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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-12-18
REMEMBERED ONLY TOO WELL.
Farmer Used WelI.Learned Phrase at
Unfortunate Time.

a certain wealthy farmer. who
owned broad acres In an a]ristucratic
section OF the Bay State not SO far
distant from Boston. figured among
his n%cighbors ns something OF Il dia.
mond in tho rough. One of his strong
est predictions was to exploit his
rather stif opinions OF persons In
terms that could not be mistaken. Ills
w daughters had social aspirations,
in the interest of which they had 10
give frequent lectures on the social
usages of the community.
when u find that you simply
must let out your opinions OF the pco.
pie o meet" the dOting parent was
instructed. please always preface
your remarks with the qualifying
clause, present company excepted"
ii happened that the aspiring daugh-
tors were giving n dinner that same
night at which they fondiy hoped TO
give the family Il big social boost.
Papa got n severe drilling AS 10 his
table manners. and sat at the head Of
the family table with no little trcpida.
ton. Under the inspiring influence
OF the wine, however, he thawcd out
p~crccptibly, and soon was u%nburdcn.
Ing his soul of all tho opinions that
had accumulated In the course OF tho
dinner. incidentally he gave q vivid
account OF all that impressed him the
day before when ho attended tho
county fair, which was something Of
an event In the countryside.
Yes. Stree" went on the loauacious
family head, ~ seen things that was
wuth goln' miles to SEQ. And ono
thing | see was the best pen OF hogs
J ever see-prcscnt company OK.
copied"
The speaker could not understand
now It was that non or tho guests en-.
Unused over tho live stock display
not until his daughters got 4 chance
10 tell him.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-12-18
IEsiray Notice.

y gray gclding, X or 8 years Of
age, branded + with bar below with
hook curving downward on ends Of bar
and "A diamond bench upside down OF
left shoulder. and II hay gclding about
10 years old, branded X with - dots
above the iron on the left hip, caimc to
my ranch on South Fork about the 10th
of last July.
The gray gclding has II wire cut across
the breast and left shoulder and weighs
about 1850 pounds The bay gclding
has a little white on the left hind foot
and weighs about 1900 pounds.
Tho owner can get these horses 10y
proving property and paying all tx.
pcnscs for Keeping and advertising.
AM. GRrSwOLD.
Lee, Elko County. Nevada.
Elk0. Nevada. November o. 1908.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-12-18
THE SILVER MARKET

According to the following summary
of the silver situation by the Boston
Financial News, there does not seem to
be any immediate prospect of improve
IiGnt in the silver market:
The pronounced weakness in silver.
dealers in the commodity say. is due
chiefly to the continued selling by
India and China. In addition To the
selling from those sources the production
of the white metal shows no falling off.
According to member of one of the
largest silver bullion firms in this city
the most encouraging feature Is the low
price prevailing for the metal. which
may induce some speculative purchases.
Aside from this, however, it is said that
there is nothing in the situation at the
present time to warrant the expectation
Of any decided improvement in the near
future.
About the only steady demand for
silver bullion comes from the Mexican
government, which is buying about
100, 900 oZs. Il week, and from the
United States government, which is
taking about l25, 900 ozs. The demand
from the arts, while somewhat better
during the past six months than in the
first half of the year, is still quite below
what it has been in former years. 1t is
only about 5000, 900 Ozs. within the last
three months.
80 far us India is concerned. Eu-
ropcan adviccs TO Il large bullion house
here are that the Indian government
is not likely to buy any silver for the
entire year of 1909. as the Indian gov
eminent holds about 100, 600, 600 OzS. of
uncoincd silver mt the present time.
The Indian bazars, however, may buy
some for speculation; but, apart from
this, very little inquiry for silver from
India is looked for.
About six months ago a bill passed
the German Rcichstag authorizing the
government to- purchase 4, O00O, 900 Ozs.
of silver for coinage purposes. This
amount was to have been purchased
within II year from the passing of tho
bill, hut SO far the German government
has not bought one oz of silver. There
are still %, 900. 001 ounces to be bought
10y the Insulnr Department of the
Federal government for Philippine
coinage, and while there arc no indica.
iions of any of these large amouts Of
silver being ordered in the near future,
still it is said that the governments
above referred to may come into tho
market Mt any time
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-12-18
The PANAMA CANAL PURCHASE

