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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-08-02

CURIOUS how supposed to have been picked up
- in bottle and signed "Major Butt has excited people
oueh to know better Would the Presidents gallant and amened
aide in dire extremity have signed himself Ma" BUTT Do
we'll brought sign their professor Jones" "M
SMITH On the other hand whoever had the bad taste pete
the ghay joke might we'll have written the silly signature
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-08-02

FF1CIALS of the Republic China reported to be
~ living the simple life salaries Of dollar day. Financial
conditions are stringent but pure.
Good way to sart-man nation.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-08-02

Criminal prosecution to be drop
ped on payment Of large sum by
Sugar Trust" Then, in the case OF
amateur burglars, why not let them
20, on return Of q reasonable part Of
the stolen property
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-08-02

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,Q1s lsl6eeey!uQaR1a1iG nSav1zssmE 1
M , Dy ~; tn G % GO 1, New ,. ss" H.s
@NDMUND Tppcrary Dandisa
daughters The eldest beauties
both married and we'll b
- disappointment to her
child homey her sisters beautiful
find husband for %
called problem that seemed impossible
nu all at once the ugly duckns of whom her father frankly
almost miraculous
change fifteen surrounded by uo CAP
Murray She begged him to var
Then different sort Of
brutal. middle-ased captain named Farmer /
yet realize that his ugly daughter was
chance of Kidding himself Of her support He Ode" =
~ ssSs,I q
1: 1885, vine" ,s was SIT" under sixteen pow
instinct, toward h.. husband Farmer nCss s s Ss. h sA and .ss
Lock her for days in cold room in rn,. with no FIRE and nS'hns :, -
utterly Of
s...
ss. ., % he; e
by tn. v.y-and left. legally
with S" ' and s ..., irish
And sm the. sor. n. s. @ fortune
n From sn T % " 40 r wales .
s N; mani s @ es ' mo-. -
seems to been content hover about tho gay Se'"ns0n eo''' -
OF money
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ssv. "ss"rs
@ ss1 ss y s " fact for some time her ''''''' - ~
creditor. closed
@ o n than 90 s eject s.s we're n. ]
pine. ave-,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-08-02

Engineer held for preck." The
officials told him to run only seventy
miles an hour, but ne rent seventy
one. THIS shops that he did not
have the same high regard for the
safety OF the passengers as the
Officials did.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-08-02

6 KANSAS mean asks, What Is
beer!" That is not half so
40 important to the people Of
Kansds as WHERE Is beerf"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-08-02
The
Papers
S ay
By eTo;in L. Hobble

Copyright 1912. by Ire Press Publishing %.
(The New York World.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-08-02

IL is interesting to read those little
incidents that happen to prominent
people. just to learn Which Of Bill
Nye stories are the most popuIer.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-08-02

a a it hrouoh:
10Th
ht pth two simultaneously to the end Of his
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-08-02

Most who take the elevator going dopn"
ont 90 OF ,oho that direction
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-08-02

catches oancing the clock sine
the pinc of the
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-05-31
END OF AN OLD SUPERSTITION
1 :aight OF Present New York Buildings
olscourages Youngsters There to
Seek Fortune.

Said New York octogenarian:
The height of buildings in New
York has dealt a death blow to an old
superstition that animated many a
country youth who came here to make
his fortune so years ago Heaven
knows how they came by the belief,
but most OF those upstate boys came
TO the city thinking that II they could
loss coin over house they took a
fancy to at the first try. the house
would be theirs some day.
IT was one OF my surest convictions,
and put II to test Immediately aft
er paying for my first meal In New
YORK The only money / had left was
an old-fashioned three-cent piece With
that in my hand / walked around look.
Ing for a desirable piece of property.
Pretty soon a corner lot on which
stood two-story-and-a-h brick
house took my eye
! had practiced coin throwing in
the 'ountry, so let my three-cent
piece go for all IT was worth over the
front OF the house and ran around to
the back to see where It landed. Il
went clean over I knew then that that
housL and lot would be mine in due
ume. and sure enough they we're Peo-
pie don't WOO fortune by Tipping coins
these days. The fellow whose success
depends upon tossing a three-cent
piece over the Singer building would
be In pretty bad 3x."
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-05-31

