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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-12-14
Tho GailOWS.

The carpenters are nj work on the
gallows upon which Hank Parish is To
Do hung next Friday. 1t VII he put
upbc;wenn tho Jail and Courthouse
IN an enclosure mado OF canvas. In
tho meantime Parish Is having his
life written and waiting for his doom.
II is sad to reflect tina, man in the
prime Of life should be launchcl into
eternity from the scaiTold at n certain
hour and minute bat il IL only re-
tribn'ivc justice that it should bs so.
for Parish seemed 10 have placed little
value on human life when his passions
were aroused. lie admits 10 having
killed three mon.-- White Pine News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-12-14
The New Academy.

The Academy OF the Sacred Heart
at Ogden, Utah, conducted by the
Sisters Of the Holy Cross, is erecting
u large, now four story brick Academy
building on east twcHty-aixth street,
between Quincy und jackson, in tha,
city, which will cost about $4,000
md Is To bc completed by September
l, 1891, which will bc capable of pro-
viding for lJ0 boarding and 200 day
pupils. As this school has n rcputa
tion second 10 none in tho Northwest.
and will bc one Of tho best equipped,
il merits tho attention of parents
hcrcabouts.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-12-14

\ Divorced Coupe Reunited After Each
Has !ius.cd 1wo Other Mates.


4 Divorced Coupe Erun';cd After Each
Has 1us!cd 1wO Other Mat.s.
Jackson Thomas married forty years
ago beautiful young woman about
i~clv" years his iITior, writes n New.
"ort thI. correspondent. hI.cr u few
srars they concluded they wUrc not in
ended iui each other and wore divorced
Both found new and. presumably. moro
suitable companions. Death robbed
Zach in short time OF tho happiness
,hus found. Zach tried u third ma;ii-
nun!al venture aboutth same time .cv.
,ral years later. and tho now relations
continued until recently, when again.
~ a singular coincidence, the visitation
II death loft each alone in tho world
The bereavement of the one was within
n few weeks OF thatOf the other.
Uncle Jack, as ho is called. is now
Cighty-onr years old. The lady who was
his first wife Is sixiy-ninc. Old targets
for Cupid. surely. liut the little archer
knew that under the dead ashes of a
double bereavement in the old mans
heart there was still something iuliam.
mablc, SO ho aimed ;.n arrow-a fiery
alrow. so To spcaii--at the ancient breast
works. and the old flame of forty years
ego burst forth again. II was carried by
tnClC Jack to tho woman from whom he
separated thiriy.iivc years ago. The
flame caught and spread.
Now tho fire on tho household altar is
burning again, after II brief courtship.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-12-14
rhc Grcat Napoleon. Heart

May G, 1891, DR.. ..,omachi, assisted
by Thomas Carswcll, proceeded to mako
an autopsy on tho body Of Napoleon +.
at Longwood The post-mortcm was in.
tcrruptcd by tho darkness OF tho oven
ing. When going to continue tho au-
topsy next morning tho physicians
found that tho Empcror's heart had
been almost entirely dcvourcd by rats.
a fresh lambs heart was takon and
placed in The dead mans thorax. Thus
tho body OF Napoleon, which has re-
posed under the dome OF the lnvalidcs
since 1910, contains the heart Of an
animal instead OF that Of the hero Of
AugIprliIy
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-12-14

1t Is favor!tc paradox OF somo that
.hc greatest dandies make tho braycst
soldiers. IA many take pleasure In re-
poatinE that great mon have usually
had small persons. These opinions
spring from that love of finding or max
ing wonder, which Is one of tho most
tenacious principles in human nature
and Is the cause of half tho error that
exists In tho world. Tho fact seems to-
bn that brave mon have been, In gen
cral, neither dandics nor slovons. but
simply neat and cloanly, though, Of
course, thoro arc exceptions OF both
kinds. Great mon, also, havo been,
In general, Mother littlo nor big,
though there have been many of both
classes. Sizo has nothing TO do with
tho question:; and tho middlc.si1od class
has produced tho greatest number Of
gcniuscs, simply because it is tho most
numerous. Y. Ledger.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-12-14

