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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-02-06
ROOSEVELT vs.. rISKE p.

In the Herald were published some
weeks ago the opinions expressed b!
President Theodore Roosevelt, in his
most strenuous language, Of some Of his
predecessors III the White house. II Is
interesting To compare them with III,
opinions expressed by one Of the great
est American historians, the late John
Fiske.
Here, for instance, is Mr.. Housewife
opinion OF Thomas Jefferson: The
scholarly. timid and shifty doctrinaire
was the father of notification and
therefore OF secession.-Cheap pseudo.
clnssicism that he borrowed from the
French Constitutional
unable to put a proper value on truth
fuluess. Mr.. Fiske, Massachusetts
conservative reformer,- and says -as Il
political leader We have hardly seen his
equal
MIR Roosevelt says that Martin Van
Buren, faithfully served the manmou
%: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. because
Of and not in spite Of his moral short
comings. Mr.. Fiske says: Van
Buren, had Il more philosophical and
luminous view Of the proper sphere anu
functions Of government. in its relations
to the people, than any! ,ther American
statesman since Jefferson. The mantle
of Jefferson fci upon Van Buren and it
WAS to Jackson's credit hat he took
that statesman into his innermost
councils
Mr.. Roosevelt says OF President T!-
Ter: -iIe has been called a mediocre
man.: but this Is unwarranted hatttcry.
He was a politician ~ monumental
littleness. = y His chief mental and
moral attributes were pcevis ness. f'i.
full obstinacv. i~ucapacity to mekr ur h,s
own mind. together with lnordinate
vanity Mr.. Fiske says. -While we
cannot call him a great MAJ d" he is
not so trivial Il parsonage as his detract.
ors would have us believe. file was
honest aud courageous - IL he was
small rs compared with jackson and
Van buren, he WAS great as compared
with Pierce and Observation-Disclosures
lMo.) Herald.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-02-06

The following items are from the
White Pine News OF the Goth:
About twenty-five witnesses on the
Miners Union side have been before the
Jury.
\ Law aud Order Society was organ
lied here this week. which has for its
purpose Tie prevention OF such acts as
those recently perpetrated at the Key
stone, and the maintainence Of the law
in every respect.
Tho Grand Jury has been i'll contiu-
IONS session, excepting Sunday, since
last Friday. and they have gone well
down into the facss Of the keystone
shooting. That their verdict. when
rendered, today or tomorrow, will be
based upon those facts, without bins.
there cannot he 4 shadow Of doubt.
VIM Meyer, President Of the Western
Federation Of Miners, accompanied by
Thoa. Murphy, an attorney from Dem
yer. Colo, arrived here last Thursday,
since which time they have been in
vestigating the recent labor trouble
here, while awaiting the verdict Of the
Grand jury, in the Keystone tragedy
case. which has been before that body
for the past week.
The following are the names OF the
gentlemen who compose the grand jury
rs o~mpanclled. \. e.. Cleveland. Jas.
ii. Marriott. John Wcnrue, Il. II. Frank,
ii. y, Comis, NJ. McAulay. ". ID. Camp.
bell, Ole Hanson. II. NJ. Elliott, \.
Heusser, l. G. Doty, ID. u. BARLEY,
Jerry Kent, Phil McKernan, q. II.
Snow, Newt Boyd and W, G Lyons.
John y, r%raylor, james Gnskcll and
H. ). Harrington arrived here Thursday
afternoon from Elko. The two former
gentlemen appeared before the grand
jury Saturday in their " behalf.
Since they occupy such an important
position in the Keystone TRAGEDY, it was
feared at first that some demonstration
might bu made ON their arrival, but in.
stend a perfect quiet prevailed md they
with safety have been about the
town during the day and taken ~ their
lodging Mt the court house.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-02-06

Attorney g. Is. I]Tcndrrson IT Elkn
was III Emr"ka "Wednesday aud Thurs.
day 81 this week attending T." .rmo
District Court worh Tor his cli"ntI in
this section. MIR. Henderson il DiBtric,
Attorney aud Eonnty Superintendent
81 Public lrHi rurfrun for Elku cmunl,.
In epeikrg on educational matters,
MIR. Henderson said TINT there WIS u
grent demand for teachers Throughout
the country. Tie wagon in country
districts rnDgc from 60 To sGG. while
in Other sch"nls throughout this county
s5G to sS1 IL the prevailing wa4ca paid.
MIR. iicnd 'rsoD stated TINT il was utterly
imrossih'" To- I'LL the demand Tor teach.
crs nnd advised that the y"ung prnpln
work harl i"r advancement hat they
be able To assist IN The work Of
sentinel.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-02-06
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.

