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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-08-16
PEACE DEADLIER THAN A

More lives have been lost by accidents
on American warships in the past two
years thou we're lost in the navy during
the war with spain. Sixty-one officers
and men AVE been killed il the navy
10y accidents in the past Tour years,
which Is many times more than the de-
%struct;on in the navy during the war OF
1898. In the past ten years 325 officers
and men have been killed in explosions
and other sorts Of mishsps Oh six or
eight vessels.
What has been the cause OF all this
dc observation-disclosures, lack OF skill,
or defects in the guns or the machinery?
\ service periodical named the Navy, in
an article published before the recent
explosion in the iurret OF the Georgia,
intimates that the American war vessels
ara not quite so formidable ss they look.
l. says there are defects in the guns, in
the machinery which works them, and
in the huIls which carry them. As the
have had similar or worse mishaps, the
defects, IL there be any, must be widely
extended. Newspapers and public men
are 10 quite so free IN the European
countries IN expressing their views
about tho ar mies or naviee of their Own
lands ss they are in the United States,
and this reticencs probably conceals
many things which, il Disclosed, would
disturb the public. Occasionally, how
ever, even IN Germany, as seen from
two books prnted in the past year or
two, inside intoI nation is diYuiged
about the army and the navy which
shows that greatest OF the worlds mill
iary powers has defects in both Of the
fighting arms OF it's service winch
s5Uw that the United States does not
stand done in this unpleasant relation,
Both IN army and navy the United
Sts:ee need a closer approach to perfec
tion than any Of The other great nations
Dor army is smaller than hat Of any
eecoud class power OF Europe. AL
though the length OF u coast line
would render II necessary for us TO have
as large a psyy AZ England'e, we aro far
behird England in lighting power on
the water, ana also FAR behind France.
Man for man aud chip for ship, we need
a better army and better navy than any
other country in the world, 80 as to part
ly make up in quality what we lack in
quantity. The attainment OF this ST and.
ard Of excellence should DO Insisted on
by tho American people.-St. Louis
GIobe-D Democrat.
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Nye County's Bullion Tax.

The State officials, after an investiga-
ton OF the books Of the Tonopah Mining
Company, have decided that Nye coun-
ty, has been getting all that Is coming
to 1t In the way OF taxes; and the proms-
ed sensation has been dissolved into thin
ar. State Auditor Rolf and Bullion
Tax Agent Neveu spent the day on the
hill and in about four hours inspected
the books OF four years standing. They
went back TO the days OF the leases, and
could lind nothing wrong. The follow
ing statement was issued and signed oy
both men last night:
AFTER a thorough examination into
the matters connected with the tax
the net proceeds Of the Tonopah Mining
Company, State Auditor found that the
computation and returns had been cor
rectly made aud regularly paid, and that
the tar for the quarter ending ON June
3otI, 1907, amounting to $1,000, is now
due and payable.-Tonopah Bonanza.
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hicks on ~TFructus.-

y Washington special Of the 10th inst.
says that Secretary of Agriculture VIII
SOD, according to "A story widely cir
culated i'll that city, has bar red Latin
from the new Inscriptions OH the new
department. OF agriculture building.
Sculptors had cbiseled on shl.lds OF
certain figures adjoining the exterior the
words -Fructus,' -Cereals," -Forestes-
n -FIoris.' When = .ceretary Wilson
saw it he is reported to have asked
what -Frurlus- meant.
That LATIN tor fruit was the an
sweT.
We'll, Why in hell don't We say so
tnen and cut ouI this foolish Latin?-
exclaimed Secretary Wilson.
Tie scuiptors are accordingly doing
some rechlseIDg and will use plain
UDited States.
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Their Darling Boy Sleeps

Death is everywhere. 1t enters the
palaces Of kings and the humble DWELL
inRs OF the poor. 1t rides in the bat
ties smoke and comes in the peaceful
hours Of even.tlde. 1t 10 no respecter
OF persons. Rich and poor, high and
low, young and old must obey the call.
There s no escape from death.
Early this morning the summons came
10 Mr.. aud Ms. ID. McElroy's little boy
and his spirit wenied it's way on an
gels wings to the bosom Of Hin who
said: Suffer little children Ia come I'M
to me and forbid them not, Tor o. such
is the kingdom OF heaven.
Their little boy was one year and two
lays old. Twenty-iour days ago he was
taken with bowel trouble that developed
into meningitis. Tine best OF medical
care and nursing were given the little
fellow but human skill and loving tend.
erness were no match for the disease
that slapped his life.
The parents have the sincere sym
patty OF this community in their bereav-
ment. While they mourn for their darl-
ing boy they should be comiorted by the
thought that he is free from pain and
suffering. Sleep, peacefully sleep.
The funeral will take place from the
family residence at 3 o'clock Friday
afternoon. Friends and acquaintance
are respectfully requested to attend.
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Hold-up And Murder al Cobre.

