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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-08-10

posing To Parliament, now in session.
the policy of changing the mode of ex-
ecution from hanging to walking plank
into the crater. Rome, the then strong
est nation in the world, threw culprits
down the Tarpcian Rock-why should
not the Hawaiian kingdom, which exists
through its own insigniticance and weak
ness, use n natural agent subscrving
economy and making the death penalty
too horrible for contamination
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-08-10
NUMBER 4S.
q SUMMER DAN.
ny C. X. nRooNs.


Deep down beside the tangled sedgc
The mcadow-lark sings all the day,
Aud bursts nj times from out the hedge
he mimic chatter Of the Jay;
Aud here and there a wandering note,
cricscts chirp, comes sweet and clear
where dreamy mists Of summer hoat
AZ noon upon the grassy mcro,
Aiar away below tho hill
see the noisy mill-w heel 40,
The smooth broad lake above the mill,
The Hash Of foam that roars below
Aud ON the even slopes that rise
~ gently toward tho mountains brow.
The cattle watch with sleepy eyes
The lnRy plowhoy at the plow
My soul Ia slccping. and its dreams
All sad and sweet that dreaming thriusl
Tor there are other Wales and strcama,
And other hncks ON other hills
The hills whOrcon I climbed TO pull
The goldcn-rods and weeds Of May,
When all the world WAS beautiful
And nll my life summer day.
HdIIvrs Magazine ror August.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-08-10
NGMOOD PRESTON COUNTY, wvA,SATURDAY AUGUST TO- 1878

" thought so." muttered the tramp.
who are YOU, strangerT'
The man lifted his greasy hat from
his head, with long breath. q ann
Carroll Hutter. No, III not 40 i'm.
That mans bread would choke mel"
And he turned his back and went on
his way. The men had found different
roads in life, aud had chosen them de-
libcrately.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-08-10
Mr.. Troxell Gets on His Legs.
Z Breakfast Table.

Hello, Troxell, how do YOU do, any
way?" said one gentleman TO another on
FOurth-stTeet Yesterday, stopping to
shake hands cordially.
Oh, I'm about $685." replied
Troxell. j suppose you've heard the
news%
Yes; and was mighty sorry TO hear
OF your failure. 1t actually stunned
me, but hope you'll soon pull around
all right again"
] don't know, Timmons, it was a
clean wipe-out with me-" said the
bankrupt merchant, dolefully.
Oh, pshaw TrOxell. You're not an
old man, and have lots of energy and
hard work in you yet, besides any
amount Of experience to help you
along"
" Perhaps so but it takes money to
make money, you know"
Never bother-yOu' bound to
come out solid yet, TrOxell; ] know
you will. You've got plenty Of friends
who will help YOU to a starter, and
credit is "a good as cash IT wasn't your
fault that you went under 1t was
John Sherman and the blamed an
certainty of the times that knocked
you, along with thousands of Others.
But never mind don't get down in the
mouth. ] predict that you'll be on your
legs again before six months, and you
know I'm pretty certain sort of a
prophet in business matters"
Yes, / know" said Troxell " you
make some mighty close guesses once in
while. But I've got little surprise
for yOu-Im on my legs already"
You don't tell me But ! knew IL,
though man Of your grit amt the
one TO stay long In the dumps But
tell me--hOw'd it cOmeY' said 1immons
with q manner warmer than the weather.
Well, you see, said Troxell, slowly.
with % crO-seyed wink " was so com
pletely scOoped out that + had to sell
my carriage, and 20 now of course. Pm
obliged To- hoof it YOU know"
TimmOns said it wasn't bad, and the
man who could joke like that over his
own misfortune couldn't be kept under.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-08-10

The famous statue Of Moses, which
forms one Of the chief attractions Of the
tomb Of Pope Julius, by Michael Angelo,
the great lawgiver, is represented with
horns. In many of the pictures of Moses
by the old masters the same popularity
appears. Sir Thomas Brown. in his
" Pseudodoxia Epidemica," says: "The
ground Of this absurdity was surely q
mistake of the Hebrew text, in the his
tory of Moses, when he descended from
the mount, upon the affinity of KRren
and Karan that is, an horn, and toshine,
which is one quality of horn.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-08-10

