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The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-11
Administrators Notice.
Estate of w. M. Boring, Deceast d.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN BY y uN-
N drrrirned, Public Administrator of Esmeral-
da county. State of Nevada, to the creditors Of,
and all rer.,ns having claims against said de-
eea-ed TO exhibit the same with the necessary
vouchers. within four moths from the pubsica
ton Of this notice. to the undersigned. at his
ONCE in the town Of Aurora, Esmeraida county
state Of Nevada. SAM'L Y0UNGS.
Public Administrator
Aurora. New, Aug. "a, 1872. faug?S:4m
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-11
CHE 9ailp Staff teister
CARSON CITY:
Wednesday,. Sept'r
THAT SONG.

They sat together hand in hand,
The sunset fiickered low;
The tickle sea crept up the strand,
And caught the after-iOw.
lie sang a song a little song, =
no other poet knew;
And She looked up and thought him
strong,
Looked down and dreamed him true.
The tickle sea crept up the strand,
SNd laughed a wanton laugh
Took up the song h poet PLANNED,
And sang the other half
The echo of the false sweet words,
He spoke so long ago, ,r--..
Has passed as pass the Summer birds,
Before the Winter snow.
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JOHN Iorimer WorJep of.lI N.ui...r r.
nowu. ha, been promotel from tb., no-ir,.,
of Commodore in our navy Ii, rhot'.fR Rear
Admiral. and of tE. many naval heroes
there is not survivor of the late war ~ hose.
promotion is more deserved. or will be more
pleasing L. the nation. The war Gn,I him
a Lieutenant. unlike man, Of a--,riat,,-
loyal 10 the hag and anxious for service Inn
it5 defense Iii. first wor, was a- hr1rer of
DISPATCHES To the commanding offrerot Pen
-acoll. Fla duty which BE- slcc.--fill,
performed. pa--ins uudete.tsl tbr,urb tic
rebel states. and ACCOMPLISHED the reinforce
ment of Fort picken-. thus ~eSrinr it To-
tine government throughout the war. On
bis way north he was arrested at Munie3m-
cry. Ala. and kept as prisoner of war for
seven months, until Nov. 18th. l~6l. tie
was exchanged and reached the north
in time L. be offered the command
of the untried iron-chl Monitor. the first
vessel of the kind constructed Amona th.
officers of the navy the experiment was look
ed upon with di>fayor. and there were few
WHO cared 10 risk their reputation and lives
in this .'cheeSa-hox on raft. lient
Worden after hastv examination accented
the command. and started on the trial trip
from New York to Fortress Monroe The
rest of the story is. or should De. familiar
to every school-boy. How he reached hi.
destination lust after the terrible rebel ram
had DESTROYED the Cumberland and the CON
gre,,, and had the rest of our fleet i'm IIamp-
ton Roadsat it, mercy how he hallantly
interpo~ed hi, little. untried craft between
III ~; - anu I"17Hl
oarnJ ai,,-r i J .itr,. e'i''il p'lie
IL IL, =, ''''' A.. j." u'l H'Sle' ana
t,r thr s.,bt ,' "' .So+ r.nn, ,io ~, 'u "urlnS
the M niIot bo,sa or % tbn ~ VIZ ',i;. S.["gA
Sio P'i@t 'o', ' ''i' 'i'It"r' e'Te'!N IN
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-13

We beg leave to speak word Tor Mon
sieur Francois Nlansard. who has been in his
grave more than these 200 wears, and whose
roofs cover portions of the great cities Of
Europe Is IT po,sible that it is reserved for
America and this generation To- call down
curses ON the head Of the old French archi-
tect2 Not Il bit of it. The trouble Is not
with the shape Of the roof, which Is its only
distincti,elv ManSard feature. but with it,
material and interior construction That
vast quadrangle Of palaces called on one end
the Taiielies and on the other the Louvre.
was nsaily all covered with Mansard roofs
and vet when the ruileries burned, the rest
of the bliliing was saved. Why, Is plain
enough e., any one who looks at the still
standias thick brick partitions. running
transverse the building, and extending clear
up to and above the roof The ancient and
enduring bloeks''that enclose the Place Ven
dome are another testimony to the safety and
durability of this class Of roofs 1t is pre-
po>terous to suppose that only iron was used
in their construction. We suspect that
stout oak constitutes their internal skeleton.
embedded and cased 50 far as possible in
mortar and masonry Herein, we believe,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-13

