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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-30
Suppose you have enough light weight underwear /
last all summer; but wouldn't offer of a.
75c garment
SO cents

tempt you buy another suit two Come in with your
cash ready because will buy the you set eyes on
simply irresistible attractions Our shirt always inter
esng because tell of goods which stylish and At
tractive The breath of has already touched
assuming Importance with the advance of the
at and better worth bu wing.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-25
Current Tonnes.

Live poultry commands high
price and ready sale in the
Hawaiian Islands, and Missouri
figures largely in supplying the de-
mand. The Kansas City Journal
notes that E. G. Lightner, of Tren
ton mo is to begin at once the for
warding of a shipment of 100000 live
chickens t. Honolulu. Forty stand
ard poultry cars will be required
for their transportation to San Fran
cisco, and 1000 pounds of feed will
be taken along in each car.
The language of flowers is now
playing prominent part in the
political discord of the day in Paris.
White pinks and blue oeillets are
the signs of the Reactionary party
while the Socialists and advanced
Republicans have adopted red bou
tonnieres. Some anti-Loubet papers
advise their followers to weal
Panama hats on Sundays as specia
insult to the President.
An enterprising Western firm is
making arrangements to set up a
modern American sawmill IN China
where lumber is still sawed by the
primitive methods of a century ago
The theft of electricity is not {
crime in Germany, there being M
express law against it.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-25
Easily Answered

Whenever there was to be an ex-
animation at school little Sam my
generally had a sudden attack of ill
ness, says London Spare Moments.
This time, however, his memory
turned traitor, so he found himself
an unwilling victim.
The questions were unusually hard
that day, and Sammy felt that he
was doomed. His only hope was
that the teacher would not call him
up; but even this began to vanish
and when at last he heard his name
sammy arose with the air of mar
tyr.
Now, Sammy" began the teach
er, II want you to tell me in which
battle Lord Nelson was killed"
Sammy was in despair, but he
must prove himself equal to the
emergency.
did you say Lord Nelson?" he
asked, cautiously.
Yes"
(Which battle?"
Yes" In which battle was h
killed."
wal" said Sammy, with appar
ent surprise at such an easy ques
ton, II specs it must er ben hi
last"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-25
HELEN KELLER'S EXAMINATION.
Wonderful Feat of Deaf, Dumb and
Blind Girl.

Wonderful Feat of Deaf, Dumb and
Blind Girl.
From time to time since the begin
ming of her marvellous career there
have appeared in these columns,
news of Helen Keller, the deaf, dumb
and blind girl whose intellect has
been so successfully developed. EAch
year her case becomes IN ,r5 interest
ing, the latest story Of her being the
follow wing from the Boston Tran.
script
Miss Helen Keller, having com.
pleted, under the tuCorsbip of Mr..
Merton 5. Keith, preparation for
college in three years Instead of in
the four which had been assigned by
some of her friends for the purpose,
went to Cambridge in June last to
take the regular entrance examine
tions for Radcliffe. She had sue
cessfully given the usual subjects at
the preliminary examination, two
years ago, and these remained for
this entrance examinations: Geome-
try, algebra, elem 5ntary Greek, al.
vanced Greek and advanced Latin.
1t is quite certain that no person
ever took a college examination
with so heavy handicap-we may
say with so many kinds of handicap
AS did Helen Keller on this oc-
casion. AS the world knows, she
could not see tn examination pa
pers nor hear the voice of an exam
n9r. The natural method Of COM
municating the questions to her
would have been to make use of the
fingers Of her old time teacher and
interpreter, Miss Sullivan. Miss
Sullivan does not know Greek or
Latin or the higher mathematics,
and while she is able to serve Helen
by communicating to her printed
Greek and Latin letter by letter, she
could not, even if she had been so
disposed, have given her the slight
est assistance in answering the ex-
animation questions. But it was
| deemed best by all concerned to
avoid even the remodest suggestion
or possibility of assistance. A gen
tleman was found-Mr. Winning of
the Perkins institute, who had never
met Helen Keller and who was
quite unknown to her and unable to
speak to her. who could take the eX-
animation papers as fast as they were
presented and write them in Braille
characters, the system of writing in
punctured points now much used by
the blind The questions, thus tran
scribed by him, were put into
Helen's hands in the examination
room, in the presence of a proctor
who could not communicate with
her, and she wrote out her answers
on the typewriter.-Chattanooga
Daily Times.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-25
Meaning of the Hague.

