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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-02-24
PROUD OF HIS RECORD.
He Fought Down the Symptoms of
Genius.

He Fought Down the Symptoms of
Genius. ...
81 suppose there is a great dea. of IN
recognized genius in. the world" re-
marked The literary young woman.
eyes, indeed" replied her father, as
he looked up from the trade paper;
"lots and lots of it. People are great
deal more sensible these days than they
used to be-"
You mean they are more sensible
because they have so much unrecog-
nized genius" she queried in surprise.
"Ilhat's 1t, precisely" Taking off his
glasses and balancing them On his fore
finger, he went on: II remember when
1 was a boy 1 had great talent for
music. l could remember almost any
tune 1 ever heard, and play it on a
mouth-harp. And draw pictures I?
Many is the picture have drawn. So
hard is it to curb genius THAT lots of
times l would find myself drawing pic
lures on my slate instead of doing my
arithmetic"
"How unfortunate that you couldn't
have cultivated your talents!"
"Not a bit of it; not bit of it. I was
peculiarly fortunate. The trouble
with too many geniuses is that they
don't have common sense. Now, I was
different. I profited by my oppor-
tunities. You can't get a common
school education without finding out
what is likely to happen to man as
soon as the word picks him out as q
genius. Go right along through the
list of them. They are always selling
pictures or poems or musical com posi-
| tions for less than the market value.
People somehow expect it Of them. And
it's mighty seldom that one gets rich.
AS soon as discovered that had any
symptoms of genius, fought them
down. battled with myself and went
into the livery stable business. By be-
ing cautious and attending to business
arrived at n position of comparative
independence, so that 1 can look con-
tentedly around me and feel that it
would not do any great harm now, even
IL were recognized" - Washington
Star.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-02-24
American BroadwInners.

In 1870 there were 1866, 1923 per-
sons engaged in supporting them
selves and the remainder of the peo-
ple-that is to say, 32.43 per cent of
the total population we're 30 engaged.
In 1880 the number OF breadwiuners
was 1898, 099, or 34.67 per cent Of
the total population. In 1890 this
number had risen to 22,73o,66I, or.
36,3l per cent, Of tAe total population
BY @breadwinners" is meant all who
are engaged either as wage earners
or salary receivers or proprie-
tors Of whatever gra lie or description -,
and all professional peop!e-in fact,
every one who was in any way en-
ployed in any gainful pursuit. The
figures quoted show that the proper
ton of the total population thus en-
ployed is constantly increasing. An
alyz;ng statistics, we find some re-
markable results. aud in general that
the number engaged in the lowest
walks OF business, laborers md the
like, is decreasing in proportion,
while those employed in the higher
walks are increasing in number rela
lively to the whole population.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-02-24
To Whom it May Concern.
STATE LAND OFFICE,
TARGnN EITV Nov Ian -

CAhoON SlI1, ENCf, JduS'i 1915. J
Notice is hereby given that the state Of
Nevada, under the Act OF Congress approved
June ~. 1880, (2l stats. 1917, has fled in the
United States Land Onlce ut CaIaon City,
Nevada, List No. 216 OF lands selected ur-
der said Act, ana has applied for patr mt
for said lands: mat Il part OF said list is
open to the public for inspection. and a
copy thereof, by descriptive subdivisions
has been posted In a convenient place in
said United States Land Onlce for the in
spection OF all persons interested and the
public generally.
Within the next sixty days following the
date OF this notice protests or contests
against the claim OF S Nd SIute OF Nevada
to any tract or subdivision described in the
list. IN the ground tnut the same is more
valuable for mineral than agricultural pur
poses, will be re eivcd ana noted by the
Register and Receiver OF the United States
Land ONCE ut Carson City, Nevada. FIR re.
port TO tda General Land Office at Wash
ington, d. G.
The following are the subdivisions de-
scrihed, to wit: 4 of n e 4, Il OF n
u, II q of n W i, & L of II " 4 and II w Il
of $ =, sec. II, and Il Of $ a sec ~,
81 Il 53 L ID Il & M.-2e0 acres
A. G. PRATT
State Land Register of the
State of Nevada.
Date OF first insertion. Friday, Jan. 20. 1898
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-02-24
What to Teach tn. Girls.

