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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-02-08

WILLIAM JENKINS. miner working
- the JsiiA. in Virginia City. fell into
i>s sawp las, Wednesday aud was so
sxsssssy sealded that he died next day.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-02-08

Red Frank Wheeler, an old and
well known resident OF Nevada, died in
San Francisco last Thursday.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-02-08
Proposals Wanted.

FENo build stone and timber dam in the
A Humboldt river, near the Failr lai brid ge.
four mites east Of Lovelocks Dam 10 be- Of
saffl lent helsht to raise the water fourteen
and one half feet. a "a guaranteed to stand
Que year. Bids 10 be Ridr ssed t. John
Borlane, Rye Patch New. Bids will lie le.
ceived until 10 A. NJ. Friday. February lIth
ls79. The COMPANY reserve the right 10 ~.
Jeot al bids II not sa isfact ~. For further
particulars address, JOHN BoR AND
bye Patch,
it'd. Ntvada
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-02-21

raise up those who fall, md finally to t4o !
down the Satan Of on ra5eors e1actions U!s-.3 e
| our feet. It is even I@>g sad by porto. Jf
the press, which por ION is certainly no, un-
II endIT 70 the compositions, that it is the L
tn ior Of the .uanayeG8 Of he railways TO so e.:
,;,.wn E"ei. his and fares is that the 3chodu e
W satisfactory % he PATRONS of e
routes The old arg jen7s OF ne ab;eEae of
p er IN the Legislature to ,ontrol th' sub-
| Jet, bat it would be in violation Of th,t pro-
- IN If he constitution v hlcb provides -:
nc Safe sh.li po@s any law which shall il
n1 tie oblioa ion of a con ract is mace
such persons a. are likely 20 be imprc scd {.
It, and that it would be an act Of % : d,
j upon the part Of The state c change or in any
wise interfere with the law which was il g
lstance al he time ne roads IN cues on were
constructed 4sseGlr the importance u
this subject denrnds h ,:areiul consider
.t.On OF every man who has been entrusted
With that characi of Gficial station rh4l
must assume the responsibility lis solu 10,
AM OF every coed citizen. he ultimate oh ect
of whose political action should be he ret
est good to the greatest number. Confess d,
the oraa- ,.,,d;,,,I urine, oc ;,s+;c. ,rb !,
sh uld support every ,c,'on, public and pr
vate should be eded. No spirit of Dos ioI
or resentment should prevail OF be tolerated
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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-02-21

every sail, of every industry and of evely
people; that the cheapest mode of transpo.
alton known to man constantly ministers to
her greatness: and to uphold these natural
advantages with which she hes scel endowed,
both in the interest of the city itself and Of
The Pacific Railroad, is not only demanded
oy a wise business foresight, but has become
an absolute necessity; that the business of
this city would not be tributary and subordi-
nate to the interests OF the railway unless the
commercial marine can be driven in par, from
the seas, Ell her by under carriage of the rail
roads for the time or by other devices, so well
understood and pract ICED by railway ma nates
Indeed, it would seem to Re almost sacrilg-
ous to disturb the natural advantages which
Sacramento and San Francisco possess. This
proposition has even been inyc ked in favor of
the Virginia and Icuckee abroad by its
friends and apologies, and it IS said that Vir-
ginis City has natural Advantages over Car
son City and the country ly:--. to the south
Of us, including DoLg'a7, Esmeralda, Alpine,
Mono and lnyo Coun os, Virginia being at
one end of the hor.ashoe and only fifteen
miles from navigation, the on, difference
between Virginia aud S&n Francisco being
that the braying of tn. mule and the famil-
Id voice of the work steer hauling imaginary
DADS of freight from Reno to Virginia City
continually disturb the dreams of our friends
YeriDyron and Nils, ard not the graceful
rgOsy e it floats upon the bosom of tho
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-02-21
AN IADEpR EI@:Ss

JJcl,re,ed at the r0I.,oa TheGter On jIe,tnesdog
fleming, February il, 1875.
~ HON. A c. ELLIS
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-02-21

IN response to an invitation BY certain
citizens Of Carson to address hem on the
Railroad question, Hon. \. c Ellis came
befc~c his fellow citizens On Wednesday
evening. February 10, at the Carson Thea
ter. and spoke as follows
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-04-17
CHANGE OF TINE
WESTERN MARYLAND Il. ROAD
x,., -s9-rcEyl.l r;Ss3 yyE,J,;;5::5sy-1
AEE3 1, ~! 4 ..,s.,ts.e4

