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A. o. U. W. Board of Arbitration

a. o. u. ". Board OF Arbitration
The Board OF Arbitration OF Il o
Grand Lodge A. O.. U. w. Of Nevada
will meot at the Office Of j. w. Kins-
10y, in tho City of Helena, County Of
Lewis and Clarke, State Of Montana.
ON the 18th day OF May, 1880, Mt 10
o'clock A. NJ, Mt which time any and
all persons, whether members OF tho
Order or not, huving claims upon tho
Beneficiary Fund Of the Order in this
jurisdiction mny be heard. Tho Board
will, ut said meeting, determine what
disposition the order is required TO
make Of any claims which may DO
then and there presented, subject to
an appeal TO tho Grand Lodge ut its
session in Salt Lake City, Utah, on
tho twentieth day Of August, 1890.
Persons desiring TO be heard must
tile n statement OF their claims with
J.. W. Eddy Esq, Helena, Montana,
who has been selected us Secretary OF
said meeting, five days before tho
meeting of said Board.
D.. TuoRBuRS,
Grand Rec. A. o. U. w.
Dated, Ogden, Utah April 1. 1890.
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Grand Rec. 4. o. O.. "
Dated, Ogden, Utah April l. 1890.
Two Ranches For Sale.

/ have for sale two good ranches,
one at Deeth, Nevada, containing 800
acres OF fine hay land. Tho other,
our miles from Deeth, consists OF
400 acres, is suitable for any kind of
crop, is No. l in regard to soil and To-.
cation, has two never failing streams
OF water running through it and 400
ruit trees, (mostly apple trees), in
bearing. Address,
JAMES SlcMuLLEN,
Dccth,
limo Nevada
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a TEXAS ePrsooE.
Why n selr-Appointsd Court Reconsid-
cred Ono OF Its lkeAolutlOna.

Why = Self-Appointod Court Iseeonsid-
cred Ono or Its Resolutions.
Texas In 1897 had no jails, and had
ju { u loose from Mexico. and thsre
wero but three modes Of punishment.
small whipping. largo whipping and
branding foc minor crimes. FOR muir
der, horse stealing and forgcry-dcath.
/ was Il soldier in General Houston's
army and recall one instance Of horse
stealing where tho guilty party was
permitted TO escape 1t was in Mont
gomery County in 1887. The man was
tried. found guilty. put upon the horse
no had stolen. his legs tied under tho
horse and he was led out to the edge of
tho limbo: by some twenty or moro Of
tho members Of tho court" NIL
mounted and armed. Arriving ut the
end Of the timbcrs. all ~disnountcd
except the prisoner. and set
ting their rifles against tho sido
OF Il log. commenced looking around
for IL suitable gallows tree. One Of
the patty discovered. some three hun
dred yards put in the p: airie. such Il
tree with II largo limb growing Mt
right angles to the trunk. some twenty
feet from tho ground. lio remarked
that tho Lord had planted it there to
hang our horse-thicf on. Agreed, and
the whole party walked, leaving guns
and horses behind, leading tho con-
dcmncd man still tied to the horse. 1t
was found hard TO climb the tree. Tho
d~iscoverer Of 1t asked for II boost"
Being II large, fat man. it took all that
could get around him to give the
boost, but they did it, and he climbed
TO tho limb. Ono end of the rope was
around the prisoners neck; to get the
other end fat to The limb was the ask
set for the man up tho tree. After
several throws he caught tho rope.
but the limb was SO large that it
could not be easily brought around
TO hand and unless the end
was caught under tho rope could
not be tied. The big man, lying On
his breast, holding the muin part OF
tho ropc in one hand, with tho other
tried to throw under the limb. but
every time failed to catch tho end.
The committeeman below all had their
eyes on him. looking up. The pris-
oncr ut tho other end OF the rope was
struck by an idea. There was life
and liberty in It. IIo drove his heels
against tho horses sides. Luckily he
had stolen IL good fast horse, md like
n fash away went horse and rider. and
i'll the alarm OF the outcry the fat man
up the tree missed his hold and fell to
tho ground, badly hurt, OF course. The
fugitive c flying over the prairie.
tho rOpc streaming behind his neck.
Tho vigilance party's guns and horses
wcrc three hundred yards of. After
h excitement was ovcra meeting of
the court was held 10 reconsider the
matter of nature having planted that
particular tree to hang that particular
man upon. and it was unanimously
carried that it was not-R. L. Boyce.
in Detroit FREQ Press.
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Girls I,cad and Remember.

