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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-08-26

The man who has sued a Kansas
postmaster because of the tardy de-
livery of postal card ought to make
allowance for the lack of recreation in
the Sunflower State.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-08-26

Kan, is believed to have the short
est name in the state. The only
abbreviation for this name is shrug
OF the shoulders.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-08-26

Sew York has pie famine and n
spreading smoke nuisance. Why
should any one care to live in that
town?
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-08-26

Count Matankata thinks we are pro-
crossing too fast. OF course there is
such a thing as making some kinds OF
progress too rapidly.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-08-26

Mr.. Austin is probably making an
other application of liniment to his
Pegasus. and William Waldorf Astor
carefully collecting his scattered
hopes.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-08-26

England is drinking less French and
more California wine. And the bot
ties are labeled California wine" in
big letters, too.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-08-26

A blue rose is attracting almost as
much attention in London as the ma
harajah of Idar.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-08-26

Any man as rich as Russell Sage
who will ride in a street car instead
OF his own carriage deserves to fall
off, There should be no sympathy
wasted on his accident. Besides, he
will probably sue the company.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-08-26

mo. Johnny" said the father. as they
sat at dinner, you can't have a second
piece of pie. One is enough for YOU"
low you 9ss "s4, are alw9ys es savie i'1 must iu
learn to eat pie with a fork. an then YOU
won't gimme n chance to practice" J
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-08-26

1t is said that Sara Bernhardt is af-
ficted with melancholia. This is
something new in her repertory.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-08-26

When your horse ballIs, there yo'
are: but when your automobile ex
plodes, where are you?
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-08-26

The story of Capt. Strong and May
Yohe presents an admirable object
lesson, yet few people will profit by ii.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-08-26

Aluminium is made from common
clay. Perhaps that is the reason
mud bath always makes one light
headed.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-08-26

Ticllefoot is the name OF a post
office in Texas. Can any other state
beat that name for originality?
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-08-26
wo Methodist bishops were walk

As two Methodist bishops We're wnlk-
ing along an icy street. one of them
slipped and fell. Take heed" said
his companion. you know Scripture
says, The wicked stand on slippery
Places" "Yes," replied his fallen
brother, 81 see they do; but l can't"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-08-26

The genius of the world displayed /
good deal of forethought in inventine
the ambulance before the automobile.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-08-26

The most expensive belt of the sea
son is Iowa's rain belt, which has cost
ahe state S6.000,000.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-08-26

William Patterson was the founder
of the Bank of England. He was like
wise the first man to be hit with
gold brick.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-08-26

]. ]. Hills son has invented new
tangled freight car AS the young
mans father has some influence in
the railway world the thing may have
a fair test.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-08-26

cago Housewives association will
hSve questions presented to it that
Solomon would have been unable to
decide.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-08-26

The Standard Oil Company denies
that it owns the world. How very
modest this concern is growing OF
late.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-08-26

There is some basis in the rumor
that the Rockefellers hope to own the
earth. The brother of the oil king
has just enlarged his farm to 1907
600 acres.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-07
4 Shocking Accident.

Paul Connolly, an employe Of the
Tally flo nine in the Wedekind dist riot.
near Reno, mel with u shocking Il. atb
Saturday morning by the explosion OF
dynamite. lie worked on the surface
handling the horse within by which the
dirt is hoisted. Three miners were in
the bottom Of the shaft, 81 feet down.
Connolly was printing some fuse for the
shots to be fired at noon. when either Il
spark from a cigarette fell into the ex
p~losives or he set off the dynamite by
biting a cap to hold the fuse. The lat
C"nnelly's face and right hand we're
blown off.
The Journal gives the following par.
ticulars Of the accident: A number Of
men SAW the catastrophe. There was a
putt of white smoke and the air was
TILED with flying debris.
Not a whole board was left Of the shaft
house and the cnrbing OF the shaft was
caveu, sending n shower OF dirt and
rock ON the miners below. Happily the
SuhlI booIS NCTt bIONH OH else TIC
heavy bucket and debris would have
fallen on the imprisoned miners md nd.
ded to the fatalities.
\ sickcnrng sight greeted the two
score miners who Immediately rushed
to the scene from the Wedekind and
other mines in the immediate vicinity.
Tho shaft doors were all that was left Of
he building. Splinters Of wood wore
covered with blood and brains Of the
unfortunate miner. His body was
trghtfully mangled. Only the back OF
his head remained on his shoulders.
His right hand was torn Off. His right
leg WIS crushed and he was nearly dis.
emboweled. Fragments Of brains and
flesh were picked up i'll a tin can from a
radius OF fifty feet.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-07
Unemployed Miners.

