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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-03-18
SOME SUBJECTS FOR DEBATE.
English Cnlversitys Studonts Discussing
u Curtous Variety OF Questions.

English CnIyersitys Studonts Discussing
Curious Variety OF Questions.
The college debating societies ut
Cambridge, England, seem to discuss a
curious variety of questions. A recent
lh6t of motions, as given by the Toronto
Mail, includes the following olio of
oddities: At Christ's, ''That Robinson
ought not to have been frightened at
tile footprint in the sand" which cx-
cited great variety OF opinions, and
ultimately was lost by twcnty-six votes,
against 1G ayes, eight auditors remain
ing undecided. At JesuS, the still more
startling proposition was moved, '"That
radicalism spells ruin;" which was, of
course, carried by d large majority. At
Queens disapproval OF "Woman's en-
croachmcnts upon mans dominion" was
carried by nineteen to thirteen. And
Mt st. Johns the hcresy, "That univer-
sity education units man for practical
life" was rejected by twenty-six against
six. At Kings the society found them
selves equally divided as to the truth Of
the assertion, "ThaS art had ceased to
exist" ht Trinity hall it was decided
That political prisoners should wear
the prison dress" At Pembrolle a
resolution, 'That personal liberty is
too much restricted in this university"
WIS, singular to sIy, rejected. Sydney
college voted. by n large majority,
'"That the learned professions are not
yet played OUT" and Cavendishy also, By
n large majority approved Lord Ten
nyson's doctrine, THAT to have loved
and lostis better than never to have loved
1T ALL" Aycrst hall refused to condemn
thentcrs, and Selwyn voted ''That wnr
Il necessary to the welfare of nation"
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A REAL SNAKE STORY.
Eho Serpent Got Into the Hornets Neat
to Catch tho Hornets.

Eho Serpent Got Into tfie Hornets Neat
to Catch tho Hornets.
citizen OF fredericksburg, Va,
claims that while travelling to Tapp;s-
hammock he saw large blacksnake
slowly crawling among the branches of
tree that stood by the roadside
Following the snake with his eye the
observer saw an unusually large
hornets nest attached to one Of the
branches of the tree, and toward which
the snake was advancing.
When close to the nest the snake
colied itself about a limb. releasing it's
tail, and with it gave several hard raps
upon The exterior of the nest as If
knocking for admission. The noise of
the blows and the swaying of the nest
caused the hornets to leave their home
and prepare for an attack upon the in
trudcr. The snake ceased tapping
with its tail as soon as the hornets left
the nest, uncoiled itself and quickly
disappeared, taking the place of the
hornets within their nest
Presently the snakes head was seer
to peer out, and it's bright black ,.es
glistcned as he anticipated feast from
which the bravest man would shrink
with fear. The snake drew his head
within the entrance hole to the nest un-
til nothing was seen of it except an oc-
casional forked tongue that darted in
and ont with lightning rapidity. Think
ing the coast clear the hornets began
to return to their nest, when the snake
took them in as fast as they could enter.
Watching the proceedings for some
time our informant concluded that all
the hornets had been safely hived. and
he stood up in his buggy, tapped the
nest with his whip, and awaited the re-
suit.
:. No hornets appearing, the nest was
then knocked to the ground, opened,
and his snakeship found in torpid
condition, with his size greatly in
creased. The snake was. killed and a
pos:-mortem held with the following
result: Stomach stuffed with dead
hornets.
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ThnwinE Ont n HrInId.

So much trouble has rarely been
taken to prepare athletic grounds for n
hatcll MS at Cardiff not long ago.. The
occasion was n football match for the,
championship of England and Wales.
Two hundred brazicrs or perforated
fire buckets were set up on the field,
and bonfircs were kindleiI in ,nnJy
parts Of It, the games being kept going
until the frost was thawcd out OF the
ground. Then the field was covered
';ith straw TO retain the heat, and Just.
'"i"r" t',r r1otclt bc.ga,l q r,,r-,I any
:..: a. ,cr~ caA s.DlsGsl t!Iu .,r$saaI.
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Bal. in Treasury ...... G0,F9 T3
O. Tho above amount stands to the
credit OF the several funds as per
Treasurer's Bal. Sheet, dated Jan. 2.
1893, heretS attached.
PREAsURER's BALANCE SHEET.
Cash in Treasury to credit of various
funds, Jan l, 1893, as follows:
State Fund. 49,. .........S 62 81
Judges Salary Fund ........ 1876 %
Gen County Fund. ........25,62G 63
Cash Contingent Fund ...." T,SlA W
Indigeut Sick Fund ..-.... 3, SOD 03
Officers Salary Fund ...... z'560 l8
County School Fund ....
Total.,,. .....,.,.. $41,23 "a
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-17

