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SCRATCHING OUT PENNIES.
GIVE Biddy Work to Do and She WIN
Repay 1t With More
EgGR.

II good act deserves repetition, q
good thing Is worth telling and re
peating several times, until It shall
not be forgotten.
Nothing, perhaps, in connection
with poultry has been written or com.
mented on oftener than the value OF
the scratch pen for the hens. And
yet. nothing could be said or written
on the whole subject of poultry-keep
ing, for the benefit of the inexperi-
enced and those who have never
tried It, or who question It's value,
than to write and re-write and to EN-.
phasize the need of a place for the
hens to scratch for their grain.
This is not a theoretical hobby
Il is plain matter Of practical bust.
ness commonsense, and it is so con
stantly advocated by those who know
Of its true value in connection with
profitable poultry-keeping. because,
with the aid of the scratch pen, abou.
half the battle Is won with the novice
or the veteran.
This system Of feeding is in line
with the natural instincts Of the hens,
and it is further valuable because 1t
prevents examining, or gorging, and
distributes the period of food-taking
on the part Of the hens over several
hours, and SO holds them down to the
primal system Of feeding, when, in q
state of nature, they go wandering
about getting q few seeds here, a bug
or q worm there, and a gravel yon.
der.
The base Of the scratch pen should
be dust and gravel or broken dint.
The former they get into their feath-
ers, and sitting it through wen at .
wallowing, or busting, they rid them
selves Of lice and mites; and the lat
ter provides them with q necessary
grinders in their gizzards to grind
up the grain they scratch out of the
litter.
And 20, it can be readily seen that
the system Of feeding In litter Is very
practical and advantageous. In addi-
ton, the exercise Of scratching keeps
the hens in a good healthy, growing
condition, and they are not 10 liza
bic to q sense of chill when 4 cold
spell comes on. and are therefore less
likely to stop laying at such times.
Indeed, in scratching and talking
their hen talk, as they do when 30
engaged, and In the music Of their
songs, as they wander from the feed
shed to the nes:., we have the con-
elusive evidence that In scratching
for their grain In leaves and straw,
the hens are scratching out the pen.
MES for their keepers.
And, the hen with the brood. Give
her a place to scratch too. and to
dust. and she will scratch out health
and vigor for herself and brood, and
scratch mp several dimes and dollars
Tor the betterment Of the financial
condition Of the keeper who Is wise
enough to realize that natural condi-
tons for fowls are the best and the
most proftable.-H. B. Geer. In
Southern Cultivator.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-30

"A good many Of Kentucky's fresh
water streams have been recently
stocked with fish which have been fur
nished by the government.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-30
Hopeless Task.

Knicker-What do you think Of spell
ing reform?
Smythe-No use; I've been trying for
30 years and can't make folks spell my
name right.-N. 7. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-30
A CRITICAL PERIOD
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Dangers and Pain ofThis Critical Period
Avoided by the Use Of Lydia e. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound.

How many wo-
men realize that
the most critical
period in q wo-
mans existence
is the change Of
life, and that the
anxiety felt by
women as this
time draws near
is not without
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-09-21

