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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-14
A RUN oRA GROCERY.
The Queer Outcome of a Groundless Panic
at A ghinple Mill.

hAiAAs
There was a "run" up at the little
town of Hamilton, Wash, last month
that ought to find its way into literature
devoted to queer things. Now the or.
binary "run" is generally confined to
banks, and is associated with a long
line of frantic people and bank presi-
dent with pallid features, agitated nerves
and forced smile. There was no bank
president in this case, no long line of
horny handed depositors and no lock-
ing OF doors and putting up of an an
nouncement of failure. Your average
Hamiltonian puts his money in stock
ing or in an empty stove and cares not
for banks. The "run" in question was
on a grocery store belonging to the
Washington Red Cedar Single Com.
pany, according to the PUGET Sound
Lum6erman. A run" on a grocery
store is about the funniest thing--for
the proprietor-that can happen.
The .ller Of the mill on the morning
OF the run" to use local phrase,
Bumped his yob," and wanted his cash
before pay day, contrary to the rules and
regulations made and provided. The
mill owners, making up their minds TO
discourage this habit of their men leav-
ing them in the lurch refused to pay the
disconsolate filler until pay day. The
filler thereupon filed an attachment on
shingles of the company, and this caused
the run" Without looking into the
situation local creditors and mill hands
commenced "run" ON the company's
grocery store, with the object of taking
out their wages and debts in lard, dried
pnnlne tPhonnn nj M pnkouy hnn
and other necessaries Of life.
The clerk, who had been doing be-
hind the counter, jumped four feet in
the air when the door opened anda half
dozen brawny, wiid-eyed shingle wea-
vers appeared. Bringing up the rear
was a crowd of laborers, all clamoring
for groceries. Soon it became apparent
that the clerk could not tie up the pack
ages fast enough and he told the crowd
to help themselves while he checked up
the goods.
When Manager Boardman returned in
the evening from the woods, whittier he
had gone after supply of logs, the
clerk was lying exhausted across an
empty pickle barrel and the store had
the appearance of the last act of a
cyclone. When the clerk recovered he
informed Boardman of the "run," and
Boardman laughed long and loud.
While he was surveying the wreck in
came drummer for Seattle grocery
house and mildly inquired if anything
was wanted. Boardman looked queerly
at the drummer, laughed and pointed to
the empty shelves. The drummer knew
his business and that night he carried
the largest order of the month to Seattle.
Before morning Boardman had dis.
charged all liens and the mill was
started up as usual. Some persons are
mean enough to say that the drummer
put up a job on the shingle mill en-
ployes so that he could book an order.
1t may be SO, and the mill employees are
inclined to believe anything just now.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-14
A Mesmerist's Trick.
Philadelphia Record.

A case of wine was very cleyerly
won a few evenings ago by a we'll
known man about town who has his
apartments at the Stenton, and his vic.
Tins have the laugh on them at several
Of the clubs where the story is known.
The winner OF the wager claims to be
something of mesmerlst, and seated
in his apartments with couple of com
panions he offered to bet them a case of
wine that he could, by simply drinking
glass of wine, influence human being
to such an extent as to bring him into
their presence and describe his appear
ance before he came. The bet was in
stantly taken, and going to his cabinet
tue host poured out a glass of wine.
which he drained in silence, after which
he took piece of paper upon which
he wrote a description of his subject.
Sealing this he gave it to one of his
guests. Handing around the cigarettes.
he remarked that the mysterious person.
age summoned would make his appear
ance before they would be consumed
In few minutes there was knock at
the door. One Of the guests tore open
the envelope and read the contents.
which described a youth, who would
remove cap as he entered, would be
dressed ia sack suit of dark blue. and
would hold in his hand slip of paper.
The host then opened the door and an
American District Telegraph messenger
appeared. The call boy was concealed
In the wine cabinet.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-14

