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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-05-09

Tho case Of tho United States to
cancel the assignment Of the llency
mortgages To Woodhurn and Coffin
is exciting a good deal Of interest in
Carson rs il practically rchRshcs the
old mint cases. IIcncy was on the
stand Saturday and sworc that the
mortgages. To the value Of $1,000
were assigned tn Wocdburn and Cot.
I'm in the jni! tho night he was con.
vic'cd. Tho attorneys were To fore
clnSc The mortgages. retain their
Zee OF $500 each and turn tho balance
over to Mrs. Hen ". This they hive
not done and Hcncy Ia now assisting
the Government to set aside the aR-
aiCnmcnt. II this is done, lIcncy's
tinc will ho paid out ~ tho amount
realized on tho foreclosure Of the
mortgages and the balance, IL any.
vii 10 paid to hia vito.
IIcncy's evidence in this case
shows up q good deal Of tho rottencss
prnctirrd by Attorney Coffin in the
first trinl. II also proves that since
hc haa been kept in prison no has
kept his lie factory in roS1 rcrair. ma
his evidence Ia c~ontradictch In many
instances by DISTINGUISHED witnesses.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-05-09
IN HONOR OF WOMEN.
A Pretty CUSTOM That Prevails N =
8utas Canton.

n fFetty Custom That PfeNail n =
Bwiss Canton.
II Is interesting to note how two small
communities conspire to do honor to
their wonnnkind on account OF services
rendered in days long past, says the
New York Journal. Ths Swiss canton
Of Argoyie yearly celebrates Il fctc
which dates hack TO the year l7l2, when
Seigneur de Hallwyl raised n regiment
of nmazons to assist some Hcrncs,
troops who were hard pressed by the
Catholic cartons. On e given Sunday
the women Of the of Meistcr-
'~schwaudcn and FahrNvangcn assume
lorlship over the mastcrful Sex. The
married women and girls issue invita-
tons to their husbands md friends and
the whole community assemblies Mt Il
village inn. The men who arc here en-
tcrtnincd To ten, beer and cakes, urc
obligSl 10 wait till their hostcsses up
pear from nh adjoining room to choose
them rs partners for the dance.
The women shelter and ~chaperon
their guests throughout the evening.
and when dancing is lone they escort
the poor, weak men back to their own
fircsidcs. y pretty custom, deserving
TO I've Trrprtuated.
Another small community or the
Isle Of Man cvinccs it's gratitude in u
more praticnl hammer still. On one occa-
sion All invading force seemed likely I u
overcome the islanders, when the wonl-
I'll rushed To the rescue and defeated
the enemy. Since then q Mnnx-woman.
after marriage, becomes possessed OF
onc-haif ot her husbands property.
whether possessed then or acquired ut
Il later date. So absolute is her owner.
ship that she may dispose of her share
ou death in tho manner best pleasing
| 10 b-r-
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-05-09

The rcwurds 81 honesty ~ -
~n"'rNing principle nrc sonnet ;..c Sos,
nj that in tho end they are "a
.''tcr for their slow coming. n'rrF
question" writes Edward ". iao'
Problems OF Young Mcn."in I.ad 90
ne Journal. "Our principle ~
"oi'mcs severely tested. but IA. to-.
" iHc'''u ne with n purpose. Holding
SAT TO honorable principles L, 'hg rs;
ron which Nil SURF successes arcluii'
'Ur"r have 10 pnsa through morc Gr
Van others. but ! firmly believe ,hs
BE reward in the end 10 greater to those
What The world says Of q man matte
lrilc IN such a struggle. II Is The grrc'
r"r Satisfaction which comes N E
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inlstrict Court.

The District Court Convened nj 10
o'tiock TO LAY. lion. George L. Talbot
presiding.
Tho following grand jury Was en-.
panellcd md nworp, with George
Russell as foreman:
Geo Williamson, David Lindsay.
j. j. Hylton, Jas. n. Camphcli.
y J.. Reinkcn, Chas. Lampmau.
John Barns, &, -. Alexander
James T.. byrnc, l.. u. Pcrnari.
Tbcs, Griffin, Gins. Baumbach
Geo. Russell, Geo. Bruce.
Walter Kline, s. G. Schirlcy,
!, II, wchand.
The Com, then took a recess TO
await the action ~ the grand jury.
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Clothes cleaned, repaired md prose.
al. Gents laundry work neatly done
bv G. s, Chase in rcar Of the pnat.
ohico,
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Ruby valley weather.

