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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-31
ShIursS Wisdom.

A man thinks be knows. but q wo-
man knows better.
With money you a o the
gods; with tut money You cant move
a man.
Lung visits bring SHORT compli.
nents.
Armies are maintained for years 1"
o used III a single day.
A doctor who hal mis- II ,ged u
ae was seized 10y the tainily aud
led up. In the night he man aged to
free himself aud escaped by SWIM
u ng aero 8 a ri e When he col
O ne he found his sou; who hal Just
.eyun "a study IIelic ne. and saul -
,i,u: Don, be III Il hurry with
IN books; the tirst and most i'm
.Irtant thug IS to learn to swim
The King Of Purgaiory e u his
,ct"rs tn earth to bring back some
ulled physician. You must oak
II one,- said the K'ug, at whose
,.or t.ere are no agrrieved spirits oi
Iseuibodird patients Tie hcior-
eut OF, but at the house OF ever!
.,ctur they visited there were
.uwds uf waiting ghosts hanging
uout. Al last they found II doctor
{ whose door there WIS only ID
ugly shade. and cried ont. -rhlr
IAN ls evidently the skillful IL we
f III search oi!- On inquiry. hoA'
yer, they discovered that liz had only
.arted practice the day Lefoie,
4 portrait painter WHO a dong
cry little uuslnrss was ADVISED by d
n-nd to pant IA picture OF INN 'ell
nd his wife and TO hang it out on the
treet us an nd Vertiseruent. THIS h,
id. and -horlly ufterwarh his father
u-law came along, Gazing at th'
icture for some time the latter u
ength asked. ~Who IL that woman!
Why, that is yUur daughter" re
lied rhe urtiit Whatever ls sn
Tong" again inquired her father
'.ttruR there with INT II ranEeS?'
4 mar who had been con.iemue
u we IT the cangu" ur wouden culln
vas Sc N by some Of his friend.
-Nnat have you been doing" tho,
sk.d, so deserve thIs?- -Oh moth
n.y. he repli+d u only picked u
u oil | piece III rope" And are YOU
u be pun she ! thi+ sc vercly,7 the.
skrd. -for merely picking up an EN-
( rope?' "Wrn," answered the maj
he fact IL, there was a bullock I
tie other eud.'-Froui DIR. Gile
Chinese Literature"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-31
Nevada All HIgnI.

Tbs second Intercollegiate debate
between the University Of Utah anu
thr University OF Nevada took place
in the gymnasium Of the University
at Reno Friday night. p
Tie gu .euOu-@Resnlved. That thu
promotion Of indust ries 10y subsidy.
bonus or bounty ID bud public pole,
Ill the United States" was well
handled by the speakers. Nevada
taking the negative side Of the ques.
ton and Utah, the affirmative. The
judges after a half.houT's delibera,
ton decided III favor OF Nevada.
Tho Journal .ays: Our Nevada
track-team - again victorious. Yes
terday afternoon on tine University
oval. they met the Utah b ,ys and
beat chem in athletics by u score ul
60 to q. Utah sent some good men.
but they lacked training.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-31
The Mares Nest.

Attorney GerenaI VIM WOODBURY.
arrived in Phoebe last Friday even
ing, i'll search Of d mares nest that
the State Revenue Board put HIM ON
to. and he found it the next morning
bright and early.
1t appears that some certain per.
son wrote the State officers that sew
eraI OF the county officials had com-
united m~alfeHsHnce and swiDdled the
state ont ui several thousand dollars
md put the filthy lucre into thu ir
pockets. The State officers became
highly excited and bundled W the
Attorney General and shipped him
lither for the purpose OF gathering in
and taking the said officers over to
carson. and giving them board and
lodgings at the States expense.
After a thorough search Of the
honks and papers. the States Altar
ney arrived at the conclusion that he
WIS TN the wrong track. and that the
individual they really did desirS in
CHrron was the party who wrote the
letter containing the Information OF
our local officials rascaliiy.-Liucoln
County Record.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-31
Good psE Lawyer.

