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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-02-15
LOCAL iNTELLicENcE.
ROVER ON THE RAMPAGE.
He Strikes "a Deputy sheriff In the
Faee.


The Reno papers say chat J. W.
Rover, who IL sentenced to bs executed
next Tuesday, has been on the rampage
since last sentenced, aud doing all in
his power to annoy the officers. Wed
nesday morning he told his fellow
prisoners that he would kill one or two
of the damaed Sheriffs before he got
through with them. aud as il intent ON
executing his threat, struck at Deputy
Sheriff Chamberlain through the wicket
while that officer was handing him his
breakfast. avowing his intention of
putting out his other eye. When in.
formed of the refusal of the Board of
Pardons to commute his sentence. he
grew deathly pale, aud throwing up his
hands exclaimed: my Godi" Since
then he has been very docile. The
Sheriff is using every precaution to
keep him from ipinring himself. He is
confined in a cell In which there is
nothing but the bed on which he sleeps.
tie has no knife or fork, or instrument
OF any kind with which he could ipiure
himself. He says they can kill him
now just as quick as they please.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-02-15
The Dramatic Entertainment

The Dramatic Society maintained
its usual standard of excellence last
night, notwithstanding the absence of
two of its leading members, who are
now in California. The drama of the
''Saiior of France" was rendered in
excellent style. The leading character
was well sustained by Fred Plane;
Mrs. Richard acted the part of the
Beauty of Brest" in q manner highly
crediIable to that lady; Chas. A.
LaGrave acted the part of Citizen
Marcus, one of the Committee of
Public Safety admirably; j. Ii. job. as
President Deputy Roberts," showed
the duplicity and cunning of that
politician; j. E. Bannister as "Citizen
Boutsrd." aud A. D. Williams, as
Count de ST. Cyr," Royalist. showed
that daring the reign Of Terror. Mobiles
did and could coniide, without fear of be-
trayal, in very plain citizens; while
Montana, Fulton. Ed. LaGrave and
Isidore Levy. as the rag. tag and bob.
tail of the Cay of Brest. proved that a
mob is a monster with many heads and
no brains.
In the farce of "a Lucky Sixpence,
J. Fulton sustained the character of the
penuiless impostor "ScampweA" very
creditably; II. W. Wood acted the part
of Josiah HARTMAN to perfection !;
Ed. LiGrave and Miss Ella Eaos. as
the cousins, "Cbarles" and Julia
Haryman," showed that lovers cannot
conceal the tender passion in public
any more than in private; Miss Leper.
as "Starcher. the governess. was in
imitable, and knew exactly when and
where to faint. while the great sensa-
ton of the evening was Montana. F"
as Joe Baggles,' who brought down
the house and created the greatest
merriment while on the stage. Though
audiences arc getting more critical than
at the irst entertainments of the
Society. everybody seemed satisfied.
and the Wiunemuccs Dramatic Society
may we'll be proud of its reputation.
The music for the occasion was
| furnished by Messrs. Cox. Buckner.
Sweet. Ksane and B,ber. and was
superior to anything heretofore heard
in the hall when amateurs orr pro-
fessionals were on the stage.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-02-15
A Happy Indian,

Buena Vista John received by ex-
press this morning from Captain Nc.
Cleave the gloves taken from him by
the soldier last Sunday. John is now
a happy Indian, and believes that the
soldier men" are not so baG as he
pictured them when they took his
gloves without paying for them.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-02-15

Eight car loads--eighty tons--ot base
bullion from the Eureka mines passed
through last evening on the way to San
Francisco. We are informed by rail-
road men that the shipments of base
bullion from those mines amount to
forty or fifty Gar loads week.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-02-15

Judge Berry left for Battle mount
ain to-day on professional business
District Attorney Harding and Com.
missioner Wood leave for California
this evening. the former on profes.
sional business and the latter to select
stock of farming implements for the
spring trade.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-02-15

In this country. is due to neglected
coughs. THIS is "a slatistcalfact. and
it Is equally true that no cough or
cold woald prove fatal If the great
balsamsc remedy. "hale's Honey OF
/ Horehouud and Tar" we're taken ID
the early stages. Reflect on THE.
Pixies Toothaehe Drops cure Tooth
ache in oneminutsss Sosdrby' aas~DEog'
' gisss ATS eSats.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-02-15

Frederick Reddinger announces to
the public that he bias opened new
barber shop and hair dressing salosn.
next door to- Mrs. Crooks restaurant,
where the pabiic are iosited to call.
See ad. ia another column.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-02-15
Administrators Notice.

