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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-20
NO MAN
This Philosopher Says There II =
0Limit to the Value OF Even tho
Valuable Mans Services.

cts a mistake for a man to think
he's Indispensable" said Mr.. Nozzle
by. Of the New York Sun. "for no man
IS. Men are valuable, and they may
easily make themselves very valuable
but when a mar comes to think iha:
the business can't get along without
him. or can't get along SO we'll as u
does. which amounts to the same
thing. why. he's wrong, that's al!
More than one man has found that out
when he has set his valuation too high
and il is very probable that when he
began TO dwell OIL his " value. his
value in reality began TO decline; il -
certain that one OF the things that
contributed most TO increase his vaIu-
was his forgetfulnpss OF himself.
AZ a matter Of fact. Il mans inter
ests. if he is really Il superior man. Ia
TO a certain point. and that a hig h
point. too. will take care Of the"
selves. or rather Other people Will Iak,
care of them if he will supply 'hr ~ ,
tive. There is a fixed low price for ,!,-
run Of people of average ability M
zone for the man Of really superb
ability. that is. If he j. Il rGH per r"!'
':;an. which is 10 Sa! not oti.y OF h'@t
ability but Of perfect forgetfular>s ~
sci? and absolute devotion 10 bushes.
my break or flaw or lack in Ties,
qualities anywhere kno"ks a MAJ
value down wonderfully Nothing ivs
than the whole thing will do, but tn"
will command a price anywhere an,
everywhere.
still no man is indispersable; .
isn't in The nature of things that h,
should be. No matter who dies. III,
world keeps on turning just the same
and il would be just the same with tn,
business if you should go out Of it,"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-20
PIE IS TABOOED.
DSsfoA Children Are Not Allowed to
Eat This Toothsome DelicaeY
Mt School.

Pic, that good, old-fashioned New
Eogland staple, is doomed, if modern
educators have their way, says the New
York Press. In the public schools of
JIoston instructors keep watch and
ward not Only over the mental pabulum
of their pupils. but they prescribe for
their MONDAY l%uncheons the liirgsthat
tits hygienicaliy and scientifically prop
er for boys and girls 10 eat.
Some of the wise Bostonians viewed
with anxiety the youth of the city nom
"~halantly m%unching pie, cake and other
:ndigestibles at their noon recess, ut
=criy Indifferent to any result more re-
mote than the Immediate qualification
"f their appe!itss. Science applied to
food was summoned to the rtscue and
The members OF the committee On hy-
giene OF the Boston school board had
IN order passed providing that only
ouch food as WAS approved by them
should be sod in any OF the city school
houses. This was aimed 81 the j~lnitors
and others who had been catering to
ihe demand for pies and cake by car
rying on Il brisk MONDAY trade in such
Niands. Th? New England kitchen, a
-emi-phiiHn;hroEic exper::nsn: IN scien-
iific cooking and food production. was
asked 10 srr".,y the lunchcons that boys
and gill o." 1t TO have.
The first !!an was TO have two grades
of luachcOHH--a tcH-ccnt lunch. consist
ing CT Il cup OF soU?. milk or cocoa, with
crackers, two slices Of bread and but
Ter ard frui; or simple cake, and II five
cent lu"ch. consisting &C = sandwich,
bread and butter. with fruit. cocoa and
crackers Or milk and crackers. Ten
cent lunches. however, did rOt prove
popular. 50 all sorts Of combinations
possih!" Tor five GEMS have n'aT made.
If a pupil wants more than ihl; lie buys
Two or three lunches, according to the
degree Of his appetite and the state Of
mis- finances.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-20
LATE COURT DECISIONS.

