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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-11-29
A MUSICAL PRODIGY.
Four-Year-Old Girl who Plays the
Organ Correctly.


This quiet town has been suddenly
startled by the development of q baby
musician named Lydia Welch, a child
OF only four years, writes aMilton (Del.)
correspondents. ncr father is John 3.
Wclch, tho loading druggist of tho town
and superintendent of tho Methodist
Sunday-school and leader of the choir in
tho Same church. Some few months ago
this child showed wonderful talent for
singing. People passing tho house
humming popular airs werc observed by
her, and tho next day tho people wero
surprised to hear their airs reproduced
in an infantile voice. The child had
but to hear tuno once before sho
could reproduce it without single false
note.
Only short time ago she had severe
attack of diphtheria, and, to tho great
regret of parents and friends. she lost
oil her former inclinations to sing. But
what was the surprise of hcr friends
whom they discovered that all her vocal
powers had suddenly been directed into
Inother channel, and from that time in
itrumental music began toa interest her
n wonderful degrce.
Tho only musical instrument that Mr..
Welch had about the house was an or
gan, and upon this ono day did the littlo
one begin to play some tune she had
hoard her father sing. Soon tho people
learned of tho child's wonderful power,
and every evening a crowd assembled
upon the sidewalks adjoining tho house
to hear her perform.
1t is most interesting to watch this
little midget with her tiny hands upon
the keys and feot scarcely reaching the
pedals. play oil the popular airs and re-
producing any tune, even the most diff
cult, after once hearing it performed.
Any music once hummed or whistled in
her presence is reproduced upon tho
organ. The whole town is proud Of this
musical prodigy and the parents are do
lighted, while at the same timo they are
somewhat startled at tho almost super
human talent displayed by this preco-
cious child, who does not yet know, her
alphabet.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-11-29
Curlositle. OF nranma.

When it comes to stories of queer
dreams, tho person most reticent about
this form of self-revelation i3 likely to
think If not to speak of somo extraordi-
nary experience in the Land of Nod.
When Dr. Holmes ''saw huge f,hos
boiled to rags bob through tho bubbling
brine" in his famous nightmare of o
hot day, he set "reminiscences going in
many o brain crossed by thoughts of
rash snppers like bis own. Two mon
drifted upon tho topic somehow tho
other day, and ono confessed to q terror
oft repeated in his dreams OF tho roof
falling down upon him. "My favorito
nightmare" returned the othor. sis Of
hugo dog rushing ut mo to dovour mo.
But always bravely taleo hold of his
jawc, tear them apart, and SO save my
self from destruction" Tho FIRST spoal-
or smiled sheopfshly. "I'yo dreamed
that myself hundrodsof times" said he,
''and novcr spoke of it. didn't sup
posc any bod, else evcr dreamed such o
foolish thing"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-11-29
A wonderiul stone.

a man living near Kingston, Ca, has
found most wonderful stonc. WhiIo
plowing ON q sandbar in the Etowah
river Lc saw something shining with
the most brilliant Of lights just 10 ono
sidc Of him. lie stopped his plow and
won't TO pick II up. IL was n clear,
white stono tho sizo Of an egg, reflect
ing in ono way all tho colois of tho rain
how. Turning IL over tho coloIs took
on tho character Of q spirit-lcyel, fol-
lowing each other up through tho cen
ter Of the rock till all'werc gathered in
one end. The owner has boon offered
$1,000 for It. but refused IL. 1t cmits a
perfectly whito light in the dark.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-11-29
A Mass or worms.

On returning from church Lafayette
(Ga.) man saw what seemed to be two
small snakes about tho size OF lead
pencil and eight TO ton inches long.
They wero barely moving. On closer
examination, instead of snake 1t was
found to be a mass OF little measuring
worms, each about threo-sixtoenths Of
an inch long. isy moving in this man.
ner they escaped the dust, which would
have been fatal to thcm II they had sop
arnted.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-11-29
THE WEEKLY INDEFENDENT.

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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-11-29
ADVERTISING RATES.

