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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-09-01
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Robert LANG. otSugar Grove, Pa,
wan striving 20 catch ode Of His Hgs
which fhS Ha& int ding to Butcher,
when the animal bit Inn. on the thumb:
Blood poisoning resulted, and at last ac-
his arm.
Waterville, Me-, hna very absent,
minded resident. He drove to q lodge
meeting, blanketed and hitched HIS:
horse ut the curb, and ut the close of
the meeting walked home, passing his
horse, which stood at the hitching post
all night.
Cold biscuits were served for break
fast by q wife in Somerset, Me-, and
he husband became SO abusive that she
.ad him arrested. The police justice
lcquitted him on the ground that the
husband had had sufficient cause for
display of temper.
A confidential clerk in Montreal re-
emily skipped into the United States
til $4,000 belonging to his employer.
his is probably the beginning of a sort
/ financial reciprocity. Heretofore the
ikipping was oil from this side.
The vignettc of popular living act
css, Fra Louisa Blahn, of the Buda-
Pesth theater, adorns Hungary's new
tank notes. She is noted for her gen.
2rosity, making her money fly; hence
the unusual honor of putting her face
On the national currency. ...'....
Jonah Crosby, of Tirzah, s. c., was
devoutly praying in church, when the
position of pistol in his hip pocket
slightly inconvenienced him. AS he
was removing it the weapon was dis
charged, wounding him seriously, and
the congregation darted for the doors
in q stampede.
Five weeks after marriage there was
trouble in the household of a family in
Long Island City, N. Y. A widower
with seven children had married a
widow with q bank account and five
children. The dispute was as to which
of them should pay for shoes for the
children.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-09-01
NEW AND NOVEL.

A new toy to amuse the children con-
sists of small balloon hung on a rod
attached to the ceiling over n stove
Or lamp, the balloon rising as it be-
omes full of hot air and descending as
the air cools, to be filled again and re-
turn to the ceiling. ' - Is .~. e. ...
For use in holding a screw in position
while it is started into the wood or
metal wire loop having a circle of wire
at the end to hold the head of the screw
is slipped onto the shank of the screw
driver, thus bringing the head of the
screw in position. 49,
Burglar alarms are being manufac-
tured for use on bicycles, the device
consisting of bell surrounding a
clock mechanism attached to the frame,
with lever projecting in line with the
spokes in the back wheel to spring the
alarm when the wheel is moved.
To permit shower baths being taken
in an ordinary washtub without splash
ing the walls or floor metallic hood is
attached to the tub, with a tube leading
from the water pipe to a perforated
dome in the top of the hood to shower
the bather as he sits under it. ~
To prevent the freezing Of water
pipes in cold weather where the flow OF
water is continuous a small motor is
operated by, the water pressure to com
press warm DIR. which is forced into the
pipe Mt regular intervals to form glob
hles and warm the pipe as they pass
through.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-09-01
NEW AND NOVEL.

BARRIERS will appreciate new rubber
cape or apron for use when cutting
hair, the band of the cape being fitted
with snap buttons at intervals to fit
closely around the neck and prevent
short hairs from falling inside.
Electricity is to be used in new
water filter to sterilize the water and
kill the microbes, an electrode being
placed on the side of chamber and
charged by a battery to net on the wa
ter as It is thrown against 1t in fine jets.
In a recently-patented Office desk the
stand for the typewriter is attached by
oscillating pinions to the side of the
desk, so 1t will swing back to one side
when not in use, leaving more room In
the desk than t. nSe now in use.
For the purpose CT ascertaining the
eize and shape Of horses hoofs without
the necessity of Placing the shoe on
the hoof newly-designed measuring
apparatus is fitted wjthia metal band,
70 be shaped to the hoof and clamped in
position.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-09-01
Handsome Burmese Girls.