The" L5,e-of OrcatN Men. Li,tlrW men
,.oe,,l.'. ;,J;,;.l,.l. .rtb. .l.-..l .....
-ga-iop w;tb 81 -oi..gri,r;,, I...t IN IN.
hand bi- bat i'm tb4 otbrr ap5 nm n,nireIi'
upj.r h. arm called .,.a- ti,. '.ttcr .I,,.
A. Dee laid down his umbrella. that looked
like ,atche foil of dried sticks. across the
/ table. placed his bat on the floor. and
| ,N-ttiur his hura thiIuI commenced r.fru-
. I
| Wu- SO suggestive OF minstrel hall that we
momeuariy lost control of our facial mus
cle-.
.Di~. sab. said our visitor. 81. IL, lariip
matter. bgt q repe,l of de- rb.,r.b of =,
mercantile immunity
.Indeed. and how far has ,,or arrsal
been blessed with re-pon~a.3.' .,iIwe. trting
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-13

NO popular tradition has been 50 rudely
lanpied RT!I! by investigation as the legend Of
imam lell Already have ten separate
@ @oiidiic'ers been proven in his name. and now
we nave the following sketch Of No. II
"a ItAen from . The Braemar Highlands: their
laieH, Traditions and Historv.n bv Eliza
peth taylor. The King referred to IS Nal
colin Canmore
\ Young man named MLeod had been
hunting one day in the royal forest. A IA
,GIte , hound Of the kings having attacked
VI Leod was killed by him. The kino soon
heard OF the slaughter of his iavorite and
was exceedingly angry-so much -. tbot
NJ Le'd was condemned To death. The gib-
bet WIS erected on Craig Choinnieh p
I Kenneth : Craig. As there was les of ;,s,
''ce than revenge in the sentence. little time
was permitted ere it was carried into execn-
u5h- The prisoner was led out bv the north
sa'e oi ihe castle The king, in great state
surrounded by crowd of his MOBILES follow
Gu procession. Sorrowing crowds of the
! people came after, in wondering apazement
my moved slowly on. an incident oc-
CURED which arrested universal attentio,,
a Young woman with child in her arms
came rushing through the crowd. and
'hroWlng herself before the king. pleaded
"ith INN 10 spare her husband life. though
'1 1~nould he at the expense of all they pos
-e>-ed Her imla-sionel entreaties were
met with silence. Malcolm was not Z, be-
moved from his purpose of death. Seeing
that her efforts To- move the king were use
les, she made her way to her husband. and
throwing her arms around him. declared
that she would not leave him-~he would ro
and die with him. Malcolm wa, somewhat
moved hy the touching scene Allen Dur
ward, noticing the favorable moment ven
tured To put IN the suggestion that it was a
pity 70 hang such q splendid archer. A
splendid archer, is he2' replied the king
" then he shall have his skill tried " 50 he
ordered that VI Leod'- wife and child should
pe placed on the opposite side of the river
something TO serve as a mark was To be
placed on the chill- head If AILeol sue
eeeded IN hitting the mark without miurine
hi~ wife and child, his life was to be spared.
otherwise the sentence Wa TO he carried into
immediate execution
Accordingly (-o the legend goes) the young
wife and chlld were put across the river. and
placed 0n I0mghiumhciue according 10
some little farther down the river. near
where a h1athouSe once stood The width
OF the Dee was t. '.c the distance -eparatin-
Leod from his mark He asked for a bow
and two arrows, and having examined each
with the greatest care be took his position
Inc evenuul moment came, the people gath
cred round him, and stood in profound IL
lence. On the opposite side 0. the river his
wife stood, the central figure IF q crowd of
eager bySunders, tears gli-tenius ou her
checks aS She gazed alternately at her Lu--
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word that would bring the slightest Gut-
ter OF crimson to the purest cheek that wo-
manhood ever unveiled to society do not
believe he ever told, or could be induced to
listen to, a vulgar story And this almost
superhuman purity of character is perhaps
what has made him such favorite among
talented and refined women For. although
woman was the cause of our losing Eden.
she brought with her more than man did Of
its purity and its loss would have been in
tolerable if Adam had failed to bring her
with hin,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-13

