it
reaches you.
Every restaurant nowadays has at
tached to 1t homeless hotel and a
drugless drug store, also a newspaper
stand, where you can buy a paper for
not over twice what you can get it
for almost any night you don't want
them at the same rates. Every res
taurant also has a wine cellar, which
Is filled with native cob%ehs, Euro.
pean labels and California grape juice.
Life.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-21
Betty's Gift

A Lancashire vicar was asked by
the choir to call upon old Betty, who
was deaf, but who insisted in join
ing in the solo of the anthem, and
to ask her only to sing in the hymns.
He shouted into her ear, "Betty,
I've been requested to speak to you
about your singing" At last she
caught the word Singing" and re-
piled: "Not to me be the praise, sir.
It's gift."-PaIl Mall Gazette.
Kept a Good, Table.
Brown Keeps good table: does
she? Robinson Excellent. Solid oak
Has had It for years.
Accepted,
He Would you take dnre7>
she-WelI, er.-er this In so sudden
Now York Gun
ceuidn's eCe HE Third,
During the contemplating season IN
Texas a colored brother who had zone
into the country to work returned very
much Disguised. Don't yo' gle no
o6ahs ter pick no cotton7" asked a
friend. "Sech ez dey was. White
man done offered mo one.third o. wat
An could pick All done TUX look nj
de field an saw dat when II wah all
picked 1t wouldn't amount ter one
third SO All done lit out fer hopaI"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-21
SAVED BY QUICK WIT.
a Reply That Won Napoleon and the
Duke of Modena.

Duke of Modena.
In the French campaign in Italy. in
Which Napoleon |. first began TO win
the laurels which subsequently so
ebundantly crowned his career, q
young Italian cavalry officer was TAX
en- prisoner.
Having serious doubts about his
safety. 1t occurred to the prisoner tc
pretend he walls great parsonage. Sc
he promised rewards % his captors II
they would insure his good treatment.
adding contidentially that h.. was the
Duke of Modena.
He was exceedingly well cared for.
and early next morning he WIS called
before Napoleon, who was somewhat
puzzled ut finding two Dukes OF Mo
dena ainOng his prisoners. for the real
duke was also prisoner The resi-
duke ahgrily 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 so pleased both the duke
and Napoleon that he was forgiven his
deceit
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-21
straight Talk From a Sea Doc.

For several minutes a Plain Civil
Ian had been trying to interest one OF
Uncle Sans bluejackets in CONVEX.
sation on the steps OF the federal
building, when portly man slipped
and fell on the lower step.
"Ah, see the dreadnaught party
strike a reef" the p. O., laughing
~ said. see WHAT" the sailor re-
piled, with an ominous accent On the
what Then the lecture began.
you plowmaker's mates who try
TO heave the deep Hea talk giy ne a
bows on pitch in the inhibition
locker" the seeman said. "In the
firBt place dreadnsught doesn't mean
large" he added in a condeacendinK
tone. TITS a cblss term that Ia used
to designate any wafship that carries
primary battery of large calIber
guns OF one caliber. And q reef bears
about az much resemblance to a gran.
Its step as"
But the Plain Civilian was gone
Kansas City Star.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-21
BE A MAN OF ACTION.
DON'T Fall Into tho "l'll Do Il Sons
Day" Habit.

DON'T Fall Into tho "l'll Do 1t Some
Day" Habit.
Some day" Is the one day OF the
B65 that has no place IN the CALENDAR
and Is still the NEST popular day TOT
making dissgreeable engagements. II
is the day that every idle dreamer
chooses to begin the monumental WORK
that it Is to make his fame AND Tor
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 thai
keeps the arm from striking while tho
iron is hot
These prophecies that begin with
some day" and Il good resolution are
rarely converted into the past tense
The man Of action makes his plans so
bcrly 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 moi
boast He Is too conscious Of his OWL
fa!;:hiIity to be cocksure Of brilliant
uui secure results.-Philadelphia Led
orr
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-21
TABLE DELIcAcY UF GERMANY
Westphalian Ham 70 oivsn Its PIquant
Taste by the Use Of Juniper
Berries.

