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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-08-07
PIECES OF SILVER.
they suppfsntsd cseso Beans a. Ne
P.>st American Currency.


Before Mexico was invaded by the
Spaniards coins were unknown their,
Che natives using IN place Of money
The smallest cacao beans. reserving
those Of larger size and better quality
for the manufacture Of liquor b
which they were addicted
About fourteen years after the con-
qucst-that Is TO say. about I535-Cas-
lillian coins began to make their ap-
pearance In Mexico. As they arrived
only In very small quantities, they
We're insufficient for the needs OF trade.
the manufacture In the City Of Mexico
Of small pieces Of silver of certain
weight.
These pieces were not stamped with
any coinage mark. and their value was
determined entirely by their weight
peso"
These pieces Of silver remained in
circulation n number of years. and
pieces Of gold and of copper were also
added In time. Soon. however. IL was
found that this sort Of circulating me-
dun made fraud easy. and the Span.
ish government established three minis,
granting them perpetual existence
for America
The coinage Of money in the City Of
Mexico was actually begun during the
reign Of VicerOy Antonio de Mendoza
who established II mint in buildings
belonging to the Marquis del Vale
Here 1t remained only u short period,
being transferred first to the council
building and later to the viceroyal pal
ace.
During all this time the coinage was
OF considerable amount and the facil-
tiles for the establishment were not
sufficient to meet the demands made
upon 1t for coins. for which reason fire.
qucnt demands for minting apparatus
are found In the records In the year
ITS the mint was established in the
Apartado building and has continued
since then In the street Of that name
From the declaration of independence
until the year 1877 the mint was rented
out to contractors. New York Sun.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-08-07
A BRIDE FROM THE TOMB.
Odd Romance Of BenedeIlo MarceiIo
the Venetian Composer.

See tNoHoUCC " ocUCOcu0 "dFCelIO,
the Venetian Composer.
Benedello Marcello. one of the most
famous Venetian COMPOSERS. fell in
love with a beautiful girl named Leo
nora ManfrOtti. who married PaOlo
SeranzO. II Venetian noble. She died
a short time after Eer marriage. a vic
tim to the harsh and jealous treatment
of her husband
Her body was laid out in state In
one Of the churches. and her lover
actually succeeded I'm stealing the
corpse and conveying 1t to n ruined
crypt in one of the islands. and here
hi sat day and night by his lost love.
singing and playing to her. as though
by the force Of his art he could recall
her to life.
LeOnOra had twin sister. Eiade.
who was so like her that her closest
friends could scarcely distinguish them
One day Eliade heard singer in q
gondola singing so exquisitely that she
traced the gOndola to the deserted is
laud. and there she learned later the
fate of her sisters corpse and the iden.
tity Of Marcello. Aided by a servant
Eliade substituted herself for her sis
ter's body. and when Marcello returned
ana called LeOnora to awake he did
not ask In vain. for apparently she rose
alive from the coffin. MarceIlO when
he found out the delusiOn was quite
satisfied and married Eliade. but his
happiness was short lived. as he died u
few years afterward.-London Tele
grnUh
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-08-07
The Oyster.

The oyster is very ancient institu-
ton and a most honorable one. From
time Immemorial poets have sung Of
him and orators have dwelt upon his
charms. Juvenal. the most illustrious
Of all satirists. enlivened the literary
charms Of the reigns OF Trojan and
Hadrian with his comments on the
oyster. and the comments We're not
sntirical either. but warmly commend
atory The oyster. the true cosmopo-
lite. Is found pretty nearly everywhere
and was the delight Of the world for
ages upon ages before the man from
Genoa found the shores of America
New York American.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-08-07
HUSBAND RESCUED
DESPAIRINC WIFE

! had gotten so weak I could not Sd
and ] gave up in despair.
At last, my husband got me bottle a
Cardui, the woman's tonic, and com.
menced taking Il. From the very first
dose, ! could tell 1t was helping me. !
can now walk two miles without 10
firing me, and am doing all my work."
lfyou are all run down from womanly
troubles, don't give up in despair. Try
Cardui, the woman's tonic. Ithas helped
more than million women, in its 50
years Of continuous success, and should
surely help you, too. Your druggist has
sold Cardui for years. He knows what
il will do. Ask him. He will recon.
mend it. Begin taking Cardui today.
Write TO-: Chattanooga Meiicine Co.. Ladies'
Advisory Dept. Chattanooga. Tenn. for Special
Instructions on your case and 64-page book. Home
Treatment for Women" sent In plain wrapper. 10
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-08-07
BATTLES IN POETRY.
In Tuscany Even the Peasants Indulge
In This Pastime.

