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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-12-19
Or. E"rg.:ain'- Answer.

Dr. EeT2stein, Superintendent y,
the %eT"il Hospital Tor Mental Dis.
ease=, has filed the following reply 10
the charges male b. Henry Woods.
the discharged Assistant Spperiuten.
dent:
Reno, Me-, December If. 1897.
tn tie UoHDr1Lic, tie BOurd Of
C~ommisjpHcrs far me carco( the In-
diyc"t h'sn'e, Caraon CITY. NernGa:
-JEHrLy|EH-In reply to the chars-
n made by II. wood, ! deny:
ls'. That certain employees or any
empioye Of said Hospital acting under
ny specific orders threw INTO the
Iruck"e river or into bitches or fumes
dcbruchIng into said river the brains
81 certain deceased persons, patients
IN said IlpsPital at the time Of their
demise, upon ~hOgn r.muiBs had
made au'Opz "s.
"a. deny that tie remains Of S.
y. Thomas were kept IN the morgue
at the Hospital awaiting burial. until
the said remains were in an advanced
state ot decomposition. or until the
"iof was 80 offensive that i, was dill.
cult Tor the employee 81 said IIOgpitnI
I" properly handle said remains: aud
} assert that Rai6 remains were bur.
ed within thirty.tiK hours after the
death Of said $. ". Thomas.
And further say tia, Ia II. Wood.
the supervisor. was assigned tho bnr.
ial Of tho dcnd and II there WIS any
neglect 81 duty il was HE.
la conclusion, having folly denied
the chargHa of eaid Henry wood. I re-.
specially aRk the Board, il they deem
TIC charges worthy ~ Investigation.
l" Xix M cnfly q day aa prncticablo Tor
n hearing upon said charges.
] respectfully nsk tho Board tina,
Raid ". Wood bc required to make bis
hfst charge specific by giving
the nhmcs 81 the employees or cu
pIoyc to whom tho alleged ordcrp
were given, or Ia furnish inc tho
names Of the witnesses or witness by
whom he proposes Ia Bubstantiatc his
chhfRcp. that ! may DO better pfopnr
Ell L procure witnesses by whom
said charges may DO rcfutcd. that
TN" and unnecessary contingencies
mhy DO avoided.
Respectfully submitted.
II. BEnGsTg.Y.
Superintendent Nevada Hospital for
Mental Discasce.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-12-19
SCIENCE

The difference between a planet and
. star is this: \ star shines by i;s own
light; I planet BY light reflected from
another body.
The poles Of Jupiter are fattencd al
rnost exactly Ike those OF the earth.
The phcuoUenoE I be plainly seen
with the telescope.
among the botanical specimens COL
l-cied By the Cornell scientific party in
Greenland were some fulHgrUwn for
est trees less than three inches in
height
In the useful report Of DR.. Lintner.
state e~rtoao!Ogis; OF New York, !; is
stated that the little red ant. a pest in
irO-lcct from Europe, has the single
r-l-srL!-v feature that il IS an active
and eitcivnt enemy Of the bedbug.
The F!ciadss contain six stars yisi-
bic 70 the eyes Of ordinary keenneES.
though - or u AVE been counted in
this cluster by persons Of e~Ntraordi-
nary tyesight. 4 two-inch telescope
shows about 60 stars IN this cluster.
Mathematical calculations show that
an iron ship weighs - per cent. less
than q wooden, and will carry rs tons
Of cargo for every 100 tons carried b.
= wooden ship OF the same dimensions,
and both loaded 10 the same Graughi of
water.
The most scientific forester in Eu.
rope says the oldest tree. in northern
Europe are the pines OF Norway and
Sweden. and that these are not known
10 live uG:c than go years. Ger.
m4ay's Oldest oaks live only 8 little
more than 800 years.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-12-19
NEVADA POE

