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Trains Nos. and ., daily. Train No ., Saturdays
only.
RN- Stations marked thus (&) have agents.
B Freights of all kinds carried at low rates to all
points and must be at Stations thirty 800 minutes be-
fore starting time so as to insure quick despatch
May IL. FRED. GERKER, Lessee.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-05-27
The hight SPIRIT.


The Austin Reveile, a journal of
Republican proclivities, approves the
sentiments of the SILVER STATE relative
to electing non. residents to the United
States Senate from Nevada, and sug-
gests that it would be as well for
Nevada, Just for once. to try and elect
Senator without the aid of CON-
All right Mr.. Reveille. impress that
idea on your party. Republicans are
the only persons who have used coin
as an auxiliary in electlng Senators
from this State. and if you can prevent
them from doing so in the future, those
of the other party whose votes are not
q merchantable commodity will certain
ly not object. Let both parties declare
III their platforms against the election
of non residents to the Senate, and
nominate candidates for the Legislature
whose principal object in seeking the
position is not to get the highest price
tor their votes for Senator, and coin
will cease 60 be factor in electiUg
United States Senators in Nevada. 1t
Is disgrace to the State to have Cali
fornia millioIaires the most prominent
candidates for the Nevada Senatorship,
and if the honest Republicans of the
Site can circumvent the schemes of
lac politicians, they will demand IN
convention the resignation of Sharon,
who has been permitted to play dog
Ia the manager" as Senator from
Nevada. long enough.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-05-27
SAVED FROM THE HALTER.

James Harrington was sentenced by
Judge Wright of Washoe county to
twenty years in State Prison last Satur-
d4y. Harrington murdered j. O. Sui
Ivan III Virginia City in July 1876. He
was tried, convicted and sentenced by
Judge Rising to be hanged in December
vi that year. The Supreme Court
granted HIM a new trial and his counsel
obtained a change of venue from Vir-
siuia City to Reno. An error in the
1alipg of the District Court on which
ae~ trial was granted by the Supreme
0ourt. saved Harrington from the halter
end instead Of being hanged. he is seat
10 STATE Prison for twenty years.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-05-27
TREATMENT OF THE INSANE.

The inquiry, set on foot by the Aus
tin Reveille. into the treatment of the
insane of this State, who are sent TO
the asylum of Drs. Langdon IL Clark,
now at stockton. formerly at Wood
bridge, California, has resulted In as
founding disclosures. A Mrs. Wilcox,
a patient sent from Reno to the asylum,
was brutality treated during the time of
her incarceration there. 1t is alleged
that she was thrown down, stamped on
by her keepers and her breast bone
broken so that she can never have good
health again. It has been proposed
that an asylum be built in this State,
where the unfortunate lunatics could
receive rational and humane treatment.
This, the Eureka Sentinel says, cannot
be dcne at present. as the last Legisls-
ture entered into new contract with
Drs. Langdon 4 Clark, which will not
expire until March LIST. 1881. and that
the State is bound to continue the
present system until that time.
1t is to be hoped, for the sake of
humanity, that the Sentinel il mis-
taken, and that the terms OF the con
tract are not SO one sided that it cannot
be annuled by the State, however bar
barous the treatment of the patients is
or may be. Surely those who acted
for the State reserved some rights for it,
and made some provisions for the pro-
lection of those who are bereft of
reason and unable to protect them
selves. 1t is becoming clearly evident
that the treatment of the Nevada insane
is not what it should be, and in justice
to all concerned the asylum should be
investigated. 35eI sE .5s
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-05-27


Treaty. it is to be indirectly reviewed
in the discussion, to ascertain what
changes may be necessary to the Treaty
of Paris, thus avoiding the assumption
that the latter must stand until abro-
gated by all the treaty Powers. Mean
time, Russia continues vigorously her
preparations for war. Evidently the
Gear is not over confident. But in any
event. his present game is procrasti-
nation. This is evidenced by the fact
that he is contracting for war ships in
America, which cannot be ready for
sea much before midsummer. and
which he knows cannot be permitted to
depart after war is declared.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-05-27

THERE lives six miles from Rich
none, Va. Mrss Martha. T. Hopkins,
sho il Gully 80 yaars old. and has just
len married to her sixth husband.
She Was first married at 20 years of
age; took her second husband when
"a, ears old; her third. when q years
odd; her fourth. when 80 years old !:
&al.iAs Efkh. wAan %. years ODD.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-05-27
FOREIGN DISPATCHES.
The Situation in Europe.


