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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-02-09

Lord, Thou hast here Thine ninety and nine,
Are they not enough for Thee ?
But the Shepherd made answer, This of mine
Has wandered away from me;
And although the road be rough and steep,
go to the desert to find my sheep.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-02-09

But none of the ransomed ever knew
How deep were the waters crossed
Nor how dark was the night that the Lor
passed through,
Ere He found Ills sheep that was lost.
Out in the desert He heard it cry
Sick and helpless and ready to die.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-02-09

But all through the mountains thunder riven
And up from the rocky steep,
There Iose cry to the gate of heaven
Rejoice ! l have foand my Sheep!
And the angels echoed around the throne.
Rejoice, for the Lord brings back His own
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-04-07
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE

JERSEY Cry. -Jacob HAwley arrived
in town TO day from Jersey City. He
reports the furnace running all right
up to the time he left aud some Sl2,-
600 worth of bars have been produced.
There is streak of ore two and
half feet thick in the bottom of the
shaft, the grrater part of which is rich
galenn. some difficulty is experienced
in getting hay aud grain for the teams
engaged in hau'ing coal aud ore. This,
1t IL feared. mny cause a temporary
suspension of the furnace.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-04-07
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.


The Board of County Commissioners
met yesterday pursuant to adjourn
ment, all being present and transacted
the following business:
The following bills were passed over
the Auditors veto: Sberiff's fees, $50.
for attending Justices Court; O. r.
Leonard, telegraphing Sl8 85; Clerk S
fees, So 25; Bill of q. II. Bogman for
services, 1925, laid over for further
consideration.
Bills allowed: John Borland mile
age and per diem. $3.50 80; C. A.
Nichols mileage and per diem, SIG 50;
j. +. Clark. mileage and per diem
Sis 60; DR.. Hanson, professional
services, Sc; G. A. LaGrave, fees,
$50 so; N. Levy &Co.. merchandise
Sl4; j. FL. Job. Clark's fees, 1886 SO.
The taxes for the fiscal year were
levied as follows: State. 80 cents,
school 20 cents, county. 81 so, Court
house bonds Fund 80 cents, total 50 50.
upon each 500 of taxable property.
Bill of II. III. Froman, incurred in
arresting James Smith charged with
larceny, laid over for the term.
Ordered that the Assessor have $50
days in which to assess the county,
beginning on or after April 10.
Clerk ordered to write to Commits
sioners Of Churchill county relative to
David Freed, an INDECENT sick person
now provided for by his county.
A proposition from the Humboldt
Register to publish the Auditors and
Commissioners reports of this term for
$40, not entertained.
Ordered that the sun of 5000 be
transferred from the Contingent Fund
to TIE Redemption Fund; also that the
sum of 500 b. transferred from the
Interest and Sinking fund to the Re
denlption Fund and the Treasurer
directed to make the transfer.
Board adjourned for the Term.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-04-07

GRAND JURy.--A venire for Grand
Jury was drawn last night by the
Judge and one of the Commissioner.
There is but one case awaiting the
action Of the jury, aud as the princi-
pal witness, who is a resident of an.
other county. has not yet put in an APP
pearance. the venirs has not yet been
made returnable.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-04-07

GOING TO The DECENTRALIZATION.
j. b. Case of Paradise will leave on
visit to his old home in the Eastern
States to morrow. He intends to be-
absent about three months. during which
time he will take look at the Great
Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia.
We wish him a pleasant journey and
safe return,
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-04-07
SOMETHING NEW.

