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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-11-16
Mistake in the Bill

A gentleman, says Modern Women,
who recently returned from tour in
Spain tells this story:
I left Seville on foot after stay of
a week and was twenty miles away
when was overtaken by the landlord
of the hotel in which 1 had stayed.
The innkeeper rode beside me for nearly
an hour before he found courage to
make known his business.
F the senior and God please" he
began alphabetically, II made a mis-
take in his bill yesterday"
"HowY" 1 inquired.
Il forgot to make a charge for his
candles to light him to bed"
But it was moonlight, and had no
candles" "
Then, senior, with the help of God,
I forgot to charge you with the moon
light"
The charge amounted to 2cents in
American money, and he had hired an
ass and ridden twenty miles to collect
it. was amused and astonished. Then
I accused him of being a robber and
offered him cent to settle the bill He
worked up beautiful smile and held
out his hand ''..' '
RI win take it, with thanks, senior,
he said. ''God will bless you for an
honest mani" 10. .''1 '.-..' or .'.'
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cause pneumonia, but it is an indirect
cause. 1t causes injudicious people to
shut themselves up indoors, closing
windows and doors. SO that they may
be comfortably warm. Closed windows
mean lack of proper ventilation, the
indoor air soon becoming very foul.
When this foul air is taken into the
lungs it fails to impart the necessary
health sustaining elements that in
hailed air should; rather it poisons the
body, lowers the natural resisting pow
ers, and creates fertile soil for the in
vasion and development of the pneu-
monia germ.
''The thing to do is to stop lowering
your resisting power. Quit poisoning
yourself with foul air. Breathe good,
pure air all the unexpectedly while
sleeping. Keep your windows open
day and night. Don't be afraid of cold
air. Pure cold air does not cause pneu-
monia, It's dirty, foul air that causes
the trouble"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-11-16
Tricks OF the Trade

Ofcourse, lit lisa cinch," as we say
in America, that all the many wonder
full illusions produced by the moving
picture machines are the result some
tricks of the trade. but some Of these
tricks are so simple, when you know
them, that they are calculated to al
most disgust a person who has been
devoting any length of time and any
amount of thought in trying to figure
them out. Most of them are on par
with the set of pictures of the man who
walks up the wall and runs along the
ceiling like a fly. This effect is so
simply propuced that if you have ever
seen the pictures and wondered how
the man could do such wonderful
thing as that, you will want to go out
in the backyard and kick yourself when
you learn all. A stage set representing
a parlor wall is laid upon the stage
floor. Further along is laid set show
ing dining-roon ceiling. The appar-
atus and the operator are located up in
the topmost of the gallery, looking
down, and the man simply crawled on
all tours from one set to the other across
the stage.
, Take picture showing the interior
of carpenter shop, with the tools all
at work, and no body working them.
It,seems wonderful. It's done like this:
The scene is set, and the tools all put
in place for the first movement. Then
the stage carpenter, who has put the
tools in place steps out of the way and
the first photograph is taken. He
appears and moves them all slightly
and the second photograph is' taken
when he has again disappeared. And
SO on until the film is completed.
Nothing wonderful about it at oil.
Very slow and tedious, however.
Very wonderful are the moving pic
lures wherein a fairy appears from
nowhere in particular and stands right
before your eyes, and has every evil
dence Of being q human being, too.
And 80 simple, when yot1 know howl
You simply pose the actress, begin
taking pictures with closed diaphragm
and open it gradually. TO make the
actress disappear into thin air you
simply keep closing the diaphragm a
little at time" until it Is entirely
'closedi = Exchange. " 80 |"".''7
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-11-16
When Lent Commenced.

Lent is said to have been fri
stituted by Pope Tclesphorus. III
early days Lent commenced oil
Sunday, now known as the frs
Sunday In Lent. but in 4S7 thu
four days preceding were added b1
Pope Felix III. f4S3-592), thus increas
ing the number OF fast days to 40. j
was first observed iii England in $40
Previous to 1543 the use of meat was
prohibited during this season, but II
that year Henry VII. (15O9-154O O
England issued proclamation permit
ting the use of white meat. The use
Of meat was wholly forbidden by
James I. and again by Charles l.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-11-16

