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Cabinet Maker & Undertaken
Nc. 8 East Seventh Street,
Detwecn Market and kirg.

Between Market and King.
A.. tuds o: Furniture made in the best
,ca aLcr and of excellent material.
Earnlturc of every description rcraired at
aor; notice, and on reasonable terms. Also.
'a-yiu, Of all kind, executed in workman
Sc man or.
Il also calrie- on the Undertaking in oil
t. urarehc-. Personal attention given to
drersls when required.
'uhlic patronage re- peetfuily solicited.
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"CUT, JOHN WILSON CUT!-

l had been employed to defend scedy
attorney somewhat given to drink. His
name happened to be John Wilson. He
was charged with fraudulently disposing of
his property with the intent to defraud cred
itors-a msdemeanor. punishable by fine
and imprisonment We had been through
thorough examination of ali the facts be
fore committing magistrate, and Wilson
was committed to iail to await the action
of the grand jury, then in session, with an
ugly case against him on the testimony
OF course he was Indicted. The Judges
had taken their places in solemn gravity for
the dispatch of criminal business.
The district attorney, one of those bril-
liant guniuses who could play loo or poker
all night, with a reasonable modicum of
"old rye" to assist, and come into Court
fresh the next morning, was at side table,
with his back to the Court and bar, hur-
riedly making up his lost time in filling up
subpnnas for witnesses. An informal list
or docket of the criminal Court, his Honor
with sp'ctacles on his nose, appeared I" he
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intently studying. Suddenly was appalled,
] to hear from the venerable judge, "John
Wilson, stand up The attorney straight
! ened up stiff as a post and as suddenly as
the scaramouch from the box in Sickles'
chow, while l sat wondering what was to
come next as the judge went on as fol-
lows:
John Wilson, you have been indicted
by jury of your country for hi gh
otfense, but the Court is gratitied to learn
of your repentance, and that You save your
county expense by pleading guilty. Your
case and that of your suffering family have
been represented to the Court, and we have,
on conference, decided to deal leniently
with you. But the Court admonishes you
to hereafter better regard the laws Of meum
and tenn, and if you come before this
Court again you will invariably he used up !.
The Court orders Hou to pay fine of five
dollars, and stand committed until the fine
is paid"
! Before this eloquent speech was con-
cluded, l had taken in the situation.
considered the lawyers case desperate.
! had all his money, and enough to cover a
moderate fee, as things went in those days,
slipped five dollar bill into his hand, with
! the words, Pay your fine and cut y He
waved his hand gracefully to the sheriff,
with the bill, bowed his thanks to the
Court, and was out of the door in the twin
king of an eye.
Silence reigned for nearly ten minutes,
when the judge called on the prosecutor to
proceed. Tumbling bundle of papers in
great haste, he said:
81 move on the trial of John Wilson,
first, your Honor"
"John Wilson ~ exclaimed the Judge,
"we have sentenced him. Isn't that the
ham case %
"No, your Honor; that's John Watson,
( next on the docket
"But where is John Wilson," he asked,
looking hard at me.
| replied, 81 presume he has availed
himself of the leniency Of the Court, and
is now looking for parts unknown
With this reimbursement peals of laugh
ter rang through that ancient temple of
justice; and then came a rush of consta-
bles and audience down the stairs into the
street after the flown bird. The main
street Of the village was in full view for
half mile, rising to au eminence crowned
with dense wood, and at the farthest
point could be seen my quondam client,
making the tallest sort of . 40 tracks for
the woods, his coat,tail streaming behind
in the wind. That was the last seen in
those parts of John Wilson, and that is tie
way my first client was cleared.
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The Mysteries OF COurtship AMI Marriage.

