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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-07-07
MYSTERY OF THE UMBRELLA
Plttsbur9 shopkeeper Wondered About
u for Many Days-sImpie.
After Al.

In the midst of a driving rainstorm
one day recently the owner Of a small
store on North side street corner
was startled by the violent opening OF
the door and the sound OF rushing
rect. Hastily dropping the work she
was doing In the rear room. she bur
ried toward the front Of tho store iusr
In time to see the door slammed shut
and a strange man running away at
top speed When she reached tho
door he had disappeared; but when
she turned to investigate she was
astonished to behold handsome gold.
handled SILK umbrella. dripping with
moisture. lying on the 81 lowcase
surprise. alarm and complete mysti.
hcation we're mingled What possible
explanation could there be of a stran.
ger dashing into her place In the
midst OF drenching dovnpour. leav.
Ing his fine umbrella wit thout word
OF explanation. and rushing forth into
the rain without It?
The more she thought about II the
Deeper grew the mystery She re-
lated the incident to her customers.
Not ono OF them could offer a plausi-
bic solution. She finally concluded
the man was crazy. and she 'elt rro-
foundly thankful that he had done r,
worse.
Then one day a second stranger ap-
peared. He was almost as mysterious
as the first. He produced a letter
and handed II to the storekscpe". II
was dated Chicago and read:
Dear Tom; left your umbrella in
the little store at the corner near
your house. Just had time to grab
car, 80 failed 10 explain to store.
keeper. Loft II OH showcase Hore
you recover II o. K"
We'll, ] declare" Was all the little
storokeeper could gasp au the pro.
duood tho umbrella How simple Il
was. after all."-Pittsburg Gazette
Times.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-07-07
Had to Take His Own Medicine.

George Barr McCutcheon was wait
ing for train in Chicago. and as he
passed through the station he saw
one Of his latest best.sellers displayed
on the newsstand counter. He picked
It up, wrote his name on the fly leaf
and handed 1t to the boy behind the
counter. He WAS moving away when
the boy called excitedly:
Hey. mister. come back here.
You've got to buy this hook cause
you've spoiled It by writing your name
In IT,"
"Yes. but did you see the name? ?"
the author asked.
THAT don't make no difference" the
lad insisted. "nobody'll want TO buy It
now"
And hearing his train called Mr.. Nc.
CutcheoD was forced to pay real
money fer one OF his own books.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-07-07
NO fICE OF DELIN-
QUENT TAX SALE

Office OF the County Treasurer and
iiX-Officio Tax Receiver.
Elko, New, June 7th, 1911
Notice Is hereby given, that in
compliance with the provisions of
the Statutes OF the state of Nevada
IN such cases made and provided, the
following pieces or parcels of real
estate property herein after de.
scribed as follows to wit: Proper
ty assessed to
Property Assessed to The Denver
Nevada Con. Cold Mining Go. Den
YER Col. Townsite al Aura. NEH
Of NWh Of Section 2. Township
North AZ Range East 80. Valued at
800. Water Ditch and pipe Line
valued at $500. Dwelling House
valued at 500. Total Valuation 81 ,
900. State and County tax due on
the Second Installment of above as
sessment, 1886; 10 per cent on
above amount .8i; Cost OF adver.
tising $500. Total amount OF tax
due SlIl9.
property Assessed to Utah Il Idaho
Tel Co. Salt Lake City, Utah. 60
Miles Telephone from Utah State
line to Wells, Nevada Valued at
$1,000. Total valuation 81 10000
State and County tax due on the
Second Installment of above assess.
ment, s1252; 10 per cent on above
tNmount, $1.25; Cost for advertising
Nr900. Total amount Of tax due
s15.77.
The Second installmcnt OF taxes up.
on all OF which for the year 1910
have not been paid and became de-
llnquent on Monday the 5th day OF
June 1911.
The above described Real Estate
property as set out on the Original
Assessment Roll together with the
improvements thereon will be sold
at public auction at the Court House
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-07-07
Tho Bill Of Rights.

The Bill OF Rights In English his.
tory is the declaration made by the
Lords and Commons to the Prince and
Princess OF Orange on February 10,
1889. in an act setting forth the
rights and liberties Of the subject, and
settling the succession Of tho crown"
This bill Is virtually the beginning of
free government In England. Never
since It passed the parliament has
British king dared to interfere With
the fundamental rights OF the Brit
ish people. The Bill Of Rights, willis
not orIglnal--the most Of Its principles
being a repetition Of those laid down
In Magma Charta--is Justly looked up-
on AZ the foundation OF English free
dom
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-07-07
TABLOID INFORMATION.

