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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-06
EASTWARD THROUGH

The traveller, tourist or business
man ls wise when he selects the Rio
Grande Western Railway *Great Salt
Lake Route" for his route to the East.
1t ID the only transcont,nental line
passing directly through Salt Lake
City, and in addition to the gliinps
1t affords Of the Temple City, the
Great Salt Lake and picturesque
Salt Lake and Utah Valley, it afforde
the choice OF three distinct routes
through the mountains and the most
magnificent scenery in the world.
On all classes OF tickets stopovers
are granted at Ogden. Salt Lake
City, Glenwood Springs, Leadville,
Colorado Springs, Denver and other
points OF interest. Double daily
train service and through Pullman
and Tourist sleeping cars between
San Francisco aud Denver. Tourist
cars through to Omaha, Chicago and
Boston.
For illustrated pamphlets descri1.
tive Of the "Great Salt Lake Route"
write to T.. A. WADLEIGH, General
Passenger Agent, Salt Lake City.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-06
MOODY AND THE ROWDY.
How the Well-Known EvanEelist'a
Quick Wit Saved Him from
Probable DrubbinR.

A few years ago when Evangelist
Moody was preaching in the slums of
large city he was delayed in leaving
the hall till late in the evening, says a
writer in Ladies' Home Journal. The
exit was in & back street, and as he
left the building he found number of
roughs waiting to annoy him. AS he
walked along he heard them say:
Here he comes!" end they prepared
to jostle him from the sidewalk. Co
ing straight up to the ringleader, Mr..
Moody held out his overcoat, and, with
self-possession that commanded COM
plete respect, said:
"My friend. won't you just help me
on with this overcoat? am not quite
so active now as I was at your age,
and some day, when you are as old as
I am, I'll be glad to do you the same
favor"
No bully was ever more completely
taken by surprise. He held the over
coat for the evangelist to get into it,
and then thanking the young man for
his aid, Mr.. Moody went along unmo-
Tested.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-06
Facts Worth Knowing.

Among the facts worth noting in
the report Of the Secretary Of tho In
terror are the following: The public
domain contains 1895, OF ,692 acres, OF
which l39.5l6216 acres are reserved
and 637. 339.422 acres are appropriated.
Alaska is not included in this state
ment. There are 190.l32 Indians, be-
sides the 4,3l5 IN New York and the
77,019 Of the "civilized tribes" The
number Of students at college in the
United States is now .l,226 to the mil.
lion OF population, against 500 in 1872.
Pupils in public schools have in
creased from 7,56l,5s2 in 1871 to H..
652,49 in1897. Expenditure on such
schools in 1897 was 1920, 6O2, or
1892 per capita Of population and
1887 per pupil. The number of pu.
pills in private schools in 1897 was L.
$4,000, against 1,15O,OOO in 1871.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-06

A great commotion seems to have
taken place among railway circles
owing to the contemplated through
car 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
it's connections have been operating q
through car service between the Pa
cific and Atlantic coast via. Salt Lake
Pueblo, Denver, Kansas City and
Chicago for years, and three days
each, week, viz. every Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday evening. The
cars for this through service are of
the latest Pullman design, and are
supplied with clean linen and bedding
throughout. A Pullman porter is as
signed to each car. These cars are
also under the personal supervision
Of Special Excursion agent,
whose duty it is to see that passen-
gers are given every comfort and at.
tention. For further information, ap-
ply to my agent, or B r. Nevins.
General Agent, or to e M. Gushing
Travelling Passenger Agent, D. & r.
G. II. r., So West Bird South st. Sal
Lake City, Utah.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-06

The number OF pensioners on the
rolls July 1, wac 993,7l4. There are
5000 claims pending, Of winch 20O,.
COO are new. The amount paid dur
ing the last tiscsl year on pension &C.
count was S144,65l, 1873. Since the
Civil War 1925, 555, 800 have been
paid to pensioners, and now thirty
three years after the close of the war
more names are on the roll than there
wore soldiers in the army at any time
during the period of that contest
And the EXPENSE instead Of diminish.
ing with the lapse of time, is growing
rapidly.
The annual appropriation tor pen.
sions exceeds by more than S10O, OO0,.
600 the largest estimate of President
Grant and General Garfield, who
agreed that the charge would never
rise above S4O,00O,0 900 year.
It is well to think Of this. With
9l00,0O0,000 we could build 25 battle.
ships. Think of it-an iuvincibie
navy could be provided with the
money now devoted in one year to q
purpose questionable and inexpedient
to say the least Imperialists are es
pecially interested in this view Of it
st. Louis Post. Dispatch.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-06
THE NEWSPAPER Law.
All Subscribers should' Read the
Following Law and Avoid Trouble.

