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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-09-20
May Be Cited for Contempt.

As q result OF the attack made by
Judge Peter Brecn OF the district court
OF Lander county and District Attorney
Al. Maestretti OF the same court, both
will likely today be cited by the supreme
court Of the state for contempt. Tho
supreme court Of the state holds n ges-
sion today and it is likely that an order
will be made ordering both Judge Brecn
and District Attorney Maestretti TO ap.
pear before the supreme court TO show
cause why they should not be punished
for contempt OF court.
This is the First instance known in
lhis state where the higest tribunal
has cited the judge OF an inferior court
10 appear at the bLr and show cause why
no should not be fined Tor contempt and
M n consequence the case If attracting
widespread attention.
Seen yesterday the members Of the
supreme bench refused to make any
statement o; to discuss tho matter.
They admitted that the matter was a
deplorsble affair and further that the
court would SEQ that the dignity Of the
| state tribunal wss upheld.
Yesterday the members OF the cour,
all received typewriter copics Of tho
remarks Of Judge Breen aud District
Attorney Macstretti, someone sending
them from Austip to the members Of the
bench.
IL will be remembered TINT tic cup
emo court granted n new trial 10 Dwyei
because Of the fact that the Lander
court refused to grant his motion Tor
change OF venue. The decision WIS il
accordance with the best authorities o
the country mud has already beer
quoted widely and regarded by the lega
fraternity M u remarkably sironi
opinion.
Following is the penalty provided b,
the Nevada statutes Tor contempt, o
court in such cases as THE:
Section iG5. Upon the answer mn,
evidence taken, the court or judge shaI
determine whether the person proceed
ed against is guilty Of the contempt
Il iuc may be imposed on him not cs
cecdtng five hundred t.50O) dollnra, O
he may be imprisoned not exccodin
! five days, or both,-cnrson Ncws.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-11-27
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The Florida agriculturist., 1907-11-27

10; going farther he met c, who took
from him half of what he had left and
gave him back four; after that, meet
ing D, he gave him half of what he
had and returned him one. At last
getting safe away, he found he had
thirteen left. How many had he at
first?
No. 7.
I'm not what l was, but the very re-
verse;
I'm what I was, which though bad is
now worse,
And all the day long I do nothing but
fret,
Because I can't be what I never was
yet.
No. 8.
Why is it that you and I must never
dine tOgether?
No. @.
Three persons were discoursing con-
corning their ages. Says H, ct am 80
years Of age;;" says K, "I am as old as
H, and one-fourth of L. and says L,
81 amas old as you both" What was
the age of each person?
No. 10.
What profession is a postman?
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-11-27
HOW HENRY GOT HIS TURKEY
Bv ChaS. B. Hu1ett.

In the year 1885, Dr. b. b. Cary,
young physician of Sterling, Cayuga
County, New York, decided to emf
CRATE to the territory of Wisconsin,
So one pleasant morning in August,
taking his loving wife Arninda, with
his son Henry and three daughters,
Helen, Mary and Annie, and bidding
farewell to their many relatives and
friends, they entered the stage which
was to take them to Oswego, on Lake
Erie, where they were to take sail
ing vessel for their new home in the
West.
The voyage from Oswego through
lake Erie, lake Huron and lake Michi-
gan occupied over four weeks, for at
that time no steam vessel had ever
passed through the Straits of
Mackinac from lake Huron to lake
Michigan
One pleasant September morning
the schooner anchored off the mouth
of beautiful river, called Root River,
on which now stands the thriving
city of Racine, the name Racine being
the French name for root.
The family were all taken ashore
in the yawl boats, and you can mag
inc the wonderful change for the
children who were delighted with
vast forest, the beautiful flowers, wild
fruit and nuts. There was also large
encampment Of Indians near the vii
lage, and the first night the chi1dren's
dreams were rudely disturbed by a
pow-wow, also some fear by the set
tiers, as it was Cat that time) very
uncertain whether it would lead to
an uprising, and one of those bloody
wars which were so frequent in those
early days.
The sun shining in Henry Cary's
face awoke him bright and early, and
before breakfast he had walked down
to look at the river, and to stare at
some gaudily attired Indian chief or
a little papoose rolling on the grass.
Henry was at this time ten years
of age, a strong, active and fearless
boy. He was very conscientious and
dearly loved his parents and sisters,
especially Mary, who was the sharer
of most of his pleasures and adven-
lures.
In month or so, Doctor Cary had
erected a four-room log house, two
rooms below and two rooms above,
and soon was busy IN his profession,
making trips on horseback to different
points where his services we're requir-
ed, and sometimes being absent for
weeks at time. During these periods
of absence, Henry, who was the oldest
of the children. would be "the man
of the house." chopping wood, bring
ing water, and attending to the garden
AS soon as the Indians heard Of
Doctor Cary. they began to make
their calls. These calls were made
without any display of etiquette, and
consisted of pulling I'D the latch string
and walking in and taking a seat on
the floor by the fire. Some of them
seeing the doctors array Of bottles,
very feelingly rubbed their stomach
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-11-27
Luck and Labor.

