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Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-11-26
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FOR 1856.

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These will be continued (most OF them i~llustrat-
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wilderness. General Mcclellan. will write OF
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-11-26

The remarkable interest in the War Papers
and in the many timely articles and strong serial
featAres published recently in THE CENTURY
has given that magazine a regular circulation OF
MORE THAN 2OO.OOo COPIES
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-02-08
Homo PATRONAGE.

The YrekA, Cal, Union hits .he nail
squarely on the head in the following
item: when a death, marriage or
birth occurs in ones family, he always
likes to see q mention OF it in his local
paper. When his folks are visiting or
visited, he expects to see it in print. But
when by sending to some large city he
can get printing done q little cheaper, he
frequently oyerlooks the fact that his
home paper IL employing hands and N.Y.
ing them money to trade at his store.
paying taxes to support his village. and
keeping the country around informed
that the home market Is the place to buy
and sell, and he ignores home efforts,
and for . bw paltry cents, sends to a
large city where a press run by steam.
n fed o. a thirty-ive cent boy, make,
his nots-heads, letter-heads, statements
etc. Such enterprise is what keeps q
town alive, lin q horn"
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-02-08
How TO Write a Christmas Story

as this the literary editor?"
The horse reporter looked up and dis
covered a young lady standing in the
doorway.
mo madam" he replied. az suppose
you have brought an original story, and
want the literary editor to
with it,"
Eyes. sir" replied the young lady; ~
have written a story, and IN thinks
it is very good"
"1s there anything in It about the
leaves turning to golden, and the ~yelvety
green Of the leaves are now looking sere
and brown? Because IL there is, 1t won't
do. The dull-red-glow-of-the dying-em
Der racket is what we show the public
from now until December. Got IN dy-
ing embers in your story2"
mo, sir. Mime is a love story"
That's all right. The dull red glow
Of dying embers works in beautifully in
a love story; although, as a rule, young
men who fall in love don't have currency
enough to buy a cord Of wood to make
embers Of"
But why must I write my story in
that particular style1" asked the young
lady.
because it il the season for il. You
wnnt to start out by saying that as Har-
old Nonesuch, tho rich banker, sat in his
magnihciently furnished parlor. and gaz-
ed thoughtfully into the dull red embers
OF the dying FIRE in the CRATE, there came
trooping up from the dim vista OF an al
most forgotten past, memories. sad. sad
memories; that caused the unbidden tear
to start Don't make any mistake about
the tear business; aud be sure to have
only one tear. because that's the ortho-
doI style in stories. A tear that had re.
ceiyed a cordial invitation 10 be present
aud start would not do at all. Than say
that the old mans thoughts wandered
back to the hspy days of his child
hood. BE certain to have them wander
back. II you were to say his thoughts
went back, the story would be spoiled.
Wander Is the correct style. Then
When You got the old man back to bis
. boyhood days you want to trot out Lu.
, cy."
"Trot out who7"
"Lucy-litile Lucy P~erkins-witb her
: great blue eyes and golden hair, the plny
mate OF his youth that no loved 20 dear.
ly cad looked upon rs his future wife.
| Then lug out another unbidden tear, aud
finally, have the old man break down in
a storm Of sobs."
ITS very sad, isn't it7" said thr
young lady. Lucy died, I suppose, and
the old mans heart is breaking7"
NO" said the horse reported; DLucy
married another man."
"Then What makes the banker weepi'
inquired the maiden.
Sympathy for the other man"
BIZ N.Y..
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-02-08
A search by detectives in Chinatown

A search by detectives in Chinatown
al San Francisco, Friday, resulted in
finding six more white babies in the pos
session of Chinese women. There were
five girls and one boy. They were car.
ried to the Office of the Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty to Children, thence
to Mount St. Joseph Asylum for Infants.
The Post is informed upon the very best
authority hat these children are pur.
chased in many cases by Chinese sp.cu
lators and sent to China, where they are
raised until they ore twelve years OF age
and then sold to wealthy Cinnamon for
large sums of money to be placed BY
them in their harems. One OF the mos
dreadful phrases of this slave trading il
going on in our very midst.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-02-08

Bennett Parsons, a farmer near Jones'
boro, Ala. vas found lying dead upon
the hearth in his room Thursday MORN
ing. His wife and her two daughters
claim that they went to the stable the
evening before and while there heard the
report Of a gun, but paid no attention as
it was not an unusual occurrence. and
on returning to the house, retired for the
night. They maintain that they did not
find out Parsons was shot until morning,
when they found his body. badly burned
aud lying on the hearth in his room.
The ~coroners jury rendered the following
verdict: Bennett Parsons came to his
death by being shot with 4 gun, we be-
lieve. in the hands Of his wife; we also
believe his two daughters were accessory
to the crime"
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-02-08
oOnDkrSu urvs.

