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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-03-18
He Was Stingy.

lIardshell Baptists furnish Il rich var
iety Of nmusing stories for those Of the
law makers who live in the rural dis
tricts. This one is told Oh the Hard
shelters 10y Senator Simmons Of North
Carolina.
-rhe Tlardshell Baptists are amonG
the best people on earth IN North Car.
DINA or anywhere else. IL many in
stances they are the most highly edu-
Gated, but they know nothing outside Of
honest. 1t is the custom Of these peo-
pie to mold yearly 'assOciatiOns,' rs they
call their convention or conference.
These meetings are something after the
order OF the camp meetings OF tine Meth.
odists, save, | am told, that the Baptists
believe that good whiskey is on essential
part Of good living. They do not go be.
hind the door To take IA nip. While max.
ing arrangements for one OF these ASSOC
Citations the Baptists i'll the neighbour
hood had gathered at the place to ar
range the meeting house, and one Of
them asked a ueighbor:
Well, Brother Morrow. what prepara-
ton have you made for entertaining the
brethren at your house,
brother Beavers. I've laid IN a barrel
Of flour aud Il gallon Of whiskc!, wus
the reply.
a gallon Of whiSkcy for a big meet.
ing exclaimed Brother Drawers III AS
constituent. y gallon Of whiskry. DO
say! Why, I've laid liz a whole barrel,
and you're just as able, Brother Nor
row, to support the gospel us | am. \
barrel OF wlnskey for a big meeting!
DO say!-
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-03-18

h''iN raw
This being ST. Patr:ck's day the f.
owing poem, writtrn 10y Julia Schultz
s published by request:
FAIR ERIN.
Brave "ns ana fair daughters,
With Your banner unfuried;
You're the pride Of the ocean.
The gem OF the world.
Your isle is the iaircst
The world e'er has seen.
Oh. Erin, dear Erin.
With your Shamrock 80 green.
Thou art set in the ocean,
Thou gem OF the world.
Like an emerald in bejded
10 Il circlet OF pearls.
Oh, how could | leave thee.
Thou art dear To my heart.
Ill return Ia the. dear one,
Never to part.
Thou art set in the ocean
Like Il star III the eky,
With no other near thee.
Thy beauties to cspy.
You're the dearest AMI truest
That tile world c'er has seen.
I've travelled through countries
That wore not the green.
My heart never waverci
Ia allegiance to thee.
I'll come home to Erin,
Thou gem Of the sea.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-03-18

BalRiict' un treasury ......... $4,000 3
The above balance stands to IL.
credit Of the various funds ~ o..
Treasurer's Balance Sheet. dated jan
]. 1904.
r~PEAsuRER's ALASC SHEET.
Cash IL treasury to the credit .! III,
Ioue funds. Jan. |. 1904
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-03-18

SCRANTON In EIko, 40.
ynda, March IL. 1901, by Hon. George
s. Brown. Mr.. Edward McDermott 10
Mss Annie Scranton. both Of Lamoillc
valley.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-03-18
JOINT STATEM
-Dp Thu
Auditor and Treasurer of
ELMO County
F~Eth" Quarter Ending Dee. 81 1908.

STA TT OF NEVADA.
Cot T oP ELKO. rs
AUDITORS OFFICE.
ELKo. New. Jan. /. 1864
To the Honorable Board Of County
Commissioners Of EikO county, New:
GE.TLRaEH:-We herewith submit our
Qarterly Report OF the Finances OF the
county for the quarter ending Dec 81,
1903.
Respectfully submitted,
&. ". GROVER. Auditor.
a. q. DAw;EY. Treasurer.
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'c Nc' 7V"clhl continuation rates one nth Hon
w.t. hTyanH new paper " he om.nor,,, " another
VIII the San Frn"crro Even 10 IalL tin
Write now for parr,r uInr,.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-03-18

Tho latest reports frnm the scni NJ
war shy that all is quiet at VlndivOsiok
and Port Arthur. There is no news
from the land forces.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-03-18
DIED.

10 Elkc, Nevada, March l3,
1904, Mrs. J. ID. Able, a native of Bos-
ton, Massachusetts. aged IS years |
month and 81 days.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-03-18
Length Of the san Pedro Road

We have been asked n number Of
times what the distance was by the San
Pedro, Los Angeles md Salt Lake rail.
road from Salt Lake City to Los Ange.
les and the number of miles Of said road
III Lincoln county. Following is the
distance between points named:
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ISlIItS

RICKEY:-In EIko. Nevada. March -.
1904, to the wife Of &. +. Hickey. II
daughter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-29
Visions.

