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a novel Defense.

Walter y. Farnsworth, the self ron.
iessed bigamist, who claims ne has
married over forty women in differ.
ent parts Of the world, Gays he will
offer an unique defense when his
case 10 called for trial.
"Tho Sultan Of Sulu has many
wives and is under the protection OF
tho United States government" said
Farnsworth recently. al also have
many wives, but the police, not tho
government have me III charge. This
10 not according to the constitutional
provision guaranteeing equality to
all. | will sec TINT either l 20 free,
or the Sultan ot Sulu gives up some
OF his wives"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-10-27
Crowley.

In answer to our query the Carson
News says the three members OF the
Supreme court voted against Crow.
ley's pardon. Governor Sadler and
Atiorney-Genera Jones must have
voted o turn Crowley loose on So
ciety. This gives color TO the report
last fall that the pardon OF this muir
derer Was a political issue III the
western paIi of the State. Tie votes
Of the Governor and Attoruey-Gener-
al for the pardon Of Crowley show to
what depths politicians can fall in or
der to crafty their greed for Office.
Perhaps none but Silver party roliti-
clans could fall so deep in the mirc.
II would be interesting if Governor
Sadler and Attorney-Ge General Jones
wonld tell the people why they voted
to pardon Crowley, that is il they
would tell the truth about il.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-10-27

Sir Thomas Sawyer, an English
lecturer and writer, gives the follow
ing rules for long lie: Il Sleep
eight hours in each twcnty-four. 9
Sleep on your right side with the
window open. Place he bed
away from the wall. 1 Take a bath
the temperature OF the body daily. ,
Take exercise before breakfast. 6
Eat but little meat, we'll COOLED. 7
DO not drink milk (fOr adults). 8
Eat much grain food. 9 Avoid in
toxicants. 10 Live M much as pos
sible in tho country. II Vary your
occupations. II Limit you ambi-
tons. No rules can be given that
will apply to every one. Experience
and knowledge of oncsclf must be q
guide in applying these rules.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-10-27
THE RUSSIAN THISTLE.

The Russian tumble-weed. COM
monty known as the Russian thistle.
has appeared in Nevada. Thus far it
has been reported from only n To-
cality-a point about three miles west
Of Reno and a little east Of Chalk
Bluffs. Here, for a hundred yards or
more scattered beds and SINGLE
lunches OF the plant may be found
growing IL dry sand and gravel along
the north side OF the Southern Pacific
eubankment.
In general appearance this danger
Gus weed resembles slightly a with
cred pigweed. II Is a low growing,
thIckly spreading. annual plant brist-
ling with short, keen spines. In fav-
orable surroundings If forms thick,
rounding punches, f7um one to two
feet high, sDd from three TO six feet
in diameter. 10 the growing season
the stems are long aud slender. and
the leaves are fine. small and juicy.
When the plant gets rper. however.
the Leaves fall of. the stems grow
hard and wlry, and striped with red
and the spines become tough and
sharp. Later on, the whole plant,
now thoroughly msturej, and carry
irG thousands of seeds, becomes so
dry that 1t breaks oil at the root AMI
goes rolling across the country be-
fore the wind. Tie seeds are shaken
out OF The tunbliug mass Of stems
and may TINS be planted by the
wind miles from their original Ioca-
ton. This Is the principal way in
which the noIious weed spreads over
farms and valleys. The banks of IT.
rigation bitches offer good places for
the weed TO grow to II large size. The
seeds fall INTO the water and are car
RED by il over the fields from one end
10 the other.
Tie plant is often carried into new
localities IN the seeds OF garden pro-
duce and grasses. Thus i: was intro
duced into the United States in 1874
in tiaxsead. sent from Russia to some
Russian Jews IN South Dokota. To
day the farmers are fighting the ugly
pest all over the northern and central
part Of the United States from Cali
fornia to New York.
call the Russian thistle al ugly
pest deliberately; for where it grows
it exhausts the soil OF its nitrogen and
potash, thus robbIug other plants Of
their food and the room to grow in.
Its thorns make it a very great nuis-
ance in the handling OF crops; and
in crops Of hay and grain il chOkes
and tangles in the harvesting macLin-
eny,pricks the legs Of men and horses
and more or less spoils the hay after
il is cut.
Today the farmers OF the Truckee
Meadows stand face to face with this
question: Shall nee admit TIE Rus.
sian thistle TO Our gardens and u
fehisl The pest stands at the west.
err gateway 20 our valley, ready to be
scattered far and wide by IL dusty
Washoc zephyrs. Will the farmers
permit this. or will they meet and act
with such vigor that two years from
now every trace Of the Russian thistle
will have disappeared from this local
ity? How much would the Nevada
farmers pay to have all the ticklegrass
eIterminated in two years?
SAMUEL Il. DOZEN.
Sept. 81, 1899.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-10-27

