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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-04
Aboriginal Agriculture.

Agricultural products in the shape of
food were not prominent feature among
articles of export and import, excepting,
of course, luxuries for the tables of the
kings and mobiles. Each province, as a
rule, raised only sufficient supplies for its
own ordinary necessities; consequently,
when by reason of drought or other
cause, a famine desolated one province, it
was with the greatest difficulty that food
could be obtained from abroad. The
Mexicans were an improvident people, and
want was no stranger to them.
The chief products of Nahua tillage
were maize, beans, magueyes, cacoa,
chan, chile, and various native fruits.
The maize, or Indian corn, the dried ears
of Which were called by the Aztecs centli,
and the kernels separated from the cob,
HaOlti, was the standard and universal
Nahua food. Indigenous to America, in
the development of whose civilization,
additionally at least, it played an impor-
tant part, it has since been introduced to
the world. 1t is the subject of the New
World traditions respecting the introduce
ton ofagriculture among men. 10rtilIas,
of maize, accompanied by the inevitable
trijoles, or beans, seasoned with chile, or
pepper, and washed down with drinks
prepared from the maguey and cacao, were
then, as now, the allsustaining diet, and
we are told that corn grew so strong and
high in the fields that covered the surface
of the country in some parts, as to seri-
ously embarrass the conquerer Cortes
in his movements against the natives hid
den in these natural labyrinths.
Adrance Sheets Of Bancretf's Natioe
Races
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-04
How a Woman Buys Meat.

When woman enters butcher shop
to select piece of meat for dinner she
has her mind made up to take mutton
roast. Therefore when the butcher rubs
his hands and asks what she will have she
promptly replies:
"I'll take some of that NUT"
She stops there. Her eye has caught
sight of ham and she suddenly decides
to take ham.
as that nice ham?" she inquiries.
"Best ham l ever saw, madam. How
much?' ~rrgs YrraE7rff -r-- mn q,
''Well, you may give me three p.
Well, l don't know either. My husband
was saying he'd like some sausage. Have
ryou any real nice sausages9'
"Plenty, madam. Now, then, how
much sausage will you have?"
"It's pork sausage, is it'"
Eyes, ma am"
"Well, l suppose, pound would be
enough for our small family, but-but
but"
"Shall weigh pound, MADAME"
81 was just wondering if a veal potpie
wouldn't suit him better" she answered.
"You have veal, supposed"
80 yes, madam. Here's a splendid
piece of veal-as good piece as ever
saw"
Eyes, that does look like nice veal,'
she says, lifting it up.
"And you'll take it9'
Lets see!" she muses.. "Y no,
guess not. guess I'd better take pork
chops" t....
mice chops. How much?" he asks.
"One of those slices will weigh pound
| supposed"
about pound madam"
"And it was a young hOgW
"Quite young, madam"
Sand you'll cut the rind off,"
eyes, madam"
"WeIl," she says, heaving a deep sigh,
81 guess you may give me some beefsteak
some that's nice, and be sure to cut all
the bone out"
And she's only been half an hour CON-
ing to the point.-Detroit Free Press.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-04
A Brave Brakeman.

Charles Crandall, a brakeman on the
New York & New Haven Railroad, saved
the life of Mary E. Jones, in Portchester,
recently, at the imminent risk of his own.
Miss Jones was crossing the track, when
she recognized an acquaintance in little
boy and stopped to talk with him. He
was not ON the roadbed, but Miss Jones
stood on the track, which was trembling
with the approach of Boston express at
full speed. A freight train stood on the
other through track, and the men were
busy switching cars on side track. Gran
dali was on freight car that was moving,
and hearing the express, shouted to Miss
Jones to get out of the way. She seemed
not to hear, and continued her converse
ton.
Crandall jumped from the moving car,
and ran toward the woman, who, too late
to save herself, saw her danger. II thought
all of sudden that I'd try" said he af-
terward in relating the story to his friends,
''and knew that it must be an awful
quick try. She didn't see me coming, but
Just glanced over her shoulder quick like,
and then shrank all together with sort
of shudder, and whispered, Pm gone
heard that whisper, audit seems as though
the engine might have heard it too. II
was about as near her as was. II
was which and 'tother between me and
| the express.
1.-THE girl put her hands to her face and
tottered backward. l just caught he
| around the waist and lugged her off til,
track as the whole train scurried past.
looked down 1t tn little woman, and sh,
was as pale Is . ghost and hardly
breathed. Then was afraid she would
faint, and wouldnt have known what tc
do then. To pull . woman ont of danger
is easier than to bring them 10 when they
faint. But'shc opened her eyes and stared
into my face in . wondering way, just as
one does on waking from sleep after be-
ing sick and iight-headed. / think the
scare itself came near killing her. She
found out where she was quick enough
and bounded away. Don Y you ever come
around this track again, said I. Then
she laughed and started for her home,
a. she remarked, 4 think ] shall remem-
Der this forever"
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-04
The Home.
THE CLEAR VISION.

