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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-08-28
WHEN THE HIGH COST OF
LIVING DID NOT BOTHER

Apropos of the present high cost
Of living accentuated by the war in
Europe. comes to light store bill
in the possession of ". II. Bray,
says the Reno Gazette. The goods
were bought at Austin in 1865 and
the prices arc compared with those
Of the present day with interesting
deductions.
Potatoes were then worth $3.50
sack of 100 pounds. A so pound
sack of flour cost S7.OO. The groc-
cry man Charged $500 for seven
pounds Of sugar. and there Is an
entry Of as pounds of beans costing
S5S. The prize of salt was four
cents pound.
Austin was at that time one of
the busiest mining camps in the
state. 1t was producing millions
of dollars worth of the white metal
a munth and silver ri that time " as
worth one-siXteenth the price ot
gold. Money was so plentiful thai
no account was paid to the cost OF
living, at least the record in MIR
Bray's possession indicates tina,
many accounts were not paid at all
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-08-28
MRS. MORGAN'S FUNERAL

The funeral of the late Mrs. L.
E. Morgan tnnk 5!5ts2 from Key
ser's chapel Saturday afternoon and
was attended bv large number Of
ssmpathizing friends. Rev. Charles
McHarness of the Baptist church
delivered an interesting address,
after which the mortal remains Of
this pure and noble woman were
taken to the Odd Fellows cemetery
and laid away to sleep through the
countless ages of eternity.
Let us hope that while her
mortal part .ests beneath the cIods
of the 3aiiey, where she made her
home so many years. her spirit
has found eternal peace in that
land where sorrow, sickness and
death never enter.
To the aged one who mourns the
loss of life companioh, we would
say: Look up and beyond this
vale of tears to that land where
YOUR loved ones spirit sweetIy rests
with Eer Savior.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-08-28
MILL SUPERINTENDENT
DIES ON THE ROAD

Al. Towers, superintendent OF
the Douglas mill Mt soda lille,
undsr Manager Gus Priest, died
last evening from the bursting of
the left vcntriclo Of the heart,
while he was engaged in crabking
an auto on the road to the Douglas
mine, some seven miles from the
mill.
MIR. Towers left the mill with his
wife and at O steep place in the
road within a mile of the mine his
engine went dead. Stepping out to
crank it up Towers is supposed to
have excrted himself too much re.
sulting in the bursting Of the
blood ves,el. The body was taken
to Nina. Bonanza.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-08-28
PERFORMED THEIR DUTY

An exchange states that Presi-
dent Wilson experienced no diff
Guilty in convincing the leaders of
the engineers and fircmen on the
Western railroads that the times
were inappropriate TO split hairs
about technical questions and that
il was their patriotic duty to the
country to help establish it's
equilibrium quickly by submitting
their grievances to arbitration.
Labor, in so readily responding to
the higher call Of duty, has shown
that il can be depended upon in an
emergency to forget self for tho
greater good of the nation.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-08-28
Pope Plus X

The death Of Pope Plus X from
a broken heart on account of the
European war has aroused the
sympathy of all crccds and denomi.
nations. He was a potent figure in
the religious fald and n devoted
believer in the Mother church. He
exeried n great innuenc. for good
among his people, His loss will be
severely felt throughout the world.
His dying plea for the peace of
Europe was touching revelation
of his great interest in humahity's
cause. Though it went unhceded
by the rulers. it stamped him as a
lover Of the human race.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-08-28
THE AEROPLANE IN WAR

Fifteen hundred mFn finally de-
cidcd the onttlc Of Waterloo.
When the remnant Of Ne, S
superb command, broken and bleed.
ing reaching the Plateau WHEREOF
Wellington had watched tho cunflic,
fer hours. he turned TO the 1900
picked men who had been lying for
hours on the ground and swearing
under their restraint and shouted ::
up guards and at thcm!"
In response they sprang up and
cleared the Plateau of Frcnchmen
When We read of what the air
men nrc doing in the present war,
1t Is not impossible to imagine that
in some crisis If the fight three
hundred a'roplanes each carrying
five men might he the deciding
factor. They could come at a sig
nal from twenty miles away in
twenty minutes. lpnd their men md
return TOR another hundred men
and bc back in an hour or without
returning take on board explosives
enough to materially strengthen the
final assault. This may no, be pos.
siblc in this war, but it will be- in
the next, if after this war is over
the nations decide that justice and
mercy are better arbitrators Of
differences than the brutalitics Of
war. Goodwin's Weekly.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-08-28
MINES USEO IN
WARFARE DESCRIBED