n taxpayer writing ~ the Wsds-
worth Dispatch, Gsks IL Neyslia isn't
Tor NeTadans. aud while-On this topic
asks hos II u that the tax receipts Ot
"sshoe County are printed in TO.
Iska, KeuFas, These questions are
constantly being asked in Nevada
and are never answered. Now il the
taxpayer @ho queries Of the DBpatch
for information will iByestigatc, he
will soon find out Who the comfy
official In who gets his votes in
Washoe county when be runs for
oBce, and spends the county o
in Topeka, Kansas. after he gets in.
il the voters Of every county in Ne.
YDda would begin snowiDe under ut
the polls the people who insist that
nothing in Nevada Is good enough
for SeyadaDs, they could in a ycry
short time--0De el1ciiOD-work n
complete change in this condition O,
afiairs. Tho Law provides TINT all
Statn aud county supplies must be
purchased in the State Of county, and
ia Wahhoc Office holder has cent 10
Kansas foe his tax receipts ho has
violated the law.
"e can, however, hssurc tie official.
whoever hs Ia, that he will lose moth.
ing by his refusal 10 p]atronizc home
industry. Tho people who arc en-.
deayoring 10 destroy this Sta,e bv
giving outsIGeB all the show possiLI.
aro IN tho majority and the fact tbnt
nm official is sending money ont q,
the State has never hurt him ON
election day, II would hurt him In
any otber State Of tho Union. but IN
Nevada, and this IL what makes Nc.
yada tho pOOreat State in tie Union.
Appeal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-12-19
The LAW.


All ssbseribsrs Should Read tn.
Follow Ing Law Hi,d Avoid Trouble.
!. AL subscribers zbo DO Do,
give express notice - the contrary
are Considered wishing 20 eoutinue
their subscription
. II subscribers order the disoop.
tinuanoe Of their periodical the pub
Usher map continue 70 send ii until
ali arrtarsSes are paid.
J. IL subscribers refuse o: rsyIe~,
TO take their periodicals. from n.
Office TO winch they are directed. thew
are responsible until they have SET.
tied their bills aDd ordered them dis.
continued.
l. Subscribers moving TO cher
places without informing the pub.
Usher, and the papers are sen, 70 the
former address, they are held 70
sponsible.
.. The courts have decided tlst
refusing 10 take periodicals from the
Office or removing and leaving the "a
uncailed for. Is pima facie evidence
OF intended fraud.
g. IL Subscribers pay In aivsrc.
they are hound 70 give notice at the
end OF the time they 90 not uish 20
continue taking II, and the subscriber
will be responsible unit! an e1pres
notice with all arrearages are sent 10
the publisher.
I. The latest postal Laws are such
that newspaper publishers can arres,
anyone for fraud who take a pape,
and refuses to pay Tor it.
Under the Law the man who allows
his subscription ;o run aIou, some
time unpaid. and then orders III.
postmaster TO mark il Refused and
have a postal card sent notifying the
publisher, leaves himself liable 20 az
rest and tine, tie same rs for theft.
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IN nTy OlD CANE.
a Letter 10 the EnTI Of Essex from
Charles l..

a Letter to the EnrI Of Essex from
Charles !.
y dear friend Of mine, now many
years dead, an antiquary and n man OF
cinincncc in letters, was shown over the
cathedral Of Itchfcld by tho then dean.
says n writer In the GcntIcmnn's Ming.
aHinc. rs u souvenir of his visit no
was presented by the dean wIh n GU.
rious n handsome cane which come
years previously had been dug out in
III" course OF some alterations. For
years my friend used this. until the top
came OF and the revelation was mndo
TINT the cnnc was hollow. 1hrustinp
down n finger. the owner brought out
n '"llum missiye. This proved 10 10
n letter Ia the earl OF Essex, signed
by Charles l.. asking him 10 bring over
his army Ia the rOynl aide and promis.
Ing in rccompcnsc for so doing his own
gratitude md the richest rcwar that
monarch could bcstow upon subject,
After the death Of my friend I wn.
permitted to show the trcnsutc. for
such In fact II wns, Mt the british mi.
ecun. Alns for the hopes TINT had
been formed. Mr.. Warner brought mo
out n practical facsimile and told me
That others were in existence. Con.
log had been nndc. and pcycrnl had bccn
dispatched by different hands in tho
nope Tint one might reach the earl.
Inc cory ! held had obviously failed to
rc"c'' though the ingenious plan OF
con"chIincnt prevented its detection IN.
vi the days OF Queen Victoria.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-12-19

Wednesdays Carson Appeal says:
Yesterday j. ~. Hayes. acting for
the citizens 81 Genoa. began the cir.
cu.at!"n 81 a petition requesting the
Governor TO offer d reward for the APP
prrheL-iou Of the lyuchers Of Cber.
Tie petition l. being freely signed
about Genoa and the sentiment Of the
other side Of the valley will lie tested
when the petition Is presented for sig
natures.
The action 81 the commissioners III
refusing 10 oiTer Il reward has caused
a great deal 81 bitter feeling on the
west side Of the valley and there is
talk Of imp"aching District Attorney
Maggie for his action in the matter.
1t Is now claimed that part Of the
lyUchers came from the Diamond
saw mill region and the name Of the
leader Ia being freely bantercd abont
and II IL only a matter Of a icw days
when Ia" will be openly accused.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-12-19
Their Darling Sleeps.

