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Mohave County miner., 1884-04-20
Gold and Silver.

The constitution of our country
 makes gold and silver coin only a
 lawful tender for the payment of al
 debts. It may be asked, What makes
 the value of a gold dollar of 25 SIG
 grains, and also what makes the
 value of silver dollar of 412I grains
 It is simply law. It is not the in
 trinsic valne of either, but simply a
 legal enactment.
 The people of this country seem to be welded to paper currency. There are three kinds, viz: Green backs, national bank notes, and s1l yer certificates. The two former are founded on credit, and have no in trinsic value behind them excepting FAITH. The latter, silver certificates, are representative, and have dollar for dollar in silver as the basis of value. This renders them the sound est paper currency in the country.
 The catch-word which is trumpeted throughout the country and used to pr<jadice silver dollars, is unworthy of even the first rudiments of finan- cial knowledge, ''Give us a silver dollar worth a gold dollar"
 
 When silver was receivable and coined, as gold now is. at the various hints of the world, It was at a pre- mium. From 1885 to 1874 the pre- mium was from 1 to 5 per cent. above gold. Why did not the astute fnanciers cry out, Give us a gold dollar worth a silver dollar? Both silver and gold were equally treated by the hints of the world excepting the English, and the difficulty was to obtain sufficient silver for coinage. Restore thls same equality at the same hints, ard silver would as be- fore, be at a premium above gold. Why? Because silver Is a necessity, while gold is only a convenience. Silver is the money for the masses; gold is a currency for bankers.
 Stop 100 men as they pass by your door, and ask them to show their pocket books. and silver in a greater or less quantity would be found in all, while it is doubtful whether one would have gold. Silver coin is used 1 in every country of the world, and by all classes, whether rich or poor The countries using geld comprise only about one-thlrd of the worlds | and in the richest coun- tries, say France and England, prob ably silver performs larger functions in buying and selling than all their gold and bank notes combined. To subtract the subsidiary coin from England wouid produce a greater personal inconvenience than tho loss of its gold. The world could do without gold, but silver is indispen- sable.-J. B. Colgate m Mining Re view.
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-20

Charles Cugie, an ingenlous fel- low i'll Evansville, Ohio, has con- structed a sheetiron hen that prom
 ises to lay him a golden egg. It is finished up to life, full size, cackles, clucks, and looks with one eye at a time so naturally that It will dece1ve the oldest hen hawk in the country. It is so arranged that when a hawk, mink, or polecat pounces onto its back, 1t springs open and the wings fly up and force the assailant into a ravenous buzz saw that makes I,700 revolutions per minute. After nov ing half 6 minute the saw stops, the hen closes up, folds Its wings, and begins to cackle as though 1t had just laid an egg. One winding up will do for three massacres, providing the rather dehcate machinery does not get clogged too much with the blood. bones and feathers. He set fresh ly painted one ont in the sun to dry
 ast Wednesday, which attracted the attention of fine old cat belonging to a doctor who had been poking great deal of fun at the fool thing. The hen is there but the cat IS hence.
 A dispatch from Boston states that it is the intention of the Atlantic and Pacific road to pnsh on to the Pacific coast, and that 1t will parallel the Mohave line unless Huntington will consent to sell it for a reasonable sum. We do not know what to make of this statement, but it looks very much as if it were a bind to keep Congress from declaring the grant made to the Atlantic and Pacific road forfeited. as it legally and equitably Is. There IS no doubt that the Atlantic and Pacific people would find it to thelr profit to build a through line to the coast, which they can do by filling ID the gap between the Colorado river and San Bernar- dino, the terminus of the California Southern road, but the affairs of the corporation of late years seems to have been made subservient 10 the interests of Huntington and his partners. If the Atlantic and Pacif- ic people would finish their road and give California genuine competing line, they would earn the gratitude of the people and plenty of money sides.-Chronicle.
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-20

Every lady in th1s country is ac- quaiated with the familiar device, U. & P. Goats, Paisley" The business of threadmaklng must have been ex txemelY profitable for one of the firm, MT. Thomas Coats died a fortnight ago, leaving an immense fortune, a part of which is G1,300,000 in cash, besides a great landed estate and valuable coal mines. A great DOT tion of the thread consumed in the civilized world thirty years ago was made in the Scotch village of Pais- Icy, but latterly the business has been divided. The thread spinners in Providence named Coats, are an offs hoct of the old Scottish firm. who found 1t cheaper to spin the raw material on this side than to trans port it in bulk across the ocean. It is still a great monopoly, for intri- cate machinery and careful manage ment are both necessary to produce the best qualities.
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-20
Mineral Products.

