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NOTIONS OF QUEER PEOPLE.

CHILD marriages arc 70 common In
India that the average & OF n mother
when she gives birth 10 her frBt child
Is ten years.
THE wives Of Sinmcsc noblcmcn cnt
their hair SO that IL sticks straight up
from their heads. Tho average length
Of IL is about nn inch and n half.
TIE Y~czidccs, q secular Turkish sect.
cut Off tho head OF anyone who inod.
vcrtcntly epeaks tho word devil"
"Satan," or anything with n similar
meaning.
TIFF belief Is prevalent In tho East
Indies that both the viper and tho usp
stop their cars when the charmer Ia
uttcring his nominations by turning
one car to the ground and twisting the
point OF the tail into the other.
AMoSG the Arowaclss, in Surinam, \
son-iu-law Is, ut tho peril OF his lifo,
mover permitted TO look Mt his mother.
in.law. If they happen TO meet he Ia
expected TO turn his back upon her
md. II they 1.-Two In tho samc house to-
Ectier, he must tako cdre mover to
look her In the face. -
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COMMISSIONERS I'i;OCEED
IEGS.

The Board OF County Commission.
ers met pursuant 10 law, Monday,
Sept. 4, 1893.
PreGent--Messrs. Rissby, Wilson
and McAfeo.
Tho bills OF VIM Conger, ] a
Ralph, ". L. L%inebirscr, S. p. How.
ard, w. s. Hill.nan and Lee Scranton
were laid ovor till next meeting OF
the Board.
Ordered that w. w. Booher be
authorized to do tho county printing
for the mkt four months endin,.
January l, 1894, for the sum Of eco
per month.
The Treasurer and Auditor werc
ordered 10 mako tho following trans
fers from tho General Fund:
10 the Officers Salary Fund, ST.
200; to tho Bullion Rond Fund, sli;
to tho Tuscarors Road Fnnd, 5lOO.
Money in tho County Treasury
counted and found correct US corn-
pared with tho Auditors books.
The reports OF tho following officers
were examined, approved and ordered
tiled, to-wit:
j.. .. Henderson, Sheriff; Geo. II
Moigs, Recorder; II. j.. Dlii:ey, Clerk;
w. IL. armstrong, Hospital Steward;
j. NJ. Mutoer, Deputy Sheriff; j..
Eggers. Assessor.
No further business appearing tho
Board adjourned until Monday, Oct.
9, 1893.
7, II ,,. r
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An Income Tax.

Richardson, Dem, OF Tennessee,
haa introduced n bill la tho House
providing Tor tho taxing OF incomes.
1t 10 radical in its provisions and
proposes Il tax OFF, per cent on in-
cones from $1,000 TO $4,000; 8 por
cont on $1,000 10 slo,noo; 10 per cent
or 100000 To 100000; 10 per cent on
100000 10 &lO,ooD; % per cent on
$4,000 TO 100000; 80 per cont on s5o,.
600 TO Sloo,ooo; 80 per cont On all
oyor ~Sloo,ooo.
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lFRon FRIDAY's DAILY.l
SALoIAGUNDl

Walter Brrth. tbs o,.,nsd co,r;,.
Is sal a; large.
The White Pine Neys save ,ho-o
has been az elop,mept in b;,h M, J.,
Hamilton.
The INDEPENDENT a~cknow,e5css
tho receipt OF a compIjmentnrv ,;cCo,
to tho State Fair.
Captain J.. G. b. Adams. OF Maasa-
chuset.s, was elected Commundsrin.
Chief o. tho Grand Army.
Arthur Sf,Evs, re,,rs J, T.,
tor Ingalls, as "an animated dir,;on
airy in q state OF de!irium tfemeps,"
Gov. CoIcord bos o,no;,,od n i,
Hymc,s. n Dircc,o- =, c,n,o 49,;
cuIturaI So,,o,, &c wv IT -,
deceased.
Only Io.ooo d~osoord,,,. =, ~.
Smith were present n, tho ~onruo, 20
union ef the family in Nav .Jorsov -,
August Both.
Mrs. Lila G. Mora n, Nar,rol,,
will lecture at tho new church ~
night upon "Tho rnodern nbaeos If
social REFORM" Admission treo
Commcncinc y, ,,o ,e,. -,
Southern Pacific Co. will se,I ,;cko,o
from Eiiio to Reno and return for
500 90, void ufter Sen,.uhcr o5,b
Altar all s;I,.ou;, H.
ms,oI w, w.. - s
wo.,, -,
with n silver brick T;n,o.
Hamilton E;,, H. c
S,.,o d;.1 =, Car-;.-. ~
dav os b.,-, I'LL,
Of nys md Iia 1.,th wo. ~a.ti.I
o~,,oc,oj
"a tho ,oro ;nd;o,,. u.u,
.,abIo Sic;ii,o III.
~
boaI,b vou,bfri .aIo-rSI
T, ,r;,I nI,,s, 90,
NV S,A Weeks enu'oa aug
"~''o'"'lO' ouSneis oi
tb, eo,,o H. Io.. 90
ononn hrsh.Is No.,
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4 Grcat Liver Medicine.

