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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-09-14
LYON COUNTY TIMES.
A New Way 10 Pay Old Debts.
Washington Correspondence


A proposition has recently been
made that the national debt can now
be paid off by the imposition Of an
annual tax of $40 on generals" $40
on "colonelsn and $5 on '.majors."
There is no doubt of this. The
enormous revenue that would accrue
from such source would in a very
short time wipe out the entire debt.
After this it could be applied to the
settlement of the labor problem, as
the fund would be sufficient to make
a handsome distribution per capita
for the whole country. 1t is won
der that General Butler and MIR.
Kearney have not thought OF this
before. II would be no use to i'm
pose tax on any title below the
rank of smajor," for Captain Vance,
the Appointment Clerk of the Treas
nry Department, says that SO far as
he can discover he is the only soap
tain" left, either of the Union or
Confederate armies. This is sad, but
in lieu of captains" tax might be
levied on .judges." Even in the
present dull times there are not less
than two thousand sjudges"in Wash
ington alone, and the generals" and
'scolonels" are simply countless.
Many OF them would doubtless find
it difficult to pay the tax, but sooner
than part with the title they would
manage to squeeze it out.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-09-14

AJoRTH DAYTON GOLD AND SILVER
~ Mining Company.-Location of princi-
pal place of business. San Francisco, Call
fornia. Location OF works, DEVILS Gate Dis
trict, Lyon county, Nevada.-Notice is here
by given that at a meeting Of the Board OF
Directors, held on the Goth day of August.
1873, an assessment mo. A. Of Twenty-Five
(25) Cents per share was levied upon the capt.
tai stock Of the corporation, payable imme-
diately, in United States gold coin, to the
Secretary, at the office of the Company,
Room 2l Safe Deposit Building, 1913 Mont
gomery street, San Francisco, California.
Any stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on the 30th day of Septem-
Der, 1878, will be delinquent and advertised
for sale at public auction. and unless pay
ment is made before, will be sold on TUES
DAY,'the 18th day of October, 1878. to pay
the delinquent assessment, together with costs
Of advertising and expenses of sale. By order
Of the Board of Directors.
r. 8. CULyERWELL, Secretary.
OFFICE-Room q Safe Deposit Building.
1913 Montgomery street, San Francisco. Cali
fornia. au3l-td
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His Nose Between His Adyersary's
Teeth,

General Szophra's Official report
of his battles with the Bosnian in
surgents is not little suggestive of
that famous combat in which the
late Mr.. John Phoenix bore so dis
tinguished part. AS near as can
be made out from his dispatch to
headquarters, General Szophra as
sumed strategical position inn
mediately beneath his opponent; en-
tangled his opponents right hand in
his, General Szophra's hair, and
held his opponent firmly down by
inserting between his teeth his, Gen
eral Szophra's, nose-and so forth
and SO on. If this sort of thing
continues, the suspicion will gain
ground that the Austrian occupation
of Bosnia is not the simple matter
that 1t seemed to be to the gentle
manly treaty-makers at Berlin; in
deed, some people will think that
Bosnia is tolerably well occupied
already. E.Ua
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-09-14
Assessment Notice.


HNcHo GOLD AND SILVER MINING
r. Company OF principal place
Of business, san Francisco, California loca-
ton Of works, DEVILS Gate District, Lyon
county, Nevada.-Notice is hereby given
that at meeting of the Board Of Directors,
held on the 2lst day of August, 1878, an assess
ment tNo. y Of Two Cents t2c) per
share was levied upon the capital stock OF the
corporation. PAYABLE immediately in United
States gold coin, to the Secretary, a: the office
of the Company, Room 80. No, 500 Mont
gomery street, San Francisco, Cslifornis.
Any stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on the Twenty-sixth day of sep
TENDER, 1873. will be delinquent, and adyer-
tised for sale at public auction, and unless
payment il made before, will be sold on SAT
URDAY, the 18th day Of October, 1878, TO
pay the delinquent assessment. together with
costs Of advertising and expenses OF sale.
BY order of the Board of Directors.
T. G. wINCHELL. Secretary.
OFFIcE-Room 80, No. 302 Montgomery
street, San Francisco, California. au2S-td
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WANTED.