All Subscribers should' Road the
Following Law and Avoid Trouble.
!. All subscribers who do not
give express notice to the contrary
are considered wishing to continue
their subscription.
2. II subscribers order the discon-
tinuanoe OF their periodical tho pub
Usher may continue TO send it until
all arrearages are paid.
3 II 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 othe
places without informing the pub
Usher, and the papers are sent to the
former address, they are held re-
sponsible.
8. The courts have decided that
refusing to take periodicals from the
Office or removing and leaving them
uncalled for. is prinls facie evidence
Of intended fraud.
6. II 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 ali arrearages are sent to
the publisher.
Z. The latest postal laws are such
that newspaper publishers can arrest
anyone for fraud who take q paper
and refuses to pay for it.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-06
THE BENATORSHIP.

The entrance of Congressman Now
lands in the Senatorial arena is look
I'd upon with satisfaction by the Car!
son News. In IN editorial in lts
Mondays issue it says. "The News
oongratulstes iteslt that it has con-
tributed it's share toward the move
msnt that has made It possible for
Mr. Newlands or any other Nevadsn
to hope TO successfully contest with
Stewart for Senatorial honors, and it
feels not q little elated that ., gentle
man of the promise and ability Of Mr..
Newlands has stepped into the breech
Under his leadership tho forces Of
tho people should easily be led to vic
torp.'
The Gazette advises that . caucus
Of Republicans be held and that q
Republican candidate be entered in
the race.
II that il done, it IL rather doubtful
whether our Congressman would be
able to measure up to the Republican
standard. He would have to declare
in favor Of the single gold standard
and all the other articles of faith in
thS Republican creed. This would be
rather q difficult task for Mr.. New
lands to accomplish il he has been
sinoere in his advocacy Of silver. If
he did it, he would lose the support of
every genuine Silver man III the leg
islAture and the Senatorial toga would
60 glmmering from his view. If no
Republican caucus is held, he mny
receive the support OF the RepubI-
cans in the legislature on the theory
Of any body to beat Stewart, but with
Q caucus candidate Of that faith in
the fight Mr.. Newlands' name would
be Dennis.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-06
BURLINGTON
mH@ really don't know what
% comfortable travelling is
il You have never travelled via
.Uu the Burlington. l.. ......r.

. il you have never travelled via
..'gt the Burlington. Z. a..
Oh @R@ :o, wider ohio choice : . .,
other line, to and from Chicago
st. LOUIS, Omaha, Kansas City
and all eastern points. Two
trains through each way daily.
Veetibuled buffet smoking Ii.
brary cars. Pullman sleeping
cars. Reclining chair cars
(eests free) coaches. Finest
Dining car service in the world.
Dining cars operated on the
Cafe plan, that is, you pay only
for what You order. .. -
A MAP OF THE UNITED STATES
three feet wide by four feet long;
printed in six colors; mounted on
rollers; shows every State. coun-
ty, important city and railroad in
the Union. A very desirable and
useful adjunct to any household
or business establishment. Sent
to any address on receipt Of fif.
teen cents in stamps--lees than
cost.
H. #. Ncslen, II. l.. Little,
Travelling Pass. and Freight Agents.
W. F. MCMILLAN, Gen1 Agt.,
GA 8. w. Temple ST., Salt Lake CITY.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-06

Bring your Job Work to the INDIE.
PENDENT Office. Low prices.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-04-05

.aAll kinds Of Jewelry re-
Lis done on short notice and
enable rates.
IVA full and complete line of
cles kept in stock.
Lbo A. G. Bomar's at the
House, Challis, Idaho, and
sctacles to fit your eyes.
ction guaranteed, and al
able rates. Measurements
nd all errors corrected.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-04-05
ssss 1, n !. q n.

