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The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-12-20
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RALAA0UNOL

the 18th. adjourned until next Saturday.
Town Site Agent D. H. Haskell re-
turned west by the train yesterday
morning.
Fred Bertsch OF Ruby. and Uncle
Billy Hazletine Of Halleck, are in town
to-day.
The probabilities now are that Ben
son. who was shot by Brown in San
Francisco the other day. will recover.
l.. Brooks shipped yesterday. ten car
loads of beef cattle from Haileck Station
for San Francisco. These cattle we're
purchased Of Fred Bertsch OF Ruby, and
were brought in from the valley on Sat
urday.
The foreclosure of the mortgage held
to seeure Sl9. 200, 900 Of the second
mortgage bonds Of tire Denver 4 Rio
Grande, with n view OF reorganization.
and which was expected to pass the
court without trouble. received "a check,
tue holders Of the general mortgage in
%stituting proceedings to prevent the
foreclosure.
Commissioner Black stated that the
amount asked fur the Pension Bureau
for TIA" coming fiscal year is less by ST..
$4,000 than the amount appropriated
by Congress for use during the current
year. lie said also that the amount
asked for salaries aud expenses Of al!
kinds for the Pension Bureau is less ~
$500 than the amount appropriated
for the present is al year.
James Gale. son of Mrs. FranN Hon
eyman, of Clover VnlIcy, depIr:ed for
San Francisco yesterday, where LIE in
tends entering college. His numerous
friends wish him every success in his
new home. What a terrible gale his de-
rarture will create among the young la
dice Of Elko when it becomes generally
known that James is not coming back.
II. J. Keith and James Brain, Of this
place. and Thomas Kahn, Of Glover Val.
ley, went out on the Tuscarora road this
morning in order to attend the Sheriff
Sale at Taylor Station which takes
place tomorrow between the hours Of .
O'Clock a. IN, and 8 O'Clock p. m.
Roth real and personal property is ill.,
cludcd III he sale.
A Belgrade dispatch states that q
fierce engagement took place Saturday
between the SerVians and Bulgarians.
in which the former were victorious.
Finilng themselves outnumbered the
Bulgarians siguihed a desire to surren-
der. but we're charged upon by the Ser
viaus and routed. many OF the flying
troops being bayoneted by the pursuing
foe. Many dead and wounded were left
upon the field.
The Committee of Mint Matters have
sent invitations To promineu. citizens
throughout the State, to attend
"a meeting q! carson = citizens To lie held
III that place on the 10Th instant, 10
consider the propriety of memoEializiug
the Pr sident asking for the re.openinI
Of the Carson Mint.
While some may doubt the proprie;y
Of the movement above mentioned, there
Is but n opinion i'll regard to the JUS.
tice 81 the demand that the Mint shall
resume, nevertheless, but few persons
At this remote distance can afford to de
more than lend their moral support to
the proposition. ON OF the c1.
pcns"s OF "a trip to the extreme Western
part Of the Stuic.
Miss Fannie Grant desires to inform
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-12-20

Job printing lone xith neatnsss ard
dispatch at this omes.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-12-20

Miss Funuic Grant desires to inform
the pubic that she will open II clnss
III fancy work o evening at
5:3O =. III. Three lessons a week, ut
81, per week.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-12-20

Tickets for sale a. tn. Dcpo, Hotel,
Drug Store and P~ostofice.
EYThs full Brass Band furnish music
for the Grand March and round dances.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-19
PECULIAR WOODS.

A Block Whose Woody Fiber Forms q Per-
feet Maltese Cross.
Il have the 'dead-wood' on you." re.
marked Prof. Rothrock in response to
the applause which greeted him as he
appeared in the lacture-room at Horti.
cultural Hall, Fairmount Park, Satur.
day afternoon. In his arms he carried
number of chunks of peculiar
woods to better Illustrate his lecture.
His subject was Peculiar Woods"
The lecturer explained that peculiar
exogenous woods were those that diff.
fered in important particulars from the
normal or average growth. He classi.
fed them as peculiar in color, weight
and manner of development. He
showed several specimens having pecul.
iarities of color. There are no less
than sixteen plants grown in the United
States that are peculiar. because they
are of greater weight than water and
will therefore sink when placed in it.
These heavy woods grow in the South
ern States. in the damp atmosphere OF
the country adjacent to the Gulf OF
Mexico and also in the dry climate of
Arizona and New Mexico. Their pecul-
iarity is due evidently to heat more
than to any other one agent. He next
exhibited a number of specimens of
peculiar growth, showing with the aid
of the blackboard that they had not
grown as trees usually do, with perfect
medullary and cambium formations
Sometimes, instead of the regular rings
formed at the ends of the several years
growth. they have bark soundings, be-
coming. as it were. trees within trees
The professor showed one block in
which the woody fiber had formed
perfect Maltese cross, another check
er-board surface. and several others
nearly as remarkable Philadelphia
Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-19
Statistics of the Jews.