Ga ,,'S :,ggF'sSaEs ~ 10
NN and after Sunday, Oct. l3, 1873
Passenger Trains will run as fol
LEAVE MECHANICSTOWN
Fer Baltimore and Westminster at 721 A
d., and 3:l1 p. Nj.
For Hagerstown and Williamsport 1l:lt
A Al and 1:l3 p Nj
ARRIVE MECH JAMESTOWN
From Baltimore and Westminster at II
Is A NJ and 7:l3 7 NJ
From Wiiiamsport and Ilagerstown al
7:2l u IN, and BIZ p III
EMMIrrsBuRG RAILROAD - Change O
Scaedub.-On and after Sunday, Oct. l3
trains will leave Emmittsburg at $50 a, m.
and $50 and 6.2J p. m; and arrive a
Rocky Ridge 1926 a, m, and 400 and G.5i
pm.
And will leave Rocky Ridge 1855 a. m.
aud 400 and 7.l5 p. m, and arrive at En-
mittsburg 1l.25a. m., and 4.40 and and
p. m.
Passenger Trains on w. NJ. Il. L. leave
Rocky Ridge as follows: Eastward-7.3 .3s
a. m, and 344 p. m. Wcstward-1G55
u. M and G56 p. IA.
J. N. HOOD,
Gen'l Manager.
6. II. GRISWOLD,
Genl Ticket Agent.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-04-17

Tom Lemons, a Missouri refugee.
who was operating successfully as a
horse thief, in Texas, was shot near
San Antonio by the deputy Sheriff
Tie officer endeavored to arrest Lem
ons, who resisted and fired on the
Sheriff, who then, in self-defense,
killed the outlaw
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-04-17

Mother, said little square-built
urchin about FIVE years old, why
don t the teacher make me monitor
sometimes | can lick svs'y boy in
the class but one ?
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-04-17

A man visiting logging camp in
Maine forgot to take his mittens with
him when he left, and did not miss
them until be was II mile away. He
wrote note and gave it to his dog,
with instructions to 60 back to the
camo and give it to the cook, which
he did. He soon returned with the
mittens in his mouth.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-04-17

If O'Leary ever peddled Bibles in
Chicago, says St Louis newspaper,
be must have had to walk a good
deal.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-04-17
cpftII'TI!nS.
GO ~ -. 4 L M.

A. F.. and A. A, NJ 1sa-&ec.s every
second and fourth Monday in each month
Van b. Oslcr. Secretary
X. of p. No. G7-1Ieet every Friday
ulght. X. OF r. &. s., G. Harmaa.
l. O. of 0. r., Nc. 4G-Mcet ever,
Thursday night John Landers, Sccy.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-04-17

THAT CHECKER BoAnD.-Up to
TIN ee evenings ago such thing as a
checker. board was never known in
Mr.. Gratton's house. lie and his
aged partner have managed 10 pass
the long evenings very pleasantly,
and he supposed they were happy
enough until a friend from the East
paid them a flying visit, and asserted
over and over again that the game of
checkers was not onl y all the rage
there, bat that it served to quicken
the perceptive faculties, enlarge the
mind and render the brain more ac-
tive. After giving the SUBJECT due
thought, Mr. Grafton walked down
town and purchased checker board,
aud when evening came he surprised
his good wife by bringing it in from
the woodshed and saying:
We'll, Maria, we'll have game or
two before We 80 the social. | expect
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-04-17

A great many men never think of
having their lives insured until they
get married.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-04-17

A colored voter in Mobile had been
employed by merchant to take
some kerosene oil to the Mobile and
Ohio railroad depot for shipment. He
informed the gentleman who employ
ed him that he Mas going to vote the
Democratic ticket-wouldn't think of
voting any other. On his return from
the depot he was asked for the receipt
for the kerosene OIL Putting his
hand into his pocket he pulled out a
citizens ticket. This isn't the re-
ceipt, exclaimed the merchant, Bless
de Lord, was the response, 1 done
gone and voted de kerosene oil tick
at
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-04-17
TsET-r.ANgas'CD :VE.

