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Cover one box of gelatin with half
eupful of cold water, and soak for half
an hour Whip one quart of cream, turn
it in a pan; place this in another of
cracked ice or very cold water Add one
cupful of powdered sugar, ten drops of
extract Of rose, a teaspoonful of vanilla,
and the grated rind of half an orange.
Add half a cupful of cream to the gela-
tin, stand it over hot water. Stir until
dissolved, strain it in the cream and
stir carefully until it begins to thieken.
Turn at once into a melon mold which
has been lined with candied violets.
The violets may be fastened in place
with little melted gelatin. Stand in
the cold for at least two hours. When
ready to serve turn out on a white plat
ter that has been covered with maiden
hair fern or violet leaves. A few fresh
violets may be added as garnish. This
pudding may be made suitable for a
green tea or luncheon by substituting
pistachio coloring for rose and busting
the mold with chopped pistaehio nuts.
Garnish with ferns only.-Ladies' Home
Journal
The Van Buren press., 1897-04-10
MENELEk AND TAlTOU.
They Are TO He I'm Paris During the
EXPOSITION of 1900.

Now the Parisians know the where
fore of the sly and suspicious twinkle
that has been noticeable of late IN the
eyes of the directors of the exposition
of 1900. From the first the directors
have promised Paris something great
They have it, and the Parisians no
longer cry for more details and less
mystery The exhibition does not prom
Use to be superior to the worlds fair in
an artistic sense. 1t need not be. twill
have Menelell and Empress Taitou with
all their war paint On. Menelell and his
wife know whom they love. They love
the car and President Faure, the Rus
slams and the French, Confound all
other peoples and kings! Menelell says
the Russian church is like his, and their
common dislike of parliaments is bond
of sympathy between him and the car
Taitou, the power behind the throne,
likes French shoes, corsets and gowns,
and thus the only way to have peace IN
the household is to agree that the
French are the flower of the earth.
Costumers will soon start for Abys-
sinia with any quantity OF fine material
to prepare the empress gowns. She
doesn't propose to come to Paris attired
in her native costume, which, by the
way, is not nearly so abbreviated as
Partisan evening gown. She is to have
French maids, and a French goyerness
is teaching her French. To see and talk
with the great queen friend Of the
French is the height of Sarah Bern
hardt's present ambition.
Taitou and her husband promise to
be a good thing for the French, and the
French will stick to them like molasses.
Such lighting men as Menelek's friendly
to France in the neghborhood of
Egypt are valuable. Menelek and his
wife will first go to Russia by way of
Odessa. They will be rushed through
Germany with all possible speed lest
Me, William, shall put heretical
thoughts into their heads. All the great
capitals shared Ii Hung Chang, but
Paris is to have Menelek for her very
own. The directors calculate that he
will be worth many million francs to
the exhibition, and even more to French
commeree.-Paris Cor. N. Y. Press.
The Van Buren press., 1897-04-10
The Dead on Trial.

Squire Noogin, justice of the peace
in and for Rocky Creek Beat-old NE
cessity," as the boys are wont to call
him-had the goncbyest most strangest
case up for trial in his com one day
last week that will ever go down on the
pages of ancient history.
You never would of thoughtit l know,
but if Squire Noogin didn't try a dead
Niger on the charge of totin a con-
cealed pistol and find him guilty, then
mother is a widder and amt married.
And from all the general facts which
have leaked out in the case, this is the
way it come to pass.
Bright and early one mornin last week
a wcll-known colored citizen, of third
person, single number and African gem
der, by the Eamc of Reed Gillian
showed up dead down at Little Wolf
Creek bridge. Old Necessity" he soon
cot the news and notlin would do but
he must sail right in and call n jury
and have q trial on the mortal remains.
When they all got down to the bridge
nnd everything was ready for the trial.
Squire Noogin he searched the dead
and found a pistol and seven dollars in
the late unlamcuted Reed Gillams
pockets. The jury soon returned a YER
dict to the general extent that the said
Reed Gillian had come TO his death in
some way unknown TO the world. And
rirht on the heels Of that old "Neces'
sity" writ ont papers Of complainant
and had the dead man brung mp for trlaI
In court on the charge ftotin concealed
The Van Buren press., 1897-04-10
What Is n Sailing Ship.

