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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-05-24

Ii it be true that the Navy Depart
ment has authorized Sampson and
Schley to manage affairs as they see
fit, there is likely to be some lively
times.in Cuban waters before the
week is out. IF Sampson had been
as far away from Washington MS
Dewey is, the stars and stripes might
be waving over Havana now.
New carpete, mating, rugs, foot
mats, portiers, hnoleum, etc., just re =
ceived at Alexander's.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-05-24
Notice to Creditors.

TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
j Fourth Judicial District of the SiT
Nevada. in and for the County OF lE9l
In the matter OF the estate oil y
Parks. deceased. j
Notice Is hereby given that David v
was duly appointed administrators y
estate OF Eugene Parks. deceased "
9Th day of April, A. ID. 1898. The crea
and all persons having claims agaipsl
deceased, are hereby notified to fle
with the necessary vouchers, WIZ
Clerk OF said curt within forty Days
the first publication OF this notice.
~ 5sH IE4 $500 DAVID CASPERl
Administrators OF the Estate OF u
Parks, deceased.
Dated at Elto, April ID, 1898.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-05-24
TAKING THEIR TIME.
The Unsettled Financial Policy of the
Republican Administration.

Secretary Gage makes even a poor
er showing for his party's S5OO,OOo.-
600 bond scheme THAI was made by
Messrs. Dingley and Dolliver in adj
Yocating that suspicious measure on
the floor of the house.
In his statement before the senate
committee, Mr.. Gage claimed that
there would be an available balance
the war and navy departments were
met, he estimates that there will be
an available cash balance of S7O,O0O,-
900 above the gold reserve OF $780,
100000 The best estimates, he as
serts, place the extraordinary en-
penses of the war and navy depart
ments in the vigorous prosecution Of
hostilities Mt S52.00O,000 up to July L,
exclusive of the S5n,000.000 already at
the disposal of the president for
national defense.
In the face of this showing of fig
ures, Secretary Gage made the extra
ordinary statement that from 100000
600 to s5U.00O,00Oi in addition to Or
binary revenues would have to be re-
allied between now and July l to
preserve the gold reserve intact.
When pressed by Senator Turpie for
an explanation III detail of his plan
for meeting the cost of the war, Mr..
Gage said he "knew of no other
method for raising this extra money
except by taxation or the sale of
bonds" Further on the secretary
used the words: Il think it is a legit-
innate operation to borrow in any way
you can make it acceptable to both
parties to the contract"
In this last declaration is the key
note to the whole scheme Of the adj
ministration's financial policy an
any way you can make it acceptable
to:both parties to the contract" say
the secretary Of the treasury in deiin.
ing his method OF getting money for
the government The question natur-
ally suggests itself rs to whom finan-
ciers Os the Gage caliber regard as
1both partias to the contract" when
they begin to cast about in search of
cash for immediate needs of the COZ.
ernment. OF course, the government
is one of the parties. In the :purview
Of the Cages the hondholders, and
they only, are the other aparty."
This takes no account Of the wishes
OF the people. The only person whose
wishes are to be consulted are those
comprising the small class of bond
dealers.
In urging this bond transaction
none Of its advocates have yet shown
that there is necessity, present OF
prospective, for an issue Of any large
amount of Understanding obliga
tions Of the government. Nobody in
authority at Washington has claimed
that the war was to be long one
that hostiilles were to be extended
over period that would exhaust ever
the available cash balance in the
. treasury.
The senate can do the country NJ
harm by holding the s50O,OOO,OO(
bond bill in allegiance until it becomes
indlsputably evident that we shall
need to add moro interest bearing
burdens to the debt in order to whll
puny, bankrupt Spain. Louis Re
pull lie.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-05-24
SO lbs. of Coal

A day would keep your
rooms warm in winter. But
that small stove will burn
only twenty-five.
"A certain amount Of fat,
burned daily, would keep
yout body warm and
healthy. Bot you don't get
It from ordinary fat-food.
Hence you are chilly, you
catch cold easily, you have
coughs and shivsrs; con-
sumption finds you with no
resistive power.
Born better feel. Use
SCOTT'S EMULSION of
Cod-liver Oh. Appetite and
digestive power will revive;
and the vital organs will be
proof against cold and the
body against disease.
SCOTT q, BOVINE, Now York. ...,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-05-24

you are thinking Of getting bi.
cycle send to O.. Alexander, Elko
Nevada, for Crescent catalogue and
prices. 3sL ...G .,g,y 4
The herald., 1898-02-20
WASHINGTON IN THE MINUET

The Stately President Danced at the
First Inaugural Ball
Mrs. Burton Harrison shows, in an ar
ticle on with Washington in the Min
The herald., 1898-02-20

writes Edward w. Box OF THE Work.
ing-GirPs Great Chance" In the Feb
ruary Ladies' Home Journal. THE
same time devoted, for example, to the
study of shorthand or typewriting, IL
given to the study of nursing or domestic
service, would mean twice the income to
a bright, steady girl. Unfortunately.
girls will not see this, and thousands Of
them who are today struggling through
an existence In the outer world could
have far more comfortable lives and
better wages in excellent homes. How
the average girl can deliberately shut
her eyes to the opportunity which fairly
glares upon her as a good maid. nurse,
companion or domestic of any sort.
passes average comprehension. There
has never been a time when mistresses
were reader or more willing to pay
good wages for good domestic service
wages compared to which the pittance
paid In shops or factories sinks into in
Significance. And, on the other hand
the salaries of women in business, as
recent statistics plainly show, are grad
ually on the decrease because of the
willingness of hundreds of girls to work
for a mere pittance. Every business
house has today waiting lists of scores
of hundreds of applicants, while hun
dreds of homes cry out for intelligent
domestic service"
The herald., 1898-02-20

uet," that the father of his country"
was fond of dancing, not giving up the
pastime until sometime after he had re-
tired to private life. Describing the first
inaugural ball at New York, in May,
1889, Mrs. Harrison pictures the sus-
pense awaiting Washington's selection
of a partner for the minuet, each belle
earnestly hoping that the honor should
come to her. The chief, however, made
his choice without a seconds hesitation,
and appeared leading up to the disc
of shining parquetry a sweet and in
genuous young matron-the bride of a
year, Mrs. Maxwell, born a Van Zandt,
daughter of Jacobus Van Zandt, chair
man of the so-called revolutionary
committee of patriots in New York.
And now, under the gaze of dowagcrs
and bellies, envious in spite Of themselves
of young Mrs MaXwell's luck, Washing
ton, laying his right hand on his heart,
executes a profound bow to his partner,
she bushing like q very rose of spring.
Mrs. Maxwell, in return, dips low until
her satin skirts form a portentous
cheese then, recovering her balance,
places her little ,loved hand in the ca
pacious one of the chief, who, raising
it above her head, takes the first steps
iii the priIl but graceful old dance
From long practice and through the con-
tnual use of his muscles, the hero's
great frame is surprisingly plant in
the repeated bows and changes of pos
ture demanded by the minuet His feet
retain something of the arch of youth
as he directs them with precision
through the figures that allow no devil
alton of dancers fancy, but must be
carried out to the end like a mathemat-
ical problem in order to insure success.
murmur of APPLAUSE runs around
the circle of elegant females, who fol-
low him rather than his partner in
the slow wndings and steppings of this
intricate evolution"
The herald., 1898-02-20

the finishing touch, being given by bow
Of sapphire blue velvet. The next model
Is for country wear, and the last one of
varieties of the new Pompadour shapes
has violets and green leaves only for
trimming.
GIRDLES AND BELTS
Some of the new metal girdes have
profusion of jewels set in them, and
little of the metal can be seen. Real
gems are used in many cases. Gold,
silver and oXydized metal are the favor
ties just now. Peacock feathers have
always been considered a "hoodoo," or,
in other words, very unlucky, but the
hoodoo is now offset by using in connec-
ton with the feathers a common bean.
This lucky bean takes the place of a
with gold and others are studded with
jewels. The belts with peacock decora-
tiOns show sometimes the entire feather,
sometimes merely the eye.
Suede leather belts studded with steel
are among the novelties. The two belts
we illustrate are examples of the velvet
belts studded with jewels and the draped
satin girdles confined by jeweled slides
and fastened by All cnameed bucl1lc-a
Marguerite, now favorte or tne French
women.
Inc DAINTY blouse we give this week
is taffeta, covered with a diamond bal
lace work of chiffon ruches.
The herald., 1898-02-20
NEVER COUNT YOUR CHANGE
Is That the Reason Men Have More
Money Than WomenP

Never count your change" remarked
a shopper to her friend. IF you do you
will always be poor"
What Not count my change when
receive 1t over the counter? Why, l
might be cheated nine times out of ten"
Il did not mean it in that way, ex-
actly." said the other. II mean not to
count the change in your pocketbook to
see how much you have left. And / do
not think you will be cheated by receiv-
ing wrong change. either. as cashiers
and the people who handle public money
are required to be very accurate You
can tell at glance II your return change
Is correct. Notice the way in which a
man runs his eye over change without
appearing to count 1t. And a man never
knows just how much change he has
You will see him fishing quarter out of
his vest pocket, and another out of his
trousers pocket, as If he were sure of hav-
ing money somewhere, although the
whole sum may not exceed a dollar"
Men have more money than we have"
said the friend. "They can afford to be
more lavish
mo, l think women go on the principle
of penny wise pound foolish. A woman
never hesitates over treat of ice cream
soda or chocolates, and then frets her
self and everybody else over car fare,
which Is one of the necessities of living.
The herald., 1898-02-20

states or districts, while their families
are at home, eagerly reading their
speeches and hoping and praying that
their own particular dear one will be
elected. The wife of nominee for con-
gress will be raised to the seventh heav-
en- of bliss when her husband is called on
by his party to lead it to victory. She
Immediately assumes the leadership of
local society, and her projects for social
conquests in Washington form the alb
sorbing topic of her conversation. But
she rarely does any work to help her
husband upon his path to the capitol.
On the other hand, consider the pro-
cesses of an English election. When
gentleman decides to stand for a GER
tain borough or district he starts out
backed by the personal and political
friends who are anxious to see him
seated. His wife or sister is pretty sure
to be pressed into service. Metaphorical
ly speaking, she takes off her coat and
goes in, hammer and tongs. In a coun-
try district, when the nominee is booked
TO speak at a certain town or village. the
local delegation Of worthy burghers and
farmers meets him and his party at the
station. The would-bc NJ. p. is escorted
his friends what evils exist in the gov
ernment. and how he will right them if
elected"
Meanwhile his wife begins fer can
vass. Accompanied by Sir I3asil What's
hisnamc. bart. and Captain the Hon.
Soand9o, the candidates lady visits the
homes of the voters. The buxom house
wife welcomes her with genteel courtesy
and ushers the company into the parlor.
The visitors cannot say too much in
praise of the consummate taste shown
in the grass-green carpet and the sky
blue wall paper. At last the retreat is
sounded, and this feminine vote winner
proceeds to the next house, and the next,
until the whole village has been duly
visited, complimented and made secure
from the opposition, so far as the women
folk are concerned.
The Primrose league, the great Con-
scrvative associat ton, has been a most
formidable political machine in England,
and this is oficered and managed by
women. At the same time it is a grave
question with s.'l Americans who have
witnessed an English election whether
The herald., 1898-02-20

with lunches of white roses nesting in
the pleats of the crown. Quilts give
height to the left side.
The third hat is blended white and
pink straw, with n high trimming OF
large pink silk blossoms. a wreath and
bow of velvet are all the trimming re-
quired by the novel scoop shape fourth
in our column, while the last but not
least Is q heiiotrope Tam o Shantcr
toque, set far back on the head, and
beautified by Lavender and blacl, plumcs
and paste buckle through a velvet knot
in front
The first hat III our second column is
Il mixed brown rough straw, bent into
becoming curves. AT the left side. filing
in the tilted brinl, is chic bow of orange
velvet. A second bat-eared bow of
brown velvet surmounts this, and a
wreath of shaded green and brown ivy
leaves nearly covers the outside of the
hat.
The second hat is a shepherdess,
coarse braid of pale yellow. with flowers
and ribbon loops for trimming. The
third hat. toque, is composed entirely
Of violets. Its great style consists in
The herald., 1898-02-20

surrounded by band of velvet with
quill thrust through one side. There is
Japanese chip, which is exceptionally
light it is to be had in white and many
coors but one of its great successes
is in black. for 1t meets a long-felt want
for a dull straw suitable for mourning.
This is made up in sailor shape, and
green sailors are likely to be better Worn
than any other tint. Modern hats of this
class are beautifully lined, the crown
with leather, the sides with satin. a soft
pad of velvet inserted in the front
which makes them set firmly and COM
fortably on the head. Fancy straws of
various kinds are being made into sailor
hats, the speckled black and white we
are accustomed to. but not so much to
yellow with violet. to red with green
to brown with black, and other such
mixtures, or sometimes red with gold.
A great many of these hats are of one
plain color under the brim which is a
becoming treatment, more especially to
women who have passed their premiere
| jeunesse. Light colored hats with light
blue and light pink velvet ribbon round.
are likely to be extremely we'll worn as
the season advances, and white Japan
| ese chips. with either white or colored
bands. There will be a long range of
Panama hats, which are delightfully."-
! light. too, and these have green and other
colors introduced under the brim. There
is quite a boom in them for cycling pur-
poses.
The French sailor has a broader brim
and q slightly higher crown than the
Eton, and is likely to form potent rival
| to the old shape. There is black PAN
ANA, called the Dakota, which is made
up with a red velvet band round, and
the Cuban, which is a sailor hat, made in
pedal straw in vivid shades of color. The
Meridame is another shape, with a
somewhat high crown and a narrow
brim, in fine straw. with quill set in
the side OF a velvet band. The Samoa
is made in sort of bass, the plat a
cheSsboard one, the material a quarter
of an inch wide, being shown in it's en-
tirety in the even plait Tuscan straws
are in favor, even for the broad brimmet.
sailors and the Winterton, the King
ston, the Paddock and the Newmarket
are to be the leading shapes of the sea-
son. Japanese rustic straw is made up
into high croWn both for ladies and gem
tlcmen's hats, some of which. under the
rame OF Robin Hcod, recall the head
gear of that historical! parsonage. Clov-
en- crown have not Eone cut. but the
sunk crowns. whic!, look rs ic they had
been pressed in iiy n saucer, are newer
For the moment white and brown rail-
way straws have been ordered by the
retail houses for the carly season. IS well
rs spccklcd an6 $elf-colored ones
TO. girls, sof: satin and silk Tan o.
Shanter crown. are le, into chip and
straw brlTns. by all o: which we nay see
that Dame Fashion is not lhely 70 be
monotonors i? 1895
The halls hnt, which 1cg4. ol.: first
coi:Hnr THIS week, IS coarse butter
colo:ed stray. trimmed on the outside
with row % black veivet .ihbon. The
sAne r:bSon IS used ior Strings. The
only lsce trimming Is wreath. resting
on che hair, Of soimor-p.nk roses
NO. =: an apple green silk ctraw,
The herald., 1898-02-20
HOUSEHOLD TIDBITS

! To prevent moths, before putting
away shades or rugs, sprinkle with caA
enne pepper.
To prevent steel brooches or orn "a
ments from getting rusty or dull when
not wearing, keep in box in which, is
a little powdered starch.
To blacken tan shoes, clean them and
| rub them over with a strong solutio n OF
washing soda. When dry give the m a
coat of ink, then polish with ordinary
backing.
| To clean velvet rub 1t down with olive
| oil or butter: this will make it LIKE new.
Instead of using brush to felt hat, a
pad of velvet will remove the dust better.
| A substitute for cream may 'be made
| by beating the white of an egg with a
teaspoonful of sugar and q very little
water; put it into the cups pefore the
coffee is poured into them.
Milk or cream may be kept sweet by
adding teaspoonful of boraiX to quart
| of milk or cream. 1t will be found a
most effectual preservative
To remove paint marks on clothing,
when fresh, rub with turpe'ntine or par
afin applied with bit of cloth. Ii they
have dried on rub with a mixture or
equal parts of turpentinel ana pure al
cohol and clean with benz.ine.
Save your egg shells stnd use 1hem
to clean hotties vinegar d,ruets and car
afes. Put the shells away IN con-
yenient box. and whengready to wash
the bottles crush the sheus up Hne.
partlv fiji! the bottles with them, pour
over them hot soapsuds' shake "ei' ana
rinse.
heavy broom SHOULD always be Sc
Jected in preference ito a light one for
thorough sweeping as the weight aids
in the process. In buying broom test
it by pressing the edge against the foor;
II the straws bristlc out and bend, the
broom Is a poor ONE, for they should re-
main in q firm, sorid mass
To clean trouseFs without washing.
take q square Of dry pipeclay, rub well
over the garment; let it remain on for
two hours. then brush it all off. and they
will! be equal 40 new. If any greasy
marks be on them take little brown pa
per, with u fis.t iron, not too hot, and
press on them and the grease will dis
appear.
The herald., 1898-02-20

they would like to see their own women
at such work. Stanleys wife was badly
hurt when he was canvassing a district
in South London, and the list of women
who have been cut or bruised on the
hustings is not short one.
English women do not corfine their
work TO canvassing. They speak for
their candidates, and some of them
are among the best political speakers in
the country. Lady Jeune is really elo-
quent and the marchoness of Salisbury
has been known to talk for the Tories.
But times have changed since the latter
part of the last century, and kisses are
no longer traded for votes, after the
fashion of the lovely Georgiana, duchess
Of Devonshire, when she canvassed
Westminster for Fox.-Cincinnati Trib
une.
The herald., 1898-02-20

NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-(Special Cor
respondence to The Hcrald) List tc
this tale OF tho new and beautiful ir
millinery.
Besides the novelties III shapes there
ere scve-al innovations in material
Vegetable silk has been turned to the
ngreatest advantage for silky plaits
ready to be converted into hats or bon
nets. They are far less expensive than
the satin straws, and are a marked
sfeature in the spring modes. We are
not to have dismal colorings the style of
plating is the same in all, showing a
pointed edge on one sidc and recalling
the plaits that we were all skillful in
doing some years ago, in paper. which
were made up into very presentabie
baskets. But whether these plaits are
of vegetable silk or of satin straw, they
are quite II study in color. Turquoise,
light pink. bright heliotrope shades are
used alone, but more often they are
blended with grey. while brown is COM
bined with pink, blue with red, and grey
with green. There are some that display
opalesque effects, and these are light
and charming, and so are the cash.
merienno plaits. The strawS are of
light weight, but the vegetable silk Is
lighter still, and there is a great deal
of black and white, and satin and silk
arc blended with the straw in some eX
amples.
We are faithful to pailettes, their reign
is not at all over. and many of the
Dutch bonnet shapes arc entirely COM
posrd Of scqIins overlapping each other,
whiic some of the toques made in black
net, worked ir beads and sequins, arc
surrounded BY wired rings covered with
tho same texture and elaborately en-
broidered; they are all quite different
to anything we have had vet. The
shapes seem ali the more unique from
the use of colorcd plaits and the quaint
shape of many Of the crowns, often sur
rounded by straw plaitings. Many
tartan mixtures assert themselves as Il
bordering to red crowns. But besides
straw there is a great novelty in the
rainbow cloth, which has strong tenac-
ty of thread almost like horsehair. !
displaying chine effects in various col |
)rings. and always Killed. This is en- |!
ooyed for the soft Tam OShanter
,rowns. set in hard circular brims. |
which are covered with the same ma
.erial This fabric is made in several
of tones. sometimes the
groundwork is yellow, sometimes green.
nauve, blue and pink: bunch of feath-
RS mostly figure at the side.
There is a great deal of novelty with
'egard to hats of the useful kind for
and bicycling wear We have
not quite got away from the boat
shapes, but they will not be nearly so
much worn as the sailor, though there
ire some charming hats with high
,rowns. slightly sunk in at the top. and
narrow brims turning up on either side,
The herald., 1898-02-20
LOVE MAKING IN PUBLIC
French Brides and Grooms Kiss and
Hug Each Other Freely

II Is evident, from her letter to the
February Ladies' Home Journal. that
Miss Lillian Bell finds much in Paris
TO interest and amuge her Among 9TH
or things that are rather novel 10 an
American, zone secs, she writes. "the
comical sight Of a French bride and
bridegroom. in all the glory of their
bridal array-white satin, veil and or
anSe blossoms--driving through the
streets in open cabs and hugging and
kissing each other with an unctuous
freedom which is apt to throw o con-
servative American into spasm of
laughter. Indeed, the frank and candid
way that love-making gocc on in public
among the lower classes is SO amazing
The herald., 1898-02-20

Now, take my plan and don't count yout
change. l have set up bank in a disI
used belt satchel. where l throw all my
uncounted change. When need car fare
J or church money, or change for any pur
pose. go to my grab-bag and take some
out without counting 1t. And when ]
| find some small silver and pennies in my
pocketbook on my return from a shopy
ping or marketing tour drop them in
| uncounted. Why. last winter, whern
| times were so hard, that bag was like
the Widows cruse-it never gave out. !
| would never forgive any one who woult
count the contents"
But you must have some idea of wha.
amount II holds?"
mot the slightest. It Is a Klondikt
mine to me when I need change. oh
you needn't laugh--I am in dead earnest
Try it and prove the truth of my the
ory."-Chicago Times Herald.
The herald., 1898-02-20
OUR ENGLISH SISTER
Takes Off Her Coat and Gees Into
Politics

The American woman has, practically.
no direct voice in the government of the
United States-a fact frequently and
forcibly presented TO us by the female
suffragist. Her English sisters, also ex-
cluded from the parliamentary fran
chise. are, nevertheless, actively inter
ested in politics. The tide of many q
British election is turned by the influ-
ence of the wife or sweetheart or sister
OF one of the contending candidates.
During an American campaign the
rival aspirants for office stump their