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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-03-04
Unappreciated Shakespeare.

a lew days ago young Gurley, whose
father lives on Croghan street, organ
lied theatrical company and purchas-
ed the dime novel play of Hamlet. -
The company consisted Of three boys
and hostIer, and Mr. Gurley's hired
girl was to be the "Ghost" ifthe troupe
could guarantee her fifty cents per
night
Young Gurley suddenly bloomed
out as a professional, and when his
mother asked him to bring in some
wood he replied;
Though am penniless thou canst
not degrade me !"
You trot out after that wood or I Il
have yonr father trounce you - she
exclaimed.
The tyrant who lays his hand upon
me shall die - replied the boy, but he
got the wood.
He was out on the step when man
came along and asked him where Lafa~
yette street was.
"Doomed for certain time to roam
the earth - replied Gurley in q hoarse
voice, and holding his right arm out
straight
II say-you! Where is Lafayette
street 2" called the man.
"Ah Could the dead but speak
ah !" continued Gurley
The man drove him into the house,
and his mother sent him to the grocery
after potatoes.
Il go, most noble dnchess," he SAID
as he took up the basket, ''but my
good sword shall some day avenge
these insults -
He knew that the grocery favored
theatricals, and when he got there he
said:
art thou provided with a store of
that vegetable known as the later,
most excellent duke p
"'What in thunder do you want !"
growled the grocer as he cleaned the
cheese-knife on a piece of paper
"Thy plebian mind is dull Of COM
prehension y answered Gurley.
Don't try to get off any of your
nonsense on me, or III crack your emp
ty pate in a minute :" roared the
grocer, and Hamlet had to come
down from his high horse and ask for
peck of potatoes
"What made you SO long?' asked
his mother as he returned.
Thy grave shall be dug in the cy-
press glade = he haughtily answer
ed.
When his father came home at noon
Mrs. Gurley told him that she believed
the boy was going crazy. and related
what had accurred.
Il see what ails him, unused the
father; this explains why he hangs
around Johnson's barn so much"
At the dinner table young Gurley
spoke Of his father as the ''illustrious
count" and when his mother asked
him if he would have some butter
gravy he answered:
The appetite Of warrior cannot
be satisfied with such nonsense.
When the meal was over the father
went out to his fayorite shade tree,
cut a sprout. and the boy was asked to
step into the woodshed and sec if the
penstock was frozen up. He found
the old man there, and he said
"Why, most noble lord, | had sup
posed thee far away -
I'm not SO far away but what I'm
going to make you skip y growled
the father. "II teach you to fool
around sith ten cent tragedies Come
up here !"
For about five minutes the wooshed
was full of dancing feet, flying arms
and moving bodies, and then the old
man took rest and inquired:
There. your highness, dost want
any more?'
''Oh no, dsd-not darned bit y
walled the young manager, and
while the father started for down town
he went in and sorrowfully informed
the hired girl that he must cancel her
i
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-03-04

Better run in old clothes than run
in debt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-03-04
..There cannot live a more unhappy

''There cannot live a more unhappy
creature than an ill-natured oll man
who is neither capable of receiving
pleasures nor, sensible of doing them to
others. Yet what is more common
than peevishness, discomfort and rest
less pineing in the decline of life?
And how rare the spectaclc-alI admit
it's beauty-of a cheerful, contcnted
and equable old age!
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-03-04
liz B. PHILLE0, Editor.
IS $40
WILL BUY
First Mortgage Premium Bofd
6F rtfE
H. !, Industrial Exhibition Co..

These Bonds are issued for the purpose Of rais-
inE FUNDS for the erection of q building in tho
City of New \ Iork TO be used for
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-03-04
ADVERTISING RATES ::

One inch, or fraction an inch, constitutes a
square.
Loaded notices in reading columns, or under
head Of Business Notices" 10 cents per ljre for
frst Insertion, and cents per line for each sub
oqucut insertion.
Marriages and Deaths inserted FREQ.
Transient advertising payable in advance.
Legal Notices requiring proof Of publication t.
i rei3 for before sniI proofs deiiverod-al 9TH
crs payable in advance.
All advertisements viii he inserted until for
bid, ;" unless seine specified time IS stated.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-10-21
Midnight Dispatches.
SAN FRANCISCO, October 90.

