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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-01-26

George IT, Roberto. director Of the
mint, r]cchons tho total gold harycst Of
the world Tor 1903. with December
osiimnted, nt $40, 600. coo. This ia II
gain OF s25,000,0jO over tho proyious
ycnr, when the total WA f3i7,0O0, 900.
There has been n falling off in The
product 81 Australia and in several
other countries, and the gain il credited
to South Aiicn, the United States and
AInaka. Estimating December, the lo,nl
product ~ South African gold mInca for
tho ycat 1903 IL 2il2,O1O.OO O, nm incrcngo
OF s21, OOO,CO0 o"cr 1904. aud ff"m s7O.0OO,.
900 the year after the BJcr war.
Tho gain ~ Alnskn has been nearly
the total for 1908 beng
flL.C5O,OJO. against a9,lG0.5nO IN 1901.
This il nearly all c,editcd 10 tho lannun
dist riot, of which the town II Fairbanks
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-01-26

Mr.. Roosevelt's administration is at
least consistent in discriminating DO.
tween those who are md those who are
not friends for the purposes OF reform.
1t has been but n week or ten days
since tho president "tired" some federal
officials because they failed OF sufficient
rigor toward an offender who did not
happen to have a friend in the cabinet.
Following this, md cappiug tho Bowen
Loomis mud Paul Morton incident,
comes Secretary Shaw's cxoncration OF
Banker Walsh, Of Chicago, who caused
three banks TO become msolycnt.
Secretary Shaw declares there was
nothing criminal" about Mr.. Wnlsh's
methods. To be cure, "tiat part OF the
banking law which prohibits the loanlng
OF more than 10 per cent OF the capital
Zation to ono man may have been
violntcd,7 but that 10 not criminal, and
the Secretary declares that "Walsh did
M moro than many other bankers are
doing all tho time"
a good many other people are all the
timo doing whit Paul Morton did and
what Loomis did. too; but where ia the
excuse in that? The point now IL, why
should the secretary Of tho treasury
make light OF grave financial Irregular.
itiesY Tho defense "thcy all do il" ia
hardly becoming under tho circnm.
stances.
1For our pnrt," declares the Nation,
"wo find The socretaty's conformation Of
Walsh simply shocking, most shock
ing OF MI, perliapa, from tho fact TINT
Mr.. Shaw appears to think il the most
innocent thing in the world. Waleh il
his personal friend. II is III the guisc
OF friendship that Mr.. Shaw comes Tor
ward 10 make light ri the chnrgcq
against the Chicago banker and prOmot.
et. In this respect, IL must DO con.
fessad, no Is following nm exalted
precedent. Following an exalted prcsi.
dent, TO DO exact.
The administration is merely guilty
Of what q low order OF wnrd politicians
term in the most expressive vorDacular
"ffontina- for its friends. II has ac
quired the habit, and IL mny be relied
upon in my extreme.
II balks not at the scvercst tcsts 10
which friendship mny bo put. Add TIE
fiends OF tho administration appear TO
bc legion. Only tile rankcst outsiders
arc allowed to feed the laws heavy hand.
BY the way, It 10 interesting 70 speculate
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-01-26
~ VI MOSS.

Is TIIE DISTRICT COURT or THE
/ Fourth Judicial BIrtrjct - -hr Srul- Of
Nu'HdA. 900 aaI fur the County u' Elku.
l. l.. McNiaAan. ]pl'.U'.r. against Navajo NH
INK Company. 70 Cooperation. defendant. Action
brought Ia tN" District Court ~ The Fourth
judicial District o. 10" tate 81 Nevada. In and
for the C"uuty Of Elh". and the Complaint nlcI
ia ~" uflcc OF IA" CLERK ~ said District Court.
Tho stat" ~ Nevada sends erecting t..
Navajo Mining Company, "a Corporation, d,.
f"ndaEi.
Nuu ar" Errrny required to appear Ia an
action brought against you ny the above
LaUo'i plaintiff iu IA" District Court Of tho
Fourth ]JUIIc.al DI,ir.c; al; ia" state ~
Nevada, iu and Tor ~" County 81 EILo. and to
answer The Complaint ul,d therein. within ten
day.. irEcIu,Iy" Of ih" dag OF s~rryic"I after the
service on You %! mi, Ummou If served
within this County, or II served out Of this
County, but Ia this District, Within twenty
days, o~ihcrwis" within forty dnys-or judy
meat ny default wNl Hc taken against yuu
according 10 the prayer OF said Complaint.
Th" action 8, brought To- obtain the sum 81
:'HW2 due from sou. IA" said Defendant cor
p]1rnti"u. To- plaintiff, "l account Of that certain
'mpl"y mrut whereby pla:utiu was employed
49, superintendent NJ the navajo Mine
aud %ayaJp Mil At TUsrarora. between
'H" 18th day OF August. l.. u. isl5.
and 'hc 18Th day 81 December. A.. j..
1874, the services Tor said employment being
reasonably worth the sum of FIny 'Ig' Dollars
per month, also FOR iilI -. the amount paid hy
said pIaIu,Ir during said employment ns rav,a
ou Said %aya.p MIYo and Min. said employ
m"ui and taxes being ut tho special instance
and request 81 tho Grfondaui corporation. no
part 81 which has hrru paid except the sum
a.! tlls5nL.
Aud you ar, hereby notified that n Won uII
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-01-26
THE ARMY AND THE PEOPLE,

