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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-25

The assessor ri Humboldt county as
sesaed the patented lands oi the Rail.
road Company ut 30 CO nts an acre and
the unpatcntCd lands at > cents. The
patented lands in Elk0 aud Eureka
counties are assessed at one dollar per
acre and the unpatented at ten cents.
In Washoe county the patented lands
are assessed at one dollar per acre and
the unpatGDted nj twenty cents. The
compln! has Jl!, ,lS9 acres OF patented
lane md 42l. Lib acras Of unpatented
lnud III Humboldt county. II this land
were assessed M it is in E!ko and Eur
cka counties the assessment roll of
Humboldt county would show an in.
crease rf S2l2, AL. 10 more than Assessor
Guthri" r. turned.
The district attorney Of Humboldt
county has called the attention Of the
bonrd oi equalization To this discrimin. /.
alton in favor Of the railroad company
and has asked the board to raise the rs.
sessmcni on the railrond lands TO tho
figure the same character Of lands ia
assessed at in lilko and Eureka coun-
ties. u this is not done, it will provo
ronclusIvcly to the rest OF the State that
the nssessor mud board OF cqunlizatiop
of Humboldt county are owned body,
soul mud brooches by the railroad COM
pnny,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-25
Literary SOir.

Mcssrs. Ainsworth & Company, Chi
cngo. announce tic carly publication of
"Iho Thirty Ycars' War on Silver" Ivy
Judge 4. i. Fitzgcrald " the Supreme
Court ~ Ncvada. The authors declared
purpose in adding to the long list of
hooks on the subject is tho unfolding
and establishment ~ iiuth IL monetary
science; the incu!ca'iou OF patriotic
principles; nud the promotion ~ grca,rr
safety in busincsq. lie declares that he
now makes appeal from III" adverse
judgment oi politicians. with whom ho
hns laborcd unsurccssiullY for mahy
ycars, To the people. "Ihnt august irib-
unnl," hy whose dcoisiun after the qucs-
tion shall have been properly presented
he 10 perfectly willing Ia abide.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-25
some Costly saws.

Probably the most expensive saws in
use anywhere in the world are those in
the factories Of Pennsylvania where var
ious articles are manufactured of slate.
says the Philadelphia Le.lger. In one
OF these factories there are 300 horizop..
al saws, IL feet in length, each of which
IL furnished with 70 cutting diamonds,
each saw being worth $1,000. The slate
land which furnishes the material for
these costly SAWS to work upou waa once
so little valued that the tract upon
which the famous Chapman quarry III
Pennsylvania is sit uatcd WIS sold for a
pint OF whiskey. Its subsequent owners
have taken millions Of dollars from tie
land.
The mos: valuable slate deposits in
the world are found in tile central and
enstcrn parts Of Penns, lvapia. In the
neigh5orhOod of the Pennsylvania quar-.
rles there are houses whose walls are
entirely Of slate. Tie blocks OF which
they are made are smoothly sawed, and
are certainly most substantial When
slate is blasted n the qunrries he
rough slabs are taken to the shanties OF
the @Eplitters." The stone forms natur
ally the layers, nnd the splitter" follow.
ing the grain or "nbbon" with his large
chiscl, separates the blocks into strips.
Then these strips are passed through
trimming machine where 10y the blows
Of heavy knife they are cut into rec.
iangular "shuG!es." Then they are
piled up into "squares:" ready to be used
for roofing purposes.
When slate is cut up fer USE in other
ways the procedure differs. Tho huge
horizontal saw, with its scores OF dia
monds, in the factory, is called into
play; it is lowered upon ono OF the
blocks OF slate by a rachel at the rate OF
II quarter OF an inch minute. The saw
would cut through iron or steel at the
same rate. The workmen play a stream
nf water mpnn the slate to keep it cool,
and wnsl the du i from the cut. After
The snwmr In" block is lancd by moY-
ing lack mud forth 10y machinery un-
der 'i-mly :iyrd chiscl. II Is after.
ward polished, much ns marble and
granite are. Tho value oi the slnte
IN lrriCs rms into the millions.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-25
\ Reno Fire,
Chronicle
Wednesdays Virginia

