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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-22
An English Canvass.

A writer 10 an Eoglsh magazine says that
the exer!ous tI the Duche5 Of Devonshire,
Queen Of the Wings, on behalf Of Fox at q
critical stsge Of tho famous contest for West.
minister urquestioDably sc,urod his success
The poll lasted six weeks, and reused uuplral.
eled excitement throughout the country, As
the contest proceeded, tho kiog on the side Of
the Tories sn1 tho Prince OF Wales on that Of
the Wings Influenced volcrs in an unconstitu,
tional and uudiguiGed manner. The Prince,
after attending the King at q review, rode
through Westminster wearing Fox's culors,
and was rresc1t ct banquet giVeu to Fox at
Devousbire house. "Henccfortb," says Earl
Stanhone, "the Influence of Carlton House was
set up against the iDhuenc, Of st. James"
The trial OF strength, 10 fact. was not only
between Pitt aud Fox, but between King and
Prince While Eek wss still 10 q minority
Lord CORVALLIS wrote. The Duchess of Dsv-
oushire is iodetatigablo 10 her canvass she was
in the most tlackgnaid houses in Iong Acre
by eight O'Clock this morriog." The court
party for three weeks maintained their major
ity. WESTMINSTER goes on well, wrote Pitt.
conteup:uousy, TO Wil5erforo,. ''in spite Of
tho DaStess Of Devonshiro and the other
women Of tho people. Among the people
sno went lreelY, OftoN NiliDg her carriage with
voters whom sho cartied off to plump for Fox,
and to whom it must have been bewi!dsriug
sensation TO rido in Gucal cquipage with
court beauty. That beauty, it Is we'll known,
was moro hslrfi! TO her than her rank.
God bess you madsml" cried an Irish
workman in tho MOB, Il could light my pipe
at your eyesl" Her purchase Of q vote with a
kiss TO butcher who would tske no other bribs
wss freely commented on both with pen aud
7encil. A ludicrous sketch was circulatet Of the
duchess clssping the burly butcher in her arms:
smother showed her siLtiag on PoI's kneeto have
her shoe meuded in o eobblers Stall and mean.
while slinping gold into the hands of the cob.
bier's wife. Some of tho squibs were too vile to
be described and shocked Queen Charlotte, tn
whom they wero accidentally sent in packet of
political prints. But tho Duchess went brayey
on, needless of ridiculs or calumny.
The former sho WGs prepared for, the latter
che could afford to disregard. 'She certainly
procured the greatest par! of Mr. Fox's votes
for him." said Wslpo.e And though the
court party ondeavored to deter he- by the most
illibs.al and indecent abuse, yet they could
not Tx tho smallest stain On her Virtue.n A
third caricatrre represented her SIS carrying"
the Wing candidate on her shoulders; and the
truth of the insinust;on conso!od her for It's
coarseness. The memory of the Ladies Can.
vsss." as 1t was called long survived its prin-
clpsl actors With what effect the Duchess
and her friends rusted their silks ia the low.
est recesses of Sin and misery" an old electo.
told Allan Cunningham nearly fifty years aftor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-22

L'RESH CANADA OATMEAL, hne and
e. coarse. received and for sole By
iy24 +. j. DAVIDSON, lat King st,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-04-09
A Prosecuted Man,

Some persons are downright cruel
10 their endeavors TO have fun at
others expense. For some days past
it has been rumored that Professor
Casebeer. Principal Of the Dayton
public school, looked forward to an
interesting happening in his family.
There was probably no foundation
in fact for the rumor, but the jokists
saw in it an opportunity for fun too
good to be lost. So, every day, when
they meet the Professor, they grasp
him warmly by the hand, and seri-
ously offer him their congratulations!
The poor man is distracted at such
protracted pleasantly, and hardly
dares to venture out in daylight, for
fear of meeting some of his tor
mentors.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-04-09
THE STOCK MARKET.
No improvement Expected Before
May-The Only Exception-The
Banks Practically Closed,

