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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-07-30
Sense and Nonsense.

Who-or what-was Timothy Titus?
Why did Julius Caesar, and who was she,
anyhow? Where did Hamilton Fish?
One of the problems which puzzles a
musician is how to strike bee-flat with
out getting stung by its demisemiquaver.
ooh, look, Louis! Fred just sent me
this sweet little puppy. Wasn't he kind?"
eyes, dear but It's just like him."
The ant and the seed-tick have sent out
their Typographical engineers, with in
structons to select eligible sites for pic
MICS.
Eve was the first and we reckon the
only woman that did not gather up her
dress in both hands and yell at the sight
of a snake. &c a.
There is very little difference between
a man who sees ghost and one who
swallows bad oyster, so far as looks
are concerned. --.,r- ...-~
A flute soloist climbing up to the at
titudes of his instrument, was heard to
remark: "That muslc's too high flutin
for me-"
It is one of the physiological mysteries
why boys hands will blister SO much
sooner on hoe handle than they will on
base ball bat.
Uprightness does not always Drove
goodness. There are upright pianos that
are only fit for kindling wood.-Com-
bridge Press. We have seen downright
pianos tortured until tired papa wished
they were kindling wood.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-07-30

Greene at Fort Lee. For miles along the
river above, Tories lived to carry news to
the British, or secretly to enlist in the
enemy's service, and keep the provincial
congrcssl busy with ferreting out their
Vaccinations. Here tenders and galleys
were burned, there British frigates an
chored, with no long-range parrott guns
to reach them. On that spot Andre was
arrested. Down this road dashed the
American arch traitor to reach the Vul-
tu7e and save his neck Across are Forts
Clinton and Montgomery, and farther up,
lmpregnable West Point. Ali along on
both sides are camps and huts; and final
~, lower down, you will find Kings Fer
nv, often crossed by Washington and his
troops, but never before, on the part of
the chief, with such sense of the mo-
mentous possibilities of the move he was
about to make, as when he crossed IN
August, 1871, with his brilliant French
allies, to outwit Clinton, and make the
famous march to Virginia, where he set
tied forever the question of our indie
Pendence by the capture of CORVALLIS at
Yorktown.-H. p. Johnston IN Harper's
Weekly, July. -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-07-30

All! A speck q black dot on the ho-
rizon The cara Yes. It was the car.
It grew bigger and bigger. Now thew
could sec it plainly. But the childrenI9
Where were they2 The fireman sprang
out through the forward window and ran
along the engine and down upon tile COW
catcher. The monster began to slacken
its terrible pace, and in moment it
struck the car with gentle jar and stop
ped.
The fireman thought himself lively
man, but the woman was before him and
sprang up into the car.
There they lay, safe and sound, in the
corner of the car--Mary and Tommy fast
asleep, and Kitty watching over them.
ooh! mother! knew you would come.
Mary and Tommy cried themselves to
sleep, and II"
Nobody could say word. The FIRE
man tired to rub his eyes, and only
marked his face with black strcaks. The
mother laughed and cried all at once.
The engineer picked up the little ones
and quietly took them into the cab Of the
engine.
"There, now, my hearties, you have
had risky ride; but it's all right!
Come! We're more than thirty miles
from home, and it won't do to be late to
dinner. Fire up, Jack"
"Aye, aye, SIR said Jack Charles
Bernard, IN st. Nicholas for July.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-07-30
An Obstinate CAPTAIN.

During q strong South wind the French
brig Ponthieu went ashore near Penn
ance, England. The workers of the
rocket apparatus succeeded in throwing
line over her, but the crew being ig-
norant OF how to work the apparatus fast
cned the line on board instead of hauling
it in. One of the crew, however, hauled
himself ashore by the line. The Pen
zance lifeboat was then got out, but on
her arrival alongside the crew, although
IN emminent peril, took no notice, the
captain apparently forbidding them to
leave or even throw line to the lifeboat.
Wind and sea rapidly increasing and the
vessel being full in the breakers it was
seen that it must soon break up. In vain
the hteboat's crew entreated; they were
warned off and had to leave; but seeing
the loss or life that must ensue the life
boats coxwain determined to return, and
this time was so far successful that five
OF the crew jumped off and were picked
up. The captain still remained obsti-
nate, and at length coast-guardsman
named Gould volunteered for the peril
Gus duty Of going out to the wreck
along the rocket-line; taking with
him letter from the French Consul,
urging the captain to leave. In the
presence of hundreds of intensely excited
spectators, Gould steadily made his way,
being often under the water for several
seconds and imminently in danger of be-
ing washed off. The captain was watch
ing him from the bridge, but when under
the bows would lend no aid, and the fu-
ious sea breaking over him, Gould was
washed away, and it was feared he must
perish. Happily, however, he regained
the rope and more dead than alive was
washed and dragged ashore. Meanwhile
the vessel was fast breaking up, the masts
tell over the side, the stern on which the
captain was standing, Was broken off. and
it was supposed he had sunk, but present.
ly he was seen among the wreckage and
mounted to the foreyard, the sail of
which somewhat sheltered him. The
coastguard fired two more rockets, and
one line falling close to the captain he
seized it, but even then seemed irresolute
to save himself or perish with the ship.
After a quarter of an hour, however, the
love of life constrained him to fasten the
rope around him and he was dragged
ashore. Within an hour nothing was to
be seen OF the vessel but few floating
spars. The cheers which greeted the
captains rescue were by no means so
hearty as those which had welcomed the
return Of Gould. whose life had been
rlsked in attempting to save him.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-07-30
PAPLE BLOSSOMS.

