Daily Independent from Elko, Nevada • 3

I SALMAGUNDI The country is full of "has beens" today. The first day of 1911 was an average winter day. Just cold e. tough to be pleasant. The Womans Guild will meet at the residence of Mrs.

Fitzgerald tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. A petition is being cirulated to ask the commissioner to call a special election to vote on the issuance of bonds for a sewer system. Sign it. Mrs. J.

Martin's condition remains about the same. She was threatened with pneumonia last week, but that yielded to treatment. Sheriff Harris says the dog tax is now due and payable at his office. He requests all owners of dogs to call and pay the tax and get a tag. Geo.

B. Russell returned from Carson this morning. He brought the news of the appintment of President Simmons of the Reno Commercial club as a member of the state railroad commission. The Miller Concert Co." the second number of the entertainments given by the high school literary society, will be at the opera house Wednesday evening, January 4th. In mentioning our new officials we omitted County Surveyor Frissell who takes the place of Ha.vs, and Constable Ouderkirk who holdB his job for two years more.

He will keep the town orderly for two years more. The Miller Concert Co, the uecond number of the entertainments given by the high school literary society, will be at the opera house Wednesday evening, January 4th. The deatlf of the old year and the birth of the new was celebrated Saturday night by the tooting of horns, firing of bombs, ringing of bells and other noises. The Western Pacific began the music by blowing the whistle at the round house at 12 o'clock, railroad time. The noise was tame compared with former vears.

BOTTLE FLOATED ACROSS SEA Picked Up In the Azores Three Years After Being Cast Adrift Off Carolina Coast. Floating sluggishly at the mercy of the waves for over three years a pint bottle containing the address of Wllllnra H. Wlndolph, this city, traveled across the Atlantic ocean and was finally picked up off the eastern coast of the Azores about five weeks ago The wayward travels of the little bottle are most mysterious. It crossed the Atlantic or at least reached the other shore; whether currents or winds took it miles In detour before It reached Its destination Is a subject of conjecture. On January 27, 1907, Mr.

Wlndolph on his way to Tampa and Key West passed down the coast of the CaroUnas in a Merchants and Miners steamship, the Merrlmac. Off North Carolina In an Idle moment he put his card within a whisky bottle and pushing in the cork against the rail of the vessel tossed It overboard. Until It disappeared from sight In the green waves Mr. Wlndolph watched the tiny adventurer, never thinking to hear from It again. Three and one-half years after the card had been sent out on the sea strange letter came to him from the fshlng firm of Manuel Vasconcollcs A Spain.

Within the envelope was the same card which he had sent unstained by the water, uninjured aft er Its long voyage. With the card was a letter stating that It had been picked up in a whisky bottle off the eastern coast of the Azores, In the province of Praia, by one of the crew of the Ashing smack Carlos, captain. The letter was In excellent English, but but from the style bad evidently been written by an educated Spaniard. It did not atate the exact date of the finding of the bottle. Philadelphia Bulletin Will Not Be a Success, 1' itlence My brother has written a rou'ty pi ay.

I ict- What on earth he know al.out dresses? NEW STATE OFFICERS, Govrenor Oddie took the oath ot office in the supreme court room at Carson at 10 o'clock Monday. The oath was administered byChief Justice Sweeney of the supreme court. All the other state offic ers took oath Monday and today there are some new faces in the State Capitol. Governoi Dickerson, Treasurer Ryan, and Secretary of State Douglass are the principal stnte officials that gave way to their successors. Governor Oddie delivered a brief inaugural address and fall the officials, new and old, recived the congratulations of those present.

The only appointments anounced by Governor Oddie were those of L. F. Adamson. a Goldfied mining man, as state license and bullion tax collector, and Charles A. Norcross as the governor's private Secretary.

No further appoint, mer.ts will be made for the present. Folowing is a complete list of the state officers who took the oath of office Monday: Tasker L. Oddie, governor; F. H. Norcross, supreme judge; Gilbert C.

Ross, lieutenant governor; George Brodigan, secrcary of state; William McMillan, state treasurer Jacob Epgers, state controller; Cleveland H. Baker, attorney general; Jol.n Edwards Bray, superintendent of public instruction; Joe Farnsworth, state printer. FIDELITY PAROLE Judge Crain of tho Court of General Sessions has just ht Id a reception more worlhy of note than any ball, banquet or other high of the season. It was hed in his courtroom at night. In response to its summons came 117 men and women, some old, young everyone of whom was a victor over some form of temptation, an example of what human faith can do to help human weakness tj redeem itself and be strong.