1t is small wonder rs things arc that
the regular soldier Of Uncle Sans cs-
Establishment Ii now and then out Of
touch with the spirit OF the people and
deplorcs the want Of sympathy with the
profession OF arms which seems manifest
in the country nt large. The profess.
Ionnl soldier desires to see nm ideal mill
tary establishment kept for its own
sake, Recently Lieutenant Colonel J.
5. Petit, U. 5. a., presented an army
view of the military problem in an essay
read before the Military Service lnstit.
utiop. Briefly this soldier declares that
Il monarchy is necessary to the Building
up OF an army" because the "vcry essence
Of military strength il one mar power"
Tho arguments put forth by Colonel
Petit tend to show that the ideal army
cannot exist along with democratic insti.
buttons. Doubtless that is true in so
far ns n fine military establishment is
concerned. We are practical people and
caunot forget that when called upon in
tho past the busy ycomanry md indus
trial classes have somehow kept the old
flag flying and can be relied upon again
in an emergency. The colonel says that
today %our patriotism is largely of the
lip But in spite Of the fact that the
country was deafened in 1851 we put in
the field rs efficient an army as ever
was mustered by any monarchy OF mod
ern times. We saw in those days and
have since seen great military mon
arches grooming under the burdens and
influences OF army establishments kept
to overawc ncighboring nations IN
other words, rs a bluff. This country
has no need for that form OF cxpcdicnt.
Our regular army is not perfect per.
haps for its presout purpose-a nucleus
for The larger force to put in the field
when called for. 1t could be improved
IN its personnel by having n closer touch
with the people. Tho regular recruit
should not feel that in joining the army
Tor o few years he il abandoning his
place in the social and industrial world,
but should hopo TO return 10 il without
having lost his advantage. All his ties
should be kept up and the soldier be. in
TACT, a citizen i'll uniform. Soldiers
conscriptcd i'll mouarchinl armies are
looked upon IA subjects borrowed from
civil society for II term Of ycars, to he
returned the better in every way posi-
BILE for their army service. Tho state il
Interested in the general progress of the
conscript, for it mny need him again.
Surely n republic might no equally
s%olicitous for its volunteer poldicry.-
ExchnE 90,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-01-26

is the commercial center. The returns
from there are about the same as last
year, but .hcr: has been a marked d".
crease i'll the output Of ihe Kloniiic.
which is 100000 below 1901.
California shows IA loss o! about a
million aud . half, which is attributed
to Il severe drought which interfered with
the work OF .he quartz mills ami pre-
vented tie use Oi drclEes in placer
mining.
Colorado gains about u million. The
other mountain states run about tie
same as the previous year., with the
exception Of Utah. which is abnu,
$4,000 i'll advance, and Nevada, winch
gained Il little less than 100000.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-01-26

Rogucry is the last OF trades.
Without cheating, no trading.
Every fox praises his own tail.
y debt is adorned by payment.
y good beginning is half the work.
Every little frog Is great in his own
bog.
Trust in God. but do not stumble
yourself.
Go after two wolves and you will not
catch even one.
IL God doesn't forsakc us, the pigs
will not take us.
The deeper You hide an thing the
sooner you find il.
BE praised not for YOU ancestors, but
for your virtues.
Send a pig to dinner and he will put
his feet on the table.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-01-26