,Ny0riCE is hereby given to all persons
I IN having claims against the estate Of
Thomas Dillon, OF Big Meadows, deceased,
10 preseut.t ae samswith neces sary vouchers
to me, through George Lovelock, at Love-
locks station, Hambolds county, Nevada,
within four months from the date Of publ
estion Of this notice or the same will be Tor
aver barred. EDMOND h. BURKE
administrators Of the estate ofrhondss Diiiol,
: deceased ~
Fehraary. 1lths ls7ss~@ <w-
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-02-15

Dramatic Society Meeting.
Members of the Dramatic Society
are requested to meet at the hail this
evening at $50 O'Clock sharp.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-02-15
Cattle Shipped.

Lux IL Miller shipped to San Fran.
cisco last night seventeen CAR loads of
beef cattle purchased by them in the
Stein Mountain cattle ranges.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-02-15
SAN FRANCISCO STOCK REPORT.
Last Evenings Board.

Last bVening's Board.
800 Meadow Valiey. 20c.
so Raymond d Ely. 500. 1900.
800 Eureka Con-. Az, Az. $50.
50 Jackson $40. 250c.
10 Rye Patch 4.
$3.50 Hussey 81 Sc.
IL Manhattan "a.
1925 DtFrees 81. 4Uc.
80 Belmont. Acc.
81 Leopard 30c.
40 CHA. 6Jc.
10 n. Belle l01.. 1917.
As Grand Pre-. l25s. l2sI $50.
Hl0 Argenta. 81 SIC.
900 Navajo, 40 lG5c.
900 Endowment. soc.
90 Independence. Toe.
80 Silver Pre-. Toe.
575 Morning Siar. "a.
$3.50 Belle Isle Zoe.
1850 Day. Is. Tie.
800 Falcon. l40c.
400 Hambnrg. $50, 1850.
900 Modoc. Is. 3Uc b30.
800 Hassey. Soc
$50 New Coso, 40, 1900.
900 Bndie Suc.
500 Modoc. Soc.
300 Advance Toe.
10 q. Chariot |.
100 Martin White, 7.
$50 PitIdas l20c.
100 Leeds. pose.
l65 Tip Top 800, $3.50.
100 Hornet. lOc
100 Bans If alifornia, 9ic.
$40 Silver Prize. 75c.
2l5 Exeh qaer. 30. 2l5c.
ago Union. 5ss 5H.
1870 Bailiop. $50. 355c.
10 California. %.
1870 Gould & curry. s.
80 Best Il B-lcber. 171<, 17ss.
500 Homestake. 4.
100 Silver Hill. 275c.
$50 Caledonia. 220c.
100 Utah. Zoe
100 McCracken ATS, 4C0c.
100 Con. Va. Az. 2fX b5.
80 Hale il Norcross. 90. ga.
25 Yellow Jacket. l0h.
$50 Justice. llH, liz.
400 Savage. l01., l0z.
20 Chollar. 3lI.
so Grown Point, 405c.
$40 Alta. 81.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-02-15

NOT1CE:-No Gentleman will be per-
nlitted to appear ia the ball room
in Ladys d4ess..
Pers. Ms may be admitted by giving their
names and assumed characters TO the
doorkeepers without raising their masks.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-02-15
This Mornings Boa I'd.

