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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-09-29
HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS FLAG.

HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS FLAG.
The official flag OF the United States,
as set forth III army and navy regulR-
tons, bears forty five stars in a blue
field, arranged in six rows, the first,
third and fifth rows having eight stars
each and the others having seven stars
each. The garrison flag OF The army is
made Of bunting, thirty six feet iiy and
twenty feet hoist, thirteen stripes, and
IL the upper quarter. next 10 the stall, Is
the field, or union OF stars, equal to the
number OF states, on blue field over e
third the length OF the iiag-twelvc feet
Tor garrison tiag-eXtepding TO he lower
edge Of the fourth red stripe from the
top. The storm flag. allowed III bad
weather, Is twenty feat by ten feet, and
recruiting lag nine feet nine inches by
four feet four inches.
The american Jack is the union, or
blue field OF the flag. The revenue
marine service flag. authorized by act Of
Congress March =. 1892, was originally
prescribed TO consist OF sixteen perpen-
dicular stripes, alternate red and white,
the union OF the ensign bearing the arms
of the United States in dark blue on =
white field The sixteen stripes repre-
sented she number OF states which had
been admitted u: that time, and no
change has been made since. Prior to
1871 it bore an eagle III The union of the
~pernant, which was then substituted.
thirteen blue stars in a white field, but
the eagle and stars are still retained in
the flag.
June II, the anniversary Of the ma
tioual flag, is celebrated as flag day in
the public schools.
1t is believed that the first American
flag bearing thirteen red and white
stripes was presented to the Philadel.
pima Light Horse company by Captain
Abraham Marhoc, a Dane, early i'll l7T5.
The continental congress, June II, III.
resolved that the flag Of the United
States he thirteen stripes, alternate red
and white; that the union be thirteen
stars, white on a II blue field, representing
u III" SObsNt4IillbD. RAUL Jones WIS
appointed to the Ranger June II, III.
and it is claimed that he was the first to
display the flag on a national vessel.
When Vermont and Kentucky were
added to the unlOu-thc first compro.
mise on the slavery issue-the flag was
altered, by act Of Congress January Is.
1874, the number of stripes and stars in
the flag was increased from thirteen to
fifteen. The act took effect May /, 1875.
From that date until 1918, when there
were twenty states, the number OF stars
I!.i stripes remained the same. Captain
Samuel &. Reid, defender OF the priva-
tccr Armstrong, was asked by "A com.
mittee Of Congress to devise Il new flag.
lie retained the original thirteen stripes
one for each colouy-but added Il star
for every state. Under the act Of Con.
gress the new star is added on the
Fourth of July following the admission
OF Il state. There are forty five stars
now, Utah being tho last admitted,
january !, 1876.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-09-29
FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 20. 1905
NEVADA AND CHINESE EXCLUSION.

No matter how much any Nevadau
may admire Roosevelt personally he
cannot but condemn the attitude Of the
national administration on the Chinese
question. We all know how Taft and
the president himself declared them
sslves III favor Of q modification of the
Chinese Exclusion act-and anyone who
has given any attention to the matter
knows that modification means nullitica'
ton. But the attitude OF the admins
tration is more clearly indicated by the
fact that the Chinese Ambassador at
Washington Is an active aud open par
tlcipator in and abettor OF the boyc cot
on American goods and thar our govern.
ment has made no sign to indicate Its
disapproval OF his actions i'll this matter.
any other nation in the world were to
engage III assisting a boycott against
American goods how long would he last!
About long enough for a cable message
to go and come, We npprehend. But 1t
seems that this C~h;naman, Chentung
Liang Chang, is permitted to do us he
pleases and Mcssrs. Roosevelt and Roo;
have nothing to say.
or course we know that the nanufact.
IIrers and the money power OF the east
are fighting for tho modification or
abolition OF the exclusion act, and VT
also know that when it comes To Il
question Of Wall street and the west. the
west has always gotten the worst OF 1t
But for all that it IS the privilege and
the duty Of the west to protest against a
policy that means ruin TO the welfare OF
the Pacific Coast laboring man. And
while Nevada is not 6 vitality concerned
in this matter us is California, our ron.
Germ is vital enough to cause Ms to view
with the most extreme apprehension
any relaxation in the keeping up OF the
bars against the invasion OF the yellow
hordes from China. And it is the duty
OF Nevada to acquaint the national adj
ministration with the fact that we not
only do not approve Of any alteration or
modification OF the Chinese Exclusion
Act, but that we resent the attitude OF
the administration toward exclusion af
indicated by the Taft letter and the
retention in his position rs Ambassador
at Washington OF such "a boycott.
organizer and aDtl-eIclusiOn ngitator as
Chentung Liang Chang.-Reno journal
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-09-29