to advertise bis administration as we'd.
ded to political reforms, it is well to
keep an eye On what he is actually do.
ing. Take up the reform side OF the
ledger first, where there has just been
entered indictments found by the grand
jury at Chicago against the Standard
Oil trust and the Pennsylvania railroad
indicted in New York. Very good as
far as it goes; and when some VI the
offending trust and corporation mag
mates are in stripes it will be better, il
we ever do see them so punished. Fin.
ing corporations. such as these, has
proven but little preventive of similar
crimes.
How Is it on the debit side OF the
ledger? II has Just been charged by
Lewis Emery, candidate for governor
ON the Democratic and Lincoln Republi-
ran ticket in Pennsylvania that:
@The conspiracy with the Pennsylvania
Railroad vas the beginning OF the trust
evil and the Inauguration OF corporation
rule in public affairs. Since the begin
ming OF boss rule in this State the State
machine and the Pennsylvania railroad
have been a~ccomplices, and when the
Standard Oil Company forced it's way
into the conspiracy. the triumvirate WIS
complete. These things are vital Issues
OF this campaign because now, rs for
forty years pnst, the Pennsylvania
railroad and the Standard Oil Company,
operating through the fundamentally
OF the State bosses. absolutely rule
pennsylvania, name it's officers and
dictate its corporation laws"
AS the federal officials are all working
for the republican machine ticket and
Boss Peurose has by favor OF President
Roosevelt controlled most Of the ap.
pointments IL Pennsylvania and these
federal officials are VIGOROUSLY creatures
OF the Pennsylvania railroad and the
Standard Oil trust; how do these con
hicting political dealings harmonizei
On one side making show of prosecuting
the railroads and trusts, on the othe
side keeping the rotten political
machine that supports them in power.
1t is stated by republicans that the
president is supporting the machine
ticket in Pennsylvania, because the cue
cess OF the reform ticket would leopard
ize the election Of some republican cot.
gressmen in that state. Perhaps Mr.
Roosevelt thinks the people will b,
satisfied il these two sides OF th,
political ledger about balance and will
forgive him il he makes IA show of fight
ing the corporations one day and help
ing them maintain their political ascen
dency The next dry,
But where will this leave Presiden
Roosevelt il the people conclude t
defeat the corrupt republican machine
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AIachin. Labor.

III 1880, u weaver ran twenty-five
splndles, and in 1880 he ran sixty.fiye.
when an English silk tbrowster wss
old That in American elk mills the
speed OF machinery had been increased
5000 to 1900 revolutions a minute. he
said: III our machinery was made TO
60 80 fast, all our girls would run away..
Today in America there are mills tLat
go at the rate Of 1000 a minute.
In Germany a blacksmith makes
twenty bean-hapgers a day in America a
.:achine makes 700 beau hangers a day.
In Adam Smiths day n pipmaker
made 1890 pins a day; today one pin.
maker makes 1900, 600 Lins a day.
The cost of printing cotton is half a
cent ayard in England. and one TWEEN
'ieth OF n cent here. The Massacbu-
sette factory worker gets 81 per cent OF
he produces, while the unorgan-
lied South Carolina worker only gets
III per cent; but the Massachusetts r
duces in a year s7l5 more than the other
Tor his employer. This show the folly
OF comparing wages without comparing
workers.
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the democratic Of Maine and The entire
country hope then there u no such
thing as hope in the hearts Of some
democrats. Tho Herald believes that
il the democrats had sent more prom.
inent speakers into Maine, IL MIR. Bryan
could havegone there for a few speeches.
the democrats might have elected the
state ticket.
However, though defeated, the demo.
crate have abundant reason for encour-
agement. IL a pro%protionate reduction
of republican pluralities Is made
throughout the nation the next house
viii be almost solidIy democratic. Aud
there is, too, in the Maine election, an
nugury Of national democratic success
two years hence. In 1892, when the
democratic candidate Tor governor was
beaten by nearly $4,000 votee, the demo.
crate swept the coun,rY.-Salt Lake
Herald.
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country builds up a tariff wall to pre-.
rent the products OF other countries
from being imported, il is but human
nature for those other countries 10
retaliate. That is what Germany, and
IN fact what all the important nations
have done. except Great Britain, to
protect their manufacturers from the
trusts and combines Of the country
selling cheaper there than here. The
British government, however does not
control The tiscal affairs OF it's colonies,
such as Canada, Australia and New
Zealand, but has arranged with them to
allow British products to be imported ut
a discount Of 80 per cent, from the
general rites. This preferential al
vantage, gives Great Britain the market
in those countries for the greater part Of
such articles as they do not manufacture
themselves.
New Zealand has gone even further
than that and i'll addition to high tariff
dules on goods from other countries,
allows British goods to come in Tree Of
OF duty. American goo'ls are subjected
to d severe duty rs "a bonus to the New
Zealand manufacturers and importers
when the agents Of American exporters
cut their prices-that is sell cheaper in
New Zealand than here.
1t is understood that the New Zealand
government Is especially cunning for
the International Harvester Company
which makes, perhaps nine-terths OF the
harvesting machinery OF this country,
owns the mills and mines which supply
it with raw material and is u combine OF
such magnitude that 1t has eithe I
absorbed. or driven out OF business,
nearly all competitors. This combine
has been offering agricultural machinery
IN New Zealand for much less price
than it is selling the same to our owr
farmers, but the New Z 'aland tariff
wall will mako it impossible for the
Harvester truSt to sell Its products
there in future unless ut a loss.
10 the meantime the American farmer
has to pay the high trIst prices and
still compete with his wheat and othe,
products OF which a surplus IL produced
with New Zealand and ether countries
in the markets Of the worl1.
And yet the republican lenders hav,
Determined not to revise the tariff.
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A FrIKhIful Accident.