did but dream. l never knew
What charms our sternest season wore.
Was never yet the sky so blue, 100 4 .
Was never earth SO white before.
Till now I never saw the glow
OF sunset on yon Hill of snow,
And never learned the bough's designs
OF beauty on its leafless lines
Did ever such morning break, -
As that my eastern windows see!
Did ever such moonlight take
Weird photographs Of shrub and tree?
Rang ever bells so wild and fleet,
The music of the winter street?
Was ever yet sound by half
So merry as yon school-boy's laugh?
o Earth! with gladness overfraught,
No added charm thy face hath found;
Within my heart the change is wrought
My footsteps make enchanted ground.
From couch of pain and curtained room,
Forth to thy light and air come,
To find in all that meets my eyes
The freshness of glad surprise -
Fair seem these winter days, and soon
Shall blow the warm west winds of spring,
To set the unbound rills in tune,
And hither urge the blucbird's wing.
The wales shall laugh in flowers, the woods
Grow misty green with leafing buds,
And violets and wind flowers sway
Against the throbbing heart Of May.
Break forth, my lips. in praise, and own
The wiser love severely kind;
Since, richer for its Christening grown,
| see, whereas / once was blind.
The world, o Father! hath not wronged
With loss the life by Thee prolonged;
But still, with every added year,
More beautiful Thy works appear!
AS Thou hast made Thy world without,
Make Thou more fair my world within;
Shine through its lingering clouds Of doubt;
Rebuke its haunting shapes of sin;
Fill, brief or long, my granted span 59
OF life with love to Thee and man;
Strike when Thou wilt the hour of rest,
But let my last days be my best! lEz
5 43[|t g.. -W""t'ef.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-04
A Cents Worth of Postage.

The higher the rank of nation in en-
and popular privilege, the
cheaper will be the postage on its mails.
The value of free speech and rapid intel
ligence once admitted, it is found better
to put the price of postage below cost Gas
our government does than to discourage
the circulation of knowledge and needs
by charging more than the poor can pay.
The easy price at which "Uncle Sam"
consents to carry our letters and papers
is exemplifed in this incident from the
Cincinnati Gazette:
A gentleman of this city having occa-
sion to send large photograph to Albany,
N. Y, took it to the post-office to ascer-
tain the postage thereon. He was in
formed that by inclosing the photograph
in an unsealed envelope it would be trans
mitted through the mail for one cent
This he paid, wrote the name of the
party for whom the photograph was in
tended on the envelope, also the name of
the street, the number of the house, and
the words "New York" but forgot to
write albany" He also attached the
| stamp.
| After several weeks he found the en-
velope with its contents, in his post-otfice
box. The cover bore marks showing that
the carriers in New York and even in the
surrounding cities had made numerous
unsuccessful attempts to find the person
named in the direction.
How did the package find its way back
into the sender's box! The back of the
picture bore the name of well known
photographer of this city, and to him, as
d last resort, the picture was sent by the
post-office authorities for identification.
He recognized it at once, and the photo
graph, after journey of over !, 500 miles,
after passing through many hands at
home and abroad, returned whence it
came, all for cent. The post-office de-
partment may congratulate itself on pos
sessing some conscientious employees.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-04

Very often screw hole gets so worr
that the screw will not stay in. Where
glue i handy, the regular carpenter
makes the hole larger and CLUES in large
plug, making nest for an entirely new
hole. But this is not always the case
and people without tools, and M, in ,.;a an
at or sspo'G Generally leather is used, but
this i :, hard that it does not hold well.
The ha = " Of all things is to cut narrow
strips esi y cork co and in the hole e rhis
viii y :, , as tight a. job as if driven into p
N eatirsly new h0ie' ..,,u,,, a. a.
r., :. always calm after storm. OF
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-04
FARM AND GARDEN.
Painting Shingled Roofs.

