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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-08-23
NUMEROUS PHANTOM
SHIPS OF THE OCEAN

The number of phantom ships is
legion. Severals of the vessels
"hich were wrecked in close proxi.
mity TO the scene of the Titanic dis.
as'er are even said TO reappear in
the same spot on certain occasions
The Packet Light is one of these
and the story runs that whenever
storm is threatened ii ball of fire
emerges from the spot where the
snip sinks, which presently forms
itself into the shape of a vessel and
then sinks and disappears.
King George Y and his brotbor
the late Duke of Clarence, when
on their cruise in the Bacchante
from 1879 to 1882, are stated to
have seen the phantom of the FIy-
ing Dutchman, and the Duke men.
toned the fact in his diary under
date or JuIy ii, 1881.
a three.masted frigate is said
to haunt the English channel in the
vicinity "f the Owen lightship
whenever gale or snowstorm is
threatened. Hundreds Of peopIc
have declared that they have seen
the apparition and heard the cries
of the ghostIy passengers. 1t is
sometimes said to he the phantom
of the Eurydice, which went down
off the Isle of Wight on March "a.
1878, involving the loss of about
200 lives.
There are a hest of vessels which
have not been heard Of since they
sailed. but one Of the most marvel.
Gus stories concerns the Marie
Celeste. a French passenger-saiIing
ship. She was sighted by the
British snip IIighlandc on October
4, 1855 and in reply 20 the signals
gave the answer "All's we'll"
Two days later when sighted she
did not reply. She was boarded.
but not living or dead person was
found on hoard.
Everything was in perfect order:
luncheon was laid in the saloon,
the pesrOnal bcongings of the pas
and crew were intact. and
a bottle of medicine was fonud up
right on the captains locker. The
log had been kept down to the pre-
vious day, but there was no entry
to account Tor the mysterious dis
Of all on board. No
thing was heard afterward of any
Df the passengers or crew. London
Standard.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-08-23
FRED C. VOIGHT

Two years ago Fred C. Voigh
was candidate OIL the democrati
ticket for county clerk. He re
ceived the nomination at In,
primary election and was success
full in November He made IN,
fight as democrat and receive,
the support of his party Turint
the campaign he posed as a demo
crat and by his professions anC
actions received many votes that
would have heen cast against him
hut for the fact that he represent
ed the de nocratic party.
The party gave him its confidence
and elected him county clerk. II
is eedless to say that he would
not have received the party's conf.
dence had il been known that he
was playing decitful game with
the party. As proof that he was
uecc'''hg the party that nominated
and supported him. it is only
necessary to give his record since
he mas he'u 'he once
mere Is certain amount Of
po''''ca' patronage connected with
tho off 90 ~ ,,,r,, l--I eT,t
''c oii''e ol county clerk. That
patronage freu l. Nolght has
gwen almost "hoiIy TO the repubh.
can party. The first step in his
crooNcu program was the appoint
"''' u / eroert SprouI"' republi-
ca" cahui"ate Tor the Legislature
J" ''io' aA MS deputy. Inns posi-
no" py all party rules belongs to
some uem"crat ana an honest party
ma" "ou'" nave gwen the only
p'"'e at MS dlsposai TO man OF his.
wv" Po'Uca' lai'i'
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-08-23
DISEASE KILL STOCK

During the past year or more
cattle have been dying in consider
able numbers from u disease which
batlIcd local stockmcn. In the vet
crinary works il is known as rcd
water" a paragraph from DR..
David Roberts Home Vcterinar-
ian" reads:
This is commor affection
among cattle in certain localities
and is more common in Europe
than anywhere else. II may he
caused by injuries Of the back: eat.
ing irritating plants; being expos
ci TO cold damp districts. etc. But
the most common form of red
water usually irfccts the whole
herd This is the form breeders
have to contend with. The symp-
toms are bloody wine. associated
with high fever usually. and n
milking COW may be troubled with
frothy condition Of the milk this
having n reddish tingc.
DR.. a. T.. Wclch ilas aacn COM
mnnicating with the Nevada State
Veterinarian and with cattle
specialists in the cast, and he is
competent to diagnose the disease
correctly. If treated promptly in
its early stages Il need not prove
fatal. Gardncrville Courier.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-08-23
LOYALTY VS.. DISLOYALTY

