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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-12-29
THE CARSON MINT.

Our correspondent at Carson has
frequently made mention OF Mint
affairs, and called our attention to
the limited capacity for treating the
large deposits of bullion daily
made with that institution. Not,
of course, doubling the statements
of our correspondent, but desiring
to verify all that he has written, we
visited the Carson Mint last week,
and after thoroughly investigating
the working capacity of each OF
the departments, were astonlshed
that so much business could
be conducted with the limited
facilities, and within the con-
traeted area of that building. We
were informed that the entire force
of the institution has been employ
ed without interruption since the
date of the last settlement and
above 2.2OO,OO0 ounces of bullion
had been melted and treated for
the twelve months ending June
Both last 1000, 1000 ounces has
been so treated since that period,
showing the large increase OF the
business, and that. too, with an In
significant increase of workmen.
The Coiners' department seems
to labor under the most disadvan-
tages. While the Meter and Re
finer can furnish certain amount
of silver daily ready for coming,
the machinery and working room
of the Coiners' department is
totally inadequate to keep pace
with the workings of the Meter
and Refner. The efficient coiner
works hard, early and late, to keep
up his end of the rope; but with
an occasional break down, INSULT
Gent machinery, and other I'M
avoidable annoyances, he has many
set backs. The great demand for
trade dollars keeps his department
I'D to its full working capacity
and only those acquainted with
Mr.. Doane and the working OF his
department, can appreciate the I'M
mense volume of work he accom-
pllshes during each month.
In the other departments we
found the same general complaint,
viz: want of working facilities and
room to perform the required labor
demanded by depositors. We
therefore are of the opinion that an
enlargement of the present build
ing, an increase in the quantity of
machinery and every appliance
necessary to place the Mint upon
such footing, as to be credit to
the Government and an accommo-
dation to the business community,
is absolutely required.
1t is advisable that the Legisla-
ture should, at an early day, mem
orialize Congress to promptly grant
the needed appropriation, and that
the citizens of Carson, Virginia,
and Silver should also unite in a
petition to the same end. The
present session of Congress expires
in March next, and if any move
ment is to be had, it should be
commenced without delay. 1t is
only by agitation that such ends
can be accomplished.
Ii
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-12-29

ANOTHER. -" The Northerner, +"
published at Lewiston, Idaho,
comes to us as an exchange. 1t is
a good local paper, and credit to
the section it SO ably represents.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-12-29

SUBSCRIBERS in arrears will please
take notice that the TIMES, from
and after the first of January, must
be paid for in advance to insure 1t
being mailed out of the county.
We pay the postage on all prepaid
papers. None other.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-12-29

TEN PAH UTE BILL, chief actor in
the massacre of whites on the Mud
DIV, escaped from the Belmont Jail on
Thursday last. The Chief of the
Shoshones, Cowitz, was arrested and
held as hostage to be released when
Bill was produced. The Indians OF
the tribe soon brought in the muir
derer, together with his brother, who
was also implicated in the massacre.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-12-29

THE scarlet-fever seems to have
come upon us again with renewed
malignancy. We had hoped that
the apparent abatement would prove
real and permanent. 1t is quite
matter of duty that we should warn
such of our Legislators as have
young children not to bring them
here until this fearful scourge has
passed away.-Corson Appeal.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-12-29

no wonder that the reigning hat is
popular. 1t is comfortable to the
head-so they say-and it is an
ornament or disguise as required.
1t is demure, iaunty, meek, saucy,
bold, sly, obstinate, conciliating,
tender - whatever you please -
everything by turns and nothing
long. 1t is the hat of the period,
cunning and deceitful, but above
all things, desperately wicked.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-12-29
TELEGRAPHIC.
Special to the Tri-WeekIy Time

by WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH LINE,I
The enquirer southerner., 1874-10-30
Little Graves.