This country makes one-ffth of the iron and one-nfth of tbe steel in the world, and furnishes one-haIf of the gold and one-half ot the silver of the worlds supply. Taking all the mining industries of the world. the United States represents 36, Great Britain B, and all other nations 31 per cent. of the total. Anglo Saxon dom, therefore, represents 69 per cent. of the inning industry of the earth.-MiniDg Review.
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-20
Ventilation of Bedrooms.

The necessity, says the Mining and Scientific Press, for ventilating the
 bedroom, may be made very plain by
 simple experiment. Weigh your self before going to bed and then again in the morning after rising, and you will find that you have lost from one to two or more pounds in
 weight These substances have been burnt up, and their product carbon ized-i' 2. with some animal matter has escaped into the air Of the bed room. Now If a single ounce of cot ton were to be burned ID the bed room, 1t would fill the air with smoke so as to make respiration uncomfort- able, and if this were repeated every hour during the night, even then 1t would not pollute the atmosphere more than the breath of a single in dividual during the same time. If two persons sleep ill a room they poIlute the air twice as much as when only one sleeps in the same room. About 5000 gallons of fresh ar should be admitted hourly for each person sleeping in bedroom, in or der to maintain proper degree of purity. It is not enough to keep the windows open during the daytime: they must also be kept open during the night, or other methods equally efficient employed.
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-20

has been found possible, it is said
 to produce the light without the a1d of either engines or dynamos. All that is required are merely the or dinary metals and carbon and a pe- culiar kind of acid. These are put into an ordinary cell, ndimmediate 1 ly the acid is poured in and the con tinuity established the electric force begins to develop. Experiments have recently been made by E. Thomson. the we'll known electrical engIneer, by which twentY-candle light has been kept continuously going by the electric current being generated in this way, and the ex- periments have been pronounced a decided success by all who hay wit messed them. By this process no accumulators are required, and bat teries can be made so as to supply enc or a hundred or more lights, ac- cording to the number required. The new light, which is called ths Acme, 1t is asserted will be admirably adapt ed for country residences, yachts, etc., and can, it is estimated, be produced at a price about the same as that of gas, while the original expense of providing twenty lamps, of twenty candle power each, is calculated at about G50.
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-20
4 Record.

As this is the season when all thoughtful people are casting up their records for the past year, the reporter with a feeling of awe, has compiled his record. During the past twelve months he has wasted his life reporting: Marriages, 305; didn't kncwit-was-loaded affairs, 49; lynch ings T.; suicides, 6; hang1ngs, 2; rail road accidents, 20; red sunsets, 5; he has he'd 1O96 (approximated) times and told the truth oD an average once day; had to take back or fight, 33; fought, 0.-Charlotte (N. C) Ob server.
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-20
Forfeiture Notice.
To James Fulton or assigns:

To James Fulton or assigns: You are hereby notified that I have ex- pended one hundred dollars in labor and improvements upon the Chloride mining claim, Cottonwood Mining District, Monave county, Arizona, the said amount to cover assessment for the year 1888, in order to hold said premises under the provisions of Section 2324. Revised Statutes of the Unit ed States; and if, within ninety days after the expiration of this notice by publication you fail or refuse to contribute your pro- portion of said expenditure as co-oWner, your interest in said claim will become the property of the subscriber, under said Sec tion 2324.
 w. G. WOODRUFF. Mineral Park AOril 10th 1S84
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-20
How a Japanese Smokes.
Boston Transcript.

The interior of the bowl of a Jap
 anese tobacco pipe is about the size of a pea. 4 little pellet of tobacco as big us pea is put into the pipe, ahe fire applied, one whiff of smoke never more than two-is drawn into the lungs and expelled through the nostrlls, and full satisfaction is gain
 ed. The preparation and lighting of the pipe IS lelsurely done. To load
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-20
The Electric LisAt for DOmes
 tic Use.

