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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-09-23
FILE YoUR BILLS.

BY order of tho Board of County Commits.
sioners, all bills sgainst the County TO DO
before the Saturday fnrmodiately preceding
thefMondaH upon which the Board meets,
otherwise the bills will not be acted upon
unEil'the next meeting Of the Heard iii n 9
20 .;Attest; JOHN HENDERSON.
BY WpAT7nRsoN, Deputy. 80. 800
DATED March 9 iSQ1.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-09-23
Collection Agency.

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AND COLLECTION AGENCY.
Send your slow accounts to them for
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AOoots.'' ssssss' P1OS<OO 80
..gs SUMMARY !
Total receipts. S23, 1924 65
Paid from county funds. 5,558 AZ
Paid from school finds. 6.660 IL
Paid from oad1funds... 1,O48 25
Total disbursements. .,s13,266 70
Balance In treasury. ..S10,657 Sc
The above balance stands to the
credit of. the various funds as per
rreasurer's Balance Sheet, dated
June q. 1895: ~ EEia a.o.#
TREAsURER q BALANCE SHEET.
Cashtin Treasury TO tie credit, of the
various funds, June q, 1896:
In State fund O D q 5y674 30
general county fund.-. 267 g.
In cash contingent fund. 3,l26 9 )
, Ia INDECENT sick fund @ D.. 3O6 Il
In county school fund. 80. 1874 81
In officers salary fund.-. 381 "a
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-27
Large Enough.

"A foot traveller through ono of the billy
regions Of ireland came one day upon a
curious little cabin, so small as to seem
hardly largo enough for human habita-
tion. While she was whimsically consider
ing rs to whether it might not DO tho
abode of the famous 'good people," about
whom so many loving superstitions cling,
the figure of short, stout old man
emerged from tho cabin and stood con-
fronting her in smiling silence.
After salutations had been exchanged
the 'traveler langhingly told the,old man
that she had half fancied his dwelling the
home of fairies
''No, indade, ma'am, but it's a good
warm place, God bless it, replied the old
man.
but surely you cannot stand uD in it?"
said tho traveller curiously.
IAN fwhat nado to sthand, rna'am?"
returned tho owner of tho tiny house.
"Shuro, an Oh can, como outside to do that
same an whin Dim insoido it's mesiIf
that can either go to bed or sit down,
ma AMP
There was such warmth in the smile
with which this cheerful philosophy was
propounded that the traveller was not dis
posed ito pick 1awsiin it and smiled ac-
oeptanee of its trnth.-Youth's Compan-
ion.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-27
Training tho Cs,ild.

About the worst thing parents can 90 Is
to discuss tho failings of children before
them. Tho next WORSE thing is for one
parent to attompt TO punish tho child and
tho otter parent protest against it. Eithor
actiontwill damage the respect of the child
for one, or the other of its parents, and If
there is. ono thing more than another that
parents want to preserve it is their dignity
before their Children. A child who gets
the idea that one pa-ent is ct variance
with the other on the question of disci-
pline viii make both unhappy and render
itself decidedly objectionable by playing off
one parent against the other. If you want
to have any harmony in the family, get
together or tho question of disoiplining
tho children. at least ia their presence,
and then if you want to quarrel ON meth
obs do it dn the privacy of yoar own
apartments where you can have it out
without lowering yourselves in the eyes of
tbs Washington Star.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-27
Tho Lost DOGS.