This yCnr has been filled with
horrors OF every description and each
day adds a new II to the long list.
About 8 O'Clock Tuesday moruiup tho
north bound Rock Island passenger
tram fell through Il bridge into the
Cimmaron river between Dover and
kinRtisher in Oklahoma. The engine
and four cars were submerged. leaving
one Pullman on the track.
The passengers numbering over Oh.
hundred were caught in the ears without
any means OF escape md nearly all NJ
them were drowned like rate in n trap.
The news from the scene OF the wreck
Is very contradictory regarding the
number OF passengers on the doomed
train and the number rescued. One
dispatch places the number Of passeug.
ers that went down with the train nj
3D., only six OF whom zero saved.
Other dispatches say that only 100
passengers were on the train and thnt
only Il escaped. Another dispatch
from Oklahoma City eays that many
people more dead than nlive have been
taken from the submerged cars and
placed in the hotels at KinRiisher,
while Il number OF dead bodies have
been taken 4" the morgue.
Tho wreck WA caused by the high
water weakening the foundations OF the
railroad bridge acruss the nver.
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Another Competing ItnIIrond.

1t now seems beyond a doubt tlrat tile.
Gould interests have been consolidated
with "Borax" Smith In the building oi
the Tonupah and Underwater rniIroad
from Ludlow, Gal and that the road
will be continued On through Manhattan
and Round Mountain to Austin, wher,
1t will oonnect with tho Gould system.
The importance OF such "A system insur.
ing as it does a constant competition
Tor the ores OF the Nevada camps can
scarcely be overes timated. Tho Smith
road Is building fast and it is expected
that trims will be running into Bull.
frog before the end OF the YEAR. The
grade from there to Goldficld is COM
paratively ensy and some records in
railroad building should 10 established.
The Bullfrog aud Goldield rniIroad il
being pushed through with oil hastc
and will be completed to Bulltrog,
without doubt, by Observation-Disclosures
Eewp.
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Thn MuhrAI Stccl TINT.

The average tariff tax on manuiac-
tured imports under the Dingley law
if about 10 per cent. Tie average thrill
on steel is about 50 per cent. The Steel
Trusts sells its products in Europe Tor
eight dollars II ton lees tbnn in thls couu-
try. That is, sells it Mt a discount on
the home price. II enables u foreign
shlpbuilder To produce nm average stCc.
chip for 10000 less than AN American
builder could produce the same ship.
And yet the Steel Trust il clamoring FOR
a slIip.subsidy lnrgc enough Ia offset
that difference. II the ship.subsidy bill
advocated by Roosevelt and the repuh.
lican senators we're to pass, The tariff
on steel would practically be raised to 60
per cent Oh all steel material used in
ship. building. And the taIray crs
would pay the freight. The Steel Trust
Is not suffering hIy Inconvenience from
prosecutions by the Der ariment uf
} Justice, real OF imaginary. The Car
uegics, Friclts, Schwubs, Coreys, and
Thaws are persona graia ut Oyster Bay.
Even their mode OF spelling has been
adopted. o fortunate Steel Trust! Ted.
dy is with thee, -heart and SOLE
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III MAINE ELECTION.

