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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-05-20
DANGERS OF OPHTHALMY.
Removal OF the CrystnIline Lens Re-
Quircs GreNt Care.

Removal of the CrystnIline Lens Re.
quircs GreTt Care.
While many physicians regard the
operation of removing the crystalline
lens dangerous, because of possibility
of retinal hemorrhage and perhaps
diminution of tension, there are others
who indorse the views of Prof. Herman
Colin, chief Of staff of the Ophthalmic
hospital, Breslau, and Prof. Vmcenz
Fukala, Of the University of Vienna,
that removal of the crystalline lens is
cure for myorin, or near-si9nh tedness,
and unaccompanied by danger to the
patient. For centuries this operation
has been resorted to as cure for cat
aract and now cocaine and antiseptic
surgery render it comparatively safe.
Myopia is caused by a diffusion of light,
and where diffusion is greatest vision
is most impaired. In light the pupil of
the eye contracts and expands again in
darkness. When the pupil is enlarged
the diffusion Of light is enlarged. With
age the pupil becomes smaller, hence
the vision Of near-sigbtcd people i'm
proves as they grow older.
1t is claimed that when the CRYSTAL
line lens is removed the cornea will
concentrate the rays of light. Prof.
Fultala first dared to step from theory
to practice and perform the operation.
After administering cocaine the lens
was Punctured to produce cataract, or
the hardened condition which renders it
easy OF removal. Cases reported by
Prof. Fukala show that after the opera
ton patients have been able to see at,
a distance Of from IS to 60 centimeters.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-05-20
MANY SLAVES TO COCAINE.
Ltfe-DeStrOyinK Drug Being More
Extensively Used Every Day.

Ltfe-DestroyinR Drug Being More
Extensively Used Every Day.
According to British medical au-
thority there can be no doubt that in;
many parts of the world cocaine inc
briefly is largely on the increase. Many
writer's speak of it ais the third scourge
of humanity, alcohol and morphine be-
ing the first and second. The greatest
number of victims is to be found among
society women and among women who
hive adopted literature Us n profess
sion. A considerable proportion of
chronic cocainfsts have fallen under the
dominion of the drug from a desire
to stimulate their powers of magma
ton. Others have acquired that habit
quite innocently from taking coca
wines fortified with salts of the allaloid
in solution. One drug habit rapidly en-
genders another, and the victim of
chronic cocainism is usually addicted
to overindulgence in alcohol, besides be-
ing a confirmed cigarette smoker.
Stringent measures should be taken
to stamp out an evil which, if once
established, is difficult to eradicate.
Coca wines made from cocaine, and
cocaine loZergcS and tablets should be
supplied With the utmost caution. Coca
wine and other medicated wines arc
largely sold to people who are con-
sidered and consider themselves to be
total~abstniners. Originally coca wine
was made from coca leaves, but it is
row commonly a solution of the al
kaloid in n sweet AID usually strong al
coholic wine. Not long ago n physician
reported the case of "a man who think
ing to abjure the use of alcoholic slim
ulants, drank coca wine so freely that
he died of dclirium tremens,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-05-20
Cheap Labor in India.

Labor is cheapest in India, where the
wages of the laboring classes average
something like n three halfpence day.
A fairly skilled journeyman can earn
about IL shillings q month, and q good
mechanic about 1G, or twice the pay of
q native soldier.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-05-20
hOINT STATEMENT
OF AUDITOR AND TREAsUREls
OF ELKO COUNTY.

AAANA~
OF ELKO COUNTY.
FOR the Quarter Ending April
4, 1897.
STATE OF NEVADA, [.
County OF Elko. 60 .
AUDITORS oFFICR.
To the Honorable Board OF County CommIR
sioners Of Elko County, Nevada:
GENTLEMEN: We herewith submit our Quar-
terly Report OF the Finances Of the County
for the quarter ending April 1897.
Respectfully submitted:
CA. WATKINS
Auditor,
j. A. MCBRIDE,
Treasurer.
RECEIPTS FROM ALL SOURCES
Bal in treasury Dec % 90. s28,l72 95
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-05-20
SUMMARY

Total receipts. $780, 6l "A
Paid from county funds. 9,749 80
Paid from Road fund. -. 9O4 IS
Paid from school fund. 9,2OS 72
Total disbursements. :. 1852 "a
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-05-20

