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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-04-15
HARVE M'ADADNS' BET

Harve McAdam's famous bet
with the man who afterward took
poison was made while he and Mr..
Shirley were conducting a saloon
in the Mayhugh building in Elko
in 1897. Mr.. Shirley's version of
the bet is somewhat different from
that given in Saturdays issue. He
says thai t.e man was a painter
who boOzed great deal. That he
said 20 McAdams one day: "I'lI
bet you SIS LII be dead in an
hour" Harve looked the fellow
over carefully and took the bet.
The painter left the saloon and went
to the drug store and bought some
arsenic. He then went back Of
the saloon to shed in which ice
was stored and covered with lay.
SHORTLY afterwards some small
boys entered the saloon from the
rear with bottles to sell. They
told Harve they saw a man in the
shed drinking something white
from bUttle. Harve sized up the
situation and went Immediately to
the shed, where ne found the
painter lying on the ice in the
hay. He examined the bottle and
came to the conclusion that i, had
contained poison. He pulled the
painter from the hay and rushed
to DR.. Hoods office. He told the
doctor of his bet and offered to
whack up with him if he would go
and pump the poison out. DR..
Hood accepted the offer and went
to s,the saloon and soon had the
potion pumped into an old oil can.
The, painter recovered and after
ward went to Ogden, where he
committed suicide. Harge divided
the SIS with the doctor, and had
the proud satisfaction of knowing
that he had won his bet and at the
same time had saved a mans life
from pure philantrorpic motives.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-04-15
DEMOCRATIC
STATE COMMITTEE

The Democratic state committee
has called the convention to select
delegates to the baltimore con-
vention for June Sd at Fallnn
The primaries for the election Of
elegates to the state convention
were set for Tuesday, May l4th.
The apportionment of delegates
was based upon the vote cast for
Lieutenant-Governor Ross in 1910.
1t works out as follows: Church
i'll 6, Clark z, Douglass q, Eureka 3.
Esmeralda 81. Including Mineral
s.. Humboldt. 18. Lander 4,
Lincoln 6, Lyon 3, Elko Is Nye
26, Ormscy 7, Storey IL, Washoe
81. White Pine Is.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-04-15
A $500 TAX ON LOAFERS

In: Peabody, Kansas, loafing is
now 'classed as an occupation the
city council by ordinance, having
classed loafers among those who
must pay an occupation tax of
$500 a year. snG 10 cents on each
81 200 of assessed valuation. The
ordinance means all persons who
spend part or all of their time in
idleness at some recognized place
which includes all persons who
hang around saloons, pool hall,
cigar stores. corner groceries, fire
department and livery stables"
Furthermore" the president
Of the council says. I'VE will
enforce the ordinance, or take the
person failing to pay the tax, be-
fore the police judge, where the
penalty will be $500. in addition
to $l.00 penalty for failure to pay
and $500 for the tax to which will
be added the costs.
Looks like working is easier in
the peck O. trouble for the idler".
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-04-15
cUPID's DOMAIN IN BERLIN
Marriage Registry Office In That City
Is Decorated With Symbols
Of Wedlock.

The marriage registry office Ia In all
countries usually bare and unsenti-
mental scene, with It's undecorated
walls. superannuated green baize COW
cred table and general air Of STUN
ness and parchment. Modern Berlin
has introduced a new fashion by set
ting the stage, so to speak, In har.
mony with the performance-or is Il
dramatic be enacted thereon.
At the very door the bridegroom's
hand grasps a dove-shaped handle to
procure him and his blushing compan-
Ion admittance and In the doves bill
hang two INTERVIEWING rings. The
small passage leading to the office
contains smiling statue Of Amor with
his bow and arrows, while on all sides,
both In the passage and the Office, IL
the eye met by the symbols Of wed.
lock: rings. roses, hearts. locked
hands and chfldren's heads.
Even the ornaments OF the lamps
and stove are designed In tho same
spirit. while on one Of the office walls
Is large bronze tablet with verses
appropriate to the occasion. In such
surroundings. remarksia writer In one
OF the papers, ;; 1t must be almost a
pleasure to get married.--European
Letter to the New York Sun.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-04-15
in THEIR OWN LITTLE WORLD

