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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-08-12
Two Recent Meteors.

Two rmeteors fell at Vincennes, Ind,
on May 1, says the Scientific American.
One >struek slab of stone on Balti-
more & Ohio freight car just as the
train !llad ccrossed the Wabash bridge.
and the slab was shattered by it. The
other meteor struck a pile of bricks,
with "a loud noise, and broke it into
small fragments. Judging from news
paper accounts, they appear to have
been of rocky rather than of a. metal
lie nature.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-08-12

1nammoths. The tusks OF these anf-.
mails were OF great size, and are won
derfully abundant at some places in,
Siberia, where the frost has perfectly
preserved them, ana IN many cases has
preserved the flesh Df the animals Also.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-08-12
Successful Motor Tandem.

This machine has just been turned
out of a factory at Waltham, Mass,
and in its trial spin on the track did
mile in 1889, which is the fastest
mile ever ridden on the Wa1tham
track. The bicycle is driven by a
petroleum motor. It was this ma
chine which paced Everett Ryan in
his ten-mile amateur record ride in
1859 As at Waltham. The makers
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-08-12

ed lights throw into bold relief each
group and figure Of statuary upon the
buildings.
The bluff tract has 5000 more lights
than tina last year and the horticult lturaI
building stands out in a blaze Of ra-
diant beauty One hundred and eign-
aty-seYen additional arc lights nave
been placed about the grounds, some.
eighty Of these around the new half
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-08-12
Enlarged Preropatiyes.

From the Chicago Tribune: .eHas
the changing 1'll Of the name Of your
girls club to Bachelor Girls Club
made n any difference IN your way Of
cond ducting t??'' No, only we hold
regular smokers now. =
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-08-12

and ornaments, products, plants and
fruits. are a few Of the many nterest-=
ing things now on the way from Gu
ba, Porto Rico, Hawaiian islands, and
the far off Philippine large rum
Der Of the natives of these several is.
lands Of the seas will be at the exposi-
ton, and will dou btless make one Of
the most interesting features Of the
great exhibit ion. $ss
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-08-12
Third Rail System Extension.

Third Rail System Extension.
That the experiments with the third
rail electric system made by the New
York, New Haven and Hartford rail
road have given satisfaction is evil
denced by the new extension of it from
Nantasket Junction on the Plymouth
division to :Cohasset, now in course Of
eonstruc ction. AL local trains are to
be run by power from the third rail
when the extension is completed, while
locomotives will continue to haul the
through trains. ?,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-08-12
"A Long Distance PhotOrraph.

Mr.. tClifford L. Higgins of Duluth,
MIMI, in sending this photograph,
writes: 'N'It is a view taken with a
a by 5 camera, ordinary lens, of q tug
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-08-12
American Rubies..

I-.-!Tg A146TICHn fSuD1e8s .eI
At recent meeting of the Miner
illogical society in London the exist
ence Of rubies at Cowie Creek, North
Carolina, was discussed, and the opin-
ion of experts was quoted to the effect
that these American rubies. are COM
parable in color and brilliance with the
finest gems from Burma The CoWie
creek rubies were first discovered
about fifteen years ago. zs%
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-08-12
\. .Foreseeine Disease.

# In a recent lecture on electricity,
Prof. Elihu Thomson related how,
Boston physicians had been able, with
an X-ray tube, to detect the presence
of the microb bes Of pneumonia ii the
lungs before any symptoms Of that
disease were felt by-5 the patient, or
were even perceptible By ordinary
pathological examina alton.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-08-12

The Muse Barred Out. s..
/ + all El the laurels fame could bring @
We're lavished on the songs / sing,
could not take them; Madge would
VOW
Our fat is overcroWded now.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-08-12
&,,..,4%s,<714&cs
81 $

believe the motor pacing machine will
play havoc with the worlds .aecords
this season.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-08

Nelson's Mmw
JANUARY
CLEARANCE
SALE
BUSINESS
r decided The will the a
-
consider
Public Library we'll lighted
half block deep This four half blocks
Fun
made In order the
in
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-07-21
1t m ust be Torture.

