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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-20

laws for the American people. Eng
land failed to subjugate US by the
bullet, but she stole into our Con-
gressional hall and by the use of gold
obtained possession of the ballot and
to-day American industry pays tribute
to England despite our blood bought
seal of independence.
The next scheme to make the rich
richer and the poor poorer was the
Resumption Act passed January oath,
1875, authorizing the Secretary of
the Treasury to destroy the fractional
currency and issue silver coin in like
denomination to take its place. The
people had found the fractional cur
rency convenient not only as a medium
of exchange at home, but especially
cheap and convenient for small remit
tances in trade. The destruction of
this money was a serious injury to the
country. For without fractional cur
rency, even small remittances incur
red the expense of a draft or money
order. But Congress appeared to be
looking after the interest of the money
king and not to the prosperity of the
country. They destroyed the fractional
currency and issued bonds with which
to purchase the silver bullion author
lied for coinage. These were untaxed,
interest bearing bonds and of such
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-08-17
The Value Of Skeletons.

''The skeleton market ut present."
said IL dealer in these gruesome COM
moditics. els very dragging. You eau
get iirst-class article now for $3j.
whereas tho prico three years ago was
SG5 and $40. All tho skeletons wo get
now aro imported. There Is no duty
on them. and American makers found
that they could not compete Just
outside OF Paris is n colony which
does nothing clso but articulate skcle-
tons. and they supply tho world. Men.
women "ud children arc employed in
the business at their homeA No. l
wouldn't think it would DO IL pleasant
place to visit. unless ono enjoyed tho
odors OF n desiccating factory. Tho
bones havo to DO boiled. There is n
skull thero in that glass case for which
we have refused 800. Every tooth is
In It's place, and tho smallest suturo
shows perfectly" - Cincinnati En-
quircr.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-08-17
ELKo, NEVADA, SUNDAY, AUGUST II, 1890. .
An Irish Gentleman.

Tho seats wore full but one was oe-
cupied by rough-looking lrishman.
AT one OF the stations n couple OF we'll
bred and intelligent looking young
ladies came in to procure seats, but
seeing no vacant ones wero about to
go in a back car when Patrick rose
hastily and offered them his sent with
evident pleasure. "But you will have
no seat for yourself" responded ono
OF the ladies with smile and with
trucst politeness hesita,ing to accept
it "Nevcr ye moind that" said the
llibernian. yer welcome to it. I'd
ridc upon tho cow-kctchcr any toimc
from here till New York for n smoile
from such jintlcmanly ladies'" and re-
treated into tho next car amid tho
applause OF those who had witnessed
tho incident Perhaps tho foregoing
hint to many ladies will show that a
triile OF politcncss on their part has
often happy effcct-General Man
nger.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-08-17
Something to Show.

Men are too ready to assume that
women, rs they say. know nothing
about business. Some women aro ig-
norHnt OF such matters. it is true. bu:
on the other hand somo women hav,
quite as much business capacity as
their husbands.
DO you mean to tell me, Mrs.
Billus." demanded Mr.. Billus, angriIy.
"that you gave n total stranger an
order for ten dollars worth OF grocer.
les Mt prices less than wholesale deal.
ers can buy them. and paid him for
tho goods in advanced Didn't YOU
have sonse enough to see that il mus,
DO Il swindloP Your moneys gone
now, and you've nothing to show for
It."
why, yes, ] have" said Mrs
BIlus; II havo his receipt for it,
Youths Companion.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-08-17
VOLUME "a.
Bitten by n Snake.

