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Show THE SPBIN6VILLE INDEPENDENT William F- Gibson, Editor and Manager- Entered at the post office at Bprlngrllle (Hah. for tmniiiiUxloii tliroug I) the mall as Hcond-olans matter. Issued Every Thursday Morning. H3M3 OF 3UB8CRIPTION. One year. .... 12.00 Wx months. .... 1.00 Tnree months. .50 X- JL - J. ASSOCIATION In tliis world nothing turns up without assistance except a folding bed. ., .When h woniHti measures a "room tin 'paperliiinger always falls short two or three rolls of paper. The heavy rainfall this spring is n pmcticul guarantee of good crops. That means a merry time iu busines circles this fall. Members of Uih Salvation Army rejoice to know ihat there are quite a number of converted vessels in the United States navy. A New York man nearly lc i 11-d 11-d himself the other day by wallowing his false teeth borne men seem to have no regard to their stomachs ut all The Janet Waldorf Co. got slim reception here Saturday night. What do Springville neonls) want ot a theatre, no matter how good, when they can stand on the street comers and discuss the war? A. Utile competion occasionally occasion-ally seems to he a good thing The propect of having another paper lo' contend with at St. George. has given .the Union m an new ambition, and the last issue of his paper displayed a few items of local news. Keep er going, Brother Carpenter; you'll soon get used to the new move. f The Emperor of Austria fides with Spain because the queen Regent is an Austrian and a relative. rela-tive. Does his majesty recall Maximillian, likewise a relative and an Austrian, whe ordered out ofMeiicoby this government, remained re-mained and was presently shot! There is lots of bad luck for those foreign powers that meddle med-dle with the business of North and South America. There was a collision on the Danish state railroad near Copenhagen some time ago in which forty persons were killed and seventy wounded. The .railroad at once admitted that It was to blame, and instead of fighting el aims for damages, has appointed a committee to settle with the claimants what will be fair compensation, so as te avoid having the claims brought into the courts. The editor of- the Rural Press must be an innocent, guileless sort of a creature. He thinks that the Provo saloon keepers plead guilty in court recently when there wasn't sufficient evidence to convict, Never fearl The Baloen men ore ne more tickled to pay for something they don't gst than is the rest of humanity. If these people paid their fines without a fight it was simply because, it was cheaper than to put up for the expense of the contest also. v S longago as 1625 a sporting sport-ing parson existed, and one who thought that religion could be made more popular by a little excitment; to this end he established estab-lished a raffle for six Bibles each year. --The i clergymen who was so far eccentric, left in hie will a ufficient sum of mony for the yearly purchase of Testaments to be won by dice. Only a few days ag the ancient ceremony was carried through, and twelve children threw dice, six of whom rau the chance of winning, a Bible. , A vicar, a curate and two church wardens watched over the proceedings. OUR UNFAILING FRIEND. Public opinion as reflected in the press is against the United States in every country of eon-tinental eon-tinental Europe ' except one; says the Chicago InterOcean. While the Paris. Berlin, arid I Vienna journals are hostile and many of the London journals are unfriendjy, the newspapers of St. Petersburg make promi nent expressions of sympathy and friendship. The Viedomosti says; "The friendship which has existed for many yeais between be-tween the two btates excludes every idea of an unfriendly attitude on the part of Russia at the the present juncture. This is undoubtedly representative of Russian sentiment, and the attitude of so great a power in this crisis ought to be appreciated appreciat-ed by the Americun people. Encland undoubtedly has much sympathy of a practical kind with the United State. The bearing of the English people and most of the London newspapers has evoked from America expressions of appreciation appre-ciation and friendship. However How-ever pleasing the import of this may be, it must be remembered that our danger lies in con tinental Europe. If combinations combina-tions against us are contemplated contem-plated they will originate on the continent, and the import ance of having a dominant continental con-tinental power boldly take an attitude of unqualified friendship friend-ship and support cannot be overestimated. over-estimated. Russia has been our friend when all Europe was against us. She is our friend now, when the other powers are criticising our action, belittling oujr motives, and manifesting hostility. Great Britain in the past has been more often against us than for us. France was our friend in the revolutionary war, but she has not been friendly to us in any crisis since that time. Germany has wavered between friendship and hostility. Austria from the time .of Kossuth has been ill-disposed toward the United States and its iustitu tions. Russia alone of all the great European powers has been, from the date of the Crimean war, our unwavering friend and at times our supporter. The United States does not ask the suppoit of any Euro pean power in the war with Spain. It will resist any inter ference of European nations, just as it resisted the niterfer ence of r ranee and Austria in American atiairs in 1867: just as it restated the policy of Great Britiun, France, and Spain in 1861 . The Eraopean combiu ation against us in the early years of our civil war might have been too strong for us had not Russia interfered. It had been the policy of Great Britian to prejudice the case of Russia with Americans. Nearly all the information as to Russia had come to us through English channels and it , had been calculated to excite prejud ice against Russia in this country. There came a change with Russia s practical manifest ation of friendship. The Amer ican people learned of the value of a real friendship in contrast with merely friendly professions From the time that the Russian Russ-ian fleet appeared before New York in answer to a menance by the British fleet there has been definite Ameritun senti ment toward Russia. Our obligation to Russia be can with the declaration of Prince Gortehal of natra;ning other huroi ean powers ho u in terferenee in our civil war. It was increased during the ne eotiations that led to the transfer of Alaska to our flag. In all our international controversies since that time Russia has stood as our friend. She is now the strongest power in continental Europe. She and the aloue could prevent a combination of France ana Austria to help Spain, or the co-operation of France with Spain in case Aus tria and France should feel im palled . to , move against n." ; However .rf - the -l other ril tn time. Hr.kt nr nVitrgata. kt -r " 1. Doners mav feel, whatever theymay do, with Russia as our friend we need not be uneasy un-easy as to the outcome. The American people have tor twenty years appreciated Russia's friendship. They ought to value it more than ever to day. Aa Enterprising; Drnrgist. There arc few men more wide awake and enterprising than U. J Peterson who spares no pains to secure the best of everything In his line for his many customers. He now has the valuable agency far Ir, Kind's New Discovery for Consumption, Con-sumption, Coughs and Colds. Tnis is the wonderful remedy that Is producing pro-ducing such a furor all over the country hy its many startling cures. It absolutely cures Asthma, Bronchitis, Bron-chitis, Hoarseness and all affections of the Throat, Chest and Lungs. Call at above drug store and f ct a trial bottle free or a regular size for &0 cents and II 00 Guaranteed to cure or trice refunded. Have It Done Rlsrlit. Take vour watch to F. X. West and have it cleaned and Hied. Work guaranteed. Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Thebestsalve in the world for Cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, chil-blains, corns, and ail skin eruptions, and positively cures piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refund ed. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Dr. C. J. Peterson, druggist. Has X Rights, Anyway. TheO. S. L. railway has cut poor old ancient Spanish Fork off from the rest of the world, so to speak, as they do not get the Salt Lake mail nowadays nowa-days until 6:4a p. m. What's the dif ference? Serves her right; any town the size of Spanish Fork that will not support a local paper in its midst, shouldn't have any mail anyway. Piute Pianetr. "It Is the nest on Earth." That Is what Edwards & Parker, merchants of Plain, Ga., say of Chamberlain's Pain Balm, for rheum atism, lame back, deep seated and muscular pains. Sold by C.J.Peter son. PrTO vs. Illegal Liquor Selling. The police authorities of Prbvo have begun a war upon the illegal liquor sellers of that town. Police Judge Noon and City Attorney John are standing right by the city mar shal in his efforts to enforce the law. We should Infer from the language of the Rural Press that it is not favor able to the movement. The Rural Press calls the Informers "spies" and "disreputable characters." It Is nearly always the case that when the hiskev men got caught they resort Just such language, but the Rural Press ought not to adopt it. It seems that.some of the parties arrested plead "guilty." Well, if they were brought to time by a "spy" or a "disreputable character." the guilty ones admitted that the truth was told about them. It is almost Impossible to secure testimony of men who are liable to be called "spies utsreputaoic. Any man who goes Into these dens of Inqulty and reports on what be sees is at once classed as a "spy" or as "disreputable." If they are such yet In doing a good work they ought to be upheld, and the officers should be encouraged to use all honorable means to secure the necessary proof. It is not dishonor able to report upon such violations of the law. The police no doubt are aware of the fact that liquors are being be-ing Illegally sold, but the violators of law are on the look out and no sell ing takes place whilst the policemen are In sight.' It Is absolutely necessary necess-ary that evidence of the sales must be given to the court to secure convic tion, yet many men, indeed most men, are unwilling to subject themselves to the abuse that is always heaped upon Informers and hence they avoid as far as possible giving evidence. Thera should be a better public sentiment, sen-timent, one that would uphold all men and applaud them In disclosing facts that would show tho guilt of those who are making tho illegal salts. Then the police would not be forced to send special detectives. But the police do exactly right in employing detectives, call them whatever what-ever names you please. The U. S. government makes it a constant practice to employ them in like cases. There Is nothing dishonorable about it and the government has found It to be a necessity. Every person wh) desires to see the law complied with should stand by the government, whether it bethe U. S. or local government, gov-ernment, In enforciag the laws. De tectives are employed la all kinds of criminal cases and arelndispensible If the laws are to be made effective. Criminals are always on the look out and guard against detection, and it is requisite te reaort to like watchful nes to counteract tho schemes of the vio lators of laws. Stand by the officers. I. C.!l Dptint Edited ly the SpringviUe Union. Some Temperance Facts. The Annual drink bill of the United States is $1,223,704,371. In the prohibition state of Kansas each citizen, on the average, consumes con-sumes three cents worth of Intoxicating Intoxicat-ing liquor a year. The same figures for tho state of Illinois are 18.08 f A conservative estimate, based on returns from a large number of es tablishments engaged in various lines of business, tiies the probable annual loss of the country in productive power due to the drinking of em ployees at about $580,000,000. The total receipts from the liquor tramc, including internal and customs cus-toms revenue and State and lecal licenses, was in the last census year $157,485,990. The -cml of our drinking drink-ing habits during the same year, and including the indirect cost, was $1,884,027,972, making a balance against the drink traffic of $1,726,541,-992. $1,726,541,-992. A comparison of the statistics of crime with the cost of our penal institutions and courts shows that the drunkards of the country cost the nation through the crimes committed under intoxication about $0,0f 0,000 a year. There are In tho United States more than 200,000 liquor dealers and about 141,800 saloons. A well known physician estimates 150,000 persons simultaneously sick in the United States through intemperance, intemper-ance, and an equal number of temperate persons sick through the intemp'-rance of others. It is prob utile that every year the cost of doctors attendance on sickness due directly and Indirectly to the drink ing of alcoholic liquors, is more than $100,000,000. Dr. B, W. Richardson considered that one tenth of all that die in civil ized countries die through.the drink ing of intoxicating liquors. That means in the United States from 70,000 to 80,000 deaths each year. An analysis of the statistics of crime reported for the census of 1890 from the fifteen largest cities of the United States showed 465,514 arrests during the year. Of these 339,737 were due to drink. Statistics of pauperism show that the cost of supportingdrink paupers Is more than (,$9,000,000 annually. Golden link. From the above facts, no other conclusion con-clusion can be drawn than that from no higher motive even than that of a financial benefit the whole liquor traffic should be banished from our country and it is the duty of every patriotic citizen to work for that end. We hear much abont patriotism in these days of war. Let every loyal citizen of this government show true patriotism in helping to baaish her greatest soiree of danger, alcohol and intemperance. Trees! Plant Trees! I have 5,000 Elm, Ah, and Maple trees for sale cheap. They are 5 years old. Produce taken in exchange. Wm. M. Roylancb. Spriotfville, Utah. THE GREATEST BOOK OF THE AGS! 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