Each of the company had Deen convicted of some first offense aganst the law. and each had been permitted to go out on parole of future behavor. Each had kept the The wolrd was as good as a bond. Those who might have gone down in the strugglehad found a way to rise an fight again. They were vas able to report good work done and bright prospects ahead.

Time was when no one was I trusted on his word save men of high degree. Fidelity to parole was deemed a prineeiy virtue. Perhaps it is. There was nothing in Judgo Grain's reception to disprove it. Ex.

OUR NEW OFFICERS The reporter took a spin among the county officcB this forenoon and found new everywhere except in the recorder's office. In the clerk's office, Fred Voight, and his deputy, Will Reinken, were busy with thHr duties. Clerk Voight vas keeping track of the commissiner's proceedings and Depty Reinken was recording the bonds of the county officers. L. O.

Henderson keeping a watchful eye on the proceedings and asisting the new officers. Clerk Voight made a wise move in keeping Mr. Henderson in the office to show him the ins and outs of his duties. District AttorneyDysrt was in the place formely held by udge Taber He was scanning the claims against the county to sec that they were in accordance with law. Recorder Greathousc was at his work.

Here there is no change. Deputy Carey nas about recovered from his recent illness and will take his old place in the office next Monday. I the t-heriff's office there arc two new faces. Sheriff J. C.

Harris has the office no worthily held by I G. Clark for several and Robert Critchley holds the deputyship so well filled by H. J. Rutherford. Jailer James McMullen completes the force.

He served under Sheriff Clark. A call was made at the Judge's chamber, but Judge Taberwas out. That he will wear the mantel so worthily worn byJuuge Brown we have no doubt The reporter wound up his tour by calling on Judge Klatte this' afternoon. He was at his desk writing up the record of Ihree vagrancy cases that were before him tnis morning. He gave the poor devils an hour to shake the dust ofthe town from their feet.

The new officers have the best wishes of the Independent for their success. WHERE METALS GO Of a total annual gold output of $420,000,000, Jthc arts and industries consume 25 per cent. The balance is added to the gold reserves in the treasuries of the world and in the metallic supplies and reserve hanks, says the Wall Street Journal. In silver a large proportion of the annual product is used industrially. From a product of 202,000,000 ounces produced in 1909 it is figured that probably 05,000,000 ounces are consumed industrially and for coinage purposes among the chief silver producing nations in North and South America.

Coinage demands just now represent a comparatively small part of this total. An enlarging feature of the industrial demand for both gold and silver is found in the takings of India. The United States mint bureau estimated that out of $113,990,000 of gold consumed in this way, British India took $35,976,200, or 20 per cent in 1908. Of 91,835,000 ounces of silver, India alone took 34,840,500 ounces as her share. NO, 1 HELD IIP Overland Limited passenger train No.

1 was held up by two men at Reese about eleven miles west of Ogden last night. The bandits went through the Pullman coaches and relieved the passengers of their money and jewelry Reports say they got from $1400 to $11,000 One of the colored porters was killed and another severely wounded. We wired the Ogden Standard for particulars of the hold Up, but nothhing had been received when we went to press. I WHERE HE WAS QUEER The negro, on occasions displays a fine discrimination in the choice of words. "Who's the best white washer in town," inquired the new resident.

"Ale Hall am a bo'nd a' tist with a white wash brush, sah," answered the colored patriarch eloquently. "Well, tell him to come and whitewash my chichen tomorrow" Uncle Jacob shook his head dubiously. "Ah believe, sah ah'd engage Ale Hall to whitewash a chicken house, sah." "Why, didn't you say he was a good whitewasher" "Yes sah powerful good. whiten washer sah; but mighty queer about a chicken house, sah, mighty Mack's National Monthly. and Lottery, All the ami almost the life Itself, of the In tenter In the national lottery with Ita weekly drawing of fn the "lotto," and each week the upbuilding of the and of thounands.

only to culminate at the Saturday drawing In a vaat, widespread disappointment. Hut with the return of Monday the Neapolitan taken heart again, visions of fortune again take form -o bo realized surely this at rhe Saturday li The To gg Announces preparation for their third SEMI-ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE Which Will Begin Monday January 2nd Watch later issues of this paper for further paticulars. DEVELOPING LOVE Or Have Children During 5 days Acquire the Habit of Ing Picture Galleries. A small lasple was conducted by mother on a tour of the Uayton sallerv md the established etiquette for art jjallerleB In general was being Includ ed uii part of her Instruction lor Jay. Standing before a particularly prosaic-looking canvas, she found tt convenient to dlveri her inlnil 'itlllzlng the brass railing as a trap thereby developing the muscles of her bach and arms "What are you doing?" the lond mother inquired.