The Bultetin of the Geographical
Society of Marseilles estimates the total
number of Jews in the world at $751;
COZ; that is. 5, 407, COZ in Europe, 245. 900
in Asia. $4,000 in Africa. 100000 in
America. and 1900 in Oceanica. The
European Jews are distributed as fol-
lows: 1,643. 70S in Austria Hungary,
561.6 in Germany. 10000 in Great
Britain, 5000 in Belgium. 1916 in Dem
mark. 1000 in Spain, 10000 in France,
1852 in Greece, 1873 in Switzerland.
1868 in Holland. 36. .2S9 in Italy. 600 in
Luxemburg, 200 in Portugal. 260, 900 in
Roumania 1852. 145 in Russia. 3.492 in
Seryia. 5000 in Sweden and Norway,
and 10000 in European Turkey. There
are about $50. 0o0 in the Asiatic prov
inces of Turkey. $4,000 in Persia. 1900
in Asiatic Russia. in India and China
$4,000. and 1900 in Turkestan and
Afghanistan. In Africa there are about
$4,000. in Algeria 100000. in Morocco
$4,000, in Tunis 5000, in Tripoli 200. 900.
in Abyssinia 5000. in Egypt 5000
scattered over the desert. and about
1000 at the Cape of Good Hope.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-19
THE WINDING. OF THE sKeIN.

/ held the skein for her one night
When the shadowy CLINT Of the fire light
Dance 1 fitfully on the opposite wall.
Polly and /. and that was all.
Were there 10 see the ghostly ball:
Tongs and scuttle. hearth dog and cat,
Venus de Milo and mandarin fat
Table and lamp. and chairs where we sat,
In rhy ythmic measure went round and round
In rhythmic measure with never a sound.
Looked like fiddler drawing his bow
Across his fiddle to and fro;
The strings were those OF the skein, you
held the skein.
] held the skein. I'd known her long.
And my heart had learned the same old song
That hearts have sung since hearts were
made.
Trilled in the sunlight or sobbed in the shade
But my lips were mute, for was afraid
To speak my thoughts. So held my peace
A. And borrowed sns hope. and and took new lease
cease:
For Polly was oddish and queer in her ways,
Her yeas were nays and her NAYS were yeas,
And it often took me days and days
To find out if she was vexed or pleased,
Or if I'd been wounded or only leased;
But her ladyship was this night appeased;
held the skein.
held the skein. the last few strands:
And as they escaped. nv outstrctched hands
Were stretched out further and further still
llou see tue yarn III fEOI nave 0rOppedD. until
Somehow-well. Polly wasn't ill,
Only little bit tired, she said,
And, perhaps, suspicion of ache in the
head
That nestled close under beard that was
red.
Hut is auburn now And she calls me Ned,
And says it was really very i'll bred
To kiss her and hold her wa st instead
OF the skein. and she IL never trust me arain.
But she has. for years have flown since then
1held the skein.
-Odktdnd Week.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-19
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

