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Bimetallic Conference.

WASHINGTON, May 22.-The Pan
American Bimetallic Convention was
called to order Today by A. G. Fisk
of Denver. General Field Of Virginia
was elected Chairman. Several nd.
dresses were made, but no business. was
transacted.
In his address Fisk said Che legiHla.
ton OF the last 30 years in this country
had been in the interst Of fol sign
nations. He attributed the existing
depression to the decentralization Of
silver and believed that n revolution
would come il relief was not granted
i'll the line OF free coinage. About 80
delegates we're presest.
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[FRon TnunspAr's DAHL



Quite warm to-day.
The Midwinter Fair is a g
Major Richer is rusticating in Re
no.
Ben Fitch dropped in from the East
to-day.
w. w. Booher returned from the
Midwinter Fair this morning.
Don't forget the Memorial Day cx-
e~rcises at Odd Fellows Hall on the
Both.
Bnffalo is the only city in the Uuit.
ed States that has furnished two
Presidents.
c. c. Wallace will be married to
Mrs. r. NJ. Beatty of Grass Valley
next Sunday.
w. a. Massey returned from the
meeting of the State Central Com
mittec OF the Silver Party this morn.
ing.
The sale OF Midwinter Fair tickets
to San Francisco and return will be
discontinued after Sunday. June
10th.
One mile of wire, such rs is used in
the manufacture of hair springs for
watches, would weigh less than half Il
pound.
The most costly medicine in the
world is metallic gallium, which sells
at Il price equal to 100000 per
pound.
The order prohibiting the mailing
Of letters on the ears has not been
sent out yet from the Postonice De
partment.
If all the oceans of the globe should
be suddenly taken from their bed.
leaving them perfectly dry, it would
take all the rivers of the world 20
900 years to fill them again.
After a storm at GAINESVILLE. Texas.
the ground was covered with ocean
snails. BY the next day, however.
these creatures had found their way
back To their native element.
The minstrel performance. given by
the Industrials last night, was well
attended. The INDEPENDENT is re-
quested TO thank all who aided in
making the show Il financial sue
cess.
The war department has notified
the Regents that LIST Lieutenant W. r.
Hamilton, 9TH artillery, will be de-
tailed as military instructor at the
State University TO succeed Licuten-
ant Neal.
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was $4,000, u little over, and on Sun
day it was nearly $4,000. The reason
of the decrease was that on Saturday
there was an extra crowd out to the
Flower festival and it rained Sunday
evening.
Miners day will be celebrated next
Tuesday when a great crowd is ex-
pected. The great feature of the day
will be a hand drilling contest, for
which $1,000 his been offered asprizes
and fifteen entries have already been
made.
There are still IA large number of
Nevadans i'll town enjoying them
selves generally. Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
desty OF Wells are among the delega-
ton from Elko Comfy.
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Colder day

Colder today
Another rain last night.
Henry Voigt Of Lamoillc, was in
town yesterday.
Miss Beccic Alexander went up tc
Wells lust night.
Geo. Gilmore came down from his
ranch near Peko to-day.
Geo. Russell, the ISDErENDEwTtypo
is on the sick list o-day.
The dance given by the Workmen
last night, although not very we'll ut.
tended, was IA
Ii this weather continues our mer.
chants will have to box uptheir straw
hats and Summer goods.
The federal authorities expect to
prosecute 1000 Cinnamon in New
York city for pcrjured registration.
G.. g. Pendergast, formerly agent
for Wells, Fargo & Co, mt Virginia
City, is said to he booked for Cashier
Of the Mint under Jcwctt Adams.
Tho late heavy frosts had the effect
of killing the fruit prospects in west
ern Nevada. 1t is rcproted that there
will not be half n crop in Reno, Car
son and throughout the Carson Val
ley.
Tho INDEPENDENT ia under obliga.
tons to Surveyor T.. G.. Mcclellan
for II copy OF his mapo Of Elko county,
The map is complete in every detail
and every resident Of the county
should possess one.
Wadsworth Dispatch:-It is com
muuly rumorcd here that the Whit,
aker Hall, Of Reno, will close for
good at the end of the present term
and the pupils who desire to finish
will do 80 nj the Salt Lake school.
Tho Atlantic city girl who publicly
cowhidcd II dancing master for slaii
dering her, md told the crowd which
witnessed the scene TINT shc did j
herself because che had no big broth
or to do it, will get along. big brother
or no big brother.
In testing the lifting power OF grow
ing plants md vegetables. M expert
ment was made under tho auspices o
tho United States dopartmnt OF agri
culture. md IL was found that com
mon pumpkins could lit II weight o
two md u half tons.
Wo are il receipt Of n few copies
of "Noyada and Her Resources will
compliments Of j. Il. Jones, %rocentl.
issued by tho state Bureau Of 1mmi
grafton. Fifteen hundred OF th,
pamphlets were distributed at th,
Midwintcr Fair on Nevada day, and
undoubtedly, will result In mucl
good tO tho State.
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500 L,cwnrd. 500.

