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The Portland daily press., 1892-10-15
LOWER THAN FOR THIRTY WEARS.

LOWER THAN FOR THIRTY WEARS.
The. attention of our Democratic
brethren who talk so glibly about ''Mc-
Kinley prices and grow SO melancholy
over the alleged burdensome taxes i'm
posed upon the consumer, is commended
to the following letter from Mr.. j. r.
Libby, one of the largest dry goods deal
ers in this city, who has been in that
business for over quarter of a century,
which appeared in last evenings Adver-
tiser:
To the EditorIof the Advertiser:
A simple statement of facts as to the
way the mckinley bill, F" in it's opera
tions, affects us in Portland and vicinity,
is of more value than some 'sdoctored'
foreign statement.
Imported dress goods were never sold
at such low prices as they are being sold
today. The same is true of American
dress goods.
Imported velvets that retail today at
Is cents, S100, SIPS and $1.50 are at
least 25 per cent less than they were be-
fore the passage of the Mckinley bill.
Hosiery and underwear are also sold
at much lower prices.
Plush cleaks are superior in quality
and lower in price than they were before
the passage of the bill. In fact, all the
staple articles that enter into the house
keepers account, as regards our bust
ness, from cotton goods to the best silk
goods, have not been sold atsuch low
prices during my 30 years experience in
the business as they are being sold to-
day. Very respectfully,
J. r. LIBBY.
We hope our esteemed contemporary
the Argus, which a few days ago had a
lugubrious. editorial on "Housekeepers
and the Tariff will see fit to copy this
letter. 1t is directly il the line of Mr..
Edward Atkinson's statement elsewhere
referred to, and is strongly confirmatory
of it.
The Portland daily press., 1892-10-15
Toledo, Ohio, Consolidated
Street Railway Co.
Five percent Bonds,
due July l, 1909.

The Consolidated Street Railway of Toledo,
was chartered in 1885. On July first 1889 this
Company was consolidated with the Metropoli-
tau Street Railway and the Central Street Rail
way Companies.
The Toledo Consolidated Street Railway Com
pany has now under operation SO miles OF track
and the road runs through all the wards and
principal streets of the city, and reaches al the
parks, cemeteries, county and city buildings,
opera houses and hotels.
The earnings of the road are sufficient to pay
the expenses, interest and leave large surplus.
These earnings of course will increase rapidly as
the city is constantly growing.
In 1870 the City had population
by the U. s. Census of .......... 81 1874
In 1880. 5O,137
In 1890. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81 ,424
MI. E. A. Newman, the Manager of the Port
land Street Railway Company, made a personal
examination of the property in our behalf, and
the legality of the issue has been passed upon
by competent counsel and we have their certi-
ficates on file at our office.
We recommend these bonds for Savings
Banks Investment and for Trust Funds.
Price 9S1a and ACQUIRED interest
The Portland daily press., 1892-10-15

man have been constantly increasing and
the price of goods of almost every kind
has been constantly decreasing. This is
directly contrary to the Democratic
claims. It looks as if the interest of the
Democratic party demanded theprose-
cution of Mr. Atkinson quite as much as
of Commissioner Peck.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-03-02
Not In Her Line.


Can You tell me, Miss Beacon" said
young Mr.. Chestnutte, as the solemnity
of the conversations was being lighted
up by bright flashes of wit from the
book Of riddles, 'can you tell me what
is the longest word in the English
language2'' +|-..
ooh, that is extremely simple, Mr..
Ch"stnutte. Beleaguered, because there
is ~ league between the first and lat
SYllablcs, Now. pray, submit, some
more puzzling interrogatory."
well, then. what is the shortest
word?'
Mr.. Chestnuttep" said the young
woman in. stern and icy tones as she
drew herself up to oil the diguified
s!ateliness of her Ave feet seven. "Mr.
Chcstnutte,. my domicle is in Boston.
There n no short word in my vocauu-
Ery. Chicago Times.
The ftrss Indication q woman gives OF
having spec'al regard for a man is
when she begins to- tidy hlm. up.-Mtl>
pSNakse JouroaA 49,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-03-02
The Longest Day.

