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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-01-09

District Attorney j. w. b. Smith
went to Denver Thursday TO take in
the poultry show. He has fine "herd'
If ch ckens and is thoroughly enjo ing
the fresh eggs which they produce
while utner poor m,rtals are enjoying
them at about four cents per joy VIII. n
they can get them.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-01-09

w. l.. Pr ce. Of NJ n leaoJ l;a, a son
of Uncle" Bob Tr.ce. ;rri,ed in the
c.ti sunday and ,,ns;Isd here unit ]
Tues lay visiting at he bed SIDE Of his
fn'h r. Pressing bus n 80 required
tn 1t h. MAKE snort vi. t.
L. E. T,bias of this tv is another
good democrat VII, will have a war rn
and comfortable berth during tn chill
ing blasts OF January, +. bruary ard
March He Was spYonted ass stant
IIint rg ci. rk If The House Comm t.
tee On Printing
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-01-09

Ar. Ch rles Woodward, who has
been visiting h parents, Mr.. AMI Mrs.
1hjn as Wood ward. left Thursday
morning to take pcs tion in the
democratic house of lords at the >taie
Capit,I as one of the assistant erks of
that portion Of the General Assembly
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-01-09

Work has been rtsu ne in the Tol
land tunnel that is own ID by Mr. A
bert Hall ind wl,l:l lu, his ntn.y
into it in very liberal manner IN 8
showing h s cor fi,iei ce in iha, sec,ioi :.
The, breast IS being d-ise u i1ters .ct
another vein in the near d stance.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-01-09

Treasurer Of said Coanty q cisar
Cees&.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-12
Needs Hts Head Fixed on III. Inside

I'VE have many times called the at
tention of mothers to the way they
permitted their little girls to make use
OF their paint and powder boxes. which
not only the running of their
complexion i'll their younger years but
makes them look a little too disgusting
on the streets to talk about. As we
may have said before, the little girls
are really not to blame. it being the
fault of their mothers in allowing them
to appear upon the streets in such II
condition. BY the time these little
girls become of age the skin on their
faces will be rs hard is elephant hide.
The little girls we will excuse, holding
US We do that the fault all lies with the
mother who don't know any better, but
there are some others that we want to
trim up II little. a few days ago WE
were standing in the Overland Phur,
macy when Il young man came i'll and
was talking to one Of the clerks. We
should judge his age to be about seven
teen, and if he don't accumulate more
brains i'll the coming seventeen than he
has i'll the past seventccn-wcll, his
head will drop in the fool. killers basket,
and that Il sure thing. He had one of
those soda cracker caps on that appear,
ance might lead one to believe that he
WAS Il real ''cut-up'' and Il college
~"spenort." He too had been to his
mothers paint and powder box. Hi,
cheeks looked as though he had plaster.
ed the skin of Il ripe tomato upon
them, his eyelids and brows had been
heavily penciled. his lips a red tinting,
his hair WAS curlcd to fit the soda
cracker cap. and by his lifting tho
trousers of his papa bought suit W.
were given "A glance ut his fancy sox.
AS we looked 1T" over we could make
but two gucSscs. First, some little CIR.
had either told him that he was pretty,
or else he had ''suupcd' at some time,
i'll some amateur theatrical and WIS il
trying to act like an actor. Young man
You see this article. and we hope for
your w good that you will. let us say
to you. that it is the inside of that head
of yours that needs fixing more than
the outside.-Boisc Clipper.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-12
The Institute

