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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-10-02
EPHRAIM AND THE BEAR.

How He Killed Yearling In . Fair
Fight without Weapons.
Old Ephraim Hatfield, father Of Anse
and Elias Hatfield, Of Mccoy Hatfield
feud notoriety, was born fighter. He
was also mighty hunter, and had one
ambition. It was to kill a yearling bear
in a fair fight without any weapons
other than those nature provided him
with. Every day that he felt especially
strong he would 30 out with his dogs
and his boys, and, freeing bear, would
get him down and fight him. When
bruin would begin to get the best OF the
encounter, he would call his boys to let
loose the dogs. Year after year passed
and Ephraim had not yet whipped a
bear.
One day a fine yearling bear was
freed, and as Cuffy was climbing TO a
place Of safety old man Hatfield cut off
a piece Of the animals tail with quick
blow Of his knife, and the bear came
down. Ephraim threw his gun and
knives to the boys and cried out:
"He's likely varmint. Stan aside,
boys, an watch yo' dad. I'm comm,
barp' And he clutched the bear by the
throat.
The animal got its paws around
Ephraim. and they fought, rolling in
every direction, until it was almost i'm
possible to distinguish man from beast
in the cloud. The boys held the dogs
and encouraged the old man by shout
ing to him:
go it, papi You've got 'em! Give
It to i'm, dad! I"
Down the hill the two rolled until
shey could roll no farther.
''Let loose the dogs p shouted the old
man. LET 'em loose The critters got
mel"
But the boys thought the old man
would never have better opportunity
to realize his ambition and whip "a year
ling bear and kept the dogs away.
Finally Ephraim, seeing that he was not
to have assistance, began to use his feet
and hands with an energy born Of de-
spair, and in half an hour he succeeded
In choking the animal to death. bat not
his face and body were covered with
gaping wounds, from which the blood
flowed SO freely that 1t left a crimson
trail wherever the man went. Dragging
the carcass out Of the pit Ephraim start
ed after the boys, and it would have
Jared roughly with them, but they fed.
The old man reached his home and was
almost dead from loss Of blood, but his
ambition had been realized-he had
whipped yearling bear in fair fight
The boys hid out in the woods for sew
eral days, and would not return until
their father, whose joy at his success
had got the better Of his pain and an
ger, sent them word that he would not
whip them if they returned. Hatfield
never wearied telling how he whipped
ayearling bear, and his sons are equally
proud of their fathers achievement
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-10-02
A Cure For stammering.

It is said that stammerers rarely, it
ever, show any impediment Of speech
when speaking in whispers. On this fact
q new method of treatment has been adj
vocated, which is as follows: For the
first ten days speaking is prohibited.
This will allow rest to the voice and
constitutes the preliminary state OF
treatment During the next ten days
spreaking is permissible in the whisper
ing voice, and in the course Of the next
Is days the ordinary conversational tone
may be gradually employed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-10-02
Just Like . Woman.

A young and well dressed woman en-
tered Charing Cross telegraph Office the
other day and wrote out dispatch to
be sent to Manchester. Sheread it over,
reflected for q moment, and then
dropped it On the Acor and wrote SC
ond. This shea threw away. bat was
satisfied with the tAigl and sent il of.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-10-02
Fhe three kilograms read:

The three kilograms read;
First. let me hear from you
again.
Second. -"No one expects You to re-
turn.
Third. -"Come home, dearest All Is
forgiven. Pearson Weekly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-10-02

Tawdry is derived from St Audrey
In the early middle ages fairs were held
in France and England on ST. Audrey's
day, and these annual gatherings be-
came noted for the gaudy and worthless
jewelry sold at them.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-10-02

During the war between Richard I ct
England and Philip Augustus of France
prisoners on both sides were blinded as
a means OF intimidating the besieged
party.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-10-02
Realism.

"This picture belongs to the realistic
school"
"AhW
"Yes. Notice that atmosphere? 1t Is
supplied by an air pump in the base
ment. Detroit Tribune.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-10-02

A baby g smile makes the whole world
grin.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-12-01
Immense Gold shipmeuts.

