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Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-28

In the lp,e seventies Henry George,
the Nngle,oXreformcr, cnmeenft from
California, He was despcrutelypoor
aud had but few pcquOlnonCes,
shortly after his arrival he lcclured
before the Saturday Ethical club Of
New York, where his brilliant 0rntoly
aud shabby attire nude so striking Il
contrast MS to eXclte The sympathy of
chose present,
After he left the club appointed n
committee to ald him In getting up u
public lecture. Among others, the
committee included Seth Low, who
was then engaged In business, lie was
In consultation Ut the time, and the
committee were in u hurry, 40 he told
them 10 send Hmm lot OF tickets They
forwarded 20 TO him the same day
and felt happy ut having secured SaO
for the lecture fund, The next morn
ing cnme letter OF thanks fr0m Mr.,
Low prnislng the lecturers intellcc
tu0llty and incloslng n check for $3.50
The affair wns success, netting
about 5000, 40 that President Low may
be- snid to have been the first man to
start Mr., George on his enstcrn rarccr,
Twenty years later, in 1897 Mr. Low
wns u citizens cnnddntc aud Mr.
George the labor candidntc for mayor
of New York, The latter made u Wig
orous campaign and In all his speech
es advised all the citizens, " they
could not vote for him, to vote for hs
friend Seth Low, and on one oGcNson
he sOld that II II had not been for the
luttcr he would not be- there MS u cOn
dldNte, Few understood his full mean
ing,-SNturdny Evening Post,
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-28

For full description Of this service and the
benefits given it, patrons, address
Z. w. THOMSON, A.G.P.A., Topeka
JOHN SEBaSTiON, q. P. A., Chicago.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-28
How IIe GoIIIIs SlarI

"fhcre Is a young man in Chicago"
says u local physician "who now hns
good business and bright prospects
who secured his start in life by secur-
ing I thut did not belong to HIM !
hardly know under what to class the
incident Of obtaining the money |
will let the story explain his actions
"'rhls young man arrived In Chicago
one day without funds, but with plenty
of nerve and push, He wanted mon
ey to secure II mcnl and pay his room
rent until he could secure position,
Relieving he could find some man who
would help him II he told his story in
u straightforward manner, he entered
u cigar establishment in Dearborn
street, lie was about to explain his
condition and ask for assistance until
he could get position when the pro.
prietor looked up with fierce scowl,
He turned to his partner, and they
held consultation In whisper for
"A few moments, Now, take this 81
and don't bother me about ihHt bin
again. That's all you will get, and
now you can get out of this place IN
u hurry exclaimed The storckccper.
"'rhe young man was pushed to-
ward the door with the money in his
hand, aud, try Os he would, the store
keeper would not let him talk, Once
in the street the bcwildercd fellow
considered the matter IN every detail
aud decided to keep the money, This
he did, and month or so later he
again walked into the cigar store and
told his story and returned the mon
ey"-Chicugo News.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-28

There are'in Montana sapphires OF
beauty and value, but they have never
been as systematically worked ashaye
been the sapphires of the orient
True they are light in color, but they
have more brilliancy than the Asian
sarphires and often exhibit dichor.
Ism or double color. under different
Lights The suppoSition that sap,
phire should be dark blue ia possibly
responsible for the Slowness of their
acceptance in Tie market, but MS Il mat.
ter OF fact sapph!res are not Of ne,
cessity blue; they are green, yellow,
purple, white and when they are red
we call them rubes, for the ruby and
sapphire are iden,icaily the same,
save for. fraction OF a per cent OF
co!oring natter Brooklyn Eagle.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-28
NoHINooK,v A VoaTEwEsT DIALECT
Tho Hudson HAY Company started II
for the Convenience OF rTaders,

