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The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-01-11

v The horn of Roderic Dhu was Scotc
, whisky. Graph C. Yes, it was mountal
Dhu Pittsburgh Telegraph.
A hairless calf in Iowa. "This IS tn
) first intimation we have had that Eli PEI
kins is bald headed. Chicago Times.
David Davis will never sit ia the Presi
dental chair--that is unless that piece Of
furniture is enlarged.
"What is your name?" asked a teacher Of
boy. ''My names julio" was the reply.
whereupon the teacher impressively said :
"You should have said julius, sir. y ..And
now, my lad" turning to another boy,
whats your name?' 'Billious, SIR
Harvard Lam Don.
The most absent minded man was not
the man who hunted for his pipe when he
had it betwe his teeth, nor the one who
threw his hat out of the window and tried
to hang his cigar ona peg no but the
man who put his umbrella to bed and went
and stood behind the door Atlantic for
January.
Some mean-spirited married man can't
see any difference between receiving
christmas present from their wives and
buying it themselves There is, however. a
great deal of difference. In the first case
you get something you don't want.-Ex-
change.
DR.. Mary Walker has purchased pistol
to shoot policemen with We hasten to in
form her that in shooting the pistol off
safety requires that the muzzle be pointed
at the other party--not the breach. --Osh- |
kosh Christian Advocate.
prpsoNT,1 Tf A., hall -. A.
of D--s Ky, OF the Sand Lots, Cal |
ifornia, it is to say that it is all over between
us. Return photograph and lock of hair.
I never gave you my heart. I simply gave
you legal advice. Forget me and learn to
love another. The WIDOW.
Boston Herald.
A fellow asked on Christmas day, ''What
goes with all the money!" That's easy. II
goes for Christmas tricks, and beer, laces
Tor the ladies, and oysters, dresses, and
whisky, toys for the children, and beer.
pork and rice and whisky, potatoes and
beef, and beer, lard and flour, and whisky.
coffee and sugar, and beer and, and-weil,
ust ask Talc,age where the balance goes
We never visit such places. Jasper County
Herald.
A drunkard in Eureka, CAL, had touch
# delirium tremens. He felt so wretched
hat he wanted to die, and begged his COM
,anions to shoot him. They thought that a
nance of reforming him was offered. He
Tas told that he could be killed if he would
ign document authorizing his friends to
ut him to death. He complied trembling.
hey loaded pistol, blindtolded the dazed j
ian, and exploded frecracker close to
is head. He fell as though bullet had
ally entered his heart. 1t took physician
4 hour to bring him back to consciousness,
i'd The shock to his nerves was so great
lat his recovery was doubtful for week.
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THE COMET.
Saturday, January Ii, 1879
THE SOLID SOUTH.


BY EMMETT l.. ROSS
Awake awake, o sluggish Muse
Ii only for awhile,
And tune my harp to Honers Tyre
Blind bard OF Soio's Isle
That gmty sing in fitting words
Seugs of enduring praise
To willing hands and noble hearts
Who In ailctiOn's days,
Poured out upon our sunny land
Their stores of love and wealth
That brought surCease TO pestenCe,
And wooed back joyous health
A solid South pours out her heart this bright this
clad New Year,
And sends message to all men, all nations far and
near;
A message draped with willow leaves, believed
with holy tears
ofwidowed wife and orphaned child, sad youth and
tOttcring years
message from her palaces, from cottage, hill and
glade,
From couacil halls from field and farm, and busy
marts OF trade;
A message ireghted down with love, with gratitude
rs great
As ever woke soul to arms, or barred breast for
State;
A love that throbs in every heart gratitude that
thrills,
And breaks its bounds like waves that rush to sea
from swelling rillS.
Some mother bending DER the tomb that holds her
cherished boy,
Some stricken wife beside the grave where rests her
girlhood's joy,
Some maiden weeping oer the mound wehre troth
and lover lie,
Press back their sObs and in their prayers call bless
ings from on high
Down on the heads, the hearts, the homes OF those
whose helping hand I
Brought succOr to our stricken ones and saved our
suffering land
The southr6ns hand that erst while drew his sabre
from is sheath
And dipped its blade in brothers blood to win the
patriots wreath,
Now presses on throbbing breast in pledge to self
and God
That Peace and Love shall ever reign where hostile
armies trOd.
The fires OF hate that lit his soul nor sword nor gun
could quell,
These yield to loves bewitching wiles to Loves
all-cOnqueTing SPELL S
Deep in his heart is writ the name, the pure UNI I
selfish zeal n
OF him who dared the Saffron Foe to conquer woe Q
will veal.
More holy task was never borne than that brave II
Benner tried. f.
No loss more great no grief more deep, than when y
brave Benner died; =
No gift in all the boutny sent, rich more rare
in price, II
No words can compensate the boon-our Nations =,
sacrifice. w
Ten million grateful hearts ensllTne his memory in
their breast,
Ten million tongues his deed extol, invoke his l
spirits rest; W
\ solid South reyeres his name, his yaor unde-
fled W.
,ne common country love will shield the Martyrs '"
vito and child.
0, Great Jehovah King of Kings =:
Whose mighty hands control III
The fate OF worlds the works OF men, TIT
And Times unceasing roll no
Let blessings follow in the path ~,
Of sorrows fading tread; IL.
Let comfort come to those who mourn sal
And weep above their dead
Pour down unmeasured blessings, Lord,
Thy choicest and thy best, DO
To crown our brothers Of the North pri
And far-Off East and West :
Blot out the lines that would divide
And desscrate Sod mo
Bind close our States, give us one Law, frol
One Union, and one God. g.
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We would respectfully suggest 70 Carl
Schurz that the surest way 10 tame Ore In
dian Is 10 marry him to a strote-niudeS
white female. -Philadelphia Chrosiele'
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JUDGE HTLTONS VIEW OF THE POWER
OF NTMRERS