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ound business principles. Apply at the Of
ace for terms.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-11-29

Leaves Elko every morning at 7:3O
o'clock.
Arrives from Tuscarora every even
ing in time to. connect with Express
trains going both East and West.
Office next door to the INDEPENp-
rNT office.
q. +. HOLLAND, Agent
Mower County transcript., 1890-01-29
(OFFlCIAL) t.~...-
FINANCIAL Statement. :.

Showing Receipts and Disburse-
ments Of Mower County, Minne-
sofa, From the First Monday in
January, 1889. to the First Mon
day In January. 1890.
Mower County transcript., 1890-01-29

~ 81. JOHNSON, NJ. D., G. NJ.
eraduate of McGill College, Montreal, late
Assistant Surgeon in Montreal General
Block, opposite Opera House. Calls at
tended day and night.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-09-24

IN favor Of state government III $500,
COG. These figures show whether
the astlegiSsture made extrayagnnt
expenditures. Tho legislature was.
in favor Of economy and the record
shows 1t, but il was hampered by
the legacy Of ten public institutions
and many ornamental officials left
to it as a heritage by the territorial
governments.
The reason the result Of the
boards labor was not sent to the
counties earlier: Many county
clerks and auditors did not return
their abstracts BY the time the board
was to meet, fthe first Monday in
August and some Of them did not
make complete returns until tho
weeks thereafter. There was no law
to compel these gentlemen to send
IN their abstracts and they failed to
do SO. Seine democratic papers are
trying to raise & howl about the
%saise, and, in their wisdom and
without knowing or seeking to know
the law or the facts, are claiming
that the board are ''conspirators anu
riiasters'' and that the raise will be
| made a test and carried to the sup
rene court. This is only done for
effect, as any intelligent man, who
examines the law and the constitu-
ton, can readily SEE. No honest
journalist would be guilty of such
an attempt TO falsify ard mislead.
When the leyies are not made until
after the state board completes its
work it makes no difference in the
amount Of taxes persons pay. Take
any county for instance. There is
necessary for its maintenance, say
$4,000; its assessed valuation is $500,
900. This would require an eight
mill levy. If the state board raised
the valuation to 100000 it would
require just half the levy and the
taxpayer would not pay any more
taxes than he would on the smaller
valuation. But you say the school
and civil township levy were made
on the old valuation! Just so, then
let the school and civil township
authorities meet and rc-considert THEN
action, placing the levy on The new
valuation. No one will object and
this il what should be done.
This will make lots of trouble and
annoyance! This is true, but in
starting a new state, where laws con-
t1ict aud the constitution hampers
there is certain to be more or less
trouble and annoyance for all con-
cerned. Whensererything gets level.
ed down and all runs smooth there
might be caused charges of corrupt
ion if everything was not done ac-
cording to precedent, but there Is
no cause now.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-09-24

The Canton Advocate sizes mp
the Independent party platform
as follows:
"The so-called independent
party is but incnbated, and conse-
quently it has no past history from
which to Judge it. Hence this
party must be gagged wholly by
its platform and nominees, and
accepting these as a criterion there
seems to be no good reason why il
should receive the support of in
telligent voters Of this state. If
the wild, visionary demands of
this platform could be met it
would plunge the state and cour-
try into irretrievable confusion
and financial ruin; it would dele
gate to the general government
the rights Of individuals; it would
divert the government from its
legitimate channels, and make of
it a huge business monopoly, oper-
ating railroads, telegraphs, tele-
phones and other branches of
business; it would ccntralize pow
or so that . change Of administra-
ton would be impossible; it would
take from individuals the rights
80 dear to all, and by delegating
these rights to the dominant party
it would establish an aristocracy
that could not be dislodged, and
40 thwart the very object for
which it pretends to strive; it
would inaugnrate confusion, anar-
chy and eventually wipe out the
last vestige Of a republican form
of government in this country; it
contains the most impracticable
and dangerous hcresy that has yet
been sprung on our people. The
nominees, too, are not a whit bet
ter than the platform. They are
political adventures, one and all,
whose insasiate thirst for Office has
led them into the political break
ers where they now desire to lead
the people. All that is necessary
to forever bury this party out Of
sight is to give to the people a
comprehensive knowledge Of its
objects, aims and nominees"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-09-24

