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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-03-14

/ A FABLx Once upon a time there waa
( turkey whose owner suddenly ceased TO
regard him with Indifference, as was his
wont, and instesd Of permitting him to
wander around Al day TO scratch the
ground for his living began to feed him
seemed never tired of stuffing his crop.
even after it wns full to bursting. The
poor turkey could not understand such
sudden kindness, until one holiday morn
ing; when too late, he discovered that his
master had been stuffing him that he
might stuff himself. Moral Don't let
anybody stuff you,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-03-14

Poor LABoRERs IN ENeLAND.-Work,
men in our country are often discontinued
with their wages, but the poorest Of them
live in paradise compared with many OF
their class in England. English laborers
fare more hardly than any others In hu-
rope. One of the best-educated among
them. who has made their condition
study for many years, makes some start art.
ling statements. He says that OF nSe
million operatives, only one,tnlra Ga. are
fully employed, second third Pal.,a a,iy
and one-third idle, or only occasiona'''
with work. ,,;.;.. of
He declares that in every reqaisl1e y.
health, their dwellings are inferior y. =.
most stables, and to many piggeriss, sn az
a master of hounds would be indignant
=: q ' hs we're asked to kennel his hounds IN
n,nh foul dens for a single night, wnAse
sny owner of horses, who fed MS sal
guy ,s as scautily as some of the poor ~
is'S u.ould be in danger of prosecutor
Iea, ,hs Society for the Prevention of Cru
e', His is a sad picture, but it is not toe
highly colored.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-03-14

Two OR THREE MEALS A DAY.-The
Oneida Circular copies paragraph rela-
tive to the two-meals-a-day system re-
Gently introduced into the community,
and remarks: eve receive many tokens
that our experiments enlisting favorable
interest in many minds. So far it has
been so satisfactory to us that it will be a
very long time, we judge, before we shall
wish to return to the old three-meal-a-day
plan. 1t gives stronger stomachs, clearer
heads, and tends to better interior expe-
rience. 1t secures many of the objective
and subjective results of the old way of
occasional fasting withoutany unpleasant
results"
pint of dry, white marrow-fat peas whole
or split; add two quarts of water, cover
close and stew gently, until the peas are
quite reduced to pulp; strain through a
coarse sieve or colander; salt to the
taste, and pour into a fiat dish, to the
depth of an inch or more; let this stand
to cool several hours, or until it is quite
firm; cut in short slices, half an inch
thick, and serve cold, as relish, with
bread and butter and stewed fruit. 1t is
palatable, nutritious and wholesome, pro.
vided one does not eat too much. Cooked
in steam, or in double boiler, it requires
less water.
tsHHU Dxn FtNx.---Tsko three parts O
cream of tartar and one of cochineal
nicely rubbed together; tic teaspoonfu
in mustard bag. Put this with q quart
of boiling water; dip in the articles to be
colored, previously cleaned and dippedi in
alum water; if wished stiff, put in little
gum arabic. C.
sSAusAaE.-Good sausage can be made
better by mixing, thoroughly, one teacup
Indian meal to four pounds sausage.
Mix only enough to last four or five days
at a time, as it might sour.
BEEF SrEw.-Six pounds of the flank
of beef cut in small pieces; boil in two
quarts of water until tender. Then putin
q dozen potatoes, a dozen onions and four
turnips; cover it 80 that the steam cannot
escape; salt and pepper to the taste.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-03-14

To KEEP HAMS IN SUMMER.-There
are number of modes given to keep hams
through the warm season free from the
attacks of insects. Some bag them and
white-wash the bags, which is trouble
some and somewhat expensive; some
cover them with dry wood ashes, and pack
them in barrels; some pack them in bar
rels and cover thoroughly with pine shay
ings; but we think the best plan of all,
and certainly the least expensive with all
who have smoke-house, and every farmer
should have good one, is to keep the
hams hung up in the smoke-house, which
should be kept perfectly dark at all times.
We have eaten hams so kept two years
old, and they were among the very best
we ever tasted. Uniform darkness is a
complete protection against the attack of
nseots.-Germanton Telegraph.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-03-14
HOUSEHOLD.
The Care Of Children.