Wednesdays Virginia Chronicle
says:
serious fire occurred in Reno this
morning by which a lnrge amount OF
property was destroyed and iu which
Will Rittenger was seriously injured.
The fire originated in sowing machine
agency and spread +" IIymers' livery
stable adjoining.
The two engines OF the lirn depart
ment were about twenty minutes reach
ing the scene and by this time the fire
was beyond control. 1t was disco vered
TINT one OF the engines was not in work.
ing order and the fireman was seriously
handicapped. The Glymers property
WIS largo two story brick building
and was one OF the finest stables in the
State.
All the vehicles and feed in the build
mg were consumed and fourteen horses
were roasted nlive before they could he
liberated. The building is a total loss
and was insured for about hnlf it's val.
uc, During the fire the eouth wall Of
the building. collapsed and Ritten-
ger, who was standing near by was
struck by the fragments. lTe IL very
seriously and it is feared fatally IL.
jured.
LATER-Dotails ns to the origin oi the
fro received this afternoon state that il
started i'll the second story Of the IIy.
mcrs' building. a force OF men we're
engaged storing hay md ono Of them
wns smoking. His pipe was Knocked
from his mouth and fell between the
bales md the whole place was soon u
roaring furnace. Ilymers recently re-
fused $4,000 Tor the property.
During the excitement of tho firo the
driver for the Weiland brewery was
thrown from his wagon aud suffered u
broken leg.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-25
SUI IbrtinIScnticss.

To become sun drunk in n condition
into which nDy one hiay fall in the
tropics. Exposure to the Guns rays
will reduce Il mai to condition almost
exactly resembling drunkenness. lie
staggcrs about md is usually compelled
to lilo down aud "slecp it of" Sun
drunkenness is sometimes accompanied
ny nausea Another curious fact In
connection with life in the tropics, where
tho sun rises Mt the eane time all tho
ycnr round, is TINT II you dc not get IN
before sunrise you do not feel we'll all
day. Yon feel heavy, out o' aoris nnd
have a tendency to sickness.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-25
Volume 81.
Secrets OF the Body,

\ century ago the work OF the mod.
ern surgeon would have been tlenounc.
ed by the tiIeolorians who then ruled
mankind. as audacious intrusions into
the exclusive Jurisdiction OF God. Two
centuries ago. OF at the fur,liest, three,
the man OF science who would take on,
the riscer" OF man cut out their disease
and put them back would have been
fortunate to escape the stake or the
block. But the audacious invader OF
the secrets Of the body. the beneiicent
healer who, with his vial or his knife,
lessons the miFeriCs ~ humanity, ,limiu.
iEhes or destroys pain, prolongs life and
smooths its pathway To the grave this
liz now the man who appeals most
strongly to his fellow beings. For him
aud his training the captains Of industry
are pouring ont their millions. building
him colleges and laboratories. endowing
profcssorsmpR. white the world Mt large
nails HIM M a man Of power and inilu.
cnce ht time when wealth is Hccumu.
lating and when men are not dccaying.
More and more. very likely, we shall SEQ
the strong men ~ the college classes
choosing medicine, although the time
hns not yet come for domination over
the lawyer, who IN now engaged in set.
thing the direction aud the form in
which the captains o' industry shall
carry Oh their development Of the
worlis wealth. Ia" .;me se"ma Ia be |
coming, however, when the indefinite !
prOlODgation OF human lifr and the de. |
structinn ~ the enemies Of human
health, u work which almost suggests |
the creative power. will bc the task that |
will Shll for urd will receive the service
Of the best trimming ~ our colleges and
universitics-that if. when the appeal Of
medicine and surgery will bc addressed
tn the best in every college
clnss. just as once the call came from
the ministry nnd then from the bench ]
and bar nni senate house. iiarpors
Weekly.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-25
Making Valuable Chinese Medicine.


