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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-05

No flower rivals the mountain laurel in beauty and prodigality, while others may excel in fragrance, but the peculiar formation of the thurribles, the delicate peach-blow tint, the rare pencilling oi deeper shade, the wasteful plenty, all tf-ld to make this the most woadefiul flower in all the world.
 Commodore Matthew. Fontaine Maury-- who is known to every school boy who is forced to con over Maury's geography when the lure of spring is over the land' and the mountain laurel calls from the open-was a man of the keenest sense of the beautiful. After many years Of naval service, he retired and devoted his energies to scientific reasearch. He was and is today authority on all questions pertaining to the physical formation of the earth.
 At the time of his death he had re- , turned to his native state and occupied the chair of physics in the Virginia MIL itary institute at Lexington, Va.
 On October 2s, 1872, he returned from a lecturing tour. Quite ill he lay upon a bed of pain all through the dreary winter, but at times when pain was nc longer niS coHnpdnioi, HIS n'iii upon the many beautiful things he hao been permitted to see in life.
 In making his scientific observations he had seen from the highest peak ol the Andes the purple flush of dawr grow into the morning; he had stood 1T the painless desert when the sands were waves of molten glory; he had felt the throb of admiration, when the red em- bers of sunset burnt into the grey ashes Of dying day.
 He had seen the beautiful continent. il had sripped his soul with highest mean ing. but there came time when he lay thinking of all these wonderful beauties that had swept his vision in the days that were gone 10 return no more, leav' ing a halo of memories. rich and beau tiful, he thought of Goshen pass wher the laurel was in bloom, the mountain laurel, the most wonderfully beautiful
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-05

know positively that there has been no battls
 The President declined to say wheth- CT he believed battle imminent. He would advance no information regard ing the disposition of the federal forces.
 He was shown dispatch from El Paso announcing the arrival of Emiid Nasquez Gomez in Juarez and his ac- ceptance of she provisional presidency The news appeared to afford him amuse- ment and he seemingly did not con- sider it as a serious development Fl the revolutionary situation. The appointment of Pascual Orozco ST. as minister of war struck him as particularly humorous.
 The question of peace committee to visit Orozco has not been broached by Inc deputies appointed a day or two laGo, President Madero said. He is un- alterably opposed to it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-05
GENERAL OROzCO DENIES FAVORING E. yASQUEz GOMEZ Latter Was Appointed Pro- yisi0nal President Upon
 Oozco's Authority REBEL VICTORY NEAR T0RREON REPORTED Madero Says There Is No Truth in Report-Appointment of Gomez
 Amuses Him - Opposes
 Peace Commission

Juarez, Mex. May 4--Copies of Fl Monitor, morning paper of chihua- hua, received tonight. contain a state- ment from Pascual Orozco, the rebel commander in chief, stating that his name was being used without authori- aatlon in a plan to establish pro- visianal goversment
 Tho name of Emilio Vasquez Gomez, who was named provisional president here today on the ostensible authority of telegrams signed "Pascual orozco, was not mentioned in the story but the general was quoted as stating that lie had not authorized the establishment of a provisional government
 The matter in Fl Monitor was pre- pared yesterday. This paper has been opposed to Gomez
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-05
Strange Form of Suicide

From the London Evening Standard.
 The electric lighting in the small town of Kofiach, in Syria, suddenly went out one night, though there was no failure of the machinery.
 E Next morning it was found that local innkeeper named Krautwasched had di- verted the current in simple manner for the purpose of self-electrocution. His body was discovered lying outside the town under the high tension wires, over which he had cast thin wire with a stone tied to one end, while he held the other with both hands. Death must have been instantaneous.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-05
OL. .YNP|C SEAMEN
 ARE DISCHARGED

Portsmouth, Eng, May 1.-The seamen of the White Star liner Olympic who quit that vessel after the strike by the firey1en, were allowed to go today by the magistrates sitting in the police court here, where the men were tried on charge of mutiny. The magistrate de- cided that the charges were proved against 54 mutineers. but expressed the opinion that it would be inexpedient to imprison or fine the defendants under the circumstances.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-05
Madero Denies Report

