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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-06-17
FROM MONDAYS DAILY.
Salmagundi.

SalmagundI.
FL. Woolycrton will chip two cars OF
horses tomorrow from IIallcck to Chill.
Gothic, Missouri.
The lscinhnrt Company has II com.
plctc line Of gents furnishing goods.
The uew al tells you all abon, them.
See il.
Tho Young men and young ladies who
attended Miss Srniley's party i'll Starr
Valley returned last night. All re.
port a jolly time.
NJ. j. Halter, representing Captain
DcI.amar, tine mining magnatc, will mr..
rive tonight on his way to inspect the
mines mt Mountain City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Tabcr arrived
from Seattle, Washington, last night.
They will remain here Il few days visit
ing relatives and friends.
Charley Gardner returned Satur lay
night from attending the *. u. Grand
Lodge at Reno. Although he rode the
goat and had n good time while away,
he doesn't put ou airs over his lcss fort
innate brothers.
IL yOu want tO save money on grocer.
les buy them OF the ThOs Hunter Com.
pany. Everything sold by this company
il the very best and freshest III the mar.
kct, Tho new al will give yOu more in.
formation. Itcad it.
Tho young son Of Senator D%angbcrg
died at Gardncrvillc Friday Of typhoid
tevcr,and his father il very low and on
ly faint hopes are held ont for his re-.
covcry.
Enroll Tabcr arrived from the East
last night. Enroll, who il now II full.
ilrdgcd attorney, will associate himself
with Mr.. harrington in the practice Of
tho law. Tho l~HpErEYpESr wishes him
the utmost euccCRs.
Constable Mccoy arrested John ilu y
ard Saturday night on the charge oi
disposing Of wlIiakey to Indians. Ills
examination was held this forenoon be-
for. the y. j. Commissioner md taken
under ndviscmcnt until q O'clock this
evening.
District Attorney Henderson left Tor
| Cnraon yesterday to attend To- some land
matters. From there nc will 20 to San
Francisco aud Rpcnd Il fcw days with
his family. During his absence Prof,
Came will look ont for tho Business 0i
the dist attorneys Office.
Yesterday ns Joo Tabcr WA walking
past W. j. Strengthens place no heard
II racket punCluntcd with Il womnn's
acrcama. lIc hunted up Constable Me-
Coy who took SiraugItcr Ia Jail and
charged him with nssnult and battery
Straughtcr VIVA taken before Justice
Morgan this forenoon and his case was
aci Tor trial at 10 o'clock tomorrow.
Sheriff Shirley has given notice that
the saloons 81 Ftllon mu,t close Mt mid
night and remain closed until q u. NJ
| This notion ~ taken in accordance Will
the laws 81 Nevada regarding this sub
jcCt which have been on tho siRtut,
books for II number Of years paat
whether the law In or IL not injurious Il
business tcmnins Ia bc sCcD. In citlic
instance, the officers are not the cause
II ia the law Of the land and laws mus
DO oboycd and enforced, though il doe
socm queer that tho guardians OF tn
peace and public morala hnvc for eucI
\ number oi years ~conntcnnnccd n,
J open violation OF the law IL tho cam,
ia really mcritorious.-Churchil Stand
] ard.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-06-17
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY.
Salmaaundi.

W. j. Strnughtor bns mn interesting
cnrd elsewhere. See il.
Contractor McGinty and family mr..
rived from Salt Lake Inst night. MIR.
McGinty Inns rented Mr.. Cuney's house
aud his family will remain hero until
MIR. Hcndorsou's houso Ia completed,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-08-04
WORDS STRANGE MEANING.
Curious Calculation Regarding the
DEFINITION of ct p"

