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The Hartford herald., 1875-04-28
H.vi.s Moral Courage.

Moral courage is big thing All the
good papers advise everybody 10 have
moral courage All the almanacs Wind
up with q word about moral courage. s.s
"Have the moral courage to discharge
Q debt while you have the money In your
pocket" is one Of the moral paragraphs.
Mr.. Mower read this once, and deter
mined to act upon it. One day his wife
handed him Eve dollars, which she had
been two years saving and asked him to
bring her up parasol and pair Of gait
ers. On the way down he met creditor
and had the courage TO pay him. Re-
turning home his wife called him ISL, 900
pet names, as "fool, "idiot," etc, /, and then
struck him four times in the pit of the
stomach with fat-iron. After that hs
didn't have as much moral eourags as
would make leaning post Tor sick grass-
hopper, and bis wife didn't forgive him
for thirteen years.
"Have the courage to speak the truth"
is q paragraph always in use. j once
knew q boy named Peter. One day when
he was loa6ng around be heard some men
talking about old Mr.. Hangmooey. Thar
talk made deep impression on Peter, and
be spoke the truth. He said:
Mr. Hangmoney, when was up town
to-day / heard Baker say you were q reg
ulsr old hedgehog with . tin ear"
"Whatl" roared the old gent 81 s
And Cleyis said that you were meaner
than dead hog rolled in tanbark," con-
tinued the truthful lad f.s .t...t
"You imp-you little villainp yelled
the old man
"And Kingston said that you were .
bald-headed, cross-eyed. cheating. lying.
stealing old skunk under the hen-coop"
added the boy. sas. Hylir 9,s
Then old Mr. Hangmoney fell upon the
youthful Peter, and be mopped the floor
with him, knocked bic heels against the
wall. tore his collar of, and put his shoal-
der out of joint, all because the boy had
the moral courage TO tell the truth.
And there was young Towboy-it Was
the same way with him. He had the
moral courage to go over to an old maid
and say:
Miss Falseair, father says he newer
saw such q withered up old Hubbard
squash as You are, around trying to,trap
q mani
"He did, ehl" unused the oldi maid, ri
sing up from her chair.
"Yes. and mother says it's burning
shame that you call yourself twenty-four
when you are forty seven, and she says
your hair dye costs more than our woodf'
"She said that, did she?' murmased the
female.
"Yes. and sister Jane says thai Il she
had such a big mouth, such frecklss. such
big feet, and such silly ways, she'd vaas
the lightning to strike herl"
And then the old maid picked ap the
rolling-pin and sought the house IA which
Towboy resided, and knocked down and
dragged out until it was q hospital fhso
Towboy's father mauled him, his mother
pounded him. and his sister dsanded him
of hair-all because he had moral courage
in his daily life.
The Hartford herald., 1875-04-28
HARTFORD, OHIO COUNTY, KY, APRIL %, 1875

quitting her of all blame in the matter.
Her conduct in court was said to be most
becoming. And it was reported that, at
tired in very deep mourning. she had fol-
lowed Stericker's body to its last resting
place in Bropmton cemetery. Now, was
this lady the Arabella of Stericker's story?
She may have been. But have no GER
tain evidence OF the fact. Nor, indeed,
have | anything further to communicate
touching the life and death of my ac-
quaintance Stericker.
The Hartford herald., 1875-04-28

BE kissed me, and I knew twas wrong
For he was neither kith nor kin;
Need one do penance very long
For such tiny little SIM
he pressed my hand-thst wasn't right;
why will men have such wicked wsyss
It wasn't for Q minute-quite-
But in It there were days and days.
There's mischief In the moon, know,
I'm positive saw her wink
When requested him to 60;
Imeant II, tool almost think.
But, after all, Tn not to blame;
He took the kiss; I do think men
Are quite without the sense Of shame
wonder when he'll come sgsinf
The Hartford herald., 1875-04-28

The Girl of the Period, in her new wrap
with long hanging sleeves and sides like
wings, bunched-up arrangement behind
like tail, and general brilliant appear
aDce, has reminded somebody of an iDdig-
nant peacock
The Hartford herald., 1875-04-28

A candidate for office in Mississippi
made known his determination to run by
the following card: "At the earnest solic>
itation of my wife and children have
consented to become candidate tor coun-
~ treasurer"
The Hartford herald., 1875-04-28

