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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-05-27
A CUSTOM.
Started By Misehierous Young Men
Who Crow to Warn Late
Sitting Lovers.

The cry of Observation-Disclosures in
imitation Of the Growing rooster" says
an observant resident of Maryland,
has been put 10 good use in my section
of the state. Some months ago Il party
of young people came to the conclusion
that it would be well to give counting
couples q hint that the hour was grow
ing late by Growing as they passed
houses in which lights in the pa-lor
indicated that sweet things were being
said. AT first the Growing was not in
dulged in until II o'clock arrived. but
during the winter evenings. when
nights wsre long, the hour vas sriici-
Pated, and recently bellies and bcnuN
who fenred to be crcvved at have closed
their sessions by ten O'Clock. The boys.
however. have not ceased TO crow. and
many as they drive along the roads
make a practice of growing IL they
see q light in 4 house after nine o'clock.
The chickens themselves have been cd
ucated by this practice, and the cocks.
which heretofore have remained quiet
till after midnight, now commence
Growing at any hour after nighifall il
they hear a horse trotting along the
road. So we'll understood is the hint
conveyed by a young man Growing
that spoony couples will sober down ut
the least indication that a grower is
about.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-05-27
The MorS1xo pRrNBEAr.

Another flag upon which the sun
never sets is the Stars and Stripes,
says the New York sun. As Manila
Is witnessing the flush OF this coming
| glory, Machias in MAine. and Porto
Rise lie bathed IN its dying splendcr.
Distant from Manila by 1I5 degrees
u Longitude. midsummer da. hears
the morning roll that sa.utes the flag
soaring IN the isles OF spice ere the
sunset gun has doomed at whose sig
raj those colors trail In the Pine Tree
State and our new West India island.
Porto Rico lies a few minutes Of
longitude farther east than Names
boundary; Alaska stretches 10 de-
grees farther We t than Hawaii; the
Philippines lie 20 degrees west OF
Alaska. Fancy's eye discerns the
flag rise in the Philippines ere yet it
Is trailed IN Alaska or HAWAII or at
the Golden Gate. As the beams that
illumine it at Manila draw nearer
their farwell level, another and an
other and another, floating aloft at
Porto Rico. at New York, at Balti-
more. salute for the New World.
Later, the signal tlutters alott in the
order OF succession-Golden Gate,
Hawaii, Alaska and the morning and
the evening have been another day.
And in all Of his traverse around the
earth, in all OF that morning and in
all Of that evening, the sun will have
seen no more beautiful thing than the
Stars and Stripes, Will have seen
nothing that stands for more for
maukird, and now, for the first time,
his daily course never once loses that
emblem from view. SEX Oiente
Lux The Stars and Stripes risen
on the shore Of Asia-ancient OF days;
every young mother OF MAD kinds
a portent to mediate. Japan's Grim
son disk. that figures the rising sun,
has been found radian: with a light
that wa not suspected. Who shall
interpret the e~ffulgence OF the newer
banner in those skies?
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-05-27
Have You written Home to Mother.

Have Tou Written Home to Mother.
The following lines we're received
from George Russell this morning
with the request hal they be pub
ished. George stated that they were
given to one Of the Elko boys by one
OF C~arson's young ladies just as he
was stepping on the train the night
the Nevada troop left Carson for
Cheyenne. He says the lines made d
deep impression on the boys and that
several have committed them to
memory:
Pray let me ask you soldier lad
Whose smiles no care can smother,
Though only life throngs round
about.
Have you written home to mother?
You are forgetting, aren't you quite,
How fast the weeks are flying,
How that little faded sheet
Unanswered still is lying?
Won't you remember how she stood
With wisttul glance at parting?
Won't yon remember how the tears
Were in those soft eyes starting?
Won't you remember how her arms
Stole round you to carcss you?
Don't you remember those soft words.
Good bye! my SOD, God bless you?
Oh do not wrong that patient love
Save God there is no other
To guide Us through this world Of sin;
Oh! Fear not to write to mother.
Tell her how hard it is to walk
As walked the Savior lowly.
Tell her how hard It is to keep
A mans life pnre and holy.
Tell her to keep the lamp Of prayer
AGght, a beacon burning.
Her prayers shall reach you far
away,
And lure your soul's returning.
Tell her you dearly love her still,
For fear some bright tomorrow.
May bear away her listening soul
And leave you lost in sorrox.
And mid the bitter falling tears
And signs you may not smother,
You will remember when too late
You did not write 10 mother.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-05-27
An E,.por.,or for tn. Navy.

