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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-04-24
Seed Wheat.

A quantity of good (Minn. W. seed
wheat. Perfectly clean, grown on
breaking. E. M. NIXON.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-04-24

Zeal without knowledge Is IKE expo
Aitton to I man IT. the dark. NewtoA
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-01-24
Officers Of the Athletic Club.

AT a meeting OF the Athletic Club
held Thursday evening the following
officers were elected:
President, {. Is. Henderson,: vice
presidents. II. U. Castle aud Frank
William; secretary Olto T.. Williams;
TREASURER, Lambert Henderson.
All the officers received. hearty an.
plauSe Oh accepting the positions and
each pledged himself to perform his
duties faithfully aud work Tor the b, 81
interests Of the Cub.
Before the election Of officers the ON.
u'ittee on Constitution and by laws re-,
p1rtei "a scheme of organic ltior. which
WIS slightly amended and then adopted.
Tho by laws provide that the Club
room shall be Closed bet ween the hours
OF 1890 a. TN. and 1890 p. 10. on Sun.
days; also that no smoking ebalI be
allowed in the gymnasium at M, time
and no intoxicating liquor OF any Tor 10
shall be sold or given away or placed
where the same may be obtained in or
about .be gymnasium OF club buildiop.
II this club Ii conducted along the
lines marked out 10y the ~orgarizcrs 1t
will be a splendid thing tor the boy and
Young men Of the town. Ii will furnish
them with ii quiet, orderly place in
winch /" while away their idle hours
and remove them from the temptation Of
the saloons Success tu il.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-01-24
The Presidents in Rhyme.

This jingle (similar to the rhyme Civ.
ing the names Of England's rulers, be
ginning, First, William of Normandy,
then William, his son, Henry, Richard
and Henry, then Richard and john
with which every English schoolhoy is
familiar) first appeared 1878. 2hcn
Hayes was president. 1t ia now
brought up to date 10y W. Bob Holland
in the 81. Louis POST Dispatch:
George Washington first to the White
House cume,
And mex on the list is John Adams
name.
Thomas Jefferson then filed the hon
Ored place,
And the name OF James Madison next
We trace.
The fifth in succession was James
Monroe,
And John Quincy Adams STANDS next
below.
Then Andrew Jackson was placed IN
the chair,
And next we lind Martin Van Buren,
there.
Then William II. Harrison's name we
meet,
Whose death gave john Tyler the
coveted seat.
Then James X Polk was the nations
choice.
Next for Zachary Taylor she gave her
voice,
Whose premature death brought in
Willard Fillmore,
Aud next Frauklin Pierce the distiuc-
ton bore.
Tho ftteenth was jimmy Buchanan,
they say,
Who for Abraham Lincoln prepared the
way,
Ills martyrdom gave Andy johnson a
chance,
And tho ei~2hteen;h's name was Uys-
see $. Giant.
Then Hayes was elected in seventy
six.
The next was Garli,ld, a man withon,
tricke.
lie wa shot, mud Arthur served nearly
four years,
To bo followed by Cleveland, a man
without fears.
Tbcn came Benjamin IImri.un, with his
grandfather hat,
And Cleveland once more, vho ind
grown very fat.
Thon William Mckinley was elected
two times.
Now it's Theodore Ituose welt. aud I've
run out Of rhymes.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-01-24

Mr.. Skasgs wishes to be the whole
thing; be wishes it understood that his
opinions are Of more value thai those
of the other members of the House,
sinGiy or III punches. tie wishes to
make him Self heard. But when his
al bition along these lines causes him to
50 far forget himself as to accuse the
papers Of Nevada OF being Subsidized
by the Mine Owners OF Nevada refers
to them as u bunch Of malicious hare
refers to the editor OF the Gazette as
the little thing that runs the Gazette,-
he Is merely making himself disgusting,
showing that he is weskminded and
wishes to impress upon the public tLnt
he accusations made against him by
several par ers IN the STATE are untrue
VI cause he says sc. Ii Mr.. Skaggs is
Innocent % TIE charges dat nave been
made against lim absolute Ignoring Of
hem would carry n great deal more
"I-ht wIth the public than his uncalled
or foolish attempts 20 bcliitle the press
II the state.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-01-24
Three Books and a Boy

