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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-02-17
A NOVEL IDEA.

A seeker after office il Illinois, snys
the JJurnnl. has aiken Ill original way
oil making known his clIiInS. The
ofics he wants is n good onc. and he
hus secured recommendations from
moro than 100 leading Repui | cans.
ln>tea | of forwarding th.se recoIumei.-
dations to be ~pigeunno!ed IN Washing
ton, he has them neatly printed in boOS
form and bound in morocco. Tie vol
ume il a neat little one and is quite
unique. The people whose influence
lie wants in getting tia appointment
have all received copie'. They think
the now departure n gool one. 1t ell
a. o., them To read the office 'erk.r's
indorse uent without stumbling through
pa %, vi BID handwriting, and 10y mass
] ~ the letters altogether the %clnins Of
the author Gf the idea are given unusual
fn-ce. Said n C,ngre,sman the other
day, "FUr my wi ~cJn.fort / should
like to SEQ this Il ..u.. carried cut Ivy mll
the people who ~iut my holp III getting
them into office. 1t wonId save ME
much time aul labor. Bat am mfInid
the plan won't be gencraily worked, be-
cause when II thing is in pint there is
10 limit to it, circulation. Suppose
three or four lutl- books Of this sort
were put ont 10y several uncn |lo ARE
after the sans Office and IN them mp
pcnrs n recommendation from. sny
John Smith. Thorc would TO tronh!U
ut once. Yet you know il does some
time happen that n politician out of
puie good nature will endorse half II
dozen persons for to snme pace aud
then rite the Congressman n private
note saying bis recommendations IRE
not to be taken seriously"
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o.n nErn .EsrAr,vEs

Tho election is over. ani despite all
tile trick.ry and fl ud with which the
lottery scl,ene WA hstelel thd sub
iui,ts.i to tue voters. iheir good con.mrn
ssune has eavel the State itoru enc .;
the greate,t dau;ers with which 1t has
been threatvusi since its oresnizi ration.
For eighteen years past. first by LrIi>-
lative Act aud then iy Constitutional
A~tusadlnunt, hns this lottery ring been
struggling t. fitsten u lottery Upon Us.
They have their answer now, and III
sucI POSITIVE tiu.s tin n lottery
ghost will ever rise T. ,ex aud haas
Us again. New ia has e, deem.d her
self from the stigma o. the .'rUtien bon
ouSh." Purified by III. stUim. Ler ut
pIvsphere hHs CLEARED, and We eau te-
lirve ;his to lie the dawn Of n new c..
o morals, political nud otheswiS1 1t
huw II III ,ins for the leop!r to loot the
b lis and Ii III n reckoning with III II
representatives, who have. ia calling
this election, so Shaiuefully b trnyed
them. This will cost them from tSeniy
t. twenty-five Thousand del ars. for thu
ti!t:cn thousand already appropriated
will no; hear cover the expense OF the
election. The decent thing would be
FIR these repre- s-I / ltives ur tao lottery
ring t, make this good; but this is too
much to expect. Ills is thu result, aud
the only result, Of y re ,siou OF SO days
costing nearly "A Thousand dollars II
day. But the gne't on now II. what
are they going to do with the 81 days
still remaining? For the last two weeks,
il has l,eu repeatedly stated that II
Elko county did MT st.nd IN for the
lutery, "a portion OF Ler territory was
to be taken from her. Other counties
were to be disruenbeieh. Upon the
sans cuudi'ion. no adequate nppio-
prlniiuns we're to he mndc for ngricultu-
ral societies, State Fair or University
purposes, and no water bill passed.
Well. tuey have not stood in; aud now
what's to be done about Il? 10
the lottery majority i'll tue LegiSla-
tur1, We have this to say: Geuti-msn
tue eyes OF the State are upon you. Yon
have done badly enough SO far; whether
you c,IL ever redeem yourselves, must
remain for the future to answer. But
carry oct these conte uptIble threats, if
you ever mn!o or authorized them, and
IL on do not find tint the people have
a rod in pickle for you, tLsu we are
neither ~ prophet nor tie son Of u
prophet. You wers sent there to at
tent to the wants Of tho State, nnl not
to Oh y the b:hes,s Of a lottery ring.
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THE ANIMAL KINGDOM,