Ruth. ;he infant daughter Of Mr..
nud Mrs. Jas. Cowling. died at 10
minutes 20 II o'clock last night. The
little II had been sick for several
weeks and. though she had the best
OF care. death. II destroyer OF all
earthly things, claimel her TOR his
own.
The funeral will take place from
the residence Of the parents tonor.
row saturday. forenoon at 10
O'Clock
The parents have the sympathy Of
a large circle 81 friends in their sad
bereavement. May they realize that
their little one sweetly sleeps in the
arms Of Him who took children 10
His arms aud blessed them during His
earthly pilgrimage.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-12-19
EAIEs.
SOME TIMELY ADVICE

Sere-l times during the present
management Of the LEDEPEruEsT
rs e3jto. has ben threa:eosd with
personal rigleroe By per ELo EsJ
riols;sd the lsw End h0ps3 by tbos=
threats 20 sspe he paji=ty thsr
conduct neritsj. II each .. thess Il
Escoss threats have proved ri 10
srEl and tie PERSONS making them
have been had up ~ the putIc s5or1
Il tie oo!uHps II this paper. The
has Lot been done Il Ery spirit 0:
rtpdrarenes bU: bsc4pS ;5e god
order ~ tbs oouuuDr! EDi tbE e.
c1ritT of To lie and prrpsr:y u Es
criS.nE demanded tia; cr-a. d
matter br whom co-ruIt:=5. thould
be exposed All Ae z4i!ty brgrght 20
!pEtioe-
TINS has bss1 t5s poE,aur q: lie
lEOEPErDEo- sroe re 'pED1soyo
Ind WI be Is yosiDo2 g. IyuE Is IL
present s3r0: controls IT'S o&E5nE
Threats .. personal ri9leoo= abusire
epitSsts O. az! o. ths ptLs: toeunz
reso-tsd - l.! c2Es-5s El 10:
fus-Te II OSe iyis FROM the r2a-s% ::
has =srcs3 oct The yressr; editor
has b~ers.otuTe stud e.. LA gr5 Or
der god i noy 20 Old % IL Ererrei
from As pain r. d9;y by threats u
personal yiDLsop= q: Tls tDgse, .ry-
those ~ho lave resy-:@ ~ us-
means Il the hope u ezpuK pgb-
hcity.
Personal zbzS by euch &=e-=-
las no etsc: sod 1ey might ssT=
ther r0ttsc Trans Z grsE; deal ., ~
neeesssy wal and :szr Il tDe1 would
BOT rScs them 81 much ~ oy!a sD-s-
irs ep;beis % hZyj ~ oar tead. tor
We always ooasIder ;he sJuroe from
which t5ey ensoEts and hugh e
those ah0 ue tJeto.
30 Far a. personal Yiyleucs IL tie
hands q. these EOrId-& -~Ges;-1De-
LIE IL Concerned We ~ Dot fear II.
We carry N arms and lave 10 -aT-
Gena' a The Ohoe. Tbsi, ihrests are
considered a. idle rind tia: b!Oweih
where II iu:sth and dos 10 mn
harm.
This l. written il 20 spirit 0, b-ag-
aadocio, bat merely FOR the Eensi; oi
those who have threatened and
abused lie il the pas, and r., tbvzs
who may he tempted ~ do 81 III the
future. By barring tbs in mid men
u this class viii save themselves tue
unpleasant nocouety which wiN suIs.
~ f2l'~ any attempt ~ buIldn5e, by
threats or c;hersiS, the edi.Jr u
this papeI when IL tue discharge of
his duty.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-12-19
PENSION ABUsEs.