Mexico City, May 4.-"There is no truth in the report" said President Ma delo tonight to a reporter of the Asso- ciated Press after reading the Wash ington dispatch regarding a report that a battle had been fought at Torreon in which the federals were defeated
 q have been in telegraphic eommuni- cation direct with General Huerta at Torreon this afternoon and therefore
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-05
Cubans Out on Strike

Havana, May IA general strike of all the lightermen and longshoremen here was put into full operation today and the traffic of the port is tied up The principal cause of the strike Is the demand of the longshoremen which is made annually at the beginning of the pineapple shipping season. to he paid piece work rates instead of daily wages The Iightermen also demand un- ifornlity of pay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-05
Freight Handlers Strike

Chicago, May 4-Six thousand freight handlers on "A railroads struck today after having rejected the railroads offer of part of the advance in wages insisted upon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-05
FAINT HOPE COMES
 WITH SUNSHINE IN
 THE FLOOD REGION
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may be made by the United States en. gineers to tie the ends, of the Torras crevasse to prevent it from widening fur ther.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-05
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-05

Brigadier General Duncan, in command of the department of Texas, is of the opinion that a number of the troops arg in the vicinity of Eagle Pass to ensure protection of American lives and proper ty on this side of the boundary should a battle occur. Troop E of the Third cav airy, under Lieutenant Somerville, is sta- tioned in that city and two squadrons of cavalry and q machine gun platoon are at Fort Clark, two hours march from the border.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-05

San Antonio, Tex, May 4-.Piedras Negras, the important border town across the Rio Grande from Eagle Pass, Tex, and the little city of Monolova, 150 miles south of Piedras Nesras, are in imminent danger of falling into rebel hands, ac- eording to dispatch from Lieut.. George R. Somervile, in command of United States troops stationed at Eagle Pass. Lieutenant Somervllle i'll his report to the headquarters of the department of Texas al Fort Sam Houston also reports the de- feat of the federal garrison of 800 men at Cuatro Cenegas, with heavy loss No details of the engagement are given.
 Intense excitement prevails at Pedras Negras, according to the dispatch The Banco bank has transferred all it's funds to Eagle Pass for safety and Customs h. spoctor Dove has recommended that 2S0 Chinese refugees from Monclova be per- mitted 10 cross the United States bor- der under American supervision should the border town fall.
 Possession of Monclova would give the revolutionists control of the Mexican in ternatonal railroad and in anticipation of the rebel attack the motive power of the road has been sent to Monterey and Pie dras Negras. Two hundred federals are reported to have refused to obey orders when directed to proceed to Moncloya to assist in defending the town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-05
Professional Groups

Among the groups in the procession which formed at Washington square were school teachers, students, doctors, law yers. engineers, architects, nurses, writ CTS. artists, actresses, librarians, social workers, milliners, dressmakers. wait resses, domestic workers, office workers, civil servants, officehoders and represen- tatives from the six suffrage states and various states which are fighting for the vote for women.
 There were a number of pioneers of the suffrage movement in line. including the Rev. Antonette Brown Blackwell, 9' years old, who rode in a flower adorn cd carriage Ms. Charles V. Mills, mother of the president of the New York State Suffrage association, and Miss Emily Rowland, S5 years old.
 A majority of the paraders wore 39-ceni hats of yellow straw and some effort wat made to preserve uniformity in simple dress of white and black. The womer kept step well to the music of 20 bands and conducted themselves with the dig nitv which their leaders had enjoined thai they show. The parade concluded witt meeting at Carnegie hall at whicl Mrs Blatch presided and the Rev. Dr Anna Howard Shaw. national presiden of the women's suffrage party. and tho Rev. Anna Carlin Spencer were speakers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-05
WOMAN SUFFRAGE: PARADE INNE:W YORK All Former Demonstrations
 Are Eclipsed NOT MUCH APPLAUSE Men, Women and Children in Line. Majority of Paraders Wear 39
 Cent Hats-Dr. Shaw Ad-
 dresses Meeting