There il mighty little comfort for the
republicans in the returns from the
Maine election. An effort is made TO
have II appear that the light was based
on purely local issues and that it in no
sense n national contest. This conten
lion is not sound, however, for all the
republican speakers that stumped Maine
urged tho voters to uphold President
Roosevelt and his administration by
casting their ballots for the republican
nominees. In this there Ia surely
nothing local. Every speaker asserted
that The issue was Roosevelt, and all
the biggest men took art in the tight.
The republican ticket was elected,
Bat the majority was reduced by nearly
10000 votes. Cobb is re elected by the
smallest plurality given a republican
candidate Tor governor Of Maine IN
twenty lou yeare. Tho republican
elected the entire congressional ticket
but IN euck instance the plurality Of the
successful candidate was very materially
reduced. Most Of the interest conferred
in Littleteld's fight, because bore The
labor leaders. who opposed Littlefield,
made their hnrlest canvass.
Two yenrs ago Littlefeld had n pIu.
rality OF more than 800. When the
returns are al in this ycar IL will he
found that he lias 1000 or less to spare.
Indeed, there was II time during tho
count Monday night when II looked as
II Litiletield had been Defeated. And
had The benefit Of the work Of
VI the strongest Of the republican cam.
paigners. Speaker Cannon toured HE
iistrict,. making many speeches. SO
lid Secretary Taft. And still fonr Rt,bs
" Littlefeld's plurality Of tGo years
lgo was cut of.
Representative Allen is cut from
.03l two years 10 abont 10 0 this year.;
'urleigh is cut from G,sD0 10 1906:
drops from nearly 1000 to less
ian 1000. on the twenty citioe tia,
cid elections the republicans carried
nly iour. II tha. isn't enough to give
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UNIONS

IN. THE DISTRICT COURT OF The
i Fourth Judicial District Of tho state OF
Nevada. In and for the County OF Elko.
W. II. Holmes, plaintiff, against John z.
Merritt. and the Rocky Mountain OIL Ar 1
Development Company. n Cooperation. q :.
PENDANTS.
Action brought 10 Tho District Court OF th ,
Fourth Judicial District OF the Stats OF N.
vndn. In aud for the County OF Elko, and tho
complaint He'd In tho onlcc OF tho Clerk OF said
District Court.
Tho state OF Nevada sends greeting to John
T.. Merritt, and tho Rocky Mountain OIL and Dc.
vclopmont Company. a corporation, Dcfcn.
dnnts.
You are hereby re quircd 10 appear Iu nm
action brought against you by the above
named Plaintin In tho District Court OF the
Fourth Judicial District OF tho State OF Mo-
vaun, In and for the County Of Elko. and 10
answer The Complaint flied therein, Within
ton days Exclusive OF the day Of scrvIco), after
the service on you Of this Summons-lf served
within this County; or II served out of this
County, but IN ,hig District within twon,v
days; otherwise within forty days-or judg.
mcnt by default will DO taken against you nc
cording TO tho prayer OF said Complaint.
ThiH action In brought IN recover u Judgment
against you. the said defendants. for tho sum
A"Itu hunuICu anu Sky eight nnl 1U.ifO
lSes.70l Dollars, with interest thereon from tho
Sist day Of October. 1909. nj tho ratio OF soyon
per cent US per annum, and for costs of suit.
Said action IN brought for said sum ON NO
count OF goods, wares and merchandise Of Tho
value O. 1880 being sold by Il. II. HERON
Company TO you, the said defendants, IN or
about tho 3ist day Of October, 1901. OF tho CIV
and County OF Los Angeles. State OF California.
said account being on tho 10Th day Of July.
1903, duly transferred and assigned 10y said Il |
II. Heron Company 10 W. II. Holmes. tho
plaintiff horein.
And you arc hcroby notified that II you fail
10 appear and answer said complaint as above |
required. tho said flniniIn viii take Judgment |
against you for tho sum OF 49,. 20, with interest |
from tho alst day OF October, 1909. at the rate OF |
seven per cent per nnnum. ard for costs OF |
suit
Given under my hand and the Roai OF Tho
Court Of tho Fourth judicial DIs,rie,
OF tho State OF Nevada. IN and for tho CONNIE
OF Elko, this 9Th day OF August, In the wear NJ
our Lord. 1905.
SEAL "a, pAwtpv
Clerk.
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ABOUT CILLATI

