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closure without a protest. 1t was
with great difficulty that he was taken

closure without protest. 1t was
with great difficulty that he was taken
out of the car, which he nearly tore to
pieces, and was taken up on October
Mountain from the Lenox station in
an immense crate, drawn by four
horses. He excited the greatest in
terest all the way, from the time he
was loaded into the car until he got to
his destination.
The bufaloes are confined in about
800 acres of land surrounded by fence
which is nine feet eight inches high,
made of steel wire. Mckinley has
tried to get through it several times,
but he found in locking horns with it
that it has beaten him every time. 1t
has, been tested by twenty-five horse
power engine, which has been rushed
against it with all itsforce. Since Nc
Kinley has found that he cannot get
through the fence he has become do
cile, and is quite content to stay in
the enclosure, which has the best
grass that can be procured for herd
of buffaloes.
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range of the Rocky Mountains in that

range of the Rocky Mountains in that
eegion.
His herd of buffaloes numbers thir-
teen, while his elk and deer are twice
that number. The buffaloes are of
especial interest because they have
become so rare in this country. Be-
ginning with the great bull buffalo
Mckinley, which stands at the head
of the herd, weighing 2600 pounds,
down to others weighing 1000 pounds,
they are the rarest specimens in Amer
lea. The great bull Mckinley and the
entire herd were brought East with
the greatest difficulty. They came in
two freight palace cars, in charge of
the Adams brothers, who were given
the order by Mr.. Whitney over a year
ago. Some of the buffaloes they raised
themselves. The chief of the herd,
Mckinley, is six years old and is the
ugliest animal that has ever been
brought East. He is the chief figure
in the buffalo picture and he doesn't
all ow any biped to come into the en-
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A TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
THE DRINK EVIL MADE MANIFEST
IN MANY WAYS.

The Drunkard's Prayer-New Questions
In Medical JurIsprudence-Alcoh
Clearly Predisposes to Criminality- -
The Faulty Reasoning of Inebriates.
Once was gay Of the gayest,
Free-handed, free-hearted, men said;
Now am low OF the lowest,
thing that had better be dead
Once did my song ring the loudest
Among the convivial clan,
Once was my bearing the proudest,
But now I'm under the ban.
Once I was careless and Jolly
With plenty of friends at my call;
Now I'm morose, melancholy,
Deserted, rejected by all.
Now I'm a drunkard degraded,
Who begs for nickel for drink; ,
Now with dark sorrow I'm shaded,
A creature on perdition's brink.
Out Of the depths lift me, brothers,
Make me man once again,
You who have sisters and mothers
Let not my pleading be vain.
Sacred Heart Review
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A Clever Engineering Feat.

City Engineer Morris +. Sherrerd
did piece of engineering work yes
terday that has never been done be-
fore. By device patented by Mr..
Sherrerd and Engineer D. W. French.
Superintendent of the Hackensack
Water Company, valve was placed in
a six-inch water main without shutting
off the water. A piece of the water
main was cut out, and the valve put in
place and securely fastened. Work
of similar nature can be done on any
sized main. Newark IN. J.l Call.
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pressure than the hardest stone was
recently made at Vienna. Corundum
was chosen for the stone, and small
cubes of both substances were placed
under pressure. A weight of six tons
the corundum, but forty-two
tons were required to crush the steel.
When the steel did give way, the ef-
fects are described as most remarka-
BILE. With loud explosion the metal
flew into powder, and its sparks are
said to have bored minute holes in the
crushing machine.
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Drinkers Contracts.


