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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-01-20
ROBINSON CRUSO

Old Robinson stood by himself on
the shore, and looked at the murmur.
ing "a. This island some people
would probably bore" he said,
but it looks good to me. No oily
tongued agent orner me here, and
sell me craft of old junk; no
statesman can nail me and breathe
in my a a job lot of promises
punk. Assessors won't camp or my
mid-occan farm, to pry and to
snoop and to poke, and fill out a
paper as long as my arm. and leave
me disguised and broke. Here
ardent reformers will leave me
alone, and perils no longer will
fret; and one can call me by long
distant phone. to ask if | have regis
tered yet. | can't run in debt and
| have nothing to pawn-no uncle's
at hand if | had; no bank can in
form me that i've overdrawn; the
first of the month isn't sad. So
why should / prance on the beach and
lament. because I'm forsaken and
broke? There's nothing to buy and
| don't need a cent, and the whole
blooming thing is a joke. Leave
tears for the spineless and the chick
en-souled club who would at the
waIline place sit This islands in
line for optimist club, and /, by
your leave, will be IT."
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-01-20
CHURCHILL COUNTYS FUTURE

Uncle Sam has shown that he
really remembers the slight sum he
invested in this valley, and further
that he considers it so good an in.
vestment that he is going to ado
almost a like sum in adding needed
extensions. To know that the gov.
eminent has taken cognizance OF
our Importance spells something in
itself. Before the projected i'm
provements are completed this
county will have take a far moro
Important place in the states list
of counties and within q short time
thereafter. II will be reckoned a
Nevada's most ropulous county
This is not idle talk but is founded
upon what looks 10 be good SCUM
reasoning. And the passing Of a
few years will wholly sustain tn
same'ton.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-01-20
WHAT He HAD TO SAY

Every once in a while a new cam
paign story yet bobs up in Wash
ington, says the Cincinnati Times
Star. This one is on Ralph Cole,
Ohio member of congress, who did
his best to make his district to go
republican. but who cannot point
to any particularly bowling success
in that regard. At one tou in
mis- district he was to divide his
time with a local spellbinder. The
local man spoke first, and was to
have kept going for half an hour,
but he made il an hour and n half.
When he got through he made ar
apology for encroaching on Coles
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-01-20
THE OUTLOOK

In the legislature but little work
has been accomplished as yet but
in carrying out the theory thai
large bodies move slowly, all is 60
ing as we'll and as smoothly as pos
sible. The gathering this year is
a representative one of the solid
business men of the state. The
ability Of the members is marked,
and each measure so far presented
has received due consideration and
no vote has been cast by any men,
Der without fully understanding
the measure.
It is marked that the pickering
and the sectional differences of the
last session have departed and
there seems to be a spirit of friend
illness and harmony which cannot
but help in the solving of serious
questions which are bound later Ia
arise.
In due course of time. the gam
bling bill, the great bugaboo of
the last session, will again be
brought before the assemblage VI
on questions of amendments. The
governor in his message to the leg
islature made recommendations
which will undoubtedly be consid-
cred and it is hoped that the ulti.
mate Legislation will be such as to
strengthen the bill in its reforming
clauses and remove from the same
those clauses which make it bur-
densomc and destructive of its in.
tent.
There + rumors that the di.
vorce laws of the state are to be
taken up for consideration and
many amendments submitted.
Without doubt there will be more
lobbying on this question than any
other that the Legislature has be,
FIRE it. We an safely say thai
each will be given due considera
tion and without doubt the conclu
sion arrived Mt by the body will b,
for the benefit of the people.
Several bills looking toward tht
division of the counties of thu
state will be presented during th,
early sessions and will depend in
great measure upon the wishes o
the delegations from the severa
counties affected.
We may look forward to bene
fetal Legislation, calmly and seri
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-01-20

cattle business. that is in so far Us to
furnish enough TO properly stock the
the new Prison farm. Recently Al Tire
LOFT sole II hundred head of stock cattle
to the State which has been placed ON
the new farm. They will help conSum
the hay that was harvested from the
farm last summer and the coming year
the will be an abundance of pasture
for them. The State has solved the
meat question for the State Prison.-Ap-
peal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-01-20
Salmagund
o DAILY

Mrs. Ambrose Tuu"tl, a former typo
"t thus office, called this forenoon and
paid her respects to the force.
Mss Eva Thompson is back at her
old pI,r" IN tins office. She will help
gut wn.lc thr power plant j. crippled.
Treasurer MIXER sold the delinquent
tax property az uoru. The county had
10 take the larger portion of it.
The dog poieoner is at work again.
Several fine dogs have died in the past
few days. It. a pity trat the person
vino dos this mean mork cannot be-
causlt and punished severely.
When passing along in front Of the
Elkn NyrcrntIl" Cos store at noon to-
day, Mrs William Henry Of Starr
valley fcli to- the sidewalk in II fainting
fit. She VAS carried into Mrs.
Cniupbcll's store and Dr. Ely was
summoned. She soon revived aud is all
right again.
The case of the state against Arthur
n.'"n "'"' ~ 'i' jury '' noon" '""aS'
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At the request Of the complaining
witnesses. the other c.t,r, against
Drown and lone, were dismissed ON
motion of District ATTORNEY Dysurl.
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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-01-20
Salmagundi
FROM SATURDAYS DAILY