Tho Hudson HAY Company started II
for the Convenience Of rraders,
"Chlnook Is u kind OF VolapulS In
use among the Indians and whites
OF the northwest and was formulate
cd over n hundred years ago by the
Hudson Bay company people and
Others in order 10 secure common
language among the almost lnnumer-
able dialects OF the const Indians,
English, French and Indian were It's
component parts and a jargon grew
pup which was, ineligible by the aid
OF signs TO everybody, II Is not In
such general use now, but there are
sections where Il II as necessary ns
II ever was" said u travelling mun 10
O Sun reporter. recently.
"Chinook Is supposed to get It's
name from the Chinook Indians liy-
ing about the mouth Of the river OF
that name, which flows into Bakers
bay at the mouth of the Columbia
river It's funny kind Of language,
mostly nouns. Take the word Wa
Wa, for instance; q lie or bud talk
would be 'cultus Wn-Wa,' while the
truth, or good talk, would be 'delate
Wa-Wu.' That word, cultus has been
adopted into the northwest English
with meaning akin TO the word
'ornery' us used In the south: At
one time Chinook had got 10 much
into the language that II became Of
fensve to Judge OF one Of the
courts, and he reNd the riot act TO
the lawyer before him. He was very
emphatic in his dsnpproyO Of the
habit that the attorneys had fallen
into, and closed his remarks by say
ing; 'Now'Sgentlrmen, you have
heard what I have said, and want
You TO distinctly understand that
will have no more Of this 'cultus
WN.WN,' which brought down the
bur, OF course.
"The expression Of How are your
is kl0howy0h, supposed TO come
from Clark, how are you? used By
the whites in greeting one Clark,
who kept store where whites and
Indians traded, When the word is
long drawn out, as K-i-n-h-o-w-y-n-h,'
II means How N"' you? I'm glnd TO
see YOU. Emphasis, infection and
notifications OF emnciation change
the meaning OF many words. 'Si-
wash which the initiated think Is
the name OF tribe OF Indians,
means Indian Of any kind, and the
female slwnsh is Klootchman. Till.
cum Is another word that is used In
English, and means friend One often
hears close friend or pal spoken
of MS 'tilicum.' Skookumis pleas
ant word for English adoption and
means strong or great, A jul Is n
skookum house, and liquor'is shook.
chuck, or strong water. A half
breed is a 'Siticum siwash, and 3
half-breed friend Is 'sitkum siwash
tillcum.' Has means big and tenns'
means little--'hinr KumtruX' means
clear understanding, The heart Is
Sisk, tum-ium is Illness. Ii means
also will, opinion, etc 'lIiyu' means
much or very much, but 'H-l-i-y-u-u'
means very grent deal. Boston man
is white man, the lower class be-
ing Whoa-hnhs,' drivers and that
kind; and the upper class 'goddoms'
from their prof0ne manner Of speak
Ing"
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-28
The Professors Joke,

The Professor-l have a new conun.
for you. Why is n mouse like hay.
stack?
The Doctor-A new conundrum!
That had whiskers when | was u boy
A mouse is like a haystock because
the cat'll eat it, New conundrum! Ho
no! Ila, ha!
The Prof.-That isn't the answer
at all. The points of resemblance are
these: You can't find needle in a
haystack, and you can't find n needle
in mouse, Some people weary
me exceedingly with their aIfectation
Of superior knowledge. Chicago 'rrib,
une.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-28

Ihe wound inflicted by a mauser
bullet, the missile mostly used by
Beers. is quite circular and much
smaller than the end of a lead pencil.
When man is hit by one of these bull
let's he feels no pain or shock; but n
stupid sensation, and n strange sing
ing in Nthe ears are felt, which render
the majority of soldiers unconscious.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-28

Sailors trousers, or "trombone
pants" as they have sometimes been
called, expand IN bell shape at the bot.
tom so as to be more easily kicked of
in case of the wearer's falling into
the water.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-28

Henceforth hundred working
hours in ten days is to be the max
imum eXucted of any railroad em
ploye in France, and no consecutive
stretch of more than twelve hours ID
10 be tolerated
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-28

The raising ofnuts, mainly walnuts,
is a great industry in southern Cali.
fornia. There were shipped last year
$50 carloads valued at ST50.000
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-28

She-What! Are you going to dine
1t the club? should think you would
hate to take dinner there.
He-Why?
She-Because my dear, you willmisa
III the pleasure Of complaining about
What you get 10 cat,-Detroit Free
Press.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-04-13
The service REFORMED.

