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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-04-06

taxes embraced witain the provisions of the
law above quoted are the following. viz
Rectiners-. -...,...-.......,...., Ssuo w
Dealers retail Iauor ...-...... * 90
Dealers. Wholesale liquor .......,.... 100 90
Dealers in malt liquors. Wholesale. so 20
Dealers in malt liquors, retail, ........ 10 90
Dealers IL, leaf tobacco .. y 90
Retail dealers in leaf tobacco ........, 500 90
And on sales of over 81 ola fifty cents
n for every dollar in excess of 81 900.
Dealers in manufsctured tobacco...,-. on
Manufacturers OF stills ................ 50 o.
And for each still manufactured, ~ 90
And for eseh warm nsnuta tured... ~ On
MAJ ufacturers of tnba Geo. ....,....s,. 10 90
Manuf acturers of cisErS............... 10 o.
Pc oilers OF tobacco, first clSas-nore
than two horses or other annals. 50 90
Peddiers Of tobacco. sec md clSss-two
harses ar other animSls ............. Is 90
Pedalers OF tobacco. third class -one
horse ~ other suimSl..... ......... Is 90
Peddlers Of tobacco. fourth class-on
foot or public 8anV tyance ...-..... 10 M
brewers of less tnan 500 harrels.....-, - 90
Brewers II 500 btrCet> Or n ore .-.--... loo 90
ANY person. 81 liSble. who shall fail to c a,ii-
Ply with the for going require nentS Wi!l be
subject TO severe penGltles Persons or arms
liable 10 nav any of the special Taxes named
shove must apply Ia r. LORD. Collect II OF
InternSl Revenue Il Virgins City, >ev.. ard
pay for and procure the Specis Tax stamp vr
Stamls they need. pri,r 60 May l, 1876, and
without further pvtlc"
n. n. TRATT.
rmmissicner u internal lie crae,
Office Iu.erOal Revenue.
Washiust N. D. L. Feb. l, 1915. ws;iw
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-04-06
NEW TODAY.
NOTICE.:
U. s. INTERNAL REVENUE
SPECIAL TAKE S
Nav 1. 1876. TO April 30. 1877.

vuNHE REVISED STATUTES OF THE u.
IL $. Sections 3.2Sa. 1885,. 2Ss and ). 80.
require every person engaged III any business,
avocstiun or employment which renders him
liable t. a Special Tax, g. procure and place
censpicnously ii. his establishment or place OF
business a stamp denotiug the payment of
said Special Tax for the Special Tax Year be
ginning May l, 1910, before commencing or
continuing business after April 50, lS56, The
taxes embraced within the provisions of the
ln.r nh.Ara n,,n+,.d are the fhllnAsinn N1z
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-04-06

hRpERs LEFT AT UNION OR GOLDEN
~ EA6I.k HOTELS, ar at the SHOP. Filth
street. will be promptly attended 10. rurni.
turs vsrnishsd and rspairSd.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-05-25
PHILADELPHIA, May 10th.

This has been a very unfavorable day for
slobt seeing and Centennial business generally.
The thunder shower Of last evening developed
into tlreary drizzle of rain, with n cold east
wind and the weather predictions give no
promise of present amendment. The attend
ance ut the grounds has been small, for every
body who has once experienced the qualities of
the mud of this region, which sticketh closer
than a brother, won't q second time encounter
it upon slight provocaton. OF those persistent
people who were out, it is observable that
gentlemen with polished boots skipped with
great agility, and ladies elevated their skirts, as
they ioined the innumeruble caravan of umbrel-
las that filed through the gates. The grounds
were dripping wet and the guards had L forlorn
and bedraggled rooster appearance very differ
ent from TIE gay and soldierly air of yesterday.
but it has been good day for those who really
went to observe things carefully and quietly,
for there was room and verge enough and no
crowding around matters of special interest.
But the receipts at the gates must have been
seriously affected. And the grounds and build
ings are SO vast that any number less thar 25,-
900, looks lonesome therein. Besides this, there
must be Il pretty extensive attendance to pay
the running expenses. Those of the managers
who have figured it, say that daily attendance
of 10000 will be required to pay the bills, ex-
elusive of any dividends on the stock. This has
not been reached on any day since the opening,
and it looks as though, however great success
the Exposition may be in other respects, 1t Is
likely to be failure financially. The attend-
ance may increrse, as settled weather comes on,
and the various plans for associated attendance
are developed. Undoubtedly the hard times are
seriously affecting the matter. The mass of the
people are feeling poor, and find it difficult to
take sufficient sum from their shrunken in
comes, even 20 serve patriotic purpose and
crafty desire so laudable
The people who feel and look the bluest are
the proprietors Of the large hotels that have
sprung up in the neghborhood of the Exposi-
ton. designed to accommodate people by the
thousand, and to make the owners wealthy in
short six months campaign of bed and board.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-05-25
VOLUME 46.
The Drainage Needed.