The Republican papers are making Il
great to.do about the so.called Iyacilla-
ton" OF John Sparks in running for
Governor. There was no vacilatlon
about it. Mr.. Sparks had declared thnI
he would not be Il candidate. The con-
ventioDs met, an6 both OF them, Demo.
cratic aud Silver Party, forced the
nomination upon him. Such unanimity
OF choice could mean hut one thing
that the people OF Nevada demanded
his services for another four yearp.
Private interests urged him towards re-
tirement, public spirit called him the
other way. His sense Of duty to the
people who had oDce houcred him so
highly prevailed. Ills sense OF patriot.
ism rose higher than the promptinRs Of
self. lie had kept his word, he was not
a candidate, not n seeker OF the office,
but the voice OF his people called him
and lie won't forth.
1t must he admitted, on the other
hand that there was no vacillation about
the Republican nominee, he wanted the
Office, and probably had wanted it ever
since no entered the Stnte After tho
wage Of Goldileld began, in sport, to call
him Governor" there was no cure for
his complaint but Il nomination. And
he got it-after Jim Butler and L. l..
Oddio had use'l it Tor q football. lie
o 1t by a none too liberal margin from
u man whose record on the labor ques.
ton wns so bad that even tho Republi.
can pariy, with al it's ~insolent Disregard
for the rights oi labor, feared to put him
on tie ticket.
No, there was no vacillation ON the
part Of Mr.. Mitchell. Tho only v%acilla.
ton displayed was 10y the nomination,
In it's frantic efforts TO elude his vigorous
nnd determined pursuii. But his speed
and portinacity wcro not Ia 10 baked,
Tho Republican party disheartered and
decimated by Il long string 0i deicate,
we're short Of good material, and Mitch.
oil landed n gold brick.
But tho Office itself Ia another affair.
iic will find It II different job. putting
salt on that birds tail.--ReDO journal.
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Entered at the ElKo postonce for transmission
through the mails rs sccond-class matter.
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 81, 1906
VILE pLor Is ExposED.

Report came to this city last night by
private messnge to the effect that the
troubles in Goldfield are the result Of
one OF the vilest political plots ever
Matched in this State.
1t is stated that the labor troubles are
the direct result of u scheme fixed up
by certain iptereste mol mentioned, by
which these troubles were to be allowed
to reach q certain stage, at which
Mitchell, candidate for Governor On the
republican ticket is TO step in, pose as
the great p~eacemaker, and bring about
n settlement OF the difficulties.
It is stated that the matter has been
40 well arranged that Mitchell viii have
the force and effect of a certain CLIQUE
among Senator Nixon's friends in Gold
field, and that they have promised to
agree to any thing in order that Mitchell
may carry ont his program.
The Appeal is unable to understand
how any man or set OF men car so forget
their manhood rs to deliberately bring
about Il condition Of affairs that threat.
n to wreck the prospects Of the great
est mining camp on earth, to say nothing
OF the blot on the bright escuicheon OF
the state.
Should the labor troubles reach G
stage ut which the geutlemanly MIR
Mitchell should be unable to exert nm,
influence, the state viii suffer accord
ingly; the growth and prosperity o
Goldteld will be ruined and the meu
who matched up the infamous plot viii
be responsible for it all.
Politics Us played in Nevada is
fierce game. Never before, however
has a candidate for Office stopped to
deliberate attempt to bring about
condition Of affairs such Ms exist il
Goldfield today. Like Frankensteir
whoever Is responsible for this condition
has raised up a monster he is unable 4
control and to him, whoever he may be
will fall the curses Of peaceable, las
abiding men End women Of Nevada 10
all, time.
1t may be the report is false. II is {,
~ AoPSN ~ ~ ouA VIC pStolotSuSg Will
which It has been uttered carries with
q semolance OF v~eracity.
Ii Mitchell shall avail himself OF the
opportunity presented, and settle tia
troubles, it will be a grent piece of worl
but such action will go far to determm
tho truth OF the statements circulate,
in this city.
1t is impossible to determine til
status OF affairs ut Goldfield this after
noon, but the determination OF the con
troyersy is awaited with intense interes
by every person that has the interests q
the state at heart.
II Mitchell hae descended to such
scheme as is charged against him IN
his c~oterie, anathema should follow hir
to the ends Of the eurth.-Carso
Appeal.
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reds OF strikes and lockou,s. The BON.
splracy lave ent hundreds Of our
wage workers, fathers and grandfather
to Jail. the militia WINS called ont on the
slightest pretext, and the ten.hour
agitators were openly denounced a. a
lazy, worthless gang OF loaien and
d~runkards. Tho loss in through
strikes and lockouts resulting fron, this
agitation amounted to hundreds Of
thousands Of dollare.
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