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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-04-26
Z uaertakkt,x.

Having purchased vi Brown q Hos
kins their interest i'll tho Undertaking
business, attn now prcpried t. attend
to NIL calls in that line. will also at
tend to tho ropsirinS and upholeterino
OF Furniture, Stc. Shop or Conlu,e rcisj
street, next door to brown d HoskisA'
old stand.
6"s NJ PkTRRsos.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-04-26
prnyInG.

E,w that Spring han opened and the
town need" cleaning up. the old pioneer
dray man. George Dexter, in prepared 10
sloan up and cart away all accumulated
rubbish Al reasonable prices. Tho,s
desiring my set vices will plsnss leave
orders ut the Humbo House.
3-6. GHoRaR DpL1Rn.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-12-19
How ouicksand IS Frozen.


The remarkable achievement OF
sinking deep shaft through treach-
erous grounds by means of first freez-
ing the earth has been successfully ac-
complished at the Chaplin mine, in
Northern Michigan, by the Poetsch
process. The contract was to freeze,
excavate and curb up a rectangular
shaft 154x161 feet, and about 100 feet
deep. This was accomplished by first
putting down the freezing pipes three
feet apart, in circle 20 feet in diam
eter, to the depth proposed to be
reached by the shaft The pipes were
connected at the top and filed with a
solution of brine containing about 25
per cent. of calcium chloride. The
brine was frozen to point below zero
by means of an ice maehiue, and in
forty days a frozen wall of ice, earth
and stone was formed 10 feet thick.
The excavation in the meantime had
been going on, and seventy days from
the commencement it was completed
to the ledge 100 feet down, in spite Of
some difficulty from the percolation Of
water near the bottom, which was
stopped by freezing. Except for this
ingenious method, the sinking Of the
shaft, would. it seems. have been
practically impossible on account Of
the great inflow Of water. Evangelist.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-12-19
Orange Blossoms for Brides.


The emblem may have been occa
;ionally worn by European brides ever
since the time of the crusades; but the
general adoption of orange blossoms
for brides is comparatively modern
practice, probably at first adopted be-
cause the orange flower was rare and
COSTLY and it has always been the
practice to be expensive at weddings
The orange blossoms were found ap-
propriate and suitable, the sentiment
under which it was used by the Sar-
aceus was approved. and it became the
fashion for brides to wear orange bios
SONS, The orange fruit was brought
to England as early as 1890, but it was
a long time before there was really any
cultivation of the orange. The tree is
supposed by many to have been
brought into England by Sir Walter
Raleigh, and the statement is made
that it was not adopted from the Sar.
acens. but probably from India, or at
least from the far East. It owed its
adoption at first from the fact that it
was both rare and scented flower
and was introduced without any refer
ence to its symbolism. --Lippincotts
Magazine.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-12-19
THE RAIN ON THE ROOF,

The threatening rain clouds droop and spread
Aad the whil3ihg waters leap
Fyom rocky tarns near the mountains head,
And on through the meadows sweep;
The dark grass bends and the burdocRe shed
The glittsring gems from their purple wool
But low is the sound with monotone tread
Where the rain falls slant on the roof.
Apples With streaRs OF crimson dye,
And plums with s1very pail,
From rain whipped trees in the orchard lie,
Or dashed meath the garden wall;
ghe rain-god drives through storm swept sky,
The pattering drops have the beat Of hoof-
But dreamy at night is the lullaby
Ofthe rain or the sloping roof
Quick splashes drip from the darkened pane.
And We know the petals part
From lilies drenched with the driving rain.
And tears from the red rose start:
That fields spiked thick with the bearded grain
Have heads bent low in dumb reproof-
But soft on the ear as noeturne strain
Il the fall OF rain on the roof
Linda B. Hays, in Travellers Record.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-12-19
"The hired help! Why, l thought

