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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-09
Saying Nothing.

There is a rumor afioat that Old
Goldrox is dead" said the editor.
Yes" replied the reporter: Il was
Just down to the house."
rs 1t so?"
We'll. his wife said that her hus-
band would neither confirm nor deny
the rumor."
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-09

my dear. sir" said the visiting
Englishman. you people in this coun'
try don't know what real republic in.
Your president has vastly more pow
er than we permit our king to exer-
else"
"Oh, we all realize that, but you
seem to forget the power your queen
is permitted to exercise"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-09

Tatterdon Torn-Wot would you do
II you had a million dollarsi
Thirsty Theodore-De foist ting I'd
DO would be to invest all but $685..
a99. 95 in a glass o. beer.-Puck.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-09
Entertaining a Customer.

Entertaining Customer.
81 notice you always patronize the
same barber. Is he a good work
manT'
Not especially So"
HE seems to talk great deal. be-
sides"
Yes. but | don't mind that You
see, my barber is a well read man.
and every day he tells me a story
from Boccaccio."
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-09
Squelched.

Say, can't you read the sigr
asked the elevator boy.
Il beg your pardon" replied
man with the cigar. were you speI
Ing to met"
Tt says: No Smokin' In the Car
Does III Where does It say thal
There. Can't you sect"
But It doesn't say: No Smokin'|
the Car there"
"G'wan. you highbrow.'
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-09
Tho optImIst.

Cheer up; II no one saw you act
You're lucky. just tho same:
Teh people who do well. In fact
30 oft get only blama
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-09
One.

He 10 ono OF the most conceited
men l have ever met"
u don't doubt It. There il a GER
tain conceited man that 1t will never
be possible for you to meet"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-09
Meaning Mrs. Lot.

[ know this joke In rather old
And you'll think me q dubber.
Before she turned to salt, we're told
She nrst had turned to rubber.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-09
The Same Is. True Today

Diogenes upon his quest
An honest man could never find:
Although still hoping for the best.
Great was the scarcity of that kind.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-09
Not FiatterInq.

Does death end all7" asked
solemn boarder.
mot for a week or SO In case
turkey" answered the chez
boarder.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-09
Bows and Beaux.

Bows and Beaux.
Bella--Is she musicale
Beulah--Not a bit.
Bella-But / heard somebody
she had had experience In han
a bow?
Beulah--Oh. they meant She
been engaged to be married sc
times"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-09
In and Out.

$50 Brown has It in for me, has he.
What would you advise me TO dor"
Have 1t out with him"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-09
Erown on Originality.

In the eyes of certain persons orig
inal sin is the sin of originality-Ex-
change.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-09
Just IN Time.

George says he loves that
curl over your right ear"
I'm glad to know that. |
Just about to hang 1t on the {
side
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-09
Mental Discretion.

The Nice Boy-H-have you for
ten that cent you borrowed Of uIef
The Hard Case-Yes! Haven't y
The Nice Boy-Y-yes! Now
you r-remind me Of it!-Puck.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-09
A Mean Trick.

There was q man in our town
And he was wondrous wise.
He gave each tramp that came ar
One Of his wifey's pies.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-09
a Fine pav.

So fair Is all the world without
So brightly shines the sun.
'Twould seem all cares are put 20 r
And Troubles on the run.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-09
HUMOR FROM HAPPYLAND
Their Growth.

Their Growth.
Those haiistones bigger get with each
Tale which to tell, aspfres;
From stones they grow as big M eggs
Then stretch to rubber tiree.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-09

HILE on a camping trip at the head
waters of Atlantic and Thoroughfare
Creeks, northeast of the Jacksons Hole
country in Wyoming. during the sum-
mer Of 1911, ] had some great opportu-
mites of studying the habits OF beaver.
have always been an interested stu
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-11-11

