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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-01-09
SOME PHASES IN THE SENATO-
RIAL FIGHT.

AAS oAOA puPClo SCCHI Will
abuse Of the Senator and laud Mr..
Newlands to the ekies. They charge
Stewart with Importing Chinn from
Kentucky and Maggie from San Fran
cisco to assist Inn in his fight. The
Carson Appeal denies these charges
and claims that Chinn was sent tc
Carson by conference of leading
Democrats among whom were Chair
man Jones Of the National Demo
cratic Committee, Governor McMil-
Ian OF Tennessee, and ex-senator 10.
Blackburn Of Kentuck, to look after
the interests Of the silver cause and to
assist in the defeat Of NewlandI who
ID not considered sound on that issue.
Maggie, it claims, has not been in Me-
Vada for month.
II the Appeal is correct in it's state
ments, the Newlands forces must be
hard pressed for material ont of
which to manufacture capital for
their candidate. If there Is su ID an
overwhelming desire on the part Of
the people for the elevation of New
lands to the Senatorship, as his jour
nails profess to believe there Is, if
would not be necessary for his sup
porters to resort t. abuse and uisrep-
resentatlon to win the toga for him
But the truth is that no such desire
exists among the people and his
managers are muddying the waters
for the purpose of diverting the atten-
ton Of the people from him. They
know that if rhe people are permitted
to look upon the moral deformity of
this pledge breaker that he will stand
no show for the Senatorship. To pre-.
vent this they howl against Stewart
and publish all manner of things
against him. The people see through
their tiImsy pretenses and refuse to
be humbuggeG by them.
Another pLase Of the fight is that
the Newltnds press insists that New
lands manager, Sharon, had an I'm.
derstandmg with Senator Stewards
manager, Wallace, that if Stewart
failed to elect the majority Of the leg.
islalure then Newlnds was to enter
the fight. This is denied by Senator
Stewart and Mr.. Wallace Both
claim that no such understanding
was ever had. The burden OF proof
rests upon Mr.. Sharon, but up to this
time he has furnished no proof ont
side OF his word. No court in Christ.
Cndom would convict q man on such
evidence and Mr.. Newlands will have
TO produce more proof before he will
convince the people that any such ar
rangement was entered into by SEN
ator Stewart.
This claim of Mr.. Newlands il put
forward to divert attention from his
treachery to the Senator. Nominated
for Congress on platform endorsing
Senator Stewart he goes through the
campaign his avowed supporter and
after the victory is won he enters the
tcld, like thief in the night, and at
tempts to appropriate the fruits of
the victory. His own treachery ia 80
apparent that his managers are try
ing to hide it from the public gaze by
incorporating and abusing the man
MIR. Newlands took a solemn pledge
TO support. Sucn tactics ON the part
or man who aspires to the exalted
position Of United States Senator
from Nevada should meet with the
unstinted condemnation OF the people.
The Springfield herald., 1899-01-13

The following from Missouri
paper seems to strike popular
chord these nipping days: wood,
wood, wonderful wood, out In the
timber you do us no good. When
cold windg are blowing and ice
covered blast, we think of the
warm winds of summer just passed
And the cords Of hickory, elm
and oak. six miles in the timber,
while each lying bloke who prom
ised to bring us on subcrlption a
cord, sits toasting his shlns. but
the Savior our Loyd, on the great
Judgment will not call them good
who lied to the printer about
bringing wood.'-Ex.
The Springfield herald., 1899-01-13

Mr.. Marsh and Mr.. j. G. kevser
have just returned from Lamar
with corn for the sheep ranch and
they report but very little snow
norh of Butte creek.
Keyser's ranch has more snow
than the Maxey ranch so 1t may
get deeper westward.
Mr.. Smart is buying hay at La
mar. he expects to drive his cattle
up there to be fed
Every sheep ranch round about
here is hauling corn now; but
stock of all kinds are getting
grass, now, enough to make them
look as full as new moon.
M. REPORTER.
The Springfield herald., 1899-01-13
Interest Will cease on above
warrants after January, Both. '99.
ALFRED b. ALLEN.
County Treasurer.
PHOTOGRAPHIC.

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Chicago.
The Springfield herald., 1899-01-13
Notice of Extra Session.
M. REPORTER.