"A young lady school teacher at
Swiss Station. Sacramento County.
Cal. threw an unruly boy of thirteen to
the floor with such force as to break hi
leg.
An old regulation at Yale is that
student shall lift his hat at . distance
of ten rods from the president eight
from professor and five from tutor.
-Hartfor Post.
-Andover Theological Seminary will
receive 1925. 600 from the estate of the
late Mrs. William Richardson. OF Man.
chester. N. H. The American Bible
Society receives about the same amount.
according to the lady's will.
Writing to young-collegian many
years ago. Ruskin said: ITO do as much
as you can healthily and happily do
each day in q well determined direc-
ton. with view to far-off results, and
with present enjoyment of ones work.
is the only proper, the only essentially
profitable way"
The American Medical Missionary
Association held its first annual meeting
recently. 1t was voted that yorng men
wishing to be medical missionaries will
have to be earnest Christians, sound
physically, of liberal education. and
take full course of lectures in an ap-
proved college of medicine.-N 7. En-
dniner.
Methodist girls are assured by the
official journal of their church that they
can not dance without breaking that
solemn VOW which they made at the
altar. ''in the presence Of God and His
angels. to renounce the devil and all his
works" The assertion is further made
that truly good Christians are never
dancers.-Chica0o Times.
Some statstlcan asserts that among
the 'verts to vert" may
mean a convert" or . ''pervert," and
is adopted as an ambiguous and salts
flying term for general use by British
conversat;onalists- have gone over
since the beginning of the Oxford move
ment are enumerated So lords, 25 baro-
nets. 500 graduates of Oxford. lag
graduates of Cambridge. 142 army Off
GERS, 92 lawyers, 48 doctors and 1.O1G
ladies of aristocratic stations.-Chris-
.ian Union.
The Church Missionary Society
represents the evangelical element in
the Church of England. Its income
was 81, 162. 24S. and it supports 22S or
dained missionaries. 81 lay missionaries.
Is women. II ordained Eurasians. 246
ordained natives. 10 Euraslan teachers.
3.511 native teachers and helpers. and
has 40. .757 communicates in its mission
churches. The work of this society
reaches nearly all parts Of the world.
and its missions in Pagan lands are
among the most bene6cent and success.
ful
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-19
GAVE IT UP.
Why q Bookseller VIII Hereafter Keep
No Illustrated School Books.

why oopASCAtCE WIN uCGCoAscE nCVI
No Illustrated Schools Books.
A wan school teacher entered book,
store near Greenville, Miss, few day.
since, dragging after her a small ia!
boy. who held in one little paw a mutt
lated first reader" and with the other
wiped his weeping eyes and pug nose.
Have you any first readers except
.hese?" asked the school teacher.
ANY except these?" repeated the
book man. "Why. ma'am, these are
the nice little books I sold you the othe,
day, surely you haven't any objection
to them?'
They have pictures in them and the
boys can't learn anything from them, "
said the fearful teacher.
mot learn because of the pictures
impossible! Why, ma'a the pictures
are put there for the purpose of helping
the scholars to learn. Allow me to give
you lesson in the art" Then turning
to the boy: "Come, sit in this chair.
my man. and let me see if you are moi
wise fellow; take your book and begin
here on this page, now look at the
picture. then spell the word.'
The boy. having cleared away sufli.
cient tears and dirt to enable him To
see. sat upon chair with his stumped-
toed boots two feet from the floor. and
taking the book began:
DOG. dog"
"Ah," said the bookseller; '.you see,
ma'am Now, my man." he added.
sitting down and closing his eyes com.
placently, NOV. my man. proceed"
Rat, mouse. Pig, hog" pro-
ceeded the boy.
No. no. not so fast. cried the book
seller. startled. "Why. you see this
fellow eating cheese is too large to be
a mouse. so we call him rat; and this
animal eating potato parings is too
small to be hog. SO we call him 6 pig;
understand? Well. go on. then. and
look attentively at the pictures"
Pail. bucket. I'm k. inkstand. .
spelled the boy, gazing at the pictures.
mo. no." cried the book seller. and
began to explain. The explanation
lasted some twenty minutes, after which
the bookseller said again:
Understand. now? Well. then go
on again and be sure to look close at
the pictures SO you will know what they
are" The boy began again with his
nose almost touching the page.
'.V-a-t, tub. Quill. feather. Ok,
cow"
.'Stopr' roared the book seller.
The boy stopped. put down the book
and took up howl.
Madame. said the bookseller to
the school teacher. Il will order q lot
of unillustrated first readers to-mor-
."-Detroit Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-19
A GARFIELD STATUE,
The Latest Addition to the statuary Hall
OF the Capitol.

The Latest Addition to the Statuary Hall
OF the Capitol.
Statuary Hall. in the Capitol at Wash
ington, the old House of Representa-
tives, is becoming even now crowded.
Within the last ten years space has
been given here to various States that
wish TO place in the Capitol statues rep
resenting their leading men who have
acquired National fame. The last edi-
ton to the collection ia statue of Gen
eral Garfield, presented by the State of
Ohio. This is the work of Niehaus.
Cincinnati sculptor. who has been edu-
Gated abroad. and whose talent deserved
the task assigned him. The Garfield
statue is one of the best of the modern
additions. 1t represents Garfield's
figure as it really was. There is no at
tempt to idealze him in any way. He
is standing in an easy pose, with his
head in the position of a man about to
address an audience. The weight Of
the body rests upon the right leg. The
dress OF the figure is baggy frock
suit The numerous wrinkles and
curves in the suit give lines of ease and
take away very much from the stiff ap-
pearance of the ordinary attempts to
render the modern dress in marble.
This figure, if it lacks anything, is in
the head. This seems to not have Gar
held character. although the likeness
is falrly good.-St. LOUIS Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-19
ALL HASH TO HIM.
An Ingenious Westerner Who Believed In
Calling Things by Their Right Names.


