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The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-05
THE MULE AND THE LIVE WIRE.
A sedate Hybrid's Lively Interval with

A Sedate Hybrid's Lively Interval with
 an Unexpected Electric Current.
 The electricians of the various elec- tric companies in the city all have a variety of amusing stories up their sleeves one of which they occasionally let out, but the best one heard lately was that told by Captain Thomas Chamberlain, in charge of the city fire alarm and police telegraph system, while en route to Monroe Park the oth- CT afternoon to witness ball game. He told the story substantially as foi- lows:
 There is a part of the Spring Hill road trolley that is not protected by guard wires, and not long ago one of the telephone companies was stringing some wires at the lower end of St. Francis street, when one of their wires fell across one of my wires, and then on to the trolley Around at the corner of St Michael and Commerce streets my wire, which was thus charged with the heavy current, passed about half an inch from one of the converters of the Electric Lighting company, and an arc was formed. This burned my wire in two.
 Just at the moment that this hap pened there was standing across the street an old mule. hitched to light farm wagon, which was loaded with potatoes. The mule had his head down and his ears pulled down over his eyes, evidently engaged in deep study of the days of his childhood, for he was an old mule and his race was nearly run. The owner of the aforesaid mule was in a store near by bartering for the sale of the potatoes.
 This was the condition of affairs at that corner just before that electrified wire fell and settled quietly on the back of the mule. In an instant there was a change in the landscape. That mule woke up suddenly. He was sur prised. He could not understand why | he felt so gay. He evidently thought it was This second time on earth.' He couldn't stick a pin in himself to find out whether or not it was a dream, but | he did the next best thing that mule can do, and a thing at which most | healthy mules are adopts. He let fly his heels. Simultaneously win the put ting into play of his heels there was an avalanche of wagon and potatoes sail- 4 ing through Commerce street. Bami
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-05
THE LATEST CANAL SCHEME.


 Two years ago the Philadelphia Council appointed commission to consider the feasibility of a ship canal between that city and New York. The report of the commission has been made and 1t Is decidedly favorable to the scheme. Two surveys were made, both of which contemplate the use of the Delaware river as far as Borden town, the route thence crossing the low-lying part of New Jersey to Rari- tan Bay and the ocean at Sandy Hook. The route most recommended runs from Bordentown in line nearly par allel with the Pennsylvania railroad to point near Monmouth Junction, where it defects easterly, passing down the valley of Lawrence brook to Par sons dam and thence northeasterly to the mouth of the Raritan river at Say reville. The total distance by this route from Philadelphia to the Battery is about ninety-two miles. By way of Cape May and the ocean the distance is 274 miles. The canal proper would be S1 4-10 miles. It is proposed to con- struct the canal at an elevation of 56 feet. There would be three locks of twenty feet each at either end of the canal. Estimates are given for canals of two sizes, one to be 150 feet wide on the surface and 20 feet deep; the other 1S4 feet wide and 2S feet deep The estimated cost of the smaller can al Is $14,264,600, and of the larger $23,- 894, 700 It would also be necessary to deepen the rivers leading to the canal, a work which falls within the jurisdic- tion of the United States government The estimates for this are as follows: For the 2O-foot canal, s935,S63; for the 2Sfoot canal, $3,125,7OO. In discussing the expedlency of the project the re- port states that a vessel steaming at ten miles an hour will take 27.4 hours to cover the ocean route and fifteen hours by the canal route, the time in thelatter case being less than ten miles an hour, in consequence of passing slowly through the canal and of the de- tention at locks. The economy of time to sailing vessels and barges would be greater than for steamers. It is also pointed out that by avoiding storms cheaper vessels would be available by the internal waterway. The report makes favorable answer to the ques- tion, will 1t pay? It is estimated that an annual commerce of 100000 tons might be expected. A tonnage charge of thirty cents on half that amount of commerce would pay per cent. on $20, ,0o0,0 900, the amount of capital thought to be needed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-05


 Pastor-"I do so love the country. It is so pure, so elevating, so quiet, so simple and so natural" His Compan- ion -."Yes, and such change from your usual surroundings. "--Brooklyn Life
 Mrs. Scaldwell-"When I was little girl loved my mother too well to be- have so badly as you do."
 Edith--"And did your mamma used to be all the time telling you what she did when she was 8 little girl?'-Bos- ton Transcript.
 No Advantage to Hin.-"Well, you don't have to hustle quite as hard as you did few weeks ago." said, the To- quacious citizen to the iceman. No said the toiler, but the work is harder. As the weather gifts colder ice weighs a heap more to the pound. Journal,
 Johnny-'What Only married a year and yet you are so downcast! Wally-"Ah, my dear fellow, l never imagined that a wife would prove such costly article!' Johnny-"Yes, a wife. is costly article, that's true; but then you must TeIlellpSA tAe'e SiiS is'''s' man precious long time Tit Bits.
 "We must part now, darling, but, to make the separation less abrupt, am going on a slow train. "-Fliegende Blatter.
 DawSins-"What a healthy looking man Dr. Squills isl"
 Dawson-"Yes; he looks so different from his patients wonder who his physician is?"-Harper's Bazar.
 Uncle Amos is a successful man, but he has paid more attention to the de- tails of his business than he has to the usages of society. Consequently, when he happened to pick up the cards which the third Mrs. Swinger had left for his wife and daughters, and read, Mrs. William P. Swinger Mrs, Wii- liam P. Swinger Mrs. William P. Swtnger,' he was puzzled. Well, " he soliloquized, after pondering over the problem for a few moments, this here society's queer institution. Blamed if she hasn't left a card for each of old Swinger's wives-living and d!"-Puck
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-05

The coming winters silks will abound in rich solid colors, and the cloths, too, will present some very at
 tractive shades. Mulberry red is sure
 to improve the popularity that came to
 it late last winter. The color is becom- ing and rich, and makes up beautifully
 with black. It is also shade that
 suits all ages. Three imported dresses in this color were designed for the coming season and were not left over from last-alas! many of the first
 gowns offered are left overs, and were all of smooth cloth, very like the hen rietta of some years ago. The prettiest was made with tight fitted bodice heavily braided with black in hussar fashion. The sleeves were tight coat | sleeves, the shoulder seam so smoothly fitted and pressed that the arm and shoulder seemed modelled. The skirt
 was braided in great points reaching | from the design about the hem, and the entire dress was lined with heavy black silk. Indications that the wo-
 men that have money are not going to be backward about spending it are not wanting, and extravagant taste will | have as good a chance as a year ago, | when the promise of fancy coat styles i had designers delving in almost price | less stuffs. But the economical wo-
 man, as year ago, can with the exer-
 else of discretion and good taste make | a good showing entirely within her means, nevertheless. FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-05

Pavements made of granulated cork mixed with asphalt have proved suc- cessful after two years trial in London and Vienna. They never get slippery, are odorless, clean and elastic without absorbing moisture. Near the Great Eastern station in London, where the rush is so tremendous, the wear in two years amounts only to one-eigth of an inch.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-05

A description of the latest slzy-scrap- CT projected in New York city contains
 some tall figures. The plans show a structure twenty-seven stories in height for it's full width, with side ornamental tions that run up three stories higher and cupola still another story. With 8 frontage of 103 feet the cornice will be 3S6 feet from the sidewalk and it's flagstaff will be on level with the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-05

It is interesting to note that while the membership of the Grand Army of the Republic has shown steady decline for several years past, there has been an increase in the membership during the past year, notwithstanding the fact that there were no less than 7,293 losses by death. In 1890 there were 4O9, ,4Ss names on the rolls of the different posts. This was high water mark. The annual report for 1891 showed a loss of 1,700 and it has kept up steadily until last year a membership of only 357. .639 was on the rolls, or loss of nearly 3D. 900 in six years. Now, according to the report submitted to the grand encamp- ment at St. Paul, there is a total mem bership of 3S5. .406
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-05
FASHION NOTES.
Rich in Color and Material.

In the illustration below there is presented an especially handsome dress of rose pink silk. Its skirt is plain, and it's bodice is pointed back and front and is covered in corselet fashion with black velvet Then there is a very short figaro of the skirt material heavily .appliqued with black velvet and soutache embroidery, below which ing of cream chiffon, the lining of the bodice being pink taffeta The wired collar is also appliqued with velvet, and the sleeves which are of the skirt material, have separate bell puffs and cream chiffon ruffies at the wrists.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-05

great pyramid of Cheops. Single gir- ders alone weigh fifty-flve tons and the computed weight of the entire structure is one hundred million pounds, or equal to that of one thousand locomotives of the ordinary type The site selected is In Park Row and the big building will contain about one thousand offices,
 This Is the experience of the Argen- tine wheat farmer with a appreciated currency, as described by a Liverpool importer of Argentine wheat: The Ar genuine farmer last year, at the com mencement of the crop movement, was getting 10 shillings per quarter (4SO pounds) gold for his wheat, equal to 30 cents per bushel of 60 pounds. This, when gold was quoted at 225, made his price 671a cents silver. Everything he had to purchase was similarly doubled in price, while owing to the violent fluctuations in exchange, dropping a little later about 50 points, dealers could only put in their bids with very heavy margin, all of which was paid by the farmer The want of stability about the country, owing to soaring away capital by its silver basis and causing bad trade generally, was nat urally reflected upon the farmer and the Argentine wheat grower last year was not as well off as his American brother. One of the largest English houses in that country, which had been there for many years, closed its offices there recently, stating that risks were so great there was no money in the business.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-05

Robinson-'Did you hear about Tray CTS? He went fishing the other day, and an hour afterwards his hat was seen floating down the stream just be- low where he'd been." Jagway-''You don't say. Heavens! where was Tray ers?" Robinson-"He was trying to fish it out with his pole."-Harlem Life.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-05
Advertising Rates.

Situations, Wants, Rents and other small advertisements, One Cent a Word each in- sertion. Five cents word for full week (seven times)
 Display Advertisements-Pe inch, ono tn- Sertion, l.20; each subsequent insertion, 40 cents; one week, S3,20; one month Sl0; one year, $40.
 Obituary notices, in prose or verse, 15 cents per line. Notices of births, Marriages, Deaths and Funerals. 50 cents each. Local notices, 16pents per line.
 Yearly advertisers are limited to their own 1mmedlte business (all matter to be unob- jectionable), and their contracts do not fn- clude Wants, To Let, For Sale, etc.
 Discounts-On two inches or more one month and over, 10 per cent; on four inches
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-05
SLOW.

Lucille-"Why do you treat that poor MT Wintergreen with so little consid- eration? I declare I'm surprised that he puts up with you.'
 Genevieve-"Oh, but we're engagedi" Lucille-"Ohr'-Cle Cleveland Leader.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-05

The London World is vehement in it's denials of the recent reports that the queen contemplated abdication, owing to i'll health. The journal insists that her majesty is in excellent health and spirits and that she has been free from rheumatism for several months. The talk also of celebrating this fall the fact that the queen has reigned longer than any of her predecessors seems to be without foundation, as there is the utter impossibility of getting the neces- sary people of importance together in London at this time of the year. The festivities will certainly be postponed till Ascension day, the 12th of next June, when the London season is at its height.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-05

Henri Durant the founder of the Red Cross movement, is in a Swiss hospital. sick and in. poverty. He de serves good treatment.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-05

A public official in Buffalo, who is a holder of silver mining stock, has been notified by his company that he must pay a campaign assessment of $500, or have the amount deducted from his next dividend. This nan tells a Buff falo Express reporter that the mine owners trust "has raised fund of over s1oooo,ooo to secure the election of Bryan
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-05

