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Smyrna times., 1879-10-01

San Francisco cast 4O,7l7 Vi psi'
Chinese immigration and onlR
favor. 1ea
Smyrna times., 1879-10-01

The best hotels in New YORK ara "a i
that some difficulty begins to Be s.,s
fenced, at times, in obtaining rooms.
Smyrna times., 1879-10-01

Another party Of five hundred ae,|r -
cursionists has gone by rail Ia Ka'Xx x6s
look into the emigration Question 81 -
Smyrna times., 1879-10-01

one @: the most -tno;iceablefeatuie Of he
market for dairy products is a renaarlabie
advance III cheese. cquivalent Co 100 per
cent. within the last three weeks. The
export movement has all along been brisk
but the :ndlcAtiousarv now that the Advance
Is having tendency to make shippers less
eager. 4
Smyrna times., 1879-10-01
A Curiosity.
ALIVE FROM FRIDAY MORNING NIGHT Until
WEDNESDAY MORNING. WITHOUT 4 HEAD.


While ! WAS at work in my study ON
Friday night, September the 10Th, there
came into the window, m1,},y (Mantis
Religousa) called the Praying Wuts, because
it has q pair Of logs in front resembling a
persons hands when folded in prayer.
The insect is about two inches long the
body is long and round, about the size Of IL
small lead pencil. The neck is long and
the fore legs are attached close to the head.
Whun it came in at tho window and
| pitched on Il case of drawers in front of
me, took up my scissors aud cut off its
head. When the head was off the legs,
! or arms attached to it, were folded like
one in prayer, and so It died.
The body remained on the case of drawers.
/ Noticing how still 1t was, touched it, and
it moved up little. then concluded to
let it alone and see how long the body
would live without the head. This occurred
on Friday night Sept. 10Th, and this morn.
ing, Wednesday, Sept. 9th, found it on
its back on the table still showing faint
signs Of life; so it lived five nights and
four days without Il head
Now if it Ind Spirit where was that
spirit during these five nights and foui
days? Was it in the head part, or in the
body part, or did it 60 at once to its future
staIe?'
If transmigration be true then it may b,
that | cut off the head of Nero, who ha,
graded down through forms of life until h,
reached this MantiS, when lie was sent int,
!, the study of minister of the Gospel t.
; have his head cut off as a punishment 70
} his crime Of illuminating the royal garden
. of Rome by wrapping the Christians il
. pitched CLOTH Olovatng them on poles, an
/, burning them. Or it may be that it wa
Q somo high churchman who came in Manti.
! form to have his head cut off by MethC
a dist preacher, as a punishment for his OF
position to the great Wesleyan revival, {
o may he that IIerod came to pay head fC
e head with John the Baptist. Perhap
after ALL it was only an incidental casualt
that befel an insect in its nocturni
u wanderinrs. r. O. AYRES
Smyrna times., 1879-10-01

When holding an inquest on eaR =,
every man wants to act as coroOwl 10
Smyrna times., 1879-10-01

General Thomas w. Conway, in an in.
teryiewswIth q journal reporter, says that lac
has information from trustworthy sourcea
that next year 100000 negroes, If not more,
will emfgrnte from The South to the North
and West. In view Of the fact that notts
score Of Southern refugees who have goge
into Kansas during the past Snmmer ale
now dependent upon public charity, he "a
/ not surprised to find that colored emgrant Il
with means will meet no opposition IL set
btling IN Kansas.
Smyrna times., 1879-10-01

Three Cuban slave holders La a.
pated 10000 slaves and coam
them for their labor. &
Smyrna times., 1879-10-01

The only kind oi cleke children M M
after 4 ea ke q soap. ID
Smyrna times., 1879-10-01

= Fallsstyles, Of ladies' head sted az
being ppt n, tip:top trim, ~ e cam I9sss' y
Smyrna times., 1879-10-01

When a young man first meets his future
wife she j, 4 "tlAm', from which state she
gradually dwudIos INTO spark bat afEer
they a!e married. and a quarter 81 the
honeymoon is passed She is certain to ex-
hibit some OF the old :irc.-YoaEcfs Sizes.
Smyrna times., 1879-10-01

I-iaaor ersatss qpits number oGss
,Islsaes Id II is world 3
Smyrna times., 1879-10-01

The new u,stei> .,.y hAndsonier in shape
than those OF last year. and are finished
with a hood, which. when unstrappetf and
pulled up over the head, forms a cap, visor
and all completc.
Smyrna times., 1879-10-01

