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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-09
THINKS IMMIGRATION IS IN AIR
Writers Explanation Of Vital Differ.
enee Between the Londoner
and the New Yorker.

THE difference between New
York and London" a man once said
70 me, is this: In New York, If you
nave a new idea, you can get it car.
rfed out at once; in London, If you
have a new idea, you are up against
Q brick wall"
l believe this to be true, writer
Maurice Barring In the Metropolitan
People in New York, and in America
In general, are not afraid of new
. Ideas, nor, indeed, Of anything new.
They are not afraid of the future. In
England, II a man finds, for instance,
that his profession Is uncongenial to
MIN, however certain ne may be OF
the impossibility Of his making a sue.
cess Of 1t, he will none the less very
rarely give It up, and try his hand
at something else. The future alarms
him. In America a man will think
nothing Of throwing up his profession
twenty times running, until he finds
something which does suit him.
think the cause of this particular
difference lies in the climate of Amer
lea, and especially lies In the climate
OF New York. Just as the climate OF
some places fills the whole system
with an invincible desire to do moth
Ing, with an insuperagle languor and
sloth, In the same way the climate
OF New York fills the body and mind
with the desire to be up and about.
1t is the nimble air which produces
the nimble wits; the stimulating at
mosphere which creates, In the deni.
zen Of New York, the love Of hustle,
hurry competition and work. am
not saying this is either good thing
or bad thing-I am merely noting
and recording what struck me as be-
ing the main differences between New
York and London.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-09
TOSSING the Caber.

One of the strangest and most an
Client games OF Bonny Scotland is
throwing the caber, than which there
Is probably no more severe test of
muscle and skill, says Popular Me-
chanics. The game has been played
by the hardy Scots since the earliest
times and is still one of the feature
events on the programs of all athletic
contests. The caber is a Icing section
Of tree trunk, tapered so that it is no.
uceably smaller at one end than at
the other. The man who essays to
test his strength by tossing it raises
the pole to n vertical position in his
hands, smaller end down, and then
throws 1t into the air and away from
him. He must make the large end of
the pole hit the grourG and the pole
hit such way that the small end will
describe half circle. The prize goes
to the man whose caber. having been
thrown in the manner described, lands
on the ground with it's smaller end
tarthest away from the throwing point.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-09
plneren. rhIna EntlreIx.

This story is being told ON a Kan
sas lawyer. The lawyer was arguing
case before a Judge and. desiring to
illustrate by supposins a case, he did
80, as follows: 1--WE will suppose,
your honor" he said, "that your hon
or were to steal a horse."-"No! Mol
MOI" interrupted the judge, mot at
all, not at all. sir. 'Tain't a suppos-
able case, sir" Very well, begging
your honor's pardon" said the eager
lawyer with more zeal than prudence.
very we'll, then: supposing that I
should steal a horse."-"Ah, yes, yes, I"
said the judge, that is a different
thing, very different, Mr.. z. Pro-
coed. sir"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-09
Divorce courts are still kept far too
busy.
coneernIna Men With raIIa.-

Concerning Men With Tails.
1t would not be wise to build upon
the story of the coast natives that in
the interior of Papua there are men
with tails. Similar beliefs have been
held in many parts of the world and
many ages, sometimes from impress
sions Of apes, sometimes from more
or less spiteful credulity about a peo-
pies neighbors. For centuries it was
common gibe on the Continent that
Englishmen had tails. 1t originated
from the story that the people of
Canterbury or Strood, having Knocked
at st. Thomas riding upon q little ass
and cut off les tail, were punished
with the curse that thenceforth all
their boys should be born with tails.
And the SCOTS Of other Englishmen at
the "Kentish longtails" rebounded up
on the whole nation, so that even In
the time Of Edward vi. Englishmen
abroad suffered from the taunt.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-09
Kill Pocket Gophers.

An orchardist at Quincy, Wa: h.,
says that he has been successful in
destroying pocket gophers in the or.
chard by digging a hole 2la feet deep
and O foot across. He has found that
the pocket gophers get into the hole
and are easily killed. He reports to
the Western Farmer that he has
.,2und as many as II pocket gophers
I'm one hole.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-09
What Che Could Do

Arthur was spending day with
his auRt.
Il am going to do something 10
please you on your birthday" she said
TO the. little boy, but first | want to
ask the teacher how you behave al
school,"
IF you really want TO do something
to please mo, auntie," said the boy.
don't ask tho teacher."--Lippincott'a
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-09
The BLOOD CODE"
IN EFFECT