Though luck and labor L commences,
They differ much in consequences.
Luck sleeps and dreams Of fame and
treasure,
While labor gains both health and
pleasure.
Luck in s1oth is ever whining;
Labor tolls without repining.
Luck relies on fortunes favor;
Honest labor prospers ever.
Luck slides down with all its chances;
Labor upward still advances.
Luck seeks an empty hand to fill
By wishes-but is empty still;
While we'll directed labor gains
A rich reward for cares and palms.
Selected
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-11-27
Riddles, Problems and Conundrums.

No. T..
Why is postage stamp like an OBJ
stinate donkey?
No. 2.
Why is root like farmer?
No. 3.
What is worse than raining cats and
dogs?
No. 4.
When is chip like ha1f-dressed
woman?
No. S.
You eat me, you drink me; describe
me, who can;
I'm sometimes woman and sometimes
a man?
No. 6.
A, stealing apples was taken by B,
and to appease him, gave him half Of
what he had and then B gave him back
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-11-27
Answers to Last Weeks Riddles.

Problems and Conundrums.
No. because he studies the proph-
cts.
No. 2-Because the cat'11 (catt1e) eat
it.
No. 3-Give me more of your jaw.
No. 4-When it is a-jar.
No. 5-Because it cannot be played
on.
No. 6-When he's aboard
No. IAN egg.
No. so geese.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-11-27
YOUNG PEOPLES DEPARTMENT
Uncle Charles New Proverbs.
Edited by "UNcLE CHARLES. "

"a stitch in time saves nine;" but if
it is from crawling through barb
wire fence, make it twenty-nine.
"a bird in the hand is worth two in
the bush." 1t is just the same with a
nickle.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-11-27

glancing to the right and left, and
then carefully started to cross. He
had reached about the middle of the
log, when Henry stepped out from
his place of concea1ment and with his
rifle leveled, called, "Stop, redskin,
now you throw that turke-e the rest
of the way, quick! And the rifle
was brought down with great en-
phasis in line with his head.
The redskin swung the turkey back
and forth and tossed it at Henry's
feet.
"Now, you jumpw
The Indian looked down at the cold
rushing water with the ice bordering
the edge of the stream, and exclaimed,
chow"
eyes, there is no how about it;
you jump before I count three, or l
shoot. Now, ready: one, two,-"
But before Henry could get out the
''three" the Indian gave spring tar
out, and as his body parted the water
feet foremost, Henry, without stop
ping to see if he ever came up again
or not, grabbed his turkey and started
on his hve-mi1e run for home, as he
was sure he could maintain his lead
if the Indian pursued him in his wet
clothes which would freeze to his
body before he had gone a mile.
Henry doubled and twisted on his
way home, but during his whole flight
he never saw anything of the Indian.
1t was a tired but triumphant boy
who was met at the edge Of the clear
ing by his sister Mary, who listened
| ~. 40 70 I'VE
Henry, still grasping MS hard-earn-
ed turkey, entered the log cabin, and
his mother, after hearing the morrow
escape of her only son, clasped him
in her arms and promised him, on the
morrow, the finest roasted turkey he
ever ate.
Henry did full justice to his share
of the bird, and he also saved the
wish-bone which was in later years
given to his nephew who has saved
it for years, and when this nephew
moved from Wisconsin to the fair
State of Florida he brought the "Hen-
ry's turkey wish-bone" with him.
A gentleman seeing darkey riding
a mule, and carrying heavy sack Of
corn on his shoulder, asked him why
he did not place it in front of him on
the mule The darkey replied, "See
here, boss, hain't this poor mule got
enough to tote without toting that
| cOrn?"
A gentleman went into a clothing
store the other day, in Chicago, on
South Clark street, and purchased a
ten dollar overcoat The next day he
rushed back to the store and said:
"Look here! look under the collar Of
this coat you sold me, it is full Of
moths"
'Ve11," replied the merchant, "what
did you expect to find, mocking birds?"
A minister on board steamer saw
a very young man at the wheel and
said: edo you know your business,
and can you box the compass?" The
young man did So "Now box it back
wards" and the boy boxed it back
wards. In a few minutes the young
man said, "What is your business?"
''I am a minister of the Gospel" the
clergyman replied. "Can you say the
Lords Prayer?" certainly" and he
did so. "Now say it backwards" said
the young man, and the minister had
to acknowledge his defeat
Riddles, Problems and Conundrums.
Morris tribune., 1907-05-04