Berqes.-A. Slick,
IAN, 7,issi2neys Mi,chc., L. Nj
Smith, W. 4. Lynn, VIM. Lidic.
(Ysrn-.Abci Michel.
T,ty Coi,ector-Calcb pcld.cori,
Ps..ss1stor.-Iohn Root.
C,ns,lll4s- Caleb rellicofd and Johr
son Eleagcl.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-04-17

ORPHANS COURT.
= Orphans Court meets every Monday and
Tuesday Of each week.
Chief Judgs-Wm. J. Black.
As~cidtes-Thomas HolLrunner and inc
Hightmcn.
Register Of WMs-Col. John r. Rouzer
County Coo1m,ssioners-'Iohn Witherow
President; Solomon ID. Dcviihiss Jos. Gro
Mise. Stephen n. Bowlus, David NJ. Whip
Lyerk to Comniss,oners-H. F. Steiner.
Collector Of Aatc and County Tare'-"
u Miller.
County .surssyor-Wm. H. Ramshurg,
SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.
President, JNmcs W.Pearrc; Commission
William G Baker, James w. TroIel'
osc all Brown, Henry Boyle:
JUSTICES or THE PEACE.
District No. l5-Fre2'k White, Mcchan
ioatowp. G +. Firor, GraCeAnm; Nm. ,
Mcpherson, Catoctin Furnace.
REGISTRAR Or VOTERS.
District Ne. 15--Bernari Co!Itiower.
"a
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-04-17

An Ohio man whipped his wife be.
cause she looked into his pockets and
found love letter thai SRI had
written to him.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-04-17

ago, when he was In manufacturing
blsines. in Harlem, your father en-
ployed foreman named Schorn, a
German. with but an imperfect knowl'
edge Of English, but with q genius
for mechanics. This man had been
for years studying out and perfectine
valuable discovery in the branch Of
manufacture your father carried on,
and it was to test the value of his
machide that he entered your father
house. Ignorant Of the language. the
laws of this country, he couhded his
schemes to your father, who under.
took to have his invention patented
and introduced. This he did, only in
40 doing he substituted the rame ol
Sidney Rynear for that of Herman
Schorn, and obtained full possession
and control Of the patent, upon which
he built an immense fortune which
you inherit.
The German, Schorn, tried in vain
10 gain his rights; he was poor an
alien, a scholar, AMI he was crushed
down and driven away by The super
ior wealth and influence Of his EN-
ployer. Your father saw his death
in paper some years ago, but his
charge to you is to seek out his heirs
and divide with them the fortune ont
of which their father was deirauded
Now | have told you all. If you
desire to obey your fathers last re-
quest | viii aid you materially, for
can tell you where to find Dore'ts
Schorn.
My fatAcr's last will is sacred
legacy, Sidney Rynear said, in low
hoarse voice. 1 will obey it strictly
but the secret-the confession ?
Remains a secret
On. more revolution Of time eve'
revolving wheel, and six months aite
this conversation, ! ask my reader t'
look with me into very pretty sit
ting room in house on the outsklrt,
of Paris. 1t is luxurious Nome, bu
the dress Of a fair haired girl sitlln!
near one Of the open windows, IS only
a white c4mbrlc ta.tefllly made
while her abundant fair hair is with
out ornament to its own glossy beau
ty.
She is Iiitiog sty blue eyes to th'
handsome face OF Il gentleman in deel
mourning, who is talking to her earn
estly. And this is what he SAYS:
You know all now You know
why yonr father cursed mine upo'
} his death bed, and why | must max
such restitution as lies in my powe
to his child. | came to Paris on y t
DO this, but since | have been here
Retta, | have learned IA new lesson q
! lire-the lesson of love, Iittle Retts
| love yoa my darling, love you
Can you leF.he cruel past sleep, an
be my wl!ci'
Very shyly she whispered:
4 have always loved you Sidney
think | gave you my heart on th
first day when you came into my elias
at L Seminary. For | neve
have forgotten you, though | long ag
gave up all hope of ever seeing 20
again.
So the world was none the wise
when Sidney Rynear settled half hi
large estate upon his fair young wife
and only the lawyer who drew tn
; deeds knew they were payment Of
long standing debt, and that for tn
second time pretty Doretta was Fro
, fessor Schoru substitute.
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-04-17