New York, May 1.-The promise of wom- en suffrage leaders to eclipse all previous demonstrations here for their cause was fulfilled today when about 10,000 persons paraded uS Fifth avenue under suffra- gst banners Hundreds of thousands of persons looked on from windows and bal comics along the avenue. and the side walks were so crowded the entire route that the mounted police were unable to keep the spectators within bounds. There was no disorder. however There was neither much applause nor any jeering as the marching throng passed.
 Men, Women and Children in Line
 There were women, men and children
 in the ranks. Almost every profession and industry in which women are en- gagged, from educational leadership to laundry work, was represented by del egation under appropriate banners. A squad of mounted police led the parade,
 but vieing with this equestrian show there followed nearly a hundred women on horseback, most of them riding astride. l The riders were dressed in simple habits and all wore rough three-cornered hats of black straw with purple and green and white cockade.
 The parade was under command of Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blach president of the Women's Political union. The arrange ments, which had been engaging the suf- frage leaders here for. months, were carr ried out to the letter and so determined were the women upon promptness that the parade was under way punctually at the stroke of o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-05
Gomez Provisional President

Fl Paso. Tex, May 4.-Emilio Vas quez Gomez, a Mexican lawyer, was appointed provisional president of Mex ico today by proclamation of Gen. Pas- cual Orozco, now at the front, with the rebel troops, threatening the federal base at Torreon. Juarez is now the provisional capital, but this probably will be shifted to Chihuahua.
 The appointment, it is understood, will not interfere with the adminis~ tration of the affairs of the states of northern Mexico by General Orozco and by Gonzalo Emile, the rebel civil and special official at Chihuahua. It was determined upon, 1t k said, chiefly for what effect it might have upon the United States. The rebels hope they may succeed in having their bellig- erency recognized.
 When Washington, a year ago, rec ognized Francisco l. Madero, the lat- ter was in control of little else thhn Juarez; Diaz held the rest of Mex
 leo. At present the rebels control the states of Chihuahua, Sonora, Durango, most of coahuila and certain contingent territory. Their troops, outnumbering the federals, have taken the offensive an1 are moving south over the Chi huahua- -Coahuila border.
 Washington. May 1.-The Mexican fed- eral army has been defeated by the rebel forces of General Orozco in a battle at Torreon, according to adgiees issued by the state department today. No details were Vouchsafed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-05
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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-04-18
A stock Story.

~ q
When was a barefoot lad" said
DR.. Dustin Stax. II had to spend
good deal Of time minding the stock
on fathers farm. III never forget the
day when father told me to take q
rope and hold couple Of bull calves
What did they dor"
THE scorched my hands with the
rope and then turned around and
stepped on me-"
"Unruly disposition r.
mo. Wonderful instinct. They
recognized me at a glance as . small
stakeholder"
Land Of Few Hotels.
Except on the coast there are no
inns or hotels in Morocco.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-04-18
HAD TENDER sPeT FOR HORSE
Washington and Grant Alike In Their
Fondness for the Noble Friend
OF Mankind.

The disposition Of tho late Prosi-
dent Grant to talk horse was q great
cause Of offense to certain prim poo-
pie. II they had consulted history
they would have learned that horse
distinguished soldier and fine old Vir-
ginia gentleman. George Washington
by name, declares a writer In the
Army and Navy Journal. 81 found"
wrote the artist Gilbert Stuart, that
It was diflcult to interest Washington
In conversation while was taking his
portrait. began on the revolution,
tho battles of Monmouth and Prince
ton, but he was absolutely dumb. Aft
or q while l got on horses. had
touched the right chord" Washington
was then president of the United
States and resided in Philadelphia,
where he had stable of six and TWEEN.
ty horses. He used to say that he
needed but one good quality in q
horse and that was. to 60 along. for
he could always keep his saddle, pro-
vided the animal could keep his legs.
After the surrender at Appomattox
Grant had not word to say about
the stirring events through which he
had just passed. but as he sat over
his campfire that night he turned to
his quartermaster and said: ingalls,.
do you remember that old white mule
So and So used to ride in Mexico2"
OF course. under the circumstances.
Ingalls, was prepared to remember
that or any other experience that
pleased his chief. He probably would
not have cared. however. to remember
Just then the disastrous speculation
In raising potatoes In which he was
Grants partner when they were sta
toned together In Oregon.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-04-18
ALWAYS DEMAND FOR. TEETH
Ono ct Pawnbrokers' Best Lines, and
incidentally Boon to the Poor
Of Big City.

