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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-01

MH- Catherine Hougb. widow Of
the late john p. Eiough, and q native
Of West More!and county, Pa, peace
babe adieu TO earth this morning.
December lst, at G:45 O'Clock.
We are seldom called upon to re-
cord the lie ith Of one more widely
known and more highly respected
than Mrs. Hnugb. who lived to be 10
the lith OF last March. The family
came to California III November Of
u and removed to E!ko March, 1879.
residing continuously in Elko. In
August OF -. Mr.. John p. Eiough
was called upon 20 lay down the bur-
den Of life.
MH. Hough took sick the 18Th OF
November. Since Sabbath, the 2Gth,
che has been unconscious and did
not seem to be in pain. From the
first Der left side was Earalyzed, bu:
faithful friends have been hands and
strength to her in true sis.erly spirit.
II was remarked by some one, -Gbe
pei2hbors arc very attentive at the
home in this Sickness The answer
vas, They well may be; for when
ever trouble or distress came TO n
family. al angel OF mercy left the
house Of Mrs. lIough TO take help
and comfort and so. while all are
glsd 20 know that Mrs. Hough is
above and beyond all pain and care.
sc are all conscious that the CON.
muDit2 has lost a mother and a
friend.
Mrs. HOugh spent 4 lie among US
OF unusual quiet and seclusiOD. For
years she has been almost or wholly
an invalid, but in her sickness she
was uncomplajDiDg Pnd cheerful.
Mrs. Hough leaves brother and els.
ter-Frank and Lizzio-.here in Elko.
and joseph ~. IIough in Connells.
vile, Pa. where he has lately been
elected county treasurer. Yesterday
& telegram came from him saying:
Mother, be Of good cheer; trust Cod
Tho children held the mother vory
dear and will feel most kcenly her
loss.
We commend them to the Great
Father in the worde:
God leadeth you in pastures greens'
Not always.
Sometimes lie who kDoweth best, in
Kindness leadeth you in weary
ways-.whcre heavy shadows
lie
Out OF the sunshine. warn, and eoi,
and bright,
Out the sunshine into the darkcs,
night. we OF would faint Will
sorrow and alright only 10,
this.
We know God holds our handle"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-01
rHE xA1xE

Today there lies imbedded In the
muck and slime VI Havana Bay the
bodies Of more than one hundred men
OF the Maine who went down to their
death when that famous battleship
was sunk by Spanish treachery On the
memorable night Of February l5,lsa5.
Heroes every one Of them. but neg
lected heroes, because their country
has failed to recover their bodies
from the wreck, and give them the
burial to which they are entitled.
Remember the Maine'raug through
cut the lind Immediately foloxing
that disaster,and hundreds OF thous-
ands Of brave Amencans rushed to
the front, Offering their services TO
the country to avenSe the feindish
wholesale slaughter. Remember the
Main was echoed from Devey's guns
less than three months later in Mani
La Bay, on the bright morning OF May
the first when the Spanish feet was
totally destroyed. Remember the
Name was belched from the guns OF
the Oregon, the Brooklyn. the Texas
and the Iowa on the Bird OF July,
when Admiral Schley captured and
destroyed Cervers's fleet.
Remember the Maine mas beard
on the heights Of FL Caney, and at
San Juan, both in the shouts Of the
Rough Riders and the booming OF the
cannon and rafting Of musketry
that e~ncoapasad the fall OF Santa
60.
Remember the Maine was on ev-
cry lip from the moment the news
came Of SPANS d~astardly treachery,
unit! articles OF peace were signed at
Paris
Since the war closed our entire
country from the Guit to the Lakes,
and from New England 20 the Pacific
Coast, has went wildly enthusiastic
the return OF soldiers from the
Philippines and Cuba. In their mad
endeavor to honor the living they
have overlooked the dead, they have
forgotten to Remember the Maine
Even at this time there is a dispo-
sitiop on the part OF the Navy TO
avoid, il possible, The recovery OF the
bodies in the sunken blaine, claiming
is the duty OF the Army Engineers.
those bodies are recovered at all it
will be because the wreck Is a mem
ace TO navigation and its removal de-
manded in the interest Of navigation.
II is a burning disgrace to the Re-
Z blot on our fair came as a
nation that houors bravery, that wor-
at the shrine OF patriotism and
whose great heart goes out to those
Tho die in the defense OF their coun-
try. 1t is no longer Remember tie
Maine but The Maine Forgotten.'
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-01
FRENCH TANSY WATERS, the

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worlds famous remedy for irrrgula
and painful periods OF ladies; are
never failing and safe. rc%juYInatc The
system aud brighten the cyce; restore
health and beauty TO tho faded;
French Tnnsy Waters arc the only
reliable female remedy in the world;
Imported from Paris; take nothing
clso from tho druggists, but insist on
the genuine; in red wrappers with the
crown trado mark. Price, e.. For
sale by all druggists. or sent 10y us
direct on receipt Of tho price. La
France Drug Co,impOrtcrs. 30G, Turk
81. San Francisco.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-01
THANKSGIVING DAY.

