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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-16

"Before He Is Twenty' is fine, perplex- ing phases of the boy question considered by Robert J. Burdette in the initial chap ter entitled "The Father and His Boy.b Everything Robert Burdette writes is full of philosophy, humor and truth, and this chapter is no exception. He lays strong emphasis on the fact that the father is the boy's ideal-a little bit wiser, somewhat stronger, rather better looking, and far more learned and truthful than, other men {; and this is very true, for the more father enters into the boy's life the more he loves him, the less will the boy fear him and the more profound will be the boys respect. In speaking of trules' and the much talked of "don 'ts,' MT. Burdette says: ''If our modern fathers and mothers had written the dialogue for their children it would have been written in ten chapters, each of 100 paragraphs; every paragraph would have begun with "dou't,'' and every don't would have had an exclama- tion point after it.'' stF S&2 f'#=
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-16
A NEW WHEEL.

A NEW WHEEL.
 A new, high grade, standard make, thirty pound bicycle for sale. Experts say it,is tue mo ost durable wheel on the market. It can be seen at office of AGE HERAD.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-16
GOSSIP FROM B0OKLAND.

There are some really amusing and per- suasive reflections in the little book by Agnes Repplier called ssIn the Dozy Hours, and Other Papers.p The book is a collec- tion of essays, or rather dreamy suggestions, upon various subjects. Under the heading of "Gifts' Miss Repplier writes of the great variety of gifts which find their way to the popular author ot noted hero from the abundance of some admirjng and gen. erous heart. Sir Walter Scott was the re- cipient of many gifts and of him she says: "A more whimsical subject of afflictions was the presentation of two emus by MT. Horner, d settler in Botany Bay, to whom Scott had given some useful letters of in- troduction. Il wish his gratitude had either taken d different turn or remained as quiescent as that of others whom have obliged more materially writes Sir Wal ter in his journal. q at first accepted the creatures, conceiving them, in my ig- norance, to be some sort Of blue and green parrots, which, though l do not admire their boise, might scream and yell at their pleasure if hung in the hall among the armor. But your emu, 1t seems, stands 6 feet high on his stocking soles, and is little better than kind of cassowafy spr ostrich. Hang them! They might eat up my collec- ton of old arms, for what l Know. ''
 In quaint and most apropos chapter on "Leciures, '" Miss Repplier says; '' What under the sun is bringing all the women after Hege?' asked puzzled librarian not very long ago. There isn't one of his books left in thes library, and twenty women come in dayto ask for him. It was explained to @this custodian that a popular lecturer had been dwelling with some enthusiasm upon. negel, and that the sudden demand for the philosopher was result of hls contagious eloquence. But in two weeks every volume was back in it's place, and the gray dust of neglect was set ting down as of yore upon each hoary head. The women had wandered far from German erudition, any were by that time wrestling with Elizabethan poets or the constitutional history of republics. The sun of philosophy had set. -
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-16

Other authors in this helpful little book are Frances Hodgson Burnett, Edward Box, Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. Lyman Ab- bolt. Very suggestive and no doubt bene- ficial reading, but somehow it is bewilder- ing and will suggest to my mind little paragraph l saw recently on this subject of "Parents:" .'Read fairy tales. Don't read fairy tales. Read about elves. Don't read about ogres. Read of heroic deeds. Don't read of bloody battles. Avoid too much in- struction. Be as subty instructive aB you can. Make your stories long. Make your stories short. Work the moral in. Leave the moral out. Try aud please the older children. Try and charm the younger ones. Study the tastes of boys. Follow the fancies of girls.' Until the harassed parent who endeavors to obey these in. structions will find they have entered upon but delusive.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-16

In last Sundays New York World is Christmas story by Sarah Grand, short story called "The Condemned Cell,' very interesting and somewhat exciting read ing, but neither the title, illustrations or the story form matter that might be termed
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-16

Since Du Maurier set the fashion of be- ing ones own illustrator, and succeeded so wonderfully in adding picturesque charms to his able and strong work, ''rrilby," one does not come up to the fair need of praise nor achieve something out of the very ordinary unless you not only write the book, but illustrate and design the cover for the book as well and when one does this, surely they deserve a great deal of credit, and find this accomplished, and most creditably too, by Min nette Slayb back Carper iu dainty and exquisite little book entitled "The Dance of Death and Other Stories. The design of the cover of the book is splendid work and shows not only ability in this line, but artistic taste; the illustrations, too, are good.
 The book contains four short stories, all exceptionally strong, interesting and lovely little stories. The author is evi- dently southern writer, though to me Q new one. Her scenes are laid in New Or leans and on the gulf coast, which lovely scenery she describes with greBt aptness and suggestive beauty.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-11-17

Dr. Prices Cream Baking Powder
"orld'sFs Highest MsAaIasd Dipiesa.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-11-17
Still Hold Port Arthur.