In every household the daughter
has her appointed work. In all but
the richest merchants houses the
daughters out, is TO bring the water
from the well evening and morning.
It is the gosslping place VI Ghe village.
this well. and as the SUN sets there
come running down ali the girls of
the village.
AS they till the jars they lean over
the curb and talk. aid it is here that
are told the latest news, the latest fir
tation. the latest marriage, the little
scandal Of the place. Very few men
come Water carrying ID not their
duty, and there is a proper time and
place for fir alton. So the girls have
the wells almost to themselves.
Almost every girl will weave. In
every house there will be loom,
where the girls weave their dresses
aud thuse of their parents. And very
many girls will have stalls in the ba-
zaar. Other duties are the husking Of
the rice and tie making Of cheroots
or course. in richer households there
will he the servants to do all this
but even In them the daughter will
frequently weave, Ell her for herself
or for her parents. Almost every
girl will do something, it it be only
to pass the time. -Blackwood's Mag
gazine.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-09-01
How It An'ects Mexico.

Our contemporaries are putting the
cart before the horse on the question
of Mexicad business being affected
by tho che present decline in silver.
For instance. the journal Of Com
MERGE yesterday headed its mann
leader as follows: SILVER Stops Mex
lean, Trade;"" but further ON the Jour-
nal correctly Describes matters.
stopping Mexican trade" il it means
anything. means trade within Mexico
is being stopped. Such. however, is
contrary to the facts. The decline in
silver gives Mexico tremendous
business boom in all its internal in
dustries.
Again: The Sun of last Saturday
in a. similar article gave the reader to
understand hat the fall in silver was
producing ruin in Mexico and threat
enInR Mexico with bankruptcy and
consequent self imposed reputation.
Quite the contrary is the fact, as was
clearly shown i'll this column last
Tues tay! fi''"a 80 - co. .
Mexico was never 80 prosperous as
now, and the lower silver goes the
greater the premium upon Mexico
becoming self-sustaining in all lines
of production, and the greater it's
power to destroy every industry car
ried ON in every gold-basis country,
including our OWL. in the world.
With silver at 25 or 80 cents gold
for a Mexican dollar, Mexico can
command, under existing laws, al
most anything of gold-basis nations.
Members of our stock and other
exchanges have not yet taken in the
full significance Of how this matter
bears upon their business.
There are too many @ostriches" on
the Street. ''''"
This is question Of dollars. not
politics.
1t is a question Of ruin to our
banks and railways. not Organism
nor the Chicago platform, nor oven
free silver IN the partisan sense gen.
orally used.
The Daily Financial News does not
care a rap about free silver politics
What it is trying to do is expose the
facts which destroy American securi-
ties.-N. Y. Financial Record.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-09-01

Boston Post:-The chartering of
forty steamers in one day to carry
American wheat to Europe breaks
the record, at least for this time Of
year. Within two weeks steamship
transportation for 20,0n0.O00 bushels
Of cereals to Europe from Atlantic
ports has been arranged. The great
harvest+ of this fortunate country
are already flowing abroad to give
bread to the world.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-09-01
A Question OF Education.

was sitting Oh keg Of nails in
West Virginia mountain store watch
ing native dickering with the mer.
chant over trade Of "a basket of
eggs for calico dress. After some
time bargain was closed, the native
walked out with the dress in a bun
die under his arm, and I followed
HIM.
at isn't any business Of mine, I
said. shut was watching that trade,
and was surprised to see you let the
eggs go for the dress
"What fer?" he asked, in astonish-
ment, as he mounted his horse.
"How many eggs did you haveP"
"Basket full"
"How many dozeni"
"Dunno. Cant count"
"That's where you miss the advan-.
tages Of education. With knowledge
you might have gotten two dresses
for those eggs" "....'
"But don't want two dresses, mis-
ter" he argued.
Perhaps not, but that was no
rearon why you should have paid
two prices for one. The merchant
got the advantage OF you because Of
his education. He knew what he
was about" "..
He looked at me for a minute as il
he felt real sorry for me. Then he
Rrinned and pulled his horse over
close to me. 49,
81 reckon he half whispered.
a1tinR furtive glances toward the
store, "his education amt 30 much
more'n mine ez you think it is. He
don't know how many Nv them aigs
is spilled, an L do" and he rode aw a,
before 1 could argue further .--Bos
ton Herald.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-09-01
A Household Necessity.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic. the
most wonderful medical discovery ~
the age, pleasant and refreshing to
the taste. act gently and positively
IN kidneys, liver and bowels. cleans
ing the entire system, dispel colds,
cnre headache, fever, habitual con-
stipation nd biiousness. Please
buy md try box of G. T.. q. to lay;
10. %, so cents. Soil and guaranteed
tocure by all druggists. u" '' 80.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-09-01
Your Vitality?