The Liverpool Post states that a discovery has recently been made in electric lighting which. it is hoped by the patentees, viii solve the ques
 tion how to bring the electric light into operation for domestic use. It
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-20

"How is it you never married Charley?" "Oh, I don't know, except that I remained single from choice" "Why, I heard that you tried to get that Podgkins girl year CT two ago." "Yes. I did ask her to marry me-" "And she wouldn't have you?" That's about the size of it. So l remained single from choice-her choice, you know" "-Boston Tran script.
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-20

From observations 1t is apparent that few gossips and mischief mak- CTS of this town are listened to by many as oracIes of the gods; and hence the enmity that IS engendered between families and neighbors. These gosslps are not confined to one sex. Watch for them and give them the cold shoulder: they will do you no good.-Lewiston Teller.
 The editor of a paper in Illinois says: "A printer last week proposed to go into partnership with us. Ills name is DoOlittle. The firms name would sound very bad any way you put it: Steele 6 Doolittle,' or Doc little & Steele We can't jine. One of us would soon be in the peniten- tiary and the other in the poorhouse." ."
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-20
NO. 24.

hawk stole 1t, but after an hour came back with broken bill and three claws gone, put down the hen and took an old rubber boot in place of it. Boston Post.
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-20
Notice to Creditors.
Estate of

Estate of
 Notice is hereby given by the undersigned Administrator of the estate of Jerome Burns. deceased, to the creditors and all persons having claims against deceased, to exhibit them with the necessary vouchers within ten months after the first publica- tion of this notice to the undersigned, Ad- minIstrstOr at the law office of Messrs Blakely and Davis, the same being the place for the transaction of the business of said estate, in Mineral Park, Mohave coun- ty, Arizona.
 MARTIN BURNS, Administrator of the Estate of Martin Burns, deceased.
 Dated at Mineral Park, April 10th 1884. A. E. DAVIS,
 Attorney for Adninistrator.
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-20

Judge (to prisoner So you were arrested and fined yesterday for be ing drunk and disorderly and here you are again for the same ofenser Prisoner (who has been pumped on) -"Yes, Judge; but can you arrest a man twice on the same charger Judge-"Certainly not" Prisoner "Then femme go, Judge; this IS the same old drunk" ."-LIfe.
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-20

"What would you do if you were l and l were you?" tenderly inquired g young swell of his lady friend, as he escorted her home from church "Well," she said, 'if I were you l would throw away that vile cigarette, cut up my cane for tirewood, wear my watch chain underneath my coat and stay at home nights and pray for brainsw
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-20

and light thls pipe takes a Japanese ten minutes; to smoke, two seconds. They smoke often, but an average American college student would use as much tobacco in one day as a Japanese student would in two weeks.
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-20

That is to say: 'ay for the loss cleanin' loss an shay and bringin' i'm 'ome again.
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-20

home rule principal of the bill before Congress IS an excellent one.- Chicago Telegram.
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-20

A Vermont man has a hen thirty nine years old. The other day a
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-20
s. eEiing Reform.
Boston JOurnaI.

LCbbUu JUUIL0I. 4 Dorsetshire kostler has joined tue spelling reformers. One of his hills Was as fnllnwS.
Mohave County miner., 1884-04-20

. Entered at the postofice in Mineral Park as Second-class matter.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-11-05
A CHINESE DETECTIVE.
His Horrible Fnte-IIorrors OF the Inqulsi-
ton Revived and Death the Result.


Shanghai Courier.l
Tsao Si-yung, Chinese detective in the
service Of the Shanghai municipal police,
who was last year accused of causing the
death Of Chinaman, has been found guilty
Of murder by the authorities at Sung
kiang, and sentenced to be beheaded. The
miserable man was forced to confess deed
which we are convinced he was innocent
Of, and the means by which he was made
10 do so was the tien ping chea, or
"stretcher." Every time the instrument OF
torture was applied Si-yung confessed the
crime, but upon being released he again
persisted in his innocence; this so enraged
the presiding magistrate that the
"stretchern was used twice in one day
upon si-yung, so that, unable TO bear
longer the agony Of the process, he con-
fessed once for all 10 the deed and signed
his name TO the deposition, which, 1t
appears, was written out beforehand for
him. n is generally the method in Chinese
courts, when they wish 10 find out the
guilty one, 10 have the circumstances Of
tho crime written out, and when the deed
Is acknowledged by the accused, to have his
signature or private mark appended
thereto. Not until then Is the magistrate
entitled TO give sentence upon the man.
The prearranged confession, therefore,
baving been signed by him, Si-yung will
suiisr secapitation this fall, and his enc
mies-the rowdies Of Shanghai-will re-
jolce in their triumph over the municipal
police force. II the Chinese authorities are
allowed TO take.their own course, there Ii
only one loophole by which Si-yung may
still escape his doom, and that is when the
aftieth birthday Of the Empress Dowager
takes place. The event will be some time
In November. II, therefore, Si-yung has
not lost his head before then, he has a last
chance OF release, as 1t were, from the
grave; for IL is the custom TINT on the an
niversary Of the natal day Of the Emperor
OF China, and in this case the Regent EN-
press Dowager, an edict is issued by thu
throne granting reprieve to nll persons
convicted Of crimes, from the murderer
and pirate down to the sneak-thief, to al
manner OF criminals except the parricide
Such is the law in China, and TO this even
alone will Si-yung be indebted for a longel
| laaaa of life.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-11-05

often leads to stronger stimulant than
the tea, in order that proper tone OF
the system may be retained. Then In
somnia conses, and oftentimes tea-taster
has been compelled to relinquish his em-
pnyment in order to save his life. OF
course, such are extreme cases, but, when
great cargoes Of tea are received by inn
porters, the condition of the tea-taster
after the invoices have all been sampled is
by no means an enviable one despite his
liberal salary. A somewhat singular fact
In connection with the methods of tea
faster is that he is never tea-drinker.
Should he take large quantities of tea at
any one sitting his ability to detect the al
most inappreciable differences of flavor be-
tween them would be almost, If not totally,
destroyed.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-11-05
QUEER MESSAGES.
Some TeIegraphic oddities Noted by OPP
orators on Police Wires.
tBrooklyn Eagle.

Some TeIegrhpniC Ouuiich 4'o'SN ~ ~
orators on Police Wires.
brooklyn Eagle.l
Telegraph operators at police headquar-
ters find much amusement in noticing the
ignorance of some of the police whose duty
it Is to send the messages from the station
to which they are attached. A few OF the
many messages, as actually received, are
here given:
"a baby carriage was stolen this after
noon by an unknown man with black
leother top and painted red, from the
front yard of the residence of Mr.. -, No.
- Pierrepont street."
"Mrs. -, of - Flushing avenue, lost
two ROSTERS this evening"" This was SO
absurd that the operator sent back the fol-
lowing dispatch: "What is a rooster|
and the answer came back: "a foul"
"James Ward hurt his fut by having it
coght between tho bot and the bridge, at
Fulton Ferry this morning." The bad
spelling somewhat disgusted the operator
who replied: "Who made the abbrevia-
tions" This message was answered In
about half an hour later by: "Sent to the
ferry-house and was told that Mr.. Abbre-
Walton was not in"
"Charles =, of No. - Fifth street, fell
on Fulton street this p. m, and received a
scalp wound on his head" "Sure it wasn't
on his foot~ asked the operator Of the
sender.
"Patric - fell this a. m. from the Sec
ond STORY window of his residence No. -
Baltic street. He struck the pavement
with his head, and received a severe sprain
to his left ancle.n "Patrick is a noble fell
low. Well done, Patrick" replied the
operator over the wire to the Sergeant who
sent the absurd message.
Another message run as follows: "a
ded kat lays in front of No. Mantl
street Pleas see that it moves to onct.'
In a case like this the operator sends bacl
word that he has sent word to the sausage
factory.
"a bay white horse with spots on th'
black hair strayed away from the stable o
Mr.. - this afternoon" Shortly thereaf
ter another message in relation to the hors'
was received as follows: "That horse is no
q white bay horse-it is a mare"
"William - shot and fatally wound hi
wife during quarrel at their residence
No. - Myrtle avenue. The wound is fatal
She will probably die"
This message came from the South Brook
lyn precinct:
"Philp - OF - Forty eighth street
New York, was arrested this afternoon b
an officer for carrying dead deer throug
{ the streets in bag which had died and h
had intended to sell 1t for meat"
"The dead body of drowned man wa
found this morning at the foot of ia
street"
, "John - died last night at his resi-
dence, -, without the caro- Of doctor"
r Not only do messages like the abov
come over the wires, but entries like thei
may be frequently seen In the daily re
+, ports of the various police captains in tn
city.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-11-05


