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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-07-19
PULLMAN CAR co. ASSESSMENT.

Deputy Assessor Beard, under in
s%tructiops from the State Board Of
Assessment, wrote to 4. 5. Wanshei
MGR. Secretary OF the Pullman Car
Company, tor a statement Of their
taxable property in washoe county.
who under oath sent the following;
That IN ten States they ran their
standard Sleeping cars over 5,Gl6
miles. That they had % sleeping
cars, valued at s26j. 600, or a.. ZOO a
car, giving d valuation Of $40 10 per
mile. That they had IL tourist cars
valued at S5l.2G0, about Sl,2JO each.
running over 1864 miles Of track.
which makes an average OF sl.S5 q
car per mile. and the standard and
tC urist together averaged 800 per
mile, all Of which they were ready
and willing to pay taxes upon.
According to the Journals estimate
this will add to the taxable property
i'll the State s2l LBS, Of which
"uSbON IOI AIcu viii Dc Cd, $1,000, II
having Il little oyer % miles Of track.
or course. this is the valuation and
not the tax amount.
1t il not a large gain, but az the
tax haS never before been collected
is An indication that the State Board
OF Assessment is dong its duty, for
which the journal cheerfully gives it
credit.-Reno journal.
As the care Of the Pullman Com.
pany run Over 1881 miles OF the
main track OF the Central Pacific in
this county. the sun NJ ss0S9.SI will
be added To- the assessment roll
This will help to even up matters he.
tween the railroad and the other tax.
payers Of the county.
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A WORTHY SUCCESSOR.
Something New Under
ThS Ann.

All Doctors have tried TO cure
CATARRH BY the use Of powders,
acid gases, inhAleD and drugs In
paste form. Their powders dry up
the membranes, causing
them to crack open and bleed. The
powerful acids used in the inhslers
have entirely eaten away the same
me u braues tLAt their makers ave
aimed 70 cure. while pastes and ONT.
meuts cannot reach the disease. An
old and experienced practitioner who
has for many years made a close
study and speciality OF the treatment
Ct CATARRH. has at last perfected
a Treatment which when faithfully
used. not only relieves at once, but
permanently cures CATARRll. by
removing the stopping b dis
charges. and curing all Inflammation.
IL IL the only remedy known 10
science that actually reaches the
afflicted parts. This wonderful rem
civ Is known as -SNUFFLES the
GUARANTEED CATARRHCURE'
and Ii sold at the extremely low price
OF One Dollar, each package contain
ing internal and external medicine
sufficient for q full months treatment
and everything necessary to its pr
feet use.
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CATARRH CURE ever made and Ii
now recognized as the only safe and
positive cure for that annoying aud
disgusting disease. It cures all in
Illumination quickly aud permanently
and is also wonderfully quick to re-
lieve HAY FEVER or COLD in tue
HEAD.
CATARRH when neglected often
leads to CONSUMPTION--SNUF
FILES will save you II yon use il at
once. II is no ordinary remedy, but
a complete treatment which Is posi-.
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in any form or stage il used accord
ing to the directions which accom-
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send for 1t at once, and write full
particulars rs to your condition, and
you will receive special advice from
the discoyerer u. this wonderful rem.
edy regarding your Ease without cost
to you beyond the regular price of
-SNUFFLES- the -GUARAN rEED
CATARRH CURE"
Sent prepaid to any address i'll the
United States or Canada ON receipt
81 Que Dollar. Address Dept. ID 5lg
EDWIN B. GILES il COMPANY,
1880 and 1892 Market Street. Phila.
delphia.
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Storage Accommodations.

The prevailing idea Of .hc steerage
comfortable people-men, women and
babies, packed in as closely as they
can stand, cooking their own food,
sleeping wherever they can lind a
place to lie down on the deck, and
living like pigs or other animals ill Il
foul atmosphere. That used to be
the case but on the big modern
Atlantic liners the accommodations
in the steerage are much more COM
Portable and clearly and healthful
tbnn many OF the people who occupy
them arc used 20 at home. Not only
legislation, but competition among
different companies has accomplished
great reforms IN this direction. The
sanitary arrangements are perfect.
The methods Of artificial ventilation
by which fresh air in forced in keeps
them clean and sweet and methods or
construction have been adopted so
that this can be done with n mini.
mum OF labor. Tbs hunks ore OF
iron piping, the mattresses are OF WOW
en- bands OF pig iron, which yield to
the body like ordinary bed syringe;
each passenger. instead OF bringing
HE own bedding as wa formerly the
practice is given a sufficient number
Of clean blankets and Il pillow. There
are bathrooms and layatory &C.
commodations, which are purified by
we'll known processes. The sexes
arc separated; the men sleep in one
section aud the women In another,
and each COX has it's own and
separate accommodations. In the
new ships OF the Red Star Line the
steerago passengers arc provided
with al amusement room, piano and
a library OF books in four languages.
That 10 the latest innovation and is a
very loDR stride from the old con.
ditions that once prevailed upon the
ordinary emigrant carrier.
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.EcRlrs OF REcIPEocIrI

