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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-11-29
ABOUT POSTAGE STAMPS.

It is said that the 1s-cent stamp Of
Seychelles, issued some months ago, is
now being printed in two colors, and
spectators are already at work boom
ing the price of the old stamp. The high
values of the 1850 issue of Uruguay are
also reported to be in line of material
advance in price.
1t costs the United States more than
s175,0oo each year to pay for the pro-
duction of three and a half billion
stamps. The ordinary stamps cost five
cents per 1000. Special delivery stamps
cost IL 40 cents per 1000. Newspaper
and periodical stamps cost IL 40 cents
per 1000, and postage due stamps 1-20
cents per 1000. Postal, cards cost the
government 32.S7 cents per thousand.
The collector who is in search of
minor varieties will find a very good
field for study in the 15-cent stamp of
1869. There are many differences to
be found in the periods after U in az.
ST." four varieties having been discov-
cred thus far One variety shows a
single period after the u, second has
two periods, q third three periods and q
fourth colon.
The German post office department
has decided to introduce, experimental
ly, automatic stamp-selling machines.
These machines were exhibited at the
Berlin industrial exhibition last year.
They will be placed at prominent points
where the demands for stamps ere the
largest, and operate, on the deposit in
the slot of the proper coin, to furnish
the purchaser with the stamps de-
sired.
The newspapers of New Zealand are
printing many paragraphs on the fact
that the new governor of the colony
is an ardent philatelist. These para
graphs are received with the heartiest
kind of approval from collectors, who
are leaving no stone unturned to induce
Lord Ranfurly to become honorary
president Of the New Zealand Philatelic
society, or to identify himself in some
way with the philateIic fraternity.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-11-29
The NEWSPAPER Law.
All Subscribers Should Read the
Following Law and Avoid Trouble.

All Subscribers Should Read the
/. All subscribers who do not
give express notice to. the contrary
are considered wishing to continue
their subscription.
2. If subscribers order the dscon-
tinuance of their periodical the pub
isher may continue to send it until
all arrearages are paid.
3. If subscribers refuse or neglect
to take their periodicals. from the
Office to which they are directed, they
are responsible until they have set
tied their bills and ordered them dis
continued.
4. Subscribers moving to other
places without informing the pub.
. Usher, and the papers are sent to the
former address, they are held re-
sponsible.
5. The courts have decided that
refusing to take periodicals from the
Office or removing and leaving them
uncalled for, is prima tacie evidence
OF intended fraud.
6. IT subscribers pay in advance
they are bound to give notice at the
end of the time they do not wish to
continue taking it, and the subscriber
will be responsible until an express
notice with all arrearages are sent to
the publisher.
Z. The latest postal laws are such
that newspaper publishers can arrest
anyone for fraud who take paper
and refuses to pay for it.
Under the law the man who allows
his subscription to run along some
time unpaid, aud then !, orders the
postmaster TO mark It refused and
have postal card sent notifying the
publisher, leaves himself Liable TO ar
rest and fine, the Same az for theft.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-11-29
THE NATUEE OF COIN BONDS.

The Secretary of the Treasury
thinks that by issuing gold bonds"
he could remove Ambiguity from our
contract obligations" This is dis
ingenious begging of the question,
for the Secretary knows that all sam
biguity" as to coin bonds was re-
moved through a decision given by
the Attorney. General If the United
States. i'll le77, and subsequently
through the adoption of the Stanley
Matthews resolution by Congress.
In 1877 John Sherman asked if the
word "coin" did not mean gold, and
was informed that it meant just what
it said, namely, "coin," and coin
means gold and silver.
An exchange relates the facts con-
corning the decision in the following
paragraph:
"The Attorney General explained
that in 1870 the law provided for the
coinage of both gold and silver; that
the coin bonds were issued that year,
and that coin then meant gold and
silver, and by their terms they were
and are yet payable IL gold and sill
YER"
Since the Republican administra-
ton went into power the bondholders
have become very solicitous abort
the meaning of the word "coin." If
they can, through the aid of the head
Of the government succeed in having
their coin bonds made payable in
gold, they will have the satisfaction
of breaking an honest contract and
committing the people in a manner
never contemplated.
The goldites are very solicitous
abunt the sacredness of a contract
and one of their chief arguments
against bimetallism is that it's adop-
ton will affect contracts made on
gold basis" But when it comes to
the dishonest juggling of contract
made on h bimetallic basis, they have
no conscientious scruples whatever
The whole gold propaganda is con-
spiracy-On the part of the money
power to rob the masses.-Illipois
State Register.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-11-29