LONDON. May 26.
The prospects of peace are generally
accepted as improving. Nevertheless,
nothing definite is known as TO the
basis OF such peace presented in Count
Schouvalotf's report OF his visit to st.
Petersburg and Berlin. But tne air Is
full OF conviction that, even If he has
not brought kussias concession OF
what the British Ministry required as
an alternative of war, he has submitted
something which. at once materially
abates the pretext for a conflict. and
gives England an opportunity to recede
with honor from her demand for the
unconditional submission of the San
Stefano Treaty to European Congress.
That such Congress will meet next
month is now confidently predicted;
also, that Russia will participate in it's
deliberations. L. looks as il. instead
of dirsetl v submitting the san Stefano
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-05-27
T Z L Z c r a p HIC.
EASTERN DISPATCHES
The Tornado in wisconsin.

In0 TORNADO IN WISCONSIN.
MADISON, Wis, May 26.
Further reports from the tornado dis
trict indicate that the loss of life and
property is far greater than was first
reported. Additional particulars are
learned from farmers and others who
came to this place for supplies. The
town of Perry seems to have been the
first place in this county touched by the
storm. III ence it swept across the
lower part of the county, entering JEFF
ferson county near Fort Atkinson. 1t
then veered around to the north, then
to the east--Primrose Perry and Mont
rose, in this county, suffering the great
est damage. Reports Indicate that
thirty lives were lost, and between fifty
and one hundred persons injured In
this county alone.
The track of the storm is everywhere
marked by desolation and ruins. Its
width is from quarter to a half mile.
1t lifted in several places. only to come
down in others with renewed energy
and force. 1t was accompanied by
thunder and lightning of the most ter
rife kind. m
A storm of like intensity passed over
nearly the same bel: of country about
twenty-five years ago.
Mining ina New York City.
New YORK, May 26.
Two old California miners are placing
a sluice in cellar that runs off the
burned American Watch Company
building, on bond street. 20 wash over,
the ashes and debris and recover the
precious metals remaining of the large
stocks OF jewelry destroyed in the fire.
Louisville Races.
LOUISVILLE, May %.
The track was heavy to-day. The
first race for two-year olds, three
quarter mile dash, Verder won, Leahu-
luna second. Time. :22. The second
race, mile dash, SpriDgbranch won,
kennesaw second Time 1:51L.
Third race, three. uarter mile, Dank
won, Metagorda second. Time, l:2OH.
Fourth race. one and one-eigh III miles.
Janet won, Dank second. Time.
2:OOH.
The Missouri River Rising.
OMAHA. May 26.
The annual June rise OF the Missouri
river is now coming down from the
mountains. During the last two days
it has risen five feet at Fort Randall and
three feet at Omaha.
Russians Parchasing Torpedoes.
New YORK, May 26.
a. gentleman deeply interested in
war projectiles is stopping in this city,
aud has been III consultation and nego-
Win the hRGulS Oh
the Russian Government now here.
The negotiations closed to day by which
the Russian Government is to be im-
mediately supplied with over 81 900, 900
worth of the most recently-lnveuted
submarine torpedoes. The first ship
ment is to be prior to June 10th. but
from what port or point of course.
is not known. The Chief agent of the
Russian Government arrived in this
city within a few days, bringing be-
tween $1,000, 900 and S6,0OU,G COO in
cash. II Is a fact that the steamers
State of California. the Coiumbu and
other vessels have been purchased, and
they will be differed and manned at
sea from the passengers GA board the
steamer Cimbria.
FOREIGN DISPATCHES.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-05-27

TO ALL WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN.
4 IL persons caught interfering with any
IN OF the ten Fire hydrants in the town OF
"innemucca So as to impair their efficiency
viii DC prosecuted to the full extent OF the
law. FLANK NARAMORE. Foreman,
December Att
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-05-27

To all who are suffering from the errors ana
lndiscretions of youth, nervous weakness;
early decay. loss Of manhood, etc, l WI,
sehd ecipe that will cure you, FREE W
CHARGE, This great remedy was discovers
~ , missionary in Sduth America. Sends
seA~addressed envelope y the REV, JOSEPH
ISMAS, Station. D - Bible House New SoiA'
1 City,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-09-06
About Lightning Rods.

The Country Gentleman says: A com
mon error is to adopt glass insulators for
lightning rods, not unlike those employed
for telegraph wires. These glass rings do
not separate the rod from its supports to q
distance of an inch, over which modcr-
ate spark from an electric machine will
readily pass. Hence the utter uselessness
of the glass for excluding discharges of
lightning. Besides, rs soon rs the glass is
wet, as it must be in every thunder storm,
its surface at once becomes good conduc-
tor. Wood is n poorer conductor by many
thousand times than metal, and wooden
support, therefore, offers no inducement to
the fluid tn leave the metal rod.
Another error consists in using copper
for the rod, to the exclusion of iron. Both
are good conductors; the copper is about
the same in proportion as its increased
cost. But the iron is sitter and is better
rs q selfsupporter above the roof.
The recommendation to extend the point
of the rod six feet above the roof is not
to be adopted as a fixed rule; the height
must depend on the length OF the roof, a
large roof requiring greater height than
small one.
The great essential for success, is per-
feet earth terminal. 1t is not often that
earth, permanently moist enough through
the driest summers, is found at less depth
that seven or eight feet.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-09-06
Garden Culture of Strawberries.

The following directions are given by
Ellwanger & Barry in their new strawber-
ry catalogue:
"To cultivate the strawberry for family
use, we recommend planting in beds feet
wide, with an alley feet wide between.-
These beds will accommodate three rows
Of plants, which may stand Is inches apart
each way, and the outside row inches
from the alley. These beds can he kept
clean, and the fruit can be gathered from
them without setting the feet upon them.
We find from experience that no more con-
venient mode can be adopted than this
The ground should be well prepared by
trenching or blowing at least IL to 90 in
chcs deep, and be properly enriched as for
any garden crop.
"Thc season for planting depends upon
circumstances. 1t may he done with safety
from the time the plants begin to grow in
the spring, until they are in blossom, and
again in the fall from the time the young
plants are sufficiently rooted until the
freezing of the ground. 1t is well, how
ever, tn plant ut time when the plants
will ut once commence growing. Ifplant-
cd in warm, dry weather, as August or
September, it is necessary to water the
ground thoroughly before planting, and
then TO shade the plants until they have
begun to root The culture subsequent to
planting consists in keeping the ground
among the plants clear of weeds, and fire.
quenty stirred with hoe or fork, to keep
the runners closely pinched until after the
fruit is gathered, and to mulch the ground
among the plants before the fruit begins to
ripen, with two inches deep of cut straw
or short grass mowings from the lawn, or
anything OF that sort, to keep the fruit
clean and the ground from drying. In ex-
posed situations, or where the winters are
severe, with little show for protection, II
slight covering of leaves or litter will be of
great service. This can be raked off and
the beds dressed at the opening of the
growing season. A bed managed in this
way will give two full crops, and should
be then spaded down, new one having
been in the meantime prepared"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-09-06

Too Much FOR THE PHILOSOPHER The
Rev. DR.. Richie, of Edinburgh, though "a
very clever man, has met with his match.
When examining u student as to the classes
he had attended, he said
And you attended the class for matle-
matics."
eyes"
"How many sides has circle e.
What laugh in the class the students an
swer produced when he said:
IAN inside and an outside"
But this is nothing when compared with
what followed. The doctor having said to
this student
"And you attended the philosophy class
also 2"
"Yes."
"Well, you would hear lectures on various
subjects. Did you ever hear one on cause
and effect ?"
Eyes"
"Does an effect ever go before cause ~
"Yes."
"Givc me an instance"
"a man wheeling II barrow"
The doctor then sat down and proposed
no more questions.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-09-06
They Found Out.

The Scottish Highlanders have long been
famed for their rough and ready, but
shrewd, mother wit. The following, for
instance, is merely a common specimen OF
the natural logic of the Gael.
Donald, brown as berry, and newly from
his native hills, was passenger on board
certain steamboat plying between Aber.
deem and Glasgow. Two smart citybred
gents on deck thought they would have a
sides splitting laugh at the simple noun
taineer's expense.
"Donald, can you count any 2"
"Och, ay," replied the Highlandman
"She'll may be can count one or two"
"Then how many are here" asked the
second swell; II mean myself my friend
myself and you ?"
The Gael seemed to consider deeply fol
some time, then sapping his knee in sud,
den gladness, rs if he had just solved some
problem, he cried aloud, "Shcntlemcns
there will he II hummer !"
IA hundred T. cried the laughter con
vulsed tops; explain yourself"
"Woll," said Donald, humping himself
on the breast, cher nansel is one % and
you two nothings (00's) is not tat n hun.
ner9" Q00) The crest-fallen cox. combs
retired to their cabin amidst the unbound.
ed laughter of the passengers.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-09-06
Too Hot for Him.

