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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-11-30
THE CIPHER DISPATCHES.

The New York Tribune has published
. lot of cipher dispatches, which it
slleges were sent by intimate friends of
Tiden at the time of the Presidential
contest. two years ago. It asserts that
the dispatches are genuine. and it gives
the key by which they can be deciph-
cred and made ineligible to the public.
The dispatches show that an attempt
was made by the Democratic managers
of the campaign to influence. the can
wasting boards Of the so-called doubtful
States Florida. South Carolina and
Louisiana-and failing in this. to pur-
chase the vote O, an elector. Offers of
large sums of money. according to these
dispatches. were made for an electoral
vote. and although it seems that some
OF the electors were not averse to turn
ing an honest penny by disposing of
q vote.in consequence of the high price
demanded or owing to some other
cause, no sale was effected, and all the
electoral votes of those States were c st
for Hayes and gave him the Presidency.
1t has been claimed by the Demo.
cratic managers that the Tilden electors
received a majority of the popular vote
in Florida and Louisiana, but that the
Returning Boards by throwing out GER
tain precincts in one State and parishes
In the other gave the Hayes electors O.
majority; but in the face of this claim
the cipher dispatches We're published
and used with telling effect by the Re-
publicans in the recent elections. The
Democrats charged the Republicans
with fraud in the Presidential election.
and the, investigations of the Potter
Committee prove that the charge was
not wholly union nded; bat the Repub-
licans showed by the cipher dispatches
that the Democrats attempted to do
what they charged the Republicans
with succeeding in doing. that is,
getting the electoral votes of Florida
and Louisiana by unfair means.
1t is now reported by telegraph that
. definite plan has been agreed upon by
the members of the House of Repre.
ssntatives to investigate the cipher dis.
patches. A resolution will be offered
on the first day it can properly come
before Congress, to appoint commi
See for that purpose, and it is expected
that Whitelaw Reid of the Tribune will
be called upon to tell how he obtained
she dispatches. that it may be ascer-
tanned beyond all doubt whether they
are genuine or forgeries. It is also
stated that Ben Butler has large as
sortment of cipher dispatches damag.
ing to both Republicans and Demo
Gratis, which he will kindly lay before
the committee. If such is the fact, aud
the committee does its duty, the people
will soou have opportunity to know
how Presidents are elected and defeated
regardless of the will of the people as
expressed at the ballot box.
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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-11-30

INVENTORS of electric lights have
been given an opportunity by the
Brooklyn Board of Alderman to de-
monstrate the practicability and econo-
my of this method of illumination.
That body has just authorized the pub.
lication of advertisements for proposals
to light the city next year either with
coal-gas "or other Illuminating mate
rial"
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-11-30

HE suspension of the Cornish tin
mining industry in England has now
become almost total. The few mines
still working. with three exceptions.
have largely reduced their hands.
Wholesale emigration has bat partially
mitigated the distress, and thousands
OF penniess women and children are
left behind.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-11-30

A CORRESPONDENT of the Boston
Journal of Commerce. writing from
Philadelphia, tells of an invention,
which has been kept secret pending
she procurement of patents, aud which
wit power derived from a spring like
shat of ~ clock. furnishes an an electric
hght Of great briIliancy. 1t is further
reported that the whole apparatus oc-
snpi-s no more space than au ordinary
A.lnp. that it can be sold for six dollars
her lamp, and that the light itself ill
ssas only one half cent per hour.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-11-30
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.



From the Eureka Leader.
Mr.. Tognini last evening received the
news Of most horrible accident, the
victim Of which being Giovana Angelo
Margorali. He was employed at coal
pit, seven miles from Joe Winzell's
ranch. west of Mineral Station. The
pit had been burned and the deceased
was engaged in Watching it. On the
night of the 25th it is supposed that
FIRE broke out in the coal. and that In
endeavoring to extinguish the flames he
became exhausted aud fell into the
burning mass. John Eseere, a work
man at the same place, on visiting the
pit on the morning of the 26th, discov-
cred Margorali's body in the live Goals.
He grasped the unfortunate mans legs
and attempted to pull him out, but the
roasted flesh peeled away from the
bones. Assistance was procured, and
the victims remains were removed
from the pit, but he was literally baked
and burned beyond all recognition
Margorali had been employed at the
pit for the past three months, was in.
dustrious and had the esteem of his
countrymen. He has no relatives here,
bat leaves family of four children in
Italy. He was man of fne physique,
aged about As years, and was steady,
faithful workman.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-11-30

