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that hung threatening overhead, ana
down 1t come with rush and roar
like the bursting Of a mighty wave,
hurting headlong into the fearful gulf
below the three foremost Frenehmen
and their traitor guide, Franz Listig.
The rest turned and fled, and the vii
lage was saved-saved by one daring
child
AS for poor Kaspar, he was hit in no
less than three places, and his com
rades shook their heads and ex-
changed gloomy looks as they ra sed
him and bore him slowly homeward.
But he recovered in the end, and lived
to tell for many year afterward how
hundreds of armed men had been BAT.
fed by the courage and eleverness Of a
single boy.
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SAVED BY A BOY.


deep, strong voice, amid the general ST.
lence of horror, what happens to
skulkers and deserters. He who turns
his back on the flag of the Fatherland
can never come 10 a good end"
The old soldiers fiery words sank
deep into every heart, and there was
no more grumbling for the next day or
two.
On the third evening after Listig's
disappearance a great cloud of smoke
was seen to 90 up suddenly from the
hilltop above the village.
The signature was kindled!
1.-THE French are comingH ran from
mouth to mouth.
Every man cooked his gun and stood
ready at his post, while the boys, with
little Gottfried at their head rushed at
a breakneck pace up the steep side of
Beacon Hill to catch their first glimpse
Of the advancing enemy.
All along the great plain below a roll
ing dust cloud was rising like mist,
and through it appeared long lines OF
blue-coated grenadiers with glittering
bayonets, and trains of horses dragging
cannon, and masses Of helmeted
dragons, and hussars all ablaze will
gold lace, fourishing their shining sa
brea But the dauntless mountain lads
looked down upon the terrible magniti
cence Of the spectacle as eoolly as if i
were only a circus.
IF there are not guns enough for US
we can roll down stones on the French
] menu cried GOttfried, manfully
''They won't get up here quite so easil,
: as they think"
= But it soon appeared that they wer
not thinking of getting up" at all, fol
instead of turning off toward the hills
e they kept straight on across the plaiI
: and vanished at length into the gather
Y ing darkness of night. Evidently the
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taking part in occupations or pastimes
that men ordinarily reserve for them
selves, the size of the Chinese women's
feet would be thought a bar against
their indulgence in wheeling Never
theless, there is actually one woman
among the celestials who may often be
seen with her brothers careering along
the fine roads Of Shanghai. There are
not more than two or three Chinese
girls who ride, though the sons OF the
wealthy Chinese merchants and many
other Chinese youths may often be
seen riding in the streets Of the treaty
ports, the only places in China where
riding is possible. On the whole the
Chinese have taken kindly to the bike"
and many are expert trick riders. The
lady referred to is a Miss Kit-Sen OF
Shanghai and was the first girl IN
China to cycle. She evidently enjoys
the sport.
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81 II sunset on a nne spring even
IAA ing, there was a great stir and
SA hustle in quiet little upland vii
Iare Of the Tyrol, the southwestern
most province of Austria. War had
broken out between Austria and
France. and the French were adj
yonclng with large army toward the
Austrian border; so that the Tyrolese
hills, which lay nearest to them would
be likely to feel the first sweep OF their
fury.
Great was the excitement. and varied
were the reports that flew about. Some
said the invaders were coming from the
south. on the side of Italy; other were
equally sure that they were coming
from the north, on the side of Germany.
But, anyhow, it was certain that they
were coming and that when they came
they would burn every house and Kill
every man that fell in their way
But the brave German mountaineers
were not the men to be scared by any
danger. however sudden and terrible.
The head man of the village, Hans
Godrel. was himself an old soldier, anc
needed no one to teach him what to dc
when an enemy was coming. lie a
once set everybody to work, building
barrlcades of felled trees, laying hug
stones along the hillside to roll dow
upon the assailants. and posting nj
best marksmen in the th.cket on eithe
side of the road by which the trenel
must come; and he was especially care
full to stock with fresh wood the beaco
on the hilltop that Overhung the vi
lage, and to station a trusty man besld
1t, with orders to light the signature tn
moment he caught sight Of the a'
vancing enemy.
This was a fine time for the villag
boys, and, above ALL for little Got
fried Godrel, Hans son, who now sa'
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for the first time the stir and excite
ment. of war, which he had hitherto
known only from his fathers stories.
All day long he and his comrades
paraded the little village with toy hags
fastened to sticks, or went into the pine
woods to play at fighting the French
lying in wait behind the trees like rlne-
men, and then suddenly bursting forth
upon their imaginable enemies with
tremendous "Heisal" (hurrah).
But as day passed after day, ana
nothing was seen or heard OF the
French, the mountain men began to
relax their watchfulness, and to grum-
bic at having to stand on guard all day.
looking out for an enemy that never
came. when they wanted to be gong
on with their work and earning money.
One man wished to attend to his goats
another to cut his wood, a third to gel
ready his butter and cheese for the
aext market.
Poor Hans GOdrel had hard work &c
Keep his recruits together. and, in fact
Dut for the fear Of being laughed al
and called towards, they would prop
ably have all gone of in body.
The worst grumbler Of all was Dig
bony, Unlocking wood-cutter called
Franz Listig, and when the men were
mustered one morning for their usua
duty, and Franz was missing, ever
one took it for granted that he had go
tired of the service and had gone hom
in disgust. But presently a hunte
come in from the higher ridges, WIN
had found Listig's cap and Ratchet o.
the edge Of a precipice. a'Ong who
there were marks of sliding feet In tn
snow. as If someone had slipped an
fallen over the brink.
''See now, my sons" shouted Godrer
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WHAT The BARBER DID.
AMI All Because lie Was Told to Cut
1t Short.