of March, A. D. 1912, duly ap
pointed executors of the last Will
and Testament of Isaac Reed, de-
ea5ed. and that they have luly
qualified as such executors.
Notice is also given that all per-
sons having claims against the said
estate must file them with the
proper vouchers attached, with
the Clerk of the above entitled
Court, within three months of the
first publication of this notice or
they will be forever barred.
Dated at Elko, Nevada, this 3rd
day of May, A. D. 1912.
4,.z Mary Melvina Reed, ..
Abraham Reed.
Executors Of the Last Will and
Testamen If Isaac Reed. Deceased
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-05-31
Exercise,

Exercise in It's general significance
Is a glorious thing. It is not, how
ever. anything much in its purely
physical sense. Thus, a person with
large muscles and not very big wits
is OF almost no value to society,
whereas person who has exercised
both Is often Indispensable Exercises
for the wits are very difficult. There
ls nothing to do 100 times or 80 times.
1t Is not something to which one can
give 20 minutes the first thing in the
morning and then go the rest Of the
day. Socrates, who was the Sandow
OF mental exercise, kept his pupils at
1t pretty much Of the time. There is
one phase OF It which Is especially
hard. This Is the exercise of ones
rights. Unexercised rights are much
worse than unexercised muscles.
Thus. after voting. we are ordinarily
mentally stiff and sore for several
days. This Is because. unaccustomed
to exercising our rights, we strain
them.
The secret OF Il all 10 to exercise
your muscles a little, your wits a lit
tie and your rights a little. Az the
Greeks said, Nothing too much"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-05-31
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In The District Court of che
Fourth Judicial District Of the
State of Nevada. In and For The
County of Elko.
McCall-Smiley Company, A Cor
poration, on behalf of itse and of
all other creditors who shall in
due time come in and seek relief
by contributing to the expense Of
this action. Plaintiffs, VS..
U. G. Baker. John Sittig, H. W.
Fletcher. D. Clarke, A. B Duke,
Fletcher Clarke milling Company,
A Corporation, and F. C. Richmond
Machinery Company, A Corpora
tion. Defendants.
BY order of this Court duly
given and made on the 25th day of
April, 1912, appointing a Recriver
in the above entitled action, and
requiring notice to the Creditors
Of H. W. Fletcher. D. Clarke, A.
B. Duke and the Fletcher. Cla rke
Milling Company, a corporton,
Notice is hereby given to all the
Creditors of said Defendants, H.
w. Fletcher, D. Clarke, A. B.
Duke. and the Fletcher-Clarke
Milling Company. corporation,
who may claim specific liens on the
property both real and personal,
belonging to the said Defendants,
Fl. W. FlSt cher, D. Clarke, A. B.
Duke and the Fletcher-C Clarke Mill
ling Company, a Corporation, stu
ated in Jarbidge, Elko County
State Of Nevada, more particularly
described in the Creditors Bill on
file herein, and to al! general
reditors Of the said Defendants
H. W. Fletcher, D. Clarke, A. B
Duke and the Fletcher Clarke
Milling Company, a corporation
that they shall come in and file
their claims with the Clerk of this
Co irt, that their claims may be
adjudicated, and that they may
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-05-31

share ratably in the proceeds of
the Creditors fund created in the
above entitled action in proportion
to the amount and according to
legal class and status Of their
claims.
Said claims may be filed at any
time until the further order Of thi
Cour.
WIT NESS the Hon. E. ]. '
T aber, Judge of the Fourth Judi
cial District of the State of Ne
vada, County of Elko, with the seal
of the said Court affixed this 9Th
day of May, A. D. 1912.
Fred g.. ~ ght
County Clerk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-05-31
Knife CLEANSING.