Adolph B. 6preckleA for the shooting
Of n. H n. Young last November. had
. preliminary examination. Saturday.
and Was held to appear before the Su-
perior Court under $4,000 bonds.
A resolution has been adopted BY the
California Assembly requiring the Com
mittee on Chinese to investigate the
matter Of purchAsSs Of white children
by Chinese. aud to draft q bill to prevent
sreh practice.
J. II. Dcitx, q forger who has been
operating in California and Montana,
was captured at st Paul. Mimi, Friday.
A convoy of silver bullion was over
powered by bandits in Mexico, wednes-
day. who captured aud made away with
all the silver. Government troops are
in pursuit.
Forty passengers were killed by the
derailing of a train on 3 road in Sidney,
New South Wales. q few days ago.
James Il. Jones, Representative from
the Third Congressional district Of Ar
kansas, was elected United States Sena-
tor at Little Rock, Saturday. The vote
stood, Jones, ~; Dunn, 40; Breeken-
ridge, >. Necessary to a choice, g..
In a glove fight Saturday evening be-
tween Jack BradSH champion heavy
weight pugilist Of the Pacific Coast and
Clarence Whistler. chEmPion wrestler Of
the world. the latter was knocked out in
thirty-tbree and a third seconds.
A decision in the Sharon case of the
question of alimony will be rendered
on the 10th of February. Sharon is re-
ported as stating that if the decision
grants alimony to Miss Hill he will not
pay it, but will go to jail and stay there
if need be.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-02-08

Senator Areltano arrived at 81. Louis.
Wednesday. from the City Of Mexico en-
route for Washington. The Senator Is
at the head Of the commission appointed
by the Mexican government 10 examine
the Mexican cus,on.houscs at FL Paso,
Laredo, Eagle Pass and other points on
the frontier. with the view to nbolishing
all useless formalities In connection with
the importation and expectation Of goods
between Mexico and the United States
which now cause so much troublo to tho
merchants Of both countries.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-02-08

United States Marshal Drew, OF San
Francisco, has received II communion
tion from Attorney-Genera Brewster in
forming him that the latter has decided
to allow the full amounts due the United
States Supervisors Of Election for their
services rendered ut the recent election.
The Marshal will receive the funds 10
meet all demands in about three weeks.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-02-08

Henderson Green Of the Depot Hotel,
who has been passing a couple Of months
at his old home in New York State, re-
turned home by the train this morning,
and ut once stepped into harness again
as associate manager Of the Hotel. His
old friends are glad to welcome him
back into their ranks again and are
pleased to find that his general health
has been improved by the trip. lie is
'lso glad to get back TO the land OF sage
and silver.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-02-08

October Is. 1916. DIR. Morton first sd-
Uinistered either to produce uncon-
seriousness during . surgical operation
that was performed at the Massachusetts
General Hospital. There were no ring
ing Of bells. nor booming cannon the
city government didn't even turn out in
force TO witness the deed. 4 few grave
surgeons. almost frightened al the u
dacity OF the scheme, stood around a
timid patient AMI watched the admins
tntiDn OF the gas that lulled to forgetful-
ness. The hands crept up the dial Of
the clock, b operation vas performed,
the wound dressed and the patient, all
unconscious Of pain, revived TO life and
strength. IL vas q very simple affair,
such rs occur by hundreds every week
now, and yet OF all the grand events in
Boston's history, this was the proudest.
And now q new anpsthstic, bearing the
modest name of hydro-chlorate of COCO
ainc, has been discovered, which, il is as
serted, will produce entire insensibility
In the limb or organ TO which 1t is APP
piled, While the rest Of the body remains
In . normal condition. 1t is Of very re-
cent introduction, but has more than
maintained the reputation claimed for
1t. Over n hundred difficult opera
lions on the eye have been performed
upon patients 70 which this anesthetic
has been applied, aud they have talked
with the surgeons who did the cutting,
aud had no knowledge Of any pain in.
dicted. Such eminent surgeons as Drs.
+. Moore and d. B. st. John Rosa
speak OF Tin the highest terms.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-02-08