THE chances against holding seven
trumps are l6O 10 / against six it is 26
to ! against FIVE, 6 10 ] and against
four nearly to1. II is 3 to1 against
holding any two particular cards. Ihe
chance Is equal in dealing cards that ev-
cry hand will have seven trumps I'm two
deals, or seven trumps between two
parties and also four court cards i'm ev-
cry deal This is 80 certain on an ave
rage Of hands that nothing can be more
superstitiou- and absurd than the pre-.
vaiiing notions about luck or ill-luck.
The chance Of having particular card
out of thirteen is 1852, or to 4. and
the chance Of holding any two cards is
3 of or l-l6. The chances of game
are generally inversely as the numbergot
by each or az the number TO be got "a
complete the games.
90 Hoerre.ry fs tLc Io.t o.. H.. 80 L 49,.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-08-10
4 Crazy MANS Queer Freak.

a character known as the crazy
Englishman recently died at Leaven-
worth, Kansas. He seems to have been
a reckless, prodigal ne'er-do-well, and
one who was most Of the time on big
spree. The following is an account Of
one Of his larks when pretty well
fuddled
One night while disOrdcred fancy was
holding high revel i'm his brain, he
hired q hearse, q coffin and several
mourning carriages and proceeded 10
have funeral all by himself. He
placed the coffin inside the hearse. got
into the coffin, attended by a bottle of
whisky, and with the hired carriages
following, the solemn procession took
its cOurse through the principal streets
Ol the city just as the mantle Of night
was being drawn about the tired metrOp-
oils. No one in particular noticed the
cOrtege a. IL wound its way through the
crowds of carriages and buggics laden
with pleasure-seekers, merely remarking,
perhaps, that IL was queer time Of day
for SUCH an Observance. But when the
procession made its appearance upon
the same thOrOughfares two or three
times in such quick succession, not hay
ing been to any one Of the cemeteries in
the interval, the idea gradually dawned
upon the people that they were being
duped, and upon closer investigation
Green was found sitting upon his coffin
in the hearsc, drinking, and having the
best time imaginable. and too much
under the influence Of liquor 90 realize
what sacrilegious piece of mockcry ID
really was.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-08-10

BEET sugar factories are said 10 pay
we'll in Germany. one company last
year declared q dividend Of twenty pei
cent. on its capital stock, dividing $50.
600 among the share holders.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-08-10
James Gates Perciyal.

William Cullen BryanCs now forgot
ten contemporary, James Gates Percival,
died in 1856. He was poor and ecccn-
trio and shy, while Bryant was prosper
Gus. The last-named enjoyed fame al
most from boyhood and wealth and
length Of days -rivaling Goethe in
good fortune If he did not in genius
Bryant naturally enough was fond Of
life, and by simple diet Of regular
exercise he lived in vigorous health and
with unimpaired senses and faculties
10 be an OctOgenarian. Bryant was n
PensorOso, or the pensive man. His
verses are instinct with the spirit Of our
New World nature. The schoOl-books a
generation and half ago imbued
the New England school boy with
Bryants poetry. He was not a yolum-
nous or ambitious poet, but n score Of
his poems are imbedded in the memories
Of all readers Of scnibility, ~ well ~ in
American literature II is needless % re-
call lines that are familiar 10 all. but at
this fervid season Of the year allusion TO
the mountain wind is sapropOs:
" The mountain wind most spiritual thing Of aII
lhc wide earth knows. whom Iu tho Fulfry time
~ si0ops him from hig vast rcrulean hall.
He seems to breath of celestial cimci
a. 10 from Heavens widc-opeu gates did flow
Health and rrireshmeni on the world below"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-08-10

WHENEVER young ladies learn SO TO
stick a pin in their apron strings that it
won't scratch q fellow wrist, there will
be- more marriages. TUrucrs F0ik Re-.
DOrfcr
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-08-10

The breaking Of the cork tree-a
species Of oak growing in Spain, Portu-
gal, and ltaly-is commenced when the
tree is fifteen years old, and may be re-
pcatcd every eight or ten years after
ward with mo- injury to the oak, which,
in spite Of It's periodical naying, lives to
the age Of one hundred and fifty years.
I'm July and August incisions are made
around the tree and down to the root
the pieces, which detach easily. arc
soaked in water, placed under heavy
weights, dried before fire, and stacked
in bales for expectation The cork cut.
tcrs cut the sheets In narrow strips, and
round them into shape with the aid of
a thin, sharp knife.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-08-10