No matter how many subOrdinates your
purse can employ, you are yourself, be-
ing parent, your child's first and best
guardian. But society, business and the
church make many demands upon your
time Even so. Meet them if you can :;
but if you must choose which to give your
best to, and which to give your second
best, and which to let go by the board,
let home and children have the freshness,
the first of the day, and the closest brood
ing of the heart.
/ have known family of dear little
children, clothed in purple and fine linen,
and faring, like the man in the parable,
sumptuously every day, who were almost
as badly off as Lazarus in the same.
They were wholly under the care and in
tluence of illiterate, vulgar and unprin-
cipled servants, their mother being too
much engaged with company, friends and
benevolent enterprises to do more than to
give them kiss once or twice day, and
sometimes, when they vexed her, scold-
ing or slap. The mother, brilliant
and educated and most fascinating lady.
By and by she is ashamed of her children,
who are Doors, unpublished, unmannerly
and ungrammatical. What wonder2 They
were neglected, and nothing else could
be expected. Seven times one are seven.
You cannot make it nine to save your
life.
Some mothers neglect their children
through the care they take of their out
ward appearance. Come what will, they
must have SO many little frocks, and so
many little aprons, so many pies and
cakes too, on the table, and so much lux
ury in the furnishing and adjoining oftheir
homes. Somebody and something may
be put off, and turned aside, and it is very
likely to be the little Kitty or Johnny,
who is, after all, the occasion of the pa
rents greatest pride and anxiety! 1t is a
terrible thing though, when you really sit
down and think about it, that a child,
living, breathing, sentient, and immortal,
should ever be considered as merely
clothes-pole, or centre-piece for vain
display!
The class who upon the whole get the
the least notice taken of them, and are
oftenest snubbed and hurt, are the boys.
The ordinary, commonplace ones mean,
who are especially brilliant in nothing,
and who are at the awkward, Obtrusive
age, when their feet and hands are big,
and they seem to have talent for forever
being in the way. Their very faces have
lost the sweetness of babyhood, and have
not gained the meaning of manhood. No
body has much patience with them, and
the house is so much stiller when they are
out of it, that even mother does not ask
where they are when they stink out of
sight, perhaps, after supper, God help
them. Many a boy might be saved from
period of wild and reckless dissipation
if only there was somebody who could see
the better part of him, and care enough
for it to endure the rougher outside and
help him along. There are plenty ofneg
lected boys who wear good warm clothes
and have shoes on their feet. Is there one
we know2 If so, let us take compassion
ON characterization Union.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-03-14
How Often ShOuld Cows be MIXED.

Regularity in the milking of cows is of
as much importance as regularity in feed
ing them. In state of nature, the COW
is relieved of its milk great many times
each day. A calf allowed to remain with
its mother will help itself seven ar eight
times each day. Under such circum-
stances the udder of the COW will remain
small, and if allowed to retain the milk
secreted during the twelve hours, fever
ish symptoms are likely to be produced.
The practice of milking cows more than
twice in "a hours causes the capacity OF
the ulder to be greatly increased, and
probably helps in maintaining the lacteal
secretion long after pregnancy has taken
place. When, however, by an artificial
system, the COW has been enabled to re-
tain her milk without Inconvenience tor
twelve hours or so, she ought to be MIXED
regularly every day at the same hour.
When the time for milking arrives, the
udder usually becomes distended to its
utmost capacity, and if the milk is not
speedily removed, the animal suffers con
siderable pain. Cases of fever, the result
of allowing animals to remain too long
unmilked, are, indeed, by no means OF
unfrequent occurrence. 1t is especial!
necessary to attend to this point for SOM
days after the animal has brought fortl
its young, for during that period very ut
tie irritation of the tactical organs is like
ly to bring on that most fatal of all NAL
aides, fever. If milking be too long de
layed, nature will try to help the poo
animal. An absorption of milk into tn
blood will to some extent take place, AM
that which remains in the udder will be b.,
come deteriorated. When neglect to mil
COW at the regular time is repeated Sc!
eral times, the secretion of the tiuld
permanently checked; and there are man
cases where, by such neglect, an anims
has become dry in less than month";
Irish Farmers Gazette.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-03-14
A Charming Woman.

