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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-01-11
A lone.
ny CELIA 1tIANIEl;

The Lilies clustered fair and tail
stood outside the garden wall
! saw her ieht robe ylimmering through
The fragrant evenings dusk and dew
She stopped above the lilies pale
Up the clear east the moon did sail
! saw her bend her lovely head
Der her rich roses hlushng red
Her slender hand the flowers caressCd
Her touch the unconscious blossom bIt 1
The rose ngain,t h,r pegiumrd palm
Leaned It's sglt check in blssiul calm.
| would have given my soul tu ha
That flower she touched so tendtrlyi
I stood Rlono outside the gnte,
And knew that life was desulste.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-01-11

MK. T. G. LAMBERT, ex-president of the
American Popular Lie Insurance Company,
convicted of swearing to false annual re-
ports, when arraigned for sentence, asked
1- mercy on the ground that he had been
"hounded down by the press" Mr.. Lam
bert was tried Us a common swindler, and
convicted of deliberate and oft-repeated per-
jury, and because the press did not attempt
to save him from well-merited punishment,
he claims that he was 'hounded down"
Fortunately the court was not OF that opin-
ion, and Mr.. Lambert was given five years
in the penitentaEy, where, We hope, bis
ideas of right and wrong will become better
developed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-01-11

| financial lRREGULARIrIES.-J.D D. Abbott,
of Barnet, has Just failed Tor $50 900 to
$40 900. with assets Of so 900 or under
the number OF sufferers is very large indeed
and includes both rich and poor. The use
OF trust funds. and the appearance Of soms
transactions, give a dark look to the case.
MIR. Abbott has been for many years a
prominent merchant of Barnet was long
town clerk and treasurer. and was executor
and administrator of many estates. He is
at present dangerously and probably hope
lessly ill.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-01-11

WE have seen no tangible evidence Of a diff
ference between our Senators and the Presi-
dent, save that they joined in the Conkling
raid upon the Presidents New York nom
inees-in which theory We believe nine
tenths OF the Republicans OF Vermont are
with the President, instead of the senators.
-NcatPciicr Natchmdn.
We think that nine tenths of TIC Repub-
li.an- of Vermont would depreeate the forcing
ofa quarrel on the President, or the exis-
tence of any serious difference between the
Republicans in the Senate and the Republi-
can Administration. We also think that
nine-tcnths OF the intelligent Vermont Repub-
llcanS dislpproyed the attempt to remove Col
lector Arthur. and were glad when the Senate
refused to confirm Roosevelt
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-01-11

iN HIS MGNp The other day man T,
lated to party of friends the manner il
which he used up IN adversary once upon .
| time
''lou see. - said he, 1--WE had some warn
words about an election bet last fall AN,
after thinking 1t all over and recalling how he
! abused me, ! made up my mind that til,
very next time saw him | would give him
piece oi my mind IN II way that he would
understand and II he didn't like 1t why h,
| could do the other thing. Not long after
while standing on Vine. near Fifth. saw him
on the opposite side of the street, and
saws You mean contemplate sneak. saws
/ L.
Right to him 3"
"lcs we'll. no. not ri.Lt To him exactly.
for hc couldn't hear me. said 1t to him L.
myself you understand ! went ON. .you
mean, contemplate cuSs, SAYS |, NJ |
served You rs You deserve. ! should give
You IL licking that YOU wouldn't forget in II
month.
He didn't hear all this. did he %"
''Coursc he didn't hear 1t | said ii IN my
mind
''Oh. You gave 1t To him IN your mind
That's 1t. SAYS |. oh. you needn't look
at me that way | mean what say. Yoa mt
come over here once, You sueaking good Tor
nothing
''pil hc come over when he heard that ="
"lIow the deuce could he hear it when
sad It tn myself 20
"Oh. forgot th'd you said all these things
to him to yoursrii'
Yes, and would have sail it to him. too.
if he'd dared TO come over. | shook my fist
at him aud"
"Did he SEQ you shake yonr fist Mt HIM p"
81 shook II in my mind. don't you under
stand Besides that he had got into II store.
But # he had been man enough to take IT up.
and come across the street To Hsk me what |
meant by calling Inn such names, | would
have skinned him, You b." "
"ln your mind 2'
"Well, perhaps"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-01-11