A correspondent inquiries why
1.-THE" is prefixed to Hague" in
designating the Dutch city VIII ere
the international peace conferen ce
was recently held, says the Roches-
ter Democrat and Chronicle. His
tory tells us that The Hague owes
its origin to hunting seat built by
the count of Holland in the tbir-
teenth century and surrounded by
a hedge. The Dutch name is
Gravenhage, is from ''graven'
(count) and "hage" (hedge), the
literal meaning, therefore, being
the counts hedge, or park" This
in English, has been abbreviated to
The Hague. The Germans call il
Der Haag, and the French La Have
The name thus has real Significance,
and the general usage has given il
or it's equivalent permanent place
in all languages.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-25
SPANS GREATEST NEED.

Mr.. r. p olivia, of Barcelona, Spain,
spends his winter at Akin, S. G. Weak
nerves had caused severe pains in the
back of his head. On using Electric
Bitters, Americas greatest blood and
nerve remedy, all pains soon left him.
He says this grand medicine is what
his country needs. All America knows
that it cures liver and kidney trouble,
purities the blood, tones up the stOm-
vigor and new life into every muscle,
nerve and organ of the body. If weak,
tired or ailing you need it. Every bot
tie guaranteed, only 80 cents. Sold by
Woodbridge Il Irvine, druggists.
june2 1y. III
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-25

material 40 the splasnei-wnIte uot-
ted Swiss-was shirred at top and
bottom and run on cords, the ends
of which were fastened to the nails.
Whenever the Swiss was at all
soled it was removed for washing,
and fresh one put in its place.-Ex.
~
Children are allowed to wear their
hair in any way which is com
Portable. The small girls head Is
no longer tortured with curls, unless
her hair has tendency to curl, and
even then 1t is kept an even length.
Many mothers keep their childrens
hair cut quite short, and the fashion
has this To recommend it, that it
keeps the head cool, and permits of
washing with soap and water. Per-
haps the most fashionable arrange
ment for both girls and boys under
seven is to have the hair cut straight
around from side to side, just long
enough to escape falling on the
shoulders. Older girls have their
hair braided in one or two braids.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-25
A SONG IN rHE NIGHT.

j woke in the night; the stars were HID q,
The skies were cold and gray,
My soul grew sick with nameIess fear,
And l scarce had faith to pray.
i thought of the days mistakes with
tears,
OF wrong that outmeasured right,
When 10, from a rain-washed tree near
by,
A bird sang in the night.
So soft and so low, so fearlessly,
So full of glad content,
OF faith that knew the day would
break
Through the wet boughs DER her
benz.
said to my heart, "Behold, a sign,
Heart, let us read Alright,
That faith is easy and hope is sure
To him who sings in the nightw
British Weekly.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-25
Autumn styles.

August, and even September, is
too early to speak with absolute de-
cisiOn about the winter fashions.
There are of course many advance
styles to be seen, but Americans no
Longer rush blindly into every fash
ion that is introduced, aud it is later
in the season than now before the
styles can be relied upon. This does
not, however, apply to children's
fashions, and it is quite possible now
TO start in on girls winter outfit.
The fashion of which glimpses have
beeR vouchsafed promise well for
the yO1ng girls, for as yet there is
nothing exaggerated in cut, design,
or e0toring, although there is no
telling what a night may bring forth
IL soufe taking eccentricity. All
the styles are much more satisfactory
than they have been for the last two
or three years.
Simplicity is the keynote for every
thing, and the English rather than
the French influence is 90 be su,
preme. The fiat seems 20 have z, ne
forth that simplicity is to be more
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-25
Funny Advertisements.

Some advertisements are funny
enough to deserve gratuitous circu-
lation. The following are from
England, but they will be appreci-
ated by readers in this country:
Two menagaries recently arrived
in a border town, one of which was
under the management of Signor-,
and the other under that of his wife,
travelling respectively on their own
account. Here they decided to
unite their forces, and the fact was
intimated on the bill thus:
Owing to the arrival of nv wife
my collection of ferocious animals is
considerably augmented"
This was the work Of foreigner
1t is thought to have been fairly out
done by native who hung out the
following from a travelling exhibit
ton of waxwOrk:
1.-The public is invited to see Hell
Most Gracious Majesty, Queen Vic
toria, in waXwork, as large as life
and other curiosities
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-25

lawful anxiety was felt for the wild
ow of the brave Gen. Burnham, of Ma
chias, Me-, when the doctors said she
could not live till morning" writes Mrs.
5. H. Lincoln, who attended her that
fearful night "All thought she must
soon die from pneumonia, but she
begged for DR.. Kings New Discovery
saying it had more than once saved her
life, and had cured her of consumption.
After three small doses she slept easily
all night, and its further use complete.
ly cured her." This marvellous medi
cine is guaranteed to cure all throat
chest and lung diseases. Only SOC and
$l00. Trial bottles free at Woodbridge
Irvine's drug store. G) june2 1y
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-25
LOVE.

