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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-03
OF THE GAMBLER
sPEcULATloN-A MARKED TRAIT
OF HUMAN-cHARAcTER.
Stock Brokers' Observations In HE
Business Have Revealed to Him
the Willingness There ls to
"Take a Chance"

cit is n of the inexplicable traits
of human nature" remarked a stock
broker recently to the Spokane
Spokesman-Review, Ito grab at q pos
sibility in preference to a sure thing
which is limited in the power of pay
ing substantial dividends. We might
illustrate this by inverting the saying
into this: "A bird in the bush is
worth two In the hand providing the
elusive bird In the bush has sufficient
ly brilliant and rare plumage.
Il find this to be the case almost
invariably in my business. OF course,
the persons that l deal with have, for
the most part, a strain of gamblers
blood in them; naturally they are
reckless, for those two words are
synonymous in character.
eff am selling stocks of two kinds,
n the might be great and the other
proved fair and safe 1 can always
sell the former stock with compare
tive ease, while the other "a conser-
vative investment) will go begging,
80 to speak.
1T is not only the unsuspecting
widow who falls into the snare Of
these failures, either; often the catch
consists of a careful business man.
1t does not necessarily mean that be-
cause a venture fails, however, it was
not organized with good intentions.
But good intentions do not make sue
cess.
The case of an unsophisticated
young man ONE to my mind now
which demonstrates the queer trait
Of grabbing at a phantom of gold in
preference to that of one of yard
wide WOOL
He wanted to make an investment.
"Here are some industrial bonds
/ said, that are just the thing for a
young man; something that is as
safe as government bonds. Although
they pay only 5h per cent, you have
years enough before you to wait until
you have gotten back your original
Investment and then you will have a
fgurative tree still bearing fruit.
That will be a clear profit
But he demurred.
"No,'. he said crestfallcnly. j
don't want anything of that sort; I
want something that will go with q
smash and a bang!'
(Which way?' | asked, smiling.
why his voice wavered, the
right way, of course. Haven't you
something that might make a capital.
list out OF me overnight?'
OF course, / am in business to sell
people what they want, but it sort OF
went against my grain to see the
young fellows hard earned money
the first always is-go into something
which might more likely than not
prove to be a rank iasco.
"1f that Is what you wish I said,
I have some stock in a much touted
mine, yet in its embryonic state. The
reports are glowing; you may double
your investment, perhaps triple it, be.
fore a year passes. But I warn you
"all Is moi gold that glitters."'
"fGreat!' he exclaimed ecstatically.
with the are free exuberance Of
youth, that's what l want
"Well to shorten a story, he got it.
The result was the rule and not the
exception. No, he isn't a fool exact.
ly; he merely has an oversupply of
that same characteristic which cours-
es through ID all, more or less, to
angle for a whale in preference to a
trout"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-03
The Division.

Three Germans haG been doing an
odd Job of repairing and agreed to
split the pay evenly. They received
81, and, after several unsuccessful eff
forts of two of them 70 init upon the
correct division OF the amount the
third settled the business transaction
thus: Here ISIS it, two for you two,
and here ISIS it, two for me. too. Amt
td?'--PE;lateiphia Public Ledger.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-03
Law Reaulatira- Fashions.

Iu 1889 the general court Of Massa-
chusetts passed a law that mo gar
ment 7hall be made with short sleeves;
and such as have garments with short
sleeves shall not veal them unless
they over the arm to the wrist. And
hereafter 40 person whatever shall
make any garment for women with
sleeves more than half an ell wide
~(twenty-two and a half inches)." If
laws regulating fashions were passed
today, how many women would be
fined for law.breaking?
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-03
THE IMPOSSIBLE

Nobody will ~begrudge a holiday
to a president of the United States
who has accomplished the imposs-
ible.
It was impossible that the Demo-
ratio party with its long record of
follys foolishness ard faction. could
be transformed into an effective in
strument of government.
1t was impossible that a president
who had 10 experience in national
politics an5 no personal acquains-
ances with the leaders of the party
could work tremendously with con-
gress.
1t was Impossible that a narrow
majority such as the Democrats
had in the house could be held to-
gether:
1t was impossible that a narrow
majority such as the Democrats
had in the senate could be prevent
ed from surrerderlng to privilege
and giving the country another eX-
ample of party perfdy and party
dishonor."
1t was impossible that the Demo
cratic party, in the light of its bis
tory for fifty years could carry out
a sane. constructive policy of gov
eminent.
Yet all these things have come
about. Not since the civil war
has any administration written SC
much history within so brief a per,
iod of time as the Wilson admins,
tration has written since March a,
AS for the president and con-
gress Mr.. Wilson's leadership j:
unique. He has not only had a:
much influence over congress a:
Mckinley or Grant ever welded.
but he has obtained none of this in
f1uence by the bribery of patronage
and he has been able to exert il
FIR public, not partisan purposes.
Thanks to President Wilson
there is not a gap in the Demo
cratic ranks at Washington. Thank;
10 Presi ent Wilson, the party j!
faithful carving our its promises
For the first time in a generation
a national platform is proved t.
near what it said, and the way is
cleared both to a new freedom anc
a new prosperity.
Two years ago any man would
have been laughed at as a fool if hi
had ventured to predict a Demo
cratic president and a Democrat,
congress could accomplish in -four
7ears what this administration ha.
accomplished in nine months. The
MISUNDERSTANDING professor
las bis opponents sneeringly dub
bed him has given the country {
new lesson in the art, of govern
ment.- New York World.
- ---%--
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-03
Enouuh for Him.

Two negroes were once matched for
a boxing contest. Finally one began
scoring heavily, and the other went to
his corner at the end OF the round bad
ly beaten. He failed to respond when
the bell rang. Come on heah. niggah.
dis am a fight 10 a finish" challenged
the more lively Of the pair. The bat
tered n simply sat in his corner
head down, detected. "Yes, an Use
finished" he grunted.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-03
Wouf6a't Want Him.

a !stingGislled French authoress
(wiio for obvious reasons must be
nanleiesp, out who lately was intro
dSceG to n of The most important
ard least imposing, personally, of the
European monarchs) was asked a day
or " ago what she thought of him.
Ha reply was unexpected '"if I were
out fishing AND caught him." she re-
plisri, u should put Linn back"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-03
Takinu No

Dinny was taking dinner With Ho.
gan at a brilliant cafe. They weren't
accustomed to eating at such a place,
but they got along fairly we'll. When
they had finished, the waiter said:
Shall I bring you a couple Of demi.
t~asses?" mot on yer life," exclaimed
Dinny. Our wives might come In
an, see US sittiu' wild them."-San
Francisco Argonaut.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-03
Actors w

A grea. actors s~ensibilit.es are
stimulated beyond the common scope.
and he may express them passionate.
ly or profoundly in terms OF his own
personality; and, again, an accomplish.
cd actor can create something as con.
csete as a character in Dickens and
make 1t true to itself.-The Manches
ter Guardian.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-03
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY
Service, IL a. IN.
Sunday School. 1880 p. m.
Wednesday evening service at 8
p. m.
The Stone H ouse, in the Webster
block, on Fifth Street
A free reading room at the
same ad dress is open to the public
from 2 to 4 p. M. daily, including
Sundays and holidays. The Bible
and all Christian Science literature
can be read.
Everybody welcome
ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL Church
Holy Communion and Sermon
II go a. m.
Sunday School 1890.
Evening Prayer and Sermon 100
,Litany Friday 1880 .
Special music by the vested cnoir
at botn services
Everybody Welcome.
Eraest H. Price
Rector.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-03
Lamon Foam.

Juice and grated rind Of one lemon,
yolks Of three eggs, six tablespoons OF
sugar, FIVE tablespoons hot water.
Cook until thick, then add the beaten
whites. Serve with whipped cream.
This is very nice.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-03
Trumped.

II wish I had eve learned to play
cards!" exclaimed 4 MAI who had
been unfortunate at the game. You
mean you wish you had learned, don't
your" vas his wife's sarcastic re-
joinder.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-03
Black Friday

Black Friday in the financial his
tory OF the United States was Septem.
Der "a, 1859, when Gould and othor
spectators ran the price of gold up
to 1921, catching a great many per-
sons in a corner and causing a panic.
In British financial history Black Fri.
day was May IL, 1866, on which day
the commercial panic caused by the
failure of Oyerend, Quincy G. Co.,
Limited. reached its height.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-03
OUTPUT of Conner,

American copper mines turned out
21S,579,133 pounds CT copper in 1912,
nearly 1000, 900 less than in 1911, but
the value was $S,J02,4S2 greater.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-03
CHURCH NOTICES
BAPTIST cHuRcH

Morning sermon at 1900 q. m.
Christmas Sermon.
Sunday School at 1910
Service at TOO pm
"a New Years Resolution"
Special music.
Chorus practice Thursday even
ing at 1880.
W. Invite you to come and wor-
ship with US.
Rev. Chas. McHarness,
Pastor.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-03
ADMISSION FREE
These With 5nc eyes.

Blua.eyed men are highly intellect
ual. morally firm and automatically
correct in thought, word and act.
They are the rulers of their families,
and the powerful figures in the moral,
intellectual and Industrial worlds.
When a Dlue-eyed maid meets a blue
eyed man Greek meets Greek; then
comes the tug Of war.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-03
MeM Machine cum.

Having perfected the mechanism OF
the machine gun for the army after
many months experiment, the war
department ia prepared TO supply the
new weapon to the militia, wherever
the funds available in the allotments
warrant the ISSUE.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-03
Woman the Weaker Vessel.

The strength of an average WON.
an is only 67 per cent. that of an av.
erage man.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-03
nard ,ah.

II is going to be difficult to get
women to quit Judging other women
by the furs they wear.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-03
Worth KNOWING.

Scraps of cream cheese may be
made useful by mixing them with but
ter and milk or q little cream. This
should be spread on thin, wafer.like
crackers, made into sandwiches and
served with salad.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08
SPANKING NINE IS LARGE JOB
Colored Mother Says II Takes Her
Breath, But She Deems II
Her Duty.

Spokane.-While investigating in
the home Of women who receive aid
under the mothers pension act AS
sistant Probation Oficer Miss Lille
Breese found a colored woman who
declared she was so interested in the
welfare of her children that she often
spanked all nine Of them, beginning
on the oldest and going down the
line.
well, lam sakes, Miss Breese. All
sho does try to raise dem chilluns
properly" said the mother. Some
times the chilluns all do wrong an
All begins on the oldest and spanks
all the way down. All know 1t Is
my duty, but befo' All is done All
is nearly out oh breaf. II dem chill
luns does wrong whose fault am it?
"Ah say. II dem chilluns 90 into
dat street who am to blame?" She
then pointed to herself. adding, "Ah
is to blame. Miss Breese."
Tie woman receives $35 to aid her
in caring for her nine children and
an invalid husband.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08
SENTINEL OF EUROPE
Gibraltar an Imposing Sight to
the Visitor.
Great Rock 10 Mysterious, Wonderful
Beautiful, Somber, According az
One Sees lt-Greatness In Its
Significance, Not lts Size.

London.-No matter at what hou.
one approaches Gibraltar, it is a men,
orable occasion. The great rock is
mysterious, wonderful, beautiful, SOM
Der. according as one sees 1t in the
early morning haze, at MONDAY, at
sunset, at midnight.
It was not yet breakfast time on
December Is when we first saw that
great mass Of jurassic limestone and
realized that we were at the most i'm:
portant gateway in the world. Directly
east opened the blue Mediterranean,
gilded in morning sunshine, few far
off boats stranded In the golden path.
The southern mountains stretched
away in uneven masses of rose and
lilac; across the channel, gloomy Glib
raltar, formidable and grewsome In
the early shadows, bristling with un-
seen portfolios. pierced the clouds at
the height of quarter Of q mile.
These, the Pillars of Hercules, beyond
which the boldest one feared to sail!
Monuments left by the Phoenician god
when he tore the continents asunder-
Mount Abyla, on the right; Mount
Calpe (Gebel-alTarike), on the left
the mountain of God and Of Tarik, the
Moor!
Tarik ibn Zijad. at the command of
Musa, the African viceroy of the ca
liph Of Damascus. headed an expedi.
tion of Moors and built the first fort
ress on the rock early in the seven
teenth century. Today the tower of
the castle he commenced in 1713 may
still be seen in a prominent position
back Of the town.
Before the anchor dropped boats
were heading toward us laden with
oranges and tangerines; others freight
ed with nothing but olives. A steam
launch brought Cooks men, labeled
and uniformed; and a swarthy COM
plexioned flower man with little nose
gays of violets and punches Of red
roses. Conspicuous among the new
arrivals was a big man with bright,
restless eyes. wearing q broad SOM
brero. Someone whispered, Mark
Twain's guide" Nearing the wharf
we spied a group of Arabs, in blue
burnouses. frightened by crimson
sashes and fezzes and yellow slippers.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08
WOODEN LEG FOR HEAVY MAN
Locomotive Engineer on Northern
Pacific Had Lost His Limb In
an Accident.

