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The Daily Independent
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W. W.Booher, Editor and Proprietor
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CAUSES FOR DEPRESSION
To one of the New York papers
Sir George Paish, editor of The
Statist and an economist of
European reputation, h few days
ago gave his views of business
condition* and the financial outlook
in the Uniied State?.
"What is happening," said Sir
George "is not peculiar to the
United States, but it is incidental
to the business situation generally.
We calculated upon this reaction
for 1915, but it has come earlier,
and I believe an improvement is
near. As to the United States the
shortage of the m-iize "(corn) crop
last vear is one of the contributing
causes. Such a shortage is inevit
ably followed by a shrinkage of
trade.
A more immediate cause is the
delay in the decision of the Inter
state Commerce commission. For
that the president cannot be held
responsible. You cannot expect
the railroads to concede such a big
increase of wages in so short a time
without giving them some set-off
against such an addition to their
expenses.
If the Interstate Commcreo com
mission grants the increased rates,
business will show distinct revival]
especially with the prospect of good
crops this year.
There is no fundamental reason
for depression. The American
people are enjoying a great income
which no one doubts will show enor
mous expansion as time goes on.
? But naturally, if a great industry
like the railway is uncertain of the
future it will not spend cs^ital at
th.i normal rate and many trades
are effected especially the steel,
equipment and timber trades.
Apart from the situation iq the
United States there is a universal
disposition to go easy until th
international political situation
particularly in the Balkans, shows
sign* of being adjusted.
Of course, business is now on
such a big scale that it demands
free investment of money by in
vestors everywhere to kep it go
ing. The main cauBe of the exist
ing situation is that continental
and American investors have lost
their nerve.
As to the security markets, the
great accumulation of money in
international money markets fore
thadows extremely low rates of dis
count, which rarely fails to brine
about a substantia! rise in the price
of securities, especiallly high class
ones.
The ins?curity in the Balkans and
in Mexico all contribute toward
intensifying the trade reaction,
which after their adju3tm nt will
surely be tnllowed by a greater
expansion than ev>r known before.
These reactions are good things.
They result in the survivul of the
fittest and in renewed and enlarg
ed expansion along safe lines."
Cypress.
Forest botanMs recognize only one
cypress in the United 8tates. Itr
range extends from Delaware south
ward around the coast into Texas aiw (
up the Mississippi valley to Illlnoi
and Indiana. It is one of the few
cone-bearing trees which drop their :
leaves in wlniur. 'il;0 iioartwood of'
cypress Ib noted for Its decay roslslanl i
properties.
Philosophy.
A Phlllipsburg philosopher le quote
as saying: "It i? all right to put you'
best foot forward, but for goodness
sake don't forget to move the othc -
one once In a while at least."
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I IT WAS A SURPRISE
Z By ALLIE CLAYTON.
The daughter of the household, aged
eleven, looked up from her book as
the man caller caino Into the library.
"How do you do, Mr. Dearmore,"
she said, getting up politely. "You
might as well take a comfortable clialr
because sister won't fc-: down for ages.
She . is always slow about getting
dressed and 1 suppose now she'll be
slower than ever because she won't
care if she does keep you waiting."
"Well, why shouldn't she care, I'd
like to know?" inquired the caller with
an assumption of surprise designed to
be comic.
The young person hitched a little
closer to him In her eagerness. "I just ,
found out!" she told him, "tonight. 1 j
guess they weren't going to tell me, I
but sister was so interested in brush
ing out her switch that she didn't no- ?
tice me and mother said: 'You might j
have done better if you'd more ambi- j
Uon, but, thank heaven, you're engaged ;
at last!' And sister said yes. it was |
time, and she'd have to make the beet
of It. Why, she's engaged! Don't you j
understand?"
' You surprise me," said the caller, ,
with interest.
The young person nodded her head. |
"It's awfully exciting to have an en- i
gaged person in the family. We never ;
had one before. 1 held my hand over j
my mouth to keep from asking right i
out who it was, but I knew if 1 spoke |
they'd make me go away ? and then j
all they said was that where the |
trooser was coming from if dad didn't <
make a killing goodness only knew. !
What's a trooser?" j
"A sort of feminine delirium, I be
lieve," the young man told her. j
"Wouldn't you like to read out loud '
to me from your book?" ,
"Not when I can talk," the young i
person assured him, promptly. "I'd
think it was Dob Samson, only he
hasn't been here for ages. lie's riding
around a ranch out West now and ho
always brought me chocolates and j
peVted the dog and waited hours and
'lours for sister. Mother told her ono
lay for goodness' sake when she got
her hands on that huge old Samson
house to burn it doWa and put up an
other one with a French gray drawing
room, and other things, but 1 gues9
Gob slipped a cog somehow ? "
"Er ? what?"
