Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-05-07
tFRoM TUESDAYS DAILy.l
SALAIAGUNDI.

Euuyt 30 Inr, ID taken from the Same
piece that furnished tho weather for
April.
w. T.. Hit offers his residence m d
furniture for sale. SEQ his notice in
another column.
Harry, the Preacher, paid tho In
DEPENDENT Office q pleasant visit to-
day. He says the weather is heap
bad.
Peterie Observation-Disclosures and
John Observation-Disclosures, are tie
harmonious names OF two Buffalo
men.
A woman and n boy tainted during
the opening ceremonies OF the
Woman's Buildings at the Worlds
Fair yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Henderson an
nounce the engagement OF their
daughter, Belle, TO Mr.. WIN. Il.
Brown, Of Chicago, Illinois.
Free coinage OF silver, low freight
and fares aud a system Of irrigation
would quadruplo the population OF
Nevada in less than five years.
Rev. j. S. Mcdonald, having con
cluded his meetings here, left yester-
day for a three weeks tour through
Starr md Ruby Valleys and Wells.
Governor Colcord has received a
check from Washington for nearly
$1,000 OH o OF tho direct tax
paid by Nevada during the civil war.
No 4 ever lived a right life, said
Ruskin, who had not been chasteued
by a woman's love, strengthened by
her courage, md guided by her dis
erection.
The new Fice-Prcsident Of the
Swiss republic was II captain in the
Twenty-Second Illinois infantry dur
ing tho late war, and was captured ut
Gettysburg.
Irate Patron-I thought this rail-
road was for the benstit OF tho public.
Railroad Onicial-You're AWAY off
Tho public is for tho benefit OF tho
railrond.--N. Y. Weekly.
d. II. jackson, the mining expert,
is examining tho Chairman property
at Ely. The News says that Sir.
Jackson entertains n very favorable
opinion OF the Robinson Mining
District.
The man without n purpose is like
n ship without n rudder-a waif, n
nothing, n no Have n purpose in
life, and having it throw such
strength OF mind aud muscle into
your work rs God has givon you.-
Carlyle.
The Truckee Republican says:
Donnor lake still has eight or nine
inches OF ice on its surface, nod this
leo is covered with ten inches OF snow.
The lake has never boon frozen over
so late in the scagon since white men
lived in this region.
Evans and Soutag are out hunting
the detectives. IL they succeed in
catching my it would DO n good plan
for the Silver party OF this State to
engage them TO catch tho man who
stclo tho salary bill passed by tho
Inst Legislature. This is only thrown
as n suggestion, and, OF course, the
party leaders arc not bound 10 adopt
it.
II is said that tho loose talk about
tho superiority Of American railway
service will subside when tho people
get bnck from the Fair. Railway
trains from oil over tho world will DO
on exhibition. Ono that Inns pulled
in already from Canada is OF solid
mahogany. Tho interior is built on
the Spanish renaissance plan OF nrchi-
lecture.
A western editor hns been figuring
receipts and disbursements in con
ncction with tho publication Of n two
column communication from q non
subscribor, who mngnaninously Of
fcred to buy two papers il his matter
were printed. Tho iinan cial inspect
OF tho subject 10 presented as follows:
Composition, 50; value Of space at nd
vortising rates, eco total, SGS. Cr.,
by two papers, loc.
Ex:-AccordinR TO mn ancient 10
gend moro married wone go to
heaven thnn single oncs. No doubt
n great majority OF tho for Q havo
their full share OF hell hero on earth
but TO those who nre unkind enough
TO hold to tho opinion that tho con
dition OF single "blcssedncss" enjoyed
by muny young Indies 10 not soli-
chosen, such n decree must appear
terribly unjust.
Ex:-Prcnchor's boys are OCCASION
ally mischicvous, and sometimes ono
10 found that Is positively wicked. IL
10 snid that in n ~noigbhoring town ro-
Gently n minister in looking ovor tho
congregation, in tho midst OF his Ser
mon, was horrIlcd to SEQ his own boy
IN tho gallery pclting tho hearers in
tho pows below with peanuts. While
tho good man was preparing n frown
OF r~cproof tho young hopeful cried
out: "You tend 10 your %prcaching,
dad; III keep en- awako!"
Tho Canton Is. D. Nows gives an
example OF how much money thcro is