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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-03

mems, and when you found one that
you lflSd fairly we'll for It's qualities,
You bought it.
To-day mother has been reading in
the women's journals about harmony of
color and design. Sister, too, has been
fed the same teachings at college or
high school. If they had any definite
opinion or conception of what consti-
tutes harmony, it might not be SO bad.
It now takes the entire family to
pick out a wallpaper. Very consider
able stocks are overhauled to harmon
ize q brown woodwork, cherry or
mahogany furniture, a blue carpet. and
buff curtains, or whatever color COM
binations infest your home.
As no human combination would
harmonic with such a setting, the
dealer may have to send away for ex-
haustive sample books containing all
known varieties. After long and pain
full cogitations, some nondescript design
is finally selected that does not jar at
its surroundings, simply because it
hasn't life and originality enough to
make itself felt or noticed.
One fine morning in May, with birds
tuning up, flowers budding, and all life
singing its song of elysium, father
walks in to perceive a desolation at
variance with all this glad peace. In
the place of his favorite chair is a
mouldy heap of paper remnants, while
the mawkish odor of the taste pail fills
the air.
Next something may come up which
it necessary for the paper-hanger to alb
sent himself for a day or two, while he
is planting his dominions of disorder
over some other home. Then it is usu-
ally found that you need just one-half
roll more to complete the Job. which
necessitates several more days delay
Still when it is over, and all things
end sometime, a anything in the
landscape beat the sunshine in the
faces of your women folksH
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-03
TROUBLE WITH THE FAT MAN
Conductor and Motorman Were Ad.
vised How to Put Him OH the
Street Car.

A large man, weighing about 200
pounds, who had imbibed freely
enough to be somewhat unsteady on
his legs, boarded a Brooklyn. car. the
other evening. The sudden starting OF
the a caused him to fall against the
iron railing, and in SO doing he ripped
his coat. This unfortunate .circum.
stance, combined with the laughter Of
the passengers, angered him. and he
sullenly seated himself somewhere
about the center of the car. 90
Upon being asked by the. conductor
for Fare, please" he refused to pay.
"If you don't pay.I will put you
off," said the conductor.
go ahead" said the man.
The conductor attempted TO make
good his threat, but as he was a small
man, found it impossible to bulge
the Northumberland pounds before
him. Then he called on the motor
man for assistance.
The motorman took hold on one
side, the conductor on the other. They
half dragged, half lifted, the man
toward the door. All this time he did
not utter n word. Suddenly, however,
he convulsed the other passengers
with the remark:
BE careful, now. No more force
than absolutely necessary"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-03
Obt1uInu Clerk.

An out-of-town man walked into O
Fort Scott store and asked IL the
boss was In. A clerk who sat laS-
iy gazing into space blinked several
dimes, muttered his lips. and lapsed
back into his former stage. II say,
10 the boss INF" inquired the man Ia
not a very mild tone. mo, he's gone
out" returned the clerk, without TAX
Ing his eyes of the space. will he
DO back after dinnerT inquired the
man. Nope" yawned the clerk,
that's what he went out for."-Kan-
sas City Star.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-03
Grotesque Names for Children.

Certain philanthropic Londoners
have proposed a Guild Of Godparents
to ave innocent children from the
burden Of grotesque names. Hundreds
Of examples Of this poor form of pa
rental wit occur in the birth registers
for the past few years. Noah's Ark
Smith, Sardine Box, Jolly Death,
Judas IBcariot Brown, One-Too-Many
Johnson, Not-Wanted Smith, Bevril
Simpson. Merry Christmas Figgett,
Odious Heaton and Ammo Domini
Davis are the names Of children prob
ably living who will have to bear them
through life. :, .
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-03
HOW'S THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot he cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure
F Cheney & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
We the undersigned. have known
F. j Cheney for the last Is years
and believe him perfectly honor.
able in all business transactions and
financially able tn carry out any
obligations made by his firm.
National Bank of Commerce. To-
ledo. Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
teinally acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system. Testimonials sent free
Price rs cents per bottle Sold by
all druggists. Take Halls Family
Pills for constipation. d.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-03
GOSPEL of COURAGE.

