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The silver state., 1880-04-15

WOOD AND COAL YARD!
In connection with my COAL BUSINESS,
will
Sell Stove Wood.
Cut in any required length. have erected
A Saw, that is Run by Water Power.
And can saw and deliver wood on very short
notice and at the lowest rates.
People will find il advantageous to have their
woOD SAWED AND DELIVERED.
Ready for their stoves, and at no additional
expense.
Full Measurement Given!
Best of Wood Kept On Hand!
COAL AT USUAL RATES
GIG per ton delivered in small lots; s13 80 per
ton in car loads delivered on cars
R. w. WOODS.
Winnemucca. December IS, 1879. u
The silver state., 1880-04-15

RAILROAD STREET,
WINNEMUCCI. NEVADA.
The silver state., 1880-04-15
NOTICE
To Whom 1t May Concern.

Whereas, at regular meeting of the Board
of County Commissioners, it appearing to the
satisfaction OF the Board that more than FIVE
freeholders of Rye Patch District. interested
therein, have petitioned this Board to construct
bridge across the Humboldt river at some
point in said district; and it appearing also that
said bridge will cost more than one hundred
dollars, it is ordered that legal notice of the ap-
plication upon said petition be given, by the
Clerk, according to Section 4, page 50, Statutes
OF Nevada, 1877.
Notice is therefore given, that on MONDAY,
APRIL 10th, 1880, at the hour of l o'clock Of
said Gay, at the Clerks Office, in said county,
said Board of County Commissioners will meet
to hear the aforesaid application upon said Pc
tition and witnesses will be heard and exam
ined touching said application, and the same
will then and there be determined.
By order of the Board Of County Commits
sioners
J. H. JOB, Clerk.
winnemucca, April 8, 1880. I'd
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-11-03
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The Bonanza Queen.

Mrs. Mackey, the wife Of the very
rich miner of Nevada, has q beautiful
house in Paris fronting the Arch de
Triomph, which is her own property.
She has a good reputation for kindness
of heart as well as personal beauty. She
is besieged with begging letters from all
kinds Of ~rascals, French anHa americans,
and being without her husbalssS is some
times put to great fear by hat kind Of
persecution which. only monarchs and
very rich people receive. A certain man
called at her country house near Com
peigne, and, being Hospitality received,
formed an intense fancy for the lady,
and she was compelled to see him IN
every railroad car or omnibus she got in
to, and finally he was found in her
grounds at night hiding like a burglar.
She has married her sister to one of the
wealthiest men in Europe, who made a
fortune with Meigs and others in South
American railroad concessions. This
man, who is IN Austrian, took a fancy
to Mrs. Mackey's sister, and they have
made u happy marriage.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-11-03
he came, and the forgiveness was &C

He came, and the forgiveness was &C
ceded.
He had recently met Sir Spencer
Baker, end his wife, long since recon-
ciled to the family, and found that his
mother had not influenced the girl in the
least, but that she had acted on the inn
pulse Of the moment, and under the
guidance Of her simple and devoted affec-
tions.
She had come to call on Lady Merton
tearfully to rescind her determination,
after exacting q promise OF secrecy, and
then she left to meet her lover. Sir
Richard, we have said, came home on
Christmas eve, and all was happy.
He was sufficiently well to dine with
the family on New Years day. At the
dinner were present Sir Arthur Lech-
mere, his lady, Sir Spencer and Lady
Baker.
They were the best of friends, and be.
fore many months the eldest son OF the
runaway lovers was affianced to Lucy.
And so ended Richard Merton's very
foolish revenge.
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THE most homely proverbs sbosn4 n
the writings Of Hesiod, who certainly
did not acquire his learning from books
but from the legendary lore Of his cpun-
tfYIten. To him we owe that anciens
paradoxical ptsverb that "the half il
better than the whole" which was the
summary Of the poets advice to hs
brother, that it would be better to ACCEPT
a compromise at the loss of half the
stake than to risk lawsuit for the chance
of winning the whole.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-11-03
Chinese Toner,

A story is current among the Chinese
of q great wine-drinker who wal able to
sit all day at a table, and, after consnm-
ing what wouli have been sufficient to
drive the reason out half-a-dozen men,
would rise up perfectly sober. The
emperor, hearing of the fame of this
drinker, asked him to dinner, that he
might test his marvellous powers. As
the story goes, the king ordered q hol-
low figure to be cast in bronze Of the e1
act size and model Of the man, and, ms
the wine was served, for each cup the
guest drank a similar cup was poured
into the opening at the top Of the head
Of the image. This went on for some
hours, until. at length, the bronze
statue overlooked, while the guest still
continued at the table, and rose from it
norfncklv OfNor
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-11-03
New Inventions.