A Cincinnatian Just home from the
Worlds Fair tells, in the Cincinnati
Times Star, the following scene in the
Midway Plaisance: A turbaned fakir
was vociferously plying his mysterious
art, and had crowd about him. when
he espied the benevolent countenance
OF Mr.. James Hicks, the well-known
man about town-everybody knows the
redoubtable Jimmy of rotund and
aldermanic proportions. "Ah, here the
man, the man with the good, kind face;
he will see the fair play, he will count
the coin, he will place the coin in the
box, so, everybody see, all fair done.
The man take the coin, SO, and he drop
il in the box, SO, and count" and Mr.,
Hicks took the coins and slowly dropped
them in little box, and with the
foreign coins silver dollar. Now
said the fahir, "the man he count coin.
sure. and silver dollaiIe, all, sure" and
Mr.. Hicks repeated for the forty-eleyenth
time that he was sure he had counted
Alright and couldn't be fooled. "Now.
you hold-a the box, and we close ii
tight, so, and now / show you," and the
faklr circled about Mr.. Hicks repeating
some mummery, and then exclaimed
triumphantly, "Now, a you ope the box
and see how many coin, the whole box
full coin," and Mr.. Hicks opened the
box, and, merciful powers out glided
u long, slim snake; it looked like as
though the inside of the box was all
snake, and it wriggled and glided up
Mr.. Hicks coat sleeve. With a veil he
dropped the box and scattered himself
promiscuously, and SO did the crowd.
And the faklr picked up his wrigghng
snake and his worthless colr and bis
good silver dollar and grinncd land sat
himself down to wait for some beneyo-
lent, good, kind looking victlr
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-14

A commercial traveller writes to the
st. Louis Globe Democrat 1.-THE blotter
in hotel writing room once saved me
from a very considerable loss. AS a
general rule the blotter in a writing
room Is SO dirty and covered up with
ink marks that the whole presents the
appearance of an Egyptian hero.
glyphics. But on this occasion, as luck
would have it, the blotter was abso,
lutely new and clean and could be ex.
amined very closely. The last man who
had been using it was also the first, and
as he used rather liberal supply of ink
and wrote rapidly he reproduced almost
the entire letter upon the blotter before
folding it up. knew him to be the
representative of large eastern house
in similar though not rival capacity TO
our own, and without intending to do so
found myself glancing at the reproduc-
ton of his letter on the blotter. | was
struck at once with the name of the
house from which had the previous day
taken an exceptionally large order, and
reading on l found that he had notified
his firm that, acting under advice from
a very reliable source, he had decided
not to carry out his instructions and sell
this firm bill of goods. went OUT at
once and made few inquiries which
convinced me that not only was the
house in question in difficulties, but that
it was also contemplating fraudulent
transfer to tits creditors. promptly
wired the house represented to ignore
my letter b. mail containing this order,
giving the reasons briefly, and following
up the telegram by an explanatory let
ter. Some rather Indignant correspon-
dence followed, but this was abruptly
terminated by the suspension of the lat
ter and the absconding of one of the
partners. have always held clean
blotter in hotel writing room with a
feeling of veneration."
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-14
What is Eczema :?

1t is an agony of agonies.
A torture of tortures.
1t is an itching and burning of the
skin almost beyond endurance.
II is thousands of pin-headed vesicles
filled with an acrid fluid, ever forming,
ever bursting, ever flowing upon the
raw excoriated skin.
No part of the human skin is exempt.
1t tortures, distigures and humiliatcs
more than all other skin diseases COM
bined
Tender babies are among its most
numerous victims.
They are often born with il.
Sleep and rest are out of the question.
Most remedies and the best physicians
generally fail, even to relieve.
If CUTICURA did no more than cure
Eczema, it would be entitled to the
gratitude of mankind.
1t not only cures but
A single application is often sufficient
to afford instant relief, permit rest and
sleep, and point to a speedy cure.
CUTIcURA works wonders because it
is the most wonderful skin cure of
modern times.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-14
a Young Joekey InsIantly killna.

GLOUCESTER, N. j., Sept. s.-While train.
ing this morning at the race track, Jockey
Houben's horse stopped suddenly, throw.
ing him of. He was instantly killed. He
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-14
A SCOTTISH SUMNER RESORT
Oban, Between the Highlands
and the Islands.
A WHITE CITY, SET IN EMERALD
And Surrounded by Ghostly
Mountain Peaks.

Its Habitues, Warily Decorous in Passive
Pleasures, Subsist in Sort of Droniug
Purrlng of Quiet Characterful Folk,
Incidents and Scenes.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-14

Are you all tired out, do you have that tired
feeling or slck headache? You can be ri.
lleved of ell these symptoms by taking Hood's
Sarsaparilla, which gives nerve, mental and
bodily strength and thoroughly purliies me
blood, IL also creates good appetite, cures
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-14

Sold throughout the world. Price. cUTIcuRL
5Oc.; sOAP, CSC: REioLvEHT. 81. POTTER DRUG
AND CAIN. toar., sole Props, Boston. IAN
AboGt the Skin and Blood" mailed free.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-14

Hoods Pills are easy to take. easy In action
and sure In enecL p cents box.
The herald., 1893-08-15
After Due Consideration.

