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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-27
The DRIFT FROM DEMOCRACY

Lincoln'S yearly salary was SD, 900.
William II. Taft wants this amount for
travelling expenses alone. Theodore
Roosevelt made greater professions of
devotion to the people than any proceed
ing President-and squeezed more out
of them for his personal use! Is the
Roosevelt policy to bc pursued diligently
ut the White House III this respect: Is
the swing from Republican to autocratic
political methods, from the modest
public servant to the luxurious royal
family notions. to he made permanentg
If 50, no wonder the president insists
upon new and odiouS taxes in order to
raise revenues 81 as to spend money
lavishly i'll luxury. The present
tendencies give any pirty Il great op.
portunity which would take up seriously
the economic doctrines of jefferson.
Webster and Tilden. and apply them
vigorously 10 governmental admin
istration and expenditure.
The Rough Riding Presidential theory
of bossing Congress. intimidating the
courts. and sporting an Executive
establishment like that of a royal
palace il a reversal of the great demo.
cratic principles for which the Revolu-
tionary War WAS fought and won.
Since the modest Mckinley was
murdered. the drift from democracy.
with its inexpensive simplicitieS, toward
autncracy. with its costly celebrations.
has been as decided us it is deplorable.
Wcbsteriau vigilance is needed in
Congress to resist these aggressive and
persistent Entertainments upon the con-
stitutional safeguards of the people
Troy Press.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-27
The DigniIied Supreme Court

\ recent issue of the Saturday Even
ing Post gave the following pen picture
of the United States supreme court in
action:
Some day when you are in the su.
preme court You may see the solemn
justices sitting somnolently while u
lawyer drones through his argument.
Presently Mr.. Justice Harlan will stir
to activity. and beckon to an attendant.
The attendant comes and listens re-
spectfully to his whispered instructions.
Then he tiptocs over to Justice White.
whose massive head is bowed on his
breast. He touches Mr.. Justice White
on the shoulder, whispers something in
his ear, and the great Louisiana iulist
mods sagely and reaches down i'll his
trousers pocket. pulling his silk robe
away rs n woman sweeps aside her
skirt. He looks across to Mr.. Justice
Harlan who is watching him, mods
again and smiles a suspicion of Il smile.
The attendant tiptoeS back to Mr.. JUS
tice Harlan and hands him something.
The great Kentucky jurist reaches in
to his pocket. takes out his knife and
cuts off a piece of the object that Mr..
Justice White has sent him. beams his
thanks acroSS To the great louisiana
iurist and, bending Vel puts his hand
quickly to his mouth. signs Il great sigh
of satisfaction and leans hack in his
chair again.
The attendant tiptoeS back to Mr..
Justice White. hands him something he
sent To Mr.. Justice Harlan. Mr..
Justice White looks surprised that any
of it came hack but slows away what
he has left and his head SINKS again.
Not a sound can he heard but the dron-
ing of the lawyer. Mr.. Justice Harlan
has borrowed n chew of plug from Mr..
Justice White.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-27
HIS LoNG.pELAYEp PROPOSAL.
French Story Of Note In Bouquet That
Was for Years Unanswered.

One OF the longest delayed proposals
on record is related in a French story
OF Il shy young subaltcrn who was or.
dered away to the wars. Not daring
Ia speak. he sent Il noscgay OF yellow
roses TO the girl he loved. with Il little
note inside begging her, II she re.
turned his love. to wear one OF the
tiowcrs in her breast that night at the
ball. She appeared without IL. aud he
Went away brokcn.hcartcd.
Years aftcrward. when he was u
lame old general. he again met his
old love. now a white. haired widow.
One day his old sweetheart gently
asked him why he had never married.
Madam he answered somewhat
sternly. "you ought to know best. II
you had not refused To answer that
note In the bouquet OF yellow roses /
might have been a happier man The
note In the %bOuquet?' she repeated.
growing pale.
She opened an old cabinet and TOOK
out from Il drawer Il shTivclcd bouquet
Of what had q yellow roses. among
whose leaflcss stalks lurkcd a SCRAP of
paper yellow with age. SEQ, | never
had your note" she said. holding the
bouquet mp. IF | had | would not have
answered II as q fancird." Then
answer IL now" said th" eallnn; old
colder. And tn" long delayed pro.
poSal was accepted al last.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-27
THE APING OF Y A

