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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-06-16

in thu Shadow OF the Cross" u
miracle painting by Henry Hammond
Ahl, is insured for 100000, or $4,000
each against fire, theft ami accident
1t is called miracle picture because
the artist nHver finished it after view
ing it one night with the moonlight
showing through the canvas and clearly
depicting Cross behind the figure of
Jesus. This wonderful painting is in
the Swedish building at the worlds fair
i'm Seattle.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-06-16
Wayside Condolences.

mo, friend, amt no hobo nor vag.
I'm jest walkin around de world on q
$4,000 bet"
"I'm glad ye told me dat, pal, fer
I'm merely leadin' dis kind of life
TO gather material fer book on
tramps, an l was about to set ye down
':r -yc"Zt '?po CT bun"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-06-16
Milk! Milk

From May l. 1909, I will furnish
milk as follows: One quart per day for
one month, $3.50; gallon per day for
one month. $3.50; one gallon per dav
for one month, $3.50; from five gallons
up per day 20 ceuts a gallon.
EUGENE l.. CIPRIANI.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-06-16

Entered ut the Elko post Office for transmission
through the malIs second-class matter.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12
VISIT TO A sAWMILL.

One afternoon recently my uncle
suggested taking me through the
l%rge sawmill which is built on the
bank of the Restigouche River. 1t
Was about o'clock, and the mill was
working at its greatest capacity, ow-
Jig to the tide being low.
In the first place, the logs are
hauled out of the water by means of
lorg iron hooks, which the men
handle. After they are brought part
ly on shore the logs are laid on an
incline of movable chains. termed a
"slip." BY aid of this slip they are
carried to the upper floor, Here they
are thrown off on to surface called
the bed" and left until time to be
sawed. A man near by controls an
iron handle, and as he turns this the
log falls from the bed on to a car
riage, run by machinery, and is held
here on its side. while two more men
with long bars, controlled by machin-
ery, cause the log to move along a
carriage distance of about eight
feet; then bandsaw, also worked by
machinery, descends upon the log as
it moves under it and removes long
slices from it, This saw is twenty
five feet in length.
After the log has all been sliced
the wood is now called boards" or
deals" now these deals or boards
are put on movable rollers, or an end
less chain and are gradually carried
to the. other end OF the mill, where
they are marked according to their
number of feet. and by another me-
chanical saw, circular in shape, the
ends are trimmed. This work takes
place ~ the right side OF the mill.
On the left side the logs are
brought up in the same manner as
those of the right side. When they
reach the top they are placed in a
trough which carries the logs along
until they reach circular saw, which
by machinery cuts them into two-foot
pieces as they move under it. These
two-foot pieces are then put on re-
volving chains, and every man who is
stationed along this chain takes 3
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12
THE * *
|EPICURE'S
CORNER ~

Ham Loaf-Mix one-quarter pound
can of devided ham with two cupfuls
of bread crumbs and two cupfuls Of
milk. Add two eggs well beaten
Pour into a buttered pan and bake
for an hour in a moderate oven
Serve cold. Cut in thin slices.
Stewed Fish--Cut a fish across in
slices, one and one-half inches thick.
and sprinkle with salt; boil two sliced
onions until done; pour off water.
season with pepper, add two teacups
of hot water and a little parsley, and
in this simmer the fish until thor
oughly done; serve hot.
Fried Sausages With Apples-Take
a half pound of vausages and six APP
pies. Cut four OF the apples into thin
slices, and cut the remaining two into
quarters. Fry them with the sau-
sages to a fine, light brown, and lay
the sausages in the centre of the dish
and the apples around. Garnish with
quartered apples.
Ginger Cake-Put inxo a basin q
breakfast cupful each of sugar, but
ter and molasses, With three eggs, a
tablespoonful of ground ginger, b
tablespoonful of buttermilk and mix
in two and half breakfast cupfuls
-four Add little allspice if de.
sired Pour mixture into a mould
and bake in a moderate oven.
Chill Sauce Eight quarts ripe to.
matoes, one pound brown sugar, one
cup salt, one ounce cloves, one pound
cinnamon, one teaspoon mustard, one
and one-half pints vinegar, one quar-;
onions, one-fourth cup horseradisb
(ground), one ounce celery seed, one
teaspoon black pepper, one teaspoon
red pepper. The tomatoes are meas.
ured after peeled and chopped, also
onions. Boily slowly till thick and
seal.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12
AS VAIN AS A PEACOCK.