What are the effects of drainage?
Thorough drainage deepens the soil. Of
what use is it to plough deep and manure
heavily, while the soil is full Of water?
The roots of plants will not go down into
stagnant water; the elements Of plant
food are not at all on the surface many
Of them have been washed down by the
rains; some OF them are found in the de-
composing rocks themselves. lake away
the water, and the roots Will find them.
Drainage lengthens the seasons. In our
climate this is an important point to be
gained il by drainage one or two weeks
could be gained it would be quite a relief
III our backward springs, when there is SO
much to be done in a short space OF time.
Drainage Increases the effect of the appll-
cation Of manure; the soil being drier, is
more easily worked fine; the manure is
also more evenly distributed The water,
also passing through the soil, carries fer
tilizing matter down to the roots OF the
plants. When there is stagnant water,
manure must decompose slowly. ii at all
but let the water pass eff. the air is admit
ted, and decomposition takes place. What
observing man is there who does not know
that his crops are improved in quality by
drainage? Sweet English grass and clover
take the place Of sedgc and rushes
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-05-25
Cultivation of the Carrot.

N it is the desire of farmers to raise
trge and paving crops of the carrot, such
IN be produced with a great degree of
ertainty by a liberal dressing of good and
we'll decomposed manure to the land,
which should be well ploughed in as early
the spring as possible. AS soon as the
weeds have come up, the ground should
De cross -ploughed as fine as possible with
a swivel plough the land should then
ne narrowed and rolled, when it will be
e1dy for the seed.
The seed should he soaked in warm
water twenty-tour hours previous to plant
lng, and summed short time to dry the
surface moisture, that the seed may not
clog in the sower. The seed may be
planted with any suitable machine that
will sow thin. Two pounds of seed per
acre is more than enough if judiclously
planted Too thick sowing results in very
unnecessary and expensive thinning or,
It neglected, in n small growth of roots,
expensive to harvest and to handle. The
seed may be planted from early in May to
The 10th Of June. Our practice is to plant
IN straight rows twenty-five inches apart,
and thin the plants to three or four inches
apart in the row. The after cultivation of
the carrot should be always prompt; "hoe
the ground and not the weeds' should be
The motto The horse hoe can be used in
me cultivation OF the carrot to a very con-
siderable extent. and our cultivation is
very like that given the mangold. Eng
Ilsh turnips can be sowed between the
rows with the seed sower, by the goth OF
July, without injury to the carrot, and
wlll add materially to the product of the
land. 70. B. Hadwen.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-05-25
Romance at the British Court.

Private letters state that the Prince of
Wales IS wonderfully well, considering
the change of climate which he has under
gone, but that he has grown so stout that
he closely resembles in appearance his un-
Gle, the fat friend OF Beau brrnmel
His friends have not been 50 fortunate in
point OF health as himself Canon Ducti-
worth, the chaplain pro tenn, has been i'll
the greater part of the time he has been
in India with malignant dysentery
brought on, it is said, by drinking soda
water and lemonade Of native manufac-
ture.
The Canon was the principal player in
little scandal that took place at our
court few years ago. He was then only
a reverend. and tutor of the royal child
ren. The Princess Louise was observed
to be growing out Of childhood, and one
day Rev. Ductiworth was observed whs-
perlng soft nothings in her not unwilling
ear. Cynics said that the Marquis of
Lorne, Her Maiesty's model of what q no
bleman should be, was called into the roy
al presence and commanded to marry the
Princess with as little delay as possible,
and that Ductiworth, who surrendered his
claims to her hand, was made Canon on
the first opportunity; ct al events the
marriage Of the Marquis with the Prin-
cess has never been happy one.
Her majesty might have sympathzed q
little with tho unfortunate lovers, for she,
when she was unmarried. if rumor says
Alright, loved Lords Alfred Paget and FL
phinstone, who were both mentioned as
men upon whom, in their seasons, she de-
lighted to honor. The latter, a strih mo-
ly handsome man. was appointed to Ia
dian service, which kept him in foreign
climes for five or six years: the former
was sent away for q time, during which
period the Prince Ccnsort was married to
the Queen. Lord Alfred is the last man
to have cherished romantic affection,
but he has never married. He is still one
Of the best known men in London, Il great
friend of the drama and ballot, has lately
returned from india and is spoken Of As
naughty Alfv" by his most intimate ac-
quaintances London correspondence OF
the Troy Times.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-05-25
The Natural Age of Fruit Trees.