"Whcn boys werc almost dead
from whooping cough, orr doctor
gave One Minute Cough Cure. 1hoy
recovered rapidly,' writes Il. B. Bellies
OF Argyle. PA. Ii cures coughs, colds
grippe and all throat and lung troub.
lea. Elko Drug Co.
Tho British victories in the Trans.
yaal are turning ont to he something
like the Spanish victories III the Cub
mn war. Tho latest dispatches put
the British OH the defensive with the
Beers pressing them mt every point.
Dom Paul seems to have his enemies
on the run.
Because we have not seen TT to
engage in 4 political controversy
with the Gazette, Bro. Bragg thinks
We hGvc "iiunked." We simply drop.
ped the controversy for tho reason
that there 10 nothing gained by nrgu.
ing politics with Il political bigot.
just that, and nothing more.
Tie "Plow Boy Preacher" Rev. J.
Kirkman, Belle Rive, H., says: aAi.
ter suffering from Bronchial or lung
trouble for ten years, I wins cured by
One Minute Cough Cure. 1t IL ali
that is claimed for il and more" It
cures coughs, colds. grippe mud all
throat and lung troubles. Elk0 Drug
Company.
Ai'orney.G General Jones Inns ad
yiscd Survcyor.Gcncral Kelley that
he has no right to receive applica
tons for unsurycycd land. An such
applications made TO liis prcdecCssnr
are held Ia bc void. Tho Attorney.
General holds that lands cannot be
applied Tor until they are surveyed
by the government and the plat Of
tho survey filed in the Surveyor.
Generals Office.
at did mo more good than my.
thing ] ever used. My dyapcpsia
wAs Of mouths' standing; after eating
IL was terrible. Now | am WELL
writes s. u. Kccncr, lloisington. Rus.
OF Kodol Dyspepsia Curc. II digcsts
what yon ont. Eiko Drug Co.
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THE NEWSPAPER LAW.
All Subscribers Should Read the
Following Law aud Avoid Trouble.

All subscriber Should Read the
Following Law aud Avoid Trouble.
l. All subscribers who do not
give express notice to the contrary
are considered wishing to continue
their subscription.
=. II subscribers order the discnn.
tinuance Of their periodical the pub
Usher may continue to send it until
all arrtarages are paid.
3. II subscribers refuse or neglect
to take their periodicals. from the
office to winch they are directed. they
are responsible until they have set.
tied their bills and ordered them dis
continued.
J. Subscribers moving TO othc
places without informing the pub
Usher, and the papers are sent to the
former address. they are held re-.
%ponsihlc.
D. The courts have decided that
refusing to take periodicals from the
Office or removing and leaving them
uncallcd for, is prinIa fdcie evidence
Of intended fraud.
6. III subscribers pay i'll advance
they are bound to give notice at the
end OF the time they do not wish to
continue taking il, and the subscriber
will be responsible until an express
notice with all arrearages are sent to
the published.
7. The latest postal laws are such
that newspaper publishers can arrest
anyone Tor fraud who tnkcs a paper
and refuses 10 pay for it.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-10-27

a gigantic system Of official fraud
and corruption has been uncarthed at
S"bsstapool, Russia. Forty.threc
government officials have been mr..
rested and will be tried by court.
martial December I'd. Among the
accused are many high naval officers.
1t is alleged tia, they have for n
long time engaged in n huge con
spiracy to misappropriate funds and
sell government supplies, covering
their d~efalcationp by forgery mud
suppressing information by widely
distributed bnbes. Tho affair has
created the grentcet CONSERVATION.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-10-27

Diagrams prepared by mn expert
for n OF tie large life insurance
companies to illustra a tho compare.
tive longevity OF clersymen. farmers,
teachers, lawyers and doctors, show
that IL out OF every 40 ministers Of
the gospel reach the age Of 20. The
farmcts come next. their proportion
for 10 years being 40 out OF every 10
Next come teachers with 81; the law.
ycrs show 81. the doclors arc last with
only "a.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-10-27
Accident ut Bull Run.
Sept. 81, 1880.

