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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-16
Land SRlnes.

An exchange saysi "TlIe Deluchi
ranch i'll Douglas county. containing
nh arca OF 100 ncres and 10 cows sold
recently for 100000. The land brought
nearly ESQ por acre" viii the Gard.
nerSillc Courier please tell us the rs.
seGsed valuation OF that rancb9-E LKo
lSpErESDEST.
Tho Deluchi property sold for sl9,.
liz. Part ~ the land IL in Anime
county. Cal. Tho assessed valuation
Of the property in Douglas county
last year was SG,Si5. or this SUN
$500 was on real estate. 500 on i'm.
~provemenis. and 10 cows and 10 hcad
OF stock cattle md other personal
property, valued at sl,Si5, make tho
total. Tho hes, par, Of the ranch ia
III Douglas,the land in Alpine is prin.
cipOlly grazing land.
AZ a general thing tho real estate
in this county is assessed ut about n
third its actual value, aud according
to this rule Mr.. Dcluchi has paid his
foil share OF taxes. And We believe
II greater value is placed on land for
taxation in this county than in mos.
counties in the State. \ short time
ago il was discovered That y ranch Mt
Loyclock winch sold for s37 80 pcr
acre was assessed last year at g. per
acre.-Couricr.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-16
1uE Wall.

The Wells Herald takes up the
cudgel for tho discredited member OF
the county board Of examiners and
and wades through two columns Of
lye and w%hitewasb in a vain endeayor
10 justify his conduct ut the recent
examination. So far as the article
refers to the editor Of this paper
there is scarcely n grain OF truth III
it. W. have simply pull lished facts
and are not conscious OF having ac.
knowlcdgcd any errors. The able
educator and benefactor will have to
produce stronger evidence than the
Herald produces to convince anyone
familiar with the facts that his con-
duct ON the boari WIS what it should
have been. Lying will not down the
facts. Tho report Of the committee
Is conclusive evidence on this point.
The Herald makes Il big splurge
because two OF tho young ladies who
failed at the examination are now
pupils OF the great educator at whose
solicitation they signed n card. 1t
says nothing, however, about the
three other young ladies who signed
the same card. They are not pupils
Of that great man. The majority Of
them seem to be against the position
taken by the Herald.
The INDEPENDENT has nothing to
do with the article so far rs it deals
with Superintendent Wilson. II will,
however, stamp the lie on the state
meut TINT Mr.. Wilson's conversation
with its editor about this business
was in accordance with a previously
Connected scheme. That is q lie out
OF whole cloth. The facts OF the mat
ter are that Mr.. Wilson said he was
not talking for publication. This is
conclusively proved by the evidence
oi Tom Tenant and Charles Keith,
employees Of this office, who heard all
Mr.. Wilson said on that occasion,
His remark, il heard by us, made no
impression. The result WAS the ex
posture came.
In the discussion OF this Latter the
INDEPENDENT has stuck to the facts
1t has made no errors and has nc,
knowledged none. IL the Herald and
the able educator and beneiactor had
done the same the Herald article
would not have taken so much space
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-16
Ords aud Ends.

