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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-02-02
sALMAGUNDI.
nc Advertisements Allowed Under
This Head.

j. B. Green aud Steve Dakin, of
LauIoille, are in town to-day.
Regular meeting Elko Lodge No
Is, F. & A. NJ, at their Hall tonight
Constable Hall, yesterday, brought
down Jack Miller, held on charge
of selling whiskey to India rs at Wells.
Miller will enjoy the hospitality of
Sheriff Polk until he is turned over
to the United States authorities.
The country to-day is not really in
so much danger from its tramps as
it is from the cautious astute men
who are worth million or more, who
never break lock and who never
steal less than $4,000 at a time. -
Bishop Huntington.
Stockton has dor a Justice Of the
Peace young Indian. He was born
in Stanlslaus County. In 1888 he was
admitted to practice as an attorney at
law BY the California Supreme Court.
He is the first native Indian to occupy
such position and is said to have
moro than average ability.
The free show of the Pawnee Medi-
cine Co. hlled Freeman Hall to over
Towing East night. The performance
was very good and all went away
pleased. The people, who attend, are
not annoyed by hoodlumism as this
company knows how to preserve
order. There will be an entire change
Of programme tonight.
Baltimore !Sun:-Chilan whiskey
and Chilian nitrates both seem to be
bellicose articles. The latter very
nearly got US into trouble in 1881,
\ while President Garfield was suffering
/ from his wouud. Only President
Arthur's taking hold and counter.
3 handing orders saved US at that time,
q it is said, from n serious blunder.
s Vita President Arthnr's accession,
however, the Landreau claim and the
recognition Of the Calderon govern
ment in Peru went for nothing. Now
Gillian whlskey has come TO the aid
Of the nitrates, and very powdery
mixture is brewing. It would be
better for our taxpayers if Chill had
never tadany nitrates for anybody
to covet.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-02-02
To the Public.

Mrs. A. W. Brown informs the pub
lie that the Humboldt House has
been thoroughly cleaned, repaired
and renovated and is now open for
boarders and dodgers. Meals served
ut all hours. A share Of public
patronage is solicited. IF
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-02-02
Advertised Letters.

Following is list of letters remain
ing IN the Postoffice at Elko, Mon
day, February l, 1892:
Shivers, Carl Sparks, John
Dodsworth, j H.
Persons calling for any Of the above
letters will please say advertised"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-02-02
Lunch and Social.

The ladies Of the Guild will give n
nice lunch and social at the Epis
copal Church next Friday evening.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-02-02
BILLS ALLOWED.

Following is a list of the bills
allowed by the Board Of County Con-
missioners at their regular meeting
on Monday, Feb. l, 1892:
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-02-02
A Physicians Gift to Humanity.

Weak men restored to perfect man.
hood by the Great Australian remedy,
free. Address, Box 1864, San Fran
cisco, Cal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-02-02
lao so
onerS

oners.... .,..... lao 80
STATE OF NEyADA' IS.
l, L. o. Henderson, County Clerk
and Clerk Of the Board of Count.
Commissioners, in and for said County
aud State, do hereby certify that the
foregoing bills were passed and ord
cred paid by the Board of County
Commissioners on the LIST day Of
Feb, A. D., 1892.
L. 0. HENDERSON,
*~a County Clerk and Clerk
sr.1( OF Board of County Com-
missioners, Elko, New,
F~~* Feb. l, 1892.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-02-02

Gem Hotei--I. Ostreicher, Pro-
prietor.
j B Gheen, Lamoille; VIM E Bahr,
Tuscarora; & w Bonham, S f.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-02-02
L. 0. HENDERSON,
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Depot Hotel--Clark g Green. Pro-
prIetOrS.
j A Robertson, Stephen Dakiu, La
mobile; w > Wood, S F; AHChristc!,
Milwaukee; Yves johnson, Toano.
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Hotel In The Dssrrt.

