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Of merchandise, or showing bent heads,
belonging to busy hands, and each the
counterpart of its neighbor. Nothing
but noise, heat hustle and toll.
At window on one side of the street
sat a young man busy at desk. Oc-
casionally he would raise his eyes, as
though to rest them, and glance out of
the window. But it was all so monot-
onous-nothing to be seen except the
high, dingy buildings, with the same
grimy, tired-looking workers, each in
tent or finishing his days work. Aim
lessly his eyes would wander until they
reached window almost directly oppo-
site, rest there for moment, and then
return to the work before him. Why
this particular window should attract
his attention in this manner he had
never explained to himself. Perhaps it
was because its occupant formed the
only bit of brightness in all that dingy
row; perhaps it WAS because its occupant
was young girl with neat, dainty form
and golden hair. So much the young
man could see from his position across
the street, and he found himself won
dering who she was AMI what she was
doing, what her name was, and then,
with an impatient shrug of the shoul-
ders, would resume his work.
On the other side the young girl had
also noticed her vis-a-vis, at first with
indifference, and then, she, too, with
growing interest. And so it happened
that they were in each others thoughts
oftener than either suspected, and, be-
ing high-minded and honorable, flirta-
tion was never dreamed of; and so mat
ters might have stood to this day, but
for the incident about to be related.
Jennie Alton was assistant book
keeper in the branch Office of Silas
Stanton & Co, the large iron dealers.
The only other occupants of the Office
were the book-keeper. young lady
who acted as cashier and general Office
assistant, and the Office boy. On certain
days of the month Mr.. Stanton, the
senior partner, spent few hours at his
desk, the remainder of his time being
devoted to the principal Office.
Jennie had passed a very trying
morning. The young lady cashier had
asked and obtained leave to visit sick
relative; the book-keeper had been
called away on business, and, finally,
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raised, had sprung toward the girl with
uplifted knife. Then, with q wild
scream, Jennie fell, just as the upper
glass sashes of the door were burst open
and the men rushed into the room.
The man was captured and his story
found to be substantially as he had re-
lated it to Jennie. Inheriting money
from his father, being naturally ex-
trayagrant, and with no business ability,
the inevitable crash came almost un-
expectedly, not so much, as, one of his
boon companions and intimate friends
said, because of lack of money, but be.
cause of lack of brains. The worry,
loss of his business, and, finally. OF his
health, deprived him of his reason and
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ELEcTRIc-LIeHT BUGS.
An Entomologist Says They Belong to
DisreputabIe Family.

An Entomologist Says They Belong to 3
DisreputabIe Family.
The electric-light bug, big, ugly
''critter,' about two inches long, with
a yearning after electric lights, which
gives him his name, has often been the
occasion of comment and speculation.
He was never met with until the cleo
trio light made its appearance, and it is
matter of curiosity as to how he spent
his evenings before the electric light
came into use.
The scientists have located him. After
nightfall he is drawn to the lights by
the glare from his watery home. 1t is
the largest United States representative
of the genus BeIostoma, the same family
to which the bedbug and field chinch,
the louse and the squash bug belong.
So his relations are not such as to COM
mend him. This particular bug lives in
sluggish streams, marshes and swamps.
The light attracts him, which he haunts
until tired out, when he falls to the
pavement.
The body of the insect ends in two
respiratory tubes. 1t is provided with
suctoral tube, through which it re-
ceives its nutrition in fluid from plants
or aquatic animals The insects, which
have sometimes been scattered over tho
pavements on the paved streets, forty OF
fifty to the lamp, are not very danger
Gus to man unless they succeed in in
serting their strong beak into the skin
of the hand. In such case very pain
/ full wound is made.
A milky fluid is injected into the hur
and the pain is followed by stupor from
the fluid This bug is very rapaoiouI
and captures and destroys large mum
bers of small fishes, water beetles anC
larvae, which it easily does with it
large, powerful beak. Its prey is hel'
between it's forelegs, while the juice Q
its victim is extracted. 1t is brown
black in color and quite agile in swim
ming, flying or walking. Its elemen
seems to be water, and the paddle
shaped Arrangement of its hind leg
show this. IN. ], journal.
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Exnensive PIaYroInr.