"Well, Aunt Clara said, to mother
that a cog in the wheels must have
slipped somehow and how did he ever
get away and wasn't it a pity! So 1
suppose Bob did it. I always liked his
chocolates ? he brought me just as
good ones a-3 he brought sister. Some
times they try to pass off cheap candy
an me, but I know! Then I feed it to
the dog.
"I'm glad it wasn't thnt Siddens
man. He always called me 'little one'
and patted my head and he had bron
chitis and always coughed before he
spoke, and sister said she didn't care
If he was rich, but she couldn't endure
a man who wore brown ties and ate
grapefruit with a fork and anyhow hu
gave her the shivers. That was tha
time mother scolded so and sister
went to Aunt Clara's for a month.
"I'm surprised at her getting en
gaged, because she'll have to have o
house and meals then and she say*
picking out things to eat is simply
awful and she wouldn't wear her life
away keeping down the grocery billg
for any man and he might as wel!
make up his mind to it. Anyhow, sis
ter never loses her head, because
mother Rays so, and she'll make hire
toe the mark. Mother says that with
her sweet smile sister could make a
man believe white was black, but that
seems foolish. Wouldn't you k*io\i
black if you saw it?"
"I used to think I was able to dis
tinguish colors," admitted the caller.
"But you're different," said the
young person. "It Isn't as though you
were one of sister's trailers ? that's
what dad calls 'em. It doesn't make
any difference to you. Only I thought
if I told you ubout it you'd understand
why she didn't hurry to .get down
iiere, now sho's Interested in one par
ticular man."
"Well," said tbo caller, "I'll tell you
i secret. I'm the particular man!"
The young person's eyes bulged,
'Honest?" Bhe pquealed. "Why, I was
lever so Bur-r-p-priscd in my I-l-lifo!
\nd you never petted the dog once!
My, but you're quiet!"
rO REMOVE WILDE PORTRAIT
English Town Councilors Reach Mo
mentous Decision Because of
Ethical Reasons.
Chelsea, Eng. ? The town councilors
rnvo resolved to removo the portrait
jf Oscar Wilde .from the town hall,
Aiiere It wan placed recently.
Some objected to the retontlon of
'.he picture on artl?tlc grounds', hut
ho majority were prompted by ethl
?al reasons. The opponents of the
resolution ridiculed the proposed ao
Ion and asked why the portraits of
Jrorno Eliot, Hyron, and Rhelley
ihould not be removed also.
Labor-Saving Plan.
Try using a small paint brush for
greasing cake, bread or gem pans. It
Is a great help and can be easily
"leaned In warm soap suds.
QUAKER QUIPS
?X
In politics do man lu so poor thai
he can't afford to buy a vote.
Some people can never find anything
when thejr want it exoept fault
The peopl? who are the most giftei
don't always get the most presents.
Most of us are out for the dust, bnt
we object to having it thrown in our
eyes.
You can always make a woman hap
py by giving her an opportunity to
say "1 told you so."
?
The only time many a fellow ever
wins in a walk is when he takes his
bride up the church aisle.
"Beauty is only skin deep." quoted
the Wise Guy. "Ay, there's the rub."
requoted the Simple Mug.
Strange as it' may seem, the most
disagreeable person In the world Is
the fellow who agrees with every
body.
Tommy ? "Pop, what is a tank
drama?" Tommy's Pop ? "Didn't you
ever hear of "Ten Nights in a Bar
room?' "
Silllcus ? "History demonstrates that
most of the heroes have been mar
ried men.'' Cynicua ? "Sure. Every
married man is a hero."
Wigg ? "Bjones boasts that he la
proof against disappointment." Wagg
? "Yes, he is. one of those fellows who
always expect the unexpected to hap
pen." ? Philadelphia Record.
ALL SORTS
The language of the eye appeals to
the flirt; also to the egotist.
The popularity that comes from the
pop of a cork is apt to fizzle out.
Ambition has led almost as many
oisn into trouble as has the lack of It.
Don't count yourself a failure Just
because you don't hit the mark every
time.
The man who argues with a fool
has not yet learned to economize hit
forces.
v
A man may dress very quietly and
still make a big npise in the world
afterward.
. . ? * ? ? %
? Hoax-- "I hear you are taking your
meals out now." Jinx ? "Yes, but i
still take them In."
The only way some fellows can
greet misfortune with a smile is to
drown their sorrows In the flowing
bowl.
If is always easier to blame the
man who gives us advice thRn to
blame our own judgment for acting
upon it.
Tommy ? "Pop, what is the differ
ence between a fad and a wrinkle?"
Tommy's Pop ? "Young glrla have fads.
my son; old ones have wrinkles."
"The love of money is the root of
all evil," quoted the Wise Guy.
What's the matter with an aching
tooth?" demanded the Simple Mug.
VARIED ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN
Women school teachers In Russia
receive the same pay as the men.
There are nearly 80,000 women
laundry workers in the United State*
Of all tne people in Europe the
French have the fewest children and
the Irish the most.
Women are now accepted on the
same terms as men by several of the
big insurance compani??
