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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-07-17
X. M. MILITARY SCHOOL.

We Jake pleasure Ill transferring w Jul Co1-
umns from the Charleston Ne,cs and Courier
the following high but well-merited compli-
ment to the above institution and it's accom-
plished principal. There is no better school
for the youth Of the South than the Kings
Mountain, nor is there any more deserving the
patronage of South Carolinians who would
give their sons thorough, practical educa-
tion. Says the Netcs and Courier:
If you wish your son brought up to be not
only a man in the highest Specification of that
term, but an American, q Southerner and a
South Ca1olinian, prepared to live and to make
his living in his native State, acquainted with
his contemporaries, in sympathy with the in
stitutions and traditions Of the people, and
believing that the duties and opportunities ly-
ing before him in his own home call for the
highest development of his physical, mental
and moral individuality, send him to Kings
Mountain. 1t is a South Carolina school,
taught by. South Carolinian, and although
local prejudice and narrow mindedness are
carefully eradicated, and the young Carolinian
is taught to appreciate the merits OF other
States and countries, and to sympathize with
the State pride of North Carolinian or a
Georgian, or the national pride Of an English
man OF Frenchman, he is never allowed to
forget the obligations which rest on him as a
Carolinian, Southerner and an American.
Situated at Yorkville,. one of the pleasant
est and healthiest towns in our up country,
easily accessible by rail, with all the facilities
for good education, and with Col. Asbury
Coward as principal, and patronized by the
best people in this and neighboring States,
and free from sectarian influences of any kind,
the Kings Mountain Military School possess
es some advantages for South Carolina youth,
not to be found in any other institution Of
learning in the country.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-07-17

tion of his journal will be transferred to an
other locality, but does not say where. The
Guardian was one of the sprightliest papers of
the State press, and in the new field selected
for it's future existence, we wishit unbounded
prosperity.
The Augusta Chronicle and C0nststadiomaast
will appear in new dress on the I'd of Septem-
ber, and will be thereafter published as an
eight-page paper. The first issue of the new
paper will be devoted to the trade interests
of Augusta and will contain important statis-
tical information concerning the mechanical,
manufacturing and mercantile advantages Of
that city. The Chronicle and Constitaaionalist
is the representative paper Of Georgia, and one
of the very best published in the Union.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-05-15
A. r. Stewards Body.

Since it was announced on the author
ity of Mrs. Stewards statements to her
friends that the body of the late A. T.
Stewart had been recovered by Judge
Hilton, the Stewart Memorial Cattle
dral at Garden City, l.. L., wherein the
body will finally be inferred, has been
ovcrrun by visitors. Some of these
conc from q distance, and their patron
age has swclled to not inconsiderable
extent the income of the Garden City
Hotel.
Impoled 10y morbid curiosity these
visitors have searched every nook and
corner of the graceful pile whose inter-
ior is yet incomplete. They seem to be
impressed with the idea that the body is
concealed about the premises. Not con-
tent with annoying the workmen en-
gagged in erecting the mortuary chapel in
the crypt, ander the chapel, they have
broken and carried away portions of the
delicate stone tracery, that had cost so
much labor and money. To prevent
this, an order was given some weeks
since no one should be allowed to enter
the building without giving a password
or countersign that had been agreed
upon. "Indeed," said gentleman who
is in position to speak authoritively,
"this rule has been observed so strictly
that Judge Hilton himself would find it
difficult to gain admittance without Civ
ing the word"
The PRONUNCIATION of this order, when
it became known to the surrounding
villagers, created a marked sensation.
Although before this they had smiled at
the firmly expressed belief of the
strangers that the body was in the cath
edral, they soon caught the infection
themselves. They swarmed about the
place, peered curiously through the
great peaked windows, which could be
attained by standing upon each others
shoulders, and stared IN blank amaze
ment at the grotesque faces of the gar
goyle that capped the window arches
above them. 1t ha, been definitely
learned that the body of Mr.. Stewart is
not in the cathedral and will not be
taken there until the two sarcophagi are
placed in position upon the marble
flooring of the mortuary chapel.-N. Y.
Sun, April 9th.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-05-15
He Thought it was Her Hand