It is said that 5000 foreigners in
quest Of health are spending the pres
.ent winter in Cairo. Among them
are a few who prefer quiet to gayety,
and the air OF the desert TO that or
the city. A while ago a hotel was
built in the desert near the pyramids.
Several hundred acres of the desert
land were bought in 1884 by wealthy
Englishman who was a sufferer from
consumption. He believed that the
desert air would be specific. For
two years he lived with his wife in a
little house erected on the sand waste
he had bought and regained much OF
the strength he had lost.
Believing that the desert air would
be most beneficial TO invalids afflict-
ed as he was, be erected sanitarium
on his property, but he died just be-
fore its completion. The building ne
put up now forms part of the hotel
which is reached easily from Cairo
and has good many guests, not only
invalids but those who wish TO spenc
a night in the desert and have more
time for inspecting the pyramids
than they enjoyed formerly, whef
they were compelled to hurry ava.
after few hours in order to return
to Cairo the same evening. Prov
dence Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-16
A Girls Room.

The girls Of the household should
have cheerful rooms, where they
may receive their girl friends and
feel a pride in playing the hostess.
Says a writer in the New York
Tribune:
Such a room need not be of large
size, but it should be daintily and
neatly furnished. There is no better
way in which you can educate a girl
to be neat and orderly than TO give
her a properly furnished room, and
require her to take proper care OF 1T.
In this way she receives her first les
son in thorough housekeeping, and
acquires habits of order and neat
ness.
The pleasure a girl takes from such
a room as this, and the influence II
exerts toward making her womanlJ
and domestic person, should in them
selves be strong enough argument
to induce a mother to sacrifice some
OF the snowy fittings of her parlo
in order to provide comfortable room
for her girls.
1t should above all things be thor
oughly neat, sunny and cheerful, an'
should be the girls private room, AM
all the belongings should be her pei
sonal property. 1t should be he
daily duty to keep it in thorougI
order.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-16
A Common Error.

Why is IL that well-informed peo-
pie so persistently forget the name OF
the man who first discovered the
Pacific Ocean? In the songs Of poets
and the speech of emperors poor
Vasco Nunez de Balboa is forgotten
and his achievement ascribed TO al
most anybody else. Keats, ION look
ing into volume of Chapman's
Homer" thought Of the oceans and
the stars, and sang:
Then felt like some watcher OF the skies
When a new planet swims into his ken.
Or like stout Cortez, when with eagle eye:
He gazed at the Pacific; all his men
GaZed at each other with a Wild surmlse,
Silent upon a peak In Darien.
Now comes the German Emperor
and credits Sir Francis Drake witt
having first seen the great water.
For the benefit of emperors, poets
"and SIGH" it may be stated that th'
first European to see the Pacific Ocear
from the American continent wa
Vasco Nunez de Balboa, who behelt
it from the eminence now known
Mount Culebra, about half way acros
the Isthmus of Panama. Neithe
Cortez nor Sir Francis Drake had an
share in his achievement.-NeV
York Tribune.
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HIS Weak Back.

The approaches to Chincoteague
Island, the Virginia cunning and
fishing resort, are so shallow that II
is sometimes necessary for passengers
upon the little steamers that ply
across Chincoteague Sound to be car
ried ashore on mems backs. Ihls
service was once very satisfactorily
performed by one stout fellow for
party consisting of ex-Secretary Bay
ard, ex-Congressman Martin, and sew
eral other Delawareans weighing con.
siderably more than 200 pounds each.
Mr.. Bayard was interested to learn
that he who came to the rescue was
pensioner of the civil war, buWa lit
tie astonished at the information
that the man drew his pension on the
score of q weak back.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-16

