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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-05-28
BOARD Of EXAMINERS
TURNS DOWN SALARY
superintendent KENDALL

Al a meeting of the State Board
Of Examiners, held this morning. at
which Governor Oddie, Secretary of
State Brodigan and Attorney Gen.
eral Thatcher we're present, the
matter of payment. of salary VAR
rant to Zeb Kendall, superintendent
Of exhibits for the Nevada Exposi-
tion commission, came up. To
bring the question to an, issue the
following resolution was presented,
but was defeated. Governor Oddie
and Mr.. Brodigan voting against
it:
On motion of the attorney gen.
eral it was moved that the bill OF
Zeh Kendall for salary for the
month of April for the sum of $500.
as superintendent of the Panama.
Pacific International exposition. be
approved by the Board of Exami-
ners in order that the same NAV be
presented tn the controller and a
test thereby made ss to the validity
of said bill in the Supreme court,
the controller, having expressed
his willingness to refuse to paw
said claim or draw his warrant
therefor in order that it might be
tested in the Supreme court.
Roll call requested, with the fol-
lowing result as to vote: George
B. Thatcher, aye; George Brodigan,
no; Tasker l.. Oddie, no.
Relative to the resolution, by
which it was thought an early
solution of the complex situation
could be obtained, Attorney Cen
eral Thatcher was interviewed bv {
representative of the Appeal ant
made the following statement:
my object in presenting the
resolution to the Board of Exami.
ners and asking for the signing OF
the Zeb Kendall bill was in order
that the validity of the appointment
of Zeb Kendall might be speedily
adjudicated. Mr.. Egg.rs had stat.
ed 20 me that for the purpose OF
obtaining a determination of tn,
matter he would reject the bill an
mandamus proceedings wo1ld b
commenced in the Supreme court
and a speedy determination could
be had.
"a determination of this matte
is absolutely necessary in my opir
io5. 1t affects not only Mr.. Kent
all, but, if carried out to a stri
obstruction, affects Mr.. Mills, Els
position commissioner and affects
great many other bills, for whic,
in the past warrants have been is
sued 10y the controller and paid !
the treasurer. ! believe ! am a
s~oIutely correct in my cuntentil.
that the superintendent is not a
office within the meaning Of th
provision in the constitution. Thu
Supreme court Of this state ha
actively, not passively, approved I
practically the same position in III
matter of the Code commission
Botn Of my predecessors in ofHc
Mr.. Baker and Mr.. Stoddard, gay
official opinions that the Code cor
missions was not an Office With
the provisions of the constitution
and that was approved by the ST.
prene court Of this state whenthey
drew the money as Code commi
%sioners.
"A number of other instance. |
could be cited where members OF
the legislature have accepted EN-
ployment from the state and drew
money under the employment
though the appropriation Of IT,, el
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-05-28
See B. Critchley when your lawn
mower. needs sharpening. II has
an up-to-date grinder.-Advt.
Exception to - RuIe.

Exception to - RuIe.
Countryman Cat the National Cal
lery)-"Why, them's the very same
pictures I saw here the day before
yesterday" Attendant (dryly)-
Quite likely" Countryman-"Then
that clerk at the hotel is an awful
lair. He told me that the pictures
was changed daily in all the leadin'
picture houses"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-05-28

A gold locket with the initials
}. A. W. and containing two photos
vas found the other day near Mr..
'uller's residence. The locket is
low in this office where the owner
an get it by paying for this
iotice. Advt.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-05-28

Piano for Sale. Price reasonable.
Write Box II, Deeth Nevada
AdVt. lwk.
LOST-A round open face gold
locket about the size of a quarter
containing a lock of white hair.
Finder please bring to the st. Pauls
Rectory and be suitably rewarded.
-Advt. lwk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-05-28

Undoubtedly a rip.
WAS 1t a genuine tip Rawson gave
you on the stock market?" II guess
1t was; It made me lose my balance"
Oxford Democrat., 1914-10-06
Bush Neaross Of Guiana.