| you d got married to
1.-The fact IS, mother" said Jonas.
kindly, I've sort O. changed nv mind
about some things. Tou've most killed
yourself with hard work. You never
would have got this rheumatism m fast
ened on you if you hadn't stuck to it
you whiteWash the cellar yourself
that damp spell in May. and mean
Lefty shall start on a different plat
form. We aint rich, but we can afford
to live comfortable, and l don't mean
my wife shall lose her round cheeks
and fresh color. She'll find enough to
do, without turning into drudge; and
so I've hired Joan Llannfs for year. y
Mrs. Akin uttered hollow groan.
Il do believe you've gone crazy"
said she, I'VE shall all go to the poor
house together"
But they did not. Joan Llaunis
proved a domestic treasure, especially
as nurse-in-chief to the poor old rheu-
matte invalid. Lefty was an excellent
manager. and Mrs. Akin was unwil-
lingly forced to confess that every
thing throve under her administration,
and that the hired girls wages was the
best investment Jonas had ever made.
At the years end Jonas celebrated
the anniversary of his wedding-day by
taking Lefty up to Prickett Falls again.
Look at her, Uncle Prickett!n said
he. See her red cheeks and her
dimples. Haven't l taken your ad-
vice?"
You have" said Uuele Prickett,
''and I'm glad of it. And often think
of two lines 1 once read in one of Jen-
ny's old poetry books:
Evil is wrought by want OF thought,
As well as want of heart
''That's as true as Gospel said
Jonas Aikin.-Amy Randolph, in N.
Y. Ledger.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-12-19
In Search Of Novelties.

Mrs. Startup-Me and Mr.. startup
went to the theatre last night tosee
Richard the Three.
Mrs. Chadband-How did you enjoy
itP
Mrs. startup-To tell the truth.
was deadly bored.
Mrs. Chadband Perhaps you don't
care for Shakespeare?
Mrs. Startup- Q. ain't.got no OBJ
lection to Shakespeare, but do wish
he'd turn out something new. megy
lea
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-12-19
So. 90 per Annum.
PUNeENT PARAGRAPHS.


There is no one in the world so
pleasant as the woman who knows she
has pretty smile.-Boston Post.
1t may be desirable to live to a
green old age; but when you have at
tanned it, please keep away from the
bunco men. Puck.
Jack What are YOU doing Ma
belP' Mabel Making angel cake;
don't you want somePn Jack-s.No.
thanks; don't want to be an angel.
Puck.
"A young wife can be a good house,
keeper without bothering to polish up
the spare change in her husbands
pocket every time she cleans up the
rest Of the silver in the house. Som
erville journal.
If the European inventor who has
Invented smokeless powder will in
vent smokeless cigarette, his name
will be embalmed in the heart of d
grateful world. Philadelphia Daily
News.
No man ever talked of his work
without saying something about its
great mental strain. We suppose that
even the wood-chopper thinks tits brain
work that makes him so tired at night.
-Atchison Globe.
-Husband.--''Wife, I wish you had
been born with as good judgment as /,
but | fear you were not. Wife-'.You
are right. Our choice of partners for
life conVinces methat your Judgment is
much better than mine"
-Brown-'Did you hear that young
Benedict suddenly became deaf on the
very day on which he was marriedP''
Robinson-"You don't say so. That
shows that there is a silver lining to
every cloud, no matter how dark ii
may be for time. Texas Siftings.
Some women like to be told they
are pretty, but the really pretty ones
don't care for it. They have to be told
that they are brilliantly intellectual.
George Washington's hatchet wouldn't
stand a ghost of show now .a-days.-
Merchant Traveller.
-"Professor, said the ostentatious
young man at a reception. '.I've heard
much talk about the anthropoid apes
approaching very closely to human be-
ings. Now, what in your opinion Is
nearest to a man?'' s'YoR want nv
candid opinion, of coursePp Ger
tainly." "Well, l should say his
undershirt. Washington Capital.
Mr.. Jason-"Why amt supper
ready, want to knowPH Mrs. Jason
IL was down town and got caught
in the rain without an umbrella.
/ had to wait in d store until the
storm was over" Mr.. Jason-..So
you did have sense enough to 90
in out Of the rain, Ell? Well, you
are not an entire fool" Mrs. Jason
No; only the better half Of one.''-
Terre Haute Express.
How "lady friends" do hate one
another, to be sure! The other day
two of an uncertain age whu had not
recently met were having chat.
Yes, said No. /, lit was my BIRTH
day yesterday aud my dear papa gave
me a ring, as usual He has always
given me a ring on my birthday ever
since | left school. Ever since, YOU
left school, darling?" re-echoed No. 2,
''why, what an extraordinarily large
collection of ringsy you must have, love
to be sure.n
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-12-19
Mutual lnterrogatories.

