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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1888-02-01
the PUBLIC DOMAIN.

The House Committee On Public Lands
has framed bill for the disposition of
the public domain, which is to be divided
into agricultural, timber, mineral, desert
and reserved mineral land. Under the
provisions of the bill timber lands are
not to be sold, but the timber on
every forty acre tract shall be sold to the
highest bidder who shall have six years
in which to remove the timber, after which
the land shall be reclassifisd and disposed
Of accordingly.
The bill amends the Desert Land act
by requiring persons desiring to enter
such lands to file map showing the pro-
posed plan of irrigation. and to expsnd
ON sach irrigation not less than one dol
lar per acre annually for three years.
Agricultural lands shall be disposed Of
under the Homestead laws, which are
amended to prohibit . person owning a
homestead in any State from entering a
homestead in another State or Territory.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1888-02-01
Notice to LienhOlderS.

In the District Court of the State of Nevada, in
and for Humboldt County. VIM. Lobb, Plain.
tiff, VS.. G. Mem. Ross, Defendant.
All persons holding or claiming liens under the
provisions of an Act of the Legislative of said
State, entitled San Act to secure liens 10 mechan
les and others, and to repeal all other Acts in re-
lation thereto" approved March I'd, 1878, on the
following described premises are hereby notified
to be and appear before said Court at the Court
room in Winnemucca. said County, on the 9th
day OF February, 1888, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ and to
exhibit then and there the proof of their said
liens. Said premises are described as follows
The quartz mine and mining claim situate ia the
Sierra Mining District, said County and State
usually and commonly known as the Lang s,ne
or Aud Lang Syne mine, described in the com
plant herein and in the U. s. patent recorded on
pages 357 to 1852 of Book % Of Deeds in the County
Recorders Office OF said County, to which COM
plant, patent and record reference is hereby
specially made for further description of said
premises. WIN. 8. B0NNIFIELD,
jlS-3w. Attorney for Plaintiff.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1888-02-01

Reports from New York are to the eff
feet that Cleveland's chances of securing
the delegation from that State to the
Democratic National Convention are
growing less daily. The opposition to
his denomination is much better organ.
ICED than it was four years ago. 1t is no
secret among Governor Hills friends that
he is candidate for the Presidency and
in the fight to stay.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1888-02-01

Saturday last while several Russian
soldiers were fishing in stream near the
Prussian border, they crossed the border.
On being ordered to recross the line by
two Prussian gendarmes, they refused to
do so and fred at the Prussians, wound
ing one of them slightly. The Russians
seized the wounded man, but when his
companion tried to rescue him they re.
leased him and arrested the other Pras-
sian, whom they took away with them.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1888-02-01

Bismarck's fresh demands for men and
money show what he thinks of the situa
ton. He wants 1000 more men, and
$40, 600, 900 as the first installment of the
cost of this addition to the army reserve.
This means being able to face France
with million soldiers and Russia at the
same time with another million.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1888-02-01

Manitobans are agitating scheme to
transport the whole population of Iceland,
about seventy-five thousand, to that
country together with their focks and
herds. This would be remarkable ex.
odus. There has been steady flow of
Icelsndic emigration to Canada for the
last fifteen years.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1888-02-01

The Reno Journal says it is understood
that Hon. c. HI. E. Hardin is candi.
date for State Senator from Lyon county.
Ed. is bright young man, and as Assem-.
blyman from this county lived up to the
principles of the platform on which he
was elected.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1888-02-01

clear skin adds to the beauty of fine face
and often lends a charm to LONELINESS. To
beautify your complexion, you should purify
your blood with Ayers Sarsaparilla AS tonic
and Alternative medicine it has no equal. Price
81. Six bottles, So.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1888-02-01

The above reward will be paid 10 the arres
and con, lotion Of any party or parties found
guilty of stealing, killing. or running Oh, alter
Ing brands or marks Of any live stock, belong
ing to any member Of the Nevada Live Stoch
Association.
GEORGE RUSSELL, President
Gre. s. NIXON, Secretary.
winnemucca. April 10, 1894 y
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1888-02-01
PAYDAY NOTICE.

