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Arizona republican., 1909-05-07
PAYSON AT KANSAS CITY.

KansasCity, May 6.-Edward Payson Weston, walking strong. arrived in Kansas City this afternoon on his way to the Pacific coast. Tomorrow morn ing he will resume his journey west ward. He has covered 1920 miles in 46 days.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-07

Is in fine condition for the season of 1909 and can be seen, Mondays and Tuesdays at J. N. Nofzingers ranch, , miles west on Christy road.
 Wednesdays and Thursdays at G. L. Harris ranch, miles north on Seventh avenue
 Fridays and Saturdays, Palo Alto Stables.
 Terms same as last year.
 M. B. HOROVITZ. Owner.
 M. Rose Manager.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-07

Woods Liver Medicine In liquid form regulates the liver, relieves sick headache, constipation. It is particu- larly recommended for Jaundice, Chills, Fever and Malaria. Its tonic effects on the entire system are felt with the first dose. The s1.00 bottle contains 21s times as much as the soc. size. Pleasant to take.
 PARSONS DRUG co.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-22
Beads.

BEADS ara, perhaps, the Oldest kind
OF ornaments in all countries OF the
world, and among savage races their
value rs n form OF money Is well
known.
The beauties Of ancient Rome were
"ery much in favor of wearing amber
beads. amber having been introduced
after the expeditions of the Romans
to Northern Europe.
Glass beads were first made by the
Egyptians, and the Phoenicians who
traded with Cornwall In far.oT times
brought glass beads to the British
maidens. and when some Of the an.
cfent "barrows" were opened quaint.
ties OF glass beads were found. as
fresh In coloring as the day they we're
placed there with the corpse. says
Home Notes.
Venetian beads are world famous
on account OF their marvellous hucs
and designs and. among the many at.
fractions Of Venice, the glass fac.
tories at Murano should be omitted by
no visitor to the Queen OF the AdrI.
attic"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-22
ROOSEVELT vs.. TILLMAN

The following from tho Salt LAX,
Herald gives n very fair statement OF
the Roosevelt. Tillman quarrel:
Senator Tillman's reply to Roosc.
velt's charges is, as expected, a com
parativcly calm and dignifcd statement
OF the truth. and an impeachment Of the
presidents ~vGracity as well ~ Of his
motives Only two specifications of the
answer need bc cited 10 show that The
senator had nothing to conceal about
his share in the transaction 10 which
the president referred: Tillman had
told tho attorney general all obout his
part IN the affair when he asked that
suit bc instituted by the government 10
recover the 1000. 900 acres of land in.
yolved; the other pertinent fact Is that
tho senator had told tho secret service
men about the same matter. making no
concealmcnt Of anything. lie challenp.
ed tho president TO produce from tho
secret service reports the statements he
quoted from the service, and declared
no such statements were over made nv
the Investigators.
III Is plain from the reply that Sena.
tor Tillman's effort Ia punish frnud
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-22
1909 EcipseS

During the year 1909 there will occur
four eclipScs-two Of the moon and two
of the sun. The first Of these is II total
eclipse Of the moon on Junc3rd. but only
partially visible in the United States.
The eclipse will begin at 5:3G p. IN. and
the ending will bc mt ll:2l p. III. The
ending Of this eclipse is all that will bc
visible here. The second will be Of the
sun and will De visible in the United
States as II partial eclipse. This will
occur on June 18th, and the sur will set
cclipsed.
The third will Inc u total eclipse Of the
and will occur on November 21th.
The fourth will bc u partial eclipse If
the sun and will not I've visible in this
country.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-22
Hair and HeredIty,

Gertrude and Charles Davenport,
connected with the Carnegie lnstitu.
lions station at Cold Spring Harbor,
n. T. writing I'm the American Nat.
uralist OF the results Of their obserya.
uohs on the "HercdIty OF Hair Form
In Man." say II is now possible to pre-.
diet from the hair OF parents the form
OF their children's hair. whether
straight. wavy. curly or frizzy. They
IND that the following rules are nj.
most invariable: Two blue.cyed,
st~raighthaired parents viii have only
blue.eyed, straight.haired children.
Two wavy.halred parents may have
straight. wavy or cuily.haircd chill.
dren, but the chances Of curly hair arc
slight. Two curly.hairod parents. may
have children with either straight
wavy or curly hair. and the proper.
ton OF curly.haIrcd offspring will prob.
ably be large"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-22
Anglers Bitter Memories.