why you won't care, she replied.
They sat down, and he claimed the
first move. She at once objected, but
when he began to grow red in the
face she yielded aud he led off. Al
the fourth move she took a man,
chuckling as she raked him in.
i don't see anytlin! to grin at he
sneered, as he moved man back
wards.
Here, vou can't move that way
she called oat.
i can't eh +? Perhaps l never play
ed checkers before you were born !!
She saw chance to Jump two rcore
men and gave IN the point; but as
she moved he cried out
Put them right back there =! I've
concluded not to move backwards,
even if Hoy.e does permit it /
She gave in again, but when be
jumped a man her nose grew red and
she cried out:
4 didn't mean to move there, vas
'hinkirg Of ths social !!
Can't help the social ; Maria-we
must go by Hoyle.
In about two minutes she jumped
two mer and went into the king row
shouting:
Grown him crown him I've got
a kingI
One would think by your childish
actions that you never played game
before he growlsl out.
i know enough to beat you'
You do, ELI ? Some folks are aw-
ful smart
And some folks amt / she snapp.
ed, as her king captured another man.
What in thunder are you jumping
'hat way lor
"A king can jump any wayr
NO. De eau
es' ne can
Don't talk back 10 me, Maria Grat
! I I !
| toh' was piaylhg checkers when you
were IN your GRAD 9
l 'on care 1 can Jump TWO men
"h'cheVer way you move
lie looked down on the board ga"
that anch vas the case, and roa red
out:
'Yon We moved twice to nv once !
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De TENDER RELATIONS Of LUV.-
a sable son OF Ham presented himself
at the desk OF the marriage license
Clerk of the Probate Court the OTHER
| ,lav oni oek e1 far Enenaa to marry
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-04-17
= DiREc DRY
vF FREDERICK COUNTY
AND
The Borough of MechanicStown

COUNTY OFF ICERS:
Chief Judge-Hon. r. |. Bowie
Assoc.ares-Hons John A Lynca and w,
Bouic.
States Attorney--John G. Motter.
/. Clerk Of Circuit Court--Thomas Cor
such.
.Sherif-Col. VIM Richardson.
Awditor-Fredk ]. Nelson.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-04-17

Job Work-CASH ON DELIVERY
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-04-17

She laid her pretty hand upon her
husbands shoulder. Henry, love,
there's something the matter with the
clock will you see to it? So he
took off his coat, removed the face
and hands, examined the interior
parts with large magnifying glass
blew into them with the bellows, oiled
them thoroughly, and did all that
mortal ingenuity could devise. But
it as Of no avail and so,despairing,
at a late hour of the night he went to
bed. and slept the sleep of the right
eons, Next morning at breakfast
quoth she +: Henry, dear, know
what wa, the m4tter with the clock.
We'll? ?" 1T only wanted winding
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-04-17


This is th,, way in which a Louis
Vile girl disposes of a yonng man, ac-
cordng to the Courier-J Journal She
saws "You have asked me oiniedly
if can marry you, and have an
swered you polntedIy that | can. l
can marry man whose main occu-
patton seems to be to join in gauntlet
in front of churches and theatres, and
comment audbly on the people who
are compelled to pass through it. |
can marry man whose only means
of support is an aged father. | can
marry man who boasts that any
girl can bs won with the help of
good tailor and An expert tongue. l
can marry such "A man, but wont!
A CANDID OPlNioN-A Detroit
lawyer famous for his wise and cam
did opinions, was the other day visit
by a young attorney who explained 3:
L was admitted to the bar two
years ago, and [ think | know some-
thing alb put law, but the minute |
arise to address jury I forget all my
points and can say nothing. No" |
want to ask YOU if this doesn't show
lack of conflence in myself, and how
can | overcome it?
The wise attorney shut his eyes and
studied the ctse for moment before
answering:
My young friend, if it is lack Of
confidence in Yourself it viii one dav
vanish btt if it is a lack Of brains
Won hs better sci ont >our Effects
and buv pick ak and d 'u"g ham
died shovel.
But how ply, - determine 2 am
ionsly aske the Nonna man
I'd bnv the pick "v4 - low an
run nv chances ? whispered the aset
adviser, rs he moved over to the pes,
tor his cyercuat. = Dt'~H FIRE t''fs<,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-04-17
REGISTRAR Or VOTERS.