New YORK, Nov. 9.-Lazard Ere,
res will ship sl,250,O0O of gold to.mor
row; w. II. Crossman IL Bro, 3 1000,
600; Hiedlbaugh Ickleimer Il Co.
S75O,OOO.
Fuller, Scall e Co, have engaged
100000 of gold for export tomorrow,
This makes n total so far of $780,.
600 for shipment.
Won Hoffman IL Co. will ship $780,.
600 tomorrow, bringing the total for
the day up to 100000.
One million, five hundred thousand
dollars in gold has been withdrawn
from the Sub.Treasury for the account
OF shippers. This amount includes
100000 for Barring, Magoun IL Co..
and 81, 100000 for w. II. Crossman &
Co.
IIcidelbaugh Icklcimer l. Co. and
Lazard Freres will ship gold bars in
stead Of coin.
LaZard Freres have decided to for
ward 100000 in gold bars instead Of
Sl.250,000 gold coin, which it was pre-.
viously announced they had engaged.
Muller, Schal Il Co. will also make
their shipment of 100000 in bars.
Barring, Magoun & Co. will send
out half OF their 81 100000 in gold
bars,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-12-01
The hammock. s1nx Hunt.

WAsHISGToS, November 2.-
Commissioner Browning said to-day
that the decision OF Judge Ritter, up
holding the hunting rights OF the
Bannock Indians, confirms the view
OF the Interior Department that it is
not constitutional for the State Of
Wyoming to pass any law, which
would modify or limit or in any way
abridge the rights of TIE Indians to
hunt, as guaranteed by the treaty,
and game laws OF Wyoming as against
the treaty rights Of these Indians are
absolutely null and void. 1t is not
the purpose of the Indian office to al.
low the Indians to roam away FROM
the reservation, but every effort will
be made to keep them at home and
make them earn their own living.
With this end i'll view, we are max.
inG eiforts to get the Indian reserva.
tion irrigated so that farm lands could
be utilized.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-12-01
Have Soft Heads.

The Peoples Review, published ut
Henrietta, Texas, gets Off the follow.
ing OH Il class Of men that are too
numerous throughout the country.
We would not be surprised if some of
the same class claim Nevada rs their
home:
10 e Il man standing on the
square with II gallus and two patch.
cs on the bosom Of his pants talking
about money good III Europe and ia
voring tho gold standard, it seems to
us that it would not he a crime to
wish tie poor fellow was in the city Of
the new Jerusalem, where it is said
gold is plenty. May the Lord have
mercy on such deludcd creatures, and
make their hearts ms soft as their
heads arc"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-12-01
All Related.

1t is stated rs an actual fact that all
the people residing i'll Letcher coun-
ty. Kentucky, are related to one an
other. directly or indirectly. The
reason Of this Is found in the remark
able Webb family. There are three
brothers and three sisters of the orig
inal family, all living near Sergeant,
and they have no fewer than 74S de.
scendants living in the neighborhood.
The eldest member OF the family Let
tie, Is 81 years old, and has twenty
children, ninety.tive grandchildren,
and fifty great.grandchildren. Polly,
aged so has sixteen children, and al.
most rs many grandchildren and
grcat.grandchildren rs Lettic. Tho
youngest, Wiley. has the fewest de-
scendants. He is 20 years old and
has eleven children, fitty.four grand
children, and fifteen great-grandchil-
dren.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-12-01
All l,OsIl.

DENVER, Nov. 2~2.-Joseph Murray,
United States Commissioner OF Fish.
cries to Alaska and Il special agent Of
the Treasury, has Just past through
Denver on his way from Alaska to
Washington, having been summoned
by the President to report upon the
boundary survey.
Murray said: "rhe published re-
ports about the excitement in Alaska
of British seizures, and the building
Of forts are all bosh. There will be
no trouble. There are no armed
forces there excepting about twenty
Canadian police, who have gone to
the head of the Yukon river to watch
for highway thieves, who arc infcst.
ing the gold camps. The people up
there hardly know that there is a
survey running"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-12-01
Watterson's Wall.