We are furnished the following list Of
new inventions for which patents have
recently been granted TO Iowa in
ventors, by Jas. b. Erwin, attorney at
law and solicitor Of patents, Iron block,
Milwaukee:
Feed steamer, w. Ceilings, Alton, Ia.
Steel blank for repoanting cultivator shovels,
Henry Giles, Milo, IL.
Clip bolt Tor whialetreos' H. Heinhoid, Dav
enN0rf. In.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-11-03
Hints to Stsmmerers.
UrrO~ ~A-k~.v Vr~~-~ =

~-"
/ commenced operations by writing
out a very large number Of ordinary
sentences, rs they presented them
selves. Having examined these sem
fences n by one, and knowing well
where l should fail in nttering them as
they stood, I sought to devise some
method by which these consonant initials
might be got rid of, or, all events,
diminished. It struck me that if I could
contriye, by any artificial division of the
words composing each sentence, to bring
the consonant at the end of q division,
instead Of at the commencement, a grand
object would be thus achieved: for con-
sonants at this end OF the word present
no special difficulty, the glotis havink
been already opened by the preceding
vowel sound, the terminating consonant
flows ont almost as q matter Of course.
It is as when we pour liquid from a full
bottle. At first it runs intermittently,
with a "gluk-gluk," but when once
enough of the liquid is ont to admit the
air freely, the obstruction ceases. In a
similar way the Object of the stammerer
is to prevent the glotis from closing
when once it is opened. To ascertain
whether or not my idea was practicable
I wrote out in the ordinary way
n sentence at o time. / then rewrote
this sentence, not divided into simple
words, but making every initial CONGO
Qant the final letter of the preceding
word. Having so divided the words
composing the sentence, I then read
them over aloud many times, according
to this artificial division, to try if they
were pronouncable without any gross
popularity. Ipracticed this method in
~cessantly, both in reading and ~colloquial
speaking; and, to my establishment, I
discovered within a few weeks that I
was welding an instrument which was
almost invariably successful; and with
this consciousness of increased power my
confidence daily increased so that l could
frequently speak on without regard to
any method. All who had known me up
to this time were perfectly astounded,
and anxiously inquired by what means
SO remarkable a change had been effect
| ed; for mine, be it observed, was no
mere occasional hesitation, but o most
habitual, unmlstakable, and linveterate
stammering. Shortly after this change,
| had numerous t~zf6sactions, which in
volved q largeshly mt Of talking, with
rior position; being: AEsxious to
know whether the workirsas= my men
tai machinery was at ad~S tbservable to
outsiders, / asked him whether he had
ever observed any popularity in my
speaking. His reply was: "No; only
that you speak very distinctly"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-11-03
lAkron Beacon.1

Our well known fellow citizen, Mr.. E.
Schumacher, one of Akron's oldest mer-
chants, and the leading druggist Of this
section, informed the writer that without
exception the sale of Hamburg Drops
wal the most satisfactory OF anything he
had ever sold, and that the unprecedent-
ed demand was due solely to its merits.
Such emphatic expressions need no COM
ment ON our part.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-11-03
New England Personal.

Edwin A. Wadleigh, Esq, Clerk Su.
perior Court, Boston, Mass, adds his
name to the Joyous army using and rec
ommending st. Jacobs Oil. He c~ertiiee
to a cur by the Great German Remedy
of neuralgia and rheumatic pains in his
family.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-11-03
W0rvl q Orr Reaacrs.

When y0u read Of = remedy that win cure all
diseases, beware Of Il; but whom you read Of q
pure vegetable compound which claims to cure
only certain parts Of the body, and furnishes
high proof that 1t does this, you can safely try
It and with the assurances that it will help you.
This b Just what Warmers Safe Kidney and
Liver Cure does. It cures al troubles Of the
lower portion Of the body and zone other. It
win not help the tooth-ache, ear-ache, nor con-
sumption, 6nt Il win put your body In = vigor-
Gus and healthy state where you car enjoy life
and appreciate its good things. Try 1t.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-11-03

VEaET1NE.-The great success Of the vegetine
as q cleanser and purifier of the blood il shown
beyond q doubt by the great numbers who have
taken il, and received immediate relief, with
snch remarkable curea-
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-11-03

WHERE the farmers wife has large washing
to do, she can save half her time and labor by
& Co., Phila.) one wound OF it il equal to three
of any other. Try it.
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Sent Free Of Expense.

