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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-06-10
- Nevada lIcnorrnt.

George W. Cassidy Of Eureka, has
been noninntcd for Congressman by
the Nevada Democrats. Having hon
cstly served the "bnttlc-born" Stlto as
Congressman in tho '1O's. Mr.. Cassidy
has n splendid record, is true friend.
aud just ns smart and fnr-socing ns my
western man In the lower house. Ito is
independent, too; 80 much 30 that ho
writos, prints md snys whnt lao be.
liovcs, gives the Republicans credit for
their good traits. md should 10 ro.
turned TO Congross by lnrgo majority
Il bellevue, Idaho, Herald.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-06-10


General Sh'T'd"n, who for some
weeks hIs been lying daugcruu-ly Ill,
"Hd Whose condition IL Eull such that
ms recovery - extremely doubtful, RHyg
th'' lie was born Ia Albany, New York,
M"''H - 1904. la one ri the records
oI ihe ndrcais OF to N"r Department
ms birthplace Is gwen rs C!ip Gut
Tue date March Il, 1871. In the West
i".h' record hIi buth-Tirc" Is also
given ~ ONO. GcH'ral Shcr!inu's
parents w"Fc ir,ea "mi came to this
country shortly prior to the h!rth o! the
"'"'rni. "'h. fhiI'p Henry Sheridan
graduate" at Ito Military Academy at
West Point IN lN5j. and served on
iio''i'r duty IN irN'a Tor nearly two
years, and IN Oregon from $500 t. 1861.
AT the commencement ui tia civil war
he "a" "Ip'im ot InTt" "imHttvr Of the
arm! "' 'Hu S"Ut"-N c'tern Missouri,
ana III ApfI' lHO-, |hI"i QnHItcrmHs-
''t OF the Western Department. Ia
may lo"-' lie "nS appointed C"!oncl OF
III" "econd Michigan \o!uE'9 'n'aI-
fy' was commissioned Hrlg -G@nc'aI of
H"'"h'''fS' J"!y l. lHU"' nnd. after
'rir' PERIOD was Pnt IN command OF the
IL" DIVISION o' lie Army oi tn" ONO
ii' '"'"'h"h"'" "''''i'" III III" Army
"''"' 'HtnOrTihnd' "h Mt the battle Of
"'o'' i''''F' be'. d. i''-' saved the
arm! 'fn'" r""' ~ "i' a'n"'"'" RESIST
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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-06-10
iGHrrsnIl for k:rCsitnIii.

UnqucstiunarIy the great oratoricnl
event Of tho Republican National Con
vcntion viii lo the speech OF Col .
Robert G.. Iugigoil, rs l. was in the
Republican Convention Of 1876. when
for the first time hc chriBtcnci Blaine
tho "PlumeI Knight" Colonel Ingor-
soil has been inyi,oi by the delegates OF
Illinois to present Judge Gresham $
name To- tho Convention, aud ho has
ngrocd TO do so. This will be The
CoIoncl'a first participation in politics
for several years, aud il Gresham should
b. nominated ho may be expected &c
take the stump.-iEx.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-06-10

mcnts and rulings OF such able Judge,
"1 Rising. Bigclow and Fitzgerald
[ E8nIcrrlda News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-06-10
lSPattilc Record.

a New Ycrk dispatch of tho 2nd in
slant says:
The Cunard steamship Etruril, which
left Queenstown at | :O5 l. 81. May 2Tth,
arrived al the bar at | :U5 A 81. today,
th"s making the voyage in dnys, =
hours and - minutes. This beats the
record of 6 days, hours and ~ min
Ut =, mHlr ~ May, 1887. by the steam
ship UmL.t
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-06-10

s. L. rOSt:-Thc Golden Gats Re
publican Club las requested tho Cnli.
fornin delegation to Chicago to cnst the
vote OF the State for Gresham. Other
clubs should follow this example. Cal-
ifornin should take IL strong position ia
nominating tho man who is TO win, aud
who is worthy TO win.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-06-10
= fInc colt.

