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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-07-17

ming as it has been in its ending. The
procedure was Begun last September.
when official by official, bureau. depart
mcnt. contributed To building mp the
book of estimates, till il comprised 400
broad pages of federal print. When
the secretary of the treasury. in Deem
her. dispatched wagon loads of those
lcar.1tS :, the capitol, they cnn>titrt
ei formal AMI OFFICIAL Notice THAI almost
81, 100, 600, 900 would be required of on
grcss at that session for the mainten-
ance of the national government.
Probably Il more valiant defense of the
treasury was never made and possibly
none was ever less successful. Designs
upon the national strong box multiplied
and We're supported by congressional
majorities. The ten.thouSand dollar
items grew into hundred thousand
dollar items. Millions were piled upon
millions. needless Of all watchdog
warnings. until ut last the towering
total of ten figures. solitary and alone
among the high peaks of government
expenditures, was reached. Treasury
officials are at II loss for descriptions
that will bring the billion-dollar term
within the average mental grasp. The
sum will require every penny from
customs. internal taxes and postal
supplies. Z IL will also drain low the
quarter. billion reservoir of surplus. 1t
is almost one-third nf all the money i'll
the land, more than half the value of
all the Cargoes and carloads of annual
exports, and only 500. 900, 900 less than
the value of all our imports. \ billion
of money i'll twenty-dollar yellow backs
would weigh over seventy tons. Com
pactly stacked against the Washington
monument, they would make twenty
five separate piles, $50 feet high. reach
ing from the monuments foundation to
its very top. To count Il billion silver
dollars, the best treasury expert, work.
ing eight hours every business day.
would require Il century and three
years more. Where will all this money
gor 1t was appropriated through
fourteen great supply bills under more
or less arbitrary c~lassifications. The
disbursements, however. may he
roughly grouped in three grand divisions
as follows:
Postal Service. ......... .$225, 600, 900
Military Service ........... 800, 0OO, 900
Other government service. 225, 900, 900
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PUBLICITY OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS

William j. Bryan and John w. Kern
have taken Il firm stand on the question
Of publicity of campaign funds. at Il
meeting of the democratic national com.
inittco ut Bryan's home on Tuesday. Mr..
Bryan submitted the views Of himself
and associate on this question to the
committee Us follows:
Gentlemen Of the commit,cc-Thc
platform recently adopted by the ma.
tional convention Of II party ut Den.
yer. contains tn" following pledge:
We pledge the democratic party To
the enactment Of II law prohibiting my
corporation from contributing to n
campaign fund. or any individual from
contributing an amount above q reason.
ahl" amount and providing for tho pub.
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THE STRENGTH OF BRYAN

The Springfield Republican in the
course of Il long study of Bryan's
strength. says that it is manifest that
something has happened within the
party tn account for his hold again; that
he anSwcrS some sentiment or desire.
He has no machine, 10 money and no
horde of ofiicchOldcrs to support him,
and if his present political position is
not due To renewed strength among
the masses particularly in the west, the
Republican thinks he must he regarded
as Il political miracle such rs has never
before occurred in American history.
1t concludes:
OFF it is impossible to explain the
Bryan Of 1908 in any other way, thcn
II must consider whether the causes
that have lately made him invincible
within the democratic party are not
operative o or less outsidc that
party. The American people are not
divided into alright compartments.
Emotions and sentiments sweep over
them like wave affecting the whole
body, and it is perfectly clear that
Bryan is the democratic expression of
the forces which find i'll Mr.. Roosevelt
the republican expression. Both
parties, which compose the vast bulk Of
the people, have been swept by the
same wave, and the supremacy of the
one man within the republican party
really explains tho supremacy of the
other man within the democratic party.
Mr.. Roosevelt, in the campaign now
upon us, is to b. represented by Il sub,
stitutc- "A most estimablc man. But
Mr.. Bryan is IN original package. Deep
emotional forces are operative; wage
earnCrS are in Il state Of unrest; tn,
popular supicion of great corporation.
has not been allaycd; the republican
party, with all of its assets and eff
cheney, has been long in power. The
Republican does not anticipate Mr.
Bryan's election, yet it views as /
stupid kind of folly the prevailing
eastern contempt for Mr.. Bryan's posi-
BILE strength us IL presidential candidate
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A Home Lovinu Bird.

