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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-05
MYSTERY OF THE UMBRELLA
Plttsburs shopkeeper Wondered About
1t for Many Days-sImpIe.
- After All.
A. d. 1912.

In the midst of a driving rainstorm
one day recently the owner Of a small
store on a North side street corner
was startled by the violent opening OF
the door and the sound OF rushing
feet Hastily dropping the work she
was doing in the rear room. she hur.
ried toward the front Of the store lust
In time to see the door slammed shut
and strange man running away at
top speed. When she reached the
door he had disappeared; but when
she turned to Investigate she was
astonished to behold a handsome gold
handled silk umbrella. dripping with
moisture. lying on tho showcase. g..
Surprise. alarm and complete mysti.
ncation were mingled. What possible
explanation could there be Of a stranD
ger dashing into her place In, tho
midst Of q drenching dovnpour. leav-
Ing his nne umbrella without a word
OF explanation, and rushing forth into
the rain without It?
The more she thought about It the
deeper grew the mystery. She re-
lated the incident to her customers.
q
Die solution. She finally concluded
the man was crazy. and she 'eh rro-
foundly thankful that he had dane Z L,
worse.
Then one day a second stranger ap-
peared. He was almost as mysterious
a. the first. He produced a letter
and handed It to the storekeepe-. It
was dated Chicago and read: r..
Dear Tom; left your umbrella In
the little store at the corner near
your house. Just had time to grab
q car. SO failed to explain to store
keeper. Left It on showcase Hore
you recover 1t o. K" '.....
well, / declare" was all the little
storekeeper could gasp az she pro-
ducec the umbrella How simple II
was. after all."-.Pittsburg Gazette
Times Co.,.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-05

There 10 more Catirrh in this
section Of the country than al
other diseases put together. and
until the last few years was supl
posed to be incurable. For a
great many years doctors pro-
nounced it q local disease and
prescribed local remedies and by
constantly failing to cure with local
treatment pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven. cararrh to be q
constitutional disease and there
fore requires constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure, manu-
featured by F. ]. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, Ohio. is the only consti-
tutional cure on, the market. It is
taken internally in doses from 10
drops to .teaspoonful. 1t acts
indirectly on the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. they offer
one hundred dollars for any case
it fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials. '..'- ,..<.><.
Address: F. J. Cheney & Co.,
Toledos Ohio. 49,,
S0ld by Druggists 75c.! (
Take Halls Family Pills for
constipation. : Tx.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-05
Where Our Dead 90.

Maj. 8. Harris, one Of the Austral-
fans who fought In the South African
war, visited British Columbia and
finally settled down in Vancouver,
says the Argonaut. Now he tells Of
a man In his province who went over
to see London for the FIRST time last
year and was being shown thrttigh
Westminster abbey. He got into con.
versation with a tourist agent who
was showing party about and at In.
tervals the man who was explaining
asked the British Columbian questions
about Vancouver. II suppose thai In
your country you have no place Ike
the abbey?" he suggested.
mo-" replied the other.
Then what. may I ask, do you do
with your illustrious dead?"
First" replied the British Col tru-
bian, I'VE appoint a commission to zee
whether the man is really dead. and
then II the commission decides In the
Affirmative. we send him to the iegis-
lature.'
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-05
oLD-FASRIoNED SWEET HERBS
Lavender. Thyme, Rosemary and 9th.
ere That Give Forth odors Both
Fresh and lnviaoratino.

l spent most of my schoolday bo,,.
DAYS at my Erandmother's place, In
Yorkshire. England. where many OF
tho customs OF Queen Anne.s time re-
main unchanged. So to me lavender
and herbs seemed indispensable in a
sel1respecting household, and, as soon
~ owned q garden. they were In.
stalled. ..''.
AT srandmother's sheer muslin bags.
nlled with lavender. thyme and rose
mary, were kept In every cupboard.
bureau drawer and chest. Large lars
hlled with rose leaves and miEnonette
all tho herbs and many spices, were
slowed in the sitting rooms and halJz
tho lids were removed for about half
an hour each day. after sweeping and
busting were done, so that q faint
indescribable perfume perr1eared the
whole house. and was most delight.
full
Even physicians agree that sweet
odors are beneficial and valuable as
disinfectants. Those who have never
experienced the delight OF sleeping
between sheets redolent of sweet
herbs have before them a 10y that
Will not soon be forgotten. Punk
sticks and pastillies have a positive
odor. pleasing for time. but It be-
comes tiresome; herbal odors are
fresh and invigorating.-Kate ". st.
Maur. In the Woman's Home Compan.
ion.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-05
Remorse.