"Speaking of the relative meaning ~
words" said an ohserVant man. re
minds me of curious calculation |
made the other day in order to demon
strate that the word 'up' had no alb
solute meaning except in so far as Il
meant out from the carth'S surface or
from the center of gravity. The illus
tration is a very simple one. but Will
teach us a very complex lesson and
one Of much value. 1t IS 10000 miles
around the earth. There are $3.50 feet
in an American mile. A rope stretched
around the earth would have to he
about 49, 100000 feet in length Sup
pose we assume that we can wedge a
man of ordinary size into every foot Of
this surface on line around the earth.
and suppose we should ask each one
of them to point UP. Manifcstly they
would point i'm different directions IN
just l32.ouo,oOo different directions,
and yet each man would be pointing
M Exactly ouc-half Of the men
that is. $4,000 900 would be pointing
in directly opposite directions.
For instance. there would DO two
mon on every straight line through the
center Of tho Garth and. being on d-
roctly opposite sides Of the earth. they
would point i'm directly opposite d,rec-
tons - one half of the ups would
he different from all the rest No two
ups would ho III" same suppose We
stick n peg in every inch Of tho dis
tHuco with the point extending straight
mp. Hero we would have l.5S4 100000
Up with tho same differences OH
served in tho other illustrations If
we squeezed the spaces down To the
width Of an ordinary pin. We can s'i'l
SEQ that there would be a difference
between the up of any one point aud
The up of every other point. and ""
could carry this thing on and on until
the difference between the points
would ho So fine. So utterly innnitcSi-
nal that il could not ho observed uy
tn" heaviest and most powerful micro
ScopiC instrument. II would stjll b"
difference just the same
"Suppos You should take the whole
surface Of the earth and follow ont tho
same idea, how long do You suppose it
would take you 10 calculate the num-
hcr Of possible ups I'm the earth $ sur
face? Much longer / dare say. than
you would care To devote t. tho task.
and if you should do rho work You
could not announce tine result OF your
labors in intclliGibl" terms The science
of mathematics could uot max" the
finding plain enough for TN" average
nal 80
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-08-04
A InrRc IIcnrteL DtNtne.

Like his great nOnconformist brother,
Charles II. Sturgeon, in England, and
like Henry Ward Beecher and llr. Tai
mage, in this country the late Or 10
seph Parker OF the city temple, Lon
don, commanded very large fees for
fully half his pastoral life. Vet he
could truly say that after being nifty
years in the ministry he was not 20
shillings the richer for any preaching
outside his own pulpit.
DR., Parker gave freely OF his money
as we'll as If his strength of mind and
body to the struggling ministers and
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-08-04
Church Service In the Dark

Religious services held in absolute
darkness are an experiment begun n
few weeks ago in London The pur-
pose was not novelty or notoriety. but
desire to answer the objection raised
by poorly dressed people against going
10 any place where their shabby clothes
made them feel uncomfortable. The
experiment was made at ST. James, in
Clerkcnwell. \ large sheet was hung
across the eastern end of the church.
and upon this the words aud music Of
were thrown by n llmeliGht lantern.
II the attention of the congregation
was not concentrated on the service
the fault could not be attributed 10 any
desire 10 study the fashions
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-08-04
He'd Endowed For sick cats

Ruth Daring, servant girl died
some years ago Mt the residence of a
family uptown. She had always liked
animals and 10 her employer, during
her last illness. she said
II have n little money saved. sir.
should Ike 10 do something with II for
the benefit of cats. cats have cruel.
hard life. Id like to found bed in n
hospital for them. So that when they
are i'll they can DO taken care Of 4
bed for INDECENT sick cats-that is my
idea"
"Wcll. Ruth. such bed would cost
money" said the dying womans cm-
ployer.
II know it, sir, and I've got money"
she returned. Look here. sir" and
she took from under her pillow her
hanibook. The book showed to hor
credit sum moro than sufficient for
the establishment of the bed.
And, accordinely. in the Maher ami
nal hospital uptown tho bod was eS-
tahlishcd ON Ruth parlius'S death 1t
bears her name and it j, seldom if
ever empty. Like a club it usually
has waiting list a long line Of indi-
CONT sick cats waiting TO b. treated in
the Ruth Darling bod for nothing. The
bed is a commodious iron cage, with
au inscription of gold letters Last
year iifty-Sly cats were cared for IL it,.
Philadelphia Record
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-08-04

Judge Morgan j, OBricu of the su-
prcme court Of New York state tells
an amusing story Of two boys who
went To confession after having re
NAMED away for many years.
The one who went into the box first
remained there for n long while. II
nally the little door opened and the
priest came out. II wns sultry after
noon. and he walked down the aisle
TO the doorway to get breath of fresh
air
As he did SO the boy IN the confcs
sional pOked his head out, and with al
alarming look inquired OF hts friend
who was in the pew "Nhcrc has hc
gomez"
Il don't know" replied the other
"whero do you think he's gomez
We'll" was the now thoroughly
frightened response, from what ~,
told him I think hos gone 10 fetch &
cop. New York Tribune.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-08-04
Denth of LIfc In tho Sen.