ALBANY, May 17.-Governor Flower has
signed the following bills:
incorporating certain capitalists as 1.-THE
Model Town company, the capital stock
not to exceed $40, 1000, 900, to carry on the
work of building town OR city in Niagara
county.
AssemblynRn Nussbaum's bill providing
that an agent conducting q general mer-
camille or manufacturing business within
this State shall file the name of the priD
cipal in the business, within 80 days, in
the office of the clerk of the county in
which the business is carried on.
Assemblyman Sullivan's bill providing
that pawnbrokers shall keep their places
open between the hours of Z a. m, and 6
p. m, On week days days, except on Sat
urday, when their places may be kept-open
until midnight.
Assemblyman Browns bill in relation to
the sale and redemption of lands sold for
taxes
The Governor has vetoed the bills to en-
force the collection of taxes in Rockland
and Clinton counties and the bill amend
ing the act in relation to the collection of
taxes on lands of non-residents on the
ground that the bills are unnecessary.
The Western Union Claim bill was also
vetoed
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-17
new YORK \ new ENGLAND.

| Passenger Train Service, week days, May = 1889.
Trains leave Waterbury for
BOSTON-3:45 1880, a.. M; 100, 1915, 3.55 p. m
PROvIDENCR-3 IS 1880 a. M; 100, 3.55 2. m.
NEW YORK via Brewsters-2 1op.m.
WORCESTER 3:45 7:30 a. M; p. m.
NEW LONDON-3 45 730 a. NJ, 100, 3.55 p m.
PUTNAM 345 1880 a. M; 100. 3.55, p. m
IWILLIMANTIC-345 1880 a. m; 100, "3:45,
355 pm.
SPRINGFIELD 90 a, m; 3.55 p. M.
NEW HAVEN via Plainville-7:so, 1O: o a, m.
HARTFORD s:4s 1850, 900, 1890 GA. M; 100
| *3;45 3.55, s:15 p. m.
NEW BRITAIN--s IS 1880, 900 1O>O,a a. m. 100
| PLAINVILLE- 3:45 1880, 9CO, 70: 0 a. M: I,oC
| "34b 3.55, S:15 pm.
BRISTOL s:45 1880, 900, 1870 q. M; 100
| "3:45, 3.55, s15 p. m.
ITERRYVILLE-7:30,9 $780, 1910 a. NJ; 100, *s:4s
355, s:15 p. m.
wATERvILLE-7:so, 900. 1870 M; "s45. s.55
s:15 p. m.
UNION CITY-fs05 N, $3.50 p. m.
TOWAETTIC-fs:05 a. M, f2:10, $3.50 p. m.
SOUTHFORD-S:O5 a. m; 2:1O $50 p. nj.
POMPERAU0 VALLEY-s:C5 m; 2:10, $3.50 pm
SANDY HOOK s:05a. NJ; 2:10, 5:50p M.
IHAwLEYVILLE--sO5 a. M; 2:10, $3.50 p. m.
DANBURY-s:05 a. M; 2:1o, $3.50, 1913 p. m
IBRRWSTERS-S:05 a. M; 2:10, p. n.
FISHKILL- oN-HUDSON-s:o a. M; 2:10 p. m.
" Binghamton, Elm!ra. Jamestown, Cleve-
land, Akron and Chicago sos M; 2:10 p.
PoUGHKEEPsIE-v Hopewen junction, SOB
| q. M; l0A5 pm.
Sundays only.
MERIDEN BRANCH.
GOING EAST,
Leave waterbury-New NATURALIZATION $50.
s:eO a. m, LOS, 4:3O p. m; Dublinasti eet 500,
! 1888 g. M, 1885, 500 p. m.
GOING WEST.
LEAVE MERIDEN for Waterbury-7.02, $50
a, M; 1910, $50 p. m. Arrive Dublin street
40 iO2l a M: 1.35, 7.56 p. M; at Water
bury, New England station, 7:55, 1. 100 a. M,
300, 83a p. m.l
| I, D. BARTON. Gen Sup't, Boston.
w R. BABCOCK q. P. A., s.Bos On
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-17
MORE APPoINTMENTs
Samuel Roads, Jr., of NIarbIehead, Named
tor Sturtevant's Place.