Mcs Clark Drown is in from the
South Fork.
Snow fifteen inches deep is re-
ported al Tuscarora..
George Holland. the Lammoille
rancher. is in town.
Asspmhlyman Schoer arrived
last nigut. lie is IN mis- way to
Carson to take up the work of
making laws for the state.
The snow at Truckee is said 10 be
nine feet deep, while at Reno IT is
NO feet. At Golconda. eleven
inches of snow is reported and here
there is none.
Judge Taber and Drs. Ely and
West examined NJ. ThumOmera, a
Jap, this afternoon as to his sanity
The poor fellow imagines that all
the Jap and Chinese women want
IL macy hin.
All eastbound trains on the S. 7.
due here today, are marked up to
arrive some time tonight. The
snow in the Sierras is too deep for
the monster engines to Dlowthrough
on schedule time.
The trial Of Charles Drown.
c halPoG with giving liquor to u
minor, began before Judge Klattc
this forenoon. A jury was Sc .urcd
this afternoon and George Smith,
II. first witness for the state was
on the stand when this report
,D3'L IA. -riIl will not be fin
il' d today.
Governor Oddic has removed
harlcs S. Spraguc Of GolCfeld
from the banHing commission. Mr..
Sp"ayuc was the democratic candi-
late for ongro and his removal
Is doubtless entirely due TO politics.
is pap or, the GoldfCld News,
made a bitter fight against Cover
nor eddie during the campaign,
and the governor is merely getting
cGen
JIlEr Fab,r and Distr let Attor-
ntyDysIrt returned last night from
" innemucca, where they had been
L Interview Euric and TRAINER on
ync killing Of the boy near Contact
last May. Judge Tabgr informed us
today that he was unable from tie
i1tcrvicwto form n correct concIu.
.on as 10 whether the boy was kill
"a by the Indians or by TRAINER
and his gang.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-01-20
Salmagundi
FROM THURSDAY DAILY

Attorney Williams returned from
OgIan Yesterday afternoon.
The missionary committee If tho
Dprcas society held asocial Al the
residence Of Mrs Rockwou this
afternoon.
Mr. h"oSH OF Sacramento Is
F. HoDyb
~1'i'"hS are "eihE circulated
4"' INC Incorporation oI inc town.
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wants T'No 10 gro" Il DC the
sign the petition.
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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-01-20

time.
1T reminds me-" Cole said as he
faced his audience. "of what | once
heard in a court room. The defend
ant had been found guilty of a
criminal charge. The jury
sentenced him to 10 years. Have
vou any thing to say?' demanded
the court of the prisoner. Il think
you're mighty damned liberal with
another mans time"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-01-20

In the olden. golden days Of Neyad
Charley Goodwin, now n Salt LHt
City editor. was Judge Of the -Four
district. During the trial Of a ca
before him some OF the plastering 6
he ceiling OF the courtroom, whic
lad been looseued by a leaky roof. fc
with a crash on the clerks heaa
Counsel learned in tho law started 10
The door. order. gentlemen. order,
laid Judge Goodwin Fiat j%ustita ru.
selling"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-01-20

ously made, not with the intention
of filling the books with an enor-
mou number of bills. but with few
laws and these with an intent of
betterment.-Carson News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-01-20
VIZ Save received a eopy of Con.

