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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-30
Diplomatic Youth.

seven-year-old Bobbie brought his
arst report home from school, and Il
was bad. His mother scolded him,
but he bore up brayely, and at the
end Of the maternal lecture he said
by way OF encouragement: after all.
ma, the greatest thing in life IL
health"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-30
Proht in rraunl

II ia worth while to journey, TO
learn how deceptive 10 that mirage
which forms itself out OF distance aha
nothingneHai how good IL the land
about US, and the life that requires no
translation to BIO understood-M q,
shRler.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-30
Slow Coach.
ntleman was one day, in the old

sgentleman was one day. in the old
lining times, travelling D. a coach
With moved at q very slow pace.
Pray" said he to the guard, what
is the name Of this coach?" "The
Regulator" was the reply. "And a
very appropriate name, too" said the
traveller, "for I see all the other
coaches go by It." E-.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-30
RaxolxIna .


A Partisan inventor has conceived
the idea OF having small houses which
will turn on their axes built in coun-
try districts for invalids, thus furnish
ing a change OF scene, OF light, and OF
air. There il, he thinks, no a
why some rooms should always get
the sunlight and the remainder be
always damp and unhealthy. The
idea II not entirely new. Some years
ago a revolving house was built In
Normandy. The door was constructed
Of thin boards which glided over each
other as the house was turned. On
one occasion these boards spread out
like an opened fan, closing the exit.
The inmate, terrified by his expert
ence, had the house pulled down.
Harper's Weekly.
Could Folly Go Further2 i"
A very small dog created O great
stir In the streets Of Paris a few days
age. A bitou pet dog was seen In the
Champs Ulysses with q lady. It was
wearing indiarubber boots laced high
up the leg, ear protectors, goggles to
shield his eyes from cold or mud, ana
q raglan overcoat lined with thick
flannel and provided with q pocket
from which projected a tiny handkeN
chief with q monogram.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-30
Better paxn caminn.

"This is the tenth time you have
been up before me-" said the Cleve-
land Judge severely. us it possible,
your honor?" replied the prisoner.
We'll! we'll! Amt 1t wonderful how
long some judges hold Office under the
old systemf But I promise Il won't
happen again-not after we get the
recall to workin'."
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-30

Az courage 10 pre-eminsntiy ths VI
tue OF men, 10 IL IL the virtue whiOA
most powerfully challenges there
speot and emulation Of men. And q
deserves this pre-eminence. for Il -
also the virtue which styen soouxika
to ali the other virtuses--Iovel +
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-30
SCIENTIFIC Faey Esfg6Trsnea.

A number OF rabbits upon whom
coffee vas tried to determine the effect
OF the caffeine it contained died, o
ing beyond a doubt that coffee never
was intended as food for Rabbits
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-30
MOT an Ehactlva branch.

The learned counsel was epdeeyor.
ing to impress the court with the fact
that his client had always been anxS.
Gus to settle. my lord" he said.
impressively, "only eighteen months
ago we held out the olive branch"
eyes," responded tho witty judge,
"but there were no olives on r."
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-30
Wise Preoautlon.

8 shopper--I want to buy a necktiA
suitable for my husband. Salesman
Sorry, madam, but we are not pegs
mitted to sell neckties 70 women whe
are unaccompanied by men--puok2.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-30
Him rhLnLfna

That's arrsnt -nonsenses" said Mr..
Henpeok, "abcat there always being
room at the top son. HIS vito ser
osstioslly replied. when ware yoa up
there to seafo
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-30
He Never Drank Any Panther Juice

no NoVor Drank Any Panther juice
"A good many years ago." said the
Arkansas citizen, who was showing
the tourist from the north around the
neighborhood, there was a wildcat
distillery up that ere rocky holler."
what sort ot-ahi-product," In.
quired tho visitor, twas obtained from
the distillation OF wildcats7"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-30
Surely Had Forgotten somethInc.

Surely Had Forgotten Something.
An Eastbourne, Sussex (EngIand)
woman recently started on a railway
Journey with the uneasy feeling that
sne q forgotten something. This
turnsd out to be correct. FOR she had
70 take the neKt train back 10 pick
up her child, which she had left on the
station platform.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-30
No DOUBT.

visitor-'rWhat lovely furnitursi"
Little Tommy--"Yes; I think the
man we bought II from Ia sorry now
he sold It; anyway, he's always CALI
ing
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-30
on ROM

The Aotor-"what IL poetry Of mo-
honi" Tho Poet-"The kind that's al
ways going from editor to EDITOR
Woman's Home Companion.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-30
Not Excise stampe.