Alpha and Omega, the beginning
and end.
Every thing has a beginning aud an
end except Il hoop snake and Il pref
eel.
Odd folks, most Of us.
In :he first place we say odds and
Ends when speaking OF II scrap pile
like this.
Ords and Ends is correct, and is
the origin Of odds and ends. See
supplement to Worcester's Unabridg
ell Dictionary.
Ord means a poiut, a beginning.
Then there Is Lurid.
Nearly ever writer or speaker uses
the word Lurii to describe something
int nsely red aud glowing. He will
say the lurid sunset; the lurid flames
lit up the surrounding scene.
Now Lurid means the exact oppo-
site. 1t means something wan, color
less, without any red in it whate yer.
1t means murky, l~itcless, without
radiance.
Then the Lords prayer, One
would suppose that this short simple
and beautiful petition would be cor
rectly rendered. Yet it is very often
rendered forgive us our trcspasses.-
The scripture gives no authority for
the word -trespassesT III this pray er.
When we put our matches into Il
box, we invariably pnt the heads up.
Thus we get the evil c~illuvia Of the
matches upon our fingers. Just rs
we'll turn them the other way,
When We put n lead pencil in our
pocket We invariably put it point up,
This causes the lead to wear against
our coats, spelling the garment il it is
light colored. The lead Is twice ms
apt to be broken of in this way. The
pencil goes into the pocket twlce ms
easily point down; but we never put
it that way.
We laugh at a flock of sheep for
Jumping oven a fence because their
leader did.
Yet when we contemplate the alb
surdities OF which the human race is
guilty, we are ashamed to look a
sheep i'll the observation-disclosures.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-16

Mrs. William Ballinger OF Shelton
died suddenly at D o'clock FrITay
morning. The particulars OF the
sad event were given us last night by
Mr.. l.. +. Rice who came III after a
collin. From him we learned that
Ms. Ballinger gave birth to a child
at 3:lo Friday morning md died at 5
o'clock. She appeared bright after
the birth OF the child until a few min.
utes before she died when she COM
planned that everything seemed to DO
getting dark and she could not see.
She then lapsed into unconsciousness
and passed away. The child is spright.
ly and we'll.
Tho deceased was a native Of White
River, White Pine county. and was
about % years OF age. Tho remains
will be taken to Eureka for burial
and tho funeral will take place next
Tuesday or Wednesday. Mr., Rice
returned to Shelton last night with n
coffin. Mr.. Pullman accompanied
him and will embal the remains.
MH. BallInger is spoken OF by all
who knew her rs an excellent woman
who was devoted to her homo and
family. Her sad death leaves a VA.
cancy in a once happy home.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-16
Young Man.

sYoung mau, attention." says IN
exchange. -Dost thou go around the
land at night and rush the GROWER
and pcrambulatc with the feminine?
Dost thou whoopcr up with the boys
and finger the substance Of the jack
pot, and plant thy substance against
the ever slippery tiuger? Dost thou
puff a . cent cigar or pull the deadly
cigarette, aud hast thou lost thy grip
on ways that are right mnd wisdom
winch is good in the world? Verify
thou art in II bad row OF stumps. 1t
will not be long ere thou art known
i'll the land 10 more. Thine heels
will fly up and thou will !Iil III the
soup. Keep thine eyes on the gun
and monkey not with the Juice ot the
jag. Stand clear Of the mai with the
acCs and in the ripcnIng Years q: tiny
life thy pocket will be full OF the
fruit OF thc earth. while those who
mind not these commandments arr
partaking OF the lunch that is free
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-16
Bake Themselves Alive.

Baking themselves i'll huge roaring
ovens is the climax Of emotional ell.
thusiasm and self sacrifice OF a sect
of Russians. They are the Bcgonuy
and live i'll the village OF Ternowo.
near riraspol.
Tho sects origin was rather political
aud economical than religious. their
agitations having always been direct
ed toward greater personal liberty
and political power for individual
members Of society.
They demand the abolition of docu
ment for proving identify and also
abolition of the necessity for the pass
port. They rrpudiatc compulsory
military service and il forced to bear
arms they are subject to emotional
. enthusiasm, lealing to self sacrifice
Tia" form Of death which they adopt
Is usually burial while alive. but &C.
casiontIl! it Is self d]cstructIoc by
tire.
When the last great sacrifice Of the
sect WIS made. the people adopted
the voluntary cremation method ns "A
means Of getting eternal release from
their trouble. On Il single day fonr
families went ont from Il village ard
did themselves to death. \ huge
oven was quilt and into it those whu
voluntarily decided to die plunged
themselves.
The people who lacked the meces,
sary enthusiasm or strength OF mind
or who FEET that they were not worthy
"i attempting the great achievement
knelt and wcpt and prayed for their
relatives and friends. whose charre,
bones they kissed in an ccstacy OF al
lection and admiration.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-16
Gist nf the Trust Problem.