THE hair Of New Orleans belle will
be bright purple until IL recovers from
her attempt to bleach it from black 70
yellow.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-08-10

" HONESTY is the best policy" but
most policy-players prefer 4-11-14.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-08-10

A LADIES cLUB-tbe broomstick.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-08-10
The Bridge of Signs.

lc. e.. Fulton's letter to the baltimore NwcricanA
ann within stone throw of the
Bridge of Sighs-
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-01-26

FRED. HART went to the California
Theater: 1.-THE play, if play it can
be called. was the Black Crook, but
it was pretty much all leg crook. 1t
is principally ballet, and for an ad.
mirer of the human leg divine affords
. grand field for observation and CON-
parison. There are in 1t more legs,
and more different kinds and styles
and sizes and shapes and classes and
varieties of legs than ! ever before
saw exposed to the public gaze in one
batch. And when you have seen the
legs and the scenery you have seen
all there is to it-and it gets fearfully
tiresome before you are through with
it; after the first noyely Of the will
derness of legs wears of, and you
become so tamiliarized with the bal
let that you recognize each member
of it by her legs"
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-01-26
NEW Advertisements.
sHERlfF's SALE.

nB VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION Issued
Judicial District Of the State Of Nevada, in
rected and delivered, for judgment rendered
A. ID. 1876, in favor Of Richard Kirman, pls n
the sum Of $409 95 gold coin, with interest on
from December 18th, A. d. 1876, until paid to.
gether with SO IS costs and disburs ements at
the date of said judgment. and accruing costs,
costs that may accrue, did on the 18th day
Of January, A. d. 1878, seize and levy upon
the'following described property, to.wit:
One slaughter house, one cattle corral, one
sheep corral. one hog corral and one stable,
all situated near the mouth of Six-mile Can.
yon, in Lyon county, State Of Nevada, on land
claimed or owned by Joe Douglas Of Virginia
City. Storey county, Nevada, together with all
and singular the tenements, hereditaments
and sppurtenances thereunto belonging or In
anywise sppertsining.
Notice Is hereby given, that on the 10th day
Of February. A. d 1878, between the hours OF
Q O'Clock A. N. and O'Clock P. NJ, namely, at
10 O'Clock \. Of said day, will sell all the
right. title and interest Of said defendant,
jerome Smith, in and to the above described
property, at the Court House door, at Dayton
Lyon couny, Nevada, at public auction, for
cash in hand, to the highest and best bidder
to satisfy said execution and all costs.
X. A. COOKE,
Sheriff of Lyon County, New.
Dayton, New, Jan. 23d, 1878.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-01-26

The disease known as hay.fever
has been investigated by Or. H.
Blackley, and he finds that it cannot
be produced by heat, light OF ozone.
He believes it arises from the contact
of pollen with the respiratory organs.
The mild form Of the fever can be
induced by breathing so small a
quantity as o.OO0,s45 Of q grain
every "a hours.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-01-26

IT IS said the difficulties between
the President and party leaders in
Congress have been substantially ad-
justed. The basis of agreement
seems to be that tn President is to
retain q very large measure of liberty
of choice in regard to incumbents OF
the more important offices, while
minor Offices will he filled as hereto
fore in accordance with the wishes of
Congressional delegations. Both par
ties give way. There will be no frac-
tious opposition in the Senate to
President Hayes nominations, and
the President on his part agrees that
minor and local Offices shall be chosep
as heretofore. - s4i u. assl :
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-01-26

The finishing touches have just
been given to the Hoosac tunnel, al
though trains have been running
through it regularly for year. The
passage Of train occupies ten
minutes, except freight trains, which
take longer time. Three equidistant
lights enable the engineers to regu-
late the speed. Otherwise the tunnel
is dark, and generally full of smoke.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-01-26

LEAVING LATELY ADDED, AND BEING
IL still In receipt, Of New Fonts of the
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-01-26