Spokane.-A. d. Bull claims to have
recently made q wooden leg for the
heaviest man on the American CONT
tent wearing such q limb. Mr.. Bull
said:
This leg was made for B. A. Ken
nedy, living at the Pedicord hotel. He
weighs 34S pounds. He was formerly
a Northern Pacific engineer and his
leg was taken on in an accident. 1
had to send to California for the big
gest piece Of special wood in our Oak
land place with which to make the
leg"
Mr.. Bull also made a leg recently
for w. E. Jerman, aged seventy-six.
Of Post Falls, Idaho, and is now max.
ing one for A. c. Flanders, a construc-
tion engineer for the CRANKY Smelt-
ing company Of CRANKY. B. C. Mr..
Flanders has been located at Valdez,
Alaska. recently and came from there
to Spokane to get the leg made
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08


ne Davis search wasn't like the traditional Miss Davis
long black shiny head rudely
cotton was packed inside and the quantity
80 the a
The morbdiy parties"
expeditions
ee that certain railroads
might upfted
residents walk the Bridge Of sghs
~'
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08
WAS NEWS TO KING ALFONSO
Spanish Monarch Learned from q Pic.
ture the Manner Of Henry I'VE
Death.

London.-A curious little story is
told about King Alfonso of Spain. He
recently visited Bayonne and in
spected the local museum. which con-
tanned, among other treasures, a real
istic picture of the death of Henry w
Of France.
After looking intently at the pic
ture, King Alfonso suddenly ex-
claimed:
But Henry is not dying a natural
DEATH"
"Of course" remarked one of his
French guides, automatically, your
majesty remembers that Henry was
assassinated"
But King Alfonso did not remem-
ber
by whom was he killed, them"
he asked.
"He was killed by a monk named
Ravaillac." said the guide.
Then the king appeared to compre.
hend, for he exclaimed:
"A king killed by q monk! Now
understand why the story was never
told me-"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08
SUCKED FINGER; GETS $500
First Aid to Doe-eltten Woman Re-
membered In Will After Many
Years.

Dedham. Mass-The gallantyy of
William J. Courtney in sucking the
finger Of Mrs. Mary v. e. Hill after
she had been bitten by q dog. seven
years ago. will net him $500 through
her will, filed for probate here. The
bequest was designated by the testa-
tor "as small remembrance of Q
courageous act" In her behalf.
Mrs. Hill was riding in a railroad
train with a dog in her lap. when the
animal suddenly showed symptoms Of
hydrophobia. and bit her finger. Court
ney. who was in the next seat, at once
seized the injured member and drew
out the infection. He had forgotten
the incident until informed of the be-
quest.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08

Their pointed hoods tapping in the
wind, they looked weird and haggard
as Vedder's Cumean sibyl. -
But the thing that impresses one
most Is the rock, which has been
called more names than any other
rock in the world-"the rock of the
Mediterranean" "the formidable dead
sentinel Of Europe" the crouching
lion," "Englands insurance sign,"
"the watchdog Of the Mediterranean"
"the bolt to Europe's front door," "a
rock-bound city of cannon and wild
flowers" AS one approaches it from
the Atlantic It looks like q great,
crouching lion ready to pounce upon
Spain, its tail toward the sea- 1t is
from one-fourth to three-fourths of a
mile wide and some three miles long.
Its greatness is in its significance, not
its size.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08