The essence of life is
force. The measure of
force we calf vitality. If
this is lacking there is loss
of flesh, power, especially a
tendency to Consumption.
For low vitality nothing is
better thanScott's Emul ION.
1t supplies force by furnish
ingthen ourishing,s
ening elements of food In an
easily digested form; en-
riches the blood, and builds
up the system. When or
di ,ary food is of no avail
SCOTS Emu1sion will sop
ply the body with AFT the
vital e1ements'of life. Z
Two sizes, SOC. and $500. All
druggsts::% ~ .''" =.
SCOTT & BOVINE, New Yo+t.
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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-09-01

Fred Hart. who was at one time one
the best newspaper men on the Pa
ciflc Coast, died yesterday at the coun-
ty hospital IN Sacramento from
Bright's disease. He was at one time
editor Of the Austin Reveille and at
forwards Of the Virginia Enterprise.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-09-01

A by or girl wishing TO learn the
printers trade can find fine oppor-
tunity by calling at this office.
The age-herald., 1897-12-04
IN FROZEN SPlTZBERGEN.

One spot in this world has been visited repea bsdly by men, as many as 1s.000 of them having been within it's confines at
 one time, yet it belongs to no one, is wholly uninhabited and has never had the flag of any nation hoiste1 above it. This is Spitzblergen an island in the Arctic ocean, which is no colder than the portions of Iceland and Greenland where both Eskimos and white men flourish in a rather stunted manner. It was visited a year or two ago by Sir William Mar
 tin Conway and party of Engllshmen, and thesa were the first to penetrate any distance into the country, an exploit
 which has been commemorated in the book recently published under the name of "The First Crossing of Spitzberg h."
 The island has an area of 15,200 square miles, about double that of Massachus- etts. It used to be a favo-fte spot for game of many kinds, including bear; but ruthless slaughter has exterminatsd all
 the life except that furnished by the
 birds during their annual northern vis- 1t. The seal and wsdrus should also be
 mentioned, since they attract to it's shores an occasional huntsnaan. Form erly this was the ssat of a great whale fishery, and it was. then that the-gneat crowds used to line the shore during the brief summers, most of tiDem being Englishmen or the Dutch, who originally discovered the island in 1896. But the pursuit was pressed so hard that the whale sought safety in other waters.
 The occasional exprorer, with nothing bett:r to do, had circled about Spltzber- gen in sufficient numbers to have made an accurate map of it's coast line and prepare a sufficient description of the
 appearance of the mountains, which rise almost everywhere rather abruptly from the sea. The surpostion was that the interior was covered with an eternal cap of ice ,and the men composing the English party we're all experienced mountain climbers, with abundance of practice over the glaciers of Switzer- land, selected with especial reference to this. But, rather than a. perpetual glacial epoch, everything was found in a transition stage. There were glaciers enough, but they were treacherous, the underlying rock proving to be almost as rotten as the ice and snow above. The weather was that of spring at it's wettest and wherever the ground was exposed it was sodden bog, which was flowing from the hillsides to fill the val leys. There was of course, no night during the time necessarily selected for the expedition. so there was no interval in which the ground might freeze. The only shelter provided was canvas tents and these wsre thoroughly wet through the first day-or, rather, since 1t was all day, the first time they were used. And even then the perpetual clouds above made the entire sky continual gray, more depressing than summer in any other land The rain, which was almost continuous. was decidedly cold; the air had none of the qualities that go by the name of bracing, and. taken
The age-herald., 1897-12-04
AT THE CONFERENCE.
Committee Appointed to Try Rev. John B. An
 drews on Charges Preferred.