A charming woman, I've heard 1t said
BY other women as light as she;
But all in vain puzzle my head
To find wherein the charm may be-
Her face, indeed, is pretty enough,
And her form is quite as good as the best,
Where nature has given the bony stuff,
And clever milliner all the rest
Intelligent! Yes--in certain way;
With the feminine gift Of ready speech
And knows very well what not to say
Whenever the theme transeends her reach
But turn the topic on things to wear,
From an opera cloak to robs de nuit--
Hats, basques or bonnets-'twill mako you
To see how fluent the lady can be-.
Her laugh b hardly thing to please;
For an honest laugh must always start
From gleesome mood, like sudden breeze
And hers 10 purely matter Of art
A muscular motion made to show
What nature designed to lie beneath
The inner mouth; but what can she do,
II that is ruined to show the teeth!
. 10 ueTbeAt1n cuuTcn-a kOOu nalI mic
When the day is fine she is sure to 60,
Arrayed, Of course, in the latest style,
= La mode de Paris has got to show;
And she puts her hand on the velvet pew
g (CAn hands so white have a faint of sin?)
And thinks-how her prayer-book's tint OF
blue
Must harmonic with her milky skin!
All! what shall We say of one who walks
In fields Of flowers to choose the weedss
Reads authors Of whom she mover talks,
And talks of authors she never reads?
Shea charming woman I've heard it said
- By other women a. light a. she;
But all in vain puzzle my head
To find wherein the charm may be.
-Harper's Magazine.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-03-14
The Intrusive Yankee.
A BOARDING-HOUsE SKETCH.

Charley H, the subject of this sketch
--and an intimate friend of ours, by the
way-was not only fond of good joke,
but he was as dry joker himself as it has
ever been our good fortune to meet. He
delighted in all sorts of jokes, and such
9 was his passion for the class called prac-
teal jokes, that he would spend both time
and money, hand-labor and brain-labor,
and put himself to the greatest trouble
and inconvenience, for the bare pleasure
of seeing and perpetrating little fun.
Moreover, Charley was remarkably pa
tent to endure sport made at his ex-
pense, and he could laugh at it as heartily
as any, although he was never known to
neglect an opportunity of returning, with
interest, any joke of which he had been
made the victim.
Charley once lived in boarding house,
and occupied one, of two single beds, To-
Gated in the same apartment 1t so hap
pened, at one time, that the other bed re-
manned vacant for several weeks; and
Charley was beginning to,think that he
was destined to have the good fortune to
reign sole lord Of his apartment for sew
eral weeks to come. He had everything
arranged, old bachelor style, to suit his
convenience or caprice thankful that
there was no one to disturb the tranquil
ity of his sanctum!
bsOne night, however, on coming home
late, he observed that a change had taken
place in the appearance of the other bed,
and, on nearer inspection, he saw that a
stranger had been thrust unceremoniously
into the room he had begun to consider
his own. The strangers trunk was there,
and the stranger himself was snoring in
the most unconcerned and deliberate man
ner, III. ..-... .s. 5'.,
"A Charley felt perplexcd--yea, grieved; ;
but he said nothing. Getting into his
own bed, he addressed himself to slum-
ber, and was soon as sound asleep as the
stranger.
On the following morning, our friend
was awakened by the occupant OF the
other bed. who had arisen, and was max
IS ing most uncharitable racket, in over
hauling Charley nicely arranged articles
of the toilet. T9s9c .
Here, yoou!" said the stranger, who
Chsfley saw At . glance was one of the
rough, Independent, half-civilizcd Yam
KEGS, we read of frequently, and occasion
ally meet; "Herel yeou! can't yeou tell
me whar kin find SUI thin in the shape OF
har comb2" NJ tAf "a
Charley began to smell fun, and replied
very coolly: IA
"There's comb, believe, in the draw
er; If that won't do, you can call the
chamber-maid, and order a better one.'
sOh, this 10 - good ~ new" said the
.%,.rror nrdnovOrinU IN atraiOhfen his
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-03-14
Bees as Architects and Mathematician.