Wherever . German table de1icac1
b In demand. there r. the Westphai
ian ham to DO found. Il II given tn
peculiar piQuant taste by the use Of
Juniper berries In smoking the meat,
The Juniper shrub Ia Indigenous 30
northwestern Germany and SO plenti.
tul, especially IN Westphalia, that to
It's presence Is due the growth, during
the past several centuries, OF two
principal Industries of this German
province. the distillation Of gin and
The preparation Of hams. After weeks
Of preparation the hams are ready to
be smoked. The smoke houses con,
sist sometimes Of two, and sometimes
OF three stories. the FIRE being kindled
In the lowest and the meat hung In
the second and third, to which the
smoke ascends through holes In the
dooring. Westphalian hams are In
Variably smoked over a bright fire
made.o OF beech-wood only, except that
juniper twigs and berries are constant
ly thrown on the fire. Beech-wood
sawdust Is strewn over the fire In
case 1t becomes too strong. The
smoking process requires on an aver
'ge about eight days. E.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-21
Temple for worshIpers Of lsIn.

While taking a stroll on the FORTH,
cations above Genoa, / was considera-
bly, surprised to find myself face to
face with very curious little build.
Ing. / could not help exclaiming to
my companion, "Have we been trans
ported by magic to the banks Of the
Nile?" Curious to know the history
OF this construction, which has all the
air Of an Egyptian temple, made in
quiries In the neighborhood, and was
Informed that 1t had been erected
some ten or twelve years ago by the
members OF a strange society, sup.
posed to be worshipers of Isis, and
that they used to meet there every
Thursday and Sunday. These gather.
ings lasted only for six months. for,
as js usual with such little sects, the
society came to an early end through
lack OF funds. After remaining empty
for some time the building was taken
over by a wineshop keeper, but he,
too, had Ill success, and was com.
PEELED to close his doors. Had the
wine seller opened such building as
this on the Boulevard do Clichy ut
Montmarte, side by side with some
OF the eccentric cafes of Paris. he
could not have failed to make for.
tune.--Wide World Magazine.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-21
Tossing the Caber.

One OF the strangest and most an
cient games of Bonny Scotland is
throwing the caber, than which there
Is probably no more severe test of
muscle and skill, says Popular Me
chanics. The game has been played
by the hardy Scots since the earliest
times and is still one of the feature
events on the programs of all athletic
contests The caber is long section
of tree trunk, tapered so that it is no.
ticeably smaller at one end than at
the other. The man who essays to
test his strength by tossing it raises
the pole to a vertical position in his
hands. smaller end down, and then
throws 1t into the air and away from
him. He must make the large end of
the pole hit the ground and the pole
hit such a way that the small end will
describe a half circle. The prize goes
to the man whose caber, having been
thrown in the manner described, lands
on the ground with its smaller end
tarthest away from the throwing point
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-21
. Not Him.

HAS my husband been In here?" in
CURED woman of the bartender
He's tall, red faced man. no over
coat, soft hat"
"a man answering that description
got n bottle Of whisky here about ten
minutes ago."
How big bottleT' o..
Half pint. ma'nm."
"Some other man." said the woman.
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-21
EDITORIALS
THE EXAMPLE next DOOR

President Wilson's hand is not
forced by Huerta's insolence, by
the intrigues of British concession
airies or by Americans who lack his
responsibility and patience.
The presidents purpose is not
war. 1t is peace. 1t is in behalf
of peace and not of strife that he
has demanded the retirement Of the
dictator. This may be brought
about in various ways but time is
likely to be one of the most pow
erful factors.
Wholly aside from his public OBJ
legations the president is profound
ly interested in peace. To say no.
thing Of the sacrifice of life, war
means more taxes more debt, more
pensions, more graft. War would
defeat or wreck every high aim to
which his administration is pledg-
ed.
1t is through his triumph that
after fifty years of extortionate
war taxation the people have gain
ed their first relief. 1t is the re-
suit of his election that any hope
whatever of a reform of our war
created finances is held out. 1t is
to him that the country looks for
corrections Of vicious systems and
policies, every one of them a pro-
duct of war and of evil passions
that war always breeds.
There 'is no public motive for
war, because the president has al
ready announced that never again
will the United States seek one ad-
ditional foot of territory by con-
quest. There is no private motive
for war, because tho administration
is known to have no entanglements
with predatory Big Business. There
is no foreign incentive to war, ex
cept possibly in great Britain and
public opinion there is rapidly dis
couraging official bumptiousness
and the greed of selfish interests.
If time and it's exhaustiens do
not work against Huerta with
enough celebrity, events may easily
be hasteHed by opening up traffic
in arms with the constltutionalists
and by blockade of the Mexican
ports. A tyrant who is already
doomed at home, who has lost con-
troll except in his own camps, whose
most powerful neighbor is hostile
and who can awaken no sympathy
anywhere on earth cannot prevail.
The processes of retribution may
be slow, but they are sure. Mexico
itself with reasonable help should
provide its own deliverance. In
no other way can its welfare be
so certainly assured. In no other
way can there be established be-
tween it and this country so endur-
ingly the relationship of good
neighborhood.
On ;his side of the Rio Grande
there is strength. On the other is
weakness. On this side there is
regard for law, for humanity, for
civilization. On the other there is
arrogance and violence. On this
side there is popular government
under restraint. On the other there
is an attempt by one man to rule
despotically in defiance of right
and reason.
The American people have been
urged, even now are urged, to
accept government by executive de-
cree. What do they think of it
next door?--New York World.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-21
Enormous FTooks ~ a6.s,