toiiSI ERt lCIilt % lSJU.
II s5'cs an it'nized statement of
the reaeiots and disbursements for
the year ald contains ltner .aluable
stats s According II the report.
the assessed valuation OF the iesi
estate anu personal property in III
state laSr year was S7S.554,979.OS,
and The net proceeds of mines upot
viii tax was col "a ell were So =
SI4,z2I.5S, making the total
valuation for taxable purposes $751;
429. 2O6 Go.
Mrs. William E.dns of South
Fork has presented her husband
with a daughter. The notice bring
ing this important news says the
mother is doing nicely and the fla.
Their feels like a millionaire. Bully
for him.
There is a bfeIk down at the
power Olant and the necessary re-
pairs are on their way here from
BcIoit. Wisconsin,. It will not help
matters a bit to curse the
IF the poHer plant
Mr.. Mayer returned from San
Francisco this morning. He is
looking, fine but says he can't see.
The regular business meeting of
Parents AMI Teachers Cooperative
Association will be held AZ the
grammcr school tommorr,w. Fri
day, Jan. 20, at 3 o'clock. Ever
one cordially invited.
The commissioners yester day
afternoon granted the request Of
the Nevada and Eastern Land CON-
pany for the establishment of an
irrigation district Tor the recla-
nation Of a large tract of land
near Halleck. The Independent
cor .atulates the board on its
action.
Alex Borland. the well known
sheep man of Elko and Humboldt
counties committed suicide at his
home in LOvclock between g and 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon by
shooting himself in the head with a
revolver. No reason is assigned
Tor the act, except i'll health and
melancholy. A special from Love
lock- brought this news this morn
Irg.
Senator A. W. Holmes is on the
right track. He stands for the
purifcation Of the morals of the
state. He proposes to introduce a
bill that will, if passed, forever
prohibit the intermarriage of any
back man, mulatto, Indian or
Chinaman with women of the eau
Casi"n blood. He declares that Ne
vala has been blamed for a good
macy things and the worst of these
was the marrying OF the white girl
and Japanese recently at Reno. and
it shall not occur again.-Carson
News,
The tobacco growers of the
country have ban ed together for
the purpose of restricting pro-
duction. They have agreed not to
plant any crop this year, in order
to be able to dispose of their
surplus and Uoost prices in 1912.
That is one of the beauties of COM
bination. The meat trust is doing
practically the same thing, by hous-
inE its produce in cold storage.
Now if the wheat growers of the
cOuGtry will only get together and
rchukc a bountiful providence by
failing to plant crops, in order to
raise prices, the American con-
sumner will be in a finn pickle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-22
ON SUPER sTITION.

From Harpef'S Weekly.
 What is the connection between super stition and faith? Do they spring from the same root? Are they differing man. ifestations of the same inherent force? A we'll disciplined and well-educated mind and soul should possess transeendent faith, which. producing hope and courage, will invariably set free all that nature s best energies. On the other hand the crude mind and soul possessing supersti- tion rather than faith, will show a cor responding fear and hopelessness that as surely result in inaction.
 Here, for instance, is a woman of mid ale age. She can read and write, and speaks English, German, and Magyar. She is strong and vigorous of body, seem ingly so of mind, is married, and has three children. boys. Unfortunately, her
 husband, though a good workman and making good wages, is an occasional
 drunkard, and, when in his fits oi drunken fury, is cruel to the wife and children. Time and again she temporari-
 ly leaves him, with the intention of SUD- porting herself and of providing partly for the children. The boys, fearing their father and suffering from his temper, are most desirous to have her leave him they urge her so to do; the woman her
 self seems to want to leave him, since il Is the best and wisest course; and yet She tells this straight, plain earnest tale, and, after hearing it, you rub your eyes and wonder whether you are awake and whether this is the twen- teth century or the twelfth She never loved the man, she says, never wanted to
 marry him. But he was persistent suit
 or and gave her little peace And in theif
 workaday life she saw much of him, ol he contrived to see much of her, and tc
 make his feeling and persistence felt This woman, Anna, ''never took any thing" beer gave her headache, wine
 made her sick; but one day, being witt
 some friends, among whom was young married woman, a particular partisan o the determined suitor, this young married woman gave Anna a glass of blackberr,
 wine or cordial. saying, You don't lik, anything; but this is just a blackberr, drink that won't hurt you" And tht connding Anna drank But this seeming | ly innocent blackberry decoction was il reality a love-philtre, a spell. prepared tt work cunnngly and completely it's wofu charm From that time she could nc l longer resist the ardent wooer. His inf1u. ence was paramount, and againsht her in stincts and will she married him, with tn. l resultant misery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-22
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
A Georgia Music Lover

T came to Birmingham few days ago for brief visit, but finding that a great music festival was to be held here, begin hing Monday, I decided to remain over, said J. G. Mackey. a prominent young citizen of Valdosta, Ga. My wife is with me, and as we both love high class music we will fully enjoy the festival.
 'Valdosta, my home town, is quite musical and we have had a number Of celebrities in recitals. We have also had concerts by one of the large symphony orchestras. Frank Croxton, basso, who Is one of the star singers in your festival, gave recital not very long since in our town. He is great. But in looking over the programmes I would think it worth while to remain for the festival even if Evan Williams was the only singer. Then when I found that Schumann-Heink, Agnes Kimball, and other great vocal artists were to appear here my wife and just couldn't think of leaving until we had heard the festival music"
 MT. Mackey says that valdosta had population of 15ooo and is growing steadily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-22
National Politics

