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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-01-18

STATE OF NEVADA.
ConnIy Of EIko. SIS.
AUDITOB'S OFBlCE.
Oct G, 1891.
To tho Honorable Board of County Gommis
sioncrs Of Elko County, Nevada
GENTLEMEN: Wvhcrcwish submit our Quar-
tclly Report Of the Finances Of tho County
or tho quarter ending Sept. 30, 1901.
Respectfully submitted:
GEO. III. MEIGS,
Auditor,
JAS CLARK
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park, and entered the wood that was on it's borders. Here for few moments he paus- ed, to dwell, lover-like, on the rapturous prospect before him.
 He had as good as won the woman he adored, and who but few days before had stood so high above him that to look at her was an act of audacity, and to speak to her to court punishment.
 His nature was strong and sensual. The animal was predominant in him. Despite his boasted blood he had none of the finer Instincts that belonged to c cultivated life. He knew no pleasure like eradication cf his passions, and never troubled himself how success was obtained.
 Repentance for the crims no had been guilty of never so much a, dawned in his heart. The germ of sorrow was not there, and could never be developed. The only thought that troubled him on that score, and troubled him very little, was in torment, he was as ono intoxicated, ard when he reached the gipsy encampment, Bluebell Dell, he reeled like one who had been drink ing.
 Around fire were seated about dozen men, women. and children, whom he psSs- ed by without word, and threw himsslf down at the entrance of low tent under which sat the old woman, Hecate, appay. ently asleep.
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I was wounded three times during the war. sail Major L., with a merry twinkle in his fine brown eye-"oncs fa- tally, but you see am still an inhabitant of this beautiful earth.
 "Perhap'," suggested one of his listen. CTS, you were like the man of whom the country newspaper man wrote: The ball entered his loft side, infiicting nor tai wound With good care he will be able to pull through all right"
 That's just where the ball did enter. replied the grizzled veteran cheerfully. T was in the Shenandoah Valley with Sheridan and we were having lively time of it, regular hare and hounds race all the time, it seemed. We were chasing Mir. Johnny Rebel out of the country and in one of our charges sud denly stopped short, feeling as if red hot sword had passed through me. Iwas wounded, badly. too. The ball had en- tered my left side and had passed clean through my body, leaving fierce burn ing trail.
 "'Well, said to myself, Abe L., this time you are dead man. No man can live when bullet has plowsd its way through his vitals.
 Staggered out of the line. The fight ing business was so brisk just then that wounded men were looking out for them selves managed to get to . log and sat down on it to wait until I should dc. The pain was so fearful that l could barely move my limbs. It seemed to paralyze my nervous and muscular force. As I sat there, watching the men scam- pering along one of my old comrades passed me.
 "'What's the matter Abes' he cried. 'Hitr
 "They'vs done me this tims,' I answered.
 "'Hope not, he turned to yell back as he ran. One doesn't expect delicate at tention at such times
 Well, waited to die, urt finally said to myself: If this is dylng 1t isn't so bad after all
 q unbuckled my belt to ease the pain and thought that I would like to SC what a deadly wound looked like. l took look and there was no wound theTe. I could not believe my eyes. mew had been hit, for could feel whsre ths ball had come out in my back. l pu, my hand around there t, touch the hols and could not find it. There was not [ sign of wound in my side nor ma<f on the skin It took me not more thaa 30 seconds to buckle my belt around nl and mske run for my company. caught it in twenty minutes
 Flows thisY two or three of the bcyt panted. We thought you were killed.
 Well, you see I'm not l said, falling into the ranks
 T had been hit by spent ball, and that night when l examined my nd found a black and blue spot on it e ha as my cap. didn't mind it in the hssss A man who suddenly recovsrs from mortal wound feels pretty cheerful !"
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John sr,shr. s.rc as,.,.

