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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-06-28
A CONENDRUM.

1t Is now over one hundred years
since an American philosopher pro-
pounded the query, "Why is woman
afraid of cow" and yet no one has
ever succeeded in giving a satisfactory
answer. There is once in while
woman who doesn't seem to have the
slightest fear, even when passing cow
with one hern all twisted out of shape;
but follow that woman home, and you
will find that she kicks the dog, cuffs
the children, jaws her husband and
knows how to sharpen butcherknife
and use an AK. The real woman has
mortal terror of cows, and the real COW
seems to have an antipathy for her.
Friday afternoon lady was walking
along street when she suddenly came
upon a COW. The animal was feeding
on the other side of the street, and the
boy sent out to watch her sat under a
shade tree and played on a mouth
organ. The lady halted. The COW
looked up.
Lost anything ma'am 2" asked the
boy, as he removed the music from his
mouth.
Tim afraid of that cow = she re-
piled.
what fur Cows don't bite nor
kick, same as moss; all they can do is
10 run their horns through you aud pin
you to the ground.
"Oh, my-sbes coming"
"No, she haint; she's just making
believe she wants TO git at ye and hook
We over the fence.
"Oh but dare not pass "
"Yes, you dare Cows know when
woman is afraid just as quick as any
body. The mint you give cows to UNI
derstand that you are able to catch
them by the heels and mop the ground
with EN- they 60 to huntin fur clover. "
Dear me, I guess I'll 20 back p"
Il wouldn't II yell only spit on
yer hands and shake yer fist at her,
she'll wilt right down. Cows know
who's boss just as well as men do.
Now, then, III hold yer parasol while
You spit on yer hands.
"Oh! | can't m going right home. y
'Well, my little brother he swears
a, 'em instead of splitting on his hands.
See il you can do that.
"No-no-n I'm going now y
If was a woman and | could not
swear or spit on my hands, should
carry a sword cane to stab cows with, "
observed the boy as he looked across
the way.
"Ny soul. but there's another cow
Up there E" exclaimed the lady, as she
looked up the street.
"Yes, lots OF cows around these days,
but never heard of two cows attack
M woman at once. | guess one gem
orally hooks 'ern all to pieces first and
then the other comes up and paws at
the mangled remains. Ii you"
The lady uttered a first-clas scream
and made a jump for the nearest gate.
1t opened hard, and after one pull she
went over the fence and up the front
steps of strange house, there to re-
main until her husband could be sum
noned to act as body-g guard.
'I'd lust like to be a woman, mused
the boy, as he sat down to punish his
mouth-orcan once more. u d carry a
bowie.knife down the back OF my neck,
and the first COW that tried to'hook me
would feel that ere knife playing mum
blety peg around her vicious heart
strings. ~ Erch0BJe.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-06-28
SPECIAL LOCALS
fresh e.rocerics.

A new shipment Of groceries just re-
ceiyed by c. CHENowETH, at ms cash
store, where his customers may now
purchase seven pounds of brown or SIX
pounds of white sugar for one dollar,
with the satisfaction of knowing that
he has no antiquated goods, shopworn,
or defunct, to bring to the front and
shove under their noses to excite their
pity to buy them in return for the favor
of selling his sugar on so small mar
gin. mh30-tf
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-06-28
ROSeOn Baked Beans

And Brown Bread, at all times, al
Docs LUNCH STAND. f5-tf
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-06-28

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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-12-02

The investigation into the distribution and
ownership of the four and four and half
per cent registered bonds, which has just
been concluded by Special Agent Porter OF
the Census Bureau, shows that the Eastern
States hold II 10 per cent. OF these
bonds; the Middle States, g. 4-lO per
cent the Western States, IA 2-lO per
cent; the Southern States 3 3 10 per cent.
The total distribution Of these bonds in
July last amounted to SG9S 3Sl 80 A
number of other interesting facts have
also been brought cut by the investigation.
For instance, it is shown that in the East
ern States, about 10 per cent, of the bonds
are held by males and 30 per cent by
females, while in the MIDDLE States 81 per
cent, are owned by males and IS per
osnt by females, The same proportions
are noticeable in the Western States. In
the Southern States 70 per cent. are held
by males and % by females.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-12-02

