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The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-22

The Young lady of the family had
ist returned from Paris, where she
ad studied under Marchesi, and
2cle Walsh. who had served her
Oiks "sence befoh de wah." was in
tied into the parlor to hear her sing.
Yhen she concluded her first aria he
embarked: "Miss Lucy, yo' sho
.qualizes martingale."
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-22
sociaIlsn Sweden.

Socialism has 7E1d many new ad-
herents and is ma ing rapid growth in
Sweden. The labor conditions gen.
orally have been such as to bring dis
content to many who had previously
been apparently satisfied
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-22
Land of Commercial Industry.

Idnu OF CommercIdI Industrys
The traveller through Saxony is rare
ly out of sight of a factory chimney.
In probably no other land are indus
trial establishments so numerous in
proportion to the area. The present
number is 24,707. an increase Of 1.755
over the preceding year. The number
of operatives is 6S5.319, an increase
Of 41.2s5 in the course Of q year.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-22
SHAME TO TAKE 1T.

give got regular cinch."
sWhat is it?"
swell, Pm going to take little
railroad trip. So l bet one man
that the train would be wrecked.
Then another man bet me that it
wouldn't be robbed. 1 can't lose,
can I ?"
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-22
UNHYelENIc BOOSTING.

The Countryman- Down here, DIR,
we make it rule to go to bed with
the chickens.
The Britisher-Er-don't you find
it beastly unhealthy Puck.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-22
Where the carrot rhrIxes.

The carrot grows spontaneously
throughout Europe. Asia Minor, 81
IBERIA, northern China, Abyssinia.
northern Africa, Madeira and the Ca
nary islands.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-22

Montreal, with its winters Of great
severity, is $50 miles nearer the equa-
tor than is London. Montreal, indeed.
is on the same degree OF latitpde as
Venice.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-22

ton that all are to suf--
fer the same punish
ment for different sins
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-09-04
he tariff, which grinds the masses but

the tariff, which grinds the masses but
enriches the trusts.
And not content with that piece of
rascality, they are blaming the demo
Gratis for the deficit. Here is what the
Seattle Daily Times said about it
editorially in its issue Of June 3:
'.In his effort to sidcstep rcsponibilit.
for appropriating $l3, GSl, SS3 nor than
the total estimated Of the gov
crnmcnt. Chairman james y. Tawncy
of the appropriations committee,
charges that the efforts of the republi
III majority to maintain Il policy of
greater economy were frustrated by an
obstructive and recalcitrant minority
Ha, ha, no, no. he, he. With a brutal
majority over all of fifty, an autocratic
speaker and u trained rules committee,
making it possible for the republicans
TO do absolutely anything that pleased
them. Mr.. Tawney's attempt to play
the baby act is absurdly silly. The
republicans have wiped out the surplus
and they will have to stand for it."
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-09-04
BRYAN ON PROTECTION

The first of Mr.. Bryan's promised
detailed discussion of the sub ordinate
issues of the campaign had tn" tariff
for its theme. Ii was delivered in Dcs
Moines, Ia, last night because, rs Mr..
Bryan says. Iowa republicans have long
been working for tariff reform.
In his hands the tariff problem he
comes simple. The difference between
the two parties on the issue is clear.
While Taft and his platform declare for
revision and means AS well up as down
with duties, the democrats stl. for Il
reduction. Where trusts have killed
domestic competition the shelter of Il
tariff is to bc denied them in the event
OF democratic ascendency.
Mr.. Bryan shows how the republicans
have changed front on this issue. No
more talk of infant industries is heard.
\ new bride to the selfish is offered in
the injection of the reasonable profit
idea. Hitherto protection to American
labor WAS AL that has been asked for.
Ii is notorious that the republican
tariff schedules have been written by
the actual bcncficiaricS. When the
tariff is 10 he revised Mr.. Bryan con-
tends that the people who pay the
cIlhanccd prices protection always
CAUSES. should have Il v"ic" in the
matter.
The theory of protection in a nutshell
to tax the many for the benefit of the
few. tn give To certain preferred in
dustrics an advantage i'll home markets
and that these will give employment to
w~orkingmcn, and hence stimulate other
lines of industry. The last ten months
in PittSburS Il center of protected in
dustricS. is enough tn show the fallacy
IF this.
\ considerable proportion of the
workingmen in these protected i'll
dustrics are aliens. y larger number
have been unwillingly idle and dcsti-
tute. Other industries and the city
have had to make extraordinary efforts
and outlay to keep these men from
starving.
Their protected employers support
such men as DalZcll in congress. They
are posscssors of swollen fortunes and
liberal contributors to republican cam.
paign funds.
These are some Of the fruits Of pro
lection. These are some of the reasons
why tariff revision should he entrusted
to other hands, Pittsburg Sun.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-09-04
suRPRrse FOR ALL CONCERNED.
Cornwall Russian Party Broke Up In
Some Disorder.