Daring Clerasod-s ocrcp&oc. o;
ibs PresiieUtiN chair. he vetoed Ev-
e-E hundred p-oauo bEls that u his
opinion irregular Eoi fzau5U-
lsat Il his seoood cznpsiE5 for
Ss PreS3so=y these r=:o@ we're
-Ede znpaiEa =ste-iL br his opp
D+-:E Tie osS men q oy.a parties
511-a- saw tie D=o=S.iy .o- qlscirE
s9os kind o check up1a the I1Gs-
cl-cE:e grating q T-nsi1cz evsn
Ds-o=S q the 9. 4 2 while %:
~ree=SI1E uo= is-E .-ra t5e- PaEour
GEt every vs:@-Zn @! liz lac EE
EoEl5 - freely E-Ectsi e pension.
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t5c@ q os F+as1o NV SyE ~!
Q: 51-s Eoo n9-S@-c=S GDr- Z-s
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500 7'L 5oFnE Is-=sy 20 b-1r t5s
p1aA- eE= - h=- c:,l1 ~ ab2sas
LIZ Av S~r+ 80 Js AS. Ei thus
ET2= : sS-C1e-- IL VII demand
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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-12-19

Tho Secretary Of war n tow dnya
ago granted II medal OF honor To
Thomas U. lIuggins, Of Hannibal,
MO, on confederate Testimony alone.
This probably is tho first caso Of tho
KIND on record. lIuggiDs was color.
bearer OF tho Ninety. Ninth Illinois.
The testimony TINT secured lIuggins'
medal vaa given 10y Charles EyaDe, OF
tho Second Texas, by whom lIuggius
ws taken prisoner nt vicksburg.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-12-19
nrNEro.

Reciprocity VIII FLoo Ee are IL
forned Is almost sdsc.e1- u has
been hops5 shE; TIE trsE:y c91ld be
oeSuas.ed EDd rEEhs1 bsfors Ar
sttassado- Px:sDotre Let fo- Paris but
tia has proved i~upo=itle- Sui TIE
scbsne ias progressed 50 lar that
Only one thing l. lacking - It, Eu=-
ces That IL tie consent o, FuDcs.
lie iresi! ~ which Frs-cs agre=-
nsut is asked provides 10: the ab-u-
EgtIo. % ;bs Laws erclu51uE Ans1-
can cattle from Frayo-- II r-t1rc
uar rvTsrntosuf DEs-s 20 MAKE Z -
duciyn II - p: eeut- Il LIZ oun@
On Francis exports - tins rgu1c-s
Of champagne. brandy. opTlils SAT
uerr md p~sirtnEG
TIE I@1.gEa-ty az This pr9p5El
uus4 anke erea tAs upE rzrso-Y
reEds-- TIES duties which Tie ID
riris:rI&gu Is wiling % re5zos, G-e
ali reverus dun@. TDs articles
rEr,s5 d. not really compete with or
ogu products. To sale 5gEa IL
customs taxes -: t5Eu l. simply 10
5uiulss tbs rsTer-@ ut IL EsTs-c-
mani
TIES GS.leE 100. are ussi /: 3e
nch alone. TIE ueGi5! Lo5s El4
benefit L. GeG bslug &=spsoei IL
epE- II l. o! 10 oyuze=ue-@ - L-=
average r!iizs- T1-tIsr c1E-;E=
iE : little Gse-er " < E:;l= e4ssp--
He Ino< oers- gets Fr=c4 brza5y-
e.b+r. ever L - Ts?s :D- 4 Ny
G2@ " ErS tia; IL x. Ire oc-e
Soyro-izl! il ty-eiE- eEgEE Iod
paintings s-s a5-r:~i IL : lgvs-
at.
TausDe proportion u: ;A= sj=--
ist-ESo. Is % S5@- L-Iu-i= -4sspe-
LG: ~: -so=zzE& J. : wiling 70
eE%o3 uzT -zrse;s ,uT cattle +! cu:-
tiny - .1s - =z@ R~ve11s I'm
liz trsLsu-g ard @E-S L ~ b.:
tsrI-: cattle rzise- OF Lb=- -lJ:b--.
Z Ezr.Ez iZ;Ls.=c-- nd hy--
S-EGu-g I'D paintings g-ca; 20 bs
! - IL free lis ETs- tie A-=--a
G-2=s pryo@z= as-E tx pest:
-sze u s5-a5g-- BIT F-=-ru
Etc= I'D b-4.JleF- beiDz Izr1rs@
s59ul5 u taxed bee lily. ~ rejz=.
! Guos sry@l1 u a%e u -~2r d.
Ga winch tL ~ tie -rh. wbo e..
raj! gam II III s~spl=s eEp+.-
- tL= protective Is-l5-
True r=ciprcf! wgz.l ain. Dy! =;
EEa&as-g ;5s oYt q !GI2r.@- Jzi
Il c1sepsclrg css=tlas- I; would
Dctsl. Ugc@E4y.s !y- our project
Dy lywsE-s -. 1uti- u to-=jga
E~Ecytse:u-as. Ia=s wg1I5 Glln.a1
lie trU-t= winch V1r flaming la5gr.
l-g al Business Ca=4 pay ~ tie
tariff barpos.
Toere Is ~ seE@ Il ;Le Mckinley
scheme ~ buy 81 !gr=gga nation
:rDl re;ajistory tariff legislation ~
reductions which operate a. q bounty
~ ne barns. But tne admiuisira-
tiou dar@ not arrange for zeal reci =
rvc!ty, becaus. thG; II. a. Z matter -
iact tsrIi r.! revenue pui,. ~ spec
ial agreement And nOLLIng "hIcL
Le'ps the Common peyp!e Will tird
favor il the eyes II our p~lytocra.iC
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. City Tines.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-12-19

