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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12

HOLIDAY GooDs.-E. w. Gowen is
opening stock of holiday goods
and fancy confectionery. Parents
and others-this includes all ages
of both sexes-will do well to in
spect Gowen's goods before making
their holiday purchases.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12

GOING TO BODIE.-Mr. Humphrey
has returned from Bodie fully con-
WINGED of the wealth and future pros
prosperity of that camp. He located
a mill site and will move his mill
to Bodie as soon as possible.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12
The Old Felix's Concert.

The concert for the benefit the
children will be given in Miners
Union Hall Friday evening, the l4th
instant. For the purpose OF provid-
ing Christmas tree and loading it
with such presents as will make little
hearts glad and joyful number of
ladies and gentlemen have volun-
teered their services, and it is hoped
the generous people of Silver City
will make the concert financial sue
success. Besides the old folks some
young folks will appear in vocal
parts, the smallest candidate for pop
ular favor being Lulu McAtee. Fol
lowing is the programme. There
will probably be few additions, we
were informed.
Aud Lang Syne, full chorus.
A Thousand Years.
NoOln huH.
Grandma's Advice.
Mortgage the Farm.
Polly Hopkins, duet.
German Song.
The Flag that Waved a Hundred
Years.
The Star SpaLgled Banner, full
chorus.
My Good Old Friends, song and
chorus.
Cousin Jedediah.
Footsteps on the Stair.
German Song.
America.
Medley.
The Old Sexton, song.
Songs, &c.
Home Again.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12

RAoE.-Last evening Harry Ran
dali and George Holmes run foot
race for a small wager. Holmes got
away with the racket and Randall
got away with fall aud badly dam
aged trowsers.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12

THERE is vicious gang of hood
lums in this town that should be
suppressed. Their chief enjoyment
of an evening now is the annoyance
of those of onr citizens who are
practicing for the Old Folks Con-
cert. They congregate at the school
house and make nuisances of them
selves by yelling, raising the win
dows and throwing in stones, and
in other ways too numerous to men
tion. Ii we have occasion to refer
to this matter again we will give
some names for the editication OF
parents.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12

PAY Up.-Attention is called to
G. Becker's amended advertisement.
All persons indebted to him will save
costs by settling by cash or note be-
fore the first day of January next.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12

The bonanza companies Monday
paid into the treasury of Storey
county bullion taxes aggregating
$156,036 81.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12

WIN. f. LAFFERTY, for many years
a wcll-known resident OF Gold Hill.
died at Placervillc California, Sunday
night. He went to California two
months ago for the benefit Of his
health
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12

JOHNNY BENEFITS is talking of
going to Bodie with two freight
teams, as an exploring trip to see If
there is an opening for livery
business.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12

The ofiicers-elect of Amity Lodge
No. 4, f. s. A. NJ, will be installed
Tomorrow night, j. @. Currie, Past
Grand, installing officer.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12

MEMBERs of the Cosmopolitan
Club should not forget the meeting
to be held this evening, in Miners
Union Hall, as business Of importance
will be brought before it.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12

ISAAC l.. REoUA, Superintendent of
the Chollar- Potosi mine, has been
suffering from pneumonia during the
past week. He is recovering.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12

LIMA DI MURsKA.-This justly
celebrated vocalist will give the last
of her grand concerts at Cooper's
Hall, Virginia, this evening.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12

OUR firemen were out Saturday for
drill. The jakeys will not be long
getting a stream or two on the next
fire. Hose and hydrants ARE all
in perfect order, and we now have
little fear of the destroying element,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12

THE ViviaL mill, on the Carson
river, is running on ore from the
Trojon mine. Nearly all the other
mills in that vicinity are running at
prespt on shines and tailings.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12
Foot Racing Raging.