A car loaded with three queer-look-
ing boilers and an endless quantity OF
pipes passed through this city quite
recently. The car came in over the
Pennsylvania line from Cleveland.
and in a few hours were turned over
to the Louisville & Nashville road
and continued on its way southwark.
While in the railroad yards it caused
considerable comment among the
trainmen, many OF whom began to
conjecture what the thing was.
1t proved to be a monster evapor
ator of an especial design. made by
order OF the Government. for the pur-
pose OF supplying the vessels OF tue
differant naval squadrons at Key
West with water that could be used
fordruking purposes and in the boil
cs Of the engines.
Key West is nothing but a coral
reef, and must depend for its water
supply upon rainialls OF such eVapor.
atoms as have been accomplished in
times OF peace, but which will prove
inefficient during the war.
While the ooean steamers use
evaporators, it is supposed that the
Navy Department is somewhat weak
in this direction, consequently the spe-
cial device Ia being rushed through to
its destination as fast as freight trains
can convey it without delay.
1t may be roughly described as ap-
pearinE like three engine boilers fast
ened side by size, with various pipes
and a steel framework.
Information concerning its capac.
ity WIS hard to obtain, but it was
said that an average Of about 10000
gallons of distilled water could be Sc
cured every hour by working the
three boilers to their full capacity.
Each was capable OF producing about
5000 gallons, but Is they were work.
ed alternately the full capacity Of the
three boilers could not be had. II
the experiments which are to be made
with the evaporation prove as success
full under the Government test as
they did at the works where the de-
vice vas made a dozen others will fol-
low them in a few days.-Cincinnati
Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-05-27
S~iarrisrebie Age.

10 Germany the man must DO a
least Is years of age.
In Portugal a boy OF IL is consider
cd manageable, and a woman OF ~
In France tho man must DO Is and
the woman l6. In Belgium the same.
10 Greece tho man must have seen
at least IA N and the woman
IL.
In Switzerland the men from tho
age OF Ia ead the wonen from the age
OF II are allowed to marry.
In Spain the Intended husband
must have passed. his l4th year and
the woman her 18th.
In Austria a man and woman arc
supposed TO be capable OF conducting
a homo Of their " from the age OF
Is.
In Turkey any youth and maiden
who can walk properly and can un-
dcrstsnd the ~oecessary religious o r
yicea arc allowed TO be united for
life.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-05-27
SAVED BY HIS OWN BLOOD,


some years ago the cSshier of Liver.
pool merchant received a small B,nk
OF England note. which he held nm IN
,he light TO make sure ihwas genuine
10 doing so he noticed ofn indi,,inc,
orownish marks. as II words had becp
trnced on the front Of the note and On
the margin. Out OF curiosity he tried
TO decipher them. In a weak solution Of
acid The words came out much more
ieg1biy. and he was able 10 read the ,oI.
lowing sentence:
~ this nhonId fall In the hand,
OF John D~o". ~ Tongkiimar. he vii,
iearn thereby that HE brother Il. Ian
gushing a prisoner in A!rters."
MT. Dean. when the note was shown
him, lost no time in asking The govern.
ment for assistance. md finally secured
the freedom Of his brother. on paymen,
OF a ransom ~ the dey. The unioi.
'nnste man bad been q prisoner for 1,
years. and had traced. with a piece o,
wood Tor pen and HIS own blood for ink.
The message on the bank note. In the
hope OF Its being .~s- ,nnnsr nr later
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-05-27
A Serious