Calling Things by Their Right Names.
The daughter of Boston merchant
of great wealth. wide mercantile con-
nections and boundless hospitality was
lately married. Tho Western agent of
the merchant happened to be in town,
and, as the proud father was inviting
about everybody to his daughters we'd
ding. he invited the Westerner, too.
The Westerner came. He was uneasy,
and shifted about from place to place
in the house as if he were hunting for
spots that fitted him better than those
he had been in. He put his hands nom
chalantly on things and took them off
again suddenly, as if he found them hot.
and grinned familiarly at people he had
never seen before, and then suddenly
drew his features back with ghastly
solemnity. 1t seemed to be an occasion
of great and overwhelming novelty to
him.
When the refreshments came around
he was inclined to fight shy of pretty
nearly everything. 1t was IS if he pro-
posed to take on little Boston form
ality. now that he was in Boston. and
require an Introduction to every dish.
His host saw that he wasn't eating
much, and came around to see about it.
"Why. you aren't eating anything.
Mr.. West" said he. Cant help you
to something9"
mo. l thank you," said the West
erncr, 4 amt very hungry tonight. l
reckon I've eat enough"
Just then waiter came along with
some croquettes.
"Mr. West, take one of these Gro.
quettes: think you'll like them; take
one. take one.n
The Westernert took one. He punched
it with his fork. laid it open bit. and
examined it critically. Then he tasted
it and exclaimed:
.'Gosh! Hash!". ".-Boston Record.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-19
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

The man who went to the country
for ''rest and change" says the walters
got most of his change and the landlord
the rest.-Boston Commercial Bulletin.
1t is always safe to talk about the
weather. If ones conversation can not
|. be logical, the next best. of course. il
for it to be meteorological-Boston
Transcript.
An exchange says that . folded
newspaper placed under tho coat in the
small of the back is an excellent substi-
tute for an aovercoat Now is the time
to subscribe. Argus.
NO, Minerva; we are not hankering
for society notes with . very large
sized hank. Plain everyday bank
notes are rich enough for our blood
The Hatchct.
Minnesota taxes dogs at their ap-
praised value. and the 10000 in the
State foot up $4,000. The lowest
figure for any canine IL ninety-two
cents.
10. do not take from me the
past" walls the poet Rest easy, son.
nobody wants your past-each has his
share of that commodity. What we
want is . mortgage on the future.
good fat one and fully secured. PhilG-
delphia Call.
-"Behold how great 3 matter . little
fire kindleth!' The telegraphic report
that 1.-THE Puritan hugged the Genesta
all the way down the bay to the whist
ling buoy" is said to have led to three
matrimonial engagements in Western
town.-Springfeld Union.
Who came out ahead? Mrs. Smith
was reading in . paper. scientists say
the way to sleep is to think Of nothing.
when Smith broke in: Il should say
that you would sleep all the time. my
dear" mo doubt" Mrs. Smith re-
sponded. .for think . good deal Of
you. ."-Boston Budget.
1t is no use to talk to . man about
the beauties of the ever-sounding sea
and the joyousness of its silvery sands
when he has Just come back from sea-
side hotel where he has had to sleep on
a shelf in clothes-closet and had to
keep q tack hammer under his pillow
to kill the bugs with.-FaH Riuer Her
aid.
A young housekeeper asks the
Norris,own Herald how to keep the
Juice of pies from soaking into the
under crusts. To which the editor re-
plies: Our culinary education Is ex-
tremely limited. but We should think
that lining the under crust with sheet
iron would nicely overcome the diff
GUILTY.
The faithful pump-handle:
How dear to his heart was the pump IN the
back yard
Where the milk he'd diluted until II lookeA
blue.
The handle, the spout, and the pals thet the
blackguard
With the chalky white mixture the bot
toms did strew.
o, the old wooden hands,
| The iron bound handle,
The worm eaten handle,
That stood in the yard.
-B0ston Bwd0et.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-19

MIR. Andrew d. White, in his fare.
well address to the faculty and students
of Cornell University. said: This uni
versity is designed to make men and
women of the students coming here.
This country can afford to lose all that
it has yet attained if by so doing its in
habitants become true, noble, faithful
men and women. The founders of this
university were patriotic men, and it
was for this purpose that they conceived
the idea Of bettering the nation. Many
come here thinking that by so doing
Ts they are msaPe Ts the aevsr,s university nss
Tonizes you. ~ r Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-19

