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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-05-27
SILVER STATE
PURCHASING AGENCY.

Max Schoan, formerly of this county
has opened the Silver State Purchas-
ing Agency at 314 California Street,
San Francisco, for the purchase Of
merchandise and the transaction Of
any other business that may be en-
trusted to him. All orders, large or
small, will be faithfully attended to
and filled at the lowest market rates
and shipped Immediately. Being
right in the market. this Agencyis
enabled to take advantage of any
fluctuations in price. thereby saving
its customers both time and money.
a small commission will be charged.
RemittaDces can be made by regis
tered mail, money order or check.
References-M. Waterman & Co.,
j. Bamberger u Co. Schussler g. Co,
and james p. Edoff of Dalman & Co.,
San Francisco; and q. r. Talbot, Dis
trict Judge, Henderson Banking Co,
M. II. Miller and S. M. Henley, Elko,
Nevada.
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HOw,s THIS,

We offer One Hundred Dollars for
any case Of CatBrfh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
3 IS Ed. CHENEY &Co., Props,
49, Toledo, o.
We the undersigned; have known
F.J. .Chenay fort last. Is years and
believe hun erfectlYhonorableyin all
business transactions and financially
able TO carry ontany obligation made
ibytheir firm.
WEsT & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, o.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Whole.
= sale Druggist6, Toledo, o.
Halle Catar6h Cure is taken inter
!nally. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system !.
Price 75c. per bottle; Sold by all
druggistsl Testimonials free.
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EFT. NJ. CO..
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that pursu
ant to an order of the EIko County
Board Of Trade there will be a meet
ing of the members of said Board of
Trade to be held on the evening of
jane l, 1896, in the courtroom at the
courthouse in the town Of Elko for
the purpose of transatting important
business that will come before it.
AL persons who are not members
who favor the cultivation and devel-
opment of the varied resources of the
county are most cordially invited to
attend.
Attest: E. REINHART.
JOHN S. MAYHUGH, President
Secretary.
5.16td.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ Sealed Proposals will be received ~
the County Clerks ONCE not later than she
I'd day OF May, 1896, at O'Clock p. NJ. 70
wit.
Ffrst-To patch and repair the plasteriRg
wherever loose or likely to fall, or where
has fallen In the Courtroom.
Second-To paint the woodwork of the
Courtroom two coats Of white lead, and
Third-To paper the walls and ceiling, The
county to furnish the paper and border.
Bids to be received for the items separate
ly. a. ...
The Board reserves tho right to reject any
and all bids.
Elko, Nevada, April 8, 1890.
JOHN HENDERSON,
~ County Clerk.
BY w. PATTERSON,
Deputy Clerk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-05-27
NOTICE.

BY order of the Board of County
Commissioners Of Elko County, State
Of Nevada, made this 4th day of
March, 1896, notice Is hereby given
hat all persons who are charges upon
che county must come to the County
Hospital, or all claims for their sup
port will be disallowed by said Board
except in. cases Of extreme emergen.
cy.
Attest:
WEBSTER PATTERSON,
deputy County Clerk
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-05-27
sALMAGUNDl.

See Reinhart's new adj.
fresh fruit and vegetables at Craig
shAd's. =
wv. Puett was in town last night
Go to Craighead's to buy your meat.
Pstronize opposition.
The A.. PAS carried the school
.lscion in Reno and Virginia City.
Opposition is the lie Of trade. You
an find It at Craighead's Meat Mar
btst.
At2fo'clock yesterday afternoon.
he thermometers In San Francisco
ngistered ninety and, one-hait de-
sees.
Reinhsrt has some daisy golf and
bicycle caps at 25 cts. cash. Never
old for less than IS cts. g
Mr.. Henley is confined to his bed
|b-day. He. suffers a: good deal of
pain in his back. hip and side. His
nny friends hope to see him out in a
Jew days.
At Reinhart's they are showing
hdies and Misses toboggan caps at
5 cts. Something new.
The ladies OF Elko are requested to
meet at the Bedrock corner next Sat-
Hdsy morning to arrange the flowers
INTO boquets for decorating the graves
b the cemeteries. Contributions of
flowers are respectfully. solicited.
Dave Casper has lust received a
nsw lot of samples .of Spring and
Summer clothing which will be made
o order from 5l3 10 up.
Asbestos towels are among the cur
ioSities of the day. When dirty it is
only necessary to threw them INTO a
redhot fire, and after few minutes
draw tueIn out fresh and clean. This
vii be good news TO the printing
Maternity.
You never saw such an assortment
d mems and boys straw hats as
hose at Remnants. They are to be
bold cheap for cash.
From present appearances the I. o..
9O.F. Hall will be crowded to it's full
st capacity on Decoration day, Par
0ts would therefore confer a favor
% the adult portion Of the commun-
y il they would not bring any chill
dren under school age to the Hall.
3 L. McKellips, Frank Canady
nd Harve McAdams we're elected
thool trustees at Carin Monday. 1t
reported that the judges of election
eluse to sign the certificates and that
contest will result. Trouble was
lsO had at Spruce.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-05-27