Although angling has been and
still is one of the chief delights OF
my life, something bitter always arises
when | think of my fishing expert.
ences. Taught from my earliest years
to handle a rod and throw a fly, 1t
has, nevertheless. never been my good
fortune TO grass n really big fish. On
the other hand, some Of the greatest
buffers, so far as angling goes.
| have ever known have wiped my
eye" time and again at salmon fishing.
Only a year or two since | had L
friend staying with me at Dupplin
Castle, who. to the best OF my be-
lief, had never before handled a
salmon rod or any kind OF rod in his
life. But almost at the first cast
II II could dignity the action by
such a name-he rose. hooked and
eventually grassed n 40.pounder. An.
other friend. also n most Indifferent
fisherman. killed, single-handcd, n
splendid fish hat went all but 80
pounds. But /. who have given years
to the game. have never seen my
spring balance tally more than 81
pounds.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-22

was in the pnblic service; that the at
torney general knew exactly what the
senator had been doing-a fact which
the president studiously suppressed,
and that the department of justice IS
still inactive, although directed by con-
gress to institute proceedings for the
recovery of the tremendous tract of
land held by the corporation
The ugliest part of the reply is the
direct assertion that letters Were stolen
from the senator's desk iuS the senate
a fact which shows that il must have
been done by secret service operatives
who would hardly do q thing of that
sort without approval from the presi-
dent himself. That sort Of thing needs
no comment; it is on q par with the
worst of Russian spy work, and paral-
leled only by Napoleon's system, Of
which Fouche was the head. 1t con-
firms, the worst of the assaults on the
presidents abuse of the secret service
as a weapon to be used in the gratifica-
ton of his personal enmities and in the
intimidation of senator's and congress
men who venture 10 oppose him.
Even if this common burglary had
accomplished the exposure of q serious
wrong, it wonld still be despjcable and
intolerable; n it happened, the presi-
dents use of his material has only
served 10 prove that he is unfit TO be
trusted with such power as he has, and
to increase, if that We're possible, the
relief at the prospect OF his retirement
at an early date. Tillman is an IN
lovely man, he is not the sort TO attract
admiration from the. thoughtful. but
the assault on him was un~warranted.
beneath the dignity of the presidential
Office, a disgrace TO republican govern
ment and 4 failure in its object. which
was the qualification of Roosevelt's per
sonal spite
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-22
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE

Governor Dickcrson submitted his
biennial message 70 the Legislature
yesterday. II iSa very lengthy docu,
inent and contains many recommends.
tions which. If on tctcd into law. will
benefit the state.
The message opens with q reference
to the death Of Governor Sparks and
the loss suffered by the state in being
deprived Of his wise counsel. This ia
followed by a comment on the state's
progress during the past year ami tho
splendid condition Of its finances.
Tho controllers report shows a cash
balance Of over $780, 600. The yalun.
ton OF property in the state as shown
by the assessors returns for 1908 was
Si3,s5G, 1913, nm increase of $s.71L.
over 1907.
The message deals with the different
institutions and recommends
liberal appropriations for the support Of
each.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-22
GOVERNOR DICKERSON'S
PLAIN TALK