This torpedo boat vision will become his
toric. Dramas that shall delight posterity
a thousand ages hence, may have for their
theme "Rojestvensky's Vision, or Ghost
Ships of the North Sea-A Legend of the
Twentieth Century" 1t will fit in snugly
with those weird romances of the north
that flourish in Morse lore and will harmon
ize with the many phantasies of phantom
ships. There ought to be no doubt that
the Russians saw those Japanese torpedo
boats. 1t is clearly established that some
body saw Mahomet go to heaven on a white
horse, and it is equally well established
that Don Quixote saw legion of ferocous
giants when he charged upon the wind
mills.
1t is not everybody who can see such
unusual things RojeStvenSky saw,
though seeing things is not exclusively
Russian gift. Seeing rainbows and sea
serpents is really a very ordinary accom-
plishment There are many persons in
this country who see majorities that never
are to be. But nobody before RojestYensky
has carried the vision habit to such a mag
nificent extreme as to include torpedo boats.
Chemical experts declare that grain al
cohol never produces torpedo boats, but
that 1t may be possible to produce them
with a carefully blended combination of
wood alcohol, dope, carbolic acid, tobacco,
chloroform and cigarettes. 1t is safe
assertion that torpedo boat visions are not
handed out over any bar in the District Of
Columbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-29
All Halloween.

Next Monday night the witches fly and
weird spirits walk the earth. The veil be-
tween the seen and the unseen worlds is
partly drawn aside and to those who are
brave enough and clever enough the future
is revealed. 1t is a night of uncanny in
huences, of alluring rights. All Hallow-
cen has really lost little of its significance,
especially to the old and the young. Mid
dle-aged people may not have time or n
clination to pay much attention to its cere-
monies and traditions. but they canno.
wholly escape the reflection that once upon
time the occasion meant much to them
The elders probably remember that in their
youth the last night In October was time
CT deep significance. The youngsters JOY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-29
John Barleycorn, Esq.
.ays the New York Tribune:


with formaldehyde making a glass of
milk dangerous, wood alcohol poison in
whiskey and arsenic in beer, the time-hon-
ored question, What will you have? be-
comes a difficult one to answer"
Point is likewise given to the old bar
room invitation, Gentlemen, nominate
your poison
And. come to think of it. there has al
ways been some amusing rough wit at the
expense of the cheap stuff with which
men of small means and careless habits
wet their clay" Take the term "red
eye" as applied to mean whisky. That is
very expressive. for nothing infiames the
eye. destroys its beauty, and infirms it's
strength. as the vile connections that go
over the counters to poor customers.
The term ''rotgut' is coarse, but goes to
the mark like a rife ball. Nothing that a
man takes in quickly disastrously
attacks his whole interior department as
the adulterated liquors whose sale is pop
ular in the slums of cities among the
idle and the vicious. They make good
their designation in every instance.
''Good-By, john was a brand of whisky
which at one time monopolzed the trade
of steamboat roustabouts on the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers. Its sale was enormous
The title OF course explained the stuff
which was so fiery and outrageous that
any poor fellow indulging in it was en-
titled to the adieus of his friends. He
drank at his peril and if he survived had
occasion to thank heaven.
Maybe the most felicitous term of all is
"tanglefoot;" and the use of that is not con-
fined to the common WHISTLES. 1t very aptly
describes the effects of overindulgence in
any upple. and brings up before one the
Comical If pathetic. picture of the man,
high or low, who finds himself loaded by
the head" and yet. with many curious
lurches. wavers and dodders along the
pavement.
The first Indian to use the term fire
water" had far more than a savage sense
OF things, and the inventors of booze. -
dope" snake bite" and fish bait should
not he forgotten. But the man who In this
contest of wit should be ferreted out and
immortalized. either by poem or marble. or
bronze monument, is the one who lifting
his own glass politely. first said to his com
panion. who was on the point of draining
his. "Old boy, here's another nail In your
coffin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-29

