Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-07-22
tFROM DAILY
SALMAGUNDl.

Mrs. j. NJ. Olsen arrived from Og-
den last night on a visit to hcl
daughter, MB. 4. +. Kaye.
Col. Maxson came up from Reno
this morning and remained in town
today. The only thing wrong with
the Col. is his Density politics.
John llibbets left for San Fran.
cisco today. His health has not been
good for the past fcw weeks and hp
goes Ia The city to recuperate. His
many friends hope to, SEQ him back
soon.
Walter, son OF VI. Glasnr OF Pcko,
fell from a horse last Saturday after
noon and broke his right arm near
tn" elbow. DIR. Hood went up and
set the arm and the boy il dong
nicely.
The Times-Itcvicw reports SG6,I5
c collected i'll Tuscarora for the Elko
County Sanitary Commission. 1t
also says the work is unfinished and
that steps will he taken to organize Il
branch Of tire Red Cross there.
Ex:-IIcre is Il biography in a nut
shell: Born, welcomed. caressed,
cried, fed, grew, amused. reared,
studied. examined. graduated, in love,
engaged, married, quarrelcd, recon-
cilcd. suffered. deserted, taken i'll,
moItned. buried and forgotten.
IN OIder to populate the section Of
country through which the new ST.
bcriau railway is being constructed,
the Russian Government offers the
cheapest fares cver announced \
through ticket for 1900 miles for 81
20, OF for over 1000 miles 600 miles
nor than the distance from San
FruGciscr to New York; the charge is
only $3.50.
The salaTics Of tie members Of the
NEVADA battalion will he ns follows:
Major S2OS.33, per month; EssistInt
surgeon, sl2j; captain. $50; first
Iirutcr ant, 1925; second lieutenant.
SIlGG7; hospital steward, as: first
sergeant. s2j; qunrtcrmnstcr-srrgcant
S23; s~Crgrnnts. SlS; cUrporalS Sl5; ar
tiiicer. SD; WAGNER, eli, musician,
sl3; privatcs, SIT.
Tobacco in the island OF Luzon
Grows much bigger crops thnn in
Cuba ana IL Uf quality scarcely in
frrin'. The Manila cheroot IL nj
incest universally used IN the East In
dies md China. When LuZon ia rev.
0luiinniZcd n it's agricultural meth
ca crop of its kind should not be one
of the most valuable in the world md
the chcroOt u fayOrite cigar in the
United Stntcs.
Wheat ilOur il now being nduitcr-
ntrd with ground s~nhustnnr. The
company advertising the Hd%ultcrant,
which il known rs mincrnlinc, does
So in the most open marnGr The
use OF injurious adultcrGting sub.
stances in wbcat flour lhs been in
the past very rare. There has been
sumc agitation recently in relation to
the use 81 cora meal, but this materi-
nj is II food product aud il not mimi
Gus. ], simply %chcnpcnE the ilonr in
which IT IL used. lIut sonIstUno III
gong decidedly To" iur.
Oh Glory now floats over Santiago
md The glory Of Srnim has departed
from the Eastern Part ~ the Queen
Of ,hc Antilles. IL Il few weeks
Cuba will hc free, Porto Rico Will he
ours AMI the crur! power Of Spain
will he cfTcctunily bnuishcd from the
Western continent The loss Of Cuba
Porto Rico and the Philippine Is
lands should sr.isty Spanish honor
and Favo the cnast cities ~ Spain
from n mcrcilCas bomhIrdmGnt by
Watson's fleet.
Ex..--would this not he n happy
world IL everybody lived up Ia theil
promises? iOu meet u MN, liz
promises to pny you at ccrlair
time. ~ sure ns no lives. , Time rolls
on, you conclude that man il dead
until yon meet him again md he re-
nows the promise md dics ngnin
Verify this il u great world! Young
man. 70 Won Owc Il dollar ind hav,
/ tiir money. Iuy il. " so" !ia:a F.;
not. don't make my promises. l,
honest. tell the truth. and hnn't dodg,
ynnr creditors like mn u~nprinciplct
wretch. TIA nd Ia bc poor, but it.
d%isgrnceful to hn dishonest.
"l,cfriEcrnting ships said nnva
official the other day, "aro among III,
most valuable additions 10 our mod
Crn navy. With the aid ni thoe
floating cold storage compartment
clips the aystcm 81 feeding u ship
company has been practically revo
lutiuuizcd. W. arc now able To kcc
the oficera and mcn ot Admirf
Snmpson'a fleet supplied with frcs
meats aud vegetables and plenty G
ice. When you keep Jack supple
with nutritious aud palniuhlc foo
you Improve his health and put hi'
IN condition Ia battle ugIinst Spai
or any foo Of the United States.'