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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-02
SMALLEST OF PoSTOFFIcES
How the Patrons Of the FIve-Foot Fed
eral Building at vlhulnIa, CAL,
Are Accommodated.

Virginia, Cal, boasts Of having the
smallest postofffce building In the
world 1t Is situated in a lonely spot
on the stage road north Of San Diego
City, and is maintained for the con-
venience of rich ranch owners In the
vicinity. Not more than six or eight
people get mail there, but their let
ters are of sufficient financial impor.
tance for a postoffice TO be provided
for their use. The postmaster's sal
ary does not keep him in cigarettes,
but he only has to be on duty on the
days when the stage coach is due to
pass. The stage driver drops the mail,
the few letters from Virginia are
handed up and the postmaster pro-
ceeds to distribute the letters, post
cards and newspapers in lock boxes
hung on the outside of the postoffice.
the postmaster locks up the little Of
flee and goes away.
When q citizen of Virginia mails a
letter he does not buy a stamp, but
deposits letter and money through the
letter drop in the door. II the letter
is a heavy one and likely to require
more than one stamp he drops a
quarter or a half dollar in with 1t and
finds his change in his letter box next
mail day. AS the postmaster knows
the handwriting of ever man. woman
and child in the postal district he
never puts the change in the wrong
box. About once a year, generally
near the holidays, a registered letter
or package arrives, and then the ac-
commodating postmaster delivers 1t
In Virginia registered mail is put in
the letter drop, with the fee, and the
receipt placed in the proper lock box
the same as the change for stamps.
The little postoffice building Is con-
structed of rough slabs Of pine, un-
painted and windowless, and Is only
FIVE feet square, and about the height
Of an ordinary man, who can only
stand erect inside by taking of his
hat.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-02
$500 REWARD $500

!, j. c. Harris. sheriff of the
County of Elko, State of Nevada.
d. hereby offer and guarantee a
reward Of Eight Hundred $500 .OO)
Dollars for the arrest and con-
victIon of The person Gr persons,
who burned or caused to be
burned, the hay stacks and barn
on Ed Carville's ranch in Mound
Valley, Elko Couuty, Nevada,
during the month of August.
1911.
j.. G. Harris
Sheriff of Elko County.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-02
School Becky SHARP Attended.

II one had to select a single Thaek-.
cray shrine in London for a pilgrim.
age It might well be Walpole House
on Chiswick Hall. This wes not only
the house where Thackeray as q ner-
Vou5, shortsighted boy was placed at
school with DR.. Turner and was 60
miserable that he tried to run sway.
II possesses that other interest which
makes the scenes Of Mr.. Pickwick's
imaginary adventures more historic
than those Of Dickens real life, FOR
Walpole House is certainly Miss Pin.
kerion's academy, and here is the
spot where Becky Sharp scandalous-
ly hurled back the dictionary.
Lloyd Sanders. studying Old CHS.
wick. admits. indeed, that Thackeray
borrowed some details for Miss Pin
kerton from other houses But Wal
pole House is the basis. Here, too,
when II was boarding house, Daniel
o'Connell ate his dinners and here
Charles lis Duchess Of Cleveland
probably ended her days.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-02
Vaccination for Typhoid.

The last report of the surgeon gen.
erL OF the army adds more evidence
to sthe already overwhelming testi-
mony In favor of the protective value
OF anti-typhold vaccination. The fig.
ures given for the fiscal year ending
June 80. 1909, showed an incidence of
typhoid fever sixteen timer greater
among the unvaccinated thIn among
the vaccinated troops. Up T. October
1, 1910 only five cases had developed
among the non-immunized. Moreover,
Of these five cases four were so mild
rs to leave doubt as to the diagnosis,
and there were no bad effects OF any
kind az result Of the vaccination
From the Journal OF the American
Medical Association.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-02
NOT UP TO EXPECTATIONS
Mankind and the World Frequently
Disappointing to Hopeful Touth.
Says Theodore Parker.