Remaining in the Postoffics at Winnie
mucca, New, on the 30th day of Novem-
Der, 1878.
Banks. J. A. Dikemau. William
Deisevrotb, Peter Detreitas, Jose j.
Evans. David Frasear, @. W.
Robertson. w. G Roden. James
Louis. Thomas Siers, Dan.
st. Ammant w. A. Sampson. e. s.
Persons calling for any OF these
letters will please say. Advertised
November Both, 1873"
+ G. ROBINS. Postmaster,
CHEW Jackson's Best Sweet Navy
Tobacco. noy2U-78ly.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-11-30
KNIGHTS OF PYTAiAs

A Ii KNIGHTS OF pYJHins
"a ancient or in good stan ling, ara ~
vited to call ON f. SAL )MoA az Il. Law
store, with ayiea of org N zing Lode ~
the Order In wiunemucc4. VI
November ID. 1875, I'm
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-11-30

The Golden Eagle Hotel. Marysville,
California. was partially destroyed by
fire yesterday.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-11-30

There is at present 1877 coDvicts in the
State Prison at Carson.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-11-30
DISPATCHES
The silver Market.

LONDON, Nov, 80.
The TIMES. in its financial article
this morning. says: Business in sill
yer is at a complete staudstill. Hold
ers adhere to the recent rates, aud pur-
chasers. in the face of The increased
drawing of India bills next week, are
indisposed to pay SO much. The mar.
ket is nearly bare. and the unsettled
condition will probtbly continue as
long as both Business and supplies are
wanting"
Valuable Bag.
LONDON, Nov. 30
One of the Pomerauia's boats has
been secured. with a bag containing
S25, 900. The owner of the money is
saved.
CIwbs Closed.
The Republican clubs in Italy named
after the executed military mutineer,
Barsanti, have been closed.
Address Passed.
The Hungarian diet passed the ad
dress In reply to the speech from the
throne by 22 maj ,rity.
Fhe Aanesr's Foroes.
Russian Journ as state that the Amer
is concentrating bis forces near Cabul,
which is strongly fortified.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-11-30
Ranch for Sale.

W. W., poAiey Ranch, isitaated in Pleasant
80 800 tnir,y hve miles east Of Union.
~ s,iie, containing 81 acres of agricultural LAM
=, asios % good meadow aud an e.ten.,,,
''9 g range, with plenty Of water.
for terms Of sale apply to
Nov ,s1 PATRICK REED,
KNOXVILLE, Nevada.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-07

POULTERER We do not know of
any absolutely certain way Of preserv-
ing eggs for twenty years. The Man
chester Mirror and american says that
twenty four years ago a gentleman IN
a suburban town packed several eggs
in a box of oats and put them in an
out-of-the way place in the attic f
his store, with the intention of testing
their condition at the end of a years
time. Forgetting al about them.
nearly a quarter OF a century had
passed. when, in Overhauling the con
tents of the attic, he came upon the
box in its hiding place. Upon break
ing the eggs, the shells of which APP
peared sound, the whites Were found
to have totally disappeared. while the
yolks remained dried and quite hard.
The oats in which the eggs were
packed were sound as the day when
they were put in the box, and the gen.
tleman has planted several with a view
of discovering whether they retain
their vitality. In the box "a found a
memorandum giving the date ~ which
the eggs We're deposited. This is a
simple result of the great dryness Of
the locality. 1t is Easy to dry eggs if
the circumstances are only properly
arranged. which are to surround the
eggs with substances that Will absorb
the moisture which constantly evapo-
rates. Very likely the eggs Were
placed there at the beginning Of WIN
ter, when the place was kept dry by a
fire. and before the rains and moisture
of spring arrived they had dried on
SO much as to be beyond the possibility
of spelling. There is now IN New
York city a company that manufac-
lures dried eggs, and sells the contents
in a p~ulverulent form. They perform
the drying very rapidly by means of a
generated by an air-pump,
which removes all moisture as soon as
it escapes from the albumen, on the
same principle as vacuum pans are
used in sugar retineries.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-07