A Mrs. JOHNSON, by will, left her
real estate in trust fer her four sons.
They were to receive the profit from
it, and after their deaths il was to go
absolutely to such heirs as would in
herit from them under the intestate
laws. One Of the sons adopted o
young girl under the forms precribed
by law, and at his death, without is
sue, she made claim to his share of
his mothers estate. Judge Thayer,
in giving the decision of Philadel-
court recently, said the intestate laws
of 1888 did not give stranger to the
"perquistor," the person from whom
the estate sprang,) the right to inherit
that estate, and as the adopted child
was not of the blood of Mrs. John
son she could not succeed to it. Had
the property been acquired by the
adopted father by any other means
than that of descent, the child, under
the interstate laws, would have fallen
heir to it.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-01-26

TIT, Laramie Sentinel says the
Union Pacific employs an army Of
about 5000 men. This includes the
men in the Laramie City rolling mill
and the coal mines. There are about
1000 employed on the road proper.
The engineers, of whom there are
ITO, receive s. IS per day and the
fremen 81 IS. Passenger conductors
500 per month, freight conductors
$40, and brakemen the modest COM
pensation of $65. Section laborers
are raid 81 40 per day.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-01-26
STATE NEWS.

| The people of Tuscarora have bell
an anti Chinese meeting.
Two Old Folks concerts were giveI
in Reno this week for the benefit o
the Methodist church.
Eureka Sentinel: We are informed
that a body of rich ore has beer
struck in the Hamburg mine.
The Sentinel learns that the stock
on the ranges in Eureka and adjoin,
ing counties are doing very we'll.
John LaughliD, for attempt to burn
the Central Pacific depot at Reno, has
been held to appear before the grand
jury.
Reno Gazette: The seyen-foot ore
body lately encountered in the Jones
& Kinkead seems to be increasing in
richness with depth.
The people of Austin held an anti
Chinese meeting the other day and
unanimously adopted resolutions that
are comprehensive, reasonable, just
and decided"
"Fooled again." says the Reno
Journal. Nv. s. Reyes is one of
Bradley's appolntees as Commissioner
to Paris from Nevada. Keyes is a
resident of San Francisco"
Carson Appeal: Heinrich Schuma-
cher, the perpetual motion man, has
from San Francisco very
much crestfallen, as his machine did
not stand the test made by eminent
California machinists. He will try
again. =
Tuscarora Times Review: Mary
Jane Tunnel of White Pine has COM
menced suit against her husband
Samuel ]. for divorce. Samuel has
probably managed the Tunnel affairs
badly, hence Mary James application
for his removal from the superinten-
dency.
Silver State: The Hussey mine at
Cornucopia has developed an exten.
sive vein of ore on the 240-foot level
which is 12 feet wide and all good
free milling ore. The first-class will
work from $500 to $500 per ton, and
the second-class from $50 to S125
per ton.
Last Sunday night the citizens of
Wadsworth took couple of thieving
Cinnamon from the Deputy Sheriff
and, by judicious application Of
hemp, made them show up lot of
stolen goods, hidden under the floor
of China house. They pulled down
the house and returned the thieves to
the custody of the officer.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-01-26

ZACH CHANDLER is now in Wash
ington. 1t is said his purpose to stir
up strife between the President and
Republicans. He is working active
ly with the Michigan delegation.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-01-26

Tue polygamops Mormons have
heretofore recruited their ranks
chiefly from England, Wales and
Germany, but they are now said to
be gathering great many proselytes
from the pine barrcns of Georgia,
North Carolina and Alabama.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-01-26
Telegraphic Paragraphs.