A prominent business man of San
Francisco writes to the editor of the
TIMES, under date of the 9th instant,
as follows:
Stock movements are uncertain be.
cause of the doubt existing as to the
adoption OF the new Constitution.
That great instrument forbids stock
dealing, and, Of course, the people
here are timid in view of the uncer-
tainty Of the defeat or adoption Of
the thing. The brokers are notify
ing all marginal holders that they
must pay up in the event Of the
adoption of the new Constitution,
and take away their stocks. That
would raise THUNDER. If the Con-
stitution is ratified, stocks will go
out of sight; if it is defeated the re-
action will be very great. l think
that it will be defeated, and that be-
tween the voting day (the 7th) and
the 18th Of May there will be very
pronounced upward movement.
All sorts of business feel the effect
Of this proposed new order of things
Merchants are doing nothing, and no
credit is given anybody. The banks
will lend nothing, no matter what
the security offered. Nothing will
be done until after the result of the
vote on the 7th is known. Then, if
the Constitution is adopted, capital
and business must go somewhere else,
and Mr.. Kearney will have every
thing his own way.
The only silver lining to the cloud
produced by the proposed new Con-
stitution is fourd in the fact that the
Bodic stocks are still going up stead
lily, and as the news from that new
Dorado continues very favorable,
they are likely to keep on the ascend
ing scale for some time to come.
Besides, "Uncle Billy Lent has
inst placed the Standard on the New
York Board, and it would not do to
allow the price to fall. 1t lie there
fore likely to be kept up, and the
entire district will sympathize.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-04-09
Taxes RENTED.

The taxes on the Whitman wood
ranch and other properties of slight
value scattered through the county,
have been RENTED, the county au.
thorities being of opinion that the
cost of collecting the taxes would
greatly exceed the value Of the prop.
erty.
McJilton, the arastra man, has
been at work all winter OH a claim
in Spanish ravlne. He has quite q
lot of ore out on the dump, and will
begin crushing it as soon as Mr..
Cook is through with the arastra.
This will not be for some time yet.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-04-09
A GOOD EXAMPLE.


Wells, Fargo q Co.'S. Express
Company have reduced their tariff
on small packages, letter parcels,
samples, etc. From and after this
date, packages and parcels not OK.
ceeding one pound in weight, nor
$40 in value, will be carried between
all offices of Wells, Fargo & Co. west
of Ogden, Utah, for rs cents. Gold,
silver and currency packages, not
containing over $40, will also be
carried between any Of the com
pany's Offices on the Pacific Coast
for 25 cents. Wells, Fargo q Co.'S
Express is the most popular corpo.
ration ever organized on the Pacific
Coast. 1t is reliable, and its agents
and messengers, without exception,
are courteous, obliging and gentle
manly. That it is deserving Of its
popularity and determined to main.
tain it, is proved by this reduction
at a time when it has no opposition.
"If other corporations" says the
WInnemucca Silver State, "would
follow the example of the express
company, law makers would not be
compelled to flee from the wrath of
their betrayed constituents, and there
would be no necessity for paying
them to violate their pledges"
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-04-09
THE NATIONAL GAME.
The Gold Killers Wax the Silver
ties. go

A match game OF base ball was
played near the Caledonia works,
last Sunday, by picked mines from
Gold Hill and Silver City clubs. The
game is said to have been one of the
best contested ever played in the
State. Nine innings were played,
the score at the close standing:
Gold Hill Club, 6 runs; Silver City,
s. The Silverites say they can beat
the stufiin, out of the Gold Killers,
for com, and return match IL be-
ing arranged for, for $40 side.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-04-09
Bills Allowed.

At the regular monthly meeting
of the Board of County Commission
ers, last Monday, bills were allowed
as follows: j. g. Young $3.50, John
Powell Jr. 1875, J. d. Sims So so,
A. j. Maxwell S4S II, r. A. Cook
500, John Lothrop 500, J. d. Sims
$500, 7. f. Picotte 81 so j. A. Bon
ham $50, J. s. Dallas sl4, John
Lothrop 1927 80. A. j. Maxwell $3I,
NJ. Meyer $3s 90, J. G. Mckenzie
s52, and J. r. Shaw $50.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-04-09
George Cooks Find Planning Out
Well.