The Public Advertiser made its appear.
anoe In 1867, and its contents, as Its name
implies, consisted chiefly of advertise.
monts. Other papers were quick to adopt
the same easy and lucrative method of
filling a part Of their columns, but as yet
announcements Of fairs, robberies and the
departure of coaches, together with Old.
peals for the return of strayed horses, lost
dogs and runaway apprentices, were more
common chan strictly trade advertise.
ments- The many dogs of Charles II were
constantly getting lost or stolen, and the
following description of vanished favor
lite Is supposed to have boon dictated by
tho Merry Monarch himself: 1--WE must
call upon yon again for Black Dog be-
tween greyhound and spaniel, no
white about him, only streak on his
brest, and Tsyl little bobbed. 1t Is his
Ma1esties' own Dog, and doubtless was
stolen, for the Dog WIS not born or bred
In England, and would never forsake his
master. Whoever finds him may aoauaint
any at whitehall, for tho Dog was better
known at Court than those who stole him.
VIII they never leave robbing his Msjestyi
Mus5 he not keep Dog2 This Dogs place
(though better than some imngine) Is tho
only place which nobody offers to beg."--
Cornhin Magazine.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-27
MINES UNDER THE OCEAN,.
s'aiwart Gnomos Who Dig tho Ores Six
Fathoms Below tho Surface.

s'aiwart Gnomos Who Dig the Ores Six
Fathoms Below tho Surface.
Ihcro is striking example of mans
poiuness In searching for wealth and his
skill In securing it at Betallook near Cnpe
cornwall, Alaska. Betallock is bold
headiand composed of hugo masses of
hornblende, masked by walls of slate,
against which tho Atlantic surges arc
constantly dashing. The porsovering Of
Iorts OF man have ut this point boon moro
powerful than those of nature.
hlbbles" descend fathoms beneath the
sea and ascend again with copper OF tin
ores, which arc wheeled away TO larger
heaps, where women, boys and girls sopa-
rate various qualities with tho systematio
industry of workers in n factory. Every
pouy and cvorything-rooks, platforms
ana paths-is smoared with tho prevail
ing red hue derived from slight mixture
OF iron with copper or tin ores, and then
the very muddy stream flowing from tho
stamp mill to tho sea has impaired to tho
peaoh, tho breakers and tho foam tho same
rublound tingo. If ore is coming I'D plon-
tliuily and Of good quality, everybody is
pleased, ana fur down to tho gloomy depths
OIL the mine, which Cornish legends people
with spirits, tho nows that now BUNCH
or copper has been struck or the old hole
is growing richor fills tho workers with
professional JOY.
AS tho visitor croeps along tho passages
into which tho light of day has mover en-
tered nc hears comparatively littlo, until,
becoming accustomed to the darkness,
barely illuminated by tho flicker of lamps,
he dimly distinguishes tho stalwart gnome
at work. Coming from tho upper world
amid the din Of hoavy stamps and ma
chinory above and tho surge of tho sea be-
low, tho rattle Of wagons on tramways,
and the crowds of mon and boys climbing
up and down paths which seem to DO too
stoop for u goat, the modified SILENCE OF
tho Lowell strikes one rs unnatural
In places, however, tho guide may ask
tho visitor to listen to u curious sound. 1t
Is tho booming of tho waves above and the
grating Of tho stones ON tho sea bottom.
Then he Is told to give him courage that
In some OF tho recosses of tho first level the
orc has been out away until q roof of not
moro than six feet thick has boon left
First worked Oh tho face Of tho cliffs only,
tho mine descended, level by Lowell, until
tho excavations extended for moro than SIX
fathoms inland, whilo tho greatest depth
to which 1T has boon sunk Is about g OOC
feet-San Francisco Chronicle
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-27
Her Present to Dickens.

