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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-05-13

The Atlantic Fire Insurance Com
s~ny, of Brooklyn, has reinsured its
risks in the Home Insurance Company,
s.s New York, and will retire from
aAESaaess..
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-05-13

he did right in obeying Gods command.
The matter did not come to the know
ledge of the officers until Constable
Redding learned the facts from young
lady named Minnie Davis, who was
present at the, meeting, at Freeman
house, who, after much persuasion told
the story.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-05-13
HIS DEAD BABY

In his arms, and lay with it until day
break. On rising in the morning he
went about his usual work in joyful
spirits, and carried the mail from the
Post Office to the depot, as was his GUS
TOM He told friend to send word to
all the Adventists in the village to at
tend meeting at his house in the after
noon, when he would make known his
revelation. The company, to the num-
Der of twenty-five or thirty, assembled,
and after religious exercises he related
the above facts, and invited them to 90
into the next room and view the re-
mains. The people did so, and-this is
THE sTRANGEsT PART
OF the whole horrid tale-shortly after
dispersed to their houses. It is almost
impossible to conceive of an assembly
of people in such state of mind as to
admit OF an attempt to conceal such an
atrocious deed. They notified no one.
but went about their usual vocations.
Several of these persons whom the re-
porter interviewed this evening defen-
ded Freeman in his actions, saying that
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-05-13
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

The annual meeting Of the Stockholders Of
the HUMBOLDT District Agricultural, Mining
and Mechanical Society VIII be held at the Secre-
tarys Office, Oh Drit e street, on FRIDAY, the
16ta day OF MAY, 1870, at 1880 p. NJ, for the
purpose of cleo, ny Trustees to serve for the en-
suing year, ano the transaction Of other i'm
portrait Ju~iness. Ey orQer of the President
A. w. FISK, Secretary.
Winnemncsa, Few, May q 1879. til
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-05-13
A GRAN Nd BALL
AT -.
SISKRON HALL, SPRING CITY,
NEVADA.
THU RSDAY, May 18th, 1879.

Everybody is cordially invited to attend
COMMITTEE or ARRANGEMENTS.
c. Hudson, j. Clayton,
IL. Il. Luther, John Mcl,innis.
COMMITTEE OF INTRODUCTION.
y. .Hu2hs, VIM. IL. Cariow.
W. f. Bans, C. stsaron.
FLOOR MANAGERS.
NJ Z. Ritter, W. Laymance
Ed. By anes, J. Jewett.
COMMITTEE or INVITATION.
Winnemucca-L l.. Richard, Wolf Sicgel, Z. d.
helly, Judge Eonnifeld,.
Paradise Valiey-C. G. Giles, Fred. Bauman,
LIsh Luther, HARRY Warren.
Music by String E:and or SIX Pieces.
TICKETS 81 So Supper Extra.
may It'd
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-07-15
NUMBER 81.

A BIG rmNG.-"Big thing, this tele-
graph"
YES said |, ''it is as big as a grape
vine"
"No joking" he said. 81 came here
to New York, yesterday ,one hundred miles
out of my way to see a man. When |
got here, went to the st. Nicholas, and
when | was ready to 90 out and see my
man, by jocks, stranger, had lost his
address, and by George, | couldn' think
of his first name, even. And his last
name was only Johnson. Easy name to
hunt, eh, | was left. You know what
it is to find anybody in New York when
YOU don't know their address. 1t is worse
than finding an honest man. Well, this
man was a new conner here; name wasn't
in the directory. asked questions until
made a fool of myself.
Then | said to the telegraph operator
at the st. Nicholas:
"lt'll keep me here a week. I've got
to write to st. Louis and get that mans
address
Telegraph the operator said.
Well, | never thought of that before.
| wrote a despatch right away:
$50 Gettit q Kcapit, brokers, st. Lou
is. What is our man Johnson first name,
and what's his address,
And in due time the answer came back:
James F., ST. Nicholas Hotel
What do you think of that, stranger
| went to the clerk and said:
"Is Mr.. James p. Johnson in his room;
"That is Mr.. James p. Johnson said
the clerk.
The man, stranger, was standing be-
side me, waiting for me to move SO that
he could speak to the clerk And | had
Just sent ,064 miles to find out where he
was. Funny, stranger, WASH It :
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-07-15
A CONTRARY EDITOR.