AMI All Because He Was Told to Cut
1t Short.
When the horny-handed son Of tot I
came into the backroom Of the Labor.
ers' Rest with his hair cut so short that (
a pair of tweezers could not help it he
was greeted by great chorus Of de- T,
risive remarks.
"Cut it short; cut it short" he fairly
shouted through the din.
That's what's the matter with 1t,
answered the crowd, and they guyed
him till he ordered the drinks and re-
stored the place to quiet.
"Lemme tell you" he said in explana-
tion as one after another Of the crowd
rubbed his hands over his head, you
see, l goes into the barber shop around
the corner, and the scissors shipper
there puts me in a chair and beg rs
chinnin' about the Chinese war. Cut
it short, says L, I'm in hurry And
he shuts up and goes snippin' away.
and purity soon he begins again about
the way the Republicans had done for
Bryan, and / puts in and says Cut it
short, pardner; cut it short and he
shuts up and goes snippin' away, and
L rests back in the chair feelin' as com
Portable as a millionaire, and he gets
another start and wags his jaw onto
the Presidents message and l says.
says 1: Cut it short; cut it short and
he closes his talker and ships along
and has my eyes shut restin' as peace
full as a baby thinkin' about nothin
and purity soon he begins again on the
mean way they treated old man Kruger
over there among the crowned heads OF
Europe, and he wakes me up. and
says, says /: VIII you cut it short
and he begs my pardon and goes snip
; PIN along as easy as a nurse at sicl
} bed, and 1 snoozes and dreams, AM
z purity soon he gifts goln' again abou
4 the Phillpininoes, and l says: Fer tn
I last time. will you cut 1t SHORTY an
then | sets up in the chair and gifts
: look at my top end in the glass, an
5 this is what l see. What l says to til
barber won't do to speak Of amOng'
o gents, but he stands there so meek liz
Il and innocent sayin' all the time that
II told him to cut it short, that | gifts oil
o Of the chair after a bit, and gives hi
a dime and tells him if the fool-k-,
t. had been in that afternoon, thel
If would be two funerals tomorrow, NJ
then | goes out and the barber stanl
70 by the window watchin me till | 81
N around the corner and lOokin hurt'
a clean through, as if it wasn't his fau
q and anyhow whose was it?"
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RuN RISK IN gATlNe GAME.
BIesh of Much Hunted Animals In Apt
to Be Diseased.


TO Be Diseased.
The eating of thigh" game is IN
attended with risk, and the
poisonous effects are probably due to
the toxins produced In the earlier
stages of the putrefactive process. The
advantage, of course, Of hanging game
is that the flesh becomes tender and de-
cidedly more digestible than when 1t Is
lutte fresh. The ripening process, how
ever, may mean the elaboration OF the
toxins. 1t has been stated that the
production Of the characteristic hayors
of game is related directly to the
amount of sulphureted hydrogen or
suiphur-alcohol set free, but it Is rather
repulsive to think that~the delicate
flavor of the game is dependent upon
that .invariable product Of decomposi-
ton Of rotten eggs-sulphureted hydro
gen. The smell evolved during cook
Ing Of high" game is even more dis
gushing
Fresh game sometimes sets up mystic
rious, poisonous symptoms, which has
been attributed to the fact of the game
having been overhunted and fatigued.
Fatigue products, indeed, have been
separated from overhunted game.
which, when injected into a healthy
animal. have produced marked poison
Gus effects There is no doubt that
fatigue products under certain circum-
stances are also elaborated in the hui
man body and give rise to a species Of
self poisoning. characteristic symp-
toms Of which are headache, stupor
and gastric and intestinal pains. The
flesh of overrotten cattle may prove
poisonous from the same cause.
This curious formation OF poisonous
I products in the flesh of animals through
r stateof terror orexhaustion is a ques.
t ton well worth considering in relation
e to the whoiesomeness Of animal foods
1 and emphasizes the Importance OF STAY
T. Ing animals intended for food In ths
5 most humane way.-London Lancet.
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Told low the Grocer.

