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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-11
PUSHING BACK OF OLD AG=
Less Than a Century Ago a Man
Was Considered old"ke
Forty.

There is no fact more striking than
Tire way mD.'Hrn life Is pushing back
the period q Old age, says q writCr in
the Septembar Strand magazine. Less
than century ago man was old at
lorty. You have only to pick up Jane
Austen's novels to find gentlemen Of
thirty-five described as middle aged.
NJ sixty they were Cabling In their
dolage. And there Is Mr.. Pickwick--
that dead. delightful. benevolent old
gentleman Of forty-ive!
Fifty years ago, when a man reach
ed the age of forty.hve he grew q
hc7rd under his chin. bought himself
pair OF drab CATERS aud a white
neckcloth. and spoke With anxious
concern OF the rising generation,
whose manners were so different from
those he had known as young
man." Nowadays the popular notion
OF irresponsible. irrepressible youth Is
Illustrated by Colonel Roosevelt. who
Is hfty-two. In our generation thirty
two is outwardly indistinguIshablo
, from ffty-two, save I'm that the former
mas slightly more youthful tint in its
cheek and Its wnistcoat. f-.. .
AZ Tor the fair sex, the genus old
woman Ia all but extinct. The pretty.
vivacious matron you admire at gar
den party may have seen twenty-five
or seventy summers. AS Queen Alex
andra not long since said to Nine.
Adelina Patti: I'VE two are two of
The youngest women In England" Tho
lllustrious royal example mas been so
sedulously followed that the women
always young. always active. alwaYs
In the height OF fashion-Iray be sp!l
to laugh In the face of Father Time.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-11
CHAMPION FISH STORY

A fisherman brought ashore at
Nantucket a mammoth cod, with
phenomally large pouch. The
fisherman opened it. There vas
a commotion within, and to the
establishment of the onlookers oat
fiuttered full sized "shoal duck. "
Apparently dazed the Duck lowered
overhead second or two ire
paratory to starting on its fig t..
but 1t was fatal hest, alton, Tor
the gunner promptly threw his
double-barrel to his shoulder and
fired. killing the bird. This is the
explanation: On seeing the fisher
man approach the bird Cived and
had been swallowed whole by the
Goldfish which a moment later was
caught. Enough air passed
through the gills of the fish to
permit the duck to breathe.
Evening Wisconsin.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-11
THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS

The State board of assessors met
in Car!in Mond.y morning and on
the request Of Governor Oddia adj
jOurned until IL o'clock Tuesday.
The following assessors were in at
tendance: j. w. Sitton, Churchill
county; S, X. Whitehead, Clark
county; W. M. Wcathers, Elko
county; II. G. McTierncy, Eureka
county; w. A. Ingals. Esmeralda
county; II. M. Leonard, Humboldt
county; A. II. Norris, Lincoln
county; l.. Il Randall, Lyon coun.
ty; Ed MaIley, Nye county; Ed
Regain, Ormsby county; Phil Sea-
men, Storey county; John Hayes,
Washoe county; j. f. Miles, White
Pine county. Assessor Arid of
Douglas county was absent on ac-
count of sickcnss.
At the meeting Tuesday morning
the board fixed the following val
uations Of live stock:
Work horses, saddle horses stork
horses, mules and stock mules, left
to the assessors of tho various
counties; beef cattle $25 head;
milch cows $25 a head. stock cat
tle SIS head excepting in Nyc,
Eameralda, Clark, White Pine, Lin
coin and Douglas counties where
the valuation will be $I3 a head;
thoroughbred cattle, left to assess
Ors of various counties; sheep, So;
buck sheep, SIS; goats, 81; hogs,
left to the assessors Of various
counties.
The board adjourned until 2
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon, at
which time the valuation of rail
roads was to be taken up. Repre-
scutativcs Of the different roads
are on the ground and practically
all will ask for reductions.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-11
How 70 Warh Windows.

Strange ~ II may Gr"pr. there Ia D
right and wrong way 10 wash win.
dows. nnh ne this operation is ugualy
dreaded. tho following method will
doubtless DO appreciated as II saves
both time and labor Choose dull
lay. or at least tine when the SIN
Is not shining on the windows. for
whom the sun shinca on the window Il
causes II 10 he dry GircpkPd. 30 mat.
ter how much II IL rubbed. Take 4
nainter's brush nnI dust them irrtdc
md ont, wagllrg a'l tho woodwork
inaide before touching tho glass
The latter must bn va he'd slowly
IN warm water diluted win ammonia
do not ug" soap. Use n small cloth
with pointed stick 10 get the dust
ont Of tho corners: wlpc dry with n
soft piece Of cotton clOth--do not uso
linen, as II makes the glass lInty
when dry. Polish with tissue paper
Or old newspaper YOu will ind that
ibis can bn done IN haif the time ia.
ken where soar Is usr and ihc result
will be brighter windows
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-11
LIGHTED FROM CAR SAFELY
imperative Woman Let's II Be Known
She is No Daddy Longless" and
Gets OF UnInjured.