A LII persons holding claims against the Win
IA nemucca Mining Company are requested
to present their bills In duplicate on or before
the third day Of each month, and payment will be
made on the 10th.
JOSEPH GERMAN, supt.
December 20, 1887. e.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1888-02-01

A dynamite explosion at Newport,
Rhode Island, caused the people for
thirty miles around to think that there
had been terrific earthquake shock.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1888-02-01

Ladies' Free.

Tickets OF Admission, H2.oO.
Ladies' Free. Spectators slice.
Under no circumstance will Spectators be
allowed to dance unless they pay full Iprice Of
ticket, $500.
January Is, lSSs-td
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1888-02-01

An Excellent Band Of Music has been engaged
for the occasion.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1888-02-01

Costumes.
Any persons desiring to have any Costumes
sent for, can do so by notifying the Chairman Of
the Committee Of Arrangements, +. NJ. Fellows,
Oh or before January 31st, 1883.
fyNo Unmasked person will be allowed to
dance until after the masks have been removed.
az Positively, no gentleman allowed to APP
pear in Feminine Costume This Rule will be
strictly enforced.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-09-14

1t Is said that shortly before Mme
Patti left Wales for her South American
tour she had thrilling experience with
burglar. The songstress was alone In her
chamber preparing to retire for the night,
when she heard sound In an adjoining
room, as If some one were moving about.
Patti hastily donned wrapper and walked
boldly into the room from which the
sounds came, and stood face to face with
gigantic burglar. He wore a mask to
conceal his features, and In his hand he
carried heavy club. The pluoky woman
asked him what he was doing there.
Don't you see" he replied In q broad
Welsh dialect, II am stealing your dia-
mondsP"
And he held up to her astontshed eyes
the most beautiful bracelet which she
possessed. Patti did not scream. She
simply walked across the room, pressed
an electric button to summon the servant.
Instead Of the servant, however, Signor
Nicolin appeared on the scene, The
burglar attempted to strike him with hts
Club, but his game was frustrated by
Patti She grasped the club as it was
raised in the air. Nicolini and the bur-
glar then clinched, and In the struggle
thst ensued the enterprising but alto
gether too candid thief was pitched out of
second story window. He descended
gracefully and broke leg. He was
found to be q peasant whom Patti had
frequently befriended. London Cor. New
York Press.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-09-14

Each mind feels a certain wave Of un-
happiness when 1t looks In upon itself
and marks how many wheels must be In
perfect order to secure what is called
sanity. In such moments of introspec-
tion the thought comes that not only Is
the thinker crazy, but all men and women
are not little crazy; that perfect sense
Is impossible. A professor In Chicago
college walked into canal in broad day
light. He was thinking of something else
than the canal and of his good black suit
of clothes. He enjoyed his scientific rev.
erie, but he got wet. He had to retire to
his home and change the external wrap
pings Of his wise, pompous soul. The
man who was telling this story of the
unfortunate professor walked out Of a
railway car at the next station and left
his valise in the rack to go on and on and
never to be found. Thus, while the canal
wet the clothes of one rational being, the
railway carried away all the clean shirts
of another. A third man got off at the
first station to wait for the next train to
bring him his railway ticket and his
bunch of'keys. In an hour the ticket and
keys came, but his big valise had been
left behind and the trunk was not locked.
The persons designated as insane are n
little less rational than the average, but
In each person In the circle of nations
there is going on perpetual struggle be-
tween what Is called the vital principle
and the millions of atoms-the atoms
being liable to stampede like herd of
wild cattle.-Professor David Swing In
Chicago Journal.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-09-14
The Cat and the Dog.

