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The Weekly Indepen. enl
M. T. MrM 1L. L'?tt.tnJ K. ttur
tUBXCKll'IIU* UATt*
Published every Krtday ar.d aeni tu u?y ad
drois ? putlano |>ald? at thu folloninji raliv
payable la advance:
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The Daily Independent
6UB0CKIPTIOM KATKK
On? Y??r.. *' ?
Six Month* ? ? ? w?
K- r any period under atx muotts. T.s c?nl
per motilb. Payable* In aUvuucr IX . .%? nii i?y
o*rrier In Elko at 75 r-nu per is- am or &N
>eot? per week. Ih*u?h1 erer; aftcr*j?H?n. s*n
<l*ri oxccptfd.
Katercd at lh" E! wo ponlolfl^e for tron* iHsioo
through tb* malls a* second ~o !%??>> oi tter.
^J/N MAKING my bow tu th peo
& Die of RIko County I <! ? so
with manv misgivings.
I have lone cherished the ami i
tion to be at the helm in dire ting
the policy of one of Nevada's prom
inent aaiTy and weekly new papers.
I have also been profoundly im
pressed with the oerspecti ve-futurc .
greatness of F.lko County and the j
entire state of Nevada. V\ith that
idea hrmly planted in my mind I
engage in this work with unbound
ed zeal and an enthusiasm which
will not acknowledge the possibility
of defeat. There is no such word
as fail in my vocabulary.
It will be the policy of the Inde
pendent under its present manage
ment to devote its entire ability and
wield all its influence to promote the
Public Good of the entire commun
ity, regardless of creeu, politics '
or factions; if there be any.
The editor will always try to dip
hi* pen in the inkwell instead of the
gall pot. Personal animosities will
be buried in the gulf of i blivion. |
If there is to be any bickering,
fault-finding and carping criticism,
I shall leave it to other hands than
mine. .
I shall alwavs be found on the
right side of every question affect
ing the financial, social and moral
standing of the communiy as a whole
as 1 see it from my point of view.
While I shall not constitute my
self as a moral censor I will do my
best to inculcate good morals,
public decency, good living, good
citizenship and civic righteousness.
I earnestly invite the hearty co
operation of all good citizens re
gardles of past or present political
affiliation to join in a genuine and
continued effort to boost th?- good
old County of tlko until sbo takes
and retains h r proper place umong
the mcst progressive counties to bp
found in any oX our Mater slates.
1 ask the general public to be fair
in their criticisms toward the new
management. 1 will appreciate
more than I can tell if you suspend
judgment if you feel inclined to
ward harsh criticism; on the
other hand if you like the attitude
of The Independent under mj man- j
ag"ment I will be especially grate-'
ful if you express your gratitude I
in a substantial manner with in- 1
creased patronage.
I fully realize that without the
generous suiport of the public, all
my hopes and aspirutions will conic
to naught. I am firmly of the
opinion that with votir hearty co
operation I can b of materi tl as
sistance in building up a "get-to
gether" sentiment for the upbuild
ing of the city, county and state.
With that much desired end in
view, 1 ask one and all to forget
past differences anil personal ani
mosities and join Tne In h pend< nt
in an honest, earnest heart-to-heart
effort to boost the whole commun
ity.
Join 'The Independent Booster
Club." 'I he books are now open,
the initiation fee is as fre a.< t lu
air and the annual. dues ar< within
the reach ol all.
I will discus* from time to time
in the editorial pages, Unruly topics
on subjects of general and local in
terest. Agricultu e, Landscape
gardening, Horticulture, Arbor
culture Stock-growing, Poultry
raising and Mining in all its rami
fications will be ticatcd in an ex
haustive maimer as the occasion
demands.
I earnestly invite correrpon'
deuce from every post oflic,- and
every community in this part ol
the State. It U my desir<- to put
The Independent into every home
in Elko County and surrounding
territory, I am cou-iting on tin
assistance of the Rental publi<
and I am am confident I will not b<
disappointed.
Fledging allejrinncr to Elko, Elki
County and the magnificent atati
of Nevada, with hi iny thanks antici
pating a vastly i crcased patron
axe I again doff my hat and get
down to business.
W. T. McNeil
Lessee and Editor
(From Monday's Duilv.)
