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Show 1HE SPRI1I3ILLE INBEPtHOENT San. U. LeRoy, EJitor aud Manager. Xnu-rcx ul the por-t oltlt-c :tt tyr-iu? vllle ith. fur trunsinlMtlnn through tho mull us t WMtd-rlawi ioHcr. Issued Ksery Thursday Morning. TERMS Of SUBSCRIPTION. One year. Six month. TUree month. $2.00 1. 00 ZEEE5MM 'ASSOCIATION THE OLD ONE. On Monday morning new comer sat down at t lie editorial desk of The Independent and fdinrpened hi pei.cil, the under igned having vacated that position po-sition on the preceding Saturday Satur-day night. On that date he terminated a ("ervice of over two mid one-half year of newspaper work in Springville. In t hat length of time Gibson lias worked in nearly every department de-partment of (lie shop; he has devilled around and wahed forms and roller; he has huill fires and wrestled with the silver question; has made advertising contracts and induced refractory subscribers to "cough up"; has written good things about mean people, and mean things about people who didn't get half their deserts. The only thing he didn't do was to write poetry. He always tried to give people a square deal, and when folks gav him money he didn't know how to use ho paid his bills Sonio people regard this as bad policy, but he differs with them, as he does not now have to lay awuke nights wondering what lie will do with his wealth. JnttH ten mouths he has f x and manager of I lie Jtul he is proud to say liShas mad but one .einj Had he known at find hnt he knows now, that enemy r wimlil luvu lipeu created lone ago. If he bus done the town good, Gibson is glad; if he has in jured it he regrets that better judgment was not at his disposal. dis-posal. To the court of Time he trusts the arbitration ofalldis-putos ofalldis-putos and the righting of all wrongs when they gtt beyond .'lii humble endeavor. y "" To his friends he will now 'ay good-bye, with the hope of iuetitiie meeting them all again tjgville he begs to sub- William F. Giuso.n. THE NEW OXE. ' In assuming the position of 'editor and manager of The Independent, In-dependent, the writer is pleased at this opportunity to renew an active acquaintance with the press membership of Utah. Here and there a few of the other-day fellows yet remain, bravely and patiently bearing more than their fair share of the burdens of life, while others are laboring in localities lo-calities remete from Utah. The Independent will continue an independent paper. It will be free to discuss, advocate and maintain questions of public interest calculated to uphold the cause of good citizenship and to Advance the work of those now putting forth their efforts in that direction. I hare no new theories theo-ries to urge upon you, no religious relig-ious belief or political party to punish. There is no element of any kind in your midst for whom I seek to become tho leader, lead-er, the sponsor or the apologist. The aim will be to rather make this journal a local reflection than to reduce it to a personal organ. I will support President McKiuley as president of all the people. He is your president, and he is mine. During this time when the nation is under arms, the position he fills certainly cer-tainly entitles him to sn affectionate affec-tionate place in every America heart, and as united a support in American homes as is accorded accord-ed him in congressional circles for foreign effect. ' While, it is desirable at all times to be promptly supported by regularly reporting corre-epondents, corre-epondents, and this is a very valuable department and of especial es-pecial interest in a country newspaper, the attention of all interested is directed to j that good rule, that the right to publish pub-lish the signature of any correspondent corre-spondent is Ht nil times reserved Every member (if society is daily thinking or doing something. some-thing. These thoughts and actions ac-tions are, each one of them, of more or lens interest and con-rein con-rein to the general public. When the subject matter is of public i.itere-t, it iB unfair to withhold the information. Wise thoughts, kind actions and ap proved methods tend to public iiiiiiiovemeii', to build up. It at all times, however, requires n wixe discrimination when to keep buck from publication anything any-thing which, if published, might deter some unfortunate from becoming be-coming a social maverick. I want to call your attention particularly to (lie ad department of this paper. I want you subscribers sub-scribers to read them, to criticise them. Then your attention is c tiled to articles you see advertised adver-tised in the daily papers and in the magazines Yon perhaps want them. Many of you send your money away and buy them. The merchants of this city will stock up with anything which will here meet with an active demand. They cannot know just whatyou want