w tHb VdsttEVcs
Visit the home Of peasant in Tus.
cany on some winters evening and you
will he surprised and charmed. writes
Mr.. Richard Bagot I'm The Italians Of
Today" Gathered round the kitchen
fire after the days work Is done. these
peasants. fresh from their rough labor
In the fields and vineyards. vie with
each other In reciting poetry and tell
Ing stories. Generally both are extern
poraneous. and often they have good
deal Of poetic grace and Imagination
The gift OF reciting improvised poetry
is not. however. confined to the peas
ants I'm Tuscany. ! know of an in.
stance that occurred in my own neigh
borhood not so very long ago that GER
tainly could not have occurred any
where but In Tuscany. A local doctor
was driving to catch train at a sta
ton few miles from me. and on his
way he was accosted by colleague
who happened TO be looking over his
garden wall. The colleague shouted
out a line OF improvised verse to him.
upon which the other instantly pulled
up his horse and capped the line with
another.
Doctor No. 2 responded, and for
three hours the poetic contest was con-
timed without cessation. In the mean
time the whole Of the village had turn
ell out to listen and to make wagers on
which would be the first to lack an in
SEPARATION. 1t was only as dusk came
on that doctor No. remembered that
he was on his way to catch IA train!
Whether patient was expecting
him ! know not. but feel convinced
that such detail would not have been
allowed to interfere with this war Of
verses.
1t IL interesting to see that even the
illiterate peasants detect at once the
slightest departure from the form In
which the original lines are set and
consider the offender to have lost the
match.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-08-07
Damp Room Test.

To ascertain whether room Is damp
or not place II weighed quantity Of
fresh lime in an open vessel in the
room and leave II there for twenty
four hours. carefully closing the win
dcws and doors. At the end Of the
twenty-four hours reweigh the lime,
and II the increase exceeds per cent
of tie original weight il is not safe to
live IN the room
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-08-07
Where the Poets Worked d.

The sixth grade Of Il certain school
In foreign settlement in one Of our
cities was learning the Use Of possess
sives.
The book required the pupils to cor
rect and expand into n complete SEN
tence the following expression: mil
ton and Shakespeare's works" Joseph
Nikodym handed IN this sentence:
"Milton and Shakespeare work In
coal mine"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-08-07
Silver Fox Eur.

The black silver fox fur Is most val.
liable when there is no silver In it
when il is pure rich black through
ont 4 dressed skin of this sort aver
ages 80 by 10 inches and will easily
bripg $4,000. A good silvery skin.
clear and pure in color, with blush
underwood, is worth about $1,000.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-08-07
Cheap Carpet Cleaner.

ast,d correspondent who signed her
self. rather bashfully. "YoHng Bride"
Have you tried your young hus-
band;" replied the answers editor.
who lost his position just II few hours
after the reply appeared.-Cleveland
Pla.n Dealer
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-08-07
livino With Them,

II hope you know enough to keep
your wife's relatives mt II distance"
Hun. Ny wife's maiden aunt Is
going to live with us." f..
Good gracious. send her away-
IL can't She's going Ia live with IA
In her house. "-Cleyeland Ilain Dealer.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-08-07

To buy books only because they
were published by an eminent printer
Is much as II man should buy clo;h-
ing that did not III him only hecnns,s
made by some famous tailor Pope.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-08-07
Just a Hint.

Mr. Staylate-ls that clock right!
Miss DE Pink tweafily,-I think II
mi,st need cleaning. It's been two or
thr.o hours going that last hour. New
Yer. Journal
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-08-07
After Four Years Of Discowagina
Conditions, Mrs. Bullock Gave
Upin Despair. Husband
Came to Rescue.

Catron, Ky.-ln an interesting letter
from this place, Mrs. Bette Bullock
writes as follows: 81 suffered for four
years, with womanly troubles, and during
this time, ! could only sit up for little
while, and could not walk anywhere al
all. At times, I would have severe pains
in my left side.
The doctor was called in, and his treat
rient relieved me for while, but was
soon confined to my bed again. After
that. nothing seemed to do me any good.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-08-07
Gettina Il Riaht.

"He's broke. aud the girl he was en-
ga ;ed 10 has dropped him"
"Sde dropped and broke him. eh?"
''Xo She broke and dropped him.
Houston Post.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-08-07

i'c.nsudc Is a great help In distress
-.pmufus.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-08-07
OUR CLUBBING RATES.

