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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-05-25
Simply Astonishing.

The historian, John Clark Rid
path, in an article in the January
Arena makes the following startling
statement. He says:
aBy the close of the year 1896, the
people will have paid upon the public
debt in interest alone, s2,635, OOO,O 900,
and upon the principal, $],7O0,OOO.OOO
making the enormous aggregate of
$4,335, 100000. This leaves us still
owing about 81, 237, 100000, Including
premium ON bonds. We will have
paid at the end of 1896. more than
three-tifths Of the entire debt, besides
the fabulous sum in interest,) and yet
the less than two-ffths remaining will
be worth more to the holders than the
entire debt was on the LIST of March
1866"
Mr.. Ridpath adds further:
4For thirty years the American PEG
pie have been pouring INTO that hor-
rid maelstrom the volume of their re-
sources. They have paid on their
debt, or at least they have paid, at
this long period such a prodigious sum
that arithmetic can hardly express it.
And yet it is the truth of the living
God that at the close of the year 1896,
the national debt of the United States
in its bonded form, will purchase as
its equivalent in value, as much of
the average of the twenty-five of the
leading commodities of the American
market. including real estate and la
Dor, as the same debt would have
purchased at it's maximum on the 1st
of March, 1866. In short, the people
have paid and paid for thirty years,
and at the end have paid just this
nothing at ALL"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-05-25
Remnants.
WARNING TO MIGRANTS.

BY order Of the Board OF County, Commis
sioners all male persons having the physi
cal ability to work, convicted of vagranoy
and imprisoned on judgment therefor.
shall be required to perform labor on the
public works, buildings, grounds and ways
Of Elko county.
Attest:
JOHN HENDERSON,
... County Clerk.
BY. W.:PATTERsoN,
Deputy Clerk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-05-25

It's just as easy to try One Minute
Cough Cure ms anything else. It's
easier to cure severe cough or cold
with it. Let your next purchase for
q cough be One Minute Cough Cure.
Better medicine; better results; bet
ter try it. For sale by +. F. Muller
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-05-25

When You take Simmons Liver
Regulator thus Spring for your blood
and for Malaria, be sure to note how
well it works, and how quickly you
find yourselves improved in health
and spirit. II was induced to try
Simmons Liver Regulator, and it's
action was quick and thorough. 1t
impaired a brisk and vigorous feeling.
it is an excellent remedy."-J. r. Hi
land, Monroe, Iowa.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-05-25
SALMAGUNDl.

Ns. Frank Gedney of Ruby Valley
ysiting her parents and friends in
Eko.
Go to Craighead's to buy your meat.
ttronize opposition.
A Rebekah Lodge Of the 10, o. F.
8 been instituted at Yerlngton,
lyon county.
Opposition is the life Of trade. You
Az find it at Craighead's Meat Mar
nt y
Mrs. Dave Casper returned from
IN Francisco last night, greatly
nproved in health.
A new line Of 25c. shirt waist sets
Including belt pins at WATERMAN
Us
Sine Merkly came in from Mourd
|alley yesterday. He reports every
hing backward in that section.
DR.. g. r. Moore, Dentist, Elko.
sown and bridge work. Teeth with
1t plates. Office at residence.
Ex-Surveyor General Turritin
|.ssed east Saturday night on his
by to attend the Republican Nation
Convention at st. Louis.
Dave Casper has Just received a
Jew lot Of samples Of Spring and
ammer clothing which will be made
bOrder from BIB ~ up.
The free silver men carried La
Iille county, Illinois, the home Of
|ontroller Eckels, and Mr.. Cleve-
,nd's currency man trembled when
kheard the result.
Mr.. Geo. Anderson has opened a
shop in the building two doors
st Of the Free Press Office and is
epared to do all kinds Of tin, she t
20 and copper work at reasonable
ices. Repairing of all kinds prompt
done. x
W. |. Plumb came down from the
rthern country yesterday. He prom
q to behave himself while here
was granted permission to re-
ain until tomorrow.
". B. Duvall, the Superintendent
The Island Mountain placers, re-
tned from the mines last Friday
Informs us that, when he left the
rTeyors were busy surveying the
pPerty.
While you are looking for change
the weather. examine the latest
terms in wall paper at the Postof-
r. All goods first class and at the
vest living prices. Cali in and ex
lne my stock. NJ trouble to show
POS. |. N. Sherwood. y,
Elmo, Chief of the Shoshone
0ans died at Pocatello, Idaho. He
sW years old and had been warm
END OF Brigham Young. He had
yen wives and was buried according
she rites of the Mormon Church
Inc back cover of Munsey's maya.
neSells for $4,000 a year, or $4,000
aslngle issue. One page Of the
adles' Home Journal costs $4,000
aslngle issue. One line in the
Vu'h's Companion costs 35 an is.
iuo election for school trustees this
sfnoon created considerable inter.
Two tickets are in the fell
Composed OF j. M. Morrow and
les Brain and the other carrying
names OF JAS. Dewar and A. w
aOn' and considerable opposition
Oemg manifested Up to 3:3(
soV'tive votes had been cast.
new and complete Spring and
%mer line Of gents and children's
'ang' furnishing goods, hats and
boots and shoes at, marvellous,
w prices. Have also added dry
70 the above stock. The latest
=" ladies' Summer waists at @
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-05-25
Look Here!

