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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-29

That man is truly the most wise
Who most and we'll doth advertise;
He knows unless he Yaunts him vide
ione else will sound his Ophieleide.
An "ofklide'S' a klad Of horn;
You see the point the hint you Scorn.
In our "Want Ads" hang out your
sign;
Zen sound your horn---a few cents
q line.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-29

In our Wanted" columns read
What multitude do need;
Young men want "a chance to work."
Merchants say they want ''a clerk"
Maids and Matrons want to hire;
Many folks "a girI' require:
Couples want "a pleasant suite,"
Lodgers wanted every street.
Myriads of wants" in fine,
Published at few cents line.
Seek your Help" or seek your
wage
Ponder well each teeming page.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-30
A Story Of the Cid,

A strange story is told Of the Cid. He
was considered invincible by the Moors,
and brave as were the turbaned warriors
they never could Withstand the redoubt-
able champion Of Spain. In the midst
Ma campaign the Cid died. Grief and
dismay fell we the entire Spanish SOL
diery, and as an attack from the Moors
was imminent, the fear Of defeat in
creased their sorrow. At length it was
resolved to place the dead man, dressed
in complete armor, with helmet on and
visor down, upon his war mule, and thus,
following once more their leader, the
Spanish knights rode against the foe.
The dread Cid, though powerless to strike
q blow and cold in death, was so feared
by the Moors that they fled; the Chris
tians pursued and gained a great victory.
No lofty tomb marks the spot where
the Cid found a grave. In a cheap glass
covered case In the town hall Of Burgos
his bones and dust and Ximena's are. ex.
posed to view. This little handful on
bones and bottle filed with small pieces
OF the skeleton, are all that Spain has to
remind her Of her once brave and formid-
able champion, Don Rodrigo de Bivar.-
Home journal.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-30
Children of Kansas CITY,

Professor Stanley Hall published re-
Gently the result of examinations made
Of very little folks in Boston schools
Professor Greenwood made similar in.
~sestigations among the lowest grade Of
pupils in the Kansas City schools, and Q
table Of comparisons is printed. Tho per
cent. Of children ignorant Of common
things Is nstonishingly less in Kansas
City schools than in the Boston; even the
colored children Of the western city made
y much better showing.
Another subject Of investigation is the
alleged physical deterioration In this
country. Examinations were made Of
hundreds OF school children from the
age Of 10 10 10, and comparisons taken
with the tables In Mulhall's Dictionary Of
Statistics, London, 1884. 1t turns out
that the Kansas City children are taller,
taking sex into account, than the average
English child at the age Of either 10
or Is, weigh q fraction less at 10, but
upward Of four pounds more at Is, while
the average Belgian boy and girl com.
pare fayorably with American children
two years younger. The tabulated statis-
tics show two facts, that the average
Kansas City child stands fully as tall as
the ~tallest, and that in weight he tips the
beam against an older child on the other
side OF the Atlantic. Charles Dudley
Warner in Harper's Magazine.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-30
Cheap Grades of Candy.

Our business is injured to a great de-
gree by the plan adopted some time ago
by retail grocers in giving away candy
10 children who come TO their stores for
small articles needed in the household.
The most of these grocers buy a very
cheap grade of candy, painted up with
poisonous coloring. These are dealt out
to children whenever an article is pur-
chased, no matter how much or how lit
tie the purchase may be. 1t frequently
happens that a child, who has become
smart, will make two or three trips to
the store when the errand could have
been performed at one time. This is done
to get a double dose of the poison. Or
the child viii leave home with instruc-
tons to purchase two or three articles,
and visit as many different stores, get
ting .'taffy on a stich' or soms other
such stuff at each one Of them. Pure
and healthy candy cannot be made and
sold for this purpose at 10 and Is cents a
pound, and this Is what most of this stuff
costs.-Candy Merchant in Globe-D e+ao-
cr2t
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-30
Wonders Of the Dead Sea.