Damages for mental anguish, indie
pendent of and unaccompanied by
physical injury of any kind, are de-
MED, in Peay VS.. Western Union Tele-
graph company (Ark.), 80 L. r. A. 1853.
Oral evidence to show that the max.
er of a note was only an agent and
signed 1t under On agreement with the
rayee that the principal only should
be liable is held, in Shuey VS.. Adair
lWash.), 80 L. r. A. 473, to be mad
missible.
A claim for funeral expenses of a
mortgagor of land is, in Milward vs.
Shields (Ky.), 80 L. r. A. SOC, denied
priority over the lien of the mort.
gage under a statute providing that
burial expenses shall be paid before
and pro rata distribution.
An agreement by the owners of race
horses entered at certain stake races tc
divide equally the premiums and stake
moneys awarded to any of their
horses, is held, in Hawkins vs.. Ottinger
(Cal.), 40 L. r. A. 76, to be valid, and
not a wagering contract.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-20
LOVE AMONG
Curious Customs Tint Are Still in
Vogue Among Inhabitants of
the Icy Land.

When a young Laplander is in love
with n girl he and she run n ace. He
is heavily handicapped, so that she may
win if she CHOOSES, and if she outrun
him he cannot propose again. OF course
she suffers herself to be overtaken if
she cares for him, but the consent Of
her parents must be obtained before
she can * married. The law of the
land is very strict IN this point, and
in oldcn tines the mar was subject to
capital punishment if he married with
out the consent Of the girls parents.
After n T.aplander has chosen Il bride
ne sends her Il present of a girdle, n
ring and a quantity of brandy; he
goes as far rs the door of her hut, but
when Il bumper of brandy is offered to
The girls father; If he drink it is n
sign he consents to the marriage, and
he young lover then promises to give
the girl some clothes, and pays n sum
Of money, generally 100 copper dollars,
on the spot. This, of course. is n rem
nant of marriage by purchase, which,
in primitive times, succeeded marriage
by capture. Banns are published once
IN Lapland and the marriage ceremony
is very short. The bride wears her hair
loose and has n gold band round her
generally reindeer, and she and her
bridegroom remain with her parents
for n year after marriage.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-20
Five DoIInrs Postngc Cor Letter..


w. F. Bailey contributes an article to
Century on "The Pony Express from
st. Joseph, Mo-, to San Francisco.
Mr.. Bailey says: 1.-THE letters, before
being placed in the pockets, were
wrapped in oiled silk to preserve them
from moisture. The maximum weight
OF any one mail was 20 pounds; but
this was rarely reached. The charges
we're originally S foreach lettcro of one
half ounce or less; but afterward this
was reduced to $3.50 for each letter
not exceeding one-half ounce, this
being in addition to the regular United
States postage. Specially made light
weight paper was generally used to
reduce the expense. Special editions
Of the eastern newspapers were print
ed on tissue-paper to enable them to
reach subscribers on the Pacific coast.
This, however, was more rs an adj
vertisement, there being little demand
for them at their necessarily large
price"
The Republican journal., 1898-02-10

fresh supply. The eggs are compressed
into paste, sometimes with the addition
of little corn meal; and are then made
into cakes, which may be dried and kept
long time. Frequently the flies them
selves, captured just before depositing
their eggs, are pounded into jelly, or
boiled whole in corn husks, and thus
eaten. Both this mixture and the cakes
above described find ready sale during
Lent, when the eating of meat is forbid
den. They look as tempting as many of
the messes we daily encounter, but how
they taste l cannot tell you from expert
mental knowledge. Certainly they can
be no worse than the snails that in several
parts of Europe as in Central America are
fattened for food! The snails are kept in
large reservoirs, the floors of which are
strewn with corn meal, herbs and flowers,
and grow to astonishing size. Probably
the custom was handed down from the
luxurious Romans, who-if Varro is to be
believed-fed the nasty things on bran
and wine, till sometimes single shell held
ten quarts of solid Shiny snails!
FANNIE BRIGHAM WARD.
The Republican journal., 1898-02-10

