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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-12-16
DENTIST WAS IDLY SOUL
Hut He Had Been Celebrating, ~ Pa.
tlent Found Out TO HE
Sorrow.

Otis Harlan. the actor has been 20
Ing about with one lip looking like an
old rubber oyershoe, says the New
York correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Times Star. It appears that for some
time he had been intermitently both.
cred by an ache In one of his most
safely anchored teeth. Its an odd
thing, though" says Harlan, that
ache used to disappear absolutely ev.
cry time walked up the steps of q
dentiSts's office I'm not pulling cny
old joke here 1t would really go
away. Then the dentist would pin back
my face and get his right arm to the
elbow inside my mouth, and grub
around there with discouraging air.
Always he would emerge declaring
that he could not find anything wrong
with any of my teeth. and advise me
to return the next time it worried
me-"
That happened several times At
last the tooth got to aching for fair
Harlan waited until his face began to
swell slightly enough so he could
mark the spot with cross and be GER
tain Of finding it afterward. Then he
went into the nearest dentists office.
The dentist was jolly soul-a very
Jolly soul. After Mr.. Harlan sat dowL
he became convinced that the dentist
had probably been celebrating some
little thing. He could isolate che scent
Of curacao and sauterne and the clover
cocktail upon the dentists breath:
Then he had been eating cabbage, too
Harlan told him to hurry The den-
fist fastened his forceps on the aching
tooth.
"Uh," groaned Harlan. "Hoo! Uh,
uh, nh! You've got hold of my lip"
"Thash all right, Mr.. Harlan" said
the dentist, smiling. vaguely "Thash
all right. Don't you let that worry
you, Mr.. Harlan. l got hold Of the
tooth, too"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-12-16
KEEPS HENS AT THEIR WORN
Simple contriyance Used by Western
Man Cures Them OF Desire
to "Set.S

Owners Of hens are frequently
greatly annoyed by. the persistent DO.
sire of their fowls to set, In season
and out, on eggs, stones or other OBJ.
3ects to hand. But western man has
evolved plan to circumvent the hen
in this respect.
The cure consists or i cheap watch
with q loud and clear tick, inclosed in
q case that is white and shaped like
an egg When one OF the hens be.
longing to this westerner manifests a
desire to set out OF season he gently
places the bogus egg under her shell
tering breast. The "egg" ticks cheer.
fully away, and soon the hen begins to
evince signs Of uneaslness and stirs
the noisy egg around with her hill,
thinking, no doubt, that Il ia already
time for It to hatch. She becomes
moro and more uneasy as the noise
continues, and soon Jumps on the nest
and runs about a while to cool OH.
Soon, however, she returns to her self
imposed task. Matters get worse and
worse; she wiggies about and cackles,
rnfiss her feathers and generally
shows distress Finally, with q Wild
squawk. she abandons the nest for
good and all, and the incubating fever
Is broken completely.
The westerner has found use for
half a dozen Of these noisy eggs. and
he claims that they pay for themselves
again and again during the year By
holding the hens to their business Of
laying and preventing them from vast
Ing the golden hours In useless incu
batting. ~
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-12-16
YOUTH SHOOTS HIS SISTER

By the merest chance Friday, the
13th'of the month eseapad being
a fatal day in-the family of Mrs.
John Phillips of. this city when
shortly after 6 O'Clock evening
her seventeen " ar old son shot
accidently the thirteen year old
daughter, Grace, through the hip
with a charge of birdshot with an
unloaded gun. Shortly after the
dinner hour last evening Mrs.
Phillips stepped out of the house to
visit a neigbbor. Melvin got out
his gun. to clean it,, after being
out in the afternoon. He had
neglected to take out one of
cartridges from barrel of the gun
and while fooling with the lock,
the weapon was DISCHARGED. The
shot tore along the right hip of his
sister, luckily making only a flesh
wound.-Carson News.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-12-16
mrs. WILSON'S FUNERAL

We are indebted to Rev. George
H, Greenfield FOR the following nc.
count Of Mrs. Fred Wilson'S
funeral:
The,funefal services Of the late
Mrs. Fred Wilson were conducted
from the Odd Fellows Hall at
Tuscarora at 2 o'clock Sunday,
afternoon. Rev. George H. Green
field officiating.
Mrs. Wilson was born in London.
England. and came when mere
child to Elko county. where she has
since resided. Forty years ago last
January she was married in Elko to
Fred Wilson who passed away six
years ago, last June. She leaves
two children, Mrs. Cole Puett of
Long Beach, California, and Mrs.
Frank j Riley of Reno. Mrs.
Riley and husband were present at
the funeral. Mrs. Wilson's death
was very sudden and unexpected.
Mrs. Riley was on her way to her
mother Saturday morning and re.
ceived word at 16 mile station that
her mother had just pass away.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-12-16
DIDN'T sAvEY OWN LANGUAGE
Filipino Draws Down on He Head
indignation Of Amateur In. ~
terprster.

