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The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-14
NON ASSESSMENT
WORK PLAN WILL.
BE INJURIOUS

Vigorous protests are being heard
all over the state against the proposed
action Of Congressman Bartlett to re-
woke the clause in the mining laws
relative to assessment work and max
ing it unimperative to perform the
assessment work for one year. The
stand is taken that such a revocation
would be largely for the benefit of
state and also the "claim hog who
owns more ground than he can possi-
bly, take care of under normal con-
ditions In one section of Humboldt
county, for instance, in what is known
as the New Goldfelds district, two
men own more than 700 claims, and
to suspend assessment work on these
claims would have a bad effect on the
mining industry in this section. The
small claim holders in this section,
for the most part, have done their
work, and if they possessed some OF
the claims owned by the big men,
would be glaid to do the work. The
money set in circulation by the per-
formance of assessment work would
greatly help many prospector this
fall
Miners unions over the state are
sending protests against the proposed
action, and the following from the
Beatty Union is a sample:
Protest.
To the Hon. Geo. A. Bartlett, Tono-
pah, Nevada: gss3s
Whereas, We, the members of Beat
ty local 245, Western Federation OF
Miners, have been advised through
the press of Nevada and in an inter-
view with one of our members recent
ly in Beatty, that you propose to in
trdouce a bill in congress to suspend
the annual assessment work on all min
ing claims for the year 1907, therefore
be it A
Resolved, That we respectfully pro-
test against the passags of such pro-
posed bill. Miners and prosepectors
who actually reside in the state of Ne
vada have nearly all done, or are now
doing, their assessment work; that
spectators holding large numbers of
claims, or nonresident corporations
are mainly delinquent and would be
the benefciaries at the expense of the
actual miners and business interests of
Nevada Repeal of the assessment
law would discourage legitimate min
ing and retard the development of the
entire West. Such bill would destroy
the mining industry, throw labor out
of employment, ruin business houses,
tlepopulate prosperous camps and adj
vertise Nevada abroad as a beggar
state.
J. G. MILLER,
FRANK BROWN,
NELS LINN,
Committee.
Beatty, New, Nov. 8, 1907.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-14
BADLY INJURED BY
A WILD HORSE

A strange case is that of G. W..
Laness, who arrived from the Little.
Owyhee with one of his hands mashed,
and which may possibly require am
putation Landess was working for
Edison and Taylor, the well known
horsemen, on one of their ranches on
the Little Owyhee river, about 100
miles northeast of Winnemucca. He
had bunch Of horses in corral and
some of them were wild While at
tempting to segregate the wild horses,
one of the latter animals rushed upon
the horse he was riding and knocked
it down. Landess fell under his
horse and when it attempted to get
up it stepped on his hand, grinding
and MASKING the member in frightful
shape in very painful manner.
Landess was sent to Winnemucca
Immediately, and called at the office
of Dr. Samues, where his hand was
dressed.
1t is probable the bones of his hand
will have to be scraped. e
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-14
DECLARES DAY FOR
THANKSGIVING
THANKSGIVING DAY
PROCLAMATION

The time is near at hand when, ac-
cording to the custom of our people,
a day should be set apart and devoted
to thanksgiving, prayer and praise to
Almighty God for the many blessings
bestowed upon us during the year last
drawing to close;
Now, therefore, /, John Sparks, gov
ernor of the state of Nevada, do here
by designate and declare Thursday,
the 2sth day of November, A. d. 1907,
Thanksgiving day.
To the Supreme Ruler of the uni
verse, during the year, we have every
thing to be thankful for. He has Civ
en- US sunshine and showers and natur-
al conditions for the production of
bountiful crops from an inexhaustible
SOIL He has given us pure air to
breathe, productive of health and hap
piness. Neither pestilence nor ealam-
titles have come through His dispensa-
tion. For which all should be humbly
grateful
The people of this state, as in the
case of many others, are financially
distressed, but this is not attributable
to God. The avaricious tendency of
man is responsible for the misery and
distress now prevailing. 1t is, how
ever, to be hoped that the cloud will
soon be dispersed and business re
sumo normal conditions, conservative
and safe for the benefit of all classes
On Thanksgiving day, as you meet
in family and friendly reunion, re-
member the poor and needy with gifts
of comfort and joy.
Given under my hand and the great
seal of the state of Nevada, at the
capitol, in Carson City, this 18th day
of November, A. d. 1907.
JOHN SPARKS, Governor.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-14
EUCALYPTUS TREES FOR
DESERTS OF THE STATE

