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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-23
Il Was Net Referred

Gendral Robert Avery, who was
wounded almost fatally at Chancellors.
vile and recovered just in time to lose
his right leg ut the hip OH Lookout
mountain, told IN anecdote of Lincoln
which shows the great presidents
appreciation Of the fitness of things and
his unfailing fund of humor.
when l had recovered from the eff
fects of the amputation," said General
Avery, - very dear friend of mine who
had served long and faithfully us L
rcgimental q~uartermaster was an ap-
plicant for q position us brigade quar-
termaster. He filed it with me, and
after it had been properly briefed and
indorsed | made it my business to put it
before the president. There was II long
line of people waiting tosee Mr.. Lincoln
when l arrived at the White House; but
seeing l was Il wounded man, he came
over to me. III take my turn, Mr..
President I said. and he turned tc
receive his visitors.
The man ahead of me also had q
request for IN appointments letter
which Governor Bramlett of Kentucky
had Endorsed Respectfully referred to
President Lincoln
Governor Bramlctt requests that
be appointed said the mar from Ken
lucky. President Lincoln took the let
ter. Why exclaimed Mr.. Lincoln
this doesn't show that Governor Bran,
lett requests anything. 1t says simply
Respectfully referred" That means
he just passed it along. If you car
get Governor Bramlett to request INT
I'll do it. Respectfully referred is
only II polite way of getting rid of {
person.
"Hc was sitting ut his desk at the
time. setting lower and lower down il
his chair until only his head seemed t.
show. presented the papers of my
friend. He read them and said. Why
yes. Then he wrote on card. Re
sp~ectfully referred to Mr.. Stanton the
secretary of war.
This won't do. Mr.. President
said TO him. Why not! he asked
Because You have just said to that maj
from Kentucky that Respectfully
referred" is a polite way of getting rid
of Il person
The president slowly rose out of hi
deep seated chair until lie looked sever
feet tall to me, and then he began t.
laugh. You've got me. said he, ant
then he wrote on II card, Appoint thi
man New York World.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-23
Rules For Avoiding Sickness in Summer

4 prominent doctor declares hot
weather diseases would diminish ~ per
cent if the American people knew how
to live in summer. He submits the
following rules:
Make your work light as possible.
Wear only the lightest clothing and
rs few garments us the law allows.
Take Il ;old bath every morning and
n tepid one every afternoon.
Eat Sparingly, principally fresh veg
etableS. stunning all fats and starchy
foods, avoiding the deadly frnit salad
and taxing no fruit which has not been
either washed or peeled Immediately
before it is served.
Drink no spirituous liquors.
Make your vacation absolutely diff
ferent from your daily life.
Chief among the ills from heat that
are less direct but more frequently fatal
are diseases of the lower alimentary
canal. Two general causes are roughly
assignable-cold and bacteria. The
sudden or too early dOnninE of light
undertaking. the failure To dress
according to the change in temperature
produced by the unexpected occurrence
Of one of those comparatively cold days
which are characteristic of Il nm
settled climate: the rash il
which 50 many of lis leap from warm
work or exercise into an open ~troll",
car or a speeding automobile-all oi
these things pay their respective tolls ot
death.
thcr cold is II minor one compared Will
its sister ills. The fact is-and il is
fact seldom rraliZcd-that almost al
the July and August diseases of tn,
bowels are due To bacteria, and we ar
now considering have their origin il
the eating of contaminated fruit.
BY this | do not necessarily meal
fruit which is 81 far rOttcd that it
decomposition is evident t. the senses
1t is true. | believe, that in many chcaI
eating places. and in some that ar
not cheap. contaminated fruit Is FIRE
quently served ~ fruit salad or in som,
highly seasoned or Skilfully p"rplrc,
form. But the far more frrqucn
source of distress is in fruit which on
sense could not AT all detect ~ drCIycd
and which, if pointed nut to lis. ",
would describe as Just on the turn.
Such decay is due to tn" presence o
bacteria. and its result i, most fire.
qu"ntly plain. ld.fashinn"d Cholcr;
murbus, which may u" avoided b,
avoiding contaminated food.
plain, old fashioned. yes; hut
laughing matter, no" remarks I'll
doctor. Out Of my own professions
experience. on the contrary, | wUul
say that, symptomatically. ch"lcr
morbus is oftcnpuitc Sd"adly rs Asiati
cholera. II has certainly been FL
more deadly in America. and | know q
but general rule against it-whr
in doubt, cook the fruit.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-23