confession. mentioning certain brokers
with whom he had placed securities,
and in short time the company was
able to reclaim many Of the missing
papers at a sacrifice of $4,000 paid to
those who had received them innocent
ly. Later Oliver NJ bennett. Wall
street broker, was arrested on the
charge of having received a part of the
stolen bonds, as some of them had
been found under the mattress of his
bed at hotel. 1t came out that Doug
lass, bennett & Reardon was the name
Of supposed co-partnership which
had been depositing securities in large
amounts with brokers to cover mar
gins on stock speculations 1t is inti-
mated that the looting of the trust
company had been going on for a long
time and that the losses will run much
higher than the figure officially ac-
knoWledged.
Morris tribune., 1907-05-04
Chicago Bankers Sentenced.

Officials of the Bank of America.
which had brief existence at Chicago
in 1905. have been found guilty of fraud
and check kiting, and a sentence of
$1,000 fine and two years imprison-
ment Is imposed on Judge Abner
Smith, president, and G. F. Sorrow.
vice president
Navy Uniform Not Immune.
Judge Sweetland in the superior
court at Providence, r. l., has decided
that Chief Yeoman Buenzle, who was
barred from a Newport amusement
hall because he wore the uniform of
the United States navy, can recover
at law only the price Of his admission.
The Judge holds that proprietors of
such places may admit or exclude
whom they choose and that the man in
naval uniform has no special rights.
This is the case in which President
Roosevelt and naval officers took a
great interest, subscribing to the legal
expenses of the prosecution.
Morris tribune., 1907-05-04

will not accept third term under any
circumstances
Ohio Patronage For Taft.
With the report at Washington thai
the appointment Of an internal revenue
collector at Toledo was to be placed
this was regarded as due notice that
Senators Foraker and Dick might ex
pect no further recognition from the
administration. Secretary Taft upou
his return from the West Indies re
fused to have anything to say about
this or any other political subject.
Administration Aids Hughes.
The authoritative announcement has
the president desires to use all his in
fuence to strengthen the administra-
ton of Governor Hughes in New York
especially in forcing through reform
legislation at Albany. Following Il
call on the president, Henry W. Taft.
brother Of TIE secretary of war, made
this fact clear, and the Inference
drawn was that out Of the party har
mony in New York a delegation for
Taft would be chosen. Some of the
friends Of Hughes now say, however,
that the governor is making no politi-
cal alliances with any one which woull
take him out OF the running for the
presidential nomination.
Oklahoma Constitution Signed.
President Murray OF the Oklahoma
constitutional convention signed the
new fundamental law at Guthrie April
10, thus closing the work Of the con
vention Most Of the Republicans re-
fused to sign the document, having
voted against it on the final ballot.
Unions Reply to Roosevelt
Labor unions throughout the country
which have joined in the Moyer-Hay-
wood defense movement have prompt
ly replied to President Roosevelt's let
ter Of justification addressed to the
Cook county conference. In many
ton meetings and issued statements
expressing their displeasure. A plan
is Oh foot in the west to appoint a day
for suspension of work in various
cities so as to make a concerted dem
onstration and protest against the
words Of the president; also to gather
funds for stronger defense Of the
accused miners. The New York con
ference in their statement say that the
president adds insult to an injury al
ready done The committee appoint
ed to go to Washington decided that it
would be useless to make the trip.
Morris tribune., 1907-05-04
EDUCATIONAL
a Million to UpIift Negroes.

