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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-05-01
TARIFF HOlCUS pOCUs

One of the best arguments against
any tariff bill ever made was that of
Senator Beveridge in his reply to. Sen
ator Newlands, on january >, zoos.
Mr.. Beveridge declared that congress
could not of itself find out the facts
and make the clas~sitications necessary
as a condition precedent to framing Il
just tariff bill tSee record, page 1889.
Yet the peoples representatives alone
are authorized to frame such Il bill. If
they cannot frame IL just tariff bill, why
should they frame any mt allg If the
committee on ways and means cannot
discover and correct the inequalities of
the iron and steel schedule, the wool
schedule, the cotton .textile schedule,
the wood schedule, thepnttery schedule,
and two or three others which do all
the real damage, then popular govern
ment is II failure, indeed. p,
This Beverilge hill. is II, snare and n
delusion. 1t was conceived in sin and
born in ~iniquity, Its object is to allow
the trusts to continue to. charge our OWL
people not only the difference between
the price of any article abroad and the
price at home, but to sell steel rails and
other products from 20 to 80. per cent
cheaper abroad than at home. 1t will
not fool anybody outside of Indiana,
however. 1t is too Fallstafian-toc
gross and palpable u MISUNDERSTANDING
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Decision on Sheep Law

4 decision Just handed down by the
able attention from the attorneys of the
state owing to the fact that it involves
the constitutionality of what Is kdown
MS the "shccp law" passed in 1903. The
question Of constitutionality of the law
was not argued ut great length by the
attorney in the particular case but this
issue will likely be presented squarcly
to the court within Il short time by some
other cases which will I've appealed to
the supreme court. In the cusc in
question, the Pyramid Land and Stock
Company against George T. Pierce and
]. n. BlakGlcss, the court held the law
constitutional. A..
The attack nn the validity of the law
Is made Oh the grounds that il provides
that in ease the plaintiff in the case
wins, he is entitled to all the costs.
attorney fees. etc, while If the defend
ant winah he is not entitled to snch relief.
The California courts have repeatedly
held and spnc Of the other cOurts, IL is
said have also held, that such acts were
unconstitutional. However, that makes
II distinction when the laws come under
what might IN known as police rcgula-
tions and this net In question may he
SO chased.
The sheep cases frequently arise in
the northern and eastern parts Of the
state and the costs are always very
heavy. As M example a caSc arose u
short time ago in Elkoc"unty where the
damages awarded amounted to $iI
while the costs amounted to about
fl, 800. The costs are still accumlating
In the case. too. Under the law at.
tackled the trcspaSscr il compelled to
pay twice the amount Of the damage
done. the attorneys fees and costs; and
the Judgment is the first lien on the
sheep for the amount. II Is said that
the business is Il rather profitable one
for a certain class Of attorneys Carson
News
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able and how impossible it will be for
republicans. such as Speaker Cannon
and the other leaders who now control
congress. to give relief from. trust
plundering under any revision of the
tariff they would vote for.
That can lie readily seen by anyone
who will take abe trouble to read this
Illinois republican platform. which has
evidently been. carefully, prepared by
the standpat faction of the republican
party us u more explicit pattern for the
national convention to follow than the
ROOSEVELT Taft platform adopted by the
late Ohio convention. Both platforms
declare for revision after election"
but neither declares for tariff reduction.
In fact, the Illinois convention declares
for minimum and maximum rates
giving full protection" which must
mean that the minimum rates of the
proposed new tariff law will not le any
less than the present law provides and on
top of that much higher maximum rates
to be charged on imports from those
foreign countries that exact high rates
on American products.
That Tan only mean revising the
tariff higher. Democrats are all agreed
that the tariff must he reduced. 50 that
the tariff will not protect the trusts that
sell cheaper to foreigners than to- our
own people. 1t is hardly possible that
those republican voters who believe in
II reduction of the high rates of the
present tariff and who have waited so
patiently for their own party to under
take it. will longer he fooled by such
specious promises that on their face are
intended to observation-disclosures.
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Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with local applications, ns they call
not reach the sent 81 the disease.
tntnrrh IL u blood or constitutional
disease and In order to curc IL YOU
must TAKE internal remedies. Halls
Cntarrh Curc IL taken internally and
nets directly on the blood and mu-
Gus surfaces. Halls Cntarrh Cure
Is not Il qunck medicine. II was pre-
scrllncd by one ri the best physicians
in this country for years aud il a
regular prescription. II IL composed
pf the best TONES known, combined
with til" best blood purifiers, acting
directly on the mucous surfaces. The
perfect combination Of the two in
gradients X what produces such
wonderful results In curing Cutnrrh.
Send for Testimonials free.
i. j. CHENEY X Co., Props,
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold 10y Druggists. price Tjc.
Take HALLS Family Pills for con
stipatiOu.
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WHO BEAT i T iE BArTLESHIPs

