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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-10-15
INGENIOUS INVENTION
An Apparatus Which Winds All Sorts Of
Clocks Automatically.

An Apparatus Which Winds All Sorts Of
Clocks Automatically.
Otto Urban, in Gross Kikinda, Is
well known Us a first-class watch and
clock-maker. He invented an auto
matte apparatus for winding pendulum
clocks. which was much admired for
it's simple and practical mechanism.
1t is attached to the clock on one
eide and to the door OF the room
on the other. A fine wire or q
eatgut serves as a transmission agent
BY opening and closing the door the
mechanism is made to work and the
clock is wound. To keep the clock
running for twenty-four hours 1t will
be sufficient to open the door two or
shree times.
When the clock is fully wound the
apparatus is stopped till the descend
ing weight is allowed to recommends
its work. Such automatic winding in
Struments do not cost much, and its
construction can easily be made solid
and faultless.
In Austria-Hungary tho inventor has
applied for II patent. but II seems his
invention only comprises clocks run
ning by weights and doors. There is
an unlimited field for some young
genius TO combine French mantel
clocks with thu par!or sofa when the
gas is turned down; kitchen clock,
with tho range doc, the coal bin or
tho washboard; bedroom clocks with
tho front door latch and alarm clocks
with the cats on the roof
Weekly. 49,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-10-15
SEALED PROPOSALS.

RsoTICE IS HIREBY GIVEN THAT
gu the Board of County Commissioners Of
Elko County Will receive sealed proposals. for
The purchase of the following certificates of
indebtedness on tho General Fund of White
Pine County, to wit:
Certificate No. 429. Issue ed February 20, 1889.
for SIG.
Certificate No 62T, issued December II, 1883,
for 81 ,398 80.
Said bids to be fled in my Office on or before
Monday, November 4. 1882 aud Endorsed.
proposals to purchase White Pine County
scrip"
The County Commissioners reserve the RIGHT
to reject any md all bids.
BY order of the Board of County Commits
sioners, .,.....
Attest: 10 HENDERSON.
Ilerk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-10-15
HUMOROUS.


Young Swell-''See here! This
watch won't run. What do you sup
pose is the matter with ftp" Jeweler
well, lshould say the fault is in
that vest you have on. The pattern is
loud enough to stop q clock. boston
Herald. ... ...' -.
Mrs. Jason-''That fellow out in
Nebraska who bet his wife against u
cow ON The election was no gentle
man." Mr.. Jason-'I should say not;
no gentleman makes bet where he is
sure to win no matter how it goes. -
Terre Haute Express
What IS the reason
don't have a napkin any moreP"
Hostess (severely)-'.Because before
you eat you always take tito wipe your
plate. cup, saucer. knife, fork and spoon,
and that makes the napkin SO dirty
that l have to give you fresh one
each time. Wasp.
Visitor Cat insane asylum) WHO
is that flne-looking man makes stars.
crosses and things out Of letters?"
Attendant-'Oh. he was the editor of
children's column in some paper.
One week he lost the answers to the
puzzles and tried to solve them him
self. "-Munsey' Weekly.
-Wife-"John, don you want some
OF these plums for lunchP They're
some I put up" Husband-'.No; l
don't like p!ums with the pits in"
Wife-''But. John. these plums have
no pits" Husband -.Oh, that's 80;
they haven't. 1 knew there was some
thing about them 1 didn't like."-
Judge.
-Joblot - ''See here, Isaacs, T
thought you said you would warrant
these trousers to wearP" Isaacs-.So
] did" Joblot-"Well, look at them.
I've only worn them two weeks and
you can see through The cloth.
IHaacs warranted them to wear,
didn't IP" Joblot-"Of course y,u
did" Isaacs-''Vull. amt dey WOMB
Wot's de madden nit you?"-America.
This literary business" said jim
g!ecash to his son, "is very nice
thing, and am willing to encourage
you all l can to help you in that drec-
ton. As for myself, l mover wrote
any thing worth reading" Pardon
me, father, if 1 disagree with you,"
said the son. "but l have known you
to write some very clever things"
"WhereP" "Jn your check book. -
Washington Capital
-lnspector-"Now, my boys, we
will havo the story OF Jael and Sisera.
Who was JaelP" Bright Boy-''The
wifo of Hebcr the Kenite." Inspector
-''Whht did she do?" Bright boy
'Hammored nail into Sisera's head
and killed bim." nspector-"Yes;
and we read that she was called
blessed above women; but she was
not enlightened by those spiritual in
fluonccs which are vouchsafed to U.s.
What have we now which people in
the time of Jael had notP" Bright
Boy-''Policemen sir!'
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-10-15
NARk GOODS CIRE DIAMOND 8.
ELKO, NEVADA.
Live And Let live.

