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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-07-01
Assessment Notices.

nANEY GOLD AND SILVER MINING
~ Company,-Location of Principal Place
OF business, San Francisco, California, 10.
cation of Works, Lyon County, state of
Nevada, -Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting Of the Board of Directors, held on
the Ninth day of June, A. ID. 1878, an assess
ment tNo, l4l Of Fifty cents per share was
levied upon the capital stock of the Corpora
ton, payable immediately in United States
gold coin, to the secretary, at the Office OF the
company, No, 800 California street Room
No. ), san Francisco, California Any stock
upon which this assessment shall remain
unpaid on the Fourteenth day ~ July, 1873,
WIN I've delinquent and advertised for sale at
public auction; and unless payment Is made
before, will he sold ON THURSDAY, the
fifth dsy OF August 1873, to pay the delin-
quent assessment, together with costs of adj.
yertising aud expenses of sale by order OF
the Board of Directors.
GRO. II. sPINNEY, Secretary,
Onlce-No, $50 California street, Room No.
s, san Francisco, California,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-07-01

rite eft,e,At pNpeN of plh COUNTY,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-29
Weather Telling Plants,

Herr Hanneman, Inspector of the Bo-
tanical Gardens at Proskau, Germany,
has observed that several plants may be
used as weather prophets. Here are
some OF his observations: Convolvulus
arvensis, the common English bind
weed, and Angallis arvensis, the Eng
lish pip1pernel, spread their leaves at
the end Of wet weather, while the diff
ferent species of clover contract them.
Stellaria media, the chickweed, at nine
o'clock in the morning, if the weather
is clear. straightens its flowers, spreads
Its leaves, and keeps awake until noon;
II, however, there is rain prospect, the
plant droops, and its flowers do not
OPEN Ii they open little the coming
rain will be of short duration. The
same with Pimpinella saxafraga, Calen-
dula pluvlalis, the marigold, opens be-
tween six and seven in the morning,
and generally keeps awake until
four in the afternoon. In such
cases the weather will be steady; if, on
the other hand, it has not moved by
seven o'clock in the morning you may
that day look for rain. Sonchus' aven-
sis and Olteraceus, the hog-thistles, in
dictate fine weather for tomorrow if the
head of the blossom closes for thenight;
rain if it remains open. Again: Rain
is certain if Harbiscis tronum, the
bladder ketmi, does not open it's bios
SONS; if Cardnus acaulis, the stemless
thistle, closes: it clover and most allied
kinds, drops it's leaves. Also, if Damp
sana communis, the nipple wort, does
not close it's blossoms for the night: If
Darby verna, the whitlow grass, let it's
leaves fall drooping;if Gallinm vernum
swells and exhales strongly; also if
birches scent the air. Anemoine ranu-
cnloides, the crofoot anegome, tells the
coming rain by closing its blossoms,
while Anemoine mentaisa carries it's
flowers erect when the weather lis fine,
and dropping when overcast.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-29
Capturing OStricheS.

The greatest feat of an Arab hunter is
to capture an ostrich. It is the largest
of living birds, and probably the swift
est of all living animals. Being very
shy and cautious, and living on the
sandy plains, where there is little
chance to take it by surprise, it can
only be captured by well-planned and
long continued pursuit with the swiftest
horses. The ostrich has two curious
habits in running when alarmed. It al
ways starts with outspread wings
against the wind, so that it can scent
the approach of an enemy. Its sense of
smell is so keen that it can detect a
person at great distance, long
before one can be seen. The other
curious habit is that of running in {.
circle. Usually, five or six ostriches
are found in company. When discov
cred. part of the hunters, mounted on
feet horses, will gallop away at right
angles to the course these ostriches
have taken. When these hunters think
they have gone far enough to cross the
path the birdk will be likely to take,
they watch upon some rise of ground
for their approach. II the hunters hit
the right place, and see the ostriches,
they at once start in pursuit with fresh
horses, and sometimes overtake one Or
two of the birds. but often Two or three
of the feet horses fall, completely tired
out with so sharp chase.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-29
Personal Habits OF the Pope.

