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OLD BUTTONS.
n Curious Shop Pound In n London Sid
Street.

n Curious Shop sround In n London Side
Street.
In one OF the by streets OF n crowded
thoroughfnrc in the north Of London
there is an old gentleman who Carries
"a q very curious trade, His shop is a
parlor, and on the window pane IS a
board which says: Buttons sold IN,
side; any button mntchcd-from u sd.
80 I'd" Inside this room are thousands
Of buttons / n little heaps--r"arl. ~.:ss.
bone, jet, shell, brass, cloth. sill, and
horn buttons-in fact, every variety of
button made.
> You sec, SIR" he said, 'it Is often
tho case that women only buy enough
buttons for their dress, and when they
lose one 1t Is often difficult to get it
matched ut the diapers. Those who
know ne come along here, and / ,cpu
invariably do it from my stock. / have
got my regular customers, for most
trcdespcople about here who know ME
SEND their customers to me when they
are unable to suit them. and they sci.
dom go away without finding the very
fhing they are after. Where do / get
them from? Many come from rag shops,
where on the rags sold IRE often but
tons. -
81 make q round of the various mn.
rine stores and bargain for them a, SO
much n pound. Another way l obtain
them Is visiting the dressmukers, who
often have buttons left over, and their
lady customers seldom ask for them
These ] can buy up very cheap. Al
though my little board outside saws
that the highest price ] charge is two
pence, my bettcr-class customers do not
hesitate TO offer me ~sixpcnce and a
shilling for n button they have lost 10
make thci garments look neat md
COMP tic"
The old gentlemandrew my attention
10 his daughter in n corner of the room.
She was engaged I'm sorting the
buttons from n large heap and pa,tting
tb"ln into boxes, ON each OF which was
written the class Of buttons IL con-
tuine5, -t- s- ~
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NuShua, III anu Tor tho CJunty or
Elko:
Action brought in
~. the District Court OF
1890 pIa;n,;S the State Of Nevada.
% in cad Tor the Coun-
D,r, tyI Elko. aud the
D.tsndanT compliant tiled in the
~ Office OF the Clerk OF
slni District Cowrt.
The State OF Neyada sends greeting
To David Seton, defendant:
You are hereby required 20 appear
in an actiop brought against you by
tho above named Plaintiff IN the Dis
irirt Court vi the Sti;e OF Nevada, in
md for the County OF El;o. and to
answer tho Complaint filed theroin,
WITHIN ton days, Exclusive NJ the day
Of sesy,ce), utter the service un yoa ui
this S~uunons--it served within this
County: ar il served out ~ this cnun-
~, bat in this District, w:thia twenty
days; otherwise within forty days.
OF judgment by default will DO taIeD
against S."u according To the prayer
of s2 complaint.
The said nciion is brought to dis
solve the bonds Of mairimuny existing
bC;weon pla. ntiT aud defendant. upou
the grounds that defendant has FOR
more thnn two years last. prior TO the
commencement of this action wiiiful-
y deaeTad plaintitf;, and that tor
rIore than t%o yetts immediately
preceding said action dcfcndan.
failed 10. proyidb ItsintiH- with tho
commou nec4sssiries OF iife, such aS
food and c,othipg.H md mso for Elm
awardi1g 0S the care. control and Gus
iody OF Dayid AMI Neil, minor chill
dren, issaS of said marriage TO tie
H.aintiG and for such other relief as
may DO proper. And you Rre hereby
notified that II you fail 10 appear un'i
rswcr said Compliant ns above re
quired, the said Plaintiff will gpp!y
to the Court fer the relief demanded
in said Complaint and in Ibis Sum,
mons.
Given under my hand az Attorney
Of Record IN the District Court OF the
State Of Nevada. in aud for the cUua.
1? Of Exc. THE Ind day of April in
the year OF our Lord, one thousard
sight hundred und ninetr-two.
WEBSTER PAT rEl:SQN
allow Atty. for Plaintiff.
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Proposals for Building Elec.
ton Booths.

