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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-28
How It Was temaTHaoIe

An elderly gentleman o: rural au
pearance had hardly seated himself
In the crnsst0wT street car. says
Judge. when young lady who had
followed him in approached him. !
Sir. did you lose iiyc.doIIar
bill?" 81" asked.
For moment the farmer Observed
her with surprised. curious took.
then said convincingiy: Yes. maam,
| did
'Th"n her" II is. said size. hand
ing r." bill to him i clicked il up
be Il YOU from the car floor"
ThanE yc very much. young Iady
Tor your honesty This is most re
MAJ k"b'" happcuin.."
oh. ! cont think 50. sir. Dr;irye
every one should return thp money In
such Il cas-" rs this. What Is rhcr"
so remarkable about ito"
WHY. lost my iivc-d0l!ar bll TWO
years aEp'"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-28
NEW KIND OF INFANT SCHOOL
Three RS" Are Cut Out and Children
Are Taught to Be Happy
Instead.

The man In the club had been talk
Ing politics with school inspector.
until the gentleman declined to dis
cilfS the subject any more
well talk about the youngsters
themselves. for change" he said
DO You know that both In France and
belgium rcadinE. writing and arith
mctic are being omitted from the sub
1"cts taught in infant school? The
children are simply taught to be hap.
ny instead! And when they bring
their dinners TO school, tho food has
under the official regulations. to be
put into basket. which must be In
b"lCd ut the school. and put on u src
cial shelf in clean. airy place Fancy
such regulations here! Any old news.
paper and any cupboard is good
enough for our children
I'm Germany. toys are provided for
rlay time, and all little children are
compelled to bring n clean pocket hand
kctChiCf TO school. and they must have
bath once week
I'm Finland. tho tiniCGi children are
taught TO wash dolls. dust, sweep look
after flowers. and so on: and In som.
Japanese schools resting room with
bed Is provided. so that over tired
children may have u nap!"-Answcrs
London
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-28
ARTIST WHO HAD NO ARM,
Miss Sarah eiffen. de MenthoIon ant
HiIes Held Brushes In Their
Teeth or Toes

Miss Sarah Binen was a conspicu
Gus. example OF the skill which arm
less people sometime acquire I'm
spite of their Hnlictium Size was min
ihturc painter to Queen Victoria and
her work was widely known for It's
beauty and dc'icacy
She was born without arms but ms
girl. having IL great wish TO become
IN artist. she worked earnestly for
years until she could paint by holding
me brush in her teeth I'm 1921. ac
cording TO the RaJa YOSa Messenger
the Judges. without any knowledge of
the means she was compelled to use
awarded her The gold medal Of tho
society Of Arts. n prize sought by
hundreds Of others
NJ do Mcntholon and Bcrtram
lilies other artists who were dc
prlV"d al tho use Of their arms The
former had only one foot which he
used to raint with.
Mr. llilCs lost both his arms I'm an
accident. being run over by n street
car when he was only years old
md when he was JUS; beginning 10
acquire skill in drawing He spent
two years in patient toll learning to
draw by holding the pencil in his
teeth. nj the end Of which time he
won iirstelasa certificate from n
local art school
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-28
AND READY TO FIGHT AGAIN
Cat Hetused to Be a Party to Pro.
ceedings by Which She Oil.
ciaIly Died.

Jerry the pet cat of the StOlz fam
lily of Bloomfield. y j.. considerably
startled ITS mistress when. the other
afternoon. IL appeared at the kitchen
door after having been buried as dead
during the course Of the preceding fore
noon. jerry Is Of warlikc disposi
ton, ana during n recent combat, sus
tanned such injuries that the family
decided to put him out OF misery. Ac.
tordingly the garbage man was pre-
vailed on TO place the pct animal In
an old tin boiler. pour in shloroform
and put on the lid In few min
utcs Jerry was dead" lie was bur
led and the Stoiz children covered the
grave Of their friend and playmate
with flowers. Hut life to Jerry was
sweet. so when Mrs Stoz OPENED the
kitchen door later. she found him
waiting for adnittaucc Mrs Stnlz
screamed md ran. but her husband
lot the cat In. and declared he would
not permit the warrior to be KILLED
again
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-28
FLY KITES ON FEAST DAY
Japanese Perform Clever Maneuvers
In the Air With Their Mons
trous Rival Filters.

