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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-08-31
SALE CE STOCK.

win sell Efiirfy.five or Forty Head of
Cattle, consisting OF Cows Calves and Beef
Steers; also. THIRTY HEAD OF HORSES,
MARES AND COLTS. | will sell the whole
lot or any part OF them. The Cattle and Horses
are gentle.
have also some FARM WAGONS, and I'M
pleHents, which will sell cheap.
W. w. CROSS.
Winnemucca, August %, 1885,, II
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-08-31
SAD AERY. MARN ESS

SAD AEEY. MARIN ESS,
AND.
BOOT AND SHOE STOLE,
Fridge sTect, Winpcntuccn, Nevada,
(Aec Br1ck Buiiding.)
IA. II. STANTON has constantly on hand
large assortment OF all kinds of
Saddles,
Harness.
Spanish gY
ard Amer E5
iean Bits,
Round or
Flat Brides -
Cnches, Buck %
skins, sheep M. n. STANTON
skins, Alum
and Lace MANUFACTURES
Leather,
Raw Iaes, THE FINEST BOOTS.
Reins, Kan
CARGO keins AT THE LOWEST PRICES.
Saddle trees, .
Quiek's Reattas,
Haekamores,
All styles OF
o Whiplashes,
NJ Il. STANTON, Brides,
Whipstocks,
S--A--B-D--I-E BuggyWhips,
Riding " hips
-ANp- Blanket sheets
for Horses,
HARNESS MAEEE, Hoods and
BuggyRobes,
Bridge Street, Hmnemueea, Lap Robes,
General As
EEvADA. sortrient OF
Q . Gloves, Best
p Brands Of
e Boots, Ill
&c Kinds Of
Z a'Ladies Calf,
y Balmorals,
Misses Calf Balmorals. Fulton Shoes Misses
and Childrens Leather Shoes OF all kinds
for she at the lowest cash price. Boots
made TO order for all prices from Sll TO
$40 per pair. Repairing in the Saddle,
Harness and Boot Department promptly at
tended 20. at prices % suit the times. Boots II
the beet brands sold cheap as anywhere 90
tie Pacific Slope. No light dress shoes for
Ladies kept in stock. NJ g. STANTON.
ie2t-79-n
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-11-25
Not Generally Known. .

Keys were originally made of wood, and
the earliest form was simple crook similar
TO the common picklock. The ancient
keys are mostly of bronze, and OF remark
able shape, the shaft terminating on one
side by the wards, on the other by ring.
Keys OF this description were presented by
husbands to wives, and were returned again
upon divorce or separation.
Hats were first made by Swiss at
Paris, l404 A. d. They are mentioned in
history at the period when Charles VII.
made his triumphal entry into Rouen, in
l449. He wore a hat lined with red vel
vet, and surmounted with rich plume of
feathers. 1t is from this reign that hats
and caps are dated, which henceforth be
gan to take place of the chaperons and
hoods that had been worn before in France
Previous to the year 1910 the men and
women of England wore close-knit woolen
caps.
The custom of crOwnIng the poets origi
mated among the Greeks, and was adopted
by the Romans during the empire. 1t was
revived in the Twelfth century by the en-
peror of Germany, who invented the title
of poet laureate. The French had royal
poets, but no laureates. The title existed
in SPAN, but little is known of those who
bore it. The tradition concerning the lau-
reate in England Is that Edward I'LL, in
1857. emulating the crowning of Petrarch
at Rome, in lS4l, granted the office to
Chaucer with q yearly pension. In 1880
the laureate was made a patent office.
From that time there has been q regular
succession of laureates.
Until the close of the eighteenth century
the finest muslins in use were imported
from India. The earliest mention of cot
ton among the classic nations of antiquity
is by HerodotuS, who speaks of it by the
name of tree-wool, which name it still
bears in German and several other eonti-
mental languages. Cotton was not known
IN Egypt until about 500 years before
Christ. Then it appears probable that 1t
was imported. for all the cloths found en-
velopiug the mummIes of earlier ages have
proved on examination to be linen. Cot
ton cloths are mentioned as having been
imported into London in 1896, the knowl-
edge of both the culture and manufacture
having probably been conveyed there by
the Moors and other Mohammedan nations
The former were the means of first bring
ing this manufacture into Europe.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-11-25
The Value of wives.