4 number OF tho Elko boys re-
turned last evening from n fishing
excursion OF several days duration.
Yesterday morning Joe. Henderson,
one OF the party, was bitten by u
small snake, but with no serious rc-
suits. While pushing his way
through tho willows small reptile
suddenly coiled around his wrist and
fastened its fangs in tho bnck OF his
hand which soon began to swell. 1t
is UNNECESSARY to say that Joe was
frightened, but being Do"tor, he
had wisely provided bottle OF "snake
medicine" for cases OF emergency,
and hustening to camp tho remedy
was applied and the evil effects Of the
poison thus counteracted. The snake
was small one, but OF what species
Joe did not tako timo to ascertain.
Moral: Mover 90 fishing without
good supply OF "snalsc medicine"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-08-17
Sunday Closing.

a California paper, the Citrograph,
notes the fact that Congress is being
Hooded with petitions for the closing
OF the Chicago Worlds Fair on Sun
day, and says: SHOULD this DO done
hundreds OF thousands OF workers
will be dcbarred from visiting the OK.
position. Thcsc.Sunday-closlng.pc pcti-
tion signers can visit tho exposition
nny day they like; but the poor laborer,
the workingman whose daily toll just
suiliccs to keep his family going, must
either DO doburrcd from seeing the
sights OF tho fair altogether or go on
Sunday. We certainly hope Congress
will totally ignore these petitions. TO
do otherwise will b" TO work great
hardship To tho toilers OF Chicago
and vicinity"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-08-17
The New Constitution.

Section Q, Article H., OF the pro-
posed new Constitution Of Nevada,
prohibits from voting at any election
in this State, nembcrs OF the Church
Of Jesus Christ Of Latter.D Day Saints,
commonly called tho Mormon church,
or any one who belongs to any organ
ization which tolerates or advocates
plural marriages or bigamy or polyg-
amy. IL any one offering to vote
shall be challenged under this sec
ton he shall DO required to take and
subscribe to an oath that he is not
II bigamist or polygamist that he
neither teaches nor practices polyg-
amy, and that he does not belong TO
the Church OF Jesus Christ OF Latter
Day Saints, commonly called the
Mormon church.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-08-17
Marriage With DrunknrtIs.

The efforts To raiso tho poor and
degenerate iDebriato and his family
are practically OF no value rs long as
marriage with inebriatcs is permitted.
Recently tho Legislature OF tho State
Of Victoria, in Australia, has passed a
law which gives IL wife tho right OF
divorce il tho husband is found to DO
an habitual drunkard. II after
marriagc she discovers that no is an
incbriatc, she can also got divorce.
The husband can do .ho samc with u
wifo il she is proved TO DO an inobri.
atc. This is clear anticipation Of
tho higher sentiment which demands
relief from tho barbarous law which
would hold marriage with IN incbri-
ate rs fixed and RECOMMENDATIONS of
Incbricty.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-08-17
For Treasurer.

james Clark, ono OF tho oldest and
most highly respected residents OF
Elko county, announces himself To-
day as candidate for County Treas
uror, subject to tho decision Of tho
Republican Convention. Mr.. Clark
served ~ Treasurer Of this county ono
torn, commencing in January, 1885,
and his administration Of tho ollico
was In oyory way satisfactory 10 the
people OF tho county, and ho now asl,s
tho nomination for tho samo Office
with confidence in tho justice OF lis
claims. Should ho 10 nominated his
Democratic opponent will bo required
to got out and skirmish in ordor to
boat him.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-08-17

To-day Fred Wilson, n present Com.
missioner OF Elko county, announces
himself MS a candidate for ro-nomina.
tion for County Commissioner, to
which Office he was elected IN 1888,
md To his record rs such officer dur
ing tho term ending with this ycnr he
refers for Endorsement mt tho hands
of his party Convention. Tho Office
OF County Commissioner is ono Of tho
most important positions to DO filed
IN the county, and but littlo attention
should DO paid to politics in choosing
mon for that Office. Tho Republican
County Convention will do vol to
givo Mr.. Wilson's claims careful con-
sidcrntion, and IL nominated it will
require first class Democrat to bent
him nj tho polls.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-08-17
u Stage Accident.