OF " CHBEhS.
Said Policeman l090I
As his locust he swung by the stationhouse door,
This robbing Of graves is the worst Of all tricks
That 50, said Policeman y006.
And Policeman l2,sO7
He said to S9ll:
"We'll combine with sos,
And hive the scamps as sure's you're alive"
But 56O5 made no sign,
His pardneT was No. 1909
And the Others were forced thenext best Of men,
So consult 1910
1G, 40 said that.he
Only worked With DOB;
While 2Ol4 remarked he was certain
He'd ferret it out with 4013
Policeman 1850
said; moneys too little, too stingy, too thrifty
Increase the reward and two men are plenty,
Myself and 1920"
1909 said that he
Was c0nfdeut-we as a fellow could he
That the only couple to put the thing through
Were himself and 3l02
In spite Of their wisdom, they all couldn,t cot
The thieves or the body, and haven't them Vol.
But It's clear rs fog that the thing had bean done
Had they sent Tor 1901.
tie stands IN the stores with his back 70
The stoves and tells how he could be as indie
pendent as hog on ice, and call things by
heir night names how he could expose
corruption in high places; how he would |
Frte good, common sense, and none of I
our ir yolous, try-to-be-funny stuff. Then 1
le erlticises other peoples methods Of con- /
luet1ng newspapers, and just wishes some
ne would give him a chance to show his
journalistic ability. Tue way to cure one
these chaps is to get him to agree 10 write
sensible article every day Tor a week.
'efore the week is out he Is sure to be
Jumped dry. and will cape worse for an
lea than a chicken does with the rip.-
homas Carlyle, in Nineteenth Century.
All the Protestant churches in Cincinnati
re almost entirely free from debt, The
llue Of church property being about thirty
mes the amount Of indebtednesr. This +
ute rare in orr large cities.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-01-11
THIS AND THAT.

The horn of Roderic Dhu was Scotch
whisky. Graph C. Yes, it was mountain
Dhu Pittsburgh Telegraph.
A hairless calf in Town s.Thia 10 tho
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-03-05
THE NEVADA LEefsLATuRE.

The Governor notified the Senate
yesterday of his approval of the follow
ing bills: ApproprlAting $4,000 for
Reno fire sufferers; for the purchase of
Hawley s Digest. aud Sawyer's Reports;
| to amend au Act relatlny to crimes and
punishments;. to punish inceudi aries,
also of Senate bill 65 to redistrict The
State The Governor recommended in
a sp cial message the passtge of Senate
bill No. l4l, to prevent Discrimination
by the } z. Il II, 20.
A bill approp4 .tias $4,000 for relief
of the Silver City sufferers was passed.
I Htines' substitute for tue Lewis bill,
passed. The bill allows II cents per
I per ton per mite for fr 'ight.
Boariman gave notice of motion 10
reconsider
I Senate bill Is, to provide an asylum
for the indigsut poor, passed. :.
Assembly joint resolution denouncing
Hayes for vetoing the Chinese bill. was
defeated.
Cassidy introduced bill providing
pena Ties for violating any law concern
lug cairges for trans Jort4tlon OF per-
sous or property, aud tue blii was pass
ed under Suspension Of tn 51ues
/ Ia the Assembly, Ssuate oil relating
to elections. passed,
Seuats bill 81, progldlug for the regis
t'ation of voters Ia Cor ain cases,
passed
A joint resolution asking oar Senators
and Il representatives. 10 Consress to 60.
deavor to secure ,lly IN .tttrom E!ko
to Fuscarora and Cora leopia, was
adopted.
Senate concurrent RESOLUTION to
1amsnd the Constitution by changing the
time OF coavsaiug tue Legislature to
the first Monday 10 February. passed.
A joint resolution censnring the
Presidsit for vetoin, tle Chinese bill
Was adopted.
Senate bill Us, concerning railroad
corporations, passed.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-03-05