a short time ago We asked tho Car
son Appeal TO inform us what SER
vices Attorney Sadier had performed
to eDtitle him to receive $50 from the
State treasury. The Appeal has evil
IDENTIFY overlookedthe requcst ms it las
not furnished The information. Tie
Appeal will please look it up.-ELKo
INDEPENDENT.
Tho Appeal did overlook the first
call Tor information or we would have
furnished it before.
Some months ago an inmate OF the
Insane Asylum, named Thomas
Scanlon, died in the institution.
Some time after his death Or. Patter.
son found tlIat Inc had some property
in California. Where inmates have
property it in customary to collect sl5
a month for their maintenance.
Whan the attention o. the Board
was called to the fact that Scanlop
left property in California. 1t was as
certained that his relatives were ap.
plying for letters OF administration
md the time for the case To DO heard
was set in Judge CGifey's Court in
San Francisco.
Tho full facts were ascertaincd on
Sunday and the case was set for 10
o'clock next morning. Tho State
Controller wired Attorney Sadler OF
San Francisco TO appear Tor the State
and present tho claim for Scanlon's
board at the Asylum. Mr.. Sadler
appeared on behalf Of the Stato and
agreed To conduct the case for ten
per cent Of the amount recovered.
lie put in an appearance several
times in court aud gave the matter
his thorough attention. Tho heirs
OF Scanlon wore in no humor TO allow
the claim without n contest but they
saw TINT litigation was useless and
the sum Of $500 was allowed by the
administrative. II WA paid into the
State Treasury on March 18th. On
The day That Mr.. Sadler appeared Tor
the State hc also attached the none
which was III the custody OF the Iii.
herman bank.
MIR. Sadlcr wRs selected rs tho nj
tofhcy because ho was a Nevada
raised 10y and received his license
for wh,.h license he paid s35.
Had tho Attorney.G General gone TO
San Ffacisco aud performed the
same service his perspual expenses
would have been ut least slOO.-Cnr.
con Appeal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-04-13

Tho bigger the gun the shorter it's
lie. Those monsters, the 40 ton
guna, cannot no rcckuncd on to tire
o than 81 full charge rounds with
ont becoming quite useless. Tho 81
ton gun can fire 100 rounds, while
the Elk inch brccchloudcr III good for
400 or $50.
The reason for this il that tho ter
rifle heat and corroding effect oi
powder wear AWAY tho bore mt the
chamber end and then tho shell dOca
not catch :hc riilrng
Thorc il nothing for 1t then but to
send the gun to tho factory and have
the barrel bored and lined with Il new
tube.
Eighty shots from 40 ton gun
would he good business in any war.
Where tho incOn rcniCnCc arises in in
the fact that during peace tho men
cannot practice us much as desirable.
Still there Ia a way ont Of il tu Il Ger
tain extent, for it is fonnd TINT II half
Il charge, which IL sufficient Tor praC.
tice. wears out II gun only o%nc.fourIh
IA fast ~ - full charge, and even in
a way II threc.quartcr charge is pow
erful enough.
Now n no ton gun, though il can
fire only so full charges, can fire 100
thrco-qunrtor charges aud $40 half
chargcs.-N. Y. Telegram.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-04-13

The young man who made his bride
a wedding present OF a sack OF pea
mute, and then made her put the IN
away to W. for the children, il not
in it with q farmer we read OF this
morning:
4 sweet school ma'am, overjoyed
that the tasks OF the day were ended,
was romping in high spirits with her
little pupils in front Of the school
house ere departing for home.
She had a little sled belonging to "a
pupil. She was giving the little ones
little rides on the ice hat covered the
earth.
y farmer came along with a bob
tled. With Il nervy glance at her ad.
miring pupils, she caught the slow
sled and fastening her siedlet behind,
she eat down upon it.
The farmer glanced back and saw
her. An evil genius prompted him to
whip up.
Away went the bob with the school
ma'am behind, lickety. split. The
glare OF ice made the little sled take
the most wonderful skins ut tho cor
ncrs.
She yelled at him to stop. but he
paid not attention. She dared not
let go the sled to arrange her dishev-
eled raiment, but was compelled to
hang on with both hands. Groups
OF big school boys were passed in
quick succession. They roared with
applause that grew into an encore
Down the business district OF town
the fiend offs farmer flew. During
the transit down t..e streets businrss
was practically suspended.
Tho farmer slowed down at the city
and sho eprang or and rescued
her sled.
She started 10 express her opinion OF
his conduct; bnt the farmer whipped
up md flew.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-04-13
CLASSIFIED Livestock Census.