Last Saturday evening us tho in
coming Tuscarora stuge was descend
ing tho grade thi1 sido Of tho summit
OF the mountains, it came upon n
wagon which had been left on the
grade by como tcamstor. Tho leaders
OF tho stage team became frightened,
turned suddenly around upsetting tho
stage ond tumbling tho whole outfit
OFT the grade. Tho stage was con-
sidcrably dcmoralizcd, but fortunate
ly not person nor II horse was in
jured. a two.horse wagon was pro-
procured and passengers and cargo
arrived ut II late hour Saturday oven
ing.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-08-17
a Gypsy NimrI.lnEc.

a couple OF gypsics were married
by Justice Of tho Peace at Carson
last Tuesday. These Egyptian no.
mads arc evidently ignoring some OF
their traditional customs and adopt
ing those Of civilized people. jump
ing over broomstick formerly con @.
stitutod tho ontiro gypsy marriage
ceremony, to which, however, was Mt
tached Significance and solcmnity
not un lcrstood by those who have
adopted tfo phrase as descriptive OF
questionable marital RELATIONSHIP Reno
journal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-08-17
not wator to Relieve Thirst.

It's mistake to suppose that cold
thinks are necessary to relieve thirst.
Very cold drinks. as rule, increase tho
,oycrish condition OF the mouth and
stomach, and so create thirst. Expe-
ricncc shows it to bc fact that hot
thinks relieve tho thirst and "cOol Oft"
The body when 1t is in an abnormally
ncatcd condition better thin ico-cold
thinks. It's far better and safer to avoid
'hc FREQ use OF drinks below sixty degrees;
II facts higher temperature Is to DO
)rcforrcd and those who arc much
roublcd with thirst would do we'll to try
'he advantages to be derived from hot
thinks, instead Of cold fluids to which
ihcy have been accustomed. IIotdrinks
'lso havo tho advantage OF aiding digcs-
ion, instead OF causing debility Of tho
tonach and bowels.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-08-17
100000 In Premiums.

Tho San Francisco Examirer is
Offering an extended list Of premiums,
valued mt from 50 TO S3,5OO, aggre-
gnting $4,000, to subscribers who pay
Sl.J0 for one years subscription to the
Weekly Examiner previous to Nov.
ii, 1890. Each subscriber is given
his choice Of four beautiful pictures,
I" Russian Wedding Feast" Scottish
Raid" AnSelus," or Fricdland
1907 and in addition II numbered
receipt which entities him to chance
in tho award OF premiums, which will
he made by committee OH tho 18th
OF November. Sample copy with list
OF premiums sent free to any address.
Address tho Weekly Examiner, San
Francisco, California.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-08-17
Tho hcrnlotOr.

This Ia tho namo OF now machine
consisting OF windmill aud pump
winch j. III. Tabor has just put In
operation on his premises. Tho pump
!" something entirely now, tho wator
oo'ng forced from tho wsll by moans
o' IN mir pump Rt tho surface. Tho
lhnohino works iino whom thoro Ia
sulllciont mir to drive tho motor. J. 8
ua.dner Ia agent for tho Aermotor
m anu VIII take orders for, and put tho
same IN succcDsful operation.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-08-17
DIR. BilJCr Dead.

Private ndviccs received ut Ncvada
City, California, stnto that DIR. T.. NJ.
Bibcr, who went to Paris Inst year MS
Commissioner from this State TO tho
Worlds Exposition, is dead. DR..
Bibcr, Nonresident, was appointed
by tho individual who is designated
Governor OF Nevada, Commissioner
to tho groat exposition. IIo wns nc
cuscd Of playing confidence games
and rascalitics Of various kinds. Hc
worked somo mining jobs in Nevada
county and dupcd those who confidcd
In him. lSilvor State.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-08-17
On n Vacation.

Lander Tabor, n compositor in tho
1HDErENDEnr Office, has taken u lay
Off for n few weeks aud will leave TO-.
night for Zion, whore ho will spcnd
his vacation visiting friends and rcla.
tives IN Ogden and Salt Iiako City.
Wo wish him pleasant visit and n
safo return.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-08-17
Time To Pause.

