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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-26
Browns Open Series
With Cards Saturday

NASHVILLE, TENN, March es-The
Browns left here to-day on their way 10
81. Louis, where they open the ST, Louis
season Saturday with the Cardinals,
All the players under Manager hickey
are in good condition,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-26
TuRFMAN pIEs.

LAFAYETTE. IND. March 2s;-Philip
Ncgauliey, twenty 3eaFs sSs sti2 iaeSt
nrorninenf turfman IN the country, IS
Sead bere after an illness of two months.
Iie was So years Ola and had won ana
lost many fortunes in the race game.
lie quit the turf seventeen years ago.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-01-23
LOVE LAUGHS At LAWS

The old adage, Love laughs at
locksmiths," will have to be reyis-
ed in the light Of modern develop
ments, to Love laughs at laws"
For over in Wisconsin, where
they have brand new eugenie law,
couples are laughing at the sages
who passed it, and the officials who
are trying in a half-hearted way
to enforce it. All they must do is
to slip over into Michigan, have the
knot tied, and then return trium-
phant to their homes. It seems to
make no difference to the couples
that they are liable to indictment,
even if married in another state,
unless they conform to the eugenic
requirements Of the act. AS the
vile in one of the clipping couples
said, defiantly: We're married;
what can they do to us?" What
indeed, can the authorities 90?
Residents Of other state will Satch
with breathless interest this expert
ment in guaranteeing the purity Of
the race. Thus far tho law has
had stormy career and a disast-
rous one, and with the doctors and
intending couples 'eagued together
with the full PURPOSE Of defeating
It, the celebrated eagenic marriage
Law Of Wisconsin ran hardly be any.
thing hut . joke and a dead letter
on the statute books Of the pro
gressives badger state ere the year
runs it's course.-st. Paul Dis
patch.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-01-23
SMALL AREA IS CULTIVATED

Only 20 per cent of the tillable
land of the United States is actual.
ly under cultivation, according Ia
estimates of the department of agri.
culture, based On reports of Ct, ,00C
correspondents. These reports were
obtained in order 10 gain informa.
tion ms to the tillable area of the
United States. Further investiga.
tion in the far western states may
modify the present estimates ior
those states
The entire United States exclud.
ing foreign possessions contains
about 1900, 900, 900, acres. OF thi.
area about 60 per cent or l,l40,.
100000 acres is estimated tillable
that is, capable Of being brought
under cultivation by means of the
plow.
A total of SOL ,OOO,O 900 acre.
or 10 per cent is estimated to be
non-t!llable but valuable for pas.
turc an fruits. Only 2l per cent
or 800, 100000 acres, was estimated
to be Of no use for agriculture
present or future.
For every 100 acres now titled
about 375 acres may be titled when
the country is fully developed.
In Nevada the total land area il
given as 70,Oo0,O00 acres. OF this
acreage II per cent is declared to
be available for titled cop, II pei
cent Is declared to be available fol-
agricultural uses requiring no till.
age and 66 per cent is given as non
agricultural land. Only per cent
Of the area was in crops according
to the 1913 census. Four per con
of the land potentially tillable wa
In crops in 1909.
For the United State, as q v hol,
60 per cent Of the total area 4
capeble Of tillage; q further 10 pc,
cent is available for agriculture
purposes not requiring tillage an,
81 per cent ia non.agricultur al
The percentage under cultivation
according to the 1909 census Is 16
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-01-23
WORK OF TAX COMMISSION

Governor 0ddie in an interview
published in the Tonopah Bonanza
had the f.llowing to says Of the
work of the tax commission. Ac-
cording to his idea of things four
counties in the state have borne
the brupt of taxation and EIko
county is not one Of them. But
read what be said and form your
own conclusion:
Il attended meeting of the tax
commission yesterday and ! have
to say they arc doing excellent
work. This year that body will
double valuations and reduce as.
sessments one-hslf. We have had
some difficulty convincing some OF
the large taxpayers but the cattle
men and mine operator have come
to see the situation in the right
light and now we are wording on
a revision of land appraisements.
This will add S14 900, 900, to the
state roll and every county will
share in the improvement. Nye
EsmeraIda, Ormsi'y and Storey
counties have always borne the
blunt of the burden, but the Others
will share it with these counties.
However, it will take several years
to rpadjnst values, but when the re
vision is completed | am confident
that the taxpayers will be salts.
fed"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-01-23
TREES AND FOOLS

