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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-07-23
LETTERS ~ SPAIN.
Commtntcations Mnrt Ne Sent
These Wnf1TIme ~Day.-Cn1-
not Ne sent Direct.

"Of course all communication with
Spain and Cuba. so far as mail IS con-
rerned. has been suspended" explained
Il post Office official I o II Washington
Star reporter. but that does not mean
mai from other countries is cut off.
For instance. our post offices return all
letters addressed TO Spain or Cuba with
Il stamp thereon to the writer's. inform
ing them of suspended mail arrange
ments. \ letter. however. can be got to
Spain or any Of its possessions except
Cuba. which is blockaded against all
corners. by IL little diplomacy and tact.
If q letter is sent to Canada or London.
or indeed any British possession and
mailed there. it will be sent to
any Spanish possession. for there
is no interruption with the mail
arrangements except directly between
this country and Spain. BY the same
arrangement any letter can be sent to
this country from any Spanish posses
sion if the precaution is taken to have j;
sent 10 London and remailed there. I'M
der a British stamp. With Cuba. how
ever. mail communication is cur off as
clean as IL whistle. and the world has
been officially informed by the regular
Formal proclamation hat there is II
blockade in existence there. ard that
no vessel will be allowed n land there.
notwithstanding the terms Of the In
ternati"''"l Postal union. Il rroviso to
which arrarges for just such n condi.
ton of things. war. as now exist. The
Cuban is not a ready letter writer. and
he can stand any deprivation as re-
CARDS his mail. Indeed. he is lust about
as hapry whether he gets it or not.
ThPr" has been hut very l:tt!e wa;l COM
munication between Cuba ard Spain
until during the past COUPLE of years,
during which there has kccn 4 very
large force Of Spanish so'Giary there.
This has perc"ptihly increased the
mail"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-07-23
EASTWARD
THE

The traveller, tourist or business
man Ii wise when he selects the Rio
Grande Western Railway %Great Salt
Lake Route" for his route to the East.
IT Is the only transcontlnental line
passing directly through Salt Lake
City, and in addition to the glimpse
it affords Of the Temple City, the
Great Salt Lake and picturesque
Salt Lake and Utah Valley, it affords
the choice Of three distinct routes
through the mountains and the most
magnificent scenery III the world.
On all classes OF tickets stopovers
are granted Mt Ogden. Salt Lake
City, Glenwood Springs, Leadviile,
Colorado Springs, Denver and other
points of interest. Double daily
train service and through Pullman
and Tourist sleeping cars between
San Francisco and Denver. Tourist
cars through to Omaha, Chicago and
Boston. .....
For illustrated pamphlets descrip.
tive Of the "Great Salt Lake Route"
write to F. A, WADLE1oH, General
Passenger Agent, Salt Lake City.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-07-23
MUST FEED STATESMEN WELL.
OF Washington Hold the Fate
OF n Presidential AdmInistra.
ton In Tn cir Hands.

my supreme social effort has been
accomplished. and I am nothing but q
wrungout rag left to tell the tale
writes "a Cabinet Members Wife" in
the Ladies' Home journal in her series
OF letters giving her experiences In
Washington. ""I'm tired enough to go
to bed by the time breakfast is over.
Do you suppose Lam catching l~aziness?
It's in the dir. BY the supreme effort I
mean my cabinet dinner. the last one
of this season, and the first state affair
to follow Lent and Easter. There is no
set time nor rule governing these din
ners. This year the cabinet ladies got
together and decided to divide the
honor equally among them. half Of our
number entertaining each year. conse-
quenily I will only give two cabine;
dinners during the administration.
Everything went off smoothly owing
to Lem and q good caterer. The truth
is, Lyde. the servants make or mar an
administration. Tariff and currency
are Of importance. but good domestic
service is a necessity. n ! were lobby.
ing for a bill I would first feed we'll the
house and senate" -~-~~-
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-07-23
Patriotism and Religion.