George Cook made another clean
up last Sunday, and is said to have
realized over $4,000. This was for
less than a months run Of the Nc
Jilton arastra, the capacity of which
Is only about ton day. A lot of
about ten tons which Mr.. Cook had
worked at the Young & Sirlott mill,
last week, is said to have done better
still, and to have yielded over 5000
per ton. n this continues Herman
Scheel, who took out over 5000 in
five months, last summer, from a
claim near the Kossuth, will have to
look to his laurels.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-04-09
Gle Was a Stranger, and They
Took Him In"

Hon. Owen Frazer, of Gold Hill,
came down to Silver, last Sunday
afternoon, in search of a good poker
game. After playing awhile, he
said he didn't want good game: if
he only got an even game. that
would do. A few hours after he
was cleaned out, and returned home
a wiser, if not q sadder, man
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-04-09
THE TAX LEVY.
The bate Fixed at o. IS on the
Hundred. T

The County Commissioners have
nxed the rate Of taxation for this
year as follows: For the general
iund, VI 80 on the hundred dollars
valuation; for the school fund, so
cents on the hundred dollars; the
state tax being IS cents on the hun
dred dollars, the total tax will 10
W 20 on the hundred dollars. or IS
cents less than last year. In Silver
City an additional tax of 25 cents on
the hundred dollars will be levied.
sgsinst on the hundred last year.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-04-09
An Inducement.

On G street, in Virdinia:
Rural gent.-Now, sis, if you III
got married, III give you half q
dozen of those silk bows which ara
really dirt cheap at twenty-five
cents apiece.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-04-09
Notices for Sale.

Printed notices of "This House
for Rent" and Furnished Rooms to
Let" are for sale at this Office. Price.
25 cents each.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-04-09
SILVER VS.. DAYTON.

A picked nine of ball-tossers Of
this city will play the Dayton club,
OH the Plaza, in this city, next Sun
day afternoon, for $40 side.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-06-25

A veracious and amusing anecdote
of the late Asa Otis has just come to
light. He was at Que of the fish mar
kets on the wharf clad in his custom
ary overalls and as ever unassuming
in his department, when the captain
of sinking vessel rushed ashore and.
seizing Mr.. Otis by the shoulder,
shouted: "Say, old man, quick. Do
you want job ?" Mr.. Otis looked
at him little surprised and turned
away, wbereupon the persistent cap
tain followed him up and again de-
manded: "Say, you, don't you want
ajob to pump out my vessel r bnt
Mr.. Otis remained unreplying, at
which the exasperated captain e1.
claimed: "Well, old chap, if you are
too lazy to work you will die in the
poor house surer than thunder
This quiet man in his overalls was
then the owner Of more than three
millions of dollars New London
Telegram.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-06-25
WHOLE NO. 1921
Speak Up Young Man,

Young man when you see anything
you want ask Tor 1t like q man, II
you want TO borrow five dollars Of
man, or if you only want TO marry
his daughter, don't siIle up to him
and hang on TO your hat and talk
politics and religion and weather aud
tell old stale jokes whereof you cant
remember the point, until you worry
the old man into a nervous irritation
Go at him with q full head OF steam
on and Your bow ports open, like an
iron-clad pulling for shore battery,
Snort and paw and shake your head
II you feel like II, no matter fit does
make him look astonished. Better
astonish him than bore him. Go into
his heart or his pocket book, or both
IL amounts to the same thing like
a brindle bull with a curl In bis tor.
head charging a red meriOo dress,
eyes on fire, tail up and dust a'hy'ng.
Then you'll fetch him, Or possibly
he may fetch you. But never mind
you'll accomplish something and show
You amt afraid to speak what's on
your mind. And that's great deal
more than you would accomplish BY
tho other method. You needn't be
cheeky, but you ought to be straight
forward, = [Hawkeye.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-06-25
Down Fine.