The bosch negers (bush negroes' OF
French Guiana are magnificent speci-
mems Of physical manhood. To the
numerous cues of their braided hair
are often attached nickel bicycle clips
and to their ears rings Of gold. Gaudy
colored breechcloths made in Germa-
ny" are practically their only clothing.
They are pagans and worship the cot.
ton tree to propitiate bad spirit.
Obeah is the name they give to any
thing about which they may be super
stitious. applying 1t to all evil intiu-
euces, to their fetishes or charms in
general. Many resented camera lis
bad obeah.
Their language, called taki-taki (alk-
TALK Is a most remarkable linguistic
compound Of their original Crolnanti
coast dialects, with good measure Of
pidgin English and Dutch and spiced
with a few derivatives from French
and Spanish.
Oxford Democrat., 1914-10-06
A 1hunderino Yarn.

A year or two ago. in North Of Eng.
land city. writes Mr.. ]. II. Elgir, +. X.
A. s.. in the Yorkshire Weekly Post.
q man told me that during n very vio-
lent thunderstorm all the windows OF
his club were thrown wide open. ''To
let the lightning I'M" remarked. Not
exactly" he replied, "but to let It out
again II It did get in." AS fact, 1t
accepted the invitation to enter the
club with alacrity. and though 1t mag
unanimously spared the fOolhardy peo.
pie responsible for the invitation. 1t
wrecked Il large safe In un adjoinin:
room. The person who related this 10
me said he would ever after look upon
lightning as the "'cutest thing in ere
alton" 1t is the flash that murders:
the poor thunder never harm'd head.
Oxford Democrat., 1914-10-06
Breeders Meet at Orono.

The Fifth Annual Meeting OF the
Maine Livestock Breeders Association
will be held at the University of Maine,
Orono, Tuesday and Wednesday, No
vember 10th and 11th. Several other
state wide breeders Associations will
hold their annual meetings at this time.
Among these are the Maine Ayrshires
Breeders Association, Maine Guernsey
Breeders Association, Maine jersey
Breeders Association, Maine Holsteir
Breeders Association.
ALI people interested in animal indus.
try are welcome.
Programs will be announced through
the press in few days.
RALPH w. REDMAN, Sec.
Oxford Democrat., 1914-10-06
A Herd Testing Testimony from the
Island Continent.

Mr.. Dudgeon, credited by the Agricul.
tural Gazette of New South Wales to be
the foremost dairyman in that country,
has this to say about COW testing asso'
citations: ~ consider We farmers were
foolish not to take to testing ten years
ago. don't know whatwe could have
been thinking of. We are better educated
today, thanks to the Department OF Agri
culture. Look what We could have
been in pocket If we only bad had such
information years agoi The amount is
hard to realize. Judging by what l
have gained only from one years test
ing. can get dim idea Of what has
been missed. IL my father and from
the start could only have had the advan
tages now available in herd testing, We
would have by now built up herd hard
to beat.
"Tssting, as carried out by the asso
ciatious organized by the Department oi
Agriculture, is OF the greatest assistance
to me as dairy farmer, and my employ
ees take greater interest in their WORK
Thew watch each cows record every
month almost as keenly as do myself.
Naturally the cows gain by this Interest
In their. performances. They are treat
| ed with more consideration and respone
accordingly. =.
81 hope never to revert TO the o'e
Methods of unsystematio testing. For
fmerly did some testing myself, but I
was never done regularly and 30 was o.
little benefit.
al sat up bit when found ther'
we're 23 wasters TO Gull out this year
but IL has done my herd good and l Cal
recommend . similar shock to all thos
who want to make their living iron
milking cows"
Here is another reason for testing
cows and keeping records OF them
Cows with records sell for more none
than those without. A man In iiiinol
who tests bis cows has sold seventeen
and asserts that they brought more mon
o. BY $500 than they would have don
with no tests.
Oxford Democrat., 1914-10-06
Notes..

Kindness goes long way with
horses, especially colts. II We train
them with 6rmness and kindness they
will soon recognize rs as q master and
friend.
A plank fl,or Is no place for q horse
not ut work. Il stiffens his joints and
often makes stumbler Of him.
Every work team should be matched
with care a. to temperament and size
and IL possible cclor and other minor
points.
Every farm should have ut least one
trusty horse which tho women can har.
ness and drive whenever they wish.
Every colt raised on the farm should
be OF high breeding. 1t costs no more
to raise these more valuable animals and
what an inspiration to good farming is .
fine bunch Of horses upon the place.
A cold wind blowing bitterly into q
horses face and breast may do much in
jury that will stay by him. Rheuma
tism and other such ailments often 70
suit.
Oxford Democrat., 1914-10-06
Dilemma. Of Walsh po.tmen.

