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Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-11-02
The Use Of AdjectiYes.

Agentleman who circulates consider
able in society took it in his head to re-
mark the adjeetives employed by the
persons-outside, of course, of his fam
ily-with whom he came in contact.
For a month he quietly noted, and a
few months since he made up his re-
port. The favorite adjective among all
classes he found to be 'sgreat," which
he heard pronounced within the time
aforesaid l67 times. "Awful" and
"splendid" ranked second and third
respectively, the former being repeated
152 and The latter Isl times; stfearful'
followed $50 times, and ''frightfuln 40
times. "Fine" he heard 1873 times;
''grand" 1874, ''pretty'. 1874, and ssbeau-
tiful" 1873. Among the ladies he found
the word ~"lovely" to be an adjective
held in high esteem, and which was
applied to every thing. 1t fell on his
ears from lovely. lips 1913 times, and
four times he heard it expressed by
men. In comparison the superlative
degree was employed the most, 21S
times, the comparative 143, and the
positive 81 times.-HarJord CoarGnt.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-11-02
Testing the Effect.

1t amuses some people to see an ell
derby gentleman maneuver a new set
of false teeth, particularly when he's
alone with a mirror, and thinks himself
unobserved. Take for instance the
man who came into town the other day
to attend a conference and was obliged
to wait three hours at the hotel before
it commenced. First, he walked up to
the glass and smiled at himself very,
very tenderly; thus he would appear
when introduced to ladies. Then he
turned partly away, smiled freshly, and
glanced at himself sidewise TO see the
effect that would be produced upon the
ladies sitting beside him. Next, he
rolled the under lip over like a new
sleigh-dasher. That's how he would
look when he delivered an opinion.
Then he stretched the upper lip up like
a horse reaching after hay; that was
consideration. Directly both lips shot
out until they hung like a paddock on a
cellar door, while his eyes stuck out
like a ~fifer's; that was surprise. Fl
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-11-02
What SOlOmO ON Wanted.

Even the best Sunday-school scholars
sometimes are so interested in earthly
things that the spiritual meaning of
their lessons escapes them. There was
Miss Slumm's smartest boy. They
were studying the history of Solomon,
and Miss Slumm wanted to show that, in
spite of all his splendor and wisdom,
his lapse into idolatry in his old age
left him without the pure religious de-
votion needful to perfect peace. So
Miss Slumm said, "And now, William,
Solomon had more wisdom and knowl-
edge than any one else in the world;
was far richer than any other king; he
built the most magnificent temple that
was ever seen; he lived in a gorgeous
palace; he had fine clothes, and horses
and c~hariots, and thousands of servants,
and all the other monarchs of the world
looked upon him with admiration and
envy. And yet he was not perfectly
happy. He needed but one thing to
give him absolute contentment and fe-
licity, and what do you think it was,
WilliamP" William paused for a mo-
ment, and then suddenly exclaimed:
81 knowi" Miss Slumm said: "And
what was it?'' "Why, he wanted to
learn to whistle on his fingers" Then
William all at ace rent down to the
foot of the class. He had been putting
in his spare time during the preceding
week practising that musical accom-
plishment, and he thought Solomon
certainly must have had ~yearnings in
the same Observation-Disclosures Bu!-
I lie,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-11-02
An Old Mans Weary Chase.

The 8 of the State VS.. James Nc
Geehee, alias James Collins, alias j: III.
Hancock, was up before the County
Court last Friday. The prisoner was
found guilty and sentenced to twelve
months in the chain gang.
The facts are briefly these: Collins
went from Georgia out to Cherokee
County, Ala, and stopped with an old
man there who had a young wife and
three children. Collins remained there
eight months, during which time an at
tachment sprang up between the wife
and Collins.
They eloped, took the old mans mon
ey, and left him the three children to
support. Collins went to Mississippi,
married the woman, and wandered
from place to place under various
names, and finally settled in Clayton,
three or four miles from Jonesboro'.
The old man went in pursuit of the fu-
gitives. He had nothing to guide him
but the photograph of Collins. For two
long, weary years he went on horse
back from place to place, now and then
getting some faint trace of them. He
finally traced them to Georgia, andhhe
travelled from town to town showing
Collins's picture, but could hear nothing
of his whereabouts. Last week, wearied,
tired, worn out, and exhausted, for he is
TO- rel 60 years old, he showed Col
lins's picture in Jonesboro', and found
that he lived near this place.
He had Collins arrested, sent the
woman to see her children, and prose-
cuted Collins with the above result. On
the trial the old man, with tears in his
eyes, said he might live with Mary yet.
-Jonesboro' (GG.) NeWS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-11-02
The Champion Snake Story.

