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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-08

A man who was taking in some OF the sights
at Brighton the other day was led to notice
short-haired young man in n loud check suit
who was accompanied on his rounds BY n
couple OF younger chaps. who seemed to doe
on him and to initiate his actions rs far "a
possible. After awhile he with tho short hair
seemed TO get up an aching for a row, and he
drove the first neg by approaching the man in
a staggering way and impudently demanding,
Is you the cove that's got cigar fer me =
He received an emrhatic negative, when up
went his eyebrows. and he continued:
De cove is inclined to be sassy. but perhaps
it's cause he don't know me-. thollie you and
sumed a supposed graceful pose; with his hat
planted over his ear. ''Choliie' approached
Hes badNawfully bad. He's de wickedest
lghtnh In New York. he Is. He's going 10 chal-
lcnge any kid of his age 10 iinish-any Kid in
He'd better go and dig for clans" Growled
What's dat?" demanded the awfully bad.
DO cove wants his eye punched, and II 1t
wasn't fur dat copper over dere I'd do 1t. Per-
hap, he'll do mo de honoh to step around be-
The man said he would and did. and as ho
reached secluded spot aud peeled his coat
the wcke deSt observed:
Il bcGs do coves pardon. but Just remem-
herfG dat am Under GoRFbT} HGt to MA
Ike to pnt him to Steep but 1t would be aGln
1t was suggested that the other two might
sail In for him. but he leplled:
"Chollie is ne trainer and Dan Is me hacker,
and ii would be Agin dc contract
The man then suggested that he had a lick
ing in store for the three. and that he should
begin business in thirty seconds; but before
fifteen had ELAPSED he was alone.
Lion Loose.
One night whom old Dan Rico was exhibit
ing his circus in an Ohio town. it came on to
rain about tho time the performance was over.
and hundreds of people stuck to the tent for
shelter. Dan didn't want to be mean. hut tho
canvas must come down. and 80 he sent three
OF the mon through the crowd to whisper:
Don't get excited and mako rush. but |
must inform You that the Numidlan lion has
escaped from his cage Please - out quietly"
The people went fast cnon gh-all but lew
unbelevers. There was u farmer and his wifn
the ring and placed four or five pickles tnrro
or four hard boiled eggs. and paper of salt in
his straw hat in the centre one OF the mon
came up and inquired:
What are you doing here. old man p
Waitin'," was the reply.
Didn't you know the lion WAS looset
laas, heard EN- say 30. Is II true"
OF course 1t ls."
.",Regular lion"
Yes"
Regular Numldian lion?"
Yes"
"..IIea!thy and fat:"
WAL. that's what we're waItin fur. Wore
a caiculatin' to sat The burned crttcr nfore We
leave and wish you'd hurry him up.'
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1890-02-08

If ladies will wear birds upon their
hats, let it be the English sparrow. 1t
can be painted any color desired. In
fact the sparrow is thus used, and in
some places taxidermists make a very
good thing of preparing the stuffed skin
for the hat and bonnet market. Now
that the season is over for shooting other
birds, country sportsmen and boys are
turning their attention to sparrows. At
Scranton, Pa, they are killed by the
boys with air guns, Sparrow trap
shooting has also been inangurated.
Many thousands of the little pests have
thus been got rid of. a taxidermist there
pays the boys two cents apiece for the
birds, and spry boy can earn fifty to
seventy cents in forenoon.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1890-02-08

As soon as manufacturers develop q
market for native flax fiber the farmers
will plant a million more acres with this
staple. That will give II, 900, 900 bushels
of fax seed worth a dollar Q bushel for
oil. The flax fiber itself would be worth
100000, 00G. All this is contingent on the
very large "if" inventive genius can sup
ply machinery which will cheaply and
successfully prepare the flax fiber for the
loom. The time may come when New
England linens will be as fine and beaii-
tiful as the flax fabrics of Belfast, and in
the warm parts of the country in summer
we may once more see cool and glossy
linen clothing svorng oe
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1890-02-08
They Raised the Price.