According to the Carson News,
the case of the state against VIM.
Dye will come before the supreme
court today. Dye was convicted
in July 1911 of burning the Scwall
Co.'s store. in Tuscarora. The
nsws say large array of counsel
will fight the case.
The vote polled by Congressman
Roberts throughout the, state is a
big surprise. Thu Ely Record, re-
publican, comments. on his vote in
Ely and says that his conduct while
there was not such as to strengthen
his candidacy Roberts conduct in
this county was continuation of
that in Ely and ought to have con
demned him, but instead he receiv-
ed more than his party vote.
Greedy French. ole of the early
pioneers of Nevada. died suddenly
at his home in Silver City last
Friday. Mr.. French was one of
the prominent democrats Of the
state and one of its very best
citizens. We have known Mr..
French for over 80 years and dur
ing all those years we never heard
a word against his character. He
was high minded honorable
citizen. May lie sleep we'll.
1t is stated that the state prison
investigation matter will be taken
up within few days end finally
disposed Of. The transcript of
the evidence taken at the closed
door session has been filed in The
Office of the Secretary of State.
No one seems tn know what the
outcome will be but it is hinted,
that lively sh ,ke-up of present
employees is anticipated. = Carson
Appeal.
Soap From Plants. -
The horse-chestnut is q plant that
contains the saponine principle in q
marked degree, and 1t IL said that In
out-of-the-way parts Of the European
continent the fruit OF that tree II still
used in the simple state for washing
Nothes and other articles. In Spain
and Italy however, there grows
plant which 10 believed by some to
have been one Of those most used by
the ancients in their early attempts
at soapmaking. This IL the GypSo-
phyla struthium, a plant Of the same
family as the soapwort. Both Theo-
phrastus and Pliny mention this
strnthium as the soap plant most in
use in early times, and Linneaeus and
Beckmann in later days have confirm
ed the opinion that the plant now
used In Italy and Spain IL identical
with that referred to by the ancient
scientists.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-11-11
TROOPS STOP BATTLE
TO WATCH MIONIGRI DUEL

An account of moonlight duel
between two officers, while two
armies waited-the most stirring
episode of the Balkan war-is
telegrsphed to the Paris Journal
by Edouard Halsey. its special cor
respondent with the Montenegrins.
He says:
saw a young Turkish officer
atithe hospital at Rjeka who had
just been chopped almost to pieces
by sabre cuts. His forehead was
split open. his throat was cut and
there were deep cuts on his breast
and arms. He was young man
who had been in command of an
OUTPOST before Tasabosh. He had
ridden out under fire and defied
the MonteRegrins.
He called on the bravest of
them to come out and fight him in
. ID Il { - . f.. :. =
single combat. A veteran an old
officer, with white hair, rode out
and accepted the challenge.
"The two men fought in the
light of the moon Will the troops
stopped their battle to watch them.
The Montenegrin officer was
wounded in the shoulder. The
Turk fought desperately, but fell
ut last, blinded by his own blood.
His enemy jumped from his horse
and cleaned his wounds. Then ha
called for help end the wounde d
Turk was doctnred and sent to the
.Rjeka hospital.
"The Turk knew that he could
not live very long. Yesterday he
heard the cannon thunder from
Tarabosh. Please God.' he said to
the dotor, That bullet may spare
my adversary. He is too brave s
man to die other wise han by the
sword. /"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-11-11
DENTIST WAS JOLLY SOUL
But He Had Been Celebrating, as Pa
tient Found Out to His
Sorrow.

Otis Harlan. the actor. has been GO
Ing about with one lip looking like an
old rubber ogershoe, says the New
York correspondent of the Cincinnati
Times Star, 1t 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 a
dentists's Office. I'm not pulling any
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 a 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 1t 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 80 he could
mark the spot with cross and be GER
tain OF finding 1t afterward. Then he
went into the nearest dentists Office
The dentist was jolly soul-a very
jolly soul. After Mr.. Harlan sat down
he became convinced that the dentist
had probably been celebrating some
little thing. He could isolate the 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, uhi 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. got hold OF the
tooth, too"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-11-11
Wandering Youth.