Last evening G. Mex. ~IIooten ar
rived in town from the White Rock
side OF the Bull Run range, bringing
the intelligence OF a distressing acct
dent that occurred there yesterday,
and may have terminated fatally for
a little son Of &. ID. Roberts. From
Mr.. Hooten's story it seems that Mr..
Roberts WIS living in a dirt roof rock
cabin near where they are building a
mill on some mining property. Yes.
tcrday Mr.. Roberts and Mr.. Cooke,
his partners in work, left for Tusca.
rora, leaving Mr.. Hooten at the mile.
y short time after their departure
MIR HoOten came down from the mine
and finding the roof leakiug quite
badly, proceeded to throw some more
dirt upon it, when the ridgepole COL
lapsed and the roof fell lii buryiup
Mrs. Roberts and the two small chill.
dren. Mrs. Roberts and the baby
were rescued at once, having sustain
ed but slight injuries. The little boy
was dag from under the debris TN.
conscious and it If feared fatally in
jured. Mr.. ll0oten. after making
things as comfortable IA possible
started fCr White Rock TO procure MS
sistance and then continued on in the
hopo OF overtaking Mr.. Roberts, but
arrived III town after him. They
returned at onco TO the scene. uccon
panied by DR.. Drake, and no tidings
having been received since il ia i'm.
possible To tell how serious the in
urios arc.-Timcs Review.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-10-27
Ranch for sale. Address
Samuel McMullcn, Dcctl1,
Nevada, or the Independent
office.

III you ,scour the world you will
never Bnd u remedy equal 10 One
Minute Cough Cure snys Editor
%fncltlcr. 81 The Micnnopy, FLA, Ilue,.
Ter. 1t cured his faulty ~ LaGriprs
ana saves thousands from pneumonia
bronchitis, Group aud all thront and
lung troubles. Elko Drug Go.
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SICK HEADACHES.

The cure OF overworked woman
kind. are quickly and surely cured by
harfs Clover Root Tea, the great
blood purifier and tissue builder.
Money refunded il not satisfactory.
Price y cts. and 30 cts. For sale by
Elko Drug Co.
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YOUNG MOTHERS.

Group Is the terror Of thousands OF
young mothers because it's outbreak
Is so %agonizlng and frequently fatal.
ShIloh's COugh aud CONSERVATION
Cure acts like magic in cases of
Group 1t has never been known TO
fail. The worst cases relieved i'm
mediately. Price - cts. 80 cts. and
slOO. For sale by Elko Drug Co.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-10-27

The statement Of Pension Commits
siuncr Evans that there are already
III ms piiice claims for pensions in
the Spanish war amounting to 10000
III number is a warning OF what our
pension list is likely to be from the
Philippine conflict, il it il long pro-
tracted. There were not more than
10000 soldiers in the actual military
operations against Spain, from which
fact we Tina that every other one Of
'hem Is already asking IA pension.
The great bulk Of these claims are, Of
course, based upon injuries wrought
by the climate, which will apply with
equal, II not greater, force among the
soldiers in the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Herald.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-10-27
NOTICE.

By order Of the Hoard OF Comfy
Commissioners of EIko County, State
Of Nevada. made this 9Th dny of
February, 1922, notice is hcrcby
given that all persons who are charg.
cs upon TIE county must come 10 the
County Hospital, or all clnims for
their support will be disallowcd by
said BonrG except in cases OF extreme
emergency.
Attcat: 4. q. DAwLEY
County Clerk,
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Notice to Hunters.

All persons are hereby forbidden
to hunt, or III any way trcspass, on
any OF my ranches near Carlin. Any
person found hunting or t]respassing
on said ranches will be arrested and
prosecuted /" the full extent Of the
law. Thomas Griffin.
CARLIS. Nevada, Oct. lG, 1899.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-10-27

by order Of tho Board OF County
CommissiOnors. all bills ugainst tho
County to DO acted upon by the
Board, must 10 filed on or before the
Saturday Immediately preceding tho
Monday upon winch the Beard meets,
otherwise the bills will not he acted
upon until the next meeting ~ the
Board.
Attest: A. q. DAwLEY
Comfy Clerk.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-10-27

Millions Of dollare. in the vnluc
placed by Mrs. Mary Bird, Harris
burg, on the bio of her child, which
she saved from Group by tho uso OF
One Minute Cough Cure. II cures
all coughs, colds and throat and lung
troubles. Elko Drug Co.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-10-27
No Longer IA renal Colony.