Some of the journals have copied an ar
ticle on this subject from the Industrtd
Monthly, that seems so self-contradictory
as to require little notice. 1t is sub
ject to which we have given some atten-
ton for many years. The writer quoted
says that painting shingles renders them
much more durable, and that the prac-
tice OF leaving them implanted is adto-
Gated by architects, that the roofs may
wear out sooner, and thus give them more
work. He then mentions the case of a
roof which was painted first red, then
nearly black, and has lasted over sixty
years. In another place he says that
some light color should be employed
yet in the same paragraph again recon-
mends coal-tar (Which is perfectly black
for the purpose. Again he says that if
the shingles are not painted on both sides,
capillary attraction will draw the water
up, and that the roof should be painted
once in ten years. Our own experience
is against the use of either coal-tar or
paint. The black surface made by APP
plying the tar causes the roof to become
hot in the suns rays, and the shingles to
warp and crack; the wood becomes
water-soaked beneath the tar when it rains,
and the tar prevents speedy drying. The
consequence is that tarred roofs are des-
troyed in a comparatively few years
while the rain water always has copious
black sediment Painting roofs produce
a similar result, but in much less degree,
unless the shingles are thoroughly painted
on both sides, and are kept thus painted,
which is almost impracticable. Some
years ago we took up a roof laid about
twenty five years before with good shaved
pine shingles, painted before laying with
good red ochrc oil. Every single when
removed was completely rotten. The
paint had held the moisture longer be-
meath, and done more harm than good
A roof is SO much exposed to tho direct
rays of the sun and to the rain, that it is
nearly impossible to prevent the crack
ing of the paint and the entrance of the
water; and when once this process be-
gins, decay goes on rapidly. Well laid
pine shingles have lasted forty years and
more, when not painted. But the best of
all modes of treatment is to apply to
them thorough soaking of crude petro-
leum. If this be done in hot, dry weather,
the oil, unlike paint, will go into the
pores and soak them through; and even
if put on after the roof is laid, will run
up by capillary attraction at least an inch
or two so that all exposed parts will be
well protected. The pores being thus
filled, and the oil being gradually hard
ened in them, the wood assumes the
character of cedar, is more compact
does not foam or fuzz on the surface, and
is thus safer from taking fire. We have
used crude petroleum on roofs for many
years, and have never yet seen the least
particle of moss on shingles so treated.
Its cheapness is most important recon-
mendation, not being tenth the cost
of paint.-C0untry Gentleman.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-04

SAGO JELLY CAKE.-Pour three cups OF
boiling water on one cup OF sago; iet
stand three minutes; add three cups OF
finely -chopped tart apples, the juice az
one large lemon, one cup OF stoned ralsins'
and one gill of sugar. Mix thoroughly
and dip one inch thick in deep patty pans
or biscuit pans. Bake in amoderate oven
an hour or less, but do not brown. Let
hem stand till very cold, then put ON
,Iates and serve for supper. This can
Iso be baked in a pudding dish and taken
ut in slices when cold.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-04
Consumption Disease Of Youth.

Life Insurance Companies act on the
superstition made probable by large OBJ
servation of death statistics, that after the
age offorty-tiv the danger from consump-
ton of the lungs-phthisis is the medical
TERMS not so great, though many per-
sons do die of the disease after this age.
Brinton, celebrated medical writer, con-
sidered that after forty half the danger was
over.
In early life, phthisis is characterized
by the destruction of the pulmonary tissue
and by continuous Inflammation. In old
age, the disease concentrates itself in one
portion of the lung, and is accompanied
by remittent, inflammatory attacks. At
this period, chronic deposits in the lungs,
which have existed for years, often break
up, and this is called senile phthisis. Age
modities the disease, both in its symptoms
and progress.
The lesson to be learnt from these state
ments is the necessity of guarding tn
health during yoath. ..... s..
1t is in this period of life that the seeds o
consumption are generally sown. The har
vest may be slow in ripening, but it vii
he surely reaped. Carelessness in exposin!
the body to sudden changes; the wearing
of thin or damp shoes; the sitting in
dress wet at the bottom, to which tn
foolish fashion of wearing long skirts
the streets exposes woman; the thin, lol
dresses worn at parties; standing whe
warm in draught of cold air; these ar
among the tdres which the young SO fool
ishly sow, and which springs up into TIL
harvest of consumption and early death
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-04

