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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-07
LIFE INSURANCE.
a DISPOSITION TO DISGUISE
DEATHS PROMINENCE
To Human Afairs-Channcey Depew and
Edward Everett Hale a "Rainy
Day Fund"-A Dream.

Many of the noted remarks that have
tasu handed down from age TO age respect
~ death disclose the controlling DISPOSE
.i6r 10 dist isc its prominence in human
s-g-rs i is only half truth that is sug-
-.--aa By the old remark. for instance. that
51U,. Young may die, the old must" If IT
49, turned around and made to read, 'The
,.- may die. the young must, - it would De
..rrrarrr the truth than it is in its antique
l. Half Of every generation will expire
5fr. maturity Is reached. The young
,-. uzt starting out in life with prospects
--ra7laut with promise as the dawn has no
r..r.n'ee. personally, that his life will be
s..r-.i 70 accomplish one of the thousand
,.s.. that stimulate his imagination. 1t
.-r.. correctly stating The case when the
fF.. IS made prominent that the young may
The real facts are disguised by this
...- nj language. and the young man whose
Ii. Is one actually of great pecariousness,
!. .... INTO the belief that he is safe practi-
q. .rs-u old age is reached. Nothing
l......H5 more dangerous fallacy.
r... .-uoc of this line of thought, which
has ..aa verified by every race and gener-
r. would be despoiled, in a large meas
-.r. .r lis force were it not applied to life
rance affairs. The best time to avail
,- -.f of life Insurance IS when the
....- gage rot begun to cucumber the way
-,..a multitude of outside interests and
g.-... I- Is when a man Is young that he
r..-.- mis- most advantageous of human in
,.r..... Antics 1t can be obtained then with
-.......lty ana sacrifice, and the return
F.. -.. .ua win afford a greater inspiration.
Tr,...-. man was sure Of living to a ripe
I'll ..-. I. would be able to plan for him
g.. .a nave an abundance stored away
f..r...-.. VINO might come after him. But
/. s. BECAUSE he is cot sure of living that
.- lruurc finds its dominant reason for
e..s.,. as- 1t IS because he is liable TO die.
s...r a Young mnn. that il becomes to him
I... Us he guarantee of comfort and
....-- 10 those whom he loves best in
H.. world
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-07

An Harmonious Trio.
Three Germans Saxon, Bavarian and
Prussian--were travelling together. They
called at a wayside inn, had glass of beer,
paid and took their departure. A few steps
farther on the Saxon observed:
Il noticed a fine silver watch hanging on
nail over the counter"
"Iet US go back and fetch it." said the
Bavarian.
Useless trouble" added the PKussian,
81 have it in my pocket. ''-Bavard-
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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-05-27
THE "sPoTTER" NECESSARY.
A General allPassenger Agent Talks About
the Conductors Plant.

A General Passenger Agent Talks About
the Conductors Plant.
1T seems natural that all persons en-
gagged in handling money should object
to being watched" said General Pas
senger Agent Eustis of the Burlington
to a Chicago News reporter. "But
what other system can be employed to
do away with. the railroad 'spotter'?
The latter is just as necessary an ad-
junct to the operation of railroad as
he is to the federal government. We
must be protected from unscrupulous
employes.n / . -.
I Mr.. Eustis' remarks were called forth
by dispatch which told how the con-
ductors in convention assembled at St.
Louis had denounced the "spotter" sys-
tom as unnecessary and an outrage
upon the Woodworking ticket punchcr
ut is mistaken idea the public has
in thinking that railroad detective is
obliged to prove certain number of
employees are dishonest in order to show
that he is. doing his work Sin reality
1t is just the reverse. The conductors
who make the greatest clanor about
the 'spotter' gradually come to realize
the necessity of their presence. A de-
itcctivc never reports that certain en-
ployc IS dishonest He has nothing to
do with that at all. In sending his re-
port the spottcr merely states that
person boarded the train and sat IL u
certain scat III the car he (thc Getective)
was on, and that the passenger gave the
conductor some cash and left the train
at such OF, such a station. This report
is then compared with the conductors.
This constitutes the work of Il de-
tcctive. A conductor is only dismissed
| when his ., shortage continues several
months IN succession. We had in our
employ short time ago conductor
who was constantly declaining against
the secret-service system. In one of the
meetings of the 90 conductors this
| man made number of very string
| speeches against the spotter. After the
meeting had adjourned l asked him to
| step into my office. He did so, and
| pointcdly told him we would not allow
any more OF his stealing and that he
must stop such work. lie at first ap-
pearcd deeply hurt at the in1putation,
but when l produced the reports and
| showed him that we had evidence that
| he was dishonest he weakened and
promised to reform. Since then his re-
ports have invariably Tailed with those
of the detectives. No, the sccrct-ser-
vice system must be employed, and hon
ast men, while they dislike the idea.
have come to look at it in the true light
and accept it rs one of the incvitables." !"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-05-27
FIRING A REVOLVER,
To Attain RapitEity AMI Accuracy Do Not
Aim Along the Sights.