It is not generally known that John Bright's powers of sarcasm were al- most unrivaled. Some of his sharpest utterances have been against members of the nobility. When boasts had been made of the antiquity of a prom inent family that their ancestors came over with the Conqueror, his re- ply was prompt: Il never heard that they did anything else.n A noble lord once said. on the occasion of Mir. Bright's illness. that Providence was punishing him for misuse of talents by inficting a disease of the brain. The following was MT. Brights sarcastic rejoinder when he resumed his seat: 1t may be so; but in any case, it will be some consolation to the friends and family of the noble lord to know that the disease is one which even Providence could not inflict upon him. " -Argonaut.
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FACIAL PEcuL,ARITiEs.
The Left sidc h the Pretticst, but tho
 Right shows Most Character.

The Left Side is the Pretticat. but tho
 Right shows Most Character.
 The other afternoon 1 was in tho studio of well-known photographers. With me was an artistic friend who called my attention to peculiarity 0f the photographs arranged around the walls There were pretty women in abundance. and children and men in all kinds of poses and costumes Did you ever notice" said my friend. that nine out of ten of tho pictures one sees shows the left side of the face?'
 No answered. Il never did nor ran imagine why such should be tho case"
 There is very good reason for it which lies in the fact that in the vast majority of eases the left side of the face is the good looking side. Every photographer knows this and taken advantage of It Now look around the room and see if it is not as tell you"
 A careful examination showed mo the absolute correctness of my friend . observation. In the whole studio there were not more than half . dOzeu photographs showing the right side of the face and none of them seemed to be at all fiattering.
 .Dn the other hand. continued tho artist If you want to get at the real strength and character of persons face study the right side of 1.-the ugly side. as portrait painters some- times call 1t. There you will find tho lines bold and harsh. with every de- feet accentuated. On the left sida however everything is softened down and the face is at it's best
 Whenever you suspect . man of trickery or deceit and this rule ap- plies equally to the fair sex. stand on their right and watch the expression closely There never yet was an actor skilful enough to cover the marks of his real personality. which are stamped by nature for the man who likes to read. on the right side of tho face.n
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CHAPTER VT.
WITHIN THE NET.

The sun had gone down, and Bardolph Dimsey was at the appointed spot pacing up and down. but Vida had not come.
 Fury and disappointment were on the fea- lures of the half-bred gipsy, and he stopped now and then in his walk to listen and shake his fist in impotent fury in the direction oi Gordonfells.
 Woe to her." he muttered again ana again, ''woe to her if she attempts to deceive me!'
 At length he moved slowly toward Cor donfells. pausing now and then to listen Tor approaching footsteps. But he such souiius fell upon his ear. All was still save within the house. and there he could see shadows on the blinds of lighted windows moving to and fro.
 Bardolph had keen eyes, and ere long he had made out the profile Of Nlda ln an uPpei room. Rightly judging that this was her own apartment he quietly crept under 1t, and watched and waited until he was as- sured that shs was alone.
 "Pll risk it." he muit-red, and began 10 chamber up tho thick ivy that covered 'has part of the old house.
 Vida was indeed alonc and in restless mood. ShS had deliberately kept away rom her appointment, believing that Bardolpil would do nothing. He would be angry, ot course, but she could offer him an excuse when they met again. Her idea was 70 keep him aloof until she would be able to get ria of him for good and all.
 But here he was tapping softly at the wih- dow, and an icy chill passed drought her as she realised how desperate and resolved nc was.
 s'What shall do?" she thought "oh, would that could kill him here"
 Dut that being impossible, or, st ieash madness, she fell back upon her nrst ho'loii to tempor:se with him. So sne lowered the light, softly drew up the blind, and open cd the window.
 "Who i. there?" she asked in whisper. "Oh. you know" Bardolph answered suiki- ly. "Don't try to humbug me-"
 Come in," she said, and he ciamoered in- to tho room.
 Now wait there moment" she continu- cd, until make all safe.
 Her door was already locked, and there was only the window to close and the blind to replace.
 As an additional security she drew the heavy curtains close.
 Then having turned up the lamp shei him with resoiute look
 ''In the first place" she said, Il will ask you to speak low. Now tell me what you mean by coming here"
 .'You said you would meet me In the wood" he answered as he stared at the handsome appointments of the chamber with something akin to awe, ard you haven't been near me-"
 'Csn do as please?' she asked. DO you think that can 20 in and out as all times and seasons and not be nstced?' You are not servant he said.
 ''No, but ana lsdy, and there are re- strictions attached to my position that you know nothing about"
 ''Then you must break through them.'
 With what result. de ysu thinkY' Vida asked dcontemptuaasly. Exposure, of course, and with exposure suspicion and disaster. We must be prudent"
 Prudence isn't in ny line" he answered
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Why He :. bsed.