A gentleman from the South Side,
Mr.. Geo. Plummer, tells a good one
on Messrs. Kropp u Harvie, tobacco
dealers. Plummer sold them his crop
of tobacco some time ago, consisting
of 5, 200 pounds, by sample, for a good
round price. The crop was delivered
yesterday, and when the settlement
was made the buyers raised the price
ten cents on the hundred without
asking. Messrs. Kropp & Harvie say
that it was the best crop of tobacco
raised on the South Side in 1889, and
was worth all the money they paid
for il.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1890-02-08

The grand jury of Davies county,
KY, says the New Era, are getting
after the parties who took part in the
lynching Of Dock Jones several
weeks ago. lie was the negro who
brutally murdered a white barber at
Greensboro. The reportorial staff Of
the Messenger was on hanl and wit
messed the hanging in order to write
it up for the paper, and all of them
have been summoDdPd to appear be-
fore the grand jury to tell what they
know about the matter.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1890-02-08

The Memphis people are organiz-
ing a bank with 100000 capital
and the Commercial says there is
evidence Of prosperity on every side.
We would Judge so from the appear
ance Of the Commercial which has
reached a paying basis at six weeks
old taking leadership in Southern
journalism. It's career Of success has
no parallel. The paper is marvel OF
beauty in make up, tower in edi-
torial strength ard wonderful in its
news gathering as it is strong in adj
Vertising patronage. 1t shows that
there was room for it in Memphis,
Notwithstanding four or five other
fine papers, and that Memphis is
very prosperous, or that there is a
most extraordinary combination Of
newspaper talent engaged on it to
have made such 4 record in 50 short
time.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1890-02-08
A Fraud, Perhaps pardonaDie.

In 1910 Alas, 1862 gallons Of wine were
imported into America. In 1888 there
were 4,6j4, $40 gallons. Yet the popula-
ton in 1888 was more than thre times
as great as it was in 1910. Have we be-
come teetotalers to the extent that co.
900, 900 people drink no more wine than
II, 100000 did? Well, hardly. There
never was as much wine drinking as
there is today in the country, certainly
never champagne flowing so like water
at banquets and dinners. For five years
previous to 1874 the average number of
gallons of wine imported annually was
9,700,000 That year, 1874, native Amer
lean wines took great jump upward.
The amount made was nearly II 1000, 900
gallons. Before that it had been no
more than 5000, 900 a year. The native
wine product in 1888 was over 81, 800, 900
gallons.
The strange fact in the wine industry
is, however, that American wines are not
offered openly as such at restaurants and
hotels. They are put under foreign Ia
bells. American wine must be drunk or
it would not continue to be made. The
fact that the amount is constantly in
creasing shows that there must be an in
creasing demand for it. Eight times as
much wine is made as is imported. Yet
wine drinkers labor under the hallucina.
ton that they are consuming the best
foreign wines. 1t is their own fault.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1890-02-08

Professor Thurston has called attention
to the fact that the light of the glow
worm is transformation of vital or heat
energy into light without waste and at a
low temperature. The FREELY, beautiful
illumination of the summer landscape,
emits light in the same way. How do
they accomplish ii? When man can an
swcr that question, can produce artifi-
cially light like that Of the glowworn
and freely, the question Of perfect illu-
mination will be solved,
All our light now is obtained at most
destructive cost, not more than per
cent. of the power consumed going to
illumination, the rest being lost as heat,
vapor, etc. Where is the man who can
analyze the glowworm's light, track it
to its final lair, wrest its secret from it,
transform it into commercial product,
and give the world a perfect illumina.
ton?
Professor Thurston thinks this will be
accomplished in time. Science has per
formed greater wonders. Certain ami
mails have power Of self illumination
like that which makes the eyes Of dog;
and cats shine in the dark At time.
this same light has been noticed in tht
eyes Of human beings May there moi
be latent in US all this power Of giving
out light from our bodies, only we dc
not yet know how to use it?
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1890-02-08
What Rev. Heper Newton SAYS.