.'ah t'Eo or three yards distant. the
. aHeil"o OF a tolerably large tree
Vine with roots still partially in the
II ~ ground beyond. hal fallen arr1-.
IN bog. Its wi~de-spreadinr bsughs
had prevented Is sinking I tie uire
and IL now felt that TO reach hat tree.
was tie only hope OF salvation. III.
c1ul! not reach IL from his position.
and he dared not leap lest the added
impetus should ONLY send him deeper
INTO the boz. without enabling him TO
get hold OF the branches. An idea
seized him. He took the bride from
the horse and a hitching-strap which
h- carried with him. bound them
tightly together with some Irvine he
FOUND IN his pocket, and, forming q
sort Of moose. threw his impromtu
4asso toward a stout dead branch which
projected from the fallen tree. His
nr>t trial failed, also the second and
thlrd. bet the fourth succeeded. and
ne had only - make the attempt 10
draw himself to the tree. He was now
standing upon the back Of his doomed
horse. which had sunk several inches
further. and with head raised was
looking with terror-strlcken eyes back
towards his master. every once i'm a
whlle uttering pitiful cries. With q
lew last tender pats Mr.. LafTron said
farewell to his poor horse, and leaped
from his back as far out as possible.
lie sank several feet. but, keeping
firm hold of the line. re began to draw
himself out hand over hand. and after
hard struggling finally succeeded in
reaching the tree, intojwhich hequick-
~ drew himself and crept carefully
across MS frlnE IN rarT.4 frrn1 fhanl-
full for his miraculous escape from a
horrible death. His first thought now
was t. go for help and try to rescue his
horse. FIR this purpose he started off.
on foot. Of course. for the nearest
cabin. After walking several miles he
encountered a coupe of farmers, who
were astoni>hed TO learn of such a spot
IN their ntighborhood. and. quickly
procuring other aid and providing
themselves with ropes they accompa-
MED Mr.. Laifron back to the bog.
Several hours had elapsed before he
reached the t~reacherous spot again,
and not a sign of his unfortunate horse
remained. The poor beast disappeared
IN the black ooZe, and only the lack of
scant verdure on that particular spot
marked Il e place where he had met a
living death. Mr.. Iatfroa was obliged
to procure another horse and continue
his journey, but upon his return a few
weeks later he made further inquiries
and found that the bog was of conside-
rable dimensions, measuring about
$40 feet in length by 300 in breadth.
Its depth. so far as they could ascer>
tain. was 1870 feet, and they had dragged
from its semi-liquid depths the bones
of numerous animals, COWS. horses,
and deer, besides some Of immense
size, supposed to be those of animals
of antediluvian origin. The bones Of
a huge rnastodon. which were discover
ed here, were subsequently sent by
Mr.. ,ffrOn to Prof. Marsh. Quite a
number of human bones We're also
found. proving that many others less
fortunate than Mr.. Latfron had met a
terrible death in this remote and II
suspected bog.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-07

immediate death, the rush Of the water
within being al: 10 choke the victim
instantly. Peterson tells Of a case on
tae Atlantic coast in which a diver
was by the breaking OF this
SiaSS. Ire man was exceed nary-
Gus, and apt to lose his head when he
GIT into q fficuliy. Especially he
dreaded the breaking Of ms face glass.
n for til : reason hid il IN lie unuSu
ally stout. One dav. while work;ryin
the hold of a ship loaded with !.utroad
IRON. he jdmmed ms helmet against
the thin bottom edge 81 4 rail. The
glass was shattered. The green water
rushed in with TT mendou, force. and
strangled him before he could make
an effort to ger out. Pet .rson. cropping
his way through the dark hold. STUN
Died upon the body Of his unfortunate
mate, doubled up around a stanchion.
In diving for the Submarine Com
pany Of St Louis IN 1871, Peterson
himself met with an accident that vel
nigh proyel fatal. He was employed
at Port ~Leavenworth in the Missouri
River IN over fifty feet Of wa er
While at the bottom Of the river the
bell in which he was at work was
overturned, the bell boots which he
VIII btlIr lOAI COIlID ItltIN Oil II III "
the violence of the shock. TIE cur
rent was running at tbs rate of seven
miles an hour. He retained presence
of mind enough to grasp a life line
which happened to be within reach,
whereupoa The current bore him to the
surface.
Coolan was one OF the divers " no
fished the six hundred bodies out of
the wreck of the White Star steamer
Atlantic in 1913 The corpses Of the
dead were found jammed against the
furniture. crammed through glass sky
lights, hidden away behind stateroom
doors, and always IN the most fright
fully contorted attitude. To grope
into a cabin in the dark and come sud
denly upon the bodies of an entire
family-father. mother, and children
-intertwined in one last embrace. was
not uncommon. The III st hideous
cases and most trying to the nerves
Were the ngle corpseS, hid behind
doors. which tumbled into the divers
embrace on his opening them.
(which is the easiest sort Of cargo
to mOve:'
Railroad iron. 1t is the cleanest
and the easiest to handle. Assorted
cargoes, grain in bulk, and miScellane-
oIS goods are the worst.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-07
Romance.

