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THE WEEKLY COURIER.
FRIDAY, JULY 4,.1902.
Carson Letter.
Editor Courier: The irrigation
law has passed Congress and is now
the law of the land, and my readers
would probably like to know what is it?
The bill provides that the money de
rived from the sale of public lands in
Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho,
Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada,
New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma,
Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Wash
ington and Wyoming, less the amount
paid to local land officers and five per
cent, due the State under existing laws
for educational purposes, is to be put
into a “reclamation fund,” for the con
struction and maintenance of irriga
tion works in the States and Territo
ries named. Provision is made for the
payment out of the Treasury of any
deficiencies in the allowances to agri
cultural colleges owing to this disposi
tion of public lands. The Secretary of
the Interior is authorized to examine,
survey, aud construct the irrigation
works and to report the cost thereof to
Congress at each session. Of some
thing like '600,000,000 acres of vacant
land, (10,000,000 acres, may be irrigated
and to keep the lands from syndicates
and speculators, no individual can
acquire water rights to more than 160
acres. The foregoing are the main
feutures of the bill. The money real
ized from sales of land in Nevada will
be reserved for use in Nevada, and so
on with eacli separate State—each re
ceiving only the benefit of the sales of
their own land. The total receipts
from the sales of such lands during the
year 1901 for all the States named, were
$2,729,070, which sum would leave about
$2,000,000 applicable to the fund. The
sales in Nevada amounted to $7,381,
which sum would hardly pay for cost
of survey work alone, and unless there
should come a boom in such lands in
Nevada, we could never pile one stone
on top of another to impound water.
In Oaklahoma, where very little irri
gation is required, the receipts for 1901
from such sales amounted to $611,773,
which sum would permit the State
I within a few years to impound all the
water needed to irrigate all their land
which can be brought under water.
The virtue in the bill, it will thus he
seen, lies solely in what its enemies
call its vices. It has no virtue what
ever for Nevada, except in so far as it
_ is an entering wedge—a committal of
the government to a policy, and in
this particular its passage must be
I KailuU » U'tuuipll, even in Kflvwln.
Its enemies say: “Ear'll of the States
and Territories named in the law will
I be urging its claims to early attention;
and, if we may draw inferences from
the comparative qase with which the
measure has been carried through
Congress, there is every reason to be
lieve.that with no very difficult use of
the log-rolling process new drafts will
be made upon the Treasury at every
session of Congress. In plain words,
we are now to enter upon a new form
of national expenditure which may
lead no one can know whither.” The
New York Sun says: “The most cer
tain results will be that money will
fail to come in fast enough over the
Land Office counters to meet the de
mands of the irrigationists; and as
soon as the vast scheme of local im
provement at the general cost is well
under way, we shall have an annual ir
rigation bill which will make the river
and harbor bill or the public building
omnibus bill of past experience seem
Insignificant.” The Chicago Pont says:
“We shall have a sort of perpetual
motion appropriation that would make
that perennial grant for a fence around
West Point look like a pile of second
hand truck in a pawnshop.” It will
thus be observed that the high protec
tive tariff barons of the East, who have
enjoyed Western votes free of charge
all these years, are dismayed. They
now see that when they want to pass a
little bill, Nevada’s representatives
will shove another little bill under their
nose, and demand a little reciprocity
in the grand scheme of “raking the
Treasury.” As stated by the Eastern
papers, the result will be far reaching,
and will very likely change the po
litical complexion of vast sections of
the country in a few years. The mo
ment we get a little appropriation, we
will like it very much, and get very
mad if we don’t get another soon, and
a little bigger each time, as once a per
son enjoys a “good thing,” it makes
him furious to be made to let go. It
looks now as though we will finally
get on the pay roll of the government,
and that we will be pulling on the
table cloth as well as the rest of the
States, and within the lines herein
stated, I believe Mr. Newlands is en
titled to the gratitude of his constitu
ents. I further believe that his friends
do him no kind service when they en
large at all upon the lines herein indi
cated. It is not true that Nevada can
derive any appreciable benefit from
the law as it stands, but we should en
tertain great hopes for the future, and
within a few years.