Rev. Heber Newton writes d letter to
Henry Georges Standard in answer to
Georges criticism that the clergy iaoll in
terest in the cause Of progress. He says
the clergy are just like other people in
nerespect. They cannot be expected to
fight wrong until they see it. For him
self, Mr.. Newton says that he does see a
good many wrongs, and fights all he has
time and strength to- Moreover, he be-
lieves with Henry George that the min
eral lands of country should be held
as public property, for the benefit of all,
and not allowed to fall into individual
hands. He advocates, too, the taxing of
vacant city lots to theirfull rental value,
and believes the time is ripe and the peo-
pie are ready for these two changes, He
says:
We could sweep the country within half dozen
years upon two points First, the retention Of all
mineral resources hereafter to be opened as the
property Of the people at large, This would Sc
cure an enormous public fund for many of the
states whereby their educational system could be
developed never has been done in history, and
vast beneicences be wrought for the public good.
1t would also be the Introduction Of the thin end
of the wedge in which would be the recognition
Of the principle of the right of the people at large
to land of the wrong Of private proprietorship in
| the purely natural resources Of the land Second
ly, the time to ripe for the application Of
! that form Of the principle which is already coming
to the trout in England, in the taxation Of unused
land in great cities and towns up to their full
value, thus to prevent their speculative holding
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1890-02-08

Col. II. NJ. Burkett who was lately
nominated by Col. Tom Baker of the
Huntingdon Republican for Gov
ernor on The Republican ticket, has
been interviewed by the Athens Post
and positively declines to be a candi-
date for anything and would not ac-
cept the nomination if thrusted upon
him. We are sorry Of this, so many
nice things are being said about Mr..
Burkett as a Rebel Republican,
we were just about recommending
Brother Mcdowell to take him on
the other hip as his Republican
candidate against Buchanan, his
Democratic candidate, but Burkett
has spOilt the programme, and we
don't know now what Brother Nc
DoWell will do unless he can take up
Col. Tho5. II. Reeves, of Jonesboro,
who is a red-hot Republican of the
ingalls, stripe, and would keep Bro.
McDowell's taters boiling. AS fOr
Col. Burkett, he would make won.
derGul drawing card for a travelling
show, the world would go wild to sec
a Southern Republican who refuses tc
accept Office.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1890-02-08
lures all. HUhlORS,

.rOm a common BIOtch, or EruptiOn, to the
worst ScrOfula. Salt-rhCum, " Fevcr-sores,"
5anscd by bad blood are conquered oy this
powerful, purifying, and inyigorating medi-
anc. Great Eating Ulcers rapidly heal under
is benign influence. Especially has it mani
ErysipclaG, Bols, Carbuncles, Sore Eyes, Scrof-
Il6us Sores and Swellings, Hip-jOint Disease,
White Sweliings," GoiCre, or Thick Neck,
md Enlarged Glands. Send ten cents in
stamps for Il large Treatise, with col0reG
plates on Skin Diseases, or the same amount
Enr O TreatiSe on SCrnGnlOns AftectiOns.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1890-02-08
: FOR the BLOOD IS The LIFE. F."

Thoroughly clranse it by using DE-. K'ierce's
Golden Medical Discovery and good
digestion, fair skin, buoyant spirits, vital
Itrength and bodily health viii be established.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1890-02-08

Quite a change has, or is about to
take place in two Memphis papers.
Congressman Phelan owns the Az
alanche and Mr.. Pickett has been
the editor for some time, after map
ping outa policy for the paper Mr..
Phelan wanted to make change,
which Mr.. Pickett could not do after
pursuing the course first decided up
on and he will retire from the Az
alanche and take the managing ed
itorship Of the Appeal and Mr.. I'm
derwood, city editor, will also go TO
the Appeal. Mr.. Mathews who has
been managing the Appeal will con-
tinue as editor on that paper, and
this leaves only Mr. Rickett, Mr..
Wright and Mr.. Milliken on the Az
alanche.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1890-02-08

Hon. Nat Baxter took in Memphis
the other day and was interviewed
by the Commercial Mr.. Baxter
thinks the race for Governor is be-
tween his brother Jere. Baxter Ben
ton Mcmillan and Lucas CiaNp,
Jere's chanches are much better than
he had anticipated; and Clapp, from
what he could gather in Memphis,
is by far the most popular candidate
in that part Of the State. Now we
would like to know what is to be
come Of Uncle Josiah and his syndi-
cate Of papers, and then what are
you going to with brother Mcdowell
and his John p? If you think Mr..
Baxter, they are going to stay in the
woods digging verbs till the hayseed
sprouts, for nothing, you will be
nightly mistaken. They me going
to be there on their all tours, You
hot
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1890-02-08