Direct evidence OF tho return OF the
same individual bird Of n migrating
species TO n particular spot season
after season Is not easily %obtainabIc,
but n. &. beers believes that he has
such evidence concerning u chipping
sparrow at Lakewood. n. j.. says the
Youths Companion. a few years ago
he heard & little bird concealed In the
top ut Il maple uttering % peculiar
song which he could not recognize.
The G x casun he heard the same
peculiar song In II tree but a few
yards from the original point. This
time he identified the bird. which
seemed to have learned n som Of It's
own. The third year he did not visit
Lakewood at tho proper season 10
meet his little friend, but the fourth
year he heard and saw II again neal
the same spot. II appeared always to
make Its summer home In tho trees
on an area not more than two acres 10
extent
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Following is the vote by states in the
Denver convention on Bryan's nominal
ton:
Alabama, Bryan, ~.
Arkansas, Bryan. IL.
California, Bryan. 90.
Colorado, Bryan, 10.
Connecticut. Bryan. o; Johnson. !.
Delaware, Gray, q.
Florida, Bryan, 10.
Georgia. Gray, 20: Bryan. {: John
son, 9.
Idaho, Bryan, g.
Illinois, Bryan. 81.
Indiana, Bryan. 30.
Iowa. Bryan 20.
Kansas, Bryan. %.
Kentucky, Bryan. 20.
Louisiana. Bryan. IL.
Maine, Bryan, 10; Johnson. /: not
voting, 4. ...
Maryland, Bryan, !: Johnson. .
Massachusetts. Bryan. ~.
Michigan. Bryan, -.
Minnesota. johnson. 90.
Mississippi, Bryan, 20.
Missouri. Bryan, 80.
Montana. Bryan. q.
Nebraska, Bryan. iG.
Nevada. Bryan. Il.
New Hampshire, Bryan. :: JohE-
son. +.
New Jersey. Gray, 81.
Now York, Bryan. *.
North Carolina. Bryan. -.
North Dakota. Bryan. &.
Ohio, Bryan, lG.
Oklahoma, Bryan. Is.
Oregon, Bryan. <.
Pennsylvania. Bryan. 49,; johnson. 81:
Gray. 81; not voting. q.
Rhode Island. Bryan, ): johnson. =.
South Carolina. Bryan. X.
South Dakota, Bryan. x.
Tennessee, Bryan. 81
Texas. Bryan. 36.
Utah. Bryan. q.
Virginia. Bryan. -
Vermont, Bryai:, !; not voting T.
West Virginia, Bryan. II.
Washington. Bryan. 10
Wisconsin. Bryan, GO
Wyoming, Bryan, 20.
Alaska. Bryan, g.
Arizona. Bryan. a.
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BRYAN AND KERN

We fling the banner of Bryan and
Kern to the breeze today.
Mr.. Bryan is 50 we'll known Ia the
American people that he needs no words
of praise. He is Americas foremost
private citizen and Americas greatest
statesman.
We have not sufficient data mt hand
to sketch the life of Mr.. Kern. but the
fact that he waS nominated by acclama-
ton after such men us Howell. Townc
and Mcneil had been placed in nomin.
alton and declined, is proof positive that
he is II man of ability. integrity and
unqucstioncd democracy.
With Bryan and Kern as our leaders
there should he no faltcring in the ranks
of the Nevada democracy. All should
rally round the flag and carry it to vic
tory in November.
Three times three lusty cheers for
Bryan and Kernl
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Goldlield'S Pay Roll

Tn" payroll of the mines and mills of
(iUldticld for the month of June
amounted To S2l1. 600. The Goldficld
Consolidated Mines company diStri.
hutcd the largest amount. SG9. 49,. of
which Il large share was paid for labor
IN the new mill. Tine Florcncc.G Gold.
ticld spent 5000, the Rogers. Syndicate
lease SlS.OO o and other mines and least.
from S2,OOO to $I2. 600 each. The new
members of the mine operators lssocia-
ti"n have l.3OO men on the payroll.
and there are ahont 300 men employed
10y non members of the association.
bringing the total up to 1000. This
number will he increased by 800 before
I'll" end "f tn" year. Goldfirld
Chronicle.
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THINGS TO DE REMEMBERED