A party Of tourists in small Fill
Pine village were trying to make tho
native driver Of a bull cart under
stand that they wished their baggage
transferred from the bungalow to the
railway station fk. two o'clock In the
afternoon. But the native did not
seem to comprehend either their ges-
lures or their hybrid language
Standing near the, tourists was re-
cruit Of the United States army, who
had been in the islands" just 70
month and was extremely proud Of
the few words Of "Hog Spanish that
he had learned. SO he offered HIS
services az Interpreter.
Say, hombre,n said he impressiyely
to the Filipino, "when the clock on
that steeple yonder strikes two, ding
ding you get your bull cart, moo
moo and carry these trunks 70, the
station, toot.toot. sayeyf'
mo sabe." solemnly replied the ma
tive. st'l ssa ~
'swhat.atl" reared the interpreter
rDo you mean ia tell me that you
don't understand your own iAngnasef"
.-Icvefybody's. ~
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-12-16
HOUND CAPTURED
SUSPECTED men

When Jim McAuliffe and John
Wedger heard yelping dog at the
door Of their cabin On Friday night,
and voices of men behind him, they
hated to do it, but they opened the
door and great bulk of caninity
hurled itself at them whining and
yelping. 1t made no difference
to them that the dog was the pedi-
greed and registered bloodhound
Justice, belonging to Deputy Sheriff
Tom Ryan. 1t might have been a
bear or anything else. For it simply
meant that they were caught.
Earlier in the evening, Charles
Moffitt, rooming at the Santa Fe
club house, reported that his room
had been entered at o'clock that
afternoon and his suit case had been
slit open with a knife. All his
clothes-an overcoat, two sheepskin
jackets and business coat had
been stolen.
Deputy Sheriff Ryan called the
bloodhound, which is only ten
months old, and came sometime ago
from the kennels at Fremont, Neb.
where the animal was bred. At
the Santa Fee lodging the hound was
given the scent of some clothes be-
longing to Moffitt that had not been
stolen, and instantly took up the
trail, with Deputies Ryan and
Bogard holding on by the chain.
They ran along together for several
blocks when the hound turned aside
to cabin where he shifted excited
ly at the door. That was the place
evidently. The door opened eau
tiously and instantly justice was in
side leaping upon Wedger.
Wedger was wearing the bu;sness
coat stolen from Moffitt's rooms
and the rest of the stuff was found
in the cabin. Wedger said that
McAuliffe had given him the gar
ment he wore. McAuliffe said
nothing. The deputy sheriffs pat
ted Ryan's hound on the head and
then took the two men to the
county Jail. Goldfied Tribune
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-12-16
fEATHERED PET ON WATCH
canary Has Constitutes ltseH Guar.
dian Of New York NAME In

Bringing home . canary In q care.
Yonkers man gave, II to hiS wife
q birthday present ana the song.
ster was established In the Iady's bou-
DOR, not far from crib IN vbich
me household baby took daily maps.
The tot immediately became interest,
ed in his new neighbor and the bird
would fly against the bars or his brass
prison in 4 efforts to get nearer the
child. But the pair got bettSr ac-
quainted when the baby was held
up TO the cage and had itB fingers
thrust inside the bars. on such %
casfons the canary would hop on the
Daby's hand, and gently peck at the
tiny. dimpled digita
After q few weeks the bird WnS
often released and permitted to spread
tts wings u the room. hater 1t was
given the freedom of the house, but
although it flew into various rooms.
1t would not long remain absent from
the boudoir and the crib. Baby and
bird became intimate friends and the
bird would hop on the baby's head
and hands, but carefully avoided be-
ing clutched In the fat little fingers.
When the infant goes to sleep the
canary perches on the foot of the
crib, and there It stays on guard I'M
til the little one awakes. And it il a
good sentinel. for IL any one APP
proaches the sleeper 1t begins to
sputter. rufle its feathers and other
wise manifest symptoms Of displeas-
ure in approved bird fashion.-NeW
York Press. ,s
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-12-16
GOVERNMENT ALFALFA
SEED FOR DISTRIBUTION

Senator Newlands has been alIot-
ted quantity of special kind of
alfalfa seed for distribution among
such ranchers as desire to expert
ment with it. Each package contains
enough seed to SOW one acre. The
seed is specially adapted to semi
arid conditions and it is hoped that
the ranchers IF Nevada will expert
ment with it the coming Spring.
Applications should be addressed at
once to, Senator Francis G. New.
lands, Washington D. C.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-12-16
Not the Same .rhIno.