The undersigned would respectfully an
nounce to the citizens of Winnemucea, that
he has just arrived from san Francisco.
having brought large Sun Instrument for
the purpose of making large, pictures from
small cards or from life, and is now ready to
take orders for the same Work done at San
Francisco prices. All pictnres guaranteed to
suit or No charge. No advance asked Speci
mems can be seen at the parlor of the Lafa
yette Hotel where all are invited AS my stay
here is limited, l would kindly request all
those wishing work done to bring it in ut the
earliest opportunity or leave their address at
the hotel.
II. W. BRoozs. Artist
Winncmueca, April I, 2w.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-04-07

The GEM MINE. We learn from
Vance Nelson, Foreman of the Gem
mine, IN Sierra District. that the
shaft. which has reached depth of
$50 feet, is being sunk on the lead.
AT that depth the ledge is well defined.
but at present it does not carry much
ore. though what ore there is, like all
that has been taken out of the mine, is
very rich
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-04-07

READ. READ! = Notice is hereby
given that the annual meeting of the
Stockholders Of the Humboldt District
Agricultural, Mining and Mechanical
Society, will be held in Winnemucca at
the Centennial Hall at 10 O'Clock A. NJ,
on the 9th day of May next. All share
holders will please be present without
fail. as by the laws of the Society no
business can be transacted unless
majority of the paid up capital stock of
the society is represented at said meet
ing. A. WISE, President.
U. CAENowETH, Secretary.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-04-07
THE ROVER TRIAL.
l Examination Of II. j. MeWOrthy
kesuAPd

{ Examination Oh McWOFlnY
Essumed.
The Court room was comfortably
filled yesterday morning when Court
opened with spectators anxious to see
the PASSOVER and hear the evidence.
The defendant was brought in by the
Sheriff aud manifc sted no symptoms
Of uueasiness under tie heavy fire of
eyes Turned upon him from all
directions. He was perfectly self
possessed and appeared like casual
observer in the court room.
r. j. NC WORTHY
Was placed on the witness stand, and
resumed his evide nee, in response to
the questions of the District Attorney.
Ths question, 4" Whit search did
you make for Sharp" was objected 70
by defendant, and ELECTED much dis
eusslon from counsel, after which the
Court ruled that the question was per-
mlssabie; excepted to by the defense.
The witness stated that he searched
for tracks and examined precipices in
the vicinity OF the mine to see if Sharp
might not have fallen from one of them
aud killed or injured himself; told
about conversations had with defend
ant relative to Sharp, in which
defendant stated that he (Sharp) bad
gone In the direction of Wright's mine
Nothing new was elected Oh the sub
jet OF the murder of Sharp, the evil
dence of witness being substantially
the same as that given at the prelimi-
nary examination, and published in the
SILVER STATE. The witness was ex-
cased at request of the prosecution,
before his direct examination was con-
clnded, to enable the prosecution to in
troduce the evidence of job Davis,
committing magistrate in the case, rela-
tive To The statement made at the pre-
urinary examination by the defendant.
Ihe Justice being sick,
RICHARD NASH,
Sheriff. was next introduced as wit
ness for the State. He testified that
he first knew the defendant year ago,
when he arrested him upon the charge
of murder: first saw him sitting at "a
spring about four miles from the Me-
WOIthy sulphur mine, in this county.
The witness related the circumstances
connected Wlih the finding of tue re-
mains Of Sharp, which were mutilated
aud buried In different places near the
camp. aud the conduct OF the defend
ant at that tims. Substantially as here.
tofore reported III these columns. The
clothes OF deceased, hacked to pieces,
were also introduced, and used in
evidence. Before the conclusion
of tho direct evidence Of the
witness Court adjourned until to-
day.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-04-07

The Austinites are complaining of
poor beef; but, the Reveilie consoles
them with the assurance that il is the
fault of the cattle. not of the butchers.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-04-07

PERSONAL. - James Gould of Mill
City, called on us to day. He reports
things lively at that station and the
foundry running steadily.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-04-07

PARADISE DELEGATION A large dele
CATION from Paradise Valley, among
whom Nc noticed S. Il. Palmer,
" Brick, and j. b. Case, arrived in
town last evening.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-04-07

CENTRAL COMMITTEES. The members
OF the Democratic County Central
Committee are requested to meet in
person or by proxy ut the Recorder $
Office at 6 80 o'clock sharp. tomorrow
evening. BY order of tho
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-04-07

PELIcANs - Another society called
the Peileans has been organized in
town. The object of the new order is
landablo one-to assist in making
grand display on the ensuing
Fourth OF July. The ancient, honor
able. aud mirth provoking society of
Thumpers has been absorbed by the
new organization.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-04-07