Senator lIonrsts gold nino IL the
lhrges, in u group or mines near Dead
wood, South Dakota, and IL gnid To b,
The richest mino in tho world. Three
thousand miners Hro employed upon
it,and thcy take omt from SlJO,0JO 20
S2OO,O0O every month. What is morc,
thero 10 ore enough in sight, nccord.
ing to recent estimates, 10 run tho
present stamp mile at tho mino for
tho noxt twenty years. Tx.
That amount would only bc suIil-
cicnt to pay tho wdgcs OF tho miners
at from 800 to sGGsa Il month.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-12-14
T,yo tlli,IIcnt Errors,

a Typographical error has been dis
covered In tho last ISSUE Of tho Bible
from tho Cambridge press. IL occurs in
Isaiah 1913, tho word "foundation"
being begun with an ar" instead OF m
"f." The young son OF DR.. Adler found
tho error and received the standing rc-
ward OF n guinea. Years ago thoro was
an edition OF tho l!iblc known as tho
"bad Bible" from tho fact that the
word "not' was omitted from tho most
important commandment. Tho un-
fortunate printer was tried for his life
and tho whole edition conilscated and
suppressed. <--.-- ,--'' -
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-12-14

The Carson Tribune favors change
in tho State Constitution providing
for criminal prosecutions by informn-
ton and the limiting OF tho calling nr
Grand Juries 10 once year. An
excellent suggestion OF tho Doacon's,
says tho Virginia Chroliclc, anl ono
that could only 10 Improved by
nbolishing tho musty old English
system altogether.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-12-14

Tho Virginia Chronicle wants To-
Know what tho managers Of tho Dem.
cratic campaign in Washoo county,
tue homo Of Mr.. Wintors, did for tho
Stato ticket this ycnr Tho 1SpE-
rESDESr also is anxious to know
what was done, and whnt disposition
wns nsdo Of tho largo campaign fund
which wns collected by tho Executive
SSommilleo ia Waslioc county.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-12-14
The NCNI IIOiIsN.

Clork Mcpherson OF tho House Of
Representatives has just hnd printed
an official list Of members elect Of tho
next House, showing 8S Republicans,
23i Democrats, 8 Farmers Alliance.
One district (tho Twenty. eighth New
York) is set down ns unknown, md
ono (tho sccond Rhode Islaud il
marked vacant.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-12-14

Amanda Olson, n Swcdis!I girl, is on
trial at Snlt Lake City on n charge OF
murder FOR having killed her scducor,
Frank Hall, u married man. We hope
tho girl will bo acquitted, rs it was
certainly case OF justiiiablc homicide,
and tho ghouis who mako pas,imc Of
destroying fcmHln virtue deserve TO
bc dealt with in this summary man
nCr.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-12-14

Reno GnEctto: Tho Constitutional
Convention has carried by but n small
margin. Tho vOto pollod for Cover
nor wns l2,378 and IN order to give
tho qucation tho majority OF tho votc
cast" as provided by tho Constitution,
IL wGs necessary for G,l00 voters to
cnst thoir ballots IN favor OF tho Gull.
ing OF u convention. This vas done,
but by n smnll vote.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-12-14

Walker Lake Bulletin: RI tho Pi.
utca took a notion they could cytcrni-
natc tho whites IN Hawthorne and nd.
jnccut towns bpforO assistance could
roach us. The Government might do
worse than locate military post at
this point.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-12-14

There wcro executed at tho United
States Mints during tho month Of No.
vcmbcr T5,O00 doublo eagles, 12.5OO
caglcs, 5000 half eagles, 3,iI3,37J
standard dollars, l,G2o,03G dimes, 1888.
600 5.cent pieces, and 0,OjO,OO0 l.cont
pieces. Total coinage, s5,50j,GTG.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-12-14

Honor Index: Myriads ot butter
flies invaded tho cauyon on Thanks
giving day, which ia evidence that our
climntc, just mt this time, is not very
arctic. But wait bit. Whcn Old
Borcas sorts out in cnrncst cast.irou
eagle will have To hug tho rocks close.
ly to keep his wings from bcing blown
out by tho roots.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-12-14

Information is wanted Of the whore
nbouts OF Hugh j. Campbell, who
years ago worked on the COmsiocls
He was last heard OF in Ventura coun.
ty, Cal. by communicating with tho
Homer Indcy oilicc, Lundy, Cal, ho
will hear something to his advantage
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-12-14

Belmont Courier: Wore u railrond
In run through this section of Nevada,
Nyc county would soon bc ono Of tho
most prosperous counties in tho State.
We have rich mines here, which, with
tho MD Of capital and quick transpor-
tuition, could DO made to pay hand
somely. -...
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-12-14

