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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-01-04
WINTER.

Sharp winds that blow ard rush about
The scious of the lusty days,
In iocund freedom laugh nd shout
Through all the mellow woodland ways.
The trees rot all denEdsd vet,
Make ample gifts Of leafy gold;
Like age with children Trofigate,
That paws the pelf it cannot hold
What time with sunken cheeks and ewes
And rhin-brown hair the trembling SAGE
Beholds the ha-ds II ruthless heirs
Anticipate their heritage.
Ambrosial fruits are tossed about.
In hurtled heaps the summer sheaves
Through meadow lanes drift in and on
WIN shrunkea pods and dying leaves
The breeze-bl0wn faces Of the nils
Alaunt with caps 81 frosty Time
Are hrst Of merry wassaileTs
Assemble d Tor the Christmas time.
11e hoIly bursts IN FURNISHED green
rLa nloush Iiohoed tinjs Of gold and red;
Inc nlstletoe now weaves unseen
lis Wlntfy CROWDS o er faonarchs dead
Like those who at the funeral feast
Grown merry with the last BE- quest.
1aey FURNISH rom til pomp OF death
Inc garlands for the coming guest.
A shriller wind from youder wood
now pipes and though the chimney calls;
HnIe htful CLEANS al wiHiry light
make GancIng shadows N the walls;
ANA Children by the wiudow-paue
gee gor geous fora wrought in frost,
Auu i0ye-Iorn maidens trace in vain
The names they breathad and breathing lost.
Inc sea-ceal fire hat flames and fees,
And many Gothic legend sings,
NOW woes o magic reveries
And dreams Of nigh forgotten things;
Queer figures grave and gay appear
And nod fantastic through lhesmoke;
And Ill the wicked elves are there
In pantomime with fairy folk.
Anon, the night with keener blast
Shall press agaiuSt the wiuGoW-pane;
a n Qv,s he v-p, Gf n he
Or DER the void snail b-al the rain;
Then thought bosi Re the lighted lamp,
Shall there unlock its game ed things;
And all the treasures loved in books
The winter fircside only brings.
There youth and love shall kiuGle hope
And manhood share q calm repOse;
While age shall tread the downward slope
In softeued beauty to lis dose,
And gentle as the voice Of prayer,
The sweetest baliads OF old time
Snail fl the pause Of guiieless Jest
With dreamy tunes ana ancient rhyme.
This story then the sage shall tell:
There is 10 time in all the year
That hath not some glad charm or spell
To so0the our checkerod journey here.
I've known the Iule 10Y in spring:
The uTmgr's glad1, 81 days were nine;
The j5cuad autumn laughed With me
Der hagons filled with harvest wine.
And winter! why, It's lJsty breath
Hath blown the ceust Of cares away
And walked 10 eaer les divine
The soul that might have known decay.
The free, glad trumpet Of he winds,
That strikes .he frCs 90 harp Of pines,
Salutes the closing year with tones
In harmony with GOG Is designs
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-01-04

CURE FOR CoUGH AND COLD.-As
soon as there is the slightest uneasiness of
the chest, with difficulty of breathing, or
indication Of cough, take during the day q
few BROWNS BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs." 20
cents hoy
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-01-04

a NAN of thirty, dressed in sheep
skins trimmed with red flannel and
bearing an enormous blackboard in
scribed: " am the prophet Elias" re,
Gently appeared in The streets Of Rye,
England, declaring that he was one of
the tribe of Levi and must journey
from town to town fulfilling his mission
and saving the human race.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-01-04
Why, Verify.

Why be an animated tallow-shOp when
Adams Anti-Fat is safe and sure remedy
for obesity, or corpulence, and will reduce
the most ill-proportoned form to graceful
outline within few weeks. 1t contains no
ingredients that can possibly prove deleter-
ious to the system. A weIl-known chemist,
after examining its constituents and the
method Of its preparation, gives it his un-
qualified endorsement as remedy that
" cannot but act fayorably upon the system
and is we'll calculated to attain the obisct
for which il is intended"
BALTIMORE, Nd, July 18th, 1873.
PROP'Rs ALLAN's ANTI-FAT Buffalo, n. y:
Dear SjrS-I have taken two bottles OF
Adams AntiFat and il has reduced me
eight pounds.
Very respectfully, MRS. l. R COLES.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-01-04

