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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-01-11
BRIEF MENTION.

sanators Wester6eld and King
uere in town last Thursday.
A private dispatch from San Fran
cisco states that an assessment Is
.bout to be levied on Julia stock,
with the view Of breaking it.
Joseph Hebert, John W. Allen and
Nelson Lanctot Of this city, have
located claim in American Ravine,
which they have named 1.-THE Gold
Leaf"
The London Mining Company,
whose claim is located in American
Ravine, has levied an assessment Of
five cents per share, which will be
DELINQUENT on tho 18th OF February.
The dwelling house on the ranch
of Superintendent Segur, Of the Sue.
cor mine, situated near Folsom, Cali
fornia, was destroyed by fire, last
Thursday, with all its contents.
That part of the Central Pacific
Railroad rosdbed in this county is
taxed on = valuation Of $1,000 per
mile. 10 the majority of counties
in this State the railroad is only
taxed on q valuation Of $4,000.
About two inches of snow fell 10
this city last Wednesday night.
This gave the boys good coasting for
just one day, as by Friday morning
the ground was again bare. Snow
seldom remains on the ground over
twenty -four hours in this city.
Work is progressing us usual on
the main tunnel Of the American
Compsny's mine, in American RAJ
vine. with fair prospects Of soon
striking the main ledge. The as
says OF the feeders recently cut indi-
cate value Of S14 so. The tunnel
10 now in 200 feet.
Tiemaa & Co., Of Gold Hill, have
enlarged pictures for residents Of
this city, and given entire satisfac-
ton. They will only remain . few
weeks longer. All who wish to have
pictures taken or enlarged 10 first.
class style should therefore call on
them at once. Their studio 10 close
to the Miners Union Hall.
Banner Bros, Of Virginia, have
just received large invoice Of new
goods for men and boys wear. This
firm never have any shop worn stock,
IS they know just what their Gus
toners want and buy nothing else.
Besides, they mark all their goods so
low that every article Is bought be-
fore il has been on hand any length Of
time.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-01-11
Teachers Examination.

An examination of all persons de-
sirous Of teaching in the public
schools of Storey county will be
held in Virginia City on the 18th,
18th and 18th Of February. This
Was resolved upon because of the
circulation Of rumors, for some time
past, of gross favoritism, on the part
Of the retiring Superintendent, in
connection with the teachers exam
nations held during the past two
years,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-01-11

At the close Of esch evenings entertain
ment' 100 useful and valusble presents will bt
distributed to the audience in the most fail
and impartial manner. all Of which sre pur
chased FROM the merchants in Virginia City
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-01-11

DNIsSION-Reserved seats (six On.
vslopes), 81: adults two envelopes). 50cents
children Zone envelope). IS cents. Reserved
seats can be secured at the box once.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-01-11

No funded Indebtedness.
Total amount Of floating debt,
less amount in General Fund
available 70 pay the same.... $S.04S ~
From the above statement you will perceive
that the county debt has been reduced
81 40 %; and that. too, with falling on Of
taxable property. a. compared with the year
1917. Of nearly 100000.
JOHN LoTHRoP.
County Auditor.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-01-11
NEW TO-DAY.
Financial Statement.

VD0o THE CITIZENS AND TAXPAYERS
Il Of Lyon County, Nevada: The under
signed. Auditor of said county, submits the
following report Of the finances of said coun-
ty, from January list. A. D. 1878, 10 January
LIST. 1879:
Cash in Treas'y Jan. LIST. 1878. $500 ~
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-01-11
REcAPTrULATroN.

The following shows the character Of the
demands allowed against the General Fund.
and also includes the county's proportion OF
the salaries Of the Auditor and Assessor, paid
out OF the same:
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-05
A Little Romance OF Broadway.