We are living too fast. EAST as light
ming" expresses it, for we talk by cleo
tricity, cook by electricity, travel ty else-
tricity and so on.
Its hurry, hurry, hurry from the cradle
to the grave.
We crowd too much; crowd Our work,
crowd our eating, crowd Our pleasure, crowd
our sleeping.
A "bresking down CT the nervous sys-
tenn" is the way Of expressing tie result.
1t means a depicting Ct the nerves in
duced by prolonged strain; overtaxing Of
the nervous system; a product Of over
hurry and hustle.
1t affects all people il all walks CT lie.
1t battles physicians Of ali schools.
No one knows the horrors of such a
condition better than Rev. J. N. Nc
Cready, of Elkton, Mich. For years he
labored faithfully and well. He was pro-
gressive and aggressive; a leader among
men, a deep thinker aid a hard worker.
In his zeal, he overworked; overtaxed
his mental and physical strength.
The outlook was dark, with health shat
tered and recovery apparently hopeless.
Many means tor cure were tried, with
out receiving benefit.
Finally he took DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People and was restored to health.
He says:
ain April, 1896, the physicians said l
must stop preaching Or die.
81 had overtaxed myself and was suf-
fering from complete breaking down of
my nervous system and persistent ston-
ach trouble.
The Republican journal., 1898-02-10

How frequently
q woman asks this question: How much
thought and study she devotes to it, 1t is
natural. A woman hates to think that she
is growing day by day less charming and
attractive and youthful to her husbands
eyes than in the days of courtship.
A woman may always retain her charms
and the vivacitv and freshness Of youth if
she will take the proper care of her health.
A tremendous percentage of ill-health in
women is due to weakness and disease of
the distinctly feminine organism DR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription is an unfail-
ing remedy for all disorders of this nature.
1t allays Inflammation, heals liberation
stops facilitating drains and soothes and
tones the nerves. 1t preserves in woman
all the charm of healthy youth. Thou
sands of women have testified to its mar
velouS merits
'Favorite Prescription " is sold BY all re-
spectacle dealers in medicines. Deal only
where you are honestly treated. Any store
keeper who tries to give you substitute
for what you demand is not treating you
honestly and you should take your trade
elsewhere.
For nine years I have suffered with falling
OF Internal organs, writes Mrs. Mary Williams
of Raleigh, Wake Co. N. G. BOX 1867 II was
troubled with bearing down pains. had indi-
geston and female weakness and nervousness
could not sleep at night. l was constipated
that no medicine would reach my disease Dr.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription Golden Medi-
cal Discovery and Pleasant Pellets have
cured me"
An everyday necessity in the home.
good home medical work Send 81 one
cent stamps, to cover mailing only to the
Worlds Dispensary Medical Association,
Buffalo, N Y, for paper covered copy of
Or, P1erce's Common Sense Medical Ad-
wiser Cloth binding II stamps
The Republican journal., 1898-02-10
A Maine Will Sustained.
Heirs Who Received 40 Each Made the
Contest, but Were Defeated.

Contest. but Were Defeated.
RocKLAND, Me-, Jan. 81. There was a
hearing at the probate court rooms to- day
on the will of the late John Jones of Bay
Point, who died June a. 1897. According
to his will drawn March 5, 1894, the de-
ceased left the bulk Of his property, in
Guiding all the real estate, to his wife,
Maria Jones, So, 600 to his daughter, Au-
gusta Jones, and IS each to Mary Boyn-
ton, Caroline Harrington, William Jones
and Rebecca Clough.
Mr.. Jones, July "a, 1895, added codicil
in which the sum of $1,000, bequeathed
to his daughter Augusta was altered to
5000. and a clause was inserted to the
effect that the real estate had been con-
veyed to his wife, Maria by warranty
deed, she giving bond for the maintenance
of the daughter, Augusta.
The heirs who received IS apiece en-
gagged ex-Attorney General Littletield as
counsel and sought to have the will set
aside upon the ground that Mr.. Jones had
been subjected to undue influence upon
the part of his wife, Maria.
At the hearing Mrs. Jones was examined
at considerable length, and among other
matters brought out, was that relating to
the Jones cemetery lot. This lot contains
a fine monument and is said to have cost
not far from $1,000. According to the
evidence, Mr.. Jones demonstrated against
the expenditure, but Mrs. Jones insisted
upon having a tine lot, and as she testi-
fed, ''Mr. Jones finally came around to
her way of thinking.'
The other witnesses were G. NJ. Hicks
and j. d. Jameson, whose names were
affixed TO the will drawn in 1894, and j.
j. Glidden. James Adams and Elmira w.
Adams, who witnessed the will and codicil
of 1895. Gertrude B. Davis, who wit
messed the former will, was out Of the
State and her testimony could not be con
venientiy obtained. No inventory on the
estate has yet been returned in probate
court, but its value is placed at about
$50 600.
1t is mostly in the form of real estate,
advantageously situated and upon which
MI. Jones had in times past placed high
figure. 1t is even said that the parties
who founded Gloucester wanted to estab-
fish their fishing business here instead,
but the terms did not suit them, and
Gloucester got the prize
A year or so before his death Mr. Jones
offered portion, about 100 acres, of his
splendid property to the city Of Rockland
as park. There were certain conditions.
however, which, while generous and rea-
sonable enough upon the part of the own
er, forbade the city fathers from ever
taking action. Judge Meservey sustained
the will and codicil.
The Republican journal., 1898-02-10

