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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-08-15
cannibaIism and Sentiment.

The civilized world IL agreed in re-
garding the practice of c%annibalism as
reprchensible and d~etestable. But an
article In the Gazette de Hoilande In
devoted TO proving that the popular
Ideas OF c"annibalism, and In particular
OF rs motivea, are completely false
The cannibal IL generally represented
as n degraded being led to an inhuman
practice by tho grossness OF his appc
titcs. On the contrary. insists the
Dutch writer. the vast majority OF can.
nibals are such against their own wish
es. obeying the voice Of sentiment.
Some respected the dead man during
his life and are anxious to insure n
worthy burial for him. Others are
prompted by the desire to assimilnte
the dead mans virtues In the process
OF digestion. while n third class are nc.
tuated by motives OF revenge add find
their satisfaction In this supreme In.
suit. Either piety or vengeance is the
cause OF c%anuiballsm.
she Raised All Hor Fresh Vegetables
MY wife raises ali her fresh vegeta-
bles," remarked the professional funny
nan an he helped his guest to string
beans and tiny young bccts. As the
apartment was on tho top floor Of .
high building. the guest had visions OF
hotbeds and greenhouses on the roof.
No window boxes producing fresh veg.
etables we're In evidence, and the mat
ter OF fact guest was specializing as to
the agricultural methods OF the funny
mans wife when the buzz Of the
dumbwaiter called her from the table.
Moro fresh vegetabiesf" qneried the
funny man as she resumed her seat at
the table.
yes sho responded YEARLY. "You
sec,, she explained. "we'rc up so high
that the market boy never sends the
dumbwaiter high enough. II stops
about two.tbIrds Of tho way. n I don't
raise all We eat the people on the nth
ioord get II, I'm afraid. That's Johns
raising MY own vegetables Joke, but
Il really isn't much Of . joka. aftss
sIir-New York Times
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-08-15
SAYS AMERICANS
LOSING RELIGION

Chicago, ILL.,, August ll-Ameri-
can democracy is endangered by a
rapid deterioration of the Ameri-
can ethical mi according to the
Rev A c Hill of the New Court
Church in London who will occupy
the pulpit Of the New England
Congregational Church here. He
said tonight:
Europe regards America as a
testing ground of new ideas. II
successful State democracy cannot
establish itself here it is a lost
cause. Americans are losing their
religion and will within the space
Of a century become a pagan ma
ton If there in not a return to the
fundamental thoughts of Christian
ity. Both the orthodox and the
heterdox churches arc responsible
for this state Of affairs.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-08-15
BIG SUR TO Be TRIED

Sometime ago james E Ballan-
tyne and M F Cowles brought
suit against Ira D Wines to force
ne fulfillment Of a contract
made in December 1911.
ballantyne and Cowles made
an agreement with Wines to buy
AGO acres of land near Halleck
at S4.75 an acre for cash payable
inside Of forty days or SIS an acre
On a time basis. At the expiration
of the time option or whereabouts.
Ballantyne and Cowles claimed
they rendered the cash to Wines
for the property but the lat
er refused to live up to his contract
and deliver the land. Then suit
was begun to force Wines to deliv-
er over the 400 acres contracted
for. Wines entered into q demur-
rer to have the full contract made
a part of the complaint of the
plaintiffs and yesterday the demur-
rer was sustained. After the plain
tiffs have amended their complaint
it is expected the case will come
to trial.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-08-15

Great disappointment fell upon
the general passenger department
Uf the Salt Lake railroad recently
when a telegram received from
Elgin, this state stating that the
volcano in active eruption near
there proved to be a vast pile Of
sawdust, burning at a mountain
sawmIll.
The report Of the volcano had
delighted T c Peck and others
whose imaginations leaped at the
thought of special trains Of tour
lists from all parts of the country,
dsshing over the Salt Lake road TO
witness the stupcndous eruption.
But alas! The matter of fact
telegram stated that sparks had
fred tho accumulated sawdust
which would burn until entirely
consumed, as there was not water
enough at hand to put out the
flames, which owing to their eleva-
tion. could be seen for miles.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-08-15

The following ruling was made
by Secretary of the Interior last
month:
I'm the matter of applications Of
corporations for water rights on
reclamation projects, / am satisfied
that Congress did not intend these
retaining lands upon which the
government is expanding the mon
ey of all the people, should be the
subject Of corporate control. These
lands T to be the homes of famil-
les. This seems to me to be estab-
lished conclusively by the fact that
we are authorized 10 fix the farm
uuit On the basis of the amount
or land that will support a fam
lily.
Those corporations which are
in existence to which water rights
have been granted should be al
lowed to continue without interfer-
ence, and in view Of past decisions
it may be the wise policy TO grant
to corporations which have at this
date made application, such right.
No more such applications should
be allowed and this should he the
rule Of the department"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-08-15
EIGHTY ARRESTS
FOLLOW RIOTS