Any fool can destroy trees. They
cannot iun away, and IL they could
they would still be destroynd--chas-
ed and hunted down as long as fun
or a dollar could be got out Of
their bark hides, branching horns
or magnificent bole backbones. Few
that fell trees plant them. Nor
would planting avail much toward
getting back anything like IN.
noble prineVal forests. During a
mans life only saplings can be
grown in the place of the old trees,
tens OF centuries old, that have
been destroyed. II took more
than 10000 years to make some
OF the trees in these y estern woods
trees that are still standing in
perfect strength and beauty, wav-
ing and singing in the mighty for
ests Of the Sierras. God has cared
for these trees, saved them from
drought, disease, avalanchcs and a
thousand training, leveling temp.
ests and floods, but he cannot save
them from fools. Only Uncle Sam
can do that.--John Muir.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-01-23
Or. BUCKLEY'S REPLY TO
AN EULOGY ON WHISKEl

am returning your most wond-
erful whiskey, the most wonderful
whiskey that ever brought a skele-
ton into the closet, or painted
scenes of lust and bloodshed in the
brain Of man. It is the ghost of
corn and wheat, crazed by the l,ss
of their natural bodies. In it you
will lind transient sunshine chas.
ed by shadow as cold as artic
midnight, in which the breath Of
June gross icy, and the carol OF
the lark gives place to the fore
boding cry Of the raven. Drink it,
and ysu will have woe" ''sor-
row." "babbling," and wounds
without cause" your eyes shall be-
hold strange women, and your
heart shall utter perverse things" "
Drink it deep, and you shall hear
the voices Of demons shrieking, wo-
=
men wailing, and worse than or
phaned children mourning the loss
Of father who yet lives. Drink 1t
deep and long, end serpents will
hiss in your ears, coil themselves
about your neck and sieze you with
their fangs, for at last it biteth like
q serpent and stingeth like an ad-
der. For forty years this liquid
death has been within slaves of
oak, harmless there as pure water.
| send it to you that you may put
an enemy in your mouth to steal
away your brains" And yet I call
myself your friend.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-01-23
BOARD OF INQUIRY REPORT

The Southern Pacific board of
inquiry met this forenoon at the
freight house and inquired into the
cause of the accident yesterday in
which J. ". Hunt WAS killed. Sew
eral witnesses we're examined and
from their evidence the board
made the following report:
This board finds that rear tender
truck of engine 3216, Engineer F.
A. Larson, Fireman A. Q. Moulton,
was derailed while backing through
South siding, Elko, Nevada. at the
road crossing just east of the Pas
senger Station.
Brakeman j. W. Hunt. who was
riding on rear step of the tender,
on engineers side, fell off, was run
over and killed.
We find that wheels of rear truck
tender which were derailed at the
crossing, tore out switch stand just
east of crossing, causing derailment
of front tender truck and entire
engine.
1t is the opinion of this board
that accident was caused by the
crossing not having Deen properly
cleaned out, thu flangeway being
full of solidly frozen mud and, ap
parently. some mud on top of rail
which had heen carried in during
the night while weather was mod
crate and which froze soldily carly
in the morning.
Otis Weeks,
Assistant Superintendent.
w. j. Toy,
Travelling Engineer.
Geo. Gieger,
Assistant Superintendent. /.
A. E. Kimball,
President First Nat. Bank
j. B. Fitzgerald,
Day Clerk, Mayer Hotel
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-01-23
BIRTHDAY OF POSTLGE STAMP.

= .
Soventy-four years ago. Jsnu.
ary 10. 1910. an Englishman whose
name is unknown. but who de,
serves immortality. licked the first
postage stamp, placed II on a let.
ter and deposited it in the mails.
That was the beginning of post
age stamps. as we'll as Of cheap
postage. Sir Rowland Hill was
the author of the scheme for re.
ducing the postage rate and he was
the first to suggest that prepayment
for postage might he signified by
using bit of paper large enough
to bear the stamp and covering the
back with glutinous wash which.
nv applying little moisture might
be attached to the back Of the let
ter"
When penny postage was adopted
and put into effect on January 10,
I840 the first postage stamps were
placed on sale. The English postal
authorities were hostile both 10
the reduction in postage and to the
stamp scheme. Despite the fact
that MIR Hill found himself with
out adequate support from the
existing ministry or from that
which succeeded it. his plan work
ed we'll. and during the CONNER
cial depression which followed its
adoption the postoffice revenue
went on increasing.
Local postmasters in various
parts Of America took up the post
age stamp plan. and issued crude
labels of their own. The use Of
adhesive stamps was first autho..
lied in tho United States in lS47
but it was not until 1866 that pre-
payment by stamps was made COM
pulsory.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-01-23
LGST ARTICLES IN
RVILROAO WRECKS