1t is singular fact, says a Partisan
writer, that man generally requires very
different qualities in wife from those he
admires in sweetheart. While lover
he expected to see his future wife neatly
and stylishly dressed whenever he chose to
call, either morning or evening, and the
girl busted her little brain all day in efforts
to please his taste. If he left town for
few days, he sent letters full of sweet moth
ings that filled her soul with joy. Then
came delightful rambles in the moonlight,
and hours spent in charming tetc a tetes
saw no one but each other in their world
of love.
Alas that such bliss must ever be dis
PEELED. Time brought preparations for the
approaching wedding; for this devoted
couple imagined that their happiness could
not be complete until the hymeneal knot
was tied.
So the wedding and honeymoon were
soon over, and the parties settled into the
matter of fact part of life. The bride
hho"o isotEihC VI ilJlSChctFllS. SiItCC
her school days she has spent her time in
studying the tastes of her lover. which
certainly seemed tG incline toward dress
and sentimer,alty.
Now, alas she discovers that his stom.
ach demands food OF the best quality; and
because she knows not how to cater to his
palate his love seems to be waning. While
he is vainly trying to appease hunger with
sour bread and burned steak. little does he
appreciate the sweet nonsense and honeyed
words which used to be so satisfying to his
sentimental nature.
All, men are SO unreasonable They
expect to find every quality of excellence
in the women they marry, yet have not
penetration sufficient to choose the most
worthy. To shine in society, to exhibit
every feminine accomplishment, both at
home ard abroad, are duties which they
require in the women they marry; and
what have they to give in return? 1t
seems impossible that these delicate atteu-
tons which characterize the lover should
be so withdrawn by the husband.
The other day when l heard neighbor
demanding his dinner in not the most
pleasant tone, thought, "Can it be pos.
sible that lie ever played the ardent lover
to that pale, detected woman, whom lie
calls his wife,
The lover who could scarcely tear himself
away from his sweetheart at midnight is
the same man now who leaves his wife to
spend her evenings as best she may, while
he passes the hours in doubtful enjoyment.
All how soon men forget the solemn
vow to love and cherish ill death And
how many women regret t,.at be chat ming
d. lusinns of courtship were ever exc!anged
fJT tho UNI asant realities of marriage
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SOME WISE OLD RATS.

heard the narrative first from the lips
of an old sea captain-a man of unques-
tionable veracity-and have not the slight
est doubt of its entire truthfulness, al
though the reader is not obliged to believe
it. will give it as nearly as can remem-
Der in the narrator's own words
al sailed from New York for Liverpool,
with an assorted cargo" said the captain,
Sin ship terribly infested with rats. l
tried every plan could think of to lessen
their number, but all without effect. The
more caught the more there seemed to
be, till l became almost disheartened and
we'll nigh resolved to let them alone alto
gether.
At length one of the sailors suggested a
new trap, which struck me as ingenious,
and which l thought likely to prove eff
cient. Acting under the advice of the old
sea-dog alluded to, l took barrel, which
/ half filled with water-then l took the
head belonging to the barrel and trimmed
it on the edges till it was small enough to
fit inside the barrel-across this head l
mailed stick, the ends Of which projected
about an inch on each side, which ends
had whitfield round-then l bored two
holes, one each side of the barrel, near the
top, and inserted the ends of the stick
therein, so that the head while apparently
covering the barrel swung free of it. Now
l fastened a piece of pork on the exact
center of the cover SO it would swing
neither one way nor the other unless touch
ed on the edges, and my trap was COM
plete. The reader will readily understand
that when a rat leaped ON the edge of the
cover to get at the pork in the center, il
would 60 down with his weight and DROP
him into the water below, after which it
would swing to its former position and be
ready for the next customer.
Tho trap succeeded admirably. On the
morning after first set it counted thirty
dead rats in the barrel-fine fat fellows,
who had been plundering the ships stores
till they had swelled to aldermanic proper,
tions. On the second night caught TWEEN.
ty-ou the third night twelve-on the fourth
night two-on the fifth night none at all
and yet strange to say, the pork was gone.
baited it again and again, but each time
the pork was gone and no rats pers caught
This puzzled me not little. How could
the rodents secure the pork without getting
. free bath? The subject worried me.
called council of war consisting of the
entire crew and officers of the ship, but
nobody could suggest a solution of the
mystery, and in the meantime the rats were
thicker than ever. My curiosity and my
combativeness were both aroused l re.
solved to solve the mystery at any cost.
determined to watch
Accordingly at about seven o'clock one
evening, while it was yet light, took
pinnacle light and went down into the hold
of the ship where had fixed my trap.
hung tho lamp on nail and ensconciua
myself behind a cask of beof in as easy 8
position as possible, I settled myself tt
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await patiently a solution Of the problem
which had so puzzled and vexed me.
An hour passed by and yet no sound but
the plash of the waves as they parted from
the ships bow, and the straining of the
cordage, fell upon my ears. My eyes had
become accustomed to the darkness of the
hold, and the dim religious light thrown
by the pinnacle lamp, made everything
around me distinctly visible.
At length slight, scratching noise, fol-
flowed by squeak, startled me, and the
next moment two grave looking and obese
old rats ran to the cleared space whereon
the barrel stood, and shutting the air as
they looked around, began to reconnoiter.
Seemingly satisfied after a brief investi
cation that no enemy was at hand, they
scampered back, and in the course of some
five minutes returned with an army num-
bering some thirty or forty of their COM
panions at their back.
l watched with breathless eagerness to
see what would follow next.
After apparently consulting together
awhile, the rats divided themselves into
two squads aud one-half remained on one
side of the barrel while the other half went
round on the other side. Then the party
on the side nearest me assembled the side of
the barrel one after another, each placing
his forward feet on the edge of the cover
to hold it down, and then the party on the
opposite side assembled, surrounded the
pork, loosened it from the cover, dragged
it to the ground, and then the whole party
surrounded it and began greedily to devour
it. The mystery was explained, and con-
cluded that from that time forth it was
useless to attempt to circumvent the rodent
thieves. Graspng an old Delaying pin,
which somehow had found it's way into the
hold, let it fly full force at the crowd.
and succeeded in knocking over some three
or four of them, and | bothered myself no
further about them.
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VOLTAIRE AND HIS EARLY LOVE.

