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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-02
CHAPTER XII.
Joan Decides

Joan Decides
A n odd element of fatality seemed
"A to attach itself to the Byzantine
Saint Peter in the cathedral of Del
gratz. Joan nearly lost her life within
a few hours of the time when she first
saw that remarkable work of art, and
it was ordained that one of the last
clear memories of her checkered life in
kosnovia should be it's round staring
eyes, its stitfly modelled right hand,
uplifted, it might be, in reproof or
eXhortation, the ornate pastoral staff.
and the emblem of the crossed keys
that labeled the artists intent to por-
tray the chief apostle. Poor Joan had
already conceived a violent dislike of
the reputed Giotto 1t was no longing
to complete her work that drove her
at the end to the solemn cathedral
but the compelling need of conhding in
Felix. For it had come to this: she must
fly from Delgratz, at once and forever.
1t CHANGED that morning that Alec
had taken a holiday. He appeared
unexpectedly at breakfast and sat by
Joan's side, and his lovers eyes had
detected pallor, a certain strained and
wistful tension Of the lips, signs of
mental storm and stress that she hoped
would not be noticeable.
Sweetheart, he whispered in quick
alarm, you are not well. You are
feeling this wretched climate. l am
minded to throw sentiment aside and
send my mother and you to the New
konak to-day"
Il am quite well, she said, with a
forced composure that she felt did not
=
vent some explanation, and she con-
tinued hurriedly, II did not sleep
soundly last night. Some wandering
night bird flew in throug h my open
window and startled me with its frantic
is all. After a little rest l shall be
myself again"
That gloomy old cathedral is not
he said, scanning her face again with
endure even a momentary eclipse of its
bright vivacity You 60 there too
often, and now that we know from
whom your commission was received it
is straining point of etiquette to con-
tinue your work. 1t will relieve any
scruples you may have on that head if
VII oo eiAdC L pau OSildAl
yesterday every farthing of the money
that was advanced to you by his agent
in Paris
Il am glad of that" she said simply.
II did not like the idea of being in
debted to him. Though he is a very
clever man, l regard him as good
deal of rogue.
Alec was not to be switched off DE
because Joan expressed her opinions
ter of fact manner. . am quite sure
or at any rate run down." he persis
you need is change of air l think
myself few hours respite from affs
to-day What say YOU II the two of u
country house this morning and find
selves the progress made by the v
seem to remember that the contrac,
date, not far distant now, when the pl
habitable."
There is nothing in the world that
better" said loan.
Again Alec detected a strange une
emotion in her voice; but he attributed
of sleep she had complained of, and '
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-02

she must be given the chance, and by
you. She must 60 away, and in going
tell the King she will never marry him.
1t is hard. Both will suffer; but in
the long run Alec will come to see that
by no other means can he retain his
kingdom,',
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-05-25
GOING TO CANADA

A Toronto dispatch to the London
Times says that "86, 48S immigrants
have entered Canada from the
United States during the last eleven
months" And they were not
hobos, either. In one train set
tiers from Uncle Sans big farm
carried 1925, 900 in cash and checks.
One March day. 1910. settlers
enroute to Canada passed through
st. Paul with capital aggregating
one million dollars. Why this
exodus? They cannot make as
much in Canada as they can in the
United States, but they can save
more. They can buy their farming
implements for a third less, their
clothing for fourth less, their
house furnishings for two-fifths
less, their lumber for nearly one
half less, their fencing for one-third
less, and so on. And thus it came
to pass that the tariff robber,
levying its exhorbitant tribute
upon the producer of wealth, is
driving him out of his own country
into Canada. Isn't it about time
we were putting a real tariff reform
party in power in this country?
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-05-25
BETTER RAILWAY
NEWS EXPECTED

