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The Nevada County picayune., 1906-09-07
BENT AANCEF oRTH
Says the independent Voter Aloe May Put an End to Cor
 rupt, conte.l q pdliseal Aass>

Pdlitical Assan
 1
 ot' |r faction. numerically insig-
 ai ant but representa- iiz<the pre-
 dafry forcesef sps>.f privileges ana those who seek to use all
 goternment as an asset to their
 prE Eate business, is, by reason of
 wealth and lack of conscience in using it, vastly more powerful and usually controls the party plan, it's organization and its
 nominees. ,{
 The frs. oss ;sHsiese sHese factions dr< dinarily pays yery littleattention to the matter of securing control ofthe organization, but loyalty supports it's own partycsndidates; 'whilethe other deems the or ganization of p,ime importance, securing the nominees if possible but i2fany event making sure of crs1tfol of the party machinery, conscious that if candidates op- posed to it's interests are named they may he easily and 4me. be- Gu at the polls if the cam ea.ga management j. ia shair hands.
 AS an instance or how impor- tant the corporation element be- HeFes control of machinery to be l might mention the flagant Yio- ladon Of all party precedent in the appointment of the present Democratic National Executive Committee
 The Executive Committee had always. prior to the campaign of 1904, been appointed caeifly (and. so far as my recollection goes, wholly, from the regularly elect ed members of the National Com mittee, and usually being madeup of those members from the more states, which it was necessary to carry in order to elect. How was the real campaign organization formed in 1904? An Executive Committee was made up, carefully limited to seven members, an q those seven were William F. Shee- han (chairman), of New York city: August Belmont of New York city, James Smith Jr. of New Jersey, Thomas F. Martin of Virginia, James M. Guffy of Pennsylvania, John R. Mclean of Ohio and the city of Washington, and Timothy E. Ryan of Wiscon- sin.
 'The first four mentioned were not and are not members of the National Committee.
 Raps Executive Committeeman.
 "Sheehan, formerly discredit- ed Buffalo politician, builder of he most vicious political ma- chine ever known in Erie county, l for the fragrant violation of the civil service law, his ma- chine finally routed and he prac- ,ically driven from Buffalo, is now, with his partner, Judge Parker, one of the chief of cor ooration lawyers of New York, among others, the Brooklin Rapid Transit Company, md has represented in legisla- i've halls and the courts Consoli- lated Gas, Edison Electric and many others. He is a director in he Cord Meyer Development
The Nevada County picayune., 1906-09-07
EELEVEN CENTS
 TO BE MINIMUM PRICE OF COTTON FIXED
Reports From Representatives of the States in the Convention Show Great Deterioration in the Crop During the Past
 Twenty Days.

lhe second annual meeting or the National Farmers Educa- tional and Cooperative Union convened at the city hall here at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning and will continue for three days. The meeting was called to order by National President K. E. DuckWorth of Thomaston, Ga. Hon. N. A. Shaw of Texarkana, in behalf of Mayor Stuart, made the address of welcome, which was responded to by D. J. Neill of Texas for the delegates. A committee on credentials was then appointed, after which the convention engaged in the gen. eral discussion of various topics of interest to the organization during the remainder of the fore noon.
 At the afternoon session the report of the credentials com- mittee was adopted unanimously It shows a total of about 300 del, egates, Texas heading the list wita 60 present. The states rep res, ated are: Arkansas. Texas, Lo' isisna, Califci "a. Tenness ee, AtfbsT t1A,diana Mis- log1', NNnsas nenIat ~ qth
 taia agsnaA n NereNaa a.~ ;eslt, So1 4odia !, 7'ilo ir Oklahoma. The order cEtiN~s total membership of o00 0s0.
 Following the report Of the credentials committee came the discussion by the convention of the condition of the eottoh crop throughout the states represent cd. These reports show an aY- craze deterioration of 20 per cent in the crop within the last 20 days, due mainly to insects and excessive rains. At the after noon session K. E. Hunter Geo ". Bennett .and A. H. Mvans, representing the Illinois Farmers Union, appeared at the hail and were admitted to seats in the convention as fraternal visitors.
 A committee consisting of Ben l.. Griffin, chairman, Arkansas; E. A. Calvin, Texas, Dr. h. r. Hudson, Tennessee; E. A. Cook, Alabama; and ]. B. Picket, South Carolina, was appointed to fix the minimum price for this sea- son's cotton crop, with instsuc- tions to make it's report at the night session of the convention.
 It is generally understood that nothing less than ten cents Wlll be considered as the medium price per pound. About fifteen committees have been appointed to attend to the various routine matters and these are expected to bring in their reports at to- session. Itis expected that the election of officers will take place at the afternoon ses- sion.
 At a late hour tonight the dei- egates of the National Farmers Union, by unanimous vote, reaf- frmed the minimum price of II cents for middling basis, interior points, for this years cotton crop.
The Nevada County picayune., 1906-09-07
We'll Worth Trying.

