Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-01-12
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which hGs been RENTED to Major.
General Sh0lter for the Luwtun
fund.
1t is said that mistakes viii happen
in the best Of families aud ono occur.
red yesterday in the account OF
Thursia! nights disgraccIul .,r air.
In the last paragraph the expression
"scorn hnd attempt appears. 1t
should he ~scorn and cuntcmut.-
Please read it that way and il will
make sense
Says the Cleveland Recorders: Tlle
Kansas farmer is getting about 10
cents for his wheat, aud he is paying
three times us much for his nails as
he was before Mckinley came into
Office. But he gets good dollars for
his wheat. Strange, isn't it, tina;
those dollars TO not buy more nails?
Onc.third Of the United States is
yet vncan public land, rich III pgssi-
bilitics. Here lies n broad field for
craftsmanship in the utilization d.
untouched opportunities, aud our
success in handling these Problems
in our midst mag NATURALLY measure
ability III handling our external
affairs.
Peter Dup-eC, living at Leslie. >.
ID, il said to own the largest herd 81
buffalo now in America. II consists
Of forty full b!uoir. leo half bluoi=.
and thirly.thrcc quarter biuOdr. Tho
mixed animals shuT the finest hides
and closer than the hair on the full
bloois. lie haE offered tuIriy 81 tie
full blouds and half Ut the bali Uloods
to the United States government. to be
put in Yellowstone PARK, at $50 FER
head.
There are politicians Of influence
and industry who are still passing
along the line tie poTD"ntnus worIs.
Hanna must 20" And Hanna IL
probably saying to himself. We'll, I'll
stay IA long AZ Mckinley does Per.
haps there will be room in thc ont.
ward bound train Tor b1th.-Cmcin-
matt Enquirer.
From the moment We ubnud rr the
teachings Of the Early American pat.
riots. from the muinrut wc deny to
other peoples that liberty for winch
our fathers + q rightcOusly strOvy-
from that moment, despite all the
proud shov ing Of conquered terri
tory and ~subjugatcd nations. will be.
gin the decline aud downfall uf what
should he an uughHEublo free govern
mcnt. betrayed by that sin 81 ambi-
ton which hurled satan and his
angels from the highest heaven 10 the
lowest hcll.-St. Louis Republic.
The Wells Herald says that -Ihc
Republicans who affiliated with the
so-called Silver party 81 Nevada have
cut their wisdom teeth aud will re-.
turn home this year ~ rrpcutcut rs
the prodigal son 81 uldcm times. II is
generally undcrBtuul that the :. =. il
doomed Tho lSDEpESDESI IL rrul-
~ glad To learn that the Herald IT.
going home" this fall and truly hopes
that il will stay there. IT. home wa
rather difficult to- locate during the
last campaign.
Commercial expansion hus been
the cry Of the declining hours Of the
18Th century. We have been. and are
today. rcnchIng ont into the markets
of the Orient for ncH fields to sell
our produce and are sending men in
to every part OF the world 10 lind
trade for the products 81 Amer
lean handiwOrii. Gct within our
midst Ia ~ empire capable Of sus
tanning II vast population md furnish
ing II market comprising the best
class Of buycrB in the world; and all
praciIcntiy at the doors Of orr lac.
tories. Arid America stands ready Ia
he annexed. She suggests mo foreign
complications nor c"mhHrnFsmCntf, no
treaties, uo army.
Tho government surveyors agree
upon there being ut least 7~l.0OO.OOO
acres 81 public land which could he
reclaimed and made highly proiuc.
tive 10y irrigation. These lands are
arid and useless To agriculture. At
81 - cents mn nero they would be
would he worth SSS, 10000 while I'M.
der irrigation ut tho lowest rate Of
$40 per acre they would bc worth
TiO,0O0,o0O. Should wo H. time Gdd
ilicEr Tl,DOO,C0n ncrca to our arabic
domain. We would increase our ca
pAciiy P'"HIblC on" hundred por
cent for supporting II farm rOpUin.
tion md nj the famc time annex Il
vNst taxable property.
Tho masquerade at Harris Hail
last night wHB a success ROcially hLd
financially. Tho fun mover shocked
while the maslIcrB held the floor.
Tliorc were not many ntriliiug char.
ncicra on the floor, mud no very fine
costumes. Tho prize for tho best Rua.
tanned gentleman character VIVA
awarded Ia ltnX Thorpe WHO bore
limsrlyc well aG u COlOrcd dudc. Mise
Margaret Russell wnH giyon tho prize
for tho best sustained Indy character.
4 III 1T ~ 4.