4 Million to OpsIft Negroes.
| Miss Anna T. Jeanes, an aged Quak-
er nhilanthropist Of Philadelphia, has
given $1,0OO000, or One-fOurth part
Of her fortune. with few if any re
assist in the education of negro chill
dren in the south The gift was made
to Mr. Washington in person after he
had spent three days in convincing
Miss Jeanes that the purpose in view
was worthy. The understanding was
that the money should be used in
esta blishing agricultural and trade
schools in various sections in which
rudimentary and practical courses of
education should be offered. Entire
authority for the disbursement is vest
ed in Washington and Hollis B. Fris-
sell, one Of his colleagues. The father
of Miss Jeanes was Isaac Jeanes, who
amassed a fortune In the dry goods
business.
Catholic Chapel at Cornell.
In the absence of official cOntradic-
ton the report is credited that an
agreement has been entered into be-
tween Cornell university and the Ro-
man Catholic bishop of Rochester, Nc
Quaid by virtue of which Catholic
students at Cornell who wish to study
medieval history, psychology and
philosophy may do so under Catholic
resident professors and receive the
same academic credit as though they
took work under the regular Cornell
departments. Former President An
drew d. White gave out statement
saying that he favored the purpose Of
Bishop McQuaid to esta blish a Cath
olic chapel resident hall and lecture
rooms at Cornell. He says that for
fifty years he has been in favor of
esta blishing sectarian and denomina-
tional schools in the neighborhood Of
large universities, so that students
nay get a broader insight and a wider
vision into the great studies. In the
past he thinks the progress Of educa-
ton has been retarded by the clan
nishness of some sectarian institutions
and regards McQuaid's move as a
step forward He points out that such
a policy has been followed in Europe
with great success.
Women School Teachers Win.
After the bill providing equal pay
for equal work without regard to sex
in the New York city schools had
passed the senate and was in danger
Of being pigeonholed in an assembly
committee the women teachers lobby
by strenuous efforts got it before the
assembly, and it was passed by a vote
Of 105 to 15 The bill now goes be-
fore Mayor Mcclellan.
Morris tribune., 1907-05-04
DR.. Aked's First Sermon.

That he has come to America to con-
duct a ministry Of reconciliation was
the striking feature of the first sermon
of the Rev. Charles #. Aked In the
Fifth Avenue Baptist church, New
York city, last Sunday. The elder
Rockefeller was not present, but john
u. Rockefeller, Jr., and wife We're
there. The preacher startled his
wealthy hearers by asking the pointed
ouestions: "Can you reconcile your
husiness with God? Was yesterdays
deal in harmony with His ideal? Will
vour books stand a heavenly audit?
VIII YOU reconcile your business meth
DDS with God? A ministry which does
not force these questions home IS saw
dust and chaff." Then DR., Aked went
on to sav that his idea of the reconcll-
iation was not uniformity Of worship
identity of creed or a single organize
ton. but was that of the spirit or
brotherhood 1t was clear to him tnat
the church that has nothing to say 10
social problems "has in our day no
claim to existence" He added, we
are here to claim the world of pollncs
as Christ's world, cleanse political life
of it's self seeking, it's practical atheism
and corruption, and change our human
society into kingdom of God" The at
titude of Christianity to science should
be one of sympathy, gratitude and hope,
not Of fear or of mere tolerance.
Morris tribune., 1907-05-04
ments, which were recently featured
-, 4bo do;l,- narore Ha COWS +bat If

I, ments, which were recently featured
in the daily papers. He says that Il
personal continuity after bodily death
is a fact the psychic functions continu-
ing without the presence of brain and
/ body, then such personality exists as
/ a space occupying body, for to his
mind it is unthinkable that personality
| or consciousness continuing personal
/ Identity should exist and not occupy
/ space. He argues that it is impossi-
| BILE to represent in thought that which
| is not space occupying, as that would
/ be equivalent to thinking that nothing
/ had become or was something; that
/ emptiness had personality; that space
! itself was more than space, all OF
| which are contradictions and absurd. ;"
| The question raised by his experiments
| in the weighing Of bodies of men and
animals Immediately before and after
| death was whether space occupying
substance of the continuing soul entity
has weight. He had rejected the the
! ory that soul substance could consist
Of ether. because one Of the first attri-
butes of personal identity is the quality
of separateness, for ether is continuous
and to be conceived of as existing in
separate masses. This drove him back
to the assumption that if the soul had
existence its substance must be "a
form of gravitative matter or perhaps
middle form of substance neither
gravitative matter nor ether nor capa-
BILE of being weighed and yet not iden-
tical with ether
After. reviewing the six cases of the
scales test on human beings at death
DR. Macdougall says that ''tbo net re-
suit Of the experiments conducted on
human beings is that a loss OF sub
stance occurs at death not accounted
for by known channels of loss" He
infers that If this substance is a coun-
terpart of the physical body, has the
same bulk or occupies the same dimen-
sions in space. then it is a very much
lighter substance than the atmosphere,
which weighs about one and 0ne-fourth
ounces per cubic foot. This, if true,
would actually indicate that the soul
body would actually aSC o. in ordinary
atmosphere. DIR. Macd0u%V admits that
the absence of weig1aDle mass leav
ing the body at death would be no ar
gument against continuing personality
for the reason that space occupying
body or substance might exist not ca
pable OF being weighed, such as ether.
HercuIaneun Work Delayed.
The Italian government gave notice
in the chamber that it would reserve
to itself the entire initiative regarding
the proposed excavations at the ancient
city of Herculaneum, thus excluding
I'll foreign aid of a financial nature.
This means that the work will be de-
layed Indefinitely pending an investi-
CATION. as it is known that Italy lacks
the funds to carry on the work as it
was proposed to do by English scien-
lists by the aid of English capital.
Morris tribune., 1907-05-04
hree Cent Cars Stop Running.
IN d UST RIAL
Coal Line to New England.

Coal Line to New England.
The Delaware and Eastern railroad
has arranged an extension to connect
with branch of the Boston and Maine
at Schenectady and thus compete with
the Ontario and Western in the deliv-
cry Of Pennsylvania hard coal to
points in New England and also with
the Delaware and Hudson.
Strike of Ships Officers.
The American Association Of Mas
ters, Mates and Pilots has declared a
general strike Of the first, second and
third officers on all coastwise vessels
sailing from New York, to go into ef-
feet May l, to enforce their demands
for an advance in wages to 500, $50
and $50, respectively. This strike took
the form Of individual resigna tions as
the law requires them to give notice of
Intention to quit work Later the
strike was called off in the case of the
Brunswick and Bull lines, which
agreed to pay the desired wages.
Big Canadian Coal Strike.
More than $4,000 coal miners were
concerned in the strike throughout Al
berta and British Columbia, and all
railroad operations were greatly i'm
peded for lack of fuel. A conference
of the labor leaders and mine owners
was in progress in the presence of gov
ernment officials. The unions are
part of the United Mine Workers of
America.
Morris tribune., 1907-05-04

such class, but simply "a punished
class OF caught class" and that good
and bad are mixed in all. He adds
that every prison in the land is a de-
nlal of every church in the land" So
c1ety makes and perpetuates the onlv
criminal class by refusing to forgive p
hrst offender or to trust an ex-convict
and by making the conditions Of i'm
pr1sonment wholly discouraging bru-
tal1zlng and degrading. All this Whit
JOCK says, is no system but "clum-
sy' whimsical erratic makeshift." Ali
that he thinks society has a right TO do
Is TO protect itself by restraining
those of proved dangerous tendencies,
it is not right to hurt them while do
ing so, and it's duty is to do all if can
10 direct the erring, wandering souls
pack into the right path" Referring
10 the Juvenile courts, the hope is ex-
pressed that their principle will per
wade all criminal courts in the future