There will he a special meeting Of
Ruby Temple I;nthbonc Sisters at
the x. 81 p Hall Saturday aftcrt Don.
December 18th Mt . O'Clock. 4 full
attendance Is requested as business
Of importance will come before the
meeting. After the business il con-
Guided there witt be a High Tea. for
the Knthbonc Sisters only.
Attest, MISS MAY GARDNER.
Record and Corresponding Sccty.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-12-19
S2OOO@oo

Economy: save 10 cents on
a package Of cheap" baking
powder and eat the cake.
You couldn't do better-for
your doctor.
SfhiAing's Best money-back
baking powder is at your
grocers.
A5chi7iRE a co=sIay
SAz FrAacf.co Do
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-12-19

~ the editor of the Carson Appeal
will examine the letter heads used by
t5e Justiccs Of the Supreme Court. hc
will find that thoy wore purchased oi
Irwin Hodson and Co. Of Portland
Oregon. 10 this "all for Nevada or all
for OregoDS' Here Ia a violation Of
the Inv providing for tho purchase Of
state gupplios right at tho Capital
whore tho State printing Office that is
supposed 10 do all necessary work for
State officials In located. Tho Appeal
should look IL up and yon,ilate 1t.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-12-19

According 81 .Ls Atlanta Chrori.
Gle. negroes IL the E0uth are RAPIDLY
filling the tie trades. As caryen.er-.
.bnckla!er, plastercr. tlacksmi;hs
and &b@sI"rghtg they are growing
more and more and max
ivy il difficult Tor white men IN pros
yer il these He!Js u, laLDr. =
giaoce at tie white schools and tie
negro schools ~ tie sJuth.' adds the
Chronicle, will zboE tha. tie nero
schools are teaching their pupils
more ri the practical needs Of lie
and fitting them ~ earn a livelihood
better than the white FchoGls are.
For every white archaeological gchCpl
The ncgDca have bali a dorm with
Meteorological and industrial features
Every year yDGHg men are being
turned out Of the negro schools III The
south ThD have BEEN TAUGHT car.
pentry. shOcmakiDg. printing, the
general Use 81 tools ana scientific
farming. ~ addition 10 the usual
academic cDurEcH, and young women
"hp are taught cook ing, washiug
sewing, dreEsmaking. nursing and
housekeeping. When a young negro
man or Woman leaves any pne 81
more thGn q DOZEN schools in the
south, ho or she is equipped for earn
ing livelihood and Tor advancing
the standard u the race. Onr people
need nronsing 10 the importance 81
chronological aud industrial rIucg.
ton. We want educated hands az
well ms educated h"nds.-
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-12-19

For the benefit Of tho boys, and n
great saving Of money. We will sell
during the month our youths and
chIlircn's suits. also ovcrcoatR, Will,
and without capcs, mt actual cost.
Avail yourself Of this opportunity NJ
Alcxlndcr's. y
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-12-19

Mrs. q. q. WeatOn has our thinks
for copies Of Mexican aud Australian
papers.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-02-13
S,El.Ioecs Give Uarntug.

