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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-29
CITY MANS IDEA OF FARMS
Intended Wittieisms Will Be Amusing
to Those Who Live In the Asri-
cultural Districts. ;

Farms may be roughly divided into
two kinds-the gentleman's or nom
paying farm and the common or gar
den farm When you have saved up
enough money to keep you in your
old age buy farm. Besides getting
rid OF your money death will come as
q welcome relief-thus you will &C
complish a double purpose. The aban-
doned farm is form Of entertainment
INDUCED in by many to whom faro.
horse racing and Wall street are not
exciting enough. Besides, just as in
human beings. no matter how low an
abandoned farm may have sunk there
is always some good in it.
To rehabilitate an abandoned farm
and put 1t on its feet is a great pleas
IRE. First, remove all the plumbing,
replacing it with gold-plated pipes and
belt line of shower baths; after this
has been finished will be time enough
for you to imagine where the water
works are. You Will usually find them
pleasantly situated at the other side
Of the county seat. By going to the
local political gang and carrying one
or two elections you will eventually
get stream of water running into
your pipes which will excite the envy
Of every one within reach OF your
megaphone.-Life.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-29

TO RENT-An Ice House in
good order. Capacity, Is tons.
Inquired of L. E. Morgan. Advt.
Pc tai, Telegraph Cable Company
Fastest in the world. Day mess
ages anu night letters everywhere.
Money. telegraphed TO ali the world
Cables IT, all foreign countries
See the new lin" of Christmas
and New Year Post Cards, also a
full shipment of new popular books
which mane acceptable Chris Aas
gifts now on sale at News StaSs1 in
Postal Telegraph off where you
get all the latest magazines and
daily papers. -Advt.
The Howell Jewelry company has
moved to their new store, next
door to the Post Off g, where they
have complete line Of holiday
grods, iewelrs and everything IN
hat la" from baby's ring to a
diamond. Mrs. Howell, he COM
Gany's optician, will be found at
the fife OF the company ready t
str tighten eyes, fit glass s or do
any work in her line. Advt.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-29
Unifcatlon of Tina


The international Conference on the
UnificatiOn of Time, to secure its reg.
ular daily transmission to ships al
sea and to a number of meteorolog.
ical stations on land, held an impor
tant meeting at the Paris observatory
recently. 1t was decided to create an
international association, the statutes
of which were drawn up. The asso.
citation will be formed Of delegates
from all the participating govern.
ments, which at the present moment
are 10 in number. The Headquarters
OF the international time bureau are
to be in Paris, and the expenses are
to be borne by the various govern
ments, those of countries Of less than
100000 inhabitants will subscribe
an annual sum of $3.50, those between
100000 and 100000 are to sub.
scribe sum of $240, and those whose
population is above 100000 are to
subscribe an annual sum Of S4O0,
The signals are to be sent OUT at
stated hours by wireless telegraphy,
and all other useful information re.
garding the wind, the weather, move
ments Of earthquakes, are also to be
communicated from the bureau.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-29
PLAYED TRICK ON PARTNER
Meat Way in Which key Secured
Silver Spoons Which His Com
panion Had Purloined.

Two gentlemen of the light-fingered
fraternity, who were in the habit Of
visiting dinner parties in hopes of
picking up something, were one even.
ing just Tin time to see the. tables
cleared; but key, the smarter of the
two, succeeded In purloining FIVE sill
yer forks, which he Immediately peck
eted, to the envy of Moses, his pal,
who asked him to share.
mo, my boy. You should be smart, -
was the answer.
During the evening Moses was ask
ed to sing, but refused, saying he was
no singer; but if they cared for a lit.
tie conjuring trick he would entertain
them for q few minutes.
The company was delighted, and
Moses asked for five silver forks,
which were soon brought. He then
placed them in his inside breast peck.
ct, and, gently tapping them three
times, he exclaimed: Presto! F7yI
Change! Gone! Now, If someone
will kindly look into my friend keys
inside breast pocket he will find them
there" .
A gentleman obliged, and. key, ex-
tremely flustered, produced the forks,
to the great delight of the company
and Moses. ..s..
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-29
DUE TO DEFECTIVE FLuEs
Enormous Financial Loss BY Fire 10
CREDITED to carslsssness In
This Respect.