THERE is no time to be lost when a
cough attacks one, in adopting means OF
prevention against consumption and bron-
chitis. cough may, with perfect truth, be
termed the incipieEt stage of those de-
sIuctiye maladies, and it is the height of
folly TO disregard it. If neglected, it Will
assuredly eliminate in some dangerous pull
monary affection, but if Dr.. VIM HALLS
BALsAM FOR THE LUNGS be used, the com
plant is speedily vanquished and all danger
aFerted. There is DO pUlmouic comparable
to this great specific. Sold by Druggists.
THE famous Mason & HamliD Cabinet
Organs, which are certainly the best of
these Instruments in the world, are now
sold for payment by insta1lments, bringing
them within reach of those who can maxi
only small payments at a time. Any agent
for their sale will give particulars.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-01-04
CHEW
TIE Celebrated
" AI&TCHJEss'
Wood Tag Plug
TOBACCO.
The PIONEER TOBACCO COMPANY,
New York. Boston. and Chicago,

For upwards OF thirty years Mrs.
WINsLCw's SOOTHING Syrup has been
used for children with never.failing success.
Il corrects acidity Of the stomach, relieves
wind collie, regulates the bowels, cures dys-
en- cry and darrhGa, whether arising from
teething or ether causes. IN old and we'll
tried remedy. 25 cents q bottle.
CREW Jaclg07-Is Resi- sweet N-vv Tohacco
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-01-04

lell III u1ul.
Poor old Bonel such disgraces were
more common then than now, and less
noticed. Simplicity and age are small
friends to the gambler when balanced
against the sharp-headedness and future
guaranteeing impudence of youth.
The doctor coveted, and grew very
worn and unrestful, while at home the
boy Geoffrey played and slept on his lit
tie innocent life.
Piece by piece old, familiar tokens
and antique scraps Of personal property
vanished from their time-worn stations
in the house, and were converted into
money for those hopeless speculation. At
first the old housekeeper no more than
wondered at the strange whims and
pranks that had overcome "measter;" but
As each room waxed more lean and I'M
furnished melancholy and wonder fell
upon her which induced her 10 remon,
strate with Bone in q strain only war
ranted by the unfaggipg service she had
rendered him. He met her remarks
with a surliness foreign 10 his nature,
and babe her not to interfere in his pri-
vate matters; but happening one day to
enter his study, and finding the old
dame lamenting with trickling tears a
memorable clock whose venerable voice
had recorded each incident in those
melancholy chambers, and whose dis
appearance had left a square dust-sur-
rounded patch upon the mantel shelf,
his better nature prevailed, and, in
broken tones, he bitterly bemoaned
those self-designed circumstances which
made necessary The departure of this
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-14
A New Snake Story.

1t doesn't do to look gift horse in the
mouth, but in the case Of gift snake it
is different. A barkccpcr on Clay street
was astonishcd the other day on receiving
a present from the saloon keeper next
door. 1t was pair of beautiful stuffed
ratt!esnakes, which the donor said were
killed by friend over ON Mount Tamal-
pals The first bar. cepcr ornamented
the shelf behind his bar with the rep
tiles. and thought in his heart that his
ncighbor was pretty good fellow after
all. He was surprised, however, to no.
tlcc singular diminut,on in trade. Gus
toner after customer would come in, and,
while engaged IN the apparently pro-
found indecision as to the choice of bcv-
crage Of the man who invariably ends by
ordering "a little straight" would turn
pale and 60 out hastily. At the close of
the day he had disposed of ',ut one
drink, and that to man already blind
drunk. The cocktail compoundcr muscd
over this state of affairs all night, and the
next morning he followed out ward pol
itician who bad just made the same
strange break for the door, and asked
him the cause Of his exit.
''Tte fact is, said the customer, wiping
the drops of ocrspiration from his pale
brow, I've been going it little strong
for week or two, and I've got to brace
up. When man gets to seeing two
snakes at 4 time, there is no time for
fooling, you bet yer life
The reptiles in question were sent up
to WoodwartIs garden tn 1T day, and the
indignant saloon-kcepcr is row suing his
scrpcntinc rival for 100000 damages or
Whereabouts. Francisco Post.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-14
Bogus Coins.