The gum on the backs of stamps
and stamp waste was once the sub
ject of a question in the House of
Commons by the late Sir Wilfrid
Lawson. did 1t contain alcoholic"
a%nxiously asked the teetotal baronet,
and twas there any danger of it caus-
ing blood-poisonihg II applied to o
cut fnger?" The reassuring answer
came from the postmaster-general
that the gum was absolutely free
from spirit and that the stamp waste
could be used as first,aid for D. cut fin.
ger with impunity-London Chron-
icle.
Getting the Best of ,it.
The wisest man would make a good
bargain II he could trade of what he
knows for what he doesn't know.
Politics. ~t~
By placing the proper number Of
coinB In the slot the political machine
may be operated.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-30
PANAMA HATS

Just got our new stock of genuine
PaDamas. They come in two shapes
and run in price from SIS to So each.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-30
New eouFoe of nadiuEa.

An Italian university processes
claims to havS found Iadium IN erdE
nary dew.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-30
sounds BAD.

No man Is a hero to his owa slazza
piook.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-30
THE ELECFOR HAT

A new one for this spring in the
latest shade of grey, made BY John
, B, stetsonr Co., and the price is 81.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-05
SYNOPSIS.

Harding Kent calls on Louise. Parrish to
propose marriage and finds the house. in
great excitement over the. attempted sui
/ an investigation and finds that Hugh
sCrandall. sutton for Katharine. who had
been forbidden the house by General Far
risfi, had talked with tharine. over the
telephone Just before she shot herself
at sight sofs which General Parrish IS IS
4 That ACrandail has lett town hurriedly.
Andrew Elser, an aged 3 nker. commits
suicide about the same time as Katharne
ATTEMPTED ther life. A yellow envelope Is
found in Elser'g room: Pest Office & In n
spectort Davis, Kent'ssfriends takes Z Up
the case. !. Kent is CONVINCED that Cram
dali Isl at the bottom Of the vI mystery 4Sa
detectives Kent and Davis search Gran
dall's room and find an. ddIess; L 1a,
sBoxl7 ArdwaZ ~ J: Kent h $685. ss; mrd-
ciousS OF a r. Henry Cook. :" A. woman
commits suicide at the Ardway. z i
1S ea Litter ahe spra long hs sass
Telephone ana finds that. she had Just been
called by crandall from the same booth
disappsa1s The nraWng p9 ar
rives at SArdway and takes up inyes YES.
tigation.33 He discovers that ,sths dead
womanig Sarah sasket 81 Bridg gtIo IT,
drop the Investigation. Kent returns 70
Louise. He finds the body OF sWo!nhntln
\ Central Park and more yellow letters
He sees sCrandall, swfom&he recognizes as
Cook, N enter the Parrish home, Louise
I again implores Kent ofdrop the invest;
cation and refuses to- give, any expi lana
ton. Later Kent sees Crandall and Louise
3 in an AUTOMOBILES Kent returns to Ard
way. y Davis announces that he has
planned tosarrest the missing postmaster
and also the master criminal. w ile seek
ing the criminals Kent comes VI across
Louise and Crandall. Pursued by Davis
the postmaster jumps or a precipice ana
mai. IL found in q hut in 81 morphine
stSipor: II Louise, tells Kent that she and
scrandall had come to get papers pap ea t TON
u ever seneral : Parrish It is shown that
8crandalIs only interestiin the case was .t.
y o57 help Katharine recover her q fathers
papers, VI < II Es III 4 NJ z1t7gtS * .s
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-05
Why Maurice Barrymore Conceived
Dislike for Hls"Heart OF Mary
,t5; land" Part.