An Ohio merchant tells the following
story about himself Where he lives is
secret, except that it is probably not a
mile and half from the Xenia court
house ''When | was about seventeen
years old made trip to Cleveland in
the old-fashioned stage-coach with it's
spanking four horses. At Mount Yer
non, about P. NJ, a pretty girl came
aboard. She sat on the back seat next
to an elderly, farmer like looking man.
| was on the middle seat Immediately in
front of her. She was charming
talker, and almost as brilliant as she
was pretty. 1t looked as if we were
mutually pleased When dark came l
concluded there would be no harm in
giving her hand gentle squeeze by
way of feeler. | reached behind and
got hold of the hand. | was a little
startled at it's hardness, but it returned
vice-like pressure. | squoze again and
it squoze back. A sense of disappoint-
ment would steal over me when in my
mind | would contrast the seeming
tOuSHicoS VI ucT Htuu Will JIG VclucI-
ness and sweetness Of her voice The
contact did not seem to arterialize my
blood quite up to the point of exhilera-
ton At last she reached her destina-
ton and left the coach. After we had
started again that old rooster who sat
beside her addressed me thusly :
"Young man, do you feel all right
You had nice time Juggling at my old
paw for the last five miles hope you
enjoyed it." The two young ladies on
the front seat giggled all the way to the
next station, and the gentlemen passen-
gers didn't forget to smile when l would
look up | have been more successful
since in that line. Cincinnati En-
uuirer.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-05-15
Competition not the Life of Trade.

eight sweet Florida oranges for
dime, here; fifteen cents dozen +
bawled an orange peddler, as he stopped
his wagon close to the curb stone on
Fifth street yesterday, where small
crowd was congregated.
Another peddler of oranges drew up
to the same spot and went him one bet
ter, as follows:
eight sweet Florida oranges for nine
cents; the only oranges in the State of
Ohio tit to eat.
Eight sweet oranges for eight cents,
screamed No. /; rich, juicy, and not
picked by yellow fever patients, like
some oranges know of.
eight large, fine oranges for seven
CENTS" remarked No. 2, and the crowd
began to manifest an interest in the
proceedings
"E ght delicious oranges for six
cents" yelled No. l, and looked black as
the Moor of Venice at his competitor.
Eight overgrown oranges for five
cents, and they're the only oranges III
the city not stuffed with saw-dust."
Eight for four cents =
eight for three cents =
"Ei sht for two cents !?
eight for one cent y
eight for nuthin, by gracious =
yelled the desperate dealer
"Nuff ced p exclaimed his rival, leap
ing to the ground and beginning to
transfer the eight-for-nothing fruit into
mis- own wagon; "nuff ced, your oranges
amt worth no more than that nohow,
but Sc elm it's you, I'll take the whole
lot at that price" and all the while he
was scoopiny them out in handfuls OF a
dozen.
an take hatful at them fggers +
yelled ne vsboy, as he climbed upon
the wheel.
soil | :" screamed another.
"Herc, 100"
"Make room on that wheel for UNI
Gle p
| The I, fortunate man whose STOCK
was bel reduced at such Improbable
figures whipped up his horse and
escaped With few oranges under the
seat, al as he whirled around corner
he stopped swearing long enough to say
that Ii, could kill the man that said
compe: ition was the life of trade
Cincin aati Enquirer
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-05-15

blood they need not wait till Tuesday,
and that they might "hurry up the
cakes" that / was on hand, etc This
ended the correspondence.
l will simply add that it was we'll
known to members of Congress from
the South and from the North that l
was the best shot, both with rife and
pistol, there was in the body There
seemed TO be a prevailing opinion, too,
that [ would fight if called on. This
was, perha S, because had more cheek
than most members You know that
cheek is often mistaken for courage.
Whether it is so in my case, l am not a
proper Judge. [ never received but one
challenge for duel, and that party soon
found Il reason to withdraw it when he
learned from Southern friend that 1
meant business.
Although differing widely in politics
at that time, Brooks was my warm per-
sonal friend, and died so. So was Gen.
Lane.
The popular opinion that Brooks was
a coward is far from correct. He was
sensitive and mpetuous, but had many
excellent traits of character In haste,
very truly yours,
LEWIS d. CAMPBELL
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-05-15
Torpidlty of Toads.

Professor j. A. Allen, of Cambridge,
states that he saw large number of
toads taken from a we'll which had been
closed for twenty years The animals
we're apparently lifeless, being quite mo-
tionless, but after being drawn up and
exposed to the air their legs began to
twitch after few moments and their
eyes slowly to open and close. In three
or four minutes they so ar,recovered as
to hop about, and shortly after they be-
came as bright as if they had not been
asleep for the last score Of years. The
temperature of the mud in which they
were found was about forty-fvc degrees,
which was no doubt maintained through
out the year; and, as this corresponds
very nearly to that of ponds where they
hibernate in Winter, Professor Allen
thinks that this prolonged torpidity was
caused by a continued uniformity of
temperature, aud that he sees no reason
why it should not have been protracted
indefinitely.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-05-15
How Old Is the World?