The Chinese doctor drew crowd vcs.
tcrday in front of his office III the Chi.
ncsc Masonic temple. when he per.
formed II little laboratory work on the
sidewalk.
lie brought ont box containing scv
cral live rnillrrnnkcs, which he trans.
fcrrcd into II ginss buttlcs, and then
poured whlskcy on tho writhng con.
tcnta. H." manipulated the snakes with
long handled tonga. Once when he had
II big rattlcr started head iirst into Il
bottle, Will" another Chinamnn held
the -vnrmIut" 10y tho tail. the tungs
slipped oil, and the snake curved up out
of the bottle III IA twinkimg. Tho ma ist
mt held the tail, while tho snake dartrd
its forkcd tongue out. and writhcd md
twisted in M effort to- escape. The
crowd oi spectators fairly fell over each
other III nm effort io make u quick get
away. Tho doctor soon had his snake
ship in the tungs again, nnd the bottling
process proceeded When the whiskcy
wfs poured IN. the srnkc would open ha
month 10 the limit, make II fcw gnsps,
md die almost instantly.
hftcr the rattlrrs have been pickled
~ whIsk"y Tor u few momths, the liquid
is sand tu hr highly priced Chinese
mrdic,nc. Capital N"wf.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-25

Il. II. Hartman Is said to be com
planning bitterly at tho way Texas jur.
les and courts are mulcting the South
crn Pacific in damage suits for personal
injury claims. Az the story runs, the
the head officials OF his Tcxas lines have
Submitted to him report showing that
for the year ending June Both last the
Southern Pacific has paid in that State
n total OF s3IS,l0l ON account Of person
al injury claims and verdicts. For the
same period OF time the revenue from
the Texas passenger business oi the
company was but SG09,OC0. In 1902 the
personal injury claims and verdicts
against the company in Texas we're in
aggregate sih3,0O0.
Ilc thinks thus very bnd showing in
view n the fact that in 1902 un the com
paDy's lin-s III New Mexico. Arizona,
California. Nevada, Oregon aud Utah
the personal injury claims mud verdicts
amounted 10 only $4,000. Similar
claiu,s against the compnny's lines west
Of I'll Pnsn ;or the wear ending juno 30th
las, were much heavier owing Ia the
many collisions mud wrecks in Cnlifor-
uin and Arizona. The anonnt is said to
bc i'm excess Of S22000O
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-25
GERMANY's POPULATIONS.

The German government has issued
hn ofticial estimate Of the population OF
Germany OF July l, placing the whole
number of inhabitants at 5S,549.OGr.
The census q: Dec. l. 1900. fixed the
population Of the empire at 56,3lT.I .ITS.
Tho apparent increase in two years and
seven months is about 2232 ,OGO That
makes the rate Of gain little less than
10 per cent annually since the latest
enumeration OF the people OF the father
land was completed. a country gaining
in that way about $50 600 people every
year and likely to add about 10000. .OGO
i'll the next dacade to a population which
already comes very close to $1,000, 900 is
certainly big enough and strong enough
to face the world with all the ride
and confidence characteristic of the
Germans of to-day. All nf their
boys and girls go t. school. lliteracy is
hardly known III tie German empire.
lndustrinl training is a marvel of care
and scientific thorouchncss Tie na
tioDal habit Of doing things well dumin.
ates German commerce. German cities
grow Mt a splendid pace. German trade
expands beyond the fondest hopes OF
the German captains OF industry and
masters Of commerce a few Years Ego.
1t is not without reason that the kaiser
and his subjects hold their heads hi.h
before all men. Germany has the iarg-
est white population living under any
flag save two. Russia has perhaps GO,
OOO.C0O or more subjects 81 European
blood. Neither this country nor Russia
hns so many adults Of the white race
who can rehd and write and show some
knowledge Of arithmetic and world
geography, or prove themselves skilled
In trade or trained III u profession.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-25