RHYOLTTE, New, Nov. 12.-J. b.
Hill this week received shipment of
eucalyptus trees from California, and
within very few hours from the time
of the arrival of the invoice of trees
they We're gobbled up by citizens, who
set them out in their yards and are
carefully nursing them The eucalyp-
tus is the fastest growing tree there
is. and Mr.. Hill is enthusiastic in the
work of getting il started here en- the
desert. where he is confident it will
do we'll
Among the possible realities of the
future is an extensive eucalyptus nur.
serv on the desert, very probably To-
Gated on the Amargosa river within
sight of Rhyolite. This project is un,
der consideration by man who came
here recently from California for the
express purpose of looking into the
matter The idea of this gentleman
is to set out big field of the eucalyp-
tus ut a point in the Amargosa valley
where water could be had, In five or
six years the trees would be matured
and great revenue could be derived
from the sale of the product of the
desert forest as lumber, fuel and min
ing timbers. For mining purposes
however, the eucalyptus wood is not
extensively used as it is considered
too soft. The scheme looks feasible
and practicable. and its carrying out
may yet prove the solution of the lum-
her and fuel problems of the desert
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-14
FIRE DEPARTMENT AGAIN
CALLED INTO ACTION

The ringing of the fire bell last eve
ming about 8 clock was the occasion
for general turnout of the volunteer
fire fighters and all the euriously in
clined Of the city. The fire was in the
extreme eastern part of the town and
resulted in the destruction of an In
dian camp. The shack was built Of
wood and burned with a big flame.
which caused many TO believe that the
fire was big one.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-14

The picture show and social dance
given by the Humboldt Amusement
company at Silver State hall last night
was largely attended and the program
consisting of some pictorial views of
art. moving pictures and Illustrated
songs. The pictorial work. as well as
the work Of Roy Gymes, the ventril-
oquist. received much applause from
the audience. The management should
be complimented on its action of
keeping the audience in their seats
when fire bells rang out during the
middle of the performance. Thereby
preventing panice that might other
wise have proven fatal in the loss of
lives and limbs.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-14

Miss Laura Leonard, formerly of
Winncmucca, will be married in Reno
shortly to Albert Baker, a young bus
mess man of that place. w. f. TAFT,
arrived yesterday from Reno. Mrs.
VIM. Hurley is registered at the La
fayette hotel from Burns, Oregon.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-14
NOTICE

Beginning Thursday, November the
7th, and on every Thursday after that
date, | will have ON hand regularly
fresh fish for sale. Also after the
18th of November viii keep on
hand fresh oysters at all times during
the winter season.
<t III. A. GILBERT
Nov Z 3t.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-14

The new cottages being built by
Phil Blume in the upper end of town
are about completed and in raet the
plastering and papering will be com
menced this week.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-14
MEMS NEW SUITS

All colors, prevailing styles, New
York City latest fashions. just ask
to be shown the new good. Then you
will buy Prices right.
Z c. ROBINS { CO
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-14

The new Warren building on Bridge
street is nearing completion aha
will add greatly to the appearance OF
Bridge street when finished.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-14
ENGLISH CORDUROY SUITS AND
EXTRA PANTS

These goods must not be elassed
with the cheap ordinary corduroys.
for they are not, but class goods.
Come and see them. Our prices are
as low as can be sold. w
+. c. ROBINS & co.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-14

Uncle Sam will have to hurry Tor
when that fellow gets to making ms
building blocks out of sagebrush there
won't be any orders for cement
blocks
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-14
MULES FOR SALE

25 Head of fine unbroke mules FOR
sale. Inquire of -
THOS. NELSON,
Stone House, New.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-14

