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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-02-21
AGRICULTURAL COURSE

The Gazette says that about 30
persons, probably half Of whom
were farmers. were in attendance
at the university on the opening of
the short course in agriculture. Act
ing President Levers made he
opening address.
While the attendance was not
large, it is believed that the total
registration will be very satisfac-
tory, as there r many farmers in
9th r parts of the state who have
signified their intention to be pre-
sent, and many who have telephon-
ed in to learn when subjects in
which they are particularly inte--
est ed will be considered.
Among special events of the week
will be the visit of the legislature
Friday. On that day lunch will be
served at the sOlons al the univer-
Sity and a program of addresses
will follow. ID. o. Lively, the
man in charge of the stock exhibit
at the Panama far, will probably
be one OF the speakers. His address
to those registering for the cour sc
will probably take place Friday
morning.
Another event during the week
will be a dinner given nv the agri-
cultural club.
Prof. Levers, in opening the
Course referred to the experience
in Iowa where by NEAR of demon
trains and school insiruc-
lion, the farmers learned enough
about selection of seed to add mil
lions to the income from the corn
crop. He referred to Illinois, where
the agricultural students have in
creased from two 10 900. and to the
work of Prof. NJ IOce of Wisconsin
who Though his experiments with
has secured revolutionary
results in the production of tnat
Prof. Levers was followed by DR..
H. +. Reid. chairman Of the board
OF regents, who welcomed those
enrolled for tire couso. The pTin-
cipal address of the morning was
that by Prof. Gordon H. True in
which ne made the statement that of
all the states of The union he would
Nevada for AGRICULTURAL
pursuits.
Prof f. A. Howe gave a detail
ed exhibition Of seeds and seed
selection, showing samples of seeds
telling how to produce seed suit.
able to Nevada how to maintain the
purity of seeds, how 20 test seed
and how to select the seed. He
encouraged dis ussinn of the sub.
ject. Prof. f. A. Frandsen spoke
of the relation of birds and small
animals to agriculture.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-02-21

He knows that his work must be in
the nature Of war if he is to make
good the promise Of his party. En-
trenched evils inside and outside
the government will not vanish at
the first polite invitation to sur
render. There must be war. of
course but the more effectively the
silencer is applied to the detons-
tions the more successful will be
the campaign Exchange.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-02-21
q ~Sandwtobss

delicious sandwiches. smother
soose .iVers In goose fat untu nov
re SOFT mash thom into a pnrio witb
.nree hard boiled eggs. sengcn lin
a,. una paprlka. and n dash OF grated
'n'oh' Their spread on toast,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-02-21

Mrs. Slaughter left on No. 3 this
afternoon for a trip through the
western part of the State for the
purpose of organizing Draper Self.
Culture clubs at different points.
She has been successful here an d
we hope she will meet with G
on her trip.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-02-21

John Desmond was examined
yesterday afternoon and committed
to the asylum. Sheriff Harris left
with him on No. 3 yesterday. Des.
mond is badly off his base. His
mania is that somebody is trying
to kill him.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-02-21

For Sale A lot Of fine posts and
several cords Of good wood. Will
he delivered IN quantities to suit.
Inquire Of George NJ. Clayton. Elko.
Nevada.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-02-21
usuror Properly Punished

osurer Properly Punished.
rive years In prison and n nno NJ
10000 marks was tho punishment in.
",c.ed IN Munich on a man convicted
OF usury' He rented houses. and or.
acted up TO $50 per sent a year OF his
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-02-21

Baby ChIcxs-All kinds. See Reno
papers for quotations. h. W.
Archibald Box 1921. Reno, Nevada.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-02-21
snRscKfI.rIoN KArEs

> tered at the ElEo postofee for iransmi sioa
through the mails as second-class maite-.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1913-08-29