The Concordia (Kas.) Enterprise Of
the goth has the following: On Satur.
day last we were asked by MI. Jonathan
Fulford if we had ''heard about the
snakes" We hadn't, and he proceed.
ed to tell us a story that we at first
thought incredible, but which we were
at last fain to believe and which we now
know to be true, having seen the horrid
sight, and can vouch with sworn affida.
Wit II necessary, as car others who may
have visited the scene within the past
two weeks, as to the truth of what we
have to relate.
On the I'd inst, toward evening, a
young o of Mr.. A. Thompson, who
lives about eight and a half miles from
town southwark, was passing over a hill
on the farm of Mr.. Gibbs Myers, a
neighbor, in quest of his fathers cattle,
when he accidentally stepped into a
small hole, and drawing his leg out
quickly, drew with it several serpents.
The sight frightened the lad, and he
ran home with all speed and reported
his experience. He soon returned,
however, with another lad, and found
that the hilltop was the home of a COM
munity of crawling reptiles, and before
they left the spot they had dispatched
forty-six.
Day after day this work went on, un-
til last Sunday the dead snakes were
picked UP and counted and placed in a
pile near the mouth of the den. The
number of 1,776 was counted! and still
the work of killing goes on from day
to day. We went to the place on Mon
day accompanied by l.. Fl. Smyth, and
the astounding sight of near 1900
snakes in one pile met our gaze, with
live ones still in apparently undimin-
ished numbers upon the hill. We killed
Is in as many minutes and had enough,
while two little lads were all the time
at work. And the work of killing has
been going on ever since, until now we
hear that about 5000 have been dis
patched, and there are hundreds, per-
haps thousands, left!
The snakes are of the species called
the ~blue-racer, with a sprinkling of adj
ders, and vary in size from the thick
ness of a mans finger to that of his
wrist, and in length from a foot to four
or five feet. They run with remarka.
BILE speed, and at first were cowardly,
endeavoring to escape and not much
disposed to show fight. They are now,
however, becoming vicious, and show
fight, and at times get startlingly ag'
gressive.
The above statement is absolutely
true, and the Sights worth a pilgrimage
to see.
Now what is to be done? A work o.
determination should be set about anc
carried to completion. A blast has beer
suggested; but something should b.
done to rid the neighborhood of such al
ugly mass of possibly venomous rep
tiles. Let a plan be devised, a time set
and a snake-killing ''bee" organized tt
see what may be hidden in the gloomy
depths of that horrid hill.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-11-02

nally, he threw his head back, opened
wide his throttle, gazed long and in
tently down his throat, then slammed
his jaws together with a crack that woke
a baby in the next room.-FTtchburg
(MGsS.l Sentinel.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-11-02

1t takes more grace and Christian
charity than can be crowded into one
human heart, to enable a woman to
forgive a man who calls at 10 O'Clock in
the morning, and comes stumbling
around to the side door and finds it
open and looks right in and sees the
house upside down.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-11-02

This happened at the Centennial:
A stout, coarse American woman lean
ed over the counter TO a smiling China
man, and sharply demanded, whats
YOUR name?" He smiled and bowed,
but gave no sign of understanding her.
"Take off yer hat" was the next abrupt
command. "Madam," said a German,
who was standing near, he is not on
exhibition"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-11-02

When Prince Albert died, an edito-
rial in the London Telegraph so graft
fed the Queen that she ordered a copy
of the paper to be sent daily to each of
the royal palaces. Ever since then, a
royal edition of 25 copies has been daily
printed in the highest style of the art
and duly forwarded. No payment has
ever been asked or offered.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-11-02

that Mrs. Irene, whom the jury, yester-
day afternoon, found "not guilty."
won't be likely to invest in the House
family that money which Brad sees sat
the bottom of all this business."-
SpTvnofeld (Mass.) Republican.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-11-02

Iowa exhibits at the Centennial
400 varieties of grain, "a of which r
corn. One of these produced eers SO
large that nineteen of them filled a
bushel basket.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-11-02