The l. o. o. F.. flag is at half mast
today as token of respect to the
memory Of the late F.. g. Jones.
The Carson News says that Fred
Boyce has in his hatchery abont 2OO-
600 Of Eastern brook trout which will
be kept until their eyes commence to
appear and will be sold in California
and elsewhere. MIR. Boyce finds a
ready sale for the product of his in
stitution to clubs wishing to stock up
the streams.
Rimetallist:-Mr. Mercer, chairman
OF the Republican State Central
Committee Of Nebraska, is certain ~
endowed with happy disposition.
The silver men have just carried the
State by plurality fully us large as
that OF last year. In the very midst
OF his grewsome task Of gathering up
the fragments OF his defeated party,
Mr.. Mercer pauses a nome mt and tri-
umphantly announced to the world
that the silver cause is still dead in
Nebraska. Just what he thinks
would have happened 70 the Repub-
Ican party in that State il the silver
cause had been alive and well, he did
not cay. Presumably he was too busy
to go into any such little puttering
details.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-11-29
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cold or fever, euro all liver
Ills, sick headache, jaun-
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The only Pills TO take WITH Goods Sarsaparilla
Held up by FootPads.

r. II. Corbey was held up by two
men last night at the west side of E..
q. Jones blacksmith shop and reliev-
ed o; three dollars and some cents Of
his hard earned cash. Mr.. Corbey
was coming down the street from
Pierce Vore's saloon and just as he
stepped off the walk in front of the
blacksmith shop he was confronted
by two rough looking men who Or
dered him to throw up his hands and
be quick about it. Corbey obeyed
and the men went through his pock-
cts and took all the money he had.
After getting his money, they ordered
him to walk down the street and be
lively about it. Mr.. Corbey got a
good look at tho men and says he
would be able to recognize them.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-11-29

Cascraets stimulate live kidneys
and bowels, Never eicken. weaken
or grippe. l0c.
Thomas Stinton, the prosperous
North Fork ranc cher, returned last
night from Omaha, where he had
been with shipment of cattle.
Every Odd Fellow in Elko should
be at the Hall at o'clock this even
ing. See the notice of a special
meeting of Elko Lodge in another
column.
Sheriff Natter arrived Saturday
night with the man with many aliases
who burglarized Joe Johnston's
stable several weeks ago. He is now
boarding OF the expense Of tho
county.
Alta quarter to 3 o'clock this after
noon, 375 taxpayers had settled with
treasurer Mcbride. This leaves over
400 who must settle before 6 o'clock
next Monday evening or pay penal
ties aud costs.
Grand opening and a fine display
Of holiday goods will take place Sat-
urday next, December 4th, consisting
Of large variety of toys, games, puz-
zles, magnificent dolls, silk and linen
handkerchiefs, pictures and many Of
the latest novelties at Alexander's.
Yourself and friends are cordially in
vited to attend this opening.
The DeLamac correspondent of the
Phoebe Record says: The eight mule
team with a 10000 pound safe, and
wagon specially fitted for the bust
ness, is the method adapted by the
DeLamar Company for transporting
it's mill produce to the railroad IN
place of the bullion coach and arm
ed messengers, which was maintained
for two years past. One of the Fran
sen boys has the contract and he will
be kept on the road aiming to occupy
about sixteen days on each trip.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-11-29
L. o. o. +. SPECIAL EETr.NG.