The reception rendered the visiting
teachers last night WAS not 50 well at
tended by the townSpcoplc rs it should
have been, but those present had Il very
enjoyable time. The time WAS spent
in dancing, social conversation and
slowing away the many goDi thinsS in
the way of refreshments.
This forenoon the primary teachers
met with Miss Rose Gardner in the
public school room, where she conduct.
ed Il class and showed her methods of
teaching 10y means Of sound drills.
motion songs and games. Tn" Gordon
system of reading was Illustrated. The
session WAS 50 successful that the pri
mary teachers have asked for another
session with Miss Gardner. which will
bc arranged for.
At the high school. Prof. Whitney
conducted II discussion on geography
which was very interesting and VERY
successful. At In" conclusion of tin,
discussion. Prof. Jones concluded his
address ON addition and satisfaction.
Supt. Anderson then outlined the re-.
quircmcntS in dictionary work that are
now a part of the course of study.
At the afternoon session the :irl and
ith grades Of the public school enter.
tanned the institute with several mu,i
cal sketches. and Mrs. Elizabeth Nc.
Kinney of Carlin gave two rccitatipmS.
all of which were much appreciated.
Miss liillarI of the Milton Bradley
Company, dealers in kindergarten sup.
plies, showed the teachers methods in
paper cutting and folding.
Prof. Jones then gave AN intrTr,;ir =
talk on Good Health"
Mrs. Lpthrup gave her nh.,hp1, in
Music in the Gruir," III Il very well
prepared paper.
Miss Marie Morris illustrated her
methods III drawing it, the Primary
Room She claimed that most ANY
teacher can du the drawing that is
required 10y the course Of study.
Tonight Prof. Jones will deliver am
interesting lecture on the New Ideal,
Of Citizenship" Thi, lecture will l.,
we'll worth he ring and there should
br "A good Attendance. No admission
f." will hc charged.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-12
Moody and Anderson Rescued

Sunday evening about o o'clock, the
glad news reached Elko that Charley
Moody and Harry Anderson had been
rescued from the Copper King mime and
were safe and sound in Carlin.
From Mr.. Moody. we learned that
when the dirt began to drop in the
slnft Saturday afternoon he saw the
danger of remaining in the shaft and
both started up the ladder to the drift
90 feet above them. They had barely
time to reach the drift when the crash
came and dirt, rock and timber filed
the shaft about I5 feet above the drift.
The conclusion of the falling rock threw
them back into the drift, but did not
iniure them.
They at 0nce madc up their minds
not to worry rs they knew that every
thing possible would he done to rescue
them. After a lapse of eight or ten
hours, the time it took to get word to
Carlin and return, they heard men talk.
ing above them. They tried to talk to
the workers, but could not mako them
hear.
They were in Il short drift and the
only thing they feared was that the air
would become foul. They tried it oc
c~asionally 10y lighting matches, but n
few hours before they were rescued the
matches would not burn. Both were
pcrspiring freely when they reached the
drift and they suffered from the cold.
About ten hours before thoy were
taken ont, they heard rapping on the
air pipe and answered tho signal. They
told the men working in the shaft that
they were unhurt and heard the good
tidings go to the men on the surface
and the answering cheer. Thcy then
knew that their dclivcrancc was near.
Although nearly 4S hours elapsed
before their rescue, they did not suffer
hunger or thirst and neither lost
courage. The thought that everything
possible would 10 done for their release
kept them in good spirits.
Though they escaped unhurt. neither
one ''arcs Ia 20 through the same
experience again. Both arc receiving
the congratulations Of everybody on
their lucky escape from n horrible
death. iHt
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-12
Wishing Tree Where Wishes Come True

Have you ever sat under the benign
shade of Washington's wishing treey
1t has been IL of the unique at
fractions of Lafayette park for, 10,
these many years. 1t is not described
i'll the official guide books, hut it is
there just the same. and has been ever
since the square was laid out-in the
fortics. The tree itself is II dwarf
chestnut, although it has grown out of
its dwarfneSs to a great extent. 1t
is Il scion of the famous wishing tree
in Hyde park, London. 1t is located
Immediately west of the Jackson statue,
about % feet, and is in full sight of all
the windows on the north side of the
White House.
The wishing tree. uS Its name indi-
Gates. possesses rare powers, or at
least it is supposed to. in that every
wish that is made under its branches
comes true some time or other. Gen
orally it is other. but that does not
seriously interfere with the reputation
of the tree.
There were more believers in the
tree some years ago than there are
now, but that does not mean that there
are not II great many who believe in it
to-day. Nor is the number by any
means confined to the old ''manmies,' ~
''aunties' and other black folk. Ninety
nine per cent of the persons who pass
under the tree ON their way through the
square probably never heard or eat of
it. But there are others, and in this
case there are a great many others.
The most marvellous stories are told
about the tree, and many of the stories
have believers. Also many of the stories
have some element of truth about them.
In many cases it is II great deal of story
and Il very minute particle Of truth.
Blu il is because there is some truth in
them that the tree has such a clientele.
Faith does not cure all the ills that
it is asked to cure, hut its followers are
sure that ii cures in some instances.
Hence there are faith cures.
The thousands of wishes that are
made under the wishing tree may end
up in only coming true, but the wishcI
who has been rewarded by its favor
never loses an opportunity to sing its
praises. and that is what makes the
wishing tree so much more famous thar
any of the other trees that are in tn,
same mlrk.-Exchange
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-12
FORECAST FIFTY YEARS AGO

