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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-03-14
DON PIATT BEFRlENDS RILEY
How Friendship Was Started That
Lasted as long as the General
Lived.

One day many years ago General
Don Piatt encountered a local con.
stable in the act of gathering in q
seedy-looking individual who appear
ed to be terribly i'll. Refining up he
asked:
what ere you going to do with
that man.
Lock him up, of course" said the
constable.
You better let me take care Of
him, then" the general said. and in
short time a carriage was brought
and the man who had narrowly es-
capped arrest as a vagrant was taken
TO the generals home and carefully
provided for.
lie was so dreadfully Ill that sew.
eral days elapsed before he made his
appearance downstairs. Then Don.
as he was Familiarity called. said:
well, old fellow. | have been try
ing to take care OF you for several
days and | would like to know who
you are and where you are from"
MY name is Riley" was the reply.
"and I am a sign painter from In
diana"
What! You can't be James Whit.
comb. who writes verse;"
That's what they call me at home"
was the reply.
Don Piatt kept the now famous
Hoosier poet as a guest in his home
for several months. One morning in
the fall, as they were walking up a
neighboring road, Riley sat down on
n log TO write. He at last finished
his work and tossed into the generals
lap sheet of paper. II was the first
of the well.known poem.
when the Frost Is on the Punkin
and the Folders in the Shock" As
long as the general lived he and the
now aged poet remained the firmest
Of friends.-St. Louis Times.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-03-14
QUEER SIGNB0ARDs IN CHINA
Poetic Gems to Attract Business
Adorn Many Of the Shops
In Pekino,

w. Simpson in Meeting the Sun"
writes: Il saw in Picking q list of sign.
boards, and q few samples Of them
will illustrate their general character:
Shop of Heaven Sent Luck Shop Of
Celestial Principles' The Nine Fe.
licities Prolonged Mutton Shop OF
Morning Twilight The Ten Virtues
All Complete Flowers Rise to the
Milky Way
in these signs we can see that the
Chinese can combine the soul of poet
with the pocket of a shopman. Con.
trast such efforts with The Noted
Eelpie House OF the London streets.
and one must feel that we are outer
barbarians. Carlyle quotes q Chinese
signboard, No Cheating Here but I
could not find anything like II In the
list. Good and Just According to
Heaven ought to satisfy the ideal no
lions Of the author Of 'Sartor Re
sartus.'"
THE Honest Pen Shop Of Ii" i'm
plies that other pen shops are not
honest. The steel Shop of the Pock-
marked Wang suggests that any Pc
culiarity OF a shopman may be used to
impress the memory of customers,
Snub noses, squint eyes. lame legs.
and hump backs might all be used in
this way.
A charcoal shop calls itself the
Fountain Of Beauty" and a place for
the sale of coal INDUCES in the title
Of Heavenly Embroidery" An oil
and wine establishment is the Neigh
borhood Of Chief Beauty" a descrip-
ton the realization of which IT is hard
to conceive anywhere in Picking The
Thrice Righteous" one would scarcely
expect from an opium shop.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-03-14
Perfection In ShIpbuIIdIno.

The giant liner Imperator. which IL
rapidly approaching completion at
Hamburg. was recently subjected to
rigid tests to determine the strength
of her bulkheads. which proved that
the vessel would Withstand the ex-
perience which befell the Titanic. New
and eficient mechanism is being in
stalled for launching lifeboats under
unfavorable conditions. Antkrolling
tanks in the vessel will remove the
danger Of the lifeboats being crushed
against the sides Of the ship while be-
Ing lowered. One of the lifeboats is
equipped with q. wireless telegraph
system having a range of 200 miles.
the antennae being a telescope mast.
This lifeboat will serve as the dag
ship of the feet Of life boats In case
Of wreck.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-03-14
Eaets About the Potato.