Aeood story Of General Hariso0
u me that no used TO relate ~ u jokr
on himself, which occurred wAiie be
was IN tie Senate.
General Harrison with few
friends was hunting in the northern
part of the State and stopped with an
old farmer who, xhiie he paid d great
deal Of attention TO the future Pneei-
dent and veil known statesman.
seemed to regard him in the b-ht u
pare democracy as a mere equal. and
Tor whom General Harrison showed
the greatest friendship.
The farmer, as happened. had
for some time been engaged III u con-
i~royersy with a neighbor in regard to
u dog whose sheeY.killmg propens
itief had often caused the old man
considerable worry, and the animals
,irp7eds,ioue at last brought his
uw ger into a lawsuit. The trial uas
set down for hearing while General
Harri-o, was in the neighboriond,
and the farmer, understanding that
ms visitor was considered n OF the
best lawyers IN the country. begged
him to take up the case. General
Harrison consented and drove over
Ia the nearest town the next day with
rhe farmer. His e~loqu-nce caught
the jury. which returned a verdic'
without leaving the courtroom. Tue
farmer was greatly pleased ut the re-
suit OF the suit.
Il Thought you was a pretty good
log lawyer" he kept repeating to
General HARRISON all the way back To
tue farm. snnd il ever that dog gets
Tue into trouble again I'm gong Ia
send for you, cause don't believe
Jon car be beat on dog Cases.
General Ilarrion enjoyed the Incl
lent Immensely and never tired ~
.ellng the story.-Indianapolis Sen.
iuel.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-31
The Ch-Hpest Ma

The cheapest man ] eve knt W.
all the p' st nap. Ills name was
I"hn Smith. and he WAS cheaper
han pins on II bargain day. He
I5el to get letter, from his brother
n-law, and wnnld open rhe envelope
~ holding it over II teakrttle. Tie II
IA would take out til. letter and rcad
/. write an answer. put the answer III
he same old envelope and seal it up
,gain. This done. he wOnld take il
20 the p0stofIce. explain that the let
Ter couldn't ~ SSH ly brlopg t" him,
Ind be didn't want To open another
mans mail. or course. us hI4
o-o hrr.in laws tive day return card
SRs "n the envelope, the postotiice
officials wnTii'! send it back" L"
diLnapolis Sun
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-31
c.u.o. :. ri.A, H.ll.,srm..

These are queer times. The farmer
will have 20 start cannon brigade II
be wants to be up to lie in tn.
peaceful pursuits OF agriculture. lie
fashion comes from France, vhere
rliey have a rapid.iriuE, breech-!oad'
ing. agricultural cannon which is !
wonder.
In France, where 90 much Of th'
wealth Of the whole country depend
upon the vineyards. there is II ei'
envy which has hitherto been uncuu
querabie. Tnat Is the hail. In hal
AN hour a eve hail stor.u coui
p~ulverize a pro .pective fortune.
Italy, also. the hail is n menace Z
| the vineyards and lie vine gUSen
nf the tao countries have been maA
ing some exceedingly interesting ex
periments in tight ug these storms.
Fighting Is u good term for the
Methods. They lombard die rl"nd
When they do this, acooruing to IT,
published reports, the movement ~
hurricane is stopped. the lishinm
aud the thunder eas anu or meltr
snow begins 10 fall and the c!ou'
soon pass away.
ThiS ombardIng has had a g@''
, trial and it is said that the whey ar
protected by the cannon yer SPAR
while those outside the liues WEI
destroyed by the nail. Several GU
have been invented for this ur.
warfare, the most remarkable BEN
the powderless cannon Of IN Italian
firm.
Acetylene gas mixed with air
uesd as the explosive. or cour
there is no charge. 1t is said I'll.
the apparatus a be placed anywhe
and left safely TO itself eve: for year
ut u time. A farmer can have. g
fifty canrons stationed at differeI
points OF his estate. These are COZ
nected by an electric wire SO that
single operator can discharge Ii
whole fl y guns either simultHnsou
ly or consecutively.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-31
Boy with K Ray Eyes Busy.

Guy Fenlev OF Uvaldc, Tex. the
boy with the \ ray ey rs, has arrived
at Alpine I locate underground sup
plies of water for a number Of ranch
men,. The boy was remn.ly sub
jected to II number ~ scientific tests
10 to his remarkable power Of look.
ing Tar into the ea::D. and every test
proved beyond quest nU TINT the pos.
5esses the unexplained Iift nf Y ruy
sight. says the -. Lonis Globe
Derlocrai. ile liz kept busy con
stantIy locating underground sup
plies ~ water for s,Ockmpn m the
semiarid section II west Texas.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-31
a Flood OF Light.

a food Of Ii iht 10 thrown upon the
Oh racter OF the men with whom
China ha- had to deal, by the letter
Of Rev Gilbort Reid to the North
China Herald describing how he
guided foreign eoIdierp to places
yielding the richest spoils. his dis
appointment when he was unable 10
plnnder the palace Of Prince Ii, be
cause French officers were protecting
II. and his regret that no did not
have more time to loot from such
despicable wretcbes." says tie Now
York Herald. This from a reverend
gentle nan who went to CHINA M u
Christian missionary and Ia II lumin.
nry OF the Inter national In4tit u ;ion,of
Education at Pekin. Comment would
DO au insult ~ the intelligence OF tho
reader.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-31
Cutting Scrape.

