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The new era., 1909-03-25
Rriae .. TIE Young Officer.

Consider, my fau~h'er, ere thou
hast said yes to tha ca 'et of the slim
waist end hau0hty air. For verify 1
say unto you, sad is the fate of the
bride of the regime al goat. For her
!ord is naughty o more, but even
The sergearts srea Ct him as shave
tail Thou shalt have many nuptial
gifts, yea, many Of silver and glass,
so that the packing Of them is weari-
ne to the fcsh. a~i hou shalt hnYe
no cur boards TO SOW Il EN- therein.
Aui as soon as thy curtains hang fair
at thy windows, then shalt thou be
RAM 4 ou.. iill nc spG; on the rcst
shHll deem to be ne own. And at
las. it may be tha! ems in the CHI
elcrs' building s. I'll be assigned thy
spouse: then shah bursts of music
.ronhle thy dreams. and in weariness
OF sririt thou shalt say: why did I
we'd me TO shave I'll? for only those
OF rank have spacic is dwellings,. Had
bnf We d the son of banker my
wedding gifts had rot been fractured
with many movings. Army and Ma.
Wv Life
The new era., 1909-03-25
cIadstore,s c .'rian of the kina.

H. w. Lucy. Gean of the house of
commons rer orters. who has known
every prominent politician for the last
quarter of century. con- iuues his rem.
iniscerces in the Cornhill Magazine
He gives the following as Mr. Glad.
stones characteristic summary of King
edward. given apparently about 1887:
"A shrewd man, keen observer full
of tact always educating himself with,
out deliberately sitting down to learn
a lesson; rarely opening a book. but
keeping himself au courant with what.
ever ia going on in the world, and when
the time comes for him to take his
part in public business doing it thor
..u.-hlY"
The new era., 1909-03-25
/, /. : s:s;.seme Small Animals.

Farmers who live near the Blue
mountains. in Lehigh county, are
greatly bothered with foxes, minks and
weasels, and the farmers who live
along the lowlands have their land
spoiled by the muskrats and the
skunks. A crusade has been declared
against these animals and the farmers
expect to exterminate them by trap
ping and shooting.
More chan 1000 pelts have been
shipped from New Tripoli during the
last week. Among the most success
full trappers were the following: r.
Stump and C. Frey, who had 40 skunks,
36 opossums and "a muskrats; W. Os.
wald, six minks; j. Wolf, seven red
foxes. There are a score of others who
caught as high as 40 foxes. skunks,
opossuins and muskrats.-
ney Spirit.
The new era., 1909-03-25
NOTICE OF ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that on Tues
day April 9th. 1909 the ANIMAL uunr'i
pal election Will he held at the :. WI
Hall in the Town of Walden ,r iht
purpose of electing Mavor fr tho
term of one yenr. three Trust - for
the term of two years, and one T.a ur
er for the term of one year for tn Town
of Walden.
PIP. HOOVER Clerk
The new era., 1909-03-25
Editorial.
DIRECT PRIMARIES

We were under the impression
that the direct primary was devised
to do away with party machine
government and replace it with di-
rect representative government.
That is the only legitimate use of
such an institution we are fimiliar
with. Now after two months labor
issues out of the mountain of poIit-
ical buncombe mouse: an alledged
direct primary law that simply re-
quires the party machines to go
through one more election at each
elective period greatly increasing
both their expenses and those of
the state. Now if the Colorado
Legislature wants to do business
with some show of courage and
sense, as we see the issue, there
are three Courses open:
L. To enact a genuine workable
direct primary election law in all
its naked democratic simplicity, to
wit repeal all official recognition
of parties and provide the voter
with blank list of offices at the
primary election and let him write
his own list of candidates;
the two highest to get on the main
election ballot, still absolutely with
out party designation for final
choice.
g. Stick to the party system. only
attempting to improve and simplify
the system.
g. To have just one election on
the lines of the direct primary de-
scribed above, but make its results
finally decide who gets the offices
As matters stand the election
laws are so much bound round with
red tape and restrictions of more
or less inane character that only
strong party machine can present
an issue or a candidate efficiently
and that means that the principal
party managers have got the offices
all bound round with a Woolen
string ready for delivery.
Everybody cries for reform and
then they all wrangle about the
nature of the reform and a we'll
organized body of political manag-
ers, even without much backing, are
able to emasculate the measures
proposed, or else the reformers
themselves do it more thoroughly
than the schemers could through
fool compromises among them
selves. As long as the thing has
been stirred up compromise meas
ure that don't do the work thorough.
ly that the agitation was started
for is worse than dropping the
whole deal
Our say to the legislature is.
don't waste your lives calling each
other liars. that is no news. bit do
business or else decide to not do it.
All this jawing around is bori G the
teaparty fends not to say tn rest
of US.
The new era., 1909-03-25
Reduction in taxes fer large Families

We joke in this country over the
question of imposing a tax on bache-
lors, but in Germany they have taken
The matter seriously At least that is
what new scheme being introduced
next year will really come to. AT pres
ent in Germany the tax on an income
of G325 is about H15.
Next year this sum will be reduced
in the case of the taxpayer who has
two children with further reductions
for larger families. Re atives for
whose support a taXPayer is legally
responsible will be considered as chill
lren VI cndOn Chror icle.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-29

ence. along lines similar to the so-called
practically the whole West, from the boun-
daries of New York and Pennsylvania,
north of the Ohio River, as far west as
Colorado and Wyoming, covering as
tance of almost one thousand miles north
and south and one thousand four hundred
miles east and west. and includinS twenty
sand students, living under practically
the same regulations and are united IN
pushing the best ideals OF intercollegiate
athletic sport.
Besides these. there ar four distinct
groups of smaller institutions, namely, in
the states of Michigan, Wisconsin. ILLINOIS
and Iowa which have adopted most of the
There is distinct spirit of cooperation
existing between the three above men.
toned conferences. which has shown itself
on many occasions, in the use which the
Ohio Conference and Missouri Valley Con
do. of Washington University. who for
nearly ten years has been the arbitrator
for the so-caIled Big Eight conference.
Last November the Missouri Valley Con-
ference sent delegation OF two of its
professors to the Chicago Conference with
a request for cooperation in a certain mat
ter which needed adjustment. and the Chi
caSo Conference voted unanimously 10 CO.
operate.
eTning the intercollegiate relations of the
three big faculty conference bodies OF the
West promises valuable results, and pro-
pheSies well for the athletic future of this
vast region.
The Pacific Coast was not represented.
but Ohio was, and a report of the work by
the conference OF that state was presented
by Professor Rice, of Ohio Wesleyan Uni
versity
Professor Riddck, of the Agricultural
and Mechanical College OF North Carolina,
kept the delegates in a roar of laughter
when he discussed summer baseball. He
didn't think that much could be done, and
his drawly voice. proceeding from about
seven feet of red-thatched North Caro-
linian. was something delightfully."- refresh
ing to hear. He told of student who had
been suspected of playing baseball profess
sionally in the summer. He suspected the
case to be a clear one. he said. but the
man involved pledged his word of honor
tfat he had received no fees. and was we'll
backed up This served as the text Of a
little homily. and then. when every one
thought the subject had been passed. Pro-
fessor Riddick had this TO say:
You know. 1 thought that boy had been
doing wrong. But he said he hadn't And
the manager of the team said he hadn't.
and a detective who was sent up there said
he hadn't" But at this point a howl Of
Joy broke from the delegates, and. smiling
broadly, Professor Riddick sat down.
Captain Pierce hadn't smiled very much.
You see how serious this thing is said
he. Il think baseball is our big problem.
though football overshadows 1t. But 10 my
mind the breaking OF a leg, which can be
mended. is less important than the con-
stant breaking OF little laws, which has
a permanent effect on character. Person
ally, | must say. in considering summer
baseball, that I think II is better TO allow
it than to prohibit il and not enforce the
prohibition
New-York tribune., 1909-12-29
THIS Is NDVING DAY.
Palace. Balconies Ready for
AutOmObiIe .ShOzg ErhibtOrS

1t was hustle and work in the Grand
Central Palace yesterday Alfred Reeves.
general manager of the American Motor
Car Manufacturers Association under
whose auspices the tenth annual automo-
bile show will he held beginning on Fri
day night. took up his headquarters there
The appearance OF Mr. Reeves on the Job
caused more activity among. the big force
OF men at work preparing the inclosure for
the big exhibition Mr.. Reeves will be at
the Palace each day from now until
after the show.
The decorations on the first and second
balconies have been completed, and the ex-
hibitors occupying spaces on these two
floors can move into the building to-day
or tomorrow. The main floor Will he in
readiness for the receiving of cars to-mor-
row Friday.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-29
SKATERS FOR LAHY.
Placed IN 1mateur Rank by
Western association.

Chicago. Dec. 2S.-The board of control
of the Western Skating Association went
on record last night as condemning the ac-
ton of the Eastern Amateur Skating Asso-
citation in declaring Edward Lamy A profess
sional skater Lamy is member of the
Western Skating Association, and will be
welcome to skate here as an amateur when
ever he wants to, according TO f. c. West
lake. president of the organization
Lamy was disqualified by the Eastern
Amateur Skating Association for conpetin-
in an unsanctioned meet at Cleveland IN
1908. At meeting held by the latter b. Y
last Friday night a letter was addressed TO
the International Skating Union of Ameri-
ca In regard to the latters recent action in
reinstating Lamy. The Eastern associa-
tions asserts that Lamy was a member of
its association. and therefore amenable only
to that body,
New-York tribune., 1909-12-29
FOUND GUILTY OF MAKING BET

San Francisco. Dec 2s-The first convic-
ton under the Waiker-Otis antl-betting
law, passed last winter. was obtained to-
day. when Charles Schwartz was found
guilty in fhe Superior Court of having
placed bet on baseball game. Sentence
III be Imposed next Friday. Two years Is
the maximum penalty,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-03-10

There is plenty Of opportunity for the
young men who will accept the advice
of Horace Greeley and Ego West"
During the present year, says the
Spokane Chronicle, approximately 49,
900, 900 acres of government land will
be thrown open to settlement, aud in
this is embraced great deal of fine
farming land. ~ a
Practically every acre of this land is
an opportunity that is reckoning to the
overcrowded population of the East,
and every acre of the land will, in years
to come, he more and more valuable.
But the soils, hard taskmaster.
The Young men who expect to take up
land and haveit increase in value while
he sits around will be sadly disappoint-
ed. Fortune comes to those only who,
W lrk and wait.
Settlement upon newly opened res
eryations generally means long period
of pioneering, and the settler must be
prepared for hard work and few pleas
ures. Settlement is necessarily slow,
and development seems sometimes slow
er. But to those who are willing to
work hard with feeling that their re-
ward is sure to come, there is plenty of
opportunity in the growing West
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-03-10
The UNEMPLOYED

Mr.. Gompers says there are 2,000.0GO
men of the labor unions who were
employed two years ago, who are now
walking the streets. We think that is
Il mistake. We think quite half that
number went to Europe when the
depression and crash came year and
Il half ago; but whether that is true or
not, there are too many idle men in this
country, and that fact ought to be Il
cOncernment to the federal government
and every state government, for en-
forced idlencss is the most dangerous
menace TO free institutions. When Il
man is willing to work and cannot get
work, if long enough continued the
man, according to his nature becomes
either an enemy OF society or. his fibre
broken down, Il willing mendicant.
Let proud man he forced to beg for
a few months and he is wont to CON
clude, his pride being broken, that it is
e lSier to beg than to work, or, in shame
and desperation, no is liable to assume
that justice is dead, and that it is right
for man to prey upon his fellow men.
The government Of course is only.
expected to clear DISTINCTIONS from the
path of the citizen. but in, times of
great depression, when the great"
financiers, through their manipulations.
have brought panic and stagnatiOn TO
business, then the thought of how the
destitute ones can he provided for, u.s. or
should be, the foremost question of the
government. There is plenty of work
to be done which is needed The
nations defenses are not nearly perfect;
there are millions of acres of swamp
lands which engineers say could easily
he converted into fruitful fields; there
are rivers which could be canalizcd and
made navigablc to relieve railroads
from their ovcrburden of freight, and
to reduce the cost of transportation, and
these needed works should he rushed
now while poor men need employment.
If necessary, the money 10 meet the cost
should be raised by issuing bonds. Let
the bonds draw per cont and make
them Of the size of ~ gold note, to he
redeemed in gold twenty years hence,
and let them pass from hand to hand as
money. The people would be glad to
accept them.
The tendency of the land is for the
money interests to run to combines, to
make each combine rolling snow ball
to gather all the SHOW near, and the
very poor have no chance. When these
rolling SHOW balls become avaanches
then devastation follows, and the poor
are stranded The thing to do Isl to
increase general taxation, to establish
an income tax and make it progressive,
light on IL thousand dollars, heavy on q
million, and keep the men who are
willing to work employed.
We hear much about conserving
natural resources, is there any resources
so sacred and 50 rich as the labor of
strong arms? Is there any other one
thing so necessary as to keep every
strong arm possible in productive work?
--Goodwin'S Weekly.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-03-10
SPLITTING One at a Time.

Gracious, Moral" called the house
wife, impatiently. isn't dinner nearly
ready?"
mo, num-" responded Nora, through
the speaking tube, lawn It won't be
ready for two hours yet"
1.-TWO hours! Why, what in the
world is the cause of the delay?"
why, mum, you said you wanted
split pea soup, avn, faith, 1t hos taken
me two hours avn twinty minutes to
split thrae hundred peas, avn thor are
four hundred avn sivinty-noine to be
split yet. OF counted thin meself."
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-03-10
The Child tho Hope Of the Race,

There is nothing in the world SO
important as children, nothing so in
teresting. If you ever wish to go in
for some philanthropy, if you ever
wish to be Of any real use in the
worldj do something for children. If
you ever yearn to be, truly wise,
study children. We can dress the
sore, .bandage the wounded, imprison
the criminal, heal the sick and bury
the dead; but there is always a.
chance that we can save a child. If
the great army Of philanthropists ever
exterminate sin and pestilence, ever
work out our races salvation, it will
be because little child has led them.
David Starr Jordan.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-03-10
Rustic Chlvalry,

An attractive young miss Of ten
years got on a Washington street car
that was pretty well crowded. Just
inside the door she eG. oratered a. lad
OF about the same az" as herself, and
this polite youngster Immediately of.
fered the girl his seat.
Just as quickly the little girl put up
her hand to check his movements. I'm
ever so much Obliged to you," she
whispered, "but you oughn't to offer
your seat till you're ready to get of,
because people might think you're
from the ountry."-Harper's Weekly.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-03-10
A Little Devil in the Heart.

An insane devil turks in the heart
of even the most sainted woman. 1t
Is the little devil that makes a young
wife ask her devoted husband which
of the two he would save if she and
her mother were drowning, writes Will
liam J. Locke in his story Simple
Septimus," in the American Magazine.
1t is the same little devil that is re-
sponsible for infinite mendacity on
the part of men. Have you said
that to another woman?" No; Of
course he hadn't, and the wretch il
instantly perjured. my immortal
soul,' says the good fellow, instanta-
nsously converted into an atrocious
liar; and the little devil COOS with sat.
isfaction and curls himself up snugly
to sleep.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-03-10
Hard Worked and Poorly Paid.

Siberia's best-paid clergy get about
5000 year, while the poorer clergy
have often to beg for their bread. They
have a great deal to do. There is al
ways a service between four and FIVE
in the morning and there are two other
services day. There must be a serv.
Ice on theSbirth of child and at the
death of anyone in the parish. All
new buildings, schoolhouses, bridges
and boats must be blessed; children
beginning at school term are blessed
and in time of pestilence or peril there
must be continuous prayer.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-03-10
Warmth.

A colored preacher at Easton, Pa,
was asked by one Of his church mem.
bers to preach a sermon on hell and
It's punishments. After going over the
matter very thoroughly he closed his
sermon with these remarks:
Brethren, II you take all the wood
in Pennsylvania and pile 1t in one
place and on that pile all the coal in
Pennsylvania and put the devil on
top, and set It on fire, he would freeze
to DEATH" -
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-03-10
Business Locals.

For Sale "A good work team. In
quire at Thompson's livery stable.
Hereafter On s. Company will serve
Sunday dinners at the Palace restaur-
ant for 25 cents.
WANTED-All round ranch man
with family wants work on ranch. Ref
erence if required. Address this Office
Save those natural teeth, thereby re
tain your facial expression. Dr.. Gill;
land the dentist" Office over the Drug
Store. Elko
LoSt-A moon-stone scarf pin with a
small diamond setting. A suitable
reward will be paid for the return of
the pin to this office
The bicycle season is coming on and
you will want a new machine You
can get brand new Iroquois bicycle ut
this Office at big discount Come and
see it. ...*
Pete Jially has a first-class house NOV
ing outfit and is prepared to do all work
in that line. He will also do other odd
jobs, such as digging wells, hauling,
ETC.. etc.
Irwin Mcdowell will return from
Boston about the first of June. All
those wishing their pianos tuned are
requested to wait for him He knows
how to do the work
Charles Strossi and Mike Sartori have
opened the Swiss-American restaurant
at the Silver Brick. They invite all their
friends to patronize them. Good meals,
good service and reasonable prices
Agents Attention! Diozo Cabinets
guard the home from contagion and
Require no attention. Just hang them
up; that's all. People are buying them
by the thousand. Agents wanted.
Send for sample and terms Montana
Sales Co., Distributors, Butte, Mont. \
Do you want togo to college2 If so we
can help you. We have already put
hundreds through college by means of
our plan. Write to-day for full infor-
nation regarding our offer of free
scholarship in any school or college.
Address, Robert j. Sherlock, 1881 East
22nd Street, New DIRK City.
Wanted Success Magazine requires
the service of a man in Elko to look
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York =!
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-03-10
Naples ADVANTAGES.

In Naples we have no races like Eng.
land, no casino like Monte Carlo. no
motor omnibuses, no motor races, no
pihilists, no suffragettcs, no directoire
gowns no conversation, no nothing.
The curious thing is that in Naples one
can be happier than anywhere else.-
ii Mattiao.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-03-10
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Noah's Excuse.

Noah'S EXCUSE.
Capt. Pritchard Of the record-break.
ing Mauritania, told group of Amer.
leans on recent voyage that sailors
life was hard one.
ut Is not so hard as 1t used to be
before the coming Of steam," he said,
"but it is still fearfully hard, for all
that. In fact, never heard of but one
man who had a decent excuse for go
ing to sea- .. |.
"And who was he, captain?" said a
Chicagoan.
Noah" the captain answered. For
II the old fellow had remained on shore
he would have been drowned"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-03-10
Home Bakery
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ETC., Etc.
A Fine Line of California
Candies, Fruits, Nuts,
ETC., Etc.
Drdying Business.

Chris Eshleman has started draying
business. He is prepared to do all kinds
OF hauling, delivering freight and all
other business in the draying line. Prices
reasonable and strict attention given to
all orders. Office at the Old Lumber
office.
The Holbrook news., 1909-10-15

To The Weekly Star: Inclosed fiud postoffice order for five yearc' subscrpt- tion The Weekly Star like The Star because Itis clean aad unprejudiced, It sees the good in things without regard to the source or party from which it comes. like The Star because 1t has convictions. of it's own and has the courage to proclaim these conviction. It does not seem that The Star is seek Ing popularity, but that it is seeking the truth and the justice of all things. Its politics is good government. These things hnve made The Star popular. We would probably be safe In saying that the position taken and maintained bN The Star is uuipue The Star ought to be in evera home in the United Stat es IT. C. Allen, LoclwooIl, Mo.
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The Holbrook news., 1909-10-15
Flag in Saloon Illegal ii England.

Patrick O'Brien, speaking in
 the house of commons yesterday. drew the attention of Premier AsQuith to the incident on the occasion of the reception at Cast leragh, when the police ordered a local saloon keeper to re move the American flag. MT. O'Brien declared that shis incident was regarded in America as an insult to the flag, and he suggested that Ambassador Bryce be ins- tructed to explain and apologizle In reply Mir. Asquith informed Mir. O'Brien that the display of cny lGg in a liquor saloon yfa5 II legal, and that the Union Jack had been ordered removed on 9 occasion. It was so ob- yious that no insult to the Amer ican flag was intended that the government had no intention of communicating with Washington on the subject. Springfield Re
The Holbrook news., 1909-10-15
For insurance see Sidney Sapp

". M. Harvey, manager for the Singer Sewing M e inc Co.,, arrived here Tuesday from Phoe- nlx. While here Mr. Harvey made this office Q pleasant call and spoke very highly of Hol- brook and the improvements that have taken place, here in the passed few months and that he sincerely hopes tat the good work will cOntin e.