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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-03-13

A J. Angle. of Barlow. is in the
CITY on a short business visit
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-13
Cnanae in Designs Of Paper Money

A recent Washington dispatch says
that several important changes in the
designs of the paper money of the Coun-
try are to- take place soon.
Secretary MacVeagh, Assistant Sec
rotary Norton and Director Ralph. of
the bureau of engraving and printing.
have under consideration a general
scheme of systematizing the designs of
all ISSUES of paper money in such a man.
ner that the same portraits or emblems
will appear IN all notes Of the same de-
nomination.
Distinctive designs for one dollar.
five dollar, twenty dollar and fifty dol
lar bills, and perhaps those of even
higher denominations. have been pre-
pared. The two dollar bills may be
abolished, it is reported. If the two
dollar bill is retained, it is certain that
its design will b. such as TO make it
stand IL fran Il pile of one dollar and
five dollar bills at a prominence that
will permit Of no mistake in its hand.
ling.
Some treasury officials are inclined to
favor ven Il more radical change, and
recommend that paper money he re-
duced to about the size of French and
Italian notes of smaller denominations.
These notes are about thrcc.fifths the
size of the American kind, and are more
convenient to handle.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-13
Track Is Laid To Near Deep Hole

Next Thursday the crew with the
t%racklaying machine expect to be mt
Deep Hole, the next terminal point on
the Western Pacific west of Whine.
mucca. Tracklaying is being rushed
toward the California line and the
contractors who are grading in that
locality arc pushing their work as rup.
idly MS possibl" IN order to keep ahead
of the traCklaying machine. Deep Hole
where the next division point will be
located, is 100 miles west of here, In
WashOe county.
Tracklaying from the east IL not lie.
ing pushed rs rapidly as on the west
end. Steel has been too scarce to keep
the two big tracklaying machines in
operation and the greatest number of
cars of rails arriving are sent westward
so that part Of the new road can be
completed to the California line, where
tho work will be retarded on account
"f tho many tunnels in the Sierra Ne.
vada mountains, which tho railroad
will pass through. However. the steel
will all hc laid on tho cast end some.
time next nth.--IIunfoldt Star
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-13

Two or three hundred millions of
dollars worth of bonds are about to be
issued to fill the hole in the treasury
left by the Roosevelt administration.
1t is time TO take an accounting in
order that something may he done to
curb the ~eztfavagant notions of the
lawmakers of the land. Chairman
Tawney, who is the supposed watch
dog of the treasury" Just ut present
warns the advocates of conservation
that it will be impossible to carry ont
their plans and at the same time ex-
spend 50 many millions on the army
and navy. The following extract from
Chairman Tawney'S speech is taken
from the Congressional Record:
'~'Inasmuch rs the financial ability of
the federal government TO embark up
o II policy nec~essitating the expendi-
ture of vast sums of money is II matter
of great Importance, it wonld be well
for the advocates of conservation to
pause and consider the question of
federal expenditures. These cSpendi-
lures have increased within the last
ten years by leaps and bounds until the
billion dollar seSSion-and this, too. by
unanimous consent, So to speak, for
the representatives of both parties i'll
congress have We'd with one another to
meet the ever-increasing demands of
public sentiment for the expansion of
existing functions of the federal gov
eminent, as we'll As for the assumption
of others belonging fundamentally to
the states or to private interests to per-
form.
While this tendency is responsible
for much of our largely increased ex
penditures, the army and navy have
been the chief cause. During the fis n
year Just ended we expended in prep,
aration for war-that is. for the army,
the navy and fortifications-4l pei
cent of II entire revenue. exclusive
of postal receipts; while during tn,
same veal we expended 81 per cent OF
our entire revenue OF account of war.
we have had. n total of - per cent fol
these purposes alone. 1t will thus bt
seen that but - per cent of the revenu,
remained to meet all other demand.
upon the federal government i'll tn,
performance of its other governmental
functions.
Let the advocates of conservation
join to create throughout the country
sentiment demanding II less expensiv
policy relative To our army and navy
which now tend to absorb the revenue
of the government without adding t
the wealth of the country or increasing
the opportunities and resources of tn
people. and there will then be NOR
money available with which to under
take the conservation of our natural re
sources and the making Of much-de
sired internal improvements. Sail
r Lake Herald
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-13