As some of our readers NAV not see
Governor Dickerson's message. we give
space to those portions of it relating to
the state board of assessors and rcduc.
ton OF taxes. 1t is plain talk:
STATE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
The present method of fixing taxa
BILE valuations on property III Nevada is
eminently unsatisfactory, unequal and
unjust. The evident purpose of the law
was to make the valuations on all prop.
erty of like character, uniform throuh.
out the state and to So cqualizc the val.
nations that the burden of maintaining
the government, state, county and
municipal, will fail alike upon all classes
OF property. In theory. the law is
excellent; in practice, n farce.
1t is made the duty Of the assessors of
the various counties of the state to fix
the valuations. in meeting assembled
as a state board of asscssOrs. Ii is also
made the duty of this hoard to fix the
valuations on all classes of property mt
the actual cash value of the property.
There is nothing to Indicate that the
state board of assessors has ever made
the slightest effort TO determine the
actual cash value of the different kind,
OF property upon which it hus fixed
valuations. IL it has been in possession
of the facts regarding tho actual cash
value of railroad properties IN this state
1t has contemptuUusly disrcgarlcd them
and has been guided entirely by caprice.
In support Of this assertion | call your
attention to the proceedings Of the
annual. meeting Jf the stat. board of
assessors held in this city january ll.12.
1899. AT the meeting figures were
submitted to the board. taken from the
sworn statement Of NIr. &. b. Sngcr.
auditor for the Southern Pacific and
Central Pacific Railway COMPANIES.
showing the actual cash value Of tho
Central Pacific railroad in Nevada to be
SAG, 93G. 10 for each mile Of road: that
ON this valuation the Southern Pacific
Railway company. lcSsnn Of the Central
Pacific railroad. earned 10 i70 per cent
interest for the year ending June 30,
1907. In tho face of these facts. which
were not disputed by the Southern
Pacific Railway companyas representa-.
tive. present at the meeting, the board
fixed the valuation of tho Central
Pacific railroad Mt $tS. 5000 por mile, or
1859 per cent OF the actual cash value
OF this property. At the same meeting
the valuation on stock sheep was placed
ut $500 per head. practically the full
value, the valuation on beef cattle
and milk COWS was placed at So 90 per
head, or 10 per cent Of the actual cash
value. Other kinds Of property were
valued at from go per cen, to 100 per
rent Of the cash value. Why a railroad
company earning IN interest ratio Of 10
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-22
School Statistics

Deputy Superintendent Anderson has
made Il very interesting report to the
state board of education on the con
dition and needs Of the schools Of this
county. From it We take the following
statistics:
No. boys enrolled in schools. 4i6
No. girls enrolled in schools. $50
Total number enrolled. ......, SS2
Percentage of attendance .!
per cen
Total number of census child.
TEL 1927
Number children attending
schools other than comfy
public schools. -
Total census children not at
tending any school,. 1873
Number children between &
and Ii not attending any
school Subject to compuls-
DRY education actl ........ 90
Total number children attend
tending private schools. 30
Average length of school
term. 60 months
Average salary paid To male
teachers........!........ SOL. GO
Average SALARY paid 10 female
teachers.....-............ 81 10
Number male teachers. :
Number female teachers..... IS
Percentage of teachers who
are either normal school or
university graduates. 63
per cent
Percentage of teachers who
have had more than three
years experience, 73 per
cent
Valuation of school property. .$3i. 1914. 90
Number Of miles travelled by
deputy superintendent of
public instruction i'll per
formancc of duty (exClud-
ing trips to Reno and Car
sonC City lGSS miles
Number of official visits made
by deputy superintendent loi
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-22
IESiray Notice.

\ gray gclding, 4 or q years Of
age. branded + with bar below with
hook curving downward on ends of bar
and II diamond bench upside down on
left shoulder, and II bay gelding about
10 years old, branded X with 9 dots
above the iron on the left hip. came to
my ranch on South Fork about the 10th
Of last July.
The gray gclding has n wire cut across
the breast and left shoulder and weighs
about 1850 pounds The bay gclding
has Il little white on the left hind foot
and weighs about l2O0 pounds.
The owner can get these horses iy
proving property and paying all OK.
pcnscs for keeping and advertising.
AM. GRiSwOLD,
. Lee. Elko County, Nevada
Elko. Nevada. November q. 1908.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-22