A more hopeful feeling exists
among the people of Eureka gen.
orally now that it is thought the
reconstruction of the washed out
Eureka & Palisade railway may be
commenced almost any day. Among
the reasons advanced for this SAN
guine view is letter received here
by Agent |. G. Whitmore from the
superintendent of Wells Fargo & Co.
at San Francisco, published in
another column of this issue, can
ceiling the proposed discontinuance
of its office in Eureka, and the
further fact that Asst. Supt. A.
R. Randolph Of the railroad is in San
Francisco, where the head officials
of tie E &.P.. now are. Mr.. Rand
olph's visit, it is thought being to
confer with these gentlemen regard
ing reconstruction mattres.
1t is now thought here that the
news of the letting of the contract
for the rebuilding of the washed
out railroad between Eureka and
Palisade will be received in few
days. Sentinel.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-05-25
Real Estate

FOR SALE: 7 room brick, good
location, 3 lots, bath room and halls,
furniture. H. S. Taber, Room 5,
Harrington Block.
FOR SALE: Bakery outfit includ
ing wagon and harness. H. S.
Taber.
FOR SALE: Broom frame, large
stable, l lot, good location. H. S.
Taber.
FORR SALE: 5-room frame, bath,
electric lights, 2 living rooms, on
back of lots, little over 2 lots. H.
S. Taber..
FOR SALE: 7 room frame, S
rooms finished. and furnished and 2
unfinished rooms upstairs. Good
well. 3 lots
FOR SALE: Well built frame
house, furnished. 3 rooms upstairs,
rooms downstairs, strictly modern
go foot front on corner. One Of
my best. Also have other property
H. S. Taber.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-05-25
NEVADA DIVORCE
LAW IS UPHELD

Again the Nevadv divorce laws
have been upheld and this time by
Chicago judge. The Chicago
Tribune has the following to say
concerning the matter:
Court Upholds Reno Divorce
Municipal Judge Going ruled yes
terday that a person who had OBJ
tanned a divorce in Reno, New,
after establishing a legal residence
there, could not be prosecuted for
wife abandonment. James A..
BraXton who had been arrested on
complaint of his wife, accordingly
was acquitted. Mrs. Braxton
afterward told Judge Going that
she did not know that her husband
had obtained divorce"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-05-25
A DROUTH RESISTING CORN

From Silver City, N. M. is re-
ported another of those cases that
demonstrate the great vitality of
the corn grown by the Pueblo
Indians before the white man took
possession of the country. Similar
instances have been reported from
San Juan county. In this case while
exploring some ancient ruins j. K.
Houston unearthed two ears of corn
in perfect state of preservation.
He kept them as curios and at his
death they passed to Robert Kircher,
The latter, as an experiment,
planted several grains of the corn,
and in due time received well
developed, short cared corn, the
grains of dark blue, typical of the
corn of the Puebla peoples. Not
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-05-25

the greatest of all is the study that
Mr.. Wells has now take I'D and is
reporting upon. 1t is nothing more
than the nature and habits of the
rabbit. The common cotton tail
and the snowshoe or as it is more
commonly called 1.-THE Jack" is
now receiving his attention. Mr..
Wells is better posted on rabbits
than any other man in the west and
can tell some interesting facts about
the little animals. "Wells on Rab-
bits" will soon be as noted work
as "Lindley on Mines. carson
News.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-05-25
GREAT RUSH FOR
PUBLIC DOMAIN

The great rush for settlement on
the public domain of the United
States is indicated by the enormous
increase in the number of entries
made in the current fiscal year. BY
the end of the year the increase as
compared with the entries of the
previous twelve months probably
will reach 10000.
About 80 per cent of these en-
tries were made for homestead set
Element. The total number of en-
tries TO all kinds last year amounted
to something more than 166, 0GO
while the current year it is calcul-
ated they will reach more than
226, 900.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-05-25

only must the seed corn have been
of great age but in the experiment
the grains were merely dropped on
the ground and covered, as the
Indians plant. There was no irri-
cation. This experience is identi-
cal with that of several farmers
in the San Juan country, who in
the same way planted corn dug
from the ruins of Aztec.
The conclusion is that the
Indians had corn of great
drought resisting power; power
developed through GEN.
turtles of cultivation.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-05-25
PRESTON AND SMITH
TO APPLY FOR PAROLE

