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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-01-22
COMPENSATION FOR WITNESSES
IN CRIMINAL CASES.

Assemblymsn Melarkey has intro.
dnced bill to provide for the compen-
sation of witnesses IN criminal cases.
Under its provisions witnesses appear.
ing upon behalf of the State or the de.
PENDANT shall be entitled to and be paid
out of the County Treasury, thirty
cents per mile for each mile necessarily
and actually travelled to the place of
trial or examination and TO two dol
lars for each days attendance at any
trial or examination, provided that in
any case where a witness is not sworu
no mileage or per diem shall be allowed
such witness. unless it is shown TO the
satisfaction of the Judge or magistrate
that such witness was in good faith re.
quired to be in attendance upon the
court or Magistrate for the purpose of
giving material testimony. Upon pre-
sentatioa Of u certiic ate of the Clerk of
the District Court. showing the amount
due each witness, and issued upon an
order of the court. the Auditor is re-
quired to draw warrant upon the Gen
eral Fan1 Of the county for the amount.
The per diem aud mileage of witnesses
IN Justices courts and before Mtgis.
trates shall be allowed by the Board Of
County Commissioners, rs in the case
Of other claims; but before passing
upon any such claim the Board shall
require certificate of the correct
ness thereof from the justice or magis-
trate. as the case may be, aud for good
cause may reject the whole claim.
The Justice Of allowing witnesses in
criminal cases per diem aud mileage
has been discussed at length in the
columns of the SILVER STATE. aud sew.
eral correspon tents from Paradise val
ley and other parts of the county ad-
vooated the policy of pledging legisla.
tive candidates to introduce aud urge
the passage OF such bill as that intro
duced by Mr.. Melarkey. IL is init.
mated that it will entail heavy ex.
pense on the county. but that
will not be the fault of the
witness. as they are to receive no com.
pensation unless they testify oe it is,
shown beyond doubt that their testI
inony was material in the case 10 which
they we're subpenaed. Grand Juries
aud tria! juries are expensive; bat it
IL not ths fault of the individuals who
are called, not infrequently against their
will. to serve on them. A man who
happens to know something material
about public offsnse should not be
compelled to travel long distance and
wait the convenience of lawyers at his
own expense any more than jurors
should be compelled to attend court
without compensation. Courts. jnries,
5ails. and in fact everything pertaining
~ the government of county, age ex
pensive; bat. like witnesses in criminal
eases. they can not be dispensed with
30 long as people will violate the laws.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-01-22

No other medicine in the world was
ever given such a test of its curative
qldli.ies as Boschee's German Syrup.
Ia three years two million four hun
dfed thousand small BOTTLES of this
meu.ciue were distributed tree OF char e
bv druggists 10 this couutry to thoae
ah c;ed with consumption, asth -na,
Group, severe coughs, pneumoni@ ID
o De, dis-r Ses of the throat and
|. Wig ne Ame..c III people uua 20
rioof mat German syrup vii cire
4 'em. The resuat has been that & ~
IS IN every town and village ue
Uh ed o,stes are recommend
tue,s GU >,omers. Go TO your q 1-.asa,
RAD s,k what they know about IL.
y npie bot.les 1U cents. Re3uisr re
10 cen,s. Turee doses VIII relieve
ANY C Sc.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-01-22
Delinquent Notice,

Rye PATCH CossoeiDArgo NIL AND M No.
COMPANY,
Los on OF p'i'cip.l pace oc business,
f g co, Cas'o l;a: Loo. Oh OF WorSs,
Ecno D.. Co, hu~oo.dt codo,y, STATE OF
New
NOTICE. The ere del :nnpe5t upon the
following desc bed seocA, on account of as
sessmenC mo. u levied on the I7tl day of
Dece nner, 1913. the al amounts set oppo-
Sc tue names of the respective shareholders
as follows:
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-01-22

THOMAS MASSEY got out of bed in
Milwaukee on an intensely cold morn
ing to build fire. instead of making
bis wife do it. and was found an hour
afterward frozen nearly to death in the
yard. where he had gone for wood.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-01-22
Notice to Creditors.
Estate OF @. Lamance. deceased

Estate OF O. Lamance, deceased.
NOTICE is hereby given by the under.
~ signed Administrators OF the es,a,a -
Gin. sley Lamance, decea sed. to the creditors ~
and all persons having claims against the
sai deceased to exhibit them with the neces.
sary vouchers hin ten months from the
nrst publication If this notice to the said "A
ministratrix at her residence, Paradise valley
hnmooidt county State Of Nevada.
4a ISABELLA LAMANCF.
Administrative of the estate Of G,as,u..
LAmance. deceased. SAosiey
70 Ds'ed Winnemnccs. Jannary 10, 1879, I'm
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-01-22

kosERr FRASER. indicted for the
1aEder Of M. Donahus in Lincoln
ssoaiy. was convicted Of manslaughier
SAfAssheA lass SAtnrdaS.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-01-22

"THx. fame of San francisco free
lunches." says the Daily Exchange.
has reached the Eastern States. and
President H,yes talks of paying visit
to California"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-24

Adventure With a snake,

Robert G.. Pillow, son of the late
ex-Confederate General Pillow, lives
on an Arkansas plantation. across the
river from Memphis. y few days ago,
accompanied by Aleck, one OF the col
ored men on the place, he was out hunt
ing a wild hog that had been seen in
the vicinity. Pillow had a gun and
Aleck had armed himself with pint
bottle filled with whiskey. The hog
was found and shot, and just as Pillow
went up to the writhing animal an I'M
mense ''cotton-mOuth" snake, whose
bite is fatal as that of a rattlesnake, fas-
tened its fangs on the calf of his leg.
Pillow is not easily frightened. He
took in the situation in a moment, and
instead of exhibiting alarm he turned
to his companion and quietly remarked:
"Aleck, think I'll try little of that
whiskey now," whisksy being cOnsid-
cred an infallible remedy. He poured
every drop down his throat without
stopping to venture any remarks as to
its quality. Then shOuldering his gun
ne rapidly walked to the house, half
mile distant, where he drank the con-
tents of three ordinary glass tumblers
filled with whiskey. He was soon in
what he calls Niagara Falls of per-
spiration," which rapidly expelled the
poison and saved his life. For day or
two after he says that he was the sick
/ est man in all Arkansas.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-24
Too Polite for .Boarders.

The dull beaches of this sandy coast
have been considerably stirred over an
event that Will be heard around the
world. You know what Narragsnset
is-at least you know what 1t has been,
for the place, | believe is yours by dis
covery. / would not like to say how
many years ago you and Doctor Cana
liel Bailey and his lovely family found
by mere accident, that opposite New
port was beach quite as favorable TO
bathing, and adjoining it was one hotel
and one boarding house. The one was
Whalley's, lineal descendant of Whal-
lev; the other 4 crude little place, half
tavern and half boarding house, filled
with people from Philadelphia. In
those days one left the railroad at
Kingston, and wended his weary way
to the Pier by an old fashioned coach.
At the Pier there was one horse,
known as Old Smooth Tooth, that could
be hired at a dollar a day, with a
vehicle thrown in, that impressed one
with the belief that it had been NOah'S
family carriage, and had yet clinging
to its wheels, some of the mud left
from the flood. Primitive days and
primitive people. L remember the
Taylor people took on airs and pre-
tended to look down on the Whalley's.
They were poor snobs, whose pocket
books would not permit life at New
port, so they aped Newport at Taylor:
A good story was told of General
Schenck anent this tavern. He was
out bathing one day, when he encoun
tered a couple of females splashing in
the breakers, and very cOurteously Of
fered his services to them. After a
lively time the General escorted his
damsels to the bathing houses, and
coming out himself was met by grin
ming friend. 81 say, Schenck, we nave
enjoyed a laugh at your expense" hC
cried. "How so?" responded the grim
NJ. c. "why don't you know you have
been bathing two OF TaylOr's servant
girIs?r "Well, responded 5, .
thought they were too polite for board
ers."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-24
Tame Hornets.

There is no accounting for tastes
Mrs. Lincoln, of Boston keeps two big
net lions, and now we hear of West
ern farmer who has domesticated lot
of creatures that belong quite as appro-
priateIy out of door. In letter he
saws :-"In the middle of my parlor |
have curious republic of industrious
hornets; their nest hangs to the cell
ing by the same twig on which 1t was
so admirably built and contrived in the
woods. Its removal dId not displease
them, for they find in my house plen-
ty of food, and | have left little hole
in one of the panes of glass that an
swers all purposes. By this kind usage
thev have become quite harmless. They
live on the flies, which are very trouble
some to us through the summer. They
are constantly busy catching them
even OH the eyel'ds of my children. by
their assistance am but little troubled
with flies. All my family are so ac
customed to their strong buzzing tina
no one takes any notice of them, anC
though they are fierce and vindictive
vet kindness has made them useful ant
harmless.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-24
The Cunning Wolves.

1t is said. traveller In Germany
writes. that whenever several of the
larger wolves associate together for
mischief, IN the German forests and
their neighberhUod, there is always a
numerous train OF smaller ones to fol-
low in the rear, and act as auxiliaries
in the work Of destruction. Two large
wolves are sufficient to destroy the
most powerful horse, and seldom more
than two ever begin the assault, al
though there may be a score in the
gang. 1t is no less curious than ANUS
ing to witness this ingenious mode OF
attack. If there is no snow, or but lit
tie on the ground, two wolves approach
in the most playful and caressing man.
ner, lying, rolling and frisking about
until the too crcduIous and unsuspici'
Gus victim is completely put off hi:
guard by curiosity and familiarity
During this time, the gang, squatted Oh
their headquarters, look on at dis
tance. After some time spent in thi:
way, the two assailants separate. wheI
one approaches the horses head, anC
the other his tail, with q shyness ant
cunning peculiar to themselves. "A
this stage of the attack their frolicsom'
approaches become very interesting-i
is right good earnest; the former Is
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-24
Cutting Glass With Scissors.

Many persons may not be aware that
glass can be cut under water with great
ease TO almost any shape hy simply
using a pair of shears or strong scissors.
III oTTI5r 20 insure success two points
must be attended to. First ard most
important, the glass must be kept quite
level in the water while the scissors are
applied, and, secondly, 10 avoid risk,
it Is better 20 begin the cutting by
taking of small pieces aJ the corners
and along the edges, and so reduce the
shape gradually to that required, as il
any attempt is made to cut the glass all
at once to the shape as we could cut 4
piece of card board, it will most likely
break where it is not wan-ed- Some
kinds of glass cut much better than
others, the softer glasses being the best
for this purpose. The scissors need
not be at all sharp, as their action does
not appear to depend on the state of the
edges presented to the glass. When
the operation goes on well the glass
breaks away from the scissors in small
pieces in a straight line with the blades.
This method of cutting glass has often
been of service when a diamond has
not been at hand for cutting oyals and
segments, and though the edges are not
so smooth as might be desired for some
purposes, yet it will answer IN a great
many cases. The hints given above, if
strictly followed, will always insure
success
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-24
The Rattlesnake.

1t has been observed by some natur-
alists that If we withhold water from
snakes when about to shed their epider-
mis-, they are thereby prevented from
divesting themselves entirely of the Old
skin. L always kept a small birds
bathing cup, filed with clean water
/ once day, in the case containing my
crOtalus. The first skin he cast off, in
July, was entire and without a blem-
ish. At the second change, however,
about the last of September, l removed
the cup one night, intending to replace
it shortly afterwards, but | forgot todo
so. The next morning | found por-
tlons of loose skin all over the floor of
the case, and much more hanging in
shreds from various parts of the body
of the snake. Other parts seemed not
to be detached yet. ! had not sup
posed that the Ophidian was quite ready
for change. He was over two months
in divesting himself of his torn trousers
Was it due to the fact that water had
been withheld at the last time? Both
changes occurred in the night, and L
failed to observe the interesting pro-
cess of Investment. To test the ques-
ton of so-called blindness occurring
during the time when the pupil is COW
cred by whitish film or thin men,
brane becoming detached, and Occlud-
ing the sight of the eye, | placed some
very active mice repeatedly in the case
during the period of change of epider-
mis-. The OphiGian attacked the mice
in quick turn, without even missing
his first victim. On other occasions,
however, when his sigIt was unOb-
structed, have seen him strike at and
miss the mark repeatedly. After max
ing 4 few misses he would then strike
about with intensified fury. The snake
never without first striking his victim.
He did not eat more than two mice at 4
meal, and sometimes an hour lapSed be-
fore eating the second one, lie never
killed his prey wantOnly; on the con-
trary he permitted mice to keep his
company while his appetite was ap-
peased.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-24
Two Little shoes.

Charley Bunnell was running mes
senger on the j. NJ. and l. X. X. and
tells this story: ''Bluff old Jack Mills,
rough, but Kind hearted, was the en-
gineer. About a mile and half this
side of Columbus there is fine stretch
of road, and Jack had pulled her wide
open'' to make up lost time, and the
old engine and train were rocking
along at n rate of about thirty miles an
hour. A country road runs parallel
with the track here for some distan ce,
and finally crosses 1t. But a short dis
tance, and finally crosses it. But
short distance from the crossing, on the
day referred TO, there was suddenly
discovered man, evidently half drunk
in a two horse country wagon, and in
il was his wife with him. The man
was standing up driving like mad, but
the train was SO close upon him that no
one dreamed Of his attempting to cross,
but making = sudden turn 10 the left,
| he endcavOred To cross the railroad
track. By the time the wagon was
fairly on the track, the locomotive
struck it, smashed the wagon 10 splin-
ters, killed the horses, and mangled TO
death the man and woman. The train
ran some distance before it could be
stopped, and when it was finally
checked Bunneli went forward and
found Engineer Jack Mills, swearing
like n trooper, his engine all unused,
and he was damning the drunken fool
in the wagon tor his criminal careless
ness which brought on the accident.
Jack was hot. AS lie turned 20 get on
his engine to reverse her and return to
the scene of the accident, his eyes
caught sight of a tiny pair of baby's
shoes, which had been among other OF
the purchases of the man in the wagon
and knocked out. They had fallen on
the boiler of the locomotive, and there
they rested as gently as 4 dove sitting
in a cannOn's mouth. A flood of reeol-
lections of the little ones at home
watching and waiting for their parents
. who would never cOme-thoughts, i
may be, of the little feet at home-wa:
, too much for the true aud tender hear
| of the rough and hardy engineer, ant
he leaned on Charlie Bunnell's shoul
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-24
The Century Plant.

| The American aloe, or century plant
"a rarely fine specimen of which is now
growing in Brooklyn, and about to
flower, seldom reaches that perfection
which results in flowers, in temperate
climates. Its growth here is so slow
that its popular name is derived from
the belief that 4 full term of 100 years
is required before the blossoms appear
But in its native soil, in tropical and
semi-trOpical climes, extending to the
thirty-second parallel on either side OF
the equator, it comes to perfection in
much less time; often in twenty or
thirty years. The same plant never
blooms more than once. When the
time comes the flower-stalk shoots up
with great rapidity from the centre of
the crown, around which the leaves
radiate, growing often fifteen or eigh-
teen inches a day, until a height of
thirty and sometimes, in an exception
ally vigorous plant, of forty feet is
reached. The arms of this stalk. like
those of a branching candlestick, bear
the cup-shaped flowers, which have no
beauty. The aloe belongs
to the agave family of the order of
Amaryllidacee. The leaves are thick
at the base and terminate In a sharp
point. 1t is one of the most useful
plants found in Mexico and Central
America. From the fibres of the leaves
a thread is obtained which can be wo-
ven into cloth and twisted into ropes,
and these leaves make a substantial
thatcb roof. y part Of the stalk is used
for food, and the hard pithy centre at
the base forms a good milestone, as
silica enters largely into its composition,
while the fermented sap of the aloe, or
as it is called, is an intOxicat-
ing beverage known as pulque, which
is largely consumed by the natives.
Large specimens of the century plant |
are valued highly by florists here, and /
rs much as several hundred dollars is /,
not uncOmmOnly paid fer a fine one.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-24

When Bidder was ten years Old he
answered in two minutes the following
question: What is the interest of q III
for 4, "A days At AZ per cent. per an
mum. The answer is g., ,43i los ) ii.
A fewmonths later when hewasyet eley-
en- wears old, he was asked, how long
would acistern one mile cube be filling
if receiving from 4 river l2O gallons
per minute, without intermission In
two minutes he gave the correct an
swer, II 300 years 2S5 days II hours
and 4G minutes. \ year later he divid-
ed correctly in less than Il minute
4GS, ,592. .Il3, ,563 by 9,076. | have tried
how long this takes me with pen and
paper; and, after getting an incorrect
result in one and quarter minute,
went through the sum again, with cor
rect result, (5l ,629, S3S and 5,s75 over
in about the same time. At twelve
years of age he answered in less than a
minute the question, if distance OF
81 inches is passed oyer in a second of
time, how many inches Will be passed
over in 3G5 days, ) hours, 4S minutes,
- seconds? Much more surprising,
however. was his success, when Is
years old, in dealing with the question,
what is the cube root of S91 ,53J .2I3, ,S14, :,
COZ, ,l53? He obtained the answer in
two and half minutes, viz, 964 .531.
! | do not believe one arithmetician in Il
thousand would get out this answer
/ correctly, at a first trial, in less than a
quarter of an hour. But l confess ]
have not tried the experiment, feeling,
! indeed, perfectly satisfied that | should
not get the answer correctly in half a
dozen trials. No date is given to the
/ following case: 1.-The question was put
/ by Sir William Herschel, at Slough,
near Windsor. TO Master Bidder, and an
swered in one minute: Light travels
/ from the sun to the earth in eight min
utes, and the sun being 9S,OOO,OOO OF
miles OIL, lot course, this is quite wrong,
but sixty years ago it was near enough
/ tothe accepted value if light! would take
SIX wears and four months travelling at
| the same rate from the nearest fixed
star, how far is that from the earth,
reckoning 365 days and six hours to
each year, and IS days to each month 20
The correct answer was quickly given
to this pleasing question, viz, 40, $685.
$40, ,OO0, 900 miles. On one occasion we
learn the proposer of a question was not
satisfied with Bidders answer. The
boy said the answer was correct, and
requested the prOposer to work his
sum over again. During the operation,
Bidder said he felt certain he was right,
for he had worked the question in
another way, and before the proposer
found that he was wrong and Bidder
right the boy told the company that he
had calculated the question by third
method.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-24
y Strangers Nose.

Some of those chaps who wear their
elbows down thin leaning on saloon
counters have an artificial fly with a
fine thread attached to the back, and
sometimes these toys can be handled 10
the amusement of 4 small crowd. When
an unknown man fell asleep in a saloon
the young man with an artificial fly was
there. lie took position behind his
victim, who was lying back on his
chair, and presently the fly alighted on
the strangers nose, walked up the
bridge and down, and settled for mo-
ment on the t.p end. The sleeper nev-
er moved o., Msr. The fly went over
o., re peterse q into tie corner of
Trn. - go 80 - 80 r;.-,'t -,
and came IL n to the grand stand on
the dead run, but the sleeper slept on.
Ii began to appear that he was used 10
flies, and so the game was changed. By
sticking a pin through one of these
tops you can make quite bee of it, the
pin being the singer.
When the "bee" descended on the
strangers nose everybody expected to
see a sudden start, but it did not come.
After jab 1T the tip end the "bee'
crawled along mp, waiting tor develop
ments, and getting in an occasional
sting, but not even a sigh escaped the
sleeper. The young man with the in
sect was getting tired, whe II the stran-
ger laziIy opened his eyes, slowly rose
up from his chair, and cOolly remarked {:
''Now, then, if you have got through
fooling with my nose, I'll fool with
yours for awhile"'
1t isn't likely that particular young
man will ever dangle artificial flies any
more. lie was doubled up, straighten-
ed out, chOked, mOpped and slammed
so thoroughly that his appetite will run
10 chicken broth and arnica for some
davs to come. When the cyclone had
passed the stranger called for gin,
drank it, and said to the white-faced
crowd on the bench:
Gentlemen, If any more of you see
anything peculiar about my nose, please
call around and let me knOwr'