An agent In a fiourishing western
town writes as follows regarding
pangs OF conscience experienced by
a former loss claimant The claim.
ants method OF easing his mind Is
unique and possesses the advantage
Of economy, The letteris as follows:
/ I'VE had a gall this day from the
Rev -, formerly of this city.
who had loss with you in 1892. He
wanted to know the amount paid him
on the loss. which he thinks was
only paint damage of from $12 to
314 He now concludes that It might
not have been right for him 10 have
accepted. the money for the painting.
as he says the building really needed
painting at the time. He would now
like to have the payment which was
made him considered a donation from
you."A
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-05
Rank MaterIaIISts,

In their outlook on life most Chi
nese arc rank materialists. says .
writer in the Century. They ply the
stranger with questions as to his In
come, his means. the cost Of his be.
lonsings. They cannily offer paper
money instead Of real money at the
graves Of their dead. and sacrifice pa
per images Of the valuables that once
we're burned In the funeral pyre.
Yet no one who comes into close
touch with the Chinese deems this
utilitarianism race trait. They are.
In fact, capable OF the highest ideal.
ism. Among the few who have come
near to the thought Of Buddha or
Jesus one finds faces saintlike in their
depth Of spirituality. The material.
ism is imposed by hard economic
conditions. II is the product Of an
age long anxiety about tomorrow's
rice and IL not to be counteracted
by the influence Of the petty
lift them above sordid anxieties
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-05
Alcoholic Baseball.

Once upon q time John Garner was
the mayor OF Winchester, Ky, and an
enthusiastic. fem simultaneously. In a
game one day with B visiting team
the local right fielder had become 90
kentuckified that he wabbled on his
pins in a most precarIous fashion.
After he had missed fly or two and
was anxious to lick anybody who re-
monstrated the mayor approached
him.
Here. BILL" said his honor, kind
ly, you'd better retire. You are in no
condition to play. You can't see the
ball. much less catch It,"
"Aw. JOHN" argued the fielder, you
get on the ground. I can see two balls
and God knows I can catch one OF
them"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-05
pImInutlon Of French Birth Rate.

pInlnutIon Of French Birth Rate.
The Journal Offlciel has just pub
lished the French vital statistics for
1910 The most striking fact is that
the excess Of births over deaths 10
only 7o.5S1. as against 84.061 in the
previous year. In England and Aus
tria-Hungsry. the excess is about 5oo,,
900. This result is a consequence
Of the extraordinary fall in the births,
which have dropped from 10 b,O18 in
1859 to $4,000 In 1868. $780, in 1887
and 774,358 in 1910. IF the vital pop
ulation remains stationary I is be-
cause the death rate also has consid.
erably diminished, The actual figures
are 703,777. the lowest ever observed
But DR.. Bertillon. the celebrated stat.
istician. Justly remarks that this 70.
suit is due partly to the diminution IN
births. since II IL the infants that
furnish the largest part Of the NOR.
tally statistics. Thanki to the prog.
ress Of hygiene. and Of caro- for the
children. infant mortality has fallen
from u per cent in 1906 to IL per
cent at the present time
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-05
No Fear.

