Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-05-26
No. II2.
SPANlARDS AS INVENTORS,

The Spanish government is one of the
Oldest organized in the world. The
Spanish nation is one Of the oldest main
tanning intact its official identity in
Europe. In many OF the arts and Sci
ences. rs well as in war. commerce, nav
iSatlon and geographical research, Span
lards have taken high rank, but for
some reason Spaniards have been OF
very little note us inventors. The high
est type of modern Spanish invention
would appear to be in the war bulletin.
Inere are few useful or ingenious in
ventions which are attributed to men
of Spanish birth or ancestry. Cannon
were used by the Spaniards nearly GOO
years ago, and before their use by
either the English or the French, but
these cannon were brought into Spain
hy the Moors. The invention of the
microscope is ascribed to a German.
OF %unpowder to Hindoo, of printing
to German, of the rife to native of
Vienna, of photography 10 a French
man, OF the paddock to a German, the
pendulum to an italian, the mariners
compass to a Chinaman, the guitar to
an Egyptian, hats to Swiss resident
or the city of Paris, the Kaleidoscope
to an italian, dice to an ancient Greek,
the drum to an Arabian, the gaIvanic
battery to an Italian, the balloon to a
Frenchman. the barometer to an Ital-
ian, bombs to a Hollander, bayonets to
Frenchman, the accordi6n (as an in
,strument of music) to a German resi-
dent of Vienna, fresco painting to an
Italian, the clarinet to n German resi-
Gent OF Leipsic, stereotyping to
Frenchman, the telescope to a Holland
er, the thermometer to Galileo, an Ital-
ian, the velocipede (the forerunner of
the bicycle) to German, ord the print
ing press to Dutchman. But it does
not appear that in any of these inven-
tons (either in originating or perfect
ing. them) any Spaniard took a prom
irent part or. indeed, any part what
ever.
In modern inventions, as the records
OF the patent Office establish, Americans
stand not only at the head, but so far
ahead Of the people Of other countries
as to render unnecessary any compari-
on. In all mechanical contriyances. and
especially those used in manufactures
or in improved and progressive agricul-
'urai operations, Americans stand first;
and at the foot Of the list; among civil.
lied nations, are the Spaniards. In
the Sixteenth century, Seville alone had
10000 silk looms; there are now only
1000 in all Spain. Spain is the only
European country in which manufactur-
ing industry has gone backward during
the last half century.-N. Y. Sun.
Wells to be fashionable must be plain,
:he simple length of soft Brussels net
being one of the most approved.
A; corn-colored hat with black lace
rimming is pretty, also the same col
ored hat with q very full wreath of blue
corn-fowers!'
Skirts are very full ut the back and
are gathered over cords and drawn
closely, so that the back shows q point
I'd design Of one cord above another.
Novelty hats are shown in braids of
every imaginable color. Red is exceed
irgly popular, and when trimmed with
profusion of soft black lace or chiffon
is one Of most stylish Of the milliner's
creations.
The surplice front is gaining in fa-
Nor, and when carefully adjusted is be-
coming to almost all figures. Tor stout.
Ladies' 1t seems to reduce the bulk, while
for slender ones it can be left slightly
loose and is very pretty and graceful.
The decline of the shoulder cape is
said to be assured. How true this may
he one can scarcely state authoritative
ly, but from oil appearances this form
of garment is too useful, and has made
TOO many friends to be given up very
soon.
Soft belts of silk or velvet arc used,
and to these some Of the rich buckles
arc fastened. One of the novelties is n
belt of yellow velvet with three very clc-
CANT cut jet buckles, one in front and
ono on either side. At the back there
IS Il large rosette bow of leather.