DAN nANSisto, oStopSi 49,
Edward Curtis and J. G. Mather,
were to- day elected directors of the
Woodville Co., in place OF VIM.
Sherman and J. r. Lee, resigned.
Curtis and Mather were selected
from the stockholders. A commit
tee of II were appointed to investi-
gate the affairs of the Company.
Their election is in the nature of a
compromise between factions.
Returns of the election in the
City just beginning to come in, and
will probably not be completed I'M
til after midnight, 1t is claimed
that Louderback is elected Police
Judge, although the gamblers and
hoodlums have worked hard against
him. Fitzgerald has been scratched
a great deal and runs behind his
ticket in most of the precincts. Re-
turns from the country have scarce y
commenced coming in. Mission
San Jose gives Carr, "a; Fitzgerald,
IL; Fresno, Carr, 81; Fitzgerald, ~;
San Mateo County, Carr, l24; Fitz-
gerald, 80.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-10-21
PREPARING TO RESUME
SPECIE PAYMENTS.

A Chicago dispatch of the 18th
says:
A Washington special says To
carry into effect the Specie Resump-
ton Act passed by Congress last
winter, the Secretary of the Treas
ury is authorized to issue any bonds
of the description and character of
those authorized by the Refunding
Act of 1870. By this authority a
limited amount of five per cent.
bonds have been issued. Whether
any further issue Of bonds bearing
six per cent. interest will be made
under the Specie Resumption Act
must, of course, depend on eircum-
stances. The first section author
ICES and requests the Secretary Of
the Treasury as rapidly as practical
bic. to cause to be coined at the
mints of the United States, silver
coins, and to issue them, etc. The
third section authorizes him to sell
bonds at par in gold bearing five,
four and a half or four per cent. in
terest, as he may elect. While
placing loan bearing six per cent.
the Secretary could not, of course,
dispose of bonds bearing lower
rate of interest under the Specie
Resumption Act. He is bound to
obey the requirements of that Act.
Therefore he was obliged to issue
bonds bearing the same rate OF in
terest-five per cent-as those being
issued when the remaining $2S ,OOO.-
600 of the five per cent. loan had
been subscribed, and the Secretary.
in the conversion of five-twenties,
is confident of being able to issue
bonds bearing four and a half per
cent. It is probable that any bonds
that may be issued under the Specie
Resumption Act will be four and q
half per cent. In the issue of bonds
under this Act, those issued or
which may be hereafter issued at
the rate of five per cent. become re-
deemable at the option of the Gov
eminent after May. 1881 while
bonds that may be issued under the
same Act bearing four and a half
per cent. interest will not be re-
deemable till after fifteen years
from date of issue. Five per cent.
bonds issued from this time for
ward may be redeemed at the pleas
ure of the Government after May /,
1881, whereas the four and a half
per cent. bonds will have fifteen
years from the date of issue, or
nearly three times longer than five
per cents. to run.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-10-21
GENERAL SHERIDAN.

We, on Tuesday. had the pleas
ure Of passing half an hour with
General Sheridan. The General
was receiving visitors at the Office
of the Savage mine. He is highly
delighted with his reception in
Nevada and the sights he has seen
since his arrival. He had visited
the Consolidated Virginia mine and
expressed his intention to visit
other mines, and also the mills, as
he wanted to see how the whole
thing was done. General Sheridan
is, without exception, the biggest
little man" we ever met. When
standing he is not much over five
feet high, but when sitting, or
better still on horseback, he looks
ut least six feet. A casual observer
would wonder how this little man
could have exercised such wonder
full power over the thousands of
men which he did, but only watch
him in conversation, and as he be-
comes interested in his subject, his
face lights up, and the hero of
Winchester and Cedar Greek shows
himself. General Sheridan says
that his three biggest battles we're
fought on the 10Th of the month
viz: Chickamauga, Winchester and
Cedar Creek. The last two exactly
q month apart, Winchester being
fought on the 10Th of September,
1874, and Cedar Creek, the scene of
the memorable ride, the 10Th of
October of the same year exactly
eleven years ago, almost to the
hour, and we were sitting convers-
ing with the man who saved his
country from shameful defeat.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-10-21

Sam Smith, the driver of the Sono-
ra and Milton stage, which was
stopped by three highwaymen near
Milton, Tuesday, the 18th instant, is
reported by the Sonora California;
Democrat to have delivered the toll
lowing eloquent address upon the
occasion: "Gentlemen-I have been
driver, boy and man, going on TWEEN.
ty years. I never ditched stage or
growled at a passenger, and gentle
men, assure you have had some
of the toughest outsiders that ever
left Boston for q weeks chassez in
Yosemite. l have met gentlemen Of
your kind before, and l defy any Of
them to come forward and say that
/ ever treated them with contempt.
On the other hand, 1t has been my
aim to act toward highway-excuse
me, gentlemen, mean road agents
with that distinguished consideration
due their standing in society. Hence,
you will believe me when say that
l have nothing for you this morning.
Sorry, gentlemen, but the truth OF
the matter is, Wells, Fargo 4 Co. 8
boxes are young poor houses On this
route Just now, and you couldn't
squeeze q picayune out Of them to
save your sweet necks from the
gallows."
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-10-21
STATE PRISON IMBROGLlO.

