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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-03-28
WANTED a WIFE,.
Although He Needed Ono He Was Par
tleuiRr About Quality.

Although He Needed Ono He Was Par
tieuiar About Quality.
A prominent attorney preserves the
following document as one of the chief
curios of his office.
1t bears n recent date and was written
from one of the Missouri river towns.
Tho young I'M referred to Is the
presiding genius of the kitchen in the
lawyers homes;
Dear Sir: / got acquainted with
Miss - through our corresponding
with each other. She wants to marry
me-. Should she suit, 1 will not want
her for threc or four months yet.
Pleuse find OUT through your wife and
let me know by return mail IL she is
worthy of a good husband.
"Is her character good? How about
her honesty and integrity? Does she
seem TO like children? Is she neat and
clean? Is she tasty about her dressT
Is h gay or frivolous, or what you
call sullenr /
lis h wasteful in her cooking and
thinks she is saving or not2 Is she
strong and healthy? Can she hear and
talk good? Is she homely or pretty?
Is she smart? To make it short, would
she make n good man q good wife?
II am n cooper by trade, II widower
with five children, and I need a woman
that's n good cook and TO look after
my children. She has been working
for your wife three weeks. You ought
to know her pretty good by this time.
Anything you may say she won't know
II it isn't good, unless you tell her your
self.
SIS she stylish? Has she begun to
break or show edge? Is she steady and
does she know how to p~lease2
"You can do me q great favor IL you
take five minutes of your valuable time
to answer these few questions.
please write Mt once. I want to
know quick. Your obedient servant,
-."-St. Louis Republic.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-03-28
Hishe. Of an in Le.,enins Pover.-1.ses. U. Govt Report.
@A!Z!ll! kBs a'&Rg
ABSOLUTELY PURE
IFRoM WEDNESDAYS DA1LY.l
SALSiAGUNDl.

There are six prisoners in the coun-
ty JUL.
The flag for the county high school
has arrived und hereafter il will float
; over the building.
1t is said that H.. B. Maxson, the
surveyor, is IN applicant for the
position OF Assistant General Com
missioner OF the General Land Office.
q. e. May, Uncle Sans Internal
Revenue Collector for Nevada, came
up from Reno thus morning. Ho
says Elko is the liveiest town in the
State.
The Carson News says it is stated
on good authority that Dan Stuart
took in sos. 900 for all the fights. IL
this be true, he must have made u
handsome cleanup on his venture.
The legislature fixed the State tax
rate ut 81 cents on the 800. Tins
makes Elko county's rate 81 81 on
the 800 instead OF 81 81 Us previous
ly published
Mrs. "Cad" Thompson, Il notorious
character OF the Comstock. died in
Virginia City Tuesday morning Of
rheumatism OF the heart. She settled
ON the Comstock in tho early sixties
and led All eventful and notorious
life.
st. Louis Republicans the
advance agent OF prosperity MIR.
Mckinley has now reached TINT
point where it bchooves him to open
up his samples and show the goods
the promise of which made his calling
and election sure.
The Winnemucca Silver State says:
Saturday, Sunday and Monday total
OF 5000 cattle were shipped from TINT
point. about three-fourths OF the mum
Der going east Practically all Of the
beef cattle in the county have been
marketed, and the sales of st Jck cattle
for feeders to eastern buyers have
be e n cry large.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-03-28
a New Regulation.

a now regulation Of tho United
States Land Office will .ake effect
June ] in relation TO publication OF
notices Of patent Of mineral lands.
Tho present rule Of the official regu.
lations which has been moro or less
disregarded ia to be changed to the
following: "The claimant is required
10 post Il copy Of the plat of such
survey in a conspicuous place on the
Claim, together with II notice OF his
intention to apply for a patent, and
will give the date OF posting, name OF
claimant, name Of claim, mining
district md county; whether or not
the location is Of record, and whore
tho same may be found, in what page
or book thereof; tho nimber OF feet
claimed along tho vein in oaoh
and the presumed direction; the
number Of fcot claimed on the lode Ill
zach direction from the point OF dis.
covory or other well.deiined place on
the claim, names OF all adjoining or
conflicting claims, and II mono exist
the notices should 30 state"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-03-28
A GREAT HUNTING OUTFIT:
The Extensive RetInuo Of the Khan OF
Tartnry.