In the National Geographic Maya
zine Is m Interesting story Of the deep
sea explorations of the steamer Al
hstross. under the direction of the
United states bureau of fisheries
While carrying on her work tho Alba
troSs has mndc mo-. than 10000 sound
incs and moro than ! 600 dredgings.
Tho greatest depth from which the
Alhatross has secured any life WAS
4,1T3 fathoms This was in the south
Pacific between Tonga and Ellice is
lands. Tho dredge brought up siliccous
spongcs, radioiarinns and brown vol
Cauic mud. The greatest depth from
which she has brought up fishes is
about three and onc-third miles in the
edge Of the gulf stream off Virginia.
The deepest sounding mado was ut sta
ton 1910. near Guam, where tho onor-
nous depth of nearly five ana onc-half
miles was found
The deepest sounding ever made 10y
any vessel WAS by the United states
steamship Nero while on the Honolulu
Manila cable survey, with apparatus
borrowed from the AlbatrOss.. When
near Guam tho nero got 3l,G14 feet
only siNty.s'v feet less than six miles
If Mount Everest, the highest mountain
on earth. were set down in this hole
il would have above its summit nearly
half mile of water.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-08-04

prominent actor tells about n Chi.
cagO theatrical woman nbout to wed
who was one day amusing herself 10y
going over the marriage service To a
friend who discovered her, prayer book
in hand she said:
81 always make ii n point to do this,
for no matter how well you may have
known part I'm the past il should al
ways be rehea rSed before tho piece is
revived" Then. rather plaYfully. she
read the words. TIN death do lis part"
Whereupon her friend interrupted:
How foolish that is, isn't il, dearf
Sounds like one hasn't any confidence
in the courts
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-08-04
Elaborate Nosatc work.

MauIizio Camerno. an artist from
Venice. has begun work on several
more elaborate mosaic designs on the
Interior Of the stanford Memorial
church at Stanford university, Cali
fornla. The new mosaics will repre-
sent Biblical scenes and will be placed
over the entire side walls Of the organ
loft and the cast and west transept
wings. At present those walls ar" sur
faced with smooth faced stone, orna-
montod with artistically carved de-
signs. but these will be hown ont and
the mosaic work substituted. When
the proposed work IS completed tn" on
tire interior wall surface Of the "dttice
will he covered with mosaic. The work
will require eight months for compile
ton
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-08-04
Pm UMONIA,
More Contagious Than Tubcvculo sis,
and Kills More People.


We wonder if the fact that patients
aud their friends ignore the contagious
ness Of pneumonia is often due to pro
fcssoual negligence. An exaggerated
conception of the contagousness Of
tuberculosis is held by the lay world.
but pneumonia is, of course. far more
contagious Aud patients and profess
sion alike have not realized the new
fact that the mortality Of pneumonia
is in some cities and parts of the co,in-
try higher than that of tuberculosis.
Dr. Reynolds OF Chicago returns to
this lesson and emphasizes the ncces-
sity of the following measures:
Pneumonia is highly contagious
disease. the cause Of which is micro
organism in the sputa of those suffer
Ing from the malndv and contracted
by inhaling this germ. Therefore the
same care should be taken to collect
and destroy the sputa that is taken in
pulmonary tuberculosis or in diph-
liberia or influenza.
During the illness the greatest pains
should be taken to prevent soiling bed
clothing, carpets or furniture with
sputa. and after the illness the patients
room should be thoroughly cleansed
aud ventilated.
/ The fact that the disease is most
! prevalent in the winter season. when
people are most crowded together and
/ live much of the time in badly vonti-
lated apartments, makes obvious the
necessity Of thorough ventilation Of
| houses. offices, factories. thcaters,
churches. passenger cars and other pub.
! lie places in order that the air which
must 10 brcathcd may hc kept clean
and free from infectious matter
I.aymcn should be taught rot to he
afraid Of a patient who has pncumo-
mia. influenza or tuberculosis. but to he
afraid of lack of clca nlincss about him
during his illness or failure to enforce
prophvlaCtc measures and of close,
badly ventilated apartments during the
season when these diseases most pre-
vail.
Since pneumonia is most fatal at the
extremes of life the young and the
aged special care should he taken 70
guard children and old persons against
exposure 10 the infection OF those al
ready suffering with the disease and
against cold. priva ton and exposure 10
the weather, which ar" potent. prcdis-
posing causes. American Medicine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-08-04
A riASTY TEMPER.
The Harm II Does Even Though the
Ugly Fit he soon over.

