Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-12-13
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SALMaG UNDI

JOIN Hibbets Ii considerable bet
ter today.
Palmer and Buckuer got just on
vote in the State OF Colorado.
DIR. Mcigs passed through las
night on his way to Wells. He vii
stop yer here on his return.
Senator Stewart passed through
last night on his way to Washington
Tie Senator looked MS il he was goot
Tor many more tussles with the East
ern gold bIgs.
A grand jury wns crawn this after
noon 10 meet mt 10 o'clock uext Friday
forenoon. The list will appear Mon
day.
Poor Lots wife turned to salt, alas!
Her fate was most unkind;
No doubt she only wished to SEQ.
How hung her skirt behind.
Prosperity is prospecting, and 20 Ii
tho restoration OF confidence. Last
weeks record OF business failures
was 29J, eight more than for the
corresponding week last year. At
the fine rate we ehnll have l5,:HC
failures for the year.
Five women to one man is the
proportion OF church attendance In
in this country. The same ratio holds
good III the ball room and will like
wise continue in heaven, remarks I'm
exchange.
EX.:-Wa'9on received 81 votes in
th. electoral college. Weaver received
81 in 1892. 1t is To he hoped Watson
is satisfied with the result, md will
live IN retirement for the balance OF
his days.
Word comes from lIallcck that
Ham Mccain acts rs il the world and
all i'll il belonged to him. The aus
OF dams hilarity il the ARRIVAL Of Il
baby girl at his house yesterday.
Watches were first called Nurein-
burg tggs. Some OF them were five
or six inches III diameter, rs large rs
the small sized cheap clocks now cx-
hibitcd in store windows. They
were first made in liiT.
Taxes come in at Il lively rate to-
day. ir you have not yet settled with
the State and county, do it before u
O'Clock Monday evening or you will
DO compelled to pay 10 per cent. adj
diiiOnal.
A striking illustration OF the value
OF labor. when bestowed upon Il ma
terial like iron, is given by the stutc-
meut TINT Il bar OF iron wortL s., when
man utactured into needles is worth
$50; into pen-knives, shout $3.50; into
buttons, s30,500; aud into watch
springs, s255,000.
In Paraguay when n gentleman ID
introduced tO ii lady he kisscs her.
The immigration laws OF Paraguay
arc sufficiently lax, but the fare To
TINT country is almost prohibitive.
The Dispatch says Rev. n. l.. Free.
MAI baptized three ladies in tho icy
waters Of the Truckcc ut Wadsworth
this week. Tho ceremonies were i'm
prcssiyo and II choir OF over twenty
voices sang appropriate hymns dur
ing the ceremony Of immersion.
Adrift on the sou Of ncwspapcrdom
is the following gem: An Iowa grain
dealer sent out u circular to one OF his
customers inquiring the amount OF
old crop on hand. Tho answer he got
wns: "All we've got in this ncighbor-
hood is three widders. two school
harms, Il natch OF wheat, the hog
cholera, too much rain, about fifty
acree 81 taters, and IL darn fool who
married = cross.cycd gal because aho
owned eighty sheep and n mule,
which is me, and 10 moro mt pres
emit"
Tho annual value OF the dairy
products 81 the United States is
estimated Ia exceed si0O,0 900 900.
Thore aro about 100000 COWS III
tins country, or one to every four i'll
hnbitants. This country is tho
largest and grcatcst dairy county ia
tho world. II il estimated TINT the
milk from 100000 cove is annually
consumed us milk in tho United
States AN average Of - 1-2 gallons
per year TO each person.
Major r. g. Picton is mapugor OF
the S,nto Hotel. at DGnison, Texas
which the travelling men say is one oi
the best hotels in that section. IN
speaking OF Chamberlain's Collie
Cholera and Diarrhoca Remedy Ma
jor Picton says: II have usodh my,
self and in my family for sevora
years. md take pleasure in saying TIM
I consider IL an iDialliblo euro for di
arrl,oca and ~dyscntcry. Away
recommend IL. and have frequent.
administered it, to my gucsta in thu
hotel. and in every case II has proyeI
iteclf worthy OF unqualified endorse
mcnt, For salo by NJ. II. Miller.