100 Ophir. 5ll1.. 52A.
l9o Mexican. l3H.
40 Gould a Curry. 8X,8.
$50 Best a. Belcber. l7A.
345 Cahioruls. 26. 26A.
AGO Savage. lOH.
$50 Con. Va FAX. % b5.
so ChollAr. 80.
fO5 Hale a Norcross. 9ss+, 81 b5.
go Crown p int. 420c.
90 yellow Jacket. 10Y. ION.
$50 Imperial. a5c.
~ kentuck $500.
N5 Alpha. 91.. 10.
l30 Belcher 425. 420c.
7l5 Sierra Nevada. 400, 405c.
$50 Utah. l0s4. 1917.
:e6 Bullion. 375. 37Oc.
b4O Excheqntr. 2l0. 205c.
50 Seq. Belcher. 26E
los Osernnn. Az. l4sS.
l220 Justice, llH. llI.
90 Succor, 2.
l3O Union 81.
435 Alta. Ss6.
99O Julia. 40 205c.
80 Senator, az.
100 Woodv,lie, 400.
2OO Andes. 10, Toe.
$500 Wells Fargo Zoe.
500 Caledonia, 220c.
$50 Silver Hill. 270. 290c.
~ Dayton. zoe
$50 New York. 1870, 175c.
800 Ward. 70 75c.
1910 Levalhan. 10. zoe.
2O0 N. Con. Va, 50c.
oOO Morning Star, lJ0, 140c.
lO0 Troj ~. TOO.
l2v Beh,on. l25. sl20c.as
% Solid Silver, g.. ss
~ joe Scates. $50.
$50 st. Louis. 25c.
~ Best Il Bslsher, 1T
Earela. z5c.ss
SsAssio. l7oes.' ''''''..' ''''',
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-02-15

81 Range of temperature at this station
Yesterday: Highest. IS deg; lowest, 27 deg.
range, IL; average. 81 deg.
Note I'm the column headed 4" Min. Their
mometer" the hsures indicate the lowest
Temperature ling the night at the
respective stations. Degrees below zero
have the minus -" sign prefxed.
Jso. HEALY,
CorpI signal service. u. y. A.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-02-15

Committee Of Arrangements.
G. G. Biles, l.. L. hickara.
ID. Lissner, John Wiley,
Invitation Committee.
KNOXVILLE.
J. B. Hanna, l.. B. Bracket.
MILL CITY.
C. E. Taylor. DR.. Jas. Gould.
RYE PATCH.
L.w. Greenwich, Andrew westfall.
HUMBOLDT HOUSE.
L. A. Blakeslee. 0. s. Osborn.
r. u. Mcclellan.
c. s. Russing, L. P. Torey.I
BIG MEADOWS.
Henry wingate, John Cody.
PARADISE VALLEY,
II. L. Morse, U. p. Crawford,
e. j, R. Harvey.
CAMP NC DERMIT, oUIN RIVER AND WILLOW
CREEK.
E. Baker, Chas. Mcconnell,
Henry Hoppin.
J. A. Mcbride, william Lay.
MS UNIAlN.
A.. ]. Blossom, A. Middleton.
Floor Director.
j. E. Sabine.
Floor ManaGers.
J.H Job, John Wiley,
Chas,, AlcDeid, Il. Richard,
f.. N. Levy.
Reception Committee.
Chas. A. LaGrave, G, Gerouz,
IA. II. staunton, h. keinhart,
frank Naramore.
Door Managers.
William Sutherland, G.. r. Walker.
Music by Thompson & COx's
string Band.
TICKETS. ....S3 90.
Tickets for Sale at F.. G. Robins.
Supper at Winnemucca Hotel.
NOTtCE:-No Gentleman will be per-
niitted to appear ia the ball room
M n
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-07

Reidsville Times: \ little son Of
Thomas Burns. acarriage-makcr at
High Point. while playing with
his pocket knife the other day split
the ball of his eve and let ali of the
fluid out of the front art Of his
eve. His father brought him to
Greensboro and Dr.. Gregory oper-
ated on his eve and he now sees as
we'll as y
Wilmington Sun: As the case
now stands, Jim Heaton is under
Indictment TO answer in sixteen
caSes-three for ~atfrav: one for as
sault and battery: ten for embezzel-
ment: II for destroying records of
court and one for extOrtion. His
original bond. as fixed BY Judge
Mears last Saturday, for twelve Of
the above cases, is $3.50.
A remarkable East of death from
remorse for ii deed of exceptional
cruelty to animals is reported from
Denmark. \ family we'll known
in Copenhagen had long been in the
habit of passing their Sundays in
one Of the parks ear the city,
taking with them a son seven years
old. A few Sundays ago the little
fellow, unnoticed by his parents,
discovered an unusually large toad
and amused himself by torturlng it
in various ways, finally plunging a
sharp stick through It's body and SO
fastening it to the ground. The
next Sunday the family again visit
ed the park, and the boy, remem-
bering his sport of the previous
week, went in search of more toads.
He found the animal he had SO
cruelty used still pinned to the
ground, and still alive. As he ap-
preached the poor thing looked at
him, its immense eyes distended
with pam and suffering. The child
was terror-stricken at the sight, and
ran crying % his mother, to tell
her what he had done. He was
taken home in a great state of ex-
element and put to bed, where he
remained for three days in a burn
ing fever, which ended in his death.
Just before he died he declared
that wherever he looked he saw the
pleading eyes of the poor toad and
begged to have it taken away.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-07
HON. KEMP. P. BATTLES AD-
DRESS ON EDUCATION OF
THE SONS OF FARMERS"

