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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-02-03
TIE LEGISLATURE.

So far The legislatur.. has done Int
/ lille oniside OF electIng United
! States Senator Several b'Ils have
been introduced into both branches,
the most important "f which are bill-
To provide for the compilation aud
publishing Of the statutes OF Nevada;
Il hill to repeal the purity OF elect,nus
law: bin to repeal the Az. provi ling
for the destr uctiou of uuxiuns nni-
! mels; and II bll in provide for tn,
management of the Hospital Tor
Mental Diseases.
| Criticisms Of the first md last me :
TONED bills have already ap. feared II,
these colu inns. The first one shou ~
he sent :" the Legislative bone
yard and the last should receive th,
serious attention q! our legislators tn
the end that the unfortunate inmate
al that institu i"n will not suiTrr
through the chnI ge proposed.
The hill for the repeal nf the purit,
, law Ought to pass. Tho law serve
no useful purpose with the honest
candidate and so far has failed tn
curb the expenditure ~ money u,
the dishonest candidate in the far
thrrance of his election. 1t is u per.
jury breeder, pure and simple, Hmd
shoull he wipel oil the statute
books.
The bill to rcpea! he act provirling
for the destruc l"p of noxIous am
mall. commonly called the scalp law,
will doubtlcst meet with good deal
0f opposition. i great deal can be
said for and against this law. 1t has
been the meaDs OF pru'' citing the
ilocks and herds of the State f,um the
rava :cs Of the coyote and mountain
lion. but it is qu 'sti"nHble whether
the benefits derived from it. encruach.
ment has cqu lied the cost il Ina been
to the taxpH! ers of the State. In Elkp
county alone there has been over
$4,000 pail ont the trcas-
Va WIG 'h'h SthI lDl SCiilIlS
0f noxi"n' nnima's, mostly coyotes
At 30 cents apiece that woula mean
thRi over ten th"nsund coyntes were
killed in this county alone lai Year
But notwithstanding thus the coyote
family seems tu he on tho incrcnsn
md II he ,vicr draft on the ire ,sury
will be male this year. As u protcc-
tion 10 the ilocks and herds of iae
State. the law may he blessing. but
as II drag upon the pockets Of the
taxpI>crs it is a prnnoun acd rurccss
III the law is not repealed our lesis.
la'ors should DEVISE some way To- pre-
vent the impOr alton "f scalp ffom
Utah. Idaho, California and Ore con.
" thus were done, the draurs upon the
county treasurics would be greatly
lrsscncd
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-02-03
THE DRUNKEN MAN.
And the Mystery Of How lie Keeps
His Feet and Stcrrr Clear
of Danger.

Drunken men, OF course. do fall
down ccllarways and Tint sort OF
thing" said Mr.. NozzIeby. according
TO the New York sun. I'VE read about
t occasionally in the papers. but still
such mishaps ARE comparatively rare.
Men seem To stagger up TO the very
verge OF such places. and then sheer OIL
in safety. Probably everybody that
has lived in n city has al one lime or
another followed some drunken mnn
with his eye and seen him as he pur.
sued his zigZag course along the side.
walk, lurch up TO and fairly lean over
the top step Of some basement stairs.
seen him still leaning. us though lie
must inevitably topple over and go
smashing down to the bottom. only TO
observe him finally sway bnck. away
from the Steps. 10 start again on i''s
devious course and EriUE up II moment
atcr on the cUrbsiUnc h"LEing int hr
same manner aud In the same danger
cf falling. now into the gutter.
''Iu, he doesn't full. H..d CEe won
lcrs what preserves him. lie siaggcrs
m his way. and s;umhics sCm,, ImIrS.
but RECEIVERS himself nnh EtNCr quite
goes down. Again lie skins smooth
and straight aiorg the very edge oi
some durgrr spot. but keeps riEh, on
into saity. And so he Eursurs his
crooked HLd dangerous wGy with n dII.
CT Il dive cow and then that brings
the heart into the mouth OF some pass.
er-by who chances upon him suddenly:
md AZ iIMCs II seems us though NJ
must go down. but something keeps
him up. ard some instinct. apparently
independent Of himself. turns him
bnck from The brink. With such giim.
mcring Df sense RS he has left. if hc
nas any. he struggles hard 10 keep mp.
lie may not realize IL himself. but in.
Stinct makes known 10 him that II
once he goes down he cant get up.
"Pursuing II straight course sou
soon come up with and pass the stag.
screr going criss-cross, steering out,
perhaps. as you pnss, to avoid collision
with him"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-02-03