A beautiful girl has been discovered
in Waco. Texas. dressed In male attire
After her arrest she confessed to her
sex. and told a strange history. Ac-
cording to her story, she Is a girl IL
years OF age, belonging to a wealthy
and prominent family in the state OF
Missouri. but whose name size would
rotreveal. \ yoin3 man cOurted her,
but her brother-in-law objected to the
marriage. aud eve threatened her life
if she married her lover. She came to
Texas one vear ago, and IN March last
married the object OF her affections.
Some weeks ago, hearing that her re-
Iatives were on her track, she was
obliged 20 adopt this disguise to escape
danger firm them and save herself
and her husband from their wrath,
knowing that no man has ever yet
been punished for killing a woman IN
Texas. The fair girl has the bashful-
ness Of girlhood. but seems perfectly
at home in breeches. 1t IS believed
that there is more of romance and
mystery about the case than the CIR
has vet seen fit to reveal. - -
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-07
Large Farms

Eighteen miles vest ofFar-o a.axa
ID Minnesota, i a farm NJ ll0.po .,se
owned by Eastern capitalists lsal
FFalrle land and has but recently b.cu
brought into Cul,iva'i n. each vear
There Icing from 1000 ID 600 add
uonal acres added Is the cnlt waited
ar"s 81 the previous wear. last wear
l3.eNo acres * tins farm produced -
oSQ bushels q: whea'. which sold for a4
many dollars. and which vas crown 4,
an expense Of - i per bu>hel
These facts are taken FROM i Mime
sofa paper. and II they can ~ credited
farming on . large scaic certainly uays
II that far OF state. Ever operation
connected with that farm Is most in
tere>tlnE. for from the scedln. To III,
threshlnS the hos improved nipple
ments Are used But the harvcStIn-i~
the most peculiarly interesting portion
81 the work. 4 driver hl.chrS four
horses To a harvester. and enters ih
held alone with i tearl. IN ten hour
TIM he cuts down bu.. ..al .!,~
with wire. tossing tic luu ..r, Hi OUT
OF ih~ Way. from twelve to eighteen
acres 81 wheat. averaging TWENTY-FIVE
bushels To tire acre Il south Carolina
We thluk u man doc, pretty Well ii
ne cradles three aces i day, and W.
the wheat stands pretty thick If
II averages the third OF TWENTY-FIVE.
VIII labor saving implements ever Il
Die Us 10 cempe'e with ON. MY Cou-
SIT IN anhte land
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-07

WENDELL A.-Wishes to know how
often the pulse Of a healthy person
beats per minute. Answer.-An in
fants pulse beats from 100 to 40 per
minute: a child Of seven about eighty;
from the eighth to the twelfth yearthe
pulSatiOns are about seventy. The
pulses OF a healthy adult are from six
ty to seventy per minute When the
pulse exceeds seventy in an adult. or
40 in infants, there is IN all probability
a disease. As a rule. the slower the
pulse the better. Temperance and
moderate exercise keep the pulse in
healthy order. whereas by stimulants,
such as whlskev. beer. etc. the pul a
tions are rapidly increased.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-07

THOMAS BLOW Is a calcium or
lime light made: Z" Answer The cal
clum light consists Of a jet Of oxygen
and hydrogen mixed in the proportions
to form water (for water is composed
Of hose two elements). The Jet is di-
rected upon a cylinder of lime. The
lime, which is infusible. becomes white
hot, and emits a pure white brilliant
light of such intensity hat it has been
distinctly seer at a distance of 1f2
miles. The lime cylinder Is generally
placed on a rotating pin as part of the
earth vOlatiZeS from the intense heat.
This light is much used in the magic
lantern and the rejecting microscope.
1t has been applied also to light houses.
but has been abandoned, the princi-
pies upon which the iIluminators are
constructed requiring a broad, flat
light. whereas the lime light is X
tremely minute in proportion to its
marvellous brilliancy.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-07
The National Grange.

