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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-12-08
BOTTLE FLoATED ACROSS SEA
Picked Up In the Azores Three Years
After Being Cast Adrift OH
Carolina Coast.

Floating sluggishly at the mercy OF
the waves for over three years q pint
bottle containing the address of Will
liam H. Windolph, this city, travelled
across the Atlantic ocean and was
finally picked up on the eastern coast
OF the Azores about r1ve weeks ago.
The hayward travels of the little
bottle are most mysterious. It crossed
the Atlantic or at least reached the
other shore; whether currents or
winds took 1t miles in detour before
1t reached It's destination is q subject
Of conjecture.
On January q, 1907, Mr.. windolph
on his way to Tampa and Key West
passed down the coast Of the Caro-
linas In a Merchants and Miners
steamship, the Merrimac. on North
Carolina In an idle moment he put his
card within a whisky bottle and push
Ing In the cork against the rail- OF the
vessel tossed II overheard Until Il
disappeared from sight In the green
waves Mr. Windolph watched the tiny
adventurer, never thinking to hear
from 1t again.
ihOS duu Ono-uAI years AFTER the
card had been sent out on the sea a
strange letter came to him from the
fishing firm Of Manuel vasconcelles &
Co., Spain. Within the envelope was
the same card which he had sent out.
unstained by the water. uninjured aft.
or its long voyage.
With the card was letter stating
that It had been picked up in q whisky
bottle OF the eastern coast Of the
Azores, In the province of Prals. BY
one Of the crew OF the fishing smack
d. Carlos. DeLonza, captain. Tho let.
ter was in excellent English, but but
from the style had evidently been
written by an educated Spaniard. n
did not state the exact date OF the
finding Of the Observation-Disclosures
Bulletin. 20
New FIre-Escape Idea.
A New Yorker has invented emat.
tress trucks" bit Of FIRE apparatus
which is designed to be elevated to
about the second story of house and
then spread out In such manner
that imprisoned persons IN the upper
stories may Jump into them with ab-
solute safety.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-12-08
Always BE Patient.

Endeavor to- DO always patient Of
the faults and imperfections Of others;
for thou hast many faults and imper.
fections OF thine own that require q
reciprocation Of forbearance. n thou
art not able to make thyself that
which thou wishest to be, how canst
thou expect to mould another in con-
formity to thy will7--Thomas A. KEN.
pis.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-12-08

When pretty girl is in love she
cart understand the fuss folks mako
over their food
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-12-08

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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-12-08

A woman hasn't much faith In the
order Of things that doesn't give her
new dress occasionally.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-12-08

A woman having large diamond
rings Is apt to find fault with her
gloves
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-12-08

Many men would like to live on
both sides Of the globe at once and
run their business night and day.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-12-08

It's astonishing how little you can
live on when you haven't the money
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-12-08

Many womans dentist is respon.
sible for her apparent aniability.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-12-08
THE AMATEUR PHILOSOPHER.

1t is astonishing how many mercies
q full stomach can discover.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-05
The Thirteener.

A nervous little man stepped briSkly
into a Euclid avenue jewelry store
the other morning with a medium
sized clock under his wing, says the
Cleveland Plain Dealer. He placed
the chronometer on the counter, turn
ed the hands around to about one min
ute of II O'Clock and told the expert
behind the counter to listen. 1T keeps
perfect time" the customer said. but
| want TO find out if you notice any
thing wrong with the way it strikes"
The jeweler listened. There's moth
ing wrong" he replied. with a grin.
after the clock had struck. except
that she strikes thirteen instead of
twelve. That can easily be remedied."
The customer looked as relieved as if
he'd just awakened from a bad dream.
That's just what I've always thought
ever since we've had the clock" he
burst forth. I've always felt sure it
struck thirteen. But no one else In the
family ever spoke of it. and | was
afraid to say anything about it for
fear there was something wrong with
my own works. Well. its worth the
price of having the thing repaired just
to find out was right"
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-05

1t is not hard to understand why.
when a book makes you laugh. you
want to read it. and to read it over and
over again But it is rather puZZling
to find that one also enjoys reading
and rereading books that make one
want to cry What can there be in US
that likes to be made to feel unhappy?
In real life we don't try to do things
that will make US suffer-not at all.
But there are books that you cannot
think of once you have read them
without tears coming to your eyes, and
yet you will find that you love those
books perhaps more than any others.
To feel deeply is one of the best
things in life. and there maybe lies
the explanation of why we do 1--we
sad stories. They make US unhappy
in a way. but they do not leave behind
any bitterness or sense of personal
loss And they usually have q special
beauty OF their own.-St. Nicholas.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-05
Wind and Temper.

