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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-08-24
KEEPING COOL.
How They Order These Things in
France-Paris In Midsummer,

If We wish to escape sunstroke,
even in its mitigated form OF Ian
guor, lassitude and drowsiness, we
must keep ourselves cool; and TO do
THIS as II ought to be done we must
take precautions against the heat be-
fore it bursts upon US. Those who
wish to know how this can best be
effected have only to pay a short
visit to Paris during the sultriest
weeks of August. As soon as the
weather demands change French
man apparels himself in low shoes
and trousers of duck or nankeen !;
his shirt collar expands; his necktie
dwindles to an apology; waistcoat he
altogether discards; his coat is Of
thin alpaca or the lightest Tessore
silk; his hat of white felt or of
straw; nor is he ashamed TO boldly
carry an umbrella. His house, es-
pecially If it be on the sunny side OF
the street, is regulated with equal
care and forethought. The carpets
are taken up; the heavy jalousies are
shut before sunrise and kept closed
throughout the day; the courtyard is
hourly watered, and in households
where small expenses are matters of
little moment. . large bowl Of ice
and water or a pyramid Of solid ice
surrounded by flowers forms the
center ornament of the table. What
the individual citizen does for him
self that the municipality of Paris
does for the entire city. Long before
the Parisians are astir the streets
have been well watered with hose
and the trottoir thoroughly washed
down. Along the boulevards and in
most of the principal avenues large
trees gratefully cool the atmosphere
and suggest pleasant sort of lotus
eating dream Of wood and field.
Each thoroughfare has its shady side,
and, instead of the repuIsive London
''public," one comes at every few
hundred yards across some little cafe,
with its awning drawn over the pave
ment and with chairs and marble
tables, where the thirsty soul who de-
mands of the garcon even cup of
cold water and tenders for it his
three half-pence will receive a cour-
teous welcome.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-08-24

= r.
"A PROMINENT DEMOCRAT OF
Storey county wrote to the TINES,
. couple of weeks ago, asking what
had become of all the money paid in
to the County Central Committee
for political purposes, and limiting
that come $4,000 we're pnacdounted
for. We have investigated into the
matter, and found the facts to be as
follows; All the money received by
the committee is satisfactorily &C.
counted for, but several Of the can
didates, who gave their personal
notes for the full amount Of their as
sessment, have neglected to take
them up. Constable Norton gave
his note for $500, but paid it, and
Constable Saunders, of Gold Hill,
and ]. j. Cooper of Virginia, who
gave their potes for 400 each. have
not paid a cent. There are probably
others who still owe a part Of Their
assessments, but they viii doubtless
pay up before the committee meets
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-08-24

only one of our local papers noticed.
He said-as near as can recall his
words: ~ have for several days
passed through miles and miles of
desert, and have taken In not only
my own peck Of dirt but peck for
each of my descendants. I to-day
walked your busy streets and found
them teeming with life, and am in
formed that one-half your popula-
ton is underground. Nature has here
her pocket in which with her usual
lavish hand she has deposited her
mineral wealth-her gold and silver
and, as Is her custom, has guarded
her treasures we'll, by, almost mac
cesslble mountains on the west and
an almost interminsbie desert on
the east; and when I reached your
city found in it all the evidence Of
advanced civilization and refine
ment. Many years ago, while tray
cling abroad, I visited what is
termed one Of the seven wonders Of
the world-the hanging gardens Of
Babylon-which are not hanging at
all, but are simply supported at an
elevation on a number of poles.
Better might this be termed the
City. Hanging on-a- Mountain. [Al-
luding, I suppose, to the thousands
of feet OF timber which hold US
up.-REP.1 And I cannot help
wondering how man got here, seeing
he is not endowed with wings. But
what will not the indomitable Yam
kee accomplish f"f sa,pty
I do not propose to delve further
into the subject Of his lee
lures. I will SIMPLY stste that they
sustained the Reverend gentlemsn's
established reputation as an accom-
plished orator and deep thinker.
His first lecture was the most enter.
tanning, but the second was by far
the profoundest, and furnished most
food for thought. But its delivery
was somewhat marred by too fire.
quent reference to his notes.
A GRAND THOUGHT.
On the whole, like the man; I
like his sparkling eye; l like his
gigantic intellect; ! like his ad-
vsnced, liberal religious ideas; I
like his brilliant scintillations Of
wit. And above all, I LOVE the
thought to which he gave utterance,
that "All reform and elevation Of
mankind must be made by the
reformation and advancement of the
intellectual standard of the lower
classes; and as they rise all the up
per strata rises with themHthus
revolutionizing and reforming all
grades of society" NUNsKULL.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-08-24