crate ceremony. Mile. Ferdinande de
Lesseps struck the first blow of pick
ak at the point where the canal was to
enter the Pacific, each of the party fol-
lowed with a blow, and there was a
vast quantity of applause and cham
, payne.
From the very first the French COM
pany was beset with troubles. AS the
canal was not a government under
taking the work had to be let out to
contractors, and many of these prov
ed to be dishonest. They would take
out the soft dirt, collect the stipulat-
ed price per cubic yard, and then go
into bankruptcy. At Bogota the poll
ticians not only exacted the usual
blackmail, but annoyed the company
with all manner of litigation, the ma
tive courts invariably ruling against
the French. Worst of all, perhaps,
were the yellow fever and malaria,
which killed off the engineers and
laborers by the thousand. In the last
three months of 1884 the death rate
per thousand was nearly 100, and in
September, 1885, it reached 1857.
Sanitary science had not yet learned
how to cope with these diseases, and
there is every reason to believe that
their ravages alone would have been
enough to insure the failure of de
Lesseps' enterprise, without the gross
extravaganza and the dishonesty that
characterized the work.
1.-THE crash came in 1885," says Mr..
Edwards. After eight years of as
brave a fight as man had ever made
against nature, the bubble burst. 1t is
estimated that stock had been issued
to the value of two hundred and fifty
million dollars. 1t is doubtful if half
this sum ever got near enough to
Panama to be expended on actual
work. Most Of this paper was held by
French peasants and people of mod
crate means. They had been led into
it by the great name of de Lesseps. !
You may be sure that none of the orig |
Inal promoters were caught with stock |
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THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
AND STATE AGRICULTURAL
COLLEGE.

The University of Vermont and State
Agricultural College is Vermont institu-
ton and exists primarily for the purpose
of educating the youth of Vermont, The
Colleges of Arts and Sciences, of Medicine,
Of Engineering and of Agriculture are all
of the first grade and furnish educational
facilities within the State equal to any
afforded by the leading colleges of other
states Under provisions made by the
General Assembly the work of agricultural
extension will begin this year. A new
course in Agricultural Education designed
for the purpose of training teachers of
agricultural education for the common
schools will be opened with the beginning
of the college year.
Under the provisions of the Jeudevine
fund limited loans of money may be made
to students of this state pursuing their
studies at the University of Vermont.
Certain scholarships are also available
for worthy young people. For catalogue
and further information address
President Guy Potter Benton, Univer-
sity of Vermont and State Agricultural
College, Burlington, Vermont. 46-S
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STATE FAIR.

Preparations for the seventh annua
Vermont State Fair at White River
Junction, to be held Tuesday, Wednesday
Thursday and Friday, Sept. 16, II, Is
and 10, are well under way, with activity
in evidence on the fair grounds. The
buildings are being renovated and made
ready for the exhibits which will be more
extensive than ever before in every depart
ment.
The novel endurance race with Morgan
! horses competing with all other breeds is
attracting wide attention and this event
promises not only to bring in a large num-
Der of entries, but to interest hOrsemen
generally throughout New England. The
race is to be made from NOrthfeld
through Waterbury, Stowe, Morrisville,
Greensboro Bend and st. Johnsbury,
finishing in front of the grandstands on
the fair grounds
The exhibition of cattle of all kinds will
fill every available space in the cattle
department. Hearts Delight farm at
Chazy, n. Y, has made a large entry of
short horn cattle, said to be as fine stock
of this breed as has ever been shown on a
fair ground, and a 20-head entry of the
same breed is made by J. L. and G. d.
Wade of Burghill, Ohio.
The horse department, both Morgans
and other breeds, will excel in number and
breeding previous exhibits of the kind.
Eighteen imported draft horses includ-
ing Belgiums, Percherons and Suffolks
will be shown for the first time in Southern
Vermont. This exhibit comes from GIens
Falls, NY
Firemen's day, which occurs Thursday,
Sept Is, is attracting much attention
among the fremen of all the New England
states and New York, and entries for the
hose races ar e coming in daily. With
81 900 to be offered in prizes and with a
large number of entries, including some
of the more famous hose companies of
this northern section, spirited racing is |
promised.
The amusement features to be presented |
in front of the two large grandstands |
include Tompkin's Wild West, a fully |
equipped western outfit, and a group of |
sea lions. A varied programme
Of vaudeville features will be presented
on the elevated stage near the judges
stand.
With $50, 600 to be offered in premiums
in the several departments, $4,000 in
purses for the trotting events and two
score or more Of silver cup prizes, the YER
mont State Fair is assured big exhibits,
md big crowds.
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CORINTH.