DIR. Nachtigal, the celebrated Afri-
can explorer, was the guest of rick
Hamburg merchant. The merchants
son a young man Of some what sen.
timental temperament, said among
other things that it was his dearest
wish to ride across the desert on the
back OF camel. He thought that
such ride must be very poetical IN
deed.
@My dear young friend" replied the
explorer, 81 can tell you how you can
get a partial idea of what ride on
camel on the desert of Sahara is like.
Take an Office stool and screw it up as
high as possible, put it on wagon
without any springs and then seat
yourself on the stool and have the
wagon driven over rocky and uneven
ground in the hottest weather of July
or August and after you have not had
anything to eat or drink for twenty
four hours you will get faint idea
of how delightfully."- poetic it is to ride
on camel in the wilds of Africa"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-07-21

The INDEPENDENT has made COM
bination with the San Frar cisco Bull
letin by which both papers will be
delivered to subscribers by carrier
for one dollar month. Every SUBJ
scrlber to both papers gets a set of
beautiful sun. burst photo engravings,
~ 70 inches. Of Dewey, Schley and
Sampson, Americas great naval
heroes. These pictures are works of
art and will ornament any home.
Subscribe now and get these beauti-
full pictures and the latest news of the
world in the Bulletin and the local
and State news in the INDEPENDENT.
Subscriptions received at this Office
or by the solicitor.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-07-21
RATHER NIERCENARY.

"lan Maclaren," after milking tho
American public dry and returning
TO England with pockets fattened
with American money, describes the
people of the United States "mercen-
AIRY to rcpulsive degree"
That's richness for you! Elan Mac
laren has never demonstrated TINT
ne Is overlooking with the milk of
human kindness. In fact, his usunl
course while in America was to grab
all ne could, and give nothing out.
Written to in San Francisco under
his own name OF Rev. John Watson
to say few words on the Sabbath
from the pulpit of a Church of which
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-07-21
THE NEWSPAPER LAW.
All Subscribers Should Read the
Following Law and Avoid Trouble.

All Subscribers Should Read the
Following Law and Avoid Trouble.
l. All subscribers who do not
give express notice to the contrary
are considered wishing to continue
their subscription.
2. If subscribers order the discon-
tinuance Of their periodical the pub
Usher may continue to send it until
all arrearages are paid.
3. II subscribers refuse or neglect
to take their periodicals. from the
office to which they are directed, they
are responsible until they have set.
tied their bills and ordered them dis.
continued.
4. Subscribers moving to othe
places without informing the pub
Usher, and the papers are sent to the
former address, they are held re-
ponsible.
B. The courts have decided that
refusing to take periodicals from the
office or removing and leaving them
mcalled for, is prinla facie evidence
OF Intended fraud.
6. II subscribers pay in advance
they are bound to give notice at the
end of the time they do not wish to
continue taking it, and the subscriber
will be responsible until an express
notice with all arrearages are sent to
the publisher.
l. The latest postal laws are such
that newspaper publishers can arrest
anyone for fraud who takes a paper
and refuses to pay for it.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-07-21
Queer Code. OF Ethics.

In those parts of the South and the
Southwest where once the invariable
custom was to kill the man who call
ed the other liar or be killed in the
effort. there was queer code of eth
les which applied to the case at issue,
which if not generally understood
was particularly 80 with certain indi-
viduals. This was especially 80 of
man who was known in one section of
the Southwest as Major Jackie, who
was not good citizen by any means.
But his word was as good as his bond
and had never been questioned with
safety to the questloner. On one oc-
casion Jackie came to saloon keep
er, who was a friend OF his, about a
little transaction that had occurred
between him and a cowpuncher over
in the next county.
@You see, Jos," he said, "the cuss
had bought horse from me fer
hundred and fifty and 1 guaranteed
him, and when 1 went over there
where he lived, after he had been
usin' the critter fer month, he said
he wuzn't as represented and / told
him on my honor as getleman that
he wuz and he up and called me
liar"
@Did you kill him?" inquired the
saloonkeeper promptly, for he beGev-
ed in the code.
@No, didn't" replied Jackie.
you're liar" said the saloon man
promptly.
Jackie's hand involuntary went to-
ward his hip, but stopped short, and
without a word he turned and went
out OF the door.
just around the corner he met a
Baptist preacher, who he'd talked to
him ON more than one occasion of his
short comlngs, and be ut once told
the preacher what had occurred in
the saloon.
"l'm very, very glad,' said the
preacher, with fervor @that you exer.
clsed restraint upon your passions
and acted just as you did,"
@Wuz it all right to do it that
away?" asked Jackie rs if for fur ther
assurance.
"Indeed it was, and you should al
WAYS act with the aarne colmDoss ro
piled the preacher.
well" said Jackie slowly, al kind
er thought myself, that it wuzn't fair
to Joe to notice what be said, seeiu'
that he wuz right an6 I wuz liar.
1t wuz different with the cowpunch-
er."
The astonished minister sought for
further particulars. but Jackie dodg-
ed him and slipped back to Joe's ga
LOOM. N. Y. Sun.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-07-21