In the absence of other subjects,
writes the Rome correspondent of the
London Echo, Fanfulla has taken pains
to ascertain how Plus TX. passes these
hot days. His Holiness is stirring by
5:3O A. NJ, and generally opens his bed
room door himself to his attendant,
Signor Zangolini, WHO assists the Pope
to finish his toilet, and by 7o'clock he
enters the private chapel, where he
celebrates one mass and hears another
Plus TX, has daily baths of mineral
water brought up in barrels every morn
ing from. the hot springs near Civita
Vecchia, which have done such wonders
for Garibeldi. After chapel His Holt
ness has his early breakfast, consisting
OF cup of strong soup with fresh
egg in it, a glass Of Orvieto or white
Bordeaux, and half dozen biscuits. By
9 o'clock the Pope is always to be found
sitting in his armchair under his can
opy before large writing table, on
which stands crucifix and an Immacu-
late Conception, besides papers and an
inkstand. Then comes Cardinal An
tonelli in his black soutane, bordered
and buttoned with red, and the red silk
mantle hanging from his shoulders
The Cardinal communicates dispatches,
receives instructions, collects the pious
oblations of the preceding day, and
withdraws in half an hour with his
hands full Of gold and bank notes.
Next comes the turn of Signor Spagna,
the Pontifcal Master of the Household,
with whom the Pope has continual ar
gument as to their respective ages.
Then arrives the post, with letters and
reads the letters; some journals the Pope
glances over himself with his eye-glass-
es. The audience follow, but last until
noon only. The Pope takes little ex-
ercise in the long, shady galleries until
dinner-time, attende by the cardinal
vicar, fve::other cardinals, Gen. Kanz-
Ter, and the Anticamera Mobile. Some
times circle is formed in shady sum-
mer house, and the Pope hears the news
of the day. He calls two or
three of the company "City
Chronicle" another "Cosas de Espa-
n0," another "French News" and late
~ "Notices from Herzegovina has
been added to the number of venerable
gossips. The Pontifcal dinner hour is
about 2 o'clock, and the meal is now
composed of rice soup, toward the
composition of which go two kilo-
grammes of the best beef and two
chickens; .flitto, b9uf a la mode, a
roast, vegetables, fruit and pastry.
But the Pope eats chiefly of the soup
and fritto, only tasting the rest, and he
has glass Of Bordeaux and cup of
coffee; after which he retires for the
afternoon siest0 of two hours. Thus
far, the daily life of Pho Mono is de-
scribed, with promise of more details
about the afternoon promenade, etc.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-29
How High Can a Cat Jump.
From Chambers journal.


That birds, however apparently safe
~ hung in cages, are unsafe from the
skill and cunnlng of the cat, may be
gathered from many instances of the
extraordinary leaps they are capable of
making to attain their prey. We are
told by reliable authority that when
his cat was year old he was seen sew
eral days in succession to take his posi-
ton on show case four feet high, lick
ing his chops while Watching a canary
in cage suspended from the ceiling
eight feet from the case. The ceiling
was eleven feet high from the floor, and
the cage was an ordinary cylindrical
one. While thus observing the cat and
thinking how very remote was
his chance of plumber, the animal
suddenly sprang at the cage, and caught
his claws in it. His weight swung the
cage up against the ceiling, spilling
seed and water, and terrifying the can
airy. After swinging to and fro several
times, the cat dropped to the floor I'M
injured. Our informant measured the
distance from the top of the cage, and
found it to be ten feet; so that the cat
made an ascent of six feet in eight, or
upon an incline of nearly thirty five
degrees. The surprise here is that the
bird escaped, for it is during its terror,
and while beating itself from side to
side of the cage, that the hooked claws
Of the cat are prepared to receive it,
and if any portion of the bird is caught
it is rapidly pulled through the wire,
and the cat and bird disappear before
the spectator can recover lis astonish-
mant
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-29
A New Wonder in California.

John Muir, we'll known to the visitors
of the Yosemite Valley, announces the
discovery of a rival to that wonderful
scenery. It is a valley in the South
Fork of Kings River, forty-five miles
from Visaisa, in right line. This val
ley is nine miles in length from east to
west, and has an average width at the
bottom of about half a mile. It lies
ave thousand feet above the sea, and its
walls are about three thousand feet high.
They are precipitous, and some of the
striking features Of the Yosemite, like
Ell Captain, and the Sentinel, and the
Cathedral Rocks, have their counter
parts. The falls of the new valley have
more water, but are less picturesque
than those of the Yosemite.
Access is from Visana, the greater
part of the way by good wagon road,
through groves Of sequotias and forests
at fir and pine. The trail can be ex.
tended, Mr.. Muir says, over the Rear.
sage Pass, which is IL, 900 feet in height,
and is located in the midst of perfect
wilderness of peaks from ID, 900 to over
Il, 900 feet In height, rising from rare
glazed meadows and lakes, and adorned
around their. bases by multitude of the
very dearest of Alpine flowers. A com
pany of drovers have entered a claim te
the valley for the purpose Of raising
stock A =
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-29
A Shower of Hay.