ALT. BURNETT CoMING.-A note from
ID. q. Waldron, late manager of " The
Alisghanians, written at Cheyenne,
Informs rs that he is bringing out the
Great American Humorist, Alt. Bur
nett. aud will give an entertainment in
Winnemueca early next month. Bar
nett IS very popular In the East, and
gave one hundred entertainments ut
Dodworth Hall, New York, fact
which proves that his entertainments
are unusually interesting.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-02
A Mud Turtle Waddles Around After q Lit
tie Girl. H.. g

A lady writing to the Arc;.dian, re.
lates the following regarding one of
the oldest pets that ever existed, and
which belonged to a little girl of her
acquaintance A visitor met this girl
at the gate last summer with what
she supposed was a lunch box under
her arm, TO the. lady's surprise, a
snake like head run out a little way
from the ,lunch box, and the pet turn
ed out to be 4 common mud turtle.
Some one had brought the creature
home year or so before and let it
loose in the garden.
When the children began to play
there, out from it's hole came the tur-
tie, and singing out this child, it
gave evidences of intelligence beyond
belief.
The turtle was called Pedro, and the
little girl had but to call that name
two or three times at the back door
too see the old box waddling up from
the bottom of the garden directly.
Any one else approaching or attempt
ing familiarities, the clumsy feet were
promptly drawn in, and the wise old
head retired within it's shell and no
sign of life would Pedro give.
But let the child take it, the claws
closed round one of her fingers, and
the head run out to it's fullest extent
Of neck, would be waggled against her
with every token Of love Il turtle could
live.
There came Il time during the sum-
mer when the little mistress was sick.
The mother, sitting in the dusk,
thought she saw dark object moving
in the room, and shortly after, hear
ing humping on the stairs, went out
and found Pedro was returning to his
hole.
Each day for weeks, with the open
ing OF the outside door, in would walk
Pedro. The girl generally found him
waiting on the steps.
lie would go to the stairs, stand up
right in q corner, and setting his little
feet On the stair above, pull himself
up. This operation he would repeat
until he reached the landing if the
door Of the sick child's room was
closed he waited patiently to be al.
lowed to enter.
When taken up and laid beside it's
mistress, it made no effort to move,
but lay for hours with it's solemn head
wagging from side to side.
At night it waddled off to the stairs.
and then the racket commenced. AS
it fell off each step in clumsy fashion,
it sounded like that famous clock in
the 1ngolsby legends that went hop
ping after Mr.. Ap. Jones.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-02

I'm glad of that, - said he, explor-
ing the under part of his chin with the
fork. ''Af1iictions will come. but if
we try to think of those which are
greater that have not come to US, then
we are better able to bear those that
do. It has been my object to teach
you that a natural death is not I, thing
to despise in these times of rush. crash
and splutter, and if you have learned
the lesson my mission is accomplished,
and go my way. don't want to in
trude OH the privacy of a deep grief,
but is the deceased were about nv
build, and left behind a vest; not too
gaudy in pattern, T should be pleased
to take it along with me as a souvenir
OF departed WORTH He paused a
moment, and then added with touch
ing solemnity, ''These are his victuals,
and itwould seem appropriate, as we'll
as beautiful to have them held in by
his vestures.'
When he went away he had as
souvenir of departed worth some
thing he could pull down if required
SO to do.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-02

that an independence journal would
pay best, and his first edition, which
consisted of seven copies of sheet
about as large as an envelope, was de-
voted to items of a personal nature.
1t was rather a family sheet, also,
seven of the items in it being hits at
the father and mother, and the lone
one was a bit of advice to his school
teacher. While he was out hunting
up advertising and soliciting. sub
scribers his father laid the type away
to shoot cats with. his mother kindled
the fire with the wooden press, and
when the editor and proprietor eturn-
ed he was given a woodshed interview
and then welded to the handle of a
lawn mower. He was yesterday
''hollering" over the alley fence to
one of his friends that he couldn't be
crushed out nor frightened off the
track by no bloodthirsty mob, but the
prospect for a new paper is dubious.
Free Press.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-02
fashioned faith; or telling then