Minot, N d., Aug l2.-Eighty
arrests we're made here late to-
night as a result Of riotous scene
which followed attempts of Indus
trial Workers of the World TO hold
street meetings and to encourage
harvest hands to decline offers Of
work unless wages are increased.
Although the Jail is crowded to
overlooking and there have been
threats Of violence. the police
have the situation we'll in hand.
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London's p~.struotlv. Atm.~h~

london's Destructive AtmooOAsrA
The smoke and SCOT that are alWS re
In the atmosphere (therO are 0OoO obns
OF SCOT hanging over London ovrry
day. contain lots OF sulphur. ana this
sulphur when Il meets certain sub
stances forms sulphuric acid O. vifrioI
It was the vitriol In the atmosphere
that brought the great roof e Ohmring
Cross station down with . cash Q few
years ago. The engine smoke had eat.
en- away the iron, which wAs INSULT.
GENTLY painted. And some ycan ago.
before the London underground was
electrified. II was a great joke at one
OF the stations for passengers TO 60 and
poke umbrellas into a certain iron
girder. which at mi point was nearly
as soft as putty. Paint Is In such cases
the engineers great standby. In some
ways paint is more powerful than irnu.
Many London buildings might be said
to be practically held together by paint
particularly railway stationA Peer.
sons Weekly.
Starting q Row.
Pa, what did prehistoric monsters
look likeT'
ASK your mother. Houston Post.
Very JudieiouA
They tell me he's = ughtwad"
"Not exactly that, but he's judicious
In his expenditures. Hes promp;
about paying the carfare. and that
puts It up to you to pay for lunch
Pittsburgh Post
ANCIENT RlME.
THE law condemns the man or woman
Who steals the goose from on thu
common,
8ut lets the greater felon loose
Who steals the comnon from the goose.
Selected
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-08-15
ROBERT 0. IOl MARRIED

Former Constable r. d. Idal and
Miss Marguerite VILLAGE were
married yesterday at the residence
Of Justice Of the Peace H U Castle.
The couple left for a wedding trip
and will make their home at Beo-
wave.
Mr. Idal has secured a position
as pumper for the Western Paci-
6c. Both are well.known in Elko
and a host of friends wish the new
couple a happy life.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-08-15
tuesday
At the Elko Hotel

Jas Bellinger and wife I.amoille
Ed Carroll, Lee; W G Lyle, Or.
den; F Burke, City; r Mccoy; La.
moille; E Lang, Wells; F Lupin,
Wells; M Walton, Rabbit Creek.
At the Mayer Hotel
Mabel Moody. San Jose; S S
Speliman, Winnemucca; Ray Storm,
Halleck; c Carnett; H T Speedie,
San Francisco H A Stone. Salt
Lake.
At the Commercial Hotel
Mrs McCause, Redland, Cal; Mr.
and Mrs + U Bioce, Reno; NJ E
Hall City; Frank Boskowit. San
Francisco; H L Moore, San Fran
cisco j E Thompson. Lovelock H A
Agee, Wells; w w Means, City
L O'Brien, Salt Lake; | P Richard
son, Sacramento; H. Hobbs, San
Francisco, A Phillips, Carlin; L M
Mann and wife Beowawe; Elmer
Martin, Lone Mountain: R 7 Clark,
Omaha: S Jones City; H NJ Goode.
Halleck.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-08-15

Mexico City, August l2-Form-
er Governor John Lind, the person
al representative of President Will
son in Mexico City today establish
ed himself in quarters at the Amer
lean embassy as unofficial advisor
to the charge d'affaires, Nelson
O'ShauYhnpsy. Mr. Lind passed sew
ersl hours in close conference with
the charge.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-08-15
THOUSANDS Of ACRES
OPEN To H0hESTEADERS