District Ne. l5--Dernari Co!'ltiower'
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-04-17

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.N and after Sunday, Oct. l3, 1873
= Passenger Trains will run as fol
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-06-21

Bradford arrived at The unfortunate gem
tleman's bedside. The confession Of this
crime was given by the guilty footman
during an illness which proved to be his
last, exactly eighteen months after the
murder of his master. By his end the
law lost most worthy victim.
But strange to relate the story does not
end here. Bradford likewise made con-
iession which was not revealed till long
afterwards. Though innocent of the mur>
der, he was indeed murderer in design,
and guilty Of the intent. He bad heard
as well as the footman, what Mr.. Hayes
had said at supper, as to mis- having a
large sum of money about him, and he,
too. planned to murder and rob him, and
stole into the chamber with the same
idea MS the servant, to be stricken with
amazement, for he found Mr.. Hayes all
ready stabbed to the heart and bleeding to
death. His own diabolical act had been
only by few seconds forestaled.
Although Bradford was guilty in in
tent, he was hung for crime he did not
commit and for which another should
have suffered the penalty.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-06-21

THE VALUE OF EDUCATION Jake
was heard calling across the fence to his
neighbours son, a coored youth, who
goes to school at the Atlanta Colored Uni
versity.
Look hyar, boy, you goes to school
DON t yer'b
"Yes, sir, !" replied the boy.
"Gettin' eidykashun, amt YEP"
"Yes, SIR"
"Learnin' rithmetic and fgurin on n
slate, eh?"
"Yes, sir"
"Well, it doesn't take two whole days
to make an hour, do it?"
"Why, no !" exclaimed the boy.
"You was gwine ter bring dat hatchet
back in an hour, wasn't yer2"
Eyes, sir"
"An' it's been two whole days since
you borrowed it. Now, what good S
eddykashun gwine to do you, when you
go to school whole var an den can't
tell how long it takes to fotch back a
hatchet."
The boy got mad and slung the hatchet
over the fence and half way through the
ash barrel.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-06-21

PROFESSOR Swing warns the Ameri
can clergy that as rule sermons cannot
be written in bed. He thinks one would
better get up and dress; no matter how
great man he may be. Although men
do not wear night caps, as they did forty
years ago, yet one would hardly wish to
hear discourse if the preacher bad sat
up in bed to write it, and had perhaps
upset his nkstand on the pillow. "While
the great preacher" he Professor adds,
"do not state that that they get up in
:he morning before they write, yet we
may assume that most discourses are
prepared by men who have washed their
faces, and have put on neat clean collar
and have been to breakfast"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-06-21

He Cor THE DECISION Many years
ago, three well known attorneys, Messrs.
Looms. McCandless and Hampton, hap
pened to meet after n separation of some
time, and in the course Of the conversa-
tion that ensued, very naturally reverted
to the scenes Of their early professional
life. One case, that of Bartlett VS., Bart
lett, came IN for cons liberated discussion. .
1t was rather a celebrated local case, in
which one brother sought to dispossess
another of $50 acres of land. The three
attorneys named appeared for the plaintiff
and won suit for him. After lengthy
review Of the case, which served as pre-
cedent for many similar ejectment suits
that followed in subsequent years Nc
Candle,s turned to Loomis and IN quired:
"By the way, brother Loomis, what
did you do with yo1r third of the farm ?"
"Well, really, / almost forget" re-
piled LOOMS but l suspect that that l
must have hypothecated it for small
loan. But what id you do with yours,
brother McCandless? / do not remem-
Der, now, what disposition you made Of
it,
"Oh / broke it up into small lots, and
sold it to several different parties," an
swered McCandless, who turned to Mr..
Hampton and ASKED: And what did
you do with your third, brother Hamp-
ton?"
81 still own it," returned Hampton,
''and it has grown to be quite valuab -
Col. j. II. Moore, who was then boy
and engaged in assisting the clerk of the
court, at this point broke into loud
laugh, which suddenly brought the con-
versatoE to close.
McCandless looked at him severe ly for
a moment and said:
"What do you mean by laughing,
young man, when your elders are engag-
ed in conversation
"Please excuse me gentlemen" began
the lad, ''but it sounds very funny to me,
What l would like to know is this: If
each Of you got one third Of the farm,
what did Your client get?"
"Why, he got the decisIon," said Nc
Candless with twinkle in his eye.