An unusual sort OF woman was
about to leave n car. II was new
car and its seats were 80 high in the
mir that as the passengers climbed up
to them their efforts would have made
star feature Of a comic supplement
sheet.
The unusual sort OF woman ma le
elaborate preparations for her depar.
ture. First she caught the attention
OF the conductor: then she nrose from
her scat. raised her hand and turned
slowly around; then she called out.
with loud Imperatiyeness that com.
manded the interest OF every passen.
ger In the car:
81 want you folks to take notice Of
what ] do, because may need you on
the witness-stand before I'm through.
You driver. do you hear me2"
hs the chr had stopped and the
man at the crank was as motionless
AS II he were blue granite instead of
blue cloth, the unusual sort OF woman
must have taken Il TO mean that he
heard. for she went on
III you start this caI before get
on III sue you for damages and prove
u by these people. want you to
understand I'm no daddy loielegB.-"
She landed In safety, to the hflari.
GUS enjoyment Of the passengers, and
when she had waved permission for
the car to resume It's duties the mo.
t0rInhn moved on" Washington Star
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-11
-
A PHENOMENON

A workman endeavoring to
explain to one of his mates what a
phenomenon was, made the follow
ing attempt. says the Cleveland
Leader:
Its like this: Suppose you
were to go out into the country
and see a field IF thistles growing. "
Yes assented his friend.
"Well' that would not lie a
phenomenon"
mo, that's quite clear" agreed
the other man.
But suppose you were to see a
lark singing away up in the sky"
well. that would not be a
phenome nonr"
mo; that also seems clear"
But i'm 'gine there is a bull in
the field"
eyes" his friend could imagiae
that.
Even that would not be- a
phenomenon"
No"
But, now, Bill, look here. SIP.
pose you saw that bull sitting on
them thistles whistling Ikea lark -.
well, that would be a phenomenon 20
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-11
WHAT SHE WANTED

DR.. Chanucey B. Griffith is to u.
ing how a local pharma cy was the
secret Of an interesting little com.
edy the other day while peggy. "
as she is called in the neighbor.
hood, was in the store. After en-.
tering, says the Newark Star, the
little girl stood hesitating beside
the counter, while one or two rus
toners were being waited on.
The druggist noticed that she
seemed to he mumbling something
under her breath. as though max
ing sure she would not forget.
well, Peggy" he said, "and
what will you have?'
81 want, please" she replied,
"f' cents wuf of-of glory divine. "
WHAT" gasped the astonished
druggist. "Glory divine?" This
isn't a camp meeting, my little
girl. Go and get note from your
mother"
Peggy returned a bit later with
the note. give cents worth of
chlOrate Of lime" it read.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-11
ISLANDER AND LIBLE

Z A press dispatch from Carson,
dated yesterday, states that judge
Sweeney, of the supreme court at a
meeting of TIE board of pardors.
took occasion to free himself of
some opinion which he had been
treasuring up since the Shelor
incident. incidentally the Judge
remarked that he would exert
himself to have the next legislature
pass law making a libelous publ
cation a plea in justfica ton of
homicide. In other words, if q
newspaper slandered an individual
grossly, the individual would
measurably be justified if he
shouIdered his trusty gun and
puIctured the tire of his defamer.
The only trouble with this theory
of justification. however, is that it
makes every man the judge in his
own cause; and many men are
prone to regard themselves as
slandered when but the truth is
published concerning them And
naturally the first thought of a
man when he finds himself given an
undue dose of publicity is to exact
summary vengeance Of its author.
But it must be admitted that man
in such a mood is not the best Judge
to determine the merits of case
at such time. q
The suggestion of the jurist,
however, directs attention to
need Of our Jurisprudence and
that is a law making criminal
SANDER felony and punishable.
There is not much consistency in
furnishing a newspaper man for
printing a story about a man. true
or false, when a private individual
can circulate the identical same
story by word Of mouth and escape
all punishment at the hands Of the
law. And of the two, If anyone
should be punished, it is the private
slanderer, since the newspaper is
open and above-board about what it
says, and it's responsibility Is easily
fixed, while the private traducer Of
character may carry on his
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-11

bonds of Holy Matrimony by Rev.
Geo. H. Greenfield who used the
ring ceremony of the Presbyterian
Church. Miss Nell Griffin, a sister
of the bride. acted as brides maid
and the groom was supported by
Mr.. w. b. Bielar. Both bride and
groom are we'll known in Carlin
where they have many friends.
They left Elko on No. three today
for Los Angeles to spend their
honeymoon. When they return
they will make Carlin their future
home.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-11
When Frsnkncss Doesn't PAY.