Arecent bulletin of the National Board Of
Health, showing the number of deaths per
annum in the leading cities of the country
makes very curious and interesting ex-
hibis with reference to the proportion of
deaths among the coloreS people as com
pared with those among the white popula-
ton. 10 every city mentioned, North as
well as South, the percentage of colorod
deaths is largely in excess of the white, in
many instances, being nearly double. This
Interesting fact has been noticed before
aud various attempts made to account for
II we accept the theory that the 10 wer
We go in the scale of l-fs, the more tena-
ciou= is The hold upon it, then it would ap
pear that the whites ought to die faster
than the blacks. The true explana ion ie
probably to be found in the fact that tie
'lored people take less care OF them
selves than the white people and that their
children are more exposed through
poverty and other causes than those of
their superior fellow-beings. Probably
,lso the increased mortality among the
blacks may be owing, in some measure to
be fact which appears to be well-estab-
li'hed, tina: they are not so well adapted to
city life,a are the white people.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-12-02

Now and then we hear people
remark, that it does not matter particu-
larly who are presidential electors; that
the position is not representative one,
strictly speaking, but that the elector is a
mere dummy concerning whom the voter
scarcely gives thought, That this view
is erroneous is proved by the case OF
Judge Terry of California, at the late
election. Judge Terry was nominated as
an elector on the Democratic ticket. His
unpopularity, however, was SO great in
consequence of his having many years age
sain Senator Broderick in duel, that
notwithstanding all the other Democratic
electors were elected by good majorities,
be lost votes enough to effect his defeat
by the Republican elector who received
he highest number OF votes.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-12-02

The official returns from all the States
show that G irfeld, like Hayes aud Lincoln,
will be minority President so far as the
popular vote goes. The total vote cast at
The Presidential election was . 1872 .595, of
which Garfield received 4 439, ALB, against
4, 753, 1870 for the various opposing candi-
dates, leaving him in minority OF
3l3, 7Gj votes. Gartield's plurality on
the popular vote is 3,40l The total
vote of the Presidential election this
year exceeds that of 1876 by 779 500 an
increase of 9.3 per cent. The Republican
vote shows gain of 4O5, 4G5 the Demo.
cratic gain was l5l2 57. la 1876 Mr..
Hayes minority on the popular vote was
34i, 7oj in 1872 Grants majority over I'll
was on the popular vote 727,975 ; in 1876
it was 305 35S. Lncolns majority in
1864, in a total vote of 4,O24 1872 was
407 3i2; in 1860 his majority was 9i4, l49.
Bachanans minority was 37T, 623 on the
popular vote.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-12-02

The electric light is gradually but surely
growing upon the public favor, and there
is fair proepec that in another decade
It will be as common IS the gas Jet Of the
present day. Manufacturing srms all over
the country are adopting the new ligh'
extensively and at the present rate oil
Introduction it W II soon be in use by every
establishment wi ere good illumination
is desIied Nesi will come the public
streets and bull iings and then we may
expect to see Il introduced into our
dwellings as SD 3stitute for the expensive
system of illumi Istiou now in use.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-12-02
Disturbance Abroad,