Senator Smoot elrcidated the sub
ject of high prices by arguing that
retail merchants are the arch-sinners
in that matter. because they charge
three or four hundred per cen profit.
But the fact is the average profits of
the retailers are not over 10 per cent.
certainly not W 90 per cent. Yet we
are a~ll-nincty millions of us-to be
skinned because Senator Smoot is II
lightning calculator and a sleight of
hand performer with arithmetic.
but the most absurd theory of all the
absurd theories in the senate debate is
that a tariff. instead of raising prices,
actually lowers them. The people ought
to let the statement soak into their
heads rs the ne plus ultra of the absurd.
and then seriously ask themselves this
question: If the tariff lowers prices,
how does it happen that Washington
for the past four months has been in
tested with great manufacturers or
their agents lobbying against all rcduc'
tions in the tariff and in many cases
demanding increases in rates!
Does not every sane man know that
il Il tariff lowers prices these same
manufacturers and their lobbyists would
be raising heaven and earth to have the
tariff abolished cntirelyI
"Messr. Aldrich, SmOOt and their
conferees seem To think they can induce
the people to doubt evidences Of their
own senses"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-23
IRhyolitc Hold-up

Anthony Cnll and NJ. j. Summers.
parties of interest in the Pioneer hi.
Metallic lease AT Pioneer. created Il
sensation in Rhyolitc on Thursday, and
nj the same time got themselves into "a
bad hole. They were dcp0sitors in the
Bull:TUg Bank ami Trus company. or
parties of interest in the funds of the
leasing . Il pany. which were tied NJ
in the institution. On g." :lnN III Gurs.
ton they went to los Small. the
custodian of the affairs OF the local
company. and d]cnarIch that lac pro.
ducc the funds. Coli had II KUN and
stated that he would shoot Unless his
request was granted. Small was hope.
less. He was marched up to the First
National Bank and there he was made
to explain to F.. II. Stickrcy of the
latter organization that his lif" de,
pended on his ability to raise the
amounts Of the deposits. Mr.. Stickncy
advanced the money as n personal loan
to Small. Both men were put under
arrest later. Owing to the difficulty
experienced in obtaining counsel for
the defendants. their preliminary
hearing will not occur until Monday.
Bullfrog Miner.
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A Bio ~unlertAkinH

State Engineer Nicholas has returned
To Carson from Wells. where he went
to inspect the project of the Pacific
Reclamation Company. Il company
headed by Mel Badt, of Wells. they
will reclaim 40, 900 acres of land II miles
north of Wells. The company las been
Incorporated, the project approved and
$3.50, 900 has been put up to pay the
Utah Construction Company for the
work of building the reservoir and
canals. The project will gather the
waters of Bishop, Trout and Burnt
Breeks into an eight mile long reservoir.
transmit them in n main canal Is miles
long to the Badt ranches and will in
clude distributing laterals and other
necessary construction. No land will
be sold until the project is completed far
enough to guarantee water for the next
year. The company is composed of Mel
Badt of Wells. Gutman and Palcus of
New York and Seigel of Salt Lake City,
bonds for sale.
Mr.. Nicholas visited the Spence mine
Mt Spruce mountain, Is miles south of
Wells, where the only snelter working
on silver, lead and gold ores in the state
is in operation. Ed. Spence OWNS tho
mines and the smelter. He turns ont
four bars of silver and gold bullion an
hour, a net of about $1,000 Il day and
has ore enough 10 run the stack for 80
days yet. Spence is the man who first
declared that Ely would be Il great
copper camp and he WAS hootcd ut.
He WAS then general foreman of the
chairman mine. He located \ lot of
ground in what is now the heart of Ely
copper district but was unable to hold
it on account of the large amount of
assessment work required at that
time.
Nicholas also reports progress OH the
Twin Falls and Salmon River railroad.
being built south from Twin Falls.
Idaho. to Wells, The line has reached
tile Idaho Nevada state linc.-CarSon
Appeal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-23
a Gave But a Home

Is a gray" digger Il builder? Is he
a mechanic" II not. what in the die.
%ti"nHry OF H." labor uniors t. he?
I'll" grave digG"Ts have made an en-.
dcaE"r tn iuin the building trades
council al Greater New YORK. and have
been denied The last home 0f maa is
not "a house. say the builders. The
graz" makers say that as th.y dig n
H." earth. tl,y should be class"d WNh
III" men who make cellars. who have
been admitted 10 The unions Of The
building trades. The failure ~ mi
lO"ic Is pointed M by the hUil..ra
P'npi" can live Ia cellars and i"
houses over the cellar. but never in OF
over The Gravcs.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-23
Judge SomerS Tanned Him