A republican paper, with no sense OF
humorp headliussits Washington report
with the declaration that the democrats
beat the presidents desire for four
battleships instead Of two. The humor
of the headlines is in the fact the re-
publicans have Y majority. of both
houses of congress, while the democrats
are in hopeless minority and carry
about. as much weight in a, decisive
party vote rs q kindergarten teacher in
a prize ring. -r ., .,..f,
Before the batteship question came to
u vote in. the house, Mr.. Hale i'll the
senate, had. given notice that . bill for
four b~attleships could not carry, per-.
sonnlly. he wanted to limit new, con-
struction to one battleship but COM
promised on two to avert difficulty. In
the house with the leaders. ypwling
about probable deficits and certain need
of economy, the members had is choose
between money for the public buildings
as having more Campaign Influence. 50
strenuous was the struggle between the:
president and his party In congress that
the president threatened to veto the
public building bill, the great pie dis
tribution, unless he got his w~arships.
The threat was answered by n frosty
vote and the defeat of one of his pet
measures.
That is all there is to the talk about
democratic defeat Of the battleship pro-
posal. Less thail ahundred republicans
voted for the presidents bill, which
shows about the measure of his strength
with his own party in the mousse when it
comes to n showdown, and the pictur-
esque feature of it was the fact that
the president had to depend upon Hob
son, n southern democrat to do tho
talking for his ships.-Salt Lake Herald
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MORE MONEY AND PANlCS

If the issue of more money wonld
prevent panics, tho panfc Of. 1891 could
have been avoided by increasing the
issue Of silver certificates, and the
panic of 1873 could have been checked
by printing more greenbacks.
The United States Is the only civilized
country where. such a delusion finds
substantial following, I'm England,
France and Germany panics are attri-
buted to over speculation and to the
misuse of bank credits, not to a lack Of
money. Speculation and IN unsound
banking were the cause of the Barring
panic in England, of the German panic
in 1894.5, of the incipient French panic,
which did not go far because the Bank
of France is prohibited from the use of
its credits for. speculative purposes. .
Had the banks and; trust companies
of New York city, like. the Bank of
France, refused to loan their assets and
creditio on collateral whose yalde fiuctu.
ates with the ticker, there would have
been no more panic hero than in Paris.
Had oil their assets been good CONNER
cial paper there would have been no
impairment of surplus or. capital. no
suspensions and receiyerships, q directly
contrary experience to the millions of
dollars lost On stock exchange collateral.
When the creditor banks demanded
the hest security for the clearing house
certificates Issued INF payment of
balances due them they insisted not on
ticker collateral bnt on commercial
paper. OF the 1853, 900, 900 securities
deposited WITH the clearing. house com.
mittee 1880. 900, 600, 'or ,%18,perreht, was
commercial paper. Having loaned two
thirds Of tIieir nssefs' ON stock exchaiEige
collateral, fhese Bshka in Il tiinetof peril
were saved by their one. third CONNER.
cial paper. n ~
This emphasizes the lesson which ex.
perienced European ebaAkptB have hong
practiced, Witch is& fundamental rulo
of the Bank of France, andsisehforted
also by tie Bank ~ TGglahd and the
German Imperial bank. Tbatis. that
no bank With deposits payable on de;
mand can safely tie mp its, assets in
stocks, mortgages, .honds or anything
else which As not quickly payable in
cash in tho orfnatyce nurse Of iegitiinats
business. White. every bank and trust
company in New York lost money on
its stocks and bonds, the clearing house
committee reports that mot q single
merchant whose paper was accepted
defaultcd New York World.
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Railroad Pays Judameui