AN us" remarked MaeMahon, extend
ing his hand to General Grant and smiling
ahibly. IAN gi- is q brave zhoneral Eat
unto - men Of ze grand United States
armee have SADIE, L viii on zls line 1t fis ht
out no nattalre ii 1t consume &c hole sum
marie General Grants face wore a
troubled look. He turned to the secretary
OF the legation and wInked. The secretary
whispered something 10 him. and he a
hemmed once or twice nervously. and said ::
1--WE, musscer lie PRESIDING. So. L0las
Jonrnal
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-01-11

Hon. HOMER f. ROYCE. PREsIDIsu JuDGR.
Hon. TIMOTHY z. KKDFIEtp
Hon. jonathan Ross. IsSori4f, JHdr,S
Hon WALTER c. DUSTON
4. ). HOirlTd, Clerk.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-01-11

HOW COUNTRY EDITOR TURNED THE TABLES on
MAN THAT WANTED INDIA EUBBER ADvER-
TIsISG.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-01-11

A GLIMPSE OF THE PRIVATE LIFE OF MoNARcHs
HOW THE QUEEN AND HER CHILDREN HUNG
UP THEIR SIoCKINGs-A RICH DESCRIPTION.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-12-21

TEE report comes from Wash.
ington that Senator Blaine will leave
Tomorrow for flying trip to the
Pacific Coast during the holidays.
We hope that the report will prove
true, as the visit of such an able man
as Senator Blaine cannot be other.
wise than beneficial to the Coast.
During few days' stay among US
Senator Blaine will become satisfied
that there are two subjects upon
which we are almost a unit, to- wit:
the necessity of regulating the rates
Of railway fares and freights, and
the evil consequences resulting from
the unchecked influx of the Chinese.
And when he gets back to Washing
ton he will therefore be competent to
speak understandiugly when. those
subjects come up for discussion in
Congress.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-12-21

-1T there is any one who has
been inclined to felicitstion over q
belief that Pinchback had perma.
nently retired from the public view,
be has now abundant opportunity to
realize his mistake. The eyer-re-
curing Pinchback has REQUIRED
again, and is about to make a COM
tined assault on the Federal Office.
holders in New Orleans, with the
hope, doubtless, IF getting some
thing for himself, and Pinchback
meyer feels natural without some
thing. In a little while the dark
statesman will be fitting around the
White House at the head of Louis
lana delegation of colored men, and
the President will be asked to show
his faith by his works. Few people
are daring enough to expect him to
do it.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-12-21
Spanking Fifty.Year-Old School.
boys.

At Sulphur Station, in this county,
there is a colored brother teaching
school. In addition to the regular
day school he holds night sessions
for the benefit Of the grown-up
darkies of the community. OF the
latter class quite number attend, all
of whom are compelled to respect
the discipline of the school, which is
quite rigid. One night last week
three aged pupils Cat least one Of
whom is a trustee of the school), not
having learned their lessons suffi
GENTLY well, we're compelled to take
a severe castigation at the hands OF
their saddle-colored teacher, who
also requires them to kneel down
and repeat after him the Lords
Prayer. Some Of these pupils are
over fifty years OF age.-Kentucky
Paper.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-12-21
4 MAN WITH A MOVABLE
HEART.
The Congenital MOntrOsity That Is
Interesting Georgia Medical Stu.
Ioufc