Ralph Waldo Urine stated his belief
thus in Harper's Bazaar: g..
ITO get up each morning deter
mined to be happy, determined to be
master Of the events Of the day in
stead Of being mastered by them; to
take anew this attitude of mind when
the doleful thought presents itself or
the bogy-man attempts to show his
face; to look always on the bright
side Of things, determined to stand al
ways In the sunshine rather than In
the shadow-this 1t ia that makes
life with, its daily round and its
knotty problems continually easier.
This hopeful. optimistic, courage-al
ways-up attitude of mind and heart
IL to set into operation subtle, silent
forces that are continually working
along the lines we are going and that
opens the way for US 10 arrive"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-03
Queer Catch From che Sea

One OF the Qusercst deep sea crea-
lures ever seen In the Vicinity was
brought in a few days ago by @ fisher
man OF Venice, Cal. Il In ave feet
In length. black and green mottled,
with a tail like that of. q shark. Il
has a dorsal nm and four feet, shaped
like those OF a parrot. It's mouth re-
eembles that Of q ella monster, while
its head is a replica on a large scale
q that Of o California horned toad.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-03
Many Deadly Weapons.

Some persons attribute all crime
to the pistol, forgetting that history
tells us that more crimes were COM
mitted In the world before there were
pistols. What Is to prevent a person
murderously inclined from obtaining
and using q carving knife, an fee pick,
IN ak, or Ratchet, q razor or baseball
bat? These all make deadly weap'
ons.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-03
VIII Preserve Aaed Tree.

On the Canandaigua lake shore high.
way, at Tlchenor Springs, stsnds q
venerable tree, which, experts q aare,
Ia not less than eight hundred years
old. Recently improvements at this
point were begun, which, It was
thought, would neceBsitste its remov-
al, but In response to popular protest
the highway commission has decided
to lot 1t stand.-Waterloo IN. ~ OBJ.
server.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-03
Want aha q woman4

dat man ober dar say dat women
needs to be helped into kerridges
and lifted ober bitches. Nobody ebber
helps me ODER bitches :.ur into kerr
ridges. And amt I q 'oman7 I have
ploughed and planted and gethered
into barns. and no man could head me.
And amt I a oman? I could work az
much and eat as muoh-whinst / oouI0I
git it-as a man, and bear dc lash az
well. And amt I b 'omanf"-Sojourn-
er Truth.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-03
Danger eian In Horse.

Tho appearance of white In the
eye OF a horse indicates q vicious ma
ture. because a high tempered horse
constantly looks about, apprehensive
OF danger, or desiring to do mischief.
The quick motion OF the eyebaif In oD-
posite directions exposes an unusual
y large surface Of the white, which
thus becomes an evidence of the tom
HaR Of the animal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-03
Tribute TO American Sailor.

BY all who know him, It Is conced:
ed that the American sailor ia a clean
and thorough athlete. He takes q
deep interest in anything he tackles,
and 30, to make his athletic endeavors
correspond with his otherwise high
standing, he goes in for clean work,
and IL he wins he is modest and IL he
loses he 10 the first to congratulate
the winner.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-03
Emblem Of Charity,

Love, kindness, liberation, wha%
ever charity may be, or IL she Is com,
pounded OF them all, I know not, An
that I do know is that she IN rare,
and that her emblem on q sailors arm
ia always drawn between the anchor
and the cross-Cunninghame-Qra-
ham.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-03
O77e6
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Carson City. Nevada Land Once

'' April5. 1918.
NOTICE is hereby given that George r. Hol
land, of Lsmoille. County Of Elko. State Of Ne
vada, has filed In this office his application to
enter. under the provisions Of Sections aaOs
and 1907 II. s. u. s. the following describ.
cd land, viz: NWH OF Mex Of Section so.
Township 80 N, Range 81 E., NJ. d,
b. & NJ. Any and all persons claiming adversely
the lands described, or desiring TO object be.
cause Of the mineral character OF the land. or
for any other reason. to the disposal TO .appli.
cant. should file their anidavits Of protest. in
this office. on or before the 23rdr day of May.
1918. az 80
Lotus J. CoHH% Register.
First publication April z. Iel3.-D., ..t.
Last publication May .. 1918. " g
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-03
Western Pacific Time Gard

The Western Pacific will have a new time
card, beginning Sunday, April 6, as follows:
No. l Westbound ar. 74o pm. Departs $50 pm.
No. 8 Westbound ar. 200 am. Departs 7.10 am.
No. 2 Eastbound ar. 7.45 am. Departs 7.55 Am.
No. 4 Eastbound ar. s.45 pm Departs s.55 pm
F. NJ. GRADY, Agent
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-03
Force Of Habit.

why did she want to set her hua-
bands will aside?" Merely because
1t was her husbands, and she had got
In the habit Of setting his will aside"
Houston Post.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-03

Fastest service in the World,
That's all. Postal Telegraph Cable
Company.
What is life without-The Independ
emf? E..r
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-03
FuaItlvo.

