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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-08-18
THE DEVILS DANCE.

4 Peculiar Ceremony That Used to tn
Characteristic of Western Africa.
The ghost dance is one of the rcmiI2-
iscences of days gone by. 1t was intro
duced on the western coast of Africa,
says the New York Advertiser, by the
inhabitants of Loongi, the capital of
Bullion. This religious ceremony was
performed on the premises of the chief
of the tribe.
The spectators formed circle around
the devil, to whose head was fastened
that of an alligator. Els body was
wound with long recd-grass. Arraycd
in this fashion he jumped about in the
most grotesque manner.
But when he tumbled or fell in his
gyrations it was considered an evil
sign. demonstrating sure death. The
devil danced to the dismal tune of
drums, beating the time with his foot.
The women sung q plaintive wall, to
which they clipped their hands. 1t the
beginning of the ceremony the assem-
blage was quiet and orderly, but they
soon grew wild with fanaticism.
a large bonfire was started, which
threw n fantastic glare over the CHASTITY
scene, and the impression made upon a
foreign visitor by this gruesome spec
tacle was by no means a pleasant one.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-08-18
DOGS IN LITERATURE.

Doc OF GoD-So the Laplanders call
the bear. The Norwegians say: at
has the strength of ten men and the wit
of twelve"
Doc sTAB-The brightest star in the
ornament. So called by the Egyp-
tians because it watches the rising of the
Nile and gives notice by it's appearance
of that important event.
Doa-wEARY-This is n corruption of
the Dutch-'Doge waere HE" (being
long on ones legs tells ut last.) Shake
speare says:
"oh, master, master, I have watched so long
That am dog weary"
GONE TO THE DoGs-The ace in dice
was called CAMS (dog) and u cast Of
dice where all was lost was throwing
three aces; hence 'dog" means ruin,
loss, ill.luck, and to Ego to the dogs
meant to be in ill-luck, to go to the bad.
DoG-wATCH.-This has really nothing
to do with dogs. 1t is n corruption OF
dodge-watch-two short watches, one
from four to six and the other from
six to eight in the evening, introduced
to dodge the routine, or prevent the
same men always keeping watch at the
same time.
Docs Howl AT DEATH rabbinical
superstition.
I'm tho rabbinical book Il saith
Tho dogs howl when, with Icy breath,
Groat Samuel tho angel Of death,
Takes thro' tho town his fight"
--Longfcllow
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-08-18

does not attempt 70 iufiuance its
course. As lessee Of the INDEPEND-
ENT, and the one who foots the bills,
We propose to defend the actions OF
our Commissioners whenever We De-
lieve them to be for the best interests
Of the county, no mstUer what the
course Of the paper might bs under
other management.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-08-18
"CHEEK" IN WOMEN.
An English Bookseller Gives u Startling
Instance of 1t.

An English bookseller Gives u Startling
Instance of 1t.
1--WE are accustomed to impudence,"
says an English bookseller in Chatter,
"but the other day woman managed
to give us a surprise. She asked for a
particular recitation, and after a hunt
of some twenty minutes the clerk I'M
earthed it in a volume we sell for u
shilling.
1.-THE woman seized upon it and sat
down and began to pore over it. The
assistant supposed she was going to
commit it to memory, but she mildly
asked if she might copy part of it.
1.-THE assistant is long-suffering, and
he said Certainly She thereupon
asked if he would lend her a piece of
paper. That lend was dainty piece
of euphemism, and he handed over q
f::7t-class pad to write on.
Then she modestly begged for a
pencil, and when he had produced q
brand new one she sat down and copied
every word of the recitation from be-
ginning to end. When she had finished
she gathered herself up, and without n
word walked off with her copy and the
assistants new pencil!'
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-08-18

,,, 1T is snid that the blacklist man IN
flynn county, Ga, is named White. tho
Wnltest man is named Brown. tbc
tallest man Is named Lowe and thc
largest man Small. VIZ
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-08-18

M. Reinhart has
lust received his
Fall and Winter
samples for custom
made clothing. Ii
you want your
clothes made to or
der, give him a call
and see as fine a
line of samples as
has ever been ex-
hibited in Elko.
You can get a suit
of clothes made to
order from SCI 90
up. Fit Guarap-
teed.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-08-18
THE COUNTY PRINTING.