Sacred places for pure thoughts
and holy meditations are the little
graves in the church yard. They
are the repositories of the mothers
sweetest JOY, half unfolded buds of
innocence, humanity nipped by the
first frost of time, ere yet a canker
worm Of. corruption has nestled
among its embryo petals. Callous
must be the heart of him who can
stand by, little grave,side and not
have hottest emotions awakened to
thoughts of purity and Joy which
belong alone to God and heaven,
for the mute preacher at his feet
tells of life begun and ended with
ont stain /; and surely if this be
vouchsafed to mortality, how much
purer and holier must be the spirit>
ual land, enlightened by the sun of
infinite goodness, whence emanated
the soul Of that brief sojourn among
US! How swells the heart of the
parent with, mournful JOY while
standing by the earth-bed of lost
alistleg ones Mournfdl sweet
treasure has been taken away
joyful, because that precious jew
ell g,itters in the diadem of the Re-
deemer.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-10-30
"a Paradise Of Birds. :

g a e
Another thing that would be
quite, sure to strike my eye = ons this
my first ride acress ,BrittishgT sSif
and on.allJ subsequent rides, was
the enormous number OF birds and
fowls of various kinds that swarimed
in the air or covered the ground,
It. was truly amazing. II, seemed
asif the feathered life ola whole
continent must have been concen-
trated upon this Island. Indeed,,7 L
doubt if sweeping together of all
the birds of the. United States into
any two ofthe elargest,States, would
people the earth andair more fully.
There appeared to- BE plover, a
crow, a rook, a blackbird aud q
sparrow, to every square yard of
ground. They Know the ya'ue of
birds in Britain-that they are the
friends, not the enemies of the far
mer. I. must be the paradise Of
crows and rocks. 1t did me good
to see them 50 much at home about
the fields and even in the towns. I
was glad also to see that the
British crow was not a stranger to
nae, and that be differed from his
brother on the American side of the
Atlantic only in being less alert
and cautious, having less use for
these qualities.
Now and then the train would
start up some tempting game. A
brace or two of partridges or
covey of quails would settle down
in the stubble, or cock pheasant
drop head and tail and slide into
the coase. Rabbits also would
scamper back from the borders of
the fields into the thickets or peep
slyly out, making my sportsman's
fingers tingle.-Scri6ner's Monthly.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-10-30
How we Fade.

AS the trials of life thicken, and
the dreams of other days fade, one
by one, in the dim vista of disap-
pointed hope, the heart grows weary
of the long continued struggle, AMI
we begin to realize our insignifi-
cance. Those who have climed to
the pinnacle of fame or revel in lux
ury and wealth, 60 to the grave at
last with the poor mendicant who
begs by the wayside, and like him
are soon forgotten. Generation
after generation, says an eloquent
writer, have felt as we feel, and
their fellows were as active in life
as ours are now. They passed
away as a vapor, while nature
wore the same aspect Of beauty as
when the Creator commanded her
to be. The heavens will be as
bright over our graves as they are
now around our path; the world
has the same attraction for offspring
yet unborn that she once had for
ourselves, and that she now has for
our children.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-10-30
Beautiful Sentiment.

-. -
I confess that increasing years
bring with them an increasing res
pect for men who do not succeed in
life, rs those words are commonly
used--Heaven is said to be a place
for those who do not succeed upon
earth; and it is surely true that
celestial graces do not best thrive
and bloom in the hot blaze of world
ly. prosperity. Ill success some~
times arises from a superabundance
of qualities in themselves good
from a conc!ence too sensitive,
taste too fastidious, self forgetful-
ness too romantic, a modesty too
retiring. I will not 60 so far as to
say, with a living poet, that "the
world knows nothing of its greatest
men, but there are forms of great<
ness, or at least excellence, which
die and make no sign;" there are
martyrs that miss the palm but not
the stake; heroes without the laurel
conquerors without triumph.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-10-30