7THE INJUNCTION brought by or
^ tain residents of Lovelock against
the Pacific- Kedamat ion Co. of Me
tropolis restraining them from storing
I ho waters of Bishop creek for irrigation
purposes is a public calamity. No mat
ter how great the grievance of th<-!
plaintiffs, the tiling of : he suit has acted
an a deterrent un<l kept a large amount
of outside capital from investing in '
Nevada enterprises.
Until that suit is nettled ami the
rights of all parties to the controversy !
is ascertained, there will be no more
I reclamation work inaugurated It i*
the lionndei duty of the state of Ne
| vada to s e to it that the charts reach ;
la decisision as soon us is compatible j
with judicial dignity.
The march of improvement has Wen
stopped ami .something should be done
t'.> relievo the situation jls speedily a*
IHWSible. While, eastern Nevada is di
rect 1\ affected, the blight reaches to
the entire confines of thn state and it
is a ?luestloti ??f most vital importance i
to the whole peoplo.
jfjjt EXICO's tribulation* are greater
**>* than she can bear if I hero is a
spark of humanity in the |iul>lie con
science of the stricken country. The
shooting of Ex-President Muilvru is
nothing short of lirutal murder and no
douht his assassination will lie n vended
in a manner that will till the world
with horror.
Our aister state will tind that com
mon humanity and public sentiment
will no longer stand such outrageous
violations of all rules of civilized war- i '
fare :is has charcterized this struggle
from start to finish.
Her days are numbered unless she
changes front and gets busy in anefiort
to give some measure of relief to the
|>o|iulution within her bl-nidy birders.
President Taft luis shown .1 hitherto
unsuspected weakness in the dilatory
manner in which he has dealt with that
country. It is to lie ho]>ed that the in
coming admiuist ration will demonstrate,
to a waiting worid that the stars and j 1
Stri|ies arc supreme on this continent I
and is able and willing to protect J
American citizens at home ami abroad,
on land or soa. Recently it has been
an ignominious failure and our rational
emliiem iu Mexico has not been as p..
tent as a red llag in a bull ring.
Tint M.V.VAOKMKNT of The I tide pen j
dent hoj>es to make this pa jier brighter. 1
bigger and better as the days com and
go. \Vt> ask our ran ders to bear with
us until we get things adjusted. The
environment is now and it is a little'
a <vk ward to get into the harness at a
single bound. However, we hope to
gradually improve until something
near our ideal is attained.
Ex Plll!Sim:xi' Mudcroof M.-xicowas
killed yesterday while li.dng taken to
to the penitentiary under guard. It
apjwars that the worst that can happen
to a man in Mexico is to lie placed
under the prote ting wing of tli ? Mex
ican police.
(From Tuesday's Daily. >
MINING FOR OPALS IN
NORTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT
Ivl McUhee nrrivvd last evening in'
his auto from his ranch on Tli ?usaud |
creek, in the extreme northwestern
part of the county. lie was accom
panied by II. B. Dow, who is mining
for opals iu that section. They will re
turn tomorrow, accompanied by Mr.
Snow of Boise, Idaho, who is a friend
of Mr. Dow.
The Thousand Creek opals are of j
very tine quality and perfect specim. ns j
command a good price, though they
are not plentiful This opal field was
discovered aliout three } ears ago.
Mr. McUhoo also owns an opul |
claim. Ho had with him a number of
lieuutiful cut gems. Humboldt Star.
OPEN GAMBLING., EJUT
NO ARRESTS MAOE
It in reported 011 the authority of
those who claim to know that open
ifamhliiw Ik I wing allowed in Kly und
Lovelock und that no nttempt is l?eiiiK|
mailt? to enforce tho law. it i-cmn
monly uiwlorotood In tin .mo two plnce*!
that If arrests were made a jury would [
not Convict, coiiM*iucntly no a r rod a j
aro mmlo. Cumoii Now*.
We wondoi If tin1 Kinitf rensoiis hold]
good forCnrson. t ti< * headquarters of the
State Police, where Kainhlm; N said to |
Im* openly conducted. Humboldt Star
There seems to l>e nn utmost nni*
vernal deinnnO that the law hvenfotci'd
or repealed, without further delay.
