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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-07-28
AN UNSTABLE REPUTATION.

Edison will have to defend his
right to the quadruplex method of
transmitting messages. A Mr..
Nicholson, of Kentucky, has claimed
that he Is really the inventor--or
rather the discoverer-of the prin
'ciple upon which the method is
based, and asks the Patent Office
to revoke Edison's patent.
It Is more than pos ,fble that the
celebrated inventor will be shown
to have appropriated the ideas of
another man and claimed them as
his own. His whole reputation APP
pears to have been founded upon
the glowing statements of enthusi
astic reporters for the New York
Herald, who may have been actu-
ally deceived by his pretensions, or
possibly may have been convinced
of the great humbug's talents by
the financial ability displayed by
some agent Of Che Western Union
Telegapit Company. g4rHre
This company has a business
like desire to absorb the benefits of
all discoveries in electrical science,
and having control of Edison and
all the inventions which he is sup
posed to make, would naturally en-
deavor to enhance his reputation in
order to make 1t easier for him to
claim as his own any discoveries
which might come under his notice.
The Edison reputation has about
it the flavor OF fraud. 1t is true
thst some scientific men who ex-
a,nined his electric light and pro.
no,tnced it failure gave him the
benefit of the doubt, and said that
he might be sincere in his profes.
sinns, although misled into believ.
ing what he hoped; but'it Is hard
to reconcile the idea of sincerity
with the advertising expedients of
a quack doctor, and his career since
he has become notorious has been
that of a charlatan with effrontery
enough to encourage the circulation
of preposterous accounts of himself
and his abilities, knowing that many
would be deceived, and not having
enough self Prospect to care for the
contempt of those who saw that lie
was a pretender. |
This is probably only the begin
ming, and after his reputation be-
gins to crumble it will not be long
before he will have nothing he can
claim as his own, but The quack
remedy for neuralgia, measles and'
dyspepsia, or almost any other dis
ease which the afflicted by CA be
made believe it will cure.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-07-28
s3Hl.AIllsI,CleCK's REpUTATloy.

1.-THE military reputatiomof General
Hancock neither FITS or units him
Tor the Presidency; but % the Dem
ocrats are neglectiug the real issues,
and are. making vigorous efforts to
make the campaign upon an issue ''f
personal popularity, il Is pertinent
to enquire from whence Gene the
great fame of Hancock as com
,mander of armies aud fighter OF hat
ties. That he was soldier Hr1 ,s II
gentleman Of irreprnachabie charac'
ter II 10 both uogeaerous anal uawise
to deny, but that he was any .ie''t'
or better general than n.apy Others
who fought side by side with him
and Of whom we saldem hear is an
other question.
It was q harmless vanity, and
when first INDUCED could not have
been in anticipation of Presidential
nomination, but had not newspaper
correspondents been welcomed about
his headquarters, the reputation OF
General Hancock, as given to the
world by the dry official reports,
would have been no brighter than
those Of his brother. officers who were
more devoted to the actual business
in hand than to the pageantry of war.
This is not meant as a reflection up
on his services, but as hint to the
Democrats not to boast!..too much
about their brilliancy.
! There were other generals, Repnb-
licans then and Republicans yet,
who acquired the same kind of a
reputation for EXTRAORDINARY merit
Embellishments through having the
aushel taken from where it could OBJ
,struct their light by the elo-
.quent writings of favored correspon-
dents who always found a hearty well
come at headquarters.
Again, there were others as wise in
council and dashing in action, who
considered the sense of duty per-
formed q sufficient reward, and were
too modest to wish to have their
names blazoDed above their merits.
1t was also thought by these modest
men that that the secrecy of the
movements and designs of the army
was better preserved in the absence
.of civilian reporters. Had they the
same eulogistic writers connected
with their headquarters, their names
would now be as prominent as that
OF General Hancock; or had General
Hancock not been troubled by the
itch for fame, his name would not
have been heard any oftner than the
names of ether corps commanders
swho performed equal service.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-07-28

; --a--A DEMOCRATIC contemporary
heads % local, !" New and growing
community In esmsralda County
good gold .iedges-no whiskey-no
I Chiuamsn-a Hancock BOOM" Evil
identity a mistake somewhere-proba-
ily ! u,isrpriat. aA q. * .l5 ,s.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-07-28
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE

IS may legitimately come before said Con-
vention.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-07-28