Miss Jennette ROBBIE made short call on her
old friendsin town the last of the week
Mrs. Chas. White and children took an auto
trip to Barre last week with H G. Sumner
W E. Woodcock has a new Studebaker auto
andis using it on his r. F. ID. route.
j. r. Jacobs has purchased w. G. Jackman's
touring car and Frank Jewall has bought a 1914
Ford OF the Jackman Company. This makes three
more to add to the list published last week.
Mr. and Mrs SOuthworth are boarding at
F. j. Hutton's while Mr.. Southworth is building
the town vault.
Monday night gave us light frost
The Center school house is being moved to a
new site at the SOUTHEAST Corner of Earl Hast
ings meadow
Clarence Moulton and wife visited his father
G.. c. Mouton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. White and Eva were in
Wells River last week on business.
The school house at the Meadow is being newly
painted inside and out Will Dickerson doing the
work.
P. II. Darling and granddaughter returned Mon
day from their visit to Westminster, Mass.
b. B. Scribner and family spent the week end in
town.
The Cookeville Busy Bee have lawn party
at E. L. Smiths Tuesday evening, Sept. I'd. All
invited to come. The ladies will sell ice cream
The auction at the Avery Place last Saturday
drew the usual crowd and every thing sold at a
fair price. Dan Slack who has bought the place
is to take possession Sept. LIST or soon after
Every body is complaining of shortage OF water.
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Travellers Test.

The eminent traveller, James Bruce,
was highly touchy whenever his YER
acity was called into question. It
happened that, when dining out one
day at a friends house, one of the
guests observed that it was impos-
sible that the natives of Abyssinia
could eat raw meat" Without max
ing any reply, Bruce forwith left the
table, and before long returned from
the kitchen with piece of raw beef
steak. peppered and sailed in the
Abyssinian fashion. Placing this In
front of the guest who had doubted
his word, he said: "Sir, you will eat
that or fight mel" The guest pre-
ferred the former alternative, the
upon Bruce calmly observed, IN =,
sir, you will never say again that 1t
Is impossible"
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WEST FAIRLEE CENTER.

Miss Julia May arrived last Friday to
spend a short time with her sister, Mrs.
kimball We hope we shall have the
pleasure Of hearing her sing at the SER
vices next Sunday.
Prof and Mrs Morse have returned
from the White Mountains and are again
at Mr. kimball's
Mrs. L. G.. Smithuntle has returned to
Montague City and Miss Marion Mum
arrived at home the first of the week.
Miss Marion Southwith goes back to
her school this week.
Miss Dorothy Dunton spent a few days
at Lake Fairlee last week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Rantenstaunch.
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LYME CENTER.

Remember the town fair sept. ?. Opens at
$50 p. NJ, and continues through the evening
Mrs. Martha Andrews Is failing rapidly.
Among the recent visitors in town are Mrs.
Chas. George, son and two daughters OF Claremont,
Mrs. James George and son Of Boston At G.. ".
Thomas Thomas Dimick and wife and two daugh-
tiers Of Hadley. Mass. at c. III Dimicks; Mrs.
=. b Runnells and daughter Of Penacouk at r. B.
Alden's. Mrs. Hattie Tucker and daughter OF West
Newbury, Vt At Geo. Pushes; Mrs. I'd Marston
and son Of Lakcport az Fred Brvauts; J.. ;. Duty
and daughter Of Concord at j II. Derby's; Mrs.
RiN Currler and daughter Of Haverhlil, Mr. and
Mrs. Clark OF Dorchester az Adna Perkins.
Marion Taylor j. home from Barre, Vt
ID. NJ Blake is entertaining his sister and niece.
Of Concord
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on their hands when the final break
came. The scandal was immense.
Many government officials were in
volved. The shame of it drove the old
man-le Grand Francais-insane. He
died a few years later in an asylum"
The company went into the hands of
a receiver who organized the New
French Canal company, and this con-
Germ sold all its rights and property
to the United States in 1902. Many
of its buildings, ranging in size from
de Lesseps' palace in Cristobal to
houses for laborers, we're found worth
preserving and have been used by the
Americans. The hospital buildings at
Ancon and Colon were nearly all erect
ed by the French.
When Uncle Sam took hold of the
canal work, the jungle all along the
route across the isthmus was found
full of expensive machinery abandoned
to the ravages of rust and decay. Much
of this was recovered and used in the
earlier years of the American regime,
and even now French dredges and 10
comotives may be seen at work there.
Nearly all the old French equipment,
however, has been sold to a Chicago
wrecking concern which has been pill
ing II up in orderly heaps and dispos-
ing of It as scrap.
Two parts Of the actual work done
on the canal by the French have
proved Of great help to the Americans.
These were the dredging at the Allan
tic entrance and the dry excavation In
the Cufbra cut
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WEST CORINTH.