Robert w. Chambers has. az q nov
elist, fertility that is only exceeded
by his brilliance.
At the Century club. in New York
the other day one Of those elderly
bores who arc the bane Of all clubs
drew his chair up to Mr.. Chambers
and said genially:
Chambers, you are writing at the
rate OF two and sometimes three nov
els every year, to say nothing Of your
annual sheaf OF short stories. Aren't
you afraid that q time will come when
you will have written yourself out 2"
MY dear SIR" Mr.. Chambers re
piled, II have no such fear. Just look
at your own, 'case.,,, You have been
talking for more than sixty years, and
yet you haven't talked yourself. out
have your
How Il Was Remarkable.
An elderly gentleman of rural ap
pearance had hardly seated himself
In the crosstown street car, says
Judge. when young lady who had
followed him in approached him.
"Sir. did you lose fve.dollai
bill?" she asked
For moment the farmer observed
her with surprised, curious look
then said convincingly: Yes. ma'am
I did"
Then here II Is said she. hand
Ing the bill TO him. II picked Il ur
behind you from the car floor"
Thank ye very much, young lady
for your honesty. This Ia a most re-
markable happening!"
"oh. ! don't think so. sir! I believe
every one should return the money IN
such case as this. What is there
80 remarkable about IT."
why. lost my hve.doliar bill two
years sgoi"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-05
$500 REWARD $500


l. J. C. Harris. sheriff of the
County of Elko. State of Nevada,
d. hereby offer and guarantee .
reward of Eight Hundred $500 .OO)
Dollars for the arrest and con.
viction of the person or persons,
who burned or caused to be
burned, the hay stacks and barr
on Ed Carville's ranch in Mound
Valley. Elko County, Nevada,
during the month of August
1911.
j. G.. Harris
Sheriff of Elko County.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-05
His Garter UpsIde Down.

The late duke OF Devopahire. who
was very careful in everything. once
entertained King Edward VII al a
ball at Deyonshire house. which was
the talk Of London. AS his majesty
went away. he complimented the duke
on the magnificent manner in which
everything had been done and the way
in which the evening had passed on
He said he could not suggest any
char &c for the better. save IN one lit
tie thing. which he. hoped his grace
would not mind his mentioning. What
Is 1t. sir?" inquired the duke with
much anxiety Pray tell me-"
You have got your garter ON upside
down." replied the king
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-05
Forms Of Oath.


A. Chinaman has been thus sworn
In: On entering the box tho witness
Immediately knelt down. and china
saucer having been placed in his hand
he broke II. The ofilcsr OF the court
through an Interpreter then addressed
him thus: you shall tell the truth
and the whole truth, and II you do not
tell the truth your soul will b0
cracked like the saucer" A Moham.
medan Witness FIRST placed his right
hand on tho Koran. put tho other hand
to his forehead and brought the top
Of his forehead down to the book and
touched Il with his head. He then
looked for some time upon II, and be-
Ing asked what effect that ceremony
was to produce answered that he was
bound by II TO speak the truth The
deposition Of q Gontoo has been 70
ceived who touched with his hand the
foot OF q Brahmin. Buddhists have
been sworn by the three holy sxist-
ences--Buddha, Dhamma and Pro
Sangha--and the deyotees Of the ~
ornaments" and Parsee on the
Zend Avesta, or By binding q holy
cord" round his body.--IAw Times.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-05

In The District Court OF The
Fouth Judicial Distict OF The
State OF Nevada, In And For The
County OF Elko.
In The Matter Of The Estate Of
Hamilton Mccain. Deceased.
Notice To Creditors
Notice is hereby given that by
an order Of the District Court Of
the Fourth Judicial District of
the State of Nevada day made and
entered into on TIE fourth day of
December A. D. 1911, the under
signed were duly appointed as
executors of the Last Will and
Testament of Hamilton Mccain,
deceased. and have qualified as
such executors.
8. Notice is also given that all
persons having claims against
said Hamilton Mccain. deceased. or
81
against the estate of said Hamilton
Mccain, deceased. are hereby
notified to file. them with the Clerk
of the above entitled Court within
three months of the first publica-
ton of this. notice, together with
the proper vouchers. or they will
be forever barred.
Dated this End day of January,
A. d. 1912. ,..-s
John Henderson
Harry H Mayer
Executors of the last will and
testament of Hamilton Mccain.
deceased.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-05
haaithfui Maf.ra.ss..

All children should have separate
beds. II possible. and mattresses are
far more healthy than feather beds
All counterpanes should be removed at
night, for they are heavier than
blankets, and not good on the bed
during sleep.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-05
The First e,ep.