Pneumonia and cold weather go
hand in hand, says the Chicago depart
ment of health in an official bulletin
issued weekly for sanitary instruction.
There is more than the usual amount
Of this disease in Chicago for October
and the health commissioner explains
it in this way:
Gold weather does not directly
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-11-16
We guarantee the best job of French
Dry Cleaning in Eastern Nevada
Il. COMMERCIAL
7 A | l. O R S
Watch Us Grow - "
HIS CoNe-DELAYED PROPOSAL
french Story of Note In Bouquet That
Was for Years Unanswered.

one OF the longest delayed proposals
ON record is relat d in a French story
OF shy young sL0litern who was or
dered away to the wars. Not daring
TO sEeak, he sent nosegay of yellow
roses to the girl he loved, with a little
note inside bcgging her, if she re-
turned his love, to wear one of the
MOVERS in her breast that night at the
pail. She appeared without it, and he
went away broken-hearted.
Years afterward, when he was a
lame old general, he again met his
OLD love, now a white-haired widow.
One day his old sweetheart gently
asked him why lie had never married.
Madam" he answered somewhat
sternly, you ought to know best. If
you had not refused to answer that
note In the bouquet Of yellow roses
might have been happier man" 1.-THE
note In the bouquet?" she repeated,
growing pale
She opened an old cabinet and took
out from drawer shriveled bouquet
OF what had been yellow roses, among
whose leafless stalks lurked a scrap of
paper yellow with age. See! l never
mad your note" she said, holding the
bouquet up. IF had would not have
answered 1t as you fancied." Then
answer 1t now" said the gallant old
soldier. And the long delayed pro-
posal was accepted at last. '.". ..-
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STATE OF OHIO, City OF TOLEDO, J
ID. LUCAS COUNTY. 20

e.. LUCAS COUNTY. 7S'
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that
he senior partner Of the firm Of r.
j. Cheney & Co., doing business I'm
the City Of Toledo. County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will
pay the sum OF ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every case
Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
the use OF Halls Catarrh Cure.
.t'' 20. ..'.. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
In my presence, this 9Th day OF
December, A. ID. 1886.
60 (sEAL) .. A. w. GLEARON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Ia taken I'm q.
ternally, and nets directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. Send for testimonials free.
j. f j. CHENEY e co TOLEDO, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c. .'
Take Halls Family pills for con-
stipation. ' .'
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SALMAGUNDI


last night.
Mrs. Mayhugh and daughter left last
night for Denver.
Judge Brown returned from Clark
county Saturday night.
The latest reports from the coal mine
horror at Cherry, Illinois, place the
number of miners shut in the burning
mine at 80. There is no hope that any
of them will be rescued alive.
Don't let this cold weather make yoa
forget Elko's' need of sewer system.
1t will be needed badly when warm
weather comes again and now is the
time to study the proposition.
The preliminary examination of Ham
Blaine on the charge of assault with in
tent to kill his squaw was in progress
this afternoon. The squaw was testify
ing when this report closed ....1-. a..
Prof. Howard has recommended
Charles E. w. Dore, member of the
senior class. of the high school, for the
CduClSHlp Will OU1u S6tZlCI
as alternate. One of these young men
is pretty sure to get the appointment.
Either one will be credit to the
county.
1t is said that a woman over at
Payette, Oregon, was kicked on the shin
by mule, causing her to bite off the
end of her tongue, and her husband,
several times since, has refused 81 900
for the mule.
Mr.. Mauk's thermometer registered 4
degrees above zero OF 6 o'clock this
morning and Mr. Dolls at his residence
ON the hill stood at one above zero.
This is pretty cold weather for this
time of the year
Mrs. Talbot, who killed her husband
ut Reno, wants his body cremated and
his brother, who came all the way from
Canada to take charge of the remains,
wants him buried In Reno. The courts
may have to settle the disposition of
the remains.
The Womans' Guild will hold its
weekly meeting at the residence of Mrs.
1Nfternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Business of
Si1mportance will come before the meet
y ing and a full attendance is requested.
= Mr.. Penrod came in from the Gold
Creek country yesterday afternoon.
He reports the mines in that section
looking we'll He is hunting a warmer
climate and will leave tonight for
Vallejo, California to spend the winter.
An Elko business man when in Reno
went into a restaurant to- get his dinner.
Thinking that he would like delicacy
that he could not get at home he asked
the waitress if she had frog legs. He
was knocked off the perch when she
replied: mo. the reason walk SO is
that have rheumatism"
Margaret Ellington, the actress former
wife of Daniel Frohman, was married
at Reno to E. j. Bowes, millionaire,
three days after Judge Pike had grant
ed her divorce. Judge Pike was re-
quested to perform the ceremony, but
refused: J. E. Souchereau, justice of
the peace of Verdi, performed the cere-
mony and was paid S., the legal fee, by
the millionaire groom. ,. -
A starved out preacher down in
Hickory county preached his farewell
sermon Saturday or two ago. He
told his flock that buttons and single
nails were all right in their place, but
their place is not in the contribution
box, as they would not drive the wolf
from the door nor the skeleton from
he feast. Therefore go, and where
go, you may also come--and very
Nsikely some of you will come-I 90 to
belchap1aip ~ ths state ,iayiitautiaru' -
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Warning