A Flag or Pr.crou. stones.

y New York iewler has combined
pairint'sm with ~ very tiuc advertise
ment by making a copy NJ the Stars
and Stripes, which is probably the
most expensive Il z in the whole
world. II is quite small. only Z
inches 10y 4 inches. bui is work. at
least sl7,5O. 1t is entirely compos
ed of prerinns stones. 1t has thirteen
strips and forty two st Irs. The
white stripes are ni small diauunlS.
u winch 20 tn maze the u up
The red stripes are rubies. the same
in number and size as the dian onds.
For the b tie Ii III there are about 400
>apphlres, WI ID forty tSn la &c
diamonds for stars. This uniqu. fl ~
rs displayed in the jewelers. wind W.
IN Broadwuy, and attracts constant
crowd.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-02-03
A Shining Mark.

\ lady gri"vnnsly t"rmented with
corn "u her toe, WAS advised by one
II her friends Ia anomt it with pho =
rh"rus. which i'll weak moment she
dill, but forgot to tell her husband
before retiring at night. Ii had ju st
turne! Il Nhen the husband awoke,
and WAS start tied To see something
at the at of the bed.
lie had never b. ard ni n FREELY in
the locality, u"r did he ever remem.
her seeing such terrible looking
sbj ct ns III" toe presented. Reach
ing carefully ont ~ bed till he found
one Of his slippers he raised it high
III the air and brought it down with
great force upon the my sterinus light
\ shrek and an avail inch ~ bed
clothes, nnd all WAS rver. When at
last lit released hims, II rom the bed.
clothes. he dis 'ovcred his wife gruln-
ing IL ii corner Of the bedroom. but
she had not got that phosphor0ted
corn.-London Answers.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-02-03

Tie legislature is jogging along
leisur"ly. The Assent ly seems to be
more Industrious than the Senate
! The following bills were Introduced
into the Assem- bly, Monday nnd Tues
day:
! \. B. No. IL, BY IIrnley-An Act to
amend an act entitled 1An act to pro-
vide revenue for the s"pport oi the
government Of thr State nf Nevada
nnh to repeal certain acts relating
thereto Referred to Ways and
/ Means committee.
\. B. No. y, by Hodgkinson-With
simila- title was referred to Ways
and M ans rnmmittee.
a. Is. M. l3, by Kirman-Relating
to tho appointment Of executors, ad-
ministrators and guardians. Judic-
iary.
\. B. No. Il, by mcGowan--An net
providing for janitor for committee
rooms. Ways and Means.
a Il. No. l5, by Allen-Providing
for the copying Of the >ssembly jour
nal. Ways and Means.
a. B. No. lG, by Spindel an act to
provide for the appointment OF guar.
dianH nnd prescribing their duties
Judiciary.
a. B. M. II. by Dnoley-An act to
regulate the hours of labor IN ull pub
lie works, mines. 5mPlters and ins,i-
tuition Tor the refining OF ores or met.
ais. Mines md Mining.
Assemblynan Patters on introdu ced
d biz amending the Act providing
for county high sch"nlH.
McGnwan introduced Il bill author
izinG the appointment of Fish COM
missioner and defining his duties.
Paul introduced one establishing
II judicial district in White Pine and
Lincoln and 1t was referred to the
delegations OF Those Two counties.
MrGowou introduced bill re-
garding the propagation. OF quail.
The following bills have pussed the
Assembly:
McG"wan' bill providing for an
alias >ummona was passed III the AS
s"mhly 10y II unanimous vote.
Kirnnm's bill fxrng the salnry OF
! the Justice NJ the Peace of Carson
township ni $3.50 per nununi passed
the \ssemlly 10y unanimous vote.
Pitts bill restricting the shipment
OF game from Nevada asSed the As
sembly by II vote nf % % D.
Van E,teh's b,ll proviIing that
numicipil and county uiiicrrs may
serve wItiou hpn Is, WIS tabled.
4. Is. No. ,, relat NJ to the arpuint-
ment Of Superintendent Of the Asy
lun was Temporarily laid on the table.
y. Is. M. ], repeal mg the purity Of
election law was considered engross I'd
and made tho special order for We'd
nesday nftcruUnD At 2 o'cl"ck.
Sen nor lIardesty has introduced n
bill regulating the responsibilit, OF
insurance companies.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-02-03