My daughter, who teaches in a
mission Sunday school. tells me- of a
Dewey experience she had with a
youngster making his first appear
nnce. She had put him through a
half hour or more of instruction in
the the ruGimentary principles, for
he was entirely lacking in ihforma-
ton ON that point, and to test him
was reviewing her work with him.
snow" she said, "tell Inc again who
made the world and all that is in it?"
"God did," replied the boy, with
commendable promptitude.
"God can do everything. can't Hep"
she asked again.
The boy hesitated a moment.
81 don't believe he could lick Dew
ey," he answered at last, and his
teacher sat silent between her re.
ligion and her patriotism. 1t wasn't
her time to say II, thing, if she didn't
want to lose that boy for ever, and
she had wit enough to let it 90 at
that.-Washington Star.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-07-23
SclIley,

Schley.
Schley,
ie saw EN- with his little eye,
That's why
Their cruisers lie
All battered up there on the beach
'chley's a peach,
That's what!
He onened up with shell and shot
One ship ag"inst the lot!
Schley
Went in TO ito or die,
And he did
Just smashed the lid
or their cracker box.
Schley old fox!
Why
Didn't some body merton Schley
When the good news came?
Did they try
To keep his name
From being coupled with the glorious
work?
Did they try to jerk
The credit he had won
Away?
Well, hardly, but what's done is done
They
Were excited that day.
So here's to Schley,
The maj
Who saw them with his little eye,
AS they ran
For the open sea!
He
l. the man who merits PRAISE
To him is du"
The credit. and he'll get it, too,
One Of these days!
Just keep ON, Schley.
You're all right;
II was your fight
The world will know it by aud by!
Cleveland Leader.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-07-23
Notice Of Meeting,

A meeting Of the Democratic State
Central Committee will be held at
Virginia City ON Saturday July %,
1893, at l O'clock p. NJ. for the purpose
OF selecting a place, and fixing the
time. for holding a State Convention,
and the transaction of such other
buRiness us may come before the
meeting.
VIRGINIA Cry, June, 27.1S98.
Jos. r. RYAN,
chairman Dem-State Committee.
THos IL. CRANE,
Secretary.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-07-23
The People Of the PHILIPPINES.

So many contradictory statements
In regard to the character Of the na.
tlves Of the PHILIPPINES have appeared:
from ii ne it may be interesting t.
give the following views of MI. Pal.
gra ye, late Consul of her Britanic
Majesty for these islands. He gays:
"Fhe chiefest, the almost excep.
tioual, spell Of the PHILIPPINES is sit
uate. NOT in lake or volcano, forest or
plain. but in the races that form thu.
bulk Of the island population. l said
almost exceptional because rarely Il
All intratropical people IL satisfactory
II to eye or mind. But tlris cannot
be said III the Philippine MaIn>s, who
IN b IDLY formation and mental char
acteristics alike, may fairly claim ii
place not among the mrddling ones
merely, hut among almost the higher
names Inscribed on the wor. d.
NATIONAL scale. A concentrated,
never absent self-respec It. AL habitual
seif-restraiut III word and decd, very
rarely broken except When extreme
p~rovucaIlun induces the transitorl
bun fatal frenzy known as 'anIok, and
an Inbred courtesy, equally dilfuseu
thro ugh ali classes high ami low, I'M
falling iecorum, prudence, caution,
quiet ch 'erfulness, ready hospitality,
and - correct, though not an inven
tive taste chqrIcteriz, the PHILIPPINE
Malay. His family Il pleasing sight
much Subordination and little con-
strarnl. unis N III gradd ion, liberty
not license. Orderly children, re-
specSed parIntS, women subject but
not oppressed, men ruling bnt not
despotlc, reverence with kindness,
obedience in atfection-these form a
lovhble picture, not by any means
rare in the villages of the eastern
isles. Tho villagers houses, some
large, some small, wood or bamboo.
two storied or one, mere huts or spac-
louI dwellings,, according to the Ter
tunes Ut the inmates. are dotted here
and here i'll an unsymmetrical row
among the trees; but all have Il com
Portable. COW look, suggestive of
sufhcIenry; many Of them white,
painted with stripes green or blu,
rarely red. and occasionally a flower
pattern or fanciful scroll work to IN.
hven them more. Eight million ma.
tlves, more or less, inhablt the Phil
hplnes, and yet scarcity is Of rare &C
currence; famine unknown"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-07-23

II the United States we're to de-
mand indemnity OF SPAN in the SAME
proportion that victorious European
nations do, it would about confiscate
old Spain herself. An eastern paper
has looked up some OF the indemnites
exacted in recent years, rs follows:
"As to war indemnities: Russia
demanded s725. 100000 OF Turkey in
1878, but accepted some territory and
S225,o00,COO (still unpaid), Prussia
gained territory and $3O,0O0.OOO from
Austria i'll 1866; Germany took ter.
ritory and 81 900, 100000 from Frapce
IN 1871; Japau secured $f75,GOO. OOt
from China in 1894; Turkey obtained
territory and 600, 100000 from Greece
in 1897" r..... r."".
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-07-23