Coin countelfcitcrs direct their atten-
ton chiefly to the quarter and half dol
lar silver pieces, though they by no means
contine themselves thereto. The outfit for
the work consists of few genuine coins,
some antimony, lead, type metal, pulver-
lied glass, Il small galvanic battery. a
crude milling machine and moderate
supply If plaster of PARIS. With the
plaster of Paris the Y make modcls-very
perfect ones-of the coin. Sometimes in
ono mould there will be cavities exactly
the size of all the silver coins, with the
impression Of one side on one-half the
mould and the other bearing the fac sim
lie of the reverse. The base metal, an
timony, lead, type metal and pulvcrlzed
glass-though tin is sometimes uscd-is
melted and poured into the mould. When
sufficiently cooled the metal is taken out.
The coin has dingy, rough and not at
all deceiving look. 1t is smoothed with
a knife as far as possible, the rough edges
being cut off. 1t is next run cdgcwise
through a small milling machine, which
generally consists of two small cogged
wheels. This makes the notchcs around
tho edges. All that is now left to give
the coin the appearance ofgenuinc money
is a coating Of silver. This the counter
fciter secures from genuiue coin. The
genuine coin, subjected to the action Of
the battery, soon loses some of the silver
Before it is sufficiently dissolved to total
ly deface it the coin is taken out. Enough
genuine silver is in this way procured
from single coin to plate dozen coun-
tcrfeits, and the original looks, after the
opcratian, as if it were but little worn,
and can be readily passed. This process
is called "sweating." The work is very
simple A good hand at the business can
make his moulds from plaster Of Paris and
begin turning out spurious pciccs all in
two or three hours. In countcrfeiting
gold com the same met od is pursued, a
genuine gold coin substituted for the sill
ver one in the sweating process being the
only change 1t is much more difficult,
however, to get a decent gold counterfeit
than it is one of silver; therefore there is
not much doing in tina: line of business
The use Of rulverized glass in the COM
position Of counterfeit coin IS for the pur-
pose of giving them ring something
Ii that possessed by the genuine metal.
They can always be detected, however,
by their weight, never being as heavy as
the genuine.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-14
A CAMP MEETING SCANDAL.
Especial to Cincinnati Enquirer.

Especial to Cincinnati Enquirer.
BATTLE GROUND, Ind.--This delightful
village is located on the ground where sixty
eight years ago the historic battle with the
Indians was fought by General Harrison and
his patriotic soldiers. Aside from this it is
the place where the meeting of the Battle
Ground Camp Meeting association is held
annually, This much by way of introduce
ton.
Several days ago dark cloud appeared
upon.the horizon, and the quiet and order of
the meeting now in progress here have been
greatly disturbed by its dark shadow. In at
tendance upon the meeting, among others,
was one Mrs. Stockton, from Charlottesville.
She is a widow, handsome and vivaclous
So far IS your correspondent can learn, she
is lady, pleasant and we'll bred. She is
member OF the church, in good standing and
occupied quarters in the boarding house of
the association. One of the police,
dashlng young MIN of good connec-
tion, John Benin, attended to her baggage
and did sundry other favors for the lady.
She was escorted about the grounds by
several of the good brothers in attendance at
tie camp-meeting, and also was accompanied
on several occasions by young Behm. TIE
gossips began to talk. There was music in
hard things, which at length reached the ears
of the professedly good deacons and they
would stand it no longer.
The effect of the whole affair was in effect
q base accusation. The officer, Behm, was
summary bounced and Mrs. Stockton
ordered to leave the grounds. Her indgna-
ton at the gross insult can readily be con-
ceived. She departed when she got ready,
anu it is presumed that peace and quiet now
reign in "Warsaw." One of the possible re-
suits Of this highly interesting matter may
be suit for SANDER. The lady in question
is understood to be respectfully connected,
and will not endure SO disastrous affront
without an effort to rcfute it.
An interview with young B-hm by your
reporter furnishes no ground for criminal
intimacy. 1t is needless to say that the talk
occasioned by this unhappy report was long
and loud, and that tho whole community
was completely torn up by it.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-14
A Horse for a Smile.