Knives should never be put away
dirty. Stains are more easily re-
moved when first made than when
allowed to become set in the steel
The hats OF knives should not be
placed In hot water; they should be
kept in jar with water sufficient to
wash the blades without wetting the
handles Charcoal powder IL excel
lent for imparting good polish to
steel knives. as Is also powdered rot
tenstone made into smooth paste
and rubbed on the knife, which must
afterward be polished with a clean
cloth. Steel forks require the same
treatment as knives. To keep knives
from rusting scour bright. wipe thor
oughly, dry by the fire. dust fine wood
ashes fresh from the stove plentirully
over the knives on both sides, leav-
ing on what adheres to the blades,
wrap in a piece OF cloth and roll up
in a paper, taking care to fold the
ends Of the paper 80 that the knives
are all covered up
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-05-31
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

Notice is hereby gwen that
Edgar Sadler of Diamond Valley,
Eureka County, Nevada, is hereby
appointed and designated sole ex-
elusive agent and representative
for the state of Nevsda of the
interest of the Estate Of Reinhold
Sadler, deceased, in the property
real and personal of said estate
situated and being in the counties
of Eureka, Elko and White Pine
Counties, whether such property
be standing on the records of
either said Counties in the lame of
the saii deceased or whether it be
included in what is claimed to be
and designated as the Huntington
and Diamond Valley Stock and
Land Company, Ia California; cor
poratinn and that said Edgar
Sadler is hereby designated and
appointed as the sole and exclusive
representative of the interest of said
ReinhnId Sadler. deceased. and by
him owned and standing upon the
books Of said corporation in his
name at the date of his death.
Louise Sadler
Administratix of the Estate of
Reinhold Sadler, deceased.
Carson City, Nevada. Sept, 18,
1906.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-05-31
OFFICIAL TAX NOTICE For THE
SECOND INSTALLMENT OF
TAXES FOR THE YEAR
OF 1911. ....
Elko, Nevada, April &c. 1912.

Elko, Nevada, April &c. 1912.
In compliance with Sections 3644
and 1864 of Revised Laws of Ne
vada 1912 Volume l, Notice is
hereby given that the State.
County and other taxes for the
year 1911 upon which are due
the second Installment is now due
and payable at my Office in the
town of Elko, Nevada, and if not
paid prior to the first Monday, the
3rd day. of June 1912 the same
will be delinquent and ten per
cent be added thereto together
with the Cost of advertising and
$l.00 for Auditors certificate.
.. M. H. Miller,
County Treasurer & Ex-Ofticio
Tax Receiver in and for EIko
County, Nevada.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-05-31
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
FOR SEWERAGE BO2DS.


In pursuance of an older made
10y the Board of. County mis-
sioners, in and for the Count I
Elko, State of Nevada, at a regular
meeting held on the 7th day of
May, 1912:
Notice is hereby given to all
legally qualified electors within
the limits of the town of EIko,
Elko County, State of Nevada,
that a special election will be held
at Room 8, Mayer Hotel in Ward
No. One, and at Hose House No.
l, Idaho ST. in Ward No Two, in
the said Town of Elko, on the 18th
day of June, 1912, beginning at
seven o'clock A. M. and continuing
until and ending at six O'Clock P.
M. of seid day, for the purpose of
voting upon the issuance of sixty
thousand dollars (60,000.00) worth
of sewerage bonds. the proceeds
from the sale of said bonds, or as
much thereof as shall be necessary,
to be used for the construction
and installation of a sewerage
system within the limits of the
said Town of Elk0; said bonds to be
of the denomination of five hund-
red dollars ($500.0O) each and to
bear interest at the rate of six
per centum Is. per cent) per an
mum, interest payable annually, be-
ginning on the third Monday in
January, of the second year after
said bonds shall have been issued,
and upon the same date in. each
succeeding year during the life of
said bonds; the principal of said
bonds to be paid annually, on the
same date that the interest shall
be paid, in the order of their is.
suance, beginning on the third
year of their issuance, at such
rate as will redeem all of said
bonds at the end of fifteen years
from the date of issue. The fifteen
years shall begin to run from the
date of the particular bond to be
paid.
BY order of the said Board of
County Commissioners.
ATTEST. Fred C. Voight,
County Clerk and Ex-officio
Clerk of said Board of CountyCo
Date of first publication May
goth, 1912.
Date of last Publication, June
10th, 1912.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-05-31
Louis j. Cohn
Register

BIDS FOR SPRINKLING THE
STREETS OF THE OWN OF
ELKO COUNTY OF ELKO STATE
OF NEVADA.
Sealed Proposals endorsed PRO
posals for bids for sprinkling the
streets of the Town of Elko,
County of Elko, State Of Nevada, 1"
according to the specifications now
on file in the office of the County
Clerk at Elko, Nevada, will be re-
ceived by Fred c. Voight. Clerk of
the Board Of County Comissio ners
of EIko County, State of Nevada,
acting as a town board for said
town of Elko up to 10 o'clock A. M.
June 18th, 1912, at which time
such bids will be opened and read
publicly.
Two separate bids will be. re.
quired as will be fully shown by
the specifications nov on file.
The Contractor to whom the
award is made Will be required to
give good and sufficie t bond in
the. sumsof Five Hundred ($50O)
dollars, ito he approved by said
Board sof County Commissioners.
The right is hereby reserved by
said Board Of County Commissi On.
ers to reject any and all bids.
BY order of the Board of County
Commissioners, in and for the
County Of Elko, State Of Nevada,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-05-31
Fred G. Voight.

07O33
NOTICE FOR PUBL,ACTION
Carson City, Nevada, Land L>ffice.
May 9, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that
Aztec Land 4 Cattle Co., Limited,
corporation organized and exist
ing under and bv virtue of the
laws of the State of New York,
has filed in this office its applica-
tion to enter under the provisions
of the Act of June 4, 1897 go
Stats. g. the following described
land. viz.
The Southwest quarter of the
Northeast quarter (SW4 of NE4)
of Section Seven ~ Township
torty-four (44) North. Range
fifty-six (56) East, M. D. B. & M .
situate in Elko County, Nevada.
Any and all persons claiming
adversely the lands described,
or desiring to object because of the
mineral character of the and, or
for any other reason to the disposal
to applicant, should file their
aftidavits OF protest in this Office
on or before the 25th day of June
1912.
Louis J. Cohn
Register.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-05-31
9ucceas at Sea.

youthful Canadian. who is pos
sessed Of the romantic idea of "go.
ing to sea- Is meeting with much par
entail opposition,
"The sailor never amounts to any.
thing. my boy" urged his prosaic IA
ther. He works hard, has few holt.
days and never achieves great sue.
cess"
That's where you're mistaken" ex.
claimed young Canada, triumphantIy.
Look at King Georgei He started
out as a sailor and now he's got to be
the head Of the empire. Livingston
Whip
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-05-31

acting as a Town Board for said
Town of Elko.
Attested: ....
(SEAL.) Fred C. Voight.
County Clerk and ex-Officio Clerk
Of the R" ard of County Commits
sloners. In and for ne the Co1nty
of Elko StRte of Nevada.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-05-31
NOTICE FORPUBLICATION

Carson City, Nevada Land Office
May 9, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that
Aztec Land & Cattle Co. Limi ed
a corporation organized and eX-
istiDe under and by virtue of the
laws of the State of New York
has filed in this Office its applica-
i On toenter under the provisions
of the Act of June d 1897 go
Stats. 36) the following described
land, viz
the Southeast quarter (SW4 of
SEQ of Section Twenty-three
(23) Township Twentv-seven (27)
North, Range Fifty-five (55) East,
M. D. r. & M, containing forty
acres. situated in Elko County,
Nevada.
Any and all presons claiming
adversely the lands described. or
desiring to object because of the
mineral character of the land, or
for any other reason to the dis.
posal to applicant should file their
ahidavits of protests in this Office,
on or before the 25th day of June
1912.
Louis j. Cohn
Register
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-05-31
Warned In lima.

sort answer sometimes disarms. A
story is told Of q landlord on the
north shore. A guest. seldom salts.
ned, came to him and said: "Mr.
smith, that was not the landlords
name-"Mr Smith. your coffee 10 rot.
Ten The landlord shook him by the
nand Thank you, sir: thank you.
l haven't had my breakfast yet, and
IN skiu the coffee this time Much
obliged. Herald.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-05-31
lmpFoNItiant.