The mastery of herself which @ cat
shows when. having been caught In q po-
sition from which there Is no escape, she
calmly sits down to face out the threats
Of dog, is marvellous thing. Every
body has seen kitten on street door
step attacked by dog ten times her size,
ss apparently self possessed as If she were
In her mistress lap, II she turns tail and
runs down the street she Is lost; the dog
will have q sure advantage of her. Even
as 1t Is, II he could get up courage enough
to seize her on the spot he would be able
to make short work Of her. 1t Is q case
of life and death; but the whole air and
attitude Of the cat is one of pure and con-
| fdent bravado. "You dare not touch me,
and you know it," is what her position
tells the dog.
But she is intensely on her guard, In
spite Of her air of perfect content. Her
legs, concealed under her fur, are ready
| for a spring; her claws are unsheathed; I;
her eyes never move for an instant from
the dog; as he bounds wildly from side to
side, barking with comical fury, those
glittering eyes of hers follow him with
the keenest scrutiny. II he plucks up his
courage to grab her, she is ready; she will
sell her life dearly. She is watching her
chance, and she does not miss 1t. The dog
tries Fabian tactics, and withdraws few
feet, settling down upon his forepsws,
growing ferociously as he does 30. Just
then the sound Of dog bark In the next
street attracts his eyes and ears for .
moment; and when he looks back the kit
ten is goneI He looks down the street
and starts wildly In that direction, and
reaches high board fence Just as cat
tan-a monstrous tail for such little
cats vanishing over the top Of 1t. II,
Is beateni the cat showed not only NOR,
courage than he had, but a great dea
more generalship. - Boston Transcript
| "listener"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-09-14
GENERALIZATION OF FRUITS.
The Method az Explained 20 Caiifcrnfa's
Board of HORTICULTURE.

Board of Horticulture.
The process of preserving fruits In q
crystallized or glazed form Is attracting
considerable attention at the present time.
This process, though comparatively new
In California, has been extensively ope-
reted In Southwestern France for years,
the United States having been heavy I'M
porters. paying fancy prices for the pro-
duct. The process Is quite simple. The
theory is TO extract the juice from the
fruit and replace 1t with sugar syrup,
which, upon hardening. preserves the
fruit from decay and at the same time
retains the natural shape of the fruit.
All kinds Of fruit are capable Of being
preserved under this process Though
the method Is very simple, there is a GER
tain skill required that Is only acquired
by practice. The several successive steps
in the process are about as follows First,
the same care in selecting and grading
the fruit should be taken as for canning;
that is, the fruit should be all Of one size
and as near the same ripeness as possible.
The exact degree Of ipeness is Of great
Importance, which is at that stage when
fruit is best for canning. Peaches, pears,
ETC., are pared and cut In halves as for
canning; plums, cherries, etc., are pitted.
The fruit having thus been carefully
with perforated bottom and immersed
in boiling water. The object of this is to
dilute and extract the Juice Of the fruit.
Tho length of time the fruit is immersed
Is the most important part of the process.
If left too long 1t Is overlooked and be-
comes soft; If not immersed long enough,
the Juice Is not sufficiently extracted,
which prevents perfect absorption Of
the sugar After the fruit has been thus
scalded and allowed to cool. 1t can again
be assorted as to softness. The next step
is the sirup, which is made of white
sugar and water. The softer the fruit,
the heavier the sirup required. Ordinar-
lily, about 10 degs. Balling's saccharometer
Is about the proper weight for the sirup.
The fruit is then placed in earthen pans
and covered with sirup, where 1t is left to
remain about week. The sugar enters
The fruit and displaces what juice re-
manned after the scalding process.
The fruit now requires careful watch
ing, as fermentation will soon take place,
and when this has reached q certain stage
the fruit and sirup Is heated to boiling
degree, which checks the fermentation
This heating process should be repeated
rs often as necessary for about six weeks.
Thc fruit is then taken out of the sirup
and washed In clean water, and is then
ready to be either glazed or crystallized,
as the operator may wish. If glazed, the
fruit is dipped In thick sugar sirup and
left to harden quickly In open air. If 1t
Is to be crystallized, dip in the same kind
of sirup, but is made to cool and harden
slowly, thus causing the sugar which
covers the fruit to crystalline. The fruit
is now ready for boxing and shipping.
Fruit thus prepared will keep in any
climate and stand transportation.-J.J ].
Pratt
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-09-14

