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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-28
lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound

WIN cure the worst forms of female
complaints, all ovarian troubles, in
flammation and liberation, falling and
displacemcnts Of the womb, and conse-
quent spinal weakness, and is pecu-
iiarly adapted to the change OF life
Every time II will cure Eackache.
u has cured more eases OF leucor.
rhna by removing the cause, than any
remedy the world has ever known il
Is almost infanibie In such cases. II
dissolves and expels tunors from the
uterus in an early stage Of develop
ment, and checks any tendency 10 can
reroui humors Lydia e. Pinkham's
Liver Pills work in unison with the
Compound, and are q sure cure for
constipation and sick headache. Mrs
Pinlsham's Sanative Wash u Of great
value for local application.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-28

occupied by Farrcw Bios rs a fish aad
oyster depot Al llarri was sent in ty
telephone, and the department arrived Ia
time to save the property, which escaped
with no further damage than severe
%
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-28

Observations taken by the nn.tc1 state.
weather bureau at p. M. yesterday, 18Th
meridian timo
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17
FIGHTING RAILS.

A Hard Rattle Between Two Of the birds
for = Clam.
II was hunting rail on the Newark
marshes few days ago." said = well!
known sportsman, ''when heard the
most terrific squawking and chatter
ing over in the tules From the sound
l concluded that there must be at
least hundred rail, and each trying
to make itself heard above the others.
I worked my way cautiously through
the tulcs and soon saw in q little
opening ahead of me two muddy and
bedraggled rails fighting over = clam.
and it WAS the funniest fight l ever
saw in my lie.
''Thc birds glsred Mt each other,
with their feathers rufiled. and then
sprang together. One went over ON
its hack aud lay there kicking its lega
up in the air and yelling like good
fellow, while the other danced around
locking for an opening. Finally he
found it, and, jumping ON the PROSTATE
birds breast, he stood and stamped
with his big feet and stabbed with his
sharp bill till the under bird had man.
aged to struggle mp Then they stood
over the clam and sworc ateach other.
They didn't use cuss words, bat stu
could see that they were swearing.
They looked like : couple Of muddy
teamsters quarreling over the right *
way. And the amount OF noise they
made was simply astounding.
ggEs-.ll~s 80 - HE~ .f~s3~ - ~AAk
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17

wIlunder8t4n0
(hers 10 . msn
that will travel
Ill the gaita
q n d sta d
hitched went
O n a horse
swappin trip
down in the
Flat Woods.
And then the
next time / saw
Andy he was
on his return
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17

SuE-sI thought you said the seaside
never drew you to itl' He timprcssively)-
sslt was not the seaside drew me here. y
She-ssOf coursc-yod came by train, didn't
youl It WIS the engine drew yOuP'-llius-
tratcd Bits.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17

Whether on pleasure bent, or business, take
acts most pleasantly and ef1ectually on the
hdneys, liver, and bowels, preventing fe-
veEs, headaches. and other forms of sick
mesa For sale in 50 cent and el bottles by
all leading druggists. Manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Company only.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17

ssARE you taking swimming lessons, Cad
byr' s.No, old fellow. It's too much
bother. My valet il learning, and - !
never go anywhere without him, II l fnll IL
tie watah be could rescue mo."-Harper' .
Baz1r.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17

WARES lat club Ready
with your order, sahr' CITY SPORTSMAN
(b0ck from q weeks hshing)-'Vlve me
como fish: I'm tired to death Of other
things."-N. Y, Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17

An employment, the satisfactory pursuit
OF which, requires Of man that he shall be
endowed with a retentive memory, quick 1t
learning, lofty minded and gr-ccful, IS the
friend ard brother of truth, justice, forti-
tudo and temperance-Plato.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17

AxD He FOLLOWED Ir.-s4One klso, b.
snid. ssbcforc goe''
Tie girl knew what shC was about,
And said to i'm: ssThc rule, you know,
In kissing is, three times and out.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17

DEACON BERHY-"You remember the
words Of st. Paul in his defense before
Ayr; p,.n Miss Stalemate-s No. can't
know. was before my time" Deacon
Berry-"You surprise INC. boston Tran
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17

hack home dismOunted and afoot and
totin of his saddle. In general on
hand way Andy give it out TO me that
he had sold his horse and come out
thirty dollars ahead Of the hounds.
But Andy's mouth amt .anybody's
prayer book. and my private rotion is
that he struck snag down there and
got his socks snapped of of him. l
will go out amongst the boys in a few
days and see what I can pick no.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17

.ARE those stars which you see ut night
sunss' asked a little boy OF his father.
ssYcs, my Toy, they are suns" AWeu,
shooting stars arc da1tosg''
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17
SQUIRE RUFUS SANDERS
eome s0reat 0obo- Of Good eon0o
and Philoeophy.


