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The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05

In accordance with whit has already
been stated, says thu Virginia Enter
prise. the management OF Earrett's great
circus aud menaSerie have sent SIS
from Reno to Mrs. Curran, the mother
Of little Aionzo Currap, to pay for the
surgical attendance resulting from his
hand being Iscerated by the black tigers
claws. Whereupon the Chronicle comes
out with the statement that Mrs. Cur
ran. the mother Of the boy who had his
wrist and hand badly lacerated by the
paw Of II black tiger at tue circus grounds
Last Monday, is very indignant at the
statements Published in the Enterprise
to the effect that the manager of Bar
rett's shows paid tne ILL for surgical at
tendance. The lady assures the ChrUn-
Gle that III one at'achei to the circus
ever came near the house after the acct
lent, aud that the boz was brought
home by a friend Of the !amily. instead
o. he d the attaches, as er%roncous;y
reported"
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05
THE CREDIT OF TIE GOVERNMENT.

NeS York paper says, in discussing
the Warner solution OF the silver ques-
ton: Ill the Treasury should force
boudhoiders to accept in payment Of in
tcrest the proposed new certificate prom
Using tn pay silver bullion, it is as plain
a. anything can be that the credit Of tie
Government would be shaken We in
cline To the opinion that our New York
contemporary l. right. II the Govern
nent should declare silver "a commodity
whose value is TO bc measured 10y gold.
md then should pay its debts with the
commodity. the credit Of the Govern
nIent might Ice shaken. But il the CIV
eminent continues 10 declare that uIl2L
grain silver dollar as coined is a dollar
and a legal tender for all debts not spec
tally contracted to be paid in something
else, the credit Of the Government wal.
not be in the least shaken. All debts
are ~honornbly paid when l]iquidat.d IN
the coin that was current at the time the
debts were created. The credit of ma
ions and of individuals is preserved AND
maintained when tn y perform these
contracts both IN spirit and letter. II j.
a Wall street proposition that the GOV.
eminent should pay it, debts in II dcnrrr
money that 1t agreed to pay it.-CalI.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05
The Soap Selling FGk1r.

The fakir Who offered such splendid
Inducements To our riuzens to acquire
sudden wealth by purchasing n cake OF
mis- soap and rsceiviug an envelope al
legged to contain II 500 bank note IN re-
turn. is said to have cleaned up $500
last Monday. Several prominent CHI
zens contributed :uaterially toward
sNelling the hawker's rc eipts to such II
handsome UNI. Among those who in
vested most liberuily. was a learned
professor. u prominent hardware mer-
chant. II druggist aud u weIi-known car
p~enter. The meu arc not particularly
anxious to achieve notoriety ns specula-
tons in n scheme where they have since
learned that ''the more you put dowu
the less you take up" and in contrast
with which three-card monte aud ten
dice games are sure things to bst on
Virginia Chronicle.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05
A q p on Cranks.

There ARE ali sorts Of criuks, says the
Virginia Chronicle, Oh the Comstock.
Among them are the cranks who think
they can break faro games or buy out
saloons at q bit II drink: cranks that
think thy can drink it nll up at II single
booze; cranks who think they can beat
stud-borse poker aud soap fakir games;
cranks OF public meetings, target shoot
ing, dove hunting ETC., but the latest ar
rival is the catfish crank. who procluims
his ability to catch a catfish and skin it
quicker aud more skillfully than any
other mnn on earth. This latter speci-
neu Of the crank family became so ub-
sorbed this morning while describing T.,
All acquaintance the details Of his meth.
od Of dcprivIng tue poor blind pouts OF
their %cnticlr, that ne narrowly escaped
being run over by n passing vehicle.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05

II is singular what apparent comfort
some persons take ia RECALLING their
friends and acquaintance with the i'm.
portant and wonderful things which ARE
likely to take place, and which are
Vouched Tor by "they say" and II have
heard" That ancientparty 'they say
has long since been proved to be nn I'M
mitigsted prevaricator. and IL have
heard is but little better.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05
4 Grand Musicale

WIN be given by Mrs Barrowa' Music
Class ~ Freeman Hall Saturday evening
June ~, 1886. For full particulars N.e
Programmes.
Admission 80 cents, Children % oenta.
Tickets Ter sale at the Depo, Hotel.
Aumboldt House sni Postoficr.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05

It is stated that Mr.. Blaine will TAXI
the stump for Mr.. Foraker in the Ohio
G~ubernatorial campaign.-Ex.
We hope he will. for il his campaign
in his own behalf last Fall j. an indica.
tion Of his success ns n stump speaker,
be only needs to make u thorough can
VAss Of Ohio in order to insure the cleo
zion OF Mr.. Foraker's opponent.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05

The vi ginin Chronicle says: Secre-
t'ry Whitney has given orders that the
marines shall dress IN subdurd colors.
This will he most consistent with the
character Of the navy which they repre-
sent: 1t is inst now the most subdued
institution ia ia. ". rll.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05
Advertised Letter List.