The Extensive RetInuo of the Khan of
Tartnry.
Tho emperor hath two barons who
nre w brothers, m called Baian,
and the other Mingan; and these are
styled Ohinuchi (or Cunichi). which IL
as much as to say: ''The Keepers Of the
Mastih Dogs" Each of these brothers
hath 10000 men under his orders; each
body OF 10000 being dressed alike, the
one in rcd and the other in blue, and
whenever they accompany the khan to
the chase, they 'wear their livery, In
order to be recognized. Out Of each
body Of 10000 there are 1000 men who
are each in charge of one or more
great mastifrs, no that the whole num-
Der of these is very large. And when
tho prince goes a-hunting one OF those
barons, with his 10000 men and somc-
thing like 5000 dogs, goes towards tho
right, whilst the other goes towards
tho left with his parity in like manner
They along, all abreast OF one
another, SO TINT the whole line extends
over q full days journey, md no an.
imal q escape them. Truly II is n
glorious sight to sec the working OF the
dogs and the huntsmen OH such an oc-
cnsion! And as the khan rides a.fowi.
ing across the plains you will see these
big hounds coming tearing up, one
pack after n bear, another pack after n
stag, or some other beast, as Il may hap,
and running tho gamo down, now on
this aide, now on that, 80 that IL Ia
really a most delightful sport and
spectacle.
Tho two brothers I have mentioned,
writes Noah Brooks In st, Nicholas,
orc bound by tho tenure Of their onlce
70 supply the khan court from Octo.
bcr TO tho end OF March with 1000
head OF game daily, whether Of boasts
or birds, and not counting quails; and
elso with fish 70 tho best Of their abil.
lty, allowing Rsh enough for three
persons to reckon az equal TO ons head
Of game.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-03-28
Dangers Of tho Grip.

The greatest DANCES from La Grippe
is OF its resulting in pencunionia
IL reasonable care is used, however,
and Chamberlaln's Cough Remedy
taken. all danger will he avoided.
Among the tens of thousands who
have used this remedy for Ia grippe.
We have yet to learn OF a single case
having resulted in pneumonia, which
shows conclusively that this remedy
is 4 certain preventive OF that dread
disease. 1t will effect a permanent
cure in less time than any other treat
ment. The % and 80 cent sizes for
sale by NJ. II. Miller,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-03-28
Tell Us Nbunt Ii.

II you don't got your name in the
paper when you go away or come
home from a visit, or have an enter,
tuinment at your house, or go out and
kill II bear. or find u gold mipc. or do
my OF the other thou aud and ono
things TINT You think would look good
IN print, don't get up on yonr hind
legs and kick about the editor not
knowing his business, and cnll tho
paper II measly old rag. anyhow.
Come around and Geo us when you
have nm itcm-wo are harmless. Wo
can't get all the news and be n
"Johnny on the Spot" sort OF II guy,
try the best we may. Give us tho
news.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-03-28
Wanted thc ~ vantage.

When Fitzsimmons WA down in
tho round TINT nov gocs by the nama
OF tho "Bloody Sixthr Corbott lonued
over to Silcr and said "Count faster"
Count faster"
Silcr turned TO Corbott and replied:
"Youll get all that is coming TO you'
Several people heard Corbctt thus
attempt to influence Siler aud Inst
evening an Appeal reporter naked
Silcr II il ws true and no said IL was.
Carson Appeal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-03-28

When n woman wakes up cross and
out Of sortr. che has generally heard
her husband talking in his alccp aud
couldn't mako my sense out at IL.
II IL observed that quite u number
Of squaws arc inr.faccd, which de-
notes that some abor ginc hag ceased
TO hnnkcr for liogidi.
Tho boy who is never around when
wanted may grow up to become an
admirable policeman.
One SknNgs, Senator from Elko,
Nevada. drupcd tho American flag In
mourning the day of Mckinley in-
nugurntion. Ito should nave been
ehampnocd with II ptck handlo aud
wai:zcd around on q Ctoecut saw.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-03-28
lB1Hnthpr DCnu,

