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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-10-15
Tho Silver Question

John Hayes Hammond who IL known
the world over US u mining engineer.
in Il letter Ia the mining congress. OK
pressed his views on the silver question
rs follows:
T.0w prices of silver not only prevent
the nations Of the Orient purchasing In
western markets. hut will invariably
result in forcing those nations to develop
their own manufacturing industries and
become exporters instead Of importers.
Thus the danger apprchcndcd by tho
late Speaker Reed will bo realized. viz.
the yellow men using the white metal
will cut the throat Of the white man
using the yellow metal The movement
for the rehabilitation Of silver must bc
primarily on hohalf of the great mcr.
camille interests Of occidental nations.
It must bc international in character.
Tho silver miners may cooperate hut
for obvious reasons. cannot effectively
lead the movement"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-10-15
ELKO NEVADA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER Is, 1909
Two Men Compared

Two men of national fame have lust
died. One devoted his life to the ac
cumulation of wealth, the other to the
service Of his fellow men. At the bed
side Of one the nation watched with
anxiety aud also with admiration for
the brave struggle h. made for life. At
the bedside of the other the nation
watched with equal anxiety and adj
mirhtion. and also with an affection
tn 1t WAS hacking with the first.
The reason for this difference is oh.
viuus 10 all. That Hartman in some
ways benefited hi, fellow men all will
admit, but his prime purpose WAS to
serve himself. Governor johnson con
occratcd his life to his fellows. How
fully that WAS ecDghiz.d is seen in the
thrcc-fuld election 10 the highest Office
in u stat" in which II, minority Of the
people belong to a p .rty opposed II the
one IN which h whS the mD.t distin-
suishrd lcaIrr.
Governor johnson belonged TO that
sturdy. yirilr, scandinavian stock
who's industry. pluck. intelligence. per.
severance and sterling moral qualities
have done - much 10 build up this
country along material and moral lines
In the indomitablc superiority To cir.
cnmStanccS he constantly showed, and
III his robust character and marked
ability he MAS Il comspicucousc example OF
the racial truth we have stated.
The country is the poorer by reason
of his death and al parties and all
classes recognize the good he has done.
revere his memory and sincerely sym.
pathizc with his family in their sorrow
HALEY News Miner.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-10-15
District Court

District court convened at 30 this
afternoon, Hon. George S. Brown pre-
siding.
This being the time set for the ar
raignment of Adlor Lague and William
Hopsnn, indicted for burglary, they
were arraigned und given until 10
o'clock tomorrow to plead.
Attorney Otto T. Williams appeared
for Lague and the court appointed
Attorney b. Il. McCabe to represent
Hopson.
Upon motion of the districts attorney
the court discharged from custody
Martinez. Lucero and Cooper whom the
grand jury failed to indict on the
charge of robbery.
In the case of Sarah, the Indian
woman who murdered an old squaw
last winter and whom the grand jury
failed to indict, District Attorney Tabcr
moved the court that she be held in
custody and that her case he submitted
to another grand jury. The court
granted the motion and Sarah was com
mittcd to the custody of the sheriff.
Court then adjourned.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-10-15
Wooden Pipe Line OF
4 Hundred Years Ago

Some sections of WOO len water pipe
laid i'll New York City and Baltimore
i'll 800 and 1903 are shown in an
illustration in the October Popular
Mechanics
The New YORK pipe was made Of logs
IL feet long with lin bore. The end
of one log was bound with hoop of
iron and the corresponding end of the
other log was whitfield down until it
made plug. II very simple process.
The Baltimore engineers, however.
being under the impression that they
could improve upon the method of join
ing their ld.in. lengths, made shoulder
on each end of their pipe. bound the
shoulders with iron bands, and con-
ncctcd them with short piece of iron
pipe.
The section of the New York pipe
WAS one of the first water pipes laid in
this country and as crude Us was the
method nf joining the sections, the
method of making suh.cOnncCtions was
to bore II hole into the pipe and into it
stick II small pipe of wood. the end of
which was whitfield to II point to form
plug.
This pipe line WAS laid by the Man.
haitian Water company of which Aaron
Burr was the president. The company
also had banking privileges and in
later years the banking rights became
so valuable that the water end was
abandoned. Upon the charter obtained
by this company the present Manhattan
National bank is founded. Owing to
the charter prescribing that the com.
pany shall furnish water. the bank now
has OH its promises small tank in
which water is stored and this water is
for sale to any who wish to purchase
IL. The selling of water is regarded as
somewhat Of Il joke but were the bnnk
TO cease to keep the supply. its charter
might bc attacked.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-10-15
Claims That Mslhuselah Vas Not So Old

Mcthuselah was only IS years of age,
instead cf 800. when he died. while
Adam, long reputed to have been $50
years old at the time of his death, has
had his record reduced to 75i years, if
the computations of the Jewish World
are proved To he correct.
According to an article in the publi-
cation. one cycle of the moon was called
year. Succeeding the month wear.
five months constituted year i'm the
early biblical history.
As no extraordinary change is re-.
corded in the b blical records that
would have reduced mans span of life
ll-l2ths between the days of Noah and
David, it Is supposed that only the
difference i'll the span of years caused
the wide disadvantages in the ages of
the old patriarchs. Thus Adams and
Mcthusclah's ages. computed on the
year month basis, would he 7Ss years
and 15i. respectively. while Abraham's
l'o years and Isaac's lSO, under the five
months year, are calculated at ~ and
and a years respectively.
BY this arrangement the lives of the
patriarchs, SO long subject for argument
and disbelief, have been made to accord
with the regulation span of mans life
three score and ten years.
1t is assumed also that Jacob while
watching Laban's hocks. discovered
another year, just half the length of the
present one. With such calendar to
go by he died at the ripe old age of l47
years. Today, however, his passing
would go without comment. for it would
total but az
The article concluded with the COM
ment that the Jewish and Christian
years will not be separated forever, "for
in due course Rosh Hashona will fall at
Christmas time and then catch up with
the Christian year. This, however,
will not happen for 30, years" and
no doubt that is the reason why nobody
worries about it, says the article.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-10-15
Geo. Bartlett Fayors Ship Subsidy

Congressman Bartlett, replying to AN
inquiry from the New York American
rs to his position on ship subsidy, yes.
tcrday wired us follows:
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-10-15
Making Gold Leal

In one of the downtown business
streets may be seen sticking from one
of the upper windows massive arm
and hand, the hand grasping Il huge
hammer and the whole sign gilded. 1t
is the sign of the gold beaters' estab-
lishment, where thousands of the gold
sheets are turned ont after having been
packed by girls.
Gold leaf is packed more by the aid
of the breath than by the hands. The
operation of transferring Il sheet of
almost transparent gold leaf from one
place TO another is so delicate that it is
possible to do it only by light puff of
the breath. 1t takes most girls six
weeks to acquire this knack, and some
girls are never able to acquire it.
The gold reaches the beaters first in
wide bars or nuggets and has to be
weighed, melted and made into inch
wide ribbons before anything else is
done. The ribbon is then cut into inch
squares and beaten with hammer
welded by man. When each leaf
has been beaten thin it is transferred
to mold where it is beaten four hours
more. The beating is done with n
wooden hammer weighing from seven
to eighteen pounds. on IL sheepskin
cnshion. which rests on granite block.
The gold used for beating is usually 90
or % carats fine. 4 little alloy of
copper or silver is added to make it
spread. 1t would be impossible, the
beaters say, to handle perfectly pure
gold.
After the gold has been beaten it is
handed over to the girls, who lift the
unshaped leaf from the mold with a
pair of wooden pinchers, hatten it out
on a sheepskin cushion by gently blow
ing on it, cut it to perfect square, re-
place it between the leaves of the book
and fiatten it out with the breath.
There are twenty-five leaves in a
book, and n skilled girl can pack sew.
enty books in a day, for which she
gets from 81 to 3 cents book.--New
York Times.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-10-15

Congressman Bartlett. replying to AN
inquiry from the New York American
rs to his position on ship subsidy, yes.
terday wired rs follows:
New York American.
New York, y. Y:
IL have voted twice for ship subsidy
bills, and will continue the same policy
because / believe il to I've nations
duty to coal its own navy under its ow II
flag. and national wisdom to cncOur age
the growth of an American merchant
marine that will have n fair chance OH
the highways of the sea if we are to
continue legislation and policies that
make for expansion of foreign com
mercc and trade relations.
GEO. \. BARTLETT"
The congressman is positive and
strenuous on this subject. and with the
exception of lIobson of Alabama is the
only democrat in the house to vote for
ship subsidy in the last congress. He
introduced Il resolution i'm the American
mining congress last week. which was
adopted. calling upon the president, the
senate and the house Of representatives
to enact legislation that would en-
courage the upbuilding of the merchant
marinc.--TOnopah Bonanza
4 subsidy to shipbuilders is only
another name for what in nnadorncd
English is called a steal. Ono of tho
cardinal principles of democracy is
to subsidies of all kinds aud
Mr. Bartlett violates that principle
when hc advocates or votes for subsidies
of any kind Taking money out of the
public treasury and giving it to million
aires TO build ships for private gain is
republican doctrine that no democrat
should support.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-10-15
The Graud Jury

The grand jury finished it's work last
evening and reported the following
indictments:
state VS.. William Iiopson. burglary,
and State VS.. Adlor Laguc, burglary.
The following cases were ignored:
State vs. Pedro Martinez and r. Luccro.
robbery; State VS.. Sarah, an Indian
woman. murder; State VS.. Eugene
Cooper robbery: State vs. II. J. David.
son. involuntary manslaughtcr.
Judge Brown held the grand jury to
await further orders and set 80 Tues.
day afternoon for the arraignncnt of
the defendants.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-10-15
Invent Machine Too Feed Stock

An invention which is attracting con.
siderable attention at the Inland Empire
fair now being held in Salt Lake City is
an automatic hay and grain feeder. The
device, WAS invented by two young men
of that city, is described as follows by
tho Tribune:
ut consists of n Inanger partitioned
off into three compartments, one for
water, one for grain. In the loft Just
above the mangcr and connected with
II by chutes. are the bins for the hay and
grain, und these are connected with un
alarm clock SO that when tho alarm is
set for certain hour the bins arc open.
cd automatically ut their hour, letting
the hay and grain down through the
chutcs below.
The water is let into the trough i'm
tho mangcr by an automatic valvo and
goes In just as fast as the animals drink
1t. Tho beauty of tho invention is that
tho farmer, or teamstcr, before retiring
for the night can put tho hay and grain
into the bins for feeding his stock the
next morning and then wind up tho
alarm OH the clook attachmnnt, and sct
1t for the hour he wants his stock fed
and then he may rest assured that it
will bc done Mt that timo without ho or
any ono else over touching another hand
TO It, Instead of having to get up an
hour earlier IN tho cold winter morn.
ings to feed and water his stock no can.
with tho assistance of this device. do tho
whole thing tho night before and then
sleep little later and know that the
animals are not neglected.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-10-15

from our splendid variety and have
your fate settled at once. We will help
yon choose the hest ring for the price
you can afford to pay.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-10-15
Proof,

Biggs-Attornny Coke ~ ono OF I.
very best men at tho ba?. Hes lhor
oughly honest and conscientious. Take
your damage suit to hin. Wlggs-l
did. and no said no wouldn't touch Il.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-10-15
Warnin1

N'' persons arc hereby warned moi TO
~ "Sn or hunt on my premises on Smith
n'cck under penalty Of prosecution To
tue fnll extent Of tho law.
-, X. &. BEfLiNGER.
r''R" Nevada. August 10. l0nO.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-10-15
WARNING

All persons are hereby warned not 90
"' huht or trcspass upon either Of
NY ranches, above and below Carlin.
:, ""uor penalty Of prosecution, to tho
THOs. GRIFFIN.
""'''n' Nevada, May 4. 1909,
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-04-03
In Loving Remembrance OF
. . Mrs. P. F. Mcdaniel. =

-
Death. come in " hntcNcr form ii will
in the young mo;n of life. nj middle
age, in the twilight of existence. with
suddcneSS or after lingering wears of
pam is always mysterious and ALWAYS
pathetic. In this case 1t is peculiarly
sad to me, for Il NaS rcmovedl from
earth one Of my dearest friends can
not realize that | shall sec her face no
more on earth, and it is only love that
pens these few lines To her memory. To
me her face and life were an inspirs-
ton She was more than an average
person among her friends and ucQuaint-
Hnces II wa, thoS, who kn"v her best
that loved her most. She was loving
wfe, a fond mother, faithful friend
and an earnest, christian woman. In
her home YOU were always welcome,
and never visited there but felt the
better for IT. She WAS "A great sufferer
for few months, but she bore it brave.
~. She was ever bright and cheerful,
and ! rejoice with her that she SorrCws
no more.
She will be missed in the home the
church and the community: but we
shall see her again, for those which
sleep III Jesus will cod bring with him;
that her worth was and is duly appre-
ciated and her memory cherished. We
makes mistakes, but doeth all things
well. That We emulate her virtues,
which were many, chiefeSt of which
was her gcntlcncss and kindness to one
and all
In the sad and lonely church yard
Where the green trees throw their
shadc,t la
over the lone and silent sleepers--
one more grave has Just been made.
With the springs lovely flowers
Fixed and laid upon her breast.
Nnd the flowers all around her
They have laid her down TO rest.
She is gone but not forgotten
Never Will her memory fade,
loving thoughts will ever hunger
Round the grave where she is laid.
e ousin Stella Maie.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-04-03

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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-04-03
Notice of Election.

Whereas, one-third of the Free
holders and one third of the Electors
residing in the Belair School District
No. 3, in Lancaster County, S. O..
nave petitioned the County Board OF
Educsuon to order an election to de-
termine whether or not tax of three
(3) mills shall be levied on all real and
personal property in said District No.
for school purposes.
Notice is hereby given that said
election be held by the Trustees of
said District (No. 81 on Wednesday,
the 9TH day Of April, 1909, at Belair
school house, at which election only
such electors as return real or per
sonal property for taxation, and who
exh bit their tax receipts and regis
tration certificates shall be entitled
10 vote.
Signed, County Board of Education
A. G.. RowelI
w. G. Hough
1898 III. X. Coffey
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-04-03

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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-04-03
Wall Street ~peath sears..n

~While the tremendous break In the
market which followed the death Of
Governor Flower was still fresh In
public memory, the death scare was
a favorite device OF the bears In Wall
street" said an old broker. But they
met their Waterloo in the summer of
f9O5. Stocks kept going up and would
not go down. So one day the bears
put out story that Jacob Ill. Schiff
was dead. That was quickly disproved.
Then they said 1t was James Speyer
who had been stricken with apoplexy.
Immediately Mr.. Speyer left his bank
Ing house and appeared on the floor of
the exchange. Then some wit began
to issue bulletins like these:
"Johu u. Rockefeller was mortally
wounded this morning by golf BALL
Andrew Carnegie crippled himself
today while playing his pipe organ
~. L. Morgan lost his sight today
while viewing miniature statue of
Venus
"'Hetty Green is on her deathbed
with the pip
That" said the old broker. settled
the death scare as bear weapon. 1t
was laughed out of the street"-Cin-
cinnad Times-Star.
Il really never saw such Il storm In
all my life.
Pardon me, my friend: since YOU
saw the storm no doubt you can tell
rs what color II was
Certainly l can. The wind blew
and the storm rose, you uiunyw-Liy
erpool Mercury.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-04-03
Got Ten Thousand Dollars
for Lending a Stranger
Five.
Columbia State.

umbia State.
1t appears to be ca good
gamble to lend stranger five
dollars. At least it somtimes
pays handsomely; that is, it is
on record that on more than one
occasion the lender got his money
back, with something added. The
following is contained in a Phil
adelphia dispatch to the NV
York Sun:
While DR.. Edward w. Har-
tung of this city was at Sag
Harbor, l.. | nine months ago
he loaned $5 to "a we'll dressed
stranger who said lie was i'll
aud had lost his wallet. The
stranger said he needed the
money to reach his home in
New York city.
Last Saturday telegram
came TO the physician from
Charles V. Harper, a lawyer
with offices in the Flatiron
Building, New York, who in
formed him that Harold a.
Montague of Flatbush, the man
he had betriended, had just died,
leaving him over $40 600 IN
cash besides much valuable prop
erty.
In ms will Mr.. Montague said
that he made DR.. Hartung his
heir As reward for his act Of
kindness. Fifteen other men
had refused him the loan bel,r Re
he had approached Hsrtung.
How sad must be those other
fifteen who refused. But then
Mr.. Falbush was most unusal
stra ger We have never me
one Ike him.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-04-03

SLOWLY and cautiously the tramp
worked his way toward the back door
He had been against the game long
and knew OF the pitfalls, but hunger
compelled him TO brave all dangers.
The coast appeared 10 be clear, and he
went forward with more resolution
until, suddenly turning the corner, he
came on a sight that caused his blood
TO run cold"
What was ita bulldog or a man
with gum"
Neither; it was saw and saw
buck and II cord OF wood"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-04-03
H. = ImpOrtants Notice. 81

Any persons or persons cultivating
land upon tie public highways are
required by law to leave space on
either side of the road 10 feet from
center of road and this is notice to
al! such persons that the county will
not pay for crops or fertilizers on
that space, in the event it should be
needed for building and maintaining
the ROAD. e.. f. MOBLEY.
March ~, 1899 Co. sup. l.. G.
4y.57 w
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-04-03
As "A Starter,

THE professor says that man can
live TO be 80 years of age II he will
follow directions" Said the studious
person. looking up from his book.
"And what are the directions?" asked
the practical person. Would he begin
operation by destroying all OF the au-
tomobilcS:"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-04-03
Fined $40. for Killing Mock
ing Bird.

Aiken, March 31.-This morn-
ing John Wilson was tried in the
mayors court for shooting a
mocking bird with sling shot,
and was fined ten dollars which
he paid. Wilson is a coIored boy
employed by Mr. c. Oliver Ise-
lin.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-04-03

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We sell and recommend th9m J r
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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-04-03

How can any person nsk taking some
unknown cough remedy when Foley's Hon.
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and cures the most obstinate coughs and
colds. Why experiment with your health2
Insist upon having the genuine Foleys
Honey and Tar.
FanderbuTk Pharmacy and F.. W. Ham
nood d %. Of Heath SPRING. 8