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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-04-20

John acGowan of Clay county,
Fin, claims to be the oldest pensioner
III this country. According to papers
now on file in Washington he is 12I
years old. He was born in Ireland
on March 10. l779, and came to this
country in 1904. He enlisted In the
Seventeenth Connecticut regiment in
1863. when he was 81 years cid. The
pension officials are inclined to be-
lieye hs statement.
Tho number OF abandoned mines
which will be reopened the present
season in the mining States OF the
west furnishes a convincing object
lesson OF the a&sances which have
been made in the science Of mining
md ore treatment. Mines we're
abandoned a few years ago after the
oxid:2ed ere bodies weso exhausted,
because the refractory ore could not
then be treated at a profit, and are
now being reopened and operated
with handsome returns.
Oar exports to the Philippines are
increasing at a rapid rate. A ship
load of collins, 1000 in number, has
Just left Sun Francisco for Manila.
Less than two years ago we did not
send n coffin to the Philippines.
The entire export OF collins ia used
for the interment Of brave American
boys who were sent to face the Fill
pino bullets by Mckinley in his
greed for empire and his ambition to
be the first President to plant the
banner OF imperialism upon the pros
trate body OF the republic.-Helena
(Mon.) independent.
Que OF the eastern novelties is a play
house forchildren. 1t is 0 feet G inches
in length, 6 feet 4 inches IN width and
s feet . inches in height. They are
made Of white pine and are painted
with II coat OF paint on the outside.
They are provided with a door and
windows which can be changed at
will. The house can be built III an
hour and taken down in twenty min
utee, no mailing or carpentry being
required. They are wind aud water
proof.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-04-20

We are informed 10y Judge Mack
who arrived from Genoa last evening
that tho ubiquitous Joe Pete Inns been
seen once more. this time il was a
youth named Johnson, who WIS com.
ing down from Marklcvillc, when hc
Ind tho honor OF humping into the
muedcrous red man. Pete was armed
with n Winchester rifle aud Mr.John.
son dill not deem il incumbent uuc ,
himself Ia larry longer than was ali.
solutely necessary, so they merely OK.
changed "good.dnys" and passed ON
zach on his separate way. 1t is likoly
that Pete will make promiscuous use
of that Winchester botoro no allows
himself to DO captured again. Wiz.
ginia Report.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-04-20
\ ~StnbbIng hmrny.

An alteration occurred in tho Ne.
vada saloon Inst evening which com.
mcncing M u "josh." camc near to
ending seriously for ono Of the par.
%ticipants. As nearly M wa can learn,
Bob Evans md Mike l~lanley, with q
number Of others, were sitting
around the stoyo joking with Evans,
who became angry and applied some
epithots to iIanIoy. which TINT gcn.
tlcmnn resented by striking Evans in
tho face. Evans had nm open pocket
knife in his hand nj tho time. and
during the rnw which followed Han.
Icy received u knife wound under the
right arm. which, however. did not
enter the body, but inflicted Il sever
flesh wound. 4 warrant wns sworn
ont against Evans by Const able Way
aud he will have n hearing this after.
noon before Judge Waller limos.
Review.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-04-20
Pnthos from tho Jail,

"Wil you piease,suh, lemmo know
wrote a colored prisoner " Tie Judge
"des when my casell como up for
conviction? I been in Jail. sub.
bout oight months ez do crow fly cn
] has n sortcr restless fcclin' or want.
in to des wheu my conviction will
come of. l writes dis. sub, kaso I
tecls 1t in my j'ints dat de spring
season Is comm OH, en- hit came ter
me dat yer might go iishin' en- fcrgit
do time for my conviction. SO et you
please, sub. keep mo in min',cn do by
inc cz you 'spects TO DO did by.--At.
lanta Constitution.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-04-20
NOTICE.