The Gazette wants to know what a
Democrat is nowadays. IL Bro.
Bragg will only possess his soul in
patience unt,lthe campaign opens. he
will doubtless learn something and
know a great. deal more than he
seems to now" Tobr much enliehten.
ment at this particular time might
have a bad effect on Che gray matter
Of hls brain.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-07-23

Use Dnmnsk Instead Of Flowers.
Flowers are never used In Tuscany,
but ut Christmas and Easter all the
walls Of the cathedrals are decked with
wonderful damask Of almost priceless
value,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-07-23
Avy ola IIei-bt.

Ary ola Height.
Bertha-What is the height of your
ambition, dear?
Marie (blrshing)--Ch, something be-
tween five and a half and six feet
Tit-Bits.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-07-23

Steamboats, now carry gold seekers
from Lake Bennett to Dawson in
three days, returning on the up cnr-
rent trip in ten days, fare down 800,
from Dawson to Bennett $50.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-07-23
Fsntest

The fastest flowing river in the world
is the Sutley. in British India. Its de-
scent is 10000 feet in 1870 miles.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-07-23

Additional summer goods Just re-
ceived at Alexander's. y
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-07-23
We said

sit costs more to use SchiL-
Hng's Best than other tea,
because you drink more"
No; we forgot doctor bills.
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The age-herald., 1898-07-17

gether is the most becoming at all times, but the proper thing to do just now is to wear two veils, one a thickly dotted black one, the net being very fine, and this must be drawn close up over your hat with the ends turned under and pinned with fancy clasp. Then there must be white chiffon dotted with white silk, and this must be hung around your hat as if it were a window drapery, the ends being straight and loose at the back and the whole thing dipping and Tapping with every breath of wind. The girls who go to extremes wear a blue veil and then a brown one. and some wear a white one and then a brown one, while a few girls, the kind wearing blue underneath and green out side. Personally I like white and black best. but of course a girl always likes choice in everything, from veils and olives to flowers and men,
 Taking. up the question of spending money and not giving things away, just look how generous women are when they give their hearts, their best possess sions, to brutes of the deepest dye! The woman is a bad spender who buys things she doesn't want because they are cheap or who buys things not suit ed to her age or appearance, counting on their being useful some day. Stuffs go out of fashion and are only fit for clusters. She. who buys cheap gloves, cheap shoes or cheap artificial flowers makes herself look as cheap as they are. There are number of follies committed in the name of dress.
 'Bother!" said I. "It is a good thing to be foolish once in awhile, because then you become learned in wisdom, and -and'- I had just got this far when the smallest boy of the tribe was brought up in a semifainting condition, while the two puppies trotted after him, wet, but happy. all three having tum- bled into the horse trough. We gave the small boy brandy, while the puppies went off and lay where the sun blazed
 upon them at the rate of 99 degrees. But they liked 1t Even the small boy when he had had enough brandy said, 'I nearly drownded. but I had good time."
The age-herald., 1898-07-17
ICepyright, 1S9s.]

lCopyr1ght, 1S9S1
 While Admiral Sampson down in Cu- ba is pounding into submission the naughty spirits of the dons the admi- ral's family is winning golden opinions in Glen Ridge, N. J., on account of the calm and philosophical way in which it's members view the fortunes of war. Glen Ridge is a town about 15 miles from New York on the Delaware and Lack awanna railroad.i It is as quiet and se- date a town as even New Jersey can boast and is sufficiently near to the Oranges to lay claim to some reputation as an aristocratic summer resort. The Sampson cottage is about three blocks away from the red brick station that looks nol unlike a miniature edition of Morro Castle, with it's tall, ivy covered turrets, it's cut stone buttresses and high bridge.
 The streets of Glen Ridge are broad, we'll paved and lined with large shade trees, and the horses batter up and down the boulevards with a frequency that shows the inhabitants to be fond of out door exercise. The large picturesque houses are surrounded by many acred velvet lawns or else look down from terraces that suggest the hanging gar- dens of Babylon. Churches are numer- ous and sufficiently elegant to advise strangers that religion is popular in the prosperous circles of Glen Ridge Clark street, where the Simpsons occupy very unpretentious cottage, has on it's principal corner the Congregational church, where on Sunday mornings the entire family minus the brave admiral gathers to ask at the throne of grace that the angels keep a special lookout
The age-herald., 1898-07-17
BAB IN THE COUNTRY.
How the Ddu5 Are Spent A Wide Range of Topics, Running From lelS Down to.
 UndertdkerS, Discussed.