Special to The Age-H erald.
 Florence, Dec. 3.-At the session of the conference this morning, a commit tee composed of Revs. Morris, Butt and Hosmer, reported itrTia1 necessary in the case against Rev. John B. Andrews. col porteur for the Methodist Publishing house for this conference. The charges were preferred by Presiding Elder West yesterday, and relate that two years ago, while engaged in evangelistic work, Andrews lefs his wife on account of her infidelity, and that one year ago he left his duties and went to Nashville to ac- cept the position as colporteur, and that he is now living with his wife again.
 Bishop Galloway announced as a com mittee to try the case, Revs Patillo, Hawkins, Montgomery, Leslie, Archi- bold, Bradley Aiken, Howard and Branscomb, with Rev. Kelly, chairman; Rev. Brandon, secretary. and Rev. Butte to prosecute. The committee has had the case under Investigation this after noon and will reach verdict tomorrow.
 The young minister Un trial is a. son of Rev. w. L. Andrews, pastor of the Firsb Methodist church of Decatur, and one of the strongest men in the confer ence.
 Reports were heard from the female colleges at Athens and Tuscaloosa. Both are in fiourishing condition.
 The day was devoted to passing on
The age-herald., 1897-12-04
SSfIsTE SIAsTIEE EXAMINERS REPORT Books of Lee County Officers in
 Good Shape.
 NO EVIDENCE OF BAD FAITH Irregularities Noted But No Intention of Crook edness Shown-Accounts of Clerk, Judge,
 Sheriff ard Tax Collector Examined. 
sneclal to The Age-Herald.

Special to The Age-Herald.
 Montgomery, Dec. 3.-State Examiner Purifoy reported to the governor today on his examination of the books and accounts of the county officers of Lee county. Several of them were found to have fallen into errors, but none of them showed any evidence, in the opin- ion of the examiner. of unfair dealing with the state.
 Probate Judge Robinson owes the largest amount, his indebtedness being placed at S65707.
 The judge was found to have paid over to the state every cent he had col leeted for them, but he had, under nisapprehens.on, collected only half of the license on billiard tables in his county for several years, and owed $25326 on this account. He had also failed to collect corporation fees from the Lee Bottling company, the Opelika and Auburn railway and the Lee County Telephone Exchange, aggregating $96.95.
 The judge had also paid, under a nris- apprehension of the law, to the several persons who had held the office of sher- if of the county under his admindstIa- Hfon certain feed bills which were due the state rather than the sIherfffs, and he was therefore out $207.S6 on this ac- count. The examiner adds that Judge Robnson's office affairs showed no evil dence whatever of corruption.
 The examiner also reported his .inves- tigatfons into the books and accounts of w. J. Siddall, clerk of the circuit court of Lee county. The examiner re- ports that the main trouble he met with in the examination of the books was the correct ascert ainment of the fees due solicitors the collection of which had been changed by the last legislature, and In reference ito the collection of fines and cost, by working out the same in the coal mines. The clerk satisfied him that his books were correct, and the ex- aminer gave him a clean record and rec commended his system of fee books to the clerks of the other counties in the state.
 The state examiner also made re- port of the books and accounts of G. N. Hodge, Sheriff of Lee county He re- ports that the sheriff is properly charge able with the sum of $375O, collected on account of the removal of prisoners and fees collected on same, for other coun- ties, which fees should have been re- ported to and sent to the state treasurer, under section 4S72. Code of Alabama.
 The state examiner found the books of Tax Collector J. s. Hair in fairly good shape, but there was an error in the states favor of $171.61, less his commits sion on the same. The deficit was caused by no fault of the collector, but by failure of the assessor in his abstract to enter the different amounts Of per sonal and real property and poll tax on the books of the collector.
 The examiner states that in none of the offices was there any evidence of bad faith and unfair dealing
The age-herald., 1897-12-04
"HE THAT WORKS EASILY, WORKS SUCCESSFULLY" CLEAN HOUSE WITH
 q AP OL 10

