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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-12-18

with such fierceness and, withal. such
selfshness, / could only catch a flying
fragment of it now and then, and that;
l noticed, was Of the coarsest fiber of
Intelligence, and of slangy flavor. Lis
tening with the most painful interest,
/ at last made out the fact that the in
Election seemed to be in the interroga-
tive, and, with anxiety the most in.
tense, / slowly came to comprehend
that they were DESTROYS Of ascertain.
Ing the exact distance between two
given points, but the proposition
seemed determined not to round into
fuller significance thanAo query mock.
1ngly, How fur is it? How fur Ia It?
How fur, how fur Is it?" and so on to
a most exasperating limit. AS this
s~enseless phrase a repeated and re-
iterated in its growing harshness and
unchanging intonation, the relentless
pertfnacity Of the query grew simply
agonizing, and when at times the car
door opened to admit a brakeman, or
the train-boy, who had everything to
sell but what / wanted, the emphasized
refrain would lift me from my seat
and drag me up and down the aisle.
When the phrase did eventually writhe
round into form and shape more tan.
gible, my relief was such that I sat
down, and in my fancy framed a grim,
unlovely tune that suited 1t, and
hummed with It, in an undertone Of
dismal satisfaction:
How fur-how fur
Is II from here.
From here to Happiness7
When I returned, that same refrain
rode back into the city with me. All
the gay metropolis was robing for the
banquet and the ball. All the windows
of the crowded thoroughfares were
kindling into spleHdor. Along the
streets rode lordly carriages, SO weight.
ed down with costly silks, and furs,'
and twinkling gems, and unknown
treasures in unnumbered packages,
that one lone ounce of needed charity
would have snapped their axles, and a
feathers weight of pure benevolence
would have s~plintered every spoke.
And the old refrain rode with me
through II alias stoical, relentless
and Interchangeable as fate-and in the
same depraved and slangy tone In
which It seemed to find an especial
pride. 1t sang, and sang again:
How fur-how fur
Is 10 from here
From here to Happiness7
The train, that for FIVE minutes had
been ~lessening In speed, toiled pain
fully along, and as / arose impatiently
and reached behind me for my over
coat, a CHEEKY voice cried, Hello, Capt
Want a lift? I'll hep you with that
benjamin." and as / looked around /
saw the grimy features OF my little
hero of the brush and box.
"Hellol" said !, as much delighted
as surprised. Where did you drop
from7"
"oh, I collared this old hesrse q
mile or so back yonder," said the little
fellow, Eayiy, standing on the seat be.
hind me and holding up the coat.
'Bsen a-doin' circus-business on the
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-12-18

\ cart load OF 'em fer rs centa fnl
take Yer measure fer one IKE e fan
TO- TOO quick!" and the little fellow
leaned back from his work and laughed
up In my face with absolute derision.l
pulled my hat more closely down:
Ior rear OF recognition. but was reas-l
sured a moment later az he went on:
VISIT you lived here; you'd be old
Irult Ter us fellows. I can see you
now a-takin' wind-and we'd give Il to
you mighty slick now, don't You fer
grt:. and as the boy renewed his work,
l think his little. ragged body shook
less with industry than mirth.
VISIT I'd struck you bout ten
oclock this morning." and, as he!
spoke, he paused again and looked. UNI
IN my lace with real regret. "Oh,.
you'd "a been the loveliest sucker of,
EN- all! wy, you'd "a went the whole!
pot yerse'f!" F.:
How do you mean?" said !. dropi
ping the cigar I held. ,
How do I mean? Oh, you don't
want to smoke this thing again after
Its a-rolin' round in the Dirt" (,
Why, you don't SMOKE" said l.,
reaching for the cigar he held behind
him.
Mel Oh, what you giyin' me?"
= Come, let me have It." I said. sharp.
ily, drawing a case from my pocket and
taking out another cigar. e..
"Oh, you want a light" he said,
handing me the stub and watching me
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-12-18

their own way to comprehend that
they were in the way of everybody
else; then limp q little as Il worried
on--drop down exhausted-moan again
toss up It's hands-shriak out. and die
In violent commissions.
We have ell had that experiences "a
the I.wheels-hsd them enter into
conversation vita IS ss va sasly en-
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-12-18

