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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-09-06
The Csoss-Eycd Children.

Nobody can tell who has not watched /
what an effect Il physical dcformity Ia,
upon the mind and character of = .rowing
child, especially one which dctr;tcts in 50
marked Il manner from its personal appear
ancc. 1t exposes the child To- TIE tauutS AMI
cruel aPpcIIations Of it; comrades, which
in sensitive children, often drive; them into
solitude, and make them shy and suspicious
Of strangers, in whom, OF the other hand
they excite suspicion. Tic turn in the cye
gives either IL wandering, doubling ar to
the tilcc, OF, if the gaze IS fixed, a too in
tense expression, which is disturbing and
pcrp!c\img, il not downright painful, to
the behollcr. have known young boys Of
eight and ten years Of age beg their parents
to let them undergo the pain If an opera
ton to rid themselves of u GcfOrmity which
subjects them so often to tho unfc-ling re
marks OF their elders, usually friends oftho
family, as we'll rs the uncuphonious but eX-
pressivc titles bestowed upon them by their
own contemporaries of gogalc-cye and cock
eye. Nor does this end with cAi.lhool.-
The deforlnity is u disadvantage to him
through life. Itpursuc,l him in his busi-
ness and in his profession. Cheated Of fc''-
ture by assembling nature, he is often
thought to be assembling himself when
nothing is further from his thoughts. How
often do We hear people say Of another,
whom we know to be perfectly upright AM
trustworthy, that they do not like him h"-
cause he never looks them squarcly in The
face. And it is a little curious that pre-
ciscly here it is that the lesser degrees Of
the trouble produce the most effect. ih",
peculiar expression which people complain
so much OF is generally due to : deviation
in the axes of the cyc.-a slight CONVEX
gencc which is never very conspicuous and
at times only to be detected by a train
eye, Int which, nevertheless, produces in all
Il very disagreeable impression, although
not marked enough to betray its cause.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-09-06
Curioslties of a Yankee Will.

In the old records in the probate court
much that is curious may be found, hut
there is nothing more peculiar than the will
of David Ogden, who kept a tavern where
the Tontine Hotel now stands The will
was made in 1889, and contains the follow
ing:
"In the name of God, sole Governor of
the worlds. Jesus Christ, the Holy Ghost,
the twelve apostles, saints, thrones, powers,
virtues, angels, archanselS, cherubims and
Seraphlns, anen-I, David Ogden, of New
Haven, i'll the State of Connecticut, being
in ncommonly good health and spirits and
in my right mind and wits, do in the follow
ing manner make my last will and tesla
mcnt:-
Imprilni<: My body, this mass composed
Of flesh, blood, arteries, bones, cartillagcs,
tibres, and Got wot not what all besides, |
commit when dressed in my suit of black
clothes to It's deep, dark, silent grave. lis
dismal house have to dwell in, yes, YER
ilv, mournful one: therefore, the dress for
mourning is the proper one for me- Then
!
pray be made of sound mahogany wood
and not ornamental with brass nails and
tin plates telling my name, age or death.
NV head will tell these things to the inquis-
tive in the grave. When this mass of cor
ruption is so equipped let it be borne on the
shoulders of four steady youth TO its long
home, the narrow grave, whom | would
should be rewarded for their trouble with
decent pairs of gloves each. BY the way,
should Dr. Edwards, the Sunday next after
my last conscience, deem either my death
or life to merit sermon, Il short sermon,
prayer or few hymns to be sent up to the
throne of an all plying and merciful God,
prythee let it be done, and for his trouble
and good services in this solemn business
give him my last wishes for his welfare, &C
companicd with the compliment of IS As
0d.-New York currency.
Item-My soul, God grant it if l have
any or ever had, it may wing its flight to
Heaven, he placed conspicuouSly among the
stars, fly or the wings of the wind feed
the beasts of the field, the birds nf the air,
the insects of the earth Or the fishes of I .
deep waters. Upon the whole l give my
% II to God"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-09-06
A Nervous People.