There is not q !nlf mile of tie fifty.
mile road between Tonopah and Mnu-
haitian over which some team is not lass.
ing at all hours uf the day. 80 the
report u! these returning fruu the new
camp states. Sometimes, II is sail.
lowing one behind the other.
Tho procession includes autos. stage.
private rigs and countless freight teams.
HE road Is beng badly cut and is be-
coming almost impossible for the autos.
Tie SNOW is melting and it will require
only IA few days q! the present heavy
traffic to put the 70 III into a very bad
condition indeed
The travrl to tho Manhattan district
FROM TuuoHah Tues lay. however. was IA
record breaker, more people Leaving
than ever before in one day. The four
stages and four autos Which started
could uo' begin to carry all the people
Who wished t" go; in fact. many more
went 10y private c"nvC! anccs han hy
thu stages and autua.
Freight teams loaded li-h; on account
II the bad r"n! have been leaving one
after another oil day Ion. and the
out.GoinG tclus have male almost "a
steady line.
The stage lines and autos lines ha,i
booked a full Complement 81 plssrs, crs
Tor ~t1uIorrow before noon today and
'hcre Is any arn"Tut. Of freight await
ing transportation nd IuuE- rs though
1t would exceed any recent mining ak
cItcmcut.-Appcal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-01-26

Tho following strange story u.s. con
tanned i'll Il Kansas City dispatch Of
the 22ud:
John Arlene Whitman and Miss
Marietta Jelly, cashier ~ a restaurant.
were married Fri lay at Undergraduates
10y Justice II. f.. buchanan. The bride
had Il llttl" money, and some II her
friends who suspected Whinmnu'r
sincerity had him arrested Saturday.
At police headquarters il WIS learned
that tho ~briieGroom- was q woman
The prisoner will he prosecuted t"r per.
jury III obtaining the marriage license.
Il am IL woman but | have dressed ~
a man for thrcc YEAR," said Abilene
whitman when questioned IN the
presence Of Chief HAYES.
Il have worked ng a mnu au,I lived
as one. married THE girl rs . matter
Of accommodation; she said she could
not live without rnc. My real name il.
Pauline Webster"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-01-26

a reasonable amount Of food thoroughly
digcstcd and properly pssimila,cd will
always increase tho strcgnth. IL your
stomach is n "Iittlc oil" Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure win digest what yon cat and enable
tho digestive organs 10 assimilatc md
transform ~ iuodn iuin tissue. building
blood. koh0l relieves aour s,omacb.
bolching. heart burn aud all Tor ms OF
mitigation. Pala'nblc and strengthen.
ING. .Ul9 10y Elko Drug Go.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-01-26

The soothing and comforting eifectof De-
Wits Witch Hazel Snlve, when applied
to piles, sores, cuts. boils, etc, subducs
pain almost instantly. This sal We draws
ont the inflammation, reduces swelling
and acts rs a rubefacIent. thus ~circulat-
ing the blood through the diseased parts.
permitting or aiding Nature to per-
mancntly remove the trouble entirely.
Sold by Elko Drug Co.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-01-26

Indigestion is rnaily overcome by uro opc
Of hodoi Dyspcpaia Cure. because nj,
remedy digcste whn. you cul uud giv.s
the stomach u rest nIluMa # To-
r"cupcrat" aud grow gtrnug again.
N"dol relieves indigo ti"m. brlching Of
go9, sour stomach, heart turn, ctc.. and
enables the objective orgnug 10 'raprror IN
aiI i"oi' int" the Kind 81 rich red blooi
,lhi makes health and strength Sold
10y Elkp Drug Co,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-01-26

There is no doubt Of the fac Il the
parrot is one of the longest Ii of all
animals. There is a wcil-authenticated
case Of Il grown man who used to 20 to
see a remarkable talking cockatop which
his grandmother had personally kuuwu
when sh" was Il little girl SO it l.
probably no fairy story that the bird.
sOmcumc7 survive for IA century, mas.
much IL actual knowledge OF this par
ucu!ar fowl covered something like
seventy years.
In the West Indies and elsewhere IN
the tropics parrots are commonly allowed
To- roam at will about house gardens and
at meal times, when they hear the %claitcr
II plates they will walk into the dining.
ROOM. climb OF the backs OF chairs and
insist upon their share OF whatever
there is to eat.
1t seems odd, when one comes 10
think Of it, that birds should hc the ONLY
animals that car talk. There are Oh, r
speaking birds besides parrot. Of
course, EUch a. the crow. Tor example.
nut PARROTS are decidedly tile most cap.
a be cOuycr-u'IouaIgsrs ~ rXcrlIrnt il
TIC FOCAL organ with which a Iar7ot
II provided that if 1t only had the
requisite brains IL couId talk almost uS
well us IL man. Doubtless the most
intelligent pnrrctr are the best speakers.
other things being equal, but. IA already
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-01-26