Several physicians treated me, but no
rerna5lent benefit was derived.
"Four times was stricken with nervous
pros.ratiol; twice with gastritis.
These attacks would throw me into
sp,s,ns
AT my bare feet touched the floor was
Immediately seized with cramps.
81 was Used up; helpless, hopeless.
~ commenced to take Or. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. One tox was
consumed and felt no better. This dis
Outraged me.
".Iy wife Urged me to try the pills
so-ls more, feeling that my life depended
uco1 he result.
q coatiaued 10 take them.
Since then, and ii has teen several
moths, have enjoyed life.
"fIave preached all Summer and held
revival meetings for fifteen weeks.
~ nave had no muscular exercise for
years, bit recently, have done considerable
hari work in my garden, my muscles
standing this test remarkably well.
Every Sabbath preach three times and
now think l am good for another twenty
years, If the Lord Wills"
To add weight to his words, Rev. Nc
Cfeady made affidavit before ]. D. Brookes,
Notary Public.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
exert a powerful influence in restoring
wasted nerve power and in purifying and
enriching the blood. Druggists consider
them the most effective remedy which they
The Republican journal., 1898-02-10
A Soldiers Experience.

At the close of one of the fiercest battles
OF the war, soldier was looking over the
field for his missing comrade He finally
discovered him among the MORALLY would
ed. This is his story in rhyme
"Oh Jim, Pm glad you've come,
I've been lying here all day,
" altlng Tor some one to lift me
when the ambulance comes this way
DO you know what heard, jim,
Only few moments ago,
AS the surgeon came and looked at me?
Oh, dear, 1t can't be so!
"They were caring for the wounded,
And bearing off the dead,
ana when they came to me, Jim,
what do you suppose they said?
II asked the surgeon what he thought
" the wounds in my breast and thigh,
If I'd an even chance to live,
Or did he think | must die.
"Said he, To make you comfortable,
My boy. is all that we can do;
You'd better tell some comrade
What you wish your folks to know
"And so l want to tell you, jim,
Tho I'm not afraid to go,
It's mighty hard for mother, JIM
Twill break her heart, l know.
"Tell her did my duty, jim;
Tell father and all the rest
That die for our flag and country;
That God doeth all for the best
81 feel my strength is going, Jim;
There's dimness on my sight;
But one word more, my boy,
Before my soul takes flight.
"Do you see that dead soldier there,
That fellow dressed in gray;
He saw NE lie here, bleeding,
And just crawled here where Law.
HE took his suspenders, Jim,
And bound my leg up tight,
And stopped the likelihood flowing
When he could scarcely sit upright,
"That's a bad wound" said he,
i m sorry for you, young man;
III bind your leg up tightly,
And help you as best I cam
"And jim, do you know l cried;
l couldn't help it to save my head
And when l got so l could thank him,
looked and found he was dead.
MAY heaven bless you, Jim, my boy,
And remember, when you pray,
Never forget your comrades here,
Nor the soldier boy in gray
And thus our hero died,
Whose young life's sudden close
Bore nothing but love and kindness
Alike to friends and foes
re-. B. Billings. )
Lynn, January, 1898
The Republican journal., 1898-02-10