It is quite important, when speaking
of the longest day of the year, to sly
wllEf. part of the world we are talking
shout, as will be seen by the following
1T, which tells the length of the long
".'t day in several places. How unfortu-
3,ate are the children Of Tornsa, Fin
land, where Christmas day is less than
Chrcc hours in. length, At Stockholm,
Sweden. it is eighteen and onc-half
hours in length. At Spitzbergen the
longest day is three and one-haIf
months, At Lonaon, Eng. and Bre-
men. Pvussia, the longest day has six
teen and one half-hours. At Ham burg,
in Germany, aud Dantzig, in Prussia,
the longest day has seventeen hours.
AT Waribury, Norway, the longest day
Lasts from May 81 to July % without
interruption. At ST. Petersburgh, Rus
sin, and Tobolsl1, Siberia, the longest
d ~ is nineteen hours and the shortest
five hours. At Tornea, Finland, June
~ brings day nearly twenty-five
hours long, and Christmas one less
than three hours in length. At New
York the longest day is about fifteen
hours, and at Montreal, Can, 1T is six-
teen hours kansas Farmer.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-03-02
QUEER APPErlTEs.

Mental and Physical Sensations That Arc
Among the Mysteries OF Life.
Talking Of peculiarities of appe-
tito" said = citizen in conversation, II
know a man who has not eaten q
youthful of meat in twenty years"
"A vegetarian, chg" queried lis
tcner.
mo; he took sudden dislike to
meat of any kind anG gave up eating
IL. But he could not tell himself what
caused the change in his appetite"
MY wife can never eat an OYSTER"
said one present, without her skin
breaking out with purple spots as large
rs dimes, She feels no uneasiness, but
naturally does not like to be spotted
like u pard."
Il was acquainted with woman out
vest" said another Of the party, who
|roke out with prickly heat whenever
She saw or tasted goats milk cheese.
Tier husband brought some into the
house and hid it in cupboard. When
she approached it she began to SILVER
and declared that she felt the strange
prickly sensation"
- If did not know that there was
no cheese in the house l should think
it was that she said and then her hus-
band acknowledged that he had done
it to test her. The physiological effect
satified him that it was not in the i'm
agination. "-Detroit Tree Press,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-03-02
ENGLISH AS SHE rs sPELT.

The Dramatic Story OF n Twelve-Year-Old
Maiden on u Buoy"
1t was in one of our schools the other
day where picked up the following
thrilling composition written by a
twelve-year- girl, which is one Of the
best pieces of English as she is "spelt'
that have yet seen: "A right suite lit
tie buoy, the son of lernal, with
rough round his neck. fue up the road
as quick as dear. After n thyme he
stopped at o house and wrung. the
hellc. His tow. hurt hymn and he
kneaded wrest, He was two tired to
RAE his fare, pail face, and teint
mown of pane rose from his lips.
1.-The made who herd the belle was
about to par pare, but she through
it down and ran with all her mite, for
fear her guessed would not weight:
hut when she saw the little won tiers
stood in her eyes at the site. Eve
poor dear! Why do you lye hear? Arc
yew dycing?' Know he said, ] am
fcint' She boar him inn her arms, as
she aught, to "a room where he might
be quiet, gave him bred aud meet, held
q cent bottle under his knows. untiCe
his choler, raped him uF warmly. gave
him suite drachm from a viol, till at
last he wet fourth, as hail as younD
hoarse, Northwestern Magazine
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-03-02