ne sun oi yesterday is set
\, iofeEer set 60 Time and me
90 "i lts warmth taud OF its Light
something I feel ana something .g.
li,e mower oi yesterday j. not
It's iaded leaves are scattered wide
et o. & perfume do breathe.
St-ll does its beauty stir my pride.
ne Irlen1 ot yesterday Is dead
ON Wonder hill his grave doth lie
~ there are moments when feel
II Pie-encc as of old draw uigb
\ E-lt ~ what has been remains
me essences ol what s gone
AIe -ter present o. my sense
Though le-ti im not Left nrl1rn
ln Thought 10 feeling. and in love.
.. lhIl-s d' NOT perish though they pass.
i4e iofm battered 90 the eve
But only broken is the glass.
sun, r.gai aud flower have each hecau.
part ui my immortal part
IAeA are not lost. bus eh -rmore
SHANE, live aud bloom within III, heart
Otri4l1 NOHfht
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-13

FEMININE AMENITIES women. perhaps
better than men. know how to do things in
solcnt to each other, 50 do they know how
to resent impertin auces. An American
lady travelling in Switzerland tells this din
ner story had seen enough Of travelling
English, Of whom the party at the table was
principally composed, to know how to greet
them 80 entirely ignored their presence,
placidly gazing out Of the window in the IN
teryal of the corIrses, On long struggling
St Goarhausen opposite. This had ITS effect
in the increased respect Of all glances, except
those from pair of bold, black eyes oppo-
site me. whose owner observed to her hus-
band, in load tone, - One of the people
of the country, | suppose. y " My dear;
murmured the gentleman, - take care the
lady may understand English. " Not
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-13

HENRY WARD BEEcHER's oRATIoN

hLNNi NAhD bEk1hEh GRAFTON.
No one dies whose death Is not moment
Gus OF all who have passed away not one
has gone for long time who will carry
with HIM 50 much reverence 50 much honor,
50 much devotion. Who is this man who
gets these ciyic honors? Who is this man >
Was he one of the great princes of wealth ,
Was he one of great military renown? No.
And YET here are men from every walk in
life. Here is our chief magistrate here
are our most prominent citizens from all
parts OF the country, gathered around the
bier OF this man who is no more Here We
see that criticism is disarmed little time
ago and men's political passions were all
aroused W e differ a much in politics u
ever, bat here lies before Us this man. who
bat brief time ago was a great leader
in the land. Why do men Of all parties
gather here in reverence round his
remains Ii Is because the man IS
greater than his politics Here, to-day, be-
tween the two oceans, there Is scarcely a
man or child who has not felt the benehcent
influence % the character Of Horace Greeley
Horace Greeley gave the strength of his
lie to education, 10 humanity, and espe-
cially u the poor who could little help
themselves. lie had a great heart that
Ionged Tor sympathy. Though he NAV not
De remembered by those memorials which
carry other men names down, he will be
remembered throughout this land for those
great qualities oi mind and heart which
make hi~ character commensurate. a. il
We're. with the genius of this great repub-
lie. His influence has gone out TO teach Il
uobler manhood 10 the mechanic. and
iahorer and the farmer What more can
we say in euiogy Of the character Of thi, il
lu-triou> dead Alas alas lie. through
long and not untempe>tu0us voyage. has
reached the shore. How blessed are the
dead that die in the Lord May God grant
that in the Solemuity Of these thought. in
which We have gathered here, it may be our
happy lot that, when We die, angels shall
open the gates and receive Us into the glory
II rLl nj
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oloWn INTO 50 many particles a. Hills. but
ms legs were found severed from the body,
winch was stripped perfectly nude Even
MS boots had been torn to atoms and seat
tered among the debris.
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dream that waketh.
Bubble that hreaketh.
song whose burden sighetL.
\ passing breath.
Smoke that ,anisheth.--
such is life that dieth.
\ flower that fadcta,
fru4t the tree sheddrtA
ifachless bird that dieth.
summertime brief
Falling of the leaf
Such Is life that dieth.
scent eXhaling.
Snow waters falling.
Morning dew that drieth.
\ sudden blast.
Lengthening shadow cast
Such is life that dieth
\ s-anty measure.
Rust-eateu treasure.
spending that naught buvetb.
Moth on the wing.
Iou unprOit'nE.-
such is life that dieth.
Morrow by morrow
sorrow breeds sorraW
fyr TINS my song sigheth
FROM day To night
We pass out OF sight.
olch is life that dieth
CHRISTINA q. R0sssffi. ir >-r,i,...-s ...- f.,
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The success of the expedition" The men
referred to are probably the members of the
Royal biographical Society, whose knowl-
edge OF the interior of Africa is seriously
questioned by Livingstone's actual discov
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STANLEY At the reception given BY the
Herald Club to Stanley, at Delmonico'.. the
latter remarked Il may be called for
ger, bat | would like to know If could
forge DR.. Livingstone's cap :" and here
Mr.. Stanley suddenly drew from his pocket
dark blue blue military cap, with a large
gold band around it, raised on still larger
band of red velvet That. - said Mr.. stan
ley, is the veritable cap which DR.. Liv-
,ngStone took OIL at Till when the New
York Herah reporter said to him. with =
bow, DR.. Livingstone, presume Ifyou
have any more doubts here is the doctor $
brother, the very duplicate of that fine
Christian gentleman that met destitute and
in distress at ljiji, and the doctors broth
er was thereupOn presented.
The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
remarking upon this little incident, saws .
There are men who are deeply grieved that
he didn't bring the doctors scalp, which
would have been undisputable evidence Of
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For the Free Press and Times.
Under the SNOW.