The postal departments Of certain
districts in Wales are In a well nigh
chaotic condition owing to the pre-
pcnderance Of families bearing the
name of Jones. For example. the poor.
unfortunate Swansea Valley postmnn
Is to be pitied when he finds that he
has to deliver correctly seventeen let
ters, all addressed confldentially to "Mr.
JONES'" where there are nine different
families Of the name within radius
Of 800 yards in district where the
houses are erratically numbered nn;l
most Of the streets are nameless. -"
numerous are the Joneses in this part
Of the principally and SO rapid is the
growth Of the places In the valley that
II Is now almost impossible for post
man-probably Jones himself-to give
the right letters to the right Jonesrs
every tme.-London Cor. Washington
pOaf
Oxford Democrat., 1914-10-06
Enaland,s Oldest rheater.

The village theatcr mt Little EaSt"i
may be the oldest theater In Use ~
England. but 1t is not the Oldest IN ga
istence. Visitors In Dorchester ran
find there q wonderfully preserved !.",
man theater. designed. II has been rs
timated, to seat about 1900 people
and artfully arranged to have the sun
behind the majority Of them for the
greater part Of the day. And th!
theater has been used in comparatively
modern times, for In l705 10000 ptU'
pie (alleged to be civilized gathered
there to witness the burning Of wo'
man who had poisoned her husband.
London Spectator.
Oxford Democrat., 1914-10-06
Making the Farm the Laboratory

In discussing extension work the
Farm Management Monthly says that
heretofore the instruction given to
farmers has been through lectures, cor
respOndence courses, or printed matter !;
and only until recently has 1t been dis
covered that the laboratory method of
imparting instruction is just as app!ica'
BILE in agricultural extension work as 1t
is for the students Of college or school.
An important part of the county agents
work is securing farmers who will con-
duct demonstrations illustrating various
phases of principles Of agricultural work.
This is just as truly the laboratory
method of imparting instruction as that
which has been for a longer time prac-
ticed by our colleges and schools. The
greatest value comes probably to the
man who actually conducts the labora-
tory work, but a certain amount OF
value in an educational way is also i'm
parted to the neighboring farmers who
stmply observe the laboratory tests.
Thus county agent work in one of its
most important phases is seen to be
based on thoroughly scientific and well
founded educational principles. It is
not a sporadic outgrowth emanating
from one mans enthusiasm, but it is the
result of we'll established principles ap,
Piled to the field of agricultural extern
sion work,
Oxford Democrat., 1914-10-06

Mike" That, with political power
enough to make Judge tremble. back
| Of her. She had no money with which
to allay the itching Of the palms Of
petty grafters who would sell the right
| eous for silver and the poor for pair
Of shoes. as they have been doing since
Isaiah's time.
At last she turned away and suf-
fered herself to be taken back to the
little cottage out in the country. A
month before she had been sprightly
old lady, quick Of step, delighted with
every household task. and always find
| ing her reward in the pride that
mother takes In a good son. But in
| the city she had found the waters Of
Marah and the city's system had forced
her down. down. down to drink of
| them.
Her little, old limbs became heavy,
Her tiny face wliiter than the untouch-
ed scrou Of judgment before sin and
| sorrow had ever come under heaven.
| and her heart-her good, gentle, tender,
compassionate heart-was turned to
lead.
A week after her departure her son
was taken from his cell In the Tombs
and over the Bridge Of Sighs to the
criminal courts building to be sen.
fenced.
The boy stood up when the clerk
bade him. He heard the question ask
ed whether there was any reason why
the penalty Of the law should not be
exacted from him. He could think OF
nothing to say save, II am innocent"
| The formula of sentence was num-
bled by the judge and an officer took
him by the arm and led him away:
As they reached the bridge over
Franklin street, connecting the Tombs
and court building, and the sunlight
from the square windows struck upon
them for a moment. Montgomery ask
ed his keeper:
"How many years did be say7 /
could not hear him."
The officer looked at him uneasily and
hesitated. -.
"Life imprisonment"
Montgomery staggered and the off,
Ger released his grip and caught him
under the arms, thinking that he would
faint
There was sob, hard and bitter,
Oxford Democrat., 1914-10-06
Why I Grow Red Top.

