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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-06-19
JUST WANTED TO see MONEY.
Then italian Woman Wa Satisfied II
Was All Right.

A savings bank 10 never very
cheerful place. To n smiling young
matron putting aside the proverbial
'nest egg." or. still more. smiling
young mothers depositing in trust for
the first baby. there are ten sad-faced
women in black. many of them with
widows wells.
This was especially true recently
when the panic sent anxious deposit
ors by the hundreds to draw out their
small savings. and It was therefore es-
peclally refreshing to see in thaI
crowding somber line not Lola from
Berlin" but Marguerite from Italy. a
trim. bright.eyed little woman with a
scarlet handkerchief around her nee
II her uncovered. glossy, black locks
puffed and braided and curled as II
FOR au Inauguration ball.
She waited patiently-even cheer
fully-as slowly foot by foot she aIl
preached the paying tellcr's desk, but
1t was two o'clock before her turn
came She began to ok weary. but
she gave the wearier man behind the
little window a confiding smile as
she handed him her bank bonk and
said: ..
Il want II ALL"
lie glanced at the book and. count
ed out 1912 in o~ne.dollar bills.
THAT mine," gasped the little
The teller nodded.
She fingered the bills. looking more
puzzled. The woman behind her was
almost CRYING with impaticrcc. Til"
Inc swaycd as II II had been a row OF
bricks and some one had hit the last
brick In the row. Still Marguerite
folded and unfoldcd the bills; she had
all the repose OF her native land.
You sure" she said at last. You
sure these all mine"
"All yours" the man answered. In.
Couicaily.
Ordinarily no would have told her
IN WIS blocking the line. but this
day he saw no objection TO the delay.
She venturcd one more question.
You sure these ~minc-thesc dollars?
thought | put In fves and lens"
These are all yours" he assured
her rmphaiically.
Sh" flashed him Il glimpse Of white
teeth.
"All right. them she said. idiomat,
ical'y. "Tony-my man he tell me
my money not here. lie say. take I,
Ill out | say: 1 go see"
Then untying the corner Of a red
handkerchief and taking from 1t g
five dollar gold piece and severa
grimy bills she added them to the pile
in front Of her and pushed the whole
toward the astOnished bank official.
Won put them all back" she com
mandcd. Il see hem. so | know thsJ
all her"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-06-19
The Grave Canuo, Keep lis Secrets

The arChaeOlogists have recently
found and opened many tomls in Plom-
bino; an ancient Etrus'm city, and the
tombS date vt about the third century
before Christ. The account says:
"The most interesting of those tombs
is II in the shape Of cradle contain
ing the remains of Il small body. entire
ly covered with ornaments of bronze
and amber: and n of u young girl.
evidently Of IL high caste. us Is shown
by her rich ornaments and icwclry: on
her left hand was found II solid gold
ring and around her head was u gold
diadem of exquisite workmanship"
The first was probably the child of some
poor mother. who placed those urna.
mcnts on her dead baby, and 1t may ",
her tears that have preserved them
while two and twenty centuries have
been unwinding. The other. some prin.
cess probably, hut "All that beauty.
all that wealth c'cr gave could not
save her. and when at last she died,
they dressed her ana placed u golden
diadnm around her head. they left the
ring upon her finger, and when all was
finished they may have said, she lies
as u lady should lie" The sands driftcd
above them. the baby and the young
girl. until their couClics were covered.
and 1t seemed utter forgctfulncss had
come to them: and so they slopt us the
centuries cbbed and flowed, until now
the silence Of more than two thousand
years has has broken. an they arc
cxhumc'( to Inc deposited in the Flor.
cncc museum the baby with its child.
ish ornaments. the young girl with her
ring and diadcm Of gold. and contcm.
plating the story. how the words come
back: VANITY Of vanitics. Exchange
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-06-19
FORTUNE FOR FAIR PRINCESS.
Twenty Million Dollars Is Nest Eca
She inherited.

