Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-05-01

trust that violate I'm injunction merely
raises the prices Of it's prolucts.-Com-
moner
Tariff revision right after election
says MIR. Fairbanks. We trust that the
vice-president has had the politeness to
consult the speaker of the house in this
matter. The announcement. besides,
would carry more weight.
a comparatively young man whose
mustache remained jet black, while the
hair ON his head turned white, explained
the phenomsnon by saying it was he
cause his lips enjoyed all the good things
of life and his head had to suffer I'LL the
troubles.
Almost all the worlds supply of black
diamonds comes from II comparatively
small area in the central part of the
state of Bahia, Brazil. The stones arc
found i'll gravel and ~conglomerate for
nations. They are used for rock drill.
ing, and Of late years their value has
been greatly enhanced.
Because the people failed to respond
to the committees call for funds. Sam
Davis has wired the president of the
international Miners exposition of New
York that Nevada will make no exhibit.
The committee wRntGl $4,000 to make
the exhibit q success, but collected only
1850. Not n very liberal response.
The camphor bureau of Formosa pro.
hibits the cutting down of trees of Il
less age than 80 years for the making Of
canphor. AT the present rate Of cut.
ting, the supply of oldtrces will I've ex-
haustcd in less than 10 years. To meet
this contingency the government will
plant hereafter $50. 600 trees "A year.
\ prominent doctor in Hungary has
discovered that almost all modern all
mcnts are due to the habit Of sitting.
He suggests that clerks and typcwriters
should stand at their work, but Should
rcclinc ut full length on the floor for
II few minutes every two hours. This
would make business life much more
picturesque.
The healthy, happy, care-frcc Amer
lean citizen, with "A few simolcOns i'll
his pocket, does not envy the miserable
existence ckcd ont by John ID. Rookie
Teller. even though that gentleman is
possessed Of the wealth of CrocSus.
Guarded day and night by an army Of
detectives. afraid To leave his hOInc I'M
attended. unable 10 eat n decent meal,
what torturcs of conscience the old free
boOtcr must suffcr.-Rhyolitc Bulletin,
The Bristol Herald Courier defines II
gentleman :s "a man that's clean in
side and outside. who neither looks up
to the rich nor down ON the poor; who
can lose without %squcaling, and win
without bragging. who is cunsideratc to
women, children and old people; who is
too brave to lie, too generous to cheat.
and who takes his share of the world,
and let's other people have theirs" \
pretty good definition: il is also Il pretty
good definition of an angel. Washing.
ton Herald.
William Duncan, Nevada state police.
has been pcrcmptorily dismissed from
the service by Superintendent Cox. Cox
announced Friday evening that he had
taken summary action in the case on the
grounds of drunkenness. insubor,lin.
alton and grating. on the part of Dun
can. Duncan was stationed mt Rawhidc
and has been reported 10y his inspector
on al three charges. Captain Cox. in
Diminishing the man, ordered the officials
ut Rawhide to prosecute him on charges
of grating to the full extent If the
law.
Shortly after I o'clock Sunday morn
ing, the people of Elko were startled by
the firing Of pistols in the streets, close
ly followed by the ringing Of the fire
bell. There WIS a hurried rush toward
Chinatown, where u dugout owned by
Guy Hardin and J. ID. Carroll, wa on
fire. The fro boys were promptly OH
the ground and soon had the fire under
control. The origin Of the fire is un-
known and tho loss is small. The dug.
ont WAS occupied by Tennessee Bill
and his partner and they cannot account
for the fire.
Quite II number Of Elkoitcs went to
Calm yesterday morning to- witness the
game of base hall bot wccn the Elko and
Carlin teams. Tho game was II lively
one from start tO finish and Mt the end
Of tho ninth inning each team had
rolled up seventeen tallics. The 10th
md nth innings failed to change the
score and the leth inning was played.
The Elko team added two more tallies
to their score in this inning and the
Carlin team failed to get II man over
the home plate. This left the score 10
to II in favor Of Elk1,
An acquaintance called on some ladies
In an Alabama town who had ut the
time been much wcaricd 10y nm aprar.
emily endless succession Of callers. The
door wns olnucd by Augustus Butts, tho