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Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-03

osity was especially keen. He looked down the bamboo pipe. but could see nothing.
 Then he began to dig around the pipe. He had a considerable wrench put cn his nerves when a voice came out of the end of the pipe right at his ear:
 "Honorably condescend to go away and permit me to die peacefully"
 But the policeman did not go. He dug some more and finally unearthed pine box, the length of a mans body, and about three feet wide. The bam- boo pipe led through an opening into the box. The policeman pried off the cover of the box, securely nailed down. and dumped the self-appointed corpse out
 famada Katsutaro. the man who would thus have died. told the prefect or police that he had wanted to die In seemly fashion because he was out of work. The lack of food had sug- gested to him the practicability of starving himself to death. but in order to be sure that he should accomplish this purpose he had determined to bury himself in a securely nailed cof- in and await the ravages Of hunger. He didn't want to 5uffocate first, hence the bamboo pipe.
 The day before the policeman dis covered him, Yamada said, he pro cured the box and the services of a coolie. Then he dug the hole out on Egeyama and after giving the coolie his obi and 50 sen. his last bit or money. he was nailed up in his cofin. lowered into the grave and GOV. cred under six feet of soil.
 famada promised never to try bury ing himself alive again. and the police let him go
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-03
oIl bod prIxe HIn lns.ns.

Painesvilie, CA victim of iinseed oil drinking. indulged in to some ex- tent by numerous men denied their drink through the operation Of the Rose county option law in Lake coun- ty. Theodore Rediar of Kirtiand was seat to the Newburg state hospital for the inssne.
 He was jailed here after . battle with deputy sheri6s and tore on his c1oshsU while ip his cell He drove bis wffs and children from home. tore fup SITS in htlis-and flung the f-agmsnts st the woman and childrea.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-03
QUEER CREATURE
 CAUSES ALARM.
DEVIL HORSE RoAMs ABOUT FRIGHTENING PEOPLE IN VI.
 ciNiTY OF PHiLAoELPHIA.
SEARCH MADE BY ARMED MEN
Hunt Tor Strange Animal That Make Odd Footprints and Runs Tn ouch Deep Snow on Only I've
 Legs.

Philadelphia--Clearly defined fin the crust of the snow, the footprints of 2 two-legged beast or bird. shod with steel. are creating tremendous sen, sation in this city and the South Jer. sey towns. People who read this mar, ratiye may form their own opinions as to the cause of these manifestations.
 It was originally intended to treat this subject with a light and scoffing touch: to make merry over the mys- tery of the Leeds Devir' that has transformed scores of towns and ham lets in Camden. Gloucester and Bur hngton counties. into settlements O. timid folk. where women and children fear to walk abroad at night, and armed men make nocturnal searches
 Before noon. however. the telephone wires were hot with messages from persons who had seen the hoofpripts Two men declared they had seen the marks in their own yards in this city They were William L. Smith and Vii liam Heimbold. and their neighbors know them for sober and truthful men
 Of course. practical people scoff al these reports. but none has yet offered an explanation that will meet the sit uatfon. Then comes Nelson Evans. ya paper hanger of Gloucester City. with the declaration that he and his wife saw the devil" early In the morning as he sat on the roof of their back shed
 Whitehead and trembling Evans entered police headquarters there the other morning and leaned up asains, the wall.
 T saw it," he whispered. rou1d-eyed with recollection.
 You did!" exclaimed the chief What did 1t look Eke?''
 About two o'clock" said the paper hanger. my wife and I were aroused by a noise on our shed roof. I went
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-03
H00s|ER CITIZENS
 HAUNTED BY GHOST
~sPEcrER sPook." WHICH AS
 suMEs VARIOUS FORMS, SEEN AT GOSHEN. IND.
SPIRIT OF DEAD, SOME ASSERT
Generally Appears ss Woman Dressed In eiaek-Has Fondness fer Slipping from One Win
 dow to Another.