service is in weekly receipt Of letters
from his subordinates. From all parts
of the world comes the news OF such
attractions as are to be seen at work.
Cables from the great European centers,
like London, Paris, Hamburg, Berlin,
Vienna, and Rome, post those inter-
ested with news of every performer $
debut, of each fresh animal placed upon
the market and of every wonder that
may make its appearance.
Prospectors are overlooking the terri
tory of the coming season. This is one
of the most essential points OF the busi-
ness. The quiet-looking gentlemen,
who. between this time and next Janu-
airy, will visit nearly all points OF the
Union, are those whose verdict Will, TO
a great extent, determine what cities
shall be honored with visit. The rail-
way must have sufficient side track to
accommodate the cars that are required
TO transport the show. The point Sc
lected must be central one to which
railways or steamers can convey eXcur-
| sionists. It's financial affairs must be
looked into, the banks report as to the
money market, and it must be
known IL great fires have taken place
| or IL epidemics have made too many
houses of mourning. Farmers must
have good crops and manufacturers run
on full time to warrant such an exhibit
ton as one OF the big travelling shows
| to devote a days time to the place
With daily expenses of from Sl,GOO tC
$1,000 all this care is requisite. The
route once having been selected, the
contractors spring into their harness
Railways are negotiated with to handle
the specially constructed cars from
point to point. The excursion agent be
gins his campaign by securing reduc
ton of rates and round-trlp tickets I,
the show. Bill-boards are secured
licenses are negotiated for. and the ex
hibition grounds are often selecte
when covered with snow. Thus month
ahead the preliminary work progresses
By the time the show reaches its white
quarters the manager is at work upo
his programme for the coming season
Artists are engaged, novelties secured
and once more the general agent pre-
pares the groundwork OF the gorgeou
posters, Autographs and bills.
At the winter quarters renovation ha
already begun. Painters, carpenter
gilders, hacksmiths, wheelwrights, a
classes of artisans are at work. Anima
and horses are being trained for the
summers tour. There is no incom
now. All is outlay, and the none
seems to melt away, so rapidly do IL
expenses grow. Cables from faro
lands send the treasurer flying for TO
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-16
GROWTH OF THE CIRCUS
AN INSTITUTION or coNsiD-
ERABLE IMPORTANCE.

Prom Insignificanoe IL Has Attained linz
mense Proportions Millions Invested 60
Form an Exhibition, Amusing, Instruct
ing and Entertaining.
Advancement marks the growth OF the
United States In every trade and In
every profession, and In this race or
progress the circus has kept pace. That
popular amusement OF the people, says
the Chicago Times, illustrates by its
growth the development OF this great
country. From the one-ring show with
a dozen performers, a score OF horses,
under a small, dingy canvas, 1t has
grown into a vast commercial enter
prise, which is thoroughly American in
It's character. In no other country can
such organizations be found conducted
upon such an extensive plan. They move
from town to town. from State to State,
giving pleasure to thousands each day.
In the smaller cities circus day ranks
with the Fourth Of July and Christmas
as holiday. Each railway deposits Its
carloads OF excursionists, every road
becomes thoroughfare for the farmers
teams. Circus day rings in the air fol
months before IL arrives. Then when II
comes what JOY it brings!
Its Vast Details.
Divided into various departments
each of which is governed and controlled
by men of experience, army discipline
Is maintained in each section. A cam
paign and policy, the route and the fea
lures are determined upon year in ad
vance. No rest comes toe those wh'
head the organization. Even now be
fore this season has passed half OF IT.
existence the minds of the leaders ar
studying new forms OF entertainment
for the public. The chief OF the foreign
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-16
A German school,naster.

After teaching school for tlfty-one
years Johann Jacob Haberle, of Ger
many, died some years ago, and his
dairy has just been published, in
which the punishments he admins
tered are all noted down. He gave
OH, 517 strokes with the stick, 240,.
100 @smites" with birch-rod, 10,9S6
hits with a ruler, 136,715 hand
smacks, 10, 235 slaps on the face,
I, 9O5 boxes on the ears, lis, 800 blows
on the head, H. tasks from the
Bible, catechism, the poets, and
grammar-every two years he had to
buy Bible to replace the one SC
roughly handled by his scholastic
times he made his pupils kneel OF
peas, and 5,00l scholars had to d.
penance with a ruler held over thei
heads. AS TO his abusive words, mo-
a third Of them were to be found il
any dictionary.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-16
New system of Paving.