Following are the proceedings OF the
commissioners at the meeting hello
Monday, Feb. =, 1903:
Prcsent-w. W. Wrathers. STANLEY
Rigsby and Phil Snyder.
Minutes Of previous meeting read
and approved.
The money in the county treasury
WIS counted md found correct.
The official reports 81 the several
county officers were read and filed.
The follow ny transfers were made
from the general fund INTO the following
road funde:
E!ko road fuuG.... ...........S , 30
Tuscarora road fund. ........ II 30
The following official bonds were ap.
proved: & Is Nopre. constable Wells
township; J"hn Carter, road supervisor
Wei'aud rrHd district; Geo. Johnson,
road supervisor coiumbia; JohnBourne.
Well: AnGrcw Berg. Lamoil'e: f.. G..
HARDEST. Jack Creek; J. ii O'Brien,
justice Of the peace Starr valley.
The resignation Of &. II. Lewis, CON-
stable of Starr valley township. was
ACCEPTED.
Petition nf citizens of Cope road dis
trIci. asking thai s. f.. McGinnis he
appointed road supervisor. was granted.
The petition II II. VI Reed to be APP
pointed ROAD Inspector OF EIko district
WI, lnii over until next meeting.
The ]upti..Iu II ,itiy,n- nf Malls in RI.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-02-06

Lrctmring before the Philadelphia So.
cicty Of Ethical Culture Mr.. John A.
llobson, English economist and eociolo
gist. said:
Carnegie, Rockefeller aud Rhodes,
made rich 10y corrupt bargains with of.
iiceIlolders, monopoly Of oil wells md
pipe lines. control OF law courts and
politicians, avoidance Of taxcs. ruthless
crushing Of independent dealers. con.
troll Of markets. by truale, tariE protec.
ton purchased in it safe aud good to
take charity from such men ma thcsc?-
This ia the queeti0p, put in Il slightly
different form by Professor Bascom,
which III nov ngltnting tho pulpit and
press OF the country. However il ina
bc settled. IT il certain that the power
to ndvnncc prirce, winch thcsc trust bnr.
ons usual! exercise just after they hive
announced t0 the world that they are
about to Givc charity to some iustit ution.
should he tulrn from them. II il no.
ticcd TINT they collect from the pcoplc
III enhanced prices several ti,npe the
amount To bc gwen ~ charity. II, after
being Ghorn IT The power over prircs,
'Iey should continue to give millions 10
subsidies cOlIcgcH mud cnslavc Tire pro.
fcssorc. wc might be more ready 10 give
them credit for their action.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-02-06
WHY LEAVES CHANGE COLOR.
In Temperature nAA h
Work of jack Frost Are thta
Principal Agents.

A leaf Is composed Of 4 great num-
her Of cells. the walls 81 which are
brown. In the spring md summer
these cells nrs NIL filed with fluid. col.
"red with minute grains ~ red. yellow
and other pigments. which. mixed Ia.
gcihcr, appear green. IN the autumn.
through the cold. oxidation and other
changes take place in the l~catcclls.
destroying more or less rapidly certain
81 the color elements. SAYS the WON.
ms Home Companion. Ns soon M one
"f these elements ia gone the leaf no
longer appears normal green. but as.
Suines tho shade Of the remainder Of
the color elements mixed together.
When only the red element Is left the
leaf Is red: when the yellow alone re-.
mains. the lcnf ia yellow. and when ali
the col"ring matter Is gone the leaf /,
brown.
FT"s; Is not the sole cause Of the
changes Of color. butt; Is nm important
chrSr. The more gradual the changes
OF temperature from summer heat To-
winter cold. H." greater will he the
variety md hriliiancy In the ~colorinR
OF the autumn leaves.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-02-06
Postal Statistics.

Two thirds OF all letters which pass
through the pOstoilices Of the world are
written by and ent 10 people who
speak English, Gays Brndstree,s.
There are substantially 800, O0O. 900
persons speaking colloquially Que or the
other OF the ten or twelve chief modern
languages, md OF these about % per
cent, or l25. 600, 900 persons speak Eng.
lish. About 10000, 600 speak Russian,
100000 German, %. 100000 French,
100000 Spanish, $4,000, OCO Italian
6nd l2,0O0,O00 Portuguese, and tho bal
ancc Hungarian, Dutch, Polish, Flen:-
ish, bohemian, Gaelic. R%oumaniam,
Swedish, Finish, Danish and Norwegian,
Thus, while only one.quarter of those
who employ the facilities OF postal de.
partments Of civilized governments
speak English as their native tongue
two'thirds Of those who correspond do
SO III the English language. There are,
for instance, more than 10000 postofices
in lndin, the business OF which, III let.
teTs md papers, aggregates more than
3OO,OO0,OD Il year, and the business OF
these Offices If done chiefly in English.
though Of India's total population,
which is nearly 800. 100000, fewer than
100000 persons speak or understand
English.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-02-06
A PUPPY'S RAPID GROWTH
ueNours nn- Sevly-wedS nrsAd
Dough and Hecone. n Dloated
n~onatrosIty.