The first step on the ladder that
leads to success ia the firm determine.
tion to succeed; the next ia the Dos.
session OF that moral and physical
courage which will eLhble one to
t'ount up rung after runs until the
top lie rea, bedford Wolseiey
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-05
WALL PLPERl WALL PAPERl WALL PLPERl

The Elko PANT and Wall Paper
Company has just received q new
line of Wall Paper at City Prices.
F. A. George.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-24

And what do you think Of the Ameri-
can voice?' asked.
Il admire 1t greatly" he answered en-
Enthusiastically. The American singer Is
rapidly coming to the front II Is be-
cause. think. the Americans are such
an intelligent race. They learn quickly,
and they retain what is taught them.
And the Americans are a critical nation;
they have always imported to their
shores the greatest artists in the world {;
so they set a standard for the budding
American singer that is the highest 10
attain. 1 knew sIbyl sanderson before
her debut In Paris. ard I often encour-
aged her In her hours OF depression
There was a rare artist" he murmured.
regretfully.
And what-what do you think Of Rag
timer / demanded briskly. warming to
my task.
'Ragtime7" sighed the Maestro, and
his bright little eyes surveyed me sadly.
not without reproof. while his voice ex-
pressed the mild contempt he dared not
otherwise expose owing to his native po-
likeness.
1T Is not music at alI-it is-it is
The Washington herald., 1912-11-24

merely a violent noise; but. Of course. II
is compatible With all the inEt,lcts Of
your race-ror va have violent pleas
ures. do you not? Your chute the
chutes.' for instance: no one but an
American would have invented that.
AIasl It has even invaded Italy. No,
sRagtime' as the expression Of certain
characteristics of a nation may perhaps
be interesting to the student Of psyche
logical Development OF a people-but mu-
sic II Il not"
And then, reslning with accommodating
intensity: Take, Madame. the beautiful
folk songs OF my country. or even Of the
Celtic races-the longing. the melancholy.
the despair-Jt is OF these qualities music
should be colored. Now, where is the
pain or the passion in your Ragtimer
He turned on me so nercely with this
final shaft OF disapprovaI that felt in
danger OF being "pouffed" into space
along with the departed Mr.. Massenet
and his music. But held tight and per
sisted.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-24

sfeat ART belongs-a universal school. Az
ioF Massenet he has written two operas.
pernaps- Mancn' and 'werther-but on
the whole 1t is music trop habtlle-too
Hight; one can blow Il away-thus." and
the great maestro blew the imaginary
Massenet on the palm of his hand. Poufi
The eject was most teathery.
And what was your first sucee.sY. I
asked. when did you ftst win your
laurelsT'
The maestro's face gfowed Ike rising
sun In enthusiastic effulgenee. "Just
twenty years ago." he exclaimed. -uThen
my fPagiiacci, was first produced IN, italy.
Before that was like all the others-a
struggling nobody. rested in the house
OF Riccordi for years, and was IGNORED.
then ! finished my Pagiiaeci,' and left
the house OF Rtccordi to 20 10 sonsoRno
the two rival music publishing Arms In
ltaly), and there I remained, and there I
am stih; he concluded. triumphantly.
AND THE MONEY ROLLED IN.
TT Is wise composer who knows his
own publisher" unused. and then you
became rich and lived happily ever after
ward. as The fairy books say7'
MY publisher made six millions and
received three millions from 'PagIiacci,' I"
announced Leoncavallo nodestly, and he
heaved q sigh OF contentnent methought
Did ne mean lire or doIlars7'' won
dered; there Is q great difference, you
know. And how did you come to write
Pazliaccf?" asked.
''Oh. that is simple" said sIgnor Leon
cavaIlo. when ] was very young In
Paris ] went to the circus; the tawdry.
garish, bizarre atmosphere impressed me
with q feeling Of sadness. / felt how hard
II must be 10 go on being the clown, the
harlequin and the Columbine. night after
night. when perhaps the heart might be
breaking for want Of a little love or
human understanding. That is how Pag-
HaccF was born" added the 'tasstro
simply.
And your other operas, what OF them7"
queried- why II It the world only
knows OF you because OF one work.
THE PENALTY OF POPULARITY
That is the penalty Of earning the
fatal stamp of popularity" said Leon
cavallo bitterly. TT Is the same with
Mascagni and his 'cavalleria Rusticana'
In your country. once a work wins popu-
lar approval II Is that they Will have,
and no other. Ny 'Zaza' was given here
in the music halls last year. and my
'Boheme' viii be given in London next
year. 1t is wonderful how a music hall
audience responds to good music
The naivete OF the composer was de-,
nghtful as he made the last remark
The Washington herald., 1912-11-24
TRIED TO AcoUIr CLAW.