Americans as well as E%uropeans
who know her express delight at the
good fortune OF Princess Henry OF
Plcss In inhcriting. with her husband,
800. 900. 900 4 comfortable addition TO
their modest fortune. The money il
derived by tho popular couple from
the estate Of the duke of Pless. whom
nobody or this ST I" Of the water knew
well. and who had few friends even
IN England. Princess Henry. on the
other hand. gained the hearts of many
as Daisy West. II was Hy that name
she was known Ia most OF her &C
quaintanccs before her marriage.
though in strict f0rmality she was
Miss COrnwall!s.Wcst. She VAS be
.hTothcd TO Prince Henry At the enc
Of her first season In society. The
duke of PlCss lived u life uf almost
tcudal fOrmality NJ ~Furstcnstcin, their
splendid Renaissance castle In the
borders Of Bavaria. II must have TO
Trlred. indeed. power of adaptabiiitr
In an English rirl To take up the pos!
ton OF a sort Of queen among tho
p"asantTy there. driving about mag
nlilCCI.tly In 4 Carriagc drawn by Arab
crHys. ridden by Positions In claret.
colorcd coats and whit" beaver hats
Still. Princes Henry has made tho
HE NJ Furstcustciu quite pleasantly
Informal. II most OF he tinc Is
spent when she enter tnins English or
German friends there. In riding o'
driving in the beautiful woods or val
'eys near. Prince and Princess Henry
81 llcsS spend a good deal of the year
In London. Hnd they are oft"ncr over
in England for the COwcs week. Their
liitl" son was baptized IN London two
years ago IL may be remembered
IN queen stcud SPONSOR. and the
ceremony wHs IA splendid airair
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-06-19
Caleb Powers Pardoned.

In announcing the pardon of Caleb
Powers and james Howard. Saturday.
Governor Wilson of Kentucky closed
the last chapter III one of the most noted
criminal eases i'll the history of the
state.
When Caleb Powers was secretary of
State of Kentucky. he WAS accused of
the murder of William Gobcl. then
engaged i'll n contest for the guber-
national chair, occupied by Governor
Taylor. james Howard Was accused Of
being an accomplicc in the crime.
Four times Powers WAS tried for his
life and thrice convicted. two of the
convictions carrying the death sentence.
In the fourth trial in the United States
supreme court, the case was sen back
10 the state courts. and the efforts for Il
pardon for Powers Us we'll as Howard
who had already been convicted, we're
renewed. with the result rs above
stated.
Thousands of signatures were attach
ed To the petition for pardon from
people all over the United States. as
well rs i'll Kentucky, The case has
been under consideration by Governor
Wilson for several weeks, and Saturday
his decision wis made public i'll the
shape of Il formal statement of the facts
and reasons therefor.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-06-19
Woman Faces Death On Desert.

While travelling from Los Vegas to
Scarchlight this week, Frank Orr. q
mine owner of the southern country,
came upon Il WOMAN lying III the road
suffering greatly from thirst. The
wOman's tongue WIS - badly swollen
and her throat was parchcd to such
an extent that she was unable To
speak and she WAS in IL ScIni-uncun-
scious condition. She had been wan
dering on the desert for two days
without any water and in = few hours
more would have died. Her dog WAS
dead 10y her side and while Frank
Orr Was trying to revive the unfor-
tunate woman, her son rode up to
the place on Il horse, also nearly dead
for van of food and water.
The boy stated that they had been
given wrong instructions in regard
To the road and had wandered far
into the desert before learning their
mistake. He also stated that one Of
their horses had ESCAPED during the
might and he WAS looking for the
animal when he saw Orr drive M to
the place where his mother was lying
in til" sand.-Bonanza
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-06-19
BRYAN WILL DEFEAT TAFT

1t seems to be settled that William
II. Taft will be the nominee of the
republican national convention. which
meets in Chicago on Tuesday, June 10.
Taft has been forced on the party by
President Roosevelt, who is entitled to
one distinction, if he never receives
another-that of being the shrcwdest
and most powerful political boss that
over had the chance to use the highest
office in the land to further his political
ends.
Though Taft has been forced OH his
party by the Roosevelt machinc-it
does not necessarily follow that the
ponderous Secretary of War is the
strongest candidate Of the republican
party before the people-wh have the
last say in the election. In reality,
Taft is probably the weakest candidate
whom the republicans could put for.
ward this year. when the republicans
will have to answer to the voters for
the death of prosperity as well as bring.
ing the country to the verge of bank
ruptcy through the uncqualcd cxtrav.
agailce of the more than-a.billion dollar
congress, which has just adjourned.
Beside the things his party will hay,
to answer for, Taft has few elements Of
weakness. Labor will not forget that
he is credited with the second decision
handed down from superior court OF
the United States unfolding the suprcm
acy of tho law of injunction against
organized labor Of the nation. The
Grand Army will not forget the insult
handed out to the hero of APPROXIMATION
The negroes will not forget the part
that he has played in the Brownvillt
affair; in fact. he Is persona non gratis
to more Of tho electors of tho nation
than any other man that the republi
rams could possibly name. His nomina
ton, which now seems absolutely
assured, means the election of Bryan a.
there Is no question that the latter will
be the candidate Of the democratic
party. -HumbOldt Star.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-06-19
THE OKLAHOMA WAY