THE LYON COUNTY TIMES is
out in an editorial advocating the
election Of new man in place OF
J. P. Jones. That lead won't pay one
cent to the pan. While you name
good men, none are better than
Jones. We should be doing our
selves a gross injury to throw away
his six years. schooling in the SEN
ate.--Reno journal. ~. -
Really /! Well, now, what benefit
has his "schooling" been to us
None, whatever. The silver bill is
an almost utter failure. After ''six
years. schooling" in such place as
the Senate Of the United States a
man should know something Of the
effect of an enactment which he ad-
vocates-or he is a very shallow
statesman, indeed.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-08-24
A TRANSPARENT GAME,
How the Democrats are Trying to
Hoodwfnk the Republicans Of
Nevada.
[Tfom the Eureka Leader, Aug. 1911

[Tfom the Eureka Leader, Aug. 1911
In private life, if known enemy
advises one to adopt q certain line Of
action, we are apt to look upon bis
motives with suspicion, and take
heed lest his counsel result dis
astrously. This thought suggests
itself to us as day by day we note In
the Democratic journals Of this State
a disposition to slop over in COM
menting on the merits Of some Of
the candidates, while, in regard to
others, they either maintain a dis
Greet silence or else belittle their as
pirations on all occasions. In all
political contests, it is the policy of
the opposition, and part of the
ordinary tactics of shrewd managers,
to lend Q helping hand to weak men
Of the opposite faith, and promote
their ambitions, so far as to aid them
in obtaining nominations. 1t is evil
dent to the most ordinary intelli-
gence that this course is one that is
natural, and from this truism we
gather the moral that when the
Bourbons praise an opponent to the
skies, enlarge upon bis record,
and confidently tell their readers
that he will not only poll his own
party vote, but will also make great
inroads on the Democracy, they do
it because they are persuaded that
he is an easy man 10 defeat. The
game is such transparent one that
one wonders at the credulity of those
who point to it as evidence Of their
favorite's popularity. The fact is
rather to be taken as a demonstra-
ton of weakness, and we record the
prophecy that If these present pets
Of the Democratic editors should be
nominated for Office the Aforesaid
journalists will be prepared to prove
that they are not worthy OF election,
and will lay every sin in the deca-
logue at their doors. In this con-
nection it is we'll enough to state
, our belief that all that is necessary
on the part Of the delegates to the
Republican State Convention In max
ing their selections is to assure them
selves that the nominees will re-
ceive the full Republican vote. Any
aspirant who can accomplish that
much will be elected. There is a
Republican majority in this State,
and 1t will be cast In favor of worthy
men. To those who back up their
claims by boasts of the strength they
have in the Democratic party, and
count upon receiving the suffrages
Of a class who vote the Bourbon
ticket straight, unless they are COM
manded to do otherwise by their
spiritual advisers, we have this to
say, that for every vote drawn from
that source they will lose two in
their own party, and that any can
didacy based upon this idea is
doomed to certain defeat. Think
ing Republicans are opposed to
such issues being brought into a
campaign, and will rebuke those
who attepiptit, 81 sal,s9
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-08-24
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Phil. Seldner announces himself Q
candidate for County Clerk. Mr..
Seldner is an old resident of Storey
county. heavy taxpayer, and has a
host of friends. He will make a
strong fight. -
John M. Campbell is also q eandi-
date for County Clerk. Mr.. Camp
bell is an exceedingly honorable and
industrious young man. He has also
. good war record, having entered
the army as mere boy and, left it a
Captain.
S. B. Segnr 10 . candidate for
County Assessor. Mr.. Segur u Su-
perintendent of the SuccoY Mill and
Mining Company. "He is one of the
best men God ever made" say his
employees, and the miners would
doubtless consider it rare privi-
lege to vote for him.
The Democrats of Lyon county
will hold their primary election on
the 31st inst. See official announce
ment. Hesa ~st
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-08-24

--SpEAKINo of Lake Tahoe the
Reno Gazette says "theye are many
Virginians at the lake Of high So
cial standing" We are glad to see
the Gazette take the lead in recog-
uising the claims of Tahoe to be con.
rdered a hign-toned lake. We knew
oil along that it was Q very fne-
even grsnd--shect Of water; but noth-
ing short of the Gazett's positive state
ment could have emboldened rs to
sdmit that the lake had any social
p,sadjng at all. D. 70.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-08-24
THAT s1.Oso JOB.