Patent medicines differ
One has reasonableness, an
other has not. One has
reputation another has
not. One, has confidence,
born of success = ANOTHER
has only hopes. -.
Don't take it for granted
that all patent medicines
are alike. They are not.
Let the years of uninter-
rupted success and the tens
of thousands OF cured and
happy men and women, place
DR.. Pierces Golden Med
zeal Discovery and DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton on the side of the
comparison they belong.
And there isn't a state: or
territory, no-nor hardly a
country in the world, wheth-
er its people realize it or
not, but have men and wo-
men in them that're happier
because of their discovery
and their effects,
Think of this in health.
Think of it in sickness.
And then think whether
you can afford to make the
trial if the makers can
afford to take the risk to
give your money back as
they do if they do not
benefit or cure you.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-03-02
jOiNT STATEMENT
>F AUDIPOR AND TREASURE K
!. GtGAILAM

>F AUDEPOR AND TREASURER
g., OF ELKO COUNTY.
Nor the Quarter Ending Dec. 81
1891.
TATE OF NEVADA }s.s.
County of Elko.
AUDITORS OFFICE.
jar 5. ks92.
70 the Honorable Board Of County CoIlmIs
sioners of Elko County. Nevada.
GENTLBNEE; We hercwitl enbmit our Guar
teIly Report of the Finances OF the CciIilty
,r the quarter ending Dec u, 1891. :
p'''< GEo, u. NEIGs, 4
81. Audisos,
. JAS. CLARK, ..H 4.
49, Treasurer. 4" 81
Bye. w. HULL, Deputy. 81 /. a
Receipts FROM ALL SOURCES.
Bal in Treasury Sept 80, 81 So, 54A 13
Gees col. by officers. 58S 80 2
Gen licenses. Sheriff l,691 %
Gam I" go 90
Per prop, '91 Assessor 3O6 SO
Poll. 81, Assessor. -. 3l8 90
Elko spec school Oh
Assessor ...... .. "a
Penal Fines. ...... 6O w
'uition Non-Resi-.
dents Elko S. Dist IS 50
Tax on Net Proceeds,
Mines, Assessor 1881 80
Poll tax, 81, IT Rec'r 1874 CO.
. Real Il Per prop tax
~ Tax Rec'r 1922 81
Elko SpSrhool 9l,by
Tax Rec'r. :. 945 SIS.
County Prop'ty Sold 80 0O
Adv del'qt tax 1891 eco
Del. r Il P Tax 1851 1917 rs
10 Ter ct del'qt 1891 1872 95
10 per.ct del Poll 81 IL 90
Total -. ....,.94, 43617.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-03-02
Total Qisbursements.s54,5 $50 Os

Bal in Treasury ....... 80, 100 II
The above amount stands to the
credit OF the several funds as per
Treasurer's Bal. Sheet, dated Jan, 1.
1892, hereto attached. ..... .
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-03-02

Total -. 265 As
Net receipts. 81, ITO 70
Total receipts go. ....1l6,710 85
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-03-02
SUMMARY.

Total receipts 49,. :. .1l6,71o Sc
Paid from Co funds 46,89l Go
Paid from State" Iii 80
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-10
sMorhEReo m MoLAssts.
The Queer Fate Of an Inquisitive Pet
Beaver.

The Queer Fate Of an Inquisitive Pet
A tame beaver kept by the soldiers at
a fort in Wyoming became quite famous
for mis- sagseity. Caught while young
and perfectly tanned, he became very
Doodle and a great favorite at the fort
The little fellow could never be cured
of his instinct to build dams, and it is
related that he once undertook to dam
the Platte river, working for months all
night long, and returning to the fort
every morning at sunrise. He cut down
quite a number of trees, but life proved
too short for the completion of his
plans While around the fort he was
constantly turning over every kind Of
vessel that contained water and collect
ing sticks to head it of rs it flowed
away. One night by oversight the
beaver was locked up in the warehouse,
and during the night, in nosing around,
he discovered q ter-gallon can Of mo-
lasses that had been left uncovered.
That discovery proved his doom. The
next day he was found gasping for life,
having been caught in the sticky mass
as the can was overturned. He never
recovered from the shock, and was ten
derby buried in the presence Of large
circle of his friends
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-10
MuRoeRous INSANITY.

