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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-13
THIEF. AS SWITCHMAN.
GETS $4,000 IN GEMS

CLEVELAND, o.. Aug. l2.--Police,
,day, are searching for thief. who,
fsguised as switchman, late last
light stole a travelling bag containing
1000 worth of jewelry belonging TO
y. +. Beckman. OF Shelbyville. Ky.
rom Pullman car in the union sta.
on yards here. /Beckman. his wife
nd little daughter were in Pullman
rawing room on a Big Four train
pund from Cincinnati TO Boston.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-13
TWO FATALLY HURT
IN CRASH OF CARS

CINCINNATI, o., Aug. 1.-TWO
persons were perhaps fatally injured
and five others seriously hurt In a
rear-end collision between two street
cars on the Cincinnati end OF the
Ohio river suspension bridge today.
G. J. Chiffon, motorman OF the rear
car. who was among the injured. said
the failure of the brakes on his car
caused the accident
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-13

f. Dewitt are at Otsego lake. pike
fishing
Minor f. White is at Kendahyille'
Ind
MIR. and Mrs. c. r. Comstock lett
Saturday morning for Chicago ana
Benton Harbor. via the lakes
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ross and
family are spending two weeks al
Lake Orion
Mrs. A. A. Van Cleave Will move
20 the DR. Huston house, on Ellis-st.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Chaplin nave
moved from y. Washington-st 10
their newly purchased home on W.
Congressst.
Miss Meta Graves is recovering
from an operation. in the U OF NJ.
hospita.
VIM Bemiss is home from trip
TO New York city.
Mrs Werger George is at CaVan-
augh lake.
Places have been engaged for 800
OF the 420 ministers who will attend
the NJ. +. conference 10 be held III
the city in September.
Miss Anna Towner will teach In
Iapeer.
Miss Antoinette Van CleVe VIII
teach In Tarkio, Missouri.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-13

the marks left on her face by her
husbands abuse
Della Anger has filed suit Nor d.
yorce from her husband, George. al
leging that ne has a bad temper and
frequently RACED at her In their ~
years OF married life
Dr Frederick I. Lau, OF this city.
has received an appointment on the
medical stan OF the Metropolitan hos-I
pital, on Blackwell's island. ana en-
tered upon his duties this week. Dr.
lau Is the eldest son OF DR.. and Mrs.
NJ. W. lau, No. l0S Delaware-aye.
o
Dr. A. c. Studer. Mrs. Studer ana
Miss Studer, are staying In the Mud
layia sanitarium. Kramer, Ind.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-13
OF WILSON
WEDDING DATE DENIED

WASHINGTON. Aug IA report
that the wedding OF Miss Jessie viii
son, daughter Of the president, and
Francis b. Sayer, was to take place
next month. instead of in November,
as originally planned was emphatical-
ly denied here, today.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-13

Job Printing Done Right. Times
Printing Co.. 10 John R-st
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-13
Falls on Wire. Dies.

NORFOLK, Neb.. Aub. Thames
Coombs, 20 years old, engineers help
or in the electric light plant here, was
electrocuted when he rolled from
bench on which he was sleeping and
fell on a live wire near the switch
board.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-13
The Ruined Napoleon of the Balkans

New and recent photograph OF Gen
eral Savoff, the commander-in-chief OF
the Bulgarian army, and his beautiful
and charming daughter. After having
accomplished the difficult task of driv-
ing the Turks from Europe back TO
Asia a feat that had been unsuccess.
fully tried by various nations in the
past centuries. this modern Napoleon
is blamed for the present unlocked
for losses OF the Bulgarians and, dis.
graced and discredited. he may be
court-martialed for the defeat of the
army which but little while ago he
led TO such wonderful success.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-27

When the Legislature undertakes the
examination Of the books of the Stat,
Bank and Trust compan V it should
have the services of some man or men
whose reports will command the I'M
questioned respect Of the people. With
such u report to stand upoG there will
be no danger that the legislative body
will appear as the laughing stock" OF
anybody. There is, however. the pos.
sibility that the apoiogists and thoS
who opposed this inquiry may fin
themselves in that role.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-27
URGE5 MINERS TO STAY
AWAY FROM ROCHESTER

Jack Kirwin is back from Rochester.
Kirwi1, says that While the shOwingS
of the district are splendid and he be.
lieves from what he saw that the dis
trict will make good under the right
sort of development, that there is no
justiic .tion for tie present big rusn
into t, Q district by miners aid men
seeking employment. He earnestly adj
vises a 4: workers to stay away from
the dis riot for the present, for there
are a g eat many mot9 workers in the
distric' than can secure work; also th:t
it will axe some time before any num-
Der of , liners can be used to prosecute
work ia line with good mining Hum
boldt SCar.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-27
Bonaparte as SchooIboy

The following is a COPY OF the Ger
tificate given to the great Napoleon
On leaving school. 1t was handed to
him for presentation to the king Of
France by the inspector OF the Col.
lege of Brienne:
IN. de Bonaparte (Napoleon). born
The 18th OF August. 1869. Height.
four feet ten inches ten lines five
feet six and one-half inches); has fin
ished his fourth degree.
"Of good constitution. excellent
health, a character docilo. frank and
graceful and strictly regular in con-
duct; has always distinguished him
self by his application to mathe.
matics; he 10 tolerably conversant
with history and geography; rather
deficient In polite accomplishments
rs we'll as Latin, having only fin
ished his fourth course. Would make
an excellent marine.
Deserves to pass to the school at
Paris"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-27
LITERATURE FOR ALL M0G7G
That is What Librarians Are Expect~d
to Select for Their Exactirg
Patrons.

Infinite are the requirements and
profound the judgment OF librarian
The other day a little girl who does
the family marketing rushed into y
branch library with the announce
ment that the sewing society WAS &c.
afternoon and wouldn't the librarian
please send around q book suitable
for the elOCutionists OF the circle to
read aloud while the others worked
The young woman appealed to sent
the sequel to a Pr -ticularly charmiry
story that had beguiled the tediam o.
that same circle on a previous after.
noon. In a short while the little girl
returned the book.
MA says this amt the kind of n
story they need today" she said.
They amt workin' on baby clothes
and s~hirtwaists to lay. They're darn
in mems socks and mendin' shirts.
and they want something suitable"
There was q consultation of iibrar-
ians. Just what kind OF literature
would lit the mental attitude Of women
engaged in darning socks and mend
Ing shirts was n question hitherto IN
considered They decided on q Wo
mans rights PAMPHLET called The
Eternal Warfare Apparently it
suited, for the child did not bring IL
back.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-27
MADE HIM GOOD AMERICAN
Act OF Wise Father That Kept His
Boy In the Path Of His
Birth and Duty.

It Is claiming rather a great deal to
say that . child's whole future career
may depend upon the hearing of a
etory! But. unquestionably, i is true.
A boy l know, whose parents were
obliged to live In England during two
of his early years-from the time he
was eight until he Was ten-said to
his father one day: "Am I an Eng.
ushman, an American, or haven't l
any country at ALP"
His father, a loyal American, startled
at this question, read to the boy "A
Man Without a Country"
You are an American" he told the
boy. Never forget that"
The boy. now a man. is just about to
enter the United States army. Much
OF his hfe has been passed In other
countries, but he is an American.
Il think 1 might have become an
Englishman, or a maj with no partic.
ular loyalty to any flag" he said re-
GENTLY. had 1t not been for the story
OF "A Man Without n Country which
my father read to me when l was a
little boy In England. I didn't under-
stand all Of 1t, but l understood
enough to keep me forever loyal 10
the land Of my birth. no matter where
1 might happen to be growing up
Elizabeth McCracken in the Homo
Progress Magazine.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-27
No Need to Worry.

a lovely woman who lives on Rox-
ford road. East Cleveland. is the
proud mother of two boys. Reginald
is six years old. while Ronald is not
yet two. Both children are active
and inquisitive. so 1t has become nee
essary TO employ a young girl to
watch them.
Mamma is subject to headaches.
and mamma has discovered the sort Of
proprietary pills that will relieve
them. One mustn't take more than
one per hour. And the other after
o 20 mamma had a headache, took a
pill and went to rest. After a while
she got up to repeat the dose-and
found the pill box empty. She sum.
moned the maid.
"Frida!" she cried. Did Reginald
swallow all those pills. Answer mel"
Nom" answered Frida, with q
sElile.. Don't be scared none. He's
u chcnerous kid-he gate half Of EN-
to der baby!"-Cleveland Plain Dealer
Dealer.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-27
BEST OF ALL SH0RTCAKES
How Luscious Dessert Should Be Pre-.
pared for the Table to Be at
Its Best.

Best served warm and do not fill
until ready to serve. Split cake, lay
top inverted on a plate. fill with
fresh or canned sliced peaches. we'll
seasoned apple sauce. or hest of all,
with crushed or sliced strawberries.
Fruit should be literally sugared.
When center Is we'll filed place
the top layer on. cover with fruit
and serve with a
Ingredients: Two cupfu's of sifteI
pastry -four. two ~teaspoonfuls of ba-
king powder. three rablespoonfuls Of
butter, two tablespoonfuls of butter,
two tablespoonfuls Of sugar, one egg
md three-Quarters cupful of milk.
Method: Sift salt and baking pow
der into -four after It has been sifted
once and measured. Cream. butter.
sugar and egg until light. Into this gen.
ly stir the milk and -four. ternGtine
do net beat, just stir lightly. then
pour into creased layer cake tin
Bake in brisk oven, then split and
prepare with the Iruit as d. ected in
foregoing recipe.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-27
Arts and Crafts Idea.

We have all een very attractive
bits of jewelry made from gold or sill.
yer coins by having the background
space etched away, leaving only tho
head and the encircling rim with a few
little connecting bars. The same idea
can be carried cut by using for the
head a little silhouette portrait. made
by posing the subject against Il bright
sky through a window in a room, dark
ened all except that one window, then
taking q snapshot. A camerG taking a
picture two inches by three is large
enough and the whole head should be
less than an inch. Take several pic.
lures until a good outline is obtained.
A baby's head is exquisite and done
in silver would be a beautiful scarfpin.
For such q pin have only the head
without an e%ncircling rim. A mothers
baby's head In gold would make q
pendant that would be a great treas
IRE. For a man who has two small
sons l am planning cuff links, each
link to have at one end a different"
boy. the other end of the link. of
course, to be the usual dumbell.-De
~'ineator.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-27
SITTING ASHES.

A IA mily on the north side have
several children, but only ons-the
eldest--is p boy. The little lad grew
brother. The boy was twelve recent
ly, and the house was rather upset
In anticipation Of something or other.
The father was busy and the ION had
to sift the ashes and care for the
furnace. At this juncture a nurse ap-
Feared on the scene and two days
later she came to the little boy.
What do you think you've got?"
she asked him.
"A baby brother" fairly gasped
the youngster.
mo. dearie-it's a baby sister," re-
piled the nurse.
Gosh moaned the youngster.
Must I always sift these ashes?"-
National Monthly
Much Like Euman Life.
A tree does not die of old age II
~Rccumulates inflrmities with the years
and has many diseases. 1t may tCarve
or die Of thirst; ~caterpillars may eat
It's foliage, scale bugs suck it's j1ices,
beetles tunnel under the bark, scao
rust, molds, rot, blight. may prey
upon It. The wind is also an enemy
Peeling the bark Of the birch does not
kill It. The numbering season is ovel
when the sap begins to stream up
ward, al wood cut "in the sap" il liza
BILE to decay. A sugar maple in three
weeks yields of its life's blood to tb~
extent of 25 gallons GO drops failing
every mlnute), which boils down to
little less than five pounds Of sugar
The trees are not injured II properl!
treated, nor exhausted by being borec
too much or at the wrong time.
Johnny Cake.
One teAcupful of cornmeal. one ant
one-half cupfnls of. hour, one cgs, TIVE
thirds cupful OF sugar. one cupful o
milk, one tablespoonful OF butter, on,
teaspoonful Of baking powder ant
some salt.
sift tho -four into a basin. add tn,
meal. sugar, salt and baking powder
Beat up the egg. add 1t with the mil
and the butter heated slightly. Bea
well, then pour II into a CREASED pa
and bake for half an hour in n goo
oven. Eat warm with good. sweet
butter.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-27
GOLCORDA AND GOLD CIRCLE
STAGE STARTS MARCH

W. L. Brackett, who is preparing to
start all auto stage line between Gold
Circle and Golconda, left this morning
with his big a for Golconda. after
having it overhauled here i'll the shop
of Haviland 81 Hoskins. Mr.. Brackets
family is at present at Gold Circle, but
he intends to move them to Golconda
and make his home there. He has Sc
cured he mail contract between the
two towns ami, beginning with the
first of March, will make daily round
trips. He has one large and one small
machine.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-27
ANCIENT STONE SUN DIAL
II Was Built Into a Church Buttress,
Probably In the Thirteenth
Century.