Under the snow,
The flowers of springtime are hidden, know,
Flowers Ia richness and beauty 50 rare,
In summer time blooming fragrant and fair,
In wlntry beds lying. all withered and sere,
Crushed in their beauty, in solitude drear,
Under the snow.
Under the snow,
Friends Nc have loved are sleeping 80 low,
Lips that smiling and faces sweet,
Eye that with lows meier failed Us 10 greet,
Sleeping Ia death, while our hearts pine with grief,
And the tcar-drops fall. but bring no relief,
Under the snow.
Up from the snow
The hDWcss shall wake in the springtime glow,
The sunshine and rain shall fall on the earth,
And up from the they shall spring into BIRTH
Ihs roses and ylolets all fra grant shall bloom
When the genial Sunshine shall bid them come
Up trum the snow.
Up from the snow
The friends We have loved aud m0urned over 50.
Shall wake from the smnhers Of death in the tOlb,
Those We have laid in It's silence and gloom
Beautiful forms. when the tempest shall blow,
The loved and tine lost now lying low,
ndCr the Snow
Beautiful suss
Fall in Thy purcness uu the earth Glow
Cover the mould where the flowers sleeping,
GENTLY and softly lik. Kind angels keeping
Watch over our dead ol wonderful snow.
uuIrd thou each grave mound. each -luu1cIer lcS,
nder the snow
JyI-elo, VI AMELIA.
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The County Court t. N session. at Ben
ningtOn this week. No eases Of Importance
are expected To De tried this tenn
ten. Yale, who has been So long connect
ell with the Mansion House. in Brooklyn,
y N..ha- retired from his position. and will
now reside at his elegant house u the centre
village. in Bennington
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IVuT OF 7. StrNant.
MARX TWAIN Samuel l.. Clemens).
Hartford, Ct

ARE rHE GRANT-GREELEY Bets Orr ,
The following communication appears in tn,
New York Herald
The death OfMr Greeley gives rise 10 a
question of the liability of his hackers for
their bets on the election. \ rule of the
turf Is, where there i no chance to win
there can be no less Bets on Mr.. Greeley
are IN that category. The different States
have east vote for an electoral college.
These electors meet in the Capitols Of the
respective States on the first Wednesday in
December following the general election.
ana cast their votes in conformity to their
idea of the wishes of the constituency elect
ing them. An observance of the will of the
is not legal obligation. but i
with as a moral duty Now Mr..
Greeley being dead. he cannot be voted for
and his hackers would have no chance 10
win, and, techanically, bets on him are CON
sidered a. off, though the moral Obligation
to pay still holds. If the turf regulation
holds good in the betting circle this will
prove a nut for them to crack. One gentle
man who has just paid Sl7 900 in bets on
the election. said this morning that he
would telegraph George Wilkes lin Europe)
on the subject.
President Grant has initiated the civil
service reform in the New York Custom
House, by appointing to the vacant chair
II Surveyor Cornell. Mr. james L. Benedict
he present Deputy Surveyor.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-12-13

