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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-21
Mozart and the Princess.

The musical accomplishments of this
great composer were so wonderful at the
age of sir gears, that his father took him
with him to the principal cities to play il
public.
There lisa pretty little French story tolt
of him when he visited Vienna. HI
played before the Emperor and Maris
Theresa, and after he had executed several
pieces to the satisfaction of all, the EN-
press made sign for him to come to her.
As he descended from the stool, unaccus-
toned to walk on wax floor, he slipped
and fell. A little girl sprang forward and
cried, 'sAre you hurta"
'sYou are beautiful said .Wolfgang,
'sWill you marry mes' The little girl
laughed, ''That cannot be, my poor boy "
'Why notl We are of the same age"
"But you are only poor artist"
II shall be great some day"
"And am Maria Antoinctte, shall be
This little girl became the wife Of Louis
XVI. and the unfortunate Queen of France,
and the same day that Mozart, having be-
come great composer was crowded in vi
emma. she was insulted in Paris, and two |
years later persisted on the scaffold.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-21
Keeping Tavern.

An equestrian, travelling over an old
turnpike drew rein at midday before an
extensive but dilapidated public house,
heraldcd by lofty sign bearing, in faded
letters, the inscription, Entertainment
for Man and Beast" To tow-headed
urchin, swinging upon the front gate, he
addressed himself.
"Boy, will you take my horse and give
him half peck of oats2'
Don't keep no grain"
"No grain! Well, then, give my horse
some good hay"
Don't keep no hay, nuther."
"No grain nor hay! On what do you
feed your horsesl"
| "Don't keep no horses"
81 would like some dinner. Can | have
meat and potatoes without delay!" r.
Don't keep no meat-barrcl, since We
don't keep no hog"
"Then I will take lunch of bread anC
milk, or bread and butter"
Don't keep no butter nor milk, since
we don't keep no cow"
pray, my lad, what do you keeps'
"Keep tauern."
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-21
Wages in Europe and the United States.

So far, during the present year, the sta
tistics show that the emigration to this
country has fallen off 40 per cent. as COM
pared with previous years, and, indeed, a
large number of emigrants have actually
returned home, being unable to find en-
ployment This being the case, and as a
reduction in the price of labor is now be-
ing discussed, the following tables, col
lected by the National Bureau of Stats
tics and by the Massachusetts, Labor Blu
rcau, have an important bearing on the
question. These figures were made for the
year 1879 and reduced to our currency:
If we take an ordinary farm laborer in
Massachusetts, we find that his weekly
wages are SIS, with board-which is I'M
doubleday equivalent to $40. The high
est wages paid in Lincolnshire, England,
are $S17 without board; in Kent, 1851 ;
in Devonshirc and Cornwall $4.0S; in
Ireland, $4.91, without board; in France
the highest weekly wages are $2.06 with
board; in Prussia, 1896; in Denmark,
SLAB; in Italy, $3.S9-all with board.
If we now take the trades, the differ
ence is even more remarkable. We find
that blacksmith in Massachusetts re-
ceives 81 so per week; in England, $3.50;
in Scotland, $7.62; in Germany, 1915;
in Prussia, 1920; in France, 1901. In
the book binding business the wages are
remarkable in Massachusetts as compared
with England. A frst-class finisher gets
$50 in Massachusetts,, and $1009 in Eng
land; forwarder earns $1S here, against
$3.50 in the old country; a female folder
gets 50 in Massachusetts,, and $3.S in Eng
land. Again, in the great trade of Massa-
chusetts in boots and shoes, a first-class
upper cutter will earn $1S, while the Eu-
ropean is paid sos; the machine hand
is paid $40, and $2.72 in Scotland; and
member of shoes earns SIS here, against
1888 in England, $7.75 in Germany, $4.3S
in Prussia, and 1898 in Italy.
Our most expensive trades here are the
building trades, and in them we see the
enormous difference of wages between the
two continents. A tirst-class moulder OF
bricks earns $20.77, with board in Massa-
chusetts, and 1891, without board, in
England A mason is worth $24 here
against $10.17 in England, $685. in Scot
land, $3.50 in Prussia, and 1921 in Italy.
A brick.ayer Is paid $24 here, against
SlU.l III IHSidHet, anu To'V' III WI
many. A plasterer commands $24 in
America, while his wages in Europe vary
from $6.OS in Italy to $17.01 in Prussia.
A carpenter earns ST in Massachusetts,,
while in England he would earn $10.17,
in Scotland 500, in Germany 1925, and
in Switzerland $50. Plumbers earn the
comparatively low wages in Massachu-
sets of SIG; in England they are paid
$97S, in Germany $4.S6. In the bust
ness of stating houses, the wages here are
$1s to about So in Europe. In painting,
they are ST to about $40 in England and
about $12 in Germany.
Considering the unexampled good har-
vests both at home and abroad, and the
consequent decrease in the price of food
of all kinds, it would seem from the above
figures that wages in this country are dis
proportionately high, and that the ten
dencv will be to lower figures
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-21
Moving the "ROck Of Ages"