All the good stories which the late
Maurice Barrymore, father of Ethel,
Lionel and John Barrymore, told on
himself never have been published and
probably never will be. Barrymore was
IN Kansas City just prior to his final
collapse and here is story he told:
Barrymore was Mrs. Leslie Carriers
leading support when that celebrated
actress appeared in 'Belasco's produc-
ton Of "The Heart Of Maryland" In
the big third act Barrymore, the hero,
was in the hands of the designing vii
lain, who had caught him off guard.
Two rockies bound Barrymore's hands
and the villain. left alone with his
prey, tainted the hero. 1t was
Barrymores business to squirm and
to wall. !;
"Oh, If my hands were free" he
would repeat several times. as he
tried vainly to break the rope which
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-05

about General Parrish and Andrew
Elser and the woman from Bridge
port. know about Dora Hastings,
who, committed suicide In the park
lake yesterday, and about Henry
Eberle, who sent you, the five thous-
and l know everything that your
unfortunate aide. Rouser, knew, and
now want you to surrender all the
letters and papers in your posses
sion" 5
\, "You will never get them" sneered
Young, as Sat tnore marveling at
the inspectors revelations. It was
news to me that he knew the name
Of the Central Park suicide, and while
/ myself had found the five thousand
dollars, I had had not the slightest
intimation that Davis knew from
whom 1t had come.
Either get those letters" said
Davis evenly, ''or you get no more
morphine"
Young laughed in his face. ia
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-05

silence they eyed each ether. neither
Of them saying a word. IA Stealthily
Young shifted, firsti his hands and then
his feet as If to ascertain the extent
Of his bonds. Finding himself secure
" fastened, he let his eyes rove
around the room, and discovered me.
He studied my face, sharply. as IL to
read my mission, but quickly turned
his gaze to Davis again, as II recog-
nizing, in him his master captor.
Then he laughed hideous. chill
ling, defiant laugh, that ended in an
unhealthy gurgle in his throat.
"Well?" he asked inquiringly.
I looked for Davis to, seize on this
propitious moment, when Young, just
aroused from ,drug-slumber, would be
sweak and nervous, to ply him with
questions about the things we wished
to know, but the inspector was. too
much master OF his craft for that.
AS If he had not heard his prisoners
question, he sat there, staring fxedly
at the man before him. f5.i.}
One minute passed, two minutes
three, and still Davis sat silent and
unanswering. The cumulative force
Of prolonged silence began to grow
on my nerves. This waiting, waiting,
was torture. If only one of them
would speak. To Young it must have
been far worse ii /: ..l, :..- ss3s ~ Z
Still they kept at 1t, Davis staring
straight into Young's eyes and Young
trying to stare back For a few
minutes he succeeded, and then his
eyes shifted and fell. With master
effort Of his will he brought them
back to Davis and held them steady.
There the two OF them sat as in q
duel, the prisoners baleful eyes shoot
ing forth venom, hate. murder, while
in the others steady glance was pic
tured relentless justice. Il.
or course, there could be but one
end to It, Powerful as was the will
in the drug-racked body. the witch.
ing Of the muscles, the involuntary
drawing up Of the. limbs and arms as
far as & the bonds would permit, and
most Of all the clasping and unclasp-
Ing Of the fingers told what torture
the silence was bringing to Young.
He burst forth at last IN q wild
flow Of profanity, cursing Davis, ours
ing me, cursing everything, cursing
God, and still Davis sat there as; rigid
and as silent as the superior Of a
Trappist monastery doing penance.
At times the prisoners voice was
raised to a hideous shrek, at times
It sank to pitiful sob, and all the
while he tugged and strained at his
bonds, twisting. turning, reaching,
trying always to find some position in
which he could gain possession OF the
morphine that lay on the chair just
beyond his reach, MI.
At last-it must have been an hour
later-physical exhaustion conquered
him and he lay back. after one last
frantic struggle. weak and painting,
unresisting. s.$5s pi.S .
The inspector arose, and, walking
over to the couch, stood there look.
Ing down at him. s..5 XII @
{("Aleck Young" he said evenly,
4"your whole game Is up. II know all
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-05
Private Says He 10 Called titanic
Meyer Because He Was Not
Lost on Liner.

Berlin. Whenever the kaiser re-
views . regiment personally interest.
ing stories concerning conversations
between him and some of the SOL
diers form the topic OF evening talk
in the barracks and eventually ind
their way into the press. These may
OF. may not be true. but they are a.
ways interesting. and the latest 10
well vouched for.
According to this report the en-
peror, while reviewing the guard regt-
ment at Potsdam, was attracted by a
private who was unusually tall and
awkward. The kaiser approached him
and asked: s 1
Whats your name, my son.
Titanic Meyer. your majesty" an
swered the soldier.
Titanic Meyer?" repeated the
kaiser, smiling Don't you know you
bear the name Of ship which sank
last April? How comes IL you are
named after q ship?'
YES, your majesty" replied the SOL
der. That's the reason I'm called
Titanic Meyer. When the ship was
lost the captain said to me: Meyer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-05
e.,ented Artielss Must 30 Marked.

