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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-03
The Kaiser's Astuteness,

While in Berlin once, Thomas A. Edi-
Kaiser in his palace. He walked to
The designated place, but the flunkeys
in charge declined to take his card to
he royal presence, his humble p
nee making it seem impossible to
them that he was to have audience
with their august master. Edison, no.
wise disappointed, returned to his hotel,
where, shortly, he was waited upon by
a court official conveying Williams re-
grets for the mistake, and a request
that he would visit the palace next day
and bring with him one of his phono-
graphs. He did so. The emperor took
him n his private cabinet, no one
else being present, carefully closed all
the doors, and then besought him TO
take the marvellous invention apart
and explain to him all it's workings.
invited to attend a court reception next
day, and to bring the monograph with
him. Upon this occasion the great
American found the emperor surround
ed with a brilliant throng of mobiles.
When he produced his mysterious in
ventiOn, the emperor took it in hand,
eyed it critically, as though he had
never seen it before; then took it apart,
and explained to the amazed courtiers
exactly how it performed its wonders.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-03

The Governor General commands the
army, but the fleet remains subject to
the Ministry of Marine at Madrid, and
is under the orders OF the commandant
Of the station. The church is governed
by a Metropolitan Archbishop at Man
lila, with bishops for the most populous
provinces. The local ecclesiastical eu-
thority is mostly in the hands of the
religious corporations of Augustine,
Dominican and Franciscan monks and
friars, whose members are legion.
Some of the f~raternities and of the indi-
Yidual monks have become most opu-
lent; their landed possessions immense,
their revenues enormous, the monas-
teries and converts almost palatial,
their equipages even costly and elab-
crate. That they have been the chief
civilizers of the Indians, that they have
repeatedly interviewed with good offices
between the natives and their civil OPP
p%ressors, is undeniable. At the same
time the records of the church in the
Philippines abound with evidences of
lCstile and protracted controversies
with the authorities of the state, and
OF bitter contentious between the or
ders themselves.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-03

regular mountain cain or sierra which
runs parallel with the east coast, and,
which, Astounding in grand n pictur-
esque scenery, is the home of the wild
er native tribes. From this range as
cends Mayor, an active volcano of con-
ical form, about eight thousand feet in
elevation, a conspicuous landmark from
the sea. This height, with that of Ba-
najao $500 feet, and San Cristobal
0,375 feet, are but little exceeded by
Halcon in Mindoro (S,868 feet. Next
in population to Manila is the town of
Cavite, at the southern point of the
bay, eight miles distant, where were
the Spanish naval and quarantine sta
ton and arsenal, and the defences so
cleverly turned by Admiral Dewey in
the dawn of that eventful first of May.
Other ports in the Philippines which
have been opened to general trade are
Panay, and Zamboanga in Minda-
mao. Sual has probably the best
harbor. but Iloilo is the more i'm
portant point, it's province being the
most advanced after that Of Manila.
The pima fabrics made here are the
most esteemed. Capis, or Capiz, also
in Panay, is another considerable town.
Tacloban, the chief town of the island
Of Leyte, has an excellent harbor and
is the emporium of trade between Man
lila and the islands of Leyte and Sa-
mar. Another trade station is Cebu,
the principal town Of the island of Sc
bu. From Manila to lloilo it is SO
hours by steam and 18 hours further to
Cebu. Other points in provinces or dis
tricts of Albay, Bulacan, North and
South Cansarines, Batangas, Pagsan-
jan, and in the Cagayan Valley (rich in
tobacco might readily be developed
into important centers by a growing
commerce.
The Government-The Church.
The head Of the government of the
Philippines is a Governor or Captain
General, a dignitary with half a page of
titles, appointed from Madrid, the
incumbent frequently changed with the
changes of ministry. These changes
have been most prejudical to the in
terests of the islands; some Of the Gov
ernors have been provisional only, and
the uncertainty of their tenure has very
materially impaired their efficiency.
Each province has a lesser governor of
its own; each peblo a gobernadorcillo,
or captain, a species of alcalde who is
commonly a mestizo or native Indian.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-03
Coughs.