Hundr reds OF miners are out Of Work
all over the West because Of the central.
iLation OF capital, according to Edward
Boy &C. president Of the Western FEEDER.
alton Of Miners. Mr.. Boyce was inter.
viewed III Salt Lake City Il few days
ago and gave his views. lie has been
visiting Montana, Idaho, British Colum.
bia. Washington. Oregon. CaIifoI mia.
Arizona and Ne"ada. looking into cundi
lions Of the different unions. He re
turns with rather a gloomy view OF the
situation.
SHORE miners are ont OF work than at
any time before" no said. at ia even
worse than in 1899. The reason 10 the
action Of capital md the formation Of
trusts.
Montana ia dull because OF the cloe.
ing down OF so many copper mines by
the trusts. There are idle men every.
where. In the Occur d'Alenes there is
practically nothing dong. Only a few
mines are in operation and they are
working small forces. In British Co
lumbia practically all the mines have
closed down. ind the few working have
small forces
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-07
SEX, NOT COLOR, THAT COUNTS
4 southerncr Il Greatly Surprised
By IN Instance of Sew York
PolIteness Ina Public.

"Well. suh." said 4 southern visitor
In New York, reports the Sun. IL have
always stood up for my section when il
comes to politeness, but l saw some
thing in one of the kyars OF an elevated
train in New York that knocks the
spots OFT of our boosted. high-bred gem
tlemen. The kyar was comfortably
flied; every seat was taken, when in
steps n couple of cullud citizens. /
reckon I'll have to say cullud in New
York. One OF the citizens was a wom-
an. Her man was with her. They were
dressed rutha neat. | allow.
"Ther' was a very sty.iShly dressed
young man, Caucasian race, next to
me, reading his papah. The cul.ud
woman reached up to grab n strap.
Just then, sub, my Caucasian friend in
his stylish get-up arose and tippin' his
ha; 20 the cullud woman. says: Have
my seat And doggone If she didn't
take il, jest us though she was in the
habit of havin' white men give her a
seat.
Eat fust blush I wanted to hit that
Caucasian, II made me that mad. You
ncvah would see n white man in the
south give his seat 20 Il niggah. And
you nevah would see n niggah take n
seat from n white nan But this heah
New Iawk politeuess seems tn draw
no line. ! confess 20 you. sub, l
wouldn't a-done what that New Yawk
man done; no. sub. At the same time
l allow that il was the genuine article.
l reckon. though. it's mighty sca'ce."
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-07
RECIPROCITY.

.Attempte to butter the parsnip OF
I, reciprocity with fine words frvm the
piotectionists' dictionary Of cant must
always fail, says the New York Times.
Senator Hale shows true insight and
understanding when he says that -re-
~ciprocity is something which inplies an
injury to protection. in which | am a
thorough believer
Reciprocity knocks a hole in the wall,
throws down the top rails Of the fence
and undoes the work OF the builder
Protection excludes; reciprocity admits.
The two things are autithetical, opposite
contradictory and quTre'some. When
we take up one, we abandon the other
OK vi termini.
William Mckinley understood the
matter perfectly. "Reciprocity," he
said in his Buffalo address, us the nat
ural outgrowth OF IL wonderful indus
trial development under the domestic
policy now firmly established Pre-.
cisely. Waking is the natural ou:-
growth OF sleep. Adult life is the ies-
tiny OF babies successfully reared.
Henlth follows upon sickness il the re-
operative powers are all right, and
then we throw physic to the dogs
President Mckinley. during the grcnter
protectionist, became in the later years
Of his life u tariff reformer by convic
ton. In his belief the policy Of pro:ec
ton had lone its work; more than that,
it had III the changed and changing con.
ditions become nm obstruction to our m
dustrial development. The home n
ket which it had enabled our manufac.
turers 10 seize, hold md supply was Sc.
cure. Now our concern was about
foreign markets for the immense sur
plus product. They are essential to our
prosperity, and the Dingley tariff wall
towers right across the road That leads
to the possession % them.
1t was not the political habit Of Mr..
McKrLlay TO astonish his fellow men by
abrupt reveTsnls OF policy. He pre-.
ferred to move forward to q new posi-
ton smoothly and gradually so that no
one should perceive that he had abnud.
oned the old. The language OF his But.
falO speech was soft and stillful. hut it
deceived no experienced protectiopist.
1t did not deceive Senator Iale. Tie
powerful interests. bounty fed and sci.
tish. that captured The reciprocity con-
vention and turned it into 4 Dingley
rally were not deluded for a single
instant.
Not 0xnard alone, but all the nsati.
ate host. breads the making OF the little
breach that is to let in the sugar and to
bacco OF Cuba. They fight against my
beginning OF the work OF demolition, for
they know well that, once begun, it will
never be stopped.
But lungs are filling for the rams
horn blast, and from the inside. that
shall topple over their tariff wall and
give FREQ play to the prisoned forces ~
American industry. The Jericho bust
ness was the footing OF a tin whistle in
comparison with the sound that will
presently make them sit up. Senator
Platt OF Connecticut has warned them
that no hears the tuning OF the instru.
ment.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-07
MINE HAS FABULOUS RICHES.
Arizona Property Tint VIII Probably
Make Senator Clark wcn1thIest
Ann In the World.