Three pretty young girls from JERSEY
City had LETT the ferryboat to walk up to
the elevated road, says New York let
ter, and unluckily were provided with
only one whalebone and silk covering
for their heads. The narrow sidewalk
made it almost impossible for the three
to walk abreast, and consequently one of
them, who was addressed as Annie, re-
ceived all the dripp1ngs from the caves
OF the umbrella upon her unselfish head.
A gentleman just behind them noticed
this, and tried, as unobtrusively as posi-
slble, to shelter her with his own. For a
block or so she ignored the attempt, but
finally was forced, in crossing the street
10 accept the courtesy, which she did
with an embarrassed bow. It happened
that the youth was we'll brought up, and
understood her fear lest he should in any
way take advantage Of his courtesy to be
impertinent, and being of rather mis-
chievous turn of mind, he waited until
he caught her eye, as she looked slyly up,
when assuming that "far' look so often
seen on the faces of the deaf and dumb.
he pathetically touched his finger to his
lips, and shook his head.
The girl looked o immensely relieved
that ne came near laughing right out;
especially when announced that he was
speeches. she showed she WASH t by quiet
" observing to one of her friends, ssOh,
Mary, isn't it too bad this handsome
young man is deaf and dumb?n
Mary thought it was, and wondered
how ne ever got along in the world, and,
much to the amazement of this knight of
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-05
Read This Girls.

Learn to darn stockings neatly and
then sec that your own are in order.
Do not let button be off your shoes a
minute longer than needful It takes
just about minute to sew one on, and
oh, how much neater foot looks in a
trimly-buttfned boot than it does in
a op-sided affair with halt the buttons
off. Every girl should make the simple
articles of clothing. We know little
miss OF seven who can do all this, and
who also made the whole OF blue calico
dress for herself, and pieced large bed
quilt. She was not an over-taxed child,
either, but merry, romping, INDUCED,
only daughter. But she was 'ssmart,"
and she did not die young either, indeed
we have seldom known children sstoo
smart to live" Very few ever die Of
that complaint, whatever their grand
mothers may think. So never be a bit
afraid of overriding the business. Help
all you can and study over the business
daily. Once get into the habit of look
ing over your things, and you will like it
wonderfully. You will have the indc-
pendent feeling that you need not wait
tor anyone's convenience in repairing and
making, but that you can be beforehan d
with all such matters. The relief to your
weary mother will be more than you can
ever estimate.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-05
Boys Who Learned to Sew.

When the late Admiral - was q
midshlpman he was sent on voyage
around the world in one of King George
the Thirds ships. He was three years
away, and, as he grew very fast, he found
himself sailing in the Pacific ocean with
hardly stitch Of clothes to his back.
His mother, sister of Admiral Lord.
had taught her little boy to sew; so he
got some canvas out Of the ships stores,
and cut and made himself Few suit OF
clothes; his mother was very proud OF
these, and when her son. was an admiral
she used to show them to her grandchil-
dren and tell them the story.
Rather more than thirty years ago a
lady went to call on another one RAINY af-
ternoon; the house was built on an island
in lake in Ireland In the drawing
room were two little boys sitting On foot
stools, one on each side Of the fireplace.
The visitor looked astonished, for the
mother of the little boys said, in low
tone: "Please donot laugh at them what
should I do with them on this island on
a rainy day if they were too proud
to sew?" One Of t,ese bows was
lieutenant in the Crimcan war, and he
fought none the worse because he knew
how to use the needle as well as the
sword, when he, with his men was for
eighteen hours in the Redan on the mem
orable 18th of June
The chaplain of an irish institution
had seen, when he was young, the straits
to which the French aristocratic refugees
were reduced from having to do things
tor themselves, and he got a tailor to
come to his house and teach his boys how
to cut out and make and mend their own
clothes. One of the boys is now an old
general, but he sews on his buttons to
this very day; and when he was on service
in Asia he not only mended and patched
his own clothes, but those of his fellow
officers. All the men in his regiment
knitted their own stockings.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-05
Save the Corn Stalks

