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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-07-10
UNNECESSARY SENTIMENTAL.
ITY.

Grant that many of them the sol.
diers of the country are rough and
rude, still the material is In them to
die for their country when duty de-
mands the sacrifice. and the highess
! proof of devotion that man can give
10 his country is to offer up his life
for i'll Enterprise,
The foregoing bit Of efeminste
affection is poured out to the soldiers
Of Clusters command who were killed
bv the Sioux on the a5th Of last
month. Those soldiers all belonged
to the regular army, who enlisted in
time Of peace, and who had no idea
of a coming battle when they did SO.
They joined the army out OF no love
If country but to draw their $l3 a
month or so in greenbacks and have
an easy time. No one will dispute
that man who dies for his country
offers high proof OF his devotion to
it-that is. when he enlists with full
knowledge that he has to fight and Is
aware of the principle that he is to
fight for. Soldiers who eniis; il time
of peace never do 80 through patriot
ism or desire to meet the enemy of
their country on the battlefield and
die in the cause they think to be
right. 1t is the volunteers who step
forward and offer to go to the front
when the danger is well known and
the trouble has begun who show pure
devotion. Those who now offer them
selves tn subdue the Sioux, now that
demand for fighters has arisen, are
the ones to receive praise. Those
who joined the army years ago, when
all was quiet in the Black Hills re-
gion, and who met the foe in that in
country by no will Of their
own, are scarcely subjects for gush.
We. inheriting common instinct
with the rest of mankind, admire |
men who fight fearlessly if they do |
1t for mere pay, even, and we serious
" regret the loss Of Custer and his !
gallant band. In fact. if il were not
quite boyish, we should here intro
ducc parallel drawn from the 800 |
of Thermoypla and the army Of
Xerxes. We should, however. much |
rather laud those who offer 10 60 to /!
the front now, when the peril is APP
parent. even if they be not accepted. |
That Is the way a sordsd, pnpoetic |
man is apt 10 look az il.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-07-10

VIZ are generally averse to poetry
in newspaper unless il Is original,
and pretty good at that. Nothing
in that line. We hatter ourselves, has
ever crept into this paper that was
not frst-class. The following lines
are at once touching and suggestive.
A nymph is supposed to be ON the
beach, about to enter the surf, when
the poet spies her. He sings:
And the foam upon the breaker, when AlonE
the sand Il steals.
Is not whittier than her bare feet tgoodnes'
kLows1 are.
While the sex shells are not pinker than h.
rosy little heels,
Or her rosy little. cosy hssis toss are
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-07-10

RAILROAD AcprpENT.-This morn
ing No. 5. the east bound emigrant
train, broke in two between here aud
Verdi. The accident occurred on
tue 25-mile grade, about eight mites
from Reno. The caboose was the
only car winch broke of, and this
was caused by going over a sag,
which produced saddeu strain and
broke the pin. The caboose ran into
the emigrant car in the rear OF the
tram, the two tclescoping and inJur-
ing five persons. Mr.. c. Goldberg
had his foot bruised slightly; his
daughter and Miss J. Goldberg re-
ceivci severe bruising about the hips
and shoulders; John Simpson had
his elbow thrown ont Ut joint and Is.
S. Chamberlain's arm was badly hurt
but not broken. Conductor Barnes
of No. 5 was more severely injured
than any of the above: his head was
cut badly, beside receiving severe
bruises upon his body and limbs.
The damage tn the train was slight,
as the cabonse had not force enough.
The draft timbers of one combination
car were broken. All Of the wound-
ed parties were taken off at Reno and
given medical attendance, prepara-
tory to sending them t. the railroad
hospital al Sacramento. The track
after the accident was strewn With
baggage and pieces OF the wreck
I Reno Gazette, Sth.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-07-10

PRETTY HoT.-The hottest locality
this side Of the internal Regions Is
doubtless Indian Wells. the present
eastern terminus of the Southern Pa
eitic Railroad. Daring the hot week
the thermometer boiled up 10 l2s de-
grees in the shade, Major Forbes,
If the Arizona l. New Mexico En-
press q, this station. recently fell
dead from heat while ON his way
from dinner to his office. The track
layers. and even the Indians. were
compelled to suspend work for few
DAYS.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-07-10

