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The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-07-27
A Hint for InebrIate Suicides.

The whimsical English duke who
chose to be drowned in butt OF Malm.
sey has at last found an imitator in a
certain French youth. There is In
Paris o wine merchant named Faille,
who has a son nineteen years OF age.
This youth, named Francis, was in love
with o girl Of the neighborhood, who,
however, had shown o tender inclination
towards gallant soldier in the barracks
at CourbeYoie. .lli 1aE
Francis, stung to desperation by
jealousy, decided to make o grand
stroke for victory, and seeing the young
woman alone he plainly demanded that
she should at once and detlnately choose
between the civil and military contes.
tants for her favor. After o few mo.
mepts' hesitation she frankly declared
that she preferred the soldier, and that
Francis need never hope TO call her his
wife. The love.sick youth thereupon
precipitately left her, with the remark
that now there was nothing for him to
do but TO die.
A few hours afterwards the worthy
publican, his father, was puzzled by
hearing o trickling sound rs OF escaping
water. The noise was traced to the
wine.yaults; and the alarmed merchant
descending 10 the gloomy crypt, found
the faucets Of eight OF nine wine barrels
loosened, and as many streams OF ruby
wine leaping forth 10 the floor. In the
midst OF the reservoir thus formed lay
his son, wallowing and struggling, and
trying 10 drown himself therein. This
was his method Of attempting suicide.
The father hastened to the rescue
The son declared that he wished to be
left alone to die, but the anxious parent
(and equally anxious merchant )1nsisted
that he could not crafty that desire in
this way. The would.be suicide was
dragged from the vaults and subjected
TO a paternal castigation. d
So ended the elatest attempt at Parisian
self.destruction. There are features in
this method Of suicide which will ldoubt.
less commend II TO any old topper who
may be seeking voluntary escape from
earthly ills, ns mode Of death worthy
OF Bacchus himself. ID" ~
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-07-27
Land Patents uucallcd For.

The Western Land. 0wner contains
the following: lI
There are remaining in the General
Land Office undeliyered more than
10000 patents for agricultural land.
OF this sum 5000 are from Illinois,
and nearly as many fom Indiana and
Missouri. Among them are patents
signed by Monroe and by and for every
other President up to Lincoln's time.
The cause for this accumulation OF pa.
tents is in the fast that many land
owners believe the duplicate receivers
receipt is sufficient evidence OF title to
their land. u ought not TO be 80 re-
garded. Entries are being constantly
cancelled by the General Land Office
for informality, and II the address OF
an interested applicant 10 not known ut
the local Office, as too often Is the case,
he or the party TO whom lie has sold his
land will some day be much astonished
10 find another person holding q Gov
ernment patent for his property.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-07-27
Turkish Imperturbabllity.

Olive Harper writes to the 81. Louis
Globe from Turkey: 1.-THE Incidence
OF the people here Is something almost
wonderful. No one except q native Of
this country thoroughly understands
the art Of laziness. The men cit oil
day long on little stoels in front Of the
various cafes, smoking and talking
never stirring. They even talk in o
low, murmuring tone, very different TO
q crowd OF Dntchmen, Frenchmen, or
even Euglishmen. There Is not the
least excitement OF any kind in their
manner all Is tranquil laziness. The
other evening the cry Of .yaniin.
var E FIRE y echoed through the village
(Buynkdere), and yet no one stirred
from his place in the cafe. Presently
cavasSe came in and accosted Turk
who was seated smoking his narghila,
sayiug, Your house Is burned He
simply bowed his head, saying, 'Kis.
met. The cavasse then said, Your
woman and one child are also burned.
There were two saved. Where shall
they be taken2' The Turk said slowly,
Great Is God take them to my
mother, and resumed his pipe"
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-07-27
During Hot Weather.

Among q hundred mechanics and
laborers working in any part Of q city
or town, more than one.half Of them
will be found dressed In dark clothes.
and often wearing heavy black hats
which would be too warm oven for
winter in this climate. White, loosely
braided straw hats eau be bought for
next to nothing, and working.men who
wear these hats should have the under
side Of the brim lined with green to
keep OF the light and heat that is re.
fected back by paving.stones, white
walls, piles Of bricks, and beds Of
mortar. Those who 60 upon tile water
should especially take this precaution,
as water Is great reflector; but to re.
mover the hat entirely and put q white
handkerchief on the head would be
better still.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-07-27
The Whole Mess.