fashioned faith; or telling them
strange stories of a strange land of
which men know nothing, yet toward
which all men forever travel. And it
may come to pass, long after auntie
shall have travelled silently thither,
that some dim night, a powerful and
passionate man, with arm uplifted for q
deed darker than the shadows of the
levee, shall feel his heart falter as
there comes back to him memory
echo of some wild slave hymn, which,
during the well,now- forgotten years of
his childhood, an aged and wrinkled
negress once sang to him with kindly
tears in her half-blind eyes.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-02
CATION of some society, or to call q po-

igation of some society, or to call a po-
liceman. Fortunately, there is in a
large number of houses the District tel
egraph, by means of which a police
man can be summoned in minute or
two, without the visitors knowledge.
In many instances the policeman will
know his man at first sight. Every
dollar given to these leeches upon the
social body is a direct encouragement
to the increase of the pauper popula-
ton; and if the matter is still regard
ed carelessly, we shall, in twenty
years, be as bad off as Great Britain in
this paticular. What we give goes for
rum, as a rule, and we not only foster
ldleness, but we nourish vice and
crime. We need to make Il dead set
ON tramps in the country and dead
beats in the city, if we wish to save
our children from a reign of pauper-
ism, only less destructive of the pros
perity and the best interests of the
country than reign of war.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-02
A Sudden Rise in Fortune.

One OF the passengers bound to Eu-
rope on the steamer Queen, which left
New York last Saturday. was a young
man named James Shirley, whose sud
den rise in fortune is quite an interest
ing story. Shirley was recently a boot
black, and had his stand near St. Paul's
Church.. One day about a month ago
he BACKED the boots of Mr.. Frank Car
rington, of No. IS East Tenth street.
This gentleman by mistake handed the
boy a 500 gold-piece instead of silver
half-dollor, and told him to keep the
change. The boy was so dazed by the
gift, that before he could recover from
his establishment Mr.. Darlington had
left. lie scare. ed for him in vain, and
that night gave the money into the
hands of the Superintendent of the
Newsboys' Lodging Home, desiring
him to advertise for the party and re-
turn it to him. The next day Mr.. Car
rington was discovered. and the gold
coin restored to him. He was SO
pleased by the occurrence that he in
stituted inquiries regarding the boys
associations and honesty. and was SO
impressed by his worthiness that he
ueCcllulucu W luOpI MIN. Inc BOY
was only too willing to accept the Of
fer, and after few weeks schooling
he was called upon to accompany his
benefactor upon trip to Europe. On
the day he left he distributed a pocket
full OF nickels to his old boot-black
friends, and babe them good-by. The
boys gave him three cheers, and few
passengers for Europe have departed
with more affectionate God-speeds
than the young man whose honesty
has led him into the path Of fortune.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-02
How Niagara Almost Ran Dry.

On March Goth, 1913, a remarkable
phenomenon occurred. The preceding
winter had been intensely cold, and
the ice formed Oh Lake Erie was un-
usually thick. In the warm days of
early spring, this mass of ice was
loosened around the shores of the lake
and detached from them. During the
forenoon of the day named, a stiff,
easterly wind moved it up the lake. A
little before sunset, the wind chopped
suddenly round and blew IL gale from
the west. This brought the vast field
Of ice back again with such tremen-
dons force that it filled in the neck Of
the lake and it's outlet SO as to form a
very effective dam, that caused re-
markable diminution in the outflow of
the water. Of course it needed but
little time for the Falls to drain off the
water below this dam. The c,nse-
quence was. that Oh the morning of
the following day, the river was near
ly half gone. The American channel
had dwindlcd to a deep and narrow
creek. The British channel seemed
to have been smitten with Il quick
consumption. and to be fast passing
away. Far up from the head of Goat
Island and out into the Canadian rap.
ids, and from the foot of Goat Island
out beyond the old Tower to the deep
channel of the Horseshoe fall, the
water was gone. The rocks were
bare, black and forbidding. The roar
of Niagara had subsidized to a moan.
This extraordinary Syncope of the
waters lasted all the day, and night
closed over the strange scene. But
during the night the dam gave way,
and the next morning the river was
restored in all it's strength, beauty.
and majesty.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-02
Timidity of Great Men.

