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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-07-04
The unforsivabIe Thing
Tho Lion Of Janina.

About n century ago London was
threatened with n grisly show from
Janina. The fame OF All Pasha was
considerable In England, enhanced by
Byron's stanzas in "Chtlde Harold"
SO when the great Albanian had ut
last been murdered and his head was
exhibited TO the public Mt Constantine.
pie on n dish n merchant Of that city
thought the head and dish would be
n paying sight I'm London. We need
not regret that n former confidential
agent of Ali offered the eXecutioner n
higher price than the merchant had
and obtained the head. with those of
Ali's three sons and grandsons. He do
posted them near one OF the city gates
with n tombstone and inscription
London Spectator.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-07-04
An Artists Sin,

Sir John Gilbert was once commits.
stoned TO illustrate n short story for a
London weekly. When he had finished
the work the editor remarked. Why.
Sir John. the story says an escort of
Infantry soldiers. and here on the block
you have given US mounted ones"
Dear me. so l have" responded the
artist. but I haven't time to do an.
other drawing now. Can't you make
an alteration In the story to make it
ut In" The copy was handed to n
subordinate TO make the requisite al.
teratlons. but that gentleman forgot
TO edit the chapter describing how the
soldiers had gained the summit OF a
steep mountain. parts of which they
were obliged TO scale with ladders.
Horses could not have been got there
unless by the assistance OF n crane.
Aftcrward shoals OF letters from sub
scribers wished 10 know how the cav
airy got there.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-07-04
The Golfer's WAGER.

A man who knows baseball. but new
er played golf. was talking to Il profess
sional golfer and remarked that the
latter's pet zane was at best only IA
piddling sort of AFFAIR.
Well" said the golfer, I'm wager
you that I can play around this eight
cen hole curse in fewer strokes than
you can throw the ball. and you need
not bother to put 1t In the cups. but
throw as far as you can every time"
Instantly the bet was made. and then
the baseball enthusiast began to figure.
The golfer could do the course In sew.
enty.two strokes. To equal that the
other would have to make seventy-two
throws OF an average length OF 2JO
feet. the course being 5000 yards. Fol
nm ordinary nan this would be an im.
possible task.-Phlladelphia Ledger.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-07-04
ObeYed the Dream.

Life is sometimes saved by dream
warnings. Take the case OF DR.. Har-
vey, tho celebrated discoverer Of the
circulation OF the blood. When he was
II young man no set out from London
TO 70 to Padua. I'm Italy, the seat of
the famous university where no wish.
cd to study. When he got TO Dover
the governor refused to let him enter
his packet to cross the channel, but
declined to give any reason Tho next
day news arrived Mt Dover that the
packet had been lost with every soul
on board. Then the governor explain.
cd his strange conduct. Uc said that
he had had n dream OF overwhelming
fotce. In which he was forbidden to
allow n young man. whose face APP
pcnrcd TO him. to enter tho boat
When Harvey presented himself tho
governor recognized tho face soen In
his dream.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-07-04
Ar undiscovered Interior.

A magazine editor recently re-
turned a story to al aspiring con-
tributor.
Immediately the latter wrote an
indignant letter to him, saying that
before sending her manuscript she
had slightly pasted together several
of the inner pages. When the story
"a returned to her it was in its
original condition. She had always
suspected editors of n~eglecting their
duties; now she was sure of their
carelessness, for her own story had
not been read. To all this the much
berated man made reply:
Dear Madam-At breakfast, when I find
that an cgg Is bad. l do not have TO eat
the whole OF It TO make sure.
Chicago Record Herald.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-07-04
Tho Uses Of Tall

iaic, derived from soapstone found
In various quarters OF the world and
In many states of our Union. is rs a
general thing marketed rs rough from
the mine. II is sawed into slabs. from
which are manufactured various OBJ
)ects. or 1t is ground into powder. A
great deal Of the ground tale is EN-.
ployed In the manufacture OF paper.
II also enters into the making of mold
ed rubber forms and foundry facincs
and paints. but the form in which II ia
most familiar is the toilet powder. Not
only Is talcum busted into gloves and
shoes to obviate friction. but 1. Is also
blown into condults 10 ease the intro
duction OF electric wires or other con-
ductors. Soapstone is largely employed
In the manufacture OF laundry tubs
and similar articles. The very best
grades or tale free from Jaws. are saw
ed up to make pencils or rayons. Gas
tips are also made from taIc.-uarpers.
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Teeth OF tho Sporm Whale.