Iuusions OF Touch and Smell which
Prompt the sufferer to Take Iife.
The incipient paranoiac may hear
voices about him and for y time be able
70 convince himself Of their unreality.
But sooner or later these sounds become
SO tangible that they have the full force
and import of actual voices At first he
hears them only when people are actu-
ally speaking. his mind merely misin-
terpreting what he hears This perver-
sion is technically termed en- illusion.
But at last he hears words and sentences
when no real sound comes TO his ears,
the North American Review says.
These are true Authorizations. Peryer-
sions Of other senses usually precede or
follow this one. Illusions Of touch and
smell are common. The former lead TO
a belief in invisible spirits that touch
the body. and the latter convince the
patient that attempts are being made to
poison him with noxious gases. When
to this cluster Of perverted sensations
Authorizations of sight are added, the
galaxy is complete, and the victim
moves and has his being in an ideal
world peopled with odors, tastes, sounds,
and sights that are shut out from the
common herd. A patient who had
reached this stage oatlines his own feel
ings as follows: Il have gradually come
to positive assurance that the thoughts
of my mind are shared by Others, and
that they act from that knowledge with
a view of influencing me and directing
my actions; that the appearances OF an
innate nature also correspond to my
thoughts in such way as to check and
direct them; that ordinary speech and
language are so perverted as to have a
double meaning, the secondary sense
relating TO my actions or thoughts. All
is so constituted as to form distinct
and new and strange world in which,
however, most objects remain familiar "
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-10

with numerous branches IN the valley.
any one Of which - - large Is the
GomaE Of Aletseh glacier Of Sw,tzer-
land,
IL Is. according 20 Mr.. s. p. Baldwin.
. rsoent visitor as large As all the Al
pane glaciers Ia one, being ]. 200 square
niles IL area The ice is Loco feet
thick al the moath in Muir inlet, and
the glacier is estimated 10 comprise as
much water a. Lake Erie.
IL discharges n, "a, ooo. 600 cubic feet
Of Ice as ieebergs. and It's. DOC. ooo. oeo
feet of water by melting every year
The center Of the glacier. where the
motion Is quickest, - 90 rough and
broken into crevaSses that IL Is consid-
cred impossible. The eastern half
however, can DO travelled - far as the
neye-
Prof Wright has found the motion ~
the center 70 be as much as o5 feet q
day, whereas that Of the Alpine glaciers
is only SO inches or so. As much as 20
feet day has been found in the case
of q Greenland glacier. The Muir
glacier once extended much further into
the bay, and is now receding every year,
while the sources of the ice supply are
falling.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-10

John Murray, member Of the Chal-
lenger expedition. and one Of the high
est living authorities on oceanography,
estimates the area Of the dry land of
the globe at IS ZOO, 900 square miles and
the area of the ocean 137, zoo. 900 square
miles. He estimates the volume Of the
dry land above the level of the sea at
~. 900, 600 cubic miles, and the volume
If the waters of the ocean at 1923, 900, 600
cubic miles He fixes the mean height
Of the land above the sea at 2,250 feet.
and the mean depth of the whole ocean
It fs, sso feet. OF course, these results
are only approximate. but they help to
render our ideas of these matters more
definite. Mr.. Murray also estimates
that the rivers Of the world carry into
the ocean every year IN cubic miles OF
sediment To this must BE- added the
matter carried TO the sea In solution,
which is estimated at l.1S3 miles of mat
ter Together. then, the amount OF
matter carried through the land each
year is g.. cubic miles II would tina
according TO this calculation. take
s,s4o. 900 years 10 transport the whole OF
the solid land down to The sea
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-10