One OF the most interesting lakes or
inland seas in the world is the Dead sea,
which has no visible outlet. Il is not
mere fancy that has clothed the Dead
sea in gloom. The desolate shores, with
scarcely a green thing in sight, and scat
tered over with black stones and ragged
driftwood, form a fitting frame for the
dark, sluggish waters, covered with a
perpetual mist, and breaking in slow,
heavy, sepulchral toned waves upon the
beach. II seems as II the smoke Of the
wicked cities was vet ascending up to
heaven, and as IL the moan Of their fear
full sorrow would never leave that God
smitten valley. IL is a strange thing TO
see those waves, not dancing along and
sparkling in the sun, as other waves do,
but moving with measured melancholy,
and sending to the ear, as they break
languidly upon the rock, only doleful
sounds. This is, no doubt, owing 10 the
great heaviness Of the water, a fact well
known and which we amply verified in
the usual way, for, on attempting TO
swim, we went floating about like empty
casks.
This experiment was more satisfactory
in its progress than in its results, which
were a very unctuous skin and a most
pestiferous singing Of every nerve, as il
we had been beaten with nettles. Nor
was the water we took into our mouth a
whit less vile than the most nauseous
drugs Of the apothecary. That fish can
not live In this strong solution Of bitumen
and salt is too obvious TO need proof;
but TO say that birds cannot fly over il
and live is one Of the exaggerations Of
travellers, who perhaps were not, like
ourselves, 30 fortunate as 10 see n flock
OF ducks reposing on the water in appar-
entity good health. And yet this was all
the life we did zee. The whole valley
was one seething caldron, under more
than a tropical sun.- missionary Herald.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-30
,.roGt. Of watch Repairing.

There is more profit in the repairing
department Of watch making than there
Is in any other trade In the country, I'M
less, possibly, it is plumbing. Take, for
instance, the main spring Of n watch.
The general price for replacing n ia
nnywher. from $3.50 to 81. Now, a
main spring TO a jeweler costs little
more, all told and set, than 25 cents.
Then there Is the e~xtravagant price that
ls always demanded for cleaning a watch.
Few jewelers. ever charge less than o.. so
Tor such work. The time usually taken
IN doing this class Of work IL not more
than from a half 10 three.quarters Of an
hour. The main spring itself costs On an
average about ! cents. Then there IL an
enormous profit made on watch crystals.
The standard price for them is % cents
each. The jeweler buys them by the
gross or In lesser quantities for 90 cents
Per Dozen Retired Jeweier in Globe
Demnanat
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-30
Breaking up N Popular Delus,ou.

The Thirteen club, Of New York city,
may be set down as a practically useful
affair in the way Of breaking up a ten
dency to superstition. Where the inner.
itance Of sacred days and days Of evil
omen comes from, with the belief in GER
tain numbers as fortunate and others as
associated with danger, does not so much
concern us as how 10 get rid of the no.
ton. One Of the judges of New York state,
and we believe two or three elsewhere, no
longer sentence criminals 10 be hanged
On Friday. The Thirteen club was a de-
liberate attempt to break the popular de-
fusion that a gathering Of thirteen i'm
plies disaster To one or more Of the party.
This club lately enjoyed its seventy ninth
dinner In A Chinese restaurant. A Mon
golian meal was served and eaten with
chop sticks. Globe Democrat.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-30
Killing Hepeif with Cloves.

A physician of this city says that
one of the strangest cases that has
come under his observation in prac.
tice is a young lady who is addicted to
the habit of chewing cloves. For sew.
eral years her friends and physicians
have been fighting to break her Of Q
habit which she carries to such excess
that her life will be the penalty paid.
At times she breaks herself Of the
habit for a few weeks, but sooner or
later steals away TO buy a quantity of
the cloves. She has been known TO
dispose of a quarter of a pound in a
day. Druggists have been warned not
to give her the spice, but there are 30
many stores whose proprietors have
not been called upon that she has no
difficulty in obtaining a supply. Elk.
cess in the use of cloves is considered
more harmful TO the system than the
use of opium.-New York Graphic,
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-30
Railway stations In Germany.

At the railway stations in Prussia there
ID evidence Of the military feeling that
pervades the country. At large stations
the officials are in brilliant, soldierly uni
form, and at small ones when a train
passes. even without stopping, a switch.
man or subordinate appears in front OF
the building, salutes the flying carriages
and then stands erect, feet close together,
his stick or staff of Office poised perpen-
aicularly against his shoulder in true
military style. In Berlin and other Ger
man and Saxon cities, when you drive
In a cab or public vehicle to a rail-
way station you pay the driver before
you start, or on the way to the station.
BE is not allowed to wait at the station.
The moment he sets down his passenger
he must drive off so as not to be in the
way Of other arriving passengers. II he
loiters TIC is fined 3 marks (three-quarters
Of a dollar) for the ay.-Home Jour
nal
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-30