Reno Journal:--.A Among tho bills
introduced In tho Senate yesterday
and referred was one by Stewart for
tho FREQ and unlimited uso oisilrer as
money.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-02-14

am daily lebOrer upon daily news
Daper.-MUrdt HalteGd.
Newspapers have done much to abbreyi'
ste expression end 80 TO improve style
Emerson.
An Alabama editor hiss been publicly
whipped By a dude. Journalism Is a
ttorny path -N0rristOlCR Herald
We shall place q IT Of beans in our win
dow ard oder one bundled years subserip
ton to the person mskirg the nearest gus
20 the nunh5r.-Aui-0RG Kicker.
A So. L1Gis lady says whenever che set'
parucu,aiy gallant act or ti,ds maj
giving 40 his sest IN "a car TO a woman sh'
SHOWS thar mar ia either Southefoer, al
actor. al aitis. or a newspaper man.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-02-14
WHEELING DAILY REGISTER FRIDAY FEBRUARY H. 1890

the home of John Haler, in the Fourth
ward, Tuesday night.
D H. Dnrsh, the druggist, was yester-
day appointed postmaster of Bsllaire, term
to begin April 9Th.
Mrs. NJ. Hoffman is the pew Superin-
tendent Of ths South Bellsire n. f Church
Sunday School.
The steamer Bsllaire l,sves here today
at u o'clock to take psopie to see Jim,
the Penmau."
The streets will be cleaned and pat in
nice order, for the parade On WsshiDaton's
birthday.
The non partisan W. c. T. U. will meet
this. afternoon at the First Plesbyteris
church.
The 81. Johns Dramatic Olub will
probably present play 90 st. Patrick
night.
Tue Bsrq1et Club, of Gravel Hill. will
give q private ma querade bop this even
iDg.
The stack of the old Star Rlass works
vas blown over with dynamite yesterday.
The query now presented ia who il 70 be
the chief clerk Of Postmaster DsIrah?
James Lewis purchased Thomss Strorg's
residence in the Fret ward for 81, 100.
Miss Gordon, "Csntral' at the telephone
ctfics, is out after Il spell Of sickness.
The marriage of Elmer Tarbeit to Miss
Esa Thomas ia announced.
Ed Feltus is advance agent for the Stan.
dard Theatre Company.
J. NJ. Maring is 10 Lexington, KY, at 8
sale OF blVoded horees.
George Darby, Of Brilliant. ia visiting
friends in bis city.
Frank Naylor, the typo, is working on
thel Independent
John Luke, the express driver, is laid up
sith sickness
A child Of Jesse Kelly is very i'll with
pneumonia.
TIE police received their monthly pay
yesterday.
There ia talk OF another shoe store.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-02-14

els: corn, IS 900 bushels; oats, 1900 bushels
rye, 0O0 bushels barley. 6 eco bushels. snip
mens-FlOur, 5000 barfel-; whest, l6,OOO eusa
els: c'rn, 900 bushels; oats, 10000 bushels
rye. 1900 bushels; barley, 5000 bushels.
PHILADELPHIA, February lS.-Flour, weak
Whear, firm; fair to good milling 7sae5c; prim.
10 fancy western s7a92c; No red February
7s3<ASOXc: March S0haslc; April slHes@c
May s2LsS3c. Corn moderately active; NO.
mixed SIC: No. h Oh mixed SOC; NO. nlXec
February S6AS6Hc; March S61tc; April SUES So1sc
May S6%aS5c Oats, firm; No. white February
29A291Sc; March, APP II aud May 2Ska2yc. Eggs
quiet but steady; Pennsylvania trsts l5c. Re
ceipts--Flour. 800 barrels; wheat, LOO bush
els: corn, 1920 bushels; oats; 1900 bushels
Shipments-Whest, 500 bushels; corn, l3J,1U
bushels: oats. II SEQ bushels.
BALTIMORE, February l3.-Wheai, western
steady; No. winter red spot and February sOo
March SIC; May s33aS3Ac. Corn. western
drmer: mixed spot and February S6xc Marcel
S6l 4aS63Ic; April S6kc; May SOC; June SIC
Oats, firm; western SIC. Rye, higher at 56a5ec
Hay. dull prime to choice timothy sl2 5OalS 90
Butter ieaTc.: Yves ern packed l642lc; best rol
l6 ilsc; creamery, 6,2sc. Eggs, steady al lic
Coffee qu'et; RIO l9Mc Receipts-flour, y W
barrels: wheat 5 900 bushels; corn, lA, 600 bushels
oats 0Ol bushels. Shipments Flour, 600 bsr
rels; wheat, SO 600 bushels corn, $4,000 bushels
CINCINNATI. O.. February lS.-Colton steady
middnng lO5lc. FlOu- steady. Wheat, trmer
No red SIC; receipts so bushels; shlpment
800 bushels. Corn. tirmer: No. mixed 81 %ai2c
Oats, dull: No 2mixed 2liIa25c. Rye, Gull; No
2 47c Pork. quiet at so -. Lard, cay a
S. IS. Bulk Meats, quiet andu7changed Whisky
firm at Sl02 Butter, Sugar and Cheese, steady
Esgs weaker at lls.
TOLEDO, February l3.-Wheat. active ant
lover; cash nc; May s0hc, July nc; Angus
77I[c. Corn. dull: cash see May size. o Is
quiet cash 22%c. Clover seed, active anC
steady c.sh 50 37I6: February aud March 70 %
Rec fpts Wheat, $3.50 bushels: corn 1000 bush
els oats. COO bushels; re, 1900 bushels ship
els: oa.s. go bushel; clover seed, ,S7l bags.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-02-14
Petroleum a Remedy.