The average landsnan may be sur
prised to hear that there is doubt as TO
THAT constitutes a sailing ship in the
eye of the law. This question was
raised in London the other day before
q divisional court of admiralty. Mr..
Commissioner Kerr held that q barge
which had Il iurysail up to assist the
rowcrs was sailing vessel, and held
her in fault for a collision which oc-
CURED in Barking creek between her
and a sailing barge, on the ground that
she could and ought to have kept out of
the way. Her owners appealed, and it
was contended on their behalf that she
could not reasonably be considered as
a sailing vessel, because a vessel could
only be a sailing vessel when it could
comply with the rules laid down for
sailing vessels, such as lacking to port
and starboard. Besides, if she were Il
sailing vessel she would have to carry
sidelights, and canal barge with side
lights was thing unheard of. The
court did not think il necessary TO de-
eide this point, because the appellants
barge, having a motive power of two
knots, could be kept out of the way by
porting, and so dismissed the appeal
with costs The judges added that
when the question of what was a sail
ing ship came to be decided it would
have to be very carefully considered,
as there were number of important
points to be Chicago Inter
Ocean
The Van Buren press., 1897-04-10
Cts Drndlcy's Ind break.

Old man Cis Bradley died the other
day at the home of the departed one
over on Huckleberry ridge, and so fur
as | am concerned | do fervently hope
he has now crossed over to that other
land of light and sunshine and flowers.
But If in the run of time it was to
come my way to live right on in this
wide and wicked world for a hundred
years to come, | don't see how | could
ever disremember the time when old
man Cts made standlous bad break
at my grandrather's house one cold and
stormy winter night.
Up to about that tin.ss--which he was
then pushin 60 mighty elost-old man
els had been terrible wild and way
ward and wicked man. lie had travelled
all the gaits and covered all the ground
-drinkin and cllssin and fghtn and
carousin and carryin on to beat SIX
bits. But in the summer before that
they had big protracted meetin down
at old Cool Springs church. There WIS
a tremendous outpourin and a mighty
rattHn in the valley of dry bones for
several days, and consequentially old
man Cts had cast out about II devils,
as it were, and come over on the right
side.
From there on through the fall tie
old man felt every inch of his ground.
But he had went to town that day
which if | remember right it was i'll
ha CT Il
understand, was cold as 1lugins. HR-
man nature was human then-the same
as it is now and always will be-
and old man Cis he slipped and fell.
First and last durin the day he climbed
up around sundry and numerous
drinks, and when he started out on his
return back home he was needin of II
jug before he could tote any more.
When he rid up to grandfather's
house that night he Was most serenely
and feloniously drunk. But you see
grandfather had preached the very SER
mont which brought old Cts out of dark
ness into light, and then when the old
man got drunk and feelin rale sick and
mean about it he didn't have no better
sense than come a bilin over to see his
preacher and fess up to the error of his
ways.
Well do l recollect that when old man
Cts come into the house that night we
had built roarin big fire, and the long,
er he hung around the family hearth
stone the drunken he got, till, bless
gracious, if it didn't look like he would
go to sleep and fall over in it. Till this
very minnit can see the sad but lovin
look on my grandfather's face as he
took in the general circumference of
the calamity and spoke up and said:
eve will now have family prayers,
brother Bradley, and then all retire to
bed"
That's all right, parson," says old
man Cts as he shut one eye to keep from
seein double, "gc right on with the
prayer meetin. Facts are | ruther
think it STAN good idea"
Raley now, reckon it was wrong.
never did even sorter try to make out
like it was right. But when the family
prayers hGd been helt l sneakcd off to
my trundle bed out in the shed room
and laughed and laughed and laughed,
till ! got tired and dropped of to sleep.
RTTTrIrS SANDERS
The Van Buren press., 1897-04-10

weapons. Col. Rms Hooker was ap-
pointed as the attorney TO prosecute
the case. They tell me lie made most
tremendous and powerful speech in the
name of law and order, and for the honor
and dignity of the state. In lces than
three minnits the squire give out his
Judgment and found the dead defendant
guilty as charged in the papers of COM
pellment, and fined him five dollars and
costs.
Naturally, Of course, Squire Noogin
and Col Hooker they didn't do blessed
thing then but whack UP and dizzy on
the pile. The squire belt ($5) five dol
lars for the fine and costs, whilst the
colonel he took ($2) two dollars aud the
pistol for his fees as prosecuting at
torney in the case.
Which thesame that puts me in mind
of how Squire Noogin got his petname.
In a famous case few years ago Blew
Screggins got his bristles up and lowed
the squire was likeneeessity, for the rea-
son that necessity knows no law. And
hencehenceforwards after that his pet
name in the settlement has been old
Necessity"
The Van Buren press., 1897-04-10
RUFUS SANDERS.
Stories and Sketches from Down
on Rocky Crock
nnj. jim Ellington and His Jersey
Male Cow-"0ld Necessity" Moo
gins Puts a Dead Defend
ant on Trial.