ously accept the night as time for prank
ing. They can play tricks on that night
with safety which at other times will not
be tolerated.
The citizens of Albany, N. T., have pre-
pared for a semi-public observance of All
Halloween. with carnival features. An at
tempt is to be made to restore in some de-
gree the ancient observances which gave
the night it's peculiar meaning. Whether
they can succeed in enlivening the exist
ence of the staid residents for that night
only remains to be seen. The occasion
calls for light-hearted mrth and wholesome
sportiveness as well for a darksome
mystery. 1t would perhaps be well If some
such observance could be restored to our
modern life. affording an outlet for the
spirits which are hemmed in by too much
business and social conventions and re-
straint.
In the absence of any general marking of
the occasion every household will probably
rext Monday night proceed in it's own way
to commemorate the strange festival OF
superstition. Games that arouse the hearty
laughter of all the company, innocent prac-
teal Jokes that amuse without injur1ng
end efforts to read the future by means OF
apple parings, seeds, dough-balls, mirrors,
candles and other favorite devices OF tie
seeresses of old. these are the peculiar In
situations which make October 81 a time OF
entertainment and relaxation. But there Is
no patience with the rowdy work of boys
end men who regard All Halloween as
their own particular time for destroying
property, defacing buildings, personally in
juring other people and generally making
life burdensome. to no sane purpose. Such
actions on that night call for stern meas
ures of repression by the police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-29
The Right Way Out.

II was eminently appropriate that the dis
pute between England and Russia over the
remarkable actions Of the latters warshlpS
in the North sea should be referred to the
peace tribunal at The Hague for ADJUST
ment. That court is the outgrowth or Rus
sia's own proposals vaguely pointing In the
direction of permanent and universal peace
and consequent disarmament by all nations
No one ever took the Russian program with
entire seriousness. and there We're some
skeptics who could see nothing in 1t but
bluff maneuver to cover Russia's real pur-
poses and policies looking toward the alb
sorption of the whole of northern Asia.
But whatever the Russian motive in pro-
posing the peace conference at The Hague,
the fact remains that there is now estab-
listed a process for the pacific settlement
of international disputes involving ques-
lions of fact as well as of law. The case in
point is exactly suited to such an arbitra-
ton. In somewhat questionable eXplana-
ton of the assault upon the English fisher
men Russia's admiral AYERS that there were
Japanese torpedo boats among them. just
how they could possibly have been there Is
a profound mystery which is in no degree
lightened by any known facts. The whole
claim rests upon assertion and suspicion
settled one way or the other it is entitled
to consideration.
For England to sweep the claim aside as
unworthy of credence and to proceed to
hand an ultimatum to Russia and force the
issue at the muzzle of a gun would be
ruthless proceeding, savoring of the old
methods which civilization is supposed to
be slowly, but surely, eliminating. If Rus
STA is in the wrong, if her admiral was the
victim of some peculiar physical or mental
affiiction, and if there were, in fact, no
warships of Japan or any other power with
or near the fisher vessels, that fact can be
established by due process of international
law far better than by the arbitrament of
the sword. But if there were torpedo boats
there the world should be definitely assured
of the fact and not left to doubt both sides
and to believe nothing.
1t is highly important to ascertain-far
beyond the mere question of indemnity and
apology and Observation-Disclosures the
laws of neutrality have been violated in or
by England or Sweden or any other coun-
try. 1t is equally important to ascertain
whether Russia's navy is Differed by spook-
seeing men who cannot be trusted to nav
igate the peaceful seas of Europe without
menacing the lives of all they meet. If
there were torpedo boats owned or hired by
Japan among the trawlers the Russians
had a right to fire. If there were no such
boats, they had no right to fire, even if
they thought they such vessels. And
Russia has the right, however weak her
case. to a chance to make it good by means
of evidence. And furthermore. the world
has the right to this chance to avert
which would cost heavily in lives and
treasure and would demoralize the work
and threaten the prosperity of the citizens
of all other countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-29
No Treacle-Moon in Oklahoma.
ON the Mutual 20. To Enterprise


When one of our young couples gets mar
ried, they do not spend month honey
incoming, like it IS the custom in the east
but they settle down to the routine of life
with the one harmonious purpose Of build
ing up comfortable and happy home. In.
stead of "spooning' around over the coun-
try, attracting the attention of everybody,
looking sickeningly iovabfe and calling each
other all kinds of sweet little "chestnuts'
the newly married may be found at work
the next day following the nuptials. 1t
may be the bride will put out a big wash
ing, while the other half will be found
ploughing corn and carrying water stimuli
taneously.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-29
Parker's Friend Willis.