\ A Jersey City justice has decided that street railroad transfer ticket Is good until used. The case grew out of the refusal of 8 passenger to pay a second fare when the conductor told him the time limit on his transfer had expired. The conductor tried to put him off, he defended himself, and was arrested on a charge of assault. The justice dis missed the case and told the passenger to bring an action for damages against the company.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-05

Mondays Holiday Wants will find Gloves, veilings, Laces, Ribbons, Ties, Collars, Waists, etc., here in rich profusion.
 Prices cut for Saturday. Every article warranted as represented.
 Fragrant Florida Water, 4 o., f3c Large Bottle Bay Rum, SC Violet Toilet Water, 3 oz bottle, 17c Ammonia, Pints, Sc A1exander's French Perfume,
 ra odors, 15c oz. Vaille Bros. Triple Extract, oz. Sc Ye Olde English Lavender Water, large bottle, 25c Acorn Tooth Powder, Sc bottle Woodland Violet Talcum Powder,
 15c box Compound Talcurn Powder, Sc Brown Bros. Superhne Toilet
 Powder, 7c pkg Beef, Iron and Wine, 33c Bristle Hair Brush, soc kind, 25c Good Brist1e Hair Brushes, fOc Peterman's Roach Food, Oc box Petrolio, Sc Quinine Pills, doz. in box, oz., Sc Borax, Htb. 4c, fb. Sc Woodbury's Facial Soap, 14c Perfume Atornizers, soc, $I kind, 25c Fine French Money Purses in calf
 and pebble goat leather nickle frame and kid lined, fOc Dumbe11 Pearl Cuff Buttons, white and small, worth 25 and soc,
 13 and f7c Stick Pins, Ioc and 25c kind, Sc Sterling Silver Thimbles, all lsizes,
 13c each
 West Store, Main Floor
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-05
THECARR1NGTON PUBLISHING CO
 OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.

DEIIyERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CIrY. 16 GENTS WEEK, b0CENTs A MONTH, $3 FOR SIX MONTHS. Sd A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BYMAIL
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-05
For State Omcers. FOR GOVERNOR.

LORR1N A. COOKE, of Winchester.
 FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, JAMES D. DEWELL, of New Haven.
 FOR SECRETARY OF STATE, CHARLES PHELPS, of Rockville. FOR TREASURER, CHAS. w. GROSvENOR, of Pomfret.
 FOR COMPTROLLER, BENJ. P. MEAD, of New Canaan.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-05
 F. M. BROWN & COMPANY. Mondays Holiday
D. s. GAMBLE.

closes our stores from Saturday night until Tuesday morning. Thatmeans extra need for shopping on Saturday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-05
District Electors.

District Electors. 1st Dist.-GARDNER HALL, JR., of Will ington. 2nd Dist. GEORGE I. ALLEN, of Mid dletown. Sd Dist. GEORGE A. HAMMOND, of Put nam. 4th Dist.-J. DENYING PERKINS, of Litchf1eld.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-05
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS

FOR PRESIDENT, WILLIAM MCKINLEY, of Ohio. FOR VICE PRESIDENT, GARRETT A. HOBART, of New Jersey.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-05

Pastor-"I do so love the country. It is so pure, so elevating, so quiet, so simple and so natural" His Compan- ion -"Yes, and such a change from your usual surroundings. ."-Brooklyn
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-01-21
GOOD FOR EVERYBODY

Almost everybody takes some laxative
medicine to cleanse the system and keep the
blood pure. Those. who take SIMMONS
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Headache and Constipation, and rid of
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These are all caused by sluggish Liver.
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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-01-21
SHOOTING AT a BALLOON.