Water right litigation which is
responsible for the backward farm
ing conditions Of most of Nevada
counties is fast being RELOCATED to
the scrap heap and common sense
is taking the place Of luminosity.
Owners Of land and water rights
are beginning to realize that money
spent in law does not make the
creek flow faster and that the same
amount of money expended for de-
velopment will accomplish the
greatest good Of all.
News Of the compromise Of ali
differences in a famous Walker
river Ease was received this morn
ing by w NJ Kearney, state EnRi-
neer who is in Tonopah attending
a law suit. MIR Kearney is delight
ed over the result as it is in line
with his policy in Humboldt and
Elko counties where he has tried
to bring the farmers together on
n plane of mutual understanding.
The settlement Of the East Walk
er lake case mean adding $40, 000,-
600 to agricultural values on the
border of California and Nevada
in Smith and Antelope valleys.
IL also means the immediate in
vestment Of $3.50, 600 in the con-
struction Of a reservoir TO con-
serve the storm waters and the
creation Of a net wock of distribut-
ing bitches and laterals to reclaim
100 900 acres of desert land.
The farmers Of the Wake; river
district Of Nevada and Antelope
valley Of California have settled
their differences and are now unit
ed for the reclamation Of the de-
sert. After years Of litigation the
dispute owe water rights on the
Walker river has heeD settled by
arbitration and the verdict ap-
proved. The parties TO the contest
reached the conclusion that the
money which was being poured into
lawsuits would build a reservoir
and canals which would do away
with the stringency Of water and
give more than enough to all.
AREA RECLAIMED
The decision will mean the recls-
nation OF a vast area Of hitherto
unproductive desert land and will
add millions of dollars to the value
Of taxable property of the state.
The Walker river valley land is
very fertile and the value Of the
land reclaimed by this vast project
will undoubtedly reach 500 per
acre as soon as water is available
for irrigation purposes.
The suit which has just been set
tied has been pending since 1902.
Ii was first instituted for m adju.
dication of the rights of the Ne
Vada and California users Of water
from Walker.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-08-15
CARLIR DEFEATS ELKO

Elko was defeated in a baseball
game at Carlin on Sunday by the
score of 10 to 8. O'Brien opened
as pitcher for Elko but was ~reliev-
ed later by Bryant. 1t was a fairly
good game and we'll attended. A
number from Elko went to Carlin
to see the game, and later had a
good time in that town.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-08-15

Mrs Lila Welshon has moved to
Elko and has taken up residence in
the S Tr,mewan home on Court
Street.
II Agee, a prosperous rancho
Of Wells is in Elko.
Miss Mable Moody Of San Jose
arrived in Elko last night. She
left for a visit to Lee, where she
was formerly a school teacher.
James Bellinger and wife OF La
noble re in town to-day.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-08-15
HOTEL ARRIVALS
Monday
At the Elko Hotel

Lee Jones SHELTON; F flynn and
family. Winnemucca. Frank Golf
and wife. Pleasant Valley Grant
EoWling. Bullion: Joe Isaacs, Min
der; A W Card; Max Wolf, San
Francisco: P Bust. Stockton; EN-.
cry johnson, and wife, North Fork:
Jas X Lawereence Bullion.
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RULES OF LIFE.

My method II the freshest,
oldest. simplest and usefulest
Forget the past, forget the fu.
ture. Life In q habit M hard
or M easy TO acquire as any
other In life. I'm no genius. My
friends have found that out
but take no thought for the fu.
ture nor the past. When the
ioad Of tomorrow Is added to the
load OF yesterday many men fal.
ter on the way. The first Two
hours OF n day determine that
day. Quit tobacco and liquor.
Bright eyes are the thing. The
control OF the mind ms n work.
Ing machine Is the end OF all
education. This a be accom-
plisbed with dellberntion. The
most striking thing about Amer"
lea Ia It's hurry. Europeans ac-
compllsh Just as much without
that everlasting rush-Dr. VIII
liam Os,er.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-08-15
Strength Of the Oyster.

II the average person were asked
whit was the strongest living thing II
- trebablc that he would name the
Hon or some such huge deniEen of the
Forest and would not even think Of tho
nnasscrtiye bivalve. But 20 great In
the power possessed by the oyster that
70 open IL 4 force equal TO 1895 times
me weight Of its s~hsilIeas body Is 20
<uireA.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-08-15
SUIT TO OPEN Street

A suit has been commenced in
the district court by Anne Kir-
slime Guldager ard her husband
N p GuldRer against J + rriplett
to forcc the opening OF Idaho
street. The complaint also asks
for $1,000 damages.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-08-15
vuiearity in manner denles One gar

vuigarity in ann denleS One n
ments more than mud Pisntus.
one In a Hundred.
Taking the statistics OF the worio,
n person in every 100 born lives to
be siHty.ave years Of age.
1y the Card.
Gibbs-i say. old chap. what n mean,
by the expression ito speak by the
cardT" Dibbs-oh. n does that who's
one exciaims, "Tbs deucsr-Nsw Yers
areisuam.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-08-15