Instead of having plates OF baleen
the square nosed sperm whale carries
a row OF twenty TO twenty-five heavy
teeth on each side OF the lower jaw.
These ct into sockets in the roof OF tho
mouth and assist In holding the giant
squid and cuttle0sh on which the enor-
nous animal feeds. The squid seldom
gets away from the warm currents:
hence the sperm usually remains In the
tropics.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-07-04

In the Konzert-Taschenbuch In an
article by Felix Weingarner on "Ap-
%plause," in which the director says:
The relation between the public and
the artist rests on what Is rendered by
both. The artist gives his strength.
his knowledge and the fruit OF his
life's work. The public can give moth.
Ing but its recognition. As the lndi.
vidual has not opportunity to speak
his approval. the logical way to show
II is by applause" The writer says
that he has never known a case where
this form OF satisfaction on the part OF
an audience has failed to please. all
declarations On the part OF modest
stage folk TO the contrary notwith.
standing. Beethoven resented silence.
and Wagner loved applause"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-07-04
DanioI OfConneII,

After n dinner at Lord DungarvnD's,
Lady Morgan writes I'm her diary: !
met the rcdoubtable Dan O'Connell
Dan In not brilliant I'm private life, not
ever agreeable. Ho In mild, silent, I'M
assuming, apparently absorbed and an
utter stranger TO the give and take
charm Of good society. I said 10 to
Lord C~lnnricnrde, who replied: III you
Know how / found him this morningi
Ills hall. the very steps Of his door.
crowded with his clientele. He had n
word or n written order for each. then
hurried on to tho law courts. thence
TO the Improvement society and was
the guest here today. Two hours be.
fore ho was making that clever but
violent speech 20 Mr.. 10 Touch. nnu
now no wonder that he looks like an
extinct Volcano"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-07-04
InspIrsa ra,r,o,,,n

The late Senator Hoar wa. onc.
portuned to lend his influence IN -
nal OF a chronic office seeker -.
no. a difficult matter to crafty the an.
pncant's ambition by securing for him
a place rs consul at a Gulanian nor,
mnicn was not considered a highly da.
siraoie office. The newly appointed of.
nciai had served but a short time. how.
ever. when his wife. unable to with.
stand the malignant climate, sickened
ana died. Disheartened and d~iscopr.
aged, he resigned his post and return.
ed home.
some years later the senator was
mildly surprised at being again an
preached by the e~x-consul. who asked
TOT reappointment to his old berth
Perhaps ! can do something for Won, :,
said Mr.. Hoar; but, considering your
tragic experience there. your request
seems a little strange"
I know" explained the aspirant n
trihe %ruefully. but. you see, senator.
I'm married again."-Judge.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-07-04
Jared the Professor.

When in 1883 Professor Freeman
al examining Battle abbey he
found himself logged by a person,
who, as he thought, somewhat Off
ciously obtruded his offers of as
sistance. After vainly trying to
shake him of he broke forth with:
~ don't want your help. The Duke
Of Cleveland promised that 1 should
not be interfered with by the gar
deners."
Exactly So" was the reply; 81
nope they have obeyed my orders.
! am the Duke Of Cleveland"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-07-04
A PAINTER AND HIS BAssooN.
Gainsboroush Loved to Play, Though
He Tortured His Friends.