The eRloon OF j. &. llilman & Co. at
Cobrc, tile junction OF the Nevada
Northern With the Southern Pacific, was
held up Wednesday night at l:5O
o'clock and the bar keeper, Ben TilIman,
was killed.
From CoDsta able Drake OF Nells, we
learned that n roulette wheel In run in
the saloon aud that the dealer asked
FillmaD TO look ont Tor the wheel while
hc went out FOR q icw minutes. Till.
left the bar and wept 10 the wheel
aud was amusing himself by rolling the
ball when he WA stlot through the
window. rhe roulette dealer heard the
ehot, but when he got TO the ealoon
Tillman wss dead and the murdercrs
had gone. They took with then siG2 in
all the money on the wheel, bu,
left what was in the drawers.
Two suspicious characters were in
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{ a Valleys Latest

Prof. G. L. Bossemeyer, who recently
returned FROM Lower Death Valley, be-
neves he has discovered a deposit OF
chemical clay which will prove of great
cement III the treatment OF disease. A
partial analysis, Bays a writer In the
bunfrog Miner, reveals salts Of sodium,
magnesium, calcium, lithium and alum
mum, which will be found OF great
ment III the treatment Of pneumonia ,
ei!sipelas, inflammation Of the bowels,
poisoned WOUNDS, eprains and the like,
The place Is about II miles from Stem.
kas ranch. 1t appears to be an ancient
lake bed. In the immediate vicinity
are several medical springs.
10 addition to this, Prof.. Bossemeyer
discovered LII the same section what he
believes tn be a ledge OF true Cartara
marble. He left today for Los Angeles
to have the medical clay more fully
tested.-Tribune.
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FRANK H. NICHOLAS,
State Engineer.
Notice 81 Application Tor Permission 10 An.
proPriate the TIbiIs Waters orthe
state OF Nevada.

Notice is hereby given that on the 18th. da
OF juno. 1871. In accordance with Section .,
chapter XVIII. OF the Statutes Of 1877, one Ma.
llon"i Development, Company OF sal, Lake
CITY. County Of Snli Lake ard State o. Ir,ab.
made application to tho State Engineer o, No
Nahh' Tor permission 10 appropriate the put.
lie walters OF the State OF Nevada. Such nm.
preparation IS to he made from Over.
iahu Greek Ruby Mt. Eiko Co, at points n
~ degrees 70 minutes Ssscconds. W. 1899 Il
RON mo center OF Sec -. T. 30 N, X. 30 T..
by means OF n dam and 80 cubic feet pcr soc-
ond Is to be conveyed to points N. 80 degrees
q! minutes % seconds W. 1880 from tho center
OF said Sec. ~. by means Of n ditch n Nj nine
and there used for power.
Date OF nrst Publication Aug ist md. 1907.
Date OF last Publication August 9th, ipo7.
''""'"' +. H. NICHOLAS.
Acting State Engineer
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The Ediior And The Girl

Inc following appeal OF a western
EDITOR Gays E~verybody's Magazine, is
stiu going the rounds, although it is to
be hoped that by this time the writer's
only trouble is in having his vest made
large enough:
we see by an esteemed contemporary
sha' a young lady IN Chicago is 60
particular that she kneads bread with
ner gloves on: What Of that? The
euitor OF this paper needs bread with his
coal on; he needs bread with, his
trousers on; III fact he needs bread with
az Vi ms Clothes on. And IL some OF
nus creditors don't pay up pretty quick
neu need bread without anything at all
on and this western climate is no
Garden Of Eden.-
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ton for the purpose Is well remembered
by local people. The secretary OF state
and the supreme court got at logger.
heads over the control OF the library and
the whole matter ended with nothing
lone md no appropriation made for
the removal OF the library from its
present quarters. There was some talk
OF the capitol commissioners removing
the books, ETC., to the new building and
taking the expense incurred as q deficit
before the text legislature but it is said
this has been abandoned. So Carsonites
and the state will have the pleasure OF
looking at a building completed but
empty.-Csrson News.
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Changes in The United States Senate.

