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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-18

The governor and officials Of Prrto
Rieo have been constantly repor: ing
tiIat that island is IN d most prosper
Gus coudi iuu, but IL dirpatch from
San Juan tells ii much sad Ter tale
aud possibly u mure true one when it
says. sever ii deaths have occurred
recently near PdtIIIas. in the eastern
part Of lie isl md. winch are said Ia
he due to
-Ilie sanitary conditions OF Pdtlllas
are extremely vie. There are no
beds or cots. The inmates swing III
hammOcks or have Il nest IN Que cor
ner or the roOm.
AS the municipality is III strhitcn-
cd circumstances It is i'm ruSsihie tU
relieve these conditions.
An exceedingly large percentage
Of deaths III thus district is from star
vatiCn. This is considered strange
in view of Porto Rico'- reputei pros
perity.'
Tins constant deception II the
American people rs tn the true stat.
OF affairs i'll u res possessions by
the government officials Is no houb;
praCticed under or lrrs from the adj
ministration The whole scheme has
been Ia say NO hing that will hurt
the party"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-18
a Scene In Eden.

slow does it come dinner isn't
ready 2" demanded Adam Imphtiently
q he arrived home after a hard days
toll in tie garden.
Il am sorry, Adam. dear" said Eve
p%eniteDtly, ~but / have been en-
broiderIng you Il new tisleaf. There
is really no reason why we shouldn't
have more clothing when tiglenves
are so plentiful"
"Do you know" said Adam tenta.
lively, II sometimes question the pro.
prieiy VI you wearing Il tigleaf.'
"Why, Adam" exclaimed Eve
agbast. "What do !ou mean?"
-Er-well," veniured Adam. "don't
you think u iiIleuf is a irifie decol.
lete, go to speak?'
no." said Eve rather .snappishly.
go long rs | don't give any garden
parties, | think a iisleai il all right.
Dear me! Do YOU wish me to o. IL
RealskiD aaque this warm weather."
Adam did not answer this last sally
but sat down to the table and poured
ont u cup OF coffee.
"This coffee is too weak" he said
irritably.
AVON are very touchy to-day,
Adam" svid Eve reproachtulIy
-Nrxr suppose youll be telling me
fhat cun't mnka rufT,.a liza ynnr
mother used to make"
81 wish | had my rib back re-
turned Adam I'D about as lief live
alone Gs drink lukrwarm di-hwateT.7
Well, IL had a man ma" Rubbed
Eve in an injured tone. "you bot I'll
60 homo to her."
Adam ato the remainder Of his
meal in silence.-EI.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-18
Tho Legend of tho Snowdr0p,

An old legend gives the following
as the origin OF the snowdrop: After
Adam and Eve had been driven from
the garden OF Ellen Eve was discOn.
polatc. Que day rs she n silently
gricvimR IN angel appeared and
sought mean to comfort her. Sle
l0nged for the flowers, but The fast
defending snow wHs wrapping the
barren earth in u robe Ct white.
40 the Wngel stood ind spoke
words OF hope to the weeping, repen.
tnnt woman he caught u snowflake,
breathed gently upon it md said:
"ruEo form, pure rno Nlilkc. bud
and blossom and bc u comfort to hu.
manity, nov md forever
In q twinkling the snowflake
changed into u beautiful flower, M
wbite aud pure as the SNOW itself,
aud when Eve beheld Inc newbOrn
blossom eladncss mud hope came Ia
her heart, and sho smiled through
her tears.
Having fulfilled Ina mission Of ln'e,
the angel departed. but where hc had
stood there immediately sprung up II
circle Of perfect enowdropa.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-18
RESPONSIBLE ron ANAncursM.