Sudden disappearance Of men and
women unhappi1y are pronounced
feature in the life of all great cities.
but London has been the first OF the
worlds tnaelstroms to attempt a tabu.
lation and classification. Last year
2,676 women over sixteen years Of age
were swallowed up in the insatiate
vortex of that metropolis without i'm.
mediate trace. More startling and
pregnant with thought to all who are
concerned with the problem OF safe.
guarding the young is that. during the
same year, Lib girls between the
ages of ten and sixteen were reported
to the metropolitan police an missing
The ultimate tracing OF these victims
OF the dangers Of large city to adobe
scent womanhood resulted In sad rev.
Citations to parents and friends. some
OF the missing. are stIii missing ana
VIII be. The moral IL clear. he who
runs may read Watch, guide and
help the youth, girls and boys who
have reached or passed the critical
time OF maturity. sThe thoughts Of
youth are long, long thoughts"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-11-11
DATES FROM EARLIEST TINES
Alfalfa, Probably Oldest Forage
y KNOWN, Can BE Traced Through
Morid's Whola History.

y 4. Z = = y ~.
Alfalfa, perhaps the Oldest OF all c1l.
dyated forage or hay plants, has had
history scarcely less interesting than
that of many nations which have util-
fxed 1t. Those nations have prosper.
ed almost In direct proportion to the
extent to which they have used It. Tho
name alfalfa" comes from the ARABIA
and means "the best fodder" and In
Iact 1t appears to have originated In
Media or in some adjacent country, an
the folklore tales from lands on DIFF.
ferent sides of this area point toward
Media as the place whence Il came.
The wars Of the Persian invasion of
Greece took the plant to the latter
country about $50 B. c., It being the
custom Tor the advance emissaries to
precede the army and to plant. fields
for the sustenance OF the herds which
helped support the invading hosts.
From Greece It advanced to Italy and
Spain by successive stages, and was
taken to Old Mexico by the Spaniards
about 1919 A. D.
From there It was carried to South
America and later (1854) entered Cal.
ifornia through the Golden Gate at the
lime OF the activities incident to the
discovery Of gold in that state. Thence
1t spread over the irrigated sections
and more recently has continued its
march eastward until now It is by far
the most important forage crop of such
states as Nebraska and Kansas.
e. a
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-11-11
BAZAAR and CHICKEN DINNER

The Baptist Ladies' Mission
Circle will give a bazaar and
chicken dinner at the Elko Hotel
Tuesday, December 18th. The
bazaar will open at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon and remain open. until
10 o'clock. The ladies will have
on sale a variety of useful house.
hold articles; also a very pretty
line of Inexpensive holiday gifts,
as well as, very elaborate ones.
A fine Chicken Dinner will be
served from 4:3O till 10 o'clock.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-11-11
.ELKO MUSIC AND
STATIONERY CO.

- H
Your attention is called to the
change in the business of the place
formally known as the Annex or
Plunkett's. This company have re.
modelled the interior of the store,
put in new furniture and are now
ready tn furnish you with most
anything in the Stationery, Com
fectionery, Reading or Music lines.
Sweets and Startup Candies shipped
fresh every week.
We carry all Magazines acd
papers. Local agents for the San
Francisco Examiner. Agents for
the Baldwin Line of Pianos. A
nice line of Stationery, including
Typewriter supplies Of all kinds.
School children's scratch tablets
and pencils a speciality. Ladies
Luncheon and Tea sets. Tally cards,
Crepe paper and Napkins. Largest
line of Postcards in Elko County.
Any order no matter how small
will be attended TO. Mail orders
specially Will meet or beat
any Legitimate club magazine
offer. Ladies' rest and waiting
room Vocal and Instrumental
sheet Music.
Elko Music and Stationery Co.
j. R. Plunkett Mgr.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-11-11
LInser Long In service.

Vital statistics ascribe short lives
to printers. on the average. but the
report of the public printer states
that there are employ cd at present In
the government office at Washington
zoo persons over sixty-five years OF
age. The saying that among the gov.
eminent employees, sew die and none
resign" seems the only explanation
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-11-11
An Indian pay.

In the dew-bespangled sunrise, while
the air was caressingIy cool, we went
forth to ride along the river bank
and beside fields OF yellow mustard or
dun stubble; then, ON our return to
the Swallowed tents, bath, breakfast.
and the days occupations; then again,
In the swift dusk of evening. when fur.
tive jackals rent the twilight stiffness
with wailing and demoniac laughter,
or the silver bark of little foxes
echoed over the mist-veiled rice-fields,
white under the moon, we gathered in
comfortable deck chairs in great,
dim aisle of the mango grove, while
the tents shone orange In the lamp
fight, to tell sad stories of the deaths
of kinds, or listen to the Police Chota
Sahib, who had pretty, sentimental
tenor, singing "The Long Indian
Day."-Charles Johnston, in the At
lantic.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-11-11
Big WAGES For LAWYERS.