County Clerk Voight occupies
the unique position of being the
only county clerk in the state that
has been false 10 the party that
elected him. His course in patron
age matters is directly contrary to
that followed by republican nation
al, state and county officials.
Democratic papers in this state
have receive I no patronage from
these officials IN Nevada, except
upon the insistcnce of those who
had the business in charge. and no
democratic papers expected to
receive such patronage. Shortly
after the republican administration
took charge of Ncvada's affairs. n
deputy surveyor general called at
this office and informed US that
the Independent would not receive
any patronage fr m that office for
four wears at least. To this we
replied that we did not expect any
as such patronage belonged TO the
republican papers Of the state.
Now contrast this action Of re-
publican officials toward their
pupcrs and that Of County Clerk
Voight toward his party papers.
The cOntras. is strong. The one
shows the loyalty of officials to the
party that placed them in power
anu the other the diSlOyalty and
treason Of Clerk Voight to his
party. The one is an honorable
record and the ether lacks every
element Of honor.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-08-23

impressive our victory will be.
And here many people say that the
democrats have better chance this
time. We know that. We also
know we are going to win. And
we also think that we have sur
prise for the republicans and "Rull
Moosers" in demonstrating that
not slight mGrjority, but an over
whelming number of people favor
Wilson and Marshall"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-08-23
IMMENSE PAY DAY
At PANAMA.

An account of only one of the
features of the Panama canal will
give some idea of the immensity of
the work. Thirty-eight Thousand
men are employed. aud each pay
day. once month and covering a
space of three days. 81. 500, 900 is
dist ributed to the workmen.. The
system of paying off is smiple and
orderly. and SO devised that very
little time is lost. The disbursing
office is at Empire and here
Edward j. Williams. the chic
disbursinR officer of the Canal
Commission. and his assistant,
William Nj. Wood. together with a
large corps of clerks and accoun-
tants. make out the pay roll for
this army of workers.
Various systems of payment have
been tried, but the one now in use
seems to have worked out with the
least friction. Every employee is
given a brass check containing a
number which will identify him as
long as he is in the employ of the
Canal Commission. He is paid by
the hour and his foreman keeps his
time. This is forwarded to the
disbursing Office and his pay
certificate made out from this
record. 1t is authenticated by the
examiner of accounts and disburs-
ing officer, and then returned to the
foreman who delivers il to the in
dividual whose brass check number
is on the certificate. The man is
tnen told the hour and day the pay
car will be in his vicinity, and he
is expected to fall in line and
receive his wages.
Pay day occurs on the 18th,
18th and l4th of each month.
During the early day of the work
it was customary TO issue checks on
the United States to employees of
such amounts as they required
each month, as an accommodation
in forwarding money to the United
States. This, however. was
abolished when il was discovered
that some of the men were abusing
the privilege by securing the
checks for the purpose of selling
them to merchants and others to
be cashed. BY the present system,
the white men are known as the
gold employees" and are paid in
American gold coin, and the
negroes as Silver employe" being
paid in Panama silver, equal in
value to gold. For time the
white men were paid in United
States paper but it was found that
the merchants and other shipped
the bills out of the country as fast
as they came in. The merchants
were thus saved from paying bank
exchange, and the expense of
furnishing this money fell upon the
Canal Commission. Thi, finally
led to the payment of the gold
employees" in gold coin.- Mrs. C.
r. Miller in Leslie's.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-08-23
Scal
Governor

The democrats Of the various
precincts in the county should
agree upon one OF their number
TO represent them on the county
committee for the next two years
and elect him at the primary
election. This is important for
the welfare OF the party ard should
not he neglected us il was two
years ago. Each precinct is entitled
10 one member of the county COM
mittcc. The democrats of every
prccincl should see that they are
rcprcscntcd on the county
committee.
Meals % cents and up at the
Little Inn Cafe, near tho Western
Pacific depot. Chicken dinner
every Sunday.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-08-23

When a democratic county official
sells himself body and soul to the
republican party, he has no claims
upon the democratic party for n
recollection. Such a man is Fred
G. Voight. the county clerk Of
EIko county. Democrats should
conner him at the November
elcction.i
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-08-23