In n recent address ut the Windsor
hotel in Denver, Governor Thomas
went into the gist OF the trust prob
lem ill the following tcrsc manner.
@The thing that We call competition
ia the thing that regulates the oppos.
ing forces of the industrial world
Tho trust IL the result OF an oNcrnp
p~lication of the centripctal law. II
Ia not a question ~ what shall wo do
with the trusts. but what eau we do
You are not here 10 discuss the his.
tory OF this question, and yet IL we 20
back to DeTocqueville, tlat wonder,
ful Frenchmnn, who understood
American institutions so much bet.
ter than any American Of that day
seemed to do, We shall sec that ho
found the germ OF the trust IN that
day. flo said: a manufacturing
aristocracy needs che same wntohful
care rs auy OF the older aristocracics
to prevent its becoming dangerous To
the State. Tho old time territorial
nristocrhcy felt n certain obligation To
euccor their serving men in poverty
and sickness. The manufacturing
aristoctacy first debnsos and paupcr.
ice its serving men and then aband.
n them 10 public charity
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-16

The Standard claims &" have auth
ority for the statement thai the meet
ing held at Ogden Thursday between
the Chicago IL Northwestern officials
and those Of the Union and Southern
Pacitics, had for it's basis u :, crcl ar
rangemcmt that looks to the placing
Of the three roads in the Vanderbilt
line to complete the chain from the
Atlantic to the Pacific.
THIS new deal Involves the practi-
cal Misunderstanding Of both the l.. p.
and S. r., and the placing OF both
roads i'll a more perfect physical con-
dition, so that they will be able TO
handle all the traffic which can be
delivered to them.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-16
\ Cn<r 0f ConsrIcncc.

There are many old soldiers vino
decline to present claims for PEN
sions, although the wounds or other
disabilities they bear bring their
cases clearly within the provisions OF
law. Occasionally n pcnsioncr re-
gaining health or finding that fortune
has smiled upon him voluntarily re.
iinqulshcs the government coniribu.
ton toward his support. But a letter
received a few days ago by the com.
missioner d~iscloses circumstances
winch are said To be wIthuu, parallel,
From a Southern State an old Union
soldier writes as follows: # have re-.
Gently joined the church. Ny new
lie comPcls me to stop drawing the
pension which / have been getting
Tor the last thirty.iive years. also
feel that | must make "A confession Of
the wrong have done. AZ Gcttys.
burg didn't want to go into the
night, and Ia get GU: OF it | shot Off
Tie torctingcr OF my right hand. Tint
relieved me from further service and
! was allowed IA pension. II ia very
hard Tor me TO tell this. but | proposc
L" do the right thing. | wan, nv
pension stopped, and | am going TO
devote all ] can earn above my living
toward paying back ,ho money |
have drawn
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-16

Sam Bachman oi Ruby Valley in.
forms us there is a good deal OF cX-
citcmert in Ruby over "a hiI copper
discovery on ;hc divide between
Ruby and Butte valleys. Mining ex.
perts have visited that section aud
offered $4,000 for the locations own
ed by Kirkpatrick, Oigcs and part
ner. These experts agreed To have
whistles blowing ON the mines within
eight months If they got the proJ.
erty. kirkpatrick and Odgcs have
three men at work ON their claims and
the Griswuld Bros. have three men
working on theirs. Nearly every
man in South Ruby WAS making Ioca.
tiops i'll that section last week.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-16
Sor OF 1T.

