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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-11-01
~ DtIn rnnnnninn.

Tnn r.ws ton OiID dicaico tho
sue. 1855 q. Goy. Gm1p1tli. On Uct.
10 lao nidsrnye.l e. wildly c]nthusiaU.
u; cO"d la CDCin 81 "a this is
supuGsnd 20 10 TIC hotl,d 81 Dcm0.
cmtic igsnuGfncticn with tho uoYcr-
nor his reception oA that occI8ion
was not such rs To mako tho McIiin.
lsyitc3 happy. ThN rank hnd lie OF
the Democracy o. Cincinnati arc in
limo for Ciupbcll, aud IL mos looks as
u lo had tho best oi The fight.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-11-01

Reno JoHrHg':.- l. Is rua.0rc-i thai:
the CPn:fa! Pac.!i: Ia irpad Co.Dpau,
will cpajcs. the :alIiiy 0i ID, hrri.
z9nt#i raise Of IL Ter cent. on the
valuation 81 tho roal mGia by the
B)irI Of Asscscora aud IJual.z.i:ou.
u is ciniIn"l thl: the Act creating
the Bard DID no: authorize an in
crease % valuation On railroad pop
"'iy ate, il had beea asSss%J Dy the
Doari.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-11-01

Reno JOuruut: oIdl!nc Democrats
aud itcpubarans in lIGmbpidt county
G.y fan eleetlpn woro " take place in
that county IN November anil Cove.
land nad Harrison wore tho Dominaes
81 their respective priiH5 Tor Prc1i
don't, neither would rot II iupdrod
Tot9D 10 the county, nad u Plato Ia
dian on u frru GO.naJo piliform would
Dcat iLcm.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-11-01

The Euici,o &sH!'a-, pr"1ers E;cw
nr. fnr yritgi "i4:cs Srr"tnr N
preference 20 an! otter i,ciuhl can
b'cauae he has voted sith ,hs Dem
0crnt1 about bill 81 the tGI" Lur.r.
tho present term and has therefor.
Daen ii-ht about l!I.i %; ilo time. q; j
tnat i!"rc is no u53I;rac, that any
o her "rpoblic4n would y, li.ht aiy
" the time.
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40 tie Public.

The DsILY isriFE>prHT ~il b
furnished 10 Subscribers. b: mail. post
= paid, for So = yc-r in adysI &C. OF
sioat tho cnd OF tie yeai; and 10
Town subscribers Ly carrier n: 80 coc;s
81 week, or si0 iur Il year if rid in I'd
vance. The Subscription rr!ac q: lhe
NEExL" l:pErE.DG:T IL q II year If
rs'id IN udranrc. O: 50 If paid 81, the
%.d cf the year. II you wHut tho
w"!th ~ your mono: IN iCca.l ard
general nv.Ss. BuO5criLe fvT The lsDE-
PENDENT.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-11-01

Tcachc--Can yod explain what 10
meant by vicarious punishment?
Johnny Zee. sir. When ma rcis
angry nj pa fhc ptnnks mc.-lN. J
HLrutd.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-11-01

Pocho Rsc0rd: Tho r,,le locomp.
tive - rIn might AID hJy hAu'ing orc
TO tho snc'trrI averaging about CT
tons every twenty ionr iipuFa. When
tho railroad Ia the Rabbit IL en-.
plcicd nod tha now ip"pmoliyc gnrs TO
work this mount will BE- dubbed.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-11-01
Regarding Trout.

Tho IpIHdt hns received u ci'Gnlnr
from Dr. David Jordnn, tb" veil
isoo"n ightbyH33iDS H CIIrJrDii,
containing useful information rl.Mrh.
irg trout. He tells vi that the yonng
ttnel.hcn1 trout ehould bJ called tho
ha!aW DdiydUrk Wo lmyo of'rn
wondered wiat IN thunder 10 ra!l
those trout, nnJ last week throw Il
nice sitting oacl in tic watcr bccnupo
no couldn't for tbs mopent think VI
tho pamu 1hoOld red throntrd trout
H. nOw cniled The SdiBaO mDkisG Gtu.
shuioi instead OF tho I,uIpucafHs We
hhyo said oil aiong lD0t pirpn0ips
Y'os no name for that tisb- tCdrGon
dyDGUL
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Exc T~eSrti;p.