Among the new questions in medical
jurisprudence considered by DR.. T. D.
Crothers, In the Popular Science Monthly,
Is that concerning the ability Of men who
use much alcohol to make contract.
Alcohol" says Dr.. Crothers, "clearly
predtsposes to criminality by lowering and
paralyzing the higher brain centres which
preside over consciousness Of right and
wrong. The immediate effect Of spirits is
to cause fmpulsive, petty acts. For the
present moment such acts might material
lie into serious crime, but It would depend
upon favorable conditions and surround
ings. The unstable condition of the brain,
made so by alcohol, Is more or less In
capable OF sustaining preconceived idea
and carrying 1t out, especially II time and
continuous drinking follow. This Is the
rule to which there are exceptions, but
these exceptions clearly follow certain cir
cumstances which are easily traced. Often
1t Is claimed that spirits are given for the
purpose OF obtaining undue Influence In
the making Of will or signing contract.
This is confirmed by clinical Study of cases.
and facts indicate the impulsiveness of the
act, with absence Of deliberation or fore
thought. Delusions and misconceptions Of
acts and motives are very common in all In
ebrtates. Faulty reasoning, childish GRE
dultty and general failure of capacity to
discriminate and adjust himself to the CON.
ditions and surroundings must OF necessity
result in wrongdoing; although In many
cases the condition Is covered up, and only
when the person acts along unusual lines
Is 1t apparent. i
Cali contracts and wills written by in
ebriates should be subjected to careful
scrutiny. Not infrequently such acts dis
play sound Judgment, and It Is found that
they are the elimination of previous con-
ceptions. Where they manifest imbecility
and strange motives, 1t is clearly the work.
tngs OF an anesthetic brain, acting from
suggestions from without or deranged Inn
pulses formed within. While very large
number Of inebriates act nationally in or
dinary affairs OF society and business, and
do not commit overt acts that come under
legal recognition, 1t is question II this Is
not the result Of accident and conditions,
There are strong reasons for believing that
slight changing Of surroundings both
mental and physical would explode the de-
generation which exists and bring to light
insanity. criminality or idiocy. Instances
are not infrequent of acts of lawlessness
and crime in inebriates previously law
abiding and honest citizens. It was not
the last use Of spirits which provoked the
act; this only exploded condition which
had been gathering like storm before.
The direction and form which this disturb
ance would take could not always be- fore
seen - II
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TOWER FOR. GREATER NEW YORK.
Triumphal Structure Which is to Outstrip
That of Babylon.


As matter of curiosity it may be
mentioned that Greater New York is
to have-on paper, at least-a tower
which is to beat anything in the
world, past or present, even the coll
fusion n-breeding structure of Babylon.
William J. Frye is the architect, and
E. G. Townsend is mentioned as pro-
moter, who is said to be confident that
the necessary funds will be forthcom-
ing. He has not yet gone into figures,
which is mere matter of details with
him. The tower is to be 2140 feet in
height, and is to be twelve-sided, with
diameter of 800 feet for the main
base, to be fanked by four pavilions,
which will give the entire base di.
ameter of 400 feet. The outer walls
are to be of cement and wire cloth.
Internally the plans represent lahy-
rinth of steel columns, girders, beams,
plates and other forms of steel con-
struction, not particle of wood to be
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The Sears Remain.

Wounds OF the soul, though healed, vii!
ache;
The reddening scars remain, and make con.
fession
Lost innocence returns no more
We are not what we were before transgres-
sion.
But noble souls. through dust and heat,
Rise from disaster and defeat
The stronger,
And. conscious STILL Of the divine
Within them, lie on the earth supine
No longer.
-Longfellow.
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An Aerial Ferry.

A bridge of novel design is shortly
to be erected across tie Seine river, in
France. It is called a ''pont trans
bordeur," and serves all the purposes
of bridge, while not interfering with
the free passage of slips, even those
with masts 160 feet high. In reality
it forms an immense travelling crane.
Two diminutive Eiffel towers are to be
erected, one on each bank of the Seine,
about three-quarters of a mile below
the lowest existing bridge at Rouen,
and q narrow iron bridge will be sus.
pended by chain cables between their
heads. It is not less than $50 feet
from the level of the quays and is not
intended for either carriages or foot
passengers. Several lines of cail are
to be carried along it, and it is on this
skeleton carriage or platform that the
wheels will run. These will be worked
from each side of the river by small
steel ropes passing over wheel to be
worked by steam or electricity from
one of the banks. TO the skeleton
platform will be hung by steel hawsers
at the level of the quays, or 16O feet
below the bridge, the transbordeur
slung carriage, within which passen-
gers and vehicles will be transported
from one bank to the other. This car
riage is to be forty feet wide and thirty
feet in length. The trolleys running
on the quays on both sides OF the river
will make connection mt this point and
be carried across the river, so that the
passengers will not have to change
their seats. A bridge built on this
principle has been in use in Spain for
some time, but not in such an extern
sive way as is now proposed.-Phila-
delphia Record.
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STOCKING A F>OREST
WITH BIG GAME.

quiet that it is impossible to tell
whether all of them have survived or
not, but it is probable that they have.
They undoubtedly enjoy the wildness
of the region, which resembles their
Rocky Mountain home, and where
they are no more liable to be mo-
Tested than in their own mountain
Businesses.
When Mr.. Whitney wanted to see
his antelopes he was told that they
had all cleared out. He went out and
tried to find them himself, but without
success. He had the same experience
with dozen black tailed deer that were
brought on at the same time. They
were turned into IN enclosure of 1000
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England's North American Fleet.

