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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-03-30
Tho Flair Sunday Rest Bill.

AT the close OF a musical and liter
arr entertainment given b. tho w
@. Il. U. and Y. w. q. Z. u, Of Reno
Tuesday evening, March 25th, u
series Of resolutions was adopted
among which was tho following:
Resolved, That we hereby indorse
tho Blair Sunday Rest Bill, whose
object is to restore TO tho employees
of the Government their rights to
worship thor creator, and to insure
to tho employees OF private orpOra
tions. so far as II is in tho power of
the Government to do so, tho Same
rights, and TO protect tho great mss
OF Christian worshippers from I'M
necessary disturbance and
during their stated time of worship.
Should tho Blair Sunday bill bo.
como n law, Of which there scoms to
be no. immediate danger, it would
provo an entering wedge to religious
fanaticism which would eventually
sap tho foundations Of personal libcr-
ty in tho United States, and trans.
form the government into n similar
condition to that which obtiincd in
Massachusetts when tho Puritans
held sway and ostfacized all who did
not belong TO tour church," and
banishod Roger Williams from tho
Province because he advocated rciig-
ious liberty.
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Sickness at Tussarora.

Richard Ellis is dangerously i'll
with'ilrIght's disease of the kidneys.
He was taken last night, whilo work
ing at the North Belle Isle, with So
vcro pains and removed TO his room
Mt the Cottage Hotel, whore no was
taken with commissions. His physi-
cian thinks there is but little chance
for his recovery.
Charles Hart was taken with brain
fever Sunday morning, and his condi-
ton was considered so serious, that
bis father was t~clegrnphcd to in San
Francisco. Mr.. Hart, Senior, left
there yesterday afternoon for this
place, and will arrive horo by to.
morrow's Elko stage. Charley to-day
is still in Il bad condition and his
caso is regarded as n dangerous ono.--
lTiuIos.itoview Marc h 25th.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-03-30
The Meade Dedication.

With reference to tho dCfalcntion
and flight of Frank r. Meade, an
employee Of Newhall & Sons, San
Francisco, and his connection with
tho T~uscarOra Trailing Co, Tuesdays
Times-Rovicw says:
In regard TO matters here, George
w. Pclticr informs tho Tincs-Revicw
that the amount OF what is claimed as
duo through Meade from the Tusca-
rora Trading Co, rs far as no has
learned, is about $1,000. IIo says
tho Trading Co, was in tho habit of
sending to Meade to make purchases,
which no supposed were all made
from Ncwhall &c Sons, us tho bills in.
variably came on tho bill heads OF
TINT firm; that although tho goods
wcro purchased upon six months time,
ns soon us tho bills were received, tho
money was Immediately romittcd to
Meade minus the discount. IL APP
pears however, that Meade made
many of tho purchases on the outside,
md appropriated to himself the Use
Of tho money for six months, tho
sellers Of course no. being aware that
such relnittanccs had boon made. In
this manner Meade was enabled To
keep his transactions concealed Mt
both cnds Of tho line. Mr.. Poltior
positively asserts that tho Trading
Company mover authorized Meade TO
act as their ngcnt, but being in cor.
tidcntial relations with and i'm tho
employ of Nowhull & Sons tho bust
ness was transacted through him,
undor tho reasonable presumption
that ho was acting in tho interest Of
and under tho direction Of that firm.
Mr.. Pclticr docs not consider that tho
Trading Company Is either legally or
morally responsible for Mcalo's de-
falcations, and tho accounts claimed
az against tho Company, il collected
at all, will hive TO b. dono through
the agency OF tho Courts. Having
liquidutod the accounts oncc, it is, wo
opinc, tho Wow any business man
would tako OF tho matter, aud, IL
strikes us rs n correct one whom con.
sidcrcd in tho light of equity and jus.
tico. There arc conflicting accounts
in San Francisco concerning Mondo'a
present whereabouts, some Of his
friends claiming that hc is in Mexico,
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THE a
a Condensed History Of ths! Ado,t.sa .,
tho Starr and Rtrinea.