Governor John johnson, o: Minucsc-
ia, started life as the son Of a village
drunkara. lie had apparently little
chance to learn anything, for he left
school at thirteen To help support the
family. HIS first work was in a grocery,
his next III u drug s;or5, washing bottles
and tendIuR the soda fountain. Que day
q man who was intel tsted IN Iue uard-
working little lad saw MIN with a trashy
BOOK, go the story goes, and ma IL
him an offer. II John would agree to
aeGd The Conquest of Nerico," The
Conquest Of Peru, and ~-Ivnunoc,T he
would give him a semi annual subscrip-
uu to the local hbrury. The offer WAS
accepted, aud Joh2 vent to work OF
he three books nominated III TIE bond.
After that, no more trashy books for
nim! When the six months were up, he
paid for another subscriI ton himself
Cut of from school and colleige, he
ound ii way to learn the best things.
de did his work faithfully , but d goou
,iandard book was i'll his hand III uG
minutes. Ageneral ~storekeeper noticed
thus when be stopped III NJ the drug
store. lie made up his mud that there
VAS au unusual boy. lie offered John
a place with a raise Of salary. Juhu
took the Situation, aud us he hai to
sleep in the store, he inprovised a priv
ate room at the back, and ther 70 deliver
ed orations from his tavoritc books with
another clerk rs critic. At twenty-five
John johnson was an industrious, re-
spected, widely known yonug citizen.
When all editor wa wanted for the local
paper, he WAS chosen. His rise has been
steady, and he ia now one of the import
ant leaders OF America.
1t all began with those three books.
Suppose John Johnson had preferred to
stick to trashy ones-what would have
happened? Are there not young people
who read this true IL cideut who need to-
think about the diiTerer.o those three
books made, and apply the idea "a
home?-Forwrad.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-01-24

eistinH Of Senators Oddie, O'Kane and
Boyd, and .Assemblymsn Huskey and
Russell, hopes to complete its laboIs
this afternoon so uIat the measure to be
presented to the consideration Of the
legislature viii be ready to7orrow
morning.
The measure that has practically been
agreed upon closely follow the lines OF
the bill presented by the Goldield
Chamber OF Commerce, winch creates
a State Beard Of Police Commissioners,
With he governor president Of the
board, an adiutant general, and a sup
erintendent OF police. The governor
shall be the commanding officer and the
superintendent shall DO the active
military officer.
Il superintendent must be over
thirty yenrs OF age, shall have had mill
ltary service under the United States
government as an officer, and shall re-
eeive $4,000 per nunum.
There are also to be one Inspector of
police, WHO shall receive s2ItO per AN
nnm; four sergeants at $500 per az
uun and 70 me nbers who email receive
Sl2OO per anuum each. All officers and
subordinate members shall he appoint
ed for ii term Of two years IN times of
emergency the superintendent may ap
polnt such auxiliary for ce as he may
deem adequate, for II period Of not to
exceed thirty days, to receive 60 u day
while III active service. Every member
OF the police board and OF tie Tor ce
shall have the power to make a~rrests.
Ia governor is given power to declare
martial law.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-01-24
AMERICAS NEW RECORD
IN FOREIGN TRADE

The foreign uf The United
States III 1907 makes ii new record both
u To- imports nnd exports. Wniie but
eleven months figures are yet available,
he record for that period 81 Tar exceeds
la. Of any GORE uuGIuS peript %
earlier years rs 70 justify the statement
hat tine total u! 10th Imports aud eA
ports NIL be larger for tie calendar
year 1907 than III any proceeding year
Il the history Of II commerce. For
lie first time the monthly export record
uns crossed the 500 ,00l,u01 line, the
total FOR November, 1907, beng S2Ji,-
Hugo, Shile the Import record OF
si33, llO,l!O, made III March, Il the
s'uglc month III the history Of our COM
nerce. The figures at hand justit!
he estimate that the imports Of the full
year w!Li exceed l,ilo,OU0, 900. II to
contiguous territories Of the United
S'atcs, ,h" value Of the merchandise
entering the ports OF tbs continental
UuItrd States would aggregate nearly
nnr one half billions Of dollars aud the
Uercb uIu isc leaving the ports ct the
~:UItiueuiai UnI:cd States would Hggrt-
gate nearly tSo billions OF collars.
Tie growth III the foreign commerce
aucCr chiefly III manui ,clurers' materi-
tls rnd manufactures. In imporie,
rude material for uue i'll manufacturing
,EcNs tuT tie ten months for which
h-Inee arr aYiiable an increase OF about
stu,u1 90 oser the corresponding
perioi 10 last year, and man Gfacturee
or tUT.ntr use i'll manufacturing show
D. Increase of about 800 900 900, while
manufactures ready for ption
sa"w an increase Tor the period named
Of $ii,OUO, 100. On the export side raw
materials Tor use Ia anufacIurinR
show an increase Of IA, goo 600, manu-
iaciTTcs !or further use III man ufactnr.
:iS an increase If Sl3, 0O0 600, aud
manufactures ready for consumption an
ucreHsc IT $4,000, 900. In ioodstufTs
there is d sight increase i'll the mpurta-
nuus, but ii decrease in exporiHtiuus, aE
measured by values. FOodstuifs in ii
crude condition imported show nm
ncrenso of about $40, 90 100, and food
'tutfs partly or wholly man utactured
an increase Of Sl7 900. coo. % the OK
port side, foodstutfs in a crude condi.
lion show a reduction Of about hall a
mill on collars, and foodstuiTs partly or
wholly manufactured a reduction of
about 5000, 900, these figures covering
rnly TIE ten month"; ending with Octo.
ter, the analysis Tor the eleven months
not being yet NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Industries
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-01-24
The Legislature.