Ons day last week my friend and
fellow servant Andy Lucas which you
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17

70 take advantage Of The lowest rate ever
made 70 st. Panl and Minneapolis. on the
occasion Of tho Thirtieth Annual EncamD-
nent Of tho g. A. K, the first VI * In Sep
eembec Only ono cent per mile for the
round trip il the rate made, fought for and
established by the Chicago Great Western
Railway maple Leaf Route9 for tho .sboys
In blue's and their friends, while tho t3ckets
mo GOOD for return 1t any time within thir-
Y daZA This Is your opportunity to visit
the STwin Cities" and the Great n orthwesk
mo Chicago Great Western Offers every
luxury on the journey CompartmentSlec
ess. free Chair Carr. Dining Cars ON the
and remember tho road that deserves your
patronage 10 tho Chicago Great Western.
Fun information = to rates, sleeping car
reoeryations, special trains, etc, viii be fur.
nished by +. 81. LORD, General Passenser
ana Ticket Agent, Chicago, Ill
HE esw good deal Of her" "Yes, she
Wss oftee thrown in his company. !" The
49,, indeed, seemed destined to radically
lions Of aociety. Detroit Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17

TH8 old axiom that two parallel lines
never como together has been knocked into
0lnders BY tho railroad companies.-Tcxas
Sitter.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17

TnK men never talk about each other, b.
carsc they know all about each other; the
women know 80 little about each other
that they do lots Of Euesstne.-Atchlson
Globe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17

CRcMMxR-"Nothing impresses me more
than the liteseness of 4reatness." Cilleland
Tho greatness OF ittleness impresscs me
more. Nothing can be more profound than
The observations OF unimportant men-"-
Truth
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17

How STRANGELY do life's prizes 80.
Awarded BY the crowd:
Some triumph by tho things they know
Aud some by talking loud.
-Washingto Evening Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17

JAGLEs-sWho invented work, Bili"
Aagiets-ssI doan' know. but he ought to
stayed and finished it"-Truth. ..
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17

ACCORDING to the way some folks tall,
the only people who have ever been good
are dad Rams Horn.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17

REnEMBER the serpeat's head is to Be
bruised, no matter how big or black it may
loOk.-Ram.s Horn.
HaN's Cataerh Cars
II = Constitutional Cure. Price &c.
Too MANY men praise their wives most
after they bury them.-Ram's Horn.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17
WHAT LINE

WIN you potronl1e7 Under
these circu instances,
other tl,lngs being equal,
surely u will be the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17

10 ScnOOl every O1y-1 Sc0OOA OF SELF
denial, : school Of patience. in which
you are getting wiser day by day; and
that influence Of the child over you
will increase and increase, and though
your children may die, from the very
throne of God they will reach down an
influence to your soul. leading you on
and leading you mp until you mingle
with their voices and sit beside their
thrones
The grasp which the child has over
the parents heart Is seen ia what the
parent will do for the child Storm
and darkness and heat aud cold are
nothing to you If they stand between
you aud your child's welfare. Agreat
lawyer, when yet unknown, one day
stood in the circuit room and made IN
eloquent plea before some men Of great
legal attainments, and = gentleman
said to him afterwards: ''IIow could
you be 60 calm standing in that
August presence? .>Oh," said Er-
skine, 81 felt my children pull
ing ct my shirts and crying for
bread" What stream will you not
swim. what cavern will you not enter.
what battle will you not fight, what
hunger will You not endure for your
children? Your children must have
bread, though you starve. Your chill
dren must he well clothed though you
60 in rags You say: my children
mue Be educated. though I never had
any. Chance" What 10 you arc weary
limbs and aching head, aud hands
hardened and call6us, IL only the well
fare 81 your children can Be wrought
out BY Il? Their sorrow Is your sor.
row, their Joy 10 your JOY, their adj
vancement your victory. And, oh,
when the last sickness comes, how you
Eight beek the march Of disease, and It
10 only after . tremendoas struggle
that ron surrender. And then, when
the spirit has Aed, The great deep ~
broleea MP Al Racial viii not Be
coanlorted because her children sre
eot. and David goes up ths> pelacs
e(DiRA eEyin9: 20 ny - Abe1loss,
Ape, myseon Absalonl would; God
I kea did 1or thee. o AbsalosA ny
- ~ SOL"
Tkere = pet lar1e family. - la5d-
~ \ lareo Samil9s tkat hiss 6ot bent
oveReueh = eennnaro and j6st 3 IT,
fill1 ~ = 49, - dssa lanbs q
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17
.reo Coed 70 xili 0sass..