A new and complete Spring and
Summer line Of gents and children's
clothing, furnishing goods, hats and
caps, boots and shoes at marvellous
ly low prices. Have also added dry
goods to the above stock. The latest
style OF ladies' Summer waists at @.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-05-27

Mr.. Geo. Anderson has opened a
tin shop in the building two doors
east of the Free Press oEIce and is
prepared to do all kinds of tin. sheet
iron and copper work at reasonable
prices. Repairing Of all kinds prompt
ly done.
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TO WARRANTS.

BY order OF tho Board OF County Commits,
Sioners all male persons having tho phyBi
cal ability to work, convicted OF vagranoy
and imprisoned on a judgment therefor
shall be required TO perform labor on the
public works, buildings, grounds and ways
Of Elko county. ~
Attest: ..r .f.. egg
81. .. ...... H.. JOHN HENDERSON,
.--.. County CleTk.
Deputy Clerk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-05-27

Burns are absolutely painless when
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is ap-
piled promptly. This statement is
true. A perfect remedy for skin dis
eases, chapped hands and lips, and
never fails to cure Piles. For sale by
F.F.Muller.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-05-27

We might tell you more about One
Minute Cough Cure, but you prob
ably know that it cures a cough.
Every one does who has used it. It is
q perfect remedy for coughs, colds,
hoarseness. 1t is an especial favOrite
for children, being pleasant to take
and quick in curing. For sale by f..
T.. Muller.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-05-27

Take dose OF DeWitt's Little Ear
ly Risers just for the good they will do
you. These little Pills are good for
indigestion, good for headache, good
for liver complaint, good for constipa.
'tion. They are good. For sale by T..
T.. Muller. =.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-05-27

It's Just as easy to try One Minute
Cough Cure az anything else. It's
easier to cure aseverei cough or cold
with II. Let your next purchase for
q cough be One Minute Cough Cure.
Better medicine; better results; bet
ter try it. For sale by Il. f. Muller
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-05-27

When You are In need Of letter
heads, bill heads, note heads, envel.
opes, statements, etc., remember that
you can have them printed at the In
DEPENDENT office. at prices within the
reach of all.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-05-27

DR.. O. f. Moore, Dentist, Elko.
Grown and bridge work. Teeth with
ont plates. Office at residence.
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"a Newoolu,nbl. o.r.msn..

There was quite a distinguished adj
didon at 8 p. m. yesterday in this city
toscollege aqustics in the shape of a
raw Columbia college oarsman named
DIV. Reckhart, Jr., weighing 20
pounds, SO Gssaid; and he at once in
formed the old man that Reckhart
innior would hereafter captain the
d9stinies Of the Columbia crew, and.
tSat his pa could take back seat.
Tie news man could phil. nunber;
sight, and just swaxs the HaryaFdsS sas
LIB daddy useI to do" Moreover, the
old man might as well retire from the
musical field, for the young man was to
hehceforth direct the musical lestf-
nfesS Of the McGinty organizations.
HE Instruments picool6t al present.
but he Will ere long take Up the clar-
met, knock his pa clean off the perch
6hzthat, and after the: rounds or the
various mouth s;ferchE up, az am
artist on the pedal base clarinet. D.
w. r.. Jr., has has musical preferences;
they are OF the most classical standard
Hs issas bornIdi seipleofS Wagner, and
saSs he isseoming up to the band room
next Monday. night; To hear the band
play the overture to Rienzi, and would
ALSO be pleased to hear the Second
Rhapsodie and the suite from Peer
Gynt. E
Reck' is beng widely congratulat-
ed; the happy mother is; doing first
rate, and the connodore Of the Col
umbla navy has been notified. Ell
Paso Herald, Saturday. April 4. 1896.
The father of this bouncing young
Texan is the brother of F. j. Reck-
hart. our genial citizen. Frank is
very proud of hisyoung nephew aad
predicts for him a very lively career.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-05-27

BD the same. q slight cold, coz
gested lungs or severe cough. One
Minute Cough Cure banishes. them.
For sale by +. Il. Muller.
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WILL THE WORLD ADOPT TYP
OUR NEW STANDARD WORKS PERFECTLY.
PARITY EASILY ESTABLISHED.
RUBBER MONEY is A SUCCESS.