All persons are hereby warned not to
hunt or shoot on my ranch west of
Elko under penalty of prosecution.
GEORGE MOODY.
Elko, Nevada, Sept. "a. 1909.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-09-03
Business Locals.

Furnished house to rent. Inquire of
Hayden Henderson.
New line Of Misses Skirts. just re-
ceived at Englcr Cos.
Furnished room Ia zen; in a good To-
cation and suitable for gentleman. In
quire AT this office.
New line Of Ladies Fall Waists, Just
received at Engler Cos.
For Sale-A latest improved Smith
Premier Typewriter almost new. In.
quirc at the Henderson Bank.
Save those natural teeth. thereby re.
tain your facial expression. DR.. Gill;
land the dentist" Office ovcrthe Drug
Store. Elko
Miss GarwoOd of the Redwood hos
pital lost her purse this morning. some
where between the Commercial Hotel,
and Oldham's station. The finder will
rewarded by leaving the same at the
hospital.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-09-03

vantage could be derived from his sails.
The whole Journey. therefore. had been
performed by the power of the steam
engine.
On Saturday August %, the American
Citizen bestowed upon this extraor.
binary achievement the following
thirty-seven words Of comment:
I'VE congratulate Mr.. Fulton and
the Country OH his ucceSs in the steam
boat, which cannot fail of being very
advantageous. We understand that
not the smallest Inconvenience is felt
IN the boat either from hes: or smoke.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-09-03
Jail Break at Ely
BILL STERLING

Curlcy White, Il hold-up man of
Riepctown, Frank Valcnzuela and
Jose Iamora, two Mexicans held for
robbing a section house at Copper Flat.
escaped from the Ely inil about one
O'Clock Saturday morning by saving
through the bars and steel grating that
covered their cell in the second story of
tho Jail Their escape was not known
until II deputy sheriff entered the Jail
the next morning to unlock the tanks.
Sheriff Butler was notified at once
IN n posse was soon on the trail Of
the escapes. V%alanzuela was found in n
sealed box car ut SlnCltervillc and Ia.
mora was caught e Stcptoe station.
White and w. l.. DOnicls. who had
struggled the saws and other tools into
tho Jail, were found canpcd in tho
sagcbrush about three miles from the
railroad track. They had water and
provisions enough with them to last for
several days. All the men were behind
the bars before nightfall Saturday.
Saturday evening they were arraigned
In the justice court for Jail breaking
and White and Daniels plead guilty.
One OF the Mexicans plead not guilty
and tho other asked for more time to !
plead.
The White Pine News says that
Daniels. the man who Struggled tho
'ooIs into the Jail, was tried In Ely last
on the charge af passing worth
oss checks and acquitted. Since then
had been employed rs u stcnographcr
Is considered the worst criminal of
he bunch.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-09-03

Originated In the East.
Umbrellas we're first used In China
and Japan.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-09-03
DAILY Established 100 WEEKLY
ELKO INDEPENDENT
The upto.Datc Print Shop OF Elk County
How High a Tiger Can Jumn,

For the benefit Of the prospective
big game hunters a correspondent
finally disposes OF the theory that n
tiger Is unable 10 jump to any height
from all fours. He records that hc
took refuge In n tree from n particu.
lar tiger. The beast. however. jumped
up to him. like m india rubber ball.
n good seven feet" and IT was only
by letting 20 with my right and ram
ming both barrels down his mouth
that did not have a very bad time Of
IT,"
The moral evidently is that when
avoiding n tiger II is necessary to nnG
a tree with It's lowest branch at lcosr
16 feet from the ground.
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EEkO Drug Comply
Dealers in

furc Drugs. thcmiCUiH. rntrnt
Medicines. Toilet Articles.
Frrfum"ry. Liquors
nnd tignrU.
Orders by NAH Given prompr Attcntion
descriptions Cnrc,uiiy Compounded rror,
The purest Drugs.
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All persons are hereby warned not To-
fish, hunt or trcspass upon either of
my ranches. above and below Carliu.
under penalty %: prosecution 10 the
limit.
TuOs, GRTrIS.
Carlin, Nevada, May I. 1909
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-09-03
RANCH FOR SALE
SITUATED AT ALPHA
- miles north of Eureka on the l.. d p.
Ry., Eureka Co.. Nevada.

