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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-12-11

William Toyn Of Lee. arrived In
the city yesterday afternoon for mcdi'
cal treatment Some days ago Mr..
Toyn suffered blow on the head
from q peculiar accident He was
hoisting the carcass Of beef by
means of windlass when the weight
broke the rope and released the wind.
lass. the handle of which struck him
and inflicted painful wound. He is
being treated by Dr. West. OF this city.
the wilds OF Central Western Wyom.
ing. where. with mis- remaining funds.
he built n costly and beautiful ranch
home. many miles from the nearest
human habtation.
Partner Would Not Aid
Coble in Misfortune.
But he could not forget the past,
and his business failed rapidly. The
nemisis seemed to be following him.
Ills health failed and. ilnally. ono day
while The family was absent from the
scene. the beautiful ranch home. with
all its contents, was totally destroyed
by flrc.
But Coblc, struggling against great
odds. sold some cattle and with the
proceeds built up another home, this
time OF logs and not so pretcntlous
os thp frat ono. But coyotes and se-
we're storms OF winter dcsolated his
hord until. short time ago. he ack.
rowlcdccd IN n letter to his old bust.
ness partner Mr. Bosler, that he was
bankrupt. AMI that unless Mr.. Bosler
sent him Some money at once he
would commit suicide,
Hearing nothing from Bosler. Coble
then went to Nevada. where hla mind
rapidly gave way. Tho end came u
few days ago.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-06
UP AND DOWN BROADWAY--By Allen Griffin johnson

shown. The sobs win him sympathy at
the outset and in few moments he Is
launched into speech to which many are
paying rapt attention.
Another will read the latest bulletin and
appear to go madden than a football
player taken out of the game injured. He
VIII raise his voice above the voices of all
others and tell every one within ear shot
about the injustice done to his native
iand Just why there is not real blood
shed IN these daily gatherings Is still
something OF a mystery, though the unin-
Viting confines of the, tombs. and the pres
ence OF the six-foot guardians of the peace
In Ilmes Square may have something to
do with 1t. However that may be, 1t sell
dom gets to blows, but the words fly
thicker and faster than dumdums, and
the men who fire them appear to have
sources of Information that put the news
paper services to shame. so often and so
fatty do they contradict reports printed
upon the moving bulletin boards
After all. creating sympathy plays its
rart IN warfare, and these orators are
serving their countries in a way at least
There is fascination about these gath
erinas for many neople-no less person
age than the President Of the United
States was attracted by one of them on
receipt visit here. and stopped to hear
what one of the speakers had to say
As time passes Interest seems TO in
crease, even as does congestion. New or
ators appear from time to time. but the
old speakers continue to come back daily
with new ora tons and arguments. After
all. what real knowledge OF the war can
we hope to obtain from the deleted news
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paper accounts, the garbied reports of
correspondents kept many miles from the
scenes of conflict, and the directly con-
Trajectory official communicates? But
here in Times Square one can get a real
line on things and learn not only who Is
really winning today, but who will win out
eventually
These men (yes, and women, too, at
tinies) have no fear of censors, and as for
time and actual developments proving
them in error they should fret. since they
have little or nothing to lose the one way
or the other. Besides, the war is stu at
it's height Cor is it depth?) and the erd 10
not in sight.
And SO the merry war of words gce;' on
from day to day: right or wrong, the ver-
bal shots are fired fearlessly, for from
Times Square. as these orators well know,
it is "a long, long way to Tipperary.
THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.
When you're resting in the cleaning.
And the days hard tasks are done;
When your fancy, idly roaming,
Leads YOU out in mem rvs sun,
And you follow idly straying,
You have hardened. nave you not,
To tender voice saying,
Think We of your brothers lot?''
As you sit alone. contented
With the labor you have done;
With catastrophes prevented.e
And with vict'ries you have won,
Have you felt soft fingers closing
Round your heart, then heard the voice:
Be not thus content repos1ng-
Help your brother to rejoice"
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selves into regular movies" this week.
These theatres are the Casino, the New
York and the Thirty ninth street These
will constitute an addition of three to
the movie" field here, but, Of course, as
we have only few million, more or less,
the additions will be welcomed and GER
tainly prosperous.
CHRISTMAS THEN AND NOW
Mellow freight softly glowing+Christ-
mas very near at hand
Come, well. tread the dreamland pathway
back to childhoods fairy land:
/ remember. ] remember and how sweet
the mem ries seem,
When looked and longed for Santa, king
of childhood's fairest dream;
Presents rich and rare he'd bring me,
candies. fruits and toys galore,
And of ne he asked no service, save that
I'd be bad no more.
With my eyes soft closed for slumber. un-
der some sweet fairy's spell,
Seemed as If heard the tinkle of each
prancing RENDERS bell;
And when crimsoned daylight's dawning
Weakened me as with kiss
There were little toys around me--just
mere toys--and perfect bliss;
Little gifts of tin and tinsel gitt'ring in
the dawns bright CLEAN.
Made my heart beat wild with plea sure
realized my fondest dream
But tho days passed swiftly by me-
Christmas faded--Santa, too.
And, my broken toys forgotten, childhood
sought some fancy new;
Dear old transient dreams and visions.
How ] linger Ger them now,
While the gentle hands'of mem'ry smooth
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-06

