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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06

is greatest. it is interesting to observe
how strong has been the tendency to
look for a guiding from the president
all through the recent war. And in
Mexico and the whole of South Amer
lea we find that, SO far as democracy
exists. it is all based on the idea (prac-
tically, if not Theoretically that some
one individual governs the country, in
itiates its policy, stimulates it to ac-
ton. In Europe the two great central
empires are definitely governed by the
wills and intellects of two men; and
though democracy is restless and dis
contented, there is no protest against
this system of sufficient strength to
secure its overthrow. In short, look
where We will among the democratic
or Quasi-demCcratic nations OF the
world, we see no sign whatever OF the
lessening value of the individual. On
the contrary, the need of individual
initiative and guidance is everywhere
recognized and the services of the in
dividual are in one way or another re-
warded.
The tendency will continue because
it is in accordance with the constitu-
ton of human nature. The masses
are quite capable Of approaching the
accomplished fact, but some one per-
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06
Fame Of Gentry County.

Gentry county, Missouri, which
boosted Of having taken more premi-
unls at the Worlds Fair than any other
again a subject for congratulations,
having captured large number OF
the best premiums at the recent big
stock show at the Omaha Exposition
1t is said by experts of high rank that
the Omaha exhibit OF fancy stock was
larger and better than the memorable
one at Chicago. -Ex.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06
MAN UN HORSEBACK.
THERE ALWAYS HAS BEEN A
CHANCE FOR THE LEADER.
This French Waiting for Ore-AnythinS
Would BE Pardoned tie Man OF
Seron- Character and Vigorous Brain
WHO ConId Pilot Their ship of State.

The dearth Of command;n2 intellect
in nearly every sphere of human ac-
tivity which undoubtedly marks the
close of our century has suggested to
some minds the doubt as 10 whether
the age of great men has not entirely
passed away, and whether we shall
not be compelled in the future to trust
to the common sense of most" rather
than TO the guiding genius of indi-
ylduatS of more than the ordinary
mental or moral stature, says the Lon
don Spectator. Indeed, whole phil
csophy Of politics has been founded
on the doctrine OF kind of average
human ability as being al that IS
needed in making all public decisions
Eollectqyism. which proposes TO carry
extreme democracy and common own
'ership into all the wider avenues of
Life, mast OF necessity base itself on
this notion of the opinion or services
of one man being as useful and i'm
portant as those of anothsr Hero
worship, it is said, represents Il past
order OF society; We have no use for
the great man now, but in his place we
put a number OF little men. and we
md that the outcome is quite as
good
We hold no brief for the gospel OF
hero worship, which was undoubtedly
carried by Carlyle To an extreme which
cannot he accepted We 10 not be-
Il
arates those whom we cali great men
from those who are NOT. for all share
the same nature, and the work of Il
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06

The great work of AmericanizinS
Manila is going bravery on, writes
John I. McCutcheon from Manila. IL
is interesting to see bow the humble
native is adapting himself 10 the GUS
toms OF his conquerors Already the
signs in the streets are being painted IN
English, several American papers are
in the enthusiasm OF infancy, every
third house sells American beeF, and
the Escalta in the busy morning hours,
when it is booming with traffic. has
such an American activity :hat one
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06

miniature. The juvenile Filipinos.
armed with bamboo sticks, and rang
ing in age from about 3 to IA, are
marching Zip and down and right and
left with as much serious intent as the
great battalions on the Plaza. Nearly
every boy III town knows the Amer
lean bugle calls. and the retreat" and
tattoo" are whistled at all hours ard
places.
Baseball games are now regular
thing. 4 league has been formed, and
on three afternoons of the week.
weather permitting a game IS played
out on the diamond of the Plaza de
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06
FIying Machines for War.

