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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-23
Declare Quarterly Dividend.

Boston, May 22-The Calumet and
Hecla Mining company directors on
Tuesday declared a quarterly divi-
dend of SIS per share. This compares
with SIS three months ago and $40 a
year ago.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-23

Vienna, May 22.-Bellamy storer,
former American ambassador here,
and Mrs. Storer, left here for Paris
Tuesday. They are going to the Unit.
ed States in the fall.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-23
Mrs. jefferson Davis Is Better.

New York, May 22.-Mrs. Jefferson
Davis was reported as much better
Tuesday. Her recovery is now con-
sidered almost certain.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-23
Presented His CREDENTIALS.

Toxic, May 22.-The new German
ambassador, Baron Schwartzenstein
presented his credentials to the empe
ror at the palace Tuesday. The EN-
peror will give luncheon in the am
bassador's honor May 24tn.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-23
ACREAGE INCREASE is 2.7s.
Statement Issued by Southern Cotton

Statement Issued by Southern Cotton
Association Shows Acreage.
Atlanta, May 22.-The Southern Cot,
ton association, by President Harvie
Jordan and Secretary Richard Cheat
ham, issued Monday night the follow
ing statement regarding the cotton
acreage for the year 1906.
Replies received from very large
number of our 1900 correspondents
enable us to give out the following re-
port on cotton acreage for 1906 COM
pared with 1905:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-23
First Peaches Skinned

Fort Valley, Ca, May 22.-The first
crate of peaches of this season was
shipped Monday by Captain Robert
Flournoy, to New York city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-23
Fatally Burned bv Kerosene.

Tampa, Fla, May 22.-While en-
deavoring to kindle a fire with kero.
sene, Mrs. W. w. Collins, wife Of a
furniture man of this city, received
burns from which she later died.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-23
2a5 Dead af ,Eriscn-

San Francisco, May 22-Four cases
were added to the coroner's list of
earthquake and fire victims Monday.
The total number is 1885,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-23
His Retirement.

Friend-T haven't seen you for some
time. Poet--No. Fact is have become
good deal of recluse lately. Friend
II feared SO, How much do you owel
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-23
CRISIS OF GIRLHooD
A TIME OF PAIN AND PERIL
Miss Emma Cole Says that Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
Saved Her Life and Made Her Well

How many lives of beautiful young
girls have been sacrificed just as they
were ripening into womanhood How
many Irregularities or displacements
have been developed at this important
period, resulting in years of suffering /
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-03
PROSPERITY.

The cost Of everything we need keeps
going higher and higher, and the av-
erage advance has now reached AZ per
cent. Only wages remain comparative.
ly unchanged. This means That we arc
all growing poorer and poorer II we rely
upon wages for a living and not upon
the profile of stock jobbing or private
monopolies. For this condition the
party in power is responsible. II claims
credit for everything else; let US give it
credit also for tho hard times produced
by it's adulterated, one sided, tuinted
prosperity, winch is breeding million
aires and paupcrs, tyranis md slaves,
concentrated wealth and widespread
poverty. The times are ripe either for
honest reform led by men OF genuine
democratic principles or else for revolu.
ton led by Cat lines and Caesars Tho
indictment OF a few Burtons and
MitchellR, n few Gillettes and P~erkinsce,
n the like will not suffice. The
people must aud will overthrow a
system which gives Ia private monop.
olies the benefits oi their labor. II
democracy is too weak to resist the
powers that hive grown up by reason OF
republican policies, then socialism,
springing from those same policies. will
rise up and coniiscate all wealth for the
government. 1f,ou believe in tho right
OF private property and personal Tree
dom, join with tho democrats III bring.
ing about the needed reform
When men say let well enough alone;
when they Say stand pat; when they say
tint the prosperity Of the country is
sato only under republican, rule, remcm.
Der that the policy OF inactivity is the
policy VI the Bourbous, the policy OF
-grafterp. II is negative graft. The
great ihterea,s adverse to the people
arc 10 longer demanding LEGISLATION.
They have their lands, their starters,
their franchjocs. their well nigh uncon.
trolled possession OF regulation OF the
ratee for the services which they rco5er.
They are asking nothing except 10 be
lot alone.
The result il tina, wo iiavo legislative
city. aiat. md ~na,ioDhl--iD
which men who IN ancient times would
have poisoned wells or jefiled temples
are engaged ~ostenkib!y IN passing lave
for the communities which they repre-.
sent.
Nothing would please tho beoi pack.
ers. The railroad rebntars. tho bank
wreckers. the Insurance thieves, the
land gtabbers, np ~postoficc robbers,
the coal baroup and steel barons better
than TO be let nj 1ne. THO author OF the
stand pat wnB the worst cor
rnphoDist 81 modern times, aud bis iri-
unph 10 politics was due Ia lack of
vigilance and Jealousy Of popular
rights which are The price Of liberty and
Down with the stand paiters!
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-03