Whoever may have introduced the
potato into England. according to DIR.
Doran's Table Traits" 1t was not
known in North America In 1886,
when Raleigh's colonists there ars
said to have sent II over to us. But
the Spanish "batata." or sweet potato,
from which the vegetable derives its
name. was brought to Ireland many
years before by Captain Hawkins from
Santa Fe in South America. This 10
probably the potato Of Shakespeare's
time. "Let the sky rain potatoes. !
will remain here" cried Sir John Fal-
stan. embracing Mrs. Ford.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-03-14
Black and White

Adjoining stores at the corner Of
Nfty-eighth street and Fifth avenue.
Brooklyn, attract the attention Of
passeSSby One store is occupied by
an undertaken by the name of Black.
who very appropriately has placed q
BLACK sign outside the store bearing
ais name. while the adjoining store is
occupied by a shoe dealer whose name
is White. Mr.. White has his name
painted on a sheet of that color.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-03-14

enor. President; Henry Pirtlc. Sec
rotary: ). y. Bennett, Treasurer.
COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATlON.
Henry Leach, Chairman, llartfors,
Ky.
/. l.. 10. Tichcnor, Hartford. II. r.
-. no. ).
.. T.. G. Hartford, Reynolds, Ky.
.. W. $. Patterson, Olaton, Ky.
1. II. J.. Afford, White Run, KY
D. Richard plummeL Taylor Nins'
Kentucky.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25
Poor Spelling a. a Lure.

The critical eye Of a conscientious
photographer was attracted by the
sign above a Third avenue luncheon.
n he went In to set the proprietor
right YES" said, the lunchroom
man, Il know 'sandewiches' .s wrong,
but o sec that sign attracts e lot
OF smart Alecks' into the store who
want to teach me how to spell and
after they come they usually stop
long enough to order something.
Whatn yours be?"-New York Trib.
une.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25
~FaHs-CUmbino EeIa.

Do fish possess the initiative fac.
ulty? That has been the subject of
much discussion. Now salmon fish.
ermen in the Willamette and Colum.
bia rivers, neaT Portland, Ore, say
that cells are the monkeys of the sea.
Salmon have the ability to climb I'D
waterfalls. They can be seen doing
1t almost any day at The Dalles, near
Portland. At seasons Of the year
Columbia river fishermen have found
large quantities of dead cells near the
falls. A fish warden found that cells,
In attempting to Initiate the falls
climbing salmon, met their fate.
They would attempt to climb the
falls, be washed back and be crushed
to death by the weight. Of the water.
More than sixty tons Of cells killed
In this way were gathered last month
at The Dalles.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25
TfiETCASE oFDTHE'CROw

The editor of this newspape,
learns that the government is ~issuine
a ewabffdTbooki In which the value OF
spectRc binds commonly deemed harm.
full is DISCUSSED at great length.
The editor feels particularly in.
terested to see. what Uncle Sam will say
about the crow, a species ct bird which
u optlawed by the majority of state
legislaturest and has generally beerI
considered fair game for the. farmers
boy,
Bird experts SOY that the crow, con.
trary to his normal nature in wild life,
has grownato acquire q most excep.
tional sagacity. He lives under con-
slant apprehension, consciousness of
danger, and has acquired an alert self.
reliance that makes him an interesting
figure.
A farmer 9 boy once told the writer
about4 his dealings with Mr.. Crow
WAels the hoy took a gun, the black
pirates wheeled in wide circles far oyer
his head. When he went out with 4,
stick they loafed in. near by, trees anu
jawed jeeringly..
One day he started out with the
wooden gun which he used in military
drilll IN school, bat the crows. paid no
attention. whatsoever. Their huntedlifv
has made them as elusive as. a city
street arab.
" E..
ACKNOWLEDGMENT, admitting that
thecrowipullsfr fresh corn and destroys
birds say. his diet Of mice, snakes. ana
beetles, gives him q credit to tho good.
The CROW Ands that germipatipg corn
IL stftehed and cooked, the starch part
~ turned to sugar. He regards It as q
kind vt entree prepared for his benefit.
You can't make the farmer believe he
10 a friend. One asricultnrist who
placed a largo quantity Of fab offal on
his land es efertiliEerj said that the
crows du8Iittallup ami ate the Useed.
he could smell their breath all, summer
rs they few honklng, over his depleted
fields. Still you con tar corn seed. If
Mr.. Grow gets ahead Of the farmer, he
has. the better, brain.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25
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 physic was about $3.50. though he
usually asked twice hat amount. Old
~Sawbones. who was only a licensed
physician, couldn't very we'll expect
more than $1.66. though he usually
had hopes Of getting $3.50 a visit. A
surgeons fee was a quarter a mile.
whether the journey were far or near.
and to that charge he added a quarter
for blood-letting. and If the patient
wanted his arm or leg cut of It cost
him $25.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25
THOUSANDS OFSDUuMs WORTH OF nUpsEKrS1OCk GIVEN
Away ABSOLUTELY FREE 10 INDEpEN9.t
EnT READERS
A Great Opportunity to Get a Supply of Forest Tree.
Adapted to this Climate