Did Eou ever. stop TO think what
might become Of your grip, coat
coat, or other belongings il you
were caught in wreck? The shock
felt after a railroad accident IL
ssLally so great that material
hings in connection with it are
lost sight of. Naturally the first
thought is of the recovery and
identification Of those injured. The
identification part is not always
easy, and sometimes has been
accomplished by some piece of
personal property. After the hu-
name work of caring for the iDiur-
ed has been done, it devolves upon
the railroad company to clear away
the debris. Frequently the quick
est and least expensive way to do
this is to burn it, but before this
is possible every effort is made
to recover lost personal property.
The value of this often runs up
into many thousands of dollars. In
one eastern city there was recover
ed and returned to the owners be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 worth
of personal. l.property.--Leslie's.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-01-23
NUMBER4S
FOR XkTER PIPES
THAT FREEZE


Every farmer knows what it is to
be troubled with frozen water pipes
in the winter. There are few but
who have not had the experience Of
being compelled to thaw them ont
some time or other. In a recent
issue Of the Country Gentleman D
writer says be has found successful
methods of treating the pipes 30
that they will not freeze. The
method is described as follows:
After much experimenting I
finally hit up on the easiest, most
inexpensive and sureat way to keep
the frost off tue pine. l have re-
commended it TO many persons who
have tried it and found il saves
many repair bills. Melt an equal
quantity Of petroleum-yaseline-
and of psraffin wax together end
after wipinR The pipes perfectly
dry apply with an old brush thick
coat of this mixture while it is hot.
An old lamp or torch will easily.
keep it in q liquid state. You will
find that no matter how cold the
weather may get, the frost cannot
penetrate this coat of grease.
4 b. azs =.
have used this on water pipes that
are along the ground unprotected.
and not once during the coldest
weather did they freeze up or give
me the least trouble"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-01-23
THEIR BABY SLEEPS

At o'clock Friday afternoon,
just day before he was 8 months
old, Mr.. and Mrs. d. McElroy's
baby boy crossed the Great Divide
after &c days of pain and suffer.
ing.
The family have the sincere sym.
pathy of the community in their
bereavement. May they be com.
fortcd by the thought that their
baby is now sweetly sleeping in the
Savior's arms.
The funeral will take place from
the residence Of the parents at
o'clock Sunday afternoon. Friends
and acquaittances are respectfully
requested 10 attend.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-01-23
ANOTHER NEVADA WONDER
FOUND IN THIS COUNTY

On exhibition at the First Ma
tional Bank are specimens Of
ground and polished rock that rival
and even surpsss the finest import
ed onyx or marble of commerce.
The name wonder stone" implies
to a great extent the remarkable
beauty of design and color. Found
in commercial quantities. and its
close proximity TO the Southern
Pacific railroad at Iron Point.
makes the quarrying OF this re
markable stone a new and valuable
industry.
The lucky owners of "won er
stona' are Alan Chester and H. w.
Steffen and they have good reason
IT, feel elatec and Fanguine that
they have one better than 8 gold
mine.
An examination of the rock re-
veals substance that responds
readily to the ordinary means of
grinding and polishing and the var
ieiy of color designs lend them
selves to the most artistic decora-
tions both for interior and exterior
purposes. Humboldt Star.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-01-23
HER BURIAL MONEY
LOST IN STATE BANK