Charles Dickens love of children is we'll
illustrated in tho following story: He was
walking in tho neighborhood of Gads Hill
one day, not long after no had acquired
his property there, when he suddenly ran
into u little girl wheeling II dolls pcram-
bulator. In an instant tho tiny vehicle
upset, tho dolls being thrown out.
1t was bnd accident MS far as they wero
concerned, for wax hoads and limbs nre
not calculated to stand much hard usage
Tho little maid burst into tears, and much
TO the noyeliSt's sorrow refused to BIO COM
forted
"Then como homo with me-" Dickens
whispered soothingly, land we'll SEQ II
VIC can't find some grand waxen lady in
silks and satins for you.'
So back to tho big house the two went,
and, sure enough, mp in his childron' s
nursery no managed to discover q few
prettily dressed dolls. With these safely
tucked in her perambulator the little girl
trotted OF.
But 1t 10 in the sequel that tho best part
of tho story lies. The child's heart was
set on making some return for this kind
ness, SO her parents, who had not the
faintest suspicion of her friends personal
lty, took her to town to choose something.
Her choice foil eventually upon a COR
geously bound book.
When Dickens the next day unflid the
parcel his small visitor brought him, he
was surprised and delighted to SEQ q CODY
of David Copperfleld.
Not until many years later, whom they
met again in society, did the little girl
learn who the ''kind gentleman was
Pearson's Weekly.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-27
EVERY MAN HIS OWN BAIT.
How Leechos Are Caught with Much Lose
OF Blood to tho Fisherman,

OF Blood to tho Fisherman. 4
Tho lccch Is strange, unlovoly creature.
Fortunately 1t has COMO out OF fashion, but
30 or 40 years ago, when medical men had
n pleasant habit of bleeding every patient
who fell into their hands, the little blood
suckers used to BIO in great demand. Even.
now the trade in loeohes is considerable.
'Leech fishing is not pleasant occupa-
ton. 1t condemns tho fishers to foggy
mists, foul, muddy. waters and fotid otlors,
and, worse than this, the fisher has him.
self to bo tho bait. Blood for blood is the
motto Of these sanguinary beasts and
nothing but q pair of plump and naked
legs will tompt thom from their stagnant
pools
Tho lecch lives somiaquatio existence
1t must have plenty of dir and plenty of
water, and it likes them foul. Thoy are
caught In the spring and carly summer.
Tho men turn up their trousers and wade,
knee doep, into tho water. Tho sight of
the legs acts like u magnet on the leechos.
They mako rush for them, cling OH and
begin to suck. Tho mon pick them off as
fast as they can and put Thorn into bags,
which they carry fastened around their
waists. They do not loso any time, for
the little black creatures will swallow five
times their own weight in the blood of q
victim In no time and cause as much to
flow away. Toward the end of the season
tho leeohes retire into deep water, and
thon their pursuers are compelled to wade
up to their ohins. An alternative to this
plan is to take raft out and danglo thoir
legs in the water.
An export catches many just as they are
fastening on, and so saves q certain amount
of blood. This is an important item. A
good fisher can, If he Is careful, 60 on for
four or five hours before he gets exhausted
from loss of blood. In that case no will
have caught nearly 900 leechos.
1t is funny, almost uncanny sight to
SEQ tho unhealthy looking mon wading
through marshes and swamps and dirty
streams, their arms and logs bare poking
about among the rushes and turning tho
messy pebbles over with their toes In the
hopes of stirring up some colony of loeches
Evcry now and then they stop, and you
SEQ them raise ono black bespcckcd leg
and pick away until tho furious sucking
on tho other causes them to bring that up
hastily for inspection while tho former
takes its placo as bait.-Knnsas City
Times.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-27
A Colonial Three DolIar B,I,.

A valuable relic in the shape of an old
So colonial bill has lately become the prop
orty OF +. nj. Kinno of Knoxville, III
Mr. Kline is "a great curio fancier. and I'm
the course of his life has gathered tons Of
relics from epsry quarter of the globe, his
collection now comprising several hundred
thousand ourAosities and oddities Of all
kinds. The bill referred to as being a re-
,oent colonial oddity is one that was issued
10y the state (colony) of New York in 177e,
the seal bearing date of Aug. Is of that
pear. Besides bearing the words and
notices "Arma, "Lox Regit,a' "Pen
entup," etc., the face is engraved with tho
Zen Commandments and many other
things which appear to bo strangely out
Oh place on o piece of paper currency.
printed is about The thickness of piece of
plotting paper and of a dull, smoky color.
Ths printing appears to have been done
wltsi very poor quality Of printers ink
ana Is ell of ono color-pure blaek.-St.
Louis Republic.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-27
The Japaneae.