AS measured by the amount of goods you get your
dollar has more value with than any place in the
world That is to say that make your money stretch
and cover more goods for less money
Families are coming in us daily expressing their
opinion OF approval on RUBBER DOLLAR
Watch your money stretch:
When did you ever buy IS pounds of Cabbage for
$1.oo?
When did one of your dollars cover IS. pounds Of
Onions?
W, 1D, -!
We do that. Its NEW DOLLAR. That,s
our scheme and we mean what say-that will cover
lots of goods with u.s.
When did Is cents stretch over 25-pound bag Of
Graham Flour?
we make your money go a long ways
Come where your money will do the most good
Silver Medal Flour is just right. 1t makes sweet
wholesome bread
EFT. NJ. CO..
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-05-27

While you are looking for a change
In the weather. examine the latest
patterns in wall paper at the Postof-
flee. All goods first class and at the
lowest living prices. Call in and ex
anime my stock. NJ trouble to show
goods. L. ". Sherwood.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-05-27
DIED.

PATTERsoN:-In Elko, Nevada, May
26, 1896, Laura Elaine. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Webster Patterson,
aged 4 years, mos. and % days.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19

newspaper not only on the Pacific Coast,
but in the United States, her contributions
being spoken of as indicating her to be
1.-The rising young writer of the West" by
such men as Horace Greeley, Samuel
Bowles and George W. Curtis. They pos
sessed that charm of spontaneity. fresh
ness and naturalness which captivates
alike the Judge upon his bench and the
miner in his cabin. The commonest
themes became invested with q fascinat-
ing interest when touched by her pen
Her optimism inspired courage and hope
as it revealed latent possibilities to her
readers. Some of her letters were copied
entire by the Eastern press, and in many
camp and town of California the arrival
OF the mail bringing the Weekly Union
was the signal for gathering about the
postoffice TO hear read the Ridinghood
letter.
1t has been declared that no California
writer has given so much pleasure or in
spired such high ambition. During the
three years when her correspondence was
running in the Union Miss Tingley re-
celved not less than a thousand letters
from all classes of men and a number of
offers of marriage. Expensive holiday
gifts from unknown admirers, gold and
silver bricks and substantial checks poured
into her lap, with tha nks for the good she
had done in Frightening and strengthen
ing the lives of her unknown correspond
ents. What very different notion this
gives of the mining population from tn at
Impaired by Bret Harte's tales! And
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devise place for her growing plants.
but most of the landlords object to this,
and not many can be seen. A favorite
method is to fix up sort of hanging shelf
that can be suspended from a nail on the
window-sill by a cord. On this the plants
are placed during the day, but are taken in
at night.
One narrow window-sill is made TO hold
three old coal-oil cans filled with flowers.
The cans are out OF balance, but kept from
sliding off by wire stretched across in
front of them and fastened to the wall at
both ends. The vents are turned down to
serve as air inlets. An artistic effect is
produced with old chianti bottles, Thay
are cracked at the bottom to allow air to
enter, but hold together by the straw wrap
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19
EARLY CALIFORNIA LITERATURE.
BY FRANCES FULLER VICTOR.