Office, will sLorl, be re.npened for
coinage. Tic reason lies in the fact
that Carson City is sitnntcd contiguous
to tie greatest p%-ohucinr district in tbc
COUNT! and that the mint ia fully
equipped with the Necessary appliances.
IL the mint is r~caupcued it will mean tbe
employing "f f"ur -'"r" killed men aud
women IN IFS var on i"pmriments.-
Carson News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-01-26

Tho follOwiu: from Governor Sparks
To- the Carson News is of intcrrs, to the
rnnchcrs nwd stocbmru Of Nrvad4:
"Eirior Now: 1t Ia my frank opinion,
tlnt there WI. hr IL local market Tor
every horse, mule. beet and pork animal
bred and raised III thus state for the mex
tive years. Ny reason for Offering this
interview Is this: l'hc mines Of Nevada
seem Ia bo HcxhaustihIr-tl,y have
shown great I~rrmunrury, and new ones
are beng discovered every Jay. WraTr
building railroads everywhere uuI Our
t%DrrIt"r! Ia covered win surveying curu~
from one end u the state &" the other.
The Western aciliC prOmrc s u At least
loo mii"s 90 broad gauge railroad. and
this naturally requires many huuirrrie
ut beef animals. Ihcrc WAS never IN
the history uf this state "a better time To-
breed and pref are useful uuimn'-
Electric lines cannot be built without
the horse. til" mule. the beef and the
hog. They are the h]u,wurks 81 IA,
enterprise. and nov ~ TIE time l." III
crease ynHr h"I.i- and your band Of
huG-rs and mul,- p.uiurr weight and
quality and ynn will bc repaid for your
efforts. IrHN Sr,EKS.
~GpYciLor Of Nevada
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-01-26

upon what course would have been
pursued in the cases Of Senators Mitch
ell and Burton, had those two es-
Unable statesmen been members OF the
extensive but charmed circle.
s.The policy Of reform between friends"
Is seriously interfering with the Roose-
welt Wanted square deal and how
much farther will it eo?-Republic.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-01-26

Speaking Of the modern ply %sicinn. one
OF our exchanges says: "the greatest
change has taken place among the
physicians-not so much their clothes,
perhaps, us their manner. | can remem-
her when the Old-faslIOned doctor en-
tered a sick.rUOm you felt that the jig
was up, even if you were suffering from
nothing moro than a scratched ear, and
you were sorry you hadn't led a better
life. He'd tiptoo in with q face that
reached from his forehead To his knees,
clear his throat, whisper to mother, take
out his watch, feel for your pulse and
gaze gloomily into space-the spacicst,
fnrthest away space. Then he'd whisper
to mother again, write IA prescription
and steal ont. However, us | said, that's
all gone by. They're cheerful and
breezy when they appear, mn odor OF
fresh mir and maybe the smell OF a cigar
are cllnging to them, and they laugh at
your fears and talk out loud. That's a
sight better than medicine in most
cases."
The steamer Valencia which left San
Francisco last Saturday for Puget Sound
ports wcut ashore at midnight Tuesday
some ten mics or o from Cape Beale
light, winch is about seventy. five miles
from Victoria. Tho Valencia carried n
crew OF 60 or g! men and 81 passengers.
Tho latest bullctins from tho scene Of
tho wreck confirms the report that ali
on board the Valencia have been lost
with the exception Of fifteen members Of
the crew who reached Cape BeaIc.
The scene 81 the wreck is described na
being of a high bluff winch rises to u
height Of - or 10 feet. coming down to
Il single beach which runs ont to u
gradually deepening rOCl: ledge.
That the graduates OF the school Of
mines Of tho State university stand we'll
with mining men is shown by the follow.
ing: T.. j. Erickson, '03, was recently
appointed acting secretary Of the Mid.
way Mining company Of Tonopah j. II.
Price, Ol, holds the p~u9itjOu Ui ussnyer
under tho came company. s. II. Nc.
CliDtOck, U3, has been appointed con.
sultiug engineer Of tho Durango Mines
Development company nf Durango, Mex.
leo. q. K. FitzmauriCc has secured a
position ia chemist Tor the Wcstcrn Gold
company OF London. Tho company's
mince arc at OcHmpo. Chihuahua, Mex.
leo.
\ French writer III II scientific maya.
zinc tells 81 the great occnn depths Of
% 900 la 10000 foot. the temperature
tending toward zero. the perpetual
darkness ranging below depths Of about
l.2sO fcc'. ~ TINT Lowell rlau,a, dopriv.
cd OF light, can not exist. Tho organa
Of sight, not being uacd, have become
atrOphicd and disappeared. Yet lhoto ~
light even i'll that sightlcss world. 4
German exploring SHIP found u fish with
cnormOus eyes ut n depth Of G.j05 fcot.
Tho hill ndmi,ting Arizona md Now
Mexico m n single state and Oklahoma
and Indian Territory NJ another cauio
up in tho house yesterday. 4 rule
cutting of all amendments and provid-
ing Tor u vote nj 3O'clock to-day was
adopted by a vote 81 l03 to lGj. Forty.
three republicans voted with the demo.
crata against the adoption OF tho rule.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-01-26
Women Doinu Good Work.