Aci-oidinjt t<? Senator I<odue the Re
publicans In I lit1 Hcnato will do notli
iiiK t<> olistrnct the D'liuocratic (aril)
hillsiu* they come froiu the lionso in
the next hi i*! on, Iteyond going on rec
ord against them. They will not even
axk for the finance com mi (tee hearings,
throwing the nn<livldcd r ? < | > > i ? 1 1 > . 1 1 1 >
tl|ton the Democrat*, win re it lirlongs.
Thl* will lit* th'* proper course for the
Itepnhticnn Henntor* to pnmtni; hut we
sluill lie curious to note whether it In
carried out when put to the tent.
Felix Dirt* llKdfl to Ik1 head of the po
lie? In Mexico City, and a New Orleans
pajier recall# how he oucc Ikkix^I the
chief detect I v? Of St. Louis, William
D->?uiond, who ?M vi-itinj* in M xico.
Diaz warned him against | ickjiockets
and then employed sotno of tho clover
L
e-t of th ui to steal eTerj thinjt the vis
itor liad, afterward in ikinji a stunning
record fur efficiency l>y a prompt re
covery of tlio valu'tblea. It was not
till t ho < irinj^o wis on the tr.iin that the
truth was broken to him.
(From Wednesday's Daily.)
VALIDITY OF WHITE SLAVE ACT UPHELD j i
On the theory that traffic in women 1
in interstnt commerce may l>e regit- 1
I ?ted by legislation as well as the 1
I I attic of dru^s, foods or cattle* The sit- '
preine court of the Unit -d States up
held recently the validity of the federal
white shtve act of ltflO. It had been
contended this <jtiestioii of morality was
reserved for action l?y the states.
Justice McKcitua delivered the court's
opinion.
"Our dusJ form of government has
it-? perplexities,'" said lie, "statu ami
natMli having different spheres of juris
diction, but it must l? k< pt in mind
that we are <?? e |>eople and the powers
reserved to the states au'l those con
ferred in the nation are adopted to bo
exercised, whether independently or
concurrently, to p'omotc the general
welfare, material and moral. This is
the effect of the decision anil surely, if
the facility of interstate transportation
can bo taken away from the demorali
zation of lotteries, the contagion of
deceased cattle or jieivins, the impurity
uf foods and drills, the like facility
can betaken away from the systematic
tlelwuchery of women and more insist -
LMitly, of ffirls."
MIGRATION OF THE WEST
AlxxiC the only place in the nation <
where the old "wild and w >oly west" i '
<f Bret liurte and the iiu iginative I
ihort story writers of the present day
.?an b.; found is in New York City. ; 1
Tin.- west of the "two gun" man days. '
iv lie n quieknes-. on the draw was an e> ?
.enfial to longevity, h.is inured far '
terns* tlie Mississippi. j ?
Today the west looks up the gun man
when ii timls him and sequesters ins
urtillery.
But in New York the gun in in is a |
ivell established institution. lie can ]
he hired by the hour, day or week, ut so .
much p r. and hi; tlonrishetli like a ,
green bay t ee. j|
Time was when the horse thief c >11
fine 1 his ilepr - latlous to t tie west. I>nt (
bo also lias ipiiic to safer fields.
The Now York | nil ice -ay that hoi-s
ite iling is netting to be a r> guiar prac
tice in Manhattan. It. als . i-> rather
profitable.
Soon, tin* tourist in the west will lie '
traveling across the coin ineir to see all
of the west's former cherished institu
tions Relio Journal
TAFT'5 DELIHQUENCT
Taft's attitude in the Mexican mat
ter, permitting Ann rican citizens to In;
slaughtered, American women to lie I
outraged, to aay nothing of the prop '
erty lessen of citizens of this country,
can bo accounted for on 110 lutriotic;
grounds. In all the blunders he has I
made, his friends try to excuse him by
snyingtliat his motives are pure; but
that he is a |>oor politician; which
doesn't "go" with men who have any
"anvey;" for always they have
motive to .si rve Mime s|?ccial interest, j
and ; he v concluded that he i? cither a
con tinned bone head or is without re
gard for the public weal -usually bath
But there is no p. lilies in this Mexican
issue, the pure motive excuse is barred
hy the facts, and the only reason that
can I*- assigned for his supine inactivity
is that he has liecn restrained from pro i
tectmg American life and property l?v
some unrevealeil pull mixed up with his
"dollar diplomacy Ely Expositor.
(From Thursday's Daily.)