10 Attain RaplCtity ana Accuracy Do MOI
Aim Along the Sights.
Capt. j. Forman, Thirteenth infantry
says in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat
ut is peculiar fact that very few men
even accomplished shots, know how
revolver ought to be handled. Nearl,
all of them are taught to aim revolve
as if it were a rifle; that is, by bring
ing the object aimed at and the for
and hind sights into line This is al
well enough for shooting-gallcry prac
ticc, but should never be followed il
the field. In training troops to use the
revolver they are taught in aiming.
never to look at the weapon at all, but
to keep their eyes on the object to b.
struck. In quick firing, and especially
in shooting from horseback, much bet
ter results are obtainablc in this way.
n man throwing stone does not hook
ut his hand; neither does Il billiard
player sight along his cue- The sam,
rules apply TO the use of short weapons.
have seen men trained to shoot excel
lently at mark when they could not
see their pistol sights at all. Pieces Of
pastcboard were fastened just in from;
Of the cylinders, which effectually pre-.
vented the men from using their fore
sights, and greatly increased the rapid.
ity, as well as the accuracy, of Their
fire. Nearly anyone can sight pisto
correctly, the inaccuracy of the aim
being due to trembling of the hand
before the trigger is pressed. by hid
ing the sight the temptation to hold too
long 10 removed. md the first aim, gen
orally the most accurate, Is preserved" :"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-05-27
TIE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.

."lished every sunday, and sent to any ad-
dress tpostugc pzid). at lhe following rates,
p ,ahle In advance:
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for any period under ak months, Fifty
{ .Tts per month.
Gntered ct the Elko, Nevada, Postofice for
tr'usrntssiol through the mails as second
class mail matter.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-05-27
DAILY INDEPENDENT.
AN EVLNING PAPER,
T'SUED EVERY DAY, SUNDAYS EX-
cepted.
w. w. BOOHER,
LESSEE aud EDITOR.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

One copy, one yoar. ar................... ...S 10
On copy. six mouths. hs...........-.......- OO
FOR any period under six months. one dollar
per :uonth. Payable in advance.
Delivered by carrier in Elko at 25 cents . week.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-05-27
ADVERTISING RATES.

VIII be nude low a. Is consistent with
sound business principlss. apply at the of
4 8 ;or terms.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-05-27

Leaves EIko every morningYat 7:3C
o'clock.
Arrives from TuPearora every even
ing in timo to connect with Express
truins going both East and Wcst-
Office next door to the rNDEpGnu-
EN'E office.
y. f.. HOLLAND, AgeVA
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-07-11

At n meeting Of the Railway Union
In Berlin, says Iron, Herr Wiebe des-
cribed some experiments recently made
on two lengths of the Oder and Spree
canal, az miles long in all, with view
to ascertain the best method of towing
large boats. The submerged chain
system Is, he states, unsatisfactory, nor
has the endless rope system of traction
given entirely satisfactory results when
practically tested during the course of
the experiments, though q great many
types of supporting posts and pulleys
were tried. The difficulty encountered
arose from the rotation Of the rope
as 1t moved onward, which
tended to twist the boat painter about
the rope, and the form of connection
between the rope and the painter could
not be depended on to stop this action.
Further experiments were then made
by attaching the rope to the center of
gravity of heavy towing car drawn
by light locomotive, such as Is COM
monty used in mines. II the rope is
attached directly to the locomotive,
trouble may arise from the side pull of
the rope tending to overturn the engine.
1t is for this reason that the
towing car was adopted in the expert
ments in question. This plan Is stated
to have proved satisfactory, and boots
have been lowed by it at the rate of
from 10 to ~ feet per second e. to 8
miles per hour) will, in general, be
sufficient. The tension on the tow
rope in starting three heavy coal
barges was as much as 1,764 pounds,
but rapidly decreased as the boats
gathered way.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-07-11
New Arsssocr.cy.