] suppose many OF us are a little
disappointed with mankind The
world OF the girls dream is not the
world of the young woman's actual
sight and touch, and still less is 1t SO
OF the woman no longer young In
the moonlight of dreamy youth, as
we look out of the windows and re-
joice In the blooming apple trees. how
different does the world seem from
what we find it the next day. when in
the heat Of May sun, we go about
and remove the caterpillars from the
scrubby trees. A boy bred in a
wealthy family in a little village, Sc.
cluded from the eyes of men, filling
his consciousness with nature and the
reflection of human life which deep
poems and this great magnificent
Bible and other religious books mir
ror down into his own soul, goes out
into the world. and finds things very
different from what they appeared
when seen through the windows OF
the home which his fathers and moth.
er's affection colored with the rose
and violet of their own nature-The
odore Parker.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-02
sotanIsts In Alarm.

No little alarm ia being felt
among 6otanists at present at the
rapid disappearance OF the wild flow.
ers Of the Hawaiian islands. The flow.
ers are beautiful beyond description,
but many Of them have become ex.
tinct alres3y. Some of them have
very strange properties or habits.
For instance, the flower Of the Hau
tree lasts but q single day, opening
at sunrise and closing ct sunset. The
Kcali-Awahu is another beautiful
flower and II changes from purple to
pink during the day. Some of these
flowers, such az the Poolanne. bloom
only in April and May, but the great.
or number seem to bloom nearly the
entire year Some OF the vines are
very prolific, one OF them spreads
over an entire acre Of ground One
curious plant is ny catcher, and still
another lures unsuspecting insects
to destruction by peculiar odor and
light.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-02
CERTIFICATE OF SHERIFF
AS INSPECTOR OF HORSES

State of Nevada
County of Elko
In accordance with an act of the leg
islature, of the State of Nevada, pro-
viding for the inspection of horses
about to be driven or shipped out of
the State, Approved March 29th,
1907"
: hereby certify that at Elko, Elko
County, Nevada, on Saturday, the
4th day of Nov, 1911, at the request of
J. Therian
owner and shipper thereof, 1 inspected
that certain brand of horses, being in
number Al head, and branded as fol-
lows, to-wit:
head branded II right hip
81 head branded gu left hip
4 head branded J T leftnip
head branped T S left hip
head branded diamond left shoulder
II head branded s left shoulder
head branded bar III left hip
head branded hay hook left should
er.
l head branded V right hip
head branded D right shoulder
l head branded 70 left hip
l head branded quarter circle I left
hip
head branded B left hip
further certify that the above de-
scribed horses were shipped from Elko,
Elko County, Nevada, OH said above
mentioned date by the s. P. Railway
Company in cars Nos.
S P 14272, NJ L & T 77345
and the destination of said shipment of
said horses was
San Jose, State:of California
and that have q full and complete
record of the brands of the above men
toned horses.
In witness whereof l have hereunto
set my hand this 4th day of November,
1911.
&C. HARRIS,
Sheriff and Inspector of Horses in
and for Elko County, Nevada.
By r. s. CRITCHLEY,
Deputy.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-02
How Hallstones Form.

II Il were not for the countless
hosts OF dust particles that float,
separately invisible. in the atmos-
phere, there could be no rain drops,
snow crystals. or .bailstones. From
perfectly dustless atmosphere the
moisture would descend In ceaseless
rain without drops The dust par.
ticles serve as nuclei about which the
vapor gathers The snow crystal ia
tho most beautiful creation Of the
aerial moisture, and the hailstone is
the most extraordinary The heart
OF every hailstone Is tiny atom of
dust Such an atom, With little
moisture condensed about Il Is the
germ from which may grow a bail.
stone capable of telling man OF
smashing a window But first It must
be caught up by current OF afr and
carried TO the level OF the lofty CIR
tps clouds, Ave or six, or even ten
fRes high. Then, continually grow.
by fresh accesslons Of moisture,
g" sgins It's long plunge. spinning
I akhgh the clouds until finally II
his b upon the earth.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-02
Modern
Clean
rs BEST OF BURGLAR ALARMS
Man Refused to Sign Lease Until He
Learned Neighbor Was Taking
Fresh Air Cure.

Every reader has his own idea of
what constitutes a desirable neighbor-
hood" said the renting agent. "a
tenant hung back from signing a lease
Tor six hours the other day because
l could not tell him whether anybody
In the block was taking the fresh-air
cure. He was so insistent that final
ly made inquiry and learned from the
'5anitor at No. 225 that a man on the
third floor Of his building sleeps every
night with his head stuck out of the
window and then the tenant signed
the lease.
His precaution was due to fear of
burglars. He has learned, he says
that the best burglar alarm ever In.
vented Is the fresh-air cure. Not even
the doctors who advise 1t know so
well as the second-story men how
many people sleep with their heads
out of the window. They know be.
cause the habit interferes with their
business Whole blocks that used to
be profitable hunting grounds for
burglars are now so much waste space
because two or three persons In the
block go to bed with the upper half
of the body protruding beyond the
window sill. Outdoor sleepers f1ay
sleep comfortably, but they sleep
lightly. The second-story man can
not make noise half block away
without waking them and giving the
alarm"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-02
Eaatharad ouadrnnrtl.