The following is Il list OF letters re.
manning in the postofice at Elko,
June "a, 1895.
Bailey Mrs. o. II. +. Beaston l.. s.
Hill Hi.
Persons calling for ANY of the above
will please say advertised.
q. W. Hull, Z. II.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05

The Suns Washington special says:
Mr. BayArd will presently leave the
Cabinet. BayHrds course ia regard to
appointments, AMI the general spirit in
which lie has coniucted his department,
have been - great disappointment to the
President ami to some other members
OF the Cabinet.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05
nl.rArrD Srxanns.

The los Of famous ocean steamers
Il becoming painfully frqusut, and it
would be we'll 80 scientists could devise
some means for the better preservation
Of life and property committed to the
hnxnrds incident to ocean navigation.
The mystery of the loss Of the Mag
ent." = nev steel steamer bnilt upon the
latest and most approved plans and Of
tho best material, will probably never
he solved: and the hudin2 OF n of the
small boatG Of the magnificent craft of
Cape Finuisterre. western extremity Of
the coast OF Spain, rs the only clue to
tue fate of the vessel which last March
sail, d SO proudley through the Straits
of Dover on her first voyage, destined
to Singapore. But a few days since we
were called upon to chronicle the loss of
the ''Ital.a." together with sixty-hve Of
her ill-stnIred pussengers, and now
comes the news hat the "City of
Toxic" one Uf the finest, as well as IL
of the largest vessels of the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company, has been
stranded upan SaGawi Poin: rocks near
the city Of YokuLamn, Japan. FUrtu-
nntely passengers and crew were all
saved. but the vessel, which cost ST.
25O,0 600, is thought to be u total loss,
which loss will amount to about q per
cent. OIL the capital stock Of the cou-
papy. The Toxic Was considered N
of the safest vessels of the line, bat
even she, it seems, wa doomed to share
the fate incident to the perils Of the
deep.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05

The financial straits Of the Mexican
government have become no oppressive
that the salaries Of Nil employees are re-
duced from ten to Atty per cent. Even
the President takes half pay. We VEN
ture to say. however that ne knows where
30 find the other half.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05

One Of the cutcst Of A b Y books il
the "Household Primer" Each large
letter has an amusing picture and II
pretty verse. The whole IL daintily
printed In brown: and. best Of all. il
mailed free by ID. Lot1rop & Co., hos
ton. on receipt Of a 2-cent stamp.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05
Closed for the Term.

The closing exercises OF our Public
Schools, which took place at the school
building this ufterno III W r. Witnessed
by quite II large number Of the patrons
aud friends Of education.
The cxcr, Uses consisted chiefly OF
declamatiouS and recitntiuns hv the pu-
pills Of both d ptrtnents, in which all
the children acquitted themselves with
credit. At the close Of the school cxrr-
cises proper, all repaired to the north
room OF the school building where a
bountiful repnst vas spread. t. which
ali dill ample %Istice. and which was Ia
sou.cr Of much pleasure to the little
FOLKS, VIII fUIly appreciated this mark
OF comsId, ration for their enjoyment.
The ''Vigor OF L,ie' outfit reached
ElkO this afternoon and will remain in
town for few days to give our people an
opportunity to invest in their life.giving
in'iSnra,or. According to the Eureka
Sentinel these men ARE musical cc!rnri
ties, for OF them that paper SAWS: "Scv-
rrnl patent medicine men cntrrtninc
quite II Gro al OF the den.zrns or Mai
street yesterday evening. II the med
cane In A. good as some OF the sunga
sung, 1t has merit"
ROCK BEER On DRAUGHT AT
TIE GEM
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05

The public schoo y wrr. dcs IT d yes
terday. sa"s the Carson Appeal, on nc-
count Of the circus. As there were
only two 81 Is and one boy in the entire
Central School Building, Principal
Howe told the teachers they might ~
we'll dismiss and go hom-. which they
dill. The boy who went to school yes
tcrd"y, III SPIT Of the circus attractions.
is likely 10 grow up IA great aud good
man. and possibly, may turn out To bc
a Sunday school teacher, or even a news
paper editor.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05
MARRIED.