| venture to send you some particu-
lars about the behavior of a young
peacock that is kept here. The bird
began by sedulously frequenting the
stable yard; and, whenever the car
riage was brought out of the coach
house, he would take his stand by it
and gaze at his reflection in the pam
els. He then took to accompanying
the carriage up to the house, and,
standing beside it at the front door,
engaged in self contemplation He
now runs behind the carriage, when
it starts from the house, down to a
certain point of the drive, apparently
in the hope that it may stop and al
low him to continue his -favorite oc-
cupation, but he seems to conclude at
a certain place that the case is hope
less, though, if the carriage halts fur
Their down the drive he will rejoin it
and resume his observations.
1t occurred to us to wonder what
he would do if a looking glass were
placed on the lawn. This was accord
ingly done, and he at once found it
out, Nothing will induce him to quit
it. He will stand by it for hours to.
gether At first, he occasionally
looked inquisitively behind the glass
at intervals to see if bird was actu.
ally present, but he has given this uE
now He stands in front of it entire
ly absorbed, often motionless for a
long time, occasionally moving his
head gently up and down, and some
times softly touching the glass with
his bill, appearing slightly bewildered
by the contact. If food is thrown to
him he takes no notice, unless it is
close to the glass, when he will hur-
riedly gobble 1t up and return to his
more congenial employment in haste,
as though vexed at being interrupted.
If the glass is taken into the drawing
room, which is on the ground floor
looking into the garden, he will en-
ter the room by door or window, find
the glass, and continue his favorite
pursuit; and he spends the greater
part of the day at the door that leads
from the drawing room into the gar
den, in the hope that some one may
bring out his glass for him.
Meanwhile the peahen is sitting on
nest of eggs in a hedge close at
hand. He never goes near her, his
only idea being to find opportunities
for contemplating hisown projections.
/ suppose that the proverb, AS vain
as a peacock" refers to the birds
habit of spreading his tail and strut
ting about; but it is curious to find
that this instructive vanity lies deeper
still, and is not confined to the desire
to arouse the admiration of his mate,
as is generally taken for granted, but
is based upon a genuine complacency
and an almost morbid consciousness
of his personal attractions. Arthur
G. Benson, in the Spectator.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12
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piece as it comes to his opening ana
places it on rossing machine in
front of him, which turns the log
around sharp knives until the bark
is entirely off it. When entirely free
from bark the logs are put back on
the chains and carried along, out OF
the mill, on high bridge to the end
of the wharf, where by means Of
openings here and there in the bridge
the pieces fall to the ground below
and are put aboard waiting steamers,
which are usually bound for Amer
lean ports.
Except for the controlling of the
machinery a mans hand is not need
ed, for everything is carried on by
machinery. Having lived in New
York City all my life, the visit to this
mill was quite a novelty to me. l
spent a very interesting Afternoon,
having learned quite little about
the wood which is used for so many
useful articles in the home.-A
Marie Lane, in the New York
Tribune.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12
1MPRovIsED BAssrNET.

A mother who found herself with
out crib for her infant daughter
when on a visit bought an oblong
wicker basket, such as are used by
bakers to pack loaves of bread.
This was lined with several layers
of cotton batting slipped between
muslin sides and bottom, the exact
size of the basket The lining was
tied in by small ribbons sewed to the
corners and middle of each side, SO
that it could be taken out and
washed.
Not only could baby sleep in its
bread basket at night, but it was just
the thing to take out on the porch.
to stand on chair out of draughts,
or even to put on the grass on rub
Der blanket, when nurse or family
were out in the woods or on the
beach.-New York Times.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12
an ELEPHANTS MEMORY.

