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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-27
MADE FAMOUS BY D.CkE 5
Places Are Hardly Discoverab rs
One by One They Ha"a Under
gone Changes.

One by one the places made far %
by Charles Dickens have und"r, 81"
such changes that they are hardly
coverable. The rookeries In ral Il
Street. Southwark borough. among lr
last OF these places are now br;Hg
'osed up and very soon this cha c
'eriStic place q. .ckcns-land In Len
don Will have passed away. the
housing committee" having de- r.
mined for sanitary reasons that Z
must be obiiteIrt"d. The Church Of
st. George the Martyr. which srs ls
ut one end of the street, is the nul e
oil worship immortaliZed as Little l.Ir
rlts church, and on this account is
visited every year by thousands Of
American admirers of the great novel
list Near the other end OF the street
was the MarshaIsea prison for debt.
ors, where Little Dorrit's father. a
man With "a mild voice. curling hair
and irresolute hands," az the years
passed by became grny-haired ard ven
cradle and was known as "the fathe
OF the Mnrshalsea," title II which he
grew to be ridiculously vain. And this
character tmuch OF the color Of which
Dickens is said to have taken from
that OF his own father) IL one Of the
most pathetic in any OF his novels
But the medica! officer for the district
says II has long had wicked rcpu'
tation. and London cannot allow such
degraded and unhealthy spot to rc'
main. no matter what Its romantic
and historic interest. Long before the
days OF Dickens this corner OF South
wick was known as the hiding place
OF highwaymen and debtors OF the
worst description.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-27
A Smile Counts.

Every one likes TO rec n smiling
face. and to smile becomingIy one
must cultivate n cheerful and sympa
thetic condition Of mind. The face
wreathed In smiles IL Ike perpetual
sunshine In n house. II Is irresIGtible
and conquers all hearta.
A smiling mouth loses half It's
charm II the eyes do not correspond .
for the eyes are tho windows of tho
soul. md the smile that Iic8 only
about the lips soon dies AWAY. leaving
an Indifferent spirit to survey and
chill the world.
Cultivate the art of smiling, not
with your lips. but with your eyes.
Every one cnn have LAUGHING "yes
They are not n matter OF inh .rltance.
nor can they be acquired with the aid
of tho masseuae and the professional
beauty specialist.
Love is the great transformer. Tho
sternost features may be softcned, the
hardest natures be humanlzod. by
'ove.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-27
A. l.. MAUK
THE SHOE MAN
Mems, Women's and Child
ren's dress shoes
Application No. 1906.

Application No. 1906.
Notice of Application for Per-
mission to Appropriate the Public
Waters of the state of Nevada.
Notice is hereby given that on
the 18th day of December, 1910.
in accordance with Section G5,
Chapter XXI, of the Statutes of
1909, one Jesse w. Fox of Salt Lake
City, County of Salt Lake ard
State of Utah. made application
to the State Engineer of Nevada
for permission to appropriate the
public waters of the State of Ne
vada. Such appropriation is to be
made from The Franklin River at
points about 70 rods East from the
NV. Corner of Sec. 22,T.32 N. r..
GO E., M. ID. M. by means of dam
and four hundred cubic feet per
second is to be conveyed to points
in Townships 32 N. II. 60 E., 81 NJ,
GO r.. 30 NJ. 60 f. and 80 N. r. 50
E..by means of channel and there
used for domestic and irrigation
purposes. Water not to be re-
turned to stream
Date OF first publication December
2S. 1910.
Date Of last publication February
2, 1911.
--'--r .'s~-- -. -,.-.,.--s,.. .---.. ......
Signed:
G9sE Emmett d. Boyle
State Engineer.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-27
TIE BLACK HAND AND CARUSo
Famous Tenor Tells How the Society
Made Him the Object Of Its
Solicitous Attentions.