The noted Edward Bellamy. author
OF Looking Backward" speaks very
highly in the New Nation OF Boston
of IA New Aristocracy" by Birch Ar
mold, the recent labor novel published
by the Bartlett Publishing Co., De-
troit, Mich. OF which the first edition
was sold within one month from date
OF issue. Among other eulogistic
words, he says:
The author breaches with great
eloquence and persuasiveness the duty
and glory OF self conservation to the
welfare OF others. She will hear Of
no other sort OF Christianity or admit
that we have any right to amuse our
selves, while men about us are con-
demned by poverty to live the life OF
brutes. Apart from the sweetness
and elevation Of its spirit, this book 10
nm excellently told story"
The Brooklyn Eagle also says: IA
New Aristocracy" is written with q
very decided ethical or sociological
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-07-11
Good and Rad BacIlli.

The microscope seems to be de-
monstrating that our bodies are made
of little else than bacilli, germs, spores,
bacteria, microbes, etc. And as in the
old tales there were good and bad
fairies who influenced the destines of
mankind, so there are good and bad
bacilli. Some of them are necessary to
our health. For instance, in the mouth
of a well person there are always pres
ent no less than twenty-four microbes
already discovered, with several out
lying districts still to hear from. In
disease the number of microbes are
multiplied innumerably.
Our friends, the microscopists, have
not reached that point where they tell
us the good bacilli are beautiful intini-
tesimals and pleasing to look upon,
while the disease germs are wicked and
ugly little monsters, but plainly, that
is how it ought to be, if there is any
poetry or justice in the microscope
world.
The bad bacilli that play havoc with
the human insides and produce illness
are called pathogenic, while the good
bacilli are called non-pathogenic
These are the little fellows that devour
the bad monsters, act as scavengers to
the system and make the cheeks rosy
and the teeth white. Each disease has
its own particular bacillus, and when
you have one kind of illness sometimes
the bacillus of another ailment will
attack and destroy the army of the first
one, and thus you are cured of one
trouble at least.-Monson (Mass.)
Mirror.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-07-11
The Tom Ca, ana the TIN Can.

A tom cat and tin can frightened a
New York family one bright morning
last winter. The cat found tin can in
the yard and stuck his head into it to
feed. He could not get his head out,
and in his effort to do so he made a
great noise by running the can against
the fence The man OF the house was
called up, and, arming himself with a
revolver, he proceeded to the yard to
make an investigation.
1t was too dark to see, and he at
tempted to light a match. Then the
cat. which had become frantic. rushed
toward him, and the sharp edge of the
can came forcibly in contact with his
skin, which was but scantily covered.
The unlooked-for assault took him by
surprise. and his feelings were further
wrought up by pain. He yelled. The
pistol dropped out OF his pocket as he
retreated precipitately into the house
After consultation with the family
strategic movement was adopted.
The gas was lighted In a room so as to
reflect into the yard. Then the bruised
hero made his, observations from n
dark room. Nervovsly he waited for
developments, and finally his patience
was rewarded and his pent-up feelings
were relieved by the tom cat reappear-
ing and then disappearing down the
alley, carrying the can with him. The
ladies went to bed and the hero limped
back to his room armed with bottle
CT arnica.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-07-11
Not Sentiment, but Business.