Goshen. Ind.-"The Specter Spook' Is the pathological name by which the ghost that Is annoying the honest citi zens of the peaceful city of Goshen is designated.
 Hundreds have seen it. The ghos, yrst made its appearance some three weeks ago. Since then 1t has kept That part of the city lying near South Ninth and South Tenth streets in a turmoil. According to stories told. the shost assumes various forms. When First seen it was described as a tall woman dressed in white Several resi- dents addressed 1t and assert they were answered in a subduea and quiet manner by the ghost One woman saw 1t standing by the clothesline early in the evening shortly after dusk.
 A week later. clad in black with a white fascinator about it's head. the ghost walked the streets. Many say they. saw it and some give 1t credit for marvellous speed and the ability to dis appear. for they pursued t in vain. It became known as the woman in black. and many citizens would darken their homes and watch for the specter. They alley they were not disappointed. for the ghost would ap- pear and. slipping from house to house. would peek into the windows, and peer about The wrath appeared to have a fondness tor slipping from one shadow to another.
 Frank Gowker accosted the spirit when he met it in the street. and it turned sharply on him and informed him it was not peering in h;s window. He has lost two cows and a horse since
 Mrs. George Simmons and Mrs. New ton both say they have seen the ghost
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to the window and looked out and then called her. We saw the strangest beast or bird, I don't know which. you ever heard of.
 Tt was about three and a half fee, high. with head Ike collie dog and a face like a horse. It had long neck. wings about two feet long, and It's back legs were like those of a crane. and 1t had horses hoofs. I, walked on Its back legs and held up two snort front legs with paws on them
 As far as could tell. the thing seemed to be trying to get into the shed. My wife and were scared. I tell you. but I managed to open the window and say .Shoo,' and 1t turned around, parked at me. and then few away"
 The tracks were fir. seen after the heavy snowfall. but at first nothing was said about them. as they were be- Iieved to be the work of some practical joker Then 1t was noticed that the mysterious creature left hoof prints in farm yards and on roofs of build ings as we'll.
 Marks of the beast were found in Gloucester, Mount Holly. Clayton. woodbury, Wenonah. Mantua, Pauls- 5oro, Lumberton. Ayerstown. Vince town, Almonessen. Mount Ephraim and other towns within a radius of twenty miles or more. This nearly up set the theory that 1t was the work of a joker and the oldest inhabitant got busy.
 He remembered that as far back as 1869 that part of South Jersey was visited by . creature that was known as Leeds Devil" because it was sup posed to emerge from Leeds point. on Brinsantine beach. The "deviI' reap peared in 1874 and 1879 and even as recently as 1904.
 Early in the morning there came report that the monstrosity had crossed the liver and was dispor,irx himself in the yards of residents of Sansom street. above Forty-ffth street.
 A young man who gave his name ss Harry L. Smith. said that in the yaru pf his home there were marks like tn.- Of . Sxolessed hcrss.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-03
Soup Without 2 Spoon.

Soup without a spoon seems even harder to negotiate than meat with. out fork. and we can sympathize with the complaint recorded in the diary of Felix PlatteE young Swiss wno went to MontpAlier in 1852 in order to study medicine He lodged in the house of his professor. CateIan, one of the greatest doctors of his time. and yet, writes Platter, i've were compelled to eat our stew in the usual French fashion, that is to say. picking the meat out with our fingers. and then drinking the broth In vain we begged our hostess to let us have spoons. for not a single one was to be found in the house. the only impIe- ment on the table being a large knife fastened with an iron chain. No one here seems to have ever keard of spoons. which we at home find so useful" Montaigne was astonished. when he visited Switzerland in 1880. to find that "at all meals they put on the table as many spoons as there are people present"
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-03
NEW SECT sHUNs CLOTHING.
Live in Woods Near serIin-coId Has
 No Terrors for Them.

London.-A curious corollary to the recent debates in .Le German reich stag on the beauty of the Academies of Physical Beauty may be seen in the curious pamphlet. three or four copies of which have arrived in England, de. scribing new German sect.
 The cardinal law of the new sect is complete abstinence from clothing Of any kind. This Is observed for sanitary and moral purposes. The fol lowers of the new faith have estab- lished themselves in a colony fn a forest clearing about twenty miles from Berlin. and in the immediate vicinity of this lonely spot $ stranger may casually come across men. women and children not wearing stitch of clothing. The police are not inclined to interfere as long as the colonists keep within their limited area.
 The education of the children Is said to be uncommonly good. There are the usual establishments Of masters and mistresses. with domestic serv- ants. A high state of morality is claimed. and 1t is declared the rigors of the Prussian winters have not the slightest effec. on the people who have grown hardy by exposure to wind and weather, and lead an outdoor exist ence.
 A branch O: the colony has been es- tablished in . secluded nook at one of the Swiss lakes.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-03
HERE'S A NEW OBESITY CURE
Women Patronizs Shooting Galley Beesuss Fright Caused by E&
 p;osion Makss Them Thin.