a Notice 10 hereby given that tho
SJaTJ OF County Commissioners will.
81 It's ,n"etiug on the tirst Monday in
.A:y. tS92, consider proposals Tor the
E5bJing 81 NJ icast AZ election DUc;t,4.
asS:IU:nr ~ III" plan and model nr
ceRSil, st tho last me"ting o. thu,
BoafG as 'oilrTs. 10 wit: ttegrt o
booth to deak 316 :ccti hyightof Doa
ao"re heak 3 feal |; With ana dc;.th-.
roJtli y feet; sltles TO bo o. feet lon.
lGiSi pine: rails to be .ihtxi pine.
d,"'A .1I iuches WIDE H.iurh surface
rino. Sides ana back 3 ibch pine coil
Eug, hinges to DO 3x3 wrought iron
e,uss bsktes. desks 70 swing on 3.inch
strap hinges s%nppor,ud by pHlc run
hiiS l9CTt wing to wing OF booth and
fastened Wy heavy sclew.hooknd eycs.
heavy iiWuh on bGck OF i.Jsth 10 faction
wlign folded; at least 81 foot Of gunrd
fnii for each booth or act Of booths to
bn Uhnlc, ~ Xxi Pine. supported by
poats 3S4; btneket op fcot with screws
10 tas'cn "a. fioor; poats 10 be rot ever,
o feet; rail to he held Oh posts viii,
3 Inch machinG Oolts; cote for guard
rail 70 DC swung on Asa strap hingn,.
All material 10 TO giysn ono coat OF
boiled iipset lo1.
BOotbs and Fails 10 DO constructed
according 70 the accepted plan and
model now on iile ut tho Clerks onlcc,
III the town and county Of E!Lu.
AL persons Intending TO submit
piopOsoie ufe invited TO call and or
anime klhn and modUL
Tho Beard reserves the right 10 To-
isct u md all bidg,
r.. %. HENDERSON,
Clstk OF Board.
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W.
ruE seHooL ELEc ioa.


IL accordance with al Act of. tbs
Legislature, approved March IL, 1891,
an election Tor tMo trustees. will bc
held 10 every school district OF this
otnnty on the. a,h MONDAY in May.
Ti.s,obiect sought to be obtained by
tho. uember: introducing this Act Was
tytaSe the electiou of school trustees
out OF pui;tics.
The ESao JonraGi in commenting
ON ttss law ssys:
1t was amordai and distorted until
81 would puzzle. a Philadelphia lawyer
~ tell ishnti it msans. II he's been
assertpa that the Legislature WIS
hypnotized by the bosses TO such an
extent that the members really did
nos know what they wero doing when
they passed the bill. One section OF
ihe Act says ION election SHAH be held
in each school district ia the State
on the fourth. Monday Of May, 1922"
while another section says that in
t'hiitlcs pNNluH q SS''n'h 'ct''S
population IN election shall DO held
on tbs coafth !Ioaday in May. 1891,
and every two.years thereafter. AS
b1sa ;h3y;s:sas are mandatory, md
one conflicts with the other, wha, the
law makers intended TO say. can only
be suruised.f The Act Aso tirovides
that Trustees eleoted in Ea., lS&!
shah tabe rasae in January, 1888,
ssvsntesn moDtLs baiore they IRE
eiected.
hcIoss Ieadinc ~ s""tinns Land =
Of }hr Act DearI uut, tho. ,JoRTaGi,s
criticisms and makes 1T. rather d,fli-
cult 70 the lay mind "a lind out just
1sIitw was iltaid I'd b. the Sp.ons OF
oar last Legislature when they passed
this law.
,rhe intention ~ the ,a-, however.
III good. and the people. OF each school
district. in tie county should meet Mt
thepE respective school houses on the
4th Mouday o. Way, and elect two
trustees who will pledge themselves
u emplUy no 90 teachers in their
respective sch ,ols when they are
equally ia we'll qualified rs those
irom-ubroAd.
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49, A MAN BY HIS NOSE.
The way q Chicago Merchant E,,i,u,,,
"ChafIctGr.

The way n Chicago Merchant E,ti,u,,s.
"ChafIctSr.
That ~asfsnS intpresting and &rpe
ht'le item tina: the Tribune reprinted
from soine horscbrccdcr's PAPER %ttlI;nu
the ~chtraGter nnd disposition Of n borse
ov nus nose," slid an old State s.rec,
mer"Iihnti ''Ln: let me tel you tina, I
cun pick out a stint.y. small. u,i,,d,,,
n.aR OF Gao t,at j. liberal, bi~g.mindcd.
etc, quicker by a glaze. ut noses ,hnn
,4oHt gay man can the extn,ines In
hoF'&''r Nine out of every tor men who
mo o ma nose, and particularly II
nS small, ere stiDgy or Intensely scl.
nsp n harrolS1uiuded and mean. nnd
wonldnt IL ns~eesaary for on to have
out precious little to 10 with EN-, csnr.
Crazy IN q business way. Ia order To
D you ace a large or good.s.zod
hose tnat 10 convex in bmiid, and ep,,.
emily II ~ has more or hsa Of ma %in,i,no.
.ion OF tho Roman school about ;t-as
nrcnitee's would say--you can depend
nat its possessor "a n liberal. hfond.
minded fellow, ana usually, too. scbni.
hriy. 1 gucss Two cleared close onto
"nn million dollats during the iwentv
years thnt ise been running Is s,ore IN
Chicago, and hall Of that I Owe 20 hay'
jug Always made a point Of rcndlpp
peopIe ~ Their nosea. And what Urc
'a nrrnsS ~ T'etn"H jast ss huueh ns
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MMOS