The value of wives varies in different
countries. In America they are often ex-
pensive companions, but in the higher re-
gions of the River Amar, and on the Ussu.
ii, in Siberia, according to information
furnished to the British Scientic AsSocis-
tion by the Rev. Henry Lansdell, the price
of wife is eight or ten dogs, a Sledge, or
two cases of brandy. In another part OF
the world, according to evidence furniahed
TO the same ASSOCIATION by Wilfred Pow
ell in New Britain and the neighboring is
lands on the east coast of Guinea, the wives
are the absolute property OF their husbands,
and are bought, sold and eaten by their
better halves. There was one New Brit
ain young woman who had rebelled at her
matrimonial relations, whereupon her hus-
band said he could put her to better use,
and straightway killed and ate her. UA-
fortunately, according to the same authori-
ty, the eating in New Britain is not
confined to wives. The natives are fond
of missionary meat, and think the Eng
lish are unuttel ably etupid because they
are unwilling to feast on such delicAcy
as the human thigh, prepared In cocoanut
milk and dressed in banana leaves. Mr..
Powell does not advise women to emigrate
to New Britain.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-11-25
WurtemOerR.

The house Of Wurtemberg, it is said, de-
rives its name from the following legend !:
A poor burgher fell in love with the daugh-
ter of the Emperor of Austria, and, as the
two young people saw no prospect of OBJ
tanning the imperial consent to the union,
they fed together IHto Suabia, where they
bought small piece Of land, and estab.i .ish-
ed an inn. 1t stood at the foot of noun
tain, and its possessor therefore went by
the name of ''Wirt am Berg" or the Land
lord at the Mountain" One day the EN-
peror was travelling to Frankfort, and
stopped on bis way at his daughters house
without recognizing her. She knew him
directly, and persuaded her husband to
make himself known to the Emperor, and
to beg his forgiveness. Accordingly, taking
their little son, they all fell at his feet
entreating his pardon, which he will ngly
granted. Moreover, the Emperor created
his son-in-law a Duke; but in memory of
this occurrence he was to keep his name
Writ am Berg" which subsequently be-
came Wurtemberg.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-11-25
The German Census.

The next census of tho German empire
will be taken on the 1st of December next.
II is estimated that the returns, when made
up, will show an increase of from five to ten
per cent. in the population. At the last
enumeration, in 1876, the German nation
was found to Humbsr AZ, 750, 900 souls. The
Kingdom of Prussia, with population Of
about %, 750, 600, possesses nine universities
and two other institutions which are uni
versites IN almost all but name. In these
eleven institutions, including the unlversi-
ties of Berlin, Breslau, Gottlngen, Bonn,
Hall, Konisberg, Greifswald, Marburg, and
Klel, the academy of Munster, and lyceum
of Braunsberg, there was staff OF profes-
sors and lecturers numbering altogether
958, while their auditors exceeded 10000
in number, the matriculated students alone
being S,663 strong in the last summer ses-
sion. Berlin remains far the most fire.
quented of all the Prussian, and, indeed, of
all the German universities.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-11-25
The Most R4rId Travelling on Record.

A genuine Arkansian lives at Conway.
You couldn't induce HIM to make a mis-
statement. II ia said that If his life de-
pended on telling lie be would scorn the
idea During loEg life he has treasured
up little bits of truth. One OF these truths
he keeps for Saturday purposes. Last
Saturday when the usual party had gather
ed in front of the store, the truthful man
remarked:
"Well, boss, talking about rapid travel
ing, I'll give you little Of my expert
ence."
There 1t comes" said q man who had
heard it before. "What is your expert
ence2"
''Several years ago lot of us boys went
up the railroad after muscadines. We
went ON a railroad engine, and travelled
about 70 miles an hour going up. After
we got there we were all drunk. But 1t
was coming back that we travelled"
''How fast did you run4"
'YOu see, the engineer got 30 drunk
that we had TO lay him out stepped
up to the blamed thing and pulled her
wide open. l don't really like to tell you
how fast the thing did rum"
''Oh. yes, tell u.s."
"Well, as certain as am living, she run
90 fast that she didn't touch the track only
in high places. Sometimes she'd fy over
the tops of the high trees, and then tip the
track on the top Of high grade. All the
boys but me fell of when the engine
struck tree, and creaned q little.
would have fallen il hadn't secured hold
on the tender. My pants went of, then
my shirt, drawers and socks. One by one
my toe nails were popped of by the
wind"
''Didn't 1t kill youf"
mo, everything finally came out NIL
right. The engine stopped at the depot,
drew long breath, and whistled 90 loud
that the brakeman on a train over one hun-
dred miles away put on brakes"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-11-25
Leaning Towers.