Every person who coughs should not
alarm himself with the idea that he is
in a bad way. Experience has con-
WINGED us of a fact that there are two
distinct kinds of coughs-one proceed
ing from an affection of the lungs and
%air-tubes, as in a cold, the other pro-
ceeding from effervescence in the stom-
ach. The lungs cough is a symptom
which all know to require attention,
lest serious consequences ensue. The
stomach cough is a much more simple
matter, and may easily be got quit of.
1t is caused by the food and drink
which are put into the stomach effer-
vescing, and producing an irritation.
A knowledge of this fact ought to lead
persons so affected to ponder a little
ON the nature of their ailment and the
tone of their digestive powers.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-03
The Country storekeeper.

A travelling salesman just back from
Mississippi says that this is afcopy Of
a letter head used by a merchant in
a small town; BLACK G Co., dealers in
furniture, hardware, groceries, drugs,
collins, tobacco, snuff, fruits, dry goods,
saddles, nails, candies, soaps, cider,
vinegar, groceries, needles and threads,
clothing, hats. caps, boots and shoes,
country produce bought and sold.
agents for the - Life Insurance COM
pany; will also take your measure for
tailor-made suits; livery stable in con
nection." And then in parenthesis.
Mrs. Black takes boarders."
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-03
The Climate.

There are two seasons at Manila,
the wet and the dry, or the seasons of
the southwest and northeast monsoons.
Broadly speaking, the wet, or rainy
season, ushered in by the southwest
monsoon, is from June to November;
the dry season, when the northeast
monsoon prevails, is from November
to June.
In the wet season the country is in
undated, the roads become impossible,
and bridges disappear. The annual
rainfall at Manila is variously report
ed at from rs to 81 inches. The hot
test months are April and May; the
droughts are then long continued, and
accidents from fires are to be guarded
against; it il then that the mosquitoes
and white ants are most troublesome.
The coolest months are December and
February, when the freshness is CRATE
full at night. The average temperature
of the year is about so degrees. The
periods of the changes of the mon
soons, in May to June, and in Sep
TENDER to October, are marked by the
heaviest blows and thunderstorms.
Cyclones, typhoons and hurricanes
then visit the coast. A typhoon on
September 81, 1865, drove some twenty
vessels ashore, and did great damage
in the city. A typhoon or hurricane on
October 80, 1875, killed $50 persons and
destroyed $500 houses. One of 1882 is
also memorable; and that Of Septem-
Der 20, 1890, demolished the seawall
that protected the inner harbor. The
hurricanes at these times often sweep
away crops and destroy plantations.
The ~roadstead, with a violent south
west wind is unsafe, and sailing vessels
take refuge in the port of Cavite.
Earthquakes.
OF the earthquakes Sir John Bowring
writes that "the destructive ravages
and changes produced by them are no
where more remarkable than il the
Philippines. q + = They have pro-
duced great changes in the geography
of the islands. Il = + They have. ov-
erturned mountains, filed up valleys,
desolated extensive plains, and opened
passages from the sea into the interior
and from the lakes into the sea. He
mentions as especially "calamitous'
the earthquakes of 1896, 1924 and 1928
In the more recent instance of June
1858, the old town of Manila was rem
dered a mass of ruins and many per
sons were buried alive. Four Kindred
are reported to have been killed and
two thousand injured, and the loss Of
property is estimated at eight million
dollars. This earthquake was also very
destructive at Cavite. The many vol
canoes, some of which have been named
showing as they dc, signs of constant
activity in the throwing up of clouds
of smoke with frequent flame, are a
perpetual enace Subject to such vi
cissitudes and p%ortents, the climate Of
Manila is, Tor the tropics, a not un-
healthy one. 1t may be noted on the
east coasts of the islands the order Of
the seasons, as above given, is re-
versed.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-03
A Handsome Race.

Travellers declare that the finest
looking people of Europe are the Tzig-
anes or gypsies of Hungary. Physical
" they are splendid specimens of men
and women, and are rarely ill. So
pure is their blood that their wounds
quickly heal without the application OF
medicants,
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-03
HONOR TO THE MALAY
HE 1T WAS WHO INVENTED
SHOOTING THE CHUTES.
P1cnics Where Fun Runs Riot-Diver-
sions of People with Whom Uncle
. Sans New Philippine Possessions Will
Bring Him IN Close Contact.
Especial Letter.