Whe0 the list Of changes is examined
are Pettns and Morgan OF Alabama, who
have died; then there is Spoouer Of
Wisconsin, who has resigned and who
Is the greatest loss OF all III point OF
actual ability III both constructive leg is
lauou and debate; Dubois OF Idabo,
Clark, OF Montana, Patterson OF Colo
RADIO, are three western De mocrats
whose seats will be filler by republicans:
Dryden OF New Jersey Alice OF DelSare
aud Millard OF Nebraska are republicans
WHO have failed OF reelection, but will
be succeeded by others OF their own
party: Berry Of Arkansas, Blackburn
OF Kentucky and Carmack OF Tennessee
are democrats who have been defeated
by other democrats as Il fairly direct
result OF the selection OF senatorial
candidates at the primaries. There Ia
also the seat Of Oregon, formerly filled
by the disgraced Mitchell and since
then for brief periods by GearD, demo-
crat, and Mulkey, republican, which
will be occupied BY Senator Bourne.
Here are thirteen changes and Rhode
Island has yet to elect Wetmore's sue
ceseor. 10 addition there will be two
new senators from Oklahoma, clearly TO
be democrats, who will AXE their seats
some time during the coming congress,
II not at lite opening. There will, there
fore, be at least fifteen new faces in the
senate, eveo il Senator Weimore Ia re-
elected and no further fatalities inter-
vene. Ii requires but little calculation
to see that this is appreciably higher
than the average rate Of change.
AS far as these changes are directly
significant the retirement Of the three
western democrats, leaving Senator
Teller OF Colorado, the sole democrat
senator from that section until reepforc-
ed by the Oklabomaps, illustrate with
are being more and more confined to the
solid south.
Except for Senator Teller, who will
apparently be succeeded by u republican
in 1909, he democrats nov have 20
senators north OF Mason and Dixon's
liue. Tho defeat OF the brilliant Car
mack and the sturdy veterans Berry and
Blackburn by men OF lesser abilit. such
as "Fiddlmg Bob Taylor OF Tennessee,
and the -tire.eating' jeff Davis of
Arkansas, can hardly be called n
triumph for tho priDciple OF greater
popular voice ID the election Of senators.
The defeat Of Dry den of New Jersey
WIS n protest against the money power,
but it is not clear that much IL anything
was gained in the election Of Briggs.
The two new senators whose PEI for.
man ces will be scrutiGized with greatest
interest at the start will he Borah OF
Idaho, who has just come into national
fame IUto the Haywood trial and given
evidence OF ability as M advocate, and
G~uggenheim ui Colorado, who has his
great wealth aud the unquestionable
for he notorieiy. In addition TO these,
the blind Gore Of Oklahoma, who ia
credited with remarkable feats OF
memory aud great picturesque ability ne
a speaker, viii 10 he il elected, naturally
attract t. peculiar attention. But the
effect Of oil this new blood cannot be
easily forecast. Tic senate has IN awe
ing effect on new members, and thore
are few who, like LnFolIette and Bcv.
eridgc. are able to early assert them.
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HONEST JAWNDEE.

Honest, patient, benevolent old .J,h,,
What a noble helpful Christian spiri,,
No recruitment for injuries no MN
plant or Injustice, no threats 10 m,
up the price Of kerosene, Just 70 sbos
that in the long run the widow and The
iatherIess must pay any hnes iupoaed
upon Standard Oil. Nothing of n,
kind.
Brave. IN 30 mplnining old John! II.
pulls the cart and the people ids
Liars and hypocrites have said that Jobn
rode while the people pulled the cart
but it is not &c.
And then Mr.. Rockefeller went nm D.,
saw other beautiful thinHe, in the Sam.
torgiving spirit. The people might de-.
stroy his power OF serving them, but he
would plod on until they did, sLou,d
they be SO misguided. He would still
be reasonably sure OF his three meals ,
day, and man needs but little more be,s
below. He might have retired inn
business long ago, turned his securities
into gold, and gone to Europe, shere
he could have lived mJdestly and Cum.
tortHbly OIL his competence. But No.
he would not do il. lie kept right ON
doing good, just for the Joy OF achieve
ment anu to serve his native land. ,
In spite Of all temptation
To belong to some other Nation,
lie remained an American.
Steadiast old John has been mali1psd
and misunderstood. lilo does not cars
for money, it appears Tor be knows be-
cannot take II with him when he goes on
his long journey to a better world.
where there are neither rebates nor
lines, but where q crown Of glory awaits
hin and Il harp OF tie largest eize TO
pick.
IL gives u Joy To rcHd that in spite
Of all deiraction ~ persecution Mr..
Rockefeller still has faith IN his country,
He Ii not bitter toward these who ass all
hidi. II Is -dll a MISUNDERSTANDING he
grandly ssys, -tlIht will right itseIi in
time" OF course he -iranE!y regrets
it.. but what be most dcplores is the
injury to prosperity caused Ivy thes
little family jnrs- i'll the United States ,
and the loss Of opportunity Tor his
country to capture the trade Of the
wOrld.-Sacramento Bee.
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Business Locals.