II is well to note that in all this
rampant rubbish that some of tie
Republican newspapers are using {"
prove that 80 called yellow jrurnal
ism ID responsible for an Irchlsrn III
the country, those that are the loud.
eat and most blatant have the most
unssvory regulations aud are tie
o~utspoken organs OF organic u pohti.
cal robbery. Some 81 these are cou
troued by the trusts and all are con
trolled by the plutocsats who thus
hope to throw Iii on ever,
newspaper that has dared to say one
word against their ~mouupOlits.
Oilers have been worSted Ill the
keen business competi Ion with the
80 called -yellow ~jpurIals,- and III
trying to iuti ,me public opinion
against them they hope tai get even.
OF these the New York Sun Is the
most striking tx ample. and that most
conservative newspaper. tie Stats
z ,itung, says: at the question must
be ID :cussed what causes aud Gle.
meuts ara working into the lands Ci
anarchism We do not hesitate a mo
ment to deuuunce the Sun aud it's
followers rs the most dan serOus Ui
these elements. Their n%auseatImg
%cynicism, their derision OF all uohler
sentiments, their support OF all most
corrupt elements. no On this SiIe
and o on the other, their continu.
Gus performance Ill vIllifyIng worH.
ingmen on TIE one h iud and their
unlimited udvo acy Of capitalism
based on the principle Of might is
right on the other = these are
methods Of warfare which allied in
calumny. distortion Of the truth, aye.
oven barefaced untruthfulness, breed
hatred among the classes, act rs irri.
tants and c%onjure up blind fury
against their " pompous i%nsoIence.
We are convinced that IA single one
OF these contemplate articles on th,.
problems OF labor. as they are To he
found frequently in the Sun. does
more mischief than all the stuiT thu.
sharply criticised by the Sun. that
other papers are emitting for the ~Ue'
netit Ut auHrchlsm."
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-18
coxoKxrnArrox OF o.rrrAL.

Que OF the reasons given for the in.
creas, Of capital Of New York and
other banks Is the call for immense
loans iirai under tile national ,nk-
ing Law cannot be made by banks
with a small capital, though they
may have an enormous reserve fnud.
The law allows only oue-tonth nf tile
CAPITAL oi a b INK to be loaned to any
one person or corporation.
Tie CONSOLIDATED Of the great
banks still continues. The First l..
riobal bank. Of New York, has alb
>orped the National Bank 81 the Re.
public. The latter institution Is u
4 the IL or - largest banks in the
New York Clearing House associa-
ton.
This concentration Of capital by
The financial magnates ioTeshadows
lie formation of tile mucb-taiked-oi
money trust, which. i'll fact, has been
already 10y the community of
interest plan, somewhat similar in
| scope to tue railroad colbIuatiob.
The mount Of money controlled
by the consolidated bnk mentioned
above is equal Ia, il it does not ex.
| coed. the capital Of the United States
bank p. the time OF the veto Of Its re.
charter by President Jackson, when
it's capital WAS go. 0O). 900, OF whIGh
the government owned $1,000. C0J.
The most dangerous features to
the people Of these vast ~consolida-
iiOus OF the money power Is the
reaching ont into the interior Of the
country Tor the control Of banks i'll
he leading cities other than New
York. The Rockerieller comb IA.
ION has already secured one OF the
principal banks i'll Cincinnati and
X ,nsas City and there may be many
other banks controlled by them that
have uot come To light.
The power Of the United States
bank Ill shaping political matters i'll
The time Of President jackson,
thnngh then con-idered enormous
IA very i~riilrng compared to the
yIst power rlIai can exercised today
ny the united money power OF Wall
street. This wiH shown III the cam.
pAi!n Of 1896. and since that time
heir power has largely inc eased
through consolidation and the -cum.
munity of.iuteresl' plan.
That the financial affairs OF the
United States government is in their
power will be at once seen toy the
vast loans that have been made Ia
them, and that they continue to EN-
JOY without interest and the purchase
10y the government OF bonds at the
enormous premium OF 40 per cent t.
all them in controlling the money
and stock market and allowing tLrn
to retain the customs and internal
evendc collections for an indefinite
time ais" without interest.
At the gong rate Of interest oil
from four Ia SIX per cent on call anI
time money it will he seen what
large gift the interest on these mil
| lions il To the favored banks. NJ
long rs these favOrs are shown by the
Republicans q :he money power, tIt
financial question Is not settled b.!
any
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-18
\ Great scheme.

