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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-06

Prairie chickens are game to the last
Golden Days.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-06-24
JAPANESE PAWNBROKERS.
LRborers Cun Duy Their Daily Bath
and Breakfast, But Not
Dinner.

Pawnbrokers in Japan are not al
lowed to charge more than 100 per cent.
n,''n t..eir ndvances-enough in all con-
-c'Gmtr. il would seem TO Eur3 peans,
i.h / moi enough 10 satisfy ,na gen
y i:I'inCaiion, who assert thai I he rate
: .:oil: inadequate, says the London
.ra''c:. The Japanese diet has been
'cna.dcring the question of abolishing
this restriction.
II appears that thousands in the large
OWLS Who subsist by manual labor
lind themselves constantly without
money 10 buy their dinners. They have
'nopgh left to pay for their breakfast
md bath. which they seldom neglect
md which costs them about one
farthing; but dinner is beyond their
resources. II is the custom, therefore,
to put every day some of their property
II pawn in order to buy the midday
meal. and in the evening when they
'eccive their wages they redeem the
pledged article. having just enough left
% pay for their supper and breakfast.
This performance they go through reg
.I'ariT six days a week, 30 that the pawn.
broker has to make nearly 80 entries in
his books in the course Of the month.
The law lays down that only five cents
,an be charged as interest on loan
If five cents for one year, and as most
of these dinner loans do not exceed
hat amount the pawnbroker has tc
make his 80 entries or so a month for
sum Of half n cent.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-06-24
NONE WILL USE 1T NOW.
a strangely Fatefu1 Desk I'm u Kan
sas School Tint Has Been
Abandoned.

There is desk in the Stanley school
IN Argentine that is no longer occu-
pied, because it is marked by ill fate,
says the Kansas City Star. The last
three pupils it accommodated met vio-
lent deaths within year and now it
is used as a stand for plants and flow
ers that serve the double purpose of
cherlshing the memory of the unfor-
tunate children and excluding others
from the ill-starred seat.
Miss Selby, teacher of the room in
which the desk stands, is not supersti
tlous, but she will scarcely be blamed
Tor her reluctance to assign any more
OF her scholars to occupy that particu-
lar piece of furniture. One year ago
bright little girl who sat in it was
thrown from a horse and sustained in
Juries from which she died. Three
months later Lee Jewett, a boy in the
same class, who next used the desk,
was drowned while bathing in the Kaw
river, near Turner. Three men met
their death while trying to recover
young Jewett's body and the tragedy
Will long be remembered in Argentine.
The last scholar to use the desk was
Bert Jessup, aged 12, who. n week ago
Saturday, went hunting frogs with an
other boy and 22-caliber target rinc.
The gun was accidentally discharged
and Bert sustained wound from which
he died early the next n'Gr;iir!-.
The sad reflections ir.' - Il in the
minds Of trHchLr urd ru- :. !. th;. rec
ord or the YEAR in thai schuolroom
have naturally developed Il prejudice
against th" desk OF fate that, in the
;ase OF the pupils at least, borders very
closely on superstition.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-06-24
To Whom it May Concern.
STATE LAND OFFICE.

CARSON CITY, New, April 90, 1899.
Notice is hereby given that the State Of
Nevada, under the Act of Congress approv-
ed June 16. 1880 (21 Stats. 287), has filed in
the United States Land ONCE ut Carson
City, Nevada. List No. 22s OF lands selected
under said Act, and has applied for q pat
ent for said lands; that part of said list
is open to the public for inspection, and q
copy thereof, by descriptive subdivisions,
has been posted In convenient place in
said United States Land ONCE for the in.
spection Of all persons interested and the
public generally.
Within the next sixty days following the
date OF this notice protests or contests
against the claim Of said State OF Nevada
to any tract or subdivision described in the
list. on the ground that the same is more
valuable for mineral than agricultural pur-
poses, will be received and noted by the
Register and Receiver Of tbs United States
Land ONCE at Carson City, Nevada, for re-
port to the General Land ONCE at Wash
ington, d. @.
The following are the subdivisions de-
soribed, to wit:
SaE. 4 of 5. +. u Sec. So T. 45 N. R. So E.,
M. d. b. & MO acres.
y. E. d. KELLEY,
State Land Register OF the State OF Nevada
Date OF first insertion, May 2, 1899.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-06-24
FILE YOUR BILLS,