The good people of the town of E.
were talking of moving their meeting
house to more agreeable locality
Among the advocates of the movement
none were more earnest than old Deacon
A -, who, by the way, had an un
comfortable habit OF sleeping in church
No matter how interesting the discourse
the old deacon was sure to 'sdrop off, q
about such . time. On the Sabbath pre-
ceding tho day appointed for moving thu
house, the pastor preached an interesting
sermon ON '.The Rock of Ages." Grow
ing eloquent in his remarks the good min
lister finally asked with great emphasis
s'Who can move it2"
The deacon having been asleep as
usual, woke up just in time to catch the
query, and thinking the master referred
to the meeting house, rose up in his seat,
and exclaimed:
"IIl bring over my yoke of steers.
They'll jerk It along the whole distance
if you'll keep plenty Of hard wood roll
ers under it."
The deacon never slept in meeting, after
that.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-21
1.-THE Grating of Potatoes. y

A correspondent of the RurdS Nc"
Yorker writes, ''has recently been recon-
mended to be introduced for the eventu,
ality and purpose of combining the gooo
qualities of two different sorts into one
Select of the potatoes which have your
preference the very best and sounues'
specimens; cut out in careful way WIN
pen-knife, the buds or eyes; cut them
out about an inch deep and one-hait 10
three-quarters of an inch in diameter, IN
the form of pyramid, i.e., that the NOE
in the potato runs in to point on th'
end or inside; then take of the other pc
tato a piece, if possible, with from one u
three buds OF eyes; fit it in as gooo an,
tight as you possibly can, and tie up WIZ
a (brass) string in the quickest possipl
manner. To fasten the inserted pee
more effectually, hair pin may be put, IL
from each side: Potatoes grated in TIN
manner, should be, as soon as the opera
-t,on , is perfected, placed in damp ground
anu an. wen covered up. If the cut grows
o9.-tnat is, if the two different pieces
Jonne operation is a success.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-21
Somebody's Servant Girl.
She stood there leaning YEARLY
Ar,;nst the window frame

She stood there leaning YEARLY
Against the window franc,
Her face was patient, sad and sweet,
Her garments coarse and plain;
who is she prays" asked a friend.
The red lips gave a curl
"RcalIy, do not know her namo,
She's some ones servant girl"
Again saw her on the street
With burden trudge along,
Her face was sweet and patient still,
Amid the joking throng;
Slowly but checrfully she moved,
Guarding with watchful care,
A market basket much too large
For her slight hands to bear.
A man, thought gentleman,
Went pushing rudely by,
Sweeping the basket from her hands,
But turning not his eye;
For there was no necessity,
Amid that busy whirl,
For him to be a gentleman
To "some ones servant girl"
Al, well 1t is that God above
Looks in upon the heart,
And never judges any one
BY just the outer part;
For IF the soul be pure and good,
He will not mind the rest,
Nor question what the garments were
In which the form was dressed
And many man and woman fair
By fortune reared and fed,
Who will not mingle here below
With those who earn their bread,
When they have passed away from life,
Beyond the gates of pearl,
viii meet before their Fathers throne,
With many a servant girl.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-21
A Touching Incident.
From Advance Sheets of BAncrsft's Native Races
Volume Ii.