Milk, it 5 sad, is thirty-fIre cents a
gallon at Leaiv.le. and owners 81 never.
falling spring already looks down upon
pr3pr.etor- Of Tie lest paying uanes
y .... I.l.rr,.
Smyrna times., 1879-10-01

business IS, ,doneF We have between three
and four thousand acres Of land here, and
farm In the State Of New York, where
we raise wheat AID sell il, and we buy our
-four here, for THIS Is not a wheat growing
region. We havs no trouble from q giant
Of legal charter, and il il not the ca,tom
Of bur people to put themselves into such
fsAation 10 tile State.
I-You aave post office under the
Gerteral Government, ilosictds ~ Ame
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-12-17

The editor Of the Viceosis Coloa;a
10 his leader Of Dec. 18th, says:

The editor Of the victofis Celosik,
in his leader Of Dec. 18th. says:
! With this number tho Cslosik come
pletes it, Goth year ADD sttains its me-
jority. Started In . email form On ths
18th Of December, 1858, BY Mr. DeCos-
mos, it has expsrienced oil The sieissi-
tudes Of life 10 new country. Fren
. weekly edition il shortly grew 70 -
. til weekly; in 1850 II was Issued ave
times each week: in 1851 4 attained 70
the dignity Of . daily Issue. 6ines
that year Il hes not failed 70 regularly
appear on the stated days Of publioo-
&ion. During that long psfiod a tine
many and vast have bean tho chsneoG
A generation Of men and womsn has
stepped upon the stage Of life, end -
other has passed o6 sincs the birthday
Of this journal. Business houses have
risen, doufished for time end. 70 to-
many inseanccs. gone down. Govern
ments that were installed In ''pomp
and circumstauce, ''and with every iDdi.
cation of long and useful careers, have
''gone the way OF oil f1esh." With ths
exception Of the Hudson Bay Ooopauy
and four other firms there dos net nov
cxist in this city or Province . sisgle
business house that was In existenco
whsn the Coloaist first saw the hsht.
The signbosrds have utterly changed.
A person who had not visited victosia
since 1858 would scarcely hnd lamil.
lar landmark were he ct down in our
midst today. He would search IL vain
for the bsstions that adorned two cor.
nsrs of 'Tbe Fort" and frowned Dc.
Aance through six. FOUNDER euns .
savage hordes. He would look until
no grew tired for the tall palissdes
that surrounded the Hudson Bay Con.
pAny's stores. He would search for tho
hrst Government House and Asd -
sito occupied BY : bank and printing
Office. He would look for the crooked
roads and pleasant lanss that IA .
sylvan retreats and 6nd them coovestod
into broad streets and adorned a
either aide with stately dwellings OK
well-stocksd shops. Tia iaess Of he
Inhabitants would have altered pase
rsoegnition. Those be left children 10
would And men and women With chill
dren Of their own about their knees.
Those he left In the pride and glory C
vigorous life he would 6nd had grown
gray and carsworn. OF become tenants
At the ''narrow homo" vhieh 1oe&6f
Earth kindly provides for her soos and
daughters. 80
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-12-17

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= 1eveyso aoele9G - eeset O11tf
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a1ono 49, -. Unaao66 - ae118 . cooou1ta.
e1e1Sse.x yeu1s118 vDtthsa Sssslys saf $780,
80. - = Sn ~. Ysa tAe aaeus ~ yeue
Us.,slsse11,ussas,s sees.a = e,,r..po.de,e,.
- - 80 ~ o111s3ss1 8 D.pessssy.
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Dr1e Ssd Chs.is.
49, RhilaasliAia rA- !.
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The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-12-17

a. WATT AWHILE.
Wait awhile,
Chesrily smile,
Soon the storm win b over.
There's . bit Of blue
In the sky for yoa
There's sweetness yet in the cloves.
3 Trust and wait,
Though bupdsns grene,
Hard on the heart are pressing;
For had Of lore,
Will the cyoss remove.
And leave in its stead blessing.
Meath the snow
No roses blow,
And tbers no bsss ass hummisg;
But they gather swssts,
In the dark Fstreats
To brighten the days thas ere eosing
Dark and drese
The skies appear,
When. the cloudy days dsclioisg.
But the night nast fell,
Aud cover al
Ere the sun removes it shining.
ga Wait awhiIs.
Chesrily soile.
Zen through the team Of sorrow:
Grief may havs her sway
Is Usr yosF lie today, III
But Joy will retain tonorrsv.
Rest 10 sweet 8eMs
" Z For tSe weary feet;
And the soul that in faith ssposse.
When the night comes -,
And the MONDAY san
It's gateway Of iplendor closes.
Ne'er will miss
: Its need Of bliss. :
Or grief OCT joys absting.
For Tia earth must tarn.
That on: hearts may learn,
How little IL lost By waiting.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-07-06
Chloral-hytlrate preserve us!