Friday after hearing evidence as
to the amount of work performed
by the firm of Green. Mack & Heer
Judge Langan allowed the sum of
$50. 900. less SIP, 500, which has
already been drawn by the lawyers.
Thev set up the Claim of fighting
over forty cases in four years.
Judge Jones and Attorney Stefan
of Virginia testified as to the
reasonableness, of the sum asked.
Judge Langan stated that the
money was not available and that
they. would have to wait their turn.
They agreed to :his arrangement.
It>wonld be interesting to learn
how much the layers have received
In proportion to the depositors
from the State Bank. Could the
sum paid the lawyers be figured it
would about wipe out the debts
and hav. given the .Iepositors
dollar for dollar. 1t is evidently
far better to be a lawyer than de-
position Carson Appeal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-11-11

assistant. planned and constructed
the smelling plant of the Richmond
company in 1871. Arents re
modelled that Of the Eureka.
These men probably brought with
them the plans OF the Raschette
furnaces from Germany. They
were the first to introduce dust
chambers into the camp and A rens
invented and patented his siphon
tai. For many years metallurgi-
cal pilgrims came to eteal ideas
from these works. Engineering
and Mining journal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-11-11
NOTICE

We wish to announcing the
public that we have again taken
up the tailoring business. We
have secured first class Tailor
who can work with the best of
them, and SO We are now ready to
take all orders that might come
our way.
We also have the finest cleaning
establishment in eastern Nevada.
Ladies and Gents cleaning solicited.
Give US trial, prices reasonable.
Seymour Jacobs Co. Inc.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-11-11
FOR SALE

loo Thoroughbred Shropshire
Books. range raised first. class, stuff
half March Lambs at $40 90 each
balance yearlings $500 each at
my Ranch in Hagerman. Idaho,
A. h. Brailsford.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-11-11
FIRST NEVADA FURNACE
BUILT IN EUREKA IN 1863

In 1869 a smelling furnace was
erected in the Eureka district,
New. by c. A. Stetefeldt, which
appears tn have smelted ores from
several nj the mines. but a large
proportion of gangue in the ores
rendered the .fiux required too
great, add pecuniary difficulties
prevented the completion of the
plant.
The first successful commercial
plant appears to have been erected
ny Col. G. C. Robbins at Eureka,
1869, which plant was described by
R. e. Candy before the Inter.
national Congress of Applied
Chemistry, the data being
furnished by F. Robins, son or
Col. Robbins. The stack was a
draft furnace, though which the
mixture o oxide and carbonate
ores is said to have run like
butter"
Originally Stag was run off into
ordinary iron wheelbarrows, and
bullion mulds were made of sheet
iron. folded and reinforced by
heavy wire rim. In 1870, the
original draft stack had already
given way to two small blast
furnaces, and within the next four
or five years there were IL or
more plants erected. However, it
did not take the mine owners long
to learn that the smelling toll
charged by large plant was less
than the operating costs of an in
di3idual one, SO eventually two
only, the Eureka Consolidated and
Richmond Consolidated, survived.
- Thnse eventually combined to
fix a:smelting charge which was
all the miner could stand and Just
low enough TO prevent the ore
going to Salt Lake City.
In 1870. with the exception of
Stetefeldt, there were no skilled
metallurgists. there were two or
three itinerant assayers whose
knowledge did not extend beyond
The use of irucjble and cupel, but
careful hourly analyses Of slags
we're made on be point OF long
hsndled shovel.
T. Pritchard was shelter fore.
man, a son of Welchman and a
Mexican q ON, d, srubed as racf-
ally metallufgical marvel.
The crew was Mexican and
Indian and celebrated feast DAYS
with great vigor. During one of
these shut downs Pritchard white
washed the furnace interior with
bone ash. having gotten the idea
from the resisting properties of
the cupel.
Three young German metalIur-
gists, Karl Won Leibinau, Albert
Arents and Otto II. Hahn. came TO
the camp about this time. Hahn.
probably with Leibinau as his
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-11-11
DESERVED 10 MAKE 1 SALE
Beck Agent at Least shswSd mt Ne
Had the vaIpab.O Quality q

