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WHY SHE WAS GRACIOUS.
4 Lover Who Easily Fell Into an rngen
 ioGs Trap.

koVS Alsps
 She was particularly gracious that njgbt ana he was correspondingly happy. He felt that be had made an impression at last
 Sho let him hold her hand n minute when she welcomed him, and ho thouohs in fact, ho was quite surc-that she re. sponded to the gentle squeeze he gave it. anu heretofore she had been so distant so cold, although always courteous. Surely U was enough to make him feel happy. Then she laughed at his wittieisms. and thore was something in her manner that Invited him to draw his chair closor to hers. Of course he accepted the invitation. and almost before he knew it he found himself whispering all sorts of silly things to her, while sho listened with downcast eyes.
 It was blissful, and yet there was Il greater pleasure in store for him. She blushed and hesitated little as she asked II he had photograph of himself.
 or course he had, and she should haye one that very night. He would go for one nt once. She protested that that was not necessary, but he insisted. She should haye anything that sho wanted and have 1t at once.
 She thanked him so coyly and sweetIy whom he brought it that the boy was near ly insane with joy, and when he left she let him hold her hand again for minute,
 Then, as ho walked away with light step and light heart, she handed the photograph to her maid and said with de. sision:
 Mary, hang that in tho sorvants' hall, where every ono can see it, and remember that am never home when he calls. I must stop this thing somehow, and mann. ma changes servants so often he gets in every week or two now. ."-Harlom Life
 Betrayed by Flower.
 To the monastery of the Graiei Cllag. treuse women, as rule, are inexorably refused admittance, only q very few having had the privilege of seeing the Carthusins (monks of the order at home. A story is told of q French daughter of Eve, blessed with even q greater share of curiosity than that pos sessed by tho generality of her sex, who, having heard from her husband and brother of their late interesting visit to the monastery, tried by every means in her power to effect all entrance there, but all to no avail. Determined, however, by heck or crook, to succeed, she at lest hit upon the happy idea of presenting herself there dressed as man, managing to persuade her husband to allow her to do so, and to take her with him on his next visit
 On arriving at tho gates Of the mon- astery she entered unehallenged with tho remainder of the party, but while in the garden the conducting monk, leaving her side, gathered all exquisite rose, which he brought and presented to her with a eourtly bow, proving that he at least was not deceived by her dis. guise She. toe, foolishly betrayed her self by her ready grace and charm of manner in accepting the rose, which she did most willingly. Needless to say that after this incident she never pene- trated into the interior of the building nor saw what she was dying to see, but returned unsatisfied, sadder and a wiser woman, with high appreciation, however, of the keen discernment of the eloistcred ones.
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SUPPOSE.

Suppose, my dear, that you were I,
 And by your side your sweetheart saeh Suppose you noticed by and by
 The distance 'twixt you was too great. Now tell me, dear, what woi1ld you doS know, and so do youl And then, so comfortably placed,
 Suppose you only grew aware That that dear, dainty little waist
 Of Lcrs looked very lonely there. Pray tell me, sooth. what would you dc' know. and so de yoxe Then, having done Wha
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-06
Enormous lifting Power.

The shelless limpet puIls 1884 times it's own weight ' nen in the air and about double when measured i'll the wa ter. Pleas pull 1,493 times their own dead weight The Mediterranean cookie, Venus verrucosa, can exert pulling power equal to 2,071 times the weight of its own body. So great is the power possessed by the oyster that to open it force equal to l,310.5 times tho weight of its shelless body is required. If the human being possessed strength as great in proportion as that of these shellfsh, the average man would be able to lift the enormous weight of 2,976,000 pounds, pulling in the same degree as the limpet. And if the man pulled in the same proport5onate degree as the cookie he would sustain weight of no less than 8,106, 800 pounds--- Worthing s's Magazine.
 The serpent's Sight.
 There is tradition in many parts of Europe that when q serpent's sight grows dim with age he eats fenne' nnd thus regains his vision.
 A balloon was sent up from Berlin in 1895 equipped with self registering thermometers and barometers- It came down in Bosnia with the instruments
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-06
when does high priced wheat benef

When does high priced wheat benefit tho farmer, is a question yariously an swered. It does not do so at aii seasons of the year If the rise ill wheat comes suddenly iE tho spring, just when the old stock of grain is low and the new is not yet in sight, speculators and grajs
 dealers get all t3s advantage of itsssff,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-12-02