A T1xns reporter has taken the
trouble to make thorough examin-
alton into the "job" In connection
With the revision Of the ordinances Of
The city Of Virginia. This examin-
alton vas very tedious, as it involved
the reading Of the minutes Of the
proceedings Of the Board Of Alder
men during the year ending July !,
1878. The first mention of the Job is
found In the minutes Of the meeting
Of July 8, 1877. At that meeting a
resolution was introduced authoriz-
ing ). H. Graham to revise, amend
and compile the city ordinances.
After considerable discussion the
resolution passed. From time to
time, in conformity with tho terms of
the resolution, Mr.. Graham reported
progress. He made three such re-
rorts--the lrst on December II, the
second on December 10, and the
third on January Is, 1S7S-when the
Board agreed to review the work al
ready done. There p no other men
ZION Of the Job until May a, 1878,
when ]. H. Grahams bill for 1850
was entered In the minutes as having
been allowed by the Board, land q
warrant ordered drawn"-this is the
language of the minute book" in
payment of the same" By reference
10 the warrant book we find that the
warrant was draws on the Ath,
while the books Of the Virginia Saw
jnqs Bank show that the warrant was
eaabed during the regular banking
hours, on the same date. This shows
beyond the possibility Of a doubt,
that the warrant was drawn and
sasbed before the bill was allowed
BY the Board.
This is evinced by the books. But,
as stated in our last issue, we do not
remember that any such amount was
allowed, although we attended all the
regular meetings of the Board Of Aid
ermen. Having faint recollection
that $3.50 had been allowed for the
work we looked over the minute book
for a mention Of the feet, but found
none.
There is another questionable feat
ure in connection with this case, to-
wit: the division of the amount al
lowed between A. F. Mckay, the
then City Clerk, and J. h. Graham
These two individuals seem to have
had perfect understandings have
been Gin cahoots," as it were-and to
have shared the sPoi's like brothers
Yet, during all this time City Clerk
Mckay was In receipt of a liberal
salary from the city. How came he
TO be " in cahoots" with Graham in
this jobs M
1t is plain that there has been some
underhanded work, and we deem il
incumbent on the present Board Of
Aldermen to order thorough inves'
tigation of this matter. They have
slyeady laid themselves open te
blame in not looking into 1t before
and if they neglect it any Longer
the people will doubtless soon LOSE
what confidence they now possess ii
their integrity.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-08-24

TUE TIMES names Mesick,
Strother, Tritie, Seely, Whitman, Ris-
ing and Lewis. Owing to an over
sight our name was omitted.--Reno
Gazette. tr
We were not mentioning the reci-
pients Of executive clemency.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-08-24
>, sFOUND!~

FEA AFULL LINE OF
GROCERIES,, FRUITS, NUTS, CANDIES,
STATIONERY. etc., ssals. ss.-sasss
At PRICES THAT CANNOT Be BEAT.
Q. r. eLAcKAaER,
sus.tf POsTOFFICE STORE.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-08-24

NoTICE.-THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
IN the Stockholders Of the ATLANTIC
CONSOLIDATED MINING co. will be held
at the office Of the Company, $50 Pine sreet.
San Francisco, Room 81, on MONDAY, the
26th of August, 1878, at one O'Clock P. n.
aul7-td PETER ROBERTSON, Secretary.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-08-24
FINAL NOTICE.

Having disposed OF the ONCE Of the LYON
COUNTY TINES, sill accounts due the UNDER
signed must be settled by the 5th day of Au-
gust, or they will be placed In the hands Of
the Constable for collection. Alex. Blakely IL
my duly authorized agent and will collect all
debts due the ONCE and pay all debts against
II on presentation. FRANK KENYON.
Silver City. July Sd. 1878.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-08-24

DIsTRICT OF NEVADA. Ss.-The under
IL signed hereby gives notice Of bis up.
pointment as Assignee Of the property. ef-
fects, and estate Of Greedy French, Of Silver,
Lyon County, Nevada, who has been adjudged
bankrupt, on his own petition, BY the Dis
trict Court Of said District.
Dated Virginia, Augu,t 16, 1878.
3. B. MITCHELL,
Assignee Of the estate of Greedy French.
bankrupt. eH ~ sul7 3w
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-08-24
HIS LECTURES.