CooD LIVE BUSINESS men TO SELL
IN the Excelsior Improved Letter Copying
Book. No Press, Brush or Water used.
Copies instantly. Agents OUTFIT, " ~.
necessary to show sample to make sales and
money. All business men, professional men,
real estate and insurance agents, bankers rail-
road and other corporations buy it. Exclu-
sive territory given. With this and our
PATENT INK ERASER you can make $500
ner month. EXCELSIOR MANUFACTURING Co.,
IL La Sale St., Chicago, Illinois, 1ncorpo-
rated 1876. Capital, 100000. Jyl7-u
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OLD,
TRIED,
TRUE.

People are getting acQuaintsd-and thoss whs
aro not ought to be-with the wonderful mseits Il
that great American Remedy. the
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-09-14
MEXICAN
Mustang Lininent,
FOR MAN AND BEAST.

This1iniment very naturally originated in Ameri.
ca, where Nature provides in her laboratory such
surprising antidotes for the maladiss Of her chill.
dren. Its fame has been spreading for IS yean,
until now 1t encircles the hahitahle globe.
The Mexican Mustang Liniment il . matches
remedy for all external ailments Of man and beast
TO stock owners and farmers It Il invaluable.
A single bottle often saves human life or 10
stores the usefulness Of an excellent horse. OF.
COW. or sheep.
It cures footrot, hoofail, hollow horn, grub.
screw-worm, shoulder rot. mango, tho bites and
stings Of poisonous reptiles and insects and every
such drawback to stock breeding and bush life
1t cures every external trouble Of horses, such
a. lameness. scratches, swinny, sprains, founder.
wind gall ring bone, etc., etc.
The Mexican Mustang Liniment Is the quickest
cure In the world for accidents occurring in IL
family. In the absence Of q physician. such =
burns, scalds, sprains, cuts etc, and for rheumo
tism, and stiffness engcndered by exposure. Par.
ticularly valuable to Miners.
1t Is the cheapest remedy In the world, for II
penetrates the muscle to the bone, and o single
application is generally sufficient to cure.
oMexican Mustang Lniment Il put up In three
sizes Of bottles. the larger ores being proportoa
asely much the cheapest. Sold everywhers. Q
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-09-14
OFFICIAL.

VTTuSuA6s
DROPOsED AMENDMENT TO THE
y Constitution of the State Of Nevada.
passed at the Eighth Session Of the Legisls.
ture
RESOLVED, That there shall be added to The
present Constitution of this State an Article
to be called and known as Article XVIII, and
which shall be as follows;
ARTICLE XVIII The rights of suffrage and
Office holding shall not be withheld from any
male citizen of the United States, by reason
Of color or previous condition Of servitude.
Passed February Is, 1877.
RESOLVED, by the Assembly, the Senat, con-
curing. That Article Eleven III of the Con-
stitution of the State of Nevada be amended
by adding to said Article Eleven III section
ten (10) thereto, which shall read az follows:
Section Ten. No public funds, Of any kind
or character whatever, 81 ate, county, or mu-
nicipal shall be used for sectarisn purposes.
Passed February 81, 1877.
thereby certify the foregoing to be true
copies from the enrolled resolutions on file in
my Office.
Witness my hand and the Great Seal of
State, August 8, 1878.
IsEAL.I ]. D. MINOR,
Au7-3m Secretary Of State.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-09-14
VIRGINIA & GOLD HILL
13U9 LIME.

LEAVING VIRGINIA CITY
Daily ut B. 80 A. M. and every three.
quarters of an hour thereafter until
$50 P. M.
LEAVING GOLD HILL
Daily ut 9J5 A. NJ. and every three.
quarters Of an hour thereafter until
7I5 p. M.
Making close connection with trains Of the
Virginia & Truckee r. Il.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-09-14

THE sTICTEsT CONFIDENCE observed
in every case Those unable to call may con-
suit the Doctor by letter, he having treated
many cases successfully by correspondence
but one personal visit Is strongly recon-
mended when practicable.
DR.. Davieson's valuable medical work
practical Observations on Nervous Debii-
ity," with an essay on marriage and some I'M
portrait chapters on diseases OF the repro
ductiye organs, will be sent FREE to any sd-
dress. on receipt of three cent stamp to
prepay postage.
large class of patients suffering under some
form of chronic disease who have been
afflicted for years, and have in vain sought
medical aid DR.. Davidson has been re-
markedly successful In his treatment OF such
cases. and would earnestly advise all SO
afflicted to call on him.
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observe the Address:
DR.. DAVID DAVIDSON,
Room SO. friedrich Building, Virginia.

