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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1881-08-13
AN AGED INDIANS LAMENT.


"Warriors, / am an aged hemlock.
"The mountain winds sigh among my
withered limbs. A Few more suns and
| shall fall among the solemn bush of
the forest, and my place shall be va
cant. | shall tread the walks Of the
happy hunting grounds, and sing glad
hallelujahs where the worm dieth and
the fire.water is not quenched.
''Once was the pride of my tribe
and the swift foot of the prairie. |
stood with my brethren like the tower
ing oak, and my prowess was known
throughout the nation. Now bow to
the Wintry blast and hump myself with
a vigorous and anmus hump.
"My eagle eye is dimmed. The fleet
ness of my limbs is gone. The vigor of
my youth is past. do not shout now
to my warriors, for the cliffs and rocks
refuse to answer back my cry, and it
sinks away like the sad means of the
low grade refractory mule.
"When my brethren go forth to
shoot the swft-footed ranchman as he
gambols on the hillsides, | cover above
the camp fire and rub mutton tallow on
my favorite chilblain through the still
watches of the night.
warriors, | yearn for Immortality.
The White Father has said that over
yonder the life is one of uninterrupted
editorial excursion. No inhammatory
rheumatism can enter there.
Il want to be a copper colored angel
and out-fy the boss angel of the entire
outfit. | want to see Pocahontas and
other great men who have climbed the
golden stair. want something to eat
so as to surprise my stomach. | want
long period OF rest and soul destroy
ing inactivity.
"Warriors, my sun is set. ! have
lost my grip. My features are sharp
ened by age, and one by one my whole
teeth have resigned till only two are
left, and they do not seem. to mash by
an overwhelming majority. | cannot
masticate buffalo tripe or even relish
my tarantula on toast as I once could.
"My twilight is fading into evening,
and the day is gone. / hear the crick-
cts chirp in the dead grass and I Tknow
that the night is at hand. Far away
upon the gentle winds hear the soft
cooling of the Colorado tom cat, and the
thump of the stove lid as it misses the
cat and strikes with hollow, mourn.
full sound against the corral. A few
more moons and you will miss me.
There will he one vacant chair
1.-The veal outlet and the watermelon
of the pale face hold out no induce
ments to me. The circus and' the ice-
cream festivals will miss me, for shall
be far away in the ether blue, where
the wicked cease from troubling and
the weary are at rest. shall be rev.
cling in more eternal rest than l know
what to do with.
Farewell, my warriors. Make my
humble grave low in the valley where
the columbine and the Rocky Noun.
tain flea can Chamber over my last rest
ing place, and carve upon the slab above
my head the name of Minneconjospres-
neutrality-suspicious.
hahamaxaupahkh khaconkaska, the cross
eyed-caterpiller-who-w walks-on. his-hind-
legs-and -howls- Ikea -pale.face-papoose-
who -advertises to-hold.down the blonde
humble. bee."
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1881-08-13
DELINQUENT SALE.
Wild Goose Mining Company.

Location of principal place Of business, Win
nemucca, Nevada
Location of works, Mount Rose Mining Dis
trict, Humboldt County, State of Nevada.
NOTICE There are delinquent upon the
following described stock, on account of assess
ment No. 2, levied on the 9th day Of April.
1881, the several amounts set opposite the
names OF the respective shareholders, as fol-
lows:
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And in accordance with law and an order OF
the Board of Directors, made on the Sd day OF
August, 1881, 80 many shares of each parcel
OF such stock as may be necessary will be sold
at public auction, at Z. Reinhart Cos store,
winnemucca, Nevada, on WEDNESDAY, the
7th day Of September, 1881, at the hour OF
2 O'Clock p NJ. of said day, to pay said delin-
quent assessment thereon, together with the
costs ofadvertising and expenses of the sale.
J. H. JOB, Secretary.
Office: At Z. Reinhart Co.'S store, Winnie
mucca, Nevada. au6-td
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LORD WELLINGTON:
This Celebrated Stallion
WILL STAND FOR THE SEASON,
AT MARZEN'S RANCH.