Lawrence, Kan, has Il pair of calves which
present tho general arch tcciu:nl features Of
the SiGnncsc wins.
a great hawk svoCpcl dovn OH n Lock
llavci, Pa, cat IL day or two ago and car.
ricd it niuft. Tic feline son can:I:, il, cap.
tor by tho throat and clokcd tho bird 10
death. The cat WINS Killed by tic fail. Tho
pair could not 10 separated.
Nelson Clark of Vnnccboro, Nc, while
limiting FOR deer II few miles south Of that
place, succeeded i'll shooting n white doc,
much larger than ihO average rcd deer aud
Of n rare SPECIES. The hair was Of u spot.
lcSs white and very ilmc IN texture.
Roscdnlc. n suburb OF ~ilCnvcr. las long been
annoyed by the bodies uf skinned rats, cats,
etc., which somebody persisted in tlirowin:
nbOtit tho streets. The offender funIly proved
To be Aunt sally Dawson. II peculiar %clinrac.
Ter. who has Gccn cOllcc;im: tic SKINS OF these
animals to make herself n cloak.
a hawk divcd into u lot OF ducks I'm n cove
oil MoOschcnd lake. lie got his claws into
ono and together they diSaIrcnrcd under
water. IL was more than u minute before
tho lawk rose to the surface ucnrly drowned,
aud With n luUOrcI effort Ito got away, mol,
however, until other ducks tried to force hin,
again under water.
An enormous number Of animals aro killed
In fibcrin yearly Tor their fur. At the las,
summer fair Of lrhi;, which Is n market for
only u larto tho fGrs exported from Silcrin,
no less than 3.iSO.CCJ Skins OF squirrels weio
offered for slic. or other varieties there
were u ,uO h!uU fox. liD.ED Hiarnlut, W.LCU
r%oicct's, 10000 badger, 100000 harc and
2,UUJ foe.
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Stu itil wny.

Joe Phillips, Of Bullion, came in after
DR.. Mciga to go out nnd attend his son.
lIunry. who was hut by being kicked
by u horse. While waiting in front OF
the drug store for the DIR. to get ready
one OF the horses be1nino restless and
Btortsd suddenly forward, brrahing the
bolt that connects tho single tee 10 the
douUle.troe. causing the polo to drop
down. Tho horses became frightened
aud ran furio irly across the railroad
truck where Sir Phillips was thrown 10
tho gtouod. narrowly missing tue rails.
Tho buggy ran over him. bat strange Az
II may appstr, the gentleman did not
Tecsire II scratch. The team ran To the
rear Of the Bed Rock SALOON where they
were g opel. The buggy being lady
wrecked auJllIcr wns soon procured and
the journey resumed.
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HR.lurr0hc Notes.

Do your ! est aud win u prize.
The G mud March vii tc q fo .;urc.
Mrs. Mhgnire will serve au elegant
supper.
The X. S. b. MHs4uc Balls nrc always
II success.
R-mcml or Washington and attend
the X S. Il. Bail.
Chriimitcs attended The Eiko Mask
Ball in a bgdy, now let Elko turn out OF
inaSse.
Elko guests cnn go 10 Cnrlin on trnin
No. s in tir evening and return early
next morning
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Pure "uIcr,

DR.. Bishop, Superintendent OF the
Stat 1nsaio A-ylun, in his biennial
report for the term Of 1878. snys:
"Dnring the six years Iust, 40 case
OF Typhoid fever, dy entrry, or my
other disease, that coull b. clrurgcnhle
to either impure mir or water. has been
contracted 10y any inmate oi the inst tn.
ton" This is certainly sufficient time
in which 10 test the clmruc;er Of tie
water. furnished bv tho Asylum wells.
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FACTORY BOOTS CONSTANTLY ON HAND


Those who desire fresh Groceries and
Provisions, Ms well A. glss-r.re. Queens.
ware. sto. should not fail to examine
my stock aud prices before purchasing.
"a penny saved is as good AZ q penny
earned" and you can saw money by
purchasing goods At home. I carry 4
largo stock Of s%snionabls goods and
will cell Al Live and Let Live price,.
il. II. CnlsH.
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Music nud PnIuIInu.

Mise Dole Roscn't0ck has returned
and Ia now prepared To- take pupils In
Music aud Painting. Chinaware dec.
ofntion n specially. Those DESTROYS
Of taking lessons on tho pinno or in
painting will please Gull either nj Tho
residence or the store.
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Anxious For Admi,.ion.