A French woman haB patented a cor
set that can be loosened by moving
a single lever on the steels.
In New YoHi -ml vicinity 160,000
women awe vitally assisting in making
living cheaper by practical oo-opera?
tion.
No girl under eighteen who doe*
.iot have a school certificate showing
lhat she has passed the soventb grade
can be employed as a telephone opor*
tor. In Ohio.
Some Auto Statistic*.
Authorities estimate the cost of the
average 1914 car at $2,347. This Is a
decrease <n the average cost of pre
reding yearB. The average horsepower
rating Is given at 38.3. In 1913 there
was a percentage of 18.5 with six cyl
inders cast enbloc, while for 1914
thero Is a great Increase In percentage
by 80.1. There was 33.3 per cent of
cars with steering wheels on left side
Ip 1911, while for 1014 the per oent Is
to.
A young widow in so clever at mak
ing love that she oan make herself
believe that the man. In the case <?
doing It.
Living up to the Hohenzollern tr*?
dltlon, the German crown prince ta
now a tradesman, having adopted Ike
handicraft of a master turner.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
? .. ... ??
Announcement of Candidates at
the Primary election will be made
under this head for $10 each up to the
primary and for $5 additional from the
primary to the November election.
Payment strictly in advance.
J. A. Aacher, M . D.,
of Waahoe County,
Candidate for nomination for
Liautanant Govarnor,
subject to the action of the Democratic
voters of Nevada at the primary election
to be hald September 1, 1914.
.
H. F. Bartina
of Ormaby County
Democratic candidate for nomination for
Juatioa of Suprama Court.
Subject to the decision of the Primary
Election to be held September 1, 1914
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Maurica J. Sullivan
of Goldfield, Democratic candidate for
nomination for
Liautanant Govarnor of Nevada
subject to the action of the Democratic
voters of Nevada at the primaay elec-.
tion to be held on September 1st, 1914.
Edgar E. Oldham
hereby announce himself a candidate
for nomination for
County Commlaalonar, Long
Tarm, Northarn District,
subject to the decision of the Democra
tic voters of Elko county at the primary
election. ?
Webstar Patteraon
hereby announces himself as a candi
date for the nomination for
County Commlaalonar, Short Term,
subject to the decision of the Repub
lican voters of Elko county at the pri
mary election.
H.A. McMurtrey
hereby announces himself as a candi
date for the nomination for
Constable,
subject to the decision of the Democra
tic voters of Elko township at the pri
mary election.
Major H . Miller
hereby announces himself as a candi
date for the nomination for
County Treasurer,
subject to the decision of the Democra
tic voters at the primary election.
George B. Russell
hereby announces himself as a candi
date for the nomination for
County Clerk,
subject to the decision of the Republican
voters at the primary election.
George W. Cotant
hereby announces himself as a candi
date for the nomination for
Constable,
subject to the decision of the Repub
lican voters of Elko township at the
primary election.
Robert B. Hunter ?
hereby announces himself as a candi
date for the nomination for
County Clark,
subject to the decision of the Democra
tic voters of Elko county at the primary
election.
J. M. MoNamara
hereby announces himself as a candi
date for the nomination for
Distriot Attorney
subject to the decision of the Democra
tic voters of Elko county at the primary
election.
J. C. Harris,
hereby announces himself as a candi
date for the nomination for
Sheriff
subject to the decision of the Democra
tic voters of Elko county at tne primary
election.
? 4
E. P. Carvllle
hereby announces himself as a candi
date for the nomination for
Distriot Attornay
subject to the decision of the Democra
tic voters of Elko county at the primary
election.
Fred E. Drown
Hereby announcos himself as a candi
date for the nomination for
County Amiior
subject to the decision of the republican
party at the primary election.
Barney Horn
of Aura, Nevada, hereby announces
himself as a candidate for the nomina*
tion for
Long Torm County Com -
mlealoner, Northern Distrlot,
subject to the decision of the democra
tic voter* at the primary election.
Edward E. Winfroy
Hereby announces himself as a candi
date for the nomination of ?
State Superintendent
of Publlo Instruction
subject to the decision of the Democra
tic voters at the primary election.
Truth and Love.
Truth makes lova doubly awant to
know. ? Lelfh Hunt.
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Thursday ? Pictures of Mt. Lassen
Eruption.
Friday and Saturday-^Dustin Far
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Richard Harding Davis
Admission Always 10c 25c
Rex Theatre Orchestra
Dance After Show Saturday Night
Most Hopeful Proverb.
No matter how blue the Monday, no
matter how dark the d.iy, there is one
old proverb that will bring comfort to
the deepest despair. So when the
glooms persist in filling up every nook
and corner of your life, repeat this
wise old proverb over to yourself: "It's
always darkest before the dawn."
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Vitagraph comedy.
"The model Young Man."
Selig Drama
"The Story of Diana."
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The Perils of Pauline
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The Adventures of Kathlyn
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