While Lieutenant Governor Adams
was here the other day we started III
to interview him on State Prison
matters, but having had, as he said,
no connection with either FOurshay,
Hyman, McComas, Miller or the
moke, he would not stand lt.-Eu-
reka Sentinel.
Passing by the innuendo scarcely
tit for polite readers contained n tne
foregoing item, We will state that 1t
can be proved that Lieutenant Gov
ernor Adams has had several inter-
views with Mollie Fourshay since
her pardon. That he has done his
best to bring Mr.. Hyman's manage
ment of our State Prison into disre-
pute is too well known to he denied.
That it will result in any startling
developments is not believed here.
1t is not thought in this section that
the publication of indecent assaults
upon our Prison Warden will aid, t"
any great extent, the election OF the
editor of the Sentinel " to Con-
gress as the especial friend of Gov-
ernor Bradley and Lieutenant Gov
ernor Adams.-Carson Appeal.
Our readers will remember that in
one of Mollie Fourshay's letters,
which contemporary The LYON
COUNTY Tines published few days
since, Mobile stated that in an inter-
view with Lieutenant Governor
Adams she laid everything bare be-
fore him." and now that this thing
begins to look little bad for Hy-
mans prosecutors, we protest against
Adams trying to shirk his part of the
responsibility. Everybody here,
whether rightfully or wrongfully, be-
lieves that Hyman's real enemy in
this business is Lii utenant Governor
Adams; that it was he who manufac-
tured ABOUT all the prejudice which
Governor Bradley entertains toward
the Warden; that, l.. short, from the
first Adams has been doing what he
could, by fair means and by foul, to
Dust Hyman from his place; and
there is no manly course now for
Adams to pursue except to go on
with the prosecution or acknowledge
that he is wrong.-Enterprise.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-10-21
TELEGRAPHIC.


CARSON, Octoberl 9.
The preliminary examinations Of
the Perasich brothers took place this
morning. Hardness and other wit
nesses testified clearly as to the
shooting by Ella Perasich, but no
evidence was adduced to criminate
George. He was therefore dis
charged. and Ella bound in the sum
of IS, 900 to answer before the Dis
trict Court at the November term.
wALLA wALLA, w. T. Oct. 10.
A fire at this place last evening,
originating in the Oriental Hotel,
consumed eleven buildings. Fol
lowing are the principal losses:
wertheimer Brothers. S2,500; w. N.
Stevens, two buildings) $500;
Oriental Hotel, $4,000; Howard's
Saloon, sl,l00; Putnam's Stables,
1850; Reynolds Il Dray, $1,000.
Total loss estimated at 5000.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-10-21

Mr.. Sam Bard, the editor Of the
Alabama State Journal, 10 becoming
very demonstrative in his advocacy
of third term. He is fully con-
WINGED that "as the voice Of the peo-
pie IL the voice OF God, President
Grant will be forced to accede to the
popular will and allow the use of
his name rs the means Of saving the
country from bankruptcy, rspudia-
ton and ruin"
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-10-21

The Owyhee Idaho) Daily Aud-
lanche has closed its second volume.
If we hadn't had something to say of
that excellent paper In recent issues,
we would at this time. Old Man
Hill might get conceited and think
we were copying alter his style II we
did.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-10-21

This is the way they do it In the
Arizona Miner:
BoRN.-This morning, Oct. 8, to
the wife Of John Raible, son. Faith.
Or, mother aud child doing we'll.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-10-21

HENLEY'S
General Insurance and
Flre Underwriters Agency,

Flre Underwriters Agency,
n REPRESENTING only Firrt-elass Sterling
~ Foreign and American Companies. ofer.
ing undoubted Indemnity. with Capital Of
over 500, 100000. Gee. Vi
LIE and EmaoWmemt Policies
Purchased for cash. Loana made on same,
and information given on all matters pertain
ing 10 Insurance.
s0Omce IN SAVINGS BANK BUILDING.
Call on or address M. j. HENLEY.
No. % Seuth Q 1trsst, vlrslsla. Msv.
Branch once, in wALTIl. RosRsSuAL :
Coz 0epee, eilvss city. NssaAA. ~ '-+
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-10-21