w. H. Brown, the popular pens ion attorney of Pittsfeld. Vt., says: Next to pension, the best thing to get IS Dr. Kings New Life Pills. He writes: "they keep myfamily in splendidhealth" Quick cure for Headache. Constipation and Billiousness. Price 25c. Guaranteed by all druggist.
The Nevada County picayune., 1906-09-07

0ttumwa, la, Sept. 1.-Mr. Charles A. Walsh, the iowa mem l Der oI q Democrat Natioaal Com l mittee. and who was secretary ot the National Committee during the two Bryan campaigns, has tendered his resignation as a member of the National Commit tee, giving his reasons for so do- ing in the following letter, which was mailed today:
 "0ttumwa, Ia., Sept, l, 1906. Hon. Thomas Taggart, French Lick, Ind: /% Dear Sir-Permit me to here with hand you, as chairmanl of the Democratic National Cohl- mittee, my resignation as a mem Der thereof, representing the state of Iowa thereon.
 Ordinarily l would not deerp | 1t necessary to make known my reason for4 taking such action but having finally deternined upon it, in view of Jile fact that |Ihave beee elected and pgice fe- elected to tre Net enet Con 1e 4ee#ea 9aeiad of eve
 ar. an, msy t. reto ha1 ag zen a member of the state, con grf ai5Gai and other committees daaae tae anti1e period of my life, since arriving at my majofi- |tE ana knowing that such resig- [z,tion coming at what miga |roEa J9 he ga inopp5rtune tune. so far lae interests of my own |frends and IoyaI supporters are c0nceraea. @ili meet with some |cnticism apon their part should 1t go unexplained. l give you my |reasoas therefore, which will show that i could in future pun
 sue no other course.
 May Become a Mugwump. For tae future I. intend to he in position to support, or not support as 1 may see fit, the can dldates of the Democratic party.
 1 have reached the conclusion that the perpetuation of corrupt Corporation, boss control of poli- teal affairs, is made possible by the slavish subservency of the
 Individual to party name and by
 lack of independent action. while have heretofore always been
 Known as partisan Democrat,
 and will always be a staunch supporter of Democratic princi- pleS as l understand them, it has been steadily borne in upon me lor long time, as 1 came closer and closer to a knowledge of the inner workings of the party sys- tem, that, the yellow dog' par " feeling that impeIs good men 70 support a ticket of unfit nomi- nee' because they bear the party label.
 Within the Democratic party, | as within the Republican, there are two contending factions, the vastly more numerous, but, dur Iig ordinary times, the least in- ,, es,uentlal, being the great rank 'ae which believes in the princi- ples of Jefferson, a diffusion of
 ower, a constant opposition to very form of special privilege, lsklng for themselves nothing 'ue equal rights and op-
 0rtunity before the law. The
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-05-15
State Flag of Alabama.

Over the historic capitol of Mont
gomery waves not the national flag
but the Alabama flag, and not one Ala
baman in a thousand would recognize
it if he saw it elsewhere than on the
capitol. The flag in question has no
history woven into it, for it was not
adopted until 1895 It presents a st.
Andrews cross in crimson on a white
field. Such a cross is shaped like a
letter X and the books suggest that
the apostle Andrew died on a cross of
that design. Few if any other states
indulge in flags of their own. A nag
is the symbol of sovereignty and state
sovereignty is limited by the federal
constitution. When we were a part of
Georgia we granted to the federal gov
eminent the executive power of pun
ishing treason and if any one becomes
traitor to the Alabama flag we might
have to call in the federal government
in order to punish him.-Birmingham
Age-Herald
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-05-15