Lgh, irnsis on :hc =. I. IL, IL and
?3l, nnd killing itosts on g, q, ~ and
Pad. Hail on tho 2, 40. ls. - and
81 Slice, on the ia;h. Thunder
storms on tho Is and 2Tth. Prevail.
ing wind southwest.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-05-09

You canno' col tho l. dies: they
will, aud must havo tho Trojan Shirt
Waists,
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Tib is economical. No waste &C.
cnra in usc. IL cures sprains.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-09
UNIQUE HYMN WRITER


ANAAAN9MN ~ NAaNAs
Among the cottasers at Ocean Grove
each summer can be seen a unique and
interesting old lady, whose name is
known In Sunday school and church cir
eIes the world over, and who can safely
say that she has more hymns to her
credit than any mortal, living or dead
B, Her eyes have been sightless since her
habyhood, seyenty-seven years ago the
effects Of some maltreatment She is
too, a frail wee creature tipping the
scales at about one hundred poundsand
yet, despite this lifelong lnfirmity, Fan
ny Crosby has made generous COM
petence and AN enduring name by COM
posing, since 1864, over 1000 Sunday
school Hymns. Her versatility is we'll
nigh Incredible, Her pious music is al
ways ready, and can work without
meals or sleep or any OF that spirit
moving sentiment supposed TO govern
the Versemaker.
They tell OF her that one day William
II. Doane, the composer, rushed into
her poetical labatory, satchel in hand
on the way to catch train, He had
twenty minutes to spare and wanted q
hymn written to set to music before he
left. The time had not expired before
Miss Crosby had dashed off one of the
best-known hymns OF all her produc-
tons, Safe In the Arms Of Jesus No
modern hymn has circumnavigated the
religious globe more thoroughly than
this one or been translated into more
modern tongues, BY the way II is her
own favorte, possibly because OF the
way It was railroaded through her
brain.
Miss Crosby never does any compos-
Ing of music, but when 1t comes to
verses, she can do business on the mot
to of Hymns written while you walt, ="
Naturally, her other senses are made
more rapid and acute by her total
blindness Her memory Is astounding,
Many portions Of the Bible she knows
by heart. Before the age OF ten she
had committed to memory the books of
Genesis, Exodus, Leyiticus, Numbers,
and the Four Gospels, and she can
quote from her own favorlte authors by
the Team, Equally wonderful Is hes
sense of touch, She can always tell the
names Of her intimate friends by mere
shake of the hand, and people she has
seldom met and knows but slightly can
be identified by the voice.
Fanny Crosby's life is an object les
son for all unfortunate whom Provl-
denoe has stricken. She was born in
South East, Putnam county n. y, in
March, 1920. When she was child OF
eight her parents removed to Ridgetield.
Conn, where they made their home four
years, In 1895 when fifteen years of age
Fanny was placed In the New York in
stItutlon Cor the blind, where she re-
ceived good education and was a
teacher for some years. She began to
compose crude verses when girl, but 1t
was not until She had passed into the
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eyes She had excellent musical in
steuctlon in her early days, which nat
urally improved her fine sense OF
rhythm most Important factor in all
song work, not only for the composer,
but for the singers as well, This feature
OF her hymns has had much TO do with
their worldwide popularity, Though
simple In construction they are always
clear and direct, and composers find II
comparatively easy to set them to pleas
ing airs.
No happier or merrier creature lives
than this remarkable old lady She
loves her work, glorles In the assurance
that her life has not been barren OF good
results, and she does not look her age
within twenty years, She laughs at the
notion of growing old, During the
Ocean Grove season she holds con-
tinuous reception to oblige the hundreds
Of Christian visitors who clamOr for a
chance 10 meet and thank the venerable
blind maker of verses that have echoed
through every Sunday school in the
land,
Just TO show the astonishing hold she
has on the religious world, some of her
well-known hymns may here be given;
There's Cry from Macedonia" Jesus
the Water Of Life VIII Give" give,
Said Gentle Saviour" Keep Me Near
the Cross" Let the Good Angels Come
In" Strike the Harp of Zion" BLESS !.
ed Homeland" "TwilI Not be Long
Our Journey Here" Some Day the
Silver Chord will Break" THY Word
Is Lamp to My Feet" Never Say
Good Bye" Holy, Holy is the Lord, :"
Saviour More Than Life to Me-" All
these are prime favorltes wherever
Protestant Sunday schools exist on the
globe, and have been translated into
many tongues.
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HA pENED OUT WEST.