Samuel Roads, DR., OF Marblehead, Named
tor Sturtevant's Place.
WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE President
at noon announced the following appoint
ments:
A. G. Baker, of Arizona, to be Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court of the Terri
tory of Arizona.
Edward l.. Hall, of New Mexico, to be
Marshal of the United States for the Terri
tory of New Mexico.
Benjamin P. Moore, of New York, to be
Collector of Customs for the district of
Alaska in the territory of Alaska, vice
Edwin I. Hatch removed.
William H. Pugh, of Ohio, to be Com
missioner of Customs, vice S. V. Holiday,
of Pennsylvania, resigned.
Robert NJ. Cousar of Tennessee, to be
Deputy First Auditor of the Treasury, vice
Alex. F. Mcmillan, of District of Colum-
bic, resigned.
Secretary Carlisle made the following
appointments in the Treasury Department:
Samuel Roads, jr., of Marblehead, Mass.
Chief of the Stationary Division, Treasury
Department, vice A. L. Sturtevant, re-
signed by request.
MIR. Roads, jr., was born in 1853, and has
a reputation as an author, journalist and
politician. He represented his district in
the Massachusetts, Legislature Tor several
terms. At present he occupies the position
of Private Secretary to Gov. Russell o.
Massachusetts, and is said to possess con
siderable executive ability.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-17
THERMOMETERS oAL VARIATIONS.

From 80 Degrees Below in Siberia to 12O
Above in the Colorado Desert.
The lowest mean temperature that
occurs anywhere, or at any season on,
the globe, occurs in January at Werk-
the mean for the first month in the
year is 61.2 degrees below. For the
same period the temperature is 40 de-
grees below over the region situated
little north of the magnetic pole. At
Werkojansk the thermometer has reg
istered over So degrees below zero.
Going to the other extreme, the Nauti-
cal Magazine finds that the atmos-
phere of the Colorado river desert has
shown q maximum of 100 degrees, and
this will give a seasonal variation over
the land of upward of over 200 degrees
Fahrenheit, against less than one-third
of that range over the water of the At
lantic. The comparative constancy of
oceanic temperature moderates the eli
matological conditions of approximate
land masses very considerably and the
disparity between summers heat and
winters cold is still less marked when
the seaboard is swept by warm ocean
currents The mean annual tempera-
ture of the British islands is quite
20 degrees higher than it would
be did it's temperature depend
upon latitude alone. This is, OF
course, owing to the influence OF
the gulf stream, which is calculated to
pour into the North Atlantic some thir-
ty-cight cubic miles of warm water per
hour. The heating effect of this cur
rent upon the atmosphere of the North
Atlantic is best seen by comparing the
position of isothermal lines with the
Atlantic Thus, in the month of Jan
uary, the isotherm of "a degrees runs
in almost straight line from Boston
to Iceland and from Iceland across to
the Norwegian coast. At it's most
northerly limit it just impinges upon
the arctic circle. Thus, the mean tenn
perature of 35 degrees is found in the
coolest month at distance of 6615 de-
grees north of the equator. In the
South Atlantic during the month OF
July, the midwinter month, the iso
therm of IS degrees is practically iden-
| tical with the 50th parallel of latitude
| Contrasting the temperatures for the
| midsummer months, it will be seen thai
while in the South Atlantic the iso
therm of SO degrees has mean lati.
tude of As degrees, the same isothern1
in the North Atlantic passes over thu
middle of Iceland, and from there rum
in straight line to the north cape O.
| Norway in latitude 70 degrees
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-17

1T seems strange that anybody should
care to argue on the question as to the
faith in which Carlyle Harris, the wife
murderer, died. 1t is generally believed
now that Harris was guilty. From the
time of his apprehension up to the time
of his conviction and sentence evidences
of his guilt grew stronger day by day.
Every step made in the effort to secure
him immunity from punishment fast
ened the crime upon him with more
deadly certainty. The fact that he was
young and talented and had a mother
who was working with heart and soul
to save her sons life, awakened the SYM
patty of people all over the country and
made the movement formidable. If the
man was guilty and died protesting his
innocence what difference does it. make
in what faith he died? No christian
creed holds that the saving grace ON be
extended to the unrepentant sinner.
And yet the dispute as to the faith c
Harris has caused a discussion of nc
mean proportions in the newspapers.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-17

THE discussion is still hot over the
question whether the highest peak in
the state of Washington should be
called Mount Tacoma or Mount Rainier
The latter is the name used in the
standard aliases and on the maps of
the United States geological survey
But the citizens of Tacoma maintain
that, while Rainier may be the historic
name, having been given to the peak
by Vancouver in 1899, Tacoma is the
prehistoric name, having been the In
dian name for it from time immemorial
For this reason, and because Tacoma
is much more euphonious, they urge
that it be officially adopted as the
name of the proposed park which is to
include the mountain.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-17