"Shall give your love to your mother"
He said to maid of three,
For her mother had gone to the country
Where presently he should be.
What calm in the eyes of azure,
What snow on the innocent brow,
How sweet was that voice of music,
"My mother has my love nowp'
HARRIET p. SPoFFoRD.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-25
A wav to Get Rid of Troubles.

"A '" NV W uct Eslu W
Some one has said: II have been
surrounded by trouble all my life,
but there is a curious thing about
them, -nine-tenths of them never
happened" Once a lady wrote down
in order the particular fears and
anxieties which were harassing her,
enclosed the paper and sealed it,
hoping by this kind of mechanical
cOntrivance to be enabled in some
sort to dismiss the subject from her
mind. The paper was put away and
forgotten. Several months later ii
came to light when she found that
not one of the fears therein set down
had been realized, and the Difficult
ties had all been smoothed away be-
fore she came to the time for their
solution.
A guest in a house where the fine
New England tradition of neatnes:
was scrupulously observed, tool
especial comfort in a protective ar
| rangement for the wall behind tn,
slop-iar. Two small brass-headeC
nails were driven into the mopboarC
about twenty inches apart, and tw,
more az equal distance above then
into the wall. A piece Of the samt
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-25

Always destroy the dread of becom-
ing an invalid by taking Simmons
Squaw Vine Wine or Tablets. Sold by
Woodbridge Il Irvine. tt
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-25
We Want YOUR TRADE !

We have the best line Of Farm Imple-
ments, Wagons, Buggies, Surveys, and
wagon and buggy Harness. Our goods are
the best and our prices are as low as the
lowest.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-25

Make baby fat and hearty by giving
it Simmons Squaw Vine Wine or Tab
lets. Sold by Woodbridge " Irvine. If
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-25
Satterfie1d K Dodsun.
Milwaukee Mowers EgE s HHsT AsD M0%Es

NlllWduAGG WUW6l J, EST RUNNING MOWER
on the market. We guarantee them to give
satisfaction and precisely what we recon-
mend them. You take no risk IN buying
any of our machines. If they prove not
to be what we recommend, we cheerfully
refund your money. Be certain to call
and see us, and judge for yourself who has
the best and who will make you the best
prices We propose to sell the Best BuQqieS
and Harness for the least money.
n. B.-Parties who ordered the p II. Cazier Sickle
Grinding Machines of r. d. Blackburn who wish to
buy one, will find them at the
Roberts Machine and Implement Co.'s
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-08-25
M1goMRNs Department.
E0TE'S SHADOW.

=9=|=EI=T@=TI=r==T- Observation-Disclosures
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-22
JEWISH NAMES IN RUSSIA.
Where Hebrews Have Not the Right
to ChoOSe Names fOrTheir
Children.

Despite the disgraceful prosecutions
OF the Hebrew race in Russia. there are
said TO dwell in the ears GomiEioEs at
least one-half of the ll.CCU,CCO OF Jews
that inhaEit the earth. y rather anus
ing illustration of the extent to which
they come under the Ian OF legislative
control in the Muscovite empire was
exhibited in IL case just decided Ey the
imperial senate of ST. Petersburg.
From this it appears that. ircrt GiDIe
though it might seem. Il Jew liz Russia
has not the right &c rauC his own child
as he pleases. but must give his cif-
spring such an Appreciation rs The Police
regulations orCain. lie is restricted TO
biblical names. and. moreover. must
not give his child Il r:oGrrniZed form
CT old testament nomenclature. Thus
he MAY beStow On lis son such names
as ALI aham. Jacob CT Samuel. hut they
must lie in The Ilebraic CT IiCCiSh form
IF AvrChOm. larkcv. Shcmuel. The
use Cf q modCruiZfd ralrf subjects the
Jew using it to penalty. y South
Russian Hebrew recently vCntuTCd TO
defy the ordinance so far as to call and
rcgi&li his son Samuel instead of
Shemuel The ro!ice refused TO permit
this. although the father was wealthy
and prominent citizen. whCrCUTor lie
latter appealed 10 the imreri::! senate.
This august boGA las row decided that
Shemuel is only variant or Samuel.
and that, therefore. the regulations
applicable TO Jewish children have not
been violated.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-22
REIGNS WITHOUT WOMAN.
Barren Land where the Masculine
Will Rules Supreme Over
Everything.