A trial is being made in Paris of a
new system of wood-paving. 1t con-
sists of pieces of oak about four
inches long, split up similarly to the
ordinary flrewood and laid loosely on
end in fine sand on bed Of gravel
from four inches to four and half
inches in thickness. A layer of fine
sand is then spread over them, and
they are alternately watered and
beaten several times. In about forty
eight hours the humidity has COM
pletely penetrated and caused the
wood to swell, and it is claimed that
the mass becomes thus absolutely
compact and homogeneous and capa-
BILE of supporting the heaviest traffic.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-16

weight OF the wagons and elephants.
The point of unloading is selected. Hay,
straw and feed are weighed and placed
upon the lot at daylight in the morning.
Water must be secured also, each con-
tract must be investigated, hotel rooms
arranged when required, and a multi
tude Of little things fixed so that no
hitch may mar the opening OF the show.
No easy job, this of the layer-out. Two
stewards purchase the supplies for the
commissary department, alternating the
stands with each other, 800 loaves or
bread, several bushels of vegetables,
/ 800 to $500 pounds OF meat, and other
articles in like proportion being required
to feed this army of nearly thousand
employees each day. The animals also
must be fed. Elephants alone consume
each in one year $50 worth OF food.
The details of such an organization as
any one of the great shows are so vast
that only passing glance can be given
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-16

vided. The meeting place was to be at
a certain point in the Coquillard Woods
near the Clay Township line. and where
the French picnics used to be held.
Heap Big Injun.
Monday afternoon the parties met
there. The lone Indian, glum and
stoical, had thS two bricks in a stout
canvas bag. Nr. Taylor, the alleged
mint assayer, had bottle OF acid and
boring tool. AZ the request of the
nephew the Indian dumped the bricks
out OF the bag with as little unconcern
as Swygart would throw a couple OF
bricks from his yard at yellow dog.
The assayer bored into the bricks, made
a test. and pronounced It the finest and
purest gold he had ever seen in all his
wears OF experience at the mints. The
nephew showed a card from Franh
Mayr, a ieweler in South Bend, on the
back OF which was an Endorsement pur'
u6ttinQ to be from Mayr attesting TO the
oenuineness Of the bricks. The nephew
read this Endorsement and Swygart cur
another tooth.
PIanked Down the Cash.
Then the nephew and Uncle Georg'
swyQart came hack 10 town, and Swy
aaft made a note to the bank for 81 900
which was Endorsed by a merchant
swyRart had no ready money at hand
but Il was never any trouble for him I
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-16

The drummer had been in the town
from morning until night, and he had
had dreary and unsuccessful day of
it. At I in the evening he was on
the platform waiting for train due
at 8.
"By thunder" he said to another
traveller, Il know of but one motive
that could ever bring me to such an
internal town as this is again"
The other man showed evidences OF
doubt, for his experience was no more
agreeable.
whats that?" he inquired.
Locomotive, said the first one
explosively, "and mighty strong one
at that. Detroit Tribune.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-16

Perhaps everyone has not heard OF
the novel feature introduced at an
entertainment given recently by Mrs
Aston. The feature consisted of the
turning loose of lot OF automatic
toys, tiny alligatOrs, papier-mache
roosters, tin toads and other animals,
which were wound up and then set
going by the gentlemen of the party.
Each man closely followed the
progress of the animal which he had
wound up and selected as his partner
the young woman before which 1t
pauaa6
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-16

eign exchange to supply the wants OF
the extravagant European agent. The
agents congregate in masses at tho Of
fees waiting for the signal when the
proprietor Of the show shall order the
administers TO advance. Tentmakers
submit their models. Costumers are
hard at work. Time Is limited. Only a
few have knowledge OF this part OF the
business. and new outfit Is necessary
each year. Even up to the hour OF open
ing the show the rush goes on.
Six weeks in advance OF the opening
the first of the avant-couriers shakes
the dust of the city from his feet and
rides into the towns that are to be
visited. Listless as he has been Tor
few weeks. now that the time has come
TO take the warpath he Is bright, cheer
full. full of dash and that self-confidenc'
SO marked in the circus agent. Ther
car follows car, carrying its tons OF pic
torial printing that will decorate ever!
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-16

bad. But that anybody should be caught
on the gold brick game at this late day
In the century is considered reflection
on the intelligence of, the community
where 1t occurs. Swygart is 20 years
old, is worth about 100000, and lives
alone over on the same fashionable
thoroughfare as the Studebakers, and In
the atmosphere in which once moved the
Colfaxes. Swygart came here with his
partner, Rockefeller. in 1855. They
were stonemasons. Together they be-
gan to amass fortune. Swygert was
particularly far-sightedin his real-estate
deals and Is now the owner OF farms,
town lots, business-houses, and resi-
dences. By his first wife there were
four children, all of whom are bright and
prosperous. None OF them live with him.
Their mother lives in Rockford, Ill. His
second wife was domestic in his family,
a young woman who secured a divorce
and made $4,000 by the operation.
Swygart makes no display in his appear
ance or manner of living. He dresses
and lives in the plainest manner, and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-16
ELECTRIC RAILROADS.
Their Remarkable Growth In Five
Years.

