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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-04-05
Nm Minutes TO Twelve.
Nc NCLELLAND.
LonNrlNrEnl

r.gr. nN IUAL tiit' q NNt-""
.r,rrh. and saddened by dead
r.rred .o lonely plantation
.,rsfrs of Virginia, where she
r,te3 life. filled only with OLD
.f Influences and old imagin-
> ..'.t re.rhbors of her own caste
....>>.bie were people with
.-imt.ve and experience out
views -.- fhau her own. Her life and
~..t utcrp.ayed to roster con
Ilv aud of moral oonsa-
t a, l0 the world 40 large
..rfenab,c. and. Us time went
...R. became more and more
.I conservative and romantic.
woman of sturdy viii aod
..- .p.rit. and. while kind OF
..t.rc. prone 90 let that kind
.rIv along channels OF her
Her northern property,
.u,tcj and we'll cared Tor SUI
...haa-e by the chances oil war
.. fe- .n her own eyes and those
...r.o.a fictitious BUT readily
-.i value.
-.l.- her conscience Smote her
money or not, the family feel
.-,r- Boa the south, throve In
vr0u- and Insult ana "heh cue
Brought l'o"o''S '''e al,
.-., t0 -.t oioluei' go, y,
n.uug them through many "A
.... and only >tipulating that
..f have her own way lu regard
.-i method Her influence In
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because "' -""
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timely dtat. uaU V~-S't iS. ~
,..e-- through ..le' oli' ' t.-. -liI'
s.. hti to"..'l-".'!' -',' . 10 -
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...,r ,,,narrfare I'm the \-ir-
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c- -..,,. For herself This
s-.,l >-.- .' r,-,...5 her strongest
l-e" qua .... md sbe was nor will.
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theirs She wanted 10
...... Min their future 81 that.
INV -bev mirbtlive olt
t.l ...-,raj for herself ere
- t.t ,,...d INTO the infinite.
'. .-s on. highest Of which
..'. She vearned for han
pas --... and ir never occurred
......,5 b.. secured I'm better
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-04-26
Hops and GraHe.

That hops can be snccesS!Gily
raised in this and surrounding val.
leys no donbt ueei be entertained.
from the tact hist whom planted near
f honse OF barn they grow lurnriani-
~ ana hakr hops that cannot ne sur
passed In the StHtes 81 California and
Washington, for the eoIl on the
sloping hillsides is just the same
ms that an The shores OF Puget Sound.
II is also next to a certainty that
grapes can he surcees.nlly raised 10
the valleys named, and il only re-
qnIres perseverance, 10 prove The tHri,
rs many 4 growing vine in Carson
Valley Will prove. Aithe Cohn ranch
nehr Genoa they Are setting ont over
two acres in vines, The ground is
sil that could I've desired Tor the pur-
pose and lively springs from the hin.
side Slv all needed water. Our
ri cherS, ns 81 rHle, sccm 10 cHre hut
little Tor anything else but The raising
OF grain and hhy, uherens fruit Of
almost every description nouid he
Raised Carson Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-04-26
White l'inc Items.
IN. Y. Sun.
From the Ns~s April ISL

ss'"'" t"S NSNS AlS'E ~
Hons \. g Cleveland and f. Y.
Murphy came in from tue West, On
yesterday mornings Eureka stage.
Carl Schuman. the ar;is;. will IT,
n,sin with us a little longer. HsSsys
he cant pull ont this kind Of weather.
Wm. Horton, ~ Sunnys;de, Nye
county, VAS in town several days this
week. He reports the season very
backward there as well as here
The District Court will in
Ely on May 4Ih. AS there Is NJ crim.
inal business on the docket i, is no;
likely q grand jury will he drawn al
this session.
VIC Lyons is putting the Ely Mill
IN order f"r = run. John MUnsasou
AMI his follow lesSccs IN the Joanna
"lll arsi nun through ~ tons o, ore
they have nn the damp, after which
The mill company si!i start in on
Chairman ora.
Wm Larson, one 81 the lessees in
the Joanna nline, Was in town Thurs,
day evening, looking for some minors
10 help him and his follow leSsees OK.
tract ora. Billy says he has run into
3 4o-toot body OF fine grade ora sad.
naturally, ne wants 10 get ont Is much
81 as he & before the NINE changes
hands
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-04-26
CAN REDUCE TRE LEVE,