Frankncss IL one Of the virtues that
are better In theory th"n IN practice.
To go in for frankness bIIndly Ia ms
foolish az 10 buy bonds from glow.
ing advertisement. Before yielding 10
the impulse to speak ones mind. or
10 tell ones affairs. study the prob.
able cost TO yourself and tho other
side. No one ever likes us the better
for telling them what they should do
nor are those doings altered in con.
sequence. The less ono tells OF his
private affairs tho easier life will be.
Personal reserve is trait every me
should try and acquire. There 10
plenty OF big things to discuss. II
you are not equal to them. then make
yourself talk less.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-11
application NO. 1857

N ,tice of Application for Per-
mission to Appropriate the Pub ic
Waters of the State of Nevada
Notice is hereby given that on
the 9th day of October 1910, in ac-
coriance with Section 25, Chapter
XXI, of the Statutes of 1909 one
Nevada Land Il Livestock Company
of Elko. County of Efko and State
OF Nevada, made application to the
State Engineer of Nevada for per-
mission to appropriate the public
waters of the State of Nevada.
SUCH appropriation is to be made
from an unnamed creek and it's
tributaries in Il. 40 N. r So E..
locally known as Cotton Wood
Creek, at point which bears South
~ degrees west 1900 feet from
the corner common to sections 8,
.. l6 and II. in r. 40 NJ, r. So
f.. M. d.. M. and being in the Sci
of NEt of Sec. II, T. 40 N. r. SO E.,
M. ID. M. by means of dam, and
fifteen cubic per second is to be
conveyed to points in the Ell of
SET of Sec. 8, NW4 of SW4, and
EA of WI of Sec. 8, the M of NWt
of Sec. ,l6, the NE4, the M of
NW4, the SW4 of NW4 and the
NWt of SW4 of Sec. II, the Ed of
Sci and SW4 Of Sci of Sec. 18,
the E4 Of NWt and Wa of NEt of
Sec. 10, 7. 40 NJ. r. So E., M. D. B.
& M by means Of bitches, and
there used for irrigation, Water
not to be returned to stream,
Date of first publication January
3, 1911.
Date of last publication FEBRUARY 8,
1911.
Signed:
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-11
Reason for Husbands Generosity.

Reason for Husbands Generosity.
When a suburban borsekeeper re-
turned from her vacation a few days
ago she was delightfully."- surprised TO
find brand new dinner set and a lot
Of .lnew kitchen utensils which her
h Rnd had frowned upon az rex.
trNyagant" when she suggested them
in June. For day or so she used
the new things. and then decided that
she would keep them for state coca
sions so she went to get out her
old dishes and utensils But. behold.
they had flown In an ash barrel
down cellar she at last discovered
p few cooking tins scorched TO use
leesness and some broken plates. The
secret was out Her husband had
burned OF broken all the older things
and bought the new ones az a peace
Offering Boston Herald.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-11
Signed:
Emmett ID. Boyle
State Engineer.
BILL NYE ON FOX HUNTING
lie Considered II Most Thrilling
Pastimc for Sons Of tho Amerl.
can Nobility.

"Fox'hunting is one OF the most
thrilling pastirnes OF which I know"
said Bill Nyc. land for young men
whose parents have amasscd large
Sums OF money In the intellectual pur.
suit OF hides and tallow, the meet, tho
chase. the scamper. the full cry, the
cover. the stclIotcd fracture, the yelD
OF The pack. the zip, the yell OF tri.
nmDh. the confusion. the whoop, the
holIa. The haloos, tho hurrah. tho abra.
sion. the snort Of tho hunter. tho con.
cussion. the sward. the open. the earth.
stopper, the strnnguIated hernia, tho
glad cry OF the hound as he lays nj
his masters feet the strawberry mark
or the rustic. NIL. all are cxhIlnraijng
10 the sons Of the American nobility
Fox-hunting combines tho danger and
the Wild tumultuOus Joy OF the skating
PINK, the toboggan slide. the husband
MIX sociablc md the straw ride For
the young American nobler1ap whose
ducaI father made his money by in.
venting fluent pill. or who gained
his great wealth through relieving I'M.
inanity nv means ~ n lung.pad. liver.
pad. n kidncv.pad or n foot pad for.
hunting IN first rate"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-11