F~orgetinlncss OF That vitality impor.
tant action when hunting bear-to re.
load your gun after you have fired
almost cost Ben WolCh his life while
hunting near here. WEIGH and Farm.
ham Call were together and Wclch
wounded a large grizzly. The bear
turned and fed and the hunters pur.
sued until the bear stopped. turned
about and charged Wclch.
Welch waited until the bear was
within ten feet OF him. then took care.
full aim and pulled the trigger. No cx.
plosion followed-he had forgotten To
reload his gun. In another instant
the bear would have hccn on WcIch
had not II well aimed shot from Calls
gun struck the animal In the brain
and ended It's life. The bear fell so
close 10 Wclch that his paw struck his
boots.-AltoE Correspondence. Denver
Republican.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-13
Van Fleet Is Optimistic

Bank Examines Van Fleet returned
this morning from a trip that has taken
him nearly all owe the state. During
his absence he has examined y good
many state banks, has closed up the
business of one and has another in pro-
cess of liquidation.
He left the city to 90 to Pioneer where
the Pioneer Banking Corporation was
in difficulties. The Bank Commission
was in session when the bad day came
to Pioneer and to stay there until he
secured the action by the. bank officials
he might deem necessar in the matter.
When he arrived, he found the bank
about $40, 900 short. He ut once went
through the accounts and notified the
directors and stockholders of the bank
that he should hold them personally re-
spOnsible for the shortage in available
infractions of the state law. The di-
rectors came through i'll a jify and the
depositor and creditors Of the Pioneer
Bank have been paid i'll full. The bank
was closed June 30 and on July % the
balance was struck.
The Bullfrog Banking and Trust
Company is also i'll difficulties and in
hands of the bank commission and
the examiner i'll charge. The officers Of
this bank have agreed to come through
with the necessary cash by August Is
with which to fill up their assets and to
pay off all creditors.
These two instances are the first TO
come up under the new banking law
and are a most refreshing change from
the methods of liquidation" pursued
by some banks before the law went into
effect.
Van Fleet reports the banks of the
state in good shape. business quiet. but
steady, and Il general tonc Of improve
ment throughout the whole state. He
was in Nye, Esmeralda, White Pine,
Eiko, Lander, Humboldt and Churchill
counties where he found everything i'll
good snaps rs far rs banking is concern.
ed.-CarSOn Appeal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-13
GIVE HIM THE PALM
WHO DESERVES 1T"

Ii must be gratifying to Congressman
Bartlett of this state to come from
under the abuse that has been heaped
upon him by his wi party wrapped in
the robe of victory. 1t has been said
that he who wears the spurs must win
then. Perhaps it was Il part of the
battle of George Bartlett to attain the
heights of American craftsmanship
that he he compelled to travel Il route
bcsprinkled with thorns. No truly
great man has ever mounted to heights
without a struggle. Many have fallen
in the battle, few have seen their IF.
forts crowned with success.
Speaker Cannon Of the lower house of
congress has honored Mr.. Bartlett
signdlly. And these hOnors came not
in the nature of a reward for services
rendered. Mr.. Bartlett is not sprayed
with the perfume Of Cinnonism. Con.
trary to the charges that his own party
has Haunted in his face regardless of
their truth, Mr.. Bartlett has shown no
disposition to cater to the mar who
yields the gavcl In the house Of rep
rcscntativcs. lie has been accused of
voting for Cannon. AS often has he
denied that accusation, yet with u
venom that Is characteristic of certain
Of the Democratic press Of this state
no attempt has been made to deal out
Justice where Justice is richly descrv-
ed.
The Bonanza Is II Republican organ.
Witlial, It believes, us is written ut the
head of this article that the palm should
bc given to him who deserves IL.
Cannonism was the cry. IL Is q fitting
to his integrity that Congress.
man Bartlett vas appointed on three
Of the most important committees in
The house. IL must I've u rcbuke to those
who would Islander his good name to
that ut tho sainc time almost he
word that he had been chosen
Dno Of tho national congressional cam.
committee whose membership
numbers but ninn selected from among
he leading Democrats Of congress.
That surely does not SAVIOR Of Cannon.
SIN.
Mr.. Bartlett has been u conscientious
worker for the good Of tho state. IIo
las done what nc thought was for tho
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-13
Rubbish Ia Strctis

lnasmuch rs Il former notice i'm re.
gard to throwing. dcpositiug or placing
garbage. refuse etc. in the streets.
alleys. etc. has been TO certain cx-
tent ignored, / have been directed to
give g further and final notice that the
officers will I've requested to arrest every
person violating the law which prohibits
the throwing. placing or depUsiting Of
any slop. empty bottles. dead animals
or other refuse or garbage on any side.
walk or IN or upon any street or alley
or any vacant OF occupied lot IN any
unincorporatcd town in this State.
Any II witnessing any violation Of
this law is requested to report the same
without delay, and the officers arc
hereby directed to make arrests for
violations, without further notice.
H. J. i. TABER.
District Attorney.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-13
TAFT IS SATISFIED