The COngenital MOntrOsity That is
Interesting Georgia Medical Stu.
dents.
DR.. Elias Thomas, the man who
possesses the faculty of transferring
his heart from place to place in his
body al will, gave an exhibition be-
fore the students at the Medical Col.
lege. Dr.. Thomas says that he was
born in Calcutta, India, and is 80
years Of aga He has recently been
studying medicine at the College of
Edinburgh, where he took his degree.
Beginning his experiment, he made a
peculiar wave action of the abdomi-
nal muscles fifteen or twenty times.
The abdomen was examined and
found to be perfectly soft and natural.
Then, after momentary contraction,
there was made to appear a complete
shield of ribs. covering two-thirds
of the front of the abdomen. Pre-
vious to this the heart was felt, and
found to be in its proper place, beat
IDR naturally. lmucuidtciy dtN
wards DR.. Campbell, Colonel Raina
and DR.. Black placed their hands
over the left lumbar region, where
upon, low down on that side, large
tumor, larger than mans fist, ap-
peared under the hand, pulsated like
the beating of heart and synchron-
ously with the beat of the pulse at
the wrist. After this the tumor was
taken over to the right side of the
abdomen and there felt as before.
Then the wonderful man carried the
heart back into the chest, transferring
it from the left to the right side and
back again to the left. DR.. Thomas
also gave an exhibition of voluntary
heart-stoppage. The hearts action
and pulse at the wrist disappeared.
He was much fatigued when the ex-
hibition was over. He says that his
heart is without a pericardium and
his chest without diaphragm.-Au-
gusta (Gs) Chronicle, Nov. 80.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-12-21
How Ex.President PardO Wa
Killed.

A Panama dispatch says the de-
tails of the assassination Of Don
Manuel Pardo are received. 1t ap.
pears he had driven up to the door
Of the Senate chamber and was
crossing the courtyard. The guard
stationed there presented arms, as
was customary. and Pardo was in the
act of entering the passage leading
to the inner court when the sergeant
of the guard, one Melchar Manitoba,
deliberately raised his rifle and shot
him in the back. The ball grazed
the hand OF Sener Rivas, who was
with Pardo, aud entered below the
shoulder blade, passing through the
body. Pardo walked few steps
forward, staggered and fell. The
assassin was seized by DR.. Adam
Melgar, who had followed Pardo to
the carriage, but he managed to es-
cape, the guard making no effort to
detain him. A sergeant of the corps
Of gend'srmerie shortly after
ward seized him and brought
him back, and he was placed in a
small room 10 the inner court Of the
Senate. Pardo was was not removed
from where he fell and shortly after
expired in the presence Of his family.
He commended them to Congress and
with his last words forgsve his MUIR
derer.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-12-21
THE STEAM ENGINE.
Interesting Details as to Its In.
yentOrs.

The Marquis of Worcester is com
monty regarded as the inventor OF
the steam engine; but perhaps the
most that can be justly said is, thai
he was the first person who imagined
the possibility of constructing such a
machine. The individual who ac-
tually first constructed an engine for
raising water by the alternate force
and condensation of steam, was Cap
tain Savary, who published an &C.
count of his invention in a small
tract, called the "Miners's Friend
In 1905 Newcomer obtained patent
for an improved steam engine, and
in 1717 Henry Brighton made some
further mprovements, one of which
is generally allowed to have been
that of causing the steam-cock to be
opened and shut by the machinery,
a man having been previously en-
ployed for the express purpose. A
few other Improvements were made
by different persons, but they did not
affect the general action of the en-
glne; and, although defects in its
power had been noticed, their cause
was unknown till 1865, when happily
for the prosperity of the arts and
manufactures of Britain, the subject
engaged the ingenuity of Mr.. Watt.
The model of Newcomers engine
fell into his hands to be repaired,
and in this he presently observed the
immense loss of steam occasioned by
its admission into the cylinder, just
cooled for condensation; indeed, he
went so far as to ascertain by expert
ment that half the steam of the
boiler was thus lost. But the cir
cumstance that excited his greatest
surprise was that the injection water
gained infinitely more heat than if
quantity of boiling water, equal to
that required to form the steam, had
been added to it. In this dilemma,
he is understood to have consulted
the celebrated DR.. Black, whose dis
coveriss on the subject of heat were
then the theme of general wonder,
and from him he obtained such an
explanation of the difficulty as en-
abled him so to alter the construction
of the engine that with rather less
than one-third of the quantity of
steam it could produce the same
power as one of equal dimensions on
Newcomers plan.
But great az was this improvement,
it formed but small part of the
successful achievements Of Mr..
Watt in this department of me-
chanics. The application and utility
of the engine he extended in various
important ways; and at last arrived
at that climax of improvement which
consisted in making the steam serve
to elevate as we'll rs to depress the
piston. An engine upon this plan,
executed at Mr.. Watts mandatory
at Soho, near Birmingham, was first
employed at the Albion Mills, in ITS.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-12-21