In Japan there is an annual feast
day for boys, when each house having
male children hangs out strings OF pa.
per carp. which inflated b. the breeze
become lifclike monster fish
1T was on this feast day" says
writer in the Wide World. that we
left Yokohama for Kamakura. once
the eastern capital of Japan, now
merely quiet little seaside village
AS II was such an important occa
sion, the whole world made holiday.
some families hurried TO the scaShore
To fly their enormous humming kites.
from which the parents appeared to
derive quite as much enjoyment as the
children. Tn" loud hum emitted by
the soaring kite is caused by piece OF
thin bl1lhUo. which is stretched tight.
~ across from shoulder to shoulder.
This taut bamboo filamcnt not only
acts as an aeOlian harp but bends the
whole lite. so that its surface is con.
cave instead Of being. as In our kites.
u plane. The noise when some three
score or SO of these monsters are In
IN" air at the same time is deafcning
THE Japanese kite has no tail. but
IS furnished with numerous long
str"amers. Great competitions are
held by the owners OF the kites. and
OCCASIONAL! mimic battle will he
Fought in the air. the rival factions en-.
deavoring by means of powdered glass.
which has beer previously worked in.
to a definite length of the kite strings.
to saw through rivals string. and so
bring the vanquished kite tumbling liz.
ANONYMOUSLY to the ground"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-28

state. Those 12-inch guns literally
made a sieve of the texas at
range Of $4,000 yards. or six
miles. 1t was the longest range at
which actual shooting had ever
been done. Eight to ten miles is
about the maximum for thes e
guns.
The new l4-inch guns weight is
63.6 tons. The diameter at the
brcech or butt is al inches and at
the muzzle "a inches. The cost
of one gun and brcech is STA, ITO.
The carriage upon which the gun
will be mounted in the turret of
the vessel will cost $50, 900.
The projectile weighs 1,400
pounds and is &C inches. or five
and one-half feet, in length and
costs $3.50 1t Is loaded with burst
ing charge Of $50 pounds of" dun
n,te." The powder charge used
behind the projectile to give it
:elocity' consists OF four bags of
nine pounds each of smokeless
nitro-gIycerinc, Yet even then it
wouIn be over half minute from
the time of firing before the
projectiIe would hit the mark
Is miles away.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-28
WHERE GOLD ORE ABOUNDS
Untold Wealth in Minerals Hidden in
Plains and Mountains Of
Colorado.

Untold wealth in gold, silver and
copper lies hidden in the plains and
mountains of Colorado. awaiting only
discovery by the prusDCctor," said
John a. Heron. wealthy miner of
Denver. 81 make this assertsRi on
the authority of mining evpSrrv and
engineers who have gone over nearly
every foot Of territory I'm the state
One old miner of Colorado recently
declared that the San IIan country
In Colorado Is so full of Minerals that
to tell Of II would sound like a fairy
tale. He declared that he discovered
the riches OF that section 80 long ago
as 1860, but that II has never been
touched because the region where ore
abounds Is almost inaccessible. When
1t becomes possible to develop the
mines OF San Juan. believe 1t will
be found to be the best mineral field
In Colorado.
This statement may seem incon-
sistent with the recent figures OF the
census bureau in Washington, which
show that the last eight years the
number OF men employed in minin;t
milling and smelling in Colorado has
been cut almost in half. In 1902 these
industries had more than $4,000 men
on the pay rolls. but In 1910 the mum.
Der had been reduced to less than
10000
Il believe that the time Is not far
distant when there will be a revival
OF the great mining boom which years
ago induced thousands OF persons to
flock to Colorado in search of wealth.
skilled miners and scientific engineers
and biologists agree that hundreds of
miles OF the mountains of Colorado
are mineralized. Quantities Of gold
are awaiting those who will search
for It."
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-28
BAPTIST CHURCH

The Bible workers will meet
Wednesday evening at seven
O'Clock. The regular mid-wcek
service will be held at 7:30, the
subject being Methods in Service.
There are letters to be read and
other subjects Of interest to con-
slider.
There will tea public Thanks
giving scvicc Thu. day evening at
1870. A cordial invitation is
extended to all to attend both of
the above services. All meetings
held in K"yser'S Chapel.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-28
j. &. Harris
Sheriff of Elko County.
EECM BEGAN WITH NOTHING
Twenty-Five Directors Of Kansas
City Bank All Started Their Careers
Practically Without Money.

