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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-16
Nay Become a SLY so.aper.

j. w. Fesler, Of Mortantown. Ind,
has :,arn winch threatens to de-
veiop into @sky scraper." In 1891,
having need Of new barn, he built a
small structure and in it's consSruc-
ton he used green willow posts at
the corners and along the sides.
These he sunk into the ground in the
usual man ner. Nor some time moth
ing unusual was noticed, but after a
year be saw that, whereas, he laid
the floor near the ground, It was now
three feet above the soil. He dis.
covered that the willow posts, in
stead OF being dead, were alive and
had taken root and were growing. In
their upward movement they carried
the barn along. Last spring the
barn was on stills nine feet high, and
he put in new 1ioor and surrounded
the posts with siding, thereby MAX
ing it two story affair. There is
now u space Of seven inches between
the new floor and the ground, and
MIR. Fesler expects to have three
story barn in the course Of time.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-16
CHRISTMAS 'O7.

Diamonds, Watches, Jewelay.
l take pleasure in announcing to
the the public that / will be in Elko
on or about December 18th with my
Holiday Stock of Diamonds, Watches,
Jewelry, etc. Will Only remain few
days 30 avail yourself of this oppor-
tunity to secure Choice Holiday
Goods at reasonable prices.
II. FcEoER,cK,
JeWeler.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-16
Prencners raid in ou,n,pe.

Many people make individual re-
marks about the export Of beer and
Bibles, and while this might not be
a very familiar saying in Corea, yet to
say quinine and the Bible would be
to utter truism. The natives who dis
seminate religious literature receive
fo1 their reward supply of quinine
at cost price. Now, quinine is repIac-
ing ginseng in popular favor in Corea,
and It is sold at n profit By these Bible
and tract distributing natives.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-16
Why This Country Leads the World
I'm Electrician Goods.

why This Country Leads the World
I'm Electrician Goods.
The fact that American supply COM
panies have received the contracts for
the English underground electric rail-
ways has been variously commented
upon by the American technical and
daily press, but when the comparative
statistics of European roads and Ameri-
can lines are read the reason for the
preference shown for American cleo
trical apparatus is apparent. In Ger
many, which leads Europe in this re-
spect, there are only 400 miles of cleo
trio railways; France has IT'S; England
as yet but SO; Switzerland, so, and 10
to 20 miles each in Belgium and
Spain, making a total in Europe of o40
miles, on which 800 cars are used. The
total mileage of electric railways in the
United States, according to the latest
hgures, is 1875, operated by 953 COM
panies. BY these statistics it is appar-
emit that America possesses nearly Is
times as many miles of electric lines
as all Europe combined, and hence it
Is to be supposed that companies which
have had the experience gained in the
equipment of these lines should be able
to turn out superior apparatus to that
produced by European manufacturers
limited experience and output.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-16
Reserved for
Elko-Tuscarora
Mercantile 90.


Carson ews:-Gardnerville has a
committee of thirteen citizens and
when they wish any objectionable
character to leave town each member
OF the committee writes him letter
giving him the hint. So if the reader
Is ever in Gardnerville and the post
master hands him thirteen letters he
need not stop to read them.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-16
EASTWARD THROUGH

THE ROCKIES
The traveller, tourist or business
man ls wise when he selects the Rio
Grande Western Railway aGreat Salt
Lake Route for his route to the East.
1t ID the only transooutlnental line
passing directly through Salt Lake
City, and in addition to the glirD pse
it affords Of the Temple City, the
Great Salt Lake and picturesque
Salt Lake and Utah Valley, it affords
the choice OF three distinct routes
through the mountains and the most
magnificent scenery in the world.
On all Glasses of tickets stopovers
are granted at Ogden. Salt Lake
City, Glenwood Springs. Leadville,
Colorado Springs, Denver and other
points OF interest. Double daily
train service and through Pullman
and Tourist sleeping cars between
San Francisco and Denver. Tourist
cars through to Omaha, Chicago and
Boston.
For illustrated pamphlets descrip-
tive Of the sGreat Salt Lake Rouse,'
write to f. A. WADLEreH, General
Passenger Agent, Salt Lake City.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-16
SALMAGIlNnl