A young woman nam0l Miss Boyd,
who resided with hcr parents ut Win.
tors, Yolo county, California, diod in
Sacramento Thursday from tho effects
OF blood poisoning, caused by colorcd
silkcn throat which was run through
her ears recently whom shc had them
pierced for rings in San Francisco.
The girl suffered terribly from tho
effects Of tho poison. Sho was 10
years old.
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BESIEGED BY NUNS.

a Curious Incident I'm tho Early History
Of tho Canary Islands.
A curious tale of n bcsieged and
conquered monastery belongs to the
early history OF the Canary Islands.
and is retold by Charles Edwards in
his recent description Of tho Isles. In
the early part Of the eighteenth cent
ury thcro lived in Orotnva, on tho
island OF Tcneriffe, n convent of Do
minican nuns, who, after some years
OF ease. had tho misfortune to be
burned out OF house and home. They
went into temporary quarters for Is
year, but became dissatisfied with such
unconventional walls, and began look
ing about for q permanent abiding
place.
At that time there was in Orotaya n
house OF Jesuits which had lost its
former Importance, and, though com
modious and henlthful. gave lodging
to bnt two mon, tho rector OF tho house
and his assistant On this mansion
tho nuns cast covetous eyes, and soon
resolved to appropriate it. Ono
morning about forty Of thom advanced
against It,, by strategy induced tho
jesuit brother to open tho outer gatc,
and then. trooping into the court
yard, fell on their knees, thanking
God for their preliminary success. In
vain did tho two monks reason with
them on their scandalous conduct
They morely hold their ground, OK
cluiming:
Father Andrew, this Is n largo cage
for so Tow birdsl'
Some OF tho moro reasonable men,
bcrs OF tho %sisterhood explained that
they wero really in need OF n dwelling
as spacious rs this, and that tIioy did
not propose leaving II. Tho rector, IN
despair, fed into tho sacristy, from
which retreat no oxhortcd his COL
league to DO OF good cheer.
Patience. brothor," criod he. .'and
do your best to extricato yourself from
those ladios!"
That, however, wa moro easily said
than done, especially as tho nuns wcro
becoming 80 excited that thoy might
momentnrily hnvo boon expected TO
resort TO the argument OF nails.
Tho sicgo lasted for thrco or four
hours. News OF II flow about the
town. and bands Of young mon,
s~crupulously neutral, watched pro.
cocdings from tho bars OF tho outer
cato. Eventually tho Josuits yielded.
and tho nuns occupied tho house until
n new convent. entirely TO thor tasto,
"" ""'cd for om.-Youth's Com.
Charles Dickens, on q visit to Edln.
burgh, wished TO visit n noted locality,
but was refused admlttanco by tho
aged women who kept tho cato. on tho
ground that no had not como during
regular visiting hours. Surprising
that tho obstinate dame would be
oyerawcd by the greatness OF his namo.
he Informed hor that no was Mr..
Dickens, tho novelist; whoroat she
gave him TO understand in broad bu,
emphatic Scotch that sho had mover
hoard Of him before, and that, judg.
Ing from HE appearance, sho would
not caro- ovor To 500 or hoar Of him
hgain. This touched Charles sense
Of tho lndiorous exceedingly. and he
resolved TO propitinto tho old lady,
cultivate hor acquaintance, study hos
character, sorvo hor up In his nox,
hovei aud 80 m,llso tho most Of his die.
appointment N. Y. Ledger.
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k Up the slate.

A ell.postcd Comstockcr informs
tho Carson Triblno TINT Senator
Billy Sharon IL n pronounced candi.
date for Governor aud that Frank
Eewlands would yield TO tho demands
OF tho powers and accept tho Con.
.RfoeJionnl nomination.
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Hawthorne Bullotin:-La s Thurs
day n freight team arrived at Bridge.
port, tho first for four months. a
merchant opened his goods when
they arrived and found an invoice Of
whistles, toys, etc, ordered for the
Christmas trade last yOar.
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The United States Inspector Of Gus.
toms OF tho Now York Postoflco has
eeizod q littlc Maori idol--a workable
idol udored for moro than two centu.
RIGS by tho New Zealand savagos.
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Ex-Prcsidcnt Cleveland appeared
before tho Supreme Court in Wash.
ington Thursday, and IN motion OF
Garland was admitted 10 practice
Ltior6 that body.
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BILLS