MISREPRESENTATION seems to be
about the whole stock in trade OF
the independents. The demonstra-
ton here on the 4th inst. is being
magnified beyond all sense or nj
on. The COURIER estimate Of the
crowd here on that day was a very
liberal one-7M or 500 people, and
three fourths Of them were wome.,.
children md young men under age.
City Marshal, J. A. Smith, says he
counted the teams that were in the
procession aud there were just So.
The following from the Groton
Lsader, published in Brown county,
formerly q red-hot democratic paper,
but now an enthusiastic supporter
Of the independent party, is a fair
sample Of the wild and unreason-
able reports Of the Loucks and Zipp
meeting at ELK Point:
III. &. Loucks and Fred Zipp, are
receiving great audiences in Union
and Clay counties, both Of which
are going TO give big majorities for
the independent ticket. just out
side Of Ell Point they were met by
the eornet band and a procession Of
. mn rn<Nnlo ~ oonc.t tlo. A.
city. AT this meeting a new cam.
paign broom was presented to Mr..
L0ucks and in the presentation
speech he was told he would sweep
the state and should take the broom
70 the capitol to sweep out steals
md jobs
When 100 or 200 people are mag
nified into 1900, the independent
party must be getting pretty hard
up for campaign enthusiasm.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-09-24
Rica,lapd, Sept. 2lst., 1890.

EDlToR couRIEn: Ihave no SYM
patily with some of the wild tlleor-
leo 81 the new party, especially in
regard u flooding Tie country with
deprecated paper money. for that is
what it would amount to. | ex-
pected to still vote the good old re-
publican ticket, but If your last ar
ticle Of religious persecution rs. Mr..
Zipp, is a fair sanple Of the repubii-
can party, | must leave tue party,
Tor religious liberty ma,st be protect
ed no matter " hetler Mr.. Il believes
in a God WHO'S in the image OF
man. whose feet is as burning brass
and fire coming out OF his mouth
and who has u glittering sword or
not, lie can even Worship a rag baby
(wOrthlpss paper money! as a God
If he wants to, and his right to do
SO must be protected as well as the
Chinaman vino woyships his stone
god in California. As to hypocricy,
let the guiltless cast the first stone.
Mr.. n has a right to say, "God," ii
he wants to. Don't appeal to super
stition. ID. NJ. DIcKERsoN.
If Mr.. Dickerson will read care
fully the article referred to, he will
discover that it is no. an appeal to
religious p~redjndices orsuperstitions
as he styles it. Mr.. Hipp is a can
didate asking the sulfrages Of the
people for a very important pablo
Office, the conduct Of which effects
every man, woman and child in Tho
state. Honesty and sincerity
should underlie every other qualifi-
cation OF public officer. This ar
ticle was published to show Mr..
Zipp's two-faced position before the
people he is asking votes from. No
one cares what his religious beliefs
are, but they do care whether he IL
nm honest and sincere man. Mr..
Zipp brought this phase Of The cam
paign upon himself. He is parad-
ing himself before the people MS a
Sod fearing and God believing
man to secure votes from that class
of people, when it is a well known
fact that he disbelieyes in Il God, or
anything OF a religious character.
This good Lord, good aeyil' sort Of
a man isn't what we want to repre-
sent Us in congress, ard we think it
perfectly legitimate business toshow
up his character in this respect. The
religious belief in this case is
brought in incidentally. Wchavnt
a word to say against Mr.. Iipp on
account OF such belief. We do not
know what Mr.. Dickerson's relig-
ious belief is-whetller he is a meth
odist, Baptist, Catholic or atheist
and il we were informed to-day as
to his beliefs, it would not lessen
our respect for MIN in the least.
From our long acquaintance with
him we know him to be an honest,
straight forward man, and we hope
I've may after careful consideration
think better Of the article referred to.
We believe the republican party can
be safely trusted to preserve aud
protect the religious liberties of all
mankind.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-09-24
TIE TAX
Complete Explanation OF the Actit
Of the State Board Of EQuaiizatio