There is at least one TRY section of
nc G'Gbc where women are conspfcu.
ous'y absent from society aud where
mar rtiEnS supreme. uEGi>turl:ct bv
me N"1"N'" aHC carriccS cG even sin.
gle WUr:"H's will.
'lhrfr Is "",% or" territory oranysizc
and never l:!s been but urc-cccunicd
by ""y considerable poru,ai,cn from
wEiVd Wr"l"" is %EsoIutrt, r""lv,!cG
Yet such place exists tu.L.l and i,as
cNtSi'G fer centuries. A. far Eac,; -
hlsforN reaches 10 all females il hn,
uern i0rhiGG.n ground. Ibis coua:r,
without women is situated on q rnlt
plateau between The old peninsula OF
hcir. in th" GrcGjan archiUcIago. aud
The n!"!E."nG. Here IN the midst of
cultivated fields ard extensive woUd.
1anGs Gwcils Il nCnasiic confederation
CT Greek Christians, with % converts
ard numbering more thar 1910 souls.
Not cite q he morastarics dates from
later time than the twelfth century.
\ few soldiers guard the hCrtrers OF this
land. aud no woman is allowed TO cross
the frontier. Nor Is this all; the rule
II eH1ended TO every female creature,
and. from time immemorial no COW,
mANet hen. duck or goose has been per-
mitted TO enter this territory.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-22
LACKING IN OTHER TONGUES.
There Ii No Hindoo Word for Friend
Nor Single French Word
for Kick.

The Hindoos have no word for
"friend."
The Italians have no equivalent for
''humility.'
The Russian dictionary. says Pear
sons. gives IL word the definition of
which is mot TO have enough buttons
on your footman's coat" Il second
means Ito Kill over again" iHird
earn by daEcing;" while the word
"knont." which we have all learned TO
consider as of exclusively Russian
meaning and application. proves upon
investigation to Ee their wCrd ''knut,"
and TO mean only IL whip OF any kind.
The Germans call Il thIu.llr II finger
hat" which il certainly is. aud grass
hopper hay horse" y glove with
them is Il hand shoe" showing evil
IDENTIFY that they wore shoes before
gloves. Poultry is Feather cattle"
while the names for the weIl-known
substances "oNygen" and Hydrogen"
are. in ;heir language. sour stuff" and
"wnt r stuff"
The French have no verb Ito stand"
nor can Frenchman speak of kick
ing anyone. The nearest approach,
in his pOliteness. he makes to il is. ito
threaten TO give Il blow with his foot"
Neither has he any word for com
Tort. The terms" upstairs" and down
stnirs" are also unknown in French.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-22
JOINT STATEMENT
Auditor and Treasurer of
ElkO County w
For the Quarter Ending Dec. 81, sos
STATE OF NEVADA,
COUNTY .F kLKo. o.
AUDITORS OFFICE.

AUDITORS OFFICE, a..
...... ELKo, Dec. 81, 1898.
To the Honorable Board of COUNTY
Commissioners of ELko county, Nov. =;
GENTLEMEN:-We u, rewith submit
our Gan tel y Report OF the Finances
OF the county for the quarter ending
Dec. 81, 1893.
Respectfully submitted,
T.. A. WATKINS, Auditor.
j. A. MCBRIDE. Treasurer.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-22

RECEIPTS F. ON ALL SOURCES.
Balance in Treasury Sept. ....
30. 1888. ..-.S15,49O Y
General LICENSES. 1922 IS
Per Prop lax $685.. LOGIC
Ftes colted by Co
officers ......... Sill 40
Gaming licenses. 300 90
Irregular sources. 1OI 90
Poll tax, 1898 80. 1,737 90
Elko special school
funu ........... 401 Is
Property tax, 1898, 5S,027 OIL
State school APP
POI tionment :. ...-..
Total. ...... s64,65G 80
Total Receipts. .S79,84l IS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-31
WIRE THIEVES.
Several Hundred Dollars Worth
Taken From Poles.

