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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-23
Assisting at an Eclipse.

The Chinese view an eclipse with Won
der, mingled, to a great extent, with fear
and terror, and most OF them take some
steps to aid the sun or moon, as the case
may be, in the hour of need, the princi-
pal agents employed being, Of course,
gongs and gun powder, without which,
no ceremonial observance of any kind is
complete. The officials at their several
yamens Official residences) go through a
regular set ceremonial on these occasions.
They call in the aid of Taoist priests, and an
incense-vase and pair of large candle
sticks, containing red candles for luck,
are placed on table in the hua-ting, or
audience hall, but sometimes in the court
in front of it, When the eclipse is begin
ming, the red candles are lighted, and the
official enters dressed in his robes of state.
He takes some lighted incense-sticks in
both hands, and bows low in front of. the
table, waving the incense about, accord
ing to custom, before placing it in the
vase. He next proceeds to perform the
ceremony of ''kotou' literally knock
head, kneeling down thrice, and knock
ing his head nine times on the ground.
He then gets up, and huge gongs and
drums are beaten to Brighten the devour-
ing monster away; and finally the priests
march round the table in solemn process
sion, repeating certain prescribed formulas
in a sing-song tone, until the termination
of the eclipse. The officials are, of course,
always supposed to be successful in their
endeavors to rescue the sun andmOon
from their perilous position, and the ig-
nOrant masses in China fully believe that
the happy result is brought about by the
ceremonies just described.-AW tile Year
Round.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-23
FARM AND GARDEN
European Breeds Of Neat Cattle in
America.

Several of the more valued breeds ne
neat cattle were establised early in the
Old World, and improved during the No.
Rod spoken of. Pedigrees began to he
carfuliy looked after. The first volume
of the English Short-horn Herd-book an.
reared in 1922, but its pedigrees began at
about this period, or little earlier. Only
thirty animals are recorded that flourished
in 1880 and earlier; and while the blood
of unrecorded animals afterwards came in
for present purposes the pedigrees of ali
the thousands of thoroughbred short
horns date back to about that time thee.
reticaliy at least. Precisely when the
first importations Of this breed were made
to this country is uncertain. 1t Is now
believed that they occurred very soon
after the Revolutionary war, and there
are traditions of several importations be-
fore 1900. Soon after date importations
began in earnest, and have gone on ever
since. The first volume of the american
Short-horn Herd-book was published in
1916, the thirteenth last year, in them are
recorded some $4,000 pedigrees. Certain
strains of this breed have thrived pecu-
liarly we'll here, and the sale of one herd
September 10, 1878, at New York Mills,
was doubtless the most extraordinary
cattle sale that has ever taken place any
where. At this sale 1903 head sold fol
about $3S2,0OO, or an average Of owe
So, 500 per head, the higher prices being
SAC, 900 for COW, and several sold 70
over $4,000 each, calf but five month
old selling for $27,OOO. The Devon
were also introduced early, and previou
to 1910 were imported more abundant
than the short-horns, and have perhap
had as wide an influence on the improve
ment of American cattle as the last
named breed, or even wider. Now al
the more distinguished breeds of Europe
are successfully bred here, and some five
or six of the more numerous or impor-
tant have American herd books now pub
lished.
The effect of all this has been to enor
mously elevate the quality of American
cattle; and so completely has the mon
grel or 'Dative" stock been improved
through these that in certain agricultural
societies where premiums are offered for
the best natives, ''it is found that all that
are offered as such are, in fact, grades, "
having had an infusion of better blood
within three or four generations. Even
the Spanish cattle of Texas and Califor-
MIA are being rapidly changed and i'm
proved through and by these better
w. H. BREWER, in Har-
per's Magazine for May.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-23
Beecher VS.. Chaplin.