give history Of the business in Elko
county Tor the past ten years. His
memory, however, failed him in
most important part of that history
which it is our purpose to Call to
his mind so that hereafter the people
may understand that the editor of
the Free Press kicks only when he
cannot get his fins irto the county
treasury.
In the year 1882 there resided in
Elko county certain politician, Of
the Republican faith, who entered
into scheme with the Republca
Board of County Commissioners, con-
sisting of Messrs. Bruce, Campbell
and Babcock to import the present
editor of the Free Press under con-
tract of S75 per month to do a part
only of the county printing for one
year.
MIR. S. S. Sears was at that time
editor and proprietor of tho ELKo
INDEPENDENT, published then and
now both daily and weekly.
The scheme worked SO we'll that
Mr.. Sears did not know anything
about what was going on until the
contract to do part Of the county
printing was let to MI. Sproule at the
price above named.
Mr.. Sears, however, put in bid
after bid to do the work at a much
less rate than the FREQ Press was
getting, but no attention whatever
was paid to them by the Commission
ers. But 80 persistent was he that
one member of the Board finally de-
clared that trey (meaninR the Board)
had done all they had agreed to do
for the editor of the Free Press and
that he would vote to give the work
to Mr.. Sears.
During the time the Free Pree was
receiving $40 per month for doing the
county printing under the contract
made in pursuance Of the scheme by
which its editor was brought into the
county there were no assessment lists
to be printed; and from May l, 1883,
the time of the first publication of
the list of bills allowed by the Com
missioners, the DAILY INDEPENDENT
was receiving on an average the sum
Of Sl2l5 per month for printing the
list of bills allowed during the year
1883.
This much for the history of the
county printing not given by the
Free Press.
Coming down to the rejection of
the bid of Messrs. Sproule and Grover
by the Board of Commissioners in
February last, the Free Press says a
second joint bid was put in by them
To do the work at 800 per month and
tnat it Was also rejected by the Com.
missioners. Why it was rejected he
forgets to say. it was because the
printing of the assessment lists, and
other printing for which the county
paid extra last year, were not included
in the bid. 1t is true that Mr.. Rigsby
us Chairman of the Board, offered tc
pay double the San Francisco prices
for any work that either printing
Office might do for the county il
order to keep the work ut home. This
offer was rejected by the proprietor,
OF the two papers and the county wal
forced to send away for the necessar,
blanks, etc, for the use Of it's officers
Matters stood in this way until tn,
present contract was entered intt
with the lessee of the lNDEPENDENr
That the Commissioners hay,
acted all tho way through this bust
ness for the best interests of th,
county no one conversant with ali o
the facts can doubt.
SO far as the former management
Of this paper is concerned we hav,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-08-18

For fine job work come to the IN
DEPENDENT Office. We guarantee
satisfaction.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-08-18
NOTHING LIKE IT!

NOTHING LIKE IT!
Blood is thicker than water,
and must DO kept pure 70
insure good health.
sulrrs SPECIFIC is natures remedy.
for this purpose.
1t never to fails eliminate tho inpu1
ties and build up the general health.
There is only one Swift's Specific,
and there Is nothing like it
Be sure and get the genuine.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Disease,
mailed free.
The Swift Specific Co.. Atlanta. @
Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-24
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE.
MAIN STREET SAVINGS BANK AND TRUST
lu Company, corporation, plaintiffs. VS.. A.
B. Lawson and Mary f. Lawson. defendants

IM Company, a corporation, plaintiffs. VS.. A.
B. Lawson and Mary F. Lawson, defendants
Sheriffs sale, No. IA ,492
Order of sale and decree of foreclosure and
sale.
Under and by virtue of an order of sale and
decree of foreclosure and sale, issued out of the
Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles, of
the State of California, on the 18th day of
February, A. D. 1891, in the above entitled ac-
tion wherein Main Street Savings Bank and
plaintiff, obtained d Judgment and decree OF
foreclosure and sale against A. B. Lawson and
Mary F. Lawson defendants, on the 14th day
of February, A. d. 1891, for the sum of $339.53
gold coin; which said decree was, on the 14th
day of February, A. ID. 1891, recorded in Judg-
ment Book 25 OF said court, at page 169, | am
commanded to sell all that certain lot, piece
or parcel of land situate, lying and being in
the city of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles
State of California, and bounded and described
as follows:
Lot No. nineteen 19) in block two (2) OF the
Pritchard tract, as per map of said Itract, re-
corded in book 12 at page 13, miscellaneous
records OF Los Angeles county, CAL, together
with all and singular the tenements, heredita-
ments and appurtenances thereunto belonging
or in anywise appertaining
Public notice is hereby given, that on
Wednesday, the 9Th day OF April, A. D. 1891, at
IL O'Clock NJ, OF that day, in front of the Court
house door OF the County of Los Angeles will
foreclosure of sale, sell the above described
property, or SO much thereof as may be neces-
sary to satisfy said Judgment with interest and
costs, etc, to the highest and best bidder, for
cash gold coin of the United States.
Dated this 10th dav of March, 1891.
e. ID. GIBSON,
Sheriff of Los Angeles county
ByF C. HANNoN, Deputy Sheriff.
Graves, o'Melveny & shankland, Attorneys
for Plaintiff. 3-17.Tues4t
Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-24
Latin in Congress.


There was much knitting Of brows and
cudgeling Of brains among the Latin
scholars in the house recently. An after
noon paper appeared day or two ago
with Latin motto, "Nunquam animus
sd ienis via" The college graduates in
the press gallery put their wits to work,
md after one of them had discovered the
meaning, it was decided to put the
university men on the floor to the test.
Representative Wilcox, of Connecti-
out, who studied law at Yale, gave it up
with the expression that he could do it
better If the sentence was not incom-
plets. Representative Buchanan, Of
Virginia, who is an alumnus of two Vir-
ginia universities, tried in vain to help
Mr.. Wilcox in the translation. Mr..
Wilson, OF West Virginia, one of the
sblest men on the floor, said that he did
not recall the quotation, and that it was
impossible to catch its full import with
out the context. Literally he thought
it would read, "Never the mind (spirit)
but fire makes the way" and he added
that he would try and find it.
Representative Dalzell, of Pennsylva-
mia, who, with Judge Stewart, Of Vir-
ginia, wrestled with the problem,
thought the quotation was from some
press reporter, or, had probably origi-
mated from some old Greek who was not
vary familiar with the Roman language.
He made free translation, without re-
spect to grammar, which read, ''Never
mind, but fire away Washington
Post.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-24
AN ANCIENT FARM HOUSE.


what the French Hostelrics Were Like
During the Middle Ages.
The houses of the farmers and the
country people differed then as now, ac-
cording to their rank and prosperity,
and also according to the district they
inhabited The yeoman farmer. and
even the well to do husbandman, dwelt
in solid house Of brick or stone, tiled
or slated, with paved yard separating
it from the barn and outhouses, the dai-
ry and cattle pens The farm house
which in England was always construct
ed with southern aspect-as invariably
faced the east in Aquitaine, while to the
rear well open to the west was long
tiled veranda, where in winter after
moons the hemp picking, the-wool card
ing, etc., were done.
Within the vast kitchen giowed in the
light of the fire almost as unexting1ish-
able as the vestal virgin's-peat, coal and
wood were each abundantly employed,
and for trifling rent, generally paid in
kind, the lord of the manor would per
NIT the farmers on his land to cut their
turfs from his bog or their boughs from
his forest. Fuel was not only actually
but relatively cheaper in the middle
ages-than today, for the bogs were not
drained in those days, the forest covered
great expanses, and the cost of carriage
made it almost impossible to transport
their produce. In almost-every shire of
France and England the supply of fuel
was in excess of the demand.
This hospitable fire fared up Chin
ney proportioned to its size, lighting the
huge brick brick oven, the iron fredogs, the
bellows, shovel, gridiron, ladies, cal
druns, saucepans, mortar, tin pals and
other utensils thatetood on the brackets
Of the hearth, and irradiating the brass
and copper pots, the metal candlesticks,
the lamp, the lantern, the not unfrequent
silver beaker, and the glass drinking
cups that were ranged on the chests and
cupbcards round the walls. Near this
FIRE stood high backed settle, the mas
ter's corner, and under the great mantle
Of the chimney narrower benches were
set in the brick.
Within easy reach of the hearth deep
oak chest held the logs for burning 1t
was generally matched by a handsome
wedding chest with carved or painted
front, long enough to contain grown
person full length, butmoreusually filed,
itmust beadmitted, with the best clothes,
the trinkets and the savingso of the house
hold. The registers of the chatelet record
no crime SO common as the breaking open
of such wedding chests; and it issurpris-
ing how many clasps of jewels, girdles
of pearls, golden headdresses and rings,
and purses full of gold were stolen from
quite humble households. Our fore
fathers invested their capital in cups
or trinkets- of precious metal, pretty to
look sat, easy to hide, and readily con-
verted into cash when necessity demand
ed sacrifice. e.-Fortnightly Review.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-24
u.. Of petroleum 1nere..inr.