one feel and realize that he is liv.
ing in Gods chosen country.
For m yearly subscription paid
in advance, The Weekly Indepen-
dent will give 25 Concord Grape
Vines and 100 Seeding Forest
Trees, as follows: 25 Cstalpa, %
Soft Maple Trees, 25 Film and 25
Box Elders.
For every cash subscription paid
into this Office, whether for arrears
or in advance. we give the above
premiums. A two years subscrip-
tion will entitle a subscriber to
double the amount, etc.
Parties living in town who do
not want forest trees may take in
lieu thereofShade. Ornamental or
Fruic Trees, or Roses, Clematis or
some other Towering shrub of
value.
Parties wishing to substitute
may take Black Locust. Ash or
Cotton wood or ally of them, in
lieu of the above.
Any of the trees mentioned in
the advertisement can be procured
through this Office in quantities
at SIS per hundred.
This premium offer applies to
subscriptions to the Daily as we'll
as the Weekly in proportion to the
cash paid into this office.
These trees are all from IL to Is
inches. The grape vines are one
year old. They will be sent to any
postofice in Nevada Parcels
Post paid.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25
Emphatlc cnmmenH

II was held by the duke Of yelling
ION that the true story OF the battle
OF Waterloo had never been, written.
A contemporary relates how he once
sat In q carriage with the duke and
watched him read a ~ponderous quar-.
70 recital Of the battle of Waterloo.
Against paragraph after paragraph he
traced the letters L. or ID. L. with O
great blunt ended pencil. ventured
to ask what these mystic letters
meant. The pithy reply was: Lie
and Damned lie," to be sure"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25
Concrete an Old story

Rome was not built in q day, nor
Duit AZ fast as Tammanytown, nor
built In structural steel, but It turns
out that most Of Rome's mighty
structures, temples, circuses, baths,
aQueducts, were built in concrete, not
reinforced with iron and steel, as we
build now, but a good quality Of sand,
stone and cement nevertheless. On
this powerful central core Of cement
was fitted an ornamental facing OF
finest marble.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25
EVIDENTLY HIS FIRST CASE
Young Attorney Considerably "Rat-
Hed'" and the Court INDUCED In a
Little Laughter.

Several prominent attorneys were
discussing the peculiar and rather hui
merous questions put to witnesses by
young attorneys entering upon their
legal work. and n of the number
Vouched for the authenticity OF this In
cident:
1 went up to the superior civil
court one day to hear a young friend
OF mine try his first case. All his rel.
atives and friends were there and the
novice a most serious expression
as he started to question a witness.
He did nicely until he asked the man:
Did you have a contract with the
plaintiff?'
YES replied witness.
What kind of q contract was it7'
An oral one,' replied the witness.
VIII o please produce it?'
The witness stood stalk still star
Ing at the attorney and then looked at
the Judge, inquiringly. There waa a
ripple Of laughter throughout the
courtroom, but still the young attor.
ney did not catch on and looking
toward the judge, remarked:
You honor, I ask o to give the
witness until two O'Clock to produce
that contract
Tho cour could not longer with.
hold and Joined in the laughter. Then
the young lawyer saw his mistake and
with Redeemed face also had q good
laugh"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25
THE FARM HAND

Perhaps the biggest problem today
In feeding the American people at a
fair price, is the difficulty of getting
farm thelR, The agriculture depart
ment has just issueda bulletin stating
that the waeSs'et5 farrnx help has in,
creased "a per cent in ten years.. Yet
farm help i scarcer than, v
The average price for farm labor
shown byfhiF bulletin is 81. 81 at har-
vestiFand S1.41 at other times. The az
spenSe IF Living; is less in the country,
but these wages only place the laborer
on . par with tho latest freshman from
Italy. He gets his s. to $3.50 today
merely for digging earth. A farm
hand should be q skilled workman.
If the farmers would cooperate, they
wouldhaVe representatives on the New
York dockAlto divert the stream of i'm
migrants from 1.-The, peanut, stands of
the cities to the farms where they
would help feed the people,
Something has been done In recent
years. to keep the farmers, boys at
home Many-o OF the schools are rea.
LIKING that it is much better to teach
him about soils and farm animals than
to at him for the department store rib
bon co1nser:: But there are always a
lot of unattached young fellows, who
through misfortune or other causes
cannot look forward to inheriting any
fafmsproperty.' How keep these rest
less hearts, at home? ~
Probably the farmers, daughter
could answer. that. question
about as well as, anyone, If you per-
suade her TO keep away from the de.
partment stores and the stenoeraphy
schools Q the cities, to help Mother
keep house and cheer Fathers days IF
decline, there is something doing in the
silent old cross roads halls where
Formerly the boys land girls Used SO
cheerilyr to shake ia leg at Money
Musk" Keep the girls, at home and
the boys stay too.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25