Fridays Reno Journal has the fol.
lowing regarding the wreck at Boca:
Passenger train No. 2, west bound,
leaving Reno two hours late Thurs
day morning, was derailed about ono
and a hall miles this side Of Boca.
The two engines, mail, baggage and
express went into the ditch and were
pretty badly wrecked. Engineer
Trott was somewhat injured. but not
seriously. Fonr indians who were
riding on the platform o, tho baggage
car, were killed aud several others
more or less injured. None OF the
passengers wcro injured, although
pretty well shaken up. 1t is sup.
posed the wreck was caused By the
spreading OF the rails. Wrecking
trains were hurried to The scene oi
the accident from Wadswor.h suG
Truckee. a second section OF TIE
train carrying $50 Nebraska troops
was held here during the day, ~leayins
at an early hour this morning.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-05-27
poLITENEss IN NEW ORLEANS,


st was given a good example Of south
ern politeness the other night" al a
gentleman from the north to . New
Orleans Time.-Democrat reporter. Il
bad gone to the Comus ball, and nad
agreed to escort a lady home She Wa
also 4 stranger in the city. n was
stopping with some friends on Bour-
BON street. about three blocks the other
side of the opera house. As 1t was only
"A short distance, we decided TO Walk
I was, Of course, totally unacquanted
with the street, and when we left the
lights OF the opera house l felt very
much at sea. The houses were dark
and / could not see the numbers, n II
was only by number that the lady
could identify her boarding place, as
she had only been there once.
AHEAD of me was y small man. ]
asked him If he knew where the num-
Der was. He answered very politely
hat he did not, but was going that way
and would help me hunt He told an
other man in front OF him about II, and
that nan told some of his friends. In a
few minutes these gentlemen had
formed an advance guard in our inter
est. We walked calmly behind, while
they went in front on either side of the
street, striking matches and looking
for the number. There were eight Of
them, and their matches would so of
one after the other. 1t was n regular
iambeau parade. l MAS overcome.
Here it is shouted an advance scout.
We approached the house rapidly, and
found eight gentlemen standing before
IL. II was almost with emotion that
raised my hat and thanked them for
their efforts. Nothing NJ ALL they said
politely. and the entire eight raised
their hats and walked into the dark
ness"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-05-27

A great commotion seems to have
taken place among railway circles
owing to the contemplated through
al service between the Pacific Coast
and Chicago which Is operating one
day each week. This Is not a new de-
parture by any means. as the Denver
& Rio Grande Railroad Company and
its connections have been operating a
through car service between the Pa
ciic and Atlantic Coast via. Salt Lake
Pueblo, Denver. Kansas City and
CEics7o for years, and three da. 8
each week, viz. every Wednesday,
Thursday aud Friday evening. The
cars for this through service are Of
the latest PuIlman design, and are
supplied With clean linen and bedding
throughout. A Pullman porter is as.
signed IA each a T These cars are
also under the personal supervision
OF a Special Excursion agent
whose duty it is to see that paseen,
gem are given every comfort and at
tentiUp. For further information, ap,
ply to any agent. or II. F.. Neyine
General Agent, or to II. NJ. Gushing
Travelling Passenger Agent, d. & r
G.. II. r., SO West 3td South St. Sal
Lake City, Utah.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-05-27

"hiIe yon arc Ioosing for a change
'n inc weather. examine the lateot
patterns in wall paper at the Postoi-
nee MI goods first claes and at the
lowest living prices. Gait in and OK.
anime my stock. No trouble 10 show
goods. |. n. Snrawood.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-05-27
CHANCE OF A LIFETIME.
\ DereaTed Widow Who offered
Tombstone and m~onumeats n u
Great Sacrifice.

1t was a Brooklyn widow who, on be
Ing chided for adding her diamond soli-
taire earrings TO the details Of her sable
iraPpings OF woe, justified herself by
saying that they were the very conden.
sation OF grief-crystalIized tears. 4,
has been the fortune Of another be.
Teared resident OF the town of sepuI.
chred popularity, says the New York
sun, TO attain an elegiac fame accom.
pIlshed oy Few il any OF her sex. Those
in the vicinity who have recsn,ly bod
the misfortune TO have a death in their
iamlies nave been made the REGIMENTS
OF the following circular mailed them
Win timely enterprise By n woman who
owns n marble yard near one OF Brook.
iyns best-known cemeteries:
beg leave 10 Inform you that :, VIM
Ihtehu or nave concluded TO purchase a
monument or tombstone for ynur rIo,
that have a large assortment n ,bo 80
OF the hnnsi and latest designs IN suJ, Al
tastes. OWING to the death q, nv h.tn,rJ
husband necessity compe.s me under The
pIeStht circumstance TO dispose OF some
OF my stock at a sacrifice, thus nori,s 90,
at the same time an opportunI,y 49, 49,
wiz seldom meet again In ~purrhaa!ns =,
or tonbslon. at very -
nsure. therefore kindly invite you 70
LhFVr me with a call and examine my stock.
as II Is no trouble 70 show II, ~
Hopihg you will give The matter Gins,
CONSIDERATION And ruilte my position. I
remain. respectfully yours. : :
For several generations undue honor
mas been paid the French widow who
made the marble mins,reI', voira.
fuI stone" in Pere Ia Chaise relate how
she continued her husbands bu,ines.
a,'he old stand" But the profession.
al Brookiynite has given her the ano,o-
pirate spades and beaten her out Of ,bc
game.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-05-27

