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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-05-13

Why all thus toll for triumph Of an
hour?-ioung.
Lies short Summer, mans hower.-Dr.
Johnson.
By turns we catch the vital breath and
die.-Pope.
The cradle and the tomb, alas; SO nigh.
Prior.
To be better far better than o to be-
Sewell.
Though all mans lie may seem q
tragedy.-Spencer.
folr fate is but tie comuIon fate OF all
-Longfellow.
U~nmrngied joys here to 10 man befaI.
-Southwell.
Live we'll; how long or short, permit to
heaven;-Milton.
They who forgive most shall be most
given.-Bailey.
Then keep each passion down however
dcar;-Thompson.
Thou pendulum betwixt n smile and
:car.-Byron.
Soar no. too high to fall, but stoop to
rise;-MassInger.
We masters grow OF all that we de
splsc.-Cowlcy.
Think not ambition wise because It's
brave.-Ddvenant.
Tho paths of glory lead but to the
grave.-Gray
How long we live, not years, but actions
ten.-H atkins.
That man lives twice who lives the first
life well .-Herrick.
The trust that's given guard, and to
yourself be just;-Dana
For live we how we can, yet die We
acknowledgements,
Have your friends name the .authors
as you read the lines.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-05-13
Constable McCoy's Pickle.

Constable Mccoy il in a sad pickle
today. When he went after the wit
nesses in the Griswold case, he was in.
structed by Acting District Attorney
Williams to take three men with him to
care for MIR. Norton's sheep while the
herdcrs were here lis witnesses. He did
so with the understanding that Norton
would pay the bill. The grand jury
failed to iDdict Griswold and Norton
thought he had had o been fairly
treated and refused to pay the expenses
incurred in taking care Of the sheep
while his hcrdcrs were here as wltnesa-
cs. All ho would agreo to do was to
bring the men to the railroad. This he
did and notified Constable Mccoy this
forenoon that the men were ut Toano
waiting for transportation t. Elko.
As the men have put in fifteen day g
each at $40, their wages alone amount
to SlU7.5O. Add to this thcir railroad
fare and the Si5 it cost Constable Nc.
Coy to take the men from Wells to Nor.
tons camp and yon have the cause Of
the .cODstaOlc's pIcxle. lie hired the
men and the men look to him for their
pay.
1t is only fair to Mr.. Norton To state
that lac knew nothing about The arrange
mcnts made 10y the Eiko authorities TO
care for his sheep during the absence Of
his hcrdcrs. 1t would seem, however, To-
a man up Il tree that the expense was
necessary and that he should pay it.
IL constable Mccoy acted under the
instructions Of the prosecuting officers
OF the county, he should no reimbursed
by the county for tho expense noccssari.
ly incurred in this casc.
Mr.. Mccoy will go to Toano tonight
to see il he ~ persuade Mr.. Norton to
settle the bill.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-05-13

one million people in her cotton indus
tries.
Dowager Queen HarGherita c: Ital!
has a lace handkerchief that cost $40,
OCO.
The reach OF q searchlight for prac'
teal use is 700 yards, but torpedocs can
be used effectively from Loo To 4.C0C
yards.
While tie consumption Of Belgian
cast iron shows an Increase OF lS9,iS7
tons, the production Increased only li7..
$50 tons.
The result OF a cricket match i'll Mel
bourne was cabled to London. l7,G0C
miles, through nine relays, in two and a
half minutes.
The production of steel ingots in
Iiarve, France, in 1903. was l,s5I,G2C
tons. against l,5GS, 3O2 tons il 1902. IN
increase OF 2s6.il6 tons.
According to a magazine devoted to
engineering the Yukon river, which is
2,ioo miles i'll length, is navigable by
steamer Tor over 1000 miles.
Eight hundred young men and wo.
men, representing 20 universities. at
tended u recent conference OF student
volunteers at Edinburgh to discuss The
CHARACTERIZATION Of the World III This
Generation
The increase in Belgian coal mines,
as compared with 1909 amounted TO 4O5,.
900 tons, or l.T5 per cent; with 1901, to
l.GJI.ilO ons. or Z per cert, and as COM
pared with 1902, to 993.35O tons, or . per
cent.
\ recent United States labor bureau
states that trade unionism in England is
% years III advance Of that OF this coun.
try in its methods. and that sympathetic
strikes arc becoming unknown in Egg
land.
Within the past three years the ex-
port of pig iron from Germany to the
United States has jumped from 5,O39
tons i'll 1901, to l22,9S0 tons in 1903. Ex.
ceptlng Belgium, the United States is
Germnny's best customer in this line.
The Tamarack copper mine in the
Lake Superior region is said to be the
deepest shaft in the world. 1t is now
down 1873 fee:, The same company has
another shaft which comes within -
feet OF being as deep as the Tamarack.
An official document has Just been
issued by the Italian government dis
suadiDg skilled mechanics from emi.
grating to the United States, as it is
expected that the industrial prospect of
this country will be much depressed i'll
the near future and the lumber o! un.
employed enormously increased,
The piercing Of the first Hudson river
tunnel which Is parallel to the first, will
proceed more rapidly. 1t is smaller in
diameter, passes only through silt, and
has q shield 20 per cen more powerful.
1t has advanced 300 feet at a rate OF
neatly thirty feet a day
\ Norwegian chemist has discovered
a new aud cheap process for making al.
cohol from sgwdust. Sawdust is treat.
ed under pressure with diluted sui.
phuric acid, b~y.which the ~cellulvise is
transformed into sugar, which. by adj
ding fermentation producers, ia convert.
ed into alcohol in the old manner and
then distIlled.--Pittsburg Dispatch.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-05-13
- q Ii GRIP.