Lucien HERMANN, Trustee 341. Z 80
Edward CadwAlader h Co,
Trustees. ............... .346. .oOO. ...oo w
Edward Cadwalader Co,
Trustees $40. 500. 50 90
Edward CadwalAder h Co,
Trustees. $50 oU- ~ w
Edward Cadwalader Il Co.
Trustees. ............... 3ol .oOo. ..Oo w
Edward Cadwslader h Co,
Trustees. joz .oW. ~ w
Edward CadWalsder & Co,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-10-21

And in accordance with law and an order
of the Board Of Directors. made on the 3rd
day OF August, 1878, so many shares OF each
parcel of such stock ~ may be necessary will
be sold at public suction, by John Middleton
l. Son, Auc'iOneers at their Office, In this city
of San Francisco, No. $40 Montgomery street.
on WEDNESDAY. the twenty ninth day OF
September. 1878, at the hour OF two O'Clock
p M. of said day to pay said delinquent
assessment thereon. together with costs OF
advertising and expenses Of sale.
LUCIEN HERMANN. Secretary.
Ofhce-Room H. No. $50 Pine Street. San
Francisco. California.
POSTPONEMENT.
a SSESSMENT SALE OF SILVER CEN
"A trail Consolidated Mining Companys
stock to come of to-day, ordered by the
Board Of Trustees, at q meeting this day,
postponed TO WEDNESDAY. 10th October. at
same place and hour.
LUCIEN HERMANN, Secretary.
September 10Th, 1875.
POsTPONEMENT.
VuNHE ABOVE SALE, OF SILVER CEN
trail Consolidated Mining Company.
ordered by the Board Of Trustees. ct meet
ing this day, IL hereby postponed until MON
DAY, the 25th day Of October. at same place
LUCrEN HERMANN. Secretary.
October Goth. 1875.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-10-21

SILVER CENTRAL CONSOLIDATED
- Mining Company. Location of Principal
place of business, San Francisco. CALIFORNIA;;
Location of Works, DEVILS Gate District,
Lyon County, State of Nevada Notice -
There are delinquent upon the following de-
scribed stock, ON account of assessment NO.
y levied on the Sd day of August, 1878, the
several amounts set opposite the names Of
the respective shareholders, n follow:
No of No Of
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-01-07
FROM NEBRASk 4.
the Extent aud Degree of Desii-
tuition Il. Judged by Another
Witnessed Temperate ana Sen
sisic letter.

OscEoLA, Ncb., Dec. 20, 1874.
Mn. EpIroR:- is no uncommon
thing to take up a paper published a
few hundred miles east, and read the
horrible news that we are all either
starving to death or just gasping in
the terrible agonles Of starvation
The following is cut from the Chicago
7ribuae, which furnished informa-
ton that had not dreamed of:
General Ord in an address recent
lv delivered before the Board Of Trade
OF Chicago, stated that several cases
of actual starvation OF children had
already taken place. Fathers have
been compelled to abandon their FAM
lies, and seek work and food. In
ore house the corpse OF a child was
found that had perished for want of
food, and near it the mother PROSTATE
and dying from the same cause. lie
states that in Boone, Greeley, Sher-
man, Howard Buffalo, and all the
other counties fifty miles west Of the
Missouri river, two-thirds of the peo-
ple are destitute of all the necessaries
of life. They have neither clothing
nor shoes. and food is impossible to
get"
That some parts Of the State may
be in destitute condition | do not
deny. That the whole western part
of the State has been visited by a
plague is true, and that the entire
country around about is sorely press
ed for means, is useless to try to hide,
and that the people everywhere must
retrench in every way they can is al
so true, but to say that in all the
counties s'ffty miles west of the Mis-
souri, river two-thirds Of the people
are destitute of all the necessaries of
life" is putting it in rather too strong
language. :,
Polk county is about one hundred
miles west of the Missouri river. |
have as yet to hear Of the first case OF
starvation or OF actual destltution
within her border. There are mum
Der of families who have not enough
o last them until another harvest
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-01-07
How nn Unmarried Gallant
Won Il Bet.