Henry Watterson Is nightly dis
gusted with politics, especially Dem
ocratic politics. When he was in At
lanta the other day he said: Il am
out OF the knock.down and drag.out
politics which factionalism and favor
itism and selfish personal ambition
have projected upon the countoy. l
have never had any stomach for tho
concrete things OF political life. 1 re-
gard Office rs a kind of bribery. AS
long MS it seemed that moral forces
and organized ideas were objective
points, | was ready TO do my part.
But great policies have yielded to
petty wrangles. After my lecture is
over am going abroad with my fam.
lily for u year. Perhaps, when the in
evitRble result OF the prevailing over.
flow OF rant and fustian has been
reached, the Democratic party may
begin to put two and two together
with the aim OF making four. AS it
Is. il n Of tho prophets rise from tho
dead ho could not restore order to
this chaos. We have in fact no Dom
ocratic party at all--mercly an ag~
glomeration OF quiddities thrown to.
gether by the upheaval Of the times
n monster without a head running
through a wilderness OF political in.
certitude.T
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-12-01
To- i;g' ~iiurciyrs.

IL is said th"t cvcst TIA" most gentle.
manly Of Aur BURGLARS hrvc mrcI, "a
i"nrh fr"" Japan ia TIC way Of rolitc.
mss. - on" ~ JUICE Ia - lcsrr;r ion
OF III" mnDn"r. al ruLhcrSi in TINT conn.
try. Three II hr kc into = Gvcr's
house whrl', he wac away. ard ono az
thcm gently asked the wi g how much
money there was in the place. She nv.
sv"crcl Ihat there was just II little in
the house. The rnbbcr laurlIcd ur.I
said: You arc II COOL old woman, and
wc believe you. II you wcrr poor, wo
would not rob you at all. Now. VIC
only want some money and this
placing his hand on n fine sill, dress.
The old woman replied: "A!l my hus-
bands money I cnn rive To YOU. but I
beg you will not take TINT, for il doe,
not belong ia my husband. and wns
coniidcl to us only for dycing. What
Is ours ! can give, but I cannot give
What belongs TO another" That Is
quite right approved tho robber, and
he immediately withdrew with his con-
fcdcratcs.- Tit Iiits.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-12-01
a Brave Fireman.

A fire broke out on the fourth floor
OF a seven story terra Gotta building
on the corner OF Market and Van
Buren, streets, Chicago, yesterday
morning. Tho building was occu-
pied by several firms all OF whom en-
ployed women who were thrown into
a panic. Some OF them jumped from
the windows and we're seriously iu.
jured. Miss Olga Kellar ran to the
4th story window overlooking Van
Buren, street, threw up the sash and
climbed out on the ledge, clmging to
the narrow strip Of wood on the out.
side OF the sash. She saw a few feet
below her a ladder on which two fire.
men stood, and prepared to jump.
swat don't jump shouted Capt.
Hermanson, who had almost reached
the window.
Great volumes Of smoke poured out
OF the window and at times the girls
form was entirely obscured. Hun
dreds of people gazed upwards. MN.
utes seemed hours. Cheer after cheer
went up for Captain Hermanson rs he
climbed. He almost reached the win
dow when he heard the girl scream
and saw her real and release her hold
on the window sash. She had been
overcome by smoke and fallen. Capt.
Hermanson braced himself and as the
girl dropped from the window he
seized her with his right arm. The
effort nearly cost him his own life, for
he narrowly escaped falling.
From hundreds Of throats cheers
we're heard as the brave captain de.
scended the ladder with his burden.
The girl was unconscious, but the
physicians said she would recover.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-12-01
IIninn AYnin.

Judge "A. l.. Fitzgerald, who las
been absent from Nevada for some
weeks past, arrived in Austin Mon
day evening. During the Judges
trip he visited Washington, ID. g.,
Nashville, Tennessee, points of inter
est in North Carolina. and also Wis.
tied the Atlanta exposition, which he
says is grand. The judge is OF the
opinion TINT the silver cause il gain
ing strength in the East and converts
TO the cause are being made all the
time. The judge is looking splendid
and the vacation has improved his
general hcnlth.-Austin Rcveillc.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-12-01
Wrote tho Snkcd Truth.

Washington Nov. 22.-"I wrote
only the naked truth in my book and
they cannot weaken il il they come by
hundreds said Senator Sherman TO.
day, when his attention was called to
General Ayers letter taking cxcep
tioDs to tho Senator's reflection upon
his conduct in the National Rcpubli.
can Convention in 1888. az Gov.
crnor Algcr wants 10 keep tho mat
ter stirred up hc m do 80. / have
nothing TO add TO what Il,nvo already
ssid.'
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-12-01
EXPLANATION IN ORDER.