Stockmen in Elko county are great
ly interested hi the proposed class
flied census OF live stock to be taken
this year. Mr.. Fred P. johnson. as
sistant Secretary OF the National
Live Stock Association and a special
agent Of the Census Office WA here
Saturday attending a meeting OF the
Cattle Association and explaining the
census. Tie cattlemen are well
pleased and adopted resolutions
abreeing TO assist in making the CEN
Gus In this county complete.
-Stockmen need have no fear that
any information they give the census
oEiee sill become public said MI.
Johnson. Every possible safe guard
Las been thrown around tho work
and the reports received FROM stock
men will be held as strictly confiden-
tial and under the law no census Of.
ticer will dare to make public any Of
the information received. Both Di-
rector Merriam Of the Census aud
Chief Statistician Powers Of A gri
culture are taking a great interest in
thus work and Will back the stockmen
as represented by the National Live
Stock ASSOCIATION, in making this
census accurate and reliable. Every
stockman, whether a member Of the
National Association or not, is inter-
ested in the success OF the WORK; for
it means that III the future they will
be posted on the conditions surround
ing their industry. 1t will put an
end to guess work and the danger OF
panic markets due to ingnorance OF
conditions as regards the visible sup
ply.
at Is the desire OF the government
and the National Association to Sc
cure complete and accurate vital
statistics regarding this industry. the
visible supply and the number needed
to supply the cousumptive demand.
IL w are successful we hope to be
able to supply these figures annually,
and thus stockmen will know how TO
govern their business. They will
know approximately what their cat
tie will be worth at the market and
whether the supply is likely to be
sufficient to meet the demand or the
reverse.
1StOckmen all over the west are en-
thusiastic over the census and we
have promises OF assisteuce from all
sections. They understand that in
one sense they are dong the work
themselves and they propose to show
their appreciation OF its importance
by making it accurate
Mr.. Johnson is the editor OF the
Denver Daily StockmaD. the National
Association newspaper, but is giving
all his time to making the census a
success. as he believes that the future
Of the industry depends largely on
securing these vital statistics.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-04-13

According TO the last report OF the
Commissioner OF Education QS97-9SJ
Nevada is the banner State for high
er education. Out OF All estimated
population in 1897 OF 4l.6lO, Nevada
had l53 college students attending
the different institutions throughout
the United States. Or one college
student for every 26S persons.
The next State is California, while
Oregon is third and Massachusetts, is
fourth. Oklahoma is last. II has
only I3i college students and nearly
seven times the population OF Nevada
or about one student to every 2U9I
inhabitants.
IA Nevada was at tue head OF tins
list In 1897, am safe i'll saying, writes
Principal Doughty Of the TuscarOra
school, 1t is still in the lead n0N, be-
cause the attendance at our State
University has Increased ns rapidly
il not more 50 in proportion to our
population than any Jthcr like iDsti-
tuition in the country.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-04-13
the TRUSTS.

The numerous commercial travel
ers who come in contact with the
general public, paint a vivid, but de-
pressing tale OF tho monoPolies and
trusts now dong such mischief to
email dealers all over the United
States.
They tell you OF hundreds and hun
d7eis OF business men who have been
forced ont Of business within the last
three or four years. They will tell
you how The trusts have ordered one
man after another 70 close his estab-
lishGent. IEey viii give YOU the
names o: ambitious .nd thriving
propUie;crs ULo are now clerks or
agents OF gigantic corporate oombi-
nations all hope dead, al opportun-
lily Soae.
This terrible change IN the cuudi-
teas 9! Ike II A@eacS has occurred
within fifteen c. twenty years. What
ril TIE ccrGSoas be when the boy
n.Cn tc-ty 5 a man: Tie trusts
-s7asSG. the combined, disciplined
goEe-ct tao billions Of dollars now.
MAJ I'll Ih=- wealth and power be
:Ee=iy-cvs years hence: The trusts
III nominate and elect the President
"a -. United States and determine
tie lava now. What will they be
able 81 DO when the next generation
Is grown: VIII the Constitution Of
the United States be spared when in
dustral and commercial c]oncentra.
ton has placed the lives and fortunes
Of the whole people at the mercy of
two or three hundred men?
The young man has little chance
Of rising III business in this country
to-day unless he happens to be gifted
with supreme genius. Every month
narrows ms opportunities. lie is
charmed and hefooled by the glitter
ing rhetoric OF trust-paid orators.
He reads the figures which tell the
story Of rapidly increasing wealth IN
America, and be Id iazzled by the
sight OF unmatched prosperity-ror d
few. Mr.. Hanna will tell him that
all this concentration OF commercial
and industrial power is scientific.
logical, the irresistible evolution Of
modern civilizations; that to interfere
with it would be like interfering with
the tides Of the ocean or the progress
OF the seasons.
And the young man hears this bias
phemy against God and humanity,
this knocking of institutions aud con-
ditions to establish which men have
wet the earth with their blood and
tears Cor n thousand years, and he be
licves Mr.. Hanna-or does he?
Look back along the path Of the
dead centuries and sec how it is
marked with the graves OF the great
men who have toiled and suffered
and died for the sake of the right to
compete. The track is strewn With
the ashes OF empires and peoples who
finally forgot to keep open the door
OF opportunity for their young men.
In twenty years we have witnessed
the growth u the trust system to d
point where the President OF the
United States dares not TO oppose it's
biddiug.-EXchangc.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-04-13
HOW TO


