Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-01-31
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Miss Kellogg's favorite beau is
the one held by the leading violin
ist in the orchestra. Fiddlesticks!
A st. Louis paper speaks of four
bushels of poetry unavoldably
crowded into the waste basket.
The difference between the cook
and her lover is, the one cooks the
meat and the other meets the cook.
A sjourneymap grammar smash
err is what one st. Louis editor
terms another.
And now it is reported that George
Francis Train is going to start a pa
per in Cincinnati.
Because she is woman, the Des
Moines County Medical Society, at
Burlington, have refused Dr.. Re-
becca Harna's application for MEM
bership.
He lives in Rhinebeck now-10S
wears of age, threads a needle at an
arms length, slept with Noah when
q bov, played marbles Pharaoh, and
turned grindstone for G. w. to
sharpen his little cherry-cutter.
Diptheria is prevalent in New York
City. The practice of kissing chill
dren on all occasions and everywhere
is fruitful cause of the spread of
diptherla and kindred infectious dis
eases. That is, the Scientific 1D1eri-
can says so.
An exchange says: a correspond
ent of the denominational newspa-
pers chronicles the fact that clergy
man sis doing service in this part OF
the Lords vineyard and with auspi-
cious omens." a happy conglOmer-
alton of Christian and heathen cant.
The Orleans family, profiting by a
bitter experience, are getting rid Of
their real estate in France. One
member of the house has lately dis
posed of large amount OF forest
land in the department of d'Isle-et
Vilaine for 100000.
The Boston Herald suggests that
william Cullen Bryant would never
do anything to harm the Republican
party. Certain it is that he did not
harm it much when his paper made
such persistent war upon the party
two or three years ago.
The social ostracism said to be Wis
tied on General Longstreet, once the
trusted idol of the whole rebel south
in New Orleans, is a singular com
mentary on the alleged honest re-
construction of the conservatism of
that city.
The grasshoppers of Nebraska
have taken to skating for amuse-
ment until another season of vege-
tation comes On.
Dispatches from all parts of the
Northwest report extremely cold
weather in some portions of Dakota.
1t is reported that the cattle are
freezing to death, and g.eat suffering
among the settlers on the borders Of
the Western States.
In Montana, Wednesday night. the
mercury in the thermometers all
froze. Small quantities OF mercury
in phialS became congealed, and
proof whiskey placed out Of doors
froza solid in half an hour. -Four
Cinnamon, who left Helena at !
pm. on Tuesday, were found We'd
nesday morning about half a mile
from the town frozen to death, and
the whiskev which they had with
them in small kegs was frozen solid.
A report from PhiliipSLurg, Mon
tana, states that two Cinnamon were
frozen to death at that place.
There is a funny story told of a
prominent American in Europe who
was elected honorary member OF a
club in Germany, the members OF
which were his countrymen. The
prominent American wrote a public
note to the Secretary, thanking the
club for the honor, etc. Subsequent
ly he received a bill for initiation fee,
annual dues, and use of billiard
room, amounting in all to $40! The
idea of an honorary member called
upon for money struck him as being
so ludicrous that he sent a hastv note
of resignation 10 the club, in which
he stated that he would be glad to
act as assignee for the concern! And
now, the prominent American tells
lH6 story anu the ciuD Is III tlSS race.
ARREST OF A T HIEF.-- Mrs. Kate
Clarke, recently seamtress in the
family of Senator Stewart lat Washing
ton, was arrested to-day, charged
with the robbery of Mrs. Stewart on
Saturday last of bonds, diamonds,
laces, etc, valued at $4,000. The
property was recovered, and, with
the accused, sent to Washington.
Two trunks We're also secured, con-
tanning between $4,000 and $4,000
worth of plate, laces, velvets and
other valuables.
WITHIN the past few days the fol-
lowing-named gentlemen have been
elected United States Senators:
From Nevada, William sharon; from
Maine, Hannibal Hamlin; from
Massachusetts, Henry l.. Dawes;
from Delaware, Thomas f. Bayard;
Irom New York, Francis d. Herman;
from Missouri, Francis Cockerill;
from Pennsylvania, Wallace; from
Michigan, Isaac p. Christiancy; from
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