SEEEISEs T--GE+ 4a9aoFA
Als:x BY BRETsIARTE. "ha

His neSt performance, T grieye
to say was nosp attended With equal
success. fOns'of our regular paper
carriers felEsick and, at a pinch,
Wan lee MAS. ordered, ~teaEl his
place y foJpreyent mistakesthe was
shown over the. roatss gthez previous
evening, and supplied aeabaut' day
light with The usual nnmber of subs
,scriber''s copies. He returned after
an hour, iho good spirits apd,pthout
tn the .Pppsss paper Ie F had do daEiy2sFYd E2 then
- y Upf0rtunateiy fSrn - V az an / Lee, -aass -aass
about ut eight isI i 3 CLOCK ipGgaaatl,auel
-scribers began 4 to- . arEiyes ato the
office: They shad dGreeeivedzstheir
copies ) but hew2GsI Inathe q form Of
hard,pressed cannon balls, . deliver
ed by ae4singlea~shoei ana sThere
Etoat1sdefonaa shreugh6 the agfass Of
bed,rooms wiadows.s They lad, res
ceived thsm faIf iri'Ss ttie faes,. .6ke1a
base abaf, if they happened TO be;
up and stirring; they had received
them IN quarteE sheets taekea in
at separate. windows;s lthey had
found them IN the chimney pinned
against the deor, shot through attic
windows, .deisebeda sin7 long slips
through convenientkeyholes, stuffed
into yentilators,: and occupy Ting the
same can with the mornings milk.
One subscriber who waited for some
time at the office. door, to shaye a
personal interview with Wan; Lee
Chen comfortably : locked j in my
bed room), told me .withtltears Of
rage in his eyes, thatahes had been
awakened at five O'Clock by most
hideous yelling below his window :;
that On rising, in sgreat agitation,
he was startled by the, sudden app
pearance of "The Northern Star"
rolled hard and bent into the form
of boomerang or East Indian. club,
that sailed into the window, de-
scribed a number of fendish circles
in the room, knocked. oyer.the light,
slapped the baby's face, =" took .
him (the subscriber) ''in the jaw, "
and then returned out of the win
dow, and dropped helplessly in the
area. During the rest Of the. day
wads and strips of soiled. paper,
perporting to be, copies of 'ssThe
Northern Star Of that. mornings
issue, were brought Indignantly. at
the Office. An admirable editorial
on "TheL :ResoureesofIa : Humboldt
County which1 had constructed
thevevening before, and which, I
had reason to- believe, might have
changed the whole balance of trade
during the ensuing, year, and left
San Francisco bankrupt at. her
wharves, was in this way .lostto
the public:-Scri5ner's. 4.a ~,
The enquirer southerner., 1874-10-30
Explosive Oils,

"A warning to the public is Civ
en- by the Maine State Assayer and
Inspector Of Oils, Mr.. Bartlett, in
regard to certain non-explosive
oils, SO called, now being sold by
!. agents throughout the State un-
der various names, such as areline,'
gasoline 'liquorine,' etc. Also,
in some cases, under the name of
kerosene. He has recently tested
samples of the liquids, and in every
case. it has proved to be in some
form Of benzine or naphtha, taking
fire in some cases below a tempera~
ture Of 80 degrees. Fahrenheit, and
giving off explosive yapor at q tenn,
perature below heat Of an ordinary
sitting. room. Two Of the samples
couldafnot be distinguished from
commercial benzine, and the others
were a tri1e better. One sample
was called kerosene, which, on test>
ing, proved to be nothing but puri,
fed sbenzine,'
The enquirer southerner., 1874-10-30
4 Story Of Nature. .