When the debate was Oh i'll the
purchase automobiles for the use of
the vice president and the speaker of
the House, Mr.. Tawney and those 9TH
er Republicans who advocated this
iiligitimatc expenditure of the peoples
money said that it was II question of
generosity and dignity. this II of
laying II Sl2, 900 to buy automobiles
for the use of the two beneticiaries. II
was represented that the senators and
the members of the house should he
going about less finely vehicled than.
say, the secretary TO the president.
And then there was much said about
conserving the dignity of the govern
meut and of the circumstance and en-
tourage of its high administrators.
The house voted the automobiles.
The senate voted them. It's 4 so.
When almost a billion a year is APP
p%ropriated $4,000 is not Il large sum-.
The matter takes attention because of
the spirit revealed in the appropria-
ton.
On the part of those making it, it
shows the spirit of wealth and luxury.
This has already magnitied the rec
ompcnse and perquisites of the prcsi-
lent and would fill foreign capitals
with palaces where American ambas-
sailors might give banquets and balls
that would outshine the social larg-
esses of any other diplomats.
And rs for the bcneiiciarics of this
$40, 900 bonus, they are bnt the recip-
tents of what to the commo citizen,
looks like IL contemplate graft"
Nothing undetermined about it. Their
friends bestow it, drawing from the big
pocket of Uncle Sam, and they will
lack the dignity to decline it.
The old plan was to give II public
servant IL salary sufficient TO enable
him to live i'll Il manne betting his
stations. according TO moderate stand
ards, and then let him look after his
own means of locomotion. To depart
from this plan is to open the way for
an indefinite extension of pcrquisitcs.
If the government buys automobiles fol
the vice president and the speaker, the
presidents of the two houses of con.
gress. logic says it should buy then
also for the members of the houses. and
if for them, why not then for fedora
judges, postmasters and all government
officers from Taft down to John Albu,
inclUsivc?-St. Joseph Observer.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-27
Body Found

The body Of Il man supposed to be j.
\. Fanger was found in an advanced
stage of decomposition ut Walker Lake
last Sunday. The flesh of his face WAS
entirely gone. nothing hut the bare
skull remaining.
Two young men We're hunting along
the shore when the ghastly object was
found III the thick mo on the shore.
a novel feature of the inquest was the
fact that each member Of the jury WAS
arrayed III II bathing suit of many col
ors. the oronc having forced them
into service just rs they emerged from
the lake. 1t is perhaps the first time
that Il jury similarly clad was ever
sworn To try II case.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-27
Progress Of Work on Western Pacific

Virgil G. Bogue. vice-preSident and
chief engineer of the Western Pacific,
arrived in Winncmucca yesterday in
his private car from San Francisco and
after making a short inspection of the
company's property under construction
here, WAS taken IL over the new road
where the track machine is at work.
ll5 miles west.
During Mr.. Bogue's last trip Of in
spection the next division point west of
here Was changed from Deep Hole to n
point two miles further west. This di-
vision is now called Gerloch and the
change WAS made ON account of under
lying water ut the place where the
%roundhouse and terminal buildings
We're to have been erected.
Good progress is being made in laying
the steel at the front and now there is
only Il gap of 20 miles between the track
machine gang westward from here and
the one coming from tho California side
East of here the track laying crew is
near GOlconda. Is miles distant. and
that part of the road is expected to he
finished by about the 10th of Scptem-
her.
At this place a large number of mel
are at work Oh the terminal building.
and other construction work. The
round house is fast nearing completion
and thp LARGE fare, nf man that ar,
working there are finishing the roof OF
the large structure. All the concrete
work, which includes the walls of the
building and the engine pits, is finished
and the carpenters are rushing the re
maiuder Of the wOrk.-HumiOldt Star
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-27
A GOLDEN RECORD