10 1903 the Government paid the trust
1852 q ton. leaving the trust a profit Of
t22i a ton. This gear, it pays only e3i5
q ton; still leaving a profit OF sl2o q ton.
And nov that the old monopoly has
been re-established by taking into the
trust the only independent armor plate
factory in the country, the old price Of
s545 a ton will be restored.
The democrats in congress have been
trying toE years to ecu u government
armor plate factory, but without success.
They have also striveu to r-peal the
iniquitous law which limits the purchas.
OF armor plate 70 domestic manufactures,
but have been thwarted by the republic
can majority. With the aid OF the re-
publican party the trust has robbed the
people OF money enough to build a
score or armor plate factories, and will
continue to rob them until that party is
driven from power. When it comes to
rewarding the trusts that furnish
campaign fun5s, the republican part
certainly adoes things"
In comparing democratic promises
with republican performances. this
hoary, but Iusty. armor plate steal must
not he lost sight Of. It. is one aper-
formnnces" which democrats will v
repeat.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-03
aUS II MONS.
Tn THE DISTRICT COURT Of THE
i Fourth judicial District Of the State Of
Nevada, In and for the County OF EIko.

Tn II DISTRICT COURT OF THE
i Fourth judicial District Of tho State Of
Nevada, In and for the County OF EIko.
Laura Moody. p~luintIn, against II. C. Moody.
defendant.
Action brought In the District Court OF the
FourthJudlciai District OF the state OF Nevada,
In and for the County OF Elko. and the Com
| plant filed In the ONCE OF the CLERK OF said Dis.
trIct Court.
The State Of Nevada sends greeting to:
nc. Moody, defendant.
You are hereby required TO appear In m
action brought against you by tho above
named plaintiff in the District Court Of the
Fourth Judicial District OF tho State Of
Nevada, in and for the County Of Elko. and to
answer tho Complaint filed therein. within ten
days, exclusive OF the day OF service after tho
service on you OF this summons,-if served
within this County; or IL served out OF this
County, but In this District, within twenty
days; otherwise within forty days-or judy
mcnt by default will DO taken against you
according TO The prayer Of said Complaint.
Tho action is brought TO obtain n judge.
mcnt and decree Of this Court against sou by
dissOlving tho bonds OF inatrImony between
plaintiff aud you. the said defendant, and for
general ~rcllefon the grounds Of failure To pro.
vido plaintiff tho common nrccssarIcs OF life
which failure and neglect IN lot the result Of
| poverty on your part which you could not avoid
by ordinary industry; tho said failure 10 pro.
vido the aald common necesssrlos OF life to
plnlntin being for moro than thrcc years last
passed. MI OF which will more particularly
appear by reference TO the complaint herein,
reference to which Is hereby made.
And you arc hereby notified that II you fail
to appear and answer said complain, On above
required, the said pialniIn will apply to tho
Court for tho relief demanded therein.
Given under my hand and the seal OF the
District Court OF the Fourth Judicial District
OF tho state OF Nevada. IN and for
isEAL1 The County OF Eiko, this Twenty.
sixth day OF May, in tho year
Of our Lord. 1901.
A.d. DAWLEY. CLERK.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-03