crown" has long pas sed into trite accept
ance. Not half go uneasy, however,
just now, as that viii Oh must see through
the intricacies Of premier's portfolio.
1t is doubtful whether the troubles In
Ireland seriously affect the Prince Of
Wales digestion, or cause his respected
mother half the mental anguish which she
went through when an inoonsiderate
country refused to be satisfied without
giving her the humiliation of ''sendinR
for Mr.. Gladstone"
II she INDUCED in an any small temi.
nine spite upon that occasion it has had,
indeed, shocking chance to be grstified
by all that the afflicted premier has
encountered. Meanwhile, ireland Is de-
cidedly like the encouraging patient who
"got no better fast" The misery is that
there can be no standstill Half measures
are in almost every case the cruelest con-
ceivable, and here prompt, decisive
action must meet every phase of a case of
many and most violent symptoms.
Perhaps, nothing better eau be done
now than steady enforcement of the laws
as they stand, but certainly historic wrongs
and present evils demand that this should
be done with distinct understanding Of
ameliorstion. 1t is perfectly known that
properly IN Ireland Carries with 1t none OF
'ue a'''es insePAraoie from IL In england.
Vi 0o'iSe 'ne views VI ADVANCED thinkers
"pon p'oPer. III iauo are oy no means
0'No'a'eu ine ia'e 'onh stuart MILL
'uousn anyways Periec'iy eiear ABOUT copy
''ep'' III nus ueo''o'ns years. became ex
oeS''psiy m'4s" up aoout land de aud
us SCHOOL argue thst many properly rights
nave Already oeen. all may De, mod'h' d
'or tue general ~eiiare' rhat 1t was once
a"o"aoie 10 hoid operty In human
oeinss' anu tna' IL may hereafter o-
thought rs crude ana Rrasp'ng to be tx
oiusiSe do 10 iaho' rs 10 any OF the other
e'e"eh's' Ane answer Is that There Is an
'"neien' 'enuehoy III humanity towards
seh-'hpro'emeh'' hohe Whatever In land.
oo lar inueeu' we can devise no way Tor
''' illpf''eheh'' unless II Do secured TO
.ns Ill pfo'ef ior Tue sem 'nhess Oh capital
10 'no n'fueS' iA''or III suohtha'ed poiiu-
0n euonomy.
gun aii 'h's oears 30 nuoh OF tne seed
VI 'iu'h 'ua' 'ne uu''es consequent upon
'a1un0'u'ns afe acknowledged. II Is moi
fen' that ior the most part utterly
stunning ,nese' Us .hey no. irish land
ioros sheuiu 90 Oh indehnitely wringine
feu's ifo'n 'he s'afVing' the incompetent
inc uying' WIN no thou8ht OF making then
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-12-02

The fsyorits bste noir of the Nation ia
the $4,000 600 ard over OF silver dol .rs.
locked up in the Treasury vaults. 1t can
not be said that it would increase our
peace of mind OIL financial security to have
them flooding our daily path. Mesntime
France ID said tn be growing sick of the
bi-metallic busitess for Ii metallic 1t will
not remain, Tie gold is departing. and
ons Of the future excitements predicted is
an eager struggle for II between England,
France and ourselves.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-12-02


Mr.. Lorn BlodgeE, of Philadelphia,
says that the Industrial census of that ci
recently taken by special agent of the
Csusus Bureau, the figures of which were
given in Saturdays Every EVENING, is
Incorrect By at least Que million dollars
AccOr ling to this report the number OF
people employed in Philadelphia in 1870
was 127 1874 and in 1880, 1877 ,9G4; an
Increase in round numbers of 1000. 1t
also appears from the census agents
figures that the value of the CT tys produc 8
in 1870 was 1888 los 466 while in 1880
|, is set down at only 1922 9si iGl, over
Sl5 900 600 less than ut the last census.
1t would be rather strange, as Mr..
Bledget remarks, that the manufactures
OF city employing in 1880, about 10, 900
more people than they did ten years ago
should fall $4,000, 900 short OF turning
out an equal amount of products. An
effort is to be made to have the census
retaken.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-12-02

It appears from the completed census Of
the business interests of Philadelphia thai
The total number of establishments is
$50; the capital invested, Sls6, 6s6 9St :;
the number of bends employed, 1877 9G4
the wages paid annually, 500 u29 1872 :;
the value of material used annually
1902 500 GA aud the annual value oil
products, S322 1874, 46t.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-12-02

The last hours of Marcus Hawley, the
murderer who was hanged at Salem, Va,
the other day were marked by most
varied and curious experience. He was
married, baptised and hanged ali in the
same day, combination Of events as far
removed one from the other ordinarily, as
imagined; first, the act that marks the
real beginning of matured life; second,
the pledge and sign of promise to lead o
better life. Third the loss of life. In
this instance life and death were certainly
very strangely blended
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-12-02