he is a minister, he turned the letter
over to his manager, who answered
that @lan Maclaren's" terms would be
$500. Such is the story told in news
paper circles in San Francisco, and
vouched for as correct. II that story
be true, "Iap Maclaren" Is so repul-
sively mercenary as to be willing to
coin money out of the passion Of
Christ.-Bee.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-07-21
NOTICE.

BY order of the Board Of County
Commissioners Of Elko County, State
OF Nevada, made this 9th day OF
February, 1899, notice is hereby
given that all persons who are charg.
es upon the county must come to the
County Hospital, or all claims for
their support will be disallowed by
said Board except in cases of extreme
emergency.
Attest: A. G. DAwLEY,
County Clerk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-07-21
YOUNG MOTHERS.

Group is the terror of thousands of
young mothers because its outbreak
is 30 agonizlng and frequently fatal.
Sh1loh's Cough and Consumption
Cure acts like magic in cases OF
Group: 1t has never been known to
fail. The worst cases relieved i'm.
mediately. Price 25 cts, so cts. and
s1.OO. For sale by Elko Drug Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-07-21
YOU TRY 1T.

If Shiloh's Cough and Consump-
ton Cure, which is sold for the small
price Of 25 cts, 80 cts. and 81 90, does
not cure take the bottle back and we
will refund your money. Sold fer
over 30 years on this guarantee. Price
25 cents and SO cents. For sale by
Elko Drug. Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-07-21
RATIO ABOUT SIXTEEN TO ONE.
Proportion Of Gold and Silver in the
World.

World.
The facts referred to by Senator
Chandler in recent letter that the
aggregate stocks of gold and silver
show a proportion Of about 1919
pounds of the latter to one Of the for
mer, while the ratio OF annual pro-
duction is about 16 70 l, are highly
significant. GJld and silver have
been the worlds two great money
metals for the last 5000 or 1000 years
and that the total stocks in the for
mer OF money should be SO nearly
equal at an average ratio of about
15k is, to say the least, remarkable.
1t il equally SO at this stage Of the
discussion that the annual product
should be 30 close to the ratio Of 16,
which is 30 stoutly demanded by the
friends OF silver restoration in this
country. But while these coinci-
dences are worthy of careful consid-
Grafton and have a somewhat i'm
portant bearing upon the question of
what ratio we should adopt we must
not fall into the error of using them
as basic arguments in favor OF either
ratio. If we do, in order to be con-
sistent, we will have to advocate a
new coinage ratio whenever the ratio
OF production changes. This is con-
stantly varying. 1t is now about 10
pounds OF silver to one pound gold.
A very few years ago it was 10 of sill
yer to one of gold, and with the pas
sing OF the years it ranged through
various proportions until at the flood
tide Of California and Australia gold
production it was only four or five of
silver to one Of gold. But the French
coming ratio of 1515 was maintained
right along, and the market value of
che bullion substantially agreed with
the coinage rate.
The principle upon which the coin
age law controls the relative value is
this: Under free coinage, no matter
what the relative production may be,
the coins will circulate together at
par until the whole of one or the
other is taken out of the circulation
and applied to some other use. This
will only be when such other"use"givee
the metal higher valuation than that
fixed upon it by the coinage law. The
wider the departure in the coinage
ratio from the relative production the
greater would be the probability of
one or the other being 80, Withdrawn
from money use and otherwise en-
ployed. If, for example, we were 20
adopt the ratio of 100 to l and throw
open the miEts to silver at the pres
ent ratio Of production. no silver
would be coin. At the ratio of 100 to
l it would only be worth about 90
cents an ounce in gold, and it is
worth three times that price for use
IN che arts. On the other hand, il we
should provide for the coinage of the
two metals at the ratio OF l to /, no
gold would be coined. That ratio
would only give gold valuation of
SLY an ounce in silver, at which rate
1t would all be taken into the arts,
even II 1t could not be coined in other
countries.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-07-21

Seven and quarter million BUSH
els Of oysters were taken in Maryland
waters during 1897.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-29
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS.