WI Duck Suitings in all colors
CAN Gldve shG ossnots h a1dSss Kid
SAVE had ali stI Kas Shoes sHS a and Ties Ties
V0II es. Ladies' and Children's
w Sunbonnets. Ladies' Hand
M0NEV kerchiefs, from the cheapest
H1O1NA up to the finest drawn thread
hand embroidered. Satins
ana Summer Dress Goods, all colors and
prices. A Fine Assortment Of Mems Suits
from a.5O up. Boys and Children's Cloth
ing at all prices; Mems and Boys Summer
Sweaters, IS and 65 cents. Boys Caps, rs
cents. Mems Golf Caps. full and com
Plete line of Underwear and Overshirts.
Mems Overshirts from IS cents up. Hats in
all styles, all qualities and immense guam.
titles. In Stationery we carry the largest
assortment east. Of Reno. Wallpapers
Don't fool your time away by looking any
other place. We have them in all qualities,
the latest patterns and cheaper than you
can buy them anywhere. Come and see our
new patterns. Gloves Of oil kinds; we have
some daisies for fine driving and bicycling.
We make Clothes to order. 800 samples to
elect from. You can always tell our
4 4 T. '' EFsd { Reinhart'S.
The herald., 1896-10-10
DEMOCRATIC CITY CONVENTION

Delegates to the convention will be
admitted to the floor Of the hall on pre-
sentation Of cards furnished by the sec
retary.
Chairmen of precinct delegations are
requested to call at room % Lawyer
block, No. 1875 Temple street, and pro
cure the cards for their respective dele
cations.
J. H. MELVILL, Secretary.
Room 20 Lawyer building.
The herald., 1896-10-10

Try our port and sherry wines at rs
cents per gallon. 7. Vache & Co., Com
mercial and Alameda streets. Tele.
phone 300.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-03-20
Coffin Bath Tub.

"I wanted bath in a North Caro-
lima hotel" said travelling man to a
Star writer.
az rang for the bell boy-there was
but one-and when he arrived asked
him if they had bath tub about the
house.
"'Yes, sab; nice ones, sab, he said.
"'Bring me one.
SIN a few minutes the boy returned,
bringing on his shoulder a coffin, with
silver plated handles and a lid all
complete.
"'What does that mean?' 1 asked
Indignantly.
"'Dat's de bath tub, sab. De land
lord used to be in de undertaken bust
ness, sab, and had some cofins when
he took dis hotel. His son is timer,
sab, an jess lined de collins with tin.
Try it, boss. You'll fin it berry nice.
"Conquerlng my scruples, opened
the lid and found the coffin lined with
tin, as stated, and took the bath, but
didn't feel just right about it.
Washington Star.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-03-20

81 have been having a good deal OF
trouble lately with the birds on my
geese ranch. " said Col. stitt-Floyd Of
Wharton, Tex. to Star reporter.
81 bad an order for a thousand
dozen goose eggs, and my trouble all
arose in trying to FIJI that order. It
is the first time ever attempted TO
market any eggs, always heretofore
relying on the sale Of ieathersand live
birds for my profit.
"This is the laying and Matching
season with us, aud thought would
have no trouble so get eggs enough TO
FIJI the orders Nova hen, you know,
will let you rob her nest right along,
just so you leave one egg. 1t is sup
posed that a hen has no idea whatever
Of numbers. But this is not true of
Madame Goose, as found out to my
sorrow.
'She first two or three days we Sc
cured a big batch Of fresh eggs, but
after that the find began to dwindle
down SO fast that I determined to
make a personal investigation. I
went down to the river bottom next
day and found that instead of being
off attending to business all the geese
which we're not sitting had 'focked'
and were rowing about feeding, just as
if they never expected to lay another
egg. When I approached them, in
stead of running away they all sat
down and began to hiss at me.
cit was clear case of strike, and I
was at loss to know how to settle
the trouble. I tried putting half q
dozen porcelain eggs in each nest, but
it would not work. The geese came
up, eyed them solemnly, and walked
off. Then, in despair, l told the boys
to put the eggs we had gathered bach
and see if that would break the strike,
Well, sir, inside of two hours after
the eggs were returned every goose
was back on her nest, and for the mex
four or five days there we're more
eggs laid on the Floyd's ranch thar
there had been before in years; but
dare not undertake to fill that egg
order. Washington Star.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-03-20