A series of the most bold and daring
thefts ever known have been perpe-
trated in Topeka during the past two
weeks and as a result the Edison IL
Eliminating company has lost several
hundred pounds of copper wire. The
city railway company is also loser.
1t is supposed that tramp lfnemen are
the guilty persons, but though the Off
GERS and employees of the company have
been looking for them for more than
a week they have not found a clue
which would justify arrests.
About two weeks ago medium
sized man wearing dark whiskerS stop
ped in the vicinity of Tenth avenue and
horses hitched to hevy wagon He
had all the equipment of a lineman and
at once began work on the lines of
wire.
To the curios he gave the following
explanation:
THE company has decided to replace
the smooth wire with insulated and 1
am going to change as much as posi-
ble.''
Afterward it was discovered that in
place of the smooth copper wire the
man had put up only small amount OF
insulated wire and that was very OLD
and the rest was common iron or steel
wire and even baling wire had been
used.
It is supposed that the same man or
his cOnfederateS operated in North To-
peka and in other portions of the city.
They worked between the hours of two
and five in the afternoon and in all
cases the expensive copper wire was
removed and cheap iron wire substitute
ed. AS the current was not interrupted,
the thefts were not discovered for some
time.
The Edison company states that be-
tween $40O and $500 worth of copper
wire has been replaced by worthless
wire, and that the loss of current Will
greatly exceed this amount. The street
railway company's loss is not so great
as that of the Edison company, it be-
ing estimated that in the neighbor-
hood of $3.50 worth of wire has been
taken.
The Edison people say that the first
wire was taken about six months ago,
but little was taken at that time. Prac-
tically the entire loss has occurred
within the last two weeks.
Discoveries of the losses have been
made from time to time by reports of
dead wires, and complaints from con-
sUmers of the dimness of lights. The
street railway company discovered it's
losses by investigation after obtaining
information from the Edison people
that wire stealing was in progress.
A ready market is found for scrap
copper wire in almost any city, but it
is believed that the bulk of the wire
stolen here has been shipped away.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-31
DIMES WANTED.
Demand For Fractional Currency at
the MINIS Unprecedented.

New York, Aug. 31.-A special to the
Times from Washington, says:
Dimes, quarters and half dollars are
being turned out by all the mints as
rapidly as they can be produced said
an officer of the treasury today. 1.-THE
demand for fraternal currency and sill
yer dollars being unprecedented. The
requests do not come from one section
of the country, but from every section.
AS fast as the coin can be minted it is
shipped to those who have called for il.
Usually the demand for this currency
does not begin until the autumn, but
this year orders for large quantities
have been coming in for more than four
weeks. 1t is estimated that the orders
received at the treasury department.
will average over $4,000 in fractional
currency day
Treasurer Roberts said that the de-
mand was due to the activity in bust
ness. An order issued to the California
mint on August I, he said, to turn out
S150, 900 worth of dimes. quarters and
halves q month until further notice, on
ly for the use of the Pacific coast. An
other thing mentioned by Treasurer
Roberts was the increased demand for
pennies in the west and south where
but comparatively few of these coins
have previously been used. He attrib-
uted the increased use of pennies to the
war revenue act which requires the use
of internal revenue stamps on tele-
grams, checks, etc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-31
DEALS IN ZINC ORE.
Ex-Governor St John Leases a Mine
In Morgan County, Mo.

Versailles. No. Aug. Ex-Governor
st. John of Kansas, is in a Kansas
company which has bought several
tracts of mineral land in Morgan coun-
ty. This company has also leased the
old Buffalo mine, ten miles southwest
of Versailles, which was one of the big
lead producers in the period of activity
just after the civil war. This mine pro-
duced over 100000 worth of lead with
the shallow working and imperfect
methods of those days. The Kansas
company will bring in the best ma
chinery ever seen in the county, will
mine deep and will sme1t the ore pro-
duced If there is anything in indica-
lions the old record of the Buffalo was
only beginning of what is to come.
The Kansas rather lead in the liking
for this new mining camp of Missouri.
The King Mining company of GaIena,
Kan, has purchased $50 acres of Nor
papers are perfected will commence
development Another Galena COM
pany, headed by J. H. Mccormick, has
acquired $40 acres a mile east of Bluff
Springs, and is taking out both lead
and zinc at a depth of from 40 to go
feet Galena is the center of the Kan
sas zinc field. The interest which Ca
lena mining men are manifesting in
Morgan county prospects is the more
significant Mr.. Mccormick has put
down drill lao feet, stopping in good
zinc.