THE leaders of the democratic party
have, it is stated, agreed upon four
things to be pressed when congress
meets, and it is probable that President
Clevelands message to congress, and
may be his proclamation calling the
extra session, will be largely devoted to
arguments for speedy action upon them
the repeal of the obnoxious federal
election laws; the levying of an income
tax; the repeal of the Sherman silver
law and of the tax on the currency
issued by state banks, and complete
revision of the tariff, lowering the
duties.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-17
A WHITE MANS NOTION,
African Slaves Cant BE Compelled to FC
low the Absurd Innovation.

African Slaves Cant BE Compelled to Fol
low the Absurd Innovation.
Englishmen are apt to confound AT
rican slavery with the forms of slavery
known to European nations. One OF
the curiosities of domestic slavery in
Darkest Africa, says ST. James Gazette.
is that while the native slave owner
can, by custom, compel his slaves to
fight for him, and possesses other extern
sive powers over them, he cannot "le-
gally'' compel his slaves to work for
him. On the Congo and it's aff1uents.
native mot Mohammedan) slave owners
pay wages to their own slaves whenever
the latter are required to carry ivory
and produce to the coast. Even Tippo
lib pays his numerous slave soldiers
under such peaceful circumstances.
The explanation of this anomaly seems
to be that war is far moro ancient
and primitive institution than labor.
When domestic slavery was FIRST in
troduced" into Africa regular labor
was unknown; the right to monopolize
the slaves labor was therefore never
incorporated among the Shareholders
privileges and prerogatives. 1t is white
men who have really introduced and &C
climatized the idea of work or '1abor'
l in Africa. When Pharaoh compelled
the children of Israel to "work" for
| him he was considered a dangerous
revolut;onist by Egyptian conserva
tives. The Spaniards first introduced
labor slavery in the western world. We
moderns have completely forgotten
| that the slave was originally in the
main fighting retainer, not n work
| :Arrcan.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-17

A COUNTRY paper in Pennsylvania
prints the following wedding presents
at rural wedding in it's parish: From
father and mother of the bride, one
Jersey calf; from bride to groom, one
hair wreath made from hair Of the en-
tire family and also six white shirts;
from Brother Elias, one book Of poems,
one dream book, one polite letter
writer and dog. from Aunt Harriet,
six hens and a rooster, also jar of
tomato catsup; from Cousin Sarah. one
poem made herself on the bride and
bridegroom, fifteen verses in all.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-17
Sound Philosophy.

At a recent county fair in New Eng
land there was, according to the reports
in the local newspapers, a continual
crowd around one agricultural exhibit,
which excited great deal of admira-
ton, and was the occasion of many re-
marks. The exhibit was marked:
"Raised on an Abandoned Farm" The
articles shown were grown by man.
who had formerly followed another oc-
cupation, upon a farm in a rough hill
town, which its owner had found an
undesirable piece of property and had
practically deserted. The exhibit in
cluded twenty-five varieties of POI
tatoes, several varieties Of wheat,
oats, barley, rye and beans, onions.
pumpkins, squashes, melons, beets,
carrots and turnips. 'It was such q
display" the local paper says, ''as
might be made by carefully attended
farm, with all the advantages of Guilt
vation." The people kept the proprie-
tor of the abandoned farm" busy ex-
planning how he produced such won
derful results His reply was that he
took delight in farming, and did the
best he could. "Oh yes" said one by
stander, somewhat contemptuously,
"he's farming for the love of it."
"And imagine" said another
bystander, ''tfat If the farmer
who had the place before this man
took it had farmed little more for the
love of it, he wouldn't have had any
occasion to go off and leave it. :"
There was sound philosophy in this re-
mark. MANY an abandoned farm" II
its true history were known, would be
found to be deserted simply because
the owner did not enter with zest upon
the work needed to make it profitable.
He did not know how, and was too in.
dolent to learn; or he knew, and was
too Indifferent to adopt the means nee
essary to insure success An enthu
siast might make rocky pasture yield
him a living, while lazy man might
starve upon the richest soil.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-17

THE population of Massachusetts, is
rapidly becoming conglomerate. Bos-
ton is one of the great Irish cities of
the world. There are already several
hundred thousand French-C Canadians
and a large number of other Canadians
in the state. The Greek colony in Bos-
ton has become so large that Greek
paper has been started in that city, and
a riot the other day between Armeni-
ans and Mohammedans calls attention
to the presence OF Asiatic races in the
state. The old Bunker Hill monument
is witnessing remarkable changes in
the character of the population.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-17

