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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-30
School Becky Sharp Attended.

II one had to select q single Thack.
cray shrine In London for q pilgrim.
age II might we'll be Walpole House
on Chiswick Hall. This was not only
the house where Thackeray AZ q ner.
vous. shortsighted boy was placed at
school with Dr. Turner and was 90
miserable that he tried to run away
II possesses that other interest which
makes tho scenes Of Mr.. Pickw'ck's
imaginary adventures more historic
than those OF Dickens real life, for
Walpoie House is certainly Miss Pin.
kerton's academy. and here is the
spot where Becky Sharp scandalous.
ly hurled back the dictionary.
Lloyd Sanders. studying Old CHS.
wick. admits, indeed. that Thackeray
borrowed some details for Miss Pin.
kerton from other houses. But Wal.
pole House is the basis. Hero, too.
when II was boarding house. Daniel
O'Cnnnell ate his dinners and here
Charles Ills Duchess OF Cleveland
probably ended her days.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-30

No little alarm 10 being felt
among botanists At present at tho
rapid disappearanco OF the wild flow.
ers Of the Hawaiian Islands. The flow
srs are beautiful beyond description.
but many Of them have become or.
tinct already. Some OF them bay.
very strange properties or habits.
For instance. the flower Of the Hau
tree lasts but q single day, opening
at sunrise and closing TT sunset. The
koali.Awahu IL another beautiful
nower and II changes from purple TO
pink during the day. Some Of these
flowers. such ~ the Poolanne, bloom
only In April and May, but the great.
Or number seem to bloom nearly the
entire year. Some OF the vines are
very prolific, one OF them spreads
over an entire acre Of ground Ono
curious plant IL = ny catcher, and still
another lures unsuspectinE insects
10 destruction by q peculiar odor and
tight
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-30
Feathered Quadruped.

L. J. Davis OF Sedswick has q freak
chicken that he Is raising this sum
mer, says tho Kansas City journal
II has four legs. Three OF the "dur..
sticks" are on one side. The other 1T
10 like any well.rsgulated ch!ck,h
ought to have. Mr.. Davis says he
hopes to raise tho chicken and perft ,.
q new breed. He says the man wlN
makes two blades OF grass grch
where only one grew before is consId.
cred a public benefsctor, and II he ca,,
succeed In making four "durmsucit .
grow where only two ordinarily sprC't
he will be somewhat OF a philanthre
pist himself.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-30
CERTIFICATE OF SHERIFF
As INSPECTOR OF HORSES
State of Nevada
County of Elko

~ SNS'
County of Elko
In accordance with an act of the
legislature of the State of Nevada,
providing for the inspection of
horses about to be driven or ship.
ped out of the State, Approved
March 29th. 1907"
hereby certify that. at Elko,
Elko County. Nevada, on Satur-
day, the 4th day of Nov, 1911,
at the request Of P. J. Cochrane,
owner and shipper thereof, in.
spected that certain brand of
horses, being in number % head
and branded as follows. to-wit:
head branded !AF left hip
! head branded circle H right
shoulder
head branded bar diamond left
thigh
head branded N left shoulder
2 head branded J D right
shoulder
head branded F left hip
head bral.1ed 75 left hip
head branded G right hip
head branded z bar left hip
head branded u left hip
head branded J right hip
! head branded 8 left shOulded
2 head branded quarter circle 8
left shoulder
2 head no brands
head branded D H left hip
head branded left hip
head branded quarter circle s
left hip
head branded bar x left hip
head branded B left hip
further certify that the above
described horses we're shipped from
Elko, Elko County. Nevada, on
said above mentioned date by the
W.P. Railway Company in cars Nos.
D r 354O2
and the destination Of said horses
was
Oakland, State Of California,
! and that I have q full and complete
| record Of the brands Of the above
mentioned horses.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-30
How haIlatonaa Form.