The following report on an Oklahoma
bank failure shows the way they do
things in that demoratic common
wealth: q
THE international Bank of CoalSatc
was reported to the bank commissioner
by one of his examiners Il few days ago
for violating the banking law of the
state, particularly i'll it's managing
officers borrowing from the dcpositors'
money.
The bank commissioner ut one
visited the bank i'll person and found
that the total deposits were about $751;
600, of which the president, l.. A. Con-
nors, owed over SO, 600, and the cashier,
L. Ely. owed over $4,0O0-in other
words, about thirty per cent of the
deposits had been borrowed by the two
managing officers. The bank commits
sioner demand that they Immediately
replace the money. They failed to do
SO. He closed the bank ut 2:l5 Thurs
day evening; telephoned the state hank
ing board; received instructions to i'm
mediately proceed To pay all approved
deposits. In forty-two minutes from
the closing of the bank the bank COM
missioner WAS ready 10 pay approved
deposits. By Friday evening SHY per
cent of the depoSiio-s h3i apvsarvi,
proved their claims Aoi received their
money. By the end Il Ib+ s4cund Gay
ninety per cent q M 5egrS5rS hal te4n
paid. A few depasz7lcs =as Ike IN 7he
country don't %%-a 55 To- il any hurry
about drawing Ih=ir deposits. One
farmer is reported a. answering over
the Rural telephone thai he Is too busy
to come after his money. hut will want
it in n week or SO.
I'm the meantime both the president
and the cashier have been arrested for
the violation Of the state banking law.
and are held under heavy bond.
There will probably he no loss to
the state guaranty fund, and no assess.
ment required on other banks. Liquid.
alton will likely reimburse the state
fund within thirty days. The loss will
probably not exceed the capital stock"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-06-19
INFLUENCE OF DIET ON SLEEP.
Effect Of Certain Foods Largely Imag'
mary. Says Physician.

Diet has little influence on sheep.
except in so far rs II may produce
disturbances Of digestion and
through these OF the general bal.
ance OF health. The hypnotic effects
OF certain foods. such as onions,
lettuce. milk, etc. are chiefly I'm
aginary. Even the time OF the last
meal OF the day IL OF relatively lit
tie Importance. except hat II IL
well to let this be at least TWO or
even this rule has many exceptions.
as many healthy laborinG men In.
bitually fall asleep over their pipes
directly after supper, and children.
after poklng the spoon into their
little eyes, NOD of over the tea
table. with the bread and butter still
clutchcd In :h"ir chubby fists.
The processes OF digestion prob.
ably go on more slowly during slcop.
but they are perfectly carried out, as
Is illustrated 10y the almost invariable
habit among animals OF going to
sleep directly after n meal.
Indeed. Il moderate amount Of food
In the stomach or intcstlncs seems Ia
promote slulnbcr. Many night work.
ers. for instance. sleep much better by
taking a Hight or even fun supper Just
before retiring Woods lIutchIn.
sou In the American Magazine.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-06-19
The Scott Case

The cornn"r's iuIy that investigated
the Bullion killing returned Il verdict
yesterday afternoon that the name of the
deceased was Clement Juidici. Il native
of Switzerland. aged about 30. years and
that he came to his death on June 9th
from II wound inflicted by Il knife in
the hands of Christian Scott.
The evidence showed that Scott and
Jiudici were alone i'll tho house when
the stabhing took place and that both
were very drunk. ,iudici never told
anything about the affair except To say
that Scott stabbed him and that Scott
was his best friend.
After the jury rendered its verdict,
District Attorney Caine began tho
preliminary examination of Scott or
the charge of murder. All the wit
nesses from Bullion were examined las
night and II continuance WAS thcr
taken until Monday. Scott is still il
| Jail.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-06-19
Loss Paid Promptly.

y. w. Wright District Manager for
the Union Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany Of Portland Maine Is REGISTERED AZ
the Commercial Hotel and is here for
the purpose of paying the death loss of
on y. j. SaSSernS VINO recently com
mitTcd suicide AT PaliSadc.
The Union Mutual Life is one Of the
oldest companies in America and has
had an honorable record for the past
sixty years and enjoys the distinction
of being one of the few companies that
has never contested a claim.
This company does not issue any
speculative policies, and after three pay
mentS nave been made on its policies
the aw of Maine holds the Insurance in
force, wen though the insured does not
make his subsequent payments.
Mr.. Wright is well known 10 Elko
county citizens. having served ~ years
with tn" Southern Pacific in the rapa
cities of dispatcher, chief dispatcher,
and Train Master. and he bear, the same
reputation for honesty aS tn" company
which he represents.
Any of our citizens desiring life iii
surancc that insurc~ will. do well To
communicate with Mr.. Wright at Ogden
Utah.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-06-19
NOTICE OF AssEssMINr
NEvADA.EAIRvIkw MINING rov,.x,