SAM DAVIS HAS A
GOOD MINING STORY
j\ story, which may In- ti<1n|?l ?*<! to
Ruchi^tor, is fold with tnoro or less
originality hyHun Davis. the Nevada
humorist. It ri'fcrn l? ll.o (leal li of a
Nevada prosjiector, who went to
Heaven, ??f course.
Tun minutes after the at rival of the
old desert rat ho had all main street
and tho intersecting avenues I icutcd I
and was digging up the golden paving'
I > Ix-it the h \nd.
St. I'etor was notified itnd the latter i
tried to <1 is|K *hsi*ss tho winner, hut '
without nvall. Finally a r?cent arrival
from ltono. who was standing I >ne
soinely on a corner, wondering where
all his other t iwnstuen were, suggested
to the saint u means of ridding Heaven
of thin nuisance.
"Tell him tliatulrig strike has just
horn made in Hell," he whis|wird. l'ivr
minutes later the prosjx'elor had
thrown his diamond hitch nnd de
parted.
That is t ho way with a lot of It'K'hcs
tor fellows Hinee the Velvet strike was
atmouneed. A score of more of them
hnvn lilt the trail for tho new dlggins.
This recnllH a rush that took place
some half dozen years ago. OoldlieM
was just K*'ltitiK to its best and was
the camp of magnificent opportunity,
hut a stampede started for Itawhidu
and hundreds of ( loldfieldeis joined.
Business hotlses were chxs- 1 and resi
liences w re v tented.
Just nliotit this time Rov, Father j
Dennondy flni duil his new church and ;
put a sign on his Cislnr street ediHce: ;
"Tills church is cl"*ed." A wag added'
to the ins<-rl|ition: "Christ hns g??no
to Kuwhlde.'
WAS A FRAME-UP
Ass. dtidlon of former President
M ulcro and Vice Pi idenr Httitrex w.et
framed tip to occur as it did, of con re o.
Piwident fluerta i- a Judas and simply
it'livvnt) his former friend into the
biiiuUuf his enemies with the inten
tion of getting rid of him. There has
U-oii no improvement in the govern
ment of Mexico by the recent changes
and we still exjiect to see the United
States forced to take possession of the
country and establish a government
that will not he a farce.? Ely Mining
Expositor.
URGES MINERS TO STAY
AWAY FROM ROCHESTER
Jack Kirwin is luck from Rochester.
Kirwinsaysth.it while the showing*
jf the district are splendid and he lie
I loves from what lie saw that the dis
trict will make good under the right
virt of development, that there is no
justification for the present big rush
into the district by miners a< d men
w-' king employment, lie earnestly ad
fixes nil workers to slay away from
the district for the present, for there
ire a great many more workers in the
listrict than can secure work; also that
it will take mute time before any nnm
l**r of miners can bu used to prosecute
tvork in line with good itiimii^ Hum
Iwhlt Star.
jOLCONDA and golo circle
STAGE STARTS MARCH 1 1
W. L. Bracket t, who is preparing to
>tnrt an auto Hta^e line between <?old
Circle and Golcouda, left this inorniug
iv itli his lui; car for Golcouda. after
laving it overhauled hero in the shop
f Ua\ iland <& Hosklns. Mr. Bracket t's
auiily is at pr? s.-nt at (told Circle, but
ie intends to move them to <>olconda
iml milk) his home there. He lias se*
?nrt I the mail contract lietween the
wo towns and, In-ginning with tho
list of March, will make daily round
nips. He has one large and one small
nachine.
HELD FOR ASSAULT
P. W. Swartout, 11 liookkeeper for tlit)
Utah (.'onstrnct ion company, has lw?n
ln-Iil to await tin* notion of the nrar.il
jury by .lust ice Wa.sheiui of Wailsworth
>11 a of assault with in ton t to
kill l*. 1) Smith, pump in?i?eotor for |
I he Southern l'a?-iflc. Smith is in the!
i- tinpitny hospital at Sacramento. 1 1 in
si. ill is iractnrcd, his nose broken ami
there i-> an iuly laceration over one
eye Despite tbese seri >nH injuries, it
is stilted that lie is now out of danger
ami will rei-over.