In connection with the charge made
by James Haley that certain officials
Of the Plttsburg-Silver Peak Mining
company had threatened officers ON
nectcd with the bullion tax suit against
that company, All interesting episode
happened last Saturday afternoon after
Judge Somers denied the motion To
quaSh fled by the Pittsburg-Silvcr Peak
to the indictments against the company
officers and directors. Attorney Glib.
hons. representing the mining company.
notified Edmund Jusscn, superintendent
of the company, who had been standing
in the hall. outside the court rooIn. Jus
sen strobe furiously into the court oo
and seated himself awaiting the adjourn
ment of court. At the adjournment of
court ,Jusscn followed Judge Somcrs
into his chambers with the obvious in
~tention of i%ntimidating the judge.
When he emerged, however. lie APP
J pearcd crestfallcn and considerably
tanner tl.an when he entered. Judge
SOmers absolutely refused to bc inter.
viewed on the subject.
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The conjurer confesses.

Tha the hand Is quicker than the
eye IL ono OF those accepted sayings
invented by someone who knew moth.
Ing oil conjuTlng-Or. as IL more likely.
by some cunning conjurcr who aimed
still further to hoodwink n gullible
puhlic. The fact Is that the best con.
juror seldom makes a rapid motion.
Tor that attracts attention. even
though 1t be not understood. The
true artist In this line Is deliberate IN
every movement. and It IL mainly by
his actions that he leads his audience
to look not where they ought, but I'm
an entirely different direction. Mr..
David Dcvant. who for u number of
consecutive years has entertained
london with his ingenious tricks, has
said: "Tlie conturcr must be an actor.
By the expression Of his face, by his
gestures, by the tone OF his voice, I'm
short. by his acting. he must produce
his encCts."-St. Nicholas
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-23
Tastu Beef 1onQuc

Foil n beef tongue in sa,,"d water
until tender. Remove the skin and lay
the tonEuc IA vinegar :" which two
hJzeu cloves and q ieTei tcaSpooE'Hi Of
cinnamon have been added. Let II re
main in the vinegar three or four
hours. Pour four tab%lcSpuonfuls OF
olive oil in a saucepan: add u Glove OF
garlic cut fine. one medium sized onion
and several sprigs of parsley. chopped.
When the onion Is fried t. a light
brown add twOtlirhs Of = bottle Of
tomato Catsup, three tablcsTOonfuls Of
worcestershire sauce and a dash Of
cayenne pepper. Remove the tongue
from the vinegar. lay in the sauce,
cover aud let simmer until ready TO
serve.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-23
THE NEW TARIFF LAW

In the following statement Chamr
Clark, the democratic leader of the
house of representatives, sizes up the
new tariff law Us it will he when the
conference committee gets through
with it:
"Of course" declared Champ Clark,
1T is not positively known what shape
the Payne ldrich. Smoot bill will show
when the conferccs get through with ii.
Enough is known to enable II rational
creature to conclude: First. that the
Payne bill is worse than the Dinglcy;
second the Aldricl- SmOOt bill is worse
than the Payne: third, the Payne.
Aldrich SmOot bill, when finished by
the conferces, will he the worst of all:
fourth, President Taft will sign any
bill sent him.
."The truth is" added Mr.. Clark, "a
republican revision of II republican
tariff bill is u startling ILLUSTRATION of
falling out OF the frying pan into the
fire."
"Thc senate st~and.pattcrs exploit
tho fact that while they have increased
the rates ON many items. they also have
reduced them on several: hut on On.
animation IL will bc found that the
reductions are on articles Of which
there is small production and on which
the import duties are hardly worth con.
sidcring.
For instance the amount of money
cxtortcd from the people on either the
cotton manufacturers schedule or the |
wooden manufacturers schedule. is Il ;
hundred fold rs great as all the rcduc.
tions made by Mcssrs. Aldrich and
Some Of the most absurd
theories propOundcd since the confusion
Of tongues at Babel have been developed
In tho senate debate.
''Sonator Henry Cabot Lodge. Of
Massachusetts. the scholar Of politics.
made tho wonderful discovery that there
3 no such thing ns q consumer.
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Urges Attendance at Church.