THE extreme silver men in the Senate
are still unreconciled to the retention of
Bayard as chairman OF the Finance
Committee. Eighteen Democratic SEN
ntors signed paper urging Daynrd to
withdraw his resignation. Gi1teen other
Democratic Senators declined to sign it,
namely; Beck. Cockrell, Coke, Gar
land. Hereford. Grover, Houston, Jonas
Marey, Morgan, Pendleton, Slater. Vest,
Voorhees,. Walker aud Williams. The
pronounced silver men who signed The
paper are Wallace. Thurman, McDon.
aid. Ransom. "Cnce. Jones Of Florida,
Call, Hill Of Georgia, Harris and Bailey.
The remaining eight aro Cena:ors in
accord moro or less with Bnyafd. or
the seven Democratic Senators absent
when the paper was in ciroulatian, II is
conceded Gordon, Randolph. Lamar,
Mcpherson and Farley would hav G
united in the request to BayGrd to ro.
tain the craftsmanship, but 1t i3 caid
that Johnston and Withers would have
refused to sign it.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-07-06

The Bodie Ners Of Saturday. by Just
lightly touching the virtues OF the Bodie
Mine, gets its mercury forced up to the
following isver heat:
eve are Informed that north and
south from the shaft, the winzes being
sunk on the vein, instead Of showing n
decrease in toe fabulously rich ore
body, only seen to ms,e II larger aud
better.h distance Of over 300 feet is now
prospee.ed both ways. aud the work
being done makes it Az absolute and in.
disputuble fact that the rich vein ex-
tends the whole distance, with the re-
naming length Of the claim unexplor-
ed. Wasson holds the opinion that the
ore channel will widen out to nm enor-
nous vein nt depth, and that the Bo-
die will continue to be, what she now is,
the biggest gold mine in the world. 1t
fairly makes ones eyes glisten to look
al the specimens OF rock taken out.
Gre 70 Jaw contained free gold, ruby
and native ailver, and thin coating of
leaf silver, all il the Same formation.
Such excentricities of nature, as illus
trated in this prolific labratory. Was
never before exposed to mortal eyes.
Evidently the genii wko manipulated
the ores found in Bodie. was in a happy
humor when he manufactured the
precious metals at that point Of his
labors."
Chloral-hytlrate preserve us!
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-07-06
About school Textbooks.


Carson correspondent Of the Scnh-
nal, having noticed some unfavorahle
comments upon the recent action of
the State Board Of Education in chang.
Ing some Of present authorized text
books. published in the IND PENDENT.
writes TO the Eureka journal, over the
nom dcP!"me Of " Juniper. as follows:
=
" In the the first place. the chnuge in
the spoilers does not cost any body in
Nevada n single cent. For six months
from September lst any urchiu can
take bis greasy and torn lit .lc old primer
-! Grandpa McGuiry aud get way up
new one Of BaucrGft's very attractive
md admirable books on an even swap.
IL the youngster In III king his first pur-
chase he pays during these Introductory
six months, just ten ccuts for one Of
the new books, instead Of twenty-five
cents for one of the old ones. After in.
PRODUCTION the price will hr Just what it
is now. twenty five cents, with :his ad-
vantage to the children Of the State,
that they will get for tie price highly
interesting aud improved text book in
lieu Of Of one il!at savors of tho sting.
Taut past. Our teachers without exccp-
u"n. ns far ns heard f.om, are highly
pleased with the change. As TO what
may be done hereafter. Let me have this
much TO Say i'll the matter Of the pro.
posed change i'll the arithmetic. The
present book. Robinson Il Fisk's. Is
the ,ilcst and most expensive book ever
used in school room. Ii is great
ginger bread nffiir, full OF errors. and
built M on IA faulty vicious plan OF in.
s;rncti"n. Any change made in this
hook will save money. nnd will bu hail.
ed by teachers and pupils as an epoch
Of dolivcran"c. In passing, may say
that nry oil Board did not adopt Rob.
inson n Iisk's book. II was foisted
upon them, nnd, in some way or other,
they stool The imposition. In case OF
any other change the people may be us.
surrd tina. IL will bo made only inter
mature drhherntion. aud upon condi.
ton thot it is accompanied witV no
burden Of expense"
The fact Of the change in itself, Is
matter Of very little importance. tho
question Of supposed extra cost to
parents being about the only one worthy
Of special attention in this connection,
and as tho proposed change is to be
effected without such cn,nilmcni. further
discussion of the subject is both un.
profitable aud unnecessary.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-07-06