Patented Articles Must Be Marked.
We are all accustomed to see q pat.
ented article marked Patented, !" with
the date of the patent It Is doubtful,
however, whether one in a hundred.
or in five hundred. who notices the
mark realizes its importance to the
patentee. The statute on the subject
makes It the duty. Of all patentees or
those holding under or making the
patented article for them to apply the
mark Patented. together with the
day and year the patent was granted.
and the same statute provides as a
penalty for not marking that lin any
suit for infringement by the party
falling to so mark no damages shall
be recovered by the plaintiff. except
on proof that the defendant was duly
notified Of the infringement, and con-
tinued, after such notice. to make, use
or vend the article SO patented. =
Scientific American. fE&
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-05
BATTLE N M|D|A|R.
Partridge Battles With KidnapeI
Of Her Chick. IA
After She Had Freed Victim, Golfers
Who Had Witnessed the Combat
s8 Go to the Rescue Of I
( Her Brood. =

| Omaha.-J. D. Haskell, banker Of
Wakefield. and Judge Eric johnson OF
Putnam, while playing a match game
Of golf several days ago, witnessed
a battle royal between mother part
ridge, defending her young. and
| hawk.
The players were putting for the sew
| enteenth hole. The banker had made
| his third shot and won the hole. CIV
ing him one up and one to play. AS
the Judge was putting his attention
was suddenly called to the loud cries
of a mother partridge. which Mr.. Has
kell discovered nearing the, eighteenth
ground The mother bird was anx-.
ious to get her four young ones away
from the golfers s5l III u
| She whistled frantically, shrilly and
pleadingly. prompting them as II. say
ing: Hurry up, hurry up for your
lives. my children!" At the eight
zenith hole Mr.. Haskell had teed up
in readiness to drive on when this
attention was attracted by a. new and
louder shrek from the parent bird.
Her mind had been on the golf
prayers anu not on - l0E6c AAWA
which had been lurking and lowering
near by. Its greedy eyes fastened on
the plump young birds with. q fe-
rocity in no way limited or modified
by: the laws governing the close sea
son. Stt: It IL 5,4st9 :! u XII
The hawk swooped down and grab
bed one OF the chicks before the par
emit could divert attention wholly
from the players to the bird Of prey.
Mr. Hawk was rising with It. when
the mother. discovered hesseizure and
made what might be called q flying
leap for the aerial pirate.
Then followed q duel lin midair, Is
feet from the ground, which held the
golfers spellbound. They could not
have interfered at this stage. Of the
battle had they possessed the oppor-
tunity, so fascinating was the strug-
gle between: on the ono side OF the
fearlessness. desperation and spunk
inspired by the mother love OF the
partridge. and on the other side the
savagery OF the hawk. a HI 5ss
Both the combatants tumbled to the
sward. with the partridge on top. claw
ing, pecking and rolling over and
over. Feathers hew. Mr.. Hawk was
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-05
Delicate Point.

They are happy couple. They
haven't been married very long. In
fact, the honeymoon has barely wansd.
says the Pittsburgh Post. An elderly
friend met the bridegroom downtown
yesterday and slapped him on the
back. s 81 VI 4 a. III
Well. happy al . lark. I suppose 3
oh, yes." 81 s5s Fl a ": y.
.'How's the cooking p
IT have one trouble. It's just this
my wife has been preparing angel
food every day for dinner. "a. 3l5j
"You must be getting tired of It. "$t
II am. Yet feel hesitancy about
saying anything. How soon after the:
honeymoon would 1t be proper to ask
for beefsteak and onions"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-05
Gallery Cod Spoiled It 4

held him fast The villain would ap-
proach and snap his fingers right I'M
der Barrymore's nose. Is
Loosen my hands. you DEVIL"
Barrymore would exclaim.
One night at this great. and exciting
moment in the scene Barrymore had
Just finished his dare to the villain to
loosen his hands when the traditional
gallery god yelled out in sharp. clear
voice:
why don't you kick him in the
shins, Barry; your. feet amt tied"
Barrymore cursed the part from that
moment until his dying day.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-05
GOOD NATURED AGAIN
Good humor Returns With Change 70
Proper Food.