Near Lovelock Station, Humboldt county New.
The proprietor, JOSEPH MARZEN, will fur
nish pasturage for mares at his ranch at reas-
enable rates.
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ST. NICHOLAS HOTEL.
PARADISE, NEVADA
CRAWFORD e. ABEL, PROPRlETORS..

The proprieters of tho st. Nicholas take pleas
ure in announcing. that the above favorite
Hotel has been handsomely furnished and reno
waited throughout, and it,has now first-class
commodations for families and others.
THE. TABLES
Will be Kept supplied with every article the
markets Afford prepared, by the most expert
enced connoisseure.
THE ROOMS
Are large and airy, and the Beds clean and
comfortable.
f. B A r.
win be found stocked with the choicest BRANDS
of
Wines, Liquors, Cigars and Lager,
At prices to suit the times.
Persons visiting Paradise, who desire good
Meal, Drink Cigar or Bed, are referred to the
ST. NICHOLAS HOTEL.
Eg The travelling public are respectfully in
formed that, although the st. Nicholas is not.
the Stage Depot, no better accommodations can
be had at any Hotel in the country
CRAWFORD Il ABEL.
Paradise, May 80, 1881. my30-tf
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ESTRAY NOTICE.

HNT II Yourselves by making money
HNIII when golden chance is offered
thereby always keeping poverty
from your door. These who always take ad
vantage of the good chances for making money
that are offered, generally become wealthy
while, ,those who do not improve such chances
remain in poverty. We, want many men,
women, boys and girls to work forsas right in
their own localities Ttss business win pay
more than tenstinses, ordinary wagcs.s We fur
nish an expensive outfit and all that you need,
free No one who engages fails TO make money
very rapidly Yoa can dsyote your whole tima7
TO the work, or only yourgPare noments. Full
Information and all that is needed. sent free.
Address STINSON B CO.,
Sla BoEtlandr MAines
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PRACTICAL MATCHMAKER
NJ EL GLAy,

A. VI &c L Az,
Practical Watch and Clock Maker, in the sold
Postoffoe Building" Bridge Street, Winnie
mucca,.
Will give prompt attention to the Repairing of
Watches and Clocks
All work guaranteed.
Orders from abroad will receive prompt at.
tention. myi9-tf
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4 Painters Nerve.

Bernard Koehler and Fritz Hisgen,
two house painters, were painting a
large house in Cincinnati. Three o'clock
in the afternoon found them close up
under the caves of the house and sixty
five feet from the ground. They had
Just finished the surface within reach and
had started to lower the scaffold a few
feet. When the required distance had
been reached Hisgen called to his part
ner to hang on to the rope until he
(Hisgen) tied his own, when he would
conc over and perform a like service for
him. Hisgen had just completed his
own knot when Koehler cried out:
"Come over, quick, I can't hold it."
Hisgen, as quickly as possible, started
across the aerial bridge, but had not
gone two steps when he saw the man
let 80 his hold and felt the ladder give
way beneath his feet. AS he began the
fall, in the enolgy of desperation, he,
with both hands, grasped the almost
smooth top of the fourth-story window
c%ornice, and there hung in the air, a
distance of sixty feet from the pave
ment. He then gave an exhibition OF
nerve that terrified every Il who saw
it. Placing the toe Of one boot again a
the window frame he gave his body st
slight pendulum motion away from the
house. A second push gave him o bet
ter impetus, and as he swung on the re-
turn toward the window he released his
hold and went crashing through the
glass safely to the floor of the fourth
story room, from whence he immedi-
ately looked out through the aperture
he had made to see what had become of
his companion. Koehler had not been
quite so fortunate. AS he went shoot
ing through the air he caught the
hanging rope with both hands and les
sened his speed all the way down at the
expense of all the cuticle of his palms,
which was burned off by the friction.
He landed in a sitting posture on the
sidewalk and was taken 10 the hospital
with a pair of very sore hips.
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SUNDAY READING.
Seeing In n Fog.