Only about half a crop of hay has been
raised IN the West this year. It is all
the more important therefore, to save
what coarse fodder can be saved. It will
help out the hay, and help along the
stock wonderfully. The blades and
stalks of corn are very healthy food, and
are relished by all kinds of stock. Az
soon as the husks Of the ears began to
turn yellow, cut the corn. Put it up in
shocks, sixteen hills to the shock, and
put it up carefully so it will not fall
down or be blown away. 1t can now
stand until you want to husk the ears or
feed the fodder. It is better to husk it
early, as the mice and other vermin, as
we'll as the weather, will destroy good
deal of the corn. If put in good cribs, it
Is then safe. Haul the stocks and stand
them up agai nst poles, laid in crotches,
near the feeding grounds, or reset the
stocks where they formerly stood and
haul to the feeding grounds as needed
An acre of corn stalks cut at the RIGHT
time, and saved IN the right way and fed
to stock properly, is worth nearly as
much as an acre of hay. If, however,
the stalks are left till they are dead ripe,
and the leaves become bleached and
whipped off by the storms, it will hardly
pay to save the corn fodder. Now IS the
very time to go to work to save it. If
the stalks are little green, so much the
better for the fodder, and the grains of
corn will not suffer. We shall PROBABLY
have early frosts, and if the corn fodder
can be saved before they come, it will be
warth great deal more.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-05
Care Of Harness,

OF course it makes the trade good, and
harness makers like to see it, but then
there are really few who can afford to neg
lect the harness as it too often is done.
1t goes long weeks without being wash
ed and creased, though it is used constant
ly and in all kinds of weather; it IS either
thrown in the bottom OF the wagon or
carriage when brought in, in the dust
and dirt there collected, or hung up in
the stables behind the horses, where the
ammoniacal gases soon destroy the tex
ture and fibre, rendering it brittle and
weak. No matter how good the harness
may have been originally it cannot stand
such treatment as that very long, and
soon becomes old and unsafe. A few
stitches become loose, yet they are neg
lected until the harness must he sent to
the shop, and a dollar or two spent, and
considerable time lost in going to the
shop. In the matter of greasing, we give
our plan: Choose a rainy day (becanse
the "boys" cannot then work outside):
take the harnesses to the barn and take
them apart, after which soak for little
while in warm not hot) water, and Their
scrub and wash them clean, using good
CASTLE soap. Before they are dry, grease
well with neatsfoot oil, rubbing well in
then wipe off and hang up to air. Afte,
you have creased the harness, beware Of
the rats, tor they will cut it to pieces il
q little while.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-05
THE TWO BURDENS.

over the deep sea Love came flying;
over the salt sea Love flew signing
Alas, y Love, for thy journeying wings!
through turbid light and sound Of thunder.
When one wave lifts and one falls under,
Love flew as bird flies straight for warm
springs.
Eove reached the Northland, and found his
With budding roses, and roses blown,
-! And wonderful lilies, he wove their wreath:
his voice was sweet as a tune that wells,
0athers and thunders, and throbs and swells,
And fails and lapses in rapturous death
His hands divided the tangled boughs,
Ihey sat and loved in moist green house,
WIN blrd-songs and sunbeams faltering
Through;
One note of wind to each light leaf.
Love. those days they were sweet but
Sweet as the rose is, and fleet as the dew.
Over the deep sea Death came flying;
over the salt sea Death came signing.
Love heard from affair tie rush of his wings.
Felt the blast of them over the sea,
And turned his face where the shadows be.
And wept for sound of disastrous THINGS.
Death reached the Northland and claimed his
own
With pale sweet flowers by wet winds blown
He wove for the forehead of one a wreath.
His voice was sad as the wind that signs
Through cypress-trees under rainy skies,
When the dead leaves drift on the path be-
meath.
His hands divided the tangled boughs.
One love he bore to dark greer house
Where never bridegroom may clasp his
bride
A place of silence, Of dust, and sleep.
Or what cry of longing the lips divide!
-Ha'pers Magazine for October.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-05
Notes on Killing Weeds

Grass and weeds of every description
growing in gravel walks may be extermi-
mated the most expeditiorsly and cheap
ly by the application of common salt in
large quantities. If one dose is not sui
tic1ent, apply a second. Two applications
OF salt will not only kill the weeds now
growing but will prevent their springing
up next season. A barrel of salt, costing
but trit1e over dollar, will destroy
more weeds in a gravel walk than man
can kill In the course or week. A gray
cl walk entirely free from weed is highly
ornamental as we'll as useful, but it's val
ue and beauty are both destroyed by the
presence Of weeds and grass. Plantain
is most effectually eradlcated by pulling
it up with the hands after heavy rain.
1t may be also destroyed by running a
sharp spade an inch or two below the sur
face of the ground. To destroy burdocks
and mullen it is advisable to cut the
stalks two or three inches below the sur
face, and to drop handful of salt on the
portion of the root that remains in the
ground.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-05
A Pickle Chapter.