The present monetary situation eI-
poses clearly the great defect in the
single gold standard there is not
enough to go around. Whoa every
body gets blown full CT confidence
nobody wants gold. but the moment
anything unusual happens conf.
dence is shaken. and it is at once evil
dent that there is a ten dollar pull on
every gold dollar that floats. Then
commences the woitish scramble Tor
the precious metal, There are SHARP
coutracsiops OF loans and sharp fall in
the price OF stocks, and. Of course,
failures follow. This kind OF u fair
weather policy is a great aid TO the
strong in fastening the destruction OF
the weak, bu. for the people rs 4
whole it Is n curse. In September
there wore gold shipments and gold
sasGed. Because cot 50 much WIS
SHIPPED Is ~sS expected the stock
MARKET eccn,Sd- Su6 they are dowr
Siarr, In spise ~ last weeks fall
Henry Ciews IL his weekly letter
says -Sont,s contrScsions are now il
cr3se.' The high discount rates III
the EQreeea, financial ceuters iudi,
cuts III unusual strain. As { q gold
shlFEacss a. L time Of year when
GOLD imports are usual he Says. The
exrceurs ~ L foreign gold demand
comes s. 4 time when our own re-
Curce ARE fully taxed. Prospects
for easier mites are not promising
Bank reserves are Low and building
them up will be slow work, except
through the unwelcome process Of re.
tenchment.
IL We had n truly national system
OF finance, as We should have. but
which we canno: have on England's
gold standard, financial storms abroad
would not disturb us, and foreign
wars, which promise to be frequent
during the next decade or two, would
have no effect on wi general c"ndi.
tion.-Grand Rapids (Mich) Demo,
crat,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-16
DO You Want IA Calendar:

The biggest-and best-calendar
ever issued 10y any American railroad
is now being distributed by the Bur
liugton Route.
1t has twelve sheets, one for each
month Of the year. On each sheet il
n striking illustration Of some feature
of the B~urliu2tou's service or OF the
territory reached by it's liues--the
Government last mail running at full
speed; II tourist al on its way Ia. CAL
ifornia; engine 1891, the largest pas
scuger engine i'll the world; a library
car: Il compartment sleeper; the Bur.
linctcn station at Omaha; Il dining
arr; "A monster freight train; Estes
Park, Colo; the plunge bath at Hot
Syringe. :. D.; Iellowstone Falls, etc
Tie drawings from which the pic
turcS we're made are by Ions Braun.
held. Of Chicago. and cost several
hundred dollars.
Tie size ot the calendar is 2212S.
The dates are i'll big type which
can be read at "a distance OF 30 feet
For business offices the Burlington
calendar Is simply invaluable.
Purchased i'll large quantities. the
calendars cost the Burlington Route
~ cents apiece. With postage. pack,
ing. etc, they represent an invest
ment OF about - cents. Our rice Is
- ccuts-lO cents less than cost
Write for one; stamps will do. II il
Is not satisfactory. send it back and
your money will be promptly re-,
funded. J. FRANCIS.
General Passenger .Ag't. Omaha, Ncb
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-16
GrncrnI u. VI. Cinrkr.

General K. NJ. Clarke, whose death
we noted yesterday, was born IN Ohio
siSiy'iive years ago. lie came TO Ne
vada IN 1861 aud lived here cuutinu.
ously NJ to his last sickness. In 1856
he was elected Attorney General of
the state and served fonr ycars. TIo
was an able, fearless ,nan and was
held in high cgtccm 10y the members
OF the bar on this const. 4 wifc. son.
and daughter. and several sisters and
brothers survive him. Ills remains
were taken tu Carson for burial. The
funeral will take place tomorrow
from his lntC residence.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-16