had a harsh, d~iscordant snarl, as 81
seemed, and were spiteful and inslnu-
ating.
The topic they had chosen for that
nights consideration was evidently Of
a very complex and mysterious nature,
and they gnawed and mumbled at IL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15

prove the theory that men and women
with criminal incinations. while In
prison, may be subjected to such a diet
as will relieve them of their tendencies
and send them forth into the world
better able to withstand temptation
and less likely to revert to former evil
ways.
With all respect to the learned men
making the experiment
Is it not a fact that not the kind of
food, but its lack. is responsible for much
crime?
When man learns better the great les
son of distribution of wealth so that nc
one who is willing to work need hunger
the statistical curve which shows increa se
and decrease of crime will make a sharp
downward bend.
Give a man enough to eat of good.
wholesome food-not the poisonous pro
duct which masquerades as such In too
many places nowadays-and he will be
less likely to commit crimes of despera- =
ton.
The belly god Is jealous god and
demands worship before all others
There is little chance for the distinc-
tion between mine and thine when one 5
stomach or that of one near and dear
clamors for food Then the hand reaches
forth to take, without fear of conse-
quences.
But ii Is an interesting question ANY,
way, whether or not a criminal is made
or unmade by the food he eats Investi-
gators will follow the experiments with
care.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15
Opposing the Inevitable

suppose you had foster daughter who
had reached the interesting age of Is and
whom YOU loved very dearly
And suppose this foster daughter. lis
tening TO the call which has moved the
world since the days of Mother Eve. had
been attracted to and had attracted a
young man who wished to marry her
Would you stand in the way of the
sweethearts, selfishly desiring to keep
your daughters love all for yourself?
There was a wealthy farmer not long
ago who was faced with the problem.
He had foster daughter who was the
light OF the world to him. He called
her his little sweetheart. She is an
intelligent self-reliant young person and
chose rather to earn her living by teach
Ing school than to eat the bread of de-
pendence offered to her by her foster
father. So, after proper study, she OBJ
tanned an engagement as school teacher
Enter the young farmer, attracted by
the young schoolmarm. But the father
sees his appearance on the scene with
jealous eye and bestirs himself TO think
up way of keeping the girls undivided
affection. He is 70 years old and fears
perhaps lonely old age if the girl
marries and leaves him for a home OF
her own.
"If / set fire to the sehoolhouse ii Will
burn down. my girl will lose her en-
ployment and will have to give up teach
ing and come back TO me. Perhaps I
shall be able to keep her.
The plan worked up to the point of
setting fire to the schoolhouse But
then
Intsead of being reunited with his
daughter. as he hoped, he was detected.
put in jail and thus separated still fur
ther from his beloved child. with the
terrible prospect of going to the peniten-
tiary for his crime
1t cannot be said that he was criminal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15
Premature Obsequies

About 800 years ago lived and reigned
Charles V, the greatest monarch of his
time He was Emperor of Germany King
of Spain and of the Netherlands. He
ruled vaster empire than any other
man had had sincs the days of Char
lemagne He was An able statesman and
a great general, but not a good man, for
he prosecuted without mercy those OF
his subjects who were not OF his own
religion.
After reigning many years Charles alb
dicated his powers into the hands of his
brothers and retired to religious re-
treat. UEg7r7Wl
There, shortly before his DEATH he felt
that the curtain was closing on a career
that had held much of glory and much
of sorrow, and he conceived the grotesque
idea of witnessing his own funeral Ac-
cordingly he had all the preparations
made for the event as though he had
really passed away: had the ceremonies
rehearsed and even went to the length
of having himself adjusted to his coffin
II is believed that he wanted to impress
the spectators with a sense or transienoy
of human grandeur. He the great EN-
peror. ruler of half of Europe, was be-
come a corpse at last!
Others besides Charles attend their
own funerals while still living They do
not. 1t is true, pretend that the obsequies
place in the coffin and actually bury what
is best in their lives-their hopes, their
dreams. their visions of the future. They
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15
NUMBER 22S5
bounced "stabilizer'' is one of the pro-