This story is going the rounds Of
the press: a teacher asked the
pupils of her classes to write n
verse illustrating the word
gcrminatc. After n good deal Of
pcrspiration and effort one lad
handed in the following production:
A German and an Irishmar at
grocery store did call; they
bought a pound Of limhut or and
the German ate Il all.--EX
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-08-23
NEVAOD'S NEXT,
j. S. SENATOR

John Sharp Williams one Of the
democratic leaders in the senate
has wired Hon. Clay TaIlman.
chairman Of the democratic state
committee. that everybody in Wash
ington is hoping for the election Of
Key Pittman to the United States
senate. MIR. Williams says that as
they say in North Carolina "Nrv.
ada las a chance to make herself
proud" by the election Of Mr..
Pittmnn.
If the democrats Of Nevada do
their duty. Hon. Key Pittman will
take the seat in the senate now
held by Scntaor Massey on the ith
Of next March. Nevada will then
have redeemed herself and will
have good cause for beng proud.
Let us stand solidly by Key
pittman.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-08-23


a stone location monument
surmounted by a notice in regular
legal form, and standing over a
manholc on Ramsey street between
Columbia and Fifth. was the sight
which greeted several employees Of
the Water Company when they
went to their work at the manholc
Friday morning. Without waiting
to find out whether the claim was
staked in jest or earnest, they
demolished the monument, and
consigned the notice to the gutter.
Thc parties who desires to sink
shaft in the center Of the business
district are still at largc.-Gold-
field Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-08-23

Lost a pearl ring last Thursday
night. Call next door to Violet
laundry, No. 2. Reward.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-08-23

II is evident that the colOred
man was not present at the battle
of Armageddon. It will be noted
that the Colonel has thrown them
out Of his court and this decision
probably comes about after looking
up the history, and finding that the
colored man was not on the field Of
battle. They will probably he in
the battle Of 1912, but not on the
side Of the Armagcddon hero.
Appeal.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-29
tuberculosis kennedy
based On Medicine

To say that a specific exists for the cure
OF consumption Is perhaps too strong a
statement, but in Eckman's Alternative we
have a medicine that has been the means
OF saving many Il life to years of useful
ness, and In permanently henefting a
large number OF ~Consumptives.
Certainly a person afflicted with a vast
Ing disease should he well fed with whole
some, nourishing food, but frequently raw
eggs IN Quantities cause a digestive break
own, and then no food nourishes. AS
for mix, a very good food for many, but
a producer Of bi!iousness for some.
ANY diet that keeps II Consumptive well
going to improve the patient? Eckman's
Alternative has brought about full recovery
In many cases OF Consumption. Let those
speak who know. Here is ONE
% savannah St, Rochester. y. Y.
Gentlemen: on June 3, 1907, ! was
operated upon for Tubercular peritonitis
at st. Mary's Hospital, Rochester. n. Y.
up as hopeless. | was then urged by Il
priest to take Eckman's Alternative, witch
j did. My weight at the time was 70 lbs.
began to Improve and steadily gained
In health and strength. ] now weigh Ia
pounds. and am absolutely well. Believing
] owe It to myself and others, | make
this statement"
(sworn Afiidavit) EDNA FINER
Eckman's Alternative is effective In Br0n.
chitis, Asthma, Hay Fever; Thront. ana
Lung Troubles. and In upl'ui ding tie
system. Does not contain pOisons. opil'cl
or habit forming drugs. Ask for hOoklcl
telling OF recoyerics. and write to Fcfmln
Laboratory, Philadelphia. Pa. for more evi.
dence. For sale by all leading %drugRist'
and Brooks Hous Pharmacy in Brat
tieboro. VI.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-29
NORTHFIELD, MASS.