Following is n list OF the bills al.
lowed by tho Board OF County Com.
m%issioners at their regular meeting
on Monday, May 5, 1890:
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CouSrY or ELKo. %"
l, L. o. Henderson, County Clerk
md Clerk Of tho Board Of County
Commissioners, in and for said County
md State, do hereby certify that tho
foregoing bills wcro pissed and ord
cred paid by tho Board Of County
Commissioners on tho 9th day May,
A.. d., 1850.
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+. q, HENDERSON,

County Clerk and Clork
.,,, OF Board Of County Com
m~issioncrs, Elko, Nov,
Muy o., 1850.
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STOCK BRANDS

RANGE: North Fork of thrsIuuboldt aud Mountain City, Elkoscunty, X.
ada, md Duck and Brmnenu Valleys, Owyhee county, IdHho.
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News of the Schools.


SUPERIN rENDENT LUoKEY mas decided TO
have, at stated intervals, number Of class
drills. which will embrace each step of the
school curriculum.
The pupils Oh tne lawrence Lioerty, LIN
coin, Mt. Albion. Soho. Bellheld and washing
ing schools will be supplied with tickets to visit
the Exposition the coming week.
THE principals and assistant principals of
the lard school will meet next Saturday af-
ternoon at the Central Board rooms to consider
the grade in drawing Tor the coming year.
THE meeting of the Music Committee yes
terday resulted in the decision to ask the Cen
troll BOARD the privilege of changing the
nrasent Iocalitv Of the mnsie supervisors Till
tthen each one will Continue in the same dis
trict
,
DIR. SCOTT, the Veneraole 1atner-in-laW OF
President Harrison, was few days ago
visitor at the Colfax school, Mr. Scott visited
az rarinrs rooms and delivered 70 tho do
une 'A,iou1 oS.,i -. e.. oas,, ~ Wv ue
llgnteu cniiuren MS nies speeou 'nas n,' issner
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-14
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
Plenty of Water Already, and More Coming
Down From Above.

The additional rise predicted on the previ-
Gus day came yesterday. and the great volume
of water swelled the rivers to a height never
before reached in the month of September.
Reports from the headwaters show the storm
to have ceased in some sections, but at other
points the rain still pours down. 1t is thought
that by to-day the rain will stop falling, and
colder weather will follow in all sections in
which the rain fell SO heavily. Most of the
water came from the headwaters of the
Allegheny yesterday, the Monongahela being
mostly back water. The rain at Morgantown
and other polEts has not affected it very much
SO far, but rfvermen expect q high stage from
above to-day. At Industry, on the Ohio, 28
feet was reported yesterday afternoon, and the
water is doing great damage in that section.
The rise was unexpected, and no preparations
were made for so much water. 1t was gener-
ally known that rise was coming, but it was
not counted upon being so heavy, and as a
result much valuable lumber lying on the
banks was swept away. During the day un-
sawed logs and portions of RATS came down
the Allegheny and struck the bridge piers,
shattering the huge logs IN splinters.
Boats on the Monongahela were enabled o
take large tows Of empties to the upper pools
on account Of the high stage covering the dam,
which allowed them to pass into the upper
waters without going through the locks. A
riverman said yesterday: ANY just body
of men In any corporation would not
exact foliage from boats when the water
permits them to cross the dam, but the Slack.
water Company do not look at the question in
this light We are compelled to pay tolls.
whether we run our boats through the locks or
over the dam, it makes no difference. This is
a striking example how this corporation Wrings
the money from US, and think that 1t is very
unjust and should be abolished, considering
the tribute we have to pay to this monopoly
during the low water season for going through
their locks. They are not content with that
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-14
No Hatred Exists There,