Quelquefois
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An Illinois man refused to let :^iot
of raving females kiss him. Ever since
Hobson’s day we have been waiting
an opportunity to refuse something of
this kind.
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The Fourth of July.
The Fourth of July is a recognized
holiday and is celebrated throughout
the United States of America. Why
do we celebrate it to-dav? Is it because
on June 7, 1770, Richard Henry Lee,
moved that “these United States are,
and of right ought to be, free and in
dependent States?” (Jr because on July
4, 1776, the American Congress adopted
the Declaration of Independence? Ob
servation teaches us how to answer the
above questions.
To some people, the Fourth of July
has no meaning, while to others, it
means the second greatest birthday in
the year, and these are the people, who
try to banish all unkindness, try to be
lieve in the brotherhood of man and
make our Union “the Land of the Free
and the Home of the Brave.”
We began to look for liberty from
the year 1701 until it was finally ob
tained in 1776. For a number of years
the thirteen original States were in a
continuous state of excitement, caused
by the colonists resisting taxation
without repi’esentation and several
other acts imposed upon them by Great
Britain.
The colonists were justly vexed and
the spirit of revolution was soon made
known. It was not long after several
serious collisions between the colonists
and national authorities, that the
former was in open rebellion. With new
forces of government and new powers,
they were now ready to conquer the
rebels; but their enthusiasm in the
work of freeing themselves from the
dominion of Great Britain was un
bounded.
Sept. 5, 1774, a Continental Congress
—the first ever held in America was
formed while the thirteen colonies
were yet under British control—met in
Carpenters’ Hall, Philadelphia, (after
ward known as Independence Hall) to
consider what course the colonists
should take in defense of their rights
as English subjects. Little was ac
complished at this session, beyond giv
ing earnest hope to secure civil and
political liberty, but that end was un
certain, for human blood had yet to be
spilt before they could retain their
rights. The year 1775 was marked by
several battles. The second Conti
nental Congress met at Pennsylvania
State House, May 10, and continued
throughout the year, encouraging the
men in the field and stimulating the
plan for an early separation of the col
onies from the home government.
The war had been going on for some
time, when Congress met at Independ
ence Hall, Philadelphia, July 2, 1776,
to adopt a resolution introduced by
Uiohurtl Ilonry Loe, declaring, 4‘That
these united colonies are, and of right
ought to be, free and independent
States; that they are absolved from all
allegiance to the British Crown, and
that all political connection between
them and Great Britain is, and ought
to be, totally dissolved.”
Every boy and girl, on his and her
part, needs to study history, particu
larly the history of the Declaration of
Independence. He will find that it was
not sigued on the second of July, nor
on the third, but on the fourth, and
then not before daylight. It was pre
pared by Thomas Jefferson, and
brought into Congress, and, amid great
joy on the part of the citizens, was
adopted. Aloft in the steeple of Inde
pendence Hall, sat an old bellman
waiting, with his hand on the clapper
of the bell, until his grandson gave the
sign for him to ring. Although he was
weary of his work, he was willing to
ring out Independence, “Which, please
God, shall never die.”
This historic bell was cracked in 1835,
while tolling for the death of chief
Justice Marshall. It still hangs in the
steeple of Independence Hall, Philadel
phia. It is now Bilent, but the spirit it
brought to light, on that glorious July
day, still lives—forever young. July
4, 1902,—this is the day we celebrate
and the reason why its joyful observ
ance is so general throughout the land
and in other countries wherever Amer
icans can assemble in its honor. That
it should be so widely recognized and
celebrated, is only a just tribute to the
broad-minded men, who secured the
liberties we to-day enjoy. Citizens of
this generation have discovered that
the signers had a mind to gain liberty
for the people and not license.