Today o. N. Hilton, head counsel
of the Western Federation of
Miners and attorney for Preston
and Smith, the two men serving
terms in the Nevada State Prison
for murder committed in Esmeralda
county during the strike trouble,
petitioned the Board of Pardons to-
day to allow him to present the
names of his clients to the board
for a parole at the July meeting
which will convene on July 18th
next.
Under the rules of the board an
inmate of the prison can ask for
pardon or parole but once year.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-05-25

truth plan, he has all the universe
sustaining, supporting him.
What a difference there is be-
tween the power of q man who is
telling the truth and is conscious
that he is backed by the eternal
principle of right ard justice, ard
tire man who is lying and is con-
scious of it.
One can look the world in the
face without wincing. because he
feels that he is backed by eternal
principle: there is victory in his
eye, assurance in his very bearing,
while there is something within
the other man which says, 81 am a
liar; am not man. know l
am not man, but "a sneak, a make
believe"-Succes Magazine
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-05-25
HOW'S This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. F. j. CHENEY &
CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. ]. Cheney for the last Is years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions, and
financially able to carry out any
obligations made by his firm
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surface of the
system. Testimonials sent free.
Price, rs cents per bottle. Sold by
all Druggists.
Take Halls FamilyTPills. for con-
tipation. w. sxNS MAs-. : =, =. 90; -
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-05-25
THE LIARS BARGAIN

When a man turns traitor to
himself, there is no power in wealth
or fame to still the accuser within
which is ever reminding him of his
infamy and haunting him for his
treason against himself.
Does it pay to take such chances
with ones reputation? Nothing
anc compensate the lilly for a
smirch upon its Wilderness; moth
ing can compensate the rose for
the loss of its perfume and beauty.
What's the man good for when
the best thing in him is rotten,
when all that makes him from the
brute, is decayed?
The time will come when the liar
will be despised and ostracised by
all decent people. The liar is a
mere burlesqe of a man, perverted
human being. We might as we'll
call composition full of dis
cordant notes, played on an instru-
ment tangled out of tune, by the
name of music, as to call him a
man who has violated the funda-
mental principles Of his God-given
nature. Just in proportion as a
man departs from the law on which
he was -truth-he approaches
the brute and should be so CLASH
fled by all decent people. Is there
a sadder sight in America today
than that of so many young men
gambling with their regulations,
taking chances with their good
names, for the sake of a few dollars
or little notoriety with as little
thought as they would bet on a
racehorse? What use is fortune
so gained that wherever the owner
goes he will be pointed out man
who has "sold out"-@-sold out his
honor, his good name, his friends
everything that manly man holds
dear?
Every time man deceives he
knows that he has to cover his
tracks. He is always on thorns
for fear of discovery, for every
thing in his own name is trying to
betray him; but when he tells the
truth, because he is built on the
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-05-25
Al App .ES IS Cure FOR IATEN.
pER4NCE

The forbidden fruit of the
Garden of Eden, which brought sin
into the world, is now looked on as
the means of driving sin out of
the world. No less an august body
than the Iowa State Horticultural
society is standing sponsor for the
movement to remove the stigma
from the apple. When Eve, sorely
tempted, partook of the luscious
fruit which had she been forbidden
to touch, she all unwittingly cast a
blight on the apple, which centuries
of cultivation and two national
shows at Spokane has been unable
to remove. 1t has remained for an
apple loving doctor to discover
that not only can the world be fed
until it has secured the necessary
calories of energy, but that the
craving for conceded to
be the greatest cause of misery
and crime-can be eradicated
from the human body by the apple.
AS If this were not miracle enough,
it is contended that General Grant
might have won the siege of Vicks-
burg and the battle of Appomattox
by munching on a Ben Davis,
SpitZenburg or a Jonathan, Just as
well as by pulling on a fat cigar.
"The use of apples as an article
of diet will very much diminish,
decrease and intimately abate the
for alcoholic stimulents,
declares DR.. Samuel Bailey of Mt.
Ayr, Iowa, THAT this is fact
could be proved in many instances
if a little care, caution and vigilence
were taken to investigate con-
ditions. AS a rule the habitual
user of alcoholic stimulents is
rarely lover or consumer of ap-
Piles. There seems to be a peculiar
combination in apples, in the acid
in them or in the peculiar chemica
combinations in the apple, that
allays the irritation, or so-called
appetite, produced by the use of
liquor. / am also of the opinion
that the keen appetite for tobacco
is limited by the use of apples. II
am thoroughly convinced that any
man who is a lover of whiskey and
is in a condition that he thinks
that he must have a drink, if he
will eat an apple before he takes a
drink, will find that his appetite
for the drink has been materially
lessened, if not entirely abated
for the time.-Exchange.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-05-25