HE Malay penlnsu-
la is not so inter-
esting as it was, but
it probably still re-
mains the most
picturesque place
on earth. Sir Frank
S~wettenham, the
British resident
general in the Fed
Grated NJ a | a y
States, we'll re-
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-03
The Longest Ye.r

The year AT B. c. was the longest
year on record. By order of ,Julius
Caesar, it contained 445 days. The
additional days were put in to make
the seasons conform as nearly as pos.
sible with the solar year.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-03

No one must touch the king of Corea
u%nbidden, and any one who Ices so
accidentally is compelled afterwards
to wear a red cord round his neck.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-09-03

THE FUN is FAST AND FURIOUS.
every net is cast, covering the whole
surface of the water within the ring
of boats. Directly the nets sink, the
~paddlers back water, and each net is
slowly drawn to the surface and the
fish taken out. This, then, is how the
sultan of Perak's annual fishing party
takes its pleasure; but his highness Of
Pahang has a very different method.
In the last named state they poison
the water with the juice of the tuba
root, and the stupefied fish are spearcd
and netted as they float n swim
aimlessly about. The meal that fol-
lows the fish drive is probably enliv-
ened by the presence of some primi-
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-02-15
THIS WAS t!IS M SSAGE.~
The Young Woman EsIushcd frl -anticT'
patton Tat Scctl:''r HIRE Demo -.

The Young Woman isIushcd ir -4nticI.>
patton nGIt. Needn't Here DUnc y.
In purchasing present care shcu.dii.
taken that the price tags AID CHAR.
checks do net accompany the CT
thereby causing tc~r3ra," cr:b@"l..":
rnc.t. AyCung wcT::;;1 CT this city X
:civcd among Eer Christmas Gi.t:. rs
.y,:;;' handsome pccketbock Ct c..
Dossed leather, which had been sert ?lc
by young man who was Supposed :.
have 6 tender feeling toward her, BIZ:
had never expressed it, says the Cnica-
SO Timcs-H2 rad.
TIC whole family assisted in the Ger
,rGoEy Of opening the small package
md when the wrappings were off ARK!
;he nature of the present revealed. there
was much merriment over the gift. Til,
pocl;etbook was apparently empty, but
in searching it a small card was discov-
cred in secret compartment.
"A rroposa1!" shouted the one who
had found it.
Give it to me instantly" demanded
The annoyed recipient of the present.
"Read it aloud, SIS" suggested a mis-.
chievous brother.
Here" said the father of the family
with mock sternness, "the young mar
has not consulted me--if anyone reads
the nessag: should"
And without more ado the head of the
family seized the tantalizing bit o.
pasteboard, and while his daughte1
hung her head in abashed silence hi
read aloud: 30. s........ ..a...
'"Ali the trimmings on this pocket
book are of sterling silver"
1t was the manufacturers printed
card.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-02-15
a POOH CCJNT1Y.
Algeria II . Place which CoIonists
Should Avoid.

Algeria In . Place which ColOnists
Should Avoid.
According to French correspondent,
Algeria is about the last place in the
whole world that a col6nist ought to go
to. The temperature makes both agri-
cultural and commercial success impoS-
sible. The country is q bastard region,
neither European nor colonial. If it
were two degrees further south, or tcG
degrees further north, ..all would Ee
be an industrial paradise that woU.G
beat st. Domingo, Ceylon and India, he
cause, being at the very doors Of Fra. ..
it would be suburb of Europe, whittier
100000 or 10000, GOO emigrarts wcv,&
go to cultivate coffee, indigo, vani':.2
sugar, cotton, pepper and other cclori;;
products. If Algeria were moved fs,i-
ther north, it's mineral wealth. AZ !1T"3
ent incapable of exploitation, wcuid G.,
able it to rival Normandy, Auvcrof-@-
Beaunne and Picardy. AS it is, c.:
thing is blasted by the climate. 49,
sugar cane has no sugar; it is irfc:i1-
bamboo. The coffee berry is er-";:t
The cotton is too short for spi:'':i'''-
The cocoa Palm bears no fruit; I'll" i.
digo plant comes to nothing; thc',i;'
apple will not ripen; ard the N":..i:':
natures only in hct-hcUse. ~
The spices will compare with tic -.
ucts of Brazil or India. Corn be-.
hard in the third year; n meal, -
is unknown. Oxen in four Fercrat;g::
dwirdlc from 7C0 oP 500 ToT"|s l.
Fowls are door; fruit is NcrI~"; =.
even the banana is flavorlcss AID a.
There are few good oranges: Eu't {.
wine is acrid and rough, the src':.::
the Grare net being amenahlc In "--''".
conversion into alcohol. Even the II
man race is srb;ectto the universal *
generation.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-02-15
JOINT STATEMENT