@What to each the daughters" is
the subjects OF much ponderous dis
custom in the magaz - Just now by
presidents Of fAma . colleges. Teach
them to sing, converie well, to paint,
t. walk gracefully 20 perform on the
piano, etc. say they and so say we.
But we do not stop with these accom-
plish nents. Here are some other
things that they should be taught:
Teach them self reliance.
T"ach them to make bread.
Teach them to adj up bills.
Teach them to wear thick, warm
clothes.
Teach them how to wash and iron
clothes,
Teach them how to make their Own
dresses.
Teach them every lay, dry hard
common sense.
Teach them how to darn stockings
and sew ON hrttons.
Give them substantial common
school education.
Teach them To wear calico dresses
and do it like queens.
Teach them that a good rosy, romp
is worth ID c0usumrtlves.
Teach them to regard the morals
and not the money VI their Neaux.
Teach them al the mysteries OF the
kitchen, dining-foom and parlor.
Teach them that they are not dolls
to be petted and made over, but hu-
man beings with splendid destiny
to DC worked out. = Kelley Pool.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-02-24
Try This Puzzle.

Here is puzzle which you may
try to see what You can do with. Tie
a string abont yard long to a door
key and take the string in the right
hand. Hold it so the key will clear
the floor four or five inches. If you
will hold the string steady enough, it
will begin to swing back and forth in
straight line. Let another person
take your left hand in his, and the
motion of the key will change from
the pendulum-like SWING to circular
swing. If third person will PLACE
his hand on the shoulder of the Sec
ond person the KEEP will stop. After
you have finished eating your supper
just try the above and solve the puz.
zle.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-02-24
THE Way TO MAKE TEA.
Il Should Never he Boiled, ana IL
~, Best Takeh without Crea,

- Best Taken Wltholk Creaa.
Mrs. s. T. Rorer writes,of tea, coffee,
cocoa and chocolat&i in herlcooking les
son. In telling how to best prepare tea
she points out that .tannin, the objec-
tionable ingredient Of tea, is more thor
oughly dissolved by boxing. To get
the least tannin we must, then, avoid
boiling the tea. The machine-picked
teas are undoubtedly more wholesome
than the green-colored teas or those
dried on copper plates. Frequently,
expensive teas-those sold at from ten
to twelve dollars pound-are not so
healthfui as the cheaper black teas sold
at dollar. Tea should be taken Gear
or with very little sugar. IF taken be-
tween meals it may be taken with
sugar and cream, but cannot think of
more injurious or pernicious habit
than the drinking of tea with sugar
and cream at meal time. If taken with
food it prevents mastication, thus
creating stomach fermentation.
ITO make tea properly first scald the
pot, drain and put into il while hot
level teaspoonfu! of tea to each half
pint of water. Pour over the water at
the first boil; cover fer five minutes,
stir and use at on,e. The rule in MAX
ing tea is to allow one teaspoonful of tea
for each person and one for the pot.
Tea should not, under any circum-
stances, be made in a metal teapot
Ladies' Home Journal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-02-24
Guccn and Palestine,

Queen Victoria has often expressed
great desire to 60 to the Holy Land,
and, standing On the Mount Of Olives,
to look down upon the ruins of Jsrusa-
lem. She considers this the best way in
which to picture the past. With adj
vancing years the longing has grown
more upon her. and up IT,. recent times
none OF the royal household would have
been in the least surprised if her ma
jesty had suddenly made up her mind
10 take trip TO Palestine.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-02-24
Much for Little.

aThe SOC. bottle &c ounces) Of Trib
was used, curing sore arms, sprained
muscles etc. of my workmen, till it
did more than $50 worth of good
p. Gregerson, contractor, Phoebe,
1890.
"My sprained hand would have
cost me half months sales bad 1t
not been for Trib which 1 applied al =
most immediate after the injury and
used freely thereafter. l didn't lose
day.. G. Richar ison, candy.
maker, Carson, 1898.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-02-24

James j. Corbett has accepted the
offer OF Joe Harvey end his associates
to meet Robert Fitzsimmons in q
finish fight for a purse Of $4,000
about July next, in Nevada or some
place west OF the Missouri river.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-02-24

Dave Cusper has Just received a
new lot of samples Of Fall and
Winter Clothing which will he made
TO order from Sl3.50 no.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-02-24
Buy Alum

at druggists, and baking
powder at grocer's.
Use the alum externally;
put the baking powder in
your cake. s17
The record-union., 1898-08-14
Crack Shot of the Army.