.. -,rin- t. De th" common belief that
IS no limit 10 the natural age OF APP
fre- But this 5 certainly q mistake.
.e all kAOw that the peach tree usually
tu be profitable at twelve to fifteen
-r- NJ aye. and the cherry and plum
terAze only twenty to thirty years; the
gar Iu favorable circumstances, forty to
t- tcaIS-lu rare cases much longer
les 7". also, the apple tree has its natur-
limit, and although, like mans life, the
.a..4lill OF the period Of health and yigor
- greatly, according to constitution,
--tl.e climate, etc, its approaching TEL
-.'Atiln Is clearly indicated by signs of
.-...I'y and disease On very deep and
atorahle soils, and, where the trees are
I'D damaged by severity Of climate, ap-
.e orchards are occasionally found bearing
.r erops of fruit at eighty to one hundred
aars ul age, but these are nearly as rare
l9r their owners to live 50 long. Very
.w soils are Of the best kind for an or
1ari and everywhere our climate is
LINER TOO warm or at times too cold for
lie best health of the trees. Injury by
~evere cold blackening all tue wood, am
-uuvinced is a very common cause OF the
Premature failure OF orchards but starya-
lJn iu consequence of exhaustion Of the
>l.. is still more common, and this is 4
more difficult matter to remedy than most
leopie suppose, especially when trees
nave attained full-bearing size. lCulti-
.Hfnr
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-05-25
A Metamorphosis.

III New York city the other day an el-
derry lady with gray hair, trim but de-
crepil figure, and a clear but tremuous
voice, ask ed at the box Office Of the Fl tth
Avenue Theatre for seats for John Broug-
hams benefit
John. the official in charge, politely Of
fered the lady the box plan to select her
places.
"Oh, | don't care about that plan," she
exclaimed You know that you turn it
alI round in the evening, and put the front
row people in the back seats?"
Against AN accusation so monstrous
John was almost speechless; but he man
aged to stammer out warm disclaimer.
"Nonsense - replied the old lady. II
know all your tricks and your manners"
John writhed in anguish, and suggested
sending for Mr Fiske.
Very WE'LL" said The old lady; send
for MI. DAILY, too. if you like.
Mr.. Fiske arrived, and to him the old
lady reiterated her astonishing statement.
You are entirely mistaken, Madame" j."
said Mr. Eiske "but if l believe as you do
| should buy my seats in the last row"
What! And be topsy-turvied down to
the very front? Not l. indeed ?"
Just then MIR. DAILY drove up and Mr..
Fiske explained to him the old lady's de-
lusion Mr. DAILY looked at the old lady
and tapped his head significantly.
Mad as a March hare he whispered
| You had better get rid of her quickly.''
Nv ell. Madame" D." said Mr.. Tiske. "un-
der the circumstances | should advise you
to buy one of the top boxes. Then when
we turn the theatre upside down az nj ght
you will appear in one Of the lower pros
cenium boxes-the best in the house.
What do you think Of that dea?'
Very good, indeed9 Very clever
cried The old lady. Give me top box" :"
and John. wide-eyed with wonder, pass
out the ticket and received the fifteen dol
lors.
"And now. Madane' said Mr.. Fiske,
escorting the old lady to her carriage,
what shall tell the coachman-Bloom-
ingdale Or
Here is tho nd lress,' replied the old
lady. pushing her wig aside, and handing
out Il card upon which which was dainti-
ly written Miss Fanny Davenport"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-05-25
The Mango1d