, EX-United States Senator Willard of
Nebraska, in an interview published in
the Omaha World. Herald, takes issue
with President Roosevelt on the Panama
canal deal. The interview is interest
ing because of the light it throws upon
n very shady transaction and for its
direct contradiction Of NAM of the
statements made by the president in tile
letter i'll which he charged the editors
of the Indianapolis News and New
York Sun with making false statements
about the purchase of the canal property
from William Nelson Cromwell and his
associates.
Following is the interview. Read il
and see if you ran tell who got the forty
million dollars the United States paid
Cromwell for the interest of the French
company i'll the Panama canal prop
erty:
Ex-senator j. II. Willard of Or,aha.
former chairman of the senate commit.
tee ON Panama canal, says President
Roosevelt is undoubtedly wrong in q
number of his statements concerning
the Panama canal deal, especially in
the particular that the $40. 900. 900 was
paid to the French government, or that
the French government was concerned
in any way with the sale of the canal
property and franchise 10 the United
States government. Senator Willard
took II prominent part in the senate in.
vestigation into the matter. being
chairman of the senate committee at
that time.
The French government had moth.
ing to do with the sale of tho canal
property, said Senator Willard. About
the only man who had anything to do
with that, so far as our committee wa
able to find, was William Nelson Croin.
well. We were never able TO find who
he represented, or rather the stockhOld-
crs of the concern which hc represented.
Every leading questions We asked
which pointed towards the real nan be.
hind Cromwell, WAS met with q blank
refusal to answer. Who they were
we were never able 10 find out. al
though throughout the six weeks Of
that Investigation that question was
asked time after time.
Senator Morgan, n Of the biggest
and most broad. minded men in the
country ut that time, looked upon
Cromwell as ~ man who would hesitate
at nothing so long as the prison doors
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-12-18
REFORM THE BOYS

The Carson News says that at the
present time there are 30 prisoners ut
the stn'H prison. Of this number four
arc women. ~ lays lcsS than - years
Of age and - less than - years of age.
Tho confinement Of these boys and
young men in the prison with the
hardened criminals is simply educating
them for criminal careers. Tho state
has no right to expect that these Young
men will reform aud become good
citizens when their terms expire. In.
stead Of their imprisonment working n
reformation, they are almOs. sure to
leave the prison with the lessons Of
hardCn ii criminals stamped indcllibly
upon their minds. This means that n
majority Of those young men will
follow in the footsteps of their associ
atcs in prison and become professional
criminals.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-12-18
libel suits against the nrrss.

libel suits against the press.
Other instances Of like character
could be mentioned in which presidents
of the United States AMI their admins
trations have been severely criticised,
but they meekly bore it rs becomes the
dignity of the high Office they hold,
But not so with Theodore Roosevelt
He throws dignity to the winds and de
scends to the level o: the gutter snipc Il
defend his position. And WHY Because
the New York World replied to one of
his bitter personal attacks i'll defense OF
the Panama Canal deal--a transaction
hat the World believes was stepped in
corruption from its inception To its
close. Because the World had the
audacity 10 reply To this attack, our
greatly beloved and honored president.
the immaculate Theodore Roosevelt.
wants congress to lock Its editor in Il
bastile. Great Scott, what are we com
ing to when the president of the United
States makes such IN Ass of himSSlf!
The Ogden Journal regardless of the
risk il runs has the following regarding
the latest freak Of our freak prcsi-
dent.
Theodore Roosevelt. president of the
United States of America. slayer of
wild beasts. official keeper of the
national list of liars. falisiicrS, undcsir-
ablcs and other things; ruler of the
ITnst.-; -4ntA- .,,,1 p,,r,vina N.TifAF l,ng
again broken into print this teri oil
with another of his daily special
messages To congress
Teddy tears the air and recommends
almost every known punishment ex-
ccpt burning AT the stake of Joseph
Pulitzer. editor of the New York
World. ana for Dclavan Smith. editor
of the indianapolis News. Simply be-
cause these men have seen tit to give
space in their newspapers to stories
regarding the Panama canal scandal
which reflected upon some of Tcddy's
constituents. the nations executive
head recommends dire punishment in
many varieties.
He believes that the time has come
when the government should sue these
newspapers and if necessary cause them
to cease publication. In other words,
Teddy, the terrible. would have a press
censorship on everything for the public
print except that which he himself. or
which his capable press agent, writes.
He who utters aught against President
Theodore Roosevelt or against his
friends, commits lcsc majestic and
should be punished. Hold your peace.
therefore, until after the inaugural
ceremony next March, because You
cannot afford to be the subject of one
of those frequent special messages.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-12-18