Tho gold coinage OF the world in
1893, as stated in the annual report OF
Director Of the Mint George T..
which has Just been filed III
Washington, was the largest ever re-
corded, and HmonDted 20 Si37,7l9,3I2
against Sl95,S9J.5I7 in 1896. or the
former sum slI2. Go. l9i was re coin age
and approximately s29l ,09T.liS n net
addition to the gold coins. Great as
WIS the worlds production OF gold III
1893, am 0unting To s237.5Oi,S00, and
exceeding that of 1896 by S3I,S22, 300,
tho product Of 1899 will DO still
grcntcr. From July 10th to Nov 18TH
the receipts Of gold at Seattle and at
San Francisco from tho Canadian
ioukon aggregated abont sl0, ,0O0, 900,
and on this basis the product Of Can
ada lGr 1898 ia estimated at S8, 800, 600.
Tho incrcnsc III The United Slnics
will hardly fall below s5.GOO.COO.
The total of these estimates ia SD
G3IGOo, which added to the figures Df
1897 would Indicate worlds product
III 1898 Of S293. .l92,SO0. Tho produc,
OF 1891. 10000 r.0U0. will bc more tlnn
doubled. Stock Of gold in sight in
European banks and government
trcasurics from December, 1872. to
December. 1897, increased about
s5ou,OOo.rOo, or over 10 per cent. Tho
stock Of god in the United Staics IN.
creased IN the five ycars sSj.ij7.OOC.
Tho increase III the gold hold ngs Of
tho baulSe of Aust rnlia. Canada and
South America was about Sl5.On0.0U0
Total gold thus accounted for is
s9G0,4J0,00O.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-12-02
ORCHARD WISDOM.

Watch sod o-. bard. 1t will begin To
fail before YOU lu",~ IL.
Potash is the chief fcrtilizcrt O bc ap.
piled TO fruit ircr-, particularly after
they come into hearing.
Good drainage. natural or artificial.
is essential TO success. Trees arc inn
patient of wet feet.
Good tillorc increases the available
food supply ri the soil and also con-
serves It's moisture.
Only cultivated crops should he nj
lowed In orchards carly in the season.
Grain and has should never be grown.
Even home or cultivated crops may
rob the trees Of moisture and fertility
II they are allowed to stand above the
tree roots.
TilIagc should be begun just as soon
rs the ground is dry enough In the
spring, and should hC rcpcn'"d ms often
rs once in ten days throughout the
growing season, which extends from
spring until July or August.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-12-02


"Cuba's Fight for Freedom and the
War with Spain" by Henry Houghton
Beck, War editor, author Of Famous
Battles, The Greco.Turkish War
etc.
Book l, contains powerful history
OF Cuba; century OF struggle be-
tween Patriotism aud Despotism.
Tie oppression and tyranny of the
Spanish government. \ full and
vivid account OF the Cubans' strug-
gle from '95 to % for Liberty and
Independence! Destruction of the
Battle.ship Maine! etc. etc.
Book 2, contains complete ac-
count OF the war between the United
States and Spain. Stars and stripes
against the Flag OF Blood and Gold
Brief history Of Spain, blockading
Cuba, call for volunteers. stirring ac-
count OF the battle OF Manila, life
OF Admiral Dewey, battles on land
and bea, etc. etc.
About GOO pages; nearly 100 bcauti-
ful full page illustrations. Cloth
sl.50; Half Russia 900.
WALTER S. CLAYTON,
shelton Nevada. Agent.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-12-02

Mrs. De Gadd-I heard the awfulest
things abont Mr.. De Good today.
They cay he steals the church funds.
Mr.. DO @ -Nonsrusc!
90, I've no doubt it.. true. Mrs.
Veragood. that borrid young widow,
you know, seems to be infatuated
with him, md shouldn't wonder a
bit IL they'd paw. the communion
service for a bridal outfit. By tho
way, Mrs. FincsOnl has not been ont
OF the bousc for week, and peoplc
think her husband has been beating
her; but that isn't circumstance TO
the way they talk about Mrs. High.
mind. | saw her ON the Rirect lodpy,
und sho said she fclt piCk. but most
likely she'd been ON nm opium dc.
bauch. She has her husbtnd's col.
lars and cuffs wished at a Chinese
laundry, and sho'c been seen to 90
there for them herself. o, she's a
terror! Mrs. llighup's husband bas
been away for two wcckR. and I've
got my opinion about il. too. People
say Mrs. Tiptop's hired girl left just
two weeks ago, the very day Mr.
SEQ hcrc! Where did you hear ali
this?"
live been out collecting money for
the hcathcn.'-Ncw York Weekly.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-12-02
BUSY BRITISH SHIPYARD.
Tint at EIwicS IL SnId TO be the BiE.
Eest One.In the world-Ships
Under Why.