II II were not for the countless
hosts Of dust particles that noat,
separately invisible. IN the atmos-
phere, there could be no rain drops,
snow crystals, or hailstones. From
a perfectly dustless atmosphere the
moisture would descend In ceaseless
rain without drops The dust par.
ticlss serve a. nuclei about which the
vapor gathers. The snow crystal II
the most beautiful creation Of the
aerial moisture. and the hailstone 10
the most extraordinary The heart
Of every hailstone is a thy atom of
dust Such an atom. aith o little
moisture condensed about Il 10 the
germ from which may grow q hail.
stone capable Of Telling man or
smashing q window. But first II must
be caught up By a current OF air and
carried to the level OF the lofty CIR.
rus clouds, I'VE OF six. or even ten
miles high. Then. continually grow.
Ing by fresh accessions OF moisture,
II begins its long plunge. spinning
through the clouds until finally II
lands upon the earth.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-30
POST WITH A HISTORY
MONUMENT TO STUDENTS VAIN
EFFORTS TO GET EDUCATION.
Russlan's Heroic Attempts to Work
His Way Through Cornell UnIvsr.
sity Told by Former Ambassa-
dor Andrew D. White,

Andrew D. White, former ambassa.
dor to Russia and Germany, points out
stone post on the university campus
al monument to q student who tried
to work his way through the university
soon after Ezra Cornell sent out q call
Tor students In all parts OF the world
VINO were willing to work to obtain
useful knowledge
Il shall always think OF that stone
post before Sage college as Pelechin's
monument" said Mr.. White to a pro-
lessor recently. "Pelechin had como
all the way from Kiev. Russia, in re-
sponSe to the call to university
where poor men could work their way.
1t was Mr.. Cornell's idea that all the
students should be at least partly self
supporting.
The Russian had little money left
on his arrival and came to me to ap-
ply for work. reported the matter
to Mr.. Cornell. and when a few days
later Mr.. Cornell bought this post
from the stone cutters and had 1t un-
loaded before tho south building. Pc
iechin got the task OF putting It in
position. The poor fellow was unac-
quainted with the use of tools and was
very awkward. It was several weeks
before ho Got hole dug which would
accommodate the post In Its proper
position. His strange methods OF
work attracted the attention of many
OF his fellow students, and they
named 1t Pelechin's monument.
name by which It was known for many
years afterward.
1T soon turned out that a monu-
ment was needed. Pelechin soon be-
came not only deficient in funds, but
deficient In scholarship. He made he
roic struggles to master his studies
without avail. and I finally succeeded
In persuading him that the best thing
ne could do was to return to his home
in Russia.
Imagine my surprise when he
turned up few years later. He came
to my once and told me he had saved
$500 and proposed to complete his.
course. congratulated him on his
thrift and his determination to sue
ceed, but with mental reservations.
In few days he came to my office
again. He told me he had invested
large part OF his capital. ! asked
him what investment he had made.
and he told me he had purchased q
horse and carriage. was astonished.
and asked why he thought horse and
carriage would be a good Investment.
"Pelechin told me that there was =
constant demand on the part Of con-
siderable number OF the students for
horse and carriage, and he expected
to make great deal Of money by
hiring them out. Poor Pelechin! lie
turned up again In q few days crest
fallen. He had a sad story to tell. He
had rented the horse and carriage to
a party OF students. and the animal
had run away. badly injurinE itself
and wreoking tho carriage. Soon aft
erward he left Cornell for good. His
address in tho 1908 Ten-Year Book
Of the university was still Kiev, Rus
sia."
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-30
SMALLEST OF PosToFFIcES
Now the Patrons Of the FIvs-Foot Fed
sral Building at vIruinIa. CAL.
Are Accommodated.

Virginia. Cal, boasts Of having the
smallest postofice building in the
world. II IL situated In a lonely spot
on the stage rqad north of San Diego
City. and Is maintained for the con.
venience Of rich ranch owners in the
vicinity. Not more than six or eight
people get mail there. but their let
teTs are OF sufficient financial impor.
tance for q postofflce to be provided
for their use. The postmaster's sal.
ary does not keep him In cigarettes,
but he only has to be on duty on tho
days when the stage coach Ia due to
pass. The stage driver drops the mail.
the few letters from Virginia are
handed up and the postmaster pro-
ceeds to distribute the letters, post
cards and newspapers in lock boxes
hung OH the outside Of the postoflce
After the scanty mail is distributed
the postmaster locks up the little Of
fee and goes away.
When a citizen Of Virginia mails q
letter he does not buy a stamp. but
deposits letter and money through the
letter drop in the door. II the letter
more than one stamp he drops q
quarter or half dollar in with 1t and
finds his change In his letter box next
mail day. AS the postmaster knows
the handwriting OF ever man, woman
and child in the postal district no
never puts the change in the wrong
box. About once q year, generally
near the holidays, registered letter
or package arrives. and then the &C.
commodating postmaster delivers 1t.
In Virginia registered mail Is put in
the letter drop. with the fee. and the
receipt placed in tho proper lock box
the same as the change for stamps.
The little postoffice building Ia con-
structed Of rough slabs Of pine. un-
painted and windowless, and is only
I'VE feet square. and about the height
Of an ordinary man, who can only
stand erect inside by taking of his
hat.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-30
NOT UP TO EXPECTATIONS
Mankind and tho World Frequently
Disappointing to Hopeful Youth.
Says Theodore Parker,