The Philosopher or WishitR-IIow EIs
was Deprived OF His Occupation.
Chicago News: Parrish Brown put a
dry goods box outside of his store door
at Wichita fourteen years ago. 1t was
not a common dry goods box, fragile
and made of pine, Not nt all, 1t was
noble box OF ash, which had held a
consignment of little shell trinkets,
made by man up in the Superior coun-
try, When Parrish Brown put the box
out he had an idea that II would be a
good place to display his goods-Wichlta
being mere hint of village then and
the modes of exploiting merchandise
being primitive.
But before the merchant had selected
the goods he was to arrange there Ted
Hunt came along and sat down.
Mice box" said Hunt.
Yes" said Brown.
There was silence for a few moments,
Hunt sat still and looked pensive. 1t
seemed as II he we're thinking. He was
peculiar man and wandered about the
streets for several years In a lost sort
of Il fashion as IL he were seeking for
something. He had never been able to
get job. His wife kept boarding
house, and II was said that Tad was her
man of affairs; that Is TO say, her stew
ard, But as matter OF fact Mrs. Hunt
could not trust Tad. She had commits.
stoned him to purchase the meat, but he
had made such bad selections and
brought home such detected looking
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county one sees scarcely any other in
dustry but spool making, and every
person In the neighborhood Is IN some
way Interested in the business. The
factories have been eating into the
Maine birch forests for years, but there
stu seems to be enough Of the timber
left to feed the machinery for many
years 20 come. Hundreds of thousands
OF feet OF logs are cut and sawed into
spool timber annually.
"shoe-peg factories are also an I'M
portant branch Of business once pecu-
liar to Maine. although 1t has of late
been followed to some extern in other
eastern states and Is spreading 20 the
hardwood forest Of northern Pennsyl-
vania. Maple Is used largely in the
manufacture Of shoe pegs, although
white birch Is used AT some factories,
Shoe pegs are sold by the bushel and
are worth all the way from seyenty-ilve
cents to 81 a bushel according to quail
ity. More than $4,000 was received by
Maine shoe-peg factories last year for
goods.
"a curious and profitable business has
grown UP in the Maine woods near the
sawmllls In the utilizing Of the immense
quantities Of sawdust by compression,
Thousands Of tons OF this waste ma
teral are bought for n mere nothing,
and are pressed into compact blocks and
bales. and In this form Is finding Il
ready market for kindling and fuel in
eastern cities"
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hand at s. Brown thought II looked
rather business-llke to have a crowd
about his doors and didn't object much.
Besides, he enjoyed Hunts reflections
which came nearer being thoNght than
anything Brown had met with for soma
| time. He almost thought himself as he
listened to them, and summoned trola
that unsued chamber politely denomln'
ated his mind sentiments of approval o.
disapproval.
AS time went on Hunt improved In
| appearance. To be sure he was no more
particular about buttonlng his cuffs;
nor was he more addicted to the wearing
of coats. But a certain look Of fire ami
enthusiasm came TO his eyes, such Az
may be seen In the glance Of u populaf
actor or preacher. He walked down the
street to his box mornings with an alert
step. He became eager for his audi
ence. Sometimes he returned In tht
evening and talked till time for shutting
up shop.
As the years rolled by his audience
changed but he seemed to always ba
able to secure hearing from some one.
Thus II came about that he sat perched
on his place of preaching for fourteen
years and differed from the East indian
mystcs who do similar things prln-
cipally In the facts that he went home
to his meals and that he desired TO dis
seminate his Views.
Parrish Brown, however, was suffer-
ing from ennui. He had had enough Of
Hunt. He was weary of the pulpit at
his doors. He had told Hunt so in un,
mlstakable terms. Hunt had made lit
tie figures on the box, which was now
like u palimpsest for It's markings and
had remained obllvious to Browns OBJ,
jectlons.
One morning Hunt came swinging
down from his house, lesurely, but with