There is a closer connection between
wind and temper than at first sight APP
pears A goldfish wind has a bracing
effect and. on the whole. is beneficial.
In countries where hot winds occur
periodically. on the other hand, these
are regarded as a nuisance, if not
curse. Every one almost gets cross.
weary and done up and has a head
ache daily. In Egypt the season when
crimes are commonest is when the hot
khamSeen blows. Nearly always dur
ing a severe sirocco the Arabs in AL
geria were restless. if they did not at
tempt an actual rising. The solano
which now and then rusheS across the
Mediterranean in fiery blasts from
Africa. upSets every one in Spain and
is the worst wind in that country
And even in the Pearl of the An
TILES the fierce hot wind is such a
pest that it is recorded of a family
living in Havana that they made it a
rule in the household to preserve alb
solute silence until the wind disap-
peared. 1t was the only plan they
could think of to avoid family quar-
relS.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-05
SENSE OF HEARING.

Sound Waves and the Way They Act
Upon the Ears.
The detection of the direction of a
sound by the sense of hearing is. like
the rapid focusing of the eye on OBJ
Jects at different distances. one of
those instructive operations which are
continually done without any conscious
method
Sound waves traverse the air as rip
pies stir the water. and the ear by ex-
perience acquires some slight power of
detecting the direction in one case. as
the eye does with far greater accuracy
in the other. Usually we unconscious
~ receive assistance from other senses
as well. Often we fail to locate at
once some hidden source of sound.
such as singing bird. and then our
instructive ingenuity displays itself
The intensity OF sound is, Of course.
by no means so great behind screen
as in front Of it. and every one carries
with him the screen of his own head,
which may prevent a particular sound
from being heard so we'll by one ear
as by the other II. then. the head is
turned until this inequality disappears
and both ears hear equally we'll we
know that we must be directly facing
or turned from the source of sound.
and our previous rough idea of its
whereabouts generally prompts us to
face it.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-05
BOTH WANTED TO KNOW.
But the Beautiful Daughter Got the
Better of the Contest,

But the Beautiful Daughter Got the
Better of the Contest
Maria" said the choleric father OF
q beautiful daughter. who was that
young fool who called on you last
night and stayed until midnight?
want to know at once"
You shah know in due time" said
Maria, ''but first want to know some
thing. Was he a young fool simply
because he called on me?"
What
Or was he young fool because he
thought me attractive enough to talk
to until midnightT
Why
II suppose you think that any young
man who comes to this house at all is
a young fool. but why?"
Now. see here
us 1t because there are so many
girls who have sensible fathers that
any young man who calls on the
daughter Of an Ill natured old curmud-
geon is young foolT'
For goodness sake
but l suppose-(so b)-I ought to-
(gurgle)-be grateful = sob = because
you didn't call him a fool to his face
for coming to see me. l know you
despise me (boo-hoo-hoo), but
But Maria was talking to space The
choleric father had fed to the cyclone
cellar.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-05
AN INNOCENT VICTIM.
The Original Of squesrs Died Of
Broken Heart