It is generally supposed that it Is only judges have the power of she'd ding tears at an advanced age. but eminetn counsel occasionally display this gift A century ago it was com mon enough among lawyers. At Horne Tooke's trial. the attorney gen. eral (Scott), who was against him. fell into the error of justifying his own character: 1t is the little in heritance l have to leave to my chil- dren. and. with heavens help l will leave it unimpaired. Here he began to sob; and. not to be behindhand the solicitor general (Mitford) began to weep in concert Look at Milford! What on earth is he crying for?" said hystander to Tooxe, ''He is cry ing, " was the reply. ito think of the little inheritance Scott's children are likely to get "--Argonaut.
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NERO NOT IN IT.
Tho Methods of Fighting Firss fn An.
 cfent Rome.

An interesting article upon fro fighting as practiced by the ancient Romans appeared in the London Globe of recent date According to tho writer the first Roman fire brigade was organized by the Emperor Au- gustus. and consisted of seven bands. each under a captain charged win the protection from fire of two of the fourteen municipal districts. The prefect of the watch was the chief of- ficer of the brigade.
 The weapon used by the firemen was termed lama but what this was is doubtful. as some writers maintain that 1t was water bucket and others pole with hooked end. There
 were incendiaries in those days as In the present One of these is referred to under the name of Arturius. who burned down his house. and then. as was the custom after fire sat around and solicited the help of his friends and neighbors obtaining gifts that
 proved to be thrice the value of the goods destroyed by his willful act of arson.
 There YVES another custom by which
 many Roman millionaires including
 the elder Cato and Crassus obtained
 their riches. This was a kind of speculation in fires.
 At the first news of building in flames the wealthy fire monger--as tho profession has been appropriately des- ignated--hastened to the spot wellpro- vided with money and accompanied by a train of slaves Rapidly esti- mating the risk upon the basis of the probable salvage from the blazing house, he then rendered a sum--frc- quently a5surdly small in proportion to the amount at risk---to the owner. who seeing that he was powerloss to
 save anything. generally accepted the offer.
 Thereupon the purchaser slaves were set to work to extinguish the flames. or failing in that to snatch everything possible from the burning
 building. It is reported that Crassus who obtained an immense fortune by this means employed no less than 500 trained slaves in extinguishing sim gle fire.
 At later date the hand pump in vented by Ctesibus of Alexandria. was used in Rome. but was soon
 superseded by Q machine devised by Apolidorus architect to the Emperor Trojan. This consisted of pipe or pipes to which leathern bottle was
 attached forming a crude sort of syr-
 inge. which appliance continued in
 use for some handreds of years. and
 was only replaced by some modern
 apparatus in the seventeenth century.
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OVER THE WIRES.
The Mysterious Power of the Telegraph
 and Operator.

The Mysterious Power of the Telegraph
 and Operator.
 was talking to the telegraph oper- ator during lull in his work says . writer in the Detroit Free PresA and with some degree of awe was dilating upon the mysterious power he con trolled with a finger tap
 Its wonderful thing. isn't itn l said. this chaining of the lightninge"
 live always understood chain light ming was no slouch. he responded, rattling the key Of his instrument
 Your work is most interesting. | should say" continued. .'when the messages go flashing over the wires." !"
 Il never saw one flash think. They just go ticketty, tick. tick mostly. unless a wires down"
 But in moments of exciting events the wires are kept hot with flying messages aren't they9"
 Il never went outside to feel . wire E he said slowly. as if he wanted to be sure he was right but don't think the wire ever sets the telegraph poles on fire.
 The lightning like rapldity with which" began with sense of come thing unsatisfactory in the differences of opinions we held. and feeling that the operator had no poetry in his soul when he made a grab for the key and for the next ten minutes was % buey swearing at something that becamG very tired and walked out Of tho place.
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HIS CHARITY.
rase Where s Poor Boy Aided Rich
 Man.