I suppose many OF us are a little
disappointed with mankind. The
world OF the girls dream Is not tho
world OF the young woman's actual
sight and touch. and still less Is II so
OF the woman no longer young. In
the moonlight Of dreamy youth, as
we look out OF the windows and re-
toice In the blooming apple trees, how
dinerent does the world seem from
what we find II the next day. when In
the heat OF a May sun; we go about
and remove the caterpillars from the
scrubby trees A boy bred In
wealthy family In a little village, SO.
ciuded from the eyes OF men. fillinE
his consciousness with nature and the
reflection OF human life which deep
poems and this great magnificent
Bible and other religious books mir
ror down into his own soul, goes out
into the world. and finds things very
different from what they appeared
when seen through the windows OF
the home which his fathers and moth.
er's affection colored with the rose
and violet OF their own nature.-Ths
odore Parker.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-30
Vaccination for Typhoid.


The last report OF the surgeon gen.
eral OF the army adds more evidence
to the already overwhelming testi.
mony In favor OF the protective value
OF anti-typhoid vaccination. The fiK.
ures given for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1909, showed an Incidence OF
typhoid fever sixteen timer greater
among the unvaccinated thIn among
the Vaccinated troops. Up k October
l. 1910, only FIVE cases had developed
among the non.immunized. Moreover,
OF these five cases four were 70 mild
as to leave doubt as to the diagnosis.
and there we're no bad effects OF any
kind as result OF the vaccination
From the Journal OF the American
Medical Association.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-30
To Cultivate Memory.

The best way to remember q thing
10 thoroughly to understand II, and
often to recall II TO mind. BY read.
ing continually with great attention,
and mover passing . passage without
and considering It we'll.
tho memory will be stored with knoWl.
edge. and things will recur At times
when ws want them. though we can
never reooilect the passages or from
whence vs draw our ideas.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-30
Homs and "Rouohten" Bread.

Homs and "Bouohten" Bread.
II appears that from 80 TO TO per
cent OF the bread used in New York
city Is actually baked by women IN
the home. and even q $4,000, 900
bread trust will have hard work to
persuade many OF these women that
the scientific bread turned out by the
baking companies day after day under
uniform conditions In an improve
mont on the home product.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-30
One wav.

How do you hold onto your coek
while you are away on your vacation
by paying her a bonus to come
back7" mo. by not paying her what
owe her"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-30
0IuTrlno q Over.

I'm poor conversationAlist at
those hishbrow dlnrer parties I'm
always afraid Of mir prououncina some
word Take a mouthful OF spinach
before attempting q word that you
are Uncertain about"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-30
Difference IN PAINTING

The fact should be made clear
to property owners that there is
all the difference in the world in
painting. ? good painter lie
worth more than a poor one
because he uses suitable paint and
puts it on right. The Elko Paint
& Wall Paper Co. F. A. George,
prop. are now ready to quote ~
prices on all kinds of paintirp.
tntng, paper hanging. graining
an syn work and they gratuarse
ths :; work.
4 splendid line of fall Wall
paps just received. Phone 49,.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-30
NOTICE

A persons indebted to the Hum
bodt Meat and Provision Market,
formery kept by C. W. Grover &
Son, in the town of Elko, Nevada,
are hereby notified to pay all such
claims to Mr.. E. E. Caine at his
Office at once or collection will be
enforced.
s. M. Tobin, Assignee.
Elko. Nevada December ID. 1911.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-30