We are all familiar enough with ex-
smples Of intelligence of cats and dogs,
but of thsse stories we do not easily
tire. Here are some facts from q CORE
spondent- In moving TO new place
Of residence we found ON the premises
large cat which had been left there
by former occupant. She was not Of
the real domestic kind, but lived princi-
pally in the barn, occasionally ventur-
ing into the house to obtain her food.
On one occasion, much TO the surprise
OF my wife, she came up TO her and
moved several times, turning each
time toward the door Leading to tho
barn This she repeated until Mrs. n.
was induced BY curiosity to follow her,
when she led the way TO barrel half
fall of straw, up the side of which she
climbed, al the time mewing and look
ing 1t my wife, and there were five kit
tena cod and dead Mrs N. remarked:
''They Are cold and dead. pussy" and
the cot went away satisfied She
would sometimes scratch tho children,
and we were fearful abe would serious
~ injure them. and one day said In
her presence that III would shoot her I"
She wa misaine for about six weeks,
and OF course had then got OF the
no<i on. Forest and Streom.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-10

Hon. James W. Hustled. while sery-
ing MS sixth tern as speaker Of the as
semply of the state Of New York, writes;
.'sTArs or New loEK.
ASSEMBLY CHAMBER
ALBANY, Jan. Is. 1890. J
desire once more 10 bear my testi-
mony 10 the value OF Allcocks Porous
Plasters. / nave used them for TWEEN
ty-fivs years, past, and can eonsc1en-
tsonsly commend them - the best ex-
Years ago, when thrown from . car
rage and seriously injured. ! gave
them . thorough trial. In . very short
time the pain that Vas suffering ds-
appeared, and within = week was en-
tirely relieved. On another occasion.
when Suffering from q severe cough,
which threatened pulmonary difficult
ties, which WAS recommended to 90
10 Florida 10 relieve. determined 70
test the platers again. applied them
10 my chest and between the shoul.
der blades, and in lees than fort
night was entirely cured. On still an
other occasion. when suffering from an
attack of rheumatism TO such Al ex-
tent that could scarcely raise my arm,
| again resorted TO the pIasteFs. and
within very few DAYS the rheumatism
entirely disappeared. ! have them
constantly by me, whether at home or
abroad. My family ~ we'll % myself
have found them 10 be . sovereign
remedy, bothfor external and internal
troubles. / never had but one kidney
difficulty IN my hfe. and the appllea-
ton OF the piasters cured me IN = week.
l desire, as said before. to bear my
testimony in public way 70 their ETH
cacy, and know Of no better way OF
doing it than by giving you my per-
sonal experience"
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-10

similar 10 those OF small arms. thereby
permitting loading In . single mo-
ton and rendering sponging unneces-
sary. The new raPid-fre guns
are the finch, firing So
pound shell. the s-inch. firing .
s0pound shell and the s-inch, firing .
1co-pound she'll This last, ssill In
process OF Development, Ia TO be used
on al the new bsttleships and cruisers
with suaokelcss powder, giving In
creased muzzle velocities. The most
efficient Distribution of these guns IN
the new ship designs has been the sub
ject Of earnest and careful considcrz-
tion. and plans have already been
worked out for giving a maximum vol
ume Of Ere in all directions IL Is also
proposed - protect these gums by their
armor. shielding the crews from the
effects of explosive shell and from the
frs OF the smaller calioer II - an in
,eresting fact that the mount for the
rspid-fire guns from the finch to the g.
inch Is Of the same type throughout,
permitting In each esee r>pid and essy
manipulation. added TO psrfecs control.
was shown The shells to be used
with these guns, and in the tests made
found that the ffty-pounder win per
fnrate two eaiibers Of steel srnor st
close range
AL IN all. .wentv-f0ur wsrships ere
now building. OF these four srs
cruisers. two are runboats. swo are
sr1aored cruisers. Eve are proscctesi
EzfflA
shipS four doable-snrr~ted monitors.
one Is torpedo boat Que . ran. one .
battleship. and the last. the Bancroft.
she first u the practice cruisers Scr The
use Of naval cs<i~ts
These vessels are euildio9 - sen
pleces and at each the work h pro-
crossing splensiidly. although now and
then cor1e reports ~ delays IN she de-
livery ~ sst-risi The Texss h sn g.
ample &C shis Although launched MOI
one portion Of her srmor has y~< eseu
received Here are sh- shipyArds at
which over $4,000 workmen Are en-
pioved IN bringing the American navy
into noble existence: Baltimore. City
Pcint Works. Boston. Bath, Ne. Elias-
hethpcrt " y. Crsnp q soma Philn-
eeleAsas Unicn Iron Works. Sen Fran
cs>eos iowa Iron Works. Dubuque. L.
brooklyn Navy Yard. Norfolk Nssy
ysri. Mare lslsn<s. Cal
AZ Baltimore the Montgomery aEsd
Detruis are rapidly being pssshed ~
esnplesion They are built On sn<
Same cruiser nao<iei and wtll esrh ecst
sstAsa Eseh viii have swoi sinch.
esgAs s-ineh new rar~ter- s-~echsos-s-
in9 rtfe~. sin s-pc~n&ess cod swc 4
pcanaer rspsa-nrszsx csnrcn. - ~~li -
two 0ss1snx~ n = bul1nwu1lnn4s -
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-10
OUR SHIPS OF WAR
Some Of the Vessels of the
American Navy
WITH THEIR FINE ARMAMENTs
saips Yet % Be Launchsd Ass tas PirsEs
Oregon. the Indiana and the
MASSACHUSETTS,.