The stone sun dial, probably Of the
thirteenth century, which has just been
placed in the south wall of the chancel
of West Clandon church, is likely to
be of considerable interest to anti
quaries The dial, which has unfor-
tunately last its gnomon, was till re-
Gently built into the western side Of
. buttress, having apparently been re-
garded as a piece of stone of no value.
The stone on which the dial is cut
II Of chalk and the dial Is about a foot
across. The engraving OF the lines
on the face is deep and sharp, tine
stone being in a good state o; preser-
walton, and the hole in which the
gnomon had been fixed is wide and
deep. At each Of those positions on
the face OF the dial which in a clock
would be called the quarters four dots
are engraved. but these dots are ar
ranged In different positions. Sun dials
such as that at West Clandon are
not at all are and at one time they
were probably placed on every church.
Indeed, at Saltwood, In Kent, there
are three close together, but particu-
lar interest attaches to the specimen
Mt West Clandon from the fact that II
Is much nearer perfect than ia gener'
ally the case.-The Guardian.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-27
Ma0ic Of the Rainbow.

The rainbow shimmering high IL
The heavens is more than a mere arch
Of glowing colors. 1t is a royal am
bassador from the kingdom of nature.
= herald bearing a message CT vast
Importance to mankind. Written up
on its briliiantly-hued. shining arch
way is a truth hat man has finally
appreciated after the countless ages
that have passed since the first rain
bow gloriiied the heavens. And this
truth is what? Nothing less than the
revelation Of the component elements
thai constitute the sun and stars and
the dim-shining nebulae lost IN the
farthermost hiding places Of the uni.
verse. BY ean of this truth, writ
ten large upon the raindrops. we
know more about the composition Of
the sun. $1,000, 900 miles from the
earth, thar we do about the world OF
which we dwell.--Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-27
WAS A FRAME-UP

Assassination of former President
Madero and Vice-P President Suarez was
framed up to occur Us it did, Of course.
President Huerta is a Judas and simply
delivered his former friend into the
hands of his enemies with the inten.
ton Of getting rid of him. There has
been no improvement in the govern
ment of Mexico by the recent changes
and we still expect to see the United
States forced to take possession of the
country and establish a government
that will not be a farce.-Ely Mining
Exuoaitor.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-27
African Dwarf Elephants.

An Enelial official in Uganda claims
to have seen a herd of dwarf ele-
plants, the existence Of which has
often been affirmed by natives. When
recently cen the company consisted
O rom 30 to 40 individual elephants
Iloa4GeriDg in solitary fashion over a
plain. Tie observe was most aston
ished at the weak def1nSes offered by
their bodies. None Of them had a tusB
OF more than ten Kilograms in weight.
A dead member Of the flock was after
ward found. the tusk of which weighed
but eight Kilograms. u
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-27
SAM DAVIS HAS A
GOOD MINING STORY

A sto ~, which may be. adapted to
Roches er, is told with more or less
origins ity by Sam Davis, the Nevada
humori5t. 1t refers to tie death of a
NevadL p~rospector, who went to
Heaven, of course.
Ten minutes after the arrival of the
old de ert rat he had all main street
and tho intersecting located
and waj digging up the golden paving
to beat the band. q
st. Peter was notified and the latter
tried - dispossess the winner, but
withou5 avail. Finally a recent arrival
from Reno. who was standing lone
somely on a corner, wondering where
all his pther townSmen were, suggested
to the 4aint a means of Kidding Heaven
Of this Nuisance.
"Tell him that a big strike has just
been made in He'll" he whispered. Five
minutes later the p~rospector had
thrown his diamond hitch and de.
parted.
That is the way with a lot of Roches'
ter fellows since the Velvet strike was
announced. A score or more of them
have hit the trail for the new diggins,
This recalls a rush that took place
some half dozen years ago. Goldfeld
was just getting to it's best, and wa:
the camp of magnificent opportunity
but a stampede started for Rawhidt
and hundreds of Goldfelders Joined
Business houses were closed and resi-
dences were vacated.
Just about this time Rev. FatheI
Dermoady finished his new church ant
put q sign on his Cedar street edifice
"This church is closed" A wag adde's
to the inscription: Christ has gon
to Rawhide."
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-27
TELLING tho Bees.

The custom OF telling the bees" Is
often referred to by these interested
In Curious happenings. In some parts
OF England it has always been the
habit to inform the bees whenever
there is a death in the family, particu.
larly when 1t is that OF the master or
mistress.
Some one raps upon the board sup.
porting the hives and says: Mourn
with us, master (or mistress) OF the
house Ia dead"
1t is thought that II this duty Is
neglected the becs will die; and many
Old servants are fond OF telling how
the bees pine away when no one
thinks to give them the sad MESA GO.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-27
MAN CREATOR OF CHARACTER
Portion Of the Immortal Life That In
Law Of Nature Must Endure.
For Ever.

Nature works upon the lower forms
OF life. A higher power than the
stone has formed it; the trees. the
lowers. even the insects and beasts
are plastic materials in the hands Of
the Great Potter. Through 1t. in un-
thinkable time. the bodies are fd Sed
for man. He enters the temple pre-
pared for him. and nature. who has
been supreme, TO- bows before the
mystery. She sees before her not alone
the world stun to be fashioned, but
the very creative spark. No longer
can she mold unaided. It becomes her
office now to furnish the opportunities
for the entering man. who has before
him the h~erculean task OF evolving the
human mind. No outside force alone
Fan make him. The creative seed is
ftself within him. Every event, every
circumstance. is something to be met
and acted upon by him the creator o!
his W destiny. Whether ignorantly
or consciously, he works in the illimit.
able and eXhaustloSs laboratory of ma
trre and therein SLOWLY but surely
fashions-charactcr. Human laws may
be framed and forgotten; temples may
be reared m crIrble; whole races
may pass thru" Weir an3tment Of
sorrow. despair "ud JOY. and be no
more; continents may rise and SINK;
but character, By T0eans of which all
these things are rormed and colored.
character. as par; Of man. the immor-
tai cniures.-Ccrr-Udc IAN Pelt In the
ThCosoDhical Path
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-27
To lrcn Fine Damask Linen.

There is a superstition that fine
damask shows up better If iToned with
out drying, a superstition that de-
serves to be exploded. Hang your
linen very smooth and take 1t down,
folding 1t as smooth as possible, when
it is fairly damp. L-Ct II lie folded and
covered thickly an hour CT so, then
iron dry. This you can do with in
f~nitely less wear to the fabric than II
you ironod it sopDing wet. AS to tho
saving of muscle no words are needed.
II things are allowed to get bone dry,
then sprinklod down, they como
quite so smooth as II folded damp.
But bone drying in midsummer sun Is
worth while nov ard again, in that 1t
sweetens and whitcns as no artificial
agency possibly can.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-27
Ironing Sheets a Waste Of Effort.

Hang linen table clGths always
across the w~arp.-that is, the length.
wise Of them. Warp threads ore
doubly as strong as wool, and thvs
better able to stand strain. Take down
sheets and so on when barely damp,
fold them, smooth them upon . cl.gn
fiat surface, then pile them one On
another under moderate weight in an
airy place. Don't iron lhem-it Is o
waste Of effort. Do not iron stochinrs
or underwear. especially wooden un.
derwcar.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-27
Salaries Of Naval ON. =.

The pay Of commissioned c.2car :
he navy varies With ranh and -" ,
% service. and there are nuro 70
other factors which must b. tskCu IN
20 account. The moun received In
Individual cases may b wC"%ri OF
by a study Of the regulations con.
tained In the Navy Register. whicE is
obtainable in any wcll.cquipDed public
library. The commander Of a vessel
Of the naval auxiliary service would
not he correctly called n Captain"
out master" The rates Of pay Of
his class OF officers are not set forth
IN the Navy Register, since they are
oot regularly commissioned officers Of
lp navy.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-27
ELY ROAD TO HAMILTON

The board OF county commissioners
of White Pine will soon consider the
construction Of a good wagon road to
Hamilton, which will give all outlet
for the ores of that camp via Ely. 1t
is probable hat the old telegraph road
will be repaired and put i'll f~irst-claSs
condition. This road is Il little longe.
than the road now in usc. but it vii
avoid all steep grades.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-27
AccentuatIna Plant Characters.

1t has been found that under red
light eight through red glass) plants
become moro robust than In any 9TH
er. They also become more pro-
nounced in their chief characteristic
!cafy plant becomes more leafy, all
shades of green become more pro-
nouuced, the sensitive plant more
sensitive and all in every way become
highly specialized.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-27

kill P. D. Smith. ouup inspector for
the Southern Pacific. Smith is i'll the
company hospital ut Sacramento. His
skull is fractured, his nose broken and
there is an ugly laceration over one
eye. Despite these serious injuries, it
is stated that he is now out Of danger
and will ecoYe