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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-17
ENGINEERS AND ACCIDENTS.
A superstitIOn About "Three Times
and Out,o

A Superstition About "Three Times
and Out"
A man employed in one of the rail-
way Offices in Washington has for years
been collecting newspaper accounts of
railway accidents Of all kinds, says Lo-
comotive Engineering. He now has
thousands Of these narratives, and from
an attentive study of them he has come
to the conclusion that no locomotive
engineer ever came alive out of his third,
disaster. This is all nonsense, Of course,
but there may be basis to truth in the
calculations. I
1t seems that this belief is widely
held by engineers themselves, and the
maker OF the scrapbook asserts that It Is
so well supported by experience as to be
almost as demonstrable as the law Of
gravitatioD or any other natural regula-
tion. lie docs not insist that engineers
are never killed in their first or second.
accident, but he does maintain with
great seriousness that the man who has
had two "close calls" will IL he is wise
abandon railroading and make his liv-
ing some other way. It is not difficult
to see how such a superstition should
have arisen, for the chances that an
engineer will three times survive the
perils of collisions and derailments,
greater fol-, him than for any one else
on a, train, are manifestly close to the,
vanishing point. To suppose that his
danger Is greater in the third than in
the first wreck is, Of course, merely an
other form of the delusion that "luck
IL bound to change"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-17
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prietor.
Issued Every Day. Sundays Excepted.

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ents per week,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-17
RANCH,
CATTLE AND
HORSES FOR SALE.

A first class opportunity for
anyone wishing to engage in the
cattle business. Everything
needed for conducting a COW
ranch will be found on the
premises.
For further information write TO
Carat & Co, White Rock, Eiko ca
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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-17
No. Ia.
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Send for circulars giving full inror-
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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-04-18

La" a"FOsFATlNA FALIEREs"
es eI alimento mas agra liable y el mas
>ccomendal 10 para los niElos iesde la edad
20 seis Siete meses, y partlcularnente
AIt el momento del destete duranLe el
.efiodo del crecimiento.
Facilita mucho la denticion; assegura
Duena formation de los huesoS; pre-
viene y yneutraliza los defectOs que suelen
preSentarSe al creccr. iIupide ia dlarrea,
t:ue es tan frcg1entc cn los niIOs.
Paris. 6, ayeHus Victoria en- todas las farmacias.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-04-18
BOLE4N .kRRCANr!L DE- PUERIO-RICC,

BULLETIN ikERCANflL DE POBRIO-RICG,
PERlODlCO CONSAGRADU A LA DEFENSA LIE LOS IN
i TEREsES NACIONALES EN- AMERIcA ORGANC
DE LOS GspANOLES INCONDICI0NALEs EN- PTO-RIC(
OONDlClONES GENERALES ocordadas po, Ia DireccS6Y
para todG clGse de rentidos o:uncos
La publication de los anuncos por medic ss pces
convenconaes que ee determiLarAp en- los mmos.
Los comunicados rmdos gacs dben autorizados
nra ae suto qusn ssumira rpoaaAbdsd de
mAs con IL de persona responSsb de psgo,
Los originates de coraucao ratdos gacetss
tevoetos pubiQusa.
No responds xtrAVon nj roura de cEch4s
La d pe6dc copndsra6a po sesepts aa
largo.
MI enuncSn endrA aecho dsteminsda prra II
o S1a anun En- de deearo concee
I'll anuncnta enVe OLCHES pubcac6n
teno una de 10 100
blrA per6dco de contrao eu
varA primer nhmsro. - - -
Para los no SCsorptores del BOLETN Rucsa comuD
remltd secon correspondence OENTAVOS
uscpores endrAn sob el ur.C
gacetllas comuncAdos rsmndos. = ro
Ell importe de rsndo.
a9os, serA artlcpado -
81 por causA mprvsta dsa de psr5aco tenporAmsna
ea FelnteerSdo pucacoaes
Idsado de sair. " - -
| Tarita para la PubEOnci61 dc anunc:os..
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-04-18

coLUMNA luna ve. vooes vsoes un mes me.e,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-04-18
TABLA EXACTA

