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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-12-02
AN AFRIKA lander LEXICON.
"Dorp" is a village.
yield" means prairie.

"Dorp" is a village.
weld" means prairie.
"Spruit" is small stream.
'Riem" is a leather thong.
'Voortrekkers" means pioneers.
'Kloof" is a hollow between two hills.
"Dissel-boom" is the pole of an OK
wagon.
"Kraap means a collection of huts,
not one hut. The word originally came
from the Spanish.
"Sjambock," n thick strip of rhi-
noceros hide, used as a whip, came from
the Malays, who were brought as slaves
10 Cape Colony in the seventeenth CEN
tnry.
'fBocr" means n Cape Colonist of
French or Dutch descent. 1t means lit.
orally boor and naturally is not ac-
ccptabie TO the people it designates,
who prefer to call themselves Afrikan-
6ers.
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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-12-02

The above balance stands to the
credit OF the various funds as per
Treasurer's Balance Sheet, dated
Oct. l, 1899:
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-12-02
JOINT STATEMENT
Auditor and Treasurer of
E1kO County
For Quarter Ending Sept. 80, 1893.

OIA III OF NEVADA,
COUNTY OF ELKo. S.
AUDITORS OFFICE,
ELKo, July 3, 1899.
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners of Elko county, New.
GENTLEMEN:-We herewith submit
our Qarterly Report of the Finances
OF the county for the quarter ending
Sept. 30, 1899.
Respectfully submitted,
6. A. WATKINS. Auditor.
A. q. DAwLEY, Treasurer.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-12-02

SUMMARY.
Total receipts. .S24,81O SO
Total disbursements 80. 1881 81
Balance in treasury STATS 96
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-12-02
TREAsURER's BALANCE SHEET.

Cash in treasury to the credit of the
various funds, Oct. l, 1899:
In State fund o. d.. 5 Abb 78
10 General county fund.-. 2,5O6 %
In Cash contingent fund. 1888 O1
In INDECENT sick fund. .... $50 40
In Comfy school fund. 80. 3O2 80
In Officers salary fund. -. 544 SO
In Road fund ...x........ 80 90
In GO, High School fund.-. l,349 Ga
In High School Bond Re-
demption fund. s34 90
Elko special school fund.-. -. :.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-12-02

RECEIPTS FROM ALL SOURCES.
Balance in Treasury June
80, 1899. S2O.O21 q
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-05-18

Ponce is an ola story to-day. In lts
history Is n fairy tale which has the
merit Of being true. In the years
when time went slower page lounged
through the leisures Of Ferdinand s
court. lie was young, impudent and
ab0minably good-lOoking. y princess
smiled and beckOned. That was enough.
There and then he was sent to another
world. TO a better one, to the tropics
which Columbus had founded. He
landed AT BOriquen, assisted with easy
gallantry in eliminating the natives,
assisted also in gathering the gold
which they left.
Meanwhile Boriquen had been chris
tened Porto RICO. Incidently the page
had grown ola. Whether he regretted
his princess Is problematic. That he
missed his good looks is clear. In an
effort to recover them he took a trip
The story Of III Dorado had not yet
been told. But anotAer story. equally
if not more seductive. was current
then. II was 10 ,--c effect that some
where near by were the fountains Of
eternal youth. In search Of these
waters be sailed. The land which he
reached was 50 rich IN flowers that he
called it Florida. Bat OF the waters
not a trace.
And yet. may II not be- that the
lsgend Of them typified fame. For it
was that which he did find. His name
was Ponce do Leon, md IT was he who
founded Ponce.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-05-18

SLAVES IN ANCIENT GREECE.
Men OF Culture and Education Were Often
Found Amongst Them.