The browning event in Notaire's life as
lover was the sequel to the romance of
Aurore de Livry. More than 60 years had
elapsed since he had seen her. She was
now over so years of age, widow, and
the only one Of his loves still living. He
wrote to her, asking if she would receive
him. Tho reply being in the Affirmative,
he went. A Suisse in uniform, as gorgeous
as upon former occasion when Vo,taire
was refused admitttance, now led him
through the magnificent entrance of the
mansion, and ushered him, breathless with
fatigue and emotion, into the presence of
the Marquise de Gouvernet. For a moment
they stood before each other When Eoltaire
lifted the hand in his to his lips and kissed
it. "Ah, mon ami ~ she said, with sad
smile, "what have we done with our twenty
years." "Ah, how true " sighed Voltaire;
zone dies every twenty years. Happy are
those who have lived them! But in the
letlospect neither you nor I, marquise, has
cause to comm serate ourselves. Ny life
has been romance easy to read: but yours,
what an eloquent and dc sperate struggle
You took Up the war OF tie Titans"-
g Alas," she replied, 81 would give my
mansion, my farms of Beance and Bre-
tagny, my diamonds ami my carriage, with
my dear old Suisse included, to live one
more hour of my beautiful life" And
IT, responded Notaire, al would give my
tragedies and my epic poem, my histories
and my stories, all my past glory, all my
right to live in posterity, with all my
fauteuil in the academy included, to take
from your lips only one of the kisses of
those days" They then sat down to talk
over their six weeks of dream life that lay
SO far back in the past, but which shone
through all the mist f more than half
century. Youth, eauty and passion were
dead; only the past was left to them
What moment in their lives ,-Galary.
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other took the note and read it, and asked
her to lie down and rest while she had tea
prepared for her. But AS soon as the older
lady left the room, the other started up,
and, with impressive words and earnest
gestures, babe her so quickly from the
house. Go. go! for your life, go!' Il
flew down the stairs, and, opening the
door, dashed out and fled along the street
to a park where | sat down and cried till a
policeman came, who, finding l had no
place to go to, sent me here.
"Ths is but specimen says the ma
iron. This great city is full of traps for
the destruction of young girls; and on the
part of our young girls there are two great
causes why these traps are SO successful
ldziness and lore Of dress.
At this lodging house we give meals and
lodging in return for what the girls can do
about the house. We have fifty three beds,
and last winter, for a time, we were more
than full; but usually We have only about
thirty or forty dodgers. Some who come
pay $3.50 week, and 60 out and look for
work. Servant girls come here between
service and stay till they find places Shop
girls stay till they can earn money to get a
boarding place; and nearly all our dodgers
are domestics, doing the entire work of our
large house, which we consider a training
service, though We are not able to teach
special departments of work. as cooking
and laundry work, to any great extent.
At Christmas we have Il turkey dinner,
mock mince pie, roast beef; at tea extra
cake and apple sauce, and in the evening a
reunion, to which We invite all the girls we
know; at Christmas Eve Santa Claus comes
with present for every girl in the house.
Every Sunday we have services-in tho
morning Bible class, in the evening ad-
dresses from gentlemen from DIR. Tyng's
House of the Evangelists; and every second
Sunday Mr.. Brace conducts the service.
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WINTER DAYS.