Biologists, astronomers and physicists
alike have hitherto been baffled in their
attempts to set up any satisfactory kind
Of chronometer which will approximately
measure geological time, and thus give
us some clue to the antiquity of our
globe. It is therefore worth nothing
that Mr.. Mellard Reade, of Liverpool,
has lately contributed to the Royal So
ciety very suggestive paper, in which
he endeavors to grapple with the ques-
ton by employing the limestone rocks Of
the earth's crust as an index Of geologi-
cal time. Limestones have been In
course Of formation from the earliest ge
illogical periods, but it would appear
that the later formed strata are more
calcareous than the earlier, and that
there has, in fact, been gradually pro
gressive increase of calcareous matter.
The very extensive deposition Of car
Donate Of lime over wide areas of ocean
bottom at the present day is sufficiently
attested by the recent soundings Of the
Challenger. According to the authors
estimate, the sedimentary crust of the
earth is at least one mile in average of
actual thickness, of which probably one-
tenth consists of calcareous matter. In
seeking the origin of this calcareous mat
ter, it is assumed that the primitive rocks
Of the original crust were of the nature
of granite or basaltic rocks. By the
disintegration of such rocks, calcareous
and other sedimentary deposits have
been formed. The amount of lime-salts
in waters which drain districts made up
of GRANTEES and basalts, is found by
close comparison of analyses, to be on an
average about 3.73 parts in 100000
parts of water. 1t is further assumed
that the exposed areas of igneous rocks,
taking an average throughout all geolog
ical time, will bear to the exposures of
sedimentary rocks a ratio Of about one
to nine From these and other data MIR.
Reade concludes that the elimination of
the calcareous matter now found in all
the sedimentary strata must have occu-
pied at least 600,O00,O0O of years.
This, therefore, represents the minimum
age of the world. The author infers
that the formation of the Laureutian,
Cambrian and Silurian strata must have
occupied about 2OO,OOO,OOO of years;
the old red sandstone, the carbohiferous
and poikilitic systems, another 100000
900; and all the other strata, the re-
naming 2O0,OOO,OOO. Mr.. Reade is,
therefore, led to believe that geological
time has been enormously in excess of
the limits urged by certain physicists;
and that it has beer ample to allow for
all the changes which,o the hypothesis
of evolution, nave occurred in the Or
ganic world.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-05-15

The editor of the Okolona, Miss,
States speaks of 'peoplehood," and Of
facts that "shall be forgetless." Very
extraordinary jackass, that editor.
The indianapolis Herald speaks of
phenomenal ignorance as gigantic OF
its class as the Calaveras trees" Sen
ator Voorhees, is the occasion of the al
fusion.
A Baltimore drummer was given a
pistol to examine in Washington. He
did so, and the doctors are now exam
lining serious wound in the shoulder OF
gentleman who was standing near.
Pistol handling and surgeons are init
mately associated.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-05-15

An account of a British bark having
lost her rudder and put into Crookhaven,
on the way to Bremen, is published in
the Vicksburg Commercial under the
heading, ''Rudder Disastrous. .
There was an ingenious amount Of de-
votion implied in the remark Of love
sick millionaire when the object of his
affections became ecstatic over the beauty
Of the evening star. "Oh, do not. do
mot praise it like that |" he cried NJ
cannot ct il for you"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-05-15

The coming bonnet u the gypsy
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-10-20
APPLICATION FOR PATENT.
MINING APPLICATION NO. 405.