By order Of the Board of County
Commissioners, all bills against the
County to be acted upon by the
Board, must be filed on or before the
Saturday Immediately preceding the
Monday upon which the Board meets,
otherwise the bills will not be acted
upon until the next meeting of the
Board. ,E ...
Attest: A. G. DAwLEY
.. County Clerk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-06-24
Glasses Fitted to all Eyes.
Delinquent Tax Sale.
OFFICE OF THE County TREASURER AND
Ex-OFFICIo TAX RECEIVER,

Ex-OFFICIo TAX RECEIVER,
ELKo, Elko County, Nevada,l
June 10. 1899.
Notice is hereby given that in accordance
with law, (see Statutes 1891, Sec. 80, pages
147, 148) each Of tho following described
pieces or parcels OF property will be sold at
public auction, at the court house door,
county St and State on
bidding at tax sales, under the provisions
OF these sections, shall be for the smallest
quantity OF property that will pay the taxes
taxes. penalties and costs against the
Same, unless said taxes, penalties and
costs are paid TO me before said date:
HAYWARD, MRS. E. w., Lsmoille, New,
Patented land. All of section 2, T.. 80 r.
81 e. 8: OF 8. w. u Of 2 and N. e. u OF
geo. 1s, =, g, r. IS E. Poss'y title N. ". 4
Household furniture, value $50; Q work
horses, value ESQ; 2 saddle horses, value
70; 10 stock horses, value $50; jack, value
wagon Wasons Sov vsue S mi nSss value value
e00.-Total value e3575.
Total tax, tS4 IS. Penalty, % 40. Costs,
90 00.-Totsl 90 81.
And you are hereby further notified, that
unless payment shall be made before said
day, the above described property will be
sGa sS sSs d 81 ~ SSSk tSEs
penalties and costs, also that, that 10 per
cent on the amount Of said taxes, and the
cost OF advertising will be collected in ad.
dition TO the original tax.
Also that said property is subject to re.
demption within six months from the date
Of such sale, by the payment Of all said
sums, MS, with in three per cent per month there.
County Treasures and n Ex.onhoio
BY J.A. MCBRIDE, Tfs nepssS' asSeiveF'
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-06-24

Amstear ThestRicals ne EkinabeElsy.
There was good deal Of punching of
heads incident to amateur acting at
Kimberley in those days There was
well,known dentist who sometimes
trod the boards, and his enemy, prob
ably rival amateur, would alt in the
front row Of the stalls and laugh dur
ing all the pathetic scenes. At last the
dentist could stand It no longer. He
leaped over the heads Of the orchestra,
hit the laugher violent blow, say
ing: "That will teach you to laugh I'm
the wrong place." and then, much ne
lieved, climbed back on to the stage
and proceeded with his part-Amateur
Clubs and Actors,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-06-24
NOTICE.

2 BY order of the Board of County
Commissioners Of EIko County, State
OF Nevada, made this 9th day OF
February, 1929, notice is hereby
given that all persons who are charg-
es upon the county must come to the
County Hospital, or all claims for
their support will be disallowed by
said Board except in cases of extreme
emergency. ...
Attest: A. G.. DAwLEY,
County Clerk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-06-24
Dissolution of Partnership

The partnership heretofore existing be-
tween q. L. Nuckols and J. w. Truett OF
Deeth, under the firm name of Nuckols &
sent, j. W. Truett having purchased the in
terest OF @. L. Nucllols In said firm. All
debts owing by said firm will be paid by
j. w. Truett and oil debts due said firm are
payable to him.
@. L. NUCKoLS,
j. W. TRTETT.
DEErH. Nevada. May 10, 1899.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-06-24

Bring your Job Work to the INDE.
PENDENT Office. Low prices.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-30
WHY PROF. DEWAR
GETS GOLD MEDAL

