The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1904-03-11

row from the boy. | wish | had stay
ed boy" There are others.
Russia denies that there has been
any suffering among its soldiers cross
ing Baikal lake. The dispatches in
form us that the lake is 40 miles wide,
and that the thermometer touched so
degrees below zero. The lake is cross
ed in open sleighs. The reader can do
his own guessing as to whether the
soldiers enjoyed the trip or suffered
1t is reported that many thousands
were incapacitated by frost bites.
Jack Frost is bitter from way back.
Hardin, in Manchuria, was started
four years ago, and in that time has
attained a population of 900, near
ly all Russians. No uitlanders are
permitted to own real estate in the
town, except Chinese, and there are
very few of them there. The city is
as strictly Russian as any town of its
population in Russia. The country
surrounding it is rich grain grow
ing country. There are ten flour mills
in the city, and they pay from 30 to
50 cents a bushel for wheat. An inn
mense quantity of barley is raised in
the country. Rich coal beds abound.
Labor is about IS cents per day. The
credit of developing the resources of
the country belongs to Russia, and if
that power obtains control of the east
ern sea ports on the Gulf of Liau Tung,
Pechili, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and
Sea of Japan, its detectives, 80 cent
wheat will deal dollar wheat body
blow right in the solar plexus.
Mr.. Robert l.. Fulton's contribution
to the Worlds Fair edition of sNeva-
da's Natural and Industrial Resources"
writing on Nevada, Past, Present and
Future makes very interesting read
ing. No one in Nevada is better quail
flied to write up that subject than Mr..
Fulton. AS the field agent of the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
for quarter of a century, he has be-
come thoroughly acquainted with not
only the land and water, but also with
the business of the State. He also
yields trenchant as well as fiowery
pen, at will For instance, how can
his argument be answered when he
writes: sit is not the fault of those
who are here that Nevada has a
small population; is is the fault of
those who are not here.u His descrip-
ton of the size of the State, small pro-
portion of our water used as yet, guam
tity of land that can be cultivated,
vast stretches left for range, climate,
elevation, geographical situation, our
various products from hardy grain
through the vegetable kingdom to
tender fruits, and our mines giving us
a market at our doors, is bound to
be read with a greal deal of interest,
and bound to appeal most urgingly
and coaxingly to men who understand
what cheap land easily cleared, under
such advantageous conditions means
men who understand that it means a
''cinch," just like walking through
the vale of life in Vallambrosia.
1t is my opinion that we pay a great
deal too much attention to our Sena-
torial elections. 1t would be difficult
for us to trace any benefit derived by
the State at large from it. Outside of
the money spent for brass bands, bon
fires, halls, teams and board and lodg-
ing, | cannot now think of any benefit
that Nevada gets from her representa-
ton. Next in Importance to the farm
er is the Legislature and State Officers.
About our most important elections are
those for County Commissioners and
Assessors, and we pay least attention
to them. We should pay greater at
tention to the election of men who
serve us nearest home, and the least
to those who serve us farther away
First govern the family and manage
the farm well, and then the district in
which you live, and then the county
and next the State, and finally the
United States, which includes the
Philippine Islands for certain purposes
You don't need to bother about China
There is some disposition shown
amongst miners with whom | have
talked to favor amendments to the
Eight-Hour law, so called. They SEE
that there is a material difference il
working 2000 feet under ground in ho
mines and prospecting on the surface
or blowing tailings, or shoveling tanks
so far as the same affects or endangeri
the life, health or limb ofthe workman
and they see that the law does not Sc,
it, If the law is to be amended,