VonoenSed History Of ID AdoDttoA %
the Stars and Stripes.
The recent discussions concerning the
alteration OF tho United States nag, In
recognition of the admission of the now
states Into the Unio.. naturally pro-
yoked a certain amount of inquiry into
tho history OF the stars and stripes. Tho
general facts In regard to the adoption
OF the National flag are moro or less
VOL Known, including the uuch-debated
question as to whether or not the em-
blom owes Its present form TO the fact
that the family arms of George Wash
ington included the stars and stripes
that are now SO familiar. However this
may be, 1t Is certain hat the flag was by
act OF Congress passed June Ii, 177T,
established as having thirteen red and
white stripes and a union of thirteen
white stars in q blue fold, and the stars,
instead OF being tho six-pointcd stars
OF heraldry, as they arc on our coins,
re, and always have been. the fvc-
ointed stars OF Washing toms coat-of-
arms, known in hcraldry as 'mullets."
The flag was, January 10, 1904, decreed
oy act OF Congress 70 have tho number
OF 10th stars and stripes changed to
hiteen, and this was tho flag that flew
at tho battles Of Fort McHerry and
New Orleans In tho war of.1S12, and
which was sung of for the first time as
the 'tStar-Spanglcd Banner" BY an act
OF Congress passed April 4, 1918, the
flag was again changed finally, and 1t
was resolved that tho stripes should be
thirteen in number and that the blue
field should contain as many stars as
there might be States in the Union.
Il hiQ murh ia Unnnrolly- 1FnNp,o l-,k 1.1.
q few perhaps are aware that the flag ns
it is now was designed by Captain
Samuel c. Reid. and that the ono made
by his wife, q silkcn ensign of the pres
ent form, flew at the masthead of the
brig General Armstrong when It was
destroyed by the British squadron in
the port OF Fayal in 1914. Congress
passed q resolution of thanks to Captain
Reid in 1859, and no died shortly after
in New York.
1t was tho claim of his son, Colonel
Samuel c. Reid, now living and practic-
ing as . lawyer in Washington, for the
value OF tho ship thus destroyed In u
neutral port-a claim which fingered
for years and years before Congress
which gave to the late David
d. Lloyd the groundwork Of the
story Of "The Senator" while
old Colonel Reid himself, to who's
stu6bor perseverance tho passage
OF tho claim was due, formed the orig
ipal model for Mr.. Cranes character OF
Silas penman in the comedy. Colonel
Samuel G. Reid Is said to be somewhat
of q character in his way, and it is Ger:
tain That he never tires of recountiny
tho details Of the action in which his
fathers ship was lost, and in which 1t Is
claimed tho English lost over thrvS
hundred men and officers, while the
American loss was only two killed and
sevcn wounded The General Armstrong
was finally scuttled near tho beach, and
subsequently, fired and blown up by the
enomy.-N. Y. Times.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-03-30
ouR s~cHooL.alRLa.
Some Hints That Young Ladies would DO
We'll To Heed,

some Hints That Young Ladies Would DO
Well to Heed.
Tho average schoolgirl rises only In
limo to eat o hurried breakfast and
reach school ut nino, says tho Christian
Register. The girls under twelve, who
arc not tho onos that break down, nro
not too dignified to romp at rcccss, and
In that way they I'LL their lungs with
fresh mir every day. Those about twelve
or thirteen rarely hayo n breath Of out.
side air from nino TO two In tho aftor-
noon. They cat their luncheons curled
up in heaps In comfortable corners II
they can find them. They take little
exercise, except In n fow schools, whore
they dance for n fow minutes. A soli-
tary lunch Of cold or "wermed over
food on reaching homo Is followed
usually by an hour or two OF study In
stoad OF by n brisk walk or other cxor-
ciso. There is more study after supper,
ambitious girls studying late In tho
evening. il thcro IS any w~ell.cstab-
lishod physiological fact IL Is that girls
in their teens need an abundance OF
slccp, and sleep before midnight, II pos
siblo. Tho teachers must give n cer-
tain amount OF home work To their
pupils In order to keep them up to tho
grade, moro Is tho pity, but, since that
is o necessity, the fathers and mothors
at homo should mako every thing clso
bond TO that and health. Thore Is no
n thing that Ia 80 necessary and that
might DO SO easily secured, II frmness
wcro exercised, as q long night OF slecp
for tho fast-growing brain and tho giri-
ish frames that arc rapidly assuming
tho proportions OF maturity.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-03-30
Complete Hest.

Blair's SUNDAY Rest Bill" now DO.
foro Congress, Is tho most absurd
thing evor heard of. II provides for
tho closing OF all saloons, public
houses, gardens and places OF amnsc
mcnt on tho Sabbath, and prohibits
tho hiring Of livery teams for pleasure
trips, tho delivery OF tho mails, run.
ming OF railroad trains, publication of
newspapers, o.c., aud contains many
othor Objectionable aud obnoxious
features. But why not "go the whole
hog and prohibit q mans bowels
from working on Sunday, compel
chips ut o to hoavo.to and wait for
Monday TO como along, aud muSale
cattle in tho fields? JHomor Index.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-03-30
Nearly Through Seeding.