The report of Nevada's State License
and Bullion Tax Agent for the quarter
ending June 30, 1909 has just been re-
leased. The report is a lengthy one and
and not only shows the States wonder
full mineral production. hut gives inter
csting data on the general business con.
ditions of Nevada. says the Humboldt
Star.
The principal feature of the report is
the data given on the production of the
mines for the first three months of this
year. In the tabulntcd form issued by
the State License and Bullion Tax Col
lcctor, the total tonnage for the three
months is given at $40, 222. This ton.
mage shows II value of SG,3l3, go. IL on
which a tax has been collected amount.
ing to $5S, 92i.G9.
This is Il remarkable record, consider.
ing the general depression of all kinds
of business, which has tended to hold
back the mining industry. Had condi,
tions been normal the production for the
first three months Of this year woult
have been 1T least doubled.
The mining industry just now il
more active throughout the State thar
it has been during the past eighteen
months and everything points to addeC
general activity. Camps with merit
which have been dormant. are taking
on new life. Not only this, but new
fields are being opened up which oTc
big inducements for both the big ant
small investor.
Altogether the mining industry-Nc
vada's lcader-looks brighter now thar
it has for many months. and it is a SAT,
wager that when the final report from
the State Bullion Tax Collector for tn,
year 1909 is submitted, the figure
showing the mineral production Of tn
State will he far in excess of any pre-
viOuS year.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-27
COalln't Place HOrHce

They say that Horace wrote his
poems in praise Of wine." the school
teacher said to the Billvile citizen.
who? Horace Greeley! Never knew
he writ poetry"
mo. no-the other Horace. who
comes from antiquity"
Never hearn tell of him nor the
place he comes from: but it's my Opin-
ion. who ever he WIZ. that he had
mighty little tn do wastin' words on
wine when the country has more corn
Ticker than it kin consume convenient
but. come ter think of it. the less said
bout corn, new or old, in north Georgy
region, the better. The blamed oil
government is mighty watchful."-A
lanta Constitution.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-27
Talks o. AdvertkiA1

The Examiner mentions the ~ of a
man who fell OIL a stove and had the
name of the stove burned OIL his fore.
head as II perpetual advertisement of
the make.
Years ago there was u similar acci-
dent in the Appeal Office. \ squaw sat
down on the Office stove and the words
Patent Applied For" were branded up
on her person, but not exactly upon her
face.
Bob Fulton, who used to run the Ga.
zatte, was Il great advertiser. He used
to carry Il lot of pasters. Subscribe for
the Gazette" and paste them every
where. When lie went to church he
always took Il different pew and pasted
the Gazette al in the fly leafs of the
prayer books and Bibles.
Rev. Jenny was his brother-in-law
and one day he noticed Jenvy's two
year-old kid playing on the floor. He
put two pastors on the kid and later in
the day its mother discovered the words
Subscribe for the Gazette" when she
was about to spank the child.
This seemed like carrying advertising
to extremes and it caused n GOODNESS he.
tween the two families for sometime.
and Brother Jenny got even with Full.
ton by stopping the Gazette.
The Appeal is not at this time dis
GUESSING the value Of such forms Of adj
vertising as that mentioned in this ar
ticle, but simply relates the facts which
the Nevada Historical Society is wei.
come to at any time. Carson Appeal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-27

his party managers. However sincere,
he has given no evidence of strength
to maui the recalcitrant into righteous
ness. He admits defeat. explains it,
gives II feast at the White House to
celebrate it, and there You are! The
policy Of the consumer be damned is
expressed rs the working principle of
the Government under a bill which
suits Mr.. Aldrich. suits Mr.. Cannon.
and suits the venerable Infants it pro-
tects by fleeing the American people.
Those are most kcenly disappointed
who were most hopeful of results"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-27
DRUNKENNESS IN RUSSIAN ARMY.
Authorities Are Planning a Fight
Against tho Vice.


Owing to the prevalence u drunken.
ness In he Russian army II has h"rn
decided to abolish the traditional gifi
OF II glass Of vodka on certain gala
days and replace IL by a glass Of eau.
Casiau wine.
Gen. kcppen aIiirms that 10 per
cent. OF the crimes committed by sol
dicrs are done when under the iHilu.
cnce OF alcohol. Another authority
goes as far AS 95.I per cent Twelve
per cent. OF the confirmed drunkards
In Petersburg began tU drink In he
army. The reaso for thiS is said To
be the excessively low temperature
tten degrees ReaumerJ In the bar.
racks. The commissariat try 10 econ
omize." II Is COnclusiyriy proved
that In n OF the Petersburg bar.
racks. where six pools t2S puundsD Of
wood Il day are assigned Tor heating
the building. only 80 pounds. or one.
NTH Is used. The soldiers are cold.
and therefore try TO warm themselves
with vodka.
This reform. II II may be so called.
VIII cost the government. which has
tho spirit monopoly. II goudly sun.
One regiment alone spends Owe $4,000
rubles annually on vodka. II this Is
replaced by wine private people will
get the benefit of the change. Hut as
one general remarked: You can no
more teach q Russian soldier To- do
without vodka than you can teach a
duck not to swim" SO there Is little
hope OF lighting successfully against
the vodka fever
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-27
Abdul Hamid