by order OF the Board OF County
Commissioners Of EIko County, State
OF Nevada, made this 9th day OF
February. 1929, notice is hereby
given that all persons who are charg.
ee upon the county must como TO the
County Hospital, or all claims for
their support will he disalIowed by
said Board except in cases OF extreme
emergency.
Attest: A. q. DAwLEY
County Clerk.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-04-20

n. =. Guldagger. ut Jones' old
stand, in prepared to do blacksmith.
ing in all Of its branches at prices to
SUIT tho times. Horse shoeing and
wagon work n specially. All work
guaranteed. Take your work to Mr.
G%uldaggcr's shop il you want It done
we'll and at reasonable prices. =
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-04-20
WWIE

NELsOY-C owHovER AT tho residence
of the brides parents, Elko, Ne
voda, April ls, 1900, 10y licv. Goo.
+. plummcr, Mr.. Alexander g.
Nelson to Miss Ncitio Cownovcr,
both Of likO.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-04-20
House and Furniture For Sale.

\ now house with four rooms turn.
throughout with mostly new furni.
iturc. situated in tho eastern part Of
town IL for snlc at II bargain. For
further particulars apply m this e..
flee.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-04-20
Revival Meetings.

Mr.. Oliver will preach every even.
Ing this week at 1880 p. m. Also be-
ginning with Tuesday-every after.
noon at $50 o'clock.
All are invited to attend the meet
ings.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-04-20

Rev. w. Il. Sitter, W. Cation, y. Y,
writes, 81 had dyspepsia over twenty
ycnrs.nnd tried doctore.uud medicines
without benefit. was persuaded TO
use kodol Dyspepsia euro and IL
helped mo from tho start. I believe
II to DO a pnnacea for all forms Of in
digestion 1t digests what you oat.
Elko Drug Go.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-04-20
itOItS.

EXGsrHoN-In Carliu. Nevada, April
10, 1900, Ia the vile Of o. EngstrOn.
u daughter.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-04-20

NJ. b. Smith, B%uiternut, Mich,
says: "Dc witt's little Early Riscrs
are The very best pills | ever used Tor
c~ostiYencss, liver and bowel troubles.-
t.lko Drug, Go.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-04-20
= j. CHENEY 500.
rnInIn 'nI;,

'"''''N wv NNi'N s'p iiNilb SUNUTTn
euro.
+ J. CHENEY 500.
Toledo Ohio.
We, tho undersigned, have known T..
j. Cheney for tho last - ycnrs, mud
believe him perfectly honorable in
oil business transactions. nnd inau.
clnllv able to carry out any obliga.
ton made by their firm.
WEST = TRuAx. Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo. Ohio.
WALpIHu. KINNNH s MAnviS, Whole.
sale Druggists. Toledo, q.
Halls Catarrh Cure il taken inter.
ually. nnd acts directly IN the blood
and mucous surfaces Of tho system.
Price 7jr. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists. Testimonials FREQ.
Ilall's family Pills are the best.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-04-20

Ne offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for nny case Of Catarrh TINT
cannot be cured by Halls Cutnrrh
Cnrn.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-02-10

their memory to be positive and ag-
gressive force in the history of our
time and country as our fathers were
before Us,
Fhe new century, on whose Tires
hold we stand, will bring not only
new and pressing duties which we
could not shirk if we would and
should not if we could. There is no
such thing as rest in national life
The epitaph of every nation of the
past preach this sermon to poSterity,
united or die. And over against Bry-
ans sneer about shooting civilization
and christianity into the Filipinos
with a gatling gun 1 would set the
words of James Russell Lowell:
mot but what abstract war is hor-
rid | sign to that with all my heart;
hut civilization does get for-'ad
sometimes upon powder cart"
The crust that forms over society
in time of peace is broken up and
those who are below have an opDortu-
nifty to come through to the top. War
has always been a mighty engine in
human progress. 1t was the forty
years of the rough free life of the
desert. contendfng in daily battles
with hostile tribes, which qualified
the ISraeliteS for citizenship in the
land of promise; it was the Punic
wars which blossomed and ripened
the civilization of ancient Greece; it
was the Punic wars which developed
the rugged patriotism of the Romans:
it was the Saracenic wars which has
scattered the learning of the Orient
throughout Europe and compelled
Columbus TO seek n new route to In
dia: it was the hundred years war
which established the divine princi-
pie that man is responsible to God
alone for his religious convictions: it
was the Napoleonic wars which over
turned the worthless dynaSties ef
Medieval Europe and cleared the wav
for the civilization of the nineteenth
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-02-10
John S. DaWson'S Speech.
From the Hin City Republican.