Notice is hereby given that the
County Commissioners of Baca
County Colorado will meet in
extra session at the office Of Coun
ty Clerk in Springfield Oolora-
do January 10Th. 1899 for the
purpose of completing the un-
finished work of the regular quar-
terly meeting and also to transact
any other buslness which may
properly come before the Board.
Witness my hand and seal this
l4th. day of January A. D. 1899
EUGENE N. WHITAKER,
( SEAL > County Clerk.
The Springfield herald., 1899-01-13

JrRIN0FIKLD-AINN
sTuISDAY-rAUnspAY-
ssrtash'id Ar. sp. N. Minneapolis iL,lpm
The Springfield herald., 1899-01-13

sPRInGFIILp-ATLA
sAfUKpAr,
spri,si'ld Ar. ip.a q. Atlanta 'L1. ip. M.
The Springfield herald., 1899-01-13
Local and Personal.
d. M,ser Is laid up with the grip.

b. Mlser Is laid up with the grip.
Eu gene Wallis was doing bust
pess in our burg TO day.
Nomall went out this morning
and the Lord only knows when
il will.
Surprise party for Will Bray
put at the Bray residence tomor
row night.
The County Comm ssioners will
have a short session the first OF
pext week.
Charley Allen Is unable to
attend school this week on account
pt an attac OF grip.
U. II. Davlo will enter upon
the duties OF his Office, as Co
Commissioner, next week.
Felix Cain moved his household
goods back to his ranch on Butte
rreek. His children have been
attending school here but owing
10 sickness in the family he has
decided to take them out al school.
w III. konekl came up from
ilis ranch, Tuesday, and has been
busy during the week working on
The assessors books to have them
ready for the commissioners next
Monday. Assessor Milligan, ow-
ing to an attack of the grip, being
unable to attend to the duties of
his Office.
Last weeks session of the Board
Of Co. Commissioners ended the
third and last term OF one Of its
members Thomas FL. Goodwin Mr.
Goodwin has served the county
faithfully and we'll his decisions
have shown sound Judgment and
Intelligence. Manv regret that
the county could no longer reclaim
his sevlces to manage its affairs.
Mayo Young, former resident
of the Mavey country, was in our
beautiful city a few days this
week 1t has been five years
since Mayo first shook the dust OF
Baaa CO. fertil soil off his hIs
feet, but he says while the town
has deminished slightly in size,
things look natural. He is now
located at La ,Junta working for
the Santa Fe. He was with
MFR. Cox who is selling groceries
for an Omaha firm.
A new, and we predict a profit
able, enterprise is soon to be star
ted in Springfield in the shape OF
first class generel store. Il. f.
Martin and AlfB. Allen are to be
the proprietors. The former has
had great deal Of experience IN
that line of business, and with the
amount of capital they expect to
invest. we can safely say that peo
pie can get what. they want and
in any amount The FIRMS place
of business will be in the large
and commodious building where
Mr.. Martin now keeps his hsrd
ware store. They expect to start
early in the spring.
The Springfield herald., 1899-01-13
WAN'TED!

Reliable man for Manager of
Branch Office ] wish to open in
this vicinity If your record is o.
*. here is good opening. Kindly
mention this paper when writing
A. L. MORRIS. Cincinnati, o.
Illustrated catalogue 4 cts. postage.
The Springfield herald., 1899-01-13
Notice Of Redemption of
County Warrants.

Office of County Treasurer of Baca
Co., Colo, Dec, 30, 1898.
NOTICE is hereby gwen, That
| will redeem at my office in
Springfield, Baca County, Colora
do, all warrants drawn ON the
Ordinary Fund of the County, de-
scribed as follows, to-wit:
The Springfield herald., 1899-01-13
NlAXEY.

We have little bare ground
but not much. From all reports
we have had more snow here than
eithcr north or cast
The Springfield herald., 1899-01-13
BIRTHS ARE ELECTRIC
LIGHTED.