mlral in proportion 10 the heights t.
which we had previously raised him.
In another fell OF life there is the
case Of j.. Pierpont Morgan. Three or
four years ago the world ehuddered at
his name. There was nothing which
was not possible to him, according to
common belief. The spGsm passed and
the name OF Morgan has lost it's start.
ling prominence.
Again, to come down To very petty
things. there is the case OF uobson. His
triumphal tours over the land were
followed by much ridicule, aud now
even the ridicuIe has become tiresomc
and the man is simply ignored.
AS long rs our admiration Of Roosc.
vel: rested on the direct basis Of our
now, when we begin to lose ourselves
in the raptures of alteration, which are
showing themselves everywhere, We
place Roosevelt himself in peril. When
adulation at length clogs aud brings Us
nausea, Roosevelt will suffer, though the
fault is not his own.
For Roo 'evelt's sake his admirers
should calm themselves at once. In his
coming battles lie needs all the strength
the support Of the people can give him,
1t will be a great loss If his power for
good suffers by the recoil OF an over
wrought public opinion. - Chicago
RecOrd-Herald (rep)
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-09-29
Liz Finding Money

Finding health Is ike finding money
80 think those who are sick. When you
have d cough, cold, sore throat, or chest
irritation, better act promptly like w,
c. Barber, OF Sand! Level, Va, lie says;
had a terrible chest trouble, caused by
smoke and coal dust on my lungs; but
after finding no relief in other remedies
l was cured by DR.. Kings New Disco,
very for consumption. coughs and colds
Greatest sale of any cough or lung medi.
cine III the world. At Elko drug store.
SOC and Sl,O0; guaranteed. Trial bottle
free.
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An Atlanta. Ga. dispatch etatoa that
u lnv!cr ~ that city has been awarded
u verdict u eighteen rrntp against tho
Central 81 t;rurgia Rail way Company IN
= jIHtir"'H court ~ case ingtituicd
a:ruHi the rnilrund IN u mniirr ~ prln'
cirIc. The plnnitN Recently nc 'ompami
81 ~ inIy relative Ia tho terminal
station nni vue rcfuaci admission in.
ei!" The gaicp. under the IulcB al th"
station, wl"rq he could uTO luce u
fHIlrUHd ticket. ia ofI"r io overcome
,hiH rule hc purchased q ticket on n
suburban tram, paying eighteen ccnta
for II aud waR admitted. II" later pre-
scented tho ticket M tho oil " for ~
d%cmrii0r. hut tho road r"fuHcd u"
redeem the ticket, claiming that II bat
been punched 10y tho gaicmnn md VIVA
rendered useless. Suit wag brought
under u printed clause on the tickoi'
making Il r~cdccmnhln II tot uecd. Inc
probuhilitica arc that tho caac will Ina
its way Ia n higher court.-KniIw"y
World.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-09-29

". +. GuIcr ari t.. f.. S~clu,c,bers,
interested m the whit" Rock Mining
company, opening at Oak Sprin.p p.
alr"'t .-rvcU uIl. west ut here. were
M toxin last wr".i. and rrpur, that they
ar" Developing a",ru clnims IA that Ia.
cnIity, all % which rhoy up we'll. In
ON r]i"iu. ia" iiju" ~ijIri. tlcs. gentle
men lnv" covered a large. brIy Of
tuFIunIs. i-um Which thcy have taken
vrlUnb." ~saMplr-. An open cut ha4
been run on "a / loot, i.iuch vein, +how.
ng Il drrth 81 fifteen feet 81 lrdg" mat.
ter. They nave shipped 10 punnda u
turquoIs via. Kawirh and Tnnurnh 10
san frHuCirCO. valued TN the crudrj 81
ahomt S2,UO0. Tins il 81 the best quail.
- ever shipped to San Francisco. on
account u IT. hardness.
IurIIOia ~ composed Of ulumiun,
p~h"rrhonC acid, water, pro,o1idc OF
irpu, pcr"NIl" ~ manganese, and Thoa.
phEt" Of llmr. Occasionally transparent,
At 10 generally OPAQUE. hat even color
when trUkrn. n" rcm in fnun! ~
volcanic c"uutEI"~, As u rule associatrd
with trnchyt t.. II Ia found ~ seams and
T"!!!~. but usually III the scarns aud
feeders, and ia CrcTIccs. though 1t ~
r"idr u ihnt u piece Of true turquOis n
found larger than u pecan nut. Turqunrs
H usually located over II large copper
deposit. Tho color varics from sky bluc
Ia pal" Ere"n-nn apple green. The true
gem has tho azure hlnc Of a cloudlcss
SKY. DcLnmur loic.
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Twilight.