During their summer vacation, Henry
Ward Beecher and Dr. Chaplin were trav-
cling a short stage route together, and &C
cording to their wont, and | may say the
wont of all good men on such occasions.
rode upon the outside, passing time most
agreeably in genial conversation and in
admirng the scenery. AT one OF the
stopping places on the route countryman
asked them if they could make room for
him up there, which they cheerfully did.
Soon after taking his seat Mr.. Beecher en-
tered into conversation with the man, and
tinding that he had recently returned
from visit to New York, and. to use his
expression, had enough of it, asked him if
he stopped over Sunday and went to
meeting there. He said he did, and went
over to Brooklyn to hear fellow preach,
he did not remember his name. Henry
Ward Beecher!' suggested DR.. Chaplin
"Yes, that was his name" GLOW did
you like him9' asked DR.. Chaplin, slyly
winking to Mr.. B. "Oh, very we'll" an
swered the countryman. "Did you go tC
hear him in the afternoon2" said Mr.. b
mo, l went up town to hear another big
fellow" CDR. Chapin?" suggested MIR
b. "Yes, that was his name" Sane
which did you like besta' said Mr.. B
winking at Dr. G. sob, thunderw sal
the count.yman, 'sDr. Chaplin can preac
Beecher right out of his boots" You ha
better belive that there was pretty lout
shout went up from that coach for a littl,
while-a shout that astonished the coun
| tryman, who had failed to recognize til,
jovial travellers.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-23
Books; Their Influence and Power
BY REV. JOHN HALL, D. d.

| On one occasion James the First, OF
England, made visit to Oxford, and was
publicly received in the Bodleian Library.
He said, "If l were not king, l would
choose to be University man. If it ever
should be my lot to be prisoner, could
wish for nothing better than to be impris-
oned in this room, with all these books
around about me for my friends, my coun-
sellers, my comforters, and my advisers
Books are among the best friends that IL
is possible for any man to have. They will
he silent when he does not wish to con-
verse; they will speak to him when he
desires to be spoken to; they will take
no offense at his silence, neither will they
take any offense at his comments. They
include the most illustrious of the living
and the most illustrious OF the dead.
Having books, man can number among
his friends those who have distinguished
themselves in civil life and military life;
he can have friends from the State, he can
have friends from the church. He can
entertain them all his life at the least pos
sible expense, because they ask no more
at his hands than the tenderest accommo-
dations and the quietest place in his dwell
ing"
Something like that was said regarding
books many centuries ago. 1t has been
said again and again by multitudes on
platforms and in print; but it has not al
ways been assigned to its cultivated and
talented author, many of whose other
works are now practically forgotten.
Books, in many respects, are like men;
but they are like the greatest of men,
men so great that they can make their
voices heard through the coming genera
tons.
Said Fenelon, eff all the crowns of Eu-
rope were placed at my disposal on con-
dition that | should abandon my books
and my studies, should spurn the crowns
away and stand by the books" Such ut
terances as these would have been impos
sible if there had not been an immense
power and and immense attractiveness
about books-IWin0is Christian Weekly.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-23

HIS HoNoR's REVENGE. =" Abner
Weeks, who are you, and why do you
stand before me4' asked His Honor of
the next prisoner.
I'm plumber, and 1 s'pose l was
drunk" was the reply.
'Ah, it does me good to see you here"
continued the Court '"Plumber, eh2 One
of these sort of men who agree to fix
water-pi right off and then gets round
to it week from Saturday. III plumb
you before get through. I've had you
at my house working three days to mend
pin hole in water-pipe. I've had the
bill come in and paid it, and jumped on
my hat and solemnly vowed I'd get ever
some day. I've had to carry water four
blocks for the last month because the
plumbers couldn't come and plumb, and
now, Abner Weeks, I'll leave it to your
self if l ought not to send you up for
three months
Abner pondered over the case, and
finally said that he thought thirty days
was about the figure.
"Well, I'll say thirty days to you, and
put ninety days on the commitment" con
tinued His Honor, land you can argue II
out with the officials up there. "-Detro'
Free Press
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-23

Harder still than breaking hen from
setting when you don't want her to, is to
make her set when she doesn't want to.
A hen always has been, and always will
him by pretending to pick solid chunks
Of nutriment from the smooth sides of a
board, and she jcopardizes his reason by
her unblemished obstinacy and unvarying
contrariness.
We are reminded very forcibly of this
by the recent experience OF tne man across
the wav. He has no hons of his own, but
one Of his neighbors has several, and one
of the number showed marked indica-
ton. a short time ago, to build up fam
ily. About the same time he heard of
party in Bethel who had lot of choice
eggs from new and remarkable breed
Of hens. The owner of the hen didn't
want to set it, as he had all the poultry
he could care for, and needed what eggs
he could get, and had NO money to exper-
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-23
The Couple Who Didn't Go a Cent on
Styie,