Their Remarkable Growth In Five
Years.
For years the horse remained in
front Of car as the only means OF
transporting people through our
cities, and it was not until the intro
duction of electricity for this purpose
that any marked Improvements were
made in this character of travel. The
early experiments in electricity were
interesting only from a scientific
standpoint, as the source of electricity
was the primary battery and it was
not until the invention OF the direct
current dynamo that a means OF gen.
Grating electricity was devised, by
which il could be distributed econom-
ically in way that would make
electric traction practicable.
Let us look briefly atwhat has been
done in the case of electric trolley
railroads. Scarcely five years have
elapsed since it was shown that the
trolley system could be made a prac'
tical success as means Of propelling
cars, and yet to-day more than 45O
roads are reported as being operated
by electric power, having total mile
age Of more than $500 miles and elm
ploying nearly 5, 800 motor-cars. Thus
about three-eighths OF the street rail-
roads in this country are now operated
by the trolley system. The old tram
rails are being replaced by bette
forms of construction, handsome car
measuring thirty feet in length re
place the old style Of horse cars, ant
a speed double that attainable will
horses is used with perfect safety il
equipping street roads with tn
trolley system. Many Of our larg
cities are already so equipped, and /
is estimated that sl55, 900, 600 ha
already been expended. 1t has ais
been proposed that the experiment b
tried to ascertain il electricity can
not be used practically to suppressed
steam on railroads. Many of u
doubtless will see this accomplished
although probably not until cleo
tricity can be generated directly fror
coal, without the use Of the steam
boiler, in which event train of car
so propelled, it is estimated, will NOV
at least five miles for the same cos
that is now required to move trai
, of the same weight one mile b
, steam. -Fngineering Magazine.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-16

Little Pests which A~e ths
Terror Of Everybody.

UiuttonOus lhttio fcsts Whtch 49, s.~
Terror Of Everybody.
"The most terrible OF insects are
the driver ants OF West Africa"
said an entomologist toa Washington
Star writer. "They are so called be-
cause they drive before them while on
march all other living creatures, no
animal being able to withstand them.
No beast, however formidable, dares
to cross their track, and they will de-
stroy in a single night all the pigs and
fowls on a farm. The huge iguana
lizards fall victims to them, as do
snakes and all other reptiles. IL Is
said that they begin their attack on
the snake by biting its eyes and so
binding the prey, which, instead OF
running away, writhes helplessly IN
one spot. Natives OF Africa assert
that when the great python has
crushed its captive in its folds 1t does
not devour it at once, but makes q
circuit of at least mile in diameter
in order to see whether an army OF
driver ants is on the march in the
neighborhood. If so it glides of and
abandons its prey, which will soon bt
eaten by the ants.
IF an army OF these ants ap-
proaches village the entire popula
ton is compelled to fly. Sometimes
the people may be obliged TO taxi
to the water in order to save them
selves. The insects travel in tn
night and on cloudy days, becaus'
they are quickly killed by the direc
rays of the sun. Should the sun COM
out while they are making a journe.
they construct a continuous arch ovel
their path out of earth agglutinatec
by fluid excreted from .heir mouths
In cloudy weather an arch for tn
protection OF the marching worker
is constructed of the bodies Of tn
larger soldier ants, whose widely eS
tended jaws, long legs and projecting
antenna INTERVENING, form a sort O
net work. In case of an alarm tn
arch is instantly broken and the In
sects which composed it join othe
soldiers on the TANKS OF the line, VIII
seem to be acting as scouts, runnin
about furiously in pursuit OF tn
enemy. The alarm over, the arch
renewed and the column proceeds
before"