Picklette-Four large crisp cabbagcs
and one quart Of onions cut fine; two
quarts of vinegar, two pounds of brown
sugar, two tablespoonful each OF mus
tard, black pepper, cinnamon, turmeric
and celery seed; one tablespoonful each
of allspice, mace and pulverized alum.
Pack the chopped cabbage and onions in
alternate layers with a little salt between.
Let stand until the next day. Seald the
vinegar, sugar, spice and alum, and pour
over the cahbages and onions. Do this
three mornings in succession. On the
fourth morning put all over the fire and
boil five minutes. When cold, put into
small jars.
Mixed Pickles.-Take one pound of
ginger root and one half-pound of garlic
(both previously sailed and dried); two
gallons vinegar, one-half ounce turmeric,
and one-quarter pound long pepper. d.
gest together two or three days near the
fire in the stone jar; or gently simmer
them in a pipkin or enameled saucepan.
Then put in almost any vegetable, except
red cabbage and walnuts, all previously
sailed and dried.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-05

er; folks that used to ride are Obliged to
walk now. Is not that getting on their
legs again"
There is no worse occupation tofan
earnest ply sician than to listen to the
complaints Of people who pretend to be
ILL.,, A well-known doctor, who was
called upon by one of his patients for
nothing about once week, ended by in
quiring, "Then you eat well?" eyes"
"You drink well?" 'Yes'' ''You sleep
wella' "Certainly." "Wondcrfulv' said
the doctor, as he prepared to write a
prescription. 81 am going to give you
something that will put stop to all
that" s
"Did you make train?" "No," was the
reply, lit was made in the car-shops."
IL mean did you catch the train?" ''Of
course not, it's not infectious" swell,
you darned fool, did you arrive at the
depot in time?' 'No, you blamed idiot,
I arrived in an omnibus" Great Scott!''
shrieked the lnterlocutor, "did you board
the cars?" "Jumping Jerusalem !" howled
the questioned man, "you know don t
keep boarding house," Chances of deep-
seated hatred, threats of vengeance. grit
ting OF teeth, duel in prospect.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-05
UNDER THE GUNS.

Under the guns of the fort on the hill
Daisies are blossoming, buttercups fill;
Up the gray ramparts the scaling vine filings
High its green ladders and falters and clings
Under the guns, a.
Under the guns, 49,"
Under the guns of the fort on the hill.
Under the guns of the fort on the hill,
Once shook the earth with the cannonadet
thrill,
Once trod these buttercups, feet that, now
still,
Lie all at rest in their trench by the mill
Under the guns.
Under the guns,
Under the guns of the fort on the hill
Under the guns of the fort on the hill,
Equal the rain falls on good and on i'll,
Soft lies thu sunshine, still the brook runs,
Still tolls the husbandman-un the guns,
Under the guns,
Under the guns,
Under the guns of the fort on the hill.
Under the guns of Thy fort on the hill,
Lord! in Thy mercy we wait on Thy will;
Lord, is it war that Thy wisdom best knows,
Lord, is it peace that Thy goodness still shows,
Under the guns,
Under the guns, ~
Under the guns of Thy fort on the hill.
Bret Harte in Lo,adcn Society
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-05
FARM, HOUSE AND GARDEN.
New Process of Training.