This overheard conversation appeals
20 the weary one as nearly epigram
matte. The young people on the seat
ahead Of lis in the homeward-bound
car the other night talked It out so
loud that we couldn't help hearing It
and jotting down few notes on 1t.
So" said the girl, "he said he knew
me when 1 was little girl?"
He didn't say anything of the Sort
contradicted the man.
You said he did"
II didn't" 80
why! Then what did you say?"
II said he said he knew you when
be was a boy
That put such wet blanket on the
conversation that we were unable to
read Cur sporting extra uninterrupted
Tor the next several blocks Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-12-16
Tho oId-rIme Barber.

Z old-time BARRIERS had to display
more variety than their successors. A
work published in 1882 describes q
BARRIERS greeting to customer: "Sir,
will you have your hair cut after the
Italian manne:, short and round and
chen frounst with the curling irons to
make 1t look like a half moon in O.
mist. OF like a Spaniard, long at the
ears and curled like the two ends OF
an old periwig, or will you be French
Tied with a lovelock down to yoHr
shoulders? The English cut Is base,
and gentlemen scorn 1t; novelty is
dainty. Speak the word, sir. my scis-
sors are ready to execute your wor.
hips WILL"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-12-16
Do YOU BELIEVE II

Shewas apt to forget things and
sn she was afraid she would forget
to order the chickens in time, says
the Kansas City Times. All day to
guard against it she would keep reg
peating to. herself chickens
grocer, chickens grocer" Finally,
at the time she YVES accustomed to
call the groce- she went to the
phone and ask d:
Have you any nice Young
grocers?"
why, yes, ma .am," said a
surprised voice at the other end of
the line.
! 'This is Mrs. Jones talking. ;"
she went on, "and Iwant you to
send me couple dressed"
"Send you couple dressed?"
gasped the grocer.
We'll, no; you had better send
them undressed, and when my has
band comes home he will wiring
their necks and the COOK can dress
them" f%
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-12-16
DR.. George ]. CrisweIl
0PT0METRIST and OPTIClAN

makes speciality Of Fitting Glasses
and Using Glasses as a treatment
for sick headaches, stye conjunctiv-
tits, floating spots, and many all
ments, caused by errors Of refrac.
ton and eye strain. II you have
any Of these troubles, consult.
DR.. George ) rriswell at the
Walther RoominS house over the
Eaglcr Cos store EIko, Nevada
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-12-16
Man Really u,efuIiL.

For certain equable, continuous
modes of life, there is nothing more
than Judgment necessary. and we
study to attain nothing more: so we
become unable to discern what er-
traordinary services each vulgar day
REQUIRES of us; or, II we do discern
them, we find abundance of excuses
for not doing them. A judicious man
as valuable to himself. but OF little
value for the general whole. Goethe.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-12-16
Laborer FInds old COIN.

A laborer working on the Jericho
turnpike at Commack, l. l., Dig up
bag of old coins. Within minute
other diggers were fighting for posses
sion Of the coins. The bag was res.
cued, with half It's contents gone, By
William o 'Brien, foreman Of the gang.
Some of the coins were dated 1752.
None was of earlier date than the
early part of the eighteenth century.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-12-16
AOW'S THIS

We offer One Hundred Dollars
eward for any case of Catarrli
at cannot be cured by Hall
atarrh Cure.
F. j. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have
lown F. j. Cheney for the last is
Ears, believe him perfectly
pnorable in all business transec-
On and financially able to carry
u any obligations made by his
I'm.
National Bank Of Commerce.
Toledo, o.
Halls Catarfn Cure is, taken
ternally. acting directly upon
blood and mucous surfaces Of
e 4 system: Testimonials sent
ee. Price 10 cents per bottle.
Id BY al Druggists
Taks HalI's Family Pills for con-
pSon. Is,
"UAt 0uuIO WNS 49,
The Mexican was showing his new-
arrived N York guest TO room.
d after No usual courtesies be
Used on the threshold to say: "By
way, we always turn Susie loose
fhe night and she will pass
pongi1 the hall on he'll way W the
door, where she catches rats.
|u'd better be careful and not step
her, M that Is the only think that
Ekes her cross.'
1T wouldn't BIO very serious II / did
he 4 cat CROSS" was the laugh.
fSaponss. But the host shook his
ia. g}a ~
= don't know much about cats" he
q "Our susie ia q boa constructor.
BE as gentle rs a baby, Unless you
D on her. Sometimes she takes q
NJ cut through this room, 80 don't
sufrflsed II you see her. Good
ht.v
MAKE Artificial Wood.
Noo - 90 SCARCE In England thai
broceS1 has been invented for pro.
cling it Artihciaily. Straw, sawdust
4 grass hre compressed 10 make -
| ...... ..--l-....--s ~ ~ 80
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-12-16
The Opportunity.