In witness whereof, 1 have here.
unto set my hand this 4th day of
November, 1871.
j. c. Harris,
Sheriff and Inspector of horses
in and for Elko County. New.
By R. S. Critchley, Deputy
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-30
Clean

Modern Clean
Old Reliable
CENTRAL BARBER SHOP
Elko, Nevada
Good Workmsn Good Service
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-30
]. G. PATTERSON

Carpenter and Builder
Shop and Residence corner
Commercial and 11th SITS.
Elko Nevada
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-30

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-02
PARIS SUBWAYS SPEEDY
AND WELL ILLUMINATED
London's Underground Cars
Called Funeral in Compare
son With French System.
Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence OF The Star.
PARIS, December %, 1910.
The opening Of the new subterranean
line-the Nord Sud-has transformed
Paris. Districts hitherto inaccessible
are now brought into close touch with
the center. The line is magnifcently
equipped. The trains run with the
speed of the New York subway, COM
pared with which the London tube is a
funeral procession; the cars are comfort
able and we'll lighted and the names of
the stations marked in tremendous let
tiers. easily to be seen by people of poor
eyesight. At the Care st. Lazare is a
great hall built underground, as brilliant
as the genii's cave. where are shops.
stands for consulting directories and
other conyeniences. The Nord-Sud works
in conjunction with the Metropolitan,
whose ramifications stretch over Paris.
= The underground network is probably
more complete than that of any other
capital. city. The result is extraordinary.
Old districts. remote from the boulevards,
which were regarded by the Parisians as
"almost in the country and impossible.
anyway, have awakened into life This
is rotoriously SO with the quarter Of the
Luxembourg. where Is situated. the fine
old theater, the Odeon. People had. al
most come to regard 1t as a provincial
theater until the Nord-Sud opened sta
ton in it's vicinity. and now the piaygoer
is attracted, by the beauty of the spectacle
and the excellence Of the fare, at this
second national theater Here, are given
Moliere, Schiller and all the
classics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-02
BACKACHE VANISHES
AFTER A FEW DOSES.
Your Kidneys Will Act Fine,
Ending the Most Severe Blad-
der and Urinary Misery.

No man or woman whose kidneys are discr
dered. or who suffers from bsckache or bladder
misery. can afford to leave Pape's Diuretic un
tried. The time TO cure kidney trouble IL while
gravel. diabetes or Brisht's disease.
The moment you suspect the slightest kidney
or bladder disorder or feel a constant aching
in the back sides or loins or the urine IL thick,
cloudy. offensive full Of sediment. irregular
Of passage or attended by a sensation Of scald-
ing begin taking Papc's Diuretic directed,
with the knowledge that there Is other medi-
cine at any price. made anywhere else in the
world. which will effect 50 thorough and prompt
q cure.
Pape's Duretic acts directly upon the kidneys,
bladder and entire urinary system.
lame aching back rheumatic twinses, pros
tatic trouble. nervousness, headache. sleepless-
ness, innamed or puffy eyelids. dizziness. bilious
stomach. tired. worn-out feeling or other n,iser-
able symptoms caused by clogged, sluggish kid
peys. Uncontrollsble urinatjon especially at
night, smartinc. discolcred water and all blad-
der misery vanishes-
Your physician. pharmacist, banker or any
mercantile agency will vOuch for the RESPONSE
bility Of Pape Thompson Pape of Cincinnati
Ohio, who prepare Papes Diuretic-o0-cent
treatment-sold by every druggist in the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-02
PARIS BAR CELEBRATES.
Centennial of Re-Establishment bv
Emperor Napoleon.

Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.
PARIS, December o., 1910.
The centenary of the re-establishmen
of the Paris bar under Napoleon the FRS
was celebrated here few days ago.
The order was overthrown during tn,
French revolution The first consul
though he showed scant respect for bar
risters and lawyers. re-established it
while Enthusiastically curtailing man,
liberties enjoyed under ancient regime
which it has to a great extent regained
in these days.
A large number of legal dignitaries
accompanied by the representatives Of
foreign bars and the batonniers Of thu
twenty-six courts of appeal of France
proceeded to the Sale des Conference.
of the Palais de Justice, where an ad
dress, in which the origin Of the bar wa.
traced from the earliest times, was de-
livered.
In the evening a reception took place
Later a banquet was given to /, 400 guest.
In the Sale des Pas Perdus, NJ. Fall
Heres presiding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-02
GERMANY S0URS ON BEER.
Consumption Has Diminished IS,
100000 Gallons.
reign Correspondence Of The Star.