$50 acres patented land, 80 acres of
contract land tinost all fenced and in
hay. Good range for horses, cattle and
sheep. 10 head of good cattle: IL head
of which are cows and hcifcrs broken to
milk. 2j head of horses and sornc wild
range horses. | Auto Fcdau hay press.
Machinery aud wagons. COrrals, Barn
and Furnished House. 100 Fruit trees
set out this spring. Chickens. turkeys
and pigs. Water rights good.
Pleasant place to live. Reason for
selling is lack of school.
For further particulars address
a. w. CLAYTON,
Alpha via. Palisadc.
Eureka. Co. Nevada
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THE CLUB LODGING.HOUSE

Mrs. Roach has opened the Club
Longing House in the DOttn building,
over the Free Press office. The rooms
~" all newly furnished and everything
~ hr]t'class and home like. Rooms
rented by the day. week or month. The
lE'r"nag" Of the public IL solicited.
Prices reasonable.
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STRAYED

From a pasture in ElkO on or about
March 10, 1909, two gray gcldings;
weight about 100 pounds; both branded
w on left shoulder, one has "pick S" on
right thigh. Suitable reward will bc
paid to any n returning these horses
or offering information leading to their
recovery.
G.. +. ANDERSON.
Elko. Nevada.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-09-03
NtIki NjIkl

from May I, 1000. | will furnish
MIX "s follows; Ono quart per day for
on" month, $3.50; gallon per day for
one month, $50; one gallon pcr day
Tor one month, $50; from Ave gallons
up per day 20 cculs Il gallon.
EUGENE r.. CnRIANt.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-09-03
Warming

All persons are hereby warned moi 10
fish or hunt On my premises on Smith
Creek under penalty Of prosecution to
the full extent of the law.
r. G. B]ELLLNGEK.
Elko Nevada. August 10. 1900.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-09-03
Warning

All persons are hereby forbidden to
hunt or fish on my ranch under penalty
of prosecution to the full extent of the
law.
William Hunter.
Elk0. Nevada. August. 30. 1909.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-03

must not go unless sent. and he must not
fail to go when sent Fortunately, Peter
was not left long in suspense on this sub
ject The spirit of God directed him to
go with the three men. and to go with
out doubling or fear. He must enter
upon this journey and mission with ut
most holiness. as sent by the Lord John.
i:6b. And then the Holy Spirit informs
Peter that the men had been divinely
sent to him. 1t was clear case to bring
together men who were utterly unknown
that they might be a blessing each TO the
other at an important juncture of their
lives.
GREAT TRTTHS.-God prepared
Cornelius for Peter. and he prepared Peter
for Cornelius. They were too far apart
Intellectually and religiously. to be profit
| ably associated until each had changed
his attitude toward that which the other
believed and practiced. And yet they had
too much in common to be kept perma-
nently apart. God usually works out His
plans in duplicate. He sets in motion one
line of Influences that find their fullness
only in another line Of influence. 1t is
we'll, therefore, for every .man. when some
strange events come into his life. to look
for strange events in some other lives, as
Sured that each will complement the
other. History affords many illustrations
of such duplication. No man is left to
himself. Each is part of series running
on through the years for the accomplish
ment of the plan that shall ultimately be
wrought out, in the enlarged Cornelius
or in the more liberal Peter.
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Brotherhood of st. Andrew.