A veterinary surgeon told the fol-
gence and gratitude of an elephant,
says the Minneapolis Tribune:
Some years ago, he said, was sum-
moned by the proprietor of famous
show to come to his stables to attend
a female elephant. The great crea-
ture had stepped on nail or piece of
metal, which had penetrated her foot.
She was in great agony, and long be-
fore / reached the elephant stables
/ could hear her trumpeting with
pain.
On entering / found her standing
on three legs, swinging the sore foot
slowly backward and forward. I felt
rather nervous as I approached the
beast, but the keeper told me to have
no fear. The elephant, he explained,
was very intelligent creature.
AS / bent down to examine the
wounded foot felt light touch on
my hair. Turning, saw great
trunk behind me, and it suggested
dangerous consequences.
II shall have to cut Deep" said
to the keeper, who thereupon spoke
to the elephant in some tongue I'M
known to me. Then he shouted, "Cut
away"
I made one cash with the knife and
felt the trunk tighten on my hair in
a way that made my blood run cold.
However, screwed up my courage
and again applied the knife. In a
short time ! had lanced the abscess,
sprayed the foot and bound it up.
Evidently the elephant felt immediate
relief, for it relaxed its grasp on my
hair and drew long breath.
Several months later happened to
be in the vicinity of the show and
sought out the keeper to inquire after
my former patient.
She was well and hearty, he told
me, and invited me to come and see
her.
On approaching the elephant she
looked at me at first with Indifference,
then steadily and with interest. Then
she stretched out her trunk and laid
it caressingly on my head. Finally
wonderful to relate-she lifted her
foot, now thoroughly healed, and
showed it to me. She had not for
gotten.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12
ARTISTIC. BEp-MAKING.


"Pretty soon," observed a woman
the other day, "we shall talk about
the lost art of bed-making.
Do you know how to make bed?
You may think you do, but look at
trained nurse make one, and then
answer.
The most elaborate spreads and
monogramed sheets, even fine linen
scented with lavender, is as nothing
if the covers come out at the foot, or
there is an annoying wrinkle in the
bottom sheet.
The chief trouble, which applies
particularly to maids, is = lack OF
thoroughness.
Beds should be aired and shaken
and summed. 1t is bad management
if the bed-making must take place
directly after breakfast, or, worse yet,
if the maid is sent upstairs during
breakfast. This leaves too little time
for airing.
Turn your mattress over each day
to keep it in shape.
Tuck your bottom sheet in so Sc
curely that it will not wrinkle or
come out.
Arrange the other coverings SO that
they turn over at just the right place
to come well over the shoulder.
The sheet should turn well over
the blanket, so that no woolly surface
may come against the skin of face or
neck
Most important of all, see that they
are tucked in securely at the bottom
Nothing is more annoying in the mid
die of the night than for ones sheets
to drag anchor, as it were.-Philadel-
phia Bulletin.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12

Mans outer garments ought to be
made so that they could be cleaned
every week or so; indeed, says the
New York Press, some now send their
wooden garments TO dry cleaners in
stead of having them "cleaned" and
pressed in the ordinary way, but
prices for dry cleaning mems clothing
are unnecessarily high, and ought to
come down, when dry cleaning would
become much greater industry.
Other men in summer wear wash
able" garments, which are worn day
or so and then relaundered.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12

Another victim has been added to
the list of those who have been in
iured by firearms that were supposed
not to be loaded. There is one fool
as bad as the imbecile who points a
gun at another lin sport" and that
is the man who keeps a loaded
weapon in a house where there are
children, dogmatizes the Boston Post.
There is one way to prevent such ac-
cidents, and that is to break down a
gun by removing barrel from stock
and to remove the cylinder from a re-
volver as soon as either weapon is
brought into the house. To leave
firearms in disable condition where
irresponsible children can get at them
u only an invitation to homicide.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12
Flfty-Day Fast Cures His Illness.