A pretty shabby looking man walked
into the office of a Western newspaper,
and approaching man in red shirt and
top boots, who had his feet on desk and
his chair tipped back, remarked:
"Are YOU the EDITOR
II am, sir; but haven't time to talk.
If you have anything to say, boil it down
to a stickful.'
The visitor eyed him sharply for a
moment, and then drew Seyen-shootel
from his pocket and advanced a step oI
two. The editor turned pale as death,
when the other said:
Don't be frightened. shant hurt
you. am tired of life, but have toe
much self-respect to commitsuicide. Here,
take this poem on Spring and this pistoI
and do your duty as a citizen who loves
law and higher standard Of literature.
His pistol was handed back, also the
poem, and the versifer remarked as he
stepped to the door: IF were rich and
had everything necessary to make me
happy, and should offer you an ode or
Spring, you would kill me, but now you
are too mean to pull trigger. thought
| could come in here and be quietly mas
sacred, but | can't. You are the most
contrary man | ever saw.
Then he marched out with solemn
grandeur.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-07-15
POOR AND PROUD.

Young men out of business are fire.
qucntly sadly hampcrcd by pride, and
many young men who 90 west take more
pride than money with them. The
trouble however, is that their pride IS Of
4 false kind True pride hurts no one.
The young man that scorns TO do a mean
action will never have occasion to regret
his pride, but tie ole who is afraid to
soil his lily-whitc hands, because. for
sooth, manual labor is degrading. Will
find that his is the pride that ruins body
and soul \ young man who works for
his board, no matter what honest work
he does, has no reason for shame. Ayoung
man who eats the bread of idlenesS, no
matter how much money he has, Is dis
graccd. Young men starting IN life,
ought 10 aim. first of all, 20 find place
where you can earn your bread and but
ter, with noe, wheelbarrow, curry-comb,
blacking -brush-no matter how. lnde-
pendcnce first. The bread and butter
question settled, let him perform his duty
faithfully, so as to attract attention, and
let him constantly keep his eyes open for
chance to do better About half the
poor, proud, young men, and about two
thirds of the poor, discharged young men,
are always out of work. The young
man who pockets his pride, and carries
an upper lip as stiff as a cast-iron door
step scraper, need not staryc, and stands
good chance to become rich.-Noyod;
lEnl Lnndmnrk.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-07-15
LUCY WHEELER.

Do YOU ever judge, reader, Of the
character Of the inmates from the phySi-
ognomy of their houses; ! do And
when the stage swept around the corner,
/ looked ont eagerly, for, as the driver had
told me. about ten rods up the road stood
the house of Phiiandcr White. His wife
was my mothers own cousin, and | was
lust thirteen wears old when went there
10 make my first visit There had been
some quarrel between the two families two
or three score years anterior to my visit;
and though my mother and Mrs White
never participated in this. the feud of
their ancestors had doubtless involved
some c1lduc,S between them.
But TO cut a long story short, for the
pen and paper gossip may be more digni-
hcd. but not q whit better than tca-table
scandal. I had been an invalid all the
previous winter.
When soft April days, to which my
mother looked forward SO eagerly, came,
they brought no bloom to my check, no
viyor TO my step. Ny constitution
seemed 70 have lost all its recuperativc
power: and the doctor said:
send her into the country, Mrs. May.
If that don't help her. she's lost to YOU -
just before this Mrs. White had learned
through a mutual friend of my illness,
and the very day of the blunt physician 5
ultimatum brought letter to my mother
For the sake of my old love, it read,
''let all that may have come between YOU
and me be lost in the pleasure of better
memories. The hills of Meadow Brook
are clothed again with grecnnesS, and
now in this late May is the time for Jen-
ME TO come to US. There is a prophecy
of health for her in the soft wind that
lifts the edge Of my paper as l write
We know she Is your all, and we will be
very tender of your darling. VIII you
not trust her for single summer"
And before another week was passed
my trunk was packed and marked Phi
lander White, Meadow Brook"
looked out, as | have said, and there
sat a pleasant white house, with its green
window blinds, the shrubbery in front,
and the cherry trees behind. Ny heart
went out to it, and at once; and it did q
moment later TO the gentle voiced woman
and the fair, dark haired girl who rushed
out on the front steps, and, kissing my
cheek, said:
Cousin Jennie, you are very welcome.
But it Is not all to tell you OF thai
summer, though l looked across the gray
year to is picture in the Maryland of my
memory, that have taken up my per
this morning.
Suffice it that the mountain breeze o
Meadow Brook did It's work well; anC
when in early autumn my mother cam,
tor her child she could hardly identify th'
Iosy-cheeked girl who rushed in with he
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-07-15
"SARSAPARII,LA."

Yesterday afternoon a rcd-faced young
man belonging to an excursion party,
called into a Woodward avenue drug store
and softly asked the soda-fo fountain boy
if he was out Of any particular kind of
syrup. The boy made an investigation
and replied:
I'VE are out Of SarSaparilIa, but
That's all right-all right-you wait
a minute" interrupted the young man,
and away he went.
The boy took the empty reservoir from
the fountain and replaced it, and in about
two minutes the young man returned in
company with his girl and four other
people, evidently all friends Walking
up to the fountain he said:
I'm going to take sarsaparilla in mine,
for the doctors all recommend it, and if
he hasn't any sarsaparilla | won't take
nothing. What do you say
"Oh, we'll take the same, they replied.
The young man began to smile, and
his left eye began to draw down, but
what was his horror to see the boy draw
Of six glasses in succession and push
them to the front, where they were Gag
erly drained of their contents He tried
10 give the boy look of mingled hate
and murderous intent, but the lad was
too busy to see it. He felt in all his
pockets, brought up watch-kcys, pennies
and peanuts, and finally laid down TWEEN
ty-seven cents and whispered to the boy
That takes my pile, and if | ever
catch YOU outside of town I'll lick you to
death"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-07-15
COLORED VIEWS OF ART.

After taking very lean drink of wat
cr and absorbing a trochc to offset it, the
speaker at the Lime Kiln Club continu-
ed:
1--WE will now turn to art. We see
art in cher fing around us, from de pic
lures on dc milk-cartS to a pile ob clam
shells in de front doah yard, an yet dcrc
am souls who can't respond. | know
men who might stan fur hull hour in
front of a tea store chromco representa-
sunset in Wisconsin or sunrise in Moo
Jersey and not Sc muffin to expand der
souls an turn der thoughts into better
channels. I've seen white men stan be-
TO a bust of Cesar. an fin fault wild de
squint ob his left eve, an I've seen black
men stan befo' fence all painted off wild
red an blue an yaller, an look fur muffin
but nail holes. Take science away from
us an we wouldn't know why we grease
de whcelbarrow. Take art away from
us an we might as well live in canal
boats. am glad to see de intress dis
club take, in boat subjccks. Your re
ports on astronomy hey reached ebery
co ner in de land, an your picturs an
relics in dis hall am proof dat art, left in
your care, will grow an flourish till no
maker will dare offer broom to de pub
lie widout de handle am painted blue.
Wild desc few suggestions an aggrega-
tions. | will now hes.-Detr0a Free
Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-07-15
MARX TwA1x,s CROOK Me- TO SLEEP.

MARK TwAIN'S Crock Nj TO SLEEP. y
"A correspondent writes to the Buffalo
Express: Perhaps some of your readers
NAV be interested to know the opinion Of
the celebrated critic, Mark Twain, upon
the claim of Mr.. Ball to the authorship
of the poem "Rock Ne to Sleep" In
an old scrap-book find the following
apostrophe, published about the same
time the controversy arose; Backward,
speed backward, o, Ball, in your fight
Make not an ass of yourself (just for to-
night; pull the few silver threads out of
your hair; fill up and varnish those fur
rows of care-care that was born of at
tempting fame's steep, which you couldn't
climb, Ball, whom none rocked to sleep.
o, Bally, come back from the echoing
shore Cease for a season the public to
bore, with your infamous rhymes and your
stupid complaint, for you know you are
claiming to be what you amt. o, drive
no more-don't shuttle, don't weep-hane
up your Tyre, Ball. I'll rock you tt
sleep"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-07-15
CONDUCT NOT POLITE.

Seventeen things in which many young
people render themselves very impolIte:
l.-Boistcrous laughter.
2.-Whispcring in meeting.
3.-Rcading in meeting.
4.-Leaying meeting before it is closed.
5.-Cutting ingcr-nails in company.
6.-Gazing at strangers.
Leaving stranger without seat.
S.-A want of reverence for superiors.
9.-Reading aloud in company without
being asked.
lO.-Reeeiving present without some
manifestation Of gratitude.
ll.-Making ones self the topic Of
conversation.
l2.-Laughing at the mistakes Of 9TH
ers.
l3.-Joking others in company.
l4.-Corecting older persons, especi-
ally parents.
l5.-To begin talking before others are
through.
16.-Answering questions when put
to Others.
l7.-Beginning to eat as soon as one
gets at the table.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-07-15

Farmer Keep seems to idolize her and
Bennie. He is a charming man now; he
goes to church every Sunday. He spares
no pains or expense in Lucy's education,
and she will be an accomplished woman.
She is here very often, and | have sus-
picions that Uncle Charlie-but no mat
ter, | will not trust this to pen and paper.
But now, Jennie, what lesson has all
this taught me- How has it deepened
my faith in God and humanity.
Now my heart yearns over the wretched
SHINING outcast, | remember always that
there is a flower in the wilderness"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-07-15
being asked

An art critic, who has an unfortun-
ate habit of occasionally indulging in
more wine than his health demands, re-
Gently determined, one day after luncheon,
to pay professional visit to private art
collection Arrived in the first room, he
found himself opposite large mirror.
Mechanically he drew out his pocket-bOok
and therein wrote: No. l. Study of 4
head; unnamed; an old topper. Fuddled
condition excellently rendered; most like
ly portait Seem to be acquainted with
the original."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-07-15
THE OWL CRITIC.
LESSON To FAULT FINDERS.
~ INNn. I. FELp

Who stuffed that owis No one spoke in the
shop,
The barber was busy and he could not stop;
The customers waiting "thcir turn" were all
reading.
Tho Daily, the Herald, and Post, little needing
The young man who Olurted out such queS'
uon;
Not one raised "a head or even made a sugges
tion.
And the barber kept ON shaving
'pcn't YOU sec, Mr. Brown"
Cried the youth with frown,
GLOW wrong the whole thing is,
How prcpostcrous each wing is,
How hattencd the head is. how jammed down
the neck is.
In short, the whole form, what an ignorant
wreck tis.
make no apology.
I've learned owl-eology.
Mr.. Brown. Mr. Brown,
DO take that birj down,
or youth soon be the laughing stock all over
town.,
And the barber kept on shaving.
GIVE studied owls
And other uightfowls.
Nud ten you
What know to hc truc.
An owl cannot roo>t,
With hi- limbs ~o unloosel.
No owl in this world
Ever haJ his claws curlod.
Eycr had his legs ~lautcd
Ever hal his hcad cautcd,
-, 1,1.r hi neck screwed
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-07-15

In case before the Recorder yester-
day, a witness for the defence, in giving
his evidence, observed: The whole af-
fair, your Honor, did not amount to a
row of pins" Counsel for the prosecu-
ton: What is the value of row of
pms" Witness (naiyely scratching his
nose: THAT all depends upon the ex-
tent of the row." Counsel: Il have no
more questions to ask this witness. =
Montreal Witness.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-07-15

THE Lord loveth cheerful giver;'
but there's no use chucking a copper cent
into the contribution box loud enough to
make the folks on the back seat think the
communion service has tumbled off the
altar.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-07-15
50 IAN, a Canterbury lEngIandl iury

SO far, Canterbury England jury
has the palm. They came in and an
nounced that they had found for the
defendant. Then they wanted the Court
to instruct them which was the defendant
and which the plaintiff. Being enlight-
ened on that point, they retired again,
and reported the next time for the plain
+;H
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-27

the eloquent Prosecuting Attorney have
woven his chain of damning evidence
about the really innocent, but apparently
guilty wretch, until the conscientious
jurymen, sitting the doubts that the law
declares every citizen to be entitled to
until proven otherwise, brought in the
awful verdict, guilty-for which the pen
atty is death.
1t is lamentable fact, we cheerfully
admit, that criminals whose guilt is
pretty clearly shown only too often
escape the just punishment of their
crimes in this country, but the case just
cited gives such pointed emphasis to the
truth that il is better that an hundred
guilty men should escape than that one
innocenS man should suffer, that we can
not refrain from pointing the moral here.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-27
THE CINCINNATI STAR EVENING ~,

and back drawing-room, to the wlnuuN
of which was attached conservatory ant
balcony, from both of which a charminI
view of the Park was obtained.
The rooms were capital in themselves
not expensive, and SO well furnished that
while they did not look comfOrtless in
their grandeur, they were perfectly fitted
10 The use Of lady who had been accus.
;tomed to good snciety, But their greatest
Icharm consisted in the fact that there
lwerc two entrances and two staircases to
1.-THE house.
1t has already been said that this strange
mans delicate consideration for Margarut'S
character had induced him to prevent her
from living in the same house where he
had lodging. From similar feeling of
ldelicacy, he saw, in the peculiar arrange
ments of this house, great advantage in
preserving her from suspicion. She could
aways enter and go out at the street en-
trance. He could meet her when it was
necessary that he should see her, at the
Park entrance.
Then, again, if a visitor surprised her
while he was present, he would not have
TO pass this person even on the stairs;
while he could retire without being seen.
even it the visitor were at the door, for he
could pass by the conservatory and bacolny
to the landing window, which opened like
q Goor from the staircase leading to the
garden and the gate opening upon Bird
cage Walk.
And the landlady Of the house so far fell
| in with his views, that she undertook to
provide him with a garden gate key, so
tina he could let himself in and out, and
avoid disturbing the servants.
again" he thought, Il may often have
to watch him when he does not know l am
near. Now from The conservatory, and
keeping behind the aloes, can see over the
two drawing-rooms, and hear everything
if the windows are open; and if they are
not, they are simply latched, and | can
nfasten them in moment"
For thirty-six hours the police agent had
not slept. Now, and only now, when he
had taken, all possible steps to prevent
Sivory from discovering a fault in the
description he had given of himself and
Margaret now, when lie had made all pos
sible preparations for what was to happen,
did he feeI-not sleepy, but nearly dead
for want of rest.
He almost reeled back to the hotel,
refused dinner went directly to bed. and
falling asleep-awoke not an hour after
wards.
"What is the matter with me ?" he asked.
81 can't rest, though l am half dead for
want of sleep. can drop off easily enough
upon my mattress in my own room off the
Strand. Why not hereF Perhaps because
the bed is softw
He got up, pulled away the bed, and lay
down upon the mattress.
Another hour over. he was awake again.
This time tears were on his face! At this
he wondered greatly!
What allied the police detective, com
mon place mans How came it pass that
he was so particular to guard the fair
name and fair reputation of Margaret
Mayterf
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-27

POVERTY does not necessarily develop
the highest type of vulgarity or foolish
ness. Shoddy has an inherent element
Of vulgarity. The nouveau richie are not
necessarily fools, but the sudden acqui-
Bition of great riches is quite apt to make
fools of them. England has quite re-
Gently furnished remarkable case in
point. About eight years ago John
Vaughn, a wealthy iron master, died,
leaving his son over two million and a
half of money. The first week
In this present month of June
the contents of Gunnesgate Hail.
the sons residence, was brought to the
hammer. The exhibit made at this sale
was one of the sublimest folly on the
part of the poor, rich idiot that is now
turned out upon the world as a bank
rupt. The billiard room cost over $780,
900, the smoking room was furnished
with spittoons that cost 800 each, the
leather covering of the chairs in the
same room cost 800 a yard, u single
fireplace cost $4,000, and the
foolish spendthrft's bedstead cost
E,5OO. Young Vaughn attempted to
Dutrival the brilliant follies of Beckford,
of Fort Hill fame, who was born the
richest Commoner in England and died
a psuper, But his vulgar ostentation
and silly display soon wiped out as with
a sponge the few millions his father left
him, and unlike Beckiord, who left some
fne-art collections, Vaughn's claim to
fame rests with his hundrod-dollar spit
toons, in one of which he ought to be
Hmbalmed.