Amoug the adventures recorded Of
the Irish brigade in France in early
days, one Of the most amusing was an
occurrence in the time Of the Regent
Orleans, in honor Of whose birthday q
grand masquerade was given in Paris.
II was a high class affair; tickets were
a double louis dor each (; all the rank
and beauty OF Paris were assembled
round the Regent, and q costly and lux.
urious supper crowned the attractions
Of the night. While the entertainment
was proceeding one OF the Princes
suite approached and whispered to
him - ...
"It is worth your Royal Highcess'
while TO step into the supper rooms /;
there is q yellow domino there, who is
the most extraordinary oormorant ever
witnessed he Is q prodigy, your High.
ness-he never stops eating and drink.
ing, and the attendants say, moreover,
that he has not done SO for some
hours" sg AL h
His Royal Highness went according
", and sure enough there was yellow
domino, swallowing everything as raw.
enously as II he had only just begun.
Raised pies fell before him, pheasants
and quails seemed 10 fly down his
throat in little covy; the wine he
drank threatened q scarcity, whatever
might be the next vintage,
After watching him for some time,
the Duke acknowledged he was won.
der, and laughingly left the room but
shortly afterwsrd, on passing through
another, ho saw the yellow domino
again and as actively At work as ever,
devastating the dishes everywhere, and
emptying the champagne bottles as rap.
idly as they were brought to him.
Perfectly amazed, tue Duke at last
could not restrain his curiosity. .'
"Who, he asked sis that insatiate
ogre that threatens such annihilatiun
to oil the labors Of our cooks?" vi.
Accordingly, one Of the suite was dis.
patched to him.
"His royal hishneSs, the Duke of
Orleans, desires the yellow domino to
unmask."
Bnt the domino begged to be ex.
eused, pleading the privilege OF mas.
querale.
"There is a higher law" replied the
officer; "the royal order must be
obeyed."
swell, then," answered the incog:
nito, "it it must be SO, 1t must" and,
unmasking, exhibited The ruddy Wis ge
Of an Irish trooper.
"Why, In the name Of Polyphemus y
exclaimed the Regent, as he advanced
to him, who and what are youp l have
seen you eat and drink enough for a
dozen men at least, and yet you seem
us empty as ever"
"Well, then," said the trooper,
"since the saycret must come sut,
plase your royal llighness, I am one OF
Olare's Horse-that's the guard OF
honor to.night-and when our men was
ordered ont We dubbed our money to
buy q ticket, and agreed TO take our
turn at the supper table, turn and turn
about" stA. ...i
"What |" exclaimed the Duke
"the whole troop coming to supper? p
"oh, Tvs asy, plase your highness
sure one domino would do for all Of .ua
lii ache TUX IL in turn. I'm only the
eighteenth man, aud there's twelve
more Of us to some."
Theloud laughtel OF the ioyial Duke,
probably the heartiest he had had for q
long time, was the response to this ex.
planation, followed by n louis dor to
the dragoon, and q promise to keep his
'saycret till the entire troop had
supped. IN -.s a-
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-07-27
\ Grnnre Bank,

A Grange bank has been opened at
the corner Of California and Ltidesdorfl
streets. Tho capital Is $4,000, 600. in
shares Of 800. Already about 81, 900. /.
900 have been subscribed by 1000
shareholders. Ten per cent has been
called as q frat iustallment and second
will probably be called on the 1st OF
January, 1875. The management Of
the bank Is 10 be eminOntly oonserva.
tive. It's object Is to enable farmers TO
borrow money for commercial purposes
upon terms as favorable as are made TO
other borrowers. .-Sdn Ftdnotsoo paper.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-07-27
THE GRAssHOppRR PLAGUE.
The RApldity with which the Grass
hoppera Destroy the Crops.