The JOURNAL AND TRIBUNE. 1t seems
necessary to explain frequently our clubbing
arrangements with the New York Weekly
Tribune. Under the terms of our contract
with that paper it can only be sent free to
those who pay their subscription to The
journal one year in advance. 1t is not sent
unless requested by the subscriber. The
date will not correspond with the date on
The Journal slip, but each subscriber enti-
tied to the Weekly Tribune will receive it
TO. full year from the time the first num-
Der is received. The Tribune is printed,
published and mailed in New York, and not
from this office.
The Republican journal., 1898-02-10
FOR ONLY $500.

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The Republican journal., 1898-02-10
HOW TO MAKE MONEY!

If you are out of employment and want posi-
tion, paying you from $50 to 500 monthly clear
above Xlenses by working regularly. or, if you
want to increase your present income from $500
to $500 yearly, by working at odd times write the
GLOBE CO., 1928 Chestnut St, Fhia, Pa, stating
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employment, and you can secure position with
them by which you can make more money easier
and faster than you ever made before in your life.
6m44
The Republican journal., 1898-02-10
A Minister'S
Trials.

This naryatlae from minister IS of greatest aaA1e
to- those 7ohose ne1ses man4s, health shattered or
oMeyo7se aiIgs. is particularly abb,abyate ~ this
age ct ad1loe, ne11Vns endless labor
The Republican journal., 1898-02-10
Cancer
OF the Face.

Mrs. Laura E. Minis. of Smithville. Ga,
says: "A small pimple of strawberry
color appeared on my cheek; it soon
began to grow rapidly, notwithstand-
ing all efforts to check il NV
The Republican journal., 1898-02-10
TRY GRAlN-O! TRY GRAiN.O !

Ask your Grocer to-day to show you package
OF GRAIN o, the new food drink that takes the
place of coffee. The children may drink it with
out injury as well as the adult. All who try it,
like it GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown of
Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure grains,
and the most delicate stomach receives it without
distress. IA the price of coffee and % cents per
package. Sold by all grocers.
The Republican journal., 1898-02-10

Itch on human, mango on horses, dogs and
all stock. cured in 80 minutes by Woolford's
Sanitary Lotion. This never fails Sold by
A. A. Howes & Co., Druggists, Belfast, Me.
The Republican journal., 1898-02-10

=
eye became terribly
inhamed, and was so
swollen that for quite
a while l could not
see. The doctors
said I had Cancer of
the most malignant
type, and after ex-
hansting their efforts
without doing me
any good, they gave
The Republican journal., 1898-02-10
Maine Central R. R.
TIMETABLE.

On and after Nov. IA, 1897, trans connecting at
Burnham and Waterville with through trains for
and from Bangor. Waterville, Portland and Bos
ton will run as follows:
The Republican journal., 1898-02-10

up the case as hopeless When IN
formed that my father had died from
the same disease, they said I must die,
as hereditary Cancer WAS incurab1e.
cat this crisis, was advised to try
S.S.S., and in short while the Cancer
began to discharge and continued to do
so for three months, then it began to
heal. | continued the medicine a while
longer until the Cancer disapp AIRED en-
tirely. This was several years ago and
there has been no return OF the disease N
The Republican journal., 1898-02-10
CASKETSS 40 UNDERTAKING.

thirty years in the business at Liberty. The
nhest STOCK OF all grades to be found between the
fenobscot and Kennebec rivers, from the cheap
est WOOD casket to the finest broadcoth and vel
vet' white and black. Terms reasonable and sat.
isfaction guaranteed. L, g. MORSE.
Liberty, Me- Jan. 10, 1S98.-6m2
The Republican journal., 1898-02-10

Mrs. barley. You are 50 late You should
have been here two hours ago. / got so
tired waiting for you.
Mrs. Mcbride. I'm very sorry, dear, but
[ came as soon as ever I could. You see,
Jack gave me his coat to sew button on
this morning, before he went to the office.
Mrs. barley. 1 see! Were the letters so
interesting as that? Harlem Life.