The Original Of squesrs Died OF .
Broken Heart.
The grossest injury which Dickens
ever inflicted on fellow being was
his too accurate portrait of an inilo-
cent man in his Squeers. That York
shire schoolmasters were. as rule
cruel and wicked enough it is true. tut
the particular schooImaster who was
recognized and who recognized him
self as the original Squeers seems TO
have been an exception to the rule.
1t will be remembered that Dickens
and his illustrator travelled together
to the north of England for the pur-
pose Of collecting material for Nick
leby'' and especially for the Dothe-
boys episode. At Great Bridge they
visited boarding school known as
Bowes academy The master. William.
Shaw, received the strangers with
some aauteur and did not as much as
withdraw his eyes from the operation
or penmak.ag during the interview.
Phiz sketched him in the act; Dick
ems described the act. The personal
pecularities Of William Shaw were
recognized in Squeers Shaw became
butt Of popular ridicule. lost his pu-
pills and finally died of a broken heart
Yet there is abundant evidence to
prove that he was really excellent
and kind hearted man. who was made
to suffer for the nisdeeds of his neigh
bors.-Exchange
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-05
A RARE COIN.
Il Is Called "Misstrike~ and Is Very
Seldom Seen.

- SaHeo Mtsstrfke and IS Very
Seldom Seen.
See this penny | got today at rhe
postoftice."' said the cashier. There
aren't five other pennies ike it in the
United States
He handed out a cent piece with the
Ole impression half of the face of Tue
coin and with big bali moon OF
blank metal showing along one side
They call 1t a misstrike." be con-
tinued. Perhaps once in lo.OO0.uOO
times the two little notched fingers on
the minting machines that grip the
blank disk and draw it forward 10 the
die fail to spring away. In this case
the left hand finger stuck and pushed
the coin halfway over the die. That
is how the impression is only half on
the disk.
You can see the raised edge on the
blank portion of the metal" the cash
Ter went on as he took up his pen. 1T
isn't everybody knows that each coin
goes under the dies twice. The first
time it is struck with a blank. dome
shaped set Of dies to put an edge on
the disk Then it gets the regular die
with the familiar head on il.
What's it worth? Oh. I'll say prob
ably $50 or so. | see it's been in cir
cuiation for nine years. It's a wonder
some coin collector hasn't na5bed it.
I'm going to keep it as a rarity
New York Times.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-05

Il suppose you will give some elab-
crate entertainments this season.
Yes" answered Mr.. Cumrox; 81
think Wen improve on those Of last
season.
Weren't they all successful?'
Nope. 1t was my fault tried to
make everybody have good time. and
the first thing l knew mother and the
girls were complaining because they
weren't sufficiently high class and
formaL'-Washingt Star.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-05

IL you are sojourning in Florida and have
not yet visited Daytona your trip to the
State is Not Yet Complete.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-05
Encouraqinq.

A Philadelphia clergyman tells OF
an incident in connection with his
first visit to a town in Pennsylvania.
where be expected to be called as pas
tor.
While tramping along a dusty road
he was so fortunate as TO encounter a
man in a wagon who gave him a
lift. During the conversation that
ensued between the two the divine
CHANGED to ask:
DO the folks hereabout enjoy reli-
gion?"
II don't know exactly" replied his
companion. but l s'pose that them
that has it enjoys it"
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-05
Profare History.


1Op-
well. what is it now? Ii it's fool
ish question No. 9,697 III spank you
and put you to bed"
No. pop; just want to know what
is profane history"
"Profane history. Ell? Well-it's-
it's just a term to distinguish it from
sacred history"
But why is it called profane. pop"
How the-that is. how do l know.
l suppose it-say. you know when lit
tie George Washington cut down his
fathers pet cherry tree?'
Yes. pop"
well. what little Gsorgie's father
said to little George 2 profane his
tory. should think you could get
your lessons without bothering me
with your fool questions. New York
Times.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-05
His AnqeI.

Miss Rogers-How did you imagine
anything so beautiful as the angel in
your picture? Artist-Got an engaged
man to describe his fancee TO me-
Brooklyn Life.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-05
Why He Stopped.

You used to be an awful spend
thrift"
yep. But L amt any longer"
"Ah! ReformedT'
mo; spent it cleveland Leader.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-05

He who has lost confidence can lose
nothing more.-Boiste.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-05

Avarice is to the intellect and heart
what sensuality is to the morals
Jameson.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-05
Just Like, Daytona

As Resort in which to spend the winter
or part Of it. Daytona is known the
world over as the Prettiest- Resort in
florida---and the Beauty Of the City is as
The Architect Of the Universe left II.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-05-19
Silly Billy From Bolton.
NUMBER 20.