still,
Tho purple shadows steal ncroaa tho bIlI.
And ono lone star above IA Pine trees
crest
Grows over brighter. while from OF, It's
nest
There breaks the low cry OF tho whip.
pOor-wllI.
And softly atcnlE the lndcncd hush, until
Fen wiHGs list DER the fields Of tanodII
They all day wUftcd-'U8 20 sweet 10
rest
When twilight falls.
Lot not ono drop NJ thla rare nectar ppIl.
But with tho bcryl wine your goblet M.
Drink with me. Love. tho golden OF tho
west.
For all II made for love md loyo In
boat
And oh. tho wonder OF tho moments
thrill
When twilight falls.
Thomas s.. Jones, Jr.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-09-29

When wo zee bOya on the strccis and
in pulic pieces We often wonder il they
know thnt business mou are watching
V'cm. In every bnni,, store aud oNro
there will eonn he u place for a hos to
ill. Those who have the management
Of tho affairs Of business will select ono
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-09-29

II you would increase your happiness
and prolong lie, forget your neighbours
faults, advises an exchange. Forget the
Islander You have heard. Forget the
temptations. Forget the fa%ulttindlng
and give a little thought to the cause
which provoked it. Forget the peculi.
~arities Of your friends, and only remem.
Der the good points which make you
fond OF the Forget all personal
Yuarrels and | tories you may have
heard by accident, and Which, If re-.
peatcd. would seem Il Thousand times
worse than they are. Blot out OF mem
DRY rs far as possible, all the disagree.
able occurrences Of life; they Will grow
larger when you remember them, and
the constant thought Of the acts OF
meanness OF, worse still, malice, will
only tend to make yOu more familiar
with them. Obliterato everything dis
agreeable from yesterday; start out with
n clean sheet for today, and write upon
it, for sweet %nemOry's sake, only those
things which are lovely and lOvcable.
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\ lady received the following reply
from a neighbor ill answer to the ques-
tion why she allowed her children
and husband to litter up every room
IN ..ne house, and the sentiment will
find lodging in the hearts Of thousands
Of home loving persons IN the land:
= The marks Of the little muddy feet
upon the clean floor can be easier re.
moved han the stain when these little
feet 20 down into tie mud Of the high
way to evil. The prints OF the little
fingers on the window pane cannot shut
out the sunshine half so well as the
shadows that darken the mothers heart
over that one who is but q name
through the coming years. And il my
John finds his home n refuge from care
and trouble, and his greatest happiness
within its four walls, he can put his
boots i'll the rocking chair and hang his
coat on the floor every day Of the week.
And il | can stand it and he enjoys it,
| cannot see that it is anybody clse's
buain5ss.T
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-09-29

War or no war, the a~ristUcratic Rus
sian pursues his pleasures with an
abandonment that speaks of unlimited
resources or unlimited reckIessness,
says the Pail Mall Gnzotte. The pleas.
ures Of the table are protracted to an
inOrdlnatc degree. y lunch, in which
the courses are plcntiiully watercd
with champagne, will spread itself
through the afternoon. You may bare
ly escape at five o'clock, although you
began to eat at one. The host never site
down, plying his guests with a success.
sion Of good things, liquid and solid.
Even the afternoon tea i'll middlc'claas
clrclps is a very formidable undertake
ing, II includes dishes OF various sOrte,
III which meat will certainly figure,
and Russian tea, served in "A glass with
lemon, is but the pale com arisDn to
sparkling champagne. Tho appearance
% the streets tells Of wealth, too. No
finer oquipagcs exist anywhere than
those which, horscd with coal black
stccds, dash ut full speed, in lofty disre-
gard for tho mere foot passenger, down
the central strip Of wood pavement on
the principal "prOspccis,N az the wider
strccta are dcuomiuutcd. Holding the
rcins in his two hands, with arms out.
stretched, the driver, medieval in
dress, has the summary methods 81 n
Roman cEariotccr. Indeed, there is
something Of imperial Rome IN this
second capital OF the czpr.
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Entered at the Elko postoflcc for transmission
through the mails as secoGd-cIass matter.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-15