DR.. Hawtrey Benson, of Dublin, des-
cribes shower of hay that he witnessed
at Monkstown. It appeared in the
form of "a number Of dark focculens
bodies floating slowly down through
the air from great height, appearing
as if falling from a very heavy, dark
cloud which hung over the house. The
pieces of hay picked up were wet, as
if a very heavy dew had been deposited
on it. The average weight Of the larger
flocks was not probably more than one
or two ounces, and from that all sizes
were perceptible down to a single
blade. The air was very calm, with q
gentle under-current from the south
east; the clouds were moving in an up
per current from the southwest" The
air was tolerably warm and dry, and
the phenomenon is thus accounted for
by DR.. J. W: Moore: sThe coinci-
dence OF hot sun and two air currents
probably caused the development of q
whirlwind some distance to the south OF
Monkstovn. By it the hay was raised
into the air. TO fail, as already des-
eribed, over Monkstown and the adj
joining DISTRICTS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-29
What is the SUM-

Professor Rudolph, in lengthy
paper on the sun, says: A molen or
white hot mass, 856, 900 miles in dame
ter, equalling the bulk of 1890, 600
worlds like our own, having surround
ing ocean Of gas on fire, $4,000 miles
deep, tongues OF fame darting upward
more thani5o, 900 miles, volcanic forces
that hurl into fhe solar atmosphere
luminous matter to the height of 100,
600 miles; drawing to itself all the
worlds belonging to our family of
planets, and holding them all in their
proper places; attracting with such su-
perior force the millions of solid and
stay masses that are wandering in the
fathomless abyss that they rush help
lessly toward him, and fall into his
fiery embrace. And thus he continues
his sublime and restless march through
his mighty orbit, having a period of
more than Is, 900, 900 of years.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-29
Our Son.

He came with squirm and squall,
He kicked with roar and bawl:
His nose was pug,
Like the ear of jug.
And his howl like night caterwaul.
His hair was as black as your hat
Much more like his mamma than pap ;
With his nose on the rise,
Sur le qui vive for flies.
He resembles his mamma in that.
But there's always some trait
To redeem,
Twas so in this case, it did seem.
His heavenly eyes
Were the blue of the skies;
He resembles his papa in this.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-29

Can you box the compass 2"
Yes, sir"
"Let me hear you box it. !"
Boy boxes compass.
SWELL, you really can do it Let ne
hear you box it backward"
Boy boxes it backward
II declare, my son, you seem to un.
derstand your business.
The boy now took his turn question
asking.
Pray, sir, what 1nay be your bust
ness :"
81 am minister of the Gospel
Do you understand your business r.
81 think I do, my son."
"Can you say the Lords Prayer %
g Yes"
"Say it."
Clergyman repeats the Lords Prayer.
49, " y e, real, really =, ), you do know i'll Now
Clergyman says he cannot do it.
" You can't do it, Ell? Now, you
see, [ understand my business better
that you do yours |! +"
Clergyman acknowledged himself
beaten, and retired.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-29
Cigars.

The best tobacco for making cigars
grows i'll the western end OF the island
of Cuba, and is known as the vuelto
abGjo, the plant most in vogue there
nicoti,ta7a repando. That which is raised
east Of Havana is called p;,elta argiba,
and is of an inferior quality. The most
noted vega or plantation is situated near
the town of Santiago de Cuba, and is
called Yara. The vue2ta d6ajo is
divided into five classes: 1, colidad,
or libra, noted for it's good color, flavor,
elasticity, and perfection Of the leaves,
rendering it desirable for wrappers; 2,
y,Vuriodo principal, or tirsts, which
has less flavor, and is usually Of alighter
scolor; this also is suitable for wrap
pers; 3, seguadns, or seconds, shade
poorer in every particular, but good for
filings and inferior wrappers; 4, terceras
or thirds, which are generally employed
for filings; 5, quartas, or fourths, also
employed for filings. The choicest
tobacco is that raised on the banks Of
the rivers which are periodically over
flowed. The varieties are called Lo
Rio, Rio Ho1ado and Piaaar del Rio,
and the tobacco is distinguished from
all others by fine sand which is found
in the creases of the leaves. AS the
best tobacco grows in Cuba, so also the
best cigars are made there. Previous
to 1920, the manufacture was gov
eminent monopoly, and since that pc
Rod the trade has been open; but SO
great is the demand, that very little
competition exists among the manufac-
turers. The brands affixed to Havana
cigars are entirely arbitrary, and are
rarely continued for any great length of
time.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-29
Useful Receipts,