Window glass was first used IN
modern times in 1877
The Transvaal produces one.thifd
OF the worlds supply OF gold.
There are. In different parts OF the
world. altogether about zoo active
volcanoes.
Australia Is 25 times as large as the
United Kingdom.
The worlds coal mines yield 400.
100000 tons Of coal every year.
Mount Everest, in Tibet, Ia nearly
six miles high. II is the highest noun.
tain In the world.
The average age at which women
marry In England is 23h years.
HerrinEs form the greatest haryes,
Of the ocean. More herrings are eat
EN- than any oiher fish.
A pinch OF borax stirred into fresh
milk will keep II for some time, and
also prevent the cream turning sour.
Nearly two.thlrds OF the crime In
London IL perpetuated between Q %. m.
on Saturdays and 8 q. m. on Mondays.
There are several places in London
where preachers can buy sermons
printed. They cover all subjects and
can be had for every season.
The craving for tobacco Ia decreas
ed after n smoker has climbed To q
great height. Smoking under such cir.
cumstances is found to be somewhat
laborious.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-07-07
You BELONG to Me.

Cupid's arrows all are tipt
with Kisses. and you know
He Ia fairly well eduipt
And boasts n welI-strunR bow.
Quick Of eye and true Of aim.
"" wnndcrs far and wide:
li"nriH alone are oil his game,
And Love his only guide.
Have care then how you tread
The garden paths today,
Lest an arrow swiftly sped
Should md you on It's way.
] have sent him forth to get
The heart for which I pine:
When ho brings II 7 shall lot
Him rut n close to mine.
30 warn you. have caro-;
Hut n YOU choose To he
Just M bravo nP YOU nre fair
Then you belong IN me'
Frank Dcmpstcr Sherman
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-07-07
Not a Critic.

How is this shot made?" asked
the billiard player Of man in a chair.
81 don't know" replied the stranger.
II only play the game don't profess
to understand It,"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-07-07
Tho Best 10 Yet 20 De.

The Best 10 Yet 10 9e.
Grow old along with mel
The hest In yet 10 be-
The last of life. for which m. nrrt was
made:
Our times arr IN His hand,
Who saith. "a whole 7 planned
Youth shows hut hair: trust God: -.
all. nag be afraih,
-Robert Brownfna.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-07-07
The vernacular.

"YOu seldom hear young man
these days say that he Ia paying his
addresses TO n young woman
mo. He usually announces that hs
10 going after a skirt"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-07-07


F. E. Drown. Jr. 100 90
j. |. Wines 100 90
INDIGE Vt
John Taylor, burial of indgt 45 90
Mrs. j. w. Burris, board
and care of indgt. 7 80
A. w. Hesson Co. supplies 7 95
w T Smith Co. 3 95
Harry Hoffman, hauling 4 90
j w YOwell, supplies. ..... 8 ID
Mrs A K Rose, 10 90
w. S. Dayton. installing sink a so
d. ID. Holgate laundry. 80. 8 90
Frank Fernald, coal 40 70
j M Taber, board patients. .678 90
Elko Lumber Co. lumber 8 81
Elko Drug Co., medicines. II 25
Drs Hood & West, Co. phys. 65 90
c Eshleman, ice 2 21
Primeaux Co. supplies indgt IL 90
Reinhart Co. supplies II 90
VIM Harrah hauling 2 90
CONTINGENT
j G Harris, ex on prisoner 73 30
j. w. Yowell Mdse. ...... z rs
Frank Fernald coal 8 65
j c Harris, hoard prisoners 21 90
J c Harris. Sol 90
Seymour Jacobs Co supplies
Jail. ................ 7 90
FISH z, CAME
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-07-07
he News.

"Whai Is IN" nows7" the condemned
cried.
When told the Judge denied his plea
He shook his head md sadly sighed:
That's moose TO mo"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-07-07
BILLS ALLOWED
State of Nevada
County of Elko "

Elko, July 3. 1911.
/, Fred c. Voight, County Clerk
and Ex-Officio Clerk of the Board
of County Commissioners in and
for Elko County, Nevada, do here
by certify the following list of
bills against Elko County is full,
true and correct as pei records of
my Office.
lAttestl Fred C. Voight, Clerk
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-07-07
Modern
Clean
Frank Polyqamy.