Those who desire to purchase the
best quality OF Groceries and Pro-
visions are referred TO the .bove re-
liable house where fair dealing and
conrteous treatment is the rule.
Glassware, Tinware, Stoneware, Nails
etc. always in stock.
LII H.CuAsE.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-10-15
COMMISSIONER PROCEED
INGS.

The Board OF County Commission
ers met as Board of Equalization,
October IA, 1889, pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present, Messrs. Rigsby and
Hamill.
No parties who had been notified,
advertised and raised in the assessed
value Of their property, or who had
additional property assessed to them,
having appeared, the Board Of Equal
ization, having completed its labors,
adjourned.
The Board of Comfy Commission
ers met pursuant to adjournment for
the transaction Of business as a
Board of Commissioners. Present,
Messrs- Rigsby and Hamill.
It appearing to the Board that the
Fort Halleck and Elko road needs
some work done, the Board hereby
orders j. D. Abel to do said work, the
same to cost not to exceed $50, and
present his bill for tho same to this
Board
1t appearing to the Board, from the
certificate of Hon. r. r. Bigelow,
Judge of the District Court in and
for the county Of Elko, that fifty
additional trial jurors are needed, the
Board proceeded, according to law,
60 select the following named persons
to act as such trial jurors, to wit:
II. FL. Dake. j. G. Lee,
Mike O'Neil, B. F.. Miller,
S. r. Weeks, Joe Nay,
JAS. McMullen, l.. L. Bradley,
Ed. Il. Keyser, Hiram Chase,
p. e. Wore, r. E. Keyser,
w. L. Hit, N. f. Peterson,
l., L. Morgan, Jas. Talbot,
g. Froelich, S. E. Quincy,
VIM. Myers, A.. S. Dorsey,
Geo. w. Peltier, ID. d. McRae,
r. E. Moore, Jas. Penrod,
p. J. McNamee, Austin Gilruth,
Andrew Westland, +. J. Holland,
s.. r. Flanagan, H. Voight,
Lou EnSler, w. III. EnnOr,
g. III. Whining, G.. ID. Alexander,
Eugene Way, Ben f. Yates,
JAS Weddte, Jas. Rogers,
Harry Stevens, VIM. Snow,
Dillon Roberts, A. Womack,
floyd Butler, A. e. Brands,
j. l.. Honeyman, JAS. Rutledge,
F. Fl. Mason, JOS. Phillips,
Ike Ostreichor, Fl. A. Young.
No further business appearing the
Board adjourned to Monday, Nov. 4,
1889.
Attest:
L. O. HENDERSON,
Clerk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-10-15

S7s 6n IN S9snh "A = fIoNTH can be
eintb w VaytIbv made working for u.s.
Agents preferred who can furnish horse and
give tn, 1T whele time Ia the business spare
MON ns may be probably employed also. A
rev vacancies In towns aud cities g. +
Va. please state nge ana tust,, cs.
experience. NEVER utlid obOnt
."nd'"g hi"Inp Tor reply. Il. .. j.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-12-28
A Sfoneyless Christmas.