II IS remarkable thing that there
exists in peoples minds distinct so
cial precedence among the vices.
To own oneself on intimate terms
with such one rs deceit or Islander
for instance, would be almost undreamt
of, but how often have we heard people
say almost with pride. Mt any rate
with no trace of shunc, II have n very
hasty temper?" And then ~ II to
trans6gure It into a very virtue they
triumphnntly add. But II is soon over"
So il lnry be. hut how about its conse
quencee? Are they soon over?
There are few more dangerous eno
mics to the peace and comfort Of every
day life than the people who speak
hastily In the squalls OF passing III ton
per. and then. when they are restored
20 good humor. expect everything To he
Just ms II was before There Is no such
position possible as Just MS il was he
fore in this m and down hill human
nature of ours Every act or word Is
sink lower In the unhindered journey
ings onward of all the conditions Of
life. and the people who give utt"rance
TO the determinations Of passionate TEN
pers unfailinEly drop down in the estl-
nation Of others, from which II Ia n
stiff climb UP again
Moreover, words once uttered. wheth
or true or false, are usually undyinR
and live on in hearts and memories
long after the careless bow that shot
such poisoned arrows forth is unstrung.
And though the utterer may plend that
to feed his passion he ssid not what he
really believed. hut what he thought
at the time would hurt most. il Is al
most impossible for the nearer TO IN
dcrstand that tho expression was not
that Of a living though latent opinion
and TO feel it accordingly
Tho code Of fashion in the mora
realms has decrecd how much better q
passionate temper is than Sulky one
but there is something 10 be said Ii
! favor Of the latter in that II only hurts
Itself Like the little girl who wher
annoyed always ate her apple tnrt with
out sugar. the guilty person may suffer
most individually. but that IS surely
better than the suffering to tho limo
| cent caused by the random shots Of the
| fierce though short ouslauRhts Of
! hasty temper. And silence is muCh less
generally disturbing than violence
| though perhaps quite rs unbocoming
| Edith H. Fowler in London Mail.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-08-04
DOES AN EDUCATION PAY

Docs it pay an acorn to become an
OAK;
Docs & pay TO escape being rich
ignoramuS;
Does IT pay TO At oneself for n su-
pcrior position!
Does it pay to open little wider tho
door of narrow life?
Does it pay TO learn to make life a
glory instead Of n grind
Does it pay to add power to the lens
Of the microscope or telescope
Docs 1t pay to taste the cxhilaration
of feeling ones powers unfold:
Does it pay to know how 10 take the
dry dreary drudgcry out OF life?
Does it pay rosebud TO open its
petals and fling ont its beauty TO the
world;
Docs It pay TO push ones horizon
farther ont in order to get a wider out
look, a clearer vision
DOCS IT pay 10 learn how 10 center
thought with power. how to marshal
ones mental force effectively Sue
cess
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-08-04
OUR NAVAL ,GUNNERS.
The Care with Witch They. Are SCI
Iectcd and Srrntnea.

1t is only half theswork to arm and
equip ships with the most improved
guns and Sights. They mustsalso have
highly trained personnel capable of
manipulating guns, turrntssand torpe-
does. writes Lieutenant Commander
Gleovcs in Worlds Work. When
China found herself arfayed against
Japan she offered $500 cash per month
for skilled gun pointers, but in all
great navies sun'pointsrs are trained.
not bought. and when the fight is on it
is too late for instruction.
How does man become an expert
gunner? Diligent drill and constant
training are not enough without GER
tain amount of natural aptitude One
man after another is tried A few
days drill in the turrets eliminates all
except the fairly promising. For the
talent Of eye and nerve which makes
the born gun pointer the government
pays from 81 to SO II month in add
ton 20 the regular pay. This premium
Is not confined to any race, creed or
color. ON one vessel in the navy one
of tho gun pointers is negro.
Selecting gun pointers is one of the
most important duties in the navy.
Having selected the men for gun point
ers, the next step Is to train them.
Two methods are now in vogue. both
having the same principle. but differ
ing in detail. Ia the old days Of sails
and smoothborc guns the invariahle
rule, and the only rule the gun cap
tnins knew. was this: Fire at the top
of the downward roll Just as the ship
begins 10 roll toward the target and
aim Mt the cncmy's water line" This
rule lasted far into the age of steam
and turrct guns and has only recently
been supplanted Ivy continuous aim
firing" or the art Of keeping a. gun
trained on the target regardless of the
oscillations Of the vessel during the
whole or n portion of the roll.
The method for training men by the
new system by the Use of "dotter"-
was devised by Captain Percy Scott
of the British navy. The dotter is q
mechanical device which causes q small
| target TO move across the face OF q
izontal motion. The gun pointer mus,
make the gun follow the target, and
whenever the sights are on the bulls
eye he presses button. THIS causes
pencil to dot the target. That is his
| shot The other method of instruction
| IS with the Morris tube, which con
sists of small gallery rife fitted OF
the gun 10 take the place Of the dot
ter's pencil.
50 proficlent have the bluejnckcts
become in handling the turrct guns
that In actual target practice on boart
the Alabama Il thirteen inch gur is
loaded and fired In thirty eight sec
onds Two kinds Of target practice
are employed now In all navies. ono II
which the target is stationary and thu
ships moving. the other IN which botf
| ship and target are moving.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-08-04
HIS BANK BALANCE.
Professor Finally Found Ont what
II Amounted To.