Under the above head his morn
insNs Free Press quotes tbe amended
statute which provides that whom the
Increased valuation in property Will
result in an evcess OF funds FOR com.
~ purposes nader the regular levy
The Coonty Commissioners ma re-
dIre the rate 81 TAXATION previously
LEVIED 80 as to Insure the COLLECTION Of
Il sGfcient revenue 10 meet the re-
quironents OF The comfy TOT the cur
rent year.
WhIle this laU empowers the Com
mIssioners tn reiUce the levy for
county purposes II does uot effect the
levy tor STATE purposes, and while
rrest credit is claimed Tor the IsaSis-
lature in redncinS the State levy from
~ cents 10 rs cents on each 500
valuation, IT ~ readily be seen that
the taxpayer is likely to receive no
benefit from the rcAuction, Tor the
reasan that hy IN increase ia the
valuation in property the rsauction
IN the levy will cat 40 figure in re-
dnoing the for State pur-
poses, and thds the taxpayer is liable
u pay tGIl as much or more tsres For
S5Hte purposes THIN nc did under the
% cont levyI ana thu r~ouhty's loss is
We states gain, the apparent roduc-
ton in the levy Tor State PURPOSES
being d little scheme to Clutch the
fancy OF the Blreaay o]vcrburdeped
Taxpayer.
again the county Assessor collects
The tHSes on personal property whom
the assessment is made, and should
there he Il hori2nBtal .inurnase in
valuation made by the State Board al
Assessors, IL viii moi affect those who
hsre phid thor lakes u the Assessor.
AtHr the taxes are paid and .the
owner al the property holds the Az.
SCISSORS receipt therefor, no incrense
~ the valuation OF his property u
bo made; ana oven II reduction in
the lUSy I've made by the Commission.
ms IL will not benefit the mah who
hus pi,iG his taxes, The lRS il, "a Say
the least, somewhat nodded. D1t
there Is ON" solievideut proposition,
and tl,Ai ia tiHt the State Treaaury
lnscs botbing ia tie aggreeate.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-04-26
PARoooxES OF SCIENCE.

strange Conditions which Exist In Conn
pound Substances
The water which dnrwuS us. = fluent
s;Dram. 4 he walked upon A. ice. says
mackwcSNi'S Magazine. The bullet
which. when irN fpNm a mu>krt, car
RIGS death. will ~ harmless il ground
IL dust r>fo9c being find. Tn crystal
izcI part NJ the oil of roses. 81 grateful
in its f~raGvanec-a solid at ordinary
t~cnarSraturr. though padily volatile
is n compound substance, containing
exactly the same elements and exactly
the same proportions as the gas with
which we light oar streets The tea
which We daily drink with gprat lcnc-
Mt and pleasure. produces palpitationS.
nervous trrmhlingS and even paralysis,
IL taken in cNccSs: Yet the peculiar or
Eanic agent called thcinc, TO which tea
owes its qualities may be taken Ivy
itself (as thcinc, not rs tca) without
Any app0cciablc effect The water
which will allay our burning thirst aug
mcn;S ii when ~coaeralrd into snow: ~
tha; is stated NY explorers OF the Arctic
DEiHns tina; tho natives prefer cadur-
ing the irlns extremity Of thirst raih-
CT than attempt to pcmovc il by eating
snow" Vet, II the snow ~ melted. il
hccNrnes 6Tnkahlc water. NcvcT;hc-
les although IL melted before !; enters
the mouth il aSSuarcS thirst like other
water, when melted in the mouth il has
the opposite effect, To render this par
aaHX striking. We have only Ia ~
mculhSr that ice, which mcl;S q
slowly in the mouth, Is very cfScicnt in
~allaNIac thirst.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-04-26
THE PRESIDENT RoNoREp.

The Presidents trip through the
South is 4 continuous ovation. Cities
and villages through which the Presi-
dental train pAssos OF stops sic with
q IN other in honoring the Chief
Magistrate at the Rop0hIin. Al.
dscssos OF welcome greet him from
prominent mon everywhere; the
buildings are handsomely decorated
and every city where he sthps makes
him it's guest while he ROMANS. He
is recognized evoryWhcsc rs The head
q, tho milton, and OK Confederate ana
ey.Unioh soldiers alike tender him
their congratulations.
This is AS IL ahonld he He is the
cnrstitutionally elected President az
the United States, not = aect,nn az the
country, hnd as soCh should ne re-
sTectcd in his official ~c1rnrity hy
trcry American ~citiacp. The South
is proving thHt the s'ss Is not nnly
over but forgotten, md that the
President q. the united nation is a.
welcome there ms in any other section
OF our country. Rnno journal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-04-26

AUS SrArIi 1N sASUNH WINS.