Enrlco Caruso has been telling the
English newspapers more details OF
now 1t happened that the Black Hand
made him an object of its solicitous
attentions during the opera season In
new York. He Is inclined to believe
that there would never have been any
trouble at all II It hadn't been for the
tact that he has charitable nature.
according to Caruso, the Black
Hand would not have been tempted to
cother him II it hadn't been for an
Italian barber In New York. The bar
nef shaved the singer frequently and
Wei and Caruso was pleased with his
work. So when he heard the barber
one day deploring the lack of suffi.
clent cash to enable him to take a trip
oack to Italy to see old friends once
more Caruso delighted the man by
making him present Of $500.
wish | had never done It," says
CeruSo MY italian barber was so
overcome with delight that he singed
all the hair Off one side Of nv head
and cut half my chin of that morn.
ing. Then he went away and told the
newspaper m"n all about II. Next day
got hfty letters each asking me for
soo0. Next week I got twice the mum.
Der and several threatening letters
from the writer's OF the first batch
ana rev days afterward the Black
hand peopl" tried to hlackmail me
us very hard work beirg charitable. t"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-27
HOBBY FA5C;NlTlN5 70 M,
PhiIateIist Finds large Field for His
Activities Searches Farthest
Corner Of arth.

Inc discovery Oi II solemn wy
hobby softcns hi" austcriiy. So th,i
Is something very human and interest
ing In the convention recently hcld
here of the nations phllatciIsts-scrl
1us men brought together by the com.
non fascination exercised by little bits
81 colored paper
Like every other hobby which I'm.
"oiVes collecting something. the fun Is
not half SO much In possession as In
he eternal quest. Whole volumes of
'dd and beautiful labels. given as "a
receipt for postage paid. are not as in.
ierestlng as the rare and illmsivc spcci.
mems which are yet 10 be corraIIcd
While the small boy collector hns his
neaVen In grandmOth"r's garnet, shear.
ne the old labels from long treasured
epistles. the full.nc dyed enthusiast
hnds larger field for his activities.
md the farthest corner of the earth Is
not too remote TO stop his quest. There
Is more In the hobby than one mighi
suppose. History. geography and ma.
tional politics form groundwork for
IN intelligent pursuit of the pastimc.
New Zealand and Hawaii will show
YOU landscapes upon thCir stamps; a
Central American country pictures
'ropical birds: Jamalcn shows water.
fall; old Canadian issues and some OF
8ornoo show native .nurr. ~hiIe japan
revcls In vurlou. pres, ,nfliiOns Of its
'onvcntiOna'lz"d chr"aanD h"mum. Col
)nlbia and the QurlC" c.ulrhnIals Drr
fCnl whole M rs Nii'p .hr hpofI, ,,f
rulcrs and "tatc"mcn giy" designs for
thousands of issuoa.--Dctroit Free
Press
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-27
Or. WIIey's ForqetfuIness.

II the public does not know that Or
Harvey w. Wiley. the purofood expert.
is one Of the most abscnt.mInded rncn
I'm tho world. all doubt of the fact viii
vanish after this story has been read
The doctor tnkes his lunch IN the
cafe Of the National Press club. and
when he lunches hc misses no bets.
overlOoks no food lie has fine ap-
pctitc---a remarkable appetite. consid.
cring all the unpleasant and tcrrify.
Ing things nc knows about foOdstuffs.
One afternoon no finished his meal.
walked into the cloakroom and put
on his hat. AS no was going out he
was accostcd by friend, who invited
him 10 lunch with him.
DR.. Wiley hesItatcd.
"To tell you tho truth" hc saId,
whImsIcally, :" don't know whether
I'vc Just had lunch or not"
He thought deeply for several mo
ments
"Juat 10 faakc sure" h, concluded.
.criously, 'Tll go In and have an
other"
And no ate as much the second timo
as he had the flrst.--Popular Maga-
limo
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-27
Nest In "UncIe Ebb's" WhI,ker.


Uncle Ebb." an aged man Of Poets
Corners. had an unusual experience
recently
He is known far and wide for his
wonderful long red wbiskers; also he
has been termed RIP Van Wrinkle. o"
for no sooner is he seated than he is
asleep.
His favorite haunt fs a large tree ON
the town pump lot. There no has 81
rustic seat, and during the summer
months he can be seen seated and
sleeping
The other afternoon pedestrians n,
passing the pump observed birds fIut
tering about his head. They wen To
him and discovered that the bIrdy had
built nest I'm his whiskers. A bird
was In the nest and when she was
scared away two tiny eggs we're found
II is solemnly averred.
Uncle Ebb" did not discover the
nest until this morning. and he saws
that It was the prank OF boys.-syra.
cuse Herald.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-27
NAUTICAL ALMANAC FIGUfEs
Great Care Exercised In Preparing
Tables for the Guidance Of
the SaiIcr.

1t may be safely said th., ,e
outside the publishing offic I'd
the entire Nautical Alma. m
beginning to end, but each -,-r. OF
the printed almanac is. in tie Office
examined twice and read three times
The total number OF figures exceeds
million. but. great as the number Is,
It is trifling compared with the num-
per OF ngures employed in the calcu.
iations, as the almanac figures repre-.
sent bare" results only. The moon.
Tor instance. requires for its calcula-
lion more than a million and a half
OF figures. and similarly with other
branches OF the work, such as the sun,
the planets. etc. Contrary to the gen.
eral opinion. practically every figure
IN the book Is fresh from year to year.
The tables from which nearly all
the work Is calculated have been orig.
inally constructed from the labors OF
the astronomical observer and to a
larger extent from the observations OF
the sun. moon and planets made st
the Royal observatory. Greenwich. Tel.
eseopes and other astronomical appli.
ances are conspicuously absent. as the
work OF the stan is purely mathemat.
ical and not Observation-Disclosures
Inc Sailors Bible" in the Strand
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-27
War and Finance.

Money life here has yet not reached
chivalr!c stage. nor has 1t any.
where else in the world. In money
matters this ages faces too often
reflect the cold, pallid face OF the
crafty. cave-dwelIing man and his can.
nabilistic devices and traps. Tip takes
!. that the money worlds life Is
still in primitive state Of evolution.
Later will come higher morals. honor.
aye. chivalry. for the game OF money
and war and hunting are plainly
worked from the same part OF the
brain, and history OF one will be the
story OF the others. Great charity
should be shown the financial faces Of
today for many such faces only rep.
resent the flag and exhaustion. wear
and tear, that proceed from a too So.
we're application to n too narrow In.
tellectual speciality This makes a
cross, tired, worn face For some OF
the most just and good hearted Of
men and women have a quick, snappy
temper. and no wonder.-New York
Press
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-27
ELL NYE on FOX HUNTING
re Considered II Most Thrilling
Pastime for Sons Of the Amerl.
can Nobility.

"Fnz-hunting is one Of the most
thrilling pastin"s OF which | know" "
said Bill Nyc. "and for young men
whose parents have amused large
sums OF money In the intellectual pur.
suit or hides and tailow, the meet. the
chase. the scampcr. the full cry. the
cover. the stcllatCd fracture. the yelp
or the pack. the zip. the yell OF tri.
umph. the confusion. the whoop, tho
holm. the haloos. tho hurrah. tha aDra.
sion, the snort Of the hunter. the con.
cussion. the sward. the open. the earth.
stopper, the strangrlIatcd hernia, tho
glad cry OF the hound as he lays at
his masters feet tho strawberry mark
0i the rustic, all, all are cxhIIarating
To the sons Of the American nobility.
Fox.hunting combines the danger and
the Wild tumultuOus Joy OF the skntIng
rink. tho tohOggan Slide" the musb and
MIX socinblc and tho straw ride For
tho young American uObcman whose
ducal father made his money bv in.
venting fluent nil. or who gained
his great wealth through RELIEVING I'm
mnnfty bv m"nuG ~ - lung nnd. n liver.
pad, kidr"y.nad or foe; nd. for.
hunting ia fret rate"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-27
WHEN MISSISSIPPI WAS LOW
steamboat Captain Who Once Waded
Ahead to Find the Most
Likely Channel.