Foreign correspondence OF The Star.
BERLIN, December %. 1910.
The consumption Of beer in Germany
according to Official statistics. published
today, Is rapidly decreasing. During 1900
the consumption diminished approximate
ly 6J.OOO.O0O gallons or one gallon per
head of the population. During the pre-
ceding year there has been a diminution
of nearly 100000. while during the last
decade there has been a decrease Of three
gallons per head of the population per
annum.
The decline in the brewing trade is also
revealed by the diminishing number of
breweries in Germany. In 1906 there were
8.O35; In 1907. 1872; in 1903. $3.50, and
last year. 4.16S. During 1909 alone there
was thus a decrease of SOD breweries.
The decrease in the consumption of malt
has been considerably greater than is
indicated by the diminut.on in the con-
sumption Of beer. thus showing that the
beer drunk in Germany becomes lighter
and lighter every year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-02
VILLAGES ARE P|LLACED
BY STARVING CHINESE
Roads Filled With Refugees,
Who Have Been Made DeS-
perate by Famine.

An affecting picture Of the ravages of
famine in China is furnished In a report
to the State Department by the American
the Shanghai newspapers. The consul
says that the famine is even more Sc
we're than that of three years ago, since
it affects a larger territory (seven coun-
ties in the northern part of the province
Anhui Kiangsu) and q greater popula-
ton. in this case numbering 100000 per-
sons.
The famine is due to serious floods last
summer, which utterly destroyed tho
autumn crops. The roads are filled with
refugees, who in many cases, in their
desperation, are rObbing and plundering
the villages where foodstuffs and money
are to be found. The authorities, how
ever. have been restoring order by a
number Of arrests and executions.
Find Work on Railroads.
Several thousand men have found work
on the new railroads from Tientsin to
Pukow. Many others are travelling with
their wives and children on the roads in
vain search for work in a land where
unskilled labor is always more than suf-
ficient.
The Chinese government has ordered
100000 worth of seed grain to be dis
tributed among the farmers, but the
consul says months must pass before
blowing can begin and. still more months
before the harvests can be gathered.
The American Red Cross has sent 5000
in cash to Minister Calhoun at Peking
for the relief of the sufferers and now
announces that it will gladly receive and
forward all contributions from individual
sources.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-02
NINE. THEBES GLOOMY.
Prophecies of Disasters for All the
World in 1911.

Foreign Correspondence of The Star.
PARIS, December q, 1910.
: Nine. de Thebes publishes her annual
prophecies and the events she foretells
for 1911 are full of tragedy.
France is to suffer from fire, blood
cyclones and possibly volcanic eruptions
in the Pyrenees. Great bankers are to be
ruined in q commercial catastrophe Two
stage beauties will die under tragic cir.
cumstances.
The prophecies foresees revolt in India
and the death of crowned heads In Ger.
many and Austria. The fate of Russia is to
be SO terrible that, rather than say wha,
she has read In the book OF destiny. Nine
Thebes prefers to hope that she has been
mistaken.
Vienna Is to become greater, and so is
Rome Rome's aggrandizement will be a,
the expense of France.
In spite of this. preparations went for.
ward, both in Paris and the provinces, to
welcome the New Year with gayety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-02
he showed her his gun and told her she
would be shot If she dared to report him.
Kept People in Terror.

Time and again the alleged bandit was
seen on the country roads, and people
passed him by, afraid to report him, be-
cause he threatened them with his gun.
A gardener went to his greenhouse one
morning, and was shot at as he opened
the door. The ubiquitous brigand was in
side and had been surprised in his sleep.
In another place he was found inside
a furnace at ) o'clock in the afternoon
There had been no fire that day, but it
was still warm. and he felt it comfort
able, so he lay down to sleep. Several
months ago the brigand went to Nantes
to have himself shaved and his hair cut,
and took a railway ticket for the Riviera.
By a mere accident a constable saw him
in a drinking shop and arrested him with
the help of two gendarmes.