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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-02-27
TELL YOUR MOTHER.

We wonder how much sham, and
misfortune the world would have
avoided had the above text been
faithfully needed; how mtny heart
aches that would never have been
inflicted, aud the tears OF anguish
and remorse that would never have
fallen.
The early mistakes aud horrors o +
the young too frequently iasten
themselves upon chara;ter aud
turn lite that might have bsen Use
full to its fellows "a I'd AN ornament to
the world, into the dark bywavs Of
sin and ultimate misery. We G ip
the following from an exchange and
com mend its careful perusai To the
young of our city:
wonder how many girls tell their
mother everything. Not those
"y0ung ladies" who go to and from
school, smile, bow aud exchange pic
lures and notes with young men who
make fun of them and their pictures,
speaking IN u way that would make
them hang their heads with shame
IL they heard it. All this, most cred =
ulous and romantic ladies', they will
do, though they will gaze upon your
fresh young face admiringlv, and
send ar give you charming verses or
bouquets. No matter what - other
girls" do, don't you do 1t. School =
girl fiirtations may end disastrously.
as many n foolish, wretched young
girl will tell you. Your yearning
for some one to love Is n great need
of every wo,nan's heart. But there
ls a time for everything. Don't let
the bloom and freshness of your
heart be brushed of In silly hirta-
tions. Render yourself truly intel
lirent. And above all tell your
mother everything. Never be
ashamed to tell her, who should be
your best friend and confidante, all
YOU think aud feel. 1t is strange
that many young girls will tell every
person before " mother" that which
Is most important she should know.
II Is sad that indifferent persons
know more about her fair daughter
than she does herself.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-02-27
If YOU want circulars,
II you want hand bills,
II you want envelopes,
lfyou want business cards,

If you want neat bill heads,
II you want tasty letter heads,
If you want nice visiting cards,
II you want the best of ball works,
If you want any kind of job work,
Leave your orders at the TIMES Of
fice, and you can secure them on
short notice, at low rates, and In the
hest style.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-02-27
PRO LAM ALTON.
Chicago and Northwestern
Railway.
rs THE POPULAR ROUTE OVERLAND
Il to the East. Passengers for Chicago,
Niagara Falls. Pittsburg, Philadelphia, Mon
treal, Quebec, New York, Boston, or any
other point East, should buy their
TRANS.CONTYNENTAL TICKETS
Via the Pioneer Rosstsas
The Chicago and North-
western Railway.
This is the Best Route Eat.
This is the Best Route East.

Its Track is of STEEL RAILS. and on Il has
been made the Fastest Time that has ever
been made in this country. By this route
passengers for points east of Chicago have
their choice OF the following lines from
Chicago:
By the pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Cbic...
and Pennsylvania Railways = Three
Through Trains Daily, with Pullman
Palace Cars through to PHILADELPHIA and
New York on each train. One Through
Train, with Pullman Palace Cars, to BAL
timore and Washington
By the Lake Shore and Michigan sonfbevr
Railway and Connections-New York Gen.
tral and Erie Railroads-Three Thronubt
Trains Daily, with Palace Drawing Room
and Silver Palace Sleeping Cars through
to New York.
By the Michigan Central, Grand Trunk
Great Western and Erie and New York
Central Railways-Three Through Trains
with Pullman Palace Drawing Room and
Sleeping Cars through to New York 10
Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Rochester or New
York City.
By the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad-Two
Through Trains Daily, with Pullman
Palace Cars for Newark, Zanesyille.
Wheeling, Washington and Baltimore
without change.
This is the Shortest, Best and only line
running Pullman celebrated Palace Sleeping
Cars and Coaches. connecting with Union
Pacific Railroad at Omaha and from the
West, via Grand junction, Marshall, Cedar
Rapids, Clinton. Sterling and Dixon. for
Chicago and the Last
This popular route is unsurpassed for
Speed, Comfort and Safety. The smooth.
well-ballasted and perfect track of steel
rails, the celebrated Pullman Palace Sleeping
Cars, the perfect Telegraph System Of NOV.
ing trains. the regularity with which they
run, the admirable arrangement for running
through cars to Chicago from all points
West, secure to passengers all the comforts
in modern Railway Travelling No changes
of Cars and no tedious delays at Ferries.
Passengers will find Tickets via this Favor.
lite Route at the General Ticket Offices of the
Central Pacific Railroad in San Francisco and
Sacramento, and in all the Ticket Offices Of
the Central Pacific Railroad
". H. STENNETT,
MARVIN HuGHlTT, Gen. Pass Agent
Gen. Supt., Chicago.
II. p STANWooD. General Agency, 12f
montgomery street, San Francisco. sdS-ly !
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-05-25

means of sheet thrown over a small
triangle.
And now, amid full chorus of voices
and the rata tat accompaniment of
the taber, the stone germinated; pres
emily a section of the cloth was drawn
aside, and gave to view the tender shoot,
characterized by the two long leaves of
blackish brown color. The cloth was
readjusted, and the incarnation resumed.
Not long was it, however, before the
cloth WAS a second time drawn aside,
and it was then seen that the two first
leaves had given place to several green
ones, and that the plant now stood nine
or ten inches high. A third time, and
the foliage was much thicker, the sap
ling being about thirteen to fourteen
inches in height. A fourth time, and
the little miniature tree, now about
eighteen inches in height, had ten or
twelve mangoes about the size of wal
nuts hanging about its branches. Final
ly, after the lapse of three or four min
utes, the cloth was altogether removed
and the fruit, having attained the per-
feet on of size, though not maturity,
was plrcked, and handed to the specta-
tors, and, on being tasted, was found to
be approaching ripeness, being "sweet-
ly acid"
This concluded the entertainment,
and the iugglers, having been rewarded,
made their obeisance and retired we'll
pl ased.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-05-25
I Don't Care.

CT am sorry to see my son give way
tc anger" said patient mother.
81 don't care, " replied the passionate
child.
"You will become an ignorant man
unless you study better" said the faith
full teacher, later.
"I don't. care," he muttered, under
his breath.
"Those boys are not the right sort
of companions for you," said his pas.
tor.
"I don't care" he answered, turning
on lis heel. 49,
"It is dangerous to taste wine, said
his friend, warningly.
"I don't care, was still his obstinate
reply.
A few years after, he was a worthless
drunkard, plunging into every sort OF
excess, and finally ending miserable
life of crime without hope.
81 don't care," WAS his ruin, as it is
the ruin of thousands. Look out for
it, boys and girls. Keep away from it.
Don't let it find a place in your heart,
or pass your lips. Always care. Care
to do right, and care when you have
done wrong.
Pray earnestly that you may never
lose your soul from reckless spirit OF
"I don't care.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-05-25
DIR. Smiths Patient.

A paper on "Bowdoin College" in
Scri6aer for May contains the following
anecdote of DR.. Nathan Smith: DIR.
Smiths name is especially eminent in
the profession, and gave to the school at
the outset a prominence which it has
never lost. An incident shows of what
stuff DIR. Smith was made. When he
begun his career as a medical professor
Cat Dartmouth), certain individuals
planned a practical joke which it was
expected would entirely demoralize the
young instructor. A messenger sum-
moned him to set a broken limb, but on
reaching the house the doctor found
that the patient was goose, whose leg
had been broken by some sharp shoot
ing ganain. The "friends" " of the "pa-
tient" looked to see the doctor beat a
hasty retreat; but he gravely examined
the fracture, opened his case, set and
bound the limb, promised to call the
next day, and bade them good evening.
The doctor duly appeared in the morn.
ing and for several succeeding days, till
he pronounced the "patient" in fair
way of recovery. At his last visit DR..
Smith produced a bill of considerable
dimensions, and the "family" found
that their little joke had cost them
dearly. The leveEheaded professor es-
capped further in:rusions.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-05-25
The Shepherd Boys Love.

Twas my name she utter'd! Twas niue
oh, what joy!
She knew, then, loved ber-oh, bIissful de-
light!
Her love would ennoble the poor shepherd
boy
Bright day would succeed to despairing dark
night
Whilst watching my hocks as sat by the
stream,
So fair and 80 lovely one morning she
came
A vision Of beauty Hoard twas dream;
And as she came nearer, she utter'd my
name.
Isprung up to meet her, to tell her my love,
Again she called /" Carlo how tender her
tone!
The joy then felt was removed far above
Ny hopes when lapguishd unloved and
alone.
How odd was her smile when I cried: "Iam
thine p'
And in answer she called me "bumpkin
and I" noodle )"
look'd back behind me, heard low whine,
And found that my lady was calling her
poodle
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-05-25
How Advertising Affects Business.

The man who advertises his business,
if what he offers for sale is honestly
what he represents it to be, or what 1t
ought to be, is constantly assisted In his
business by those who have been attract
ed to him and tested him. A buyer has
read his advertisement, and gone to his
store, or workshop, or warehouse, or
whatever the place may be, and tried
what was recommended. If it has salts
fed him, he is pleased, and recommends
it to his neighbor, who is likely to go to
the same place, and tell his neighbors in
turn. Aud thus little rills started by
his advertisement flow in upon him
from all sides, and the current OF his
business grows stronger and wider, and
more rapid, all because to strict stten-
tion to business he added judici0ls ad-
vertising. But for this he might nve
fingered on in the community tor years,
and his business would scarcely have
been heard of.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-05-25
He Meant Well.

The Boston Transcript tells of an old
gentleman that comes down town on
foot every morning, who appears to be a
great friend to dumb animals. When
ever he sees dog scratching at store
door to be let in he promptly opens it
for the animal. The other morning he
made a mistake in the dog business. He
let one in, and soon the same canine
came rushing between his legs, nearly
throwing him down, and covering the
lower part of his pantaloons with paint.
A man with overalls on was chasing the
dog, trying to get line shot at him
with a paint brush he had in his hand.
The old gentleman expostulated with
the irate painter, for such he proved to
be, saying:
"My good man, why do you wish to
hurt that dog?',
because he hastipped over my paint
and made an internal mess of every
thing. Some blasted old idiot let him
into the store when we were all trying to
keep him out while was doing some
painting; he jumped through the door,
stuck his forelegs into the paint pot,
and tipped it over. Brown paint on a
marble floor looks well, don't it9 Iwish
people would mind their own busl-
ness I"
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-05-25
Parasites and their Work.

There is no organ which is sheltered
from the invasion of parasites; even in
man, cysticerci have been found in the
interior of the lobes of the brain, In the
eyeball, in the heart, and in the sub
stance of the bones, as well as in the
spinal marrow. Every kind of worm
has also its favorite place; and if it has
not the chance of getting there, in order
to undergo its changes, it will perish
rather than immigrate to situation
which is not suitable to it. One kind OF
worm inhabits the digestive passages;
another occupies the fossa of the nose;
a third, the liver or the kidneys. Each
animal has it's proper parasites, which
can only live in animals having affinity
to their peculiar host. The ascaris
maystar, the guest of the domestic cat,
lives in different species OF telis, while
the fox, so nearly resembling In appear
ance the wolf and the dog, never enter
tains the toenia serrata, so common to
the latter animal. The same host does
not always harbor the same worms In
different regions of the globe. Thus the
large tapeworm of man called 6ottrio-
cephalus, is found only in Russia, Po-
land, and Switzerland; a small tape
worm, the toenia mana, is observed no.
where except in Abyssinia, and, strange
to say, the natives consider their alb.
senco from the body sign OF i'll
health; the cnchylostonaa isknown only
in the south of Europe and the north OF
Africa, the .flaria OF Medina IN the
east and west of Africa; and the Blu,
harzia, terrible worm, has been found
only in Egypt.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-05-25
A Surgeons COurtship.

In the long list of eminent surgical
and medical practitioners, not one is en-
titled to higher stand than John Aber-
nethy. He was a quaint, blunt man,
earnestly devoted to his profession,
and with but little thought of things
which had no relation thereto. His &C.
centricities of character have afforded
humorists much material for pleasant
gossip, and among his eccentric doings,
his courtship is certainly not the least,
and, unlike much that is printed of the
celebrated man, this may be relied upon
as true
One Sabbath, when Abernethy was
very near, if not quite up to the middle
age, he found time to 60 to church, and
was shown into pew, where were two
ladies-one of them young, and the
other elderly. He had no prayer book,
and the young lady handed him one. At
the close of the services they walked out
from the pew together, and found, at the
porch, that it was raining heavily.
Abernethy offered to take them home in
his carriage. which was waiting for him.
On the way he fell into conversation with
the younger of his companions, whom
he found to be remarkably intelligent
and ladylike. He learned that they
we're mother and daughter, the husband
and father having been an officer in the
army, and killed in the Indian war with
Tippoo Sultan; and he furthermore dis
covered that they were in straitened cir
cumstances.
Abernethy set them down at their
humble dwelling, and waited upon them
into the narrow hall, where he handed
his card to the daughter, saying, as he
did SO:
"Young lady, I am Mr.. Abernethy,
the surgeon. I have never married, be-
cause never have had time to spare for
that sort of counting which girls of the
present age seem to expect. I should
like you to be my wife. If you will
have the goodness to write me a note on
Tuesday, saying whether you will have
me or not, T will, if your decision be
favorable, call on the following day and
take you to church." And with that he
left.
The note came on Tuesday. On We'd
nesday he took very pretty and happy
woman to church, and was married to
her, and thence they were driven to the
stately mansion of which she had become
the honored mistress.
"My DEAR" said her husband, after
he had introduced her to the friends as
sembled to receive them, "you must
excuse me until three o'clock, as have
to give my lecture at st. Bartholomew
hospital, which I cannot omit on any ac-
count"
They were ahappy couple-happy and
true. When Abernethy died in 1881. he
left the whole of his wealth to his widow,
who survived him score of years, hon
oEed and beloved for her solid goodness,
and her deeds of charity and Christian
benevolence.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-05-25
A Great TOOthache.

At Exeter Change, in the great city OF
London, t. ere was, many years ago, q
menagerie in the second story of a
building. Here the elephant, Chunee
by name-a very quiet, we'll trained
beast-was confined in cage, under
which the floor had been strengthened
to support his weight. Chunee never
came out, but seemed very happy for all
that. Suddenly he became raving mad,
and screamed and trumpeted, and en-
deavored vigorously to tear away the
iron bars of his cage.
Now, if he had succeeded in getting
out upon the floor, Mr.. Chunee would
have Immediately dropped through into
an apothecary shop below. If he had
fallen into the scales his exact weight
might have been ascertained; after q
fashion; but, in other respects, a mad
elephant in O drug store would have
been far worse than bull in china
shop. If he had been sane, he might
have had nice time, eating the liquor
ice and cough lozenges and sugar coated
pills and candy; but as he wasn't sane,
the accident was not to be desired.
Well, Chanee grew more and more
wild and dangerous, until, at last, the
Beef-eaters, who are. the keepers OF
the Tower of London, were called upon
to destroy the poor beast. They dis
charged many balls from their old.
fashioned muskets into his body, but
loss of blood seemed to increase his
fury, and not lessen his strength. There
were no rifle teams in those days, to
reach his brain with single shot, so a
piece of artillery was actually brought
up, and poor Chunee, obeying his
keepers voice even in his rage, kneeled
down, and was shot to death with can
non ball.
Then the surgeons discovered that the
elephant had been suffering from the
greatest toothache ever known. His
tusk, preserved in the warehouse of the
East India Company, shows this.
Now Just think of what an awful thing
six feet of toothache must have been,
and pity poor Chunee!-&. Nicholas
for. M1u,
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-05-25
The Ladies' Darling.

A writer says of "ladies' darlings"
The creature is delighted il he can per-
suade himself that he has reason to
think that a score or so of girls are over
head and ears in love with him, and
there is ground for believing that he
would become exhilarated to the last
degree if he were informed that some
foolish damsel had pined away and died
of broken heart on his account. The
fact that so long as his vanity is minis
tered to he is Indifferent as to what un-
happiness devolves upon others affordsa
not altogether agreeable but thorough ly
reliable index to his character. If he had
any conscience deserving of mention he
would not Systematically make love-di-
rectly or indirectly-with whom he is
thrown in contact, but being, as he is,
utterly reckless of the feelings of his
neighbors, he does his best to enslave
the fancy of nine ,tenths of the attrac-
tive ores whom he meets under circum-
stances favorable to Irritation.
It would be injudicious to deny that
he achieves success. It would be
unw:se to declare that he does not OBJ
tain m any triumphs; for some girls are
so silly and have such susceptible hearts
that they would become fascinated with
a mop stick provided that twas skillful-
ly set up and dressed in male habili-
ments, and called aman, and others, who
are trife wiser than to be guilty OF such
stupidity, are still foolish enough to be-
lieve nine-tenths OF what every shallow
pated noodle tells them.
But though this is so, there is cause
to hope that the career of the would-be
ladies darling is not one OF uninterrupt-
ed success, and that he is not the object
of so much admiration as he generally
imagmes. Occasionally he receives a
prompt and decided check from ladies
who have no wish to be made fools OF, or
to suffer in reputation, however slightly,
in ORDER that he may be glorifed; while
not few females play up to him before
his face and pour unpeasured con-
tempt upon him behind his back. Nor is
it surprising that they should do so, for
he gives them every reason to think that
he is shallow and egotistical fool. His
conversation consists of series Of
dreary insanities, ridiculous compi-
ments, which are as insincere as they are
in bad taste, and melancholy Jokes which
consist for the most part of Ill natured
speeches at the expense of some unfor-
tunate victim or other.
He seldom assumes that his lady
friends have brains enough to under
stand anything except the most super
fetal matters, and when he does ven
ture to touch on the last new book, new
play, new parson or new sensation, he
merely repeats the can't jargon which is
current in the set in which he moves,
and which frequently condemns what is
good and praises what is bad. Beside
his manner is affected, he wears on his
face continual grin, and he is dressed
up in such fashion and has such a
sinking way about him that he appears
altogether as much unlike a genuine
man as he could we'll do. For the rest,
he lowers the moral tone of those with
whom he associates, and SCOTS at every
thing in which people of correct feeling
take an interest.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-05-25
Kept a Firm Hold Of the Recipe.

The Detroit Free Press says: FIFTY
years old if day, and her name was
Eliza Fox. She lives on National
avenue, and she made trip to the east
ern portion Of the city to get recipe
for making cake. She got the recipe,
got some beer, and got In the station,
and she wasn't half as anxious about her
case as some of the audience. She
slowly followed Biiah out. musing 'lss7
"Use about pint of -four, put in 2
chunk of butter about as large as q yal-,
nut, and break in -
"Now, then," interrupted his honor,
"this looks bad to see woman OF your
age here" ), -
"Well, I had some beer" she softly
replied, "and break in four eggs, CRATE
in your lemon peel, stir well, and bake
in hot oven." -.
"What have You to soy about this
case 2" asked the court.
"Nothing. You can do all the talk
ing-uuart of four-four eggs-lenaon
peel-nutmeg-hot oven"
"You were never here before2
"I don't remember that was. Will
you take recipe down for me before !
forget it9"
"I've got recipe for ending drunk
enness," replied bis honor. !a7
"I don't want it and after the cake
has baked for fifteen minutes remove
from the oven and put on your frostlng. ::
"Do you want to 60 to the house OF
correction 2" queried the court, :,
"No, sir, I don't. What do want
to 20 tramping way mp there fort"
SBut you were so sadly intoxicated
that the officer had to hire on. express
wagon to bring you down here.
SIs that so9 Then I came here by
express, did I? Was I packed In
bo12
"You must be very careful in future:
It's bad thing for a'woman TO get
drunk"
"No worse than 'tis for the man and
after the froeting Is on, set the cake
back in the oven for three Or four
minutes"
"Will you promise mel" said the
court. 20
"Yes, I'll promise !" she angrily e1-
claimed, "but I wish you wouldn't talk
so much-you put me all out !"
She stood off and glared at his honor,
and then tapping her finger at the ram
ing continued: j.
SYou take about quart OF -four
about quart. You put in hunk OF
butter about as big as walnut, and you
break in three or four = e.
"You may break out" said the court.
"Well, I will. want to get some,
where where I can write down the recipe
before forget it."
She pushed her way through the
crowd to the door, and as she stepped
out she was heard muttering
"Quart Of four-four eggs-nve
minutes!" "a
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-05-25
No Use for Stimulants.

Experience has taught men who are
subject to severe and prolonged expo
sure to cold that there is danger in
taking alcoholic stimulants while the ex-
posure continues. The lumberers in
Canada, who are engaged in telling tim
Der in the pine forests, living there all
winter, sleeping in holes dug in the
snow, and lying on spruce branches Gov
cred with buffalo robes, allow. no spirits
in their camp, and destroy any that may
be found there. The experience OF
arctic travellers on this subject is nearly
unanimous, and to the same effect