Young people, remember these dead
heroes and their families, their intense
Bufferings and their patience, their un
selfish love for their country, and above
all the example of their goodness they
have sot before you.
With vigor and brain and arm, the
men of the Revolution had maintained
the claims set forth in the Declaration
of Independence, the civilized world
touk a fresh start, and from that day
on it has been known that unjust rule
is an inexcusable wrong. We certainly
know there was nothing new in the
principle of individual liberty, for it
was as old as human existence. If it
was lost, it was through want of care.
It was not a thing that could maintain
itself; it had to have a possessor and
this possessor might throw it away,
as money, health and life are thrown
away in the most up-to-date popula
tions every hour. When a man sees
that he is in the wrong and has become
weary of his doings, then may he at
tempt to take back his rights. I be
lieve it was an attempt of this kind
that our fathers proposed in the Dec
laration of Independence, in the sup
port of which they prosecuted the Rev
olutionary War. They had yielded too
much, and now were determined to re
cover their own. The immense tract
of land, that stretches from ocean to
ocean, known to us as she United
States of America was the natural re
sult and from the first moment of its
existence it hits been a pure lesson for
mankind, a lesson that hits not been
without lacking and blundering. It is
true, perfection is always a long way
ahead, and progress is through loss
and gain. At times the loss seems
greater than the gain, but it is not
always, for there is a giving in life
that makes us poor, while there is a
giving that enriches. The loss brought
on in ’7(1 made the Union and the lesson
brought on in ’51 confirmed the Union.
It is proof that confirming is the end
less work of good citizenship. Having
survived one of the severest struggles
known in history, it should seem im
possible that through carelessness, any
fatal peril shall come.
With these things in mind, let us
make the day all that the anniversary
of the greatest event in our history de
mands.
Think! the Fourth of July is the
birthday of this great republic. It was
born in the Revolution and baptized in
the blood of the rebellion when it was
eighty seven years old. We hear
learned men say that it is written in
the stars of heaven “that this republic
shall never perish as long as the people,
under the Stars and Stripes, will each
year renew on the altar of love for
their country the sacred fires of the
Fourth of July. Is not the continued
celebration of this great day proof that
we will do the most that can be done
to keep the Union together, whatever
may be the cost in blood and treasure?
“Such was the birth of American
Freedom.” Isabel Mili.eb,
CJardnerville, Nev., July 3, 1902.
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Patriotic and Literary Exercises,
Games and Amusements of all Kinds.
Entrance to Grounds Free all Day.
root Baces, Bicycle
Baces, Horse Bacos, Etc.
Match Game of
Foot-Ball
Between Alpine and Douglas Co. Indians.
Grand Display of
FIRE-WORKS
In the Evening.
The Festivities will Conclude with
A GRAND BALL
In Tucke’s Hall.
Tickets to Dance, Including Supper
at Mrs. Fricke’s, $2.00.
ALL ARE INVITED.
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The McCormick New Big 4 users say is King of
the Field.
Because it will not choke. Because it pulls easier.
Because it wears longer. Because its extras cost j less.
Buy the machine that you can got extras at home. We carry a large stock of ex*
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Sold by CL ZEE- Eaton. Co.,
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—The —
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ZDruLgrs sind. Cliemicals.
Tone up your system with Indian Tonic Bitters.$1
White Rose Tooth Powder at 25c.
Prevent your hands and face from chapping by using
WalhaUa Toilet Cream.
Scott’s Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil cures coughs, colds and
pulmonary diseases.
Prescriptions Compounded day or night at low prices.
Toilet Articles, Sponges, Soaps, Perfumes, etc.
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My Spring and Summer Goods are now open for
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Chocolates and Creams, Bon
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High-G rade
Tobacco and Cigars.
J. E. RICHARDSON,
Opp. P. O., Carson, Nev.
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