Recently a Bavarian paper gave an
impressive account of the experiences
of an English family at Oberammergau.
The worthy paterfamilias appears to
have telegraphed from Paris for lodg-
ings and tickets for the play. He re-
ceived in reply promise of both. He
came and stopped for two days and was
then presented with bill amounting to
487 marks, or nearly e22, and made up
of items like these: Sitting-room, three
days, so marks; two bedrooms, with six
beds, $50 marks; bed for courier, Is
marks; bed for maid, 81 marks; board
for six persons, two days, ~ marks;
twelve dinners at 4 marks, As marks;
fire and lights, IL marks; board for
courier and maid, 16 marks; and so on.
On the top Of this The maid fell i'll
through sleeping in damp bed, and
her complaint was pronounced to be
tYphus, and this resulted in further
/ claim for 500 marks-I presume as com
pensation for the infection. Finally
| having thus paid nearly 1000 marks for
their two days fun, the family never
/ got any tickets and left without seeing
| the play. London Truth,
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whore the Babies smoke.

The scientists, doctors and others who
condemn the use of tobacco should visit
Siam and Burmah. The writer. while
in the United States navy, visited Bang
kok once and was surprised at the in-
discriminate manner in which the ma
tives INDUCED in the use of the weed.
Handsome, dark-skinned young women,
in their many-colored garments, were
walking about the streets putting away
at their cigarettes. Old women, men,
boys and even the children we're smok-
ing. 1t was a common sight to see lit
tie tots, not over four or five years old,
with a string of beads around their
necks and a cigarette over each ear,
smoking like full grown man, as they
trotted about as naked as on the day
they were born. Questioning an En-
glish speaking native learned that the
children are taught to chew the betel
nut mixed with tobacco, and to smoke
as soon as they are able to walk. Not
withstanding this excessive use OF the
seductive weed l saw no i'll effects from
it, On the contrary, all Of the children
seen smoking were sle elk, fat little
bodies, who seem to enjoy their cigar
cites With evident relish. IN, Z. der
| ala.
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necessitated his incarceration in q
private asylum, where he constantly
raved over what his friend said was the
cause of his failure, and from which he
one day made his escape, with the re-
suit given.
As to our two young friends, they were
married, sof course, and one of their
most valued keepsakes is the white
apron, which Jennie insists was the
means of saving her life.-Chlcago
DailV News
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PuNeENT PARAGRAPHS.

Conscience is that within US that
tells US when our neighbors are doing
wrong.-Broch.
Never Gives Out.-'"They tell me
your wife has an excellent temper?"
''Yes, it never fails her. IN. Y. Herald.
Mrs. Gummey-"E Edison says that
no experiment which he has tried az
night ever failed" Gummey-"Then
he never tried to walk his baby to
sleep. IN. Y. Sun.
If you ever doubted that man
could be sarcastic, you doubt it no longer
when you have heard him praising your
enemy. .-Atchison Globe.
-Cobwigger = "Why does a woman
have her pocket where it's so hard to
ret at it?" Merritt-"So that she can
stick her friend for the car fare. -
Epoch.
MIR. Willie, whatdid your
sister say about the ring gave her?"
Willie-'She thaid she wondered who
wath fool enough to trutht you for it. -
jewelers. Weekly
Somebody wants to know why pretty
women generally marry homely men.
We have a clinging belief that is done
to give their own beauty the benefit Of
contrast.-Ram's Horn.
II think" said the editor in wor-
ried tone, ''that will drop journalism
and take to astronomy ''Why?" well,
astronomers always seem to have more
space than they know what to do with. .
Washington Post.
What, inc Guired the telegraph edi-
tor of the sporting editor, ''is the most
troublesome poker query you ever had
to answer?" "'What have you got?'
think is question that has bothered
me as much as any thing else. Wash
ington Post.
City Dame Cooking for country
board)-"Do you object to children?'
Mrs. Hayseed-"That depinds, mum.
City Dame-''Depends on the sort o.
children they are, 1 suppose" Mrs
| Hayseed-''No'm. Depinds on the sor
of mothers they has. Good News.
-Cholly-''M Threads, don't yol
think have earned vacation?" Mr.
Threads well-yes, guess yol
have. In fact, that is about all you havt
earned this year. Your vacation viii
commence next Saturday night, and yol
can have all you want. "-Terre Haut,
Express.
Yes, said the young girl, ''Fido i
a very bright little fellow" 81 hadn'
even observed it, said Billy Bliven, he
cousin. "But he has one very bad habit
He always howls when play the piano.
'sHe is smart dog, isn't hep" reioine,
Billy, abstractedly.
THAT Boston man is awfully cool
Chow does he show it?' "Why, wheI
our ship struck the iceberg last summer
and every body was crowding into tn
boats, he wouldn't leave until he ha
changed his necktie." o, pshaw! Tha
wasn't coolness. That was Boston,
Harper's Bazar.
Young Father-"I wish you woul
make arrangements to baptize my bab
tomorrow. Mr.. Halo-"Why, 1 baI
tized the child last Sunday. Let me sec
Percy you said to call him." Youn
Father-"Yes; but Uncle Percy ha
made an assignment, and we have dc
cided to change the kids name to ZacI
ariah. Uncle Zach is as solid as the sui
plus. America.
Eastern Lady Tin Colorado)-'1
makes me sick to ear some of you
western names The idea of calling
pretty town like this WagonwheeL
Resident-'It isn't nice name, and
we ever change it promise to let 70
know at once" 81 wish you would.
where shall l address you?" "Hors,
heads, New York. "-Philadelphia Re-
ord
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TO PREVENT suNBuRN.