The daily INDEPENDENT will be
delivered to subscribers by carrier
for the remainder Of the year for 10
cents per month and through the
mail for 1850 until January Ist. 1899
This isa special offer Ard applies to
all old subscribers az well as new
ones. Now is the time to subscribe
for the only paper that gives the latest
war news.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-05-27
June ISt to November LIST, Is! :.
Nevada Commission:
COL II. ID. MANSON. Vice President OF Nevada, Reno, Nevada
EXPOSITION COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:

Ear g"t Nevada exhibits, shipped from any point in the State along the lie.
wish the interests Of the State advertised, to corporate with the Exposi-
prepare some product Of his county and send it to the nearest po.nt II tho
G. l.. r. x. from which place it will be sent to On ha aud exhibited, and
returned o the same pc n at the close OF The exposition free IL expense to
the exhibitor Full information should accompany everything scnt Tor x
hiUiuon. Before sending anything TO the line OF the railroad a full dc.
scrpuoB should toe given to the Exposition Commissioner Of the county
who in turn will nifty the Vice President, who will II tHy him what action
10 take, otherwise there might be many Implications Apply to your
County Representative fer further information, and don't let this oppor-
tunIy OF advertising the resources OF Nevada be lost.
The TrnDs Misrisdppr ana international Congress is composed OF dele.
gates from every State and Territory Wcst OF the Mississippi river. Tho
OF this exposition originated in that Congress Mt its SECESSION d. Omaha in
$50, the project has become n National enterprise and the Nat onRl
Commission has been organized and is in active service. there being ono
commissioner for each Of the several departments OF the Government. Most
Of the Trans mississippi States are well along in the way OF gathering X.
hibits from their respective States and many OF them have muio liberal mp.
preparations while others. are preparing exhibits through private enter
prise.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-05-27

The old bachelor editor Of the
SaliDa Press says a Sewer county.
Utah, yourg lady named Featerlipht
weighs gS pounds when unshucked
for slumber. Wonder how he knows?
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1898-02-08

Our clever young citizen and telegra-
pher, Mr.. J. W. Kyle, and Miss Pearl
Gale, of Bonsacks, Virginia, were united
in marriage at the Howard House, Balti-
more, on Wednesday last, by Rev, John
L. Allison of the Presbyterian Church.
Mr.. Kyle aud his fair young bride reach,
ed Charles Town Thursday evening and
nre at Mrs. Horace Gallaher's. 1t is
an open secret that the young couple
were a little apprehensive that their
young love might not run smooth if their
matrimonial intentions were made public
so they quietly lied themselves away
"unbeknownst" to the "old fnlks"-hop-
ing for = speedy parental forgiveness and
blessing. May they have realization
of their brightest and best anticipations
and expectations.-Free Press.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1898-02-08

at the n. Y. Racket Store. you can buy the
purest and best spices of all kinds so per cent
less than elsewhere, we do not keep worth
less spices at all; pure grain pepper 1Oc lb;
ground pepper strictly pure PC Id; ground
mustard BOO ID; ginger &c; cloves SOC lib; all
spices 25c Id; try our green tea %, 40 and 75c
ID; sardines 4c per box; we have a nice line
of dark percales at &c yd; very heavy per
Gales yd wide SC yd; the best table oil loo
yd; floor oil cloth a good guilty 20 and 22c;
the, best % and 3Sc yd; good outing cloth 6
and &c; canton flannel 5, 6, Z, S, 9 and 1Oc
worth 6 to Pc; white shaker flannel y to Sc;
white wool flannel II to 4Oc; red flannel 10 to
45c; ladies winter vests is, Is %. p. % and
45c; ali wool vests Gu, 40, 70 and SOC; mems
undershirt Is, % and 30; all wool 70 to S1.5O
each; we have few heavy buggy robes in
stock which we will sell for cost to close out,
a rare chance to buy cheap robe; a nice
quality of cotton bats and 10c Id; Indies and
gents over CATERS nice cloth 20c pr; try our
Lady Clare corsets the best Soc corsets ever
sold in Charles Town; we sell the famous c..
b. French corsets No. 26 and 70 at Soc; the
Armorside corset never breaks SOC; only q
few prs of boots left some OF which we will
sell below cost to close out; buggy whips to
65c full rawhide whip soc; full whale bone
Csc. J. w. COLEMAN.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1898-02-08