"Scribbles says he dashes of fugi-
i've poetry" We'll, It's been highly
successful so far in escaping atten-
ton"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-03
SORROWS OF PAPER-HANGING

The spring job of paper-hanging used
to be comparatively simple. You look
ed over a very restricted lot OF speci-
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-03

Wondrous Strength Of Love.
There ts a comfort In the strength
OF lovo-Wordsworth.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-03
Cowardly,

a man may praise q woman's Die.
but that's n o sign he viii. eat 'itl-S
Buffalo News IT.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-03

Poor Sticking.
Sticking to q poor purpose makes
many q Door stick.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26
President Navin
Would Not Trade
Chase for Cobb

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-There has
been vast amount OF rumors float
ing throughout the baseball land to
the effect that Hal Chase would be
traded when Frank Chance took
charge of the Yankees. In fact, II
was said up and down the baseball
line by some that it would be a great
idea If Chance were TO give Chase the
order of that famous hardware
There are some folks here who are
of the opinion that Hal is a trouble
maker. and that he is a handicap to
the New York club. That opinion
prevails among some But the man
ager wants him. so that ends it. Ru-
NOR went so far as to say that Chase
was to be fred, Cobb was to be trans
ferred to New York and Lajoie would
be seen skipping about second base
for the Yankees.
To get a real line on what Frank
Chance thinks of Chase, just listen to
what the manager had to say when
he landed back in GIendora, to. his
many friends:
There is no plan on foot TO dispose
Of Chase. 1t would be the height of
folly for me to even consider such a
move at this time. 1 am not sure yet
that / Will be able to stand the heat
back there, and in that event would
IlGGu 1IdSe dI uTst DdSP.
I'm going to tell you just how
much I think of Chase as bail play
er. / wouldn't trade him for Ty Cobb.
Admitting that Cobb Is the greatest
outtielder in the history of the game,
Chase is one OF the greatest infelders
that ever lived.
sAn infielder will handle ten
chances where an outfelder will
handle one. You can see for your
tn, IA xl4xc
to tho club.
81 do not say that I will not trade
Chase or any other member of the
team. In fact, I would make any
kind of a trade IL I could figure ont
where it would strengthen the team.
But | am contemplating nothing of
the kind at present.
az will admit that would like TO
have Lajoie, but / have been told
that there is no chance to get him
away from Cleveland.
Chance does not think that the
Yanks are such a bad team as they
now stand 1t will surprise many to
know that he figures new third
baseman as the only addition neces-
sary to make the club a first division
runner.
There is nothing in my contract
calling for me to play first base said
teN5i8Ees nut diJGI As LtS4l NUS iAt1l
| hold down that position, | Will
start the season there. ! am in fine
health--better, In fact, than l have
been in q number of years-but it
remains to be seen whether l can
stand up under the hot weather.
Chase will be shifted to second
base. For some time he has wanted
to play that position and 7 think that
he will prove as much of n star there
as at first. Derrick, / understand. is
a high-class infelder, and he will be
played at short. This leaves me shy
third baseman. L have no man in
mind for the place at the present
moment In fact, I do not know
enough about the American league
talent yet to decide a matter of this
kind We may put through deal for
a third saeker at the annual meeting
of the league in New York, February
18TH
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26
Standing of Teams.
Navy Eleven Given
Tokens of Victory