Infamous tactics for months befor
his unconscious victim becomes
aware of what is being handed him.
And the victim never will. if he
lives a thousand years, be able to
justify himself to every person to
whom the SANDER was communi-
Gated, since he can never know all
of them -Tonopah Bonanza.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-11
HIGHT IELD'-GRIFFIN

A very nuict wedding ceremony
was performed at the Manse this
afternoon at one thirty when Mr..
Edwin Allan Highfeld and Miss
Margaret Griffin were united'in the
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-11
Put Your Mind on Rrlnht Side

" VIC dwelt on tho bright side Of
Things IN our thoughts. and exicnuntcd
them all that we possibly could when
speaking OF them. We shall think
lltile OF them ourselves, AMI TIC nj
hictions would really. in n grnnt meas.
uro, vanish away. President ed
wards
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-11
SALMAGUNDI.


took place yesterday from theCath.
Ole church at Winnemucca
iss Gwendolyn Davis will leave
toy Bullion tomorrow to take
charge of the .chool for the term.
The Californis legislature has
elected Judge Works to take the
place Of Senator Flint in the Unit
ed States senate.
Mr.. T. N. McConlsey who came
in to take the teachers examina-
ton, returned to Fort Halleck this
afternoon.
The teachers examinations were
concluded this afternoon there be-
Ing no applicants for Grammar
Grade certificates.
The South Fork whi5key selling
case has been postponed until FIJI
day. This seems to be long
drawn out affair.
Do not forget the illustrated leo
ture on 1.-THE Islands People" at
the Presbyterian Church Friday
night.
Senator Hunter left yesterday
afternoon for San Francisco. He
will remain there until the 18th,
when he and a number of other
Nevadans will sail for Honolulu.
In the crowd will be number of
Elkoites.
Assemblyman Miller left for
Carson this afternoon. He took his
children with him and will leave
them with his sister in Sparks,
while he is making laws. He will
visit in Sparks and Reno and ex-
poets to reach Carson Saturday in
time for the wire pulling.
The ice har' est began in earnest
this morning. The crop is about
foot thick and is as clear as :rys-
tai. If this weather continues
three or four days more, an i'm
mense amount of ice will be harv-
'eita1 for next summers use.
1t is now thought that the Inlay
murderers and robbers are now in
u Winnemucca jail. They are
looked in separate cells and closely
watched. Uric, the youngest one of
the trio, is ain, st in a state of col.
lapse and it is believed he will Con-
TESS. The prisoners are now be-
lieved to be the men who held up
No. near Ogden q few days ago.
The Eureka Sentinel says it is still
without information regarding the
time that the work of rebuilding the
Eureka and Palisade railroad will
begin. 1t is nov generally thought
that the parties who recently pur-
chased the property have been un.
able to obtain the necessary equity
of redemption releases from the old
stockh olders that would permit the
work of rebuilding to begin at
once.
About $50 this forenoon, one
of Lee Scranton's hoi ses dropped
dead on Fifth street near tho Pho
neer saloon. The horse seemed to be
all right this morning when
hitched to the ice wagon to haul
ice for Frank Robinson. Three
loads had been hauled and as the
team turned the corner of the
Pioneer saloon with the fourth
load Mr.. Scranton noticed the
horse stagger. He stopped the
team and unhitched the horse and
was leading him around when he
dropped dead. The horse was
about six years old and is said to
have been easily worth $50.
Heart disease is supposed to have
been cause of death.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-11
q Mtgromer

II IL becoming daily more dangerous
TO refor 10 "thc weaker Sex" on nc.
count OF the increasing doubt in the
readers mind which sex Is meant
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-08
stNMINGT0n BRIEFS
INV, o. die Town and lillSSe Told Brls ~
for Busy Readers