Notwithstanding his florid protesta-
ton of generosity and lordly indiffer-
ence to money, the Oriental has u keen
eye to the main chance. A visitor to
Damascus gives an amusing descrip-
ton OF horse sale.
A long dispute took place between
the intending purchaser and the owner,
as the former attempted to beat down
the price by few piastres. The own
err, however, seemed very sure Of max
ing very favorable sale, even il the
customer in question should withdraw.
So he remained silent with an oc-
casional inconseauent remark, such as.
1T matters not" "Walla. who am /
to argue with theep" "Walla. my
horse is as dust" Take it without
money"
All these expressions are equivaleD
to cold negatives, and might have nat
urally exasperated the other man. who
had been wasting oceans of rhetoricni
persuasion.
Finally, he, In turn, exclaimed, with
a heart-warming show Of generosity
and philanthropy. "Wallah, are we
not brothers? Wherefore all this noise
Is it for money? Allah forbid! YoL
want one thousand six hundred pias-
tres? Here is the money.
Then he pressed the bag Of treasure
into the others hand and turned away.
Never mind about your horse. /
care not for it. Shall we part enemies
because Of money?
At this point, the other, who now
had his money secure, ran after his
customer. fell on his neck. and kissing
him on both cheeks, assured him that
the horse would henceforth be worth
less to him; that, since his brother
wished for it, he must take it as pres
emit.
And so the bargain was concluded.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-07-11
Improvement In microscopic lenses.

1t is stated that an immense improve
ment has recently been effected in the
manufacture of glass optical instru-
ments by means of the addition to the
ordinary materials of phosphorus and
chlorine, which in some as yet unex-
planned way cause the glass to be very
much more transparent, and enable it
to receive much higher degree of
polish than any optical glass hitherto
manufactured. Thus microscopes can
be made which will render objects of
the diameter of only the one-eight-
millionth of millimeter visible,
whereas with the best instruments now
in use the diameter of the smallest OBJ
ject that can be seen is one-sixteen-
thousandth of a millimeter. This news,
we fear, is too good to be true.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-07-11
THE CASPIAN SEA.
Remarkable Changes In Its Love-. and
why They Have Occurred.

Remarkable Changes In Its Love-, and
why They Have Occurred.
The Caspian sea lies eighty-five feet
below the level Of the Black sea, and
Is the greatest body OF water in the
world lying below the sea level. says
Goldthwaite's Geographical Magazine.
1t Is remarkable not only for this fact,
but for the changes that have occurred
in its level. About the first century OF
our era there is no doubt that the level
OF the sea stood eighty-five feet above
Its present horizon, and of course.
spread over q vastly moro extensive
area than ut present. The Russian
Geographical society has printed a
treatise, written by N. NJ. Phillipof.
OF these remarkable changes of level.
Since. the early part Of the Christian
era a general and gradual decline Of
the level OF the sea has taken place.
In the eighteenth century. however.
there appears to have been few
periods when the level rose. From
the beginning OF the present century
there has been a fall. but since 1865,
JuNSiuS ICCOhb OOoOT NdtlOubp buo
level has been higher. Lieut.. Sokolof,
a naval officer, while working in the
Caspian region from 1843 to 1848. col
lected much information. He found
that in the present century the level
had steadily fallen, just as in the last
century it has risen. causing great APP
prehension among the inhabitants Of
an inundation and giving rise to the
belief, in periodical variat ions every
thirteen years.
Lerch, while in Baku, in 1884 and
1747, found submerged buildings which
had stood on dry land thirty years be-
fore, and he mentions saying OF the
Persians that the sea rose and fell
alternately every thirty years. Mr..
Phillipof has made special study Of
the whole question. Inquiring into the
causes OF these changes Of level, he
finds variety of influences at work,
such as wind driving the water towards
certain coasts, temperature of the air
causing in summer evaporation and
consequent fall in level, and in winter
cold producing rise in level. Rivers,
rain. and earthquakes are also among
the active agencies, causing fluctua-
tions from month to month and from
day to day.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-07-11

Prof. Elihu Thompson finds In his ex-
periments on the physiological effects
of alternate currents that the danger
of the current diminishes as the num-
Der of alterations per second is in
creased. Thus it took twenty times as
strong current to kill dog when
the alterations were 1900 per second
as when they were 120 per second.
When the alternations were 800 per
second, tho current was only half as
dangerous to life as when the alterna-
tionS We're 40.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-07-11

purpose, that OF forwarding the inter-
ests OF intelligent labor, through CO.
operation, profit-sharing and other
wise. But the story is not altogether
didactic. 1t has humor and pathos as
well as its descriptions OF tho hard
time labor has in the world.
The Detroit Free Press in n person
al notice OF the author gives this bit
OF interesting information:
This successful book, which al
most without exception, has been
praised by the press, was largely
written while its author lay Ill, with
only dreams for company. The story,
drawn on old. but neglected lines, and
bearing its message OF love to suffer-
ing humanity. grew as II by magic, in
the lonely watches OF the night to be,
at dawn, often transcribed by the will
ing hands of a devoted mother.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-07-11
Heavy Rails.