The delivery horse of the Winnie
mucca Mercantile company ran away
yesterday and did considerable dam
age .sHf aEf ga
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-14
ANOTHER REPRESENTATIVE

Governor Sparks has appointed an
other representative to the mining
congress at Joplin, Mo-, the latest del
cgate being Il. l.. Bride. The congress
will be in session all of next week.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-14

Mr.. and Mrs. AL Leach returned
this morning from Oakland, Cal !,
where Mrs. Leach has been undergoing
medical treatment and also trying a
change of climate for her health. She
returns to Winnemucca much i'm
proved.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-14

G. II. Mclaughlin arrived yester'
day from Chicago.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-14
SPECIAL DRIVE IN ROASTED

COFFEE in l-pound papers, 5pound
papers for 81, for two weeks only.
It's No ! article, direct from st.
Louis. Start out right-then you will
be happy.
T. C. ROBINS & co.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-14

f. Reinhart 4 Co. have on display
a fine line of corduroy suits.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-14
MEMS ALL WOOL UNDERWEAR

Just reeeived-all coiors Our prices
well. nuff said
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-14

FELT SHOES-All finds. Cali and
see them Plain and fancy, at
r. G. ROBINS & co.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-14
MULES FOR SALE

25 Head of fine unbroke mules for
sale. Inquire of
N m THOS. NELSON,
Stone House, New.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-14

NEW WINTER UNDERWEAR
Just received, at
F. C. ROBINS & co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-16

graduates. Within a single month its
debating team, after winning victories
| for three successive years over sister
| New England colleges, has defeated
the representatives of both Syracuse
University and Cornell University in
New York When its debaters went
to Syracuse in April it was the first
! time that tile debating team Of a Maine
| college had ever ventured outside OF
New England, and when the Cornell
debaters came to Brunswick this week
| it was the first time that a college de-
batting team from outside of New Eng
land had ever come to Maine. In both
debates the Bowdoin men were vic
tCrious and in both instances the VIC
tory was made doubly significant by
the prompt and unanimous decision Of
the judges. And both Syracuse and
Cornell, it is to be remembered, have
10 times the number of students at
Bowdoin, with law schools and other
graduate departments from which to
draw debatcrs Of maturity and expert
ence.
Such notable victories as these speak
much more eloquently for the work
done at college and are of vastly
more substantial value than the win
ming Of a dozen athletic champion
hi nI1
are Of Importance enough in their way
and by no means to be neglected or
underva,ued-are given columns and
pages in the newspapers and proper
tionate thought by the public, where
intercollegiate debates receive q few
inches of space. There is nothing
spectacular in these forensic contests,
nothing to thrill the spectators as in
the battles on diamond, track and
gridiron, but the participants are gain
ing something which they will use all
through life and the results indicate
the real worth Of the work which the
college is doing for lis students. And
so heartiest congratulations to BoWdoin
on these new triumphs which give all
Maine additional reasons to be proud of
it. Plainly its source Of inspiration
for great forensic achievement was not
exhausted when Bowdoin sent forth
Sargent Prentiss, George Evans, VIII
liam Pitt Fessenden, Thomas b. Reed
and William Z. Frye.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-16
Jamestown's Predecessors.