Tn" bishHp of Durham. England. la.
mcnts the fact that II very formidable
degree Of English Christian life In the
neglect aud Isolation Of the Lords day"
has set In. aud blnmcs the p"rniciOuS
custom OF the week end" The very
day" he says. when the charities VI
home should b" In their strength. when
the family should meet with special de.
votiou for home worship, and should
also meet II family amidst other fam.
HES. In the church which IL the cen.
ter Of the surrounding religious life
life In which th" family should have II
responsible parts now 100 often the
day for separation. Incidence. i%rrcspon'
slhlo sclfindmlEcncC."
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-23
Professor Ring May Never Leave His Bed

1t is probable that Professor Ring
state superintendent If public in>,ruc.
ton. will never riS, from his bed in the
hospital.
Prof. Ring is suffering from a com.
plication of diseases that proceed from
- generous affection and his days.
according Ia his medical attendant, are
numbered and are brief.
The old gentleman. h" is -, has
b"cn an invLid for many years. He
has stuck il out and worked WHEN he
WAS not able to III 50 without injury 10
his health and has probably shortened
his days 10y Il devotion 10 duty.
TIL" doctors at Reno hospital, where
he is being cared for. give him a matter
of two or three weeks. Tn" end might
come al any time. Appeal
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To the Public

Two persons recently i'll Battle
Mountain have informed me that it is
being freely said there that | WAS con-
nectcd with the buying of Witt and
Kelly, the Lovclock pitcher and catcher,
on the 9TH of July.
One Elkn man has told me that it is a
fact that they were bought, and that he
knows who did it. There are also many
rumors connecting various people with
the thing. 50 far | have been unable
to secure conclusive proof.
/ do not believe that any one here
who knows Inc has cveT entertained
the idea for Il ONE that ] would do
such a thing, and ! think all my
acq%uaintances know that if | had
known Of such IL nasty piece of business.
or even had "A suspicion of it before the
game, | would have publicly announced
it before il ball WAS thrown.
Bnt inaSmuch as have good reason
to believe that some people in Battl,
Mountain have connected me with thi,
thing, l wish 10 say to the public tina
any II will confer II great favor upoI
me and the Elko Baseball Team b,
putting me on the track of trustworth,
evidence which will enable us to expos,
the contemplate scoundrcl who did thi
foul thing (if it was doncl and sulliet
the name of our town and II baseball
team. If we have anything of thi
breed in Elko. the whole county ough.
to know il.
+. j. l.. TABER,
Acting Captain Elko Baseball Team
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Cannot Lecture In America.

Princess K%rop0ikin OF Russia IL said
to have given up her plan OF making a
lecture tour In America because of the
law which excludes anarchists. The
princess Is described as n gentle. inof.
fensive woman, but she and her hus.
band have been for years "phllosophi.
cal anarchists" As the immigration
laws Of America make no distinction
between the different classes OF ana
chists the princess would not be al.
lowed TO land.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-23

The waving hat feather is said to
be n good breeding ground for mi
crobes, and for this reason those who
are afraid OF them are discarding all
lowing ends OF this sort. On the
other hand, 1t IS stated In tho millinery
Journals that Paris has the feather fad
worse than evcr. and that In the
spring the tails will reach half q yard
or more from the hat. Persons who
wear such hat ornaments should not
ride in street cars, because the pro.
jecting piumcs are All annoyance to
those who sit behind them, and also
because there Is much more danger
OF the willy germ seeking them out
as COED roosting places and then
breeding consumption. typhoid fever.
diphtheria and other equally unpleas.
ant diseases. There is also the fear
that the oriental rugs are responsible
Tor much promiScuous germ breeding
In thiS country. and buyers are de.
manding that they he made pure be.
fore sold.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-23
Smoke While Listening 70 GospeI,

Rev. Sydney Goodman. director Of
the Mems club Of Atlantic City. Is be.
ing congratulated on the success Of his
work. The Sunday night gatherings at
his church have became II feature OF
Atlantic City life. They are limited to
the male sex. Cigars are passed around
and the men made TO feel at home
while the minister Is preaching the
Gospel to them. From a congregation
OF 200 In 1907 his church has now
reached a total membership OF more
thar 1000.
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BORN
SMrTHE la Elko. Nevada. July II,
1893, to the wife Of Rev. Pcrcival :.
Smithc. u daughter.