You didn't know I was running s
 kind of anti-fat establishment, did your" said the manager of the shoot Ing gallery to fromer customer whom he had not seen for several months. Well. l am, in connection of course. with my regular business I have good many women patrons nowadays. Most of them give fear O! burglars as their reason for wishing to learn to shoot. but one woman who yearned for target practice scorned the suggestion of burglars.
 Burglars never come up our wy she said. I am going to shoot to re- duce my flesh
 The doctor tells me- she said.
 that the only way can ever train down to normal weight is to get scared half to death three or four times a week. What" said he, "are you more afraid of than anything else in the world?" I didn't have to study one minute for an answer "The ex. plosion of firearms" said I. linen, '" said the doctor, go some place regu- sou Ndu hcdf d WnDlc arsenal fired of at one clip. If you can fire the things on yourself you will experience better results. You will get scared worse and will tone down more rapidly" And so.' said she, here I am.
 T thought that the craziest idea I had ever heard of, but hu- mored the vomans whim and helped her to get scared to the limit. hadn't much faith in that doctors prescription, but she did soon begin to develop a waist line. and within three months that woman was a reg ular sylph. Unfortunately. the con stant excitement was hard on her nerves By the time she began to assume willowy proportions they were in a pretty bad fix. and she had to lay up for repairs. but she didn't seem to mind that. The point of her case was that as an anti-fat treatment daily exercise with the rife had proved itself unequaled, and I now have notion to advertise it as q warranted obesity cure"
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-03
ALWAYS ON OPPOSITE SIDES.
oeianeey Nieoii and Clarence shearn Like the Connecticut Farmer
 and His Wife.

When Delancey Nicoll pushes the bell on the pearly gates he'll find Clarence J. Shearn inside trying to serve an injunction forbidding St Pc. ter to open the portals, says the New York Globe. Mir. Nicoll and MT. Shearn are. perhaps, the best knock. about team in legal vaudeville to-day. They are so consistently engaged on opposing sides that their tour in the stirring melodrama, The Gould Case: or. Who Kept the Diary" which should have attracted as much atten- tion as an all-star Lambs cast. was dismissed with a mere nod by the public. And yet it was the gentlemen Sho are playing the legal lead who ought to be under the performing spotlight. while those who had the name parts in that tank show might well be neglected. Mir. Nicoll and Mir. Shearn have fought each other so long that the old story of the Con necticut farmer might well apply. He was riding back from the cemetery with his nephew after burying his wife.
 Well. she's gone.- said the be- reaved husband
 The nephew assented dutifully.
 she kep' good care of me for 70 year" said the relict
 The nephew said that was SO. alas.
 And do you know" said the mourn. CT. 'toward the last l almost got tn like her."
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-03
JAP YOUTH IUlTED
 DEATH IN | CRAVE
WAS TIRED or LIFE, 60 BURIED HiMsElF, BUT DIDN'T WANT
 TO sUFFocArE.

Tokyo. Japan.-A youth of Kobe who sought to commit suicide by bury 'ns himself alive and paid an accom-. phce 25 cents to spade the earth upon his conn. achieved some degree of no toriety even in Japan. where new things are happening every day. He Tailed of his original purpose. how ever
 A policeman was stroll ing along the bank of the Minatogawa river outside Of Kobe one day last month. when he happened to spy joint of bamboo pipe sticking few inches above a mound of fresh earth. Be.rg a Jap anese and also policeman. his curi-
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-03

rear their homes. They describe 1t as short woman. heavy set. of dark complexion, with neat-ftting clothing. and prominent nose. with sharp, black eyes. Mrs. Simmons refuses to believe it was ghost .
 Dart Emerick saw the ghost stand ing on a walk. and .t disappeared as he approached. springing behind a fence. He searched for 1t there. but failed to find 1t. Grover Downing. boy, stepped out of grocery store and ran into the ghost. He ciutched at i, in fright. and says that in an instant .t was 20 feet away in the center of the road. While he locfed at it it disap- peared. Other boys have seen it late ly. A strange feature of the case is that since the boys have been looking for the spirit the last week those who have seen it described it as woman. tall and broad enough to be man.
 Wednesday night was moonlight and the young men and boys organized for a ghost hunt They surrounded the district and closed into a common cen ter. a pair travelling through every alley and street Two saw the ghost. Josh Caton and Lemuel Poyser. Both fired point blank at it. Others drawn by the shots and shouts joined in the pursuit in vain. The ghost led the crowd . chase of i've blocks. making no sound. and disappeared.
 Some say the ghost is the spirit of a man who recently passed away. re- grettfng to de. Old citizens recall that 36 yean ago the ghost of an un- known man ran over by . train ram bled about the neishboyhood for weeks in search Of his head
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-03
With the Assistance ef the Dog He
 Managed to Beat Them Of.