An Act nepvidins Tor The ,tsiation
" the net pr,eceds Of mtues, approved
February ~. ISL, and amended
March y. 1887. provides for taxing the
not prseeels " mines Tor the benefit
Ut the State nni eoeat. r~reasurice' the
.atd tax Ia Ge levied ani COLLECTED III"
a,me IA the Tux on ANY other kind ot
ler.onN property ia leriea aud col
lr,,ed. In order that tho State
Tr,sury shalt 9,tr It's proportion W
tbs expense iacurrAi in the c,llcctinn
thereof. Section ont said Act Section
i9M General Statutes provides az
follows.
Sr,r,oS 4. The amount allowed
and paid out to tho Assessor Rnd
County Auditor Tor services under
this Act shalt I've ar~por,'on@t Ivy the
Auditor. in the prblN,rtion the State
tax lsNats to tho county tax on PM
;ecls VI min,s. aud tho amount shat,
10 charged Ia the State and county.
Nv raid proportion. and n verified
statement VI the amount allowed Ivy
tho Boapl W County commissioners
shall rntl,le the CONTROLLER to credit
the County Treasurer with such
amounts ia shalt have Secn eharsrNi
,RJainst tho State.
In the new Revenue Law passed by
The last Legislature this section has
,Gen durpet Soiity trom the Act,
thus leaving the whole burden " the
S,ltSsttcn W tANes on the ret pnNNrcNts
" mines to thu eounty, instead VI
diviiiug Il between the State and
cSunty M hcretot0oe; aud thus is au-
other dig M tds at the Treasury ~
EtNo County.
umw b, urged w ecme who do
not understand the matter, that As
u, county officers are paid rSnlar
salaries which are in tull ccmpensa.
zion tnr all services rendered. Ivy them,
the omissim ~ the section arsnve
qiotei cuts no figure IN the county
revenues. ENr tho information "
such they have only 10 refer u the
Ne >,ri " bills allowed Ivy the County
Commissioners to ascertain that the
States rrorN>rtl> y NJ the salaries ~
,he officers connected NTH tho oA-
tnstion W the revenues are allowed
every six months; this sun is lie
,i0ctei from the States proportion ~
the taxes collected, and turned into
a. q OmHers' Salary Fund Tor the pay,
ment ~ the salaries 81 the county
officers Thus 1t will IN Scr that by
the new Revenue law this r>r;Snn ~
the revenues is lost Is the County
Treasury ani The payment ~ the
salaries NJ all comfy officers will
hereafter he made from The county
revenues alonc. But the connSS
lnss ~ the States gain; aud by this
skinnlly constructed Revcnue laN
Tho whole hnriea 81 Tho payment 81
the salaries fails upon The county,
While the States revenues are corres,
~poaimHIy increased,
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WATEESON DECLARES HIM
SEI,E.

Henry Ws,crson, II the Louisville
Courier Journal, is one " the Demo
cratic editors 81 tho country whose
u~t;erSnces command general atten-
;iHn. Mr.. Waterson has lately ben
talking atNont national politics and
the prospects 81 1872, he has usual
ly boon clasSed as 4 very strong sup
porter -, cN FrNsiient Cleveland for
the DennncCatic nomination. He does
not talk that way IN his recent ar
tcio. Ga the contrary il seems very
land. He says 40 in - many words
that the neNi President II the United
States must be nominated snd elected
by the South and the West. The
statement IMPLIES the election Of q
Denocratic rresi5cni next wear, since
the South cannot Ne hooked to 10 aid
in the election Of the Republican
candidate. But can the mining
States 81 the West he relief upon ~
drop partisan prejudice long enough
to do something Tor themselves by
scting and voting with the South:
Mr.. Waterson's idoS may he carried
oat by + coalition Of the South and
the Old Northwest, bat oe shall he
most aGrocsbly disappointed Il all q!
the mining States 10 not SO on voting
with the gold bugs as formerly. There
are no people 90 blind as those who
refuse to sca.1EUsoSs Sentinel.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-04-26
mEAmsr's ExrEmr,,,s r.
A Nsw Clain, DWreau.