a Goldficld dispatch Of the 18th says:
County Clerk T.. Hardy yesterday
received 500, 1891 OF in - golrl pieces. to
fulfill thcl judgment rendered against
the Carson and Colorado railroad.
The money was sent from Carson.
and is paid to Esrncralda county
as taxes on the road. the fight
having been waged in the courts
for the last two years. Judgment
was returned against the railroad in
October, 1907. and was appealed to
the supreme court, where IL was ratified.
The suit was on the part Of the county
against the Carson and Colorado railroad
to collect certain taxes which the rail.
road contcndcd were unjust.
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Bristol's New Docks.

bristol, England. T.: rejoicing over
inc completion ~ perhaps the finest
dntA -"" port facilities IN the world
IL Is hoped that the new cunIpmcn,
VIII make her the English port Of the
last mai service between England and
America. She has unrlvalied natural
advantages In this respect. The test
oi this service is the Quickest tlmo
etwce New York and the general
postoiice In London, and MS T,rIs,oI
Is only two hours by rail from London
anu lis scvera hours nearer TO Nov
YORK by Sca than Liverpool. she has
superior claims To the selection. pIv.
mouth Is no nearer New York and tho
rSi' Journey from Plymouth. To Ion.
don is between four and five hours
inc new lock Is S75 feet long and 100
:eet broad and will easily accommo.
late n much larger boat than tho two
uew lcvlathinns. Lusiunia and Man.
-etania. The wharfage Is on n propor
tionatc scale. and thIs historic n,r,
with n record OF more than a thor,,n1
years. expects n great boom.
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Jake Sold Il John D.

John ID. Rockefeller and his millions
ut last have driven out Jake Melin, the
plucky Swede who has conducted the
Anchor Inn, in North Tarrytown, right
under the nose" of Rockefeller's country
home. For years he has been the only
one among all the 300 persons owning
little houses and farms in and around
Pocantico hills, who has refused TO give
way before the tempting offers of the
oil king. Rockefeller had bought up
over 5000 acres all around him, but
this olhurate Swede. with his tiny lot,
jOxlW feet. almost within II stones
throw Of the new IS. 900. 900 mansion,
now nearly completed. balked all tho
Rockefeller plans fora great estate with
out a stranger on it. 49, =
Rockefeller nearly eight years ago sent
II of his ~cleverest agents to Gust Melin.
At first 5000 was offered to the stolid
Swede; then $4,000. $1,000, $SOOO-for
the one-story wooden building and the
few feet of ground, up where M acre
could he bought for several hundred dol
lars. Finally i'll Il desperate attempt to
dazzle the oblurate inkeeper. lie offered
$4,000! Jake did not even blink.
Then followed II bitter fight by Rookie
Teller to worst Jake by getting the au-
thorities to revoke his license. Melin
was summoned to court OH the charge
of keeping II d~isorderly place. hut proof
was lacking SO he still kept the saloon.
So the other day when Jake announced
that he would sell out within Il month,
and sail hack to Gutenberg, Sweden,
the news cane MS Il thunderclup to his
friends. AT what price Melin has agreed
to sell to John d., the Swede won't say.
Il would sell To any Won else dree
tousand dollar scheeper ran TO Yon d."
he exclaimed, still as uncompromising
us vel But. l moost sell: | am not
veil; my wife wants to bring de babes
oop in S%chweden. Dare is no udder
way-YOn ID. or no Yon D."
And everybody feels sorry that Jake
Melin is going away-but John ID.
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Forfeiture Not re-.
ELKo. NEVADA, January 81

ELMO, NEVADA, January 81. 1905.
30 GEoHGg CoSLETT:
You arc hereby nOti1 Il Mat tho under.
signed Leonard Taylor Mining Company OK.
pended during the years 1905, 1911, 1904 and
l17, clgh hundred dollars In labor and i'm.
provcmcnts upon the COLORADO and GRAND
VIEW lode mining claims. situate on Hull Kun.
Mountain, In Centennial Mining DIstrjUI
County OF ElRo. and State Of Nevada one
hundred dollars was 10 expended as aforesaid
by the undersigned on each Of Raiu lode mining
claims during aud for each 0f said four ynnr,
ia order 10 hold said claims under tho prrvis
Ions Of Heottui 2JSt Of The Hcyiscd Statutes of
tho United states. and tho amendment thereto
approved January ~. 1871. concerning animal
'at1r upon mining claims. being the amounts
required To hold said claims for said wears and
Tor the period ending on tho aist day Of Doc"tn
Dor, A.. u. 1901 And IT, within ninety d,y,
after the publication hereof. you fall or roi,sn
TO contribute your proportion Of such oTnrndI
eur ms y co'owner, whicha mOnnisto four ms.
dred dollars. your interest In the claims yiii
become the property of the undOrsIgnri corn6r'
alton. yonr O.OwnEr which hns made Tho ~.
guircd expenditures. by tho terms Of said soc,
tlon. " vow" H'c'
EXPERIMENTATION MIMIC COup.Yv
tAnnSER e. bE1SAUD, pTcsidoni
- l2 broadway, Albany. New York
y j. u. .TAHEH, Attorney, ~
Elko, Elho County, Nevada.
Date ~ frat publication. Feb :. i9Na
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Tame.the answer. hiA
II don't believe" said the chancellor.
that you'll make, ANY particular rush
for heaven today. Id rather Ike here
than in Heaven. I'd like to go there
when l Can't be here. I.don't think
Heaven is in any particular need of me.
In fact l. thinkT II have some trouble III
getting adjusted. there. But when you
can't, be here Tl steer for Heaven if l
were you. rs
Hs.All belongs. to God and when I'm
done with this place He'll put me ONE
where else, I don't think Heaven is amy
particular local place anyway.
Think we're ull,going to be busy in
u little while 10. this, country. We've
had u little scare, but the business of
the country is not goingt to stop. You'll
all have u jobs before l speak to you
again"
The chancellor added: We'll, you
want me to he more definite. I'll say
in three months. That's what ] believe.
Don't listen to the sublime nonsense
about half II dozen men having taken
MI the wealth of the country and put
it into their pockets. The Lord takes
care Of these men. He sees that they
don't live as long MS Methusaleh.
They get rich, they get fat, they get
the dyspepsia and then they die. They
get foolish and'thisy give their wealth
to their sons, nineitenths of whom are
fool, and go Immediately to get rid of il.
Then, too, their daughters distribute
some of it. Rags and tatters of royalty
that the world has tried to he rid of be-
cause it had no use for them and of no
Counts come over here. after them.
They sell themselves and give u bonus.
We've'got a market here in this country
for these women just us truly MS they
had n market for women and girls in
the Orient. '.'.'
But the Lord is stalking care of that,
too, giving us some fine exhibitions just
that all is not turning ont ms profit
ably rs it might. or course we can't
mention names.''i
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Made Him

What in the world Is the matter
ilnrold?" a~nXionsly inquired the pretty
girl. why. you seem too nervous TO
sit down a minute" ~. .fT ..@'
You'll have to pardon me- re.
spondcd Harold iiatbaTd. with an eye
on the window. "but-cr-l Just saw
you father prowling around with u
bird gun"
"Oh, nonsense! Why, father likes
you, Didn': | hear him say that you
were good enough to eat?"
lin. That's Just the reason why
he might ny to pepper me-"
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A Great Show