'.Ill tell you how l lost a good custo-
mer the other day." said the grocery
man. Il have one customer who is ex-
tremely deaf, and 10 make her hear l
have to just yell at her. 1t takes about
half an hour to get her order. and by
that time my voice is pitched so high
that l can't get it down to earth again.
yesterday it happened that after she
left in came Mr. Oldboy, who is a per
feet crank. Was in the army once and
a great stickler for bowling and scrap
ing and all that sort of thing; wants a
fellow he trades with to salute and pre-
sent arms and do all kinds Of things,
quotes the Indianapolis Sentinel. "He
came in and said: 'GOod-morning.'
wish you had heard me yell at him
NV voice made the windows rattle. He
looked surprised. but went on talking
to me, and kept up answering him in
a voice that could be heard a BLOCK
away. He got madden and madden. bu
l never knew what was up until finally
he got red in the face and said: Mr.
Black. sir. I am not deaf, sir, and re
sent your yelling at me as IL coulcn
hear a cannon fired In my ear witt
that out he went
you see. l had been talking to tn
deaf lady and couldn't get my vote
down again. You try it some time an
see If YOU don't yell at every one yol
meet. Funny, too, but always yell a
blind people and foreigners, and | al
WAYS whisper when l go in where an
one's sick"
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HERE BUCHANAN WAS BORN.

log Hut in Pennsylvania Where q
President First Saw the Light.
In little log hut situated some three
miles from Mereersburg, Franklin
County, Pa, James buchanan, presi-
dent Of the United States from 1857 to
1861. first saw the light Of day on the
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-03-01
oHlNesg woMEN AwHEEL

Fair Resident of Shanghai Is an Ae-
comp1ishel Bicyciist-
The bicycle woman has invaded
China, the last place on earth where
one would expect to find her Aside
from the national prejudice that exists
among the Mongol people to women
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-03-01
A Corns Of elephants.

The King of Siam owns an army
corps of 500 elephants, all well trained
for military purposes and under COM
mand Of a general
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-03-01
Andrew Lnne's Versatiiity.

No one knows how Andrew Lang
gets through such stuDendous amount
Of work. He never works in the morn
ing. generally takes a stroll in the af-
tarnoon and dimes late. The reason Is
that he can write anywhere on any
thing. A story is told that he once
borrowed a farmers hat in the train.
wrote an article on the crown OF it. and
at the same time conducted an elabor-
ate argument on the subject Of ghosts.
No man ever had tooth pulled with
ont thinking that the dentist seemed to
take particular delight in hurting him.
You can't get bread from stone. bu'
YOU can get money from a gold brick
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Digger Indians seldom smile, It's said
They must be grave Dlggers-
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23d of April, 1890. This humble domi-
clle was situated in the midst OF a wild
and romantic mountain gorge, which
with its beautiful scenery may have
served to Undue in his mind sentiments
of lofty aspirations.
Several years ago, however. the hut
was moved from its original site and
now stands near the edge Of MERGERS
burg. Its occupants at the present tinls
are a coiored family.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-03-08

Geo. +. Mills is candidate for
Consul To Hong Kong. vice WIldman
drowned on the Riu Janriru the other
day. 1t il supposed that Mills is Ia,
lug his claims tn the position by rea
son OF his management" of the Re.
publican fight III this State during
the last campaign. Suah services as
Mills rendered should be recognized
IL not rewarded -.GdZuItc.
Ii all the Republican purity mana.
gers III the State are To be rewarded
Tor their services IN the campaign
last fall, there will not he places
enough ut tue dispu-ul Of President
Mckinley tO give them al! 1. chanc..
Ia get to the public crib There is
Senator Fmnigan, the ready letter
writer pf The campaign. the man who
predicted success aud backed his
prebcuons with coin. that should Ice
.ancn care of. II. as the Gazette
says. "such services is Mills rendered
should be rccO gniZrd If not rewarded"
hy cOusuI-hip nothing short of II
sent at the Prc-iiruI'- family taLle
wouid toe un adcqu Itc reward for
the wear and tear of Senator flaui.
Ghn's mental machinery during the
recent campaign. rhcn there are
others, scores uf them. whose efforts
III behalf or the grand old party III
tile dark lays Il 1890 SHOULD oe re.
coGulzcd and rewarded. The lit is
to" long for us to point ont the great
services rendered by ch
But the lSrEpEYDEyT nn- no ripht
to mcddic with the timer workings Of
the Republican household. While
ITS motives are pure and ITS interest
III the political welfare Of Mills and
Flanagan Is genuine, some Of the
unregencratr mrndls ~ the party to
which they belong might accuse it
OF attempting 20 create dissrnsi,n III
the ranks 10y mngT fy,ng their great
services ns parry leaders. IL cannot,
however. let the OrrH-iun pass without
rcsistcr'mg it's di~approvaI ~ the Ga.
zcttc's hidden sting concealed IN tho
words "euch services as Mills ren.
dercd should bc recognized f not .e.
wardcd.' Bro. Bragg shnuid not 20
after Mr.. Mills with meat AK when
he IL trying To secure Tat position
nm lee the government. Such worg
IL the climate ~ cruelty.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-03-08
FDOD FOIt TIIOTGIIT.

Two ycnrs ago this month the Phil
ippluc war began. 1t has cost this
republic II quarter Of II billion dollar
$500 lives and its sell respect TO fur
ther the selfish schemes Of promoters.
.urihg these two years wo have had
more men under arms IN the Phil
ippincs thin Washington hni during
the Revolutions: moro men than the
republic Ind under aims during the
war OF 1917; moro men than Scot:
had when he Invaded Mexico; more
men than Shaftcr had when he in.
vudcd Cuba and compelled the eur.
render OF tho Spanish force .. aud
moro men than Grant hau at any
time during his Nickburg campaign.
Aud Yet II has been impossible TO
snbjugato weak people who arc
lirod 10y love OF liberty There ia
much IN these facts that demands the
consideration Of the thuugh:tul.--.
Tho Commoncr.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-03-08

Though authority be stubborn
bear, il is often led by the nose with
gold.-Shnkcspeare.
Young men think old men fools;
but old men know young men are
fools.-Georgc Chapman.
The diseases of the mind are more
destructive and in greater number
than those OF the body.-Gcero.
OF the animals which fly in the air.
walk on the ground. or swim in the
sea, the most foolish is mnn.-Boilcau.
My living in Yorkshire was so far
out of the way that it was actually
~ miles from lemon.-Sydney
Smith.
Those passionate persons who carry
their hearts in their mouths are
rather to hc pitied than feared. Their
threatcnings serve no other purpose
than to forearm him that is threat
cncd.-Fullcr.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-03-08

1t is my present thought to close
my work III Elko on October LIST OF
this year | very much wish that
these six months may be the best Of
any IL my three years ag.Sng you.
l have received SO many conf
denccs aud kindncsscs from all lout
Hf the churches, MS well as in both
chnrchesl that am indebted To every
ON" in Elko fnr the pleasure aud tat
isfacuon Of my stay. Very sincerely
yOurS,
j. ANTHONY MITCHELL.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-03-08
rhs Pronunciation Of Arknn-n..

All have heard o' the Arkansas
traveller, and how the legislature of
Arknnsns passed II special bill max
ing tho pronunciation of the name ut
the state to rhyme with Arkan saw. 4
prominent mcmOcr OF Congress from
this state was telling bis friends tho
other night how he always managed
to pronounce the name of the state IN
compliaucG with tho act of the lcgis
lature. llo said Whenever he camo
ncrUss the name of the state while
reading. or when speaking, he alwd, 9
recalled these lines:
The y picnl girl Of Arkansas
Can saw as much ~ her ga can saw
She can take little drink nnd cling
II little ink
And chuw rs much as her pa can
Chnw.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-03-08

y sup Of hot coffee ia an untaiiing
barometer, II you allow lump OF
sugar to drop tue bottom Oi the Guy
und watch the mir bubbles
arise without disturbing iho coffee.
II the bubbles collect ~ tile middle
the weather will be iiucj IL they nd.
here to the cup, formiug q ring, II,
will either ram or suow; and if tho
bubbles scpar .tc without assuming
any fix Il positioB. chiugeublo
weather may bu expected.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-03-08

a powerful engine cnnnot bo run
with II weak boiler. and we can't keep
up tile strain of nn active iiic with a
wcak ei0mach; neither can we aop
the human machine to make repairs.
IL the stomach cannot digest enough
fond to keep the body strong. euch
pr pnrnti"u as l[odnl Dyspepsia Curo
should bc used. H. digCst1 what you
cat and II simply cuu't hrIp but do
you good. Elko Drug Company.
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Elllo. Nevada, Friday, March s. 1901

Upon the reading or the journal n
great discussion arose. Yesterday.
AssemhlyEIau Skaggs gave notice
that mt some futune date he would
Introduce a "oDstit utiOpal amendment
abolishmg the Senate. Mr.. Platt
opposed 1t on the grounds that it was
ridiculous and proposed i'll spirit at
piquc because the Senate had rel .cted
bills which hal pass Il the Assembly,
and moved that the whole matter be
"xpunged from the record. This
morning when the journal was read
MIR. Skaggs again rose and wanted the
Journal corrected to include his pro.
poSal. saying he wished to go ON re-
cord. MIR. Platt again opposed it and
1t WIS put tn "A vote and Mr.. Skaggs'
mo'i"m WAS lost by the very close vote
Of l3 tn IL.
y { K II. Swecncy-An Act to
amend the Constitution RELAXING To
tile taxation Of mortgages and mort
gagged property. Referred To the Judi =
ciury committee.
\ Z Il l3, Platt-Relntive to ten
derIng the Assembly or Senate
chamber to the State Teachers Tnsti.
tute. Referred TO the committee on
State institutions.
\ II 81. JOhnson-An Act to pro-
vide revenue for the support OF the
various Counties Of the State. Lid
on the table temporarily.
y Is J2. Swecncy--A u Act providing
Ter tile appointment aud payment Of
State agent at Washington. ID. T..
to attend the certitication Of lands
granted by Congress to the State OF
Nevada. Placed on third reading and
passed 10y mnnnimous vote.
5 b 25, McCullough-An Act re-
latlng to elections. Bill laid on the
table.
5 IL 81. ackson.-Provlding for the
appointment Of State inspector and
deputy inspector Of mines and met
aliurgic works. Referred to commit
tee Of tine whole.
y Is So. A'len--Act to reds rict the
State of Nevada and Tx the salaries
of the DisIric, Judges.
sEHATE-MORHING
Senate met at IL u. IN.
:. B. 81. Pitt Maintenance of
school libraries. Referred to the con-.
mIttec on education.
> Il 30, FlnniLHu-- Adjustment of
claims between certain counties.
Refereed Ia the Nashon delegation.
> B jG. Wasson-Trcspass upou
patented mining ground male pun
Isiablo misdemcadnr. Referred to
th" mines and mining committee.
> Is %, Freudruthal-cu consolidating
certain L:nruln county offices. Re-
fcrred to the Lincoln county dele.
CATION.
y q 81. Web tcr -Provid ing for a
free pubic Kindergarten III Reno.
Unanimously passed.
y B Is. cy-Unpuhlishcd
musical compositions and plays.
Lost . to /.
y i II. Rrftirc-rrespass pf swine.
sheep and goats. Passed unanimously
> Il II, Kciley--Flx ng salaries Of
Ltndcr county officers. Passed
unanimously.
5 Il 10. Flanagan To prevent con.
tagI"us di 'easts among sheep. Pass
ed unrnim m~iy.
y B %, Wilson--To prevent con
l"gious discusses among apiaries.
Passed.
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For sale.

y house OF tour rooms in rood re-.
pair and eight lots on Missouri Flat.
Thore are good Outbuildmgs aud u
good we'll Of pure water on tho
p;"miscs. For price mud further
patculnrs call on George w. Tny.
lOT.
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In The Summer

or life woman MAJ find herself fading
and failing. She doesn't understand IL
She goes 10 doctors, who treat her for
TINS or Tor that, but she gets no better.
She grows frail and pale She can lust
"drag about the house." but has no
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-03-08

'aNAo A4AC III Ilc.
Many such women
have taken alvant-
age of DR.. Picrcc's
offer of free consult
alton BY letter, and
have been restored
by DR.. Pierce's
treatment to per-
feet health. There
IS no more wonder
full medicine for
women than DIR.
Picrcc's I'avoritc
Prescription. It's
action upon the
wonIanly organs is
at once apparent
i'll the decrease of
pain and the in
crease of strength.
II cures female
weakness and such
diseases us take
away the strength
and beauty Of
women.
Sick women are
invited 10 consult
DR.. Pierce 10y letter
Vcc. All CORES
porGIcncc private.