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The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-03

This il a terrible arraignment to
hiring against these men who have
been placed in control OF the politi-
cal and economic affairs of the states
and of the nation: but, nevertheless
II is a true accusation. and In the
end the people will find that they
have been deceived and that the
men into whose hands they nave
placed their interests have proven
false to the trust imposed on them
and have been unworthy stewards
men who have used their power and
authority. not for the good OF the
people. but TO secure their own po-
Iitical advancement. There Is day
of reckoning ahead for these stew
ards of the people and when that
day comes some of them will wish
they had never accepted the stew
ardship. for they will find themselves
weighed in the balance and found
wanting. The people can't be foole
all the time. nor are the people un'
lust and unfair. They will have
their eyes opened TO the machina'
tions of this coterie OF self-seekine
politicians and they will mete out
to them their just deserts.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-03
ROOSEVELT AND HIS PARTY.

Is. Mr.. Roosevelt paving the way
for republican defeat in the presi-
Dental election next year? would
be an appropriate heading for an ed
itorial in a recent issue of The Wash
ington Star, republican paper,
which we quote in part below.
The Star makes some suggestions
which it would be well for Mr..
Roosevelt to heed, if his interests
in the success of his party are greater
than his political preference as to
who the next nominee for president
by his party shall be, and it calls
to mind some very significant occur
rences in the recent political history
Of the country from which it leaves
it's readers to draw the conclusion
that Mr.. Roosevelt is not the all
powerful leader of his party that he
and his friends would have the gen.
eral public to believe.
The Star would have us think
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-03
SHOULD PAY THE FULL PENALTY

The Greensboro Telegram classes to-
gether Harry Thaw and Mrs. Bradley
as two persons who "perhaps' should
not suffer DEATH. but it thinks that
should they be set free or consigned
to an asylum for the insane the ends
of justice would not be met. The
Telegram is right. An insane asylum
is not the place for either of those
murderers. Each took the life of 4
person not bit better than the slayer
There was in each case such a sur
rounding atmosphere of immortality
and social filth, willingly lived in By
all parties concerned that those who
finally took the law into their own
hands have no excuse for their con-
duct. They cannot pose as advocates
of or purifiers Of social life Their lives
were as vile as were those of the per-
sons whose existence were snuffed out
without chance of or time for repent
ance and their action was solely a
matter Of revenge and done in anger.
Such persons should pay the full pen
atty of their crimes.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-03
WHOSE THE FAULT?

The New York Times of recent
date publishes an interview Of Pres
ident Woodrow Wilson, of Princeton
college, on the financial situation
and it's causes. The reported inter-
view is headed by few paragraphs
giving the pith of the long article.
Among these paragraphs We find the
following two which we think will
I charge the present financial panic
to the aggressive attitude Of legislation
toward the railroads, that made it
impossible for them to borrow
money.
The corporation problem resembles
a society of burglars, legally organ
lied to plunder, against whom crimi-
nai proceedings result only in an in
dictment, or a fine which the plum
dered themselves must pay.
We regret that we have not the
space to give Mr.. Wilson's remarks
in full; but the two paragraphs
given above are enough to show the
trend of thought in the full inter
view. We are glad to see that Mr.
Wilson's ideas are the same that
The Messenger has tried to lay be-
fore the people. We believe, and
we are glad to know that we have
such high authority for our position
that anti-corporation legislation has
had much to do with the greatly un-
settled state of money conditions OF
the present day.
The shyster politicians have much
to account for to the people. They
have destroyed values; they have
impoverished the widow and the or
phan; they have tried, and for a
time succeeded, to build up for them
selves a popularity which has cost
the country millions of dollars Fol-
the sake of securing some petty po.
liticaI preferment they have been
willing to stagnate business, to pau
perize hundreds of people and to
bring to stand-still the industry OF
the whole country.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-03
SENATOR OVERMAN.

The Durham Herald pays Senator
iOverman a very handsome comph-
ment when it says his conduct is
such as becomes a senator, but is
not such as counts for much in
times like these" The people know
that Mr.. Overman had rather not
be reelected than to stOOp to the
tricks of certain persons desiring po-
litical preferment. We believe the
Deople thoroughly understand Mr..
Overman and honor him for the up
right, manly position he has taken
in regard to the election of his sue
cessor. and we believe that the peo-
pie will say that he should be his
own successor. They see through
the schemings and political trlckery
of the few men in the state who are
trying to down him, and they are
not going to stand for it. We do
not believe the people of the state
would be so blind to their own in
terests and to those of the whole
south. as to consent that he should
at this time be put aside for any
scheming politician. They are not
going to consent to the exchange OF
a tried and proven statesman for a
mere politician and political wire
miller
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-03
TO THROTTLE THE PRESS.