"Gainsborough's profession" says
one Of his friends, 'was painting,
and music was his amusement, vet
there were times when music seem
ed to be his employment and paint
ing his diversion"
lie was so passionately fond of
music that he filled his house with
all manner of instruments and per-
United his table to be infested with
all sorts of musical professors X
cePt only bagpipers.
Gainsborough never had applica-
ton enough to learn his notes thor
oughly, yet he loved melody so
much that he tried his native skill
upon almost every instrument. He
could perform a tune on the fiddle,
the guitar, the harpsichord or the
flute. He also took lessons upon
either the hautboy or the clarinet,
but made nothing of it.
According to a biographer of
Gainsborough, Johann Christian
Bach, a son of the great Sebastian,
who lived for many years in Lon
don, had a certain dry and testy hui
NOR. He used to sit and endure
Gainsborough's unhappy efforts and,
laughing in his sleeve, exclaim:
Bravo, bravop"
Gainsborough, not OF all abashed
at his irony, if indeed he perceived
it, would 60 at it again, laboring
hard at his task. "Now for Pur-
cells chaunt," or "Here is a bit of
old Bird" he would say.
"Dat is very fine!" cried Bach
when the ordeal was over.
Now for a touch of old Henry
Lawes," continued Gainsborough.
"Now, dat is too padI" Bach
would shout, his patience worn out
at last. "Dere is no law why de
company is to listen to your muir
der of all desc ancient gombosers."
Then he would get up from his
seat, run his fingers along all the
keys of the harpsichord and flourish
voluntaries as if he were inspired.
One day Bach called on Gains
borough in Pail Mall and found
him in his studio, working hard at
the bassoon. The painters cheeks
were pulled out till his face was
round and red as the harvest moon.
Bach stood astounded.
"Pote it away, man, pote it
away!" he commanded. "Do YOU
want to burst yourself like the frog
in the fable? 1t is only fit for the
lungs OF a coundry blackschmidt."
"Nay, now" exclaimed Gains
borough, at is the richest bass in
the world. Now listen again"
"Listen!' cried Bach. mine
friendt, / did listen at your door in
the passage, and Ply all the powers
above it is for all the world rs the
veritablc braying of a iackass."
"Why, you have no ear for music,
man." Gainsborough exclaimed, "no
more ear than an adder
Companion.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-07-04
Something Awful.

els your wife pretty fierce in the
scolding liner asked the new nc.
]quslntancc who was trying to find out
what particular kind of sympathy his
friend most wanted.
"Ficrcol oh, It's something awful
when she scoids."
"whnt does she say?"
"she doesn't say anything. She just
shuts her mouth tight and looks al
me."-Buffalo Express.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-07-04

LEARN TO speak French. Then
things won't cost so much In Paris"
"oh, you can't make en- think you
arc a Frenchman."
mo. but sometimes you cnn make
'em think you are a Russian or a Span
:ard."-waahiDRton Herald
Humor From the Judge.
"a solicitors bill II like n builders
said the magistrate at woolwich police
court. "whcn Grst you look Mt II you
think you have been robbed, but when
you go through II carefully you feel
sure you have."-Jondon Mall.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-07-04
STRENUOUS %LOVEMAKlNG.
Duke William Tanned Matilda, and She
Got Square on Brihtric.

wv oidaEC OF oFinITlC.
A modern lover who resortad to
brute force to win his lady would soon
find himself in the street. IL not in the
police station. But fashions in pro-
posals have changed In a thousand
years, n when William the Conuueror
set out TO make Matilda, daughter OF
the Count OF Flanders, the happiest
of maidens he adopted measures that
were forcible, to say the least. The
New York Sun tells the story OF his
tempestuous wooing:
The sutton Matilda had she did not
want, and the man she wished to WOO
her she could not get. The man she
did not want happened to be William,
duke of Normandy, and he decided to
go to Bruges and conquer Matilda.
There were no national roads through
France in those days, and William
doubtless had n hard trip. Perhaps
Matilda noticed the mud on his clothes
when she came out of church and
found him waiting for her.
AT any rate, William descended from
his horse, and taking Matilda firmly
by the back of the neck, rolled her
over n over in the mire OF Bruges,
planting we'll directed blows upon her
royal face and body with his other
hand. Life was elemental a thousand
years ago.
This strenuous lovemaking somehow
appealed TO Matilda. Perhaps 1t was
what she would have liked to do to
BrIhtric, the gentleman she could not
get, who was only the English am
bassador Mt her fathers court aud not
ut all n proper person to be snubbing
a princess. SO Matilda sent word to
her father that, sick in health and
dolorous in body" she had firmly re-
solved to marry no man but Duke
William.
Later, after William had conquered
England, he offered his queen the
estates of any English nobleman she
might name. Matilda did not have to
think twice. She not only chose Bril-
tries estates. but she put him in prison
and kept him there all the rest of his
llfe-an excellent argument for the
wise custom of restricting woman's
choice to one year in four.
Swarms of Bees.
A swarm of bees contains from TO-
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-07-04
Just a Suggestion.

A young lawyer appeared before n
Washington judge with his umbrella
under his arm and his hat on his head.
The young man was so agitated that
he forgot to put aside his umbrella or
TO remove his hat. lie began speaking,
when the court kindly suggested:
Hadn't you better raise your um.
brella fr--Exchange.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-07-04
HnW 20 Innk Nnunn.