Germany proposes a further reduc-
ton of its silver currency by withdraw
ing the two-thaler pieces.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-11-02

He Declares Himself Unequivoca12y OPP
posed to the Payment of Any claim
to Amy DislOyal Person, Arising from
the Late War, Under Amy Circum-
korcaS
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-11-02

cause JuSGlc0 is JuSIIco Ill NEW CeESey,
and she warns them all that ''if the
whole family should get on their knees
and pray" it wouldn't help her any.
But it was sweet to know that she
sscould walk up to the scaffold happy,
knowing twas because Orson loved me,
and | was his"
"Dear Brad, I hope no evil will be-
fall him. was Irene's heartfelt out
burst. But somehow old Mr.. Vansant
wouldn't arrange property matters to
suit Brad, who pathetically writes from
q hotel that "Vansant's, people have
soured on me, and turned me off. -
The talk of marriage was "all gam
mon," he VOWS; ''she never thought
seriously of it except to help her case,'
and "moneyis at the bottom of all this
business (Which we suspect to be a
grave truth. Brad is fierce as erstwhile
tender; but Gerrit is still gentle, and
declares that elf she is acquitted, I am
satisfied Brad will marry her." She
did shoot his brother, but, bless you!
sshe loved him and loved us all, anC
would have laid down her life for him
Why, she hasn't got any harm in her
she's got kind heart and q most boun
teous soul, and, if / were at liberty
and in Brad's place, [ should moi hest
tate for a moment about marrying
her." These Houses have warm hearts
boundless forgiveness, and some littl'
| confidence in themselves; but we fame,
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TO the unfortunate
NEW REM El1lEO
NBW REMDDJU0 !
DIR. GIBBONS DISPBN1ARY
613 Kearny street.

SAL Francisco. Established l. 1884. foe tbs
treatment of Sexual and seminal Disease sach
"A Gonorrhea, elect, Structure, syphilis in
its forms Seminal Weakness, lmpotency, etc.
Skin diseases of years standing and liberated
Legs successfully treated
Seminal Wsa kness.
Semins Emissions, the consequence OF self
.hr,e. This solitary vice, depraved sexual
indulgence is practiced by the youth OF both
sexes to an imost unlimited extent, producihg
with unerrin certainty, tho following tram OF
morbid symptoms, unless combated by scienti.
fjc medical measures, viz: SalloW counten
ance dark spots under the eyes, pain IN the
hssd ringin. in the ears, noise like the rustling
Of leaves and rafting OF chariOts, unesSiness
about the loins weakness Of the limbs. confu.
sed vision. blunted intellect, loss Of confidence,
diffidence in approaching strsngers, dislike to
form new acgusintances, disposition TO shnn
society, loss Of memory, hectic nushes, pimpies
and various eruptions about the faces. 1urred
tongue. fetid breath, coughs, consumption,
night syeats, monomania aud frequent insanity.
II relief be not obtained, should apply innne-
diateiv either in person or by letter, ana nave .
cure effected by his new and scientihc mode OF
treating this disease, which never fails 81 Of.
fectins . quick and radical cure
CURED AT HOME.
parsons At a distance may be CURED AT
HOME by addressing letter to DIR. GibBON,
stating case, symptoms, length OF time the dis.
ease has continued, and have medicine prompt
" forwarded, free from damage and curiosity,
to anv part Of the country, with full and plain
directions BY inserting Ten Dollars coin, In
registered letter, through the Postofhce or
through Wells, Fargo Co.; q packas: OF medi'
cine will be forwarded to any part Of the Union.
Correspondents will please inform Dr. 0ibboB
that they read his advertisementsin the APPEAL
Address. DIR. j. F. GIBBON.
nctIaIy Box 1857, San Francisco.
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Also, Agents for DR.. LIE Richau's
GOLDEN Pills.
PpLICATION FOR A PATENT.
~ 70 thu NORTH CARSQN MIKE. No. BOD