Recent official figures placed the
aumber OF sheep ir Australia and New
Zealand In excess of 100000. the
greatest number in 1S years.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-21
CaustIo.

What lot of style the Browns are
putting onl" "Yes; and what lot of
creditors they are putting ofIl"--Ttt.
Bits.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-21
Spoiled.

"6is. popularity is spelling him"
whats the matter nowT"
Hes got so that be can't enjoy q
banquet unless he's at the speakers
table, Detroit Free Press.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-21
His Limit.

And before we were married yon
said you would be willing to die for
me-"
IL know It."
And set you refuse to beat the
rugs"
"surel Dying Is my limit Hous-
ton Post
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-21
New Women OF Persia.

Persian women are essentially fem
mime. They want our dress, our edu-
cation, our freedom, our happiness,
Dress, It will be observed, comes
first in the catalogue of feminine
wants, but change OF dress or Golf,
fure seems essential to all revolution
airy movements.
In Teheran, in place Of the face veil
OF white cloth, the Persian new WON
an now wears small square of black
net or woven horse hair: her shoes
have high heels; a European skirt
has taken the place Of the short skirt
and narrow trousers; the head kerr
chief Ia being abandoned. One lady
tried to introduce an .outft to take
tho place Of the "chuddur," leaving
the face heavily yelled; but II was
too. revolutionary even for Teheran,
and, after being mistaken for the OK
Shah in disguise, the wearer revert
% In disgust to more orthodox
clothes. In her home the new woman
offers cigarettes instead Of the water
pipe.~-MosleIn World.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-21
To Catch Foxes,

II you are particularly anxious to do
a little surreptitious fox catching try
the following. 1t is the sage of Lup-
ton who speaks, in his Thousand
Notable Things" "Anoint the soles
Of your shoes with a piece Of fat
Bwtne'S flesh as broad as your hand,
newly toasted or a little broiled at
the are when you go out Of the wood
homeward. And In every of your
steps cast a piece of the liver of a
swine roasted and dipped in honey.
and draw after your back the dead
carcass OF a cat" Your fox cannot
resist all this, but 'be sure to have
q man nigh thee with bow and shafts
TO shoot at him, or by some other
means to hit him." Good fun this for
O country house party at loose ends.
What Would Newspapers Dor
II It were not for our mistakes.
To would be pretty monotonous.-
Judge.
RHrner would be glad to get rid of
the lobbyist who spends such an un-
considerable time bidding daughter
goodnight
Profitable Dreams.
Authors and musicians are not the
only dreamers of profitable dreams.
st. Augustine records that a disciple
OF his, having to lecture on Cicero's
rhetorical books, was baff1ed by a GER
tain passage. He slept, and in dream
his master, who was really far away
and unconscious of the whole thing,
appeared to him and expounded the
passage. In 1893 Herr Hilprecht, pro.
lessor Of Assyriology in the University
OF Pennsylvania, was worried over
two small fragments Of agate found
at Babylon, of which he had received
drawings. In his dream a tall, thin
Assyrian priest told him they be
longed together" being portions Of
an inscribed votive cylinder which had
been cut up to make earrings for the
statue Of god. The professor found
next day that the fragments did At
and make continuous inscription.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-21

New sosr0e o. Radluna.
An Italian university professor
claims TO have fovs6 radlun In oeai.
aary dew.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-21
Youthful Lady MaYoress.