Principal place OF business. Elko. ElLo
", Nevada. General onlce outside nj ~.
ga Atlas Block. Salt Lake City, Utah. -
tion OF mines. Fairview Mining D.,,SNa
Churchill county. Nevada. '
Notice is hereby given that Mt n mee,Ir.
the board OF directors OF Neyadu.EnIr"
Mining Company. held on the 18th day n, Nv
iV"s' Assessment No. 2 Of one.half uO cent No,
share was levied upon the capital stoet -, ~
corporation, issued and outstanding. po,.n,
Immediately TO the Secretary ut the ono. =,
the company, 2liI. Atlas Block, Sal, Lak. CO..
UTAH. IVY
Any stock upon which this assessment -.
remain unpaid ON Saturday. the .o,h aoy :,
June, 1908. Will be delinquent and advertise.
Tor sale ut public auction. and unless puvn.,,
Is made before. will be sold on Mond,y 49,
2'th day OF July, 1908, Ut I O'Clock Il. NJ n, ~
coHp@ny'6 on1ce. ga Alias Block, Salt InL.
City, Utah. to pay the delinquent nssesSnr,,
thereon. together with the cost Of udyer,I-irs
aud expense OF sule.
GIDEON SNYDER. Sccretarr
by order Of the board OF directors. The ,,,.
when stock shall be delinquent pursuant tn ,h.
foregoing notice Is changed 30 and iuclnd,,r
July o. l6os. and sale day to Monday, Aupu,,
IL. 1908, ati O'Clock p. IN. at the comrupr,.
on ce. Ga Atlas Block. Salt Lake City. U,ab
GIDEON SNYDER.
Secretary
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-06-19
GO FROM HOME TO HEAR NEWS.
German Idea OF Life in America 10
Something New.

4 German newspaper with a large
circulation publishes nj rcEula- inter
tals little articles from America"
which are probably cad with much In.
t"rc5t abroad. where II Is not gcncr.
ally known that they are misleading
One OF them. published a few weeks
nGo, tells about safc.dcrCsit vaults
ut should he understood" the cores
pOndcnt says. that despite the high
civilization as seen here in science.
art. and philanthropy. there
Is still n certain wildncss about the
people which makes the rich man fear
the p%lundcrer.
1T Is on that account that one
iind these safc.dcpOsit vaults in all
parts OF New York city. and there
people take their valuablcs when they
do not require them for public show.
In the opera season one may see long
lines OF carriages and automobiles In
In the evening when the call
for their jewels. and again after the
opera. the thcaters and tho balls arc
ever. when they return them to the
burglar.proof boxes.
Diamonds, amethysts and sap.
phircS made OF glass are also dcpOs.
lied In these places md taken out
when Others can see the operation by
women who court recognition In the
circles where jewclry H. a badge Of
superiority"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-06-19
Would manauc Finances,

I might Just AS well throw money
away at C as To lend II to YOU" she
said to tho artist as he came IN and
began to smoke n cigarc tie. You
pay me In driblcts. and ! am 30 sur.
priscd to get anything back that !
hurry to spend It. DO you remember,
not long ago. when you got pnid iGr 10
water color and stopped me on the
street and gave me back two dollars
OF that five dollars you borrowed?
Well. Just vent along spending that
money foolishly for things ! didn't
need at NIL. was 30 amazed at getting
II back again" You poor little thing"
he said to her softly. "iIl never let
you spend money ioolIsi!ly like that
again.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-06-19
Boxer Chief Well Treated.