"William," said she. severely, ..how
many more times are you going to ask
me to marry youen
Clara, " said he, with equal Stern
ness. how much longer are you going
to persist In refusing meg" Merchant
Traveller.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-12-19

-@Ohm, named after Prof. Ohm, Of
electrical fame. implies the standard
OF resistance which substances offer to
the Transmission of an electric current.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-12-19

When q barber talks TOO much his
stories are generally illustrated with
cuts. Boston Gazette.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-12-19

"A little thing that feels big in !
tight place is a corn. Press.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-02
A Gain and Yet q Danger.

There is gain, and there is added
danger, in being we'll informed on al
most every subject. The gain is obvi-
Gus; for it is very pleasant to be able to
speak promptly and with confidence on
any topic which comes up for consider
alton or comment. The danger is none
the less real for not being obvious. He
who knows that he is generally we'll
informed is liable to take it for granted
that he is correct in his memory or in
his impressions; and, in consequence,
he is more likely to be in error than is
the man who takes the precantion to
look up the facts in each case before
he passes upon it positively. No man
can know SO much that he is not the
gamer by making sure that he is cor
rect, at any and every point where
there is a possibility of error in his
recollections or in his opinions. Many
an important discovery is made in i'm
portant fields of research by men who
are moved to their new investigation
by consciousness of their special ie-
nOrance in that direction. In every
sphere it is true that he that thinketh
he standeth should take heed lest he
slip.-S. s Times.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-02
.DlETE1lC ExCESSES.
How Some Case-Hardenod PAlates Al
Cickled and SOethed.

How Some Hardened Palstes Are
Tickled and Soethed.
In the Sinclair House restaurant tn =
other morning, q guest was waiting for
his breakfast at a table next to a re-
porter's. He poured some Worcester
shire sauce into tumbler, added as
much water, and drank 1t of. Then he
dumped half the contents of a full de-
canter of catsup on his plate and sop
ped it up with his bread. When the
breakfast came the bread and catsup
were all gone. so he ordered fresh
supply of the former, and soaked it in
Worcestershire sauce to give it flavor.
He does it every day." said the waiter.
'.but he eats a 81. so breakfast. So
guess the house does not lose any thing.
There's good many cheap customers
that's nearly as bad, though. Ketchup
is what they mostly go for and they go
for it 80 heavy that we never have a
bottle on the table and only bring it
when it is asked for. Some are very
fond of oil. I've seen man dump a
whole cruet of oil into his plate and
soak his bread in it and eat it. Anoth-
er one mixes vinegar with his water
and soaks his bread in it. About the
only things they let alone are the salt
and pepper. Mustard and horse-radisb
they eat by the spoonful, and when
cakes are in season they II take whole
half-pint pitcher of strip to a ten
cent plate of wheats OF
Aannels We've got one customer who
makes drink for himself out of strip.
water and vinegar and drinks it before
meal He says it's good for his stom-
ach. I'd like to know what his stom-
ach's lined with" The physicians say
that this craving for stimulating codi-
ments and odd compounds is due to dis
eases of the stomach. Hard drinkers
and dyspeptics are guilty of the most
extraordinary excuses OF this charac'
ter. Cases are cited of men who make
meals off bread and mustard, and the
drinking of Worcestershire sauce is by
no means uncommon. In Munich,
where enormous quantities of beer are
consumed, the heaviest drinkers, who
absorb quarts day, are constantly nib
bling at raw turnips seasoned with salt
and bread besmeared with mustard
The wine topers of France, Spain and
Italy consume vast quantities of OIL
aften drinking glass of it between {
number of stoups of wine, whose intox
icating effects it is supposed to offset
In many Italian drinking-sho: in this
city a bowl of peanut Or eotton-seed OF
is kept on the bar, with dish heapei
with cubes of sour bread made from
damaged flour. by way of free lunch. -
| N. Y. News.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-02
A "LOCOED" HORSE.
The Singular Eject of Eating Call
fornla Weed.