The public schools and Northielj
seminary closed Wednesday night for a
short Thanksgiving recess.
Mrs. A. P. Fit is entertaining this
week a large house party of young
people from several colleges.
A Thanksgiving service was held in
the Congregational church T~hangsgiv-
ing morning, the pastor, Rev. n. Fay
Smith, preaching,
Raymond and Dorothy Clapp, Ger
trude Atwood, Marion Webster and Phil
ip Wood are home from their respective
schools until Monday.
With the completion of the bridge
at Wanamaker falls and the state road
from Leon AleXander's to the top of
Pachaug hill the state road construc-
ton will be discontinued until spring.
Everett w, Cotton. a brother of Jo-
seph Cotton and Mrs. N. w. Keet of
this place, formerly of this town and
now living in Billings, Montana, was
elected surveyor of Yellowstone county
in the recent election.
The Fortnightly. at the regular meet
ing Monday in Alexander Memorial hall,
will be addressed by Miss Lucy Brooks,
who will give an account of her travels
in Egypt. Mrs. b. F. Field will read
a paper on Cleopatra and a short
musical program will be given.
work is progressing on Clarence Buff
fum's new store building near Woods
pharmacy. DIR. and Mrs. Philbrick are
building a new 10 room house near
Robbins & Eyans's store and the
d. l., Moody house is being thoroughly
renovated and rebuilt for the ccupa
cy of Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Moody.
In the annual meeting Of Harmony
lodge. held last Wednesday evening. the
following officers were elected: Henry
A. Smith, w M; DIR. N. p, Wood, S.
w; Henry II. Mason, J.. W.; C. A.
Ware, treas. T. r. Calender, sec. The
installation will be held on Wednesday
evening. Dec. 4, and win be public, each
member of the lodge inviting one guest.
Otis T. Greenleaf passed away early
Saturday morning at his home on he
mountain, after a long illness from a
complication of diseases. A native of
Mortified, he spent most of his life
here. He was very highly respected and
won many friends by his genial person.
ality. He engaged In farming and was
also skilful in the management and
training of fast horses. He is survived
by his wife, one daughter, Mrs. Carrie
Britton, wife of Fred Britton. one
granddaughter, and a sister, Mrs. circuit
of New York. who was with the family
during his last illness. The funeral was
held Tuesday, burial taking place in the
village cemetery.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-29
WESTMINSTER WEST.

Mrs. Willis Clark and child of Bel
lows Falls are visiting at George Belts.
Miss Zella Rugg is home from her
school in Putney for a weeks vacation.
Miss Carrie Shattuck has finished
work at Mr.. Bailey's in Putney and is
at home.
Rev. Daniel Mcintyre and family spent
Thanksgiving week with his brother in
North Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harlan Goodhue spent
Thanksgiving in Brattleboro with their
daughter, Mrs, Schwenk.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Fuller and daugh-
ter, Rose, of Warren, this state, came to
Walter Buxton's Wednesday to spend
Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Charles Stolte went to Brattle-
boro Tuesday, where she will remain a
few days before returning to her home
in Fairhaven, Mass.
Mrs, Sparks and two little children OF
Townshend are visiting at her fathers,
Jerome Holden's. Hester Holden is
home for a weeks vacation from Leland
& Gray seminary.
Since last weeks report three deer
have been reported shot, one by Miss
Carrie Wellman Saturday on West hill,
weight $50; one by Sharon Holden on
Walnut ridge Monday morning, weight
100; one by Mr., Beebe on Mr.. Camp
bells land Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Olive S. Brook of Westminster
West and Alvin A. Woodward OF AL
stead, N. H., were married Wednesday
afternoon, Nov, 20, at 8 o'clock in the
home of Mrs. Hattie Sheldon in Sax
tons River. The ceremony was perform
ed by the Rev. Daniel Mcintyre OF the
Westminster West Congregational
church.
In the Congregational church Sunday
morning the pastor will speak on the
subject THE grace OF Christian giving"
In the evening after the Y. p. S. c. e.
the tenth sermon on the Acts Of the
Apostles will be given, Peters preju-
dices partially removed" The church
prayer and conference meeting next
Tuesday evening in the vestry. topic,
Man and the other man." Phil. 2: Ia,
Luke 10: 1857. 16: 1881.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-29
WESTMINSTER.