There had been other 'Mericans, but
none like him.
Taya San blossomed like some won
drous flower in a new kimona of blue,
with glints of silver woven through
it; she danced, she sang to him the
songs of Nippon, and he taught her
for she was a willing pupil-much OF
his speech.
Perhaps, too, there we're other
things he taught her: for what should
a pretty geisha learn, but love?
There had been other 'Mericans,
but none like him. when he came,
straight and tall, fair as young god,
blue-eyed. with bright hair curling
of immaculate white, drill, his CLEAN.
ing smile, who could resist him?
Certainly o Taya San could not
Raeburn's luggage was piled in the
hall; his steamer was due to leave the
next day for Manila, and he was so
lacing himself with cigarettes.
you can't take her along, you
know" was Dunn's silence-breaking
remark.
"Who?"
your pagan friend, o Taya San:
who else?"
Don't you know" continued the in
forming one, that the girl is a slave,
owned, body and soul, by the grinning
old devil who owns that teahouse and
others like it: don't you know that
you would have to buy her, just as
you would buy horses at homer"
Don't: | can't stand it,; Raeburn
jumped Up, pushing his chair away
noisily: pagan or not, slave or not,
she's dear little girl, and I'm all
broke up at leaving"
What about herr" came the pitiless
query.
For answer, Raeburn said things
which would have to be represented
on this page by dashes, and flung him
self ou.; Dunn heard him in the street
whistling for his 'rickshaw.
THE boys fool" he unused. "but
he's got lifetime to learn it in"
.
A curtain of purple blooms lifting
to the breeze: in teahouse, two that
clasped, and said goodbye, and clasped
again-clinging arms and pleading
eyes, tears and kisses-kisses and
tears. One to stay, weeping-say not
that to be geisha is to be heartless
and one to go whirling back to the
city.
The ship was gone, and day after
day, all cruelty alike, followed it:
other coolies dashed up to the tea
house steps, and other 'Mericsns in
white suits sat at the little tables,
but life was not the same.
Because of rouge, skilfully applied,
the little geisha's cheeks were rosy,
and because of paint her lips were
very, very red, like threads of Grim.
son silk; her gray kimona shimmered
like silken mist, and storks in crazy
flight trsiled all across it; but the
eyes of @ .Taya San were closed, and
she did not answer when they called
her name.
AS for Raeburn-but Raeburn would
never know.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-05-15
Humane Sentiment in Business.

1t is not true that business is nee.
essarily hardening. Kind and con.
slant consideration is often displayed
in it. If creditors are satisfied of the
honesty and ability of a delinquent
debtor he is usually treated with len.
ity. The relations between business
men and their customers may be soft.
ened by fabrication of kindly sympa
thy' They do not necessarily produce
any more hardening than results from
the friction of life in other spheres
There is scarcely considerable bust
ness concern which does not retain ir
It's employment old servants who
might be superseded by more efficient
men, perhaps at less cost. Humane
sentiment enters into business ir
many ways.-New York Sun.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-05-15
So Lonesome Now.

over { Henry Murray's why.
They always had lots an lots o. pie.
An toy automobiles an v'losipedes
An walkin toys. like a fellow reads
About sometimes. but he seldom sees.
An swings out under tn big oak trees.
An childurn a-playin' on every DOUGH
But my! 1t is turrible lonesome now.
over t Henry Murrays. why.
His mother an father list seemed { try
An see if they couldn't get some new
For Henry an all of us other BOYS
AT played with him; an she used Z
make
TIL dandiest currant an raisin cake.
An boys list fiocked there like flies.
But my! 1t is turrible lonesome now.
Over L Henry Murray's. why,
His mother 'ud see you goin' by
An asst you why didn't you come an
with Henry an all of his toys. some
An every Christmas she'd have tree
An nobody got forgot. somehow p.
But my! 1t is turrible lonesome now.
Ar over t Henry Murray's. why.
We boys list look while we're goin by
An see all his toys layin' there outside
Once Big Bill Skinner broke down an
cried
An SAYS he don't care-it was list too
Cause Henry was all of tn boy they had
An tn swings list hang from tn big oak
An my! 1t is turrible lonesome now.
j. w. Foley in Golfers
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-05-15
Copyright. 1906. BY Daily Story Pub. Cos