SAN FRAScIsCo. March 23.--The
Chief Of Police todny received a dis
patch from Meridian, Texas ANNOUNCE
ing the death Of Blanther in jail. Tho
remains have been identified by
Detective Gibson, who won't from
here with an architect named Dodge
to establish the identity Of the muir
dcror. Blanthcr made no confession
before his death, Tho JUL officials
md physicians made n hard light To
save Blnntber's lifc, ns n reward Of
Sl0tW for his arrost and conviction de-
pended upon their success. All day
yesterday electricity was applied to
overcome tho effects Of the morphine
taken by tho murderer 10 end his
lie. Tho police hero cay that with
Blanthor died ono Of the most iuia
nous criminals Of tho century. Iic
10 said to 10 u fugitive frcm justice
from nlnoet every country IN Europe.
10 his history were fully written, the
dead assassin would DO revealed as
II Of tho most rathlcss criminals OF
the ago
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-03-28
DAILY
sALMAGUNDl.

Last night was u corker.
w. b. Duvall left for Denver Sat-
urday night.
Tho boom ID coming. Don't get in
its way.
Mr.. W. 7. Smith and his mother
arrived from the East Saturday night.
MIR. Smiths health is much improved.
The many friends OF j. h. Fitch
will regret to learn that he is quito
sick in San Francisco.
Judge Massey arrived from Carson
yesterday and still emains in town.
He looks rs il life at Carson agreed
with him.
The Gold Creek News says q con-
truct has been let for u telephone from
Weiland's to Gold Creek. The liue
it to be ready for service by the 18th
OK May.
Five hobos went to the Depot hotel
this morning aud called for break.
fast. After filling up they politely
told the boss that they had no money
lie. countered On them by having them
arrested Us vags and they we're sent
to the cooler for four days e1ch.
Miss NJ. Il. Newcomb will leave for
home in San Francisco tomorrow on
No. 4. Mrs. Mitchell will accompany
her rs fur as Loyelock. Miss New.
comb is highly pleased with her visit
TO the land Of sagebrush and snow
and she leaves many friends here who
will be pleased To hear ot her future
SUCCESS.
The following appropriations have
been made by congress for the Carson
mint: Superintendent $4,000, :ssayeI
and melter aud reiiuer $500 each,
chief clerk $500, bookksepcr, lcashier
assistant assay er, assistant mclter and
reiincr aud weigh clerk $3.50, or Il
total Of sl7,300. In addition to this
$1,000 was appropriated for incident
ale, wastage or loss in sweeping, etc.
In regard to the statement ui Mr..
llesing that womRn's e~Ntravaguut love
Of dress has sent moro men to Joliet
~penitcntiary than any other one cause
The Rochester Herald quotes Henry
Wattcrsor As saying: ~ great mass
VI men in tie pc~nitentiarics are there
because Of the extravaganza and So
cisl vanity Of their wives. Ii is the
testimony Of all l3enedictd0m that
nothing IS stronger than 4 good wife
TO keep Il mnn ont Of the penitentiary
and nothing IL stronger than Il bad
wife ~ send him to the ~penitentinry.
The microscopes at the COrbett-
Fitzsimmons fight took forty pictures
Il second or l3I,COO during the fight.
The machines were III operation be.
tween tho rounds to show the way
the men were working Owe the fight.
crs, and when Corbctt went to his
defeat his agOniZed face turned full
'"NA' az w N'FN'lSs iAo lAS
turc will be a dramatic finale to the
series and draw immense crowds
when put on exhibition. 4 cloudy
day would have spoiled everything.
The sacred privilege of minister
and magistrate who marry people to
kiss the bride = rudely lnteriercd
with at Sherbyville Ind, last week.
Charles CGmlin and Daisy Johnson
were MAIDS IN by Squire Thomas
Kenton and the Justice saluted Mrs.
Comlin in the the good old lloosier
fashion. Then Comiin gave The
squire II biT i'll the eye and refused to
pay for the services just rendered.
So squire Kenton is out n doctor bill
and a 60 note.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-03-28

After the big tire in Cripple Creek
/ took n very severe cold and tried
many remedies without help, the
cold only Becoming mor settled. AZ
ter using three small bottles Of
Chambcrofin's Cough Remedy. both
the cough and cold left me, and in
this high altitude it takes Il meritori-
III cough remedy to do any good
G.. b. Henderson, editor Daily Adver-
tiser. For sale b. NJ. ii. Miller.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-03-28