The members Of Elko Lodge No.
Is, 1. o. o. F. are requested to meet
at their hall at 8 o'clock tins evening
for the purpose Of making arrange
ments for the funeral of their late
Brother E. 9. Jones, P. G.
All sojourning and visiting Bros
are requested to attend. BY order of
e. H. MEAD,
Acting n. q.
Attest, w. w. Booher,
Secretary.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-11-29
ABOUT THE WRITER'S.

DR.. Max Nordau is writing q new
novel-probably in his usual vein. It
is entitled "The Drones Must Die"
Dickens left 100000 to his children,
but all of his descendants are said to
be poor. Not n writer of first-class abil-
ity has appeared among them.
Miss Halle 1rninie Rives, cousin
of Amclie. Hives, has written book
called Smoking Flax" 1t deals with
the problem of lynching in the south
and in spots it becomes rather danger
Gus subject
Mr.. Crockett has gone to the seven
teenth century for the scene of his new
story, "Lochinvsr." 1t is the story of q
young cavalier who, after serving I'M
der the prince of Oregon, took part in
Dundee's campaign and fought at Kill
liecrankie. Mr.. Crockett follows the
current fashion in adding to the veri-
similitude of his fiction by means of a
map.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-11-29

If there is nothing In man oppor-
tunity never troubles him.
If beauty was taxable there would be
no delinquents among the fair sex.
If women are ever elected to congress
there will Toe more than one speaker of
the house.
If some men had to work in order to
obtain living they wouldn't live very
long.
If your wife had it to do, over again
the chances are she would never marry
you.
If there was anything in name we
might plant bird seed and expect to Thar
vest crop of birds.
If the shoe fits wear it---unless you
are woman, then, of course, you will
want size or two smaller.
If the wife could make biscuits like
the husbands mother used to make and
the husband would buy his wife clothes
like her father used to buy, few mar
riages would be failures.--Ch Chicago
News.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-11-29

Parties who wish to handle the Pure Gvcds
are invited to como ana see m.
ewPyiees sent by matt and correJpoodsn
solicit
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-16
SWEET REVENGE FOR MILLERs
Give the CO1umbians Another Disas-
trOus Defeat.

Saturday last nine young men from
an Ohio town, chiefly famous for it's
having been named after the discoVerer
Of America, used the Minneapolis ball
team very roughly. Yesterday, at Min
nehaha ball park, the local team came
very near paying them back IN their
own coin, and all on account of a tall
young man with a grapevine move
ment to his delivery who twirled the
sphere for Minneapolis. They called
him Phillip but he was none the
worse for that.
The Columbus men went to bat first
and looked as if they would carry away
the whole thing. Some way they could
not see the ball, and the few people
who lodged the nistS and came to
the game to shiver through it yelled
themselves hoarse in esctasies of de-
light over the frantic efforts of the
nine young men from abroad to see
the ball. The locals played almost
without an error, chiefly because Phil
lipi wouldn't let the Columbus men gee
the ball into the field where they could
get at it. The visitors were not so
fortunate, and they did not give Bump
us Jones just the support he should
have expected.
The game was never in doubt for a
moment. The visitors couldn't score,
and it looked like a shut-out for some
time. In the eighth, however, after
two men were out. there were some
hits punched, and, after two men had
crossed the plate, there were some
anxious looks. for the visitors were
meeting the ball hard. The young Ro-
man, or the man with the Roman
name, Strengthened out, however, and
that ended it. The visitors had the
bases full, with two runs scored, and
Bumpus Jones to bat. They substitute
ed Frank, but that former Minneapon-
tan gracefully tipped light one to
Phillip, and the danger was over. The
score follows.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-16
bled the pair with Glasscock's assist