look Of self satisfaction, and made his
way as usual TO the store. There HI
stopped as II paralyZed. a cold perspi.
ration crept out on his forehead He
grew red ana then white. For the boz
was gone. INC pulpit was destroyed.
The high place was overthrown. There
was crowd apuut hiLl presently chaff-
ing and roar.Ig, but Hunt seemed 10
hear nothing. He looked about In utter
dismay. 1t was as IL man with all his
vineyard on II hiountain side had gone
to till his vines and found tho mountain
gone.
Then something remarkable happen-
ed Tad brought suit for damages
against Brown. The court had to acl
tually consider the case, and Tad Hunt
was his own counsel and put UP an elo-
quent argument So the court granted
him the suit and gave him a penny. In
way Hunt felt himself vlndicated, but
that didn't restore his box. for he had
been unable to secure an Injunction for
Its return. So he walked about sadly
FOR few days, looking detached-likd
a protoplasm cut off from its own par
ticular Shiny ooze-and at last stayed
indoors at home. After that the boardi
ers began TO leave and one day Mira
Hunt broke up house and took Tad away
with her on the train. They didn't saw
where they were going. The ticket agent
might have told, but he didn't.
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| cuts that she had been Obliged TO attend
to that herself in addition TO her other
| duties. Then she put him to carving
| at table, but he couldn't remember
which way the grain Of the meat ran, go
she had To take that off his hands too,
! Then II occurred to her that he might
split the lilndling wood, but after week
or two Of that he took to buying patent
klndllng wood and then she gave II UP,
The day he found this box in front OF
Browns he appeared to have attained
satisfaction. After happy and penslve
| silence he began so talk to man who
| stood near.
ITS a queer world" he said, drawing
n knife from his pocket and opening It,
"Mcn and women everywhere and moth
| ing but men and women and nearly all
Of EN- making one another miserable
and nothing to show for II but the grave
| at Inst The places that knew then
once know them no more forever and
the sun rises each morn and sets each
night and mono Of the questions OF man
are answered. Talk of the sphinx,
| Why, every blade Of grass IL a sphinx
and holds secret There Is not star
| In heaven that We are not Obliged tc
| question. And what answer have we?
Silence. Silence"
lie was tracing n little border on tho
| box made Of nm INTERVIEWING Of figure
| Ss and the man who stood near watched
him and was much Interested; 80 much
SO that another man who wasn't doing
much either stopped, too, and watched
the making Of n border. Tad looked NJ
and nodded to him.
| ttTIH., n.N,nI.ltu.. ~ an U'aI
| see how men toll and toll. This man has
one scheme and the next man has an
other. Yet talk with any man ovCi
forty and you find him TO be q grave
yard Of blasted hopes The struggle has
been In vain Even success proves Ia
| be failure, for no man makes sue
cess which satisfies him"
Parrish Brown, having no customers
at that moment. came out and lenncd
against the framework Of his door and
| listened,
"And yci =" said TAD "it Ia the destiny
OF man 10 nHplrc. Some great power be.
| You'd himself drives him on 10 hope. He
must rise. He IN part Of The Rchcmd
Of evolution aud cannot help himself
any more than M II he were q molluaR
| In the son, He IN driven to actllc Amer.
| lVOi 10 invent UlNNllUNHi '" ulhN' INV
| adapted 10 wider Ideas Of liberty lie
congratulated hlmHelf on His improve,
mont. but he has really no call to COM
graduate hlmHclf. lie In driven by the
winds " destiny"
lie did quite n Htrlp ~ the border IN
plloncc wiped his forehead on hls ahlrt
| nloovc--fOr he wore no coNt-and 70.
pcniod with pcnalvc accent.
/ ttIYVlVYt lac ihH tVIUTu ~ IYuI tNu
Thu1o rcmnrlH were repeated nhoul
town BY those who listened to them,
"rnd hunt 10 quite u philosopher In
hla way they pnld. Tnd had stayed Oh
the box tho nfnl day llli uoou aud 70
turned at "a after witch he lcfl the spot
lIll 6iit, Tho next morning he was on
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thlrties, and was spending her yaca-
tons as teacher at North Reading.
Mass, that she fell into the hands of the