Experiments Which Show That They Are
Not Easily Brought ID Dwn.
The use of the balloon for dispatch
carrying and for military reconnois-
sance is likely to play great part in
the next war. It's only drawback is
the fact that its huge size makes it
splendid target, and the equally dam
aging fact that, being chiefly col
lapsible gas-bag, shot-hole in any
part of it's great bulk brings it down.
For this reason, says the New York
World, a good deal of uncertainty has
existed in the minds of military men as
to the usefulness of the balloon in cam
paigning. .....
Recent experiments In Austria, how
ever, are calculated to give great COM
fort to the aeronauts, and to show that
the objection Just mentioned is not SO
great as might at first be supposed.
These experiments had for their object
the determination of how easy it would
be to hit balloon in the air. To make
the task of the marksmen as light as
possible, captive balloons were used;
that is, the balloons were tethered to
the ground by ropes. In one case, such
q balloon, at height of 4,265 feet or
more than three-quarters of mile, was
fired at from distance of 4,40O yards
(two and a half miles) and was struck
nine times without being brought
down. Another time q captive balloon
2,625 feet high was attacked from n
distance of $500 yards, cr more than
three miles, and was not brought down
until after the fifty-sixth round. In
this case a heavy galemade the balloon
plunge, and rendered aim very difficult.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-01-21
Trout and Musk.

Trout fishing is rather difficult
sport on account of the shyness of the
fish, but in one particular place near
Geneva, where the Rhone leaves the
lake, they can be easily caught with
nets. Chemical works manufacturing
great quantities Of musk-lilze artificial
perfumes have recently been located
there, and since they began work the
fish have collected in regular shoals
near the drains coming from the fac
tory. Fishermen haul them out in al
most incredible quantities.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-01-21
Smart SmugRlers.

A novel way of smuggling has been
brought to light by the French au-
thorities on the Franco-Swiss frontier.
It has been discovered that about
twenty-five thousand watches, valued
at two million francs, have entered
France in the space of six months
without having paid the duty. Agreat
portion Of these were packed in tins of
q condensed milk COMPANY
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-01-21
Notice of Day for Hearing Re-
turn of Sale.
In the District Court Of the Fourth
judicial District Of the State Of Ne
vada, in and for Elko County.
In the Matter of the |
Estate Of E. j. Tur-
ner, Deceased, R.C. (
Orr, Executor. J


Orr, Executor.
Pursuant to an order Of the Judge
of said Court, Gaade on the 11th day
of January, 1896, notice is hereby Civ
en- that Robert G. Orr, Executor OF
the last Will and Testament of said
Deceased, made to the said Court,
and filed in the Office OF the Clerk
thereof, on said day, Return Of Sale
made by him on tie 18th day Of Oc-
tober, 1895, under the provisions Of
the last Wlll and Testament of said
Deceased Of the folio wing described
real estate and for the following
named sum, to wit: An undivided
one-half interest in and to the North
East ID Of the South East n, the
South a of s. uth-West ID and
South y Of South East ID Of Section
&c; also like interest in and to the
Northwest "a Of SOUTHEAST ID of
Section 33; also like interest in and
to South West n Of Northwest ID,
the South East ID of North West a
and North East ID of Section "a; also
q like interest in and to North East
Ia of Northeast Ia, North d of
North West IA and North West Ia
ut North East IA of Section 80, all
IN Township 81 North of Range 50
East, in Elko County, State of Neva-
da, for the sum of $1,000 90. as will
more fully appear from said return
filed as Aforesaid and to which refer
ence is hereby made for further par
ticulars.
And notice is hereby further gwen
that Friday, the 24th day Of January,
1896, at o'clock p. IN. ut the Court
room Of the COurthousein in the Town
Of Elko, in said county, has been fixed
for the hearing Of said return when
and where any person interested in
SAID Estate may appear and file writ
ten objections 10 the confirmation
Of faid sale and may be heard and
may produce witnesses in support Of
such objections.
JOHN HENDERSON,
Clerk OF said Court.
Ijy14dtd.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-01-21
WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.

Published every Sunday and sent TO any ad-
dress, (postage paid, at the following rates,
payable in advance.
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For any period under six months, fifty cents
per month.
Entered At the E1ko, Nevsds, Postofice!for
transmission through the mails as second
class mail matter.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-01-21
ADVERTISING RATES.

Will be made as low as is consistent with
ound business. principles. Apply at the Of
dee for terms.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-01-21

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