Man.
 A great deal is written about rich men giving to poor boys and it Is pleasing and novel to hear true story of poor boy showing charity to rich man, soliloquizes the Boston Transcript
 One night not long ago General Swayne Of New York was going up town on Fourth avenue car. He tucked his crutches under his arm to investigate his pockets and found he had no money.
 Il suppose Twill have to get of. !" he said to the conductor. Tho con- ductor said he supposed he would.
 Then up spoke voice from the bot tom of the car. It belonged to q small. one-legged newsboy. who had to depend on crutches as General Swayne did.
 There's pair of us. " said the boy. 'Ill lend you a nickel to pay for your ride
 The offer touched the general 8 heart. for it was plain that desire to spare his pride had led the boy to call it loan. He said to himself that sometime he would pay the five cents back with interest
 He asked the boys address The boy gave it. but told him it didn't mat ter When Mrs, Swayne at her hus- bands request, drove to the address of the boy who had pitied her husband she found that he was dead. The debt could not be paid to him. but he had left mother and some little brothers. who have proiited by their brothers loan.
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TO BE CONTINUED.
THE NEW BRITISH NAVY.
Completion of tie Big Battle Ships Nile
 and Trafalgar.

Completion of t'.e Big Hattie Ships Nile
 and Trafalgar.
 The English battle ship Trafalgar, which was launched in 1887 and now just completed and ready to go into com. mission, is one of ths heaviest and most powerful war ships afloat. She has length of 345 feet, breadth of 73 feet. q displacement of 11.e4o tons, and an in- dicated horse power of 12,000. with a draft of 27 feet inches. She looms up in tho distance one of the most powerful, bulky, and terrible monsters that have yet appeared upon the face of the waters at the command of man. Wrought iron, steel, and teak provide an armor that would seem impregnable, and from ram to sternpost provision has been made against the most formidable weapons of modern warfare. Turrets will revolve by hydraulic power. Each contains two CT ton breeohloading guns, which in turn will be loaded and worked by hydraulic power and so arranged that they rise for firing and descend for loading A full charge calls for 620 pounds of powder. This tremendous monarch, with its towering turrets and dcitadel carries 200 tons of coal, the amount necessary for steaming $500 knots, and the highest speed yet attained by the ship is l6f knots an hour. Tho estimated cost at completion is S4 600, 900, and is one of @ pair, her sister ship being christensd the Nile. The navy of England, with its present appropriations and growing numbers, will soon be the admiration of the world. To what extent these i'm mense battle ships will be available in offensive warfare is yet to be shown. For purposes of defense, however, they much excel anything yet produced, and the mon entum for ram power must bs tremendous and terrible while the arma- ment provides for fierce execution. But how these immense ships will behave in oceanic storms or in long cruises at dis taEce from home is vet to be shown.
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GREASE SPOTS IN CARPETS.
The Result of Careiessness or Improper
 Securing.


 In the weaving of pile fabrics a It, tie oil is occasionally used to facilitate the movements of the wires and a very careless weaver may in handling the oil can allow few drops to fall on the fabric. No mark of this may appear at the time. but when the car pet is on the floor the dust which would otherwise be swept of by the broom is attracted and held by the oil. and spot becomes visible. When the spot is on or near the edge of the breadth thcre Is another ex- planation. Sometimes the cars in which carpeting is carried South or West have been previously used for the transportation of oil and the bot toms of these cars are liable 10 be- come saturated with the drippiugs and leakage of oil barrels. Wodler carpeting placed in such cars may ab sorb the oil. and the fact may not be- come evident to the dealer until a carpet so damaged has been laid on a floor or shown in his salesroom of- ten enough to catch some dust
 When such spots appear in ingrains one explanation mny be that the wool was not properly secured, says the Carpet and Upholstery Trade Review.
 But of course. in most instances where complaints concerning spots are made the cause need not be looked for outside the house in which the carpet is laid. Children or careless servants are responsible for most ci these spots as well as for great deal of the ''sprouting.
 Fortunately the remedy for the trouble is simple A mixture consist ing of equal portions of chloroform and ether will remove the spots at once
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A Horrible Kxsnpls.

