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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-11-25
AN Ell CANEY HERO.
a Hugo Negro Who sinsIs-Handsd
Routed a Squad OF
~SpaninrdH,

Wandering about the post in a suit
OF pink pajamas is a Titanic negro. uix
feet tall and of like proportions. His
name is Americas johnson, and he IA
IA private in the Tenth regular cavalry.
Ibis Buffalo," as the colored soldier.
o. the army are Familiarity called,
sought the bubble reputation ut the
lannon's mouth" at Ell Caney, and sim
gIe-hnnded succeeded in overcoming
a squad of the enemy and capturing
u siX-pound raOid-lre gun shot three
spnniards, knocked four senseless
with the butt of his carbine and the
rest ran away in terror. johnson WINS
twice wounded, one ball passing
through his left shoulder and another
through his left leg, but neither re-
manned in his body, and no bones were
broken. He speaks of his wounds con.
iemptuously ms "pinholes." They are
meaning rapidly, and he will soon be
0pie 10 return to his home in Texas
and receive the honors due the brave.
lie has already received u great deal,
and l grieve TO relate that glory and
admiration are confusing Johnson'A
memory. He is becoming somewhat
inaccurate and inconsistent in his
statements. He sits all day long under
the shade of q tree clad in his pink
rnjamas, like the sultan OF Senegam.
Ola, and relates the story Of his
nchicvements over and over again to
thronss of colored people and strag-
Cling whites, who stand with both their
ears and mouths wide open, paraIyzed
win awe. Like the editors OF the yell
low Journals, Mr.. Johnson has discoy.
ercd that the pablo taste demands
something hot and bloody, and he does
his best to crafty that craving. BY
the time he gets to Texas johnson will
have captured an entire battery; per-
haps captured MORO itself.-William
+. curtis, in Chicago Record. M
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-11-25

Miss BeeFie Bailey, aged about %
ycres, was found dead on No. l yes.
terday morning a short distance east
OF Battle Mourtaiu. Tho remains
were brought here md plnced in
charge Of the undertaken to DO held
until word 10 received from her rela-
tives. From papers found on her
person It il learned that tho young
lady had been an inmate OF Aguews
Asylum, California, for somo time
and was discharged on the 10th OF
sbis month. A dispatch received
CHS afternoon from tho S%uperinten-
dent Of the asylum Gays that Miss
Bailey. WA in good health, except n
slight cold, when eho loft there and
that che wa on her way TO her uncle
Cyrus Timmons, who lives at Glen.
hail, near Lafayette, lndioua. Cor.
one Morgan las charge OF the effects
Of the dead girl md will hold IN in.
quest on her remains az soon as he
n get tho necessary information.
Tho remains will DO held hero until
her relatives are hcnrd from.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-11-25

The Times says that u good old
rural lady residing near Denver has
sued for a divorce. and it seems that
her husband is attempting to take
advantage OF her rural ways to pre-.
vent her success. The other day in
court the husbands lawyer was ask
Ing her some questions, evidently for
the purpose Of confusing her.
-Do You smoke cigarettes? he ask
ed.
do | smoke whatT7
~Cigarcttes.7
al don't know what that highfalut.
ing maine is, but / can tell you Nil
do smoke" ".'.
Proceed" said The lawyer, with a
smile, thinking he had struck a new
lead. I
Jest the hams when my husband
butcher -that's all l smoke" was tie
reply, and the attorney thought he
had yellow fever.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-11-25

Life is not Il picnic. or course,
there a be lots Of fun crowded in
to it. in Il proper way, but on the
whole it ia Il matter OF hard and earn.
est work.
The men who work the hardest are
the h%nppicst. H'
Those who are happiest in their
work are the most successful.
Every lick you put in now will be
Of benefit hereafter. No matter
what your pay n,Hy be do tho best
that Ia within you!
We can't all get rich 10y lying on
~fowory beds Of ease while others
fight to win the prize or suil through
each dry with colors mt the masthead
and every yard Of canvas set. Work
is tho most heHlthiul, iDvigorating
tonic TINT poor human nature can
help Itself to.
Remember that II your arc well
md busy You must, ms a result, be
happy.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-11-25
THE RAILROAD ARMY.
a Larger Peace Establishment Than
Any canntry in the World
Possesses.