THE duration of Christ's life
is now generally confined to thirty
two or thirty three years. The dit
ference of one or two years arises
from the different views on the
length of his public ministry. Christ
died and rose again in the full Wig
or of early manhood, and so contin-
ues to live ia the memory of the
church. The declire and weakness
Of old age are. inconsistent with his
position as Renoyator and savior of
mankind. 1ren@us, otherwise las a
disciple of Polycarp, who was dis
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-07-28
THE San Francisco Chronicle

-THE San Francisco Chronicle
has entered upon its thirty second
volume. AS e newspaper, it main
tains the excellence for which 1t has
long bean noted, and Of late 1t has
added the feature Of responsibility,
which will add greatly to its popu-
,lsEisy. VI s-alaT aal ~ MN.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-07-28
IT Ia said. that Hon. r.

--IT u said. That Hon. ~ M
,Daxgett will take editorial charge
of the Enterprise during the COM
ing campaigu.--Bodie N ws.
He will take the stump for the
Republican party aud the Republic
can nomination for Congress, but
will not take charge Of the Enter
prise.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-07-28
DELINQUENT NOTICE.

A TLANrlC CONSOLIDATED. MINING
"A Company-Location of principal place Of
business, Ssu Francisco, California; location
OF works, DEVILS Gate District, Lyon County,
Nevada.
Notice-There is delinquent on the follow
ing-described stock, on account of ass, ssment
mo. A. levied on the 9th day of June, 1880,
the several amounts set opposite the names
of the respective shareholders, as follows:
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-07-28
Carr. JAMES B. EADs 10 nov

Carr. JAMES B. EADs 10 now
Ia California consulting with the
Stats Engineer about the Sacramento
River improvements. When he fn-
ishes Mia present work he can have a
Job here showing tho people how to
get more water in Gold Canon.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-07-28
auR SAN FRANCISCO AGENT

Charles w. Crane is the author
lied agent Of the LYON COUNTY
TIMES in San Frsncisco. His office
i..st slsn Pine and 10 Leidesdortf
street. LEI; aeis-l
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-07-28

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-07-28

And in accordance with law, and an order
of the Board of Directors, made on the 9Th
dsy of june, 1880. so many shares of each par
cef Of such stock as may be necessary
will be sold at public auction, at the ONCE OF
the Company, No. 1913 Montgomery street,
Room 81, SanFrancisco. California, on MON
DAY the SECOND (2d)day Of AUGUST, 1850,
at the hour of O'Clock P. NJ. Of said day, TO
nav said delinquent assessment thereon to-
eether with costs Of advertising and expenses
of the sale. ,.
Ofice-s2S Montgomery Street, Room 81,
San Francisco, California.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-07-28
THE EvADA B ANK.
OF SAN FRANCISCO.

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.
e.
Paid Up Capital. S.. 900 .Oo0--Gold
Reserve ~. q. Bondsl. ..... 3.50O.000-Gold
l.ttt..t .-a.t 1J.F. BioELov.
Agents ct Virginia, Nevada.
.u. W. r. BERRY
Agent at New York. L = y
(62 Wall street, see. "A'' IL oHANDEH
-
eWBuYs ana sells Exchange and Tele-
graphic transfeis. Issues Commercial and
Travellers Credits. This bank has special f.
ciltties for dealing In bullion.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-08-12
n Picture OF He'll.