1t is no: difficult for the readers OF
the principal trade Journals to learn that
the protected trusts and monopolies
have such a tight grip upon production
and prices that they have both their em-
ployes and the at their mercy.
They can put up prices without put.
ting down wages. High tariff duties on
goods give them a monopoly in our mar
kets and enable them to dictate prices
at will. Free trade in labor aid the ar.
rival OF nearly LOCO, 600 immigrants last
year makes labor plentiful; breaks the
partial monopoly Of the trades unions,
and enables the trusts in a larger de-
gree to dictate the prices for labor.
What Is called protection Is " ,and
always has been a ouesided proposition.
1t means for the favorites Us against all
others, -heads | win; tails You lose 1t
Is certain that the full dinner pail ar.
gumect, during the coming Presidential
election, will sound hollow and empty
and will fall fiat on the ears Of the work.
ers. Will the Republicans, resourceful
az they are in deception, be able to in
vent some other equally as foolish
phrase with which to beguile the tariff
taxed and trust-ridden workers? Can
they run away from the mountain-high
object lesson which surround voters on
all sides?-Indianapolis Sentinel,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-05-13
The Union Label.

Take oil your hat and look inside tho
band! III it has Il union label pasted
there it WAS made by union labor, says
Frank Carpenter in ono OF his interest.
ing letters. Pull Off your shoes and You
may find the union stamp on them, and
if you go over your clothing, bought in
n re~ady.to~wear shop, you will, in all
probability, find tue union label OF the
Garment Workers sewed inside the
pocket or under the collar. DAVID NJ.
Parry, the a%nti.union organizer, was sur.
priscd the other day when he was told
that his clothing were union made, and
he would not believe it until tho label
was shown him, | am surprised ut tho
growth OF the union label in all sorts OF
business. 1t makes its appearance on
on the LOAF OF bread that comes To me
with my breakfast. There il a union
card in the shop where | get shaved, and
il Il little baby friend Of mme could rcnd
1t might SEQ il in the bottle from which
IL sucks liz condensed milk. was told
the other day at the American Fedora.
ton OF Labor here that that body sends
ont 2J,OOO,0OO labels every year, and that
each OF these finds Il place on "a union.
made article. Tho United Garment
Workers, who make a large part Of the
clothing Of the country, spend $4,000 a
year i'll ADVERTISING their union label and
warming people not Ia buy goods upon
which it is not used. There are 30 diff
fercnt lcbels indorscd by the American
Federation Of labor, and those trndce
which caDr,Ot use labels have union
cards hung up in their sh0pa. The
statesmen. bar kccpcrs and walters all
bavc cards Of their own, and labels ARE
used by coopcrs, ha,tcrs. e]lIormnkcrs.
iahndrymen, leather workers, cigar
makcm and every union man ufactuYer
under the gun. Tho first label was used
10y the cigar makers in 1880, the first
hattcr's labels woro put out in 1885, the
iirst printers labels in 1887 and the frs,
garment workers. in 1891. am no, mr..
guing Tor or against these labels, but
merely etatimR facts.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-05-13

