Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-01-08
a JOYOUS NEW YEAR.

The New Year is upon US. Its
coming has been hailed with Joyous &c.
Claims etnce before history or even
tradition was born says Goodwin's
Weekly. The first record speaks OF it
rs a day OF festivities and us though 1t
always had been such IA day. The
shortest day, the longest night OF the
winter have passed. The lengthsninG
daylight is a notice that the sun has
started ON it's return, and it carries with
it the promise OF spring blossoms and
the fruition OF another harvest. The day
brings varied emotions. To the young
the memories Of the year just closed are
all Joyous and hope paiuts new delight
and new triumphs for the year to come
on the mind. There are homes where
there are fresh tears over the spectacle
OF an empty chair, there are other
homes where the COO OF a baby that the
old year brought, tlls the house with
music. Echoes OF marriage bells that
were last year rung still beat with per-
feet r, hthm ON the ears Of Young wives,
and expectRnt brides are Hlmos sure
that they already hear their melody,
There have been fortunes made and
lost in the year just closed; men have re-
deemed their tarnisted names. other
men have lost their good names III the
year just passed. Oar country has
maiutaind its high place among the
.-.:.u.. o,n secs, kIn ,r,rll .,t-tla Sn
much awed by its prestige aud power
as now. And it has been greatly
blessed. Tho harvests were wonderful
in their magnitude and quality, the
wheels of industry are everywhere roll
ing with ever increasing %clamoTs; even
the strikes tina are distracting the pub
lie mind are strong evidences of pros
perity, for in times Of depression there
are no strikes. The mineral harve5:
has likewise been ample. T.is is fast
becoming ii metallic Hge,-the fge OF
iron and gold; there is n metallic ring i'll
all things from the RAINING OF a mine to
the selection Of Il husband. There have
been troubles among the men in the
cities who throng the stock exchanges
aud gamble on futures, but they i'll
their troubles give another proof OF the
mighty strength OF the country, Tor
only Il wonderful general prosperity
could have supplied the material to
keep them in n roar as they have been
now for five years past. But after all
the New Year is home day specially.
Iu:the homes of the New Year, the year
passed is reviewed. the year to come is
planned for, the hopes and fears OF each
household are discussed, the children
are marking how much they have ad-
vanced mentally and physically, tile old
people are noting that one more year
is gone and they are still here. Ii is
around the home alters where rests the
strength and power and influence Of
nation; the units Of the homes make
the splendor OF the aggregate, and the
land Will be safe'so long as the sacred
home influences %contru.. That there
are no clouds III orr country's sky on
the coming of the New Year is because
in twenty millions OF homes i'll our land
the impression is fixed that the re Ia no
other land like ours; no other land so
free, no other land that opers so many
opportunities to her children; no o.her
land where hopes are 81 bright, where
rewards are so certain; where the
people can so jHyousiy sing the New
Year songs and count on moro years OF
prosperity and peace and that progress
which eliminates III national greatness
and full enlightment.