The Littleton NewsReporter, in
speaking of the recent slugging
match carried on among the students
of the Agricultural anG Mechanical
college under supervision of the au-
thorities of that institution, states
that president Winston saw his mis-
take and was brave enough to ad-
NIT it, So far, so good, but that
paper follows this up with the re-
markab1e statement that President
Winston being a big nan, of large
mental calibre, he did not sour on
the press and make an attempt to
throttle it, Now that last express
sion is the limit-did not attempt
to throttle the press because 1T saw
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-03
The Weeping Willow Hat.

There is a fashionable feather In use
among milliners that has gained the
title of weeping willow. II is made in
the workroom with sharp knives tn,
pare down. and then twist y
dropping position the tall = -iye OF
the domestic fowls and otker birds
suitable for the purpose.
After being treated in this manner
the plumage. by the time the expert Is
done with with IL. Is a skeleton and
ibrous rather than feathery charac-
ter. is mixed with soft and fuzzy mar
about and is then dyed one ot the
violent colors at present approved.
Peacock is the smartest color OF all,
blue or metallic luster. and bishops
purple is another approved hat
Apart from the fact that he feath-
ers are so arranged that they droop
downward the similarity between them
end the weeping willow tree is empha-
sized by the manner in which the sew
eral groups all spring from central
| depressions, carefully manipulated
,, by hand II is essential also that each
clump shall end in elongA90Npoints
that touch the shoulders at - sides
and back.-London Daily Mali.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-03
Lessons OIL ROadmaking

The American consul general at
Marseilles, France, has> sent upon re-
quest, a report upon French Apadmak-
ing and roadmaking that is Especial
value to American Just now.
We are told that ne excellence or
French country roads is largely due
to administration.
We can readily believe it, because
the initial cost Of those marvellous
reads was insignificant, compared with
the millions that have since been
spent upon them.
The national highways OF France are
administered in a semi-military fash
ion. But the total tax Of per capita
OF population is not as high as IN
many other states where the roads are
infinitely worse.
The French roads are supervised by
an army of trained employees, VINO arc
educated for the work in school OF
bridges and roads. The construction
and bettterment of roads thus taxes
rank as an engineering science. hoan
engineers are as well paid on the aV-
erage, as other engineers in N me-
chanical or civil branches. - true
that European countres RAD many
&C INJURIES start in ROAD making "heh
compared with the United StateS. ms
| must be borne in mind always. Du'
it does not afford an adequate excuse
J for systematic American neSiect oi
even rulimentary steps in the road
making science. ~
\ We can trust Americans 10 Keep aHd
| improve their roads when built. Bul'
lenless a start is made soon. there VIII
Be. no national system Of highways
worth scientific care. The one enc0ur-
aging teature is tina: good roads aglta,
ton is @preading simultaneously al
over the DATED States. Farmers IN
stitutes are taking up the subject con
gressmen are, being importuned |, T.
work for good roads legislation Il
is recognized on ',all hands that ma
tional and state coSeperation Is essen
tial, just as it is in N&e development
OF internal waterways -S1icas2 JoI''
nal
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-03
WHOSE TOES DO THEY PINCH?

The latest Chanler cartoon repre-
sents Uncle Sam standing between
BRYAN and Chandler at mile posts
the Bryan signboard pointing The
Road to Ruin" and the Chanler sign
board pointing to The Road to True
Democracy" Such puerile stuff IS
costing Mr.. Chanler more than 1t is
worth. He could better afford to have
1t suppressed News and Observer.
OF course Mr. Chanler shoa4I d
have such cartoons suppressed. Bun
what we want to know is, why an
avowed organ and supporter Of Mr..
Bryan should be so urgent for their
suppression If they are hurting Mr..
Bryan's opponent for the nomina-
ton? Why should The News and
Observer be so solicitous about Mr.
Chanler being hurt by libelous car
toons? If it really is for Mr.. Bryan
as we suppose it is, as sincerely be
for any body except itself, why
should it be so anxious for Mr.. Chan
Ter TO put a stop to course which
it says hurts that mans chances fol
the nomination? Isn't one who
knows the character of that paper
and of its editor bound to think
that he wants those cartoons sup
pressed because they, in his opinion
are hurting Mr.. Bryan and not Mr.
ChanIer? II he thought they were
injuring the chances of the latter he
would be displaying them on every
page of his paper.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-03
Passed Examination Successfully

Conn, writes: Il tried several kid
ney remedies. and was treated by
our best physicians for diabetes, but
did not improve until ! took Foley S
Kidney Cure. After the second bot
tie | showed improvement. and five
bottles cured me completely. / have
since passed a rigid examination for
life insurance" Foley Kidney
Cure cures back-ache and y forms
OF kidney bladder trouble. J. Hicks
Bunting Drug Co., JOS. c. Shepard.
After a man gets about 50 full he
car make himself believe Lat other
men think he is perfectly sober.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-03
TO THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN

Gentlemen of the board of alder
men: Rumor has 1t that your
board on last Tuesday night at its
conference with closed doors consid-
cred the question of more strict reg
ulation of the retail liquor traff1c
in this city; that you, because Of
the fact that there had been put on
foot a strenuous effort to supplant
the present system of open and
legally licensed saloons with prohi-
bition, had taken up the question in
several phases of restricting the
LIQUOR business in the city-of mar
rowing the privileges now enjoyed
by the men who are conducting sa-
looms in the city under the licenses
granted to them by your body and
by the state authorities-and it is
further reported that 1t is likely
/ YOUR board will take definite action
on these questions at its next regu-
lar meeting, which will be held next
| week.
Presuming that these rumors are
true, we wish to say to you, Gentle
men of the Board of City Aldermen,
that The Messenger, for one, does
not think this is any time for swap
: ping horses, for making a compro-
mise of the political, economic or
moral Observation-Disclosures it may
suit our different readers to call it
which has been brought face to face
with the people of our city. This
is no time for you to try to hedge
or to dodge the issue. The issue
has been fairly raised for the people
to decide. If rumOr is correct
enough names have been secured tC
the petition to your body to compe
it, under the law, to order an elec
ton on the question Of saloons Of
prohibition. If the petitions are
sufficiently signed you have but one
and a plain duty before you, which
is to order the election and to pro
vide the machinery for it's holding
Ou are not IuG dIDlteIS OI lu6 SA
pediency of the demand Of those cit
liens who petition for the holdin;
of the election. The people hav
drawn the issue and your duty is t.
provide for the legal conduct of tn
; contest. The issue has been raise
, and it can be determined and set
tied only by a vote of the people
It is your duty to carry out the lay
, and provide for the holding Of tn
election, and that is your only duty
: The issue that has been raised ca
be settled in only one way-by vot
, of the people-and the sooner it
settled the better it will be for tn
peace and prosperity of the cit!
1 Therefore, you owe it to the city
9 if you are presented with properl
4 signed petition-to order the elet
. ton at as early date as possible
=, so that the unfortunate contest ma
be prolonged no longer than the e.
igencies of the case demand.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-03
A Real Wonderland.

South Dakota, with Us rich W.
mines, bonanza farms, wide Wig
and strange n1ural formations. is
a veritable wonderland. AT Mound
City. in the home OF Mrs. f. ID. Clapp.
wonderful case OF healing has
lately occurred. Her son seemed
near death with lung and throat
trouble "Exhausting coughing
spells occurred every five minutes,
writes Mrs. Clapp, when I began
giving DR.. Kings New Discovery.
the great medicine. that saved his
life and completely cured him. "
Guaranteed for coughs and colds.
throat and lung troubles, by X. r..
Bellamy. druggist. soc and 500.
Trial bottle free.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-03
A Dangerous Deadlock,

that sometimes terminates fatally. Is
the stoppage OF liver and bowel
functions. To quickly end this con-
dition without disagreeable sensa-
tions, DR.. Kings New Life Pills
should always be your remedy. Guar
anteed absolutely satisfactory in ev-
ery case or money back, by r. Z.
Bellamy's drug store. csc.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-03
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION

THE DAILY MESSENGER by mail
one year. $500; six months sS'oo;
three months, $3.50; one month oo
cents.
THE SENI-WFEKLY MESSEN-
GER two S-page papers)' oy man
one wear, 800; six months, 30 cents
in advance.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-03
POINTED PARAGRAPB,

Even a littIA miss may Ms. Dit
when she groV up. .,
The man who sots the bills aI""'7
has a kick comifie :,
Candidates who 'also ran acqu1i0'
a lot OF experience
Everything comesN+o the man WIZ
advertises while he waits.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-03

No man ever has as much sense as
the woman he is engaged to thinks
he has.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-03