Siberia is no longer Il penal colony.
lie present emperor, Nicholas ii,
has issued an order for "A commission
to work ont a scheme to replace the
transportation OF criminals by pun
ishment by the courts; to reorganizc
penal servitude and the deportation
which follows, and TO better the con.
ditiop Of c"nvicts now in Siberia. IL
will also devise means for establish
ing compulsory labor aud warehouses
rs penal measures. The transporta.
ton OF criminals to Siberia WIS cs.
tablishcd in the 18th century and it
assisted in pOpulating this vHst and
wealthy region, which was in need OF
workmen for constructing roads and
III cultivating government lands; but
in the development Of easy means Of
communication and the beginning OF
the industries, Siberia has lost some
thing OF i.s penal character, and now
unuer the edict OF the emperor. alu.ost
as satisfactory results may he looked
Tor as in the case OF Australia, which
was practically nothing but a dump
ing ground for criminals.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-10-27

Last year 100000 pound Of alumni.
mum weto produced in tho United
Stntce, valued at - cents per pound,
while in 1888, $1,000 wore produced
and was valued Mt about So 81 per
pound.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-10-27
WHAT is SHILOH?

a grand old remedy for Cough,
Colds and Consumption; used through
the world for half q century. Inns cur.
cd mnumcrnble cases OF incipicnt
CONSUMPTION and relieved many in
advanced stages. II you arc not sat.
isficd with the results wo will refund
your money. Price - cta.. 30 CITE.
and sl.O0. For sale by Elko Drug Co
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Joseph Stockiord, llodgdon, No.
healed a sore running for seventeen
years and cured his piles Of long
standing 10y using DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Snlyc. II cures all skin dis.
casca. Elko Drug Co.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-10-27

Blacklcg IL reported tU be cpi.
demiG among the cattle in Honey
Lake country. Scarcely n cattle
owner in the ncighborhood has es-
capped loss ~ tho disease, according
To tho Reno Gazette.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-10-27

Following is the list Of the grand
jurors for the term of the District
Court beginning at 10 a. III. Decem-
The evening times., 1899-11-30

Congress will probably be asked during
tie approaching session to appropriate a
sufficient amount TO enable the Government
TO establish a penitentiary in the District
of Columbia 1t is claimed by the Depart
ment of Justice that there is a great neces-
sity for a penitentiary here and that Con-
gress ought to come to the relief of the de-
partment before II adjourns. The amount
required will be comparatively small, for
the project is to simply build wing to the
present United States Jail, that will be suf-
ficiently large to accommodate all prison.
ers sentenced to terms of Imprisonment In
a penitentiary.
At present the Government has q contract
with the State Of West Virginia, to provide
for the Districts penitentiary prisoners,
at the State penitentiary at Moundsville.
Government officials who have been for
years identified with prison affairs say that
after i've years from the completion Of .
The evening times., 1899-11-30

pie who are shocked at the spectacle of q
dozen hardened criminals chained and de-
graded like wild beasts.
.'It is true that the guards seldom have to
wait long in the station, before they can
march the convicts to the train. but no mat
ter how short the stops, time enough is
consumed to exhibitsthe degradation. These
men, for even II they are convicts they are
men, and many of them have been reared
in refinement, sullenlyi submit to the in
quisitive gIances of the curious Observers
overhear remarks made concerning them,
some of which are but little calculated to
heal the ulcer that is gnawing at their
moral vitals, and with scowlirg faces and
revengeful feelings in their hearts. these
men are finally placed in. smoking car.
two sitting in seat and the chain to which
they are fastened being passed between
them and drawn over the backs of the
seats. Passengers in the smoking car who
have paid for a frst-class passage to their
destination, are forced to either withdraw
from the car to another, and sacrifice the
comfort Of a cigar, or to pass their time
in the company Of criminals, some Of whom
are so desperate that they would not hesi-
tate at the commission of any crime to
enable them to regain their freedom. This
spectacle is too demoralixing to be sane
toned by the American Government.
Then, too, the question Of expense
should be considered. The Government
must pay for the transportation Of the
guards and prisoners to and from Mounds
vile, for the law requires that the pris-
oners when freed, must be brought
back II desired by them, to the
place where they were taken from
The food consumed by the guards
and prisoners must also be paid for by the
Government. II costs, approximately about
$3.50 to deliver ten prisoners at the Mounds
Vile penitentiary and to return them"
The evening times., 1899-11-30

or only, tomorrow. Gold paint ready
~ for use-large bottles, and brush.
" cents.
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100 pairs Ladies' 81 O. -
soft vici Kid Laced and n
Button, tomorrow only. ~ ussV
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the Government would begin

penitentiary the Government would begin
to save money through the investment.
BY adding the proposed institution to
the present Jail, the officials in the Depart
met of Justice believe that the peniten-
tiary could be conducted a.great deal more
economically than any other similar build
ing in the country. because the warden
and guards Of the jail could care for the
penitentiary In connection with their pres
ent duties.
1t is probable that few more guards
would be needed, but that would be all
the additional help that would be asked
for. The grounds surrounding the United
States Jail are extensive and there is plen-
ty of room for a penitentiary wing.
The present system of taking ten or
twelve prisoners, chained together like
The evening times., 1899-11-30