have used red top grass on number
OF my helds for many years both AZ
hay crop and for pasture purposes. l
have always made II . rule TO SOW II
With other grasses such ~ clover, alstke,
timothy, ETC., and have found Il 10 OK.
cellent where used In combination With
other grasses to thicken up the field,
since 1t will often grow more readily in
spots where other grasses will not
thrive. While some do not believe in
this method, have always wanted .
dense growth on my land when l could
get 1t.
For sour or acid soils, swamps or mead
ow lands that are apt to overflow, or
soils not quite rich enough for timothy,
clover and other grasses, red top Is es-
pecially valuable and 1t makes excellent
pasture and the hay is of number one
quality and relished by all the farm
stock equally as we'll as timothy. Tim
othy is considered standard hay but it
certainly does take good ground to grow
it and after two or three seasons, unless
the ground is very rich the land must be
brought back into our regular rotation,
planted to corn, oats, potatoes or some
other similar crop, then to wheat and
timothy again in order to get any re-
suits. Red top will not do so we'll on
sandy or leachy soils, but 1t Is said to be
adapted to wider range of soil and cli-
matte conditions than any other culti-
vated grass grown, and from what l
have seen grown and from my own ex-
perience believe this statement in a
largo mea snre IN be correct
II red top is sown alone, one bushel
IA pounds) of we'll cleaned seed to an
acre is the usual rate of seeding. II
sown in chaff, double this amount will
be required. 1t may be sown alone eth
or in the spring or fall, or sown with
some small grain as nurse crop. 1t
covered after sowing 1t should be done
very lightly. very much prefer rolling
to narrowing or brushing.
The proper time to cut red top In Or
der to secure the best quality of hay Ia
when in full flower. 1t is more easily
cured than any other known grass; try
to select fair weather and cut in the
morning of clear day. Weather condi-
tions being just right, the hay is ready
to be raked into windrows in about two
hours time and can be put into hay
cocks late in the afternoon. If weather
conditions look favorable, haul the hay
iu the next day.
Redtop is often sown with other
grasses and clovers, especially timothy
and clover. These additions increase
both the quality and quantity of the hay.
The dense sod Of red top stands grazing
and tramping of the stock and will con-
tinue it's growth for longer period dur
ing the year than almost any other grass
known.-H. w. Swope in Farm Life.
Oxford Democrat., 1914-10-06
CHAPTER w.
No. 60,108.

0F the men sentenced with James
Montgomery six were sent to
~ Sing Sing, while the others
went to Clinton and Auburn.
The six Sing Sing men were manacled
In couples, but as Montgomery was a
"lifer" additional precauhon against
attempted escape was taken by hand
cutting him to a guard as we'll as to
his prison mate. There were three
links in the chain Of humanity and
steel.
Montgomery found that the prisoner
locked to his right wrist was heavy,
long armed man with the prognathous
Jaw who had sworn heartily and bit
terly the morning Of the lineup at po-
lice headquarters.
The six men and their guards piled
into an automobile. van In front Of the
Tombs on Center street. Above the
Changing Of the gong Of the machine
and the heavy roar Of vehicular traffic
as they were taken toward the Grand
Central station Montgomery could hear
the man beside him keeping up low
growl, as Of beast dreaming OF bat
tie. Had he known the length OF this
mans sentence he might have envied
him, for he was to serve only fifteen
years. His offense was burglary.
They boarded a train eor Ossining at
the Grand Central station. =
At Tarrytown. where the electric
zone ended. the train was delayed
while an engine was coupled to the
coaches. Here the tracks run on the
very edge Of the Hudson, the river
splashing the ties during high WINDS
from the west. -.
Across the river Montgomery could
see a pretty cluster of houses half hid.
den in the trees. 1t was the village OF
Nyack.. Just over the skyline and be-
yond the last peaked roof was a cot
tage standing back from the broad au
tomobile road which leads to Tuxedo
Within that cottage was the little
Oxford Democrat., 1914-10-06

