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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-10-30
CURIOUS FACTS.

A twenty-eight pound turbot con-
tanned IA, 900, 900 eggs.
Every second clock ticks some one
of the earth's inhabitants gives up the
ghost.
The words in common use by the or
dinary individual are estimated at from
1000 to 5000.
In Africa, when the weather prognos-
tigator fails to bring rain, they cut hiT
up and eat him.
In Bali, an island in the Indian Archi-
pelago east of Java, the burning Of wild
ows still goes on.
There is a cat in Belfast, Me-, which,
during the green corn season, eats each
day half dozen cooked ears.
One of the latest novelties advertised
is a masticator, which cuts up children's
food, preparing it for the mouth.
Out of the letters in the sentence
"Let charity arouse your ZEAL" St.
Louisian has formed 20, ,059 words.
When a Frenchman marries, under the
law he becomes responsible for the sup
port of his wife's father and mother.
In Corea, sheets OF paper pass for
money. One sheet brings one quart of
rice, or twenty sheets piece of hemp
cloth.
James Clark, of New Moor6ed, Ohio,
has cat which has adopted an infant
polecat, and is as attached to 1t as to her
own kittens.
In a certain portion Of the Ural dis
trict of Russia, camels are the only work
ing cattle used, some large farms pos
sessing a hundred camels.
The poet southey had a spinster's love
for cats, aud wrote some of his finest
verses in their company. A quartet OF
Toms and tabs have the freedom of Du.
mass study.
The correct thing in Kansas now is
the appletree contest, in which every
one has a shake at the tree, and the per-
son who brings down the greatest guam
tity of fruit walks of with the prize.
The education of Russian children is
said to be conducted in four languages
the native, German, English aud French
which they learn to speak duently.
The Car speaks English remarkably
well.
A Swiss engineer, backed by the Swiss
Government, is just now seriously con-
tcmplating the construction of an under
ground railway up Mount Jungfrau to its
summit. It will be completed early in
1895, if everything goes well.
At the birth OF child in lower Brit
tany the neighboring women take it in
charge, wash it, crack its joints, and rub
its head with oil to solder the Uranium
bones. 1t is then wrapped in a tight
bundle aud its lips are anointed with
brandy.
Belgium has population OF q, 6,O3O, O4S;
Kansas has a population Of l, AT ,O96,
vet she is so large that seven countries
the size of Belgium could be laid down
within her border, and yet she would
have 400, 900 square miles Of unoccupied
territory.
The hamlet OF Foust, situated in the
lower Pyreuees, belongs neither to France
nor Spain. 1t has over 100 citizens.
They have no Mayor or other civil
official they have not even an established
church or priest of their own, but attend
at a neighboring village.
1t costs something to live and good
deal to die. Some one estimates that
getting born costs the people OF the
United States $3.50, 900, 900 annually;
getting married $500, 100000, and
getting buried, SIS, 100000. 1t might
be added that getting drunk costs the
people Of the United States more than
5000, 900, 900 annually.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-10-30

Prince Ferdinand, of Bulgaria, has or
dercd 81, ,oOO,OOO worth Of cannon FROM
Krupp,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-04-02

great deal of distress is reported
among cattle, sheep and other live stock
in New Mexico. Hon. Frank Hubbel,
Just returned from his ranch in Soccorro
county, says that he lost in the past few
months over 80, 900 head OF sheep from
freezing and starvation, and reports
General loss among all sleep owners.
The weather has been cold and the
ground covered with snow. Such
weather as that of the last two months
was never experienced before. Journal.
Nevada City Herald: The new reduce
ton works at the depot are completed.
Steam was gotten up this morning and
the machinery started. Everything
worked smoothly. 1t is fine plant for
temporary works. Superintendent
Gates says this plant is the only one Of
its kind in the world. 1t is new pro-
cess Of working the tailings Of sulphua-
refs works, the chief feature being a
lead bath. This plant was set up here
to work over large heap of talings on
the Grass Valley road. near Grass Val
ley. Ii they can be worked as proftably
and cheaply as the oweers explicit, a
larger aud more complete works may be
put up ON Gold Flat, where ores will be
roasted and general reduction works
started
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The Chinese Question.

