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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-28
HOUSEHOLD.
Governing Children.

The complaint of many in our day is
that the times of Isaiah are reproduced
among us, when he says: GAS for my peo-
pie, children rule over them" A witty
pastor once remarked that there was just
as much family government now as ever,
but formerly, parents governed children,
now, children governed parents. 1t would
take long to fully answer the en-
quiry, Why is thisa Probably one rea-
son is that in this busy world and restless
age, in the fever to make money, or in the
anxiety to ward off the wolf from the
door, parents do not become 80 thoroughly
acquainted with their children as to get
any stronghold on either their respect or
affection, and both lie at the foundation
of obedience. We remember reading OF
a little boy whose father was actively en-
gagged in business all the week, to such an
extent that he seldom saw his child, who
came running to his mother one Sabbath
with the exclamation, "Oh, ma, come
quick, there's a strange man in the par
lorr' This may be orerdrawn, but it is
too true picture of the want of mutual
acquaintance between fathers and chill
dren. Another reason why some parents
cannot govern their children is, they can
not govern themselves. You have seen
the bud just ready to expand in the morn
ing. The light comes and gently opens
it. The light does not tear the blossoms
to pieces in order to open it, but works
with quiet, yet irresistible power. Pa
rents may learn lesson from the light
in governing their children. Do not re-
prove your children with angry brow and
burning words Do not chide them
harshly, nor threaten them severely.
When you must reprove them, let the re-
proof be in gentleness and love. Many a
parent has with his or her own hand
stripped off every blossom from the chill
drcn's hearts and stamped them, in the
dust, so that when those children have
become men and women, they were bare
and blasted trunks upon which no flower
or fruit of loneliness grew. For one sad
example look at Lord Byron and his
mother. Too many similar cases are found
among our people every day. Let pa
rents learn to govern themselves in &C
cordance with the laws of God, and they
will have less trouble with their children
The secret of parents governing children
we'll, is in parents obeying God.-7he In
terror .. ... .r..
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-28
How She Went for n Divorce.

She was fair, robust and as fresh as 3
''morning glory" She rushed in upon INN
while he was deeply. immersed in the
problematic rights of landlord against
tenant. He is prominent political law
yer; she is beautiful young child OF ma
ture from the Platte Canon.
She blushed, he bowed, she casheed 70
the right and subsidized into convenient
seat he closed his calf-covered volume OF
Illinois reports, and arose with one hand
under his coat-tail and the other extended
ready for fee.
"Good morning, madam"
care you Mr.. T, the lawyerF
"That is my name, madam. What can
do for you2"
"Well, sir, I'm the wife of old man
N, up the Platte. married the Old
man two weeks ago last Friday, and l
don't like it. l want a divorce. How
much is itl'
The excited young lady here pulled out
an old tobacco pouch, round winch pieoo
of buckskin string was coiled, and pro-
ceeded to unite it. The young "lmp Oh
the law" whose eyes had been wandering
in wondering way over the strange ap-
partition, stammeringly replied:
"Why, really, my dear misses-beg par
don. but forgot your names"
81 amt misses no longer. l am MISS
Mary Amp, of Littleton, and want
divorce, and am willing to pay tor IT..
"Be patient, my dear Miss Z - anu
1 will advise with you" :.
II don't want no advice. l want a.
vorce against old man N -. He am
the sort of a man thought he was: He
amt rich, and is stingier than a Texan
COW. So left him and went over to Bar
Creek to Arthur Beneki's mother. Arthur
used to like me before married old ia
cob NJ, and now l want a divorce"
The LAWYER reasoned with the excited
young lady, and assured her that he
would be only too happy to file her ap,,
plication. The angry young daughter OF
the mountains listened impatiently to the
counsel of the young lawyer with the fury
of young lioness. At last she burst
| forth:
"Can't get no divorce unless more
cause, can't II Then I'll just tell you,
Mr.. lawyer, I'll get it anyhow. Arthur
| told me how to get it. can send him to
the Canon City Penitentiary, and can
get divorce on it. He traps trout, ne
does, and can prove it on him, for | got
him to make the trap and help him to DO
it and can prove it. Now" said the
brilliant amazon, "can't have divorce,
and let the old man go to Canon Cityf
The young lawer thought she could,
and at once wrote letter to the "old
man" advising him to let the young girl
go.-Denrer Democrat.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-28
A Story Of Real Life.