The most remarkable leaning tower I'm
Great Britain Is that of the CaerphillY Cas-
tie, Glamorganshire. Being between seventy
and eigh.y feet high, it 10 eleven feet out
OF perpendicular. The castle of which the
tower forms part was built about 1921,
and the canting of the tower is SAID 70 have
been caused by an explosion of hot liquid
metal used by the occupants of the castle
TO pour on the heads of their enemies at 0
siege which took place in 1896. There are
also leaning towers at Bridgenorth Castle,
in Shropshire, and al Corfe Castle, i'm Dor
setshire both caused by the use Of gunpow-
der during the civil war between King
Charles and his parliament. Of churches
with crooked spires, the most noteworthy
is the famous one at Chesterfield, i'm Derby
shire. 1t leans six feet toward the south,
and four feet four inches toward the west,
and its height is 230 feet. SO peculiar M
the distorted appearance of this steeplU that
1t Is said to appear to be falling toward the
spectator from whatever point he ap-
proaches it. There are several traditions
eXtant respecting this singular architectural
deformity. One is that the builder, ma
tive of Chesterfield, having agreed to erecs
a church, did so, finishing the tower with
out adding spire. The authorities of the
town, not being satisfied with the struc-
tuIe, appealed to the Attorney-G General,
who gave his opinion that the spire was 90
much part of the church as the tower,
and that consequently the builder must
finish his contract by It's addition. The
subject was, however, fully discussed at q
meeting of the Institute Of British Aren't
tects in January, 1856, and it was ascer-
tanned that the oak planks on which the
framework on which the spires rests, are
much decayed on one side, which La sufa-
cient to cause the divergence from the per-
pendicular. The timbers also have the
appearance of having been used In q green
and unSound condition. The action OF the
sun upon the spire would therefore cause
it to become crooked, and this may ac-
count for its distortion without attributing
it TO design.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-11-25
When 20 Eat Fruit.

The Spanish proverb has it: ''Fruit is
golden in the morning. silver at noon, but
lead at night" Americans do not seem to
have heard of this proverb, nor 70 have
made one from their own experience.
Mostly they eat fruit at night, and hence
have not the sovereign idea of it that they
would have if they had eaten it at more
proper times. They eat it as dessert at
dinner. This may be the most proper time
to eat dried fruits, but it is not the right
time to eat the juicy ones. The Spanish
people learned their proverb from eating
the very juicy fruits, like oranges. These
should be eaten in the morning, little be-
fore breakfaSt-not later than noon. Ear
ly in the day they will, II eaten, prove to
be the best possible medicine for the bill
i~Es
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-11-25
TO DEATH.

Methinks IL were no pain to die
On such an eve, when such q sky
Ger canopies the west
To gaze my I'LL on yon calm deep,
And like an infant fall asleep
On earth. my mothers breast
There's peace and welcome In yon sea
OF endless blue tranquility
The clouds are living things
trace their veins OF liquid gold,
I see them solemnly unfold
Their soft and leecy wings.
These be the angels that convey
Us weary children Of day,
Life's tedious nothing Ger
To vex the genius OF repose,
On Deaths ma jestic shore
No darkness there divides the sway
With startling dawn aud dazzling day
But gloriously serene
Are the interminable plains
One fixed. eternal sunset relgns
Ger the wide, silent scene.
1 cannot don all human fear
I know thy greeting is severe
To this poor shell OF clay;
YSt come. o, Death thy free1ing kiss
Emancipates thy rest is bliss !
would were away.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-11-25
sun spots.