tine degrees below zero last
hit.
seinhsrt has a fun ine of Christ
goods.
The celebrated Buckingham &
chit boot at Alexander's.
SIrs. Landon is getting along NICE
Her father and mother still re-
IN in town.
|Ir. and Mrs. Sangurnet came in
M Mound Valley yesterday and
nained in town today.
acobs, the tailor, cleans and re-
rs ladies' dresses, cloaks, etc. at
snnable prices. Satisfaction guar
iced or no charge.
Attention is called to the holiday
pouncemeDt OF H. Frederick, the
Weller, in another column.
The ulcer at the roots of Mr..
erkeley's tongue broke last night
b he ia a good deal better today.
} is now able to eat and talk. two
Fy necessary things for him or any
her man to Do.
Dave Casper has Just received q
wv lot OF samples of Fall and
inter Clothing which will be made
order from 1880 up.
Lodgings can be had at the Silver
Fick Lodging house, kept by Mrs.
McAdams, for so cents a night.
be rooms are finely furnished and
IA new brick building in the rear o9
lexander's store.
Senator Stewart has our thanks
a copy OF the first volume OF "a
pmpi1ation Of the Messages and
Epers Of the Presidents" compiled
Hon. James d. Richardson of Ten
'ssee. 1t is a valuable book for
ference and containsa vast amount
infcT nation for the student OF
peHcan history.
There viii be a social dance at Har.
Hall, Friday evening December
III. Fine music has been engaged
p good time is assured to all who
END. A general invitation is ex.
hded to the public. Tickets admit
ig gentleman and ladies SIOO.
When Durraut was sentenced yes
Fday his attorneys made despe-
Re effort to secure further delay and
ave the way for another appeal to
. Supreme Court, but Judge Babrs
As memorable and overruled each
id every objection made to the pro-
edings. Durrant bore himself with
customary cooIness.
While you are LOOKING for change
the weather. examine the latest
terns in wall paper at the Postot-
.. All goods first class and at the
Fest living prices, Cali in and ex.
ine my stock. No trouble to chow
Pds. 1. N. SHERwood.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-16
MARRIED.

HoRsErooL-TEEaEL1:--At the resi-
dence Of Mrs. James Adams, Ellio,
Nevada, December 10, 1897, by Rev.
J. NJ. Donaldson, Mr.. G. e. Horse
pool to Mrs. Gertie Terrell, both Of
Tuecarora.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-16

Mrs. s. G. Weston has our thanks
for copies Of Mexican and Australian
papers.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-16

Full line Of rubber goods at Alex.
ander's. :
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-11
Sparrows Avenge a Wrong.

The Riddle mansion, which stands
in Glen Riddle, Delaware County,
Penn, has for some time been the
roosting place of several families of
sparrows, and the birds had become q
regular pest. One day last week Mrs.
Riddle decided to get rid of the birds,
and, mounting ladder, she tore off at
least dozen nests from the caves Of
the porch. The old birds returned
later, and finding their homes wrecked
had noisy meeting on the roof and
then disappeared.
A stray pigeon that had been roost.
Ing around the place for several days
came back late in the afternoon and
alighted on the caves of the porch as
usual. The pigeon evidently noticed
something wrong, for several times he
few from the porch to where the dis.
mantled nests lay. This caused the
trouble, for the angry sparrows noticed
it and suspected the pigeon of being
the cause of their troubles. The un.
lucky pigeon was at once attacked by
twenty screaming sparrows, who be.
gan pecking at him, and, despite a
brave resistance, the sparrows came
off victorious and left a mangled corpse
on the field.-New York Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-11
Attacked by Porpoises.