ance.
Hollingsworth was again given q
base on balls. Cross did not hit the
ball very hard, but Motz muffed the
throw, and two were safe. Mcbride
gave Mccarthy fly, and Glenalvin
gave Flynn a pop-up, but it was only
by dint of a good run that Mcfarland
was able to catch out George.
Indianapolis next three sent ground
ers to Hollingsworth, and it was one,
two, three, Hollingsworth having re-
covered from his error streak of Sat
urday to play a perfect game.
Stewart took Glasscock's pop-up, but
Gillen was hit by the ball. Isbell hit
a light one toward third base. Kellum
tried to get it, but slipped in the wet
grass, and Isbell was safe. Flynn fun
bled on Spies, and Gillen scored on
Hollingsworth's fly to Mccarthy. Is
bell started to steal on Kellum. Kahoe
threw high to Gray, and the tall pitch
er-outfielder came home Cross struck
out and ended the inning.
Spies took foul fly off Hogriever's
stick. after Kellum had dropped a sin
gle back Of Glenalvin. Gray forced
Kellum out, but Mcfarland hit one to
right field, and there was a chance
for a close score yet when Mccarthy
came to bat. Mcbride, however, made
a brilliant one-handed catch, and the
nooSleFS quit. 1T Qld look ike ram a
little. The crowd had had nearly two
hours of ball for it's money, the
Hoosiers were being badly batted, the
Saints had a victory, and every one.
apparently, had some reason for salts
faction
The Hoosiers had only two innings
anyway in which to catch up, and it
was a godsend to them that Charley
Nyce stepped to the front of the grand
nd
was called ION account of darkness. -
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-16
SCHEMES OF CRANKS.
Tremendous River-Digging Jobs In
trOduced in Congress.

Senator Tfllman, of South Carolina,
Populist crank, has introduced into
congress, by request, a bill authorizing
John Cowdon, of Louisiana, and James
s. Cowdon, of Virginia, old men Of sew
enty-six and eighty years, to make at
their expense, with a view to ultimate
compensation, few improvements in
waterways.
Their scheme is so modest in design
as to be worth mentioning somewhat
in detail. 1t contains thirteen series Of
features. First, they are authorized to
construct ship channels of a specified
depth and width at New York, Will
mington, Charleston, Port Royal, Sa-
vannah, st. Augustine, Pensacola, Mo-
bile, Arkansas Pass, Coos Bay and San
Diego for 100000 each. and $4,000, 900
per foot for each extra foot of depth
up to forty feet.
Then they may build waterways
from Lake Superior to st. Paul and
from Chicago to st. Louis, with a cou-
pie more from Lake Erie to the Ohio,
at $30,000,000 each, for specified depths,
and 100000 per foot for extra depths.
Next they may lower the flood line of
the Mississippi and it's tributaries, at
nine specified places, at the rate of So
100000 per foot. They are also to deep
en- the Mississippfs low water channel,
from New Orleans to Cairo, and from
Cairo north to st. Paul, and east to
1ittsburg, for $30,000,000 in each case,
with 100000 a foot for extra depths.
couple of waterways from the Mis-
sissippi east to the Apalachicola and
west to the Sabine, will cost $40, COO, coo
each, with extras at 81, SOC, 900 per foot.
Harbors at Santa Monica, Norfolk and
Tacoma will involve little sums Of ST.
100000 each, with 100000 per foot for
extras. The COWdons also may cut the
ng-delayed Cape Cod canal for $780,
100000, with 100000 per foot for ex-
ira depth. Then they may blow up
and remove Dog Rock, near He'll Gate
and amy other instructions that may
develop themselves in the channel Of
the East river" for IS, 600 900.
The next labor mentioned for this
herculean pair of contractors is a ship
canal from Buffalo to Albany, price
$SG0,0G0,000 followed by one across New
Jersey for $4,000, 900, a third across
across Florida for $1O0, 100000. There
are extras of a few millions per foot
each for additional depths.
To top off the bakers dozen Of pro-
Jects Of this enterprising pair Of gen.
tlemen, they or their assigns may
construct and operate" bridges of
specified character over any of the nav.
igable rivers Of the United States, sun-
der the authority Of the secretary Of
war and by consent of the local au-
thorities. In all the work "eight hours
or less shall constitute a days work
and 30 cents or more an hours pay"
An explanatory note mentions that
this bill means profitable employment
within one year from its passage for
every idle dollar and every idle person
in twenty-eight of our states, directly
or indirectly New York Sun
(The money to pay for all those Pop
ulistic crank projects is to be provided
by having the government issue a
couple of billions of fiat greenbacks
redeemable in coin, and which would
be worth less than a nickel on the dol
lar.)
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-16