Let it not be imagined that the life of a
good Christian must necessarially be a
life of melancholy and gloominess; for he
only resigns some pleasures to enjoy 9TH
ers infinitely greater.
The Hartford herald., 1875-04-28

An Iowa minister paused in his sermon
and said; ''Girls, you may laf and giggls.
and giggle and lsi, but when you are ON
your dyin' beds you'll remember this af>
ternoon and wish you'd have cut your
right hands of first"
The Hartford herald., 1875-04-28

Don't trust a man unless you can see
his face. A Kentucky farmer went TO
dinner leaving the hired man in the barn
singing MY soul yearns 10 be free" and
in less than half an hour the man and .
$500 mule were missing.
The Hartford herald., 1875-04-28

Some humans are like steamships plow-
ing the waves of life; but the masses are
only barges, with no engines on board,
and only move when drawn about BY those
which have.
The Hartford herald., 1875-04-28

What State ia round on both ends and
high in the middle? Ohio
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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-07-08

the castle of the most confirmed bach
elor heart. Was it Jupiter who threw
the golden apple from his throne
with the command that the fairest
lady present should pick it up-and
where all were so beautiful that none
dared claim the prize 2 If the gold
en- treasure had fallen in Odcon Hall
on Monday evening, with the same
command, there would probably have
been the same hesitancy among the
fair ones present as to who should bear
the emblem away. The supper spread
ut the Uairn Hotel by Mr.. j. G.
Gruber, was superb collation., and
was discussed with zest betokening
good appetites and something good
to satisfy them. During the entire
evening we saw no unbecoming be-
havior in. the hall, and everybody
seemed so well pleased with every
body in general and themselves in
particular, that ill-feeling was not
dreamed of. Upon the whole the af-
fair was thoroughly successful, and
should be repeated as often as posi-
BILE.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-07-08
Piper's Opera Mouse-IlOOley's

Piper's Opera Nouse-llOoley's
Comedy Co. - The entertainment
given by the Hooley Comedy Com
pany, at Piper's Opera House, has
so far met with one of the greatest
successes ever achieved by any COM
pany who have yet performed in
Nevada. "Ultimo" which has had
such an unprecedented run in San
Francisco, is equally well received
here and has drawn out the most I'M
bounded applause. AS it is again
on the bills tor this evening we give
the cast OF characters, as follows:
George Pittman, good fellow gen.
orally, Mr.. Jas. O'Neil; Prof. Lex
ington, scientist, w. II. Crane;
Mr.. Grayson, a banker, John Jack;
De Hass, an exquisite, NJ. A. kenne-
dy; DR.. Brunot, without patients or
patience, +. j. Buckley; Goodman,
bookseller dabbling in stocks, Bel
more; Augustus, tiger, therefore
neither bull or bear, j. o. Seton;
Langdon, relic of the past, Mr.. III.
NJ. Brown; Bernard, man of fig
ures, Mr.. Wilkes; Porter, Mr.. Lees;
Mrs. Lexington, better half, Mrs.
Merry; Mrs. Grayson, n second wife
who dwells on parnassus, Miss En-
lily +. Baker; Miss Virginia Grayson,
girl of the period, Miss Annie Fir
min; Miss Fanny Lexington, the
sweetest girl in the world, Miss Katie
Mayhem; Mrs. Bolder, boarding
house keeper, Miss Wood; Glib, a
modern help, Miss Katie Firmin;
Agnes, a slave of fashion, Miss Ter
ry. AS will be seen, the entire strength
of Hooley's magnificent Company is
thrown into the play, the very char
acter OF which can be nothing but
an attraction to jewellers along and
around the big bonanza. On Mon.
day evening "rhe Two Orphans"
a play of great merit will be put up
on the stage with new scenery and
new effects gotten up at great ex-
pense expressly for the piece. 1t is
said to be one of the best sensa-
tional plays yet produced on an
American Stage, and with the ex-
tensive preparation made tor its rem.
dition will be something that no one
should miss seeing. On Saturday al
the matinee, "Ultimo" will be re-
peated, for tho benefit of the ladies
and children, and those living a,
such distance that they find it in.
convenient to attend in the evening
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-07-08

RUNNING THE LINEs.-Mr. Ross
+. Browne, u. S. Deputy Mineral
Surveyor, and party, were yesterday
engaged in running the lines on sew
eral new quartz claims in this dis
trict. Since the strike in the ANA.
zon, and the improved prospects of
tho principal mines hereabouts,
there has been unusual activity
among the miners and prospectors
of the district. Mr.. Brown says he
has been kept quite busy, perform
ing the requirements of locators, and
now has several contracts on hand.
He is am acknowledged expert at
surveying, and his surveys are al
ways very correct and satisfactory.
His office is at the Tahoe House,
Virginia City.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-07-08
FOURTH OF JULY BALL AT
DAYTON.

The grand ball given in Odeon
Hall on Monday evening by the citi-
zcns of Dayton was brilliant con-
summation to the festivities of the
day, and an affair of which the Day
ton people have cause to be proud.
The assembly of dancers was very
large, and nearly every place Of note
in Storey and Lyon counties was re-
presented by fair ladies and hand
some men. Notwithstanding the
many attractions at Gold Hill and
Virginia, goodly number from each
place joined the Daytonites. There
was large number from Silver City,
and also quite party from the Vi
cinity of Fort Churchill. The hall
and its accommodation were all that
could have been desired, while the
music, not so good as it would have
been with more pieces, was still suf-
ticiently enlivening to make pretty
slippers and polished boots impa-
tiently tap the floor while waiting
for the call. We are not prepared to
give an extensive notice of the toilets,
though the good taste of the many
ladies in attendance would justify an
elaborate mention. We have seldom
seen so many splendid-looking, ex-
qusitcly dressed ladies in Nevada
ballroom, and, while tastes differ in
this respect, we shall make no one
jealous if we place tho title of "bcllc
of the ballroom to the credit of a
certain little golden-haired beauty
from near Fort Churchill, whose
name, until some lucky fellow pur-
suadcs her to change it, will be Miss
Matte N. Not that she was the
only one possessed OF rare comeli,
ness, for there were many the bloom
of checks, and the flash Of whose
! eyes is enough to successfully storm
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-07-08

WE KNOW IT TO BE So.-And now
comes James Rock, of Virginia, in a
proclamation to the patrons of the
TIMES, sending greeting to all good,
bad and indifferent people of this
portion of Nevada, and by these
presents making it known to all
men, women and children who had
rather ride than walk, that he is the
proprietor of the International Livery
Stable, one door north of Piper's OPP
era House, in Virginia City; and
deponent further saith that he is pre-
pared to furnish horses, buggics and
so forth to the people above mention
ed. He keeps a first-class establish
ment. We know it to be so, and we
therefore bespeak for him the pat
ronage of the public.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-07-08

1877 DRINKs.-T The door tender at
the Knights of Pythias ball, in Reno,
Monday evening, adopted a novel
method OF keeping track of the num-
Der of drinks taken by each one of
the Knights. Securing a conduc-
tors punch, he required every one to
present his ticket whenever they
left the hall, and perforated the
card board at each exit. We do not
know what kind OF a score the Reno
boys made, but a returned Silverite
showed us ticket with one hundred
aud eighty-seven holes in it. And
still he says he don't drink on such
occasions.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-07-08

Ifsome philanthropist would only
devise some means by which all
these "Roman wrostlers" could be
killed off at once, he would be en-
titled to the thanks of suffering hui
manly. It's getting to be as great a
bore as the spelling schools.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-07-08
TO OUR PATRONS.

Having incurred large additional expense
,.sn,.raiug THE TIMES to its present proper
,,,s we are obliged to call the attention OF
,o,ipouents on our books to the fact that we are
in need of the amounts due us. If you pay we
.,, settle the demands against us and be free
from debt. To be sure, each of the amounts
.-e small, but, aggregated, foot up to u sum
Cha, would materially assist us just at the pre-
sent time. We hope this hint will be sufficient.
we are going to give you good paper, and it
tales money to run 1t.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-07-08

Messrs. "Zack" and Brady, the
Court BARRIERS of Silver City, stand
ever ready with strong arms and
sharp razors to shave customers
within an inch of their life, and with
blades cleaning like the Damascus
swords OF the Knights Of old, NOW
down the enemies of good looks on
unkempt chins with that charming
grace and artistic skill so peculiar
TO the land of Hamlet and the boys
oil fippcrary. Keno!
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-07-08

AN alarm and good many
chances for disastrous confagra-
ton occurred at the Belcher mine on
Tuesday afternoon. The fortunate
discovery and prompt extinguishing
OF the flames have saved us from re.
counting much damage and most
likely loss of life,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-07-08
Serious Accident at the Niagara.

Serious Accident ut the Niagara.
\ very serious accident occurred in
the incline of the Niagara mine on
Tuesday. A lighted candle had been
left on ore of the timbers directly
above a box of giant powder caps,
and ut the moment one of the miners,
Joe Desuow, was passing the point
on his way down the incline, the
candle dropped into the box and the
caps exploded with terrific noise,
filling Joe's face with the fragments
of copper and burning him very
severely. DR.. Kirby was immediate
ly sent for and the wounded man
placed in his care. The accident is
very severe one, but it is thought
will not result fatally.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-07-08

Generous little girl, to small boy
with hand wagon, last evening
" l say, Bobby, if you'll draw me
up the hill in your little wagon,
III let you-let me see-I'll let
you draw me down again" That
little girl will die with enlargement
OF the heart one of these days.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-07-08

A bunch of rubbish in the rear
Of Walter, Rosenthal & Cos store,
caught fire from some unknown
cause last evening, and made blaze
sufficient for quite an alarm. 1t
was discovered by Lyman Jones,
who with others procured water
and extinguished it before any
damage was done.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-07-08
THE WAY THE BOYS JOKE IN
SILVER CITY.
"Might as well kill man as Scare
Him to Death" Six SixshOOters,
Six "Ruffians'' and a chronic
Peace Maker-A race for Life.

A party of the boys out for a lark
on Sunday night, nearly frightened
the wits out of harmless Chef de
Cuisine, who presides over the good
things always to be found on his
lunch table in the Alhambra Saloon.
To bury
HIS IDENTITY
more deeply in the ocean of impos-
sibilities, we shall call him Smith.
You remember that David slew Go
liah with colts revolver or some
thing, when they were going to the
Pioneers Picnic; we'll, Smith sent
to the States after Bible and has
been reading about it, and the conse-
quence is that he always seeks to be
peacemaker whenever big man
and little man has row. On the
night in question the boys
"PUr UP A JOB"
on Smith, and entered the Alham-
bra in a very boisterOus manner,
the largest and smallest of the party
being bent on having each others
blood. At about the first angry
words the valiant Smith sailed in
between the two bloodthirsty ruffians
and declared peace. Contrary to the
demonstrations having pacific eff
feet on the bellicose crowd, it SEEM
ed only to turn the whole tide of
wrath on the diminutive vendor of
fine lunches and peace. In an in
slant,
HALF DOZEN sIXsHooTERs
were poking their black muzzles in
to Smiths shirt bosom, ears and
eyes, and six Infatuated rutliaIs
we're telling him at what particular
locality the differnt portions of his
mutillated corpse would be found by
the undertakes. Hope, like flee
ing dove, fled away from the face
of Smith. Smith grew pale; we may
say translucent with fear. The knees
of Smith smote together as pair of
featherless wings, and the hirsute of
Smith elevated his six-dollar hat as
easily as If it hadn't cost but two
bits. Verify Smith looked like
A SMALL SECTION OF THE DAY OF
JUDGMENT.
A moment of this horrible suspense
was hung over Smith, when, as if by
accident, one of the ruflians stepped
aside, and Smith made a bound for
the door and fled like the wind.
The boys now convulsed with laugh
ter, gave howl of disappointed
vengeance and made IA feint to per-
sue their flying victim. But moth
ing short of trained lightning could
have Overtaken the fugitive, VINO
had now disappeared in the dark
ness. The boys had their laugh out
and then tried to hunt up their VIC
tim and assure him
1T WAS BUT A JOKE,
but the search proved fruitless. 1t
aiterward proved that Smith had
fled up Main street, and concealed
himself in a iire-proof where he
stood for two mortal hours, ready at
the first noise to crawl into the bung
hole of an old molasses cask. 1t
has been q hard task to convince
him that it was purely '.job," and
he says now that "the fellows kin
shoot their blasted 'eads h'off after
this, if they loike."
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-07-08
A SINGULAR SUICIDE.
A Miners Wife POisOns Herself
with Strychnine.
The Reason assigned for the Rash
Act: Because her Husband went
TO the wrestling Match or Sum.
day.