It is an interesting fact that the first
use to which petroleum was put in Eng
land was not that of luminant. It's
chemical composition rendered it most
useful medium for preserving substances
which have strong affinity for oxygen.
Chemists employed it in preserving po-
tasium and metals possessed Of kindred
qualities. Hot naphtha, it was discov-
cred, dissolved phosphorus and sulphur,
and deposited them on cooling. It was
found to be, too, an excellent solvent for
gutta percha, caoutchouc, camphor,
fatty and resinous bodies generally, and
hence it was extensively used in the arts
for these purposes. Its great use, how
ever, is as source of artificial light, and
notwithstanding the present use Of coal
gas and electric lighting the employ
ment of petroleum for this purpose still
increases. chambers journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-24
Will Not Stay Down.

The engineers on the Fairhaven and
Southern railroad in Oregon have struck
another natural phenomenon only Sec
ond to "the DEVILS Breadpan." The
gap of five miles in the track two miles
beyond the boundary is a low, swampy
place, which itwas found necessary to
pile A forty foot pile was driven right
into the swamp, and then another was
driven over it. But the second pile
would not stay down. As soon as the
driver stopped pounding the pile began
to rise again. Pound as they would the
workmen could not make that pile stay
down, for at every blow it seemed to
cry @resurgam," and rose again as soon
as the pounding ceased. d.-Singleton (Cal.
Courier.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-24
Tom Jones, Rabbit Ranch.

Tom Jones, a worthy colored man,
living near the Northeastern depot in
Athens, has domesticated large colony
Of the old field gray rabbits. Tom has
about twenty-five breeders, and says
that rabbits are raised as easily as chick
ems. They run at large in the yard, and
become as tame as house cats. They in
crease very fast, and sell readily at ten
cents each for pets or cooking purposes.
There are always orders ahead for them.
They grow very fast, and from one pair
he can raise more rabbits in year than
the best hen will raise chickens.-Atlan-
ia Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-24
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.

II OS ANGELES AND PACIFIC RAILWAY
IL company. Location Of principal place of
business, Los Angeles, California.
Notice is hereby given that at meeting of
the board of directors, held on the 9th day of
February. 1884, an assessment OF two dollars
per share be levied upon the capital stock issued
of the corporation, payable Immediately to
the secretary, at his office in s. w. Luitwielers
building, on the northeast corner of Requena
Cal.
All stock upon which this assessment shall
remain upaid ON the 31st day of March, 1891.
shall become delinquent on that day, and ali
stock upon which said delinquent assessment
shall not be paid on or before the goth day of
April, 1891, shall be on that day sold Tor SO
much thereof as necessary for the purpose Of
with cost of advertising and expenses of sale
By order of the Board of Directors.
f. z. FRANTZ, Secretary.
Date 2-29-32t
Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-24

TN THE SUPERIOR COURT, STATE OF
i California, County of Los Angeles-ss.
In the matter of the estate of Walter Taylour
English, deceased.
Notice for publication of time for proving
WILL etc.
Notice is hereby given that Tuesday, the 31st
day OF March 1891, at 2 O'Clock p. IN. OF said
day, at the court room OF Department No. Of
this court, at the building OF the Abstract and
the city of Los Angeles, county of Los An
geles, and State of California, has been ap-
pointed as the time and place for hearing the
that document now on file in this court pur-
porting TO be the last viii and testament OF the
said deceased, be admitted to probate, and that
letters testamentary be issued thereon to said
Mezzotint A. English, at which time and place
all persons interested therein may appear and
contest the same.
Dated Mardh 10, 1891.
4 H, WARD, County CLERK;
Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-24
Tho crocus.
- liss,s sister, " her sisters said
--f1l ~~<<~<

- litxae sister" her sisters said
1Inlcf purple and Wild rose red
ssHeuf dear, yet, till the sun comes out,
IN the hedges bud, and the grass blades sprcuA
Vo are safe In the kindly earth. and warm
4 the upper world, there are sleet and storm.
or. wait for the robins true clear note,
F0r hesound Of drifting wing afoat;
uur the laughter bright OF an April shower
70 ceu and wake YOU sweet Crocus flower"
But brave heart Crocus said never word,
Nor penped to listen for note of bird
or huRh OF rain drop. In rough green vest
And golden bonnet herself she dressed,
By he light Of giowworm's friendly spark,
And noft2y crept up the stairway dark,
Out through the portal of frozen mold
Intothe wide world, bleak and cold.
Dus somehow sunbeam found the place
Vhae tho snow made room for her lifted face
.-1Gsdeline g. Bridges in Ladies' Homo Journal
Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-24
se.sonable at Any Rate.