AS all the world knows. queer things
happen in the land Of the car There
are a grand duke and u grand duchess
In st. Petersburg who do not refer In
private conversation o an incident In
which the" both figured. A theatrical
company arrived III the Russian cap
ital from Berlin. The leading lady
was pretty m the tenor was an
Adonis. The grand duke and the
grand duc,less enjoyed the first per.
formance very much indeed. The next
afternoon tho grand duke had On Ell
gagement and went 0lone to a first.
class cafe I'm tie city, where he was
joined by the leading lady he had
seen the night before. The cafe is so
arranged that II has a number of
small rooms facing n central hall. at
the top OF which Il band discourses
sweet music. The grand duke found
the actress beautiful, but lacking In
wit. lie wGs having n stupid time and
envied the occupants of the next room.
who were s%hricking with mcrriment
81 know what Wen do" his high.
ness finally said to his companion
Let's so into the next room. A party
OF four ought TO be ~congcn!al."
But they may object" the actress
suggested.
"Oh. no. they won't. am the grand
duke"
The couple walked into the next
room.
Tableau.
To the horror OF the grand duke.
there was tie S:and JucEc's sitting at
I table with the enc of the company
to which the actress belonged. The
tenor looked at the actress with az
much amazement as the grand duke
and grand duchess did al each other.
Shouting ut the grand duke that he haG
!nsulted his wife (for this was the re.
lation he had with the woman) he
rushed at him. ard for "A few minutes
there was Il great miNup In the little
loom. The attendants hurried to the
scene and scuaratcd the combatnnts
The tenor drove away with his wife
and the grand duke tool the grand
duchess To their palace.
The q day the theatrical CON.
nany lacked TWO Of IT'S principals. The
tenor ana his wife had ieen giycr
passports early in the morning and
escorted To III" train bY the police.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-09-04
Another Theory OF Death Valleys Past.

Charles Glastonbury. f. X. 5.
former ESyptologist at Cambridge.
England. and now engaged in arch.
biological and chronological studies. has
Death Valley, and he gives it rs his
advised opinion that the country
surrounding Death Valley WAS the
seat of ancient civilization. He
has not had time to pass upon the
data collected, but he inclincS To the
belief that Death Valley was inhablt-
ed by Il rae well advanced in the arts
of civilization in times dating far back
into the prehistoric era. Professor
Glastonbury says:
theological evidence points to the
conclusion that the great sink now
known as Death Valley was once an
estuary of the Pacific, and the
climatic conditions of the region in
those times must have been practical
ly perfect You men Of the United
States talk of your perfect climate of
Southern California, but in those
ancient days, this land-lockcd body
of water, it is reasonable to suppose
produced an ideal climate condition.
Moreover, it is reasonable To suppose
further that the surrounding country
was capable of supporting AN i'm
mcnse population. for in those days
it certainly possessed great fertility.
"When such conditions prevail, it
is difficult to estimate, but it must
have been many thousand years be-
fore the days of recorded history.
The civilization Of Death Valley ante
dates the Mound Binders of tho
Mississippi valley and the Az,ccs Of
Mexico and Central America by
many thousands of years. There are
several facts. however. on which my
conclusions are based. The most
noticeable is an ancient dam which |
discovered south Of Wingatc Pass.
For what purpose this dam was
constructed ii is difficult to imagine.
II could hardly have been for irrigation
purposes. as the sea that covered Death
Valley and the streams which flowed
into it furnished sufficient water for
agricultural purposes. Strange to say,
there is no remains of machinery. or
works Of any kind which would lead
to Il conclusion ns to the orginial in.
tcntion of the dam.
"ln other parts Of the valley |
found hicroglyphic inscriptions on
the rocks, very closely resembling
the inscriptions found in the Valley of
the Nile. | Am led 10 the belief that
the ancient inhabitants Of Death
Valley were closely related to the
builders Of the pyramids. Bullfrog
Miner.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-09-04
GOD KNOWS, DON'T"