John S. Dawson, of this city, deliv-
cred brilliant address before the
Kansas Day club at the Copeland
Hotel in Topeka last Monday night.
The speech has been widely printed
in the metropolitan dailies and we
cheerfully give space for its publica-
tion- Mr.. Dawson responded to the
toast, 1.-The White Mans Burden"
Some three or four years age Kan
saS poet made speech in this city in
which he said that "a nation needed IA
war every % years in order to recon-
Secrate itS-people to the duties of pa
triotism. Viewed in the light of
events of the past two years that
speech was an Inspiration and a
prophecy. Rudyard Kipling strikes
the same chord when he conjures the
Anglo Saxon race to 'take uD tn
white mans burden" and it is to The
sturdy. yiriie. manly sentiment ad-
yocated by such singers as Ironquill
and kipling that arise to propose
toast.
Kansas Day is significant because it
is the anniversary of the admission OF
our state into the Union after strug-
gle so bitterly fought that the annals
of this country have no parallel TO it,
At that time the white mans burdt
was shouldered by Andrew Reeder
and John Brown and Jim Lane and
thousands of Others who came TO
brave the hardships of pioneer life
and to see to it that 70 slave foot
print should desecrate the free soil of
Kansas. They served their day and
generation well, and it is for us. Re-
publicanS of a younger generation. to
gather renewed determination from
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-02-10
COUNTY LINE NOTES.
Snow w ednesday.

Snow Wednesday.
Some lagrIppe around.
Jessie Smith is at home sick.
Colds the prevailing complaint.
Frank Erbert was in Glencoe Mon
day.
Will Perry of Ellis was in Glencoe
Sunday.
viii Cypher visited on the line
Monday.
Chas Lofin and family are in Glen
coe again.
viii Sullivan visited at b. Fur
beck's Sunday.
Abram Cross is improving slowly
but not able to be up vet.
Mrs. Smith and daughters visited
Mr. and Mrs. CIouglI Sunday
Il. Mahoney is back on the Solomon
branch of the U. p. pulling the throt-
tie again.
G.. w. Cross daughter got caught in
a picket rope last Saturday and got
hurt pretty badly.
Coyote Pete and Tom Bowers of Ell
lis expect to thresh their sorghum
seed one day this week
j. III. Johnson expects to auction off
the property of NJ. ii. johnson, de-
ceased in the near future.
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY,
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that
he is the senior partner of the firm of
F. J. CHENEY & Co., doing business
in the City of Toledo, County and
State aforesaid, and that said firm
will pay the sum OF ON f III UNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every case OF
CATARRH that cannot be cured by the
use of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHI ENEY
s Swore to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9Th day Of De-
cember. A. ID. 1886.
TsEAL. A. W. GLEASON.
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrl, Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price I5c per bottle. Sold by all Drug
gists Testimonials free.
F. j. CHENEY & Co.
Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-02-10
Sold by Druggists, Toe.
Halls Family Pills are the best

The Good Will Society will give an
entertainment at tie court house, St
Valentines eve, February IA. for the
purpose of raising money to pay for
the new piano. Everybody come and
help US by your good will and your
money. Admissions: Reserved seats.
Soc: not~reseryed seats, 25c: children
under - wears old. I5c. Tickets on
sale at Cortrights store.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-02-10
TocURH a coLDrNoNE DAY

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo QUININE
TABLETS. All druggists refund the
money il it fails to cure. f. w.
GROVES signature on every box 25c.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-02-10
NUMBER 40
Union Pacific Tim. Table.