The Japanese Of all classes, though DO
Tito and "gentlo'' as Wicnnese or Veno-
tians, arc sensitive toinsanity about in
suit, and especially insult to the nation as
a whole. All foreigners who have studied
thcm deoply state TINT underneath their
axternal polish there is % tendency to vim
sictivo rage. such as made tho samurai,
O. armed retainers of the great houses,
the most formidable of all partisans. A
cooly, says ono recent writer who had
lived years among Japanese, will nurse n
wrong for years. cross Japan to roach tho
man who has insulted him. stab him to
death and then anticipate Justice by a
determined suick1e.-London Spectator.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-27
Collev Eibber.

Cibber hns his Importance for the his
torian OF the stage; as laureate he is only
interesting for what two far greater men
than himself-Pope and Johnson-had to
soy about him. Pope, who, very unjustIy,
In later years mndo Cibber tho king Of
ounces in the second form of tho "Dun-
clad, had his fling ut Cibber MS soon MS
he was spoken of for tho laureateship:
Great George, such servants since thou well
canst lack,
Oh, save the snlary.and drink the sack!
Pope kept pegging away against poor
Cibbor. A poor Wiltshire laborer named
Duck had written some verses, and the
queen. wisely or not, had granted him o
house and an annuity. So Pope produced
his epigram Son tho Candidates For the
Laurol:"
Shall royal praise be .rhym'd by such ribald
AS fopling Cibber or attorney Tibbald?
Let's rather wait another year orbctter luck ;
Ono year may make II singing Swan of Duck
Cibbor himaelf tells us that Pope wrote
tho following epigram ON tho appoint
ment:
: In mcrry old England it was once rule
The king had his poet and also his fool:
But now were SO frugal, I'd have you to know
it,
That Cibber can servo 10th for fool and for
poet
.,Cibbcr's laurcateship only becomes at
nll entertaining when wo como to what
DR.. Johnson has to say about it. Cooley
Cibbcr, sir, Was by no means a block
head, Johnson once remarked to Bos-
we'll, and Johnson's decision on suoh a
matter is conclusive, for if man was q
blackhoad johnson was mover shy of tell
ing him so---Tamnla Rar
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-27
THEN AND NOW.

AZ M 9ays OF old, when knights were bold,
nv, Inc nmorous gallant would show
i9o depths of his lovo by flinging his glove
In tho faco of rival beau
~ NJ INC sanguine fight he would prove his right
10 the passion no boosted of,
1'i W pespattcred DOR with his rivals gore
Ills lady was sure of his love.
o1 I inc days arc past when the gallants cast
Iheir wearing apparel away.
place
10 tho horn handled cane of today.
nue tho girl OF today has different way
s, VI OWNING when loves above par.
ono knows it's oil right If he comes every
night
ana rides homo on a lutte trolley cur. =
Chicago News.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-27
LIQUID AIR.
1t May Take the Place of Oxygen In Sub.
marine Navigation.