The Rev.J. S. Furnis, British olergy-
man, has given tho following description of
he'll, which he designed for tho instruction
of tue young: We know how far it is to
tho middle of the earth-it is iust four
thousand miles. So if hell is in tho middle
Of tho earth it is four thousand miles to tho
horrible prison of hell. Down in this
place is horrible noise. Listen to tho
tremendous, the horrible uproar of millions
and millions of tormcnted creatures, mad
with tho fury of hell! Oh! the screams of
fear, tho groans of horror, tho yclls of
rage, the cries of pain, the shouts of ogony,
the shrcks of despair, from millions on
millions! There you hear them roaring
ike lions, Kissing like scrponts, howling
like eggs and waiing like dragons There
you hear tho gnashing of teeth and tho
fearful blasphcmies of devils. Above all
you hear the roar Of the thundcrs of Gods
anger, which shakes hell to its foundations.
But thero is another sound. There is iu
hell sound like that of many waters! 1t
is as if oil tho rivers and oceans of tho
world wcro pouring themselves with great
splash down on the floors of hell. Is it,
then, really the sound of waters2 It is.
Are the oceans and rivers of earth pouring
themselves into hellY No. What is it,
then? 1t is the sound of oceans of tears
running down from millions of eyes. They
cry forever and ever. They cry because
the sulphurous smoke tormcnts their oycs.
They cry because they have lost the boau--
tiful heaven. They cry because tho sharp
fire burns them. The roof is red hot.
The floor is like thick sheet of red hot
iron. SEQ, on the middle of that rcd hot
iron floor stands q girl. She locke to be
about sixteen years of ago. She has nei-.
ther shoes nor stockings on her foct Tho
door of the room has never been opened
since she first set her foot on this red hot
floor. Now she sees the opening. She
rushcs forward. She has gone down upon
her knees upon tho rcd hot floor. Listen!
She speaks. She says: 81 have bocn stand
ing with my bare feet on this red hot floor
for years. Day and nigh. my only standing
place has been on this red hot floor. Sleep
never came on me for moment, that I
might forget this horrible burning floor.
Look at my burnt and bleeding feet. Let
me go off this burning floor for one moment
only for short moment. Oh! that in
this endless eternity of years might for.
get the pain only for one single moment"
The devil answers her question: "Do YOU
ask for q momeut-for one moment to
forget your pain? No, not for single
moment during the never ending eternity
of years shall you ever leave this red hot
foor."
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-08-12

FIX. Gov. Pcrry has written q letter do
claiming that "it is right and proper that
all tho colored voters who wore red shirts
iu tho campaign Of 1876, aud voted the
Democratic ticket over since, should bo
allowed to join Democratic clubs aud vote
in tho nomination of Democratic candidates.
But it would be suicidal folly to allow COL
orcd voters, who have always voted tho
Radical ticket, to come forward now and
profess to be Democrats and assist in the
Democratic nominations at tho primary
elections"
Mr.. 9. p. Pressly, of Abbevillc County,
wos tho successful applicant iu the compct.
tive examination for appointment to West
Point. Mr.. Prcssly is a nephew Of Judge
lfessly, and graduate Of Duo West Col.
lego. Mr.J. A. Towers, of Anderson, is
alternate.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-08-12
PROHIBITION.
Gains and Losses.

According to present estimates under tho
census the Southern States will lose thir-
teen representatives. in Congress and may
possibly gain thrcc--two in Texas and
one in Missouri, The Northern States will
probably lose eight members and gain
cightecn--ihc gains going to Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Colo
RADIO md California Eleven Democratic
States will probably lose thirteen rcpreson-
tativcs, and two Democratic States gain
three representatives; four Republican
States lose five representatives, and seven
icpuhican States gcin eighteen, whilo
thrce doubtful States loso four reprcsen-
tatiyes.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-08-12
Miscellaneous Items.

What this country has never seen, and
never will, is tho hen that can laya wager
The mints are turning out $500, 900 a
month in silver money.
Immense quantities of iron are now re.
ccivcd in Spain for tho market.
TO tell falsehood is like tho cut of a
sabre, for thongh tho wound may heal, tho
scar of it will remain.
EIc "ho has no opinion of his own, but
depends upon the opinions and tastes of
Of others, is slave
Difficulties, by braoing tho mind to over
come them, assist checrfulncss, as exercise
assists digestion.
Truth is the most powerful thing in the
world, since fiction can only please US by its
resemblance to it.
Every man throws on to his surroundings
tho sunshine or the shadow that exists in
bis own soul.
We mount to heaven mostly on tho ruins
Of our cherished schemes, finding our fail
nres were successes.
Hope is like tho wing of an angel, soar
ing up to heaven ond bearing our prayers
to tho throne of God
One of the best rules in conversation is
never to say a thing which my Of the
company can reasonably wish had been left
unsaid.
General Garfield in Congress: The Chi.
nc5c shall remain. General Garfield in his
letter Of acceptance: On tho whole the
Chinese had bcttor 90.
Persons who arc constantly saying that
they aro free from prejudice are generally
moro prcjudicod than others, though they
arc not aware of tho fact. They are like
the old lady who declared that sho was opon
to conviction, but, shaking her head, sho
added TINT she would aiust like to SEQ tho
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-08-12
The Four Parties.