In the trial OF James A. Miller alias
James Muldoon, for smuggling China.
men into this country, now in progress
before United States District Judge
Coke Of Utica, N. ", Attorney De An
CELLS, who was assigned to defend the
prisoner, raised an interesting point.
The Cinnamon came to this country in a
rowboat across the Niagara river. The
statute provides that it is misdemeanor
to aid or abet Chinese person to enter
the United States by land. or to aid or
abet any such to land from vessel De
Angels argued, and the government ad-
mitted. that rowboat was not vessel
within the meaning Of the statute. De
ANGELS argued that coming by row.
boat could not be construed to mean
coming by land. The effect of this con.
struction Of the statute would enable
Cinnamon to come to this country by
rowboats. The Court held that for the
present he would hold the statute broad
enough to cover coming to this country
by whatever means, but promised t.
give the question further consideration
and change his ruling il wrong.
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charged with melting the natives to dis
order and sent to Mozambique. He loses
valuable mineral rights 10 Mashonaland
and his health is broken by hardship.
Many years practice have given c. A.
Snow Co., Solicitors of Patents at
Washington, d. c., unsurpassed sue
cess in obtaining patents for all classes
Of invention. They make speciality of
rejected cases, and have secured allow
ance of many patents that have been
previously rejected. Their advertise.
ment in another column will be of in
terest to inventors, patentees, manufac.
turers and all who have to do with
patents.
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No. 923.
No. 923.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFIcK,
Eureka. Nevada. February 3. 1880

Eureka. Nevada. February 3, 1890.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN. THAT d. 8
IN APPLETON AND WILLIAM REMsRN, whose
post office address 10 Hike, Nevada, have this
day filed their application for patent for if-
teen hundred (15OO) Linear feet Of the GEN.
TEHIAL LODE, mine or vein, bearing sOld and
silver, with surface ground SIX hundred t6OOl
feet in width, situated In Pahranagat Lake
Mining District. County Of Lincoln, State OF
Nevada. and designated by the field notes and
onicial plat on hle in this Office, rs Lot No. as,
In Sec 8. TIP IS. 80 +, Of Monnt Diablo Me.
ridian: Said Lot No. 40 being described ~ fol-
lows, To-wit:
Beginning Al post marked No. l, u s 8, No.
10 and the original location corner, whence
the quarter section cerner on the north line OF
greeB 1923 feet. Thence, South 600 feet TO
post marked No. 2, U 8 8, No. 40 and TIE oriRi.
nal location corner. Thence, West 1900 feet 10
post marked No. 8. U 8 8, No. 45 and the oriRi.
nal location corner. Thence, North GOO feet to
post marked No. 4, U s, No. l5 and the orig l.
nal location corner whence post No. ], the
Southeast corner OF q. s.. Survey, No. 20, ILL.,
nois Lode, bears N 20 degrees W 40l feet
Thence. East 1850 feet TO post No. !, the place
Of beginning.
Containing 20 CO acres.
With Magnetic variation Of 16 degrees Rspt
Any and all persons claiming adversely an
portion Of said CENTfNIAL LODE, mine or sur
face ground are required to file their adverse
claims with the Register OF the United Htates
Land Once at Eureka, In the State Of Nevae.
during the eixty days period Of publication
hereof, or they will be barred by virtue OF the
provisions OF the Statute.
D. H. HALL, Register.
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a Well Read Advertisement.

People are prone to say nobody reads
advertisements. Right there is where
they make mistake. These very peo-
pie read advertisements themselves A
few weeks ago an enterprising grocer, J.
J. jackson. put in his advertisement a
curious sort Of puzzle. 1t really has no
correct solution. but scores Of people
have handed in solutions Of the problem.
We have received letters from all parts
Of the State offering solutions, and Mr..
jackson has received great many. 1t
shows that advertisements are read. A
gentleman said to us the other day: II
wish you would put Henry Lanes local
ID. in some corner and keep it there.
You move it about at every issue. Why,
sir, I've read that local hundred times,
1t least. "-Nevada City Herald.
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for a Patent
No. 800.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFIoE,
Eureka, Nevada, January 29, 1890,