Among the safe and simple remedie:
which are good for curing local silment:
is crude petoleum. l have used it fol-
twenty years, and it never did me any
harm, and mostly q good deal Of good
Twenty years ago, having purchased q
barrel OF the oil, / directed hired man
20 apply it to the outsides and roofs OF
barn buildings. He objected that his
hands were sore and he feared the oil
would injure them. He concluded, how
ever, 10 make the trial. He worked at il
three days, at the end Of which time he
told me his hands were quite well. II
had cured them. In applying II as an ex-
ternal remedy, it does not produce quick
and brilliant effect, but used feveral times
at intervals its work is safe and certain.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-02-14

a continual whirl. He has to keep track
of the days specified for the meeting OF the
different committees and ALEC keep track OF
the sub committees to which the bills
have been referred. Add to this scores OF
reqneste for public documents, some oil
which necessitates visits to the depart
meuis, and bis trouble are decreased. II
in sympathy with the administration, he
cannot pass from the House to bis COM
uit;ee room, or from the cOmmistee-room
to the House, without being annoyed by
men seeking Office. Some days the ofhcs-
seekers seem to he ss thick as mosquitoes
IN Jersey. Even Democratic members do
not escape. Officials in their political faith
who have not yet been smoked
oct, are even imploriHg them to in;ercede
10 their behalf. Democrats who have
been thrown oct ia defiance of the Civil
Service Law are ever around them, crying
either for re iistatement or for vengeance.
Graud Army Democrats point to their wsr
Tecords and demsnd satisfaction. Nor Is
this all. Scores of women sppssl to the
nes membsr They eppell to his sense Of
cOurtesy and to his humanity. SOIe seek
places in tbs Departments and others ia
plcre him TO urge claims in their behalf
While trying to Ust 40 inkling of what is
going on in the House their cards eIe h0uf
ly thrust before him. He will Re impOI-
tuncd 10 every corridor aud at every door.
Appeals will be made TO him in tho eie'
water, in the restaurant, on the horse cars
aud in the streets. II he is an cbliging
man lie will soon find that ne has 30 many
irons il the legislative fire, that he CAM
tell one from the other.
Under the new administration Of the
House, there is set of new employ es.
The rev membtr will not CLEAN much
information from them. A new door
keeper was asked tbs other day to desig-
cate the room occupied by the Committee
on Appropriations. He declared that he
didn't know where IL was, although II
WAS within thirty feet Of the door which
he guarded.
The new member, however, IL ever
cleaning information. TIE fact that e
United States Sen ter is OF much more i'm
portance than member of the House OF
Representatives has begun to dawn upon
him. He had a realizing sense Of this
when Chief Justice Fuller delivered biz
orpticn upon George Washington in De
cember last. The new member then lesrn.
eb that il was etiquette for members Of
the House 10 give up their seats TO Sers
tors when they entered its chamber in ,
body. He has not yet lssTned that ~hilt
i, il etiquette for Representatives TO ST.
behind Senators in the House it is also
oiiqdtte for them TO stand behind Sen
tore while in the Senate Chamber.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-02-14
rhapnlnit Andthe Stage.

Rev. +. NJ. Shrout, Pastor United Breth.
rem Church, Blue Mound, Kan, says: 81
feel it my duty TO tell what wonders DR.
Kings New Discovery has done for me
My Lurgs we're badly diseased, and my
pan, hioners tlo1gh. could live only t
lew weeks. ! took 1--WE bottles Of Dr
Kings New Discovery and am sound ano
well. gaining 26 lbl in weight"
Acihn5 Love, Manager Love's Fanny
Folks c mbinsiion, writes: after thor
ough r. a Rnd convincing evidence, | an
coud tent Dr.. Kings New Discovery FOL
Consumption, bests 'em all, nd curet
when everything else fails. The creates
kindness l can DO my many thousaEd
iri.nde is TO urge them TO Try it." Ffe'
tr!sl bottles at Logan & Co. Drug Store
Regulsr eiz 6 SOC aud $l.00.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-02-14
MbetIin9 Re9ister