through or else hole comes just in the center, and my nose comes through it as if smelled something I didn't like. If arrange it loosely, I have a sort of a swaddled air. You know, father isn't a bit stingy with me, and when go to town he always gives me all the money I want, so I concluded that instead of buying veils that were nothing but snares and delusions I would get one of those real lace ones that cost like the dickens, but are expected to last sev- eral generations. It always seemed to me rather dainty to have a real lace veil.
 Well, I got one, for which I paid seven beautiful ducats, and I don't like to tell the story of it. It was fine, white lace, with a border of black rosebuds and half blown rosebud here and there over the net. Perhaps you will under stand how I looked with it on when I tell you that mother, who doesn't know much of city life, said to me: Bessy, that makes you look so queer I don't know exactly the words to express how you do look I saw myself, however, and I said: T will tell you, mother. I look like the sort of woman who speaks of herself as perfect lady, Draw on your imagination as to my appearance. I loathe toggery can't wear, so I gave that veil to Cousin Bettie, who will be 72 her next birthday, and she looks love- 1y in it. Then bought another one a black one with a white border, and when I put it on the people who knew mother and me both asked me how my daughter was and what time I thought pig killing would be this fall"
 Then. we all howled, and Molly spoke: My experience is that very thin black net with tiny little dots rather close to-
The age-herald., 1898-07-17
THE SIMPSONS HOME.
The Residence, Characteristics and Personal Ap- pedranCe Of the Members Of the Family
 of the Famous Admiral.

over the commander of the Cuban fleet. Every one in Glen Ridge goes to church, and the fact that the Simpsons occupy one of the pews in the Congregational church has given a new interest to the sermons of the minister, the Rev. Frank Goodwin, an Amherst college man of earnestness and ability.
 Right here it may be mentioned that there is no shorter road than talent to the interest of the Simpsons, from the admiral down to 8-year-old Harold, who claims distinction for his pet cat as the brightest kitten in Glen Ridge and able, as a naval cat should be, to thrash ev- cry other feline in the town without reference to its age, size or previous experience. In the bright lexicon of the Sampson cat, where scrimmage is concerned, there is no such word as fail. For this reason the neighbor- hood since the arrival of the Simpsons has been pleasingly free from midnight musicales, to which the whiskered pets of the town used previously to treat that section.
 The stranger who approaches the Sampson home will be particularly im- pressed by the luxury of flags and ban ners with which the outer walls are adorned. One large flag bordered with gold fringe is the gift of the patriotic ladies of Glen Ridge. Another flag floats from the big cherry tree, while over the porch is a smaller one. The bicycles of the boys, which, as rule. stand upon the lawn, are generously adorned with red, white and blue rib- bon, and the small Simpsons them selves from time to time bloom forth in the latest mode in patriotic pins and personal decorations. The family con- sists of Mrs. Sampson, Miss Nan, Miss
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-07-21

they had had difficulty several months
previous. After Mr.. Huddle was
struck oyer the forehead he managed
to get the cudgel from the hands of his
enemy and used it upon him with some
effect. Passengers interfered and Capt.
Perry left the train at Elizabethton.
Mr.. Huddle was brought to johnson
City and had his wound dressed Ky
DR.. Miller. 1t was found that his
skull was badly fractured and it was
not possible to take him to his home at
Cranberry until this week. He is now
doing very we'll but his recovery is by
no means assured. Perry has disap-
peared it is stated.
Mr.. Huddle was assistant superin-
teadent of the road and Capt. Perry
was a conductor on the line, and it is
claimed by some that Mr.. Perry was
grieved because he had not been APP
pointed to Mr.. Huddle's position.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-07-21
AT BRISTOL.