Ollie Iverson, who owns a ranch on
McNeil's Island, at Tacoma, Wash.
near the United States Penitentiary,
has had an experience he is not likely
to forget for many long day, and,
while it was very serious affair for
Iverson, it was an amusing episode to
an Olympia excursion party that wit
messed it. The incident occurred to
Iverson while he was crossing from
the mainland to his island home.
While in Tacoma the ranchman had
purchashed quarter of hog, intend
ing to salt it down for future use.
Shortly after he left Stellacoom in his
skiff he noticed a large school of por-
poises following in his wake, but it
never occurred to him that the carcass
in the boat had any connection with
the school Of seapigs following his
boat. When he was about in mid
channel the school, which numbered
about $50, began to close in on him,
and two Of the leaders began to work
up alongside of his skiff. By this
time the rancher was scared, and he
bent all his energies to reach the ISL
and shore, but his efforts to pull away
from his fishy pursuers proved futile,
for he might just as we'll try to out
row tornado as to attempt to escape
from fleet tailed seahogs. AS Iverson
was nearing the shore, and when al
most directly opposite the United
States Penitentiary, the two large por-
poises, that for about twenty minutes
had been swimming SO close to the
boat that he struck them several times
with his oars, suddenly shot out of the
water into the boat, knocking the
rancher overheard with such force as
to break one of his ribs and upset his
skiff. For a short time the water
about his boat had the appearance of
miniature maelstrom, as the hungry
seahogs fought and quarreled for the
carcass of the land hog. Iverson swan
to his skiff and clung to the gunwale.
Will Jenkins, who lives near the Bos-
worth landing, hearing the racket and
seeing the latter part of the trouble,
put off in his boat and rescued him
from his extremely perilous position.
DIR. Macklinson, of Stellacoom, was
sent for and dressed the man S wounds
and prescribed for him. The doctor
reports that his patient will be all
right in few days, but the patient
says he will sell his ranch cheap, for,
he says, although he has been meat
eater all his life, yet so long as he has
to live on the island he will never at
tempt to take meat over in rowboat.
Anyway, he says that he has to take
too many chances, or, as he expressed
it. II don't mind being held up on a
street car or highway. but L do draw
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-11
Towed For Hours by a Big Fish,

Fishermen from the shore In the
vicinity of Morehead City, N. c., tell
OF a thrilling adventure of one of their
comrades, w. L. Kennedy, who was
towed in his little boat for miles at sea
by mammoth shark or some other
great fish. Kennedy was fishing in
the sound for drum with hook and
line, and had been out in the boat all
the morning. About 1 o'clock in the
afternoon he drew in his line and
moved on up the sound for few hun
dred yards to little inlet, where he
hoped to find better luck. Arriving
at the inlet, Kennedy threw his line,
a very large, strong cord, overheard,
and made the end fast to the painter
of the boat. In q few moments the
boat gave sudden lurch and i'm
mediately shot forward for the open
sea, as if propelled by steam. The
seas were rolling high, Kennedy says,
and he expected every minute to be
his last. Kennedy soon realized that
he was being towed by some big fish,
and despite his tireless efforts to keep
the boat straight and pull against his
rushing tug, the chopping seas soon
swamped his little craft. For more
than three hours Kennedy and his
waterlogged boat were towed to sea,
and would have been lost had not the
line chafed and parted near the fish's
mouth. The boats painter was O
chain, fastened with staples under the
cap of the boat, and the fishing line
was made fast to the end of the chain !;
so Kennedy could not reach out and
cut the rope with his knife.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-11

The fourth officer of the Scot, Mr..
Clifford, who so gallantly attempted to
rescue the late Barney Barnato, formed
some time ago, during the outward
passage of the steamer, great attach
ment for the daughter of South Afri-
can millionaire, who reciprocated his
affection. The father and mother of
the young lady, who is well known in
London society, utterly declined to
consider such preposterous thing as
The marriage of their daughter to
mere Fourth officer" whose attach
nent looked very hopeless under the
circumstances.
By strange coincidence, however,
the father, mother and daughter were
passengers on the Scot when the un-
fortunate Barnato committed suicide,
md were spectators of Mr.. Clifford's
brave attempt at rescue. So struck
was the father by Mr.. Clifford's con-
duct that his hostility began 80 wane,
and on Woolfe Joel-on behalf of Bar
nato's Understanding Mr.. Clifford
check for $4,000, and promising to
use all his great influence to further
the young mans advancement, finally
broke down altogether. The marriage
is to take place within six months.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-11

down in n pit and the iron sbaeting
used inside the core and outside the
cope was a half inch thick at the top
and two inches thick at the bottom,
thus preventing the danger of explo-
sion, such as was formerly common
when casting a bell.
Streams from the furnaces poured
into the mold and the bell was cast
and ready to be shipped to Chicago.
The smaller bells We're made in much
the same way, but special molds were
not necessary, as the foundry makes n
great many bells Of their size.
The bells We're received in Chicago
and were placed on exhibition on a
platform in front of the church, where
they were viewed by the thousands
who comprise the densely populated
parish of st. Johns Cantius. Then
they were consecrated, the priest of
the diocese, Rev. Father John Kas-
przycki, being assisted by fifteen
priests and representatives of more
than sixty Polish societies. 1t is esti-
mated that 10000 persons We're pres.
ent at the service.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-11