o Winter days are short. my dear,
And Winter nights are long,
In which amid our dreams we hear
The trill of Summer song.
There are no seasons dark and cold
That through the cycles last;
Through every chilling time we hold
Some warmth of sunshine past.
o sweetest days of all The year
Are days of Summer song;
And Winter days are short, my dear,
But Summer days are long!
Winter days are short, my dear,
But lengthen to the Spring,
When in the budding of the year
Our hopes begin to sing;
When hints of bloom upon the air
Add sweetness to the breath;
When suns are warm and skies are fair,
And darkness vansheth.
When Winter days grow long, my dear
The nearer is the Spring;
And in the budding of the year
Our hopes will gladly sing.
o Winter days are short, my dear,
And Winter dreams are long,
And through them warns a touch of chez
Like warmth of Summer song.
Sweet dream they wait fulfillment rare
When Summer days appear;
And faith goes out in tender prayer
Till Summer days are here.
o sweetest days of all the year
Are days of Summer song,
And Winter days are short, my dear,
But Summer days are long
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rB- Says punster: Last year saw,a
watch spring, a rope walk, a horse fly, and
even the big trees leave; | even saw a
plank walk, and Third avenue bank 1uE :;
but the other day saw tree box cat
fish, and ston" fence. / am prepared! %
$50 the Atlantic coast. and tie 1rlic
,i..:r,
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A LIVELY CONVERSATION A? ?!H|EE lQl1RE|,
A Life Drama.
Scene, Corner Of Sixth & Market Streets
Time, One O'clock.
A Life Drama.

SrRANeER-Whats the price o acoat2
STRANGE ,phaw;h a YouIt that
would have been marked There The
a single working three
SrRANGR-snt
obigng Only think est for both the lowest
Small chance
SRANGER-Wel purchase
HALL DooRKErFER-Bing back
n
HALL DooRKEEPER-No
SrRANGER-1xplan that You
OAK HALL within bring back the
will
STRANGER-You simply if don't like the
HALL DooRKErTEaI don't like forth
weather changes,
purchase We
srRANcEK-Why that's new thing: What is it like?
Wait minut SHOW one
following purchase
Is" That hal1 lou OF
of a eaoup
4 Thai cash f 1%S days. "~ ID" Of s9k@ ~ gs %
wAHAAAxfRa BRowA
S that the o goods?
OAK HALL DoRKEEpERI the ACTUAL NAME and
label attached 0
looks ymeanto
business The people who don't believe
SrRANGER-Wel, I'll
this sensible conclusion Of
OAK II ALL excellent Clothing
our New of Busn
fuller Of Clothing
which, under Ready Money down One
lower wholesale This
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~ he crow is not 20 had ird after
q l. 1t never shows the white eat Ter and
never complains without caws.
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PATIENCE.-There is no kind of vocation,
no degree, neither spiritual or temporal, no
estate and condition Of life, which can lack
this excellent virtue, Christian patience.
For, as it is some time day, some time
night, other whites cold and frosty Winter,
other whites present and lusty Summer, and
other whites Springtide, SO the life of man
and woman is mingled of sweet and sour
things. 1t hath commo lities md pleas
ures, and it hath griefs and displeasures.
There be things that del ht and refresh
us, and Il ere le rs many things which
modest, sting and vex us. For who is there
living, either temporal or spiritual, who
can truly report that lie hath had continual
health and prosperity, without any storm
of adversely? Wherefore patience is neces-
sary unto all sorts Of men.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-07-23
SUMMONS.

TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE sEv-
i enth Judicial District, of the State Of Ne
vada, in and for the County Of Lincoln.
Esther Abrahsmson plaintiff. VS.. Julius Abra-
hanson, defendant.
Action brought in the District Court Of the
Seventh Judicial District Of the State Of Nevada,
in and for the County of Lincoln, and the COM
plant filed In said County Of Lincoln, in the
office Of the Clerk of said District Court.
The State OF Nevada sends greeting to Julius
Abrahamson, defendant:
You are hereby required to appear in an ac-
| tion brought against you, by the above named
plaintiff in the District Court OF the seventh Ju-
dicial District, of the State Of Nevada in and
| for the County Of Lincoln, and answer the COM
plant filed therein. within ten days exclusive
Of the day OF service) after the service on you
of this summons, II served In said county; or,
If served out Of said County, but with in said
District, within twenty days, and in all other
cases forty days; or judgment by default will
be taken against you. according to the prayer Of
said complaint.
| The said action is brought to obtain decree
| Of this Court dissolving the bonds Of mxtrimo-
ny existing between you, said defendant, and
said plaintiff, on the grounds that Mt the time Of
said marriage she was only Of the age of 10
| years y months, and that said marriage ceri-
mony was not performed by plaintiffs consent,
but was forced and coerced to permit said cere-
moDy to be performed. Since said time she
arrived ut the age Of 16 years and has not con-
sented to said marriage. All Of which is more
particularly set forth in plaintiffs complaint,
| to which you are referred, and further, that she
| be allowed to resume her maiden name OF
| Esther Davis.
And you are hereby notified, that il you fail
| to appear and answer the said complaint as
above required, the said plaintiff will apply to
the Court for the relief herein demanded, and
for costs Of suit in gold coin.
By order of Court.
fseall Given under my hand and the seal of
the District Court Of the Seventh Judicial Dis
trict of the State of Nevada, in and for the
| County of Lincoln. this 4th day of June in the
year Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-fve.
p. b. MILLER, Clerk,
By j. M. HANFoRD, Deputy Clerk
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LEGAL.
NOTICE.

VNo FL. BEAUMONT, Owner in the Comet
i Mine, situated in Bristol District. formerly
Nye County. when the mine was located, now
in Lincoln County. State of Nevada. You are
hereby notified THAI there is due from you the
sum of twenty ts20l dollars on your interest in
the above named mine, which you are hereby
notified to pay immediately, together with
costs of this advertisement, otherwise l shall
claim forfeiture of your interest in conformity
with the Act of Congress, Section 8, approved
May 10Th; 1872. All persons are cautioned
against purchasing the said interest from the
said F. ]. Beaumont as he cannot under existing
circumstances made q legal transfer.
Phoebe, New, June n. 1875.
je22-90d WM. FUNK.
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LOST.

ON TUESDAY EVENING. BETwRRN TEE
~ San Jose HOUSE and the Post-ofIAce. q Goa
Sleeve Button. set with an amethyst stone Ia
the center:. A sqitable raward will b. pe&1 b.
rsturning it to a. J. Mason, a. the 11oes g ~
SON wilcox. Main street. pioehesax 8
jyl.lw
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A CHECK DRAWN BY F. W. CLUTE.
- dated March 9th, 1876, on the Bsnt Of
otsiRiornia " San Francisco. California, in faver
u Ia nsuoen aa Alton. The said check is numbered
t.S sS and drawn for $780, was lost in Phoebe July
ON, 1916. All parties are cautioned against ne.
ss.ouating said check as payment has been
rfN' jy7-30d