HOURS FOR CONSULTATION From 10
till and from till daily; Sundays 10 till
Q; or by special appointment. jylS-m
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@FOUND!~
vuvHE PLACE WHERE YOU CAN BUY
Il for cash,

ATULL LII OF
GROCERIES, FRUITS. NUTS, CANDIES,
STATIONERY, etc..
At PRICES THAT CANNOT BE BEAT.
G. r. BLACkMER,
.u3.tf POSTOFFICE STORE.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-09-05

day. This makes five Towards that
have fallen in that one district. The
rainy, damp weather that set in at noon
to-day win undoubtedly increase the
terror of the disease, and fearful results
are expected the next few days.
MEMPHIS, Aug. S0.-Physicians from
other cities continue TO arrive and have
gone to work in good earnest. Nurses
also from Mobile, Shreveport, Charles
ton and other points have reported to
The Howard and other relief associations
and are being assigned to duty. Appli-
cations for medical attention and nurses
however are on file which can not be
filled until more arrive. " Found dead
in a house," has become a common re-
port from the visiting nurses. A sad
case of this character is that of DIR. X
p. Watson. He had worked like Tro-
Jan siuce the fever broke out as physi-
clan and nurse, but finally was missed,
no one knowing what had become of
him. Yesterday a visitor went to his
temporary quarters, his family having
been sent out of the city, found the door
locked, knocked it open and found the
dead body with all the symptoms of
having died of yellow fever. 1t could
not be ascertained how long he had
been dead DR.. Watson was one of the
most active physicians in the epidemic
of 1878.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-09-05
How They Treat Tramps in England.

The London correspondent of the
/ Baltimore San thus writes concerning
the treatment of tramps" in Eng
/ land:
Tramps, in birth and title, are of a
British origin. At this season of the
year, when the days are long and warm,
the tramp" luxuriates on the shady
lanes of England, while during the cool
nights he secrotes himself in more COM
Portable quarters. Like Mickey Free,
the " tramp" has not JANUS for
work." for, as it was not " q gift o. the
Gradys," neither is it of those prowling
pests Of the country districts. The plan
of punishment, next TO honest work, is
the terror of the ''tralnp. p When he
makes his appearance, either singly or
in couples, in any one locality, few
stout country lads, in the absence of
the police, I" buck and gag him, and
place him on a convenient cross-road
place where q vigilant eye is upon him
If there be two, they are bucked and
gagged and placed vis-a-vis at these
crossroads. As each passer-by takes a
mental photograph of them, they once
in while bestOw a physical
kick or suggestive nudge that soon ere
ates a desire Of cautioning all coming
tramps to that locality. When the po-
lice take tramps into costody, the
" Stocks" those ample and wholesome
remedies that FnlStaF dreaded, are gen
orally employed. But few days ago l
saw a pair of irst-clas5 tramp5 in the
" stocks 4" not many miles outside Lon
don. Around them they had peace offer
ings of dead cats, dogs, crows, and
much vegetable hash! They were the
first tramps that had come into that To-
cality in seven years, and evidently
were freshmen" innocent of what
was in store for them. There is doubt
less some difference between the Eng
fish and many of the American tramps
just now, as many Americans are now
on the tramp in search of work, but
take the name with all that it implies,
and of course coming in for share of
the dread aud disgust inspired by their
lazier brethren of the road. Under these
circumstances J-would not be right TO
attempt to cure the American evil with
the English remedy, except in cases of
known criminal conduct, or, at least,
by the exercise of wise discrimina-
ton.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-09-05
FASHION NOTES.