A good story is going the rounds-ef the Bishop of NswcAstls. who is total ab- s.ainer and temperance worker. He often dresses himself in old clothes and goes out among the people to learn their ways of thought
 One day he was travelling in sh'rd- class carriage. whose only other occu- cant WAS a miner. The workman looked at the bishops clerical but ssedy gare and said
 @I think ye bs but . poor curates travelling wi the likes O h'us.'.
 Il was once" began the bishor "Oh. see, ses." replied the miner .. That dreadful drink oA, the pity . lIs
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Another victim.

The man in the mackintosh had been studying the time tables in the book for half an hour and getting madder every minute
 .Is that railway guide?" inquired the man with his feet on tho table.
 Nor snorte the other throwing it on the floor. Pm the guyed"- Chicago Tribune.
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SYMP PATTY.

They came to me and gently said Your neighbours littlc one lies dead;" i answered not, but closer pressed My own wee one unto my Areast. laid him down. my eyes rew dim, And oncc again bent OCT him; Then out 1 softly. quickly stole The other mother to console. l clasped her hand. and tricd-but no, I could not say twas better so; l could not say. dear heart, resign O Father what if it were mine! Kathleen kavanagh, in New Orleans 'icaNune.
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e solace had been gathered into rest before his calamities had overtakeB him.
 Then. as the grand old voice rose again in the sweet familiar hymn:
 Here I'll raise mine Ebenezer," the people listening felt indeed the sublimity of faith erecting its altar upon the ashes of despair. Youth s Companion.
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A Reliable Cure.

The papers are full of prescriptions for the cure of hydrophobia What we consider the best prescription of all has not yet been published. It is this:
 Cold lead. one and one-third ounce.
 Directions Apply internally to the dogs head. Texas Siftinga
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A Flowsry Pash.

Young Tutter (who has boon invited to cali)-.I hope l won't have any difficulty in finding your housa Miss Galloway
 Miss Galloway sOh. no; ! dOn't think you will Mir. Tutter You oan tell the house in this way; Just b. fcre you get to it on the first corner is a florists establishment -Ltfe
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ae,Ii De on Hand.

Police Commissioner-Wka assur- ance could you give that you would always be on hand when fight was going ora
 OToole-Oi have allus bern very fond of 'em. yer hapor --Puck
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CHAPTER VII.

A MIDNIGHT WEDDING. Bardolph Dmsey stole softly across the
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4 Major Who Was Wounded Three Tmse
 and Once Fatally.

.-- s Axs.
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You will not dsapt olnt me?" he said. bending forward, with his hands working nervously.
 No, no,' was her reply, las I hope to live vii do all have promised Go now"
 ''One kiss, my love"
 ''Oh, why do you stay? I can hear my maid coming. Unless you would spoil al you will leave me"
 "I can't without a kiss" he said
 Quick tlsen," she said, and st ,eling her self for the ordeal she turned her cheek to- wards him.
 He put his arms about her and drew her Go him. She felt his lips hot and dry upon ed by hot iron.
 ''One more."
 DO you want to kill me?" she asked. but he was not to be den.ed, and again he kiss. ed her.
 Then, with an exutant laugh, he darted to the window and divid dthe curtain. She, with her miad in whirl. had yet sufficient sense to turn down the lamp again.
 Goodbye, my love" he said, kissing his fnger-tips.
 Goodbye" she answered faintly.
 He raised the blind, opened the window. and stepped lightly out.
 'To-morrow night, he said, and dlsap- peared.
 She heard the rustling of the ivy as he de- scended. and feared to hear him challenged hy one of the servants, but no other sound broke tho stiffness of the night.
 In few moments she breathed more free ly. and restored the room to it's original con dition. Than she went to cabinet in cor ner of the room. opened drawer in 1t, and took out small dagger of exquisite temper and workmanship.
 Asa last resource,n she murmured, "for him or me-"