Beatrice Ward is at home from
Mortified, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H, Walker are Wis
iting in E~asthampton.
The ladies' aid society will hold its
December meeting next Wednesday eve-
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. x. Harris and family
of Palmer, Mass, are guests at Madam
Fenn's
Since last weeks report on deer hunt
ing Stanley Fullam and Perley Rich
mond have secured good specimens.
DR.. Harriet e. Parker, missionary in
India, formerly of Putney, arrived Tues
day at the home OF her sister, Mrs. AL
vim Wright.
The next meeting of the Fortnightly
club will be held Dec. 2, with Mrs. C.
F. Arnold as hostess. The program will
include current evens; music; Worlds
wonders and curiosities,' Mrs. c. F.
Arnold; reading, Mrs. B, T. Phelps.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-29

Ter, Norman Wright and Daniel Wright
from Vermont academy; Miss Marie Will
son, Miss Carrie Park and Miss Car
lotta Lawrence, Albert Hakey, Herman,
Raymond and Arthur Wright and Harold
Haskell from Leland G. Gray, Albert Has
kell, Fred Prouty n Eaton Merrifield
from Chester.
Fortunate deer hunters since last
weeks report are more numerous.
Among them are George Dow of SPRING
field, his state, Fred Pingree of Bel
lows Falls, Daisy Turner. Mrs. John
Bashaw, Walter Howe, Patrick Bolton,
Fred Blood and Henry Grover. Fred
Blood is well known as an excellent
sportsman and he shot over 100 rods
with his deer running at full speed and
hit him in the heart.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-29
GRAFTON.

C. C. Culver is spending a week in
town.
Mrs. Wilton Bathric of Keene was a
guest at II. E. Bathric's recently.
Miss Marguerite Mortified of Randolph
Is at her home here for a few days.
George Buffers Of Bellows Falls, for
merly of this place, broke his leg Satur-
day.
w. NJ. Bond returned from Newton
Centre Tuesday. His many friends here
are glad to find him improved in health.
Arthur Randlett, who has just return
ed from Michigan, was a guest of his
sister, Mrs. o. l.. Wilson, from Satur-
day to Monday.
Thirty-fve students from Vermont
academy partook of a venison dinner at
the Tavern Saturday evening. Some Of
the students made the trip on foot.
Mrs. George Wilson, who recently, I'M
derwent an operation, Is gaining. Her
nurse has been dismissed and her sister,
Mrs. Pecore, has returned to Charles
town, N. II.
News has been received by Mr.. and
Mrs. Rollin Watrous of the marriage of
their son, William Watrous. to a young
woman in Ann Arbor, Mich. They will
live in that city.
The prize offered in the Valley school
for most nearly perfect lesson in spelling
was won by Edwin Lawrence The
none earned by an entertainment In
this school a few weeks ago will be used
to buy encyclopedias.
Mrs. G. F. Prouty's Sunday school class
held a popcorn and homemade candy
sale in the chapel Saturday evening
which was well attended. The proceeds
of the sale will go for presents for the
Sunday school children's Christmas tree.
Mr.. and Mrs, w. E. L. Walker, Mr..
and Mrs. e. L. Washer, Mrs.
Maria Walker, Miss Marie Walker
and ]. w. Davis spent Thanks
giving day at Charles Farrar's In Spring.
field. Mass. D.. r. Kendall OF Bellows
Falls accompanied them.
Students here for Thanksgiving vaca-
| ton are Dean King Zeller, Chester But
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-29
WARDseoRo CENTRE.

Mrs. Hattie Putnam returned from
Brattleboro Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ellis returned to
their home in Brattleboro Saturday.
Arthur Barrett and Julius C. Newton,
jr., of Brattleboro came to hunt deer
a few days and were the guests of John
Gilfeather.
Town Clerk ID. G.. Dexter has issued
100 hunters licenses and more were cal
led for, but as the deer season was well
advanced he did not think best to order
another supply.
Mrs. n. IT. Sage visited in Newfane
last week. Her aunt, Mrs. Julia john
son, who had spent several weeks in
town, accompanied her, returning from
there to her home in Marlboro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-29

DR.. George Augustus Gates. 81. pres.
ident of Fisk university in Nashville,
Tenn, who died Nov. q in Winterhav-
en-, Florida, was a native of Topsham.
He was a graduate of Dartmouth college
and Anjover theological seminary. He
was pastor of a Congregational church
in Upper Montclair, N. j., several years
and was president of Iowa college and
Pomona college In California before go
ing to Nashville. He was the author of
several educational works, the most
widely known being "A Foe to American
Schools