The dispatches say that several Scna-
tors hal the temcrity to laugh out loud
when Rooscvelt's latest message was
read. Those senators better watch out
or the great and most patriotic prcsi.
dent since the days Of Washington. JEFF.
fcrson. Jackson and Lincoln will launch
II Of his thundcrboits nj them. Such
soothing ut "A presidential message shows
the disrcspcct into which Roosevelt has
brought the great office Of president Of
the United States. He should hurry oil
to Africa and kill lions.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-12-18

While it is right that crime should he
punished. no matter by whom com.
mitted, it is not right IL coniine boys i'll
the penitentiary with the men who
usually make up the population of
those institutions. The state whose
duty it is to protect society should
maintain an institution where punish
ment would he metcd out to the yonth-
full criminal away from the association
and influence of those schOoled i'll
crime.
Nevada needs such al institution to-
day and the next Legislature should
provide it. The News in speaking of
the necessity for such an institution
says:
There is Il story that never grows old.
That is the story of humanity. We
whose lines are cast i'll the pleasant
~placeS-forget the erring ones and those
whose ways are dark and drcary. To
forget is Il sin. 1t is a sin to forget
that i'll the prison on the outskirts of
IL city are thirteen boys locked up
with some of the deepest dyed II
drcls y life of crime ever bred. With
them are forty-tive youths who have
not reached III years Il third of the
allotted span. and last and not least are
four women-intended to be the crca-
lures worthy the love and admiration of
man but now to he scurnvd and cast
aside.
Shall they he left during the long
years that must come to be the com.
pani0ns of those whose every teaching
is degrading and leading to Il continuous
life of crime and eventually the gall VS.?
Think what the teachings of the man,
Carr and his ilK, will he To those thir-
teen boys. When Il man in four DAYS
confinement with II total M will
brag of the life h. has led. boast of the
crimes committed anal tell what he
will d. when h serves his time or
escapes, what will h" do in the long
years that he will be confined with
these children! Place in thr same yard
with him Il man =: years AMI discretion,
let him day by day til of his crimes,
picture i'll ruScttc hues the life of sin,
tell of the excitement of the chase.
excite the cupidity of his listener, cx-
plain the workings of the brotherhood
of criminals think You, how long be
fore the criminal mind will master the
mind that even for one short moment
WIS controlled 10y the thought of
wrong doing:
If the people of Nevada consider this
the right course of action. then when
en- we look for the state to reach that
pinnacle that every true son and
daughter wishes it II occupy?
\ House Of Correction for the way
ward youths is an absolute necessity
and it is tn" dIty of every voter To
impress this upon the minds of the
men whom their votes have placed in
Il position to- make the plan feasible.
The governor wants it. the press wants
it, the people "a it and justice and
humanity demands it.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-12-18
Too Still Even For Al Enalishman

In southern California and western
ants which are called miners.
These little insects, always indus
trious and hard mt work. excavatc the
ground extensively, building up mounds
sometimes II feet in height. and often
bringing bits of gold and other metals
from their subterrancan cavcrns.
The following story will illustrate
how this little insect may often be
very useful.
y poor ~prospcctor. after travelling
and exploring the mountains for many
years in the vain hope of making Il
strike" us it is called in the mining
camps, one day, tired out, exhausted,
and completely discouraged, lay down
in Il lonesome spot far from civilization
and fell asleep.
He was awakened by II sharp nip
OH his left leg, and, pulling up his
trousers, he saw II large ant, which had
crawlcd there and was evidently trying
to make Il dinner off his leg.
He WAS not Il cruel man, 50, instead
of killing the insect. he brushed it off,
when the little creature raced away as
fast as it could i'll the direction of its
home, Il large ant hill Il few feet dis
tant. n -;
The man looked towards the mound
and i'll Il half dreamy, half sleepy o II
.litiA,N ,,.nt.I,.1 IA, Ett1. ,,,,l-,ry
there were thousands Of theme each one
b .nging up 4 load of sand, gravel, or
rock from below.
y ray of sunshine fell upon tn,
norma, which made it sparkle anu
,cintillatc rs if it were gold instead OF
iirt and gravel.
Jumping TO his feet, he RAJ over Il
he spot, when. sure enough, all througli
.hc gravel that had been hauled ont
Were tiny particles OF pure gold. 1t
was a colony of mining ants, and by
seine freak of chance they hau Began
I Icir excavations directly ovcr II rich
lead of gold.
The prOspcctor could scarcely believe
MS senses. lie knclt there III that
wild forest and wcpt tears of joy.
Then, catching up his washing pan, he
ran to the creek near 10y, and after the
,lenIun OF miners washed ont the god.
rhc first cleanup" yielded him tw,
thousand dollars.
Looking further. he found three
'thcr ant hills, and at every one thou
LndS of the insects were working hard.
ringing up gold, gravel. and sand
,ndi,criminatcly. lie was Il rich man
ON that time forth.
As fast as he carried away the hill
hc ants would build it mp again. II,
iad scnsc enough not to kill the gccSt
Who were laying the golden egg
tnd instead of digging into the earth
himself he allowed the ants to do his
mining for him.
Every Saturday he paid Il visit to al
he hills and made a cleanup" always
realizing u snug little pile Of the beau,
tiful yellow PARTICLES. But after IA Will,
tn" ants became discouraged AT tn,
disappearance of their mounds. and
one 10y II they gradually abandoned
them.
1t may perhaps be- as well to stat,
that the story comes from America
From the Family Herald, London.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-12-18
Picnic