Union Pacific Tim. Table.
Eastern limited --...-.-.-.-. Due rs a m
s-Kansas City Fast Line Due 10:4i D. m
b. --------..------------.---- .-9:40 a.
Fast Express Due 3 05 "a m
}-Denver 4 Pacific Coast Imt'd DueS:0S D. IA
Tickets sold and baggage checked to all
points in United States and Canada.
T. Shank Agent
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-02-10
TWENTY-FIRST YEAR.
IN ICE:'

1 have got to raise One Thou
sand dollars (S1,O0O.OO) CASH.
and in order to do it / will for the
next THIRTY DAYS sell all goods on
which / am overstocked at
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-22
SINGING AT THEIR WORK.
Darkies Accomplish Much Moro whsn
 They Can Make Music.

Contractors in south Missouri en- ploy many negroes to load railroad ties on the cars of the Memphis rail- way. says the Kansas City Star. The ties are cut in the woods, hauled to the railway in wagons and dumped in piles along the side of the roads Ths negroes then take them up, tie by tie. and run with them up the blanks to the cars. whore they drop them in regular order These negroes are paid price for each tie they carry, so they vie with one another to earn the most money in one day. They become 50 expert at the work that an old hand can throw a heavy tie on his shoulder so that it will balance, and then, with out holding it, he will run. both hands pressed flat against his sides, up the gang plank to the car. The negroes are so accustomed to the whrk that they seldom drop a tie and seem never to have sore shoulders. One may see gangs of a dozen or more of them, all singing and whistling. Each sings at the top of his voice or whistles as loud as ne can, and every tune is different. The effect is amusing, but beyond de- scription. The men carry their ties at trot all day long. An inspector stands beside the plank that goes up the car to examine the ties being load- cd. It is amusing to hear the inspec- tor call negro halfway up the plank with tie on his shoulder to throw it away among the heap of bad ties. The negro gets no credit for his load and goes back swearing at his bad luck, while his companions stop their music and burst into loud, uncomfortable laughter. All these negro tie carriers have deep grooves in the right shoul- der, where the ties have pressed, but the flesh is ca11oused and seldom sore. The men make good wages, most of them $3.50 day. They spend all of tt. Very few Of them save their money.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-22
PUT TT AWAY.

The man wdo fails to lay up do!- lar or two--a few dollars-every week or every month during these piping days of prosperity will fail in 5he discharge of bis duty, says the Arkansas Democrat. Taese days of of steady employment and good wages will rot last forever and 8 day. They will not last even a few years. They.may end within two or three years-maybe within one year. We cannot tell when the reaction, the collapse, may come. The wise man, especially the wise man who is poor pr in moderate circums tances, will lay away something for a rainy day. A few dollars invested every month ia building association stock, or iu some other form ot savings which is safe, will in the course of a few years amount to handsome sam-qaite enough to keep the wolf from the door in case of loss of en- ployment or 0 great reduction ip wages. Itis the man who saves something from his wages, who puts this saving away regularly aud cor tiauousIg, come what may, that us qally gets ahead il. the world. Large salary and large daily wages amount to nothing if one lives up ta the last dollar of bis income end has nothing al the end of the year to show for al be has earned
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-22
WHERE GOLD GROWS.
Fresh. Deposits Of the Precious Me+as
 Every Year.