do not intend, in these brief
lines, to make an effort to give you
even an idea OF his lectures, but l
cannot help alluding to the intro
ductory to his FIRST lecture, which
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-08-24

lARDERS LEFT AT HIS RESIDENCE, IS
" South B street, at W. H. ASKS bookstore.
or at st. Mary's Convent, in Virginia, will
be promptly attended to.
Professor Jessup will he at Paul Gross
house. In Silver City, every WEDNESDAY
and SATURDAY. Orders left there will also
receive prompt attention. jyl53m
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-01-08

ample satisfaction to the reader, bent
merely on the search Of pure facts
connected with the subject. There is
a delightful absence of partisan spirit
or hero jealousy. Col. Taylor has
had access to Gen. Lees public life in
its most private aspects, and no other
man can know so much of the man as
he. He has, also, had access to the
Confederate aud Federal records at the
Washington war office, enabling him
to refresh his memory, rs well as to
obtain data, which were not accessi-
BILE to even General Lee himself.
The work will be priced and eXten-
sively used because of its unbiased
aim for the strict aud impartial truth
of history, and the name and charac-
ter of the author will disarm the most
mercIless critics, who would, other
wise, be disposed to assail it. 1t pos
sesses the additional virtue of having
been Written more than ten years af-
ter the-close of the war, and at period
when the passions and prejudices en-
gendered by it have measurably dis
appeared The price of the book is
only 50, and it is gotten up IN the
style of the Appletons.
we have seen no book of the
period more handsomely printed and
bound. A good steel portrait of Gen.
Lee is a fine feature of the work.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-01-08
IlnY. EYiliialn Z. NIulscy.

I call to mind the description given
me by Bishop Kavanaugh. himself
one OF the most eloquent of Ameri-
can preachers, either living or dead.
Il first heard him i'll Baltimore, aud
before | went to the Church." said
he, 81 fully made up my mind tha t
this man Munscy should net carry
NE away bod!iy-hcart, hand, and
alas he did others, aud leave me
neither seuse nor words with which
to express my opinion of his preach>
ing. a comfortable chair was given
ne. which | had placed immediate y
in front of the pulpit; and when i
settled myself iii it [ was firmly de-
termined TO listen to and judge him
in style worthy Of the most cold =
bIooded critic. ! hadn't seen much
of him, but that little did not pre-
pare me for highly favorable opin-
ion as to his talents. The fact is,
didh't think he was much, anyhow
When he took his text | looked at
his shaved head and sharp features,
and said to myself, 'Driye away, my
man, but | am going to stay with you
TO the lastp For a wEile it was easy
enough to keep along with him. |
began to congratulate myself upon
my success as a critic, and was set
tling down to an easier position i'll
the chair, when [ was startled almost
to my feet by sharp, jagged, brain
piercing sentence that shot from his
mouth like bolt from a catapuit.-
Just then, too, he gave an awkward,
singular gesture by bringing i, ex-
tended left arm sweeping around 10
the front, the hand shut closely to>
gether, except the Strengthened little
finger. In some way or other-I
could not tell how-he caught me
upon that Strengthened little fnger
and very unexpectedly gave me a
shoot up yOnder, and for tue res. of
the sermon | just went sailing! But.
said |, Bishop, how did allthis im>
press yon? His keen little eyes gave
a mischievous sort of a twinkle As he
replied: Gas far as I remembeA l
do not think that l had any impress
sions; or if did they are not de-
scribable. All l know about my
feelings is that they were grand and
gloriOus-somethibg akin. maybe, to
what l shall have xhen / hear, like
John, ga voice from heaven, as the
voice of many waters, and as the
voice of a great thunder, and the
voice OF harpers harping on their
harps. = Correspondent Of tie Ne,0
York Heth0diSt.
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overshadowed by the question of our
return to the Union, and the saliva
ton of our local self government
These objects have been gained,
thanks to the good and wise of our
State. There now stands out in bold
relief, not only before ourselves, but
before the civilized word, this grave
problem of the debt. Then it was a
question of government; now it is a
question of honor. The former can
not live without the latter.
Those who now enter upon Office,
cannot say that Ii is new and unc0-
sidered. They were elected bee
they professed to know all about
was made the sole issue in the Ca
Even if they wished, there Is
of shirking the responsibility.
have promised to settle the
some matter once and forever.
and believe these promises wi
filled l know that, standing
ground before the eyes of the
they dare not, they will not
cast a stigma upCn the name
tory of our beloved COmmonW
There is no counting the loss
its discussion and unsettled con-
has inflicted on our State. II has u,
Ell wealth and industry from our DO.
ders it has created false views of our
liabilities and resources. But, worse
than all else, it has lowered the grade
of public morals, and conjured up
spectres from which are stretching the
frightful fingers of Communism.
Now is the time to end it. Long
enough has it troubled the rest of the
good citizen long enough has it been
hawked in every com mercial centre,
making the faith and credit of the
State equivocal long enough has it
driven labor and capital from one of
the grandest countries that the sun
visits in diurnal circuit long enough
has it hampered the growth of peO-
pie painting for higher and wider
power 1t ought now to be settled
and this Legislature, fresh from its
discussion, has promised that it shall
be settled. Let that promise be kept.
There is time enough in the present
session. But woe to the man, who,
in that settlement, betrays the trust
or sell the honor of Virginia. It were
better for that man had he not heen
born. For when the smoke of excite
ment has hoated away, retribution,
swift and sure, will follow like an
avenging Nemesis.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-01-08
December, 1877.
Editor of the Nea0S :