There 10 moro Catarrh III this sec.
ton OF the country thnn all other dis
enscs put together. aud until tho last
few ycara was supposed to he incur
able. For a great fanny years doctors
pronounced 1t n local disease, and pro
scribed local remedies. and 10y con.
stantly failing to euro with local
treatment, pronounced IL incurnblc.
Science has proven catarrh 10 be n
constit utional disease. and therefore
requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by T.. j. Cheney & Co, Toledo. Ohio,
is tho only constitutional euro on the
market. IL il taken internally In
doses from 10 drops to q teaspOunful.
1t acts direct OF the blood md mu.
coua surfaces OF the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for my case
il fails to cure. Send for circulars
mud testimonials. Address,
L. j. CHENEY &CO.,
49,, Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, Toe.
Halls Family Pills are the beat.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-03-28
rheumatism Qnickiy Cured.

After having been confined to tho
house for eleven days and paying ont
S25 in doctor bills without benefit,
Mr.. Frank Dolaon OF Sault Ste. Ma
rio, Mich. was cured by ono bottle Of
Chambcrlnin's Pain Balm costing %
cents md has not since been troubled.
with TINT complaint. For sale by NJ
III. Miller.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-03-28

Tnb IL economical. No wnsto Oc-
ours in use. 1t cures sprains.
The Van Buren press., 1897-07-17
SCHEME TIC get A HUSBAND.
Wrote Letters q Herself About

Wrote Letters q Herself About .
Rich Uncle Leaving Her n Legacy.
81 have often said that there seemed
TO be nothing new in the postal secret
service" said Maj. L. T.. Little, the post
Office inspector for this district, but
in the last ten days | have come across
a scheme that was novel in some of its
details. 1t happened within less than
n hundred miles of Memphis, but as
there was no arrest made it would not
be proper to mention names or places.
THE matter came to the attention of
the department in a peculiar manner.
A registered letter had been sent to
Texas and had the appearance of hav-
ing been opened. The Texas postmas
ter reported to me that the letter had
come to him in bad condition, and |
began working upon the case. | soon
found that the letter contained a sharp
piece of paper which was little large
for the envelope, causing the letter to
bulge out little. This being the ease,
when the letter was pressed tightly be-
tween bunch of others the sharp edge
of the paper cut through the envelope,
giving it the appearance of having been
cut with Il knife. But in aseertaining
this | struck upon little romance.
.There was a young schoolgirl who
had been raised more than IS miles
from the nearest railroad station i'll II
small country settlement. She was
desperately in love with her school
teacher and he reeiproeated, but both
We're as poor as could be, and he ar
gued that there could be no marriage
without money. Hence it was that this
girl figured out a scheme by which she
could raise the funds. Her family had
formerly lived in Texas, and she had
an uncle living there still. She opened
up pseudo correspondence with this
uncle, writing all the letters herself
and sending them to Texas to be re-
mailed there to herself, SO that the
proper postmarks would appear. The
series of letters was long one and gave
full history of an old uncle who had
been one of the early settlers in his sec
ton of the Lone Star state. The last
letter narrated the death of the uncle
and the fact that he had left to the girl
legacy of 81 500. This letter was
shown to the fianee, and it was on the
strength of this money that the mar
riage was to occur.
"The girl went even so far as to go to
the Brownsville (Tenn.) savings bank
with an attorney and present draft
for the amount, purporting to have
been drawn by the Texas uncle upon II
Texas bank, in which the letter said
that the legacy was on deposit. But the
lover thought there was something
wrong with the matter, and 50 did the
bank, for the draft was not cashed.
at was remarkable to me how this
country girl evolved such a scheme and
how near it came to getting her hus-
band, but l have just closed my report,
and it ended with the statement that
the girl was still unmarried."-Mem-
phis Commercial Appeal.
The Van Buren press., 1897-07-17
STEERING A STEAMSHIP.
"runninS the Time and Distance" In
Foggy Weather.

