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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-06-05
PROCLAMATION
OF A HOLIDAY
A Proclamation Relative to the I'm
yelling Of the Statue Of the
Late John W. Mackay

Whereas Clarence H. Mackay and
wife of New York City, and Mrs. John
w. Mackay of London. England, widow
of the late John w. Mackay. i'll his life
time one of Nevada's most distinguished
citizens, have donated to the State of
Nevada u new building for the School
of Mines of the University of Nevada.
together with a life sized bronze statue
of the late John w. Makay; and
Whereas the Legislature of this State
by joint and concurrent resolution pass
ed March 90, 1907 has made fitting
acknowledgment of these highly appre-
ciated gifts; expressed its approval
of the selection Of Gutzon Borglum,
u native son of Nevada, for the
sc~ulptural work of making the statue;
declared that the day on which
the statue is unveiled shall be proclaim.
ed a public holiday, and that the gem
erous donors of the building and statue,
Clarence H. Mackay and wife and Mrs.
John w. Mackay, and their compaions,
shall on that day be the guests of the
State of Nevada; and
Whereas on the 10th day of June, \.
d. zoos, the statue of our former dis.
tinguished and respected fcllow-citizen
will he unveiled and opportunity given
all who desire to gaze upon the sculp-
tured features once SO familiar to our
people:
Therefore, by virtue of the authority
in me vested rs the chief executive of
the State OF Nevada, ! hereby proclaim
Wednesday, the 10th Day of June. 1908.
a public holiday, and earnestly urge and
recommend that upon that day all bust
ness houses be closed. and that our
people, generally, abstain form their
usual occupations rs far rs possible, to
the end that the wishes of the Legis-
lature may be observed and respected
al due honor be paid to the memory
of Il man who did much for the upbuild-
ing of IL great State.
l further proclaim that upon the
above-named day the said Clarence II.
Mackay and wife, Mrs. John w.
Mackay, and their friends accompany
ing them, shall he deemed the honorcd
guests of the State of Nevada, to he
treated with every possible courtesy and
consideration by the citizens of our
State.
Done under my hand and the
Great Seal of State of the State
SEAL of Nevada, mt Carson City, this
Goth day of May, \. d. 1908.
d. S. DICKERSoN,
Lieutenant and Acting Governor.
Attest:
w. G.. DOUGLASS,
Secretary of State.
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IN BEDTIME HOURS
SHORT DISCOURSE ON PROPER
METHODS OF SLEEP.
ritter Declares the Human Race Does
Not Know How Properly TO Woo
Natures Sweet Restorer'-
Beware the Snorer.

Man Is the only animal tnat sleeps
on its back, says the New York Press.
Many animals sleep on their sides,
but most sleep prone-that is. face
down. Dogs never dream when prone,
but invariably do so when sleeping
on their side. All of us from the
country have seen Bung. the hound.
chasing rabbits in his sleep. An AMI
NAL would be perfectly helpless II 1t
slept on its back. And so is man help
less in that position.
II some other fellow want 4 fortune
let him invent a pillow that will allow
q man or woman or child to sleep race
down without having to twist the neck
nearly out of joint. We still style 1t
the "back.up cure" and introduce II In
nil homes. There Is no excuse for
lying on the back and keeping the
spine hot all night, while l. front Of
the body-the abdomen, the stomach.
the chest, the throat, ctc.-is allowed
to become chilled. \ hot spine is 4
disease generator. And. on the other
hand, 4 cold spine is death.
Snoring is an Internal nuisance to
every one except the snorer. People
who sleep on their fronts never snore.
Those who sleep on their backs in.
variably do. The palate as VIC know
II is the roof OF the mouth and tho
floor of the nose. Some style 1t the
hard palate. Back near the throat is
the soft palate. When you sleep on
your back this gets down about the
breathing apparatus and you snorc.
Some snores are worse than the mid
night howl OF n hyena. Never marry a
woman that snorcs. Ask her before
you propose If she is addicted to snor.
ing. and If she says yea avoid her.
II is much easier to relaX when
sleeping on your front than when
sleeping on your back. And what We
all need after touching the bed at
night is relaxation. 1t is a billion
pities that some scientist cannot teach
the art of relaxing. Our strenuous
life. OF course, is not blameless in this
natter. We go to bed in excitement.
and the nerves are strung all night.
That Is to say, we go to bed III ull
tune, like a piano. and cannot possibly
let the strings down. Therefore we
do not rest. Could we relax we could
sleep four or five hours and arise re-
freshed; but as we cannot relax. we
groan and dream and sweat and roll
over and have remors for eight o.
nine hours, and get up with n swelled
head.
Every man and oma in this III
try was brought up with the notion
that If the fee were higher than the
head in sleeping all the blood woUin
rush to the head and cause strangula-
ton. This Is the vcriest rot. Ad.
vanced physicians now advocate the
elevated feet for the cure of insomnia.
Hang your legs Ovc the footboard.
get rid Of your pillow. and 30 to sleep
like an infant. You are on your feet
all day and half the night. stand or
your head the rest Of the night and let
the blood circulate the other way.
Maybe your brain needs It.
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Home Bakery