buy a Gank OF mutton and ask tho
butcher to tako out the bones. Take
Il pound Of good minced beef and mn
II Into Il bowl with II t%cacupful of
bread crumbs. pepper aud salt tn
taste; mix II with u well beaten egg
ana form into a roll; lay II on tho
mutton, and roll II up Into n roll:
bind II with clean tape; SOW up tho
ends to keep the mince from bnIsIne
out; roast II; and when II is cold
take out the sewing, take off tho
tape. and IL will slice beautifully,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-12-18
MARRIED

YOUNG RIORDAN-l In ElkO. Nevada.
December rs, 1908. by a. Bruce.
Justice of the Peace, Mr.. Simon S.
Young to Miss Margaret T.. Riordan.
both Of Mound Valley.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-12-18

Entered ut tho ElKo postomce for transmissio.
through the mails as sccond-class matter.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-12-18

For any period under six months. IS cents
per mouth. Payable In advance. Delivered by
carrier In Elko Mt 10 cents per month or 25
:ents per week. Issued every afternoon, Sui
days excepted.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-04-11

John Marshall, are figuring on going
west, taking up some irrigated land
and growing up with the country.
Already some discussion concerning
agricultural methods have been held
Marshall insists that corn should b.
hand-set and thin spaced between the
kernels. while Bert Pentzer. who owns
ia Kinkead homestead. AYERS that he
isas had best results with machine
set crops
Frank Smith. who went to Oklahoma
City for his health, has established a
list of suburban papers with Okla
noma City as headquarters. and seems
to have struck it rich He has four
papers going and has three or four
more about ready to launch
Bert Pentzer spent a week or ten
days ON the homestead recently
George Locker has been working
or the night shift of the North ma
chine for several nights
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-04-11


charge of the largest printing essxh-
Public Printer Leech is legal resi-
Gent of Bloomington. Ills. and freq.
1889 to 1901 worked in the govern
E,enr printing ONCE AZ Washington.
serving successfully as prcofrezsser
cnnpositor and foreman Of a diviSiu-
he is member of the Inrernation-s
~ biographical Union and even more
i.s is thorough unionixr- There =
Nd doubt of his ability To manage
the big shop win credit to himSe.s
and the great organization OF wE-eA
he is q member, and to the sarisTze-
ton of those who pay the bills
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-04-11
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION.
Getting Ready for Election and for
Memorial Sunday Services

