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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-12-24
DISCHARGED FROM CUSTODY

Perry Duval was discharged from
the county Jail this morning on the
order Of U. S. Commissioners Booher.
DuYal was convicted of selling whisky
to Indians last summer and was sent
cnced to siXty.three days in the county
jail here, and to pay a fine of 800.
On the 18th he took the poor con.
victs oath, and this morning he was
discharged from custody. his time hay
ing been served.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-12-24
SOCIALIST WINS CONTEST
AND PLATT MAX ES GAIN

Harry Dunscath, socialist, was de-
clared the duly elected justice Of the
peace over Frank Gallagher. democrat,
by Judge Somcrs when the votes cast
in Tonopah for that office hrJ been re.
counted and all Illegal ballots rejected.
Sam Platt. according TO persons who
watched the recount Tor him. n,ndn n
gain OF 10 votes over Newlands,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-12-24
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH
Christmas Services

Celebration of the Holy Communion,
$50 a. III.
Morning prayer. holy communion
and sermon. IL a. M
Special Christmas music and an.
thems by vested choir. Solos by Mrs.
Wheeler and Mr.. Roy Mcrithew.
4 cordial welcome to ali.
+. II. PRICE, Rector.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-12-24

Henry Jack. charged with public
drunkenness. was brought before
Judge Castle this morning and plead.
cd guilty 10 the charge. The judge
gave him sentence OF thirty days
and prom scd him more tht next time
hc was found In that condition.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-12-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Armstrong and
daughter. Miss Ncttic. OF Deeth, are
the guests of Mrs. May Bradley in this
city.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-12-24

Go to the W. r. Smith Co. for any.
thing In the furniture line. a biz
sale iE In progress at greatly reduced
prices.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-12-24
n short visit


There will be no issue Of the In
dependent Christmas Day.
Miss Clara Riddcll bookkccpcr for
the A. ". lIogson Co. left yesterday
for her rome in starr Valley 10 spend
the Christmas holidays.
Carey Van Fleet left for san Fran
cisco Yesterday where he will spend
the holidays with his parents.
Roy Corbctt. OF the Elko Lumber
company. left yesterday for NirgIniC
CITY TO spend tho holidays.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-12-24

Bargain Christmas gifts at the w.
+. Smith Co. store.
OF the road and practically none OF II
Is in the irrigation project. The total
valuation placed on the property by
the assessor is s7S1,S06. The rail.
road company claims the full cash
value of the land, according TO classi.
flcation by experts, Is Si76,525. The
valuation established by the assessor
Is 60 per cent more than the full
value placed on the land by the rail-
road company's experts.
The taxes on the property this
year, as fixed by the assessor, amount
TO S11.oG9 Tho railroad company
claims that taxes shOuId not be paid
on more than 60 per cent of the cash
valuation by its experts, which
amounts TO 1886. eco. the tax on which
would amount TO S4.ia5.G9. This
amount was rendered the treasurer
of Churchill county and he refused 10
accept II. The money then was paid
to The Federal court for Churchill
county and proceedings beg,in to test
the constiutonality Of The law.
Two suits have bccn instituted by
the Nevada. a.California.Or Oregon com
pRny against the tax commission to-
restrain the collection Of taxes In Nyc
aud Esmeralda counties. Tho issue
raised is the same as in the action
ngains, Churchill coutsy and In addl-
ton certain sections OF the tax corr.
mission law arc attacked.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-12-24
BRADLEY OPERA
HOUSE TONIGHT

Tho following program for the Brad
ley Opera House was too late for pub
lication in their regular advertise.
mcnt
THE PERKS OF PAULINE"
WinncGrcd Greenwood and Ed Coxcn
THE LURE OF THE SNWDUST"
TwOPart American
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-12-24

Bargain Christmas gifts at the W.
T. Smith Co. store.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-12-24