The Singular Effect of Eating Call
fornia Weed.
look out, that horse is locoed!"
cried driver, as a couple Of policemen
stepped up to help get his team out OF
the way of the cable cars, in front oil
the Flood building, on Market street
The horse plunged wildly and struck
savagely with his fore feet at every one
within reach.
Yes. he's locoed," assented another
horseman, who went to his friend $
assistance.
The harness was partly removed, and
the horse was unhitched, but it was i'm.
possible to get him to move. He would
do nothing but stand ON his hind feet,
and, using his hind feet as pile-drivers,
tiled to demolish all who came near
him, at the same time swapping right
and left like a vicious dog.
Four more policemen fastened to the
spot. thinking that the two or three
thousand people who had gathered be-
tokened the beginning of a mob, or that
a glove contest was going on in the
street. Although earnestly urged by
the crowd to do so, none OF the police
men ventured to take hold of the
horse.
'What do you mean by locoed?" de.
manded one Of the bystanders. speak
ing to the driver.
The driver said: ''In some portions
OF Cal .fornia a plant known as theulocc
weed is common. and when horses OF
cattle get it in their feet it drives then
crazy. Sometimes they recover. but
frequently they have to be shot Loco
has been confused with wild parsnir
by many, though there is really
no great resemblance Wild parsnir
is simply poisonous and is dangerous
only to the animals that eat it. Loco
on the other hand. drives the animals
into frenzy. and people have FIRE.
quently been killed by horses and cat.
tie when thus affected"
The horse was finally crowded of the
track by driving heavy truck against
him. He was then lassoed with STRONG
ropes, and these being hitched to 8
dray, he was dragged bodily to his
stable. The cars were stopped for sew.
eral minutes.
When asked by a reporter where he
supposed his horse got the loco weed,
the driver said he supposed it was in
some hay that was shipped here recent.
ly from soathern country. San Fran.
cisco Examiner.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-02
That Cantankerous Old woman,

Described in the nursery ballad, "who lived
upon nothing but vituals and drink" and vet
"would never be quiet" was undoubtedly
troubled with chronic indigestion. Her victuals,
like those of many other elderly persons whose
digestive powers have become impaird, didn't
agree with her. This was before the area of
HOstetters Stomach Bitters. or some one of her
numerous friends and relatives would nm
doubtedly have persuaded her to try the great
specific for dyspepsia, constip, ton and bilious
ness. This would have been a measure of self
protection on their part, for she would soon
have been cured and ceased to disturb them
with her clamor. The most obstinate eases of
Indigestion, with its attendant heartburn, fla
tulence, constant uneasiness of the stomach and
of the nerves, are completely overcome by this
sovereign remedy. Chills and fever and bilious
remittent, rheumatism and kidney troubles are
also relieved by it,
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-02

"A process OF lettering bone or
ivory, by sinking the letters into the
material in permanent fashion, has
recently been introduced. These ivory
plates are taking the place of engraved
metal plates for signs. checks. badges
and so on. Electrical engineers have
also adopted the new plates, which eau
likewise be applied to organs and
piano-fOrtes.
Sir John Lubbock has demon
strated the curious fact that certain
kinds of ants are unable to exist with
out keeping other ants as slaves, though
why this is so he has not found out. On
removing the slaves from nest of fifty
slave holding ants he found that the
latter Immediately began to die off. and
were speedily reduced in number to six.
When the slaves were returned the
mortality ceased.
M. Cornu, a French scientist, re-
Gently expressed the opinion in the
Academy of Sciences that the light
emitted by shooting stars is not due to
confagration or the heat of impact. In
those high regions. he said, oul
atmosphere is too unsubstantial tC
render the explanation satisfactory. 1t
is mach more probable that the phe-
nomenon is one of static electricity de-
veloped by simple friction, and it il
well known that rarefied gases can be
made to glow intensely with but very
little electric fluid.
The number of Touring mills in En-
gland is estimated at about 1900, with
total capacity of little more than
1000, 900 barrels per annum. This is
one-fourth larger than the require
ments of the country. The mills could
not be run to more than eighty per
cent. of their capacity if no -four wa
imported. But large quantities are
received from the United States ant
some from Hungary, and the prOduc
ton of the home mills is not much NOR,
than half of what it would be if there
were no competition from abroad
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-02

Some Persian women smoke cigar.
cites made of tea.
I'm England check-reins are now
entlreiy out OF use, being forbidden by
law.
line electric light is making great
progress in Berlin, the number of
lamps now In use there being about
E9'oeo, against $50 at bhe end of 1886.
The four pages of honor attached
20 the English court get $3.50 apiece,
taear only duty: being to attend the
arawing-room receptions du ing the
winter season.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-02