On the California Limited, San
ia Fe Route. y newisystem, elec
tricity generated by car axles;
5000 candle powers
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HERE IS SIXTEEN TO ONE.
That Number of Daughters Call thomas
Norman tsEaHhnrS

Norman Father"
Thomas H. Norman is a colored
man employed as a laborer in the gen
eral postofice at Washington. He is
not remarkable for that, however, but
for being able to himself at
the age of 81 years the proud father
of sixteen girls. The eldest daughter
is nearly 25, while the youngest is
barely 10 months. The sixteen girls
are not "all the daughters of their ia
theirs house." but the sons as well,
for the large family has never been
en%livened by the presence Of a boy.
The father is a very youthful-looking
man and his wife is only 43 and both
are light quadroons, with a decidedly
Caucasian cast of countenance. Con-
trary to the usual laws of heredity,
several of the children are much dark
er than the parents and all have
strongly marked African features.
Formerly the large family lived in the
small mountain settlement of Mont
gomery, w. Va, where the members
were regarded as one of the sights of
the village. Since their removal to the
capital interest has increased rather
than diminished and the laborer in the
postoffice is frequently pointed out to
inquisitive visitors. In fact part Of
his daily revenue is derived from the
sale of a family photograph to the
curious throngs hat wander through
the great public institution, money,
which, added to his salary of $55 a
month, manages to- support his NAM
moth collection of girls.
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A Day of 1863 Hours.

At Berlin and London the longest
day has sixteen hours and a half; at
Stockholm, the longest day eighteen
hours and a half;at Hamburg, the long
est day has seventeen hours, and the
shortest seven; at st. Petersburg, the
longest day has nineteen, and the
shortest five hours; at Torena, in Fin
land, the longest day has twenty-one
hours and a half and the shortest two
hours and a half; at Wanderhus, in
Norway, the day lasts from the 21st
of May to the 22d of July, without in
terruptionS and at Spitzbergen, the
longest day is three monthf and a half.
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Badger pass" continued the colonel,
st found old Roman Nose and sew
enty of his men camped on the
trail. Our way was blocked. l
tried a key of whisky and a ton
of f1attery, but it was 10 go. I
clustered and threatened, and the old
reptile got on his war paint. Then I
schemed to buy him off, but he want
ed $500 in cash to let my train pass.
wouldn't pay any such sum, of course.
After a delay of three days l got mao
and determined to teach the a~utocratic
redskin a lesson in manners.
81 left my wagons on each side of
the roadway, sent the mules to the rear
and then began to work up the herd
Of cattle. l mean by this that we left
them without food or water all day
and the men annoyed them and made
them V
When night came we poured gun
powder on the ground here and there,
threw stones and clubs among the
herd, and about 8 o'clock were ready
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is cneap-2A cents a pound-and is
fairly good"
CAMERON DWARFs.
Pygmy Tribe with True Negro Charac-
teriStics.

bCEASbACSs
Although reports of a race of small
stature in the interior of the Gamer
oons have been current for some years,
no traveller had until last year been
observation. Quoting from "Allgemeine
Observation-Disclosures Berichte," the
Deutsche Rundschau announces that
the first accurate information respect
ing such a race was obtained last year
by the Bulu expedition of the German
military force. Seven individuals of
the pygmy tribe were, after much diff
ficulty, brought to the camp through
the instrumentality Of a native chief.
Some of them showed traces of admix-
ture with other tribes, but one woman,
who seemed to possess the typical
characteristics Of the race, was care
fully measured and had a height of al
most exactly four feet. The color was
"a chocolate-brown to %copperish, the
palms of tho hands alona being OF a
yellowish white. The hair was deep
black, thick and frizzled; the skull
broad and high; the lips full and swol-
len. The mode of life seems to resem-
bic that of other pygmy tribes, as they
are very shy, wandering about from
place to place, and avoiding frequented
routes. They are skilled hunters, and
collect much rubber, but dispose of it
to other tribes for transport to the
coast. Prof. Virchow, speaking of
these people before the Berlin An
thropological Society in November
last, said that apart from their small
size they possess all the characters
tics of true negroes, especially in their
hair; and that, like the other pygmy
tribes, they must be regarded as the
remains of a primitive population,
from which the various negro tribes
have been derived.
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TRICKED OLD ROMAN NOSE,

Written for the Chicago Daily News:
Zone of the best fighters in time of war
and n of the meanest redskins in
time of peace was old Roman Nose"
said Col. Childers, as "reminiscences
were in order. LAS a f~reighter for
three different forts he had many OPP
portunities to annoy me. My i~nstruc-
tions from the government were to
put up with his nonsense and do moth
ing to provoke him, and knowing this
he would do many aggravating things.
If he camped down on my road with a
hundred of his fighting bucks l had
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THE INDIANS MADE FOR THE ROCKS.