Thanksgiving Day Is now observed,
is an American institution. In Eng
land, however, it has long been OBJ
served as u Harvest-Home Festival.
In this respect it corresponds closely
with the old Jewish Feast Of Weeks.
The Episcopal church in America OBJ
serves the day on the fret Thursday
In November, unless some other is
appointed by the civil authority.
1t appears from our national his
tory that the first Thanksgiving Day
in this country was observed in South
Carolina in 1881. The day YVES ap.
pointed by the Government as a day
OF public rejoicing over the uneIpect-
deiverance from starvation, by the
timely arrival OF a supply ship bear
ing provisions.
In June 1852 the Colonies Of Mass
achusettS and Plymouth held a day
OF rejoicing over some favorable mea-
sures for the colonies. which had
been passed by the privy council OF
the king OF England. In 1853 and
1854 the annual Thanksgiving was
appointed by national proclamation.
Since then the day has been regular.
ly kept; and marks a growing reg ard
for Divine help In our national life.
1t Is a day of home joys and family
reunions. 1t differs from Christmas
In this: that cur national, rather than
our private and individual blessings
are kept in mind.
The spirit Of the day is a beautiful
one; and il properly observed would
tend greatly to advance US as a nation
for in the language OF the Psalmists:
"a good and joyful thing IT Is to be
thankful There are dark sides to
every picture, but the American peo-
pie surely have much to be thankful
for. Let US observe the day in its
true spirit.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-01
The Beers ms Fighter.

To no other fighters can the Boer
forces be so APPLY compared as to
those grim soldiers whom Oliver
Cromwell led always to victory; end
who, Macauly says,defeated every ar.
my against whom they marched,
either in England CT on the continent.
but also never failed TO destroy it.
The baDishej cavaliers in Flanders
could not restrain a thrill Of pride as
they saw a band OF their countrymen,
abandoned by their allies and greatly
outnumbsred, DIVE the proudes. col
diers OF Spain before them and cap
ture a position which the greatest
Marshal OF France had pronounced
impregnable.
The spirit OF religious fanaticism
which Cromwell distilled into his
lronsides to make them invincible in
battle has been inculcated in the
hearts OF the Beers by Kruger and
Joubeft. Dom Paul tells them that
their lives are in the hands OF God;
that God viii shield them In battle
and receive them in heaven should
they fall, tor they are doing Code
service In their var for independence
The Beers have many qualit ies in
common with the Puritars, simple
hearts, profound devotion and inpli.
cit belief in chs Bible. and If is im.
possible that they should not fght a.
wen, provided Only that :bey are led
Is yell In that respect they fail,
tbo1gh General J0ubert has distin.
go1shsd himself Is a soldier, both in
tbs va. EDd II the one that rag eDd.
% st Esjubs hill. His tactics. j, Is
conceded, have shown military gen.
IRON The cart. Certainly the re.
suit ri his battles prove it.-Louis.
vile Couder-JournRl.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-01
THE NEWSPAPER LAW.
All SEbserih-r- Should Head tho
Following Law aud Avoid Trouble.

A@S~ "a EbuDlc
/. All subscribers who do not
give express notice to the contrary
are considered wishing to continue
their subscription.
.. II subscribers order the discon-
tinuance OF their periodical the pub
Usher may continue to send il until
ali ~arrtarages are paid.
,. IL subscribers refuse or neglect
to tasc their periodicals. from the
office ; o which they are directed, they
are responsible until they have set.
tied their bills and ordered them dis.
continued.
!. Subscribers moving TO othc
places without informing the pub
Usher, and the papers are sent TO the
former address, they are held re-
ponsihlc.
.. The courts have decided that
refusing to take periodicals from the
Office or removing and leaving them
%uncal!cd for, is prinra fdcic evidence
Of Intended fraud.
6. IL 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 all arrcarages are sent TO
the publisher.
I. The latest postal laws are such
TINT newspaper publishers can arrest
anyone Tor fraud who takes a paper
and refuses 10 pay for il.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-01