camp. Then the animals seemed to perceive that their prey was about to escape them and again they attacked the man. apparently rendered desper- ate by hunger.
 This time the battle was even more strenuous than at first. and the attack was so sudden that Trathin and his dog were caught in a space so that the four aaimals could attack him on all four sides. For several minutes he fought them off with his stick, the dog fighting valiantly. and finally the bull dog grabbed one of the brutes by the throat This relieved Trathin and he beat about with the stick to such good effect that the three wolves departed. the bulldog lying down in the snow with its victim. waiting for it to die.
 With his face and his hands bleed ing and his clothes practically torn to ribbons. Trathin ran into the camp just at dusk and, as soon as he could speak. told the men his story. He was given a rife and. with several luniber- Jacks, set out to kill the band.
 Arriving at the plcce where the last battle had occurred, the men saw the four wolves apparently fighting among themselves. Firing into the bunch. two of them were killed and the other two escaped. Lying to one side was all that was left of the bulldog.
 When Trathin left the other three wolves had returned to aid their con- panion. and the bulldog. to save his own life. had been obliged to let go his wolf and fight the others. The other was not hurt to any great extent and Joined the other three. the odds of four to one being too much even for . lighting dog. But before the buIidox was wiped out he had given a good ac. count of himself. as the bodies of the two dead wolves showed. The animals had been engaged in eating the body of the dog when driven away.
 Trathin has sworn an oath of ven geance against all wolves. He has pur- chased Winchester, given up lumber ing and spends his time kiIlfng the forest providers. which arc said to bS more numerous this year than ever and killing many more deer.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-03
Dis up Dsai ss sn.Isss.

Bloo0ingtc0. III = Cass county comes forward with the first snaks story of the season. Sam Schardsr and . gang of section men employed by . railroad unearthed . huge bah of reptiles while excavating for . new building. Two feet under the surface the snakes were found. and they were so closely entwined that they could not be untansled. When they became varned by the sun they started to crawl away. and were then dispatched with shovels. More than 100 snakes were counted cszs county s sduss- loon territory.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-03
The Early Bird,

The man who thinks he is soanc tu suceee6 msfely becauss hs fstS uU early is likely to bs . fsilrre.-Chtee- 90 Record d-Herald. ..
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-03
Hard to Connect

Moneys everything. isn't it!" Pretty nsar, For instance. 1t c 10 u1essfor a maa to have broad vtsss
 UttA nArrow mears."
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-03
Ense, of White Ihino..

The elevated train was filled with perspiring passengers when a naval officer boarded 1t All eyes were cen tered upon him. He was dressed from head to foot in spctless white. It was as fl breeze blew in over the heated passengers. his excessive reatncss gave such an effect of rest and cool ness.
 T wish I could he a naval ofiicer," said one fat woSaan to another, 50 I could have clean white things fpom tc2 to bottom every morning of the world. It's the only way to feel e t sou were cool even If you are not"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-06
A Horrible Hold-Up

"About ten years ago my brother
was held up in his work, health and
happiness by what was believed to
be hopeless Consumption" writes
W. r. Lipscomb, Of Washington, N.
G. "He took all kinds of remedies
and treatment from several doctors,
but found no help till he used DR..
Kings New Discovery and was
wholly cured by six bottles. He is a
we'll man today" It's quick to re-
lieve and the surest cure for weak or
sore lungs, Hemorrhages, Coughs and
Colds, Bronchitis, La Grippe, Asthma
and all Bronchial affections. SOC and
$l.OO. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed
by ElkO DRUG Co. r.t
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-06
President Helps Orphans

Hundreds of orphans have been
helped by the President OF The Indus
trial and Orphans Home ut Macon,
Ga, who writes: 1--WE have used
Electric Bitters in this Institution
for nine years. 1t has proved a. most
excellent medicine for Stomach, Liver
and Kidney troubles. We regard it
as one of the best family medicines
on EARTH" 1t invigorates the vital
organs. phrifies the blood, aids di-
gestion, creates appetite. TO strength
on and build up thin, pale, weak
children or rundown people it has
no equal. Best for female complaints.
Only SOC at Elko Drug Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-06
WINE BATHS FOR THE JApEp.
English Women Restore Their Looks
by Champagne Plunge.