Eurtkhs NeNhuh, Jauuhry 20, lbJU.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT JOHN
IN CASTLES, whose Post ONCE address 10
Hike, Nevada, has this day applied for pat
ent, for fifteen hundred 1900 linear feet, OF
the Western extension Of the Emma Nevada
Lode or Vein bearing gold and silver, with snr.
face ground six hundred l6c0) feet In width,
situated In Pahranagat Lake Mining District,
County OF Lincoln, and State of Nevada, and
designated by the field notes.and official plat on
file in this Office as lot No. Al, in Township 3,
South. Range 50 East, Of Mount Diablo Meri-
dian, said lot No. AZ, being described as fol.
lows, to-wit:
Beginning at a post marked No. I. U 8 S No.
AZ. and the original location Monument.
whence the section corner on the East boun-
Diary Of Section 20, TIP 8 8, r 80 f M d M bears
North 81 degrees, minutes East, $3.50 feet.
Thence, South 2l7 feet to post No. 4, N W cor
ner OF u u No. As, Emma Nevada Lode, 600
foot to post marked No. 2, 8 8 No. AZ, and
tae original location monument. Thence,
North 30 degrees West fifteen hundred (15OO)
feet to post marked No. 3, u 3 8 No. AZ, and
the original location Monument. Thence
North 600 feet to post marked No. 4, U 8 8 No,
AZ, and the original location Monument.
Thence. South 80 degrees East Fifteen hundred
feet to place OF beginning.
Containing n. IS acres.
With magnetic variation 10 degrees East.
Any and all persons claiming adversely any
portion Of said Western Extension Of the EN-.
ma Nevada Lode or Surface ground, are re-
quired to flle their adverse claims with the
Register Of the United States Land ONCE. at
Eureka, In the County OF Eureka, during the
sixty days period Of publication hereof, or they
Will be barred by virtue Of the provisions Of
the Statute.
D. II. HALL, Register.
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Chicago already has history, lG-story
and l9.story buildings, but in the spring
she will 90 herself one better and put up
"a story steel office on Dearborn street,
between Polk and Harrison. "This vast
structure will present unbroken fronts
of stone and glass, but its strength will
rest on its maze of steel columns, shafts,
sleepers. stills, etc. The very lintels will
be of steel. 1t is claimed there will be
scarcely enough wood in the entire pile
to furnish kindling for single fire in a
cooking stove. Public Ledger.
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Application for a Patent
No. 1853.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFIoE,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFIoE.
Eureka, Nevada, May 2S, 1888.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT TIE
IN Payday Gold and Silver Mining Company,
whose postofiice address is San Francisco
California, has this day filed its application for
q patent for Fourteen hundred and eighty-n
linear feet OF the PAYDAY mine or vein bearing
silver. with surface ground Six hundred feet in
width, situated In Jackrsbbit Mining District,
County OF Lincoln. and State Of Nevada. and
designated by the field notes and official plat on
file In this office AZ Lot No. 80. located upon
unsurveyed land. The exterior boundaries OF
said Lot No. 80 being IN follows, to wit:
Beginning at post marked No. l, U 8 survey
No 80, from which u mineral monument No
l bears N As deg As min f 943 feet. The stove
pipe Of Day Mining Company's office bears N
Sc deg As min 4 4l0 feet, and the smokestack OF
Payday hoisting- works bears s 81 deg As min
$50 feet. Then. LIST course, 3 IA deg is min
600 feet, to post marked No 2, U survey No 80,
and post No l Of U 5 survey No 81, said posts
being identical with the northeasterly corner
monument Of the Payday location, from which
the northwesterly corner monument of the Pay
westerly corner u the Payday location.
Thence, SO deg 80 min W 4S7 foet, to a point
on the westerly line OF survey No 80; thenve,
N 50 deg Z $50 feet to post No l, U i survey No
80. and thence. 8 "a deg As min Il 500 feet. to
post No 2, u = survey No. 80, and the place Of
beginning. Containing an area Of $500 acre OF
land. Which trfcts being excluded from this
survey leaves remaining an area OF IN 23.10C
acres of land.
Magnetic variation l6 deg East.
The location Of this mine is recorded In the
Recorders office Of Lincoln county, Nevada, In
Book OF Mining Notices. This lode il bounded
on the east by the Jackrsbbit mining claim
and ON the north west aud south by no known
claims Any and all persons claiming sd
versely any portion of said Payday mine OF
surface ground are required to file their adverse
claims with the Register of the United States
Land ONCE at Eureka, In the state OF Nevada
during tho sixty days period of publication
hereof, or they will be barred by virtue of the
provisions of the statute.
Ell. HINCKLEY. Register.
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8ur,t.