WCdnc-!.y's Gszaitc gives the follow
mG interesting matter regarding the
legislature:
iho Nevada legislature is waiting on
the special committee having in charge
the cousiabuiary bill Tor the relief OF
,!Ie stake situstiou in Southern Nevada.
Both hou 'os ndjourucd after holding
= hall hour session today until tomOrrow
u Orning.
y petition from thc GolJ Hill miners
uu un was read IN both houses us',ine
shni n state anger bill or other meas
utc taking the POKER % policing from
the Iocaal officers, be taken by The Law
makers.
The petition was spread upon the
minutes.
In the scuatc Senator OIdic stated
that while the bill asking Tor state
rangers had been completed, yet the
special committee begged time ~ the
matter was all npnrihnt and the fow
points that might he considc red defective
woull lIaYc 10 nc gone over 10y IA, con-.
mitt"c. liz in ~ H." ,piuiuu tkai il
can be presented nj IA" arsaiun Of to.
morroE.
There seems 10 be u better feeling ~
to the possibility ~ the paseiug ~ he
Measure in the house. Ner7iy all Oi
the state Officials are holding confer
onccs with tho mcmhcra from their
districts md CopgtcHR mau Bartlett, Ia
tending what aud Ie can to The com
miii"c ~ we'll m Ia the forces lint are
"n~''avortng I" Improve conditions IA
'ilc Naynht miu II camp.
THO special committee held u nigh,
acG'rpu IN order 90 htlug the measure
b'i"fu the ms makers THE mornir, ,
!Nd wiIl continue its york today in ,hr
hope Of hntf!inR matters.
During the. rec, "a until tomortoy
members wio are DOT engaged in special
ecfvit" will Hii'nI nh athletic tourna.
ma"t Il. nc held ~ Reno tonight, whetc
it - given on, 'lint sovcral lively borts
will take place.
Tho committee u 1.-Two, taken from
The ioiot committee OF twenty, and con.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-01-24
THE DAILY INDEPENDENT
Entered at the ElKo postonace for transmissio.
through the mails as sccond-class matter.
A GOVERNMENT OF LAW.

In sentencing three labor leaders IN
Bntte for interference with non union
men Judge W. II. Hunt OF the United
State. court delivered himself of th'
following We've:
God gave man his hands, his bacl
and the right to use them rs he pleases
II is an inaliensb!e night. No person
can take it away from a
sNo power can compel him to work
No power a compel INN to stop work.
ing il he desires TO work. When a mRn
or any set Of men take it upon themselve.
TO say that they are the Law and to defy
the process OF the courts, to defy the
police authorities OF the land, to usurp
the authority OF established government,
to upse; the very fabric of society in
which we all live, there is a power that
will come to the rescue Of the man who
is wropGed ID that way, and that power
Is the power which protects you and
protects me, and must continue to ar
ford Us all protection, else government
is destroyed at once,'
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-01-24

When cash payments by the banks is
resumed. These payments viii relieve
the tension in tine east, but may in.
crease the panic in the south and west.
II is not a pleasant future to face,
but to delay much longer viii be more
dangerous, for every day the present
conditions prevail viii cause more de-
preston at the manufacturing and
Wholesale centeH.
Instead Of taking a holiday for nearly
three weeks, the republican leaders IN
congress should have forced the work
day andinight until a remedial measure
Of relief lad been passed.-E1chapge.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-01-24
Lee ID Mcclellan.