you think this Is a gymnasium? You don't come to an art gallery fo swing on a railing You coin? to look at the pictures 3tand up there. If you want to come again." The Implied throat as a duality was effective so far that there was no question in the onlooker's mind aa to the treat the little lady ly regarded a visit to the gallery That Is the great point to hare children during their schooldays acquire the habit of visiting picture galeries Then It will be but a matter of for the development of discriminative appreciation That and real affection for the truly beautiful will follow logically Application No. 18.r>7 Notice of Application for Pcrmision to Appropriate the Publi Waters of the State of Nevada Notice is hereby given that on the 27th day of October 11)10, in accordance with Section Chapter XXXI, of the Statutes of 1909 one Nevada Land Livestock Company of Elko, County of Elko and State of Nevada, made application to the State Engineer of Nevada for permission to appropriate the public waters of the State of Nevada. Such appropriation is to he made from an unnamed and its tributaries in T. 40 N.

locally known as Cotton Wood ('reek, at point which bears South degrees west 1500 feet from the corner common to sections 9, 16 and 17, in T. 40 K. 58 M. M. and being in the of NEi of Sec.

17, T. 40 58 M. 1). M. hy means of a dam, and fifteen cubic per second is to be conveyed to points in the of SKI of Sec.

8, NWI of SWJ, and EJ of WJ of Sec. 9, the Ni of NWi of Sec. 10, the NEi, the N4 of NWi, the SWi of and the NWI of SWi of Sec. 17, the EJ of SKi and SWJ uf SEi of Sec. 18, tlic EJ of NWi and Wi of N'M of Sec.

19, T. 40 K. 5 8 B. M. by means of ditches, and there used for irrigation, Water not to be returned to stream, Date of first publication January 3, Date of last publication Fehuary 1911.

Signed Emmet I). Moyle State Engineer. Cheerfulness a Welcome O- er.t. If ohwrfiilnePH at our wo Hhoulil throw II wide opon, for ll novor Inopportunely Inrt 'til 'if I that wo of Inn irmkn itrriipion nhoiM lot I tint? It In. a flirt Immofliato tho vory coin, It worn, of atwl not.

Ilk" nil mornly a cheque upon tlio hank Schopenliauor. SO BAD AS HE EXTECTED Yourg Man's Nice Bunch of Excutes Were Not Needed, After All. There Is a voting man In whoso work keeps tilm tip until the small hours the morning, which Is rather an awkward thing, Inasmuch as li rt lint recuiUly taken unto hlnmell wif Cut the lady knew of these hours. I' Is not expected until very lute (i-ivji jipo this man met an old Mil over a cigar after worst ns; discussed the past, pret.ee! until daxJIght'H arlenp gaii to Hhow tony over the houiv ops Then the young mun with ail. for his home, fearful of hl? reception On Hearing Ills habitation he tllscov a bright light In the window, and born of begun to elreie through his lie woa In lor It i Ills time Hi- to tell the truth as be Ing mon nearly satisfactory than a lie.

with this good resolution In hit, head he threw open the door and beheld fight that tilled him with anuize Upon a chair, with her skirts tuck- i ed about her foet, nut bltt wife. The lamp turned It high and had smoked the chimney. On IiIh entrance she precipitated her self Into his astonished arms and wept "11 wns right over there," she said weeping The man stared. "What wan?" he demanded. "A ui-m-in-oiiHe," explained the lady "It enme otil of the closet soon after you'd gone, and I've been up here ever since OPEN EVES OF KANSAS GIRL Young Lrdy Finally Awakens to What Her Fate Would Have Been With Stingy Man.