Sales increasing since 1850.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-15

turning about to assail the new enemy
Long ordered the bugles to sound the
charge Armstrong; Confederate d.
vision, 1900 In number, occupied the
position in front Of Long. The latter
mustered less than 1,600 for the as
sault.
Longs men were armed with repeat
ing carbines and as they advanced
poured a steady stream OF bullets into
the Confederate ranks. Despite the fire
of artillery and musketry which swept
the open space for 800 yards the gal
liant troopers pushed forward steadily
and In fifteen minutes had cleared the
works between Armstrong and Rod
dey's brigade Of supports. Then the as
saiiants turned leftward upon Arm
strongs own line. Forrest threw
himself into the breach with all the
troops he could rally, and portion Of
Longs command suffered terribly for
a moment
At last Armstrong; line gave way,
and the scene became one Of Wild con-
fusion. The Confederate troopers,
beaten from the breastworks, rushed
for their horses; the militia threw
away their arms In flight, and the
streets Of the city became choked with
soldiers, citizens and horses hurrying
to escape.
Forrest and bis generals got away
separately after darkness came to their
relief. Wilson gathered in 200 prison
ers Of war, including 150 officers and 81
cannon. He estimated the garrison at
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Forrest S Fight Against Fate
A FoRTlETH ANNIVERSARY WAR STORY
AprlI
/ ANNIVERSARY WAR STORY


J with his revolver. but received only siigh,
/ wounds and bruises both on HE head and
I arm. Three others came up meanwhile
/ and took part. SO that actually a. many
+! AZ six troopers were either Attempting 10
saher or shoot him. by this time the
hammer OF his pistol had been hacked
away. so that the weapon was useless,
while his right arm was weakened by the
many blows which had fallen upon Il,
Ills STAFF and escort could not helm him,
for all at that moment were engaged In
/ IKE personal comhats.
On either hand the roadway was hedged
BY dense. impenetrable thicket and
rearward was choked by q two horse
wagon, which barred his escape In that
direction. while his enemies filled the
road frontward. fiercaly cutting and
shooting at him. Escape indeed seemed
hopeless. for, as II 10 render II utterly 30,
his horse was now severely wounded BY
pistol ball In the thigh. But II was not
the habit OF the man TO lock upon aught
as hopeless,
Wheeling his horse toward the wagon,
giving him the spur fiercaly and lifting
him with the bride, the brave animal
rose into the air and surmounted tho OBJ
stacle at bound. going some thirty steps
before he was halted, and Forrest turned
to survey the field. Scarcely had he done
80 when he was charged by Federal Of
ficer. who lunEcd az him with his saher.
but Forrest parted the thrust with his
other pistol. which he had been able 10
draw, and. firing. killed his resolute ad-
versary Captain Taylor, by this time.
however. those whom he had eiuded by
his desperate leap over the wagon had
continued to pass II and were again upon
him. Colonel NJ c. Galloway and Dr.
Jones of the stan came TO the aid or their
inperiled chief and each put an adver-
sary hors de combat, Forrest killed yet
another, and Galloway. wopndlng stil
another, took him prisoner,
The Federal troopers fought with
sabers almost exclusively In this melee.
Forrest and bis stan were armed with
two navy revolvers each, the men In
the escort with Spencer rifles and
pistols.
At daylight April Wilson resumed
his march upon Selma, Forests sklr.
mlshers were encountered about .
o'clock and driven back to the FORTH.
cations. These consisted OF d FASHIONED
line, on a radius OF three miles, ex-
tending from the Alabama river above
the city to the same below. The profile
Of the line assaulted was as follows:
Height of parapet. six TO eight feet;
thickness, eight feet; depth OF ditch.
FIVE feet; width. from ten to fifteen
feet; height Of stockade, five feet,
General Emory Upton asked for
picked body of 800 men to work around !
Forests flank and turn 1t, but before |
he could gather the detachment General |
Long discovered column Of Confeder
ltes riding up on his rear to divert his .
attention while re-enforcements poured !
into the works In front Instead Of ,
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Aaonixinu Burns.