''Esmeralda has yielded her millions
and yet has billions to yield to honest
toll" This is the prediction of the
Esmeralda Herald, printed nearly for
ty years ago, when the home of Mark
Twain was tho center of the greatest
mining boom known to the world ut
that time. The forecast is materially
ditions of the county with the pro-
phetic powers of the editor of the first
newspaper published in this county.
1t appears reasonable that the nan in
whose brain the prediction found birth
must have looked far into the future
to see the wealth of the then unknown
Mohawks, Clermonts, Red Tops and
Combinations pouring into the lap of
our W Uncle Sam, n stream of n size
that almost gluts the minis.
An old-timer, in referring to the
early days of the county, spoke feel
ingly of the time when Mark Twain
built n little shack in Aurora and call
ed it home with rs much pride MS he
would today speak of the magnificent
retreat where today he is spending his
declining days. A good many changes
have occurred in the county since Mark
rode q broncho across the foothills
around Bodie, but the prophesy of the
old-time editor is being verified every
day in the territory Intervening be,
tween the site of the old printing office
and the extreme southern end Of the
county. Time alono is necessary to
disclose the truth that all the wealth
of tho state is not limited to one region,
and there is yet a possibility of the
billions coming to the front.
Nevada is the only state of the I'M.
ion that is embraced in the list of
mineral producers that discloses any
new vitality in the districts that were
supposed to have been worked ont.
This is due to the advantages of the
superior system of modern smelling
and the triumphs of the metallurgical
engineers i'll overcoming the refract,
DRY ores that formerly defied treat.
ment. This is the reason for the re.
vival of such old camps as Bodie, Can,
delaria and Aurora. In Colorado, Mon,
tana and Idaho the old mines tina
! were worked out have never been re,
! vived and are inconsolable back mum
! beers. Their ore bodies have been OK
hausted and the surrounding towns
have passed into decay. There is moi
the slightest hope for their regcnera
! tion. The dumps have been worked
over and over until the last trace o
value has disappeared, but the remote
( ness Of former Nevada producers hay
: the assurance that they have n sccont
lease of life by the introduction O
cheap transportation, cheap milling an,
cheap abor.-Goldfeld Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-12
Opportunity For Nevada Boys

Senator George =. Nixon will have
two vacancies AT the United States
Naval Academy at Annapolis for the
year 1910. nrcrSSitaiing the nomination
of two principals and six altcrnutrs.
The nominations for these Cudr;ship,
will he mad" within a short time, in
order to give those seeking the appoint
mcnts an opportunity to prepare for the
first mental examination which will H.
held under the supervision of the Civil
Service Commission at Reno. Nevada.
"n the Third Tuesday in April. 1910.
Tho second and last "VIminltiun will
b. held ut Annapolis. Maryland. on tho
third Tuesday in June, 1910. under tie
supervision of the superintendent of
the Naval Academy.
All candidates will have 10 he actual
and bona tidc residents IF the state of
Nevada for two years Immediately pre-.
ccdims the date Of the appointment.
The minimum NJ" of admission of
midShipmcn To- the Academy is sixteen
and the maximum age twenty years. \
candidate is eligible for nomination on
the day bc becomes sixteen nnl in.
eligible On the day he becomes twenty
years of age.
Candidates are required to hr phys.
icilIy sound. well formed aud of robust
constitution. Tho height of candidate.
for admission shall no, be- less than five
feet two inches between the agc of six
teen and eighteen years. and not less
than five feet four inches between the
age Of eighteen aud twenty years; and
the minimum weight nj sixteen years
of aga shall bn one hundred and five
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-12
Grsenwater Given Over To Coyotes

With the cessation of all work at
the Grccnwater, Death valley, mine,
the once thriving camps of Grecnwatcr
and Furnace Creek, California, hay u
been given over to the reign Of the
coyotes. There is scarcely "a man to be
found in the entire district. and it is
considered extremely doubtful that the
work ut the mine. which was onco pro.
nOunccd Il bonanza. 1t is asserted that
the ore bodies mt the 1900 foot level
hold but scant encouragement for
further exploitation. There have been
rumors that the company expected to
sink to the 1000 foot level, but this Is
10 given little crcdcncc.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-12
A Peculiar Case