Ihey came into town on Sunday, be-
hind poor, tired looking beast, that was
inclined to be bow. legged. A buxom-
looking miss in her teens was arrrayed in
a yellow dress, with two flounces and a
long train, and the young man who sat
beside her, blazing with red necktic and
wooden shirt, looked to be no more than
twenty-five. They left the horse to
MUNICH his hay by the d-side, and sail
ing up the street, halted before minis
ter's residence and pulled the bell.
Mister said the young man, as the
worthy divine appeared in the doorway,
''ef you hain't busy for a minute or so,
Jane here, and me, would like you to hitch
us together"
Certainly, friends; would you like to
step in and have the ceremony performed
in the parlora'
Yes; that'll do as we'll as any way
They hain't to be no style about this thing,
you know; just give us quiet little talk,
an that's all we want"
"Have you any friends or witnesses with
you?"
mo, no. It's quiet affair-a quiet
affair. We don't go cent on style.
Why, we didn't think O. comm till last
night. l was over to James house taken
supper along with her, you know, and af-
ter the old folks had gone to bed, as we
sot there talkin', told her seem how her
fathers farm jined ours, and bein' as we
growed up together, an set up nights
alongside each other in the same chair for
so long, | told her we mought as we'll live
together arter this in the little shanty
back o the farm. They want no style
along with our lovin', and we won't have
none about the weddin'-I think we'll be
as happy and love each otherjust as we'll
SO the two were ushered into the littie
parlor, and the words that made them
! husband and wife were said in quiat
way. At the end, the minister took the
young man by the hand and congratulated
him, and stepped forward to kiss the
blushing bride.
Here, mister" said the new made hus-
band, "this amt no stylish affair, where
everybody hugs the bride Don't take it
to beart-what I've said mister; it's only
my way. An now guess We'll be goin'.
When we're KILN the hogs I'll fetch you
bit of a roast, it may be, an when the
garden sass comes you can have mess O.
string beans or green corn"
Then they backed out of the door, and
went tripping arm in arm down the street,
and soon were rafting off toward home
in their old shaky buggy-a happy twain
who didn't 60 cent on style.-Fulton
Times
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-23
The Two Angels.

God called the nearest angels who dwell with
Him above;
The tenderest one was Pity, the dearest one
was Love.
"Arise, )" he said, "my angels! wall of woe and
sin
Steals through the gates of heaven, and sad.
dens all within.
"My harps take up the mournful strain that
from lost world swells,
The smoke of torment clouds the light and
blights the asphodels.
aFly downward to that under world, and on
its souls of pain
Let Love drop smiles like sunshine, and Pity
tears like rain"
Two faces bowed before the Throne yelled in
their golden hair;
Four white wings lesscned swiftly down the
dark abyss of air.
The way was strange, the fight was long; at
last the angels came
Where swung the lost and neither world red
wrapped in raylcss flame.
There Pity, shuddering, wept; but Love, with
faith too strong for fear,
Took heart from Gods almightiness and
smiled smile of cheer.
And 10! that tear of pity quenched the flame
wherein it fell,
And with the sunshine of that smile, Hope
entered into hell!
Two unveiled faces full Of joy looked upward
to the Throne,
Four white wings folded at the feet of Him
who sat thereon!
And deeper than the sound of seas, more soft
than falling fake,
Amidst the hush of wing and song the Voice
Eternal spake:
"Welcome my angels! We have brought a
holier joy to heaven;
Henceforth its sweetest song shall be the
song of sins forgiven" -Atlantie
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-23

BOYS WILL BE BoYs.-So thought the
occupants of Boston horse car who list.
ened to the story of mischievous young
laa' VINO was telling an old gentleman
why he liked the new master OF one of our
schools. The master, he said, was first
rate fellow, and then he had dismissed the
scholars lately at $50 O'Clock in the
morning. "Why, what did he do that
for' asked the elderly gentleman. After
the youth had had good laugh. he man.
aged to explain that one of the boys had
put piece of ice under the thermometer,
and sent the mercury down to forty, and
the master thought the room was not
warm enough for the pupils to remain in.
And the way the old gentleman laughed
and shook told plainly enough that he
had once been one of that kind of boys.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-23

A WESTERN editor thinking to stock
his depleted larder, advertised Poultry
taken in exchange for Advertising" The
villainous composition, seeing his oppor-
tunity to pay up long standing grudge,
set it up: Poetry taken," ETC., and since
that time the Office boy has been clearing
fifty cents day from the waste paper
man.
ONE eye witness is better than ten hear
says.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-23