The funeral services were held
from the I. o. D. Z. hall in this
place on Saturday afternoon,
April End, at 2 o'clock. The SER
vices were conducted by the K.
O.T.M. of which Order he was a
member in good standing. The
funeral was largely attended, and
the school children attended in
a body. and with the entire com
munity, almost, followed the re-
mains of their schoolmate and
companion to it's last resting
place-the grave. Many beauti-
full floral tributes were placed on
the coffin.
The services at the hall were
conducted by Rev. Guy Foster,
and at the grave by the local
lodge K. O. t. M.
The MESSENGER voices the
sentiment of our people in ex-
tending to the relatives of the
deceased, their heartfelt sym
pathy in this, their sad hour of
affection.
Faret0eU, John I Peace be to thy
memory !
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-04-05
Lay Him To Eest.

Lines dedicated to the memory of John w,
Miser, written for THE MESSENGER by Calf
Lay him to rest, and turn away
Leave him to sleep till the Judgment Day;
For the flowers must fade. the leaves must fall
And sleep must come 10 one and all
The sleep OF Eternity.
Lay him to rest-Oh, why do you weep?
'Tis only day till we shall sleep,
And the grave shall cover our wearied breasts
Our faces gone from the busy marts,
To where pityingly angels keep.
Lay him to rest-'tis better to have
The peaceful rest in the silent grave,
Then the wearied life that mortals bear
With its blasted hopes. its weight of care
And means of duty's slave.
Lay him to rest-for what is Life
But ceaseless Struggle useless Strife
A feeting Vision-a labored Breath
A life's Remcmnerance-then welcome DEATH
Thou, kindly, severing knife.
Lay him to rest-we know not when
Our rest shall come. be ready then
And those In life who are left behind
Let's be more thoughtful and more kind,
For soon will be the end.
Lay him to rest meath the mountain sod
Meath the very ground his feet have trod
And breathe as you turn calm goodbye
For soon 1t will be our time TO lie
AT peace, and alone with God.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-04-05
HwwyTsYxsEss7zfa
kss lss....i z !. .s;s 4 q, &. II

John w. Miser was born at
Tie Siding, Wyoming, small
camp on the Union Pacific Rail
road. Aged, 19 years and three
months.
The deceased was just coming
into manhood, bright, strong and
healthy, and to be cut down
without a moments notice and so
early in life has cast a gloom
over our entire community. He
has many warm friends here, as
was shown during his suffering
and death. His schoolmates will
miss him. Only few days ago,
on the evening of the 25th, he
appeared before the public at a
school entertainment given by
the Star Society, and our people
were greatly pleased TO see John
acquit himself in such a splendid
manner.
The deceased had been in our
community since boy and had
grown up to be a powerful
young man, being about six feet
and 2 inches in height, and his
long residence here had won him
many dear friends. Life is un-
certain, we know not the day or
hour when the end will come.
Today we may be enjoying the
pleasures of life; but tomorrow
we may be cold in deaths en-
brace.
Poor John We shall miss
you-kind, open-hearted, boy
you have caused many tears to
flow by your death, and you
leave behind many relatives ano
the sadest of all a broken-heart
ed mother. We saw you stretch
ed on bed of pain, where ever
a mothers love could not fore
stall the inroads of disease, mol
kiss back to the pallid cheek the
roses of health, nor knightly
shield could turn aside the shaft
of death. Yet your lips gave
out no towards cry. We follow
ed you to the grave, and lister
as the clods fell on their coffil
lids to the requiem of sobs an'
tears. And yet why should |
single eye be dim ? For whethe
death is but the open portal tha
leads unto the golden streets 0
Paradise, or eternal dreamles
sleep, or yet new birth, in pur
er better forms of life, there j
no cause for tears. The dead d.
not weep, and in death there il
{ nothing terrible. To most men
when the last hour comes, it
herald is the angel form Q
} peace, for modern thought an
| philosophy have robbed tn
grave of all its grizzly terrorS
{ The living, not the dead, suffe
5 pain. And we should look o
the departed as mariners who's
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-04-05
A SAD Death.