Montana IL very nuxions to BE- como n
state aud Is nnw willing to accept my.
Thing IN the may of compromise at
Washington. Tho politicians 1T Ilelc.
ra are particularly excited over the pos
sihili'y Of being kept out Of the Uni a.
two ypnts LONGER.
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udertnkInu,

Having purchased Of brown & Hos
kins thoir interest IN tho Undertaking
business. MN now prepnied to attend
to nll calls IN that line. I will also at-
tend 10 tho repairing aud upholstoriug
OF Furniture, oio. Shop on COmmc rciri
%Htrett. nett door TO brown & IIoskip.'
old stnnd.
G.5. N. v. Prrss,os.
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NIIHc nnd I,cILlHn.,,
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b%lori"a'', Nails sl.. Away, In ,to,t
~ n CnGsH
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Depot JIot.i- Clark s. Grccn, Pro-
- prictors.

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right ~i'inCcs.

Miss Wcstcnd-juch a time ne I have lad
this aficrnOonl Have you ever been bo.
tween tic horns ~ II i ic.nnni
hr Ahl,"Ir lof Cbicagoi- NJ, sti,a West.
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-Ihiiadclpnm Record
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ruE NL,spA l.nc,s..ArunE.
rnlr,y-s-,en.a rn,.


hlrN Gn
sESATE.
Mr. Fo'ey gave notice that the ia
diciuy Committee tai appointed Judge
Edward. es CIe,k of Judiciary Commit-
to-.
On motion of Sp-ou'e, Gl0 ndli.
tiont! C pies Of TIL report Of the
State Dond Of Agriculture was ordered
printed.
GENERAL FILE.
s. b. 45-D.dniny actnd resi-.
dence. Amended and ordered IL
crossed.
Assembly Concurrent 10 collation.
No. ~. relative 10 amcuding Constitu-
ton. Lost.
A. b. "a. amending Act r,lative to
official bonds. P,~sel.
s. i IL, Act relating to District At
~torneys Passed.
a Ii. AZ. Act regulating office hours
81 equity CmccTn. l.pst.
ASSEM- LY.
PETIII ~.
Requesting the passing, Of Senate
duc,ion of salaries Of certain county
officials. It was signed by promiren,
c;tizers.
co7sRSoE's MESSAGE.
A joint aud Concurrent Resolution
relative to Home RUE in Irrlaud. APP
proved.
Also A. No. 10. an Act to regulate
COM eusation Of county { Ulcers.
Senate substitute for 4. Il. No. 81, an
Act relative to compensation o. certain
county officer, was returned without
Governors approval.
The veto of the Governor was sus-
taiued by the Assembly.
OF BILLS.
BY MurIay-A. b. 80, an Act to
as -hN w ANSAliAS t'IulitH1E-
tion Of certain county oniciciS. rPru-
vid"s f., + fees md milcnge for witnesses
in civil cases.l Referred TO Judiciary
Committee.
by GilboTt-A. d. o.. nh Act 70
amend All Ac, for tie commit nett
of Insane persons To the St,to A~y.
lum !~imp"wcrs County Clerks to
held Investigations in the absence Of n
JUDGE
Referred to Judiciary Committee.
BY Muor--A. Il. 80, an Act t. amend
an Act regulating the compcus ,iiou If
county officers. Referred TO Nye coum-
T. delrgetiom.
GENERAL FILE.
4. B. i3-.An Act to amend All Act
relative I" elections. Passed.
a. Ii. Gan Act tn rcgulrt" the
business Of insurance companies. Com
r"ls the payment Of the tot.l nmonut Of
insurance when incendiaryis not proved /
Tabled until to.rnorrow.
A Is. 6S-An Act In prohibit the
shearing Of sheep within the. limits
of a town or city. Ordered Ensross-
ed.
Substitute for A. u IS, mn Act to
amend Section ID. OF mn Act to provide
for the selection of lands GInntel by the
United States to the State f Nevada
Sinking wells on land Necessary fer
application AHortcd.
Bill read mud IN ss.l.
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4 Hood Actor.

EwarlT. Smith, the o~nc.lcRgcd in.
d;Tidual now confined Ia the Count,
Jail OH d charge u burglary, Is mmr
OF versatile tai ut, brsidos his burslut-
Gus wocl;yities. lie * II Gue singcr.
aud IL Possessed Of good imi nir,o md
vsh.iilo1uinl powers. with which he cm
tcrtnins his fllow.lr~isunetr. ibcrei y
helping to relieve tho %momotony .
Their imprisonment. lii1 imitation ID;
a crying child aud a scol ling woman
~as 30 god that It deceived Jail r
Adams.
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Nossnstock as just fc,oNed q me
limo Of Indies Full and Winter Drr,'
Goods. Novelties. cic. Call AID max,
yonr selections lo'orn tbs ,t"Ch Ia
Iohep
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Mr. Fo'ey gave notice that the Jn-
diciuy Committee tai appointed Judge
Edward, es Clerk of Judiciary Commit
to-.
On motion of Sp-ou'e, G10 ndli.
tions! c pies Of TIL report O! the
State Doaid Of Agriculture was ordered
printed.
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GENERAL FILE.