There is a little island in Chesa-
peake bay, l25 miles south of Balti-
more, where the world has stood
still for more than 100 years.
Tangier island is FIVE miles long
and much less than a mile wi de,
without sidewalks. and the houses
are all built along this street with
narrow carals of the deep water
of the bay between each two
houses. There is only one church,
presided over by a Methodist
minister, and only one doctor, and
there is nc cemetery, the dead of
each family being buried in the
yard. There is no newspaper, no
Jail. no lookup and no lawyers, nor
any need for them. Everybody is
deeply religious, and profanity is
punished with fine imposed by
the deacon of the church;
Ihe men go fishing and grabbing
in sail buats early on Monday
mornings and do not come home
until Saturdays, when they have
marketed their, sea harVests in
towns on the mainland. There
are no gardens, no horses or cows
but plenty of chickens are raised.
Fuel is supplied to, the islanders
by sloops which come every month
or so loaded with wood and, anchor
off Tangier, sending small boats
piled with cordwood and kindlings
to every house by means of the
little canals. The women wear
sunbonnets and go barefooted,
and there is an organ in nearly
every home. Tai ger was first
settled by white people I'm 1866,
and before that tine was occupied
by the Indians. = Exchange.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-04-15
Good and Bad eompos,.lon.

A writer in the London Daily Chron-
icle has revived the old dispute as to
the finest line in English poetry. He
quotes Prof. Churton Collins as Civ.
Ing the palm to line in Swinburne's
Tristan and Iseult," the line tina.
says: "Andyall their past came wall
ing in the Kind" Certainly that IL
great line. but the real difficulty, says
the Chronicle scribe, u, to find the
worst line rather than fhe best. And
then he tells us of a contest between
Tennyson and FITZGERALD as to who
could write the weakest imaginable
Wordsworthian line. They succeeded
in producing: "A Mr. Wilkinson, a
clergyman" FITZGERALD and Tennyson
each claimed this fine effort and the
point Is still undecided. Can any one
else do better than thisf ~. gsStsss'
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-04-15


r. Mrs. E. Wallace wishes TO an
nounce to the public that she has
moved her MassasRe Parlor to
Room 62 in the Commercial Hotel
where she will be pleased to see all
who need her services. En-
terance to Office on Idaho St.
Office open for business on and
after Wednesday. March 13.
Dean Harrison, JeweIer and
optician, mas moved one door
east of the drugstore, where he
will be glad to see all wanting
work in his line.
For Sale "A lot of fine posts and
several cords of good wood. Will
be delivered in quantities to suit
Inquire Of George M. Clayton
Elko Nevada.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-04-15
Courthouse, Highschool, and
grammar School, souvenirs at
WintermanteI.s Jewelrv Store.

The reckless and inlosent auto
m0bilist is hated the world over.
In the Philippines. where most OF
the Automobiles are foreigners,
and where the natives have been
used to loiter comfortably in the
roads after the fashion of easy
going southern countries, the
automobiles have long been a
grievance, and, failing to secure
effective equation the Filipnos
have adopted the practice of
rolling big boulders into the
roadway as a hint not to turn
corners at a breakneck speed.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-04-15
COLO PLACERS
of SIERRA NEVADA


the Forty-niners invaded the
Sierra Nevada of California.
They worked first along the
present streams but gradually
traced the metal to the old
Tertiary river beds on and summit
Of the ridge and to the quartz
veins, the primary source of all
the gold in the 81 ira. Millions
of dollars were produced annually
up to the seventies Of the last
century, but since that time. owing
to the prohibition of hyraulic
mining and the gradual. exhaus-
ton If the richer channels suitable
for drift mining, the industry has
slowly diminished, until now less
than $1,OOO,OOO is produced
annually. .-II =! y.
More than $500, 600. 900. ihas
been produced from these placers,
and an account of the natural dis
tribution and origin Of this gold
was recently published by the
United States Geologic il Survey in
Professional Paper 70, by Waldo
mar Lindgren. The first edition
of the monographs report on the
subject was aim Jst Immediately
exhausted but the volume has been
reprinted and is now again avail
able for free distribution.
Referring to the present placer
gold reserve of the Sierra. Mr.:
Lindgren says: Gold is still
contained in the Tirtiary channels
miles of them are still unworked,
but the problems are how to
extract it without damages to
other property form the debris
and how to reduce cost of drift
mining so as to permit the ex-
ploitation of the less remunerative
deep graves" In this connection
Mr.. Lindgren has traced the old
channels and has prepared and
included in detail the Tertiary
drainage lines.
The decrease in hydraulic
mining is partly offset by a new
industry dredging, which has
been developed along the bottom
lands thanking the range, and from
this source during 1908 gold
valued at nearly $7.OOO,O60 was
recovered.
The gold found in the larger old
river channels is about the size of
fiaxseed. most of the nuggets
having been found either within or
near quartz veins. In general the
channels yield from $40 70 $500 to
the linear foot, which may be COM
pared with 500 a foot at Nome,
Alaska, $3.50 in the White channel
in Klondike, and $44O to 1929 in
the Berry diff mines in Victoria,
Australia.
The total output of gold in Cali
fornia is estimated at $1,000, OOO,-
600 t" 1900. 100000 about one
fifth of which has been derived
from quartz veins, $500, 900, 900
from the Tertiary gravels and the
remainder from the Quarternary
deposits.
A copy Of Mr.. Lindgren's report
professional Paper 73--may be
had free of charge upon applica-
ton to the Director Uni;ed States
Geological. Survey. Washington, D.
c. The report is fully illustrated
with photographs diagrams and
Topographic and geologic maps and
is believed to be the most COM
plete and thorough description Of
q great placer-gold province ever
published. "a &.
.-hL ~ r.
+" Mrs. E. Wallace wishes TO an
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-04-15
TO PERPETUATE THE
MEMORY OF LOYAL WOMEN
OF THE CIVIL WAR