AT the hotel heer have met sevverel in
turresting characturs. One or two Eng
lishmin who air over heer for theere helth,
feeling in need of change of seen, and also
sevverel Gurmans, Frinchmen, and luther
varieties An Englishman l met, Sur
Lonsellot pronounced Billy Doolittul-
Chumpley (pronounsed Jones) took me
entirely into his confidence and told me just
Gurmany won the war.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-06
Switzerland Is Land
OF Goats andScenery

bumbs," he sed, "by the Bulliggurints is
ly INDUCED in by all the Nasions at war;"
he pointed out, "exsept Crate Brytan,
Franse, Belgium, Rushia, Jaypan, Survia,
Austrya and Turkey, so you see it is prac-
tically hunannimus, he sed with wink
"Hengland is the only friend the Hunted
States as over heer' he told me- I'VE
stood by while the Hunted States licked
Spane, not giving dam,' he pointed
out. "Hif Gurmenny wins she will take
the Pannerma cannal and the San Fran
siscow Exposition and devower all your
prinsipul cities and wipe hur teeth with
the Morrow Docktrin, old Top, surstain as
we live"
This gave me much food for thought SO
when the Gurman gentleman cum round
to talk it over with me, / was cold and ir-
responsive at furst. | looked upon him
with suspission, but he soon convinsed me
that as a mattur of fact Gurmenny was
RELY fitting our battles for us. Rely if It
had not been for the purpose of keeping
Englind and Jaypan off u.s. Gurmenny mite
not have gone to war at all. 'Can'd YOU
see dat de British Jaypaneese allyanse
is vatel to de United Statesg" asked nv
Gurman friend beeming at me ovver a peese
of Swiss Cheese and a mug of Hoffbrow
We hat seen dat in Gurmenny for yeers,
and we resinted it. .Jaypan wants to con
troll the Basffick, and she wants Englind's
Navy to help hurr so we air thinning sed
navy down to a stand SO the United States
can hold hur own
The Frinchmn then told me that the Re
publck of Franse was fitting for freedum
and CONSEQUENTLY the United States, for we
represented freedum as Illustrated by the
Standered Oil Company and Organized
labur. SO theere you air. Before ] got rid
of all theese fellows felt under oblgasions
to the lot 1t RELY appeers that if it had
not been for our profession and for the
maintanense Of our liburty, theere wouldn't
have been emmy Uropean war at all.
So | guess the best thing we can do is
just what we air doing, saw wood and put
our faith in the extreem dampness of the
Atlantick and the Pasffick. There seems
to be the impression over heer amung
all our trends that it would be pretty soft
for emmy of them to cunt rite over to
America and mop up with us in an extreem-
ly hurried and abrupt mannur. But cents
they air fitting our battles ovver heer 1t
seems absurd to Gwen think of emmy of
them doing it, besides that it IS a good long
ways to swim back home
Emmy how its easy to keep out of fuss
with ones Naybors so long as you don't
live in the same apartmnt house and air
compelled to listen to theere Vicktroller all
the time.
There s not much dangur in us going to
War with Urope or emmy Uropeean power,
if well mind our bizness and at the same
time keep gun handy in case of eventual
lities. Our main bizness should be to sell
them our stuff at reesunabull profit of
about 100 per sent, and keep our powder
dry and few field hands in practise as to
how to use it, and EVERY thing will be
pretty. Your trooly, BILL VINES.
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patiblity of those two things-the state
ment and the collision.
New York city will pay s3,00o.O00 to sub
way contractors next year. II Is argued
that no chances are being taken on ac-
count of a possible war--lf the city Is at
tackled the subways can be used for
trenches
Girl claimed a man pinched her arm in
an l. train tho other day. Man said he
didn't, that he had better TASTE Judge
looked the girl over and let the man go.
We don't have tag day in New York,
but on Thanksgiving Day all children
dress themselves in "ragamuffin" cos
tunes and beg for pennies. Every one
accosted is expected to donate. and there
are quite a few children here. II you
fail to appear on the streets they ring
your apartment door bell. and the pennies
must be forthcoming just the same.
There are now no less than six big
murder and bomb mysteries before tho