1t is quite time now that the seed Of the
mAngold were i'll the ground We trust
every farmer who believes in the econo-
my Of cultivating and feeding root crops.
has devoted reasonable space to this par
ticular one The mangold is ,. variety Of
beet probably obtainedby cultivation from
Ecta rU}garts. Il common weed on the sea-
shore Of Europe, 1t has been cultivated
longer on the continent than in England.
where it was introduced hnndred years
ago. Its great use is a. feed for cattle,
especially milch COWS.
The Long Red, and the Long Yellow,
the Red Globe and the Yellow Globe are
tine varieties most cultivated. The Long
Red grows mostly ont of ground, while
the Globe varieties are better covered. We
incline to think a larger yield per acre can
be got from the Long Red than any other
variety
The mangold requires a mellow loan to
flourish best, yet it will do fairly well on
a considerable range and variety Of soils.
With an abundance of manure and deep
and careful culture, it will yield a large
and valuable crop. Level cultivation is
preferable, though many farmers cultivate
in raised diills. Mass. Ploughman
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-05-25

reps hand and within two minutes the
colonel was on Tipsie's back, and gallOp-
ing on in the direction the stage had taken
He overlook it, he passed it, and still he
golloped Oh.
The people at Mud Gulch knew the
colonel we'll, and made it a rule never to
be astonished at anything he did but they
made an exception to the rule when the
colonel canva>sed the principal barrooms
for men who wished to purchase a horse !;
and when a gambler who was flush OBJ
tanned Iipsie in exchange for twenty slugs
only q thousand dollars when the col
onel had always said that there wasn't
| gold enough on top of the ground to buy
| her-Mud Guleh experienced a decided
! sensation.
! One or two enterprising persons speedi-
| ly discovered that the colonel was not IN
a communicative mood, SO every one G.
/ tired to his iayorite saloon, and bet ac-
cording to his own opinion OF the colonel's
motives and actions.
Bat when the colonel, after remaining
! IN barber shop for half an hour, emerged
i with his face clean-shaven and his hair
! neatly trimmed and parted, betting was
so wild that q cool-headed sporting man
| speedily made a fortune by betting against
! every theory that was advanced.
| Then the colonel made tour OF the
stores, and fitted himself to new suit Of
clothes, carefully eschewing all of the
generous patterns and pronounced colors
SO dear to the average miner. He bought
a new hat aud put on a pair of boots, and
pruned his finger nails, and, stranger than
all, he mildly but firmly declined all iu-
yitations to drink.
AS the colonel stood in the door Of the
principal saloon. where the stage always
stopped the Challenge Hill constable
was seen to approach the colonel, and tap
him on the shoulder, upon which All men
who bet that the colonel was dodging
somebody claimed the stakes. But those
who stood near the colonel heard the con-
stable say
Colonel, take it all back, an own
up fair AN square When | seed you git
out of Challenge Hill it come to me all Of
a sudden that you might be in the road
agent biziness, so | follered you-duty,
you know. But after | seed you sell Tipsie
| knowed | wuz on the wrong trail. |
wouldn't suspect you now eli ali the stages
in the State wuz robbed and Ill give yon
satisfaction any way you want it."
"lt's all right, said the colonel, with q
smile The constable afterward said that
nobody had any idea OF how curiousiy the
colonel smiled when his beard WAS off.
''{1iye this fifty to Jim Perkins tust time
yer See him? I'm leavin' the State
Suddenly the stage pulled up at the
door with a crash, and the male passen-
gers hurried into the saloon, in state of
utter indignation and impecuniosity.
The story OF the robbery attracted every
body, and during the excitement the col
onel slipped quietly out, and opened the
door Of the stage. The old lady started,
and cried:
"GEoRGE"'
And the colonel. jumping into the stage,
and putting his arms tenderly about the
trembling form of the Old lady, exclaimed:
"AI0thpr y
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-05-25
"Prfnter's Devil

The origin of the term printers devil"
has been traced back to Aldns Manutius.
Il printer of Venice. In the establishment
of this worthy was a negro boy who rem
dered assistance in the multtarious work
of the office, and who on account of his
dusky color, was believed by the supersti
tious to be an emissary of the Prince of
Darkness. From this notion of the cred
ulous, the boy gained the sobriquet of
"printer's devil" by which he was known
all over Venice. To dissipate the ridcu
lous superstition, Manutius one day pub
licly exhibited the lad to the populace with
the announcement: II, Aldus Manulius,
printer to the HOLY Church and Doge have
this day made public exposure Of the prin-
ter's devil All who think that he is not
flesh and blood, come and pinch him.n
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-05-25
A Perfect Day,