II. V. Black, manager Of tho Dectl'
Mercantile company. Is visitor In
the city today
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-02

date command or the defenders of the
valley. he placed his troops to cover
Staunton. at the southern end OF the
valley. Major General Fitzhugh Lee
was summoned from a distance with
his cavalry. Marching too far to the
north. he lost two days time. Liajor
General Jubal Early. commander OF
the department. hastened to Staunton
to direct the pursuit.
While other forces were distributed in
the gaps OF the Ridge. Lee and limbo
den marched from Staunton southwark
to Lexington. west OF the Ridge and on
the raiders track From Lexington
they started To cross the range to Gov
ington; but. on being told by a native
that the Federals were aiming for Bu-
chnnan. Early ordered them to that
point. Buchanan is twenty miles
southwest OF Covington and Ehe same
distance northeast of Salem. Lee and
Imboden recrossed the range TO get TO
Buchanan, and meanwhile the game
had flown.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-02

nquid containing millions Of typhoid
bacilli. The finger was next rinsed in
an antiseptic solution. then in very
cold water and then in water that was
almost boiling. After all this cleansing
it was washed in a small quantity Of
sterile water This water when ana
iyzed showed no less than 313 colonies
of typhoid bacilli.
Not satisfied with this discouraging
proof of the futility Of clean hands, tho
doctor proceeded to soak his injected
finger tip in pure alcohol. Then he
washed it again in sterile water. This
time the analysis of the water revealed
four colonies of typhoid bacilli.
Another experiment made by DIR.
Cummins was to rest typhoid laden
finger tip for just an instant on the
surface of a bowl of soup. The soup
was then allowed to stand for twenty
four hours When finally analysed 1t
revealed nearly 10000 typhoid bacilli to
every cubic inch.-New York Ameri-
can
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-02
DISEASE GERMS STICK.
Hence II is Almost impossible to Have
Really Clean Hands.

Hence II is Almost Impossible to Have
Really Clean Hands.
That the slovenly habits or i'll health
of the cooks and walters who serve US
in dining cars. hotels. restaurants and
our own homes may be an even great
err menace to our health than defective
plumbing is the fact brought out by
some interesting investigations made
he Surgeon Cummins Of the British
army
1t used to be thought that If our serv-
ants hands-and our own-were wash
ed with reasonable frequency we were
safe. but Dr. Cummins shows that even
the most scrupulous cleansing will not
relieve hands that have been in contact
with disease germs from the liability
of injecting others In short. DIR. Cum
minis declares that so long as we live
in this world of dirt and microbes our
hands can never be really clean.
To prove his contention DR.. Cummins
dipped the tip of his forehnger in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-02
BOTH WERE DRAMATIC.
Story of Frederick the Great and
One OF His Officers.

Frederick the Great had a strong
sense of the dramatic. So had a GER
tain lieutenant colonel in the Prussian
army. Accordingly there is plenty OF
plot in the following story:
The officer. who had been discharged
at the close of the Seven Years war,
importuned the king to be reinstated.
Weary of the incessant solicitations OF
his troublesome visitor. Frederick at
last gave orders that he should never
be admitted to his presence.
Some weeks later a most bitter libel
against his majesty appeared. Fred
erick seldom gave himself any concern
about such pasquinades. but the pres
ent one exasperated him so much that
he offered a reward of 80 friedrichs of
gold for the discovery of the author.
The day following the disgracec
lieutenant colonel demanded and OBJ
tanned an audience.
Sire" he began, on being admitted.
your majesty has just promised so
friedrichs for the discovery of the au-
thor of a recent publication. 1 am
come to claim the recompense. Behold
in me the unfortunate libeler. My life
| forfeit freely, but remember your
royal pledge and, while you punish me.
send to my poor wife and children the
reward due TO the informer."
The king. although struck with the
sad extremity and self sacrifice of the
officer. said sternly:
GO instantly to the fortress OF Span
dau and there await my Judgment
II obey" said the culprit; ''but the
money!"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-02
'oden by Review OF Reviews

Major General o. s. Grant to rank su-
perfur to all others. George Washing
ton alone had held that rank.
On Dec. 18th the merchant steamer
Chesapeake. which had been seized at
sea or the New England coast on the
It'll by piratical crew. was recaptur-
ed near Halifax. Nova Scotia. All but
three OF the pirates escaped to shore.
The recapture was effected by Unit
ed States gunboat. which had formerly
seen service as a blockade runner into
Confederate ports. She had been cap
tured on a cruise by the Federal navy
and transformed into a warship.
On the 21st the Confederate States
government formally notified Emperor
Napoleon III. OF France that il had
recognized the empire recently set up
In Mexico to replace the republic.
which was fighting for supremacy.
The empire was bolstered MP by an
army sent from France. In return for
its recognition OF the Mexican empire
the Confederacy asked for recognition
by France.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-02