Mrs. Clemmer in one of her letters to
the Independent, tells this touching story
of life at the capital-a strange contrast
to the busy schemings of place-seekers
and lobbyists: attended the other Sab
bath the unnoted funeral Of woman
who, lying there alone and almost kinless
in death, forced upon my thoughts the
keenly-contrasting light and shade of
personal fortune in this capitolian city.
Her grandfather was member from Yer
mont of the first Congress held in Phila-
delphia. He was grand gentleman OF
that day, who went and came followed
and served by his colored body servant.
Her grandmother (married at fifteen) was
a fine, helpless lady, who did not dress or
undress herself, and whose husband did
not allow her to know what she was to
have for her dinner until she was ready
to eat it. She lived and died helpless,
rich and honored. Her son, the father
of the lovely dead woman, was also a
member of Congress. He served long
and brilliantly for consecutive terms in
Washington. His children grew up at
the capital, surrounded by servants, COM
manding luxury and all the pleasant hon
ors of official position. There was no
political gift in the keeping of his native
State that their father might not have
comuaauGe1 h~2 - uot tsen hopelcssiy
81 SsSSSsn 'at Last with the curse of the
love az strong drink. He died poor.
When his body was laid away in the Con-
grcssional Cemetery, his family came back
on the populous plateau of working poo
ple." From that hour began the life con-
secration of sister to brother. That
bruther never rosc to his fathers or grand
father's position. With many of their
gina he inherited the weakness Of his
father. He filed place Of trust amid
the clerkships of the capital; but he filed
it and kept it only through the never
ceasing watchfulness Of the sister who
gave her life to him. He was respected
and honored for his many personal virtues,
but he only kept his official position
through the love and care of his sister.
Two years ago he died, leaving the minis
tering angel Of his life--past youth, poor
and alone In time place in the Treas
ury was given to hcr--a place so poor
that It su6jscted her to the most uncon-
genial associates, while the stipend re-
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-28
F ARM AND GARDEN
The Profitableness Of Poultry Rais;nr

As regards the question who,bo, ,,
try are profitable, have long sine,
proved the affirmative. All live.stocr
consume In proportion to their weight
and as we obtain nearly twice the nrice
OF meat for our poultry, it is not onlv tbo
dearest food to the consumer bnt tbo
most profitable creature to the nroducar
Weigh sheep or bullock immediateIv
before Strengthening, and ditto fowl. and
ascertain how much per pound live
weight you obtain for each when sold
In one case you have to get rid of nearly
half the weight in skin, entrails and Their
contents and general offal. In the other
(the poultry the buyer takes all offal in.
ternal and external, except the feathers
when sell at better price than the meat
/ enlarged on this matter in my second
volume, Profitable Farming paoe esa
Besides, poultry convert into good bn-
man food the insect tribe and largo
amount of seed and grain that would 6e
wasted. They never do better than with
free access to the land. Our French
neighbors have done wiselyin preventing
by legislation, the destruction of small
birds. | found, by experiment, that a
fowl or pig consumed alike in propor-
ton to their weight, but sold at very dif.
ferent prices live weight The manage
ment OF poultry is an art, which, like all
others, should be learned. As to gardens
l know of a case in my neighborbood
where the crops were DESTROYED BY in
sects. The new tenant stocked it with
his poultry, and soon had abundant and
uninjured crops. A little slovenliness of
appearance is amply compensated by in
creased produce. | breed from pure
Brahmas and Game crossed; sometimes
Cochin and Game. Dorkings find our
climate and soil here unsuitable. Poul
try are almost or quite as gross feeders as
pigs-in fact carniverous and omniverous.
The contents of the pig-pail is most ac
ceptable to them, and they will kill and
eat mice, or even helplessjuvenile duck
ling. They njoyred-herrings and cooked
fish; and | know at my breakfast table,
sometimes, when they have had access to
it, for the favors of fish, also of red-her
ring, are strongly evidenced in the taste
of the egg. The same remark holds good
in the case of sheep, also of cows. Tur-
nip favored mutton and milk are not I'LL
frcquent-J. j. Mech, in Fanciers' Ga
settle.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-28
Washing WoOlens.