allowing the creditor, for all sum
over IS, to demand one-half gold, an
the debtor may tender one-half
silver.
Captain A. &. Long, Of the Com
missary Department, committed sui
eide in Washington on Tuesday b
| shooting himself through the hear
| The Senate has confirmed the nom
ination of A. W. Poole to be Unite,
States Marshal of California.
Senator Thurman, in debate OF
Matthews resolution Thursday, sal,
that the reconciliation of silve
would phase it side by side with golt
in twenty-four hours, and no injus
tice would be done to any one.
The California Congressman have
presented able arguments before the
House Committee on Education and
Labor, against Chinese immigration
The anti Chinese movement has gain
ed a powerful friend in Representa-
tive Lorng of Massachusetts.
Sitting Bull is reported encamped
at Frenchman's Creek, Dakota, with
3,100 we'll -armed warriors, and it is
feared he contemplates an attack on
Forts Keogh and Peck. General
Miles, commanding in Dakota, has
only 500 men to oppose this over
whelming Indian force.
"A bill has been introduced in the
Massachusetts, Legislature making
the entire State dAbt peyable ing gold.
Henry Ward Beecher has accepted
the position of Chaplain of the Thir-
teenth Regiment, the oldest military
organization in Brooklyn, New York.
The cost of the Nez Perez war
foots up about $1,s50,OOO.
The fact that the numerous failures
do not disturb the money market is
regarded as healthy sign.
The Russian losses in the was, up
to January 10th, are officially stated
at SO, 195 men.
A panic has prevailed in Constan-
tinople, and the Turkish delegates
have been authorized to consent to
anything to stop the Russian ad-
vance.
Suleiman Pasha's army has arrived
at Kavala and a Turkish feet has
been sent to transport it to Constan
tinople.
Russia demands that Servia be in
dependent without compensation
Montenegro to receive Antivari, Mic
sizes and Spur, and the partition of
Turkey bordering on Lake Scuhari
Russia to hold Ratoum, Kars and
Erzeroum until q war indemnity of
e20,0O0,O0O is paid; the Dardanelles
to be open to Russian men-of- war
Bulgarian autonomy to be conceded,
Turkey to nominate a Christian Gov
ernor for long term of years, sub
ject to ratification by the Powers.
A Constantinople dispatch says the
Porte has accepted the Russian con-
ditions, and peace is regarded as vir.
tually concluded.
The Austrian Ministry has re-
signed.
The marriage of the King of SPAR
and Princess Mercedes was celebrated
in Madrid Wednesday, according tt
programme.
Sir Stafford Northcote has informed
a deputation of Parliament that Eng
land intends to protect both Constan
tinople and Gallipoli.
War between England and Russi
is imminent. The English Ministr.
will on Monday ask Parliament 70
supplementary supplies for the arm
and navy, and great excitement ex
lists in London and 81. Petersburg
over the situation,
| Earls Derby and Caravan hav'
placed their designations in the hand
Of the Prime Minister.
It is .eported that English troop
will occupy Gallipolis. d, <.ss
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-01-26
sHERIFF's SALE.

DY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION Issued
II out of the District Court OF the Second
Judicial District Of the State of Nevada, in
and for the County Of Douglas, and to me di,
rected and delivered, for Judgment rendered
In said Court on the 18th day of December
A. D. 1876, in favor Of Richard Kirman,
plaintiff, and against jerome Smith, defend.
ant, did on the 18th day of January, A. D.
1878, seize and levy upon the following de
scribed property, to-wit:
Two bay horses, one bay mare, one roam
mare, one gray mare, two hogs, one meat,ssw,
one cleaver. two ropes and slaughter fixtures.
Notice is hereby given, that on the 3Oth day
Of January, A. D. 1873, between the hours OF
10 O'Clock A. n. and o'clock M, namely, II
O'Clock II. Of that day will sell all the right,
title and interest of said defendant, Jerome
Smith, in and to the above described prop
erty, at the Livery Stable Of Parker Barnes,
In Dayton, Lyon county, Nevada at public
auction, for cash in hand, to the highest and
and best bidder. to satisfy said execution and
all costs.
II. A. COOKE,
Sheriff Of Lyon County, New.
Dayton, New, Jan. %, 1877.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-01-26

Ex-Governor JAMEs B. GROOM
has been elected United States Sena-
tor from Maryland,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-01-26

A WELL in the new PETROLEUM dis,
trict of Pennsylvania is flowing at
the rate of one thousand barrels daily
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-01-26


SENATOR voorhees, of Indiana, in
his big speech on finance, thus com.
mented on the system of national
banks: The system Of national
banking now in use is the most
elaborate and complete scheme for
making the people pay tribute to
wealth in order to obtain circulating
medium ever known in the financial
history Of the world. There is not
q dollar in the hands Of thepeople on
which they have not paid tax for the
privilege Of having it put in circula-
ton by the Government. The ma
tional bank is the middleman be-
tween the Government aud the peo-
pie, and is enormously paid for doing
what the Government ought to do it.
self. On October 1, 1877, there were
2080 National Banks, with resources
Of 81, TAI, O00, 900, and on these re-
sources the interest paid by the people
was $500 900 per annum.