II Is interesting to know how GER
tain flowers get their names. Many
were named after Individuals: For in
stance: Fuchsias were so called be.
cause they were discovered by Leon
ard Fuchs. Dailias were named for
Andre Dahl, who brought them from
Peru. The camelia was so called for
n missionary named Kamcl. who
brought some magnificent specimens
OF the flower 20 Franco from Japan.
He called it the rose of Japan, but
his friends changed 1t to canelia.
M~aEuolias were named in honor OF
Prof. Magnol de Montpelier, who first
brought the beautiful tree to France
from America and Asia. Because they
trembled with the wine Is the mean
ing of anemOnes. The Latin word 10
wash Is lavare. and lavender received
its name because the Romans put the
flowers into water when they washed
TO perfume their hands.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-22
THE TRAIFF FRAUD

1t not unfrequently happens that the
logic Of events conspire TO expose
ancient frauds hat have been woven
into the very warp and wool of govern
ment policies. and which have been
he'll by a large portion of our people
with the reverence commonly accorded
the tencts of Holy Writ. The protec-
tive tariff is the latest humbug upon
which the light of truth has been
turned, holding that system up TO the
derision of ri~ght-thinking people.
American lumber dealers and manu-
facturers are making strenuous opposi-
ton against the removal Of tariff on
lumber. The claim that the Canadians
already have n sufficient advantage in
their lower freight rates to Chicago,
the great lumber consuming point, as
compared with the southern lumber in
~terest, and that if the tariff is removed
the Canadians will undersell them and
force prices down. This is event
number one.
Here is event number two: As a
matter Of fact, the southern. yellow pine
has been sold in Canda this year at
prices 50 much lower than Canadian
lumber that a delegation of Canadian
lumbermen waited upon the Canadian
government and endeavored TO secure
the enactment Of a tariff protecting
them from American lumber.
SO, Notwithstanding the touching
sOlicitudc before clectionl of the party
of protection for the American work.
ingmen, IL lumber jacks do not receive
any more for their labor than the
Canadians who have no tariff on that
commodity. If they did receive {
higher rate of wages, our lumber could
not compete with the Canadian product
in Canadian markets. And do not forget
that we undersell the Canadian dealer
despite his lower freight rates and the
g fact that orr yellow pineries have beer
. exploited ;for years. while those of ON
neighbor are practically untouched.
Bear in mind further hat it is not tn,
Canadian lumber laborer who is asking
for protection ut the hands of hi
government. 1t is the dealer and manu-
-, f~acturer who are making the request
and they are the oncs who would re-
ceive the benefit if q tariff should bc
granted; just u the dealer here is
. benefited by our tariff to the exclusion
Of the men who do the work.
But the principal lesson is that pro,
tcctcd America. where the dealer,
! claim to pay such high wages that they
can not compete with foreign countric.
are actually un1ersclling free trade
Canada tn such an ~cxtenttllat dealer,
there are asking for "a tariff to protecr
q them against the ~''paupcr made
lumber Of the United States.
When the laboring men oEthc Unitct
States finally come to the ineyitabl,
conclusion that the tariff is a fraud
the logic Of events will I've found to lav,
played u more important part in tn,
attainment Of that result than all tho
theoretical reasoning Of which the minC
@ is capable. Kansas City Post.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-22
The Worlds Greatest Fleet.

While Great Britain may claim the
chief distinctions OF the maritime
world, the largest single fleet carries
the red. white and black, and its
house flag is the Hamburg-American.
Its GS distinct services carry the
worlds commerce into and out OF
nearly every important port of all
continents. II the entire fleet were
assembled In n harbor. II would pre-.
sent an imposing array Of IGO ocean
steamers, eight others under construc.
ton, and 215 river steamers and har.
Dor craft-a total of 3S3 vessels. with
n gross tonnage OF nearly n million.
II this fleet wero welded Into one
mammoth steamer, II would be nearly
five miles long, more than a mile wide
and about a mile deep. To load Il
with bales of cotton would require the
average yield of 1000. 900 acres: II
could take the wheat crop of 5000. 900
acres, and half a billion feet OF lumber
would not fill It. This is the CONNER.
cial hyphcn that has connected Ham.
burg and America for 81 years
Worlds Work.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-22
DeM.