TH1NKING.-It is only by thinking that
man can know himself. Yet an other
knowledge without this is splendid lgno-
rance. Not glance merely, but much
close examination will be requisite fof
the forming of true opinion Of your own
mowers. Ignorance and self-coneelt a.
wsys tends to make you over'~fe yo"r pei
,onal ability-asa Slight degree OF knowi-
edge NAV make timid mind pass upon
himself too humble ajudgment. 1t Is only
by thinking, and much impartial obser,
vation. that a man can discover his real
disposition. A hasty temper only sup
poses itself properly alive; an indolent IN.
duIger imagines he is asactive asany one
but by close and severe examination cach
nav discover something nearer the truth.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-04

"Why did you pass yesterday without
looking at met" said beautiful woman
to Talleyrand. Because, madam, II
had looked could not have passed"
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-04

SUGAR SNAPs.-One cup of butter
two cups of sugar, four cups Of flour
one egg; stir sugar and butter to a cream
add the egg well beaten, and a small tea
cupful of water and quarter of a teacup-
Jul of soda dissolved in it stir half spoon.
full of cream tartar into the -four; roll on.
very thin and bake in moderate oven
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-04

A SHORT time since noble savage
came to a certain agent in the northern
part of Iowa to procure some whisky for
a younger warrior who had been bitten by
a rattlesnake. "Four quartsa" repeated
the agent with surprise; 'as much as
that7" Eyes" replied the Indian; sfour
quarts--snake very Big
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-04

It's MONEY VALUE.-When dealer in
farm produce receives shipments in good
order and of first quality, he takes as
much pride in showing them as the
farmer did in sending them; and he does
not hesitate to ask from 10 to 20 per cent.
extra because he knows he can get it. Be-
sides, it is really to his advantage to have
such produce, because it helps him to Sc
cure the best customers and thereby to
build up his business. This is plain
enough. The same advantage accrues al
so to the farmer. For asserting potatoes
and apples, for neatly dressing and pack
ing poultry, for sending only choice but
ter and large, fresh eggs, time and care
are required, and thaSwhich is kept at
home may seem to be loss; but in do
ing this wise, additional care will be taken
afterwards to provide against anything
that is not salable, so that real money
value comes from being better farmer
The farmer who has right idea or ms
l calling will aim 70 supply onfy such Gus
= toners as are particular and who are Will
ing to pay extra prices for extra products;
There are plenty of such customers, ana
the demands they make are far in excess
OF what farmers are likely soon to sup
/ ply -t
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-04


JOwLER's MIsTAKE.-We meet on the
road of life many funny cases of buster
ing courage suddenly wilted down by a
discovery of superior strength. Any bully
is found ready enough to forgive" his
enemy, if his enemy happens to be bigger
than he.
The elephant "Conqueror y passing
along in the Great Eastern procession, in
front of the Republic Building, attracted
the attention of ferocious dog, which, in
the heat of excitement and impulse, and
probably largely from the force of habit
rushed towards his majesty. Started tc
rush--to tell the truth.
But as he was fairly on his way, the
magnitude of the elephant seemed tt
strike him all at once, and the growl and
bark in his throat were gulped down il
an instant, almost causing strangulation
and the animal shot back into Primrose Al
| lev with the rapidity OF thought and sucl
| an expression of establishment and faa
upon his countenance as never before 60
on the facial features of dog.
He was surprised and DISCONTINUED
auadruped, and he intimated as plainl!
as dog could, 10 our reporter. that n
was only about to cross the street t" SCI
another dog, or something OF that sort
when the elephant got in his way. Blu
the reporter was not deceived. The pre-
tence was too transparent. - Sprsnafest
I(O) Republic.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-04