The tirm OF San Francisco contractors
which is building the Sl,Goo,000 govern
ment irrigation canal III Nevada now
has a force OF over 1000 men aud 1000
teams at work. The canal Is to be thir-
ty-two miles in length, extending from
the Truckee nver, about thirty miles
east Of Reno, eastward fourteen miles
parallel with the Central Pacific to
Wordsworth, aud thence southeasteily
eighteen miles into tie Carson sink,
which Is an Immense level. waterless
desert about sixty miles in diamater.
One unique feature OF the canal is
that it will at thee intervening places
run through tunnels. One of the latter
is said to be l,i0O feet long and the
other two Ace and 9ln feet, respectively.
The country which water Of the canal is
intended to make fertile comprises
about 230 900 acres III Nashoe, Storey,
Lyon and Churchill counties and IN Car
son Sink valley. About 200,GCO are i'll
the latter. or the total amount 10000
acres belong to the public domain. while
10000 acres include railroad lInds and
those held by private persons. The other
25.CC0 acres belong to the Pyramid Lake
Indian reservation,
or the 10000 acres, the Washington
authorities have issued notice that co.
600 acres are now open to entry under
the homestead act, subject to the pro.
Visions Of the reclamation law, which
authorizes the secretary OF the interior
to make certain regulations. One is the
Limitation Of a homestead entry to any
area, between 10 and 100 acres.
Another fixes the price per acre that
shall be charged FOR water, which price
shall return to the government the cost
OF the canal. The price will probably
be between Si5 aud sc, paying in ten
equal annual installmcnts. The land
itself costs nothing save the usual land
office fees.
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4 ~rAEhLELJ CASE.

Moro than sixty years ago Thurlow
Weed wrote this Of Martin Van Buren,,
President Of the United States:
"Tho moment he wa scatcd in tho Tx.
cCutiyG Mansion, the cutupuign Tor re-.
election u opened, and it has been
pushed thus far with an un]ecrupulnus.
ueRs and prufligacy heretofore unknown.
Every duty to the people has been die.
regarded. All The iutcfcsis Of the c0un.
try hive been sacrificed and all the
powers OF the government prOstitutcd.
Tho President himself, lost tu all that
grave dignity and conferred rcnown
upon his station, has devoted an entire
snmmcr TO II degrading personal cler.
tIpnceriDg tour.
Tho public welfare, tho integrity OF
tho government and The safety Of its in
siitutiOns equally demand that a Presi.
dent should serve but ono term. Tho
moment that n PRECEDENT is chosen be
bGgine Ia intrigue for 4 re election. The
power and patronage Of the govern.
ment arc employed not TO protect the
rights and interests OF the people, or To
advance the prosperity Of the country,
but 10 scCurc n recollection. These
scenes OF corruption arc eappinR tho
foundations OF the republic. Unless tho
One.term principle shall bc sustained
they will overthrow IT,"
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Estray Notice.

Black horse, branded If on left shout
der, when fat will weigh about llOO
pounds and is probably l3 to Is years
old. No white on hun except two small
saddle marks. The owner is requested
to pay for the wintering and advertising
and take him away.
RoIERT TUCKEE,
fuckers, Nevada.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-05-13

Tho Southern states arc producing
hall the lumber cut in America.
Public bcucfaciiOns IN America dur.
ing ten years aggregate SG~l0,4l0,G00.
Tho Russian population Of Siberia
now numbers not far from 100000.
British India now Cmploya over
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-15

party touching the nomination for
governor. II says the opposition
to Folk "will assert itself vet if it
can get itself together" and calls
attention to the fact that ''Judge
CAN'T has never withdrawn, Harry
Hawes will be candidate in the
convention, and Mr.. Reed may al
so be one. Oh, yes, there will be
opposition. Ordinarily, the fact
that one candidate has a ma iority
of the delegates, and that no one
has been running against him at
the primaries lately, would be ac
eepted as the final settlement Of
the matter. But as Folk and Cook
are equally strong at the primaries
though said to be representing an
tagonistic state issues, there is
clearly a battle ahead on the ques-
ton whether the coming Demo
cratic state campaign is to he on
the basis of Folk, who declares
that state corruption is the main
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-15
issue, or on Cook, whom Folk ex

issue, or on Cook, whom Folk cX-
posed.
If Cook is the beloved affinity of
the Democratic party in Missouri,
then Folk must be its painful ne
ccssity. The old gang hopes that
something will turn up to give it
the first place on the ticket, rs
we'll as all the rest. Reeds sudden
withdrawal was q piece of strategy
to open way to fix up delegates
nominallv for Folk, but contin-
gently for Il ringster, if any chance
occurred to work game Of that
sort. When the convention meets
Folk and Cook will both be on
hand. Which will get the most
applause: Which represents the
real sentiment of the party' This
knot must be disentangled in the
convention. 1t is Il tough para
dox. On the strength Of it the
whisper goes around that the can
didate for governor, after all, may
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-15