The capacity OF Elwick yard in Eng.
land is greater than that of any Other
in the world. Among the vessels al
present in evidence nj Elwick are the
O'Higgins, Chilean warships. just com
pleted; General Baqmcdana. Chilean
training suip. on the stocks. will be
launched in about four weeks: Iiai
Ticn and Hai-Chi. protected cruisers
built TO the order Of China. sister ships
completed, moored In river; Takasngo
japanese cruiser, near complete; hs
sama. japanese armored cruiser. 0.7Ci
tons, nearly complete; Tokima. Jap
ancsc armored cruiser. sister ship iC
above; unnamed cruiser. preparing f0I
japan, not quite laid down; rordrrs!,
iold, Norwegian b1ttlcAhip. wuiiiug 10
he delivered: Albany, cruiser built foI
Brazil, but bought by luiird Sintcs
now plating. launched iu Ihrrr months: {:
Don Carlos l.. Portuguese protected
crlI,cr. just launched. partolus. third.
ClaD, British cruiser. bull; 10 admiralty
design, ready in about month: tor.
pcGo bont destroyer OF large size. to &c
30 knots, not ordered. will he com.
plCicd before the cud of the year. and
If not previously bought. will go into
stock: another torpedo destroyer. same
size Hs above. bui fitted with Purson's
turbines. 10 20 80 knots. TO be finished
this year; unnamed cruiser. 1900 tons.
10 BE- launched shortly. not ordered !;
large iirst-clnsS bnti'cship. unnamed.
l5.lOn tons, Lriuu hujN for the Japan.
csc navy. This wiiI hc the biggest hat.
tlCship yet constructed. will have n
. phenomenal sprrd, aHd untwiihs'nnd.
ing her great size. v.iil pass through
the SuCI canal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-12-02

Our Puhiir school System.

From t!fis modest beginning has
grown the public school system in tho
Uuilcd Stutes:
la lGl7 the Pilgrim Fathers in the
rtutc "f Massachusetts met and made
the Flowing declaration: "That
learning may not 30 buried in the
grave of our fathers, IN church and
common woaith, ths Lord assisting
our cndcavors, IL 10 therefore ordered
that every township In this iurstdic.
ton, after tho Lord hath increased
them +" the number Of fifty house
holders. shall then forthwith appoint
one within their town TO teach all
such children ma shall resort to him
To writC aud rcnd."
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-12-02
A TELLING COMPARISON.
How England Cares for Her Soldiers
and the Administration Neg
lccts Ours.

HDd the Administration Neg
lccts Ours.
While our commission is investigat.
ing the mismanagement OF the war by
SecIetary Alge the effects Of which
o. obtrude on oil sides, it may, not be
unintcresting TO note how England
wages war.
While our soldiers have been deci-
mated 10y discasc, in tie mobilization
camps, right in the very heart uf civ.
ilizatiOn, let us see how England
cares Tor her soldiers when she sends
= them to war.
While VIC have been Kidding this
captinent OF Spanph rule, England
has pushed 1900 troops INTO Africa
under Gen. Kitchener.
Tho arrangements Tor the comfort
and healing OF the;sicls and wounded,
as described by eye witnesses, were
probably the most extensive and per-
fect.that 'lIave been made III any
British expedition; aud tho best seen
on any field IL modern times. That
'~all TINS shoull have occurred ut the
very time when So much complaint
was being made M the short comiurs
OF our own war department makes 1t
- all the more Impressive to Americans.
. II Ia Ia bc cEcmcmbcrcd that kitcLc
:. pcrs army Was acting IN j cOunlr, as
.:tropical ana pcsiicrmu- az Cuba.
.Slnnny hundred ui.cs frum ac.-,ss to-
-Amplc hospital comforts and suIplirs.
, letso perfect Were ,lIr IrHrraugemrula
that every sick and wounded soldier
.-!was carefully provided for from the
= spot where ho fell to Cairo, which
: WA l, $50 miles away, by river. rail
= .Snd desert, where he WIS tendcrIy
= carried to the base hospital III the
citadel. For instance. the wounded
,.' man who fell in the vicinity OF Om-
durman had at his service - armed
stretcher bearers ready to ruu for.
= ward and pick him up. lie wns
placed on one Of the strc:chcrs and
t-Rurncd to any available cover, bush
or sand knoll, where presently camels
, bearing chairs came up to carry him
40 the field hospital, the tents OF
: which had already been pitched as
near MS possible To the river. ilcic he
fouud kettles boiling, and beef tea
and medical comforts rendy ut hand &.
After being examined by competent
surgeons, supplied with modern ap:
phances. he WIS Oprrutcd on il the
case was critical. Then he wns re.
moved to the river banks, where q
hospital boat was signailcd md he
was taken on board. These boats
had transported the troops to tho
front and were supplied with 200 beds,
each boat having surgeon major
and nursing staff. Lashed behind
stern wheeler the bont was run to
Fort Atbara, whore was situated the
first hOspita! on tie route to Cairo.
From here, after a good rest, was lis
patched mn ambulance train, which
carried him across the grat Nubinn
desert to Wndy llalfu, and by sue.
cessivc steps and under fhe tendcrst
handling hc finally reached Cairo.
1t in such pictures ms TINT which
bring out III bold relief the horrors Of
the niismnnngomcnt nj our own army
1t il u subject for both indignation
and shame Utica Observer.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-12-02
Til" soldier Vote.