A Few months Z n young man
who IS employed in one OF the rail-
road offices Of this city bought u very
small pointer pup. The dog grew
steadily, but mainly in the head and
legs, having no body to speak of,
relates the Portland Oregonian. The
lady Uf the household, like many
newly married women was making a
thorough test of her husbands di-
gcstive pOwcrs by baking bread for
the family. The pointer pup wns now
taking on the appearance OF II gcnu-
II dog. and put in most of his time
looking for something 10 eat. He
found just what he was looking for.
Mrs. Ncwly-Wrd had placed "A pan
containing three loavcs in the state
OF dough under the kitchen stove
and had gone upstairs for "A few min
utes. / many new bread-makers,
she was generous in the use Of yeast,
and her bread was usually lighter
thnn \ sponge. When she returned
the dough had been transferred from
the pan to the interior al the point.
cr, h was already showing signs
Of distress. The yeast was getting
i'll its deadly work. and gradually
the dogs body began to swell. The
head. which had formerly been tn"
most prominent feature Of his make
up, was quite eclipHcd beside the
bursting body. The legs looked like
to"thpirks supporting n hccr kcg.
The poor pointer was now writh;ng
in agony, md after several neighbours
had proposed various strenuous
measures, an application Of I~alcrntus
water brought relief.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-02-06
IMPORTANCE OF ALASKA.
Some Of the Many Change which
Have occ1rred In That Country
N Recent Years.

Since 1895 five events have occurred
that wholly change conditions in
Alaska for the better. reports the
Engineering Magazine.
/. In that year the Klondike gold
discoveries were made, n in 1897
and 1898 a great rush to and through
Alaska began, resulting in Il doubling
of the population and i'll all output
of gold from the Yukon region to
date OF $4,000. 600.
:. In 1s9s the Philippine islands
were acquired by the United States.
giving Importance TO the direct route
North America and the new POSSES
SiOns.
3. In 1899 gold was discovered ON
the beach at Nome, and this carried
10000 people to this part Of Alaska
and resulted in an output Of 5000
600 in gold annually. or more than
twice rs much AS all Alaska had pre-
~viously vi, lded.
{. The Alaskan salmon fisheries. in
their infancy in 1896. have grown in
1907 Ia great companies, cafitali2ed
for $4,000. 900 and with net earnings
last year of more than 81. 900. 900 and
employing 10000 men.
;. Two railroads have been con-
Structcd in Alaska. one OF which is in
the extreme southeast. costing - gOO.-
600. earned last year over 5000 900 net.
and the other in the extreme north
west near Nome, n little road five
miles long, which earned $4,000 net.
e. Coal fields formerly specifically
known nave been explored and invcs-
tigated, while new ones of great VOL
ne have been discovered.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-02-06
The iinralli Case.

.Adamo Buralli, who shot to deaih
Angelo Lari. III Dayton, last November,
did not hang last Monday us he was
sentenced to by the District Court. As
we understand the case. he has appealed
to the Supreme Court for "A new trial.
and that tribunal has granted a stay Of
execution until it can review the teSti.
mUuy i'll the case. The Board Of parl-
ons has also beer petitioped to COM
mute Bnrallis sentence to life imprisou.
ment, and has taken the matter under
ndvisement until February 10th. 1t has
not been intention to in any way
prejudice this case. but when outside
attorneys and newspapers get to telling
In" Court what should be done in the
premises, we most enphatically pro
claim that the sentence OF the District
Court should be carried out. Justice
to the people Of the community in which
the cold bluOded deed was committed
demands this, and justice TO the fair
name OF the State demands it. The
peace and safety Of our residents de
mands it. The people OF the community
where the murder was committed are
law abiding, patient and long suffering
but il such crimes as that committed by
Burulli are not punished by the nicst
severe penalty the law prescribes who
cat blame them il they take the law in
tn their hands tine next time murder is
.
before murder is again committed il
Buralli escapes the gallows.-Lyon
County Timcs.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-02-06