Gov. Davis, OF Minnesota, in view Of
immediate demand for relief for the des.
titute in the counties Of that State ray.
aged by grasshoppers, has proposed q
plan supplementary To the organized
relief asked for from the Changers. It
Is to appeal directly to the County
Boards for appropriations to meet the
exigencies OF the moment. Tho Com
missiOners Of Ramsey County, upon
representation OF the Governor and
Gen. Sibley, promptly appropriated
81, 900 for relief, and II other counties
respond as promptly, all the means de-
manded for immediate exigencies will
be supplied. The Minneapolis Tribune
has the following information concern
ing the grasshoppers: y.
Prof. II. Barnard has returned TO the
city after q weeks absence. He brings
with him most discouraging reports
from the grasshopper country. Tie
handed us q package containing the re-
mains Of some wheat, c.rn, potato vines
and poplar bushes that had been de.
strnyed by the pests on his brothers
farm on the Big Cottonwood river, six
miles above New.Ulm. The grasshop.
pers made their appearance there en-
Thursday last, and in two hours had
devastated the whole crop, consisting Of
4S acres Of wheat that was out in ear,
and would have yielded 25 bushels TO
the acre, corn. oats, and potatoes
everything. Not even the grass and
the leaves Of the trees were left. The
whole regionin the Southwest part Of
Brown and adjoining counties is totally
destroyed, from Lake Hanska to the
State line; and the marauders were
moving northeast every day, having
crossed the Minnesota, going north, last
week. Prof. Barnard also says they
were quite numerous at Lake Crystal,
in Blue Earth county. Thursday last
they invaded MIR. Barnard's farm in
millions, coming down like snow
storm. They fly about half a mile high,
and alight when they reach a favorable
locality. Prof. Barnard says that these
in Brown county ars not the same as
hatched out in the vicinity Of Worth.
ington, whichiwere the color Of the soil.
These are OF o lighter color, with red
wings, and resemble those Matched in
Iowa, as reported by travellers. They
appeared to have flown long distance,
aud moved very rapidly. Tho air Is
daily full Of them from 0 or 10 A. N. To
8 or pm, during which interval they
continue to drop down upon the doomed
oonntrY. - M ii M
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-07-27

The Salem Cya.) Register, II speak.
ing OF the recent commitment to the
county jail OF Mrs. O. A. Underwood as
q lunatic, says she was once in the
Stauuton asylum, having lost her mind
during the war under the most distress.
ing circumstances. Her former husband
was sentenced to death for desertion,
and she went TO Richmond TO procure a
pardon from President DAviH, but too
late for Just as she entered the camp
with the pardon she met the firing
squad returning from her husband q
execution. She 10 thirty.flve years Of
age and Tho mother Of Ave children,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-07-27

A suit, brought by Mr.. Curtis Lee,
Of Virginia, for the recovery Of q part
Of the estate Of his grandfather, Mr..
Curtis, sold by the o. s. Government
during the war for taxes, has been
decided by the District Court OF the
United States in favor Of Mr.. Lee. The
probabilities arc that this decision will
bring with II the assertion by Of
Mr.. Lees right 10 his ancestral prop.
erty OF Arlington, now In the posses.
sion Of the United States,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-07-27

An Indiana woman, oighty.six years
old, died in twenty minutes after Being
Stung by honey bee the other day.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-07-27
Pyra!s JaponIea-FaIries, Plre.

II issaid that tho Fairies laYo beaming eyes,
And they light them at Loves own shrine +,
But ! know not Il apsh. below tho sdss,
Can match those bright eyes Of thlael
Methinka thou hast stolen Tho Falries' FIRE,
Togiye them their changing light;
Ahdlovcfs, ! srow may all yainly aspire
Toasyrcn 80 charminsly bright.
Boar not away. In thy brilliant gulsO-
Qn good sooth I fear thou'rt ranger),
And gaze not so fondly on yonder skies,
Lost shou take to thOo wings, sweet stranger.
aa2 .i,ii-''s s-IurHra Q. Rloos.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-07-27

Second Adyentists now say, Jan. J..
1901.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-12-10
Application for Paten t.
NOTICE No. al.
u. s. Survey No. 80.

IT s. LAND OFFICE, CARSON CITY,
u Nevada. October 8, 1S74.-Notice is
hereby given that the Green Gold and Silver
Mining Company. a corporation organized I'M
der the laws of the State of California, having
its post office address and principal place of
business at San Francisco, California, has by
W. W. Turney. the agent thereof and
stakeholder therein this day made applica-
ton for United States patent for sixteen hun
dred and thirty-six tl63fl linear feet Of the
Green Lode in Gold Hill and DEVILS Gate
Mining Districts, being partly in Storey and
partly in Lyon county, State of Nevada, with
surface ground three hundred $500 feet IN
width, extending in southerly direction
from the mouth of said Compauy's tunnel at
or near the northerly end of the claim, along
the line of said vein or lode, and embracing
the same, with all its dips, angles and varia-
tons. to any depth and throughout its entire
width and depth, although the same be found
to enter land adjoining the said claim or U.
S. Survey No. 95 being described upon the
surface by the plat and field notes on file i'll
this office as follows, viz Beginning at Post
No. l. about 200 feet westerly from the Devils
Gate Toll road, and whence the quarter Sec
ton corner on the south line of Section 5,
Township l6 north, Range 81 east. Mount
Diablo meridian, bears north IA degrees west
distant l ,730 feet and running from said Post
No. along the westerly boundary of the St.
Louis Cumpany's survey Lot No. 81, south Al
degrees east 276 feet to Post No. 2: thence
south IA . degrees east 1898 feet to Post No.
thence south S2A degrees west 800 feet to Post
No. 4 ; thence, fourth course, north l4s4 de.
grees west ,636 feet to Post No. 8; thence
north SCH degrees east III feet to Post No. l,
the place of beginning containing 10 $500
acres of land, situated in east half Section 8,
Township lG north, Range u east, Mount
Diablo meridian.
Courses and bearings expressed from true
meridian. Magnetic variation, 1917 degrees
east.
The St Louis claim, Lot No. 81, as sur
veyed, adjoins this claim upon the northeast
The claim herein applied for is recorded at
page 10l Of Book F. Records or Gold Hill Min
ing District, kept in the office of the Recorder
Of Storey county, at Virginia City, Nevada.
The right to follow said Green Lode and ex-
tract and remove the ore therefrom for 1886
feet along the course thereof, and throughout
its entire width and depth, wherever found,
although it enter land adjoining said U. S.
Survey No. 95, is claimed under any patent
that may be issued upon this application.
ADOLPHUS Waltz, Register.
HoYT, SEARS Il MCKEE, Attorneys, San Fran
CISCO Cal. 44-65d
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-12-10