Miss Flora Magoon is in the hospital at Barre
where she underwent an operation for appendicitis
last week
Miss Ella Kruger returned to New York last
Saturday.
Mrs. Horace White had the misfortune to fall
and break her arm one evening last week. Hel
mother Mrs. Demas is with her.
Helen Blake is spending the week with hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs F. E. Blake, and with heI
uncle, Ernest Blake
DR., True and daughter and baby of Boston visited
Sceva True, Monday.
There was frost here Tuesday morning on the
meadows.
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For Sale or Rent.

Pattersons Chair Factory and Saw Mill at
auxiliary and fully equipped. Two story tene-
ment adjacent
Ames Steam Saw Mill at Norwich. vi (Lewis-
ton o. Fully equipped and ready for opera
cut river.
Inquire Of or write TO
JOHN c. SHERBURNE.
IL Randolph, VT.
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Slopninn Over.

New Minister-"How did you like
my sermon this mOrning?" Enthusias-
tic Parishioner-"It was simply grand
Eloquent Baltimore American.
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That Terrible Hsbi, Of Work.

Pat-"Say, Dinny, phwat wud yez
do If yez had all the money yez want
cdr" Dinny-"ord be after goin' to
me vurrk in an autymobile instead
Of trolley car."-Boston Transcript.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-13
Mt. View items

Harry Campbell went to Law
ton Monday.
Lesley Mitts visited with Joe
Dotson Sunday.
Ermine Dotson visited with
Henry Campbell Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Williams
went to Lawton Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. M. Dotson
visited with Mr.. Norswcrthy
Sunday.
Mrs. L. c. Chamberlin return
ed home Saturday from a week S
visit at Lawton.
All of you Mt. View people
wake up and come to Sunday
school more often.
j. H. Black has recovered
from the bad accident that hap
pened to him last week.
The pie supper at Beaver Bend
was postponed until the 14th, on
account of bad weather.
The party at Mr.. Dotson's s
Saturday night was well attend
ed, and every one reports having
a nice time.
Miss Genetta Roland and
friend, Miss Macky, returned to
their home at Frederick Sunday,
from a weeks visit with Miss
Roland's grandpa.
SCHOOL Boy.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-13
From District Eighteen

Mrs. O. H. Putney is on the
sick list this week.
Miss Iona Kirklen spent Sum
day with friends in Elgin.
Geo. Coffin has been sick with
neuralgia for several days.
Joe Kolker and family spent
Sunday at the Lodes home.
Hick Kirklen has been sum-
moned to serve on the jury this
week.
Jess Mccoy and Bob Keith
have been digging the cellar at
the school house.
Chas. Compton, wife and son
Dan, visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
Lon Clayton Sunday.
My wife has just finished a
batch of buiscuit like mother
used to make;;" so adieu fair
ones. here's for the pantry.
The snow and cold weather
stopped the road work in this
community for short time.
Chas. Compton, who is road
overseer, says they will start
again as soon as possible.
Quite a number Of young folks
spent a very enjoyable afternoon
on the banks of Cache creek
Sunday. They must either have
had spring fever, or else thoug hit
that "the early bird catches the
worm," though it seems there
was a decided scarcity of worms.
CAESAR.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-13
Missives From Mistletoe

Tom Lake sold three hogs last
week.
Jim Dotson is reported better
this week, and is on the road to
recovery.
Frank Ford got next to nature
last Friday and obtained a fine
load of post oak wood.
Mrs. Tom Sperling visited Sat-
urday night and Sunday with
her brother. L. P. McCraw.
Uncle John McCraw has been
spending the holidays of 'Mr.
Sum with Tom Sperling and
family.
Albert Dotson says he SYM
pathizes with all unfortunate be-
ings who are continuing in a
state Of celebacy.
Since Tom Lake got SIS. 90 per
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-13

Tim Ryan went down to Law.
tan Sunday. He took a trio of
his fine chickens to exhibit at
the poultry show held at the
Cameron Agricultural School,
during the visit of the hog and
poultry special train there Mon
day. There were one hundred
and fifty birds on exhibition.
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Cast your on Coffin sAdvt. s:I E. :;: Ps::: s