II Is announced from Wisconsin
and the Upper Peninsula of Michi-
gan that the new rule of the woods,
the blood CODE" is in effect more
than ever before, and in that con-
sequence the city hunter who
shoots at moving brush or shadows
will be endangering mis- own life
more than the lives of others.
Constant warnings have not serv-
ed TO make city hunters careful,
and even laws have not awaited to
stop the annual slaughter of human
beings shot by reckless users of
rifles, who thought it was a deer"
aud the blood code is gaming recog-
milton, no less general because of
the unwritten character of the law
Of blood.
1t is a terrible code, this new
law of the woods, but it is the only
way that city hunters can be forced
to recognize the dangers of misuse
of rifle. Here is the commonest
expression Of this unwritten, un-
phrased blood code, grim in its in
tensity: 'If anybody shoots at
you by mistake for deer, get him
for he'll get you if you don't"
And this word is being passed to
the inexperienced as well as to the
experienced hunters, and the fact
that the rule is not only word. but
fact, is doing more than any other
agency to make woods safe for the
guides. Five years ago twenty men
were shot by mistake in the north
ern woods. by men who thought
they were deer. Last year there
were only three such killings, for
the blood code is making the city
hunter careful to see what he is
firing at before he pulls the trig-
ger. Failure to know he is shoot
ing at deer, and not a man, may
mean his own death.
Michigan tried to stop the
slaughter of men for deer by pass
ing law making such killing
granddaughter, with ten years in
prison as the penalty, and heavier
penalties for wounding men. The
result was startling. Instead of
men wounded by mistake being
saved and taken to camp they we're
allowed to bleed to death alone by
the hunter, who was more fearful
of prison term than anxious over
the life of fellow man. The law
proved failure and Wisconsin has
refused to copy the statute because
OF its unexpected revelation of the
selfishness Of the average human
animal.
In this junction the blood COLE
OF the woods is doing more to stop
carelessness than any other agency,
and the hunting. accidents, this
year, are likely to be confined to
those who shoot themselves care
lessly in handling their own weap-
uns.
1t is impossible to prove that the
blood code is in existence. All that
can be learned in the north woods
is that a hunter was found dead
with bullet in his body. But
those who frequent the woods in
hunting season know the blood code
is terrible but necessary fact.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-09

Business men Of Chicago now want
aero yachts to sail in the air to and
from their business to their homes.
Perhaps in the next decade aerial
trolleys will be running for the &C.
commodation of the general business
public who find transit on terra firma
too slow for the needs Of this rapid
age.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-09

The government is going to raise
foxes to bring down the price of wom-
ems furs. Uncle Sam means well,
but 1t Is just as likely as not that
the capricious and inconsistent sex
will turn up its pretty nose at his
mistaken G&ll1ntry in thinking they
want former desirable article when
everybody knows it is cheap.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-09
Mules and Horses.
There are 4,3s6,0oo mules and 20.
SGT 900 horses In the United Statos
.-onp.LIved Mines and Profits.

Are long-lived mines more profitable
than short-liyed ones? The average
investor would consider this a foolish
question, assuming naturally that the
longer mine lasts the greater the ac-
cumulated profits.
Just about the contrary ia the case.
The figures supplied by the mines de-
partment OF Johannesburg, where the
regularity Of. deposits on the Rand
makes It possible to guage the lives Of
mines with accuracy. should conylncei
the skeptic that owing to compound in
forest long life does not add to the
value OF a mine to the extent common
~ assumed.-Engineerlng and Mining
Journal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-09

Onlcial reports show there are over
one billion eggs in cold storage. The
American eagle as the great national
bird may push the screaming, but the
humble American hen does the rest
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-09
Sharpening Scissors.

Tho simplest way of sharpening
scissors Is to take knife and cut
away at the back of 1t, az II you wish.
Cd to cut the blade of the knife in
TWO with the scissors. Do this ten or
twelve times. The effect is marvellous.
me poker can take the place of a
knife.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-09

Though the modern college graduate
knows all about everything, he is dis.
Greet. enough to conceal the fact from
the crude person to whom he applies
for q Job.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-09

Tramp clad in silk hose killed in
freight wreck. Just another proof of
the old adage. Fine clothes lead to
misfortune"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-09
Really Good Idea.

A new patent that will interest men
who would like to discard suspenders,
but are not partial to tight belts, is
shirt with "a plurality Of lapels"
which are designed to be attached to
the trousers for their support. Tho
trousers being thus held up, sus-
penders may be dispensed with and
belts worn comfortably loose.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-09
Demand for Goat Meat.

The high price of beef and mutton
has sent to New York markets large
quantities Of goat meat 1t gives gen.
eral satisfaction and the price Ia
from FIVE to seven cents per pound
lower than mutton.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-09

Considering the kind of language
some men use over a telephone, it is
a safe bet that not all the shocks q
telephone operator gets are of the
switch board
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-09

New York might get pulled I'D over
having baseball team constantly on
top IL it didn't have another constant.
ly at the bottom.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-09

They are going to put monographs
in street cars in st. Louis. Why don't
they use movies and have everybody
riding?
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-09
Youthful Lady Mayo-ess-

Cristabeile Mitigate, though only
tWelve years old, is lady mayrress of
tne town OF Newport, England. Her
Iather Is mayor, and her mother being
dead, she performs acceptably the du.
ties Of the position on all public oooa,
alona.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-09
Prevention Of MIIdsw.