Daniel r. Bates OF Pownal was In
the village yesterday afternoon,
Millinery opening at the Gibson
millinery parlors Saturday, April s..
4Ot3
Miss Jennie +. Alden who has been
visiting Mr. and Mrs Guy b. Johnson
in New York, has returned
Dr. e. II. Potter, A. J. Merchant.
Deputy f. A. Wilson, Herbert w Nor
gan and Roy c. Lampman OF Pownal
were in the village yesterday.
New Easter clothing for men. lad
les and children is arriving daily in
large quantities at Joe Levin's store,
corner North and River streets. 42t2
Edward II. Everett and family who
have been passing portion Of the
winter in Southern California are on
their way east and will arrive in Ben.
ninr.on on the afternoon of April 10.
Chief of Police White of Pittsfeld
yesterday said that clairvoyants will
not be allowed to do business in the
city the ban being placed upon all
pretended fortune tellers." There
are a number of clairvoyants already
located in the city and the statement
of the chief Of police Is an invitation
for them 10 move ont
List of letters remaining uncalled
for at the postofiice American Web
Shop, II. T. Barrett, Edward Kooder-
mote, r. X. Hill, s. p. Kellogg, u. A.
Luce, Cornelius Roy, Francis Randall,
]. w. Shelley, AL Signor de Giacno,
Ricoto Unta, Mrs. Libbie Granger,
Mrs. Hattie Mains. Mrs. f. A. G. Nor
ton, Mrs. M. Rife.
Twelve new travelling libraries es-
pecially adapted for schools have
been purchased. Travelling Libraries
are furnished by the Board of Library
Commissioners to school teachers
and supervisors, and have been OF
great use and value in the district
schools. Application should be made
to the Board at Room 10, Capitol,
Montpelier
The Ladies Association of Middle
bury have donated their library Of
about 1000 volumes to the town for
it's new Free Library and have con
tributed their annual endowment Of
$500 to which the town has voted an
addition of $500 The new library
hopes to maintain an efficient travel
ing library system throughout the
town
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-08
DON'T EXPERIMENT
You viii Make No Mistake II You
Follow This Bennington Citizens
Advice
Never neglect YOUR kidneys.

Never neglect your kidneys.
II you have pain in the back, urin-
airy disorders, dizziness and nervous
ness, it's time to act and no time to
experiment. These are all symptoms
of kidney trouble, and you should
seek a remedy which is known TO
cure the kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills is the remedy
to use. No need to experiment 1t
has cured many stubborn cases in
Bennington. Follow the advice of a
Bennington citizen and be cured your
self.
George H. BENJAMIN, South street,
r. +. D. 3, Bennington, VT. says: Il
sulting from weak kidneys. The kid
ney secretions were very irregular in
passage and unnatural and also had
dull pains in the small of my back.
tried a number of remedies, but re-
ceived little relief. Learning OF
Doan's Kidney Pills and knowing of
the cures that had effected, procur-
ed a supply and began their use. AT
ter | had taken the contents of four
boxes my trouble had disappeared.
now feel better in every way and give
Doan's Kidney Pills the credit for
curing me-"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-08
ARLINGTON

Mrs Horace Williams is not as well
as usual.
J. X Batchelder was in Bennington
Monday
Miss Billings is in New York for a
short time.
DIR. Scott Gray spent Monday in
Bennington.
Charles Percy of Bennington was
in town recently
Miss Maude Leake of Albany was
in town Wednesday.
Mrs. E. c. Woodwork was in West
Arlington Wednesday
Miss Sara Cullinan spent a day re
Gently in Bennington.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Powers have re-
turned to Bennington.
Born April 9th a daughter to Mr..
and Mrs. Hawley Bump.
Miss Ida Forth and brother Joe
were in Pittsfeld Thursday.
John Fisher is entertaining his two
sisters from saltwater, Penn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Cullinan of
School street spent Tuesday in Ben
nington,
The st. James Guild met Friday af.
ternoon with Mrs Edward Cullinan on
Main street.
The Ladies' Auxiliary met with Mrs
May Lathrop on Water street Thurs
day afternoon
James Kilburn OF Manchester was
in town Wednesday to see his sister,
Mrs. Horace Williams.
Miss Annie Madison who has been
very i'll for the past two weeks was
able to be out Thursday for the first
time.
NJ. +. Killion, the new road commits
sioner has a force of men working on
the road where the water washed
away this spring
Mrs. Alice Greene and sister, Miss
Ellen Higgins have returned from a
visit with their brother at The Adds
on in Middlebury.
The Easter Monday dance which the
o. f. S. is to have is only one week
away. This is to remind every one
that a general invitation Is out and
hope all who can will come and enjoy
the famous orchestra of Rutland.
The annual meeting of the o. Il. S
will be held next Wednesday evening
April 18th in the Masonic rooms. This
is the most important meeting of the
year as officers are elected and ap
pointed for the ensuing year. Re
ports will be read, etc. The D. G. M
Mrs. Grace Richmond of Rutland will
also be present and install the new Of
ficers. 1t is hoped as many members
as possible will come.