President Taft is satisfied with the
tariff. We understand now why Mr..
Taft is 50 fat. Tranquility of mind is
essential to q perfect appetite and an
unlimited capacity for slumber. Any
man who can he satisfied with the
Aldrich-Pay tariff act is SO perfectly
balanced that an earthquake could not
shake his cIuanimity.
There are others who are satisfied
with that tariff. All the New England
manufacturers, all the Pennsylvania
irOn-mastcrs and coal barons, and all
the members of the sugar trust are
content.
a number of eminent statesmen are
also satisfied. Those gigantic Websters.
Claws and CalhOuns of the latter day.
Mcssrs. Reed Smoot and George S.
Nixon-thcy. too. are satisfied. WhyY
God alone knows. It's Il certainty that
Smoot and Nixon don't.
Are NixOn's constituents satisfied?
Seeing that the tariff cinches them for
everything they wear. that it forces
them to pay e%Xorbitant prices for farm
ing and mining machinery and nipple.
mcnts, it is hard TO see why they should
he satisfied. The Mckinley hill taxed
thCin and gave them no return. Tho
Dinglcy bill WAS worse than the Nc.
Kinlcy bill. The Aldrich hill is worse
than the Dinglcy bill.
Rates on a few things were reduced,
they are unImportant items. One
pf them is borax. When senator
Stewart was rcpr0achcd for having
voted for the Dinglcy bill in 1897, his
Inly defence was that thereby he had
secured u tariff Oh bJraS. He dreamed, |
n somebody told him. or he Ind read
somewhere that there was u lOrax mine
u Nevada. and he had flown to the
Cscuc Of his beloved state by securing
tariff on horax. That was his one
Reuse for voting for the Diugley bill.
. was Il bum excuse. IL was knock.
need. purblird and crooked in tho
pine. But it was an excuse. In
ncognition Of that important fact. his
constituents %nicknamcd him
B0rnx Biz aud rs "Borax Bill" no IL
i'll cnshrincd in the hearts of tho
But the Aldrich hill knocks out the
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-13

heather. grows, and every Scotch
lassie knows well the old tradition
that a bit of heather Is sure to bring
her luck.
The foundation of this interesting
cup Is OF birch bark. quite hidden by
delicate festoous OF the fcathery
heather. also closely entwincd about
the large handle projecting on one
side in graceful lines. An inner re.
ceptacle of metal holds water for
flowers. which. to most artistically set
OF the cup. should be pink roses OF
carnations. rs that color Is so lovely
In combination with the gray tingc of
the heather.
h lucky pOssessor of one Of these
lucky cups car V II at any time
into n loving cup by using a glass re-
ceptacle inside. iustG2h OF the metal
one. and as the heather. which has
been dried to use in this form. will
keep forever the girl can bring ii out
on all sorts OF festive occasions and.
using II for II drinking cup. share it's
potent charm with her friends.
Appetizing Sea Pie.-Sea pie 10 the
ihHNhSNlt Hillt ElN'h ~ Il Hl'ul Ilf
with vegetables. 70 make IT,. use one
pound OF lean beef. one carrot. u
turnip. one small onion. On2 table
spoonful OF -four. pepper and salt. To
make the crust use a quarter OF a
pound Of suet. half a pound OF Hour.
n ~teaspoOriu! OF bal;.n- powder. Cut
the meat In small pies and dip in a
mixture OF pepper. ga. aud -four.
Scrape and slice t"c carrot and
slice the onion. Peel the tuTuip rather
thickly and cut into thick pieces.
rut the meat and vegetables into n
saucepan and add enough boiling wa.
ter to cover them. Place ON the fire
and allow IL to ono TO the boil. Chop
the suet and rub II into the Hour. add
the baking powder and n pinch OF salt
II moistcu to a good. firm consist.
cncy with cold water. Roll II ont ia
the size of the saucepan.
When the meat Is boiling place the
crust on the top Of 1t. Put on the lid
and stew gently FOR an hour and Il
half. Now and then. while. II Is cook.
ing, loosen the crust from the aid" al
:hc pan with II knife.
For serving. remove the crust.
Place the mSat and vegetables on q
hot. fiat dish and lay the crust on the
ton.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-13
X-Ray Shows Woman Is Liar

The following story comes from Gin.
%cinnati:
Doctor. do you cver do anything for
charity am an awfully poor woman
and have heart trouble. Won't you
please examine my heart with the Y.
rays free Of COST"
This plea was made by u poorly .drcS-
sed woman to DR.. George Herman re-
Gently.
"Ycs. | will examine you" said the
doctor.
But, doctor, I do not wish to take
off my waist You al make the exam.
ination without taking that off, can't
your asked the
at would he better to take it off, but
If you insist, leave it on. was the reply.
The X.ray machine began to cracklc
and the physician gazcd at her heart.
Happening to look n little bit lower hc
was surprised to discover three go gold
pieces hidden In Il channels bag under
the wonan's garment.
Flows my heart. DOCTOR"
Your heart is pretty bad. "he vo.
cifcrated. "You lied when you said
You were poor. Take that money out
Of your waist and pay me 81"
The woman nearly collapsed but
paid the -. Altogether she had about
SlOO.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-13
REPUBLICAN COMMENTS
ON TARIFF LAW

The following comments from some
of the leading republican papers Of the
country show very plainly that the Taft.
Aldrich-Paync tariff law falls u long
ways short of meeting the demand of
the people for mn honest downward re-.
vision Of the Dingloy law. They also
show that President Taft failed to stand
by the people in their fight with mon.
opoly and greed. The Chicago Tribune,
II Of the leading republican papers Of
the country. says;
AT 10 point in tho revision is there
found evidence OF q serious purpose To
reduce duties in the interest of lower
prices. Tho protective principle has
been carefully observed. Many of the
duties which prevented importation have
been reduced. but there is little likli.
hood that impOrtatiOns sufficient 10
affect home prices will result.
There Is every reason to believe tho
trade will take advantage Of the in.
crease in the duties on cOttOns to I'D.
vance prices. These increases bear
especially upon tho poorer classes.
There vas absolutely no Justification
for the advance Of the rates on the
cheaper grades of cotton hosiery. No
ono doubts for u moment that the ,
manufacturers will increase the price of
w0incn's and childrCn's hosiery as
result Of the heavier duties.
The increases in the silk schedule
made because Senator Aldrich and
Representative Payne came to tho con.
that the articles comprised under
this schedule were luxurics. There are
hundreds Of thousands of women who
.hink 10 the contrary.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-13
Object Lesson for suffrauett.s.

h English suTragettcs held u SO
eial meeting recently IN Claxton ball
at which II was forbidden To talk poll
tics. A~nti.suhrage wax works by Miss
Hamilton are desc.!beu as the event
of II entertainment. Tho ideal wife
was represented as cooking smIsagcs
Tor her husbands supper with on"
hand while she darned q sock with
tho othe": she was rocking the cradle
OF triplcts with her foot. reading Mrs
Humphry Wards latest novel. and 10.
Sides having her hair most ,iab0ratcIy
arranged was wearing 4 huge mnrrv
widow hat.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-13
More Fin, Runners Arriv. From Battle

Louis Ezcl's stable Of fine runners
from Butte City arrived last evening
and in this stable is found tho follow.
ing named horses: Rose Daley, Task
Master, Olivia. Abrashiun and In.
mOnd.
At Il meeting Of tho Nevada Jockey
club last night n proposal offered by the
tho Traction Company to- extend n
temporary track from tho junction
point on Fourth street to tho gateway
Of the racctrack was accepted, and is
now u well assured fact that this nc.
c%ommodation will bc given to those who
desire to attend tho race meetings
Reno Gazette.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-13