All Of the soldiers in the American
army and all of the gunners in the
American navy have made a record for
themselves as experts in accuracy of
| firing, but there is one man who en-
joys the distinction of being known as
the crack shot of them all, and that
man is Richard y. Davidson of the
Sixteenth United States Infantry. He
has beaten all records at all distances,
in all positions, and under all circum-
stances. and at Santiago he picked off
the Spaniards like clay pigeon targets.
The regiment, and in fact the whole
army, is proud Of him and willing to
pit him against any man in the world
He car put rifle ball through a mans
heart at 800 yards, and his comrades
say that when Davidson draws a bead
on man 'he is gone"
Davidson enlisted in 1886. He was
somewhat green. and was the butt of
all the jokes, but he is one of those
stolid men who are not moved by a
Jest. and when in 1890 he won a bronze
medal for craftsmanship in the third
class department and proudly spent
most of his time in polishing his treas
ure he answered the jests of the men
with statement that he would win a
medal some day that would not need
polishing He more than kept his
word for he now wears six solid gold
medals presented to him by the Gov
ernment in recognition of his wonder
full ability. In 1891 he won a gold med
al as the best markSman in the Depart
ment of the Platte, and the next year
he carried off the gold medal with a
conra of f.,A ont Of a rOCSihlp StNl nOintS
a score which has never been beaten or
even equaled since. A few months later
he entered the great contest at Fort
Sheridan, Chicago, where the contest
ants fired at moving targets, which
moved as fast as a man ordinarily
walks. The targets We're 500 yards
away, but Davidson punched holes in
them one after another, and made a
record that was not even approached
by any of the other experts. He was in
his glory during the fight at Santiago,
and the men who went with him testify
that at least two-thirds of his shots
brought down one of the enemy. Da-
wilson is proud of his record, but when
asked as to the number Of Spaniards
he had winged, shook his head ana re-
piled: II am not certain that I hit a
about the American soldier-you can
not get him to admit that he ever killed
one Of the enemy, nd when approached
one the subject such crack shots IS
Davidson will turn to another subject
as soon as possible. Just think Of a
man being able to put a hole through a
target at 500 yards-a half mile-63U
times out of a possible 500. Is it any
wonder Uncle Sans army should be
;,vipc;bIa 2-DeS Noipac PooiStar
The record-union., 1898-08-14
AN OLD HAWAIIAN LEGEND.
THE ssRECORD-UNION RESUR.
RECTS OLD STORY OF MAUI.
The Islands Present q Vast Field
for the Novelist and Student
Of History.

1t is quite likely that the Hawaiian
Islands Will yet furnish a fruitful field
for the novelist, as we'll as for the
student of history. 1t is not generally
known that the islands abound In
Legendary lore of a character that is
not met anywhere else in the world.
In spite of the fact that Professor Alex
ander Of Honolulu, and DR.. Emerson
OF the same place, have written great
deal concerning the early history OF
the people. who are supposed to have
come from Polynesia, there is much
rare and interesting learning that has
escaped the publisher.
The 'Record-U Union is able to pre-
sent TO its readers this week one of
the prettiest of all the legends that
have come to light. The writer, who
spent year in the islands, will not
VCuch for the truth of the legend in all
its details, but it is enough like the
story Of the original to make the mat
ter inter esting to the historian, as we'll
as to the student of general literature
The story. or legend, which is called
The Lovers and Mauna Kea," has
caused much discussion among the
masters of Hawaiian lore. 1t is based
Oh the reported discovery of All old
manuscript in a burial cave on the isl
and of Maui, and adapted from the
famous masterpiece OF Buel, which it
closely follows. 1t is apparent that the
difficulties of language have made it
necessary to invent Hawaiian
names. in lieu of which many names
like those of American Indians have
been substituted. The story is as fol-
lows:
The record-union., 1898-08-14