YOKOHAMA, Nov. 16.-Dispatches
from the headquarters Of the Japan
csc army operating against Port Ar
thur say that Field Marshal Oyama
was expected to attack that place
yesterday or to day. The Chinese
force defending Port Arthur is esti-
mated ct 10000 men.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-The State
Department has received information
that a special meeting of the Japan
csc Ministry has been called for to
morrow to consider the final answer
to the offer of the United States to
mediate between Japan and China.
The delay thus far is explained by the
fact that the Cabinet meets at TOXIC
while the Emperor has to be con-
suited at Hiroshima. What the ma
ture of the reply will be is not dei-
nltely known yet. Strong intimations
have reached the officials here that
the Cabinet will ask China either to
make her offer direct to Japan or else
free it from all doubt by specifying
the exact amount Of indemnity she
will pay.
The fact was developed to-day that
Tsang Ii Yamen OF China, the co uu-
sci OF the Cabinet of the Empire. has
made direct request to the United
States that this government offer it's
service as mediator. Heretofore it
had been understood the request from
China was that this government Join
the other powers in intervening. to
which this government responded in
the negative and offered to act alone
1t was also developed to day that the
substantial feature of the proposition
made by the United States to Japan
is as follows:
If the United States were in a posi-
ton to exercise its good offices, bring
ing about an understanding between
China and Japan, would China
feel it would be prejudicial to her in
terests to have such influence exert
ed?
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-11-17
Earthquake Shocks.

The Enterprise chronicles three dis
tinct shocks of earthquake Wednes
day afternoon. All we're of consider
able severity, rafting doors and win
dows and creating some fright among
the people. The first shock occurred
about 2:20, the next at 2:45 and the
last and most severe one at 6:55. In
several of the mines the miners at
work under ground were startled,
some Of whom hastily sought the sur
face, surprising that Il great cave in
had occurred. The vibrations of the
last shock were from east to west and
lasted for over ten seconds. No dam
age was done as far as heard from, but
the seismic disturbances gave oppor-
tunity to oldtimers to recount expert
ences of years ago in the earthquake
line.
VIRGINIA, New, November 15.~-Peo.
pie were started from their beds
tonight by another heavy earth
quake shock at :05 o'clock followed
by two more sharp shocks occurring
ut :25 and 11:50. The shocks we're
similar to those Of last night and con-
siderable uneasiness ID felt.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-11-17
Protection and BimetaIi,m

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 16-Wharton
Barker has written an open letter to
Governor Mckinley asking him to
publicly state his views OH the
money question and at the same time
suggesting that the Republican cam.
paign Of 1896 be made "for America
protection and American bimetal.
lism against British free trade and
British gold mono. metallism."
Barker suggests plan for the re-
establishment of silver in our coinage
which he believes to be the only safe
one for the United States to adopt
without international agreement.
1t is first, that the United States ad.
NIT silver bullion from American
mines to coinage in the mints upon
the payment by the owner of seignor-
age absorbing three -fourths the differ
ence between the ma rket (L1n lon)
price of bullion and its value when
coined; second, that silver be nd.
mitted only for coinage purposes,
seignorage absorbing all the differ
ences between the market Nondon\
price and its value when coined. He
concluded his letter as follows: "The
Manufacturers, a journal published
every Saturda. under the direction of
the Publishing Committee of the
Manufactures Club Of Philadelphia, u
most prominent and influential body
has placed at the head of it's editorial
page this declaration of faith: "The
sign board of 1896, the road to pros,
perity, Protection and bimetallism. !"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-11-17
They Got There.

The following is the list of officers
who were successful in this county at
the late election:
Senator-R. e. Skaggs, Dem.
Assemblymen-H, H. Coryell, S.,
James Russell, Rep, j. H. Weiland S.
Sheritf-James Natter, S.
Clerk and Trearurer--Logan Err.
vim, S.
Assessor. Eggers, Ind.
Recorder-E. e. Bilkey, Ind.
District Attorney-W.A A. Massey, s.
Public Administrator. e. Nor.
gan, Ind.
Long Term COMMISSIONED. p.
WoOlvertop, Ind.
Short Term Commissioner-A.. M.
McAfce, Ind.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-11-17

eneiio group OF mineral
states Nevada excepted, says the
Denver News, has pronounced for the
republican party, the alleged friend
snip OF that party for the white metal
will soon be put to the test. In other
words the real meaning of the Den
yer resolution will be essentially de-
veloped.
The Carson Tribune is away off in
saying that Senator Skaggs of this
county will favor A. G. Cleyeland for
United States Senator. Bob is too
much anti railroad and too good
a Democrat to favor moss backed
Republican like Cleveland for the
Senatorship. He IS forninst the g. O. D.
and dom you forget it.
An Angliclzed Japanese says of the
national air of japan: at is indescrib-
able. l have heard nothing so much
like it as your Dead March in Ssul'-
1t IS that sort-terrible and solemn.
And then the Japanese soldiers do not
fear death. They don't think about it..
They go to fight and conquer. The
men favor the religion OF the Samurai,
which is. to do right and leave your
self In the hands of your Creator"
You can get your washing and iron
ing done at Chee-Foo, China, for 81
PEI 100 pieces in the winter time, and
60 cents per hundred in the summer
The best hotels charge S15 month
for board and attendance, and give a
discount on these figures to families
and missionaries. Your carriage hire
(sedan chair) costs go month apiece
for each of the two porters, and the
wages of good house servants are So a
month.
The Atlanta Constitution says:
Those who are alive to the dangers
that are. threatening the party-the
whole brood of them the result OF Mr..
Cleveland's anti-Democratic policy
will not now be slow to credit the
persistent rumors that are floating
about that the purpose Of the Presi,
dent, developed in the very beginning
OF his administration, has been to iii.
vide and destroy the Democratic par.
ty. If he has really undertaken q
contract Of this sort he is carrying il
out with an energy that allows
nothing to stand in its way and fl
deity that is Lind in it's devotion.
The Chicago Herald says: The
Republican party has been entren CHI
ed in power more than thirty years
In that time it has buttressed itself
with the monopolies, trusts, the sub.
sidized interests, the entire combina.
ton of spoliation and robbery. They
have met occasionally partial defeat
but by organizations, by discipline by
superior energies, they have recover
ed from overthrow. But, at each re
pulse, their recovery has been more
difficult and more incomplete. The
voters are making constant, perma
nent gains against them. In time the
| people will come to their own. Thei
victory will be applied to popular uses
and it will be permanent.
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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-11-17

Rheumatism in the back. shoulders
hips, ankles, elbows, or wrists. is
caused by Accommodations of acid in
the blood. Hoods Sarsapasilla neu-
tralizes the acid and cures rheuma-
tlsm.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-11-17
SAi.MAGUNDI