Mems 81 triple-sole lea
lined Laced; sizes s f1
to IL. Tomorrow
only. us'
The evening times., 1899-11-30

cattle to distant penitentiary, is objected
to by many as demoralizing. Speaking Of
this system, an official said today:
THE warden Of the Jail must exercise
every precaution against the escape OF any
Of the desperate men who are taken from
here to Moundsville, many of them to stay
for periods Of ten, fifteen, or twenty years,
and some for life. One of the safeguards
used is to handcuf the dozen criminals to
chain. then place them in a prison van
and have them conveyed to the Sixth Street
Railway Station. Here the men are un-
loaded from the van and surrounded by
armed guards they are marched into the
station and to the train that is to carry
them to Moundsville. This train leaves
the station at about s o'clock and at this
hour the station is generally filled by peo-
The evening times., 1899-11-30

Mems solid doubIe-soie Satin
Calf s1.5o Shoes; FIVE Ct m
styles, Omorrow Nj "
only. .........V sssV
The evening times., 1899-11-30
EIectric Trnins for ArlIngton.

Those who want to spend this morning in the
fresh country air, in order to put edge on their
appetites for the Thanksgiving dinner. should
take the electric trains of the Washington, Alex
andria, and Mount Vernon Railway and go to
Arlington Trains leave the station at Thirteen
and a-hali Street and Pennsylvania Avenue about
every forty-fve minutes for the beautiful Na-
tional Cemetery. Trains also leave for Mount
Vernon, the home and tomb of Washington, every
hour from 10 a. m. TO p. Round trip tickets
to Mount Vernon, which permit stopping off at
both Arlington and Alexandra, sold at
duced rates.
The evening times., 1899-11-30

4 nC only, tomorrow. Coal hods, full
Ill SIZE made of heavy iron. Patent
~ bottom. 10c each.
The evening times., 1899-11-30

lafayette Square Opera House-"Arizona;"
afternoon and evening.
Columbia Theatre-George Boniface, jr., and
George Ober in Dear Old Charley;" afternoon
and evening.
National Theatre-Joeeph Holland and Amelia
Bingham in 1.-THE Cuckoo;' afternoon and even
ing. ~.
Grand Opera House-yaudeville; morning. after
noon and evening.
Academy Of Musc-Hanlon's 'superba;" after
noon and evening.
Kernan's-lrwin Brothers Burlesquers; after
noon and evening.
The evening times., 1899-11-30
Father of the House of Representa-
tfves.

Representative Harmer. Of Pennsylvania, is the
father Of the House. having already served thirteen
terms This gives him the right to administer
the oath to the Speaker, and it is a tradi-
tionary privilege OF which Mr.. Iarmer has been
proud Unfortunately he is seriously ill., and there
is doubt as to whether he will be present. Should
he be absent, the Office will devolve upon Repre-
his title of "Uncle'' TO Father" He will begin
his thirteenth term next Monday, having entered
Congress twenty -four years ago. 1t is very high
honor to be called Father Of this august body
Of men; so it is a very high honor TO have the
reputation that Heurich's Maerzen, Senate, and
Lager Beers have as the purest and most whole
some beverages.
The evening times., 1899-11-30
Grant Acquitted of Arson.

Thomas W. Grant, colored, charged with arson.
was yesterday acquitted OF the charge by jury
in Criminal Court, No. 1. The defendants
counsel, Messrs. Merillatt and Hill raised the
question of his sanity, and the jury in render
ing its verdict stated that it because Of this
that they did not find the accused guilty.
The evening times., 1899-11-30
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eth st and Mass. Ave. n. W.
brakeman Hardi.ty'. Funeral.
no30-2t
.th st and Mass. Ave. n,

The remains of William L. Hardisty, the freight
brakeman, who was thrown from Pennsylvania
railroad train in a tunnel Wilson Street,
Baltimore, Tuesday, will be buried from the
home of Mrs. NJ. Z. Clark 500 Eighth Street
southwest this city, tomorrow afternoon. The
funeral will be private and the interment will be
made at Glenwood cemetery. The deceased was
twenty three years of age and lived at 729 Fifth
Street southeast. widow and infant child
vive him.