The body of..Auntie Bullock. the
aged colored lady who died in
Reno yesterday accompanied nv
her granddaughter, Mrs. Linewood.
arrived on the local this afternoon.
The funeral will be announced lat
er.
"Auntie" but recently moved tn
Reno to live with her grand
daughter. She was one of the old.
est residents Of this city, coming
here in her teens and for many
years resided at 4O7 S. Nevada
street, where the funeral service
will be held.
Some ten years ago an old friend
of the deceased died and was buried
by the county. "Auntie" said at
the time she would never be buried
in the potter's field and at once
started to save mGneY enough to
pay for her interment in the local
cemetery which she hid in an old
-four barrel. Shortly before the
disastrous failure of the State Bank
and Trust company the old lady
suddenly became iii and thinking
she was about TO die told her
friends to look in the flour barrel
where they found $l0O that she had
saved for funeral expenses. Upon
her recovery her friends told her il
was careless to keep her money
that way and prevailed upon her to
deposit it in hank which she did,
selecting the State Bank and ryus
company few days before the de-
funct institution closed it's DOORS
Carson Appeal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-01-23

called for by the nature Of the of
fcnse. =
The freight trains took two days
to mike 1877 miles between htlsnta
and Chattanooga. The stops at the
stations varied from ten to sixty
n inutrs. One Of the rules for
freight conductors anort keeping
certain distance from the trans
ahead Of him and behind him shows
that there must have been a de-
lightful uncertainty about the pro.
vision for changing meeting points
in care trains were delayed. It is
evident that there was no telegraph
communication along the line, al
though this was eight years after
Morse had demonstrated that he
could send messages over the wire
from Washington to Baltimore
Several months before Charles Nj.
not also had made use of the tcle,
graph in ordering the operation OF
trains on the Erie.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-01-23
BRIG5!HT !! CH!ClAIG50 Hl.!!Cl!AI5 YOUTHS

T.. . {. ~ 81. tss- p u
High school graduates who do
not know the name Of the presi.
dent Of the United States, and who
think Wilbur Wright was a settle
ment worker were revealed at Chi.
cago in the report Of an examiba-
tion for the public library training
.lass. Some Of the anwsers to
questions follow:
Captain Rosld Amundsen is with
the Salvation army,
Bismarck was IN the Amer lean
revolution.
Aurora Borealis is tho govern.
ment that 10 a bore.
Garibaldi was a French writer Of
the ninth century.
Lafayette was an American gen.
eral who later became president Of
the United States.
Kosciusko is president Of Japan.
Employers liability is the power
to do or not to do a thing.
Lorodc Taft Is president Of tho
United States.
Moses was the chosen father Of
Jesus Christ and ess born about
so A D.
n : =
Wilbur Wright snd DR.. n. VI.
Wiley are connected with stttc
ment work. ~
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-01-23
IN 4 FRIENDLY SORT Of WAY

When man nin't got cent an
he's feeling kind Of blue,
An the clouds hang dark an, ,heavy.
an wont let the sunshine
through.
It's a great thing, oh my brother,
for a feller just to lay
His hand upon your shoulder Ia q
friendly sort Of wayi
1t makes a man feel curious. It
makes the tear drops start,
An you sort Of feel q flutter In the
region Of your heart.
You can't stand up an meet i,is
ewes; you don't know what to
say
When his hand is on your shoulder
In a friendly sort Of way.
james Whitcomb Riley
--s --~-~->-- &c.
Her Forte. /,
But q woman doesn't care 70 hoes
the Job II she caa boss ths' hesa-
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-01-23
Exesp,Ion % ,bo snr.

Countryman (at tho National Gal.
lery)--"Why, thom'B tho vory samo
pictures ] saw hero the day before
yestcrdayl" Attendant (dryiy)--
Quito likely" Countryman--"Thon
that clerk at the hotel 10 an awful
lair He told mo that tho pictures
was changed daily In all tho leadin
picture houses"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-01-23
GROUND TG PULP
J. W. Hunt Southern Pacific
Brakeman, Killed in Elko