dear Uncle Jared-ii ho could only
see how very happy he has made us
both.
when Vavaaors tedious recovery
was complete. there we're four hun.
bred dollars left out Of Nannie's care
fully boarded funds-and that four
hundred dollars fortunately invested,
was the germ from which sprung first
a modest little competence, then for
tune.
Vavasor Is a rich man now, but no
lates his prosperity back to Uncle
Jareds bridal present New York
York Times.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-03-20

one step Of a time, and that woIi placed.
We reach The grandeat height,
Ono atfokoat a tlmo oarha hidden stores
wan slowly como 20 lights
ono seed at a time, and the forest grows,
One drop ut time and the river lows
Into tho boundloss sea.
one word al time, and the greatest book
ls written and Is reads
One stone at a time, and the palace rears
Aloit its stately head
One blow ut time, the trc''s cleft through,
And a city viii stand whore forest grow
A foW short years before.
ono foe at tim, and he subduod
And the conflict viii DO won;
one suln nj a time, and the sand Of life
VI slowly all be runs
On6'minuto, another, the hours ny;
One day nj a time our lives speed by
Into eternity
One grain Of knowledge, and that vol
stored,
Another, and more on them;
And rs time rolls on, your mind win shine
With many a garnored gem;
Offnought and wisdom And time win tel
zone thing at time, and that done well,
Is wisdoms proven rule.
Jhr tian Union.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-03-20
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

There are said 10 bo COOS pieces in
the modern high grade locomotive.
A French scientist says that girls
who play on the piano sufier from
great many nervous maludiea
The teeth Of fish, like the teeth Of
most animals, are not fastened 10 the
Bone, but are held in sockets
The tongues Of the toad and frog is
prehensile. BY means Of it these AMI
mails seize and hold their prey.
The treatise Of John Hunter in
177l is considered tho foundation Of
the science Of dentistry in England.
The value Of the Australian salt
bush upon the alkali lands Of Califor'
MIA, as food for sheep and cattle, AZ
least, has been demonstrated.
The city Of San Leandro, Cal, is
going to establish and operate a mu-
nicipal electric lighting plant, TO sup
ply both arc and incandescent lights,
for public and private use.
Foreigners who arc not bachelors
Of arts or science are to be excluded
from the Paris medical schools, as the
laboratories arc oyorcrowded, and
even enough subjects for dissecting
cannot DO obtained.
During 1894, 1916 patents relating
to electricity we're granted in Great
Britain, United States and Germany.
OF these 1870 we're British, being
one twentieth of all British patents,
1,7O4 we're American, and 4Sl we're
German.
Two or three months ago, Profess
sor w. H. Hale suggested that the
British American and Australasian AS
sociations for the Advancement of
Science hold a joint meeting at San
Francisco in 1896, and the plan has
been fayorably received.
We speak of seasoning wood by ex-
posing it to the air and drying out the
water. But we never think of season.
ing stone, and yet this is as necessary
almost as seasoning wood. Every good
architect, in making his calculations,
takes this into consideration.
The study Of earth worms is OF
recent date, yet at least seventy-fve
genera are now known -some contain
ing 1000 species. They range in
length from one inch to four feet.
Their colors are mostly unattractive,
but one species is a fine peacock hue,
and one is green and pink.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-03-20
An Electric Palace.

The palatial New York home of
Charles I. Yerkes, the Chicago mil
lionaire, at Sixty-eighth street and
Fifth avenue, has not only the most
complete electric lighting, heating,
and ventilating plant of any of the
several electrically equipped mansions
in the city. but it has the largest
storage battery plant ever installed in
private residence. A gas engine of
thirty-fve horse power IN the base
ment is belted to a dynamo. The
storage battery consists of sixty cells,
having a capacity of $500 hours at a
ten-hour discharge rate, the maximum
discharge rate being 500 amperes for
four hours.
The house is wired for about 1900
sixteen candle-power lamps, and has
besides electric passenger elevator
and several electric motors for venti-
lating, pumping and other purposes.
The arrangement of the lights is
very artistic. The vestibule or recep-
ton hall is Lighted from above through
cathedral glass in the base of dome
by 800 lights. Lamps are concealed
within the carving of the principal
salon, or in rosettes of colored glass
cunningly placed in the ceilings.
In the library, an apparent framed oil
painting, which is really wonderful
piece of cathedral glass work, is made
the vehicle of the food of light, which
eliminates the room with the soft
radiance of day.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-03-20