IT is reported that AN important
change in the running time of the Cen,
trail Pacific Railroad is to go into effect
on or about the first of August. The time
between New York aud Snn Francisco
is to be reduced one day. Most Of thil
time is to be made upon the Central
Pacific. The Central Pacific is build.
lug moster ferry boat, 45O feet III
length. for the purpose Of crossing
trains over the bay at San Francisco.
Tie lightning express train to Virginia
City, under the new arrangement, is 10
be dispensed with. The east. bound
passenger train will breakfast at Cham.
ber!in's hotel at Reno. and the west.
bound passenger train will supper at
the same place. These changes will
recessiia:e corresponding changes in
the arrival and departure Of our local
trains. The schedule has not vet been
arranged, but We infer that both the
east aud west.bound passenger trains
will pass Elko some time during the
night.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-07-06
Improvement In Trade.

The New York FHLiic. which journal
makes business statistics a specially,
presents tho following nattcring figures
Another very satisfactory return Of
exchanges Of the clearing houses gives
evidence that tho increase IN tho vol.
umo OF business was nearly ms large in
the third week Of June, ms in either of
the preceding weeks Of this month.
The gain in comparison with tho cor.
responding week last year IL az per
cent and no part OF this increase is due
to speculative dealings in stocks al New
York. Moreover the exchanges outside
OF this city exceed by 10 per cont those
Of the corresponding month last yeai. I.
Tho gains are nearly M we'll distributed
as they have been In the previous weeks
in juno. Only two cities out OF eighteen
report any considerable decrease. and
only three any decrease, against two in
tho second week, aud two in tho first
week OF this month. There IL not only
q great enlargement Of tho volume Of
business in tho aggregate. but II IL
shown to greater or less degree by
nearly overy important commercial or
manufacturing centre. II appears SO
stendy and persistent as to warrant
great confidence in the improved condi.
iion OF affairs"
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-07-06

The Carson Appeal OF the Goth has
the following:
The jury in the case Of Felix Don.
nelly, charged with robbing tho mu;ls,
failed to agree. They stood seven for
acquitial and 6Te for conviction. A
petition is now circulating and being
very generally signed for the release Of
the young man.
johnny Davis wns yesterday SEN
fenced TO two years imprisonment in
the State Prison. One year for Jail
breaking and one for an assault with
intent to do bodily injury. He was
taken to his new quarters yesterday.
Hon. Horatio C. Burchard, Director
OF the Mint, was here yesterday, aiding
in the annual settlement and transfer ut
the Mint. He expressed himself highly
gratified with the result of the opera.
tions Of the expiring fiscal year, con-
sidering all the drawbacks to which our
Mint has been subjected.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-07-06
RErERRrSG to Eastern interest in min.

hEFERRISG to Eastern interest in min.
ing Just now, :ho New York Tribune
snys new companies spring daily into
life aud fresh mines are offered daily
Tor sale to our buyers. A Wall street
banker, interested largely in mining
property exclaimed recently: There
Is no end to the schemes; every other
man who comes to the Office has a mine
to sell, Three.quarters of all the min.
ing companies in this market have been
hoated merely to make money on the
sal" Of the stocks. OF course they are
oil going to make money. and the stock.
holder will not lose anything to spoak
Of"
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-07-06

THE Gazette says: The man who had
his foot cut of by the lightning train at
Shady Run Tuesday night. was trying
to steal ride. Tho train started to
back up when he jumped of. but struck
bank, and slipping down, one Of his
feet got under the wheels and was cut
of. The foot was entirely severed from
tho leg Just above the ankle. The poor
fellow gave fearful scream when tho
wheels passed over his leg. He was
put on the trim and taken TO Auburn,
where Conductor Allen hired n wagon
and sent him to the hospital. The
name OF the luckless wretch could not
be learned.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-07-06
Quousquet.ndemoeat-.-il,p.,

o. line bruicS croticl
lS'h rc not some stron. narcotic,
Some refined and rare hypnotic,
Some potent spell,
Soothing cainip, hcllrboruS,
Anything to siill the chorus
or your piercing, Wild. sonorous
Nocturnal yell:
Stirring wrath In Soul- pacific,
Bii:hting visions bcatific,
Thwarting agents Soporiic
With horrid din:
Tempting even spirits sanity
To uttci (almostD, low aud iaIntIy,
Words divided very scaniily
fIOm words of sin.
u yc bruics. my window under,
Sleep and me who widely sundcr,
o for power for once To thunder
Annihilation!
. for boot jack, halfa hundred!
o for hand that never blundrrcd,
Hurling. while the nyighbors wondered.
PacIhca;ion!
q for caiapults TO smiic We.
oict the catalcpsy blight yc!
All catasirophrs invite We,
Ca;acly-maI,
CataraCt~ bc ON yr falling!
Curse, concatcnatc, appalling.
Stop yOur ghouli,h clicrwaullng.
ParoNy-ma!.
New York Independent.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-07-06