nouneed "stabilizer'' Is one OF the pro-
posed means
The course of man through the ages
resembles the invention and develops
mont of the aeroplane. First man
found that he could exist on the earth
With a reasonable expectation of living
out his days in comparative safety
from cold and hunger and wild beasts
and disease. This stage of life corre-
sponds To MANS discovery that he
could fly little way without fatal
falls. Then man learned by eXperi-
mentation that he could keep on living
longer II he took reasonable care of
his lie. This state Is similar to mans
learning that the radius of his flight in
the air could be increased by means OF
larger and more powerful aeroplanes.
Now man is able To fly hundreds of
miles-and this is analogous TO his
awakening to the fact that means may
sometime he found of prolonging his
existence far beyond the present term.
But
With increased skill in aviation has
come the need OF .stabilizers" and 9TH
er devices for assuring safety. For In
stance. there is the new propeller, the
pitch of which can be changed during
flight so that the speed of the aerial
Journey may be lessened IL desired
Other inventions Of the sert are ON the
way
noes life need "stabilizers" as well
as do aeroplanes9 Perhaps.
II is a matter OF common belief that
many Of us are living too fast. are
eriNfng through life with speed pro-
portional to that with which the flying
machine wlnga its way through the at
mosphere.
We may have to look for means =
slowing up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15
Heart to Heart Talks
BY CHARLES n. LURIE

fghtful Judge, Most learned judge
lie has penetrated to the heart of 4
human need. He has seen with the
eye of wisdom that mans nature is
weak and that one way to fight tempta-
ton is to remove oneself from it. Its
lower varies. like the attraction. of
grayitation. in inverse ratio to the
square of the distance-that is, when
You multiply the distance by two you
decrease the power of the force by
four; when you make the distance
three times as great the power Is re-
duced to one ninth. and so on.
Besides, Judge Beasly knows that
, in the mountains there Is healing.
Their immense masses, lifted to meet
the clouds of heaven. act with sooth-
ing on the spirit They impress one
with the grandeur of the infinite IL
The groves were Gods first temples =
as Bryant tells us. surely the noun
tains are. his affairs. whereon the spirit
OF man may lay his meannesses and
vices and temptations and come away
whole.
Sentence yourself to solitude. as
Judge Beasley sent the forger to the
heights.
Diagnose your own case If it be a
desperate one you need a long dose of
rest from contact with your fellow
men and women. II you have only a
slight case of world WEAKNESS get
away for correspondingly brief
time.
There is no man who cannot be bene-
fitted by retiring from the world for n
period and communing with his soul in
earnestness Therein lies the accumu-
.lation of strength for future work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15
Slowing Down

When Professor Langley began the ex-
periments which led TO the development
of the aeroplane his chief difficulty was
in finding means of getting up speed. lie
knew. as everyone else did that plane
surface. shot or scaled through the air
would remain above the eurth and set at
naught the law of gravitation 50 Ions
as It kept moving rapidly enough The
problem was to keep II moving.
When the man came along with the mo-
tor powerful enough to drive the planes
ahead al high speed ana the Wright
brothers proved their ingenuity In lifting
the motor to the planes man flew.
Soon he found that he was flying toe
fast
The long list of deaths OF aviators
now about 400 In number, has proved
that no matter how fast man flies III,
reaper with the scythe is faster.
Man cannot outfly him. In the air OF
elsewhere. So the inventors have Sc
about devising means of making the aero
plane safer. orville Wnghts recently an
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15
What You Eat and What You Are

Der Mensch ist was er isst," say
the Germans, which in English means
Man Is what he eats
1t has long been a pet theory of some
Psychologists that the food ingested
exercises a strong, subtle influence on
character. They hold, for example.
that the eater of meat is person of
strong passions, combative and self
assertive while the eater of vegetable
food is meek and mild and noncomba-
tive. This they assert in spite of ap-
parent exceptions. such as that of the
great poet, one of the sweetest of the
worlds souls, who was fond of meat
and ate heartily of Ii.
Now comes a man who is arranging
a scientific schedule of diet for prison
ers in the Jail of an enterprising west
ern city. He says:
"Malnutrition is responsible for GRIM
inality in many cases, and by proper
feeding of criminals their criminal
tendencies may. to some extent at
least, be removed"
The object of the experiments with
the prison diet will be to prove or dis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15

