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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-03-20

You can say goodbye to constipation
with clear conscience if you use
thamberlain's Tablets. Many have
ben prmanently cured by their use.
For sale by all dealers.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-03-08
SIXTY YEARS AGO

Sixty years ago today Mr.. James
Clark, known to all old timers as
Unlce Jimmie, landed in San
Francisco from the steamer that
carried him from the Isthmus of
Panama. He was one of that
sturdy band of pioneers that laid
the foundations of free govet n
ment broad and deep in the Golden
State.
Since that time what great
changes have been wrought in
everyday life. The mind fails to
comprehend them.
While The years that have come
and gone since Mr.. Clark landed in
San Francisco now weigh heavily
upon him, his mind is clear and he
loves to entertain his friends with
"reminiscences of THE Days of
Old, and the Days of Gold" in CALI
fornia. His memory Of those ex-
citing times is clear and his stories
Of early life on the Pacific Coast
never fail to interest the listener.
Mr.. Clari. has borne an active
part in this county for nearly a
third of century. He has filled
the offices of county treasurer and
county commissioner and his
official record is without stain.
As man he has the unbounded
confidence and respect of all who
known him.
The Independent hopes that Mr..
Clark will sbe with us many more
years.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-03-08
MARTY..BOHNS

A quiet and pretty wedding took
place last night at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. u. f. Wheeler, Mr..
Charles l.. Marty and Miss Louise
Bohns, being the contracting
parties. Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. Bach
man and Miss Laura G. Plunket
we're the iryited guests. Miss
Plunket was bridesmaid and MIR. u.
f. Wheeler was best man Rev. C..
K. Nugont, Ph. D., performed the
ceremony.
Mr.. Marty is well and favorably
known in Elko County as he has
for some time been engaged in
mining up Tuscarora way.
The bride is an estimable young
lady from Alameda County, Cali
fornia. Their friends heartily
wish them a long and happy life
together.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-03-08
DISTRICT COURT

Late Friday afternoon the
twelfth juror was passed in the
Maher case and pcremptory
challenges were in order The
prosecution exercised its first
challenge on Ed Dollard. The box
was again filled and the defense
excused W. /. Strickler. Another
juror was passed and the State
excused d. McElroy. The box
was filed again and the court then
adjourned until 10 o'clock this
morning.
At this mornings session, the
defense challenged jeff ID. Cazier.
The box was filled again and the
State excused W. J. Wood. The
last juror Of the panel was then
called, examined and passed. The
State having one more peremptory
challenge and the defense two.
Judge Somers ordered venire to
issue for ten more Jurors return
able at 10 o'clock Monday and
adjourned court until that time.
Following are the names Of the
jurors in the box two Of whom are
subject to peremptory challenges:
Alfred Bruce, VIM. S. Budd. T. T..
Fairchild, Jr., Lee IIarbin, Edgar
Littlefeld, w. II. Phillips, Oren
Vaughan, J. II. White, Earl
Wright, c. W. Mitchell. Il. Z.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-03-08
THE OLD Time DOCTOR

The strongest impression gained
in reading of the experiences of
old time physicians is of their
boldness and daring. Most of them
were by necessity surgeons az well
as doctors of medicine. Isolated
often from other members of their
profession and obliged to bear the
entire responsibility of the welfare
OF the patients, they learned to
rely upon themselsvs and to take
chances that would make the
general practitioner shudder in
these days Of many specialists and
wide division of labor. Perhaps
none ever undertook surgical
operations who had no trainig in
that line, but with no hospitals
within reach, with few instruments
and with the modern antis eptics
and nursing systems undrsamed of,
they ventured to use the knife in
critical cases and, as it appears,
with large measure of success.
They were faithful, hardwork-
ing servants of the public in the
early day. They travelled Ly horse
back over trail that took them
through forests and swamps and
across streams. Their field Of
practice often included large
territory and they were necessarily
out in all sorts Of weather and
encountered hardships of vario us
kinds. Nor were the rewards
great. Few of those old time
doctors accumulated wealth, some
Of them not even competence for
old age. But it is easy to see that
they were force in the COM
munity and had much to do with
the general development of sthe
state. indianapolis Star.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-03-08
A NEW INDUSTRY