s:ix-day races all last winter, is dangerously
i'll at Baltimore, but is slowly recovering.
Tom Butler. whose meteoric career on the
path was a wonder of 1896, sent his trainer
lad will not be seen on the track this season.
A new bicycle tire consists Of holloW
rubber tube inclosing a series Of resi-
lient hQop-shaped metal springs connected
by an elastic cord puncture has no effect
on this tire.
Platt-Betts. the English crack, declares the
new Celtic track at Glasgow, where the inter-
national championship races will be held, to
be the fastest and safest he has ever ridden
A new driving chain for bicycles Is formed
of steel belt with teeth in one side to fit
In slots In the grooved sprocket wheels. the
chain being much more narrow than those
now in use
Ceylon must be the wheelman's paradise in
one particular. IL an English cycling paper
speaks correctly when it says the cycle on
fore other vehicles.
A new idea in bicycle bells that will surely
give loud alarm Is composed Of three bells
mounted on the handle bar, with three ham,
mers, all operated by one lever, the lower
bells being tuned to sound like chime.
In England they are beginning to give
cyclists the legal rights which pedestrians
and drivers of horses enjoy. In London the
other day Lord Postman was assessed heavy
damages on the suit Of bicycle rider whom
his lordship's coachman ran down.
. 10 prevent the Dalls from dropping out of
the bearings when the wheel is taken apart
new device has metal washer which looks
into the outside of the cup and projects out
far enough to hold the balls in place with
out interference with the cones the shaft.
A New York magistrate has decided that
youth who hired bicycle for an hour kept
1t more than week and then did not return
1t, but was arrested while riding the machine,
had not presumptively attempted larceny
OF the wheel. He was liable only in a suit for
civil damages.
A new line Of work recently taken up by
Brooklyn woman who lectures upon the BIZ
cycle-how to ride. how not to ride, what to
wear and what not to wear, etc.--is that of
teaching bicycle mechanics. She has made
thorough study Of all the makes, and for
consideration she will impart her knowledge
to her sisters. "@fio.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-16
SLAVE TRADE IN MOROCCO.
Government Officials Wink ut the
DisGracefuI Traffic,

Late accounts from Morocco show
that the Moors still carry on slave
trading at the very doors of Western
civilization, says the London Mail. A
powerful administrator of the Gharb
district named El-Ameen-O old-el-Da-
via, recently purchased three slaves.
one of them being a MISUNDERSTANDING
woman of about twenty-seven wears.
for which this official paid f22. This
slave buyer is persona grata at the
shereefian court and makes presents to
influential court personages At times
these distinguished courtiers find they
possess more slaves than they REQUIRE.
so they send these wretched beings to
the public auction market" in the cap
1tal, and generally obtain good prices
for them.
Generally the slaves are taken from
negro families that have been brought
up from their childhood in Morocco,
and dealers are continually bringing
others from the Soos provinces. At
least two dealers journey to Tangier
Itself twice year, bringing boys and
girls, who are sold privately to the rich
Moors of the city. Moorish government
officials do not stop this disgracefuI
traffic through the Soos provinces, nor
prevent the sale of slaves in the chief
centers of Moorish civilization.
Through the measures taken by the
late Sir John Drummond Hay In 1885,
While British minister at Tangier, pub
lie sale of slaves was forbidden in Tan
gier city, but public sales of slaves are
still allowed in every other place. and
even in Tangfer, though greatly lessen
ed, sales are regularly effected private
ly.