The Ordnance and Fertilization
Board at Washington has appropriated
$4,000 to be expended in experiments
on the use of air-ships in war, both for
purposes of reconnaissance and for
dealing blows at the enemy. Professor
Langley. whose recent experiments
with flying machines have commanded
the interest of the scientific world. ad-
vised the board to undertake the work.
and he will assist General Greedy in
conducting 1t.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06

been found. either in the Assyro-Baby-
lonian cuniform inscriptions. or in the
Egyptian hieroglyphics, an account or
description of the processes employed
by the ancients in lifting heavy masses
to extraordinary heights. In fact. no
equivalents for the words "derricks,
pulley" winch etc. have yet been
identified in these ancient records to
encourage the belief in a seaculo sap
ienti.
From the earliest times the erection
of entertainments OF earth has been
carried on by savage nations and prim-
tive peoples. The earthworks left by
the mound builders in America and
Europe are conspicuous evidence that
the digging and carrying of earth was
practiced on large scale in man. 10
calities long distant from one another.
centuries ago.
Let us see how. by the aid Of inclined
planes of earth. the huge stones used in
the construction Of dOlmenS Or crOm-
Iechs could be put in position by the
use of primitive appliances, The stone
posts could be moved to the desired
place and erected in vertical position
Two piles Of earth are dug from the pit
in which one of the posts is to stand
The stone slab can be rolled up the in
ciined plane and tilted into position
and, by the use of levers and pry bars
be made to stand upright, and when
the second post was erected by a sim
liar operation, and the space between
the posts and around them filled with
earth. the top stone or Intel could be
placed in position after being elevated
10 the desired height on another in
clined plane, made of earth. These OPP
erations being completed the earth
could be returned TO the pits from
which it was dug. and the surface of
the ground leveled
The construction of the Egyptian
pyramids, for centuries matter of
wonder. could have been performed by
similar methods Let us suppose that
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06

TrilithCn, ''Three-StODe-temple, from
the extraordinary proportions of three
Of the stone blocks found in it. each
being over SO feet in length, Is feet in
height ana propOrtiOnately Thick.
These stones now rest in wall over
twenty feet above the present surface
of the ground
in the solution of the problem OF put
ting similar huge blocks in place at tie
present day. the utilization of inclined
planes of earth III The manner just de-
scribed might well be considered by
more complex ,ncthod. In fact. since
the various details OF this method Of
construction have suggested them
selves. the writer has examined pho
tograpEfs OF many ancient structures
and has yet to find one that could not
have been constructed 40 a great ex-
tent according 90 che practices just de-
scribed. Until the principles of the
true arch were understood it was less
difficult 20 move end erect tong blocks
OF stone Dy these primitive methods
that TO place smaller units over thu
openings of structures designed in ae-
cordance with tire types OF ancient
architecture, in which the arch, with
a keystone, was licking
Especially WAS this true in an era
when ti.e value Of time was not con-
siderej. and slaves were to he obtained
by thousands. as small cost, to toll and
sweat ta crafty the ambition and per
petuate. sGe fame OF kings
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06

that have sprung up in the last
few weeks makes Manila look like
a loom town" in It's first year.
Dozens of little bars, each one
advertising the presence OF Amer
lean beverages, are now in active op-
GRAFTON " wherever the soldiers are. The
biiI-poster. also, is busy and it will
not take many months of American oc-
cupation To make the beautiful Lunetta
gay with big. noisy signboards, such as
Chicago has on the lake shore road
north of Lincoln Park. Even now
every fence has its poster advertising
some new American industry calcu-
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06

advances made by discovery and inven-
ton in our age, we must not forget that
the patient perseverance of the engin-
GERS OF antiquity, who. by Drawn and
muscle. ana unaided by mechanism
built wiser than they knew, have been
rewarded by the preservation of an in
delihle record of their achievements in
the material remains of their edifces
that have withstO0d the ravages OF
centuries. will fate so favor the en-
sineer of the nineteenth century
versed in the laws of modern science
and skilled in the practice of the me
chanc arts?
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06

Shakespeare or a Moliere would have
no value whatever did it not appeal to
all of us. thereby revealing the essen
tial community Of ideas between these
great men and humber MOI ais. But
there is medium ground between
that of exaggerated hero-worship ana
that of fiat, unrelieyed collectiyism,
which places all human services on the
same dead level
Napoleon seems to us to have diVin-
ed the real nature and tendency of
democracy much more clearly than
many of the "ideologists" he despised
when he said that it meant la car
riere ouverte aux talents" Instead OF
conceiving the new democratic age
heralded by the French revolution as
involving anything like a dead level
he supposed that it meant rather an
intenser competition, but competi-
ton on fairer terms, in which each
man would be able to show the stuff he
was made of and to prove what he
could do. Democracy can no more
dispense with guides, leaders, power
full agents, than any previous order of
society; and democracy finds that she
must pay for them in some way or
other. Moreover, instead of any re-
sentiment being felt by more or less
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06

forgets he i so far
away from home.
The Spanish bust
ness II o u s e s are
printing their adj
vertis e ments in
English, and that
sterling 4 m erican
institution, pie, was
a III o n g the first
signs that Manila
@as being brought
under Anglo Saxon
lUlllltUCt.
In the s TT e g ( :
near the barracks
of the soldiers the
evidences of inVa-
sion are most fire.
quently seen. The
Filipinos have been
quick to detect the
oppor tunities Of
the occasion, and
the II IL IN b e T of
dri II k n z places
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06
IN the great temple o.

to be found a colossal statue of that
king. which equals in dimensions and
exceeds in weight any other Egyptian
mOnoith, being 60 feet high and
weighing SS7 tons, 514 hundredweight.
1t was made from single block of red
granite brought from the quarries at
Assouan, 1875 miles distant, by the
river Nile.
At Baalbec. Syria. are to be found
the ruins of three temples, one of
which has been given the name Of
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06

has arrived and is occupying a tent
near the Puerto de Espana. \ good
many Americans are here watching
chances for investment. One firm has
bought up all the prominent saloons in
town and is simply coming money.
There is a great deal of drunkenness,
and the men in this condition are so
demonstrative that the Spanish ladies
dread living on the Escalta. All bust
ness houses are booming and prices
have gone up. SO far as trade is con
cerned wave of prosperity is making
its headquarters in Manila just at pres
emf.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06

Happily for our race and
time, the crack Of the
Egyptian slave masters
whip and the weird cries
in cadence OF the bat
taliOns Of Swarthy laborerS,
while Juggling in unison to
draws or hOiSL the mono
18th. has given place To the
putting engine and the
rumble OF rev elvin G
wheels; bat, mayhap, in
the years to come, the en-
gineering IN G { Il q DIS in
vogue at the end OF this
eventful century will seem
almost as crude to those
who will practice in the
new fields of applied SCI
ence on the borders OF
which We seem TO stand As
these primitive methods OF
the ancientS now appear 10
us.
Whether the anticipa-
lions far the future shall
be realized or not. and
proud as We may he Of the
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06

nation of the boundary lines OF the
base OF the pyramid. Over the surface
OF this plane, extended towards the
quarry, the second tier of stones could
then have been put in place; new
enbankment could then have been con-
structed. and new blocks and those be-
hind them being put in place and so
on. by the aid of the additions 10 the
embellishments. the remaining stones
could have been put in position.
When the pyramid was complete, the
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06

Ell for their home needs. and women
have resources and interests which the
simple life Of the country denies them.
Then, too. attachments formed on
slight acquaintance of underlying
traits of character are less likely TO
prove lasting. The number of mar
riages among women of higher educa-
ton is less than among the uneducated.
OF 1886 eX-students of the chief WON
ems colleges of England only EOS mar
ried
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06
Ancient Venetian Coins.

Numismatists in England are much
interested in the recent discovery OF
ancient Venetian coins in proximity to
one of the MaShonaland rivers. The
coins in question have. in the mean
time, been sent down TO Natal and sub
mitted to expert scrutiny at Pietermar-
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06

the originals are to he sent on to Lon
don. The coins have been declared TO
be medals struck at Venice between
1870 and 1911 4. ID. On one side is n
figure of St. Mark, with the inscription.
This dukedom he thine, @ Christ.
and the giyer be thine" while on The
reverse are three figures. two in 4
knceline position. the other upright.
with a halo. on which the inscription
is. The Doge Alloys Mocenigo, flrst
magistrate Of Venice"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06

each Of the stone
blocks used had a rect
angular base, being
half as thick as wide.
and that they were
moved from the quarry
30 the pyramid, being
first placed ON rollers,
and moved into posi-
ton, o { h g + stone
blocks could then have
been transported along
the surface of the
ground in the same
manner. and so could
the other stones in the
same tier. An en-
bankment at a 20 per
cent or a 80 per cent
grade could then have
been constructed by
carrying earth from
pits beyond the contin-
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06

When mans neighbors begin to
call him Honest John Smith. the
public naturally becomes a trif1e sus-
picious.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-01-05
EASTWARD THROUGH
THE ROCKIES -sn,pySs

The traveller, tourist or business
man is wise when he selects the Rio
Grande Western Railway aGreat Salt
Lake Route" for his route to the East
Ut ID the only transrun,ineutal line
passing directly through Salt Lake
City. and in ad'li i'm la he gliu pse
1t Affords ct the Temple City. the
Great Salt Lake and. picturesque
Salt Lake and Utah Valley. it. affords
The choice IF threa-tiistinct routes
through the mnuntains ,ud the most
magnificent scenery in the world.
On all classes If tickets stoDoyers
are granted Mt Ogden. Salt Lake
City, Glenwood Spr nps. Leadville,
Colorado Springs. Denver and other
Joints of interest. Double daily
train service and through Pullman
and Tourist sleeping cars between.
San Francisco and Denver. Tourist
cars through to Omaua. Chicago and
Boston.
For illustrated pamphlets descrip-
tive of the "Great Salt Lake Route
write to F. A. Wadleigh, General
Passenger Agent, Salt Lake City.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-01-05

county during amt within the term
and period hereinafter mentioned, for
the payment ~ which the said Elko
county or any nf the funds III the
ire u ry IT said courty If or shall he
come liable; excepting blank books,
and other bnnnd work used by the
said county or in the var;ous county
offices Of "a d county, and ball to for
any election held in aaid county aud
the statements used by the assessor
ut said county in assessing proper
ty."
The contract is dated February 4,
1897, and runs FOR two years from that
date. The consideration is S25 per
month. to be paid to Riddle & Sons
monthly.
Commissioners Woolverton and n.y.
self held that the printing mentioned
in these bills Of M. S. Riddle & Sons
was covered by their contract with
the county and was not the refore 4
just charge against ID. For this reas-
on the bills were rejected except the
allowance Of 81 for kilograms. In re-
jectIng these bills neither Commis-
si"ner Woolverton nor myself was nc
tuated by any personal feelings, but
simply did our duty under the Law
and their contract Had we allowed
ii her Of the bills. we would have vio.
lated our contract with them and
given them S7O.25 that they we're not
entitled to.
With this explanation I leave the
matter with the taxpayers Of the coun,
! ~, believing that they will uphold the
iction Of Commissioners Wonlvertor
md myself in refusing to allow this
unjust claim against the county.
Respectfully Yours,
Ii. N. REED.
Elko, New January 3, 1899.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-01-05

The President sent the peace treaty
t" the Senate yesterday. 1t was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign
Relations and ordered printed. 1t
Will not be made public until it is
passed upon by the committee.
The dispatches state that trouble ia
brewing in Santiago, caused 10y Presi
dent Mckinley ordering all money.
received for customs ut that port sen,
to Havana. Before this order was
made the province had settled down
and was contented. Now there is a
complete change and the situation is
80 critical that spark will set I'D
hlaz which wonld pluage the prov
lnce into insurrection. With trouble
brewing in Cuba and the insurgents
ct the Philippines en- his hands Uncl.
Sam starts the new year with big
elephant on his hands.
The resident at the equator, SAYS
Graut Hen, has year Of two win
tiers and two summers. The sun pass es
south to the Tropic OF Capricorn on
December q, when it is winter:
comes overhead in March, when it il
summer; travels north 10 the Trori,.
OF Cancer in June, which gives winter
again; and is overhead once more in
September, the seconi summer.
The temperature change is small.
however. 1t ID always hot, vet the
plants and trees have definite seasons
t. flower and f;nit-a fact explained
by the wet and dry periods.
The Reno Journal continues to lee
ture the Democratic members of the
Legislature on their duty IN the Sena
torlaI fight. 1t shows a good deal of
interest in Mr.. Npwlands that is moi
consistent with its fine spun theories
| OF duty. Simmered down, the Jour.
nal desires the success OF Mr.. New.
lands and would see nothing lncon.
sistent with the Democratic Stat,
platform If the few Democratic mem
bars OF the legislature would cast
their votes for him 1t wou'd be
thrown into commissions though i
any OF them shoul vote for StewarI
who is more of a Democrat than New
lands is. There is no accounting fol
the Inconsistencies of some people.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-01-05
Admiral Dewey's Sword.

a New York dispatch OF the 9TH
says: The sw ord Of honor to be pre-
sented ut the direction Of Congress to
Rear Admiral Dewey as u national
recognition Of his victory at Manila,
has been completed by Tiffdny & Co.
and will be shipped to Washington on
Saturday.
The sword is Of IA karat gold, with
the exception Of the blade and the
body Of the scabbard. which are made
OF the fiuest steel. Shark skin is also
used at the grip and diamonds are
used lavishly in the orname u tation.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-01-05
STATE OF OHIO. Cry OF TOLEDO
LUCAS COUNTY 81

STATE OF OHIO. Cry OF TOLEDO
LUCAS COUNTY es'
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that
he is the senior partner of the firm of
f.. }. CHENEY & Co.. doing busine ss in
the City of Toledo, Comfy and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case Of Ca.
tarrh that cannot be cured by the use
Of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK }. CHENEY,
Sworn to before me aud subscribed
in 10y presence. this 9Th day of De.
comber, a. D., 1896.
,r., A. w. Gleason,
Notary Public.
Send for testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-01-05

Both of these bills came beror the
board at the December meeting and
the item Of 81 for kilograms was the
only part Of the bills allowed. The
remainder OF the bills was re jrcted by
the board because the contract 1T
Riddle & Sons with the county COW
ers the work they have charged
against it.
To show this to the satisfaction OF
every right minded citizen 1 quote
the clauses Of their contract covering
their agreement with the county.
They are as lows:
sWitnesseth, That the said parties
Of the first part for and in conaidera-
tion Of the allowance and payment Of
the SUMS Of money hereinafter named,
to be allowed and paid at the times
md III the manner hereinafter speci
fed, t. them by the said party Of the
81 cond part hereby covenant end
agree to print and publish all notices,
allowances, delinquent tax lists. as-
SCISSORS lists Of tax payers, election
notices, transfers Of voters, repisira.
ton notices, tally lists for elections
and all other matters for the pay
ment of achich Eiko county or any
of the funds in the treasury IF sdid
county is or shall become liable. dur
ing and for the term and period
hereinafter named.
sand the said parties OF the fret
part for the consideration above
named, hereby covenant and agree to
print for the use Of said ElEo county
and for the use Of the respective coun.
~ officers Of said county al blanks
used and required by said county and
in the respective county offices Of said
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-01-05

Two hatgkeys on a ring were lost
in town Saturday night. As they are
useless to anyone but tho owner, the
finder will please leave them at this
Office and receive the thanks OF the
owner.