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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-07-20
GIANTS OF PATAGONIA.
The mi Tribe Averages Nearly
Six Feet for Each Man
Great hunters.

The tribes 10 The east Of the Cordil-
leras. in southern Patagonia. belong TO
Araucanian stock AND are Il superior
race. The Tehuelches-as they call
Ihemsp.veS-of southern and eastern
Patagonia are the people whose unusual
stature gaze r.se to The fables OF cary
days TO the tiirci thai the natives Of this
region were giants. averaging nm or
tel fepi III height. II is Il fact. says the
Boston Transcript. that they are the
ia.lest human beings in the world, the
men averaging bui slightly less than
six feet. while individuals Cf four TO SIX
inches above hat mark are not uncom
non They are in reality by no mgans
savagps, tut somewhat civilized bar
barlanS. They are almost unLcquainted
with the Use Of firearms, nutw;tEStand-
ing some cCnlaci With the whites, but
they have plenty OF horses and dogs
Unsurpassed hunters. they capture
the guanaro and the rhea, or South
American ostrich, and from the skins
OF these and other animals they make
c!oll.s and coverings for their tents.
They make beautiful! "capes." or man
ties. or furs and feathers. which are
mighty prizrd Ivy Europeans and find Il
re ady market. most Of the proceeds be-
ing spent for bad whisky, which is
brough, into the country in quantities
by traders.
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UNCLE SAM AND THE KAISER.

The reported no stile attitude OF
Germany in the PHILIPPINES makes Il
20 nrarisnn "f the naval strength OF
the Kaiser and the United States in
the Orient Of particular interest.
TO protect the forty German resi-.
dents of Manila. the German Gov
eminent has for several weeks haG
five men-or- war lying in the harhor
the first. class armored cruiser Kai.
ser and the protected cruiser Kaiser.
ina Augusta, Princess Wilhelm.
Ir.ne and Comnran. Within the
past few days two or three Of the yes
sells have moved away, but they ar,
still within striking distance. Be.
slices these, the frat class armored
cruisers Deutschland aud cruisers
Genon AMI Arcona are IN AsiatIc
waters.
rlie strength Of the German feet
lies III the fact that the ships are all
protected cruisers, and the Drutch-
land and Kaiser are armored, and are
practically hattle-ships. The Ameri.
chi ships are mostly all unprotected
vessels. The German Deutchl2nd
and Kaiser each carry 10-inch guns.
he ,vier than any in the American
feet, but outside of these the ndvan.
tage in guns is on the side Of Uncle
Sans fleet.
TO Offset this powerful fleet Adj
mirtl ewey has the iirst class pro.
tected cruiser Olympia, the second
class protected cruisers Baltimore
Bo 'tor, Charleston ard Rn1cigh, the
third-class protected cruisers Con.
cord and Petrol and the revenue cut
ter McCullocb. III addition TO these
vessrl| the heavily armored monitors
Monadnock and Monterey are ON the
way 10 JON Drwey's feet. Tho MON.
terev should he there IN two weeks
and the Monadnock by the end oI
August. When they arrive the Ger.
manf will he completely rvcrmalchrd
Besidesthe vessels given above pcwe,
has captured several small Spanish
gunboats.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-07-20

THE ~wNywS

The traveller, tourist or business
man is 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 in the world.
On all classes of tickets stopovers
are granted ut Ogden. Salt Lake
City, Glenwood Springs. Leadville,
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. WADLE1aH, General
Passenger Agent. Salt Lake City.
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"Why Is Santiago tn remain in the

"Why Is Santiago to remain in the
hands Of our enenies?" he asked.
@The Spaniarls are not our enc
miles," replied General Shafter. ~We
are fighting the soldiers Of Spain, but
we have no de sire to despoil her citi-
Ems. No Cuban will be allowed to
enter the city nor Will any American.
The government of the city is for the
people to decide. When the Ameri-
can army leaves it 1 presume it will
he turned over to yon, but not until
Chcn."
Castillr. who came direct from
G neral Care as camp, lid not at
tempt to cor .eal his chagrin.
General Shafter Sun lay morning
lent HI invita- ion to General Garcia
to attend the ceremony of raising ,he
american fl ~ over Santiago. but the
Cuban General slo vel hi. resent
men by sending ii reply which amply
'ontirmed the course viii IN he and
his ragged, ignorant s"l Tiers have
T N0wed during the weeks OF harl
fighting and campaigning which
have resulted in the fall OF Santiago.
lie decline the invitation saying he
hated the SpanIards, and added that
tie did not want to be where my of
them we're.
General Shafter has asked the War
Department to hurry forward the
regiments Of immunes for service at
Santiago and vicinity in order that
here may be a minimum of danger
OF further infec ion of our troops
from the fever which prevails at San
tiago. .
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SHOWN BY LOCAL RETAILERS.