Cristabelle Mitigate, though only
twelve years old, is lady maynress of
the town of Newport, England. Her
father Is mayor, and her mother being
dead, she performs acceptably the du.
ties of the position on all public occa
Bions.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-21

EHrner would be glad to get rid of
the lobbyist who spends such an un-
considerable time bidding daughter
goodnight
The Nevada County picayune., 1913-08-22
JAMES GUTHRIE

James Guthrie was born in Blooming field, Nelson County Kentucky April 7th. 1929. He came of the old sturdy Scotch stock and was of splendid ances- try, and is the last of his general ion. He was a nephew of the Hon. Secretary of the Treasury under the administration of Presi- dent Pierce. He was one of the three. ..boys, Adam, John and James. He has one half brother William, and two half sisters, Julia and Lucy. He also leaves four nephews.and four neices to mourn his death.
 He shas made his home for some timeawith his neice Mrs. H. H. Bryant. Clarksvile Tenn, until she was suddenly called away by death. Since that time Dr. Adam Gut re of this place brought him tere and he was
The Nevada County picayune., 1913-08-22
factor governing

conditions. f factors governing corn production, selection of seed corn, the growing of winter oats and other crops will be given in the hall up town.
 In the afternoon a field demon stration of seed selection will be held on the Iron Mountain de- monstration farm east of town. In addition to representatives of the railroad company there will be present officials of the United States Department of Agricul- ture, who will assist in the dis cusslons. The business men of Hope are cooperating in the plans for this meeting and it is expected that 1t will be largely attended.
The Nevada County picayune., 1913-08-22

with Dr. up to the time of his death and since that time Mrs. Guthrie has lavished her kind and loving tenderness upon h i m, carrying out the wishes of her generous husband, to the last.
 MT. Guthrie was man of con- siderable means, and had the ad- vantages of travel abroad, and being a keen observer. and was possessed with good descriptive ability which made him a very interesting companion andfriend.
 He was familiar with history and fine bible scholar. and seem- ed to delight in the companion ship of men who had made the Bible a study. Prophecy was his favoritestheme, and he seem- ed never to tire of tracing out the fLlfilment thereof and there were many phases of it that had not taken hold of the average Theological mind that he seemed to be familiar with. He was a member of the Baptist Church, but broad in his views, but not broader than was the Savior. He was tender and affectionate with his own and always seemed to impress all with W h o m he came in contact, with the pure religious atmosphere with which he was surrounded. The Funeral was held at the home of Mrs. Guthrie, and the remains inferred in the De Ann Cemetery, c. H Gilmore officiating assisted by Rev. Steen.
The Nevada County picayune., 1913-08-22

The agriculture department of the Iron Mountain Railroad Com pany announces that arrange ments are being made for a biz farmers meeting to be held at Hope, Ark, on Wednesday Aug ust 20th.
 In the morning lectures on cot ton growing under boil weeyil
The Nevada County picayune., 1913-08-22
If we remember that one

If we remember that one
 of the skeleton or bones is nl up of mineral matters or ashl then stop to consider how qa ly the young animal must up its frame or bones, we
 then see the necessity for 2 cient lime; phosphorus andl her mineral matters in its fs Give the young animals sufhd1 protein in the form of legn' to balance their rations propa| and they will get enough m| build their skeletons no n
 where the legumes or the " animals may be reared .-i' ressive Farmer.
The Nevada County picayune., 1913-08-22

Were all medicines as meritorious as Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Dlarrhoea Remedy the world would be much better off and the percentage of suffering greatly decreased" writes Lindsay Scott, of Temple, Ind. For sale by All Dealers.
The Nevada County picayune., 1913-08-22
A. MONSON
 Prescott, Ark.
CAL0MEl IS RAD

But Simmons Liver Purifier is de- lightfully pleasant and it's action is thorough. Constipation yeilds. bilious ness goes. A trial conWinces. In Yel- low tin boxes only. Trsd once used always.
The Nevada County picayune., 1913-08-22
I Represent The
Factories Direct

Have no travelling man on the road. 1 can save you big money on high grade Pianos, Organs, Sewing Machines and other goods, if you come to my store for the goods.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-07-04
Circuit Quarterly Meeting

? Following are the appointments
for the second quarterly meeting
of Liberal and Hayne Methodist
Episcopal circuits: Liberal CIR
'cuit--At Independence, Satur day
$3.50 p. M, sermon by district
supt h, A. Dadisman, followed
by communion service. Sunday
ll:30 a M, sermon By Sup't. Dad
isman followed by conference: | D
m. basket dinner at the church; Q
p. N. service conducted by the
Young Mems Gospel Team of
Liberal. AT Union Sunday $3.50
pm, service by Sup't Dadisman
followed by communion,
Hayne, Sunday II a. M. sermon
by Rev, T, B. Paramore, followed
BY communion. Monday, $3.50 D.
NJ. sermon by Sup't padison fol.
lowed by conference.
w. j. Groat. Pastor.