Mrs. Resspt. the radical English
lecturer and preacher. has remaSs-
bic RESPONSIVENESS Of address and
manages IN get strong hold on the
confidence of her hearers, Recent V,
when strike had fairly begun, this
quiet little woman, seeing the WorA-
meu were wrong aud in danger of
severe suffering, addressed them
with such influence aud eloqueuce
that the strike WAS ended, aud the
meal, 100 III, nuuber-~ent back
lo their collieries. There is no tell
ing what Kindness aud n Mise lead
ership might do To prevent these IN
nocent battles Of labor with capital
which SO often result disasirousiy 10
former.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-07-10
TIE Gold Hill News thinks tina

TEE Gold Hill News thinks that
some who are alive now NAV live 10
see the next Centennial. We do not
doubt that The News has duly con-
sidered all the surrounding influences
when it arrives at conclusion touch
ing the longevity of the present gen.
Grafton. But will it be a "Centen-
NAL" celebration that they will wit
ness if they endure hundred years,
or will it be called by some other
namei A due regard for the mean
ing Of words should induce one to
speak of it as the Duo-Centennial
Our Centennial is forever gone.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-07-10

Os Saturday evening the Demo-
Gratis of Washoe County held 9 rati-
dcation meeting at Reno. Exchanges
from that town say that the attend
ante was small and the enthusiasm
ccrrespondingiy cool and dispiriting
Mr.. Ogden Hiles and ]. H Graham
of Virginia, were among the speakers
Mr.. 4. C. Sutherland, editor Of The
Chronicle, was secretary of the meet.
ing.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-07-10

BLAINE A SENATOR. dispatch
i'rnm Augusta, Me, says: 'Ex-
Speaker Blaine has formally accepted
the United States S-natorship teu-
dered him 10y Governor Conner Tie
vacancy thus created Ia the House ii
Representatives will not be flied
aatil the Regular election in Septem-
ber."
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-07-10
Delinquent Sale.

~ ossurH MINING coMPANY-LocA.
lion Of principal place Of business;
IAN Francisco California. Location OF
~. neyil's Gate District, Lyon county Ne
80 Nos,ce--Thrre are delinquent upon the
follcvine described stock. on account 81 e.
srssmeus mo. 81 levied ON the 18th day Of
Nav. 1870, the several anounts set opposite
the names Of the respective sharehoiders %
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-07-10
NAUDLIN ORAWkf.

The Enterprise thinks that Tom
Fitch produced the masterpiece OF
centennial oratory at Stockton on
Tuesday. The editor of that paper
has evidently not read the Grafton OF
the Rev. DR.. Horatio Stebbins, OF
San Francisco. or William NJ.
Eyarts' address delivered at Phila-
delphis. These, the most OF
people think, are masterpieces. They
do not bristle with all the figures Of
rhetoric and do not contain surfelt
of fiowery language; but they are
lofty in tone, logical IN construction
and erudite IN character. Any man
can learn something from their per-
usal. whether he be editor, divine or
statesman There are some things
which The Enterprise seems to be
totally unaware of. Among them Is
: .he fact that the age of rhetoric as
means of carrying conviction with an
audience is passed. oratory Is de-
cliniug because men are less emo
tional in proportion as they are bet
ter educated. Flowery speech now
a-dsvs-that is, speech highly coli
ored and not correspondingly argu
menta,ive-takes only with the I'M
learned. Mr.. Fitch can command
more sophomore figures than any
other on the coast perhaps, but they
ara. 10 men Of sense, merely sophie
mor,c and superficial. Writers in
these times, like orators. strive to
avoid lofty figures gas something
cheap and characteristic of begin
ners. The editor of The Enterprise,
in his great admiration for the char
acters of past ages, when the world
WAS in darkness and men were on
the threshold of an intellectual morn
ing. seems quite to forget this com-
mon fact. Else why should he be
constantly guilty of violating the
PLAN rules of composition and de-
scending to the veriest sophomore
Because he on an average Of once
week. perhaps, through the year, re-
fers to Leonidas at the pass of Their
mopyle, he probably imagines that
the man who can crowd the most of
such schoolboy comparisons into an
Grafton Is the best orator. There is
lust as much difference IN the oratory
of Tom Fitch and Horatio Steheins
as there is between the editorial
writing in The Enterprise and The
New York Tribune. And the differ
ence in each case is the same. In
the one you find lofty, sickly and
simple puerility, and in the other
masculine, scholarly, and modern
style, in which words are not found
to stand in place of thoughts. We
readily sceord Tom Fitch the place
which he has earned by the sweat of
his own brain, but no one who is
competent to judge of literary per
formances can say tina, his Fourth of
July Grafton is superior To those Of
the great scholars and cultured men
of the country. 1t must have been
peasnnal regard for Mr.. Fitch that
caused the editor of The Enterprise
to laui him as it has done. But such
is wrong. Whenever an editor allows
personal likes or dislikes to warp his
ntterances be prostitutes his place as
an impartial recorder of and COM
menter en- passing occurrences.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-07-10