-
very touching incident is narrated by
Torquemada, showing to what an extent
this love of impartial justice was carried
By Tezcucan sovereign.
Nezshualpilli, king of Tezcuco, had
married two sisters, whom he dearly
loved, and especially did he dote. upon
the younger, whose name was XOcotZin-
catzin. BY her he had several children,
the eldest being son, named Huexotzin-
catzin, who was beloved by all who knew
him, on account CT his amiable disposition
and noble qualities, and who was besides
a very valiant young man and great
warrior. No wonder that he was the
kings pride, and beloved even more than
his brothers and sisters, for his own and
his mothers sake. So mnch had Huex-
otzincatsin distinguished himself, that
although he was but a young man, his
father determined to bestow upon him
the office and title of tlacatecatl, which
was post of the highest honor and i'm
portance. For this purpose the king one
day ordered that the prince be sent for
and brought into his presence. With a
light heart, and much elated, Huexotzin-
catzin, accompanied by his suite, and the
mobiles who were his tutors, set out for
the royal palace. As he was about to
enter, the prince met one of his fathers
concubincs, attended by er,ladies. This
concubine was very beautiful and proud
woman, yet withal of free and easy car
riage, that encouraged Huexotzincatzin,
who perhaps did not know who she was,
to address her in familiar and dlsre-
spectful manner. The woman, who, the
historian remarks, could not have been
possessed Of much sense, either because
she felt offended at his conduct towards
her, or because she dreaded the cOnse-
quence if the king should discover what
had happened, turned from the prince
without word, and entered the palace.
The kings concubine's as we have seen
in former chapter; were always accom-
panied by certain elderly women, whose
duty it was to instruct them in discreet
behavior and to watch continually over
their actions. One of these women, who
had been with the concubine at the time
of her meeting Huexotzincatzin, and had
overheard tho princes remarks, went
straightway to the king, and informed
him of all that had happened. The king
iihmeai''c.y SCH. iu' mo r
inquired OF her II the prince nao SPOKEN
lewdly to her publicly and in hepresence
of the ladies and courtiers, or If he had
intended his words to reach her ear alone
for Nezahualipilli would .fain have dis
covered some excuse for his son, the pun
ishment for speaking lewdly in public to
the kings concubinc's being, according
to law, death; but the frightened woman
reni;e3 that Huexotzincatzin had spoken
ono,lu 60 her hefcrc ali flat we're present.
uponi! W NO, S:o,,,;..a5 .bo concub;ne
men ..c sins m. 49, corts;n anart'
anu rctirea, mourning, mo ~, .o' . ... - 80
mcnts which werc calieo inc iooAhs Vi
SORROW"
When these things came to the ears OF
the friends and tutors of the prince, they
were much troubled ON his account, be-
cans. Tho sever;tv of the king. and his
str;ot .dhorence 70 tbe law were "a proy-
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-21

Coon JOHNNY CAKE.-Beat up one egg
with one third of a cup of sugar, add one
teaspoonful of melted butter, and one pint
of sweet milk, two and a-half cups of
meal, half cup Of flour, teaspoonful of
cream-of-tartar and half tcaspoonful Of
soda.
Observation-Disclosures gum tragacanth
in water. 1t does not trouble by drying
away, like gum Arabic. If little glue
is added, it improves it for some pur-
poses.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-21

,orso "sHIcHks.-Varnish for scratches y
ant ~ ~ recommended by q corresPon,!u a
ea n., ne says that by washing the d u
and an, Irs thoroughly with warm ;s su". =
s,ae a ,Sappaylng coat of coach varn, ,,'n,S
fdr s scs. cure l. effected. Another re~ ley
er.l ea,,o il n ointment made ,S o. lard
applied Ia, parts Of sr, sulphur anu
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-21

NEVER put off till tomorrow that which
should be done to-day.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-21

A BIT of glue dissolved in skim milk
and water will restore Grape.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-21

MAN MEvsa trust with secret t. m m1TI tsl1
hsr' . ~ao loves lis wife for , ne s snd her
sister rr ~.;, she viii tell her s'''e''
' pa will tell ever body .;s,meD.
capital sA ;;a.. aj1t; !, ia e psspitsis.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-07
CRIMINAL NOTES.

The "Terrible Judge went for them to
the tame Of So yesterday morning.
Jennie McMurray, Of-cOloT, was COM
mitted 10 the county wOrk-hOuse Yesterday,
bv the Criminal Count, for sixty days, on
the charge Of larceny.
Ike SpurlCck. a prospective BENEFICIARY OF
the Civil Rights bin, charged with larceny,
was committed to jail yesterday on a capias
from the Criminal Court.
The following cOnYicts were conveyed TO
fhe p~enitentiaTy yesterday: Albert Os-
borne, colOred, forgery; Conrad kessler,
murder; Austin Murphy, cOiored, larceny,
and Green Scales, colOred, demonstrating,
The jury trying j.. &. Mason and Z. j..
knight, on an indictment for hOrse-steal-
inc. retired Thursday and are still out, not
having arrived At a verdict before the adj
ieurument 0fthe Criminal Court yesterday.
Robert Bates. who was lately convicted
Of the murder Of Joseph Briley, has ap-
pealed to the Supreme Court, notwith-
standing Il IS the verdict Of public opinion
that lie got off remarkably easy with his
ten years,
Some days ago, a negreSS named Lizzie
jackson went before Justice Campbell and
swOTe out three warrants against Tilman
Oyerton, colOred, one a peace warrant and
the others for larceny and assault and bat
terry. Yesterday morning OyeEtOn was ar
rested by John Walker and taken before
the Justice named above, who committed
him to Jail. OveTion swOre he could not
be taken to that institution, but Walker
ard David Galloway, colOred, stared along
with the prisoner. lie resisted every step
Of the way and as he was being pulled
along by the two men, his oaths and efforts
10 release himself attracted a large crowd
Of people, who followed the trio 10 witness
his Intellectual struggles At last, they
reached the jail and Oyerton was securely
locked up, but swOre he would some day
get even with the parties who brought him
there.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-07
THE COURTS.
Declsious Of the supreme Court.


The following decisions were rendered
by the Supreme Court Yesterday:
By Chief Justice NichOlsOn-JacksOn vs..
State; reversed and remanded.
Osborne vs.. State; affirmed.
Woodward vs.. State; reversed and re-
manded.
Syler vs.. johnson ct al; affirmed as to
Forsyth,
Fogg vs.. Union Bank; affirmed.
Corner Us. DOlin; affirmed as 70 hrst
count and reversed as TO second in declara-
ton.
McCOllum vs.. McCollum; final decree.
MOOrehead vs.. MOOrehead; reversed and
remanded, and costs divided.
Craig VS.. Wood; affirmed.
Willis vs.. Martin; affirmed.
Ives vs.. Ausman; affirmed.
Golf ct al. vs.. DobbS ct al; affirmed.
By Justice Fneeman-Murray & Co. rs.
Conner ct al; reversed and bill dismissed.
Gordon vs.. Mcclellan ct al; affirmed and
bill dismissed.
Turney, guardian, vs.. Denham ct al; de-
cree in accordance with Opinion-costs di-
vided.
Sammons vs.. Armstrong; decree modi-
fed aud remanded.
James Us. Doyle; atnrmed'
Elliott vs.. Bass ct al affirmed.
State ex rel. vs.. Elliston ct al; affirmed
aud bill dismissed.
State vs.. Lawrence; reversed and re-
msnded.
PROBATE COURT-G. Nj. FOgg, jr., gave
bond and was qualified administrator Of
the estate of Abner Turner, deceased.
Law CoURr-Jas. NJ. Hinton vs.. Mi
chael Comma; re-instated.
Fanny Nicken, cOlOred, vs.. Tom. NickeB,
colOred, divorce; pro c~Onfesso entered.
r. S. Patterson vs.. JnO. c. Burch, ct al;
bv agreement, motion continued till next
Saturday.
Jas. Williamson vs.. Jno. c.. FERRIS,
Judge; mandamus made peremptOry.
a. L. Maxwell vs.. J. II. O'Neal; dis
missed.
W. H. Baker VS.. NJ. Lester; land con-
demned.
Bette Garduer vs.. J. j. Parker; plaintiff
called out and judgment by default
taken.
Henrietta Thomas Us. John Thomas, d.
vOrce; pro cOnfessO entered.
j. L. SWab, vs.. 4. V. Rutland; dismissed
at plaintiffs cost.
Elizabeth Whiteside vs.. Augustus White
side, divorce; final decree.
Murray * Regain vs.. Thomas Duffy ct al,
Milton WallwOrk vs.. same, and Prewitt,
Spur & Co. vs.. same; garnishment as to
city dismissed.
CRIMINAL COURT.-State vs.. Mason and
knight; pending.
State vs.. Jennie McMurray, larceny; YER
dict, guilty; penalty, two months in county
wOrk-hOuse.
State vs.. Caleb Jones, burglary and lar
ceny; verdict, not guilty.
State vs.. RObt. Bates, murder; prisoner
sentenced and appeal taken.
State vs.. Ike Craig; motion for new trial
and marrest overruled and prisoner SEN
fenced.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-07

By estimating a basis Of comparison
from these statistics, we may feel grateful in
knowing how much more healthful is our
city than a great many Others in various
parts Of the world. The population Of
Nashville at present is estimated at 10000
whites $4,000, cOlOred 5000. From the
statistics given above, We find that 10
whites died per 1000, and 3l.25 cOlO-ed
per 1907, or 2l.6j per 1000 Of the entire
population. When VIC consider that the
"a persons from the county who died were
whites. the white death rate would be 1916
per 1000. The latest returns from several
English cities give the following as the
death rate per 1000 persons: Birming-
ham 81. Leicester 81, London 81, Man
chester "a, Sheffield SO, Liverpool 80.
Outside of Great Britain, we find a more
favorable sanitary condition. Calcutta,
considered the most unhealthy place, on
account of the ravages Of cholera AID other
residential diseases, shows only p pr
1000, according to the latest official re-
ports, and Bombay 20; but Munich reports
Al, Amsterdam A, and Rotterdam 40.
For the sake Of comparison, We give the
mortality ratios of other cities on the Con-
tinent aud in the United States! Paris "a,
Copenhagen 30, Berlin %, Vienna q,
Rome %, Brooklyn %, and New York p.
From the weekly reports sent to the Health
Officer Of our city, We find the death rate
in Philadelphia to be 2I.29 per 1000 OF the
population. Cincinnati 22.S0, Chicago 23-20,
Baltimore PHO, San Francisco 20, Mem
phis p, Boston 80, Washington 20.G3, New
Orleans Is, Richmond pap.
Of the 433 deaths in this city, as report
ed above, 60 died Of consumption, and Of
these - were white and 50 colOred; bowel
affections. 26 white and So cOlOred; typhoid
fever, s colored and ) white; pneumonia,
Z colored and 4 white, the other diseases
being about equally divided.
Upon examination Of the weekly mOItu-
ary reports Of New York, Chicago, San
Francisco, Washington, Philadelphia and
other cities, l find that deaths from con-
sumption greatly predominant. Take New
York. for instance: The deaths from con-
SUMPTION Average about 70 weekly to Il
from diarrhOeal diseases, and other cities
about in the same proportion. The re
markably large mortality from bowel dis
eases in Nashville is probably owing 70 the
bad drainage Of the low grounds, impure
water and improper diet among the poorer
classes, and the filthy condition Of our
ALLEYS and streets.
From my experience in tabulating the
death rate Of Nashville, while associated
with Prof. Joseph Jones. NJ. D., Health
officer of this city in 1866 and 1867, feel
assured that there is a perceptible improve
ment 10 the sanitary condition of our city.
JNo. W. AoKFoN, JR-, NJ ID.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-07
WOODWARD'S FORTUNES.
His Death Judgment in the McdInn.
Willie Murder Case Reversed in the
EuDFeme COurf.