There is complaint al over the
State Of the miserable mail service
Nevada is getting. This Is a matter
which is deserving Of a strict ;Dyes
tigahon by the government officials
whose business it ia to look after the
postal service. The postal services o,
the United States is recognized NJ
being a approach to perfection
than that OF any other on She ulo be
Why should not Nevada be given as
good a service m other StatesY Ia.
competents are not taken into the
railway mail service, so that the only
explanation in that OF wanton care.
lessness on the part Of The mail clerks
On The u through Nevada. Their
~careleesness Ia n near approach 10
cnmtnalitJ and should be called 10
The attention Of the Postomce Depart.
meDt in a mauner that will secure a
prompt correction Of the eyil.--Silyer
State.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-01

Apropos Of the way the mules act.
ed at L~adysmitb, the Hartford Cour.
ant says that 'on the eve Of the bat.
tic OF Lookout Mountain, in The civil
war, stampeding union mules broke
up a confederate camp. the soldiers
hoeing for dear lie under the impres.
sion that a body Of cavalry was upon
them. Unfortunately for the federal
aide, the charge OF the mules was not
well supported
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-01


Twenty-Five hundred fathoms deep
the pressure Is 70 times that OF an en-
CINE drawing q train.
Ground sharks brought up from no
more than 500 fnthoms die before reach
Ing the surface Of the water.
at the bottom Of the ocean the TEN.
p%erature Is down To- freezing and often
below IL. There is no light. and the
enormous pressure Of Il ton to the
square inch in every thousand fnthoms.
or 16 times more pressure than we en-.
dure.
The fauna OF the deep sen arc modi.
hed forms Of those which live in shall.
iow water to-day. and they have been
driven down to ocean depths through
The law OF the survival OF the nttcst.
In the battle for existence their
stronger rivals triumphcd In the sur.
fnce waters, md these, beaten and dis.
c~onrnRcd. sank below. OF course. ami.
mails driven to these depths would grad.
unlly change IN form. Down 10 900
iathoms their eyes have become larger.
40 That they may sec by the faint light.
ht'cr 1000 fnthoms the eyes are huge
or else disappear altogether. end cnor.
nous fcelers take their PLACES,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-01

Last night a valuable horse belong
ing to Constable Triplctt was taken
TX md broke out 81 the stable. lie
was tracked to Chinatown, where he
WA found dead this morning. IL ia
supposed he was poisoned by some
weed in the hay.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-01

Subject Tor December 3d,at IL am.
"Man's Failure aud Code SUGGEST
Tor Z p. m.,"A Lesson from tho RAIN
junior Christian Endcavor ut
IL a. M. Christian Endeavor at 9
o'clock in tho evening.
Tho funeral service OF Mrs. IIough
will take place from her residence al
2 p. IN. Sabbath. Sabbath school
will not bo held on Sunday next.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-01
Does This Strike You?

Muddy compilations, %nauschtIng
breath come from chronic cOnstipa
ton. Karl's Clover Root Tea il an
absolute cure and has been sold for
lifty years on an absolute guarantee.
Price - cts and 30 eta. For sale by
Elko Drug Co.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-01
STATE oENTRAL COMMITTEES.

There will be a meeting OF the
Democratic State Central Committee
OF the Office OF William wobeter in
Reno on Tuesday. December, 8. 1899
at 1890 p. m. a large attendance Is
requested az matters or Importance
will DO considered by the Com.
mittee.
CHAs. GUsLIsG, Chairman.
J. III. DESsIs, Secretary.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-01
ON EVERY BOTTLE

or Shiloh's Consumption Cure IL
thus guarantee: "Ail wc oak of ynu IL
To- uso ;wO.thirds OF the conlcnia of
This bottle faithfully. then IL you can
say you Uro not benefited rcturn tho
opllic TO yonr Druggist md he may
tcilind The price patti Price ~ cite,
Drug Co.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-01
HOW Is YOUR Wife?

Has she los, her beauty? n so,
Constipation, Indigestion. Sick Head.
ache are tIu principal causes. Karl's
Clover Root Tea has cured these ills
for halt n century. Price - cte. and
30 cts. Money refunded il rcsults
are not satisfactory. For cole by
ElkO Drug Co.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-01
NOTICE.