Two sheepherders. employed bs Sa
Wheeler, ut his sheep camp nen
Mardis, got into u fight Sunday. wit
the result that one OF them Wa
brought to the hospital yesteria.
with Il severe knife wound five or 81.
inches long and quite deep in the LEI
ii lie Of hls body.
The man who received the cut Is
Cuban and gives his name as Mhnue
Silva. According to his story b
went TO the toremah's camp unday t.
get provisions, and when returning I
his band of sheep he was foll"wei b
4 young SpRnarG, about ~ yrm
oi K named Enos. When the me,
came together the Spaniard enqurrtr
IL Silva vas Y Cuban, and on recei7
ing a r, ply in the affirmative, imme
diately began slashing with u snaI
sharp knife he held in his hand, witt
the above result. Silva says ther
was considerable liquor in the camI
and he thinks that Enos WIZ
drank. The cut will probably lay
him up for several days but 9th, T
wise nothing more serious.
We know nothing of the othel
mans side Of the case. lie sent wor,
To Sheriff Campbell that he wont,
reuIaIn at Wat Martins ranch II til,
sheriff wished to arrest him. II l.
not likely that any arrest will b.
made, however. Hs the Two men v, r,
alone at the time and no wituesse-
saw the n2dir.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-31

The new British census ehows a
population Tor England mud Wales Of
32.525, ZIG. against 29.U02.525 ton
years ago. an increase Of III per cent
The gain 10 slow. compared with the
American standard. but II In steady,
SLOWING no iiecline from that Of
previous decades, and il is remarkably
rapid for such IL tuickly settled
country. aud M 30 cor hanily
drained by enirratioD. The density
OF population in England aud Walee
is now no lees than 53G to the square
nile. and for Enklm u alone IL In
doubtless above the enormous figure
Of GVO.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-31

4 great cominOUon seems To have
taken place among railway circles
owing - the contemplated through
ear service between the Pacific Coast
and Chicago which is operating ont
day each week. This is not ii new de.
parture 10y any means. az the Denver
u Rio Grnnde Railroad Company and
it's connections have been operating II
through ear service between the Pa.
cItic and Atlantic coast via. Salt LAX,
Pueblo, Denver. Kansas City ami
Chicago FOR years. and three day,
eacn, week, viz. every "Wednesday.
Thursday and Friday evening. The
ears for this through service are Of
the latest Pullman design, and ar.
supplied with clean linen and bedding
throughout. \ Pullman porter IL AS.
signed to each ar. These care ar.
also under the personal supervision
~ Il Special Excursion agent
whose duty it is Ia see that passen.
gers are gwen every comfort and at.
tentiul. For further Information. ap.
ply to any agent. or Is +. Nrviu~,
General Agent. ar to Ii Nj. Gushing
travelling Passenger Agent, ID. Il X
q. Il. r., - West Ird South ST. Sail
LAX" City. Utah.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-31
Atthr Coal Niue.

The new steam hoist has arrived
end b, en- taken to tue coal mile. II
has been put in place aud IL now IN
operation. Good progress is Icing
made on the new .haft.
One Of the coal dumps was dis
covered to be siire this morninp'
Thought to have been csused D.!
spontnrenns combustion. prohaoi!
the result Of yester lays rain. Super
intendent Hi .gmbotham had the
men employed at the mine shovelinr
away tile burning coal today. aud the
fire has probably been extinGuishe'l
by this time, as no smoke can bt
observed from town.
A pretty fair indication Of goot
aoal. when it takes tire from ep"n
tan IL combuS0 mn. FL 60 has 4 full
II dyed coal miu". rl-ight.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-31

a jury Mt Fentress, Miss recently
brought in a verdict that "decensrd
came to his death by a stroke Of Il
train, he being in a reasonable state
Of ~iDtn>ioatinD.' This was about as
aHtbiGu Ii as the 0eoraia jury's YER
diet: "We find the defendant almost
guilty" and not at all like the frank
declaration Of II country justice in
Mary land that n certain occurrence
took place "di a former citing when
the court gas full
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-31
orllelAL EnnkzzLEMkxr.

