The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-05-21
WEElfElKl IMOEPENDENT.
John s.. PansII.a, WIIl-

TIE eccentric o~riginaliiy Of the late
s R,te John T. Pshtind. sssetts itself quite rs
P,oRinsntly in his last testament as in
any Of his former writings. The docu.
ment reads as fellows:
al. John T. Panilind. Of the City OF
San Francisco. County u San Fran
; cisco. Il guess it don't amount to a
On. snyboS. what county i I'm I'M.
6tais Ct dur old California. kpoxiug
the unetrt.iniy Of life, and being Of
,f.oI sound and disposipg mind and memory.
dc make and publish this. my frst, last
and oaiy will and testament. wish il
pndsr.tood that i am in my clear. lsrel-
beaded sense. aud know just what l am
about, and doa't want any one horse
lawyer basinsss fooling around. lido
pot bslisre that will die for six months
Jet. but / want this little BUSINESS of
my hands. 10 not wish any other
Psntlird, or any Of the children Of
Charles J. P~anilind from his second
Eifs 10 be buried ia the name lot or any
where's near. want the family OF
Charles J. P~anilind by his first aud
only loved wife. Sophia, to DO buried
near together, aal one top.bs;ons for
All. I love and respect my two half
sisters By my fathers 6, eond maniage-
they are good and noble girls, but they
dont belong 10 the first issue. There
vas . breach in life; let il be wider in
death, This desth-bed rspeLt=nce aud
PardOniDS of great wrongs is in your
eye and worse than Hypocrisy"
ua. His instructions regarding bis inter
mani ra.l - IL. -
1s buried in my best black suit. Prince
Albert coat. vest. pants, undertaking,
white shirt, collar and black tie, hands
.- 10 Be side By aide on chest. but not
creased. ] want to be buried by the
NAsors; sd can turn out; also, Grand
% ~ Army Of the RepuLlic aud Hotel Men's
Association. l dOn't want any preacher
or minister Of Any kind at the funeral.
Masons 10 do the entire work. Gospel
ShArps and ] never foeked together
mushly. l may not di. for n year or
more. but best gs. things in shape"
' The petition for the probate Of the
~ will states hat the ~ttstaior died on tn,
day the will was dated. that he was 81
.'s-ia years Of age, and left an estate valued
'i' vt $i.oao.
III .. -.
How Horace GrseIy Wns GrIovsd 10
Have she TrIbnne Stopps
EoWA6ays. VIXEN a subscriber gets SO
mad because an editor differs with him
on some trivial question that he difcon-
tiru,s bis subscription and stops lis
paper" it reminds US OF a good anec-
6ots OF the late Horace Greedy. the, we'll
known editor OF the New York Tribune.
Passing down Newspaper Row, in Now
York City. one morning he met ono OF
his readers. who exclaimed;
N Greedy. after the article you
pubiished this morning. 1 intend 10 stop
my papsr."
Eyes. sir. my mind Ia nads up. J.
sball stop the paper"
Ths angry subscriber was not to be
APpeaSed. aud they separated. Late in
the afternoon the two met again, when
u. Greedy remarked;
IN Thompson, I'm very glad you
did not carry out your threat this morn.
Ing" r
''wha, do you meant
why you said you were going 10
stop my paper"
"And so / did; I went to tho ofios
and had the paper stepped
''You are surely mistaken; have
just come from there, and the press
was running ard business was boom
ing
''sir." raid Thompson. rompous'y.
~ meant I Intended TO stop my sab
t-a s~oTiphon to your paper"
Iglt H-9i ''Ob. thunder 2" Irjoincd Greeley.
'I thought you were gong 10 stop the
running OF my pepper. aud knock me
'' % ont Of a living. Ny friend. Let me tell
Jon something. One man is just ono
drtp OF wator in tbs ocean. You didn't
sci the machinery OF this world in mo.
ton, and when you are underneath tho
- ground things upon thu surface will
nHEgtH aag on the same as evor." .E.
"' " why she Doesn't Count the Years.
In the groin room OF q Partisan
tbsater tho conversation turned upon
the d licate subject Of age. Presently
q gentleman visitor yentured upon the
inditcrett inquiry: Nov, what age
are you. my dear friend 2" nddr, ssing
his remark to Mile. Y, who certainly
81, could no longer DO considered in her
Arst youth. "what = question. In.
. n g dee! said the lady; how can that
'r , poS'bly interest jour Simply curl.
sfi o'ity.' responded tho visitor. well,
400 then, l will bs frank with you; really
1 do not know. One counts ones
z U money, ones jewelry and ones deeds
Of voluo. bccnuso IL muy happen that
they could be lost or stolen. but ms I nm
ss'ta5 absolutely osrtain hat nobody will taks
+" a' . year from my ngs, and Tint ! shall
mover loso enc, Why, where In $40 need
.r.l Of counting '2'--LondoH Era.
Ak exchange says: 1.-The ninsty
dsys after which the Chinese may come