The rising generation of to-day often won-
Gers to what extent the hatred that existed
between the North and South during the
rebellion still remains. 1t is a matter OF
conjecture as to which feeling prevails more
strongly, that OF bitter hatred or that of low
ing forgiveness. Every once in a while the
bitterness of some mans heart breaks out,
and things that were better forgot are
brought to mind. These instances are
chronicled over the country, and then it is that
the rising generation is tempted to doubt that
the people are at heart really united But an
instance showing the better feeling of the two
is here to be told:
a short time ago an appeal for contributions
for the ''Old North State Soldiers Home" OF
North Carolina was made to the Posts of the
Grand Army. The proposed home is to be
built in some quiet spot in the State where the
old Confederate soldiers of North Carolina who
have neither family nor friends to care for
them may go for shelter and food. Among
those who responded was Post Isl, of this city,
which sent s. subscription. In acknowledge
ing the contribution John T. Patrick of
Raleigh, trustee for the Home wrote to Adju-
tant d. A. Jones, of Post l5l as follows.
You have the heartfelt thanks of the old
Confeds' for your kind donation. mot only
expected your aid but knew it would be given
IN the spirit which mas characterized all those
brave aud true men from General Grant do wn
20 the humbleSt private in the fighting ranks
OF the Union army. Some have tried to keep
the war fires burning; but not those who
faced the front during the deadly struo-
gle. The gift that you send
Is almost as sacred as the mama from heaven
and the noble spirit that caused you to con-
tribute IS uneXcelled in any nation. May God
IN his mercy and goodness return TO the con.
n1Gutors thousand blessings for every penny
contributed. When the opening of the "Old
North State Soldiers Home is arranged you
viii be in @ited to send down a delegation and
hope you will give the boys who wore the
gray the pleasure of meeting you, and this
time with the white-winGed dove of love and
peace lowering over you amid the gentle
breezeS Of our beautiful Southland"
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DrfnW0Od.

THE Bedford is due here tomorrow morning
from Wheeling, and the Allan in the afternoon.
CAPTAIN ISAAC JAMES, OF Louisville, arrived in
the city yesterday to look after his coal interests
THE Courier arrived and departed for Wheeling
and Parkersburg yesterday with good load OF
freight.
THE Nellie Walton will take four boats and four
barges containing co. 900 bushels Of coal, to Gin
cinnati.
Iris now reported that Marshall Darragh has
released the sunken joseph Nixon. The water
covered her top deck yesterday.
THE Lizzie Bay will be Withdrawn from this
trade for time. and the Louise will come up
Tuesday to go out in her place in the Charleston
trade.
THE John F. Walton will likely go out to-day.
She VIII take 200, 600 bushels to Louisville, and
will add more to her tow there and proceed on to
New Orleans, where she will remain during the
winter.
ATsA- NJ. the Monon gahela was on the 14-foot
mark, and raised to l5x by P. M, still rising at
that hour. The Allegheny was IL feet at P. M.
rising Fifteen feet three was reported at Davis
Island Dam.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-14
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

The Ontario Cabinet has been reorgauized.
Reports of almost a total crop failure come
from Sphinx county, n. ID.
-Pearl-producing clans have been found in
the Manitowoc river, Wis.
Railroad Detective d. M. Avery was muir.
dered by q drunken man, Louis Dyckman, at
Chicago.
Associates of Joring K. Loomis, missing
Chicago stock broker, claim he took SIS, 900 OF
their money.
Sixteen soldiers of the Berlin Seventy.
eighth Regiment have been imprisoned for dis
obeyiDg orders.
AT Philadelphia the cigar box factory of
Frederick Brecn was burned. Loss, $50, 200: in.
surance, $4,000.
"A valuable package Of pension vouchers
mailed from Madison, Wis.,, to Milwaukee, was
mysteriously lost.
Chicago societies have organized to defend
the public school system and oppose the power
of the Roman Catholic Church.
After being fogged by his teacher, little
Fred Wilcox became insane and ran TO his
mothers grave near Lewiston, Ill.
Pension swindling is charged against JUS
tice John s. Galloway, George W. Garn and
Stenolas Swesky, of WIngville, Wis.
One side of the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad depot at Lebanon was wrecked by dy-
Mantle by burglars who failed to get anything.
Three children, Oscar Peaman, Hosea
Douglass and Kinsey Douglass. charged with
drowning a playmate at Rockville, Ind, were
acquitted.
Another bloody feud has been started in
Breathitt county Ky. This time it began with
the killing Of Andy Chalmer. on Sunday last, on
Jelts creek
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TALKING TO TEACHERS.
AN ADDRESS BY Ex-sUPERINTENDENT
NEWELL, OF MARYLAND.
Over Three Hundred Instructors of the
Pitfsburg Schools Listened to Him-New
Officers of the Inst!tuIe-Doings in the