Or. Gunn's Improved Livor Pills
arc u sure euro for sick headache.
bilious complaints, dyspepsia, indi'
gcslion, co~stivoness, torpid livcr, otc.
9'hcse pills insure perfect digestion,
correct the livor aud e,omnoh, rogu.
lnto tho bowels, purity and enrich
Tho blood and mako the skin clear.
They also produce n good appetite
and ipyigorato and strengthen tho on
Trio ayntom by their tonic uction.
Thcy only require one Pill for n dose
ard noyor gr,ps or sioiton. Sold at
25 cts q box by Il. T.. Muller, Drug
ginI,
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The C0mptrOller's Error.

Tho present Comptroller OF the
Currency, Il we'll meaning but iGnor.
ant young man from the prairice OF
Illinois, talks OF "the 60 cent dollar"
llo means the silver dollar. II ia n
common efIOrin those OF Mr. Eckics'
ca'ibor and information 10 thus speak
OF that coin. ) Tero things unknown
proposed rs things forgot il would 10
IN order TO renind tho mouometallists
what The meaning is OF the term dol
lar" Tho woId dollar originally
meant q silver coin, and that ~ i.s
meaning to-day among mo5t people.
1t III absurd aud unhialoric6l for
orr unsophisticated Comptroller cf
the Currency TO cay tho mivcr dollar
is worth sixty five cents. II is worth
just ono hundred couts- and il
always has been worth that much.
Tho gold dollar is n modern iEven-
ton. Millions Of people in this
try mover saw II, and don't know
whnt il looks like. When it was first
coined, within tho memory Of middle
ngod men, IL was measured 10y tho sill
YER dollar, aud made to conform in
weight, value and iincnesa TO il.
Comptroller Ec'Sles has no authority
10 invcrt tho historical nnd ea,nU-
lished order-place tho gold coin bo-
foro tho silver Rnd measure tho
ancient dollar method by it's modern
condjutor. II 10 gold that haa grown
comparatively scarce aud dcar-not
siiTor that mas grown plentiful md
cheap Mining md Scientific prcss.
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An American lady now residing in
Paris, writes ms follows:
"Why is the enblom OF the United
States more lasting chan That OF either
England, ireland, Scotland or Franco?
"Because: f..s-a
"rhe Lily will fade, its leaves decay;
Tho Rooc from its stem will sovSr;
Shamrock and Thistle viii pass away,
But tho Stars will shina forever"
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AtosDar's DA1Er:]
SALAIhGUNDl.

Lee Parsons, OF .Tuscarora, put in
an appearance last night.
Mrs. Weston md daughter arrived
from Denver yesterday morning.
S. w. Knapp, Superintendent Of
the Salt Lake division Of the c. p,
ia 10 town to-day.
Miss Ida Campbell came up from
Lovclock Saturday evening TO attend
tho Elko school.
Miss Ada Weld, tho primary teach
er OF the Elho school, arrived from
California Saturday evening.
All tho Commi] :sioners were pres
n at the meeting to-day. A list OF
tho bills allowed will appear to.mor-
row.
Tho school trustees OF Reno post
poned tho opening OF the publid
schoo! until Wednesday on account OF
d~iptheria.
JIG. Ford, Of Eureka ofcrs $50 fine
bucks for sale. The attention OF
shecpmen is called to his ad. in
another column.
Tho Democrats in tho House arc
having n moakcy aud u parrot time
over the adoption OF the rules 10 gov
ern'the Ed. Congress.
Detroit Tribune:-A horse race is
not wicked in itself. II is what n
nan says while he is tearing up his
pool tickets that is sinful.
SEQ Dave, Casper's new nd clse-
whore on this page and remember
that no will ssii you anything in his
liue at prices that will astonish
you.
Miss Bessie Mayer, OF Piety HILL,
made "a pleasant call upon the INDIE
PENDENT force this afternoon, pre-
pGraiory 10 leaving for Fort IIIlleck
on n short vIsi. the latter pGrt of the
week.
Bort md Arthur Mclntosh camo
up from Lorc,Ock yesterday. Arthur
viii attend school here during the
term md Bert will Yisi, his old
friends for Il icw days and then re-
turn home.
Tho public school commenced to-
day with tho following teachers:
+. G. Snyder, principal, Miss Louise
Adams, intermediate department,
and Miss Ada NJ. Weld, primary de-
%par,ment. The school opens under
the most favorable Suspices, md the
INDEPENDENT hopes the term jUst
commencing vii be- the best in tho
history OF the school.
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ID ED.