Total disbursements. :. 1852 "a
Balance in treasury. ;. 19,898 40
The above balance stands to the
credit of the various funds as per
Treasurer's Balance Sheet, dated
April l. 1897:
TREAsUREE's RALANcE STREET..
Cash in Treasury to tie credit of the
various funds, march 81, 1897:
In State fund 80 70 SO
Judges salary fluid. ...... -
In general county fund. 80. 2273 90
In cask contingent fund.-. 2i2 ID
In INDECENT sick fund $500. 1 a.
In county school fund. -. 81 IL
In officers salary fund. -. 364 e6
In road fund.
In County High School fund 1878 9
Elko Co High School bond
redemption fund 1850. 38l 81
Elko Co. Spec. Fl. S. fund o
.......... .......... =. 2=4 81
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-05-20

From State dpp't school
fund. .S077 80
from general licenses. 1858 50
Personal property. rs
tees collected ..... S58 IS
Sheep licenses. .......... 926 so .
Errors drawing warrant. 50 90
Sale old furniture. ....... 205 25
Error drawing warrant. :. go 90
Possessory land claim. 10 90
Delq't tax 1896. -. 3 "a
10 per cent adv. sale
Delq't tax 1885,. 6 90
Auditors fees dig tax. 80. 3 rs
Penal fines. .......... 355
Total. ...... ......s11,5s8 %
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-14
The Mail Service to Maine.

= Night service on the Maine Central rail
road between Brunswick and Rockland,
Me-, has not been established this sum-
mer. This impairs the facilities for
transporting mail to the residents along
the Maine coast but new plan has been
adopted that will in measure make good
the deficiency. Superintendent Edward
J. Ryan of the railway mail service an
nounces that from June 25 to Sept. mail
for post offices along the coast and up
Penobscot Bay will be forwarded from
Boston via the Boston & Bangor Steam
ship Line. 1t will thus be necessary for
people at the summer resorts in Maine to
have correspondence addressed to them
posted at the Boston post office at least as
early as four O'Clock in the afternoon in
order to secure connections and be de-
livered the next morning, as the steamers
sail at 5 o'clock p. m., and the mail clos
es at the post office one hour previous.
This service may not be quite as good
as was the train service, but it is the best
that under the circumstances can be es-
tablished. Boston Transcript.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-14
GOSPEL MISSION.
Nineteenth Anniversary Exercises Held
Yesterday.

The 10Th anniversary of the Gospel
Mission, one of the noblest charitable
institutions in our city was celebrated
last evening. The services of the eve
ming were opened with spirited service
of song conducted by Rev II. f. Dexter.
after which appropriate selections of
scripture were read and fervent prayers
of thanksgiving offered for the blessings
of the year.
Rev. S. T. Pearson then stepped to the
altar and after a brief address read the
financial report of the years work.
Three hundred and thirty two meetings
have been held during the year, attend
ed by more than 10000 persons, largely by
those who never attend any other place
of worship. AS direct result of the
meetings 1853 have taken the pledge of
total abstinence, and many of the hard
est drinkers converted to God. About
IA 600 pounds of provisions distributed,
800 meals furnished for strangers in the
city, and ia lodgings provided 1874
visits have been made upon the sick, dy-
ing and need ones One thousand seven
hundred and fifty-three articles of cloth
ing distributed about the destitute. Thir-
ty-seven funeral services have been con-
Quoted by Mr.. Pearson and &c couples
united in the bonds of matrimony. En-
ployment has been secured for 205 per-
sons. Services have been held at the Re-
form school and many visits made upon
the patients at the hospital One hum
dred and ninety. six pairs of boots, shoes
and rubbers furnished Seventeen sick
and destitute persons have been furnished
conveyance and sent to home or friends.
At Thanksgiving and Christmas time
more than 700 persons were amply pro-
vided for with good substantial dinners
Several lectures and social entertainments
have been given at the Mission hall.
Mr.. Pearson desires to return his sim
cere thanks to Capt. J. B. Coyle, Payson
Tucker, Esq, to the papers of Portland
and to all who have rendered him assis-
lance in anyway during the past years.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-14
The Billy sett led Him.

Stephen Chambers about % years of
age, drank freely Saturday night. He
and his sister live in the same house 16
Federal street, with Joseph Plant and a
young woman named Decker. Plant
came home with pair of shoes the Deck
er girl asked him to get for her, and
found Chambers talking, loudly to his sis
ter, who was crying. Plant tried to reas-
sure the girl, when Plant says Chambers
assaulted him and gave him two black
eyes. Officers McGrath and Lamont
came in and as Chambers assaulted Nc
Grath. McGrath let him have one clip
from his billy and that took all the fight
out of Chambers. He is lodged in the
station.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-14
PERSONAL.