Plaid silk sun umbrellas.
Jacket suits of tan pique.
Sailors in mixed rough straws.
Fifteen-inch high bicycle shoes.
Duck sailors and Tams for boys.
Separate crash skirts in tucked eff.
fects.
Hatpins topped with a military but
ton.
Tiny kid purses with q fat top and
chain.
Crinkled cottons with serpentine
stripes.
Large gilt and silver belt buckles
representing the United States shield.
Allover embroideries in grass linen
for Jokes, fronts ind waists.
Separate revers, sailor collars and
opened vests of white pique.
Large gold, silver and enamelled shirt
studs for the cotton waists.
Silk muslin resembling fine, soft or
candle for summer wedding gowns.
String ties Of the national colors hav-
ing stars, scattered over the surGce.
Half-long and short capes in military
style OF red cloth lined with white and
trimmed with a large gilt braid orna-
ment,
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War Notes.

General Shafber informed the War
Department Tuesday that 22.789
Spanish soldier had surrendered at
Santiago. This includes those in the
city and ut points in the surrendered
territory. This is n greater number
OF men than Shafter has available for
duty. In addition to the men 10000
rifles and l0,f 100000 rounds Of ammu-
milton were turned over to the Amer
lean ordnance officers.
There is said to be a good deal OF
friction between Skaters army and
the Cuban insurgents. The latter
are represented to be lazy, shittless
fellows, their chief ambition being to
put themselves outside Of rs many
American rations as possible.
In addition to their aversion to
work, there is much discomfort
among them over General Skaters
refusal to permit the Cuban iunta to
enter Santiago after it's surrender.
They looked upon the captured city
as their Legitimate prey and we're
anxious to wreak their vengeance
upon the Spanish citizens. This
Shafter would not permit and there
has been but little communication
between his army and the insurgents
since.
On Friday last Castillo, a brother
Of General Clstillo, went to General
Skaters headquarters in order to
ascertain the cause of this, to the
Cubans, inexplicable relation.
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f j. CHENEY & CO., ,
Toledo, Ohio,

IolSuO, On1O,
We, the undersigned, have known r.
j. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in
all business TRANSACTIONS, and finan-
cIallv able to carry out any obliga-
ton maize by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx. Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, Ohio.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN. Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, 0.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter.
nally, and acts direc ly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls family Pills are the best.
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Contractors are reapinR a ricb har.
vest from the present war. One OF
the most glaring frauds that has 30
far come to light is the extravaganza
OF shipping mules from the east to
this coast at a cost Of 1891 each, or
about three times rs much "a IL
would cost to purchase them here.
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FOR SALE.

Two second hand Miller's Little
Giant Hay Presses with wagons, in
good condition. Car size bales. AL
dress The Fl. G. Shaw Co., Stockton
California.
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HOw's This.

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for ANY case Of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls: Catarrh
Cure.
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Additional summer goods just re.
ceived at Alexander's. y
The Globe-republican., 1898-04-14

private residences, where . centerpieee
Il IN absolute necessity. the new de-
sign In particularly adapted. These
fittings are gotten up in most elaborate
design Of electro plated silverware and
polished brass and represent illumined
artificial flowers, such as roses, poppies
daffodils. tulips, etc., mounted in hand
some china or earthenware jars. These
are suitable for side tables and especi-
ally adapted for conservatories where
they show to great effect in dim light
In each fitting many tiny electric
lamps are concealed. An abundance
of space is also provided for water and
fresh flowers, which makes the decep-
ton all the greater At one recent
function. unrivaled for its lavish ex-
penditure for decorations, smaller fit
tings were used grouped around the
piece de resistance, some only having
one. others two and others three or
four electric blooms.-Philadelph
Record.
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Care Of Children's Toe-Nails.