If h democratic managers wish to
have n little fun with the republicans
they need only dig mp the speeches of
prominent republicans make in the last
campaign. There is Senator Dick of
Ohio, for Nuisance. In 1901 he was rub
bling it into Bryan in splendid style,
because of prophecies of bad times that
had gone wrong, and a postal card,
part of the Congressional Record -
which Mr.. Dick fathcrcd. went Thorough
the country, bearing among others the
following Things to BE Remembered"
Remember 1S93.1SgG and the davs of
industrial gloom.
Remember 1893 1896 and the thou.
sands Of capable mechanics looking in
vain for work.
Remember 1893 1896 and the hundreds
of thousands of laburcrs walking the
streets from sunrise to sunset looking
for the work which could not he found.
Remember 1893. 1906 and the countless
number of oma and children waiting,
faint with hunger for bread which
never came.
Remember 1904. 1896 and the heart
sickness, the worry, the unpaid and
unpayablc debts. and all the many ills
that attend the man out of work.
Remember lS03.1s0G and the landlord
waiting ut the door for rent money.
which could not be provided.
Remember $780,. 1880. when the
factory whistle failed to blow for
another days work. another days pay.
Remember 1903. 1896 and the wives
and children wanting clothes.
Remember 1S0a.1S9G and the homo
comforts which were wanting.
Remember 1885, 1896 and the ur.
American soup houses and other forms
Of charity necessary to relieve those
who need III relief when they can get
work.
Change the dates to l007.0S. and II
good deal Of this laundering is available
for immediate democratic usc.-Ncw
York Evening Post.
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MIR. TAFT AND THE
ROOSEVELT POLICY

MIR. Taft is receiving an extraordin-
AIRY amoun of praise for being unlike
somebody clsc-not mentioned. At the
Yale law school Yesterday, Senator
SpOoncr thanked Heaven that the
scctcrday, was Il lawyer. who would. if
elected president, know how To observe
the constitutional limitations of his
Office. When the three branches have
become submordinatcd to the will of the
executive, popular government has
ceased to exist Then the senator added
solcmnly: L speak of this in an i'm
personal way Certainly; we name no
names, but Il robust man with eye
glasses will please take notice. Similar
ly, ut the republican club ratification in
this city last night, the speakers seemed
unable to keep off the topic of Mr..
Tuft's judicial m~indedncss. Everybody
applaudcd loudly, and then looked
around to see if any distinguished
person, not distinguished for having
judicial mind. was taking offcnsc. And
when cx Secretary Shaw told his little
story of the man who kept school with q
revolver, rawhidc and bowie knife and
wound up in Orphic phrase: Punish,
ment is not the object Of education, nor
is criminal prosecution the aim of gov
crnmcnt,' there was II silence that could
almost have been heard at Oyster Bay
New York Evening Post.
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NOTICE Or ASSESSMLNT.

NEvADA.FAIHvIEw MINING COMPANY
Principal place OF business, Elko, EIko coun-
~, Nevada. General OnlcC outside oi Nevada.
I'll Atlas Block, Salt Lake City, Utah. Loca.
tion Of mines, Fairview Mining District
Churchill county, Nevada.
Notice Is hereby given that NJ u meeting OF
the board Of directors Of Nevada Fairview
Mining Company. held on tho 18th day OF May.
1908. Assessment No. , Of one. half % cent per
share was levied upon the capital stock Of the
corporation, ISSUED and outstanding, payable
Immediately to the Secretary ut the ONCE OF
the company, ga Atlas Block. Salt Lake City.
Utah.
Any stock upon which this assessment may
remain unpaid on Saturday. tho aOth day Of
June. 1905. will be delinquent and advertised
for Snlc ~ public auction, aud unless pnymcn,
Is made before, will be sold on Monday. the
9Th day OF July, 1903. at I O'clock +. NJ. at -h
company's office. 2II Atlas block. Salt Lake
City. Utah. to pay the delinquent assessment
thereon. together with The cost Of advertising
and expense OF sale.
GTDEOS SNYDER. Secretary
by order of the board Of directors. the date
when stock shalt 1n delinquent pursuant to I
foregoing notice Is changed to and including
July G. 1903. aud sale day to Monday, August
IL, 1908. NJ I O'Clock y. M, at the Company's
; -. ~ Atlas Block. Salt Lake City. Utah.
GIDEON SNYDER.
Secretary
BN order of the board Of directors. the date
ui0n which stock shall become delinquent pur.
suan, 10 the foregoing notice and poStponcmcnt
Is changed tO and including July -. ip0s. aud
sale day to Tuesday. September X. 1909. at I
o'clock y. III. NJ the %c0mpany's Onlcc. ~ ATLAS
block. Salt I.nk" CITY. Utah.
GiDEOS SYDE
SCcrctary.
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HOW OUR NATIONAL BUDGET IS
PREPARED

Congress, holding the purse strings.
has determined the national disburse-
ments for the fiscal year Of 1908 1909.
II recently adjourned with u world
record for voting public money, and
the executive and the administrative
authorities are dutifulIy certain 10
score a new world record in Spending
the unprecedented total. This annual
chapter IN budgets reads large in every
line. II wac as ambitions in it, tsVin.
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RIGHT AND LEFT HANDEpNEss,
Matter OF 'ysieal Structure, Accord
ing to an Authority.