j The various mines used in war.
fare are described in an official
statement issued by the navy de.
partment. According to warning
given to United States by both
England and Germany. the North
sea and the English chanrcl are both
sown with these mines. The navy
department statement is as fol.
lows:
There are three types of mines
in use.
First, the anchored contact mine,
which is n mine anchored in a
definite locality, usually a channel
way where ships must pass through
to attack. These mines explode
when any vessel strikes one and
therefor must be accurately chart
ed in order that ships may BIZ pilot
ed IN and out of a port without
danger. Such mines IRE held at a
depth of fifteen or twenty feet
from the surface of the water by a
rertain amount Of reserve buoy
ancy. They arc charged with vary
ing amounts of high explosive, de-
pending upon their size, and may
contain rs much rs 800 pounds.
Second, anchored controlled
mines. These mines are generally
similar to tho contact mines ex-
cent that they do not Gxplnde on
contact, but are exploded by means
of electric wires from fortified
contr0l stations on shore. They are
usually arranged in groups so that
several ar exploded at the same
tune. Since these mines are ex.
plodcd only at .hc will Of the 90
orator on shore, innocent ships can
pass over them without danger.
These mines can he planted long
in advance Of hostilitIcs.
The anchored mines must become
Ineffective if they by accident come
adritt from their m0orings.
Third, floating minss are gener-
ally Of much smaller size and arc
sown in the probable path Of the
enemy. lnasmuch us they arc alike
harmful to friend and foe they are
made to sink at the cnd of one
hour, in accordance with the terms
Of the Hague contention.
Mines are generally alike in
principle, although different nations
have different ways nf accomplish
ing the same result.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-08-28

Mr.. W. a. Buttcrfeld writes us
from Fort Smith, Arkansas. that he
mas received word from the super.
inteniant of the Hospital for Mental
Diseases at Reno thst his father
died there September 81, 1904. MIR.
Butterfeld extends his thRnks 10 all
who assisted him in his efforts to
locate his father. He says the
hearts of the Nevada people seem
to he in the righ place.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-08-28

According to the dispatches n
terrific battle has ragged in BEL
GUM since Sunday between the
English and French armics and the
herman army. In some places the
defense wall of the allied armies
mas been broken and in others tho
ocrmans were forced to give way.
iho casualties so far arc said to
outnumbcr those of any modern
pattlc. And all this misery and
Suhering and death to crafty the
lust for power
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-08-28
Virtue.

no careful to make friendship tho
child md not the father Of virtue
Bir i. Sidney.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-08-28

Today.
Ono today II worth two tomo7ross.
Franklin.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-09-25
Films Race Of African pwarfs.

James Barnes, naturalist and NOV
ing picture hunter with camera rather
than gun. who has been camera-ex.
ploring In Africa. got back recently
with $1,000 feet OF film. Mr.. Barnes
and his party Travelled about 5000
miles, traversing Africa from West
to East. Leaving the Jungle ut tho
Congo. they went over the old trail OF
Stanley and Livingston. meeting old
chief Lobo. one OF the Stanley guides.
With the camera they caught groups
OF the Pigmy tribes OF Du Chaillu In
the country OF the dwarfs." They
found them n shy lot. and II took sew.
eral weeks for Mr.. Barnes to get well
enough acquainted with them to in.
duce them to pose for the moving pic.
lures. Later some OF the little fellows
became guides to the expedition.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-09-25
Odds Were Too Great.

Walter Mcqueen, person Of
color. faced Justice Howard In the
police court at Jackson. Tenn. the
charge against him being assault and
battery on the person OF Lily Belle
Hopper. In addition to the battered
complainant three OF her friends ap-
peared as witnesses against him. The
clerk read the warrant. beginning:
City OF Jackson. Tenn. against Wal.
ter McQueen"-an no on. Tho pris.
oner scratched his head. meantime
contemplating the glowering faces OF
the chief witnesses for the prosecu.
tlon. Please. sub. read dat fust part
over agln TO me-" he requested. City
OF Jackson, Tenn. against Walter
Mcqueen" obliged the clerk. We'll,
jedge." said Walter. "ef do whole city
OF Jackson an desc foah Guild ladies'
is organized ag'inst one Niger, whut
chance has he gotl rs guiltyi"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-09-25
SYNOPSIS.