Little Emil vas walking home from
church with his mother and In puss-
Ing the ice cream parlors wanted
some. His mothers repeated mo" did
not satisfy him. She finally said, Il
can't buy any; I haven't any money. "
Emil replied. Then why didn't you
take some when they passed II
around ?''-National Monthly
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-05-31
Ant Nadnlilnn.

A gentleman being in company with
the earf OF Chatham was asked By his
lordship for his definition OF via
Wit" he replied. my lord, is what
pension would DO, given by your
lordship to your humble seTvant--a
good thing we'll applied"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-27

Murchison during that long night march and during ther brief halts now pleading now insisten striving tathom the soul of the man and bring 1t up from its incredible depths of evil Sometimes he spoke with him as a conforming judge, sometimes urged him for the girls sake, for that of his manhood And at last, in the sudden maudlin outburst of his companion, Churchill discovered his success.
 Murchson confronting him during the period of thelr last halt they paced the road together while the snatched hasty sleep beside their horses. His eyes very brilliant and the hand he laid the eutenants feverishly hot T going to tell you every thing Churchill. he said Come over here out of ear shot knew all about the plans but wasn't exactly in thslE councils It was M Msgas girl told me All the of the whites and get back the days of their kings again
 couldn't have stopped them, but wasn't going to give been against these three years past? What did care? would have liked to you all in hell and I'd Brauschs Ihaverf4 been my for three months and more He promised me all could drink for those two farms I'd pre-empted But swear didn't know how soon the Kaf6rs were going to rise knew they going to concentrate in the pass though at the west end and occupying the heights to command the entrance. Fm going to ride to N'Kombis kraal-E know the way-and stop this if it death to My God I didn't dream that Dora Jevons was on that coach" He caught at ChurchilPs You'll keep it from her if don't get back alive-she shall know noth ing?" he demanded
 The lieutenant had been watching Murchisons face very intenty mortified he was by the confession he touched by the mans sincerity
 'I shall do my best for you, Murchison he answered. And she shall know nothing if it lies m my power to prevent that knowledge from reaching her.
 Presently they riding again along that never ending road but ever ascending as they appToacned the tops of the mountains that overhung the little distance below the summit they reached fork to the right little path, made by unnumbered generations of native women passing between their villages and a spring, led to the mastering place of the tribes Mur chison refined in
 That's the road to N'Kombis," he said, looking at Churchill keen1y. "You trust mel"
 The lieutenant nodded Murchison continued sud- denly
 "What has Miss Jevons to do with you?"
 For the first time the other was disconcerted.
 "Why because-well, met her in England shortly before I and I-I thought was in love with her," he blurted out "Then learned about you She
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-27

pull them through to MPalla. If fighting hasn't occurred you're going to barley with the chiefs and pre- vent it. And if you play false, Murchison he con- tnued, laying his hand his revolver butt "you're going to die"
 What can do? cried Murchison fearfully They won't give up their plans for I don't know any, thing about those Kafirs. only lived in old chief M MSiga's kraal because broke and there wasn't white man would take me in I'm nohody-I-"
 Churchill reined in his horse and laid his hand on the ponys curb Miss Jevons is on that coach, Mur- chson, he said. "She's out here to marry you"
 The man at his side seemed to collapse He reeled upon his Churchill put forth his hand again and steadied him. Far ahead the tiny glow of troopers pipe pointed the path through the trees The sounds of the march had dwindled almost to silence They had his horse to trot and rode after his men, his hand still assisting his companion Soon bend in the road dis closed the numbering supply and he sackened speed more.
 Murchson," he continued his face averted from that of the man at his side, you've got to play the game now as you never did before. You've sunk pretty low but m not gon to squeak about that But from this mo- ment all that lies behind you-nderstand? She's come out to you, full of trust and confidence, and knowing nothing of-well, of what you You've got to pull yourself together before reach herif she's still there to reachand her. You've got put the past two years out of your life. They're gone, they're nightmare, and you've got forget them for all time You'n barley with these Pondos, and we shall camp there until the troubles settled till the fights over then shall send you her back to the coast and wind up your affairs for you in M'Palla. You understand" ,"
 Eoquence does not come easily to an Engishrnan of Churchlls breeding, but in some such wise he urged