A Washington statistician has con
piled son,e interesting figures show
ing the iosses uf the United States
government from its foundation u,
tho present time in consequences 81
detalcaiuus by public OH :es. The
toul amount is figured at about sl6,.
100000, which. considering the loses
IN private business from the same
cau-e. Is u remarkably god showing.
For twenty years after the orgauI-
zation Of tue national government
there was not a SINGLE d~efalcatiUp;
but this is accounted for Un til.
theory that the busID, IS transacted
then was very .mall aud the orpor-
tunities for population few and far
between. Abou: 1921 the officers Of
the government began tn steal, auu
from lsiu to 1850 ID lnrge number al
cases were uneai thed and the culprils
punished. Tbs Rebellion produced
an enormous crop of r~mbrzzlers. and
between lSC0 and 1870 til. amount
lost by the government was greater
than in all the other years "f the re.
public put together.
The Postufice Department seems
to have been the favorite field Of the
official thieves. or the 100000 ~
lost, more than 10 per cent OF it hat
been stolen in this department. Tie
system OF in. pcctiop is now extreme.
iy rigid, and opportunities for embtz
element are therefore reduced to d
MINIMUM, but before the government
began 70 look sharply after its post.
masters. scarcely II week passed thai
come individual was moi caught ap
propnatiug to his own use the re
ceipts OF his Office
The um OF Sln. 00n. 900. however.
does moi represent all the money thai
has been stolen by government of.
ficIals since the foundation OTthe Ma.
ton. II represents only tIe sur'
lost. The statistician TO whom refer.
ence Is made does not attempt to
give the amnunt embt zzIed. but il h,
did he would place it at more thai
slC0.0GO0O0.
In most cases the full anount oil
the def Icatinn has been collected
from bondsmep. and l oLly abou'
10 per cent Of the cases have til,
bonds proved worthless. Tho aver.
age postal d"eialcauun represents =
small amount. which Ia promptly
paid by the hnnnsmen. II is onI!
when a postmaster gets away with d
sum which apphll. his bOndsmeu
that efforts are made to settle, and
then an appeal is male to Congress
or the President, and the case IL
either compromised or the entire
amount IL remitted. Where ti,r GOV
eminent owes IN official money, the
law say F the amount shall be apl,licu
on his Indebtedness. and some Of til,
detalcations have been made good it,
this way. O.Ie case is cited in winch
q Major, who served during the
Spanish war in a volunteer regiment
Inst in this manner his entire salar,
for all the time he was III the service
He was short III his accounts un,,
the War DEPARTMENT merely turne,
his salary in To pay the shortage.
However. on the whole, 1t must bt
said that the recOrI 10 very crrdi ahl,
But for the opportunities for rm
~bezZ'ement which presented them,
0elveI during the rebellion. III,
amount lost would be so small us +.
be really mconsequenial.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-31
The l'FeaIdcnt'a Train.

The Presidential train passed
through Reno Saturday night with.
out stopping and about 3TU people
who had gathered at the depot to see
ind heal tlIe chief executive were
sadly disappointed. 1t WIS thou hit
the tram wnuld make II short stop
there and arrangements had been
made to give tie President II royul
reception. The journal says Nevuua
was snubbed and makes the occasion
ono to say few sarcastic things
ubont tile President and his party.
The train passed through here yes.
terIay morning Mt 9 u'clnck and a
number u on people had gathered
ut the platform to@see what they
could saw" The President gave US
the g. by however and never go
much as looked nut the window.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-31
Eur,k,. Nsu schoni Yell.

The boys Of the Eurpi;a High
School have II new yell, as follows:
Eure, Eure. Enreka-
( have f"nud it., Nevndal
Tie boye give 1t with n vim, too
q vim that will make the Elko fellows
think that the Eureka boIs have
found and captured all the sca'ps
within n radius OF one hundred miiea.
They ehout IL out in perfect time.
aud with q force worthy Of all tue
Sioux aud Al aches TINT ever breath.
cd and yelled.--Septinel.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-31
warming To nnnhImma.

There was Il stone thrown by
young hoOdluIns against the Prcsby
terinn church last night during the
address 81 Mr.. Morse. l1Ieso young
men will pleas" remember, tlni il
they do not atop tie ir hoUIlumism
around the Presbyterian church. their
names will DO published and they
will he arrested md punished.
by oidrr ~ the Scsainn of the Exc
Prcsb! teri III church.
Elko, Nevada May u, 1901.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-31
The uo,meno., Man IN Erno

As well az The handsomest, aud
Others arc invited TO rall on any
druggist end got free n trial bottle Of
Konipis 6alssm for the Throat and
Lungs, a remedy that ia guaranteed
TO cure and relieve all Chronic and
Acute Cougbs. Asthma. bronchitis
and consumption. Price 2jc. aLI
SOc. For ssIo by ElRo Drug Co.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-31