AS Confederate war "reminiscences are
the order of the day, here is one too good
to lie buried. The hero of the joke we
will call jim. He was attached to Rossers
Cavalry in Stuart's command. Jim was
noted for his strong antipathy to shot and
shell, and a peculiar way he had of avoid
ing toosclosc n communion with the same;
but at last all his plans failed to keep him
out of the "row," and he with his COM
rades, under Lieutenant, were detailed to
support battery that composed a portion
of the rear guard. The enemy kept press
ing so close, in fact, as to endanger the re-
treating forces, and the troops covering the
retreat had orders to keep the enemy in
check, for q given period, at all hazards,
and the order was obeyed to letter, al
though under a calling fire. Our friend
grew desperate. He stuck behind trees
that to his excited imagination looked no
bigger than ramrods. lie then tried lying
down. In fact, he placed himself in every
position that his genius could invent, but
the "hiss" of the bullet haunted him still.
At last, in despair, he called to the COM
handing officer;
"Lieutenant let's fall back !"
81 can not do it, Jim," replied the Off
Ger.
"Well, I'll be drat if we don't get clean
ed out if we stay here much longer ~
My orders, jim, are to hold this place,
and support that battery of guns" point
ing to the artillery close by.
"lfwe fall back the enemy will rush in
and capture the guns"
Just at that time we'll directed bullet
impressed Jim with the fact that change
of base became necessary. Jim found an
other apparently protected spot, and as
soon as he had recovered his mind, he sang
out
"Oh Lieutenant what do you think
them cannons cost ~
81 don't know, jim; suppose $1,000.
"Well," said Jim, "let's take up col
lection and pay for the blasted guns, and let
the Yankees have 'em."
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-09-06

THE TExT.-A poor man and his wife
lived in the North of Ireland on a bit of a
farm, so small that it did not afford them a
living, and they ran behind on the rent =
They felt very uneasy and Respondent about
the debt. One Sabbath morning the wife
declared her intention ofgong to meeting.
Perhaps the minister would have a word OF
comfort for her. But she came home more
cast down than ever.
"What's the matter? Had the minister
no good word for We the day ?" asked her
husband.
"Ah, no." replied she. "Ie held me up
to shame before the whole congregation
What do ye think he took for his text, MANI
Why, this If We don't pay the rent, We
shall all leave the parish"
"There's no such text in the Bible" said
the husband.
"Deed then, there is saw him read il
out of the book with my own two eyes"
The husband was incredulous, and took
the first opportunity to ask one of hisneigh.
bors, who had been at the service, about
the matter.
"Will we tell me what the minister took
for his text the Sabbath morn ~ said he
1.-THE text? mind it well p said the
neighbor. Except ye repent, We shall all
likewise perish"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-09-06
Twenty ImpOlite Things.

Loud and boisterous laughing.
Reading when Others are talking.
Talking when Others are reading.
Cutting finger nails in company.
Joking Others in company.
Gazing rudely at strangers.
Leaving stranger without seat.
Making yourself hero of your own story.
Reading aloud in company without be-
ing asked.
Splitting about the house, smoking, OF
chewing.
Leaving church before worship is closed
Whispering or laughing in the house of
God.
A want of respect and reverence for Sc
niors.
Correcting older persons than yourself
especially parents.
Receiving present without an expires.
sion of gratitude.
Not listening to what one is saying in
company.
Commencing to eat as soon as you get to
the table.
Answering questions that have been put
to others.
Commencing talking before Others have
finished speaking.
Laughing at the mistakes of others.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-09-06
Answering Fool According to his Folly.