Phoenix. Arizona, is responsible Tor
the story OF q great scientific di4coy
ry-nothmg less than the possibility
Df ffc,Z ny great bodies Of water by
electricity. The practical uppli aH,iou
Of tins di1covcry IL Ia freeze immense
tracts "f water III the mouninus in
tile winter mud sprnV when there -
rain and the water runs To wuatc. ~
tlrHt it. gradual melting ~ the sun.
mcr will supply water Tor irfi cation.
II IL It beautiful idea and docs credit
Ia the genius who conceived It Ter
publication.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-18

II is Illustrative" Of The heller. skrl.
ter life ~ Chicago that 80 prrsona
wore killed ~ TINT city in the census
year 10y steam cars and street care.
Chicago has Il population Of l,60j,575.
lie comparative railroad death rate is
perhaps best illustrated by the fact
that in tho cities of Now York. Phila.
delphi, st. LONE. Boston. Baltimore
aud Cincinnati. with an aggregate
population " G,GI0.0l3. the number Of
poffons killed 10y stCam md street
cHrs in the same year wns 1878, This
shows that il ia about four times MS
dangerous Ia go abOu, IN the vicinity
Of railway tracks in Chicago ms III the
other citica named.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-18
DANDRUTF wOS'r WASH our.

The Germ that Causes o. Has Ia lie
Destroyed 1" Cur" Daudrnn.
Many Il woman spends al hnur
twice u week securing her tcalp.
thinking scrubbing of tho sCurf will
cure the dandtuiT Two hours Il
week. at tie age of 81 years, she has
spent 2GO days 81 II hours each. or
two-thirds Of a year ~ her life,m that
vain hope; vain. because you cant
cur dnnhruiT without killing the
daDdrutf germ, aud the only hair
preparation OH earth that will du that
Ia Ncwhro's "lIcrpicidc"-alsu Il de-
lighlfuI hair dressing. aud thorough
nntiseptic against all contagion FROM
use 81 others hair brushes. 1t il
also a delightful hair dressing.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-18
Measuring lIny.

The following rule for measuring
hay in the stack ID the one used b.,
the Government. 1t is publ he'd at
the wquest Of Il ranCher fnr the bene.
tit Of those who buy or sell hay in the
stack:
Measure the distance over the
stack aud its width. Subtract the
width from the length of the over
Divide the remainder by > This gives
the height. Multiply the length,
width and height together and divide
by 5i2. il s feet to ton, or by 122, il
~ feet to ton.
When the in the different
places vary, ndd all the overs to,
gethpr and divide by the mum Der nI
times the "v"r il taken. In the same
manmcr lind the average width Of the
ends IL they vary.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-18

The Government rested in the
Schlry Court nt Inquiry yesterday.
NunrA. I'll" Cuban pinot. was tnc first
witness "nllcd by the counsel uf Nd
mirai Schlcy. lie testified that on
May % h hc advised Admiral Srhiry
that he lid not believe the Spanish
lirct VIA III Santiago. aud thai nu
june liih ne hat secured positive III
formation from the Cuban Insurgents
with whom hr had communicates: Ut
Admiral SciiIry's request. that the
fleet was there.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-18

An agent OF the Southern Pacific
Gu. was IN tow last week iuve 'igat
ing titles To the Commercial Row lots.
H., said the company claimed two
hnnlr"d f."t right of way from tile
""ntcr nf the Central PLrrti: main
line on either siie Of the track.
The agent cane to the couclu-i"n
that his company claimeJ what II had
nn right to claim. and went back Ia
the city wiser than when he came up
Rene Gazette
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-18
rue uouh. GOLD CURE.
No SoNinus Doses. y" Weakening OF
the Nerves. y Pleasant Pos"tlNc
Care for the LIqh"r nIbtf.