Hy order oi tho Board OF County
Commissioners Of Elko County, state
OF Novadn. made this 9Th day ~
February, 1899, notice in hereby
given that NIL persons who arc charg.
oa upon the county must conc To the
County Hospital, or all claims for
their support will DO disallowsd by
snid BoarG except IN casos Of extreme
emergency.
Attest: a. q. DAwLEY
Comfy Clerk,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-01

STATE OF NEVADA, IS.
AUDITORS OFFICE.
ELKo, July 3. lS2a.
To the Honorable Board Of County
Commissioners Of EHo county, New;
GESTLEMES:-We herewith submit
our Qarterly Report Of the Finances
OF the county for the quarter ending
Sept. 81, ls9a.
Respectfully submitted,
c. 4. WATKINS Auditor.
4. @. DAwLEY. Treasurer.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-01

Tho above balance stands to tho
credit Of the various funds as per
Trcasurer's Balance Sheet, dated
Oct. !, 1899:
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-01

Bring your job Work to the lSpg
PENDENT office. Low priccs.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-01
TnEAsUnrR's uALANCg suErr,
Cash in treasury TO fac credit OF u
vnrioug funda, Oct. 4. 1907.

"arious funds, Oct. /, 1890:
In Stntc fund. o. d....... 3 Abb 7S
10 General county fund. 1906 -
In Cnsh contingent fund.-. 313 81
In INDECENT sick fund..... $50 80
In Comfy school fund.-. 3O2 80
In o'iicers salary fund.... 5ii 98
IN ii""u fund ............. 20 90
In 20 High School fund. 1919 GI
In High School Bond re.
demrtiOn fund. ...... 1874 Oh
Elko special school fund.
-------
Total .................s COCO IL
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RECEIPTS FEoM ALL SOURCES

RECEIPTS FEoM L SOURCES.
Balance III Treasury June
80. lSgo. .S2o.G2l 81
General licenses. l.l9i 10
Per Prop tax 1899 1850 q
Fees colted by Co
officers ......... $50 60
Gaming licenses. I5 60
Irregular sources. "a 30
Poll tax, lSyo..... SIS 20
Poll tax, ISIS, de-
linquent ....... 800
Delinquent prop.
tax, lS9S ..... % -
Toano School Dis
trct....-....... $50
Total...... Ass So
Total Receipts. ..S24.SIO a3
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-01
JOINT STATEMENT
-oF The
Auditor and Treasurer of
E1kO County

For Quarter Ending Sept. so 1899.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-03
The sheen Assessment.

Ex-senator Tom Power has requested
the state board of equalization TO hear
him make a plea for the reduction of
the assessment on sheep in Montana
says the Whitehall Zephyr This sounds
inconsistent with the reports of the
wonderful prosperity and zoe wool that
have reached the public. The McKin-
ley boys have pointed to the woolgrow-
ers as a wonder worked by the high
tariff law, and have made any amount
of political capital out of the condition
In view of the statements made it
seems rather queer that the prosperous
woolgroWers should demand a reduction
in their taxes. One would naturally
suppose that, with a protection that is
a burden to the remainder of mankind
free grazing upon government lands
and free hay from the public domain
that the sheepmen would be glad to
pay any assessment that might be
named-but they are not The assess
ment ought certainly be reduced--it
might be taken off altogether-and al
low the taxes to be paid by men who
raise crops, and pay on the products
of their toll. If the sheepman cannot
get along under present conditions
there seems no further use to humor
him
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-03
ROYALTY TRAVELS iNCOGNITO.
Some of the Aliases by Which People of
Rank Are Known.

Who knows when Chicagoans may
awaken to the knowledge that they
have been entertaining royalty una
wares? 1t has become the habit of
people of distinction in Europe to
travel under assumed names in order
that they may avoid conspicuousness,
which at times becomes annoying.
Their custom is to adopt for the time
being such a title as they may select
of a lower rank than that which by
birth they have the right to hold.
Queen Victoria takes her incognito
title from her favorite residence. AS
countess of Balmoral she now visits
the sunny shores of France each year
Doubtless the many happy recollec-
lions connected with her Scottish home
influenced her decision in the matter,
for ever since 1874 she has assumed the
style of the chatelaine of Balmoral
when abroad; before that date she
Travelled as the countess of Kent which
title the duchess of Edinburgh since
1874 has occasionally assumed when in
England.
The Prince of Wales has several in
cognito titles the earl of Chester be-
ing perhaps the one he uses most fire.
quently. He has sometimes travelled
as duke of Cornwall, Earl Carrick and
Baron Renfrew. Princess Beatrice
takes the title of Lady Carlsbrooke
since her appointment as governor of
the Isle of Wight on the death of her
husband.
There is infinite pathos in the sight
of a refined looking, sad faced woman
who moves quietly about Paris during
her frequent visits, clad in the black,
trailing robes which show that she is
a widow and bereaved mother. This
is the Countess de Pierrefonds, who as
sumes the title as her incognitO. but
whom the world knows best as Euge-
ME- the eX-empress of the French
Queen Natalie of Servia is never so
well pleased as when she throws off
her royal titles for q while and as
sumes one of the many appellations of
lower rank to which she is entitled.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-03
GIRLS GOT AHEAD OF THE WIDOW
She Was Attracting Too Much Attention
at the Summer Resort.