are instantly relieved. and perfectly
healed by Bucklen'a Arnica Salve. c.
Rivenbark. Jr., of Norfolk. Va. writes;
~ burnt my knee dreadtully: that II
bllstered all over. Bucklen's Arnlca
salve stopped the pain, and healed It
without scar" Also heals all wounds
and sores. csc at Chas, Rogers. drug
gIst.
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1000. His own force at hand was
1900. with 8 guns In the brief assault
Longs casualties amounted to 40 killed
and 200 wounded. The leader and 4
of his colonies were shot down while
cheering on their men.
GEORGE l.. KII4MER.
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Fat Folks.

have reduced my weight So pounds
bust nine inches. waist eight inches
and hips nine inches In snort time by
a guaranteed, harmless remedy with
out exercise or starving. want 10
tell you all about II; inclose stamp
and address. Mrs. Charlotte woodward,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-17
Tho Fitch Decline.

Clyde Fitch is either declining in
playmaking ability or he has made so
much money that he doesn't need any
more. His one time briIliancy is appar-
0nt only in spots in his recent contri-
buttons. and the solution is not easy to
and. His 1.-THE Coronet of the Duchess. !"
in which Mrs. Bloodgoed appeared early
IN the season. was one of the most use
less productions seen since E. H. Soth-
ern endeavored to pose as a playwright
and offered his wife for a sacrifice in
1.-THE Light That Lies In a Woman's
Eyes" But I do not wish to class Mr..
Fitch with Mr.. Sothern as playwright.
It is difficult to think OF any one who
could, justly be compared to Mr.. Soth-
ern in that respect Only it can be said
with entire truth that Mr.. Fitch ap-
pears to be suffering from a relapse.
Judging from some former Fitch plays,
he should have been alberto write for
Mr.. Wilson a role that would have
proved one of the shining successes Of
the season. But he did not, and that is
all there is to it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-17

! in the late Sol Smith RusseIl's comedy.
"a Bachelors Romance"
Miss Davis is young and pretty and
is regarded as one of the best woman
fencers in this country. Being Ken
tuckian, it goes without saying that
she is an accomplished eQuestrienne.
Mrs. H. c. De Mile, the manager Of
the venture. is wen known as one of
the CO. authors of 1.-THE Greatest Thing
In the world" in which play Mrs. lie
Moyne starred. She has already enter
ed the managerial field successfully as
the manager of the De Mille-Belasco
plays and as the producer and manager
of THE Missourians," melodrama
which has made one of the popular hits
of the present season. One of her sons,
william C. De Mile, is the author of
"Strongheartss in which Robert Edeson
will shortly appear at the Hudson the
| alter, New York -
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How to Answer Advertisements.
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State Journal or Address Owner care
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wiring only. Write yotr answer ana
taiau It care State Journal q leave It Al
tne State Journal office. Do not ask the
clerks in the State journal Office TO give
you tde name Of the advertiser; they Gan
not give tins information
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Iho State Journal does not accept
want advertisements over the telephOns
nor does Il make charge accounts OF
Snem- The most satisfactory piRn Is 60
Ting your want advertisement TO the
state Journal office. II ycC can not 90
this, call tbs Western Union telegraph
onice. either phone 81, and tall them thaS
you have an advertisement for ths state
Journal They will send an A. D. 2.
hoy to your house You pay the BOY Tor
che advertisement, tho State Js1lrpal
pays for his services in bringing 1t down
town Cost Of classified advertisement
IL &c Per line Six ordinary words MAKE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-17
A Remarkable Makeup.

L. Rogers Lytton, formerly E. H. Soth-
ern's leading man, has won much ia
vorable comment this season because
of his good work in a prominent role
with Mrs. Patrick Campbell in 1.-THE
Sorceress.''
Mr. Lytton plays Cardenos, an agent
of the inquisition, and his makeup is
one Of the best seen in many years in
role OF this sort. Mr.. Lytton is of
heroic build, standing six feet. and
broad in proportion, and his picture of
the masterful representative OF the
mighty and Ubiquitous religious organ
ization made up of the most bigoted
and heartless men of medieval times
is striking and Impressive. In one Of
the accompanying illustrations Mr.. Lyt-
ton is shown in the character OF Cars
demos.
Mr. Lytton is one of the compara-
lively few men of really advanced edu-
cation on the American stage. He is q
graduate of Columbia university ana
has spent several years in study in Gers
man universities. He has several ae%
grees and is a talented musician.