Always take the short cot. and that
n the RATIONAL one. Therefore say and
do everything according TO the sound
eat reason. Marcus AursliuA
Nusieai Mote
what musical instrument pas nso -,
honorary degree conferred upon ~
giddle ID. D.-Lopdon a
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Conundrums

What II the difference between an
auction and seasickhess7 One In the
sale OF effects. the other the effects Of
q sail.
what IL the difference between q
good soldier and a fashionable young
ladyp One faces the powder and the
other powders the face.
why are blacksmiths the most dis.
contented OF mecbanics7 Because
they are always on the strike for
wages.
what part OF speech are shopkeepers
most anxious 10 dispose Off Articles
A Tender Strain.
First Diner What II that sad. low
piece the orchestra Is playing1 Sec.
ond Diner-Don't know. but I hope Il
will have n softening influence on this
steak.-Boston Transcript.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-18

With no thought Of any mischief in
store for him, the teamster sauntered
down the street; climbed nimbly to the
seat of the prairie schooner, gathered up
the lines and cracked his raw-hide bull
whip with report like pistol-shot. TIE
mules started, but, strange to say, three
of them marched in tandem order to the
right and three to the left; one line Of
mules stretched across the street, the
other. mules huddled together against the
picket fence on the sidewalk. The team
ster gave a gasp of astonishment; then
with wrath flashing from his eyes, he
leaped from his seat The scouts of the
stills knew that it was time to disappear
Discarding their wooden legs, they made
a dash for the high brick wall, directing
their course to a point where, halfway
up the wall, the soft brick had been hol-
lowed out for a toe-hole. By a skiiful
leap at this point boy could catch his
toe in the hole, grasp the coping of the
wall and throw himself on the other side.
Much practice had enabled the boys to
do this act with great celebrity, but they
were none too quick upon this occasion,
as the pistol-like report of the bull-whip
close behind informed them. The secret
of the toe-hole once more saved the boys
from disaster, this time from what might
have been a serious fogging with that
murderous whip; but once over the wall
the boys knew they were safe, because a
person unfamiliar with the use and loca-
ton of the toe-hole could not scale the
wall before the boys could reach the river
bank, where there were so many hiding
places that it would be next to impossible
to discover them.
The reader must know that there was
no law, no policemen, no judges, no court
in those days; that there was nothing but
"provo-guard' to keep order, and that
the provo-guard's sympathies might be
on the side of the teamster. When some
mischief was perpetrated involving a
soldier or a teamster, all boys, good or
bad, knew that the only safe thing for
them to do was to get out of reach of
danger as soon as possible-in the slang
OF the day, to "skedaddle."
The Washington herald., 1913-05-18

unselfshly she loved, began to think her
own ambition to marry for money a mean
and ignobe thing. She thought how
patient and kind the secretary had always
been, and, knowing he loved her, wished
heartily that her own GOODNESS had not
forbidden him to tell her so.
One day Mr.. Boffin's pretended harsh
treatment of his secretary seemed to come
to climax. He sent for him to come to
the room. where Mrs. Boffin and Bella
sat, and made fearful scene. He said
he had just heard that he, Rokesmith,
had been presuming on his position to
make love to Bella-a young lady who
wanted to marry money, who had right
to marry money, and who was very far
from wanting to marry poor beggar OF
a private secretary! He threw the wages
that were due Rokesmith on the floor
and discharged him on the spot, telling
him the sooner he could pack up and
leave the better.
Then, at last, in the face of this appar-
ent meanness and injustice, Bella saw her
self and Mr.. Bofins money and John
The Washington herald., 1913-05-18

Bella was greatly shocked at the sor-
rowful change in Mr.. Boffin. Wealth be-
gan to look less lovely when she saw him
growing so misery. She began to won
der if she herself might ever become like
that, too, and sometimes, when she
thought how kind and generous the old
Mr.. Boffin had been, she fairly hated
money and wished it had never been in
vented.
There was an old woman who peddled
knitting-work through the country whom
Mr.. and Mrs. Bofhn had befriended, and
to whom they had given letter to carry
wherever she went. This letter asked
whoever should find her, if she fell sick
to let them know. The old woman fell
and died one day by the roadside near the
spot where Lizzie Hexam was now living,
and Lizzie, finding the letter, wrote about
it to Mr.. and Mrs. Bofin.
They sent the secretary and Bella to
make arrangements for the poor woman's
burial, and in this way Bella met Lizzie
and became her friend. Lizzie soon told
her all her story, and Bella, seeing how
The Washington herald., 1913-05-18