The celebrations at jamestown are
fate of the colony which Sir Walter
Raleigh established upon Roanoke
Island a score of years before James
town was founded. That there was
such q colony is an undiSputed fact Of
mysteries which in al probability will
never be solved. The destination of
the founders Of jamestown was this
same Roanoke Island, but chance
brought them into the Chesapeake and
there they selected peninsula rs !
location which promised the assistance
of nature as a defense against the
Indians. jamestown has since become
an island as the river cut away the
narrow neck Of land which connected
ii with the main land three centuries
ago The Raleigh colony on Roanoke
Island was really the first settlement
by the English in America, although
jamestown was the first successful
effort to build up an English colony in
that vast region which was vaguely
known rs Virginia.
The Boston Transcript recalls the old
controversy as to whether jamestown
was tho first settlement by white mon
in the Chesapeake region. Chesapeake
Bay was wcll known to the Spanish
governors in America, and there are
hints here and there in Spanish
archives that somewhere on its shores
they landed a party TO make good
Philip lis claim to sovereignty, about
40 years before John Smith ami his
companions set up the British flag on
the Virginia peninsula, Just what be
came of this Spanish colony, if the
enterprise rose to colonial proportions.
is not known. 1t may have been simply
an exploring expedition, but the
references in the Spanish documents
To priests ana friars to be assigned to
il Indicate that the expedition, whether
actual or only contemplated, was in
tended IT, assert the authority of Spain
and make at least beginning Of
Castilian colonization along the
Chesapeake.
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Chicago woman. according to the
her husband that she hated him with
the kissing hate of hell 1t would
really seem from this rs if she We're
one of those women who curl up some
where in Il soiicd wrapper ana read
yellow covered novels. while hubby
gets the meals. The probabilities are
that in this instance nc undertook to
interest her in the DISTINGUISHING and.
receiving her whitening response.
murlnurrd 'stung." ANA mcckly re-
turned to his task.
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MAINE EDITORIAL COMMENT.
Rather Off the Key.

(PreSQue Isle star Heralu.D
Some of the members of the Water
vile Sentinel's Light Opera Company
who are now engaged in entertaining
the Maine public in the StetSon matter
seem now and then to get triile twist
ed in their melody, this being particu-
larly true of the Rockland Daily star
After referring to Mr.. Stetson's reSiS-
nation, and asserting that Gov. CobI
gave assurances to Mr. Stets0n that
his wishes should be considered in the
matter Of the appointment of success
sor, the Star says: '"The next move on
the political chess board is said to con-
template the appointment of superin-
tendent of public schools to succeed Mr.
StetsOn and Payson Smith, superintend-
ent of the schools of Auburn, is promi-
nently mentioned to succeed to the po-
sition made vacant by the resignation
of his father-in-law. Such an arrange
ment would serve to keep the increased
salary in the family and would not
necessarily disturb the personnel of the
stenographic department as at present
organized"
The most delicious part of the humOr
OF TINS piece of satire is in the fact that
Mr.. Smith is not Mr. Stets0h's son-in-
law; that Mr.. Stetson has no children
that he has not named his successor
ana that the salary will not stay in the
family as minated.
a false note of ordinary pitch and
compass will go all right, inasmuch as
the entire anti-Cobb and anti-Stetson
concert is full of them. but the Star
man Is 50 hopelrssly off the key that il
must even jar the nerves of the con-
durtor in chief, and he is liable to get
hfcd out Of the orchestra if this sort OF
thing is continued.
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An impeachment Memory.

In the dispatch n few days ago an
nouncing the death of ex-senator Ed
mund G. Ross of Kansas, it was stated
that only his vote prevented the i'm
parchment of President Andrew John
son. The same statement has been
made regarding several other men who
We're members of the United States
Senate at that trying period. The vote
in favor of Impeachment was So and
lacking of the necessary two-thirds
and Andrew johnson remained in the
presidential office. 1t might truthfully
be said that the vote of any one of the
- Ircvcn;ed the Impeachment. but why
Ross vote any more than that % the
others? Ross was a Republican to be
sure, out six other Republican senators
voted III the negative, including vii.
lilI.l Pitt FeSsenden of our own State.
One at the few survivors Of the I'M
parchment drama is John L. ftruder-
son, a Republican senator from Viz
ginia. who voted in the negative 1t
tool, a high degree of courage and
honest conviction for these seven Re
publican senators To vote against their
PARTY in this matter and most of them
were roundly abused by their con-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-16

The quarrel between the railroads
and the steel trust as to the quality OF
steel rails will be watched by the pub
lie with disinterested content. The
Union Pacific report that in February
4i9 rails broke, 119 of which had been
laid for only six months. is feature
Of the present petty quarrel me
railroads contend that haste in the
making, disregard of defects In the
material, ana carelessness in the roll
ing, place the responsibility upon the
manufacturers These retort by de-
claring that increased traffic, high
speed and heavier cars and engines are
the sole reasons for the greater per-
centage of breakages. Whatever the
cause, only good can come from the
determination of the railroads to insist
upon expert supervision by their en-
ployes CT the manufacture, and rigid
holding of the railmakers to the exact
specification of their contracts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-16