4 little incident related the
Life Of Audubon,'' forcibly illus
trates the patient, persistent, pains
taking manner in which men of Sci
ence, as well as men of Letters
prosecute their Investigations. It
was white he was hunting in the
forests Of Louisiana that he dis
covered tiny little woodbird hith>
erto unknown to the ornitbologist.
1t was not so bigas a wren, and
was clad in a coat of such plain,
sober gray, that nonebus' opraeticed
eyes would detect it. attting in and
out among the similar colored
branches OF the peculiar species of
trees it inhabited. But, however
humble the birdsmi ght1be'1 to Aud
ubon it was oneoef a charming and
curious race of beingssthat interest
ed him above all other livings and to
ascertain its history and habits was
matter ofas much Importance as
though it were chief of 9 the tribe.
He, therefore, bent every energy
Of his intense and eager nature, to
the study oft One night he came
home with the exciting. news that
lie had found pair which were
evidently preparing TO build a nest.
Next morning he was up and off to
the woods at DdaySbreak taking
along with him a telescopic .micros-
cope. Erecting this under the tree
that sheltered the almost invisible
little creatures he was anxious to
observe, he made himself a pillow
Of moss, and then lay quietly down
on the ground, with his eye to the
instrument, and remained through>
out the livc-long hours until night
fall, watching the movements of the
secret and nnsuspecting architects
This course herepeated every day for
three weeks, without respite or in>
Permission, and then he was able to
tell, with minute and accurate de-
tail, just what material these bull
ders in the heart Of the wild wood
choose for their dwellings,, just how
they put it together, and the nuns
Der Of days required to complete
the process of incubation.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-10-30
The power of chemical agency

The power of chemical agency
has singular illustration in its
modifying effect upon the proper
ties of cotton. When examined by
a lens, the fibre of cotton is found
to exist of a fattened or ribboned,
shaped tube, but when treated by
chemical process, with a cold strong
solution of caustic soda, it appears
to shrink, and assumes the form of
a,simple cylinder; thus, three im>
portant and very remarkable .,aIter>
ations occur at the, same, tlme-that
is, the fibre becomes, stronger, it
acquires increased, eattraction for
coloring matter, and it becomes
smaller. In most -neases where
chemical agency is employed in the
preparation of vegetable 'fibres,
either to- remove impurities, to aess
troy@color, or indeed for any other
purpose, the object in view is gem
orally attained at thu sacrifice Of a
little strength, but in this case
there is increased tenacity impaired.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-10-30
The Head Of a Whale.

The head is oneothird the entire
length of a sperm-whale, and in
obtaining the valuable spermacetl
which it contains the whalemen
divide it into three parts-the case,
the Junk, and the bone. The
junk, is first hauled on board and
slowed away, and then the case is
bailed. The case is massive
part of the head, cellular in the in>
terror, the walls Of the cells run
ming vertically and transversely.
It is filled with an oily substance of
faint yellow tint, translucent when
warm. The oil-bearing flesh forms
about one. third of the mass, and in
a large whale it has yielded three
and half tons. The case also
contains the respiratory canal, and
cavity of extraordinary. depth
filled with oil. An. opening is
made at one end for the purposes
cf bailing, and it is next, hauled to
vertical position beyond the reach
Of the water. A deep and narrow
bucket attached to line and pulIy
is then lowered, and brought up
full of transparent spermaceti,
mixed with silk integuments -hav~
ing the odor of freshly drawn milk.
The sore. hands of the crew,
bathed in this rich substance are
relieved and healed, and the greens
horns dabble in it with the ineffable
satisfaction displayed by city
youngsters in a mud puddle
Harper's Magazine.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-10-30
How to Put Children to Bed.

Not with reproof for any of that
days sins Of omission or commits,
sion. Take any time but bedtime
for that: If you ever heard a little
creature signing or sobbing in its
sleep, you could never do this
Seal their closing eyelids with kiss
and a blessing. The time will
come when, al too soon, they will
lay their heads upon their pillows
lacking both. Let them, then, at
least have this sweet memory of
happy childhood, of which no fu-
ture sorrow or trouble can rob them.
Give them their rosy youth. Nor
need this involve wild license, The
judicious parent will not so mistake
my meaning. If you have ever
met the man, or the woman, whose
eyes have suddenly filed when a
little child has crept trustingly to
its mothers breast, you may have
seen one in whose childhood's home
" dignity" and severity" stood
where love and pity should have
been. Too much indulgence has
ruined thousands of children, too
much love not one.-Fanny Fern.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-10-30
Rain and Fine Weather.