Boston Courier; There is nothing green
about the grass ~idoF.
Toakers Gasette: The peel of II banana
hss q falling id c.ion.
Tsras Siftiags: Il is with characters as it
Ia with cJats-better bad one than none
az 81.
Time: II some poets "1tarn in sofferirg
v hat thsY teach in song" how they must
have suffered
Bushnell (IA) Record, Toe government
o. the tabled Amazon 10 supposed to have
be 4 sc ob!-talk-racy.
B6imors Americaa: Il is said that
,s ors Gse so conceited that they will even
take bass hAttery to themselves
Boston Courier: a man generally knows
what's "oa the carpet" after stepping Oh
tack that is standing on its head.
Time: 1t may be all righ. 10 wait for
dead mems shOes,n bat il is folly to 20
stamping around barefoOted daring the
interval.
T,ras SifiRgs. A Baltimore clergyman
preached on the sut jet; Why was LszNus
bsggaig Perhspi Lazarus didn't adver-
Use.
Tsrre Hauts Express: The reason Of the
lrishman's numerous "bnlls" is not hard
70 ind. His wit is so quick that il gets
away from him.
Boston Transcript: Teacaer-The rain
bow is Gods promise that he will never
sgain destroy the esrth by water. Pupil
reckon my pap'l feel right psart WhCn
he hears that.
T-1ls Record, An Old Proverb Applied
Il q, hadn't been for that tender goose at
'ianer l should have left this boarding
olace. Not at ell remarkable. Everyone
Knows thot soft answer turne;h swsy
wrath.
Cl0tiier and FHrniSher: Wife: bought
7ou two presents to-day. New York Man
What are they? Wife: A tur-lined over
oa, and linen buster. New York Man:
Thank heaven I'm equipped for the win
ter.
Boston Gazette: Society ia whtrs people
shO we're poor tweaty -fve years sgo tell Of
,he plsheian origin CT their neigbblrs and
conceal their own humble beginnings.
Boston Gazette: Baritone at the piano
siug-, Kiss ne, darling in the sprloR"
And the fair accom- panist murmurs, Gottly,
whats the matter with doing ii poN?'
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-02-14

With all the information he baa 9 lined,
the mes member is sIill in the pt'mary
class Of the legislative school. He Will
enter the intermediate class when ne tries
TO pet q bill before the House. He will
pop up hundred times and wonder Why
che Speaker csn't s5e him. He will looP
be unable to understand Why 1t ia that a
scors OF old members are allowed to talk
upon auy sui ct at almost any time,
while be ia unable to get il word edge
wise. And when he dOes get an OppoT-
tuuity to sail into the sea Of debate, h
will be still more ssiOnished. Unless hi.
sails ERE well trimmed ana ne is on al
evea keel, come cid member will ba sure
10 slack his shee.-r,ps or throw his 6heel
hard alec, when he is lsa't expecting it
AMOS J. CUMMINGS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-02-14
WHERE THE DANGER LIES.
The Mysterious and Sudden Ending of
so Many Lives Fully Accounted For.


The real danger from GRIPPE" is in It's after
effects Eine-tenths of all deaths resulting are
from pneumonia What spneumtnia2 1t is a
sudden s,oppage and flling-up Of the lungs.
Thick. heavy, poisonous mucous gets into the
air-csns and prevents breathing Tsey clog up
quickly and death ensues. The only salvation
l. To keep the lungs w.rklng and thus throw OF
this terrible mucous. There is ONLY ONE way IN
which this can be done and that is by stimulat-
ing them. Under the influence Of & proper
amount OF pure whiskey, the lungs draw in
deep, ful. breaths and throw out the poisonous
air, each time it is eXhsl-d.
But while this IS true AID whiskey has saved
more lives than 'ny other known remedy, II 1t
is not PUBE whiikey, 1t is liable to have bad
effect II It contains fuse. Oil, headache or a
foul tongue will be the result On the other
hand, when an aboutely pure whi.key like
Dufys Pore Malt Whisky Is used, 10 IL effects
can By any pos ibility follow. Prof Henry A.
Mott says: 1.-THE purity of Duny's Pure Malt
Whisky, las simple, a.aly teal tetswill readily
convince) is absolute aud should recommend i
to the highest public favor To all, we unhesi'
iaunely say, insist upon havingDuhys and DO
not be persuaded to take any other. ~