An accident that cost the life of
]. w. Hunt, brakeman on q west
bound Southern Pacific freight
train, occurred in the Elko yards
about 8 o'clock this morning. The
train had been cut in two and the
engine was backing upon the side
track to pick up some en- Dties. AS
the tender struck the crossing by
the passenger depot. the rear truck
jumped the track. followed by the
engine and Hunt who was riding
on the rear end of the tender was
either thrown off by the wheels
Jolting over the ties or jumped off
to signal the engineer and was
caught by the engine wheels and
horribly mangled. He was dragged
some distance and the body from
the ribs down was crushed to
pulp.
The accident was caused by the
frozen ground at the crossing. The
warm weather Of Friday and Sat-
urday covered the crossing with
thin mud which frnze hard against
tue rails Sunday night. 1t is
thought that small stone had
frozen in the mud aud that was
the cause of the tender jumping
the track. After the accident, the
section gang was set to work clear
ing the frozen ground from the
rails. Had this been done before,
the accident might not have hap
pened.
The track was badly torn up for
"a hundred feet or more. The
wrecker came up. from Carlin and
put the engine and tender hack on
the track.
Mr.. Hunt lived in Ogden. where
he leaves a widow and four nr five
children. He was about 48 years
of age and had been working about
fifteen days. His remains we've
taken to the morgue.
Coroner Castle was notified anG
summoned a jury to inquire into
the cause of death. The jury view
ed the remains and the scene Of the
accident, listened to the evidence
If several witnesses and found
that the name Of the deceased was
j. W. Hunt, n resident OF Ogden
whose nativity was unknown, that
he was 4S years Of age and came
to his death by beng crushed by
the tender of engine No. 32l6 of
the Southern Pacific company,
caused BY said tender being derail-
cd on account of crossing being
filed with frozen mud and ice, also
on account Of low joint in the
rail at the crossing.
The verdict holds the Southern
Pacific company responsible for the
accident which was doubtless caus-
I'd by the frozen mud and ice
against the rails. We understand
that the section men began to dig
the mud and ice away from the
rails as soon as tie accident occur
red hut were stopped by the coro.
ner until the jury viewed the cross.
ing.
The remains Of the deceased
have been prepared Cor shipment
and will be taken to Ogden to.
night.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-01-23
REPRESENTED IN ANY CASE

An old gentleman, now deceased,
never seemed to he satisfied unless
he had several cases pending in
court. He had just won n case in
the justice court when the loser in
n very combativc frame Qf mind
exclaimed" "I'll law you to the
circuit c1urtr
Old Gent--I'll be thar.
Loscr-And ri law yo1 to tho
supreme court!!
Old Gent --I'll he thar.
Loscr-l'll law you TO ell!
Old Gent My attorncy'll he
thar. Docket.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-01-23

whats tho matter, old manf' ~
told my wife a joko to keep her quiet
while buttoning up her dress and she
went and laughed and toro them ali
out again.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-01-23
No Room for Il.

No Room for II.
IN tho bright lexicon OF love there
is no such word as eugenics Wash.
iugton Herald.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-12-16
ELECTED FOR LIFE.

Uncle" Bill Stacey has served the
Baptist Sunday school in the capacity
of secretary and treasurer for the
past forty.five years, and as an EVIL
dence OF the appreciation Of the Sun
day school for his services, he was
elected to the position for life at
recent meeting of the school
Mr. Stacey Is one OF Nayasota S
oldest citizens in point OF continuous
residence, and is held in high esteem
by everyone fortunate enough to be
numbered on his list Of acquaintance
The Examiner-Reylew hopes that the
good old man will live to administer
the affairs Of the Baptist Church at
least another forty.hye years.-Naya'
sofa Examiner.Reyiew.
Uncle Bill" Stacey, as the EXamin'
er.Reyiew calls him and as he IS
known by all his friends is a brother
Of John and Pete Stacey OF this city.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-12-16

SO you see from these figures, and
we are bound to admit they are very
conservative, that things will have
TO be changed very materially in Bra
EOS County before we have an over
production OF corn, or have TO search
very far for market in which to
sell corn.
This agent declares openly and
above board that with the right
methods OF improving the soil with
a rotation and dlverslhcatlon OF crops
for three years. that Brazos County
lands could one year with another
be made TO produce on an average OF
thlrty.fiye bushels OF corn per acre,
but to carry out the object OF this
communication will say that we bring
Il up to only thirty bushels. and with
proper cultivation II will make al
most that now without any improve
ment Of soil. Then increase the acre
age from 10000 to 10000, and we
would have the 100000 bushels. or
reasonable supply Of corn. II Brazos
County had that much good corn In
the hands OF her farmers, supple
mented by a good crop Of peas and
peanuts. together with plenty OF for
age ia make good balanced ration
and had plenty of the right kind OF
livestock to which all this could be
intelllgently fed, including hogs and
poultry. and then have all this crop
supplemented by what cotton we
would gather OFF 10000 acres, 1t
would not be five years before we
would be advertising money to loan
Shall we reduce our cotton acre
age and plant corn? II ] have not
made the figures in this article APP
proximately correct, would like for
some OF my farmer friends or some
one else to show me wherein have
erred. for this question is TOO vital to
be handled carelessly We want
truth. \ W. BUCHANAN
Demonstration Agent FOR Brazos
/ County.