Mr.. r. T.. Ilnrris received yesterday
and has now nj his stnblcs lino En-
glish Shire stallion, thrco years old, inn
ported in january, which is about ns
near n perfect horse az ono will ofion
sec. Those who admire fine stock
should not fail 10 examine this spool.
men Hs he is certainly nn admirable
young animal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-06-10

Apptnl:-Powning takes his dofcnt at
the Winucmuccn Convention with good
Grncc. II he blccds inwnrdly he giycs
no indication upon the surface. whilo
brcakfNsting tho following morning hc
smiliugly remarked: "will soino gen.
tlemun please PRss the crowt"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-06-10

Following is list of letters re-
manning in the PoS!ollice ut Elko, Sat.
urday, June Q. 1855:
Moore Miss l., Peterson Fred.
f"llock Monroe, Stone Harry (2).
Persons calling for any OF the above
letters will please say "niycrtiscd."
JAS. L. SMITH l.. VI.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-06-10

What Commentary II would DO on
tho judiciary, II innn Of M small cali.
bro ms that OF the nominee Of the Win.
ncmucca Convention for Judge Of tho
Supreme Court should DO elected to re.
view, ana possibly reverse. tho JUDI
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-06-10

Torfo IInuto Mnil:-Tho Gresham
boom now reaches from New York to
Oregon. II IL can hold out thrco weeks
longer. ns IL socms likely to do, IL may
get there Eli.
Connecticut western news., 1888-10-24
An Elephant on a Lark.

Considerable commotion was caused st the little town of Stives, Hunting donshire, England, by tho inconsider. ate manner in which big elephant took surreptitious holiday. Tho at. fractions of the travelling circus to which he was attached pallod upon him, and in the small hours of tho morning he let himself loose. Hc was first at- tracted by the etfluvia of some gas works, which he entered after breaking down few trifllng obstacles in the shape of three gates, two fences and a brick wall. Thon ho pulled out plug with his trunk and set free few thou. sand cubic feet of gas, visited the TO- tort house and frightened tho solitary watchman into fits, explored the neigh. boring market gardens with disas- trous results to the owners, and wound up by wrecking & barn and gorging himself with new wheat. He was still contentodly shoveling in grain when his keepers discovered him, and with difficulty induced him to return to his quarters. Claims for damages arc pouring iu upon his owners, and the total will almost swallow up the profits of bad season. .-[New York Sun.
Connecticut western news., 1888-10-24
A Tribute to the Bible.

Before Us, remarks the New York Observer, lies q welcome sight. It con sists of Parts l. and II. of an illustrat- cd bible in tho Italian language. It is issued by Signor Sonzogno, the propri- etor and able editor of tho Sccoa, a secular paper, and the pricc is one cent a numb Der. Among other things he says ''There is one book which gathers up the poetry and tho science of humanity end that book is tho bible, and with this book no other work in any itera. ture can be compared. It is book that Newton read continually, that Crom- we'll carried at his saddle and that Vol. taire kept always on his study table. It is book that believers and unbelievers should alike study. and that ought to be found in every house. Tho text will be that of Martini, translated from tho Vulgate, and care will be taken to in. sure accuracy" May this venture provo d worthy contribution towards tho sup ply of Italy s need.
Connecticut western news., 1888-10-24
What the Cow Gives Us.

America, dairy interests are start ingly enormous. They represent an in . vestment of nearly twenty five times the entire bank capital of the country; that is to say, tho bank capital is little less than $971, 900, 900, while the dairy interests amount to more than $3, 00O,- O0O 0OO Of course our readers can not swallow such frightful figures in lump, and we will, therefore, arrange them in several smaller, but still heroic, doses. The number of milch- cows is estimated at 21, 900, 900. They give each an aver age of $50 gallons of milk annually. This would mako an aggregate milk production of z, $50, 900, 900 gallons, a miniature ocean, a fair sized Niagara. Four thousand millions arc used for cheese, and the remaining 3, 650, 900, 900 pass through the adulteratiug hands of the milkman and grocer, and down the throats of 60, GOO, 900 men, women and babies in this land of freedom. The quantity of butter manufactured and used is about 1, $50, 900, 900 pounds, and of cheese 6, 500, 900 pounds. The value of our dairy products for the last year was nearly $500, ooo, 900. This is $2o,- 900, 900 more than the value of our an- nual wheat yield; while it closely ap- proximates that of our corn crop which is the most valuable of our farm prod ucts. To support this immense dairy herd 100, 900, 900 acres of pasture land arc required, worth $25o, 900, 900. It is easy enough to see, therefore, that 4, 900, 900 farmers in this country arc an important element of our national welfare and prosperity.-[ Holstein- Friesian Register.
Connecticut western news., 1888-10-24