BENsoS- EGGLEsroN At Car!in. June
u, 1885, nj the residence II &. T..
Brrnid. 10y Judge l. ugiry, Mr..
Fred I. Benson, to Mrs. A. L. Egg
lr-tpn.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05

James ID. Fish. late President o! the
Marin" Bank, was sentenced on Sutur.
day To ten years imprisonment ia the
Auburn P~eni,cntisry by Judge Hcme.
dict
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05

y family consisting Of man, his
wife and eleven children attended Il G
circus Mt Reno, the oldest child being
thirteen years and the youngest sax
months old.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05

The "MHgentL' - timu. ruw steamer.
we'll equipped, left tn" Thames river
in March cn ronte to Singapore on her
maiden trip, and has never since been
heard from. One Of her small boats
has been picked up of Cape F]incsterrc.
Her fute is a mystery.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05

ROCK BEER on DRAUGHT AT
TIE GEM.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-01-08
Wooden Graft Ruilt Without Nails.

OF the mechanical arts known to the
people of Polynesia the most important
was@the construction of canoes. Some
of these were more than one hundred
feet in length, and would carry two or
three hundred men. Sometimes they
were built double, the two being united
by platform. They were We're pro-
PEELED by oars or sails. The latter were
three-cornered mats, suspended be-
tween two masts, one in each ship. The
smaller craft usually had an outrigger
on one or both sides to prevent upset
ting. When we consider that the only
tools used were made of stone or she'll,
we can see that 1t must have been the
work of years to construct one of the
larger canoes. One must not think OF
the parts as fastened with bolts or nails.
The keels were trunks of trees followed
with the stone adze or fire; to these
were attached planks trimmed to hit
closely. and bound with cords of cocoa
nut fiber. They were made water-tight
with filing of gum mixed with the
same fiber finely divided. These SEEM
ingly frail craft were yet so seaworthy
that they outrode severe storms, and
endured voyages of hundreds of miles
with entire safety. american 4atiqua-
rsd1a.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-01-08
SINGULAR TABLE TOPS.
Slabs Made Of Cross Cuts of Petrlfied Rocky
Mountain Trees.

~ Mountain Trees.
ssThe finest table in this town is one
I have here" said furniture dealer
yesterday, pointing to a medium-sized
center table made of ebony, with a dark
gray stone top. A glance at the top
showed that it was a perfect imitation
of the grain of tree, where the log has
been sawed square across, including an
outline of the juncture of limb with
the tree. So.
.How did you contrive to mark the
stone SO, or did it happen to form itself
in that way?"
1--WE didn't make and it didn't form
itself. unless the petrifaction Of tree
is called happening. This is a cross
section of a petrified log. The petri-
fed forests found in some parts OF the
Rocky Mountain region are being util-
lied. The most beautiful stone hitherto
in use has been the Mexican onyx. It
had one disadvantage. Itwas impossi-
BILE to get two tables to match. When
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-01-08
Feeding Value of cottore d Meal.

The feeding value of cottseed meal
is the highest of all cattle gas. It ls
estimated at about three 81 one-naI
times as much as good haya nulrltive
value. 1t contains about -unree
DER cent. of njtrogeees SUD
stance and ten to twelve iae' WIN
about twenty per cent. of OF carpon-
aceous matters. Upon this1ooul1 It's
manurail value is very highsnu more
than that of any other p' neing
rated at about S27 per tom ane iheal.
This is because very largtPorIion OF
the nitrogen in it is not dis'eo, ana
is not discharged in the urd anu tne
manure. But this fact is seetnlng OF
the very greatest important arm
ers who use the cottonseedp eal' pc
cause heterogeneous matter Is not
digested is discharged tp"s Inc
bowels and kidneys, oneny
through the kidneys, causif very
much increased action of ths oigals'
which is apt to produce discs unaess
the greatest caution is obseeu anu
the meal is fed in small qusatles ana
mixed with other less NITROUS SUD
stances.-N. Y. Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-01-08
HORSES AND OXEN.
Their Comparative Value, With a Word In
Favor of the Ok.