"Ah, like this snow!"
ssYeer
Eyes, indeed"
''Qood day for umbre1lasT
ION the contrary, good day for snow
shovels. The trade thus far in snow
sh0ve2s has been backward for two sea-
sons. As large wholesale grocer, my
cellar has been stored with several tons
Of snow shovels for the past two seasons.
Now it begins to look as though we
could raise the wind and the snow with
EN-"
'But suppose the present blizzard
doesn't hold out?'
"What then? Why, sir, nothing on
earth, especially in Michigan, can beat
the ingenuity of wholesaler. Why
why-hem-why, we'd just get out those
forty gross Of fly screens we have in the
cellar and rush 'em at half off. Detroit
Free Press
Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-24

Every Italian in the service of the pope
has been dismissed, and the duties of the
domestics in the papal apartments, both
in the antechamber and the interior, are
transferred to foreigners. An inquiry
had shown that Crispi had several secret
agents in the Vatican.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-24

Mr.. Caminetti, who has been awarded
seat in the next congress, is of Italian
parentage, buta native born Californian,
and he is said to be the first man from
California in either house who was born
in the state.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-24
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN BY THE UN-
IN dersigned, as the executrix of the last will
and testament of William II. Winston, de-
ceased, that pursuant to an order of sale made
by the superior court of the county of Los An
geles, state of California, in the matter of the
estate of said deceased, on the 18th day of Au-
gust, A. D. 1890, and filed on the 10th day of
August, A. d. 1890, she, the undersigned, as
such executrix, will on or after Thursday, the
26th of March, A. d. 1891, sell, at private sale,
subject to confirmation of said court, and upon
the terms hereinafter stated, all the right, title
and interest OF the said William H. Winston,
deceased, at the time of his death, and all the
right, title and interest that the said estate has
by operation of law or otherwise, acquired,
other than, or in addition to, that of the said de-
ceased at the time of his death, in and to all
that certain land or real estate situate, lying
and being in the county of Los Angeles, State
of California. and more particularly bounded
at point. being the southeast corner of the land
formerly conveyed by the said VIM. H. Winston
to ]. B. Wilson, and now the property of L. H.
Titus; running thence south, 11a deg. west,
twenty-five 2-1OO chains, along the westerly
line of the Rose road, to point; thence south
80 deg. So min. west seven LOO chains along
the nOrtherly line of said road to a point;
thence north deg. 81 min. west twenty six
So 100 chains to point; thence south 80 deg
10 min. east eleven 16-lOO chains to the point
of beginning; containing twenty three 20-lO0
acres; together with the right to lay. repair and
maintain, in perpetuity, pipe line for con-
ducting water under the surface of the soil at
sufficient depthto allow Of the cultivation of
the soil above the same, from the southwest
corner of the above tract along the eastern
boundary of the other lands of the said estate
on the west boundary OF the public road to the
southeast corner thereof; thence along the
southerly boundary of said lands TO the SOUTH
west corner thereof; excepting, however, any
and all waters which may be developed in or
any portion Of the abcve-described route Of
pipe line.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-24

The interest bearing part of the nation
al debt amounted to about $619, ,000, 900
at the beginning of last month. This is
the only part of the debt which isburden-
some.--Exchange.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-24

And in accordance with law, so many shares
of each parcel of snch stock as may be neces-
sary, will be sold at the Office of w. r. Black
man, room 15, Lanfranco block, 2ls North
Main street, Los Angeles, Cal on the 7th day
of April, 1891, at IL o'clock am, to pay de-
linquent assessments thereon, together with
costs of advertising and expenses of the SALE
3 % I'd E. C. WILSON, Secretary
Office No. III Requena ST., Los Angeles, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-24
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

T,HE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
i holders of the Los Angeles and Pacific Rail-
way company will be neiq at the once of the
company at No. 200 North Los Angeles street,
Los Angeles Cal, Oh Saturday. April 11th, at
10 o'clock a. m. for the purpose of electing a
beard of directors to serve for the ensuing
year and the transaction OF any other business
that may come before the meeting. "
W. 5'g!TIM 1s I,l!,s EI!IER e Pfesident.