The American Mining News con-
tains the following article about the
great United Verde mine, the prop
erty of senator w. A.. Clark. which.
If correct. would indicate that il is
probably the richest mine and he the
richest man in the world:
ut has only lately come to light
that the average value of the ore
taken from the United Verde is S75
per ton in all valucs-goid, silver and
copper. hi mine, so far as has
been developed. including cxplcra-
tiuns and diamond drilling below the
present workings. shows AN immense
gre chimney. 4OOx6OO feet across. that
has been explored by shafts. tunnels
and drill holes to a depth of LOO
feet.
Just how far Il will be possible
to work this mine down before the
heat limit is reached is hard to shy.
but n reasonable estimate would be
5000 feet. An estimate by one of the
hest mining engineers III his coun-
try shows that the mine to the depth
of LOO feet contains $780, OO. 0On cubic
feet to the ton there is practically
% 100000 o II In sight.
"lf we carry these figures n little
further on the present tour values of
the United Verde we have the aver
age value of the ore cqualing s. $780,
100000. The present owner Of the
property has refused $500. o 1000 for
the mine"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-07

the business Of the country be disturbed.
Obviously. that excuse for nou.action
can always be given but il never is when
the Republicans themselves want to do
anything. AS they have an ~overwhelm-
my majority in both Houses. they can
easily keep any reform Of the tariff or
anti trust legislation within conservative
limits. The pretended fear OF disturb
ing business is a palpable fraud. II il liz
impossible to remedy a glaring abuse III
the industrial station or even to take Il
step by which information can he oh
tanned as to trust methods, without
bringing business troubles, the @pros-
perity" Of which we have heard so much
must rest upon II very nnsubstautial
basis. II. r. BARTINE.
Washingto ton, Feb. 81, 1902.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-07
A NEW WEDDING CUSTOM.
An Elaborate Attempt 60 Have Fun
with n bridal Couple on
n Train.

n passenger on n train out of New
York the other night observed She most
elaborate attempt to have fun with a
encountered. says the New York Sun.
After the train left Trenton. n man
passed through the car and laid OF
every seat n printed handful. II an
nOunced that at Philadelphia. a young
married couple. then seated in the
rawing-rnnm Of a car of which the
name was given, were to leave the
train.
They were described briefly, and no
tice was given that they would he more
closely indicated when the train
stopped. The handbill closed with the
announcement that rice would he dis
trihrted among the passengers and
they were requested to make the Gus
tomary use of 1t.
In accordance with the notice the dis
trihutor Of the original announces
ments appeared in n few minutes and
laid on the seat Of every passenger n
paper bag nf rice. The train soon
reached Philadelphia and some OF the
passengers went To the platform &c
see what effect this elaborate attempt
to worry the young people would
have.
Apparently IL was n failure. The
bridal couple alighted and n party Of
five or six friends pClted them with
rice. Hut the rest OF the passenger
paid no attention to the matter.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-07
New Electric Headlight.

The 81 Paul railway has ndopteh Il
wonderful new electric headlight Oh it,
locomotives. Besides u very powerful
electric fash which throws Il light
straight ahead for many miles, a vertical
ray streams straight up and ID reflected
in tho sky above. This heralds the ap
proach Of Il train when rounding curves,
where the straight ahead light is use.
less. In a recent test the approach Of a
tram ten miles away was made known
by the reflection in the pky. Tho Ollie.
ials Of the road have given the new bead
light thorough tests, and will likely
adopt It on all their locomotives.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-07
TIIn i!;TTH MUST PREVAIL.