Respecting the utility Of swallows
as messengers Of intelligence-could
we bnt understand their language and
their sigos-to which reference was
made in an article in the London T-ie-
graph recently j. W. whitley writes
"On this point | eau give the expe-
rieace OF an English gentleman who
served under Said Pasha in Egypt. He
observed that a whole colony Of swa!.
Iowa had suddenly left the town in
which lie lived, and noted the fact to
o friend who had been located there
some years. Yes said the latter, we
shall have cholera break out in less
than a week. Twice before have I
seen the same thing Aud so it did
on this occasion. Nor did the little
messengers return until q clean bill Of
health was apparent.
"fhe pestilential atmosphere must
have been scented Or tasted by the
swallow who lives in the air."
The Opelousas courier., 1897-02-13
The L3rclu Greek.

If the Grecian women were beauti.
tul, it was not wonderful, considering
the care they Gayo themselves, The
fashionable Grecian woman was Of
free customs, but she was not de-
PRAYED. She resembled a professional
beauty mora than any other class Of
modern women, but she HRs far SUI
per!or in learning and accomplish
meh!s. She could be a politicjsn and
write eloquent speeches for the head
Of the republic to deliver. She WIS
versed in sciences, and taught them in
public, and she was also 4 pootass,
winning her laureis over male compt.
titors. Her toilet was not her only
and sole occupation. though it did
take q grea: part Of the morning.
1t begins by her slaves trictioning
her from head 70 foot. then placing
her in a bath OF peytumel water, after
which She was again fr~;ctionea, this
time with ivory brushes, called
srigi!les. This done, she is annolnted
with periumea oils and aromatic FL.
migetions. and then, being wrapped
in a sheet, she is laid on a couch,
where she partakes Of reireshment be-
fore the dressing process begins.
The hair is first attended 20. II is
brushed, combel and rubbed with
perfumes, then it is waved or curlel
with hot irons previously to being
dressed in the latest fashion. Gold
bands, jeweled pins, pearls ana si!ken
nets are in turn worn to complete the
hcaddress, which in itself is al artistic
study, as every statue Of Venus tells
II The hair being dressed. the eye
BY VS. and eyelids are touched with
s~lrense, and the teeth are brushed
with perfumed powders. 4. pertumel
water is also kept for some time i'll the
mouth to perfume the breath.
The whole person is finally spongel
with an astringent lotion to prevent
wrinkles; and, finally, the face and
neck are gently touched with a white
wash. The hands and feet are also
scrupnlously attended to. They are
rubbed with softening pastes, and the
hands are dyed pink, and polished un-
til they shine like glass. -Philadel- |
phia Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-02-13
Nistnid Fortunes.

1t is perhaps not generally known
that in the vaults OF the Bank.of Eng
land lie many fortunes, the owners OF
which are unknown. Investigation has
shown that the heirs to some of these
treasures are alive, but that through
some cause or another the existence
OF their heirlooms is unknown or for
gotten. A strange story is told OF the
discovery in the bank some years ago
of a chest which was SO old tha,
when moved it fell to pieces. The
contents of the box were found to be
a quantity of massive plate OF the
time OF Charles II, and d bundle Of
old love. letters written in the same
period. Search was made and the de-
scendant Of the original owner was
found, to whom tie box, plate azd
love letters were turned over.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-02-13
neutrality-suspicious..

The acknowledgements is again
alarmed over the tren!essShs increase
in the rabbit population, which each
yea does greater destruction 10 foil-
age and crops. Mr.. Pond, the paeoLs-
land Government Meteorological, has
been engaged by the Central Rabbit
Association to conduct a series OF e2-
perjmonts for the Wholesale destruc-
ton OF rabbits by incubation.
The tests will be made in q territory
comprising about three hundred acres.
This plot will be divided into three
parts by as many wire sections. The
inner plot a square will be reserved
for the !uocuiation, after which the
rabbits will be turned into the second
section, 80 that they may be closely
studied and watched. Those whic::
survive g longer period than that al
Iotted by Mr.. Pond will be transferred
to the third section for more minute:
study MS to ihe effects Of the ~iuocula-
ton.
Great secrecy is preserved as to
what virus will be used,s so that in case
Of one failure another disease may be
used to demonstrate that incubation
will eventually rid tie country Of the
pests. New York journal.