Nothing should be stored In q damp
condition on account Of mildew,
which IS a vegetable growth. being q
kind Of fungus, which quickly spreads,
and Is very difficult to remove. To
remove It from flannel ether is best to
use. For mildew on cotton material.
damp the part, rub soap thickly on.
cover with powdered French chalk
and put In the sunshine, and keep re-
peatinE the process until the spots
disappear.
Portuguese Jury Drew Lots.
A new method Of administering JUS.
dee was applied recently at villa
Franco de Xira in Portugal.
A prisoner was charged with coun-
terfeiting, and as the jury were even
ly divided and could not agree they
determined to draw lots. Two pieces
Of paper were procured, one was in.
scribed Equity" and the other limo
cent" They were then folded up,
shuffied, and one was then chosen by
juryman.
1t happened to be the one Inscribed
guilty" whereupon the prisoner wan
sentenced to the maximum penalty.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-09
Portuguese Jury Drew Lots.
New EnqIand's ADVANTAGE.

Here is how the spirits of the wise
cit IN the clouds and mock us. Even
at the r.5k Of arousing western preJu.
dice maintain that New England
and all broken, hilly, rocky countries
have 4 decided advantage over re-
gions Of great fertility, In that human
stupidity and mole-eyed greed can
never wholly divest them of forests
that their sterile crags and steep 40
eliVities must mainly be left to wood
forever. "-Rorace Greeley
Business.
"Mirandy, Mirandyl Git up! They's
ten automobiles gone by already this
mornin'. an tn chickens amt been
turned out into tn road yit!"-Judge.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-09

It may be that some authors wri,e
dialect stories just because they are
such poor spoilers.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-09

II policemen are to be made cen.
sors Of fashions trip to Paris should
be part OF their education.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-09

"arner would be glad to get rid .,
the lobbyist who spends such an IN.
considerable time bidding daughter
goodnight.
Men, says woman reformer. should
be taught to cook. Such knowledge
might, however, be two edged. II they
knew more about It they would be- a
bit more critical about what is served
them. For the sake OF domestic con.
cord keep the men In ignorance.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-09
Sex Difference.

a man often needs a new hat when
he doesn't want It, but there are no
women like that-Atchison Globe.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-09
ColIeuo Wlndono.

Fhe big responsibilities of marriage
NE the little ones.--Dartmouth Jaasz
o. lantern.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-12-09
Not Needed,

Il suppose the brightest moment Of
your life was when Jack proposedf"
BrightestR There wasn't a particle
OF light In the rooml"
Imperial Valley press., 1913-11-29

washing out of it the dust, the bac-
terra, the molds and the millions of
particles that hang suspended In the
atmosphere. All of us know how re-
freshing is such shower washed air.
Now the sanitarian engineers come
and say that we can have this kind
of good air all the time in our fac
tories, Office buildings and theaters
and other places where many people
congregate for work or pleasure. The
air can be taken into the building by
a system of fans, through chamber
in which drops of water are falling as
if they were rain, or into which sprays
of water are kept going.
Although the experiments that have
scientifically demonstrated the value
of such a system Of washing air have
been made only during the year 1918,
this method of artificial air washing
is by no means q new one. The only
thing now is the measure of cleanliness
that has been determined.
The most familiar device designed
to promote bodily comfort seen in
India, next to the "punkah," or cell
ing fan, is the "tatty" The tatty is
coarse mat of cocoa fiber or some
other similar substance, which is
stretched in the sun in front of the
open door of the dwelling house. All
the other doors are sealed and the
Imperial Valley press., 1913-11-29

Last week was marked by the re-
turn to Broadway of Elsie Ferguson
in new play, "The Strange Woman"
at the Lyceum. 1t was indeed a
strange woman whom the first night
ers saw, strange Elsie Ferguson,
not bit like the actress who appeared
in "Such a Little Queen" which was
her last stellar role. In that play
Miss Ferguson was delightful in
genue. She is now full fledged seri-
Gus leading lady. The play, by Will
liam Hurlburt, is labeled a comedy
and there are some comedy situations
but for the most part it is serious
story of the ever growing conflict be-
tween old fashioned prejudices and
modern ideas. The scenes are laid in
the middle west and all of the char
acters are middle western people.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-11-29
Auto Tire Sale

