Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-09-02

diana.
Tho Reno correspondent OF the Ex-
aminer has again distinguished himself
us n liar i'll his account Of the Chinese
suicide last week at Senator Hunters
ranch.
The little daughter OF d. p. Randall
OF Dayton WIS bitten on the baud by n
pet rabbit Il few days ago and the hand
mud arm are So swollen tina. it is ieared
amputa,ion may have to be resorted to.
More than half the population Of the
United States over ter years OF age is
employed i'll gaintul OCCUPATIONS. The
IN Of the vasl army workers in 1900
aggregated 29,O73,233, a little over 80
per cent. OF the total.
Constable Mccoy lassoed a stray COW
in MIR. Mallet's yard last night and put
her III the pound. She was somewhat
wild and ran all over the constable be-.
fore he got her to the pound. Tho owner
can get her by Taying tho legal fees and
the c%uustab!c's doctor bill.
l'oyd'G ranch and vicinity, near the
Mexican, WAS treated to u terrific storm
thursday. 1t amounted to a cloudburst
and the water swept everything before it.
There was an AZ snmraniment OF hail
stones IN inch in diameter. which killed
chickens, drove stock frantic and shear
AL al Ns...aNN,... ~ -
resulted. -Ctrson News.
Josiah Day. nm old resident who has
resided III Carson for nearly forty years
took his first ride on the virginia Il
Truckrc railroad last evening. MIR. Day
has never visited the city Of Reno having
crossed the plains III early days and
coming t" Carson by the way Of Placer.
will" He has only been to VirsiuiaIClty
"nce gong 10y tcam.-Ncws.
Daniel Decatur Emmct:. the author
Of the lannon's war song Dixie" who
died rrccaly III OHIO. was "A soldier in
the ARMY, and was never III sympathy
with til" conirdcracy. though his war
song was adopted 10y the south. 1t
was written before the WAT when En-.
nett was serving III the garrison at
Newport, Ky. lie iirs, enlisted about
1872.
The New YORK. sun has decided Ia
support Roosevelt. Tho Sun is J Pier.
pnnt Morgan organ. J. Picrpont Morgan
Is the financial agent uf Panama canal
commission. The financial agent ~ al.
ready 100000 better oil by reason ~
his position, and there is more IN sight.
Puzzle: why Is the New York Sun
supporting lsooscv rlt?--l1Ie Com
mOucr
Small singing birds live from eight To
eighteen years. Ravens have lived FOR
alm'st a hundred years III captivity.
and parrots longer than that. Fowls
live ten To twenty years, and swans are
naid to hRvc attained the age OF $50.
The long life Of birds has been inter
prctch aa compensation for the grcnt
mortality Of their young.
Paper gloves and stockings are nov
beng manufactured i'll Europe. The
stockings have been carefully examined
by experts, who praise them loudly,
These stockings will last almos, ~ long
IA the ordinary stockings. The paper
from which they are made If, during the
process Of the manufactures, rendered
INTO Il substance closely resembling
wool, and is then woven aud treated M
ordinary wool.
Chcfuo has bGcn added Ia our vernac-
ular. In the East. when any body re-.
ln'cs some astounding tale the cry Of
THAT'S "A Chefop!- greeis it. As Chefoo
has turned ont some 81 the most terrific
war WAS over blcst with. it
wouldn't hc strange il the name Of the
place was thus immortal.
lied. So, il you don't are to say to II
man frankly, you're n liar, why, just call
him a Chcfoo. He will appreciate it
just rs we'll. Besides, il sounds less
rude.
In southern Spain the cigarette max.
crs form almost II class 10y the nselvea.
Among them it is customary for a girl
who iancics II lad to twist her powder
pull into II pompon Tor his hat. II he
wears II at the next bull iislt. il il
considered n match. In some PARTS of
northern Spain II pumpkin pie il held
by the peasant girls Ia he the proper
offering Ia the object ~ their Affection.
When Il young mnn receives such a pic
his cating II or not signifies his mcccpt.
nncc or ,cfusal Of the otFrIcr's proposal
Of marriage.
According tn II mHr who Inns Just mr..
rived IN Rent from Sudavillc that little
place is over crowded with persons who
lRvo gone there in nm attempt To reach
T%onOpah. lie Gays that for several nights
there have been forty Ia aixty persons
without places To sleep. and he advises
all pcraons he saw who are bound for
TOnOpuh Ia wait until the T0uOpalI road
il opened again. There arc n fcw rigs
kept for hire ut Sodavillc. but these have
been driven to rouopnh and have not
been returned. Tho Tounpah livery.
mon nrn unable ip gppurr hnran frnI mud