Do tho eve u Minister Wu'a depiri.
M" from Washington u young woman
"f his ""q]uainianrc said la him That sir
hope I" yieli China some day, az = hu,
he had toll her nbnul tie untiyo country
had been 30 intCrcetinR. "Iiui yuI
have never explained sh" added. why
Chipnmcn take four or five wives &"
With a grave how the Oriental diplomat
said, "My cnmntrymrD take So many
in order that they may find in all of
tho beauties and ucc0mplie hmcnia
one such young lady M you.-
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-02-06

There was quite Il game Of poker here.
The siege lasted FROM Saturday evening
until honriay morning Ono hloodcd
sport Is naid Ia Lave g]nmhloi of HE
watch rceiicucc, wife aud baby, and the
person who won ,hcm. on Monday morn
ing, realizing the articles he had on his
hands. at once departed Tor tho north 10
yet there ahead OF phone aud telegram,
"nd eSplniu to another lady Why this
was tllusly,- Phoebe Record.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-02-06

Senate Bills. No. II and IL, introduced
by Senator Roll. simply provide Tor the
correction Of the title 10 land deed
by the commissioners Of tho asylum to
the railroad company, and Of lands con.
veyed To the State in exchange
in winch the name southern
Pacific Railroad Company" wus 1890 in.
stead OF Central Pacific Il ailway Com.
pany,' az the deed Of conveyance should
ca!! !or. Tie land simply covers the
right Of way for the "cut-rH" through
the asylum grounds. aud WIS regularly
conveyed a year ago, aud these bills
correct the deeds Of conveyance. That
ia all there is To the matter and no one
il injured, as no land or other valuable
Il silGratiou cuts my figure but u title
already granted is corrected -R"hU
journal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-02-06
THEY BREED SOCIALISM.

The chief teachers OF socialism in this
country are those who have ostcntatiuus.
ly paraded their power under present
conditions to c~onjure enormous wealth
from combinations, from trusts, from
water, from railroad discrimination from
Legislative favor. When people see vast
corporations built up by secret con-
tracts with common carriers in viola.
ton OF law, when they see other corpora.
tons permitted by ill.adjustcd tariff
duties to sell their goods here for 20
much that it is profitable to purchase
abroad those t"4.s goods mnnufac-
tured here and freight them back, it is
no wonder that they grow disconnected.
We firmly believe that Il plunge into
socialism would be the ruin OF this coun-
try. Its salvation must be found in free
initiative and enterprise as OF old.
Whatever seems to large bodies OF The
people to trench upon that freedom by
granting special privileges tends to
provoke demands for such regulation OF
equality rs will kill individualism and
enterprise.--N. Y. Tribune (Rcp).
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-02-06

Although Miss Lucy Read Of Darby
VI" ia blind, deaf and dumb she
manages to mako herself useful to the
world Mt the agc oi 81 vcnty-six yonrs
che is nh expert IN needle work. \
writer in the New York Tribune saye:
Miss Read cute ont patterns by the aid
and ussnrts the different Colorcd cloths
with which site wnrks 10y the sense Of
taste or smell. rarely making n mistake.
She also selects nor ~ thread ns Ia
color and size. md threads her "
needles with her tongue. IN covering
and lining cigar boxes shc IL export.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-02-06
Somo Foolish People.

Allow n cough to run until it gets
beyond the reach OF medicine. They
often say, ooh, il will wear away but
in moot cases it wears them away. Could
they be induced To try tho eucccesiul
medicine called KemE'e Balsam, which
Ia sold on u positive guarantee to cure,
they would immediately SEQ the excel.
ent effect after taking tho first dosc.
Price 25c. aud Zoe. Trial aizc free. For
sale 10y Elko Drug Go.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-02-06

Monday morning John l.. Considiuc
entered upon his duties as warden Of tho
State Prison. jerome +. Quiplan Of
Virginia has been appointed Captain Of
the Guard,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-02-06
n.ronr OF ELKo runLrc scnooI.
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT..

PRIMARY PARTNER
Boys enrolled u
Total enrolled 30
Average number belonging .......33.55
Per cen Of attendance 81
HONOR ~RoLL-FIRsr GRADE.
Ivan Harrah, Fred Fernald,
Errold Armstrong, Mabel Brown,
Carl Grover.
2SD GRADE.
Hattie VanDrielen, Zelua Carroll.
Dorothy Patterson. Louise Brown.
May Clinton, Eva Baumbach.
Mnrioric Henderson, BOYD Eager,
ALVIN Mcl'arIaue.
Il GARDNER,
Teacher.
INTERMEDIATES DEPARTMENT.
Boys enrolled ........... ...... %
Girls enrolled ..... 10
Total enrolled ..... 43
Average number belonging. ......3s.l
Average daily attendance ..........36.
Per cent Of attendance. 80. %
HONOR - GRADE
Beulah Bradley, ilertha Letter.
URT GRADE.
May Joyce, Viola Armstrong.
Urn GRADE.
EveleDa Hickey, Agnes Eager.
I,n,,I I
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-14
ITO Welded Life"