The Navy Department, Washington, has
received information OF the purpose OF
Great Britain to augment her present strong
feet OF warships on the North American
station by the addition Of one of her most
powerful battleships and several cruisers
and torpedo-boat destroyers OF recent con-
struction. The ships are to join the station
this fall and will probably be scattered be-
tween Halifax on the north and the West
Indies on the south.
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employed in either construction or
finish. Electric cars with reserve
motor power of compressed air are to
run spirally around the 100-foot CEN
trail area, making a trip to the fifth
floor from the ground about two and a
half miles in length. From the fifth
floor to the top visitors will be con-
veyed in an elevator. The proposed
tower is to be built within the next
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DelIriun Tremens Investigated.

The visual hallucinations In delirium tre-
mems have been investigated with the
ophthalmoscope at Bellevue Hospital. The
blood vessels Of the retina were found to
have changed from their usual pale and al
most invisible condition, and to have be-
come almost black with congested blood.
These blood vessels being thus made promi-
nent are projected into the field OF vision,
their movements giving rise to the usual
visions Of writhing snakes and worms
Trenton (N.J.) American.
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Slowly. through all the universe, the tenn
pie OF God is being built. When, in your
hard fight, in your tiresome drudgery, or in
your terrible temptation. you catch the pur-
pose Of your being, and give yourself to
God, and so give Him the chance to give
Himself to you. your life. Il living stone. is
taken up and set into that growing WALL
Phillips Brooks.
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How to Make a Permanent Paste.

Soak an ounce of refined gelatine in
cold water for an hour, then drain of
and squeeze out the water as much as
possible. Put the gelatine in jelly
pot, and place the pot in pan of hot
water over the fire. When the gela-
tine has melted, stir in slowly 2}
ounces of pure alcohol. Putin wide
mouthed bottle and cork tightly. This
glue or paste will keep indefinitely,
and can be melted for use in a few
minutes by setting the bottle in a basin
of hot water. As it contains very
small percentage of water, it affects
the gloss of the prints but little, and
dries almost immediately.-Harper's
Round Table.
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If we look down, then our shoulders
stoop. If our thoughts look down. our
character bends 1t is only when we hold
our heads up that the body becomes erect.
1t is only when our thoughts 90 up that our
life becomes erect.-AleXauder Mckenzie,
d. ID
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A New and Startling Boat.

The umbrella boat has been the SEN
sation of the year at the Cowes Eng
land) regatta. The sails fold up just
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North Carolina Crops Good.
North Carolina reports that its crops this
year will exceed In quantity and value any
produced in the State In the past thirty
years or more. - -
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Strength Of Steel.
An experiment which demonstrated
the capacity of steel to endure greater
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-12-19
POLITE TO A FAULT.
Woe of n Nenr-SIRbtcd Man Who
Tried To DO the Right Thing.

4
lie is nearsightcd and has always re-
fused to wear glasses, in consequence of
which fact he has got into more scrnpcs
than he cares To acknowledges. and his
wife and intimate friends nrc seldom
without good story To tell at his cx-
pcnsc. The last one is perhaps the best
OF all and has already cost him a small
fortune to purchase his wifc's silence.
1t happened recently and when he came
home he was still puzzled. Dinner was
late, in consequence of its being the
cooks day out, and while they waited
for the meal he mentioned the occur
renee to his wife.
II met u woman on the street TODAY
whose face is familiar rs my own. and
yet | can't remember her name or where
met her"
80, ITcnry!" cried his wife. doubt
less it was one OF my friends and | shall
have time explaining it. You really
ought TO wear glasses"
Not this time. my dear. greeted
her in most friendly fashion. because
| didn't want her 20 know I couldn't
place her. | asked IL everybody yvas
we'll nt home and she replied yes with
out any explanation, so ! found out
nothing in that way. She looked rather
queer, too. rs IL she suspected me. aud
ns VIC were near observation-disclosures n asked
her to have a plate OF cream"
quite right" said the wife. Moth
ing oifcnds people so much ms failing 30
remember their names. She may be
ono of your best paying clients"
VERY true. by the way. Mrs. Know
itall happened in while we were eating
our cream and ! thought she looked
rather queer. Some one hc diglikcs, |
suppose"
every likely. What ia II. Airn?" ne
the houscmnid came into thc room.
"lf you please. madam, It's Mrs.
kuowitall. She says she wants 10 sec
you n minute"
you dear thing. how nrc you?" cried
the hostess, entering the parlor. "Is
anything wrong? IIus Sour new cool.
left you, Or.
"No. she hasn't. She has only tic.
maudCh two more afternoons week.
What wanted TO say is this: We have
hard enough time to keep acrvanta
already. aud II your husband Intends 60
make it harder shall regret your com.
ing out hcrC!"
MY hushnnd7 I don't understand"
Eyes. saw him myself nt Swcclic's
this afternoon treating your cook 20 ice
cream. and IL Is prcccdcntwLich--"
And then Henry came in to sec whit
his wife was laughing at!--ChiCHgo Tri.
bunc.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-12-19

Tho following charges against IL.
Bcrgstein. Superintendent OF the
Asylum, have been filed with the
Board OF Commissioners. No time
has been set for hearing but the
answer will probably he in II few
days.
To the Honorable Board Of Com
mlssioncrs of the InGigent Insane of
the State Of Nevada. Gentlcmcn:-
| hereby prefer charges against DR..
III. Bcrgstcin, Supcrinteuden mt Of the
Nevada Hospital Tor Mental Dis
cases at Reno. Washoc county, State
oi Nevada, i'll substance as follows,
10 witt
First. That lie has violated the
statutes Of Nevada (Set. 46T6). rcla-
tive to the pollution of rivers, water
courses; etc, by causing certain en-
ployes Of SAID hospital. acting under
his specific order to throw into the
1ruckcc river, or bitches or fumes
drbuuchimg into = i'll river, the brains
OF certain deceased persons, patients
Of said hospital at the time OF their
demise and upon whose remains he
had hell autopsics. The name Of
said deceased patients whose brains
were disposed oi as above alleged,
and the several dates Of their dispo.
sitiOu, are ns follows, to wit:-Robcrt
Crussan, on or about November the
18th, lS9J. George Dahlstrom. on or
about April oh, 1897, A'onZD IIol-
born. on or about April %, 1881, and
William Laws, on or about May LIST,
1897.
Second. That he las been guilty
Of NEGLECT Of duty i'll causing certain
employees Of said Hospital, acting
under his specific orders. to keep
the remains Of one S. W. Thomas, a
patient Of saId Hospital Who died
therein on or about \ august 2bd, 1897.
in the murguc on the premises Of said
Hospital, "a building situated -
feet from tue milk house belonging To
said hospital prcmiscs) awaiting bur
ial until the said remains were in an
advanced stage Of decomposition.
maggots "xuding from the sockets OF
the eyes and the oder so offensive
that ii was difficult for the employees
Of =. . Hospital to handle the re-
mnins during the preparatory rites OF
burial.
Wherefore, petition your honor
able hOsiy. that yOu set day, date.
time and place Of hearing. when upon
due notice being given, all persons
having any knowledge as to the facts
pertaining to the charges above pre-
fcrrcl. may appear before your hon
ordhlc body and give sworn testimony
relative thereto.
Respectfully submitted,
llENEY Woop.
Dated Reno. Dec. Q. 1897.
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We understand smooth talking
individual giving the name of J. S.
Mcfarland, and claiming tu repre-
Gent II Cleveland, Ohio, fire insur-
ancc company, has been operating in
the northern part OF the county lately
and his peculiar methods uf doing
buFincss las excited some suspicion
lie solicited insurance Tor Il period of
ten ycara, placed lightning rods on
the houses Of those insured aud, Gs Il
sort Of @clinchcr" in the way uf an
extra induccmcnt, offered 10 como or
sCnd another man i'll the course Of
about ninety days to photograph the
building, together with the owner
and his fHmily. 4 small each pay
mCnt was cNactCd and hnnkahlc
note given for tho balance. At White
Rock. W. II. Wibru. the genial store.
keeper. was among those who patron.
lied the urbanc stranger, hut before
Mcfarland left Mr.. Wibra became
suspicious and insisted upon tho re-
turn ~ his note. lie now congratu-
lnica himself upon his foresight for al
ready. though lcss than ten days have
elapsed, another White Rock citizen
has been notified That hia note ~ at
the Ello bank for collection. Me.
Farlnnd admitted that he had no ere.
dcutinla from The Insurance Depart.
mcnt 81 tho State. but gave some
plausible excuse therefor. II ~ IN.
dcrstnod that he ia now working the
southern prrt ~ the county. Both
Mcfarland and his company may he
ali right, and they may bc tho rcycrRc
(thc odds favnrimg the latter PROPOSE.
tom but il will bc the part Of pru.
dcucc Ia usc extreme caution in deal.
ing with him, and il will rlO no harm
IL the proper authorities Keep II
wnichful eye upon his movements.
Timcs.Iicvicw.
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Plnuning to Escape.

The Genoa Courier says: There is
little doubt that Ubcr was laying his
plans to get out of jail. \ letter in
his hand writing WIS picked W in the
jill the morning Of his death. y
Courier reporter compared the writ
ing with UbCr's notes Of the ICsti-
mony taken at his preliminary exam
nation and the writing appeared to
be the same. Following is the letter:
"rhis is the way il must he done.
After they put my supper III then
watch thom and when they go out
still keep good look out for the Con-
stable and the deputy and Sheriff and
II ro chance comes wait Till they put
Inc in the cell aud go away aud in
about 10 minutes or 80 minutes go To
the back of the yard and cross tho
fence and open the window aud the
doors with the keys and then will
have all night till nino the next day
to get away. You could have Il horse
tiCd at the cemetery aud | could ride
to jacks Valley and turn the horse
loose and 90 Ia Lake Tahoe and ten
miles to the east toward TruCkGc aud
hide that day and the no"t night |
can cross the Truckcc and go to Sicr-
ru Valley Hnd there get something to
eat aud cross the Sierra Mountains
aud So go oh cut "f their way and
they can never catch me"
Ubrr was also saving up provisions
aud had grubstukc stored away in Il
lime barrel in The Jail.
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s''A". s. LANo orrCe, CAR.

limited 50" - LANO OTTiC g.. Can.
u suG t,tV. - cvuCH. November lS, 1897.
.,UtiCu IL rCrChy l'yCn puiSurut 10 ia.
auctions hHd iu nCCO!dadCC Tith the al
tCCtiOus Ot tvC Sec CiNy Of Tho Interior,
i.ldrr tuC pos iSiVuN % sec. = Ot thc net Of
,l.iV i, ~: i2.s STAT, h3l. t'ipt twO subIi.
~. unS -! luuU on tho roit pnilCCR nbnud.
uuCi ~ jtN,N iCSCrNat 90, rC,Pda, MOI q
rUIi.CUimiy UCECtiDCt ns ,uU NWii NV =,
&c. -, nuh uic Me- ~ Sec. D. II. ~ s.,
o.. wiz bC UTC'CH q, public rUCt;On, or tho
rH crNut ou, on tao second uay Uf fChlu.
giS, ~ ~ 10 4. 81. 20 the h;s'tcst bidder
~, thC M, chase money 90 DO DN,d ~ tho
inc Of irc sale. OJlV - H. GAbGtp.
ECgiAtc. nAHtD II. nail, RccCiNC,.
ApwUyOU: ThOS. II, HNAN, Acting soc.
rCtaiy. pSi
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-12-19

Carson Ncws .Gurducrvillc haa
committee Of thirteen citizens and
when they wish my objectionable
character to leave town each member
of the committee writca him Il letter
giving him the hint. So II the reader
is over in Gardncrvillc and the post.
unslcr hands HIM thirteen letters hc
need ..ot stop 20 read them.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-12-19

Lyon cour;y has II dcbnqmcI. taS
IL Of - I.Gi. Only 80 persons have
paid poll tax.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-12-19
VOLUME XXXI.
JOINT STATEMENT

0F AUDITOR AND TI,EhSUI.Eit
OF ELKO COUNTY.
FOr the Quarter Endin. June
so, 1907.
THTE CT SEXADA.l,.
County OF Blko. f''
AUDITORS OFFICE
rothe Honorable Hoard OF County CommI+
sioncTs OF Blko County, Nevada.
uENrLHsES: wnhercwith submit onr Qalr
e'ly Report OF the Finnnecs Of the Comfy
Tor the quarter ending June al 1927.
respectfully subInItted:
C. 4. WATKINS
Auditor.
}. A. MCBRIDE.
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sII,56S.S2 S9G.IG3 81
SUMMARY
DiHbursel. ... -. ...... ii,G7i 81
TGtai cash u trcnsury at
.rluao oi l'r si.esl, Junc30
1877. ................. Sll,">i IL