In tSs District Court OF the State OF
Nevada. IN and for tho County OF
Elko:
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The d~Sspribtioa Of Elko county
Hhich OF Ifqtrd ip th.se co!pnns
during JolJ and August bus begn
prihted md sonnh ia pa@phlot form
SUD ie now forrIie at ihts office at
foe io@ price OF ftty neats jer copy.
Sny n ana send ITO Soni ifieuds.
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joint STATEMENT

OF AUDITOR AND TREASURER
OF ELKO COUNTY.
For the Quarter Ending March 81
1902.
STATE Gpsn OF .; S EIis. is.
AUDITORS OFFICE.
April s, isy2
To the Honc-sble Board Of Comfy ComInis
siou'rS of Elko County. Nevada.
G~ENrLEHES: We herewith submit our Quar-
tetir Report Of the Finances Of the County
or the quArts- ending March ~, iS31
RsepecIiuliy sutuitted:
GEO. II. MEIGS.
JAS. CLARK.
Treasurer.
ByQ. ". HULL Deputy.
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Total 80. 1870 81
Net receipts S,T2! 81
Total receipts :. .... 1882 2S
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Total
Total Disbursements. s2o.is Ga

Bal in Treasury ...... 5000 ga
Tho above amount stands to the
credit of the several funds MS per
Ireaaurer's Bal. Sheet, dated April l..
1882, heTets attached.
rREaSi'EER's BALANCE SHEET.
Cash in Treasury To credit Of various
fund-,Apiii /, lSIG, DIS follows:
state Fund 49,. ........S l.23S 40
Judges Salary Fund .......
zen County Fund.-. 80. 2O,TT4 >;
Cash Contingent Fund ..,.. 1913 81
lndiKent Sick Fund .,.... 2,G.lD SO
Officers Salary Fund ...... G27 IS
County School Fund -. -, iG3 G3
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suspects that the writer of the resolution
believes that silver has been demonetized,
and it is good time to re-ssate some silver
facts that ought to be familiar to all in
teliigent men at this time. We did not
''demonetize" silver by the act of 1878, for
silver had formed no part Of our circula-
ton for forty years and had scarcely been
coined as legal tender currency for twenty
years. The act of 1873 was voted for by
Senator Stewart, of Nevada, and other
leading friends of silver free coinage today.
As a matter of fact. in 1873 the silver
dollar had "demonetIzed itself. The
coin in the silver dollar was still worth
little more than dollar and there was not
at that time q thousand standard silver
dollars in existence under free coin
age; all had been melted or exported.
The law of 1873 simply dropped an obso-
lete coin from the statute books in view of
the approaching depreciation Of silver in
order to prevent the disturbance of our
monetary system if authority to mint the
coin remained.
After 1884 the pure metal in the silver
face, these coins went out of the country.
In 1853 the amount of pure silver in frac-
tionai coins was reduced to keep them in
circulation. The silver dollar, being un.
changed, did not return to circulation un-
til the depreciation of silver. through the
enormous increase in the production of
silver and its characterization by the con-
tinental powers of Europe made it profita-
Bile to coin it, and the law of 1878 was
passed providing for the purchase and
coinage of 81, 600, 600 a month. The act of
July, 1890. provided for the purchase of
4,500, 600 ounces of silver q month on the
basis of which silver treasury notes are
issued instead Of the silver certificates is
sued under the Bland-Allison silver act of
1878. For the depreciation of silver the
act Of 1873 or any other act was not re-
sponsible, because we had coined no legal
tender silver for at least twenty years be.
fore the depreciation began.
The legislation We have cited up to date
has not demonetized silver, nor is it re-
sponsible for the depreciation of silver. So
long as We continue to buy silver bullion
and issue legal tender treasury notes
against it silver is not demonetized. so the
resolution is at least inaccurate. As to
what the committee meant by saying that
'silver had occupied a dignified place for
forty centuries" we do not know. Forty
centuries is 1900 years, and what place
silver occupied in the world 1000 years
ago, dignified or otherwise, nobody knows
with any certainty. for 1900 years would
carry US back 200 years before Christ,
and the exact financial dignity of silver as
money at that date it would not be easy to
determine.
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SEATTLE Observation-Disclosures. TUESDAY,