A new patent process of training hop
vines has been introduced into some OF
the best fields of Central New York. A
pole is planted in each hill in which
there are eight or ten hop-vines. Strings
radiate from the poles and are attached
to other strings that run in two direc-
tons at the height of the poles. By this
arrangement each vine grows by itself,
and all crowding is obViated. AS the
vines receive more air and sunshine, the
clusters OF hops are larger and better
OF vines trained in this manner expect to
harvest at least 10000 pounds of market
able hops. Lima beans in this vicinity
trained in similar manner have pro
duced very large and excellent crops.
The pods are larger and the beans better
developed than when several vines are
trained round single pole, ~
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-05

the umbrella, the three proceeded to dis
cuss him girl-fashion, and from the color
OF his eyes to the cut of his clothes he
was fully criticised, ''Annie' deciding
that, as husband, he would be sans re-
prorhe, never swearing, never scolding,
making silence golden. saS =
When they reached the station the
three girls bowed and smiled and grim
aced their gratitude, when, to their pro-
found horror, the youth, with sweet
smile, raised his hat sremarking, with
painful dlstinctness, that he @s'was very
happy to have been of service. With a
suppressed shrek, the merry maids rush
ed up the winding stairs, and the youth
walked on, whistling beautiful Is-er--
bellar."
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-05
Why the Light Went Out.

Next time you 60 out on the Michi-
gan and Central Road take seat on the
right-hand side of the car, SO that YOU
may notice, about ten miles down the
road, g little old red farm house. The
curtains will be down, the doors shut,
and rank weeds and tall grasses will
meet the flying glance in the front ward.
A month ago old Nan Rogers lived
there; to-day the place is in the keep
ing OF the rats and mice and desolation
The old woman was widow and child
less. II she had a relative anywhere in
this great world, those who buried her
were not aware of the fact. She lived
all alone, having only bit of land and
being aided by kind neighbors to raise
enough to supply her wants. Seven or
eight years ago, when her last child left
home to meet a violent death on this
same road, the men of the rails became
interested IN that quaint old farmhouse
One night they saw bright light in
one OF the windows. Its rays streamed
out over the flowers and fell upon the
rails along which the wheels Numbered,
and the engineer wondered over the sig
nal. The lamp was there the next night,
and the next, and it was never missed for
single night until one evening a month
ago. Old Nan, deprived of husband and
children, made friends with the rushing
trains and their burdens. The train-men
soon found that the lamp was for them,
and they watched for it. During the early
evening hours they saw old Nanny's face
behind the light or at the door, and
thousand times conductors, engineers and
brakemen have called cheerily through
the darkness:
"Good-night, old Nanny-God bless
you!"
Winter and summer the light was
there. Winter and summer the train
men looked for it, and the more thought
full. ones often left bit Of money with
the station men beyond, to help the old
woman keep the bright rays shining.
The lamp was not there for one train, but
for all, and all the men understood the
sentiment and appreciated it.
One dark night not long ago, when
the wind howled aud the ra1n-drops beat
fercely against headlight and cab, the
engineers missed the signai-l1ght. They
looked for it again and again, as one sud-
denly misses an old landmark iu city,
and when they failed to find it, the hand
instinctively went up to the throttle, as
if danger lurked on the curve below.
Each train abroad that night looked for
the signal, became anxious at its absence,
and made inquiries at the stations above
and below. Next day men went down
to the little old house, fearing old Nanny
might be ILL.,. There sat the lamp on the
window sill, dut the oil was exhausted.
In her bed, seeming to have fallen asleep
was the poor old woman, cold and dead.
Lite and lamp had gone out together, and
men of rough look and hardened heart
replied, as they heard the news:
''Poor old woman! May her spirit
rest in Heaven!"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-05
Time to Transplant Currants.

Almost all persons regard spring as
better time than autumn in which to
set our trees, vines, shrubs, and
bushes. An exception, however, is made
in the case of currants. The bushes CON-
mence to grow in the spring before the
ground IS in condition to be worked
# transplanted as early as possible, most
of the young sprouts will be destroyed
while the growth of the old stalks will
be checked. By getting out bushes in
the fall gam of years growth may be
secured: When transplanting them they
should he pruned by cutting away con-
siderable of the wood. After they have
been in their new positions a few DAYS
and the ground has become settled over
the roots, it Is best to apply coating of
manure. This will stimulate their
growth in the spring, and help secure a
crop the season they are planted out.