Professor Artus, who has devoted him.
self to the discovery why wooden clothing
when washed with soap and water will
insist upon shrinking and becoming thick,
and acquiring that peculiar odor and
feeling which so annoys housekeepers,
says these evil effects are due to the de-
composition of soap by the acids present
in the perspiration and other wastes of the
skin which the clothing absorbs. The
fat of the soap is then precipitated upon
the wool. These effects may be prevented
by sleeping the articles in warm solu
ton of washing soda for several hours,
then adding some warm water and few
drops of ammonia. The woolens are
then to be washed out, and rinsed in luke
warm water.
The Professor further tells us that fan
mel which has become yellow by use may
be whitened by putting it for some time
in solution of hard soap, to which strong
ammonia has been added The proper
tons he gives are one and half pounds
of hard curded soap, and two thirds of
pound of strong ammonia to fifty pounds
soft water. The same object may be OBJ
tanned in a shorter time by placing the
garments for quarter of an hour in a
weak solution of bi-sulphate of soda, to
which little hydro-chloric acid has been
added.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-28

A sTRIKINa instance of the power of the
Imagination over the human organism has
just attracted some attention in Paris. "A
poor old shoemaker, Frederick Steib-
mann, who lived in the Rue des Halles.
has been the prey of . singular delusion
for the past few months. He imagined
that his soul passed from his body into =
peculiar watch which he had invented.
and upon which he had worked for twenty
years. "Onthe day that my watch stops. =
Steibmann was wont to say, 81 shall siie
My life has become subordinated to that
of the watch" A few days ago the watch
began to rum irregularly, at arst too fast 1
then too slow. II am very i'll, !" said tn |
old man, and he took to his bed. Two
days later the watch stopped. Steibmann
noticed the unmoving hand, he rose 70 4
sitting position, uttered cry and fell
back dead.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-28
A Plucky Boy.

A farmers boy was crossing field
where very wild and ferocions bull was
allowed to roam at large. When theboy
had about reached the middle of the field
he suddenly saw the bull, with head low
cred, rushing furiously at him. Being
accustomed to managing cattle, he was In
no way disconnected, but ran to tree
near by and commenced running around
it, with the bull after him; presently he
caught the bull by the tail and COM
menccd belaboring him numerically with
stick. The bull, finding that "tail'' was
turned, started off at run, the boy swing
ing to- him, but the faster he ran, the
more the boy belabored him, until finally
he commenced believing. ssO," says the
boy, increasing his blows, syou may bel,
low, but I'D like to know who started
this"
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-28

Twenty years ago an old house was
still standing in Cologne, which showed
to the street frontage containing five
small windows. 1t was the house in
which the first painter of the Flemish
school, the immortal Rucbens, was born
A. d. 1876. Sixty years later than this
date the ground floor was occupied by
two old people, shoemaker and his wife.
The upper story, which was usually lot
to dodgers, was empty at the time we
write of. Two dodgers, however, occu-
pied the garrett The evening was cold
and wet, and the shoemaker and his wife
were sitting together in the room below.
You had better go up stairs again, T"
said the old man to his wife, "and see
how the poor lady is. The old gentleman
went out early and has not been in since.
Has she not taken anything7"
ut is only half an hour since was mp
stairs, and he had not come in. took
her some broth at noon, but she hardly
touched it, and was up again at three
she was asleep then, and at five she said
she would not want anything more"
Poor ladyl This time of the year,
and neither fire or warm clothes, and not
even decent bed to lie on, and yet am
sure she is something or other Have
you noticed the, respect with which the
old gentleman treats hera" NJ
''If she wants for anything it is her own
fault. That ring she wears on her finger
would get the best of everything" I'll
Then came knock at the door, and
the woman admitted the old man they
had just spoken Of, whose qgrizzled beard
fell down upon the furnished velvet cost.
The hostess sadly wanted to have aslittle
gossip with him, but he passed by, and
bidding short ..good.night, CROPPED his
way up the steep and crooked stair case.
On entering the chamber above, . feeble
voice inquired the cause of his long alb
sence. .,'a.s,s
~ could not help 4" he said. ~ have
been copying manuscript, and Is was on
my way here, seryant stepped me, who
desired me to raise the horoscope of two
ladies who were passing through the
town; they were ladies whom had
known before. l thought / could get a
NIT mite money to pay for sons siWales that
III AZ 0 se95 s,ld. WI mi you
he 6sms Of small tn lamp siuiiiced
to heat ths water, and the patient, having
taken what the old man provided, was
carefully covered up by him with all the
clothes and articles of drcss he could
find, d He stood by her motionlcss till he
perceived that she was fast aslesp, and
indeed, long after; be then retired to =
small scicsef and sought ropose ON thu
hard floor. ,s2s4s Esu.,-s
The next m0rgine the aedy was 20
much betters thht hee attendant PROPOSED
that sha aAould eadeavor TO leave tfe
huussl Ssr : lletls while, and he succeeded
In getting her to 20 g far ~ the Place
saint Cecelia. At was 4eldon that ahe
left the house, for, notwithstanding tho
meannesss Of her dTsss; there was that
hcult 70 ayqid naPlssaant observation. |
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-28
The Ferry Of Galloway.
by ALICE CARY.