I don't like the rain," said lit
tie Octavius, cit hinders my rum
ming about and gettinga good game
Of play in the garden
s. like it," answered Colin, the
gardeners little boy, "It comes
just in time to spare my father the
trouble of having to water the
flowers and vegetables.
This is a history of the world
what pleases one displcases another:
but nothing God does is wrong, and
when you are inclined to grumble
at the rain coming to hinder your
out'of-door amusements, think Of
the poor gardener, who is, perhaps,
old and weak, and who now will
not have the trouble of watering
the plants.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-10-30
I.ORssES.
The Nights and the Places OF Neetini

Concord R. A Chapter No. 5, y. VI. Law
renee, High Priest, Masonic Hail. monlhIy
convocati0ns first Thursday in every month at
10 o'clock A. NJ
Concord Lodge No IS, Thomas Gatlin,
Master, Masoaic Hail. meets first Friday night
at O'Clock P. NJ and third Saturday at 10
o'clock A. NJ. in every month.
Repiton Encampmcnt No. 13, |. Q. Q. F.,
DR., JOS II Baker, Chief Patriarch, Odd Eel
lows Hall, meets every first and third Thurs
day of each month.
Edrecombe Lodge No. 50, 1. 0. o. F,
J. H. Baker, n. e., Odd Fellows Hall, meets
every Tuesday night
Edgecombe Council No 122, Friends OF
Temperance, meet every Friday night Mt the
odd Fellows Hall.
Advance Lodge No. 2s, / o. G. T, meets
every Wednesday night at Odd Fellows Hall
The enquirer southerner., 1874-10-30

The NATIVITY OF JEFFERSON
DAvIs.-In relation to the nativity
of Jefferson Davis, writer in Notes
and Queries says: 4 have no recol-
lection of having heard him state
that he was of Welsh extraction
referred incidently to it. On one
occasion, during his recent visit to
England, in describing some opera>
lions in slate quarry in Wales, he
expressed astonishment at the large
number of workmen, whom he liken>
ed to swarms of flies, saying 'he
never thought hr had so many cous~
The enquirer southerner., 1874-10-30

The ruins Of Iona, so venerable
in the history of Presbyterianism,
are about to be repaired. Mr.. R.
Anderson, of Edinburgh, has been
commissioned by the Duke of Ar.
gyle to repair and restore as far as
possible the long neglected ruins in
Iona. On digging into the mounds
at the walls, recently, Mr.. Ander-
son found several relics of ancient
sculpture, and altogether saw
enough to satisfy him that a
thorough search would bring to
light many characteristic features
of the old cathedral, The mounds
are to be opened, and material so
recovered will be used in making
good, defects in the cathedral's
walls.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-10-30
CHURCHES.

Episcopal Chuch-Services every Sunday
at 10 l-2 O'Clock a. NJ. and P. NJ. Dr.. J. b.
Cheshire, Rector.
Methodist Chuch-serviccs every third,
sunday at II O'Clock. Rev. e. c. DUdson
Pastor.
Presbyterian Chauck-Services every sun
day, Rev. T. J. Allison, Stated Supply. Week
!, Prayer meeting, Wednesday night,
Missionary Baptist Church-Services the
2rd Sunday in every moLth, at II o'clock.
R,v. T. R. Owen, Pastor.
orimHire Baptist ChwCh-services first
Saturday, and Sunday of each month at II
0'dock.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-10-30
NIAIH.Ss

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
NORTH AND SOUTH VIA W. < W. p. II.
.,,-, qrortoro, kdsirvl at 10 4. n.
Arrive at Tarbofoa adaily) at ~ $50 P M.
WASHINGTON MAIL VIA GREENNIILE
( FALKLAND AND SPARTA.
Leave Tarboro daily at E-fs- 4. u
Arrive at Tarboros daily at = "-F.-M'
The enquirer southerner., 1874-10-30
GENERAL DIRECTORY.
TARROROe.