Their Comparative Value, With a Word In
Favor of the Ok.
The comparative value of horses and
oxen is topic which has been long and
ably discussed, and on both sides of
which there is much to be said. In the
Eastern and North Middle States,
where economy of cultivation is so es-
sential, and where hay is so much more
abundant than grain, work cattle are
identified with the soil. In the South,
where the lands are light, an active
horse is equally suited to this soil and
climate, horses of even a small size. and
mules in their place, are more valuable
than oxen, which can not perform the
active labor in a hot sun, through
long day, in a scorching soil, and per-
haps scanty food. Steady, hard labor
belongs to the OK; if he goes slow, he
carries great burden and must have
plenty to eat for his faithful labor.
An OK can be worked seven or eight
years, and will then bring for beef more
than what he originally cost. The
horse, liable to a number of diseases,
viii not average ten years from tho
time of his purchase; and when he dies
we get only his poor hide. A pair of
oxen will consume double as much hay
as horse; but there is double the ma
nure made, and that of better quality
to carry on an improving system.
In strong clay land, or where there
are many stones, oxen are superior to
horses for blowing, and they are also
good for hauling short distances. They
seldom get lame or blind, and their
gearing costs far less than that of
horses. The introduction of moving
machines, which require speed, have
led many farmers to substitute horses for
oxen; but it is not impossible that some
ingenious mechanic will yet invent
machine which can be worked with
oxen. 1t is also certain that by train
ing them when young they can be made
to travel much faster than the general
gait
If oxen can be more economically
and profitably used than horses.
farmers will again raise them, boys will
enjoy the fun of breaking steers in the
winter, and small country towns will
take pride in the fine strings of cattle
which they will exhibit at the county
cattle shows. Horses will always be
useful; but / think that it is mistake
to use them altogether in the place of
oxen. I do not know anything finer
than good ox-team; and where you
see one you are apt to see good crops.
Large, fat cattle make more and better
manure than small. lean ones, or horses.
Of course, those who raise oxen must
have Shorthorn, Hoistein, Devon, or
cattle of some other respectable sized
breed. A team of Alderney or of Jer-
sew oxen would be of little more use
than q team of tom-cats. If our county
societies would offer premiums for the
best broken steers and cattle, raised by
the exhibitors-notp urchased-itm might
improve the cattle of the North
American CuttUdtor.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-01-08
PiTH AND POINT.

Nothing makes hermit so mad as
not to be discovered in his cave and
have his presence telegraphed all over
the Chicago Tribune.
Love begets love-" sings the old
song, but how are you going to recon-
Gle that with the homeopathic claim
that like cures ?''-Rocklaad CoaIr-
aer-Journal.
-.'Can you tell me, sir,'' asked a
young lady at a book shop, Gin what
order Thackeray wrote his books?"
mo, lady," replied the gentlemanly
salesgentleman; .'but, don't yer know,
guess it was in order to make money"
"A famous cook says: 1.-The secrets
of good cooking are fire and fiavoring.
We never thought SO much about the
fiavoring. but we always understood
that you couldn't cook anything except
raw oysters without at least alittle fire.
Huntington Haackeye.
"A woman SCOTS at evidence; show
her the sun and she will close her eyes
and say it is night. True;
and show her your turned-back watch
when you come in from the lodge and
she will open her mouth and reply:
"Oh-you-you-. 1t is past mid
YOU huOW duu, ctC.-IUtC-
adeLphia CAL.
1t was just after the tiff. II WON
der" snarled Romeo, elf we shall
know each other in Heaven" 81 would
remember you, of course" replied
Juliet, with tender emphasis; ''but
of course l couldn't know you without
meeting you" And period of silence
as long as centennial poem crept into
the room. Romeo kept thinking about
one thing and another and one thing
and another and one thing and anoth-
er.-Burdette.
An Englishman, Frenchman and
American were discussing the merits of
painters of their respective countries.
The American after listening to all the
others had to advance in favor of their
countrymen, remarked: 'Wall, yes, I
guess they did some tall painting. but
there was young fellow in ourvillage,
and he got piece of marble and paint
ed it like cork, and darn me if it didn't
fioat.-Amgusta Chronicle.
"A Galveston lady has a brother
who is an artist. and of whom she is
very proud. She imagines that her
brother is a great painter, but he is
not. Not long since. a gentleman.
VINO is good Judge OF pictures, visited
her. She showed him one of her BROTH
er's pictures, expecting him to praise
it. After he had. examined it carefully,
he asked: ''At Nat trade did you say
your brother was engaged?" -Ieras
Sittings.
"A certain punster in Cincinnati, in
terested in the street car lines of the
city, recently received an addition to
his family, and friend met him two
or three days afterward. "Hello!' was
the greeting, stranger at your house,
I hear YES was the reply.
''Boy or girl?' Girl; I'm right sor-
~, too, for 1 wanted boy so L could
call him Oscar" Don't let that dis
turb vou." remarked the other wretch,
''just call her Car'lin Merchant
TraUeler
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-01-08
You Can't Make $500 by Reasg This