The tour of California by the Sells
Floto Shows, that will be here Thurs
day, May 18th, was one grand ovation.
The newspapers praised the big show
all along the line. The San Diego Daily
Union says:
People from outlying districts began
flocking into town rs early ms 8 o'clock
yesterday morning, giving the streets Il
real circus day appearance. Long before
the schedule time for the parade. people
were lined up ten deep on the line of
march. and when the mile pageant of
gold, glitter and music had passed, every
one said it evidenced II good program
would Ike given in the big tents. OF the
show itself, nothing but good can be said.
Every act was clever, some better than
others. Owing to space names cannot
be given, but the wire walking of the
Alpine family of four, from II l~O-year-old
girl to her father, was the hest ever seen
i'll this city. The six elephants were most
eScellently trained. and Herbert, the frog
man, the most timber proposition that
has ever been seen OH the coast. The
show was thoroughly clean in every re-
sIect, and time Was lost t of when
the heralds announced the grand parade
Mt tine opening of the show. The crowd
was the largest that cver attended any
entertainment in this tity, hut owing tn
the immense jam against the main Ell
trance. waiting tn get into the night
performance, the management Was
obliged tn improvise an exit at the back
of the tent to- let out the afternoon audi
ence. Everything went off smoothly and
Ike Sells-Floto circus will always he "A
welcome visitor to San Diego. Some en-.
terprising merchants of the city utilized
the caInclS and elephants in the parade
to tell the wondering crowds what they
had to sell"
The San Diego Sun, in an article head,
ed Circus Was the Best Ever" SAYS:
Probably over TO-, 600 people witnessed
the two performances given by the Sells,
Floto shows. OF these 49, 900 people. it is
safe To say not one but WAS satisfied
with the high character of the perform
ances for cleanliness. snappishnesS and
up-to.datcncSS. Several of the stunts
done 10y both the men and animal per
formers We're little short of marvellous. IS
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The Harder b

What liz you get the rubber
gloves for?' they asked her as she
passed them around to show how
handsome they were. You have n
girl. haven't you? You don't have to
wash the dishes"
No." she answered. Il don't have
to wash the dishes. but while she is
washing ;hC Iishes. ! oil the floors"
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Cash" and Domestio Rowa.

That money IL the root Of all evil"
Is II maxim 80" all learned In our copy.
book days. And so per cent. of newly.
made wives discover to their nstonish.
mcnt that money worries. dIspu,rs
Owe bills. and accusations of "cx.
t~raVhS"hco against the lady Of tho
nous" are at the bottom Of the clouds
and thunder storms, which rouse the
honcymooncrs 10 the fact thnt NE IL
real. lilo IL earnest" and not nh M
ending chapter OF connubial hiss.
counting Mnd Kisses. 49,
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GET RICH, FAT AND DIE

Chancellor Day of syracuse Univcrs
ity addressed the young men Of the Y
ST. G. A. In New York city a week ago
last Sunday, and some of the remarks
which he made shot,ld find a'place in
every newspaper in the United States,
for instance. the following:
Don't you like this land better than
any other on the globeY" DR.. Day asked.
And quick came the response:
Sure
Would you rather be here than In
ne asked ~immeditaly. mo
The Washington times., 1908-11-01

But her recovery IS quick,
And grabbing her umbrella stick,
She quickly tries to make things square,
But finds the villains are not q 81
The Washington times., 1908-11-01

2. But as they watch behind tree
A rat approaches carelessly.
He seeks the cheese beneath the flap
And straight is captured in the trap.
The Washington times., 1908-11-01

1. For days and days an awful sound
Has scared the neighborhood around:
So Johnny set trap with care
And hoped to seize a wildcat there
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-04
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of August Geisler, deceased. Notice is hereby given by the under signed, the executors of the last will and testament of August Giesher, de ceased, to the creditors of and all persons having claims against the said deceased, to exhibit them, with the necessary vouchers, within ten months after the first publication of this notice to the said executors at the office of H. H. .Taliaferro, justice of the peace, in the town of Naco, the same being the place for the transaction of the business of said es- tate, in said county of Cochie.
 MAX GOLDMAN and
 CHARLES H. HOI4Z. Executors of the last will and testa-
 ment of August Giesler, deceased. Dated Wednesday, this 24th day of June 1908.
 First publication June 27, 1908. 5S7