ELY ROAD TO HAMILTON
Tho board of county coiiimisssoiiers
of White Pine will *??>!! consider the
construction of a good wa;on road to
Hamilton, which will (jive an outlet
for tho ores of thnt camp via Ely. It
is probable that t lie old tclograph mad
will l-e repaired and put in Hrst-dnss
comliti in. This road is a liitle longer
tb. Ill tile ruud now in Use, bill it will :
avoid all steep grades.
When t lu? legislature und'-rtakes tin;
-diminution of (lie books of the State
I: nk and Trust coiupan v it should
have the svrviei s of some man or men '?
wh i-e reports will command the un
(|Uesti Hie- 1 respect of t lie |?-ople. Willi
Mich u report to stand upon there will
lie nod;in. ?-r thnt the legislative body !
will a|i|K>ar as the ?'lail^liini; stock" of !
?anyb dy. There is. however, the pox !
sibility I bat the apologists and those
who opj .si-i| this inquiry may find
I ht-iiiselvcsi In that role.
The luti st gold discovery is iu tho i
t >wti of Wilton. Conn . where the vein
was struck by n man who was exca
vating for a cellar. It is s.iid that Yale
"minernl experts" lui ve re|??rted assays
of >1 ' to si>o per ton. Probably more
"I ? iys" than "assays.
W. vV. H idIkt, editor and pro-!
I rietor of the Klko Daily Indepen- J
dent, announced Friday last that
he would relinquish editorial con
t r ol of the Independent, the ma.itle
falling upon W. I'. McNeil. In |
the short tin e we have liron in the j
newspaper field in Nevada we have
le.irncd to look for the dailly ap
pearance of the Indcendent on our
desk and ic^ret to lose Kditor
Hoohcr from our circle, and cer
tainly ? i h hi u? well. For nearly
twenly-two years he has heen edi
ting the Independent nnd has earn
ed a r? ?t. We congrnti late his
successor, W. T. McNeil, an ) wish
liifn all success.-- -Lyon Co. Wasp.
HOTEL ARRIVALS
From Tnursday's Daily
At the Commercial Hotel
II. M. fiiirficld
Pa son A liol
U. Sperlich Carlin
Carmen Ktrkler Mohawk Cnl
Frnnk Gray San FranciBco
Frank K Klt-leg Spanish Hunch
B. R. Byron and wife
Frank Grey anrl wife
(' h m Freeborn and wife
Mrs. 0. Collins
Thoma* Ramsey and wife
I H. Bealo Kureka
Babe Marble
Mosaic Tuckc r
Tom Casey
Jack Trcedwcll
Sidney Byron
0. C. Sawyer Spanish Ranch
J. W. Ebert Palisade
J. A. Bersircn San Francisco
J. B. Webster and wife
Tho.s. Short Ruby Valley
W. C. Owens Carlin
H. A. Agee Wells
Mrs Juhnson
Emert Jolmjon Chicago
J. Thenen San Jose
E. II Century
At the Hotel Mayer
Mrs. Cl.ira Opcnshaw Wendover Ut.
B. H. Kensgh Salt Lake
Matt and Ji-fT New York
W. F. Martin New York
Sylv:a Scott New York
J. Wallace Clinton New York
|
A" J. Cresjui Now York
Wm. Bowers New York
W. J. Murphy and wife New
York
Walter Wils >n New York
Thns. Mulvaney Bullion
Jas. Burke Bullion
H. Forest and wife Lamoille
W. I). Martin and family Deeth
Albert Anderson Deeth
F. Barnes Salt Lake
1. Harrington San Francisco
Wm. Ritzmar. Wendover
R K. Dewey San Francisco
A. G. Thomas San Francisco
F. G. Franks San Francisco
F M. Mat Sacramento.
At the Elko Hotel
Walter Nelson Thomas and wife
B. B. Byron and wife
Chas Lewis ami wife Deeth
J. B. Webster and wife Deeth
J. Churchill Deeth
Elmore II inson Shafter
I'at Nahlan Shafter
Chas Cooper Shafter
J. I). McLaughlin Deeth
O. M. Lam on 1 uscarora
Bob Carmichea' Tuscarora
F. S. S "iili North Fork
Wm. Bur. in San Francisco
Jack Payne Bucknorn
Lei an 'I Pa ne Buckhorn
W R. Hauler Buckhorn
W. Fnrgt in Buckhorn
R. S. Benham Chicago
C. C. Smith Reno
E. S. Caughlin Deeth
Dave Mar |uard*on Cars m City
Joe Capri la Lamoille
Virgil Lewis Deeth
W. E. McKingsey Carl in
W. F Lyndi Carlin
II. F. Whi le Carlin.
AMBASSADOR WILSON IS
GAPE IN MEXICO CITY
Reno, February 24. ? It was
rumored in this city today that
American Ambassador Wilson hurl
lieen shot in Mexico, following the
killing of, Madcro arnl that Ameri
can troop. ; had eroded the border.