AS both Preston and Smith applied
for pardon at the January session
of the board it will be impossible
to have their applications fled at
the July meeting unless the petition
filed today is granted. -Appeal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-05-25
WELLS ON RABBITS
IS new TREATIES

Forest Supervisor Wells of the
Mono Forest Reserve, now stationed
at Gardnerville, arrived in this city
yesterday on short business trip.
1t is said that Uncle Sam looks into
many funny things but to our mind
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-05-25


The Presbyterian Church is pre-
pared to handle flowers for Decora-
ton Day. Orders may be left
with Lambert Henderson.
The Presbyterian prayer m Getting
will be held tonight at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Keyser. All are most
cordially invited. Meeting COM
mences at 7:30 o'clock.
The county officers are comfor-
tably situated in their new quarters.
They have large airy room, away
from the noise of the street and
seem to be getting along like
Srothers.
How long has the doctor been
treating your wife," ''Treatin'
her? Gosh, if you seen his bills
you wouldn't think there was
much treatin' about it. Chicago
Record Herald.
The Yakima preacher who asked
his congregation to whistle the
hymns is still few laps behind the
Pennsylvania coal region preacher
who uses whistle instead of bell
on his church to call the faithful
to prayer.
The baseball club of the Ely high
school will play a series of three
games with our high school nine
on the End and 3rd of June. The
Elko boys pay the expenses of the
Ely boys while here. These games
will be holly contested as both clubs
are out to win.
Elsewhere will be found an
artiG pfrom Phoebe Chronicle re-
gardihg the reelection of Judge
Brown. 1t is needless to say that
the Independent endorses the
position of Chronicle. Judge Brown
has served the people of this Gudic-
ial district faithfully and we'll and
should receive the unanimous en-
dorsement of the people for another
term.
Lest we forget, a quiet I'M
ostentatious self-effacing, publicity
stunning, shrinkingly modest, I'M
known, unphotographed, unsmiling,
noise-hating, reticent, secretive
lion hunter contemplates approach
ing these shores clandestinely and
surreptitiously, slipping through
the crowd at the pier, to seek
solace of solitude and indulge in
pious, patriotic meditation. -Louis-
vile Courier Journal.
Instead of saving any of the
S3OO, OOO, OOO which Senator Aldrlch
'serts is wasted by the govern.
LEnt annually through Obsolete
,5hiness methods" the Taft admin
Itration threatens to break all
ecords in the history of the govern
ment in the enormous expenditure
of money. 1t looks now as if the
appropriations for this session of
congress would exceed the ap-
preparations of the last regular
session to the extent of about $780,
100000. This will be a billion
dollar session and then some.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-05-25
SALMAGUNDI

Mr.. and Mrs. Mcclellan left this
mornirVJor Monticello, where they
will remain for several days.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-05-19
PAGE TWENTY ONE

if we wanted to. If l believed as he
breaches. that souls could be saved
through the instrumentality of man,
| would prefer a more kind-hearted
and gentle leader than he, for he
said a man that would try to over
persuade his wife to join a certain
church because he was a member
ought to be in hell. He, himself, at
that very hour standing in the sacred
desk of Watermelon Greek church
persuading mems wives and children
and Women's husbands to join the
church. What church? The Mis-
sionary Baptist church. Why? Be
cause he was member, for if he
had not been a member himself he
would not have been doing the per-
suading. And if he had been a mem
Der of any other, or a minister of
any other denomination, he would
be pleading with that class to join
there. Why? Because he's a mem
Der.
That's the way 1 see it, and if
am wrong somebody right me.
Your true friend
R. NJ JENKINS.
Chenille, Ca, Rt. 3.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-05-19
TWENTY-SIX YEARS AGO