Our esteemed contemporary, the
Independent seems to be getting
On common ground with US as to
the accepted political conditions in
this county, when in an able edi-
torial in its last edition on the de-
feat of Il resolution in a recent
Democratic convention here to en-
dorse the party's principles as set
forth in its last national platform,
it says that when it is declared
"that there is nothing in politics
but what man gets out of them
that when he helps a friend to an
Office he has right to expect a
reasonable share of the benefits of
that Office. This reduces politics
over the whole country to the per-
sonal scramble that for many years
has made this county disgrace to
the state" We are glad to wei
come our neighbor into the cause
of better politics in this county,
and trust that since it has thus
bravcly spoken out it will continue
to add it's voice to that Of the Jour
r.l in what shoul1 hn mndo q aou-
mon cauSp.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-15

human welfare. but that they are
necessary to our well-bcino and
happiness. Here Il wide vista for
innovation opens up. Ifplain, or
dinary beer is maIigncd because of
lack Of intelligence on part of the
public, VIC should hasten to correct
the error. Let us have daily lee
lures in the public schools, for in
stance, upon the beneticent effects
of beer drinking. The children
should be taught to cultivate an
appetite for brewery products
along with the cultivation of their
mental faculties. We should view
u beer ''drunk" not as. tho dcspiscl
product of the saloon. but as high
development of human intellectual
ity. When this idea prevails the
future hero will not be a man of
warlike deeds, but one of large
capacity for beer; statesmen will
become great through their advo-
cacy Of that modern agency of en-
lightenmcnt, the brewery, and the
grandest sayant will be he who dis
covers new processes Of beer max
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-15

A state of civil war has existed
in Colorado with more or less sever
ity for a yea" or so, and just now it
has broken Gut with increased inten-
sity. 1t is q rebellion against the
law by the striking miners in the
Cripple Creek district. The cause
at the bottom Of the trouble is the
interference of the strikers in the
operation of the mines with non
union labor. The union miners or
their sympathisers resorted 10 force
and violence to prevent the non
union men from working and the
civil authorities stepped in to up
hold law and order. Armed force
on part of the state of Colorado
has been necessary in the disturbed
district, and the conflicts Of the
contending forces have unfortu-
nately resulted in the loss of many
lives. This is to be deplored, but
anarchy in any form must meet
with prompt and vigorous sup
preston; maintainance of law and
order must be the first considera-
ton. Public sentiment is largely
in favor of organized labor and
while it strives to elevate its con
dition to higher planes of better
ment by legitimate processes ii
will also have public sympathy il
its efforts. Unfortunately, how
ever, such efforts of a concrete
body of men carry with them the
menace of force, which as the re,
suit Of human selfishness rareE,
fails to turn uppcrmost in these
struggles. This is the situation il
Colorado.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-15
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Mr.. {. Cntfinun WAS drowned
near Hannibal on the I0;h lust.
while trying /, save her twn-E@ar-
old daughter who had fallen into !.
s!on1h. Neither body was recov-
cred.
Prof. l.. II. Gehman. president
Of the Olcss, college, attempted to
commit suicide one day last week
by shooting himself i'll the chest.
Fear that he was becoming insane
caused him t. do the act. lie may
recover.
The members of the Missouri
horticultural society got into 4
squabbic among themselves at q
meeting held in St. Louis last week
over the society's finances. 1t was
alleged by one Of the members
that Secretary ". 6. Goodman
was making wrong Use Of the So
ciety's funds.
"a AIoherly girl having in mind
Il string of pearls or a gold chain,
says the MohcrIy Democrat, ''toId
her company that sAed like some
thing for her neck. when he asked
hcl what he should buy her for her
birthday. When she opened the
package on the eycntfnl day She
found Il bar Of soap.
The police at St. Joseph have
ordered all saloons in that city
closed on Sundays. This does not
mean that the front doors ate 90
be locked and the rear doors left
open, bnt the places mast be closed
tight as iug+. IN unsuccessful at
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-15
Republican Township Ne etsrCs
ana County Convention.