The ordinary price for q slave was
from 500 10 So. Abundant supply
kept the price low. Society was built
on slavery. Slaves, or as in Sparata
and Crete. serfS attached 10 the soil
were the farm laborers: in manufac-
tories they took the place Of modern
machinery; they We're form OF in
vestment. being often rented out in
gangs, as for work in the mines; large
numbers were used. too. for domestic
service. seven being an average num-
Der for an ordinary house. Corinth IS
said to have had 100000 slaves. Aeglna
100000. and a census Of the year B. &.
showed 100000 in Attica. These ng-
urcs have sometimes been doubled,
but other known facts 20 to confirm
them. Most Of the slaves apparently
came from outside Greece, as from
Lydia. Syria. Bithynia, Thrace and
Illyria. but there were also among
them Italians. Egyptians and Jews.
The supply from outside was main
tanned by the slave traders, who OBJ
tanned them either in barter or by
robbery along the coasts of the Aegean
and the EuXine. The slave market
was a feature of every city agora,
and especially OF the temple fairs.
Captives in war were. like the rest Of
the booty, treated as merchandise.
They were disposed Of chiefly by the
professional traders and sold mostly
abroad. Thus men of culture and edu-
cation often appeared in the condition
Of slaves Employed as teachers,
readers. secretaries. musicians, they
often served the purpose Of spreading
the knowledge Of art, manners and
life among other peoples, and aided in
mixing the soils and forwarding the
interest of cosmopolitanism.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-05-18
Our Relation To the Peace Con-
9reS~.

The formal announcement Of the
names of the delegates selected to rep
resent this country at the meeting Of
the so-called disarmament conference
reminds Us that this epoch-making event
i near at hand. That the conference
viii mark a new era in international
affairs there can be little doubt-the
general skepticism Of naval and military
men Notwithstanding That it will lead
TO any immediate disarmament. how
ever either complete or partial, i alto
gether unlikely and, indeed it is doubt-
full if such q result was contemplat-
ei by the Gar when he addressed his
famous letter of invitation The objects
of the conference Will be rather TO ar
rest the present alarming rate OF in
crease IN naval and military arma-
ments. and, ar the same time. to deter
mine upon some plan of international
arbitration. If only the former of these
objects be attained it will be a great
triumph for the cause OF peace. and will
carry the nations n long way toward the
splendid goal Of universal arbitration.
Evidently the first thing to be done is
to stop the present mad competition.
which is due chiefly to the rivalry be
tween Russia and France and Germany
on land and hetween Russia and France
and England on the sea. In the deter
mination to make her fleet equal to that
of anv other two England has increased
her average naval estimates from so,
600, 600 in 1890 TO 1894 to Sl32. 952 500 in
1899, and other nations are increasing
their naval and military expenditures
in a similar ratio If the Peace Con
gress is able TO call halt it viii open
the way to the consideration of q grad
ual and prorata reduction Of armamcnts
on sea and land.
lt is rtuuOred that. ON account Of the
smallness Of our army and navy, our
delegates viii be instructed to oppose dis
armament and lend their strong support
to Il scheme of international arbitration.
1t is quite possible that in cutting down
the European armies and navies TO a
police basis, it viii be considered that
the forces OF the United States are only
snch rs are necessary to protect the
country's interest under normal peace
conditions. If the nations would con
sent 20 cut down their armies from say
the German basis of | soldier to
II civilians 10 the United States basis
Of / soldier to every 40 civilians, dis
armament would be within measurable
distance. s Sci Am
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-05-18

Purify your blood with Hoods Sarsa
parilla and health and happiness will be
yours.
Sleep never seems 50 sweet ~ in
church or when medicine is to be given
every half hour
The editor can tickle the public with
a pen; bnt the public mngt also occas-
ionally tickle the editor witha subscrip-
tion Two years subscription might
tickle him 10 death
An exchange says that a boy or man
who will wantOnly shoot robin or
bluebird, is capable of doing most any
other mean or despicable act. The law
provides Punishment for the killing Of
such birds, End its pity an example
could not be made Of some Of the heart
less persons who indulge in it,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-05-18

An army officer has n bit Of n story
to tell which throws a sidelight on
tnes ways OF recruiting officers. In
his command during the Cuban cam
psign was a private who came every
day 10 ask for letters. Joseph Murphy
was his name on the roll, but the tang
Of Ms tongue did not Suggest even re
motely the Emerald Isle. Day after
day. and no letter came. Murphys
face grew longer, his query more path
ctic every time he appeared.
NO letter" said the officer one morn
ing. NO letter for you. There's only
one addressed tO-lr, me see-tO Clio
yauui Paladini Castellazzia some
thing like that. None for you
Murphy's face beamed with delight
"That-a-one for me-" he said. MY
name lika that / 70 to the recruiting
office ! am wanting to fight. Officer
says, What your namcT ! say, Clio
vanni Paladinl Castcllazzia,' and he
say, Oh hcllaGam, that no name for
you. You not fight with name. You
fight with gun. All that name trip
you up. You be Joseph Murphy
be Joseph Murphy now, and that is
my letter"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-05-18

the ordinary Illnesses OF childhood2
Any woman may insure the health Of her
children wLO VIII take proper care Of her
health in woruanly way, The health OF
her children depends almost entirely upon
her general health and particularly upon
the health and strength OF the delicate and
important organs that bear the burdens OF
maternity. 4 woman has no right TO dis
regard her own health. comfort. ease and
happiness she certainly has less right 20
condemn her children TO e., lie of suffering
OF all early death That i what she does
If she neglects the health Of her special
vo1auly organism. Dr.. Pierce's Favoute
Prescription i an uufaIliug remedy for all
disorders Of this description. It strength
ems and iuvigOrztes the sensitive organs
concerned, and = the best preparation for
the trials and dangers OF maternity II IN
sures the well being OF the mother and the
health Of the child Its use i . guarantee
Of a bountiful supply Of n0urishnent for
tie little newcomer Many women who
once bore children only 10 speedily lose
them are now mothers Of healthy robust
children as the result of the use Of this
medicine.
Barbra 4 Mudd of Indian Creek No. writes
'fI am very thankful for what DT- TIerces Fa-
voTite Prescription did for ne. was all broken
your medicine ! have had more relief than
from all the doctors IoI- Favorlte Prescrip-
tion did ne word Of good
Many women have told theiT experiences,
and given their names, addresses and pho
tographs in Dr. Pierce's Common Sense
Medical Adviser. This book Is free 4
COPY will be sent TO any address upon re
ocipt Of 2I onc-ceut stamps to cover cost Of
mailing only. Address Or. r Y. Pierce,
Buffalo " Y The " FavorIte PrcscTip-
tion is for sale by all dealers and no hon
"a. man will urge a substitute.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-05-18

The bill passed. by the Legislature re-
quiring all deeds and other conyeyances
Of real estate il several counties having
a population Of over !. 600 to be register
ed in the office Of the County Comms-
sioners before being recorded in the
Office Of the Recorder OF Deeds has been
signed by the Governor.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-05-18

A Quaker once sent his watch 30 u
jeweler to have it repaired and sent
with IT the following note. NJ -.
Dear Sir hereby send thee my pock
et clock which stapdeth in need Of thy
friendly correction. The last timo 10
was in thy school it was in no way ben
Gifted - prohted thereby for ! perceive
by the index OF it8 mind IL il liar and
the truth il not IN it Purge IT, there
fore, and correct it from the error Of
its way, and when thou fndcth it con.
forinablc 10 the above rules, send it
home 10 me with the true aud Just bill
drawn out in the spirit Of moderation
and will remit it 10 thee in the root Of
ali evil
The game and fsh law enacted by the
last Legislature makes the constablcs
the State fire. game and fish wardcua
They viii have authority 10 arrest.
without warrants any person bunting
or fishing illegally. aud they may search
any person believed 10 hnyc fish or
game IN their possession Illegally The
usual fees upon conviction will go 10
the constable, and 80 additional. the
state aud county 10 each pay half Of
the latter 70 make the law effective.
I action may be brought against consta
blos for failure to perform their duty IN
arresting aud prosecuting offenders
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-05-18
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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-05-18
What

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mother
does uoL
wish TO be
proud Of
her chill
d-eu What
mother
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healthy.
happy
laughter
loving AID
able TO
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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-05-18

HOODS PILLS cure Liver Ills, Bill
Iousness, indigestion, Headache.
Easy 10 take, easy to operate. 25c.
II doesn't take very much Of case to
stick railroad company for damages
these days. In the Ashtabula county
court at jefferson last week, verdict
Of -, 900 was given against the Lake
Shore Railway 10 Corwin f. Duer Of
Andovcr for injuries from being thrown
from hand car Dner is "a boy and
had been occasionally allowed 10 ride
on Tie hand car by the section men.
At the time Of his injury he slipped
from the car, through no fault Of the
men, and one IF mis- legs was 30 badly
crushed ~ TO require amputatiOn
below the knee. a man who allows a
boy 10 ride with him in his wagon, in
case Of injury 10 the Ind, would with
the came consistency be stuck by an
Ashtabula county jury for DAMAGE
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-05-18
RnnuMArlsn cnnHp IN 4 DIV

Mystic Cure" for Rheumatism and
Neuralgia radically cures in 10 3 days.
Its action upon the system is rem uarkable
and mysterious. II removes at once The
causes and the disease Immediately dis
appears. The first dose greatly benefits;
IS cents. Sold lay J. {. Kcdic, ard J. +.
Bqlph Druggists Butler Apr g6.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-05
BECAUSE HE WANTS
SUPPORT FOR A BILL
Senator Perkins Now Ready to
Vote to Seat Qudy and Gov
GPnOF Cages AppOintGe.

The
power when during the of Legislature
has
read the constitution
United
cases VIII hold that the Governor under the
States have named fill
matter the Mantle of
what senator Perkins said the 2sth
CALL WELLINGTON HOTEL WASHINGTON Dec A.
asked Senator Perkins tonight whether
''.l senator from pennsylvania he replied
tremendous ar
sht senator blank
direct enrSion ,t noovil ad
believes is equivalent
composed OF the peoples representatives
90 Gage
Ee no. expressed myself positively public
no." 2rfi when should DO believe
Governor CAGES will
point "sh you would make the following
n oub about
question OF doubt
sfatos in
me @gture has failed be
,r Besides " 10 oppose seating Governor
~ would Immediately to be calfornis sole
pave the nted States
with seeking
seen AT once mat would be a and
:
f run representation
thec cortroIrr @ o course let th
eh lot eara and is hope of various
Though understood that ono Of b..
VIII ask Tor an appropriation OF four million
] ia e3nca asked Senator Perkins expressed
~ f"'' u''er
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-05

take. l propose to go to the House to-
morrow and to take any action that may
seem proper. The matter rests, so far as
my rights are concerned, just where 1t
was halted by the objection made to-day
and, OF course. until the resolution now
pending Is adopted / will have a right to
the floor Of the House and to my seat
because the House has not yet concluded
TO put aside the evidence of my prima
facie right TO my seat.
The action to-day is not complete. ]:
Is recognized as within the proper exor-
cise OF power on the part of the Speaker
ana Tor mere convenience of the House
Tor him TO ask members to temporarily
stand aside. The action to-day goes no
Iurther tnan this. 1t is merely a matter
OF convenience, and precedents that sus-
tam the right of the Speaker to ask -nem-
bers TO stand aside for the time being.
MT Blaine during his incumbency of the
chair held that members objected to
could stand aside il they liked to do So
II not, action of the House would have
10 De taken then. Mr.. Blaine did not as
sumo the right to arbitrarily decide the
matter.
MT Randall in the Forty-second Con-
sress' IN interpreting his action in the
preceding Congress, also held to this
view. 1t was in view of these precedents
that l stepped aside, with the under
standing of course. that / waived none of
my rights. 1t would not have done 10
nave resisted. had no disposition to do
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-05

conclusion as to what will be done re-
garding the irrigation of arid lands in
California, but / am in hopes that at
least a beginning may be made by the
Government toward the final irrigation of
all arid lands OF the Northwest Our eX-
perience Of the past in the action of diff
ferent States for the irrigation of arid
lands, II seems TO me, would not war
rant the ceding Of these lands to indi-
vidual States II seems TO me better that
the Federal Government should under
take such work, and / believe that we
are warranted in the hope that the final
results would he much more satisfactory
than II tie work OF irrigation should be
that such action by the Federal Govern
ment would be inconsistent with the for
mer policy OF the United States. and as
we have plenty Of precedents, such as re-
clamatlon Of land by the building OF
levees on the Mississippi and other rivers
the irrigation of arid lands would seem
10 be as legitimate as the Improvement
Of rivers and harboTs, and subject us 10
no more criticism of paternalism than
might be expected for the improvement
Of rivers and harbors. The main idea is
10 obtain a successful method OF irri-
eating arid lands in California, and II
seems to me that the Federal Govern
ment is in the best position to accom-
plish such result ! certainly shall ia
vor any action that may he taken in this
direction and sincerely hope that it mas
be successful"
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-05

chant vessels carrying the products
OF our farms and our factories into
every harbor and port in every quar-
ter of the globe. L have no par
ticular bin of general interest that
hope to pass this winter. l have not
been able to sufficiently inform myself as
to the chance OF passing a bill for irri.
cation of arid lands this winter. II IS
almost too early in the session to even
hazard an opinion. For my own part /
sincerely hope that we will be able to
make commencement in that direction.
I would favor the cession of arid lands
to the several States under certain re-
strictions. If my memory serves me cor
rectly, the State of California has prac-
tically lost its swamp and overflowed
lands. and comparatively little of this
land has been reclaimed The cession to
States should be so guarded that only
actual settlers and homesteaders could
take up the land. l do not consider the
irrigation and reclamation of such lands
by the Federal Government as a form Of
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-05
ROBERTS HOPEFUL
OF HOLDING HIS SEAT

WASHINGTON, Dec. Ain speaking to
me tonight in regard 10 the action of
Speaker Henderson in his case, Brigham
II. Roberts. elected as a Representative
from the State Of Utah. said:
II was not surprised at the action
taken. In fact, / fully expected those op-
posed to me to go that far. There is no
initiative that I can take. My case will
come up for consideration after theNsub-
mission and reading of the Presidents
message Tomorrow 1t stands as a spe-
cial order.
Il have carefully. examined precedents.
and am satisfied they show that instead
OF going 10 a special committee the mat
ter should be referred to the Committee
ON Privileges and Elections. Ny opinion
is that that is the regular order for il to
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-05

Received. That the business OF the
senate Doe SUSPENDED in order that the
distinguished public services Of the do
ceased and the virtues of his private
character may be htungly commem-
grated.
Resolved. That the secretary Of the
Senate be Instructed 10 communicate
these resolutions 20 the House OF Repre-
soltativcs."
Scwen announced shat at some suitable
future date hc would can up the res0lu-
rons. when an opportunity would be az
forded Senators 10 pay their tribute to
The late Vice President
kean Of New Jersey then. at 1898 p. m.
moved as "A further mark Of respect that
the Senate adjourn. and amid a deep
silence the chair declared the motion car
rfa1
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-05


Realizing that irrigation and reclama-
ton OF arid lands WAS j subject OF lively
interest TO the California people, LOUD $
opinion was asked as 10 the probability
OF Congress taking any action this WIN
ter. He said: "In regard TO legislation
looking 10 the Irrigation Of arid lands
hope thai we will arrive ut some solution
Of the question. but il is hardly proba
BILE What is TO be the ultimate solution
Of this question | am not prepared to say.
/ should regard the distribution of the
waters of the country by the Federal
Government as a great departure and
long step toward paternalism and spme
what dangerous. There must be a point
al which the Government must draw the
line. else we will find ourselves rushing
headlong toward socialism. which few
public men are prepared TO advocate. 1t
may be argued that IN the Improvement
OF rivers and harbors the Government has
established a precedent. yet ] could hard
y assume that the two propositions are
upon the same plan: while river and har-
Dor Improvement has been carried TO the
extreme. ALMOST TO absurd length. yet
that cannot be an excuse for still greater
departure. This is a great question and
I am satisfied that the wisdom Of all leg,
islators will eventually solve il. yet il is
too great a question for me TO pass upon
its merits off-hand. as ] am not thor
oughly conversant with the subject