likely" in tone ofinfnite diSlain. ..Oh,
an one can never be too careful. 80 many
oI our people 60 to Paris. don't You know
3i 9hat the French must pick up a little Of our
lihso- | don't think her French" re
marked the lady. her gaze still broadly fixed
on me- She proceeded with some yerS free
ana inpertinent remarks At the c6nclu-
SION OF the meal | wanted some comfiture,
that stood near this lady. and the waiters had
all lett the room. looked directly at her.
ana sud in my best English. =. Madame.
may trouble you to hand me those bon
D'nS II you could have seen the woman,-
lace Il turned Whit her Jaw dropped,
ana she stared blankly, utterly unable to
comply with my request. Her husband
snatehed up the plate and hrnded it to me
with a bow, and ate my confection with
an innocent air. in the midst Of dead 81
lence
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talented ana refined women. tor, althouS
woman was the cause OF our losing Eden
she brought with her more than man did O
us purity and itS loss would have been IN
toleraDIe II Adam had Jailed 70 bring he
with MN.
Department Reports.
HH'"Hi Oh Ihk SECRETARY OF WAR.
The expenditures for the year ending jam
30, ls72, We're SO. 81. .Ij7 %. against SO.
799, ,39l - for the previous year. The es
innate for military appropriations for thu
year ending june 30. 1874, Is S33, sol ,37o
| -. For public works, iortifcations, etc
| 3,72j, 900. river and harhor improvements
/ Sl2 .302 500 public buildings and ground
and Washington aqueduct, sole ,02l De-er
tions have decreased in the army, but cod,
Is wanted providing specific penalties fol
/ more UNIFORM. Proper places of clntlne
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'ie ilI"'ttlcu Win some very Tree
ana lhpertinent remarks At the conclu.
SION OF the meal wanted some comfiture,
that stood near this lady. and the waiter< had
al ieit the room. | looked directly at her
ana sad IN my best English, =. Madame
may trouble you to hand me those bon.
bons II you could have seen the woman !.
lace Il turned Whit her Jaw dropped
and She stared bankly. utterly unable t.
comply with my request Her husband
snatched up the plate and hrnded it to m,
with bow, and ate my confection Will
an innocent air, in the midst Of dead j.
lence.
fHE CoNcREssIoNAL LlsRAsr In Decem-
ner' loo4, DR.. tephensonresigned. .and Presi-
dent Lincoln appointed Mr. Spofford libra
ran, position for which be was eminently
qualified, and the Library Of congress ha-
since borne testimony to his varied knowledge
to his untiring industry. and to his never
failing courtesy The .Jefler~onan system
OF lasslhcation was abandoned a~ unSuitel
10 the necessities Of readers consulting "a
large library, and a new catalogue Of the
books, arranged alphabetically under the
head Of authors. was issued followed hy
another catalogue. arranged according On
subjects. COngreSsmen now. finding tina,
the library was Of practical Use to them,
voted liberal appropriations for IL enlarge
ment, and the books which had been collect
eel by the Smithsonian ln-titution-num
ing some 4O, 900 volumes in all-iound a
resting place ON il, shelves. relieving th>
regents OF the expense of caring for them.
The library of Peter Force, purchased of him
for SluU.OOO. wis a more valuable ac1uisit-
ION. embracing some $1,000 separate title,
among which yere many valuable works on
early American history. with mat- teNs-
paper-, pamphlets. and manuscripts. illus
trating the colonial andreyolutionary eppch~.
To accommodate these large additions 10
the library two new halls were added. eN-
tending eastward from the north and south
ends Of the main hall (already de-,riJed) ,
and forming three sides of a square These
additional balls. which are also constructed
entirely Of iron, are each ninetv-tve feet iu
length, tweny-nine feet ~ix inches In width,
and thirty-eieht feet high. which are SO
nearly the dimensions of the main hall that
the difference is NOT noticed. although they
have each an additional tier of gallerie-
In the south wing are the treasures of the
Force collection. now being cataloguet and
classified, and partly piled up in stacks.
There are nearly 1000 ,olume~ Of American
newspapers. including 2l5 printed prior To-
1900 large collection of the journals and
laws of the colonial Assemblies. showing the
legislative policy which eliminated u their
Independence, the highly priced publications
of the Irc--o- OF the Badtorl-. Benjamin
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Cars are being built for mail trains he
tween New York and Chicago, to consist of
three cars and one locomotive. No ,tonns-
ses are TO be made except for coal and
water, and the trains are expected TO make
the distance between the two cities in twsn
tty-four hours, running about forty miles an
hour. -''--'s @n
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William Tell No. II.

our our region Of gold and silver, is about to be
the wonder of the world