For tOmorrOw's official Ceremony
invitations have heen issued to 200 Of
the leading residents OF the district.
WIZ. "th their wives, will number.
II i2 * Tected. nearlr 500. which Is the
frll capacity OF the ball.-Exeter tx.
press and Echo.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-31
uases Made Refore the Exodua.
S of American households

Much earlier than the Exodus, the
Egyptian goldsmiths made gold and
silver vases of elegant shape and
tasteful ornamentation, others lnlaid,
engraved and studded with precious
stones or daintily enameled and en-
bossed, while the bronze vases and
like table and temple ware also made
in alabaster, glass, porcelain, earthen
ware, ivory and such refractory stone
as basalt, porphyry. and serpentine,
with which modern museums still
abound, testify to great skill and YER
satility of design and workmanship
Many of the cheaper utensils were
merely receptacles for the cosmetics,
perfumes and indictments for which
Egypt was famed throughout the an
cient world-'Nobility of the Trades
The Merchant" Charles Winslow
Hall, in the National magazine.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-31
Chow Chow and Head Cheese.

Green Tomato Chow Chow.-One
peck green tomatoes, II onions, quar-
ter pound mustard seed, two table
spoons cinnamon, two tablespoons
cloves. two tablespoons allspice, two
tablespoons black pepper, two table
spoons ginger, one pound sugar; GOV.
er with vinegar and boil gently one
and half hours
Head Cheese.-Get from the butch
er half a hogs head; boil until so
tender the meat leaves the bone; then
chop the meat fine and season with
plenty of black pepper and a little
sage; chop little garlic, soak it in
water and pour water on meat Take
a little of the water the meat has
been boiled in and pour over the meat
and boil for a few minutes; then pour
in a mold to cool
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-31
Join War on tuberculosis.

From statistics published in the
new tuberculosis directory of the
NJ ..cr.si association for the Study and
Prevention of tuberculosis it is as
certained that over 900 cities and
towns of the United States, besides
about 100 in Canada, are engaged in
the war against consumption, and that
on April LIST there were nearly 1900
different agencies at work in the cru
SADIE, an increase of nearly 700 per
cent in the last seven years.
The new directory lists 421 tuber
cUlOsis sanitoria hospitals. and day
camps; Sill associations and commit
tees for the prevention of tuberculo-
sis; 342 special dispensaries; 68
open air schools; SO hospitals for the
insane and penal institutions, making
special provision for their tuberculosis
inmates; besides giving an account
of the anti-tuberculosis legislation in
every state and in about $50 cities.
Tbe new directory is sold by the
National Association for the Study
and Prevention of tuberculosis, 1O5
East Twenty-second street, New York
city. at cost price. so cents, postpaid.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-31
WILL NOT POSE AS HEROINE
Anna Bromley, Given Carnegie Medal
for Saving Man, Declares She
Was Frlghten1d.


Anna o. Bromsr u the pretty sixteen
year-old studeINsat the Margaret Nor
risonf Carnegie schools, at Washing
ton, 4whc< has been voted bronze
msdSl ISand $1,000 for education by the
4 zsynegie hero commission for life
Saving, does not like being called a
heroine and being slapped on the
back. She said so today: Instead OF
being very brave and all that, when
went into the water after Philip Fack-
enthall, | must confess that was
scared to death" stammered the little
heroine. I've been a good swimmer
since was ten years old, and l don I
think l did anything so wonderful. l
heard the man scream and | saw his
scared eyes, and l was out OF the
boat diving for MIN before | thought.
Maybe, if l had stopped to think l
would not have done it; but d1dn
have time to think | didn't have time
to even get frightened until after
was was fighting with Mr.. Fackenthall
to keep him from climbing up on my
shoulders. Miss Bromley is studying
cooking at the Margaret Morrison
schools She will go to the home OF
her father, a Uniontown, Pa, minister
and ask whether she shall accept th1
award.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-31
rhe Enemy Penetrsted the Battery.