The team went to Bristol Tuesday to
play practice game preparatory to 60
ing to Knoxville for q series of four.
Play was called at 2 o'clock, our time,
toe soon for party of hsme people to
reach Bristol on the vestibule and see
it, but it resulted very much to our
liking. Bristol made futile efforts to
"get in the game" and finally capitu-
lated to Captain Caldwell amid very
impressing ceremonies. in which the
roeters did not take part. They were
allowed to retain their side arms and
enjoined to pick their fints, or get
more modern weapons, and try us
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-07-21
Tribute of Respect.

To the memory of Elder James W.
Hilbert. who departed this life July
4th, 1898.
Inasmuch as it was our Heavenly
Fathers will to remove him from the
cares and tolls of earth, and call him to
the joys and rewards of heaven; and as
he had been so long and so intimately
connected with the Boone's Greek
Christian Lords day school, serving in
the capacity of teacher or superinten'
dent. Therefore be it
Resolved, That we deeply deplore
his loss. He was not only an able and
efficient leader, but also kind and af-
fectionate. Patience was one of his
chief traits Of character We shall long
for his presence. his kindly handshakes
his interesting and encouraging talks
to the children and young people, and
the example Of his manly and digni-
fed department.
Resolved, That we are the better by
his having lived, and that we will emu
late his good examples Of life and,
walk in his footsteps as he walked in
the footsteps of the blessed SAVER whc
has redeemed us by His prescious blood
and made us all what we are.
Resolved, That we extend our heart
felt sympathy to his bereaved family
and that God in His providence will oil
ways tenderly and lovingly confer
them in their sad affection and shiel,
them from harm on life's lonely jour
ney.
Resolved, That these resolutions b
handed to the secretary of the Sunda,
School to be recorded in the minut
book, and copies be sent to the griei
stricken family and to our county pi
pers for publication.
Miss DELLA CLARK,
MISS IDA MITCHELL,
MRS. j. d. KEEFAUvER,
PROF. L. G. GARsT,
: Committee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-07-21
VIII Go on the Lecture Platform.

George A. Reeves, brother ,in-law Of
Mrs. Rhoda Reeves, speaking of the
report that the Taylor sisters, Mrs.
Reeves and Mrs. Jobe, would not go on
the stage since the appointment OF
Dudley JObe as the Governors private
secretary, said that the sisters would
go on the stage with a joint lecture, and
that they were now at work on their
productions. He admitted, however,
that both Coy. Taylor and ALI were
opposed to the movement. but that
would not affect their decision as they
were determined on carrying out the
cherished desire of their father, N. G..
Taylor, that they should make an eff
fort in the field
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-07-21
Deafness Can Not be Cnied

by local applications as they can not reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
way to cure deafness, and that is by constitu-
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition OF the mucous lining Of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed
you have afumbIing sound or imperfect hear
ing, and when it is entirely closed deafness is
the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its normal
condition hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out Of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an infamed condition of
the mucous surfaces,
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case Of deafness Caused by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure, Send for
circulars. free
Price 75c per bottle. fold by all druggists.
+. j. CHENEY s. Co., Telodo, o.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-07-21
WANTED:-Good farmers
in every dia+rio4 IN

WANTED Good farmers
in every district in
every county in East
Tenn. ; to sell on COM
mission, our CELEBRATED
RED BONE BRAND FERTILI-
zERS, manufactured by
the Brown Fertilizer
Co., Knoxville, Tenn.
Of PURE ANIMAL BLOOD
and BONE, and guarant eed
to be the best and most
satisfactory fertilizer
made. No capital re-
quired. All Commissi sion
paid in cash. Send
application with refer
ence to George Brown,
selling agents, 2lo and
212 Cay ST. , Knoxville,
Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-07-21
July 10, 1898,

After our season was over last fallthe
Hotel was closed for the winter Re-
Gently discovered the house was in.
tested with rats, they were destroying
the bedding and bed clothes and max
ing havoc of everything. RAT CHEESE
was recommended; / tried it and was
surprised at the marvellous result. In
few days there was not a rat about
the place, they seemed to have left the
barns and out houses rs we'll as the Ho-
tel. Every one who is pestered with
rats or mice should try Rat Cheese at
once; it did the work quickly and well
for me gladly recommended it. A de-
cisive battle quickly won. Please send
me one dozen boxes by express and
obllge.
Yours very truly,
S. H. JOHNSON,
Fern Hall, Crystal Lake,
Dundaff, p. O. Pa.