dustry. which the republican tariff pro-
tects ftom competition by duties Of %
To 4S per cent, is allowed to extort from
the people about sl30, 100000 profits
after paying all expenses including the
payment Of slS,2i0.0 900 for interest and
sinking fund on outstanding bonds at
d per cent interest. This will leave over
IL per cent that can he paid as a div
idend on the outstanding common and
preferred stock which amounts TO Sl,-
O~lS,5Go,2OO, more than half OF which is
VIGOROUSLY watered stock. so that the
the interest earned on the actual money
invested is &c per cent.
The tariff profits OF the Steel Trust
are estimated to exceed $40, 00O. 900, Cd
il the whole tariff schedule ON iron and
steel was cut down so per cent, thereby
reducing tie tariff profits to s37, 500, 900,
the Steel Trust would still be making
nearly 100000. 900 profit.
The Steel Trust, OF course, would
declare they would be ruined, il such q
proposition was before congress-. and the
republicans would vote against such a
bill for tariff reduction, but il the demo-
Gratis elect Il majority OF the members
of congress this fall, that will be Que of
the tariff reform measures that the trust
and lite republican friends will have to
meet.
Can any disinterested person say it is
not a fair proposition and a square deal
all around?
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-03
FRIDAY G 3. 1906
WE WANT TuE REST.

The view taken Of the relation be.
tween the employer and the employee
in the great protected industries Of
this country is well illustrated by a
story told recently by Mr.. Stephen a.
Knight, OF Rhode Island. Speaking OF
Tie man FOR whom he once worked in
a cotton mill, a man who Was once
governor 81 The State and n great
advocate Of protection for American
lnbor,' Mr.. knight said:
ut was his custom to make n contract
with his help on the LIST OF AprI. On
one occasion a mother Of several :
dren who we're employed in the mill
complained that the ray seemed email,
and suggested TINT n better contract
might be offered her.
-'You get enough 10 eat, don't your
asked the employer.
@'Just enough to keep the wolf from
the door, she replied.
~.And you have enough clothes TO
wear, haven't your he continued.
a.Barely enough to cover nalsed.
ness said she.
-.wen,' said the employer, ending the
inter view. we wnDt the rest ADd he
undoubtedly considered his point OF
view the just and reasonable one"
IL the working people get enough tc
keep the WIZ from the door and barely
enough to cover their %nakedncsa, while
the great governors and tariff rarout
get Sthe rest" the ain Of all tariff legis
lation Ii fully accomplished, American
labor is protected, and the country ii
prosperous, according to republican
ideas Of prosperity. This rotten, odious
deyili4h system that robs widows ant
orphan children Of the fruits OF thei
labor III order tina! protected" Interests
may prosper, is bad enough; but thu
lying p%retense that it is for the benefi
OF the laboripR people ia much worse
The excuse Is wor 10 than the ofTense
Yet tho poor people of the mining apt
manufacturing districts too often nccep
both the system and the %pretense; ant
vote to tasten the evil upon thoir
fellow citiz ms for all tune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-03
pI.U,,uERING UNCLE SAN.

The armOr plate contract recently let
by tho navy department ia interesting
manly because it show We that the govern
inert has been paying vastly too much
for it's urmor and armor plate, under the
law that requires it to purchase "arma-
ment and armor OF domest c mnnu
faciure Tor vessels authorized" The
Midvale company, OF Philadelphia offer
ed to furnish the material for e3i5 a
ton, while the trust which consists Of
the Carnegie company md the Bethle-
hem company offered to furnifh il at
about SOFA dominating a difference
OF s47 q ton.
or course, the Midvale company
would, under the Inv, have got the
contract for the entire omonnt required,
IL it had insisted on il. But tho trust
reduced its bid to tho level Of TINT Of
the Midva)o company, and was asa rled
one halt OF the work, with the apparent
consent OF it's nvnl. II IL said that an
understanding was reached for effect.
ng n merger with the Midvalu %cOlntnny,
m order to avoid future competition;
aud that il was this merger proposition
which brought abou, the agreement TO
divide the present. contract bet weGn the
successful aud the unsuccessful bidders,
So that, next year, the nos combine will
get all the work at the highest price,
unless the law limiting the purchase 10
domestic manufacture should be
repealed, so ms TO allow purchases
abroad
II was cieHrly ehown in the course Of
ieba'ea 10 the senate several years ago,
armor plate could be man Dfat' utcd
this country at a cost not exceeding
'225 n ton And yet, IL 1900, and prior
The reic, the government paid tie
rust s5I5 a ton; thus giving the
rust 4 clear profit OF 1920 a ton.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-03
Ethical Value OF Poker.