In Illinois there, is an old law on the
statute books to theeffect that in crimi-
nal cases the jury is "judge of the law
as well as the facts" Though not often
quoted, once in awhile lawyer with
a desperate case makesuse Of it. In one
case the judge instructed the jury that
1t was to judge the Law as well as the
facts, but added that It wassn to'judge
Of the law unless it was fully satisfied
that it knew more law than the Judge.
An outrageous verdict was brought in,
contrary to all instructions of the court,
who felt called upon to rebuke the jury.
Az last one old farmer arose.
"Jedge," sfid he, weren't we to jedge
the law as we'll as the facts?"
Certainly" was the response, "but /
told you not to judge the law unless you
were clearly satisfied that you knew the
law better than did"
"Well, ledge" answered the farmer
as he shifted his quid, 1--WE considered
that pint. San Francisco Argonaut.
The herald., 1893-08-15
Mind Your Own Business.

An old custom once prevailed in a re-
mote plaS of giving clock to any one
who would truthfully swear that he had
minded his own business alone for a
year and day and had not meddled
with his neighbors. Many came, but
few, if anys gained the prize, which was
more difficult to win than the Dunmow
fitch Of bacon. Though they swore on
the four gospels and held out their hands
in certain hope, some hitch was sure to
be found somewhere, and for all their
asseverations the clock remained sta
tionary on tie shelf, no one being able to
prove his absolute immunity from un-
called for interference in things not in
any way concerning himself.
At last a young man came with per-
fectly clean record, and theclock seemed
as if it was at last about to change
owners. Then said the custodian, "Oh,
a young man was here yesterday and
made mighty sure he was going to have
the clock, but he didn't" ''And why
didn't he, get it?' whats that to your"
snapped the custodian. "Thats not your
business, and-you don't get the clock"
Home journal.
The herald., 1893-08-15
Que woman,s Courage.

A story is going the rounds of little
woman who was seated. behind gor-
seeusly dressed beauty at O theater in the
metropolis whose balloon sleeves COM
pletelylhid tho stage from the victim in
the rear. She sat ON FIRST one foot, then
the other, but in vain; no glimpse of the
play could she get. After whispered
conversation with her husband came the
tragedy. Without a word Of warning
that wee woman quietly rose, gently but
firmly laid her hands upon the winged
shoulders of her obtrusive neighbor and
pressed hor green and red r1ffles as far
down as they would go. People who
saw the operation gasped at the trans
formation. The victim wisely accepted
the situAtion and remained in spbjuga-
ton until the .'Prodigal Daughter" ig-
ANONYMOUSLY returned to the fatted calf
New York Recorder.
The herald., 1893-08-15
Treatment of the wrists.

Very few people know the Importance
Of keeping the wrists cool in warm
Weather. Actors and actresses tell you
that if one Of their number faints they
pour cold water on their wrists Ath-
letes engaged in the performance of
feats Of endurance know that in winter
the wrists must be kept, warm and in
summer cool, but the general public
still continues towear tight gloves and
heavy cuffs in the dog days, and then
wonder why it is hot.
Taking off ones gloves Especially in
church) often makes quite an amazing
differencei in temperature. Tight sleeves,
above all things, make the wearer hot
in oppressive weather; delicate girls
have been known to faint from this
cause alone.-Exchange
The herald., 1893-08-15
COMM MENCEMENT.
The Pretty Custom Observed by College
Graduates Each Year.

Graduates Each Year.
Commencement is like spring in that
/ 1t is new each year and that familiarity
/ with it breeds only increased apprecia-
ton 1t grows on the participator as
his years accrue. 1t is a good day for
the hopeful youths who graduate and
march at the head of the line. 1t will
seem good to them next year, when they
come back after 10 months separation
Gnd hobnob with one another over their
glass punch and presently get in line at
the very tail end of the procession, so
far off from the band that they can
scarcely catch the music. But in 10
years time, when they have moved up
10 places nearer to the band, they will
find it dearer still. Then it will have
begun to assume its true properties, as
the day of all the year that brings back
the youth that is already slipping from
them, by taking them back to tho scenes
of their untrammeled adolescence and
rubbing them up against the men who
were young with them when they were
young.
Life brings great prizes to the diligent
and the lucky. 70 the average college
graduate OF 10 years. standing it has
brought wife and children, certain
foothold in the world and definite pros
pect Of respectable achievement. But it
is better at bestowal than at replenish-
ment. 1t brings him new things, but il
does not fit him out with fresh supplies
Of the treasures that he had. There is
only one set Of the men who were young
when he was young, and it cannot be
duplicated.
If he is wise, and the cookies round
his heart do not get too stiff, he is very
careful of that dwindling set Of asso-
eiates,. and thefewer there are of them,
and the moro he realizes the impossible
ty Of replacing them, the. greater pains he
takes to so back to commencement and
take accouRt of stock.
A strangely impressive spectacle is the
forming of tho line of graduates that
marches to the commencement dinner of
an old college. First comes the gradu-
ating class, then the alumni by classes
in order Of seniority. "Class of 1S20!"
cries the marshal. Perhaps there is no
response "Class of 1921! Glass of 1922!
Glass of 1882 Presently, as his class is
reached, the oldest graduate present
steps cut, a Venerable man, perhaps the
sole representative of his year, and takes
his place amid the cheers Of the specta-
tors. Then for dozen OF score of
classes as the marshal calls the year one
or two or four or five old men walk out,
arm in arm, supporting one another's
steps. Then as the list gets into the for
ties come gray haired men, but vigorous
and not yet of the lean and slippered
period. And then in larger companies
the men of middle age and then the
younger men, and finally boisterous
crowd 200 strong of lusty youth who
cheer for "'92." A marvelously vivid
panorama of human life is the com
mencement procession from 'Morituri
salutamus" at one end to s'I4ife let us
cherish" ait the other. Dull must be the
spirit that is not stirred by it. And yet
it is cheering, sight with all its pathos,
SO much good fellowship it shows and
sympathy and joyous greeting when old
companions eet.-Harper's Weekly.
The herald., 1893-08-15
How Some Girls walk.

Some girls walk gracefully. They
make ''good timo" over the pavement,
but their movements are not abrupt nor
awkward. There is no apparent effort
in their locomotion. Some girls are now
affecting amans stride The imitation
Is Q ludioreus failure. Other girls are
trying en- odd kind of turn of the shoul-
ders that gives to their appearance top
wobble and q lower swing. Exchange.
The herald., 1893-08-15
What Botanists Do Not E,now.

How water, commonly called sap, nee
essary to the life of tree, passes from
the roots to the topmost leaf and evapo-
rates is problem not yet solved by bot
anists. 1t is known that the ascent is
made chiefly in cavities in the sap wood
only, the heart and bark serving other
purposes. That is the extent of our
knowledge of the matter. Beyond is
mere conjecture. and every theory yet
advanced has failed to stand the test of
experiment. .-E1change
The herald., 1893-08-15
London,s Gaslights.

There are at present something like
10000 public gas jets in London. Their
average poweris is that Of 16candles-that
is to say, the total is equal to II 100000.
Were these all clustered together and
placed at height of 1900 feet, the re-
sulting light could be seen for distance
Of more than 100 miles.--London Tit
Bits.
The herald., 1893-08-15
Getting Even.

Artist Miss Brownie Brown Brown,
who is to marry prince, won't let us
have her photograph for publication.
Editor She won't, ehs Te11 the fore
man to. use one. Of those cuts labeled
"BeforeyTaking.v-New York " Weekly.
The herald., 1893-08-15
LOS ANGELES, CAL.


During suffered terribly to fall until
his
The herald., 1893-08-15

China makes poor show IN the jour
nalistic world For all its 100000, 900
inhabitants it has only "a newspapers. 10
of which are daily and IA appear at
longer intervals.
The herald., 1893-08-15
A DESOLATE SCENE.
AN INDIAN VILLAGE DEPoPULATED BY
A MAN EATING TIGER.

The Inhabitants of Native Village Driven
From Their Homes by the Ferocious Dar-
ing of Bold and Bloodthirsty Ruler Of
the Jungles.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-01-15
Board OF pnrdOns, ,

Tho Board OF Pardons will meet on
Monday ncxt. Tho following is u
list Of applicants for pardon mud tho
order in which they come:
T. j. O'Donucll, sent from storey
for asGault to kill.
Nh Chung, nurdor, Wnehoo.
VIM. Pcarce, murder IN tho second
degree, Esmoralda.
W. Il. Fountains, murder. Lincoln.
a. 6. Lcddy, burglary, Elko.
An jew, mansaughtcr, Humboldt.
jas. Shaw, murder in Gocond degree,
Uumboldt.
.. ID. Carr, robbery, Washoc.
b, Nnhni, robbery. Humboldt.
John Higgins, horse stealing, Orms.
BY
John Lyons, rNpc, Humboldt.
Ecuihmin Jonkons, manslaughtor,
Storey.
Robert ST. Clnir, murdor in second
degree, humboldt.
j. u. Reddy, grand larceny, Storey.
T. Butler, nttcmpt TO poison, Doug.
laa.
NJ T.. Flanagan, murder, Storey.
n. Curnow, nttompt TO kill, Eureka.
}. &. johnson, ,nanslanghtor, Ian
dor.
Thomas Burns, murder, Nyc.-[Car.
son Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-01-15
n Surgical Operation.

Inst Friday night Mrs. l.. w.
f.oschcnkohl, OF Palisade, WINS tnl,cn
suddenly i'll and DR.. Jos. Henderson,
of Elko, was called TO attend hcr.
Tho DIR. diagnosed tho caso and con.
cludcd that his pntiout WIS suffering
from strnngulutcd hernia aud that IL
wns necessary to perform mn opcra.
ton in order to savo hor lilo. This
morning tho patient wos brought to
I'lko aud DR.. Henderson nsslstcd by
DIR. mcigs and DR.. Hood, Of Battle
Mountain, cut through tho abdom
innl cavity, took out tho intcatiucs
and removed tho obstruction. The
patient stood tho operation nobly and
is doing nicely.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-01-15
Productive Soil.

"Thc soil Of California is so fruit.
ful,' said II native u tho Goldcn state,
shat man who accidentally dropped
Il box Of matches in his field discoy-
cred tho next year iinc forest OF
telegraph polcs.'
"Thats nothing to my State" said
u nntiyo OF Illinois. "A cousin of
mino who lives thcrc lost button or
his jacket and in less than n month hc
found u brandnow suit OF clothes
hanging on fcncc near tho epot."---
[ Texas Siftlugs.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-01-15

Two hundred pounds of mail (news.
papers, can DO carried from Now Yurl;
to San Francisco for 81, although
thoy have TO bc handled and cared for
on the way. This 10 cooperation
tho pcoplo trunsacting their own
bnsincss. Two hundred pounds Of
OF man taking tho samc trip on tho
snmc train, and taking caro- Of him
self all tho way will cost from 500 to
400 dollars. This 10 corporation
the people hiring q company TO trans.
net their business for them.-
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-01-15
Nevada Fish Hatchery,

Aside from tho routine work OF 1902
the Stnto Matching house 10 now filed
with Eastern trout ova taken during
tho months OF October and November.
Those ova aro in healthy condition
with every promise Of good results in
Matching and distribution at tho
proper sonson in lSo3.--[Gazctto.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-01-15
a SuEgcstion,

Woman ION rnilroad train) flush!
hush! There! ,hcrc! Baby Lyo! ' =
don't know what in tho world to do
sometimes. The moro / work with
him, tho moro no cries"
Quiet passenger (bcncvoloutly).-
Havo YOU cr--over tried chloroforln?
N. Y. World.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-10-26
MINING ASSESSMENTS.
Work on Mining Claims Can he sus-
y .nded for One Year.

Work on Mining Claims Can He sus-
p.nded for Ono Year.
The following Is Congressman Bells bill
for the suspension of assessment work on
mining claims for one year, az 1t finally
passed the House.
"Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States Of
America In Congress assembled, That the
provisions of section numbered twenty-thret
hundred and twenty -four Of the Revised
Statutes Of the United States, which require
that on each claim located after the tenth day
of May, eighteen hundred and seyenty-two,
and until patent has been Issued therefor, not
less than one hundred dollars worth Of labor
shall be performed or improvements made
during each year, be suspended for the year
eighteen hundred and nincty-three, SO that
no mining cia!m which has been regularly 10
Gated and recorded as required by the local
laws and mining regulations shall be subject
to forfeiture for non-performance Of the an
nual assessment for the year eighteen hum
dred and ninety-three; lrovlded, that the
claimant or claimants Of any mining location,
In order to secure the benefits OF this act,
shall cause to be recorded In the office where
the location notice or certificate Is filed, on or
before December ,hirty-frst, eighteen hun
dred and ninety three, . notice that he or
they In good faith intend to hold and work
said claim. This act shall take effect from
and after its passage"