Lawyer Macmillan, who has boon
down tho river on professional bust
ness, enys many Of tho farmers OF Big
Meadows aro about through seeding.
There will 10 o largo acreage Of grain
this yoar and the alfalfa fields will DO
materially increased. The farmers
nro in high spirits this a and
reasonably hope for good orops.-
ISilver State.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-03-30
n Worid's Fair.

In tho House Of Representative on
Tuesday Chandler offered an almond.
mont to tho Worlds Fair bill provid
ing that tho Fair buildings DO dcdi-
Gated October IL, 1902, and tho Expo.
sition 10 DO opened not later than May
/, 1893 and closed not later than De-
tober 30, 1890. a poDtponmcnt, no
said, was not asked by Chicago, but
was for tho benefit Of tho exhibitors.
Tho amendment was adopted. Tho
Worlds Fair bill passed tho House
by tho following voto: Yeas, 202;
nays, 40.
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LcnycthcP Icnso off.

In rcmitting for n subscription do
not say "rlcaso find enclosed" Lcavo
or tho "plcasc." 1t Is unnecessary TO
plead with IN editor in that way. If
there 10 any money in the lcltor hc
will find It, and don't you think no
won't. II 10 don't, no is n bogus
mombcr Of tho profession and you
aro we'll rid of The paper. LOil City
Derrick.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-03-30
srom Fridays Daily
sALMAGuNDI.

H#H El
See notice under the head Of
Wanted, elsewhere in this issue.
Commissioner Rigsby is out again
having recovered from his recent i'll,
ness.
Division Superintendent Myrick
was a passenger on to.dayis west bound
train. i
P. Sheedy, Master Mechanic OF the
Central Pacific at Carlin, was in town
this morning.
The people of Lamoille aro re-
quested TO meet at tho school house
next Wednesday. Sec notice.
Charles Nofsinger's mother left to-
day for her homo in Winnemucca, as
Charley is now considered out OF
danger.
The Ohio river reached 80 feet Q
inches at Cincinnati on "Wednesday
and then commenced receding. All
further danger is thought to be past.
a clergyman preached on the sub
jcct, "NVhy Lazarus was n beggar,n
and the Lakeview, Or, Examiner veu-
lures the assestion that perhaps he
didn't advertise.
A. G.. Dawloy received n dispatch
last evening from Mrs. Dawlcy an
n~ouncing that sho arrived safe ut
Minneapolis at 7:l5 Wednesday even
ing, having made the trip in 70 hours.
Henry Voigt, OF Lamoillo, was in
town last night. The people of the
county are tnking steps to establish
their rights to tho use Of the waters
of the Humboldt and its tributaries.
Horny Nofsinger, Deputy Sheriff Of
Humboldt county, came up last even
ing for the purpose of serving sum-
o on defendants in the great
water suit instituted By P. n. Marker
ct al.
Mr.. SpurGeon and his sister, rela-
tive5 of Myron Pixlcy, arrived from
California last evening and went out
to Lamoil!e today on a visit. Mr..
Spurgeon rays he was never outside of
California until yesterday.
The Government timber suits in
the Circuit Court ut Carson against
all but the Eureka AMI Palislde Rail
road Company, and the Eureka Con.
and Richmond Con. Mining Com
panies, have been dismissed and the
wood released.
1t is customary for a wealthy man
to DO spoken OF as lone who can
draw his check for a million" The
editor OF the INDEPENDENT would find
no difficulty in drawing his check for
a million, but he would doubtless find
much difficulty in getting tho said
check cashed.
W. L. ONeil and J. B. Hall, Of
Wells, were in town yesterday. Con-
stable Hall brought down five pris-
oners who are held to appear before
the Grand Jury, Icing charged with
violating the laws of the State OF Ne
vhda by burglarizing n car of the
Central Pacific Railroad.
Treasurer Morgan purchased n bale
Of California hay yesterday in the
center Of which he found II rock
which weighed about 30 pounds. or
urs it was n mistake in those who
balcd the hay, as small pebbles are
liable to be pitched into the press un-
noticed. No Californian would be
guilty OF putting n rock into n bale
of hay to increase its weight.
Robert Skaggs, OF Pleasant Valley,
Al. Griswold, Of Lamoille, and VIM.
Griswold, OF Griswold Brothers, Ruby
Valley, wero in town last. night.
Skaggs says he knows nothing of the
ghost which is said to turk about his
promises, except the news which
came from Elko. He has seen d light
for which he cannot account, but
has not been troubled by any ghosts
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Thc Cariin Affair Again.