One Of the best looking aud most
sought after young business mem Of
Utica, n. y, had his gallantry put to
a severe test last week. 4 Charming
married lady friend wagered SD
with him that he dare NOT carry her
baby through one Of the most popular
streets of the city, and feeling par
ticularly brave. he accepted the
wager The baby was the prettiest
little seven months old mortal in
Utica, and is the idol Of ifs handsome
father and mother. The mother and
other friends Of the child were to
follow in a carriage to see that the
task vas completed according to the
terms Of the wager. The supposed
Father and his elegantly dressed baby
attracted general attention upon the
business portion OF the street. The
gentleman's' friends were not certain
that they had heard Of his marriage,
and he had been seen at the opera
house frequently Of late. and each
titiiC Will Il AtltGicHt ilidliiifT. t1NL
this must have been owing 10 the
absence of his wife from town. The
hour chosen was one in which he
generally takes an airing, and all of
his window friends expected to see
him, hut-not with baby. Then
the baby commenced 10 get uneasy,
and it was hard work to mold it out
at arms length. Three or four
merry maidens in an uptown resi-
dence rustlad the curtains in such a
manner that the perspiring toiler
knew that he was seen, but he was
bound to win, and win he did. When
the mother received her darling child
from the hands Of the brave one, cold
and huge drops Of perspiration poured
from every pore of his face, his neck
tie was gone and his collar unbut-
toned. The next time he carries a
baby through the street he is conf
dent that it will be his own, and that
the other stockholder to the cherub
will be within reach.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-01-07

Mr.. Joseph l.. Budd, of Shellshurg,
Iowa, says that a grove of ten acres
of white ash, (Frocia1As 11aericdao,) }
thinned to six feet apart each way,
containing about twelve thousand
trees, will average at twelve years of
age, on good prairie soil, about eight
inches in diameter. The previous
trimmings will pay for cultivating to
this time. Ten feet Of the butt of
each tree will he worth for mechani.
cal purposes 40 cents, and the re-
naming tops 10 cents each, making
for the twelve thousand butts, $4,000;
and for the tops of the same $1,000,
total $4,000 for the profit of ten
acres in twelve years.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-01-07

The other day well dressed
stranger, carrying hand valise, call
ed into life insurance office and in.
quired il the agent was in. The
agent came forward, rubbing his
hands, and the stranger asked:
''Do you take life insurance risks
hcre:"
"Yes, sir; glad TO see you, sir
,il down, sis,' replied the agent.
"What do you think of life insur-
ance, anyway" inquired the stran-
ger, MS he sat down and took off his
hat
Its national blessing, sir-an
Institution which is looked upon with
sovereign favor by every enlighten-
ed man and woman in America
That's what I've always thought" !"
answered the man. '.Does your
company pay its losses promptly"
"Yes, sir--yes, sir. II you were
insured with me, and you should die
tonight, I'd hand your wife check
within week"
Y. st .Goaltla''t ask for anything better
than that
"No, sir-no, sir. The motto of
our company is: Prompt pay and
honorable dealing.
.'How much will $1,000 policy
cost.' inquired the stranger after a
long pause.
"You are--let's see--say thirty.
Eve A policy on yon would cost
81 Ia the first year.
ssThat's reasonable enough"
"Nes. that's what we call low, but
ours is a strong company, does safe
business. and invests in only first.
class securities. II you are thinking
of taking out policy, let me tell
You that ours is the best and safest,
and even the agents Of rival compa-
nies will admit tn . truth of what |
saw.
And when die my wife will get
her money without any troubley"
"I'n guarantee that, my dear SIR"
And III get dividend every
ycar."
"les, this is a mutual company,
and part Of the profits come back to
the policyholders.'
And it won't cost me but *l10
fer policy of $1,000.
''That's the figure, aud it's as low
as you can get safe insurance any
where. Let me write you out poll
icy. You'll never regret it."
"Them's the blanks s'pose?"
said the stranger. pointing to the
desk.
YES" replied the agent as he
handed one up to him and took up
his pen. What did you say-shall
! fiji ont an applications"
No. | guess | won't take any to
day." replied the stranger, as he un-
locked his valise, 'but If You want
something to take that wart off your
nose inside Of week I've got it
right here. It's good for corns. bun
ions, toothache, earachc sprains-"
lie was placing his little bottle on
the table, when the agent reached
over and took him by the shoulder
and hoarsely whispered: 'lf you
don't want to become corpse you
won't be two minutes getting out of
here
And he wasn't.-Detroi Free
Press.