"For many years I had suffered frOna
complaint which the physicians called GraS.
I had employed somo of the most noted do
tors without obtaining any permanent reliei
and for long timo my case was regarded as
hopeless. AL who knew the circumstances
said I must die. Finally, my wife induced
me to try bottle of DR.. Kennody's Favorite
Remedy which she had somewhere heard OF
Or seen advertised. Without the slightest
faith in it, but solely to crafty her, I bought
n bottle Of q druggist in our village. I used
that and two or three bottles more, and-ts
make q long story short-I am now as healthy
q man as there is in the country.
"Since then have recommended 'Favorite
Remedy TO others whom knew 10 have suf-
fercd from Kidney and Liver complaints; and
assure the public, that the 'Favorite Rem,
edy has done its work with similar com-
pleteness in every single instance, and trus
some other sick and discouraged mortal maj
hear of it and try the 'Fayorite Remedy, q
did" {?
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-11-05
a PRIMA DONNA'S OYSTERS.
She Ordered n Hundred and Disposed of
Them All.

She Ordered q Hundred and Disposed OF
Them All.
Boston Saturday Evening Gazette.l
A famous European prima donna who
visited this country not many years ago
was exceedingly quiet In her tastes and
her manner Of living, and on arriving at
our shores proceeded with her suite (of
one)-her maid-to one Of the best and
most exclusive hotels OF New York. With
fancy for something Of feast after her
operatic performance, she determined to
test the New York oysters, Of which she
had heard so much In praise. When the
performance was over the songstress re-
turned at once TO her apartments at her
hotel, and summoned o servant In the Gus
tomary manner. The water soon ap-
peared and some oysters were ordered.
Just here IL may be said that the maid re-
tired at once 10 her own room with head
ache, 80 the oysters were ordered for only
one. "How vany will you have" asked
the waiter. 1How manyi" said the lady,
at the same time thinking. ~ feel as l
could eat thousand, am so hungry"
but only added-with manner indicating
that she had lived on oysters all her life
"you may bring q hundredW She mo-
ticed on replying that a surprised ex-
preston covered the face Of the servant,
about which she only mentally questioned,
and took up a foreign paper while the
man was leaving the room. Some time
passed, the lady wondering at the delay,
when knock came at the door,
and in walked FIVE men bearing
trays half filed with plates containing
oysters on the half shell, lannon's, crackers,
water, napkins, etc. A single glance at
the first tray explained 10 the lady the
surprise she had noticed on the face Of the
servant who had answered her bell; but
not question was asked nor a word
spoken. The plates, glasses, ETC., were ar
ranged ON the various tables In the room,
and the lady was left alone with her feast.
She realized that she had unwittlngly
played joke upon herself, which she
determined no one IN the hotel should
know. Her feast ended, and she wondered
how in the world she could dispose Of the
dozens OF great oysters left there untouch-
ID. In moment more she opened the
window, and, ope by one, took the oysters
at the end OF her fork and threw them oui
IS far as she could In all directions till
zach shell was emptied. Another knocl
was heard, and answered. The waiteri
again entered, found the lady alone at tn,
! table, reading as before, and not vestig,
Of an oyster In sight. The look Of surpris'
which met the lady as she glanced at th'
faces Of the servants was ample oompensa
lion in every respect for the mistake she ha'
! made. She has often told the story since
and assured her friends that she can move
. forget nor cease 10 enjoy her first feast o
New York oysters. Boston Sdt~rdoy Ess
sin1 Gozeth
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-11-05
Too Many Shells.
Now Haven Paper.l ]

Sunday night the building on Solth
Front street used for an Office by A. N.
Ludington, the oyster dealer, was pushed
from It's foundations in a singular manner.
A heap containing ten thousand bushels Of
oyster shells piled against the building ex-
erted such n pressure that the building,
which IL thirty-six feet in length. was
pushed from rs pile foundations. The rear
Of tho building, on which the chimney is,
was moved four feet north. The front was
not moved 90 far. The building, which "a
ono and one-hak stories high, was shat
tered snd bpigsd, and.h damaged beyond
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