A lady, describing life on ranch in
Calveras county, Cal, in the Philadelphia
Times says: The Mexicans in their wide,
sonbreros, picturesque dresses and iing-
lug spurs particularly admired, though
at first I was afraid Of them, as they all
looked so much like the pictures of
Joaquin Muricta, the famous bandit,
whose exploits were the terror and ad-
miration Of the State. But they were so
excessively polite that this feeling gradu-
ally wore away. They often came down
through the valley with pack-tralns,
drovcs Of wild horses or cattle, and would
always stop at OUR house as they passed.
Girls were SO scarce that no man would
think of passing house that contained
one without stopping on some trifling
pretext to get a glimpse Of her. Tie
gallant greasers had very little English
at their command, the whole consisting
of less than half dozen phrases. Their
first greeting is, "Senorita, you are very
pretty.
Not much Of Il compliment, as it was
applied to all females alike. Then fol-
lows a request for drink OF water, which
is slowly swallowed, with their eyes fixed
on the obliglng damscl. The lady con
descension is always rewarded by profuse
than S, sundry packages Of cigarettes
and request that she will honor i'm by
taking her choice of his band of wild
horses. This she is in honor bound to do,
as he would feel highly insulted if she
does not. When the selection is made,
he brings all his grace and skill into play
in securing the animal for presentation
The lady is expected to look admiring]y
on hilc he springs with marvellous speed
and dexterity into the saddle, coils his
lariat, and goes through some astonishing
fcats of horsemanship and finally lassoes
the wild horse in triumph.
The horse is then tied to the nearest
tree, and the agile equestrian makes his
adieus. He swings himself almost to the
ground. keeping only one stirrup, re-
moves his hat which he almost trails in
the dust and makes a low bow, and this
with his horse at full speed, In n.o
mcnt mo1e he is out Of sight, and the
next thing is to fud some enc around the
place daring enough to unloosc the gift
horse, which is finally accomplished with
much difficulty, when he hastens away
to join his companions.
To some of you, a horse for drink of
water may seem Il very unequal exchange.
but that is certainly all they are worth.
In fact "fiery, untamed mustang is
worth very much less than nothing. In
attempting to break one, the chances arc
even that your neck will be broAcn be-
tore the stecd's spirit would bend in the
least, and it costs as much to feed him
as it does Parole; in fact, think one of
them could eat double as much as sup
ports the famous fyer
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-14
TAPPING HOT WATER.
Il Singular Occurrence in the Julia
Mine.
Virginia (Nev.) Chronicle.

4 Singular Occurrence in the Julia
Mine.
Virginia New Chronicle.
At the Julia mine, last Wednesday, pow
erful stream of hot water was struck in tho
crosscut on the two thousand feet level.
Burleieh drill was set to drill hole IN the
face of the crosscut at point about two
feet from the bottom. When the drill had
advanced about two feet into the rock,
tremendous burst of hot water from the hole
occurred. The stream was equal to twenty
four miners inches, and was scalding hot,
it was spouted to the distance of several feet
diagonally across the drift, spreading as it
flew till all the open space was filled with
the scalding spray and steam. The steam
also filled the end of the crosscut where the
man who had been running the drill stood.
He was held a close prisoner, as he could
not pass out through the jets of boiling
water, and even in his prison WAS in danger
of being suffocated and cooked by the
steam and heat. He would probably not
have escaped alive but for the drill. He
opencd the exhaust valve and allowed the
whole head of compressed air to rush out in
a full and steady stream, and this not only
furnished him pure air to breathe, but also
cooled and protected his head and the whole
upper part of his body. His fellow work
men were soon aware of his perilous posi-
tion-for the roar and rush of water could
be heard great distance-but they could no
more pass into where he was than he could
pass out.
Finally the men went out and procured
some heavy gun boots reaching to his hips
and urge and Aeavy gum coats. Guarded
BY these one of the men dashed in through
the steam and scalding spray, carrying to
the prisoner like outfit. Shielded by their
heavy gum clothing the pair rushed forth
and waded out along the drift. The miner
had his legs pretty badly scalded. The wa
ter is still pouring in, and at last accounts
was slowly gaining on the pumps.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-14
HOMES IN THE WEST.