The Womcn's Army ana Navy
league, Washington. sends books and
papers TO soldiers and sailors abroad.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-01-26
Hops Good Filling for PiIIows.

Hops may be used 10 fill pillows.
They often prove beneficial in cases OF
insomnia.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-01-26
Sort of Fellow FeeIinu.

The fat woman looks at the plump
girl with friendly sympathy. She
knows what she is coming to.-Somer-
Vile Journal.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-22
ORRINE SAVED THE HOME.
Helped the Drunkard to a Cure and
Made the Wife Happy Woman.

For over five years a mechanic earn.
ing over $22.50 per week had not taken
n full pay envelope home. He was in
duced to try Orrine," writes W. K.
Scmidt Co., one of the leading drug
glsts of Grand Rapids, Mich. "He was
tai ntul to the medicine, following the
directions and a complete cure fol-
lowed.
'What appeals most to the thinking
person is the prosperity for the family
which can be attributed directly TO Orr
rIne. The man became worth more
To his firm, received al advance in pay
and about year ago purchased home
On the contract plan. By the aid Of a
saving wife, he is able to carry out his
contrOct, and when in the store few
days ago, said in sixty more weeks the
home will be entirely paid for"
This shows toe good results follow
ing the Orrine treatment. The remedy
is absolutely harmless, is thoro u hly
scientific and is 30 uniformly succe .sful
that in every box is registered guaran-
tee which entities you to refund OF
your money if Orrine fails to eff9ct a
cure. Treatise on how to cure dcunk-
enness free on reqUent Orrine Co.
Washington, d. @.
Orrine is IN two forms, No l which
can b /, given secretly without the l.
TENTS knowledge; No. 2 in pill form
for those who wish to DO cured. The
price of each Is 81, and both are SO d
under guarantee. Use Orrine, quit
drinking ard make wife and family
happy and prosperous in their own
home.
Orrine is for sale by Eldridge Dug
Co. Amsricus, Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-22

Make money, by trading at Belle
the lt aiding Jeweler, for his prices are
right.
Miss Carrie Speer is spending several
days very pleasantly with relatives in
Macon.
DR.. Douglas Mayes left yestel day fol
Gu hbert where he was called upon
business.
Paul Mercer was among the Alban-
ians coming to Americus yesterday
morning.
Mr.. D. j. Google was among others
from Oglethorpe coming to Americus
yesterday.
Mr.. W. W. Massey of Dawson came
up to Americus yesterday on q short
business trip.
Hector Cameron registered from At
lanta yesterday among the arrivals at
the Allen House.
Mr.. A. B. Anthony of Ocilla was
among other business visitors in Amer
icus yesterday.
Mr.. A. Ct. Duncan is at home again
after recuperation of several weeks
at Hot Springs
Mis-. A. j. Cleghorn has returned to
her home here from a visit of some
length IN Atlanta.
Mr.. J. r Daniel was among the At~
lsntans here yesterday. He was q guest
of The Windsor.
Mrs. E. r. ChappeIl returned yester-
day to her home at sumter after visit
ing relatives here,
Mr.. W. O. WelIons was among 9TH
ers coming from Macon to Americus
yesterday morning.
Mr.. W. w. Hardwick of Macon was
in the city yesterday morning, coming
here upon business.
Mr.. l.. V. Hamilton came over from
Eufaula yesterday morning, having
business in the city
MIS-. Monte Pickens returned to At
lanta yesterday after visit in Ameri~
Gus, her former home.
Messrs. j. r. Williams and w. W.
Dykes went to Oglethorpe yesterday to
attend superior court.
Mr.. W, L. Mcdowell of Savannah
was registered yesterday among the
arrivals at The Windsor.
Mrs. Houdlett Oliver of Macon will
be the gust of her sister. Mrs. Harry
81. Steele, here today.
Mrs. W. M. Tullis and neice, Miss
Annls CLARK, have gone to Monticello,
Fla, to visit relatives.
We send for and deliver your pre-
Scorpions promptly, anywhere in the
CITY. Hudson's Drugstore. Phone II.