ness houses-cheerfully gave both appro-
baton and money to encourage the rising
genius. Mrs. Fremont also lent her aid to
secure him position in the Sub-treasury,
IN order to lift him into free atmosphere
where he might work to advantage.
The great popularity of Mr.. Harte sug-
geSted to Mr., Roman that 1t might be a
good thing to- connect his name in some
way with the unpublished book on his
hands. and he therefore, invited him to
look it over. This he did, with the result
that the prose part was thrown out, and
many of the poems. Neither Miss Ting
ley nor Mrs. Clappe appeared in its pages,
although in the preface an acknowledge
ment is made that the editor had been as
sisted by Miss Tingley. Of several titles
which she had proposed to Mr.. Roman,
"Outcroppings" was selected as most suit
able. All the material collected by her
with so much effort, excepting that which
appears in the thin volume which Mr..
Harte, IN his usual felicitous style, men,
tions as his first book" was cast aside
and never recovered, nor can the same
matter ever be duplicated. The same con-
tempt was shown for the illustrations pre-
pared for il. In this transaction, from
first to last, the person to whom the col
lection belonged was not consulted, nor
even informed of the facts. Such is the
history of '0utcroppings'' as learned from
Mrs. Tingley-Lawrence, in answer to my
questioning.
Like Harte himself Miss Tingley made
her debut into California newspaperdom
in the columns of the Golden Era, but she
found her true place in journalism in 1868,
when she became regular correspondent
of the Sacramento Union, then leading
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atmosphere of one of the great Eastern
universities, was competent TO direct an
aspiring young mind, and who was her.
self still young enough to be congenial
companion to her pupils. She had besides,
as any reader of her letters will readily
perceive, q loving and generous disposi-
tion, and as any one who knew her will
remember a personality that was fascinat-
ing, even regal, in spite of rather too
slender frame. Thus the pupil and teacher
were Complementary to each other.
By the time that Miss Tingley was
graduated from the high school she had
made acquaintance with and secured the
friendship OF such men as Rev. Fred G..
Ever, whom she describes as beautiful
man" grand of stature, handsome OF
feature, cultivated. good and helpful; and
of Starr King, whose only handsome fea-
ture was his eye, which in eloquence was
only equaled by his tongue.
Miss Tingley's excellence in literary
exercises at school, with the commenda-
tions of her friends, lea to further aspira-
tions in the line of authorship. But with
a forethought unusual in one of her age,
she conceived the idea of collecting for
preservation the fragmentary literature of
California down to her time, or about the
beginning of the War of the Rebellion.
Many friends gave discouraging counsel,
but her most trusted advisers, Mr.. Ever
and MIR. King. said, go ahead; the idea
is good one, and at any rate it will be an
education in many ways"
On this announcement She commenced
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19
A FLEET OF
SCOW SCHOONERS,
CRAFT THAT MAKE AN ANIMATED
PICTURE WHEN ANCHORED
IN MISSION BAY.

Taken individually, few of the scow
schooners that are so numerous about the
bay are beautiful TO look at, even when
seen under the most favorable circum-
stances. But when feet of them is an
chore1 in Mission Bay they form as beau
tiful picture as can be found within a
days journey of San Francisco.
The scow schoOners are a craft peculiar
to San Francisco Bay. They sail up the
rivers to Sacramento and Stockton and to
points on the bay as far south as Alyiso.
Most of them are owned by their masters.
who attend to all of the business and in
many cases do the cooking. Few of them
have regular work, but as soon as one .rip
is made the captain has to go out and hunt
up another cargo. While he is doing this
he lays his vessel up in Mission Bay.
Sometimes there will be as many as thirty
schooners at anchor at the same time. and
there is never less than dozen.
A large number of schooners ply only
between San Francisco and Oakland and
can finish a job in a day. In that case
they always anchor for the night in
Mission Bay and the feet forms a little
city on the water that is full of life and
color. II the evening is calm and the
water reflects the brilliant sunset sky on its
smooth surface the forest of masts will be
reproduced as myriads of quivering SER
pents. From each vessel a tiny wreath of
pale blue smoke curls up until it mingles
with the delicate mists of evening. After
supper strains of music float over the
water and small boats move here and
there, bearing visitors from one vessel to
another.
An altogether different picture is pre-
sented on any morning when the tide is
running in and stiff breeze is blowing
from the southeast. As most of the vessels
are empty they are as buoyant as corks.
and even though the water be not dis
turbed to any great extent they will dance
around in the liveliest fashion, The rnasts
will swing from side to side so that the
movement becomes confusion.
The hulls ofthe vessels are of all sorts of
colors and the sails of most are weather.
beaten and brown. Things are not gener-
ally .'trim" about scow schooners, but this
only adds to the element of picturesque
ness, as the swinging ropes and sails hang
ing loose help to create an effect of ANNA
ton. The sitter the breeze blows the
more the boats roll and swing. until it
makes one dizzy to look at the ever-moy-
ing, ever-changing scene.
The captains of scow schooners are hard
working men, and if they have anything to
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the entertainment of her associates. She
is descended from member of the Wash
lngton family, her great-grandfatheI hav-
ing been a cousin of the Father of his
Country Withal she is an unpretendlng,
quiet, self-possessed woman, the pleasure
OF whose acquaintance grows by what it
leeds on: helper of the poor, and wise
counselor of the weak.
The thought which has been pursuing
me Tor some time is one of wonder that
with such writers as belonged to what l
should call the second period of California
literature SO little credit has been given
them by reviewers of a later date. Take,
Tor instance, Mrs. Ella Sterling Cummins
STORY OF the Files" prepared for the
Colum mbian exposition and incorporated in
the nnal report on the early writings of
the State, and much stress is there laid
upon the lll-Judged saying of J. McDon-
ough Foard, one OF the founders of the
Golden Era, that it was killed by letting
women write for it; they killed it with
sheir namby- pamby schoolgirl trash"
Now, there were 218 writer's named who
contributed to that paper, seventy-eight of
"hom We're women, giving preponder-
ence of forty to the mems list. Among
the men writer's were: Prentice Mulford,
Charles Warren Stoddard, Starr King,
Bret Harte. Mark Twain, Joaquin Miller,
John Muir, Edward r. SILL Gilbert B.
- 'OtCpuC ndSS6Lt, ". II. w cUb
and others of unquestioned genius.
Among the women were Therese yell
yerton, Adah Isaacs Menken, Mary Y.
Llngley, Ada Clare and mot having the
hles before me l cannot name whole
dozen) and the writer of this vindication
OF her sex (who until Mrs Cummins did
so was never called "weak and wordy"),
who, If they did not make certainly did
net unmake the reputation of the Golden
Era. In fact, large degree of the support
received by that remarkable paper" as
Horace Greeley called it, was due to the
bright things said by the women who
wrote for it. The decline of the Era s
period in literature was due to new condi-
tlons. The men who had fostered it by
their abilities had found wider and more
remunerative fields, and the women like
wise. The weaker majority could not sus,
tain the reputation OF the paper. Besides
the overland railroad had opened the East
20 US with it's monthly magazines, its
great weekGes and dailies, and as / have
already pointed out the form and fashion
of Journalism was changed. So unique
had been the character of the Era that at
this day it requires key" to enable the
reader TO understand it's locaIisms Such
paper, when its peculiar period is past,
becomes a sealed book, and such the Era
became, not on account of it's women
writer's, some of whom no doubt were
vapid enough, but because the world
moves.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19
The Pen Portrait Drawn by 1Year Old Reuben Goldberg
[From photograph made for "1he CALI

