Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-01-25

A considerste proceeding-send-
itig q standing army 10 the seat of
war.
1.-THE best and oldest advertising
tiiedium''-An old tnaid's sewing
circle.
Statistics are given to prove that Of
the sum total of human misery, ply
steal and mental, women have to
bear two. thirds.
1t IL said the reason that Boston
detectives use an axe 70 enter gam
bling house Ia because they want to
get the chips.
Reverdy johnson, 1t the age OF
seventy.nine, is now in Europe,
negotiating for tho sale Of 5000, 900
acres Of land In Florida, TO enable
the State to pay of its indebtedness.
"Go out, young man; she's not
here!" said . Silver City preacher
last Sunday, in the midst of his ser
mon, to . youth whom he saw stand
ing hesitatingly in the doorway.
This year both holidays fall on
Saturdays; next year both will tall
ON Monday. You will not get tired
of this double arrangement, how
ever, for it will not be seen again
till 1915.
A comedy called "Satan" Is to be
played at one Of the minor theaters
of New York, with . female In the
title role. It will not be the first
time that . woman has played the
devil.
Printers do not indorse the doc.
trine Of Justification by Faith; they
say they would give all the world If
it were true, but . long experience
has taught them that there Is no
justification but justification by
Work.
No matter how business Is with
q man; no matter how devoted and
affectionate his wife may be, or Of
how loving q nature his children
are, he 10 inconsolable on rejecting
that his pants bag at the knees.
"John," said tond wife, enthusi
asticslly pointing out to her husband
q little shop on Main street, "when
you die I'm going to take the insur-
snce and buy that little place and
set up millinery.
Any and all defects in our paper
20 day, lack Of news, etc., we hope
will be overlooked by our usually
indulgent readers, As we are on &C
count Of the heavy snow storm de-
prived OF our exchanges, letters, etc.
"Spare the rod and spoil the
child" Ii evidently the motto OF the
Carson City school. marin, who stood
fifteen scholars up in row the other
day, and whipped them all for miss
ing = problem in arithmetic.
When the ancient Indian buried
the Ratchet, 1t was q sign of peace.
When the modern Indian buries the
ha,shet. it is buriedsin the white
mans head, and that brings peace
also. ('rhis information is not in
tended for the perusal of quarrel
some couples
Some months ago an Oregon man
named his girl baby after Queen
Victoria, aud wrote to the Queen to
that effect. Not hearing from her
Majesty, he changed the child's
name to Hannah, and went out and
pounded the first Englishman he
met.
We wish to preserve . pure moral
tone In our paper, so that 1t may
safely enter any Christian family.
That is why we have no news to
give of the visit Of the Prince of
Wales to India. 1t would be con-
Eliminating, you know, to publish in
detail the wanderings OF fast young
men.
A Gold Hill woman cured her
husband of staying out late At nights
by going 10 the door when he came
home and whispering through the
keyhole, ais that you Harry" The
husbands name is Robert, aud he
stays at home every night now, and
sleeps with one eye open and . re-
volver under his pillow.
Henry Ward Beecher, while SYM
pathizing with struggling young
ministers, reminds them that they
"can't all be carried to heaven on
fiowery Leds of ease" And the
struggling young ministers probably
think that struggling old ministers
can't all be carried to heaven on lit
tie red velvet lounges. Well, we'll.