rs;icr 81 The ic-cc........ -. q " 1frHLv,
on'tiilr..... go. ...........J Z TGiILl=-
.............. ) \ Mtkt'It
cho"l ITNs'csS, .... -. ....,JsS bEwiE
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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-11-01

Claus 5prcrklcs Irn reduced the
price u gTauml1tcG snsT 10 I cents.
and ,hc'iugar Trust IL bnyins from
him.
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LOO Icasn;1 torc,hcr.


Let's IcAsu1 together.
Here 5 a finn. one Of the
largest thc world ovcr +; it
has grown, step by step.
through the years to great
ness - and it sells patent
mcdicin4s ugh
{" That's enough -
Wait 4 little
Iins finn pays the news
papers good money (cXpon.
save work, this advcrtis.nr!)
10 til The people that they
lave f.ith in What they sell,
50 n!Ych Jain that if they
can't benefit OF cure they
don't want your money.
| heir .gtsa;aahcs is rot in.
definite ard relative, hut
mI1iftc ard absoknhc-if the
medicine doesn't help, your
morcy is "oa ccM."
Suppose every siCl; man
and every iceblc woman
tried these medicines and
E,,,sI I,yD, ,y..li,i,.. ,,il
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HcH TaLLcYRANo WAS LA!aEp.
nc Weed czes,.ea title! ~ T=Ii-yr=a,
-ii..rr.!.


The c=asc OF ~Ta'lvy.aad's ~l-racnc.5
h-S lr-Z b"cl . matter cf dlTgut".
Ea-i2T t':c Ei-v-tvro years wai,! hive
cl:gs-l sircc Ii doth. hiT dcioriait?
ia D=c- ~@2GJu.is4 70. III ali amer II
y"-"s.
S.Tlc :to=io5 h@Ye It that the Gcfcc.
" c1E-c-!-!; CHER that II va, o.
c~-s'r.ci by ~ accident which Lc!c!!
ain IN hi. infancy. The I-2st c~uriou.
explanation 81 ell is that UTcrcd b. .
writer in the Quarterly Ecyiryy. TO
qvut- Tx vcr-. ::crls Of ou- Informant.
"a cEiacntIy dis!iag-iohcl diplomat"
c2ya this writer. 'I.llgyraaG's Vienna
colleague, Baron W"a."aLyr-. told Inc
year AZ TINT his ~l&Iacrcsg va, o.Yiag
10 t.r c2r-lc-cacas CT his nurse. WHO
laid hin down IN . field while shc lirtcd
T.ta Ec: aETnrthc-r, "-l on comm
t-cE IL her cha:Tc found ccflv Pin din
Ing Oh tIc i.fa1:'G lcgs. -! .rrc that
N~caaca01lT It'd nc tAi5 - "a c5.ar-
liaAcd i:y-t, and CEi I'll be aurc that
his authority vas TGll>yranG h.fCl.-li."
Il ,hc "St-aat5 from hi IcnCirS,
puk!i.hcd il the Century. T.lic.raad