Forty-eighth Indiana, which lay In its
track, was obliged to yield about one
hundred yards, where it was support
ed by the Fourth Minnesota
Sands Eleventh Ohio battery, I'M
der Lieutenant Sears, was served WITH
uneoualed bravery, under circum'
stances of danger and exposure sucn
as rarely, perhaps never, has fallen
70 me lot of one single battery during
the war
The battle of Iuka was fought Sep
tember 10, 1852. General Rosecrans
commanding the Union troops and
General Price the Confederate II
ended in a Union victory, although
the enemy had a much larger force.
And so the writer reioices in record
ing the heroism of the commands
herein named, THE American Volun
teer." whose equal as a soldier nas
never yet appeared on earth
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-31
TO PREPARE SWEETS
SOME RECIPES THAT WILL BE
FOUND OF VALUE.
exact ingredients for Chocolate Cake
Best Method of Making Icing
For Good Apple Butter-Ex-
cellent Strawberry Jam.

Chocolate Cake.-Take six table
spoons ground chocolate, three table
spoons sweet milk, three tablespoons
white sugar, stir together, set on back
oil stove to scald; then cream together
nan cup butter and one cup sugar;
add half a cup sweet milk, one and a
half cups flour measure before sift-
lng), one teaspoon baking powder
sifted in the flour, yolks of three eggs
well beaten, one tablespoon vanilla;
stir we'll together; add whites of three
eggs, well beaten, then the melted
chocolate last. Bake in moderate
oven
Icing.-Two cups white sugar, three
fouTths cup sweet milk, piece of butter
size of an eggs; boil together Is min
utes or until it hairs from the fork;
take from the fire and whip to thick
cream; put between the layers. This
is good baked as loaf cake.
Good Apple Butter.-Put three quarts
Of pure grape juice and one cup vine
gar in vessel; when hot add sugar,
cinnamon, allspice, cloves and nut
meg to taste (some like it very sweet
aid lots of spices). | generally use
ground spices. However, if you use
the whole spices, put them into a
piece cheese cloth and just let them
boil in the butter until favored to suit
your taste; then you can lift the sack
out. Peel and slice good cooking ap-
pies as for sauce until you think you
have enough to cook nicely in your
juice; then cook down until it suits
your taste and seal. You can keep 1t
without being sealed if you cook it
down every once in a while. Stir oft
en-; no water is used.
Strawberry Jam.-Eight pounds of
strawberries; allow half pound of SUI
gar to each pound of fruit; five cups
current juice, five cups sugar Place
the berries with four pounds of sugar
over the fire, boil one hour, then add
the currant juice, and when boiling
add the five cups Of sugar, which have
been heated in the oven. Stir until
melted and boil 20 minutes longer. Fill
jelly glasses and seal as for jelly.
A Pointer for Pie.-Never set a pie
on a fat surface when removing from
the oven. Use a fatiron stand or wire
teapot stand. This prevents steamed,
soaked and soggy under pie crust.
Three table forks placed so that the
tines meet in one point in the center
will let the air circulate under when
one has not the stands. -,
''-ss
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-31
REPATRIATED.
HE FAD $4,000 IN CASH IN 1908;
NOW WORTH 100000.

My parents were originally Cana
dams from Essex County, Ontario.
was born in Monroe County, Michigan,
from which place l moved to Red Lake
Falls, Minnesota, where I farmed for
% years. sold my farm there in the
summer of 1903 and in September Of
that year came to Canada with my
wife and eight children. I had about
$500 in cash, team of horses, a COW, a
few sheep and some chickens. l took
up quarter section of land near Jack
Fish Lake, Meota P. o., and later on
purchased for 100000 an adjoining
quarter section. I have now 48 head
of cattle, a nNnber of horses, good
buildings and consider my holding is
worth at least 100000. My children
have raised from $500 to $500 worth
of garden truck each year since we
have been here. I have never had
poor crop and have never had one
frosted. My wheat has averaged from
% to 80 bushels per acre with one or
two years considerably more. My
oats lave always yielded well up to so
t.-r.-tNS+o pei eACAC anu OA1OO VI IWACC ei0
high as IS. My cattle have never been
stabbed in winter, and do not need it.
I consider that this country offers bet
ter opportunities for settlers than any
where 1 ave ever been. l am sure
that almd It any person can come here
AID bay lard at say $500 per acre
and pay for 1T in one crop. My ex-
perience is that if a man farms his
land in the rig Away he is not likely
to have his crop frosted.
Most of the settlers in my district
are Americans and Canadians and
know lots of them who came here with
little or no capital who are now do
ing well, but 1 do not know of any who
have left through disappoirl tment, or
becoming discouraged, have Greturned
to their former homes.
EUGENE JUBINVILLE.
There are many whose experience
is similar to that of Mr.. Jubinville.
Secure Canadian Government litera-
ture from nearest Canadian Govern
ment Agent. and see for yourself.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-31
wasREDHEgyka ATS AMEkLss
x'0TEYhK IRIS waterloo ARSTohAe
~ soparss EARTiNSNLLE SaNiTARvM EASTHs@IiL "'H
II s sa5s syss T USE ThOmpsen's Eye Wafer
PLEDGE POLICIES FOR LOANS
Imprudent Act That Really Means
Man Is Borrowing From His
Widow.