Once In about eleven years, the sun
completes "a spot cycle. Its commencement
Is marked by period OF great solar Aotiv-
ity, when spots for two or three years are
numerous and large upon its large surface.
These gradually disappear, and the sun
remains more or less qulescent during the
remainder of the time. A new spot-cycle
Is now in full action. Portions of the
huge blazing surface of the suR are dotted
with spots. They thrOng tue solar terri
tories, appearing IN rows, or groups, or
more frequently the large spots are sur
rounded by families of small ones. They
are of enormous dimensions. Some are so
large that our whole globe might he rolled
into the seeming cavern. and our largest
continents would not cover others, while
many are so small that they can be seen
only by telescopes of high power. Some of
these spots will continue for months, others
will quickly disappear, and others Will
break into small ones, which new ones will
more than fill the deserted places and give
variety TO the ever-changing exhibition.
Sun spots, seen through the telescope, pre-
senta very curious appearance; The central
part, or umbra, is black, the border, or
penumbra, is usually of grayish tint;
and, surrounding the spots for thousands
of miles, the suns surface seems 10 be piled
into ridges, dotted with groups of small
shining spots, called facul@, from Latin
word II. suning small torches" The wisest
astronomers cannot tell with certainty the
cause OF sun spots, or give reason for the
occurrence of the outbreak once in eleven
years. 1t is well-established that there Is
an intimate relation between sun spots and
terrestrial magnetism. 1t is strongly af-
frmednh the disturbed condition of the
sun at this period Is reflected on the earth
in northern lights, waves of intense heat,
and storms of unusual severity. The de-
Wasting tornadoes and cyclones at the west,
and the display of auroral light in the
Scottish skies, lend their aid TO support
this theory. A fascinating field of obser-
vatIon is thus laid open before intelligent
observers. Three things are TO be watched
for, the occurrence OF great storms, the ap-
proach of heat wave, and the appearance
of the northern lights. Clear-headed OBJ
servers can work at these problems, even
il they are not trained astronomers; for, il
ever the cause of sun spots and the reason
of their periodicity are made clear, the
work will be accomplished by close and
long-continued observation.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-11-25
Cultivation OF Hops

1t was during the reign of Henry VIII.
that hops were first raised in England.
Now nearly "a, 600 acres are devoted to
their production there; 10000 acres in
Kent, and most of the remainder in Sussex,
Hereford, and Hampshire. The chief crop
in Amerca is raiGed On the Pacific slope;
the amount gathered there this season
reaching from 100, 900 to $50. bales
American hops, however, are not consider
ed as good In quality as those of Europe,
having a peculiarly rank flavor, the result
of imperfect cultivation. Bavarian hops
are the best and properly give the fame to
the celebrated beer known by that name.
With the increase in. the manufacture of
lager beer the increase in growing hops
has become enormous, and their cultivation
in perfection for the various uses to which
they can be applied as an article Of daily
consumption, as well as In q medicinal
point Of view, demands the attention of
our people.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-11-25
She kept the Secret.

Mrs. See, an old woman living on the
Bedford Road, about two miles from the
Tarrytown depot, tells pictureque tale of
succeeding events to the capture of Major
Andre. Mrs. See, familiarlY known as
'Aunt Betsy" says that party of Skin.
ners" with their prisoner went directly to
"Mug Tavern" near White Plains-a hos
telry presided over by Aunt Polly Reed.
Strange to say-considering her sex-Aunt
Polly was notorious for her curiosity and
inability to keep secret. While ham and
eggs were sizzling in the pan for the hun
CRY ''Skinners," Aunt Polly was struggling
TO ascertain the identity of the melancholy
young stranger who was 80 handsomely
clothed IN blue overcoat, claret- colored
coat, and nankeen waistcoat and breechcs.
Finally Pauld;ng seized her by the wrist
and drew her close to him.
''Can you keep secret 2"
EYES," stammered the old woman with
hardly suppressed eagerness.
''We've got British spy"
In three minutes the old woman had in
trusted household cares to her girl, saddled
her white horse, and was galloping to the
next house, in place then called 'Twitch-
ing" But the fences and brush proved an
obstacle, and Aunt Polly was forced to
make q long detour by the road. The
''Skinners" finished their meal and de-
parted, making straight cut across the
country toward 'Twitching." AS they
approached the house they caught sight of
Aunt Polly flying up the road on her white
horse, daylight showing between herself
and the saddle at every leap. Her hair
streamed out behind. In one hand she
swung her huge poke bonnet by the strings,
while she shrieked in a shrill, quavering
voice, "They've got the spy They've
rot the spyl"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-11-25
Japanese Paper Air-Cushion.