Tho book agent Who waIksa Into
Peter Ste6en'S once looked me N
Ingenious fellow, but Gto5ens. Hianc.
Ing mp in hurry. spied his trade.
In . minute and muttered 20 HIM
self:
"Confound that boy. Nov. how ala
that fellow get inf'
Aloud. he said: '-You're wasting
your Tins here. I won't buy anything
today
IF you'll only let me show YOU ;
NO" shouted Stenens.
1T won't take q minute.
But, really. my dear sir. this In
something out OF the common-n
mo use. can't read" said stef.
TENS.
But your family. sir. would you de.
prive them
Il would" said stefens, .af had
any. I'm an orphan"
Well, you might want something 20
throw at the cat" suggested the book
agent. 3, 4 8.
do you think" demanded stenens.
that I would demean my cat BY
throwing your miserable publication at
herr"
The book AGENT was only dashed a
second.
What about me-" he asked, insinu-
atingly. Don't you want something
70 throw at me the next time 1 conner"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-11-11
NEW patent Of Merit.

A nail puller consisting OF a curved
shoulder and a toothed wheel eccen-
trically mounted is carried on one
side OF hammer patented by a
Washington man.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-11-11
pkx Wow.

wifey-There go the Browns ia
their new monoplanei
Hubby--Are you sure it's the
Browns7
Wifey--of course am. I'd know
The top Of her hat anywhere.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-11-11
SAINA.GiUNDI

lse tonight. It's scream.
Hides and fDrs made into rugs
robes Elko Hide and Junk.
ust as We we're going to press
\ received the following figures
pm Reno on the senatorial and
hgressional fight: Massey 7752,
ttman 7793. Roberts 1914, Tall.
IN 1911.
A two-room cottage for sale or
ut. INQUIRE at this office.
4Ae returns from Jack Creek and
ryan have not been received, but
e expected on tonight's stage.
hould they arrive the commits
oners will begin the official
anvass tomorrow.
John Bunny will make his
ppearance at the Opera House
Pnight. Come and have a good
hugh.
Orders taken for ladies fur
cts. High class skins of first
uality only in beaver, otter, mink
nd red fox lko Hide & Junk
to.
HOLLAND & Holland in their re-
ined comedy "Twixt Matinee and
Night" viii make a big hit at the
opera HOu tonight. Positively the
'est comedy ever seen in Elko. :
The Waterman company will
appear at the Bradley Opera house,
n the night Of November 23.
ZEE the first page for particulars.
Remington Typewriter for Sale
: A big bargain. Enquire at this
'ffice.
The county commissioners of
Vashoe county have canvassed the
'ote cast last Tuesday and declared
he results. Senator Massey
carried ktbe county by 700 and
2obertS8y BIT.
Proi. CAMPBELL. the soil specialist,
rili lecture at the high school
Saturday night. He is an
on soil and soil produc-
ION and his lecture is sure be to
ull Of interest to the people.
here should be large attendance.
Work on the septic tank is going
head as fast as conditions will
permit. Water is giving consider
bl trouble and pump is kept
unning night and day. The other
work. on the sewer system is max
ng good progress.
For Sale at bargain, one Simp-
Pn Computing Scale and one
;arey Safe, % inches square, out
ide measurement. For parti
ulars inquire of the Indepen-
lent,
E. Fl. Rlakeley, adve rtjsing
gent of the Western Pacific Rail-
7ay company, arrived this morning
rom San Francisco. He will re-
main until tomorrow. He is doing
,ood work in advertising the re-
ources of Elkc county.
Chicken dinner every Sunday SO
tents. Regular meals every day
rom Ia m. to 8 p. m. 35 &c nts at
he Busy Beg restaurant.
u
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Cantwell|
rrived from Austin Friday night
nd will MAKE I'll, tier homt.
DR.. Csntwell las Joined forces
With Attorney CarvilIe. The
austin ReOella lays that Mr.. and
lis. Cantwell bring W tb them the
1t wishes Of the AusIinite
Bullion shipmen made by the
on kah Belmont, Montana
'o6oSNb aGd West End CONSOLIDATE
d mines last week totalcd slightly
,ss than seven and onc.fnurfh |