Many men, pressed for money, go
to the life insurance company, de-
post their policy as security and Dor
row as much as the company is will
ing to lend. That the practice is com
mon is proved by the fact that most
companies have loaned from fourth
to a third of the aggregate face value
of their policies in this way. Very
few Of these loans" says the annual
report of the Connecticut Mutual-and
this company's experience is typical
are ever repaid to the company. me
moneys are swallowed up
in business enterprises, in specula-
lions and the total result
means embarrassment and distress IN
a great many cases and poverty IN
the place of competence, when tie
claims mature, and there is nothing
left above the loans but m 1e mar
gin in cash on the policies & tho
protection of families of~N% Ates.
Men who borrow on their policies ale
taking away protection from their
families 1t ought not to be done
Golfers
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-31
Boiled custard.

Scald one quart of milk, beat four
eggs and four tablespoons of sugar to-
gether and one-quarter teaspoonful of
salt, mix one large teaspoonful of
cornstarch in a little cold milk and
cook in scalded milk ten minutes.
Pour the boiling milk over the sugar
and eggs and cook five minutes. Re-
move and set in cold water, stir Until
almost cold, then add one teaspoonful
OF vanilla. This custard can be used
for sliced cake or fruit.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-31
Just HOPES.

A gentleman never snatches his
trousers away from his wife when he
discovers her going through his peck
cts. He only hopes she ill leave him
enough with which to go downtown in
the morning. He is perfectly welcome
to go through her purse any time and
help himself to anything he can find.
That is what married life means. A
man should not allow his feelings to
be hurt when his wife runs across
loose change or a roll in his pockets:
he ought to play the game and take
such little conjugal pastimes for
granted.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-31
SHOWS TREND OF THE TIMES
seven Thousand High School girls ~
Boston Are Facing the CONNER
ciaI Course.

Does the fact that about f,ooo-
most of whom are girls-of the S'oVo
pupils in Boston high schools are TAX
ing a commercial course Indicate Indt
the mothers and homekeepers OF the
next generation will for the most part
be bookkeepers and stenograpners
By no means, for those 1000 are only
a small fraction of the total number OF
girls in all the schools of Boston, most
of whom will be spared the course OIL
'fptensifed commercial instruction
which the school committee has pre-
pared for the 1000. -
But the purpose of 1000 girls e. - d
themselves for business rather thai
for home life is sigg i1fncant of tn
great change that within very few
years has taken .relace in the relation
of woman to ne industrial and com
mercial world.-a change to which Sc
ciety is bre slowly adjusting itself
Inevitably It will continue to affec
legislation. Inevitably it will alter thu
whQla aspect of American life. Inev
itably it will tend to efface all polit
ical and economic inequality between
the sexes-the anti-suffragists to the
contrary Notwithstanding. And the!
may as we'll withdraw their opposition
first as last
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-31
Spiced Sirup.

Into a saucepan put one-half cup of
sugar and one cup of water. Let
come to boil and then simmer slow
ly until thick and sirupy.k Then add a
little lemon juice and one-fourth tea
spoon Of cinnamon and pinch of
cloves. Simmer minute longer, then
pour over the baked apples and stand
away in a cool place. Serve with
cream or just plain. usually omit the
cream. l often make double the
amount of strip, sometimes emitting
all spices and sometimes using gin
ger Ito taste) in place of Gin uamop
and Glove
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-31
ANYTHING to Please

A lady was seeking to rent room,
and the little boy, who in the absence
of his mother, was doing the honors
of the house, was most anxious to
please.
Have you any rats or mice?" asked
the lady, presently.
NO, ma'am, we haven't now was
the hesitating reply of the laddie,
but" with a CLEAN of hopeful deter
mination. Il think l could ger some,
If you like!"