The cutting Of children's toe-nails
Is but little understood by nurses; and
even mothers give but scant attention
to this most important point. Never
should a tOe-nail be rounded like q
finger-nail. The nails must from ear.
Hest infancy be trained to grow square
and never on any account be cut on,
at the sides. Do not give child toe
many playthings at one time. Such
a practice tends to develop restless.
ness. Rather let her have but one, and
when signs of discomfort appear, show
her some new way of playing with it
Her ingenuity and steadiness will thus
be encouraged. A child should not, OF
course, be kept too monotonously with
one plaything, if she has number IVA
riety is good for all. at times). but
rather that error than the other; and
by all means, guard against her hay.
ing a number at the same time. Rather
let her play with one as long as she
will. Then, before the second one j:
taken up, put the first one entirely oui
of sight, in order that it may come
forth at some future day masqueradins
as a new toy.
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oFy AnQorD0n ut Home.
No two children could be more guile
lessly unafectedly happy than this
41rlish woman and her husband, writes
contributor to a recent number of
The Young Woman" about Mary An
derson. After their marriage they liv-
I'd In q pretty house at Tunbridge
Wells. where, by the way, there was
quite unique portrait gallery. 1t con-
sisted of an almost endless number Of
portraits Of one person. and that per-
son. the lady Of the house. She her
self had nothing to do with it, but it
belonged to her husband, and formed
. frieze all around his room.
We talked of stage life, and Mrs. De
Navarro expressed her absolute dis
like to the life of an actress in the
most decided way. Long before she
had given up acting, she said, she had
felt the hollowness of it all to the
full. The glamor and glitter might
please at first. but they could not salts
~ for any length of time They were
not enough; in fact. they were nothing.
and less than nothing, to any one who
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TO THE POINT.