Let me tell Dutch story right here, be-
cause it comes from Dutchman in the
eastern part of Pennsylvania, and must be
true story. The Dutchman was never
| ashamed of his religion. In his neighbor-
hood there was n skeptic who said, "You
can't believe anything you can't under
stand" and so the Dutchman was asked if
he would not have n conversation with him.
He said, eyes, if you tink best"
"IIavc you any objections to the neigh
bors coming in"
| "No, shust rs you tink best"
So they made the appointment, and ev-
crybody was there. Our old gentleman
came in and laid by his hat and was in
troduced to the skeptic, and he began sud-
denly by saying, "Vcll, now you look
here. l pleefs the Bible--what you
| pleefs ?"
Said he: 81 don't believe anything l
can't understand"
40, you must be one very smart man.
was mighty glad / meet you. ask you
some questions. The odder day was ri
ding along the road and meet Won dog,
and that dog lie had Won of his cars stand
up in this way and the odder one he stand
down, so. Now, Wy was dat ?"
Now, that was very unhandy just then,
very unhandy. He either mad to prove
that the dog did not have one ear stand
ing up and the other down, or else say he
did not believe it. So he said, II don't
know"
80 then you are not so very smart after
all. ask you anoder question. l saw in
John Smiths clover patch, the clover come
up so nice and | looked over into the fields,
and dere was John Smiths pigs; and dere
come out hair on derc packs; and in the
very same clover patch vas his sheep, and
dere come out wool on dere packs. Now,
Wy wos dat ?"
Now that was as bad as the other, be-
cause the same perplexity arose. He had
to prove there was wool on the backs of
the sheep, and he couldn't tell why, and
therefore he had no business to believe it.
Finally, he said, II don't know"
"Vell," he said, "you are not half so
smart as you tink you are. Now, l ask
you anoder question. Do you pleeve dere
is God ?"
mo, don't believe any such nonsense"
80, yes, hear about you long ago. /
know all about you. My Bible knows
about you; for in my Bible he says: "The
fool says in his heart there is no Cod" but
you big fool, you blab it right out"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-09-06

THE DEAD CITY JoPPA.-The Balt-
more Eoening Bulletin of u recent date un-
der the caption of dead Cities" speaks of
former town in Baltimore county, of
which great things were expected as fol-
lows
"The city, however, which died the most
completely and the most ANONYMOUSLY was
Joppa, once the busy emporium of Balti-
more county. Joppa was the third at
tempt of Baltimore county to establish a
county seat. Its site was selected with
great care, on the east bank of the Gun
powder, not great distance below the
falls, on good, bold broad water, and it
was notable place before there were any
houses to speak of in Baltimore. 1t had a
court house and Jail, and many large fac
tories; received tobacco in great quantities
and shipped to Bristol, to Lisbon, to the
West Indies and to Holland. In 1871 Jop-
pa was large enough to have an epidemic
of smallpox, and Baltimore county courts
and elections were held there from 1912 to
176S. "Joppa roads" and "old court"
roads are still to be found in Baltimore and
Hartford counties, converging towards that
point on the Gunpowder, and the prothono-
tary of the county lived there in state. But
Joppa itself is no more to he found. 1t
has vanished completely from off the face
of the earth--a city dead and buried, and
you may shoot canvass back ducks now
from the very site where once stood Balti-
more countys busy seat"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-09-06
Poe ticaI.
Make Childhood Sweet.


Wait not till the little hands are at rest
Ere you I'LL them full of flowers
Wait not for the browning tuberosc
To make sweet the last sad hours;
But while in the busy household band,
Your darlings still need your guiding hand,
oh, fill their lives with sweetness
Wait not till the little hearts are still
For the loving look and phrase;
But while you gently chide II fault
The good deed kindly praise.
The word you would speak beside the bier
Falls sweeter lar on the living ear;
" Oh, fill young lives with sweetness
All what are kisses on clay cold lips
To the rosy mouth we press,
When our wee one flies to her mothers arms,
For loves tenderest caress !?
Let never worldly baublc keep
Your heart from the joy each day should reap
Circing young lives with sweetness
Give thanks each morn for the sturdy boys,
Give thanks for the fairy girls;
With dover of wealth like this at home,
Would you rifle the earth for pearls?
Wait not for death to gem loves crown,
But daily shower life's blessings down,
And fill young hearts with sweetness.
Remember the homes where the light has fled
Where the rose has faded away;
And the love that glows in youthful hearts,
Oh, cherish it while you may
And make your home a garden of flowers,
Where Joy shall bloom through chidhood's
hours,
And fill young lives with sweetness
Christian Register.