About two years ago our daughter had con-
gestion of the kidneys, which developed into
Brights Disease. Her body was swollen to an
the waist, and Is inches below the knee After
physicians had given up her case, determined
to have her try DR.. Kennedy's "FAvoRITE REM
EDY," of ROndOut, N. Y. Gradually the swell
ing was reduced from 45 to % inches. She be-
gan to gain strength, and was able to walk
without fatigue. We do not know how to ex-
press our gratitude for what it has done for our
child. We are confident the Favorite Remedy
will do all that is claimed for it-surely God
has blessed 1t in this case, and we earnestly
orders-S d. Van Buskirk, Demarest, N. Y.
DR.. KENNEDY's FAvoRITE REMEDY, made at
ROndOut, NJ Y. 81; 6 for S..
Send for book, how to cure Kidney, Liver and
Blood disorders
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-02

White Elephant of Siam, Lion of Eng.
land, Dragon of China, Cress of Switzer,
land, Banner of Persia, Crescent of Egypt
Circle Of Japan, Harp Of Erin. ' -n'
To get these buy a box of the genuine
DR.. C. MCLANEs CELEBRATED LIVER
PILLS, price % cents, and mail us the out
side wrapper with your address, plainly
written, and cents in stamps. We will
then mail you the above list with an ele-
CANT package of Geographic and chro.
matte cards.
FLEMING Bros, PrTTsBURG. PA.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-02

"A new and curious sect has recent
~ grown up in Africa, the bena-riam-
ba. or ''sons of hemp" q society of
hemp-smokers. who. calling them
selves friends, are bound together
~ ties of mutual hospitality.
1T is reported that several of the
Oldest and most respectable London
clubs are in want of both money and
members. The new clubs are 40 nu-
merois and possess so many fresh at
fractions sthat;the old oues find it diff
cult to compete.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-02

The court of Leo XIII. is said to
comprise l, 100 persons. There are 20
Wallets. l2O house prelates. 10 privy
chamberlains, 6 chamberlains, 500 ex-
trahonorary chamberlains, $50 super
numerary champerlains, 80 officers Of
the noble guard and 60 guardsmen, IA
officers of the Swiss guard and palace
guard. Z honorary chaplains, 20 pri-
vate secretaries, 10 stewards and mas
ters OF the horse, 60 door-keepers.
The value of Nova Scotia's fish
harvest last year was 1871. 900. q de-
crease OF 1861. 900, as compared with
the previous year owing tc the failure
OF the shore fisheries. The mackerel
catch was fifty per cent below that Of
the year previous, but there was an in
crease of $780, 900 quintals in the.cod
family. The catch aggregated 1,z27,-
900 nrintals- -s-~ e
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-02

AS'NA'..''.. .x2 02j
In this bill there is neither mantle.
linen, boots, shoes, gloves, lace nor the
thousand little requisites of woman $
toilet, and it is but one out of the three
or four bills for the year. L am con-
WINGED that an American woman, who
pretends to the least elegance, must
spend, If she be a good manager. from
3d. 600 to $4,000 a year. Add to this
the fact that she loads herself with
diamonds and precious stones. But
these, OF course, have not to be re-
newed every three months.
A great number of Americans come
to Europe to pass three months of
everysyear. This is not an additional
extravagence, it is an economy. They
buy their dress for year, and the
money they save by this plan not only
pays their travelling expenses but
leaves them nice little surplus in
sash.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-02

Stick to your business" is very good
advice, but still there are great many
people in the world who have no regular
and profitable bushes to stick to; and
and there are others who are following q
line of business which is manifestIy I'M
suited to them. Now, when such is the
cannot give you pointer. They have
helped great many men and women
along the way to fortune, and now stand
ready to assist you, too.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-02

CRAMPS OF THE MUSCLES CURED
John l. Wood, of Stratford, Ont. was
cured of cramps in the legs by wearing
ALI.COCK's PORUs PLAsTERs. Mr.. Wood
says:
"Some three months ago l was taken
very sick with severe pain in the small Of
my hack over the kidneys. The pain was
excruciating. l applied an ALICoCK's
PoRUs PLAsTERs over the affected region
and had relief almost within an hour. AT
the same time, in conjunction with this
trouble, had very great nervous dis UT
bance, affecting my legs with cramps SO
could scarcely sleep. Meeting with such
success with my back | applied plaste,
under the knee OH each leg, and in three
days was completely cured, and have
never been troubled in either way since.
Hate idlencSs and curb all passions Be true