A lassic lives on yonder hill, @
Whose step is light as air;
Her laugh is like the ripping rill.
Her brow is passing fair.
No eye so bright, no smile so sweet, s
No lip so like cherry:
Of all the maids I've CHANGED to meet,
All, none so blithe and merry!
One vernal morn, when still the grass
With dew was sparkling bright,
I saw the loveliest maiden pass,
And Wondered at the sight,
For on her white and beauteous brow
With sweeter charm invested #iss
A wreath, plucked freshly from the bough,
Ofapple blossoms rested.
ALI, meier did coronal so rare
On royal head reposc; .
No gem of Ind so matchless fair
AS each half-opened rose
Yet well, me thought, this lovely wreath,
With dewy drops still laden,
Befit the radiant brow beneath
Of this most queenly maiden.
She passed, but still the vision staid,
Till in my heart there grew
An image beauteously arrayed
In blossoms wet with dew.
And now-but all! that tale is told;
Why DER it longer tarry?
That radiant brow, ere June is old,
An orange wreath shall carry
-Harper's Weekly.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-07-30

Millais' famous picture-it has been
engraved and is very common-"T he
Huguenot Lovers, is almost a faithful
portrait of the artists wife, and the al
legged fact has added not a little to its
popularity.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-07-30
GLAMOUR.

May buds and blossoms blushing into June,
Oh summers fullness, come not on SO soon;
This perfect morning makes regret for noon
Is not hope sweeter than fruition is?
Can promise ripcn into richer bliss? .n-
Good Time, be mercifnl-we ask but this.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-09-17

-GENERAL GRANT will arrive in
San Francisco next Sunday, and will
be rendered reception by the civil
and military authorities, in which
the authorities and people of the in
terror towns will participate. Lincoln
Post No. I, of the Grand Army of
the Republic, will supply a guard IF
honor which will remain with the
General during his stay in the city.
Kearny and his threat to burn Grant
in effigy on the evening of his arrival,
have been effectually disposed of, as
appears from the following resolu-
ton adopted at a meeting of ex-
Union and Confederate soldiers:
Resolved, That on the night of the
arrival Of General Grant the veteran
soldiers, Union and Confederates fire
. salute of SO guns from the sand
lot, and If Kearny and his cohorts
make any attempt at interference
they must take the consequences.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-09-17

ALMOST in the very midst of
the Yazoo bulldozers the Vicksburg
Herald maintains position which is
creditable alike to its good sense and
its courage. 1t has declined to re-
main silent on the outrages in va
zoo and Rankin counties; was among
the first papers in the country to de-
nounce the atrocities of the bull
dozers, and is now keeping it up
under the correct belief that it is to
the best interests of the State to have
this business stamped out of existence.
1t is pleasant to those VINO admire an
intrepid newspaper to learn that,
Notwithstanding the bulldozers have
resolved that the Herald is an enemy
of its country, it goes on in its de-
nunciation of the shotgun policy and
finds its course Endorsed by an in
crease of circulation even in Yazoo
county. A fact like this will en-
courage a feeling that it may be
possible to enforce the laws for the
punishment of murder even in Miss
issippi, and the whole country will
watch with some interest to see what
becomes of Mr.. Shotgun Barksdale.
-Phila. Times.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-09-17
How the ChOctaws Execute ;
Criminal.

News reached here that Wiffendot,
a Choctaw Indian, was convicted by
the Choctaw court of having MUIR
dered an orphan boy about four
months ago. When captured and
asked why he had committed the
murder, his answer was: because
he felt like it." He was sentenced to
be shot, as is the Choctaw custom in
punishment of capital crimes, and
the execution was carried out by the
Sheriff this afternoon, near Atoka.
He died game, refusing to be bound,
and did not stir or finch when the
command to fire was given.-Denison
(Texas) News.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-09-17
ABOUT CHICKENS.