Man is obliged to use all sorts of en-
gines for measurement angles, rules,
plumb-lines to produce his buildings
and to guide his hands; the bee executes
her work Immediately from mind, with
out instruments or tools of any kind.
'She has successfully solved a problem in
higher mathematics, which the discovery
of the differential calculus, a century and
half ago, does not enable us to solve
without the greatest difficulty" The in
clination of the planes Of the cells is al
ways Just so that, if the surfaces on which
she works are unequal, still the axis run
ming through it is in the true direction,
and the junction of the two axes form an
angle of sixty degrees as accurately as if
there was none. The manner in which
she adapts her work to the requirements
of the moment and place is marvellous.
In order to test their ingenuity, Huber
glazed the interior of hive, with the ex-
ception of certain bits of wood fastened
on the sides. The bees cannot make their
work adhere to glass, and they began to
build horizontally from side to side; he in
terposed other plates of glass in different
directions, and they curved their combs
in the strangest shapes, in order to make
them reach their wooden supports. He
says this proceeding denotes more than
an instinct, as glass was not substance
against which bees could be warned by
nature, and that they changed the direc-
ton of the work before reaching the glass
at the distance precisely suitable for max
ing the necessary turns, enlarging the
cells on the outer side greatly, and on the
inner side diminishing them proportion
ately. As the different insects are work
ing on the different sides there must have
been some means of communicating the
proportion to be observed; while the bot
tom being common to both sets Of cells,
the difficulty of thus regularly varying
their dimensions must have been great
indeed.-.Scienttfc american.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-03-14
Secret of Success.

A few days since l met gentleman,
the owner of large paper mills. He took
me through the mills, and showed me the
great watts of pulp, and the great piles of
paper ready for the market, and world
of things which l did not comprehend.
After seeing all the machinery, and hear
ing his praises of his men, and how they
sent for United States stocks-fifty and a
hundred dollars at timc-every time he
went to the city, said:
's"Whl you please, sir, tell me the secret
of your great success; for you tell me you
began life with nothing2" s-.-
az don't know as there is any secret
about it. When sixteen years old went
to s. to work. was to receive forty
dollars year and my food-no more, no
less. My clothing and all my expenses
must come out of forty dollars. then
solemnly promised the Lord that would
give him one-tenth of my wages, and also
capital. This resolution carried out, and
after laying aside one-,enth for the Lord,
4 had at the end of the year much more
the Lord that whether he gave me more
or less, would never give lass than one
tenth to him. To this vow have consci-
entiousiy adhered from that day to this
and if there be any secret to my success,
l attribute it TO this. feel sure am far
richer on my nine tenths-though hope
I do not now limit my charities to one
terth-than if had kept the whole"
F. How do YOU account for itf'gs
I'm two ways: first, believe God has
blessed me. nd.made my business to pros
per; and sccondl have learned to be so
careful and economical that my nine
tenths go far beyond what the whole world
would, were otherwise. And believe
that any man who will make the trial will
find it So"
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-03-14

STARTING MELONS. - The following
unique plan, which we find adrift without
credit, is said to be the one long In use oy
a man growing melons. We suppose 1t
would answer equally aswell with squashles
and similar plants; Dig holes twelve
inches square, eight and ten inches Deep
fill up with well-rotted horse-manure to
the surface. On this put two inches OF
soil. Then take four-inch flower pot.
set in the centre, draw the remainder OF
the soil in about four inches deep, then
giving the pot twist around, withdraw
It. This leaves a hole four inches deep
by four wide. In this, drop five or si1
seeds and cover to the depth Of three
fourths Of an inch. Over this place
pane Of six by-eight glass, pressing
Tightly to fit close. then give no more
attention till the plants are touching the
glass. Then go through, taking small
stone, raise up one end of the glass Win
~ TINS admits of sufficient circulation
oyer tne plants and hardens them. In
ABOUT ns NJ. three days more remove the glass.
tS;n Ills o.s. ume they will be in the roof ieai
i in cut sn 20 three plants in hill, draw
~ s' s nsG SOL around them, up as high as
'he seed leaf, and the work is done
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-03-14
took a little four-year-ols

| A,.pY took little four year-old down
A LAD The horse-cars, and gentleman
town ,o W. children took the little one ON
VINO low On the return trip the seats
ms nn a1, taken. No gentleman moved.
' Were a. said bright eyes, "aint some
body sd MESSING S.is s rs a:. .e a sS1' for 70
he nrecocious one.-Boston Journal.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-03-14

The proper time to remark that life is
burden is when you see boy of ten
writhing under the. influence of earache
in church.
If there were no moon, and no stars,
too, the little dog would cease to bay, and
the little dear to COO.
FIFTEEN years ago there was scarcely
ten millionaires in America.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-03-14