In regard to the effect of bathing
upon the ear, it is unquestionably bad.
The water which enters the audi.
tory canal causes inflammation, which
passes through the drumhead into the
tympanum and causes suppuration.
Another danger in bathing is that the
water is often dirty and causes a moldy
growth in the ear, which produces o
diseased condition. In regard to div
ing or surf bathing, the ear should al
ways be protected from the dangers of
concussion by wad of absorbent cot
ton, as there is otherwise danger of
breaking the drumhead. Still another
phenomenon resulting from constantly
subjecting the ear to water is the bony
growth found quite commonly in the
ear. The Ancient Peruvians and
American Indians suffered greatly
from this abnormal growth, as is
demonstrated by an examination of
their skulls.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-11
the line at being robbed in broad day
light of my ration of bacon by measly
lot of wild seahogs."
An Alabama Hero.

Scott Brown was big, awkward
colored man, who lived in Montgomery,
Ala. He was one Of the happy kind
who are properly objects of envy to
the dyspeptic white man. Scott was
always cheerful creature to lcok at,
but nobody thought of him as at all an
uncommon specimen of his race. Per-
haps he isn't.
He was walking along Commerce
street, in Montgomery, one afternoon,
when suddenly there was an uproar,
and Scott saw the cause of it rushing
toward him. A runaway team was
coming at a breakneck speed, and right
in the track of the maddened horses
were two pretty little children crossing
the street.
Scott Is said to have reached the
middle of the street in one jump.
There wasn't time to make two. The
leaping horses seemed to be absolute
ly upon the children, who stood per-
fectly still, dazed. Scott gave one of
them push that sent her out of reach
of danger, but there was not time to
repeat the act. So, swiftly clutching
the other child to his broad breast, he
fell forward, bending over her, shield
ing her with his body.
In fraction Of a second the horses
were upon him, over him, with crash
and pounding of hoofs. The spec
tators saw him half rise and then fall
weakly back, the child still clasped in
his arms. She was entirely unhurt,
but Scott was pretty nearly killed.
However, he recovered in few
weeks and was substantially rewarded
by Mr.. j. W. Branscomb, the father
of the two children. Then the little
folks in the First Methodist Sunday
school, to which the Branscomb chill
dren belonged, got up fund, and
when Scott was we'll enough they gave
him reception and also gold watch,
bearing the inscription, "Court Street
Sunday school to Scott Brown for His
Heroism, June -, 1897" San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-11
CHICAGO'S LARGEST BELL.
Weighs $500 Pounds and Is In st.
John's Cantius Church.

Weighs $500 Pounds and Is In st.
Johns Cantius Church.
The largest bell in Chicago is that re-
Gently placed in the tower of the
Church of st. John Cantius, at Carpen-
ter street and Chicago avenue 1t took
the better part Of three days to hoist
the big bell and two others into the
tower. Sixteen men were employed in
the task, and man from the foundry
at West Troy, N. Y, where the bell
was cast, superintended the Job.
Six thousand five hundred pounds is
the weight Of the big bell, and with 1t
came two others, weighing3, ,300pounds
and 2, 400 pounds respectively. The big
bell is the largest in Chicago. 1t meas
ures sixty-six inches across its mouth
and its height is fifty inches. Resting
on the supports from which It swings,
when ringing out a summons to attend
mass or tolling the death of n parish
ioner, the bell towers to more than
twice the height of a man.
The big bells were cast in West Troy,
N. Y, where most of the large bells
for churches are made. The work of
casting it was a very tedious process,
for great care must be used in casting
a bell, as the slightest mistake will
ruin its tone. Seventy-seven per cent.
of copper and % per cent. of tin form
ed the alloy which was first made and
then melted into 12-pound ingots.
These in turn were melted in three re-
yerbatory furnaces. A giant mold was
made, consisting of a core and a cope,
the latter fitting over the former leav-
ing a space between in the shape of a
bell. The outside of the core and the
inside of the cope were lined with clay
hardened by firing. The mold was
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-11