"In the stormy waters Of Galloway
Ny boat had been idling the long day,
Tossing and trembling to and fro,
For the wind was high and the tide was low
"The tide was low, and the wind was high,
And we were weary, my heart and I,
For not traveller all the day
Had crossed the ferry Of Galloway"
"At set Of the sun the clouds outsprsad
Like wings Of darkness overhead;
When out O. the west my eyes took heed
OF a lady riding at full speed"
The hoofstrokes struck on the flinty hill
Like silver ringing on silver, till
saw the veil in her fair hand foat,
And lutter signal for my boat"
"The waves ran backwards as II ware
OF presence more than mortal fair;
And my little craft leaned down and lay
With her sides to the sands Of Galloway"
Haste, good boatman! haste! she cried,
And row me over the other side!
And she stripped from her finger the shining
ring,
And gave it to me for the ferrying"
"Woe's me! my lady, may not go,
For the wind is high and the tide is low,
And rocks like dragons lie in the wave
Slip back on your finger the ring you gave
may, nay! for the rocks will be melted down
And the waters, they never will let me drown
And the wind pilot win prove to thee,
For my dying lover he waits for me-"
Then bridle-ribbon and silver spur
She put in my hand, but l answered her,
THE wind is high and the tide is low;
must not, dare not, and will not 60"
Her face grew deadly white with pain,
And she took her champing steed by the mant
And bent his neck to the ribbon and spur
That lay in my hand, but answered her,
Though you should prefer me twice Oh
OF ring and ribbon and steed the price;
The leave Of kissing your lily like hand,
Inever could row you safe to land"
"Then God have mercy! she family cried,
For my lover is dying the other side,
o cruel, o cruclest Galloway!
Be parted and make mo path pray"
OF a sudden, the sun shonc large and bright,
As if he were staying away the night;
And the rain on the river fell as sweet
AS the plying tread Of an angels feet.
And spanning the water from edge to edge
rainbow stretched like golden bridge,
And put the rein in her hand so fair,
And she sat in hor saddle, the queen o. thu
air.
And over the river, from edge to edge
She rode on tho shifting and shimmerine
bridge;
And landing safe on the other side,
Love is thy conquerer, death, she cried"
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-28

BEE-STING REMEDY.-A correspondent
of the Gardeners Magazine writes as fol-
lows: A young mau employed near bees
had the misfortune of being stung. No
remedy being near at hand, remembered
Mr.. Gordon's note on bee-stings. rec
commended him to apply common soil to
the wound, as described by Mr.. Gordon.
and it Immediately relieved the pain and
prevented the swelling. Such a receipt
is of moro value than gold to all who have
anything to do with bees. formerly
used common blue for stings, but COM
mon soil is preferable.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-28