The sudden blaZ ng into view of II
star pr-vi nsly invisible ranks among
tile very ra est Of astronomical
events. NY fourteen tim's since
men first began to write dow records
nf the skies has such m occurrence
heen chronicled; and but orct before
have astronomers iunnd u @tcmpor,
ary- star rivnirng III splend"r Ander'
sons recent discovery III tie consiel'
Ia;ion Perspas.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-31
IDrenincTs
lie,

II l we're Pierpont Morgan
And yon were betty Green
We'd corner all the b 'wers.
We'd make the sunshine ours
Aud | would crown yun queen
Upon a a. rome OF Il wers,
IL | wore Pierppnt Morgan
And yor were HetGy Green.
She.
II you were Pierppnt Morgan
And I we're Hclty Green.
In di-mal days and aunny
We'd just keep making money
AMI stacking il between
Our happy selves. my honey,
II you were Pierp0nt Morgan
And ! we're IietIy Green.
-Ex.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-31

Here is II PROVO Ition in ma,he mat.
les: a la" rsu iDtoa grocery
store. md e icing asked by tho
CLERK Low n.W,y oyg' she had IN her
hasRct, gave thus reply: II you count
them out BY 2's, 81. A., SIS. or 0's you
viii have II left. II ,ou count
them 10y ~ they will come out G
How many eggs did che have ID her
bnskri?-Ex.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-31

Mr.. W. j. Baxter ~ North Brook
NC.,sHyp he Suffered with piles for
fifteen years. He tried man. rincd
dice with no results until he used
De WITS Witch llazoI ~alyc and that
quickly cured him. Elko Drug Co.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-31

The main differences between a
camel and come OF orr citizens is
that the former can work eight days
without drinking, and the latter can
drink eight day without WORKING
FIR
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ElkO BHsrbnII Team.

The following, sni,j 'cl to changes.
In the line up Of the team which will
represent ElHu III the baseball game
Hgainst Eureka, Juno 2nd.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-05
SEATS NOT TAXABLE.
A Decision Regarding the Value of
stock Exchange Membership.

NEW YORK. Jan "a decision OF con-
siderable interest and Importance 10 stock
exchange members was handed down hy
the Appellate Division OF the Supreme
Court yesterday. The case was that Of
William lennon. appellant. against
Thomas / Fcitaer. representing the
Beard of Tax Commissioners The Cpln-
ion was written by Judge Rumsey-
TIE reIator." the opinion begins, is a
resident OF the State Of New Jersey He
IS a. member OF The stock exchange in this
city. and as such member he was assessed
by the respondents for the sum Of $50.
600 as the value Of his seat in the ex-
change. upon The claim that it was capital
invested in his business under section OF
the Tax law Chap q of the General Laws,
Hvdeeker's General Laws, T, 1855 He
sued out a writ Of cerJOrari 10 review
this assessment"
According to the papers in the oe~e,
tie relator declared that lac was q non
resident Of the State that ne had no per
sonal property within the State. unless
his seat ia the exchange was such: that
his sole business was buying and selling
stocks upon commission on the floor OF
the exchange. that he invested no money
stocks as he was ordered 90 buy a=d paid
no money for chem and put mp no margin;
that he paid s. aG0 for his seat in the
exchange in 1872 that the membership,
which was called his scat in tho exchange.
gave him the privilege Of going upon the
floor of the exchange and doing business
there. thar his privilege was OF cOnsid-
cradle value. that so far as the reIatOr
himself was concerned its was purely
personal privilege. and that il was trans
ferabIe 10 any person who was willing
10 pay the value OF It; that such transfer
however did not necessarily give 10 the
transraree the same privilege which the
transferrar has. and he could not become
q member OF the stock exchange unless
elected by the governing committee after
an examination satisfactory 10 har body
Further. IT was asserted that the stock
exchange was an unlncorporated vo!un-
tary association. and IL did not appear
from the papers whether a. such 1t owned
any property
on these facts" the decision says, the
court below determined that the seat was
property ard was aszessable under section
: Of Inc Tax Law. as the capital invested
in his business the appellant insists in
the first place JnaL his membership or, as
# is called his seat in the stock eE-
change. = not property. The nature Of IT
+ fully set tor,h above A. far as the re
later Is cGEcerueL II Is a mere personal
privilege which entities him 10 20 Uugn
the floor Of the exchange and there buy
stocks from NY ether persons who are
also entitled 10 be there and who are en-
gagged in that business. Because he Is
there he can deal more conveniently than
If be we're obliged TO 20 upon the street
or 90 10 the offices Of other dealers. bur he
personally receives no other benefit than
hat from his membership"