Old Maj. jim Ellington-which he
lives over on yonder side of Murder
The Van Buren press., 1897-04-10
THE SLANG GIRL.
No Woman of Refinement Ever Makes
Use of Slang.

Use OF slang.
There is no habit so easy to acquire or
SO hard to break as the use of slang,
1t vitiates our speech, and especially
marks woman as ordinary, though she
may be of eminently refined birth and
education. To converse well, even ele-
gantly, is only matter of cultivation.
Study the selection of your words, and
after awhile it will be second nature to
Use only such as are essentially above
criticism. All cannot be fluent CONVEX
sationalists, but all can speak correct
ly, using only such language as ex-
presses what you wish to say, but not
in the slangy fashion that too many
young people think chic and convinc-
ing.
1t may sound smart and cute in some
ears, to be fiuently familiar with all the
up-to-date slang phrases, but the best
people, the refined and cultivated men,
bers of society, will never be able to
discover any beauty in this knowledge.
To be slangy is deemed to be popular by
many, we know, but it is u deplcrable
idea, and it is a pity to let the trend of
ones education flow in such a wrong
direction.
Many girls use slang as they puff
cigarettes, thinking to make an inn
preston upon men by their worldly
ways, the little "fast" touch in its dam
Perous proximity to the extreme edge
of the border line Of decorum possessing
that strange fascination that has be-
longed to forbidden fruit since the days
of Eve. The men whose good opinion is
worth having, however, do not cultivate
the society of slangy girls. Its Use may
be only habit, but slang will impress
the nearer with a feeling that the ma
ture of the woman employing it is in
touch with its brusquerie and its I'M
conventional idioms. Purity of speech
may not necessarily imply elevation of
intellect or character, but the impress
sion it conveys is infinitely superior to
the one engendered by an intimate &C.
quantance with slang, no matter how
expressive it may be.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat
The Van Buren press., 1897-04-10
His winning Suit.

Mrs. Kirtlard-And why do you
think. Mr.. Dudley, that the world is
better now and more beautiful than il
was 50 years ago?
Mr.. Dudley (who is after her sweet
daughter)-Be cause-because you were
not in it then.
Papa Eirtland's objections TO the
young man have been overri1cu-Cleve
land Leader
The Van Buren press., 1897-04-10
A Point of Information.

Brown-If you're good boy III give
YOU one Of those nice books like you
get in Sunday school.
Little Johnny-SaY, dad, what kind
Of a boy must l be 10 get a pair Of
rkates IN. Y. World
The Van Buren press., 1897-04-10
100 It Nc nlriled.

Mudge-Oh, yes, we had real lively
time. Simmons and l. IL cost us nearly
$50
Wickwire-Nes. 7 saw Simmons this
morning, and he told me he spent SIR
Indianapolis Journal
The Van Buren press., 1897-04-10

creek, and may his
tribe increase for
eyer-has b e e II
laid Up for repairs
tive or three weeks
and d al ! y j n
around trem c IL =
dius clost to the
valleys and the
shadows. w h a t
has been the mat
ter with him? A
The Van Buren press., 1897-04-10

whole passle has been the matter with
him, white people, and as John Andrew
Milligan is SO wont to say, that puts me
in mind of a story.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-01-10
rsA suIes for ''Ietting On"

1-Be honest. Dishonesty seldom
makes one rich, md when it does
riches ara n curse. There is no such
thing rs dishonest Gee
2-work. The world 10 not going
to pay you for nothing. Ninety per
cent. Of what men call talent is only
a genius for hard work.
3-Be independent. Do not lean
on others to do your thinking or to
conquer difficulties.
4-Entcr into the business or trade
that you like beat and for which ma
ture seems 20 Lsve fitted you, pro.
yided il il honorable.
5-Be conscientious in the dis
charge Of every duty. Do your work
thoroughly. No one nj rise who
slights his work.
G-Don't try to begin Of the top.
Begin ut tho bottom and you will
have u chance to rise, and will be
surer Of reaching the top some time.
7--Tiust in hard work. Inscribc
on your banner "luck is a fool, pluck
Ia a hero"
S-Be %punctual. Keep your ap.
pointment. BE thors a minute 10.
fore tine IL yon have to loso your
dinner to do il.
0-Be polite. Every bow, every
smile, will be money in your pocket.
10 Spend lcss than you earn. Do
not run in debt. Watch tho little
leaks and you can live on your
salary.
1I--Be generous, Meanness breeds
contempt.
12-Mako all the money ycu can
honestly; do all the good you car
with II while you live; DO your own
executor. Philadelphia Record.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-01-10
FILE YOUR BILLIE.