The REPUBLICAN and Louisville Herald...... .....$13E
The REPUBLICAN and St. Louis Globe Democrat 17b
The REPUBLICAN and Inquirer LIS
TIE REPUBLICAN and Louisville Daily Herald $50
The Daily Uwensooro Inqusr....... $50
The REPUBLICAN and TwiceaWeek Oboro Messenger 175
The REPUBLICAN and Kentucky Farmer Its
The REPUBLICAN and New Idea Woman's Magazine. 100
The REPUBLICAN and Cincinnati Weekly Enquirer 15O
The REPUBLICAN and Weekly Inter Ocean and Farmer $3.50
Address all orders to
THE REPUBLICAN.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-08-07

omeone else gets the territory!
The 25th anniversary Of our
company was celebrated by
erecting the most modern safe
factory in the world. Wide
awake men W no received our
special selling inducements,
%: Iced 1t necess::---.?S~..: -
our output. We are spenai2
many thousands OF dollars 81
Il rging our sa les organization
but TO learn all particulars,
will cost you only the price q
o postal card.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-08-07

you were plotting them through our factory.
statesmen receive advice and Instructions for Sc
convincing talking points which u Is I'm possible
We can favor only one salesman out Of each X
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-29
MAKES AN uHeouALED CAKE
Recipe 10 m Old ons, but vsars Hsvs
Passed Without IN Improvement
Being Mado In q.

A woman Who for years has made
and sold cakes always uses the same
recipe for all kinds Of festivities, for
wedding cakes. special Cakes. holiday
cakes, party cakes, and everyday
cakes. simply because the cake which
she made was 90 delicious that all the
guests wanted one like It, and this de.
sire has been passed on to their chill
dren and friends. She keeps many
cakes on hand, DO that customers may
have their cake 4 day, a week. or .
month old, ~ they like. Each cake
weighs about one and one-haf pounds,
and is labeled with the date of It's
baking. They are kept in stone jara
wrapped In waxed paper. Here is the
recipe:
One cupful each OF sugar, butter and
molasses: n cupful homemade jelly
or strawberry preserves; one cupful
.buttermilk; one-half cupful strong cot
fee; two eggs; one grated nutmeg
two teaspoonfuls cinnamon. one tea,
spoonful cloves; two teaspoonfuls
saleratus dissolved in one-ha,t GU
boiling water): two pounds raisins;
n pound cleaned currants; one
pound chopped candied fruit demon.
n citron); six cupfuls -four
measured before sifting).
MIX the fruit thoroughly In the -four
Cream butter and sugar, add the eggs,
milk and coffee, hen the -four con.
taining the fruit. Beat thoroughly and
add the spices.
Turn Into well-buttered pans. and
bake at least n hour In a slow oven.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-29

The kitchen will take on a new at
mosphere Of cheer If 1t is given a
blue and white tile pattern paper and
blue oilcloth for floor and table.
On the emergency shelf there
should be some canned milk with the
cans of vegetables and fruit, as there
may come a time when oysters will
have to be- cooked at night or. some
thing else cooked for which there Ia
not cream or milk enough.
A woman who likes nice things al.
ways makes her own lavender water.
She takes a bottle of white vinegar
and into 1t puts a handful of lavender
howers. 1t is allowed to stand five
days In a warm place and when
strained Is ready for use.
Handkerchiefs OF other articles OF
wear that have ink spots on them
may be washed better II the spot is
smeared with mutton tallow before
sending II to the laundry.
"a weak solution OF turpentine
poured down the water pipes once q
week will drive the water bugs away
Half a lemon dipped in salt is excel
lent for cleaning copper articles. Or.
Alic acid. too. is equally successful
both for copper and brass.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-29
CurrIed Meats.

Curried meats and vegetables are
delicious. Here is a recipe for a good
curry sauce that is not especially diff.
cult to make. 1t can be served with
leftover chicken, cut into little strips,
and heated in the curry, then put on
/ platter with a ring or mold of hot
fice. 1t can be served with leftover
mutton or lamb, cut in dice or thin
slices. 1t can be served with several
vegetables. To make 1t, slice a me.
dium-sized onion thin and fry 1t in
two ounces of butter. When 1t 10
brown add a dessertspoonful of curry
powder. Let 1t cook a minute or two
and then add a cupful Of beef gravy
Dish gravy from roast beef or beef.
steak is the best sort, but IL this is
not at hand beef stock will do. Add
also IL whole cloves, a Glove OF garlic
a strip or two of lemon peel. a half
teaspoonful OF salt, two bay leaves,
and a teaspoonful or two OF tarragon
vinegar. Cook this gently for half an
hour and then strain II.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-29
Sugar Cane.