London is responsible for the inven-
ton of the now famous Lemon baths"
which are said to have done SO much
for the complexion of Queen Wilhel-
Ina OF Holland. A well-known West
END beauty specialist declares that
she was the first to "try it on" her
customers. But" she added, "for in
MIGRATING the system temporarily and
doing away with fatigue there is moth
ing to touch bath Of champagne and
eau de cologne. 1t will do as much
as week end visit to the country or
hve-houf trip in balloon. 1 give
tnem on the premises, and they cost
from five to Is guineas. I sometimes
use nine big bottles of champagne and
TOUR quarts Of eau de cologne for one
bath. A little while ago gave several
or these to prospective American
bride who had been so utterly worn
out with the gayeties of the season
that all her beauty was gone. A couple
or these baths restored animation to
her face and brightness to her eyes.
In her case, whic' was q very bad
one, 1 also admin cred oxygen.
OF the flower bath 1 also make a
feature. Roses, mignonette, lavender
and helfotrope all play an important
part in 1t. Earlier in the year used a
great deal Of wallflowers, which give
forth an exquisite aroma. Though not
generally known this odor has high
ly sanitary effect of its own. I steep
the flowers in certain spirit which
takes out all the essence and this IL
poured into the bath"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-06
The HOLLAND Primrose.

There is beautiful flower in Hob
land called the evening primrose. It
has escaped from cultivation, and now
grows wild in many places. The plant
is about five feet in height, and is
covered with flowers Of a brilliant yell
low color. A traveller who came upon
a field of these primroses shortly be-
fore sunset describes what he cans the
dramatic effect made by them. 1t 10
at that hour that the flowers open, and
as he approached the field, they all
opened at once, and so suddenly that
1t seemed as II magic wand had
touched the land and covered it with Q
golden sheet.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-06
Rye Biscuits.

Put one cup of cornmeal in a bowl,
pour over it sufficient boiling water to
moisten thoroughly. When cool add
one pint of scalded milk, one table
spoonful Of melted butter, one tea
spoonful of salt and two tablespoons
of sugar. When lukewarm add one
third Of yeast cake softened in luke
warm waite: and sufficient white flour
to make a drop batter. Beat well and
set aside until light and spongy. Then
add rye flour to make soft dough.
Flour the board well and roll out.
When light bake as usual. ..
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-06
APPLICATION NO. 1901

Notice Of Application for Formulation IN nnr,-
Pnats the Public Waters Of the State of Nevada
\, T HenS - hereby given that on the end day
D. Chapter XVIII, OF the Statutes of 1907 one
gcan munson, OF Wells, County of Elko, and
safe OF Nevada made applicat ion to the State
piate the public waters of the State Of pS Ne
Tada. such appropriation is to be made from
Lower Main Slough into which empty the waste
EatSr ana surplus water OF Abner Wiseman
Gfeek and oil the Greek as far South as Seneca
WEEKS Creek at points Sec. %, TIP. IS N. r.. SO
T. ny means OF Dam and all water at point ofI
Tsyed to points OF use by means of ditch andI
mere used Irrigation and domestic. water toI
sIeturned to stream Yes, below Secs rs and
mat from Sec. % into ditch OF SEQ 25
pate OF hrst publication December IL. 1909
pate OF last publication January IA, 1908
Signed:
FRANK r. NICHOLAS.
State Engineer
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-06
Brave Fire Ladies'

often receive severe burns, putting
out fires, then use Bucklen's Arnica
Salve and forget them. It soon
drives out pain. For Burns, Scalds,
Wounds. Cuts and Bruises It's carth's
greatest healer. Quickly cures Skin
Eruptions, Old Sores, Boils, Ulcers,
Felons; best Pile cure made. Relief
Is instant. DC ut Elko Drug Co.