had never taken lesson in drawing ex-
cept those mild tasks that are found in the
public-school drawing books.
Then his persistent and somewhat sue
cessful attempts to delineate faces attracted
his fathers attention, and, thinking he
might develop talent ii given a'chance, il
was decided that he should take lessons In
drawing. Thus far his only tutor has been
a man who draws and paints advertising
pictures, but the lad has already done one
elaborate pen picture that would do credit
to one twice his age.
The portrait was drawn from a photo
graph of painting of an itinerant old
fiddler and the youthful artist has caught
perfectly the expression of expectation on
the old mans face as he nolds out his hat
for stray pennies after giving street per-
formance. The drawing was finished in
six sittings OF about an hour each and has
been handsomely framed to be kept IN
later years as memento OF the lads first
am bitiOus effort
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19

GOLLOWING the publication of
THE alleged discovery of the source
Hss aa'tss ss,. nss5 ssv.ss
agreeable episodes. The very next
dav in a literary assembly lady ap-
preached me with the information that
she was "Ridinghood,' and thereupon 1
proceeded to congratulate myself and
question her. "Was 1 correct in my in
ferences in relation to Shirley's letters2" 1
asked.
"Quite so,'' she returned: az have al
ways known it. But concerning the Out
croppings' and its compilation / could tell
you much more than you learned from
Mrs. Clappe. Come to see me some day
and l will do so" The lady's name is
Mary Viola Tingley Lawrence and l lost
no time in prosecuting the acquaintance.
Miss Tlngley was the daughter of dis
tinguished member of the California bar
in "the fifties" Her childhood was spent
in hotels and in contact with the stimu-
lating life of the Minerva-like young State.
Whether it was sliding down sandhilIs in
company with Lily Hitchcock or exchang-
ing bonmots with the gentlemen who so
greatly pTedominated in San Francisco So
ciety in those times she was ever receptive
or reflective, using her bright intellect to
Gull out and to fix the best impressions
from what was going on around her.
Very fortunately, as she felt it to be, she
became pupil of Mrs Clappe's who hav-
ing been nurtured and educated in the