The standing army Of Russia Ia
usually put at 100000 men, Of Ger.
many nj 100000, Of Austria at 27s. O
and Of Great Britain at 22S, 900, ali on
n pence footing. Yet there are, Il nm.
pears by the last published report OF
the interstate commerce commission.
$4,000 railroad employees In the United
States, whose gross wages and sal.
aries are nearly $500, 600, 900 n ycor.
or O2 per cent. OF the operating es.
penses OF the American railwRys.
There are four employees, on the aver.
age, for each mile OF railroad track.
There arc 10000 station agents. 3s,CCf
engineers, a5,a22 conductors, 4a.76s
~switchmeE, flngmen and watchmen.
ana 2i,452 telegraph operators md Dis,
patehers. AZ the present ratio q, In.
c~rcase--there ere now 10000 NOR.
railway employees in the United States
than there were in 1S9s-thc totnl
number will not be very far below
100000 at the tine OF the next census.
Here Is an army In which there is ro
mastering out and no war footing. for
The railroadarmy Of the United stnton.
larger than the number Of railroad
employees OF my other country, Is Ga.
scrliolly an army OF peace, and IL ia
steadily growing ut n rate larger than
The railroads themselves, taking The
p'hengc as a measure OF their impor-
lance.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-11-25
iHrAgE wants Turkey.

Bro. bragg OF tho Gazette IN hun.
goriug for n Thanksgiving turkey.
Hear hiB plant!
"a fat turkey could be disposed OF
Thanksgiving day IL left ut this office
my timo before "Wednesday noon md
tho donor will be kindly remembered
Yor all timo and eternity. We went
into the campaign comfortably oeSy,
hat camo out slightly bent, not to eay
broke. Our only show 10 cat turkey
on Thanksgiving 10 through tho gen.
crosby Of orr ihends.'
What business hss a Nevada editor
with an appetite that bankers after
turkoyf II he gotta tho TURKEY he will
want cranberrics and tho other ixins
tibet 60 with IL. II no gots turkey
now, ho will DO bowling for miucc pic
for Christmas.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-11-25
THE FEMININE

The soldier boy doll has quite driven
the popular Brownie to the wall.
The secret of true happiness IL to
have what we want when we wantit. q
To have persons thoroughly at your
mercy get them to permit you to sham
poo their heads.
Friendship costs a good zeal more
than the two-cent stamps on letters
between the separated.
AT the time of life when q woman In
popularity supposed to wear bonnets
she generally selects the biggest sort
of n hat.
1t always happens that the articles
which are ~scarcest in the household
are always the ones the neighbors wish
to borrow. n
The person Whenever has to fabricate
for herself is generally the one picked
out by all her friends to help them out
of scrapes.
Goldenrod and geraniums make a
very Spanish color combination, but a
very cheerful one, nevertheless, these
autumn days.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-11-25
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY,
SALaiAG UNDl