The following ruling ullxinv war
revenue stamps ,o fruternai 30 ic,y
docnmen,s haa been made b, the s, C.
Rotary of the Interior:
"Ordcra, when drawn by ono officer
of The lodge on the trcm urcr of the
same. do not r. quifc to be stamped IL
they come directly into the hands Of
the irem urer. bui II they are present.
cd for pu! mcnt 10y II third par ! Uy
third nrty IL mcaut the pari, IN
whosr favor the order IL draw ur his
indors"c. then II . cen s;nup ~ hr
affixed iv the ORDER
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-02-03

There if II sinGula, lake on Kildin
Isl Inr, near the coast Of Russ an Lnu-
land. not far from K"la This lake il
composed ~ both fre,h II aud salt
wnter. The island is Il pal, zric ruck,
separated from the gigantic continent
10y All arm OF the sen. and on it is u
lake which sccms Ia bc entirely shut
oil from the sea 10y ii strip Of lard but
there must be some suhterrauean
communication. Tor the tides of the
sea are noticed in the lake, thou .h in
much diminished effect. The lake
contains three different kinds Of
water. o. the surfr,e it is fresh
water, coming from few bronks md
from the rainfall; lower down it is
salt water, pnd at the bottom sea
water. mixed with sulphurnns hydro
gen gas. the lake harb rrs fresh
wnicr mia ais on and near the surface
and salt water animals brncath.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-02-03
COLD FACTS.

Personal experience in the Philip.
pibcs has Il wonderfully disillueion.
ing effect upon our people. 4 news.
paper poll 81 the members of the Az.
tor Baiter' just arrived back at New
York from the Philippines, was taken
on the question whether they wonId
rather stav i'll those islands than in
New York. Answer: 81 no; q tes.
OF the I3 returned soldiers pulle,l
eleven.twelfths have had all the rx-
perience in the Philippines they wnnl. Z.
That il one illuminating piece OF evil
dence. Here in another IN the state.
ment of nh intelligent American SOL
dier OIL dut, in Maniln. who rites MS
follows under date ~ Dec 9th to u
friend in this country:
Tho most col, rs u biunder TINT our
government cou.d now commit wou ID
be To enter w I'll u guerrilla warfare
with the Filipinos. II won'd be nm
endless affair, and the most costly
piece oi folly in ull the history of our
government. The chapter ~ onr In
dian wars in America during the last
hun lrcd ear would not be circum
STAGE.
! am going tn risk prediction.
Unless the American authorities Mt
once have an amicHblp understanding
with the Filipinns. 1t in my honest
opinion that before these lines Zach
you. you will have .rcnd in thr cable
grams of the first armed conflict he
tween the Americans and the Fill
pinos. And IL this prove true. il will
be just like fighting the Mod"c ILdi-
ans in thr lava beds ~ California. or
the Cheyenne aud ~iuuX Indians in
the lava beds 81 Snuth Dakota, we
will have to hunt them down one at Il
time.
The American fcrces. in taking
Manila, fnund that in the Spaniards
they did not meet fucmen worthy Of
their steel. But just think ~ il,.
glory TINT would be attained III sacr.-
ticmg ones life in chasing the ply ysi-
cnlly decadrni, scui. .barLofous Fill
pinos tbroua h the malhrinus, postilcp-
tial tropical swamps Of the PmliI
pines! And all for what--aj rFt, wOr.
thy HuI unmeTcennry cause, ar UthrI
wiser And under The circumstances
wOulh you be very much surprised u
II shall prove that our manly, conr
agcnus sOldior b 'ys will tackle th,
ignOblo task III "a lalf.heartcd man.
ncrY sincerely consider the lives III
Il ha.f-tlOZ ~ of our ,ilicIrnt. fearless
and intelligent, American soldiers as
worth far more than the entire grouI,
OF Philippine islands.
We surely have III the Philippines
nm elephant of hugo proportions ON
our hRnds. but IN the name ~ the
honor oi 5ig-hcartcd. magrnnimons,
wholG.snulcd Uncle Sam. let ns allow
tho spirit Of grasping greed TO make
matters hundrcdiJld worse than
they may be.
The only enthusiastic "impcriHlisis"
IN MI the Amrricna forces now in tln &c
hlPnds are to be found among the
temporary Government II pointccs.
who Ruc coming within their grasp
large. fni, oillcinl plume, mud II large
perez ntngc uf the well pai army nf-
hrers. surrounded b. their lnrgc reti
nmcs ~ cheap servants, VI In" nntc.
bcllum tla,s in the South Fix.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-02-03
Mcmillan ~. saIIIcr.