The Opportunity.
Here's a new sect started that
claims 1t can cure ills. by the laying
on Of hands,"
Il wish it would give demonstra.
tons on the small boy"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-12-16
DISTRICT COURT

I When court adjourned Saturday
afternoon, John Phillips Of Tuscan
ora was on the stand. He testified
to be awakened by a noise on the
street and on turning over saw the
reflection Of a light on his pillow.
He got up and looked out and saw
the fire. He put on his, pants
an shoes an went out and assisted
Roy Primeaux and Harry Brown to
get out the hose cart. When near
the fire plug by. his store, he told
Roy to hold the end of the hose
while he and Brown reeled it off.
At the store he put on the nozzle
and got up on the porch. 1t was
3 or q minutes before the water
came. be, stuck the nozzle
through hole that had burned
though the building and fought the
FIRE. He knew Pimeaux's and
Dyes dogs: Dyes dogs followed
him about town and were generally
with him. He saw Pimeaux's dog
with the team and around the
store. Roy had on q dark coat
when he first first saw him at the
FIRE. He was being cross.examined
when court adjourned until this
morning.
When court convened this fore
noon. II witnesses for the defense
and 2 for the state we sworn and
put under the rule.
Mrs Gillespie the reporter was
then called to straightenr out an
error in her notes. Saturday,
afternoon she was asked by Mr..
McCarren to read an answer of Mr..
Sewells from her notes. and, found
on transcribing the evidence yester-
day that she had read incorrectly.
She made Mr.. Sewell say that he
lookout the floor when her notes
said wore" or tore" One of
these words she said was written
over the other in her notes, the
result of her misunderstanding
what Mr.. Sewell had said. She read
he notes hurredily Saturday and
did not discover the error, but yes
terday she read them carefully and
found it.
After this matter was straight
ened out, Mr.. Phillips was recalled
and cross-examined. He stuck
pretty closely to his post on the
porch and did not see much of
what others were doing at the fire.
Roy's coat was buttoned when he
saw him and his Coat collar was
turned up. His cross examination
dill not develop anything new.
Harry L. Bartlett was the next.
witness. He took down the evi.
dence at the preliminary examina-
tion in December 1910 and ideDtif-
ed the evidence of Dye and Roy
Primeaux given at that time. Mr..
McGarraE objected to this evidence
ard the question was undecided
when the noon recess was taken.
At the afternoon session Roy
Primeaux'sevidence at the prelim.
mary examination. was admitted.
Mr.. Bartlett read it and was then
questioned about the evidence given
by A. Primeaux at the preliminary
The defense objected to it's .admiss-
ion and the court at this point
took recess for 20 minutes.
-s--s..-.s-- ~ {fif13
T1tnMyT. cAuEy nWM 1 ANnIlAHn
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-12-16
SALMAGUNDI

About four inches of SHOWS fell
town last hieht and this fore
For Rent An ice house in good
Pndition. Inquire of L. E.
lorgan.
Mrs. Slaughter has a line of Art
eedle Work for Christmas at
rs. campbsll's Millinery store.
he york will be on display Satur-
Ry afternoon.
Several teachers left yesterday
hd last night for Reno to attend
be institute.
The DELINQUENT tax list came in
Lis forenoon. 1t is very lengthy
nd will be published as soon as
can put it in type.
Furnished rooms to rent by the
by, week Cor month. Inquire of
RS. A. Kennedy on Third
treet
The preliminary examination of
|hn Smith and Albert Bethel
barged with breaking into the
estern Pacific freight house began
fore Judge Klatte this forenoon.
The Busy Bee cafe has employed
Fst-class cook and can give tn
lblic anything they call for.
We US call. Mrs. S. A. Baldwin,
Foprietress.
The basket ball game Saturday
ght was won by the Reno team
ri to Is. The Elko boys say
was a good game if they were
eaten. A dance followed the
Rme.
Jonathan Haslett, an old timer
the county, died at the county
bspital Saturday night. He had
zen anSAarge on the county for
any rs. He was a native of
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-12-16

Women In Telephone Service.
About one-third of the $4,000 EN-
pioyes In the british telephone serr
Ice are women.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-12-16
VaIos n LastuoA'

Lettuce has q soothing eject on the
nerves and IL excellent for sufferers
from insomu1A.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-12-16
lmpatlenes.