Excellent medical authority asserts thar
the constant strain of business, added 10
the drynesS of our climate, has 20 changed
I'll" constitution that i! Is impossible frr IL,
to do what our fathers did before Us safely.
Owe 9rc," says Or. Beard, ''ten degree;
more sensible to cold thln they wcTc, rs
the cases OF s,lnStroile and heat prostra;iou
bears evidence. There il an immense liz
crease in neuralgia sick headache, hay feTc''.
nervous exhaustion, and especially in dys-
pepsia in itself the potent source NJ Il hos
OF physical and mental irritants and dis
tres.cs. Now with such systems a We
have, high strung, nervous and irritable.
tn. use Of stimulauts cannot le othcrwi. 20
than injurious. 1t is impossible to US
them as they We're used III the days gone hy.
There is hardly man of middle age who
does not remember thai hospitality ana q
,idcboard Of wines and liquors were Synun-
ymous terms. Both men and women draG'
freely, and professional mcn and the cler-E
INDUCED in the same ila1t. Ii would }r
folly to say That What is 4 vice now Wa %
virtue then, but it can b. safely asserted
that people did indulge then without -
same injurious effects that follow the l;ac-
tee now. The predominant nervousness e
the present time had not been developed.
Our ancestors could drink freely, smoke cy-
travagartly, indulge to excess i'll tea al"
coffee, and yet live to Il serene Old age; now
it l., simply impossible Truc, the traffic in
ardent spirit. has enormously increased,
bat 50 has the population; true, people YET
drink to excess, but thcy 10 hot DO it with
IMMUNITY Circumstances have altered
cases, and tTo-tliriS Of the present terrible
effects flowing from incompetence are due
to the changed physiological conditions "t
the human race, and especially in this cou''-
try, where people arc strung up 10 tension
that will 10 more allow 4 free use Of strong
drinks than Il haru filled with straw will
hermit the introduction of ire.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-09-06
THERE'S DANGER IN THE TOWN
There, John, hitch Dobbin to the post, come

/ There John, hitch Dobbn to the post come
near me and sit down,
Your mother wants to talk to you before
yOu drive to town.
Ny hairs are gray, soon shall he al rest
within the grave,
Not long will mother pilot you Ger life's
tempeStouS wave.
I've watched DER you from infancy, till
now you are = man,
And | have always loved you Us 4 mother
only can:
At morning and at evening | have prayed
the God of love
TO bless and guide my darling boy to the
bright home above.
\ mothers eye is searching, John, old age
can't dim its sight,
When watching DER an only child 10 see if
he does right:
And very lately have seen what has
aroused my fears,
And made my pillow hard ut night, and
moist with many tears.
I've seen light within your eye, upon your
cheek Il low,
That told me you were on the road that
leads TO shame and woe;
Oh, John, don't turn away your head, and
on my counsel trowr,
Stay more upon the dear old farm, there's
danger i'll the town.
Remember what the poet says--long years
have proved it true
That Satan finds some mischief for idle
hands to do
If you live in idlcncSs with those that
love the bowl,
You'll dig yourself Il drunkarti'S grave, and
wreck your dsathleSs soul.
Your father, John, is growing old; his days
are nearly through
oh. he has labured very hard to save the
farm for you;
But it will 80 10 ruin soon, and poverty will
froWn,
If you keep hitching Dobbin up to drive
into town.
Your prospects for the future are very
bright, my son,
Not many have Your start in life, when
they are twenty-Onc;
Your star that shines brightly now, in
darkness will decline,
If you forget YOUR mothers words, and
tarry at the wine.
Turn back, my boy, now in your youth;
stay by the dear old farm:
The Lord of Hosts will save you with His
powerful right arm:
Not long will mother pilot You DER life's
tempeStouS wave,
Then light her pathway with Your love,
down to the silent grave.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-09-06

the ears for home he may have Le'avc
himself in such 4 manner Is to win a worI
or two Of praise from his mother, but he i
sure to jam his hat, break Il sIlSpcndcr, lcsc
his handkerchief, or do something on the
way home TO induce the Old lady to remark
as she reaches home and removes her Dor
net:
Now, youn. man, you step ont here.
Things have come to q pretty pass If we
can't take you anywhere with rs withou1
your cutting up so rs to disgrace us forever.
Stop that Numbering, sir, and let me say
that the louder Won hollow he harder shall
lick. ''-Dfr"d Free Pcs&.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-12-03
Stop Advertising Them and They
will Die.

The Postmaster General, under
whose instructions the several post
masters of the principal cities have
been instructed to collec. statistics
concerning the lottery traffic in or
der to submit them to Congress, says
that the public have but very made
quate Information regarding the ex-
tent of this business, and that they
will be astonished when the official
exhibit is spread before them. In
his opinion the root Of the evil lies
in those newspapers which publish
the advertisements of the lottery com
panies, foreign and domestic. If the
newspapers would throw out tn 8
class of advertisements the lottery
business would soon languish and
die, and if Congress will enact the
legislation to be recommended by the
department, excluding all journals
from the mails which publish lottery
advertisements in any form, the Post
master General believes that, rather
than suffer such exclusion, the news
papers would decline to publish
lottery Observation-Disclosures
American.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-12-03
A Cburch.GOing Horse.