The Supreme Court ha- handed
down its decision oL the motion to dis
miss the information in quo warranto
in the cnsc ~ McMilln Va. Sadler.
argued by re' pectvc counsel .Satur.
dny lust. Judge Bonnitield road the
decision. 1t held in subst auce that
the constitution Of this State ruipnw.
cred any purity directly interested III
an Office u-urpc or unlnN full, m ld
10y nuf ther the right to contp such
office upon hs own private relations
without the iuipder Of the Attorney
! General. No statute enactcd 10y the
legislature II the State could deprive
tile Supreme Iohrt of it, original
jurisdiction granted 10y the ConA,i.
tiou to try nud hear proceedings in
quo wnrrauto; nor cOu Il such Il
/ statute limit the general lower Of
the court by any limitation as to " lo
! shOul or ~ lo Ia, uid not be joined M
relntor.
| Tho result nf the Il, cision plnce. the
relato. William MrMiI mn, fully and
/ iiDnlly before the c.uri nud cslnb.
llshc' the Supreme conrl'4 jnti.dic
tiCn to try the case. Upon Saturday
next II general demurrer, tiled by ro.
81 onden,'s counsel. will be nrgaHl.
after hicl tn, cause will bc .uJuit
ted upon iis merita- ar, on Ncws.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-02-03

A Fieh Springs, Utah. dispatch TO
the Salt Lake Tribune eays that Bert
Clcn"hs, y"nng prOspoc'nr ~ Pleas.
mt Valley, White Pruo county, No.
Vadd, vac wayinid and killed by Hill
Hamilton on the trail lead ng from
Foard's ranch 10 II prospect owned
by Fred Parker on the 2G.h Of last
month. l'hc di,patch says tn,to il
great indignation fcii toward liamil-
ton. mud i the boys yet him therc may
be hot time III Plea ant Valley.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-02-03

Observations rrgar ling the growth
o. man have d' terniied the folluw,nr
interesting farls: The most rapid
growth takes plan Immediately after
birth. the gr with Of Hn infant during
the first year nf it's existence he ug
about s inches. The ratio Of inc d, asr
grnd"ally lessons until the age Of
three IL re ched. at which time the
sizo attained is half that viii IN the
chld in to become when full grow n
After five !cars the succeeding in.
crensc is very regular till the six
tccn'h year. being Mt the rate, Tor the
average n'nia. Of 2 inches a year. BE-
yond .ixtecn the growth is feeble, be-.
ing ftr the foll.,w,ng two years uhont
3'0thS of nn inch year; while from
eighteen to twenty the iucr, ase il,
height is srl'l"m over inch. AZ the
age %! twenty live The growth ceas CO,
except in f,w rare cases.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-02-03

II 10 snId tint II sa,isfnci, ry cmer.
genc' ration bas at lnsi been ionnd
for III" United States army. a mix.
iurc of fr'h beef. ccrcals end vc.
get"ble" III d'y form is reduced to Il
IL let not Tar from four incl ca
square. Three Of tl,csc tublcta,
together with ono OF compressed tea
and purk"gcs NJ fali aud pepper. arc
put in Dramatically sealed tin IL K,
impcryIons Ia heat or water. The
whole rntiir, sufficient for one day
weighs 20 ~ nc,e.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-02-03
lin. n wnap for , Pet.

Perhaps the sirangcsi pet ever kept
Lubhock caught IN the I'yrcnrcs and
resolved to tame. lie began by teach.
Ing II to take It's meals on his hand.
and In very short space OF iimC II
grew To expect 10 he fed in hat way.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-02-03
SiI,rrlnn snn.I,Inr.

The Russian meteorological. Prof
Wocikoi. ralls attention 10 he ulmos
uninterrupted sunshine that rrcvnl'
in winter ~ Tie IrrnsH region of :.
terra. l'c thinks IL would bc an idea
place for consumriiycS aud for raising
plants under glass.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-02-03

The tidclilc effects Of gales on lakes
having no ordinary 'idcs is very con.
siderable. In the Caspian II gale wiil
raise the water on either side sis feet.
causing q total difference Of lcvcl OF IL
feet, and In Lake Erie heavy gales oc.
casionully cause u difference OF level OF
more thnn 10 feet,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-02-03