Japanese paper air cushions are said to
have some advantages over those made of
rubber. They may be rolled into a pack
age of smaller dimensions when not in use;
they will not stick together as rubber does
after it is wet, and for pillows they are bet
ter because they have no odor. Their
strength is very great; man weighing
l60 pounds may stand upon one without
bursting 1t. They are SAID to be water
proof, and to make excellent life-preserv.
ers.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-11-25

We are firm believers in the maxim
that, for all right judgement of any
man or thing, it is useful, nay, essen
tial, 20 see Ills good qualities before
pronouncing on his bad
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-04-03
Did They Talk Togetherl

A few years ago there was on Texas
cattle ranch large and valuable inn
ported Brahma bull, the acknowledged
champion of the range. Two graded
bulls seemed to be the especial objects
of his dislike, and he never missed an
opportunity for telling them to the
ground.
These two bulls were also never seen
to meet each other on friendly terms.
One morning, however, the herdsmen
observed them standing with their horns
locked, and their noses almost touching
the grass, yet there was nothing in their
actions that indicated an unfriendly
spirit. They appeared to be communing
about something. r-..
This attitude continued for few
minutes, when one Of the bulls started
off in heavy trot, uttering an angry,
subdued below, and lashing his tail.
The other followed short distance be-
hind.
On they went to where the Brahma
bull was grazing. The meeting, as
usual, resulted in the Branma promptly
knocking over the first bull that APP
preached, but just as he was in the act,
the other ran up and drove his horns
into his side. The Brahma staggered 8
few steps, fell and soon died.
The two graded bulls then quietly
walked off in different directions, and,
although they remained in the herd long
afterward, they we're never again seen
fighting.-Cor. Youths Companion.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-04-03

opened and the workmen passed into the
tunnel. 1t took ten minutes to do this.
Men with heart or lung diseases could
not work under these conditions, but
healthy young men are said to experience
no harm from them. When the work
progresses further this pressure will have
to be doubled. The four men who desired
to come out stepped into the air-lock,
closed the door behind them, and sig
nailed the engineer. The compressed
air was allowed to escape with deaf
ening roar, like the escape of steam
from thousand locomotive safety
valves, and presently the door opened.
A dense cloud of brown smoke rolled
out from the lock, and as it thinned out
the forms of the workmen passing
through were distinguishable. The re-
porter was informed that this was the
smoke of the candles, by the light Of
which the men work in the shaft. Fiji
theen or eighteen pounds of candles are
consumed by them in day, and the
smoke they create is great hindrance
to the work, although only the very best
adamantine coach lights are used. The
electric lights, which emit neither smoke
nor heat, will soon be used in the place
of candles. One light over the well and
one in the shaft will supply all the il
Elimination that is needed. Work in the
tunnel never ceases. 1t is prosecuted
by three gangs, each gang working eight
hours. Sometimes the men eat their
meals in the shaft, but as often they
come out and spend half an hour on the
earth's surface. Theirs is not dainty
work. The earth that they dig out is
mixed with water in the bottom of the
shaft, and when it has reached GER
tain depth and consistency it is blown
out into the great brick well by the air
pressure in the shaft through pipes that
lie at the bottom of the excavation, and
that are built out to follow the workmen
as they extend the shaft. Whenever it
is necessary, this mud is bailed
out of the bottom of the well to
make way for more. As the tunnel is
now it has the shape of a gigantic bot
tie, the air-lock taking the place of a
cork in the bottles neck. The neck of
the bottle is formed by the narrow bore
that was gradually widened until the
permanent diameter of twenty-one feet
was reached. As the excavatOrs work
they are closely followed by men who
line the shaft with plates of riveted
iron, and these in turn are followed by
masons who construct the arch brick
work that forms the tunnel wall.
Nearly 100 feet of the permanent tunnel
has been completed. No date is set
for the beginning of the work on the
New York side Of the river-N. Y. Sun.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-04-03

THE Florida orange crop, fhis year,
promises to be much larger than ever
before, the data from counties easily ac-
cessible indicating about 40. 600 boxes.
The yield in Putnam County alone, last
year, was nearly $500, 600 oranges, but
with the large number Of trees coming
into bearing, this year, the crop is ex-
pected to be 25,OO0,OOO. The trans
portation of this amount will require 8
train of 10 cars each day for 80 days.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-04-03
Turkeys.

OF all the good new things that Euro
peans gained through the discovery Of
this continent the turkey stands one of
the foremost. He is, in fact, the king
OF birds, when his size, adaptability to
all climates, plumage, and delicacy Of
flesh are considered. He certainly
would have made q better national en-
blem than the thievish bald eagle, which