L began practising medicine here.
soon saw the need for a good FAM
LILY medicine, one that would re-
lleVe, cure and prevent diseases, and
save the poor people hundreds of dol
lars IN loss Of time, expense, in sick
ness and worry, anxiety, and distress.
After years Of clinical tests, | sue
ceeded in formulating what l believe
to be the best all round family pre-
scription in the world. It is no cure
all; some diseases are incurable.
When dangerously sick, send for your
doctor. If you suffer with costive-
ness, constipation, collie, heartburn,
sour stomach, headache, sick-head-
ache, liver troubles, billiousness, that
tired, lazy feeling, with no appetite,
dizziness, indigestion, bad breath,
bad taste; pains in the shoulders,
back Or stomach; scanty Or high-col-
ored urine, scalding urine with sedi-
ments in it; catarrh of the stomach
or bowels; rheumatism, neuralgia,
colds, grippe, etc.; then my medi-
cine will relieve and cure you. Send
me dollar ($1.00) and l will send
you plain prescription, telling what
to get, how to make, and how to take
1t.
LISTEN! Twenty-Five cents worth
of ingredients bought at any good
drug store will make one quart of
this medicine. It is easy to take, not
poison; can give it to the baby. Why
bite at the free cure-alls, or pay $1.OO
for a 6-ounce bottle of stuff, when
you can make a quart Of this favor
ite medicine for only rs cents?
AS to my standing as a citizen and
physician, I refer you to any officer
of this county. Send for the pre-
scription. 1T IS NO CHEAT.
j. p. PHILLIPS, Yantley, Ala.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-05-19
FARMERS UNION PAGE

if they can't find some ticks around
them that are equally as dangerous
as politics. This reminds me of a
candidate | heard of on an cleo
pioneering trip. He drove up to an
old gentleman's house, who lived in
the backwoods, and after passing
compliments, ETC., with the old man
the candidate says, "WeIl, how's
politics out here with you people?"
The old gentleman readily replied,
Il don't know as we have any Polly
ticks around here, but the blamed
seed ticks are bad So my advice
would be to those that are so afraid
of politics to also be careful that they
don't mix with seed ticks.
Now, Mr.. Watson. there are men
scattered all over these woods that
say you are hired to break up the
Union (Which may be true), and that
you were never known to do any
thing for the poor laboring class of
people unless there was dollar at
stake for Tom (this may be true
also). If this be true, and you are
wilfully and maliciously trying to
break down the Union, mission
boards, congressman, etc.. for the
money there is in it for for you, and
on account of malice, prejudice, etc.,
my opinion is that you are anything
but Christian gentleman and need
to be punished. On the other hand,
if you are doing what you are with
clear conscience and for the good
Of your fellow man, without being
hired to do so, then | say you need
the prayers of every praying man in
the South. 1t seems to me like your
hearts desire and prayer to God (if
you pray) for America is that it
might be saved. And why any one
could kick on desire and prayer
like that l can't see.
Whether you be right or wrong,
you are giving the people new ideas
and new subjects to discuss, both
financially and religiously. Yes,
even to men Of as high calling as
ministers of the Gospel have taken
up part of your subjects, some in
favor and some againsnt you. l at
tended two sermons few days ago
preached by the Rev. w. J. Barton,
Of Ocilla, Ca, and he actually had
the last August issue of your Maya
zine on the Bible stand with him,
and he did not fail to refer to it oc-
casionally; but not in your favor by
any means. All, no. He says you are
liar as black as the devil. The
last night of his meeting he used the
following text, Come now, let us
reason together" which he got many
points out of. Among them was the
following: Yet some of you will
swallow Tom Watson, shoes and all.
At this GESTURE of his this thought
ran into my mind: that if he (Bar-
tom could have swallowed you, that
he would have had more good sense
and intellect in his belly than he has
in his head. Another point he
brought out was: AS for him and
his house, they'd serve the Lord, the
rest of us could serve Tom Watson,