Steamboat men who have teen con.
tending with low water I'm the uDpe.
Missis 'ippi river the past summer
should consult with the more ancient
mariners in the Mississippi for point.
"rs on the movement OF boats on low
water and then start out to restore
navigation on the stream.
Capt. William Kelly. secretary Of
IN" Mississippi and Ohio River Pilots
society. says this is the first season
since 1856 TO his personal knowledge
that steamboats, have ceased to run
during the open season.
In the summer OF 1856. Mr.. Kelly
says, he was plotting the steamer
stella Whipple when the water was
a. Inches lower than II 10 now. The
%NHt was towing two barRes down
The stream, but got stuck on the
crossing at Robinson's rocks. "a miles
below St Paul
captain Kelly says he waded into
the river ahead OF the boat to locate
The best place to drop anchor and pull
the boat over the bar. The water
was ten inches deep, and the best
channel was located by wading, and
captain Kelly returned to the boat
without wetting a stitch of his cloth
Ing.
The method of pulling the boats
over shoal crossings was 10 carry the
anchor out In n yawl ahead OF the
steamer. drop IL to the bottom of the
river and pull the boat over by line
attached to the anchor and to the cap.
stan of the boat.
When all was read: the passengers
were transferred 10 the barges to
tighten the boat the run was then
made without diff Guilty till the next
crossing was reached. when the
anchor and capstan process OF pull
Ing the boat over m ght be repeated
st. Louis Republic.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-27

Henry Savage Landor. at one time
captive Of the Lamas In Tibet. tells
the following adventures:
The LAnas had got hold OF nv
bath sponge. which was dry and
pressed to great thinness by a heavy
weight which had rested upon Il
Throwing n from them. II fell In a
little pool Of water I addressed the
sponge In English and with any words
that came into my head. pretending q
to utter incaDtationa.
Tho attention Of tho Lamas and
soldiers was quickly drawn to this TN.
usual behavior cn my part. They
could not conceal their terror when.
40 ! spoke louder and louder TO tho
sponge. II gradually swelled to its nor
NAL size. The TIbetans. who at first
could hardly believe their eyes. be-
came panic.stricken There was a
general stampede"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-27

A main fact IN The hlgiurv nt ,,
ners IL the wondcrfui 'xprngsIyenea,
OF the human body n II were made
OF glass or OF mir and tho Thoughts
were written on stonI tablets within q,
could not publ'rh mor" truly ltg mean
Ing than now = = mon r,aJ vcrv
sharply all yorr private history in
your look and gait and behavior The
whole economy of nature In bent On
expression. The tclltaic BODY e. nj
tongues 49, Emerson
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-27
Aviators' TRAINING.

"Our bOys' must not think that
courage, muscle and a good eye are
ell that Is needful to make a frstrate
air.man. All the French flyers Of a
hig'- class are 1rst.rato mathematic.
fans BlcrIot and Aubrunn were grad.
uatcd from the two great engineering
schools. The others. impelled by their
taste became mathematicians as best
tbcv could in private study. at me.
chanics' institutes and at night lee.
tures.--London Truth.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-27

Notice for Publication
Serial Ol93O
Department of The Inte rcr
u S Land Office at
Carson City Neva da
Dec. ID. 1910,
Notice is hereby given that
Oswald P. McDermott, of Lamoille,
Nevada, who on Sept. %. 1905,
made Homestead Entry No. 1915
Serial, No. Ol93O for Lots 3, q and
81 NW4 Section so, Township 33
North, Range SO L. Nj. D., Meridian
has filed notice of intention to
make Final five year year ProCi,
TO establish claim to the land
above described, before the County
Clerk of Elko County, at Elko Ne
vala. on the 2nd day of February.
1911.
Claimant names as Witnesses:
William. Kottcngcr, Albert Tres.
cartcs, John McKenny ard, Bar t
Nc Dermott all, of Lamoille,
Nevada
Louis j. Cohn.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-27
The Hiphhyers.

Mrs. Ultra-Swell--"You have named
your aeroplane after your husband"
Mrs. DeSail-"Yes. indeed. but not as
compliment" Mrs. Ultra-Swell-
Then why?" Mrs. DeSail-"Becausc
It smokes so much, can't be depended
upon and half the time II Is unman.
ageable." ..'.--
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-27
FLASHLIGHTS

Thee are mighty few women In. the
world who think their husbands are
paid wrll enough for tho work they
do
tn" man who praises his wife now
md then IS apt to bc loved more than
III" man who merely pays her dress.
makers bills
Money wont buy happiness. but
we've never had creditor who coulo
really be happy without lL--Dctroit
Free Press
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-27
Louis J. Cohn
Register.