BIacltrn Your Face and 1t Win Not Smart
Under the Suns Rays.
The fair sex often seek eagerly for q
preventive against sunburn. Some re-
searches made by DR.. Robert Bowles
have resulted in the discovery of an in.
fallible one, but ono which, am afraid,
the woman with even the most beauti~
full complexion will find too exacting in
its conditions.
1t is an acknowledged fact that sun
on snow burns more quickly than on
rocks or in heated valleys at a low ele-
vation; and DR.. Bowles remarks that
sunlight reflected from freshly fallen
snow acts much more energetically on
the skin than that reflected from older
snow. One brilliant day he painted his
face brown, and ascended the Corner
Grat, where there was much snow.
There were about eighty others making
the ascent. In the evening all except
| ing DR.. Bowles were smarting from the
effects of sunburn. He points out that
| in Morocco and all along the North of
| Africa the inhabitants blacken them
selves round the eyes to avert ophthal-
mia from the glare of the hot sand. In
Fiji the natives abandon their red and
white stripes when they go fishing on
the reef in the full glare of the sun, and
blacken their faces. In the Sikkim
hills, also, the natives blacken them
selves round the eyes as protection
from the glare of the sun on newly
fallen snow. DR.. Bowles concludes that
heat is not the direct cause of sunburn,
but that it is probably caused by the
violet or ultra-violetrays of light which
are reflected from the snow.-Table.
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even the office boy had to be sent out
with message to a customer. So she
was left entirely alone. Although this
was unusual, Jennie thought little of it,
as she was particularly busy.
Suddenly the door opened softly, and
strange voice asked: rs Mr.. Stanton
in?"
Jennie, startled, turned and saw tall,
gaunt form, clad respectfully enough,
but with strange, Withholding eyes.
She answered quickly: mo; Mr. Stan
ton is at the general Office in B"
Ah, then he has not yet come.
Will wait for him. He usually spends
the fifteenth in this town. He viii be
mere soon. viii wait, as my business
sci the greatest Importance"
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How to Make wedrock Happy.

No woman will love a man better for
being renowned or prominent. Though
he be the first among men, she will be
prouder, not fonder; as is often the case,
she will not even be proud. But give
her love, appreciation, kindness, and
there is no sacrifice she will not make
for his content and comfort The man
who loves her we'll is her hero and king
no less hero to her though he is not
to any other no less king though his
only kingdom is her heart and home.
In nine cases out of ten it is mans
own fault if he is unhappy with his
wife. 1t is very exceptional woman
who will not be all she can to an atten-
tive husband, and very exceptional
one who will not be very disagreeable
if she finds herself wiIlfully neglected.
IN. Y. Ledger.
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SAVED BY HER APRON.
It Issues a Cry for Help Her Lips
Dare Not.

LONG, dus ty,
n oisy stree g t.
S e e m ingly un-
ending streams
of trucks, drays,
cars and strug-
G ling, jostling
humanity below.
On either side
h i g h, d i n g y,
brick buildings,
with row upon
row of windows,
each grinIy, each
filed with stacks
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INC Flrst Trades union.