John Hunter has opened The Home
Bakery aud is prepared I" furnish fresh
bread. pies. cakes. etc. on short notice.
All orders will receive prompt attention.
Everything about the Home Bakery
is new and up to date and n st.class
baker is in charge.
The proprietor hopes by fair dealing
and reasonable prices to scCuTc Il share.
of the public patronage.
Don't send your money away for pies
cakes and bread.
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Caution 10 the Public

The public is hereby cautioned against
negotiating for or purchasing any in,
tcrcst whatsoever in the Eliza mining
claim, situated i'll Tuscarora mining dis,
trict, Elko county, Nevada. from Thos.
F. Brcnnon or omy other parties. before
investigating the title. See records for
DrcadnOt mining location; located by
j. NJ. Matccr in 1876. now known and
recorded rs the Ora FcnO.
JOSEPH MCGOWAN,
TusCarOra. New
April 10th. 1908
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MANY WEAR COSTLY FooTGEAR.
Enormous Sums Said to Be Spent by
English A~ristocracy

II would surprise most people TO
know OF the huge sums which some
Of tho English aristocracy spend on
shoes. especially or slippers. Only tho
other day a countess whose name ~
familiar to every one had q pair OF
slippers made which were decorated
m n picture pattern, like Il pair OF
worked slippers. with precious stones.
these being largely rubics, cmcraldr
and diamonds. Tile result was exceed.
ingly beautiful. but the cost WAS over
s22.500.
Ihcrc IN n accomplished workman
In London whose sole occupation is
that OF mounting fancy slippers with
jewels. The present countess dowagcr
OF Y some years ago had made
her husband was then alive. and gave
tho ordcr-a pair Of slippers, In which
she was to appear as Cinderella at n
fancy dress ball given by the duke OF
Manchester. The slippers we're ono
mass OF diamonds. tho value OF the
stones being considerably over $50 900
while the cost Of mounting them was
upward Of $3.50.
a South American gentleman not
long since presented to n foreign Bing.
or. then In London. n pair Of slippers
ornaincntcd with twO butterflies oi
different patterns In precious stones
no cost bcinL nearly $50. 900. hut In
reality II IL quite n common thing for
slippers 0rnamcntcd with gold threads
and jewels. and valued nj from 81 to
$1,000. to DO supplied. and many brides
on their honeymoon arc furnished
With oven ordinary boots. shoes and
slippers IN the value OF 81, 900 or 80.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-06-05

Don't let the child suffer with that
cough when yOu can eur" II with
Billiards. ~lIurchnumd Syrup, IL sure
curc for coughs, bronchitis. inilucu-
zn. Group and pulmonary diseases.
Buy IL bottle and try it.
Il. i Laughter, Eyhnlin. Miss,
writes: II have two children Who
had group. | tried many different
remedies, but | must say your lior-
hound Syrup is the best Group and
cough medicine ! ever used" Sold
10y ElkO Drug CO..
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-06-05
WARNING!
Caution 10 the Public

The public ishcrcby cautioned against
negotiating for "r purchasing any in
tcrcst whatever in what is known as tho
Tuscarora Hydraulic Mining Co.. stu
atcd in Tmscnrnrn Mining District, Elko
County. Nevada, II san Francisco in.
corporation; as the company have no
title whatever to the property they
represent.
JOSEPH MCGOwAN.
May 9Th. 1909. Tuscnrora. Nov.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-06-05
Bucklen's Arnica Sdlve Wins
April 10Th, 1908

Tom Moore, of Rural ltoutcl, COch-
ran, Ga, writes: al had u bad sore
come on the instcp Of my foot and
could find nothing that would heal
1t until ! applied Bucklcn's Arnica
Salvc. Less than half of II % cent
box won the day for me by affecting
II pcrfcctcurc.' Sold under guarantee
ut ElkO Drugc Co.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-08-01
XII.