police of New York city, and none has
been even partly solved. War is prob
ably responsible In this instance too
How can the police force keep up or catch
up, with these offenders and also keep
up with the war news?
Jumped over to Philadelphia to see the
army-navy game, and noticed that even
the presence OF the West Pointers in gray
failed TO bring forth any applause when
the array band played Dixie-ges. but It's
lonesome up here!
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elf Gurmenny WINS" he sed, "Hit
meens that the Munrow Docktrin will be
shot has full of oles has this cheese Hav-
wing impaired this infurmasion he leened
back and give it time to soke into my sys-
tim. ''This his han hatrossius war; he
continued "The Hunted States bought
to protest hagainst the huse of bumbs
That's the reesun I am eer," he sed. "My
doctur told me that bumbs dropped frum
han haeeroplane would be injurus to my
delicate ealth. The practise of dropping
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with shot and shell. memo
planes and mittrailuses. bombs
and bayonets. zeppelins and z-1os-
there is the method of creating
sympathy by word of mouth and arous-
ing antagonism after the same fashion.
Even upon the sanguined fields and gore
tinted rivers of Europe there Is no greater
evidence of warfare. lust now than there
Is in the heart of Manhattan, If the YER
bal guns may take rank with those which
detonate more loudly and deal more
death.
Ever since the war began the sons of
the motherland, the fatherland and other
uncivilized countries now engaged in Dat
tie have made it their practice to congre-
gate on Times Square for a certain iegth
CT time each day and there beconle ora
tors who sway. critics who convince, ana
debaters who defeat ali Corners. Most Of
them are able to give. pplansible reasons
for remaining in peaceful land, and all
of them are well supplied with arguments
showing clearly just why the country they
lhatl from Is sure to be victor IN the
Gbresent strife.
In fact. Times Square has become sort
OF Hyde park, and e.who can win atten-
ton can enjoy all the delights known to
the orator. They have many ways of at
tracing this much-to-be-desired attention
and have even resofted to tears. One
man. for instance, standing In front Of the
bulletin board. will burst into sobs as the
announcement Of : ddfeat to bis people IL
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the burrows from my brow;
Yet have | another pleasure, when the
yuetide seasons night.
Though hope for naught from Santa
know that he will pass me by
For. beneath the curling smoke wreaths
sits a youngster on my knee.
And his rosy cheeks are dimpled, as he
gazes up at me.
And enumerates the presents that old
Santa Claus must bring;
And he'll bring them, Santa'll bring them,
evry little, tinseled thing
That his baby lips could ask for. or his
childish heart desire.
Evry little toy treasure to which baby
hopes aspire.
For old Santa's heart Is tender, and his
babys wish is law
Though 'twere icy cold to others, at his
babys touch 'twould thaw-
In those blue eyes lies his heaven, or his
hell of grief and woe,
For I'm Santa to my baby. and old Santa
ought to know
SO Wen tread the dreamland pathway
!, back from yesterday to now.
And we'll face the present smiling. though
time furrowed be the brow.
Dreams while entrance and hold me.
but that charming little elf
Makes me feel tbs even sweeter to be
Santa Claus myself
1t is claimed that there is an electrical
system in use on the subway which COM
pels trains to stop when they get within
about a block of each other, yet We had
a recent rear-end collision. However,
perhaps n one made study OF these lit
tie things he would understand the COM
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and hur neutrality, Switzerland is pretty
well filled up, but she always finds room
to crowd few tourists and keep them
long enuff sampling hur expansive brand
of hospitality to finely send them away
with theere bank accounts resembling that
of an outspoken clnrgiman. NAPOLEON onse
crossed the Alps with his army, but it is
sed that he always regretted it. The prac-
tise of crossing the Alps with large armies
has not maid big hit, and is no longur in
dulged in
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Burney, Switzerland

