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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-05-19
SINKING HANDS.
Right and Wrong Way. of Performing
an ImDartaat social Function.

Right and Wrong Ways of Performing
an Inpsrtaat social Function.
Let the reader remember that there
is right and wrong way OF hand
shaking. 1t is horrible when your nm.
offending digits are seized in the sharp
compress OF kind OF wise and wrung
and squeezed uutil you feel as il they
were reduced to jelly. 1t is not less
horrible when you fad them lying in a
limp, nerveless elisp. which makes no
response to your hearty greeting, but
chills you like a lump Of ice. Shake
hands as il you meant it, swiftly, siren.
uously and courteously, neither using
an undue pressure nor falling wholly
supine. You may judge of the charac-
ter of a man from the way in which he
shakes hands; there is the shake lynn
phatic, the shake aggressive, the shake
supercilious, the shake imperative, the
shake suspicious. the shake sympathet.
ic. aud the shake emotional. Charles
Lamb describes also the pump handle
shake. which is executed by taking a
friends hand and working it up and
down, through an are of fsty degrees,
for about a minute onl half. To
show its nature, force, and character,
this shake should be performed. with
firm and steady motion. No attempt
should be made to give it grace and
still less variety. as the few instances
in which the latter lns been tried. have
uniiormaliy resulted in dislocating the
shoulders Of the person on which it has
been attempted. Oa the contrary. per-
sons who are partial to the pump-han.
die shake should be- at some pains to
give. an agreeable, tranquil movement
to the operation. which should ON no
account be continued after psrspiration
on the part Of your friend has CON-
menced. Then there'is the pendulum
shake, which somewhat resembles the
former; bat, as its name implies, its
movement is ON a horizontal ;nstead OF
perpendicular direction. 1T is ex,
ecuted by sweeping your hand horizon
tally towards your friends, and after
the junction is effected, moving with it
from Que side to the other according
to the pleasure of the parties" Nor
must the tourniquet shake be forgotten,
which derives its nams from the instru'
inent employed by surgeons to stop
the circulation Of the blood ina limb
about to be amputed. Yon grasp the
hand Of your. friend as far as you can
IN your own and then contract the
muscles Of yosr thulnbs fingers and
palm till you have induced any degree
oi compression you may propose in the
hand Of your friend. Particular care
ought to be taken, il your hand be hard
and big. and that Of yoar fsiend small
and soft as maiden's. not to make use
Of the tourniquet shake to such degree
that it will crush the small bones of the
wrist out Of their places. It. is seldom
safe to apply it to gouty or hot.temI
pered persons.
You will see. semee persons thrust
forth their hands with sudden jerk,
like that of a steam engine suddenly
set in motion; and 10. they have taken
possession Of your own and are. doing
with it ~ they will, before you have
recovered breaths Others put forward
their fingers with an. apparent timidity
airsluctauce,4 and compel you to pounes
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-05-19
WINNEMTCCA HOTEL,
Bridge street. winnsmaeeay
DAVID GlRcvx. Proprietor

Having Built and Fitted up In the most com
modious style the largest and finest Hotel IN
lnneniucca, with Large and Airy Rooms, the
Proprietor is prepared to receive and entertain
the travelling public with accommodations as
rood as can he found in this sect on of the coun-
'T-e TABLE will always be liberaly sup
try -.., ae substantials Of life, and with
every IuxIr? us --here the choicest
to sis Hotel Is : FINE pa..,
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is:
C. ". CRAsE. BIS Pine street and 10 Leides
dorf street, Room 90 San Francisco.
GEo. W. kofr, Sacramento, California.
B. r. RILEY Is authorized 10 collect and re-
ceipt for subscriptions to the SILVER STATE IN
Iaradise Valley.
H. C. MARKEg Is authorized 10 collect and
receipt fJr subscriptions to the slLrER STATE a.
Big Meadows.
A. GISrz is authorized TO eollact and receipt
for subscriptions to the SILVER STATE in Spring
City
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PRESCRIPTIONS -cARESUILY' coNPoUN
ed--days or night
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-05-19
BRUG@ s1eRE.

Just reestved fSSg tbe .Rast$ n spRpletee
stock Of Humphreys Homeopa}h nc Nsdicinesz
sssa,ssdstlyr sas sapsisso PvsssS
fxs-tf~ &c NcALpIxa.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-05-19
DESERT
CRYSTAL SALT WORKS.

The Desert Cfystal Salt Company \ now
prepared to supply In quantities to suit, fine
Table. Dairy. Meaf, and Stock Salts put up By
s. c. FOGUs, Reno, Nevada, who win supply
customers frons Winnea0cca west
From Winnemucca, eastward, JOHN KIN
NEY, of Battle Mountain, viii furnish Table
DaiFys Meat, Stock and Ground and ungrouua
Milling Salt.
From platform. at White. PISins sexcelIen'
Milling Salt wilLbe sold - usazaa to eur patrons
low rates.
Address orders 70
HENRY Eek, Supesintsudent
n7.u white Plains, Nsvadas.
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.cpr IsHzD EVERY EVENING fsUNDAYs
FXCEPTED) BY
j. j. III EE Z. - CO.
RATES oF ADVERTISING.

One Square 10 iines) first insertion. 50 so
zach subsequent insertion, per square l. 90
liberal reductions to regular advertisers.
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WINNEM MU Goa
TEON ORK S.
Notice to Mine owners.

SILyER AND to- -. r,.ses or
- base, Bought nt 49, 1illiny or
worked ON reasonable terms, BY
roasting process.
Ores from stance can be shipped by rail
direct TO the min. Mark sacks Nv. Il. w.,
Minnemucca, New"
ALEX WISE, Proprietor
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-02-11

Paris, Mr.. X. was announced. 1t was
he! After Miss Thursby had expressed
her thanks, and Mr.. X. had explained
his conduct, he said: "Miss, will you do
me the honor to become my wife?" To
which Miss Thursby replied: "You
know who am, but you do not know
the engagements that l contracted
toward my family when left America.
win tell you what they are in order
that you may see that this marrige is i'm
possible" ''Impossibler' Listen.
When / left my parents they
made me promise two things--firstly,
that would never sing on the stage,
and secondly, that would marry none
but an American-'' IF were to be-
come an Americana said Mr. X. ..Then
should be free to dispose of my heart
as pleased" Two days afterward Mr..
X. returned. 81 shall leave for the
United States tomorrow. hope, with
the credit L have, to get promptly nat
uralized an American citizen. Go to
Paris, for it is there l shall come to ask
you to realize your promise; for you
promise, do you not, to be my wife?"
II promise you," replied Miss Thursby.
Mr.. X, adds Figaro is now in America.
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He Did Not slIncs Matters.

A representative Of the Lynn (Mass.) hem,
in late ramble throughout that city, gath
cred, among other scraps Of interest and infor-
nation, the following: The 6rst place visited
BY the reporter was the fruit store Of Mr.. J.
Levett, No. 81 Market street, in response to .
rumor that the proprietor had been cured OF
the rheumatism by the great remedy. Mr..
Leyett not being in, the reporter had talk
with his son. Mr.. Levett stated that his ia
Their had been cured Of an exceedingly bad at
tack of rheumatism by the ST. Jacobs Oil He
had the disease In his right arm and shoulder,
which became perfectly helpless after being
affected few hours. His pain was % great
that he could not rest IN comfort or attend to
business with any degree OF satisfaction. Aft
er enduring this sort of thing for some time,
he purchased bottle OF the Great German
Remedy and began to apply it. he did not
mince matters at all, but just used the on for
all 1t was worth. After pursuing this mode
Of treatment for three days the pain was BAN
fshcd and his father was in perfectly healthy
condition. He has never since felt any rheu-
matte pain. tf...f 4.
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- Profits on Bufterine.

Some idea Of the profits which the
maxu1wurers of butterine derive rom
their ,dnhdly trade can be seen from a
simp4d calculation. "a few days aeb a
gent)H8an purchased from grQeef blk
ponds ofwhat kpurported to be frsh
daixv blltter,, which he said he got from
an a6sd .1flchigan farmer," who was
peram6ulstmg the slreets VITA full
stock fresh 7rom his owl lara ~
pounds Of the butter Was made up of
four pounds of lard, which cots forty
eight cent? one pound Of dIaop utter
(bought IN large 1ots}, worth twSAF ~
cent. and one cents worth -QfrsG1tand
cqkring matter, making the tdal 81 of
tn xpounds seventy -three cene8br
twelyeand one-sixth cents per pound for
butterine, which sells from twenty-eight
to thirty cents per pound This would
give profit on the six pounds of from
ninety-five cents to $1.13. At this rate
the Michigan farmer will soon become
the possessor of all the available grazing
lands in Michigan. and secure monop-
oily of the dairy interests in the West.
Good butter cannot be bought much un-
der the ruling market rates, and pur-
chasers should look with the grayest
suspicious on all dealers whoSohe any
great reductions. Although dear butter
may not be good, cheap butter is pretty
certain TO be bad butter. Chicago Trib-
Uy1e
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Novel Treatment Of Drunkards.

DR.. Jurie, prominent physician OF
Vienna, tells of two complete cures of
dipsomania effected by him in an extra
ordinary manner One Of the cases was
that of an habitual drunkard, who was
picked up out of the gutter by the police
and was handed over to the Doctors
treatment in the Correction Hospital for
a period of fourteen days. The Doctor
at once ordered that every article of food
or drink given him should receive lib
eral addition of whisky of a not oyer-re-
fined quality. Water, milk, soup, meat
and vegetables were all treated in this
way, and whisky was even infused. into
the air that he breathed, through satura-
ton of the walls, floors and bedding. At
first the man proclaimed himself highly
satisfied with his treatment, and said he
would always like to have such a sensi-
bic physician. The second day, how
ever, he began to feel nausea, the third
day he vomited Immediately after eating,
and thereafter not meal was taken that
was not followed by vomiting. From
day to day he experienced increasing
torment. and finally begged piteously for
relief. The result was that at the end of
two weeks, though much reduced in
flesh, he was filled with such repugnance
for strong drink that he was never after
ward able to indulge in it again. The
other case mentioned by DIR. Jurie was
of similar character, and was treated
by nm N the same way and with cquai
sueeesS- Vienna Letter.gs sAS -
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-02-11
wild Horses in Australia.

Horses which, escaping now and then
from the paddocks of colonists on the
edge of the settled districts of Australia,
have made themselves at home in the
freedom and abundant pastures of the
interior, have multiplied to such an ex-
tent that, Notwithstanding the numbers
captured or shot every year, it is esti-
mated that there are something like
100, 200 of them in the two most popu-
lous colonies-Victoria and New South
Wales-or roaming the plains immedi-
ately contiguous to their borders. To
Europeans the proposal to have days
horse,shooting sounds inexpressibly
barbarous; but the Australian farmers
near the interior regard the troops of
wild horses which may often be seen
trespassing on their inclosed lands as
yermin. They do not possess any of the
qualities which often make the wild
horses of the South American plains
valuable, and. beside destroying veget-
alton which might be made to support
more valuable life, they not infrequently
tempt the settlers horses to join them
and adopt vagabond life. Worse than
this, they are suspected of communicate
ing disease to settled districts. To meet
the difficulty of dealing with the increas-
ing hordes of wild horses the Chief In
spector of Stock in New South Wales
proposes that they should be classed as
noxious animals, under the Pastures and
Stock Protection act.--7Ae Colonies and
India. . ~ ~
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-02-11
Mining In Ancient Timfs.

The methods in vogue among the an
clients for the development of mines were
in many respects far different from those
in use at the present time. In the
country to the south of us the descent
means of notched logs. These were
from twenty to thirty feet long, extend
ing from level to level. The logs or lad
ders were climbed by the sure-footed
miners, the Aztecs, and more recently
by the Indians, who were engaged in the
dislodgment of the precious mineral
The ore was placed in rawhide bags con-
tanning about half bushel, this same
being rested upon the back while it was
held in position by straps extending
across the shoulders, united in front and
fastened through its own weight upon the
forehead. IF a mine were overflowing
with water the troublesome fluid was re-
moved in these bags in the same manner
as the ore by the miners, who tediously
climbed the notched poles, and whose
notches answered the place of wider
steps. The ore was removed in man
ner almost as tedious. Fires were built
against the walls of the mine, and as
their surface became calcined the incin-
Grated portions were dislodged by
stone hammers The melting was
equally as cumbersome, being effected
with charcoal and bellows. Yet mining
was profitable under these crude meth
DDS. 1t is not surprising. therefore, that
wonderful reports continue to reach us
of the richness of the abandoned old
mines of Sonora, which, with the intro
duction of modern machinery, worked
by energetic and experienced Americans,
will soon astonish the world with their
rich production" In the early days of
the Comstock we have seen these
notched poles in use in the Mexican mine
in this city; also the rawhide sacks.
However, they used picks and shoyels,
and blasted out the ore instead of burn
ing it out. The ore was worked in aras-
tras, and by the patio process-indeed
the patio process was in use here for
some years, and not alone by Mexicans.
Horses were used for treading these
patios to stir up the pulp, and in short
time the poor beasts presented pitiable
appearance The bluestone in the pulp
took all the hair off their legs and COW
cred them with sores, while the quick
silver salivated and poisoned them. 1t
was said that the horses became so
charged with mercury that it oozed from
their eyes.-Arizona Star.
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Salt is used as fertilizer, and usually
with beneficial effect on crops. 1t is
known, however, that too liberal APP
plication of it will destroy vegetation. 1t
is applied sometimes on the growing
crop in spring, but usually on the field
and worked into the soil previous to
seeding. A much larger quantity may
be used when worked into the soil than
when applied directly TO the crop; 800 or
400 pounds per acre may be s0wn broad
cast on the crop. though one barrel of
$50 pounds is about the usual quantity
used, and three or four times that guam
tity may be worked into the soil with
safety. Used in this way it is beneficial
in destroying insects and worms in the
soil, as well as to promote growth and
early maturity of the crop 1t is not
claimed that salt is direct fertilizer, for
sodium is not found to be an element of
plant food to any great extent in the
cereal crops, but a mechanical effect is
somehow produced which is beneficial to
vegetation to limited extent. Last sea-
son one of my jneighbors used over four
tons of salt on, thirty acres Of wheat land,
worked into the soil before seeding, for
which he thinks the crop was much inn
proved; the yield was over thirty bushels
per acre of superior quality ofwheat
Thestrs~ Of grain when ffeSted with
salt is usually brighter and cleaner of
rust or fungi than elsewhere, which
would seem to show a more healthy con-
dtion Of the plant-E. F. Root.
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A Romantic ssry About Miss 1hurssy.

Figaro tells a queer story about Miss
Emma Thursby. At<Stockholn one
night after . concert. as she was waiting
for carriage in the rain. a footman IN
elegant livery came up and said that his
master had ordered him to place his car
riage at her disposal. ssssWho is your
masterr' t.sI have orderssnot e, reveal
his name, bat TO insist upon yoiir maxi
ing use of his carriage" In short, Miss
Thursby, with one of the persons who
accompanied her, entered the carriage
and were driven TO her hotel. During
her visit in Stockholm, and in every
town in Sweden and Norway where she
went, Miss Thursby found the carriase
with tleswo whitelhorsee aud 4he two
servants at the door whenever she
needed it, but the owner failed to make
himself known. Finally three days be-
fore Miss Thurshy left Scandinavia for
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-02-11

The camel's kick is o study. As ii
stands demurely chewing the cud, and
gazing abstractedly at some totally diff.
ferent far-away object, up goes hind
leg, drawn close into the body, with the
foot pointing out; short pause, and ont
it flies with an action like the piston and
connecting-rod of steam-engine, show
ing judgment of distance and direc-
ton that would lead you to suppose the
leg gifted with perceptions Of its own.
Independent Of the animals proper
senses. have seen q heavy man fired
several yards into dense crowd by the
kick of camel, and picked up insensi-
ble.-"My Journey to Medinah," by
Kca7,e.
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On. r. v. PIERCE: Dear Sir-Death washour.
" expected by myself and friends My ply
sicians pronounced my disease consumption,
and said must die. began taking your Dis
coyery'' and " Pellets" have used nine bot
ties and am wonderfully relieved. / am now
able to ride out.
ELIzABErH THORNTON, Montongo, Ark.
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The vicksburg & Ship Island and
the Memphis & vicksburg Railroads
have leased six hundred Penitentiary
convicts from the Mississippi State
Board CT Public Works, which are to be
divided between the two roads and put
to work near Vicksburg. sa
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-02-11

AZ stages are quickly abandoned with the
completion Of railroads, 50 the huge, drastic,
cathartic pills, composed Of crude and bulky
medicines, are quickly abandoned with the in
PRODUCTION Of DR.. Pierce s Pleasant Purgativo
Pellets, (which are ugarcoated, andiittle larg-
er than mustard seeds, but composed OF highly
concentrated vegetable extracts. BY druggists
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-02-11

HoRAcn B. Dick, ESQ, associate editor Of
the Deiapars Co. Republican, Chester, Pa, was
curod by St. Jacobs Oh Of very severe injuries
resulting from fall. His arm appeared to be
paralyzed, but the Oh cured him. hiladelDhia
Ledger. ..e.ri
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-02-11

A CALCULATING exchange says q It takes a
woman ten times as long to dress as a man.
Perhaps because her dress costs ten times as
much as mans. Anyhow, when she is
dressed, the chances are that she looks ten
times more paralyzing than man.-Sorris-
tora Herald. q - - tre
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-02-11

A MATCHMAKER is sitting in his shop, sur
rounded by clocks and watches, all going, and
no two alike. He perceives that it is getting
late in the afternoon, and anxiety rushes upon
him. He rtshes out of his shop and stops
the first passer-by. "Sir, what O'Clock IS It,
please!r +fs
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-02-11

WANTED to swallow him" think mad
a sensation said Brown. AN the time
was speaking the whole audience received m,
statements with an open mouthed eagenesl
that was really wonderful "Gaping 4
nothing very wonderful,n remarked Foeg II
his usual exasperating manner.--Bosfon Tran
script
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-02-11

Wives ought really. to be more careful
sswhv do you start so whenever come into
the room!' asked brusque man OF his bet
ter half. at Is only my nerves, my poor
nerves. she replied, switch are 50 very weak
that am startled by every stupid thing
seer-Bosfoa Star.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-02-11

ACCIDENTAL truth--A medical certificate
is among the treasures Of the London General
Post-office, worded as follows: This Is tc
certify that / attended TO Mrs. - in heI
last illness and that she died in consequence
thereof r-Syracuse Herald
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Unlversal Satisfaction.

Universal satisfaction--soe every druggist re-
ports about Piso's Cure for Consumption.
Messrs. Groesbeck & Wilkinson, of Har-
vard Ills, write: Your medicine gives uni
yersal satisfaction"
L. f. Sandon, of Kirby, Ohio, says: II am
good resultsn atffu
L. Volkers, of Dennison, Ills, reports that
Piso's Cure sells rapidly and gives good salts
faction
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-02-11

A FASHIONABLE belle wishing to be very
severe ona rival said the only thing that
wasn't false about her was the hole III her
stocking.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-02-11

W. TO B.-"ru give you piece Of my
mind. sir, If you are not carefui,'f e. to W.
"rIbe very careful, for your sake, as you
need all the mind you've got! 1t might ruin
you for life II you were to give even a small
piece awayi''
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-02-11

NEVER give Q present with string at
tached to 1t as II you wanted to keep 1t, or ex-
pected 1t to come back again.
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"WHAT il Lowell" asks everybody, and some
body replies: at is a feeling that you don't
want another fellow fooling around her"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-02-11

HONESTY is the best policy, except when an
acquaintance strikes you for loan Then a
little deception often saves cash.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-02-11

LAzINEss grows on people. 1t begins in
cobwebs, and ends In iron chains. The more
business man has to do, the more he is able
to accomplish, for he learns to economic his
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-02-11

The "Golden B.6 ,rn of Youth"
may be retained by using DR.. Pierce's . Favor
lite Prescription" specific for female COM
plants" BY druggists.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-02-11

FoR DiPITHERIA, don't fail to use Dr. l..
TowNE's DIpHTnERIA KING. The GREAT P.E
vENrIyE and CURE Soldby all druggists Nor
rison, Plummer Il Co., Chicago, Gcn'I Agents
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-02-11

. The you .msI.n though not pice3 IS MUCH
used In England. II describes so muclf of the
weather over there that people cannot get
along without it.
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Strong language utterly fails to boil
ster a weak argument.
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AMAN often stubs his toe on the threshold
Of success.
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III afiicted with Sore Eyes, use DR.. Isaai
Thompson's EyeWater. Druggists sell 1t. 25c
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Howr trea, bummer-show him no ouas.
YER,