Proofs Of Labor on mining claims for
sale at this office.
>. jacobs has a beautiful line Of
ready made clothing.
blank Options to Purchase Mining
Clnims Tor sale at this office.
DIR. Mabel X. ioung has returned
and IL ready Ia do u kind OF dental
work.
Save those natural teeth. thereby "a.
tain your facial expression. DR.. Gill.
land tho dentist Office over Drug
Store. Elko.
Call on DR.. Mabel Il. Young, the
bIko Dentist TOR up-to-dato work IN that
line. All work guaranteed.
a now lroquols bicycle, 1907 model
direct from the factory, will be sold at q
bargain. For further intor NATION cali
Mt thin office.
Aspl"ndid line Of shoes at SJacob's .
Mrs Chaa Lund, graduate Of ITO
Detroit Conservatory OF Music and
formerly n teacher Of Vocal and Insiru.
mental Music ut FIolyokc Conservatory,
Seattle, Wash, intends locating Ter.
mnnenily in Elko mud will organize
c'nssfs in Piano aud Voice Culture.
Special rate Tor Quarte,tcs, Dueiios
ana Chorusca. For particulars and
terms, address, MWs. CuAs. LUSH,
Pnlisadp, Nevada.
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Cobre all day Wednesday and it s sup
posed that they committed the crime.
Both were nissing Immediately after
ward. The officers have a good descnp-
ton Of them and they may be caught.
The door through which TInman vas
shot Is a cheap affair with the upper
part glass. There was no curtain over
the door and Tiuman wa an easy mark
for the murderers in the Lighted saloon.
Tillman is said 10 have been a steady,
industrious young man and those who
knew him speak Of him in the highest
terms.
Waich:nah Sleetb, who guards the
town at night, was attending TO his
duties elsewhere when the crime was
committed.
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Nearing Completion.

The new state library and supreme
count building ia practically complete.
Tho TorkmeD are putting finishing
touches on the $4,000 structure and il
10 thought tina, within n period Of II
week cvery detail will DO completed.
Then the doors will be locked at the
building and tho place remain vacant
and lido until The next meeting of the
which will make an a%ppropri-
alton for the moving Of the books, ctc.,
from tho present quarters in the capitol
10 the new building.
The fight which led 10 no npprora.
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NEED OF w SYSTEM.

fof several days the chain gang Inns
been employed i'll cleaning the streets,
with excellent results. The activity IN
this direction has again brought up .ic
question OF improving the streets in the
business section. This is II move in the
night direction, hut 10 money should he
expended Tor permanent s.rec, improve.
ment until Elko has a modern sewer
system. IL would be folly to spend
money on the streets now, and in n short
time tear them up to install n yewcr
system, which is EIko's gteatcet need.
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Burglars And Banks.

Tho ews dispatches recently describe
n ne~ method adopted by an enterpris-
ing belgian burglar, Of nm inventive
turn Of mind, 10 secure acct es TO a saio
containing u large amount OF money
aud negotiable paler. Tho Plan employ
ed was to melt a hole into the interior
right through the thick stool, no effort
being made TO break open OF unlock tho
cafe. For this purpose the burglar ia
stid TO have brought into requisition the
acc:ylono blowpipe, n device which Ia
rapidly coming into use whore temper
nturee but little below that OF tho
electric arc are desired,
The acetylene ~blowpipo differs from
the ordinary ~ory.hydrogen only in tho
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Ugly aud Knew il.

a gentleman once eaid to Lord
North, Pray, my lord, who is that ex-
tremely ugly sitting over there?"
That's my youngest sister said his
lordship.
Good gracious!- said the gentleman.
Il don't mean her. 1 mean the next
That is my eldest sister, replied the
nOblemsn.
protest. cried the unhappy gentle.
man. | don't mean her, but the third
That Is my wife," said Lord North.
"Ghe mischief" calculated the poor
fellow.
"Yo1 may we'll say that said Lord
North, TOR che is ugly. But console
yourself, NY dear sir. We arc the
uslist family in England ---Golden
Penny.
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University Graduates.