\ boy i'll grade in the Bciinst
schonls recently showed himself equal
to "ccasions as they arisc. The puplIs
were asked Ia write nm account o! nm
imaginary trip from Bclfnst to some
foreign city, each pupil having differ
ent city. The boy in question had Tc.
hcran for his terminus. He had no
NOR" idea where Tchcran was than he
had d! the means Of conveyance to Mare,
md hc just sat still and Thought until
within three minutes of the time
limit.
lie then began and wrote as las. as no
could move his pen, aud passed in his
paper on time. He started from Bel-
inst in Hn automobile, and mentioned all
the principal places pnsscd through 10
New York. In Now York city his au-
tomobiir exploded and he was in Tr.
hrran. by advice OF the principal Of tho
grammar schools the teacher marked
tho lesson pcricc,.--Kcnmcbcc Jonrna'
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-25
\ Snyri injunction.

y New Hampshire Judge hns found II
new usc for The power 81 injunction,
Boston IL Maine trims are delayed reg.
ulnrly at GoT's Falls hy cattle grazing
between the rnis. where tho gfnss ia
peculiarly succulCnt nnd luxurinnt, and
the iuhnbiinptg Oi the town complain
Tint tho everlasting footing Of Iocomo.
tive whistles, blown To warn of tho
chitlc, kcops them awakc o'nights
Therefore, tho Court bRs cnjoincd Kcl.
Ichcra cows from "g0mg to, upon, down
and across the said irncks." II In hoped
TINT Kcllchcr1 cows will disscmblc any
contempt which they mn! hnvc for the
order oi tho Court, mud respect tho in.
junction; at IcRsi NATL tho matter can
bc taken to the Supreme Conrl for final
adjudication.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-25

Last Sunday about $4,000 worth Of
coal stored in the bins nt prOmontory
Point, on the Ogdea Lucin cutoff, wng
destroyed by FIRE. Tho cnusO of The fire
was spontaneous combustion. Tho It.
struction was complete from the fact
that there wao almost no means OF fight.
ing the flames: Tho freight building
and the camp buildings, however, we're
saved.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-25
IbiAtrICt Court,

Tho District Court convened this
morning. lion. George s. Brown pre-.
aiding.
charged with petty larceny, on appeal
from tho Justice Court ~ Tuscnrorn,
was dismisacd on motion ot the district
attorney, tho witncsscs for tho state
linying left tho county.
The cnso oi james Gorman and &. Il.
Truc va. r. r., Wore, cjcclmcnt, 10 on
trial before jury.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-25
OgIlrii-I.ucin cut-On.

IL will he fully six wecka more before
the gap in the trcs,lc work nf the Ogden
Lrcln cut OF is completed, says the Ok.
den Standard. There now remains hut
u space az two miles tu complete. On
account ~ the short spucc-four in
numbCr-nnly live pile drivers are he.
ing worked and the work il Of necessity
progressing tlowCr than when the score
Oi pile drivers were operation. Then
again tho high winds nnd lnck ~ Inn.
tcrial havo intcrfcrrcd with the work,
Tho material il now coming IN IN pretty
good shnpc mud tho pile drivers arc bc.
ing worked steadily. AhOut 1900 feet
will bo completed this week. Tho tres.
Tie work ia fnr nhcnd Of tho I'LL in and il
will DO some months after the trCstlc
work in done when the iill.iu will he
completed. Tho cugirccre now estimate
TINT tho trcstlc work will 10 completed
10y November lot.
There arc several small sinks now
each week. btt each one ia Of lrss con.
scQucncc and gives evidence that the
iill.in ie finding solid bottom.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-25

Mcssrs. Kingrunn and Bartlett, two
mincrn, arrived on Mondny's stage FROM
Loo Angeles. They stated tbnt they
wcrc hired to go to Scnrchlight to work
Tor s3 30 per day, but after considcrn.
ton wore persuaded 10y the union men
not Ia 40 to work, and left town thu,
evening. Wednesday, two four horse
stage coaches came in loaded with mon
to try and start up tho Quartcttc mlnc.
Lincoln County Scarcblight.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-25
Stranger tiInn Fiction.