SnoRT: In Ruby Valley, Elko ooun.
ty, Nevada, Augu,t 20, 1899, An.
drew B., beloved o OF Mr.. and
Mrs. j. T.. Short, aged Io years, 2
months and % days.
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lcckbnrt Il Frociich hayo received
n carload Of Schlitz milwaukee, boor,
to Itcga, which thoy will soil TO tho
saloon kOcpers at very reasonable
prices 4.7.R
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Tho scholars neither nbscnt nor
tardy. Fl,roncc rsnner and llattio
Taunor.
NETrIE ARMSTRONG.
Toachor.
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L ALLOWED.

Following is a list OF the bills al
lowed by tho County Commissioners
mt a regular meeting OF tho Board on
Monday, Sept. j, 1853:
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claimed lG3 90, allowed I'D %
STATE OF NEyAD.,l
County OF ELKo. "'
lie. l.. Bilkey, County Clerk and
Clerk OF tho Board OF County Com
missioncrs, in aud for said county and
State, 40 hereby certify that tile fore
going bills we're passed and ordered
paid 10y tho Bonrd Of County Com
missioners on tho 4th day OF Sept,
1893.
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BCp.o, violin and guitar strings,
hns GGsortmont, nj Muiler'a.
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Summer Weakness, that tired fec

Summer Weakness, that tired feel
ing, loss OF appetite and ncrvoue
prostratiou arc driven away by llood'1
SarSnparilla, like mist before tho
morning Bun. 70 realize tho benefits
of this great medicine give ia trial.
1880
Sure, efficient, eosy. - Hoods Pills.
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School ~lt,.port,

Following IL tho report OF tho
Bishops school for tho month
ending Sept. |, 1853:
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]. o. o. F

..- ELKo LODGE SO.F!siI.; o
S-ySSsS5 o. l., meets rcgilRIly the iirs,
S'zGSSssSS and third Saturday evening of
tE"' each mogth. SojOurninG anc
visiting brothers In good standing are curji.
ally Invited TO attend.
c. Y. MAYER. n. 6.
-. ". BoouER. Secretary.
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IL. Z. RILKEY

+--s County Clcik and Clerk
yr,, OF tho Board OF County
" Commissioners, Elk Of
E-+ Sept. 4, 1893.
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.Sa4AD ~ &a
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She is Right.

Il. T.. BILKEY, Clerk.
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Heavy Taxpayers.

Folio wing is n lat OF tho taxpayers
Of Eiko county assessed for $1,000
nrfl prp-.
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DAILY INDEPENDENT.
AN EVENING PAPER,

rlsUg EVERY DAY, SUNDAYS Ell
i ceoted.
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w. W. 30 OHER.
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
RATES.

Will no mndo A. low As 10 eorsistcnt with
IsGni business principl0s. Apply al the Of
90 far terms.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-03-30
The April Wide Awake