We have been told of many intelli-
gent mules and horses. One case
we remember of mule going
into blacksmith shop. to have
a nail pulled from his foot is
only equaled by story of religious
horse that we were told of yesterday
He is owned by Mr.. Alexander, of
Oswichee, Ala, who rides him to
church on preaching days. which is
twice month. On other Sundays
he is turned out to gruze, and it is on
these days he is so religious. He
goes down to church, stops at the
tree where he is centrally tied when
there is preaching, and with his head
toward the church, remains about an
hour and a half He then walks
leisurely home. This is fact, and
will be vouched for by any of the
people of Observation-Disclosures (Ga)
Enquirer
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-12-03
CONGRESSMAN FRYE of Mai

-CONGREssMAN FRYE of Maine
has been interviewed. He is a mem.
Der of the Republican National Com
mittes and he says that the Grant
men on the committee will join the
Blaine men in selecting chairman,
in place Of the late Senator Chandler.
Mr.. Frye does not think that General
Grant will be a candidate for the
Presidential nomination, unless at tho
coming session the question of doubt
- to the mode of counting the elec-
toral vote should be made prominent.
In that event be believes the people
will demand the nomination of Grant,
because they think he will assert and
obtain his seat if the election is dis
puted. Otherwise he thinks Mr..
Blaine or Mr.. Sherman will be the
leading candidate before the conven-
ton.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-12-03
THE GREAT REPUBLIC.
Another Country Upon Which 4" the
Sun Never Sets"

Webstsr's eloquent description Of
the British empire is familiar to every
reader, but we doubt whether it is
generally realized that we, too, have
dominion on which the sun never
sets. 1t will hardly be believed, per-
haps, without an examination of the
maps, that San Francisco, instead of
being at the western limit Of this do
miuion, is only about midway be-
tween our eastern and western limits !;
and yet it is fact that the furtherest
Aleutiau isle acquired in our purchase
Of Russian America is as far to the
west of that Pacific city as East
port, Me-, is to the east of it. Be
tween the northwestern limit of
Washington Territory and the south
eastern limit of Alaska there is
break of a few degrees, but, with the
slightest deduction, our territory ex-
tends through 1877 degrees of longi-
tude, or seventeen degrees more than
half way around the globe. Hence,
when the sun is giving its good night
kiss to our westernmost isle on the
confines Of Behring's sea, it is already
flooding the fields and forests of
Maine with its morning light, and in
the eastern part of that State is more
than an hour high. At the very mo-
ment when the Alentian fisherman,
warned by the approaching shades Of
night, is pulling his canoe toward the
shore, the woodchopper Of Maine is
beginning to wake the forest echoes
with the stirring music Of his AZ.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-12-03
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.

yINHE QUINN MINING COMPANY 10
n cation o principal place Il hu- II g..
San Frarcisc' California lacqt IN 10 *.
Devi s Gate ard chinatown NJ ming District
Lyon county. Nevada - Notice is her by
given that at meeting Of the Directors, held
on the fifteenth day of November, 1879, an
assessment of Twenty-Five Cents per share
was levied upon the capital stock of the cor.
poration, payable mmediately in United
States gold coin. TO the Secretary, at the Office
of the Company, Room l0l4 Palace Hotel. San
Francisco. California.
Any stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on the nineteenth day of De-
eember, 1879, will be delinquent, and adver-
payment is made before, will be sid on the
SEVENTH day of January, 1880, to pay the
delinquent assessment, together with the
costs Of advertising and expenses of sale.
T. j. BLAKENEY. Secretary.
Ofice-Room 10l4 Palace Hotel, San Fran
cisco, California.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-12-03