But tlii.s report i.-; en 'i rely without
foundation and the United States
government still maintains u/loubt
full poliev of hands olF.
It is stated that the f rm r
president Dia/. now in exile will
return to Mexico if the word come
from the people that he is needed
in the present crisis.
JACK Alio JILL UP-TO-DATE
Jack and Jill went up the hill,
The hill of Matrimony,
While they were climbing day
by day,
She was hi.s own sweet "owney."
lie helped her over places rough.
For she was young and slender:
He was never cross, nor griill".
Mis every act was tender.
When they reached the very top,
A little while they tarried,
The preacher said a word or two
And they were safely married.
Tis sad to say, when they found
Their wooing had been elided,
They intido a slide clear
down the hill,
And foiigui as they de>cendcd.
Then tney went to Reno town,
Where roken hearts are mended,
The judn< sai I just a word or two, .
And thus the scrap was ended. |
THE LIVOHCEE'S LAMENT
Now those cruel men of Carson,
Just to please a bunch of cranks,
Made a law that's most displeasing,
And it thinned our jolly ranks
No more spooning ; No more flirting ;
Tliey have spoiled our pretty
itame,
I.ingerie and silks may flutter
Hut today its not the same.
It is surely most distressing,
And a time for henrtfelt grief,
No more loving anil cnrreiising,
Not a soul to give relief.
STYLES IN PICTURE FRAMES.
Simplicity the Feature and Burnished
Gold and Mahogany Are tho
Newest Colors.
Simplicity Is a marked fcatur? of
the new styles In plcturo frame*. And
burnished gold and tnahoguny are the
newest colors for frames. The former
Is a dull gold, and Is so dull that It
|?nd mahogany blend beautifully, and
bo are often used together.
The effect of such combination Is so
entirely different from the old style of
framing with wood and a strip of gilt
next the glass that It Is dlfllcult to be
lieve that Ihe same colors are Just car
ried out In the new tones. These
shades used together bring out brown
pictures effectively.
An authority on art furnishing Is re
sponsible for the Information that Ihe
gold alone, the wood alone, and the
two In combination may be used to
successfully [rv i< nil kind* of pic
tures that are e n. rally hung on walls
of living moius, parlors, libraries anil
bedrooms.
Narrow frames, from one to two
Inches, are correct for medium-sired
pictures, while for smaller subjects,
such as pl otr i-raphs, only a half-Inch
frarre Is required. The latter Is usual
ly of dark wood, beautifully polished
to show Ihe grain
Roth oval and snuare frames ure
correct. The latter are more expens
ive. because mere difllcult to make
and polish
Wooden frames are flat and plain,
except In ? few <. ? s, when a llttl*
carving is seen as a motif placed In
the center of the toft of a sijuaro
frame The plain frames are, how
ever. considered letter ta*t<\
(5?.!d framef are ctk> llngly dainty
In design, small delicate molding being
preferred to boi/1 patxerns In'leed,
some of the frames g!\e the Impres
sion of helt g ?i rl.ed with thi? needle
and gold thrc-d i; o<t ? iHTonsly rath
er than n.fldlt g
BLirJD SPOT IN EVERY EYE
It Ik Located Just at the Point V here
the Optic Nerve Cen
ter*.