A. Clark Williamson OF Chicago
writing TO the lntcr.Ocean, takes such
high ground in regard to the game OF
poker as to make H. worthy tho con,
siderat!on OF moral Philosophers and
s~ociologists. In tfe first place, he
says that poker rl"r'rg Is not gam.
bling. but n sciCa.. Is "irsult, n reveal.
or OF character, a GU. OF conduct to
the moralist and the man OF business.
II you think you know n man do not
feel sure OF the fact until you have
played poker with him, then his vel.
low streaks, II he has any. will begin
to show through. Mr.. Williamson
closes with this impassiuped appeal
for the same: "a man may deceive
his wife, he may four.nush his broth.
ers In the lodge. he may succeed in
blufing his way into n leading place in
business. politics or society. but he
cannot sit in n poker game for nm
hour before he is an open book to ey.
orybody around the table" II such ia
the ethical value Of poker II should DO
taught TO c%atcchumens and ind a vel.
come In every Sunday Standardization
Herald.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-03
GUIDE LAUGHED At CITY MAN.
New Yorker Had Much to Learn
About Young Stock.


About Young Stock.
Lennie Merrill. q popular guide at
Belgrade Lakes. is responsible for the
following n on us -clty folks" says
a writer In the Boston Herald.
"Of course we know that you city
folks have lots Of chances to laugh
at us ~hayseeders, but once In a while
the laugh is on side. I never was
so tickled In my life as I was last
summer, when I vas guiding Mr.. L.,
from New York. He Is as much as
so years old. and a mighty smart man.
too. every other way, but he was just
scairt to death Of cattle.
We'll. oEe day when we were fly
fishing for bass, he wanted TO go
ashore. SO l rowed him UP 5ad he
went on into the woods. Pre::y soon
he come tearing down to the boat,
a.hollering for help at the top Of his
voice. sc you would have thought there
was n big she bear after him. and I
jumped up and asked him what was
the trouble. He said: There's n lot
OF cattle coming this way
Il knew 1t was a parcel Of young
stock, SO says to him: You needn't
be scared Of them; they're nothing
but a lot Of heifers.' And what do
% suppose he up and said? I thought
l should die. He says to me. and
this is the Lords truth: How do
you know they amt bull-heIfers?'"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-03

Prof. n. r. Wilson. dean Of the
university, ID one Of the incorporators
OF the Dalton, Clifford * Wilson Com
pany OF Reno. The other iurorporators
are .. j.. Clifford Of SIarks and
Thomas II. Dalton Of Austin. The
company will conduct Il drug business
in n Of thu stores OF the ueS Masonic
Temple.
1t Is the intention OF Prof. Wilson to
devote his entire time to the business
and for that reason will sever his connec.
ton with the university.
For fifteen years. Prof. Wilson hns
served the educational interests of Ne.
vada i'll the experiment station and M II
teacher OF chemistry IN the universit,
proper. In both positions he Inns hal
the ~unhonnded confidence End respect
u the st udentf, faculty, regents AMI the
people Of the State at large.
AS nm instructor and al a%ll-around
man Prof. WilsOn has no superior in
this State. lie will he missed from his
classroom on the hill. but it is safe to
say that th' institution he HIS served &c
long and SC faithfully will always have
his cordial. unselfish support.
Tie dependent wishes him abun.
dant success and prosperity in his new
venture. May his SUCCESS make up in
part the loss the university will sustain
by his retirement.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-03
rnI arAsr STEEL TRUST.

That genial trust magnntc Il. II. Gary
chairman OF tho boarJ u directors OF
tho United States Steel corporation,
botorc sailing Tor Europe gave US II
glimpse Of trust prosperity. lie g stated
that tho Steel Trust In I received in the
month ~ juno new business Of nearly
100 per cent more than in the cor.
responding month Of lnst Joar. flo
turthor aSid that tho net earnings OF the
trust for the year will DO between slI0,.
100000 and sl50,o0o,0O1 ms compared
with the previous high record Of $685..
600, 900. Thus tllis pulling infant in
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-03
n a,