Complete Explanation OF the Action
of the State Board Of EQUALIZATION.
Auditor Taylor in Alexandria
Herald: The constitution Of the
state prevents more than a two mill
levy for state purposes. The law
provides that the state board shall
equalize values and raise the asses.
ment. The assessment as returned
by the county boards was in round
numbers one hundred and one mil
lion dollars. The state board raised
this a triile ever twenty-five per cent,
TO have raised this enough to meet
the necessary expenditures Gas the
law contemplates) would have made
it necessary to have raised the total
valuation 100 per cent. The lesis-
lature is responsible for the expen-
ditures and for the law. No money
car be paid ont except on an APP
preparation made by the legislature.
Whatever sums are appropriated or
whatever laws are made, are not the
fault Of the state board Of eaualiza-
ton. 1t is, in its official capacity,
but the instrument Of the legislature
for the enforcement of the law. II
the Legislature, when it empowered
and authorized the board to raise
the assessment. made a mistake let
the blame rest where it belongs.
No fair or honest maj will attempt
to lay the fault on the instrument.
Under the territorial form Of gov
eminent the part Of the territory
which now constitutes the state OF
South Dakota was annually assessed
and paid over S55O,000 to support
the territorial institutions and gov
eminent. The United States govern
ment paid the legislature and some
Of the territorial officers on top OF
this sum.
This will have been n state fourteen
months January /, 1891. The total
expenses Of the state government,
including in round namber 500, 600
paid for the legislature, will be
under $4,000. This includes a
considerable sum paid for perma-
nent necessities. 1t will be seen at
a glance that it costs considerable
less to u the state than it did for
South Dakota to pay her share OF
the territorial expenses.
The constitution limits the levy
to two mills. This levy OIL the as
sessment as returned would give the
state S200,N0O n year, Il little less
than half Of what is necessary. The
Legislature understood this and
sought to obviate the difficulty by
authorizing and requiring the state
board to raise the assessment to
meet the expenses. 1t was freely
talked in the Legislature that proper
ty, real and personal, was not assess
ed at one third its actunl value.
The board did not believe this action
would be just and only raised the
valuation twenty-five per cent. The
total assessed valuation. including
railroads and telegraph lines, is in
round numbers one hnndren and
thirty-seven million dollars. A two
mill levy will raise for the ensuing
year $274,O00. for two years $4,000.
The expenditure for the two years
lf this legislature appropriates as
lid the last) will be $SOO,OOO, leav-
a deficiency of s26O,ON. Had
We remained i territory this portion
Of The state would have been called
On 70 pay, Ullstead of S6Q0l0O lor.
tso ysals,D si.iou6o0 differences
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-09-24

A calamity" Farmer.

"A CilCHPc'laGh Vi VIC fAuAit'ii
Pioneer presents a portrait OF Il
farmer who puisons a whole neigh
borisooa. when | was taking the
census in this vicinity | called on a
man who is the owner Of a very
good farm of 200 acres, and who is
regarded as rather more than ordi-
narily intelligent. | asked what he
considered his farm worth. Twenty
live dollars per acre. said he. l
knew very well that he wouldn't
take sixty dollars per acre for it, So
| asked what was the matter with
it. We'll, just this: At the present
low prices Of all farm products and
the present high prices Of every
thing the farmer has to buy this
farm will not pay eight per cent. on
a valuation OF twenty-five dollars
How dc these prices compare
with those Of ten years ago?h |
asked. Farm products are fifty
per cent. lower, and all manufao.
tnred stuff and machinery that the
farmer uses is City per cent. higher:
and it is caused by this yobbu
tariff" A barbed wire fence stood
a short distance away, What did
barbed wire cost ten years ago." |
asked about eight cents, said he.
What is it now?' II don't know
exactly, but it is higher" Turning
TO his son, hesaid: "What did you
give for that rol! you bought last
spring." -Four and thfee.quarters,"
answered the boy. Now" said |,
"let me give youa few comparisons
taken right from the books Of the
dealers in our town. Stee! hoe, Sc
cents ten years ago, now 40 cents.
One-horse plow, 81, now $3.50.
Good spade. sl,50, now 80 cents.
Harvester, 1856, now $40. Mower,
SIS, now sis. Farm wagon, $50,
now 500, and so on through the en-
tire list Of all you buy. You say
the robher tariff has brought all
this about. Ii so, what is the mat
ter with the tariff? Furthermore,
according to your W statement.
you have sold over $4,000 worth Of
! products off your own farm since
last June. Isn't that very fair in
:erest on your investment You
say you have As sheep, and that
they are Improbable stock at
present. yet you say they dropped
60 lambs and sheared 10 pounds OF
wool each worth 25 cents per pound.
What's the matter with the sheep?
BY this time the fellow was almost
fighting mad. and I left him TO
sweat and ponder. But what l
wish to cali attention to is the fact
that this man, like thousands OF
others, is being led by blatant DEM
agogues who are seeking for office
perqrisites and emoluments, and by
rancorous partisan newspapers seek
ing for popularity and lucre, to be-
lieve that the country is going to
the bow-wows and the entire farn-
ing population with it at a rate
that would kick the dust in the
eyes OF a comet. Like thousands Of
farmers, he keeps no accounts,
doesn't know how much he makes
nor how much he spends in a year.
He believes what his party leaders
aud papers tell him, and without
giving these matters a moments in
dependent thought. he jumps at the
conclusion that all is vanity and
yexation Of spirit, and that he is
being robbed, and plundered, and
pillaged, and spoiled, by the admin
istration, the tariff, the manufae-
turer, the merchant, and by every
body and everything that is witll-
out the pale of his own party.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-09-24