In (Tcry eye there lr h 1 1 ? 1 1 ? ? spot
that Ik totally blind. Young c>< ?. old
eyes. sharp tjn, dull c\ a, blue,
brow ii or b ack eyes ? all of thi-in.
evei. the u.o.-t p> rfi ct, havi . In i '?ch
j retina, ? little round ?pot which l 4
; wholly bl id bo'h to b . '.'tie as and
color. Tin* ? ; ot In 1< ? at ! just at the
1 point wle-re the optic nerve center*,
and Is approximately one-twelfth of
uii Inch wide. Several Hit' r< sting ex
1 rliii' iiUi can be made to prove the
' pr< tiro of this blind f|>ot. For ? x
i u in pie, cov. r tin- right eye with tie
haml or u band; ge and lidiv with tie
left s-t. adily ;.t a point on the wall or
1 screen about beven feet distant. Let
Ut.OlluT (.irtOIl b' Hi -.ited igailol tll-.i
waii on >our left-hand Aide, in euch
a pOHltton that his forehead is on it
level with tin' t>oiiit at which you are
, ga/.lng, and his neari r t !i- ek about
. twenty Inches distant ftoiti It Do not
j turn your eyeball, but ?az> steadily
as at first, and his face will entirely
disappear, and the wall will m em to
be peri.-tly blank. If )o;i . i>r- ad a
sheet of paper on the wall ? id note
the joints at which a pencil moved
j back and forth by another person ap
!,
to make an accurate map of . Ii ? ? blind
spot as projected on ili?- wall. An
other experiment is piriiinnd by
1 painting nine litr.;e lotti r> .a throe
.
, upon ;i sheet of p:?p< r ut n h n dis
1 tance and In eui h a position before
: the eye tii.it tie- central l> t?r ??f the
j square fnlli within the blind spot*
while the surro-indin; eight letter*
are still visible. ? Christian Herald
MULE DLVOUf L.J THE PIANO
I Animal Totally Wrc.kid a Musical
Instrument Near Him cn a Steam
boat's Deck.
"Mule ate piano shit !?? d J*"nd an*
other next boat" 'I !i nipp^nge waa
rei . i v ? d r< -entlj h a local piano
house frein an "np-llu river" purchar
er whose $510 In trument had been
forwarded via 'ii slaslppl river
steamboat In It u mil pine box the
piano wr Installed on the lowed
tl< ck ii- xt to n Ian! . deepy loohlt.g
mule hound for tie' i ton field i- of the
upper bends Altle V, provided with
plenty of oat* and hay. (he mule
rl t >p< d off v portion <t the outer box,
disposing of tlx octa \ ? "f black and
wb'to |v< rv kevH rut nlng th'n ehro
malic serile tip '5 "(! la the treble
clef ||< had gtinw I a way the tna?
hogntiy pr nfl-i In fron* inu*Mrafed felt
dampers and hamnti ra by the d07.cn,
com|ilete|y wreck Inn the melodious
"Inside*" of the InstrumeCt. Steam
boat Mill stokinu a lioller tweiv>v feet
sway, said the mule "must have hid
his foot on the- t"'? pedal," ns he 4)4
not hear a note Win ?< discovered the
nnlmnl wn* nti> 1 rn< dly gft/lng
longingly across Ilie l\ r nl a grass
covered levee, it e id cost 1300 to r?
pnlr thr? plnim-? N'i Orleans corre
spondent Mont gom Journal
Small r pg* of Silkworm.
The egg from which the silkworm
otnea Is so small that II lakes ono
undreil of them lo weigh a grain.
AUNTS WAY PROBABLY BEST
Runaway Boy. Spared Chastisement
Never Likely to rrdns^rc.s? in
Tliat Way Ayain.
lie was being brought uj> by an
aunt unJ an uncle, who cared lor hiui
uiuro leuUt i ly than feomo mother* untl
fathers tare for their own children. ?
Nevertheless, when ho was eleven
years old he decided to run away troni
homo. To this act ol mud adveuturo
he had been inspired by the delirious
fancies oi auihcrs who grind out (or
the education of our American youth
what ure popular called "stories of ac
! tlon." Hint on attaining romance he
p.u k< <1 a suit case, whereby be
' tliuwid himself more thoughtful than
jany heroes, and furtively made his
| way to liberty. As soon as his ab
sence was discovered by his ustouud
, <d aunt the put in motion every avail
' able human tuuehine for his recovery
i i nd scut up her prayers to lieax ? n for
j nld beyond her own. for this child
v. ah the sou of an adored sister and
was as dear as her own fl< ah. ller
? {Torts were soon rewarded. The
youthful adventurer was Iraced. rccov.
? rid and returned to his distressed
. aunt, whose relief at tinning him
ound and whole was beyond words.