as highly relished by tie hunters rs are
raccoons by southern darkies or Thanks
giving turkeys by New Englanders. In
deed, in many parts Of Spanish America
monkey meat is eaten by both natives
and foreigners, whose ~gastronomic tastes
are harder to please than those OF the
hungry Yularoes. / can, myself, testify
to the fact that O well broiled slice OF
young ape, though a triile tough and
strong, Is not more unpalatable than
bear steak or buffalo meat, which it
greatly resembles. If n could over,
come the ca~nnibalistic ideas engendered
by Darwinian nonsense, and not feel as II
feeding upon black baby, monkey flesh
would be decidedly preferable TO pork as
an article of diet.-Cor. Philadelphia
Record.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-30
Boston IIbrary's Literary CuriositieA

Under the glass showcases Of the Bos-
ton public lbrary-supposed TO be the
most complete collection of books in this
country-are exposed to view many lit
erary ~curiosities of a most interesting
description. For instance, there is a copy
Of The Nuremburg Chronicle, published
fifty years after the invention Of print
ing, with wood cuts, and dated 1493.
Near by is the epistle of st. Jerome in
black letter, dated 1918, with Martin
Lnther's autograph on the fly leaf. The
title page of a little volume in the hand
writing of David Garrick has this in
scription: "a Dialogue Between an Actor
and a Critic, by way Of Prologue TO the
English Opera Called Tempest" An odd
shaped book is the 'Indian Primer, or
the First Book by which Children may
Know Truly to Read the Indian Ian
guage, and Milk for Babes" One B.
Green, of Boston, printed this in 1870.
Here is also the first ballot cast in South
Carolina by a colored man. 1t originally
belonged to William Lloyd Garrison.
Likewise IN exhibition Is the smallest
complete book ever printed. 1t is a copy
OF Dante's ''Divina Commedia, !" struck
OF from the smallest type even cast.
Two sheets Of paper, cut into sixteen
parts, were enough to contain the whole
"A, 1923 verses. The leaves measure two
inches in length by n and a half In
width. The type wa cast In 1850, but
the compositors and p~roofreaders en-
paoyed ON the work repeatedly abandoned
h, on account of the eye strain, and it
wa not completed until 1878. The type
wa too small TO distribute, and 90,
after using, it was melted and cast over
again. Another interesting volume is
THE Indian Bible, Translated by the
Apostle John Eliot" II was printed in
1853 at Cambridge, in Matick dialect, a
portion Of the typo being set by praying
Indians" A book dated 1878, by Latin
John, the famous negro scholar and poet,
10 30 rare that the British museum has
no copy Of it. Juan Latino-as his
name properly was--is celebrated as one
Of the most learned men Of the Sixteenth
century. He was professor Of Greek and
Latin in the cathedral school of Grenada,
an accomplished swordsmsn, a beau, a
wit and musician-in short, q sort of
Admiral Crichton in burnt cork, as it
were. He fell in love with one Of the
beauties Of Grenada. and they were mar
ried by the bishop Of the cathedral, Don
John of Austria acting 81 best
Rene Bache in New Orleans Picayune.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-30
Ihs Prines's Hungarian Coaehmaa.

During the recent visit Of the Prince
Of Wales to Hungary he was much
struck with the magnificent mustaches
worn by the coachmen Of that country.
One man in particular reused the admir-.
alton Of his royal highness by the fierce
ness and grace Of his hirsute adornmenta.
The prince engaged him. On reaching
Marlborough house the jehu saw that the
coachmen, footmen and, In fact, all tn
servants wore faces devoid CT hair. He
at once sought a barber and had his face
shaved clean. When the prince saw him
again be was he rifed. ~ engaged you
for your mustache and for nothing elsa"
said his royal higtness. That evening
the Hungarian set out for his native
hnd.-New York World.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-30
Propagation Of Date Palms.

The date palms, which form the wealth
Of the Arabs Of the desert, and one Of
which now waves its long boughs in the
breeze before us, are all female; the male
or pollen bearing flowers Of the date kiad
always grow on q separate tree; and Is
pollen Is produced by them in vast guam
titles, 1t Is not necessary In palm groves
to have more than q single male stem to
some forty or fifty fruit bearing individ-
uals. The Arabs, therefore, never raise
their palms from seed, as they cannot
make sure Of the sex Of seedlings; they
take suckers from the root of a female
tree, already known to be q good bearer
Of fine fruit; and these suckers not only
follow the sex Of the 30 called mother,
but also reproduce its special peculiari-
ties of flower and seed in every respect.
They cannot fail to do 30, indeed, seeing
that they are part and parcel Of the origi.
nal palm, actual members of the self
same plant; just as the various branches
Of an apple tree all bear the same kind Of
apples, or the boughs of a currant bush
all produce the self same currants. Pop
ular Science Mcpthlv
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-30
ECONOMY IN CHINA.
No whts Of Food-Not Cholce as "a
Meat-saving Fuel-Dress.