L.lsc.l .e.tios TIC controversy. ~
=" &c n l2-!c," GayT lie. i @~-,i:-atal-
l. sG!l tom t,.c top OF : cG.bJ4~i and
'",,cac c"re ] wcS intru.toG ONLY il.
f.r:I"A ny & uiily oftais1cT,:.. ~Ia1nt!,a
~&.tgr-:@rd. . , . The elaboration Of
ny foot had bccn ~uc-ic.tcd T.,
long e Dc rcncdicd; cTcl ny otac.
fo>t. h."i.y - bear alone The whole
r'Hi"l,t II rry body. h1d yrrwn weaker,
c@d thus rcIarircd Lame for lie. That
accidcnt, &c @ddG, had = great inilu-
C..cc oyer Try whole lie"
Ono would Guprozc That p cor-ciou5-
nca1 Il his oIyn d~Cforinity would hare
Iaadc hiGl more l2nic4t 70 the defects of
~ctl:cr3. That this wa3 not the Gaze il
nlustTHtcd III his reply u . yucationcr
yy.!ozc Ili.iortunc il was 10 be cross
eyed.
.icc;inY TallHyraud NJ tho treat
rtatcaiaga v9GB leaving 4 couEcil where
there Eaal hccn treat v.ran"iing and
comfr-ion. this pcr.on called CIT {, him:
Wei, ". dc I~a!lcyrand. low rrc
uIinGa looi;ing?"
Like your eyes, Gir."wao tho cutting
reply.
I.acusS pnGnc in hast-a.ia.
Accounts of The locust plaque in Au.-
trJiir nr2 atill most disIa 81. c:cspt in
adelaide, v!i:rrr the iocu,ts have bc,n
Epoi ciiCuth - drown tlcn,2lrcs il
nyr.ads. The nca.Ghofc OF adelaide It
last reports vyna IiIri with u. drowned
locmsty. 1T Minyio, however, the ar.
rival Of an i;oncI5c column trara to
north wa rrriouTly r~lcrriiu; Ito IN.
fabitantJ. The ~a:riospl.crc prcscnt.d
the appearance Of q Gnov.8iyri1: tho
roads a:!l fsHccJ were coyyrsd 70 n
dipth If ihrco inciIcs or. four ilcllco
Win u Goi!d inais OF ~locust3. The rar.
d;no were piiul;ly dcnutcd Cf vcGGta-
ton and all hc"haTn was fGst di3ap1car.
irF before die p,,L. The caterpillar
plaque H. "lao causing tho Australian
coioii1t9 GcriDus rnxirty. l'ai.urcn
nr11nJ nrrir'l:1raliIta Is a~ttributad {,
thcDc pc5t3; Hal no Womb =, yyi,cft 80
rl'lc.t ~ Blk hdndrSd pounl7 gterlinr l.,
tlid TO 'H the l2@g OF one farmer nj )no
through the dot!rn?tioa OF hin barley
crop by thc caterpillar.
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fudan Ellsworth, 81 Oakiuhd. has
gr.niyd u divorce ~ MB Prntt on
Tho groDnd 81 crne!iy. fhe dGGont
ycopio Of that city should g,yo th.nk5
tbtt thp nabij falo ~ scstind.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-11-01

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sue '''''''a'.'.. ...... . & u SlHUtLV
'c''"t"iNl .. ......-.. ........D u WILLIAMS
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~ u'9 SIeiiH... ...... ......r.. III IArrH
, ''H''.. .'''...... ......... .,LD III SnT'sUS
't..''''''''. '.......-. .... \ Exams
. p' uiIicT Mr.sS
his,i!rt NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. J \ ILuHIru
"uit' o' riInulS.......... ....nu J IaYiOL
..... VI NCAfpT
''uiit! ComlhisSIo eis ..SThELr.Y l;IGSEN
90. .,jOI.S iUHSs
,NINo> nt...........,... NrrETl u lhTITEsu.
i"O'le A'iiHiIittT"tGr. ........ JSMgE TALBOT
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jas. T. Davidson, VI. ID.
Cas- acpUG5TEH. II. D.
IiETRY ~. F!SxE, II. ID.
I'll. LETOvgTEUx. II. ID.
'c-Lcrs San Frt1ciscy Board Of
Health.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-06-06
A Detroit Paper Sees the Light.

A local assembly of the Knights of
Labor in Boston has passed a set of res
olutions which demand:
That bill be drafted by the state
legislature providing that the state gov
ernment seize, under the rights of cmi-
nent domain, all vacant lands held for
speculative purposes, adjacent to all
steam or electric surface and elevated
railroads. at present erected or to be
erected: that such lands be cut up into
housclots and decided to. at sum not to
exceed 500 per lot, workingmen. under
Il mortgage by the state: that 216 per
cent be charged as interest: that the
land be appraised by state appraiser:
that each holder of a deed be advanced
enough money to build house of rca-
sonable dimensions thereon: that when
the sum advanced by the state be re-
funded clear conveyance of the title
should be made to the holder of the
title.
The Detroit Evening Journal thinks
that people will laugh at this
proposition. and that perhaps that is
the best way to treat it. Nevertheless
it goes on to say:
To the thoughtful mind there is some
thing suggestive in this resolution by
tilS bOStcn hniSuIS. W llN Is II LnaL In
this young country. with its natural re-
sources hardly touched. wages are so
low that men find it hard to get homes
Of their own? Is it because our land is
taken up in advance of actual need?
The speculator always goes ahead of
enterprise, and the land takes on not
only fair rental value, but it takes on
prospective value, and every increase
in productive power simply gives the
landowner q chance to shove up the
price Of his land Wages. therefore, do
not rise materially; for the value of
the land tends to increase faster than
the production of wealth, and the land
owner gets what ought to go to labor
as wages. Horace Greeley saw all this
more or less clearly forty or fifty years
ago, and he advocated a law limiting
the area of land which one man might
own 1t would have been well had his
warning been needed; for even nor
workingmen are looking greedily at
the lsad which belongs to those who
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-06-06
New York.Times on the Land Tax.

The great advantage of tax upon
land is that it can be equitably adjusted
and economically collected, that there
can be no escape or evasion, and that it
will bear upon a value that is absolute
ly Proportioned to the proftableness of
its occupation and use. In other words,
it will be proportioned to the wealth
that is employed in the use of the land,
which, directly and indirectly consid-
cred, is the entire wealth of the COM
munity. The tax will necessarily be
paid out of the surplus OF production.
When the tax is levied anywhere be-
tween the land and the wealth accumu-
lated from its use, it falls upon the ac-
tive agencies of production, and inter
feres with their activity and fruitful
ness. This induces inequality of bur-
dens and efforts to esca pc, and when
ever the pressure is greater in one place
than another. there vii! be a shifting of
ground as inevitably as air or water
moves in the direction of the least re-
sistance. In our efforts at tax reform
we are driven more and more back to
the land. or to what is called real prop
erty. as the true basis of public rcve-
enIpS.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-06-06

For wear with skirts of any kind
there are shown blouses of blue. brown.
red or black silk with polka dots. cres-
cents. stars or hieroglyphics. very tiny
ones ali of these, in white upon them.
They are made tucked slightly in front
from the throat to the bust-line, after
which they flare and the fullness is held
III at the waist by a belt. The sleeves
are very high on the shoulders, full and
gathered into deep, straight cuffs at the
wrist, a cuff which permits three white
buttons TO close it All of us know
what it is to have skirts that outwear
bodices. and the black one or the blue
one. or what color it may be. can be
carefully freshened up, made as near
Nike new as possible, and the blouse
selected to go with it that is in harmony
with its color. a well-made silk blouse
should last all summer. but it must be
rrmHm bered that l am talking not of
yale rose or cream ones, but of the re-
fined indigo blue, the dark seal wn,
or the black; the pink and the blue and
the white are, it Is true, as dainty as
the daisies, and jast about as perishabie,
Ladies' Home journal,
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-06-06
THE LAND or NOD.

4 beautiful land is the land OF Nod
To all the children dear,
For an angel band guard that fairy land,
There's never o thing to fears
A.beautffui land is the land OF Nod
Tho land OF sweet repose;
There tho weary feet IND q rest complete.
And the heart no sorrow knows,
A beautiful lard is the land OF Nod,
Where angels vigil keep
Ger each fair young head as they lie abed
With their eyelids closed in sleep.
4 beautiful land is the land OF Nod,
The land OF fairy dream,
For each one roa1ns there DER kingdom fatx,
Though things are not what they seem"
beautiful land is the land OF Nod
To those OF older growth,
We lay aside there all sorrow and caro-
And sweetly forgot them both.
beautiful land Is the land OF Nod
To those in grief who weep;
For the Lord has said, In His book we've read I:
"He giveth His loved oacs sleep"
John N. Lloyd, in Farm. Field and Stock
uaon.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-06-06
SPRING SHADES OF COLOR.
Subducd Tones Seem to Re the General
FaSOriteS,

Subducd Tones Seem to fsc the General
FavoriteS.
If any one color can be said to lead in
women's attire it is gray. and next
comes pale shades of lavender and
heliotrope. In fact, so great has been
the demand for these that many of tho
shops are all but cleared of such colors.
Countless variat ations of both gray and
lavender are there in wash silks. fig
ursd India and China silks: other
wcavcs, such as serge and surah having
sprays of silver wheat. lunches of vio-
lets and helfotrcpe. and hair stripes of
white and of neutral tint on q black
ground. \ leader in this department
Just now is handsome black surah. all
silk. selling at 90 cents per yard. Then
in woolen goods there is beautiful
crepon, figured and plain: pattern
dresses, consisting of three and one
half yards of fancy camel rs-hair cheviot
and five and one half of plain; besides
cashmeres. henriettas and plated and
striped novelty goods. all of the same
dainty coiorings. New wcavcs of black
goods. resembling nuns yelling in text
ure. but called Carmeilite and Viola,
with open-worll stripes and with plain
border. headed with n fine open-worl<
stripe, are among the most desirable
for summer wear. and share the popu-
larty of the neutral tones. Dress trim
mings, hosiery, laccs and parasols. also
Incorporating all the lovely tones of
gray. together with capes OF broadcloth,
studded with jet nail heads, charming
tea gowns, opening in front, and
matched with pctticoat. A variety of
these gowns are black, embroidered in
heIiotrope. N. y. Sun.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-06-06
Tax Commissioner Coleman on Taxa.
ton.

Recently, before New York lesisls-
tive committee, Tax Commissioner Cole
man gave it as his opinion that the eff
feet of the taxation of personal proper.
ty in this state had been to drive out Of
this city, in one year, over SS20, ,OO0, 900
in capital represented in corporations
alone. At least Is to 20 per cent. Of
that amount represented the capital of
companies which had been doing buai-
ness in this city. They had found il
more profitable, however, to wind up
their affairs in New York and reorgan-
ize in New Jersey. Excessive taxation
had driven them across the river. AL
though organized in New Jersey, many
of these firms did business only in Eew
York city. This information was the
result of special investigation on the
part of Mr.. Coleman. Among those
firms the witness named the Thurber.
Whyland Co., Park & Tilford, the Gel.
luloid Co., the United States Book Con.
Germ, Devoe & Co. and the Hoffman
Cafe. The Hoffman cafe was capital
lied at 81, 250, 900 in New Jersey. This
fact greatly surprised the senator's.
These concerns all received the same
protection from the fire and police
departments as those incorporated in
this state. They contributed in return
practically nothing to the government
of New York. They depend upon New
Jersey for nothing except exemption. It
was true that they were obliged to pay
some money to the state of New Jersey.
The amounts, however, We're compare
lively small. New Jersey did not COM
pei her corporations to make returns of
their property. Much of the other tes-
timony given by the commissioner has
been printed in the Standard heretofore;
but he made one new point against the
personal property tax He said that it
was sapping at the roots of home life
in this city, for said he, 1.-The rates Of
personal taxation are so obnoxious that
people fnstsdd building fine resi-
dences engage suite of rooms in some
hotel and live at some club A few
years ago hotels were but seven stories
high, now they are seventeen stories
high" The commissioner said that the
virtual abolition of the tax on personal
property would be of the greatest ben ,.
fit to the city of New York.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-06-06
A Church That Wants no Exemption.