1t is in order now for the forme
State Treasurer to explain how TIL
$4,000 or. $4,000 in new silver dollar
OF 1893 came in the treasury vault o
the State. No doubt the transaction
gone through with to get this certain
kind OF money there from the Min
would prove interesting reading il the
truth OF the matter was told.- Dayton
Times.
We don't see why the Reno journal
and Dayton Times persist in asking
such foolish questions and speculat.
ing on the clever trick that took the
States gold from the Treasureris Of.
flee and exchanged it for bran new sill.
yer dollars from Uncle Sans money
factory ut Carson. The Appeal and
News published at tho home Of ex.
Treasurer Richards say that it Is no
body's business how the silver dollars
came into the treasury and the gold
vanished, rs the correct amonnt OF
money was on hand to balance the
books and whether it was gold or sill.
yer cuts no figure i'll the matter.
This defense Of the ex.Treasurer ON
the charge brought against him by the
Journal Of exerting some hidden,
magical power upon the States gold
by which it was converted into silver
ought to satisfy such hardened polit
ical sinners as editor Kelley or such
inexperienced young men as editor
Fairbanks. The gall OF it would do
credit to a sound money advocate.
The INDEPENDENT Inns been study
ing on the alleged transformation of
the States gold into silver and has
come to the conclusion that the Mint
sewer must have some connection with
the State Treasurer's office and that
some OF the acid solutions from the
Mint, highly impregnated with chic
rine, flowed through the sewer on to
and over the gold in the Treasurer's
vault, dissolved it, and deposited
bran new silver dollars of m,ntage
OF '93 as a sediment while the gold in
solution returned through the sewer
to the Mint.
We do not want to be understood
by the Journal and Times as even in
timating that the ex-Treasurer knew
OF this sewer connection with the
Mint or was present when the trans.
formation scene took place. They
must remember that tie Appeal and
News say it is none OF their business,
and that ought to settle the matter
even if it does not knock them silly.
But to be serious, the INDEPENDENT
believes that it is the business Of the
people of the State to know why the
gold paid by them into the State
treasury was converted into silver of
The 93 mintage, il such a conversion
really took place rs is charged on 70.
5ponsible authority. Did it go to the
Mint to make good the shortage OF
gold in that institution during the
year 1893? IL so, an investigation OF
matter might throw II strong light
the business methods of that insti- |
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-12-01
Not Entirely Yaluelcss,

ADid you yer know what had be.
come OF the greater part OF the con.
federate paper money with which the
country was flooded some years
back?' asked a fellow traveller of the
writer on the train last week. NO?
Well, neither did l until I happened
to visit Atlanta, Ga, a few months
ago. In that town / found an old
man, who makes a business Of quietly
gathering in all the confenerato bank
notes he II find. You know the
stuff was issued by the ton during the
wal and there is any quantity OF it
still iloating around. When the old
man gets n bundle OF the paper he
sends it to Edison, tho inventor, who
pays n good price for it. Edison
uses it to make carbon for incandes.
cent lamps. Tho paper upon which
the confederate notes were engraved
was made OF the pulp of sea grass.
This branch Of the paper making in.
dustry has since become u dead art.
Sea grass paper, when chemically
treated by Edison, has been found TO
make tho best sort OF carbon for in.
~candcscent lights, and so there is nj.
ways a demand the the confederate
bills.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-12-01

Tho Puppy Tainted Away.

Speaking of dogs" said Superin.
tcndcnt John Horne, OF the Mount
Washington railway. did you ever sec
u dog faint nway?" No ono had.
well. ! have" said the veteran rail.
o official. nnd Inc proceeded to tell
OF II very young pup which was taken
from It's mother and remained at the
signal station ON Mount Washington
nli winter, several years ngo. When
taken down the mountain in tho spring
he met another dog, who undertook TO
make his acquaintance. "You will oh.
serve said Mr.. Horne, "thc young fcl.
low didn't remember ever having seen
dog, and doubtless thought tho ono
before him was tho only other dog In
Tho world; SO he kcclcd over In n dead
fnint."-hnong tho Clouds.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-12-01
nevada VIII IIoom,