late Professor George F. Root, Un af-
ter years the composer OF so many IA
nous war songs) and he first turned
her talent to practical account. They
formed a combination by which he set
to music the songs she wrote Some of
the songs produced In that partnership
period are popular and good sellers to
this day, notably. Hazel Deli" "The
lIoncysuckle Glen" "Rossalle, the
Prairie Flower" and that perennial ia
vorltc Of all the college boys In New
England, 'Mnslc In the Air." And she
wrote, too, about this time, cantatas of
"The Flower Queen" and the Pilgrim
Fathers which had a good deal of
popularity In their day, though fong
since In the musical iunkEhop.
Miss Crosby has enjoyed the person.
n friendship Of no end OF prominent
men, among them Presidents Tyler and
Van Buren,, Henry Clay, william II,
Seward and General Winfield Scott
among the anccnts, and scores OF big
wigs of later date, bit Of sentiment
surrounds her acquaintance with MIR.
Clay. The great statesman lost n be-
loved son in the Mexican battle of
Monterey and Miss Crosby had tried to
cheer him up by the gift Of few APP
propriate stan2as, which appeared to
touch q chord In the old commoner's
heart, for when few months later he
visited the Institution where the writer
was teaching, while on visit TO New
York, ana when she was delegated to
give him poctlcnl welcome, Mr.. Clay
very tcndcrly drew her arm IN his
and said, as he wcpt: "Thls Is not the
first poem for which ! am indebted to
this lady She scmt me Eomr beautiful
lines on the death Of my dear SON" Miss
Crosby says that MIR Clay saon rccov-
cred himself by splendid effort, hut
she could not control her tears" Miss
Crosby by the way was the first wo-
man whose voice was heard publicly In
the scnnic chamber nt Warrington,
where she once rcud a poem, back In
the flftloB.
II was not, however IN about tho
close Of the war that Miss Crosby
struck her real poclcHl vein She was
In New York, at the old punlon Hotel In
Franklin street, when she met che late
William u. Bradbury ma wrote for him
llcr first hymn beginning!
we are going, we are going
TO home beyond the sklos."
II met with instantaneous success nnd
7lo has had no trouble since then In
Fupporllnn herself handsomely by her
Wonderfully prolific prn I'm inhibition to
MI bradbury ahn hng worried In unison
WIN such we'll known composers AZ
Wllllnm H. uUlnr tho Rev Robert
Lowry, j, u 9wonoy rhillp pmllpa,W.
j, lSithpliNrh 5lDw i, Van, H. =.
Dnnha, II, H. Mann, and the Rev Sam
uol hlmun While nl work, u friend
says she always compospa with an open
book In her hand. held closely over her
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Monare-we correspond when return the city won't We Miss
80, ,
Wrtlng2
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a few days ago minister preached at
the Virginia penitentiary In his con-
gregation was one Washington Mills, a
convict from Buckingham county, and
a preacher, too, "zorter," as he styled
himself before he became an inmate Of
our state hotel"
The minister, wishing 10 learn somr-
thing OF the history Of Mills's crime,
asked him what he was Imprisoned for
"Jes' stealth sub, replied Wash, AN
you Know, boss, Niger viii do dat
more particular ef It's supn to eat!"
well. II you were set free now, after
serving two terms, and knowing that
third conviction would send you up
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fOr lIfe. do you thInk you could be

for life, do you think you could be
tempted to steal again?"
mo. sub! don't think l would, kase
Use been in now altogether thirteen
years, an when gifts out mex time, et
was to see anything layin' rOun'
loose, I'D walk away f'om III"
II see" said the minister. Suppose
you were going along the road and
should come to a house in which there
was a beautifully cooked 'possum; sup
pose the aroma from this 'possum was
waited toward you and you should see
him lying there all crisp and brown,
with sweet potatoes sliced and placed
along the sides, all soaked In the grease,
you aching with hunger and the way
perfectly clear to partake Of that dish,
do you think you could withstand such
temptation?"
"Um'f, boss, you makes me hongry.a-
telllu of me bout II, you cert'ny do,
but believes coul let de 'possum pass,
aldough mout take one o. de Eaters,
Washington Post.