Don't yo.i go and put Il out uns
that your Aunt Nancy don't like saod
men, Rufus, cause she does" says ths
old lady, as she knocked the ashes ost Of
her pire ON mothers new fire screen.
''Du. at the same time do like q regular,
healthy, human man, and don't like
a good. easy good for nothing saint like
William Lumkins, and don't care .
copper who knows 1t. Now, Sarah Ann
Singleton allowed she wouldn't marry
nothin but pluperfect and upright
man-0ne that was clean above d0in aEy-
thing that WIS wrong. And so far n !
know, she got what che was l0okin for
when &he took William. / have
never yet heard tell of him doin aEy-
thing wrong. He is too mortal lazy and
triflin for that. He is so kind and gen
tie and tender-hearted and got till he
won't even kill grass when the weather
gifts rale hot. l reckon he II still calm
Sarah Ann his angel, whilst in the main
time tie meat box and the meal bar: 81
stand empty and the little children 20
hungry and dirty. but you know that
wouldn't suit my style. Ill had hus-
hand-and for all we know I may hsve
one some Of these days, the Lord williD
land he was to come ho1eyin around
callin NC angel and foolin on his tive
whilst the grass rum away with The
crops and the poorhouse loosned up n
the near distance. / would spit ON him
declare 10 gracious would. ] would q
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-01-19

The Beard Of Control Of the Elko
County Board of Trade held a very
interesting meeting at the Courtroom,
last night. The meeting was the
largest held since the Borad was or
ganiZcd.
The report OF the Secretary showed
that in the establishment OF the tri-
weekly mail route from Elko to Hunt
ington the Board had partially sue
ceedcd i'll securing II tri-wcckly mail
from Elko 10 Hamilton. This mat
ter will not he allowed to sleep rs the
prospects are that by continued cf-
forts the route can be secured.
His report also showed that u gen
tlcman III Kansas City, Kansas. WAS
investigating the proposition Of cs.
trblishing IL pork packing plant in
Elko. This matter received the ear
nest consideration Of the Board and
the Secretary was instructed to give
MIR. Weston the information asked
for. II il tho intention uf the Board
to push tins proposition in Il success.
ful conclusion.
Tho proposition OF establishing nm
Indian school here is also under way
and the Board will lose no opportunity
TO present the matter in "a favorable
light To our Senators and Rcprcscn-
tativc.
Other schcmca are also before the
Bonrd which. il realized will make
ElkO the most prosperous county in
the State. These things. however.
cannot be accomplished by n policy
Of inaction or 10y leaving them to one
or two citizens to push forward. To
secure good results. there must he Il
union u action and u dircating body.
Otherwise the efforts put forth tO ac-
complish any public good are i'll di-
rcctcd and necessarily fail in the ac
coinplishmcnt Of tho purpose aimed
at.
Tho Board of.Tradc furnishes the
people Interested in building up their
town or county with n directing body
whose only aim is 10 accomplish
something for the public good. II
shonld, therefore, have the support Of
every public spirited citizcd Of Elko
county.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-01-19
tFROM MONDAYS DAILY.1
SALMAGUNDl.

Governor Jones passed a bad night,
but got two hours Of sleep to-day.
His sinking spells are OF longer dura
ton.
DIR. jameson who invaded the
Transvaal and stirred up the rumpus
III South Africa is well known in
Helena. Mont ma, having made that
city his he ID III irtcrS from 1875 to
1886.
Superintendent Massey has the tpl.
lowing applicants for teachers Ger
titicates on the gridiron tn day: Miss
Isabelle Yeatcs, Miss Hattie Riddle,
MB. NJ. G. Adams, Miss Jessie Key
ser, Charles Mayer.
Isaac Wilson. "a Democratic mem
Der OF the Kentucky legislature, died
Saturday. This gives the Republicans
Il majority Of one on joint ballot
and Il gold standard Senator will
doubtless be elected.
The Commissioners Of Humboldt
county have instructed tho County
Clerl; to- send a bill to Lander coun.
ty for the taxes collected on pa miles
Of the Central Pacific Railroad. and
directed the District Attorney to
b-ing suit If the bill is net paid.
The young mar who has been burn
inn ca p,,,,I, mood Tor Lie ,.rl., So.
and wearing out the parlor chairs.
will now have to declare his intention,
or get Il move OH himself. Ii is leap
year and the young lady has the right
to assert her ideas OF the Monroe doe
trinc.
Ex:-Eastern girl, western man
girl will catch hun il she can; man
has money girl dead broke, signs for
matrimonial yoke; she flashes at him
beaming eyes, man responds to love
and signs; girl can't cook. can't sew,
can't-well. girl gets man and man
gcts-lblankb.
Two prominent dcacous Of the Pres.
byterian church had n d~isgraceful
scrap on the p~ostotiice corner yester
day morning. We have hitherto re-
Trained from mentioning names Of
parties engaged in these pugilistic cx-
hibitions on the street. but we give
everybody tair notice from this time on
that the names Of all parties engaging
in street fights will appear in this pa
per. IL You get into II street fight
hereafter. don't ask us To omit your
name.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-01-19
Foreign Affairs.