The London NeDs takes the discourag.
ing view that though the Panama Cana
will be an excellent thing for shipping
interests,it will be mo better than nothing
at all, " as Carlyle says, by way of speou.
lation for some twenty years or so.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-12-02

The people of P,usfeld, Mass, are en-
joyiug one of the numerous perplexities
of small means They cannot afford
night of Bernhardt aud Ingersoll each
aud are equally unable to decide
whether Sarah or Robert would really do
them more pood
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-12-02

1t is reported upon what is said to be
good authority that Justice Strong of the
Supreme Court will be retired before the
expiration of the present administration.
Justice Swayne, it is also alleged will
probably retire in time for Mr.. Hayes to
name his successor, and the Washington
correspondent of the New York Sun says
that Stanley Matthews and Attorney
General bsVens are standing ready to
jump into the judicial shoes which may
thus be made vacant. Justices Hunt and
Clifford, it is understood have no intention
of retiring at present, though both of
them are physically incapscitated from
performing the duties of their positions.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-12-02

What has Edison done that the Balti
more Sun should persistently spell his
name with al in place of the 1. Is there
no penalty for knocking a mans out in
this sort Of fashion,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-12-02

George Richardson, ailirmed-Am :. r,,r,.
Der OF the board of directors of tse NV
castle County Mutual Insurance Gamnauy .
nave been Tor about 30 years /; am Chairman
Oh committees ON Accounts and Insurance. waa
amenlber OF the committee which made an
examination INTO the condition of the ID u
IT, and NJ. /. Co. our Board WAS asked ~,
appoint committee to act in coninnct;on,
Mlth other companies in investigating a state
ileht punished by the ID. s. f. 4 NJ % q.
we employed counsel and upon that informo
lioh made our report we came to the con.
clu'ioIi that the company was not a sound
, ~. ' company we obtained information,
~ regard to the value of landa unon ,vbioh
TINS company held mortgages the ma,hod
We TOOK IN this investigation was. in Tho
Judgment OF onr committee, the hest in nnr
power we came to the concllaiou thot tha
company was not in a sound financial cnnd;S
'aon our examination was based upon their
iii ,tn i statement OF their assets that was
All we mad to go by and we We're annr,n,aJ
" haNsstiRate that published statement. Il was
."ilsHeu III several papers; we did not lind
thoTe mortgages of record, AZ belon,iny In Tho
company Collected to- am fa,niIisr VIII
uol"en taken from the records at New Castle.
gu, natiS9lod That the copies Shown us we're
Heiiulae copies taken from IT, a recoraI a,tas
tne report had some exapu,ot,o,,,, a. TO- H.,
my Sun, who Is a member of the lar 80 s
,',r o'e Ielh Oh tue report published az tin
'ereHt due on premium aotes y in NV exnor;-
ehce there call be no such thing as intiralt
VI llo,hlln notes, The lIotes and polcie, fall
mheh cue Interest is not paid in advanced .
nah might insure his property after if b.d
BURIED down If ne couid insure by renew,ma
hote | was acquainted with the peuersI
leputatlon of this company il was that II
"as al uhsonnd COMPANY | wouId NOT
i insure IN tnat company every person insured
~, q mutual company il member of that
sMmupany ne gives his premium note for M.
poiicN and Is credited with the amnunt noid
oh IL and, ut the end of the wear. each ope IL
charged with his share of the losses and
expenditures, the balance forms n Nurnlns
,uIu which IL invested for the benefit of the
poncy holders; the profits on the wears bnsi.
ha oan ~ mutual companies belong TO the MEM
t"tI' IN stock companies the profits belong
70 Tue stockholders; the policy. holder in stncf
COMPANY Ii not Interested in the profits II il
pSo, etsa lEo N mutual company that the
Pronts should be kept separate and distinct
~, .le uelleht OF the policy-holders.
81 ,EroSs-eAamlned-I can recall persons ont
s s oi insurance companies who talked VIII,
ano WIN reference to the reputation of !, ~ ~
company, my brother for one the repori. .ius
o. published with the assent of our con ,,s, vas
, uon Know how it came to be pr,hipsayy
a.I was a suggestion TO have il nntI;'hni
anu IL was immediately voted down AZ our
Continued on next pase.l
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-01-27
Advice to q Theatrical Asp1rant.