While I was in Congress, during
four years, l had frequent interviews
with President Lincoln, and never
during all that time, did hear him
utter an unkind sentiment. was
told by Secretary Stanton that at the
first Cabinet meeting after the sur
render, the question as to what should
be done with the Confederate leaders
was under discussion. Some of the
Cabinet were for hanging, some for
imprisonment, and so on. During
the discussion the President sat at
the head Of the table with his legs
twisted up, and said not q word. At
last some one appealed to him for his
views. The Presidents reply was
"Gsntlemen, there was blood enough
spilled; not another drop shall be
shed, il I can help it." Said Mr.
Stanton: ''This reply was like athun.
derbolt thrown into the Cabinet, and
not . word If opposition was offer.
ed" a man who could use such
language as that at such a time
could truly subscribe himself: "With
malice toward none and charity fol
sll.n-Told by Green Clay Smith, OF
Kentucky.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-12-21
Consumption Cured.

An old physician. retired from practice,
having had placed in his hands by an Est
India missionary the formula of q simple
vegetable remedy for the speedy and perms-
nent cure for Consumption. Bronchitis, Ca
tarrn. Asthma, and sill Throat and Lung AZ
fections also positive and radical cure for
Nervous Debility and all Nervous Complaints.
after having tested its wonderful curative
powers in thousands Of cases, has felt 1t his
duty to make it known TO his suffering fellows.
Actuated by this motive and a desire to re-
lieve human suffering, / will send free Of
charge to all who dseire it this recipe, with
full directions for preparing apd using in
German, French. or English. Sent by mail by
with stamp. raining this paper ".
W. SHERAR, 149 Powers's Block, Rochester, NY.
Chew Jsckson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-12-21
of the peculiarl.

-ANoTHER of the peculiarly
Ingenious and effective methods OF
developing Indian wars is that of
stealing their ponies from the red
men. General Crook declares it ex-
tensively followed and steadily per-
sisted in, the sufferers by this amusing
little practice of certain among the
border whites being the Sioux and
other important tribes. When it is
considered that an Indians love for
his pony il about the same that civ
ilized gentlemen are presumed to en-
terrain for their wives, the efficiency
of this method in stirring up new
and bloody wars may be fairly
guessed at.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-12-21

A lone ssociation-An old maid's
club. = : '~~s -" - > ''' y"
c.sf.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-12-21

THE man who gets his shirt
washed by Chinaman, and hires a
Chinaman to cook his food, and buys
part of his food from Cinnamon, and
yet speaks most eloquently upon the
evils of Monaghan immigration, 10 a
humbug and fraud.-Reno Gazette.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-12-21

By fair dealing with everybody and in every
particular the undersigned hope to retain all
the old patrons VI the establishment, and to
make many new friends.
jy6-tf DERBY q GARHART.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-12-21

eH-sests can be secured at the Opera House
for each Of the four nights and Saturday
matinee.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-12-21

Chew Jsckson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-12-21
TO ANY DEMOCRAT.

AViSG WON $500 FROM DEMOCRATS
on the recent election Of John H. Kin.
kead as Governor of this State. ana
convinced that the next President O, a..
United States of America will be a Rsr,,.,,
can, hereby propose to give the Democrats.
chance to win back the said sum of ssoo r..
depositing 1t in the Virginia SAVINGS Ran.
in Virginia City. Nevada, against like ann
deposited by any Democrat in the Un,ted
States. The amount thus deposited to bs
placed at interest, and neither interest or
principal is to be drawn out until the pre.,.
dental contest Of 1880 shall be over. II /.
Democratic President is elected, the whole
amount then in the Savings Bank, to.vit.
$1,000 and interest. TO belong to and be
drawn out by the Democrat who shall have
covered my $500; while If the President-elect
shall be Republican, the whole amount Of
81 600 and interest to belong to and be drawn
out by me.
My money $500 is ready at the Office Of
the LYON COUNTY TIMES, In Silver City.
Nevada, and will be deposited in the
Savings Bank within twenty-fo hours Of
the acceptance Of this proposition.
JOS. INJUNCTION.
Silver City. New. Nov. 10, 1878.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-31
American Life I'm Paris.