Prosecuting Attorney to prisoner
What provocation. Mr.. Smith, had you
for shooting the deceased? Prisoner
He called me Mr.. Smith instead of call
ing me Colonel Smith. That's why.
During the subsequent proceedings Mr..
Smith was referred to as General Smith.
-1erds Siftiugs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-19

Most of the Mormon missionaries
have been driven out of England and
Germany. Their principal fields of
labor in Europe now are Sweden. Nor
way and Denmark. They generally
keep quiet as to the polygamy question
until they arrive with their victims on
this side of the water.-Detroit Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-19

"A twelve-year old Dakota girl,
taken up into the ar by a cyclone. car
ried out of sight and brought easily
down in field quarter of a mile away.
describes her sensation while in transit
as that of being rapidly and constantly
prieked by thousands of needles. Since
her experience she has been affected
similar to a person with st yitus's
dance. -Ghicaao 4:iai.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-19

The salary Of the United States
Consul at Zanzibar is 800. He 10 al
lowed to have other bus.ness.-M X
Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-19

An Albino child, living near Eustis.
Fla. named Jimmie, is thus deser bed:
His skin is pure milky white. and his
hair of similar shade; the features
are all strictly African with one ex-
ception. His eyes are as pink as those
of q white rabbit, and have that pecul-
lar restless moevment SO noticeable In
Albinos. Jimmie is . robust. healthy
child, with no weakness excepting that
of vision. his eyes. when he took his
hat off. appearing to hurt him by con-
tact with the light. His mother states
that he can see much better in the
uight than day. time. He is about fouI
years old.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-19
HOW IT IS DONE.
Working UP to the Point OF Anectionatc
Intimacy.

Working Up to the Point of Amectionatc
Intimacy.
Did you ever listen to . young couple
working up to that point of affectionatc
intimacy at which they call one another
BY their Christian names2
1T has been lovely party, hasn't it.
Miss Jackson?"
"Lovcly, Mr. Wilkins"
Il have known you long time. Miss
Jackson"
"And have known you quite awhile.
1--WE often heard my sister speak of
you."
And my brother is always talking
about you."
us hea hear so much about you
that feel quite at home with you. :"
.It's 2 lovely night. isn't it. Mr..
Wilkins?'
beautiful. 1 think Edith's such .
pretty name"
..Do you? I don't like it,
Edith"
'.What did you say"
20. nothing; l was merely repeating
the name"
81 don't like all mems names. / like
some. I like Phillip and Ferdinand,
and-a
..What do you think Of George9'
That's your name. George
81 beg your pardon"
20. nothing; I was only repeating
the name."
What lovely night it is. isn't it,
Miss Edith
20. there! George Wilkins, what did
you let me slip ON that cobble for?"
"'Pon my word. didn't do it. Miss
Edith.''
well. we are home, or l am, Mr.
George"
Il am very sorry"
$50 am I. I'm so much obliged for
your escort; I've had such lovely
time
And so have ]. -
.'Good night. Mr.. Wilkins"
Good night, Miss Jackson"
"Good night"
Good night"
Good night-Edith."
Good night-George. San Fran
stsco en'o"scte.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-03-17
A Practical Idea.


There IS a new style of stove-pipe for
sale now at high art hardware stores. 1t
is stamped or embossed with diagonal pat
terms and somewhat resembles crocodile
hide at first glance. The country is not
suffering so much for fancy designs in
stove-pipes as for some kind that will
dove-tail together easily and cause less
profanity in erecting the same. Here's an
idea for some enterprising manufacturer,
that is practical, and will come very near
filling the bill.
Stove-pipe, especially Russia, goes to-
gether pretty well now when new, but it
frequently happens that half or third
length is needed to make everything
lovely, and attempting to get another
length into a cutoff end of the piece, or
vice versa, is what causes bloody fingers
and cuss words. The man of family will
catch our meaning without the aid of a
diagram. Well, this trouble can be OBJ
waited by having pipe, in addition to the
standard lengths, made up also in shorter
pieces say from six inches to three fourths
regular length, each piece turned on one
end as usual Then. when the stove is set
up and it is found that a short piece is
wanted, all you have to do is to step into
the hardware store and get it ready made
"a piece that will fit just as well as the
regular lengths. Who will be the first to
issue the fractional stove-pipe and aid the
cause of religion2