FupRornERy WoRKERs-A writer IN
Chambers's Journal says" The great cen
ter of Swiss embroidery is at st. Gan,
and the day on which the work Is brought
is a festival; early in the morning the
vounp women arrive from all parts IN
their Sunday attire. After attending SER
vice in the church, they collect in large
room around long table, where each re-
ceives a glass of White wine. Ihey De-
DIN TO sing one of their melodies IN parts'
while the master goes around tne 'ac,o'
examines the work and pays for 1t. IL ne
refuses anv. and declines to take H. tlle
d;snute is decided by syndic, who SIS
in thn NEXT room. When examination IS
nror tbe head of the establishment lnro"s
,ass Of embroidery patterns on ine M.
e. sach euI chooses the kAna sMe NE
w. 1.e, II Is Inscribed in her book, with me
U "r;ce agreed on, and the day when ]. Is
= be Returned. They are very mus
tr;ons. and by reason of their great Hu-
ua,;ty are content with very poor remu-
Iteration and by slightly sewing nv. lnem
n;eces of work together can nave li I'm
vashed at half the cost. In 1aAony 'no
wages are SO low that 1t is wonderful no"
the women can live upon them; IN SCOT
land it is said that many OF the cniiben
oniv receive half penny a day. smsu
nm, her in Nancy, who can embroider
.oat- OF. arms and crests, earn three shii-
;ngs day; but from ten to twenty pence
he usual wages. 1t is a kind OF WORK
,at endangers the sight; and as fashion
ions supreme, it not unfrequentiy nap
ms that style is abandoned before the
ders are completed, when the mel-
ant profits by the smallest pretext 70
fuse the work from the manufacturer
d in this way the loss often falls upon
|, poor woman, who can scarcely pay
bread or clothes"
10 a Moor scale to weigh our
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-28

To Cook PoRK.-Fry a few slices of
pork until they are we'll done. Make a
batter of two eggs, three tablespoonful
of milk, half teaspoonful salt, and flour
enough to make a thick batter. Into
this put the pork, cover with batter, then
put the pork so covered into the frying
pan over quick fire until the batter is
nicely done. If any batter be left, fry
without any pork in the hot grease.
Be sure that it is nicely done through or it
will be heavy. To be served Immediately
after cooking.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-28

G1nx.. urr1-S. j. Wooley, OF I'LL
iaaryi On writes us that he has disccv.
cred s,lIowing simple remedy Ioi
:ss: which .. nsss. ea ds' V %s s'G The
g, rsp linen or muslin 0.s IL, . 1,oaa
~; .,.t Any may be four or five f q e
8 g eio ON cloth wrapped over It II
e. g st Cold enough to fs SssIsa a "a
: q l sfs CLOTH s'd which leave eight
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-28

WouSps ON HoRsEs.-A correspondent
of an exchange says that one of the best
washes he knows of for ordinary WOUNDS
on horses is to take one-quarter OF
pound Of saltpetre, half pint OF furpen.
tine ana mt them into bottie--shake
up web before using. Apply TO tne
wound fhree times day with iea'hef'
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-28

THE greatest men live unseen to view,
while thousands are not qualified to ex-
press their influence.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-28

Dun passions are like convulsivc FITS
which, though they make us stronger for.
the time, leave US weaker ever after
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-28

Hoes meander over the courthouse
fence with the case and dignity fan al
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-28

CRAWL IN HoRsEs.-The 4me, ,,e.n'
stock Jos rnal says: For gravel give two =
thirds q a tablespoonful of saltpetre ~ .
little ssit for three consecutive days io 81
take ! pint Of water melon seed, and ,d 64 ~
i il sse quarts Of water till reduced to
nearly \. half, and drench two mornings
IN succss.: Your horse will DO cured
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-28

JELLY CAKE WITHOUT Eaas - One
half cup of butter, one-half cup of cream,
one-half cup of buttermilk, one-half cup
Of sweet milk, two cups of sugar, one
s on long ri. sias; man. T5ls s&asat
with eggs
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-28

Acrp fruits, if cooked in brass or cop
pcr kettles should not be allowed to re-
main in them any length of time after
cooking, as the acid will act on the metal
and produce poisonous compounds.
A GOOD cement for marble may be
made by melting and stirring together
one part of white wax and eight parts of
resin, and then adding four parts Of plas-
ter Of Paris 1t should be used while
hot.
BENzINE and calcincd magnesia mixed
so as to form thin paste, will remove
grease spots from the most delicate ma
terials.
A CEMENT made Of gum shellac ono
part, and aqua ammonia ten parts, will
cement rubber.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-28

PLENTY consists in the power to curb
your wants.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-28

PROSPERITY is poor scale to weigh our
friends in.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-28

DeAd, desu OF munger eo1u Anu ''"' .'lo"'
And this lady was Marc of Medicis,
wife of Henry w., Queen Regent OF
France, mother of Louis XII; of Isabella,
Queen Of Spain; of Henrietta, Queen of
England !; Of Christianna, Duchess of Sa-
voy; Of CASTOR, Duke Of Orleans-dead of
hunger, cold and misery and Louis XIII. :,
the cowardly tool of Rchelieu, his moth
er's murderer, is still called ''the Just"