Oh, don't you remember y. HaInid.
Ben Bolt. sweet Abdul. who wore a tin
crown? His crvants would shake at
the sound of his voice, and trcmblc
with fear al his frown; they have filed
him away in the cooler, Ben Bolt. the
young Turks have canped on his frame;
his henchmcn they hung to the beams
of Il bridge, and sweet Abdul is out of
the game. Oh, don't you remember the
Yildiz Kiosk. the smoothest kiosk in
the bunch? 1t was there that he herd.
ed his wives Ivy the gross, and handed
them garlic for lunch. They have tax.
on his wives to the dump ground. Ben
Bolt, Il waiting and lachrymosc group:
they gave him eight hundred DEGREES Of
divorce and sweet Abdul is deep in the
soup. Oh. don't you remember the
poison, Ben Bolt. that we used when
we wished to kill rats? Old Alb is
afraid, If he swallows his grub. he'll got
some Of that tween his stats. He's
feeling all day of his hcadpiece, Ben
Bolt, to see if it's still on his neck; in
Turkey, they say. there's the dawn Of
reform, but sweet Adults reduced to II
wreck Walt Mason.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-27
WATTERSON ON TIE TARIFF

Colonel Henry Wattcrson, in the
Louisville Courier-Journal. pays his re-
spccts to the Payne bill rs follows:
The Tariff bill which the President
downward revision of the Dingiey
schedules that we have an interesting
spectacle Of gentlemen upon both sides
of the argument busily figuring to
ascertain whether the net results of the
extraordinary session of Congress ben
eft or injure the consumer! In other
words. neither a mathematician nor u
microscope can readily find the element
of reform in the bill if there is one.
The law is therefore Il substantial
victory for the subsidized industries, or,
to be palmer, Il victory for graftcrs.
The tumult and the shouting shout
ing dies! The captains and the kings de
partl On dune and headland sink the
fires around which canpcd the protect.
cd, seeking additional protection. The
consumer who would know exactly how
iIlb DAlllC "tIl may ltNltN IlNSNtS VI
figures which illustrate the wcll.w worn
adagc that while figures never lie liars
often figure. All of the bother has
been to no purpose. The interests
came, saw and conquered. Under the
guidance of Mr.. Paync's ways.ihat. are.
dark and mcans.that.are vain committee
and the frcnzied finance committee,
captaincd by the astutc Mr.. Aldrich Of
Rhode Island, Congress. raped upon
the wrist. but not successfully rcbukcd
Ivy the President. delivered to the people
the stone that was reasonably to bc rx.
leCtcd when revision downward was
promised.
"Aldrich chucklcs; Cannon grins:
Payne wears the smile that will not
quicker and looks perpetual; the sub
sidizcd trusts rub their fat. oily
paunches and lick their chops, for the
Of the land is theirs. rs would also
i,e the Kingdom Of heaven if Mr.. Al.
rich, Mr.. Cannon and Mr.. Payne we're |
lie g~atekccpers Of paradise instead Of
&c lid sitters of Congress. THIS Is the
Of the revision of the Tariff by
is friends. How could IL have been
,thcrwiscy
"a considerable number of persons
ioped that President Taft might prove
only strenuous in reform. but also
than his party aud stronger than
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-27
POOR MATERIAL FOR
DEAR CLOTHES

