Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-01-02
Don't vo. Remember?

Don't voL Remember? ~
The love of "Reminiscences is deep
rooted in us. We do not need to have
length Of years in order to possess it.
All we need to have is a consciousness
OF the past as past Some years ago
a little friend of mile, then four years
old, attained new phrase. Don't you
remember" l say attained" because
1t was evident that she had not only
enlarged her field Of expression by
new word, but that she had enlarged
her field Of experience by new sensa-
tion-the sensation of "reminiscences.
For the phrase, Don't you remen
bert" always ushered in a story out
of her small past, some event of the
preceding winter or summer, some
glimpse of history in which she had
been actor witness. 1t was always ut
cered with shining eyes and flush Of
delight, which deepened II | was able
to catch her Renaissance and recog-
nize and enjoy 1t with her. Yet the
things remembered were very simple
"a drive, a walk, a kitten, child wa
tering his garden or falling down. The
pleasure came, clearly, not from the
original quality OF the experience, but
from the very act of remembering. She
vas tasting the pure pleasure of remi.
niscence. Watching her, fell to won
dering what was the precious quality
Of this pleasure whose flavor She was
beginning to taste.-Atlantic Monthly
Special H>use for "High Brow Apea
The high brow" apes In the New
York Geological park are to have a
house to themselves in the near fu-
hlre. The board Of estimate and ap-
portionment will soon be asked for
an appropriation necessary to cover
the expenses for such a structure.
At present the erudite chimpanzees
and orangoutangs are In the house
with their less intelligent sisters and
brothers.
The intelligent specimens now num-
Der four chimpanzees and five craig
outangs. Badly Is the leader of the
social elect, and Susie, recently sold
to the society by Professor Garner, is
another inmate who stands a1oof. The
proposed structure Is necessary to the
continued health OF the valuable spec
linens, as we'll as to give proper ia
cilities for their exhibition to the
public.
Arts and Crafts Idea.
We have all seen very attractive
bits of jewelry made from gold or sill
yer coins by having the background
space etched away, leaving only the
head and the encircling rim with few
little connecting bars. The same idea
can be carried out by using for the
head little silhouette portrait, made
by posing the subject against bright
sky through a window in q room, dark.
ened all except that one window, then
taking a snapshot. A camera taking a
picture two inches by three is large
enough and the whole head should be
less than an inch. Take several pic.
lures until good outline is obtained
A baby's head is exquisite and done
lin silver would be beautiful scarfpin.
For such pin have only the head
without an encircling rim. A mothers
baby's head In gold would make q
pendant that would be great treas
ure, For a man who has two small
sons / am planning cuff links, each
link to have at one end different"
boy, the other end OF the link OF
course, to be the usual dumbell.--De
lineator.
Much Like Human Life.
A tree does not die OF old age IL
accumulates inflrmities with the years
and has many diseases. 1t may starve
or die OF thirst; caterpillars may cat
it's foliage, scale bugs suck its jsices.
beetles tunnel under the bark, Bcab
rust, molds, rot, blight, may prey
upon It. The wind Ia also an enemy
Peelins the bark OF the birch DOES not
kill II. The numbering season Is over
when the sap begins to strean up
ward, as wood cut "in the sap" Il liza.
BILE to decay. A sugar maple In thu ee
weeks yields OF its life's blood to tbe
extent Of 25 gallons GO drops falling
every minute), which boils down to a
little less than FIVE pounds Of sugar
The trees are not injured IL properly
treated, nor exhausted by teing Dor I'd
too much or at the wrong time.
Tho Easy Tasks.
Let the man who complains because
his work is hard remember that cheap
people can take care OF the easy tasks.