An suinruf divine says the advance
ment Of Tie world and the spread Of
civilization and Christianity depends
on the interchange Of thought among
people and their willingness to learn,
and that the man q h OPP
poses the introduction Of neS improve
ments, the trial Of new ways and the
use Of new things should be condemned
AZ not being good and useful members
Of society; and now, II not set in your
old ways, try n bottle Of YEHBA BuESA
BITrERs- These valuable Bitters cure
Billiousness, Constipation. Torpid Liver.
Kidney Complaints. Indigestion and
Dyspepsia. For sole by all Druggists.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-02-08
AYERS


r~sNiDre'. with the gloss and freshness Of
yu iI;i, fIird or gray hair to a natural, rich
d pyu color. or deep black, rs may be desired.
IS, its use light or rel hair may be darkencd,
u,.n hair tnickenei, and badness often,
though not always. cured.
70 checSs falling OF the hair, aud stinu.
IA.es 4 weak and .ishly growth TO Vigor. II
prevents and cures scurf ami daudJuif, AID
hrIls nearly every disease peculiar to the
''Nlp. IS n Ladies Hair Dressing. the
NIGuR IL unelunlled; Il contains neither oil
nor dyo. rondorS the hair soft. glossy. and
siissu In appearance, and Imrarts u delicate.
agreeable, and lasting perfume.
Mr.. G. p. BuicuEH writes from Kirby. o.,
my ,. lss2 LAST fail my hair commenced
failing out, and In n short time became
nearly bald. used part Of a bottle Of
ANEE'S liam NiGuR, w!Ech stopped the fail.
lng Of ths la r. Md started n new growth. I
haze nos a fIiI heal al hair growing Vigor-
nlNly, aud am convinced that but Tor tho
use 81 YOUR T.. p%aration should have been
entirely bald"
=. ". bowen. proprietor Of tho ~ rA,hhur
lOitpD EHqHiTer, says AYERS HAIR ' lGUN
- . most excellent preparation for the hair.
sitak Of IL from my own experience. lis
usa pr"Ut. ;ss che growth of new hair, ArHl
makes IL glnSsy aud soft. The NiGpR Is also
= sure euro far dandrun. Not within my
kno.Slr'isc has the preparation ever failed
to g'Vo entire satisfaction"
Ma. ASGUs FAiruAiRS. leader Of tho
celebrated "Fairj1irn Family" 81 Scottish
NocSlists, writes from Boshon, .Mdss.. I.b. q,
1870 "Eyer sin e my hair began to give sii.
very evidence az tho change which t"ciing
tlm1 procuretli. I i,avO used ASEH'S Ham
Nfipit. nnl 40 have bscu able TO maintain
an appcarancu Of yOuthtulness - matter ~
considerable consequence 20 ministers, ora
tnrs. actors. and In fact every one who lives
In tho eyes Of tho public"
Mas. o. 4. Prescott, writing from II Elm
81, thrrictiotcn. Mas, Aprii II. 1852. SAYS
"TNo years ago about two-tlIirls 81 MY lair
came III. IL tliinned very rapidly, aud I VA
ttst growing bald. on using ASER'H HAM
NiUon the falling stopped and n new grnEtii
commenced. and In about n month my head
was completely covered with short hair. u
hsI continued IN grow, and II now A. good NJ.
brfnro i fell. regularly used hut one bottle
OF tle NiunH, but now use II occasionally ",
a l~FesJing.'
wo have hundreds ~ similar testimonial,
&, tbc enicaoy ~ AYERS HAIR YIooR. II
neehS but \ trial 10 eonvlnes the most skepti
cal Of Its value.
PREPARED M
Or. &c. Ayer&Co Lowell, Mass.
Sold By All Druggists.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-02-08
School Report.

The following is q report of the stand
ing of the pupils of Secret Valley school
at the monthly examination for January.
Matte Nichols 80 Emily Lemon 80
Lucisn Lemon 100 Orange Lemon 30
Willie Covert SO Julia Covert ~
Leonard Covert 81 Lizzie Gardner 95
Katie Gardner SO Maud Covert IS
Thrmas Covert 100 Emma Gardner 100
Willie Lemon 80 Walter Gardner 100
Mrs. G. A. Nichols,
Teacher.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-02-08

Judge Messick,a gentleman we'll known
in this State. and once a prominent law
yer on the Comstock, on Monday, was
assaulted i'll Sacramento by a man
named Nick Dole, and Messick "beine
pushed to the WALL" discharged a pistol
twice at Dole, one Of which discharges
slightly wounded Dole. Dole had been
drinking and attempted to revive an old
difficulty over some stock transaction be-
tween himself and Messick.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-02-08
TIoJsICn.

oar I~s-c'iniivs Illustrated PriS2
fi", Nn.pD. Of Dry Hnnd.. stf.. viii he
issr 4 Eh""i March 1T. irs rtIess
Tr"tcd :" NJ. an viii rrhain Laod rniIi
IuHi ds'- srnd us Jnur name snrIy IT,,
SoIJ ~ NJ. az. Free rs Any address.
hDSTGOu ray WARD = CO.,
JaY W. ;Ah AsE.. Chicago ~
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-02-08

During the absence of the Sheriff at
Huntingdon, Pa. Wednesday,, the pris-
oners allowed the privilege Of the Jail
corridoirs engaged in a desperate fight.
A young lady, neice of the Sheriff, quel-
led the row by forcing the prisoners to
their cells at the muzzle OF q pistol.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-02-08