\ strange story is sold Of the late
Patrick Quinn, Il former resident OF the
ComsiOck, who died about month AGO
IN San Francisco hospital from injnr.
les received from the burning nt a build
ing in Oakland in which he was a
lodger.
Ahomt eight years ago, Quinn. who
wns then residing III san Francisco with
his vile, presented her with IA few shares
of mining stock one morning, bid her
good bye and raid he was going 20 com.
nit suicide. and that WAS the last his
wife snw ar heard of him until she read
the announcement Of the death at
hospital Of n man OF the same name and
age OF her husband, and investigation
proved that he was the same person.
The examination OF the effects OF the
deceased revealed thRt he had three
thous and dollars i'll coin on deposit in
the llibernia bank md mining and
ether stocks worth $4,000.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-25
Irrigation Congress Omccr.

AZ the prgsi0n of the Irrigation Con.
gtcRs IN Ogden Friday the following OF.
iiccra were elected Tor Tho coming year:
Prcsidcnt-W. \, Clark, Montana.
Fird vice -rrcsidcnt---ln W. ShutilT,
Utah.
Second vicc.prcsidcnt--W. g. Johns.
ton. Denver, Col.
Third vicc.prcsilcnt--John Hall. Tex.
no.
Sccrciary---II. H. Maxson. Reno, Nov.
The colored American., 1903-10-03
A NEW HEBDOMEDAL.

A company has been formed in this
city to publish The Capital, a weekly
newspaper to be devoted to the local
and social life of Washington. The
capital stock amounts to $4,000.
which has been raised by ten of the
leading business men of he city, with
Mr.. Harry Bulkley as editor. If TWEEN
ty-f1ve cOlored men would contribute
800 each to establish a colored pub
fishing house with good race news
paper, it would be made to pay from
the very start, and would be a paying
investment. Negroes have little busi-
ness tact and less confidence in each
other.
The colored American., 1903-10-03

Miss F. D. Sprague, of Wash
ington, is the new teacher of
cooking and Messrs. P. A. Saun-
derson and A. ]. Starnes, of Kan
sas City, will assist Mr.. Reynolds
in the industrial department.
The degree of A. NJ was con-
fered on Mrs. J. S. Yates of the
department of English, after a
thorough course in one of the
leading schools of the West.
The colored American., 1903-10-03

Emancipation Day was cele-
brated at Alexandria, Va, last
Tuesday. Miss NJ NJ Mcdonald,
of this city, delivered the principal
address.
The colored American., 1903-10-03

The Buffaloes'e xcursion on the Jane
Moseley last Sunday to Glymont and
Summerset Beach was a general sue
cess.
The colored American., 1903-10-03
TEACHERS COLLEGE,
HOWaRD UNIVERSITY,
Washington, D. C.
Scholastic, Professional, Indus

ScnOIaSClc, professional, Indus
trial.
Prepares Teachers for Kindergar-
tens, Elementary, Industrial
and High Schools.
Well trained Teachers Always in
Demand.
Two years course leads to
Teachers diploma. Three or four E
years course leads to degree in
Philosophy or Pedagogy, (Ph. B.,
or, Pd. 3D. Thorough training in
Psychology, edagogy, Philosophy,
History, Social Science, English
Language and Literature, Elocu-
tion, Bilogical nature study, Phys
ical study, Physical Science and
Mathematics, Kindergarten theory
and practice, Child study, Ethics,
Logic, Manual training and meth
DDS of school organization and
management. Ali departments of
the University open to study OF
Teachers College.
Graduates assisted in securing
positions.
Tuition free. Expenses small.
Fall term opens Sept. %, '03.
Catalogue free. Address,
L. B. MOORE, PHI. D. Dean
Howard University,
Washington, D. G.
The colored American., 1903-10-03