George William Warren of Pine street
has passed all his examinations and grad
yates from Johns Hopkins university at
Baltimore, Tuesday, June Is, with the
degree of ABB, which entities him to ad-
mission to the Johns Hopkins Medical
college in October.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Nicely is in Presque
Isle, where he conducted service and
administered the rite of confirmation
Saturday.
Harold Foss, who have recently received
his final degree in medicine from Boston
university, has been appointed by unani-
nous vote of the trustees, on the faculty
OF Boston University. DR.. Foss graduated
from Portland High school, class of '92.
Supreme Chancellor Colgrave of Michi-
gan and other grand officers will be in
Portland to attend the silver anniversary
of the grand lodge, <. of P.
Miss S. Marcia Crafts, soprano Miss
Bertha Webb, violinist; and Miss Safford
reader will take part in the entertain
South Paris academy.
Prof. Charles B. Wilson of the Westfield,
Mass, Normal school, who for several
years has been in charge of the summer
school of natural history at Harpswen,
will this summer accompany an expedite
ion of professors and graduates of Johns
Hopkins university of Baltimore, with
which he was formerly connected, to
Jamaica. The party will devote about
six weeks to natural history collecting
leaving Boston for Jamaica, June 25
Prof. Wilson will come to Harpswen in
August to continue the biological work
of previous summers.
Ernest G. Galley, who has been abroad
for the past two years studying music in
Paris, arrived in New York Saturday.
Several young ladies from this city
went to Brunswick to attend the Ivy day
exercises of '98. Among them were Miss
Leighton, Miss Folger, Miss Baxter, Miss
Hinckley, Miss Brown. Mr.. Hanson H.
Webster entertained his two cousins Miss
Chapman and Miss Melcher, Mrs. Webster
acting as chaperon.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-14
Funeral of Asaph H. Young.

The funeral services of Aspah H Young
took place from his late residence 81
Quincy street, lat Q O'Clock Saturday after
noon, the Rev. DIR. Blanchard officiating.
There was large delegation from the
Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias and
Knights of the Golden Eagle. Music was
furnished by the Congress Square choir.
The Odd Fellows had charge of the cere-
monies at the house and the knights of
Pythias at the grave. Among the floral
tributes was large pillow from the en-
ployes of the B. & M, two wreaths from
the knights of Pythias and Windsor
Castle No. 1, Golden Eagle, 36 roses from
Junior League American Mechanics. The
interment was at Evergreen.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-14
MISSION WORK IN MADuRa.
Rev. John 8. Chandler at the Bethe,
Church Yesterday.

The first missionaries of the American
Board were sent out for Burmah in
1872; but the way to Burmah was
| through Calcutta, and when they
reached Calcutta the East India Com
pany prevented their going to Burmah,
and ordered them to England in troop
ships. One party of them escaped to the
Isle of France and another to Bombay.
At the Isle of France Judson and Rice
separated from the others and became
Baptists and Judson eventually reached
B1rmah. Harriet Buell. died and Mr..
Buell. wandered to Ceylon and finally to
Bombay. The Bombay party were
ordered to England and tried to escape
to Ceylon, but were prevented, and final
ly in 1918 were allowed TO remain In
Bombay, and thus was started the
| boards first mission. Its second mis-
sion was started in Ceylon in 1916. Then,
because they were forbidden to add to
their number they turned their
attention to extending their work in
Madura, opposite the north of Ceylon,
and the Madura mission was started in
1895. These are the three missions of
the board in India and Ceylon.
Madura, city of 10000, is the centre
OF the district of that name, which is
larger than the State of Massachusetts.
1t contains great Hindu temple, cover
ing thirteen acres of land. Two hun
dred and fifty years ago native king
greatly enlarged this temple and built a
palace and dug great tank, each occu-
plying the same amount of space as the
temple. Great festivals occur here. In
one the tank is illuminated and the gods
of the temple floated around the island
Il the middle Of the tank. In another
the idols are placed upon huge cars and
drawn around the town.
The people themselves say they have
$50, 100000 of gods, but they make no
moral distinctions between gods and
devils, and the educated Hindus call
them all manifestations of the great
impersonal divine being. The fear of
their gods seems childish but is very
real. An enthusiastic missionary once
saw an old woman worshiping at a
shrine full of clay images, and under
took to show her the folly of it by break
ing small image. Instead of convinc-
ing her, he was taken to court by the
enraged Hindus who demanded 1000
rupees to appease the gods for such
dissertation. The English magistrate
fined the missionary the value of the
clay god, which was three cents.
There are more than 400 castles in the
Madura district, of which "a contains
more than 10000 each, and two have
more than 100000 each.
The Madura mission has gathered
10000 Christians in 400 villages from all
the numerous castles. Thirty-eight
churches have been organized and TWEEN
ty-two native pastors are supported on
the ground.
Famine has been averted in Madura
by the great irrigation work, in which
the government built dam $50 feet
high, 1873 feet wide at the base tapering
to IL feet, made a lake of IA square
miles, and six miles from the dam bored
a tunnel 500 feet long through the
mountain ridge on the west, and thereby
turned the water eastward to the arid
tracts 100 miles away.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-14
brief JoTTlNes.

= The Floating Society of Christian En-
deavor will meet this evening with Mrs.
Washburn at 1856 Newbury street, at 7.45.
All members are requested to attend
without further notice.
Boys have been breaking into the North
school and committing acts of vandalism.
Saturday boy threw a stone through
one of the windows. The janitor says
he recognized him and will have him
brought before Judge Robinson today.
Portland Commandery went to Sebago
lake for drill Saturday. About so sir
knights were in the party.V
Ivanhoe lodge K of p will confer the
rank of esquire tomorrow evening.
Steam yacht Adelita DIR. Wells of
Boston, owner, is here on the way to
Nova Scotia.
The Mechanic Blues on the oath will
celebrate the Goth anniversary by sail to
Long Island and a banquet.
Clarence Doyle, man about 3S years
old. was suddenly attacked.by illness on
Congress street in front of williamson
drug store Saturday, and fell, striking
the back Of his head on the sidewalk, in
fiicting severe bruise. He was sent to
his home.
h. NJ. s. Pallas is reported at Halifax
She will take part in the Queens jubilee
celebration in Boston, coming here from
that city.
Atlantic lodge, No. 81, F. &. A. M.win
hold regular meeting Wednesday eve
ming, June 16, at 1880 o'clock.
The committee on the horrible parade
wish to announce that they will meet
the parties interested in this feature in
the ward three ward room on Tuesday
evening at 7.3o O'Clock where the affair
will be talked over.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-14
Home for Aged Women.

The 26th anniversary of the opening of
the Home for Aged Women at GA Emery
street was observed Saturday.
The matron, Miss F. H. Way, received
the visitors and showed them over the
house.
The house, which is adapted to receive
% members, has its full number with a
long waiting list. In the parIor were a
few useful articles forssale, made bv some
of the old ladies, and they met with ready
sale.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-14
Military Notes.

Capt. Baker will address the meeting
of the non commissioned officers associ-
alton next Wednesday evening in the
rooms of Co. A.
The school of instruction for the officers
of the 1st regiment which was to have
been held this week has been postponed. !.
1t has been suggested that the compa-
MES turn out in the Fourth of July pa
rade in fatigue uniforms, with campaign
hats and leggings.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-14
OBITUARY..
John b. Curtis.

Mr.. John B. Curtis, of the firm of Cur
tbs & Son. the we'll known spruce gum
manufacturers Of this city, died at his
residence on Stevens Plains Avenue,
Deering, Sunday morning, of heart dis
ease. Mr.. Curtis had been west and
while there was taken ill. He returned
home about week ago but he did not
rally, and died as result of his disease.
His health has not been very good, we
are informed by those who were best ac-
quainted with him, for several years
past.
John B. Curtis was the son of the late
John Curtis, for many years head of the
spruce gum manufacturing firm of Cur
tbs & Son. He was born sixty-nine years
and eight months ago. When he was a
boy his father bought farm in Brad
ford and Mr.. Curtis went through all the
experiences Of farmers boy in Maine,
working hard from morning until night
Hard work made the farm success.
Then the father conceived the idea that
Maine spruce gum might be made at a
profit. He moved to Bangor and estab-
lished factory there in 1S4S While the
father was managing the factory John
B. went on the road as peddler, selling
the product Of the factory, patent med
icines and other goods. He was ener-
getic, persevering and successful.
Tho cprr1oa r,yo bncipoco rr,oxx o~J
the firm was moved to Portland where
the business has since remained. In the
beginning, when in Bangor the factory
occupied room fifteen feet square and
few pounds of gum was used at time.
When the father died in 1870, the factory
in Portland was 145x51 feet in size,
three stories high, employed 200 hands
and turned out 1900 boxes of gum day
and the business has had steady
growth ever sinced. In 1872, Mr.. John
B. Curtis went out dredging, in addition
to his gum business, and took many con-
tracts. He went out of dredging in 1878.
He was also ship builder for short
time and built several vessels. He was
chief owner and one of the founders of
the oldCape Elizabeth ferry company, and
fol- long time chief owner in the Casco
Bay Steamboat Company. He sold out
his interest in the latter company two
years ago. He also invested largely in
bonds in Eastern Maine, owned large
cattle ranches at the west, as we'll as a
great wheat and corn ranch in Nebraska.
When lately in the west he offered rail
road company the right of way through
five miles Of his ranch if they would him
side track station and cattle yard.
Many stories might be told of Mr.. Cur
it's experiences of which he was so fond
of telling his friends.
Mr. Curtis was shrewd, active bust
ness man as can well be imagined. He
leaves widow and one son who is head
book-keeper for Kendall G. Whitney.
Captain William True.
Pennington, June 12.-Capt. William
aged citizens of Pennington, died very
suddenly about 10 oclock.. Saturday fore
noon. Capt. True was born in Temple,
June 10, 1916, and passed his entire life
in Franklin county. He was commits
stoned captain by the Governor in the
Maine militia. For more than 80 years
he was sexton of tho Congregational
church in Pennington and officiated as
funeral director at over 400 funerals. He
was carpenter and a Republican. His
wife died in 1886. He had no children.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-14
A Big Contract.

The Maine & New Hampshire Granite
company have just received one of the
largest contracts given out in New York
this year. They are to furnish the gran
tie in the construction of the R. g. Dun
building, which is to cost $1,000, 600.
The structure is to be built of light
granite, which will be taken from the
quarries of the company at North Jay.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-14
A Still Alarm.

About 40 o'clock Saturday afternoon
the chemical engine was called to No. 3
Laundry lane on still alarm. The Chin
ney of Mr. McDonough house had caught
fire and the family were afraid that it
might set fire to the house. The blaze
was distinguished without difficulty and
with no damage to the house.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-14
The Casco Bay Co. will sell all reserved
seats for McCullum's Peaks Island
Theatre on Custom House wharf.
Arrests for the Week.

The whole number o. arrests for the
week ending Saturday night was 40. OF
these 2S were for drunkenness, one each
for assault, malicious mischief, night
walking, breaking and enteri ng, in
decent exposure, three for suspicion and
four for larceny.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-14
SEBAGO LAKE ROUTE.
STEAMER HAWTHORNE

Will commence regular trips over the beautl
full lakes and rivers of the Sebago Lake route
on Monday, June 21st.
Leave Lake Station for Naples, Bridgton.
North Bridgton and Harrison on arrival of 1.25
D. IN. train from Portland
Leave Harrison every day Except Sunday
at 7.45 a. M, North Bridgton at a. M, Bridg-
Meeting at Sebago Lake Station at II. AS a. m.
train for Portland and Boston.
Parties can leave Portland on the 1.25 p NJ
train. make the trip to Bridgton, via steamer,
back all rail same afternoon.
Stage connections at Harrison for Water
ford. Tickets for sale at Union Station.
jeI4 tt SEBAGO STEAMBOAT co.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-14
Tonight "a Social Highwayman" at
McCullum's Peaks Island Theatre.


Two boys were arrested Saturday for
stealing 300 pounds of cast iron from
Kelley's foundry. The boys who belong
to respectable families, sold the iron to a
Jew on Fore street for Is cents hun
dred weight. They passed the night
ocked up in the lodging room at the sta
ton and now deeply repent their evil
deeds.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-14

FACSIMILE signature of cHAs. H. FLETCHER
is ON the wrapper of every bottle of cAsroRIA.
When Baby was sick, we gave her castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, She gave them castoria.
NN
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-14
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TODAY.
"AIrs. winslow,s Soothing syrup

Mrs. W1nsIoW's SoOthihE syrup
Has been used over Fifty Years by millions Of
mothers for their children while Teething
with perfect success. 1t soothes the child,
softens the gums, allays Pain. cures Wind
Collie, regulates the bowels, and is the best
remedy for Diarrhoea whether arising from
teething or other causes For sale by Drug
gists in every part of the world. Be sure and
ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, % cts
q bottle. Gals
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-14
SOUTH PORTLAND.

Capt. Andrew W. Smart has gone to
Lubec for his summer service as govern
ment inspector of dredging.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-14
$780,.

In of Congress st. windows may of
Black and Colored Dress Goods such mohas figured
and fancy nOetiOs etc., representing few of many styles
adapted for separate skirts These goods regularly
75c ST. so yard We will furnish material and make
to order skirts-fnished day, for $780,
Many other styles represented in window
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-14

Pure blood is the secret of health. Bur-
dock Blood Bitters insureS pure blood.