Nicnna's Fools tower" which Is
10 he replaced by a more modern
building. was remarkable for its ex.
iraordinnry collection Of strange In.
struments and letters used in tho
treatment OF the insane of past ages.
There was n curious machine In which
unru!y maniacs were swung until they
were In n state OF st%upefaction and
therefore quiet. And the same Idea
caused the invention OF a wheel that
revolved like that in a modern squirrel
cage. There was a narrow upright
box called an English CONN.," from
which the patient could look out. but
could not move. When II was built
In 1894. the "Fools' tower" marked q
great change for the better In the
housing OF the insane. From 200 TO $50
PATIENTS occupied It's 1873 cells.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-13
Why She Vas Glad

y Young Louisville man who was out
West not long ago, has returned, tell.
ing a yarn which he admits is mt his
own expense, but which he declares
to he about one of the most interesting
experiences Of even his Checkered ca.
reer.
Il was walking along the street in a
western town." he said, when sud-
denly across the way | saw II Louis
willie girl whom / recognized inmedi-
sicily. She saw me, too, and / ex.
pected her to bow rather coolly and
distantly, rs had been her wont back
home. was considerably astonished,
therefore. when she dashed across tho
street, seized me with both hands and
fairly bubbled ovcr in her delight.
was so surprised, in fact. that rom.
mented on it.
I'm glad to sec you, too | said
when | had managed to extricate my.
self from her exuberant greeting, but,
to tell you the truth | hadn't expected
to see you 70 excited over my appear
ance. You always treated ms rather
II Ia iceberg ut home, you know: what
has caused yOur change of hearth"
"She WAS n%onplussed for only a mo.
mcnt and then explained: mfr. Smith,
l have been away from home SO long
that I'd bc glad tn see even n dog if he
came from kentucky
81 let it go at that."-Louisville
Couricr.Journal
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-13
Justice In Haiti

In most lands that maintain Il court
of justice the institution commands the
respect of the public. II has i'll its
hands the means of securing an ont
ward show of respect under any cir
cumstances. In Haiti this power
appears to be made 4 source of revenue.
according to astory told by II. Prichard
in where Black Rules White"
A Haitian owed II trader SIS. \
Judgment requiring the Haitian to pay
trader agreed to send n messenger to
the magistrate every week for the
money.
In due time he sent for the first in
stallment and was informed that the
Haitian had not paid up. but that he
should be put in prison for his failure.
Three weeks passed with the same
result. One morning the Haitian went
to the traders store. What good. he
asked, would come to the trader if he.
poor man, were thrown into prisony
Let the trader forgive him his debt and
earn thereby untold rewards i'll II future
state.
After some talk the trader gave him
a letter of remission. which he went
off to present to the magistrate, The
affair was settled. but the Haitian was
struck by the bad grace with which the
magistrate dismissed him.
He forthwith returned to the trader
and asked him if he had received the
IS already paid into the court. The
trader looked surprised and said that he
had received nothing.
Then. since you have RENTED the
debt. that IS is mine" said the Haitian.
Accordingly he went to the court to
present his claim. The magistrate at
once committed him to prison. \ con
sui who had heard the story asked the
magistrate what the man was sent to
prison for.
For contempt of court" was the
reply.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-13

tariff on boraS. and the monument to
the memory OF "BDrax Bill is de
molisheI by n blue.no i~conoclast
from Rhode Island.
Nixon voted for the Aldrick tariff
which for bald. u~nashamed. nnadul-
terated iuiquity has the Dingley act
jumping sideways for the cyclone
cellar. And yet the tariff on boraS has
been repealed.
What is Senator Nixon's excuser
Has he. perchance. secured Il tariff on
talcum powder. toupees. terrapin. tar
antulas turtle doves or trufties! If he
has. we forgive him. Nevadais in
dustries must he protected.-Reno
Reveillc.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-13
REPUBLICAN PROMISES

President Taft has signed that crazy
quilt measure know rs the Payne tariff
bill. In a statement issued immediately
after attaching his signature to the bill,
the president intimates very clearly that
it was not the kind of Il bill he wanted,
but that it "a the best he could get.
He says he signed it because he believes
il to be Il sincere effort of his party to
make "A downward revision, and to com
ply with the promises of the platform
as he interpreted them in the campaign,
but it is not Il perfect tariff bill, or n
complete compliance with the promises
made, strictly interpreted.
A sincere effort TO do a thing counts
but little when you have the power to
do a thing and fail. The republican
party had the power i'll each branch of
congress TO revise the tariff i'll accord
ance with the promises of the platform
as interpreted by President Taft during
the campaign and its failure to do SO is
an evidence of its bad faith to the
people.
President Taft says the bill is not in
compliance with the promises of the
platform and Senator Cummins, Il re.
publican, said in the senate that it rep,
resented Il ten per cen dividend on q
bankrupt stock. And he refused to take
the dividend when the party had the
power to redeem its promises in full.
Unless all signs fail there are breakers
ahead for the republicans in the next
campaign. By that time, the iniquitie,
of the Payne bill will be thoroughly
understood by the people.