Meets III November, at Richmond,
Va. If there is any special legislation
that our members desire the Worthy
Master to work for at the coming ses-
sion Of the National Grange, they
should take action at n C in the Coun-
ty or Subordinate Grange. and forward
their petitions, so they can be exam
ined by the Master and properly pre-
pared for presentation to hat body.
R,member. if YOU DO not indicate your
wishes to the Worthy Master. you can
not reasonably find fault. This course
there does not meet your views, II the
Patrons of illinois desire any charge IL
the workings of the National Grange,
thev must let the Master know plainly
what the majority Of his constituents
his personal views, etc, which may OF
NAV not be in harmony with the wants
of a large majority OF the members Of
Illinois.-Grdnge AsrS.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-07
One Great Cause Of Hard Times.

You copy from the Buffalo Cotu.r-
to the effect that in 1877 the people OF
the United S'a'es consumed 20. ZOO. GOO
gallons Of spirits 10000 900 barrels Of
beer $loo. 900 900 worth OF smoking
chewing aud suutfing tobacco besides
2oo,OOo.oo0 cl9ars, or fifty each. a year,
for every man woman and child.
This may seem TO be an eAaggera-
ton, but eleven years ago, in 1867.
Commissioners Wells reported the
amount of liquor and beer only sold.
to be 81, fo3, 40. $50. 90. The same year
statistician Delmar gave the value Of
all the railroads in the county. fully
equipped, TO be $l.G54.05o. 199. 90. or
only an eighth more. Every wear the
people OF this republic nearly drink up
the value Of all the railroads in il,
Why shouldnT they curse tile capital
lists who built them? What a pile of
money is drank and smokel away
every year, principally by very poor
people. T..
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-07

NATURALIST.-A mysterious lapd
animal Of gigantic size has been dis
covered in South America. and des-
cribed in a late number Of Nature. 1t
is called the minhocao. is worm shaped.
over eighty feet long and from three
TO six feet thick has two horns upon
its head. a snout like a pig, and a thick,
tough skin, formed of hard scales, like
those of the armadillo. Il digs great
trenches tearing up in the process
whatever sands in the way, uproOting
large pine trees as if they were mere
bushes.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-07
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THRIFTY NIvE<-A man may hs
supposed t. save money and Law IT bv
ioF sickness or other purposes. but he
canrot ao this unless his u lie lets him
OF htlI~ hum. \ prudent. frugal.
thr'ttH woman ia crown OF glory to
heF ha>oand She helps him I'm all has
co~@i resolutions she may. by quiet
ana Ernt3e encourage m.nt. bring out
hlS better qualities and by her exam
pa she may imp!ant II him nohl.
Pt'ns4pic>, alch are the seeds Of IN.
N--l.,t lrAetl,a- AlItu.-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-07
MECHASIC.-It IS absurd 10 suppo

that tubes conveying hot water for
heating buildings can become 50 hot
as to set the building on nre. This
supposition implies thai the pipes can
stand the pressure which water ar
exert when raised to a temperature
of saw go or 1000. Woodwork. how
ever. near ordinary heating-pipes,
NAV be 50 heated and dried as to be-
come highly intiaInmabie, but it can
not possibly ignite from the heat Of a
steam or hot ate pipe.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-07

MNuls~'~ -NrsNuti. mail agent on
III" ~Nlartaabuvs x Ashewille railroad
informs III that ten mad dogs were
A4ti'i i. tas vicinity II Saluia. the
present tcrm nus OF the Ashevil,c
road, on Mt Friday. all Of them giving
~Ihinist'sA shl" signs IF hydrophobla.
PERSONS lu ttat slCini'y should keep
>h"Fp lookout :or there are apt - lie
ino.e eases IN tie reIghh=hopsi.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-08-03

Don't JUDGE.-Don't judge q
man by the clothes he wears, tol
God made one and the tailor the
other.
Don't judge him by his family
connection, for Cain belonged to .
very good family.
Don't Judge a man by his failure
III life, for manp a m&n tails because
he Is TOO honest TO succeed.
Don't judge him by his speech
for the parrot talks, and the tongue
is but an instrument OF sound.
Don't judge a man by the house
he lives In, for the lizard and RAJ
often inhabit the grandest struc.
lures.
Don't judge him by his activity
in church, for that is not untreqaent
ly inspired by hypocri.ical and seIGsL
motives.
Don't judge him by his like of dis
play, for the long-eared beast is The
humblest of animals, but when
aroused is terrible to behold.
DON'T take it for granted that be
cause he carries the contribution
box he is liberal; he often pays the
Lord IN that way and keeps the
currency.