Dr.. James r. NJ. Johnston. president
of the National Reserve Bank Of Kan.
7as city. ~ Il recent meeting Of the
directors Of that bank. ARCS" and ask
I'd th"i each one present who had he
Gun i"&incss with capital of &c..
900 stand mp. There were % direct.
orS e he bauk IN the room. aud their
wealth woull aggregate about 500.
100000. Not q man of the - arose
DR.. Johnston then put another prop.
osition. lie said:
Each man of yOu who had $4,000
With wNiCh to begin business stand
UP"
Tho twenty-five directors looked
around ut each other. but not one of
thcm stood up ..a.
"E&cn of YOU who had s. 900 stand
up" rC"sistcd Or Johnston
The directors looked at each other
md laughed. but mono Of them arose
DR.. Johnston kept putting the propo.
Fition. towering the amount by 500
each time. ard when he got down to
$50 ono Of tho directors stood up
md said that was the amount of his
capital whom he began business.
The majority Of the others began
without a dollar
DR.. Johnston himself. estimated to
be worth well on toward a half mil.
lion dollars. bCS1n his business career
without even pair OF shocs.-Okla-
homa CITY Times.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-28
PAID PENALTY OF RAsHNEss
snake Charmer Finally Killed by Rep
tile Which She Had Made Her
Particular Pet.

MISS x, snake charmer well
known among show people. firmly be
ieved that one Of her snakes was real.
ly fond OF her. She could do any
thing with it-fondle II. kiss and ca
ress II. She grew so fond Of II that
at last she even let II sleep on her bed.
TO the great disgust Of the other per.
formers In the show. She would eat
her meals with this horrible thing
colled around her neck; and once in
very warm weather. she took II under
her coat into the woods with her. and
let 1t amuse itself by crawling over
the ground. She followed il about and
Kept most careful watch over II tit
was valuable performer!. but II
showed no disposition to go off into
the woods, as she feared il might, but
came back to her and coiled around
her as usual. She was warned sew
eral times that the reptile was very
dangerous. but she grew more and
more reckless. and the snake appeared
to become more and mare attached to
her
And then. one day. without any
warming. directly after a performance
when she WAS caressing it In her own
room. the snake suddenly threw back
its head. looked at her steadily, and
with ighrning-iike swiftness struck
her between the eyes. leaving two tiny
punctures. She hastily uncoiled it and
thrust II into it's box. but she died
within hh al hOur.-McClure's Maya.
zine
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-28
500 REWARD 500

The readers of this paper will be
pleased To learn that there is at last
one dreaded disease that srience
has been able t" cure in all its
stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure known to the medical fratern-
ity. Catarrh being a constitutional
disease, requires a constitutional
treatment. Halls cattarrh cure is
taken internally. acting directly up
on the blood ard mucus sur face Of
the system. thereby destroying the
foudation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up
the constitution and assisting ma
turc in doing its work. The pro-
prietOra have SO much faith in its
curative power that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that
it fails to cure. Send for list of
testimonials. Address r. }. CHE
NEY q CO.. Toledo. o., Sold by all
Druggist Toe. lake Halls Fam
lily Pills for constipation.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-28
Selfshness.

For the third consecutive time the
lady with the mammoth lat had been
requested by an usher to remove the
obstruction Finally the theater man.
ager took a hand and approached the
obdurate patron See here. madam.
said he. dropping all false polita0Ess,
eight persons sitting behind I'd. de.
clare they can't get a clear view of
the stage: so you'll either have to
take off that rooi-garden or sit in the
last row. At this mandate she re-
moved her hat. The horrid. selfish
things" she exclaimed. darting a
glance behind her as she withdrew
her hatpins: they're so afraid they'll
miss a little OF their pleasure. while
they spoil all OF mine by making ME
remove my new creation!"-House-
keeper
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-28
Tuesday. November %. 1911
COLUMBIA WOMAN
A REAL HEROINE