Uncle Samuel thinks he can read
his title clear this time without spec
tacies. But Uncle sam with clear
title Ia the White House would he =
spectacle.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-07-10

Blaine stood the homestretch AS
well as could be expected. Thinks
he won't go to church again very
soon. Wishes that sunbeam had
been placed where IL would have
done most good.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-07-10

No TgLEeRAMs.-Through some
fault Of the telegraph company we
are without our usual telegraphic
news this morning. The operator
here stood by his post tn receive
whatever might come until late
hour, but nothing was sent.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-07-10

FLORA Lurr, girl eight years Of
age, VAS dr,wncd in the Hum 'oldt
nser near Wioncmueea ON thr Fourth
of July.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-07-10

RE1oRTs from the Pyramid Lake
mines are favorable TO that locality.
The town being built at the mines is
progressing rapidly toward respecta-
Bile dimensions.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-07-10

TO RENT.
A hArd.anished house ca Stewart street rent,
sac per month
TO RENT.
A house On Howard s,re~t-tonr rpoms-ses
TO RENT.
A store with hxturee for sale. ON c street. =
good business location; very oes trai.
WANTED
A partner 30 bay one half interest In one of
the. best.paying saloons IN town: deins .
large buein,ss
FOR SALE.
A splendid private residence ON c street. near
Carson.
FOR SALE.
A nne house and lot aud furniture on very
reasonable terms, Ia tino location.
FOR SALE.
A splendid co,t.se, with . god lot. At very
Low figure.
~ Any amount OF good honss-h-ip on
hand
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-07-10
MYSTERIOUS.

Mr.. Philip A. West. late private
tutor of Colonel Fairs children. has
been invited To resign his position -
Virginia Chronicle.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-07-10

And in accordance VITA Law and an order
If the Beard II ngS-r;ofs. u aer ON the 18th
day 81 May. l>s6, 50 many shaTvs oi each par
eel II such s,osR as may he necessary viii DC
sold 81 pablic auction ~ the office oi the
eornpzny, Ne. 4ia GxhioTpis siFcrt. rsseiu NJ.
B. San frxnviscs,. Usiifornls, ON WkbNEs-
DAY the nineteenth day uf JEis. isse. at the
hour Of anc o'clock r. NJ, Of said day, g. pay
said deiinqn 1T assessment ihegeo1, teerthsr
with costs OF advertising And expenses II
sale.
EDWARD y. STONE, SECRETARY.
Ofaee-Aia California stret. Room No. J.
San Francisco, California.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-07-10

TuIs is The Reao Gag sites Cea,
'ennial poem:
The eagle called from % hts nest,
Ny dear young man pail down your yest,
And then MAS hear above she dtn.
Another cay. wipe ~ your chin"
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-07-10
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
WONDERFUL.

The Bible j. now read in l4,500 of
the 1900 pubic schools Of pcansyl-
vania.- Gold Hill News.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-07-10
SILLY

II was As when Aspasia read the
Illiad. l. Enterprise.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-07-10
WILSON 4 BROWN.
uM0GRTAkG09,
20 SOUTH Is STREET, VIRGINIA.

q Full AND ELEGANT ASSORTMENT
A ~ urd-rsaksrw' 0oosis always on hand.
C"ftins. shrubs. etc. etc. HeArses and Car
.iases furnished when desired. All charges
moderate
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-07-10

LAST Tuesday, T. J. Murphy,
superintendent Of the Henoa Wool
and Flume Company, were prostrated
with sunstroke ct Genoa while attend
Ag . fanesal
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-07-10
5 Z T TLE!

All persons Indebted to Louis
Goldstone & Co. are respect
fully invited 10 call and set
tie, Ms the accounts of the old
titm must I've closed up at
.nu
FRANK SPERLING.
tsuoo.ssor 10 L. Csoidstone 4 Col
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-07-10
CAPT. N. STEARN
Real Estate, General Commission
s.orace and Collection Business.
Goods stored oss Commission. ana
Money Advanced On s""siS"
neuts. tu Sums 60 Suu.