DRIED-APPLE PUDDING.-Two parts
dried apples, two parts raisins and cur
rants, and three parts coarsely-broaken
bread crumbs. Stew the apples half an
hour and chop them coarsely, then place
them in layers in a porcelain lined stew
kettle, alternating them with the bread
crumbs and mixed fruits. Add the juice
in which the apples were stewed, and
stew or steam the whole slowly four or
five hours.-Science Of Health.
In Belgium and Holland, linen is pre-
pared beautifully because the washer
women use boraX, instead of soda, as a
washing powder One large handful OF
borax is used to ten gallons of water, and
the saving of soap is said to be one-half
For laces and cambrics an extra quantity
is used Borax does not injure the goods
and softens the hardest water. A tea
spoonful added to an ordinary kettle o
hard water, in which it is allowed to boil
will eifectually soften the water.
Il CANNING SrRAwBERRrEs.-I I'LL tn
cans with berries and then dissolve thu
i sugar in little water and pour it in, not
| filling them quite full, then put them in
a kettle of cold water and let them boil
fifteen or twenty minutes; after l take
them from the kettle fill them up with
boiling sweetened water and then screw
the tops on and let them stand until cold
and then screw them up again. have
no trouble with mine and they are very
good when l open them.
THE easiest and simplest remedy for
chapped hands is found in every store
room. Take common starch and grind
with knife until it is reduced to the
smoothest powder, and then every time
the hands are taken from the suds, or dish
water, wipe them, and while they are yet
damp, rub pinch of starch thoroughly
over them, covering the whole surface.
BARTON CAKE.-One cup of sugar, one
cup of molasses, one egg, two-thirds of a
cup of butter, one cup of sour milk, two
cups of raisins, and one teaspoonful of
soda; all kinds of spices.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-23

THAT Russia is stealing march "a
Great Britain is not doubtful-and has ~
been for two years past. Every fo''
months the British Government protes.'
vigorously, and the Russian Emperor e.
mains and apologies in the blandest W.
uossible-but still the gigantic msrc1
goes on. The latest development Is the
fact that Russia is laying railway across
Persia. under a secret treaty stlpuiatioh
with the Khan. This railway Is connect
ed with the Russian railway system: IN
this connection, our American Consul Mr.
Cnhrvler wrote home that Abdul Rahman
Khan had given assurances that the Az.
ghans would gladly take up arms against
the British rule in India: If this state
m r"e is correct, it shows the effect Of Rus
s si,en' intrigue nj with the Afghans. On tho
whole the situation in Northwestern In
dia is not reassuring to England
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-23

1T is said that nice quality of arti-
fetal marble may be made by mixing
plaster of Paris in solution of alum
bake in an oven and grind to powder
it may then be mixed with water and
formed into any shape. 1t will bear a
hiph polish
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-23

Ina church not far from the north Of
Aberdeen, one of the members was IN the
habit of sleeping every Sabbath during
Tho sermon. One Sabbath, however, the
ouietness and gravity Of the church were
fairly upset by the sleeper losing his equi-
librium. and falling bump right in tho
passage. The minister, who was an &C.
centric and quaint plain-spoken old man,
stopped short in his sermon, and, address
ing himself to the now awake member,
said, John, we've gotten mony a SCUM
sleep in the devils cradle, but he has fairly
coupit it on We the day."
CUT your coat according to your cloth
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-23

To PICKLE RIPE CUCUMBERs.-Take
firm, ripe cucumbers as soon as they turn
yellow; pare them, take out the seeds, cut
them them in strips two inches in width,
let them lie in weak salt and water eight
hours; then prepare syrup of one gal
lon of cider vinegar, five pounds of sugar,
for eight pounds of cucumbers; add Gin
namon, mace and ginger, boil twenty
minutes then strain. After drying the
cucumber with soft cloth, put it in the
syrup, and boil until soft; skim the
pieces out carefully, lay them in colan-
der to drain, then boil the syrup to the
consistency of molasses, pour it on the
cucumbers and keep in cool place.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-23