cific cure for cancer nothing Is lost by
those who indubitably have been ben
efited by it's administration. If any
suggested remedy for any other evil
from which mankind suffers turns out
TO be less efficaeious than 1t was be-
lieved to be at first, any good which II
May have accomplished in the mean
time is so much gained for the grad
ual uplift of mankind.
Don't be killjov by decrying the
benefits of any new suggested remedy
for anything, Subject to 1t severe.
searching criticism and examination,
If YOU will Gin fact IL is your duty to
do sol. but
Gipe hope chance for life
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15

write "finis" to their lives before the
final chapters are composed
Let others bury you. Don't inter your
self,
The body may be wasted by disease
the spirit lives unimpaired Fortune may
have departed forever There is still work
to be done. Old age hath its opportuni-
ties no less than youth itself"
The soul may die long before the body
is ready to depart. Keep it alive at
whatever cost. Don't give up the ship.
Don't yield to the despair which says
there is nothing left that is worth while
II there is nothing in immediate sight
get out and stir something up.
Charles V accomplished a great deal III
craftsmanship In his lifetime, put to the
student of history he is known chiefly
as the man who, al the neignt of his
grandeur, gave up his thrones and re-
tired. lie quit the fight, and SO far
was failure.
The lesson of his life may be read n
another way-as an example OF the futility
of great wealth and power 10 bring happi-
ness, for the Emperor was not happy
man despite his riches and the vast eN-
tent of his domains.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15
ID heart. hut he Illustrated the unwlsdom

at heart. but he illustrated the unwisdom
of fighting aaginst the inevitable.
As certain as the coming of age to him
self was the coming of love to the young
maiden. Nothing that the roster father
could do would have prevented its ar
rival. Had he been truly wise man
with the sagacity his age should have
brought him. he would have realized thi.
and acquisced in the decision of nature
trusting that his loving care of his foster
daughter in her infancy and youth would
bring him rich reward In the continued
affection of herself and her lover.
Instead. his wrong headedness and false
logic sent him to a cell
Fighting against the inevitable always
leads to trouble He is wise who knows
when it is brought home to him In his
own life and circumstances
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15
Inn Much Hnne

Now comes some doctors TO tell us that
we are induleing in too mucn nope OF the
eventual conquest of cancer. They assert
that the faith of the believers In radium
as means of curing the disease is too
strong-that 1t will not do the work OF
relieving mankind from one or our worst
scourges.
100 much reliance. say these physicians
has been placed and Is being placed in
the predictions of oversanKufne experi
menters with radium.
Mankind is getting too much hope!
When II is learned, says these medi-
cal pessimists, that the knife liz still.
ANA must continue to be- the only re
lance in fighting cancer-and that
only in the early stages of the malady
there will come a reaction and the
second state OF the cancer patient will
be worse than the first.
There cannot be too much hone,
Take 1t for granted that the believer
in radium as a cure of cancer is too
optimistic, that he can only alleviate
the pains and ravages of the disease
ana that in the end he will have to
confess failure. 1t still remains true
that In the meantime the patient has
heen buoyed up by the hope of ulti-
mate relief and that the reaction
against this buoyancy If it should
come, Will be no worse than the gloom
ard despair which settle upon the soul
of human being who is told on good
medical authority that he or she is
suffering from cancer
Hope springs eternal in the human
br, asst" said Pope. and Young. the au-
thor of Might Thoughts" wrote:
Hope, like a cordial innocent, though
strong.
Mans heart at once inspirits and Sc
renes.
Nor makes him pay his wisdom for
his joys.
Whoever inspires hope in the bosom
of mankind, sick or we'll. physically,
mentally. morally or economically is
henefactor, Whoever seeks to put it
to death is a melafactor A little hope
is better than none.
Should radium not prove to be a spe-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15
She Darkened Her
Gray Hair
/ Kansas City Lady Darkened Her
Gray Hair and Stimulated Its
Growth by Simple
Home Process
She Tells How She Did Ii

well known resident of Kansas
City, Mo-, who darkened her gray hair
by a simple home process, made the
following statement: ANY lady or
gentleman can darken their gray or
faded hair. stimulate its growth and
make it soft and glossy with this sim
pie recipe. which they can mix at home.
To half pint of water add / OF. of bay
rum, / small box of Barbo Compound
and u OF. of glycerine. These ingre-
dents can be purchased at any drug
store at very little cost. Apply to the
hair every other day until the gray hair
is darkened sufficiently, then every
two weeks. This mixture relieves scalp
troubles and is excellent for dandruff
and falling hair. 1t does not stain the
scalp. is not sticky or greasy and does
not rub off. 1t will make a gray haired
person look 10 to 20 years younger"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15
Let's All Go TO Jail