head for three hogs last week,
we suggest that some one invent
a hydro-headed hog
Tom Lake and A. B. Sperling
took a big hunt for big game last
Saturday and decreased the jack
rabbit family by two.
J. r. McCraw went to Elgin
Friday after coal. This sort of
weather is a blessing to the coal
dealer and the plumber.
Ottie King has advanced some
protection to his water melon
patch of next Summer by exter-
minating crows on his fathers
farm.
The ground hog and the wealth
er man had a falling out. The
weather man got cold SO quick
he froze the ground hogs snout.
(How simple.)
Claud Myers was out Saturday
breaking his two-year-old mules.
He had both of them hitched to
his buggy and was breaking the
speed limit for m driving.
If the farmers of this vicinity
would band together for a rab-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT pest hunt.
they could eliminate a lot of
planting over" and extra work
thereby.
Lost in the conglomeration of
sleet and snow, on February End,
while searching for his shadow,
one ground hog weather fore
caster and beautiful spring"
prophesier.
Bill Bentley's baby has been
quite sick for several days.
Trouble never comes single
handed, and it seems that the
Bentley family is getting more
than it's share.
Tom Sperling went TO Elgin
Saturday after load Of fuel.
This prairie country is not COM
patible with the disposition of us
who were brought up among the
woody wilderness Of nature.
Henry Durland received a tel
egram last week bringing the
sad news of his brothers death
in Canada. Life is a narrow
vale between the cold and barren
peaks of two eternities." and we
know not when we shall be called
upon to surrender to the grim
reaper.
Owing to the slippery condi-
tion of Mr.. Weather, DR.. Gamble
has been forced 70 abandon his
"buz-wagon"an substitute "Old
Joe" and his topless buggy in
making calls in this neighbor-
hood. Doctor says "Old Joe"
is slow, but he doesn't have to
stop and water him and mend a
puncture every two miles.
A very serious accident hap
pened to the eldest child of Claud
Bentley last Thursday. While
playing around the washing ma
chine, which contained boiling
suds, the child pulled the cork
from the machine, letting a
deluge of scalding water out up
on its leg. The flesh was pain
fully burned OH the inside of the
leg, just above the knee, causing
the skin to slip off. DR.. Gamble
was Immediately summoned, and
the wound dressed.
SHORTY.
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Local News Items
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Jas. Gibson went to Yukon
Sunday.
Mrs. w. w. Brunskell return
ed to Lawton Sunday.
+. Mcpherson went to Kansas
City. Missouri, Wednesday.
Texas red seed oats for sale.
ID. E. McAnaw. Call at the
elevator. (Advt)
Pure Sheep Nose cotton seed
for sale at Is cents pc bushel.
7. Ryan, Elgin, Oklahoma.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glidwell, of Kan
sas City. Missouri, are visiting
their daughter, Mrs. Fitzgerald.
Mrs. L. C. Coffin has been con-
fined to the house for week or
more with severe case of
la grippe.
We have car of seed potatoes
in transit. Get our prices, if
you want to save money. Ribe-
lin, Stone e. Walker.
Don't forget that services are
held at the Methodist church
every second and fourth Sunday.
both morning and evening.
Mrs. Wenn and son. mother
and brother of Mrs. John Will
Jams, of Sterling, returned to
their home, at Marble Rock,
Iowa Monday.
+. Mcpherson and D. Nc
Pherson, our enterprising bank
ers, accompanied by their sister,
Mrs. Stines, ,sof Woodward, went
up to Chickasha and Oklahoma
City Monday.
The Chandler township board
met on the first Monday of Feb
ruary and purchased steel
bridge to be placed over Elgin
creek, two and half miles west
and one-fourth mile north Of
Elgin.
Rev. w. P. Roberts, pastor of
the M. E. church, made us very
pleasant call Monday. Mr.. Rob-
erts is watching the rapid trend
of events and the signs of the
times, and it is a pleasure to
talk with him.
j. f. Weber has disposed of
all his property at Ft. Cobb and
vicinity, and also his telephone
system at Cyril, and will soon
move from Ft. Cobb to Elgin,
where he can keep in closer
touch with his increasing hard
ware business.
We are pleased to note that a
very large per cent of our farm
ers are sowing oats. Those who
plowed their ground early, good
and deep, and have it thorough
ly pulverized and we'll settled,
have shown good judgement and
are in luck. The other fellows
are liable to suffer from lack of
moisture and late freezing.
Watch and see II we are not
right.
DR.. A. l.. Griffith, of Loretta.
Tennessee, stopped off Sunday
night to visit his relatives, the
Hamiltons and Hines. He was
looking up new location and was
headed far Tndiahoma. But
when we informed him that that
exceedingly healthy locality was
blessed by one of the best phys.
icians in that part Of the State,
he was inclined To change his
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Local News Items

Jas. Gibson went to Yukon
C,nIox,
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-13

E. Mcpherson went to Kansas
City, Missouri, Wednesday.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-13

Mrs. w. w. Brunskell return
ed to Lawton Sunday.