Eleanora de Toscana was singing in
Paris. which. perhaps. accounted for Ed
ward Courtlandt's appearance there. Null
timillionaire. he wandered about where
FANCY dictated, He might be in Paris one
day and Kamchatka the next. Following
the opera he goes to a cafe and Is ac-
costed by pretty young woman. She
gave him the address of Flora Desimone,
vocal rival Of Toscana, and Flora gives
him the address of Eleanora, whom he Is
determined to see Courtlandt enters
Eleanora's apartments. She orders him
out and shoots at him. The next day
Paris Is shocked by the mysterious dis
appearance OF the prima donna Realizing
that he may be suspected of the abduc-
ton OF Eleanora Courtlandt arranges for
an alibi. Eleanora reappears and accuses
Courtlandt OF having abducted her His
alibi is satisfactory to the police and the
charge Is dismissed. Eleanora fees to
Lake Como to rest after the shock. She
Is followed by number OF her admirers.
among them the prince who really pro-
cured her abduction. Courtlandt also goes
to Como and there meets Jimmie Harri-
gan. retired prizefighter and father OF FL
eanora whose real name Is Nora Harri-
gan. Harrigan takes Courtlandt into his
faVor at once. He introduces Courtlandt
TO his daughter. but the latter gives no
sign OF ever having met him before. She
studiously avoids him. Nora's confessor
scents mystery involving Nora and
Courtlandt. He takes a strong fancy to
the young man. Nora's suitors become
more and more persistent.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-09-25

state that waterfowl are captured by
this bird. but there is no known In
stance Of Its attacking birds. Stom-
achs Of specimens shot in locations
teemlng with waterfowl contained
nothing but the remains Of meadow
mice.
The ferruginous roughleg is as fully
beneficial as its relative. though the
character Of Its food differs some
what. In many parts of the country
inhabited by 1t, meadow mice, which
play such an important part in the
economy of the other bird, are scarce
or wanting, but are replaced by near
ly as destructive rodents. the ground
squirrels. Upon these this large and
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-09-25
MUST GET THRILLS.
What the Staging Of a Good Pho
topIay Really Means.
Actors Risk Their Lives to Secure the
effects" Demanded-Not lnfre.
quently It Is Absolutely Their
Last Appearance.

Plunging overheard from a burning
yacht which has been soaked with tur-
pentine and charged with dynamite;
struggling on life RATS in a rough sea,
racing an automobile over the edge
OF dock-diving with it and taking
a chance on getting out-such things
put realism into the movies, give thou
sands their anticipated thrills and
sometimes constitute the actors last
appearance, writer in Popular Me-
chanics says. For often just as real
as the actual destruction of a ship is
the fight for life portrayed before the
lens.
Inc staging Of photoplay which In
cluded the burning and sinking of a
small craft and the battle OF those
ABOARD 1t to save themselves. recently
was undertaken by producer. With
out fames, explosions and the loss Of
the vessel, the picture would lack re-
alism. Unless men fought for their
liVes while the fire ate its way to the
dynamite which would break the boat
ahliusnip' reality again would be sac
rihced. When the picture was run on
the screen 1t lacked none Of these
Qualities. Large quantities of turpen-
tine saturated the ship after 1t had
been stripped of its interior fittings.
explosives were placed aboard. 1t
then had to be fired. while those who
did the work took chance. As flame
and smoke shot mast high. the men
jumped into the sea. were picked up
by boats, and carried a safe distance
away before the terrific blast tore the
craft apart and sent 1t to the bottom.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-09-25