That was cold and lonely winter
for the old man. The bay mare stood
in the stable and whinnied for Seffy.
The old house was full of harsh
echoes. Its spirit seemed to have
gone SefTy's father knew now what
a rare thing Is joy-and what joy
Gus creature Seffy had been.
The ground was hard to till. And
often he thought about what he had
said of Seffy's mother
Ten he would toll up the steep
stair to the garret-he had become
quite feeble-and take out of an old
German chest a daguerreotype of her
with Sefy in her arms. And some
times he would cry over 1t until his
beard was wet.
God bless you, my little boy" he
would sometimes say, that you cared
for her more than | did. You meier
called her no names.
Il didn't know | could be SO mean
to the dead-who don't deserfe it, and
cant talk back. And, God Almighty,
II any ones to be called names. it's
me!-not her nor-you, Seffy. nor you
For | expect I'm a murderer"
And sometimes, when his loneliness
was too hard to be borne, he would go
out and sit for hours and talk to the
old bay mare-about Seffy He fancied
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-08-01
Business Will GO to Japan.

San Francisco-In confirming the
story sent out from Chicago to the eff
feet that the transcontinental rail
roads would November l. practically
go out of the export and import trade
with the Orient and Australasia, r. P.
Schwerin. general manager of the Pa
cific Mail Steamship Company, de-
clared the result of such action would
prove disastrous to the American ship
ping interests of the Pacific coast He
drew a dark picture of the future of
the steamship lines on this coast and
declared that because of the subsidies
allowed by Japan to her shipping, the
business of the Pacific would naturally
fall into the hands of the Japanese.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-08-01

hands inertly outlying-terror still
quivering in his lips and nostrils-
Blood slowly oozed from his mouth
and nose. and livid red mark began
to grow upon the depression in his
forhead which the blow had made.
One moment-two-the old man
looked down at this. Then he under
stood that he had done it. and with a
savage animal-cry he swept the boy
into his arms. Seffy doubled inertly
upon him, as the dead DO. His father
raced frenziedly home with him. leap
ing fences like a hound. He put him
upon the pretty white bed the boy had
been won't to make with such care
for himself 1t was dainty and smooth
now The blood dripped from Sefry s
face and from his own beard and
stained the white coverings. The sight
was full of horror. He staggered
drunkenly away. He looked hastily
for his gun-meaning. perhaps. to kill
himself But then it seemed to him
that Seffy sighed. He fell on his
knees and agonized for the life he
thought he had taken. Then he felt
a pulsebeat. With a hoarse cry he
rushed out into the road, calling for
the doctor. TWO people were coming
toward him. 1t was Sam and Sally, re-
turning from their marriage
BY what he saw on old Baumgart-
ner's face and hands, Sam was
sobered Both understood that they
were approaching some tragedy.
Who" asked Sally, suddenly OBJ
llyious OF Sam.
Sam" she turned upon her hus-
band with command. Bring the doc
tor"
Sam went with satisfactory haste.
Who hurt HIM" asked Sally. as if
she We're ready to Stay him who did.
IL I killed him because he would
MT marry you. You wouldn't marry
him, Oh. you devil"
1t was at that instant that the great
change In Sally came. She leaped be-
fore him into the house and up to
Seny's room. When the old man slow
ly followed she was herewith eyes
bent upon Seny's bloody, unconscious
face So she kept her eyes. She did
not speak. And when the doctor
came she was still there-as at first
unconscious as he, the doctor said.
He was not dead, and presently he
breathed again. But his eyes remained
closed. and. late that night, when he
had drifted from unconsciOusness into
deep sleep, they put out the light and
left him.
When they came again he had dis
appeared.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-08-01
WILL ABANDON
PACIFIC TRADE
MONUMENTAL RAILROADS
PREPARING TO CARRY OUT
THEIR THREATS.
TO STOP IMPORT TRADE
BECAUSE OF INTERSTATE COM
MERGE COMMISSIONS
RULING.