TnE late census 5of tho Rose
bud Indian agency shows = ::popn-
lation Of 1856, while for some
years the government has been is
suing rations to 1890 Of these
copper colorcd natives. Theman-
agetnelt Of that agency evidently
needs investigating.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-09-24

on. ~ Dawn Of Chicago
oasn director general
Fair 4 ! salary Of
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-09-24

- the Farkstoil
! candidate for
Anditcr before the republi-
aeOnsertion tat Mitchell. He
e4defeated, but he II doing some
ghty good work for The ticket
I1I tho same.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-09-24

ss ll Ank ton county democrats
{ 4 ssight ticket Il tho
inznfes clear sailing
- ndepsndsnts-up salt
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-09-24

SEvERAL months ago democratic
prophets and orators told Us that
50 great tidal wave would sweep
the republican party from power"
The "waye'' has broke loose in
Oregon, Vermont, Maine and
Wyoming.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-09-24

The British still refuse to
be comforted because Of the
Mckinley bill. They liked
The Mills bill exceedingly we'll
it was framed for their interests
and against the interests Of the
United States.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-09-24
Bedroom Seta.

IA Styles Of table glassware.
You can buy dishes Of us di,fap-
er than any phase in South Dakota
and get a fine assortment To select
from. Send III your orneis. We
will take good care nf them. s. G.
Thornton, the Leading Grocer.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-09-24

Have you seen those new Jersey
enits n Freshman Bros.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-06-10
THE SCHOOL COMMENCE
MENTS.

1t has been for many years our custom
to prepare for the commencement trade
a special stock of goods adapted for morn
ing, afternoon and evening wear. This
year our preparations are on a grander
and more elaborate scale, and includes the
very cream of all that is fashionable in
dress textures. There are many new
stuffs that young ladies will be glad to
hear about, and really there never was a
time when s many pretty and inexpen-
sive costumes for evening could be gotten
up. The new Mousline de Soir in white,
cream and all the popular soft evening
shades, French lawns, tinsel nets, China
silks, India silks, T~arletans, white and
colored, &c Also a very large collection
of Gloves, long and short, for evening,
the best and,latest in Fans and the largest
stock of Slippers in the State. Mai
orders attended to promptly, and CORE
spondence solicited.
W. b. & R. S. TUCKER & Co.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-06-10
DEATHS.

Bro. Geo. W. Mccoy, of South Mills
Alliance, died on the 28th of March.
Bro. J. 1. Jones, of Duplin county,
died on the Both OF March, aged 33 years
Bro. Ephriam Mitchell, a member O
Oakville Alliance, No. 461, died on the
3rd of March, aged about so years.
At her home, in Brunswick county, on
the llth day Of April, Bro. Paxton Pot
ter, a member of Rock Creek Alliance,
No. $40.
Bro, n. l.. Carter, a member of Bel
mont Alliance, Nc. 339, Iredell county,
died on the lst of June, aged AZ years
and 10 days.
At his home, in Iredell county, on the
18th of May, Mrs. Martha Nicholson, in
the 44th year of her age. She was a
member of Harmony Hill Alliance, No.
1867.