There has just been forwarded to the
| American embassy in London the
| first gold medal ever presented by the
Smithsonian institute of Washington.
/ The recipient is Professor James Dewar
of the Royal institute, London, and
this honor being conferred upon him for
his wonderful discovery that air can
| be liquified. The medal is paid for out
of the Hodgkins fund of 100000, which
was established by a donation in
October. 1891, from Mr.. Thomas George
Hodskins of Setauket, New York, the
! income from a part of which was to be
/ devoted Ito the increase and diffusion
, of more exact knowledge in regard
to the nature and properties of at
mosphePic air in connection with the
welfare of man.
After the formal acceptance of this
donate a competition was announced
| in which prizes were offered for MEM
oiIS recording new and important dis
I coVeries with regard to the nature and
properties of the atmosphere. and the
Hodgkins medal of the institution was
established for important contributions
| 10 our existing knowledge in this con-
nection, or for original and practical
applications of such knowledge to the
welfare of man. In addition to the
special prizes which We're awarded at
the close of the competition, honorable
mention, accompanied by the Hodg
kins medal in silver or bronze, was ac
corded to several of the contestants
designated by the committee on award.
Carrying out the design of the
founder, the first Hodgkins medal in
gold was awarded to Professor De-
war in recognition of his long con-
tinued and valuable researches in con-
nection with the increase and diffusion
of a more exact knowledge in regard
to the nature and properties of air. and
in opening the way to the practical
utilization of this knowledge in adj
vancing human welfare.
The design for the medal, which is
shown in the accompanying illustra-
ton, is by Mr.. j. C. Chaplain of Paris.
member of the French academy, and
one of the most eminent medalists of
the world. The diverse bears the fig
ure of a woman carrying a torch in
her left hand, and in her right scholl
emblematic of knowledge, with the le
gend per orbem across the face of the
medal The reverse is adapted from
the seal of the institution by st. Gau-
dens.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-30

plan of campaign against yellow
! jack.
| The idea of dividing the various resi-
ments on duty in and about the city
into small bodies of from one to three
companies each, and keeping them
moving from camp to camp is con-
sidered absolutely necessary from Il
sanitary point of view. 1t also AFFORDS
occupation and diversion to the men,
which is extremely essential to their
wel!-being under such circumstances
The maintenance of a rigid quaran-
tine in the city, the third item in Gen
eral Woods plan, is, of course, followed
wherever contagious diseases are to be
combatted In Santiago the task
is comparatively simple. There are only
two railways, that running to San
Luis, twenty miles inland, and the ore
railway owned by an American min
ing company Both are easily con-
trolled. and it is within General Wood
power TO seize them if NECESSARY.
The arrival and departure OF vessels
from the port. of course. rests entirety
with Moro Castle at the entrance. If
our hostile fleet could not enter with
out permission, certainly no fever ship
could.
OF wagon roads and paths there are
not a bakers dozen, and these ap-
proaches could easily be guarded by
one company of soldiers. 1t will be
seen from the foregoing that General
Wood found no trouble in completely
stopping all travel within few hours
after his recent return to Santiago
from the United States.
The peculiar condition of affairs, in
fact. in Santiago. would make 1t posi-
bic to control even interminal travel.
There are no street railways only a
score or so of public carriages, and
the construction of the city is such
that a few well-placed troops could
confine the inhabitants to their houses.
Method of Treatment.
1t has been remarked that the per-
centage of casualties in the medical de-
partment in Santiago has so far been
excessive. This can be only explained
by the fact that all the victims had
been exposed for some time to the ener-
waiting tropical climate, thus rendering
them more susceptible to the disease.
The question of adequate medical at
tendance in case of an epidemic visit
ing Santiago was early considered by
General Wood. 1t is his intention, If
necessary, TO call upon the native doc
tors. There are number in the prov
ince who have had practical and ex-
tended experience in the treatment of
yellow fever, AID their services can be
secured without trouble.
The course of treatment followed by
them is on the general lines adopted
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-30

sent to the Philippines, as 1 had hoped,
with one OF the earliest expeditions, /
was "sidetracked," so to speak, at
Honolulu, and assigned to the COM
mand of the new military district of
Hawaii, so that not until December did
l get brigade in the defenses of Ma
Mia, and by that time any man with
half an eye could see that Aguinaldo's
army meant business"
Earthworks, entertainments and re-
doubts were being thrown up over
against US, and Krupp guns trained on
the block houses occupied by my brig
ade. The situation demanded the ut
most vigilance, even if our orders from
corps headquarters had not frequently
enjoIned it. l never once attended a
theatre or opera at Manila, and only
once, until just before my departure
last May, saw the streets of that city
after dark, and that was the night of
the great fire in the Tondo district.
The Pasig river was the dividing line
between the territories held by the First
and Second divisions respectively, and
though there came scores of old friends
and comrades to MacArthursS front, as
well as ours, there was, except within
our own lines, no way to see them.
The Little Brown Men.
1t was a compact little command,
though. that met the first onset of the
Filipinos I'm February last. Except the
Tenth Pennsylvania and the First Ten
nessee, the Fourteenth infantry, and
artillery and a squadron of the Fourth
cavalry of the regular army. the Eighth
corps was made up of regiments of vol
unteers from the far western states, of
men Injured to hardship. schooled from
boyhood in camp and field life, and,
raost of them. acclimated by six
months sojourn about Manila-siX
months of drill and discipline that
made them the peers of any troops the
world ever saw-hardy. vigorous and
enthusiastic. The monotony of the life
had made most of them rather eager to
go home as the autumn wore on. The
Spanish war was ended and active ser
vice seemed improbable, but by the
1st of December the little brown men,
with whom they had been on such jolly
terms, began a course of aggravation,
provocation and open insult that Gull
minated in the general attack along the
whole line before the dawn of the 9Th
of February. Then you couldn't have
bought a soldier to leave.
Only once-and that only just before
my departure in May, as 1 say, was
able to look over the country through
which Macarthur fought his way IL
capture the insurgent capitol at Malo-
los. and the pursuit of Aguinaldo and
Luna to the walls of San Fernando.
Without pontoon train he crossed one
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-30

in all tropical countries. The patient
is Immediately given a saline purge,
then, after being placed in bed. is dosed
literally with quantities of an infusion
made from orange leaves.
This generally produces profusive
perspira ton, which is the result de-
sired. After the third day, if the sub
ject survives that critical period, a
tonic having special bearing on the
stomach, is administered. Food. ex-
cept a small quantity of weak beef tea.
is tabooed. 1t was the custom several
years ago to use quinine in excessive
quantities, but that method of treat
ment has been abandoned.
In preparing f. r a summer season of
yellow fever in Santiago the possible
value of using immune troops was
taken into careful consideration. A
decision in the negative was reached,
the immunity of soldiers previously eX-
posed to contagious fevers being very
much open to doubt The government
experience with immune regiments
during the Spanish-American war was
such that it is safe to say they will
never again form a part of the defen-
sive forces of the United States, at
least from the "immune" standpoint
H. II. LEWIS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-30

1t must be remembered that our lit
tie command at Manila last winter was
very busily occupied-that every officer
and man had his assigned station and
duties and little or no opportunity of
seeing anything or anybody not imme
diately connected Herewith. We were
confronted with problem, and the in
surgent Filipino of the Tagal tribe was
its most important factor. He kept up
on the qui vive day and night, even
before the inexcusable attack in force
begun Saturday evening, the 4th of
February. My opportunities were
somewhat limited. Instead of being
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-30

broad river after another. Without
adequate artillery he drove the enemy
from line after line of the most elabo-
rate field works ever seen, while the
parallel column of Lawton. twenty-six
miles farther TO the east. forced a way
through thickets of bamboo and dense
jungles swarming with dusky rifilemen.
My 'front.'" after our pitched battle
with Ricarti's brigade at Santa Ana,
and the pursuit up the river. was that
of the line of the Pasig east and south
east of Manila, and away up TO the
beautiful Laguna de Bay, over open,
rolling country, through dozens of pop
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-30

lishment of rigid quarantine.
Il look upon rum CT any alcoholic
bevel age SIS the greatest factor III the
contraction % yellow fever" lie said,
in explaining his plan. Heating the
blood with bad whisky is simply
creating a hotbed for the propagation
of the germs. \ man cannot drink
and face the fever unscathed.'
1t is this rule that General Wood is
now enforcing so strictly in Santiago.
His action in closing the saloons and
summarily arresting any American
found under the influence of liquor is
simply part of his carefully arranged
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-30

and water. and with new rules that
will turn this town upside down.
Prevented a Panic.
One of the first precautions taken by
the nervy, cool-headed American was
TO decry the fact that yellow fever eX
listed in Santiago. Experience with hui
man nature told him that the wide
spread publication of the fact would
serve no good cause. but that it would
possibly create a panic, cause democrat
ization and practically put a check
upon his plans for redeeming the city
from its centuries of filth. Good work
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-30

sanitary question was by far the most
important. He realized that All enemy
more potent. more insidious and more
deadly than Spaniard or native lurked
in the filth begrimed and unspeakably
eioul thoroughfares and byways of San
= iiago.
1t is yellow fever we must fight,
Hanna" he said to his aide as the two
took their first ride through the city.
we have foe here which is going to
give us a life and death struggle. He
is there in that heap of refuse, and ii
that adobe shanty over there, and here
beneath our feet. We must fight him
with brooms and shovels. with soap
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-30
General King Endorses Otis Fully
Campaign
of Misrepresentation to Accept Anything Otis Tells.

- 7.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1899-05-17

Sometimes it seems to weary woman
that she must certainly give up. The
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almost insurmountable task. Nervous
ness, sleeplessness and pain harrass
her and life seems hardly worth the
living.
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The former is for-ills distinctly femin
inc, the other for her general system
Together they supply u scientific and
successful course of treatment The
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thy, regular action to the organs dis.
tinctly feminine. 1t forces out all im.
purities, strengthens the tissues, allays
inflammation. The Golden Medical
Discovery" makes appetite, helps di
gestiOn, promotes assimilation, fills out
the hOllOws in cheeks and neck with
good solid flesh and brings back the
gladstone glow of girlhOOd.
Send 2l cents in One-cent stamps ia
Worlds Dispensary Medical AssOcia.
ton. Buffalo. n. Y, and receive DIR.
Pierce's 1908 page Common Sense Medi-
cal Adviser, illustrated.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1899-05-17
Fair Women 10 Give a Woman,s Fair

The ladies of the BOonesborO chapter.
Daughters of the American Revolution.
report everything prospecting in their
scheme to give a fair here on June 81
and %. As stated last week. they will
provide all the attractions of an Ordi-
nary mans fair, adding such novelties
as public marriage, live bird shoot.
and other novelties The proceeds 10
be devoted to the fund for erecting a
monument to Daniel Boone, at BOones-
boro
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1899-05-17
The Ladies' Fair lndorsed.

The object OF the Ladies' Fair 10 b,
held here, IS to create n fund to build a
monument to Daniel Boone at BOones
borO. Commenting upon this the Win
chester Democrat says:
This shOul1 have been done a long
time ago and by the State of Kentucky
When Col Stuart was in the Legish,
ture he tried to secure the passage OF 4
law for the State to purchase forty C,
City acres, including the site Of the ole
fort, for the purpose Of converting il
into State park. 1t is n beautiful an,
romantic place and, if properly attend
ed to, would be a great attraction"
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1899-05-17
The State Bieycle Nee, Here

The annual meet of the State League
Of American Wheelman will he held
here on June 10, 20 and 81. The local
club has made arrangements to hold
the exhibition OH the old fair ground
track and will show our citizens a good
time with the races between the silent
steeds of steel. Much of the success OF
the meeting will be due to the tireless
energy of President Streng, Secretary
Harris, and Messrs. Morgan. Douglas,
Earring and Armer.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1899-05-17
High School Teachers Elected

The annual election of teachers o
Caldwell High School occured OH Wed.
nesday last at the meeting of the Board
OF Education, and resulted in but one
change, the election of Miss Curraleer
Smith 10 the place now filled 10y Prof
}. w. Harris. The salary OF the Prin
cipal. Prof. Brock. was raised from $5OC
to 5000. and Mis- COyle's salary was
raised from S25 to $40 per month.
The Faculty for next year will he az
follows: Prof. J. ID. Clark, Superin
tendeni; II. IL. Brock, Principal; Mise.
Alice Arnold, Ruth Crow, Bessie bud.
ley, Jennie Ford, Curraleen Smith
Bessie COyle. and Mrs. Mary Belts.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1899-05-17

Miss Minnie DYKES and her instruc-
tor. Miss Pattie should be very highly
delighted over thesuccess ofthe formers
musical at the court house on Monday
night The audience was a large and
appreciative one and Miss Dykes was at
her hest. The program embraced diff
ticult selections from Schubert, Chopin,
Pessard, Nevin, LeschtiSv XIV, Deuzl.
Dell Acqua, Grieg and Mosz Kowski.
The Young lady handled these with
rare skill and WON deserved applause.