AT meeting of the Masonic
Order in this city last Tuesday
night two Cinnamon from the
Chinese Legation, (royal blood,
we presume) were admitted into
the mysteries of Masonry. The
event was celebrated in big red
letters. Here is case where the
Negro doesn't need to apply for he
has great Masonic bodies of his
own, and can go as far into the
mysteries of Masonry as he likes.
There IS no colored exhibit at
the louisiana Purchase and
Worlds Fair Exposition and the
ten million of colored people in
America have been ignored in to-
to. But the great American peo-
pie are securing Asia, Asia Minor
and Africa for the dark skinned
people of these countries to make
an exhibit at St. Louis.
The colored American., 1903-10-03

Georgia. One of his recent deals
was the sale of one hundred thou
sand acres of Georgia land to a
New York syndicate.
Mr.. Ernest Hogan, the celebrat-
ed comedian and mirth maker
passed through the city this week
en- route from St. Louis and other
western points. Mr. Hogan and
his wife are engaged in high
vaudeville this year, and are meet
ing with great success. 1t is his
plan to put a comic opera on the
road next season, and no expense
will be spared to make it the hit of
the American stage Mr.. Hogan
stands IN the front rank of his pro-
fessiOn.
Mr.. E. H. Hunter of the Cen
eral Land Office has Just returned
from trip to North Carolina, Wis
iting Durham, Kittrell and Raj
eigh. He was accompanied by his
wife and daughter E,vangeline;
and while away delivered the prin-
ciple address before the Inter De
nominational Sunday School Con-
vention, at Raleigh, taking for his
subject ''The Sunday School and
the Social Settlement Idea" Mr..
and Mrs. Hunter will be at home
to their friends at 1925 Second
St, n. W., after Oct. Ist.
Howard University opened its
doors last Monday to a large num-
Der of students, in fact the largest
number in the history of the Uni
versity. DR.. Gordon, the new
President, has taken charge and
every department of theschOOl is
open and in practical operation.
The race is justly proud of this
great school.
The Salvation Army people Of
this city have arranged to open up
what they choose to term poor
mans hotel" 1t is to be fitted out
and equipped in the most up-to-
date way and arrangements made,
so that one can get lodging and a
meal one night for ten cents. 1t
has already been announced that
the hotel would be conducted sole
ly in the interest of white people,
and that no Negro need apply.
To the credit of the Negro, 1t
must be said, that while he IS kept
out of nearly all of the avenues of
industry, on account of his color,
and while his opportunities to OBJ
tain the most menial work are mar
rowing, still there are few Negro
tramps. The great city of Wash
ington with its many Jim Crow in
stitutions is not infested with Ne
gro tramps and loaferS.
The colored American., 1903-10-03
In fact this wonderful LLOM4N
is the Greatest on Earth.

Now if you want to find out
what your future life will be and
what your past has been, and want
to have it changed from evil to
good, send at once to this wonder
full medium.
Send lock of hair, date of your
birth and 25 cents in silver, and
receive your life written from
cradle to grave. Do not send pos
tage stamps. Address all letters
to MRS. DR.. WHITE,
1917 E. Pratt st. Baltimore, Md.
The colored American., 1903-10-03

Under the new laws of the Dis
trlct there are to be twelve medical
inspectors. Eight for the white
schools and four for the co1ored
schools. Up to date, but one col
Ored doctor has passed the exam
inatiOn and he was not eligible for
the position. These places pay
snug salaries, and ought not to go
begging.
The colored American., 1903-10-03

This city is over-run with a
horde of two by four srnall-bore
leaders. They do nothing them
selves but can call a meeting at
the twinkle of an eye to denounce
somebody who is actually doing
something.