nrst'to pick myself up on the low rocks
ward three of tho boys, which completed
the crew, showed up, but the captain was
missing.
The mate told me TO 20 up TO the vii
lsge for help, while he and the others
stayed by the vessel. In five minutes ]
came up 70 tho light which had deceived
us all and caused the wreck. II was q
large. bright lantern, In the hands Of
Lizzie-Hector Baptiste's wifel
"NEzie." cried, "for heavens sake,
what Is thisf Do you know what you
have done7"
She did not look her ed self at all.
She was pale and haggard and was
drenched with the spray from the surf.
NO" says she, In strange tone. not
one bit like her old voice. "No; what
have donef"
why. GIRL" says. you holding out
that lantern down the shore put Capt.
Corlett out Of his reckoning and he ran
the schooner aground. What's more.
guess the captain's drowned"
"Ah" she says, with a sort Of sigh Of
relief and satisfaction Listen TO me,
Pierre. Intended TO wreck Charlie Cor
let's vessel. I know It was wicked, but
he was wicked and made me SO. He
killed my poor Hector--why shouldn't
kill himS I expected the schooner would
be here tonight hoped It would. So I
did not light up at the lighthouse. In
stead held this s'lantern up as high as
could reach, where knew It would fool
Corlett. You say he is drownedf Well,
am glad--that Is what l wished. Good
night, Pierrew
As she spoke-before could interfere
she jumped, lantern in hand, from the
ledge of rock on which she stood into the
deep waters. rushed in after her as far
as dared In the swirling tide, and peered
into the darkness-but could see nothing
Of her.
The next morning. except the wrecked
schooner, there was little trace of the
storm; and, In the bright autumn sun
light, there came floating along the creek
into the quiet settlement, carried by the
tide, two drowned bodies. One was Char
lie Corlett and the other was poor Lizzie
I'm 10 years old. sir. and I've followed
the river all my life. passing Corlett's
cape thousand times-but can't forget
1t, l can't forget it.-Detroit Free Press.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-09-14

Rio Is succession of disappointments.
The only really pretty place Is the Botan-
ical garden, which serves to illustrate
what the whole city might be. AL
varieties Of food are peddled about, the
vendors attracting attention by clapping
pieces of wood together and uttering
peculiar cries. There are plenty of street
car lines. and the cars are always crowded.
Everybody reads O morning paper going
down town, and an evening paper return.
Ing. Humming birds are as numerous as
flies, and at night the air Is full Of fire.
flies that look like shower of stars. The
women have o bilious look, and are In
variably fat, while the men are invariably
lean. Next TO her complexion the ugliest
thing about brazilian woman is her
voice. She newer goes shopping, the
servants doing 1t for her. or going to the
shops and getting samples. from which
she makes her selections at home. She Is
famous for her embroidery, made by he,
own hands. She Is generally intelligent,
learns readily and has considerable wit
She never goes out alone to call on friends
and receives no gentlemen except In the
presence of husband or parents.-Wn
liam e. Curtis.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-09-14

The Bantu have no definite idea Of the
mode of existence OF their deities, but tho
southern tribes suppose them to inhabit
dim, underground caverns. They regard
the unseen world in which they believe
with unmingled dread, and drive reflec-
tion concerning 1t from their thoughts
whenever 1t Is possible to do 80 Before
their ltercourse with white men 1t had
never struck them that the acts of this
life could have any effect upon the spirit
after death. They are in no sense an i'm
aginative or speculative people, but direct
their entire attention to such material
objects as Immediately affect their well
fare. In such O condition, progress
toward a higher kind of ife unless d.
rected by some external agency, is nearly
impossible. In other words, self develop
ment must be very slow process, If 1t
can be accomplished at ALL For, first,
their greatest dread Is that of offending
the spirits of their ancestors, and they
hold that any departure from established
customs will assuredly do this, and there
fore bring evil upon them.
Next, their belief In witchcraft is op-
posed to progress of any kind. For a
man who Is not chief, and who differs
from his fellows by being mentally in ad.
vance Of them, inevitably draws sus-
picion on himself Of being wizard, and,
where there is no foreign controlling
power, surely falls victim to their fury.
The belief in witchcraft is to this day the
cause Of terrible amount of suffering
among the tribes that are independent.
All events that cannot be readily COM
Observation-Disclosures in man, murrain In
cattle, blight In crops, even casual acci-
dents-are by them attributed to the
agency Of wizards and witches, and not
the slightest compassion is felt for any
unfortunate wretch whom the recognized
witch finder of the community points ou,
as guilty. Confscation of property, tor
ture, death are the penalties Of being
charged with this ideal offense. 1t is be
lieved that one man can bewitch another
by means Of any such thing as few hairs
from his head, q clipping of q finger nail
apiece of clothing, or indeed anything
whatever that belongs to him or can bt
brought into contact with him, or can bt
concealedin or about his hut. History
of the Beers In South Africa"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-09-14