The candidates for the Presidency, rep
resonting the four parties in the Uuitcd
States, are as follows:
REPUBLICAN.
james A. Garfield, of Ohio, for Prcsi-
dent
Chester A. Arthur, of New York, for
Ficc President.
GREENDACK.
James A. Weaver, of Iowa, for prcsi-
dent.
II. j. Chambers, Of Texas, for Vice
President.
PROHIBITION.
Neal Dow, of Maine, for President.
A. N. Thomson, Of Ohio, for Vico
President.
DEMOCRATIC.
W. S. Hancock, of Pennsylvania, for
President
W. II. English, of Indiana, for Vice
President.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-08-12
Progress.

One Of The most remarkable fcuturcs of
Marlboro County is tho total absence of
licensed dram shops in her borders. There
has not been bar room in Bcnnettsyilc for
the last forty five years, and in the sobricty,
temperance and domestic virtues of her
people, tho county has no superior in the
State. The fact that whiskey is under the
ban will in great measure account for the
general prosperity of tho community, and
especially Of the negro population, many of
whom have acquired comfortable homesand
a good credit. a notable case in point is
'hht of George Pearson, a Marlboro negro,
who starting, after the war with no capital
beyond the clothes On his back aud wife
and thirteen children, has accumulated by
honest toll modest fortune. And this
is not IN insulated case by any means.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-08-12
a Mothers Diary.

Morning-baby on tho floor,
Making for tho fender;
Sunlight seems to mako it snoczc;
Baby son bondcr!"
All tho spools upset and gone,
Chairs drawn into file,
Harness strung across,
Ought to mako one smile;
Apron clean, curls smooth, eyes blue,
(IIow these charms will dwindlc,)
For rather think don't you
Baby els swindlc!"
Noon-a tangled, silken floss
Getting in blue eyes;
Apron that would not keep clean,
II baby tries!
Ono bluo shoe united, and Que
Underneath the table;
Chairs gono mad, and blocks and toys,
Well as they arc able;
Baby in high chair, too,
Yelling for his dinner.
Spoon in mouth: thiuk-don't you
Baby "is sinncr!''
Night chairs all set back again,
Blocks aud spools in order;
Ono blue shoe meath the mat
Tells Of marauder;
Apron folded on a chair,
Plaid dress torn and wrinklcd,
Two pink feet kicked pretty bare,
Little fat knees crinklcd;
In the erib aud conquered too,
by sleep, blessed cvangol,
Now | surely think--don't you
Baby "is an angel"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-08-12

SATURDAY NIaHT.-How sweet tho
note to tho man Of toll, to tho weary heart
cd and sorrow s,rcken! The little bubbles
that have agitated during the week cease to
annoy, tho emotions Of envy, pridc, jeal--
ousy and maignity yield to the soothing in
flucnccs Of tho hour, for the night of rest
has come that hast its morrow of quiet and
peace. Tho weekly plans of tho honest,
industrious man hayo all been consummated,
tho little grains in trade garncred, tho
trials, doubts and fears of life set aside.
and now ut peace with conscience and ali
tho world, reclining on his couch, no king
in purple is half SO happy under the sooth.
ing influences of sleep. Saturday night!
standing on tho brink of what will shortly
he portion of eternity, let us ask tho SOL
omn question, will the light of tho Great
Morning dawn upon ns cro another wet X
crclcd by ten thousand mercies shall CLOSE
its record of life trial and duty7 Thousands
of coffin lids have smothered down the
hopes of happy households thousands Of
misery's children have pinod in want and
woe, and thousands have groaped away life
on couchos, of pain, whilst overy moment Of
tho now fled week has heaped npon cs
mn khak ~ nm mi
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-08-12