Tomorrow being Thanksgiving Day
no paper will DO issued from this Of
flee.
Mrs. Edgar Hrinhart returned las,
night from "a visit to her mother ia
Chicago.
The Baldwin Hotel. San Francis
burned last night. Many lives we're
los; in the lire.
Mrs. Crockett md daughter, Of
Salt Lake arrived last night ON a visi,
To Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Kcyser.
Highway robbery has been added
to Wadsworth Industries, a residcn,
named Soto having been held up b,
a gang Of six men on the moin thor
%ough!are aul relieved Of his coin as
sots amounting to So.
The lSDEPESDESr acknowledge
the receipt OF u complimentary tickle
to the X. Of p. bal. Thanksgiving
night. The buHs. are making greu,
preparations aud an excellent time il
assured to NIL who go, O.,
The Carson News and Judge Mack
Rre having n lively tilt. The Judge,
calls the News u -ten-eent" paper and
the News retorts by calling the J Judge
a -three-centT-Judge Libel suits are
threatened.by the News. a!z. g..
James Smith, tie Efko painter, wra
convicted of s. ling whlskey TO IT,
dians at Carson last week md re.
ceived II sentence OF six months i'm
prisOnment. james will probably
keep sober and attend TO business
when he gets out.
The fight between .Corbett and
Sharlcy last night was won by the
latter in the ninth round on a foul.
! his will probably settle Corbett as a
pugiIist. What a pity it; is that each
hadn't killed the other in the ring.
The Gazette i~nsinuates that votes
cast in WaslIoe county for Mcmillan
were counted for Mccullough i'll or
der to win bets that were made ON the
result. 1t claims that a recount q.
all the votes in the State will have TO
be made 10 settle the Goyernorship.
Frank Forester, who is wanted in
Waco county, Oregon, for the murder
Of Il nan named Brogan ut a place
called Antelope Creek about two
Weeks ago, was arrested at Winnie.
mucca yesterday: AZ soon Us the
Necessary papers are procured For
roster will he tusen to Oregon for
trial.
An ingenious device is coming into
use in banks and ticket Offices to ia
ciliiatc money changing. 1t Is oper
atcd 10y 1t system Of one hundred keys
arranged something like n typewriter
at the back, Will" in front are grooves
in which are the different denomiu-
atioms of coin In making change NIL
that - necessary Is to press the key
indicating tire amount of change
needed, from WI cent up to ono
dollar, and it Immediately drops into
The hand. through mn opening in
front, and in the fewest number Of
coins possible To make the required
amount. 1t is said to be absolutely
correct, and if dcoin Of n different
denominations is mixed with the 9TH
ers, as for instance a ten.ceat piece is
put among the pennies, no money will
come through the machine until it
Inns been removed.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-11-25
\ Welcome sound.

Manager Ross said recently to M
Enterprise reporter that the instaIlu-
that OF the RisdOn plant would be
completed and water lifting will be-
gin by january list. The survey of
the Sutro tunnel by civil engineer
Hast is completed. Mr.. IIaist says
that he found the tunnel in good con-
dition. and that but little variation in
the grade Of the drain II, me has &C.
CURED, the excavation 10 receive il
beng for tho most part in hard rock.
He says That the aumo is in much
better condition than he expected to
find it from the adverse reports that
had been circulated, and thai it will
be ready to receive the water lifted to
the tunnel level when the hydraulic
plant il installed.
The blowing of the C.& 9. shaft
steam hoist plant whistle this morn.
ing means Il @ leuse OF life to tho
Comstock and will I've a welcome
sound to every resident Of the lode.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-11-25

Tho GaZclte suyR that the returns
on Governor so far us they have been
received show a plurality for Sadlcr
OF 81. with So votes to hear from III
Lipcolp county. The official vote OF
Elko county took or &C from Sadlcr
and 0 from Mcmillan. which cuts
Sadler's plurality down to 10. 4
gain Of 20 ia noted in Eureka for Nc
MILAN over and above the returns re-
ported by telegraph. Tho returns
from Churchill county gave Sadler
40 and Mcmillan Of but the official
vote gives SadIer rs and Mcmillan 90
This the Gnzette says would seem to
put Mcmillan ahead.
The IS votes III Lincoln county and
the soldiers vote may yet give Me
Millnn n email plurality according 10
the Gazeti's ilgurcs. Bro. Bragg Gays
no don't give up the fight yet. Wa
rather think TINT when all the official
returns are in Sadlcr will have II sale
plurality.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-11-25
lie Though, he Could Read Proof.

a minister in n nearby town who
frequently expressed surprise ut typo.
graphical errors In newspapers, 70.
Gently Ind printed II program for
religious services in his church.
when the program wac ready for tho
press he stipulated that. in order that
there might DO Ia errors IN IL, tho
proof should he submitted 10 him.
II was done and corrected according
to his marking. After tho Job waa
delivered, u friend called his attention
to the following line in the closing
hymn: "Jcsus resigns and heaven
rcjoiccs!' The rroIcher nearly faint
cd, but ho doesn't criticize the news.
papers half M much "a he used to-:
FL.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-11-25
IRON SATURDAYS DAILY
SALNIAGUNDI.