| N'A'hSuS " Tie iHCiHOES
the loyal women of the Civil War
will become an enduring reality if
Congress enacts into law joint
resolution just introduced by Hon.
Elihu Root of New York in the
Senate and Hon. James L. Slayden
Of Texas in the House. This pro-
ject, which has lain dormant in
the minds of the people for almost
half century, has been put into
concrete form by the generosity
end patriotism of the Comm9ndery
of the State of New York of the
Military Order of the Loyal Legion:
of the United States. ..-.....s
1t is not proposed to make the
| monument merely a remembrance
Of persons and deeds, not merely q
memorial Of lifeless stone Or
bronze, but noble building full
of the spirit of helpfulness, of
tender sympathy, of humane and
patriotic devotion that lived IN the
women to whom tfis monument is
to be erected. This spirit is the
spirit of the Red Cross. and for
this reason the memorial is TO be
given to. the Red Gross in per-
petuity for its headquarters, in
Washington. y
Toward the carrying out of its
purpo e the purchase of a site in
the pose the commentary has
pledged itself to secure snG give
the sum of 100000 on condition
that Congress appropriate an equal
amount as a contributor C.! the
United States toward city of
Washington. the Improvement of
the grounds, etc. Thus the
memorial will he made truly
national, the tribute of all the
people to the sacred memory of
the loyal woman of the war. The
Red Cross. on its part, is to agree
to secure an endowment fund the
income of which will be sufficient
to maintain the building for all
time.
At the banquet of the Loyal
Legion held in New York, October
4, 1911, Hon. James M. Beck in
urging the creation of the monu-
ment, gave an address from which
the following tribute is,quoted: =
1--WE need not fear the verdict of
the future as to what we now plan,
to do. There are many memorials
to the deathless valor of the brave
men, who in the four years from
1861 to 1865 responded to the call
of their country and in many cases
laid down their lives for its preser-
walton: but not less worthy of
commemorative art is the equal
patriotism of the women of
America, who as truly threw
their hearts into the great struggle
for the Union, and who freely
gave their lives at the no less
dangerous posts of duty of the
fever-stricken camps, which fol.
lowed with the scythe of death the
march of our mighty armies.
ITO the mothers who gave their
sons, to the wives who gave their
husbands, to the women who be-
cSme nurses, to those who in the
privacy of their home gave their
earnings and all the work of their
hands, to one and all, let Us erect
this noble memorial and in pay
ment Of a long. deferred debt, let
our memorial be more beautiful
than any memorial known to man.
Let it stand for all that woman has
been in A neri IAN. history"
The resolution introduced by
Mr.. Root and Mr.. Slayden is the
first step on the part of Congress
toward acceptance of this generous
proposal Of the Loyal Legion of
New York. Appealing as the pro-
ject does to all that is tender and
sacred in the momories of the old
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-04-15

Lost "A yellow dog, with kind
Of bobtail and the right foot
slightly cripped. He may have
followed some team from town.
II the log is returned to the
Telescope Hotel, a reward of SIS
will be paid.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-04-15
SALMAGUNDI