till you make that want known. Hy an active and general interest theresprings up a belter understanding between be-tween every element of a community. com-munity. The merchant feels encouraged to mort closely look after the market for the surplus farm products. You should read the ads because they develop wants within you now lying dormant. dor-mant. They give voice to new desires, new aspirations. Amer icans measure the standard of civilization by the capacity for consumption. That consumption consump-tion includes all necessities and luxuries food, clothing, trans-portation, trans-portation, literature, tools and labor-saving machinery. The measure is applied not to measure mea-sure the quantity one consumes but the quality ol our needs. The great advertisers are not filling expensive ad space as an experiment. It pays them, because be-cause the article advertised is a good thing. It is needed. Perhaps Per-haps you need it. In these days of close competition, you should have a reasonable collection of labor-saving implements, else you arrive late in the market. If there is anything advertised anywhere the possession of which you think will add to your wealth or happiness, you should at least inquire about it. Send for a descriptive catalogue. Study it. Ask for it at the local store most likely to carry it in stock. Take no substitute. If your local merchant will not keep it on sale, then your conscience con-science need not prick you if you send your money out from the community. Pay no attention to the wrath of any merchant who insists on selling to you ten-year old yeast cakes. The people are entitled to the best. Merchants should bear in mind and note what goods are having a big run on the general market. He should get them, and then not be afraid to tell the people he has them. It is news. It is the very best kind of news. The country paper is peculiarly pecul-iarly an American institution. It is a weekly manifest of local events. It matters not how necessary to your happiness may the magazine become, nor how liberally you patronize the splendid splen-did daily papers. None of them dispossess the country journal. On the conirary, they rather tend to increase the local paper's circulation. The retiring editor, Brother W. F. Gibson, has won an enviable envi-able reputation among the Utah fraternity. His warm geniality has been helpful at all limes, his example always a guiding light for a higher plane. His labors were performed with clean hands and a pure heart. W all wish that he may be speedily returned to permanent good health and to Utah. I want at all times this paper to be read, to be talked about. I want you to read it. I want you to discuss it with your friends. Say what pleases your own good self say something. Speak up. Sam. M LkRoy. ' The initial number of The Saupete Democrat has arrived. It presents a neat typographical appearance, and is printed in the popular form of a three column col-umn quarto, wide columns It is with a great deal of pleasure that its printer and publisher, Brother L. A. Lmber, is ag4iu welcomed to u seat among the "salt of the earth." CAXXOT ABATE TAXES. A decision of the supreme court handed down last week Wednesday states that all nets passed by the legislature which permits boards of county commissioners com-missioners and city councils to abate taxes upon property not exempt from taxation, except in casts of double assessment or excessive ex-cessive taxation which may be adjusted by the board of equalization, equali-zation, are unconstitutional. An extract from the decision reads: "No one would contend for a moment mo-ment that the legislature of thitstate has p iwt-r in express terms to exempt property from taxation, other than that enumerated for exemption in tne c institution, and yet. in the enactment enact-ment of the statute In question, the legislature has undertaken to indirectly indi-rectly exempt property not so enumerated. enum-erated. This is an attempt to do indirectly that which could not he done direct I v, and the statute therefore there-fore is in violat ion of the constitution and is vnid as in excess of legislative authority." Section 2, article 13 of the state constitution reads: '"All property in the state not exempt ex-empt under the laws of the United States, or under this constitution spall tie taxed in proportion to its value as provided by law." Robbed tho Crave. A startling incident, of which Mr. John Oliver of Philadelphia, was the subject, is narrated by him as follows: "I was in a most dreadful condition. My skin was almost yellow, eyes sunken, tongue coated, pain continually contin-ually in back and sides, no appetite gradually growing weaker day by day. Three physicians had given me up. Fortunately, a friend advised trying Electric (titters;' and to my joy and surprise, the first bottle made a decided de-cided improvement. I continued their use for three weeks, and am now a well man. I know they saved my life, and robbed the grave of another victim." No one should fail to try them. Only 50 cts per bottle atC. J. Peterson's Drug Store. The Profession of Forestry. The American youth who is looking for some field worthy his best efforts might go further and fare worse than to adopt the profession of forestry. The New Uork legislature, educated to consider this branch of science by the presence of the Adirondacks and their splendid covering of timber, has passed an act "to promote education in forestry and to encourage and provide pro-vide for establishment of a college of forestry at Cornell university." This is a long stride forward; it is the proclamation of the need which ex-ists ex-ists and of whose pressing importance the people ouitc generally have been ignorant. The value of the products of the forests in the Unit ed States for 1897 is estimated roundly at $1,375,000,000, exceeding that of all the gold, silver Iron, copper, coal and lead mined during dur-ing that year. At the rate at which timber is now being cut the magnificent magnifi-cent forests of the states east of the Rocky mountains will be exhausted during the next decade. How to meet the great change which this inevitably must bring, how to supply the loss which this involves, in-volves, and preserve to future generations gener-ations the, beauty, the ultility, the sanitary and economic blessings of the forest thetic are the things which education in the Rcience of forestry must include. Could a nobler calling be designed than this? It is one which will require, the finest skill to replace by art the rent made in nature's na-ture's royal mantle; the broadest intellect, in-tellect, the loftiest mind and that love of nature which beckons ever on and on to Letter and more perfect knowledge these will be required to do the work well, and what an inspir ation will the task prove to be! Very naturally the legislature turn ed to the Institution which has done so much for agricultural science when It had so great a work to do. Forestry Forest-ry and agriculture are related subjects. How much our prairie states of the West might accomplish, if in connection connect-ion with the agricultural colleges of the several commonwealths schools of forestry were to be established, is past all computation. Certainly it is worthy of consideration, and what New York's legislative has done those of our Western states might profitably profit-ably be led to do. Farmers Voice. Have It Done Right. Take your watch to F. N. West and have tt cleaned and. fixed. Work guaranteed. I BW Court Sjiup. tUt MILS. Hi:H'r,iAim TL I.M W. C.T.D.Departmem Edited fey the Sprinijrilld i'nian. Loyal Temperance Legion Work. Among our many departments of work, there can be no question as to the relative importance of those which deal directly-with the children. Inasmuch Inas-much as formation is better than reformation, re-formation, prevention better than cure, should the first and best of our strength us an organization be given to so training the children that t hey will be not only the staunch total o list li-st airier, but also the effective prohibition prohibi-tion workers of the years to .come. Early W. C. T. U. records show that the first convention which met for organization emphasized the thought that the children should everywhere be gathered in societies of their own, and taught and trained along temperance lines. The committee com-mittee on' these juvenile societies, included "Mother" Tbyimpwn, the crusade leader, and Miss Frauces E. Willard. Asa resuit of this action, more than 3,000 of these temperance bands for boys and girls'exist in our own country, coun-try, today, beside many more in foreign for-eign lands. Many go under the name of Hands of Hope while the name of the Loyal Temperance Legion has been adopted as their national cognomen. cogno-men. The original plan broadened, as the years went on, into three departments, depart-ments, viz scientific temperance in the public schools. Temperance work in the Sabbath schools of all denominations, denom-inations, besides the Loyal Temperance Temper-ance Legions. Each of these has it own blessed mission. The scientific temperance instruction teaches definitely the destructive effects of alcohol and tobacco on the different organs of the body, thus giving them God's law of total obstinence as written writ-ten in their bodies. The Sabbath school department gives them the same law as written in Gods' word, and adds the safeguard of the pledge and the help of suitable literature. The Legion does all of these things, and adds the training in practical work which is to make of our boys and girls a disciplined temperance army. It also brings to them the enthusiasm en-thusiasm of being banded