The Ncwlnnds papers ridiculcd the
idcn TINT Senator Stewar, favored the
Nicaragua canal. Yet, when Nor
gah'e chnai ill was put on ita final
passage, Srnnior Stewart stood mir.
cd IL favor Of the iii with senator
P,iticrcc v lo opposed 1t.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-02-03


nourished, bile.poisoned constitution. If
a man as soon as lie feels that he is no, get
ting the foTccful strength and energy out
of his food that lie ough, TO- will begin tax
ing Df. Pierce Golden Medical Discovery,
he will soon put himself in the position
where he can do a mans work easily and
chcerfully.
His appetite will be sharpcucd: his liver
invigoratcd; his digestion strengthened; an
edge put an his whole nutTiiivc organism
Those subtle pOisons which dcbilitate the
entire organism and invite consumption
and host Of other diseases. will be driven
out of the system; and lie will gain plenty
of pure nouTishug red blood. muscle
power and nerve force. In short he will
be a man among men.
There are hundreds Of dclusive temporary
stinulants. malt extracts" SarSapariilaS and
compound'. which are more or less "Lpomed -
by merely pfoht.SccEing druggists. but an hon.
e>t druggist will give you the - Golden Medical
Discovery" whcn yvu ask for L.. If wclliu.
formed. he knows that its sales have steadily
Increased for thirty ears aud that il is the in.
ven'ion Of an educated. authorized physician
who has devoted n lifetime Of active practice
and profound study to chronic diseases.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-02-03

Tho war nveDuc stamp hns
brought iiy Ia one man Mt least, aud
ab Ohiuan nt that. flo forged 81
check. md the Judge who tncd the
case declared tho man not guilty
because the re,cnuc stump had not
been affixed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-12
CHAPTER ".

Before two weeks had passed, Yer
onica was quite at home at Queens
Chace. Lady Brandon, who had at
first been inclined to look upon re
whole matter as a misfortune, now be-
gan to think otherwise. She thought
to herself that the next season she
would be more popular than ever. She
would be the mother of one OF the
fairest brunettes. She saw that the
two girls would never be rivals, their
style differed SO greatly, and she be-
gan to take great interest in Veronica
She went to her husband and told him
that she must have carte blanche for
Veronicas wardrobe.
It's all very WE'LL said her lady
ship, ito look like picture; but
dressing like one is quite a different
matter. Your ward must dress like
other people, Sir Jasper. / suppose she
can have what money she likes?'
Certainly" replied Sir Jasper;
she is an heiress, have told you
| She must be treated as one;' and soon
afterward he placed in her hand d
check for three hundred pounds. eve
ean arrange later on, he added, "about
her yearly allowance; at present pur-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-12

duchess IL whose honor all these fetes
were he'll began to grow sad and mel
ancholy She was the one person who
shrank from the gayety of the court
festivities Day by day that face, the
beauty Of which had formerly lighted
up the court became more gloomy and
depressed From the air of sadness it
wore the face shrivelled to that of the
corpse, with the same surprising ra-
pidity as under the influence of a sim
liar grief Maria Antoinette's hair be-
came gray within the compass of a
single night Those bewitching eyes
upon which no courtier had gazed
without being fired with ardor, grew
more languid and lusterless as the gay
and royal revelry proceeded. The
rose had wilted.
More than once the beautiful girl de-
clared that her marriage should never
take place. 1t was evident to all that
there was some awful secret weighing
upon the mind Of the fair creature,
and dark cloud at once eclipsed all
the former sunshine of the lady's life
Z Finally Maria Theresa seemed to
take offense at her daughters despon-
dency. She did not press the arch
duchess TO her heart nor look into
her once fair but now lifeless eyes the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-12

ance to the stifled feelings which he
entertained.
But one sad and stricken soul sighed
and sobbed in the secrecy of her
chamber amid all the sins and revelry
of that putrescent court One break
ing heart was ready to burst. 1t was
that of the faithful maid Of honor into
whose ear the archduchess had whis-
pered, Il am going down to my tomb
In these few awful but prophetic
words we have recalled a tragedy as
romantic in it's way as that when
Maria Antoinette's head was struck Off
by the guillotine in the days of the
French revolution, or when the blood
Of the beautiful and Inflated Mary
queen of Scots, was Tapped by one o;
her pet dogs in order to appease the
tigerly instincts of her cousin, Eliza
beth Vice is terrible enough in or
binary natures, but under the law OF
heredity it runs to appalling extremes
in royal ones.
The present emperor ought not to
forget that it was the abdication of
his uncle, Ferdinand, which kept the
Hapsburg dynasty from falling in 1S4S.
In order to qualify him for reigning
in this crisis, Francis Joseph, then a
minor, was declared of age SO as to