Burney, Swltzurland
HnISTUR EDDITUR:>1t is sentainly
80 sum relief to rest quietly In phase
@4S absolutely free frum war, that is
In all cases exsept taxes. | concluded IN
ordur to get little reckreason and quiet
that l would try sum of Switzurland's sell
LIBERATED brand of neutrality. 1t is CRATE.
Switzerland is a little country sand
WICKED between varius and sundry brands
of Uropean hostillities. It is not large
country, hardly big as an average Con-
gressionel district in the United States, but
it, is extreemly theere Switzerland has
two claims to disticksion, both of which
wlirks all the time. The furst is hur
scenery which is sublime and expensive,
and the luther is bur cheese which is dittow.
A traveller can live for munths at time on
Switzerland scenery and cheese. The
cheese is full of holes like porus plastur,
so is the scenery; skattured over the
scenery in rich confusion air sevverel DIFF
ferent varieties of goats. Switzerland has
probability moor goats than theere air in
the Republican party, and almost as menny
different brands. The goats produse the
cheese, but the flavur is carefully extract
ed before the cheese is plased upon the
market. All kinds of goats furnish in
Switzerland. The long horned K of P.
goat with huge bunch Of alfalfa on his
chin and an aromur like cultured pick
nick, and the gazelle eyed Nanny Goat with
two little goatletts, and a but like a pile
drivvur air EVERY where in evviddense.
The goats rome over the rock Landscape
crag to cfag as nimbly as progressive
canqydate, now and then finding blade of
grass, or discarded oughtomobile tire
which they regard as CRATE luxury. At
the hotels one is fed on cheese and goat
stakes and chops. They take the chops off
the horns1o discarded goat who has out
lived his usefulness. A hungry tourist
can nav on one of theese chops and enjoy
the scenery at the same time, if he is emmy
kind of fillossafur
Switzerland has large standing army
comparatively speaking On this account
and becawse of hur unsettled topografy
Swltzurland's neutrality has been re-
speckted Switzurland's standing army
ar all expurt shots, too, they carry on tar
get practise at the expense of the publick
all the time. They use There cheese as
targets That accounts for the large num-
Der OF irreguler holes in the cheese They
make absolutely no reducsion in prise
for the holes, but charge you an addisional
sum for them becawse of There picturesk-
ness That is one of the best things the
Swiss do is charge for pictureskness. IF #
wasn't for pictureskness Switzerland
wouldn't ammount to a wart on a dill
pickle. There cheese and scenery air
both that way. So they shoot at the
cheese becawse it is cheepur to do so.
There scenery is too expensive to shoot
Ct; besides that they air mostly using it
Tor commursial purposes.
The Alps. air in Switzerland and they
take no quite good deel of room Togeth-
er with the Alps, the scenery the goats,
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Or, perhaps. yourself in sorrow, %
You have heard the voice say,
go thou forth. nor walt the morrow;
Let thine anguish pave the way
To another heart now bleeding;
Go thou forth, be nothing loath;
Hear it's angushed moan and, needing,
Find a solace, sweet, for BOTH"
Have you heard it? All. then head it,
tbs the Christmas spirits plea,
And it speaks to all who need 1t,
AS 1t does to you and me:
1t Is heaven born and thrilling
With the grace of God above,
AS His purpose tbs fulfilling
For it is the voice of Love.
pleted a $5.00O000 residence here--war is
certainly playing havoc with financial
conditions in this country.
Since the recent parade OF the New York
street cleaning department force, the press
of this city has changed its tone. and
been high in it's praise of this department
las an ornament to the city.
Now that we have safety zones on
the middle Of Broadway and laugh jeer-
ingly at the chauffeurs, OF course. you
may get killed. but you win have the sat
isfactfon of knowing that You were en-
tirely within your rights.
Didn't know It before, but have just
learned that we have too many theatres.
A. result Of this fact. three Of the
Legitimate" houses have turned them
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new YORK. December 5.-(spe-
cial. )-There are more methods
of conducting warware than
with shot and shell. mono-
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btII Hty, DWIVHuI IeiIIet
nISTUR EDDITUR:>1t is sentainly
4. sum relief to rest quietly in phase
~ absolutely free frum war, that is
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Harry Payne Whitney has just COM
pleted $5.00O.000 residence here--war is
certainly playing havoc with financial
conditions in this country.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-28
Wireless for Fishermen.