rocks, of course, but not half of them
escaped that way. The main crowd
was picked up and thrown down and
trampled over by the 400 hoofs, and
that was also the fate of about twenty
i've ponies. When daylight came we
advanced our train, and we found nine
dead Indians in the pass. There were
others who had dragged themselves
away, and we had to clear the way of
dead ponies before we could go on.
We found the herd, with only two or
three missing, in a valley six miles
beyond, and many of them had blood
stains on their legs and horns. A
month later l met Roman Nose and
gave him a 'Howdy' and asked if the
cloudburst at Badger pass had come
upon him unexpectedly. He looked at
me in a doubtful, puzzled way for a
minute, and then sulkily replied:
MAYBE ~cloudbursts have horns and
hoofs and tails and walk folks into the
earth, and maybe Col. Childers is one
big iiar of a white mani"
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The Medical Journal says that the in
vention of spectacles is often attrib-
uted to Roger Bacon, who died in 1894.
Further research, however, has shown
that in 1885 Savrino degli Armati, a
~Florentine, worked glass into the form
OF a lens as a help to vision. For him,
therefore, may justly be claimed the
honor of having invented spectacles.
He died in Florence in 1917 and was
buried in the Church of Santa Maria
Maggioro. On his stone is the follow
ing inscription: Here lies Savrino
deg!i Armati, inventor of spectacles.
May God forgive him his sins. A. d.
1917"
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for the grand coup. The guards were
withdrawn from the front, the powder
heaps flashed off, and then that hun
dred of half-crazy cattle started off like
a cyclone. They had half a mile to go
before they struck the Indians. The
pass vas about fifty feet wide and a
mile long, and Roman Nose didn't
have two minutes warming. 1t takes
something out of the ordinary to sur
prise an Indian, but they got it good
and strong that time
"What happened?' was asked.
We'll, the Indians made for the
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-07-06

In almost every corner of the world
these days one will find an American
%colonist. Mr.. Finch, the United States
minister to Uruguay, has sent to the
state department a letter from a Yam
kee who has settled in Paraguay. A
part of the letter is summarized as
follows:
The climate of Paraguay is delight
full, the heat during the warmest sea-
son not being oppressive. An evidence
OF the purity Of the air is the fact
that fresh meat can be kept for several
days during summer without becoming
putrid. The soil in the southeastern
part is fertile and capable of producing
In abundance corn, sugar cane, alfalfa.
and root crops Of all kinds. Near
the Paraguay river the land is not SO
good. Each colonist receives about
sixty-two acres of land, implements,
and an allowance of money ON which
to live for seven months, all to be
paid for in ten years without interest.
The implements consist of hoes, SHOW
els, axes, saws, etc., for hand labor.
Seeds for the first year are also fur
nished and charged in the same way.
A yoke of oxen is loaned free when
necessary.
mo cultivation of the land by ma
ch1nery appears to have been attempt
ed. Very little of the ground is free
from stumps, and the horses of the
country are not strong enough to pull
a pillow. 1t is impracticable to use
oxen for this purpose, as the cattle
are only half domesticated. The woods
are heavy and hard and the grain
twisted; they do not adapt themselves
readily to building purposes. The ty-
plcal P~araguayap farm house is built
In the following manner: Posts are set
hrmly in the ground, upon which beams
OF round or square timber are laid;
the root is made of native straw, and
the walls are a combination of upright
sticks interlaced with a sort of lattice
work and plastered over with mud.
sometimes shingles [made with a
natc~>et) are used for the roof. instead
OF the straw. A fair-sized house can
be built complete for about $14O in
United States currency. Coffee costs
about 40 cents a pound; sugar, eight
cents; tea, $1.10, and -four, So per bar
rel. Butter can not be had. Lard and
pork costs about IS cents a pound. Beef
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-07-06
SAW HOW 1T WORKED.
Cable Woman Oniy Left Them in Doubt