The following is given 10y tho Sill.
yer StHtc as the correct vote OF Cap.
tain Limrroirs company:
Mcmillan, q; SHdlcr II. 4 private
letter from JAS. 6. DHrrah. q mem.
bnr oi the troop. states thn, the boys
voted ON The Sth nnd enclosed sam.
pie ballot OF tho vote. Fifiy.Gyc bal
lots in all wero cast. Tho Silver
state was unable to got the vote on
tho balance OF tho state ticket.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-12-02

Ono Of tho unique features Of the
lato campaign in Pennsylvania WA
tho use OF the plionograph in tho ju.
dicial tight in Allegheny county.
John s. Robb. tho Independent Re.
publican candidate. delivered ad.
drcascs ono nisht Mt Mount Washing.
ion md Millvnc, and while hc VIVA
speaking at these places phono.
graph WIS rccling of his address to a
large audience Mt Bridgevillo.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-12-02
THE UNITED STATES SENATOR
SHIP.

Who will be the next United States
Senator from Nevada? The friends
of Senator Stewart claim that the ma
jority Of the legislature elected on the
Sth favor his return to the Senate,
while his opponents claim That the re-
suit Of the election foreshadows his
retirement. Those who claim the de-
fsat Of Senator Stewart claim that
majority nf the legislature pledged
themselves to vote against Senator
Stewart and that if they keep tkeir
pledges his defeat is assured. Those
who favor his return to the Senate
make the opposite claim. The oppo-
siiiOn 20 Senator Stewart claim the
election uf twenty-four members Of
the legislature who were pledged
against liz return tp the Senate. II
their claim is well fpuuucd and the
members uf rIn legislature keep their
pledges t" the people it looks as il
Senator Stewart w0uiI be retired.
iho opposition claim twenty-four
rucmbcrs as follows:
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7.'I'!.. .............. .....S
Ofm~by. ...............2
W HShOe. ............. ..4
Humboldt.
. . .
'-'""'' ''''..'. .........-...... Il
/" h!'' ilhe- -.........-..- ....2
'-licuIn.... .................2
f'Sileralha. ha.......-. ..-.............l
I"tai. -. -............4 II
In addition the! claim that Senator
williams of Churchill county and
Senator Kelley oi Lander are doubt
tni with tho chnnccs favoring their
falling in;o the anti-Stewart camp
In The above list is included AS
scmUlymnn hcGOwar of Ormsby and
Gcdney "f ElHp. The former was
elected on Il platform plrdglng hIm
to support Senator Stewart. 1t is
said, however, by those who pretend
to know the true III DwHrdncss of the
Orm.Oy county campaign that the
Silver party had conspired to defeat
McGowan at the polls and that the
anti-Stewart men rallied to his sup
port and elected him. This il is
claimed absolved McGowan from any
pledges he might have made to sup.
port Senator Stewart. This is a
serious question and one that Me-
Gowan should consider we'll before
he casts his vote. Ia the case
of Assemblymen Gedney the
platform upon which he was
elected pledged him to support
1t Democratic United States Senator.
In some quarters he ia looked upon as
favoring the election OF Senator
Stewart, but upon what grounds the
INDEPENDENT does not know.
Charges OF bribery and corruption
will be made against the victorious
party and those who do not keep
their pledges will como out OF the
contest with smirched regulations.
This is matter that should bp caro-
folly considered by every member Of
tho legislature and especially by tho
young men. The only safe plar for
them is to kccp their pledges. Any
other course will subject thom to
harsh criticism md ruin their chances
for political prcfcrmcnt in the fu-
turC.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-12-02

Following are the election returns
for the various State officers COM
piled from unofficial sources. The
official count will probably vary from
the results given below:
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-12-02
Spain Accepts cIn SANS Terms.