length Of the room and back, with the
postures and nourishes Of cake walk
ers. The applause was redoubled.
and springing TO her feet, the singer
waved her glsss to them and quaffed
It in their nonor Thompson tco. and
the tail9r-made woman drank to them.
Then the tailor-made woman and her
escort clinked glasses. and Thorn , on
heard him say:
ITO you. sweetheart"
The woman looked toward Thomp-
son and he lifted his glass to her She
smiled and raised hers in return, and
together they drank to health and
happiness, or good fellowship or all
together or whatever the action sig
niles
Splendid" be said mentally.
Splendid"
The womans escort turned to the
singer and said something She
laughed and replied in kind. and
soon they we're in conversation. He
filled her glass and his own, and they,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-14

ly affected by excessive Indulgence
10 alcohol although other organs
may be seriously injured the outcome
Of The habit Is more frequently mem
tai dissolution"
The necessity for severe measures
for the protection Of society against
so potent an evil is now recognized
throughout civilization Almost every
country in the world says the Med
ieal Record, Is taking up the drink
question. alarmed at the inroads
which the mbridled consumption Of
alcohol has made and is making into
the prosperity. health and morals Of
their people Alcohol" said Dr. de
Boeck. a Belgian insanity expert at
the Brussels Interne donal Prison con
gress, is a violent poison TO the ner-
vous elements. destroys them when
taken 10 large doses, or by a slow
death when taken in small. bat often
repeated. quantities. and. "the only
way OF lessening the freauence Of
crimes and misdemeanors engendeFed
by alcohol is to forbid the sale Of al
coholic drinks or to raise the price to
such an extent as to place them be-
yond the reach Of the mass OF the
people"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-14

A report Of the proceedings and
conclusions Of the Sixth International
Prison congress. held at Brussels in
August 1890, made By Mr.. Samuel j.
Barrows, the commissioner for the
United States. and just published BY
order Of our congress. contains a de-
bate en- the relation OF alcoholism to
crime. which confirms the conclusions
Of Or. Bushee as to the evil potency
of drink Or. Masoin. permanent sec
retary Of the Belgian Royal Academy
OF Medicine. opened the discussion
with q report On the subject ID which
ne pointed out that statistics in differ
ert countries show differences in the
ratio Of crime attributable to al
cchclic intemperance but that ia all
it is large. AS an immediate and esq
senusl influence On crime. drinking
exceeds any cf the ether reogui1sd
causes. Occasional intoxicatiun is a
prcpondefant cause. more particular
81 in emotional crimes and misae-
meanors and in those against norals
and oaenses against the persoas hut
obviously. It is much less important
g. a stimulation TO onenses which re-
quire preparation. such as t-elt
svindling, fcrgery and embezzlemeAt
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-14

kor startling Innovations. especially
IN the woman's sphere of activity.
Russia runs America very hard. The
latest move 10 this direction IS chron.
icled Ia the ST. Petersburg Press
The daring innoyator is The widow Of
q chimney sweep who died recently.
leaving half a doNen olive branches.
ail ~ them girls. Necessity. which is
The mother of invention. has now in-
spired this thoughtful woman 10 take
20 her husbands calling. and in order
20 do the thing thoroughly while she
is about it. she means to form whole
guild Of female sweeps, IL the police
grant the needed permission. By way
OF assistants. or as Lamb termed
them, unhedgcd practitioners" she
professees to train up girls between
the ages OF and 2. while the fun
blown members Of the guild would ln-
clude girls and women from IA to IS.
The first appearance of these novel
sweeps is nxed for August 1.-Lonton
Daily Telegraph.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-14

There is lake on Kildln island,
near the coast OF Russian Lapland.
which is composed Of both salt and
fresh water The island is a palace
zoic rock. separated from the granite
continent BY an arm OF the sea, and
upon ii is a lake which seems TO be
entirely shut on from the sea by a
strip of land. but there must be some
subterranean communication. for the
tides OF the sea are noticed in the
lake, though tn much diminished ef-
feet
The lake contains three different
kinds of water On the yurface it is
fresh water. coming frJm a few
brooks and from the rainfall; lower
down ii is salt water. ard al the bot
tom seawater mixed With sulphur
Gus hydrogen gas. The lake contains
fresh water fish on and Laar the sur
face. and salt water fish beneath.