The best and most durable insulta-
cover with pure rubber.
B1BoRATE OF SODA dissolved in water,
used as lotion, will remove prickly
heat.
To preserve soap grease, fill a cask
half. full of good strong lye and drop
all refuse grease therein. Stir up the
mixture once week.
GRANDMOTHER GINGERBREAD.-Cup
and half of molasses. cup rich sour
cream, teaspoon saleratus, tablespoon
ginger; mix.
YELLOW stains commonly called iror
mold, are removed from linen by hydro.
chloric acid or hot solution of oxalic
acid. Wash we'll in warm water after
ward.
To fasten emery to leather, boil glue
very thin, add a little milk, raise the
pile of the leather and put on the glue
with brush. Then sprinkle on the
emery, and let it cool.
A REMEDY for caterpillars, which is
used on a large scale in France, con-
sists in solution q part in 500 Of sui
phide of potassium, sprinkled on the
tree by means of hand syringe.
GINGER NUTs.-One pound of -four,
three.quarters pound of lard and butter
mixed, three-quarters pound of sugar,
one-quarter pound of ginger, two ounces
of al1spice, one ounce of carraway seed
and one pint of molasses.
JAvEL1E WATER, used for turning
white the dirtiest linen, and removing
stains, is composed of bicarbonate Of
soda lbs, Chord of lime lib. Put the
soda into kettle over the fire, add one
gallon of boiling water, let it boil from
ten to fifteen minutes, then stir in the
chloride of lime; avoiding Jumps. Use
when cool. This is good for removing
fruit stains from white underware.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-29
A Curious London Bank.

The London correspondent of the
Liverpool Journal says: "Tnere has
lately been considerable connection
in one of the most curiously-conducted
business concerns in London, or per-
haps in the world. mean the bank of
Childs & Co., in Fleet street. This, as
your readers may have heard, is the
establishment which I suppose, for
more than a hundred years has used
the upper part of Temple Bar
as munument eroom, where
many notable autographs and
account-books having historical as
sociations were to be seen by the curl
GUS. The singular thing about the
bank, however. is it's constitution. Or
iginally it was founded by the Jersey
family, and the head of that house has,
L believe, always retained partnership,
but the other partners are taken from
among the clerks on sort Of routine
principle, SO that every clerk who en-
tiers the bank must, if he lives long
enough, become partne.. AS this
is a step from hundreds year
to thousands, one might suppose
the effect would be somewhat remarka-
JIG. Au1ae'1 AooA1O 10. POiuePo, O"N
enough to warrant one in supposiLg
that the clerk next in succession might
| be tempted to place the partners as
much as possible in cold DIRE nghts, or
to beguile them into unhealthy ways of
life. At the very least, there must be a
rather morbid interest in the bodil
state of these old gentlemen, and when
one of them is absent on account of i'll
health, the throbbing of expectancy
must become almost unbearable. OF
late there have actually been, either by
death or removal, four successive retire
ments from partnership, following
each other very closely. The
glee of the Juniors under such
circumstances must have been well nigh
uncomfortable. Any one who was priv
LEGGED to tell the secrets of the bank
might make very good magazine arti-
Gle out Gifts various old fashioned ways.
It is only comparatively lately that en-
graved checks were introduced. Until
then it was always usual for ladies and
gentlemen who had accounts at the
bank to write their drafts on plain pa.
per. Thero are probably few business
accounts kept at such an establishment,
and dare say old-fashioned and aris-
tocratic connections of the bank like il
all the better for it's Old Word peculiar
tiles.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-29
Thick Skinned.

It is considered by social philoso-
pliers, of the school of Mr.. Thackery,
if we remember rightly, a considerable
advantage in getting on in the world,
think the fact has not been generally
impressed on American fruit growers
that the same is true Of the fruits that
have to bear the violent alternatives of
heat and cold, wet and dry, insects and
fungi to which our climate is liable.
Take grapes: We must discard many
thin skinned and thin leaved varieties,
and cultivate instead thick skinned and
coarse leaved sorts. The Concord and
Hartford Prolific hold their own
against all comers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-29
In Autumn.
BY JOHN G. WHITTIER.