a shooting sffray took place in Austin
Tuesday evening that should land Patay
Dryer, u Tonopah gambler, ON the gal.
lows. From the particulars published
in the Reno Journal. il appears that
Pstsy Dryer and Jack O'Brien, a bar.
tender from Manhattan, had a quarrel
in an Austin saloon, Tuesday afternoon,
and when they parted there was an un
derstandinH that when they next me,
they would meet shooting.
About 8 o'clock Dwyer went to the
red light district looking Tor O'BrieD,
and not inding him, he started for
town. On turning a corner near the
international Hotel, he saw Albert
Williams, a conductor on the NC. Rail.
road, and County Recorder II. W. Dyer
standing together. anu in the moonlight
he mistook Williams for O'Brien und
Dyer Tor Louis Woolcook, O'Brien's
partne-. Without a word Dryer fired
three shots. Que bullet entered Williams
brain aud killed him.
One bullet struck Dyer in the lefl
leg between the ankle and the knee,
breaking both bones. Dwyer was mr.
rested by Deputy Sheriff Oliver. Yester,
day morning Dryer was taken 10 Dyer.
home md identified aud later ON waf
taken to view the remains OF WilIiame
Thinking up to the time that hu saw the
remains that he had killed O'Brien
Dwyer collapsed.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-03
Queer Parliamentary Session,

Unique sessions are held at times by
the parliament Of Australia. The mem.
bers sat all night not long ago and
there was frequent ringing Of
bells when the quorum was
threatened with fracture. Joseph
Cook spoke of the dumb, dead
silence" which prevailed. The post.
master general was in charge Of the
measure under discussion. but reports
say his "head began to fall gracefully
forward upon his breast and he pulled
up his collar, as II seeking moro
warmth" Mr.. Cook was naturally in
dlgnant. Here Is the minister in
charge Of these proposals sleeping like
a bird with his head upon his shoul.
der!" he exclaimed WILDLY. A little
later another member rose to a point
Of order. as an honorable minister In
order1n snoring so loudly hat I can
not hear?"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-03
NO ENCOURAGEMENT TO SAVE
Banks Of City OF Mexico Don't Want
Small Deposits.

Banks Of City OF Mexico Don't Want
Small Deposits.
Savings banks are practically IN.
known institutions in this city. II a
man has a small amount to deposit,
with the expectation OF being able to
add to it from time to time. he will be
at a loss to find a bank that will be
willing 10 take care Of his apparently
Insignificant sums and pay him inter
est on the money that is thus gradual
ly deposited.
AS a matter OF fact, there are only
about two places In the entire city
that will show any interest in his
small savings, n OF these being a
little bank for working people. which
was organized n couple Of years ago,
and the other place being the Monte
dc la Piedad. which receives deposits
OF any amount and pays 6 per CEN In.
terest per annum on them. The lit
tie savings bank has had a hard strug.
gle to maintain itself. 1t Is n notice.
able fact, however, that the bank in
question has few Mexican working
People as depositors, most OF its pa
irons being Spanlards who are work
Ing for wages as grocery clerks and
bookkeepers.-Mexican Herald.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-03
Turks Rejoice at Patriots Death.

Says n message from Salonlki. Eu.
ropean Turkey, There Is j~ubilatIon
In Turkish circles nt the report OF
the death Of RadnalIyovan (Yovan OF
Radna). who has been n thorn In the
sid" OF the Turks for thirty years
pm Yovan OF Radna took to the
hills out OF resentment for the n
he had suffered Mt the l. .nds OF tho
Turks. He has often figured in recent
years as n kind Of Macedonian Robin
Hood, protecting the weak against the
strong and occasionally furnishing by
death the Turkish village rumans OF
whom his people made complaints 10
him. When surrounded by the Turks
In overwhelming force In his las,
fight Yovan was at the head OF a band
OF only nine men. three Of whom, with
their leader, we're killed in the fight,
the Turks losing heavily"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-03
Kaiser Taxed for Carrying Gun,

Although the kalscr's automobile
Is the only N without IA number in
Prussia and consequently is not tax.
ed, nevertheless his majesty Is tax.
ed for carrying n gun. lie has lust
paid for his annual license, which
reads as follows: Valid for n
year. Twelve months shooting II.
for his majesty the kaiser and
king living at ~Berlin-from Dec. 1.
Till Nov. 30. 1906. Won Berries, chief
OF police. Berlin"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-03
Where the Argument Was Weak.

A member OF the New York bar
says that he once attended a trial I'm
n Western city IN which the counsel
for tho defense, who was evidently OF
Celtic extraction. gave utterance 10
the following remarkable obserya.
lions: your honor, the argument OF
my learned friend. the prosecuting at.
torney, is lighter than vanity. It IA
air. II Is smoke. From top to bottom
IT Is absolutely nothing. And there.
for, your honor. It falls 10 the ground
by It's own weight"