MIR. Thomas Short arrived from
Denver today. lie is lookin. halo
and hearty.
Another fine rain set IN about uoon
and 1t never missed IL lick during the
afternoon. IL the storm keeps up
much longer, boats will be in demand
tCr crossing our beautiful streets.
Ihe INDEPENDENT WIS hardly out
yesterday before Charley Grover call.
cd AMI proved his right to the gold
ring mentioned in that issue. Who
says it don't pay to advertise in tho
INDEPENDENT?
The play last night drew a full
house and many ID shekel went into
the Golfers OF the Presbyterian
church. The actors and actresses
were at their best and looked their
prettlest. They are 30 stuck up over
their Gee TINT they hardly notice
common mortals today.
A letter from Carson says TINT
Senator Stewart figures his strength
IN the Legislature at possibly 81 and
80 sure. IL these figures are correct
tie Senator has an easy fight. But
then one cannot almost sometimes
tell what a Nevada legislator will do.
A. J. Mccarthy, publisher of til,
Walker Lake Buuetin, cites the FOL
towing reasons for his defeat as an
independent candidate for tho ussem-
bly,: Il couldn't get n gnp ON Stew.
arts sack. And then I anI an A. p.
A, an Irish Catholic, q stage robber
and a bloated goldbug.'
The INDEPENDENT would suggest
10 our worthy Postmaster that he ill
up eone of the mudholes between the
postoficc and the Bakery corner 8,
that his patrons can cross the street
without swimming. Do this Bro.
Jones and you will have the prayers
OF all the good peoDle who live OH tile
North size.
David a. Wells. the eminent politi.
cal economist, who recently died at
his Connecticut home. had a very
bright way Of putting things. He
once said, "Idleness produces moth
ing but weeds and rust; and such
products are not marketable my
where, though society often pays for
them most dearly"
The Nye county vote as far rs heard
FROG, give the Silver ticket IA big ma
jority. Five small precincts are yet
to :be heard from, but those from
which returns have been received
Newlands received 40 votes, Wren
40. Mcmillan %. Russell %, Sadlcr
100. Sam Davis received l26 votes for
Controller and the legislative ticket is
for Stewart.
An Eastern exchange says: The
voting machines used on electiLn day
in Rochester were a great success.
Twenty minutes after the polls closed
the full result OF the voting was
knomn in that city. Fraud was made
impossible in the counting and cast
ing OF the ballots. and voters had not
the least difficulty i'll casting their
ballots. This promises a reform TINT
will be OF great value.
Genoa Couricr:-A company OF
Carson Valley farmers has been or.
;gasized and incorporated for the ur-
,poso OF building reservoirs and stor
ing water on the Carson river. The
company also loxpects to build irri
;gating bitches and buy and sell land.
The capital stock is $4,000 shares OF the
par value OF 81 each. Onc-half Of the
stock has already been sold and will
he paid for on the installmont plan.
The trustees elected for the first year
are, G. NJ. Henniugson, II. Il. Dang
berg, Jr., John Frantzen, T.. Huss.
man md +. Iieise.
1890
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-11-25

The uproar was like that OF a run
away engine tearing through a tun.
mel. The floor was Uttered with
youngsters lying on their stomnchs,
and all bawling with an energy In,
dicative that somebody WINS hurting
them. Long, slim, scratched upon
slips OF palm leat, the equivalent OF
books in Burma, were spread before
the scholnra. Making the lads shout
is the approved method OF elementary
instruction. When the master dis.
covers any lngging in lung exercise,
a long switch begins 20 sing through
the air. Quiet, serious study Is OK
ploded. The Burmese educationis,s
nrgue TINT so long as II boy is shout.
ing his mind is occupied. When he
il silent, he is certain TO DO echcm.
ing mischief. Therefore the best
shouters are tho best pupils.--Trayel
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Tho readers Of this paper will TO
pleased TO learn that there is at least
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been able To cure in all its stages
and TINT n Cainrrh. Halls Catarrb
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Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter.
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Address, +. j. CHENEY d co,
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Halls Family Pills are tho best.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-11-25

S"HIOI PIuIH1IlyI -. =
The G~overnorship is too close for
Comfort and a contest for the office is
among the possibilities. The soldiers
vote Is yet to hear from and this may
put Mcmillan in the lead. II this
should prove true, there are troublous
times ahead OF the ship Of State. A
recount OF all the votes east in the
State will doubtless be demanded by
the Republicans.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-11-25