ny order Of tho Ijonrd Of County Commits.
ncicd upon by the hoard, must h fiSd opnp
DeIofo VIC Saturday Immediately prsocIIpg
ite Monday, upon which the Hoard tnests'
VnniGi nhso .nn Dl.ls VIII not bo acted upon
Attest: JOHN HENDERSON
h, ~ County Clerk
nateh March 0 ispt.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-01-10
HORN.
Notice of ReWdrH

Whereas, It has come TO the psr-
sonal knowledge 81 the County Com
missIoners OF tins County, that one
Charles Sucud, was murdered ut the
town Of Elko, in the County OF Elko,
State Of Nevada, on the Both day OF
October, 1896, by parties unknown,
and that such parties have not been
arrested or upprehended therefor, and
Whereas, Said County Commis-
sioners believe that the Offering OF "a
reward would tend 10 cause the arrest
OF the perpetrator or perpetrators ~
said crime.
No~, Therefore, 1t is hereby order
ed by said Board that "a reward OF
two hundred and fifty dollars (s2J0.OUl
be, and the same is hereby offered
Tor the arrest nId safe delivery OF
such criminal or criminals To tho
SteriI OF E!ko County. Nevada, and
the Clerk VI this Board il hereby
directed To publish notice thereof IN
the DAILY and WEEKLY INDEPENDENT
nnd the Weekly Free press, news.
papers printed and pu alished IN sad
Elko County.
JSo. llESDERsos,
Clerk.
by WEBSTER PATTf KsoS
Deputy.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-01-10
Death Of SIR. IIelth.

Mr.. John W.. iIclth who WIS SO
badly injured by being run over last
Saturday died at lIallcck this morn
ing. Tho deceased was an old
resident OF Ruby Valley md was
highly respected. flo was n native
Of New York, aged about Sc years.
Mr.. ilclth leaves n widow and four
children two boys and two girls-to
MOURN hio loss.
Ills remains will arrive from Hal
leck tonight and tho funeral will
take place from the Episcopal church
tomorrow aitcrno, m nj 2 o'clock.
Friends and acquaintance nrc re.
specially invited to attend.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-01-10

SaAsJ "Ht VI
The commissioners held Il meeting
Monday evening and appointed two
members Of the Board OF Education.
Chairman Woolverton set tho ball in
motion by stating that the time had
arrived for the appointment OF two
members to act with the County
Superintendent in the management
OF the county high school. After
some talk as to how the members
should be appointed, it was agreed
that nominations should be made and
a ballot taken.
Commissioner Rigsby nominated
Frank Fernald, Commissioner Wool
yerton named w. W. Booher, Com
missioner Reed presented Hon. a.
NJ. McAfee and Commissioner Rigsby
closed nominations by naming
County Clerk j. a. Mcbride. After
some discussion a ballot was taken
and resulted in Booher and McAfee
receiving two votes each and Fcrnald
mud Mcbride one each. The uccess
full candidates received the votes OF
Commissioners Woolverton and Reed.
The newly elected members filed
tho oaths Of Office Immediately and
were ready for business.
A meeting was held in The u.un:y
clerks Office last evening and the fol-
lowing business was transacted:
On motion Webster Patterson,
County Superintendent. vas unan-
imously elected chairman OF the
Board and W. W. Booher, clerk.
After III exchange OF views the
Board adjourned to meet at the
Superintendent's office at s o'clock
Tuesday morning.
The Board met at s o'clock this
morning ami was called to order by
the chairman and the following pro-
cecdings were had:
On motion the salary Of MIss
Hough, rs janitress, was placed at sl5
per month.
On motion the Chairman was in
structed to procure from the princi-
pal OF tho high school, on or before
the llth day Of January, 1897. the
name OF each pupil in each depart
ment OF the school. a list of studies
pursued by each, the average time
spent in each recitation and the aver
age daily attendance for each of the
months OF September, October, No
vember and December.
On motion the principal OF the
high school WINS instructed to file a
requisition with the Board at the end
OF each month Cor all the supplies
needed by the school for the follow.
ing month.
On motion it vas ordered that the
Chairman and clerk purchase all
supplies for the use OF the school.
Mr.. Mcbride appeared before tho
Board and stated that there was a
stove in tho Tiding's office and one.
in the Bedrock corner belonging to
the school; also Il coal box ut the
Bedrock corner aud advising that
they he sold.
On motion the chairman and clerk
wore instructed to dispose OF said
articles for cash TO the best advan-
age Of the school.
Mr.. Mcbride generously offered
his aid and assistance to the Board in
NIL matters pertaining To the school.
iiie o'er ~"s ..c.ep;ul wan Trunks
and no was assured That the Board
would take advantage OF his prororcd
assistance.
On motion the Board adjourned
to meet ut tho call OF the chair.
man.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-01-10
Collection Agency.