mand, and in spite of the great purchases
of our government the price tends steadily
downward. Since 1874. when $500, 900
ounces of silver were mined, until 1891,
when the worlds silver product was 49,
$4,000, there was but single year, that of
1884, when the amount of new silver
mined was not greater than that of the
year before. 1t would appear that it costs
on the average of 50 per cent more to
mine the bullion in a gold dollar than it
does to mine the bullion in a silver dollar.
Hence the impossibility of maintaining
these metals at parity at the present
rates under the free coinage of both metals.
In some silver mines in Colorado the ore
is so soft and so near the surface that the
silver can be prepared for the market at q
cost, it is said. of not over S cents an
ounce. It is considered q low grade ore in
which the white metal costs more than so
cents an ounce. 1t is clear that at IS
cents an ounce there is a proht in mining
even low grade ores.
The movement for free silver coinage is
utterly dishonest, in the fact it proposes
that the government mark silver for one
half more than it is worth and make free
gift of the difference to the bullion-own-
ers, who have now q handsome profit on
their product
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THE UNROPED ARENA.

The Portland Oregonian's evening edition, the
Portland Telegram, is making q savage fight
against John II. McGraw.
Friends OF Judge L J. Uchtenberg deny en-
phatically that he took part in ward politics in
order to secure denomination. On the other
hand they show that he stayed away from the
primaries, even in his own precinct and took no
active personal interest in the county conven.
ton.
The Peoples party primaries for the election
of delegates to the county convention were held
last night. Three delegates were to be elected
from each precinct, but the result was not re-
ported except from one or two precincts The
vote was very light generally. The convention
is to be held next Saturday in the Hinckley
block.
The Republican central committee of King
county met last night and organized by unani-
mously electing Hon. John Arthur chairman,
W. w. Mott, of West Seattle, secretary, and
George II. Heilbron, treasurer. A meeting of
the committee will be held next Monday night
at the Office of Chairman Arthur, room PA Butler
block, and he will >then name the executive
committee.
A. l. Rutherford. Republican nominee for
county commissioner from the Third district,
was born in Meigs county, O., In 1851 His
father was killed in the memorable battle of the
Wilderness in 1864. and from that time Mr..
Rutherford was dependent almost entirely upon
his own resources. He lived on farm till he
was Is years of age. alternately working and at
tending school. Determined to have the best
education within his reach, for ten years he
taught school and attended the National Nor.
NAL school, Of Ohio, and finally the Ohio uni
versity, earning enough from time to time to
spend in further attainments. In 1883 he came
to Washington and has become q prosperous
farmer and an esteemed citizen. Twice he has
been deputy assessor in his district, but has
held no other public office. His selection is one
of the best on the ticket and the county il as
sured, in his election, an official of very ex.
ceptional capacity.
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cup. Up. and Sec the Great Doom's1m'


age"
Republican in Tacoma Ledger
Republican or a Democrat does not owe
fcaity 70 his party when his party threatens to
destroy his property. mans frs: duty@is to
his home and family.
The Republican party of this state hks de-
ciared against Pierce county and its material in.
teresn In favor OF King county. Should con-
gress next December pass bill appropristing
sS5oOoOo. or any part of 1t. for the construction
OF the Seattle ditch. property In Tacoma Wal be
injured In value incalculably. Our storehslses
and business blocks will be vacant, ana the
hateful sign OF "for rent" will adorn more chan
half the dwelling houses in the city. The
working people will leave the city: by
the hundreds and seattle's triumph will
be complete. We mistake the tempe of
the people OF this county If they will tasnely
submit to any such red handed ruin. I be3ieve
the people OF Pierce are brave people. Z be-
Iieve they will not stand idly by and sec t1em-
selves ruined BY lot of Tacoma satellites who
belong with the Seattle gang. P. c. sullivan
may be good fellow enough as the world goes.
but the people of Pierce county are not rea5y to
have their property destroyed by wicked and
corrupt combine with the Seattle gang, even
though Sullivan heads such movement. Mr..
Sullivan has no interests here to sacrifice Not
foot OF real estate 10 in his name He gould
move to Seattle tomorrow and not sacriace
cent His federal Office would 60 with hing and
he would not be hurt by the ditch. Bug the
bulk OF the people of Tacoma are not situated in
that way. Our homes aud our property are
here. All many of US have 10 here. We must
60 up or down with the city or county. In. this
state OF affairs 10 it not the Quintessence Of in
fanny for Mr.. Sullivan to boldly become Sesytle's
chairman and brazenly ask the people o. the
county to tamely submit to his dictationf- Mr..
sullivan should recollect that where treaGon IL
at . premium rebellion becomes patriotism.
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NORTHWEST NEWS.