4 most peculiar accident has come
to light as taking place at the prison
on the 29th of October. a prisoner
James Bradford by name, slipped and
fell and landed on his coccyx bone and
immediately was stricken with a pccu-
liar form of insanity. All Of his facul-
ties appeared to have been dcadencd
and he continued in Il condition of ex-
IRENE mclancholia. For several days
he was in this condition and an ex-
animation and commitment was made
which would result in his being sent to
the asylum in Reno. While he was
being prepared to be shipped to Reno
his attendants happened to lose their
hold upon him and he fell over back
wards, striking again upon the coccyx
bone and ut once regained the lost
faculties and now he is as well and sane
as cver.-Carson News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-12
February II. 1889. the United States

February II. 1889, the United States
senate committee passed IA, rcs0iuiion
that Il select committee of seven senators
he appointed by the president of the
senate to he known rs the Select COM
mittee OH irrigation and reclamation Of
arid lands. to consider the subject of ir'
rigation and the best mode of reclaim
ing the arid lands of the United States
and report the senate ut the meeting of
congress in December, 1899. what leg.
i~slation WIS necessary for such irriga'
ton and reclamation.
The committee consisted uf Senator
William NJ. Stewart, chairman: and
Senator Allison of Iowa. IIiscock OF
New York, Plumb of Kansas, German
of Maryland, Jones of Arkansas and
Reagan of Texas.
This committee came and SAW tho
country in the west. and ON its report
depended much that followcd.-Tono
pah Bonanza.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-12

shooting with it after Mr.. Anderson
and George Gunsion had retired to the
front room to await supper. Mary. the
second daughter, was getting supper
ready and at the same time Watching
the target practice in the back yard.
Stepping to the door she said something
to the girl who had the gun aud was
Just about to shoot. The exclamation
so startled the girl with the gun that
she turned partly around rs she pressed
the trigger, the bullet striking Mary in
the abdomen. The wounded girl sank
to IL chair with the exclamation: I'm
shot" Physicians were called and after
' probing found the bullet had been
DETECTED from II fatal course by a
, corset stay.-Nuggett.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-12
Electric Sparks

The largest electric transmission line
in the world is that of the Niagara
Syracuse-Auburn line, which transmits
10000 horsepower Il distance of lG}
miles. The Colgate plant, Yuba river,
Cal, connects via Oakland and Mission
Sat jose to a line 299 miles in length.
This plant has II capacity of ll,25O
kilowatts and there are more then 100
~sub-statiOns OH 1873 miles of circuit on
the system.
Some of the electric light and power
companies of Minnesota rent
cleaners to customers for "A nominal sum
each day.
Electric apparatus is uScl III Ger.
many for producing hydrogen and OK.
ygen for brazing and welding with an
oxyhydrogon blow.pipc.
\ new invention entirely diSpcns =
with the telegraph operator in rail
road work. Each train as it passes
over the road automatically makes q
record on II sheet in the train dis.
patchers office. BY means of red and
green lamps and Il gong the dispatcher
can at any time signal direct to the
engineer to stop. slow down ar pro.
ceel.
One pound of sixteen candle puwcl
tungsten lamp filamcnts costs 5000 and
it takes 49, o of these fiIamcnts /,
make Il pound. In the pca.lanp. tn,
smallest incandescent lamp made. 81.
01O, 900 filamcnts make "a pound. at
cost of $500. 900.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-12
THE DEMOCRATIC
OPPORTUNITY