teristic Of the race, which is rapidly
dying out or losing its distinctive fea-
lures, and to secure exact measure
ments of one or more of the Pueblo vii
lagos Of each Of the different types of
construction for the purpose of repro
ducing these unique places of abode in
plaster models.
The Cueva Pintada, or painted cave,
is perhaps the most remarkable temple
Of the Pueblo Indians. 1t was once the
home of the Cochitis, and is regarded
by them as sacred. The cave and its
surroundings have for them a peculiar
religious significance. The cave is q
natural hollow worn into the solid
rock, near the base of a precipitous
cliff that rises vertically from the base
of the canyon. The opening is about
fifty feet from the bottom Of the gully,
and Is reached by series of rude steps
and inches.
The entire width of the cave is be-
tween 90 and 60 feet, and its depth is
not now more than IL or 15 feet.
Whether the protected front Of the
first used for religious purposes is prob
lematical. The back of the cavern is
practically covered with paintings that
show no small degree of artistic skill.
These for years have been exposed to
the weather, and at the present rate
of obliteration cannot last long. Among
the paintings, which are executed sole
ly in red, black and white, are huge
crested snake, the house of the sun,
and a procession of religious dancers.
The oldest Of the paintings are in red
ochre. The red and white paintings
are manifestly of later date than the
others, and some of them may have
been executed at comparatively re-
cent period by MeXicans.
The cuts accompanying this article
are from photographs taken by Profess
sor Starr.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-11
FIELDS OF ADVENTURE.
THRILLING INCIDENTS AND DARING
DEEDS ON LAND AND SEA.

Dramatic Rescue of Tourist Who Had
Fallen 200 Feet Down a Crevasse in the
Alps-A Man Attacked in His Boat by
Hungry Porpoises-An Alabama Hero.
Details of the discovery and rescue
OF the missing German tourist in
Switzerland, Herr Sachs, of Breslau,
are contained in an interesting tele-
gram from Berlin in the London Daily
News.
Herr Sachs, while on mountain ex-
pedition from Zermntt, sank into a
crevasse, beyond hope of recovery by
his guides unaided. The accident
happened about noon, and the guides
had brought assistance about seven
o'clock in the evening, body of Ter
matt guides reaching the spot in little
more than half the time they usually
spend upon the distance. There were
in all fifteen guides present, Guide
Moser, the elder, taking command,
and there were plenty of ropes.
'"The guide Julien was the first to
bend over the black hole in the glacier
crevice, and to shout down. A second
or two interval, and then he turned,
and cried, overioyed, The gentleman
lives, and the others bent down and
shouted and listened anxiously. No
answer. Several anxious moments
and then the shout again, Are you
alive| L am alive, and have only
broken my arm, came in a hollow
voice from the depths. The gentle
man lives they all cried, deeply
moved, and oil the Zermatt helpers
began to pick their way up again.
1.-The crevasse was first examined.
1t was about yard and half across,
and widened out greatly at the bottom.
The place where Sachs had fallen
through was marked by hole just
large enough for mans body to pass.
On a snow-covered bank of ice, at a
depth of about 200 feet, sat Herr
Sachs, above still deeper ce-abyss,
which seemed to be fathomless. A
regular dispute now took place be-
tween the guides, each of whom wished
to have the honor of being let down
into the awful chasm. Julien claimed
the first right, but after short de-
bate Josef Marie Kronig, who was the
hghtest, was chosen. He was tied to
a rope and lowered. Three glacier
rope lengths were necessary before he
reached Sachs. Sachs, medium
sized, sturdy man, sat frozen fast on
his gloves, which he had placed under
him as a protection from the cold.
The jutting ice edges had traces of
blood on them.
ga second rope was now let down
for Sachs to be tied to. As he was
rather heavy third one was lowered.
Kronig then bound him, and he was
drawn up. He had nearly reached the
upper layer of snow when it appeared
almost impossible to get him to the
top, as the ropes cut deep into the
snow. At last guide seized his coat
collar and dragged him over. Thank
God-so am out, cried Sachs. The
guide Julien wept tears of Joy. Then
the brave Kronig was drawn up, not
without difficulty.
'When Sachs came up to the light
of day again he was quite dazed.
Nevertheless, the first thing he did on
his return to Zermatt was to send a
telegram to his wife and to discharge
by telegraph an important business
affair"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-11

The Marquis of Lorne, when Gov.
ernor General of Canada, was present
at some sports held on the ice of the
st. Lawrence. Though wrapped in
furs he felt the cold acutely, and was
astonished to see an ancient Indian
meandering around barefooted, en-
veloped only in a blanket. He asked
the savage how he managed to bear
such a temperature when he had so
little on. ''Why you no cover face?"
inquired the Indian. The Marquis
replied that no one ever did SO, and
that he was accustomed to have his
face naked from birth. "Good," re-
joined the Prairie King, ''me all face, 4"
and walked away.--San Francisco
Wave.