THERE is vein of good humor in
our friend, John P. Chase, of Wise
Witness the following introduced by
him in the House of Delegates.
Whereas. 1t seems to be understood
10y large number of this General
Assembly that the present is pro-
gressive age that all questions, DO
iitical. financial and dOgmatical, are
passing aways that the country peo-
pie IN the far off rural districts are
waking up to a deep sense of duty to
themselves and to the dear old Com
mOnwealth by sending to this legisla-
tive body members who may dare TO
speak forth their minds in behalf of
the great cause of re-arranging, re-
establishing, and last, but not least
red6juSting and whereas, the citizens
and representatives Of this great me-
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-01-08

tropolis are far behind the times in
their appreciation of the facts in the
case, therefore be it
ResoEUed, By the General Assembly
of Virginia, That the seat OF govern
ment of this Common wealth, the
capjtol of the State of Virginia, with
ali it's equipments and paraphernalia,
be speedily removed hence from its
present site to more cOngenial cline
to some Blue Ridge height or rustic
glen where healthier air may give
helping b nd to the advancing strides
of Readjusters where Funders who
love TO honor their country with cou-
pons and peelers will cease to trouble
and make afraid, and where the 81
mon Pures will be at rest forever and
ever more.
Referred
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NEW BOOKS.
Four Years with General Lee

Four Years with General Lee.
BY COL. WALTER II. TAYLOR.
ID. appleton d; Co., NetO York.
or all the works touching the war
OF secession, none have been so anX-
tously awaited or as gladly received as
this one written by the only Adjuiant
General Of the great Confederate lead
er. The expectaDt reader is some
what apt to indulge momentary dis
appointment that it contains bat 200
p2ges, but this is neither justified nor
sustained, because it deals only in the
campaigns of General Lee. and the
condensed style Of the book affords
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-01-08

The famished dogs, of which
there are always large numbers in
every Turkish Town. were feeding on
the corpses of the dead aad the
bodies Of the still living Wounded
The savage howl5 Of the greedy brutes
as they tore the putrid flesh of the
dead or crunched the bones between
r teeth, the cries aud groaus Of
''nded as they vaimly struggled
dogs. might be heard for
nd and made Inc soul sick.
'nOR UPON HORROR.
re pecking a. the skulls,
ON body to body with
9'um9ge bcsmcarcd with
Oh and screaming with
Hight Dogs fought among
5, aud bird struggled with
tie possession of y morsel of
iesh, aud the most indescyiba-
.fror prevailed.
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by Cable to the Herald !

LONDON, December 20 Mr.. Me-
Gahan. the correspondent of the
London Daily Meas at Plevna, sends
a terrible story of the state of things
prevailing in and around the capture
ed town. Before the recent gre t
storm Pievna was simply charnal
house, Modern warfare has no par
allel for it, aud It's horrors can only
be compared TO those which followed
in the wake of Genghis Khan or
TimOar, as their savage Tartar hordes
swept over and desolated Asia,