The controversy that bal sprung
up between Republicans as to the
merits Of protection and reciprocity
il good reading these days, for when
thieves fall out honest men may get
thei. dues. The American Eoono-
mist. the organ Of the ultra protsc-
tionists is laying down the Law with 3
high hand. IL Is receiving come
pretty heav! rsps in return but as
long a. the trusts and protected
monopolies put up the money to
make the fight doubtless the editor
Of the Economist enjoys the situation
and will hit every head that comes
up to say q word against its hackers,
What makes the controversy more
interesting that many facts that
! we're known but were difficult to
prove are uow being acknowledged,
| For instance. it was well known that
the Republican managers in the Sen
ate were held up by the protected 10
dust.:es affected and so the French
and other reciprocity treaties we're
not ratified.
One Of these protecioDists writing
abou: the matter makes this plain b.
saying: We invited the French
government to make Il reciprocit!
treaty. We told them that il they
would reduce their duties upon some
Of our products we would reduce ouI
duties on some OF theirs. This inyi'
tatIop was extended under the
authority of the Dingley tariff law
and therefore was the act OF Con
GEES as well as that Of the Executive
but after the Executive had perform
ed his part OF the duty Congress re
pudiated the whole thing Der ause
few New England manufactures q
knit goods and pinchbeck jewelry
and ii few Caiifornians Sho are try
ing to raise French walnuts. 'eare,
that their products would lie re
duced.-Ex.
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\ great commotioD seems To have
taLe:. place among railway circles
owing to the contemplated through
car service between the Pacific Coast
and Chicago which is operating one
day each week. This is rot a new
departure by any means. RS the Dem
yer i Rio Grande Railroad Company
and its connections have been operat.
ing a through car service between
the Pacific and Atlantic coast via.
Salt Lake, Pueblo, Denver, Kansas
City and Chicago for years. and three
days each week viz. every Wednesday
Thursday and Friday evening. The
cars for this through service are Of
the latest Pullman design. and are
supplied with clean linen and bed.
ding throughout. \ Pullman porter
is assigned To each car. These cars
are also under the personal super
vision Of a Special Excurson agent
whose duty it is to see that passeng.
ers are given every comfort ana at
tention. For further Information,
apply to any agent. or b. r. Nevins,
General Agent. or TO II. VI. Gushing
Travelling Passenger Agent, ID. Il r.
G.. r. r. % West :ird South ST Salt
Lake City, Utah.
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wAsHIserox.s wEALru.

In these days when ninicus are
counted y nothing and ninionaires
arc found in almost every city. it
seems strange that the property ot
George Washington. the richest man
In the United States at the time OF
his death. invsntori-d only s4sa.l35.-
q He Owned il,523 acres OF land.
lying IN Virginia, Kentucky, Mary
land, Pennsylvania, Ohio and NeE
York, with city lots in New York.
Philadelphia, Washington. Alexand-
Ma Winchester and Berkeley Springs.
Lord Fairfax, Who owned 100000
acres OF land stretching back INTO
Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana aud Tonnes
see, gave Washington tracts OF wild
land as compensation FOR his services
a surveyor. Washington inherited
even more from his brother, and his
wife, SIZE that was Martha Danridge
and afterward the Widow GUSTS, was
n rich woman for her time. The
judgment OF Washington about town
sites, however, was not good. In
1855 he laid out the town OF Berkeley
Springs, which was christened in
honor Of the governor OF Virginia.
and was intended and expected to be
a great metropolis. Washington was
so confident Of its future prominence
as a city that he bought a large
number OF lots in addition to those
which he received IL compensation
for his services. and WAS greatly dis
appointed because the town did not
develop.
Washington expected aud desired
the capital OF the United States to lie
located farther west than it's present
site aud although he took no con.
%spicuous part in the contest, which
was bitter and prolonged, he never
theless ATTEMPTED to manipulate mat
ters so as to accomplish his design.
In the advertisements OF land which
he offered for sale III West Virginia.
where he hau 25,Co0 acres, he stated
that it was OF great value on account
of contiguity to the seat OF govern
ment. which it is more probable viii
be fired at the mouth OF the great
Kanawha river These lands ere
Washington's share OF 100000 acres
donated by the state OF Virginia to
the officers and soldiers who served
in the Indian war.
Washington also had 5000 acres i'll
Green county, Kentucky. He visited
that region at an early date, and set.
tied some OF his poor relations there.
II is all interesting fact that Wash
ington owned the first natural gas
well in this country. On his land
lear the Kanawha the gas issued
from the cracks in the rock at the
bottom, and forced its way through
the water OF what was known as
Burning Spring creek. 1t was a
common amusement for Washington
and his fellow surveyors to light the
gas which came through and would
burn on tho surface OF the water
w. f. Curtis, in Chicago Times-Her-
aid.
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News from the oil fields is very
scarce. Since the collapse Of the
Elko company no work has been
done anywhere in the oil belt except
that necessary to hold the locations
New locations are being made, but
nothing il being done to prove the
existence Of oil. IA far as that prob.
len is concerned il il no nearer a so.
luton than il VIA ten years ago. In
the conl mine work 10 proceeding viz.
orously and good results arc being
obtained. The coal continues 10 i'm
prove in quality M depth is reached.
IL the same ratio Of Improvement
continues the next 100 feet, No IL
shown from the surface to the pres.
ent workings, an excellent quality or
marketable coal win surely 10 nm
covered. II tho oil men had ehown
some Of the pluck md energy that
has characterized the coal company,
there might be n gusber in tho Elko
oil belt.
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The people passing through on the
Epworth League excursions are
splendid representa- 'es OF Ameri-
csu citizenship. They are ipteni-
sent. thrifty and respectable and in
everything that goes to make good
citizens the equal Of any to be found
anywhere under the sun. Az fellow
citizens of this grea; country. they
deserve and should receive ut the
hands OF our people that courteous
and KIM treatment that strangers
should receive everywhere. There
should not be any attempt made to
guy them or make sport Of them
They are earnest and sincere in their
religious belief and are entitled to
the respect OF everybody. Questions
asked by them should be cheeriully
and truthfully answered. IL this
course is pursued. a great many al
the Leagues will take pleasant
memories OF Nevada with then I,
their FAR Eastern homes.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-07-19

Americans ARE growing great quon.
Titles OF rice. The Secretary OF Az.
riculturo says that wo can not only
grow all our rice, but that we can
profitably export it. There IL IN
Louisiana aud Texas what might be
called a rice boom. In Louisiana
over 100000 acres are under irriga.
ton FOR this crop, while Jcxus is dc.
veloping very extensive acreages
The possibility Of using improved
machinery is largely Responsible Tor
this. The oriental method Of hnr
vesting the crop il for a laborer TO
wade into the rico slongh With n
sickle and reap a fraction Of An acre n
day. Tho Louisiana and Texas
method IL To plant the rice in plata
surrounded by small levecs or fur
rowe, into which plats water IN then
turned. When the rice ia nearly ripe
tho leyec is broken down and the
water allowed 10 run Off. In O few
when the rice hns ripened, the
soil has dried sufficiently 10 allow u
machine harvester to go upon the
and do the work Of many men.
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N JUSTICE

The Journal yesterday norninE
made reference to the Tuscarors
p~ostosse affair. and upon supposed
facts as published IN pap-o in the
eastern part OF the Stste. made some
remarks co%ucerntng Inspector Coyne
which va are GOV convinced Were
wholly undeserved. Mr.. Coyre call.
81 at the Jourcal Office yesterday and
produced documents from Washing
ton which were conclusive evidence
that be acted in accordance with the
accounts SIS furnished him by the de.
partment, IN which it appears there
VA an Important error. a balance OF
s263SS being charged against Mr..
Snider on March LIST, instead OF
sl2I3i, xhich was the correct amount
The inspector certainly should not be
blamed for m error OF the clerks III
the postal department. and it is with
pleasure We make this expIanation.
and especially because OF the gentle
manly ann IN which Mr.. Coyne
proceeded to convince Us OF our mis-
take and enable Us to rectify il.
II appears, however. that instead OF
a balance OF $50 Icing due Mr.. Sni
der, he Is behind With the govern.
ment s20S.il. minus 1895 which has
been paid by his sureties. The eI'
postmaster Is still in Jail, but the
probability ia that the deialca:;on be.
ing SO much reduced, the suretIes
will not insist upon pushing the
matter to a criminal prosecution
Reno Journal.
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- by Water,

There is a groupoi mines in Nevada
whose ore product is shipped to the
Selby Smelling Works entirely by
water. The mines are located in Vel.
low Pine district at the extreme
southern pnrt Of Lincoln county and
the ore carried by way Of the Color.
ndo river to tho Cult Of Califor mia,
thence south 30 the Pacific Ocean,
then north again to San Francisco
and San Pablo Bays, whero the orc Ia
deposited in Selby's. Despite tho
great distance travorsed IN making
this trip. the mine n find TINT
they can thus transport their ore
much cheapIy than by rail,
even though there arc smelters as
close as Salt Lake.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-07-19

The speech III the house Of lords OF
the Bishop Of Hereford on tho subject
OF gambling recalls u story told OF
Bishop Potter, Of Now York. The
bishop, travelling through Louisiana,
addressed inquiries to his fellow. pas.
sengers with a view Of obtaining in.
formation regarding tho orchards and
fruit interests OF tue state. "Do you
raise pears in Louisiana?7 in.
quired tho bishop. ave DO" replied
The L%ouisinnian, 'it wc have thrces or
bettcr.--London Financial News.
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Deering Ideal Giant Mower.

Every Deering Mower is u Giant i'll strength and each
possesses the same admirable qualities, but the Giant of
all is our special large machine for small horses, which
cuts a 6-foot swath with as little eXertion as other mowers
cut Al feet. The application of Deering Roller and Ball
Bearings to harvesting machinery created a demand for
wide-cutting bars. They also made Deering machines
bamous, as Deering machines have made roller and ball
fearings equally famous.
We have built up n large trade on these mowers in the
native grass and alfalfa sections, which other mowers
wisely avoid. 1t is mechanically correct; has a wide,
strong frame; the bar is beaded, giving special rightly,
and the materials are the best that money can buy.
We have just received a carload Of these mowers. We
will sell you the
Al foot Ideal mower $50 90
D foot Ideal mower Observation-Disclosures. 81 90
5 foot Ideal Giant mower for ........... 62 so
6 foot Ideal Giant mower for 49,. IS 90
W. "a 9aallIIsIgA BDaAAyEssA ANas
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There are some amusing incidents
taking place on the Depot platform
these days. Last evening while a
train made up OF Leaguers from
Florida, Georgia. Alabama, Ken.
lucky and Missouri was waiting here
old Carson, a Shoshone Indian Of
many winters and a hardened con-
science, was the subject OF prayer
and snug. Carson wore his broad.
est smile and enjoyed it all. When
the bell rang the good brothers took
Carson by the hand and told him
they wanted to meet him up yonder.
pointing heRyenward. As they said
this. Carson held his old hat in his
hand as il it were II contribution box,
aud many pieces OF good Methodist
money fell from the hands OF the
good brethren. To all the invitations
to meet them up yonder Carson re.
piled "No save" but no sayied the
money juggling in his hat.
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Lost On the Desert.

About a week ago three men named
Macauly, Julian and KenZie, left here
for Tonapah, with burrOs packing
their blankets and provisions. On
leaving Coyote springs for Cherry
Creek, Nye county, Macauly told his
two companions that there wRs water
on a certain mountain aud that he
wonld cross over while the others
would go around with the jacks and
he would meet them there. When
the two men got un the other side OF
the mountain they failed to find Ma.
cauly o. any water, and after search
ing Tor him Tor two days, they not
having any water during that time.
they started back FOR Coyote. Dur.
ing the return KepZie became delir.
ious and would cit OH the side of the
road, cry and say he was going to die,
md would refuse to move. Julian
would persuade KeDZie TO proceed,
and on reaching Coyote, Kenzie
threw himself IN the water and had
to be dragged out. They reached
the Half Moon on Wednesday even
ing, where they had been previously
working. and Julian came To Phoebe
and told the facts. Next day Deputy
Sheriff Ewing. in company with Jul.
ian, left III search Of Macauly, to soc
il he could either find INN dead or
alive. KcDzie has recovered from his
deliriOusncss.-PIoche Record.
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MASON ASD DIXON LISE.