''NN~~
A sad accident occurred in this
place last Tuesday afternoon,
March 29th, 1898, at 3 O'Clock,
which cost John w. Miser his
life. It happened in this man
ner: He was riding a horse at a
good speed, on Third street, out
near Axel Olsen's barn, when a
calf suddenly arose in front of
his horse. The horse fell on the
calf, and at the same time hurled
its rider to the ground with ter
rible force-the rider falling be-
meath the horse. Friends near
by carried the poor boy to his
home, where he received the
kindest care by his folks and his
many warm friends, but the fall
was fatal, and nothing could save
him, for the shock had made a
conclusion of the brain. He was
unconscious at the time he was
picked up until death, although
at one time he endeavored to
speak to his mother, but failed.
He remained in this condition
until Z O'clock Friday morning,
April 1st, when the spark of life
lied, and John was dead Let
Us drop the curtain on the sad
accident.
The curtains of yesterday drop down,
The curtains Of tomorrow roll Up.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-04-05
Yellow Jacket and Fornsy Float.

FORNEY, April 1st, 1898.
Scott Farnham and VIM. Hol-
land went to Salmon during the
week.
George Lewis returned from
Morgan creek. He reporta a
good time with the boys at the
station.
Joe Porterfeld made q trip to
Forney after the mail.
G. G. Williams is looking after
Holland & Shorts store, and he
makes a good P. M, so all the
ladies say.
A. L. Weaver and A. M. Col
well are stopping at Forney, hav-
ing just returned from North
Carolina where they spent most
the winter.
Bert Bascom and Jas. Madison
came out from Singiser this
week, these two being the last
men that were working.
Jas. Short is getting outfit
ready and will start for Wilson
creek on the End. From all ap-
pearance Wilson creek will have
a boom this summer.
Supt. Stetham and E. L. Mum
ma passed through Forney on
their road to Salmon this week.
Geo. Pulver will be left in
charge at Singiser.
All Fools Day was not over
looked at Forney. ID. l..
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-04-05
Fate of The "Nzaine."
Congressional Reeord.l
memory

Mr.. Chairman, somewhat more
than a month ago our proud ship
Maine, officered and manned by
as brave and as heroic a crew as
ever went down to the sea in
ships, with explosion and havoc
was engulfed in the dark waters
of Eabana Harbor. 1t was night,
and those brave men were wrap
ped in slumber. mayhap dream
ing of future fame and glory or
of home and loved ones there.
The buoyancy of youth made
their sleep deep and vigorous,
and doubtless clothed their
dreams in roseate hues. From
dreamland they were summoned
by the black usher of death
through the deep and strange
waters to the mysteries of eter-
nifty.
Their virtues
win plead like angels trumpet -tongued,
against
The deep damnation of their taking of;
And pity, like a naked new born babe,
Striding the blast, or heavens cherubim,
horsed
To the sightless couriers of the air,
Shall blow the horrid deed in every eye,
That tears shall drown the wind.
Since that fatal and fateful
night our relations to Spain and
Cuba have been a series of hum
iliations and reproaches. 1t
would seem that some awful
calamity was necessary to arouse
this nation and Congress to a re-
lization of their duty toward a
murdered neighbor. Talk about
the Armenian outrages or the
atrocities of the ''unspeakable
Turk r' Why, they pale into
misdemeanors merely compared
with the bloody crimes commit
ted under Spanish misrule in
Cuba. Almost one-half of the
population of that fair island has
been sacrificed by the murderous
policy of the monster Weyler
Speak of autonomy to people
thus slaughtered Spain, al
ways cruel and always deceitful
that offers in the gloved hanC
what appears to be a rose, but
when grasped, is q stingins
thorn. A nation of hypocrisy
of false glamour, of meretriciou'
pretenses, her fair promises end
ing in cruel disappointment o
betrayal. AS the poet tenderl.
and sorrowfully exclaims, depict
ing these disappointments AM
broken promises and hopes
So floating down o languid stream.
The lily leaves oft lilies seem.
Rejecting back the whitened beams
OF mornings slaning sun;
But as near and nearer came,
missed the lily's fragant flame.
The gay deceit was Ger;
No snow whitg lily blossomed fair,
. There came no perfume on the air,
Only an id'e leaf lay there
And wautoned in the sun.
Mr.. Chairman, no matter wha
; the Judgment of the boaId of ir
, quiry may be as to the respons
bility for the sinking of the bat
tie ship Maine, whether by sui
! marine mine or other explosion
{ from within, in the name of Go
| and of humanity this great natio
) should declare the island fre
and independent, and drive th
r soldiery of embruited and d'
! generate Spain from off its fa
, and fertile soil.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-04-05