Tho San Frafcipco Exnminer las
established III Washington. ID. G., a
bureau Ia he called EXAMINER Blu
rrnu II Claims" which will be " great
benefit to all rersons having clains
against the Government W amy ma.
tue whatsoe>er or. The pension teNe
charIeablc by attorneys have for
| III time becn Hunted 10y law, and
under the recent act VI March < 1881,
transferring the jurisdiction VI Indian
Depreciation cases from tho Interior
Department to the Court W Claims,
OcnsrAes, not only limited the ices,
but in order to check I'll" ~raIac'ty OF
the claim agents cancelled all exist.
Ing contracts AMI Zee agreements Sc-
tween client aud attorney. C"nHnnss
was lSl to take thus action on account
W facts brought to their notice that
by a combination arioos the leading
claim agents a ransrw tecs fpow :Shs
~ ~, per cent, had ken established.
Tho vast mass " tioNrrnmcut claims
are still unpr>tett~i Ivy law.
Mr.. Nm. L. Hearst, son Of the late
Senator liear,, aud the rroprie,ns "
the Examiner, proposes to attend
through his new burNsu Ia all classes
" vases before the darartmen,s-
pensEns patents, ~derreiation claims
auu Indian claims tNr a small tS,r-
can,ase alNsve the actual ~>st ~ the
work.
II, has engaged several comrc;cni
attorneys and the necessary clerical
torres " a large bureau, aud they will
s>,n ee At work. lie has placed a;
the head 81 the bureau Mr.. John
WeiderSdrn, ~ this city, who has
long h.en the correspondent, II the
Examiner, and had a remarkable eN.
pertenoe a few yesrs aso in ~tcrre;ins
tr Secretary Tracy some gigantic
contract frauds al tho Marc Island
Navy Nari. The new bureau, being
established by a responsible news.
paper, has already received the cordial
endorsement " many Western mem
hsrs ~ Congress- and is getting a big
pile ~ mail From all sections ~ the
country.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-04-26
A n O ACTORS.

R1ae DlAunctlons OF Etiquette ObserNcdi In
the Gresn-ltooul
ThcrS Is no place under heaven jim
which hiernrchical grades nrr ~ rtgidly
established w in the dancers green
Mt the European o~lcra-houSeS.
The star. says the Chicago News, bears
exactly the same relation to the sub
icct> rs n queen docs tn the ladies of The
coutt, and the subjects the same rcla'
ton Ia the eoryphccs. rs. say, the ladies
AT h bcdchnInbcr to the drcSsrrs of
her Majesty. The quadrillc is n mob
Of ruSicSs having no run Ia srssak of.
WcrS n subscriber to pit al box tier.
who has his cntrcc to the rrccn-room.
engaged III n conversation in the wings
with n member of the luadrillc, anu a
coryphcc To come up, the former would
have Ia ~ away. The same etiquette
would bc observed by n curyphec II II
subject came up; and II the star dcigncd
Ia speak to the gentleman the subject
would In expected tn fall back in an Mt
titudc which would cNprc>S the deep
sense she felt of the honor donc her by
the star in dcigning to address the ad-
mircr NJ the subject
\ star would think herself called upon
to rr>cnt bcing invited Ia dine with an
inferior member Of the corps de ballet
unless her leave wcpr tint asked. The
etiquette would bc to ask her what
mcmhrrs il might IL agreeable for her
\" meet, and whether, il she did not de
sir Ia make a choice herself. il might
IL agreeable for Mdllc Such-a-Onc to
In invited: Nor would il l., thought
rpdr IL h made n choice excluding the
darsru>c ~ named. Subjects stand in
n relative position toward cnryphccS.
hut young ladies NJ the quadrillr should
u only asked to meet zach other.
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Rnv to Eat . uatsr.N.lnn.

II Is said in Florida that iAc uay ~
rat an orange Il "a put voUt nose in H.
This advice applies 10 thr watermelon
in the mos; emphatic manncr. Thcrc
- nothing III 10 rat in the melon bu; ihn
heart, and that should hc torn ont ana
eaton bodily, and IL the inirrS shcul5
run down the neck and into Jhc sleeves
~ much thc hrttuT. Sweets to the Su.rci
and nothing rnEld nc sp'rctr. th.n
thrsr Juices. which I'm ndy tho frui,;nu
ht uhr ynar n al that is hes, in Tho
seasons. Tn knife is \ dnnaly y.r.rnr
IT destroys thr flavor and has a Arxalv
effect on tho fruit. TcOulc who uudor.
stand thc.: business never use n l-ri,o
hi r" NJ II Ike pmrilistS. hnd INC mh-r
hhTh.T"us thr attack The finer Lhr feast.
lniimn TrrSrhrry.
Thc Indian ni colonial times did moi
hesitate "a resort 10 trrhchcry 10 cnivay
his foes, He would profess friendship
in order IN disnrm an enemy. He rInricd
in Ingenious tricks, uch Hs the wearing
al snow-shocs with tho hind pnrt lr-
fnTc, 80 hS u make an enemy believe
TINT lic had gone in nm opposite dircc-
ton. He Womb sometimes initiate the
cry of the wild turkey, md 50 tcnJt \
white hunter into the woods, thni hr
might destroy him. An Inhinr scent
would dress himself MP with twics, 20
- 20 look like Il hisl,, Mhnv III these
things the white people Learned u prnc-
tirr nlSn.
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Our MIRO.

According 10 his own ptrsf, thu
San Francisco Chronicle, Mike DE
Young is dong wonders in Chicago
Tor tho snccest ot the Worlds Fair.
Whom we read The Chronicle die.
patches from the aeRt ~ war We cnn
eci'scely conceive that there 10 Hny
other Commissioners tinG our Miko
on the Bnard. But someho~ hb docs
not henrc halt ~ prominently in tho
Bastcrh press as ne does il the Cbrnn.
irle. Cnn it I've thai there is O far
%rInching conspiracy among the Jour.
nnlisis az ths Eust 10 ignore this
glowing and shining genius from the
Wcat? He dces not 10 I've
thundcrihg worth u mnt, except in
tho Ghrobirlr. Mike may not have
tho ability so write m pdYnrtianmsni
Tor h yellow dog" Int hc knows how
10 rmpioy seporprs who Hre "dnpdies"
IN the %puHntory limo Eurcks Sen
tinei,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-04-26
Tights not TRbonea,

The MINNESOTA Legislature nd
I"urued Sunday morning ~ & o.
niork. Al inescctuHl attempt WINS
inndo N 4;2b =. II. To rnsp the inmous
McHaie hin Tor thesrppressioh al the
"9earing oi tights by women on the
staee. bn the House showed The
measure hy q decisive vote.
Tho extraordinary measures which
ini'rtl 70 PISS nre che hills requiring
all newspaper ARTICLES " 10 signed by
tltrn writcrs, Tho Davis Usury bill
tho NrfIne Tishg biB, the Carrier
Rail- hiH ana thu 'ills prohihi,
Sas 'rr'sr liz ting ma pool selling in
she Staie
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-04-26
AN ELECTRICAL sNow.sToRm.
WonAerfaI sight Witnessed On TIE.'.
Peak.

In = paper describing spc-ilouS ascent
~ Pixies Peak, Lieutenant John i. Fin
lev, lnitcd States Signal Service. SAWS
thhi h ascent VaS made in .ipr!l. when
tho snow was the deepest o. al! months
.; tho year, md the Lieutenant vas ac-
c"mTanI"d by tho sergeant Of the sta.
lion. Tho ascent was ACCOMPLISHED on
mule back until a sonno! dcca snow vas
reached. ana then the animals uc7r
taken hack to tho hallway house lrIoY.
Into This SNOW they sometimes sank 10
their a-mp!ts and saved iAcmSclvc,
from plnnc!ng deeper by Spreading out
ihcis arms. At onc time iAcv crossed
= frozen crust in the >ha3r O, a
i0rtlc's back, WhcHc E ioatAo!a had io
To cut Al every Stcp and where 4 mis-.
St"a would have semi thcm thousands q,
feet doHp thc mountain. Elcei,jc
storms sometimes were Witnessed ihC-r.
~hcn each snowflake charged With clrc.
tTi5ity discharged q shark a. il ropshca
= miles hRcI il its fan. Electric sn.-ls
strcSmrd from the finger tins Of nv.
raised hands, In their ascent ihcy on.
coGntcrrd = storm OF Slrct that cui ihc;r
fares 40 ~ to draw blood. Tho lsSi Rvc
miles was a fight fo- liic against wind
sicrJ, cold and rarihrd air.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-04-26
Dakota Has Rich Tin Mines.