CoTToN FACTORIES We can mover
secure independence until the day arrives
when there will be q cotton factory in eycry
ncighborhood, to manufacture the raw
material into cloth before it is baled. The
cotton is grown in the Southern States;
shipped thousand miles North, or three
thousand miles across the ocean, converted
into cloth, and then shipped back past the
Southern ports from which it oamo to Eaat
India, South America, and even to onr
own people. This is obviously an unnatu-
raj state Of things All that is needed to
change it is o national commercial system
and an intelligent spirit of enterprise iu tho
Southern States. If the Southern people
have tho wisdom to pursue the right policy
in this matter the day is not distant when
they will havo the satisfaction of seeing
British cotton machinery and tho machinery
of oil the Eastern, Northern and Western
States, and al! the skilled labor required to
operate them, transferred to the towns,
cities and even cotton fields of the South.
This would inaugurate new industry in tho
South, and on increase of population and
wealth snch as the South has never known.
But our poopto must do something more
than boast and prate about their advantages
and the future prosperity that awaits thom.
The cry of want of capital is a poor
excuse; for money is sent from each ncigh-.
borhood annually to purchase tho manu-
factured cotton goods, to buy wagons, farm
ing implements, flour, hay, corn, mules and
bacon than would bo necessary for moro
enterprising people to start and run manu-
featuring establishments. The South is
capable Of becoming the most prosperous
country on tho civilized globe; but our
people content themselves on what they
could do if they were all enterprising people.
Patron Of Husbanary.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-08-12

BULLDozINa YouN0 WoMEN.-So of
the young women employed in tho caustio
soda department of the Pennsylvania salt
works at Southwark, declared their sympu-
thles for tho Democratic candidate last
week by chalking on largo tank standing
noar tho buildings these words:
OUR CHOICE FOR PRESIDENT:
GEN. WINFIELD S. HANCOCK.
HANCOCK FOREVER
The circumstance was reported to the
Superintendent of tho works, who ilnmodi.
ately ordered that tho girls who had ex-
pressed their political preference should
erase the name at once Mono Of the dozen
female employees, however, would give tho
name Of the offenders, and tho Superiptcn.
dent finally dccrced that they must either
wash off tho words or walk off themselves.
Upon this announcement one and all de-
clarcd they would leave rather than obey
such q command, whcreupon they wero
ordered to 90. This they did, and as they
marched away handkerchief were waved
and three rousng cheers wcro sent up for
!lanco,k -tHctptu Times.
.
The Grand Division of tho Sons of
Temperance met in Columbia last week.
The following officers were elected for
tho ensuing term:
Grand Worthy Patriarch--Rcv. Samuel
Lander, d. d., Williamson.
Grand Worthy Associate Richard Jones,
Columbia.
Grand Soribc--L p. Smith, Anderson.
Grand Trcasurcr--J. MoCar, Kershaw.
Grand plain-Rcv. 9. Sem, Lex
ington.
Grand Conduotor-J. N. Vandiver, An
dcrson.
Grand Sentincl--1ra G. Williams, Bel
ton.
When you SEQ man tako of his hat to
you it is sign that ho rcspcsts you. But
when he is seen divestng himself of his
coat, you can make up your mind that ho
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1880-11-18

while on the good grass land the APP
plications paid well, even better than
in ordinary years, because the price
Of hay is carried up several dollars
per ton, on account of the drought.
After haying the rain came, and early
in August there was a second crop
ready to NOV; and We have observed,
what is very unusual, that the hesTl-
est grass is frequently OH the dry
knobs. This shows not only that the
application on the moist land was we'll
used up by the first crop, but that the
fertilizer spread on the dry knobs
was not lost or wholly wasted, al.
though the return could not be equal
to what it would have been had there
been rain enough to make the fertilizer
available to the plants in the proper
season for their growth.
Agricultural chemists teach us that
nitrates, when applied to farm lands
are liable, unless used up by plants,
to change their forms or in some way
become practically unavailable as
plant food. They also teach us that
they are very ditfusable and easily
washed through the soil by heavy
rains. If these statements are true;
it follow that their application should
be so timed and their quantity so reg.
ulated that the growing crop can APP
propriate them while they are within
reach and in an available form. The
conclusion then il, apply quick acting
fertilizers only in such quantities AS it
is expected the present crop can APP
propriate, and not to apply them very
long in advance Of the growing sea
SCH.
Ii commercial fertilizers can be so
prepared and applied that there Shall
be no waste, but all their ferti'izing
elements appropriated by the crops,
then we ca1'a not if it is found neces.
sary to apply them little and offer.
The labor Of spreading is, perhaps,
somewhat greater where a ton is ap.
piled at two or farce different times
but if purchased only about as fast as
used, the saving OF interest on invest
ment will fully offset this ITEM.
At present we are inclined to expect
that all the first class popular tertl!l2-
crs will pay for themselves the 1rat
year, if properly used and the season
is favorable. If effects are visible in
after years, il is effected upon as so,
much clear profit.