as a whole, the book contains no 1scom- mendation of Spitzbergen as summer resort.
 Yet there we're compensations. Not every doy was rainy, nor even cloudy; and thsse rare occasions gave Sir Will liam the chance to indulge his readers with such beautifuf bits of description as this: "No Alpine outlook psnetlates through such atmosphere as this, so mel low, so rich. The arctic glory IS thing apart, wilder, rarer and no less superb than the glory of any other region of this beautiful world. Here man has no place and there is no sign of his 9landi- work. Nature completes her own inten- tions unhelped and unhin1ered by him. Such pure snows no Alpine height pre- sents, nor such pale-hruel skies, nor that marvellous, remote, opalescent sea, with its white docks and it's yet more distant shore." And this is borne out by some colored sketches made by the artist of tine party, all soft blues, grays and pur- ples. And there are lovely flowers, all the more welcome from their shyness. Before starting on the return journey the Englishmen sailed along the noruh- ern shores of the island, entered some of the fiords which are one of it's most characteristic features and some of the men undertook mountain climbing through a fog which hardly enabled them to see their next step in advance The scientific results of this, as of the other parts of the interesting tour, are reserved for publication in less popular form, its chief value being the estab- lishment of the fact that the Suitzbergen interior is undergoing just such changes at the present day as fell upon Europe and America at the close of the glacial epoch.
The age-herald., 1897-12-04
HAPPY MARRIAGE, HEALTH, ENERGY AND LONG LIFE.

In all the world today-n all the history of the world-no doctor nor institution has treated and restored so many men as has the famed ERIE MEDICAL COMPANY, of Buffalo, N Y.
 This is due to the fact that the company controls some inventions and discoveries which have no equal in the whole realm of medical science.
 So much deception has been practiced in advertising that this grand old company now makes a startling offer.
 They will send their magically effective appliance and a months course of restora- tive remedies positively on trial without expense, to any reliable man.
 Not dollar need be paid until results are. known to and acknowledged by the
 The Erie Medical Company's APPLI- ANCE and REMEDIES have been talked of and written about till every man has heard of them.
 world have lately commended them.
 They possess marvellous power to vitalze, develop, restore, and sustain. They create vigor, healthy tissue, new life.
 They cure all effects of evil habits, ex- cesses, overwork.
 They give full strength, development and tone to every portion and organ of the body.
 This Trial Withont Expense'' offer is Limited to a. short time, and application muSt be made at once.
 llo c. O. D. scheme, nor deception; no exposure-a clean business proposition by R company of high financial and profession
 Write to the ERIE MEDICAL CON- PANY, Buffalo, N. Y., and refer to their offer in this paper.
 sat-sun-thurs-
The age-herald., 1897-12-04
HELD UP AND ROBBED.
Nicely Pride Relieved of His valuables by High
 waymen at Decatur.

Special to The Age Herald.
 Decatur, Dec. 3.-While returning from New Decatur to his hotel in Decatur, at a. m., Nicely Pride, drummer for the house of Warren & Nicely, of Nash vile, was held up at the court house corner. directly under the electric light, by three unmasked men, who, approach ing him in an apparently drunken condi- tion, took him off his guard.
 They ordered him to hold up his hands and he attempted to shoot them through his coat pocket but his pistol failed to fire. They went through him and took his watch and s47. A fine diamond ring, worth s20O escaped the highway men on account of Mr. Pride turning the stone toward the palm. Two of the men will be recognized by the drummer if he sees them again.
The age-herald., 1897-12-04

organize am agricultural society for the purpose of advancing the agricultural intereEs of the state
 He calls attention to thls low price of cotton, which has existed several years, and gays at the present rate the farmers will soon be fin bankrup.cy He fNcom- mend's planting a, diversity of crops and reducing the acreage of cotton. An agr cultural society, composed of practical 1alrcners, could be of great advantage to ths farming industry, as each members expa-ienIce would be hslpfu1 to ihe eth CTS.
 Mir Culver requests that five Or six repres ujtative nsn from each county meet him at the state capitol Wednes- day. Jan 12, for the purpose of organ- izing the sodiety and. perfecting plans fom tn, organization of counties and pre- cfncts The probate judges will bs asked to assist in the selection of" these dele gates.
 He asks tl1ajb all citiz;ns, whether farmers or not, assist Hn the porpos d plan.