tion, with its paintings and Greek ser vice. I attended service, but was not able to sec much difference between its ceremonial and the Roman Cath olic, save at the end all the congregation wont up and kissed the cross in the hands of the priest. Somo of the paint iugs are covered, save the face, with silver and gold in manner 1never saw elsewhere. The church is small, with a congregation of perhaps 100, mostly natives or half- breeds. Besides the three towns mentioned, we stopped at no place in Alaska save at few places LOT canning fish. Mining, fishing and hunting seem the only industries of Alaska worthy of mention. The former is so undeveloped, save in one instance,
 hat its future cannot be predicted. Fishing occupies but three or four months of the year. There is no evil dence on tho coast that there can be ever any agriculture of importance. Almost everywhere the hills, when not snow clad, are covered with small spruce, too small for lumber. There seems no reason to think that the for ests will be cleared, either for tho lum- Der or tho rocky soil beneath.
 The most of tho native huts seem of the poorest, with an opening ia the centre to let out the smoke. Alaska, with it's fishing and hunting, is we'll adapted to savage population. Un- less through it's mines, it is difficult to sec how it can support any considerable number of civilized people. The natives are fairly teachable, but the most diffi- cult problem is to find occupation which will support them in civilized way. -[Detroit Free Press.
Connecticut western news., 1888-10-24
Jay GOuId's Doctor.

MT. Gould sat on the porch of his IT, virgton residence and in his lap was g baby, the second son of his son George. who married Edith Kin ngdon, the pretty actress. The report that this new conner is to be named after his grandfather is q mistake, because his brother, low about a year and half old, bears tho namc of Jay Kingdom Gould. Near by sat Dr. William Mum, to whom Jay Gould pays a sufficient salary to command his entirc time. The amount is said to bs $20, 900 a year, and that is reasonable consider ing that Dr. Mum gave up an exten- sivc practice to take this special job, and is rather rich man, anyhow. The contract covers a period of twenty years ulless terminated earlier by the death of the opulent patient. Thus it will be seen that G ould has nadc an in- vestment of nearly $250, 900 in medical alton dance. -[Philadelphia Times.
Connecticut western news., 1888-10-24
Keene's Fortune.

Jim Keene owed his fortune to a woman. The impoverished widow of an old friead of his came to him once with $500 worth of diamonds, all she had left, eagerly begging him to buy that amount of certain stock. "But why2' She had been employed as a seamstress at tho homes of Food, Far
 and O'B, fen, all former friends of her husbands At ono of these houses she had overheard an account of a wonder full bonanza just thsa discovered near
 Virginia City. Keeno took the dia- monds, wedding gift to this poor lit- tie woman from her mother. Ho ln. vested their value in the stock desired.
 ca the aunounc ement of the new dis coveries the stock jumped from $2S to $sO, then rose to $1O0, $16O,
 up to $2S5 At that point she asked him to sell. She thought herself worth about s25, 900. She was in a fever of excitement. Keenc, slim snd tall, was as cool as a cucumb Der.
 "See how much Mrs. - has with us," he told his cashier. The answer came, sMrs. - has $57O. GOO, less commissions, making $562, 97O." Keene asked if she would have a check for tho amount thoa, but, receiving no answer, found she had falnted. He had made $1O, 900, 900 himself in the deal, all of which has he since lost in the American Monte Carlo-Wall street. The little woman wh om he enriched now dazzl $ people with her diamonds, keeping her me ther's gift as talismar. .-[ America.
Connecticut western news., 1888-10-24
VOL. XVIII.
A Sabbath in tho Mountains.

Afar from the sound of the Sabbath bell, Afar from the Sabbath throng, Whose voices too day in worship swell With jubiant notes of song, Alone on a lofty Alpine height, Bathed in flood of resplendent light, Wi h the g'ittering peaks of snow in sight, We gather for morning prayer. Though small may our congregation be, Scarcely exceeding the 1.-two or three," Tie Master himself is there. No pealipg organ proclaims our praise, No preachers voice is heard, Our chorister's psalm on this pearl of days Is that of the happy bird; Our music the sound of the rushing rills, Pouring down from the snowy hills, As each its appointed work fulfils
 Leaping down through the howery cell; :; And the wonderful works of our Father
 teach
 More than the wisest and best could preach, Or the tongue of the learned tell Though they seem in eternal might ar
 rayed,
 There once was day, we know, When the hills foundations first were laid And first they were crowned with snow; '. But when in fire at the last great day All that is evil must pass away, Do we not hope that the mountains gray May delight our awakening eyes. Emblem of all that is F ure and bright, Pointing up to a world of light,
 And glory that never dies.
Connecticut western news., 1888-10-24
A Prophecy.

A AIVpuCVys Seven unblown lilies by a ragged wall, Seven unblown lilies, sleek and slim and tall; Seven lilies by the rain Bowed and blushed and bent again; Now 'twere we'll to test, maybe, My great gift of prophecyi
 bloom for death, One shall bloom for help until it's dying
 breath; Buds of hope grow on apace. Buds of death bend low each faoo, Hope that all so lonely grows, You may be for me, who knowsi Seven fullblown lilies by a ragged wall, Seven fullblown lilies, sleek and slim and
 tall; Seven lilies in the sun, Cleaning there, like silk new spun; Gle,ming, glowing, unaware Death of them must have Q share. And yet as watch them, ah! what sweot surprise Comes up all unbid to look out of my eyes! My love stands there, tall and grave, Where the shining lilies wave; Plucks them one and two and all, Leaves forlorn the ragged wall Lol he comes apace and lays them at my feet; Lol he whispers: "Love, this is offering meetl" Yet what of my gifts 30 dear, Wisdom of an old-time seerl All that splendor bloomed for mo; To the winds my prophecyl ID. Gertrude Menard in Boston Traveller
Connecticut western news., 1888-10-24

don't tell them whero I am else they will want me to go back to Lord Siu- rian, and l can never forget him, never"
 "Old scoundrell should think not. But he can't molest you, dear Olive; now that his miserable son is dead he has no more authority over you than l have"
 ''Dcad! Jack," I cried.
 "Yes, threo months ago. Ah, Olive, naughty girl to hide from me. If you knew how Ihavc suffered"
 O. my twenty-frst birthday became Mrs John Beaumont. My mother to this day thinks herself the aggrievcd party; and has to remember that my purchase money enabled her to find suitable husbands for all her girls before she can forgive me for refusing to profit by her excellent bargain. .-[The Wis consin.
Connecticut western news., 1888-10-24
The StilettO.

The stiletto is peculiar weapon. There is nothing of American manufsc- ture like it. In length it runs from six to fifteen inches. The blade is about twice tho length of the handle, dagger cd ged, thick at the narrow guard, and tapering off to excessive thinness at the point. At the guard the diameter of the blade is diamond shaped and the two extra edges run almost to the point. -
 The real edges, which are rasor sharp, make a wound which tho auxiliary edges, more blunt than sharp, aggra- vate to terrible degree. So effective is it and SO murderous in the hands of dcxterous man, that tho Italian gov ernnent has recently boon experiment. ing with it as weapon at close quar- ters and in the Massowah campaign sev- eral companies were armed with shields and long stilettos. Tho weapon is car ricd in sheath like an ordinary dagger.
 Another knife, commonly carried and frequently used by criminal Italians, is what Professor Scannapieco, the Nea- politan fencing master, calls tho 'mol- letta." The mol,ctta bears some resem- blanco to razor, though considerably longer. There is only ono edge and the blade opens like penknife. It swings loose, however, and when drawn is opened by catching holl of the han de with the fingers and throwing the blade outward. This requires practice and dexterity. A small bring catches tho knife and holds it open. It is closed by pressure upon tiny "button" on the handle. Though not as effective a weapon as the stilctto, it makes an ugly wound when used by an expert, and can be opened almost as quickly as stilettc can be drawn from its sheath. The ease with which it can be con cealed adds to the frequency of its use. The handle is hard wood or bone.
 There is an uptown establishment l tnaL IS salu Io lh port stAe'tos ano oInei Italian weapons. A small stiletto can be bought fer $3 The largest size cost $5 and $s. An imported molletta costs $4. The price places the real Italian article out of the reach of many of the knife users who failed to bring theil wardly weapons across the ocean, and they content themselves with { species of small dagger, crudo but eff fective, and not infrcquently made by knife.-[New York Graphic.
Connecticut western news., 1888-10-24
NasmYth the Inventor.

The great achievement of Nasmyth's life was the invention of that powerful steam hammer which still continues to be marvel to all who see the opera tion, at on ce mighty and delicate. It is said of this ma chine that it can chip an egg resting on an anvil without breaking g it, while it can also deliver a twelve-ton blow which will make a whole township tremb!c. We cannot do better than quote Nasmyth's own de- scription of this crowning mechanical triumph of his life:
 It consisted of, first, a massive an- vii on which to rest the work; second, block of iron constituting the hammer or blow giving portion; and third, an inverted steam cylinder, to whose pis- ton-rod the hammer block was attached. All that was then required to produce most effective hammer was simply to admit steam of sufficient pressure into the cylinder so as to act on the under side of the piston, and thus to raise the hammer block attached to the end of the piston-rod. By very simple ar- rangement of slide valve, under the control of an attendant, the steam was allowed to escape, and thus permit the massive block of iron rapidly to descend by its own gravity upon the work then on the anvil. Thus, by moro or less rapid manner in which the attendant allows the steam 10 enter or escape from the cylinder, any required number or any intensity of blows could be de- livered."
 One of tho first uses to which the steam-hammer was put was that of the driving of piles. There were many me- chanic, who did not believe that 1t would drive piles faster or better than was done by the old method. So Nas- myth resolved to have match between his eam-hammer and the ordinary pile-driver. Two immcnce logs were selected, and tho two machines began to work at the same moment. Tho re. suit was that while it took the old-fash toned machine twelve hours to drive its log to the proper depth, the steam. hammer had finished it's task in foul and half min uutes.
 Tho invention of the steam-hammc1 not only made Nasmyth famous wherever ia tho world the mechanic arts are practised, but add ed quickly and largely to his worldly wealth. H. was only thirty one years of age, and had alroady achieved great life work.
Connecticut western news., 1888-10-24
Sitka in Alaska.

The most intcre sting place in the Territory of AlHska is Sitka, the capl- tai, an old Russian town. It is bcauti- fully situated, surrounded, savo on tn seaside, by high mountains, and the harbor is formed by many low, small wooded islands. Thero is some level ground on which a town might be built. Nearly all the houses seem go- ing to decay, and there is almost no building going oa. Our governm en t officers reside here, and there is some pleasant society. There is large and fourishing mission school of the Prcs- byterian Church, where 180 young na- tives of both sexes are educated. The old Russian church is the great attrac-
Connecticut western news., 1888-10-24

It is asserted in London paper that tho discovery made by MT. Hewett in tho artificial manufacture of quinine will result in the reduction of the price of that article to few cents per pound. The importance of this discovery is ren- dercd greater by the fact that, while hitherto dependence has been on the cultivation of the cinchona tree for quininc, the bark yielding only about per cent If tho same, tho new process admits of tho substance being produced without limit from an article which can always be got in abundance in any part of tho world.
Connecticut western news., 1888-10-24
The Directive Faculty in BruteS

A bird that builds its nest in shelt. %red place exercises control over nature, ia its degree, quito analogous to the work of human architect. "Tho foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests." How does the fox get it's hole, or tn, lird its most? They mako them for their purposes, and this is cer. tainly control over nature to that ex. tent. How does the fox support his family if he has no control over nature2 Do hens and chickens run into his hole md ask to bo catena pr. Hopkins does not seem ever to have heard of the way in which tribe of monkeys prepare to rob corn field. Let us describe it. When they get ready to start on their expedition, an old monkey, the leader of the tribe, with staff in his hand, so as to stand upright more easily, marches ahead on two logs. thus being moro ele- vatel than the O hers, so as to sec signs of danger moro readily. Tho rest fol- low him on all-fours. Tho leader ad. vances slowly and csut:o ,sly, carefully yeconnoitring in all directions, till tho party arrives at tho corn field. He then assigns the sentinels to their respective posts. All being now in readiness, tho rest of the tribe ravish and eat to their hearts content. Whom they retire, zach ono carries one or two ears of corn along, and from this provision the sen. ,inels arc regaled on arrival at their fair. Hero we sec ability to rule and Q willingness to submit to rule; a thoughtful preparation of means to tho end in view; and a recognition of tho rights of the sentinels to be suitably re- warded at the close of tho expedition. Wherein docs all this differ from simi. iar foray of trib, of savage men7 Tho oaly difference is in degree; otherwise. it is much tho same. -[Popular Science Monthly.
Connecticut western news., 1888-10-24

Americans drink more coffee than any other country in the world, spend- ing about fifty millions of dollars on coffee annually, nearly all of this going to Brazil. England spends only about $1O, 900. 00c for coffee, spending it iu tho same market. But Brazil trades chiefly with England owing to the lesser cost of manufactured goods there, and only buys yearly about s1O, 900, 900 worth of flour of us. The rest of our $50, GOO, 900 is chiefly sent to England to pay for Brazilian purchases there.