In q certain town in the north Of
England there Is a man known by
the name Of Silly Billy. Not feeling
well one day. he sent for the doctor.
After examination the doctor asked
him II he would take q note to the
Model lodging house and he would
give him sixpence. So Billy. not lik-
ing to refuse. said he would. But on
the way there he came across street
sweeper that he knew. He told the
sweeper where he was going. but he
said IL he would take the note he
would give him threepence. So OF
be went and gave the landlord the
note. and he found the following writ
ten:
"Give this man bath and keep him
In till tomorrow morning. and I will
call and see him."
So the following morning the doctor
came and was shown into his room.
Looking at the man. he exclaimed:
"This is not the man l sent!''
mo, it's not, and I'll pound Silly
Billy's head OF when see him. the
sweeper replied.-London Telegraph.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-05-19

fare entered, and the cab wnlrled into
the cool Businesses of the park along
the shortest homeward cuts.
At the gate glimmer Of reason In
the form OF sudden suspicion seized
upon Jerry's beclouued mind. One or
two things occurred to him. He stop
ped his horse, raised the trap and
dropped his photographic voice like a
lead plummet through the aperture:
Il want to see 81 before goin' any
farther on tn thrip. Have We got tn
dough?"
-Four dollarsr' laughed the fare soft
~. Dear me, no! I've got only few
pennies and dime or two"
Jerry shut down the trap and slash.
ed his oat fed horse The clatter of
hoofs strangled but could not drown
the sound Of his profanity.
He shouted choking and gurgling
curses at the starry heavens; he cut
viciously with his whip at passing We
hicles; he scattered fierce and ever
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-05-19

changing oaths and imprccations along
the streets, so that a late truck driver,
crawling homeward. heard and was
abashed. But he knew his recourse
and made for it at a gallop.
At the house with the green lights
beside the steps he pulled up. He
flung wide the cab doors and tunbled
heavily to the ground.
"Come Oh, you" he said roughly.
His fare came forth with the Casino
dreamy smile still on her plain face.
Jerry took her by the arm and led
her into the police station. A gray
mustached sergeant looked keenly
across the desk. He and the cabby
were no strangers.
"Sargeant," began Jerry in his old
raucous, martyred, thunderous tones
of complaint, I've got a fare here
that
Jerry paused. He drew a knotted
red hand across his brow. The fog
set up by McGary was beginning to
clear away.
"a fare, sargeant." he continued.
with a grin. that l want to inthro-
duce to We. It's me wife that ] mar
ried at ould man Walsh's this avening.
And devil of a time we had. tits
thrue. Shake hands wild tn sargeant.
Norah, and We'll be off to home"
Before stepping into the cab Norah
sighed profoundly.
| 'Pve had such a nice time, jerry
| said she,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-05-19
The lceman Likes June.

"People have an idea that we ice-
men make a small fortune during July
and August said big ice dealer.
but in reality we barely clear ex-
penses during these two months. They
are 10 better for us than winter. In
the first place, the heat makes the
loss from melting very appreciable.
Then fully half of those persons who
are good customers are away during
the whole Of the two months, while
nearly all are away at least part OF
the time. Business thus falls off fully
half, while it is carried Oh at greater
expense because Of the melting. In
the winter, on the other hand. there Is
practically no waste, but many people
do not take ice at all, while those who
do have not the need for so much.
The best months for the icemen are
May, June, September and October.
In these it is warm enough to make
people need ice, and at the same time
most of the people are in the city. A
piping hot May or a warm October
are fine for us, for then we do tre-
mendous business, and where dealings
are large we can afford little melt
g."-philadelphia Record.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-05-19
Do farmers eat the proper
aort of food2