Sho-Woll, you men havo gront
advantage oyor women, for II nature
gives you n mean or ugly mouth, she
also gives you mustachc to cover IL,
while wo 90 through life with mouth
uncovered.
lIo-Dut tho old law OF conpensa.
ton stops right in and ovens things
up; IL u fellows got bow. .lcge, now
Sho Mr.. Slupjncks
Il Tho Chattcrer.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-08-17

Carson Appeal Bill Thompson, Of
Washoc, 10 Ia tho city turning loose
Roodorer in overy direction. Mr..
Thompson is u candidate for Clover.
nor and he seems to DO giving tho
Loys Il gcntlo hint that ho 10 in.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-08-17
An Extruvagant Child.

Woman TO dog) Has Fido lost his
collarp Woll, Fldo shalt huvo another
collar, so hc shnll, and to-day, too
Nurse (entoring) Mrs. Do Courcey.
little Graclo needs somo now shoes
very much.
Woman--For lands snlto! that child
will have 10 stay in tho house. /
can't buy shoes for hor oyery six
months. Judge
TnY to kccp your farm productions
above the average in quality. There Is
money in II.
ESGLisH shepherds find cut cabbage
preferable to bccta or turnips for sheep.
Lambs In early winter. are especially
fond Of IT, sh,,.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-08-17
Failing from n IIoiRht.

In reference to an annexation in tho
Lancet upon this subject, n medical man,
formerly q sailor, states that in youth
no foil from tho topgallnnt yard OF vcs.
sol. n distance Of ut least ono hundred
and twenty icct. Sensation was entire
ly lost during his transit through tho
air. 1t returned slightly on striking
tho water, sufficiently to enable tho lad
to strike out tbcing n good swimmcr)
and scizo life buoy. Tho writor thinks
death would have boon painless had hc
fallen on somo hard substance: but tho
assertion that persons dio in tho act OF
falling Is, he thinks, evidently wrong.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-08-17

DEPUTY U. :a.- LAND AND MINERAL.
- Surveyor for Ncyndn. Mines laid out
and Surveyed for Patent Land surveyed. ap.
plications, contracts, payments on land. nni
aLptrtninlng to taking up or holding lAud OF
the State or Government attended to. shall
keep fully posted as to all lands taken up aud
acant In The eastern r OF Nevada Ad.e
dttss Elko, fey1daI
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-05-21
boys, Improve Your Time.

There are a certain class of boys about
every town and city who apparently do
nothing but loaf, smoke cigars and
cigarettes, and are neither help to their
parents nor an ornament to society.
Nine-tenths of the convicts in the peni-
tentiaries were street-loafers when they
were boys and preferred tc get living
in some other way than by honest labor
and the sweat of their brow. Too
many boys are growing up in idleness
and are letting golden opportuni.
ties pass by UNDECIDED. Your boy
hood days are rapidly passing by and
you will soon be called upon to take
up the cares and responsibilities of man.
hood. A good education is offered to
you in our public schools and one that
will fit you for all active duties of life,
but you are letting this precious gem
slip through your fingers and instead Of
embracing this opportunity of securing
good education, as your parents wish
you to do, you are seen on the street
corner, stunting your mental and moral
powers by the use of narcotics. Boys,
there is future before you. If life is
worth living it is worth living right,
Get an education, learn trade and try
and make man of yourself and let the
world be better by your having lived in
it.--Mt. AYR Record.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-05-21
CLEAN CHURCHES.
Why the House of God Should he Kept
Clean from Dust and Dirt.