Endorsed by the Leading Firm. OF u.
Coast.
What Isi
Tho INTER STATE COMM EECIAL
N COLLECTION AGENCY.
Scndi your slow accounts to them iorisoJ
rctinn.
onicc 90 Inn Street. Sacramento, Cal
Don't deiay.-Call at once aud let US hays
your business
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l. ALLOWED.

Following is a list OF the bills al.
lowed by the Board Of County Com.
missioners at their regular. meeting
on Saturday, Jan. 3. 1897:
GENERAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-01-10

We have a second hand piuw paper
cutter at THE Office which We will cell
cheap for cash. 1t is just the thing
for u small office.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-01-10

Commissioners, in and for said Coun.
ty and State. do hereby certify that
the foregoing bills were passed and
ordered paid by the Board Of County
Commissioners on tue 2nd day of
January, 4. D.. 1897.
JOHN HENDERSON,
49, County Clerk and Clerk
S.r,,1 OF the Board OF County
~ Commissioners, Elko Ne
+ rada, Jan. ., 1896.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-04-13

"I'm believer In dogs" declared the
judge. There may be something of senti-
ment In this, and yet I'm sure that there
is more of experience. just after / was
admitted to practice a friend presented me
with smooth coated, liver colored point
er. accepted the gift on account Of the
giyer. I was not a dog fancier, but I
thought SO much of my friend that
would have accepted the boisterous pup
had he been twice the animated cyclone
Q that he was 's5' .
"The coming Of that dog into my life
meant more than a whole room full of
lawyers could have foreseen. He shook the
life out of Blackstone, chewed the cover
of Gritty, scattered Greenlcaf on Evil
. denee to the four winds, wrecked Rus
, sia leather lounge and made ribbons out
of a velvet carpet that was tho pride of my
early professional career. And yet liked
the fellow.
''In this affection on my part there must
have been something of prophecy, for, to
take the daily record, everything was
against the pup, and it must have been
faith that kept alive my regard. One day
he came bounding into the Office with
pair of kid gloves. They were made for
pair of little hands. They carried the
dainty odor of violets and told me much
about the fair woman whom / had never
seen and the irresponsible pup had robbed.
With the wrecked pair of gloves I hunted
her up. pleaded for the pup as l had
never yet pleaded for client. She really
seemed pleased that the dog had played
the part Of robher, and by very natural
process of logic l reaehed the conclusion
that nothing better could have happened
to me. 1t was our introduction, and she Is
my wife, If you have dog, you have q
friend detroit Free Press.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-04-13
Married a Bogus Baron,

San Francisco, April 13.--Mrs. jean
nine Young, the woman who assumed
the name of Mrs. D. M. Delmas, is not
a baroness after all. The man she mar
ried in Oakland on Saturday, and with
whom she is now speeding across the
continent on her wedding tour, Is not
the Baron Robert Ludwig Won Turk.
helm. He is plain Charles J.. Won Ar
mold, alias Raron Carl Won Steinmotz
a private detective in the employ of
Charles J.,Ssillwell. Said Mrs. Young's
attorney: "fhe wedding party will be
stopped and Won Arnold brought back
to Sacramento to answer a charge OF
perjury. Once inside this state he will
be held, II he escapes the charge of
perjury, to await a requisition from
Kentucky, where he is wanted for for
gerry committed in Louisville The mar
riage ceremony with Mrs. Young was
Illegal, because Won Arnold made mis-
representations to her."