IA TO the NORTH CARSON MINE. No. 305.
t. s. Land Office, Ga son City, Nevada, March
23d 1876. Notice is hereby given that the
NORTH CARSON SILVER MINING COMPANY, by
it's authorized agent A. $. GOULD, whose poet
office address is Carson CT Y, Nevada, has tins
day filed its application for patent for FIJI
teen Hundred linear feet of the North Carson
Mine or vein bearing gold and silver. WITH
surface ground six hundred feet in width,
situate lying and being in Eagle and Wsshos
Waller Mining District, County OF Ornsby.
and state OF Nevada, and known and dss!s-
mated by this field notes and official plat on iilH
in this office as Lot No. 80, in Township Ii.
north Range twenty east of Monte DIabio me
riiian. the exterior boundaries OF said Lot No.
40 being az follows, to-wit: Variation, To- p
cast Commencing at Post No. l, at :. +. ccrfer
Of the claim, on the southern slope of tn
mountain, from which point the section corner
post at the 8. e. corner OF Section 81, T. 10 ~,
H. 20 E.. NJ. j. NJ. bears s. % 10y Z. lSiI feef
distant and the flag staff on the dome OF me
State CAPITOL at Carson City bears S. 50 s. T..
and running n. A5o As z. 500 feet TO Post No.
2: thence y. 40 IS W. 600 feet to Post No. 8
thence s. 40 ~ W. ZOO feet to Post No. 4
thence S. Al - Z, 600 feet to place Of begin
nin. contai ing 30 .6s-l00 acres This CLAIM. i
bounded By 70 other known mines or mininz
cl.ia,s 7 he location OF this mine is duly Ie-
corded in tn. Recorders Office OF Eagle ana
wsshoa Vail.r Mining District at Carson City,
Ssys.:s, il J, ,ok 4 of folio 1872. Any and all
p, r,ons ella ming adversely any portion OF said
North Carson Mine or sald mining ground as
hereinbefore described are required 10 ME thtir
adverse claim with the Register OF the Inlfca
States Land Office, III Carson City, IN the Sta,'
OF nevada during the sixty days period OF pnb-
LEGATION hereof. or they will be barred by vrtne
of the provisions OF the statute.
VI VIC - ~ A. Waltz. Register.
r D. EDWARDS Attorney. mn2o
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! .ppLIcArInN FOR PATENT.

~ Motto. No. 315. United States Survey No.
33.-United States Land Once, Carson City, Ne
that the AYERS AND HOPKINS SILVER MN
ING COMPANY corporation duly incorro.
rated under and by virtue Of the laws OF tn
State Of California. having its principal place
Of bur meas in the city Of San Francisco. State
Of California has this day by 4. .. GOULD. ite
attorney in fact and agent whose Post Once
address is Carson City. NevAda). made applisa-
ton for . United States patent for fifteen NUN
drad Ct, 500 linear foet Of the Will!aMs Lode.
bearing gold and silver quartz snd ether MN
er.I. Of precious metals, together with sarfac.
ground six hundred GOD feet in width. for the
convenient working thereof; situate IN the BAG.
and washoe Valley Mining District. Orrnsby
county, and state Of Nevada. known and dcsig.
mated On the field notes and ofiloial plat ~
United States survey or lot No -. in Section %.
Township Is north Of range 10 sast. Monte d..
able meridian: the exterior boundaries OF said
lot No. 80 being A. follows, to Wit Beginning
at pset marked No. l, U. 8. Survey No. %,
whence the southwest corner Of Section -.
Township Is north OF range - east, bears south
76o r. west, SIS $40 feet: the Ayers and Hop
kins Silver Mining Company's cabia bear: norm
90 west. $40 feat, and che discovery and vor..
ing cut and tunnel upon this mine bsars north
es' east, 3Ss feet; thence running hret course.
north 1919 west .Jo0 feet t. pest marked Ne
u. s. survey No. -: thence second eour.e, nSrta
"A - oast 500 feet 70 pest marked Ne Us on
rev No. -: thsnce third course. south IL ~
east .5sO feet to post msrksd No. U. =. Survey
No. -; thence fourth course south Af W"ss
SEQ feet to post No. /. the place Of beginning.
containing 20 100 acres; bearings expres"eh
from the true meridian with magnetic varia-
ton Of 1871 east. This claim was located nm
der tho name OF the Williams Mining Claim
and survey made to accord th:rsviti. The
workings and improvements on this hins con,
sist NJ an oueu cut 50 feet long 10 feet wids and
20 feet deep. and tunnel run in the hill from
The face Of said cut . distance Of 81 feet, ex.
ceciing $500 in value. This claim ~ bounded
northerlv by the Ayers Consolidated Silver Min
mo Co,npapy's claim; southerly by the Loretta
Cnnoany'. mining claim. The said mining
claim being recorded in the office of the Re-
corder Of o2nlsby county aforesaid, IN volum"
A folio ;os Any End ali persons claiming am
norton Of said Ayers and Hopkins Silver Min
ing Company's claim are required to Gle Their
adverse claim with the Register OF the United
states Land Office at Carson City, Nevada, dur
IN. the sixty day period Of publication, or they
vii! b.. barred by v.rtne of the provisions OF
u. ;ta.nt:, nyl7. A, Waltz, SeS ster.
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NORTH CARSON SILVER MIN.