'o'' H'nen ne 'o's VI gam o thousands OF
OF Mammon
e oank pounded Love
ne uproariously than 1t laughs locksmiths
D. Cowen
"se makes the go
but of business said Mr. Cover ".o ~. , -
sn the on the hootbs - ~ ~ ' No"'"' 'o "o nao 20
ooys girls
l. poor banker himself soma money hy
- through deal by phone once IN q while"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08

WATER PRECIOUS IN EGYPT
Must Be Brought From River Nile
GoatskIn eott1e Tal<es Place Of
Water Main and Hydrant

London.-In the land where it rarely
rains, all water must be brought from
the river Nile. whose sources of sup
ply lie thousand miles distant, says
Popular Mechanics. The goatskin
bottle and the earther jar here take
the place of water mains and hy.
drants. The camel and the OF slowly
turn the crude wooden gears which
lift water from the sluggish river in
buckets lashed to . rude water wheel.
Trenches Distribute the precious fluid
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08

him and went and picked
seat
Says to the nickel giver a
to get wise Just OF
duh everything all you
back
WELL that him he
happened to pick him the
pardner right
beat for the nearest booze Joint and
on pint OF red Juice he
nethe
hour
Just got 80 let CO. cause Of
the
mind and Say
did
but I'm gon to bring
thought
but after
girl waiting all shriveled with cold
an
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08

INC res1dence or s. Pig
AN disclosed that the bullet which
na an inch beneath the surface the skin
ocnmds examination Emergency hospital
ouet
through
ne and thence into the
in
'~uted from the theft Of a cigarette
Schmidt
"s the two victims snached Walshs mouth
lad a
Two bullets sfoundm marks ~~
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08
Girl Lectured on Hair DRESSING,

Chicago.-An official lecturer for q
big department store told an audience
of salesgirls that the loops of hair
they wear over the ears make them
less ef1cient because they can't hear
everything. the patrons say.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08

bastile. proceeded to get new broom
and made clean sweep. She has
even dared to squeich the insidious
evil Of the woman charity worker,
which is still in great vogue at Sing
Sing.
Why, it's come to such a pass that
- almost impossible to pass a shot
~ hop" to a friend temporarily de-
tained.
A young woman called to see her
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08

IeIt DreaSt, the outlet Striking directly
over the heart.
Albert Schmidt, twenty years old,
$50 Sixteenth avenue, received a bull
let behind the right ear. Vincent
Walsh. sixteen years old. who, accord
ing to the police. did the shooting. was
held over on warrant charging him
with assault.
After the shooting. which occurred
at Ninth and National avenues shortly
after three O'Clock, Ewert was taken
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08
Cairo Water vender Selling Drinking
Water From Earthen Jar.

to fields where cotton. sugar cane and
rice are grown In the black alluvial
soil. True. steam pumps are seen in
increasing numbers and irrigation prof.
ects Of vast importance have been
built. but Egypt is essentially the land
of the sakias (water wheels worked
by oxen) and shadufs (water lifts
worked by hand).
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08
No More "Spooning" Via This Banks Telephone

NJ LOUIS MOCupd blocking Mammon the
public
e removed When bank building special booths
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08

things about folks. you do. For in
stance. t'other day a sorry-lookin' old
party wanted to ride free with me be-
cause he hadn't the price Of fare and
he was too old and sick to walk. but
I'd seen him before and said nike
l thought the men on the back plat
form would put me on, the way they
went at me and the company and
everybody connected for soulless
bunch. and at last one man tried to
make me ashamed by coughing up q
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08
Shooting Follows the Loss Of One Cigarette

MILWAUKEE VISA quarrel cigarette being
morning Gust Ewer eighteen old 59 Madison
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08
Conductor Tells Of Troubles With PASSENGERS

INDIANAPOLIS INDYes said the growing
an with
vintage this here Jobs cnchyou ough
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08
Picturesque Institutions Of Gotham Eliminated

NEW YoRKA picturesque pretty
~ rapidly Industrious
commissioner of corrections She
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08

se' entrance. They had large glass
s0oss and were sound proof. They
e meant for the use of persons
mo mad confidential communications
'0r their financial agents.
o00rtins couples took possession Of
arole-lined. glass-doored. sound
t a oooths. Famous financiers. with
interests In stock and bonds.
-,.S a seek instant communication
s,th their brokers.
Iuey might be on the "hnlr, aida of