Broken down politicians fnd it very
profitable to contest the seat of Sena
tor or Il preventative in Congress 1t
is not necessary that the "ciaimant"
tor seat should hav. what lawyers
call "a good case" If his psrtisans in
Congress take interest enough in the
matter 10 refer it to committee that
is sufficient to ensure the Contestant
good wages for the term for which he
claims 70 have been elected. Corbyn,
who was United States District Attor-
torney in South Carolina. while Cham
OsrlAiu was Governor, and who never
received vote from the recognized
Legislature. claimed to have been
elected senator from that State. The
Senate investigated his claim. and
though the majority was not only will
ing. but anxious, to seat him upon
almost any pretext. they decided that
he had no valid claim to the position.
nn1 Corbyn at the eleventh hour with
drew from the contest. 1t was under.
stood, however. that by doing so he
should receive the fun pay of Senator
for tgo years from the 4th- of March
1877, aud the sum of $4,000 was ac-
coriiugIy allowed him, and he leaves
Washington with pocketfull of the
peoples money, to which he is not en-
titled,
Another contested case from Florida
was treated differently by the House
of REPRESENTATIVES; bit it G st the peo-
pie as mach as the Corbyn aft liz The
seat OF Blsbee, who held rtiticate of
alectioh from the Board of Caavassers
vas contested by Finley. who claimed
TO have received amsjority Of the votes
cas- for Congtessnan at the election in
November. 1876 Z Bisb4e was per-
mitted TO retain his seat until about the
.0th OF February, when Finley was de
e.aredto be entitled to the place Eteh
received $4,000. when oniy one was
entitled TO that amount, and. as the
term Of Congress expired in less than
two week after the case was decided,
both are satisfied and. the people are
losers. Phis business has b-en en-.
cohfagAd by both Houses of Congress,
by invariably giving the unsuccessful
CONTESTANT the same pay as the member
who ii declared to be entitled to the
aeat. Pinchbeck OF Louisiana contested
for vacancy in the Senate from that
State for nearly four years. and, though
Ne was not seated. his feelings were
soothed with balm of over 800. 900,
aad he went his way rejoicing.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-03-05
TELEG RAPHIC ITEMS.

The Tribune's Washington special
says Speaker R,n iall says an exami
nation OF the rolls Of the uext House
sho VS. that the Democrats viii have a
clear majority of five over the Repub
licans aud Greenbackers. A Demo
cratic opponent of R.udali's candidacy
for next Speakership says sixty SIX
Democratic members of the next House
are opposed to him. Randall. how.
ever, declares that he himself or Gar
field will be the next Speaker.
Municipal elections held throughout
Maiu show the usual general Republi-
can victories, except III, Portland. where
Walker. the Democratic Greenback COM
bina,ion candid .te for NJ. yor, squeezed
in by forty six majority.
The Tweed mansion at Greenwich,
Conn. built with m oney pluadered
from New York City. Was sold by Mrs
Tweed to New YORK broker for SIS 90 !.
Apprehensions exist in official quar-
ters 10 Ger many at the parliamentary
successes 10 the Left in France and the
approaching return of Communists.
WHO are expected to join hands with
the Germ IN Socialists,
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-03-05
TIE PLAGUE IN RUSSIA.