Lincoln Typographical Union No.
2as met in regular session last Sun
day afternoon. and considerable bust
Eess was transacted in a very reason
able length of time The silver sery-
ice presented to the union by the
Nebraska Press ASSOCIATION was on
Exhibition. and was greatly admired
The ball committee reported all bills
Esaid and a surplus of SIS to turE
over to the union In appreciation OF
the splendid services of Capital Auxis
isry in making the ball success ansl
In other ways aiding the union. it was
decided to turn this money over to
the Auxiliary. less an amount sufh
Gent TO provide a cnest for the silver
service
A committee composed of Nickel
Ingraham and Naupin was appointe5
10 arrange for the proper observance
cf Memorial Sunday and report sans
at the May meeting
Ted RICHTER. son of Charles B
RICHTER. was admitted to full mem
bersnip. having completed his appren
tsceship. He came into the hall &C
lccmpanied by his father, who ha:
been a member for almost as man,
years as the son is old.
The question of delegate wa:
brought up and a resolution intro
duced 10 the effect that one delegate
be elected and an assessment levies
C pay expenses The assessment vii
be voted on at the May meeting
Ona Clarkin. web remembered BY
the old-timers of Lincoln. came in OF
the cushions last Monday and has
been subhing ON the night side of tbs
Free Press He has been south and
west. and this is his first visit t.
Lincoln in several years He WORKED
on the Journal eighteen years ago
Henry Bingaman has been wearing
his throat in sling for a week III,
had to use an artificial voice for sew
eral days
A bunch of the boys. captained b,
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-04-11
RECIPE FOR COFFEE CAKE
Little Different from the Ordinary
Breakfast confect5on-

delicious coffee cake Is the fol-
lowing Scald a pint Of milk. then
cool to iuae-waFm- Dissolve in II 4 Il
yeast cakes. broken In small pieces
Add about 81. cups white -Four and
beat until thoroughly blended Cover-
let rise an hour and halt then add
one-half cupfuI each softened busse--
lard and suga- e unbeasen egg =
half teaspooafaT salt and half tea
spoonful cinnamon Add -FOUR 20 en-
able you to knead well. then cover and
let rise until doubled in bulk Set n
Ice box or cold place over night In
the morning turn on to a well Toured
board roll into a long TecfanzuEzw
piece brush with melted butter and
fold from the ends toward the center
making three layers Slice on pieces
about three-fourrhs Of an inch vide
cover and let rise until light Take
each piece twist the ends IN opposite
directions then bring them s0gesher
at the top OF the cake Place n we'll
buftered pans cover. let rise ras1
light. then bake in . moderate oseA
about 20 minutes When slightly
cooled. glaze with confectionery sugar
moisfened with hot milk or water
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-04-11
SAME OLD NATURE

Recently the pastor of an Indiana
church joined the Benevolent and Pro
tective Order of Elks- This so shocked
his congregation that it Immediately
bers of that congregation seem to be
made up of lineal defendants of lot
of people who lived in Palestine some
1900 year ago They abused the Mas
sinners. and some even called Him a
glutton and a wine bibber We opine
that the Master and the Indiana min
lister have the best of it
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-04-11
UNION BARBER SHOPS
Information as to Where You Can Get
Your Work Done Fairly.

Information as to Where You Can Get
Your Work Done Fairly
Following is list of the union bar
Der shops of Lincoln. the name and
location being CIV en-
Gus Petro, 101e o street
w A Jackson. 1901 o street
". E. Myers, Capital Hotel
W. ri. Barthelman. 134 South EIey-
enth-
c. A. Green 10 North Eleventh.
Geo. Shaffer, Lincoln Hotel
J. B. Ramer. 1901 O Street
e A. Snyder. 1906 O Street
A. l. Stern, 116 South Thfrteenth
A l. KemmereF, LindeH Hotel
Chapman & Ryan. 1T North
Twelfth
H. A Larabee, So p Street
knight and Parmenter. 133 Souf..
Twelfth
H c. Leopold, Fraternity Building
Frank Malone, Haye3ock
E A Wood. HAvelock
c. B. Ellis. Hayelock
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-04-11

Grind one-QuArter Of . pound Of eof-
fee, and drip enough boiling wafer
through to make one tezspoonful Of
coffee Let IT run through the roE-
fee slowly 50 as to become as strong
as possible
Add to the coffee the beaten yoEzs
Of two eggs and three ounees d sugsS-
put the mixture in double boiler and
stir with q wooden spoon until It thick
ems This VIII require ahcuf nve m5n-
uteS-
Add one tablezpoonful ~ 9n1Axznr-
which has been previously dlsDo3vUd IN
= wmegIass OF cold water Strain fhe
mixture and set aside to cool. but ncx
to harden
Beat one pint Of whipped crea1
until stiR, add the coffee to u, whip
ping until e n thick and ATm
As soon 8 thick II h . 1esd -
Pack in Ice and rce4 salt
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-04-11
syMpArHErrc srR,kE ILLEGAL

In a decision handed down April
the Massachusetts, supreme court de-
clares that sympathetic strikes fo-
the purpose Of preventing an employer
from conducting an open SHOP are
Illegal