Another advance in applying wire
less telegraphy to minimize the perils
of the sea has been taken by one of
the British fishing companies operat-
ing in the North sea. A ship fitted
with an apparatus of a 200 mile range
is to be posted near the Dogger
bank.
THE admiral's boats" attached to
each fishing fleet are also to be equip
ped with wireless installations. These
will be in constant communication
with the stationary vessel, and their
whereabouts recorded on a chart at
the shore station. In addition to the
convenience this will mean to owners
in knowing the movements of the fleet
and the state Of the catch, it will be
OF valuable aid In summoning aid for
the boats in time of peril. Hitherto
there have been anxious times ashore
whenever a search boat has returned
without news of the fleet, and many
a fishing crew has been lost through
being powerless to call for assistance.
Further, wireless communication will
necessarily imply saving in the cost
of fishing.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-28

Lebanon Jet, Ky.-Mrs. Minnie
Lamb, of this place. says: believe
| would have been dead by now, had
it not been for Cardui. haven't had
one Of those bad spells since CON-
mcnced to use this medicine" Car
dui is a specific medicine for the ills
from which women suffer. Made
from harmless, vegetable ingredients.
Cardui is a safe, reliable remedy, and
has been successfully used by weak,
aliI ailing women for more than fif-
ty years. Thousands of women have
been helped back to health and hap
piness by its use. Why not profit by
their experience? A trial will con-
vince you that Cardui is just what
you need.
Advertisement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-28
OYSTER NOT GOOD FOR ALL
Many stomachs to Which II Is Not .
Welcome Visitor, According
to Physician.

It is popularity supposed that the
oyster digests himself in the human
stomach owing to the great size of the
liver. which is crushed as mastica
ton begins and is thought to digest
the mollusk itself. AS the oyster
moreover, contains some ten per cent
of extremely assimilation protein, to-
gether with phosphorized fats and
glycogen, it has always been freely ad.
ministered to convalescents, while
dyspeptic bons vivants have never
hesitated to eat II abundantly.
Doctor Prom expresses the opinion
that the oyster may be allowed,
therefore, to those dyspeptics whose
gastric functions are deficient, in
anorexla, gastric atony, ulcer and in
cipient cancer, and to convalescents
from acute disease, as It is likely to
improve the appetite and to excite the
stomach to increased motor and chem
zeal activity.
But to the large number Of dyspep-
tics whose stomachs are hyperacid or
representative Doctor Prom would
forbid the oyster as we'll as all other
stimulating foods. In many of these
dyspeptics the gastric secretion Is al
ready sufficient, and It is unnecessary
and unwise to increase 1t.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-28
NobIeman Becomes Citrate.


Lord Mountmorres who has Just
been ordained and licensed to the cur
acy in the Isle Of Wight, is an Irish
peer, and therefore, has no hereditary
seat In the house of lords. But there
are four notable clerics in that cham
Der. Among the quartet is one who
was formerly a well-known West end
vicar. the earl OF STAFFORD.
Before he succeeded his brother in
the titles, Lord Stafford was vicar Of
st. Peters, Cranley gardens, and was
at the same time chaplain to the
speaker for 10 years. In 1889 he was
appointed grand chaplain of Freema-
sorry in England.
The marquis of Normandy had been
vicar of st. Marks, Worsley, Manches-
ter, for Is years, when the death Of
his father gave him a seat in the house
OF lords, and after giving up his liv-
ing he was for many years a canon Of
St. Georges chapel at Windsor.
Lord Scarsdale, the father of Earl
Curzon, ex-viceroy of India, has been
rector of Kedleston for well over
half century; while Lord Blyths-
wood, who succeeded his brother a
few, years ago, had previously been a
curate at Nuneaton and Gateshead
and vicar or rector at Nonington
Kent, Derby, London and Glasgow.