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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-02
FARM AND GARDEN,
Stick to the EARN.

Within the last year or two, we can
number half dozen of our farmer &C.
qualntances who have been lured to
financial destruction by the glamour
of speculation. And going back ten
years, and carefully looking up the his
tory of the men we know, who have left
the farm to engage in trade, we find that
not one in ten has succeeded. A recent
case has come to our knowledge that is
full of instruction to those who are
tempted to leave the farm. By his own
exertions alone this farmer had accumu-
lated handsome competence, and at the
age Of fifty could look with pride over
his broad acres of rich land, his fine
herds and tlocks, and comfortable build
ings. He was out of debt, and had
handsome surplus in the bank. Two
years ago, in an evil hour, he was induced
to invest in dry goods store. Last fall
his farm and stock were sold for debt,
and he is reduced to the necessity of day
labor to support his large yet dependent
family. All the accumulations of over
thirty years of hard toil-many of them
years of privation, hardships, and the
closest economy-swept away in few
months by this demon, speculation. And
this is not solitary case. Every reader
can count similar ones in his own list of
acquaintences. They all teach the one
great lesson-stick to your legitimate
business, the business in which you have
succeeded. "Let well enough alone"
A man who has lived all his life ON
farm stands but little chance to compete
successfully with the men who have been
educated and trained for speculative pur-
suits. The two occupations are extremes
honest toll at one end, and the tricks
of trade at the other. If you have a good
farm, keep it, improve it, and adorn it,
be proud of it, and when you are done
with it, hand it down to your children
the best inheritance, with good name
and education, that you could leave them.
Ohio Farmer.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-02
Look a'here, Young Teller ~ he cried,

"Look a'here, young Teller 7" he cried
" It's my private opinion you're lynn tc
me. And eff We are here he uttered 9
horrible oath-"I'll cut yer skulking heart
out! / don't know anything bout that
that masheen, but swar Jim Fellers hain't
nothin' to answer. More like he'd git up
and scatter wen he heerd that message"
He stood glaring at me as he uttered
these words, his hand on his revolver.
cannot account for it. As before remark
ed, am timid man by nature. But this
action only made me holder. Everything
depended upon keeping him few seconds
longer. 1t must be done at any cost.
tried new plan.
"What do you mean, sir2" l shouted
rising, "by coming into this office, and
talking in that stylei Do you think I'll
endure itl Leave this room at once, sir
or III" and advanced threateningly
toward him. My unexpected attitude
seemed to amuse him more than anything
else, but it silenced his suspicious. He
put his hands in his pockets and deliver
ed a loud laugh in my face.
oval, wal, my bantam, we needn't git
so cantankerous. Who'd thought such a
little breeches as you had such spunk
Haw! haw! haw! Why could chaw you
up 'thout making two bites of ye."
"Well, sir" said, still apparently I'M
Modified, "either sit down and hold your
tongue, or else leave the office" And he
good-naturedly complied.
Once more we are sitting listening to
the ticking of the clock as the minutes
dragged their slow length along. Would
help never Gomez Three minutes more
Great Heavens! The suspense was becom-
ing intolerable. must go to the stair
and listen if die for it, arose and took
step towards the door, but voice stop
ped me.
"Hold!" shouted Lynch, standing up
right, all his suspicious aroused once more
yer can'tgo out of that door afore me.
Come back here"
"Sir!"
"Come back here, or by the Eternal
and the pistol muzzle looked me in the
face. He stood now half turned from the
door, and was facing it. Slowly and
without particle of noise, l saw the knob
turn, and face under a blue cap peep in.
Thank God! Help had come! l felt a
Joy uncomfortable come over me. must
keep the murderer's attention an instant
longer, till some one could spring upon
him from behind. l walked straight up
to him, but his quick ear had caught a
movement behind. As he turned with an
oath, sprang upon him, and bore down
his arm Just as the revolver went off, the
ball burying itself harmlessly in the floor
Before he could free himself from my grasp
half dozen officers were upon him, and
he was quickly secured.
The next morning the papers were filled
with glowing accounts of the capture of
the murderer, and praise of my conduct
The principal business men of the town
made up purse of $500 and presented it
to me; and this, with the reward that was
paid me the following week, enabled me
to get married at Christmas. But shud-
der at the remembrance of that half
hour l spent alone with Tim Lynch; and
l don't think $1,000 would tempt me to
go through it again.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-02
HOUSEHOLD.
One Way Of Looking At 1t.

If we were called upon to put an IN
scription upon the tombstones OF large
number of the graves of our women, VIC
would simply put,
DIED FROM OVER Work.
Why are they overworked9 We an.
swer, because they have not independence
of character enough to say, 81 will regu-
late my dress, the dress of my children,
my household work, and all duties de-
volving upon me, by my own conscience
and strength, and not by Mrs. Grundy's
ideas upon those subjects"
Any one investigating the matter will
find that large amount OF the care and
labor of women arises from work which
might be classed as superfuous. With
the many Improvements in machinery fol-
lessening woman's labor, there are not
many, except in the poorer classes, il
their work was arranged upon the basis
of common sense-tO do that which Is
really necessary for the physical comfort
of the family, and leave the other undone
who could not have the time, and be in
such condition as to enjoy the evenings,
at least, socially with their families.
Those evenings dedicated in this way to
the improvement of herself and children,
mentally, morally and physically, would
result in one years time in vast amount
of good. We would have fewer care
worn, irritable mothers, fewer husbands
and children seeking pleasure away from
home, and above all it would give a
woman an opportunity to keep pace with
husband and children, so that with pride
would they say, Tiny wife," or "my
mother" ..-E
The question might be asked, What
would we have to sacrifice in order to
attain this9 We should have to give up
the idea that person, especially woman,
was to be judged by her external appear
ance instead of the qualities of mind and
heart, also the ruinous idea that mother
is to be sacrificed body and mind, to pro-
vide unnecessary luxuries, both at table
and in dress, instead of educating her
family to cooperative work, when each
has his own duties to perform, and is
willing if necessary to help perform the
duties of others. In short Gf you will
allow the expression) to sacrifice our
uncommon sense ideas, in regard to ex-
ternal appearance, dress, entertaining
friends-in modern way-etc.
There is true beauty and utility in
dress, but the woman of the past few
wears have failed to find it. There is the
highest of social pleasure in entertaining
ones friends, but it is not in such way
as to tax to the uttermost, strength, time
and purse. In fact, there is principle
to live for which is higher than all these,
the principle of making our lives, in
every particular conform, not to fashion,
but to the comfort, happiness and inn
provement of our home circle, and through
them, all we come in contact with, In
other words, let our duty to God, our
families, our neighbors, and our own
body, be the power to regulate our own
work.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-02

Much has already been. said, but not
too much, on the necessity of a good
supply of fresh air in the sick room.
Dr. Hampton of Paris has recently pub
lished a paper in which he describes sew
eral remarkable cures of patients suffer
ing from typhus. He attributes their
recovery almost entirely to the free adj
mission of fresh air into the sick chamber.
The cause of the fever, he thinks, is a
kind of paralysis of the vital functions,
produced by breathing poisoned atmos-
phere, and the remedy that most natural
iy suggests itself is pure air. He thinks
it can do no harm in any case of typhus
fever, no matter what the complications
may be, whether of the lungs or of any
other organ, to breath the fresh air, for if
the patient is kept warm by artificial
means, the free breathing of it facilitates
the oxy generation of the blood, and SC
tends, at all times, to keep up the animal
heat. He also declares that there is alb
solutely no danger of we'll person tax
ing the disease in the open air.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-02
BOquets.

The art of forming boquets of artificial
or natural flowers, and placing them In
the hair or the hat, was known to the mil
liners of ancient Rome and Athens. Pliny,
in his Natural History, gives the following
naive account of the matter: Inc peo-
pie of the Northern Morea were the nrst
who made a study of the colors and doors
of flowers, and combined them Tor use
npon their hats. This study, indeed, owed
its birth to the invention of Pausias, the
painter, and female compounder OF nose
gays named Glycera, whom the artist de-
votedly loved, and took delight IN paint
ing the flowers she hadso tastefully inter-
woven. She devised chaplets to wear upon
the head in Summer and Winter, and these
Pausias initiated to the life. This hap
pened about the hundredth olympiad.'
Floral hats continued for some time In
vogue, and gradually gave place to tctl-
tious flowers, made principally from thin
shavings of horn ingeniously colored. In
China, the art of making artificial flowers
is of great antiquity. A letter from a
Jesuit missionary, given among the Let,
tress edifrantes ct curieuses, praise the skill
of the Chinese in making flowers In iml-
tation of nature: "they are neither silk
nor any species of cloth or paper, but
the pith of shrub, which may be
cut into sheets as thin as paper or parch-
ment." The Italians long anticipated the
French in the exercise of this art, in which
they obtained signal success; they used
scissors and not knives for cutting, the
Swiss having subsequently introduced the
latter method. 1t was only in 1913 that
M. Sequin, of Mende, gentleman noted
for his chemical and botanical acquire
ments, began at Paris the manufacture OF
artificial flowers as exquisite as those OF
Italy. He adhered to the Chinese mode
of production; and it was he who devised
those leaves of variegated silver so long
retained in fashion. In modern times, the
art has reached the utmost perfection In
the perfectimitation of Nature; and Paris
counts number Of artists of the highest
distinction.-Ktropo1itan.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-02
Watching For Father.

There's a little face at the window,
And two dimpled hands on the pane,
And somebody's eyes are fixed upon
The gate at the end of the lane.
The hills have caught the shadow
Which hcralds the coming night,
And the lane, with Its fowery fringe, grows
To the watchers anxious sight.
Where, half way down,
Like glittering crown,
fire fly band have clustered
Round an aster's leaf
A royal chief
A driven herd are mustered.
Away behind,
With busy mind,
But step that is light and free,
And sunburnt face,
On which the trace
OF hard days work you see,
Comes the farmer home from toll,
Driving the cows before him.
And the child eyes, strained at the window
there
Were the first in the house that saw him
All would, when the day is done,
And leave my cares behind me,
could have such apair of winsome eyes
Searching the night to find me
albany Journal.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-02

AN old Scotch farmer who was exceed
ingly fond of lessening the labor on his
farm, happened to enter chemists shop
one day on some business. He found the
man of drugs busily employed cleaninga
galvanic battery. The farmer looked on
for some time at the operations of the
chemist, and being reused by curiosity,
he addressed the shopman, " What kind O.
amachine dea we ca that, maisteri" "Oh,"
replied the chemist, this is new ma
chine for sewing turnips." "For sawin
neeps!" cried the astonished son of toll
=" Hoo dist work Z" "Take hold of the
handles" said the chemist. The farmer
soon complied, being now all eagerness to
understand all about the new machine.
No sooner had he laid hold of the handles
than the chemist set the thing in motion.
Soon he had the satisfaction of seeing the
worthy farmer dancing and bowling In
the most dreadful manner. "Throw the
handles on the counter" said the chemist.
This the farmer found impossible to do.
At length, looking imploringly in the face
of the chemist he cried, "Woa woa man,
its perfect murder haudin' that thing
The chemist then stopped the current OF
electricity: AS soon as the farmer was
released, he rushed from the shop, shout
ing, EGGS, I'll stick to the auld-fashion-
ed barrow yet"
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-02
DEPTH OF AMERICAN LAKEs.--There is

a mystery about the American lakes.
Lake Erie is only 60 to 70 feet deep; but
Lake Ontario, which is 500 feet deep, is
$50 feet below the tide-level of the ocean,
or as low as most parts Of the Gulf of st.
Lawrence, and the bottom of Lakes Huron,
Michigan and Superior, although the sur
face is much higher, are all from their
vast depths on level with the bottom of
Ontario. Now, as the discharge through
the river Detroit, after allowing for the
probable portion carried off by the evap-
GRAFTON, does not appear by any means
equal to the quantity of water which the
three upper lakes receive, it has been con-
iectured that subterranean river may
run from Lake Superior, by the Huron, to
Lake Ontario. This conjecture is not i'm
possible, and accounts for the singular
fact thst salmon and herring are caught
in all the lakes communications with the
St. Lawrence, but no others. AS the Falls
of Niagara must have always existed, 1t
would puzzle the naturalist to say how
these fish got into the upper lakes with
out some subterranean river; moreover
any periodical obstruction of the river
would furnish not improbable solution
of the mysterious fux and rsdux OF the
lakes.-Proof Sheet.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-02

AJUDGE WHO Could APPRECIATE THE
CIRCUMsTANCEs.-A Lancaster, South Car
DINA, polygamist was sentenced in the
following words: "James Martin, the
court is credibly Informed that you have
six wives now living in Lancaster County.
The law does not tolerate such a monopo-
ly, but the court recognizes, as mitigat-
ing circumstance in your case, the fact
that you dwell in this vast solitude, and
you may thereby have been impressed
with the belief that you live in patriarcha
times, and you may thus have multi
piled your marriages to relieve the loneli
ness of the situation. The court, there
fore, imposes upon you the mildest sen
tence permitted by the statute, one month
for each wife.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-02

MANY people have been puzzled to de-
eide why the dark wood so highly valued
for furniture should be called rosewood.
Its color certainly does not look much
like rose, so we must look for some
other reason. Upon asking, we are told
that when the tree is first cut the fresh
wood possesses very strong, rose-like
fragrance, hence the name. There are
half dozen or more kinds of rosewood
trees. The varieties are found in South
America, and in the East Indies and neigh
boring islands. Sometimes the trees grow
so large that planks four feet broad and
ten in length can be cut from one of them
These broad planks are principally used
to make the tops of pianofortes. When
growing in the forest, the rosewood tree
is remarkable for its beauty, but such is
its value in manufactures as an ornamen-
tai wood that some of the forests where it
once grew abundantly, now have scarcely |
a single specimen. In Madras the govern |
ment has prudently had great plantations
of this tree set out in order to keep up the
Sheet.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-02

ONE of the most audacious quacks
that Great Britain ever produced was
John Harrison Curtis, 'aurist." he
knew almost absolutely nothing OF the
profession that he adopted, but he got
something of reputation, and was once
summoned to attend Sir Robert Peel, VINO
was suffering from temporary deafness.
He went provided with two watches, one
that licked very weakly, and one that
made as much noise as a clock. Peel be.
gan to question him as to his mode OF
Treatment, but Curtis, giving him dlg
with the syringe, told him that II ne
didn't hold his tongue some injury would
befall him. The quack at first applied
the weak ticking watch to Sir Roberts
ear, and, of course, he couldn't hear any
thing; but after working for some time
he used the other one, and Peel could
hear perfectly we'll It was marvellous
cure l-Christinn Registsr.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-02
The Seven Wise Men of Greece.

These men are supposed to have lived
in the fifth century before Christ. Their
names were Pittacus, Bias, Scion. Thales,
Chilon, Cleobulus and Fernandez. The
reason of their being called wise" is
given differently by different authors,
but the most approved account states
that as some Coans were fishing, certain
strangers bought whatever should be In
the nets without seeing it. When the
nets were drawn in they were found to
contain golden tripod, which Helen, as
she sailed from Troy, is supposed to have
thrown in there.
A dispute arose between the fishermen
and the strangers as to whom it belong
ed, and as they could not agree they took
it to the Temple of Apollo and consulted
the priestess as to what should be done
with it.
She said it must be given to the wisest
man in Greece, and it was accordingly
sent to Thales, who declared that Bias
was wiser, and sent it to him.
Bias sent it to another one, and so ON
until it had passed through the hands OF
all the men, afterwards distinguished by
the title of the "Seven Wise Men," and
as each one claimed that some one was
wiser than he, it finally was sent to the
Temple of Apollo, where, according 70
some writer's, it still remains to teach tho
lesson that the wisest are the most dls-
trustful of their own Observation-Disclosures
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-02

For cleaning rusty iron we have seen
the following recommended, but have
never tried it: Pound some glass to fine
powder, and having nailed some linen or
wooden cloth upon a board, lay upon it a
strong coat of gum water, and sift thereon
some of your powdered glass, and let it
dry. Repeat this operation three times,
and when the last covering of the pow
dered glass is dry, you may easily rub
off the rust from iron utensils with the
cloth thus prepared.
A GOOD cement for brass and glass may
be made by boiling together three parts
resin, one part caustic soda, and five
parts water; mix with this one-half of its
weight of plaster of Paris, and it is ready
for use. This cement has wonderful adj
hesive powers, and is not permeable by
petroleum, so it is one of the most valua
BILE cements for mending lamps. Lamps
should stand an hour or two after mend
ing before petroleum is put in.
MANY persons destroy their window
sash endeavoring to remove old putty
This may be obviated by applying hot
poker to the putty, which will then read
lily yield to the knife, and leave the sash
clean.
FRosTING WITHOUT EaGs.-Take one
teaspoonful of gelatin (Cox's) and one
tablespoonful of cold water; let it stand
half an hour, then dissolve it with a
tablespoonful of hot water, and add a
cup Of powdered sugar. E. e. N.
SUGAR SNAPs.-One cup of butter, two
cups of sugar, four cups of flour, one
egg, half a cup of water and a half tea
spoonful of soda, with twice as much
cream tartar; roll very thin.
OLD papers are excellent to put the fin
ish on newly-polished tinware, cutlery,
silver spoons, and to renew the polish Of
stoves that have been BACKED ct some
time.
AFTER windows are fresh and free from
NJ, dnst rub them with old, soft, crum
pied newspaper. The glass will be as
clear as crystal.
WAsH-BoILERs that are inclined to
rust. may be washed with sweet milk.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-02

A MOUTH LIKE AN ELEPHANT.-A story
is told of Sully, the painter, a man dist s.1,
guished for refinement OF manners - W..
as success in art. At . party one G,enas
Sully was speaking Of certain De'is "no
was : great favorite.
"Ahi" said Sully, "shs has mouth
like an elephant"
"Ohl obi Mr.. Sully, how could you be
20 rude Z"
"Rude, ladies, rude! What do you
meant say she has got a mouth like an
because it's full of ivory"
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-02

No RESPECT OF PERsONs.-The follow
ing inscription may be seen on the wall
of an eating house at Fort Howard, ON
the line of the Chicago and Northwestern
Railway: "All meals taken in this house
will be seventy-fve cents, regardless Of
previous occupation or condition of SER
vitude,"
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-02

ALTHOUGH the few necessary and sim
pie rules are very well known to mos
plant-growers, there are, judging from
inquiries, some who seem still unconscious
of the injury they infiict upon their pete
by nntimely applications of water when
in healthy, growing state, all vegetation
loves liberal supply of moisture. and
this should be given, not in little and FREE
quent sprlnklings, but only when there
are signs that it is required, and then in
c SiopH measure. Plants at rest do not
much Of r. an very freely. and too
root and later In the foliage.
A GOOD article of grating wax is mad.
rom one quart beef's tallow. two narts
'eeswax and four parts resin. Melt, mir.
,our into cold water, and work thoroughly. !,
This makes good cement that will not
melt in warm weather nor crack in cold
FEATHER. b
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-02

A WEALTHY Bostonian, while at Paris
recently on his wedding tour, was swim
died out of $4,000 by an lrishman, who
pretended to have lately come into a
large property, with the condition at
tached that he should give S1O0,O 900 to
the poor of America, and would like to
send half of it by the gentleman, only
asking as security to be assured that no
was worth that amount. The victim
handed him $4,000 to count, and prom
ised to bring evidence of his account at
the bankers, but without waiting for it
the Irishman fled with the bills, and has
lot been seen since.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-02

BARBARITY OF CLIPPING HoRsEs.-A
veterinary surgeon of considerable repu-
tation writes to President Bergh, protest
ing against the cruel practice-of clipping
horses in the winter He says;
Following the great law OF nature, we
find that as the winter approaches the
hair on animals increases in growth and
thickness, and thus the electricity engen-
dered in the system is retained there, and
prevents the animal from suffering from
the too violent changes of the weather.
the infamous process of clipping" allows
that vital principle to escape, and the
animal, deprived of its natural electric
ity, is at the mercy Of every changing
wind, and is constantly exposed 10 con-
gestions of all internal viscera.
1 assert positively that no horse, nc
matter how pure the blood, or how per
feet the organization, can go through five
successive winter "clippings" and escape
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-02

FIRE and water are good servants but
bad masters.