goshawk, sparrow hawk. Audubon car
acara, barn owl. long-eared owl, short
cared owl, great gray owl, barrel owl.
western owl, Richardson owl, Acadian
owl. screech owl, fammulated screech
owl, snowy owl. hawk owl, burrowing
owl, pygmy owl, ferruginous pygmy
owl and elf owl.
The class In which the harmful and
beneficial qualities balance includes
the golden eagle. bald eagle. pigeon
hawk, Richardson hawk, Aplomado
falcon, prairie falcon and great horned
owl.
The harmful class comprises the
gyrfalcons, duck hawk. sharp-shinned
hawk, Cooper hawk and goshawk.
The rough-legged hawk and the fer
ruginous roughleg. or squirrel hawk,
as II is sometimes called on account
OF It's fondness for ground squarrels,
80 destructive In the West, are among
our largest and most beneficial hawks.
The former breeds wholly north OF the
United States, migrating south In Sep
tember and October and remaining un-
til the following April. The latter
breeds extensively through the great
plains region. The winter range OF
the roughleg is determined more by
the fall OF snow than by the intensity
OF cold, the main body advancing and
retreating as the barrier of snow melts
or accumulates. Meadow mice and
Jennings form the staple food Of this
bird. Jennings do not reach our
territory, except In Alaska, but In the
north OF Europe they occasionally
form into vast. migrating, devastating
hordes. which carry destruction TO
crops In the country invaded. The
vole, or meadow mouse, Is common
in many parts OF this country, and east
Of the Mississippi river, without doubt
is the most destructive mammal to
agriculture. II destroys meadows by
tunneling under them and eating the
roots OF grass. This mouse also de-
stroys grain and various kinds OF veg
etables, especially tubers, but proba-
bly, does even more damage by grid.
ling young fruit trees.
The roughleg 10 one Of mans most
important allies against meadow mice,
feeding on little else during its six
months sojourn in the United States
II thus renders important service in
checking the ravages OF these small
but formidable pests. The roughleg
is somewhat crepuscular in habits, be-
ing on the alert during twilight and
early dawn. when small mammals are
most active. Other mice, rabbits and
ground squirrels are eaten occasion
ally. and some OF the older writer's
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-09-25
VALUABLET0FARMER
Hawks and Owls Destroy Many
Voracious Rodents.
Ferruslnous Rouehleg Is One Of ouI
Largest and Most Beneficial Birds,
az II Feeds on Meadow Mice
and Other Mammals.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
According to biological authorities
Of the United States department of
agriculture, certain hawks and owls
are of value to the farmer in destroy
Ing voracious rodents. Notwithstand-
Ing the deep-rooted prejudice against
these birds, it is the belief that the
good they do overbalances the evil.
Hawks and owls may be divided ar
bitrarily into four classes
l. Species wholly beneficial.
2. Those chiefly beneficial.
3. Those In which beneficial and
harmful qualities about balance.
a. Harmful species.
1t should be stated that several birds
OF prey belong to one or another class,
according to locality. A hawk or owl
may be locally injurious because at
that place mice, squirrels, insects and
other noxious animals are scarce, and
consequently the bird is driven to feed
on things of more or less value to
man, while in other regions where Its
natural food abounds, 1t does absolute
ly no harm. A good example OF this
kind Is the great horned OWL
To the wholly beneficial class, the
squirrel hawk or ferruginous rough
leg and the four kites-the white
tailed kite, Mississippi kite, swallow.
tailed kite and everglade kite-belong.
The chiefly beneficial class contains
a majority Of our hawks and owls, and
includes the following kinds: Marsh
hawk, Harris hawk. red-tailed hawk,
red-shouldered hawk. short-tailed
hawk. Swanson hawk. broad.winged
hawk. Mexican black hawk, Mexican
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-09-25

handsome hawk wages continuous war.
fare. and great is the service 1t per-
forms in keeping their numbers in
check. Rabbits, prairie dogs, and oc.
casionally pouched gophers are eaten.
The marsh hawk is one Of the most
valuable on account OF its abundance,
wide distribution and habits. 1t is
more or less common throughout the
United States. and may be easily rec
ognized by its white rump, slender
beats untiringly over the meadows,
marshes and prairie lands in search
OF food. II II were not that occasion
ally 1t pounces upon small birds, game
and poultry. its place in the first class
would be insured. for It is an indefa-
tigable mouser. Rodents, such as
meadow mice, rabbits, arboreal squir-
rels and ground squirrels, are its ia
vorite quarry. In parts Of the West
the last-named animals form its chief
subsistence. Lizards. snakes. frogs
and birds also are taken.
Abundant proof is at hand to show
that the red-tailed hawk greatly pre-
fers the smaller mammals, reptiles and
batrachians. taking little else when
these can be obtained in sufficient
numbers. II hard pressed by hunger.
however, It will eat any form OF life
and will not reject even offal and car
rion; dead crows from about the
roosts. poultry which has been thrown
on the compost heap. and flesh from
the carcasses Of goats, sheep, and the
larger domesticated animals are eaten
at such times.
The red.shouldered hawk, or, as 1t
is sometimes incorrectly called, the
"hen hawk" is common, and very val
liable to the farmer. It is more nearly
omnivorous than most OF our birds Of
prey. and is known to feed on mice,
birds. snakes, frogs. fish, grasshoppers.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-09-25
CHAPTER x-Contlnued.