Tho readers OF this paper will be
pleased To learn that thore ia at least
ono dreaded disease that science has
been able TO cure in all It's stages and
that Ia Catarrh. HALLS Cntnrrh euro
Ia the only positive cure now known
~ tho medical fraternity. Catarrh
being n constitutional disease, re-
auircs n constitutional treatment
falls Cntarrh Cure Is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon tho blood
and mucous surfaces OF tho System,
thereby destroying tho foundation OF
tho disease, and giving tho patient
atrongth by building up the constitu.
ton and assisting nature in doing its
work Tho proprictors have 80
much faith Ia its curative powers,
that they oTor One Hundred Dollars
for any case that IL fails to cure.
Send for Int Of testimonials.
Addross
i. j. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, o.
tn Sold by Druggists, TOO.
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tFRoM WEDNESDAY, 5 DMLr.l
sALMAGUNDl.
The weather has settled.

The weather has settled.
John p. Thorpe, came in from La.
noble this morning.
Snow to the depth'of three inches
fell in Belmont Monday night.
Louis Burkhart. the painter, is con-
fined to his room with Il severe cold.
On the strength of it's school cen.
u Chicago claims nearly LOGO. 900
population.
Judge a. L. Cheney passedthrough
this morning on No. en- route To Lin
coin county.
Mrs. Ben Payne, arrived last Sun.
day from White Pine county on a
visit to friends.
The graduating class of the Elko
High School are busy hunting up
statistics and information for their
essays
There are two things in the world
upon which there has never been n
improvement-the wheelbarrow and
kissing.
Statistics show hat only % per
cent OF the blends marry. This may
put Il new complexion on the hair
bleaching process.
The Carson News of Wednesday,
May 10th has Just been received at
this office. Unjust have been tax
ing in the Midwinter Fair.
y New Jersey lover kissed lis girl
so hard that he pulled the gold filing
from her teeth and she has sued him
10 Gov the cost of reiilling them.
Heavy trains have swollen all the
rivers i'll Pennsylvania, and Western
New York to a greater height than Mt
any time since the disastrous flood of
1889.
During the progress OF the Rcpub-
lican primary ut Dalles school house.
eighteen miles south of Hanford, Cal.
yesterday Il fight took place which re-
suited i'll the death OF two men.
you are rs full OF airs ms n music
box" is what a young man of EIko
said to a fair young damscl who re.
fussd to let him see her home the
other evening. THAT may be-" was
the reply. but ! don't go with a
crank"
About one hundred and twenty-five
men under command of Col. Smith
passed through this forenoon on an
east bound freight. This is the de
tachment whose leader was killed mt
Rocklin a few days ago by the Con-
stable at that place.
\ new style has come into use
among some of the young ladies of
Phoebe. 1t is an evening attire-at
least we believe it is because they
only appear i'll this style with the light
or the moon. They certainly make
charming young men i'll cog, and the
whole thing is enveloped in the great
est mystery. Perhaps they want
to mash some other fellows best girl.
or maybe they wnnt their best fellows
to understand that they intend to
wear the pants. -Piochc Lode,
The Fort Sutter detachment of the
Industrial Army arrived this morning
and are preparing for their entertain
mcnt tonight. They wish it dis.
tinctly understood by our people that
they do not belong to Col. Smiths
regiment. They were presented at
Sacramento by Col. kellogg, Past Com
mander of the G.. a. r., with the flag
carried through the Battle of Gcttys-
burg. The flag is full of holes re.
Ceiycd i'll that memorable battle and
will be exhibited Tonight.
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Hop Culture.

Professor r. ". Mcdowell Of tho
Experiment Station, has planted a
quarter OF nm acre to hops and pro.
poses to give hop culture II thorough
test. California produces about 5000
pounds TO the acre tho first year Of
planting and n quarter of an acre will
be sufficient to demonstrate whether
hops can be proitably cultivated in
this valley or not. Professor Nc.
Dowcll has planted them right ont In
the open where the wind can do it's
worst, in order to test the matter
thoroughly. -Rcno Gazette.
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Answer TO Correspondents.