A friend of ours, last March, sail
ing down the fine coast, came on
deck one morning to find the air Per,
vaded by q fog so thick as to shut of
the vision for even a few yards from the
steamer. He had been aware, during
the night, of a peculiar vigilance and
activity on board, and ascertained that
the fog had lasted since the previous
evening. On inquiring of the captain
concerning their whereabouts he was
told that they had passed Cape Hat.
teras in the night. Chow did you know
that? Could you see the light" "Oh,
no, not in a fog like this" "Well, you
certainly could take no observations
without a star in sight" "No; but We
have other ways of seeing where we are
than these you have mentioned"
"How% "By the lead. Our sound
ings told us when we were off the cape,
and when We had passed it."
The spiritual have other means OF
seeing than what we call u sight.
They see by the lead. That lead is
faith. All distinctly Christian seaman
ship consists in the use of this "vision
and faculty divine" There re nights
when the heavens seemed walled above
our leads, and no light shines from the
shore; when, through the moaning and
midnight seas, we have to pass the
stormy and perilous crisis of our life.
But We 60 on, sounding the very
depths that encompass and imperil US,
and find IN the rocks and shoals them
selves our chart and our security. For
We walk by faith, not by sight.-htel-
Egencer.
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TniUue SWindliug.

The confessions of the swindlers ar
rested in Kentucky and 10Y in prison
in New York, reveals a most unique
case of swindling. The two men say
that they were unable to obtain en-
ployment during last autumn, though,
they travelled far and wide r.. it. At
last, when they had only fc-xe>s be-
tween them, one of them 1cfceiyeda
plan of gettin" credit of~varioua firms
manufacturing plated silverware, which
was to be sold and the money devoted
to their needs. Their plan was to go
to a place, select the name of a man
doing a business nearly like that in
which they were embarked, and order
goods in his name. For instance, In
one place J. Warren was a hardware
dealer. The schemers ordered a small
bill Of silver-plated ware in his name,
making sure to tell him what they had
done, and that they expected the goods.
As the name of the party in whose name
the goods were ordered was good, the
swindlers had no trouble in getting o
bill of goods. When the goods were
obtained the parties Immediately left
town and sold them. Then they re-
pcated the process. Since December
they have obtained of a dozen firms
manufactured plated-ware to the valHeof
5000 and have sold it in thirt.y-one
States, making a tour of the South n
Southwestern States. They were dis
covered by Pinkerton's detectives.
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The Row,

Rotten Row, the famous ride of Hyde
Park, and the delight Of fashionable
Londoners, is about two hundred yards
short of q mile in length, and a trihe
less than forty yards in breadth. 1t oc-
cupies a district apart from the main
park ; it is entered only at its two ends ;
it is crossed by no road, and during
promenade hours no one IS allowed to
cross it on foot. The carriage entrances
to HYDE Park arc here abreast OF the
fashionable quarter of London, and are
twice as far apart as those provided for
Central Park. There is no carriage
road adjoining the Row it is separated
in most of its length by the Serpentine
(water) from the fashionable drive and
from the more attractive rural parts OF
the park. No one goes neal it except
ut tie ends, unless it is to ride or see
the riding. Owing to these clrcnm-
stances great freedom can be allowed IN
it's use. 1t is common to gallop from
end to end of it; there is no fixed limit
of speed, and the police are instructed
only to check at discretion dangerous
riding-what is dangerous depending
on the quality of the rider and horse.
The men and women who show them
selves upon the Row are as a rule finish
ed euuestlians. There are walks on
each side of tie ride guarded by strong
ratings and furnished with seats. One
of these walks is nine yards wide, the
other five. They are fashionable prom
enades, ladies' leaving their carriages for
a walk much more in all European
marks than with us,
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ODDITIES.

