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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-07-19
Save the Babies.

INFANT MORTALITY something ght We hardly realize thai M
all the children born in civilized countries went per cont. nearly
One-quae die before they reach cent Or moro
one- before they FIVE and 0ne-haf before they Rheen
We hesitate that timely Of Oora would ma
ty precious lives Neither do hesitate say that Of these
n ooned onarOO preparations Drops ncures
soothing yps sold for ch complaints contain les OPIUM or
morphine They considerable quantities. deadly pOsona In any quantity
supe circulation and lead cougesn sickness DEATH Castora
operates exactly the but must that bears tho signature o.
Ch Fletcher Oaaa the blood to circulate property opens the
pores Of the skin and alays fever.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-07-19

calumny win soil virtue itself
Shakespeare,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-07-19

Say - SeaS p -
SSesn't. I'm here to see that IT
{ carried out" he asserted with care
loss disregard for clearness of express
lion and a threatening display OF
fists.
whats this old woman and her
rat 10 youse9' demanded the guard.
..Nothin' at all answered the Irish.
nan hut this here lady do know.
Tben with a wink for the lady's bene-
q, alone. shes Mrs. Patchouh, and
sure it's her husband that's got the
novar TO make you lose yer job, u
ION only knew It. II the cat goes.
Won 90 after IL Understand that
rhe guard concluded that there
,,ioht be some truth in the lrishmAn's
,breat Besides. the passengers were
complaining about the delay, aud no
noiiceman appeared
THE train started on its way.
Mrs. PatehouIi" left the car Al
r.ortv.seeond street, and as she did 80
~ !" AID woman called out: Heaven re.
gard Won. ma'am. for what you've done
/ az davm And the Irishman said.
&c Mrs PatchonlE Have Nd
fear for III stand b. until the Cal
lands.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-05-10

1.-The principal thing to be careful
about is keeping the head, hands and
feet warm. In that part OF Alaska
where | have been the only land trans
portation is by dog sleds. and TO follow
them one Las TO drop into a dog trot
beside the sled.
aAn ordinary suit is plenty thick
enough to keep you warm. and an over
coat is dangerous in that temperature
Trottng alongside a sled wearing an
overooat would make you perspire, and
the bitter cold would freeze the perspi.
ration.
The men there wear a fur cap that
covers every part Of the head and face
except the ey and there is only a little
peep hole for them. Wool-lineI mItis
are worn on the hands, and uuccasins
with wooden stockings. ON the feet.
Fort Gibhon is 900 miles up the iu-
kon river, aud seveuty-liye miles south
Of the Attic Circle. and the river is froz-
Ell up most OF the year. In that time
dog sleds are used, but when the river
opens, steamers come up frequently.
The chief work Of the soldiers al
Fort Gibbon is to keep the telegraph
lines going. Since laying the cable from
Seattle. the United States government
has had all the mining camps connected
by telegraph, and it is our work to
maintain them.
Whenever We send any Of our men
out, Wa always have men experienced in
the ways of the country go along. W.
are careful with our men and none oI
them get frozen. Another danger that
has to be guarded against Is breaking
through the ice, Tor tho zero weather vii
freeze II man quickly when he becomes
wet."-Salt Lake Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-05-10
Brulus should he higher up

Judge T.. E. Mack returned to Reno
yesterday morning after spending sever
nj days i'll attendance in the district
court in Wmnemucca.
While IN the district court acting NJ
attorney i'll IL land suit there last week
Judge Mack says that an incident
occurred that Is worthy oi publication.
You see, in former years, the attor-
neys, jurors aid witnesses i'll the listric
court in Wiuuemucca have acted about
lis they pleased in the court ROOM
said Judge Mack. ~and it is q great
surprise to them all to have IA judge
make them hnye some dignity Tor the
court.
w were trying an important md
case aud one II the attorneys WIS argu
ing Il dry point Of law. While he was
arguing Judge Pike was looking way
from the Jury and listening iDtenily.
When the attorney had tinishel his ar
gument Judge Pike turned to the jury
box, but instead Of seeing twelve heads
above the rail-, only SIX pair e: feet,
The Jurors had settled back III their
chairs with their 'et on the rail be.
fore them, until only their feet were
visible.
Judge Pike looked worn ii. and then,
looking over the railing at tn, tired jur,
ors, said: Gentlemen, you dra III court
you should BIT up stTaIgh,er, your brains
: should surely he higher up
Each man in the jury box sat up as il
a ramrOd had been suddenly thrus,
down his back. The attorneys looked
digniiied aud then there was a gentle
murmur o! laughter. The Judge had
scored q hit -GaZettc.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-05-10

4 member Of the Philadelphia Pho.
tograhic society has been trying the now
mental photography which has been
making some stir in Berlin. This or.
pcrimeuter took "a blank Photographic
plate into his dark room, hound it TO
his forehead, und for 80 minutes con.
centrated his thoughts uD the face Of a
close friend Of his.
Tho developed plate, winch he says IA
the identical one that he bound to his
forehead, shows, family, traces of q face
that has many points Of resemblance 10
that Of his friend. Such at least is the
opinion Of some who have seen the
plate, though others declare that its
markings are ~indeterminato and look
like nothing in particular. Tho point
raised b. the experiment is whether OF
not III image on the human brain can
be photographed, since the X-ray can
ecure MI image Of the arteries Of q
body OF OF something inclused in q
solid opaque covering.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-05-10

noon revoked the licenses OF t. j. Con
molly and August Aucahp. saloon keep
ers within three miles OF the Western
Pacific construction camps. In taking
this action the commissioners simply did
their duty under the law. This serves
notice OH others who would conduct
dives along the line Of the Western Pa
citic in this county that they viii do so
at their peril. When the Southern
Pacific line was changed in this county,
saloons sprung up like mushrooms and
the county was put TO a good deal Of ex
pense in keeping down disorder and
punching crime. The revocation OF the
licenses ioi Connolly and Aucamp will
deter others from starting saloons neal
tho construction camps aud save the
taxpayers many thousands Of dollars.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-05-10

interstate commerce commission, calling
attention 70 the back haul and clearly
and ooEently pointing out that Il wa,
illegal, unjust and all wrong, that II
was not based upon any ruling OF the
commission as had been asserted by tbs
railways. and that it had done more 10
retard the industrial and material
development OF Nevada than n other
cause,
1t was asked that the federal commis.
sion take the mater up Immediately.
In the meantime, the ailway oouuis.
sion decided that it was necessary to
gather facts and figures and these will
be obtained immediately, 1t was re.
solved to obtain from Reno, Carson CITY
W%innemucca, Elku, Goldtield and other
points all such Information N 70 figures
and shipments, ss could TO obtained, in
order that the states position in regard
to the back haul might be ma n,aiu ii
when the interstate commission should
coll for iigures.-R Reno Journal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-05-10
Judge LanEun.- Defiance

When co1rt convened III Goldheld
instructed Sheriff ingalls, to withdraw
the jury from the court room Tor five
minutes. Tho jury retired and Judge
Langan paid his respects to the coward
ly cur that sent him the anonymous
letter, warning him OF certain death il
Preston and Smith, the munderers,
we're convicted. Following are Judge
Lengan' remarks rs published il the
Goldfeld News. -s
II desire to state that almost upon my
arrival in GOldiield yesterday morning |
received Il letter, au anonymous letter,
which very plainly and without mincIng
words, threatened my life. Immediately
upon reading it l naturally was distress
ed-considerably dIstressed-and it
weighed upon my mind during all ~
yesterday. | feel rs a judicial officer Of
this county and rs judge OF this district
wherein is Esmeralda county, that it is
my duty TO say to the people of Gold
iiaid that no such dastardly threats will
in any manner swerve me from my
official duty as judge of this district. i
desire the people OF Goldtield to know
that / am fearless. am a stranger i'll
your midst and such a welcome as !
received yesterday morning rs tine judge
OF this county, was, to say the least, not
at all pleasant to me. | TAX this OPP
pprtunity to denouuce i'll emphatic
terms the writer of the missive, and |
vii use the whole power Of Esmeralda
county to lind the writer, aud ii ever
found he will be denlt with summarily;
and further L desire to say that il any
such letters are received by any member
OF this court or any officer OF THE court,
or OF this county, / will deal with
the writers summariiy, il the an
thor or authors are discovered. | am
here to do my duty and do it fearlcssly
will be fair i'll my rulings toward every
man, woman and chilt coming before
this court, and every pers III shall re-
ceive justice, and that justice Will be
fair and impartial
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-05-10

Ms. j. ". Thompson. She has lived in
Elko and vicinity for over twelve years
and during that time she has held the
unbounded respect and esteem OF all
who have known her. The groom Is a
prominent young farmer OF the northern
part Of the county. He, too, is respected
for his sturdy manhood, industry and
yther excellent qualities
Mr.. and Mr.. Andrae start life together
with bright prospects. Both have the
confidence and respect Of a large circle
of friends. The INDEPENDENT extends
it's congratulations and Wishes them
success and happiness.
Mr.. aud MB. Andrae Will leave tol
their home at White Rock in the morn
rug. May their home eve be lighted by
the fires Of love.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-05-10

San Francisco was the scene Of an
other riot yesterday. Tho company
made an attempt III the Afternoon to re-.
sumo operation by sending out eve
passenger cars, manned by strike break
era, wearing the uniforms OF car in
spectors, and each carrying 80 caliber
revolver strapped around his waist out
side Of his coat. The appearance nt the
cars III Fillmore street WIS the signal
for a%noutburst Of bowls aud ieers, Be.
fore the cars had goue IA block, they
were made the targets OF showerB OF
brick and stones. 10 a few moments
every pane u glass had been smashed
and several Of the operative had been
struck. cut and bruised. At buchanan
street an especially fierce attack was
ma lie on the foremost car. A guard gu
the rear platform answered the flying
stones with II pistol shot the bullet strik.
ing one "f the union sympathiZers IN the
arm. This transformed the crowds III
to- will mob and Il pitched battle was
fought for twelve blocks. The Al strikers
and their friends, aided by youne hood.
!ums. Kept up Il run0Ing sho wer OF mis-.
eiles. The guards on the cars respond.
ing with tulisade after fusilaIe OF
pistol shots.
Eight men received bullet wounds,
some Of which will prove fatal. anon
those thus injured being u detective
sergeant and II putrui nan. Finally a
dozen or more OF the guards were taken
under arrest by squads OF reser yes from
the Central station and a union crowd
boarded the rearmost car and started il
back to the barns. Arriving there, the
strikers charged TINT revolver fire was
opened on them from the barGs. 10 thf
encounter several more men were shot,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-05-10

Tho railroad commission OF Nevada
yesterday decided that tho great grioy.
nnao OF this state against the railways
il the back-haul from tho coast and Tim,
there is only one way 10 bring the tb;po
TO an end.
H. VIVA decided therefore, to bring the
niatter before the Interstate &,
commission and the resolution WA nj
once acted upon. ~
That the commission means busincaa
was eTident III everything tina, was said
md done AT tho meeting, which VIVA the
most important over held In the state by
any organization OF body TO do II with
railway question.
a conrnnni 'ation was for wnrdod 10
III. O. AdamP, chief siatistician Of tho
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-05-10
Latest From tn. frozen North.

When you are III alaska you may OBJ
tain an energetic case 81 indigestion by
dong as The Alaskans do-Farticipato
III v~cuison dinners at II O'CLOCK at night.
Alaska is IL section Of the world COM
pretending great distances, being $500
miles in length 10y LOO miles III width.
Nome is almost rs Tar northwest ward
from San Francisco, as that city is dist
ant from New York.
\ wrte AT Nome declares that Alaska
is slIndGred. Fur coats. boot and par
tl-' are -p!rudid things to have on the
trail 10 case II il cold snap, but people
IN Nome dress just III They do in Mime,
apolis.
The first year everybody wore E,que,
wau furs and "mukluks." Then came
the felt shoe period, when. everybody
put "ir the ~ungracciul and uncomto:ta
ble "mukluks" Tor felt shoes. Now the
felt shoe has given way to the patent
ieaa,"; shoe for street and town wear
Fur Nowe.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-05-10
Andre" tRTn-KIs's Magic Lamp.

At the dedication ot the Cnnssin lr-
siitute III Piti-burs recently iLst:-
tutc nIRdc possible 10y Mr.. Caruegic'S
"gcnerosity'-Mr. Carnegie mnde a
speech III which hc faid: Il have tried
TO make myself realize that hHv0 any.
thing to do with it and have failed. : .
II IL true that | gave some pieces OF pa.
per, but they do 10 represent anything
IN my mind, because I did not part
with anything that ! can understand. y
| said to MB. Carnegie last night:
Its like tho palace rniscd in the night
by the genii who obeyed Aladdin She
replied: Yea, and Jon did not even
have To rub the lamp"
No Mr.. Carnegie did not evep bnv,
to rub the lamp. Tho American people
not only provided the lamp. but they
rubbed it and summoned the geuii
which worked Indust ~riously night and
day to take from the providers and rub.
hers ot tho lamp, their hard earned mon
ey. and after taking this munoy from
them turned il over Ia Mr.. Carnegie.
Tho name 0i this lamp In protective tar.
H.. But what name shall bU given t0
the people who provided thH magic
limp and then rubbed il Tor Mr.. Carne.
gie's benefit!
There is a series Of comic picturcs
running IN "A number 81 daily papoB
that illustrate the trials Of a gentleman
who IL always being buncocd by ar,iul
1trangcH. lie in named "Mr. F.. u.
Mark Would that not DC a good
name to give to the voters oi America
who have eweat and toilad TO provide
Mr. Carnegie with a magic lamp and
nftcr having provided it work overtime
70 rub 1t md pour treasure into the
pockets of the gentleman who admits
that hc -Losn't ' have 20 rub tho
lamp
Some 81 tho days the voters Of
Ameri'" will destroy Mr.. Carnegie's
magic lamp and proceed to make ono
that will, when rubbd, ponr trcasute
IN" 'h" pockets NJ the maker and rub.
bers,-CommOncr.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-05-10

William O'Bricp waH shot and prob.
ably fatally wounded bp Dolly Fern IN
the fremont house Mt Reno Tuesday
night.
O'BrieD had been drinking heavily
during tho day aud was considerably
| under tho influence OF liquor when lie
came into the hotel about eight o'clock.
He proceeded to the room they occu.
pied. Tho woman shortly followed him.
II Ia stated that they wore heard quar-
reling Tor some time. when suddenly n
shot rang ont, quickly followed by an.
other. lhcn the woman came rushing
down stairs and exclaimed excitedly to
+. II. Lconisoo, proprietor of tho house,
wnom shC met in n lower hnll: "Will 10
sllOi; cent Tor n doctor"
Tho man had bIed proivsoly. but 70.
tanned consciousness. When intcrrogat.
Cd, he refused TO cay who had fired tho
shot, and Sh"n askcd II no wanted Romg.
one arrested for the deed, no said:
"No, don't arrest anybody; [ did II my.
aclf.-
O'Bficn told the Guzntte reporter
"Wednesday that the woman sbot him,
but he could not understand why she
wanted tO kill him Tho woman claims
that Rhc and O'Bncn scunlcd over the
pistol aud 1t was discharged and the
bullet tore through her hat and the
powder burned her neck. Sho then
tainted and when si,c recovered O'Bricn
was standing by the door with the blood
.spnfting from lis forehead. II the
story told by the woman 10 true, O'Bricu
u . miserable cur aud the world Womb
bc better OF without him.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-05-10
oLsANINa Ut QUIZ lMMIonArIoS.

~
1t ls an encouraging sign that partiean
leaders and legislators are able to i'm.
prove the Immigrant situation. With
q horde Of immigrants pouring intb the
country who are insists. the effect is bad
all around. The American public ID
not benefited and the immigrants are
not benefited. The government must
draw the line somewhere, and il it ls
drawn wrong in one bill experiment
gill prove it and suggest the remedy.
There is q lot OF nonsence in the minds
Of the masses Of the old world about
opportunities for everybody In the
United States, Tens Of thousands OF
misguided people come over here who
cannot answer to the demands OF the
times for more muscle. Many OF them
are hopeless subjects for improvement,
and the wisest thing fer all concerned is
to stop them before they start for our
shores.
No law or rules, however, viii avail to
bring here just the people needed for
the emergency. Even after they pass
the health test, the physical test, the
mental test and the property test they
must be brought TO the standard OF ths
American test, and this can come only
by education from Americans them
selves, under American instit utions,
Americans may DO compelled to turn
missionaries right at home. Soon after
the civil war a young society woman OF
Nashville went into the wilds Of North
Carolina to teach the freed negroes
She said that emancipation had taken
the former teachers from the slaves and
the work must be carried On as a public
duty. The immigrants in the mnir need
not alone teaching from books, but III
all aronod incubation OF Americau
ideas. IL the Immigrant laws are sup
plemented by personal interest and
example the newcomers will oil the
quicker reach the ideal we would like
to establish by enactment, but cannoI
for obvious reasons.-Newe. Miner
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-05-10
Innno, rorra, Awtut scrno.

Mrs. Walter Groom was to have been
arraigned Monday morning on the charge
81 numbering her husband, but OF
account OF the condition Of the defend
ant II wao deemed best TO postpone
a%rRignment for several days.
Mrs. Cionin 10 Under n great mental
strain, and continues TO rave at intervals
Mt the county jail. Az times che is calm,
but as the thoughts Of the awful tragedy
seem to fit through her mind she loses
all composure. II is learned that tie
little girl, who has been mentioned 40
the daughter Of the Cronins, In the
daughter OF Mrs. Cronin's brother,
taken BY the Cronins when IN infant 20
rBise.--T0nopah Sun.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-05-10
Omr IInIs y.

Dndley-l bough h come mining stock
nearly u year ago and the fellow who
sold II to me declared the company was
already IN operation. III bet they
haven't sunk a srngle hoie yet.
Wise-Oh! | wouldn't say that they
must. at least, have the hole in which
they're gong to leave tho s,ocItho!dcr,
Philadelphia Press
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-05-10
THE ANILA EPISODE.

Recently a leading German news
paper Of New York, the Stats Zsitung,
printed an editorial defending the atti
tude Of Germany in regard to the Phil.
ippines, and stating hat the Ger man
government, while having no desire to
interfere with the policies Of the United
States, had been Informed by "A man
with fun authority to speak for the
United States that this country did not
desire the Philippines. Tho editorial
says fn part:
The story OF the affnir Mt Manila has
been told in various ways, but never
completely, accurately or officially.
The truth OF the affair ia this: On May
/, 1893, Admiral Dewey attacked
and destroyed tho Spanish fleet. a;
that time there we're a large number Of
German merchants IN business III the
city OF Manila There WINS a greHt deal
Of confusion there, these merchants
were naturally appreheDeive as to their
lives and property. At that moment,
and indeed for many months after, there
was no popular sentiment in the
United States in favor OF permanently
holding the Philippines or making them
colonial possessions OF this country.
Indeed, one who had full authority to
to speak Tor The American government
assured the authorizes at Berlin TINT
the war must o be construed into n
contest for territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT,
and asked why Germany would not
tshe the isl ,nds. This wns taken as an
official CONN dnicatiop IL nIsu COM.
municated this suggestion to the state
department at Washington. where 1t
was not favorably received.
Tho German government was not in.
formed as 10 the feeling Mt M%ashinRton,
anu for the moment accepted the srgges.
ton as expressive OF Tie American point
OF view. Tho German merchants ut
Manila were very urgent that the Unit
ed States should assumo and maintain
sovereignty IN the islands and the
Berlin Authorities rather favored this
Wow.
IL was with the suggestion from this
American authority before tlIem tliat on
May IL Admiral Diedriohs was instruct
edto 90 from Hong Kong to Manila.
The English sent a like itsct ,mdor Cap
tain Sir Edward Chichester. Admiral
Dewey knew nothing OF what had been
going ON at Benin. Admiral Dicdrichs
had been led to believe tGa, the United
did not want the Philippines aud
would be very glad indeed II Germany
take them OF her bands.
The German government has acted
most tacttully respecting this whole
Although frequently criticised
q this country, 1t has maintained a dig
,iied silcncc, and has never discIosed
he authoritative sugeestioos male to il
hat we did not want tho Philippipee
MT would DO glad 70 have Germany iako
hem.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-05-10
A Desert Mystery.

Seven miles from Greenwater IL
westerly direction has been dice o vered a
peculiar substance owing 10 the fact
that it contains 60 per cent moisture.
IL Is a very white formation, much
resembling lime, and what is called
sulphide Of sulphur, but the TACT is that
il is an unknown material winch even
the chemists in THU vicinity have passed
up.
It was tirst found by wild sheep and
other iour-fooied animals, and there was
such q mystery about it that caused a
critical Investigation. Z. w. Patncks,
moro curious than any, resorted to
every known device TO determine its
worth. lie had trailed hue burro to
this place and found him feustmg ON it's
gu distance and he COX with him TO camp
some oi il and IN testing II by the tire
he learned that the dry, white lime like
substance contained &c per cent mois-
ture and it was this material supposedly
where the wild animals had quenc leI
their thirst and where they had bren
supplied with II .ubslitutc Tor water 10
tie absence u any liquid form in that
forbidden puTt NJ the desert.
Mr.. Patrick has been exhibiting his
tiud and he icmonstrates the fact by
lighting a match under the substance
and by ii contact with the flame it quick
~ meils away and leaves water IN i,s
stcad. n most peculiar circumstance,
mystcriously true. aud reliable. a se,m-
mg impossible transformation u rock
mt0 water .-AppuuI.