William H. Marie. Cleveland man
now in Battle Creek, Mich, has COM
pleted fast Of fifty and one-half
days. Marie lost forty pounds dur
ing that time. He drank filtered
water Marie says that the first eight
days Of the fast were trying, but
after that he experienced little incon-
venience Upon breaking his fast
Marie drank teaspoonful of milk.
His second and third meals consisted
of two and three teaspoonfuls OF milk
respectively. Stomach trouble, which
physicians we're unable to diagnose,
impelled Marie to try fasting as a
cure. He says he is now in perfect
health.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12

AS men and women add year to
year of patient and loving service,
there writes itself in their hearts and
in their faces the language of di-
vine and eternal life. To the seeing
eye, what beauty is there in the faces
that have been lined and wrinkled by
troubles bravely borne, by the sor-
rows Of other lives shared and light
ened, by unconscious heroism and
sainthood! George S. Merriam.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12
Russian Wins Honor.

This years senior wranglership"
at the University of Cambridge, Eng
land, gave great honors to a young
Russian Jew. The result OF the
mathematical tripos" shows that Se
Zig Brodetsky, whose father had
sought an asylum in England from
Russian oppression, had been brack-
eted with Mr.. Ibbotson, scholar OF
Pembroke. for the coveted British
blue riband of mathematics.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12

Thinks the Waterbury American:
F'he needy people are not always the
Rbjectly poor people. There are many
who are poor in friends and acquain-
tances rather than in purse, to whom
such ministrations, tactfully given,
are most acceptable. There are those
in moderate circumstances, to whom
is it only the luxuries are unattain-
able, for whom 81 drive, bunch Of
the rarer flowers, a new book or mag
azine, contain great possibilities of
pleasure. Those who really desire to
bring cheer and comfort to their fell
lows and who go through the world
with their eyes open. often accom-
plish more, with small means, than
those whose money gifts are reckoned
in hundreds and thousands.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12
ABOUT DRESS.

Clothes should not be the most inn
portant part of life They are neces-
gary, like furniture and food, and
should be chosen with the same care
and give the same degree of pleasure.
They should be as pretty as possible
and as costly as one mans means will
permit Red Book
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12
HOW No MEND.

If one has kid glove with hole
in it, or cotton or wooden article
from which piece has been cut or
torn, it may be easily mended by cut
ting out piece of the same material
the exact size and shape of the hole,
and placing both goods and patch face
downward, and securing the same by
larger piece of surgeons plaster,
put on the wrong side of the goods.
This being Of a sticky nature, it holds
the patch firmly until washed. Phil
adelphia Press.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12
Every letter in ono Verse.

In the twenty-first verse OF the
seventh chapter of Ezra can be found
every letter of the English alphabet.
1t runs thus And !, even /, Artax.
erxes the King, do make a decree to
all the treasurers which are beyond
the river, that whatsoever Ezra the
priest, the scribe of the law Of the
God of heaven, shall require OF you,
1t be done speedily"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12
THE CuRTSEYRIRD.

THE CURTSEYBIRD.
q the queer and funny animals
Within the Nursery Zoo,
Che "curtseybird" s the one / like
The best of all-don't you9
The udrtseybird is such dear!
dainty .lStle charmer
Why, everybody loves her so
That no one wants to harm her
She fits about from tree to tree
What would we do without herg
And yet, there's nothing wonderful
Or very strange about her.
She is not very big or smart,
And never grand nor naughty;
She is not always very wise,
And sometimes she Is naughty.
It's just her pleasant little way,
And what She's always saying,
AS, In and out, she flies about
At work or gaily playing
Sometimes she whispers, eff you please,
In case she asks a favor;
A Bite or "S'il vous plait''
(Which has foreign havor).
Or else, perhaps, Thank you, SIR.
When some one has been clever;
A "Merci!" on a ''Danke sehr!"
They're just as nice as everD
And when she's careless in the house
Or naughty in the garden,
She finds the very thing to say
Excuse me, please" OF Pardon"
Oh, such lot of pleasant wordsl
The very skies above her,
And all the creatures in the Zoo,
Why, every one must love her
And just because her heart is warm
And all her thoughts are kindly;
And as she chirps upon her way
She does not hutter blindly;
Her eyes are open, big and wide,
Not gazing at steeple,
Or looking at her little self,
But right at other peoplei
Charles T. Junl1in, in ST. Nicholas.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12
BLOW to Prohibitionists.