Send to James Morgan, 1886 and 3S8 E.
Water st., Milwaukee, Wis, for his
price list of Winter Goods; it will assist
you in making purchases, even if You do
not buy from him.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-11-03

The Weekly wisconsin.
Price reduced to $1.OO 4 year. Sample sent
to any address. CRAMER, AIKENs 4 CRAMER,
Milwaukee. Wis.
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AuxAn haNA ana 4uick action uus4 - ros
I'D "a s1kady and mcccssfnleHcgts hn4 Who
- hesu 80 whan soGbeing from CD1a9 Vse
Z, 1sn'p 1oaeh ss4up ~ gEosqrs tnaats
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-11-03

MALARIAL feyers can be prevented, also other
miasmatic diseases, by occasionally using d..
SamfoyGs Lirer Inrigorator, the Oldest general
Family Medicine, which il recommended as q
cure Tor all diseases caused by a disordered
liver. Eighty-paGe book sent free. Address
DIR. Sanford, 1t2 Broadway. New York.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-11-03

The Trademarks is or every package of the
Frazer Axle Grease. Buy only the genuine.
For sale everywhere.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-11-03

In New York the other day q steve
dore was injured by a falling cotton
bale, and was placed in an ambulance
apparently ifeless. Al the vehicle
rushed toward the m0rgue the surgeon
in charge sounded the gong, ~ usual, to
warn other veaicleA. Suddenly he was
startled by hearing the supposed dead
man remark, ~ y0u don't stop ringing
that bell I'll ct ont and walk"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-11-03
nqsSsssEss, Wigs = M.ssss,,s;

GET Lyons Patent Heel Stiffeners applied t.
those new boots before You run them over.
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Loudly IN Ito psaise.

ToRoNro, Ont, MtScn y iSo.
Dear Sir-Consilering the ehort time snas W."
a blood pur.her, and for troubles arising fro. y
oish or torpid liver IL is 4 f~rst-claas Incidence WV
customers speak loudly in its praise.
J. & 60,
Cor. Qnee,, and Elizabeth Streets
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-11-03

49, ~ 0A Ae9AGD g0044 u ~
be guided by the force Of events. what
eyer they might be,
Next day Sir Richard Merton made
many calls, and returned only to q live
O'Clock ten. He was due to a dinner
PARTY, and required time to dress before
going out. Al he went up to the door,
Miss Lechmere came out, looking very
serious and thoughtful. Sir Richard
shook handle, and handed her to her car
riage with great politeness and tender
nesR. That she should have called upon
his mother vas by no means singulax,
but he neither liked her looks, nor the
fact occurring on the eve Of his intended
proposal.
II was, Of course, q natural event. hut
still II preyed upon his mind, and by the
light Of subsequent events, appeared
very strange and significant. Going up
stairs Sir Richard found his mother
alone, and in . very serious mood.
"Good-aftern0oon,' he quietly OBJ
served. "1fias Lechmere has Just left
your"
"Yes," was the cold reioinder: "she
came 70 spend an hour and have : chat
"Indsedl Did theyouns lady intimate
anything0f my intention to viait her in 1
lofmL way9" - asked.
ss6he alluded 10 the matter" W. the
cold md gEsve a,asweR, "but I m moi
hsso p diynlee young 1adi1o' aecxets."
And - ksnded lin ! frssh cub d
- which - dr1nk Glnost = alsnce,
tn wsat sicxly ~ seain. nd dressed
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lt has dose more COED than all ASN'
ica1 Treatment
EfwAAnkET, Ont, Feb. Q, 1850.
Mn. Il. r. STEVENS, Boston, Mass.:
eir-I have sold during the past year . conssdet1.'
bic quantity Of pour vEaETINE, and ! believe IN ~
cate young lady - about seventeen years was mucn
benefited BY ita us& Her parents Informed me tn.
mcnt 10 which abe had previously boon subjected.
Yours, ~ pectfully,
J. BENTLEY, n. ID.
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Lady Merton adjusts her spectacles
and reads, while the other takes q seat;
"LAD1 MERTON: My husband, your ron, has
gone ON an expedition TO Africa. have reason
to believe he has either been killed or wounded.
] nm about 10 start IN search Of him. Ny son
Richard h q school. I think It only right to
send my daughter and namesAke to your care
until my return. Yonrs. Lucy MERToN.
~ am very glad you have coxne,' =
said the old lady, tearfully and kindly.
"Theae are your c0usins. ! will order
yonr room. Be seated by the fire while
] do s0."
The intrOdncti0ns were made, the seat
accepted, and the order given at once.
Imagine the almaxement of all when
they knew that the young mistress 81
Oaklands Park had come home, while
there vas also . son in existence. Then
the old line was not to die out, but live.
Lady Merton herself attended the girl
TO her room, and was delighted with her.
She asked about her father. She
knew hut little Of him, having been at
school, while her parent went round and
about the world bent on periloas ID
ventures.
She had seen him occasionally, how
ever, and knew he WA tall, handsome
and bearded-also very kind.
Her mother she had seen much Of for
the last year. She was the kindest u
pArents-a noble, handsome woman.
Two. days later game a startling tele-
gram.
BIZ Richard has reochGd home He Il veFy
~. Doctor hos advised his removal to his M
tivS aiy. ahAll b q 0aklands Park with him
On C1rigtmAs ~. LUC1.D
How the mother heart bounded With
in her q this announcement.
At last she would again behold har
ron, and mrsly hs would forgive her a.
tsr N thsse long years q Ibsenca
True EditA 1ssshmese, nav Lady
Spencer Baksr, - : poEtly dAns q
1oEty, With : hne. healthy ff0me I'D
pll1aty q children, hut - = tfx r.
"a - hagpy, sn1sly y SusA yuscs6t
~ ~ n1~1o1l1no1D pn114
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w LAG I'm LOW ONCA uCOxxlb1p6u Ot
who are advanced in life, and ladies' who
are dependent on their labor for their
support. 1t is an easy vocation, and
within the ability of invalids. Many
who are not sufficiently strong and
healthy to perform hard labor can ct.
tend to an apiary, there being but little
labor required after they are once put
into proper condition.
FOREST leaves are excellent to supply
the stable yards, and where straw &
carce also the cow-stables and hog-pens.
They a be most conveniently gathered
Just after falling. when there Is some
weight in them, or after the first snow
or before the wintry blasts have scatter
ed them. They then lay compactly.
and being moist or heavy can be handled
with greater facility. A cart with . few
standards stuck in the sides will hold q
considerable quantity; and the hest thing
to gather them or load them with is q
wooden Mandrake; a wooden four tined
straw-fork il also very handy when the
leaves are moist. Leaves absorb large
quantities Of liquid manure and are an
excellent fertilizer in the spring. They
can be gathered too when other labor
about the farm is slack.
/ HAVE sometimes pulled the short
horn carrots without either digging or
ploughing. They msy be dug with !
fork, or = plough may be run close to
each row and the roots pulled BY hand.
Az soon a. the tops indicate that the
plants are matuyedI harvest them. II
the weather 10 cold and there IL danger
that the ground will freeze, this WORK
mAy be done before the roots attain
their full growth. The tops should b
cut with = light, sharp hoe. II ! Ett2e
At the crown il removed the roots k1ep
Just - we'll and re nj - Mkely .
sprcut ipsthe winter. Nazru6s lSuu1d.
not be placed On the dampgs6und, hnt
should always BE- laid IN bins o. upon
the 6oor. HtoFed Ii . cellsr whiG6 II
cool and dry and II piles moi moro than
Two md : haH fese epart, thsy kssp
vsll| n 6efds
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-03-18