Miss EMMA GEYER, of Silver
City, bad fainting spell, while waltz
ing with Mr.. Picotte, the editor of the
TIMES, at the Dayton ball, last
Wednesday night, and dropped to
the floor. She then took brief rest,
and soon resumed dancing-with an
other partner.
The above article first appeared in
the Chronicle of last Saturday. The
gentleman named was not present on
the occasion referred to, and has not
waltzed step for at least ten years
With these trihing inaccuracies, the
article is correct. The mere publica
tion of il in the Chronicle would not
have necessitated correction, as the
escaped lunatics who are on its staff
have, by common consent, been given
full license to prosecute all such good
and true men a. the editor Of the
TIMES, and this Is generally under
stood. But it was copied into the
Enterprise of last Sunday, and thus
given authoritative currency over the
civilized world. This makes a de-
NAL necessary-not for the sake of
the illuminated gentleman, but for
that of Dan de guile, who was inno-
Gently led to credit the item to the
ZINES. And it is to place him on
his guard against those Chronicle
chaps that this is written. Let him
copy from the TINES, and he will get
our news items from the most reliable
source. There is no telling what
those Chronicle buffoons will be at,
next; and it Is we'll for newspaper
men and others to examine into the
reliability of their farcical statements,
before giving them credence.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-12-03
/" MEN,"

How the R0ugher Sex We're Toast.
ed at q Literary Reunion In Ore.
g0n.
Mrs. Dunway, of the New North
west, at literary reunion at Salem,
Oregon, toasted" the men as fol-
lows: "God bless 'eml They halve
our joys, they double our sorrow,
they treble our expenses, they
quadruple our cares, they excite our
magnanimity, they increase our self
respect, they awake our enthusiasm,
they arouse our affections, they con-
troll our property and outman9uver
us in everything. This would be a
very dreary world without 'em; in
fact I may say, without prospect. of
successful contradiction, that without
'em it would not be- much at d world
anyhow. We love 'em, and the dear
beings can't help. it. AS husbands
they are always convenient, though
not always on hand; as beaux, they
are by no means 'matchless.' They
are most agreeable visitors; they are
handy at State fairs and. indispensa-
BILE at oyster saloons. They are
splendid as escorts for some other
fellows wife or sister, and as friends
they are better than women. AS our
fathers, they are inexpressibly grand
A man may be failure In business,
wreck in constitution, not enough
TO boast of as beauty, nothing as a
wit, less than nothing as a legislator
for woman's rights, and even not
very brilliant as a member of the
press; but if he is our own father we
overlook his shortcomings and cover
his peccadilloes with the divine man.
tie of charity"
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-12-03
OR DEISED.

That thir'y.nine Thousand three hundred and
seventy-two t39,372) shares of the capital
stock of this corporation be and the same are
hereby issued to and in the name Of T. j..
Blskeney, Trus zee, in trust for the stockhol l.
ers Of the Quinn Mining Company of New ds,
whose certificates issued by the said last
named Company have not been surrendered
to this Company; and that sueh st ckholders
be entitled to receive from said Blskeney
certificates for shares in this Company in lieu
of their shares in the said Quinn Mining
Company of Nevada, upon their surrender Of
the said last named shar AMI the payment Of
assessment No. /, this day levied at any time
before the sale of delinquent stock held in
pursuance of such assessment.
By order Of the Board of Directors.
T. J. BLAKENEY, Secretary.
Office-Room 1014 Palace Hotel, San Fran
CISCO California.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-12-03

--THE total estimate Of the ex-
penses of the Government next year
are little more than Congress ap-
propriated last year, but it is notori-
Gus that the Democrats meant to al
low less than enough to carry on the
Government.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-12-03

THERE is likely to be change
in the Indian policy, and it is ru-
mored that the management will be
changed in the going out Of Secreta-
~ Schurz or Commissioner Hoyt, or
both. 1t is beginning to dawn upon
us that the Indians may become CIV
ilized by ruling them like men, and
not like children and paupers.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-12-03

--THE President is said to be
making arrangements to send Gener-
al Grant to Central America to treat
for the right of way across the 18TH
mus, and to make such arrangements
IS are for the interest Of the scheme.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-12-03
VIRGINIA, COMO E. SUTRO