The heaviest rail in use in America
is the 110-pound rail Of the Chignecio
Ship railway, while the heaviest rail
in use In the United States is the 90
pound rail Of the Philadelphia 4 Read
ing. The latter Is TO be surpassed by
anew 95-pound rail which is being
rolled for the Boston & Albany. The
metal In the rail is distributed SO that
about AZ per cent is in the head, 10
per cent In the web, and SO per cent in
NE Hange.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-07-11

Lord Salisbury is quite dis
tinguished savant as well as a renowned
statesman. In recent lecture before
the Chemical Society of London, he
said: Astronomy is, in great meas
ure, the science of things as they pro-
badly are, geology is the science Of
things as they probably were, chemis-
try is the science of things as they are
at present" To these adds the Elec-
trical Engineer, electricity Is the
science of things as they probably will
be-"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-07-11

Here is something In the fog-horn
line that may not be quite 30 well
known. The apparatus consists of an
air-pump mounted within . reservoir.
The fog-horn Is connected with the
air-tank and Is supplied with contin-
nous current Of air as long as the pump
handle Is kept working. The steady
wall of these horns is more dismal than
the intermittent braying of . legion Of
mules, but 1t is very effective In foggy
weather, and II is q great saving in
lung and arm power over the old
methods.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-07-11

has been added to the splendid SER
vice heretofore afforded by the Lake
Shore Route IL. .. q M. 8. R'y). The
"New York and Boston Special" via
the N. Y. G. q II. r. and b. & A. win
leave Chicago daily at 1890 A. NJ, reach
ing New York next day at $40 p. M,
Boston at 1901 NJ. The equipment OF
this train is entirely new and consists
OF Vestibuled Sleepers, Buffet Library
Car, Dining Car and Coach. No extra
fare Ii charged. Send for complete
time table, also Summer Tourist Folder.
II. M. Byron, q p. and T. A., 90 Clark
street, c. X. WILDER, w. p. A.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-07-11
Business for the Boys.

The publishers of the CHICAGO SATUR-
DAY Press, the Peoples great National
Weekly, want an active, energetic boy
in every town and village to sell the
SATURDAY PRESS on the streets, and to
act as local agent. Boys are making
from $1.00 to $40. 90 week selling this
great weekly. Here is n chance for the
boys OF America who want to make
money. To our toys. = cents per copy.
Don't miss the chance. but address,
SATURDAY PRESS Co.,
AT Dearborn ST., Chicago, Ill.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-07-11

To let good polish on mahogany
easily: Mix one part Of boiled linseed
oil with two parts of alcoholic shellac
Shake well before using. APP
ply In small quantities with q cloth
and rub the work vigorously until the
polish is secured.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-07-11

A correspondent in Babitz, Bohemia,
writes to the Viennese Deutsche Zei-
tung: SIN the neighborhood of Eule
lives woman who is 113 years old.
She has been pensioner for more than
forty years, but still threads her needle
without glasses, and takes an hours
walk to church.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-07-11

Whether on pleasure bent or business,
should take on every trip q bottle Of
Syrup Of Figs, as it acts most pleasant
ly and efectually on the kidneys. liver
and bowels, preventing fevers, head
aches and other forms OF sickness. For
sale in SOC and $1.0O bottles by all lead
ing druggists.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-07-11

A train on the Chicago & North
western road, Of three cars, lately ran
from Council Bluffs to Chicago In nine
hours, exclusive of stops, or ut the rate
of $500 miles per hour.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-07-11

With one or two trifiing exceptions,
the submarine cables Of the world,
which stretch over 10000 nautical
miles, and have cost $500, OO0, 900, are Of
British construction.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-07-11

Fraulein Ludovika Hofbauer, niece
OF Beethoven, died In Baden, near Vi
emma, on May o. She was II years old.
Ex-Speaker Reed speaks French as
fuently as any character of lola.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-07-11

"a CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo, O.. Props. Of
Halls Catarrh Cure. oder 800 reward Tor any
case Of catarrh that cannot be cured By taking
Sold BY Druggista 76c.