George NJ. Gould Of Philadelphia
says that mentality preceded and
created structure. II has been shown
that the m~echanisms that give the
man external validity. speech and
WI. .'S. are one.sided. This one.sidcd
differentiation is progressive through.
out life. observation-disclosures Is partially
a matter OF rlght.sightedness. In 81
per Cent. Of children the right eye Is
the bettcI-9 cling eye. II one Is right.
handed the Centcrs for writing and
sp' IN must be On the left side and the
visual ccntCrs on the same side.
Pathology follows n attempt to In.
tcrierc with right or left.handcdness.
lh"se persons who demand right.
handcdn"ss OF the l%eft-handed child
make him morbid and maladroit. The
author gives several very interesting
cases OF the lifelong gripping Of the
Ia :llties AM mechanism OF writing
resulting from attempts to make n Left.
handed person learn To use the wrong
side OF his brain for writIng..--MedicaI
Record.
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in A DIFFERENT WAY

Now they say Taft intends tn enforce
the Roosevelt policies. hut in II different
manner That is. he will use sInokclcss
powder and the new style of noisclcss
gun. This involves confession, of
course, that MI the panic and business
depression was caused by the explosive
methods of the owner of the republican
party. But then what policies are To
hc enforced Ivy Taft, should he win?
Such law as democrats demanded from
1896 down and helped republicans enact
which constitute the only tangible
policies, must bc enforced by Taft lc
cause his oath of Office would require it.
though II man of his adjusting DISPOSE,
ton might try to suspend some statutes
unduly Expressing contributors. Hc
can not enforce those marvellous Roose.
welt policies which congress would not
permit Ia I've enacted into law. The
more you study the subject the less you
find in the Roosevelt policy chatter
Pittshurge Post.
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New Mexico, Bryan, q.
Hawaii, Bryan. o..
District of Columbia. Bryan. q.
Porto Rico, Bryan. q.
Totals, BRYAN 1921: Johnson 10; Gray
59l: not voting 3.
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Entered at the ElKo postor,ce for transmission
through the mails as ~sceond-class matter.
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How The States Voted

Following is the vote by states in the
Denver convention on Bryan'S nominal
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1908-02-06
Republican Convention

To the Republicans OF Audraln County.
Mexico, NO., January II, 1908
Persusnt to the action Of the Repub-
lican Central Committee Of Audraln
County, Mo-, a mass Convention Of
Republicans Of Audrain County is
hereby called to meet 10 the Circuit
Court room in the Court House at
Mexico, Mo-, Friday, February 14th,
1908, at 3 O'Clock p. m. to select five
delegates and five alternateg to the
Republican State Convention to be
held in the City CT st. Louis, Mo, on
Thursday, February 27, 1908, and to
select Ave delegates and i've alternatet
toIthe Republican Congressional Con
vention Of the Ninth Congressional
DISTRICT Of Missouri to be held at the
City Of st Charles, Missouri, on Tues
day, February 18th, 1908, and to make
such declarations of party principles
and transact such other business al
may properly come before the conven
tion. @. A. BARNES, Chairman.
RALPH e HEAD, Sec'y. Repuh
lican Central Committee Of Audrair
County, Mo. 48-3bd1
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1908-02-06
COUNTY, MISSOURI, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 6. 1908.
PERUNA EDITORIAL NO. /.

Dr. Hartman offering Peruna to the regular
teal product It Just ethical compound put up
rriou No snng medical fault with IL THE
PRINCIPAL ACTIVE INGREDIENTS prominently Incorporated in the
label on the bottle that the claims
have true Justification
The only departure we shall make from d ssc in the conduct of
Pena affairs IN the future the fact that shall continue
sell our product TO THE PEOPLE
woa agree doctors only 10 sdy,se for doctors onlv
then the medical fraternity would be obliged recognise Pa being
entirely within their approval
BUT WE SHALL NOT DO THIS
We shall continue to offer PsrHna people We continue to
convey to the people our claims for Pena remedy
continue supply the people with free literature
cur medicine teaching them how avoid disease teaching them many things
profession like ii II not
Wsars proposing this pubIc into our confidence
Notwithstanding that iman and snbtniors attempting
put up something which they consider just Ppna going
draw aside the veil and allow exactly
OF WHAT PERUNA is COMPOSED.
This ought to dsarm all honest criticism We expect however
im viii continue On pretext other
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1908-02-06
STOCK SHIPPERS MUST PAY
FARE, SAYS HIGH COURT


Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan 27.-Judgs
Burgess, in all opinion In the supreme
court to-day, declares She Missouri
statute requiring railroads to furnish
free TRANSPORTATION to shippers Of livt
stock in carload lots constitutional
Suits we're brought three years ago IN
Linn county by the state board Of rail-
road commissioners against the Bur
lington railroad.
The Lima county circuit court held
the statute constitutional and gave
Judgement against the railroad, where
upon the yailfcad appealed to the su
preme court.
The supreme court says the statute
conflicts with the fourteenth amend
ment Of the federal constitution and
is therefore void. The Judgement Of
the circuit court Is reversed and the
case dismissed. The court says the
statute discriminates against the
small shipper.
Live stock shippers to st. Louis
Kansas City and St. Joseph markets
will now have to pay railroad fare II
they accompany their stock.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1908-02-06
A Practical Temperance Lesson,

Paris Mo- Appeal.
A well-known man, past sixty years
OF age, was found In the road south
west Of Paris at o'clock on last Sat
urday morning, almost lifeless from
coal and exposure. Joe Mitchell had
been to a party that night and
while returning home at l O'Clock
found the unfortunate man He
Summoned bis father, d. G.. Mitchell
and Ohas. Grim. The old man had
been upon the ground so long that bis
hair and clothing were frozen to the
road. He was without hat or gloves
AT the home OF Mr.. Mitchell restora
tiyes were applied and by daylight he
could give an account Of himself. He
fell from his horse about six O'Clock
be said, and was thus helpless In the
mire for seven hours Mr.. Mitchell
regrets that every young man in the
county could not have witnessed thil
sight. That old man, like many q
boy to-day, once thought be could
drink when he pleased and let italont
when he pleased. He found to his
sorrow, as many others will find, that
be was a slave to the habit instead o.
Its master, and now in bis declining
years 1t has robbed him Of his money
bis health and his usefulness as |
eitizen.
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A NARROW ESCAPE.
Fire discovered About Eine O'clock
Thursday Night in. the Rear
oiBryon Collins shoe Shop
In the Glandon Block.

Fire was discovered abopt nine
O'Clock Thursday night, In the rear Of
Byron Collins shoe shop in tho Clan
don Block by j. T. Thomas. proprietor
OF the nlckeleodon, who extingulshed
the flames before sny damage was
done. The smoke which was passing
through the wall into the Nickeleodon
Attracted the attention Of the pro-
prietor and upon investigation Of the
shop. burning paper was found, and
the floor which had been saturated
with oil, was on fire
Wheye the oil came from and how 1t
got there is q mystery. An oil can
was falsnd near the ire as aisol was c
lamp which was broken into many
pieces.
Whether the oil was placed there BY
some one intent upon destroying this
property, or a lamp was accidently
dropped and broken, after which some
one carelessly passing, dropped a
match and caused the blaze, is puzzle
to the authorities. City Marshall
Kemp stated to representative Of
this paper Friday morning, that be
was inclined to believe that the cause
Of the fire was an accident, but how
the oil got there be was unable to
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1908-02-06
HEAD-oN COLLISION
AT STURGEON.
Passenger Train No. 90 Oollidsd
With Freight Train at Sturgeon
This Morning.


The first wreck that has happened
on the Wabash for over a week hap
|pened at Sturgeon this morning,and 1t
was very lucky one inasmuch as IL
was a head on collision and no one was
injured. A head on collision seldom
occurs where great damage Is not
done but this was one OF those rare
occurances.
The trains involved in this collision
were passenger train No. SO which
leaves here early In the morning aud
west bound freight No. 80 was pull
led by engine No. e2s with Engineer
Lou Wisman at the throttle. Both
trains were running slow at the time
and that alone saved the lives Of many
and heavy loss to the company. The
pilots were torn off Of both engines
which was about the only damage
done, The wrecker was called out
from here and about the time It got
ready to start second message came
saying it would not be needed.
This Is the first head on collision
that ever came to our notice where
the wrecker was not needed to clear
the track. There was no delay to
traffic except the two trains involved.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1908-02-06
Had Success Feeding Hogs.

II hit it on hogs this year." said
w. H. Pollard, south OF Middle Grove,
TO an Appeal man, Wednesday. aFrom
March 10, to October 15, sold 40
heavy hogs-120 Of them at 81 and 2i0
at s6 Half Of them averaged 200 lbs.
the other averaged 240 lbs. / never
lose hog from cholera because use a
simple but very effective preventative.
For 200 hogs | mix barrel shipstufi
slop, to which add / box concentrated
lye and add 8 tablespoons OF carbolic
acid. I give this twice q week In
winter and once week In summer.
The hogs like it and 1t keeps them
free OF worms, which causes cholera y
Paris Appeal.