tended for Longstreet and urged the
commander OF the force confronting
him in east Tennessee to push him.
The destruction and road cutting ut
Salem. he aid. would make the Con
tolerate leader timid.
IN Richmond It was concluded that
Averell ut one blow had isolated Long
street in Wild and difficult region.
On the contrary. LonGstreet insisted
later that the loss Of Salem and the
road to Virginia was not vital. He
said that he moved his army into I re-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-02

within two hours your wife shall
receive it, said the king. Take this
letter and give it to the commandant,
but he must not open it until after din
ner."
The lieutenant colonel arrived at
Spandau and gave himself up as
prisoner. At the prescribed moment
the commandant opened the royal man.
date. 1t ran:
To the bearer I give the command o.
Spandau. l shall be with him In few
days The present governor is to take
the command OF Berlin as a reward for
ma ST services FREDERICK
Youths Companion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-02
Averell Captures a Dispatch.

After completing the destruction at
! Salem Averell struck ont for the north
! in the direction of Covington. Icy
| roads over the mountain delayed the
march. Within twenty-four hours the
command swan across Craig's creek
seven times. dragging artillery by
ropes By the capture OF a Confeder-
ate dispatch Avereil learned the wheT e.
abouts of the nearest foes and decided
to press on to Covington. Jackson'S
river lay across his route. Confeder-
ates were in force there and had piled
fagots at two bridges ready to ignite.
They were driven or in nick of time
but the raiding column was four miles
long. and before the last regiment and
ambulances had crossed the enemy raj.
lied to retake one bridge.
The Confederates failed to retake the
bridge. but We're in position on a near
by ridge to rake the crossing with ar
dllery. AverelI sent word to the be-
lated detachment to swim the river
higher up and then destroyed the
bridges. Covington was reached the
21st Meanwhile Confederate detach-
ments the size OF small brigade block
ed every road but one to the north.
This was over the top of the Alleghe-
MES and deemed irupracticable. New
ertheless the raideTs got over with all
their artillery except four caissons.
The sufferings and hardships OF the
raiders We're shared to the full by the
pursuerS- Said the Examiner: NO Ian
guage can tell the sufferings of our
men. They We're in saddle day and
night save Il few hours between mid
night and day. They were beaten up by
the officers with their swords-the only
means OF arousing them-numb and
sleepy. Some froze to death; others
were taken from their horses sense
less. They forded swollen streams and
their clothes. stiff frozen. ratified as
they rode. 1t rained in torrents and
froze as it fell. In mountain paths the
ice was cut from the roads before they
ventured to ride over
Averell reported loss of 100 men
drowned. wounded and missing. He
captured 200 ConfederateS. Long (
streets force was neutralized in east |
Tennessee. 1t took several weeks to /
repair the railroad and reopen his com I
munications with Virginia Until that 1
was done any aggressive move on his I
part was out OF the question. Grant /
finally decided to leave him undisturb-
ed where he was.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-02

eEoEeE L KILr1ER. Late q. ;. ".
he third week in December, M
" years ago. the most inter
sting as well rs most active
- body OF soldiers In either Of
-. ~--at contending armies was COM
..5 ~ about 1000 Federal troopers
- in a heroic hght with the
sIsreuts in southwest Virginia. 1t
- +. forlorn hope band. in danger OF
.,..dr capture by COnfederates II
-s.,-d nv the elements Its command
.r General ". W Averel. was act
t. rpder . sort OF rowing cnTuEin--
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-02
The War Fifty Years Ago

c.,,I W. W. Averell's Daring Exploit In Southwest
Vireinia--His Cavalry Column Cuts the Confederate
p;iroad and Telegraph at Saem---The Track Sta
zion culyerts and Bridges Left In Runs---ValuabIe
Stores of Army Equipments Food and Clothing Burn
sd--MarveIous Escape of the Raiders to Their Base
f5o Miles Distant---Hardships of the Pursued and
demonstrating Rain and Icy Mountain Roads
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-02

washington-Wa that Ameri-
can supremacy in cotton commerce
may be wrested by foreign countries
has been submitted TO the house
committee on rivers and harbors in
advocacy OF the pending bill for an
Immediate appropriation of SI2.ooo,ooo
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-02
Plans to Entrap Averell.