Why the House of God Should he Kept
Clean from Dust and Dirt.
If there is any truth in the saying,
Cleanliness is next to godliness. one
of the places in which cleanliness
should be evident is the House of God
Not only in the spiritual house of the
human body, but in the house OF brick
or stone or wood erected to His praise.
What is every body's business Of course
Is nobOdy's, and when there is no one on
a church committee whose special bust
ness it is to see that the church build
ing is kept in perfect order, except the
sexton, whose ideas Of cleanliness and
order may be good or bad, things are
pretty apt to 60 at loose ends. The
writer recently visited one of our lead
ing city churches, and not only could
miniature clouds of dust be seen rising
beneath the feet of the ushers, but the
pew-backs were dusty, and even the
pulpit carpet looked as if it needed q
thorough sweeping. The Sunday-school
room bore look of general untidiness,
and one could not help thinking that IL
one of the ladies of this church, in a
charity cali, found family whose home
looked as unkempt as this House of God,
she would advise, first of all, q good
housekeeping. The church TO which
reference is made had some expensive
frescos, the ornamentation of the house
was rio, and the carpets and general
furnishing were of the best. But for
our part we should prefer to have
worshipped God on sanded floor, in
plain pine pews, within whitewashed
walls. to engaging in devotion in these
circumstances of mingled luxury and
squalor. Every once in awhile we read
of some church expanding few thou.
sand dollars in decorating their audi
ence-room. One who has an eye to these
things can scarcely help wondering II
it would not be sometimes quite as we'll
to spend hundred or so year in keep
ing church clean, as to spend several
thousands once decade in decorations,
unless, indeed, the church can have both
constant cleanliness and modern decora.
ton. What is here said applies with
special force to our rural churches.
Most of us have listened to appeals for
money to repair churches, and we have
thought: There will not be much use tc
put this church in order if the people
here do not keep it in better shape than
they seem to have done in the past. An
untidy, dusty, unkempt room, with
cobwebby windows, exerts an unfavora'
BILE influence upon every worshiper. 1,
is moral as well as physical. 1t speaks
of lack of interest and general slack.
ness among the members of the church.
If the House of God h not luxuriously
appointed, it can be made neat and
clean. To keep it so is within the
power of any congregation. 1t il
shameful to have the condition of the
House of God such as would bring q
blush to the face Of good housekeeper.
were a corresponding state of affair.
discovered in their private dwellings,
Waterman.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-05-21

renewing influences Of the Spirit OF
God he has been transformed by the 70.
newing of his mind, and his whole life
is earnestly and constantly devoted to
God.
To walk with God expresses that init
i, mate fellowship which the believer has
with his God. He has aims, desires
and joys in common with God. In all
his efforts to live for Christ, to labor for
Him, to promote his own spiritual in
terests and the eternal welfare of 9TH
ers, he is worker with God. In every
good work ''our fellowship is with the
Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ"
In no way is the believers fellowship
with God more direct or more delight
full than in that close and intimate
communion he has with God in meditat-
ing upon His word, especially those
precious and comforting promises He as
Father makes to His children, in draw
ing near Him in prayer, and waiting
upon him in all the ordinances of His
worship.
Loving, cheerful. filial obedience to
God is implied in walking with Him.
If we would walk with Him. we must
walk in His ways, we must not choose
our own paths. He says: This is the
way, walk we in it." What is the will
of the Lord? is the constant inquiry OF
every one who walks with Him. What
would He have me to do? What would
be pleasing to Him? How can l best
serve Him? He does not say: To-day
or tomorrow we will go into such a city,
and continue there year, and buy and
sell, and get GAIN" but he does say:
"If the Lord will, we shall live and dc
this, or that"
''Enoch walked with God" He lived
in an age when the world was rapidly
becoming terribly wicked and ripening
for destruction. He could not have had
many congenial companions There
must have been but few men around
him eminent for godliness. Deprived
OF the friendship and communion Of
sympathetic souls, he drew the closer
to his God. In Him he lived and moved
and had his being. God was in all hii
thoughts. He set the Lord always be
fore him. He had no desires, joys
hopes, longings, forbidden Of God. BY
day and by night, toiling or resting,
eating or drinking, he was with God
and God was consciously near to him
He was not ignorant of Gods presence
How strangely it would sound if We
should hear Christian say: l have
walked with my friend these man,
years; have enjoyed the closest fellow
ship with him; have poured out m,
heart to him; we have walked together
he has not hidden from me any thine
no did; and then add, but do not know
whether he loves me or not; can no
say that love and trust him.
Enoch walked with God, and he knew
it. He had delightful communion will
God, and he knew it. He did not con
tent himself with sentimental longin,
for closer walk with God, while eve
wandering from Him; but he knew
whom he believed, whom he served, ant
with whom he walked, ''for before hi
translation he had this testimony, tina
he pleased God. limited Presbyterian