has a gossipy, descriptive sketch of
quaint old Williamsburg, reminder of
the Colonial days of Virginia, written
by Edwin A. Start, and illustrated by
Louis A. Holmon. 1t opens with 1.-THE
Tansy Cake" story-sketch of an old
time English Easter happening, by NJ
Carrie Hyde, also an American Easter
tide story of Creole life, 'How the
Lilies Work" by Kate Chopin. Louise
Chandler Moulton has an April ''Ron-
del,' and Theron Brown an Easter
poem, 1.-The April Child" Frederick
A. ODER contributes his fourth "Colum-
bus sketch, telling of Isabella, ''the
first city in the New World" Agnes
Blackwell tells a delightful wonder
story about willie and the Tree
deedle;" Add ell Ardavan has a Moorish
story of brave boy, "Ebnol Amed;'
Sarah Winter Kellogg gives a glimpse
of life in New Mexico ''In the Dele
gates Placeta;" Mary Catherine Crow
ley contributes capital Indian story,
''Jeff's Strange Adventure" The serials
by Stddary, Molly Elliott Seawell and
Mrs. Jenness are full of interest.
Price 20 cents a number, 81 year.
On sale at news stands or sent postpaid,
on receipt of price, by d. Lothrop Com
pany, Publishers, Boston.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-03-30
BILL BOWEN.
He Was n Man Hard to Beat in His Own
Ranch.

He Was n Man Hard to Beat in His Own
Ranch.
"Wall, I'll be gol darned. Here am
agin, boys, back to the old ranch,
skinned as clean as "a whistle, a-loolSin'
for some tenderfoot. Thar amt no use,
fellors, quittin' the camp and goin'
round to them big towns a-gunnin' for
suckers Tain't like il used to be way
back in the sixties. when the boys
mosied fifty miles afoot to get to town
so as to beat the game.
"Ye CANT do it, boys. I've been
a-playing faro, poker and seven up now
for thirty year. an l amt yet come
across the man | couldn't give two pair
and beat him at his own game. But,
say, this ranch amt marker to them
big brown stone houses in New York
whar they sort o start the thing ago
ing by a feed that's fit for king.
THAR amt no pictures of actin gals
on the walls. an if Teller popped his
gun guess he'd have to quit the game.
Thar Nvarn't gun TO be seen IN the
hull place. and them fellers that come
in thar looked more like preachers than
dead game sports. j kind o. lost my
balance. but says l TO myself, faint no
time now to funk or be bluffe ed. So
joins in the game. Well, say, afore you
puts your money down she's gone, and
no one says a word. Afor'n ten min
utes l hain't got a cussed cent Ye
CANT beat EN- boys, and I'll bet a
dozen blue chips TO a ehaw er terbaccy
if Big Bill Bowen, of Helfs Gap, can't
beat the game thar amt no one wot kin.
Them fellers wot come out here
from New York and Baws'n a-loolSin'
for big stakes must be pretty dol darned
slow, fer amt met one of 'em yet wot
could beat Bill Bowen in his own
ranch. Louis Republic.
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THE ALLEY SYSTEM.
1t Has Reached "A High Degree of DeyeI-
opmens I'm the City of Denver.

1t Has Reached "A High Degree of DeveI-
opmens I'm the City of Denver.
The alley as il obtains in most cities
is a nuisance, but the alleys in Denver.
Col, are not only convenience, but
add much to the business capacity of
that bustling town. There IS one of
these narrow passageways in the mid
die of nearly every block in the bust
ness section of the city. They run
through from one street to the next,
and arc as well paved and lool1cn after
as the main streets themselves For
the man in hurry, who wishes to
make shorb cut. their convenience is
apparent at glance; while to the firm
with large shipping department their
value can not be over-estimated, for
goods can be received and delivered
in any quantity without blocking up
the front of the store The benefit of
this system is readily seen when a COM
parison is made with the large cities
throughout the country, where only
the business houses occupying corners
can utilize the side streets for shipping
purposes. Then, again, these alleys
| answer another purpose which must
not be lost sight Of There are many
firms engaged in light manufacturing
which require central location and
yet have no use for n store with large
show windows. This is especially true
of the jewelry trade which depends
entirely on custom orders and does no
transient retail business. The in
creased rentals derived from having a
double row of buildings facing a thor
oughfare in the middleton the block more
than makes up for the space lost on
account of the alley. If there is one
disadvantage about these alleys it is
the danger run by pedestrians. This is
due TO the reckless driving seen every
where in the west. 1t is nothing
strange to see a wagon with led horse
on each side come tearing through
these alleys, and as the passage is rath-
er narrow the pedestrian is lucky who
finds himself near a doorway. Hereto
fore these alleys have been paved with
asphalt or macadam, but the use of
brick is now being considered. The
first brick one has just been finished.
1t is claimed to be better than asphalt
and cheaper than macadam. If il
proves so, brick will probably be used
entirely in the future. - Mechanical
Journal.
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ALTAR DECORATIONS.
Holland Produces the Workers aud W
Pay Fabulous Prices for Their Work.