L. J. Davis Of Sedgwiek has freak
chicken that no Is raising this sunr
mer. says the Kansas City Journal
It has four legs Three of the dun.
sticks" are on one side. The other "a.
is like any weiLresuiatod obicbtA
ought to have. Mr. Davis says be
hopes to raise the chicken and peritA.
new breed. He says the man vie
makes two blades of grass Erot
where only one grew before is eonsid-
cred public benefactor, and II he est,
succeed In making four "durmptlols
gro~ where only two ordinarily sproFt
be win be somewhat Of a philanthro.
pist himself.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-02
SHE $NEW VIRGlNIA'S LAWS
How Maiden Lady of the Old Domln-
Ion Saved Her Lawn From tho
Road Builders.

If women ever come to sit on the
bench in old Virginia, there's mai
den lady living on her ancestral ise.es
just across the Potomac from Wash
tngton who can qualify for the job.
Recently a realty company bought
a tract of land the other side of her
property and plated 1t into suburban
lots. Desiring ready access to the
capital, they instituted proceedings to
run a public road through the old
lady's land; worse. az she learned,
the projected road would cut right
through the prettiest part Of her trim
lawn, dear with its memories of her
childhood
She consulted her lawyer, only to
be told there was no help for IT.,
since private property may, under the
law, be condemned for eublic use. no
matter how unwilling an indignant
owner may he.
Far from resigning herself to the
ruthless inroad on her cherished lawn,
the old lady buried herself In the
musty law library handed down from
an ancient ancestor, once a prominent
Judge in the Old Dominion.
When some days later a party of
surveyors appeared with stakes and
chains to lay out the line of road. they
found the owner, spade in hand, Just
setting out the last Of phalanx Of
young apple trees squarely in front
of the lawn and right In the line OF
the proposed highway.
IF you set foot inside this orchard
she said deflantly to the astonished
surveyors, "I'll have you all thrown
out and then arrested for trespass." +"
With that she called up half dozen
trusty young countrymen waiting be-
hind the barn for the summons.
What does all this mean?" asked
the leader Of the surveying party, in
whose contract there had been no
mention of fighting. 1--WE are survey
Ing for a public road and can go any.
where"
"Anywhere-except through an or
chardl" exclaimed the. old lady, pull
ing musty volume from under her
apron. tits been the law IN Virginia
since the days of Patrick Henry that
you can't run even a public road
through an orchard, 30 you stay outl'
The old lady had dug UP an ancient
law unknown to modern attorneys,
confounded her opponents ano saved
her lawn
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-02
Where the Parson Scored.

A certain skeptic was contending
before minister that the work OF the
Creator was manifestly imperfect.
says the Christian Guardian. Have
you not yourself" he asked, noted
defects In the b1man organism, for in.
stance, and thought of better con
trivanees" To his delight there was
the frank reply. Why, yes, really
think have. Why" drawled the
parson. you see, when want to shut
out anything disagreeable from my
sight can draw down my eyelids and
It's all done, but unfortunately
haven't any flaps to my ears" Free
conversation ceased at about that
point.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-02
CERTIFICATE OF SHERIFF
AS INSPECTOR OF HORSES
State of Nevada !.
County of Eiku!

State of Nevada So
County of Eikoi
In accordance with an act of the
legislature of the State of Nevada,
providing for the inspection of
horses about to be driven or ship.
ped out of the State, Approved
March 29th, 1907, ",S&4sls sx
hereby certify that, at Elko,
Elko County, Nevada, on Satur-
day, che 4th day of Nov, 1911,
at the request of P. j. Cochrane,
owner and shipper thereof, in
spected that certain brand of
horses, being in number % head
and branded as follows. to-wit:
l head branded AT left hip
l head branded circle H right
shoulder
1 head branded bar diamond left
thigh
l head branded N left shoulder
2 head branded J D right
shoulder
head branded F left hip
head branded rs left hip
head branded G right hip
l head branded q bar left hip
head branded u left hip.
head branded ] right hip
l head branded 5 left shoulded
2 head branded quarter circle 8
left shoulder
2 head no brands
l head branded d H left hip
l head branded left hip
/ head branded quarter circle s
left hip
] head b, b,anded bar x left hip
head branded B left hip
further certify that the above
described horses were shipped from
Elko, Elko County, Nevada, on
said above mentioned date by the
W.P. Railway Company in cars Nos.
De RG 35402
and the destination of said horses
was
Oakland, State of California,
, and that l have a full and complete
record of the brands of the above
| mentioned horses.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-02
POST WITH A HISTORY
MONUMENT TO STUDENTS VAIN
EFFoRTs TO GET EDUCATION.
Russian's Heroic Attempts 60 Work
His Way Through Cornell univer-
slty Told by Former Ambassa-
dor Andrew .. White.

Andrew ID. White, former ambassa-
dor to Russia and Germany. points out
stone post on the university campus
az T. NJ u,snt 10 a student who tried
to work E.s waL through the univeFsitJ
soon AtLer Ezra Cornell,sent out cali
for studeats In ali parts OF the world
who were willing to work 10 obtain
useful knowledge
u shall always think OF that stone
post before Sage college as Pelechin's
monument" said Mr.. White to a pro-
fessor recently. "Pelechin had come
all the way from Kiev, Russia, In re-
sponse to the call to a university
where poor men could work their way.
1t was Mr.. Cornells idea that all the
students should be at least partly self
supporting.
THE Russian had little money left
ply for work. I reported the matter
to Mr.. Cornell, and when q few days
later Mr.. Cornell bought this post
from the stone cutters and had 1t un-
loaded before the south building. Pc
lechin got the task of putting II In
position. The poor fellow was unac-
quainted with the use of tools and was
very awkward. 1t was several weeks
before he got hole dug which would
accommodate the post In its proper
position. His strange methods OF
work attracted the attention Of many
Of his fellow students, and they
named 1t Pelechin'P monument, q
name by which 1t was known for many
years afterward.
1T soon turned out that a monu.
ment was needed. Pelechin soon be-
came not only deficient in funds, but
deficient In scholarship. He made he
roic struggles to master his studies
without avail, and I finally succeeded
in persuading him that the best thing
he could do was to return to his home
in Russia
Imagine my surprise when he
| turned up a few years later. He came
to my Office and told me he had saved
$500 and proposed to complete his
course congratulated him on his
thrift and niB- ueteF1nihAftUIz- --szx;;s=stls- rz;s
ceed, but with mental reservations.
In few days he came to my ofiice
! again He told me he had invested
| large part of his capital. a5hoI
him what Investment he had made,
and he told me he had purchased q
| horse and carriage. | was astonished,
and asked why he thought horse and
carriage would be a good investment.
"Pelechin told me that there was q
constant demand on the part Of con-
siderable number of the students for q
horse and carriage, and he expected
to make a great deal of money by
hiring them out. Poor Pelechini He
turned up again in few days crest
! fallen. He had sad story to tell. He
had rented the horse and carriage to
party OF students, and the animal
had run away, badly injuring itself
and wrecking the carriage. Soon aft
erward he left Cornell FOR good. His
address in the 1908 Ten-Year Book
Of the university was Etili Ktey, Rus
sia."
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-02
Delicate Hint AvaIIod Nothing.

Among the exceptional privileges
granted to the new housemaid by the
young married woman wer1 thhTss s-ee
telephone calls a week, provided she
was Informed beforehand what the
girl wished to talk about, says the
New York Sun. At the close Of tur-
bulent day, in which the Wills Of mis-
tress and maid had clashed violently,
Mary sought permission to telephone.
ITO whom do you wish to speak?"
asked her mistress. ITO the pastor
OF my church." said Mary. Taking
that pious ambition as sign OF con-
triton, the mistress readily gave con.
sent. MARY went to the telephone.
Father GRIM" she said, won't you
please pray for the woman am
working for and sc II that won't take
some of the selfishness out of her
heart and make her see that 1t IL
wrong for her to ask ms to finish all
that ironing today when could just
as we'll let It go till tomorrow morn.
Ing" II the pastor prayed his peti.
ton was not answered.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-02
Homo and "eouahtenn Broad.

Home and "8oughten" Bread.
II appears that from so to 70 per
cent OF the bread used in Now York
city is actually baked by women in
the home, and even $4,000 900
bread trust will have hard work to
persuade many oil these women that
the scientific bread turned out by tho
baking companies day after day under
uniform conditions is an improve
ment on the home product
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-02
one Way.

How do you hold onto your coca
while you are away on your vacation
by paying her bonus to come
back7" mo. by not paying her what
I owe her,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-02
elurrina n over.

TIM a poor conversstionalist At
these hIghbrow dinper parties I'm
always afrsi6 Of mir prououncins some
word Take q mouthful Of spinach
before attempting word that you
are Uncertain about
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-02
new MEAT MARKET

The Lamoille Mercantile Company has opened
up a First Class Meat Market at Growers old
stand, and is ready to supply the public with all
kinds of meat-pork. veal mutton, lamb and
beef at wholesale and9retail prices. Also, have
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-02
In witness whereof, l have here
unto set my hand this 4th day of
November, 1871.

]. c. Harris,
Sheriff and Inspector of horses
in and for Elko County. New.
By. R. S. Critchley, Deputy
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-08-06
BRUNSWICK ON VAUDEVILLE
CIRCUIT WITH WAYCROSS

The management of the Grand las
just perfected very satisfactory ar
raEgements to split vaudeville weeks
with the Majestic theatre in Way
cross. What we mean by this is that
Brunswick will have a new attraction
every three days, the vaudeville act
tina: we have going to Waycross on
Thursday, and their act coming here
oa the same day. This will not only
give Brunswick a change of acts each
three days, but will give her an en-
tire change of program each night,
and the prices will remain at &C and
Toe The first half of next week we
will have the Klein Brothers and the
las half the Great TeXico Company
giving the greatest sensational dances
of the age.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-08-06
EX-SENATOR A. j. BEVERIDcE
MAKES OPENING SPEECH

Chicago, Aug 5.-"The first words
of the constitution are: We are the
people, and they declare that the
constitutions purpose is to form a
perfect union and to promote the gen.
eral welfare To do just what is
the very heart of the progressive
cause" declared Albert J. Beveridge,
in calling the progressive convention
to order today.
Mr.. Beverage told in detail the
purpose and program of the progress
sive party. Abuse" he said, will
only strengthen it; ridicule only has
tel its growth; falsehood only speed
its victory.
knowing the price we must pay.
the sacrifice we must make, the bur-
dens we must carry, the assaults we
must endure-knowing full wei! the
Vcost-yet we enlist and we enlist for
tn, war. For VIC know the justice of
our cause, and we know, too, its GER
tain triumph
Mr.. Beverage, spoke in part, as
follows:
1--WE stand for q nobler America.
W. stand for an undivided nation. We
stand for a broader liberty, fuller
justice. We stand for social brother
hooH as against savage individualism.
We stand for an intelligent coorera-
ton instead of a reckless competition.
We stand for mutual helpfulness in
stead of mutual hatred. We stand for
equal rights as a fact of life instead
OF catch-word of politics.
owe stand for the rule of the peo-
pie as a practical truth instead of a
me- aningless pretense. We stand for
a representative government that rep
resents the people.
For this party has grown from the
sol of the peoples hard necessities.
1t has the vitality of the peoples
strong convictions. The people have
work to be done and our party is here
to do that work"
Mr.. Beveridge said that notorious
bosses are in the saddle of both old
parties, and that under this boss sys-
TEN, no matter which party wins, the
people seldom win, but the bosses al
ways win.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-08-06
To Voters of Brunswick Judicial
Cirouit

To Voters of Brunswick Judicial
Circuit.
] hereby announce my candidacy
for solicitor general of your circuit
respectfully soliciting the votes of as
many of you, as feel disposed to honor
me with your SUFFRAGE. If elected
to this honorable position, promise
you that will be wide awake, ag
gressive, ready to. try my cases, and
conduct the office, and the duties
thereof, with despatch. If l did not
feel that 1 could make good"
would not announce. l have had four
years experience as a states attorney
in the office of, solicitor of the city
court of Brunswick, where I came in
contact with an exceptionally able
bar, and I have profited, 1 think, by
thi.; tenure I believe in represent
ing the state with vigor, and without
fear, at the sane time I hold that il
is as much the duty of a states at