MAYoR-John Norfeet.
CouMssroNERs-Benj. Norfeet, Joseph Cobb, h.
c. Cherry and George Mathewson
SECRETARY AND TRRAsUEER-Robert WhltehUrs'.
CeSsrABLE-J. 3. Hyatt.
Town WArcK-Harry Redmond, Bill Battle auo
F. SimOnSOn.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-10-30

Superior Court CLERK and Probate .'"dy'-
H L. Station, Jr.
Register of Deeds Alex. McCahe
SEerif-Joseph Cobb.
Coroner
Treasurer -Robt. Ii. Austin. 80
Saruevor-John E. Baker.
Scbooi FEaUainery-H. H. Shaw, VIM. ~.
Duggan and r. S. Williams.
Keeper Poor Houme-Wm. \. Dug@an.
C,o,i,nf nfssiOrers-Jno. Lancaster. Chairman,
Wiley Well, j. B. W. Norville, Frank Dew
n Fxem. A. McCabe, Clerk.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-10-30
tifc yisions Ahe1eloauent nleader for

tlAc VISION, fheleloquent pfeader tor
a hasband's4aud "a fathers wrong );
.bntathey, had been trained by their.
gpeata.leaaer, Robert E. lee, to
tread the path Of duty, though the
lightning's fash scorched the ground
beneath their feet, and each in his
turn pronounced the verdict, Z Guif>
tyr Fortunately, for humanity,
fortunately for the Confederacy, the
p oceedings Of. the court. were re-
viewed by the Commapding Gener~
81, and .upop. The record was writ>
ten: ..sas-- z-las .5: s.sA. ss-t. a.
..n la. Headquarters, A. N. Y.
The finding of the: court is ap-
proved. The priseneris pardoned,
andawlsLreport.to .lis company. -
+. 4, LEE, General. 70
During the second battle of Cold
Harbor, when SHOT and shell We're
falling like torFepts from the
mountain cloud ny. attention was
directed to the fact that one of our
batteries was beng silenced by, the
concentrated fire OF. the enemy
When | reache1. the battery, every
gun but :one had been dlsmantled,
and by i slaQd-a. solitary Confeder-
ate soldier. With. the bloodsstream-.
ing from hi. side. As he recosAiz>
ed me, he elevated his voice above
the, roaG o. the battle and said
- General, | have one shell, left !; tell
HE have | saved the honor of Mary
and Lucy [ Isrhiscd my hat
Once more u Confederate she'll
crushing through the ranks Of the
enemy, and the hero Sank by his
gun to rise:no more.
Heaven kncws, my countrymen,
| loved that lost cause, but this, in
which We are now engaged is ne less
sacred. We viii do our whole duty
in this campaign, and, if need be,
in the moment of death, fire the last
shot in cur battery for the honor of
Mary and Lucy. s... g.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-10-30
HOTELS.

dams Hotel, corner Main and Pitt Sis
OF. Adams, Proprietor.
Nrs. Pendcrs, formerly Gregory HotelD
Man Street, opposite "EnquiTer = oinee'
Mrs NJ. Pender, Proprietress.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-10-30
NORTH WEsTERH II. C. z. r
Il. 4. L ~ u Il, .r.-

Pa senger train leaving Raleigh at 5 Al
/. NJ, connects at Greensboro with the
Northern bound train making the quickest
time to all Northern cities Price Of Tick
cts same as via other routes. -.- e
Trains to and from points East Of Greens
horo' connect at Greensboro with Mail
Trains to or from points North or South.
Trains daily, both ways
On Sundays Lynchburg Accommodation
leave Richmond at 900 a. NJ, arrive at
Burkeville l2.43 P. NJ, leave Bmkeville !. 50
\. NJ, arrive at Richmond 7.58 a. NJ.
Pullman Palace Cars on all night trains
between Charlotte and Richmond, (without
Change.)
For further .nforma ion address
s. +. ALLEN,
Gen'l Ticket Agent
Greensboro, N, c.
T. n. r. TALCOTT,
Engineer & Gen'l Superintendent.