At Mobile. Ala, Judge e. A.. AL
ford has declared section IL of the
Fuller prohibition law, which pre-
vents transportation Of liquors for
delivery, imperative. Judge Afford
held that that portion Of the law was
not a reasonable exercise of police
powers. This is a severe blow to the
prohibitionists This provision of the
Fuller law was considered the most
powerful weapon they had.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12

A New Jersey man opened Bible
the other day that was given to him
by his aunt thirty-five years ago, and
found tucked away within its leaves
about $4,000 in currency. If he had
been more pious, suggests the Louis
Vile Courier Journal, and opened the
book as soon as he should have done
he would probably have spent the
money long ago.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12
Peanuts From africa.

So many peanuts are eatel in this
country that the native supply is not
SUFFICIENT for the demand, and about
$4,000 worth Of the African nuts
We're imported from Marseilles in
1906, and over $4,000 worth in
1907. The west coast of Africa pro-
ducss quantities Of peanuts. New
York World.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12

About the hardest thing an editor
has to do, confesses the Ohio State
Journal, is to convince the contribu-
tors of poetry of his sincere regret
that the limitations of space alone
positively preclude its publication.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12

If Colorado sends women to Con-
gress. submits the Washington Star,
the comparatively harmless umbrella
may give way to the hat pin as a
weapon.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12

A stranger went to church late and
sat in back pew. After while, re-
lates the Epitomist, he attracted the
attention of the man in the next seat
and asked: How long has he been
preaching?" And the man answered:
"Thirty-fve or forty years, think.
."Well," said the stranger, "Tll stay
then. He must be nearly through.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12

Don't have regular habits. You
are weakling If you do. Make
them irregular, and then you will be
ready when an emergency comes. :
That was the advice given by DR..
Sheldon Leavitt to. the members of
the Right Living Lengue in Emmanuel
Baptist Church. Chicago.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12

Every laundryman helps. Laun-
dries and baths are two great agents
of civilization, dogmatizes the New
York World. The laundry cleans the
clothes and the baths clean the man.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12
So Would We!

Little Edith gazed thoughtfully fcf
some time at her grandmother FL
nally she said, Grandma, ] would
like to have seen your face when II
was new. Delineator.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12

For farming you need pillow and
a harrow and lot of other imple-
ments, and for agriculture, differen-
tuates the Washington Star, all you
need is a pencil and piece of paper.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12
AS PRESIDENT.

Tommy said visitor to the s.
year old pride of the household,
what would you do if you were
President of the United States?"
II wouldn't let anybody wash my
neck or comb my hair" was the
prompt reply-Philadelphia Record.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12
So 1t Was.

Carrie, aged four, and Jimmie, a
year older, were making mud pieg.
me am going to have a cherry pie
remarked Jimmie. Me ami
scorned Carrie, that's a funny way
to say j are!' Delineator.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12

Every one has right to be happy,
as happy as he can be, admits the
Christian Register, provided no one
else finds it therefore more difficult to
enjoy life.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12

A college education is like an OPP
GRAFTON. 1t is very beneficial, admits
the Washington Star, after you get
well from it.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12

The law of Moses was. in every
part, tinged with mercy; it stood for
liberty and it had for it's ultimate
goal freedom from ignorance and
despotism. G. Ross Baker.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12

If politics is to be eliminated from
the census, lot of statesmen will be
left wondering what the census is for,
asserts the Philadelphia Ledger.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12

A writer in the Forum explains
why poetry is published; but, objects
the Memphis Commercial Appeal he
doesn't tell us where.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12

Although the mulberry tree Is
raised in Mysore. the most Of the silk
produced in India is made from the
wild silkworms and from raw silk Inn
ported from China and Siam