''It used to be that business was af- fected seriously by a presidential cam paign, but it will not be so in 1sl2.' said Jacob J. Henderson of Boston, Tn the first place political agitation has come to be a continuous performance Within the past few years there has been scarcely time when politics did not supply an ex- cuse for a halt in business. I believe that the business world has got so used to political agitation that campaigns no longer depress trade. The campaign of 1912 promises to be less exciting than many former national contests that l re- call. President Taft will be re-nominated and I think the democratic standard
 bearer will be either Governor Harmon or Woodrow Wilsca, Take these three men, one republican and two 6emocrats-end no matter which one of them should become president the country would be safe.
 T usually vote the democratic ticket and shall do so next year provided the democrats nominate the right sort of a man. Either Harmon or Wilson would suit me. Governor Harmon's friends seem to be well organized, but l md in diff ferent sections of the country strong Wilson sentiment"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-22
LUXURY OF THE FUTURE

| nica" And each volume would Ih less than pound.
 Already Ar Edison can pfd pousd-weight of these nickel lea mon flexible than paper, and 10 timesz Qnl< able, at cost of shillings. <3H .]| years time the cost will probablx hs5 duced to a tenth.
 More amazing still. this meris6f x ard sounds the deathknel of gaI x0 precious metal "Gold" he sasf. 15z< even now but few years to live. *hetoaxF is near when bars of 1t will be us com mon and as cheap as bars of iron or blocks of steel" We are already on the verge of discovering the secret of trans muting metals, which arc all substan- tially the same in matter, though .'com- bined in different proportions" Before long it will be an easy matter to con- vert a truck load of iron bars into as many bars of virgin gold
 In these magical days to come there is no reason why our great liners should not be of solid gold from stem to stern; why we should not ride in golden taxi cabs; or substitute gold for steel In our drawing room suites. Only, steel will be the more durable, and thus the cheaper in the long run.
 And in the world of manufacture the changes of the next 100 years will bo just as revolutionary. Where we have now a score of machines, each responsible for a stage of manufacture, one will suffice.
 Before long, says MT. Edison, without twinkle in his eye, and certainly with out his tongue in his cheek, I've shall have machine into one end of which you will put cloth, thread, buttons and so on, and from the other end draw suits complete to the last stitch, and ready folded for delivery"
 All our present marvels of phonograph and telephone and aerial telegraphy are but blind gropings in the dark compared with the light that shall flood the next century.
 The Briton of 2011 will be able to sit in his armchair and converse with his son at the cape, or with a friend in Mel bourne. as easily as across the hearth rug; and not merely to listen to his friends or sons voice, but to see each of them as clearly as if he were in the same room.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-22
Waterways Of t Q State

Ina week of festivals and conven- tionssthe sessions of the Mobile Basin and Tennessee River association should not be overlooked. These ses- sions will constitute the fourth an- nual, meeting of the association. They are to be held in the auditorium of the Chamber. of Commerce, beginning at 10 o'clock.
 All subjects relating to Mobile har- bor and the splendid rivers of the Ista&e,, either as to transportation or for power purposes, will be in order, and the discussions promise to be as intereasing as the subjects discussed are important.
 If alls the rivers of this state were fully improved and all the water powers were harnessed Alabama would be- one of the most prosperous ] states in the Union. She has thous- .Nnds of miles of noble rivers, and Nevery one of them is full of naviga- ktion and power possibilities.
 The entire improvement of the TolrIbigbee and Warrior is stayed anc rend'wed valueless by the dilatory ac- tion tf two contractors who are SUD- posed to be building two dams in the 'Bigbee. These dams should now stand complete, but they do not, and no one seems to know when they will be completed. The facts concerning them shouEd' be e,ascertained and made public.
 All are invited to attend the ses- sions of the, convention, and all who go will surely hear great deal that relates to the, prosperity of the great est river state in the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-22
IN THE BY-WAYS OF LONDON

ments it must be remembered that Ao0p- fifths of the trade of the world passes through London, or through channels controlled by London business men. Whether the ultimate destination of a consignment of matches, say, from Swed- en, Is to Kansas City or Hong Kong. the deal invariably is made and sealed in London and the goods shipped f. O, b. 10 the consgnee by way of the port of London. Several things are to account for thls One is that London trade is a solid thing that has been built up, slowly but surely through 10 centuries. Another is that London is in a central position. an asset that New York. San Francisco, HaVre and the other great ports of the new and old world never can have.
 We must not turn back without visiting Limehouse, the Blackwall Tunnel and Greenwich. In Limehouse is the Chinese quarter. This is neither so large nor SO characteristic as the China towns, in New York, Chicago or San Francisco. There are about 400o Chinese in London. but the majority of them have become acclimated. Chop suey palaces are un- known to the Londoner
 The Blackwall Tunnel connects the East End district, known as Blackwall-a fac- tory district-with Greenwich. It is e20o feet long and cost s7,5ooooo. Greenwich is well worth visiting. for it contains the famous Soldiers hospital, park and ob- servatory. On summer days it is connect- ed with Westminster bridge by a boat line