BY special arrangement with
one Of the leading nurseries in
the northwest. the Daily and Week.
ly Independent has lnaugurated the
biggest and best newspaper cam
paign ever attempted in the state.
1t is not a voting contest" and
Cheap John merchandise is not
palmed Of at many times its value.
1t is a genuine effort on the part
OF the management Of this paper to
arouse a lively interest Throughout
the state in arbor culture. There
is nothing so alluring and satisfy
ing to the eye as an abundance
of Ornamental and shade trees.
A great deal of care in. supplying
water and cultivation is absolutely
necessary in this state in order to be
successful in growing any kind of
trees. See that your trees are not
neglected and they will be a con-
slant source Of pleasure and. in
the case of fruit and nut trees,
Of profit as we'll. .
A we'll kept lawn, covered with
ornamental trees and Towering
shrubs is q thing of beauty and a
Joy forever"
A flower garden around the
house is a beautiful sight to look
upon. Climbing roses and clematis
makes the veranda look cool and
pleasant in the hot summer days.
A charming mixture of foliage
and beautiful flowers give such
a home-liKe feeling that it makes
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25
Crude Ar In Europe

Americans sometimes think that Il
- only our country that IL troubled
WITH crude art In the form Of grace
less statues Of public men. But occa-
dona1ly. at least, Europeans are NOV
Cd to protest against similar affio.
lions The statues Of Bjornson and
lbsen In Christiania have evoked
suong protest, and a. movement has
been started for their removal. Bjorn-
sons declares that the statues
look like cheesemongers who have
climbed up on q pile Of their wares"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25
TrnA LAVA

Love 10 the publication OF the heart
from itself; It strengthens and a
nonies the character. gives q b pr
motive q nobler aim to ever To-
uon OF life, and makes both man and
woman strong, noble, and courageous;
and the power to love truly and dsvot-s
edly 10 the noblest gift With which. q
human being can be endoweda but Il,
Is a sacred fire that mustrnot be burnt
to idols.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25
OF Doubtful Statue.

Have you much OF a friendship
with Wombatf I see you going homo
with him occasionally" THE status
Of our friendship is a puzzle to me.
He never takes me to his house except
when he has been drinking."-Louis
Vile Courier Journal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25
VIII Preserve Aasd Treuh

On the Canandaigua lake. shore high.
way, at Tichenor Springs. stands q
venerable tree; which. experts declare,
Ii not less than eight hundred years
old. Recently improvements at this
point were begun, which, It was
thought, would necessitate It's romov.
al. but In response to popular protest
the highway commission has, decided
70 let 1t stand.-Waterloo IN. ~ OBJ
server.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25
rho Woman ln tha cana.

"Digby, you are worrying about
some woman" "Bifles, 1 am" II
knew Il! She 10 constantly in your
thoughts" II can't get her out OF my
mind" II wouldn't dream OF asking
you to tell me her name" ~ have
no objections to letting you know her
name. It Is Mrs. Primer, my land
lady. I W her for six months
board
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25
9lldIno Scala

I'm q taxpayer" gibbered the citi-
zeny land I demand consideration.
ILemms see your tax certificate" re-
sponded the city Official calmly, and
then IW'know just how much consid-
Grafton you are entitled to."-Kansas
City Journal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25
Desire for Lunn Life.