Some people become discouraged
because Opportunity doesn't respond
whenever they whistle for It.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-12-16
From canfurad aIlva.

A silver set was recently sold IA
London said to have been made from
silver recovered from the Armada
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-12-16

sMaks Artificial Wood.
sNooo - 30 SCARCE in England thai
broceS1 has been invented for pro.
cling it Artihoiaily. Straw, sawdust
i grass hre COMPRESSED TO make y
The Washington times., 1912-01-28
ONE KILLED, TWO
HURT, HOUSE FIRED
BY GAS EXPLOSION
Wealthy Farmer, Wife, and
Daughter Hurried Into
Wreckage From Beds.

TOCGHKENAMON, Pa, Jan. d.
Thompson Richards, seventy years old.
a wealthy retired farmer and banker of
this place. was instantly killed. and his
wife, Anna Mary Richards, sixty years
old, and daughter, Anna, twenty-five
years old, were seriously injured when
an acetyIene tank in their home ex-
ploded. The victims, all of whom had
retired, were hurled from their beds,
and the house, containing twenty rooms,
was wrecked. The man and the two
women were found In the wreckage In
the cellar by rescuers.
The aged farmer was fearfully In
jured, and lived only few minutes
after being rescued. The wife and
daughter were rushed to Philadelphia
and are now in serious condition al
the German Hospital Mrs. Richards
has broken leg and is injured inter,
nally. The daughter may recover.
The acetylene plant that exploded wat
an old one, and was considered unsafe
because 1t was without an automatic
feed. The house caught fire soon after
the explosion and was destroyed, en-
failing a loss of $4,000. The explosion
shook the surrounding country.
The Washington times., 1912-01-28
CLARK IS VIGOROUS
IN DENIAL THAT He
IS STALKING HORSE
Not Leaning Toward An
other Candidate for Presi-
dency, He Ayers. :

Speaker Champ Clark says that he
is no stalking horse for Gov. Judson
Harmon or anybody else. Mr.. Clark
has fee simple title to Presidential
ambitions OF his own, and in charac-
teristic and vigorous fashion he re-
flutes today the accusations made by
political enemies in Missouri that he
is connected with the boom OF another
candidate.
Speaker Clark's statement follows:
'The bald statement made in Mis-
souri, and some other places that /
am in any degree, even remotely, con-
nected with Governor Harmon or any
other Presidential candidate Ii not only
false In every particular. but absurd.
tasteful to me, but would be contrary
to my whole political and public record.
why should l want to be a stalking
horse for any man when I already hold
a higher office than any President could
give me? The charge is too absurd to
talk about. / am not one to change
my political convictions as one might
change his shirt.
Governor Folk and his friends may
make combinations with other candi-
dates II they wish, but they have no
right to excuse such conduct by wrong
SO far as / am concerned 1 have stood,
and propose to stand, on my own feet
without leaning on any other candidate
II I carry Missouri ! want a represen.
tative delegation of loyal Democrats
who will support me with fidelity a.
chance for the nomination, and beyond
that I am entirely willing to leave the
delegation to do what 1t may seem tC
1t best for the party and the country.
The Washington times., 1912-01-28
PLEDGES SWELL
BUILDING FUND
Of new CHURCH
Sum of $4,000 Promised for
Addition to $3.50, 900 Pre-
viously Subscribed.

Pledged subscriptions amounting to
5000 have been added to the $16.000
previously subscribed for the proposed
washington City Representative church,
according 10 statements made at the
Mount vernon Place Methodist Episco-
pal Church South, this morning by the
Rev. George 8. Sexton, ID. d., secretary
of the general conference committee.
1t was further stated by Mr.. Sexton
that the committeeman. headed by A. b.
Pugh, had informed him there is every
reason to believe much larger amount
than 5000 will be subscribed toward the
desired $35O.Oo0 building fund in the
course of the next two weeks.
DR.. Sexton explaining why the Metho-
dist Church South desires that this
$350.00O church shall be built, quoted
Gov. G. w. Donaghey, OF Arkansas,
who said:
"Our church should erect a great
house Of worship at Washington be.
cause:
"The Methodist Episcopal Church
South Is one OF the leading denomina.
tions in America and should be worthily
represented at the National Capital.
"Many OF our own people are In the
Government service and deserve the best
In the way Of opportunities at the Capi.
"Our people who are well served there
will return to their respective homes
with greater love and respect for ouI
and tSe better aSe to give
Finally, but first In real Importance
we should honor our Christ with the
best that we have, in the best way, be.
fore our own people and the world"