Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-07-20
NUMSKULL'S PHILIPPE.
He Discourseth Upon Sundry Top
les of Present Interest. Recall.
eth One of the Ten Command
ments. and SOweth Seed that
Will terminate and Ripen.

ments. and SOweth Seed that
Will terminate and Ripen.
VIRGINIA, July l6.
DEAR TIMEs-These are times to
try the reportorial soul and make
the I" local items" draw largely upon
his imagination when the devil
shouts g copy" This has been an
unusually quiet week, and our citi-
zens pursued the even tenor of their
way until startled by the unusual
heavy levy of 81 20 on each $500 of
their taxable property, for city pur.
poses. Blessed are We who dwell
not in the city of Virginia, for We
have not to pay the bills of expen-
sive street, police and fire depart
ments! And now, to increase our
expenses, We have Board of Health
created. Since the establishment of
this Board
SOME PHYSICIANS
In this city have accepted an APP
pointment, and the reason therefor
is not apparent. At their first
meeting, held few evenings since,
the most important business tram
sacted was to recommend the pay
ment to their President of $50 per
month; and it is shrewdly limited
that should he succeed in obtaining
the above salary the next thing will
be the recommendation of S120 per
month to each member of the Board.
UP THE MOUNTAIN.
Since the erection of the flagstaff
upon Mount Davidson, quite num-
Der of picnic parties have been held
there-a large majority of the pic
nickers being of the fair sex-and it
is limited that the main attraction for
them is the big ball on the top of the
staff. 1t is remarkable how far a
looking-glasS will attract a woman.
SABBATH THOUGHTS.
Last Sunday had occasion to pass
by Bishop Whitaker's church, when
l observed in front of the door an
elegant carriage, fine pair of
horses, and a driver evidently await
ing the termination of the services.
1t is sight have often witnessed
before; it is common sight, and yet
it produced a peculiar line of
thought. 1t brought to mind some
thing l had read many, many years
ago, either in Shakespeare, the Bible,
or some other book / was familiar
with at that time. 1t seemed 10 me
/ had somewhere read" Six days
shalt thou labor, and do all thy
work; but the seventh day is the
Sabbath of the Lord thy God; in it
thou shalt not do any work, thou,
nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy
man-servant, nor thy maid-servant,
nor thy cattle, nor the stranger that
is within thy gates" l could not
nave read it in the Bible, Tor this is
the Sabbath day and there, before
the House of God, stand the man
servant and cattle performing their
daily labor in carrying their master
to and from his place of worship. l
must have read it il some profane
work, for no sane person would
break the Lords commandments
while worshiping him.
AN EFFICIENT OFFICIAL.
Another blessing ye who dwell not
in the city of Virginia miss is an
efficient City Attorney, who, when
called on to prosecute those whom
he would rather befriend, borrows
the complaint of the Justice Of the
Peace and loses it-making it neces-
sary to dismiss the complaint.
Such was his manner of disposing
of the case of the city against Alex
ander Brothers, charged with feed
ing their cows on swill.
You may think this rather pas
toral letter. Correct: noting in your
paper recently that the Rev Mr.. Jen-
vey was about to visit Yosemite, and
that SilvSr City and Dayton would
be without their usual Sabbath day
services, concluded for this occa-
sion to fulfill his duties; but if he
and your readers, as well as yourself.
will forgive me this time, 1 will
never do so any more. Yours,
NUMsKULL.