IF Jackson whips Sullivan in the com
Ing prize fight will that decide the equal
ity Of the negro race?
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1890-02-08


country to insure the large measure
Of justice is a jury system in which a
three-quarters vote shall either acquit
or convict. AS matters now stand
one crank in the jury-box, or one
juryman who has been "fiXed" by
the defense can render three weeks
session of the court null and void.
The reform is not far Off "-Sc.mitar.
Yes, and we want more; we want
to reverse the rotten system that
places a premium on ignorance. TIA
man reads an account Of an outrage
Gus murder, or any other crime in a
newspaper, or hears neighbor who
has read it relate the circumstance,
he is disqualified from serving on the
jury, and officers must scour the
country over for the most ignorant
men to be found to try the most i'm
portant cases. A man who never
reads a newspaper these days, or is 50
ignorant and unconcerned in regard
to important events disturbing So
ciety as not to know anything Of a
shocking murder in his county is not
fit for any use, and should not be
allowed to serve on q jury. An hon
est intelligent man, though he may
have read dozen accounts of the
crime, is better qualified for weigh
ing and sitting testimony and doing
full justice, than an ignorant man
who never heard of it, for such men
are not capable Of discriminating in
testimony, and are always swayed by
Y the lawyer on one side or the other
or led by one member ofthe jury who
is there to enforce his views by dom
ineerinG.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1890-02-08

Is one which is guaranteed to bring
you satisfactory results, or in case of
failure a return of purchase price. On
thissats rla9 You can buy from our adj
VeTised Druggist bottle of DIR. Kings
New Discovery fT Consumption. It's
guaranteed to brrnr-Rlief in every case,
when used for any AFFECTION OF Throat,
Lungs or chest, such ~ Consumption,
Inflammation of LunA, Bronchitis,
The Kentucky Legisl5t ure Is occu-
pied upon two bills looking to the
abolition Of trusts, caSbinations
and pools. Amajority Of TIE States
have now made laws in he same
line.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1890-02-08

Gov. Taylor now says the Herald
had no authority for announcing
that he would issue his call for an eX-
ira session Of the Legislature Febru-
airy 10.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-03-14
DAILY INDEPENDENT.

AN EVENING PAPER,
ISSUED EVERY DAY, SUNDAYS Ex-
| cspted.
G. w. GROVER,
Editor and Proprietor
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-03-14

Scrambled Eggs with Tomatoes
Make thick slice of toast, and butter it
on both sides. Remove the skin, and
cut two tomatoes in halves; place these
on the toast, sprinkle over them q little
seasoning of pepper, salt and lemon
juice, and put the dish in the oven while
you prepare the eggs. Break three
fresh eggs in basin, beat them with q
fork until frothy, season with pepper
and salt. Melt two ounces of butter in
a saucepan, and when it is quite hot
pour in the eggs and stir vigorously over
the fire until they are of tho consistencv
of thick cream (about two and q half
minutes). Pile, high on top of the to-
matoes SO as to hide them entirely, and
servo hot-Truth.
"A handsome cloth for the center oe
the diningtable is of twilled linen
eighteen inches square; around the
sides are traced large maple or oak
leaves; one leaf at each corner under
tapping those on each side of it. These
leaves are outlined with different shades
OF gold and copper-colored floss. The
veins are worked in stem-stitch and
the space in tho leaves is filled in with
different lace stitches. Cut the outer
edgo of the cloth close to the en- mbroidery.
Soft Gingerbread. cup best
New Orleans molasses, one egg, three
tablespoonfuls melted butGer, three
tablespoonful sour milk, one teaspoon
soda, ono and one-half cups flour, one
teaspoonful ginger Mix the soda with
the sour milk, add to the molasses, stir
we'll, add the ginger, part of the flour,
then the butter. Beat we'll, add the
beaten egg and tho rest of the -four,
then add one cup blue berries we'll
Toured. Western Rural.
Ability to use up "scraps" or "1eft-
overs" will add greatly to the attrac-
tions Of breakfast-table. Any bits of
cold meat, fowl or game can bo finely
minced, and, IL the quantity is small,
half the bulk Of bread crumbs, cold
boiled rice or minced boiled potatoes
may be added and little of somo gravy
to moisten it. Serve it on toast or sur
rounded with tiny points of toast, or
little cakes of mashed potatoes fried in
drippings, or with poached or fried eggs.
-Demorest. -.---------
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-03-14
Philosophy of SUCCESS.