Chicago.-The Record Herald says:
The trade of the United States with
the Orient, Australia and New Zeal
and, amounting to over $3.50. 900, 900
annually, and of Canada with the same
countries has been dealt severe
blow by the transcontinental railroads,
which have decided to abandon a
large portion of this business.
BY the same action the railroad con
trolled by the Edward II. Hartman,
James ]. Hill, the Berwynd syndicate
and the Canadian government have
made it possible, it is asserted. for the
Japanese government to realize speed
lily it's ambition to become master OF
all the trade on the Pacific seas.
The Canadian Pacific, Great North
ern, Northern Pacific, Southern Pa
Afic, Oregon Short Line and Santa Fe
rods have served notice upon the
shipper that they will go out of the es-
PORT trade to China. Japan, Australia
and New Zealand November 1st and
practically will abandon the import
trade.
In 90 doing the roads are carrying
out a threat which was made to the
Interstate Commerce commission a,
the time that body issued what is
known as rule Sc.
1t is displeasure at this rule and the
belief upon the part of the railroad
managers that they cannot comply
with it except at the severe peril OF
their revenues on domestic business
which caused them to abandon the
Oriental trade. The rule in question
requires the railroads to publish the
inland proportions of their import and
export rates and as subsequently
modified by the commission not to
change these rates under three-days
notice for lowering and ten-days' no
tice for an increase.
1t is stated that one effect of the
abandonment of Oriental trade through
the Pacific coast ports will be the
speedy abandonment Of number OF
the largest Oriental steamship lines.
1t is stated that the lines of steam
ers maintained by the Hartman roads
through the port of San Francisco
through the port of Seattle by the Hill
lines and through Vancouver by the
Canadian Pacific road will soon be for
sale and that it is more than likely
that the Japanese will be the pur
chaSerS.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-08-01
CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION.
Chronic Bachelor Makes a Few Re.
marks About the Modern Hatpin.

There ought to be a law against
women carrying unconcealed weap-
ons," growled the chronic bachelo.
at the club That l haven't been
stabbed to death or manned for life
before this is due to a combination
OF agility and good luck, I'm con
WINGED. 1 tell you, 1t keeps man
busy lodging nowadays to avoid blood
letting when he's travelling in a crowd
ed conveyance with women, or even
walking on a crowded thoroughfare.
A woman is positively menace to life
the moment she gets outdoors" Why
outdoors especially" "Hatpins! Hat
pins! Foot and half long, some Of
EN-. They stick out from both sides
of hat like spears. Every time a
woman turns her head these wicked
looking spears sweep around Ia o
two-foot radius; and every time she
hobs her head up and down she takes
a chance Of raking the nearest person
fore and aft. Suppress the woman or
the hatpin, l say" Let's make 1t the
hatpin." suggested the married man.
gently.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-08-01
Shotgun Fired at Taft's Boat.

Cincinnati-The steamer Island
Queen was fired on during its trip up
the Ohio river Tuesday night with
Judge William H. Taft and the notifi-
cation committee and guests aboard,
and Mrs. c. B. Russell of this city,
standing on the hurricane deck, direct
ly under the seat occupied by the pres
idential candidate, was struck in the
face and breast by number of small
shot. She was not seriously injured.
Few of those on the steamer knew OF
the occurrence and Judge Taft was
not told. A shotgun was used, being
fired by an unknown man from a
shanty boat moored to the Ohio side of
the river
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-08-01
CHAPTER x.-Continued.