-,,n,n ON rpu = ,vn OuvJCr OAKaON
NIhD s1A.no LaN "a ,s5S n,is. 4.
~ ohy; NsVsu s. Huxi m.u,si M.cs,,h, R,ch.ra
nereoy siyen snS. Jnv. a,.rsnca pows,s and
Surk. hichara Nasle' ss o 1870. ~. y,
john Gonnon' Wnose n,v p0r1v"sv s,.,so " ss,sss
ng.,. .y s.oey son - Vy ,his o,,sss ,Se,r snniirs'
.n law lAs Sy ~, even nnna,ed =, d forty
ton tor passnt LOT ,e rrrsn nuni.u mu au .o ~
linear Itet ot tne IN s D.',.. o II. ,,,'
Piuie Gold anu ciNer hIning Sompy ,,ns
bearing gold and silver: Win suiaeo grounu
embracing nve and nity.eignt huharatns seIes'
lying aud being situate III 9oia hiii Mlhing pls.
trict, storey county, Nevsas, .no ,amv o'ue ~,
numeral Lot or United States survey no. Nl'
IN Township NO. sixteen Noltn, " nnse T,. no.
Twenty-ohe kast. Mount Diso'o Meriaian. Ihe
eIt-rior boundaries OF said 10, no. " are as
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-10-20
DENTON CoNsoLIDArED con

ID PANN.-LOcatl0n OF prlnclpai pisco VI
business, ran Francisco, California.
Location Of works, Gold Hill Mining District.
Storey county, rtste OF Nevada.
Notice 10 hereby given. that at meeting OF
the Board Of Directors. held on the 18th day OF
september, 1879, an assessment lNo,U OF fiity
Gents per share was levied upon the capital
stock Of the corporation, payable Immediately.
In United States gold coin, 70 the Secretary, at
the once OF the Company. No. 500 MONTGOMERY
street. Rooms and 0, pan Francisco, oAiiior'
mia.
Any stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on tho 22d day OF October.
1879, will be delinquent, and advertised for
made before, win be sold on MONDAY. the
lOtn day OF November, 1879, TO pay the delin.
quent assessment. together with costs OF ID.
yertising and expenses OF sale.
By order Of the Board Of Directors.
wM. II. WATSON, Secretary.
Ofhce-No. 500 Montgomery street. Rooms
and Q, Ban Francisco. California. lStd
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-10-20
XI,Esr CoMsroCK GOLD AMI

VIZ EAT COMSTOCK GOLD AND
w SILVER MINING COMPANY.
Location Of principal place OF business. Ban
Francisco. California.
LocsiIon OF WORKS. Gold Hill and Virginia
City Mining Districts.
Notice IL hereby given. that at meeting Of
the Board OF Directors. held on the 18th day OF
September. 1879. an assessment mo. ~ OF Ten
Cents per share was levied upon the
capital stock OF the corporation, payable imme.
distey, In United States gold coin. TO the secre.
tsry. st the cfhce OF the Company, Room ~.
$50 Montgomery street, Ban Francisco. caliior'
mia.
remain unpaid on the Twentieth day OF Ocio.
Der, 1879, will be delinquent, and advertised
Tor sale at public auction. and unless payment
Ia made before, win be told on MONDAY.
the 10th day OF November, 1879 TO pay the delin.
quent assessment, together with costs Of I'd.
yertising and expenses OF sale.
BY order Of the Board Of Directors.
]. O BEATTY, Secretary.
ofi-e-Room ~, $50 Montgomery street. Ban
Francisco, California. Od
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-10-20
,oUaH AND READY MININ,

DOUGH AND READY MINING
IL C0MPANi.-Locstion Of principal place
Of business, San Francisco California.
Location Of works. Gold Hill Mining District,
Storey county. Nevada.
Notice 10 hereby given. that ct meeting OF
The Bard Of Di~ctors, held on the yOth day
OF September, lS79. an assessment mo. ~ OF
nvs ts) cents per share was levied upon the
capital stock OF the corporation. payable
Immediately, In United Slater gold coin. 70 the
Secretary. at the ofllce Of the Company, Room
10, $40 Sansoms street, Ban Francisco, Gall.
forniA.
An, stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid ON MONDAY. the THIRD day Of
NOVEMBER. 1870. will be delinquent. and ID
vertised for sale u public auction. and unless
payment Ia made before will be sold on MON.
BAY, the SEvENTEEkTH day Of N0VEM.
BER, 1879. to pa, the delinquent assessment,
together with costs OF advertising aid expenses
Of saIe, Dy order OF the Board Of Directors.
Q. II. DkLAND. Secretary.
Ofice-Room 10. 80 sansome street, Ban
Francisco, California.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-10-20