On the other hand, if it was skill and intelli. gence by which he f1anked and pursued Lee, at last conquering the Rebellion, then Grant 8 skill was superior to his opponents provided the latter had or the whole no less advantages
 Gen. Lee may have been as able strategist as Grant, but his lieutenants were not equal to such generals as Sherman, Sheridan, Meade and Hancock. Time tests all careers, and we can easily believe that a commander engaged in war ofonly comparatively shortperiod and much better chance of uniform success than another who is engaged fifteen or twenty years with one fifth or sixth as great force. Now the experience to be gained ID actual warfare is greater of course according as conflict is prolonged, but then, two opposing chiefs can both profit by experience, and therefore thelr relative advantage, in this respect remains un- changed. However, it should be remembered that new problems are continually met with which previous experience has not encounter ed. Then how much more was this so in the train of wars succeeding the French Revolu- tion, than in any short conflicts of our own time! Perhaps the new lessons in war taught by NaDoleons campaigns were not more nu- merous or valuable in some respects, than those taught by the Crimean, Franco Prussian, or American wars, but this recent knowledge gained, is principally owing to great improve ments in weapons, etc., For example since the battle of Sadowa in 1866, almost if not every civilized government has adopted or in- troduced reach-loading fire arms into their armies. Certainly few principles in strategy and tactics not before known have been dis covered since Waterloo.
 But Gen. Grant, 1t is said, fought with three fourths of hls men raw recruits. Was not the army with which he crossed the Rapi- dan and fought his way to the intrenchments before Richmond composed of veteran troops Again, if history is correctly written, we must believe that vast deal of raw material was to found in Bonaparte's armies. The troops he mustered to battle 1S13-14 were greatly in- ferior to any Grant ever had. Yet. with the bulk of his army thus composed, he nearly routed the allies at Bautzen, and his defence of France has never since had parallel
 To conclude, Grants career was brilliant; so was Sherman's and Sheridan's; they all de- serve great praise, but when lauders of Ameri- can greatness and worshippers of success as- sume such pinnacle of greatness for General Grant as to rank him above all other conquer ors, it is well for us to pause before accepting their decision, ard study thoroughly and im- partially all we can gather on both sides of this historical subject. TACTIC.