When candidate Taft was asked what
II man without work and without money
would do in this world. he answered,
God knows, l don't. The pathetic
part of this answer is that the
ication between God and the republic
c;n party seems IL have been severed
and there is no further communication.
And if only God knows what tho idle
millions of this nation can do and if he
is not available to the great republican
party there is little hope for the idle
millions if Taft should be elected. 1t
is. certainly Il hopeless case for the
workers of the nation. There is Il REM
edy for the monied interest. 1t can
advance prices for commodities 1t can
reduce the output of Il commodity. 1t
can reduce the wages of the employee.
1t can Cypress the millions with advan-
ccd tariff if it 50 plcases. 1t has so
many remedies that there is no danger
of it eve wanting for redress. But
when Taft has nothing To offer to the
workmcn of the nation only such knowl-
clge rs is possessed Ivy the Deity. he
has little to offer tn the electors. Hum
boldt Star.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-09-04
A GREAT BUNKO GAME.

1t is plain that Candidate Taft has
framed up Il great bunko game for
somebody, says the Buffalo Times in
IN editorial. Who is to he the victim!
Will it he Theodore Roosevelt. or will
it DO the system?
Mr.. Roosevelt selected Mr.. Taft us
the man to further his policies rs
president. He directed the work of
securing delegates and packing the
national convention for him. He will
naturally expect Mr.. Taft to stand on
his policies if elected.
The policies of Mr.. Roosevelt are
thoroughly hated by the system. the
chief members of which are Mr.. Harri-
III Mr.. Ryan, Mr.. Morgan, Mr..
Rockcfcllow and Mr.. Rogers. They
want those policies put down just us
soon as they can be. They are re-
ioicing because Mr.. Roosevelt is to re-
tire from office ON the fourth of next
March.
lCl lItSt Sillllt llltl Ol Inc SNSlclll
declare that the nomination Of Mr..
Taft for president is perfectly salts.
factory to them. and that 80 far rs they
are concerned Il better choice could not
have been made.
Why does the system want Taft: Has
he given the word that the system will
he immune from punishment for mis-
deeds if he wins the election? 1t would
seem that the system would want such
assurance before putting its O.. *. on II
candidate, and opening its st;ong box
besides to assist him i'll his campaign.
If Mr.. Taft is going to he for Mr..
Roosevelt he is going To bc against the
system. II he is going t. h. for the
system he is going t" H. against Mr..
Roosevelt.
Someone is going to he bunkocd.
Who is it to beg Mr.. Roosevelt or the
system? The conccnsus of opinion is
that it is going to he Mr.. Roosevelt.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-09-04
A Hot Old Time

According to the following from We'd
nesday's Tonopah Bonanza, there was
Il was a hot old time in the democratic
state convention Tuesday night:
For seven hours last night the follow
ers of William Jennings Bryan engaged
in Il struggle that tore and ren the
democratic party from start to finish.
The fight commenced immediately
upon the reading of the report of the
credentials committee and was carried
III until by sheer force Bonnie Rosen-
thai and his gang We're beaten to earth
from sheer exhaustion. At one time in
the convention the services of twelve
sergeantS-at-arms were necessa ~ to
prevent the delegates from engaging in
Il free for all. They even invaded
the sanctity of the grave to drag forth
the remains of their former cherished
leader, Governor Sparks, and his official
acts were used TO either bolster up or
tear down the interests of the various
factions. The drubbing administered
caused wounds that will never heal.
The spectacle of Il supreme justice
of the State of Nevada being
accused of forgery by one delegate,
Il falsitier by another and Il political
trimmer by still another were among
the features. To see Il direct de
scendant of Moses i'll the person of
RoSenthal of ESmcralda when the plat
form WAS being read by Sweeney, with
Il leer on his face and his thumbs stuck
in the armhulcs of his vests parading
from II end of the hall to another was
another cdifying sight. Neneration for
age. respect for judiciary, the common
amenities of life were thrown to the
winds while comparisons We're being
made of affairs i'll Colorado with that of
Nevada, class being arraycd against
mass. .JcerS and cat calls greeted the
various Speakers. which turned the con.
vention into II vcritablc Bcdlam. So
intense did the excitement become at
II occasion that Il delegate in the
ESmeralda delegation gave uttcrance to
several piercing shricks and dropped To
the floor i'll u fit. Amidst all the car
mage will cumc this morning the nomi-
notion of George Bartlett for congress
by practically the same vote that carried
the report Of the credentials comnittc.
for here it WAS that the rue test WAS
made. The convention will meet this
morning at 10 O'Clock.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-09-04
NOTHING RONG