In commenting on tho recent social
sensation at Carlin tho Lyon County
Times says:
"rho teacher now demands n full
investigation Of tho charges brought
ugaiuBt hOr, and IL backed up 10y q pc.
tition signed by all of tho best people
Of the town asking for her %rclnstato.
mont. II 10 two 10 ono tot that
some jealous old hay. bag caused all
Tho trouble"
As II correction TO tho above we do.
Giro TO state that Miss Stone did not
nsk for reinstatement. Tho docu'
mont to which tho Tunes refers was
not q petition for her roinotatomont,
but an Endorsement Of hor course "a q
toachor.
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From Mondays Daily.l
HALMAGUNDI.

Deputy Sheriff Nofsinger left thi
morning for Winnemucca.
George Gilmore came down frou
his ranch near Peko to-day.
William J.Gardner and wife cam,
down from IIalleck this morning.
Regular meeting Humboldt Lodge
No. %, A. o. U. W., at their Hall TO
night.
There was quito n heavy shower o.
rain Saturday night, last night was
cold enough to freeze and this morn.
ing was bright and clear.
Majors General Crook, Commando,
OF tho department OF Missouri, and
who had u worldwide reputation rs
an Indian fighter, died ut Chicago
last Friday.
Timcs.R eviow:-Joseph McClny is
steadily improving and will doubtless
recover, il he has no backset, us soon
lis could be expected from tho nature
Of his wounds.
Tho papers in the western part OF
tho Stato are excited over a play
o o to be presented entitled "a
Hole in the Ground" Keep co.,,
gentlemen, we'll all get there bye and
bye.
y special from Washington says
Malone is not going to be left wholly
out in the cold after all. 1t has been
decided to appoint him Consul Gen
cral mt Paris in place of General Ruth
bone.
Chas. Adams, Of South Fork, 10 in
town to-day, and gave tho I.DEpEHD.
a friendly call this afternoon. lie
says the losses OF stock in his vic!nity.
have been severe, but the people are
not discouraged.
There VAS a shooting scrape mt
Wells Saturday night in which Il
"oiuhSLldh VII ihS DhlL lIdht DIVISION
was shot by a tramp. The wound
was only n slight one, and the tramp
was arrested at Terrace.
Mrs. a. G. Dawley left last evening
for Minneapolis, Minnesota, to attend
at the bedside Of u niece who is dan
gcronsly i'll. Mrs. Dawlcy will prob.
ably bc absent several months. Mr..
Dawlcy accompanied her to Ogden,
and will return TO night or TOMORROW
morning.
William Myers, of Myers Brothers,
arrived last night from Ruby Valley
by the way Of Wells. lie says that it
is impossible yet to determine Jus,
what losses they have sustained, but
they know that they have been great.
When the weather cleared up in Jan
uary they turned out n large number
that they had been feeding, and they
have not yet learned how they Jared
during tho February storm. Mr..
Myers will leave this evening on his
return,
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From Thursdays Daily
sALMAGuNDI.

Milt Polk came in from Lamoille
to-day.
Another beautiful, clear day. March
is on tho march.
Regular meeting Elko Lodge No.
10, X. OF p. at Castle Hall tonight.
1t is estimated that the recent rrosts
in Florida killed 100000 worth Of
young orange trees.
The continued dry weather in
Texas is causing distress on tho from
tier. Cattle are dying rapidly.
George w. Peck, the well known
humorist, has been nominated for
Mayor OF Milwaukee by the Demo-
Gratis.
The Bald Knobbers arc again COM
hitting outragcs in Douglas county,
Missouri. They have burned u num-.
Der OF houses.
There arc now five mon in Now
York who must suffer death by cleo
'tricity, the new law having been de-
clared constitutional.
From all VIC can learn tho prices OF
cattle will be no higher this Spring
than thcy wero last Fall, uotwith-
standing tho heavy losses.
Intimate friends OF Malone say
that should the appointment OF Con-
sul-General at Paris DO offered him
he would probably not accept it.
Attention is directed to IN article
in to-day's issue from the Salt Lake
Tribune. 1t is worthy Of serious con-
sideration by men of both parties.
Tho leading gambling-house ut
Cambridge, Mass, is kept by a man
who not many years ago was ono of
the leading preachers in Sacramento.
An epidemic of fatal accidents and
shooting affairs appears to have visit
cd Colorado, and more deaths have
resulted from these causes during tho
past few days than for many years
past.
A graveyard near Shawneetown,
ILL.,, has become ovcrrun with rats,
and they attack nearly every body
shortly after it is buried. All attempts
to exterminato them have been fail.
ures.
In seven election cases disposed Of
| n the House of Representatives up to
the present time the Committee has
favored four Republicans and three
Democrats. This indicates that the
Committee on Elections is giving tho
subject fair and impartial investiga-
ton.
j. b. Fitch came down from Wells
to-day. lie says that while it is i'm
possible yet to determine just what
the ,osses of stock are, it is admitted
that thoy are heavy. Col. Hardesty's
loss will probably be from 30 to 40
per cent, and others about in the
same proportion.
There is n girl in Caldwell who can
put a whole egg in her mouth and
close her mouth over it, and she is
not n bad-looking girl, either.--IEx.
What kind of an egg? If II Canary
birds egg the feat is not remarkable;
but if n goose egg, she has mouth OF
goodly proportions.
A poetical exchange gets of the
following: Oh, the clothes-prcss is q
swell affair for garments nice and neat,
the hay press is agrand machine and
does its work complete, the cider
press is lovely with its juices rich aud
sweet, but the printing-press controls
tho world and gets there with both
feet.
S. F.. Post:--Chief Justice Fnller
has plenty Of trouble with his family.
First, his daughter for whom no
wanted to make n grand marriage
e!oacs with n young and brieiless
lawyer, and now half brother who
keeps bar hobs up in Seattle. The
Chief Justice 4 well pray to bo
saved from his family.
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DAILY INDEPENDENT.
ADVERTISING RATES.