G. W. Carly, an experienced
cigar maker, has opened factory
in the Dotta building. He came
here on January 25th, and looked
over the field and concluded that
Elko offered a good field for his
business. He employs four people
and is making as his leader FL
Processo De Cuba in three sizes,
also Scllu Del Rcy. a domestic
cigar. All his cigars are made of the
choicest stock. He was formerly
in business in Humboldt county.
After disposing Of his business
there he canvassed OF her locations
and concluded that Elko was the
best field for his factory. At his
request, the Elko papers, made no
mention Of his factory until il was
in operation.
He is meeting with good success
as his goods are all he represents
them to be. lie is ready to Gil
orders. by mail or otherwise.
Orders large or small, will he
appreciated. His cigars all bear
the Union label. The public is
invited to visit Mr.. Carty's factory
and see how the goods arc made.
Mr.. Carly will bring his family
here next week and will be one
us. He hopes to receive fair
share Of patronage. We wish him
and his new industry a full
measure OF success.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-03-08
THE INCREASED
ELECTORAL COLLEGE

Under the new apportionment
of representatives in congress, and
with the admission of New Mexico
and Arizona, the electoral college
will be reconstructed and a new
basis established for representation
at the national conventions.
Each state has as many electoral
votes as it has senator's and repre-
sentatives. In 1909 there were
4S3 members of the electoral
college. Next year there will be
$50. So 267 votes will be neces-
sary to elect.
Confusion has arisen in some OF
the table of electoral votes here.
tofore Published, which wrongly
give the total as Sol. The mistake
has arisen on the assumption that
New Mexico had one representa-
tive in congress. whereas IL has
two.
The republicans and democrats
have bases Of representation in
their conventions that differ
ghtly. Both pai ties admit twice
as many delegates from earh state
as il has senator's and representa-
tivcs. So the states will be repre-
sentcd both at Chicago and Balti.
more with 1864 delegates. The
difference arises in the territorial
representation.
The republicans admit six dele
gates from Hawaii, and two each
from Alaska. District of Columbia,
Porto Rico and the Philippines.
thus making a total of 1918 dele
gates.
The democrats admit six dele.
gates from each Of the FIVE divisi
ons, making total Of 1904.
In the republican convention 2
majority, or $40 votes, will nomi.
nate. In the democratic con.
veniion a two.thirds vote i.
necessary, or 73O. Kansas City
Star.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-03-08
THE $40 STEAL

The vote by which the members
Of the assembly stuck their hands
into the state treasury and took
there from $50. allowed by law for
stationery they did not use. is
given below. The vote in favor of
the steal is made up of twelve
democrats, nine republicans and
one independent. Against the
inqiuity, were ten Republicans and
ten democrats.
Following are those who voted
to take the money: Arncld, Booth
Bradshaw. Coppernoll. Denton,
Donahue. Drysdale, Evans, Fay,
Fitzgerald, Hacker. Kendall,
Malloy, Mau. O'Connor, Piercy,
Plummer. Salter, Schilling. Staun-
ton, Sullivan, Wilson.
Following are those who voted
against the measure: Ayres,
Byington, Campbell, Ensloe,
Fulmer. Jones of Clark, Jones of
Washoe, Myers. Mcder, Merritt
Miller, Mcbride, Mcintosh, Price,
Robbins, Schmidt, Schoer, Stick
ney, White, Williams.
The absentees were Bulmer,
Byrne, Cocks, Coke. Fallon and
Kemn.
Speaker Frolch did not vote.
We are pleased to note that all
the assemblymen from this county
voted against the graft. Assembly
men Ayers of Washoe county re-
fused to take the $50 and he is the
only one that did refuse, so far as
our information goes.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-03-08
LET HIM RUN THIS YEAR

