Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-08-05
EDITORIAL COMMENT
John PAUL JONES AND HIS BONES.
W. c. Black, Editor

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WYE are not to deny that the bones soon to arrive at a large
w expense and with great ceremony in this country from
France are those of the late-or not very late John Paul Jones.
We are willing to eoncede and suppose that they are. We don't
really care whether they are or not, for it makes no difference so
long as it is taken for granted that they are. Bat what tends to
arouse suspicion with us that the bones in question may be those
of Smith, or Brown or Thompson, and to cause people to give
voice to that suspicion is the persistency with which the proofs"
are thrust upon the public, who were not clamoring for proofs
beyond the statements of Ambassador Porter and the French and
other authorities. If they were satisfied or said that they were,
that is enough.
But they must continue to publish proofs" and such proofs.
Item. The bones correspond exactly to Jones' size and heighth.
But how many thousands of people have lived and died who
We're just the size of Jones YOU or the editor of this paper, not
withstanding our unusual size. And no on saw Jones skeleton
when he was alive to measure and describe ic Item, The bones
We're found in d coffin exactly the same as the one in which he
was buried. But how many men have been buried in collins "eX-I
actIy the same, as the one in which John Paul was buried was a
very ordinary one. Item. The bones O. the deceased showed be
yond a question of a donbt that he was a male who died of the
same disease as the departed hero. We would like to ask twas.
John Paul the only man to die of the disease mentioned, and if so
how did the medical fraternity succeed in diagnosing the case,
versatile as they are with Latin phrases"
Ifthis sort OF proof is kept up we shall be tempted against
our will TO come out on the side of the gay Parisians, who are
even nov, laughing at the whole affair, and say that it is ex.
treney probable that the bones are those OF some Frenchman,
who died from dissipation during the French revolution. We
don't publicly adopt this theory; we are even willing to hurrah
for Jones, but please stop the proof"
Let it not be supposed that we ae speaking in any spirit OF
derogation of Ohm Paul Jones, the live man. the sailor, the adj
miral, the BRAY and successful fighter for the little United
States o. the not so very long ago, 1S1219l4. the mar who
created respect for the stars and stripes DO matter, where found
ON the high seas. and with impecmious resources. fought every
engagement to a successful issue. We yield to more in admiration
of and respect for him and his memory as Il National hero; but we
confess to no degree of enthusiasm over a collection of bones, ev-
en if they were once the framework OF John Paul tones soul
They are not John Paul Jones, not by any means. Heonly passed
through and will not pass this way again Who cares for the
husk when the kernal is gone. Great Cesar, dead and turned to
clay may stop a hole to keep the wind away Why not?
AS PREDICTED in the STANDARD Of a few weeks ago, the
unsantary conditions OF the town are resulting in sickness, and,
unless immediate action is taken in observing hvgtnic rules, we
are likely to have an epidemic of typhoid fever OF no small proper
tions. There is nothing to be gained by Disgusting the fact that
dangerous conditions exist. The lavatories in the rear of the
buildings along Main Street are a disgrace to the community, and
it is the suggestion of the STANDARD that owners who are careless
should be made to abide by our laws that cover the subject nnv
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