AvlNG THK LARGEST fiEs~fhpo
hwurhausr IN virsiais, he is now pre-
pared 60 Store Any amount o; eouds on TIE
nIos, reasonable rates. The wArchon>" wa
formerly occupied by the Relief 'oininiiser
under w-lls. barge 4 c., ~-~nfranee on u
street oaice-ln Wells, Fargo CO. 3 baiiG'
ins, on street.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-07-10
MONEY!! MONEY! MONEY!

tn Loan ON ReAl Estate and advanced on
s,orxse-from $500 to Sie.@e
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-03-17
The most Curious Of Wills.

Charles Fox died in this city, and in
his will bequeathed $4,000 "to aid in
liquidating the national debt" A niece
and two of his nephews of As Ryerson
street, Brooklyn, contested the will sue
cessfully in the Surrogate's court, the
decision being sustained by both the
the Supreme court and the courts of ap-
peaIs, on the ground that Fox WAS not Of
sound mind when he made the will. The
ge sanent, however, did not Re linquish
itselain, and procured writ Of error to
the United States supreme court. Motion
was made before Judge Gilbert in Brook
lyn, yesterday, to remove Benjamin N.
Disbrow from the guardianship of the
children, the affidavits setiiag forth that
Mr.. pisbrow's son was one of his bonds
men, and that this bondsmen had leased
the real estate for less than its value;
that the payment of taxes on some of the
property was neglected, and that SIS, ,00O
worth Of personal property had gone for
the payment ofservices of counsel. II is
further charged that the chiidren's
guardian had an arrangement with Mr.
Flynn. by which the latter was to have
one-half of the amount received by the
contestants. The court took the papers
-TNew York Sun.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-03-17
A Troublesome Cat.

The Utica Observer Of Saturday has
this statement: "StOries of danger to
infants from cats attempting TO suck
their breath have been frequently mar
rated, bnt similar attempts Of the animal
in regard 20 grown persons are not 30
common. An instance occurred in this
city several days ago, hnwever. which
would at least warn people to keep cats
out OF their sleeping apartments. A
yOnng gentleman was awakened by n
slight pain to find the huge Tom cat of
the family with her paws about his neck
and endeavoring to get his mouth open.
The cat was working on his chin. and
had partly succeeded in opening his
mouth when the movement awakened
him. He tried 10 push the cat of. but
could not get il away until he seized it
violently about the neck. choking the
animal until it released its hold, and
then throwing il off. The cat has been
excluded from the sieeping apartments
Of that family since she young gentle
mans At least uncomfortable expert
enca ~
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-03-17

the continental epidemics of this dis
ease, and also Of the recent attacks IN
this country, although ] have known il
TO be ushered in by north west wind.
The truth ia, infer. that influenza is
due 20 q volume Of upper air suddenly
forcing its way to the surface. This up
per il heavily charged with a large
amount of ozone. which is without doubt
the real agent in giving rise to the in
fiuenza. But how does that account for
the following and graver epidemic? IL
will be readily seen that the atmospheric
pressure and density will be greatly in
creased. But in addition this heavy
volume of cold air must bring from the
north and to our atmospheric surface a
large amount OF cosmic dust. This dust,
in my >stimation, is an important ele-
ment in producing the subsequent epi-
demic. Professor -, of Stockholm,
has found it to be composed of metallic
iron, phosphorus cobalt. The effect of
these elements upon the system is too
we'll known to you for their repetition
here.
Whatever may be the cause we are
certainly on the eve of an epidemic that
should be carefully studied and skiIfully
met.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-03-17
Rather Smoky.

It is stated that not a steamer leaves
New York for Havana that does not
take out from two thousand to FIVE
thousand reams, or in occasional in
stances, a. high as thirty thousand
reams, OF coarse brown wrapping-paper.
What this paper was used for was for
long time n mystery, but it has recently
been revealed that il enters into the
manufacture Of "pure Havana cigars"
II 10 said that when saturated in the
juice of tobacco stems the straw paper
makes "filling" almost equal, IL not
superior, to the genuine leaf. In fact.
il is sometimes impossible to detect the
delicate film Of paper interispped with
leaves in the finished cigar, or neatly
folding the exterior. For this purpose,
we are told, il serves admirably. the
paper, under combustion, leaving no
residuum other than pure white ash.
To such q refinement Of art has this
business been carried, that by the use of
machines rolled over the sheet Of paper
an almost perfecs impression of the to-
bacco leaf is obtained, the peculiar
"spots" being printed as on calico.
Smokers Of Havana cigars will no doubt
consume their "weed" with an added
zess after Learning Of what il is proba-
bly, composed.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-03-17
ShOddy.