George Allshouse. q farmer, 81 years old. was
kicked to death by runaway horses at Clifton,
Wahkiakum county. August s.
The West Coast Trade. . paper published at
Tacoma, garbles shipping statistics in order to
give that city fictitious advantage.
Mrs Williams. the devoted wife OF the tank
master on the Lake Shore road at sedro, pre-
scented her loving husband with fine trio OF
children last Sunday might've girls and a boy.
W. H. Chirk, a young man. proprietor OF the
boarding house at the Black Bear mine. was
drowned in the Oksnogan river, near Osooyos
lake, August 3, while trying to ford the stream
on horseback.
The road from Chelan TO Methow is now go
far completed that 1t can be travelled by wagons,
and Okanogan county will at once proceed to
build bridge across the Methow river, which
will give direct road TO the Okanogan aud
Conconuliy.
Charles Wolf, OF Whatcom, died at the Orting
Soldiers Home August 3. He served in the
Sixth New York volunteers during the war.
For years he had drawn a pension, but never
cashed the certificates, and the money reverts
back to the government
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The Democracy have practically agreed on
their ticket. though Governor Semple told iae he
in nowise considered himself out Of the e1ber-
material race; and D. Gilman, of Seattle. will
not stand J. Hamilton Lewis, yet the tickes will
probably te Lewis for governor, and Carroll and
Warner for congresa George Hazard is cork
ing hard for secretary of state, and he lis q
shrewd manipulation. John Miller Murphy, of
Olympia, wants the nomination for audltor.
McReavy, of Mason, and Joe Kuhn. OF Port
Townsend, are also after places on the ticket
Metcalf, of Seattle, who was the only territorial
attorney general, and Snivsly, OF North Vagina,
are both mentioned for attorney general zSpo-
kane does not seem to be in it, as the boys say,
for the reason that nothing is to be done - in
jure the chances of ]. ]. Browne for the sena-
torship. though If a judgeship is offered. this
metropolis IL will not he refused
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RECONCILIATION.

Among the resolutions adopted at the
Republican state convention was the fol.
lowing:
Fcursa-wc favor the rcmone.ixaton OF silver
upon q recognized parity with gold, and its
restoration to tie dignited place it has occu.
PED for forty centuries ~ money.
Mr.. John 4. Rea writes US As follows
from Olympia:
To THE EDEroR: What did the platform
committee OF the Republicans mean by using
the word reconciliation IN the silver plank.
Where e.d the committee learn that silver had
occupied dsgaIAed ace for forty centuriesY
The Fosr-iNrErLisEScEg does not know
what the platform committee meant, but
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McGraw Will Grow in Strength:


a'Mr. McGraw's candidacy was sprung SO sud-
denly upon the people of the state that Il will
take them little time to survive the enock.
When tranquility Of mind is restored, those who
at first were somewhat doubtful a. t. his
strength will ind that he Will grow rapidly In
their estimation, and a. the campaign proceeds
he will rise surmountingly as a colossal tsgure
OF strength, just a. he rose up nightly L, the
convention, the man OF the hour. The e.sthu-
siasm which he threw as by spell ovsr the
convention, he will throw over the cam
paign throughout the state. The great personal
magnetism Of the man possesses the in
divtdual that comes In contact with him. per-
meates the body OF men over which he may pre-.
side. and it is strong enough and true enough to
spread over the whole state when the cam .ssign
shall have been thoroughly inauguratsd. He
will grow daily in the eyes of the people, snd it
will be found that his campaign will be orc not
only OF fine generalship, which quality IL uni
versally conceded to him, but also one of great
personal power. Mr.. McGraw will wig the
coming election, and the Republican psrte will
not need to be ashamed of the standard Esarer
to whom they have intrustod their banner.
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Colored People for McGrsW.
Seattle Standard.

The state convention made q happy an6 for
tunate choice for governor when it seleciez our
honored and popular fellow-ctizen, Hon. John
H. McGraw. He possesses. in an emineIes de.
gree, the elements of political strength essen
TALLY requisite in q contest that will be close
and uncertain. We know of no name irs the
bright galaxy of our state leaders more popular
than Mr.. McGraw, and we feel that undet his
leadership the party will march to certain: vic.
tory. He is especially popular with the coiored
voters of this city and state and We feel asslred
that he will poll almost their solid vote. We
shall use every endeavor to assist in rolliSg up
q big majority for Mr. McGraw, and FROM now
till election we shall work in his interest," .