There can be no doubt that the people
OF the United States are tired of the
naval controversy. Tho whole thing il
80 clear to nine tenths of the admit pop.
ulatioD that it secms a waste OF time to
DO engaged III contin unlly showing up
the a~bsurdity OF the Sampsoninn myth.
1t is only too evident TINT Schley Ia the
victim OF n burcaatic conspiracy.
Against Inn Is Secretary Long, a law.
yer; Captain Cr~owninshicld, u man who
came very neal being cashiercd for run.
ming his ship into n continent; Admiral
Sampson. who mover was in u naval en-.
gagement in his life; Ramsay ind Ben.
ham, two ~superanuatcd officers who
never had IL iloot command, md the
hangers OIL and underlings who have
taken up tho WOW OF tho naval clique
because it is TO their interest to do So.
ln shoi'. a very small minority, mostly
ofiicinls, condemns Schlcy. On the
other hand, Dewey, the head OF the
navy; Milcs, tho head Of the army; live
retired rear Gdmirals who have spoken.
and Mt least 90 per cent Of the American
people sustain Schlcy.-Momplis Com.
mercial Appeal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-07
wonderful Surgical O]prrntIon.

a rcceut surgical operation in France
provided a man with n whole new throat
including vocal cords Of rubber. They
IA produce but one tone. hence the
mans voice cannot vary IN pitch.
With such an arrangement. howe yer.
it WINS found that ordinary respir.
alton set mp n vibration Of the
cords, SO that II branch metal tube had
10 be provided, which came out through
the neck below tho larynx. Ordinarily
he broathcs through this, but whom no
wishes to speak he closes the end Of IT,.
tiIue turning on" his voice.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-07
Gould Not Nreatho.

Conghs. colda. Group, grip, bronchitis.
other thrnnt aud lung troubles are
qnickly cured 10y One Minute Cough
Cure. One Minute Cough Cure IN not
u nero cSrcctotaui, which gives only
temporary relief. II s0ftens and liquiHcs
the mucors, dravc ont the inflammation
md removes the cause Of The disease.
Absolutely safc. Acta ut once. "Onu
Minute Cough Cure will do ell lIn, 10
clnimcd Tor it, SAYS Justice of the pouc,,
j q. load. Crosby. Misa. "My wiic
cou u not Vci her brcn,h and wae rclicy.
cd by the fret dose. It has been n ban
off, to all my family" Elko Drug Go.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-07
work on 0gd.n-LucI" Cut orr Begnn.

a corps C Southern Pacific e]ngincera.
in charge of w. II. Mariner has arrived
IN Ogden and commenced work on
oross.scc,ionimR the Ogden.Lucin cut.
oil. Wherever there is n I'LL to be made
1t will bc Hscertainod by the engineering
corps. and stakos driven will, the number
~ tcct 10 he filled in marked thereon.
In case oi cuts tie stake will sIop' tho
number Of feet 10 no cut down, Tho
stakes will he placed every 100 feet md
this work means that the grading will be
commenced NJ once.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-07

Postma1tcr Krnus Informs the Gazc.te
so fGr this year has Increased nearly %
per cent, over that Of the corresponding
months OF last year.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-07
FUR SALE.

l have sixteen Pure Flooded Dur.
ham Bulls. ono year old. for salr.
Those bulls arc all from n thoroughbred
farm in CRIftor MIA. For further partio.
ulars call on or address.
THoMAs GnIPrfS,
. CariiD, Nevada.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-07
BILLS

Following is n list Of the bills allowed
by the Board OF County Commissioners
ut their regular meeting on Monday
March 3, 1852:
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-07
BABcocK WEAKENs.
Party Lash in the Sen
ate in Favor Of
Trusts.