Requesting the paSsnge Of Senate
Bill M. 10, an Act relnti.G to the 70.
duction Of salaries Of certain county
officials. It was signed by promiren,
citiZers.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-05-03
SCIENTIFIC souIBs.

The Sheffield free library has adopted the
plan Of fumigating the books. They are ex-
posed for fifteen minutes to the fumes of car
bolic acid at temperature Of from $50 degs.
20 200 degs.
One OF the most remarkable mechanical
changes Of the day is the setting aside of
heel and the adoption of iron for some Of the
most important parts Of locomotives on manv
railroads. 1t is only comparatively a few
years since the change was made, on most
roads, from iron to stael.
DR.. Grundman, of Hrschberg, has patented
new process of mailing magnesia into
carbonate by exposing to carbonic acid as
produced by burning soke in close apart
nents. 1t thus forms a substance as hard as
nagnesita, and capable of taking a fine
polish. Mixed with marble dust It forms an
artificial dolemite; with oluble silicates an
artificial stucca.
The power Of various explosives has been
nlculated to be equivalent to the following
PRESSURE, the figures giving tons per square
nch: Emmensite, a new exlosive, for which
important advantages are laimed in addi-
ion to great power, 2S3; nitro-glycerine,
,64; explosive gelatine, 253; preite, $50; oxo.
mite, 24O; panclastite, 9OS; pn cotton, 1875;
dynamite, IA: atlas, 1873; ackarock, III:
'oburite, "a, and blasting gunowder, 20.
Railway brainH is a termapplied by DR..
thompson to a neurosis or geeral derange-
nent Of the nerves produced " shock re-
eived by the head on a railws car In the
PARTICULAR case described no ound was re-
eived, and consciousness wa preserved at
She time Of the injury. Afterwards the
'atient became melancholic an complained
4 insomnia, headache, spins pain, weari-
less and failure of appetite fhygienic and
alliative treatment was given
W. A. Lyman, of Milford, onn., is max
lg the smallest possible spfimen of an
ngine. 1t win be made withh silver half
ollar. The boiler is to hold abqt eight drops
4 water, but with four drops ae engine can
worked several minutes. yhen finished
is to be placed under IA glas case three
uarters Of an inch in dIamete and an inch
I'D one-eighth in height Som of the parts
i'll be so fine and delicate that they cannot
. made without the lse Of magnifying
lass
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-05-03
RELIGIOUS eLEANINes.

The Methodist Episcopal general confer
snce OF 1892 will be held in Omaha.
There are said TO be several churches in Il
inois without single male member.
The Reformed Episcopal church numbers
20 churches, l2O ministers and 1900 com
municants.
The New Jerusalem church of the Unitec
States at a meeting recently held in Boston
voted to form national organization.
The Irish Catholic archbishops and bishops
have issued an address declaring that the
pope's decree affects morals only and doe
not interfere with politics
The Presbyterian church gave $500, 900 for
home missions last year, yet deducting the
amount from this which represents legacies
and it only represents gift Of 50 cents per
member.
President G. II. Payne, of Ohio Wesleyan
university, having been elected secretary of
the newly created board of education of the
Methodist church, will be compelled to re
Sign his Office
The first American Sabbath school of which
HC hhfC hHpNltuBt WIS
In Ephrata, Lancaster county, Pa, about
1880, by Ludwig Hacker, teacher in the
common schools 1t was carried on by him
for about forty years and was attended with
some remarkable results. This antedates
Robert Raikes q7sD and David Blair I176U.
A new church is organized every two days
by the Presbyterian church. Every three
days Presbyterian minister dies. The de-
nomination imports from other Christian
bodies sixty ministers per year TO fill vacan-
cies. The secretaries Of the Home Mission
board are not burdened to find places for
ministers applying for service; they are
burdened rather to find ministers to I'LL
parishes now vacant and enter missionary
6elds already open.
Bishop Andrews, Of the Methodist Episco-
pal church. whose episcopal residence hitherto
has been in Washington, D. C., now goes to
New York. Bishop Foss leaves Minneapolis
tor Philadelphia Bishop Hurst, Buffalo for
Washington, while of the newly elected
bishops, Bishop Vincent goes to Buffalo
where he will be near Chautauqua; Bishop
Fitzgerald to Minneapolis, Bishop Joyce to
Chattanooga, Bishop Newman to Omaha, and
Bishop Goodsell to Texas.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-05-03
superstitIons Of South Africans.

The Bantu have no definite idea of the
mode of existence of their deities, but the
southern tribes suppose them to inhabit
dim, underground caverns They regard
the unseen world in which they believe
with unmingled dread, and drive refec-
tion concerning it from their thoughts
whenever it is possible to do so. Before
their intercourse with white men it had
never struck them that the acts Of this
life could have any effect upon the spirit
after death. They are in no sense an inn
eginative or speculative people. but direct
:heir entire attention to such material
objects as Immediately affect their well
fare In such condition, progress
toward higher kind of life, unless di-
rected by some external agency, is nearly
impossible In other words, self develop
ment must be a very slow process, If it
can be accomplished at all. For. first,
their greatest dread is that of offending
the spirits of their ancestors, and they
hold that any departure from established
customs will assuredly do this, and there
fore bring evil upon them.
Next, their belief in witchcraft is OPP
posed to progress Of any kind. For Q
man who is not chief. and who differs
from his fellows by being mentally in ad-.
vance of them, inevitably draws sus-
p-cion on himself Of being wizard. and.
where there is no foreign controlling
power, surely falls victim to their fury.
The belief in witchcraft is to this day the
cause of terrible amount of suffering
among the tribes that are independent.
All events that cannot be readily COM
rehended-sickness In man. murrain in
cattle. blight in crops, even casual acci-
dents-are by them attributed to the
agency of wizards and witches. and not
the slightest compassion is felt for any
unfortunate wretch whom the recognized
witch finder of the community points out
as guilty. Confscation of property, tor
ture, death are the penalties Of being
charged with this ideal offense 1t is be-
lieved that one man can bewitch another
by means of any such thing as few hairs
from his head, a clipping Of finger nail,
a piece of clothing or indeed anything
whatever that belongs to him or can be
brought into contact with him, or can be-
concealed In or about his hut History
of the Beers in South Africa"
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-05-03

.sr.rne, ~ ,fas u Responsive yell, rush for
the entrance and then sudden halt.
A man stood at the head Of the steps
waving his hand and shouting:
"Nol nor he said. ut Is q Lie what he
saysl The young lady is an American.
She is friend Of liberty and Of the people.
lie Is not telling you the truth. All,
comrades, you would not harm her. She
is young thing, and 50 beautiful--so
beautiful and his voice was piteous In
Its entreaty.
The answer was coarse laugh.
80 II Is you againY shouted the Garde
Mobile Here is something for you'll"
and there was pistol shot.
Like some agile beast Of prey. the man
on the steps sprang down, snatched 0
musket from cne of the mob, and brought
Its butt down on the head OF the leader.
Then he sprang back up the steps and
into the balcony The light from the
torches OF the mob fickered across the
front Of the house One Of the shutters
was partly opened. and the pale face Of .
woman was thrust out.
go backl Hide YOURSELF 1t Is IT. ex-
claimed the man on the balcony They
shall not touch you while am herel'
She did not recognize him. nor under
stand all he said, and he pushed her some
what roughly back into the room. There
was q scattering volley from the mob, Q
fall upon the balcony floor, and then Off
,srs on horseback dashed up and ordered
the mob to disperse. They had some
Communist troops to back up their orders,
and In a short time the street was quiet
and deserted.
The wounded Garde Mobile had been
carried off by his comrades. There was
no sign OF the recent attack, except on the
balcony where the roses used to bloom.
Something red was dabbled about on the
stones next day when the sunlight came,
red as the flowers had been
Once more the shutters opened, and the
pallid faceof Miss Mascom appeared Cau-
tiously she stepped forth Her foot struck
something soft and she screamed.
What is it. virginiaY' asked a weak.
terrified voice. Have they come backY
"Nol" answered Virginia in horror.
Its that awful cabman again | knew
he was Communist Itold you so the
first day saw him; and, OH mammal
they've shot him out on the balcony, he's
dead. and yet he seemed to look up at me
and smile. 1t is all SO horrible. Perhaps
it's best that he's killed. Oh, wish we
were home again and out Of this awful
place.
And for the third time she shuddered
because Of Baptiste, and yet he was dead.
out there where he had guarded Virginia's
roses.
1t was from Jacques, the brother, that
heard the story. Parker L. Walter in
Philadelphia Bulletin.