SUB s cRiBE FOR iT!
You can have it delivered in
VIRGINIA CITY,
GOLD HILL,
SILVER CITY,
DAYTON OR sUTRO,
By Carrier. E. at IS Cents per Week.
BY Mail. SIS for Six Months.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-12-10
FREIGHT AND ACCOMMODATION TRAINS

Leave Virginia City for Reno at las A. NJ and
3.45 P. NJ. will leave Reno for Virginia City
at A. NJ, l p. NJ and $50 P. NJ.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-12-10

SENATOR PoMERoY. = A cores
pondent of the World" writing
from Topeka, Kansas, about the
case of Senator Pomeroy, says !:
The interesting old culprit and a
lot of his. leading friends have been
here for some days holding fire.
quent and secret " seances," and it
has transpired that they have set
on foot a new movement for the
squelching Of the case. The plan,
it seems, is to persuade the county
commissioners to order the county
attorney to enter nolle prosequi
on the ground that the expense has
been and is likely to. be larger than
the people of the county will APP
prove for the simple purpose of
degrading Christian statesman"
caught and foiled in an attempt to
corrupt legislature. Ii nolle
be entered he (Pomeroy) agrees to
pay all the costs to date, and then
his friends in the legislature pro-
pose to induce that body to return
to him the $1,000 in currency
which he is said to have given Col.
York, and which still lies in the
State treasury unappropriated. The
scheme is a cunning and feasible
one, and you need not'be at all sur
prised to hear that it has been car
ried out, and that the suit against
Pomeroy has been dismissed, and
his 81, 900 paid back to him with
the compliments of the State.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-12-10

FKE1GHT TRAINS
Leave Virginia City DAILY at 5.45 A. M. 745
A. NJ, 9.45 A. NJ, IL. AS A. NJ, las p. NJ, 345
P. NJ. and 5.45 P. NJ.
Leave Carson City DAILY at 6 A. NJ, 8. A.
NJ, 10 A. NJ, II NJ, 2 P. M, P. NJ. and P M
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-12-10
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.

DUCKEYE GOLD AND SILVER MINING
- Company, Location of principal place
of business, San Francisco, California Loca-
ton of works DEVILS Gate District, Lyon
County, Nevada. Notice is hereby given that
at meeting of the Directors held Oh the 14th
day of November, 1874, an assessment, (No12l
of che dollar per share was levied upon the
capital stock of the Corporation. payable i'm
mediately in United States gold coin, to the
Secretary at the Office of the Company, Room
20, No. 33l Montgomery street, San Francisco,
California. Any stock upon which this assess
ment shall remain unpaid on the 18th day Of
December, 1874, will be delinquent, anu adver-
tised for sale at public auction and unless
payment is made before, will be sold on
THURSDAY, the eth day of January, 1875, to
pay the delinquent assessment, together with
costs of advertising and expenses Of sale.
C A SANKEY. Secretary.
Once, Room 20, No 1871 Montgomery street
San Francisco, California
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-12-10
DELINQUENT SALE.

nANEY GOLD AND SILVER MINING
IL comprehension of principal place
of Business. San Francisco. California. Lo-
cation of Works, Lyon County, State of
Nevada.
Notice.-There is delinquent upon the fol-
lowing described stock on account of assess
ment NO. III levied the 9th day of
October 1874, the several amounts set oppo-
site the names Of the respective shareholders,
as follows,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-12-10
The LYON COUNTY TIMES