Frank q. Spencer, the Young Ken.
lucky sailor. who fell from u frcigh,
train ut Valcry station Monday morn,
ing and was horribly manglcd. died
shortly after he was taken to Lovclock
a c%oroncr's inquest WAS held at Love.
lock and u verdict Of accidental death
rendered, tho remains being buried
there. Spencer was only 10 years Of
age.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-23

A very curious effect Is sometimes
produced by lightning. The person
struck is killed and yet he remains
In The very attitude Ia which he WAS
at the moment OF death. Eight farm
laborers were resting At dinner time
under an oak when they were all
struck and killed by the same flash
OF lightning. When found they ap
pe6red - be still eating. One held u
glass. another was carrying a piece
or bread to his mouth. and Il third had
his hand on a plate.
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AND THEIR WOMEN FRIENDS.
Steiner Sex Declared to Be Stupid in
Their Selections.

Chivalry is an old-fashioned word:
but the thing itself. though less In evil
dence. was never Sc much in action
as in our very own time. Men show
II in their whole attitude toward their
women friend They handle our feel
ings with their lightest touch. they
walk among onr Wcjndices on tiptoe,
'heE TAKE on their hats To our bigotry
II we call ii religion; they accept our
squeainiShness for refinement; and
they grow gray before they discover
that with certain women a fiji OF tears
means no more than a 1T of profanity
from some g They surely are pa.
uent in their own way. But neither
can II b. denied that in their choice
OF friends they are sometimes stupid
To Il ie~Irt.rending degree.
In the main. an Ang!o-SaXon's mans
friends are as little OF his choosing AS
the shape OF his nose. One can run
over the list in the dark. His family
iriends, his wife's friends, the wives of
his friends. Then come the inconsid.
cradle residuum Tin size), the friends
whom he has chosen for himself. Here
VIII be where plumbers will show. but
the worst are like to be birds OF pas.
sage. Perhaps lie made them during
MS college days when the haze was
over every pretty girl whom he met.
II Is too much Ia expect Il lad TO pick
the girl of really fine nature and sweet.
ness. Nor does he; he admires the
girl all the other fellows admire-a
pretty tippant little creature who isn't
afraid 10 talk CASUALLY he isl and can
dance like a dream. But will men
continue missy? | trow not.-OCtave
Thanet in Harpcr's Bazaar.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-23
Steamed Cranberry puddInu,

Cream II half cup Of butter, add
gradually a cupful Of sugar and three
eggs we'll beaten. Mix and sIft we'll
three eggs Of pastry -four with one and
one. half ~teaspnOnfuls of baking pow.
dor. Add the flour alternately with Il
half cupful of milk 10 the butter, su,
gar and eggs, and lastly add u half
cup Of craubcrrlcs. Steam in u Gov.
cred buttorcd mold for three hours and
serve with swcctened cream.
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Eggs Found In Old Temple.

Sig. Rava. Italian minister OF public
instruction. communicates the partic-
ulars OF an archaeological discovery at
G~laniculum, where excavations have
been going on since last June. Sew.
eral statues. fragments Df columns
and bronze objects hav. been I'm.
earthed and now Il cell. evidently be.
longing to a temple, and n large altar
OF triangular shape. have been dis.
covered. The apex is turned towards
the east. II Is built of bricks. covered
with some sort Of concrete. In the
middle OF the altar Il we'll is sunk. II
was covered with tiles. II was opened
In the presence Of Sig. Rava and Prof.
Bcrnabel, and was found to contain
a bronz statue OF the god Kronos.
with n serpent wound round the body.
while around were eggs in an excel.
lent state OF preservation. The dis.
covcry shows particularly that the site
was n place Of sacrifice.
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Gambiers, Sunnrntltlnn.

a long French nail would appear to
be popular as a mascot at Monte Carlo.
for among tho trcntc and quarantc
players II Is much IN evidence. Others
again place confidence IN the posses.
sion OF a crooked coin. One man fixes
all his hopes on n mummy's finger, II
nasty looking Bit OF brown stick
which he preserves with holy care M
If II were Il saints rciIc.-IIcarth and
Home.
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Pepper Hash.

Save %drippings and cold sirloin
steak. Cut steak into pieces. TO hall
Il large salad bowl Of steak add two
green peppers. four tomatoes and three
large potatoes. Cut vegetables into
pieces, sllcing potatoes thick and ir.
regular. Cover with water and season
with salt only. Cook half an hour and
thlcken Juice with u tablespoonful Of
flour. Serve with plain boiled rice and
anlnd.