Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-25
OFFICIAL PAPER OF LYON COUNTY.
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Kindness pays in kind.
Trying times for fat men.
Germans are not fruit eaters.
Boston owes, in round mum mbers,
-$44,OOO,O00.
Charon was the first writer Of
across Styx.
The skeleton in the French closet
lis the Bonaparte.
An orator in Jail cannot let himself
,out when he talks.
By 'smercantile structure" they
mean in Boston store.
Most of the colleges retain their
faculties while boat racing.
A paper. ."mlli"-The war between
, the Call and the Chronicle.
As to the Eastern war, the news of
the conflict Is too conflicting.
The small freeholder is rising into
importance in the cotton belt.
The love that men die for most
frequently is the love for whisky.
One lawn mower or less makes lit
tile difference where there are lots.
A Georgia man who was twice,
struck by lightning, has got married.
Volunteers who are willing to take
Mexican service had as soon Diaz
not.
For want OF better news the death
of the Pcpe Is telegraphed occasion
ally.
A man sentenced to be hung can
get religion quicker, than bonanza
king.
1t is believed that Russia will, at
her next Thanksgiving, have Turkey
on her table.
Blondes have had their day. Bru-
nettes are said to be coming decided
lY to the front again.
A man that can be fattered is not
necessarily fool, but you can al
ways make one of him.
It's estimated that American tour
lists in Europe spend $100,000,0 900
every summer season of four months.
General Howard has been called
the Christian soldier, and it was
hoped he would make the Indians
prey.
Why cannot two slender persons
ever become great iriendsl Because
they will always be slight acquaint-
ances.
A tramp in Kansas who stole ride
on freight car, was eaten up by po-
tato bugs. The car can be seen at
Topeka.
With Hendricks and Hampton for
the ticket in 1880, the Democrats will
have to be very careful and not drop
their HIS.
People used to say of Mrs. Grant
when she was first married, "Poor
Julia Dent Her husband can never
make living"
Why is the Bank of France like
the Mahommedan religion2 Because
1t is something to which you and |
don't owe assent.
Photographing must be at dis
count in Berlin, as the profession are
engaged in taking off the potato bug
for free distribution.
~ have been married eighteen
years and never had a cross look
from my husband" was what Mich
igan woman swore to.
"Ssve your kisses all for me-" is
the title of new song. We suppose
he wants her to keep them ON ice till
he calls round. The selfish wretch!
A Young lady in Holly, N. Y, was
struck by lightning and killed while
drawing baby carriage. Moral
Don't draw baby carriage, push it.
When the average compositor comes
to Turkish name he shuts his eyes
and grasps letters from opposite cor
,ners of his case, and not one reader
in ten thousand ever knows the diff
ference.
A Truckee woman, when disap-
pointed by the non-appearance of an
expected female friend, telegraphed:
-"Why the devil didn't you comet
Are you sick, or haven't you any
..clothes2"
There is new design in note pa.
per which makes the upper right
hand corner appear to have been
turned over and held with gilt pin.
cOn this three-cornered piece is placed
the addrasc