, ANNAPOLIS, MD. Jan Mem
Bers OF the Naval academy fo6gbail
team %hch defeated the Military
academy eleven at Philadelphia last
November were this afternoon pre-
scented by Colonel r. NJ Thompson.
of New York, with gold cuff links, on
which were engraved the date of the
game and the score.
Lieutenant Douglas l.. Howard and
several of the assistant coaches. as
well as number OF friends Of the
navy team, We're honored with gifts
from Colonel Thompson and the navy
athletic association.
The association presented gold
watch fobs in the shape of footballs
to Admiral Richard Wainwright
Professor n. NJ. Terry and Professor
Paul j. Dashiel.
Lieutenant Howard, the head coach
also received football fob, and was
presented by Colonel Thompson with
set of links on which was engraved
the scores of the two victories over
West Point by teams coached by hiEa
No other coach has prepared a navy
team for two triumphs over the army
Midshipman r. =. Rodes, who cap
tanned the Naval academy team last
season, ending with the victory over
the army eleven, will resign within
two weeks TO accept a business posi-
ton. He had been rendered re-
election as captain, but declined it.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26
Jim M'Aleer Says
Thirty Is Ideal
Age Of Players

a. baseball player ought 10 he at
his best between thirty and thirty
Eve" said James r. McNlccr, and
he ought 70 save 100000 while in
baseball.
The author of the aforesaid ought
to be some authority on the subject.
because he WAS playing the game
about that age. Moreover, being chief
mogul OF the champions Of the world,
his observations concerning diamond
athletics ought 10 carry weight
If McAleer's remark SIS actually
true, then baseball is unqucstionably
the best Of all outdoor sports, SO far
as in no other branch Of athletics can
man. AS rule stand the strain
after, say twenty-sevcn or twenty
eight. and nearly AL of them begin
TO go back at about thirty. And hoW
many men have saved $20 0oe at the
age of thirty-five?
@6sf course ., man ist $50 fast after
thirty as he was before" added the
Red Sox president. 'But Ne has
learned to think by that time and he
should be more valuable 90 his club
after thirty than before-aIways pro-
Vided he has taken care of himself.
As evidence McAleer might mention
Jimmy Archer. the Cub premier
catcher, who IS regarded as one Of
the best there is, and is thirty this
summer, Chief Render. who VIII hc
thirty next May, and who is stll some
chief notwt thstanGing he hash {
taken such good care OF himself as
an athlete should; Al Eridwell, who
is thirty~twoi hordecat Brown, thirty
even: Jimmy Callahan. thirty-nine.
Frank Chance. thiTty-four. Hal
Chase. thirty; Fred Clarke, forty-one.
and who was playing manager of the
Pirates until after he was thirty mine
Cliff Cravath, thirty-one; Sam
Crawford. thirty-three; birdie" Cree
thirty-one: Harry Davis, who has just
gone back to help put the Athletics
on their feet again at forty; Red
Doom. thirty-three: Pat Dougherty.
who was doing things at thirty~tiyc;
KID Elberfield. who is thirty-seven,
johnny Evers, thirty; Russell Ford,
thirty. Artie Hoffman, thIrty-one.
Hugh Jennings forty three; johnny
King, thirty eight: Tommy Leach,
thirty-six: Lefty" Laefcid, thirty.
Larry La3oie, thirty-eieht, Christy
Mathewson. who pitched nc best bail
In his career last October, when be-
was Just past thirty-two Mcbride.
thirty-two: Matty Mcintyre. thirty
two: Mike Mitchell thirty; Earl
Moore, thirtv-four Mike Mpwrey
thirty; George Muffin. thirty-throc.
Eddie Plank thirty-elEht. I'd Eeul-
bach. thirty-one; Lew Richie, thirty
Frank Schultz, thirty-one; Jimmy
scheckard. credited with thirty-four
years. hat who, they say is two years
older: "Gabhy' Street, thirty Jake
Stafal. thirty-four; Ira Thomas thirty
two; Joe Tinker. thirty, Honus WaF-
ner. thirty nine.
McAleer might mention these, bat
he would irnu edfate stert a dispute
II he did-a dispute as 10 whether all,
or the most of these. We're not better
before thirty than after and whether
after thirty they were not going
back In fact st IS very likely that,
without mentioning names, McAioer
has started a winter dispute already.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26
SAYS THROPE WAS
WITH ROCKY MOUNT
Continued from First pagel