Abbey, wouldn't climb those stairs
for bottle Of Horace's Falernian.
served on Seneca's famous citron
table"
Not friend In the world" Abbott
lamented.
Laughingly they hustled him into
the hallway and fed. Then Courtlandt
went his way alone.
Harrigan was In happy temper. He
kissed his wife and chucked Nora un-
der the chin. And then Mrs. Harri-
gan launched the thunderbolt which.
having been held on the leash for
several hours. had, for all Of that. lost
none Of Its ability to blight and scorch.
James, you are about as hopeless
. man as ever was born. You all but
disgraced US this afternoon"
Mother"
"Me% cried the bewildered Harrigan.
Look at those tennis shoes; one
white string and one brown one. It's
enough to drive a woman mad. What
In heavens name made you conner"
Perhaps 1t was the after effect of q
good dinner, that dwindling away OF
pleasant emotions; perhaps II was the
very triyiality of the offense for which
he was thus suddenly arraigned; at
any rate. he lost his temper, and he
was rather formidable when that oc-
Cured.
Damn It, Molly. wasn't going, but
Courtlandt asked me to go with him,
and never thought OF my shoes. You
are always finding fault with me these
days. ! don't drink. don't gamble,
don't run around after other women:
never did. But since you've got this
social bug In your bonnet, you keep
me on hooks all the while. Nobody
noticed the shoe strings; and they
would have looked upon 1t as a joke
II they had. After all. I'm the boss
Of this ranch. II l want to wear q
white string and black one, I'll do
It. Here!" He caught up a book on
social usages and threw 1t out OF the
window. Don't ever shove a thing
like that under my nose again. II you
do, I'll hike back to little old New
York and start the gym again"
He rammed one OF the colonel's per.
fectos (Which he had been saving for
the morrow between his teeth, and
stalked into the garden.
Nora was heartless enough to laugh.
"He hasn't talked like that to me In
years!" Mrs. Harrigan did not know
what to do-follow him or weep. She
took the middle course, and went to
bed.
Nora turned out the lights and sat
out on the little balcony. The moon.
shine was glorious. So dense was the
earth blackness that the few lights
twinkling here and there were more
like fallen stars. Presently she heard
. sound. It was her father, returning
as silently as he could. She heard him
tumble among the knickknacks on the
mantel, and then go away again. BY
and by she saw a spot OF white light
move hither and thither among the
grape arbors. For Ave or six minutes
she watched It dance. Suddenly all
became dark again.
Mora, are you there7'
Yes. over here on the balcony.
What were you doing down there?"
"oh, Nora, I'm sorry lost my TEN.
per. But Molly's begun to nag me
lately. and I can't stand It. | went
after that book. Did you throw some
flowers out Of the Window"
YES"
"A bunch OF daisies7"
"Marguerites," she corrected.
All the same to me. picked up
the bunch. and look at what found
inside"
He extended his palm, flooding II
with the light Of his pocket lamp.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-09-25

piles her glorious
Billy Burke type
OF hair high on
her head and. In
regal dinner gown
and evening wrap.
sweeps from her
mansion to her
carriage. Or may
be she isn't sup
posed 10 ever
have seen a din
ner gov n, l n
which case she
puts her lovely
hair into a pa
thetlc knot at the
back OF her head.
a cold.l o kin z
shawl about her
gingham shoul-
ders and goe.
la1NA a. ~
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-09-25

ner grocery store for five cents worth
OF something to eat for the whole fam
lily. All OF this. OF course, is In the
pictures.
Ethel Clayton was born in Cham.
paign, ILL.,. grew up In the backwoods
OF Missouri, was later sent to a con-
vent school in Chicago. and from there
stepped into a dramatic career. At
eighteen she headed stock company
In Minneapolis. and now. at twenty.
one, is credited with many stage and
film honors and the ability to run her
own car.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-09-25

In the forthcoming production. en-.
titled "The City Beautiful" n comedy
drama, a stage scene in a motion pic.
ture studio is reproduced The scene
depicts a green country boy who
strays into studio and walks on the
stage In the midst OF great activity.
Players. property men. carpenters. etc.
are seen engaged in their various vo-
cations. The entire stan OF two now
Ing picture studios participated In this
scene.