The archer fish has a natural blow
gun. This animal possesses the curl.
Gus property of being able to shoot
drops of water from Its mouth with
extraordinary accuracy to consider.
able distance. A fly or small insect
passing over the water has very little
chance of escape from the deadly air
of the archer fish.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-03-20
Drilling With Life-savlng Apparatus.

Drilling With Life-Saving Apparatus.
Thursday is the day for drilling
with beach apparatus. A pole planted
in the sand represents the mast of the
wrecked ship. The beach apparatus,
beach-cart, hawsers, guns, lines,
blocks, and buoy are all run out in
short time and all the maneuvers gone
through with, as if in actually rescu-
ing crew; from the time the word
faction" is spoken by the keeper till
the supposed rescued man is brought
to the supposed beach, only six min
utes have passed 1t seems almost in
credible, but their training has made
all the men models of promptness and
obedience. After this drill the crew
returns the beach apparatus to the
station, leaving everything, as usual,
in order. st. Nicholas.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-03-20
A BRIDAL PRESENT.

Another ring at the bell-and an
other present. Mamie, it is very nice
TO DE a bridel"
alice Dupre spoke little repining-
~, she was Nannie's "hrst brides
maid, and was treading the borders of
that Detachable Land where girlhood
has died out and sage middle age has
hardly yet commenced.
Mamie was very pretty, and Mary
Bolton, the other bridesmaid, was
handsome brunette of twenty
'Nannie, you are doing remarkably
we'll, said Mrs. Creswick. complac-
emily surveying the table spread
with wedding gifts. "That silver tea
service of your Cousin Dudley's is
really splendid"
eyes, and the pearls that Miss Au-
brey sent" added Alice.
''Your present is very neat, too. my
dear, " said the old lady kindly; "but
I wonder your Uncle Jared's has not
come. He asked me about the we'd
Ding week ago, and he said he should
send some remembrance.
Again and again in the course of
the rapidly darkening winter after
noon, the bell pealed, and fresh pre-
sents we're brought in.
'But where is Uncle Jared's pre-.
sent ?" Mamie kept repeating; and
nobody could tell.
Not until nine o'clock at night did
the much looked-for testimonial ar.
rive, when Frank Vavasor, the young
bridegroom that was to be, was in the
drawing-room admiring the various
presents.
'From Uncle Jaredl I know his
cramped handwriting" exclaimed
Mamie, as the servant brought in O
square, solid-looking package,
wrapped in brown paper and directed
to "Miss Anna Creswick." "What
can it be?"
ga set of gold spoons perhaps, -
suggested Alice.
The girls held their breath as Frank
Gemovel the brown paper wrappings.
aAlas for the vanity of human expecta-
tions, it was no spice breathing caskei
mo velvet or morocco cad satin
lined and filed with gold or silver
1t was only quarto volume bound il
sober brown, and apparently wei
used.
"a Biblel" calculated Alice, dis
dainfully.
Mary
"Here is a note" said Faank, sic
us see what he says"
''My Dear Niece:
At this important junction
of your life, I cannot give you NOR,
fitting offering than the Bible which
was you grandmother's You will
probably have trinkets and iewelry il
abundance, but this book will be NOR
~ Recious than all. Your affectionat'
a.Acle, JARED LEE.
Mamie had burst into tears of NOR
tifcation.
ooh, Frank, rusty old second
hand Bible"
"We can never put that on tn
table, " said Alice, scornfully. "Wha
an idea.
And Uncle Jared's present, lon
looked for and loudly heralded, wa
put in an obscure corner, where
pair OF statuettes concealed it fror
4he mean old miser," was Mr.
Creswick's indignant comment, Will
Mamie, who was really fond Of he
cid uncle, cried;
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-03-20
Song

slave you seen lover asked
"No, no, i" the answer was.
"rm sure said i, "hos here.
iithnthe did not pass
Il saw him This way run.
And down this very paths
He would not, could DOT brave
The bordering bamblm wrath"
"No, no, she said away
Love Be- not here. / know"
The while, from her bright eyes
lie laughed and bent bis bow
--Ch.err. Eg or,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-03-20
GENTLY Pit.

she-Don't you think that photo
graph fatters me?
He-Well, its speaking likeness,
but then we can't believe everything
We hear
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-03-20
HUMOROUS.