1t was named the Hanseatic League.
1t was formed by number of German
sea-ports of the Baltic sea. The asso-
citation began in 1161, and the League
was organized in 1241 In the-year 134s
it was so formidable that it proclaimed
war on the King of Denim ark, and a
century later it fought King Erick with
forty ships and $4,000 troops. This gave
umbrage to several princes, who ordered
the merchants of their respective king.
doms to withdraw their trade, and in
this way the great strength of the asso'
citation was broken. This was, perhaps,
the first use of what is now known as
boycotting. Christian at Work.
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-The wood-merchant Wermle boughI

The northumberland Wermle bought
box at an enormous price for the first
representation of new tragedy and oo-
cupied it with his wife and two very
corpulent daughters, but just as the
most touching scene was in progress, he
hastily pulled on his coat and plunged
out of the place, saying that after
spending so much money he had no idea
of being made melanchely.-~Fh Fhegende
Blatter,
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1890-10-18
SANITARY PROGRESS IN 300 YEARS.

DR.. B. w. Richardson finds that in
the time of Queen Elizabeth the annual
death-rate of the whole OF London was
40 per 1000; that the death-rate
largely exceeded the birth-rate; that the
death-rste OF children nnder was 80 per
100; that only 7 persons in 100 reached
the age OF 20; and it was bossted that
there was not more than one murder an
nually for each 1000 Of the population.
The publication of the city has added
much to its hsalshfulness, which, how
ever. is vet far below what could be de-
sired. The annual mortality 10 now
about 20 per 1000. but one third OF these
deaths are due 20 prevensable causes; the
birth-rate is much greater than the
death-rate; while the death-rate OF
children under 5 has been greatly re-
duced, but is still 27 per 100. Even in
the city proper, lS per cent OF the IN
habitants-s proportion that should be
much greater still-live to the age OF 70;
and good local government has reduced
the murders to annual an average OF not
more than IL in the entire population ol
{. .OO0. 900.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1890-10-18

VIM. Timmons, Postmaster OF Idaviile Ind.
writes: "Electric Bitters has done more for me
than all other medicines combined, for that bad
feeling arising from Kidney and Liver trouble. =
John Leslie, farmer and stockman, OF the same
place. says "Find Electric Bitters to be the
best kidney and Liver medicine, made me feel
like . new man" j. w. Gardner, hardware
merchant, same town, says: Electric Bitters IL
Just the thing for . man who 10 all run down and
don't care whether he lives or dies he found
new strength, good appetite and felt just like he
had new lease on life. Only SOC bottle, ct
Harry Maretts Drug store.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1890-10-18
Children CT lrP Pitchers IaSiarls
Registration Notice.

AYoTICE Is hereby given that the books OF
IN Registration for the General Election to
be held November 4th, 1890 for the election Of
State, County and Township officers, are now
open and will remain open daily on all legal days
from 10 O'Clock. A. ~, TO O'Clock, y. NJ until
October 10th, 1890, ard from October 20, 1890, to
October 81, 1890, from O'Clock A NJ, 10 o'clock
r. NJ. In addition to the hours heretofore men.
toned, at which time the books of registration
will be closed at o O'Clock, r. N. Naturalized
citizens will be required to produce their papers
at the time they present themselves for regis-
tration.
r. s. ARCHER,
Registry Agent for Precinct No IL, Humboldt
County, Nevada
Winnenucca, July l, 1890.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1890-10-18
Personal Liberty .
Physical slavery.

We are all free American citizens, enjoying our
personal liberty; but most Of US are in physical
slavery, suffering from scrofula, salt rhsum or
same other form of impure blood. Hoods Sar.
saparilla ls the great blood purifier which dis.
solves the bonds of disease. gives health and
perfect physical liberty.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1890-10-18
Registration Notice,

NJ 0TICE Is hereby given that the books of
IN Registration for the General Election to
be held November 4th, 1870, for the election OF
State, County and Township Officers, are now
open and viii remain open daily on all legal DAYS
from 10 o'clock A. N, to 9 o'clockP. NJ. until Octo-
ber 10th, 1890, and from October 10, 1890 to
October 81, 1890, from o'clock A. N. to o'clock
p. Nj in addition TO the hours heretofore men,
toned, 40 which time the books OF registration
will be closed at o'clock P. NJ. Naturalized
citizens will be required to produce their papers
at the time they present themselves for
registration.
c. @. HUNTINGTON,
Registry Agent for Rebel Creek Precinct No IS,
Humboldt County. Nevada. jyl9
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1890-10-18