A CHASTITY little heap OF false teeth.
both upper and lower sets. lay in q
corner Of the pawnbroker's window,
amongst secondhand shoes, rusty fat
irons, old clocks and SO on
ANY sale for secondhand false
teeth?" the pawnbroker' cried. why.
DO. there amt more ssleable COM
modify going. I'll advance money on
good upper set Of false teeth an
quick as on gold watch"
Just then an old woman in a dinGy
black shawl entered.
Let me look at the false teeth in
the window-an upper set" she said.
The pawnbroker. with a wink ut tho
reporter. brought out three double
handfuls Of teeth. These the poor old
woman placed. one set after another,
In her sunken mouth. The sixth set
she pronounced good 1T Paying for
1t with dimes and nickels out of
worn purse. she departed contentedly,
the teeth wrapped in a piece Of news
paper
"oh. tell ye." said the pawnbroker
Jubilantly. there's nothin' like second
hand teeth. I only gave 80 cents on
that set, and ] get one and q quarter
for 1t. Not bad profits. heyf"' 3,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-04-18

ton tomorrow. Taft. Roosevelt
and La Toilette are in the fight or
the republican side and Wilson and
Clark on the democratic. Under
the Oregon law. the delegates
elected must support the prcsi-
dental candidate receiving the
highest number of votes. Each
delegate draws $500 from the state
to pay his expenses to the national
convention.
Indian Ike was in town a few
hours Monday to get a man to help
him plant this potato crop near
HUMBOLDT House. Ike raised q fine
crop Of potatoes last year. He has
large patch and las plenty Of
water to irrigate them with, the
supply coming from a spring in
the Humboldt canyon. He irri-
gates the potatoes only twice. Ike
has not been working his mine this
winter ON account of the snow but
gold as soon as the snow has
melted at his prOperty.-Humboldt
star ...'
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-04-18
COALDALE NINE

H. A. Dsrms, of the Darms Coal
mining company, arrived on this
mornings train from Coaldale,
where he has been developing his
holdings. and reports that the
property is in excellent shape and
that the tests that have been made
on the coal shows that it is of a
good commercial quality.
Mr.. Darms said: We are now
down 49, feet and the ledge is
about at 35 degree and is pitching
toward the fiat. where it will be
of high grade. We are ready
at any time to commence shipping,
as the ledge is carrying eight feet
of highclass coal that gives as a
residue, fine clean ash and the
test that we have made shows that
for heating and boiler use that it
cannot be excelled. As.soon as we
have completed the preparation
which we have in mind we will
commence to ship. We already
have secured a number of contracts
and will be prepared to supply the
trade. At present we are working
six men, but as soon as the board
ing-house is completed we will
increase our force. "-Tonopah
Bonanza.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-04-18
SANITARY WAY OF SWEEPING
Various Methods u koopIno Down the
Dust When the NsouUm Cleaner
10 Unavailable.

Recently there has been developed
great Improvement in housekeeping
appliances-tho vacuum cleaner. Il II
promise. This innovation practically
eats the dirt" sucking Il into its
great tube Of q throat. and depositing
II In an alright receptacle, which
may be emptied and cleaned out OF
doors II the cleaner II mechanically
well constructed and susceptible Of
easy manipulation, It II q valuable
household invention.
Whenever these moro effective
methods Of removing dirt arc. for any
reason. temporarily impossible, al
ways remember that moisture makes
dust not only less harmful. but more
tom Of sprinkling wet tea leaves over
the carpet before sweeping was not.
done for hygienic reasons, but to
brighten the colors. It was, however.
unintentionally sanitary. Newspapers
torn or cut into bits, and thoroughly
wet. answer the same purpose and
are more easily obtained in the guam
tity desired. In cases of illness exist
Ing in the room to be cleaned, an ex-
cellent practice is to saturate these
bits Of paper with a solution Of Platt's
chlorides. Electrozone, or . 20 per
cent carbolic solution busting may
be accomplished in a sanitary man.
ner by using an oily cloth, or, for
some purposes. one moistened with
water is better
Oil Is becoming more and more one
OF the weapons Of the sanitarian. BY
its use the roads in some towns are
kept almost free from the dust null
sance. and stagnant and mosquito
breeding pools are prevented from
communicating the atmosphere.-Wom-
ans Home Companion.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-04-18
ICE FOR FRENCH DRESSING
ingredients Blond Better When Very
coId-severaI Other Hints for
the Cook.

Try making your French dressing
In bowl In which there 10 a piece or
two Of ice. Keeping the ingredients
very cold insures thick. rich. we'll
blended dressing
The water in which leg of mutton
has been boiled is an excellent basis
for an onion soup
Broken eggs or the yolks Of eggs
will remain fresh several days II GOV.
cred with cold water and kept in the
refrigerator or some other cool place
Do not leave meat wrapped in pa
per; not only will the meat be apt to
taste OF the paper, but the paper will
also absorb the juices Of the meat
If fresh water fish is soaked in
strong salt water after 1t is cleaned.
and then dried. 1t will be tastier when
cooked.
delicious Jelly is made Of equal
parts, Of ounce and apples. says an
exchange. Cook the fruit separately,
for the ounces require longer cooking
than the apples; when tender mix.
cook for 16 minutes. strain and then
proceed as with any other jelly
When making a salad to be served
with French dressing, take small
piece Of toast and rub 1t well with q
Glove Of garlic. Put this in the bot
tom Of the bowl in which the salad
Ia mixed. The toast may be left in
the dish or taken out before serving
the salad. according to the flavor Of
garlic desired
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-04-18
SALMAGUNDI

Mr.. Clark is reported not SO
well today.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-04-18
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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-04-18
Changes In tho Palisades.

The Palisades on the Hudson ara
slowly changing. To the traveller of
a hundred years ago they were q
sheer cliff Of clean rock rising In q
perpendicular line from the waters
edge nearly thousand feet. Now
they are buttressed at the foot by Inn
mense deposits Of broken rock which
frosts have peeled from the cliff.
Gradually this buttress ia growing
higher. The upward growth of this
supporting pile is due to the trees
evergreens Of various kinds-which
have grown seemingly right out of the
rocks
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-04-18
MRS. GARRECHT WINS

Judge Quicker of WInnemucca is
holding a session of the district
court. This forenoon he heard the
application Of Mrs Garrecht to
set aside the default entered last
Saturday in the suit brought Iby
Mrs. Skaggs to foreclose a second
mortgage on the Hot Springs
property. On the presentation of
the matter by Attorneys Game and
Van Fleet, Mrs. Garrechts' attor-
neys, Judge Ducker set aside the
default. This afternoon he is
hearing the application to set aside
the ;efault in the suit Mrs.
Skaggs against w. T.. Bridgeman
Gedney & Johnson represent
the plaintiff.
Late this afternoon Judge
Quicker held that he had no juris-
diction to enter judgement against
Mr.. Bridgeman. The matter of
setting aside the default in the
Bridgeman case was taker under
advisement until 10 o'clock Friday.
This does not affect Mrs. Garreht's
interests in any particular. The
suit against her remains to be
tried.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-04-18

now getting ready to take over a
large interests. Rock in abundance
is shown that assays from $14 to
$500 per ton. 1t is the opinion of
the most conservative experienced
miner that in less than ninety days
Jarbidge will be live camp.
Wilbert R. Howell