Recognizing the abilities Of gradua,ca
Of the mining department at the uniycrs.
tty Of Ncvada,Pope Yeatman. manage,
OF the Consolidated Copper comma, y.
has appointed two other uDivcr.ity men
to important positions in the ESQ. 900 .oOo
corporation, the affairs OF which M, 10
directing.
Dan W. Gault, n graduate Of tho cine,
OF 100, and =. Arnoi, who comple,.
ed his work two years Intur, have enter.
Cd the employ Of the company. Roth
men held positions IA superintendrp,s
At the Simmer Il Jack mine At johann.
neshurg, South Africa, aud Yeatmon
became acquainted with them du,iup
the time no was connected with Tim,
proposition.
Gault Will have charge Of the oro,o,
lions oil the steam shovel Of the S,ar
Pointer shaft, and Atno, hns taken =
job with the came company at Copper
Flat.
w. VI. S%eagtaves was the tits, Nsvod.
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Washington's Advice to Aaron Burr.

what would tell you, Is this. You
possess the raw material Of greatness
but with oue element lacking. You
may rise to what heights you, choose, II
You but cure yourself Of one defect.
Observe, sir! Men are judged, not for
deeds, but motives. A man Injuries You;
You excuse him because no injury was
meant. 4 man seeks to ipiure you but
fails; and yet you hate him, in spite OF
that defensive failure, because Of the
intent. So it is with humanity at large.
IL looss at the motive rather than the
act. Sir, | have watched YOU. You
may have nc motive but yourself. Pa
triotism plays no part when you come to
this var; it Is moi the country but Aaron
Burr you carry IN your heart. What
ever you may believe, you cannot WHO
fame or good repute on terms 60 narrow
A man is 60 much ike a gun that, to
carry fir, be must have some elevation
OF AIM. You we're born perfect in all
your parts, save for that defective ele-
ment Of aim. There, sir, You fail. and
will continue to fail, unless you work
your y redemption. 1t Is as though
you had been bora on a dead level
aimed point blank at birth. You should
nave been born at an angle Of torty-hve
degrees. With half the powder, sir, o
would carry farther. Give four life a
noble purpose! Make yourself the
incident, mankind the object. Mere
egotism III patriotism N; forget sell in
favor o: yonr country and its flag
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To Get Change OF Venue.

10 the decision Of the Supreme court
to grant Patsy Dryer q new trial the
Justice stated: at is dangerous FOR the
guilt OF this man I be left to Il jury &C.
lected from the body OF coanty where
ii might be presumed from the evidence
adduced ,haI nearly nine tenths OF the
residents Of tire county believed un-
qualiiiedly in the guilt Of the defendant;
aud whore nearly half OF the jnrymen
were selected from those portions Of the
county where this feeling was most Bit
ter.
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Idiot"

The alteration In the meaning OF
the word idiot is peculiar. Original
~ this word meant only a man In
private life as distinguished from one
who was concerned in public affairs.
In time the wort dc%gencrated. until
II came 20 mean one who was defec-
tive in mental puwrrs.-Suuday Maya.
zine.
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SIMPLE.

The Baltimore Sun gives the Amel'
can citizen something to think about
when it Gays: The president has been
tr~ust-bustnR. for seven year,, and il
any private citizen in this whole broad
land has received any benefit from his
e~Iertions-it the price Of any n trust
made article has been reduced by the
'trust-bustmR' which has so delighted
the country-then the market reports do
not disclose the fact. Nasman, the
Syrian, rejected the prophets receipt
for curing his leprosy because it was too
simple. ltwas only to wash sndbe clean.
He demanded something spectacular.
He wanted Elisha to come N to him
and stand aud call upon the uame OF the
Lord and strike his hand over the place.
And so the real cure OF the monopoly
that is affecting the countryis too simple
to impress the public. What Is monop-
olyf II Is the absense Of competition.
then why not, in the name Of reason
and common sense, take down the bars
and let competition enter! a great fine
may be imposed upon the Standard Oil
company. Bot what will that avail: 1t
will simply result in a higher price for
oil, and so the people will lose instead Of
finding relief in that kind OF 'trust-bust-
ing IL the sugar trust is e1sctinR On
unfair price for sugar, why not let the
German refneries compete with them?
n the tobacco trust maintains high
prices why not let Cuba compete with
il? This Is not only o simple, but it
would be too effective. The people who
are standing pat on the tariff do not
sant the trusts curbej.-