Sugar cane Is a species Of grass.
The stalks or canes resemble corr
stalks of regions further north.
Great quantities Of zane are grown
In Louisiana aud other southern
states. AS the canes approach matur.
tty they throw out a long smooth hol,
low Joint termed the arrow. AS the
Joints ripen the leaves wither and fall
away with the stem. The juice is ex-
tracted by being pressed in a sugar
mill between several heavy rollers.
The juice is forced out by pressure
and Is Immediately boiled down to
prevent fermentation.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-29
Handy Window Pole.

Take an old broom-handle. Paint
it to harmonic with your and
insert at one end q screw-hook. Screw
into the upper sash OF each window
in the room a ~ring-scraw for the hook
on the pole and your window pole is
ready for Immediate use. This will
ave you from having to run up and
Town and through the house lookins
or q window pole. or climbing on
hairs to reach the sashes every time
fou wish 70 raise or lower a window.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-29
NOTICE of SALE
OF REAL ESTATE

Notice il hereby given. that in
pursuance Q. an order Of the Dis.
trict Court Of the Fourth Judicial
District Of the State Of Nevada, 10
and for the County Of Elko, duly
made and entered on the 18th day
ct April, A. d. 1914 in the matter
Of the estate of c. H. Hooper, de.
ceased, the undersigned. the Ad-
ministrator IF the estate of said
c. n. Hooper, deceased. will sell
at. private sale. and subject TO con-
frmatiou by said District Court, on
the 18th day of May, 1914, at
twelve o'clock noon. at the office Of
Henderson and Caine, in the Town
Of Elko, County OF Elko. State Of
Nevada, the following real estate
belonging to the estate of said de-
ceased, towit, all of those lots,
pieces or parcels Of land situate
in the Town of Elko. County of Ell
ko, State of Nevada, and bounded
and particularly described as fol-
lows, towit.-
An undivi ed one-half intert st in
and to Lots One a., Two (2J,
Three (s), Four (4). Five (5).
Six (6), Seven 60, and Eight (8),
of Block Twenty-Five (25) of Bal
LOUIS Addition to the Town of Elko,
as the sameEappesr upon the plat
of said Town of Elko now on file in
the Office of the county Recorder
of said County of Elko, together
with the improvements thereon.
Terms and conditions of sale not
less than Five Hundred (5OO) Dol
lars cash, payable upon the execu-
ton of a Deed by this admins
traitor. ..
Dated April 18th, 1914.
Hayden Henderson,
Administrator Of the estate of C.
H. Hooper, Deceased.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-29
Eulnasa Of LIZ.

Every year I live I am moro cor.
Yinced that the waste Of life lies in
the love We have not given, the pow
ers we have not used, the selfish pru.
Hence that will risk nothing and
Which, shirking pain, misses ,happf
ness as we'll. No one ever yet was
the poorer In the long run for having
nee in a lifetime "let out all the
'eDgth OF the reins."-Matthew Ar
lold.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-29

Information.

The length OF time the earth 10
turning on its axis 10 called q day.
at the equator the days and nights
are always IL hours long. The Earth
er a point lies from the equator the
longer are Its longest days and long.
est nights. At the poles tha year II
made up Of one day and y night,
each six months long. All places In
about 6eh degrees of latitude north
or south have one day In the year "a
hours long ma n night Of equal
length.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-29

I'm THE DISTRICT COURT OF
THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DIS
TRICT OF THE STATE OF NE,
vADA. IN AND FOR THE
COUNTY Of ELKO.
In The Matter of. The ESTATE
OF PETER McCABE, DECEASED.
Notice is hereby given that Sam
Guldager having fled'in this court
his petition for distribution of the
estate of Peter McGabe, deceased,
the hearing of the same has been
fixed by the Clerk of said court for
Tuesday, the fifth day of May. A.
D.. 1914, at ten o'clock in the fore
noon of said day in the Courtroom
at the Courthouse in the Town of
Elko, County of Elko, State of Ne
vads, and all persons interested in
said Estate are notified then and
there to appear and show cause if
any there be, rhy the said petition
should not be granted,
Dated April 10, 1914.
(SEAL)
Fred C. Voight, Clerk.
By H. c. Sproule, Deputy.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-29