Never kick man when he is down.
It's waste Of energy. Go for the man
who is climbing above you.
Soup Stock.-Tal1e shin of beef
and cut the meat from the bone, put the
latter in the bottom Of kettle, lay the
meat on top, pour over gallon Of cold
soft water, and set where it will heat
gently for one hour; then place over a
good fire, let boil briskly and skim, set
back again and pour cup of cold water,
let boil and skim. Cover closely and
let simmer gently for one hour, then
add one onion, one carrot, one turnip,
one sprig of parsley and one stalk of
celery; let cook slowly an hour longer.
Season with salt and spices to taste,
strain and set in cool place. When
cold, take off the grease, and it is ready
for use.-The Home.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-03-14
He Gave Himself Away.

An absconder from Mississippi got as
far as Niagara Falls without leaving any
trail to be picked up. In crossing tho
bridge to Goat Island he observed that
most of the asses in America had cut or
written their names on the wood work,
and he put his there for company and
was picked up next day.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-03-14

DFPUTY U. s.. LAND AND MlNERAL
- Surveyor for Nevada, Mines laid ont
and Surveyed for Pat mt. Land surveyed, mp.
plicnijons, contracts payments on lnnd, and
apptrtaining to tsking up or holding land Of
The state or G"vo nmcnt attended to. bhnll
keep fully posted as to all lands taken mp and
acsnt In tLe q stern Part Of Nevada Ad
lEoas Exc, Nevhdn.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-03-14
ADVERTISING RATES.

Will be made as low is consistent with
cund business principles. Apply at the uf
Gee for terms.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-03-14
THE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.

Published every Sunday, and sent to any ad-
dress tpostage paid, at The following rates,
payable in advance:
Ohe year,. ..-.---..-............... 90
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srts por month.
Entered at the Elko, Nevada, Postofice for
transmission through the mails as second
rass mail matter.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-03-14
just What We Feared.

A Cincinnati lady who found herself
forty-two calls behindhand, and being
in despair If ever being able to pay
them up, took laudanum and died. We
feared this sort Of thing long ago. In
this case she should have had her hus-
band die and invited all her creditors to
the funeral. That would, according to
etiquette, have squared all accounts.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-03-14
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

One copy, one year. Is 90
Ono copy. six months. OO
For any period under six months, ono dollar
per Month. Payable in advance.
Delivered by carrier in Eiko at 25 cents week.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-03-14
How She Was Dressed.

The bride wore an appropriate and
oecomlng dress of gray grow grain silk,
ana fishoo of white Vallention's lace
with long vail of white tool" was the
description rural editor gave of the
pr!ae's appearance at wedding. The
pride herself gave him the descrintion
and he took it down by the sound, and
as ne was his own compositor it was
published just as he wrote it.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-11

etc. He then spoke of the time lost by
the house in organization, the call
ing of the roll, and in respect
due to departed comrades. In regard to
the latter, he said. one other cause of
the loss OF time Will be surprise
perhaps. to the community at large.
No man would regret more than
l to be thought wanting in ell
proper respect for the dead, and all
proper reverence for departed comrades,
and for feelings of surviving friends; yet
the method by which the house
shows this respect and pays this
reverence is very costly to the nation.
since the election of the present house
ten members have died and one senator.
Among them which have been the most
famous of the house was William d.
Kelley, the great champion of protec-
ton; Samuel j. Randall, heart of oak
and will of iron, the strongest in
half the country; Samuel Sullivan,
Cox, once q brilliant laborer. When we
have paid due reverence and spoken the
proper eulogy over these and their COM
panions, not less than twenty-one work.
ing days will have to be counted. This
means almost an
ENTIRE MONTH OF TINE.
When John Bright died the English
house thought it could best honor his
memory by going on with the BUSH
ness of the country.
IN closing what l have to say il would
not be just to rest the claims
OF the house upon even the
catalogue of its great deeds. What the
house has shown the country is that what
any house can do Is worth prince g
ransom. Henceforth the promise cannot
be excused except by its performancy.
Henceforth great measures cannot
be lost and nobody know what has be-
come of them. The party responsibility
has begun, and with it also the respon-
sibility of the people. for they can no
longer elect Republican house without
being sure that it will keep its pledges.
If we have broken the preceGents of
hundred years, we have set Il precedent
of another 100 years-nobler than the
last, wherein responsibility will wait on
power and wherein the people, with the
full knowledge that their servants can
act, will chose those will who worthily
carry out their Will.