viii be made as low a. is consistent with
oU1i business princlpias. Apply at tho u
ite or terms.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-12-25
Phartcmn alton

An smusipg illustration Of the methsni-
cal way in which words are sometimes
made is furnished by the word phantom
nation, which sppesrs in Webster, Wo- cts-
ter, the Imperial and Csssell's Euc5 clO-
petic Dictionary.
Webster solemnly defines in thus
Transformation, n-Appesrance As Of &
phantom; illusion. Obsolete and rare.
Pope"
Worcester says simply; ILLUSION. -
Pope"
The Imperial and Cssselrs repeat this
bit of photographic wisdom. but the lat
ter ommited the reference to Pope. ap-
psrently susp, citing that something Is th,
mstt somew here.
Now, thu source of this word is book
entitled "Philology of the English Ian
susge.' publi>he in ls2e by Rict srd
Paul Jodrel sort OF supplement 10
Johusons Dictionary. Jodrell had ca
rious way of writing phrases a. single
words, without even hyphen 10 indicate
their composite character. Thus. city
solicitor became citysolicitor, home &C
quslntsnce homesCqusiutsnce, and SO on
He remsrks in his preface thst it was
necessary to enact laws for myself" and
ne appears to have done so with great
vigor.
OF course he followed his law when
he tTsnscr.b bed the following passage f.om
Pope
These solemn VOWS and holy offerings paid
To all the phantom nations Of the dead.
-OdysseS, y, F21.
Phantom nations became phantomua-
lions, sud the great standards of the
English language were enriched with a
new word = Youth ) Companion.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-12-25

in Isg2 Col. Moor bought large B bic
Tor his wife which she retained till her
1eces,e, when IL became the property u
her son, stephen, aud from him Il passed
70 NJ son Stephen who beqnea,hed It y
MS grandson, Stephen F. Weston. 1t r.
-" 10 possession Of Rev. j. b. Weston
Stsnfordyilie, y. Y.
Col. Moor died Jan. 10 1909, aged .
few weeks over - years.
There WAS rome kiLd Of al arrange
ment by which her youngest son Stephen
should have the care and support Of HI
mother, now WIDOW for a second time
As he lived on the farm which
Col. Moor bought when he first came T.
Aprridge ~ock, the supposition Is ths, h.
had 1t on this condition. Nothing Is now
certainly known about the bargain, bot IL
was well understood that be received a
confederation for her support 80 thai the
other brothers felt relieved Of all respon
sloility, and he willingly accepted T..
HIS house not being in a condition TO ac.
comodate her comfortably, needing som
finishing or repairs. my mother offered
her home for while and she lived with
Us from May till INTO Autumn. | was :
years old and Well remember her erect
stately 1g1re and pleasant manner. Sb-
then took her abode at Uncle Stephen.
~nere she was kindly cared for till her
decesse. Nov. s l522. She a. buried q
the Old graveysrt IN Bloomfield, the fur
eral sermon beiug preached by Rev. FL
held Holt In the old meeting house
She was Il years old when she married,
lived ~ Years With her husband, was /.
widow nearly years, with a second hus-
oand almost 80 years, aud survived him
nearly 10 years, making her 81 years old
lacking Is days, and leaving 222 descent
ants.
EHFS MksrnS