BY JOHN G. WHITTIER.
The year grows splendid; on the mountain
steep
Now fingers long the warm and gorgeous
light,
Dying by slow degrees into the deep
Delicious night
The fatal triumph of the perfect year,
Rises the woods magnificent array;
Beyond the purple mountain heights appear,
And slope away.
The elm, with musical slow motion, laves
His long, 1.-THE branches on the tender air.
While from his top of gray. Sordeno waves
His scarlet hair
When Spring first hid her violets meath the
fern,
Where Summers fingers opened fold on fold
The odorous, wild red rose, now burn
The leaves of gold.
The Hottest hill-the low.iest Towering herb
The fairest fruit of season and of cline
AL wear alike the mood of the super
Autumnal time.
But where the painted leaves are falling fast,
Among the wales beyond the farthest hill
There sets a shadow-din, and sad, and vast,
And fingers still
And still we hear voice among the hills,
voice that means among the haunted
woods.
And with the mystery of sorrow fills
The solitudes.
For while gay autumn gilds the fruit and leaf,
And doth her fairest festal garments wear,
I4o Time, all noiseless in his mighty sheaf
Binds up the year.
The mighty sheaf which never is unbound
The reaper whom our souls beseech in vain
he loved, lost year, which never may b.
found
Or loved again.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-29
Manufacture of Bright Tin in America

Manufacture Of Bright Tin in America.
AS we have already SUGGESTED, Messrs.
Rogers & Burchfefd, of this city, have
begun what promises to be the first sue
cessful venture in the manufacture of
bright tin plates in this country. We
do not mean by this to state that bright
tin has not been manufactured in this
country, but we intend to say that up
to this time the cost of making iron
sheets suitable for thinning has been SO
great as to place it entirely out of the
power of our American manu-
facturers to compete in price with the
foreign. As result we imported in the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1874, 1,511,-
766 cwt. of tin plates, valued at Ss12, $685.
623. Messrs. Rogers & Burchfeld,
however, by taking advantage of the
facilities for producing an extra quality
of iron in the pudding furnace by the
use of natural gas and blast, are ena-
bled to make out of our ordinary pig
IRON sheets suitable for thinning without
the use of an ounce of charcoal. They
are making at present 80 to IS boxes
per day, and are meeting the prices of
English tin. and furnishing better ar
ticle. = Pittsburgh american Manufac-
t1xrer
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-29
Didn't Know His Business.

A well known clergyman was crossing
Lake Erie. many years ago, upon one
of the lake steamers, and seeing small
lad at the wheel, steering the boat, &C
costed him as follows:
my son, you appear to be small
boy to steer so large boat. =
"Sir, sir; but you SEQ can do it,
though"
Do You think you understand your
business, my son %
]" Yea, sir; I think do.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-29
A Thrilling Incident.

AS the train from Pittsburg, on the
Cleveland and Pittsburg Road, was
passing through Jeddo, just above
Steubenville, on Saturday, a little child
about two or three years of age was
noticed standing in the middle of the
track, just ahead of tue fast approach
ing train. Engineer Malone whistled
down brakes, reversed his engine, and
with nervous anxiety awaited the re-
silt. The train drew nearer, and, when
it was finally stopped, the child could
not be seen from the cap of the engine,
and the engineer and fireman fully ex-
pected to find only the mangled remains
Of the little wanderer when they jumped
from the engine and went round to the
front. But imagine their surprise and
thankfulness to behold the little babe
still standing on the track, laughing in
childish glee at the iron-horse, the
cow-catcher touching it's dress
Pattsburg Gazette.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-29
Rye for Pasture.

The past winter and spring clearly
demonstrated the great value of rye for
winter and spring pasture. The unusual
scarcity of grain and hay for stock con-
sequ mt upon drought and grasshoppers
proved beyond question the profit of a
field of fall-sown rye. It served not
only for fall, winter and spring pasture
but where stock had not been allowed
to run upon the field during wet wealth
er, good crops of grain were harvested.
The rye pasture is especially good for
young stock of all kinds, and where
farmers dc not feel able to put In a
large area for their entire stock small
patch for the weanlings will richly pay.
Prepare the ground and SOW early
Kansas Farmer.