An American who recently visited the
river Jordan says he never saw in this
country a stream so vile. 1t is less than
eighty feet wide. less than ten feet deep,
and as dirty as can be. Its current is as
swift Ss Il mill-race. He stood about
half m hour on "Jordan's stormy
banks" and saw all he cared to see of il.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-02-08
Reduction Of Miners wages in ru,ea.
IcYR,

From Saturdays Tuscarora Times we
learn that In accordance with instruc.
tions from the Board OF Directors OF the
Navajo Mining Company at San Fran
CISCO, superintendent w. O. Price has
ordered q induction in wages both al the
mines and mill, from - per day to 90.
The fact that the employees were willing
70 submit TO a reduction Of so cents per
day was telcgraphed to the Board. The
reply u "obtain the reduction as in
S'ructed ny letter Of the 9th, or close
down until you can" The miners re.
fused TO snbmit 10 tho dollar cut and
were standing on the streets discussing
the situation at last accounts.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-02-08
to the crime

The ballot for Senator in the Oregon
Legislature, Wednesday. stood: Slater,
Democrat, So; HerOch. IA; George. Z;
Kilsay, 6; Borse, 8; johnson, 6; Will
isms, 4: Hare, 3: Failing. 8.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-02-08

In olden times, when swains made love,
They sat, and gawked and "chawed;''
But nowadays, when dudes court danes,
They suck their canes, begawd!
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-02-08

There was n large attendance at the
Exposition Wednesday. Visitors are
rapidly arriving, mos, OF them to remain
until after Mardi Gras. In the Main
Building all the exhits are in place. and
in q few days the sound Of the saw and
hammer will be unheard except in the
WAY Of Improvement
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-02-08

The first vote for Senator by the Ore
gon Legislature was to be cast yesterday.
Hirsch, Of Portland, is said TO DO the
strongest candidate for the position.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-02-08
serYioea To.Morrow-

There will be Divine services at the
church tomorrow az usual.
a. SIMPSON. Pastor.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-02-08
Advertised Letter List.

The following is a list of letters re-
naming in the postofice at Elko
January 81, 1885.
Moore Matt Pierce W. II.
Peters Henry Riedel Frank
WhaIap NJ N
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-02-08

Persons calling for any Of the above
will please say advertised.
Q. W. HULL, 2. NJ.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-02-08
"&ym oonYunou.

uaNa4eaala Essr CoauaHOa vhitA
aAAbaada = Dsssss a Wednesday. OF
Naaal ~ IL sIoetSoa Of . temporary
GAAG1AA. Al af.sr ssleetingA commit
1Ss@~6..iak sI;oGDsd 10 Is fol-
Iouing AAy.
On nsAsssnhliAg on ThursoAy morn
II ~ tanporAry Chairman read the
following I-seSrAn tnOn Secretary Of the
IAtsdor. Teller:
YAsRnHoroS. Jan. s. 1885.
n h1 G11irasa Of ns Siiso COnssnhiens
81 deAire through Tou to assure the
Convention over which you preside. that
j an IN foil sympathy with every effort
70 aecure 20 silver all the advantages
conferred by Law on gold. do not be-
isVs that silver viii TAXI It's just rank as
. money metal in tle commercial marts
OF d. world until its money functions
shall be AcoGuixed by . Law giving the
holder of silver bullion every privilege
given 10 the holder Of gold bullion. To
thiA endJ pledge you my untiing ef-
torts"
The reading Of the telegram Was fol.
lowed by tremendous cheeripG. lasting
1oms minutes. The balance of the morn
ing session vas consumed in debating
THAI part Of the report Of the committee
ON credeptiAls fixing the standard Of rep
p~essntation. The committee on ereden-
tiAls in its report. bad announced l,O4l
dehgatss present With proper credentials
but in view Of the fact that SOME Of the
counties in Colombo we're represented by
~ hundred delegates, while Others
we're represented by a much smaller
number, the committee recommended.
- q matter of justice to all parts Of the
State. that each county represented be
allowed double the number Of votes ac-
credited to it ct the late Republican and
Democratic State Conventions.
A motion that Gov. b. II. Eaton be
made permanent chairman was unani-
mously adopted.
A committee on resolutions and mem
oriuls vas appointed. consisting Of one
from each county in Colorado, and one
from each Of the other States and Terri
tories represented in the Convention.
On motion, q committee of twelve was
appointed TO consider the report upon
the question OF the formation OF a Ma
honal Silver Association. The commit,
tee consists OF delegates from zach of
the States represented in the conyen-
tion. Adjourned to 10 o'clock Friday.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-02-08

Following IL he roll Of honor for the
primary department. Of The ElkO public
school fOr the month Of January: