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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-09-02
f" BOISE City IDAuOE


To the Williams s. Bixler House
Verginia City Ncvadi. Deer Sur
l heve seen notis in the LION
COUNTY TIMES near your place that
the sister OF Lee Mclnstry was in
your house and wanted to find him
or heer about him and 50 u man who
is livin heare wants me to write to let
you know that he knows some thing
about him thinkin it might do her
some good.
This mans name is John Rowe g.
used to live in Missourie near pleasant
Hill g. while livin thare knew man
who used to talk about man who
started for Californy with man
named McKinstry but who never
reeched it accordin to reports and
that's all he nows about it. Hopin
this is satisfactory ! am yours truly
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-12-07
st. Nicholas for December

Has for its frOntispiece an entirely
original and most charming portrait of
Hans Christian Andersen" surroun
ded by several of the representative
creations of his fancy, which are set
forth with almos. as much delicacy as
in his own word pictures. Looking
first and long at the noble kindly
face, one sees next the Little Match-
Girl" and beneath it a ske ch of
good "Councilior Knapp" while in
ling"-Andersen's emblem of himself
is lifting its great featherle.s head in
so life-like manner that you almost
expect to hear its feeble ''quack. :
"LIttIr Tux" Is there too, and so are
The Brave Tin Soldier" aud "The
Elder-Tree Mother" short, this
fr0ntispiece is one of tin most daintily
conceived and beautifully executed
wood en9raving5 that we have ever
seen.
OF the other contributions to the
number, perhaps the most noticeable
are II. HIS poem of "The Legend of
St Nicholas" with its exquisite illus
tratiOns the article entitled Some
thing About Railroads." and giving
details Of the history, construction and
management of the railway and the
long contribution on "Our Hundred
ChristEi&s Presents, and How 10 Make
them.
As for other attractions. MI Brooks
serial, "The Boy Emigrants," grows
in interest and power ~ we make our
slow advance with the boys across the
Westprh .prairies SANDY. the
Huuch back, " gives Us & change of air,
and pathetic picture Of a poor maim-
ed boys life among the braeS of Scot
land =; eveH farther still we go to wit
ness the interesting and peculiar OH
servance Of st, NichOlas' Day In
Germany - and on Dur return We stop
,ust short of our native shores to meet
Mr.. TrOwhridge's sporting characters,
"Joe" and "Rnnwig," and experience
the delight of hunting ducks with
them, upon little island. Frank
ami the Toad" novel mock trial,
and the poem Of a Dead Doll,' are
sure to bring Il laugh with them and
Mrs. Dodge has one of her charm
ing rhymes, with a marvelouslY beau
tiful illustration by Miss Hallock.
Readers of the magazine have long
known what keen excitement and in
spiratiOn to expect from the various
departments, and in no single issue
have they probably found more enjoy
ment than they will in this one, either
from Jack-in- -the-PulpIt, or from the
Riddle Box, which this month offers
as a prize for the solution of its chief
puZzle. a beautiful miniature scho0n.
cr-yacht! 70 simply glance through
the December number of ST. NICHO-
LAS is at least to confess that never be-
fcre has literature for children reached
so high level.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-12-07

The offer of the WING for sale has
excited some anxiety among its friends
in the country From one Of these,
a few days since, a le:er was received
stating, among other things
Eve have been very uneasy at the
notice we see Uha! the WING is for
sale. We regard it as the sheet
aucaor Of the great agricultural in>
terest of the State. and as the Vir-
gina paper and to see it pass into
hands hostile To its past and our fu-
ture would sadly distress US &c.
Letters of similar tone have
been received from others; and We
feel it duty to reassurc our friends
and relieve them of apprehensiOns
There have been abundant Offers to
purchase tie WHiG and from quarters
animated, perhlp,, by the very feel.
ings dreaded by our correspondence
Bu they have not even been consid-
ered--and will not be-for its pros
prietorS are determined that il shall
not become an engine IN hshds hostile
to those who have ever stood man
fully by it. Whatever other changes
it may undergo, it will cOntinue stead,
fast in its support of the great farm
ing and planting people OF this Com
monwealth, aud equally firm in its
opposition to the scheming ana traf-
fickIng set who would sell the last
vestment of tie State for the sake OF
a percentage Richmond Whig.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-12-07

When Won see man going home
at two O'Clock in the mr ruiug, and
know his wife is waiting for hin, it is
likely 10 DE stormy.
When a man receives a bill for
goods his wife has bought unknown
to him, look out for thunder aud
lightning.
When a man goes home and finds
no supper ready, the FIRE out, and
MS wife visiting the ncighbors, it is
likely to be cloudy.
When a man promises to take his
wife to party, and changes his mind
after she Is dressed, You may expect
a shower,
When man save his cigar money
to buy his wife a new bonnet and
the children new shoes, it indicates a
spell Of sunshine.
When man dies and leaves a nice
you1g widow with plenty of money,
aud you see her walking our with the
executor on Sunday afternoon, a
Char ge is imminent.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-12-07

particular spot you will be una BILE 20
see the object. To convince YOU OF
this fact, ~ vii a,A you to clo>.
your r.sns e.e, auI ,o,A, ead,iy p.
the spot TO your risnl, as here repre-
sented.'
. O
Hold the paper from twelve TO fifteen
inches from your face, keeping your
eyes steadily affixed upon the dot :
bring the paper slowly nearer your
eye, when you will find at certa n
disJance-abodt SIX or seven inche.
from The eye-that the left spot will
entire,y dISappeari bpt, as you bring
the paper nearer % you, or carry il
farther Off it becoTes instantly visi-
bic again,
1t has been found, experimentalIy,
that the reason of this blindness is
that the image in the example given
fails directly upon the spot where the
optic nerves enters the eye. and this
point being "blind." no image is
formed there. The optic nerve is
considered by most peop to be the
seat of vision. whereas 1t is only used
IN transmitting a knowledge Of what
has been photographed upon the
retina 10 the brain. where the mind
takes C0gnizance of it, and we are
said 10 see.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-12-07

be held by all the world that 1t has ell
tered upon 4 new phase OS Eastern
policy. We have no desire for an ex-
tension of territory. We do not covet
the land of the Nile. Since the fir
man Of 1873. which gave the Khpdive
the right of treating independently
with foreign States, the Egyptian gov
ernment has had little cause of COM
plaint, and may fulfill her duties un-
trammelIed by StambOul III this settle
ment We desire tn make no change,
but should insurrectiOn or intrigue,
aggression from without or corruption
within, bring political as we'll as q
financial collapse to the Turkish En-
pire, it might become Necessary to
take measures for the security of that
part of the dominion of the Sultan
with which we are most nearly con-
ceTned.
''An acquisition of so commanding
an interest in the Suez canal-an in
terest which must inevitably tend to
an increase lead the Government
and people of this country to concern
themselves habitually with Egypt"
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-12-07

ed girls at the Institute sought their
teachers and talked correctly with
tuem on tie >H' ct at tlr'r soul:
salvation. r. ,r.fr-l .u hc br
or gin Of work p' gr jn t.c "rm-
mm;ty that promises the greatest
blessings. o. last sunIay sixteen ot
the Peace Institute scholars proiessed
conversion, and the deepest interest
is manifested by all. These three
ladies say that no one knew OF their
wti,irg the er,er and making this
request Of Mes>rs Moody and S nix
ey. So tue interest could not be at,
trihuted 20 knowledge Of this fact
Whether this revival i in answer
to prayer or not cannot of course be
determined, but the iucIdJnce Is. to
say the least, remarkable. Certain
Iy the b bic warrants the belief that
such answers TO prayer will be given.
bedford Sentinel.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-12-07
Fatal Coal-OiI ExplosiOn-TwO
Women IurDed 10 Death.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 25.-Thls
morning a coal-oil or huid-lamP ex-
ploded in the bedroom Of Mrs. Char
lotte Chew, in Camden, n. J. The
lamp had been sitting on the manteI'
and when it burst the fuid was thrown
over the carpet and Immediately isN
nited. Laura Chew, aged eighteen,
who roomed with her mother, sprang
out of bed and rushed to the door to
call for help, when her night>cIotheS
took fire. She then opened the sec
ond-story window. out of which sic
Ell her jumped or fell, and was injured
80 terribly that she died in few MN
utes after being conveyed into the
house. The clothes of the mother
also took FIRE, and before assistance
could be rendered her, she too, was
so dreadtuily injured that she expired
about l O'Clock to day. William
Chew, son Of the deceased, sixteen
years old, had his hands severely
burned.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-12-07
"The Blind Spot. D"

Il Is. perhaps, not generally known
thai every one has a blind spot III his
eye-a place where no vision is per-
formed. The image Of every obj"ct
upou which your eyes are directed, is
lofmed upon the getina, ner' Gus
expansion Of the optic nerve, which
corresponds to the coi:odion used by
the photographer in taking pictures.
At a point on this retina. where the
optic nerve conres through aud several
coatings OF the eye TO spread itself
over tie inside of the eye for the re-
ception Of the image. is perfectly
blind spot. Aud if you turn your
eye in slcH a manner as to let the
image Of the object fall upon this
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-12-07
How the Days Cot thcir Names.

He Professor Proctor] first showed
how the hours and days came to be- re-
garded aS each ruled over ny Il paT,jc-
uIar plannet. Dividing the day into
tweuty-fnur hours, and regarding
these as ruled over in succession hy
the planets in the order of ,heir dis
tanceS according tp the old system M
viz, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars the sun,
Venus, Mercury, and the Noon it VIII
be found that if the first hoHr of one
day be ruled by the Sun. the first hour
OF the next 10y Mars, Of the next hy
Mercury, the next by Jupiter, then
Venus, and Of the neat by SatuIn.
and so to the sun again. Hence the
order of the seven days. the Suns
day, the Moons day, Mars day (iu
French MGrdi), Nercury's day her
credD, Jov-'s day (JcUdU, Venus's
day (VuRdr"d0, and Saturn's day,
Saturday, or the Sabbath of the Jews,
day Of rest with the Egyptians, be-
cause an unuCky day for any SOFT Of
work as ruled over by the malelic
planet Saturn. Professor R A. Proc
tOr-LGcture IN Ne1O York Tribune.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-12-07
Communicated.
Sunday sScguiatiOns for Bristol
GO0dsttI.

The Social Science Congress which
met last week in Baltimore. have b =
gun work in the right drectiOn.--
They were discussing the cause and
cure of Epidemics, Ventilation, the
use of Alcohol, aud mas5iug pOpula-
ton of our cities.
There are suniects demanding rnore
attention at the hands cf all Towns
and Corporations in their own limits.
The expenditure of the tax payers
money to prevent epidemics, III proper
drainage OF our streets, cleaning of
the mud and garbage out Of sewers and
off side walks. would meet the applO-
baton of ali communities. and ii so
used would prevent so frequent COM
plants OF our authorities in their dis
Greet use of our means. Nothing adds
more to health and the coneliness of Il
town or city, to citizen or stranger.
than to see clean streets and clean
sewers. This makes property disiIa-
ble and valuable.
Another subject of vital Importance
that was discussed and statistics given
WAS the evils growing out of the Ii
ceuse system of Drinking Saloons and
Hotel Bars. The proof is undeuidbIe
this source is a pennywise and pound
foolish investment for any corporation
to allow. The cost OF criminal suits,
the creating of vicious appetites for
evil, the loss of time in gambling sa-
looms, and loafing around such places
exceeds the income nine dollars 10 one,
50 that for every one hundred dollars
received from license we have to pay
nine hundred dollars or lose'nine nun
dred dollars in way of taxes aud labor,
all of which comes off the sober, III
dustriOus class.
If YOU need proof at home look at
the increase of beggars and panpers,
and Look at the source whence they
come. Ibis high time the sober, IN
dustrious class awake to their interest
aud make an ounce of prevention worth
a pound of cure.
SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-12-07
TitE SUEZ CANAL.
England's Interest in the Great
Route to the last.

LONDON, November 26.-The Times
in its financial article to-day, says i'll
relation to the purchase by Great
Britain of one hundred and seventy
seven thousand shares of stock in the
SueZ canal.
"A breathing time almost essential
to Egypt is secured. The value of the
purchase to England is great, and prob
ably will be taken by the public to
mean more than it does. BY buying
the rest of the shares and paying two
loans raised by the company, amount
ing to forty-eight million pounds,
England would he possessed OF The en-
tire property. The advantage of the
bargain naturally il a boundary ques-
i!oti: The purchase was made for po-
liticaI reasons; therefore the impor-
tance of the step is hardly to be over
rated. For considerable time il can
not be pecuniarily profitable. unless
England also redeemS the nineteen
wear coupons which the Ehedive has
heretofore sold
The Times, in its leading article on
the same subject, has the foilowiug:
There is an audacity about il which
we do not gererally associate with acts
of the British ministry. We seem TO
trace in the business the hand of Mr..
DisraeIi The nation wakes this morn
ing to find that il nas acquired heavy
stake i'm the security and well-being OF
another distant land; and that it will
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-12-07
What the Great Pyrassaid was In
tended For.

TBy Professor r. A. Proctor =
Bat in the case of the great pyramid
we have the cleareSt evidence Of the
purpose of the building. The room
was here darkened. and views Ilus>
trating the construction of the great
pyramid and uf the other pyramids of
Egypt were brought upon the screen.
In the iirst place, it was carefully
OrIented so that when the sun was
due east, or due south. or due west,
he fact was indicated by the varying
position of the shadows on the four
sloping faces of the pyramid, Within
the pyramid was long and perfectly
straight passage. so placed as to
point to the pole-star of the epoch
(probably about two thousand one
hundred and seventy years b. G.. at
the time when this star was due north
and below the true pole of the heav-
ems. No doubt the object Of this ar
rangement was to secure observations
of the lower meridian passage of the
pole>star, whether it occurred by day
or by night. Pictures were shown
illustrating the positions of the cons
stellation of the Dragon. whose bright
est star-since much faded in bril-
Iiancy-was the pole,star of that
time.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-12-07
HcmaTkS on the @ OWth, CUl-
tUrc and General Manage
ltCi- Oi
TO B a GOO.

Below is the firstof a series of ar
ticlcs on the Growth, Culture and
General Management of Tobacco,
compiled by Mr.. Jesse 7. Hutchc
son, Of Mayo's Warehouse, Rich
mond, Va, and directed to Dr. {.
/. Garnet, Buffalo, Putnam coun-
ty, W. Va. The articles are seven
in number, and for minuteness Of
detail and clearness Of comprehen-
sion they surpass anything we have
vet seen on this important subject.
We publish them with the hope
that they will be of benefit to our
farmers in this section, who, as a
general thing, are unacquainted
with the management of tobacco.
AS these articles are valuable. it
would not be amiss for our country
readers to carefully preserve them.
Here is the first one
Selection and Preparation of
Plant Land.
We prefer a gentle slope, with a
southern or southeastern exposure, a
rich gray soil, remote from any field
or other opening, if it is possible, We
never yet have known any other land
absolutely certain for plants, While
some years plant-beds in the field may
turn out well yet the utmost precau-
ton, other years, will not be sufficient
to keep the insects from devOuring
them. While, if the beds are in the
woods. they are rarely ever found by
the fly, and scarcely ever injured to
auv great extent. We never knew a
bed in the woods, properly selected,
aud properly managed, TO fail. We
have seen some land in second growth
of pine to produce plants admirably,
and as far as our experience goes, some
of the very best is this kind of land
But bed in an open field is never GER
tain. This is the conclusion of years
of practical experience, which, to us,
is worth all the slip-shod theory ever
published.
Avoid land that is too wet, for on it,
your plants, though they mag event
ualIy come, will very generally be too
tall. On hillside damp enough, II
It is in the woods, the plants will be
at least three weeks earlier. Red land,
no matter how rich, is uncertain, ana
should be avoided
After a suitable piece OF land has
been found, select a dry time, from the
Ist OF December to the lst OF February
the sooner the better-and after ra-
king off the leaves, lay down skids
about three inches in diameter and
about three feet apart, across which
lay a bed of wood five or six feet
wide, and high enough to burn about
an hour and a half, and leave sutli-
cient quantity to move, so that there
will be no difficulty in kidding after
the first time. When it has burned
enough, move the fire about as far as
the width OF the first layer, then
throw on brush and a good bed of
wood, and so on. Brush adds greatly
to the burning of the fire. and must be
used with every layer. Every ffrmer
ought to provide himself with iron
hooks for pulling plant bed fires. Ihere
may be such a thing as burning land
too hard, but we give il as our opinion,
that where one bed is injured by hard
burning, ten are injured for the want
OF it. We have heard a great deal
about raising plants with guano, aud
without burning but in most cases
we have witnessed, it proved a signal
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-12-07
From the New York World of Thursday
William B. Astor and his Two Hundred
Millions

1t would be difficult to determine
the extent and wholly impossible to
determine the valHe of his property,
either real or personal. 1t probably
aggregates nearly $500 600 600. Mr..
AstOr paid more taxes on real estate,
than any other man in the country
He paid al nualiy his taxes on his real
property $500, 800, which is one .seven-
tieth Of the whole amount of the tax
collected annually in this city. The
assessed value of his real estnte, is un-
derslOod TO be some S56, 100000 with a
probable actual value of some SD, 600, =
900
He owned real estate in every ward
and in nearly every avenue in the city,
and it is said Of hIH that every mIIe
he walked or rode he passed some
buildings owed by him. His POSSES
sion Of real property was confined al
most exclusively to this city, with the
exception Of his country seat, a tract
of some six hundred acres in the West
which he took in payment Of debts
y bout Oue-siXth of his real estate is
locked up in long leases, some of
which are expiring almost every day
while many will continue in full force
and effect for many years to come -
His property is all improved, and he
does not own single vacant lot.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-12-07
BELIEF.
There is no unbelief.
7hoever plants a leaf beneath Il
-ud waits to see it push away II

There is no unbelief.
Whoever plants a leaf beneath the sod,
Aud waits to see it push away the clod,
Trust he in God.
Whoever says when clouu are. in the skv,
Be patient, heart Light breaketh by and
BY"
Trusts in the Most High.
Whoever sees, meath Winters field of snow,
The silent haryests of the future grow,
Gods power must know.
Whoever lies down on his couch to sleep,
Content TO lock each sense in slumber deep,
Knows God will keep.
Whoever says ''to morrow" "the un-
known
"The FUTURE" trusts that Power alone
He dares not to disown.
The heart that looks on when the eyelids
close,
And dares to live when life has only woes,
Gods comfort knows.
There is no unbelief.
And day by day and night unconsciously,
The heart lives bv that faith the lips deny,
God knoweth why.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-12-07

THE new complications between
the United States and Spain, may
yet result in war. Active prepar-
ations are being made at the several
navy yards; Atthe Brooklyn Ma
Wy Yard on the 3Oth Nov, orders
were received to place ten more
monitors in commissions. The ac-
tiyity of the Government in fitting
mp and strengthening the navy, APP
pear omnibus. What the result
will be, time will unfold.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-12-07
PickCn's Information for the
People.

FIRSTLY.
I shall continue to keep my work
up to its present standard of excel
ence.
SECONDLY.
My best endeav0r> will be, to i'm
prove its quality in every respect.
THIRDLY.
To announce to all and every one. |
great reduction in prices, and still in
creasing the acknowledged largest
stock from Richmond to Memphis,
LASTLY.
Call, examine. and purchase at the
New Model Jewelry Store.
E5istoI' Tdn0 : G0Qtson' %s
Aug. 1O-tf,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-12-07

THE weather along the coast and
on tie lakes during the last few
weeks, has been very stormy, and
the cold intense. The number of
wrecks reported and loss Of life is
fearful. The Hudson river was
frozen over at Albany on Nov. Both,
the thermometer ranging from 2 to
8 degrees below zero. At Boston
it ranged from 4 to II degrees be-
low. The weather throughout
the New England States, is the
coolest for the season, ever before
known.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-12-07
Remarkable Evidence of the
Power of Prayer.

A private letter from Raleigh, n.
c., relates that three Of ;he lady
teachers connected with peace Insti-
tnte wrote to Me>srs. Moody and
Sankey while IN New York asking
their prayers and those Of The con-
gregation IN behalf Of the Young la
dies attending school at the In,'i-
tute. About 4 week after this lett T
was written five Of the mcst hardeu>
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-12-07

mild dperient ','sd ge"tis pU g.rtire, recon-
mnudrd for tie cure Of all derxngements Of the
stomach, liver and hCwels BY their timely use
much sickness Is prevented They purify the
blood remove ali corruption~ and s.e dj-
seased system to perfect health IS an Aaittu ne
TO CaiiIs md Fe er they have no equal. For Dys-
pepsta hey are Sp-ciac. For Sick Headache ariS
h!ioUs 'o!ic they are II sure cure. For CoHs'iya-
ton, Rte'fHsrtisH, Pties Pa'pitqtioa Of the Hsort
Pai1 IL, the Side, Back and Lotns Nervousness.
positive remedy. For FeHnle I,TcCalGriiiss, Nth
out n rfr'I When does not ''feel very well, ''
single dose stimulates the s,crsach and bowels
restores the appetite ami ir parts vgor to the sys
tenn. Sold everywhere. OHicc, Is Murry Stree t
New York.
DIR TU rs HAIR DYE.
is easily applied, impsrts q basutiful black o.
brown, and act- like magic. The best in the
word. Sold by all druggists. Price 81 90 a box
sold by all Druggists, aud by Dckey Wright
Bristol. Tenn.
Aug. 81, '75-ly.