The rag-bag IS q special variety Of
duai-heap with a more limited range of
contents, and much grrater value in a
given weight. When a tailor has
made a new coat, and a seamstreRs a new
shirt, there are bits left too small TO be
useful for mending, and too valuable 10
be burned or otherwise destroyed. And
when that same coat and same shirt
have been worn out in she fnlfilment Of
their duty of clothing humanity, the
ibres are still useful, if men can devise
means of making them so. And men
have devised means. As some time age
mentioned by us in treating of "Waste
Materials" Yorkshire manufacturers
have constructed shoddy machinery,
by which wooden rags, new and old, can
be torn up fibre from fibre, and mixed
with new wool for spinning again into
yarn, and weaving again into CLOTH
Those who laugh and sneer st ahoddy
are not quite justified in SO doing; for it
is now known that really warm and
serviceable garments can be obtained
from such materials at moderate prices.
The fault consists in passing of the pro-
duct a. if made wholly Of new WOOL
The shoddy manufacturers of Dewsbury
and Bailey buy wooden rags from all
parts of the world. London sends old
stockings. white flannel. carpeting, serge
and cuttings Of various kinds: Germany
transmits its store of old knitted gray
and white stockings; while the remains
of old coats and gowns come in from all
quarters. Verv good samples are called
mungo. those ofinferior quality. shoddy
names that puzzle etymologists not a
little. So excessively does the value
vary that the best kinds in scarce seA
sons have risen TO as much as ten pounds
per hundred weight, while the worst in
plentiful seasons can scarcely command
half as many shillings.-[Chamber's =
Journal.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-03-17
The Science Of Apple Eating.

The boy Is indeed the true apple eat
er, and is not to be questioned how be
came by the fruit with which his poclS-
cts are filled. Il belongs to him and be
may steal il, II il cannot be had in any
other way. lis own juicy flesh Graves
the juicy flesh Of apples. Sap draws
sap. His fruit eating has little refer
ence TO the state Of his appetite. Wheth-
er he be full Of meat or empty Of meat
he wants the apple just the same. BE.
fore meal or after meal il never comes
amiss. The farm boy munches apples
all day long. lie has rests Of them IN
the haymow, mellowing, To which he
makes frequent visits. Sometimes old
Brindle, having access through the
open door, smells them ont and makes
short work Of them.
The apple is indeed the fruit Of youth.
As we grow old we crave apples less. IL
is an ominous sign. When you are
ashamed to be seen eating them on the
street, when You carry them in your
anu FfAAN tlttANA ANfiEa AtfFA NfNAAnANAA~
ly find it, way to them; when your
neighbor has apples and you have none,
and yon make no nocturnal visits to his
orchard; when your lunch basket il
without them and you can pass win
ter's night by the 6reside with no
thought Of the fruIt at your elbow, then
be assured you are no longer boy, Cith-
er in heart or year..
The genuine apple eater comforts
himself with an apple in their rea-
-on "a others with pipe or cigar.
When he has nothing else to do, or il
bored, he eats an apple. While he j.
waiting for the train, he eats an apple,
sometimes several Of them. When he
takes a walk he arms himself with Hp-
pies. His travelling bag is full OF APP
piles. He offers an apple 10 his compau-
ion and takes one himself. They are
his chief solace while on the road. lie
sows their seed all along the road. lie
tosses the core from the car window and
from the top Of the stage coach. He
would in time, make the land one vast
orchard. He dispensed with a knife.
He prefers that his teeth shall have the
first taste. Then he knows the best fla
vor is Immediately below the skin and
that in a pared apple this is Lost. Il
you will stew the apple, he says, in
stead Of baking It, by all means leave
the skin on. Il improves the color and
vastly heigh,ens the flavor Of the dish.
The apple is masculine fruit, hence
women are poor apple enters. IL be-
longs to the open air taste and relish
[John Burroughs in Winter Sunshine.