TH BksT sALvs In the world for Cuts, Bruises
Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores Tstss.
Chappcd Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed TO give perfect satis-
faction. or money refunded. Price rs cents per
boz Fer saIe st II. Marett's Drug Store.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-08-04

crawl into place and power over the
rights and liberties of honest Cit.
zens. Treason" te Expose the
tricks and cripe-, The rogueries and
defalcstie..s Of "Liberalp officials
and their friends. Treason" to
point out the wrongs and expressions
sought to be imposed on a law-abid-
ing and peaceable peoplel
\ just person is in doubt whether
such flstulent dsgeliators OF the eve
ming air are more knave than fool or
more inbecile than dishonest. But
everybody with ceaamon sense and
a common perception OF what Is fit
and seenly can detect the t-cgus
patriotism, the swelling assumption,
the overpowerins Ignorance Of these
Observation-Disclosures, these "Liberal"
abUseTs Of their betters, these ina
pertinent and shallowbrsircd ut
terers of counterfeit 5pithets, who
should retire 10 the shade, and
whose presence in the glare is
striking comment on the class which
them as ft for the font
Of their society.
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will come this time from the Msta-
sfa party, which has been gaining
strength recently. Malietoa's fol-
lowers are, OF course, strong, and IN
the event Of another war it is
thought that they would be ulti-
mately successful; but the mere
prospect Of another conflict Is dread
ed By all foreignerA
TAmasese, VINO was supported by
the Germans two years ago, is ap-
parently not engaged in any strife
and Is said TO be enlisling the SYM
patty, not only OF the white popu.
lation, but also Of the most
intelligent portion Of the Malietoa
party. -
Mslietoa and his ebleis regard tne
situation as serious. They have re-
quested the three consuls TO AZ
point an adviser 10 the king and
want the American vice-cOnsuI,
William Blackjack. Trade on the
island is stagnated. The natives
have eaten nearly all the cocoanut
crop, and the copra crUp, which il
the chief resource Of the country, Is
likely 10 be a failure.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-08-04
a REMARKABLY CASE
OF Hydrophobia; The Victim n
south Dakota FsrreE.

CHICAGO, August 3.-One Of the
most remarkable cases Of hydruphc-
bia ever operated upon in the west
is that Of Gilbert Halter, a South
Dakota farmer, who was bitten by n
mad dog about year ago, at Web
ster, Dakota, while endeavoring TO
save the life Of his little six-year-
old daughter from its ferocious AZ
lacks. The animal had previously
bitten a large number OF persous.
Halter Is 4 full-bearJied, rather
plain looking man, n Norwegian by
birth, and n man Of considerable
intelligence, who has done much
for the advancement Of the Nor
wegian Lutheran church in South
Dakota. In the vicinity Of Webster
he owns $50 acres Of land, which is
heavily mOrtgaged, and hence the
delay in his treatment, which was
finally arranged for through the
fhilanthropic action Of Mrs. Mari
eta NJ. Bones, the well known wo-
man suffragist.
Mr.. Halter arrived in this city
last evening and was at once taken
TO the Rush Medical College. where
be rested easily through the night.
This morning he was operated upon
by DIR. Lsgerio OF the new Pas,eur
Institute, located at the college.
The patient was stripped for the
operation, and lying upon his back
was iuOCulated several times Mt the
waist, after which he was removed
to his room, where he is getting
along quite comfortably.
The symptoms Of this case Of gen
ulne rabies are peculiar. The pa
tent complains Of intense heat at
the top Of the head and n bearing
down as Of leaGen weight directly
over the base Of the brain. while
terrible shooting pains documentary
duration are felt all over the body.
he uocs not appear TO have that
dread Of water ascribed TO some sub |
lrcts in the throes Of bydrophohia.
DIR. LageriO has no hesitation in
saying, however. that he believes
Halter 20 be a victim Of rabies and |
sees no reason why his treatment |
would not be rs successful in this |
,ase rs in others brought 10 him for
although the length Of
line elapsing since toe bite was
given would naturally preclude the
Of early recovery.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-08-04

APIA, Samoa, July Is, via San
Francisco, August 3.-There Is
great dissatisfaction here over the
news received that America, Eng
land aid Germany have further de-
layed the appointment Of a chief
justice and president Of the muni-
cipal board. The new government
here is little further advanced than
II was two yeaTs ago. Notwithstand
ing the fact that the Berlin confer.
ence was concluded over q year ago.
the only step taken toward the new
order Of things is the recent appoint.
ment OF a collector Of customs by
the three consuls, and even this
does not give satisfaction, as il /. be-
heved that the coRsuls have mn
power to enforce the payment of
duties. The German trading firm.
the largest commercial organization
on the Islands, l. already perform.
Ing us duties under protest.
1t Is believed here that trouble In
imminent. 1t is thought that II