CAPTAIN EADs argues that railroad
designed to carry vessels with their car
goes. across the Isthmus, would, all
things considered, be- much preferable
to a canal. He would take vessels out
Of the water by the we'll known dock
method or by an original system OF
sunken platform and cradle raised by
hydraulic machinery, transport them
across the Isthmus with their cargoes
unbroken on the rail track, and lower
them IN the sea on the other side to
continue their voyage. The canal
would cost at least SlC0. .OOO, 900, and a
railroad could be constructed for S5O,.
OOO,o The canal would take twenty
FIVE years to build, the railroad would
be finished in five years aud the bene-
fits enjoyed by this generation. One
would require the assistance OF foreign
Governments, which would thus get
n hold upon the Isthmus. and the other
could be built as commercial under.
taking. ...-
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-07-06

DISPATCH from Tucson. Arizona. snys
that Lieut Van Schroeder of the 18th
Infantry while scouting in Tonto
county, on tho 25th inst, struck party
OF renegade rontos FIVE miles below
Tonto creek, consisting OF seven bucks
and one squaw. The bucks were killed
and the Squaw captured. The fight
lasted two hours. No casualties on
Van Schroder's eide. These are the
Indians that have been Committing
deprod"tions in Tonto basin and vi.
cinity.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-07-06
MYaISl.=Sa,

The sudden departure Of J. Z. Dun,
from Eureka, whore for long time no
has enjoyed ie full confidence Of the
E. & P. RsilfoAd Company rs ito Audi
tor, has given rise to much speculation
rs to the cause which could have in
duced him to pursue so unaccou-tsbls
. course. According to the Eareka
papers, although it wGs asc-rtaiued ho
had been dealing largely in stccks-
which practice he had agreed with the
Company to refrain from-no defalca-
tion on his part has been discovered,
nor did he leave a debt unpaid behiad
him. His family relations nre said to
have always been Of the very pleasant.
est, and his wife is naturally nearly dis
tracted at his totally unexpected and
unexplained action. In reply to tele-
gram sent by Mrs. Duff to San Fran
cisco. she received notice that man
answering the description Of her Lus-
band took passage on bark bound for
the Sandwich Islands, on the 22d inst.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-07-06

The case OF II. ]. Brady, charged
with the murder Of Adam Clark, at the
Justice mine on the llth of April last,
says the Virginia City Chronicle of Sat-
urday. was given to the jury about half
past o'clock last evening. After being
ont but few minutes they returned
with n verdict OF acquittal. aud the
prisoner was discharged. The result of
the trial, when il became known about
town was made the subject of al
comment. Nearly every one who ex-
pressed AN opinion said unreservedIy
that Brady ought to have received some
punishment for going deliberately from
the Justice works to his room for a re.
volver and returning for tAe single pur.
pose OF shooting Clark. The action of
the jury was severely criticised also by
persons who were not familiar with the
law points involved in the trial and the
restrictions placed upon the jury's de-
cision by the instructions OF the c ourt.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-07-06

The Times. RerieW Is informed that
the crops at ihe Silver Creek settlement
this year are better, asa the yield will
be larger than for many seasens past.
The ranchers in that localisy have suff.
cred SO much from the devastation OF
criokets for four or Ave years that they
had almost become discouraged, but
this year not one OF them has been Sc en-
in the valleys. The grain yield will be
unusually large. and arrangements are
being made to begin the harvest OF il
at TN early date.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-07-06

A DEsroSDENT BodieIte stepped a
bundle Of matches in pint Of coal oil
the other night with suicidal intent,
While the depressed miner was writing
a farewell note in the parlor, his room.
mate, q printer on the Dodie Nsr,,
found the drnught and swallowed Il
with infinite gust. Good IIeavensl -
said the thirsty soul when the would
be-suicidc told him what he had drank
"1 thought II was Virginia City whisky,
twas so mild" 1t is hardly necessary
to add that II did not kill him. .-Stoek
Exchange.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-07-06

TIE Enterprise remarks: Bob How.
land who once owned the greater part
OF the Bodie country. q mile square in
Meadow Lake and u whole township in
Tuscarora, arrived here yesterday from
Lake District and Bodie. He has at
last struck it in q new mining section
to the northward of Lake City. lie
now has fine lurge lead which shows
plenty Of gold on the surface. The
ntw camp is called Lexington"