GRAIN GOssIP-Gossip by private
wire to C. II. F. Smith & Co, St. Paul,
Primes report: Winter wheat reports
from Southeastern Dakota show that
About 80 per cent of the crop in the
ground. Crop literally gone and fully 80
per cent of the new crop sold. Com
crop about cut down Is per cent and the
general crop is over estimated from SO to
40 per cent. '--Beerbohm cables: Berlin
closed lO2A@9s down from yesterday
Buda Pesth. 907s@90la up. Imports into
August, 3,S72,000 blu, against $685., 000 bu in
August. 1898. RAINS favored seeding
wheat and help further seeding Total
area may come. near to last year. All
corn matured without frost Early grain
good in yield and quality. late poor in
both. Restricted wheat marketing. Fair
325. coo, against $4,000 last year"
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept. 2S-Flour
steady Wheat firmer: Nc northern,
firm at 24@25c. Rye higher; No. /, 1914
@5919c; Barley lower; No. 2, 4Sc; sample
'V TI2If1VERPooL. Sept. 2S-wheat higher.
September, 5s lid; December, IS Id Corn
steady lower; September. IS I'D; De-
tober. IS I'd; November, IS. -6%d; De-
ce HF% $ e * s sanpagy s 4d
erately active but firmer with wheat
closing with an upward tendency. Rye
flour firm Buckwheat flour steady
Buckwheat quiet. Wheat-Receipts, no.
800 bu; exports, Az bu. Spot firm;
No red: 77lzc; O. OBJ b af9 ad3+ spot, No
to arrive; No. l hard Duluth. S41hc to
arrive; No. 2 red. 75asc elevator. Options
opened firm at an advance of nc on
better cables than looked for and disap-
pointing northwestern receipts further
advanced 1@c on covering following re-
newed and louder war talk. There were
numerous partial reactions under realiz-
ing sales, but the general temper of the
market was much better with speculation
more active than for some time past
The market was finally firm at a net adj
of @ MAY go el9sea at So aSn
Receipts. 10O,105 bu; exports. 49, t4O blu.
Spot market steady: No. 2. 4034c f. o. b..
afloat: 40Ac elevator. Options closed
steady with prices 1Ac lower to 1sc higher
May. 36lbc; December. &c; Oats..Re-
ceipts, 1299 900 bu; exports. S8.927 bu. Spot
steady. >e.tions ruled firm with other
grain. closing quiet
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-29
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.

veal calves are about steady. While we
have had to sell cattle here at lower
prices commission men at other points
have had the same difficulties to contend
with, as all markets are lower than a
week ago. We still have the best stock
cattle market in the West, and can get
prices for beef cattle that compare ia
vorably with the prices that the same
stuff would bring elsewhere.
HOGS-We have had very satisfactory
hog market this week, with not much
change from last week. Receipts have
been liberal, and prices, since the opening
Monday, have ranged from 81 to $3.50
There is a very good demand for light
hogs and we are not getting enough to
supply the wants of the packers. In
spite of this fact, however, we do not
look for higher prices ON the light hogs
and would caution shippers to buy on a
wide margin, and not to figure on getting
present. prices. Extra rough, heavy hogs
sold today at 81 to $42o. Good to best
mixed hogs sold at $4.30 to $3.50, and
prime. lights and choice butchers brought
$3.50 to $3.50. Shippers should be careful
about home weights, as this is the time
of year that hogs shrink badly in ship
ping, owing to the change in food.
SHEEP-Our market has been dull this
week, while receipts have been quite lib
eral. While there has been fair demand
for fat sheep, stock and breeding sheep
and stock eve and wether lambs prices
paid have been lower. Fat lambs and
buck lambs have been very slow sale at
prices that have ranged from 40 to 80
cents lower. very truly,
C. L. HAAS COM. CO.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-29
MISCELLANEOUS.