JOHANNESBURG, Jan. l4.-T. II.
King, an American engineer, and ono
OF the members Of the Reform Union,
who wasarrested upon charges OF high
treason, has been escorted to Pretoria
but it is expected that he will be lib.
Grated in Il few days.
LONDON, Jan. l4.-Mr. Wiltze and
other friends of John Hays Hammond
tho American mining engineer and
member OF the Reform Committee OF
Johannesburg, under arrest there OIL
n charge Of high treason, called upon
the United States Ambassador o.day.
Wiltzc had Il long interview with the
United States Ambassador, Thomas
+. Bayard. 1t is understood that
Wiltzc declared that the United States
is in%adequately represented in tho
Transyaal and urged another ap
pointment.
Secretary Olney's instructions re-
garding tho request made To tho
Government of Great Britain to pro.
vide for the protection of Americans
in Transvaal were communicated yes.
terday to Secretary of State for the
Colonies, Joseph Chamberlain, who
Immediately said: @We shall be very
glad to uso our good offices in behalf
Of the United States
Shortly afterwards u brief forma
note was received by Bayard in which
Chamberlain in the most kindly terms
repeated the Insurance that Great
Britain would do whatever is possible
to protect Americans III the Traus.
vanl.
1t is learned that official commun.
cations have been sent To the United
States Embnssy to-day indicating u
much better state Of affairs regarding
Venezuela.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-01-19

Tho friends OF bimctallism have
every reason TO feel encouraged. for
tho outlook il most cheering.
Tho gold standard with its burden
Of oppression is ~tottcring and evident.
ly nearing It's end. Tho people Of
this country will neither submit Ia
endless taxation. nor Ia II further fail
~ priccs in order Ia sustain it. In
no other way can IL be uplIcl |. We
must either go on borrowing gold IN
definitely, or II large part Of our pa.
pcr currency must he drawn in and
retired, which means ~ course atill
lower prices for what We have to sell.
Tho Senate IL standing like II rock
ngainst my contraction Of the Currcn.
cy, and IL tho people be but true 10
Themselves the battlc will be won IN
1896. National Bimctallist.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-01-19
IFRoM TUESDAYS DAILY
3AIIaiAGUSDl.
Quite Il January tliaw.

Quite Il january tl,aw.
1t thawcd. quite rapidly to day.
We have n very interesting com.
munIcation from Tuscarora that will
appear in II day or two.
Governor Jones is much stronger
and better to-day. and DIR. Cook
thinks hc may yet % Giul Ia
hear it.
Indian Agent iiargrove cainc ,'"wn
yesterday and spent the Gay i'll town.
He has not ordered the lNnEPLnDENr
man back to the reservation.
Mayer * Drobncy will give Il ball
at Freeman Hall on Friday evening
February 7th next. Further notice
will be given i'll these columns.
The quarterly report OF the Auditor
and Treasurer for the quarter ending
December 81, 1895, appears. To day.
Look it over and note the condition
Of the various funds.
The persons Of African descent in
the United States are classified nc.
cording to the degree Of colored blood
into 633l,9 5 blacks, 9JG,9SJ mulut
toes, l05.l3j quadroons and $685.
%OctorOons.
An Atchisou woman Of forty seven
who WIS engaged four times and mar
rici twice, is having what she claims
is her hist serious heart affair. Her
Sol has fallen in love. and the girl
doesn't suit her.
PIochc Record The Washoc Seer.
ess told a DcLanarite not long ago
that the richest mine in Ferguson dis
trict hadn't been discovered yet This
will stimulate Il lot OF recent locators
to work perhaps. 10 find it.
1T seems funny says the Mun-
ayunk Philosopher, That Il boy can
90 To Sundays chool alone, but ii usu
ally takes a father and mother. Il
grandmother, and II couple Of aunts
to- take him to the circus"
a minister in Topeka, Has. is try
ing To hold his congregation together
and get them to church regularly by
reading To them Il continued story in
weekly mstallmcnts. His schcmc is
said to be Il success.
The Commissioners Of Washoe
county bought Il building last De.
ccmber for Il pest house, paying S23
for it. At the last meeting OF the
Board the same Commissioners al
lowed Il bill OF $3.50 for moving the
building. This the journal denounces
rs Il robbery of the taxpayers. The
people OF WnshOc county should he
thankful that they saved the build
ing. E!ko county had a pest house
once but It took wings and flew away.
and the people are now ut the mercy
Of any epidemic that may break ont.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-01-19
LFRoM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
SAIiSIAGUNDI