DE. CUENTAS FORMADAS
aplicables al cobro de lorna,
les, fraccionados estos On :
tavo de d{a, princlpiande pc.
un cuarto y terminando On Z
dias, con precios escalonadca
desde un real fuerte haata tre,'
pesoc, y explesando cana fra
ci6n su valorintrinseco en- pe-
sos, centavos y c6ntimos de
centavc,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-03-04

lamlly the properly rc1Ealneu untn
1872. when II was sold 10 Gen. Simon
Cameron. The Stay eason5 "2re a well.
TODD people, and at che time had =
number OF slaves. The second e.3cst
daughter, Hannah married John Gray,
who lived near Susquehanna, at Pain.
bridge, md afterward in Wcstmoycland
county. Their daughter, Sarah Gray,
married David Mckinley on December
10, 1850.
David Mckinley was in the bloom
Of manhood ut this time, ha:iag re-
turned from the war. IN which he had
served 81 months, haying enlisted no
less than eight times IL as many diff
fcrent companies. Their second son,
james Stevenson Mckinley, vas born
September !, 1883. lie subsequently
settled in Mercer county, whore is
married Rose. and their son, William
Mckinley, became the father CT Maj.
William Mckinley, who has just teen
elected president OF the United States.
The cid brick house with lis numer-
onB wings and spacious porchcs. which
overlool.s the church, was built by Dr..
John Watson between the years l605
ard 1s08--the old structure, in which
the great-great grandmother Of Maj.
William Mckinley was born. having
been torn down in 1906 This fine old
residence was called ~ Dr.. Watson
THE Seat OF Beauty" and there seems
to be no reason why that name should
be charged now. For lie past go years
or more it has been the Cameron home
stead. Here Gen. Cameron bre@thcd bis
last few years ago, oad here his son,
Senator Don Cameron. spends portion
Of his summcrs.-phiiad2lutiia Lef'rer
.>opr VOW.
"Whcn she scorned me-" slIielied the
pariah, 81 vowed she should never look
upon my face again. l must keep my
VOW"
Accordingly he waved aside the prof
fered washbasin and all was still-Dc-
troit Tribune,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-03-04
IIlta and V.ils.

In millinery toqucs are daily gaining
in favor, and also The white felt hats
with black ribbon simply, or with the
addition Of few cocks feathers, up
right CT dropping. The square and
lam pot" crowns are vying with the
round, ard the boatsharc with the
railor. For bridesmaids the whole felt,
so-callcd picture hats, with long oS-
rich feathers, will be among the most
popular. The fashion, coming to u3
from the French, of fitting the wide
brimnled hats over the eyes and turn
ing them up very much at the back,
with flowers, suits many faces we'll, bui
not oil. The wells worn with these hats
are long and loosely gathered up, nearly
i1s yards being required.-St- Louis
Globc-Democrat.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-03-04
IN Tdu 0-Trr17- XUsrumc.

Dr. John G. Patton, missionary TO the
South Sen islands, describes the dress Of
q native bride on her first appearance al
church, after the ceremony, Perhaps
those VINO follow the fashions" will
like TO make note of the various gar
ments for future reference, though
hardly for imitation. Her bridal gown
was a mans drab colored great coat,
put on above her native grass skirts,
and sweeping down to her heels, but
toned tight. Over this she had hung
on vest and above that again, most
amazing Of all, she had dOnned pair
of mems trousers, drawing the body
over her head, and leaving O leg dang
ling gracefully over each of her Shout
ders and streaming down her back.
Fastened to one shoulder was q red
shirt, and to the other striped one,
waving about her like wings, as she
sailed along. About her head red
shirt had been twisted like turban,
and her notions of art demanded that
sleeve thereof should hang aloft over
each of her ears. She seemed to be
moving monster, loaded with q mass OF
rags. The day was exceedingly hot and
perspiration poured over her face in
streams. Her husband looked at me
and then at her, as If to say: "Iou
never saw in all your white world,
bride so >grandly dresaed."-Youth's
Companion.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-03-04
HOME READING.
oNg MORE SWEET SOU.