There j. no parallel. st least. In
Aa1eriesn annais. % the present sctiv-
isy n naval circles. DO parallel in peace
or war period, NO parallel "A ths Won
ceFfnl advance made IN the science Of
ship building. II the development Of
naval architecture or In the progrsss
toward perfection IN rapid firing zuns-
Within three years the navy WIN sail
practically complete. every pors VI note
ca sea coast and lake frontier protected
from sttaek- And the American navy
viii have nd peer In It's squadrons Of
eruisers. battlszhips. monitors or torps-
do boats.
During the present wear several Of
the staRehest cruisers and at least two
Of tie bateleships VIII Jet be launched
At The Brooklyn navy yard the Cinein-
matt II rapidly nearing completion, .
great force OF men working daily, and
n Is believed by Commodore Erben that
shs VIII DC ready for christening within
two or three months. At Cramp q
sons. wksre the New York n building,
the protected cruisers, Nos -
add Is. the former, tho Pirate.
will probably be launched before the
end Of the year, as well as the
great coast line battleships. the Mas
saehas~tts and Indiana. both of which
VIII have a displacement Of two or three
thousand tons-larger than that OF the
tattleship Texas. launched az the Nor
folk navy yard June . Of this year. On
both II these vessels the armament viii
b in atvance Of that Of the Texas But
tie most important feature of all the
battieships aud cruisers now building
viii be IN the application Of the system
OF rapid firing guns. They are distinct
i've Ia their use OF brass cartridge cases,
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-10

She stepped mp 70 the editors desk
demurely and said:
do you want any writing done?"
The weary editor looked at her and
aid.
You write poetry. I SUPPOSE"
Yea have written a little poetry.
I have also written several short stories,
. novel end play"
II beg your pardon" said the editor.
catching lis breath. but ia there any
thing you haven't writtcn?"
Il don't believe there il" she said
confidently. yet shyiy. "You zee I'm a
sseuogrsphcr and typewriter and I do a
good deal Of work for literary gentle
men.---wsshing.on Star.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-10
Very Much Surprised.

have been afflscted with neuralgia
for nearly two years. have tried physi.
clans and al! known remedies, but found
no permanent relief until tried bot
tie of Dullam's Great German Lini-
ment and it gave me instant and per-
manent relief. Is cents per bottle.
Signed, A. Is. SxKLL.
Hamilton, Mich. April IL, 1891.
For sale at -. Z. Scribuer's drug store.