The admirable address of Presi-
dent Battle on Wednesday night Of
cur late Fair, was on a subject Of
so much Importance to farmers
that we regret not being able to
give his remarks rerbdfim. In be-
ginning, he took the ground, and
established it, that the business Of
Agriculture requires just as much
knowledge and power of investiga-
ton, as law or medicine or manu-
featuring, or any other business.
lie showed by the examples of
Coke, of Holhbaw, of Lord Town
send, Sometimes called "Turnip
Townsend" because he introduced
turnip culture into Norfolk, Eng
land), by Lawes of Rothamsted,
and others, that the greatest i'm
provements in agriculture had been
made by educated men. He showed
the utter folly of despising ''book
farming'-the folly of refusing te
learn by the experiments, the sue.
cesses, the failures of others. HI
demonstrated by the improvements
of the barren lands of Norfolk il
England, and the poor corn field,
of Montgomery county, Maryland
raised in ten years from $40 to s6O
per acre by judicious cultivation
with small expenditures of capital
except what was Immediately re
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-07

All said that DR.. David F.
Swengel, Of Chicago, ought by
right to marry a young woman
named Mary l.. Ginochio, but DR..
Everts, pastor of the First Baptist
Church in that city, said that DR..
Swengel must marry her w%illy-nilly.
Therefore DR.. Swengel was arrested.
taken to the parlor of Burke's hotel,
where Miss Ginochio was waiting
and by threats of muscular inter-
ference on the part of the clergy
mans good right arm made to sign
an agreement. Then. as Miss Gin
ochio tainted in DR.. Swengel's
arms, their hands were joined by
Dr.. Everts,, who held them tight
together until he had pronounced
them "man and wife" Thus the
reverend gentleman settled a scan
dial in his congregation, coolly re-
marking that once he celebrated a
marriage at the point of a pistol.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-07

turned in crops. the immense value
of intelligent farming. lie took
up Chemistry, Botany, Physics,
Geology, Zoology, Engineering,
Mathematics, &C., and showed their
special advantages TO farmers. He
claimed that educated farmers
would not take back seats IN assem-
blages of the people and allow
themselves to be run by lawyers
and politicians. They would Claim
and obtain equal rank with the
best. He gave many examples Of
discoveries in Chemistry and Mine
ralogv, which had redounded to
the profit, not of those naturally
entitled but Of others, who had
scientific knowledge enough to APP
preciate their value. lie claimed
that the of our state
would never be developed until
there yer numbers of her citizens
educated to use their eyes and un-
derstand what they see. He in
stanced the case of Germany where
for ages mining has been conduct
ed, yet only recently valuable dis
~coveries have been made: for exam
pie the Kainitz beds, the great sup
plies Of potash. He singled out
Entomology as a study Of vast i'm
portance to u people as we are
liable at any time to ravages of IN
sects such as have laid waste por-
tons of our country. He expressed
the hope hat by the use of the mi
croscope and spectroscopes and
other instruments the causes of and
remedies for, ''hog cholera" and
"chicken cholera" and "milk sick
ness" and other mysterious diseases.
may be ascertained.
President Battles address was
intently listened to by the large au-
dience of representative farmers
present, and it is to be hoped that
people generally will seriously
ponder on the points he suggests.
Without intelligent farming, based
on the study of the principles of
this great science, u State is
obliged to fall behind more cultiva-
ted countries and those more gifted
by nature with fertile soil.
President Battle is himself a
successful farmer, and the lessons
he inculcates are fortified by practi-
cal as well as theoretical knowledge.
The people of Carolina are fortu-
nate in having at the head Of their
State University a man, ver wide
awake to contribute his aid toward
the advancement of public pros
perity. S.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-07
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
BY THE GRAND MASTER
OF NORTH CAROLINA
I'D A NrE
MASTERS OFFICE,
n. G.. STATE GRANGE,
CHARLOTTE, Aug. 3D., 1878.