Turenne, being asked whether he
was frightened at the beginning Of q
battle, said Eyes, sometimes fear
great nervous excitement, but there
are many subaltern officers and SOL
diers who feel none whatever!"
Condo was much agjtated in his first
campaign. MY body tremb]es," he
said, "With the actions my soul med
itates - Frederic the Great, at Mol
WITT, gave but little promise of ever
becoming a soldier. 1t is reported Of
one of the ablest friends of Washing
ton that, in his first battle, his nerves
quite gave way, and that he had to be
held to his post by two soldiers; it
was as if the hero's legs tried to carry
him off in spite of himself. It is OBJ.
vious to remark that distinguished
men, whose nerves have thus com.
pletely broken down, may thank their
stars for being distinguished. Much
is forgiven them, for they did much
service. Had they been common SOL
diers, they would have received as lit.
tie indulgence for the automatic &C.
ton of their feet as the poor receive
for the malady of kleptomania.
There is, however, a special reason
why allowances should be made for
8 ncrals whose presence of mind has
failed them. \ private has only to
shut his eyes to danger and to con-
front it with that CHEN de courage of
which a great commander spoke with
envious disparagement. But the
skilled courage of a general is virtue
OF q very different order. He must, as
it were, have two selves. In deliber-
alton, he must calculate the exact
amount of danger to which he exposes
his troops, and then, III action, the cal
culation must be erased from his
mind. He must often say to himself,
''Peace, peace" when he feels that
there is no peace ; and, by a sort of
military faith he must fight as seeing
a safety which is invisible.
1t is true that Nelson exclaimed,
s'What is fear? never saw it, But
at the time, Nelson was young and
against his remark may be set the say
ing of Charles ", when he saw writ
ten on a tombstone, ':lIere lies man
who never knew fear'' :*Then.'' OBJ
served the Emperor, che can never
have snuffed q candle with his fin
gers - or, as we would say, such q
man can never have felt the first
touch of the forceps Of 4 dentist.
Charles ", no doubt, spoke from Il
commanders point of view and he
may, like other commanders, have felt
the difficulty of emulating the happy
fearlessness of his soldiers
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-02
Discouraging.

A Detroit youth Of thirteen sold
fifty pounds of old iron and q piece of
lead pipe a few days ago and received
enough money to carry out his long
cherished idea of establishing week
ly newspaper which should represent
the interests of every section of
Michigan. lie was willing to COM
mence low down and work, and he
established an office in the cellar of
his fathers house, purchased two
quarts Of ''pi,' hired his sister as an
apprentice, and work was began on his
first number. The boy had an idea
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-02
Women in the Restaurant.

:'When lady comes into the restau-
rant said u waiter in one of the
restaurants on the exhibition grounds
at Philadelphia, in the hearing of
contributor to the New Century for
Women, ':she always sits down as if
terrapins and turtles were nothing to
her. never can help believing in
her, counting my experience as moth
ing. She always asks for the bill of
fare and reads the figures tirst.s Men.
you know, say, DO they cook oysters
decent!' but she always says. 'What
do they cost?' Then she talks, and
talks to her friend, and she says, DO
you like Vermiceli soup!' ooh! says
the other, don't let's have soup it's
SO hot. I don want any SOUP says
she, 'and hate Vermiceli, don t you?'
'Yes,' says she, and what shall we
have?' They have splendid chicken
patties at Millard's, in New York; |
wonder if they are good here!' 1
don't know says the other Il had
sleeps head here once, and it was
very good well, let us have that
Sojourner Truth is dead. 1t has
seemed for the last year or two as if
truth were on it's last legs. There is
no opposition to long and short dis
lance liars now.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-02

Caledonia Journal: Because we hap
pen to take our shotgun and start for Sat-
urday afternoons cunning, it is no reason
that halfa dozen impudent persons should
inquire if we were on tour collecting SUBJ
scription money. The times are hard, and
ammunition costs too much to be wasted on
delinquent subscribers just now.