The source of Judge Parker's extraordi-
nary information about the Philippines is
at last revealed. Several writer's of popular
fiction. several chronic card writers for the
daily press and the man in the moon have
been suspected. But Judge Parker himself
clears up the mystery. He crowns his
friend in public, and presents him for the
admiration of mankind.
His name, 1t seems, is H. Parker Willis.
Vouched for by a distinguished coterie of
anti-imperialsts as a man of truth and
education, a lover of justice and of his
country, and all the rest of it, he is yet
left a little in the shadow. We do not know
his previous history, or how he came to be
selected and who selected him for this deli
cate and important work. Did he go to the
Philippines on his own account, and pay his
own way, simply to help enlighten his
countrymen and rescue them from hid
eous and perilous situation? Or was he a
special commissioner, with his expenses
paid by others?
This, we may see is a point of moment
Wright, Taft. Chaffee. and others, are i'm
peached on the ground that they are hired
men, They must report what is demanded
of them by their superiors in office. Their
surroundings prevent clear view and a
frank statement of the real situation. But
If H. Parker Willis is a hired man, too; if
he has gathered his information as spe-
cial envoy representing people with political
axes to grind, then is the American public
in a sad plight indeed. Where shall We
turn for disinterested light?
And with whom while in the Philippines
did H. Parker Willis associate? To whom
did he apply for information about affairs?
And what were his methods of collecting
facts and figures? AS, for instance, who
estimated for him the total American ex-
penses in connection with the islands? And
what wag perpetrated that tremendous
slaughter of human beings, sending the
number up into the hundred thousands?
Did he call on Gov. Wright? And if not,
why not?
One wonders. too, whether H. Parker
Willis started for the Philippines at the
same time that Colonel Smyth. or Smythe,
started for Panama. The latter is the In
diyidual who went south hunting and
hoping for information which would dis
credit his country in the eyes of the world.
If the two men started at the same time
H. Parker Willis has shown more expedition
than Colonel Smyth, or Smythe. He has
returned stuffed to the lips with yarns, and
in turn has stuffed Judge Parker, while
Colonel Smyth, or Smythe, is as yet only
laundering in the index.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-29
Parker and Bryan.

Judge Parker is a man of gratitude, and
that is much In politics. Undoubtedly Mr.
Bryan had laid him under obligations for
services in Indiana, and he promptly made
the proper acknowledgements. Later, If
Judge Parker is elected. we shall see Mr..
Bryan a welcome visitor at the White
House. and maybe a man of influence there
Why not? Mr.. Bryan justifies his support
of Judge Parker by saying that democratic
success next month viii mean success for
certain of the reforms he. Bryan, is urging;
and surely there is nobody so well justified
to assist In showing just how the work
should be done az the peerless leader. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-29
important
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The Catbedrals of England. account of some
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History OF Andrew Jackson. Pioneer Patriot,
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The Horse.
From the Chicago Chronicle.

While it may be true that the automobile
will in the remote future abolish the horse,
it must be confessed that there are no pres
ent indications of it. For untold centuries
the horse has been the symbol of good So
cety. and any one who has noticed the
preparations for the coming horse show
knows that society is not yet ready to give
him up. There are a great many people
who, even If the horse were no longer in
use, would keep horses for pets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-29
A winning" Personality.
From the Philadelphia Record.

Not in a generation has a man of a more
winning personality been nominated for the
presidency than Judge Parker. No man
who has heard him speak, no man who has
talked with him and seen the flash Of his
eye. has any doubt that the cause Of de-
mocracy will be strengthened by his APP
pearance on the platform in New York,
Newark and New Haven.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-29

war seems to be over; and maybe the very
yigor of Mr.. Bryan's pre-convention criti-
cism of Judge Parker may smooth the way
for sweeter relations in future. If Judge
Parker is defeated, the sympathy OF no
man in America will be SO well informed;
for verify Mr.. Bryan knows how that sort
of thing is himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-29
SHOOTING STARS.
Sceptical,

''That trust magnate deserves great deal
of credit for refusing to interfere in poll
tics"
ooh, / don't know said the practical
politician. Its merely another way of
letting us know that there's no use of try
ing to get him to give anything to a cam
paign fund"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-29
Advice to Politicians.
FROM the SpringfieId RenuhlIcan.

Advice to all politicians, and especially
those upon the stump: Keep good tured!
Let not the increasing heat Of the campaign
beget undue ardor. Live and let live To
criticise the administration is not to be a
traitor to this government. It did not use
to be, and is not SO today. So long as
this remains a government. by the people,
1t never will be. AS the New York Herald
says, the people must decide. Give them
plenty of ground upon which to form their
verdict, and do it fairly. 1t will soon be
over and until election day keep your
temper in leash
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-29
Appreciation.
De candidate is smilin'

De candidate is smilin'
An lookin' very gay.
Yves standin' roun' an waitin'
Till he comes along dis way.
De violet's stopped it's bloomin'
An de rose don't vegetate,
But we ism gwipe to miss 'em
While Yves got de candidate.
De quail is in de thicket,
An de oysters in de bay,
An de fruit is gettin' sweeter
On de trees fun day to day.
De autumn's mighty welcome,
An right here I wants to state,
Dat of all its many blessin's,
None can beat de candidate.