"Get your ticket at the wagon T.
screamed the doorkeeper Of the circus
yesterday to young man with a girl
on bis arm who had handful OF
small change. This is the third
time you have come here without
tickets when you know ! can't take
money
The young man and his girl fell back,
and as they did not 90 near the ticket
wagon, and YET seemed very anxious
to zee the circus, q curious.minded cit
izen edged around and euquired Of
the young man:
"Why don't you by tickets II you
want to go in''
"Cause I'm short"' was the whis.
pered reply. II didn't low::enough tor
incidentals when was figgering on
the cost OF this thing, but don't
want the gal to know it,
"How much are you short"
"Only five cents. I figgered that
ten shillings would pay all expenses,
but I got left. We spent ten cents
for peanuts, ten cents on the street
cars, and FIVE for candy. l had just
q dollar left to pay our way in, wher
the gal got peanut shuck in her
throat and l had to buy glass of
lemonade to wash it down. Didn't
do it though until had pounded her
on the back more than fifty times and
tried to pull one Of them fire hydrants
up by the roots ~
"Ill lend you five cents to make up
your dollar said the citizen.
"You will : By gosh that lets me
out! Id made up my mind to tell
the gal that the tigers had got loose
and the hyenas had run mad, but she's
and might not have be-
lieved it, Thankec, sir and the tust
time I'm in town III pay it back.
Hang it I orter figgered on 'leven
stead OF ten, but you've made
me happy for life. Come, Bets"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-06-25
THE RULE OF THREE.-Three gen

The RULE OF THREE.-Three gen.
tlemen were once dining at a tavern
on a brace OF partridges. Now one
of the most difficult things in life is
to equitaoly divide two small birds
among three hungry men. 1t was
done on this occasion, however, with
an all devouring genius which left
nothing to be said. The chiet OF the
party quietly put his fork into one OF
the birds, and removing it tenderly to
his own plate, said: "Gentlemen,
there is one for you two, and here"
pointing to his own bird, ''here is one
for me, too; that's fair That is the
kind of division in which most men
like to indulge, and the rules Of which
arc almost universally known.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-06-25
How Gene the Flowers.


How come the early lowers Of spHngsi
IA robes heUeii my Phyllis sweet.
Just ia her issss, while fresh years cling
Uhto her Al her gown discreet
oiings to her dsnty ankles, fain
70 lengIhsn 40 the years 30 on,
Aud usher in sweet wOmsl's dawn,
A mirfor-lOos me 20 ysin
Then shApely limbs srs stoekinged neat,
And slippers Laced o'ef dainty feet.
And breasts lise slight-rAissd works on ffIszs
Arc eoyly bid meath white ehsmiss
Then, like tho ghOsIly misIs Of spring,
Ahe fits sboW On feet of air,
And, buebird-lihe, essays 10 sing
Songs hAifrsrnembsrsd In the prsss
OF her own sve,l self,eonseiousnsss
Then, with her wealth Of gold'brows hair
she tolls avhis. aud coils OF brAIds
or eurls are fixed AsdaInty aids
Toward that perfection she. dear girl.
Must be to bs--serselt, the pearl
Then knot Of ribbon. bright and fair.
Makes brighter atillher wealth Of hsiri
Then suddenly 'wildering fash
OF silk appears aud then . sash
OF daring eolOrs round her walsl.
Where lovers arms had ns'er been placed
Al stately now. Ia blossom'full.
In color rich aud bountiful,
SO come tho hosera Of spring, No slow
Comes blossom. .eye, you scarcely knov
Tiu half no nes-. Like Phyllis. prlm,
Sweet Nature G'at must got In trim
Aud when a blossom first 10 air
She aaunts like ribbon for hor hair,
before you know II, all around
Her dreaa with richness will abound,
And green's and ecarloia, pinks aud blues,
Shinea In their brightest. freshest huos.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-06-25
WHO SHE WAS.