Lace will be all the rage this fall.
Plush fabrics will be much worn.
Caravan cloth viii be much worn.
Blue is a favOrite color for coatings.
n -Bonnets Will be worn of a larger
size.
Velvet viii be used for trimming
dresses.
-Lusterless silks are the most fash
iOnable.
-Tinsel threads crop out in many
newfabrics.
Felt bonnets are to be embroidered
with gold.
Every lady arranges her hair to suit
her face.
Composite costumes are as fash
ionable as ever.
-Thiers red is the new shade of gar
net or maroon.
Felt hats will be more popular than
ever this fall.
Flowers Of fur will be among the
winter novelties.
h -Shooda cloth is the new name for
India cashmere.
Gold braids and gold embroideries
are to be revived.
Feathers in cashmere colors are
among the novelties.
-Plaids will be much worn in the
first weeks OF the fall.
Short and demi-trained dresses are
equally fashionable for street wear.
The leading styles in bonnets are
the Gypsy, Quaker, and cottage shapes.
The latest novelty in wells is black
dotted net, lined with white illusion.
Two, three, and four kinds of ma
terial will be used in the fabrication OF
fall and winter dresses.
-Pleated basques and pleated waist
polonaiSes with deep yokes and wide
belts are coming in vogue.
-Waistcoat stuffs are shown for Ia
dies wear of corduroy-brown, blse,
Theirs red, gray, drab, and corn.
The panier scarf is seen on some OF
the new dresses, and is said to be the
precursor of the panier proper.
The Louis Quatorze casaque and
long waistcOat is worn over Il kilt plat
ed skirt without any scarf around the
hips.
White barege IS used for inexpensive
bridal dresses. Such dresses are trimmed
with white satin and garlands of orange
blossoms.
Back draperies are only Slightly
more bouffant, and there are no percep
tible panieTs on the earliest importa
tions Of fall dresses.
On some of the dresses for the next
season are to be worn accessories thai
is to say, plastrons, pockets and cuff:
composed entirely OF feathers.
An imperative rule in second mourn
ing is that neither fringe, nor flowers
nor satin, nor jet shall be used in th'
ornamentation of dress or other gar
ment.
Long pointed eorsages, or simulated
points on princess robes, are very fash
ionable for full evening dress. Thu
point is very long and broad, and round
ed, not sharp.
The novelty in dress material
which bids fair 10 be most popular is
wool stuff invoiced coatings. 1t resem
bles the English cheviots, suitings an,
homespuns worn by gentlemen for bus
mess suits.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-09-05
HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD,

To remove the iron taste from new
kettles, boil handful of hay in them,
and repeat the process if necessary.
Hay water is great sweetener of tin,
wooden and iron ware. In Irish dali
ries every thing used for milk is scalded
with hay water.
For washing silver put ! teaspoon
full of hartshorn into the suds in which
the silver is washed have the water hot !;
wash quickly, using a small brush !;
rinse in hot water and dry with clean
linen towel; then rub dry with a cha
mois skin. Washed in this manner,
silver becomes very brilliant, and re-
quires no polishing with any of the
powders or whiting usually employed,
and the silver does not wear out.
The Journal 0 { Chemistry says that
alum water is the best insect destroyer
known. Put the alum in hot water and
let it boil till all the alum is dissolved;
then apply it hot with a brush to all
cracks, closets, bedsteads and other
places where any insects are found.
Ants, bed-bugS, cockroaches and creep
ing things are killed by it; while it has
no danger of poisoning the family or in
juring property.
To keep fruit successfully uniform
temperature is necessary, and as low as
may be without freezing. The cellar of
the house is not the most desirable place
for storing fruit, especially large guam
titles, but if used there should be ample
ventilation to carry off the carbonic
acid given off by the fruit in ripening.
Apples properly packed need not be
disturbed until wanted for use or sale.
The French mode of killing poultry,
causing instant death and perfect bleed
ing, is accomplished by opening the
beak of the fowl, and with a sharp
pointed and narrOw-bladed knife make
an incision at the back of the roof OF
the mouth, which will divide the verte-
brn and cause immediate death, after
which the fowls are hung up by the legs
until dead. They are then picked while
warm. In this way the skin presents
natural appearance.
A good way to clean teeth is to dip
the brush in water, rub it over genuine
white CASTLE soap, thea dip it in pre-
pared chalk. l have been compliment
ed upon the whiteness of my teeth,
which were originally any thing but
white. | have used the soap constantly
for two or three years, and the chalk for
the last year. There is no danger OF
scratching the teeth, as the chalk is pre-
pared, but with good stiff brush and
the soap it is as effectual as soap and
sand on floor.
Lemonade may be prepared and
bottled ready for use that will keep in
cool place several days. Rub Jumps of
loaf sugar over several lemons, then
squeeze out all the juice from half
dozen, sweeten quite sweet with granu-
lated sugar, adding the Jumps that have
been saturated with the oil from the
rind. Then pour on sufficient boiling
water to make it palatable. When
cool bottle it till needed, and then
add plenty of ice. Or squeeze fewer
lemons, unless for large company (the
taste must decide how many, and use
it rs soon as cool and well iced.
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TIE PAINZER's scARE.CRoW.