What would you advise me to dc
with Il wicked tooth which il robbing
me of my sleep?
Apply Mt police headquarters and
have it pnlled.
My face is covered with pimples,
warts, frcckles, etc. Can you suggest
Il remedy that would give me a clear
and smooth complexion?
Use "a file.
How can | swallow my claret when
the good book says, Look not upon
the wine when il is red"
Drink with your eyes shut.
/ would like to raise up in the
world, how shall ! do il?
Sit down OF a kcg Of dynamite then
light u fuse to Tx.
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Our Fair Letter.
Special correspondent IyDErEsDexr.j

SAN FGANCfsCo May u, 9i.-Judg-
ing from and numerous articles pnb
lished il the San Francisco aai!ics
lately, the state of Nevada has made
quite "A hit and duly complimcntcd
10y the 5. +. papers. 1t is an excel
lent thing for a party to be indepcnd-
ent once in Il while, and then when
sncccss is assured, To be able to glory
i'll the prosperity obtained.
The following it taken form the
editorial page of the S. +. evening
Bulletin.
MORE THAN MINES IN NEVADA.
The exhibits made at the Midwinter
Fair by the State of Nevada, together
with the present celebration, will go
far to correct an impression rs to the
resources or that state. Rich as the
mineral exhibits are, they are not the
chief point of interest for the many
observers. Nevada makes an inter
csting agricultural display. 1t istak-
ing rank ms Il food producing State.
Cereals, grass, potatoes and Il wide
range OF agricultural, products are the
convincing demonstrations of relative
ly large food producing
Tho crops are chiefly produced with.
out irrigation. The small streams
will OF course be utilized for that pur-
pose.
"This year the grazing lands of Ne
vada have been sought by the cattle
and sheep owners Of Southern Cali.
fornia. The drought lii that section
left nothing i'll the way OF grass to
SUI stain the tlocks or herds. Thou
sands of cattle and sheep were head.
cd for the mountains many weeks
ago. The snow storms overlook them
and great numbers fell by the way.
Tho destination Of most ofthcse flocks
and herds was Nevada. Cattle and
sheep have also been shipped by the
railroad to that State and are now
feeding there. These will be sent
back when the next season opens. if
the rains are abundant i'll Southern
California. Nevada is~sustaining now
the half furnished sheep and cattle
that could not find subsistence on
this aidc of the mountains. Cattle
and sheep have also been sent into
the valleys Of Northern California,
where the grazing is good on account
of the abundant rains.
"But the greater drift IL over the
mountains. At the last accounts,
Notwithstanding the losses OF many
thousands, sheep are climbing the
western slope of the Sierra, most OF
which will probably bring up within
the limits of Nevada. For many
years trains OF beef cattle have been
scnt from that state to the markets OF
California. These shipments will
probably increase during the present
ycur. a state that can show sncll
agricultural will not be dc.
serted ever IL operations should cease
IN every mine. a large population
can be sustained in Nevada by agri
culture alone. Those vicws arc con.
iirmcd by tho range of interesting OK
hibits which that state makes Mt the
Midwintor Fair. There is u good
deal OF permanent wealth indicated
by these exhibits
That the twenty five ccnts ndmis
sion fec Is decidedly popular may bc
judged by the large Attendance dur
ing the past week. On Saturday Il
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II, ALRxAspER
Teacher.

a fine display OF silver ware,fancy
dishes, Tampa, knives, forks, epoono
etc, at tho Ell. M. Cos. Can aud
inspect theso goods, which arr tho
finest In their line over brought to
Elko.
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w. w. OOHER,
E.nITon AND pRopRIEro.
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ga. cJpy, one yeGr............- - . ~
iae oopJ. six months. ........-...... -
suf auy period under six months. one toila-
- Month. psyahie III advance.
'-'ai hV ~ArriGr In Eiko al ~ G, utS = ~-aL
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Suffering Sisters
Salt Hheum Causes Much
Suffering
Hoods Sarsaphriiia Purifies the
Blood, Wins Another Victory.
Concord, y. II.
&c. l. MooA s O.. I.non. Mnss.:

&C. |. U0ol & Co.. LrHali. Mass:
"GcHitsmcu:-liu,t's & gI1"arilla has
donn - i.l:.h for ny CHI. IN t:-t IL IS
VII r- s!;,c AL tlr',nI that | N:.lc for
IN :" II q few lines. I canhUt find
woes So NJ enough 10 express Our conf.
dcntc All rta.iu;dc for 1ioe..'S Sdtsnp,-
lila. livtii of my iII;lc girls have been
t~rnU'ich VIA salt ri:crin. When quite
small. llr':hGE .Duned ~ over their bodies
anl CO ltI.;f limbs. The flesh broke out
uu,I tiic lf,l.c Oucs
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school I,eport.