Phe plague now ravaging parts of
Russia, says the Nav York SUE. is not
itewt0 that country, aud tbs epidemic
of this year recalls to. the people the
century ago ll7705. TnJse were lays
Of trial for Russia; fcom the solth were
pressing the formidable N ass4s of Cos
sacks and peasants under Pu2atcheff.
who shook the Carbon aud terrified
the s9rfnolders; " nile inside the empire
was an enemy even more formidable,
Che plague. Tas people bscAme reck-
hess snd cared for nothing bat thrir
2 lves; they f5ifeom the cities and vii.
lagos, bitthemselves in the woods. aud
there died from starvation as well as
from the epidemic. Moscow. the heart
Of Russia. was ia state of anarchy.
aai taere ssem ID to b. 40 ruler hat the
plague. Tue victims. died. by hundreds
ii taslr houses. AMI thu streets wers
atre En with dead bodies. There were
nlt en)agn untertaker5, aud money
onid not procure the needed service,
an twas az last necessary to employ
prisoners VINO were promised pardon
I 'fhe cri ninsls wentto work and out the
dead iato wagons wnicn they drove to
~ places OF interment; bat hey often
'seizst tae-dyiog, VINO utter "a their pitt.
fal cries IN vain. ani many persons
wese buned alive. Ia those days chill.
dreu wers afraid of their parents aud
Darents of theie cailiren; every body
suspected vecyoody elss, aud. many
perish ID fcom neglect aud starvation.
3nesa are the experiences OF the last
oeAtury. now recalled in Russi..
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-03-05
eo.focius and the religion represented

aCoafucius and the religion represented
by the hoodlums, he should choose
,Coofuclus We need cheap labor, be-
cause there Isl cheap aud low grade OF
work to oe done labor which the white
men in California will not do. 1t there
is anythin, California wants II Is cheap
labor 1t il snicide in her domlnlons
in political eco lomy to drive out men
VINO d what white me1 will not. lie
spoke of the high wages pail before the
Chinese came. iIst,n ciuI the price
which cooks a I'd chamb run ids used To
get--from S75 to Sl9O per month 1t
was good tniog for the mono polists in
this case but il vas uuqaestionably
bad for the community We need our
undar class TO be he yers eff wood and
drawers of water Oar people will not
do this work. 1t Will he the greatest
mistake that WAS ever committed in
Californi, if these bisv, humble labor
ers are driven ont lie believed that if
there was a fair unpartis III vote In
California. there wonid not bs this
run on Cinnamon. which had beeu in.
stigated by riShman. Irish blood is
rich; it is f4rvId; it is potential; it is
like some wine--it is better diluted
Beecher id that China is not bar
b rous country Il is civilized
nation, aud be ridiculed the idea of
there being a food of Ohiuamen to
America. They are as much attached
to their cor try AS We to ours. We are
Just as likely all to go to China as they
are to come here rhar4 is only one
Chinaman 10 the United States to every
five hundred white men Beecher con
cluded with a vigorous denunci4tiou of
the Chinese OH. as having b-en in-
spired by politicians for bag political
PURPOSES AMI said that we should be
thankful that from the disgrace which
threatened our coantrg by its pass age
we have found delivery.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-03-05
Election Notice.

TNHERE will be an election held in Para
n disc Sch %. district No. on SATURDAY
MAKCd 21d, 1879 bet Seen the hours of .
O'clock A. M an q O'Clock p. M of s aid day, ut
the school hoise in Sad district. for the par
pJ57 OF submit ing to the qualified electols of
The district the q lestion whssaec a tax of
th zee thonsanI doiiirs (s3,O00j snail be raised
10 Guild aud furnish new scnool house aud
also 10 lm prove the school grodnd, AT such
election the bLIlo.s sn III con .ain the words
lax Yes" or Tax No"
b. F. RILEY,
Board OF School Trustees. NJ. SPERaY
ID. Is. CARROLL.
Paradise, March A, 1879. I'd
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-03-05
NEW MEv OF rHs NEW NATION.
Bosciaer Lecturiag on the Chimes.

Bsecier l. ecturiag on the Chinese.
Bsecher Occurred in Philadelphi4 be.
fore 5000 people, GU the New Men
OF the New NAtion." It treate of i'm.
migration, and had much to sag of the
Chinese. 's'Lrst week. he said Eve
held our breath to see if a great dis
grace was to be cast upon the n ttioo;
but. thanks to oar President, the dis
honor WAS avoided +" The Chinese in
California b ID been IN lb5 ID aud
stoned, heavily taxed to support schools
they were not allowed to attend aud
were not ailo we'd to vote, Since tbs
Jews had b,ea expelled from Spain,
there had not bsen - will schi as
the driving out If the Chinese from
California Hs defsn led the Chinese.
and showed what great works they per.
formed here, ana sad if they di no,
send their etrnin,s hom' thsy c,ulI
not sand back tina ,sult of til sir labors.
The great sscret of all this opposition
to the Caiasss is that they have no
vote. Blaine says this generation must
settle the q lestioa washer the religio
of Christ or Coafaciu4 shoaid prevail
in the w ,st. "Confdcius nsver had
any religiol--never taugnt any," said
Bescher. II taught do nestle, moral
philosophy u ider' u p4ternal Govern.
ment. and domestic political economy.
Ii ne we're compelled to cho ose between
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-03-05