SEED MARKETS-Chicago Sept. tx
The flax seed market was a little strong
err Thursday. the cash demand being very
good. Receipts here were Al cars, las cars
at Duluth and SO cars at Minneapo Is.
Cash flax at $1.13, September at $ll3. Dc
tober at Sill, and December at Sl.1O pSr
bushel Cash timothy seed closed at S2.4o
per 100 lbs. Glover seed at IS per lOJ IDS.
Minneapolis flax seed quoted at $1C5A per
bushel.
BIITTER AND EGGS-New York, Sept.
2S-Butter receipts, 3,S4S packages. flrm.
western creamery, 17Q23c June do, 100
&c; factory, 191s@l512c. EgSs-Recelpts,
1890 packages; steady; Western ungraded
at mark, 13Q1Sc.
Chicago, Sept 2S.-Butter firm; cream
cries. l6d22l5c; diaries, 13@lSc. Eggs
firm; fresh, 16hQ1Tc.
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT-New
York. Sept 2S.-The weekly bank state
ment shows the following changes: sur
nlus reserve. decrease, 81, 239, $50; loans,
decrease, $7752,7OO; specie decrease, "a
107. 800; legal tenders, decrease, S52S OOO;
deposits. decrease, $13, 226, 200; circulation.
increase. 500, 200. The banks now hold
Al 724. $50 in excess of the legal require
ments. This statement shows the results
of four days changes.
BANK CLEARINGS.
st. Paul, 1927, 065.52.
Minneapolis, 81, 2S5, 1856.
Chicago, $22, 647, 21S.
New York, $212, 81, 635
Boston. $22. 514, 261.
TREASURY STATEMENT-Was
ton. Sept 2S-Todays statement of the
condition of the treasury shows: Availa-
BILE cash balances, $2S9, GAG, 290 gold reserve,
1854, 1864.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-29

South ST. Paul, Sept. 2S, 1899.
CATTLE-We have had heavy run OF
cattle this week, and have been hand1-
capped in disposing of the stuff by Its
quality, which was generally common,
and the lower prices that have prevailed.
With two or three exceptions all kinds
of cattle have been selling fully rs cents
lower than last week. During the hrst or
the week we had a fair run Of Westerns,
and good prices were realized considering
the quality and the decline Since Tues
day Western cattle have been scarce here.
Native fat cattle have been scarce and
common in quality and prices realized
have not been good for this reason. the
best quality native butcher stuff will hold
up well. The bulk of the receipts have
been stock cattle and feeders, and quite
little of the stuff has been very COM
mon. Best quality heavy feeders and
stock calves have held up better than
anything else, and have been in good de-
mand at prices about Is cents lower. The
bulk of the medium stuff has sold little
lower. Medium weight yeariings ana
twos have been selling at $3.50 to $3.I5 Tor
the best. These same cattle would nave
sold at $3.50 to $415 two weeks ago, so
shippers can judge how much the market
is off in that direction. The common cat
tie Of this kind have been selling out
fairly well, but the bulk went at S2.15
to $315. There is still quite a little tall
end stuff in the yards. Stock and feed
ing bulls are IN good demand, and the
best are selling about steady, but me
common ones bring low prices. Cholce
milk cows are selling little higher, and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-29
nIIIIITH

DULUTH. MINI. Sept 28-Market dull
and firmer; December opened Nc up at
703sc, sold off to 703sc at 1908, up TO 7ca4c
at 1910, off to 701@c at 11:40 up to 7tBc
at noon, and closed 1ac up at 70%c. Cash
200 Geo bu at December prices. The fax
there is a question Whether sc tt I5f
shorts can deliver as there are 0O) bu
to be delivered more than there is in
store. Receipts are heavy and there are
northern cash, 734sc; September, 1890;
No. l hard cash, 707sc; September. 70bc;
October, 707sc; December, 70Tkc; May Tic;
to arrive: No. 1 hard. 1890; No l north
ern, 707sc; oats, 246l22c; rye, 57Ac; bar
ley, 41@43c; fax to arrive, s109ih: cash.
December, $1O7; corn, S31bc. RcceiptsG
Wheat, 275,OT bu; corn. 1903 bu: oats,
loo bu; rye. 9,061 bu; barley, 1900 bu;
fax 121,S0S bu. Shipments-Wheat, 81 $50
bu; corn. 1852 blu; rye, 1OS,02S bu; fl x,
a, 0S2 blu.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-29

prime light, $4.55a4.75; mixed, s4.25@45o;
packers, So. 9O@4 10; rough, $1.75@250; pigs.
SO 25@3.75.
Hog receipts were fairly liberal, al
though about 200 less than the same day
a year ago The quality of the mixed
hogs was common. Prices paid were fully
steady, mixed selling at $4.3O@4.5O, wi n
the bulk at $4.35Q4.45 Prime light and
choice butchers sold at a range OF $4.5og
Ats, with a top of $3.50 for sorted prime
lights to CITY butchers There were no
prime heavy hogs offered. Representa-
tive sales:
Mixed Hogs