We have no news from Governor
Jones to-lay.
Sky-rocket Foraker received the
entire vote OF the Republicans III the
Ohio legislature yesterday for the
United States Senatorship To succeed
cuckoo Br.cr.
The commissioners o; Nyc county
have fixed the tax levy for county
purposes a. SI III on the si0G. With
the State rate addict. the people OF
Nyc cuIuHty will pay al on the 500
valuation this year.
Reliable reports show that Colorado
has passed California as IL gold pro.
Queer. Colorado heads the list of
gold producing states with Il record
for 1895 Of Sl7, 100000. California is
nearly two millions behind.
The increase i'll the production OF
copper in the United States for 1895
over that OF 1884 is quite marked. In
1894 the total production Of this coun-
try was 353.50i .3l2 pounds Of IA value
OF SG1.5i0.iS9. For 1893 it amounted
TO 3SG.Ou0.0 G0 pounds valued at $685.
G9J.JGU.
Tho receipts Of the American Bible
society last year were over S22S,C00,
much less than than was needed for it's
purposes. 1t prints the Bible in %
different languages and dialects.
Since lSUI, there has been an aggre-
gate Of 2JO,O00.C00 Bibles printed in
the world.
We regret In learn that Jud Dakin
WAS stricken with paralysis at his
home i'll Lamoillc yesterday morning.
Mr.. Dakin's right side is affected and
he cannot speak. DIR. Mcdowell, the
attending physician, thinks Mr.. Dakin
will pull through il he dccs not have
another stroke.
Philadelphia New ldea:-It is said
that AN Indian girl has invented Il
lamp that will go out at precisely 10
O'Clock p. III. lf she will let her &c
MUS expand and invent Il papa who
will 20 to bed at niue. Il dog without
teeth and a little brother who is deaf
and dumb, the course of true love
may eventually run smooth.
Mr.. Muller was taken with "a severe
attack of heart trouble Monday morn.
ing. Monday night he and Mrs. Null
Ter left on No.2 for California. They
spent Tuesday i'll Reno where Mr..
Muller improved so much that Mrs.
Muller returned this morning and
Mr.. Muller continued on to Oakland.
When Mrs. Muller left Reno Mr.. Null,
Ter Was feeling much better. The
lNDEpENDENT hopes hopes tina: Mr.
Muller will soon return fully re-,
stored To health.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-01-19
The Lovely woman.

Bishop j.. II. Vincent recently
made the following statement:
~ lovely woman is Il woman who,
without articles. WINS the love Of
those who know her best; the woman
who has strength and symmetry OF
personal character; who follows a
true and lofty ideal with a firm will,
and who adjusts herself with grace to
the sphere which becomes her. She
may be required TO do what we call
outside work for he living and for tho
support Of those dependent upon her;
but the womanly quality il 80 mani.
fest i'll all her movements md spirit
that the demands OF business and OF
society never mar the gcntlcncss. the
iirmness, tho purity which are always
associLt a in tho minds of wise men
with The trae ideal Of womanhood.-
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-01-19
The Trnchrrs' Examination.

Mrs. Adams, of Carlin, WAS the only
applicant at tho teachers examination
who secured the coveted prize. All
the rest fell below the required stand.
ard.
4 reporter Of the INDEPENDENT
read the most Of the questions sub
United to the applicants today and
has no hesitation in saying that they
arc the easiest lot Of questions that
have been given to applicants in this
county since the supcrinicndcncy of
Mr.. Love.
Those who failed should not loso
heart, but make up their minds to win
the prize next time.