The exhibition of vandalism in the
breakage of the arc lamp and globe at
the Baptist church corner, Saturday
night, shows vicious spirit that needs
severe punishment, and it is hardly pos
sible to believe that our community has
within its borders one guilty of such a
dastardly outrage. 1t was wanton de
struction of property, besides putting all
the lights out. Vigorous efforts will be
made to detect and punish the offender
to the fullest extent of the law, and these
efforts, we hope, will be successful. See
offer of S25 reward by Mayor Washing
ton, who means business in this matter,
as in all others calling for his executive
action
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1898-02-08
Adxertised Letters.

List of letters remaining in the Post
Of1ceat Charles Town, Jefferson county,
w. Va, February s, 1895;
s. E. Cook. c. Driver, Samuel Franklin, s.
W. Geary, Mrs. E. A. Croft, Speedwell s
Goodloe, Mrs. Lucy Jackson, Mr.. G. G.
Moore, NJ. Peppino, Miss G. Pendleton, Miss
Celia Lhibler, Mrs. Belle Wilmington, James
E. Wilmington.
The above letters, if not called for
within fifteen days, will be sent to the
dead letter office. Persons calling for
them will please say that they are adj
vertised. GEO. H. FLAGG, P. NJ.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1898-02-08
THE RUINED CALIFORNIA GRAPE CROP

The partial loss of the grape crop this year
caused by the heavy rains. is estimated to ex-
coed 81 600. 900. Farmers and vineyards all
over the northern part of the State have suf-
fered While this is true, it is equally fact
that lost and failing strength may he restored
by the persistant. systematic use of the great
national tonic, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
which rcnews and tones ihc activity of the
stomach, liver and the bowels. Count eracts
plant. and prevents maIariaI disorders. At
Ter exhausting diseases ave run their course
recovery is greatly accelerated by the use OF
the Bitters, which improves appetite and inn
parts renewed vigor to the debilitated ply
sique.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1898-02-08
Church Items.

Lay Reader David Howell conducted
services in. Zion Episcopal Church Sun
day morning.
Services in st. James Catholic Church,
Charles Town, on the 4th Sunday of
each month. at 1910 a, m
AT the request of the Lutheran congrega-
ton at Harpers Ferry Rev. G. H. Hockey
will continue his service there during the
year.
Rev. G. H. Hockey, of shepherdstown,
has been requested to continue his services
at Harper's Ferry Lutheran Church the
coming year.
Rev. DR.. c. N. Campbell preached in
the Presbyterian church Sunday morn
ing, Rev. DR.. A. c. Hopkins having gone
to Round Hill Church to fill Presby-
terial appointment
Rev. ]. L.Kibler has closed revival ser
vices in the NJ. E. Church South in Shep-
herdstown, resulting in elevenprofessions
of conversion and marked improve
ment in the spirituality of the church.
The next session of the General Confer
ence of the M. E. Church South, to be
held in Baltimore next May, will be
opened by the venerable Bishop John
Christian Keener, who will be then in his
eightieth year.
The ladies of the Baptist congregation
at Summit Point will hold an oyster sup
per at the school-house at that place on
on Friday and Saturday evenings of this
week. Proceecs for the benefit of the
church. Public cordially invited.
The protracted meeting in the NJ. E.
Church South has been in progress the
past week, The noted evangelist, Rev.
j. E. Schoolfeld, arrived Wednesday,
and has since been holding two services
a day, except Sunday, when there was an
extra meeting held for men only at 3 p.
m. The meetings have been largely at
tended, and much interest is manifest
A number of penitents presented them
selves at the altar Sunday night.