Because of rouge skilfully applied,
the little geisha's cheeks were rosy,
and because of paint her lips were
very, very red, like threads of Grim
son silk.
She wore a kimona of cool, SHIN
mering gray, with storks in erratic
fight all up and down it,; her blue
obi-like an overgrown pillow-was
adjusted with care, and atop of all
was her face, lily-fair under the high,
satiny black couture, her slanting eye
brows-ah, Art helped Nature there
her eyes at once Turing and childlike,
and the scarlet line that was her
mouth
When Raeburn, lately arrived In
Toxic, came to the teahouse under the
wistarias his beauty-loving nature re-
joiced, and he told her that she was
like roses and gray mist"
o Taya San looked pleased, though
all she understood was the young
'Merican's smiling eyes: but she
poured his tea, and clapped her she'll
and, when another girl shufIied in,
they danced, in movements as grace
full as roses swaying in the wind.
1t was late before Raeburn remem-
bered that he hadn't stopped in Toxic
merely to visit teahouses, and that
he must get back to Dunn's rooms as
fast as 'rickshaw and a long-legged
coolie would take him.
He was comforted to find that Dunn
had turned in; it saved the bother of
explanations; only a sleepy servant
remained in the hall. to be gently
prodded and kicked into wakefulness
There was a late and hurried break
fast the next morning, after which
Dunn, as good servant of gov,bn-
mental red tape, went to his office,
leaving his friend to spend the day as
he liked. He was pleased to loaf
throughout the morning, to write a
few letters, to scribble some of the
inevitable postcards, and, late in the
afternoon, clad in creaseless white, to
travel via 'rickshaw to a teahouse-a
certain teahouse with purple curtains
of wistaria flowing all around it.
o Taya San was there, and tinkled
away at an instrument that seemed a
cross between banjo and guitar;
Raeburn sat himself down, with easy
grace, in the cross-legged manner of
his vis-a-vis; they laughed together
over he: quaint efforts to talk 'Meri-
can, and the task of teaching was so
pleasant that when o Taya San lifted
her thick lashes and said, you come
'gain-some more?" he answered,
Sure" quite as if he were in Toxic
only for the pleasure of talking to
pretty teahouse girls.
She's beautiful" he confided to
Dunn, few days later, after that lean
jawed, cynical person had been jeer-
ing at him for going daffy over a
mere teahouse girl, kept there for
such chumps as you" my dear boy"
replied Dunn, languidly interested,
they're all beautiful-in Tokio-but
you're bound for Manila on serious
business matters. and then home, and,
let me tell you. if you've a sweet
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-05-15

1t seems hard to believe that in this
civilized day there should exist any
where such preposterous absurdities
as are practiced in India in the name
of religion. Although England has
ruled here for more than a century
and the missionary societies have
spent upward of a hundred million
gold dollars in trying to make con-
verts to Christianity, the mass of the
people still adhere to the ridiculous
practices of the ancients. We find
them worshiping snakes and monkeys
and held in awe by the false pre-
lenses of charlatans and sorcerers.
Although the message of the Nazar-
enc has gone afar, it has affected In
dia so little that the dead are still
burned on the banks of the sacred
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-05-15

where an excursion on the water fol-
lows. After this the idol is dumped
overheard. thus passing theoretically
to paradise.
One Of the popular deities is Durga,
the ten-armed goddess, carrying in
her numerous hands as many differ
ent weapons, viz: sword, dagger
lance, stiletto, saw, cleaver, knife
boomerang, tomahawk and screw
driver. Durga is really a number OF
images joined in one group, among
them being a son who Is war deity
and another who is financial secre
tary to the gods The group includes
the birds and animals which the gods
ride. The goddess herself is seated
on a lion. while the war god bestrides
a gorgeous peafowl, and the financial
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-05-15
Two Kinds of Man

In local paper, few days ago
was dispatch from Wyoming. tell
ing how a rancher was spendinp
$1,000 additional on ditch. rather
than disturb the grave of dog that
once saved his life, by leading him
nome through binding snowstorm.
by strange coincidence, in the
next column was a dispatch from
Philadelphia, telling how vouno.
man had raised some ready cash bY
selling his fathers grave plot in =
cemetery. ~ .
Which of these men would Won Dre-
fer to tie to? P'o
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-05-15

A man out East advertised for a
wife. He had 300 responses to his
advertisement, all of them willing to
give him trial. A man who cannot
get wife among those he knows. is
surely not to be trusted by those who
know him not
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-05-15
JUST MATTER OF PREFERENCE
Small Man Doubtless Had Reason for
His Choice.