There appears to exist a greater
desire to live long than to live well!
Measure by mans desires, he cannot
live long enough; measure by his
good deeds, and he has not lived long
enough; measure by his evil deeds
and he has lived too long.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25
OlVO Good Chee.,

There In contagion in a sweet and
beautiful character, for health is con-
tagious az well as disease. We are all
the time giving to others either whole
some or unwholesome moods-poison-
Ing their atmosphere with doubt and
suspicion or. clearing it with helpful
ness and good cheer.-Phillips Brooks.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25
shoppIns In tho ozarkg DIssstotl

You keep sportin' goods yur, don't
your" inquired a frazzled looking
citizen from out on Rumpus Ridge, ad-
dressing the proprietor OF the hard
wore store at ,Polkville, Ark u NH
heb, that's what lowed. Well. what
was amin to git WIS q straight
jacket for a crazy mGn."--Kansas City
Star.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25
House Built Of PoroefaIn,

An English inventor is building a
mouse OF sheets Of porcelain, paneled
and welded on a steel framework.
n walls. being non-poruua. would
not retain dirt or disease germs. No
matter how careless or, dirty the, pre-
Vious tenant had been, a buckatfui of
water and some soap would make Il
as sweet and clean a. q polished din
ner plate.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25
Neatly Expressed warn,nc

This seat is provided by the vicar
Tor old people and children, and not
for men who n born tired" Ia the
inscription on a public seat which has
just been placed in the pretty Sussex
(Eng.) town OF Midhurst.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25
Sad Accident.

Nothing was saved except the front
wheels, the engine being badly crack
ed by the heat Mr.. Schneider lost a
Panama hat, his gloves, inner casings
and other extras.-Yakima (Wash.)
Republic.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25

While these are dry times at the
White House. any guest who brought
along a bottle in lis pocket would pro-
baby Be given q tumbler to drink the
stun out of.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25

Archdeacon Stuckqis going 10 climb
NJ. McKinleEVandltis hopedsho. does
not like tho place % well that he
will appoint tho Sunday school picnic
mp there.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25
Point Of Nln~

"5ay, pa, what IL the difference be.
tween q visit and a visitation1" Fond
Father-A visit, my boy, 10 when you
go to see your Grandmother Jones,
and q visitation is when your Grand.
mother Jones comes to SEQ us.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25
n CoektalLD

MIX q pretty girl with a holiday boy
and soak them in moonlight till mid
night Squeeze into a tiny corner of
the pier. Stir we'll, with the music Of
love waltxes. Serve with an engage
ment !ring:-Marquis Of Q~ueensberry.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25
Just the

Opportunity really knocks at many
q door" Then why don't more OF us
succeed better?" 1.-THE trouble IN that
opportunity wants US to go to work"
-Pittsburg Post.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25

If Mr.. Wilson thinks Mr.. Bryan is
getting too much publicity, perhaps
the papers would give the President a
write-up If he would take a.good num-
Der of copies.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25
The Nav Hat

Il am afraid that girl has cerebro-
spinal trouble" said tho near.sighted
man. mo, she hasn't" answered his
wife. "she 10 merely trying to walk
IN such a way as to keep her large
hat at precisely the proper angle"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25
Some ENCOURAGEMENT.

' "That girl has rejected me three
times" conflded the disconsolate
youth. WELL" replied Miss Cayenne,
you should feel encouraged. A girl
who will listen to three proposals
from the same man must think some
thing Of him.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25

II the visitor to the automobile show
Is not convinced that a machine would
save him money. either the band is
slowSor the refreshments not sticky
enough.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25
Beautiful Nens

Notwithstanding TO q Berlin nerve
specialist knitting In bed 10. an ex.
ceHent antidote for tired neryes.
Crimsonbeak-Well, I should say
that the fellow who spent any time
Knitting In bed would have a beautiful
nayva.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25
KOepln0 Them on.

DO you consider such q marriage
a. that Of q man 10 confirmed q
drunkard 70 Jasgs to . circus per
former, q hitting oDef- "A perfectly
at marriage Shea . snake oharmer."
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25
Well ~Ekpraaaaal

That man ID, not a very good No..
sioien' but he ls a most impressive
talker." YES" replied Senator Bon,
ghum; "he Is what the musicians Ne,
Ter to as a performer with more tom
permanent than technique
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25
Speak in Iowa

The only way to speak the truth is
to speak lovingly. Only the lovers
words are heard. The intellect should
never speak. It does not utter a nat
ural Sound.-Thoreau.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25

When a man is heard inquiring the
price of meat nowadays, his creditors
begin to look at him s%uspiciously.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-25

Jack johnson may have expected to
become president, but it does not now
look as if he would ever get there.