IF AUDITOR AND TIsEAsUllk:Is
OF ELKo' COUNTY. +
For the, Quarter Ending Dec.
4 81, 1907.
TATE OF NEVADA,
Cou~ty OF Klko. o.
Il HI, AUDITORS OFFICE.
ina..es, i,
TO the HoHorabIe Board OF County Commits
sioners Of Elko County, Nevada:
6ENrLEMBN: We herewith submit our Quar-
erly Report OF the Finances Of the Comfy
Tor the quarter ending Dec. 81 1897.
RsHpectfully submitted: .s.
+ C. A. WATKINS
Auditor,
J. A. MCBRIDE,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-02-15
Not n temperance Country.

A story was told relating to Scotch
hospitality, as explaining Scotland's
reputation as drinking nation. Some
years ago Scotchman residing in the
interior, who had accumulated for
tune in America, paid visit to his old
home. Before leaving fellow-coun-
tryman asked him to take in his pocket
a notebook. and to make note Of every
visit he made with an observation as to
whether or not he was offered liquor.
During two months absence he paid
OF visits in Scotland and was asked to
take liquor at 81 Of the houses he Wis
tied.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-02-15
Pigs to Draw wagons.

IT VU JEWW- -FVNkWHHs
In some of the farming districts Of
China pigs are harnessed to small wag-
ons and made to draw them.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-02-15

OcnIlEZ M1lWaukte eer
are invited to como and see NJ.
solicited
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-02-15

Cash in Treasury to tie credit of the
various funds, Dec. 81, 1897:
In State fund. .............S --
Judges salary fund. .......
In general county fund.-. 1864 35
In cash contingent fund.-. 1865 81
In INDECENT sick fund. ..... 1,138 SO
In high school fund. ..... 1865 10
In officers salary fund. -. 1,l48 40
In road fund .........
In Go. SIP. High School fund 135 81
Elko Co High School bond
redemption fund ...... Else 81
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-30
Creed and Cucumbers.

Tho Rev. W. passed through Oklahoma
the other day with his wagon full to tho
brim OF cucumbers. On top Of those Gu
oumbers perched two ducks.
The reverend gentleman was known to
the citizens of tho place, although ho did
not live there, but farther north, in the
next county. These citizens challenged
the gentleman of the cloth on bis freight,
and ho answered that he had been preach
ing up on Bear creek, and the people, hav-
ing nothing elso had paid him in cuoum-
bers and two ducks to boot.
The good gentleman thereupon pursued
his journey, the nice, cool, emerald Gu
cumbers jostling one another good ma
turedly and the ducks quacking CONVEX
satlon between themselves based on the
likelihood Of rain. He probably arrived
homo near nightfall. Imagine the child
ish laughter that greeted him at the cato.
Imagine the baby feet mounting the dusty
wheels, aided by chubby hands, to exam
inc the treasure their good father had
brought homo. Imagine their delight oil
the discovery of the ducks, and also Inn
Agipe steady dict Of three weeks of duck
and cucumber, with the duck petering
out after tho third day. Think of the in
effable delight Of raising an adult appetite
by hard work In tho field and rushing
homo at tho sound Of the CHEEKY dinner
bell and sitting down to sumptuous
feast of cucumbers. When the shades of
night are falling and the orld is at peace,
sec the bright light on the table, tho hap
py family gathered around the venerable
father giving shanks for thor daily Gu
oumbers and the family falling to min
ute later and RECALLING themselves with the
progentor of the pickle. at Homo
and Abroad.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-30
The Ex-Serfs and the Ex-SIayes,