The unexpected reduction in the
price of Goodrich tires finds us with
a large stock of fresh new goods on
hand which we had just received for
our winter stock, and the low prices
just put in effect have been followed
by rush of business. You can now
save money by buying Goodrich tires.
This is the time to get new shoes for
your car. Goodrich tires are strictly
high grade and fully guaranteed. Our
stock is large and complete. Give us
a call. Stanley-De Blois Garage, cor
ner Sixth and State.-Adv. 1t
Imperial Valley press., 1913-11-29
Haskin Letters
Washing Air
(By Frederic j. Haskin)


The results of recent researches in
the realm Of ventilation have revealed
the fact that what we need is not so
much chemically pure air as it is phys
icaily clean air; that circulation of the
air is more important than its tenn
perature, and that even when air is
properly circulated in a building and
maintained at a proper temperature
it still is not good for use unless it
is clean.
When we have anything that is tan
gible, anything that we can take hold
of, that is dirty, and we want it to
be clean, we wash it. That is exactly
what our sanitarians would have us
do with the air we breathe. We should
wash it.
It isn't a particularly difficult thing
to do, and it is by no means new.
A thousand and one years before the
firss lecture on ventilation was de-
livered man no doubt had noticed that
a shower of rain freshened up the
air. That, say the most advanced sci
entists, is exactly what the shower of
r";r does. 1t freshens up the air by
Imperial Valley press., 1913-11-29
changeab|e Climate
is A CONSTANT THREAT TO THE
HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE.

Dr. Hartman. Of Columbus, Ohio.
discusses an important health topic,
He says:
Yes, it is the climate, not the germs.
that we have to fear in this country.
The germs are present. to be sure,
and are of some significance in
diagnosis. Climate, a. changeable
climate. Is the true cause of disease.
The atmospheric pressure varies. the
humidity of the atmosphere changes.
Every day the temperature rises and
falls. All this presents to the body
very great trials to adjust to.
The area of high pressure forms in
the northwest. Moves rapidly south
east, subjecting millions of our
population to its influence. The re-
suit is. thousands upon thousands Of
people catch cold. A small per cent,
OF these thousands do not get we'll Of
their cold. 1t goes into pneumonia,
or chronic catarrh, or bronchitis, or
laryngitis. or pleurisy.
Now, what I am getting at is this.
These climatic changes are inevitable.
No one can prevent them. The very
best we can do is to prepare for
them, defend ourselves against them.
Good health is the best preventive,
The very best. Vigorous health, with
excess vitality, this is Natures own
preventive and protection.
We do not all have this, however.
Some of us must have assistance.
The assistance that use for myself,
would recommend for my friends to
use, my neighbors and my country
men, isNPe-ru-na Keep Pe-ru.na In
the house.
II the children indicate they are
catching cold, give them Pe-ru-na.
II the parents. the grandfather or
grandmother, present those symptoms
that are so well known which precede
a cold. a few doses Of Pe-ru-na and
the deed is done.
Some people are very subject to
colds. Others who have weak lungs
and are timid about our winter
weather. take Pe-ru-na off and on
during the whole winter season.
The plan Is good one. The medicine
Is inexpensive. It does no possible
harm, to the system. It keeps the
appetite regular and keen. II as
sists digestion and helps the user
through the inclement weather Of
winter.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-11-29

washed out of the air. This is some
thing new, so far as practical applica-
ton to ventilation is concerned, but
doubtless before many years pass by
we shall all of us demand freshly
washed air to breath.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-11-29

A new bill of this week is "The
Misleading Lady" at the Fulton. 1t
is the work Of Charles Goddard and
Paul Dickey, comparative newcomers
in the playwright business. De Wolf
Hopper heads the light opera company
that opened two nights ago at the
Manhattan in "Hop o. My Thumb" f"
1t is clever bit of musical potpourri,
tuneful but without plot enough to
distract ones attention from the
songs and dances.
Gladys Waddell and Joan Shore,
chorus girls under 20, signed con-
tract to dance in Rio Janeiro mu-
sic hall. They went south on the
steamer Van Dyck, which carried
Colonel and Mrs. Roosevelt.
The colonel told the girls that Rio
Janeiro was no place for them and
raised a purse to send them back to
New York. The Brazilian manager
had them arrested, but card to the
American consul from Mrs. Roosevelt
got them out.
They came back to New York and
told the story to all the newspapers.
Both now have good engagements.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-11-29
HObble Skirt Injuries Increase

New York, Nov. 29-Hobble skirts
and high heels continue to be respon-
sible for an increasingly large number
of the injuries sustained by women
while getting on and off trains and
mounting and descending stairways
Imperial Valley press., 1913-11-29

in stations on the Pennsylvania rail-
road.
A careful record kept flor three
months of all injuries sustained by
women due to slipping, stumbling or
falling while on the railroad prop
erty indicated that these accidents
are becoming more numerous.