The Chinese are pre-eminently eco
nomical, whether il be in limiting the
number Of wants, in preventing waste,
or in adjusting forces in such a man.
ner as 10 make a little represent n
great deal. The universal diet con.
sists of rice, beans, millet, garden
vegetables and fish, with a little meat
on high festivals. Wholesome food
in abundance may be supplied at less
than a pennya day fer each adult, and
even in famine times thousands of per
SOM have been kept alive for months
on about n half penny u day each.
This implies the existence Of a high
degree Of culinary skill in the Chinese.
Their modes Of preparing food are
thorough and various. There is no
waste; everything is made TO do as
much duty US possible. What is left
is the vcriest triile. The physical con-
dition of the Chinese dog or cat, who
has 10 live on tho leayiIgs Of the
family, shows this; they are clearly
kept on starvation allowances.
The Chinese are not extremely fas-
tidious in regard to food; all is fish
that comes TO their net, and most
things come there sooncr or later. la
the north tho horse, the mule. the
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-30
Picture Of Eleanor Kirk"

The popular authoress and newspaper
writer, Eleanor Kirk, is Of medium
height, somewhat stout, but very quick
in her movements. Her face in its pro-
file reminds n strongly Of Henry Ward
Beecher-a resemblance which is in
creased by her SNOW white hair. Her
correspondents frequently address her as
Miss Kirk, but she is really Mrs. L. NJ.
Ames, and has been a widow for many
years. According 10 Oriental ethics, she
should be happy woman, for she has
been the mother Of sons" four of whom
give her the maternal title in which her
woman's heart rejoices, and her one
daughter Is never long absent from her
side.-Current Literature.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-30
Oyerstoctcd with Mediocres.

When any profession OF calling is over.
stocked II means, generally, that there's
too large an amount Of mediocrity In
such profession or calling. Or, in other
words, there are too many who a do
the same thing equally well. There Is
always a place for the better worker, the
man OF woman whose individuality and
originality can strike out In some new
path and make an improvement on the
old method, providing such worker has
force enough TO keep on pushing his or her
talent TO the front and not use that same
force UP in dwelling on discouraserlepts'
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-30
A Cnstn RIcnn neIIcanX.

Aside from the scant rations he brings,
the Yularo's food consists mainly Of wild
hogs, or such other animals M he may
be able to kill, eked out by tortillas, and
a an occasional luxury q dish Of red
beans stewed in fat. Monkeys are con-
sidered the choicest Of morceaux, par
ticplarly the large red species. which are
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-02-24

= 70 rs4..' aa 4 T.. e
with ribbons and colored paper, which
were borue to tho joss House. preceded
by the High-cock-a-lorum whose sacred
person was shielded by an umbrella
borne by pig-tailsd page who seemed
proud Of his honored position. Imme-
diately in front of this distinguished
Parsonage walked celestial bearing q
long string of lighted FIRE crackers which
kept up continuous rattle as the pro-
cession marched toward the place of
worship. At Rosepstock's corner the
visitors were met by q band of local
musicians who discoursed Giscordant
sounds Of dire m. lody with instruments
upon which no man can play save him
who hath the mark of the beast." A
huge time is anticipated on Sunday
when the coveted ring is fred into the
air to be caught and carried into the
temple by some fortunate Chinamun.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-02-24
THE BAR
Another Acciden1.

On Tuesday, January 31st. J. D.
Abel met with an accident by which he
IL still incupncitnted from attending to
his regular business. Had he held All
accident policy in the Pacific Mutual
Life Insurance Company he would be
entitled to u comfortable weekly indem
nifty during his disability. Call ON M.
Fl. Miller, Agent, md tnke ont policy.
The cost is triAins and IN ouse Of ACCT
don't you are paid for the time lost.
28,2w.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-02-24
The Chinatown Girls.