The farmer of today buys a much
larger proportion Of the food that goes
on the table than he did ten years ago.
It's good thing that this is SO because
he has a great variety to select from.
He should, however, use great care
in selecting for the best results in
health and strength.
The widespread tendency in the city
to increase the amount OF Quaker
Scotch Oats eaten is due very largely
to the recent demonstrations by scien-
tifc men that the Quaker Scotch Oats
fed man IS the man with greatest
physical endurance and greatest men-
tai vigor.
Farmers should give this subject
careful thought and should increase
the quantity of Quaker Scotch Oats
eaten by themselves, their children
and the farm hands.
Packed in regular packages. and in
Theoretically sealed tins tor hot
climates. 81
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-05-19

your fate between two thongs of in
constant leather. Helpless, ridiculous,
confined, bobbing like toy mandarin,
you sit like rat in a trap-yOu, before
whom buffers cringe OH solid land
and must squeak upward through a
slit in your peripatetic sarcophagus to
make your feeble wishes known.
Then in cab you are not even an
occupant; you are contents. You are
cargo at sea, and the 'cherub that sits
up aloft'' has Davy Jones' street and
number by heart.
One night there were sounds Of rev.
elry in the big brick tenement house
next door but one to McGary's family
cafe. The sounds seemed to emanate
from the apartments of the Walsh
family.
The sidewalk was obstructed by an
assortment of interested neighbors,
who opened Il lane from time to time
for hurrying messenger bearing from
McGary's goods pertinent to festivity
and diversion.
The sidewalk contingent was engag-
ed in comment and discussion, from
which it made no effort to eliminate
the news that Norah Walsh was being
married.
In the fullness Of time there was an
eruption of the merrymakers to the
sidewalk The unlimited guests envel-
oped and permeated them, and upon
the night air rose joyous cries, con-
gratulations. laughter and unclasslfied
noises born of McGary's oblations to
the hymeneal scene.
Close to the curb stood Jerry O'Don-
ovan's cab. Nighthawk was Jerry
called, but no more lustrous or cleaner
hanson than his ever closed its doors
upon point lace and November vic
lets. And Jerry's horse-I am within
bounds when l tell you that he was
stuffed with oats until one Of those
old ladies who leave their dishes un.
washed at home and so about having
expressmen arrested would have smil-
edges, smiled-to see him.
Among the shifting, sonorous, pulls
ing crowd glimpses could be had OF
Jerry's high hat, battered by the
winds and rains of many years; of his
nose, like carrot, battered by the
frolicsome, athletic progeny OF mil
lionaires and by contumacious fares
of his brass buttoned green coat. ad'
mired in the vicinity of McGary's.
| 1t was plain that Jerry had usurped
the functions Of his cab and was car
rying load
Indeed, the figure may be extended
and he be hkened to bread wagon II
we admit the testimony of youthful
spectator who was heard to remark
"Jerry has got bun."
From somewhere among the throne
IN the street or else out Of the thin
stream of pedestrians a young woman
tripped and stood by the cab. The
professional hawks eye OF Jerry
caught the movement. He made
lurch for the cab. overturning three OF
four onlookers and hirnself-no: h'
caught the cap of water plug ant
kept his feet. Like sailor SHINING
| up the ratlines during a squall. Jerr!
mounted to his professional seat. Once
he was there McGary's liquids wer'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-05-19
FROM THE
CABBY'S SEAT.
Tale Of a Brief Wedding Trip
With a Joke on the Groom.
BY o. HENRY.

BY o. HENRY.
copyright. 1906. by Mcclure. Phillips &
Col
The cabby has his point of view. 1t
IS more single minded perhaps than
that Of a follower of any other calling.
From the high, swaying seat Of his
hanson he looks upon his fellow men
as nomadic particles of no account ex-
cept when possessed of migratory de-
sires. He is jehu, and you are goods in
transit. Be you president or vagabond.
to cabby you are only fare.
He takes you up, cracks his whip,
joggles your vertebrae and sets you
down.
When time for payment arrives, If
you exhibit a familiarity with legal
rates you come to know what con-
tempt is; il you find that you have left
your pocketbook behind, you are made
to realize the mildness Of Dante's i'm
agination.
1t is not an eXtravagant theory that
the cabby's singleness of purpose and
concentrated view of life are the re-
suits Of the hansom's peculiar con-
struction.
The cock of the roost sits aloft like
Jupiter Oh an unsharable seat. holding