Bros j. r. Winston w. T. Cobb
and j. a. Harris were appointed a
Committee on the Organ under the
above resolution. Said committee
have reported that they have
made satisfactory arrangements
with the FARMER AND MECHANIC,
an Agricultural Journal, published
in the city of Raleigh, and do re-
commend the FARMER AND Me
CHANIC the organ Of our order.
Patrons 1t is with pleasure |
announce to you that the FARMER
AND MECHANIC is the organ of our
order. In it will be published all
reports and communications from
the Masters Office and the office Of
the Executive Committee, that
a be made public. Each patron
should not only subscribe for it,
but should send to the manager all
"items" that will be of general in
terest to our order. Masters and
Secretary's Of subordinate oranges
will have this announcement read
before their respective oranges.
Trusting that each of you will aid
in extending the circulation of our
organ and in building it up.
| am, fraternally,
S. B. ALEXANDER,
Master n. e.. State Grange.
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and represent two conspicuous and
widely different varieties Of soil.
The first lies at Il distance Of one or
two hundred yards from the river
on the notrh side, parallel to it; and
stretches t or5miles, IN a narrow belt
of from several rods TO a hundred
yards width. 1t is ash-gray, close
of texture, wet, crawfishy, cloddy
difficult to drain, the water stand
ing within ! foot Of an open ditch.
Gen. Patterson spent much labor
Oh it without subduing it. 1t has
the appearance of a stiff clay soil,
and It's behavior answers to that
appearance.
Yet the above analysis, the first
given, shows that there is very lit
tie clay in it. On the contrary. 1t
is a very sandy soil. The sand
however is SO fine that, with the
small percentage of clay and the
large percentage OF organic matter,
it makes a compact and imperyl-
Gus mass, having the appearance
and many of the physical charac-
teristics of clay.
The only defect in its chemical
composition revealed by the analy-
sis is the want of potash.
AS stated to Mr.. Patterson on
the ground, it is useless to attempt
to subjugate so refractious a soil
without caustic lime. Ashes also
would be very beneficial, especially
in view of the want of potash.
This brings up again the great
and crying want of our North Caro-
lima Agriculture every where, lime,
marl,-some form of c%alcareous
manures. Until the railroad compa-
MES can be induced to transport
these materials at nominal, or at
least tolerable rates. | see little
prospect of a radical improvement.
This kind of soil should also be
cultivated after the Jewish mode,
IN narrow and high ridges.
The second analysis represents
a belt of bottom lying nearer the
river and several feet lower but still
above the flood plane. 1t has a
dark color, open texture, IS easily
cultivated, but produces poorly.
This is a sandy loan, physical con-
dition good, has the appearance OF
a rich soil. 1t has a superabun-
dance of organic matter, which was
no doubt deposited when the tract
vas occupied by bog. 1t is want
ing in potash, like the other, and
would be improved by unleached
ashes.
There is also an excess of soluble
salts in both these soils, especially
the latter, which can be removed
BY cultivatingin ridges, as suggest
ed for the other soil. These ridges
should have 4 good slope and be
crossed by open bitches, in the for
mer case, and by either open or
blind bitches in this.
w. c. h.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-07

The FARMERS DAYs.-Where
are the farmers days gone: See
they are hid in that stone wall, in
that eXcavated trench, in the har-
vest grown on what was single and
pine barren. He put his days into
carting from the distant swamp the
mountain of muck which had been
trundled about until it now makes
the cover or fruitful soil. Labor
hides itself in every mode and
form. 1t is massed and blocked
away in that stone house, for fifty
years. 1t is twisted and screwed
into fragrant hay which fills the
barn. 1t surpasses in the perfect
form and condition of trees, clean
of caterpillars and borers, rightly
pruned, and loaded with grated
fruit. 1t is under the house, in
the we'll !; it is over the house in
states and copper waterspout it
grows in the ORR /; it delights us in
the flower bed it keeps the cows
out of the garden, the rain out OF
the library ; the miasma out of the
town. 1t is in dress, in picture, in
ships and cannon ; in every spectacle
in odors, in favors, in sweet sounds,
in words of safety, of delight, OF
wrath, of science Waldo
Emerson.
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Six Substantial Reasons
Why you should Insure in tn.
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the So!icy worth SIl,u46 ''' Ia.Aa.
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