Paris Correspondence Of Bait American. Z !
What Is called the American colony in
Paris consists Of about 1000 families, ?
large proportion Of them iromithe South.
A great many Of them might be regarded
almost as permanent residents. A good.
ly number Of them are people Of limited
means, who find that they can live SO
much cheaper here than in an American
city that they have concluded to stay.
One Of these remarked to me to-day
81 can live better in Paris on 5000 per
annum than could In New York on
sG,000.n He then proceeded TO detail the
difference. In. New York he would be
regarded as nobody unless he owned or
rented a brown-stone house at from
$4,000 10 5000 per annum. Here he
could obtain suite Of elegant aparte-
ments, 10 fashionable neighborhood, at
from $500 TO $1,000 per annum and
make as good an appearance as any one
else In his sphere. In New York he
would have 10 pay SO per week for a
coachman, whilst here lie could engage a
landau, with fne pair Of horses, and a
liyeried footman thrown in, TO be always
at the reasonable call Of his family, for
Sl2 to SIS per week. Then be said be
could clothe himself and family at one
half the expense, and much better, than
he could in New York that servant hire
was not halithe cost, and the service bet.
ter; that there were always amusements
here At moderate cost, and cab call
to take him and family home at all hours
Of the night for two francs whilst in
New York such q luxury would cost S..
Then there was, little or none Of the,
troubles Of housekeeping in Paris, as q
family can be fed cheaper than II can feed
itself, ifsatisfed with French living, But
be remarked, an American can never feel
contented or comfortable in Paris until
be goes TO housekeeping and orders his
own food, Snd prescribes the mode Of
cooking Il. A Frenchman loves the
table d'hote, but 1t is an abomination to
the American. As soon rs they get
under their own roofs they all fall back
10 the American mode Of living, and
luxuriate in griddle cakes, mullins, hot
rolls and bucEwheat cakes, all Of which
Partisan would regard a. poison. They
exercise the horrible French patties,
roast and stuff their chickens instead Of
broiling or frying them, serve up their
salad without oil, and let those who love
oil oil 1t; they eat their peas and beans
and potatoes with their meat and mix
things generally just "a they did at home.
Their know exactly what they are eating,
and no longer shut their eyes and sWal.
low whatever IL given them, without
knowing very often whether II is fish,
flesh or fowl. When an American gets
under bis own roof he Is happy in Paris,
and the ladies especially become attached
to It. In short, he maintained that an
income Of S, 900 per annum would enable
a man here 10 keep his family IN as good
a position in polite society AZ could be
done at cost Of Sl0,000 In New York !;
that there were certain expenses neces-
sary to position that were not required
here, and that 4 fine showing canbe made
of OF limited purse.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-31
OLD AMUSEMENT MANAGEIps
FAILURE.
ncvieker, Of chicago, Gives Way
10 the Pressure.

CHICAGO, July 29.-The bankruptcy Of
J.H.Mcvickeris not an unlocked for
event among bis friends, although It is a
well known fact that he has had good
paying seasons at his theatre since 1861,
and that lstterly he has been doing ex-
eellently. -..a ai.l @-
The real cause OF the catastrophe Is
the fact that in 1872 he went on the bond
Of David A. Gage, then City Treasurer,
that in 1874 Gage turned out deiaulter
10 the amount Of over half million
dollars, and that the lapse Of time has
buried or ruined all. the other bondsmen
except one, and left McVicker to bear the
heavy load almost alone. A judgment was
recently obtained in the CouEts against
the bondsmen, and the matter was ap.
pealed and Is now in Court at heavy costs
TO the defendants. The legacy Of half u
million Of debt TO his descendants was
not 10 be thought Of, so the manager gave
way to the pressure and Joined the innu-
merable caravan whose names figure in
the books Of the. Register in Bankruptcy.
The theatre will, il is understood, be
run BY provisional assignee, under the
direction Of McVicker. and with Edwin
Booth and Mrs. McVicker, who has
large fortune OF her own, 10 furnish the
sinews. Mcyicker will not retire into
the depths Of poverty, but will avoid
paying any amount Of the heavy judg.
menL as that is bis only unsecured lla'
k.it..