Duke Ian. n OF tho Boxer chlnrg
who Is supposed Ia be In priyou AZ
Slnkiang. on account Of his share o.,
the rising OF 1900. seems to be ha l
a very good time. II Is reported ..r
be Is using the Chckiang guild h,,.
as his residence aud. as he . 4 .,.
the grounds MS too small. he exc.
them by taking in tho adjacent .t:
lie draws from the Treasury a IL. .a
monthly allowance 70. his ma:utcp
ancc. always goes out in an or ,eI
chair borne BY four persons, VITA Il
'arcc number Of ~bodyguards. and In
fond OF theatrical performance.
Tho officials, from the governor dow g.
ward. are In the habit OF going TO I,s
1ousc to pay their respects twice a
month.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-06-19
Clarence T.. Mackay

The following from Goolwin's Weekly
concerning Clarence +. Mackay and his
wife, may I've of interest to Ncvadnns in
general. Mr Mackay and his party
made q short stop IN Salt Lake City Oh
their return to the east from Nevada;
1t is nice to meet people like Mr. Mac
kay and his charming wife, thorough
breds, to whom millions have made no
difference. In fact. they seem more like
people Of the west than the usual anlucnt
fasteners, for they are thoroughly demo.
cratic In every way. and during their
western trip have made hundreds Of
friends through the transformations
warmth Of their greetings and their mn.
affected manners.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-06-19
Will Make Reduction

The Southern Pacific railroad has
notified the state railroad commission
that beginning on the first of July there
will h. material reductions for the
transportation of stock i'll this state.
The reductions made by the company
run from , To II per cent. or an average
Of about : per ccnt and the sums
amount to from $40 To $50 the car for
the freight. The stoCkraiScrs of the
state have entered objections several
times to the rates in effect at the present
time and the matter was laid before the
Southern Pacific by the state commits
ison. The commission had no power or
authority to make on order in the
matter hut the railroad promptly
acquiesCcd in the suggestion of IA rcduc-
ton when the question was brought 20
its attcntiun.-Virginia Chronicle.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-06-19
Mlr1s WIZ Pay In Gold.

Hereafter payments for bullion de
posted at the MINIS andi assay offices
coin or bars or by check Of the local
Sub-TrcaSury or United States dcpos,
tory bank in the city in which the
Mint or assay office is located, as may
he desired by the depositor. The great
accumulation of gold coin and the ION
gcstcd condition of the vault space ut
the disposal Of the Government rcnd.
crS this course necessary, instead of the
practice which has prevailed for several
years past of giving dcpositors at West.
crn MINIS and assay Offices Eastern cx-
change in payment for deposits of gold
bullion.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-06-19
His Happy Home

His salary WAS $3.50 u year. and he
had Just proposed TO Miss Glare Light
head and heen accepted. and they were
both expuiSitely happy until she said:
And You don't know how lovely u
home will b., George. 1t shall liz \
place of rest and joy and comfort! I'll
ring the housekeeper up every morning
and"
The houSekeeper.'
Yes. yes. dear. Now. don't inter-
rupt. You naughty boy. I'll tell the
housekeopcr to tell the cook to"
The cook"
"Of course and | do hope we can get
u French cook. And I'd like the parlor
maid to"
The parlor maid!'
Yes. yes. Id like Il brisk, tidy, rosy
checked girl. | don't care 50 much
about the h~ouscmaid."
Why, my darling. I'm afraid"
Now, now, you bid old boy. yul
must let Your little girl have her own
way when it comes to the house serv-
ants. You can engage the butler If you
like, and of curse you'll get the coach
man. but when it comes To the lasndress
and seanstrcss und-why George, what
n d~readfully long face you have, l don't
like it,
1t looked longer rs he sat in his ~ by
- room al hour later trying 10 figure
out" how the wages of the cook and
houSckccpcr and butler and all the rest
of them were to bc paid OH 50 per week,
He hasn't calculated it yet.-Exchange.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-06-19
Bryan's Beautiful Eulogy.

The following tribute of mortality
is from IL culOgy over Il deceased
member, which was delivered ly W.
J. Bryan. then one of the youngest
members of Congress. 1t will rank
with anything of the kind ever
uttered in the house:
'lf the Father dcigns 10 touch
with divine power the cold and
pulsclcss heart Of the buried acorn
aud make it break forth from its
wall. will lie leave neglected tho
soul Of man. who was made in the
Image Of the CrcatorG IF He Sippps
to give TO the rose. whose withcrcd
blossoms float upon the autumn
breeze, the sweet assurance Of an.
other srring-timc. will He withhold
the wort Of hope from the souls If
men when the frost Of winter cJnrsY
IL matter. mute or inanimatc, though
changed by tho forces Of nature in.
to u multitude Of forms. can never
die, will TIA" spirit of man suffer
annililation after II had paid u brief
visit. like u royal guest, ia this ten.
cmcnt of clayY Rather let us believe
that He who in His apparent prodi.
Eality wastes not the raindrnp. tho
blade Of grass or the shining zephyr
but makes thcm ali carry ont His
eternal plans, has given Immortality
Ia the soul and gathered Ia Himself
tic generous spirit Of our friend"