Well. let MS ask you a few questions.
l.. Do you candidly think it is just
for the millions of farmers to have the
prices of their billions of dollars in pro-
ducts determined by n few men?
.. Do o candidly think it is best
TO have Il tariff SD outside competition
is SHUT ont. and the trusts given On
troll of about all the necessities of life,
so they can fix the prices at which they
sell to the people!
3. Do You thoughtfully believe it is
fair to have to put your money into
banks for bankers to use, without any
security, when you are required to give
security for what you borrow?
4. Do you seriously feel that it is Il
square deal" to he compelled To state
fully all your property and its valuation,
when railroads refuse to do So!
j. Do you think it is safe 10 have
great corporations setting the example
in business. of seeking every technical
xcu to avoid the spirit of law and
tHc VIII VI the people,!
u. Do YOU think it good for the
people TO have the trusts compel local
merchants to sell ut prices they fix,
when local dealers can furnish the same
goods for IA much less price!
=. Do you think it wise ON your part
to pay more for machinery made i'll this
country than the people of Europe pay?
s. Do you always feel happy when
you buy Il bill of lumber and realize
that you could purchase it for nearly
half the price if the tariff did not give
the trusts full control to fix the price,
.. Do you think it good business
management to trust your affairs in the
hands of any combination of men You
do not know
10. Do you think it to be for the
peoples interest to have gag rule in
congress tn shut ont petitions from the
people?
IL. Do you think it is right to he
creating Il great national debt in times
of boastcd prosperity for your children
to pay
II. Do you think it good f~inancicr.
ing To prepare beforehand for an
emergency debt of 500, O00, 900 based
on bonds of co]rporationsg That is
basing our national money ON the debts
of corporations. Does that seem to You
like sound money!"
IL. Do you think the future looks
promising when a president of the
United States is dcficd during two
terms of office by the corporations, and
is then unable to the secure justice to
enforce the law?
II. Do You think the people, or the
corporations. should rule this country!
-PanOra Patriot.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-09-04
BRYAN ON THE
TARIFF SWINDLE.

Mr.. Bryan has made some notable
speeches in his time, speeches remark
able for the clcarncsS with which the
subject under discussion was first
thought ont, and then stated. But
lie never made Il better effort of ora
tory or logic than in the speech with
which he opened the campaign mt
Des MOincs. His statement of the
fOllicS and crimes of the Dingley tar.
if, of the tribute levied OF the people
by the favored interests through that
sacrosanct piece of imbccility, of the
lesser tribute which the Interests pay
into the republican campaign fund,
that the barrel of Privilege may not
become empty, leaves little to he either
added or desired. But in view of the
admission by Taft that the tariff on
many objects is to he increased, and
the brutal frunkncSS of Joe Cannon
that the tariff will he revised up be-
fore 1t is revised down. we should like
to quote one passage from the many
quOtsblO ones of Bryan'S speech:
"The present republican platform is
a buglc call to every beneficiary of
special privilege to enlist again under
the republicans banner, and W hen the
election is over and the republican
committee publishes the list of con.
tributors-t0o late to make the infor-
nation valuablc-it will he found
that the republican party has again
So obligated itself to the protected
interests rs to he unable to make q
revision in the interests of the con.
sumcrs.'
We have Il prOvcrb in the west that
yOu cant convict II cattle rustlcr before
u jury that has eaten the stolen beef.
In the judgement of the News that
tells the whole story. The republican
party owes its success to the skill with
which it has championed the interests
of the Interests" against the interests
of the people. 1t is engaged today. us
Bryan points ont. in the same old fat.
frying schemes. II has not only eaten
the beef. but helped to catch it. Tn.
der these circumstance to look to the
republican party for a tightening of the
tariff burdens is about US vain and
proiitlcSS II proceeding as one can well
imagine.
The country must accept the Ding
ley tariff steal, with any additions to
its iniquitics which contributing Gin.
tcrcsts' may suggest, or must put
the democracy in Office to reduce that
tariff to something resembling order
and fairness. There is no other alter.
native. 49, Denver News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-09-04
Democratic State Committee