Rev A. p. McDiarmid. pastor CT the
Tabernacle Baptist church, in Brook
lyn. addressed meeting of Baptist
ministers the other day on the subject
of church taxes. He argued that the
Baptist church should not countenance
the exemption of state taxes which is
now in vogue. THE church, in accept
ing an exemption from taXes,' said he,
receives that which is wrested from the
Taxpayers. 1t is gift from the state
and a tendency toward the state main
tenance of the church. public grant
each year from the state would be less
Objectionable, for then every thing
would be done openly, and the tax-pay-
ers would know just how much the diff
ferent churches were receiving. a re-
ligion that can not pay its just taxes
should be booted out of the world
TAXEs on the value of land not only
do not check production do most
other taxes, but they tend to increase
production, by destroying speculative
rent How speculative rent checks pro-
duction may be seen not only in the
valuab bic land withheld from us, but in
the paroxysms of industrial depression
which, originating in the speculative
advance in land values, propagate them
selves over the whole civilized world,
everywhere paralyzing industry, and
causing more waste and probably moro
suffering than would general war
Progress and Poverty.
The San Francisco Star tells of six
lots in that city which We're wanted in
order to open street. A commission
appraised them at 81, s45, but the owner
wanted 81, 900, and said he valued them
at Sc, 900 and didn't want. to let them go
even at that price. An examination of
the assessors books showed that they
were assessed at only S45 each. The
Star says this case ought to make single
takers of all thinking persons who ex-
anime into it; and we think SO, too.
WERE all taxes placed upon land vai-
ues, irrespective of improvements, the
! scheme of taxation would be SO simple
and clear, and public attention wonld
be so directed to it. that the valuation
| of taxation could aud would be n ade
with the same certainty that a real
! estate agent can determine the price
seller can get for elot-Progress sld
| Poverty.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-06-06

don't work. The Astors, drawing ~.
600 daily as ground rents, brush BY the
man who works for 80 per day and who
can't save enough to buy foot OF
ground. The few owners Of the land
Of New York city receive 800, 600, 0Oc
annually for its use, or, at least that u
about the rental value, while only =
per cent. of the inhabitants live in
houses of their own. Such state Of
affairs can not but lead to proposi-
tions of confiscation.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-06-06
Professional ,1ealouSy.

Living Skeleton Ito man with the
elastic skin}-About ali you're good for
is to be worked up into tambourines,
and tambourines are cheap now.
Elastic Skin Mani hey're worth
more than bones. Chicago Trihuna
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-06-06

Strangcr-I have three hundred
burglar alarms Ia like to sell you.
Hardware Merchandise yop manu-
facturc them?
No, sir. l am n burglar. "-Detroit
Free preSS
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-16
A Merry Party.

Seven two horse vehicles from
the livery stable of r. E. Hisey
conveyed the Mexico Merry Max
ers to their camp ground in the
vicinity of Santa Fe Monday. An
early start was made and as the
defiance is only II miles the party
doubtless arrived III time to serve
dinner at the usual hour. Nearly
all the young folks in town, ac-
companled by number of gentle
men and their wives, composed the
party. They went well equipped
for camping out and took alsng
enough edibles to feed as many
more as are included in the party.
Friends are invited to call on them
and partake of their hospitality.
The campers will return next Fri
day. Mr.. Trimble and some of
the other boys took seine along.
The LEDGER returns many thanks
for the big mess of fish it is going
to get,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-16
Supply of Water and Turnips

Supply of Water and Turnips.
"Uncle" Jim Carter, of the vi
cinity of Worcester, was in town
Monday with wagon load of tur.
nips and dumped the LEDGER out
a few. Water is plenty and we
are now all right until the editors
return, some time next week. We
suspect, however, that our chief
wouldn't have left had he known
those turn1ps were coming.
"Uncle" Jim reports the birth
of a wonderful pig on his place.
As he describes it, this remarkably
deformed specimen of the hog fam
lily has a nose that resembles a
fresh-water alligator, its tail is as
long as Chinaman's queue, each
loot contains three human-shaped
toes and its body is covered with
feathers. The pig cackles like an
old hen. When asked how he
knew it was a pig, "Uncle"> Jim
cooked his hat on one side of his
head and got in his wagon and
drove off.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-16
Some Fine Fish Taken.

Bob Hisey. who went to the
camp ground of the Mexico Merry
Makers with his teams, returned
last night and is authority for the
statement that the campers are
catching lots of fish. Mr.. Hisey
says he saw one fish taken from
the seine that weighed Is or Is
pounds and that a great many
smaller ones weighing a pound or
more were caught. We also hear
that the scalps of several wild ami
mails are dangling to the belts of
some of the young braves of the
party
1t is to be devoutly hoped that
the news of their reputed good luck
and deeds of daring will not reach
the camp,or rumor might come to
town that some of the gentlemen
of the party had vallantly slain a
ferocious lion in the jungle down
there or one of the girls had in
trepidly killed a garter snake.