Spain Accepts q cI" Sans Terms.
At Il meeting Of the jDint peace
commission Monday the Spanish COM
,nQ%ioncrs, acrcptcd the Auuricnn
8 q bttipositioue. in their reply to tho
demands of tho United States they
stated that the American propositions
are igndmissablc on legal principles
md are moi a proper couprumisc on
% legal principles. On the Spanish
,S'S1patt ali. diplomatic resources nrc OK.
hnustcd and the Spanish commission
is now asked to accept ar reject tho
proposition Spnm ,iusrircd hy
rcasOnR Of patriotism md humanity
and 10 avoid the horrors Of war, rc.
eiguR herself to the power uf iI.o vie.
tor. She accepts the offered condi.
ti0ns' in order To- conclude trodty oi
peace.
'' Tho American demands include the
acquisition of tho whole Philippine
TO-, aid Suln groups for s2O,OOO.0OO, nnd
,!,it is also understood that the United
.-StaJes Yill purchaso the Caroline
y, group. Span. also gives up Cuba
~, and Porto Rico. Tho question Of . tho
- Cubnn debt ia left unsettled.
Tho next meeting OF tho commits
sion will bo held Wednesday, .whor
the treRty will be submitted.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-12-02

The following is the correct list Of
the next legislature from the official
returns:
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-12-02

What ia our road supervisor gong
to do about tho postollice crossing?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-02-17
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

When the planet Mars is nearest
the earth it is 36,00O,OO0 miles away.
An italian inventor has invented
boat with steel fins, which is propelled
solely by the motion of the sea water.
1t goes best in rough weather.
Sufferers from neuralgia are
warned by a medical writer not to
drink tea, but to partake freely of cof-
fee into which the juice of a lemon has
been squeezed.
Electro magnets capable of pick
irg up load not exceeding five tons
are used by the Illinois Steel company
to transfer steel beams or plates from
one part of the shop to another.
The weight of a mans brain has,
il is said. nothing to do with his men,
tai power. 1t is a question of climate,
not of intellect. The colder the eli
mate the greater the size of the brain.
Measurements have shown the
thickness of the human hair to vary
from the two hundred and fiftieth to
the six hundredth part of an inch.
Blond hair is the finest and red hair the
Coarsest.
Hats and coats can be left on a new
hook without danger of theft, sliding
bolt being fitted with lock and key, by
Which the garments are clamped tight
ly and cannot be released until the
owner inserts the key to draw the bolt.
Checks can be indelibly marked to
prevent raising by new protector
which has number dies to mutilate or
break the fiber of the paper, which at
the same time forces ink into the mutt
lations so it cannot DE erased without
destroying the fiber.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-02-17
NOT AFRAID OF RATS.
At Least One Lady Was Calm While
Others Screamed.

An incident occurred in Falkland re-
Gently that discounts the story of the
tenderfoot who sat quietly in a saloon
while two cowboys emptied their re-
volvers at each other. 1t had been de-
cided to scare the tenderfoot by having
sham shooting scrape take place in
his presence, but he had been posted
by friend as to what was to be done,
and when the real thing took place he
sat with his feet upon card table
calmly smoking a cigar while the bull
lets flew all around him. The story of
his bravery spread rapidly, and he was
after that hero in the eyes of the west
ern cowboys, among whom he had come
to live. The Falkland episode has in
about the same manner made heroine
of a prominent Fourth avenue lady.
last week on lady friend in Falkland
who has a 12-year-old son, who of late
has been taking lessons in elocution.
The boy had developed remarkable tai
ent in that line, and when the callers
came the proud mother made it point
to mention the fact that her son was
taking lessons in elocution, and to tell
of the rapid progress he was making.
Finally one of the ladies expressed AIDE
sire to hear the boy recite. This was
just what the fond mother wanted her
to do, and the young hopeful was
called into the parlor. He began recit-
ing a selection of James Whitcomb
Riley's. entitled. "Seein' Things" and
just as he got to the part, I'm not
afeerd of rats and mice an things at
girls is skeerd Of" huge rat darted
out of the pantry through the dining
room and across the parlor to hole
left by gas pipe, creating great con-
sternation. The ladies jumped upon
chairs, gathered their skirts about
them and screamed like Comanche In
dians, while the boy ran after the rat
in frantic effort to kill it. The Fourth
street lady, who is near-sighted, sat
quietly rocking herself in a comfort
able rocker until the excitement had
partially subsidized, when she calmly
remarked that sit was very good"
She thought that the boy had thrown
toy rat from his pocket. and that the
rest of the party were assisting in that
part of the performance. The story
of her bravery has been spread among
her friends and she is now regarded as
heroine.-Louisville Dispatch.