The campaign against the enormous
prove0table 6re waste Of the country
has naturally led to . study Of the
principal hazards and those which can
most easily be avoided. Hazards are
divided broadly into two clasoes-phy-
Steal and moral-the physieal hazards
being inherent In the risk Itself and In
It's surroundings, while the moral haz-
ard arises from personal factors.
Physical hazards may be subdivided
Into external and internal This ex-
ternal hazards include lightning. con-
hagrations, sparks, bonf1res and ex-
posture losses. To this cause are due
2S per cent Of all losses both as to
number and value. The internal haz-
ards are much more numerous and
may be subdivided into 1--WE classes.
These are: Spontaneous combustion,
the hazards due to the operation of
machinery, the hazards incident to
processes, those due to the various
systems and kinds Of apparatus used
Tor heating and lighting. while the
fifth division includes all those not al
ready classified.
The various processes OF heating
which usually include the actual use
OF ire are responsible for more losses
than any other cause, and under this
class 1t should be noted that defective
nues are responsible for twice as
many fires as any other physical or
known moral hazards, and for a great
er property loss than any other cause.
statistics show that IS per cent. of
the total number of fires can be attrtb-
uted to defective fiues, with a prop
erty loss of ovsr $12 200, 900 annually.
electricity is responsible for the larg-
er proportion of the losses due to H.
Elimination, although not for the larg-
est number Of such losses.-Insurance
Post
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-29

was capitalized at SO millions, and
operated 2,C4O miles of road, but
its capitalization had been increas-
ed to All millionsl Less than a
third of this enormous increase
was legitimately spent on improv-
ing and extending the road-the
rest went into the greedy NAV of
monopoly. In consequence the
shares of the road have declined
to one-fourth their former value,
the directors have p ssed divi-
dend, and stockholders and man.
agement alike are now clamoring
for the right to increase freight
rates.
1t is such management as this
that has sown the whirlwind for
the railroads of America. II is
management SUCH as this, far mo, e
than "meddling commissions and
legislatures" that has brought too
many railroads to the verge of the
precipice. In the emergency that
exists-if it does exist-the people,
now as always will be willing to
"play fair with the railroads and
grant them full justice hut they
will not he willing that the fair.
ness and justice shall be ali on one
side. Joseph Observer.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-29
Coffee Frsppe.


To one pint Of cold strong coffee
(one-half cup ground coffee to one
quart water) add one scant CUP of
sugar, stir until dissolved, then pro.
coed as usual. After the mixture has
been scraped from the sides of the
cylinder the second time. or when
half frozen, serve in frappe glasses
with q star OF whipped cream upon
the Top OF the frapp9 In each glass.
Nero Film.
II suppose you are mammals darl.
mgr
No, ma'am, am my mammals NOV.
ing picture"
Your mammals moving picture?"
"Yessum, she is always telling me
that should be seen and not heard
Houston Post,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-29
Barr Bars SIoyena.

Capt. Barr Of the Carmania, who
distinguished himself in the Volturno
rescue work, is strict but just disci-
plinarian.
or Capt. Barr, who insists on spot
less neatness always, they tell q story
In shipping circles.
A very dirty young diver, 1t appears,
was boasting in an hotel smoking
room about the dangers of his call
ing.
YES" said the young max. as he re-
lighted the stub of his cigar-'yes,
you sailors, Capt. Barr, think you lead
n dangerous life, but I, let me tell you,
I carry my life In my hands"
"oh, I see," said Capt Barr, land
that's why you never wash them, eh--
for fear you'll drown yourself"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-29
VISITS BIG PRINTING OFFICE
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson Gets Waterman.
Into Trouble by Unexpected Call
1t Print Shop.