Continued from First T,apal
-, ~
plicit faith in the statement of War
her. Mr.. Kirby said that he could
understand how Thorpe would be
anxious to play for fun with a team
Of professionals in the hope Of learn
ms something about the game he
was interested in without any hope
or desire OF financial gain Ito oIso
agreed that in case the charges
should prove true there was nothing
left for the A. A IT, and the olvn1-
pic committee to do. bur To admir- fba
facts and do everything in their now
err TO make restitution To the Swedish
authorities and the conrafine nati,l,,.
at Stockh holm.
Glenn Warner sent Telegram, ON
tering Thorpe for the slxtv-Vard bpr.
die race, and the 12-nnttn3 shot,4,,t
ia tins Eortgt,,, M, a,,t,s.. -
hours ~Tatar tbie ,,,as er,.I w
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26
President Locke
of Phillies Once
Was "Copy' Boy

Willie Locke. who has just secured
control of the Philadelphia National
league club. is the youngest baseball
president In the major league, being
forty-four years old. He is native
of Pittsburg and while boy in his
teens worked as copy boy on news
paper after school hours and Satur-
days. AT the age Of twenty he was
writing sports, and soon became base
ball editor of the Pittsburg Press and
one of inc most gifted writers of
baseball in the country.
When barney Dreyfuss went to
Pittsburg he was quickly attracted by
Locke's abilities, and when the late
Harry Pulliam resigned as secretary
of the PittsburG club to become presi-
dent of the Natioral league, Dreyfuss
didn't hesitate 20 appoint the young
baseball writer to Pulliam's place
This was in 1903, and Locke filled the
post with such distinction that it was
predicted ty baseball men that he
would some day acquire club.
tst,eiSe is -f.e.fatlaF all over the cir
cut. He abhors Grassland methods
and thinks that baseball should be
run lust Like trust company or a
big mercantile concern. He has the
confidence of his Philadel-
phla associates ard will have free
rein as executive of the cluD- Locke
is a teetotalcr and even eschews
cigars He is married and will move
his family to Philadelphia immedt-
ately.
The new clique is the fifth set of
owners the PhUNes have had since
their organization in 1892. A. J..
Reach and John l. Rogers were the
stockholders ana soon had
control of the club. They retained
the club through periods Of prosper
ity and adversely until 1903, when
they sold their holdings to syndicate
headed by James Potter. Six years
later this syndicate transferred the
club to the McNichol- Durham-Wolf
interests.
The death Of Israel Durham. the
ockholder, ended this
regime in comparatively short time
and in 1909 Ch6rtes r. Taft obtained
the club. ] was said that Mr.. Taft
paid S275,0 GOO for the club, which was
$500 600 more than the Potter syndi-
cate purchased il for.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-When the
joint rules committee, representing
the major leagues. meets next month
two radical changes in the code Will
be suggested for consideration. John
J. Evers, manager of the Chicago
Cubs, believes for various reasons
that the number of called balls should
be reduced from four to three and
that men on second and third bases
should move up when pass is pur-
posely handed to a heavy batsman.
other baseball men advocate meas
ure expected to do away with the
practice of stealing signs" The
Cubs enterprising manager explains
the idea in this way:
when pitcher Intentionally gives
base on balls to a heavy hitter to
get a weaker one to the plate, base
ball crowds usually cry out in protest
1t is often the case that players will
reach third and second bases with a
strong batsman coming up, The lat
ter Is passed purposety and the next
man, a comparatively poor hitter, is
disposed of easily,
Under the rule I intend to submit
to the joint committee this practice
would be abolished. If the pitcher
walked big hitter with man on
third the latter would be permitted
would go to third. It is my idea that
a pitcher should be compelled to put
the ball over the plate under these
conditions. If only to improve the bat
ting and run making.
THE foul strike rule has increased
the effectiveness of the pitchers to
an alarming degree so that. in my
opinion, they should not be allowed
to tighten their grip on tho batsmen.
That Is why / win suggest thar the
number Of called balls be reduced
from four to three. Then 1t would be
impossible for. a pitcher to waste balls
TO handicap the chances of baserun
ners"
Several baseball men who discussed
Evers' suggestions yesterday seemed
to think that the three ball idea
might find favor, as 1t would tend to
lessen the effectiveness of the box
men, but they also argued that II the
intention" OF a pitcher in giving a
pass was left to the Judgment of an
umpire wrangling on the ball field
would be greatly increased.