COUTH COMkTOCK CONSOLIDAT.
u ED SILVER MINING C0MPANY.-Loca.
tion OF principal place Of business. Ban Fran
cisco. California.
Location Of works, Devils Gate Mining
D,strict, Storey and Lyon counties, Nevada
Notice 10 hereby given. that at . meeting OF
the Board OF Directors, held on the eleventh
day Of september. 1879, an assessment tNo.
Of Twenty. i've (25) Gents per share was levied
upon the capital stock OF the corporation,
payable Immediately, In United States gold
coin, TO the Secretary, at the once OF the
Company, Rooms and Z, Second Floor, 300
California street, San Francisco. California.
Any stock up,n which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on the twentieth i20th) day Of Do.
tob,r. 1879, will be delinquent. and advertised
for SAFE at public auction. and unless pay.
mcnt 10 made before will be sold on MONDAY,
the 10Th day Of November. 1879, 70 pay the de.
lipquent assessment, together with costs OF "a.
vertising and expenses Of sale.
BY order Of the Board Of Directors.
JIM. BURLINGTON. SECRETARY.
Ofics-Rooms and Z. second door. 500 Call.
fornis street. San Francisco. California. 10
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-10-20
OABiNE MINING COMPANY.-Loca.

SABlNE MINING COMPANY.-Loca.
y tion Of principal place Of business, San
Francisco, California.
Location Of works, Virginia Mining District.
81, rey county. Nevada.
Notice 10 hereby given. that at meeting Of
the Board Of Directors. held on the twenty.
fourth day Of September. 1872, an Assessment
mo. q OF Ten Cents per rhare was levied upon
the capital stock Of the corporation, payable
Immediately, In United States gold coin, 70 the
secretary, at the once Of the Company, Room
4, No. zoo California street. San frsncisco. Cal.
iiornia.
ANY stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on the twenty.sevsnth day Of
October, 1872, will be delinquent, and adver-
tired for sale st public auction. and unless pay.
ment IL msde before. will DO sold on WEDNES.
DAY, the twelfth day OF hovuber. 1879, 70
pay the delinquent assessment, together Win
costs of advertising and expenses Of sale. BY
ordei Of the Board ot Directors.
W W BiUSMAN. Secretary.
Ofice-.oom I. No. 400 California street.,
San Francisco. California. 10
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-10-20
NOTICE TO MERCHANTS.

OFFIoE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
I Commissioner. OF Storey q. unity. Nevada.
Notice 10 hereby given. I'm pursuance Of an Of.
der Of the Boa q Of County Commissioners o.
storey County, Nevada. made on the 1tth day
ssls will be received BY paid Beard no To and
Including the IwENTY.FlFTH d Y OF oc.
TOBER. a. u. 1879. for supplies for the County
Hospital. In accordance with the requt.ition
ana bill OF items on Ole In the County Cleifr
ONCE. which can be referred to Tor particulars
during ONCE hours OF each day.
sionerr of storey county Nrvzds.
Is I'm j. x McDONALD. Clerk.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-10-20
The Excited Lobster.

Bridget. what did mistress say she
would have for dinner?"
"Broil the lobster"
"Broil the lobster! Are you sure,
BridRetf"
"Entirely. Get the eridiron.
Mary got the gridiron and placed It on
the firs. She then placed the live lob
ster on the gridiron.
Intsrmission OF FIVE minutes, after
which the dialogue was resumed as fol.
lows
"Did you broil the lobster. Maryl"
"Divil broil. The more l poked
the ere. the more he walked OF. The
basts's haunted. III try no more. No
good will come from cooking q straddle.
bug like that"
"Aud where il the lobster2"
"Divii bit know. The last l saw
OF him hs was walking out Of the door.
with his tail at hali.mast. like q wild
maniac. as he was"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-10-20
AssEssMEyrs LEVIED.
NTORrB SCORPION MINING col

kJORTB SCORPION MlHIN0 CON.
" PAHY.-Location Of principal place Of
business, San Francisco. California.
Location OF works. Virginia. Storey county,
Nevada.
Notice ID. hereby given. that 1t q meeting Of
the Board 6f Directors, held on the eleventh
(iith) day Of August. 1872, an assessment tNo.
~ OF Ten (0) Gents per share was ievied
upon the capital stock Of the corporation,
payable Immediately. In United States gold
coin. to the Secretary, at tho once OF the
Company, sis Pine street. San Francisco, csh
fornla. =.
remain unpaid on the twentieth t20th) day OF
September, ls7p, will DO dslinouent. and advsr.
tistd for sale at public auction. and unless pay
ment 10 made before. will be cold on FRIDAY.
the TENTH Q0thl day OF oioBkk, l5W, 70
costs Of afyartie'ug and expenses OF sale.
BY order OF the Board Of Director.
T. B LUDLuA, Secretary.