No SoxInuS Doses. y" Weakening of
TIA. Nerves. y Pleasant Pns"tINc
Cure for the Lia""r u'htt.
Ii Is now generally known ami un'ier.
stood inut DrunhCnuess Ii d uIseiIse
aud not weaKut IS. y body Nurd
wi,h rulsuu, ard nerves completely
-.in,tcrd 10y periodical - constant
u-- OF Intoxicating liquors. requires
muiiiute capaule Of ueutTuhz. NJ ami
t~rudIratius ms poison. ami destroy.
the craving tar IutuXI:uuts. Suiier
ems MAY uuw cure tie mse!res AT
home without publicity or los al
time from bu-iDcss u! Iuls Monde
fol HONE GOLD CURE" which lii
been perfected attri mau! ye;.u oi
viusc study aud treatment ui Inc
briaIrs Ihu faithful use according
To- directions oi tins woudeIfuI dis
vNeTy Is positively guaranteed To
cI.rc the most obstinate cast, no Il
ter hrw hard Ii drIuKer. Our rec.
urds show tie marvellous iransiur ma
tiuii of thousands al DIunkuTJs INTO
sober. Industrious uud upright men
WIVES CURE YOUR HUSBANDS!
CHILDREN L Il YOUR F~ATHtRS!!
lnI- remedy Is III uU ~vu=e IL uustrum
but Is "a specific for this diSrIse only
and Is so shIllfuily devised and pre-
pared that II Is thoroughly soluble
and pleasant To tile taste, So that IT
can be given II. Il cup NJ tea or
coffee without he KNOW ledge uf the
person lakInL T.. lhOsLuds of
DruuKHris have cared ,em elves
with thus priceless remedy. aud Ill
many more nave been cured and
mudr temperate met ty having the
-CURL7 administered by loving
friends ami relatives without tie il
knOwIrdge III coffee or tea. and be.
iIrve to-day that they Discontinued
drinking ui tlirlr " free viii. Do
NoT WAIT. To not lie ieludei 10y ap
parent II misleading improvement
Drive ont the disease at nnrc .iud fer
all time. The -HOME COLI CURE If
sold AT 'hr extremely low pre-" Oi
Que Dollar. thus placing within
reach of ever! body a treatment more
-tT-ctuul Tia III others costing 80 g.
so. Full directions accompany each
package. Special advi. - by rlIllrd
physicians hen r"qucstci wiIlrouI
extra charge. Sent prepaid Ia any
pIT. NJ the wnrli un r"c-iui uf One
Dollar. Address Dept. ID jl2 FDwI>
Il GILES Il COMPANY. 80 and @3j.
Market Street. PhIla,lrIritia.
MI cOricspun lruce strictly con,
iidentil.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-18

The humHn hndy. it haa been,
fnund. Is shorter at night than IN thC
morning, due Ia the weight 81 the
body compress ny the inicrvprtehtHI
"A villages. during slcrp. or wuIc ~
u rccumbcnt pn-itiou. the p,esurr
being removed. their natural ella tic.
ny enables thcm tO sum their
normal >iAr. consequently the height
u nm HdivIhunl will vary from three,
rigtl:s t" half an inoh between mora,
my aud ought.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-18
The Widow Tax In the Philippines.