VIaGISIA pays'a State tax of so cents
on the SlO0; Georgia tho same; Ala
bama, 40 cents; South Carolina. 81 10;
Kentucky. 49c., and mark the state
ment Teouessee pays only 10 cents on
the 500. ADD the present Legislature is
seriously discussing the propriety of re-
ducing this burden to cents on the
500. A reason given for tue exist
ence~of this spirit is that the hoods of
toe State of Tennessee, which are to be
regulated. are chiefly owned and con-
trolled by Eastern capita lists.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-03-05
II is tunored il Carson that the

II is tumored III Carson that the rail
road companies have consented to the
pssslge Of "a bill reducing fares aud
'o' %s,@i ;ats abjutten per cent II such Is
''Hf fH-Vf'ct 1t will be- IN i'd ma aifsst by the
!. - r.iy passing bill for that purpose
u -, tbs Legislature adjourns. EUs
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-03-05

NJ OTIOE is hereby given that the tax on
IN proceeds of mines for the quarter end
ing December 81 1878, Is now due and payable,
at my Office in the Courthouse OF the Co nty
of Humboldt, and that the laws for its c. !.
lection will be strictly enforced. ..,g.
L. l.. .RICXARD. County Assessor.
-Winnemucca, Feb. 10, 1879. a. I'm.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-03-05

Is now prepared TO furnish choice article of
MILLING SALT in quantities to suit
at reasonable rates.
ADDkEsS ORDLKS:-"DEsEkT SALT COM
PANY, Browns Station, c. p. L. X.
Nevada - au16-7i.tf
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-03-05
Administrators Sale.
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE By ADMINS.
TRAITOR

NOTICE or SALE OF REAL ESTATE By ADMINS
TRAITOR
NOTICE is hereby given that in pursuance
~ OF all order OF the District Court Of the
Fourth Judicial District in aud f,r Humboldt
county, State of Nevada, made on the i7th
day of February, 1879, in the matter OF the
estate Of NJ. DOnley, dece Ised, the under
signed. the administrator of the sad estate
VIII sell at public auction, TO ths ighest
bidder, for cash. and subject to confirmation
by said District Cou.t, on
MONDAY, THE gath DAY OF MARCH, A.
d., 1879. AT l O'CLOCK p. NJ.
Of said day, in front of the Court ouse, in the
town Of Winnemucca, Humboldt c Jun v, State
of Nevada, ali the right, title and Interest,
estate or claim Of the said NJ. Donley at
the ume OF his dc 18th, and all the right, title
and interest hat the estate has Dy oper-
alton OF law or otherwise acquired other than,
or III addition to that Of the sal NJ Donl at
the time OF his acatu, in and % that certain
real estate situate, lying aud being in the
same county of Humboldt and State OF
Nevada, described as follows: II that certain
piece or parcel of and, with the improve
III II 8 there n situate i'll Pleasant Valley, a d
COMMONLY known as DOnley's kanch;" a SO
house and lot in Unionville, commonly known
as DOnley's pr1pertyi alsJ small house In Jer-
s;g Mining vistrio no.r Jersey mine.
The terms aud condition, Of safe will be
cash; ten per cent. down on III day Of sale
and balance on confirmation of sale by said
District Court. PAfhLGk REID,
Adm ri TRAITOR of the estate Of NJ Doniey, de-
ceas4 d. "innemuccI, Feb l4th, lSIg-td.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-03-05
LADIES' BAZAR.
Miss E. A. BoNNIFIELD, Mas. j. M BROWN.
MIS-. !. Nj. BkON y d. 70.
Winnemucca Nevada,

Fancy Goods. Straw and Felt Goods,
Ribbons, lace, French Flowers, and ali
kinds of " mems aud Children's Wear.
Lalest Styles.
Are now re seiving their New Stoc', which is
the argest, che pest and most fas ion
aOl- ever offered to tne people OF Hum
b Ids county.
They have secured the services of a French
Lady, wac is a first-class hlliiner, aud a.
work in 1T line will b. done III the
latest and most fashionable style.
Ageat, for Nine. DemDress's Reliable
Pattern and Fashion BJods. Subscrip-
tious received for Demos rests Ionth ~
nag zine.
MRS. J. NJ. BROWN 4 CO,
Winnemucca, Nevada, February IL. 1879.