The trst meeting between General
George b. Mcclellan and Genera
Robert E. Lee happened in Mexico dur
ing the war with that country. Nc
ClellIn wa a lieutenant Of engineers,
and Lee was major on the staff OF
General Winfield Scott.
One day Mcclellan was walking
across a field when he saw General Scott
and HE staff approaching on horseback.
As they drew near Mujor Lee refined up
his horse and asked the lieutenant /. he
did not know that he was d~isobeyjnR or.
ders. His tone was sharp and angry.
Mcclellan answered that he was not
aware 81 any disobedience and asked for
an ~expinnatiCu. L", replied that ull
officers had been told to remain in tLn ir
quartere, awaiting ordere, aud asked for
the lieutepant's name.
Mcclellan gave his name and said that
no order OF that kind had reached him.
But Lee in peremptory tone ordered
him t" 20 to his quarters and remAin
there. Then he r'de Oft and rrjoincd
General Scott and the staf, who had MOI,
stopped. Mcclellan went to his quar-
;ere, rs he ha ! been directed to do, but
was quite Indignant at the way IN whicL
Lee had treated him, for be had moi,
S~nuaingly committed a breach OF d.
.%ipliue.
He had just finished telling bis broth. r
Otti - rs the ..Ciu, nj when he was i'll
Tor med that an officer was outside H..
tent AZ KING for him. On gong ont
be Wa much surprised Ia SEQ Mni,r
Lee, who saIuted him with respect.
Lieutenant NJ, Clellan," the nai,r
'ai', Il AIN afraid TINT | was not cout-
teous IN my manner to you a little while
ago, and | have called to a~rolopiz..-
Il assured him that it was all right
said General Mcclellan in telling the
story, -and tie rode oil after max ne IA
low bow, leaving inc i'll admiration Of n
superior officer Who 70 promptly and
generously repaired All errur.--Chicago
| New.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-01-24
COMPLIMENTS TO A FELLOW.

The sayings OF an ordinary blather.
skite do not usually merit notice but
IN this n particular instance the News
must beS The pardon OF the readers, in
order to make Il brief comment upon a
%foolhardY statement made by Mr.. Robert
Sksggs, upon the floor Of the assembly
yesterday. Mr.. SkHggz has "a quarrel
with tie Rem Gaz-,t ; and, moreover
the matter Is e. him like ~ many Others,
wholly immE;erial. Mr.. Slaggr, how.
ever, labors under IN Ter the rnpT, ssiOu
that it is something OF vital im. %, uuce
to the state al lar and es'piday be
left the speaker chair and rrsumlul
his seat on the tiOor IaRlc i viruleut at.
tack upon the editor NJ the Gazette
particularly uud followed II with til,
statement, that -evcry newspaper in the
state n subsidized by the mm,
owners
The editor OF the New would ike to
make this simplr, short and POINTED
reply to Mr.. Skaggs. You H. and lie
deliberately"
We eau onI! answer for the News il
regard to this "a: fortunate affair and
situation. True, the editor o: this = pei
has convictions, and Ia titu" 81 mat
worth while who has not: but this fellow
Skaggs nor Il o:h,r man can point out
a thing to s~ubstGuuate lb" damnabie,
malicious charge which this hypocrit
ma ie upon the floor OF the no ler II
reference to every paper III tie state.
A Tor the other papers OF Nevads, each
Of them stands upon iis cNn bottom
and let them answer Tor the themselves,
But this we DO know, that the newy-
paper editors Of Nevada are IA clean.
bTainy lot II men dial -rorn untuiruess
aud have the we bare II the state at heart
in a far greater proportion than SiagLs
ever urcH;nru Of for his sGu rice aud
sets IL the Skagg > bedroum.-Curso r
News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-01-24
EASILY ESpIaincd.