1t is ascertained that the mother of
the girls who were taken from China
town this afternoon is married to a
Chinaman and lives in Carlin. The
girls were taken to the Depot Hotel.
Hi 10y, or the lIongol who does bust
ness in his name, telegraphed to Carlin
for the mother to come up on this
evenings train.
When McAdaIns and others went in
search Of the girls they hud some diff
GUILTY in finding them. as they were hid
away and the heatheus seemed deter
mined to keep them, but an Indian boy
discovered their location and they were
compelled TO go with the officer who
will see that they are kept from these
, dens Of iniquity.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-02-24
PallSade Motel
81. CHASE.

Since the recent fire Mt Palisade
which destroyed my hotel, together with
its contents, have opened The PAIL
SADIE HOTEL and nm now prepared
to accommodate the travelling public
with good accommodations. both as to
board and lodging A liberal share of
the public patronage is respectfully
solicited.
1-9 E. NJ. BAUM.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-02-24
Animal Meeting.

WINNEMUccA, New, Feb. %, 1858.
Notice is hereby given that the An
nual Meeting of the Nevada Live Stock
Association, will be held in Wiunemuc-
ca, TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1888, for
the purpose of trnnsacting such bust
ness as may come beiore,it.
A meeting of the Executive Com
mittee will be held the night before.
GEORGE RUSSELL, President.
BY GEO. 8. Nixon, Secretary. I'd
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-02-24
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

GIN HOTEL Bartlett & OstreicLer,
4" &; Proprietors ....
Joe Dahms, F Whittock, Huntington;
JAS Mclaughlin, Austin; Hugh Free
hand, III IL Frederick, Virginia City =;
Gabriel Cohn, II L Judell, +; VIM
McComb, John McCo,nb. Star Wiley ;
Tom Brophy, II NJ Ranch; vs. Cha. =
ton, Mound; Joe August, John Marsh,
Hugh Ross. Tn4c"ror"; WIN Warner,
Wells; JAS Holland. North Fork; Mrs
10 Philips, Henry Philips. Bullion; d
WeddIe. FoA Spring; r A Parker,
Union City; p J Gallagher, Salt Lake;
q Fl Roland, Warm Creek; Miss Mary
Griffith, N Bsrl, Ogdens Blackburn,
Chas Greenberg, Hnlleck.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-02-24
For sale.
f. NJ. BAUM.

have for sale u number Of fresh
milch COWS which will be sold either
ringly or otherwise. I have also a
humber { young Holstein bulls which
will be- sold ut reasonable figures. Any.
one desiring to purchase such stock as
il described above will do we'll, 10 call OH
or address
w. I. CRANE,
Elko.
Nevada.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-02-24
"LIve aud Let LIVe.0

Those who desire to purchase the best
quality of Groceries and Provisions IRE
referred to the above reliable house
where fair dealing and courteous treat
ment is the :uls. Glassware, Tinware,
Stoneware, Nails etc. always in stock.
IT H. CHASE.
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Just Received.

Ten cases Mems, Women's, Girls !,
Boys and Children's overshoes. Also
a new stock of the celebrated Bucking-
ham Boots. These goods are all first
class and will be sold ut reasonable
prices. Call aud see them.
1-25. 81. CHASE.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-02-24
cain q New Year.

A delegation Of Mongolians cAmo
down from Wells on this mornings
train TO take part in the celebration Of
China New Year, the closing exercises
Of which will take place on sundsy.
The heathens brought with then two
pigs. roasted to a tu.n and decorated
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-02-24
Hotiee 60 Teachers.

An examinations Of applicants for
teachers certificates will DO held IN the
court room of the Cuurt House ut Elko
on Tuesday. Wednesday pnd Thursday,
March ~, az and 90, 1888, when ali
who desire to pass an examination are
requested to be present. ....
T. n. SroNE,
County Supt. Shoots.
Elko, Feb. %, Ia std
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-02-24
Humboldt House,

HaTing resumed the management of
this popular Hotel, desire to inform
my old customers and the public gener-
Hlly that good accommodations ut rea-
sonable prices will be maintained.
THE BAR
Win be stocked with fne Wines,
Liquors anu Cigars. Liquors by the
glass, bottle or gallon. Give the Hum
bUidt O call.
912 10. LANG.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-02-24
Painting.

Having located in Elko L am pre-
pared to fill orders for Painting, Grain
ing and Paper Hanging. Ceiling Deco
r"tions speciality. All work first
class. Leave orders at the INDEPEND
ENr Office.
G. f. HARvBT.