His Death Judgment In the McdInn-
willie Murder ase Reversed in the
Supreme Court. e
Fetch Woodward, who was convicted
last summer Of the murder Of EnOch
Cooksey, a policeman of McMinnville, was
led to the bar of the Supreme Court yes
terday to hear the decision upon the death
Judgment of the court below. The judg-
meut was reversed and the cause remanded
Tor 2 new trial-Chief Justice Nicholson
delivering the opinion. The lean and wan
prisoner was, Of course, greatly relieved.
The ground Of reversal was that a part
Of The testimony Of Tanner, a witness in
the trial. was inadmissible. After the re-
port Of the pistol which killed COOkely,
Tanner saw man run by him in the dark,
whom he did not at the moment recognize,
but whom fromall the evidence the jury
concluded was the murderer. A short
time afterwards. when Tanner heard that
COOkSey was killed, and remembered that
deceased and Woodward had been on bad
terms, he formed the opinion, from these
two circumstances and the appearance Of the
person who ran by him, that person must
have been Woodward.
The court ruled that this evidence was
not competent as identifying the murderer,
arguing that, if Tanner had not afUerward
heard Of the KILN gOfC OOksey, hewould not
have recognized the person who passed him
as Woodward. There was no other witness
as to the identity Of the peTpetratOr.
This case has excited a great deal CT at
teutiOn because Of the fOulneSs Of the muir
der and the connections of the party 10
wbnm the circumstances so strongly pOiQt-
ed as the guilty One-his father being a
minister in good standing, aud q dear friend
Of the Judge whose duty it was TO pass sen
teuce on the son. 1t was argued by a num-
Der Of the ablest lawyers of the McMinn-
vile bar both before the Circuit and
Supreme Courts.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-07
Meeting Of the Street Committee.

The Street Committee met at I o'clock
last night. Chairman Ryman presiding.
The accounts against the depar ment for
the past month, amounting TO $l,9l9, were
examined and approved.
The committee recommended a rejection
Of the petition 20 open Hume street.
The petition Of the North Nashville Street
Railroad asking that a fill be made at the
corner o Summer and Jefferson streets was
granted
Street OverseeT HaslaU submitted MS ie-
port, which was read aud ordered to be
transmitted to the City Council.
The Mayor reported verbally that he had
procured the written consent Of the neces-
sarv parties, owners Of ground near the
Sulphur spring, to enable the work OF
making the culvert and fill to be begun,
without apprehension Of damage suits. The
chairman was thereupoE authorized TOAD
vertise for bids for tie stone %culveTt, with
brick arch, heretofore provided for by ordi-
nance Of the City Council.
The sub committee appointed to confer
with Mr.. Chadwell relative to the layingot
Nicholson pavement on the corner OF
Church and Cherry streets, vas discharged,
aud the Mayor and City Attorney were re-
ques'ed to take necessary steps 10 compel
all street railruads TO cOmply~with their
charters.
The committee then adjourned,