For many years was . constant
sufferer from Indigestion and nervous
ness, amounting almost to prostra-
ton" writes Montana man.
my blood was impoverished, tho
vision was blurred and weak, with
moving spots before my eyes. This was
4 steady daily condition. / grew Ill
tempered, and eventually got SO nerv-
GUS / could not keep my books post
ed, nor handle accounts satisfactorily.
can't describe my suffer. 81.
Nothing late agreed WITH me, till
one day happened to,notice Grape
Nuts in grocery store. and bought
. package ont OF curiosity to know
what It was. u
Il liked the food from the very
drst. eating It with cream. and now I
buy 1t by the case and use it daily,
1 soon found that Grape-Nuts food was
supplying brain and nerve force a.
nothing in the drug line ever had
done or could do. +.
I 1T wasn't long before was re-
stored to health, comfort and happi-
ness. s
Through the use Of Grape-Nuts food
my digestion has been restored, my
nerves are steady once more, my eye
sight Is good again, my mental faculties
are clear and acute, and have become
10 good-natured that my friends are
truly astonished at-the change. feel
younger and better than l have for 20
years. No amount of money would
induce me to surrender what have
gained through the use Of Grape-Nuts
food Name given by Postum Co..
Battle Creek, Mich. There's rea-
SON." Read the little book, THE Road
to We2lville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letteRS A new
enc appears 1ron time t. tine. They
are geaulne. true, and faN Of Au0aD
lnt010Sk Adv Es $50 5I57
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-05
"You; haven't the sns~test evidence

You, haven't the slightest evidence
against me for anything. Without let
tiers or documents you can prove moth.
ing. You have no right to keep me
bound up here. shall get free and
shall make you pay for this. don't
care what Rouser has told you. you'll
get nothing out of me and you have
proof Of nothing S}.5 81; IKE n [
very WELL" said the inspector, 5"po
letters, no morphine" s..,s; ;tels sss:,s,sS i.
Turning away from the couch. he
spoke to me in q tone as Indifferent
as II we had been camping together:
Come ON. Kent, let's see what we
can dig up for breakfast"
we found the cottage well supplied
with provisions, as II it had been the
intention Of the conspirators to make
it their headquarters for some time.
In very few minutes Davis had some
bacon fried and toast and coffee
made, which he spread In the little
lean-to that was used as a kitchen.
$50 you mean to starve him, too Z
1 asked in. an undertone, pointing to
the couch. y5s
1T won't be necessary" said Davis.
''Take something in to him II you like.
You'll find that the only appetite he'll
have will be for morphine.
Nevertheless, I took cup Of coffee
and some toast in to the prisoner. A
yolley of oaths was my only. reward,
SO returned and sat with Davis
while he ate. i myself had no appe-
tite, but the events OF the night did
not seem in the least to have affected
his. \. l. drank only part of q cup OF
coffee, though he urged me to eat
something. 5st.! IA
1T is apt to be long SIEGE" he
said, "and you must keep your
strength. Our prisoner is a. man OF
considerable will power and / Is not
going to confess readily. Iffyou will
keep guard on him for couple OF
hours am going to sleep. 8. y.
"Of course. will.
Under no circumstances. said
Davis, as he flung himself down On
the floor OF the lean-to, loosen any
Of his bonds, and pay no attention to
his pleas for mercy. He has a win
ming way about him that is danger
GUS" < q;
you need not fear" replied. RE
member the agony he has caused to
the woman l love" a. 5s,.
"And to many others" said Davis.
Speaking Of that, said l, Il = wish
you would tell me before you 90
asleep how you learned where the
five thousand came from. 4 \: $sS
"Rouser told me-"
II was not aware that you had any
opportunity to talk with him.
81 didn't" said the inspector.
Just used my eyes in the postom !"
I thought I had used mine pretty
we'll in the post Office. but certainly
/ had seen nothing that would lead
me to identify the person who had
sent the five thousand dollars ! had
found IN the cash drawer.
Don't talk in giddles!" exclaimed
rather spetulantly. what did You nnd
in the post Officer @ {. N I'll
Davis grinned. "a fSs IL "a zs 81;
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-05

plate for his turn. He was hit by a
pitched ball and knocked senseless.
His teammates dashed water on him.
stood him up, and laid him down
again, the crowd offering all kinds Of
advice meanwhile. Finally the captain
asked for doctor. One Of the rival
team started away, and then paused to
to ask: "Say, you want an osteopath.
don't you?" mo, why?" "Well, he got
hit on the head, didn't he?"