Following is u report Of the Pleas.
ant Valley school for the month end.
end May 18th 1891.
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School Election.

Notice is hereby given that nm clecs
ton will be held in the Primary Room
of tho Elko Public School building
Monday May 2sth, 1894, between the
hours of 2 =. NJ. and 4. NJ. for the
purpose of clecting two School Trus.
tees in conformity with the now
law.
\. w. Hcsson
Thos. Hunter I Trustees.
James Mcbride }
Eiko, New. May Is. 1894. t3t
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ADVERTISING RATES.

al nG iuAu- ~ Low .. ~ consistent with
ouui business pnnciplss. apply al the NJ
= for t-ruiS.
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5uffered Great AaonY

OF account Of the itching sensation. I had
read Of The good Hoods S%arsapariiln had
done III cases Of salt rIieum, so I decided
to give IL n TRIAL. Myrtle, d years old, had
several crurtijns on her forehead, while
I%crnlcr, G year, old, suffered much from
s,rcS back ~ her ears. After the FIRST bot.
Tie had been taken they began TO improve /;
they seemed brighter and Tho humor
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,AiLY !NDEpEND DENT.
an N PAPER.

...d.n EvsuY D>y. SUNDAYS .x.
ru'sh.
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WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.

WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.
PIoiIsu.h every sunday, and sen, to any .d-
treas t~portagr pAidD. ~ The following rates,
.iyAbla In Advance:
~ months. 2 81
For any period under ak months. Pity
-nts por month.
Entered at the ElkO. HovAdA. Postonice for
.rAnsmission through tie mails =. seconj
Ass mail matter.
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n TO

They have taken i've bottles and Myrtle Is
cntitciy cured. Her flesh Is sm0otl, and
SOL, iCr health Is better aud she Is bright
nni sprlghtiy rs any CHILD OF Ave years OF
agc. From the start. Bcrnice has i'm
proved and the humpr Is nearly all gone
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-31
rne Cninrannse.

am quito satisfied that the chimpan- zee is mentally tho nearest thing to man in tho whole animal kingdom. Hisspeech, vocal powers, traits habits and modes of life all conspire to confirm this belief. In consequence of thcso facts devoted more attention to tho study of the chjmpanzee than to the gorilla. saw more wild go- rillas in the bush than I did chimpnnzees, but of the latter I saw much greater number in captivity.
 Tho gorilla is shy, savage and unsocia- ble He loves life of seclnsion, and even in captivity refuses to become either friendly or submissive. Tho chimpanzee, on tho other hand, has many social traits, readily becomes attached to man and lives about the town without being in any way confined and is on friendly terms with all its Inhabitants.
 In fact, in many instances ho acts more like a citizen of the town than he does like pet animal. Ho sits about on the seats has access to the houses and par takes of the food of tho people of the viii lage. This is especially true at the trad ing stations, where white men have them in captivity All of these things indicate a degree of intelligence which is not ap- preached by the gorilla, and while the opinion of a native is not to be regarded as final the consensus of opinion through out wide range of country occupied by these apes may be trusted as fair state- ment of the facts.-R. l.. Garner
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-31
A Street Scene. Rombax.

A man clad only in O yellow scarf and turban opens a mouth stained with tho vivid vcrmilion of betcl juice to show that the mango seed just swallowed has all ready become small tree with green leaves pushing toward the light. A wom an appears next upon the scene, bringing crying baby in closed hamper of bam boo A dozen swords are instantly thrust through the interstices amid the ear pierc- ing yells of the supposed victim, but as soon as the formidable blades are with drawn the nine lived infant tumbles out of the basket and salaams to the assembled audience, holding out her tiny brown hand for the well deserved 'backsheesh. ]"
 As the fun waxes fast and furious sun dry quarrels and recriminations between the rival magicians attract the interven- tion of the native police, who, dressed in little brief authority" symbolized by red turban and blue tunic, soon disperse the performers, bag and baggage, hastening the enforced departure with unlimited kicks and thumps submissively received. All the Year Round.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-31
Putting It Strong.