The degree of "a. b" is not confined
to college graduates. Aboard ship it
means "able-bodied" seaman.
Every nautical A. b. knows how to
"box the compass" and how to steer
by it; but you will be surprised to learn
that no good helmsman will steer by n
compass unless all other things fail him.
Among those "other things" are the
horizon, the wind, the wake of the ship,
the stars, the soundings, and the line
of the surf when running along the
coast. And so the ablc-bodied seaman,
W hen greenhorn takes his trick at
the wheel, hands over the helm to him
with this caution: Keep your head
out of the binnacle!"
| am speaking of sailing vesseln.
Steamers, especially those that travel
on regular routes, steer by compass.
They "run their courses" from point to
point-from lighthouse to lighthouse,
light ship, TO day mark, buoy. bell, or
fog whistle. In thick weather they
know. taking wind and tide into con
sideration, how long they should stand
on each course, and try to pass the sig
nal" Mt the end of il. When they have
seen or heard that signal, they start on
the next run" or course. This is called
running the time and distance"
have gone into Halifax on steamer
that met with thick fog from Cape Cod
down. One morning the captain said
to me:
I'VE ought to pick up sambo in half
an hour"
Surely enough, about half an hour
later we heard, through the fog, a can
non shot, the distinguishing fog signal
of the Sambo light station on the Nova
Scotan coast.
Real sailors-the Jack tars that man
sailing vcssels-actually prefer. as
have said. to.steer by signs rather than
by compass; and there are times when
the steamer pilots have to.-Gustay
Kobbe. in st. Nicholas.
The Van Buren press., 1897-07-17

The summer days are none too long
for Indian children at their play. They
mimic the occupations of their elders.
Miniature tents are set up, and the
mothers shawl is sometimes purloined
from her pack to serve as tent-covering.
If the boys are inclined to gallantry,
they will cut tall sunfower stalks for
poles. and there will be fine sport with
a tent large enough to creep into; no
matter If feet and legs protrude, heads
are under cover, and children are chill
dren all the world over in the delight
of make believe" Boys and girls
sometimes join in playing going on the
hunt;" the play tents are taken down.
and poles and bundles tied upon the
hoy ponies, who are obedient or frac-
tious as the case may be. obstinate when
fording streams, and stampediug when
attacked by enemies Some boys carry
their pony regulations through life.
Women have laughingly pointed out TO
me certain elderly men who were in
childhood their "very bad" or their
every good ponies Mrs. Alice C.
Fletcher. in Century.
The Van Buren press., 1897-07-17
A LIGHTHOUSE GIRL.
Abby burgess Makes n Brave Rescue
of Her ImperiIed Chickens.


Several of the violent storms that
have whirled over Matinicus rock have
tried the fortitude of the little band of
faithful watchers upon it. One of these
watchers, Abby Burgess, has become
famous in our lighthouse annals, not
only for long service, but also for
bravery displayed on various occasions.
Her father was keeper of the rock from
1855 to 1861. In January, 1856, when
she was II years old, he left her in
charge of the lights while he crossed
to Matinieus island. His wife was an
invalid, his son was away on cruise
and his other four children were little
girls. The following day 1t began to
''breeze up" the wind increased to q
gale, and soon developed into storm
almost as furious as that which carried
away the tower on Nlinot's ledge in
1851. Before long the seas were sweep
ing over the rock. Down among the
powders was a chicken coop which ABB
by feared might be carried away. On
n lonely ocean outpost like Matinicus
rock a chicken is regarded with affec-
tionate interest, and Abby, solicitous
for the safety of the inmates of the
little coop, waited her chance, and
when the seas fell off little rushed
lInee-deep through the swirling water
and rescued all but one of the chickens.
She had hardly closed the door of the
dwelling behind her when sea, break
ing over the rock, brought down the
old cobblestone house with a crash.
While the storm was at its height the
waves threatened the granite dwelling,
so that the family had to take refuge i'm
the towers for safety; andhere they re-
manned, with no sound to greet them
from without but the roaring of the
wind around the lanterns, and no sight
but the sea sheeting over the rock. Yet
through it all the lamps were trimmed
and lighted. Even after the storm
abated the reach between the rock and
Matinicus island was so rough that
Capt. Burgess could not return until
four weeks later.-Gustav Kobbe, in st.
Nicholas