Foot racing has attacked the town
and the fever is not likely to abate
until everybody has run a race With
everybody else. The air is thick
with banters, and there is no telling
how many races will be made by
next Sunday. Everybody has a dis
lance of his own. ranging from fifty
yards to mile or more, and but for
disagreement on this point there
would quickly be half as many races
as men III the burg. The fleet of foot
are so numerous just now that every
cigar stump thrown away is liable to
soil the garments Of biped flyer,
and every one of these flyers has his
man picked out to vapquish. Aud
all are possessed of the notion that
the "race is always TO the swift"
Bart. Durham and William Hodg-
ms run at 4 o'clock Sunday after
noon for purse of $40; distance
400 yards. There vas quite large
crowd present to witness the contest,
though the betting was not very brisk
Bart won the race easily, his opponent
giving up and stopping when about
half way. The judges were: for
Durham-H. G. Glen at the start,
and l.. ID. Noyes at the outcome {;
for Hodgins johnson Kidd ana
J. NJ. GInnis, in the same order.
When Bart. came out alone Mr..
Noyes said to Mr.. McGinnis, swell,
where's your man 2" Mr.. McGinnis
had to admit that he couldn't see
him. The race afforded considerable
amusement. The friends and hackers
Of Hodgins claim that he was not 10
condition to run, as he had been in
Virginia two or three days without
sufficient sleep or proper care of
himself
There is already one race made for
next Sunday, over the same track for
$40 a side, between Alfred BENEFITS
and John z. UIen to be run at P. NJ.
There will probably be more bet
ting on this race than on the one run
last Sunday. 1t is very probable that
other races will be made during the
week.
The Elko Post says several foot
races were run in that town last
Thursday. In the last heat one of
the contestants carried sack of -four
under each arm, and even thus en-
numbered got away with bis oppo-
nent in good style.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12

LATEST advices from Sacramento
say that Farley is ahead for United
States Senator, and that Mcdonald
is losing votes.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12

WILLIAM PENN.-The tunnel is
being driven steadily ahead. Every
thing in and about the mine is look
ing fine; the rock in the face has i'm
proved very much Of late.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12
WALTER 4 Co.,

GsToCK AND COMMISSION BROKERS',
Stocks bought. sold aud carried on maj. gins.
Currency bought and sold
Correspondents In San Francisco,
!. Glazier a. 20.
County Scrip Purchased.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12

THE Nevada quicksilver works
near Steamboat are producing the
metal, and the prospect in the mine
is improving daily.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12

ROLL OF HONOR FOR NOVEMBER.
Boys WIN. Henry, Frank Arm
strong, VIM. Fitzpatrick, Horatio
Angel, George Hill, John Quinn,
Christie Wogan, Wenzl Stock, Henry
Harris and Duncan Mckenzie
Girls-Annie Henry, josie Quinn,
Fannie Mullard, Celia Gross, Minnie
Farr, Lizzie Durrenberger, Cora An
CELL and Rosie Stock.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12

BUSINESS CHANGE.-C. F. Black
mer has purchased from Theo. S.
Davenport the post office building,
together with the stock of goods
therein, and will hereafter conduct
the business. 1t is like losing an old
friend to have Mr.. Davenport give up
his long established business, but he
will not leave us for some time at
least. He has some mining interests
to look after, besides he still holds
the office of postmaster.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12

The Harrington case in the Storey
county District Court has been con
kinued for the term.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12
Notice !!

All persons indebted to me are re
quested to settle up Immediately and
save costs. THEo. s. DAVENPORT.
Silver City, New, Dec. 10, 1877.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12

THE new pump at the 5000 level
of the Savage will probably be start
ed up by next Saturday.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12

SENATOR JONES is recommended by
the Worcester Press to write storg
on "That Mine of Nine"
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12

THE regular 81 dividends of the
bonanza mines will lie paid this week
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12

CITRIc ACID IN DIPTHERIA.-An
eminent physician, DR.. Caspari, late
ly stated to German medical Journal
that he "has treated successfully over
forty cases of diptheria, by using
locally with the spray or brush,
slightly diluted citric acid. Several
of these cases had resisted treatment
of salicytic acid and carbolic acid.
Appropriate constitutional treatment
was of Course combined with the
local" Some physicians recommend
the use or citric acid AS daily drink
for children during the prevalence of
this disease, as Il preventive.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12

G. ScHRAMM, the champion boot
anil shoemaker, has been unwell for
several days. He was mending yes
terday.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12

IT Is about time to plant your holt
day advertisements. No danger of
getting two many in hill, if planted
early.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12

STooKs still wiggle along about
$3.50.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12

THE Chollar- Potosi mine and name
is to be divided in the middle and
the stock increased five for one.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12

. For paints, oils and wall
paper, go to Stewart, the Druggist.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12

JUsTICE.-About the 1st of January
the extraction of ore will be resumed.
About 100 tons of good rock will
be taken out ut first, and this quantity
will probably be gradually increased
to 200 tons per day as the 1850 level
is opened. No ore will he extracted
unless it be of fair grade, and the
income derived from crushing 100
tons per day is expected to to pay all
running expenses and leave hand
some margin besides. The new
management have ordered that all
contracts for supplies be advertised
for and let to the lowest bidder.
This order has already been partly
carried out, and it will be fully so
on and after the 1st If January.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12

GOOD progress is being made by
the Water Company in setting up
their ice-making machinery.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12
Silver City Public school.

Quarterly report of the Grammar
Department, Silver City school, be.
ginning September Sd and ending
November 30th, 1877:
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12
r. J. eLAcKWooD, MI

Office, Silver House, Silver City.
CALLS PROMPTLY ATTENDED 10 AT
ALL HOURS.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-12-12

SO-SO.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-05-17
The Turkish Armies.

From an officer of rank belonging to q
distinguished corps in Western Europe,
who has recently visited the Turkish lines
along the Danube, learn that the Turks
have the following corps on the line of the
Danube and The road from Rustchuk to
Varna: At Widdin. 20 900 men; at Rust
chuk, 1900; at Silistria, 10000; and at
Shumia, As, ,000-making, with scattered
detachments, about 100000 men of all
arms available for the defense of the Dam
ube and the Balkans.
He says that, from information gathered
along the Turkish lines, he estimates the
total effective force that Turkey can bring
into action along her whole frontier in
Europe and Asia, at 300, 900 men, which
comedies with their estimated effective
force telegraphed you several days ago
from this place. This total may be di-
vided as follows: For the Danube and the
Balkans, 100000 men; for Asia Minor,
80, 900; on the Greek frontier, $4,000; the
remaining 80, 900 being scattered around
the frontiers of Servia, Austria and Mon
tenegro.
In addition to this, they have, no doubt,
an indefinite number Of irregulars, who
are only an incumbrance in modern war
idIo, cutiuS tuc pIoVlslouS WnlCH suOuAu
go to sustain the really efficient troops,
arousing hatred and discomfort among the
resident populations by their lawlessness
and utter worthlessness in action. inyaria-
ably running away at the first fire. Ny in
formant states that the private soldiers APP
peared to be of good material, but the
most fortunate of them had five months
arrears Of pay due, and large proportion
of the officers appeared to be compara-
lively worthless.
This officer is of opinion that Widdin
presents the most favorable point for the
Russians to cross the Danube, as from the
heights Of Kalafat, on the Roumanian side
of the river, they can command the Turk
ish bank of the stream and protect the
crossing by their artillery London Times
Belgrade Coyrespondencs.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-05-17
The Season Of Woman's Supremacy.

If there is one season in the year that
knocks the socks off all others in present
ing woman in her most transcendent state
of mental and physical activity, that sea-
son is "house- cleaning time"
At such time woman fixes her eye,
mentally, Upon an ideal household ar
rangement 10 be attained-thc cOnsumma-
ton of weeks Of fofethotight and general
working-up through series of Calctt1a-
tions intricate and diverse-beyond the
comprehension of masculine intellects,
which know nothing of the ways and
means of disposing of the contents of q
closet or trtihk, and are fit only for pas
sive stlbsertienEy to the dominant femi.
nine mind Then it is she arrays herself
in calico and dust-pan. She gathers her
hair in marvellous "twist'' beneath the
folds of towel. She assume sthe express
sion of a martyr, and speaks with agita-
ton, but decision. She takes to herself
surprising care, but lets the regular meals
slide. she speaks with commanding tone
from the head of the stairs; and hef voice
is heard with alarm from the back steps
She summons the children out of sight
with mastery tact, and anchors the baby
in a clothes basket, with that marvellous
dudptdtlOA VI PlCcCue AASoAS W 1A eANs esAA'
tageous use which only the great can COM
mand. She rises sublime above ordinary
daily cares, and all Insignificant duties
are merged In the one grand purpose of
renovating the ranch from turfet to foun-
dation-stone.
No man who has been subjected to the
discipline and suffered the privations of a
hotise-cleaning campaign; who has ham
mefed soot out of stovepipe with a
clothes stick, under the tigilant and criti.
cal gaze Of the female eye; who has eaten
dinner off the top Of wood box, goaded
to strangulation by exhortations to just
hurry up now, and come and pound that
carpet; who has, on dry bread and cold
coffee W thout milk. satisfied the craving
of stomach rendered rampant by miscel-
laneous stove-lifting and transporting of
trunks from the garret to the back-y yard
grass plot; who has stretched' carpet
and tackled his fingers. while his wife,
majestic In greenwich turban and a mop,
stood behind and issued orGers--no man
who has suffered all this, and, while he
was likely to succumb, observed the for
titude with which his wife stood up and
incidentally whaled the children, or, with
vigor unabated, reached for cobwebs,
would venture to doubt for a moment the
supremacy of woman at this particular
season of the year.-Chicag0 Journal.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-05-17
Be Independent.
j, be independent.

Yes, be Independent.
Don't hang round and wait for some.
body else to go ahead. Break your own
path. Do what you want done yourself.
Don't put off to-day's work until t0.mor-
row in the hope that it will be done for
you. M
If you want to succeed, take off your
gloves and callGus your own hands on the
plow handles.
If you are woman, and Bridget goes
off in huff, be independent, and wash
your own dishes, and scrub your own
floors, and laugh in her face when she
comes back, expectingto be received with
open arms.
There is nothing like showing fate, even
if it be fate In the shape Of an ill.tem-
pered Bridget, that you are independent
of it, and can get on without it.
When people find you don't want any
of their help they are always eager to
help you. Things that you do not stand
in need of, will be offered you freely.
When you see duty before you, do it,
and don't stand shivering on the brink,
for fear somebody will say something
about it. What matters it if Mrs. A says
you are fool, and Mrs. B expresses the
opinion that there is something wrong in
your upper storyf What she says and
what he says does not alter it.
Don't ask everybody's advice about
everything. Have pluck enough to de-
eide for yourself. If you want to buy .
bushel Of corn, don't spend day rum
ming about asking K. Y. and q where you
had better buy it, or If you hadn't better
wait until grain falls.
Don't be q slave to what anybody is go
ing to say about you. If you have enc
mics, and of course you have, unless you
are born idiot, let them fling out at you.
Show the world by your daily life that
your enemies have lied. Live lying SLAM
ders down. Lift up your head and be in
dependent Of them. Have no confldants
and go-betweens.
Mutual friends are disastrous failures
anywhere outside Of Charles Dickens
novels. If you have secret s0rrOws trust
them only to yoLr God, for He alone can
keep . secret.
In all matters Of right and wrong. judge
for yourself; decide for yourself; stand
by yourself.
Bear in mind the solemn and stupendous
truth that you are preparing yourself for
eternity, and act in such way that you
may not fear to have the sunlight Of
eternity stream full upon all Of your I'm
ished deeds.
Be independent.
Do not cast your burdens upon others
Rest them between yourself and Heaven.
The tree which lifts It's rugged branches
to the sky, In the open field, stands tfrm
bsfore the tempest, which viii upro0t its
heother in the thiekly- grown midland. Il
has learned to stand for itself. It has
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-05-17
Dispensing Bores by Electricity.

Mr.. John Kelly. the stage manager IF
the Academy of Music, has improvised
an ingenious arrangement for keeping
the stage entrance clear Of 1oungefs, who
are apt to cohgfegate in groups on the
prompter's side, fronting the passage,
which is the only means Of entrance and
exit available without crossing the stage.
The circumstance that during every per-
formance man is stationed at the cleo
tric apparatus to regulate the lights in the
auditorium has been utilized. bv directing
q wire from the battery to the floor Of the
passage, which is covered with zinc.
When several persons stop In the passage,
blocking It up, the man at the battery
touches knob, and instantly lively
current of electricity is communicated to
the zinc, and as quick as lightning the
loungers are bounced off, their ridiculous
antics resembling the jefky movements
of one Of those wooden supple jacks that
children amuse themselves with. This
arrangement is found far more effective
than all the large posters that could be
hung uD In case of fire it would bevery
advantageous. Inasmuch as q number Of
housekeepers an ladies who receive nu-
merous calls have had convex mirrors
placed outside Of the second story window
SO that they can tell who is at the door by
glancing at mirror, it would not be a
bad idea to have small electric battery
connected with strip of zinc fastened on
the doorstep. By such an arrangement,
book agents, soap peddlers and hucksters
could BE disposed of cffectually and with
out any annoyance.-B Baltimore American.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-05-17
The Butterfly.

THERE, l have caught him at last.
What beauty! and never could catch
q butterfly before.''
The words were uttered in an excited
tone, by little Katie Kirkham, as she
grasped in both her hands lovely butter
fiv which she had been chasing in the
garden for nearly half an hour.
What have you there, Katie ~ asked
her father, looking up from his book
Let me see.'
"A butterfly, papa,' replied Katie,
running to the garden chair where her
father sat 81 am afraid it will fly away
if / open my hands," She cautiously
unloosed her grasp, and Mr.. Kirkham
took the little creature in his hand.
"No, Katie, it will never fly again
That little glad life which was passed so
happily in the sunshine is ut an end for
ever. You have crushed it to death.''
20, papa, I didn't mean toi only
wanted to catch it. didn't think about
its being happy"
"But your not thinking has taken away
life that you never can restore, if you
try till your hair is gray. How did it be-
come butterfly, Katie?'
why, God made it, of course; He
made everything
"Yes; but how did He make it? What
was 1t before it was butterf1y?"
81 don't know. Was it anything,
papas
history. First of al another butterfly
laid tiny egg, several eggs, in fact, but
we have only to do with one. Well, from
this egg there came in time wee little
grub, and the little grub crawled about
and Dibbled cabbage-leaves till it grew
into fine large caterpillar"
"But want to hear about the butter
fly, papa,' interrupted Katie, mot about
ugly grubs and caterpillars. / thought
you were going to say baby butterfly
came out Of the egg"
:. But it didn't, so couldn't tell you SO.
We shall find out how it did come all in
good time. Well, our friend the ugly
Caterpillar had rather dull time of it,
only able to crawl along; it could not fly
about, you know, like the butterfly. But
at last It found new occupation; II be-
gan to spin for itself silky case, or tied
itself to twig by silky cord, and here
it lay or swung for some time in what is
called the chrysalis state, till, when the
bright, warm weather came, the cocoon
burst, and ont flew beautiful butterfly" :"
"Oh, papa. how wonderful! had no
idea caterpillar could turn into butter
fly. Do you think it remembered while
it was flying about, that it once was a
caterpillar, only able to crawlg'
"NO, don't suppose it did, dear; it
could not thiak, you know, either about
| the past or future; ii only enjoyed the
sunshine of its little hour. But now look
n the winps. What are they made of ?''