Stranger Gin train)-A man in your business can't get home very often, pre- sune
 Commercial-Home2 I should say not. Why, sir, get home so seldom that I can't remember half the time where I live. Have to telegraph to the firm to send me my address.
 Stranger-You don't say sol
 Commercial-That's straight. Why, one time was away so long that forgot I'd ever been married, and I took such a fancy to pretty woman I met in strange town that eloped with her.
 Stranger-Myl Myl
 Commentaries, it would have been a terrible thing, but when I called <on the firm during my honeymoon and introduced her the old man told me she was my wife efore.-Agents, Herald.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-31
20 22 Fzrst AVenme.

this means the king iorbaue the game Paris on pain of death. It was allowed Versailles, however and one morning tn queen lost 20, 900 crowns.
 The frenzied play of Mime. de Monte span has become proverbial in France as sLa jeu de Ia Montespan. At basset she was known to risk LOGO, 900 francs ($200, 000) on one hand alone When nc one dared to cover her high stakes, sht grumbled, and the king shared her annoy ance. One Christmas evening she lost 700, 900 crowns, and on three cards won back 150 900 pistoles ($300, 000). One night three months later she lost 400, 900 pistoles ($900, 000), and then luckily won them back again.
 Louis was cooling in his affections foI her about this time and abolished basset, the favorite game of the famous Monte span, but she found other ways of depict ing his purse and her high play continued until 1692 when she lost sums amounting to more than $1, 1000, 900 at "hoca."
 Louis XIV indulged his favorites as his predecessor had done. In the next reign female gamblers, though perhaps not more extravagant than before, yet caused more scandal. Faro was played in the queens apartments at very high stakes. Both she and the Comte d d'Artois lost enormous sums and many of the courtiers were en- tirely ruined. At last no one would play at court for fear of being ruined, and to find partners and opponents the queen was soon led to admit the worst society.
 In England things had been nearly as bad. Elizabeth was no gambler, but when the Stuarts ascended the throne play ran high Henrietta Maria, the wife of Charles I, inherited the gambling tastes of her father.
 In 1797 Lady Buckinghamshire, very notorious gambler, got into trouble with the city authorities being convicted with Lady Lutterell and Mrs. Sturt at the police court and fined 450 for playing at faro Henry Martindale was also fined a200 for keeping the faro table at Lady Buckinghamshire' and the same lady slept with blunderbuss and pair of pis tols at her side every night in order to pro tect her faro bank. Enough has been said to show that when a woman oncc acquires a fondness for gaming it soon amounts to mania.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-31
THE PASSION FOR PLAY
Women In All Ages Have Been
 Great Gamblers.
ANCIENT AND MODERN MANNERS.

Lovely Woman Was Less Discreet In For
 Strong Among Eve's Daughters-NobIe
 Cheats.
 Gambling by women at the horse races is the more modern form in which the gambling instinct of the sex finds expres sion. Every now and then Q little whiff of scandal ct gaming and of play for high stakes in high life is blown to us across the ocean. In these cases the women are as much concerned as the men. Indeed the love of play is as strong in women as in men. It was only the other day that woman who had lost heavily at the races tried to commit suicide by jumping into the river
 In Monte Carlo the feminine clients fre- quent the Casino with an avidity quite equal to that of the men and finger at this spot of fascination till they lose sums that astonish even the millionaire from the west Here may be seen ill most dem- ocratic relation aristocratio old dowagers from England answering to the descrip- tion of Thackeray's Lady Kew; German countesses, French marquises, Russian princesses, Italian ladies of quality and gayly dressed women that one sees on the boulevards of Paris, each eagerly stalking gold on the red or black, anxiously watch ing the croupier, and sometimes appropri- ating in their voracious excitement an other players chips
 Besides the women gamblers in this country and in England there are profes sional women bookmakers and poolroom keepers. Their customers are exclusively women In society there are scores of women who play poker for money and many other women who would like to play but lack the courage. Another favorite form of gambling by women is stock spec ulation
 The most noted woman gambler among the royal set is ex- Queen Isabella of Spain, who has often lost and won large sums. History proves that she is not the only notable parsonage who has taken pleasure in this pursuit. In ancient Greece and Rome the dice were in great favor, and the Italians of the middle ages were great