A MEDICAL practitioner of long ex-
perience says: 81 believe that good
many people who are supposed to die
of hydrophobia scare themselves to
death. They are bitten by dog-per-
fectly harmless dog, usually-and they
brood over it and worry about it until
they develop all the symptoms of ny
drophobia. 1 should test every case of
alleged poisoning by rabies by putting
the patient under chloroform and
watching him during the stupor when
he was coming out of it. If the con-
WILSON'S continued then the case would
be genuine, but if in that interval the
patient had forgotten what allied him
1 should laugh him out of it. Dog bites
are the commonest of injuries Even a
rabid dog may bite man without pro.
ducing any i'll effects"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-17
BRIEF CABLEGRAMS

A laborer has died of AsIatic cholera al
Schifduck, near Hamburg.
Sir Charles Russell continued his argu-
ment yesterday before the Behring Sea
Commission.
The House of Commons resumed the
consideration of the Irish Home Rule bill
in committee yesterday.
There was an unsettled feeling ON the
London Stock Exchange yesterday and
prices were lower, notably for American
securities.
There is a movement in Rome in favor OF
establishing an American legation at the
Vatican SO as to bring all possible influence
to bear upon the Washington Government
The Paris police made a raid upon b
house in the suburb Of Levallois Perret
and found several dynamite bombs and
burglars tools, and arrested five Anarch-
lists.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-17
New CORPORATIONS,

ALBANY, N. Y, May 17.-These new
companies have been incorporates The
Long Island Construction Company, OF
jamaica to construct the big Corbln tun-
mel; capital, So, 1000; The Long Island
title Company, of Brooklyn: capital 500,
oUO; The Nuebird Company, of New York
city, to acquire gold, silver and other
mines; capital $500, 900; The A. B. G.
Guide of New York city, to publish trav-
eler's and shippers guide books; capital
$75, 900; The Smith Pearson Company
New York city, to conduct eating
rooms; capital $25, 600.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-17

I'VE have a regular season in our
trade" said a dealer in Photographic
materials recently. cit is beginning
now. The fact is that people won't
take pictures in winter as they do in
summer, although there are some very
beautiful effects to be obtained of snow
and ice and bare trees. The winter
light, however, is not as good as the
light of warm weather, for the sun is
further away, requiring longer eN-
posture of the plates"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-17
TROLLEY ROAD SCHEME

Two New Jersey Counties to be Covered
by Electric Lines.
CAMDEN, May ia big trolley railroad
scheme has been launched in South Jersey,
with the largest amount of capital stock
of any corporation in that section of the
State. 1t is proposed to build spider
web of trolley roads which will touch
nearly every city and town of Importance
in Camden and Burlington counties.
This big contract is undertaken by the
West Jersey Traction company, corpor-
alton which has been capitalized at 50, 900,
900. Articles of incorporation have been
filed at Trenton.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-17

NOT until democrat 'was placed at
the head of the pension department was
anything like a stupendous steal un-
earthed. The evil has a deep root, and
it will require a tremendous amount OF
extra inquisitorial digging before the
bottom Is reached. The sharks have
been eating at the nations purse like
hungry wolves around a helpless trav'
eler. This should be overcome if il
takes all the real heroes of the war to
capture the rascals. Just at present
they are on the retreat, with a demo
crat and a democratic national admins
tration in hot pursuit.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-17

BRIDGEPORT, Feb 25, $685.
Sawyer Medicine Co:
GENTLEMEN Il take pleasure in adding
a word of commendation to the many Civ
ell in well-deserved praise of your Dande-
lion Compound. 1 have used it in my
family with wonderful results, and in an
experience of more than 25 years in the
drug business have never seen an article
that gave such uniform and perfect salts
faction. My sales have more than doubled
this season, and unhesitatingly pronounce
it the best made and the most valuable
blood purifier, alternative and spring tonic
in the market. Yours truly,
JOSEPH H. LUTZ, SO Wall St.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-17

Down in Edgefcld, S. c., chicken
raisers arc advised to bait thoir chick
ems with strychninc in order to destroy
hawks, a paste of strychninc the size
of a pin head is placed on the head of
chicken and then the fowl is turned
out where the hawks may have a free
chance at the prey. To seize q chicken
SO baited usually means death to the
hawk, and as there are more chickens
than hawks this is esteemed an eco
nomical method of destroying the lat