THE Chinese in San Francisco didn't
take the death Of their Emperor much to
heart. They said, "No care; noder man
all the same good. You sabea'
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-03-14

THE proper time to remark that life is
, burden Is when you see boy of ten
vrithing under the influence Of earachs
a church.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-03-14

A GIRL baby in Moore county has
double tongue; but we don't know that
that's any news.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-03-14

o.a aoa NOR. on HossEs.-A veterinary sur.
4 sr, gives the following as specific put
to1atp os" to Ne Is rather severe: MY
and equal parts Of iodine e., ointment ;.,1s
dali nSrcurial ointment, and rub ? ns ~
cn,m ,y over the te.m. When the part DC,
I; comes me sore ftos me application, suspend
has s0l few days and when the irritation ion
fore. ~ II may De app
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-03-14

al DdlsaAsa, ]. .;,ty.nine years old and
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-13
NEWS From THE OLD WORLD.

MADRID, Jan. 13.-King Alfonso ar
rived at Valencia to-day, and was en-.
thusiastically received by the people.
The German man-ofwar Nautilus has
returned to Santander.
PARIS, JAM 13.--Le Soir says rumors
were circu ated in the .loDbies of the As.
sembly yesterday that the Carlists had
taken Pampeluna, and that General Mo-
riones, commanding the National troops
in the north, had pronounced againstA Al
fonso.
LONDON, Jan. 13.-The Daily News
correspondent at Hendaye telegraphs:
"lt is said Deputy Leon Merino has left
Madrid with 500 followers to raise the
standard Of the Republic in the Sierra
Moreno"
The Mark Lane Express, in its review
of the wheat trade, says: "There has
been an extraordinary thaw throughout
Europe. The relaxation OF prices il
general. Prussia officially reports Q
better crop than for ten years past"
| The steamer Cortes, belonging tc
North Shields, has been lost In the Bay
Of Biscay. Twenty-six persons were
drowned,
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-13
By TELEGRAPH III.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-The following
PostInas sters we're confirmed yesterday:
"A, III. Hamilton, Ottumwa, Iowa; Elias
p. Ripley, Ackiey, Iowa; >. M Rhoads,
Jefferson, Iowa; f. W.. Crane, Maquo-
keta, Iowa;' Joseph Tavlor,. Fort How
aid, Wisconsin, Mrs. +. u. Lathrop, 90
The House Military Committee have
agreed to a bill for the reorganization oi
the pay department OF the army. 1t pro-
vides for q Paymaster General, with the
rank of Brigadier General; two assist.
ant Paymaster Generals, and two Deputy
Paymaster Generals.
The House Postal Committee IL con.
sidering the proposition to pay railroads
for the space occupied by the mails, in.
stead of by weight.
The Ways and Means Committee ls
urged by the Treasury Department to
prepare bill increasing the tax on
whisky ten cents.
Donn Piatt promises to make Con-
gress "jump," in his paper next Sunday
Mr.. Locke (Nasby) will not become
Postmaster OF Toledo.
The House judiciary Committee mas
ordered subcommittee to prepare
draft of bill for new election in Lou
is1ana, to be submitted to the full COM
mittee for its action.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-13
TIE CastcWs.
Special to the Star.


INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 13.-The Demo-
cratic caucus last night was not the most
harmonious gathering that ever Assem-.
bled. The Mcdonald men were sure OF
their ability to nominate their favorite in
caucus, but could not count ON his elec-
tion when the time came. They felt very
much like speaking their minds to some
Democrats who intimated the probabili.
. ty OF bolt, but knew their only hope lay
in keeping good natured and giving OF
tense TO no One. So the Holman men car.
ried the day and postponed the caucus to
Thursday evening.
Alter settling this all-important ques.
tiOn, the caucus proceeded to make nom.
nations as follows: For State Libra.
rian there were eleven candidates, six
men and live women. L. Dalton, Of Law
renee county, was nominated on the
fourth ballot. For Directors of the State
Prison North, II. E. Wadsworth, of La.
porte, Theo. Davenport, OF Kosciusko,
and VIM. Pratt, of Allen county, were
nominated; and DR.. w. p. Hammond, OF
Martin county, and James Kergwin, oi
Clark, for Directors of the State Prison
South; after which the caucus ad.
journed.