DR.. Woodrow Wilson, president Of
Princeton university, addressed the
Democrats Of Plainfield, New Jersey,
recently. His subject was The Demo.
cratic Opportunity" He discussed the
Payne-Aldrich-Taft tariff bill and
its effects upon the country. He also
spoke Of the powerful business com
binations and the attitude the govern.
ment should take toward them. Be.
low will no found extracts from the
address;
The Democratic party is nJw fac
ing an unusual opportunity AMI u very
great duty. Tho party in power has
become entanglcd with all sorts of in.
forests, great and small; has lost its
freedom of choice In % hundred ways,
and may DO said BY reason of its pccu.
liar policies to have allied itself with
something less than the nation us q
whole.
THE Democratic party, on tho other
hand, is free from ontanglclnrnts, and
is at liberty to choose policies suited
to the national conditions US II whole.
1t Is FREQ to make n program for the
general good, IL it will, with perfect
candor and simplicity.
But IL should do this without al
itself to DO embarrassed by old
formulas. Most of the old formulas
of u politics arc worn threadbarc
and have lost their Significance.
"Takc for example. those with re.
gard to strict construction and the old
deal of 'as little government as pos.
'ible.' The indisputablc fact is that
ho federal government has, in re.
ent years, been launched into many
lelds of activity, even tho existence Of
which previous generations did not
oresee.
1T was inevitable. In our changed
onditions, that the federal govern.
lent should come out into many new
elds of power. !, for one, am very
Of the separate power and .
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-12

at the break of day. because he called
himself we scribe" Beneath that yew
another sleeps. who did his work with
smiling lips. we had to put him out
for keeps when he referred to flying
trips. And one, the noblest of them,
all. is resting on the w~indswept hill; in
writing mp q game of ball, he spoke of
one who hit the pill" Hard by the
wall, where roses bloom. and breezes
sway the clinging vines, that youth is
sleeping in his tomb. who used the
phrase, ''along these lines" To day
the sexton wields his spade. and digs a
grave both deep and wide, where soon
the STRIPPING will be laid. who wrote
about 1.-THE blushing bride ."-Western
Publisher.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-12
Cattle Prices Soarding

According to Clay. Robinson e cos
Livestock Report prices Of cattle arc
soaring. Tho top of the cattle market
last week vas $3.50. making a new 70.
cord for tho month OF October. Bar.
ring show cattle and in Jun. 1892.
when $3.50 was recorded, this price, the
report says, was within 10 cents Of tho
highest figure W reached in tho open
market. In August, 1909. and December
1901, the summit was 80. There are
those who believe that So will bc re.
for prime cornfcd bccvcs and
that the top for Western range cattle is
vet tn bo seen.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-12

pounds. with I'M increase OF not less
than five pounds for each additional
year. or fraction of II year over one half
ANY marked deviation in the hight anil
weight relative to the age of tn. can.
didate will add materially to tho con.
sidcration for rejection.
Candidates will be examined mentally
in punctuation, spelling. arithmetic
geography, English grammar. United
States history, worlds history, algebra
through uu~Iiratic equations, and plane
geometry. Deficiency in any of these
subjects may b. sufficient To insure the
rejection of the candidate.
The course of midShipmcn is six wears
four years at the Academy, when the
succeeding appointment is made, and
two years ut SEA, ut The expiration of
which time the examination for final
graduation takes place.
Midshiprncu who pass the rxamina-
ton for final graduation are aupuinted
to fill vacancies in ia, lower grade of
the Line Of the Navy; and occasionally
To fill vacancies in the Marine Corps
and i'll certain oftAc stan corps Of tn.
Navy.
All young men of the State VINO wish
u enter the Navy aS officers should
make their desire, knpNn - Senator
Nixon, bearing in mind the physical
and mental requirements. ~ that con.
sidcratiun cLu b, giych th ,ir ma mes
when the nominate II are III order.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-12
Posioiiice Bank Business

1t has been discovered by some tire,
less Searcher for truth that the United
States already does an extensive post.
Office banking business. through the
money order department. 1t is stated
that foreign laborcrs who lack conf
dence in American banks. but are
familiar with the postal saving bank Of
Europe, have deposited, within the year
more than $3.50, 900 in the p~ostofice at
Kansas City alone. They buy money
orders payable to themselves. They
draw no interest, of Course, and have to
pay a fee of 30 cents on each 800. But
their money, they feel. is safely banked.
Money for orders not cashed within Il
year is turned into the U. S. treasury,
and certificates are issued to the holders
without extra expense. Those ccrtifi
Gates are good for all time.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-12
Popular Lecture

Prof. d. X. Jones the institute in.
structor will lecture ut tho High School
o. S:l5 ON Wednesday evening on "Tho
New Ideal Of Citizenship" Prof. Jones
is not working along the beaten paths
of the average institute worker.
His instruction in methods of arith.
mctic arc setting tho teachers TO think.
ing along new lines Of thought, and
while the teachers as "a whole do not
always agree with Prof. Jones still tho
fact that they arc actively thinking is
going to bring about good results from
tho meeting.