Too Much GMAMMAR.-D DIR. was
the president of a southern college, who
protested to be very grammatical in the
use of his language, and therefore ex-
pected his pupils to be likewise, Play
ing cards was forbidden on the premises
but as is always the case, this law Is Often
violated by the students without being
detected. A number of freshmen collect
ed together in one of the member 5 rooms
and were enjoying a good game OF euchre'
when a knock wa, heard at the door.
"Who's there2' exclaimed one.
"Me." was the laconic reply.
"Who's met
Professor F."
you lie! Ha, ha, hal Professor j.
wouldn't say It's me- he'd say, 1T is !,
sir.''
The old professor turned on his he
and went off, knowing they had hi
there.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-23

y. 49,,

}. SO.
RsoN CITY.
Notice IL
Z MING COM
f. Osbiston.
City, Storey
plication for
undred (6OOl
ode of quartz
gold, silver.
monty called
1d the Quinn
DEVILS Gate
Nevada, ex.
ace of begin
a northerly
lode or vein.
! dips, spurs
race ground
18th, and de-
les on file in
Beginning at
t east of the
and $50 feet
whence the
pears N. 12a,
works bears
} lot on the.
81 E., bears
inning from,
deg. E. 800,
:ourse) N. g.
! course) S.,
thence 18th
of Columbia
ryey & onL
thence 10Th
Post No. 6;
100 feet to
:, containing
ings express.
ghetto varia-
consist of a
~ in value.
ord of loca-
is recorded
hing Records
kept at the
DEVILS Gate
Silver City,
northwest
Extension
Survey No.
by unknown
Register.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-23

A MODEL HEN-FARM.- Of hen-farm
near Marietta, Georgia, the Atlanta Her-
aid says: Mr.. Laubere keeps his fowls IN
flocks of fifty. To these fifty hens are
added about four cocks, To each HOOK
of fifty he gives one acre OF ground; that
is, he allows them the run OF one-hall
acre this year and the other hali-acre
next year, cultivating the unoccuplete
half-acre with some paying crop. The
farm, with its eight hundred occu
pants, thus occupies just sixteen acres
Half of this is all the time under cultlvS
ton, so that eight acres are really detrac'
ed from agricultural purposes. The tarl
lies pretty level, and is a beautiful sigh
its regular succession of fences, its alte
nation OF cultivated spots, its scores
shade and fruit trees, its hundreds {
chandeliers and clucking mstronly her
make picture worth going a bur
dred miles to see.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-23
Early Plants.

1t happens in nearly all seasons that
there is some disappointment about
starting plants early, and it will very
likely be the case in some locality at this
reading that the ground is not yet reliable
for all tender seeds, such as tomatoes
green corn, squashes and melons; per
haps not for cabbages and peas. So that
a few suggestions in this line may yet be
timely 1t is desirable to so transplant
as not to check growth. To this end we
should not disturb roots. There are sew
eral ways of doing this A good way is
to scrape out turnips, fill with good soil
and plant with two or three seeds, setting
them in warm, light place and keeping
them moist. When the weather is SUIT
able, place these out in the garden at the
proper depth, the turnip will decay and
the plant will thrive unchecked, If prop
erly cared for. Do not use potatoes IN
place of turnips. Another method Is tc
get squares of sod, say of six inches wide
from good mellow soil. turn them bottom
up, and put in such seeds as squash OF
melon, or sweet corn, and treat them II
the same way, not putting out I'LL tll'
weather is quite warm, and then protect
ing against bugs.
For more delicate plants, flowers, etc
make little square paper boxes out O.
thin writing paper or thick newspaper
merely folding them at the corners as yo'
would the paper in covering book, an,
lacking them with needle and thread
make them about three inches square AM
two deep. Fill with good soil, start tn
seeds and put out at the proper time DO
and all in place without disturbing tn
roots. If you fear that the paper Is TO
strong for the roots to penetrate, cut care
fullv on the bottom of the box IN IN
shape of cross and all will be wei
Raise from one to three seeds IN pIac'
according to the nature Of the plant
Science of Health.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-23
ltent.

o..
IN CITY,
is hereby
solidated
its Agent,
, Nevada,
hundred
ral Lode,
County,
heasterly
along the
he same,
ariations,
O) feet in
and field
rs, 10 VIII:
t a point
Hosting
Kossuth
On Mount
he S. W.
deg. W.;
& deg. E.
Euth Co.'S
?, second
Post No.
g Carson
-se, N. 81
e Carson
t No. A;
I 1863 feet
ing, con-
No. 4 the
line of
n. Tx
gs taken
16 deg.
conform
improve
lpon the
is being
and the
on inc
on the
location
, of the
} Mining
Mining,
District,
gister.