together in a righteous cause, It also gives much attention to inculcating the principles of patriotism, peace, purity and mercy, and special instruction in regard to the evils of gambling. Any boy or girl can become a full member by signing this pledge. "Trusting in God's help, I solemnly promise to abstain from the use of alcoholic drinks, including wine, beer and cider, from the use of tobacco in any form, and from profanity." No child is obliged to sign the pledge in order to have the privileges of the meetings. The leaders try to be careful in the giving of the pledge, never allowing a child to sign until assured that it understands what it is doing and has, if practicable, obtained obtain-ed the approval of its parents. While the pledges arc sometimes broken, it is rather a marvel that so many withstand with-stand the temptations all about them. The motto of these Legioners is "Tremble, King Alcohol, we shall grow up." Our Loyal Temperance Legion in Springville includes boys and girls from 8 to 15 years old. It has now 20 members. Its leader is Miss Anabel Thatcher and its next meeting will be Thursday afternoon June 16th in the Baptist hall. Every boy and girl in Springville is given a cordial invitation to come and also any other persons who may wish to visit the meeting. Remarkable Rescue. Mrs. Michael Curtain, Pluipfleld, 111., makes' the statement, that she caught, cld, which settled on her lungs; she was treated for a mouth by her family physician, but grew worse. He told her she was a hopless victim of consumption and that no medicine could cure her. Her druggist suggested sug-gested Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption; she bought a bottle and to her delight found herself benefitted bene-fitted from first dose. She continued its use and after taking six bottles, found herself sound and well; now does her own housework, and is as well as she ever was. Free trial bottles of this Great Discovery at C. J. Peterson's Drug Store. Large bottles 50 cents and SI. 00. What Dr. A. . Salter Sajs. Hckfalo, N. Y. Gents: From my personal knowledge, gained In observing ob-serving the effect of your Shiloh's cure in cases of advanced consumption, consump-tion, I am prepared to say it is the most remarkable remedy that has ever been brought to my attention. It has certainly saved many from consumption. con-sumption. Sold by C. L. Crandal & Co. S. E. Parker, Sharon, Wis., writes: 'l have tried De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve for itching piles and it always stops them in two minutes. I consider De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve the greatest pile cure on the market." Dr. C. J. Peterson'. THIS TT4-1 Tir. F. J. -COVERT, M'r. Rates, $1.60 and $2 per day. Free Hack to and from train. Have a Sample Room and Hoine-'ike place for travelling men. SPRINGVILLE. UTAH. H.G.Wood Tonsorial Artiste All Work Done in the Highest Style of the Art. Comfortable Bathroom Bath-room Attached. Fee 25 cents. Shop. Union Bank Bnilfling, Sprinpille- C E. ANDERSON, PORTRAIT AND LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHER. Dealer in FRAMES, PICTURE FITTINGS and GLASS in all sizes, Pictures copied and enlarged by home artists Pictures of family groups, residences, stock or any sub-'ects sub-'ects taken on the spot. Keep your Aomy at Home. SPRINGVILLE, - - UTAH. ST. MARK'S HOSPITAL, Warm Springs, Salt Lake City. For terms apply to D. DOUGLAS WALLACE, Superintendent. If YoU Were acquainted with our system, you could under stand why Men's Shoes! Ladies' Shoes! uniiarens Shoes! Cheaper than any other house in the world Ladies' Oxford Ties, Slippers for Dress or Comfort, Ladies' Bike Boots, Men's Bike Shoes, Men's Slippers, Children's Slippers, Baby Shoes, Rubbers for Young and Old. Everything in the Shoe Line- ems s Money - Salt 13)11. F. DUNN, PHYSICIAN AND SUMEDN. 1!1 Calls Promptly Attended Day or Km.-: SurjjtfOB ii. G. W. I. K. Office aud Benl-donco Benl-donco wit i .1. W H.-ifUhurst. Tolephono siKinectioua. G EO- SMART, M. D. Physician and Surgeon. 'Office and Residence, 1 block north of Packard's store. rniNoviLLK. - - Utah. Dr. N. H. NELSON DENTIST Booms ia liie Ban Building. iDp-stairs Produce Taken In Exnhanco for Work. SPRINGVILLE - - - UTA TT. IT. H. PACKARD, Surgeon Dentist, ALL WORK Ol'AKASTEED. Ofllce and Residence, 2 blocks west of Rover Hotel. SpiigYille, Utah. P. E. HOUTZ Ming Pen Artist and Sip Writer, DpsIbimt and nmkorof Knmllv Records, Hirlhditjr mid ('nlling Cards, ttc. SPRINGVILLE UTAH. James caffbey, NOTARY PUBLIC SPRINGVILLE, UTAH S. K. Thurmaii. E. A. Wedgwood Thurman & Wedgewood, Attorneys-at-Law. ri-ovc CH.v. IT we sell the best i Every conceivable Style and Shape. If you want to Save Mone Send for Our Booklet; It will . Explain Everything. Sent Free for the Asking. Baek - Shooists, t Shoe by. Lake City. |