When we consider the depopula
ton of so many Nevada mining camps
1t is proper to conclude that IL will re.
quire the construction OF many addi.
tional plants for the treatment Of gold
ores to compare with tho old volume
OF silver mining, says the DeLamar
Lode. a great deal is being done in
that direction, and there is no doubt
but that the gold output will be much
larger this year than II was last. IT
Is a consideration OF these facts that
should assure everyone TINT Ncyada
is on the highway to Improvement
with II revival Of the mining industry
as far as such . revival can bc accom-.
plished through our gold and eilyer
resources. Nevada being a producer
OF both metals, has n brighter future
even under existing monetary condi.
lions tbun any other state. Gold and
silver is its product and all that il 70.
quired Is the right kind OF men with
proper backing and energy to substan.
tiate the above statement.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-12-01

TnE League Of Argos, formed j.. G..
42l, was II combination OF Argos. Cor.
NTH. Flea, Mnntinca and Chalcidirc
against Athens. IL wa designed TO
curb the power Of the AtlIcnianl. hut
Its purpose was frustrated shortly after
by the unexpected incident Of Athens
joining the league and becoming one Of
its mcmhCrH.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-12-01
4 Mountain of nnlh.

Tho most famous and most puzzling
OF all gold mines is the Mount Nor
gan. 1t appears, from ono Of tho
Sydney papers, that il contributes
moro precious metal to tho worlds
treasure than any other patch OF the
carth's surface Of the same cxltU..
Mount Morgan is supposed to DO the
product OF n thermal spring, and is
simply a mountain OF gold, but OF
gold that has already been treated
by nature. In some far of agc the
hill has been Il hugo natural crucible
and all the gold IL contains has been
already mined, chemically dissolved
and prccipitated by nature herself.
No spcck Of gold larger than a pins
point has ever been discovered In
the mount. Tho precious metal OK.
lists in n sort OF golden flour, dissolved
through iroDstonc.- Westminster Ga.
Zcttc.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-12-01

1t Is told OF a a bashful young man
that no called on his best girl and
they both sat on tho sofa Mt opposite
ends. After q long silence spend by
both In hard thought, che mustered
up enough courage to ask him what
no was thinking about. lie, hoping
to please replied II was thinking
OF the came thing you we're" She
turning around replied, "fll slap
your mouth IL you ry it,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-12-01

Susan u. Anthony says "lllo rcason
OF refusal Of women 10 vote fecootly
in Massachusetts was that q poll tax
OF htty cents was imposed upon each
voter II is quite possible that after
seeing some OF the men who voted.
the ladies concluded the privilege was
not worth half a dollar,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-12-01

No" said young Spooncr. mwasn't
really mad when her father drove inc
from the house: but I will admit that
l was put out iIoston transcript.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-12-01
Tho JIcncy TrinI.

CARSON, Nov. PIN the Mint trial
to day the witnesses all showed that
tho spurious mel. came from Il dc.
positc in tho melting and ingot room
and could have come from no other
source.
Tho prosecution had a number Of
assays made from samples taken ut
the mouth OF tho sewer aud from the
Held spokan Of in previous testimony.
The returns correspond with those Of
the defense.
q. j. Jones, II negro lawyer Of
Grcnyiile, Miss. has been admitted
To practice IN tho Supreme Court Of
: tho United States.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-05-06
BOON TO BOOKWORMS
ASTOR, LENOx AND TlLOEN LIBRA
RlES TO BE CONSOLIDATED

When This Is Done, New York VIII Has,
One of the Largest and Most Valuable
Libraries In the WorId-James Lenox.
the Eccentric BfbIiomaniac.
When the proposed consolidation OF the
Astor and LenOx libraries and the Tilden
trust fund and library is accomplished,
New York city will have one OF the lar
gest and most valuable libraries in exist
ence. The LenOx and the Astor are two
Of the great libraries in the city, but they
are at present OF limited usefulness be
cause they are not open in the evening
and owing TO other restrictions. The TIL
den trust fund and library was left by the
late Samuel J. Tilden, the great Dem
ocratic statesman. When he died, he
willed his library and SO, 600, 600 TO found
a free public library IN New York. His
heirs contested the will, and Of the money
left by the testator but 50, 600, 600 remains
to be expended as he directed. No move
has yet been made toward carrying out
his wishes, and the fund is consequently
ready for use in the proposed library con-
solidation project.
The library viii be called the New York
Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden
Foundations. The books and manuscripts
Of the three institutions will be placed I'M
Of which IS yet to be determined. The
running expenses will thus be greatly re-
duced, the CONT ined endowments will
furnish a much more effective working
capital, the library Will be kept open even