70 EUGENE CONNER: Any
person who knows the address of Eu-
gene Conner will confer a favor by
communicating it to me, his sister,
Pauline Conner, 324-Crocker Bldg.
San Francisco, Cal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-27

Chance for American Capitalists.
Russian manufacturers invest S50..
000.000 annually In American cotton.
and II is stated that should a Russo
American bank be established in 81.
Petersburg the cotton Investment
would reach S100. 100000 annually.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-27
Hotel Room Card,

One Ring-Ten cents to the bell
boy.
Two Rlngs-F1fteen cents TO the
rhambermaid
There Rings--A quarter to the Dor.
Ter
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-27

when l dream of You" sweet
melodlous. at Smiths Stationery
store.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-27

We could all live on nothing If our
friends would but live on less.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-27
Register
Notice For Publication.

carson City Land Office.
December 2, 1910
.. Notice is hereby given that
Edward b. Lytton of Elko, County
of EIi;o, State of Nevada, has filed
in this Office his application to Sc
lccqundcr the provisions of Section
23O6 Revised Statutes of the
United States the following
described land viz: The Southeast
quarter of the Northeast quartz r
(SEi of NEt) of Section Thirty
two (32), Township Thirty-four
l3d) N. r Fifty-eight (5S) EasI =,
M. ID. b. & NJ, containing Forty
(40) acres.
Any and all persons claiming
adversely the lands described or
desiring to object because of the
mineral character of he land, or
for any other reason, to the
disposal to applicant, should file
their afiidaVits of rrocs, in this
Office, on or before the 26th day of
January, 1911.
Louis j. Cohn
Pnnicfor
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-27
SUNBEAMS.

The girl in the silk stockings pcver
gets her skirts iauua!
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-27

your mOueS Ill lIu6l
We could all live on nothing If our
friends would but live on less.
A lie is Il poor substitute for the
truth. but what other one Is there?
The new color photography makes
no appeal to the man with the red
nose.
The prudent resembles hatpins.
Their heads prevent them from going
too far.
What was martyrdom in medieval
times would be called an advertise
ment today.
AS soon us n man tries to settle
down. lot Of people insist on his set.
tling up.
The rich mans son. as he always
rides. naturally leaves no footprints
in the sands Of time
Elinor Gym did Three Weeks" and
Victoria Cross did Five Nights" The
next naughty 'ady writer Ought to do
six months
Now that Il German professor has
proved that music helps the growth
of CROPS many bru't' f1gncrs are
insisting that their a.. Ghj,rs do all
their piano piayin: 10 ia :hr corn
fleld.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-27

Don't put your trust in money. Put
your money In trust.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-27

A lie is Il poor substitute for the
truth. but what other one Is there?
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-27

The new color photography makes
no appeal to the man with the red
nose.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-27

The prudent resembles hatpins.
Their heads prevent them from goins
too far
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27
EARNED IandA.

An exhaustive census investigation
of farm interests throughout the
United States showed that in the last
ten years the total number OF farms
has increased 18 per cent. In the
older states. from Ohio eastward.
there has been going on for 20 years
a tendency toward the amalgamation
of farms distant from market into
larger holdings. There are now al
most three times as many farms as in
1870, and an unprecedented increase
in the value of farm lands and live
stock is the even more momentous
fact revealed by this inquiry. The
land in farms, with their buildings.
improvements and live stock, Is today
almost $4,000, 100000. a gain OF "A
per cent in ten years. Present values
are 212 times the farm values of &C
years ago. In the north central states
the increase in the value of farms is
g per cent: in the south central
states. So per cent; in the north At
lantic, 10 per cent, and in the south
Atlantic. "a per cent
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27
Use of Magnets In Flour Mills

Explosions are often caused in flour
bills and breweries by nails or other
iron particles that find their way tb
the grain and which when they strike
me steel rolls of the mills produce
sparks and ignite the finely pulverized
material about them.
Recently large mating concern
hat has been troubled by many such
explosions installed a set of electro
magnets over which the grain is passed
before being prepared for shipment to
the breweries all iron particles in he
grain are picked up by the ma IN ITS
and soc to 900 bushels OF grain are
cleaned an hour When the magnets
ave collected a large amount OF metal
hey are swung TO ane side, de-ener.
gized and swept clean of any particles
adhering to them by residual magnet.
ISM Since the installation of these
magnets there have been no explosions
N the mills.-Scientific American.