If a woman hasn't anything else TO
do with her husbands money she buys
a lot of useless things because they
are cheap.-Chicago News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-10-11

Inc phrase. going TO Tho dnro " .,,,
winch Father bernard v,ugbur h,,r
oeeh making effective play in cn,noo'
ION with pct.wOrshIp. has puzzIcd 49,
fkplh'ncrs OF mciaphoricnl oypros.tona
Hthcr n~ccdlcssly. II has nyo, Lnnn
uggcstcd that 1t Is II profann noryor
on OF going Ia the gods" ana n, -
.'Sioh has been detected To- "cprte :,
nc dog throT, the worst lhrow ,.t,,
o dico among tho ancient r,om,ns
h~akcspoarc's Throw physIc In H.,
logs" and the &cririurni "GIyc mo-,
nat which Is holy unto tho d,rg ,
iaVc been quoted IN connection win
ne expression. Iiut It accms n roir,y
obvious reference 10 tho mtc M ,ho
worn out horse, cOndomrcd ,n ho
ianghicrcd. Tho old Crock c,,rsr "Go
o the crows" may be compnrcd en-
as u did 10 tho Greeks bcrro.
II having his body left unburIcd n,
ood ior carrion b!rd8.-London Chrnn'
clc. >"'oh'
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-10-11
Investigating Poisonous Plants.

That the poisonous plant investigate
work now being carried Oh Iy IL,
Forest Service IN the different Nations
Forests throughout the west has await
Cned widespread Interest Is strongl,
Illustrated by the increasing pumbr, -
applications for new range examination
I.om users o! the National Forests.
Although this branch 81 the forcs
Service work is st!l ID its inception i
being a cor p rstively short time since
lie plan vas initiated, good progress
las already been made. \ thorough
examination Of the Manti NatiOun
Forest, IN Utah, and partial examine
{ ps Of the Huacbuca IN Arizona, Blacg
Hills in South Dakota, and the HOW
t1oss in Colorado nave been MAZE anG
! uch very valuable information
r gard to the plants most dangerous !,
stock has been secured. l. Is the inter
ton oi the Forester to continue tn,
work throughout the coming season anu
IT will undoubtedly result in "A series OF
In portant discoveries tnat will lead t.
the reduction Of the loss Of range STOCK
fTu oisoDous plants Ia a minimum.
10 an application for nm cxaminatinr
OF poison areas Ill the Park Range an'
Sierra Madre Forests i'll Colorado and
Wyoming it is reported that the value
OF the sheep lost during the prcseu
sersoD Within n comparatively sinai
area from POISONOUS plants Ii not lss-
thnn 10000 there being 733 heGd Of
ell, up lost out oi one band, ! ont ot
an";her, and anumber Of smallcr lossr.
from other herds. Heavy losses Of cat
Tie have been reported from Colorad
als'.
While the work OF investigation har
been confined to the National Forest.
the results obtained will bG cau .lll
beneficial and applicable 20 the users OF
nn rservcd public lands ~ the poisonou.
plGnls are different species Of two or
thr,o generic families and the Iii cover,
Of an antidotc for, or Il means Of eradi.
cat IR OF checking the growth % on,
species will apply equally well to The
Others.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-10-11
Thrifty Monlcnearins.

To labor problem OF eastern Wash
inRtnn Is complicated 10y the recent
arrival Of over 5000 M~ontencgriua,
natl 90 OF tile little independent priu
cipa .ty Of southeastern Europe, which
for II thousand yOars has maintninct
it's Independence IN defiance ~ turk ot
Chri tian Invasion. These mon Ia So
been imported by the milroad companies
mud IRE sHid 10 bo most able hGd cucr
Retic laborors, receiving as high ms 20
per day and boarding themselves. Bu.
Ing Without bad baLite they are able Il,
10 save n large percentage of their
wages which they most carefully iIoatG
In order to ineure then return to tie ir
naiivc land where $500 will be nckoned
Us ssmall fortune. Their eayiDgt,
no wc or, are y entrusted 10 bHnka,
nor E zen 10 the well worn money belt,
but 40 promptly invested in govern
nienl money ordere, which tile foreigner
has learned are absolutely cafe aud con
be CT bed at my time.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-10-11
Must Pay for Girth.

SO far ms launudrics are concerned.
many women will suOn he made IN
pay the penalty Of unusual gta,urc
and girth. One Columbus ayepu,
laundry that certainly has tho ro,r,
age Of It's convictions has already in.
serted In IT'S price list the following
items:
Ladies' drcsr skirts. ordinary slze..
10 cents M.
Ladies' dress skirts. extra length
and width, 60 cents up"
70 test the authenticity Of this m.
"nounccm"ut, two women. ono taIl iho
other of medium height, presented ia
the chief cl"rk two lincn skirts which
they wished laundorcd.
How much?" they asked.
Forty cents for this said ho. "cc
cents for the other"
"But mine hasn't II BIT mofc vori
on II than hers" protested fbc IN
woman. "
Maybe not, but there's a lot mn
of plain surface Ia be gone oyer" .
said. Just read that notice, p,oo.'
and he pointed 10 the rcylscj tIet-
". Y Globe. 10Y
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-10-11
noavh, 10 Rave risso.er,d


One day this week several parties
made a rush into the hius to investigate
what they believed to be the discovery
OF an old Spanish mine, reputed to be
rich In gold values. Years ago, as the
story goes, an old Spaniard by the name
OF Canon used to make trips to Carhn
and send away email bricks OF gold by
stage mail. After receiving returns
from his gold he would loaf around
Carlin spending most OF his time gaub-
ling with the soldiers at the old fort,
md inter his money was all gone would
return to the mountains, coming back
later with more gold. Many people
tried TO follow the old man To his m!ste-
rious NINE, but like the dmous Scott!
Of today, ne always succeeded III eTad
ing his pursuers. Finally the attempt
was given up and it was reported it.n'
he was a counterfeiter, This, however,
could not be proven, but his nine came
10 be considered a myth aud ut last he
was left in peace and was looked uron
as M. 81 the eccentric and M sieriOus
characters u tile times.
During a Sc we're winter the uli frllo"
started to make a trip back the hi
rendezvous in the mountains With | Is
pack II ulcs, h"r froZe to death on the
way. l. ter the wuics strayed att
Carlin without their owner, and II"
oil man and his IN, ~steries were fought
ten.
Now comes the story that TIN JrN
ell, John Finn aud DR.. &. p. Fryer ~
Palpade, while out prospecting frs
days ago, tappeued to find in a seclu led
place an old Spanish furnace. Jewell,
who IL an old resident, recalled to r.H'
the sIory .: the Spauiari and Ill, par
began immediately to- go r tlu vicra
in search OF am sign Of the ola wor =
ings. Finally they came upon Vh"
appeared 10 be a small RiIlk in the lid
OF the hill, thickly covered by sage
brush. Clearing away the brush and
removing son OF the dirt they revealed
the opening OF a tunnel. The men wer
afraid to venture far mt" III. Openiul
on account Of the decayed condition "
OF the o d timbers and and ":Av- inc
visible from the entrance. Other partir4
have gone ont in search Of the Old cab .
believing it may contain some Of the
bullion buried within its decay III
walls.
The developments Ar" being wRt"i ct
with she greatest interest, but those "h
made the discovery refuse nj present T.
give out any Information regarding il
location battle Mountain Herald.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-10-11
Supl. Ring yndcrgocs an Operation.

state superintendent Orvis Rmp ri
this city hne jns; undergone au opera'iou
Al the Lanc hospital ni San FrHucieco
aud reports from there stat that ho 10
uow improving nicely. Mr.. Ring weui
"a the coast tOwn several wCcka hgo to
undergo the operation u get r"li tt.om
an mlmcut from wlich lc nns suffered
Tor some time. tho operation was per.
'ofmei several .Inyf ago
Wort from San Faucisco ycs,ord day
stated lhat Mr.. Ring was attic T." at nj
Tor II short time yc8tCrday Hr cxcrlCG
himself during the pouod, how"sor, ARA
'aintod while in the chair. iir expects
Ia be out again within u short time
'arsnu NcwF.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-10-11
KISSING tho RooL

u exact origin Of Kissing tho
nooN IN English courts. though mod.
,T"' II obscure. II Is not n matter Of
,osn' obligation but seems To be mere,
u custom dating from tho middle or
. n vi mo eighteenth century. II u
"'tneSH claims To follc~ tho law nc.
lung 20 Coke and to take his "cor.
p"l"' hth by touching tho Hook who
'''nii iciusc him his right?
INC Kissing act seems akin IN.
10 what the fancy" call. some
"hhI ~uhpi-aoantly. n saliva custom
MN'ch IN M l"rn western lIfc cyIsls
very iow forms, though many Of
Tho lower Glasses atm "suit" on
coin for luck.