n Etcht comnotion seems to have
'aRch place among railway circles
owing to tho contemplated throuyh
car service between the Pacific Gone,
and Chicago which IL operating mo
dny each week. This is not a new do.
phr'nrc 10y any means, rs tho Dcpvor
" kio Grnudc Railroad Company and
Ito connections have been oprtntipv n
through car service between tho Pm.
cite aud Atlantic coast via. Salt I,,ko
Pueblo. Denver. Kansas CITY n,J
Chicago for ycnrs. and thrcc dave
each, week, viz. every Wodpradny.
Thursday and Friday evening, Tho
cara Tor THE through service ARC ~
the latest Pullman design. and arc
supplied with clean linen and hcddno
throughout. \ Pullman porter 10 ma.
signed to each car. These ara aro
also under the personal surcry,sior
% Special Excursion apon,
whosc duty il is To see tia, rosscn.
gers are gwen every comfort md NJ.
tcnlion~ For further Information. nm,
ply to my agent. or u. +. Ncyins
tcncrnl Agent, or To H. NJ. Cushin,
J travelling Passenger Agent, ID. & Il
g. H. H., % West Bird South 81, Sal
Lake City. Utah.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-16

New York is on the threshold o, IA
Democratic redemption. The returns
have been gathered and the additions
and s"ubtractions ma L.. Now that the
dust Ut combat has so far settled that
one may gain a glimpse Of the result,
what, think you, is the Republican
majority as shown in New York two
weeks ago? 1t nov comes out as a
shadow over $500. No mammoth
plurality, surely. In 1896 the black
majority was 2i6,0OO. II was Cieyc-
landism that did that. In 81 il
Dleachcd TO Sn,0OG. la 1898 it whiten.
ed out still more and stood 1900.
This autumn $500 the Republican
i'll their superiority, as stated. fade
and pale to u triil" above 1900. In
190G-mark the Verdict's wurd-thnt
superiority will have died and disap.
pearcd-huricl beneath a Bryan pin.
rnlity OF 10000. And all this makes
the moroso and sulky'rcason of pres
cnt Republican gloom. Tho farther
they travel, the darker it gcts.-Tho
Verdict.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-16

a mystery with which every sailor
is familiar is tho formation Of dust at
sen. Tboec who are familiar will,
sailing ships know that. no matter
how carefully the decks mny bc
washed down in the morning and
how little work OF any kind may I've
done during the day, nevertheless IL
the decks are swept at nighifall an
enormous quantity or dust will be
collected.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-16
YOU TRY IT..

IL Shiloh's Cough and Consump-
ton Cure, winch is sold for tho small
p1ce OF ~ cts, 30 cts. and 81 90, does
not cure take the bottle back and We
will refund your money. Sold fer
over 90 years on this guarantee. Price
. cents and 30 cents. For sale by
Elko Drug. Co.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-16
wnshos Couuty's Clerk.

There Gems to be trouble III the
office Of the Washoe county clerk.
One OF his bondsmen has Withdrawn
and de grand jury will be asked to
investigate the condition OF the Office.
Tie Gazette Interviewed Clerk PoT.
ter yester lay with the following re.
suit.
There are no grounds for the ru-
NOR. the simple fact being TINT one
OF my b%ondsmcn, o. G.. Ross, wishes
to he relieved, and that consequently
left my bonds $500 short % tho re-
quired sum. but, Of Counsel will cast.
ly secure another bondsman TO take
the place Of Mr.. Ross. There isn't q
doubt but that my bonds will he com.
plete 10y the time specified by law.
which believe is ten days from the
tims notice is served upon me OF one
OF my 6ondsman's retirement
at is also reported that the re.
ccipts 81 my office are in n bRd condi.
ton and n shortage limited at. but
such is not the case. The books Of
my Office are open Tor iuspentiou and
have requested the county commits.
%sioncrs 10 make a thorough invest.
CATION OF these rumors and place tho
responsibilities where they should
belong
The Gazette ssys that the matters
affecting other county officers will be
presented to the grand jury aud n
general stirring up affairs will occur.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-16

Seven yeats ago Bernard Brewster
Of Grafton, ". Va, established q Ii.
brnry in chat town and equipped IL
with 1000 books, and in order to make
them moro durable tho donor had the
volumes bound in thin sheet iron
covers, The latest report OF librarian
shows that all 81 the books are still
III good condition, Notwithstanding
the fact that each has passed through
the hants Of $50 readers, and not one
cent has been tpont for repairing the
bindings.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-16