pcrsuant to an order made by
the Republican central committee
Of " ashing:nn county mass. NEE: =
ing will be held By the Republican
voters OF tie seyer;,! townships Of
y a,..lngton county al lthe usual
voting places Oh ,Iunc IS, 1901, at
one O'Clock =. NJ, for the purpose
Of selecting delegates to attend II
county convention to be held at
the court house in Potosi on Satur-
day, June %, 1904, at one o'clock
p. m, which vii! select five dele
gates to attend the Republican
state convention which meets at
ST. Joseph July y, 1904, and three
delegates to attend the Republican
judicial convention. which meets at
Jefferson City on August is, 1901.
The representation iii the county
convention fixed at one dele,
gate for every thirty votes or ma
ior fraction cast for Moses Why
bark fer supreme iuoge in 1902.
Under said appor'ionmcnt the var
lous precincts will be entiiled to
the following representation, viz:
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curing her services.


Ben. NJ. Griffith and family former
iy of Blount, but now residing at
Esther, st. Francois county. have been
down in the neighborh0oa of Berry
man for weeks camping and fishing.
There is 4 vacancy now existing by
reason Of the resignation Of the resi-
dent justice of thepeace at this place,
he having removed from the town
ship.
Again the Courtois niue failed to
materialize, but the boys fixed up a
couple Of mines and had game Of bal |
on Sunday. Mr.. Bennie Duncan ofh-
ciated as umpire and George Scaggs as
pigtail for the backstop. Among the
features Of the game was beautiful
stop Of a pitched ball by viii Hawkins
on the calf Of his leg and rattling
good miss Of four fly balls at third
base by Capt. Turnbough. George
Duncan started in to pitch, but he
had been pitching horse shoes so long
that he could not get one over the
plate and he gracefully retired.
| fear this will be my last c0mmuni-
cation to you from this point AS the
PuckeyhuddleS Seminary opens July l>t
and | must complete my education at
any cost. LOVELY MARY.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-15
pa!merOddities 5.

Prof. J. G. Written and i. NJ Sted-
man, of the State University at Col
umbia, Mo- have been at Palmer for a
couple of days fishing this week. On
a former visit. some three years ago.
Prof. Written landed some Of the fin
est bass ever caught in Hazel Creek,
one of which weighed over six pounds.
The gentlemen were the guests Of Mr..
Wheeling at the Hotel Renault dur
ing their stay here.
Mr.. Barney Pollard is visiting in
POtosi this week.
John Compton and George Grooms
haye purchased a threshing machine
and will be prepared to take care Of
their share Of the business in this vi
cinitY.
J. w. Cole picked twenty-five gal
Ions Of strawberries from small patch
cultivated on his farm this season /;
most of the berries were marketed at
Palmer.
J. II. Wheeling and wife made a
visit to Potosi last Saturday.
T. T. Blount passed through here
Sunday enr0ute II st. Louis on busi-
ness.
lam informed that the public school
at tAis place FOR tilc ensuing year will
be taught by Miss Catherine Casey,
,lagnter Of 4 ndrcw +. Casey. E~Q.. Of
potosi. She is an experienced teach
er ana the patrons are fortunate in Sc
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-15
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that letters
tcstamtntary upon the estate of Jen-
ME A. Stocking, deceased, have been
granted to me by the Probate Court
Of Washington County, bearing date
the lst day OF March, 1904. All per-
sons having claims against said estate
are required to exhibit them to me for
allowance, within Que year from the
date Of said letters. or they may be
precluded from any benefit of such es-
tate: and if said claims be not exhibit
ed within two years from the date Of
said letters, they will be forever bar
red CHARLES A. STOCKIMG,
Executor Of Jennie A. Stocking, de-
ceased.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-15

mited suicide AT Morrelton on Thurs
day last while standing on the store
porch Of John T. Williams.
Earnest Jones. who lives about a
mile south of Arcadia, tells of an un-
usual experience one night last week.
lie heard an unusual commotion
among his stock. lie went out to it-
vestigate and discovered what he
thought was large dog belonging TO
his brother chewing on one of the
hogs ears He cidn't want to kill
the dog but attempted to kick it
loose from the hog. OF course, it was
dark aud he could not distinguish the
animal very well, but when he kicked
he dis covered that it was not dog
at all but panther, and it returned
the attack by biting him on the foot.
Jones then brought his gun into play
and fired couple OF shots but tie
animal made good its escape. This is
just the story as was told to us, but
our informant says it is absolutely
true.-lronton Register