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Withdrawn Humboldt National
Forest. J.. Be-
Department of the Interior, -
Elko O49C
Carson City 06178
U. S. Land Office at Elko, Nevada,
April %, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that Rea
l. Hagenbuck, of Rowland, Nevada,
who OH June l3. 1911, made Car
son City homestead application
O6l78, now Elko, No. 049O, under
the act of June IL, 1906, for
So NW3 NE3 SE3: Nj SW3 Mel
SCI; SW4 SW3 Mel Sci; Sci
|NW4 SE3; Sci SW4 NW3 SCI;
NE3 SW3 SCI; Ell NW3 SW3 SET;
|SW3 NW4 SW4 SCI; SCI NE3
SCI SW3; SW3 SW4 SEA; Ed Sci
Sci SW4; SW4 SE4 SCI SW4 of
Sec. 22; the NW4 NW3 NW3 NEa;
Ed NE3 NE2 NW}; NE4 SET Mel
NW3; WI Ell NE4 NW3; Wa NE3
NW3: M NW3 SCI NW4: SW4
NW3 Sci NW3; Ell Ell NWa NW3;
WI NE3 NW3 NW3; NWa Sci
NW3 NW3: Ell NE3 SW3 NW2;
WI Ed SW3 NW4; Ed WI SW3
NW3, SW4 NW3 SW4 NWa; Wa
|SW3 SW4 NW4 of Sec. 81, r. Al
N. R. 55 E. Mount Diablo Meridian
has fled notice of intention t.
make final three year Pro f, to es.
tablish claim to the land above de-
scriDed. before the register and re-
ceiver of this office, ut Elko, Ne
vada, on the fifteenth day of June,
1914.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Lewis E. Mckenzie, of Rowland,
Nevaja.
Arthur l.. Neil, Of Rowland, Ne
yada.
William B. BierO.h, Of Rowland,
Nevada,
Dudly Farris, Of Rowland, Ne
vada.
s. John E. Robbins,
Register.
First Publication April 20, 1914.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-29
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Elko Nevada, Land Office.

NS4N-H rOu
Elko Nevada, Land Office.
April 81, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that Rob-
ert w. Anderson Of Deeth. County of
Elko. State of Nevada, has filed in
this Office his application to enter
under the provisions Of Sections
1906 and 1907, R. S. U. S., the fol-
lowing described land viz:
Lot One ~, and the Southeast
Quarter of the Northeast Quarter
|1SE4 of NE4) of Section One ID
Township Forty-two t42) North,
Bange Fifty-seven sd East; M.
D. BE- M. containing 500 acres.
ANY and all persons claiming ad-
versely the lands described. or de.
string to objec because of tie min
efal character Of the land, or for
any other reason, to the disposal TO
applicant, should file their affidavits
Of protest in this office on or be-
fore the 10th day Of June 1914.
John E. Robbins.
Register.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-29
fnstantaneous nousekeouIno.

Il see a prom mt New York club
woman says you >. DO a days house
keeping In ten N les" Something
in that. Every notice the housemaid
in n playf> One swipe, and the room
is in order."-Judge.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-29
Matter Of Llharalitn-

Miss Bessie Neater (cuitiyated)-
Her books are simply delightful. In.
deed, think she is the most liberal
writer ] know Of" Miss Hattie Bacon
(uncultiyated)- Well, L don't know.
don't think she rs as liberal as Mrs..
southworth. Mira. Southworth gives
you 400 pages for a quarter eyery
tirne.'-The Bostonian.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-29
Eerninira Rst,h.

A woman is perfectly willing to In
rust her iife's happiness to a man,
tut che never has faith enough In him
o permit him to pick out q s22 rug
Topeka Capital.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-29
Quite a oInerenca.

"a wife ge+s n third OF her hus-
bands property, doesn't she?" mo"
why. l thought the law gave, that
to a mans WIFE," mo; only to his
Observation-Disclosures American.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-29
For Your oIieiotb.

A very good and inexpensive polish
or oilcloth and linoleum is made by
netting bits Of candle and adding
ommon turpentine to the grease. Ap
,ly the mixture with a soft rag and
,olish with a clean cloth.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-29
.ntnreRtc-lna

an instrument resembling q watch
has been invented in Hungary where
by 1t IL possible instantly to compute
the interest at any rate on any given
sum Of money for any length OF
time. va.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-29
ADMISSION 10 & 25
Pictures Start 40
Need for snecIaI Breed.

Above and about Hudson bay there
are enormous deposits Of copper. gold,
and silver, hut only an Indian can live
there. He has grown up there az a
polar bear grows up amid ice. 1t is
thought a special breed Of Indian and
Chinese might meet the needs.