49,
Franklin wns dining with n enall
party OF distinguished gentlemen,
whom me Of them said. "Ilcro are
three naiiOnnlitics represented; / am
French, and my friend here ls Eng
ii h. nnd Mr.. Franklin ~ IN Ameri
can. Let each M propose a toaat.-
IL was agreed to and the En- klishman's
turn came FIRST. Ito arose mud in the
tone Of a BsitOn bold said: "IIero's
To Great Britain. tho sun that gives
light to all nations Of the earth Tie
Fronchmnn was rather taken back ut
ihis. hnt he proposed: "lTcro's to
France. The moon OF whose magic
rays move tho tidcs OF the world"
Franklin then arosc, with nh air Of
quaint mOdosty, and saidl Here's to
George Washington, the Joshua of
America, who commanded the sun
and moon Ia Rinud stlll-und they
obcycd,"--Ou Youths Friend.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-11-25

Learn 10 say NO when n dealer
olIcm you something Hust rs good
IN place OF Hoods Sarsaparilla
There can hc no substitute for Amer.
ica's GroutCBt Medicine.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-11-25
Murder and Suicide ut wmncmuccn

Murder and Suicide nj w'nnrmuocn.
a dispatch from winncmucca re-
ccived this afternoon says That Mrs.
-. J. llndIcy wns shot and killed lust
night by WIN. H. Lcwit, aged -
years, bookkeepor for Miller & Lux.
LOWE thon committed suicide. The
bodies wore found on n vacant lot on
lat street this morning. Tho womnn
VIVA ehot In the head twice. Three
shots we're heard. but no attention
wna pail 10 them. M motive for the
murder and suicide Ia known Tho
coroner's inquest will bo held THIS
cyening.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-11-25

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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-11-25

BakingP Powder
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Safeguards the food
against alum.
Alum baking powders are the greatest
mnaeers to health Of the present day.
AorI Guasa rc.oss CO.. NV ros<.
Alum baking powders are the greatest
mnaeers to health Of the present day.
Semi omeI.l Returns. on Governor.
RoyAl a.aso rc~ro.a CO.. NV ro,..

'cIhI UWcIhI Returns on Governor.
The Reno Gazette has succeeded
IN getting semi-oiR:ial returns from
every county in the State on the
Governorship. They will be found
below.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-11-25

Tomorrow being Thanksgiving Day
no paper will DO issued from this Of.
flee.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-05-12


At meeting on Sunday evening
last OF the Gross aud Crown Army
of st. Andrews Methodist Frisco
pal church, the leader requested
each member of the class TO recite
\ Bible verse containing the word
"remember."
After several had recited such
verses as ''Remember the Saba h
day TO keep it boly," and "Remem
Der now thy Creator in the days OF
thy youth" aud so on, the leader
turned to little fellow Of eight
years and asked for his verse. lie
promptly arose. straIg biened him
self. theew his head and shoulders
back, looked the leader in the
face, and with = determined air
and clear. commanding tone. ex
claimed. Remember the Maine -
New York Press.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-05-12
Yon Cant Get Rested.

because That Tired Feeling il not the
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healthy condition of your blood 'rhis
vital huid should give uourisbment Ia
every organ. nerve and muscle. But IN
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That Tired Feeling pure, rich blood.
Hoods Sarsaparilla will help YOU get
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all through the coming sumner. III
You have never tried Hoods Sarsapa-
riila, do 20 now. and SEQ how 10 ener-
gizes and viealizes your whole system.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-05-12
sErrlsG TYPE Br wIRE.

Donall Murroy, newspaper
man Of Sidney, New South Wales.
has invented and patented device
by means OF which an operator in
New York, with a keyboaFd before
him like that of an ordinary type
writer, not only can produce type
written copy in New Orleans, but
it is claimed, says the Press aud
Printer, that he en- operate type
setting machine there and deliver
his matter in le Il. rerdy for the
forms. Not only that. but the
same operator. bv using number
Of telegraph lines, can set up the
same copy simultaneously in u
dozen different places. In this
operation only ordinary currents
are used. such as are capable of
being lelaid. and are subject TO all
conditions OF ordinary telegrsphy.
The work can be done with the
same speed as an ordinary type
writer is operated, and dispenses
with all clock work mechanism,
-'nchronously moving type wheels
aud Other NITROUS devices. 1t is
sand to be capable of manipulating
eighty characters. -Ex.