1t May Take the Place of Oxygen In Sub.
marine Navigation.
Liquid mir may play an important part
in submarine navigation. 1t was believed
fow years ago that oxygen would solve
the problem Of furnishing q reasonably
wholesome atmosphere to submarine boats,
and submarine craft equipped with oxy-
gen retorts instead of compressed Dir re-
torts remained many hours under water,
while it's occupants played cards, ate
hearty meal and did other things that had
hitherto been done only above the surface
of the wator. The advantage Of oxygen
over compressed Dir lies in tho fact that
less OF the former than of the latter IL
needed In submarine navigation, and there
fore less weight of metallic retorts has
to be carried. In tho seemingly successful
experiment the oxygen was permitted to
escape In small quantities into the atmos-
phere of the vessel when the conduct of a
small lamo indicated the presence of too
much carbonic acid and consequent dearth
OF oxygen. Little has been heard of oxy-
gen equipped submarine craft since the ex-
pertinent, and now liquid air has arrived,
perhaps to furnish exactly tho thing need
cd, rather than II makeshift substitute for
a normal atmosphere.
Since London company has been form
ed for tho purvoying Of liquid air, it looks
as If tho proper apparatus for handling it
had been provided, and suggests the early
employment Of the liquid in submarine
navigation. There seems the possibility
of submarine craft that shall get rid Of
Its impure mir by some means got to be in
vented, and substitute for 1t the needed
amount of pure mir slowly converted from
the liquid to the gaseous form. An ingen.
1ouS but totally unscientiflc person has
suggested the possibility of submarine
craft safely navigating tho still ocean
depths, undisturbed by motion of wind or
wave, with retorts of pure liquid air care.
fully kept in n freezing mixture, but con-
stantly permitted to leak the necessary
quantity per minute to supply the place OF
tho vitiated air laden with poisonous exha-
lations from the lungs of the crow and
passengers. Tho hostile battleship would
never DO safe from sudden submarine NJ.
tack and the pestiferous smuggler would
bob up serenely ut midnight in remote
harbors, land his contraband goods, and
be o1f.-New York Sun.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-27
THE MIDDLE AGED MAN.
ne Discourrcs on tho Subject OF tho Once
Familiar Bootiack.

FAMILIAR BooCack.
"When was boy" said the middle
aged man, "thero was q bootjack In every
home. In somo homes there was ono for
tho father and ono for each of the sons,
but the one bootjack homes got along very
comfortably, for they didn't all want to
use it ut once. Tho boys went to bed
early and loft the. bootjaok for tho old
man. tf q
'Bootjacks were made of wood and of
iron. Originally they wero oil mado of
wood. Tho wooden bootjaok hada wedge
shaped opening sawed in ono end. Some
times this opening was rounded out to fit
the heel of tho boot Just. back of this
opening, on tho undersido of tho boot
jack, little strip or block Of wood was
nailed or screwed on across to raise the
jaw end of tho bootjack off the floor. The
bootjack was sometimes Of the same width
at both ends, sometimes it. was shaped
down little toward tho floor end, and
sometimes 1t WINS curved in little at tho
Side to give it moro symmetrical proper
tionS. Tho iron bootjack was made much
moro ornamental than tho wooden boot
jack.
IF mans boots came of easily, he
could pull them Off with bootjaok while
sitting in chair. If they were tight or
damp, and SO came of hard, he stood up
TO IL, putting one foot on the end Of the
bootjaok to hold it down and wedging the
heel of the other boot firmly into tho boot
jacks jaw. Then ho pulled. Sometimes
the boot came; sometimes 1t didn't I;
sometimes, if the boot was wet and came
off particularly hard, man would upset
himself in his struggles. 1t WAS wise,
when the boots were very hard, to hold on
to something for support. Grown up men
have boon known to lose their temper over
pulling off their boots.
Sin those days overybody-men and
boys-wore boots, and the number of boot
jacks required to supply the regular de-
mand was great, and the bootjaok was
also commonly used then to throw at cats
nights. Many thousands of bootjacks
were annually lost or broken in this way.
The total annual consumption Of boot
jacks was something enormous, and the
manufacture Of bootjaoks was q thriving
industry
Where is the bootjaok nowp In these
days only horsemen and farmers wear
boots, and tho bootjack has fallon from its
high estate. New York Sun.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-27
-HO T.