Recently two distinguished French
physicians, Brown -Sequard and D'Arson-
val, have been experimenting, and have
obtained results which are thought to
prove that expired air contains another
poison, additional to those of carbonic acid
and ammonia, TO which mainly the danger
Gus nature OF expired air must be re-
ferred. The exact nature Of this poison
has not yet been ascertained but the ex-
periments cannot be due either TO carbonio
acid or TO ammoniR.
BY passing expired air, whether Of
human beings or OF animals, through
water, q solution was obtained which, In
1ected into the veins Of animals, invaIi-
ably gave rise TO the same SYMPTOMS
slower breath, q rapid lowering OF the
temperature, considerable paralytio
weakness. especially Of the hinder limbs,
and, after three or four days, morbid
activity Of the heart.
Larger injections induced excessive con.
traction of the pupils, increased paralysis,
and diarrhea. something like that OF
cholera. The eminent surgeons who con-
Quoted these experiments are disposed to
regard pulmonary consumption as largely
due 10 this poison. II future experiment.
should establish this view, 1t must greatly
emphasize the supreis, importance Of
thorough ventilation In our homes and
churches and all places for public gather.
tngs.-fouth's Companion
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-09-14

A prominent Minnesotan once said that
1t made him inexpressibly sad to see the
richness Of the soil go away in the thou
sands of bushels Of wheat, never to return.
If he had struck balance between the
wheat sent out and the dollars sent In,
and with this In his pocket gone down the
river about two miles below the suspen.
sion bridge, and gazed over the bank Into
the Mississippi, he would have seen Q
sight that would have made him 80 much
sadder that he would doubtless weep from
anguish.
Here the banks are about sixty feet
high. and here the city has built q series
of chutes from the top of the bluff to the
water bel W, In each Of which Is kept con-
stantly flowing q three inch stream OF
water. These, except for the wasted wa
ter, are innocent enough. but down these
chutes go each day from 800 to 1000
wagon loads of the richest manure.
Is this of so little value us fertilizer
for the decreasing richness Of the soil. OF
Is the need of fertilizing the whole Missis
sippi river SO great that this is the best
disposition to make of this9 Oh, for ar
inventor who knows how to enrich the
wasting soil and purify the contaminated
waterl-Wood and Iron.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-09-14

There Is no denying the fact that fer
rets can do the most sweeping work In
the way Of exterminating rats Of any
plan yet hit upon. My house used TO be
infested with the largest and most impu-
dent class of this species Of pests. Some
of them were audicious enough to dispute
ownership of the kitchen with the cooks
About a month ago purchased two fer
rets, brought them home, fixed them q
comfortable abode in the kitchen and
awaited results. During the first day
the little animals remained In their quar-
ters, but about 8 o'clock in the evening
they both disappeared. / saw nothing
more Of them until 8 o'clock the next
morning, when one Of them put in an ap-
pearance at headquarters and was fol-
lowed In about half an hour by the second.
The first arrival was little the worse
for wear. He had evidently had several
hard slkirmishes during the night. Tho
back Of his neck was bitten, his breast
was scratched and one Of his eyes bulged
out like pillow in broken window.
had both washed thoroughly and they re-
mained quietly together most Of the day.
As soon as darkness set In, however, they
both again disappeared, only to reappear
In the morning at their customary place
for their usual ablution. This programme
was kept up for about two weeks with
but little depression. In the meantime I
began TO notice the absence Of my long
tailed and disagreeable enemies. They
failed to show up In their accustomed
haunts. and It was rarely that ever en-
countered one of them In my tour about
the house, either by day or night. In
short. these two little ferrets have cleared
the premises so effectually that would
almost venture to offer q good sized re-
ward for the scalp of rat found in my
house.-F. S. Andrews In Globe Democrat.