Editor Journsl-Recent events at
both ends Of the Capitol give stTorg
support to what | said in a former let
ter concerning the attitude Of the Re-
publicans in Congress with reference tn
the trusts. Your readers may remem
Der that after speaking Of he inhar-
mony among the members OF the doni.
n part; upon the ,ariT question. !
expressed n doubt as to Mr.. BhbcUck'r
Willingness to make a fight on the floor
Of the House for his Till directed ut the
Steel trust.
Last MONDAYS proceedings more
than sustained me in the doubt. for Mr..
Babcuck made n OF the most ON.
plete aud abject ]suIrenders ever wit.
messed in that body.
AZ anticipated. the committee ON
Rules brought in n resolution for the
consideration OF the bill reporting the
war taXes-the one 10 which Mr.. Bab-
cock in committee had offered his bill
as an amendment. The resolution pro.
vided for two days debate, but exclud.
ed all amendments except such ms
might be offered bv the committee, act.
ing through It's ma GRITTY. Mr.. Bah.
cocks only hope was to procure Il
change in the resolution so ms to permit
amendments to be offered. Instead Of
doing so he arose and announced that
he wonld support the resolution. and he
did On al, IA ttc rntn iln u-oe e.,IL,n,I,
Tebukcd h! Richardson, who asked him
how he expected to satisfy his Wisconsin
constituents. who are demanding a re.
duction ot duties upon articles the pro-
ductlon and prices OF which are control.
led by the trusts. But Babcock M "a te
no reply. His rnddy face simply took
Gu a deeper carmine. as. under the
party lash, he voted against his honest
convictions.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-07

According to the London represent
ntive Of the New York Journal and
Advertiser the Onlooker contains an
count of n most remarkable cure
OF cancer, which medical circles nrc
eagerly discussing. 1t says the cure
was discovered through the casc of
Lady Margaret Masham, sister OF the
carl of Romncy. Lady Margaret be-
came so i'll that her throat nearly
closed. nonrishmHnt had 10 he nd.
ministcred ~artifcially. and her death
was expected IN about u week. when
n friend prescribed the use Of fresh
green violet lcaTcR. The suggestion
was followed. Relief wns immediate.
The large, hard external tmnur dis.
appeared and III n week all pain had
ceased and the generous growth in
the tonsil disappeared In a fortnight.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-07
Ii-port Of EIko Public SchooIs.
FEBRUARY, 1892.


Primary Department, Miss Rose Gnrd
ner, teacher:
Boys enrolled go. l3
Girls enrolled lie
Total number enrolled . 30
Average number belonging. .. 800. 81
Per cent Of attendance 50
ROLL.
Receiving clnss-
First Grade-Doruthy Patterson, Eva
Baumhncb, ldc1nn Litton. Boyd Eager
Second Gradc-Eicrtbd Letter 9G,
Million Reinhart %, Clarence Butler Of.
Willie Butler o..
intermediate Department, Miss l.. +.
Robinson, teacher:
boys enrolled ............ 900. u
Girls enrolled 49,. 10
Total number enrolled ............ i3
Average number belonging .....4 ~
Per cent OF attendance 90
ROLL.
Third GraIe-Ro.in GnlIback 81,
May Joyce 80, Ethel Baker 90.
Fourth Grude-Agnes Eager 81.
Archie Dewar 81, Oliver Grover 80.
John Ovormau 90.
Fifth Grade Morley Griswold 80
Edith TOyn 80.
Grammar DEPARTING mt. Mrs. .. r.
Williams. tcacher:
Boys enrolled ...... %
UTE c"'oiIen
Total nunhcr enrolled ............. ~
Average number belonging ......... 81
Per cent OF nttendnnce $500 Sc
HONOR ROLL.
Sixth Grade-AEnic F%reitas, Dor .ey
Patterson.
Seventh Grade
Eighth Grade
On account OF i~llncss, the attendance
has been very poor aud many pupils
who have attained satisfactory echolnr
chip have failed to have their names
placed on the roll on account OF tins I'M.
avoidadlc Delinquency.
F~REDERfCRA l.. WILLIAMS.
Principal Elko Public School.
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SOLID REPUBLICAN, OPPOSITION.

Instantly Senator Quarles, who had
charge of the bill, entered a strong pro
test against the adoption Of the amend
mcnt. lie made no point OF order
against it and admitted TINT some action
along the liue marked by the amend.
mcnt might bo necessary, but he in.
sisted that it should lie in a separ ite
bill and that its incorporation into the
Census bill would jaopardize the latter.
lie appealed to the Senate to vote il
down and it was lone 10y a strict party
vote. Senator Teller demanded Il roll
call aud every Republican present voted
against it.. while every Democrat in the
chamber voted for it.
Nothing could more forcibly empha.
size the POSITION of the two parties upon
this great and important problem.