Mrn. Woodrow Wilson, wife OF
President Wilson, has been doing a
good deal OF Summing In Washington
ever since she has been here. She
has visited all OF the wretched alleys,
and they are really not very numer-
Gus; all the tumbled-down buildings,
and we have quite lot OF those. and
she In now making the rounds OF the
departments to see wherein the con-
ditions Of the clerks can be bettered.
The other day she wandered up to
! the government printing office with
some friends to make q personal In
spection Of the conditions under which
women are working In that building.
Mrs. Wilson always requests that 1t
be not made known who she Is, and
furthermore she insists upon visiting
these places unexpectedly, 80 that
there can be no sweeping and busting
beforehand. ...-.
At the government printing office
she was received by Henry .. Terry,
one of the watchmen. and to him she
gave her orders not to let her identity
be known, then asked him to accom-
Wilson declined to let Public Printer
Ford know that she was there, and
30 the poor Waterman could do moth
ing but tremble in his shoes and
tramp around over the great building
with the first lady of the land" who
was appearing incognito. Mr.. Terry
was nearly scared to death, and as
soon as she was out of the Office
and she got out without anybody find
Ing out she had been there-Terry
reported to Public Printer Ford that
the presidents wife had been there.
Very naturally he was enraged that
the wife of the president of the
United States should have been re-
ceived in the government printing
Office just as anybody else was re-
ceived who. wandered in or the
streets. Public Printer Ford did not
believe that this comported with the
dignity Of the department or himself,
and as Waterman Terry had COM
mitted a grave breach of the rules
Ford Immediately dismissed him.
OF course Waterman Terry was
somewhat up In the air. He wanted
to be entirely loyal TO the government
printer, and yet ne had a dim notion
that the wife OF the president of the
United States ranked everybody, and
between the two he was about to lose
out, when he had the forethought of
appealing to Senator Lane of Oregon.
Senator Lane Immediately visited the
White House.. told what had happened
and implored Mrs. Wilson to use her
best efforts to have Waterman Terry
reinstated. This Mrs. Wilson proceed
ed to do, and Terry is again on the
job, wiser If not sadder man. 1t will
take more than the wife of the presi-
dent of the United States to make
Terry break another rule Of the gov
eminent printing office. The Wilson's
are not at all ostentatious, and in
their efforts to be just common people
are continually getting somebody into
trouble.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-29
To Die In the Lat Ditch.

The saying to Die IL ;hc Last Ditch,
may be attributed to William OF Or
ange. When Buckingham urged the
inevitable destruction which hung
over the united provinces and asked
him whether he did not see that
the commonwealth was ruined: There
is one certain mean" replied the
prince, by which l car be sure never
to see my country's ruiL--l will die in
the last ditch"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-29
Utilization Of Waste Cork.

Waste cork is used for a variety Of
purposes. Life buoys are filed with
scraps of cork; linoleum, variety of
noorclt tn, is made from linseed oil
and pulverized cork paper, a material
used for packing bottles, is made by
coating strong paper with an adhesive
mixture ana sprinkling powdered cork
over 1t; cork is sometimes used in
place OF wood shavings 70 the prepare
ton OF vinegar; and Illuminating gas
has been made from cork waste by dis
tillation in a retort. ~
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-29
Cato, on 6uylng a Farm,

When you have decided to Iuy q
farm, be careful not TO buy rashly;
do not spare your visits, and be not
content with a single tour Of inspec-
ton. Give heed to the appearance O.
the neighborhood; a iiourishing coun-
try should show its prospe?ity-Catc
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-29
MasterfuI Blue-Eyed Women.

Blue-eyed beauties are known for
their self-control, GOODNESS, 1Gsterity
and precision. They are severe and
suspicious, and demand the continu-
Gus homage OF those about them.
Moreover, they are domineering and
masterful, and wherever possible will
be found to rule the roost.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-29
Nothjno In II

An advertiser calls his patent wash.
Ing machine The Ladies' Delight"
New, IL there is anything about wash
Ing That delights the ladies', we should
Ike to know what il IN. They are any
thing but delighted Oh a wa fning day.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-29
Real Test Of Syrnua;l1y.

Anybody can sympathize vita the
sufferings Of friend, but It. requires o
very fine uature--it requires, in fact
the nature OF true Observation-Disclosures
sympathize with a friends SUCCESS
Oscar Wilde.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-29
DAUGHTER Was Curious

Invited out to dinner. mother stood
before the mirror, and, having made
her yellow locks triae yellower, she
PROCEEDED to apply the pencil to her
eyebrows. The little daughter stood
by and wondered. Finally she asked:
Mother, what are you writing on
your face for?"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-29
Softeninq Granite Slabs,

= as been observed that, under
conditions which have not
rxDlained, granite will warp like
wC-'. A slab set in a wall has been
under observation in Switzerland, and
perceptible distortion has made it.
self apparent-Harper's Weekly.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-29
). >! WHAT HAS :SOWN
:, -. -: - ' ~. The WRIRLKIND

The New York Herald. in a sew
eral column article summing up the
: railroad situation, makes strong
plea for an advance in freight rates
as do all high finance organs.
Among other things it says:
=. Administration leaders realize
that there is danger to the country
in the railroad situation, but they
!. do not regard it as Warrant for
- Because they are confident that
the. interstate commerce commits
sion will come to the relief of the
railroads byetanting to them the
8 right to-. make such increases in
their freight rates. as WILL save
j., them from the possibility of hank
E. ruptcy-from a. plunge into the
abyss, where they would drag with
them not only the hundreds of
thousands of persons whose hard
:. earned savings are invested direct
. Igor indirectly in railway securi-
: ties, but the manufacturing estab-
:. lishments whose life is dependent
:upan -the.Eailroads; a: plunge neces-
. stating q *curtailment in the work
ing force of the railways and these
closely related manufacturing es-
I Establishments that would bring
( back the, :" Soup kitchen" as an ele-
! iment7Of American life" .
80 Why: that great organ should
> say. that the, administration lead
s'ers;are expecting and hoping the
commerce commission will consent
to"san. increase in rates, liz not ap-
! parent TO u.s. but we have an abid-
ing conviction however. that the
administration, and the commission
as well, will hold 1.-The idea re-
Gently expressed by Commission er
Prouty, to which the Herald ex-
. cepts, that no such permission
should be granted until and unless
the commission knows what the
railroads are going to do with the
money; Ard. the country, we be-
?lieGe, will hold to the same opinion.
- No thoughtful man wants to do
The railroads an injustice; is will
ingath#ts they should be crippled;
that Their earnings should be nm
duly curtailed; that improvements
and extensions to keep pace with
the needs of business should be
made difficul., if not impossible.
The people of the country, if. they
could be shown that freight rates
are too low compared with the gen.
eral level of prices, and are not
compensatory; if they could be
shown. that restrictive policy,
that "steo much regulation has
done, the: railroads an injustice,
would consent to. an Increase of
rates:to.s d point where they would
be 5 compensatory. The people ask
nobody to work for them for no.
thing, orgat a loss. But they will
have 60 be shown. They will have
to be convinced that it is low rates
and not Wall street manipulation
and plumber, that is responsible for
the existing railroad depression.
Take for a concrete case the New
Haven railFoad--i6ng repufed one
OF the soundest railroads in the
country. Nine years ago the Nor
gan interest secured control Of it.
They set out to establish monop-
oily Of trapspogtsEon ID southern
New England They bought out
their aonpetitors at extrasagant
figuxes-ssnd the Morgan ihtere SITS
got their profits, or commissions
rom both buyers and sellers. All
a ks,,n a. hAae,. - - .tI---
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-29
Give FrUN TO Mayor of London

An ancient city privilege was wit
messed at London a few days ago.
when the lord mayor, Sir David Bur.
nett, was presented by the printers
with a fine collection Of luscious fruit.
The gift marked the continuance of q
custom which has existed for many
years and is a survival of the DAYS
when the lord mayor was entitled to
sample all the fruit that came into
the city. All the fruit presented re.
Gently was grown in England, and
most Of 1t came from Kent. Perfectly
shaped pineapples, yelvety peaches.
apples, pears and melons, and, indeed.
almost every variety Of fruit England
can produce we're to be seen In the
oVerhowing cornucopia and three
large baskets, decorated with carne
lions and blue silk ribbon in whic
the gift was contained.
Not so Classy,
First Old Friend-"Hullo, old chap.
how are your" Second o. F.-"First
class; how are your" F. o. e.
"steerage. "..Harvard Lampoon.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-29
Trumped.

II wish had never learned to play
cards!" exclaimed 4 man who had
been unfortunate at the game. You
mean you wish you had learned, don't
you?" was his wifes sarcastic re.
joinder.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-29
Mooniinlt.

The light OF the Il -on is The time
from new moon to fill moon, and the
new moon, or throughout the waning
period.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-29
Why?

But don't you want to give me o
kiss, Manolita?" mo, no! My grand.
father says you've got the tongue of
viperl"--Dlanco y Negro (Madrid).
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-29
Dooked the Cats TaIIs.