When Greek meets Greek there is
not half as lively tug of war as
when f1irt meets tiirt. One of the lat
ter, just returned from her SUMMERS
outing, tells a story of how a widow
was discounted at the resort where
she tarried and monopoized good
share of the attention of the gentle
men, who were none too numerous.
The girl laughed merrily as she told
the story Yes" she said she was
widow and young. Her husband had
been dead two years and she was more
than beginning to take notice. There
weren't but three men at the hotel
barring the Saturdays to Mondays,
whose wives, of course, never let them
out of their sight once. Three men
and five girls and the widow. The first
night she laid us out cold. She went
in for palmistry, the wretch, and she
put in all the evening reading those
mems hands. One pair of hands at
time wasn't enough for her-oh, good
ness, no. She had to have one mans
hand to read, and the other two men
had to stay around so that she could
compare the hand she was reading
with theirs. Next day she-well, she
was one of those horrid women who
always swim out to the float and sit
out there with the men, while the rest
of us, who can't swim, hang on TO the
ropes and look like a row of Slough
ton bottles. 1t took all three of the
men to teach her to dive-as If she
didn't know how already! She said
lovely things about us girls to the
men-horrid, designing thing! And the
men acted as if they thought we were
jealous The third night we rebelled.
She was sitting out on the gallery
after dinner with the men, when | came
up, as sweet as could be.
Oh, Mrs. Bangs! / said, your baby
is just crying himself into spasm.
Her baby was a little reptile
years old. and she had a nurse for
him. OF course, she knew he was all
right and she knew | knew it, but
there were the men, and the only play
for her was the heavy maternal. She
had to leave those men and dash off
to the baby or they'd think she wasn't
a devoted mother, which she wasn't,
and which no man can pardon wo-
man for not being. We worked that
child crying for its mother lay for all
it was worth. We never let her rest.
Baby wanted her every time she caught
sight of a man. We talked about how
delicate baby was and what a care he
must be. We asked every morning how
baby's croupy cough was We forced
that odious widow to devote herself
from breakfast to bedtime to the rep
lillian child. We routed her, horse, foot
and dragons. She was a widow, and
we had a hard fight. but baby was
our trump card, and we-well, we had
the three men to ourselves after week
of it, She never said a word, but I'll
wager anything you like that there
were times when she'd have delighted
in pounding baby with the back of
hair brush-and l think she did it once
or twice"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-03
More Talk of Candidates.

Who will be the democratic standard
bearer in next years Montana state
campaign is a conundrum several
prominent gentlemen occupying front
seats up in the amen corner would be
glad to have answered just now, says
the Billings Times. 1t is understood
that Governor Smith will be in the
race, and it is said that State Treasurer
Collins, State Senator Norris Of Bea-
verhead county, with Hon. Charles S.
Hartman of Bozeman 4 very strong
probability, all have their eye on the
governors chair, while the woods are
full of dark horses. George Hays Of
Billings for treasurer oc sta te is all yell
lowstone county wants out of the deal,
although we have several first-class
men down here who would reflect honor
on the state were they called to pre-
side over its destinies for the next four
years following the election.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-03

The Anaconda Standard is doing good
work in behalf of the mining interests
of Montana and the Northwest, says
the East Helena Record. Every Tues
day the Standard devotes extra pages
to mining news, and by this means the
mines of this country are kept before
the people, and people in other states
and localities can understand what
Northwestern possibilities are. We do
not believe it to the interest of the
country to boom any mine or prospect
through newspapers, but a carefully
compiled review of what the mines are
doing is indeed helpful to the develop
ment of the country