Miss Arabella Nandy Ike Brown
Had small studio IN the town
where, all the winter, blithe and gay,
che drew and painted day by dav.
she envied not the rich. Her art
anu work made sunshine in her heart
upon her canvas, many a scene
NJ NJ summers past, in golden green
as wrought again. The snow and rain
Ieited upon her window pane;
But she within her cOZy room
win Joyous toll dispelied the gloom;
ana, sometimes, in an undcrtoue
sang 70 herself there. all alone.
But, when the spring and summer came.
hcr studio grew 50 uull and tame
she sought tho rural solitudes
VI winding streams and shady woods:
FOR painters work contract a faint
Unless from Natucr's self they paint.
So out Miss Arabella went,
10 sketch from Nature fully bent.
IL was a lovely summers day;
A lovely scene before her lay;
Her folding stool and box she took,
And, seated I'm quiet nook,
Her white umbrella DER her head
like tail giant mu shrOOm spread)
Began 70 paint, when, 10! noise
She heard troop of idle boys
came hooking round her, rough and rude.
some DER her shoulders leaned; some stOot
Ia 'front.' OF her, and cried: "Patnt me-
lfg pictcr should like to see"
Some laughed, some shouted. What q sctr
Said Arstbella, in q pet:
" And no policeman within hail
To send these rufiian -imps 10 jail"
In fine, she could not work, so went
Straight homeward in great discomfort.
She had no brother TO defend her,
Nor country cousin to attend hpr.
a plan occurred to her next day
To keep these idle scamps away.
And easel by her side she placed,
And over IL she threw I'm haste
A hat and cloak and there il stood
In bold and threatening attitude.
The raDble at a distance Spled
The scare crow standing by her side;
And, thinking twas the town police,
They left Miss 4. Y. Brown in peace.
MORAL.
Sometimes, an innocent pretensa
Is the best means OF self defense,
And il a scare crow keeps the peace,
Whta need to summon the DOlicc>
C. y. CraHch, an 50. Nicholas FOR September.
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A GuilelesS GianteSs.

The verbal call to the crowd to come
and behold the wonders of the giantess
is issued BY a large, well developed
young woman, thoroughly encased in
tights and a close fitting red jacket.
Her limb development IS superb and
bears close inspection. She stands the
sole attraction in the glare before a
gazing crowd, with a smile half defiant
on her face. We enter the den of the
gianlcss. Front seats, ) cents; rear, 2
The giantess is seated in a niched raised
platform, She smiles benignly as we
enter. We are the only audience pres
ent We sit down. The giantess still
smilingly regards US. We sheepiShly
regard the giantess. II is rather en-
barrassing thus to be left alone with such
a big woman, who does not speak En-
glish. Soon the giantess commences to
unfold her vast proportions. In other
words, she stands up. She is indeed
lofty. Her dress descends to the plat
form in a trailing robe. We regard it
suspjciously. We think of very thick
soled boots for increasing the apparent
stature of many glantesses. Meantime
the giantess is making her set speech.
She tells us where she was born, how
old she is and how far her head has got
away from the earth up to the present
time. Then she curtsieS and sits down.
Sill we suspiciously look at that long
robe. The giantess divines our thoughts.
She is prepared for it. She Outtianks
suspicion. She commences, "upon my
SOUL" to pull up her dress. She ex-
poses her feet, her ankles. She pursues
the subject further. She shows foot
after foot of a thick, white cotton stock
ing and proves that hers are not false
legs. A yard of giant limb is disclosed.
The seance closes at the knees. For a
single performer, she is not badly sup
ported. We leave satisfed.-Prentice
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