viii be found on the second page.
Arthur Miller has received a new
stock of toys and Christmas goods.
Call and see them.
The crew for the Salt river boat is
now made up and she will sail from
the slaughter-house tonight at II o.
clock.
DR.. C. +. Moore dentist Elko. Crown
anil bridge work. Teeth without
mates. Office ut residence.
The latest figures give Budd a plu-
rality of 1,133 with % precincts and
the official canvass in IL counties to
hearfrom.
S. NJ. Henley. has the agency for
the Maher Grosh hand made knives
and carries them in stock.
1t is said that DR.. Bergstein, of
Reno. is slated to succeed DR.. Thoma
as superintendent of the Nevada
Insane Asylum.
Go to Ben Craighead's for your
meat, pork, sausage, Bologna and etc.
Everything is fresh and clean
Carson Tribune:-Governorelect
Jones has already received fifty or
sixty applications for the position of
janitor and gar liner of the Capitol
buildings and grounds.
The cheapest place to buy ready
made clothing is at Reinhart's.
Don't buy euit till you see our
prices. - I4-NtfI
st Louis Globe Democrat:-An
Iowa farmer says that raising horses
no longer pays because the, men use
troileys, the girls bicycles and the
Government is now run by j ackasses
Dave Casper has just received a
new lot of samples of Fall and
Winter clothing which will he made
to order from s17 up.
There is no longer any doubt of the
election OF the entire Silver State
ticket. Cutting will have at least
$50 majority over his highest oppon-
emf. Elko county gives Cutting 249
majority over Ring.
We have just received about 500
SAM pes of. mems suitinCs for custom
made clothing for Spring and Sum-
rer. Suits made to order from SIS
and pants from So up. ". RsINHAsr
The revised list of Representatives
elected to the 54th Congress. given
ont by the Republican National Con-
gressional Committee, gives the Re-
publicans 246members, the Democrats
lOl and the Populists 6.
Il. Burkhart Is Ieady to do al
kinds OF painting, paper hanging and
decorating on short notice. Heguar-
anlees To gIvo satisfaction Go to
him when you need anything in his
!ne
An inaugural ball will be given IN
Carson when Governor Jones and the
other State officers are installed in
their respective offices in January
next. Many distinguished advocates
OF free coinage will be invited.
E. Osell has removed to the Bank
Exchange building where he has a
good stock OF mems boots and shoes
also ladies and children's shoes in var
lcty which he will sell Mt greatly re.
duced prices. Repairing neatly and
cheaply done with dispatch.
Another American transcontinental
railway is approaching completion.
twill connect the two South Amer
lean seaports, Buenos Ayres in Ar
gentine, and Valparaiso, on the coast
o Chile. Only thirty miles Of tho
road remain to be built.
The official canvass gives Mr..
james Russell for the Assembly a
HFNs-I h. n
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-11-17

Hoods Pills are the best family ca
thartic and liver medicine. Harmless
and reliable.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-11-17
r. j. CHENEY & CO.

Toledo. Ohio.
We, the undersigned. have known
FL. Cheney for the last 10 years and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-11-17
Special attention pnid {"
!Eatsiaat Custom a.! Freight Teams
H"RHEs KLpr nY TIE DAY, WEEK OBJ
MONTH

Having leased the Stoker sheds an6
Darn. | ana now prepared to accom-
mediate and feed seventy head Of
horses. Plenty of corral room cor any
number Of stock If also attached.
EsF-l "lao run dray in conuecrior wit,
the above, and will ntt"ni promptly to
work hat line
el l"if ". VANBk. ILsS, Proprietor ,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-11-17
WEST & TRUAx,
Wholesale Druggists

Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price IS cts.
perbottle. Sold by all druggists.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-11-17
HOw'B This:

We offer One Hundred Dollars re-
ward for any case of, Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-11-17

,". .,,I,. - .>tGsI.H 3&sSIng Powder
Worries Fair Highest Award.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1894-03-24
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The British "A.~

II appears to be on us to stay. It is
more persistent than the grip. 1t is very
catching. The order has gone forth that
it is to be adopted in the public schools.
'Tis well, to certain extent. Nc doubt
the broad British "a" sounds pleasanter
than our brassy, American fiat one. 1t
is also true that little of the British
importation goes q good way. With
the zeal of new converts, we are in dam
ger of OVERRIDING that English "a"
Such words as ask. half, laugh and
grass sound greatly more musical with
the broad Ia than with our old time
fat one. But when it comes to saying
donce, foncy, hond and lond we ''foncy"
that it is running things into the ground.
The truth always lies between two ex-
fremes. The best educated and purest
speaking English people generally do not
say II foncy." They pronounce their as
about half way between the cockney
broad one and our American fiat one.
He, therefore, who would get the best
English pronunciation will not say
"donce." If we could initiate the soft.
pleasant voices Ct tile cultivated English
ladies and gentlemen instead Of being il
such desperate hurry to say Il foncy,"
we would do better.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1894-03-24
Scieotifc Child Study