Mrs. Harriet N. James, who re-
sided on the Divide, committed
suicide on Sunday evening under
very distressing circumstances.
At the inquest held before Coroner
Mayer Tuesday morning her hus-
band, Fred'k James, q miner, stated
that when he got up on Sunday
morning to go to work she appear
ed to be in good health and spirits.
He left her in bed and started for
the mine where he is employed.
He met some of his acquaintance
on the way, who persuaded him to
go to the wrestling match, near the
Ophir. He went up town in the
evening and was informed that his
wife had taken strychnine. She
died in few minutes after his a.
rival ct the house.
THOMAS MELLOW,
Her brother, testified that he went
home at 7:30 o'clock on Sunday
evening, and upon entering his
sisters room saw her lying on
the bed. He spoke to her, when
she uttered piercing scream. He
was satisfied that something was
wrong, and remembered that she
had threatened to kill herself that
morning, but he did not think she
meant what she said. He ran and
called the neighbors, and started
for physician. Drs. Spear and
Tufts soon arrived and found her
lying rigid on her bed. Her jaws
we're tightly contracted, and it was
impossible to use stomach pump.
They forced antidotes down her
throat with syringe, but it was
too late, and she expired about
S:45 o'clock.
THE DOCTORS EVIDENCE.
DR.. Weber, her family physi
clan, also arrived short time hs-
fore her death. In his evidence he
stated that she was very quiet
and estimable young lady, and that
he had known her long time.
Upon searching the room a vial of
strychnine was found, which would
hold sixty grains. Thirty grains
were missing, and it is supposed
she took that amount. She went
out on Sunday afternoon and
bought the strychnine at some drug
store, but a rigid investigation
failed to show where she procured
it. The unfortunate woman was a
native of England, aged 81 years,
and had been married five years.
She had no children.
NOTE LEFT BY THE DECEASED.
The following note, written in
legiblc hand, with lead pencil, on
the back of Sunday-school picnic
handbill, and addressed to her bro
ther, was found in her chamber,
and explains the motive which
prompted her to commit the rash
act;
Now, my dear brother, forgive
me; you will, dear. This is rash
act, but L am weary with life. and
may you grant that which 1 am
about to demand. / am about to
take my miserable life. Bury me
privately, and let no Cornish fol-
low me to my last resting-place;
neither let them gaze on me after
1 am dead. My model of hus-
band 1 forgive. He has driven me
to this, even on this blessed day,
when he is to be found at the
wrestling ring, amidst his low-life
associates. My dying love, for
give you. 1 give you, my brother.
and 1 trust God in his mercy will
give me, that peace which the
world cannot give. Finally, fare
well. From your ever affectionate
sister, III. A. JAMES.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-07-08

A little bit of a ruction-a sort of q
wind-up to tho 9th of July scrimma-
ges-occurred in front of the Oasis
last evening about 10 o'clock, one of
the pugnacious individuals hailed
from ode Vaterland," and COM
pletely subdued his opponent by de-
claring ~ vas dc most beaciple
mans vet meier vas ven you yust
lets me so of my peezness, but of
you vonce got-op mine beck, vas
yust too numerous doc mention!n
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-07-08

STREET. Furnished by Boisot :
Con. Virginia, 800 bid; Ophir, ASH
sales; Best Il Belcher, As sales;
Mexican, 1S4 sales; Point, 2619
sales; Belcher, "a sales; Imperial,
6A bid; Nevada, 1914 bid; Bullion,
40 bid; Raymond IL Ely, 491s sales;
WOodville, rs; ella, s, 4.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-07-08

The Dayton toll road is being
Macadamized below the Douglass
Mill, and this improvement will
Macadam good road OF it.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-07-08

The new Silver City Courthouse
Is being rapidly constructed. The
doughty Judge Gould and the atten-
nuated Constable Miller, have been
the chief architects, and to man
who has never before watched two
ieft-handed carpenters using saw,
the sight of the courthouse builders
is one of the comic novelties of life.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-07-08

The County Commissioners have
; made the Auditors office present
Of new clock.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-07-08

The funeral of Charley Meyers
will take place from the Sierra New
ada Hotel this morning.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-07-08

L. T. Gilpin, County Recorder,
was at last accounts sightseeing in
the romantic valley Of Yosemite.