NORTH CARSON SILVER MIN
~ ing Co. Location of principal place of
business. San Francisco, CAL; location OF works,
Eagle Valley. OrmSby county, Nsvada.-Notics
Of Directors held on the 29th day of April. 1876,
en- assessment (No. a Of Twenty-Five Cents per
share was levied upon the capital stock Of the
corporation, payable Immediately in United
States gold coin. to the Secretary, at the office
OF the company, 800 Sansome street, Room 81,
San Francisco California.
Any stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on the first day of June, 1876, will
be delinquent and advertised at public auction,
and unless payment is made before, will be sold
on Saturday, the oath day OF June. 1876, to pay
the delinquent assessment, together with costs
Of Advertising and expenses Of sale.
WM. A. NJ. VAN BOEkELEN, Secretary.
OIL. 800 Sans me strees, Room q. ny3td
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NOTICE

Is ~ r r. ~ GIVEN THAT ON
MONDAY. THE FIRST DAY OF MAY
1876. at Curry Engine House lin ths First Ward
and at the house Of Vim. J. HUwell, on Robin.
son street. north side. between Carson and Plazs
streets lin the Second Ward in Carson City, an
election will bs held for three (3) Trustees, to
wit: One in each Ward and one at large; which
election will he opened 1t eight O'Clock in the
morning and will continue until six O'Clock in
the afternoon Of the same day.
Messrs. George ". &. Ferris. John Wagner
and Oh srles =. Mott have been appointed In
spectors Cor the First Ward; and Messrs. Charles
F. Bickuell. David H. Lentz and jacob L. Beam
Inspectors for the Second Ward.
Dated this 18th day Of April, A. D. 1875.
By order of the Board of Trustees.
as15td T. J. EDWARDS. City Clerk.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THR

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
i County Of OrInsby. State OF Nevada. In
the matter OF the estate Of Judson Warner. de-
ceased. Order to show cause why Order Of Sale
of Real Estate should not be lusds.
I. appearing to the Hon. s. II. Wright, Jndse
OF said Court, by the petition this day presented
and filed by James Judson Warner, the admin
istr.tor of the estate Of Judson Warner, de-
ceased, praying for an order Of sale OF real
estate. that it is necessary to sell the whole Of
the real estate, to pay the expenses of admins
tration: It is therefore ordered by the Hon. 8:
H. Wright. Judge Of the said Court, that all
persons interested in the estate of said deceased
appear before the said District Court ON the
FIRST MONDAY OF JUNE, A. D. 1876. at 10
O'Clock in the forenoon of said day, At the Court
Room OF said District Cour: at the City OF Car
son. in said County Of Ormsby. to show cause
why an order should not I've granted I" the said
James Judson Warner to sell so mich Of the
real estate OF the said deceased As shall! be ne
cessary.
And that copy Of this order be published at
least four Successive weeks in the CARSON DAILY
APPEAL, . newspaper printed aud Published in
said Or1nsby County.
SH. WRIGHT. District Judge.
Dated March 1lth. 1916.
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Notice..

IL, PERSONS HAVING BOOKS
"A bco-r,..s to the Carson Library Associa-
~, Ill! -,.ea.r leave them at the rooms OF tae
Seya.., H:s.ur.r, Scientific and Library AsSoc!a-
Ia, nr.aos;.c lie Cary Engine House
g. = COTTON. Sscr '.11y.
Z; 90 Las = i--J.
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NOR AN lNCURABLE CASE
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Notice.

snwNERS OF DOGS ARE HERE
v by notified that the new tags ready
-: distribution. Those having tsgless dogs
vii do we'll to call Immediately ut my othce
procure tsgs. as zen days from tins time all dogs
f1,,d n large without tags will ie irnpouuded
,ad disposed Of
MAJ %, 1875. ioi