In selecting your route to the east
You connot afford to overlook the al
v~antages and comforts offered by the
Rio Grande { Western Railway in
connection with the Denver & Rio
Grande aud Colorado Midland Rail-
roads. 1t is the only transcontinent-
nj line passing directly through Salt
Lake City and in addition to the
glimpse it affords Of the Temple Cay
the Great Salt Lake. the Salt Palace,
and the picturesque Utah valley, it
offers a choice OF six distinct routes
TO the East and the most magnificent
scenery in the world. y doubls
daily train service and a through
Pullman Palace aud ordinary sleep
ing cars, free reclining chairs and n
perfect dining ear service are nov i'll
operation on these lines.
For pamphlets, descriptive o! the
Great Salt Lake route apply to w.
II, Suedaker.G General Agent,li Mont
gomery, San Francisco; to } ID. Mans
field, General Agent.253 Washington,
Portland; to W. c. Mcbride. General
Agent, Al Broadway, Butte; OF to
Geo. W. Heintz, General Passenger
Agent, Salt Lake City.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-04-13
Dewey's Boom CoIInpses.

A Washington special OF the 10th
says:
1t is asserted this afternoon on
what seem to be good authority that
Admiral Dewey has decided to with.
draw as a candidate for the Presi.
doncy and that within a few days he
will formally announce his decision
His brother-in-law John L. Mclean
Is attributed to be responsible for
this latest move Within forty-eight
hours Admiral Dewey has been in
consultation with Democratic leaders
and others antagonistic to Mckinley,
and the opinions then expressed to-
gether with uniavorable and non.
comIttal views voiced by the news.
papers decided him, it is. asserted, to
withdraw from the contest.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-04-13

When school girls grow conlidon.
tial with u another they sometimes,
I am told, describe the sort Of man
who Corresponds to what thoy call
their "beau IDEAL Did you ever
happen to hear what Mrs. Stephen 4.
Douglas WA credited with saying on
tho eubjactH "When | was At SCHOOL"
che remarked, "tbero werc three kinds
OF mon that | vowed ] could never be
induced TO marry. First, never
would marry II man who was younger
than l. Second. I never would marry
a man who was shorter than /. Third
l never would marry IA politician.
We'll, kept my word, except in mar.
ryinR MIR. Douglas, | married n mnp
who was not quito so old az /. who
WINS no. % tall M ! aud who was ono
OF The most prominent politicians OF
his day."-Ex.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-04-13
rhe Weekly Independent.
FRIDAY. April 10. 1900
MYSTERIOUS 1SrLukScEs.

Tho st. Louis Post Dispatch in-
clines to the opinion that mysterious
influences have opetsted to plunge
the Republican party betwiIt the
devil and the deep blue sea, in the
matter Of its Puerto Rican policy.
Perhaps so. These mysterious in
huences" have been dominated even
by hitherto stalwart Republican o.
gans, the sugar and tobacco trusts.
But the Dispatch thus attacks the
marvellous ~predicament which is nov
taxing the best OF the Re-
publican party III its frantic efforts to
effect decent escape:
This imperialis.s have made a bsd
beginning. A government which
tries 10 have a colonial system ard
makes a mess OF It worse than Spiis
did is not likely to get; teE-1bs
reputation.
Puerto Rico's decline dS:es 'rou
the tranfer OF the island frp= S-TE
TO the United States. Under San
the people had for many years eo?a.-
ed reasonable prosperity. urdeE TIE
United States buiness has gone 20
rack and the people to ruin
This, however, does not point to
any interent vice or ;ncspacity
among Americans. Ii Is q deliberate
wrong perpetrsted uDder pressure OF
mysterious influences The Presi
dent started out right, but fell by the
wayside. Mysterious influences we.e
too much for him.
-What were the mysterious inHu-
ences? Why does a great govern
ment do deliberate wrongr Did we
take those territories from Spain to
add to the burden OF oppression? II
so, who profits by our wrongdoing!'
4Why does a great government do
deliberate wrong?" Because the gov
eminent is no longer great, since it
has forgotten the people aud remem-
bers only the trusts and combines.
did we take those territories from
Spain to add to the burden OF oppres
Bion." No. We took them in the
name and cause OF humanity by the
aid Of q volunteer army Of American
patriots who believed that the party
in control OF the government was
honest and that it would live up to
it's solemn pledge. Instead, we have
found that the Nation, in place OF be-
ing honest, is dishonest, under the di-
rection Of its present rulers, and that
il it is to be turned again into tie
broad thoroughiares OF honor and
truth it must be rescued from these
rulers.
III go, who profits by III wrong
doing?' The mysterious Influences
That is to say, the sugar and tobacco
trusts ard all the unholy brood OF
greed.-Houston (Te1as) Post.