Seffy laughed at the absurdity of
the thing But it was unmirthful.
"Gosh-a mighty. On time like this
you ken laugh You right. you amt
no good-no, besoshens, You air an
idiot and fool, You no mani No.
nor nefer will be. I'm sorry I'm you
daddy | am, begoshens,"
Then, as his wrath mounted. he
raised his huge fist and threatened
Seffy
Cit away from me, or I'll break
your head, l can't stand you no
more, You not worth dam'-not
dam-to nobody. You look like you
mammy's relatifes-and they was all
no good-git away. | tell you,"
He roared ominously: for Seffy.
amazed at this from his gentle old
father, was looking straight up at him
out OF a childs round eyes. his lips
parted, his throat exposed Slowly, as
his parent heaped contumely upon
him, his sensitive young face whiten-
ed, and the light left 1t, Only, when
his father mentioned his mothers
name. he said with infinite softness:
Why, pappy."
But he stood without fear under the
great fist-as he had often done.
You hear. l told you to git away
or I'll smash your face in. l don't
want you no more. Go to your man.
mys relatifes out west"-he laughed
horridly-"and see what they'll do for
you. You'll live on bread and water
they amt got Messing else! You'll
work all day and all highland you'll
hat no fun-they don't know no better
-go!"
Yes" said Sefry. turning dumbly
away.
There was no doubt that he meant
to go now. His dumb acquiescence in
his sentence raised his fathers wrath
to fury.
"Yes-go, and be mighty quick
about It, I'm chust itching to smash
you. I'll nefer send for you II you rot
in the poorhouse. I'll nefer mention
you name as long as lif-no! l dis
own you, Never let me see you dam
face again-go."
1t was all SO utterly unbelievable
that Seffy turned back. This raving
mailman his jolly old father, who had
reverenced the memory OF his mother
and had taught him to do soto men
ton her every time he prayed? The
old man had turned, but Seffy came
close and touched him gently, The
caress only maddened him. Seffy
cowed at the passion on the face of his
father. He raised his fist.
Cit out-dam' you!" he shouted.
If you don't" But the boy could not,
now.
The huge fist trembled on high a
moment, some instinct OF sanity strug-
Cling to control it-then it fell on
SeRy's upturned face
He dropped among the clods-his
pale hair mingling with the dust-his
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-08-01
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| have no one but you No. l have
not treated you right. But. oh, life is
so hard to mel"
NO" he said, smoothing her hair
with his gnarled old hand. 'Tfe had
my eyes turned within. But l didn't
know you had trouble. l heerd that
Sam had took to hard drinkin' and
sought you didn't keer. You was SO
reckless"
Yes" she sighed. Il am reckless.
And-yes-I drink sometimes. But
it is that way l can forget
Il don't turn ag'in' no one in trouble,
drink
Forgive me, Oh, forgive me, pappy!
The suffering is mine"
Vas" he said, "yas-don't cry But
the suffering amt all your'n.'
No" she said. Not all-not ALL"
But, Sally, If l take the papers
back, you won't drink no more? 1t
amt nice-efen If you air the wife of
a drunkard."
NO. II you will be my friend, will
try to be what would have been as
Seffy's wife,
It's a bargain-and I'm sorry /
spoke so harsh, Sally. Mebby. mebby
God knows,-we ken comfort one
another. I-Sally-I need some one.
too"
Yes, Will you let me? l will have
| no friend but you!"
Vas, And l won't have no friend
but you, Sally
viii you let me kiss you?"
DO you want to-" he cried tremu.
lousy
Yes" whispered the girl.
Me? Sally. lem me kiss you
She put up her lips almost soemnly
! and with that their compact was
| sealed.
| CTO BE CONTINUEDD
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-08-01

she quite understood, and I do, too.
When the spring came he plowed
alone. And this was hardest OF all.
To pillow around and around his vast
fields with no one to meet in the
other furrow-no one to talk, to smile.
to laugh to-then, when noon came. to
sit under the shade OF some tree redo
lent with memories of the pretty little
boy, where he and Seffy had sat, from
hig childhood to his manhood, and eat
the food which choked.
Oh. II he could only have laughed
at himself. at Seffy. at the mare. at
anybody or anything! II he could only
have laughed!
And he knew that every animal on
the place wondered and hungered for
little Seffy and questioned him with
pathetic eyes, while he, at first. guilty
kept silent-then tried to confess his
shame to them.
"Yas," he told the mare. II done II
i struck him-here. right here! In
the face-while his eyes was looking
in mine-pleading- here was
blood-and here and here-and dust
in his hair-and his eyes was closed
and when l run home wiss him his
legs dangled like he was dead. And
he crawled away somewheres to die