food every three months from home
II he had q home-and could take q
newspaper and keep It for two days
on stretch.
For these instructions the boy thank
ed bis cellmate simply.
Don't call me Mr.. Hawkins" pro-
tested Bill. "Call me Bill This amt
any place for the mister business"
Bill had gradually loosed his clothes
as he talked. He was now ready to
retire. Montgomery saw him lift bis
long. powerful arms and take hold
upon the edge Of the upper pallet
without touching the lower one with
his feet he drew himself up and swung
into bed with the agility and ease Of
an orang.
Good night" he grunted from
above.
Montgomery prepared to retire, and
when he was ready to creep under his
blanket he knelt and bowed his head.
The CELL lights had been turned out.
Hearing IL sound from below, Bill
leaned over che edge Of his pallet and
peered into the checkered shadows
made by the tier lights shining through
their bars. He saw the boy in prayer
and held his peace.
James Montgomery had started the
long treadmill jaunt to the grave OF
life convict. The gong awakened him
in the morning. and he fell in line out
side with the men Of his tier, to be
counted and accounted for in the morn
ing report Of his tier warden. The
morning meal was dispatched in ST.
lence. as prescribed by the rules. and
he started work in the machine shops.
The careful training his old mother
had given him stood him in good stead.
Every task that came to his hand he
did cleanly and quickly. He found
that the dreaded rule Of silence was
an advantage. He had much to learn
about machinery and could apply him
self to getting this knowledge without
distraction Of any sort. His foreman
found him efficient. steady in his work
and willing. He promised to become
one of the most useful men who ever
worked in prison garb.
The weeks passed into months and
the months finally rounded out year,
and No. GO,10s had a white chevron
sewed to his sleeve under the white
disk.
During the first year he had been as
much cut off from the outer world as
II he had gone down to the bottom OF
the sea with the crew Of sunken
submaTine. Now he was given pencil
snd paper. He had earn~ the privi-
lege Of writing letter. His heart
hungered for word from Or about
his mother.
Resting a pad of paper on his knee,
he sat OH the edge Of his cot after the
end Of a years work to write to her.
The task was mighty one. The
very beginning Of the letter with the
words Dear mother" shook his whole
nature. His hand trembled violently
and his heart beat so fast that he felt
weak and Ill. A great sorrow envel-
oped him, so great that 1t left no room
for bitterness or protest. Just the
touch of her dear hand, just glimps,
Of her dear, sweet face and the sound
of one spoken word from her lips!
Could any boon be rs great?
The tears filed his eyes and fell upon
the sheet Of paper. He turned from
the task. The stretch Of hopeless. bar
Oxford Democrat., 1914-10-06
To Lambasts.

"Lambaste" Is a sinewy, heroic word.
We prefer 1t to its variant "lambust."
And 1t is a word Of respectable age.
stand or awhile and see how LII lam.
baste him" was written In 1857. II
comes from the word "lam." to beat
soundly, and "baste." which means the
same thing. The tautology Is here only
intensive. But the word should al.
ways be spelled with a final "e."-Lon.
don Standard.
Oxford Democrat., 1914-10-06

rem years for both Of them was before
his minds eye. He threw himself on
his cot and sobbed.
His burglar cellmate moved uneasily.
not knowing what to say or do in the
presence Of such distress.
"Say, KID" he said at last, "get a
strangle hold on the job. Don't let 1t
floor you. Don't be taking the count,
old fellow. Gimme chance, and I'll
write the letter for you II you tell me
how to spell the words right"
Montgomery felt the kindness and
humanity In the offer.
"I'm all right now, BILL" said he.
"Thank you. just lost my nerve for
a minute. want to write my mother.
and didn't know what to tell her."
"Tell her" echoed Bill. "Why.
there's lots to tell her. Tell her about
the white disk you still got on your
arm and about the white chevron. Tell
her you're the best boy in the Sunday
school and always know your lesson.
Tell her that every time you get n
white stripe there's something doing
for a big. fine record and that after
awhile they will let you out for being
80 good"
The suggestion was worthy one.
He would tell her all Of this. as the
practical sense Of the old burglar had
advised. He would tell her also of his
advance in his craft, Of the new tools
he had learned to use, Of the machin-
cry he was already building and re-
pairing and of his plans for perfecting
mechanical devices. He would draw a
picture of inventions he had In mind
and that he would have patented. Of
the fortune that he would make some
day and Of the spending Of that for
tune to gain his liberty and prove his
innocence by finding the man who had
killed the watchman.
That's the stuff, kidT exclaimed the
delighted old burglar. you're bound
to put it over ON them yet. You got
brains. The warden will help you get
your patent, and there's plenty OF law
yers in this place to draw up the ap.
plications. Before you know it you
will have money rolling in on you, and
with money you can do anything In
this world. You can buy political in.
Huence enough to get pardon. Go to
II. son. and make the old lady think
that you'll soon be out and be a rich
man too"
In the morning Bill was ready with
more suggestions.
"If could stomach all these rules
like you." he said. II wouldn't serve
half my term. believe me. Once thes