There are localities where gold may be said to grow every yeaf. or. in other words, where fresh deposits of the precious metal are to be found annu- ally, says Answers D One such dis trict is in the Edmonton country, in the Canadian northwest, where, after the spring floods from the same banks nnd benches" of the Saskatchewan river, there are taken every year ,con~ siderable quantities of gold by q few diggers, who make their living out of the business. But the most eonspieu- ous and interesting case of this sort is to be seen near Ichangs in the pros vince of Hupeh, in China For many centuries past each year gold has been washed from the banks of coarse gray el on both sides of the River Han, and in the midst of the auriferous district there is an ancient town called Uiku- ten. which means Gold Diggers, Inn." Its inhabitants subdivide the gold- bearing ground among themselves an- nuatly, stalking out their claims with partitions. They pay no royalty and appear to earn no more than 8 bare subsistence, but this may be doubted. as John Chinaman is an adept at lay in low and gayin' noffin'" The an- nual river floods bring down millions of tons of mud and sand, which IS charged with gold, both fine" and in flakes, is deposited to depth of six inches or more on the banks of gravel. It is in the winter that the gold is washed, and if is said that seven men work about twenty tons of the "paY dirf" h a day.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-22
Mny Afnerfoana Win.

Une or the many reasons why Amer ican manufacturers are so successful competing in foreign markets is to be found in the following episode, which occurred recently: An American man. ufacturer of steam specialties was wis., lting an English firm which made sim liar goods. A certain article which both firms made was under discussion. What is your price on this thing?" asked the American. Well, in your money, about $19," replied the Eng ashman. What does 1t cost your" I'll deliver at your door all you want at s7 apiece" said the American. How in the world do you do it?" Well, I'll illustrate," answered the American. Look out of that window and across the street. See that man painting a sign?" Yes" He's or ladder. isn't he?" "Yes." "See that other man sitting on tho sidewalk holding the foot of the ladder?" Yes" Wow. in America we have ladders that stand up by Reconsideration need man to hold 'em. So, you see, in this instance, we divide your cost of labor exactly by two" "I see," re- marked ths Electrical Review
 To Stamp Out Consumption in Germany.
 An organized attempt is being made to stamp out consumption in Germany by scientific methods of treatment. Al. ready twenty sanatoria for patients have been opened, and others are to be provided. A congress is to be held In Berlin for the purpose of making the war against consumption a nation al movement throughout the German sugDire.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-22

#emea, cards and races proved too much for Brown, the trusted oookkeper of the little German Ma sional Bank, of Newport, Ky, and he 8ot away with $2O0,00 of the bank s funds. It would seem that one of these besetments would be enough, under ordinary circum- stances, to work the ondoing of the average bookkeeper. = Arkansas Democrat.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-22
 A. Womanse Ferse verance.

An interesting story of woman.s perseverance comes from the wiIds of Glamorganshfre. England. She haS {nheHted small farm. and as soon as she arrived at 8 marriageable age be- gan looking for husband to share her lot. She was quickly married. bat the couple had hardly settled down to welded bliss when the husband died without having had a chance to begin to cultivate the farm. Not intimidated by this, the widow married a second husband, who sowed the fields with grain. He likewise died. She tried thiFd, who reaped the grain. but death soon snatehed him away. She then
 married a fourth. who thrashed the grain. He also followed the fate of his predecessors. She then married fifth husband. with whom she enjoyed fhe produce of the farm. Tbe little woman had boldly married five men t9 the short space Of eighteen months
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-22
Many statues ot Christ.

Italian Catholics propose to celebrate 4he nineteenth century by erecting nineteen colossal statues of Christ in conspicuous points of the peninsula. Among the places selected are Mount Soracte, the Gran Sasso dItalia. and ehe toe, the heel and the instep Of "the boot The statues are to be Of gilded cast Iron.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-22
Opposed to Innovations.

1n Fantah, the third largest town fn Egypt. there are 10000 people living in about $500 houses. and lately wells were dug by an enterprlsing company 50 give them pure drinking water. But the inhabitants prefer to get muddy. contaminated water from the canal which their ancestors had always used, and the company is financially a fail- Qre so far.-New York Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-22

EOR sALF=-Two reside noes corner East E Eth avenue and Charles street; and three lots on East Fifth avenue, Apply to Mrs B D0lan. 57
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-22

XIyANTED-A white woman cook who has WV girl t5.or 16 years old to assist in ho tel work. Address Hotel. care of Graphic.
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