Monssteries and converts seem nat,
urally to befriend cats. When Sir
Henry Layard was at Mt. Athos in
1846 he noticed the number of huge,
fat, overfed cats" kept by the monks.
One popularity struck him. The cats
were almost az tsilless as IL they were
Manx, but evidently by artificial
means. "on asking for an explana.
ton OF 1t was informed by the
monks that an their meals were
served to them on trays placed, Turk
ish fashion, on low stools, round which
squatted those who ate. the cats. who
were constant guests at dinner and
breakfast, were In .he habit of sweep
Ing on the viandS and the wine
glasses with their tails, which were
consequently locked"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-29
Unusual Stomach.

Chew your food, Doris before you
swallow It; your stomach hasn't teeth
10 chew with" Mine has. I swal-
lowed two last summer."-Life.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-29
Output OF Copper.

American copper mines turned out
'21S,b79,1S3 pounds OF copper in 1912,
nearly 100000 less than IN 1911, but
the value was sS,502,l greater.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-29
Use an Eraser.

For removing dirty marks from
hghtcolored cloth, use a piece of In.
dia rubber eraser; the spots will dis.
appear Immediately.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-29
Had EN- All.

In Chicago they aver that thss is a
true story.
At one Of the universal providers"
or department stores, a shopper asked
a floorwslker where she might find
the Brussels counter"
Carpets, sprouts, or point lace,
ma'am2" was the walkers query.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-29

What Would Newspapers Dor
N u were not for our mistaksn.
ke would DO pretty monotonous.
fudge.
Washington Journal., 1913-12-20

SIN SiiOlpelten ulierer Staot, al
Der Gdc ser 6. nio u Strogc bGlt
SEER &eurD Senuige cine Qlicle fiir
ole GurItigen itno er miirOe lid irciI-
NJ menll ale ieine 6reunOc. nn0 Scr
iinO gar pielc, bel ibrcr @on0erlm5
IN iclem Staotteile beim ScnrJ Dor-
Iprcden polltcn Inn lid al icincn
@rfriidiugen SIT la6cn.
Washington Journal., 1913-12-20

@egen alagelt, Die ms bic nnO ga
5ufommen, DAB Oas 0Sonulal" nidt
bis Sonna6eno AbenOS, oOer crit
9iontogS in Die Sduoe Der Seier
fommt, teilen mir nit, OoB Die 3ei-
tuug 5eitig gclllig aui sic HoIt
fomnt. INN SanitagS MorgcnS nit
critcr Folt abgeIieiert 81 merocn.
giau bcidwcre iid prompt bel ocn
0errcn @.ieitrdleru. @ci &icOcr-
0oluig bitten mir INN 0adridt per
ScIepbon M}oiu 1889, oOer Ourdb
Foitfortc.
Ger 6er0aaacbcr.
Washington Journal., 1913-12-20

Sn ser @dbe ser Nopp GARD, s
StroBe, &c, lit 0os bodmoOernc
eGcgante aleioergeidGft pom 9ieber
ano &%aifmann. @roBortige Nilsipubl
BON Serren rnO Gnabenealeioern II.
GllsltattlingSartifeln aacr g(rt. 9fie.
mono I'M Siiooiten broldt noomn
topn looping" 5u geben, oenn bel
9ie6er onO Gaufmom lit allies 81
6oben unO 5ll Den nie0rigitcn @rei-
len. Nild 0eAtid miro ga geipro6en.
Washington Journal., 1913-12-20
0clifatcIru in GROCER NuSiunbl
fat "copper" I'M Center Marft.

81 Scr 9tcw Serieu 9(peuue, 400
-402. no6e ser 9-StraBe, betreibt
0crr Geo Berger 0os eagle Sotel,
aapo @Gite oitfs Bette aufgenonmen
mcrOelt. Gr entbietet ScOcrmom ci.
llen frcunoli6en Grub, ser i'm be-
iidt.
Washington Journal., 1913-12-20

ltniere 2eicr ioatcn uidt pcr-
geiier, Dab iie bcim @cOarf bon 5hll-
BEN i'm Samilien Sdn6 Store. $40
-312 Z. StraBc N.-M. poripredcn,
aItpo Iie 10 reea beoient merOell mic
MIR irgcnOmo 9(rd iino sic GreiIe
Ben Better onaen1eiien.