One. more sweet soul
Has lent It's sweetness to the great IN
known
They missed its beauty there, perchance
and called,
And We Were left alone,
No happy voice
NO tender voice and doubly tender eyes
No heart that loved to pour its loving out
In eager services!
No mated soul
To bid LIES yelling Joys to overbrlm,
or steal the bitterness away from grief
Whene'er our eyes grow dim!
So much OF love
Has passed forever with this passing
BREATH
Our tender words must lie unspoken now;
There is no bridge for death.
Nor he, nor We
Can ever span this voiceless silence DER
Ncr utmost love orlonging give or take
Its loving answer more.
No smile comes back
The old well loving and well-loved reply
For any smile Of ours, or touch, or tone,
Or tender ministry.
One link the less
Now binds Us 10 the world we call our own,
One love The more has rendered dear TO US
The great unknown.
Mildred AcNeal. IN Ohio Farmer.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-03-04
PAYING FOR TIE HONOR.
In China 1t Costs to Put on Airs OF I'm
nnrknncn.

In China 1t Costs to Put on Airs OF I'm
portancc.
In China it is beloved that people
thould pay according to their means.
The one barber in Picking who UNDER
stands the foreign mode of hair-dress-
ing charges foreign minister 50 cents,
a secretary of legation 25 cents, and an
unofficial foreigner 10 cents. Natives
pay about half cent for tho same serv-
ice. So says Mr.. Holcombe,i in his book,
'The Real Chinaman," and he adds this
bit of personal experience:
In passing through Japan once had
occasion to employ Chinese chiropo-
list residing there. His charges, so he
declared, were five cents to his fellow
Chinese, 10 cents to an ordinary Japan
ese, and so cents to all other foreigners.
In the course of the conversation, while
he was at work, he said;
81 hear that our Chinese minister
came to this hotel to-day. Do you
know whom he came to see?"
"Oh, yes" said I, che came to call on
me-"
Then you must be an Official" said
the Chinaman.
I modestly admitted such to be the
fact, and the conversation drifted to
ether subjects. When the mans labors
were concluded he demanded dollar,
in the face of his own statement that his
regular charge to ell foreigners, ex-
cepting japanese, was so cents; and he
enforced his claim by this argument:
"Sposey that China minister come see
you, you b'long ell same he. You
b'long same he, you malley pay one dol
lar all same. That b'long ploper."-
Youths Companion.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-03-04
he WOULD NOT DENY 1T.
Startling Charge, in Which Jddso I'D
Elits Great Deal.

Startling Charge, in Which JddSo I'd
Elits Great Deal.
A federal judge lately charged jury
in q liquor case as follows: IN later
years there seems to have been q dis
position to deny or ignore judicial
knowledge as to what constitutes intoX-
icating liquors and the courts have
manifested desire to disavow any
judicial knowledge of this subject, At
the same time some OF the courts
have not hesitated to impute TO injuries
an extensive knowledge and informa-
ton in this regard. This court, how
ever, will follow the precedent estab-
lished by the decision of Chancellor
Walwoyth upon this subject, and will
asusne judicial knowledge concerning
Intoxicating liquors. In a
trial in the state of Wisconsin, where
this question arose in 1883, the trial
Judge declared that a man must be al
most driveling idiot who did not
know what beer was, and that it was
Dot necessary to prove it to bean intoX-
icating liquor.
Later the supreme court of that
state, in passing on the character Of the
trial, declared that his rulings iii the
case upon this question were not only
clearly correct, but if his peculiar man
ner gave them force and emphasis it
was not only proper but commendablc.
This court, therefore, will neither stul-
tify itself nor impeach its own veracity
by telling you that it has not judicial
knowledge that liquor commonly
known as whisky is an intoxicating
liquor, or that the drink commonly
called whisky cocktail is an intoXicat-
ing drink. Lease and Comment.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-03-04
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The only woman who has ever
asked for an Office in Davies. county,
No., is seeking postmastership.
An unmarried woman has made
>cputalion in Gage county, Neb., as
corn Eusker, doing rs bushels day.
~ board on the side of house at
Forbes, Mo, was removed the other day
by the owner, as it appeared warped.
He found hive in the waM, and 125
pounds Of honey. The bees had entered
through a knot-hole.
Twelve bees and ~ pigeons were re-
leased at the same time in Westphal-
iun village, three miles from home.
The first bee arrived IS seconds before
The first pigeon; three other bees and
pigeons reached home simultaneously.
In the woods Of Shelby county, Ind,
q den Of wild dogs was discovered, and
Morgan HendrickSon set about dig
ging them out. He sad to dig. down
seven feet. Of the seven dogs five got
away from him, and now he doesn't
know what to do with the other two.
A small metallic object was found
among some rags, in a paper mill at
Wcstbrook, Me-, and the workman who
was sorting them tried 10 open itwith
penknife. 1t proved to be japanese
tomb, and in the explosion which fol-
lowed the unfortunate man lost three
fingers and thumb.
The most successful trapper in
Maine is William Brown, of Oakland.
Last fall and winter he captured So
foxes, 90 sltunlss, 10 coons, mink and
2 si!yer-gray foxes. His success IS
chiefly due to some aromatic essence, n
drop of which on the bait lures the ami
mails.
"A mouse, while scamPering around
classroom in a public school in Balti-
more, stepped on the foot of u teacher,
Miss Clara Evans. The excitement
which cnsued was only allayed when
the fire department was summoned,
under the belief that the school YVES in
aames.
An aquatic creature, supposed at
first to be q whale % feet long, feet
wide and feet high, was found partly
buried in the sand at Anastasia Beach,
fla, by u couple of St, Augustine
cyclists and was pronounced by the
president of the local scientific society
70 be an octopus. The missing tenta-
cles might have been worn away by the
sand and waves, or eaten by sharks.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-03-04

upon the UanR, They saw tt Wis y1Te
body of union cavalryman. Alden
stared at the dead face, fascinated. Con-
nor mechanically counted the yellow
chcvrons under the blue sleeve, now
soaked black. The muddy water IAN
over the baked soil, spreading out in
dust-covered pools; the spurred boots
tricllled slime After awhile both men
turned their heads and looked at Craig.
The southerner stood silent and grave,
his battered cap in his hand. They
eyed each other quietly for moment,
then, with vague gesture, the south
crner walked back into his pit and
presently reappeared, trailing his rife.
Connor had already began to dig with
his bayonet, but he glanced sharply at
the rifle in Craig's hands. Then he
looked searchingly into the eyes of the
southerner. Presently be bent his head
and quietly continued digging.
1t was after sunset before he md
Alden finished the shallow grave, Craig
watching them in silence, his rife be-
tween his knees. When they were ready
they rolled the body into the hole and
stood up.
Craig also rose, raising his rifle to
4 present" lie held it there while the
two union soldiers shoveled the earth
into the grave. Then Alden went back
and lifted the two rifles from the pit,
handed Connor his, and waited.
Ready" growled Conner. "Aim!"
Aldcn's rifle came to his shoulder.
Craig also raised his rifle.
"Fire!"
Three times the three shots rang out
In the wilderness, over the unknown
grave. After q moment or two Alden
nodded goodnight to Craig across the
river and walked slowly toward his
riflc-pit. Conner shambled after him.
AS he turned to lower himself into the
pit he called across the river; '7Good-
night, Craig!"
Goodnight. Connor!" said Crnig.-
London Sketch.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-03-04

had relieved from suffering, and before
her was a Younger woman.
The elder woman turned over the
leaves and read: Il was sorely afflicted
with chronic inflammation of the womb
and now 1 am we'll" Turning over
another page, she read:
=" They said l was consumptive and
sent nae away; but you opened my eyes
to the truth, and through you am
well .
Another page, and;
" Your remedy came to me with hope,
then the truth dawned upon me. You
saved -ny LIE, and bless you contin-
ually."
Then the bool, was closed and
placed in the hands of the younger
Woman
These are the records of my Veto
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-03-04

tended over number Of years in assist
ing her mother to carry on the volunii-
nous correspondence incident to herper-
sonal treatment of so many cases OF
female Ills. The good work has beea
carried on to a greater extent than ever,
and this can be fully appreciated when
our readers will realize that Mrs. Pink
ham receives letters from, and extends
her advice to. something over one hun
bred thousand women per year, and She
urges women to accept her advice in
the same friendly spirit in which it IS
offered for not only IS it her desire TO
be of as great service to her suffering
sisters as possible, but also to marit the
great confidence placed in her b. her
mother when she was left in charge Of
that great woEaan's I2ost cherished life
work.
=
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-03-04
pIneapDfc TaGy.

The plain tatfy, unfavored, is use1
for this. When cooked take out half Of
It, add pineapple flavor, pull unti!white,
nrd form into large, fiat cake. Color
the ether half bright pink, pull that,
ana place on the white candy IN fire
strir,es.--Tadies' Home Journal.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-03-04

to you my life
work for the ply
steal salvation of
women. Carry the
good work for
ward"
The elder wo-
man was Lydia E.
Pink h am. The
younger was her
daugh ter, Mrs.
Charles II. Pink
ham, the one We
man fully equip
ped by nature, ed
ucation and eXper-
fence to carry out
the requirements
Of this noble leg
acy, her expert
enca HAVING eX-
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-03-04
Apnles Slowed Whole.

Take large red apples, wash careful
" and put in fruit kettle with just
enough boiling water to cover. Cover
the kettle, and cook slowly until tho
apples are soft, with the skins broken
and the juice rich red color. After
removing the apples, boil the juice to
strip, sweeten and pour over the
,nnIaS-CoOd Health
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-03-04
Stacks OF Newspapcrs.

A German statistician has recently
compiled figures as to the total number
of newspapers printed during a year,
which he estimates ct 12,G00,o00,000
copies. Stacked up vertically this
quantity would form a column Of 260,'
OOC feet in height.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-03-04
All OF.

Miss summit-Why, I thought you
were surely going to marry the duke,
dear
Miss Palisade-I was, but he has just
eabled papa canceling the order.-N. Y.
Truth.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-03-04
.Aepr HIs VOW.
4 Cnnitnl Oneratlon.

".And what do you regard as the
greatest triumph of modern SURGERY?
collecting the bills" promptly re-
eponded the great practitioner."-Cin-
ainnati Tribune.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-03-04
Perfectly Correct.

81 joined a ny club while L was in Bos-
ton" said Fosdick.
"Why do you use such slang?" asked
KeediclI, who is purist in language.
ooh, that isn't slang in this case. The
club / allude 70. IS the-Roston Aeronaut-
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-03-04
Useless ut Home.

"What was all that rumpus in the
next 1at?"
at was that football rusher's wife
&rying tn ga lin lin. to walk the baby to
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-03-04
N ORDER THAT 4 LIES WORK MAY
Be PERPETUATED.
How Lydia E. Pinkham Arranged that the Great
Work Which She Had Commenced Should Be
Carried On After She Had Been Called to Her
Reward

RES over women's diseases" said the
elder to the younger woman, "they give
the history Of each case and how it was
treated.
4 ain growing old, and some day I
must give up the effort, and bequeath
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-03-04
oRAoTIcAL JOKES AT COURT.

ehcrc Wore Some rIerry Souls in the
Time OF King George.
A practical joke may be defined as
3ne in which nerriment is produced or
sought, not by words, but by action,
practiced upon a fellow-creature-com~
monty an offensive or annoying action.
Even if harmless, it holds up the suffer-
ar to ridicule. and intelligent human be-
ings do not need to be told that such
conduct is reprehensible. But if the
joke be we'll contriyed, sufficiently hui
nlorous in idea, and neatly executed,
we do not care SO much as we should
If it fall under the practical" class.
Who would not have liked to be present
Rt the royal masquerade when Heide8-
ser, master Of the revels to George H.,
was confronted by his double? The
duke of Mantagu had obtained cast of
the great mans face, from this he
caused wax mask to be fashioned
and colored. Heidegger's tailor sup
piled the fac-simile of the new and gor-
geous dress he was to wear, and the
duke engaged an actor to play the part.
He told the band, at the last moment,
70 strike up Charley Over the Water"
at his majesty's appearance instead of
sGod Save the King.", xhesjtated.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-03-04
Rising GencrntIon.

Papa" inquired the editors only
son, what do you call your Officer"
well, my son, believe the editorial
office is generally known as the sane
tum sanctorum."
The small boy was thoughtful for one
moment, then he burst out: 81 suppose
that mamlna's Office Is the spankum
spanktorum, isn't it2"-N. J. Journal.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-03-04

we're fled in huge
upon shelves a !
her the records
OF thousands of
cases Of female
ills which she
had treated sue
ccsafuIly. In
turning over the
leaves of one of
these great books =
she read someex-
tracts from q few
Of the letters rcce
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-03-04

It vas an evcntful day; one OF the
most widely know women of the age
felt the weight OF years upon her.
Her whole life had been given to one
grand work, and her name was known
throughout the civilized world as the
one woman who had made the ills of
her sex the study of her life, and had
devoted her energy and talents to the
cause OF their relief
Upon this particular. day she stood