He il q socialist-it comes TO the same
thing. doesn't it," / knew Mr.. Shaw
wouldn't mind. nevertheless I. too, made
one further attempt to clear him Oh the
German imputation. but. alasl
The maestro didn't catch my remark;
he was too busy tapping the motif Of q
new symphony on the arm Of his chair
with one OF his heavily upholstered
fingers. After a moments silence broke
rudely into his rhapsodic musings with
all the brutality of journalist
What is your opinion Of the new
French school Of muster asked DE
busy, charpentier. Ravel and
LeoncavaIlo's huge person fairly rippled
with uncontrolled laughter. You ask OF
something which does not exist" went on
the composer. more quietly, after his
agitation had subsidized what is the
French school? An attempt merely to
produce something different from any
thing else-'atmosphere,' they call tia
note changed now and then in the scale.
and there you have It II viii not live;
IT is already dead. That Is my answer"
But" asked eagerly. the music Of
Bizet. safnt-SaEns. MassenetT'
"Ah. BiZet: there will never be another
Bizet; but his music is not OF the French
school 1t Is Of q school to which all
The Washington herald., 1912-11-24

Around the corner, at the Coliseum, an
other sign glared into the night: SARAH
BERNHARDT: THE TRAINED SEALS:
and THE FLICKERGRAPH: and, fur
Their on, SIR HERBERT BEERBoHM
TREE
Oh, Art! Elusive spectre. where art
thou at?
Thus pondered, standing outside the
theatre. nobly mackintoshed, unbrellered
and gaIoshed to keep out the rain. Rain
and fog are purely British Institutions
We only think 1t rains on Broadway; they
know II rains over here. Personally
prefer an imPressionistic and poetic fog.
One can be anything in a fog (even jour
nalism assumes mystic proportions), and
one does feel so whimsically wHIS-
TLERIAN (say that fast IL you can. my
dears). Now, where was 1? These fogs
are so confusingI I'm always losing my
self in them. Oh. yesi There was
a-standing and s-dreaming Of the unreal
lily OF fogs-I mean Of Efe-and trying
to reconcile my old-fsshioned ideas Of
Art and the time-honored environment
of the Artist to the present epidemic of
Great Ones now raging in the London
music halls.
6oAACAAAAS ny AaAAASOoN anu MY NOAA
age about me, I decided then and there
to Leard the great LeoncavaIlo in his Gen.
and find out WHY tn, composer Of the
immortal ''PagIiAcci' should be reduced
TO sanGwiching in a premiere production
Of q new grand opera between Rag Time
Act and q lady OF the ballet Scurry-
ing to the stage door, tried TO pry
my way through an excitable throng of
men and women OF all nations, into the
presence OF the stage door keeper.
GAINED FIVE YARDS WITH HER.
Ny dears. 1 blush to tell It, but II a
cute, little, obliging acrobat hadn't mis-
taken your digniied Auntie for Leone
the Lady of the Trapeze-playtuIly lifted
me quite OF my feet. and tidily planked
me down inside the door. I'd stu be
wedging my way II Twas u most start
linz and embarrassing entran !. Good
moss knows what that doorkeeper-that
supercilious custodian Of dressing-roon,
inmates and morals-thought as he bent
his beetliag brow "me-wards." Meekly
asked If he would send my name to
Signor Leoncavallo. timidly stating that
I had an appointment with the Maestro.
Write your NINE" grunted His Might
ness, with contemptuous snif, and he
showed a pencil toward ne with a look
that showed he could have killed me for
my temerity When pushed my modest
caligraphy over the counter. he growled:
Full nime!"
"As full as I can make IT." answered
desperately.
Miss or Marm," he muttered.
Miss" stammered spologeticaIly, and
clung to the railing for support
Huh" he grumhled suspiciously;
-tik FER along to twenty-hiKhta and an