Following is the list of members Of
the democratic state committee us pub
lishcd in the Tonopah Bonanza:
Churchill county-R. l.. Douglass, G.
p. Cirac, Fred w. Kettles, Joseph
Jarvis, Lem Allen, Fred VI. Whitman.
Douglas county John Harrison.
Mike Fay.
Elko county-Gco. Clayton, y. l..
Lemon. Geo. Mcintosh, ThOs. Hunter.
\. w. Hcsson. II. w. Lane, Al Fisher.
Esmcralda county-R. l.. Hubbard,
w. j. Lynch, Z. +. Carney, Ed Nc
Grain. George Winklcr. l.. II. Rogers.
Ben Roscnthal, ]. Brannigan, a. j. Nc
Conncll. Fred Innan, II. ]. Brodigan.
II. +. Brccdc. II. b: Fuller, Richard
Finn, j. l.. Garner. Ernest Sherman.
Howard Russell, ID. SnowgOOsc.
Eureka county-H. G. McTicrncy. r.
X. Jewell.
Lander county II. J.. Berry. II. T..
Harris. G.. +. Pope.
humboldt county a. +. Troucs1alc.
Il. a. Quicker, j. NJ. Hunter. w. G.
Pitt, j. ID. Bradshaw.
Lincoln county-E. w. Clark, DR..
Balance. J. 4. Clark. l.. Syphus. +.
Williams, j. Denton.
Lyon county. q. Young. n. Pix.
ington. a. B. Gray, Greedy FranclI.
Nyc county-Icb Kendall. George -.
Thatcher, Charles KiclhOfcr. d. j.
Robb. W. X. MCFaddcD. II. X. Cooke.
&. II. Mcintosh, s. +. Lindsey. +. j.
Miller. II. J. Bartlett. G, f.. johnson.
Charles Humphreys, George Martinson.
l.. |, Brcitstcin. J. a. Johnson. r. j.
ClishWn. Harry G. N%ofsingcr,
OrmSby cOunty--Dr. CirCc. Alfred
Chartz. j. ID. Finch.
Storey county j. Mccormick.
John MCGrath. Joseph Dietrich. W. j.
Fcily. A.. Quirk.
WashOc county,. +. Haley. j. T..
Bray. John l.. CnnSidinc, +. A. Sawyer.
j. g. Drisc"ll. n. !. OConncr, John
Sunderland, George @. Rice, B. Camp
bell. Dan O'Kccfc. w. n. Schnitzcr.
John Reynolds. w. r. -. Butler. j. +.
ShanghncSsy.
White Pine county-E. H. Robinson.
c, Green. =. w. Bedford. D. Snow,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-09-04
PROVES NEED OF REFORM

The Protective Tariff league has is
sued Il bulletin asking the be%ncficiarics
of the tariff to get to work ut ONCE ON
the scientific facts' rs to the cost Of
production in foreign countries. COM
pared with the cost of production in
the United States. This evidence Of
cost is TO he presented to the commit
tee on ways and means to show that
it would be ruinatiOn to the trusts and
manufacturers to have their tariff pro-
lection reduced and he compelled to
compete with foreign producers.
The league has given its members Il
hard nut to crack. for the English,
German and French manufacturers
are not likely to furnish the secret of
the cost of producing their goods to
their competitors here. The real oh
jcct of the league is to show that the
foreign manufacturer can produce
much cheaper than the American
manufacturers can, because labor is
cheaper abroad than here. And the
argument of the league is cmbalmcd
by the stand patters in the republican
platform, which declares:
an all tariff legislation the true
principle of protection is best main.
tanned 10y the imposition of such du-
ties as will equal tn" difference he.
tween the cost of production at home
and abroad, together with II reason.
able profit to American industries"
There is one serious stumbling
block to putting this standpat theory
of the differences in cost here and
abroad into practical operation. and
that is the known aversion Of
manufacturers to give away the secrets
Of their trade and expos" their pro-
fits. Some Of our manufacturers are
declaring they must have more
protection, for instance the pOttcrs'
trust, with headquarters nj Trenton,
n. j.. is demanding higher tariff rates
on its products. and some republican
congressman. including Speaker Cannon.
have promised ii TO them. Probably
other trusts have been assured by the
republican managers, If they aid lii.
orally with contributions to the cam.
paign fund.
But how cal the republicans explain
away tho fact that many Of the protect.
cd trusts are selling abroad cheaper
than mt home? 10 do that success.
fully tho labor cost here must h. even
lcss than the labor cost abroad.
brought about by the use Of snpcrio,
machinery and the more agile and
competent American workmcn.
That Is the very best evidence Of the
necessity Of tariff reform. for why
should not the American people have
u chance at the bargain counter which
the trusts and combines offer, as well
as Foreigners IT tile cost Of produc.
ton here Is so much greater than
abroad that the trusts have 10 bc pro
tcctcd from foreign competition by an
average tariff tax Of ~ per cent, and
more on manufactured products. how
can the trusts undcrscll tho foreigners
ON their ~ gr0unh7- Exchange.