When the button comes OF the
back Of mans shirt his cholar be-
gins 10 rise.
"Shall I carve three tears on the
marble slab?" "Why threo9 have
only two oyea"
Life is tiresomo journey, and
when man arrives at tho end ho is
all out of breath.
shopkeepors study to please, but
there arc lots Of boys and girls whom
it does not please to study.
"What is your best reason for be.
lieving that she'll marry him?" Her
parents say that she shan't"
A Boston policeman shot a somnam-
bulist the other night, who was run
ming in the street--a new form OF
rapid trance hit.
Bacholor-I am told that a married
man can live on half the income that
a single man requires Married man
Yes be has to.
Mrs. B-Bridget, have you turned
the gas on in the parlor, as told
your New Domestic-Yis, mum
can't yer smell it?
"You said the cottage would cost
$40, 1000 and you send me a bill for
s15, OOO." eyes, but you said you
wanted one story less"
Salesman-Do you want you goods
sent by any particular express? Gus
tomer-Certainly, if you can find a
particular express cant.
The house fly is very slow in its
movements when you want it to go
out of doors, but quicker than quick
ness when it wants to come in.
A wood-sawing contest by women!'
That seems up-to-date and quite pat
The "sawing," 1 hear, was successful
But the "say nothing" part How was
that
He's this the first time you've
ever been in love, darling? She
(thoughtlessly) -Yes; but it's SO nice
that 1 hope 1t won't be the last!
Grace-A humorist proposed to me
last night. Ethel-Was he soriousP
Grace-Thats just the trouble. Who
ever heard of humorist being Sc
rious?
Mrs Speeler-Vy, Professor, You
haven't combed your hair Widen
week. Prof. Speeler-Nein, moin
frau. hab PUBLIC performance on
de piano dis night.
Parson-I married Smithers to his
first wife and he gave me $50; when ]
married him to his second wife he
gave me S.. Wiggles-He knew more
about matrimony the second time /
guess.
Reciprocity-Mistress-Ic can't ST.
that you we're always respectful,
Bridget; still, will put it in the re-
commentator. Bridget Thank you
ma'am. An I'll say the same thing
Nv you.
Woman-Didn't tell you never ia
come here again? Tramp hope
you will pardon me, madam, but it il
the fault of my secretary. He hal
neglected to strike your name from
my calling list.
Bacon-Let me shake your hand,
dear boy; this is one of the happy
days of your life. Egbert- You're
too previous, old man. I'm not to b.
married until tomorrow. "That'l
what I say. This is one Of the happy
days of your life. "
"Look at that very thin man owe
there with that very fat one, Eyes
I know them, and they are the creates
Chums-always together, everywhere.
"Good graciousl Is it possible tina
they dine at the same placer"
Bacon-I believe the introduction
of cable-cars and horseless carriage
will make the world better. Egbert-
can't understand why. Bacon
will reduce the tendency to lie. Hors
trading will be unknown.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-03-20

The western wing of the Massachu-
sets State House in Boston, has been
declared unsafe and must be rebuilt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-03
why the wedding Waits.

I sorter thought I'd speak my mind next time
/ went to
Maria, but-they II never make orator O. mel
Fer every time 1 struck word I'd sorter
choke an cough,
An that's jest why the weddin is so long
a-comin OF,
I looked at her a-settin by the fire a-blazin
bright,
Her cheeks like two red roses, an her eyes like
lakes O. light,
An 1 think said twas snowin-rutther keer-
less like free
An that's why can't tell you when the we'd
din is to be.
The quiet-it got painful; you could hear a
feather fail;
We wuz bout as interestin as the shadders on
the wall,
But at last said, ssMaria!'' an she turned an
looked at me,
An that's why can't tell you when the we'd
din is to be.
I'm good at campaign speeches. an I always
win my race,
Kin speak my mind in meetin an sing ''Amaz-
in Gracei''
But when Maria's by my side lose my pedi-
An that's why can't tell you when the wed
din is to be.
If women didn't look so sweet an didn't keep
so still,
P'raps 'twould come as easy as rollin down a
But when say, s'Mariai' she's shore to look
at me,
An that's why can't tell you when the we'd
din is to be.
Frank L. Stanton in Chicago Times-Herald
Colonel w. p. Thompson Dead.
NEW YORK, Feb 3--Colonel w. P.
Thompson, president of the National
Lead company, died of pneumonia to-
day.