The Widow Tax Ia The PhIIippin-s.
Ono Of the Philippine Tribes en-
forces II -widOw tan The law gov
erning it, says Modern Society. was
undoubtedly iuunLcd on more than Il
superficial kuo Wedge Of human IA.
turc. and is productive Of advantages.
Marriage III haste" among the Taga.
cnolos Of Mindanao therefore leads to
II very prolonged and literal repent.
ing mt leisure
Upon the death OF his wife the wild.
over must pay a certain SUN Of
money or a certain amount Of goods
to hi father in law before he is en-.
titled to look about Tor an eligible
successor to the deceased. With
them money. - we know it, il Il rare
article. and the usual means oi barter
is 10y plates OF the ordinary ironstone
pattern. One hundred OF these is
considered ample payment to the be.
rcavcd parents and then the man mny
ii wOomg g"." On the other hand, il
the husband dies the widow at once
becomes the slave Of her parcnts.at
law. and 81 remains for HE unless
some relative comes forward and pro-
duccs the requisite payment.
The natural result Of this rule is
TINT all married people are extremely
solicitoua ~ II Hnuther's health and
welfare. In sickness the invalid il
scrupUIously attended to by husband
or wife, who il perhaps haunted more
by Il thought OF those hundred plates
than by fear Of death in tho family
Divorce they kn0 y not. but polygamy
Ia universal, and n man may have us
many wives rs his means will permit.
Therefore IN the case NJ the death ~
u muchIy married nnn his parents
either have enough slaves TO render
future work unnecessary or olse they
ar" in u position to open up II crock
cry store. 4 cheap mo ms of life it,.
snrmnce. This pa, meat il called
"cabalOnn," or she widow tax"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-18

Sugar was d~eridrdly nj Il discount
i'll the yhrI Sunday, say- he Ifuctrc
Republican. Seven ears Of sweet.
ness were nrIng dTopp"I d"Nn ilIe
truck IN tie yard Hud they got be.
yonh control and then bumped INTO
the rear of Il tram. denoIish ng Two
carlnAdS and scatter up sugar III pro
fusion O"er the track. Some III IT
was gathered M. but 1t WAS hnrl tu
pick mp. Ia" ludi Ms got a supply
NJ the. do not object t. H." m.xIurn
Of sugar, = aud aud cpdl dust.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-18

Tho triad ~ G. W. Nicely. the Cuban
postal The 10 III prog" ss Mt Havana.
M law officer ~ the United States
governments ~ engaged ~ the case.
although testimony umd dcp0sirlons
taken ~ tina country have been for.
wnricd to the prosecuting officer IN
Iiuynu..
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-18

A farmer living in the western part
OF AudrHin county, MisrUmu, has a
we'll which wHs % feet deep and
winch had never contained lees than
il feet OF excellent water, even
through tito drought OF the past cum.
mer. Not entirely satisfied with
these conditions. tho farmer contract.
cd with d gang Of we'll .boroB TO sink
O ak. inch hole down from the bottom
Of his vol several hundred feet; at u
depth OF % feet II cavity IN the earth
wa encountered and all pf the wHtc,
in the mans we'll leaked ont. The
yell viii not hold water now.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-18

IN TiIE ruURIn JUDICIAL DigTWInr
,.nNri ~ {" state 81 Nevada, Ia and for
Ia" County Of tho.
~ niE MATTER uF nv ESTATE up
J'sr1it UNrut"IL, DECEASED. $780, No.
1InE 80 CuEutrpHg
Motto" Is hereby piyou pnt the under.
slEu,d uiylHF been duIy appointed cKrrii.
tproi tho last viii and CVtnmrrt Of Jt..,rr
Hhrf"Il, deceased. by the nhpyr ruiIiird
court on IA" am day ~ Sep riui rr. tsII
ana having duly guuiIrd rs such ryrCtior'
!rityr' i"EtIm"ut ~ nave boon duly lsaurii
To MN on 10" 2ilh day ~ < ptt;urnr. 1871
Nniirr y iuriU"r Yiyrn That all prr-rug
hhVlns clnimS against said estate Of las
per iihrr' ~. deceased. are iCrrny required
10 Ut" tho Snin' with tho IrOprr ynrirhnrg
Ahi hihhtvit attached. with tho cIrrk Of
SOFA court within ihr - M tI4 fr.m the
dat" II the fret publication Of thi4 uytIr,,
or ihcy Will bu forever barred.
ipul. ""'''
ANDUuw !. HA"UrlI.
Executor ~ the last VIII uHh t,stHm.ft. nf
JREurr HIrr"ll, deceased.
h'R'Iow Dorsey, attorneys for Executor.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-18