ET's all go before Judge Beasly
of San Jose. Cal, and be SEN
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15


- fenced to jail.
His kind of Jail would do you good
and would do me good and would BEN
eft all of us. His jail is the great out
doors.
Before Judge Beasly appeared for
sentence a man convicted of forgery.
He was a man past the meridian of
life, having reached the age of 5S, and
Judge Beasly was loath to give him
term in prison for his offense.
So he sentenced him to serve two
Years as hermit in the mountains
30 miles from San Jose. One of the
conditions of the sentence is that the
hxile may accept employment An
other is that he must not visit city
or town in the two years. The court
wili keep in touch with him during
that time. What this man needs is
60 be kept away from temptation for
swhile,' said Judge Beasly.
Again let us say
20 wise judgei noble judge Most
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15
CHILDREN TAKE "CASCARETS" WHEN
CROSS, CONS7PATED DIME A BOX

Any child viii gladly take "Cascar-
cts Candy Cathartic.n which acts gently
never grippe or produce the slightest
neasiness-though oleanses the little
ones Constipated Bowels, sweetens the
stomach and puts the liver in a healthy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15

condition.
Fun directions for children and grown
ups in each package
Mothers can rest easy after giving
this gentle. harmless laxative 10 chill
dren.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-09
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER g, 1914
AS TO GoVERNMENT.MAD WAR
 MATERIAL.

From sources of information not eager to herald the fact, but under compulsion to do so in order to main tain a reputation for journalistic en- terprise, there come intimat1ons that the administration at Washington is likely to proceed steadily forward in assuming for the government mo- nopoly of construction of naval craft and manufacture of ammunition and supplies of military sort. Secretary Josephus Daniels of the navy depart ment no doubt is farther along this road than is Secretary Lindley M. Garrison of the war department; but each of these administrators has had enough experience with tentative and partial applications of the new sys- tenn to induce them to make other ex- periments. Of course, in Secretary of State William J. Bryan, who as pacifist knows the responsibility of shipbuilding and armor-making "in- terests" for so much of the opposi- tion to peace treaties, the new plan has a friend. Once cut out from the legislative lobby those agents of the corporations and of individuals who get rich out of war and armaments and the efforts of presidents and sec retaries of state to give effect to a non-militant public opinion will not be thwarted so often.
 So much for the moral side of the affair. Experiments made up to date show that from the pecuniary stand point taxpayers lose nothing and gain something by letting government do what hitherto usually has been done by citizen bidders. The collision that often now exists between rivals main tains prices and bids at attitudes which seem lofty, and are so, as in- variably is discovered when the gov ernment itself does the work. A viz liant and honest department chief can expose such collision, and in some cases can force genuine competitive bidding for season. But if reform is made it is apt to have no perm anence. This the department heads are realizing, and consequently are now questioning the system itself.
 Moreover it is being understood that priva+e industries often incite war if they depend on it solely for large profits With government con- trol or ownership of such forms of business the hands of irenic states men cannot then be forced through the influence on the press and on lawmakers of manufacturers and trad CTS who sell what is used by armies and navies.-Christian Science Moni- tor.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-09
BERTHA ARRIVES
 BRINGING MAIL Long Expected Steamer Unloads Mail and Will Go As Far
 West As Homer.

The fast and commodious mail steamer Bertha tied up at the dock this afternoon at half past two, and unloaded the mail that had accumu- lated in Seattle from the 24th to the 29th of November, just four days lat CT than the Alameda, which left Seat tie on the list of December.
 When the mail clerk was interI jew ed by a representative of the Pros pector he stated that the Bertha was scheduled to sail on Saturday, the 18th, but when ready to leave it was found that repairs were necessary, which delayed the sailing "A hours.
 The Alameda leaving the following Tuesday made the run to Ketchikan in fl hours, whereas the Bertha used 90 hours to make the same distance and there was no chance to make a transfer.
 1 The Bertha will go as far as Hon. CT and return to Seattle.