Goldfield's most fearless horse
woman, Mrs. Frank Simonds, has
added another laurel to her
eqestrian crown, this time by
rescuing Mrs. Charles Miller, wife
If The foreman of the Clermont
mine, from possible death Thurs
day afternoon.
Mrs. Miller. according to the
statements OF eye Witnesses, wa
driving spirited horse through
Columbia when the animal be-
came frightened and bolted.
despite the utmost efforts of the
fair driver. the animals speed
increased, and as the vehicle
joltcd over the rough road the
spectators expected every moment
to sec Mrs. Miller thrown to the
ground
Mrs. Simonds who was return
ing to her home in Columbia after
her customary afternoon canter,
witnessed the runaway and tho. gh
two blocks distant on cross
street decided to stop the frigh.
tened animal. Accordingly she
pressed her mount to its utmost
speed, and when the rig containing
Mrs. Miller crossed tie inter
section of the two streets, Mrs.
Simonds was but 20 yards distant.
This lead was disposed of within n
very short time, and soon Mrs.
Simonds was riding neck and neck
with the runaway.
Leaning from her saddle Il la
cow-punchcr the gritty cqucstri.
enne secured firm grasp on the
bit of the runaway and then com
menced battle for the mastery
that carried both women fully 100
yards down the road before the
runaway was subdued. Hysterical
thanks we're in order, and humcr-
'OIs congratulations were showercd
on Mrs. Simonds by those who had
witnessed the runaway but were
powerlcss to interfere. -GoldfeId
Tribune.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-28
HUGE GUNS WILL
SHOOT FIFTEEN MILES

Think of n gun which will hurl
Il 400 pound projcctile through
nine inches of the best face
hardened steel IS miles away from
where 1t is fired! This is what
Uncle Sans new guns will do.
They will shoot beyond the horizon.
In other words. the range of the
mJnstGrous with which the two
new hattlcships, New York and
Texas. will he equipped is greater
than il is possible to see n target
the size of ship Of the Delaware
type. Under the most favorable
conditions not even the tall masis
Of the Delaware could be seen
from ship of the same size Is
miles away. And the now 1d-inch
guns are effective at that range.
The navy department has just
completed successful Test of
gun and work will go forward at
once in tho Washington factory
to make the 20 huge weapons
needed for the two vessels.
The recent test made with the
naval service, 12-inch gun on the
old battl ,ship Texas in Chesapeake
bay showed that the eli ;iency of
the gunmakcrs had reached a high
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-28
No Fear.

Robert W. Chambers mas, as q nov
elist, fertility that is only exceeded
by his briliance.
AT Ihc Century club. in New Yori.
the other da. one of those elderly
borcs VINO are the bane OF all clubs
drew lis cltai= up to Mr.. Chambers
and said genially:
"ImaIIs rsiS, YOU are writing at the
rate Oh Two ana sometimes thrae nov.
els every year, to sa" nothing of your
ann:%l shGaf OF shor; stories. Aren't
you afraid that a time will come when
you will have written yourself out?'
NY dear SIR, Mr.. CL;...Uers re
plled. II have no such fear. Just look
at Your own case. You have been
talking For more than sixty years. and
yet YOU haven't talked yourself out
have your
The 17-Year Locust.
The l7-year cicada which is wrongly
called the l7-year locust. is the longest
lived of any known insect. as the grub
or nymph lives Tor over Is years
sucking the roots O! the forest trees,
often several feet below the surface;
In the last spring 1t finished its trans.
formations, and usually at the last Of
May or the beginning OF June. ISSUES
In enormous numbers from the ground
This appearance Of the l7-year brood
dates as far back as 1899 ~ the
present time each year has ~ brood
or br0ods. each limited. as "a rI'C 10 a
well defined district There are 20
of such bruCds scattered over Il '.rge
area in the Atlantic and central states
The southern limits are northern Geor
gia and the western limits eastern
Nebraska and Kansas
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-28
The 81 all Coy and His Hal

H. llimrs his HAT across the dining.
room y an he comes in from school.
or l".s"' II ~ al manner al placc2.in
To L".:5". ~ The coal bin. or on SIS.
to- 1Crc"u lie loses il lust at
cin'"l lime. and spells the spirit of
Ia. " "r vcr"ncc and picry A. the
iar.,.. T'"rs tie church The anthem
Is w. = "nng. aHd tn" disgrace ri he.
Ing .., again is lHt on the innocent
hca'r "r Clutch"d in the hand al lie
SH" ] $ who has already Grrg0irrn
the ctIIEsiUn OF wEicn hc vas tie
car' twenty minute. ago In ;his
stag" also ones hat l., rcrm..,cd on the
way s. school by the hand OF ones
huSr.n friend. ~ SGD down the line
OF surrounding boon cO,luauirns.
stuffed INTO others puckris. willie dire
th"l 80 al ultimate loss Eo!d one in
III - grip. and the reckoning 10 be
-. horn" wraps TIC world IN trag
"dN e. orG" l. Parker. in The July
Atlantic
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-28
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS


The subscribers to the Daily and
Weekly Independent arc hereby
notified that our contract with the
American Weekly of San Francisco
has expired and that we are no
ongcr responsible for the Payment
Of the subscription price. Those
- cciving the American Weekly
should order it discontinued or
have it marked Refused" at the
DOS toiiicc, if they do not want il
continued at their expense.
". w. Bnohcr.
Proprietor lrdrrtndCnt.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-28

NJ raul was grocer in French
Town Rais 0tcrran the place and n
price or two sous head was placed
upon them by the town council VI
Pauis errand boy. working carly and
late. managed TO Stay 80 rats In The
cellars and attics Of the shop The
boy took them 10 the town hail. and.
returning iublIani TO the gr0ccr's
showed NJ Paul the nine francs h."
had gained The grocer hcId out his
palm Hand the money over. hr
said You knew very well those rats
were mine. not yours!"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-28
$500 REWARD 5000

|, j. e. Harris. sheriff Of the
County Of EIko, State of Nevada.
ID hereby offer and guarantee a
reward of Eight Hundred $500 .0O)
Dollars Cor the arrest and con-
victron of the person r persons,
who turned or caused to be
burned, the hay stacks ard barn
IN Ed Carvillc's ranch in Moand
Valley, ElkO County, Nevada,
during the month of August.
1911.
j. G.. Harris
Sheriff of Elko County.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-28
Purchase Completed

The little boy sat by the roadside
Idly poking the dust. says the Youngs.
town Telegram When the big man
came along the little boy looked up
and said: Mister. is this your park
"What1l you gimme for it?" quizzed
the big man Fourteen hundred thou.
san milyun dollars replied the little
boy. All right" smiled the big man.
Just take It right along with you"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-28
Inherent 7iehes.

Thor" arc thousands Of people who
Env" lost everything they valued IN
Tic world, all the material results Of
their lives Cndcavor. and yet. because
th"r POSSESS stout hearts. unconuucr.
ab'' F'irits. n determination to push
ahead "hich knows no retreat they
arc Just rs far from real failure as br.
for" t'cir loss; and with such wealth
they can never be poor.-Orison SWEET
Marden. In Success Magazine.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-28
Confident Assertion.

We'll. Charley. dear" said young
Mrs. TCrkins. II dou't know much
about bascball---''
"You truly don't" rcp'icd her hus,
band
"But Id be willing TO leave IL TO
the boys on the b'cnchers If ! don't
know more about the game than that
umpire who gave three straight decis
,ons against uR"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-28
Nomen Should Judoe.

Six men in Hartford. Conn, formed
the Jury to decidS whether a lady's
dress fl properly or not. Naturally.
the women say that no man Is com
pctent TO judge OF such things. and
that the jury should have been com.
posed OF six women But. according
TO Mrs Caroline F. Corbin. the men
were doing their "God.given" duty and
the jury rom ~ 10 place for women
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-28
Exactly 2.an A Al

Arthur-"Why Is II, tairest Evan
geline. that when am with you the
hands on that clock seem to<%ake
wings and Hy?" Stern Voice e1the
head OF the stairsJ-"Without wish.
In 10 be impertineDt. young man. !
simply want TO observe that them
hands haint got nothiD on the ones
On our gas meter Judge
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-28
Siurrind 4 Ger.

TN poor convCrsationalist at
these bighbrow dinrer parties I'm
al"@yH afraid Of Mi n~orouucinE some
word Take n mouthful OF spinach
bcior' attempting word that you
are Uncertain rbrut"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-28
The Test.

Madge--l refused Jack eight times
before finally saying yes"
Ethel--Why did you change your
mind?
Madge-I didn't. was merely see
ing II he would change his,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-28
Dry Roots.

Dry roots make an intensely hot fire
with no smoke. so watch your drift
pile, as they are sure to be there. as
they are light as a cork and porous
as Il sponge
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-28
Tit for Tat.

81 understand you broke the horse
which Just lost the race"
Il did. but he returned the service
by breaking me"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-28
EYe.GlaRs Telnsconna

For extremely ncarsightcd persons
Ipcctaclcs have been invented In
iicrmany In which the lenses are re-
placed by short telescopes
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-28
crying GuIts.

,hUichwarden Browl. Excuse Inc
Mr. Smith. but are you aware that
yoL PAT false half crown in the con-
tribution plate this morning?
y" iUa,tiI Hcs: owe the heather
g.u,'cr cor eating missionary uncle
u i... lie Sketch
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-28

Entered at the Elko post Office for transmission
through the maIIs sccGnd-cass matter.