However, some of the relatUoa were
I pot satisfied that ih?? aunt's loving
i \ olcome was salutary for the l>oy. He
\ <>uld not. they arguc-d. b< dulv (m
pprKiil with the enormity, of Ills of
f -e and rnlplit rein at It They um-d
: '.hat the onl> really Item flelol way to
meet the *>ltuatlon w .> h to give him t
'good. sound whipping"
"Whip hltn." e*flai!n< d his aunt,
her brown eyes sho. ins rather warm
spark* ' We have ?p. ? t a lot of
! money nild time and effort to y ' him
1 bark, wt.?- -houv? wl *>> him*"
\nd thoerh the r< ! tlvi growled no
chastisement was ' '?t'sfercd He
i 'ill lives In Ills 1' ??"'> home and Is
devoted to his aunt
MATURE IS NEVER UNKIND
Provides Compensation In Some Way
for Those Who Suffer From
Affliction.
When the third question put to the
girl who was tinting a customer's hair
a fafhlonahle shade elicited no reply
the woman turned to the manager of
the beauty shop and said: "What Is
the matter with that girl, anvhow? !?
she deaf?"
'Very nearly," said the manager.
"How does she hold her place?"
r.nld the woman "It seems to me tha'
a person employed in a place like
this stands In need of her five
senses. "
"That is Just what they do i.o?
need." was the rrplv. "If one sense
Is lacking the other four make up for
the deflelencv and b'-c*?me more valu
able because mom acute Your hair
dresser cannot h.-ar hut her sl^ht 1/
marvelous. She can detect a erk?
hair half a block away and her fjlft
for shading and matching colors
amounts to real Renins No voman
???1th all her faculties Is so consum
mate an artist as she Is In touchlnn
np a difficult head of hair When von
are readv for massape I *1 all brlni?
you a blind ?r1r1 Al! her p^t Is cen
tered In her linger tips. Sh<- can find
and smooth awav v rlnkles thnt less
sensitive Angers weld not discover.
Another deaf girl In the establishment
is particularly rensltlve to scents and
Is invaluable In mixing and applying
perfumes The tmnaper In a place
of this kind needs her fire senses and
as mnnv more as nature can provide,
but for her assls' n'? elimination and
concentration are desirable."
PECULIAR CHARi.l OF FRANCE
More Restful Than Other Countr.is,
I I* the Henson Given b/ Dis
tinguished Writers.
It Is Itupouslblo (or anyono who
: known Kraucu, and litis I It tlui cliuiiu
of thu country and ita pcoi lu and
1 who has uui'l ? to appioacb i'tolicli
pi obtains In n Bovtjrciy critical spirit.
I 'i'bo beautiful elites, thu broad
stretches of wonderful Corot land
?capo threaded b> marvelous roads,
form tho playground of traveler* lioni
? other IuuiIh. No matter what Is
nought, tliero It can In lound. '1 ho
t,ay lifo ol the street;.. the opportunity
for thu upending of motiuy for beauti
ful things, ibo charm of url and nni
j slo, aro offered to tho guest of Purla.
i Those who so. k the rju i<-t and freedom
J of plitln or forest have not far to go,
) and a thousand places, eu< h scorning
! more attractive than tho other, maku
1 their appeal for u longer stay than
i thu visitor can aitord.
Tho greatness of Malice Is of so re
I CBnt a dato that one forgets It Is liot
<4mro distant. Tho w hole country
glvee the Impression of a quiet back
j water where ono can put in for rest
I and enjoy merit, and without discom
fort watch tho turgid stream of lllo In
other liuidti as It ruelicH by. No other
country suggests this fueling In su< li
I u compelling way; yot In theso push
ing (lines of modern material prog
gress it Is all counted us against her
success in tho Intornationnl struggle
for tho trade of tho world, Hint prl/o
which costs nninuilly more blood nod
money than did tho final political dis
memberment of Kuropo. ? James l>av
enport Whelpley In tho Century,
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-IGHI S RESERVED
? ' N 1 lo S vntri
i \X- ' ^ 'fw^J
-vMUJpzL
Mother'# Little Friend*
Pretty to look nt- wrrlf*
?Me for u?e? keep the
littlff one* clean? *arc
^ tlirir clothe ?turn the
(litt? vrcar ami -.venr.
A ntw ptir FRKF. If t'>ej Hp