! her vacation with her home folks.
) Attorney Van Fleet returned
from San Francisco Saturday night.
Tive trains of soldiers from the
Philippines will pass east tomorrow
eight over the Western Pacific.
Charles S. Sprague, democratic
candidate for congress in l9lOt
has opened brokerage office in
Goldfeld.
DR.. Nugent will leave tonight
for Virginia City to attend the
Presbytery. He will be gone the
most of the week.
We are glad to learn that Mr..
McFarlane is getting along nicely
and that everything points to-: his
early recovery.
Miss Ohmart, the English
teacher at the high school, has
resigned to take effect at the close
of the present term.
The Southern Pacific has put in
rcivate. telephone line co Meeting
thu stock yards with the passenger
and freight depotS.
Rev. WIlhurt R. Howell re-
turned last night fram Jaroidge
where be has teen the past two
weeks.
. Dr.. C. A. Woody Gen. Supt. of
the American Baptist Home Mis-
sion Society left last night for
Salt Lake. .
Roosevelt defeated Taft in
PENNSYLVANIA and Taft won out in
l1wa. 1t is now in,order for Teddy
to rant about being cheated in the
udWKeye state.
Five carloa Is of wool will be
\ loaded by the Southern Pacific
\ tomorrow for ipment. This is
only a small beginning of the wool
fhipments from this point.
James Hadresty, the South
4 iork rancher. came in yesterday to
ytave his right eye treated. 1t be
gan to hurt about a week ago and
home treatment failing to stop the
spain he came in to consult Drs.
n'Hood & West.
D Verify, the way If The third
r termer is hard. AS president, the
sometimes prep"stsrnus conduct
of Theodore Roosevelt was passed
over with the comment "Stren-
uous." Now several eastern
} papers arc referring to- the Colonel
as 'BughUuse. Tono .ah Bonanza.
Remember the grand ball Friday
night at the Opera House. The
members of the Pohob staff are
doing their best to make it the
event Of the season. They will all
be there to entertain you and to
see hat you spend a pie SAINT even
ing.
Bill posters put up paper for
the Wild West show today. This
is one Of the biggest shows on the
'ad and comes from the 10l Ranch
III Oklahoma, its winter quarters.
Its employees number AT and it
takes two special trains, equivalent
to AZ cars, to move the show from
town to town. II will exhibit in
Elko Sunday afternoon, May 9Th
Z Nearly everybody in Elko county
will regret to learn that Uncle
jimmy Clark is very weak and
that he is gradually nearing the
end of life's road. His IS years
of active life lave worn OFT the
machinery and undermined his
once strong constitution. The
trouble now is with his heart that
has tired Of its ceaseless work for
over S5 years and now fails to do
= its duty. May his last DAYS be az
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-04-15
He Hated. That Kind.

p. f. Jerome,y the Secretary OF the
United States Hny Fever association.
said at the recent convention at Beth
lehem, apropos OF certain unpleasant
hay fever symptoms: These symp.
toms are often made light Of, but for
my part / feel toward them as the
poor man felt in the dentists chair.
This man had bad tooth pulled
out, and as soon as the paroxysm was
over he placed his fofeflnger on an.
other tooth and said bravely: 'Yank
this fellow, too, DOCTOR
But that's a good toothn remon.
strated the dentist
"'1t aches said the man.
But said the dentist, the pain
% only sympathetic
"'Yank ii, y. yhow,' was the answer.
Darn such ~ 1pathyl'"
OespIse Not Small Things.
The point OF needle may omen a
door through which death can Green
into the greatest life: a little foolish
word may br,rg greater disaster to a
human character than the philippic OF
the orator.-The Universalist Leader
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-04-15

Recipe for Happier World.
n people thought less about their
own digestions and more about the
welfare OF other people It would be q
healthier and a happier world.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-04-15

Commissioner Willis has received
q communication asking him to ap.
point five delegates to the good
roads convention that meets at
Logan, Utah, during the summer.
II you want to go, hand in your
name.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-14

if is the act that was the hit of the sea- son in New York.
 Tn a great tank of water. 32,000 gallons, 15iSx10Jax7 feet, Ideal, perfect Venus, declared to be the most perfectly formed woman in tho world, will perform her wonderful aquatic stunts. She comes out dressed in a red bathing suit, and she will create a sensation second 10 none ever seen in this city.
 BlIt Ideal is only one of the five acts, and the five constitute a vaudeville bill costing upward of s15o0-the most expen- sive ever seen in Birmingham at any price.
 At the last minute the booking agents sent billing for the Nichol sisters, the greatest sister team in vaudeville, an act that is a headline feature on any cir cult. This is something wonderful, fully in keeping with Ideal.
 Charles and Anna Glocker will offer novelty that is remarkable. It consists of juggling water, an athletic act that combines grace and comedy and a little beautiful handling of the baton The act has a beautiful woman and a perfect type of physical man as features.
 Not satisfied with such a bill. the Or pheum offers in addition Mae Neville. well known to vaudeville patrons as one of the cleverest of all the singing com ediennes. She comes to the Orpheum with this seasons songs fresh from the east and at their best. She will be hailed with delight, for she is clever enter tainer.
 Rounding out the bill are Jarvis and Leighton, the man. the girl and the bench, clever mingling of entertain ment that will appeal to all.
 The bill is by far the best that Bir- mingham has ever seen It will rank with those seen on the highest priced circuits in the country. yet there is no special price next week The regular Orpheum prices will prevail at the mat inees daily and the performances nightly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-14
GEORGE SIDNEY AT BIJOU
 IN FIJNNY "RITSY IZZY''

George Sidney the funny little come dian. who has been making many friends among the local theatre goers for a num-
 Der of years, will be seen at the Bijou this week, with matnees Tuesday, Thurs
 day and Saturday, in his greatest of all
 fun plays, Busy Izzy." which Is best
 described as a musical farce comedy in
 which Sidney is given every opportunity
 to introduce those peculiar fun making
 qualities of which he Is the past master.
 ''Busy Izzy'' and Sidney are said to be A
 sure cure for the blues, and to those poor
 mortals who are suffering with a grouch
 and who view all things in the world
 from a pessimstic standpoint a visit to
 this entertainment is recommended to
 make things assume a more roseate hue.
 Particular attention has been given to
 the selection of a cast of exceptional
 merit In the company supporting MT.
 Sidney will be found such well known
 fun makers as Miss Carrie Webber,
 comedienne of rare ability, Dick Hume.
 Nick Basil, Frank Gibbons, Walter Web- Der, John Magee. Jessie Gillette and a large and particularly good looking bunch
 of chorus workers, who can really sing,
 dance and dress becomingly in the del- icate frills and finery which have been lavishly provided by the management
 and which was designed and executed by one of the most famous manufactur- CTS of stage apparel in this country. | Te first act is laid in Busy Izzy's" de-
 partment store and in the second the
 scene will be shifted to a big summer | hotel. From a scenic standpoint there
 has been nothing left undone, the song ! numbers are of kind that will finger | long in your memory and send you from the theatre humming them over. l One of the New Orleans newspapers said of this years production. of Busy | Izzy".
 "Like the north wind, George Sidney | in Busy lazy swept down on New Or | leans Sunday, and at the night perform ance at the Crescent theatre literally carried the audience that filled that pop
 uar theatre off their feet and over to | laughland with him. A splendid company | MT Sidney and the audience was given
 an excellent opportunity of judging of their merits as they were granted ample | scope to show just what they could do. | The show itself might be termed a farci- | cal burlesque and while it is freely in- terspersed with horseplay it Is of the | kind that produces spontaneous mirth and | there is neither a suggestive action nor suggestive line in the piece.
 "Of course lazy Mark as portrayed by | MT. Sidney was the principal laugh pro- ducer of the show and he kept his au- dience In good humor throughout the per- | foTmance. He can be funny without try | ing.
 | 'Dck Hume as Wilmington Waff had | one of the funniest facial expressions seen in New Orleans In many seasons and was a humorist par excellence. This might also be said of Nick Basil. who as Yubi Quick. the elevator and bell boy.
 made a hit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-14
ADJUSTMENTS GREAT PIANO ARTIST
Friedheim to Be Heard at Jefferson
 Tomorrow Night

Arthur Friedheinl, one of the great est of the piano virtuosos, will appear in a recital at the Jefferson theatre tomorrow night All musicians who keep in touch with the concert stage know what great treat is m store. There are many excellent pianists-the woods are full of them--but the artists of Freidheim's rank are few and far be- tw cen.
 The Monday night performance will begin at S:S0 o'clock. Many seats have already been sold and large audience Is expected
 Of Friedheim's Sunday recital at Car