maple trees which lined the sidewalks. A
white, impalpable dust arose from the
limestone macadam and foated like a
mist in the air as the cavalcade of can
vas-covered army wagons moved up the
street; each wagon was drawn by six
mules. Presently one of the teams dropped
out Of the line and pulled up alongside
of the curb in front of His house. The
coatless driver-gray-hanne shirt open at
the throat, lght-blue army trousers
crowded into the legs OF cowhide boots
fatigue cap perched jauntily on one side,
man, cap, clothes and boots covered with
white dust, which poured out of the
wrinkles of his clothes, climbed down
from the wagon and disappeared on an
errand of his own.
Hardly was he out of sight, when a
gang of stealthy boys, led by a stockily
built, red-headed, freckled-faced lad, crept
up to the team. Obeying some muttered
directions, the boys distributed them
selves as pickets, and the leader immedi-
ately busted himself with the harness Of
the mules.
After few minutes had elapsed low
whistle set the gang scampering like
prairie wolves down the street unsus-
picious of pending danger. Three of the
Boone Scouts came walking on stills
round the corner, passing within a few
feet of their concealed enemies
From his hiding-place behind Monkey
Sholes' fence, the red-headed gang leader
saw the scouts and grinned, but he gave
them no hint of his presence or of the
trouble ahead.
"Who-ah! who-ah Who-ah, Tom!
Who-ah, hiv' cried the stilt-walkers, TN
consciously using the Indian call inherited
from their pioneer ancestors.
No audible reply answered their CALL
but two scouts heads cautiously appeared
above the brick wall surrounding The
grounds of Governor SIS mansion,
and two fingers were placed as a signal
of caution on two pairs of lips.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-18
IN TOOLEY-LAND.

Rokesmith's love and dignity, all in their
true light. She burst out crying, begged
Rokesmith's forgiveness, told Mr.. Boffin
he was an old wretch of miser, and
when the secretary had gone, she said
million Boffins, and she would not stay
in the house a minute longer.
Then she packed up her things and
went straight to fer fathers Office All
the other clerks had gone home, for it
was after hours, and she put her head
on his shoulder and told him all about it,
And while they were talking in came
John Rokesmith, and seeing her there
alone with her father, rushed to her and
caught her in his arms.
MY dear, brave, noble, generous girlv'
he said, and Bella, feeling all at once that
she had never been quite so happy in
her life, laid 'her head on his breast. as
if that were the only place for it in all
the world
They had a talk together and then
walked home to Mr.. Wilfer's poor little
house, Bella's father agreeing that she
had done exactly the proper thing, and
Bella herself feeling SO happy now in
having John Rokesmith's love, that she
cared not bit for the fine mansion and
clothes and money of the Boffins which
she had left forever.
A few days later John Rokesmith and
Bella were married and went to live in
little furnished cottage outside OF Lon
don, where they settled down as happy as
two birds.
ITO be continued)
The Washington herald., 1913-05-18
GIRLS NAMES.
What They Mean. Famous Women Who
Have Borne Them.
By HENRY W. FISCHER.
3,-Augusta.

3.-Augusta.
= UGUSTA signifies grandeur. The
a dahlia is her emblem and dig,
to her.
The name is probably derived
from Augar, the title of an official. who,
IN the Roman Government, foretold events,
and who was held in high esteem.
The English, as we'll as other nationali-
ties, adhere to the Roman spelling and
pronunciation. The only English dimnu-
tive is "Gussy," the German diminu-
tive is ASIA" which is far prettier, and
should appeal to American girls
St. Augustine, the missionary of the
Saxons, introduced the name into Eng
land, but it never became really popular
until the House of Hanover assembled the
throne.
A girl named Augusta may consider
herself highly favored, for in Imperial
Rome it was a title conferred as a SUI
preme honor upon women of the Casar's
family.
The first to be called Augusta was the
mother of the Emperor Tiberius. The
first empress of the German Empire was
also named Augusta. Augusta Victoria
is the name of the present German En-
press, the mother of the Kaisers six
sons, and of the beautiful young princess,
Louise.
Augusta, the third city of Georgia,
was named for a pioneer of Wales.
The next girls name will be Catherine
No. L.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-18
The Secret of the Toe-Ffole.
.,Abfaea.I

\ old sow, with a litter of pigs,
was roofing in the garbage in
the middle of the street, the
locust was singing its dry, rasp-