T. H. T~hirkicli. Health Inapccto OF
Cmcngo, snys, "Kodul Dyspcpsin
Cure cannot bC recommended tnn
many. u cured mo Of severe dye.
pcpsla' IL digrsts what ,ou cat and
indigestion. heartburn and nil
forms OF dyspepsia. Elko Drug Co.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-11-21
OF NOM1N

Loco. W. cowing, Clerk of Ornsby
County, State of Nevada, do hereby Ger
tify that the following is the list of NOM
nations certified to, and filed with M
as said County Clerk. for the Gener~
Election to be held in the County "
Ormsby, State OF Nevada. OF Tuesday
the Sixth day of November. 1900:
For Presidential Electors
Dennis, joni II. Democratic and Silve,
Party
Kirinan, Richard, Silver Party and Dr
mocratic Party.
Weber, John, Democratic Party an
Silver Party.
For Presidential El.rtCrx
BRAY, Simon Republican Party
Lyman, u. Il. Republican Par''
Strother, Enoch Republican Party
For Representative in Congress.
harrington. L. :. ---Eepubi'ran part :.
Newlands, F. g. Democratic Party Al
Silver Party.
For Justice Of the Supreme Court
Coffin, Observation-Disclosures Part,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-11-21

Fitzgerald, \. l.. democratic Party and
Silver Party.
For Re gent State University Long Term
Evans. j. \. Silver Party and Demo-
cratic Party.
Turrittiu, George +. Republican Party
For Regent State University Short Term
Averil!. Mark republican Party
Boohcr. W. w. Democratic Party and
Silver Party.
For Acknowledgements:
Henness., J. G. Silver Party aud Demo-
cratic Party.
Heidenreich. T. J ----------R epub lican
Platt, Samuel Republican
Sweeney. James q. Democratic and Sill
yer rty.
Tyrre!l. George A. Republican Party
Winaie. T.. q. Silver Party and Demo-
cratic Party.
For sheriff and ext ,f,icio Assessor
Kinney. Vim. Silver Party and Demo-
cratic Party.
Van fuen, tt. B. Republican Party
For County Clerk and Ex-Officio
Treasurer:
Cowins. George W. Silver Party and
Democratic Party.
| Ed ward. II. D.------ kep, biican Party
For Comfy Recorder and ex-Officio
Auditor and ex otliciO Public Admin
| iStrator:
Hotter, T. K. -----------R apublican Party
McCabe. A. NJ Independent Republican
Wall, J. \. Silver Party and Democratic
| Party.
| Wigeirs. James---- Independent Silver
For District Attorney and ex-Officio
Superintendent Of schools:
Roberts. r.. F.. -Repub iican Party
Walsh, }. Emmett, Silver Party and
| Democratic Party.
For County Commissioner Long TermI
Daugherty. E. ). Republican Party
Petersen, p. II. Silver Party and De-
mocratic Party.
For County Com missioner [Short Terml
BRAY. C. f.. Republican Party
ISlingerland. Charles T.. Silver Party and
Democratic Party.
For Justice Of the Peace (Carson
Township
Doane, VIM. !iy.- Republican Party
Stone, w. II. Silver Party and Demo-
| cratic Party.
For Justice of the Peace Empire
township
Hack.:,. NJ. Republican Party
| For Constable [Carson Tow nship1
CrIslcr X. II. - Republican Party
Newnham, John II. Democratic Party
and SILVER .'saiy.
l.. Stern ---- ----1ndcpenpent
For G .n>;ailr Empire Township
Deiierir:i. N.r,. .--Republican Party
! Testimony Whereof I have
>EAi. h'rrrt'l" set my hand and Seal
',A'. ~. day OF October, \. ID
iJD
: GEO. W. COMING,
County Clerk.
Dated. Carson City, Ormsby County
y | Nevada, October ID, 1899.