Nice 6.roou house on Terry Hill, good lot and
large stable. Price, $1,000; one.third cash,
Monday II you want It. WAS
Good Groom house on large corner lot, very
Large br,cb t bon snops i,h t 81 SI0:
veniences In good location to rent or for board.
mouse. STABLE cost $500 and tho dwelling $4,000,
aii ior S9,250; $500 cash, balance S25 per month
dood room house On lot extending from ono
street to another, convenient to Park street
OUNCES. Pricc, S6oO; $50 cash, balance $40 per
room house on large lot near the shops,
F[rSo, SSoo; 500 cash, balance $40 per month.
lug oeet lu-room dwelling on West Salem
avenue, In beautiful location. Price, $4,000.
Ono OF the best residence lots on Tazewcll
street. Price, $3.50.
SogU; 500 cash, balance Sl0por month.
Fine residence with rooms, all conveniences,
s satno and barn. on Paterson avenue. Price,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-27
PateEnnI Advice.

"Misisy," said Mr.. Dolan to his son,
"Oi do be afraid yer gettin to be O dude"
81 hopo not.'
Well Oi'vo noticed yoz wearin yer
Sunday Clothes the week trough, an that
yez gave up Yer job in the blacksmith shop.
Oi want t1 say, widout harrum till any
body's feeiin's, that it'll do yez no Ilnrt to
he rollin up yar sleeves moro an yer trou-
sers less. Washington Star.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-27
Novel Scheme.

baroness ito lady companion)- be-
ginning of this novel is horribly dull.
Have the goodness, Fraulein Brockhardt,
10 read the first two or three chapters for
me. Will then go on with the fourth
Feierabend.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-27
Confederate.

X, ian incorTigiblo borrower)-Lend me
fEsr, old man.
Y. $weakly lending him "a 9s)-Pm
keeping tho Other shilling to pay for the
postage of the letters which shall have to
write y0,l before get my money back.
X (cNolly)--keep five shillings then
That viii give me more tiIne.-Londop
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-27
rrnst Not Appearances.

"Don't Ike fooled by tho man who says
nothing and looks WISE remarks the
Manayunk philosopher. "Ho may be n
deaf muto or n professional humorist .
Philadelphia Record.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-27
Cincinnati Produce market.

CINCINNATI, Ohio. Feb. 26.-Flou,
quiet; fancy, 3.3o@3.60; family. 2.s0@
10. Wheat steady; No. red, TAX.
Receipts, 500; shipments, LOO. Corn
firm; No. mixed, sOH. Oats steady;
No. 2 mixed. s2%. Rye quiet; No. Q.
AN. Lard moderate demand, SIS. Bulk
meats quiet. 5.12N. Bacon easy, s7}6
1872. Butter firm; fancy Elgin creamery,
%; Ohio. l5@1s; dairy, 10. Sugar
steady. Eggs weak, 1Oc. Cheese quiet;
good to prime Ohio fat, 9@9H.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-27

Mississippi has only 1917 persons en-
gagged in manufactures of all kinds, who
make overy year product valued at s1s, :
7O5, 1874.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-27
TITS surprising, said Banks

Its surprising" said Banks show
often experienced writors for the press
misquote familiar sayings"
THAT'S fact" ohimed in Rivers. az
remember the other day / wrote, Whom
inc gods love they first Destroy meant,
OF course, Whom the gods would chnstcn
they first'-no. Whom the gods love die
young'-that isn't right either. Whom
Che gods wonld mako mod they flrst'-or
rather, Whom the gods destroy they
they'-well. that's tho way wrote it any.
how "-Chicag0 Tribune
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-27
Wished Him Well.

.Applioant-You'n sign my petition fol
fifth assistant clerk in the ninth nssiston,
auditors Officer
Statesman-Why, certainly. certainIv
my dear fellow. Hope yon'll get it.
do you know of any other candidates.
"Only 3d."
And you are not committed to any OF
themp don't want to embarrass''-
oh, no, my dear sirl No embarrsss.
ment. No; I'm not committed. I-er-
signed 'em all alike. But I hope you'll
get 1t, L do indeed. ''--Cloveland Plain
Dealer.