A Christmas without spending money!
Midwinter holidays without dolls or pic
ture books, tops, toy cannon or jumping
jacks, colored candies or any "store
presents" of any kind whatsoever!
Christ's nativity celebrated without
Christmas tree or Christmas carol or
gathering of the children-no evergreen
shrub sparkling with glass, no Santa
Claus and no pantomime. Could such
thing be in Christian land?
Yea, verify.
And it is not SO very long ago that
Just such Christmas was the rule in
thrce-fourths of the United States-nay,
it is the rule now in considerable sec
lions where there are no large towns.
So easily do we get accustomed to what
is, and so naturally do children believe
that the system they first noticed has al
ways been the system, that most people
do not know, and even the older ones
are forgetting, that the Christmas of to-
day is comparatively new thing.
But what was the old time Christmas,
and with what sights and sounds was it
ushered in? Well, in the first place. it
was-in all the rural regions at any rate
"a time when no money could be
wasted" Children must have their
fun without extra expense, save as each
child had carefully saved his pennies.
AS to deliberately handing out q half
dollar to a boy for Christmas-the aver
age father would as soon have thought
of giving him a deed for the farm. II
was a season for rabbit hunting and sled
ding IL there was snow enough, and for
sliding if there was ice, for good din
ner and an extra piece OF pie, and then.
perhaps, for some home made presents.
A little later toys began to come in
say about 1SJ0-in the central west, and
such toys! Blocky horses. square COR
nered COWS, dogs made of clay and burnt
black in the fire, and so forth and 10
forth; a collection OF them now would
throw q group of children into convul-
sions Of laughter. Be il remembered
that less than fifty years ago Cincinnati,
Louisville and st. Louis were the only
cities really known to the great mass Of
people living west Of Ohio and north Of
Tennessee, and nine-tenths Of the people
under 20 years Of age had never seen .
city of 10000 inhabitants. And in those
days rural America celebrated Christmas
literally without messy and without
tcash) price.
Plenty of people who do not like to be
called old can recall the time when, in
all the book stores OF the rural regions,
only two or three kinds Of "story books"
could be found, and as 10 holiday books
and holiday goods As such-well, they
could be found in the cities, probably,
but not one child In hundred, taking
the country through, ever saw one Of
them.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-12-28

Brownlng's funeral at Venice was
betting the burial of Il poet. The
body was placed in splendid tuner
al barge and towed by steamer of
the royal navy. On the barge as a
guard of honor were members of the
Municipal Guard and firemen. The
family and intimate friends followed
in separate goDdolas. The coffin
was deposited ia the central chapel
OF the cemetery oi st. Michael,
where il will remain until the conclu
sion of the formalities attending its
Transportation To London, Many di
plomats aud officials. and "a large
number OF English aud American
residents. were present at the ser
vices. and Prime Minister Crisp
sent a message of coincidence 90 the
family OF the poet.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-12-28

GEORGE JUMPED FROM HIS SEAT.
mother or father was, whether they
were alive, or whether, indeed, he had
ever had q mother or father, were
matters concerning which he absolutely
knew nothing, even by hearsay. Aunt
Sally was negatively good to him, it ap-
peared. She did not beat him, except
ing when she was drunk, which was,
however, much of the time. She let him
sleep in her room, and when she had
food she gave him some. When she was
drinking heavily she did not bother
about eating, and George had learned, as
young as he was, to keep away from her,
and get his food for himself. How or
when he got it, only Gods ravens could
have told. Such cases are not as common
in New York as they were twenty-five or
thirty years ago, but they are found now
and again, even in these days. Who Aunt
Sally was, or why she took any interest
whatever in him, he knew nothing about.
She was fact, and her interest, faint
though it was, was a fact, and he had
not come to the age of reasoning about
facts. He only recognized them.
One day-and it CHANGED to be Christ
mas eve-a lady and gentleman appeared
in the little room as visitors. They had
read of the mission work, the gentleman
explained, and had come from their
home in a nearby city to see it and to
give what little help was in their power.
There was a story back of it. but this
story was not told till afterward. Their
name was not Harrison. so I may call
them that
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-12-28
MARTINsBURG, W. va, SATURDAY DEC. %. 1889