Small Man Doubtless Had Reason for
His Choice.
The Bill club of Missouri is COM
posed of good fellows Of the name of
Bill" It's members include some OF
the leading men Of the state
AT the Bill clubs last meeting in
Excelsior Springs the well-known de
tective, Hilary X. Adair, was guest
of honor.
Mr.. Adair in responding to toast.
talked about the Sherlock Holmes
spirit.
This spirit" he said, reveals to its
fortunate possessors startling truths
in the most prosaic happenings. Ev-
cry incident of life. to a true Sherlock,
is full of wonderful signiicance-as
full of wonderful significance as an
incident that | witne Aed in grocery
the other morning.
"This incident, which revealed to
me a whole history of marital unhap-
piness, opened with the entrance of a
little and slender man with a weak
voice.
A broom, please, ne sald. WISH
to purchase broom
1.-THE grocer produced a Accent
broom and praised it highly
lone strong point about this
broom" he said, is the handle. 1t is
made of tough, well-seasoned hickory.
You could knock man down with it
and not break it.
"The other bit his lip.
"T think he said. that prefer
era broom with a fragile handle.
please"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-05-15

rainbow gems which are said to be
Matched by the peafowls which his
brother rides.
a Glimpse of Barbarism.
The scene of one of the Pujas is a
glimpse of ancient 'barbarism. Around
the image are the PROSTATE suppli-
cants, the women praying for male
children and the men asking the ia
vor of the destruction of their enc
mics. The offerings consist of piles
of fruit and vegetables, bundles of
cloth, pyramids of soaked rice. hill
dreds of candles burning in broad
day. On the outer circle dogs sit on
their launches and cats lick their
mustaches at the sight of the tempt
ing things piled in such profusion
Clouds of incense smoke drift up
ward and the ground is stained with
the blood of the goats whose heads
have fallen under the sacrifcial
sword. Above the bedlam of voices
is heard the metallic crash of huge
bells and the thump of drums. The
goats are beheaded one after the
other by an immense butcher who is
as black and fierce as the Duke Of
Thunderland. His name is Rama
kantnakamar, which reads the same
backward or forward. He uses a
fresh sword to dispatch each goat
The idol is twenty feet in height
and is carried to the river bank on
the backs of sixty bearers. The barge
which conveys it to the middle of the
stream is surrounded by fully two
thousand row boats, AS the motley
hotilla drifts on the tire the uproal
continues. Shouts and songs an0
jests are banded back and forth
until the echoes ring with the discord
Finally the unwieldy image is toppled
into the water, and the long orgy is
brought to an end.
Such idolatrous scenes as this
leave an unpleasant impression on
the mind of the spectator. The bleat
ing goats struggling in the hands of
their CORY executioners, the uncanny
sounds of paganism and the shining
faces of the half-crazed fanatics
swarming around their gaudy idol,
make one wonder If the real reason
for India's misery and degradation
is not the disobedience of the divine
command: Thou shalt have none
other gods but Me. Thou shalt not
make to thyself any craven image
for | the Lord thy God as
jealous God, and visit the sins of the
fathers upon the children, unto the
third and fourth generation of them
that hate me. Frederic ]. Haskin
in Los Angeles Times.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-05-15

Raeburn around to the incest people
he knew, and giving him a chance to
meet lot of friendly English girls.
But the boy was blind to Whatever
charm they possessed-blin to the
memory of girl back home, who saw
no other face than his; his eyes were
only for little figure in a gray XII.
mona, for face with welcoming eyes,
with red lips pouting childishly for
his kisses.
So he forgot, and continued not to
remember, in spite of Dunn's occa-
sional protests, and the smiling faces
of those nice English girls.
The teahouse under the wistarias
knew him for frequent guest; o
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-05-15
Kept the Letters.

learned the game of love once ).
signed the young man in the blue
Sop asked his chum.
yes through school of CORE.
spondence took ten lessons
And did you realize anythine9.
Only that was lobster s6a -.
the letters and sued me for breach ~
promise" 'n OIL
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-05-15
President FalIieres' Kind Heart,

Among the numerous stories told
of the new president of France is
this: At banquet he dropped a piece
of money from his pocket and neigh
Dor said he thought it was a 2-frano
(40-cent) piece. Let it be-" M. Fal
Heres replied. at will be a good find
for the waiter" and he whispered to
that person to look for the money
Later M. Fallieres was seen to let
2-franc piece slide gently to the
floor. He thought he was not observ
ed, but when questioned explained
that he had discovered that 1t was
only copper which he had dropped
on to the floor in the first place, anc
that he did not want to disappoint the
waiter.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-05-15

King Edward going in his state car
riage to open parliament furnished a
picturesque spectacle almost as enter
tanning to Londoners as the parade Of
the three-ring circus is to people over
here.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-05-15

The statement of New York min
lister that he has read 1900 books re-
hating to Abraham Lincoln inciden-
tally illustrates the fact that the com
Rilation of a Lincoln photography
would be no easy task