I'm AND AFTER THIS DATE Will
" run Concord coaches from sutro TO VIZ
einia, by way of Dayton, Silver, and Cold
Hi in the morning returning the same way
in the afternoon.
On the morning trip the coach will leave
sutro at 7l5 ayton about 7a5' silver
about $50, and arrive in Virginia about s3o
O'Clock.
In the afternoon the couch will leave VIZ
einia at 6. Silver at a quarter to d. aud Dayton
at hslf.past 6, srrlvin- at sutro at O'Clock.
aYReturninl Z, u coach will leave virgins
on the arrival Of the express, arrive nj sn'ro
| about l245 O'clock and leave for Fr
einis ,bont Q 30 o'clock. arriving there about
half past O'Clock.
FOR COMO.
The Como coach will leave Dayton daily. at
| 7 o'clock N returning in time connect
with the afternoon stage FIR Vir-ania
TIE coaches have be IN lifted upsr.cislly for
me. end are tn mot c, inf rtabl o. the route
FARE TO vIReIsh
FIR m sutro, 81 80
From Dayton, 81 rs
From i 81. q, 81 cents.
FROM silver t. Col Hii! 80 cents
From l. Hin. 3 r,tts
rarccls slrrted at Haniaa'rt'1s
RarND fN5 H-i..
FIR IA : tro to tlf-.i4A a-i ok g 10.
From Dayton t. Virginis T. b 81
Tick t.. good until used. so-. 6 her END
Of the line
vIRGuIA OFFICIAL Allmsn's, next door
to Wells, Fargo & Co.'S, ON South street.
surao OFFICIAL Ryan x Reardop's saloon,
Florence avenue.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-12-03
MINING AND ENGINEERING.

n MQsnhlMLiD is SAN FRANCISCO.
sps in o-operatlon with . SetirtA % ~
slu.ers, IL 90. lishinGa nonthiy Journal, ihh
FNGINFEK OF THE PACIFIC, devoted 70
tie ~ ancemt mt OF Mining. Engineering, m,
,brI.laIn.,a.et Ii is conducted on strictly
scientific principles and the price, u ~ psf
year.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-12-03
NOTICE TO TRESpASSERS..

a LII PERSONS ARE HEREBY CAU-
toned not to purchase or build upon the sur
face of the claim known as the STAR OF THE
WEST mine, situated in Como, Palmyra Min
ing District, Lyon County. New, the bound
aries of which may be readily asccrtained by
posts on said ground.
No persons other than the undersigned have
any power or authority to dispose Of said sur
face ground.
CHARLES L. ALL,
WIN. PARTRIDGE,
NJ. J. HENLEY.
Virginia. New, Dec. /, 1879.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-12-03

A stout backbone Is as essential to physical
health as to political consistency. For weak
ness of the back and disorders of the liver
and kidneys, the tonic and moderate dietetic
action of the Bitters Is the one thing needful.
Remember that the stomach Is the mainstay
of every other organ, and that by invigorating
the digestion by this preparation, the spinal
column and all its dependencies are strength
sned.
For Hos etter's ALMANAC for 1880 apply to
Druggists and Dealers generally.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-12-03

s|AIl orders left with G o HOLMES. in
Silver City or Entrusted to the stage drivers,
will be filled by return stage
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-12-03
SUPPER

Will be served up i'll fine style at the sutro
Hotel.
Daily Republican., 1879-02-11
Another Pension Bill

Has been approved by the Committee
on Pensions, and is to b. reported to
the House. Under its provisions the
Mexican war pensioners who were resi-
dents in the South during the rebel
lion may obtain their pensions
as they did before the war. 1t
would, perhaps, be well for
Congress to reconcile in some way
the conflicting notions about the
amount required to pay pensions un-
der the Pension Arrearages act, just
passed, before going into any more leg
islation of that kind. The amount
may make no difference if the claim is
a just one, but nevertheless it should
have been definitely ascertained before
the bill was passed.
Daily Republican., 1879-02-11
Machinery Hall A0lH.

Machinery Hall, OIL the Centennial
grounds, was sold by Thomas x Sons on
Saturday. The structure was purchas-
I'd by VIM. {. Aelison d Co., car build
els, for ga, 900, after some spirited
bidding. It's original cost was $500
600. The lowest bid was $500. After
the hall had been disposed of, num-
Der OF unclaimed exhibits, embracing
show cases, counters, pumps, plows,
etc, We're auctioned of at very low
rates. The Japanese bazaar next pass
ed under the hammer, and was secured
by James W. Frazier Tor $50. The
cost OF erecting tn. structure, including
customs duties upon the material, was
about $1,000. Mr.. Frazier also bought
a small building adjoining, used as
storehouse by the Japanse merchants,
for Sl2. There are in the machinery
Hall building three railway tracks,
about 100000 pounds wrought iron,
5000, 600 feet of white pine lumber,
l,oOO,OOO feet of yellow pine lumber,
7Oo,oOO feet Of tin roofing, 10000
square feet Of glass, and 600 perckes of
stone.
Mr.. Philip Quigley OF our city was
the builder OF Machinery Hall, and it
said the company purchasing it cannot
fail to make a fortune.