boy was stolen when Dir. and Mrs. Har-
rison entered the little mission school in
the Five Points It was her own loss
that had made her 30 peculiarly anxious
to benefit poor children; but. though she
was forever searching for her own little
one. both she and her husband had al
most given up the hope of ever finding
him. While Mr.. Harrison was talking
with Mr.. Van Meter, however, ner eager
eyes were scanning the faces of all the
boys in the room.
Suddenly she turned pale, ''Oh,
George!' she said, or gasped, rather, and
without another word she flew rather
than ran to the other end Of the room
Dropping on her knees in front of the
poor little waif who hsd drifted in so
strangely, she seized him with both hands
and looked eagerly. almost wildly. into
his eyes.
what is yo.7 Names she said TO the
startled child
George" he said.
George what.
Il dunno" he answered, beginning to
cry, for he had developed sensitiveness
about his lack of proper compliment
of names, and. moreover. he was half
frightened by the now frantic womans
strange behavior.
Suddenly she tore open his jacket and
the poor, ragged shirt he had on, and
looking on his breast found the birth
mark she sought. Then. quick as flash
the whole thing happened SO quickly
that it was over before her husband
reached her side-she gathered him into
her arms, dirt. rags and all. and kissed
him until it seemed as if she were trying
to deyour him. Then, of course. she
tainted.
1t did not take long, though, for the
other ladies in the room to bring her
back to Consciousness, and then such
scene as is rarely Witnessed in this world
put an end to anything like the usual
order of exercises. Mr.. Harrison was
naturally little slower than his wife to
recognize the child, but only little, and
the bewildered boy was shortly en-
braced and kissed as few children in this
world ever have been.
Such PRAYER as Mr.. Van Meter utter
eu, Wnll6 tue TEARS StIeatHcu uOWn MS
cheeks and every person in the room
dropped on his knees, has seldom been
heard even from his eloquent lips, and
in few more minutes Mr.. Harrison pro-
posed to leave. 1t was obvious enough
TO him that he had to take his child
home, but the good missionary was too
well acquainted with the neighborhood
to let him go unattended.
"You would be mobbed before you had
gone block. if the people saw you car
rying away the child" he said, and it
was presently arranged that a policeman
should be summoned to escort the party
up to Broadway, and carriage should
be taken there.
This was done as quickly as possible,
for there was real danger of trouble if
the news had been spread through the
neighborhood before they got away. As
it happened, however, all passed off
quietly, and little George had seen such
Christmas as he had never dreamed of.
Aunt Sally" was found, and every
effort was made to induce her to reform.
She consented to go hNne, but whether
she remained there or not / do not
know.
Sensational as anything in fiction, is it
not? Yet, excepting in some few details,
it is true story.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-12-28

people reckoned knowledge. lie knew
how to swear flucntly, as his acct
dentally correct answer us to his
Maker indicated, but he did not
know, and it was a long time be-
fore he could be made to understand.
that swearing was wrong. In fact, he
did not know what wrong was. So far
as his experience of life went, every
body did precisely what seemed at the
moment desirable to do, unless pre-
vented by superior physical force, or by
bodily fear. Stealing was to him per-
fectly legitimate mode of acquiring any
thing that he might happen to want,
and the only reason why it should be
done secretly was that too much osten-
tation about the act was apt to provoke
interference on the part of the owner,
who might and probably would want
the article himself. Lying was simply
the easiest way of concealing anything
that he did not care to reveal, and the
only inkling he had of the Objectionable
character of the act was that ANYBODY
to whom he told lie would beat him
SdNdSSAy IL ne uIu uOt lle CI0NeTly
enough to escape detection. AS to the
Sabbath, the first knowledge he had of
the difference between one day and an
other came from his noticing that once
in while these people who had whole
clothes on and who spoke gently came
into the neighborhood and opened the
little mission room and tried to get the
children to go into it.
George was among those who were
coaxed in with much difficulty, but after
going once he went regularly. The room
was clean and pleasant, and as the au-
tumn days came ON there was a stove
put in and fire made it warm. That
was a novelty to him-being allowed to
sit undisturbed in a warm room. The
story the good teacher obtained from
him after winning his confidence was
appalling by its very absence of detail;
but it was only one of many like stories,
and she could do very little to alleviate
the misery that was all around her.
George lived with a woman whom he
had been taught to call Aunt Sally.
Whether she was his aunt, who his
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-12-28