The monuments of the Mason and
Dixon boundary line between Penn.
s~ylrania and Maryland have suffered
severely from the attacks OF vandaIe.
and they will soon be replaced with
cast iron markers.
Rapid progress is now being made
On the relocation OF the line, says the
Baltimore Sun. The eastern portion
wa originally marked by stone mon.
uments at equal distances Of one
mile. Many OF these stones have
been removed or destroyed. The
western portion. owing to the great
difficulty at hat time in the region
traversed 10y the line, was marked by
wooden posts, cut on the spot, and
secured i'll place by mounds OF earth
or stone piled around them. These
posts have disappeared. but some OF
the mounds remain. Many OF ;he III
have been destroyed by cultivation
81 the ground. 1t liz believed.
though, that enough OF them can he
recovered To enable the relocation Of
the boundary with precision.
The Pennsylvania legislature has
appropriated $1,000 to reset and re-.
pair the boundary monuments and
the Maryland Legislature $1,000. DR..
W. Z. Clark Of Baltimore is co.ope.
rating with Secretary II Internal
Affairs Latts Of Pennsylvania in di.
r-ctinR the work.
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y correspondent OF the Reno jour.
nal. writing TO that paper in further
ance OF the boom Of a certain Il. +.
Skaggs Of ElkO county for a State
Office, says there WAS zone more hon,
est mau' than SkagLs in the Legis.
laturc. This is too indefinite. Being
part OF al always inquisitive public,
the Silver State is anxious To know
the name OF this "more honest" iudi .
yidual. 1t il ~ to the Journal cor.
respondent to see that the people Of
the State do not remain in ignorance
upon such an important matter.
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Gard OF Thanks.

MIR. and MB. f.. Osell, wish to or.
press their heartfelt gratitude to
their iriende, who were 30 thought.
ful Of, and sympathetic with them in
their late sorrow, and TO assure them
that their words OF sweet cancellation
have given much comfort 10 them IN
their great loss.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-07-19

The Supreme court ~ New York
has decided that baseball playing on
Sunday lis not i'll conflict with any
Law, divine OF State, when nothing is
done to disturb the reposo OF the
community" The came rule true. Of
course Of golf. tennis or any game
that is innocent and health giving.
The extent to which the repose OF
She community" is disturbed depends,
To some extent however. upon public
sentiment III this subject. and that
varies in different localities.
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4 Dark aud Muddy Comp,.,,o,

Does not become q neat woman.
Lanes Tea will cure constipation.
clear up tho ekiD, sharpen the appo.
tite. and max you look aud feel like n
new pomoD. 1t acts gently upon tho
stomach, liver and bowels. For .ale
by Elko Drug Company.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-07-19

Whom ono dose Of Shermau,s Ilend.
ache Cure will rid y0u OF it9 They
are instantaneous in effect, and per.
fcctly Harmless. Keep n box in the
house Tor emergencies. They cure
neuralgia. DC and loc a box. For
sale by EIko Drug Company.
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The Philippine islands are au in.
tegral part OF Our dominion and the
only question remaining is whether
We are to establish a system OF class
and sectional rule for the future. Is
the American citizen in Manila to be
inferior in rights and privileges to
the American citizen in l}oston or
New Orleans! Are the natives OF
this new territory to be trained into
the ways Of self government or are
they to be held AZ serfp subject to the
wlims OF military satraps?-Atlanta
Constitution.
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DoWitt'sWitch Hazel Salve should
be promptly applied 10 Cuis, burma
aud acnlde. II eooihes and quickly
heals the injured part. There are
worthless cOnnterioits. DO suro 30 col
DeWitt's. Elko Drug Company.
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The recent statistics Of the number
OF deaths show that the large major
ity die with consumption. This dis.
ease may commence with an appar.
entity harmless cough which a he
cured instantly 10y Kenp's Balsam
for the Throat and Lungs, winch is
guaranteed To cure and relieve all
cases. Price DC and 50c. Trial size
free. For sale by the Eiko Drug Co.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-07-19

It IL easier 10 keep vol than got
cured. DeWitt's Little Early Riscre
taken now aud then, will alwnys keep
your bowels in perfect order, They
never grippe, but promote mn easy gen
sie action. Elko Drug Company.
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stHts school Funds.

County Superintendent rerders"n
has ap~portioned Eiko county's pnr-
ton Of the State School funds tn the
yarious districts as follows: