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The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-01-06

Tho s~ncrdmchto Bee issucd a sixteen
page Christmas number. Itis one Of the
most interesting editions ever issued ON
the Coast and especially valuable for
reference.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-01-06

Presd. mt Arthur rtc;ived six gold
headed canes aud six silk umbrellas with
gold and silvcT handlcs among his
ChdstmosfrSerts -. - "
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-01-06

Three members OF the Salvation Army
have been Arrtsted at Bridgeport, Conn.
charged with violating a city ordinance
by paraaing the streets.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-01-06

The Virginia Enterprise says OF the
o'Donnell case:
The full text Of the correspondence
nbout o'Donneli has been published,
and is instructive reading. 1t shows
pretty conclusively that o'DonnLl's
naturalization papers Ind b en- obtained
frnudulently; that Mr.. Frelinghuysen
believed from the b ginning that he would
obtain n fair trial, and that our int rfer-
ence to supervise or revise the proceed.
ings wonld b, unnecessary as well ms
%unusal, il not impairment. In fact, the
whole performance from beginning 10 end
was a farce, in which som Congressman
played q very humilnting part.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-01-06
DR.. SPINNEY,
NO. q kEARaEY STREET,
Treats all & ronie aud KperInI
LIS, MSS,
YOUNG MEN

Who may he snfertng from the ehests Of
yont tul fnllir- or indisrrrtion vii do vel to
avail thrnsrlVrs of this the RrrstsSt hnon ry-
~ laid At the hrt.r Of sun-rinF humAuiiy.
Ir. Sp nnsy will V'Arsnte- To- foIf,it tioi for
eve y case Of Srniual weakness 80 priv ate ais.
es.~ NJ any hini " character which hs uUi'r r.
tales and fails to euro,
National Republican., 1884-11-01
A Good String OF Suckers.


II saw something new up in Wisconsin
the other evening"" observeda Chicagoan
who had . satchel in his hand, and who
was on his way. "a patent medicine
man was selling something or other from
q carriage in which he had Q rather
pretty young woman and gasoline lam D.
The lady sang one or two songs very
sweetly, and thon the man talked and
sold his nostrum at a dollar o bottle.
"When he had disposed of thirty or
forty bottles he said: Now, gentlemen,
before bidding you good night will give
an exhibition of the wonderful magnetic
powers of my wife, who sits here by my
side. hold in my hand common piece
of thread. Now one Of you take hold of
the end and walk of, then let all the
others take hold of it, aud st the signal
which will give she will take hold of
the other end, and you will feel the shock
instantly.
about 15o men and boys grasped the
with II. Now keep perfectly quiet said
the man, and you will feel the shock,
delicately at first, and then strong enough
to tingle at the ends of your fingers aud
toes. Are you all ready?'
"They all said Yes
"'Well, then, will put out the light"
said he, and my wife will take the thread
in her hand at that instant.
"The light went out and the mans
voice was heard. What have you in
your hand, my dear?
"The longest string Of suckers ever
saw In all my life,' came in sweet,
musical voice. and at the same moment
the horses and carriage were driven off at
great speed, leaving the crowd holding
on to the string, completely dumbfounded.
ut was the worst shock good many
of those fellows ever got"
National Republican., 1884-11-01


Some years since the following incident
occurred In the State Street Baptist
church, in Springfield, Mass. The pastor,
DIR. Potter, was absent, and his pulpit was
supplied by DR.. Earl. the evangelist. At
the morning preaching service DIR. Earl
gave notice that, instead of preaching in
the evening, he would appoint praise
meeting. at which he desired all to come
and mention anything for which they
specially praised the Lord. The hour of
service came, and an immense congrega.
tion was present. One spoke of some dc.
lightful experience he had enjoyed, with
tho closing remark, "And i praise the
Lord for that" Another mentioned a
passage Of Scripture which had specially
helped him, for which he desired to praise
the Lord. Still another repeated a
precious hymn from which he derived
much comfort, and said: II praise the
Lord for that" While the different oc-
casions for praise were thus mentioned.
and the exercises were deepening in in
terest, an Irishman, at that time Roman
Catholic, arose and said: Henry Ward
Beecher recently said that q dollar
q day was enough for any laboring man,
and ever since the papers have been Civ.
ing him he'll forlit, and praise tho Lord
for that.
National Republican., 1884-11-01
A Cat Adopts n Puppy.
Portland (Oreg.) NelUs.

On one Of the East Side wharves is o
cat which has been there for some time,
and has become the pet of ell In tho vi
oinity. A few days ago she gave birth
to two kittens. Tuesday the little ones
were all drowned, and in consequence
tho cat seemed disheartoned, aud showed
that she felt her loss keenly. In another
shed, about fifty yards from where the
kittens were born, were Ave puppies, only
week old. Tuesday evening the cat
stole one Of the puppies aud carried 1t to
her domicile, since which time she has
nursed 1t az fondly as II II were kitten,
and will not allow any ono to Npproaeh
tho locality whore thA strange pAlr are
now QuAEteIsd,
National Republican., 1884-11-01
Hsnd-shaking I'm Different Nations.
London Truth

Hsnd-shaling In Different Nations.
London Truth
The Scotch hand-grssp is the toughest;
the Frenchman shakes hands with tho
tips of stiffaned and drawn-together
fingers, which signifies that he walls
himself round with politeness as with a
fortress to keep of intruders. Never ex-
pect anything Of person who shakes a
soft hand In q limp way. have had q
wide experience of false cordiality, which
was betrayed by "old soldiers" who, in
battering through hotels and boarding
houses, have lost all womanhood by
hardened diplomatists, by persons thank
full for past favors and hoping for favors
to come, and by exhibitors at universal
exhibitions wanting puffs. An Italian,
who in all cases tries to hide his little
game. hates to offer his hand. To avoid
doing so, when ho meets an Englishman
he rubs both his hands slowly together
as If washing them. An enthusiast about
ideas, principles, and systems rarely puts
cordiality into hand-shake.
Theirs's handshake. though brusque and
dry, was not unpleasant. That of Gam
betta contrasted with his apparent OPEN
ness and heartiness, and did not express
character. Clemenceau's is nervous
and rapid, and with o friend very
friendly. Grevy scans your countonance
In good-humored way in holding your
hand. Nine. Adams handshake is that
Of fearless and amiable woman who
wants to mako conquest Of every man.
woman. and child she meets. 1t 10
counted improper for o French miss in
her teens to offer so much as tho tips of
her fpgors Whether they ara ployed or
not, to q gentleman. Tho French lady
shakes hands In pussy-cat style, and the
German frau in an honest, simple, and
motherly fashion. Victor Hugo does in
the manner Of . grandoise statue, into
which, as into Galstea, the breath Of life
has been breathed. When he has to do
with ., lady be. with Olympian majesty,
tempered BY ohivalrous feeling, takes her
hand slowly gravely, and kindly, and,
after holding 1t 10 his lips, lowers it to
tho level where 1t was when he raised it.
National Republican., 1884-11-01

sisters waved last sdieu. airy and mock.
ing, 40 the carriage disappeared.
Quoth DIR. Speiscr, perched on the
diligence roof: Clowns arc safer. Geneva
has q police system as rigorous as that of
the middle ages. wonder how many
men were on tho chateau terrace last
nightp What plot were they Matching
All who knows p
The following year Prof. Defoe and his
wife received q foreign missive in their
home at Quebec. 1t was pamphlet on
the poisonous varieties of the wild mush-
room liable to be sold in public market
places, by DIR. Speiser. Tho authors
compliments were appended in grabbed
handwriting.
ITO be sure, we exchanged cards." ex-
claimed the recipient, turning tho pages
with interest.
Edith laughed as she peepod over his
shoulder
Flossy, promoted to tho dignity of n
separate rug, growled, possibly In ronem.
branco Of tho time when he had snapped
at DIR. Speiser's ankles.
In return, the professor forwarded to
Lausanne his now work ON tho Alpine
flora, in which tho large silver thistle had
q place Of honor.
There camo also letter addressed to
Nine. Wilton, and redirected from London
by hcr solicitor. This eiI'usion, couched
in the careful language of the convent at
Lyons whero she was being educated,
was from the vivacious brunette Delphine
Rivoire. The mssivo described the re-
turn to Provence at great length, and de-
manded tidings of the lady of the turret
chamber with many flattering amenities
from Mile. Baud, stated to bo enjoying sea
breezos and her favorite dish Of bouilla-
baisse In her native Marseilles. Evidently
the school girl who wished TO become a
widow desired further information Of tho
stranger whose embroidery she had ad-
mired on tho castle terrace. Tho epistlo
concluded with this irrelevant inquiry {:
"Alphonso requests to know If English
men fight only with their fists when they
demand satisfaction of each other"
There is nothing new under the sum- at
least in the passions of the human heart
The chateau on the Savoy height treasures
the memories OF passing generations, ia
winter storm and summer sunshine, with
Lake Leman and the valley of the Arve
at its feet.
National Republican., 1884-11-01
Getting tho Best of tho Philsnthro-
pists.


A French paper advertises mechani-
cal doll for stage uses, with the assurance
that it is quite equal to life for all tho
uses q baby is usually put to on thestage.
The inventor is property man at o
Paris theater, and in view of the increas-
ing demand for theatrical babies, he
confidently expects to make his fortune.
If there Is any man on the face of the
earth who looks with aversion and dis
gust on this ingenious mechanism it
must be Mr.. Gerry, of the s. PC. G.
For when philanthropy comes in contact
with machinery philanthropy must go.
With the reign Of the mechanical baby
as q dramatic attraction, q good half Of
Mr.. Gerry's usefulness will be Topped off.
And when, in natural course, the devel-
opment of science produces mechanical
little boys and girls as we'll as mechani-
cal babies in arms dark days will have
indeed fallen for the society; days on
which its officers will have to pay for
their orchestra seats like any one else,
and go into the nasty, dirty slums to do
the work their charter pledges them to
perform.
National Republican., 1884-11-01

2erds Preacher IN uie San Antonio Standard.
Holding services at place one time,
took up a collection for the support of the
mission. There was poor old lady pres.
ent who. noticed, dropped a $5 gold
piece in the hat. knew she was very
poor and not able to afford so much, and
thought she intended to throw in q quar-
ter, but made mistake. So next day l
met her husband, and said to him: Look
here, your wife put So gold piece in tho
hat yesterday. l think she must have
made a mistake" mo, no." he replied,
my wife didn't make no mistake. She
don't fling often, but, let me tell you,
whom she filings she flings."
National Republican., 1884-11-01
Skin DIseases.-"swayne's Ointment.

"swayne's Ointment" cure letter, Salt
Rheum, Ringworm, Sores Plmples, Eczema,
all Itchy Skin Eruptions no matter how obsti
nate o. long standing.
National Republican., 1884-11-01
A CLEVER PARODY.

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@ my ioi,o"s wv ua,.s.,,sa w ~ nans,p
M'h1en lroli %.,Vou'ne =, ',''i ne ... p,,,.
nnan niHn, ss!s nV' D
or tna. .,. anu .,,orr
out tnvuB" 'he 'one 20
IL lncksa note iora 'na'
The loui VINO d shirS ms uany WoiA'
Yet claim his wage ana 'nas,
hcg when he can earn MS oreau'
not Il man Tor a tnat
who dine on homely fare
rc ,rue and brave, and a. that;
,,onc whose earb Is "hodden grey"
"oi OF AnaNe "ua sn'
'I.e aiu otii,ie ~ =, ,,'a. 0u'
".o iaue "nu ial., ens',
,'owlnen W 90 80 ns Slas''
''u cnuris US eu''' 'O' " 'na'
on see Won bra,ypy. clustering sot,
Who syaqpers. swears. aud a that;
And thinks because his strong right arm
National Republican., 1884-11-01
Full and Impartial Reports of All Sorts of Conventions
and Conferences held at the Capital
Full Reports of Prominent Society Events and of the
Inauguration Ceremonies

News from the Pension Office Of Special Interest
Soldiers and Their Families ~-----
National Republican., 1884-11-01
Lists of Appointments by the President.

Interviews with Prominent Men of All Parties and on
All Subjects
National Republican., 1884-11-01

News from the Weather Bureau of Interest to Every
body.
National Republican., 1884-11-01

CAPITAL NEWS
The Veek|yNatIona| Republican
rs ALWAYS FULL OF 1T.
IN ADDITION TO THE GENERAL NEWS OF THE DAY.
Every Number will contain More News from the
Capital than any other paper in the country.
Every Number will contain Something that the Mer
chant the Manufacturer the Farmer the Me-
chanic the Politician, and their Families
cannot afford to do without.
Full Reports OF All Congressional Proceedings
Reports and Rulings from All the Departments.
News from the Agricultural Bureau not to be ha
.. elsewhere.
News from the Patent Office of Special Interest to
Inventors
Lists of Appointments by the President
Interviews with Prominent Men of ALI Parties and on
All Subjects.
Full and Ipertia Reports Of All Sorts Of Conventions
Full Reports of Prominent Society Events and of the
Inauguration Ceremonies
News from the Pension Office of Special Interest
Soldiers and Their Families. =
News from the Weather of Interest to Every
body.
News from the Scientific Departments and 1nstitu
tions.
Descriptions of the New War Vessels
News from the Navy Yards Forts, and Arsenals
Descriptions of the New Arms manufactured under
Government Direction.
Sketches of Personal Experience in the Late War by
Both Federal and Confederate Soldiers
Subscribers will receive attention
National Republican., 1884-11-01

News from the Agricultural Bureau not to be ha
elsewhere.

News from the Patent Office of Special Interest to
Inventors.
National Republican., 1884-11-01

News from the Scientific Departments and Institu
tions
National Republican., 1884-11-01

Every Letter from will receive attention.
Questions through paper by letter.
any cheerfuy procured
application.
National Republican., 1884-11-01
Descriptions of the New War Vessels.
News from the Navy Yards, Forts, and Arsenals.

Descriptions of the New Arms manufactured under
Government Direction.
National Republican., 1884-11-01

Sketches of Personal Experience in the Late War by
Both Federal and Confederate Soldiers.
National Republican., 1884-11-01

Every Number will contain Something that the Mer
chant, the Manufacturer, the Farmer, the Me-
chanic, the Politician, and their Families
cannot afford to do without.
National Republican., 1884-11-01

lessOT.
"Ahom! I oftca do that. Two mis-
creants set upon me. They had climbed
the cliff by means Of ladder. escaped
with difficulty. / leave by the noon
diligence We live in strange times.
Now the question is, were these men
merely thieves, or had they political as
sOciatcs in the house?"
Before Prof Dofoe could control his
secret merriment sufficiently TO reply,
Mrs. Wilton joined them. Later DIR.
Speiser WAS seen fastening to tho dill
gence office Of the village. manifestly to
:he CONSERVATION Of the hotel proprietor.
Edith, your noto made me very
happy" said the professor, ia Joyous ao-
cents. ~ esteem finding IL in such o
novel post-box as turning point in my
life."
~ do not understand" she retorted,
bewildered.
He drew the little pink noto from his
pocket. She recognized the page of Mon
seiur Alphonse's album on which she had
written some lines The prank of that
young gentleman was apparent.
II thought Of you when wrote the
verse" she said, with q becoming blush.
II remember writing the line In your
album once. he added, thoughtfully.
tou hubs heNo iofkottou MI hpOut ~
She gave him clear glance, In which
were blended regret and certain sweet
resignation.
Shall We lot the past restT p she asked
In low and tremul0us tone.
"Yes, II you will promise me future"
he acquiesced with sudden eagerness.
II PROMISE" she said and the girlish
dimples again asserted existence beneath
her widows cAps
Flossy, with shaved body, and plump
legs adorned with q frill Of whito wool
rbout the kneos, tiukled his silver bell.
Tho poodle's satisfaction at the Amicable
attitude Of his friends was only equaled
by his relief at the departure OF Delphine
and Angeliquo, whose sly young fingers
had nipping propensities much 70 be
dreaded by canine instinct. Ppnshine
gleamed on tower and NVaif M down the
white road Monsieur Alphouss and his
The news., 1884-08-12

For richness of biographical mate
rial st John of the Prohibitionists
leads all the rest. He ran away from
his father in Indiana at the age of II
was husband at 10 and a widower
at 20; became one of the rough and
tumble pioneers of the California dig
gings, and once ran barefooted over
ice and frozen ground for two days
with an anxious party of Indians af-
ter him started for South America
and was wrecked without clothes or
coin among the Sandwich islands
turned up as country lawyer in
Illinois; served in the army through
the war, and got the rank of colonel,
and finally struck it" in the rum
politics of Kansas.
The news., 1884-08-12

made, but it is to be feared that the
occasion was richer in noise than in
wisdom. Maxwell has been on the
supreme bench and seems to stand
very well personally but this is hardly
the year for republicans to adopt a
greenback candidate for the head of
their ticket and carry the states with
him
The news., 1884-08-12

valuables checked by the bathing mas
ter, but left the check in his bathroom,
from which it was taken by the thief,
to whom the property was delivered.
A 10 year old lad named Walter
Tinker, of Newark, while on visit to
Shiloh a few days ago, was showing
his cousins how to handle a loaded
revolver, when it was discharged, the
ball lodging in his leg.
Rev. Mr.. Derrick, pastor of the
First African M. +. Church of Newark,
took for his sermon on Sunday night
'Logan and the Negro" He took the
unique view that Logan while he was
prosecuting the negro race was DEM
ocrat, and that God entered his heart,
showed him the great crime he COM
mitted and made him Republican.
The divine upon the other hand
claimed that Mr.. Hendricks strenu-
ously opposed the legislation to give
negro troops during the war the same
pay, rations and clothing that the
white soldiers received.
Hugh F. McDermott, editor of the
Jersey City Herald denies the report
that has been widely circulated, that
he has gone over to the support Of
Blaine and Logan.
The Democrats of the Fourth Con-
gressional District have arranged to
hold their Congressional Convention
September 30. There will be lively
contest between Hunterdon and War
rea counties for the nomination. The
leading candidates are ex-Congress-
man Harris of Warren, and ex-Sena-
tor Pidcock, of Hunterdon. The pres
ent incumbent Mr. Howey, Republi-
can, will be renominated.
Albeit, Governor of New Jersey
while swimming at Long Branch sew
eral days ago, saved young lady
from watery grave. She was some
what of q swimmer, but before sht
knew it had gone farther than she
had any idea of. She turned hel
head shoreward, but had not made
many stroke before she was seen tc
go under. She went down the second
time, but when she came to the sur.
face again Governor Albeit was by
her side, and placing his strong arm
around her he carried her safely to
shore, where she was surrounded by
numerous friends, The young lady
was too much exhausted to thank heI
preserver before he left, although he
stopped long enough to ask her ifshe
did not know it twas always danger.
GUS for one to swim out SO far" Not.
withstanding his admonition the Gov.
ernor was five minutes after far be,
yond the point where he rescued the
| fair creature.
The news., 1884-08-12
GENERAL NEWS,

John w. Funk was awakened in
his house in New York on Tuesday
night by a noise at the window OF
his bedroom, and thinking burglar
there, he fred. Yesterday morning a
dissolute young girl was found on the
Veranda with dangerous if not
mortal wound in her head. 1t is
thought she was sleeping on the We
randa, and was shot while attempting
to rise.
During an affray at Morehead, Ken
lucky, on Monday night, between
William Trumbo and H. C Price, "the
latter was slightly, wounded Solomon
Bradley was instantly killed, Edward
Simmerman fatally wounded, and
John Martin and Allen Sutton
seriouly hurt. Mr.. Bradley was a
prominent citizen, and was trying to
stop the fight when he was shot.
There was a large crowd standing
around, and others were accidentally
shot. 1t is not known who did the
shooting.
The number of immigrants who ar
rived in the United States during the
fiscal year which ended June 30th
last was $685. 1874, being S2,490 less than
during the preceding fiscal year.
The corner stone of the pedestal for
the Bartholdi Statue on Bedloe's Is
land, New York, was laid on Tuesday
afternoon, with Masonic ceremonies,
in the midst OF a drenching rain.
Pilot boat No. 8 at Newport on
Wednesday reports that she caught
a gray shark % feet long, with a
sheath knife sticking in its stomach,
and a mans right hand in the shark s
stomach.
A telegram from Rockaway, Long
Island, says that large numbers of
sharks have appeared within short
distances of the beaches from Rock
away to Long Beach, during the past
few days" On Monday a visitor to
Rockaway while bathing saw what
appeared to be person drowning,
apout 100 feet from the shore, and
swan toward the object. When with
-, 9, farxr faof IF ~ ha l,caoyo~ol "a L.
be large shark, which Immediately
turned upon him, and it was with diff
ficulty he succeeded in reaching the
shore before the monster could reach
him." When the body of Katie Dom
nelly, the daughter of Peter Donnelly,
who with her father was drowned at
the Isle of Wight, on Saturday, was
found yesterday, the lips, eyes, ears
and portions of the limbs were found
to have been bitten off, evidently by
sharks, several of which were noticed
in the vicinity"
The depression in the iron business
at Pittsburg is said to be greater than
for number of years. Many mills
that continued in operation through
the panic of 1878 are now closed,
while others that had plenty of orders
then are now running slack. 1000
men less are now required to perform
the amount of work required than a
year ago."
The news., 1884-08-12
IN CHANCERY oFfNEw JERSEY.
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT.

Dated. July 18th. A. D., lsss'9st. SIA' nun
The news., 1884-08-12

This is the season of the year when
we read that Mr.. So and So has re-
nounced hisallegiance to past political
ties and viii vote for the other man.
Changes of this kind take up good
deal of room in the newspapers, and
Mr.. So and So gathers to himself lit
tie notoriety, but the shock to a COM
munity, like that of Sundays earth
quake, is soon forgotten. If you stick
your finger in a bucket of water you
must not exnect to leave hole there
when you draw it out.