Over Three Hundred Instructors of the
Pitfsburg Schools Listened to Him-New
Officers of the Inst,tuIe-Doings in the
Sclioolrooms.
DR.. NJ. A. Newell. ex-Superintendent of
the public schools of Maryland, in an ad-
dress full of witty anecdote and philosophic
points, entertained an audience OF over 300
teachers at the first regular meeting of the
Teachers Institute at the Ralston school
yesterday morning. His subject was "The
Essential Qualifications of Teacher" DR..
Newell said that he had asked Superintend-
ent Luckey what subject he would talk to
the teachers about, but Mr.. Luckey told
him he could not tell anything new to the
Pitrsburg teachers, for they had heard
everybody from Colonel Parker upward.
This sally at the great apostle of the new
education created much laughter.
The most important qualification the doc
tor impressed on his hearers is that of good
health. But in the most fattering manner
possible he added: 81 see every evidence
of this merit in the Pittsburg teachers now
before me, with their fine physical forms,
bright ewes and rosy cheeks" As he used
the last pleasing adjective, pretty school
ma'am said, sotto voce: "Now he Is max
ing fun of us.
"Some people think, he continued, that
teaching is the easiest and best paying posi-
ton one can have, but there is none so try
ing to the nerves, SO exasperating. to the in
tellectual, and SO wearying to the physical
constitution as that of teaching. Were
teachers trebly paid 1t would not pay for the
general wear to the system they endure.
Teachers must have nerves, brain and body
that nothing can tire or break down."
Good temper was the second requisite
commented upon, and the speaker said that
one cannot keep good school unless the
temper is under control, and one can have his
temper under control if he SO wills it. Right
knowledge of things to be taught and a
thorough knowledge of the persons one is to
teach were the next points dwelt on. As re-
CARDS the latter qualification he said the
same sun that softened wax hardened clay,
so the teacher should study the individual
ity of the pupils and govern them accord
ingly. Lastly, there should be sympathy
between pupil and teacher. and the latter
should always have esprit de corps for mis-
profession
The election of the officers oft he Teachers
Institute resulted In the following choice:
President, Superintendent Luckey, ex-
oficio; Vice Presidents. S. A. Andrews
and H. W. Fisher; Recording Secretary,
Miss M. E. Graham; Treasurer, Miss Z.
Neiper; Executive Committee, W. A.
Proudft, J. M. Logan, II. w. Fisher, Miss
M. E. Hare; Committee on Permanent Ger
tificates, c. B. Woods, Ella McCutcheon,
w. W. Kennedy, j. K. Bane, Mary E.
Graham. The report of the Financial Sec
retary showed that SAB 80 remained in the
treasury. Among the observing and the
observed at the institute were four Sisters of
Mercy. They had expected that there
would be class drill, and had come to wit
ness it.
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Somerset street with a depth of lo7 feet to an

Somerset street with depth of lo7 feet to an
alley, for 81, ,o5O cash.
Samuel w. Black & Co. sold for W. A. Her
ron & Sons the property southeast corner OF
Market and Liberty streets, occupied by Dabos
and Others. the lot being triangular in shape,
with frontage of about 40 feet on the two
streets. for $4,000 cash
Baxter, Thomson & Co. sold to Jacob Mutzig
q two-story frame dwelling of eight rooms,
with lot 4Sxl22, situated corner of Rebecca and
Pitt streets. Williamsburg, for Henry Stoner 1or
S6.l00 cash.
Black & Baird sold to Mrs. Mary Douglas for
William Loeffier one of Mr.. Loeffier's beautiful
new brick residences on Meyran avenue, near
Forbes street, with lot 3Sxl42 feet. running
through to Ward street. for SILL
James w. Drape & Co. closed the sale of
house and three lots at Hazelwood at $3.50;
also sold lot on Virginia street, Allegheny,
and a small house and lot ON Meadow street,
East End, for SITS.
Brown & Saint sold to II. l.. Childs two lots
fronting 30 feet on the west side of Thomas
avenue. Wilmerding, being Nos. 243 and 244 In
the Routh Place plan, for $1,000.
Magaw Goff, Linz, sold for ]. g. Carver a
new frame house of five rooms with lot 24xlOO,
fronting on a 5O-foot avenue. in Etna Park
place, to Charles H. Haywood for $3.50; $40
down and $40 a month; also lots Nos. lOS and l09
in the Oak station plan, Pittsburg and Castle
Shannon Railroad, to G. F. Celia for $500.
Allies & Bailey sold for 81. II. Neiman to Mrs.
Dougherty, triangular shaped lot on Colwel
street. near Jumonville, siz re 4SxSS.74, for SI5O
M. F. Ripple & Co., sold for B. A. Elliott for
$500 in the B. A. Elliott plan, lot 24xl2O feet
on the south side of Perrysville avenue, Eight
eenth ward. Allegheny.
Sloan d Co. had a bad day for their sale at
West Wilmerding. They succeeded. however,
in selling Is lots aggregating $500 This
makes a total of IS lots sold in this plan within
week.