The unexplored kingdom of childhood
is occupying the attention of educators
now as it never has done before. 1t is
not creditable to civilized intelligence
that up to this time no systematic effort
has been made to find out and classify
the thoughts Of the little ones and their
estimates of facts and phenomena about
them. Parents can help in this new de-
parture by interviewing their children of
tender age. The quaint wisdom, often
times the real originality, of the human
beng of tender years is sealed book to
mankind chiefly because nobody ever
thought of inquiring into the thoughts
and ideas of childhood. Parents and
teachers would be astonished ut the re-
suit if. for instance, they should ask
child to describe horse. 1t is hoary
custom to 'shoo shoe" the young ones in
to silence with the dictum, "Children
must not ask questions" How, pray,
are they to learn anything if the bright.
eager young mind does not ask questions7
An entertainment that would bring
rich results of knowledge to parent or
teacher might be set on foot by having
each young member Of family or school
tell what made it the happiest and what
it most desired. The dispositions of the
children would thus be brought out in
vivid light. Aud the answers would not
all indicate a preference for toys or
things to eat either. There would be
an originality tnat the school training
should not be allowed to crush out.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1894-03-24
Physical culture and Elocution.

InySicai culture ana EtOcutlOn.
Get the best" must be the motto for
Americans in everything. There is TO
doubt of the necessity for physical cule
ture and elocutionary training in every
school in this country. Young Amer
leans of the coming generation must be
as beautiful and golden voiced US the an.
cient Greeks, whom perhaps they will re-
semble intellectually. but there are war;
ring factions of bodily trainers. There
are divers so called "systems" of elocu-
ton. Which is the best2 Certain infal-
BILE signs will guide the seeker after in
f,rmation straight through all uncer.
tIinties.
He may set down two points. What
ever physical training does not make IT'S
teachers strong, erect, graceful and full
of health and vigor is failure. If the
teacher who pretends to be SO in love
with the science of making muscular
movements express mental emotions is
barrel bodied, rodnd shouldered and sal
low, bulging out in places where She
ought to 30 in, following in at places
where she ought to be filled out, then that
system is 10 good, though she poses like
all the gods of Olympus. The direct OBJ.
ject of physical culture is to give health,
strength and gracefulness for everyday
life, to cure our dyspepsia, our waddling,
our fat or our scragginess and toeing in.
Many wise persons are coming to the
conclusion that just the plain, modern
military drill, without any frills at all,
is the best for all these objects.
In elocution, if the teacher speaks with
a manifestly stilted, affectedly sweet or
deep voice and manner, then he or she is
to be sat upon and not tolerated. What
we Americans most of all want Is to
learn to open our mouths wider when
we speak, to make the muscles of the
jaws and throat more flexible, to stop
mouthing and nosing our words and to
let them flow in sweet, clear. even tones,
without being obstructed either in the
back of the throat or the nasal passages.
There, for the average citizen. all train
ing" should STOP OF detestable things.
the most to be detested is affectation in
any shape. Better even the crude, mud
dy. animallike tones of the boor than
affectation. On the other hand, there is
no charm greater than that of q sweet.
clear, cultivated, magnetic voice.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1894-03-24
A Legitimate In
VeStnlent.
WASHOE GOLD MIN
ING COMPANY.
INCORPORATED
Under the Laws of Nevada, Aug. II. '93
TRUSTEES:
W. II. A. PIKE. Pres. r. H. RICHARDSON, Bee
JAS. MAyBERRY, Supt. T.v Jurirx,
+. w. FfTzGKRALD.

This Company has Gold Bearing ledge
averaging three feet in thickness between
we'll lefincd wall and traceable for dis
tance Of fifteen hundred feet The crop
pings assays from ten to two thousand
dollars per ton in Gold.
The Claim is located in the center of
the White Horse mineral belt and 10
pronounced by all mining men as most
excellent prospect for valuable mine.
The Company has new house togeth-
er with all necessary mining tools, and
are at present working force OF men in
running 'tInnel which will cross-cut
the ledge at depth OF one hundred and
fifty feet.
For the purpose of carrying on this
work and !arthur developing the prop
erty the trustees have ordered limited
number OF shares to he placed on the
market for the next thirty days at ten
cents per share. +. This stock will upas-
sessable until the some OF 100000
is expended on he mine, which snm
will be used to fully develope the property
For further information apply at to
the officers Of the Company, or better
still, GO and inspect the claim.
Stock for sale at the Express Office,
WADsWORTH, NEVADA.