able Leghorn. were trimmed with yell
low nasturtiums, large white ostrich
plumes, and buckles of French bril-
liants The hand and belt bouquets
were of white and yellow roses and TO-
liage.
The ridiculous fashion of slaking the
edge Of the dress skirt on the front and
sides an inch or two longer than the
hight of the wearer grows apace. The
train at the back is worrying, but it is
quite possible to lift it with grace and
keep it from the dust. II is not so
easy to dispose of undue length in front.
To avoid an embarrassing stumble
every now and then certain very up
right mode of gait is imperative-well
enough in a school, but rather prim and
stiff in a physical-culture promenade,
for the perpendicular has to be over
done in a manner which in no way tends
to grace of movement.
A very large portion of the smart
summer hats are low-croWned. broad
brimmed, tilted well over the eyes, far
up at the back, and trimmed right
across the front with a number OF
spreading wings. Three of these are
usually arranged on each side, and as
they are expanded wings, arranged with
a dropping effect, their appearance Is
instantly associated with a very sick
bird which has not physical power to
keep its plumage compact and close like
a healthy songster, but trails its PIN
ions. too inert to do otherwise. But
erect or dropping, the rage is for wings
wings on every sort of summer hat
worn Let us suppose that they once
belonged to birds slaughtered for food
and then dyed to taste, but we are
forced to remember that birds on toast
or otherwise served do not appear at
table minus their wings.
you have a perfect figure and your
goods are of heavy satin brocade OF
other very firm material. Even then
beware Of it in most dressmakers
hands If you are at all stout, even in
a small degree so, your rounded cir
cular skirt, minus a perpendicular line,
will make you look stouter If you are
very thin, it is the worst choice you
can make It's uncOmpromising shape
with not a fold. line, or break in it.
will outline every defect. Then the in
veterate propensity OF a circular skirt
is to dip at each side most distress
ingly after the skirt has been worn
about three times. and with an added
propensity to lift just in front and just
at the back, in a most ugly and unde-
The record-union., 1898-08-14
The Waste of War.

A shell thrown from a 24-ton quick
firing gun rushes through the air at the
velocity of 1900 feet per second, strik-
ing its object with force equal to that
of II $50 tons falling one foot. And
yet. comparatively speaking, they are
very harmless. Thus during the one
day bombardment of Alexandria by the
British fleet of twelve ships. lasting
from a. m. to 4:30 p. m., no less than
3. .165 shells were thrown into the town,
yet not more than 500 Egyptians were
flilled--that is, it took, roughly speak
ing. six shells to Kill one man.
Again, during the Franco-German
war, the Germans threw 100000 shells
into Helfort. only killing sixty French
men. or 800 shells to kill one French
man. AT Strasburg, in the same war II
took eighteen shells TO kill every man.
And at the siege of Paris 11lOoO shells
only killed 107 and wounded 2O9.
The record-union., 1898-08-14

Save money by buying your tea and
coffee Of ]. McMorry. 551 M.
The record-union., 1898-08-14

Why isn't the engagement ring a
questionable result?
The record-union., 1898-08-14

The fancy waists for next season VIII
be quite as elaborate and intricate IN
their effects and trimmings as those Oh
the summer. The airy yokes, vests,
chemisettes, gUimpes, and plastrons
Will merely he changed for those OF rlch
brocade, plain and fancy velvet, tucked
and shirred silk, or satin n-embroidered
woods sheer as India textiles, and count
less other rich and effective materials
appropriate for the season.
Those who appreciate the dainty
freshness of cotton gowns are this sum-
mer reveling in them to their heart
content, with The additional and very
comfortable sensation of being very
much in the ia shion, as the popular,
everyday fabrics, both here and
abroad. include adj grades from the del
icately woven French goods, in pat
terms wonderfully like India silk. TO the
plain and embroidered batistes. India
mulls, zephyrs, diinities, in lovely mon
ochromes or dairTily figured. with
their lace and ribbon trimmings they
have been made fit for the most dressy
and elaborate summer functions. The
objection to these textiles a. WaSn
materials has now no weight with those
who admire them, lOr II lnty are Nell
taken care Of they last the season
through without renovation, and that is
all that is required of them. They are
not fashioned ever to be laundered any
more than a light summer silk or gren-
adine. Taffeta or surah silk is almost
always a component part of the toilet,
and this silk foundation has been known
TO do duty for three different new or
candle dresses.
The lace yoke on some of the hand
some hot-weather evening toilets are
shaped deepest on the sides, meeting
under the arms and are either curved or
pointed upward to shorten them exactly
in the center of the yoke front and
back.
At a very pretty wedding group or
lovely bridesmaids all wore toilets Of
pale yellow mousseline de sol over deep
er yellow satin duchesse princesse slips.
The soft full bodice-fronts were crossed
with diamond-shaped patterns of yellow
satin ribbon, laid under white lace in
sertion, and the folded belts We're OF
plain yellow satin ribbon, with many
loops and ends falling on the airy skirts
at the back toward the left side. The
long pale-yellOw undresSed kid gloves
reached the yellow satin shoulder-puffs
draped with Venise lace. The silk
stockings and Suede ties were in pale
yellow, and the large hats, of finest pill
The record-union., 1898-08-14
hand to the lover and answered Fol-

hand to the lover and answered Fol-
low mel
"Straightway the two went forward
and the cavern walls rolled backward,
clearing a pathway before them. until,
sitting In the distance, walking and
despairing, he saw his Minneola, and
soon clasped her in his arms. IT was
like the blending of the waters, the
meeting of the sunbeams, the union of
the flowers. or the kissing of sweet IN
cense. so clasped they each other lest
some sorrow come between.
while the lovers were thus raprured,
dwelling in the fragrance of their own
sweet meeting, the tramp of Nanketuka
and Wonomeda and their angered tone
of vengeance came ringing through the
cave. Fear and sorrow brooded o'er the
lovers. but the Spirit gave them prom
ise of protection. Then the rocks
heaved heavily, and one by one rolled
together until the granite walls inclosed
them, and of earth they saw no more.
Still the chieftain sought his daughter,
the lovely Minneola: sought her in the
caves and forests, mourned her long ana
prayed for pity-but he found her
nevermore.
There. beneath the somber mount
ain, Dy the D3Se Oh tNed,
runs the crystal water through the
valleys and the trees, lives the athlete
PocatacuS and his sweet wife Minneola-
Passed from life into the shadows, from
the body to the soul life, without pass
ing through the portal where the body
rusts and bleaches, passed they into
life eternal with the Spirit Of the cave.
There they live in blissful splendor with
the beautiful Stalacta, in the cavern
walled with diamonds and with floors
of precious gems: corridors with golden
columns arched with porphyry and
studded with emeralds from the sea.
Music floats throughout this bright
elysium with swells and undulations
like the swimming air. and the laugh OF
happy spirits rings it's melody through
the halls. Down in Happy Hollow,
when the brook dries up its babble. and
the pipers of the forest hush their mu-
sic with the trees. in the peace Of perfect
quiet may be heard the peals Of laugh
ter from Mnneola and her lover in the
palace of happy spirits in the paradise
of Stalacta, in the cave of Love Eter-
nal"
The record-union., 1898-08-14

'Minneola was the daughter of
Nanketuka, chief of the Petonahs. She
lived like a queen in the sun-lit realms
of Hawaii, and grew to be the flower
of all the islands. Maui, the god who
subdued the Sun, made the roses bloom
in her cheeks and drove the shadows
from her life. Her beauty was w2.nl
and mellow as the sunny hours, and
her form graceful as the bow of heaven.
The dews of Paradise We're in her eyes.
and the symphony of shadow musicians
| dwelt in her voice, the tones of which
were as mellow as a matin bell. Flowers
| sprang from her footsteps, and out OF
| her midnight tresseS she flung the
stars.
"Pocatacus, the athlete, loved Min
| neola as the spring buds love the sun.
| He bathed in the life giving light of
/ her eyes, and dropped like a perishinss
| flower in her absence. To him her
| tiny feet seemed too small to mark cut
| the rugged paths of life alone. SO
| loved Minneola, but Nanketuka, the
| lion father, whose heart was as infexi-
| bic as Mauna Kea, the mountain, hated
| Pocatacus, and sought to bend the love
| of his lovely daughter toward Wono-
| media, the crafty warrior of the isle.
| Z
tuka imprisoned Minneola in a lonely
mountain cave, with secret known only
to Wonomeda, who visited the maiden
and poured his love into her fretful ear,
promising her freedom and the rarest
| treasures the womb of earth could
bear. But she saw no favor in his
offer, for her heart was like the dew
drops that sparkle only in the sun. and
| pined she for Pocatacus, the elixir of
her life
| "Unrelenting in his purpose, the chief
considered not the happiness of his
| lovely daughter, and with bitter rage
he seized Pocatacus and cast him into
| cave on the opposite side of the
mountain Here he fingered in great an
guish, caring not for his affiiction, but
| with grief for Minneola- Here, while
| kneeling in devotion, pouring out his
lamentations in the damp and dungeon
! cavern, he cast his useless eyes around
| him, and perceiving in the distance a
| light of fickering brightness, his heart
| leapt with emotion, then with anguish.
| lest it be messengers from Nanketuka
| to execute his death.
But when nearly it approached him
he perceived the bearer was maiden
| on whose head was a crown Of starry
| splendOr-it was the Spirit of the Cave.
| Coming nearer, she addressed him, say
/ ing, Why hast thou invaded the pre-
| cincts of the phantOms; come into the
shadows where mortals must not be?
| Speak, lest the fire l hold consume thee,
| and thy life be taken here
Then answered Pocatacus and told
his love for the maiden, and, with head
! bowed low before the phantom, bade
| the Spirit consume his anguished heart.
| But the anger of her face uplifted, and,
with pity stealing DER her she gave her