At Phoebe New. March Goth 1891. to the wife of
Halstead Goodrich, q daughter.
At Phoebe New. March Goth 1891. to the wife of
George Nesbitt. a daughter.
At Panaca, New. April LIST 1891 to the wife Of
Jim Higgins. daughter.
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lie PutIt Plainly.

Notice posted by Deadwood husband
in the Post Offices.
"My wife Sarah has Shot my rancho.
When didn't boo thing Too hur an
| want it distinctly Understood that any
man That takes hur In an keers for her
On my account Will get himself pumped
80 Full OF lead that Sum tenderfoot will
locate him for Mineral clam. A world
To the wise is sufficient an orter work
on fools. Z. Smith.
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HANGED IN EFFIGY.

The following is from the Elko Inde-
pendent of Monday: A most startling
scene. and one which caused more ex-
element among the usually quiet citi-
zens Of our peaceable town than anything
which has occurred for years, was wit
messed by the early risers on yesterday
Sunday morning, the 22nd instant.
From q cross. beam, extending from
the public flagstaff on the plaza to the
nearest telegraph pole, were suspended
four figures with CHASTITY faces, each
body bearing on its breast a placard in.
scribed as follows:
First. "The Bosses Poodle. Come
Puppy. Come. A Lying Editor and
Iguoramus Legislation
Second, "Nonentity John. A. B. No.
r."
Third, 80. Bruner Williams. We ex.
pected Nothing, And Got It."
Fourth, "Booby Eddy. Kicked Out
of Government Service for Dishonesty,
and State Service for Idiocy."
The "remains" we're viewed with curl.
osity by large number of the people Of
Elko, and variety Of unique and origi
nal remarks were INDUCED in by those
who seemed to understand the situation
About 8 O'Clock, before the arrival of the
train from the west, Mr. Harrington pull
cd down the bodies Of the effgies, thu
heads being left suspended and waving
to and fro in the chilly breeze.
This demonstration was no doubt Incl
ted by the general feeling OF indignation
which animates the people of Elko OIL
account Of the passage of the Eko Rail
road Bill. The question was frequentl.
asked ~ to why one of our representa-
tives was omitted from the display, as i
is generally understood that the Elk
delegation in the Assembly all favored
and voted for the measure.
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Last Sunday night the people Of Sierra
City were treated to lightning and thun-
der, a. some remarked, 'the likes Of
which they never saw before" accompa.
nisd BY fierce winds that ratified every.
thing hsItsr-skeltsr, followed by heavy
showers, which changed to snow near
morning. The miners are rejoicing over
~ bright prospect Of q good water sea.
90, which means prosperity and hsppi-
pes Tor al.
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The citizens Of the country generally
feel sense Of satisfaction that the re-.
quest Of General Sherman as to the place
Of his burial was complied with, even
though st. Louis. may never undertake
to erect monument at his grave. The
proposition made by New York to erect
q monument to his memory in that city
has semi.sacriligious sound, in view Of
the untitled pledge that the neglected
grave Of General Grant is constant re-
hinder Of. st. Louis is making no haste
in the matter, but it will not be sur.
prise il Sherman's grave has a fitting
memorial over it before Grants.
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WHY DID HE GOT
A st. Louis Merchants Trip to tho
Postoffice, and the Result.

Californias last sensation Is beginning
TO take hold OF st. Louis J. V. s. Barrett,
the commission merchant of 100 and 124
North Commercial Street, was one of the
first to test Joys Vegetable Sarsaparilla in
sick headaches. Its effect was such graft
flying surprise that he went over to the post.
office and told his friend, Thos. P. Culkin,
sup't of the registry division, who was also
worried with headaches. The following let
ter details his friends experience also:-
PosToFFIcE, ST. LOUIS, Feb. 20, 1890.
J. V. S. BARRETT, ESQ.,
DEAR SIR: You ask me, Did act on your
advice3 did, and have to thank you. For
years have suffered from indigestion and
headaches. Taking your advice, purchased
bottle of joys Vegetable Sarsaparilla
Before had finished 1t I could eat almost
anything with impunity, and have been
since rarely troubled with a headache of
any kind, for which l give due credit to
your advice aud Joys Vegetable Sarsaparills.
Yours, etc.,
TH0S. p. CULKIN,
Sup't Registry Division, Postotiice
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Notice for Publication.
LAND OFFICE At EUREKA, NEVADA,
n lAAl