Shortly utter tho passage ni The Nc
Kiulcy bin there was quite Il vigorous
debate MS 10 whether or not there
wer really any tin mines in this
country. and especially IN tho Black
Hills ~ Dakota. AS u C]nrnishman
by birth, and q worker in tin mines
inr Owe ton years, when o boy and
Young nHn, 1 read the discussion
with interest, aud lust month, having
~nccnsinh IN 60 into the nov Suites in
tho Northwest, I tn,k a dny's journey
n saw the alleged mythirbl tin
mines ST work. Scores al Cornish.
men tire working thbre and the tin
seems exactly tho sHme Rs the South.
west England article. The weather
~prrvobted my crert activity whiib I
VIZ there, but considering ;hnt tho
mines have only boon sunk 400 ieet.
the product is rnmnrkbiin. Tin IN
Inlyine qUHnt;t're Is seldom found ~
a. tho surface NJ this, and whom ths
usuRl depth al GO or 7nu Tact hns
reached, D genuine smrrrisn will prob.
nbly In forthcoming A Miner in St
Louis Globe DnnncrnJr
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The Ssaxic Screams.

am the American Eagle.
Aud my wings Flap together,
Likcwise. 1 rcost high,
And ] cat lbannans raw.
Rome may sit ON her
Seven hills aud howl.
Hut Rhe can not
Sit on mel
Will shc please put that
10 her organ aud grind us
um mostly a biri OF pc,cc,
Aud | WAS born without tooth;
But I'ye got talons
That p8ch from the storm-
Beaten rN>asts NJ tho Atlantic
To the golden shorrs vt tho
pla"id Pacific,
And use the Rocky mountains
.As ~hetstones to sharpen them on,
l never cackle till
Lay an cSs;
Aud point with pride
~ the "sss I've lnid
IT. the last huudrcd years or ~.
I'm game from the
Point NJ my leak
~ the star-spanSlel tip
OF my tail feathers
And when l begin
To scratch gravel.
Mind your eyes,
I'm the Cock ct the Walk,
And the tlcnbipi W the
Goddess W Liberty.
The Snly aallinaceOus
+ pluribus Cnum
On recori.
Ton an Eagle from Esslcville.
With a scream on me that makes
Thunder sound like
Dropping cotton
On a still morning:
And my present address is
Hail Columbia,
L. y 4.
Sees
IN. Y. Sun.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-04-26

Silver. State:-lcStcriay a gentle.
u an coming towards Winncmucca,
abrve Bradshaw's ranch in the hills
the ;oads So thick just after the
h"av! shower Of rain that his horse
n ;Teahing killed them 10y the hun
drcds. lie stated that it looked like
a large arm! travelling. They "cTc
all headed towards the north. There
being no ponds or running water near
he concluded ;hRt they must have
come with the shower 81 rain.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-04-26

Virginia Chronicle: Tho e
ton TINT ea-Sreaker Heed M hh
captured in Italy by tho MnhH md
hold FOR ransom is mndr in iorcstiuI.
poss m mnstnrini wEys az l,1 mab.
He would move ths hopornhie MaRs
Tar bis " dienhnrpn, roupt n gnr.
rum, declare the motion rnr-ted md
walk n~hy without whiting Tor u vote
o' thRnks,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-04-26
III, ! .nnri,rat Man H. i.urnr..

Herr Peter lrrhnrr H. known u, tho
most lonely mHn' in Europa. Hc Is IN
tho weather hurcKu service on nnc az
the highest peaks al the Alps, Three
tirurs u dtlv hr Takes observations and
t~clcErarfs them 20 Nicuns. 1t /. thr
custom az the villagers un Christmas
day n cut thcir why np W his ryric npsi
Through the snOw.rlHh valley md
rrnuntniH u take hin presents
~rhrnughort thc yeI.r II 10 the oily time
hr Scrs o human TACO.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-04-26

Lyon County Times: Billcc Rogers.
the m~,NuloGis; al the Corner, claims
la b. quite al acricnliurist. lie
thinks that this country would lie a
first class place to grow tobacco.
There would Ia only one danger. and
that would br the late trusts. lie
thinks, however, that the harder
variety plug iohar>o plants would
d" well here, and advises the culiiva-
ilon 81 This plant The grated
plants will do the lssi.