Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-11-06
ANCIENT AND MODERN.
Specimen copies OF Curious News.
papers.


qucer newspapers. One is queer
he .usc IF its antiquity and the
primitive style that characterizes its
every page; the other is queer be-
cause of Its very modern style, be-
cause it is an outerowth OF modern
civilization and the demands of the
progressive to-day. Each is the
: antipode of the other. One is dated
Baltimore, Friday, August 20, 1878.
The other is much more recent
afair, and was published, according
to the date line which it bears, on
the 2lst ultimo at Chicago. The
frs is brODZed with age, and its typo
/ graphical appearance marks it at
/ once distinct from any printed mat
ter of late execution. The number
of the paper is the 1st, and its name
is the Maryland and Baltimore Jour
/ nal and Advertiser. The editor ia
his pret: minary salutation IS not
so much out of the accepted
groove of such articles of to-day as
might he expected, but his style is
more classic and his tone more lofty
and dignihed. The following para
graph from the article will illustrate
It's peculiarly. (The spelling is
modernized):
| First.-That the Paper shall be published
every Thursday tunless another Day should
prove more agreeable 10 the customers) and
shall contain not only the rublic News, hich
l shall collect and compile with the greatest
Care. but on Failure of Anecd ties of that
Sort | will supply the Room with such moral
/ Pieces. from the best Writers as will conduce
most to inculcate good Princi Pies and humane
Behaviour. and now and then with Pieces #
Wit and Humor that tend both TO amuse and
instruct.
The advertisements are most inter-
esting. One of them is about six
wagon horses and servant man that
strayed away from Leigh Master
This aged paper is the property Of
Harry Dougan.
THE MATRIMONIAL NEWS.
Yesterdays mail brought two
numbers Of this paper, printed in
Chicago, to lis. 1t is devoted to the
making of matrimonial matches, AS
its name indicates, and has been in
existence for six years. In this
modern newspaper occurs column
after coiumn of matrimonial adver-
tisements from both sides. They are
from persons Of all ages, sizes, colors
Of hair, conditions of fortune and SO
on. Any man or any woman, how
ever t2stidious, ought to be able To
select p-rson to suit from the null
tifalious variety displayed. No or
binary circle Of aequaintances, it
would seem, would afford such =
variety to select from. A. some of
| the Young men of Silver are disposed
to be lured by the attractions Of the
married relation. We append an ad-
vertisement or So Us a sample for
them. Here is No. S54. just the one
Il miner ought to like on the spot.
Sa Il AN 5 # in. in height, weight ITO tts.
Il dark brown, curly hair, dark gray eyes,
perfectly healthy, farmers daughter. and
| having all the accomplishments belonging
| to such Any gentleman in want of good
wife will please write. Editor has address.
Now that is surely frank. yet
modest, announcement. What min
er's heart would not thrill at the
very reading of it. Five feet six
inches high. just ii little above the
average hight, to be sure, but yet
evidently we'll pruportioned, for,
mark the 40 pounds. Curly hair
and healthy, Just think of it, all
We bachelors! A farmers daughter.
Can milk. no doubt, and make butter
nayhap as we'll play the piano-ex-
cellent accomplishments when COM
bined And all these attractions
offered for the mere writing for
them. Get your pens ready, old
stitfS, and buy some appropriate buff
paper, diagonally ruled, with gilt
edges. Come round to the TINES
office and We will let you look over
this whole matrimonial paper and
make selections to suit you. We
are not prepared to establish a
matrimonial agency, but We are will
ing to do anything to make our fell
low man happy.
Any one at all partial to widows
must certainly be charmed with the
following:
| go a Lively Young widow, with black
~ eyes and hair, just 3 fl, high, who is
temperate in all things, wishes again 10 enter
/ the state of matrimony. Editor has address
Just Eve feet high and lively. The
very advertisement itself denotes the
petite, Temperate in all things, and
hlack eyes and hair. Somewhat iu-
consistent, but still believable. II
the dlminu i've in woman is any
where admirable, it is in the ease OF
u widow especially so. The age, no,
being mentioned, is somewhat dubi-
Gus, lis true, but what matters that
when Shere is vivscity only five feet
high. Get ready your pens, all you
who would better your condition
and call at this office. he first
who comes will be given both copies
/ nf tha Matrimonial Na,ys ,,l IS h.