Holland Produces the Workers aud We
Pay Fabulous Prices for Their Work.
1t is an interesting and somewhat
curious fact that among all the won
derfully embroidered vestments and
hangings that are used in the churches
only few are made on this side of
the water.
The best and handsomest come from
that Holland to which we New York
ers trace the ancestry of which we are
most proud. and all the finest work is
done in factories established for the
purpose, and by worlxmen trained to
the use of both the eye and the hand.
The maryelously beautiful gold work
that is SO prominent feature of eccle-
siastical embroidery is divided into
three sorts, according to the value of
the thread, and must be done by men,
for il requires strength beyond that of
a woman's muscles Tho most costly
and most enduring of all is executed
with silver thread plated with purest
gold and will show no sign of tarnish
after many years.
The second quality is plated upon
copper, and though when new IL makes
a goodly showing, can not be trusted
to withstand the test of time; while the
third consists of braids and spangles,
which are simply sown upon the cloth.
The threads are made expressly for
this particular sort of work, and al
though both France and Germany sup
ply much of the material, that pre-
ferred by experts comes from Holland,
and has a peculiar flexible quality
which all others lack
The design to be embroidered Is first
stuffed with parchment to the required
thickness and is then couehed with the
fine gold threads until it presents the
rich raised appearance that is char
acteristic of all good ecclesiastical
work. Only sturdy, muscular men can
handle the thread.
In the ancient town of Roermond
there exists an ecclesiastical factory.
presided over by genuine lover of the
art. Here skilled artisans produce pic
lures which are faithful copies of the
work oS the brush.
The painting to be copied is placed
before the embroiderer, who not only
reproduces IN the most faithful man
ner, but at the same time is required to
materially reduce the size and keep the
proportion perfect.
And for this delicate work is used
neither a sletched outline nor mag
nifying glass, which latter, by en-
larging the surface, might simplify the
labor.
Although the embroiderers are paid
appallingly small wages, the work is so
costly as to enter only into the most
gorgeous .vestments reserved for the
highest feasts; for all the year other
and cheaper work is done both in Ger
many and in France, and we are now
beginning to learn the art here in New
York.
But up to the present time only such
isolated pieces as are done by individ-
uals or in nunueries have been pro-
duced in this country.
The great difference in the cost of
labor males it cheaper to import the
finished work, and so long as that state
of affairs continues our churches will
depend upon foreign lands for the
greater number of their vestments and
their hangings. N. V Recorder.
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HOOSIER JUSTICE.
How 1t Was Melted Out Before an Igno-
rant Official.


A young attorney of this city, who
Las been making some political speeches
ON behalf of his party, to illustrate
the rank ignorance of the officials on
the other side of the house makes use
Of story said to be the simple truth of
certain justice of the peace serving
in one of the out townships of Marion
county. The party had some difficulty
in securing n man to run for Office, as
The opposing forces seemed to have
foreclosed a mortgage neld on the
township, and from the history of cleo
lions it seemed that the equity of re-
demption had been allowed to lapse.
An old man who wouldn't know law
book from n Deadwood Dick novel was
induced 10 make the race, and by one
of those unaccountable and unfOre-
seen calamities which often befall
a party, the old man, much to the sur
prise of his friends as well as oppo-
nents. was elected. Not many weeks
after he had been fully installed into
office he was called upon to try man
for some petty offense.
The only kind of gathering he had
ever seen was the party primaries. The
trial was held in the schoolhouse. and
after all the witnesses and attorneys
had arrived the squire, greatly inn
pressed with the dignity of the Office,
rose and, addressing the persons pres
ent, said: Gentlemen, what is the OBJ
ject of the meeting?"
The defendants attorney. catching
an idea. rose to his feet and said: Your
honor, understand the meeting to be
for the purpose of holding or discharg-
ing the prisoner at the bar. move the
prisoners discharge"
rs there second to the notion" in
quired the dignity presiding.
Il second the motion" the prisoner
answered, with due alacrity.
1T is moved and seconded that the
prisoner be discharged; as many as are
in favor of the motion viii say ay."
The attorney and the prisoner both
voted "ay' with unmistakable empha-
Sis.
Those opposed will say no."
The constable saw all his fees fading
from view and in feeble. hesitating
kind Of way voted a scarcely audible
no"
''The avs have it and the prisoner is
discharged. GUDJtemen, what is the
further pleasure of the meeting?" In
dianapolis Journal.