Persons looking westward: for ho:T,; !.
All procure full information c,ncern;,,-
the GARDEN SpoT Of Iowa and Mime
sofa, by subscribing for tho Worthin:-
-
ton ADVANCE, published ut Worthinston
Minnesota. Send s. for one year; 81
tor six months, and so cents for thr.
months, to ADVANCE, Worthingtou.
Mobiles county, Min2csota." i"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-14

Furniture coverings are Of thick Gre
tonne; the colors are olive with yellow,
slate color and blue, tan with rose and
dark blue with white. Only two colors
are shown in the new combinations.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-14

Milton said tour country is where we
arc we'll off," How many of us newspa-
per men feel at home?--7uruers Fails
Reporter.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-14

The st. Paul Elevator and Warehouse
Comrany have purchased 10 acres OF
ground on the north side of the St. Paul,
Minneapolis & Manitoba railroad, at the
Como Avenue crossing, and Will imme-
diatcly commence the erection of IN i'm
mcnsc elevator, the capacity Of which
will be 100000 bushels. 1t will he PRO-
vidcd with the latest and most improved
machinery for cleaning, drying and trans
ferr'ng grain. 1t is designed to be used
exclusively for railroad business. Four
lines of track will run to the elevator,
two lunning through the building, and
one on each side, SO that two trains can
be loaded and two unloaded at the same
time. The elevator will be completed
and in working order before winter sets
in.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-03-08
BIDS

For the above property. IN LOTS AS sPECI-
FLED. will be received at the esuperintendent's
office. Justice Mining Company. marked:
"Bids woodville Machinery" up to the 4th Of
March, 1879 The Trustees Of the Woodville
Gold Il Silver Mining Company reserve the
right TO reject all and every old.
The property can be seen by applying at the
ofice Of the Superintendent of the Justice
Mining Company every day from IL A. NJ. to q
p. NJ, up to time of advertisement.
SAM r. CURTIS,
Supt. Woodville @. l. 8. NJ. Co.
Gold HILL February Is, 1879.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-03-08
Monday Evening, March 10.

The Committee of Arrangements are hard
at wnrk to make this ball excel anything of
the kind ever given in Virginia City.
FOUR ELEGANT PRIZES will be distrib-
uted to the following persons: Two for the
most original characters for lady and gentle
man, and two for the most comic characters
for lady and gentleman. These prizts will be
awarded by committee selected from the
audience. No member of the Club can COM
pete for any Of the prizes.
Carriages are free Of charge and will con-
vey maskers to and from the hall.
Tickets. S5-Admitting gentleman and
two ladies in masks on the floor. Parties
holding such tickets and wishing to attend as
spectators are entitled to three reserved seats
in the dress circle, and can exchange the
same at H. Blocks jewelry store five days
prior to thu ball.
Spectators Tickets. 81 5O-For the
dress circle, and can be reserved at any time
at H. Blocks jewelry store.
Gallery Tickets, Sl-To be had at the
Opera House ticket office on the evening of
the ball.
No one admitted on the floor without mask
before IL O'Clock, and at IL o'clock, at the
sound Of the cornet, everyone must unmssk.
Tickets to be had from the committee.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-03-08
5eo SILVER CITY. NEv, SATURDAY. MARCH 8, 1879
Financial Statement.

vDNO THE CITIZENS AND TAXPAYERS
i Of Lyon County, Nevada: The under
signed, Auditor of said county, submits the
following report of the finances Of said coun-
ty, from January 1st, A. d. 1878, to January
lst, 1879:
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-03-08

NO funded fndebtedness.
Total amount of floating debt,
less amount in General Fund
available to pay the same..... $3,045 81
From the above statement you will perceive
that the county debt bas been redu ced
81 100 90; and that, too, with a falling off of
taxable property. as compared with the year
1877, of nearly S200,000. IH ssaa
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN LOTHROP,
County Auditor.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-03-08
I'd.
One Quartz Mill,

Consisting of ten stamps. two mortars. three
pans, two settlers. one cleanup pan, one re-
tort, shafting. boxes, two new mortars, shoes
ard dies and building covering mill ma
chinery.
Purchasers to be at the expense of tearing
down and removing,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-03-08

The following shows the character of the
demands allowed against the General Fund
and also in ,ludes the county's proportion OF
the salaries Of the Auditor and Assessor, paid