The old problem whether digging
clans should be classed as fishing or
farming has often been discussed, but
we do not recall that the Supreme court
has ever been called to pass upon it.
That high tribunal. however, has been
required of late to decide matter
which has many points Of similarity
with the clam proposition. The Ques-
ton was whether men employed on
drcdges engaged in government work
are sailors or ordinary workmen. The
Justices could not agree and rendered 4
divided opinion, six members of the
court holding that they are sailors and
three that they are ordinary workmen.
1t is a queer question to divide the
lands highest tribunal, but those
skilled in the fine points of the law
usually manage to disagree when there
is the slightest opportunity for doing
so. The average man who has ever
seen a dredge and understands the
work it performs will be inclined. we
feel. to side with the minority i'll the
conclusion that the men employed upon
il are no more sailors than men work
ing steam shovel at some far inland
point.
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at Portland last week there were many
who are constant in attendance year
after year. Five of the oldest veterans
happened to be together comparing
notes and the interesting fact was
brought out that Stephen Berry Oh
Portland has attended 81 annual meet
ings Of the Grand Lodge; 4. NJ
Weatherbce' Of Warren, 81; Augustus
Bailey of Gardiner so; Judge j. Nj.
Larrabce of Gardiner, 46; ana Sheriff
John ". Ballou OF Bath. Al. number
of others present had attended over 40
sessions
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-16

One Of the largest and most interest
ing engineering undertakings in course
of construction at the present time Is
the building on public street in PARIS
Of two underground depots and con-
siderable length of connecting tunnel,
which, when completed, will be sunk
into position. These are for the use
of the Metropolitan subway, the man
line If which railway crosses the
S,ina. The sections which are to cross
the river have been built on land ana
floatcd to location where they are sunk
to the river bottom.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-16

Brown & Bailey's Jingle Primer. BY
Clara l.. Brown and Carolyn s. Bailey.
Cloth, 12Ino, 12S pages, with illustra-
tions. Price, 80 cents. American Book
Company, New York. Cincinnati, an
Chicago.
The child expresses himself at first
through jingle, ditty, and rhyme
This primer presents the printed SYM
bols Of the store of Mother Goose
rhymes and fairy tales, which form
large part Of the child's knowledge OH
entering school, 1t embodies, there.
fore, the most natural method u
learning to read in the form most IN
teresting to the beginner. FolloWlhs
the jingles are given stories empoos
ing the same ideas and expressions
and introducing but few new woru''
These stories have been used repent
edly with little children, and are shoao
in which they ave shown the mos
pleasure. The illustrations are very hu-
merous and unusually attractive.
Continued on page nine).
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VOICES OF THE PRESS.
Forcing the Season.

New York W orld)
/, we nate 10 spoil sport or to do any,
thinS thtt might throw Il wlInil,. into
loltY PfoWS, nut this inveterate habit of
ioFclng the season in the matter of pres
lientIal nominations is q trif1e tiresOme.
good rlany AlnaSGhur dreams NAV
cone 70 smash liz The thirteen months or
SO before the Republican national con-
vention will meet. New issues may mon
up. II is even conceivable that the facn
Or Politics may change considerably.
Ihrir Is 10 quicker scene shifting than
in the thcatcr of American politics,
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nAuv ErvHrpEC JOuRNAI. THURSDAY MAY 16. 1907

During the early days of Spanish rule
these forts were sometimes called upon
10 defend the island from foreign ihva-
sion, and often from pirates. but during
the f"'' last r 50 Years they We're generally used
as prisons for The custody of natives VINO
may have violated the law or lncurred
the displeasure of the authorities. Tc-
dav they are mere show places, although
Some are occupied by the constabulary
of the island. who are known As the rural
I'D in 1891. and were chiefly recruited
from the ranks of THE Cuban army
Many Of these young men are now sIa
drath in their struggle for liberty.-Lcs-
lies Weekly.