Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-11-15

India announced his victory in one
word: '.Peccavi''-which is, by inter
probation, '.Ihave Scinde." Very much
of the same kind was General de Bour-
mont's message to the French War
Minister in 1880, when the Dey of Al
giers escaped him after being taken:
..Perdidi Diem''-'I have lost a Dey."
1t is said that Drake, when the ships
of the Armada turned their sails, sent
to Elizabeth the word "Cantharides''
that is, 1.-The Spanish hy." This last
is probably a fable. Temple Bar.
Too Much. Kind Lady--"Here is
an old dress coat OF my husbands that
you might wear" What.
before sundownP No. madam; ap-
preciate the kindly motive which has
prompted you to offer me this small
token. but-a dress-coat before sun
downi Has it indeed come to thisP'
and gathering the remnants of a fan
mel shirt around him he strobe ma
1estically away and was soon lost to
view. w.-Clothier and Furnisher
Speaking of London Cardinal
Manning says: There are 1000, 600
OF living and dying and dead souls.
And II fevery church or chapel or place
OF worship OF every sort and kind
were filled three times to the full on
every Lord day, they could not con
tain more than about !, 500, 900. There
must be, therefore, $500, 600 who
never can physically set their feet in
any place OF Divine worship or any
place where the name and existence
Of God are recognized"
-Empiric-''Then can count on
you for testimonial to my liver regu-
latorP" RICHLY can speak of it,
doctor, In the highest terms.'' En-
piric-''What evil did it cure you of,
sirp" Richly-'.Poverty, doctor, pow
ertyl It laid my late lamented uncle
out as stiff as a poker, and I was his
heir. Lowell Citizen.
An English paper states that a
minister lately rather astonished his
people on a Sunday morning by say
ing: II think it is time we had a new
prayer. The old prayers are a good
deal worn and need renewal Perhaps
q prayer like this would do: Lord,
keep us from being shabby" The
people grimly smiled, aud some OF
them looking around the church walls
Colonel Elliott F. Sheppard, the
editor of the New York Mail and Ex-
press. carries a tortoise-shell handled
cane. On the broad gold band dividing
the handle Of the cane from the stick
the following suggestive text is en-.
grayed: "a soft answer turneth away
wrath"
Father (the son using the family
hammer)--" John, don't swear that
way, especially at your own awkward
nessl Give me that hammer. s(Two
blows later.) --i--ii--lit' John---.'O,
that's the way you want me to swear.
is itP"-Terre Haute Express.
Lady Friend What is the hardest
thing connected with your editorial
duties. Mr. LumpleyP Editor =" The
hardest thing is to leave the impression
that am out OF town on the first ol
the month. Nebraska State journal.
Mrs. Chippering--" So these are
your children, are theyp' Mrs. Mar
row Eyes. and every body says
/ they're just-the image Of me-" Mrs.
Chippering -.'Why, 90 they are, poor
little things - Buffalo Couriey.
--.'Susan Coolidge, /" by which nam.
one OF the most charming OF the writ
era OF children's literature is known
is Miss Woolsey, Of Boston.
Tho library of the British Museum
will not hereafter supply novels K
readers until Ave years sfter publica
tior-
1T is said Of certain cranky
clergyman In Ohio that he always ha
either q row or . revival In hi
church.
Z .--..What q pity It Is" says a st
LOuis clergyman, 'that there are 81