The series Of midday Lenten services
held under the auspices of the Washing
ton Brotherhood Chapters and conducted
for the past five weeks at Epiphany and
Trinity Churches each week day. except
Saturday, closed with yesterdays sew
ices The undertaking for the past sea-
son has been in charge of the following
committee: Bert T. Amos of Trinity Chap
ter. DR.. Gabriel F.. tombstone of St.
Thomas Chapter. F. Granville Munson
of St. Margaret's Chapter. William B..
Everett jr. of Ascension Chapter Ogle
r. Singleton of ST. Michael and All
Angels Chapter, and Henry G. Amos of
Trinity Chapter. Similar services will be
conducted at the same hour during holy
week by the rectors of the two parishes.
Rev. r.. p. Williams and Rev r. H. Nc
Kim.
The preliminary announcements for the
Tri-Diocesan Brotherhood convention,
which is to be held in this city. May Ii
and IS, have been sent to all the senior
and junior brotherhood chapters in the
three dioceses of Washington. Maryland
and Easton. 1t has been arranged to hold
the IL o'clock service Sunday morning,
May 16, in the Church of the Ascension,
corner Massachusetts, avenue and 18th
street. The remaining services and SEES
sions will be held in ST. Paurs Church,
I'D street near Pennsylvania avenue.
Clarence w. Whitmore of the Brother
hood Chapter of Trinity Church and stu
dent at the General Theological Seminary
of New York has been spending the past
ten days with his parents in Washington
He will remain in the city until after
Easter.
Two of the brotherhood chapters of
Washington last week suffered the loss by
II <NF ~ fhaf- al SOD ~,
esteemed members, DR.. Robert Reyburn of
st. Johns Chapter. and Joseph *. Bridge
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3" @unnau = thnnl a3rsann fur = @nmurrum

Cornelius had accepted the faith Of The
Jews and had set up in his own family
the worship ordained under the law of
Moses Besides this. he had adopted a
out Of his own private funds TO relieve
the necessities Of the poor.
ANSWERED PRAYERS VERSES
3, 4.)-One day most remarkable event
suit Of his constant and faithful serv-
ice. AS might be expected. he whose
heart is turned Godward is brought near
to God. according to the Scripture. Draw
nigh to God and He will draw nigh to
you Games. iv:S). In the daytime
there was no illusion or delusion about
it--an angel came to him in one of those
remarkable visions that We're granted to
men of olden times. The angel spoke
his name intending to attract his at
miliarity. All this showed how great
was the privilege granted at that time
to proselytes to Judaism. Cornelius
looked upon his visitor with emotions of
deepest wonder and fear, and inquired
what was desired. He was informed that
his prayers and his aims had come up
acceptably to God: that he had obtained
answers to his petitions and reward for
his generous living.
MESSAGE SENT VERSES 5-s).-
There are two ways by which God i'm
parts information to men-the one d.
rectly. the other indirectly. He can
speak plainly to the mind and bestow
that knowledge which he desires to COM
all through the Scriptural times. and was
highly priced. Or he can send one to
learn of another, making the other an
agent or instructor OF God. This latter
method has peculiar value in that it ex-
ats the human instrumentality into great
prominence. God employed this way to
make Cornelius acquainted with the
Things that pertained to his spiritual ad-
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anything that was unclean. he declared
G-ev. XII: 20. :,O,. Again the voice spake.
saying. What God had cleansed that call
not unclean.' y third time the attempt
was made to break the purpose of this
sturdy apostle. who set the law above
all special revelations, but without avail.
The food was not touched. The sheet
was withdrawn with all its contents.
leaving man in his integrity. resisting
temptation, adhering to what he believed
to be right That was noble act: an
| event of signal value. marking the char
acter of the man.
WAITING VISITORS VERSES II. ls).
What did all this mean? This inquiry
naturally came TO Peters mind as the
vision passed away. Did God really In
tend to set aside law delivered to Moses?
Had he made that food proper which had
before been prohibited? That seemed
| tation would overthrow the ancient code
OF Moses and introduce all manner Of con-
fusion in thought and practice. But If
this was not an acted command concern
ing food. an abrogation of an ancient
statute. what was its purpose? So Peter
meditated. and he doubtless reached the
conclusion that it was an instructive in
cident. designed to set forth as in a para
BILE some wholesome teaching. Waile he
was thus rejecting information came that
the three messengers of Cornelius stood
without, desiring to speak with him. The
vision had prepared him for the visitors.
1t was plain that the tender of food an
ticipated something about to follow.
DIVINE ORDERS (Verses 10. 2O.-
What shall a man do when strangers seek
him from another city? There might be
some evil purpose. to avoid which one
needs to exercise his highest wisdom.
There might be some good intention to
serve which requires the use Of all one 8
| abilities. But what shall Peter 90. an
apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ, whose
work is predetermined and outlined? He