Dew does not fall" in the sense
That rain does. II has been scientific.
ally demonstrated that dew" Ia
simply the moisture that is abstract.
cd from the air by the rapid cooling
OF the bodies with which that air
comes in contact; as. for example. the
moisture that Is seen OF n summer
day on the outside Of n pitcher con.
tanning Ice water. Dew is not formed
on windy nights. because the drift.
Ing air then brings its own tempera.
turc To the radlating bodies, aud pro.
vents them from getting cooled az
speedily MS they would otherwise.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-22
Some Of the most important recon-.

Some of the most important recDm.
mendation ftllow:
Recommends reforms in the manage
ment Of the state prison, the separa-
tion Of hardened criminals from the
younger class. a separate yard for the
female prisoners, and the establishment
of a mandatory at the prison for the
employment Of the convicts,
The Hospital for Mental Diseases is
crowded with patients and there IS not
sufficient room in the present buildings
for their porper treatment; Extension
and improvement Of the present build
ings is urged.
The thanks of the state are officially
extended 10 Clarence Mackay for his
generous gift to the state university
and an ample appropriation is urged 10
maintain 4 high faculty standard in
every department of the university.
The business of the state engineers
Office has increased over 400 per cent
during the past two years and an ap.
preparation of So, 900 is recommended
for the support Of the Office for 1899 and
1910. Also that a fee of 1928 be charg,
ed for filing an application for 4 per
nit.
In regard to the state board Of as.
SCISSORS. the governor says that he is
convinced thatit Is Of no benefit to the
state, but is a positive injury. He re,
fer to the action of the board al it.
recent meeting in assessing the Southern
Pacific at alow valuation and urgently
recommends that the law creating the
board be repealed.
The state police law is farorably con,
Sidered and amendments suggested u
make less friction III its enforcement.
a liberal suin is asked for the sup
port Of the state police. none of which
will be expended unless unexpected con,
ditions demand such expenditure.
The railroad commission is commend.
ed for its work and y generous ap
preparation is asked for its support.
SA44'bSi pIiia4lS La" - Iltt-lti IllN
the guarantee feature of the Oklahom:
banking law is urged.
Legislation is urged against wildca'
mining schemes: To create n state min
ing Inspector: to project Iah1rers from
graft; 10 force the taxation of patente,
mines; for the election of L. :. senator,
by direct vote of the people; for the in
~itiative and recall from office; to Great.
"A cole commission TO codify the law.
and an appropriation to pay for tn,
work; to amend the constitution 10 max.
ii more in harmony with the presen
needs of the state; 10 abolish the lobby
for more stringent divorce laws; TO pro
vide funds for newly created school dis
tricts; for the creation of q state con
servation commission: To pay the travel
ing expenses of representatives To na
tional gatherings, such as the irrigation
mining, tax and commercial congress.
In reviewing the working OF the New
lands law passed III 1903, the govcrnO
says the state has not kept faith wit.
the counties in the reduction Of the Ia
rate and urges the legislature to make
material reduction i'll the tax rate 70
1909 and 1910. ana
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-22
llberty-PrinelpIc and Sentiment

NO theory Is Of much service In tho
matter without a character Responding
TO Inc thcory-without q feeling which
prompts the assertion OF individual
freedom and Is indignant against az
grcssions on that freedom. whether
against self or others. Men care moth.
Ing about n principle, even II they un.
derstand 1t, unless they have emotions
responding TO It. When adequately
strong the appropriate emotion
prompts resistance to interference
with individual actions. whether by an
individual tyrant or by a tyrnnt major.
ity; but ut present, in the absence OF
inc proper emotion, there exists al.
most everywhere tho miserable super.
stition that the majority has n right TO
dictate to the Individual about every.
Thing whatover.-By Herbert Spencer,
In letter 10 NJ. ID. Conway.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-22
Warmth.

a colored preacher at EastoD, Pa.
was asked by one OF his church mem
bers to preach n sermon on hell and
It's punishments. After going over the
matter very thoroughly he closed his
scrmon with these remarks:
brethren. II you take all the wood
in Pennsylvania and pile II in ono
place and on that pile all the coal in
Pennsylvania md put the devil on
top, and set It on fire. lie would freeze
10 death"