Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-01-20
WINDOW-PANE SMASHES.

, TIC. purpose Of inGcIanifying oyv0crS OF
window GlaSS23 in case of accidental
brc2li0Sc," cau2cl 40 interesting in
rcstigGtion as TO tho proporSio2utH
, number OF glasscs broken durinr the
year, and the causes usually assigned
for the CulaSh up. Animals and men,
worncn and children all assist in Cau3
ing the organization of this novel
branch Of business. but the encourage
mcnt which tho ;.bovs, mentioned give
to the enterprise sinks into i1SiIuiii-
canoe when compared with the wh,,l2-
sale brc;lIa5a caused by drunken indi-
.vitlualS.
1t is estimated that the annual losses
on window T,lnrS in this city. 'i;lY;i the
Louisville Courier Journal. amount to
not less than four Thousand dollars. and
that IN aver 2:JG of two cut Of every one
hundred, glasses put in arr broken.
Every enc tries to br careful. and every
prCcautiOn Is used to prevent the Wiz
dowpapc disaster. but it stall continues
that sliYlightS arc broken. display wiz
dOwS and show eases arc smashed and
platc-glass entrances kicked in. but in
most cases no ono can tell who docs 1T,
q. or how it, i:i done. Several firms who
make it, their business to cit glasses and
repair broken windows were seen. and.
without exception. they czech stated that
not one out of hundred culprit:; WAS
ever discovered a man sta.:;GrrS. the
glass is shattered. but the author of the
crash is seldom caught The country
.Inan. walks through the mirror. the
street Arab continues to use powders
and tho ba%hful lover to bow through
the plate glass; window. but none arc
held responsible for the accident.
few instances have lately como out
in which the culpritS were caught. and
in order tn impress them with . sense of
their c;srelCSSucSS. they were arrested
and charged with hOG;c- breaking.
These caSr% were, however. dismissed,
ns it. was discovered in court that the
charge of house. breaking was not adj
vGnecd,inr the good Of the public. or the
Individual. bat was placed against the
offenders: in order to secure the felony
fccfor the arrcating officers.
Next in order 10 spirits ard their in
nucnccs il tho small boy. OF the
small boy species, the sch0ol-boY
plays q significant part with his
;irguDs and basel balls. but his CT
fort to break every thing within his
reach il c,lr?ass2d by the Gtrcrt Arabs,
the new 10y ana the boctblGcli. When
not. busy they arc engaged in throwing
" stones: or shooting ''slugs' 1T English
sparrowS Onc-fouTth Of the damage
to glassware l. attributed TO Inc small
hoy, with slight assistance from the
small Tirl
Wind and thunder often strip the win
dowG OF their glass. on shattrr them to
pieces. 0iaGS doors: and open GlsylightG
arc the rT;ll2l victims Ct thG wind. Ice
and snow add their aid. Cnl often cause
the most graceful mon and women to
rar#,i2c. and land III q show window.
The electric Gers Gro moi oil insignificant
cause. for horses have lately been
known 10 PISS through highly POL
jShcd rl"Lc, on GcInnlis.h an expensive
show. .lyo to avoid thi; blind power.
Many glasses ;rl> broken through the
nwliv1rtlno%a OF CmjcloyCG. while VJGGh-
Ing or cleaning window" Some Gcrio1lc
IGssc3 have b>cn reported during tho
past yc2r 6 . rCrtcT. u !;t"r-lICdCr. on
both l@lli1; through y GLASS front. ii
Chg lt,:;,i Is Charged to thy porter. hc
Scala that Ec h;.:' %I3.7ly paid for it. il
thc bruises ;,;::i :.incd iu'tbc fall. and re-
sig7a his situation a not unfrGuuc2t
'rau&a & i:c wi@dow-paro tragedy
and Ci2c which might come under Tho
hcqU o& "cririt2," Is The cnraCcd hr2
'ba42. r..,,o crra - !:@;lr tip1y o. Cl@o h2'
forgotten his night key. Vixen fi1 vii,
.;wfu.sc&' to be, aroused. ne takes hi
p&I%ca by "tolrn, and afterwards pay:
t'thc ct5j 81 his war.
Cno oi TIC atran~cs& CISCO rcrorto,
lutin.: TO i3&Gt year WAS ti1at Ct ;
tou0t:ynan vEo D'!ot 10 u 'tuiTcc
r&ol2lur il . dicip}ay window. hrotlc
enc reported YVES q f2r-ncr' who Gtoppct
:t5rco = t1,1aI.ly mike . speech il Q toy
"stioL3 r'in;'ow. The G,,clrnJ' conti2uct
- ir55i::is II hiI,l, ard finally. bccc1ic!
trr&Gcd ID thu9 hcint: pointed o1t, lr
EhrHYy {. h1VllHt {7lrOnrll &c y,indoy