TIiitc was h'tikpii In Atchlnon recently an engagement of lw? yeara' Klutidlng bot'woeii a i rl and a mingy man. It wiib lie (lint engagement hIip hail ami component ly the (i rnt kIic had ever broken, and aho fell that kIh- mi i follow Hip runtoin thai Ih arbitrary ill audi a iniA and return all the glftn tho young man had made her. Heurch was of the house from parrot, to cellar, with the rcKiilt that a mrsncnger hoy day curried to th" atlngy man a cook hook which had been given away to ndvcrtlwe a linking powder, f2 which represented what he had apent on her fur theater tlcketa, and a narrow hand engagement ring, which had hi in nothing, for it had belonged lo Ih mother She wrapped the artlclen up, with tenra In her eycn, that alan lining an cHlahllnhol precedent, but when the hoy had gone and hIic had iioglreted 1 no detail duo the nail occaalon, oven I watching Ihe boy depart througli blinding tears. a great light burnt on her. She what It would have meant to marry a man no stingy.

and burnt Into Htieh a loud honannn he cause of her oscupo, that hhe awakened the babies three blocks away. Atchlxon (Jlobe, Quick Justice. A wan hioikIIhk lo rPiiri-KftiitHtlve of Mio lied fin th" ni'cond day of fho Itlacki i (tyliiK I life. reinni "I iin tii ml that, juntlro In ni'if'il In thcxe pnrtn." ly!" i-xclaltned the I ti It Ih. Why, mnlf.

VfMicrrlay an airman 1 nut or aeroplnno, and he wan tried leticed to In Jail iie hit tho "You don't nny What wan the "Vajcrnrify; he had no vIhIIiIo iimwih of A Thrifty Plan. I tn? ran take one drink and I th'y don't, euro to buy In re I turn. I BILL NYE O'J FOX HUN7IN3 Considered it a Most Thriilinj Pastime of the American Nobility. "Fox-'nmt i -fi Is ont' of the inn thrilling im of which 1 know" said Hi. I "and whose have atnnsspd ler'ja sums of 'lie i in the intellectual pursuit of I'M ud ti.llow, the meet.

H-t? chase, stamper, tho full cry. cover, .1 fracture, the of the pack. I he yip. the yet' of triumph. Id confusion, the whoop, tlm holla, the ha'oos.

the hurrah, the abrasion. the snort of the hunter, the concuhhIoh. (he Kward, the open, the earthstopi the strangulated hernia. th? c' (1 cry of the hottml as he lays his maker's feet the strawberry mark of the rustic, all. all arc exhilarating lo the sous of the American nobility.

Foxhunting conib'nof the dnnscr the wild tumultuous Joy of the skatlm: rink, the toboggan slide, the tnuHh-andmilk soclahlc and the strnw ride For the young American nobleman who ducal father mnde his money by invent Inn a fluent pill, or who gained bin great wealth through rellev-lnn; humanity hv means of a lung-pad. a liverpad. a kldnev-pad or a foot-pad. foxhunting Is first rate." YOUNG BRIDE GIVES IT UP Found Sporting Page Dope Too Deep When She Tried to Study Baseball. She wufl a bride of nix weeks.

Sho had married a baseball fan. and on leaving the house that morning ho had appealed to her to look at tho sport Ing news In the paper and try to eaten on to tho game. Klie was a dutiful brldb. Hlie sat down and "Jim then rushed In and swung il Joe's body." "Joo administered a corndodger the ear." "Jim fiddled for a moment and then got In a clean left and koI away with out a return." "Joe followed him, and weeing an opening, dropped hia man on the mat for the eount of seven." "When Jim arose he fell Into clinch and soon recovered his wind." "At this point there wore cheers for both." "When the referee had separated them Joe planted a haymaker on Jim's chin and Jim returned one tin toe solar plexus." "Tho crowd went wild with excitement." "Itoth men came together with a do termination to end ililnga. They were glaring 1 1 tljvrs, and And right here Dm bride broke down, threw lln- paper aside, and ran to her mother in xelulm: "iMainmn, In iiii.i be a divorce, for I can nevoi un baseball, and Fred will be mad al mo!" The Pnrber In Hlntory, Iflvm of hlntorv will 1 1 rem II the Influence I lie barbervnl''1 find of I.oiiIk XI of Krnw 1 1 i- I I ti perhaps easily I name of Nicholas who like Iriflucnr with Christian II Denmark; while here no doubt that many other men In I Ik culling ve on the most friendly terms with their famous cum imiiiTH who tlirlr discourse 'itm! did not disdain their advice, i barber Montbaid.

In liurgnndy. who, to end of bis days, hnnilpil Mi.il on one memorable morning be Vd shaved before breakfast "three men capable of ruling a world:" Messrs Huffon. Itonssean find Vol 'aire Put Your Mind on Hr'eiM 3 do. If we dwelt Ibe hri'i'il vide of In thoughts, and -v' tlioin all tlinl wo possibly eolild when HpcnkiiiK of them, wo shall think little I hem ourselves, nml the nf Mictions would renllv In a groat men lire, vanish nwny. President I'M wards.