TIgbby dear" observed Mrs. Simp
kins, mildly, one morning after break
fast.
Mr., simpkins Immediately put down
his newspaper and rammed both hands
detcrmipcdly into his trousers pockets.
Twenty years experience Of married
life had made him willy, and he knew
that this bland form Of address pre-
saged persuasive attack on his pocket
book. When Mrs. Simpkins wanted
money she addressed him az, "Hub-
by DEAR in their ordinary domestic
intercourse, he was plain "Mr. S. or
"Simpkins."
"lIubby, dsrling,' said Mrs. Simp-
kins, ~ really must have new bonnet
this spring, I'm quite ashamed to 60
into the street.
Mr. simpk'Y groaned.
~ saw one at Broadway store
yesterday" continued Mrs. s, "a
beautiful thing, so stylish and so cheap
only fourteen dollar"
"That's always the tune" blurted
forth NV. Sliimpk,ns "Here's cor
rup,ion in every department Of the
government, silver worth only ninety
eight cents on the dollar; aad-but
what's the use in talking economy to
women?"
Mrs. Simpkins arose, and passing
over to her husband, sat down in his
lap, and put her arms around his neck.
She was no longer young. Her ckeek
had lost something Of its youthful
bloom, and her figure its girlishness,
but there was in the action that which
recalled to Mr.. Simpkins the days
of long ago, when he was proud to
hold her thus, and when he would
cheerfully have paid for n hundred
bonnets year, if she had asked for
them.
"My dear" he said relenting little,
"do you know what fourteen dollars
will buy ?"
eyes" she sald simply, "it will buy
that bonnet"
Mr.. S,mpkins, sighed, and his
pocket-bool. came slowly forth from
his pocket. "There,' he said handing
her the money, 81 can't see the sense
in a woman having so many bonnets.
There's u whole barre)ful up in the
attic now"
Mr.. Simpkins arose with gesture
Of impatience, and jamming on his
hat, stalked down town to his busi-
ness. lie slopAed on the way and
bought twelve dollar box of cigars,
and lunched that noon at fashionable
restaurant at an expense Of two dol
lars and half but then these things
were necessities, and Mr.. Simpkins
did not have a barrelful of old cigars
in the attic.
Whether il was the remembrance
of his wife's li;.le act of girllshness
that morning, or whether his heart
was tinged with slight feeling OF re-
morse for his ungraciousness, Mr.. Simp
kins took his way home up Broad
way that night with warmer feelings
toward womaukind that he had known
for long time. In some way every
woman he met appeared attractive-a
pachy Geological phenomenon which
other men besides Mr.. Simpkins have
observed in their own experience. In
fact there was scarcely woman who
passed him that afternoon whom Mr.
Slmpkins did not notice, in respect
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-06-25
Windsor Photograph Rooms.

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Albums, Picture Frames, kleIeoseopesi
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-06-25

There is no grief like the grief
which does not speak.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-06-25

The Utica Herald is responsible for
the following rat and clam story: "A
New Berliner bought two dozen CLANS
last week, took them home and spread
meal on them. The next morning he
found that thirty.two rats, in search
Of meal, had been caught by tails and
toes by twenty.three clans. The un'
occupied clam must havs bosssd the
lob. One clam had three rats.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-06-25

An article IN an exchange is called
ga Woman After ALL Insatiate fe-
male would not ten thousand or so
suffice? She may be after all, but it
Is hardly probable that she will catch
them. = (Norristown Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-06-25

A fine coat may cover a fool, but
never conceals one.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-06-25
HartIand Business Cards.
Il. G Il II Il Il L,
Mnllnfnoinrer OF and DeAler In

Pl0ws, CultivatOrs, Cottage and
Box Stoves, Cauldron Kettles,
SINKS, HOLLOW wARE.EoLL BAKERS,
Door Rollers, Door Roller Tack, Corn
shelers, Sugar Arch Mouths, Crates anc
Bars, Sap Pans, Arch Tops, Mouths end
Runners. Slide Yoke Irons, Boot Jacks
Registers, Door scrapers, Empire stove Black,
Guards aud Doors. Bodstcad Castings, Ga,
Castings, BrdsncSt Tuycr Irons, Sleigh ana
Sled Shoes, chilled and common, Cart and
Wagon Boxes, Gr.mcs's improved Smut Mills,
IIowcs Standard Scales, GIBBS Cylinder Plow
Shares, IIarrows, &c.
NJ Orders solicited.
lIariland. W., May !, 1871. 1854
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-06-25

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