Tho Tuscarnra TImes-Rcyisw SAYS
TINT while Eddi burns was on lis
way from town to his home in Indie
pendencc valley some unknown per
SOD took two shots NJ him with a
rifle. Tho affair Is II mystery.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-18

The Ruby Copper Company has
been organized at Enreka to work u
number Of promising copper clnims
at Bald Mountain. tho Sentinel
says the company viii shorty com.
mrncc active development work on
the properties.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-18

At G ,rduervillc Saturday evening
a man WIS badly cut with ii KNIFE 10y
an empiuyc Of the Rrckcy ranch AZ
Topaz. The two mel were standing
on the porch Of the motel, and one of
thern named StrickIin asked his com.
panIOn to ieId him some mnur
Upon refusing la do % "a quarrel cn
sued and Siucklin stabbed his man
twice with Il p~ncketkmfc. Leaving
his victim he pushed to 4 livery stable
and engaging n team. drove ont Of
town mt IL lively gait. but was over.
hauled hy III, filters aud brought
back To the Jail. in his pocket WAS Il
knife with blood on one Of the BLADES
aud the officers have no doubt of the
right man being in Custody. I1.e
victim is getting along nicely, bmt the
attending ply stefan says 1t will be
some days yet before he can tell
whether the wounds will he fatal ar
not Enterprise.
The age-herald., 1901-11-14
BOARDER STEELS
 LANDLADY'S CHILD.
After Nine Years Absence
 Mother Finds Her
IS SHELTERED BY CONVENT
Man Who Took Child Was Eccentric Wrote Book Called Twenty Years a Tramp-child
 Stolen Twice.

Columbia, S. C., November 1S.-A strange story of abduction was made known here today when Mrs. McNeill Wilson of Dade City, Fla, arrived and claimed her daughter, who had been stolen from her home nine years ago.
 A man named Miller was boarding with Mrs. Wilson He was eccentric and wrote book, Twenty Years Tramp; or A Tramp Through Hell.' He disap- peared, taking the child with him. A few months later the little girl was found and then taken home.
 Not long afterwards she was again stolen by young man named Tender son, and not until today had the mother seen the child. Henderson evidently rep resented Miller, for the latter, now living at Lake City, a few months ago sent the girl here under the name of Mary Young He said the child was an orphan and a care on his hands and as her grandfather came from this State, Miller confided her to the Ursuline convent.
 She knew there was some mystery In away from Miller began to make investi- gations into matters referred to in let ter of Miher's which had fallen into her hands. She got the name of people in South Florida and after weeks of corre- spondence found her mother. Mrs. Will son left here for Florida today
The age-herald., 1901-11-14
THIS CASE HAS
 NO PRECEDENT
GETS PosTMASTERS TO CONTRIB UTE FUNDS FOR ELECTION EX- PENSES AND REPAYS THEM BY CIRCULARS SENT THROUGH

Knoxville, November 13.-Judge Clark of the Federal Court, sitting at Green vile, Tenn, decided a case today which so far as known is without precedent. H. H. Gouchenour was Democratic county chairman of Green county As such he sought campaign contributions, and in order to secure same he went to Democratic postmasters in the country, asked them to contribute $10, Gouchenour promising to mail enough political docu- ments through their office so that their increase in pay, based on stamp cancel lations these being fourth-class offices), would amount to as much or more than the amounts asked for campaign tpur- poses. The object would be to increase the pay of fourth-class postmasters at the expense of the government.
 Three indictments were found at the last term of court against him and cer- tain postmasters on the charge of con- spiracy to defraud the government. To these indictments demurrers were filed based on the theory that no offenses are charged, as a person has the right to mail matter on which postage has been paid in any postoffice in the United States The demurrers were sustained today by Judge Clark.
 An appeal to the United States Court of Appeals at Cincinnati was taken by Attorney General Wright.
 Gouchenour is prominent Democrat and made the race for Congress at the last election