/ WHEN girl crops her front mar, ana
pulls it down over her forehead IKE
Mexican mustang, and then ties piece
of red velvet round her neck, VINO can
wonder at the number of pale-faced young
men that throw away their ambition, ana
pass sleepless nights In trying 70 RAISE s
down on their upper lips.-Ka'''as O'sy
ISmes.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-04

iUNFRUITFUL VS.. FRUITFUL APPLE
TREEs.-A few days since, while visiting
my friends, NJ. l. Babcock and son, in
the town of Brighton, who are largely
engaged in fruit-growing and farming
generally, my attention was called to a
most useful experiment in one of their
largest orchards (of few less than a
thousand trees) for the purpose of increas-
ing their bearing habits. The modus OPP
erdndt was after this sort: In the month
of June (the longest day. these gentle
men went through many long rows in the
orchard and girdled every other tree,
just below the limbs, by cutting around
carefully through the bark, without dis
turbing the inner coating, or what is
termed albumen, pealing the bark down
about eight inches. This process, if well
done, will, in the course of the season
form a fine new bark, which is supposed
to do no harm to the tree. The effect j:
so palpable that l beheld with surprise
and delight every other tree loaded dowr
with apples, while those not girdled had
few if any apples on them. So we'll an
l satisfied of its benefits that if there
were ahundred trees in my fruit orchard
that were tardy in fruit bearing, should
not hesitate to girdle every one of thu
number.-H. N. Langaoorthy, in Moore
Rural Neao Yorker.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-04-03
POLITJC.4L.

Rhode Island republicans who bolted the nomlna-
lions at the recent State Convention met at Prov
dence Wednesday and nominated Roland Hazard
for Governor and Daniel T.. Day for Lieutenant
Governor
Cen Garfield before starting for Connecticut re-
ceived official information from the Treasury
that the appropriations made at the last session
foot UP sl47 So 900 against Sl55olsooo last year
a reduction of over 81 100000.
Ex-Speaker Blaine was at the treasury depart
ment Wednesday in the interest of the Portland
merchants, who protest against the recent decH'
ion of the department relative to sealed cars from
Canada lie holds that the change IN the ruling
Of the department is unwarranted by any law.
The Cincinnati Commercial, Independent, says
the democratic legislature of Ohio will go out with
the nastiest record in the history of the State, and
the ammunition furnished the republicans for the
next campaign will be of the greatest variety ana
quality"
The Richmond Enquirer says Of the PROPOSE
ton that Congress assume and discharge the debts
of the Southern States "Whether this SUBJECT
shall be made an issue not in the next Presl-
dental campaign remains to be seem FOR our
selves we are satisfied it would win
Harper's Weekly says that Senator Eaton IN the
Louisiana debate attempted to explain that the
States were sovereign, and the Senate very prop
erly laughed and Mr.. Eaton said that he did not
feel WELL That was precisely what Davis and his
men said after desperate attempt to put Mr.
| Eaton's doctrines in practice.
The St. Louis Republican, speaking OF thir'
party, says: "Three years ago there was an ex
cellent chance, but series Of inexcuSable biun
ders defeated IT, Now there is no chance 1h'
two parties arc in possession of the field and they
hold every part of it, There is not the ghost OF
probability that anything will happen in the mex
twelve months to displace either of them
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-04-03
AUGUSTA SAVINGS BANK
Organized in l848,


TRUSTEES Thomas Lombard, Jas. w. North
Artemas L.6bcy, VIM. S. Badger, Saml Titcomb.
OFFiCE-In Savings Bank Building, ia Water
st. Bank open daily, from A. NJ. to +. NJ, and
from To 4 80 z. NJ. Saturday Evenings. from to
$50 O'Clock.
Deposits of any amount received from one dollar
upwards, and interest payable twice a year, Feb
and Aug. Interest not drawn out is added to the
deposit thus making COMPOUND INTEREST.
Interest begins on the first day of each month
Money deposited on or before the tenth DAY ofeach
month, will draw nterts from the first day of the
same month.
Es-The law passed by the last Legislature er.
empts from, municioai taration, all deposits in Saw
ings Banks. Under this law. this Bank ,ciu guar.
antee to depositors interest at the of six per
cent. payable sem-annnally, FREE FROM TAXES.
No returns Of names of depositOrs are required
to be made to State or town authorities and all ac
counts are held by this Bank to be strictly pirate
and confidential.
Married women and persons under age can de-
post money in their own Names so that it can be
drawn only by themselves, or on their order.
Especial advantages afforded to Executors,
Guardians, Trustees, and others having in charge
Trust Funds.
VIM. K. SMITH, Treasurer.
Augusta, April y, 1874. t&wtf