DR.. Burgi ~ the name may be
wrongly spelled-who was down
from the Comstock at the Miners
picnic, growls about a dinner of five
roast chickens ordered by his party
paid for in advance and which they
did not get. Now we believe that
fellow was the drunken cuss we saw
contributing to q gutter as he Rugged
an awning post. The complaint is
made against the Rotisserie, and we
know that fellow lies.-Carson APP
peal.
The facts were undoubtedly as
stated by DR.. Burgi, the Appeal to
the contrary Notwithstanding. Nor
Is this the first instance of the kind
which has come under our notice.
No picnic ever takes place in Carson
that complaints of the extortions Of
the restaurant-keepers are not heard;
and unless there is some improve
ment in this respect Carson will I'M
doubleday be given the cold should-
or on all such occasions, in future.
The Appeals reply to the Doctors
charge IL hardly becoming, either,
and quite justifies the language used
by DIR. Burgi in his card, which will
be found under the head F" New To-
Day."
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-09-17
A PREHISTORIC RELIC.
The Skeleton of an Ancient Whale
Found Under Thickly-Tim.
bered Hill.

bered Hill.
We have received authentic infor-
nation that at that portion of our
sea coast known as Little Kennekeet
valuable historic relic in the form
of the complete skeleton of whale,
sixty feet long, has been found, well
preserved. The peculiarly of the
affair is that the skeleton! was found
imbedded in a sand hill, which has
been covered with an extensive forest
from slime whereof the memory of
man runneth not to the contrary"
The sand of this hill, being recently
changed by storms during the past
two years, was gradually removed
from the place where the remains of
this ancient monster of the deep
must have been reposing for hun
dreds, yes, thousands of years. An
other circumstance, besides the fact
that large trees of slow growth are
directly over the skeleton, is that the
hill in which it was found is on the
sound side of the beach, showing
conclusiyely that the entire coast
must have been deeply submerged at
the time when this specimen of our
greatest sea mammals was driven
from his ocean home and left on the
coast by the receding waters. What
great flood could this have been 3
Elizabeth City IN. CO. Falcon.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-09-17
THE THIRD TERM.
General Grant Expresses His Dis
like for Office.

John Russell Young, who is &C.
companying General Grant in his
travels, gives the following account
of conversation between the Gen.
eral and the Viceroy at Tientsin, in
which the possibility of Grants
serving as Chief Executive for third
term was discussed. The Viceroy,
taking it for granted that he would
again be elected President, expressed
a hope that he would remember him
and write to him when that time
came. TO this General Grant re-
piled:
General Grant-Your Excellency
is very kind, but there could be no
wish more distasteful tn me than
what you express. l have held the
office of President rs long rs it has
ever been held by any man. There
are Others who have risen to great
distinction at home and who have
earned the honor, who are worthy,
and to them it belongs, not to me. 1
have no claims to the office. 1t is a
place dstasteful to me, a place of
hardship rnd responsibilities. When
I was younger man these hardsiiEs
were severe and meyer agreeable.
They would be worse now.
The Vlceroy-But you are a young
man and your experience would be
of value.
General Grant - No man who
knows what the Presidency imposes
would care to see friend in the
office. l have had my share of it
have had all the honors that can or
should be given to any citizen, and
there are many able and distinguished
men who have earned the office. To
one of them it should be given.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-09-17
ARABIAN NIGHTS.
An Oriental Entertainment Given
by Mr.. and Mrs. Stevens at
NawnOrf.

m ~" So. =.
Wy INF. anu MIS- 000'0" ~
Newport.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Stevens, Of
New York. gave an elaborate enter.
tainment tonight. 1t has never been
eoualed in Newport. Connected
with the bouse mammoth pavilion
was arranged. This was divided in
10 two APARTMENTS. the first being a
nerfect japanese parlor. the ground
being covered with Turkish rugs,
THE tent was lined with Turkey red,
with Japanese panels and pictures.
This led into the other apartment.
which was seventy-tjye feet in diane.
ter and which was floored over for
the occasion. This apartment repre-
sented sunset. Gauze of every hue
was brought into use, and it was
trimmed with gilt to match. In the
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-09-17
Dramatic Scene In a Texas Court.

There was dramatic scene in the
county court to-day, during the trial
OF Maude Dunbar, charged with
keeping an designation house--her
attorney attempting to make the
point that she was now and had been
for years comfortably supported by
James Currie. The county attorney
in replying pictured the character of
the woman and her paramour, and
dwelt on the Marshall horror. During
this terrible arraignment of Currie
for the murder of Porter and wound
ing of Barrymore, his mistress be-
came livid with anger, and attempted
to leave the courtroom. AS she
reached the door she uttered shrek,
ree!ed and fell senseless to the floor.
1t was thought for time that she
was dead, but with liberal use OF
restoratives her force and conscious
ness returned.-Dallas Tex Herald
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-09-17
-JArAA is sowing her wild oat


with great yigor. Eighty thousand
dollars was appropriated to have a
big time With Grant, and in conse-
auence, the three girls who were
about starting for this country to be
educated at the Normal Schools of
Boston, Philadelphia and st. Louis,
have to stay at home, aud no more
boys can be taken into the agricul-
tural school at Toxic. Severe econ
omy is necessary, especially in edu-
cational matters, that there might be
plenty of champagne and fireworks
for the distinguished guest. The
Japanese have learned American civ
ilization we'll.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-09-17
The DEVILS Mill.HOpper.

There is nothing in a name.
Names are often accidental institu-
tions, and that must have been the
case with the name given to that Pc
culiar and beautiful sink, about six
miles north of the city, which we
had the pleasure of visiting on last
Wednesday. The DEVILS Mill-Hop'
per is certainly one of the most pc
culiar and interesting curiosities
within the vicinity of Gainesville
1t is sink at least one hundred fee
deep, about two hundred feet in di
ameter, with steep banks beautifully
adorned with handsome ferns ant
ripping cascades. The water rum
down the banks into the sink at sew
eral places and soaks away to its sub
terranean passage.-Gainesville (Ga.
Paper.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-09-17
A Nice Story for the Children.

A lady in White Hill, Burlington
county, is the owner of dog and a
dove. Whenever she goes out walk
ing the dove perches itself on the
dogs head, and the latter trots of
happy as lark. The bird holds its
position until the party return home,
unless Towser is attacked by some of
the bad dogs of the borough. Then
it flies to place of safety, returning
to its favorite roost when the tussel
betv cen the dogs is over.-Indianapo-
lis journal.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-09-17
THE Democratic papers,

The Democratic papers, in
order to counteract the damaging
effect of the Chisholm murders in
Mississippi, claim that politics had
nothing to do with them. Even adj
mitting this to be the case. what can
be the opinion entertained by any
humane person, of section of
country or a community which per-
mits such outrages to go unpublished
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-09-17

a RERonr of the language
used by Parson Kalloch in his dia-
tribe against the de Youngs, in San
Francisco, has been furnished us.
Having read it, we are free to say
that it fully justifies Charles de
Young in doing as he did. A man
who would use such language ought
to die.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-09-17
SOMEBODY has discovered r

SOMEBODY has discovered red
clover growing on the top of noun
tain out in Arizona, and it was so far
from the known haunts of man that
it has been sent to the Commissioner
of Agriculture, with the inquiry
whether anybody knows Of any
other place in the country where red
clover grows wild. This explorer
may be displaying little premature
enthusiasm over his discovery, and
he will probably find out that he is
unnecessarily exposing new enter
prise of Commissioner LIE Due to get
the high mountains of this country
to blossom with red clover. He must
not let this unfortunate detection in
terfere with his enterprise; it is
really his best undertaking-Phila.
Times,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-09-17

And in accordance with law. and an order
of the Board OF Directors, made on the
twelfth day of July, 1879, so many shares OF
will be sold at public auction, at the sales
room of Maurice Dore h Co., No. 40 Pine
street, on SATURDAY, the TWENTY SEW
ENTH day of SEPTEMBER. 1879. at the ho"r
Of twelve O'Clock NJ. of said day, to pay said
delinquent assessment thereon, together with
costs of advertising and expenses of the sale.
o. j. HUMPHREY, Secretary.
OFF1cE--32s Montgomery street. Room 20,
San Francisco, California.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-09-17
NEW TO-DAY.
DELINQUENT NOTICE.

XXyILLIAM PENN MINING COMPANY
w Location of principal place OF bust.
ness. San Francisco, California; location OF
works, Silver City, Lyon county, Nevada
Notice There are delinquent upon the fol-
towing described stock, on account OF assess
ment mo. 81 levied on the twelfth day OF
July, 1879. the several amounts set opposite
the names of the respective shareholders, ~
follows
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-09-17
THE Democratic papers e,

plain the rout of their partisans in
Maine by charging gross corruption
on the part of the Republicans. If
their charges are true they only prove
that the democrats are exceedingly
corruptible timber.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-09-17

CANDIDATES tor the United
States Senate are looming up quite
npmeropsly. Among those already
mentioned arg Messrs. Sharon,
Woodburn, Strother, Tritle, Hillyer,
whitman and Wren. The Demo
Gratis are YETI be heard from.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-09-17

The daily publication Of two
advertising sheets was commenced
in Bodie, recently. Their principal
business seems to be to advertise the
Standard. =
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-09-17
-FRoM all parts of the oou

-FRoM all parts of the country
come evidences of heavy Repub-
lican gains. The bulk of the people
is evidently greatly alarmed at the
aggressive attitude of "the solid
South"
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-09-17

-CoNGREssMAN DAaGETT will
be q candidate for reelection, next
year.