Sho-I sent a dollar to a young wo-
nan for n recipe TO make me look
young.
He-what did you getf
Shea card saying, always associ.
ate with women twenty years Older
than yourself"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-07-04
GIRL PEDESTRIANS

are safer walking alone across the
country than they are when work.
ing in department stores. The
insults which they are apt to meet
in many stores are totally absent
when they are on the road"
These are the conclusions of the
Misses Francis Leach Is and Mary
Coyne, 23, feminine globe t~rotters
who are walking from Denver to
San Francisco via the old Midland
trail. They are not attempting to
make any speed record having left
Denver May, ~. They left Grand
Junction, Colo, on their western
trip a few days ago.
The girls declare that their
effort is merely preliminary to a
nor extended pedestrian tour lat
er. II they succeed, they will re-
main on the coas: for several
months and then attempt to walk
back to the Atlantic. My muscles
are hard as nails" laughed pretty
Miss Leach today "A months
walking out in the open air did
that. We both worked for our Iiy-
ing in a department store in Den
yer and became so run down in
health that we decided a trip of
this kind was the only thing that
would permanently restore our
health. When we started | could
scarcely walk two miles a day, and
now | can do fifteen and get fat on
it.
I've have letter of credit which
will help US out in Ease we are un-
able to make III expenes by selling
postcards of ourselves. When we
reach the Pacific coast, we expect
to rest a few months. and then
start back to the Atlantic. After
that we will feel able to tackle
Europe and Asia"
The girls finished the first leg Of
their long journey-Denver to
Junction, Colo, a distance of
f75 miles. in three weeks time and
arrived in the later city fresh and
u]nwearied. Although both girls
have always gone armed. each car
rying a small revolver, they declare
they have been subjected 10 insult
only once.
1.-TWO tramp tried to get fresh
once" said Miss Coyne. I'VE tried
to walk on rapidly but they pur-
sued US. We were so frightened at
first that We didn't think Of our
weapons. We begged the men to
let Is pass but they became ar
rogant at our fear and when they
used insulting language We drew
the revOlyers. Two shots apiece
At the ground near their feet and
they made Mercury ashamed of
himself"
"On the whole however, we could
not ask for better treatment than
received and we feel much SAT-
er travelling this way than we ever
felt when we we're working in a
department store. All the men
are very kind. Most of them treat
US like we were their daughters.
Some of the young brakemen get
sentimental and mushy and
offer TO give us rides, hut we have
declined. We are able to
take care of ourselves and can walk
to the Golden Gate without beg
ging or sacrificing our s]clf-respect
! should like 10 see some cheap
sport try anything with us. I'll
guarantee il would be the last
time he would eve try il"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-07-04
NnNnr.

she-wo women are all misunder-
stood. Howell, You never saw one
who tried to make herself plain, did
youf-Clncinnat Enquirer.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-07-04
WOMEN.
PERSEVERANCE.

TUE heights By great men reached and
kept
Were not attained by sudden flight.
But they. whllo their companions slept.
Were totlng upward In tho night.
-~LpnEfalioz
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-07-04
ESoites Curiosity.

The better kind of n front we put M
tho more people want 10 know what b
behind it-Puck.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-07-04
Mind Unto Mind.

"she disturbed my peace Of mind"
"UowTr
"By giving me q piece Of hers"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-07-04
Why These Husbands
and Wives Parted

In the July American Magazine.
anne Montgomery Flagg, the famous
wit and artist, publishes in words and
pictures a contribution entitled why
Ihey Parted" He introduces the sub
lect with tho following lines:
Someone whispers in your ear:
You know the Blinks of course
Well Mrs. b. at last l hear,
s2S gotten nvT divorced
think at once the cause is clear
old Blink was rough or naughtyl
There might be other reasons, dear,
I've thought of several forty!'
Following are the verses that go un-
der the different pictures:
He Wa Kind to Animals Too
His heart was rs soft as an elder
down quilt,
his wife at the washtub was bent;
The thought of the aches in her back
made him wilt,
be could stand it no more-so he
WENT
That Was All
She never did anything mean to annoy,
She had kindness and sweetness and
grace,
She made n good partner of sorrow
and joy
He simply got sick of her facet
He Used to Scare Her
This couple were married July eighty
one.
He'd been hiding in whiskcrs till now.
He foolishly bought him a razor for
What happened was hardly a row.
Stay in Bed During March 10 You've
Reduced
Their love had grown deeper, their Joy
was no bluff,
They were happy and clipper and
gay
Till she left off potatoes and starches
and stuff
Yes, they parted one breezy March
day
Chicken Hearted
The time that he spent upon chickens
Would never have caused any talk,
But as he left home the plot thickens-
There are chickens, by Heck, in New
York!
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Stronu Emotion.