A CRUEL WRETCH.-What brute
of a husband that was out in Iowa.
He refused to kiss his wife for
three months, and the tender
hearted darling committed suicide.
Now, if we'd been in that woman's
place we wouldn't have committed
suicide. We'd have called in a
substitute, and closed our eyes,
and imagined all the time it was
the dear one. But some women
amt got any sense. The female
wasn't anything at all like San
Jose female we once knew. He and
she got mad, and he wouldn't, kiss
her for several days. She said to
him he'd be sorry for it. She went
to party next evening, where they
played "Pick cherries and hand
them down." and "Postofice," and
"Pout in the corner" and whole
lot of such plays, and she was up
every time she had chance, and
never refused kiss. And there
was one young man in the party
whose kisses pleased her so much
that the following week she eloped
with him. That's the way she
took to make her husband sorry.
We can't say that he is bowed down
with grief. We saw him the other
day, and he was about half drunk,
and smoking a five-cent cigar and
telling funny story that nobody
but himself laughed at. Some men
don't seem to have any hearts to
break.-[E Exchange.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-12-10
A r r " e D!
BY REQUEST OF MANY FRIENDS,
DR., FOWLER,
OF HICA GO,

HAS RETURNED TO VIRGINIA CITY,
Ill and is at No. 81 SOUTH c STREET,
where he will be pleased to see all who need
his services The Doctor has had many years
experience in the treatment of CHRONIC
DISEASES. and feels confident that he can
give satisfaction to those who will give him
trial. The Doctor is graduate of one of the
oldest and most reliable Medical Colleges of
the East, aud for the last three years has held
q Professorship and lectured TO large medl-
cal class il one of the most enterprising Med
ical Colleges of the city of Chicago, and has
held the responsible position of MEDICAL
DIRECTOR and MEDICAL, EXAMINER of
the largest Life Insurance Company of that
city.
LADIES-Those of you suffering from dis
eases peculiar to your sex, call and get the
Doctors opinion.
Having had an extended practice in the line
of your diseases among the rich and poor, his
position in his profession has given him sc
cess to all the modern improvements of the
day. There is no branch of the profession
that has made the advancement as that per-
tanning to the treatment of your diseases. He
uses new medicines, and his mode of treat
ment is entirely new in this section of the
country, and he guarantees satisfaction.
CATARRH he never fails to cure. and it is
the first step to Consumption or Bronchitis.
Those suffering from any affection of the
Heart, Throat or Lungs will do well to consult
him.
RHEUMATISM is so difficult to handle, yet
the Doctor can show many testimonials of per-
feet cures, even in this city.
Call and see the Doctor. He charges you
nothing for his opinion, and if he prescribes
you will find his charges light.
OFFICE HOURS-FROM Q A. NJ. TO - NJ,
AND FROM TO $50 P. NJ
~ r. FOWL Err M. D.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-16

MOBILE. September 15.-Ootton de.
mand Notwithstanding 154; net
receipts 750; exports coastwise 260;
safes 450. i -. I Ii.'.-
ST.. Louis, September 1--.-FIour
quiet and unchanged. Corn active
and higher-No. 2 mixed in large lots
79@80. Whiskey hTm-1.O1. Pork
$500. Bacon strong and advancing
shoulders IL; clear rib 15A: clear
sides 16@l6L.
BAnT1MoRE, September 15.-Ootton
quiet-middling 1871; gross receipts
70; exports coastwise 90; sales 265;
spinners 2O2.
NoRroIK. September 15.-Cotton
dull-middling II; net receipts "a;
gross II.
C1No1NNATI, September 15.-Flour
firm and in fair demand. Corn steady
-80@82. Pork firm, stock scarce
and less than 200 barrels. Lard quiet
and unchanged. Bacon arm and fair
Observation-Disclosures 1ON011; clear
rib 15a4@l6; clear 16L01613. Whis-
key in good demand, scarce and firm.
LOUISVILLE. September 15.-FIour
unchanged. Corn quiet and un-
changed -70@74. Pork in fair de-
mand and higher-24. 50@25. 90. Ba-
con firm and fair demand-shoulders
10T@11. Lard 16T. Whiskey LOO.
LIVERPOOL, September 15-3 p. M.
Cotton frm-uplands 8: Orleans 81;
sales 5000, including 1000 specula-
ton and export; cotton to arrive l-l6
cheaper; sales basis middling uplands,
nothing below good ordinary, deliver
able September, 7T; nothing below
low middling, deliverable October or
November, 8; sales shipments new
crop, basis middling upland. nothing
below good ordinary, sos l-16.
6P. M.-Sales of shipments of new
crop, basis middling uplands. nothing
below good ordinary, 816. Yarns and
fabrics quiet and unchanged.