have lately made a hasty trip in Rus
STA, not long enough to give mo more than
q superficial observation, and yet my su.
pertlcial observation is sustained by my
subsequent reading of tho best books about
Russia and tho Russians. My impressions
of Russia were profoundly changed. Tho
Russian represents huge, undeveloped
force, not merely in process of develop
mont for tho conduct Of war, but in the
conduct Of agriculture and industry. They
are entering the company of the progress
i've states. Their literature, their art,
their music and all other clements Of true
life give indications of an immense power
In the future Of industry. At present they
arc in the condition Of the middle ages,
but subject to the rending forces Of mod
ern science and invention.
The former serfs were emancipated In
1861. The negroes Of the south were
emnncipatod two years later. The white
men Of the south have since been emanci-
pated. The great event of the civil war
was the emancipation Of the white man
from the bonds Of a bad economic system.
My impressions in Russia led me to the
conclusion that in this country, which Is
actuated by the principle of liberty
throughout the land, molding all races
and conditions Of men without regard to
color, the black citizens of the United
States have made much greater progress
in education and industry in one genera.
ton than the serfs of Russia have made In
the same period, although they are strong
race of white men. Edward Atkinson In
Tradesman.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-30
Possessions,

Ownership Is use, writes Professor
George Harris of Andoyer In his book,
Inequality and Progress" True owner
ship, and not the mere possession Of vnlu.
ables, Is what Professor Harris means, and
all that he has to say in this connection is
interesting and valuable.
An inquisitive boy asked a-driyer as the
horses toiled up the mountain road, "Who
owns Mount Washington"
The driver replied that 1t is owned by
the Pingree heirs but the mountain really
belongs to those who admire It's grandeur
and beauty. Legal ownership has the
value only of SO much timber.
A man that Is untitled by ignorance,
vanity or selfshness for the right use of
wealth has no ownership in the goods
that stand in his name. Hemay buy books
enough to fill 500 square feet of library
shelves, but If he cannot read and appreoi-
ate them they are not his. -
Legal possession Is not personal owner
ship. Money buys but small part of in
tellectual and aesthetic value. Unless per-
sonal ambition inoites to attainment and
culture wealth Is DO addition to resources.
IAN intelligent workman reading o scien-
tihc treatise or volume of history which
he takes out Of public library becomes
possessor Of the value Of the book al.
though Ii does not belong to him. A rich
man who has no taste for reading does not
possess his private library although he
has paid for the costly editions and has
placed his name and imported crest in ev-
cry volume. "~t:,-er
Material goods change hands more easily
than mental and moral goods are trans.
ferrod, at least as far as legal title Is con-
cernod, but are not really possessed except
as they are rightly used.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-30
Jewels Of the Austrian Empress.

At Cap Martin you may find the empress
Of Austria, who casts off all the cares of
royalty and INDUCES her taste for simple
living and fresh air. She walks for miles
every day in the most sensible, seryiceable
costumes, and any one who met her in
her walks abroad, quite unattended and
so simply clad, would scarcely realize that
she was great empress and had at her
disposal some Of the most beautiful jewels
which were ever seen, The Austrian COL
lection is the finest collection of jewels in
Europe-in fact, the only one since the
crown jewels of France wero broken up
and bought by tho modern millionares.
The jeweled arms nre quite magnificent,
and among the most noticeable of them Is
tho lance of st. Maurice, blazing with
precious stones and containing in the han
die tho most authentic relic-a nail from
the true cross-while the regalia of Charlie
magne taken from his tomb at Aix.la-
Chapelle, is another valuable item. But
the empress own jewels arc almost equal
ly magnificent. She possesses the largest
emerald in tho world, weighing 5000 car
ats; but, of course, this is uncut. An
other, nearly as large, is followed out as
q bonbonnere, and one of her prettiest
ornaments is watch composed Of one
dark emerald hanging on to chain Of
emeralds and diamonds (the first jewoled
chain which ever was made), and this was
a gift from the late shah of Persia whom
he visited Europe some years ago.-Lady's
Roalm
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-30
Neglected TO Show Her Colors

Brunswick, Ga. April S0.--Because
she neglected to fly the American flag
at sea when called upon to do so the
schooner Addle M. Anderson, Captain
Taylor. was fired upon off Hatteras by
the United States TRANSPORT Panther.
The Anderson arrived here yesterday
from New York, and Captain Taylor
reports sighting the Panther bound for
Key West with 800 marines on board.
The transport signaled the schooner to
show her colors, but Captain Taylor
did not respond. Orders to heave to
were also disregarded. The Panther
fired solid shot across the schooner's
bows, followed by another with the
desired effect. Captain Taylor says
tho Panther's commander gave him
warm lecture on the dangers Of dis
regarding his orders.