LAND OFFICE AT EUREKA, NEVADA
March "a, 1891. !
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
IN following-named settler has filed notice
OF his intention to make final proof In sup
port Of his claim, and that said proof will be
made before the District Court Of the State of
Nevada, In and for Lincoln county. Nevada.
at Phoebe, Nevada, on Monday. May
as, 1891, viz Napoleon Dupont Home
stead Entry No. 237. for the southeast quar-.
Of the southeast. quarter section Ia the
southwest quarter OF southwest quarter, sec
ton IS; and the west half Of northwest quar-
ter, Section "a, Township 0, North Range Is.
East, M. d. M.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cuItiva'
tlon OF, said land, viz:
Peter Edwards. of Lake Valley, Noyada.
James Parish, of Lake Valley. Nevada.
John Roeder, Of Phoebe, Nevada.
Daniel Roeder, Of Royal City. Nevada.
]. P. DUNKLE, Register.
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Notice of Forfeiture.
mo MAX soHArrEn oR u wAaNnR

ITO MAX sCHAEFER OR Z. WAGNER.
j their grantees, successors or assigns:
You are hereby notified that have expended
One Hundred dollars In labor and improve
ments upon the q. q. lode Mining claim,
situated In Silver Park mining district, Lincoln
county, State Of Nevada, and that your proper
tion thereof is the sum OF S2j. That said work
was done in order to hold said promises under
the provisions Of Section 1924. Revised Statutes
of the United States, being the amount re-
qured to hold the same for the year ending
December 81, 1890, and II within ninety days
after this notice by publication You fail or re-
fuse to contribute your proportion of such ex-
penditure as oo.owner, your interest in said
claim will become the property Of the sub
scriber under Section 1924.
CLARK @. MILLER.
PIooHR, New. March 2Ulh 1891.
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NIoTIOE Is HERERY GIVEN BY THE UN-
IN designed, Executor of the last will and
testamenf Of l.. P. Betz. deceased, to
the creditors of, and to all persons having
claims against said estate, to exhibit them.
with the necessary vouchers within ten tlOI
months from the first publication Of this no.
tice to the said executor, at his office ut
the court house In the town OF Phoebe. county
of Lincoln. State of Nevada.
Dated March 3lst. A. ID 1891.
HENRY W. TURNER,
Executor of the Estate of l.. p. Beiz, Deceased
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NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that have appointed
W. DoDley to act as my agent during my
absence in the management of the L. W. Betz
estate. II. W. TU ,NER.
PIocnE, New, March IS, 1891.
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Folsom Telegraph: Folsom is the city
of streets paved with gold, as is proven
by the fact that on Monday morning
after the big rain several specimens We're
picked up in the streets where the rain
had washed away the mud and gravel.
One nugget, found in front Of the Tele-
graph building, was valued at 80. After
every heavy rainstorm searches for the
precious metal are numerous, and good
finds are numerous.
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Blank Location Notices fsr sa o
at This Office.
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LIFE OF
General Sherman,


BY GEN. HOWARD AND FLETCHER JOHNSON.
The last Of the great war heroes. He
died honored and beloved by numberlcss
personal friends and by millions of his
countrymen, who will read with delight
his early life. His grand war record, at
BULL Run, in the Army of the CUMBER-
LAND, at SHILOH, MEMPHIS, NICKsBURG,
CHATTANOOGA, KNoXvILLE, MISSIONARY
RIDGE, ATLANTA, and in the immortal
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With each copy of the book will be
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made from photograph taken just prior
to his last illness and showing him in his
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The work will contain about 600 pages,
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TIE z AK
ON The
PROCEEDS OF rHE MINES.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT sHE
IN Taxes on the Proceeds Of the Mines for
the quarter ending March 81, 1891. are now due
and payable at the Office Of the Assessor, at
the Court House
The law In regard TO their collection will be
strictly enforced.
Phoebe, April |. 1891.
e. FIR q ENTHAL,
Assessor.
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NEW TO-DAY.
Notice to Creditors.

Estate Of l.. p. Retz, Deceased.