Flve-yearold Billy was swinging oil
the front gate. "Uow's mother this
m~ornIng2' asked n passing neighbor
cheerily. Billy looked serious. 81
don't fink she feels very good. Mrs.
Brown. Hcr bcstest rosebush is dyin'.
and she had TO use lots of emotion"
Mrs. Brown looked sympathetic, but
puzzled. Poor motherl Did II really
make her cry7"
"Nor' with scornful emphasis. "she
just putted some soapsuds an Kerosene
on the bush TO kill the bad little bugs
ooh. yes: emulslonT' said the ques
TONER az the light dawn upon her.
That's what I said" explained Billy
patiently. kerosene emotion" Los
angeles Timea
WOMEN.
We arc stars OF the night, 20 arc gomu
OF tho morn,
Yo arc dowdrops whose 1ustor Iiumines
the thorn,
And rayless that night is. that morning
Where no beam in your eye lights up
peace In tho breast.
Thomas Moore.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-07-04
Savanna of Reea

Swarms Of Bees.
A swarm of bees contains from TO-
600 to 10000 in a natural state; in q
hive. from 10000 to 10000 tees.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-07-04
ker vooiy Voc

She thought he was lovely and hand
some and good
No, there's nothing she'd want him to
get her
She'd no fault to find with him-no-
body could
Shed met someone else she liked bet
ter!
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There Comes a Time


There Comes a Time
Each Sunday he's tried now for forty
odd years,
So Danl at last has got bitter
She wun't let him set in her company
cheer,
By Godfrey! He up an he quit herr
He Was q Delicate Little Teller,
That's All
1t wasn't a question of morals with
him,
Nor a question of taste when she
smoked;
His saying good-by to her wasn't q
He couldn't sit still and be chokedl
Il Only Goes to Show
He wished like the deuce they had chill
dren. he did;
He would often and often repeat it
He got what he wished for, and then
some, he did;
SO he packed his new blue serge, and
he beat it,
The Unforsivabls Thing
He'd forgotten to tell her he loved her.
M day,
And that was enough for this lady;
She said that was proof of his going
astray,
And she knew just from that he was
shady
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The time that he spent upon chickens
Would have caused any talk,
But as he left home the plot thickens-
There are chickens, by Heck, in New
York!
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1913-10-18

A number of the local saloon keepers
went TO Lacrosse "Wednesday to -ap-
pear in the U. S. district court and
answer to charge of having sold
liquor to an Indian. These saloon
keepers were arrested last January on
evidence secured by questionable meth
DDS by two government officials with
the aid Of an indian from Odanah,
whom they used as a decoy. The de-
PENDANTS appeared at Ashland last spr-
ing and were placed on bonds and
bound over to the United States dis.
trict court. There we're twelve Hnr-
leyites in the party
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1913-10-18

Rev. J. Austin, pastor of the M. E.
church took part in the exercises at
the laying of the corner stone of the
new Methodist Episcopal church being
erected at baskerville last Sunday af-
ternoon, the laying of the stone was
performed by Gen'l Manager l.. c.
Brewer and Mayor Henry Rowe and a
fine program of speeches, songs and
music were a part of the exercises.
Rev. E. Bickford is the pastor of the
Jessieville church.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1913-10-18

Was the north in favor Of the aboi-
ton of slavery prior to the civil war;
II SO, why were Wendell Phillips and
Lloyd Garrison mobbed for advoeat-
ing Il? s..-
Prior to and during the first years Of
the war the sentiment in the north
was by no means unanimous for aboli-
ton. Many people, while opposed to
slavery per Sc, were equally opposed
to interference with the rights of the
southern shareholders. Others tacitly
favored the extension OF slavery rather
than its abolition. 1t was these last
probably that instigated the attacks
on Phillips and Garrison in Boston and
other places as both OF them were
leaders Of the so called Abolition"
party ana prominent in the movement
10 do away with slavery.