by the Detroit Lime-Kiln Club
latter from Clinton, KY, signed Brutus
booth h.s" Ain',-~kad the club as body
whether it would advise a---.-l.-edpcated
average-looking young colored man to take rrro
stare for profession. He could, he stated,
take the part of old man, young man, doctor of
divinity or butcher-boy, and his limitations OF
parrot or blue-iay were simple immense.
All he wanted, he believed, was little encour-
agenent from his own race. He had worked
some at throwing up bed for railroad, but
he felt more at home behind the foot lights.
.'De oueshun am one which kin be answered
right now an right heah," said the old man
as he softly stood up. II hev bin dar! Oar
was a time when fought l could take de part
o. Hamlet wild any white man livin.' l used
to go round wild my foughts liked on ghosts an
skulls an graves an de King of Jinmark. L
dreamed of packing houses an readin' in de
newspapers dat war de greatest actor Of de
modern day. | saw de top round OF de ladder
of fame right ober my head, an | reached up
fur it. l run de actor bizness two years.
Doorin dat period l froze to death, starved to
death. lost a house an lot an fouu' dat | was
called a fool 10 times for ebery cent l took IN.
De only newspaper which eber praised me
busted in week. De only boy who eber gave
me one core died of the measles afore left
de town. De only house L ever packed was
an ice house. l know all about foot-lights,
headlights, wings, legs. sky-borders, draps,
right exits an left go-otfs, but when de sable
mantle of night falls down upon de y'arth lie
satisfied to SIT wild my feet in de oven OF de
cook-stove an let some body else jump in from
the left wing an mop pohr Yorick all ober the
stage. Ii dis young nigger keeps at de pro-
fes6un Of frowin' up railroad beds dar am some
chance for him in de fuchur. If he takes to de
stage he needn't hope dat dis club will lend
him any money on his undershirts an stock
ins."
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-01-27

In another column Of this paper is given
some account of the organization and
growth in the State OF Maine of the COM
munistic, socialistic secret order known to
the initiated as the ''B. P. L., but mas
querading in public as the Gresnback club.
This secret organization reached vigorous
growth in the West year or two since, but
made its first appearance in this State last
wear. Its extent in Maine may be judged
by the account elsewhere given, by the trea-
sonable and seditious movements reported
all over the State, and by the boasts and
threats of the leaders of what may be called
the extreme Left of the Fusion party that
the State House shall be in their possession
in less than week or not one stone of it
shall stand upon another. It was confidence
in these armed and drilled clubs that called
out the cry for the application of the torch;
that gave the Pratender Smith courage to
declare with an oath not SET ae-sa- in the
ritual of the order, that he would be seateo
in the Executive chair or hasten to his ulti-
mate fate: that led the Greenback-Labor
Chronicle to cry out that "the time has come
for every true patriot to prepare for cl'h
war" and to declare that ''the State House
must be taken out of the hands of the mob
if it costs thousand lives;" and that induced
the Auburn Fusionist to promise to his
brethren the aid of 1000 socialists if they
wished to overthrow the State Government.
The number of these semi-military clubs
in this State is already considerable, and the
membership is made up of those welded to
the most extreme socialistic and communis-
tic yiews,--of men who sylnpathlze
with the theories and are ready to
carry out the threats of Mark Pome-
row. and Moses Hull and Col. Blood.
In all calmness, but with deep sense OF
the seditious and dangerous character OF
these organizations the PRESS invites the
attention of its readers to the account OF
them elsewhere published 1t will be per-
ceived that they proclaim the most advanced
communistic views, that they mako an
assault upon the rights of property and the
social structure itself, that, defeated at the
nolls they unhesitatingly declare their pur-
pose to resort to the bayonet, that their dec
laration of principles breathes the spirit as
it is clothed in the jargon of the Jacoblns.
They talk of their committees OF safety, OF
| their central directories, of the rights OF
man,-the right to plumber, the right to de-