You Can't Make $500 by Reasg This,
even if you have chronic nasal 6arrh in
its worst stages, for although thamount
of reward has for many years beioHered
by the proprietors of DR.. Sage'Catarrh
Remedy, for any case of catarrhhey can
not cure, yet Notwithstanding til thou
sands use the Remedy they aIseldom
called upon to pay the reward, ID when
they have been SO called upon ty have
universally found that the failuIto cure
was wholly due to some overlookeompli-
cation, usually easily removed bl slight
modification of the treatment. 1refore,
if this should meet the eye of anyhy who
has made faithful trial of this gat and
world-famed Remedy without reving
perfect and permanent cure therein, that
person will do we'll to either calpon or
write to the proprietors, the Wo}s Dis
pensary Medical Association, ofhffalo,
N. Y, giving all the particulars a1symp-
toms in the case. By return mail ey will
get good advice free of all costs.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-01-08

a slab was sawed off the surface on one
side of the saw would polish up in one
figure-an irregular star, for instance
while the surface on the other side of
the saw might look like rainbow of
three colors. An offer of 81 600 was
once made to me to match an onyx ta-
BILE of unusual beauty. The single one
sold for $780,
..Do sections of petrified trees sell as
high?"
I'm rare instances, but they are
usually as low as $3.50 and $175. ~.
!. Y. San.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-01-08

THE VoLTAIc BELT Co., of Marshall, ch.,
offer to send their celebrated ELECTReoLr
TAIC BELT and other ELECTRIC APPLIcEs
on trial for 30 days, to men tyoung Sld)
afflicted with nervous debility, loss ottal-
ity and all kindred troubles. Also foAeu.
matism, neuralgia, paralysis, land manth-
er diseases. Complete restoration to hth,
vigor, and manhood guaranteed. No r in
Cured, as 80 days trial is allowed. rite
them at once for illustrated pamphletree.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-01-08

The Helena (Ark.) Worleomes 70
the front with the oldest nj III the
world. Uncle Eli, according hisoWn
statement, is $50 years old anu SIN
able to saw wood for 1iyf. Ac-
cording to his own statement Is sug-
teStive
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-01-08
Out In Arizona.

Hon. A. W. Sheldon, Associa Justice,
Supreme Bench of Arizona rritory,
writes as follows: cit affordsae great
pleasure to say, from my personSbserva-
ton, and you know the scope otnch has
been very extended, that st. jobs Oil is
the great and wonderful conquered pain,
the sovereign cure for all bodily hes and
pains, and cheerfully bear this tenony."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-01-08

New Mexican records sW line
of Spanish Governors reachi1oack 70
1897. New Mexico has beeroverned
by the Spanish, the Mexicas Onltea
States military QS46-5D, an(he Fed
eral Government
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-01-08

"A jot from the Rochester Chronicle
and Democrat: Mrs. L. L. Fox, of
Castle, is the proud possessor of Gala
lily which measures the enormous
length of forty-tive inches, which is
said by florists to be the largest ever
on record in the country and seldom
ooualed.''
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-01-08

Browns BRONCHIAL TRocR for
Coughs and Colds: 81 do not see W it is
possible for public man to be hielf in
winter without this admirable aid-Reo.
e. II. DeuQns, POcQsset, lass.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-01-08

Ten thousand dollars for hats have
been taken in bv four firms in Pitts
burgh for sales to pay election BETS
PITTSBURGH Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-01-08

Pile tumors, rupture a1istu.
las radically cured by improved MODS.
Book, two letter stamps. Worlds spen-
sary Medical Association, Buffalo, Y,