Theodore Roosevelt will never
again be president of the United
States. Release him from his
pledge not to suffer the use of his
name as candidate. and he could
not, il renominated, be elected
Blot from the record his violation
of his oath of office in permitting
the steel trust to purchase the vast
property known as the Tennessee
Coal and Land tract. and he still
could not again be eelcted. There
are other grave misdemeanors
charged to his record. Erase all
leaving alone against him the
damning truth that he used, as
commander of the army and navy
Uf the United States, his power for
robbing a friendly-but weak
neighboring republic of state and
he will be defeated ifagain he shoud
be candidate. The rape of Panama
was grand crime; or Abraham
Lincoln and the vast host of other
patriots who offered themselves as
sacrifices to prevent from oblitera-
tion of single star from the
galaxy of States, constituting our
nation. the United States Of
Am erica, perished in vain on the
altar of their country.
The limited States of Columbia
has as good and as sacred a title of
authority over the State Of Panama
as had the United States of America
over the State of South Carolina.
With ruthless disregard of what
one American republic owes to sis
ter American republic. Theodore
Roosevelt, solely by brute force,
wrested from Columbia the state
of Panama, when Panama had not
the shadow of an army or navy
not gunboat, not 500 militia, for
starting revolution.
The NewYork World wants Roose
veltdIsposed of this year. BY all
means. if possible. give him rope
now and the people will give the
quietus to the greatest political
humbug known in the country's
history.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-03-08
GOVERNOR ODDDIE's VAIL

We have received q lengthy type
written copy of a statement given
to the press by Governor Oddie, in
which he bewails the action of the
special session of the legislature
in not giving his recommendation
more weight and enacting them
into law. He especially hewails
the killing of the tax commission
bill. He gives as his reasons for
urging to legislature to investigate
with view to retrer chment, that
no attention was paid to his recon-
mendtions at the regular session of
the legislature and that TIE
specials session, after treating my
earnest recommendation as a
joke and every measure presented d
from standpoints more or less
distinct from that of the public
welfare, could see no good to
come from opening up subject to
the consideration of Legislature
and prolong the session on which il
had demonstrated its incapacity
to consider dispasionately". He
then deals out this taffy in con
clusion: 81 desire to be under
stood emphatically that in the
legislature which just closed were
able and conscentions men of both
parties and in both houses were
anxious to put every consideration
aside but the States welfare, but
unfortunately they were in the
minority"
As no check accompanied the
Governors copy, the remainder of
his squeal will not receive the
benefit of our circulation. He
should be willing TO pay for the
publication of Lis compaign
material.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-03-08
CHAMP CLARK'S PROPHECY

Speaker Clark, himself a eandi
date for the democratic presi.
dental nomination, recently issued
a statement commenting upon
Roosevelts candidacy for the re.
publican nomination. The speak
er's comments were phrased in
characteristic language and follow
There are some peculiar and
interesting facts in the republican
imbroglio. The big wigs appear
to have forgotten historical facts
or TO scorn them. Many persons
we're amazsd when the republican
national committee fixed their
convention for the Sth of June.
The anniversary Of Waterloo. Now
comes Colonel Roosevelt. and
February 25th, the anniversary of
the day when Napoleon escaped
from Elba. No doubt the result
in November will complete the
historical parallel by sending not
only the colonel, but the whole
republican party, TO st. Helena, a
consummation deN outly to be
wished. This year all things work
together for the success Of the
democrats and the good of the
country"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-03-08
THE LURE OF TREASURE

Once more there has been a
revival of the enterprise that
offers visions OF enriching the men
who can save the treasure of a
wrecked Spanish galleon. And
again 1T is the ancient Florencia
lying off the coast of Scotland in
Tobormory bay.
This ship was one of the Spanish
armada that went down to establish
English supremacy of the seas in
the days of Queen Elizabeth 1t is
tradition that the Florencia was
the paymaster's galleon and that
all the money for soldiers and
sailors was carried in the strong
boxes on board. When the armada
was dispersed and sought flight
around the northern tips of the
British isles only to find destruc-
tion in the treachsrous currents,
the Florencia sank off the lands of
the Duke of Argyll. Efforts were
made to secure the treasure, but
the strong set OF the tide and the
uncertainty Of the weather de-
feated all attempts. Sovereigns
of Britain have listened covetously
TO the stories of sunken wealth,
and Charles ii. and James II. took
steps to claim the right of salvage.
Lawsuits were brought to deprive
the Argyll family of jurisdiction,
but they failed. Rumor had it
that 30,OOO,OO0 ducats awaited as
reward of some one who could
plan way to rescue the treasure.
Modern engineering has essayed
the task, but has failed. The
wreck is buried in eight feet of
sand under turbulent water and
the proposition is forbidding. But
the Duke of Argyll has recently
leased the right of salvage 10
new company and pretentious
machinery has been installed to
clear the wreck for the divers to
explore.
Probably they will keep the at
business until some way the buried
gold will be brought to light. But
when the time comes il will
probably be found that the account
of more than three centuries is lin
red ink. 1t is likely that more
money has been spent in the search
than will be realized by the sue
cessful explorer. But il has been
n profitable business. no doubt, for
the Argylls who have rented the
right to dig, and the inventory may
spoil comfortable graft
Anaconda Standard.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-03-08
Beware Of 0intments for Catarrh
That Contain Mercury

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely
derange the whole system when
entering it through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should
never be used exept on prescriptions
from reputable physicians. as the
damage they will do is ten fold to
the good you can possibly derive
from them. Halls Catarrh Cure.
manufactured by F. J. Cheney Co.,
Toledo. o., contains no mercury,
and is taken internally, acting
Directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system.
In buying Halls Catarh Cure be
Sure you get the genuine. IL is
taken internally and made in
Toledo. Ohio, by F. j. Cheney & Co
Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists, Price, 75c.
per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for
constipation.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-03-08
COUNTING THE COST

What remains of the $4,000
voted By the extra session for
legislative salaries, mileage and
other fixed expenses will be equalled
by costs incurred along other
lines, such as printing, the twenty
per" and the $500 that was voted
for cleaning the cuspidors after
the session.
Fifteen thousand dollars is
seven and one-half per cent inter
est on 100000, which added to
the four per cent to be paid to the
school fund. makes the
money borrowed by the state
rather costly.
1t must also be taken into con-
sideraticn that the bulk of this
eleven and one-half per cent in
terest has been paid by the state
in advance of receiving the princi-
pal, which makes the rate still
higher.
However. there is one satisfac-
ton, considerable amount OF this
money was spent in a good cause.
A number of members were kept
in the straight and narrow path
while at Carson City by having
their wives sit beside them during
the session and drawing a per
diem as attaches for sitting there.
Ry the way, it will be interest
ing to note if the various deputies
and clerks in the state Offices, who
also ofiiciated as attaches, will draw
double pay for that time. They
undoubtedly will.
An assemblyman from Nye
county made discovery that it cost
the stare $40 line for enrolling
the bills. A room full of clerks
received six days pay and the
product of their toll appeared on
a single sheet Of paper.
The senate was employed less
than two hours in transacting all
the business for which the Iegis-
lature was convened. 1t was
engaged for FIVE days and frac-
ton in the pleasing pastime of
batting the governor at the ex-
pcnse of the taxpayers. The
house frittered away an equal
amount of time in tossing person.
aities back and forth.
From any more special sessions
and the occasions therefor may
the good Lord deliver us!-Reno
Gazette.
The Gazette's str ctures on the
senate are hardly fair. According
to reports the senate wasted no
time in doing the work it was
asked to do by Governor Oddie.
If while waiting for the republi-
can assembly to do its work, the
senators INDUCED in hot air it was
because they had nothing else to
do. The Gazette should lay aside
its partisanship and put the blame
where it belongs-on the re-
publican assembly.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-03-08
A. c. PRATT

A. c. Pratt, ex-surveyor general
of Nevada died at his home in
Carson Thursday afternoon. The
Carson Appeal in commenting on
his death says:
This community was startled
this afternoon when it was
announced that A. C. Pratt. one
Of the best known men of this
section had died at his home in the
northern part of the city. Few
knew that he was dangerously i'll
and his death came as a shock.
A few days ago Mr.. Pratt was
taken i'll with bowel trouble which
later was determined to he
stragulation. From this he died.
Everything possible was done to
relieve him and restore him TO
health, it was unavailing.
A. &. Pratt has occupied a very
active life. Early in life be
moved to California and later to
Nevada. During his long resi-
dence here he occupied places in
public life, having been elected
Surveyor General and has acted as
advisor in many capacities in and
about the Capitol Building.
For a number of years he con-
Quoted the Genoa Courier and also
a paper in the boom days in Alpine
County. His knowledge was wide
and varied.
A. c. Pratt was a man who
never attended a school in his life,
yet he mastered many vocations
that are believed to require the
finest training. He was an expert
telegraph operator. He con-
structed the first telegraph line
to Bodie when it was booming.
He was regarded as one of the
best surveyors in the state, and his
map work was one of art. He was
an expert printer and while work.
ing at that trade introduced many
novelties in his work that are
seldom seen or used by even the
best printers.
fhe data that he gathered
during his life was of vast interest
and value. There was hardly a
section Of the state but that he
had trod as surveyor or invest
iHator. He had large knowledge
Of mineral and was a competent
assaycr. His diversified calling
always kept him busy in this
world und he was man of
untiring energy. His death
removes one of the real useful
men of Nevada.
A. c. Pratt was a native Of
7 eXas, where nc was born 6i years
ago. His life has been one of
fortune and misfortune He leaves
a former wife, a son and n
daughter. all living in California.
1t is with deep regret that the
death of "A. c >" as he was best
known, is recorded. The flag on
the Capitol building is dying at
half mast out OF respect to his
memory.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-03-08

Assemblyman Ayres of Reno has
compiled figures showing where
$23, 900 could be saved yearly by
the state in abolishing clerkships.
stenographers and deputies in the
state officers. Some of the state.
men who voted to put these tax.
eaters on the states payroll now
howl the loudest for retrench.
ment. Don't it jar you when
you hear them roar?
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-03-08

Crock.
The following compose the new
venire: II. M. Lane, 4. c.
Murphy, d. f, Drumheller,
Gerhard Schoer Alfred Street
John II. Goodale, r. l.. Bachman,
T. L. Eager, Isaac Woodhouse.
John Griffin.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-03-08
A GOVERNMENT BY FAMILY

'eSN NV NHBSNNCu vi
abdication of the Manchu dynasty
has been issued and the way is
smoothed for China to become a
nominal republic. The edict will
he effective only so far as the
retirement of the dynasty is con-
cerned. Ii can not bind the future
of the nation. The people of China
have made up their minds to get
along without edicts in the future,
except such as they may issue
themselves through their legis-
latures and their courts.
Implacable hostility to the
Manchu's rather tn an idealistic
preference for or an understanding
of democray is at the bottom of
the revolution in China. Using
this hostility as a means of arous-
ing the people to overthrow the
throne, the leaders of the move
ment count upon substituting a
sort Ct anoligarchial government
because the people are prepared to
accept anything offered them by
those they have been taught to SUBJ
NIT 10. and there is no other
dynasty ready to contest the
throne, as is the case in most
countries.
The Manchus have ruled long
enough and vigorously enough to
have no rivals. This leaves the
Chinse leaders clear field to SUBJ
stitute themselves as an oligarchy
for the Manchus as a dynasty. the
masses Of the people not being
capable of actual participation in
genuine democracy.
The system is sui generis.
Nothing like it exists elsewhere.
China is land of families. There
is great reverence for the head
of the family. 1t is a projection
into modern times Of the patri-
archial system which is so clearly
shown in the books of the Penta-
teuch.
The family is the basis of the
new franchise, each family is given
votes in proportion to its strength,
but the head Of he family will
determine how the votes shall he
cast. The people, as individuals,
will have no real voice in selecting
their legislators and officials but
will accept willingly whatever
government comes to them through
the family head oligarchy, and
will obey all laws.
As DR.. Ng Pong Chew recently
said in St. Louis the people are
extremely law abiding and sub
missive to authority. There will
be no trouble in governing them
through the family system, especi-
ally as there are now enough
educated men with modern ideas in
each family to see that govern
ment through legislative system
shall be better adapted to the
wants Of the country than absolute
government through a dynasty has
been.
Those who cannot comprehend
the possibility Of republican
form of government in country
with such an overwhelming mass
of population untitled for demo-
cracy, will realize its possibility
when they understand this peculi-
ararity of the social organism of
China. There will be no democracy
as we understand il. at least not
until it has gradually developed
through several generations, but
there will be republican form of
government, working through
legislatures controlled by an dig
archy of the leading men of the
nation and based up on the soli-
darity Of the family. And It is
we'll for China in this crisis that
1t has this family solidarity, to
avert anarchy and the foreign
conquest which would inevitably
accompany it.-St Louis Star.
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