In facetiOus report OF Averelfs es-
cape from a trap set for his capture
on the return march TO his base the
Richmond Examiner said his pursuers
numbered too many generals Two
major generals. seven brigadiers and
one acting brigadier were involved in
the plan to catch the raiders on their
return. for return they must or perish.
north from Salem. When Avereil took
the warpath the COnfederates feared
that he would invade the Shenandoah
valley and had posted their forces to
keep him west of the Blue Ridge
General J. -. ImbOden was In imme-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-02
Wanted Them All.

Julia Ward Howe was once talking
with a dilapidated bachelor. who re
tanned little but his conceiG 1T Is
time now" be said pompously. ''for me
to settle down as a married man. but
I want so much. l want youth. health.
wealth. of course; beauty, grace
YES" said Mrs. Howe sympat theft
cally, you poor man, you do want them
all" &
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-02
sprlnsasIa Dry, AZ. Vote.

springfield. Ill, Jan. Petitions
-oi : vote on local option az the cleo
-.oh 70 April are being circulated here.
nc last time the question came up
.-.s vets won BY a majority % about
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-02

gion of well stocked farms on the
French Broad. where cattle. swine.
sheep and poultry were abundant: also
vegetables. maple sugar and honey.
Blankets. clothes and shoes. he admit
ted. were scarce Weeks must elapse
before these could be forwarded over
broken railroad from Richmond to
east Tennessee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-02

as the first installment OF the s4s,0OO,-
900 proposed by the Mississippi river
commission for preventing floods on
the Mississippi.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-02
Married Mar. Proare.s,

Married Mans Progress.
The first year after marriage man
holds his wife fondIy. the second year
he holds the baby awlswardly, and
every year after that he holds his
tongue sensibly.-Dallas News
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-02
Other Events of the Week.

On the 10th con,:ress was consider
ing bill to revive the grade OF lieu
tenant general in the United States
army to afford means for promoting
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-02
NaturaIlY.

81 presume You have a lot OF sympa-
thy for the under dogw
"Yes. ma'am. especially II I happen
to own the dog."--Detroit Free Press
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-02

All the news all he time-ThA
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-02
The Torch Applied.

Beginning with the mOvables. the
'aiaers burned on the 10th 1000 bar
res OF nour. worth In some parts Of
tne south 500 per barrel. Coufeder-
aoe money. A Ike fate befeu 10000
bushels OF wheat 100000 bushels OF
eOfh- $1,000 bushels Of oats and 700
Oarfeis Of salt meat. which were also
priceless In the southern cities. Salt
was AZ the time q rare and costly arti-
&C al over the south or this indis-
PeHsAble LOO sacks were DESTROYED:
elso large quantity OF leather. for
Ntht or which half OF LDugstreet's
s''uieFs were going barefoot at that
moment; thirty-one boxes OF army
s'olning. twenty bales Of cotton. also
intended FOR army clothing: harness.
sIuules and shoes for cavalry horses.
Desloes tools. oil. tar and other stores
-hh equipments and 100 army wagons
useu 10 haul supplies from the interior
to the depot
Al the days work was included the
20 Iuction Of half a mile OF telegraph
- 10 connect Loucstreet in Ten
- s>ee with headquarters at Richmond.
"a. me wire was coiled and burned. The
-utriank. turnt1ble and all cars in
were burned and the railroad
torn M. heated and twisted out
=. ape. for stretch OF fifteen miles.
I'VE bridges and several culverts were
-'i-ed and large quantities Of bridge
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-02
Longstreet's Plight.

ttmbers and other repairing material
burned.
Longstreet's Plight.
When news OF Averelrs expIo;s
reached the Federal leaders in Wash
ington and the west IL was believed
that the doom OF Longstreet was seal
ed General L. s. Grant was in COM
mand west OF the Blue Ridge and had
planned campaign to drive Long
street from Tennessee across the Viz
ginin border. He supposed that the
supplies destroyed ut Salem were in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-02

timbers and other repairing material
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-02

sion to spoil the enemy IN his own
way.
ATereifs column passed the night a
Dec 10 near the town q Salem. Il point
On the Virginia. East Tennessee and
Georgia railroad. about sixty miles
vest OF LynchbErc. Va The soldiers
had been one week in saddle. travelling
q mountainous country. I;atiruS taken
rom camp had been exhausted. and
their sole dependence FOR food was the
supplies found in mountain farmhouscS.
Their leader described the campaign "a
one Of marching. sliding. climbing AMI
swimming. with the accompaniment OF
Hunger. cold and excessive fatigue.
Raiding Confederate storehouses.
The nearest foes Of the raiders were
behind them and between them and
tneir base. which was in West Virginia
near the Shenandoah mountains. over
lJO miles from Salem. The Tennessee
AID Virginia railroad was a Coufeder-
ATE line throughout all Of virginia ard
los matter OF thirty miles after IL
crossed the border into east Tennessee.
Al the end Of that thirty miles. struG-
Cling also with the elements and with
cod and hunger. was tie Confederate
corps Of General James Lou=street.
Longstreet didn't know where Aver
- column was nor what fl might he
Going. but the Confederates On the cast /
OF salem knew that the raider was
ane'd Among them lie had a reputa- |
uon Tor hmitlesS enterprise and dar-
lhS- Learning that salem was great |
oepot Of military supplies. Avere,l set |
about It's destruction
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-11-26
FERTILIZER.

By Elton Fulmer, Professor Of Chemistry
State College of Washington.
IN 1894 the technical world was
astounded by the invention OF
Moissan which led to the manufac.
ture Of calcium carbide in the cleo
trio furnace on a large scale. The
product thus obtained was at first
used in the manufacture of acety-
lene for Illuminating purposes, but
the idea was soon conceived that the
carbide ought to be useful for other
purposes.
In 1895 Professor Frank Pointed
out the possibility of producing cyan
ides, starting with calcium cyanamid
as the raw material. This was based
upon his discovery that the carbides
when heated would absorb atmos-
pheric nitrogen. In the middle of
the nineties there was such a strong
demand for cyanids owing to its use
in the McArthur-Forest process of
gold extraction, that much effort was
centered on the production of cyan
ides from the carbides.
Barium carbide was first used, and
the absorption of nitrogen by it,
forming Barium cyanid, was found
to be a very simple and easy mat
ter, and that Barium cyanid could be
readily transformed into the Potas-
SUM cyanid used in the Macarthur
Forrest process.
New Possibilities.
But inasmuch as calcium carbide
was cheaper than Barium carbide, it
deemed desirable to substitute
it in the process. Strange to say,
when this was done, very littls
cyanid vas produced, although nitro
gen was freely absorbed.
Investigation showed that the chief
substance formed was what may be
called an intermediate produce be-
tween the calcium carbide and cal
cium cyanid, viz: cyanid. This i'm
mediately opened up a new posi-
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-11-26

siderable supply. AS the meadow
mushroom gets older the gills be-
come dark brown.
The Shaggy Mushroom.
This interesting fungus has mark
ed characteristics and is one Of the
best, and in the writer's opinion the
very best, Of the edible forms.
When young it appears like a large
egg with a brown upper end, and
its sides are covered with silky
scales tipned with brown. It al
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-11-26

ground, or on top Of whatever they
are upon, and are easily distin-
guished. (Figure d. II gathered
while perfectly white and firm with
in they are safe and delicious. They
may be sliced and dipped in egg
and fried, or chopped and made
into an omelet, or cooked in a va
riety Of ways.
To conclude as we began, learn
to know a few we'll marked forms
and stick to them. unless you have
an expert to introduce you to new
forms. In this way you can. add
to your bill Of fare a valuable fooo
usually free for the picking.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-11-26

can be excluded and temperature reg
ulated will furnish a suitable loca-
ton for a bed. Full directions may
be found in two government publ
cations which may be purchased
from the Superintendent Of Docu-
ments, Washington, D. C.
Farmers Bulletin No. 204, price
5 cents.
Bureau OF Plant Industry Bull
letin No. IS, price 10 cents.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-11-26
BY Professor Albert r. Sweetser,
U. of o,
p~@~H~ @

We
- OADSTOOLS or mushrooms -
that's the question. and who
can tell? AS far as the words
themselves are concerned, they are
all toadstools-they are all mush-
rooms.
But the real desire Is to know
what we may eat and what we may
not eat, and there is no royal road
to this knowledge. Color. odor, or
the ease or difficulty Of peeling give
no certain indication, nor is the
action on a silver spoon Of any
value. The only safe way is to
learn with certainty a few OF the
well-marked forms and stick to
them. Fortunately there are forms
the characteristics OF which are so
plain that they may always be
recognized without any uncertainty.
The toadstools belong to the low
ly group Of plants called fungi.
Lacking the leaf-green that is pres
ent in most of the higher plants,
they must obtain their food already
prepared for them. and SO live on
other plants or dead organic mat
ter.