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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-12-28
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-12-28

An applicant for a Posiiion as
teacher IN California avOwed on
exa .uinatiou her conviction that
4" capital punish'aent should he
infiict. d ,sBly nn raIr occasions aud
with tBe euns-Bt ~ the l,arrni. =
Unfortunately. there was no I,o-iti'in
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-12-28

A countrymau went to store 10
Morgantown, w. Va. the other day
and purchased Kerosene lamp.
q That's the first one them notions
that ever come to my house, he re-
marked. candles was allns good
enoagh Tor marin aud me, but dart
ers got beau, and thinks We ort to
put on; "A teetle STYLE
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-12-28

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of Ayers Sarsaparilla. 1t is the safest
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-12-28

A certain philanthrOphist buys a large
quantity Of DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup every
winter and gives II to the poor suffering
from cosghs and colds.
There Is not case Of neuralgia. which
cannot be at once relieved BY the use -
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-12-28

The special quality Of Ayers Hair Wig
OF is that it restores the natural growth.
color and texture IF the hair. IL vita
Lies the roots and foilicles. removes
dandruff, and heals itching humors in
the scalp. In this respect, it surpasses
all similar preparations.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-12-28

News reached New York on ship
from Brazil that the revolution was
followed by an outbreak in Bahia, in
which 800 people were killed. 1t is
believed that several naval officers,
who were arrested, were secretly
shot imp prison.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-12-28

the kidnapper was, but Sarah had aas2
sufficient start to get on trzin beT
New York, and all efforts to traee her
were Intellectual Had the newspapers
even at that time learned the particulars
of the story it would have become as ia
nous as the Charlie Ross case, but the
family shrank from the exposure that
would have been inevitable, and though
all the detective skill that could be pro-
cured was employed. no publication was
made in the press.
Six years had passed from the day the
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-12-28
The Washington grand Jury b.

The Washington grand jury has
indicted G. +. SlIcott, late cashier OF
the sergeaDt-at- arms. for grand
larceny and forgery.
Mary Drummer, believed to have
been the oldest person in Eastern
Pennsylvania, died at Derry, Pa,
aged 102 years, aud leaving 125
REORGANIZATION.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-12-28

Salesman-C Can it be possible! Miss Cou-
pom, whom had the pleasure Of meeting at
Bar Harbor last summer. How long
Miss Coupon-Three yards, please.-Teras
Siftings
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-12-28

GEORGE LIVED WITH AUNT SALLY.
"Sfy wife," said Mr.. Harrison, ais
painfully, almost morbidly, anxious to
do everything she can for poor children,
especially for orphans. And about
Christmas time she seems especially
nervous about it. There is story about
it, of course, but 1t is too long and too
painful to tell now This to Mr.. Van
Meter, whose earnestness in his chosen
work made him rejoice in every new
found friend, and whose enthusiasm was
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-12-28
SPECIAL.

THE HERALD has made ar
rangements with the publishers
of the Weekly Chronicle 7ele-
graph by which we will send the
TWO PAPERS to any address in the
United States or Canada, postage
prepaid, one year for the sum of
50 cash in advance.
Address THE HERALD.
Martinsburg, W. Va.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-12-28
CUMBERLAND VALLEY DYE

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Fine Derby and SLOUGH Hats nicely col
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Miss Jennie Grove, agent, opposite
Mayor IS Office, Martinsburg
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-12-28

Mrs. Frances Hodgson Bur-
nett edits the Youths Depart
ment.
Serial Stories by the best
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Reading Matter for every MEM
Der of the family, both old and
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