Some mothers spare the rod and spoil
the slipper.
A good roadbed is the best place for
a tired wheel.
The musician who plays by note has
to face the music.
No woman can lace herself as tight
as a man can drink himself.
All the worlds a stage. and the per-
Torrance thereon is continuous
Idealism is the contemplation Of
marriage: realism is what you get
A woman il clever when she makes a
man think he knows a great deal more
than she does.
A good many people who are trying
to get in the social swim should put on
life-preservers.
You can always judge the wheels in .
mans head by the spokes that come
from the mouth.
Too many men are engaged in the
profession Of carving pine dry goods
boxes with p0cketknife.
When q candidate places himself in
the hands of his friends he must place
his pocketbook there also IL he ex-
poets to come under the wirs arst
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did not think all life was nothing but
. farce. And, oh, the inexpressible re-
lief, the happiness, the calm, the
peace of the simple, quiet life they
were now leading! Mrs. De Navar-
ro's face beamed as she talked about
their life-their unconventional roam
ings, their simple pleasures. their love
for music and art, and their friendly
intercourse with kindred spirits. But
what struck me most was the beautiful
devotion to their religion, the rever-
eoce with which they spoke OF it, and
the evident part it played in their
everyday lives. A short time after
ward Mrs. De Navarro wrote to me. and
observed then that her letters were
Just as spontaneous, as impulsively
friendly and as unaffected as the writer
herself.
The solitude a deux. which Mr.. and
llrs. De Navarro found 50 congenial.
does not seem to have palled yet. For
years they lived the same free, uncon-
ventional life, pitching their tent here
and there. while the villa at Tunbridge
Wells remained the pied terre where
they could turn when they wanted to
Be within their own four walls. But
they remained great travellers. being
very fond of nature in all her different
aspects. Now you might hear OF them
in q place in rural England, which lay
very far on the beaten travellers track.
and again you might write. hoping to
- them, and the answer came. I'VE
- jnst on for Spain. and from there
- othsr parts oe the Continent Never
= ~ e loaging T. - baek q D1haic
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army 1892 cannon, 4,O22,OOO rifles. p
36O, 900 equipments for foot and horse,
$4,000 tons of powder. $4,000 tons OF
shot, and 1,O22, OOO. 900 cartridges. The
soldier is the best fed individual OF his
class in Europe. The British soldier
receives for his daily ration Is ounces
of bread, IL of meat, of rice. OF
dried vegetables, Is of potatoes, and
once a week he receives 2 ounces OF
salt. 4 of coffee and 9 of sugar. IN
time of war France puts 81 out OF every
1000 of her population in the neid'
Germany $40. Russia 21O.
In the Crimean war of 1855 800, 400
men went to the front. of whom $3.50
we're killed in battle. $3.50 were
wounded. of whom 11,750 died in the
HOSPITALS. 1875 died Of disease con-
tracted during the campaign. The to-
tai deaths were 95.615. The war cost
f3o5, OOO, 900.
The principal nations OF the world
have 2.231 warships. mounting 1888
guns. mostly of very heavy caliber.
The list of the worlds battles COM
prises 1,527 regular engagements whose
names are given as worthy OF record
During the Mexican var the United
States put 9O.10O men in the field. OF
whom 1850 died of wounds or disease.
At Gettysburg 100000 men fought on
the Union and Confederate sides. OF
whom s. 1000 were placed hors du COM
bat.
During the Franco-Prussian war OF
1901, 10000 French and 1,OOS.OOO
Germans took the field. OF the for
mer Al 900 were killed in battle. 5000
died of wounds. A. 900 died of sickness.
116.O0O were in various ways disabled.
and 446, 900 were taken prisoners. OF
the Germans. 1872 were killed in &C
ton. 1910 died of their wounds. 14,2oS
Of sickness, So, 900 were disabled. The
prisoners taken by the French were
very few in number. In all $4,000
French and 1s3, ISL Germans were kill
ed or disabled, a loss to the world OF
81, Isl men.
The cost of the Mexican war was
S66. 900 900. The total number Of men
in the worlds nayies is 237. 000. In the
last 200 years France has spent $685.
OOo. 900 in war. It Is estimated that
there are 100. 0Oo. 900 guns In the world.
At IN average Of so each the cost q
t. worlds rifles. shotguns and nns-
- would be $l.eoe 81. 90.
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and 10 other vessels that were at
tempting to run the blockade. From
June, 1871, to November, 1913. the
French government enrolled 4,556. 900
men, nearly three-fourths of whom
died in battle, of wounds or diseases
contracted in the field. The expend-
iture for the German army in 1889
was f1S,s4O.OOO, or about $3.50 per man.
OF the aggregate sum $3.50, 900 was
for pay, f4,30O. 900 for food, and 1900
900 for clothing. The public debt of the
Austro-Hungarian empire is $500, 1885,
600 forms, mostly contracted by the
French war of early years of this CEN
fury of the seven weeks war with
Prussia.
The navy of Great Britain has 65,-
600 men; France. $4,000; Germany, &c.
900; Russia, $4,000: Austria. 5000;
Italy, 10000; Spain. $4,000: Holland.
5000; Turkey. $4,000; the United
States. 10000.
The annual cost of the British army
is Eli. 100000: of the navy, Ella ,OO0. 900.
Marengo called $4,000 men into action.
of whom 1900 were killed or crippled
The Spanish army costs 142 900 Pc
setas a year. Twenty-Five pesetas
equal S..
The French army costs every year
Ga, O00, 600 francs; the navy POS. ZOO. 900
The United States army. in 1892. cost
SAC, 49,. 456: our navy in the same year,
$12S, 174,139. The army of Bolivia costs
the people of that impoverished coun-
try $500. 0c0 a year. The annual
army expenditure of Greece is 1S.OOO.-
600 drachmi A drachma is about 20
cents. Italy spends every year 14.0OO,-
600 lire on her army. Twenty-Five lire
equal S.. Down to the year 1876
Krupp had delivered to various Euro
pean nations over 5000 cannon. There
were 1900 men on the field of Sa-
dowa, of whom $4,000 were killed or
disabled. At Borodino 100000 French
and Russians fought and the dead and
wounded numbered $4,000. The esti-
mated cost to both sides of the great
civil war in this country was $780,
900, 900. The spring and autumn
maneuvers of the European armies
cost annually over 100000.
In 1866 the United States provost
marshal general reported tkat 81. 362
men on the union side had been killed
In battle. 34.71O had died Of their
wounds. IS, 81 had died Of disease;
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Black serge made in the manner here
indicated will make a stunning street
dress for spring. Its simplicity recon-
mends it to the amateur who is cour-
ageous enough to attempt gown "out
of whole CLOTH" as well as to her who
would renew last years dress. The
only trimming IS black braid, sewed
on the lower part Of the scant blouse,
on the upper sleeves, and around the
hips-all in diamond patterns about
two and half inches broad. A velvet
belt knotted at the left side has a
tiny steel buckle in the center Of the
knot Such dress, with quiet, white
linen collar, will serve for shopping
or business gown; but If dressier cos
tune is wanted one need only add a
more elaborate arrangement of lace
and ribbon around the neck, clap on
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1t is estimated that since the Chris
tian era began over 1000 ,000, 900 human
beings have persisted in war. The cost
OF the worlds wars since the Crimean
war has been 81, 265. OOO, 900, or enough
to give SO gold piece to every man.
woman and child on the globe. Dur
ing the most peaceful years the world
has 100000 soldiers. who are with
drawn from the productive operations
to pose as soldiers. The pay, equip
ments. food and clothing of these men
costs the worlds taxpayers nearly 49,
100000 a day. The cost of our navy
during the civil war was, for 1862, $42,-
100000: 1863, $63, O00, 900; 1864, ST.. 0Oo,-
900; 1865, $122. 100000.
During the civil war the Confederate
cruisers captured or destroyed 80 ships,
4s brigs, 81 schooners and other YES
sells flying the American flag. The
number Of men withdrawn from indus
try to take part in the civil war on the
Union side was 2.772.46S, while the
Confederates enlisted over coo, 900. The
expense Of the war department in 1862
was 1884,, 000, 900; in 1863. $599, OOO, 900;
in 1864. $3.50, coz. COO; in 1865, $1,G31 ,O0o.-
600.
In times Of war the armies of Eu-
ropean nations can be raised to 1885,
900 men. and the daily expense will be
nearly $20,000,00O to say nothing Of
the destruction of life and property.
During the last few months of the civil
war the expense of the government ex-
ceeded 100000 a day. The destruc-
ton Of stores and clothing by both ar
mics during the civil war is estimated
at 500, 100000. In 1881 English ships
brought to the bone factories of Eng
land 10000 skeletons of Turkish and
Russian soldiers who had persisted in
the Crimean war. They were to be uti-
lized as fertilizing material, after be-
ing ground to powder in the mills. All
the wars of Napoleon Bonaparte cost
f255, 000. 900, while the wars Of Louis
Napoleon cost France f442, 0O0, 900. The
former made the enemy pay most of
the expense; the expense of the wars
waged by the latter was borne by
France. During the civil war in this
country. from 1861 to 1865. the Union
ordnance department served out to the
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ENCLISHMAN OF ROMANCE.