The earth Is wrapped in dream of bliss,
In Il rest complete;
And the touch of the air is like kiss,
Comforting, sweet.
Aud the tiny creatures are singing low
AS lullaby;
And the watching silence doth stir and glow
As the wind creeps by.
And there is the suns own mantle flung
On the chestnut tops,
And yonder are tangled rainbows hung
With shimmering drops.
And over the things so soon TO die
Is a gentler law,
A hush of peace and tenderer sky
Than the summer saw.
Open the windows wide to-day,
Where soul may dwell
In the heart of palace grand and gay,
Or a prison cell.
Q look, ye happy, till pleasure grows
To nobier thing;
TIL you bring your Joy as the amber flows.
For an offering.
And look, We weary, till grief and pain
Transhgured shine;
Rejoice for the crimson glOry's gain.
The holiest sign.
. mourn ye never that hope Is lost.
That rest delays,
They are after summer and after frost,
These sweetest days.
Often and often will skies be gray,
And hearts be sad,
But the Lord hath.made US perfect day
Let US be glad.
arl Spencer.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-05-25
Spring Goods.

The first importations of spring goods
received at the wholesale houses, a New
York fashion journal tells us, are soft
wooled de beiges, arranged, rs most new
fabrics will be, to show three different
patterns in costume, viz plain grounds.
graduated stripes, and plaids The natur-
al beige brown is the popular color among
these goods, and is shown in the plain
part of the costume. The stripes consist
of three tones of color-dark, medium and
light-and are of graduated width. Mer-
chants say that these graduated stripes of
three tones are conspicuous features re-
peated in all the various kinds Of materials
for spring suits. from silk down to the cam
brio The plaid part of the beige costume
shows the same tones arranged in cross
bars The French costumers make the
sleeves, lower skirt, and hounces of the
plain stuff; the stripe forms bias bands on
the tounces and on the overdress; while
the plaid is used for the overdress entiIe-
ly. Black and gray shades are also much
used in these costumes.
For handsome suits for the early spring
the choicest materials are the damask fig
ures wrought by the jacquard loom as
rich and heavy looking as the brocaded
lamps used by upholsterer. These will
be used for habits, polonaises, and other
overdresses with skirts of silk or velvet.
The best colors are cream, faded looking
pale blue, darker gray blue, French gray
and the rich dark blue that China collec-
tors know and like to call "old blue" !"
Cream colored damask is imported in
larger quantities than any other shade !;
there are also great many cases OF cafe
au lait damasks
Cream color will be more abundantly
used next season than it is at present Inn
porters show three shades of cream color
in fine tissues, grenadines, and damasks.
The first and lightest is lvorie, or ivory ;
the next, tint deeper, is Bile cert, like
half ripe wheat; and the third is Die mar,
or ripe wheat.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-05-25
Farm. Garden and Household.
Tree Planting.

Considerable interest is at last being
aWlkebed i'll the East on the subject of
uee planting In many of the Western
states millions of trees have of late years
ncen planted by the farmers, not for orna-
Inent, but as a branch of legitimate farm
nL, from which they expect, if not a
quick return, d sure but profitable one in
,le form of material protection to their
rdS, better climate and the various
PRODUCTS the forests yield. In Massachu-
-.lts, tie woodl ands are either Increasing
al best holding their own in extent. so
u.t it has come to be a general belief
mong our farmers that our forests will
Like care of themselves without any aid
+ nj them. But ii they VIII consider What
Me- spontaneous growth Of trees in Mas
.rnusetts usually IS, aud how inadequate
,lyh growth Is 10 supply the increasing
!emaDds our people make on the forests,
a. "l.. become apparent that the nature,
e least, OF our woodlands can be I'M
uea>eiN benefited by systematic arbori-
'iule
Ar action uI the trustees Of the Massa-
4l-vtts Society for Promoting Agricul-
uft ln voting TO offer liberal prizes for
LIS hrHen 1T agriculture cannot fail to
.l}e 4 good rcsuIt The reclOthing with
Pest growth the waste and unproductive
.ts of .aud noW common IN some parts
Massachusetts seems to them to be of
.runouat necessity and their largest
..Eo ! Uj, dist Duted IN i, "a and 81
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-05-25

The exciting question in California.
next in interest to the Mongolian immi-
grafton, is the condition of the Nevada
bonanzas Are they becoming exhausted
or are they as rich as everP Senator
Jones of Nevada, in his speech in the Sen
ate in favor of making silver equally with
gold legal tender, gave it ''as the can
did opinion of man who has devoted
nearly thirty years of his life to the prac-
tical working and management OF gold
and silver mines, that SO far as the Com
stock lode is concerned, we have arrived
at the beginning of the end"