There Ia n certain Professor Il. who
is constitutionaly hazy In regard to
his own financial affairs. For long
time he had an account at bank In
lower Broadway, and. though he could
mention offhand all the known resources
Of any government on the face of the
earth. he would have looked over his
spectacles in mild bewiherment IL he
had been asked to state the amount OF
his balance at that bank at any time.
OF course. he knew that 1t varied, but
he had a pleasant and secure kind of
feeling that 1t must always be
pretty stable ono, because he regularly
and reigto,Isly deposited his weekly
salary as SCOT, as he received u, and
he never drew checks except when II
seemed necessary to do so.
The professor lives In Jersey city
and for seven or eight yenrs his wife
hns been telling him that it would be
much more CONVENIENT, since most of
their dealings are with Jersey City
merchants, to have their account With
Jersey City bank. The other day the
professor got around to attend to tho
matter AS n preliminary he went over
to the broadway bank TO draw ont his
halnnce there.
While ne stood waiting, after telling
one Of the clerks what he wanted. the
president of the bank. who also lives
In Jersey City and whose wife goes to
the same church the professors wife
attends, came mp to him.
why, professor" he said cordially.
Tin sorry to hear that you are going
to leave us
Il nm leaving you with the greatest
regret" said the professor benignly.
But It Is an Inconvenience not TO have
bank account in our home town, and
In order TO open one there | really need
| the money have deposited here"
"Of course, of course" the president
scquiesced. "a man cannot have his
money lying about in different banks.
| Mr. Smith" calling to "A clerk who was
| passing are you attending to Profess
or B.'s matter? Are you getting his
balance for him p
Yes. sir" said the clerk politely. III
will be ready for him in moment"
The two men conversed amiably
about the Russo-Japancse war for q
time, and presently the clerk ap'
preached.
Here is your bank book, Professor
p" he said land your balance
think you will find it correct
lie tried to slip the money into the
professors hand in a private kind ot
way. but the amount was plainly visi
bio not only to the professor, but TO tbs
bank president. 1t was Sill.
The president with great tact hastily
asked the professor regarding the ex
act location of a Manchurian towr
which the Japanese We're reported tC
be fortlfying and which he had moi
been able to locate on any map. Tn,
professor abscnty pocketcd his banl
balance and forgot all abou- II in the
interest Of the geographical discussion
It was only when Ms wife asked hin
that evening if he had gone to the bank
that he remembered TO tell her of Tho
incident. and he was troubled to FINE
that she seemed much annoyed abou
it-Now York Tribune
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-08-04
,,I''.'''0':liD;iD5alIafTIl0i||

To make n lodge successful FL
ficers who deem it duty to Id
tual in attendance and who. will
hour of opening arrives. prompt
the lodg" 10 order. says the cd
lows Herald. As n rule. If the
hre regular and prompt and ac
the work 40 are the members.
the lodge is opened do not lot il
Every member should he attentl
the alert. Above all be harm
If questions arise express Y
frankly and freely without 50
bitterness.
The odd Fellows lodge establl
Manila, Philippine Islands, is +
Gus and growing. Iiou'"nant
II. Rurritt, tho institutiug on
this lodge. is tho special deputy
sire for the islands
Every member should place !
nature I'm the margin If his
certificate for dur- so that 1t :
i'm proper form 81 j." used i'm {
visitation in other Jurisdictions.
\ lodge has the right to pas.
law TO reduce sick benefits Y
member IS sick.
Reports presented NJ tho reco