Sir Edwin Arnold's Life In the Floveey
kingdom.
Sir Edwin Arnold. who sealed his
union with a fascinating japanese Wild
ow by an English marriage service in
London recently. was always cosmopo:-
itan in his ideas. says the Philadelphia
Record. Surely no Englishman born
and bred has ever succeeded in merg-
ing his own individuality into that Of
other peoples as the author Of THE
Light of Asia" and The Light Of the
World" has done. When he was In In
dia in his young days his work showed
his intense sympathy with the Budd-
hists. and in the preface to The Light
Of Asia" he wrote: This book was
written by one who loved India and
the Indian people, For two score
years he was English to the core Of
his heart in the editorials he wrote for
the London Telegraph and in 1890 hs
came to America, seemed quite able to
understand us las few of his country
men could do). and then he went on to
Japan and Immediately began to live
a la Japanais. He lived in a native
house. left his shoes at his door. slept
on thick quilt and. they say. ate In
true Japanese style. In his bedroom
he had a cheap European washstand.
two Japanese chests of drawers Ut
white wood and black iron work. and
the usual sliding cupboards. into which
his bed was put when it was rolled
up in the daytime The walls Of the
room were of tissue-paper panels pow
dered with silver maple leaves and a
clear glass belt ran. around the room.
The drawing-room was glass paneled
from door to ceiling and the only thing
in the whole house that limited at other
civilizations was an American stove,
which stood in one of the corners. With
such surroundings it is not much WON
der that the impressionable poet found
himself going through the ceremony Of
tea drinking with his charming COM
panion of the hour. and that he was
content to accept the ceremony as
bona-fide marriage is tribute to his
kinship with genius that since the
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Remarkable Eccentricity.


An eccentric character, who died re-
Gently in Italy. had not left his own
grounds for years. He took long walks
every day in the house. or in the house
and grounds. counting the number Of
times he covered certain measured
distances. Whenever the distance
equaled that to some neighboring viii
lage. he put it down as a walk to that
place and spoke Of it in that way to his
friends. Before he shut himself up he
used to pay visits to his friends in a
highly original manner, he himself re-
naming invisible. while his servant
ran backwards and forwards by the
hour together, carrying questions and
answers.