GaDAe woman only Aet6 Vhem In Doubt
a Moment.
A scientific demonstration which
caused some amusement is described
in a recent number of the Criterion:
"A certain physician had a large
Toepler-Holtz machine which gave a
spark like a young streak of lightning.
His wife was much interested, in it
and watched the doctor manipulate it
until she fancied herself master Of the
apparatus. One day a party Of friends
called when the doctor was out, and
the good wife seized the opportunity
of p~aralyzing them with her knowl-
edge of science. She was a very dig
nlfied woman of portly presence, and,
after leading them into the office. she
began her explanation with all the
impressiveness of a lecturer. She
spoke briefly of the preliminary ma
nipulation of the machine. And then
she said, laying her hand upon one
connection, the electricity goes from
here to here whereupon an angry
white spark leaped out from the brass
ball indicated, with a report like a
horse pistol, and smote her upon the
extended finger, causing her to sit
upon the floor with a violence that
shook the window panes. The guests
stood around in expectant attitudes,
looking at their fallen hostess in par
donable surprise. Only for a moment
did that capable woman leave them in
doubt. 'There!' said she, in the most
matter-of-fact manner, as though
events had simply followed the usual
course, 'You see how it works. Now
let's go into the garden and look at the
chrysanthemums!'
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TABLET FOR WINNIE DAVIS.
Second Memorial to he Raised in


hmo
Besides the artistic monument to be
erected in the cemetery in Richmond
by which the women of the south pro-
pose to commemorate the virtues of
the daughter of the confederacy" a
second beautiful tablet in memory of
Miss Winnie Davis is to be placed on
one of the walls of ST. Paul's Protest
ant Episcopal church in Richmond,
Va, and is the gift of Ambrose A.
Maginnis, a prominent and wealthy
citizen of New Orleans, who has al
ways been a warm friend of the Davis
family. The modelling of the tablet in
plaster has just been completed by
George j. Zolney in his New York
studio. The tablet, which is five feet
long and three feet wide, is at one to
be cast in bronze by the Henry Bon
nard Company. The vestrymen of St.
Paul's church and Mrs. Davis, acting
for Mr.. Maginnis, have formally &C.
copied the work. Mrs. Davis considers
the portrait of her daughter a faithful
likeness and is highly pleased with the
sculptor's artistic conception. The de-
sign shows a bas-relief encircled with
palms, the center of a decorated niche.
A cherub's head is placed in tympan-
UNI and the base bears the memorial
inscription.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-07-06

We have a large number of heroes
in stock just now, and all of them are
distinctly human. Pictured by imagin-
alive writer's, some earlier masters OF
1t is quite refreshing, therefore, to get
a very prosiac view of Lord Nelson as
he is presented in recent reminis-
cences. He stands on the deck of the
Victory, with pieces of brown paper,
soaked in vinegar, tied on his silk
stockinged legs, red tape being used
to hold in place the soothing applica-
lions. The pain of mosquito-bites had
been too much for the hero. The
demigod is hardly apparent here.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-07-06

An Anti-Alcohol Congress was held
in Paris last week. The chief coun-
tries of the world were represented by
500 delegates. 1t is said that France,
of all the European nations, suffers
most from the evils of intemperance,
which has made terrible progress dur
ing the last twenty years. In portions
of northern France the population is
disappearing as rapidly as did the
North American Indians before fire
water" In Normandy the women
drink more than the men, and the
mortality among children is excessive
in consequence. 1t is estimated that
each inhabitant drinks yearly fifteen
quarts of alcohol, which is claimed
lone accounts for the alarming de-
population of the nation.
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10 turn DacK, buy
him off, or wait un-
til he was tired
Qua / finally de-
ter&ined that I had
had o enough
of his nonsense,
and I didn't have
long to wait for a
climax. / was haul
ing supplies up to
Fort Chadwick and
on a certain trip
we had a drove of
a hundred cattle
behind us. Some
were for the post
and some for the
miners, and they
were a wild lot.
NA4 a n1nnn nnI1od
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-07-06
China,s Powerful sword.

There is a dreadful sword in China.
1t gives to the holder power to cut Oft
the head of anyone he wishes without
punishment. All people fee from this
sword, as stomach ills fee before the
approach of Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers. This famous remedy cures all
forms of stomach troubles.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-07-06

The French deputies want their sal
aries doubled on the ground that it
will put them beyond the reach of
temptation. We hear of a burglar who
promises to reform if somebody will
give him a fortune. :
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Immune by Home Experience.

She-You say you ate everything
they put before you in the Santiago
campaign, and that you never got sick?
He-That's what / said.
How do you account for that?"
81 was an immune"
II don't understand"
''Why, for ten years I've been eating
my wife's cooking."-Yonkers States
man.