We desire to express our heart
felt thanks to all those who so
kindly aided US. and for the
sympathy shown us in the last
sickness and loss of our son.
HUGH G. MCKENDRICK,
MRS. II. G. MCKENDRICK.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-04-05

Several of the boys that have
been in the employ of the Black
Company arrived in Challis last
Saturday evening from Custer.
In a speech commencing the
valor of American sailors when
our Navy was much less formid-
able than it is today, and pre-
dieting greater deeds of valor
for them in the future, Represen-
tative Foss, of Illinois, gave
some interesting figures of the
cost of our new navy. He said :
1--WE have expended nearly 1875,
900, 900 for the naval establish
ment since 1882. Of this, $81,
000,0O has been expended for
the construction of new vessels,
and SAL, 500, 900 for armor and
armament of new vessels, MAX
ing in all a total of 1922, 500, 00C
for the construction and equip
ment of new vessels. Today oul
navy compares favorably with
the navies of the world" z"
Silver, $50; Lead, $3.50.
Ohio has a dog that she wants
to send TO Havana. He was the
other day detected in swallowing
'the last of six sticks of dyna
mite" belonging to the Hamil
ton Coal Company. He is {
friendly, playful dog and loves
company, but all the town ha'
been warned and is afraid of him
They don't offer to kick him ant
a policeman who threatened tt
shoot him hesitated. Doors arr
shut against him, but the dog i
still in health and persists il
lounging in the business parts o
the town and the people offer t.
pay a first-class passage for hin
to Havana, where such a do;
tseems to be needed.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-04-05

Ed. Nickerson and Lou. Ness
line made business trip to
Houston last week.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-04-05
kFIRsT- CLASS HOTEL. u

|hen in Challis be sure and
at this hotel. The tables
always supplied with the best
market affords, and they can
be surpassed in Custer
~. Commodious sample
ps for travelling men.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-04-05
barks have safely landed in a
genial mort.

He is not dead the leaves may fall,
The flowers may fade and pass away,
They only wait through wintry hours
The coming May.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-02-17
HAT his PUBLISHER WANTED.
~ One Little Thing and lie Would
lie Perfectly Happy.

One uHa tte "ouIu
M lie Perfectly Happy.
fhere is Chicago writer who claims
have had all along the hardest luck
any follower of the muses. now liv-
lie began trying for literary hon
at the age of II. Soon after that
be he determined to make writing his
bfession. With this end in view he
pix great pains to get himself lit
ry education. He neglected mathe-
ltics, economies, ethics and almost
ry other branch for bellies lettres.
bile he was in school he contributed
the college paper with considerable
fcess. After being graduated he
Pked about for some permanent news
per connection. This he did not find
readily as he had expected. The
ID was overcrowded. However, as he
inherited means he did not mind
lifting little while. In the mean
be, though, he determined to submit
liter regularly. He did this for a
be- while. but the forms continually
(sed without his productions. After
prolonged taste of this he gave up in
epair, swearing that working for
hrnal journals was thanklcss task
dogs life, anyway. He then tried
think visibly through the magazines.
t here his offers were as ill-fated as
Tore. At last, in righteous rage,
vowed that if nobody else would
mt his stuff, he would publish it him
=. He didn't want to run paper, so
determination forced him into the
fessity Of writing book. He cast
put for something that he thought
uld sell well. He finally chose for
subject "a History of the Civil
pr" 1t was in six volumes. 1t took
m two years and q half to finish it.
len he went looking for a publisher.
hen he found how much it would cost
almost concluded to allow it to re-
lin in manuscript. However, he was
(hing for little reputation, so he
de bargain with printer whereby
latter was to bear part of the ex-
hse.
few days ago the first volume APP
pred. An old friend of his met him
the street and congratulated him.
'Don't talk good fortune to me-" he
id to the latter. "I am in worse
buble than ever. l have had but one
Iume printed and now my publisher
fnts me to suppress parts OF my
brk."
iWhat parts does he want you 10
ppress?" asked his friend.
Well," was the reply, 'he wants me
suppress the other five volumes."-
icago Times-Herald.