In u signed letter to the Philadelphia
Ledger. Mr.. j. Leonard Kablc of
York, Pa. states that since the ascend
cncy of the American WOODEN CO.-the
greedy Trust which could not wait for
the passage Of the new Tariff bill. but
Immediately after the fixing Of the
wool and wooden schedules by the
Senate sent out circulars to tho trade
announcing an increase of % per cent in
prices, to take effect next spring-jOb.
hcrs are required, in selling tO the trade
tomaintain certain prices. at the penalty
Of having the line of goods withdrawn.
This is II of the favoritc methods Of
Trusts 10 maintain high prices for their
goods. and dealers must comply with
orders or bc denied the privilege Of get.
ting the goods to sell.
Mr.. Kablc also says. Again. IL goods
were better or v q rs good us they were
say but five years ago. the increased
prices might bc condoncd. but wc who
up cloth six days in the week are
face To- face with the fact that wooden
fabrics were never so poor in quality
ns they are to day. Styles may he
but the goods themselves are
far inferior"
And SO II will bo seen that tho new
bill, with its wool and wooden
goods schedules drawn to suit the |
WOODEN Trust. will doubly tax the cor. +
II will compel him to pay
prices for inferior goods. II has
been shown already that the increase
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-27

i'll prices ordered bv this one Trust for
next years trade will make the $40
suit of clothes of this year cost $l2. the
81 suit cost $40. and the SIS suit cost
SEQ. and 81 on.
Here we have the evidence i'm a nut
~shell-high tariff taxes means high
prices all the time. with the addition of
inferior goods in many instances. How
can high tariff advocates expect the
people to bc satisfied with their unjust
and oppressive Observation-Disclosures
Every Evening.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-27
Austrians Fond OF Tobacco.

Anstria's sinokerB' bill continues e
increase. In 1907. the returns for
which have just been completed. 81.
100000 pounds OF tobacco. cigars and
cigarettes were consumed in the Aus
irIaT half Of tho monarchy. As to
bacco Is II government monopoly. tho
imperial cXchelucr took IN about
cIO,3OO, 600. Cigarette smoking liz In
crcasine ut an appalling rate. no less
than i.3iS. 600. 900 of these having been
sold In the year, All Increase OF moro
than 200. O00, 900 over l9GG.-Pan Mai
Gazette.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-27
Government Rulings Of Interest TO Socaiors

Government Rulings OF Interest TO Socaiors
The failure OF neglect of Il locator of
Il mining claim to perform development
work of the character, in the manner
and within the time required hy the
laws of the United States, shall dis.
qualify such locat0rs from relocating
the ground embraced in the original To-.
cation or mining claim, or any part
thereof, within three years If the date
of his original lO~cation-any attempted
relocation thereof by any of the origin
lOcatOrs. shall render such location
void.
Within thirty days after the posting
of the notice upon the claim, Il true
copy shall he recorded with the county
recorder.
An affidavit Of labor shall In filed
with the county recorder within 30 days
after the end of the year for which the
assessment work was done.
Tho boundaries must bc defined so
that thoy can bc readily traced. In
connection with this last the supreme
court has held that ms the locator is on
the ground ut least once II year to do
the assessment work. he has sufficient
opportunity to sec that all the markings
Of the boundaries remain In such condi.
ton that they "a bc readily traced.
In several cases ground has been given
the junior locator where monuments
marking the boundaries of the senior
could not hc found ut the time
the location was made. TO avoid tho
danger of litigation on this point the
new law contains the following provis
ION:
Where the locator or his assigns has
he boundaries and corners Of his claim
established by u u. s. mineral surveyor
'r "a licensed surveyor Of the state and
iis corner connected with II corner OF
he public or minor surveys. and incor.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-27

poratcs into the record of tho claim the
field notes of such survey. and attaches
and files with such location notice or
amended notice n certificate of the r
reyor. then such record is prima facic
evidence of the facts therein con-
tanned"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-27
a Cause for Thanks.

When the burglar had bound the
artist and put him In u chair lie
gearched his studio.
i don't see anything worth taking"
hc said by 0nd by. but this suit Of
clothes"
THANK goodness sighed the art.
LIST. ITS not paid for"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-27
Penalty NJ Beautv

Because q woman IL pretty certain
cnvl0us women will accuse her Of any.
thing and everything. beauty Is sci.
dom without n penalty.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-27
THE DAILY INDEPENDENT

Entered 1T the ElKo postorice for transmission
through the mails as second-class matter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-30
AFTER SUFFERING
 ONE YEAR
Cured by Lydia E. Pink
 ham sVegetable Compound

OAAA V NAAAN@ 4N@e A4ALA ANA6
 me a well woman,
 and I would like to tell the whole world of it. I suffered fromfemale trouble and fearful painsin my back. I had the best doctors and they all decided that I had a tumor in addition to my female trouble, and advised an opera tiOn. Lydia E.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-30
AUTOMOBILE TIRES

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