The city boardcr was angry all
over.
Look here!" he blurted. You told
me that o didn't put water in your
milk. | found live evidence in the last
pail"
Live evidence drawled the old
farmer, bianG!y. What was 1t, neigh.
bor?"
why. | found n frog"
The old farmer laughed and stroked
his long yellow whiskcrs.
"Ha. ha! Don't let that worry you."
he answered. That thar fog came
from the food Of the old brindle COW"
And what has she been eating?"
"~liops."
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-01-24
SPEAKER SkAGGS LIED,

When Spe ikcr Skaggs mndo n. state.
ment on the floor Of the assembly tina,
tho press OF this state had been sub.i.
died by the Niue Owners Association
OF GoldhcId, he tolda deliberate, mil.
cious lie. and vim. ia more he know II
TO be a lie. Ills conduct at Carson has
been such as to lend a great many pco.
plo to believe that he is in tho pay O,
The Western Federation Of miners and
such n charge would hive II itr more
substantial basis than the silly charge he
makee against the newspapers. Tho
fellow who cries stop thici' the Ioudos.
is generally the one WHO has the stolen
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-01-24
Some More "Skaggs.-

H. pursuance 90. .tv promise We made
ct the opening ~ the ,peciul Scss on ~
;he leEIsla'ura, lHo ioBoNnIr from the
Monday Carson j pc q is ii u spi.r.
1t throws Il strong I-h' on the RECORD
Mr.. Stag - maxi. III q matter .im'
deeriy concern, 81. i.,ir Welfare ard
prOsperi:! oi this st Itc. Esery citizen
Of Eiko c"@nt! should rca,l It and pre-.
serve it for futule use:
The legislature % Nevada resumed
operation this morning with but lew
.ahaeutces. Ass m5!! BGI No. !, was
reported back to tie house IL buytuA
passed the Senate.
Mr.. O'Brien introduced Assembly,
Resolution, NO. requesting the Gov
ernor ~ cOmlnULicat" to the Assemble
all communications gnd Information and
tacis III his ioss' s9inu relative 20 the
condition ~ II .irs at Gpldfipld lud t.
the calling OF federal ,roo,s i'll that
district. Tie resolution was adopted by
an unanimous vote.
Mr.. Ray was then called to the chair
at the request Of the speaker who asked
the consent Of the house, which upon
motion %: Mr.. i~lu=key was granted, t.
insert III the Journal u the present
extra session the following signed state
ment
tue statement in the Reno Gazette
On January 10 to HE eiTrc, that / had
stated tO Il member cf line legislature
TIA: the state needed protection from
the thugs imported 10y the Western
Federation Of Miners is an unqualified
and malicious falsehuoj in keeping with
IT. usual policy If misqu ting pursued by
that paper. | wish nu! member presrni
land all are present with the exception
81 Mr.. Holmes oi WnsIo~) vho heard
mo make such a statement to arise and
luIo'm the assembly at rbia time.
"N0 Il uru es and | therefore take is
that no man heard nae mafo such "A
statement, that / hGyc ,rlI, and noH re-
peat, that the state urcd= protection
from the thugs imported BY III. ~laNless
'' "'"t "'hefS A"s'cIa-
III" "'' 10" ""'!ihR
s"''c tiihe,
~ "'S'"S ~ o"" 7'rI"' "'eaR"rs
u" ~ '"n" Vi. "'-ea ana de
Nevada.
X. t.. SKAG2S.7
Ilt, UbnyC iB tlig gtnfpm.rt tint lao.
~ '''. oi"' n"s
49, :" >" 'D"'"" :" VIC AS
80 P''.''' '.@.'" o'' Only
aI,' - '''' we "PoaH'f
' ~ w. '"' "'"''''S =" tue 'ion'e
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~ '""' >, '"'!'' p'eS9 VI inc
,' zen ven '"..'" 'i'"c o'hers
0'''''" ~ '''.''. io''ttou thH'
-, "'' .'n''I'""S ""s ana
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-01-24

found himself go hedged around by
constitutional restrictions that all he
could do was 70 seold a governor who
all the days OF his life since manhood,
has been quite as brave aud true a man
US ever hailed from Manhattan Island.
We hope the legislature will give him
the needed force, and spare further
strain upon the president and the east.
ern newspapers.-Goodwip's Weekly
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-01-24
at PAYS To Adurrtisc-"

The merchant who believes that
advertising is Just throwing away
money" car hardly hold out well
when there Is any competition to
meet. Tie might succeed In running n
crossToad store In some pioneer coun.
try. but he has little place in tho
business world whcr" 1t is essential
that up.tu'date methods be employed.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-01-24
Strides In Earmipo

No other business is making such
mighty strides in improvement OF
methods as farming. Official rcports
begin to read like OF things
III iairyland. Burbank is becoming
only one OF the crowd Of wonder work
ers who are teaching The world how
to do 1t As well as tkcmsclves.-Buf.
falo News.