The term "Punic faith" comes from
the fact that the Carthaginians were &C.
counted a faithless people.
The Escurial, the magnificent palace
of the sovereigns of Spain, is built in
the form ola gridiron, in honor of Saint
Lawrence.
When man has attained his full de-
velopment he weighs almost twenty
times as much as at birth, and his height
is about three and one-fourth times
greatssr
It is q maxim. at sea that he who re-
turns a salute always fires fewer guns
than he receives. The>English claim
the right Of being saluted inst, as SOY
ereigns of the sea.
The defense in q breach of promise
suit in Napa, CAL, was that the con-
tract was entered into on Sunday night,
and therefore was not binding. The
claim was sustained.
A barn containing six heavy horses
was lifted from it's foundation and car
ricd half q mile without the least injury
to the animals in q recent storm at
Worthington, Ia. -
1t is not generally known that. there
is such a thing as false eyebrows, yet
such is the case. They are made per-
fectly by the use of chair lace" and
would never be suspected as a counter
felt.
DR.. Nordenskjold, the Arctic traveller,
has discovered that iron is always to be
found in snow, from which it may be
extracted by a magnet. It is supposed
that these particles of iron are of mete-
oric origin.
The bones of the Archae plery, a rare
fossil found in Germany, are very much
like those of a lizard, and its hind legs
are like those of a bird, and it was when
alive clothed with feathers. This was
really q most wonderful link between
the birds and the reptiles. There can
be no doubt regarding the reptilian
afinities of birds.
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Getting Rid of Rats.

Many farms are SO infested with rats
as to cause serious loss to their occu-
pants, and various remedies are ~resorted
to for their destruction. None will
prove so cflcctual, however, as to make
a simultaneous attack upon them call
along the line" by setting steel traps,
dcadfalls, tripheaa barrels, delusion
traps, together with a poison box, or
box in which you have continued to
feed them on cheese, buttercd bread,
&C., until they will almost come for cal
ling, when saturate their bait with
deadly poison, and they and
their neighbors will come flock
ing in to enjoy the repast, which,
as soon as partaken of, and resolutions
of thanks passed for the kindness, will
cause them to retire handsomely to rest
forever. This, and keeping a thorough
bred r~at-terrier or two trained for the
purpose, will soon make the place too
hot for them. But to render their ex.
termination the more complete, concert
of faction must be had by all interested.
Every farmer should take his own prem.
Uses in hand, and then, after so arrang-
ing his outbuildings as to shut the de-
structive animals out, he can make use
of the above means with every prospect
Of success.
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came a physician. That was twenty
years ago. DR.. Rhymus made insanity
a specially in his practice, and had
charge successfully of many asylums.
He adhered to the theory Of mild treat.
ment, which had proved efficacious in
lis own case, and for the purpose OF
putting it into thorough practice he
leased, a few weeks ago, the Grand
View hotel, near Denver, turning it into
an asylum. In order to train his keepers
by degrees he at first admitted only
three patients, and these were supposed
to be only slightly %dcranged. But he
was mistaken in n of these, and one
morning found himself attacked by 8
furious mailman, who choked him in-
sensible, and would have killed him il
his wife had not fought h~eroically to
free him. During the commotion caused
by the struggle the two other patients
escaped, and one of them drowned him.
self. This bad beginning of the enter
prise drove DR.. Rhymus insane again,
and while out Of his mind he slew his
wife.
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A Mouse Remedy for LOckiaW.

Hitherto there has been no remedy
which could be regarded as specific for
tetanus. At last, however, an ingenious
French physician has apparently hit
upon q remedy before which tetanus
yields as readily as toothache yields to
the dentists forceps, and which will, of
coursn, supersede curare and all other
inferior remedies. The French doctor
in question was called in to attend a
lady suffering from tetanus. In his re-
port he says that she was n married
woman Of thirty-ore years of age, and
hat previous to his visit her family
physician had tried every known remedy
for tetanus, including curare, without
producing any effect. The patient was
lying on her back, with her jaws tightly
closed, and the muscles Of her chest and
throat were so rigiG that she was unable
to utter q sound. The doctor at once
went out and procured a live mouse OF
the usual size and voracity, to the tail
of which he attached a strong horse
hair. Placing the mouse at the foot of
the bed, he permitted it to walk the
entire length of the patients body. No
sooner did the patient notice the NOUS
than she sprang up, loudly calling to
the attendants to take it off, and de-
nouncing the doctor as a horrid, heart
less wretch, who ought to be ashamed
of himself and guillotined on the spot.
There was no recurrence of the symp-
toms of tetauus. In fact, the doctor
adds that the lady's jaws were so thor
oughly and permanently unlocked that
the husband, who is, of course, ignorant
of law, has threatened to begin an action
for damages against interchangeable
Gazette.
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DECORATION NOVELTIES.

London women decorate their horses
heads by putting a spray of artificial
flowers into the brides.
There is more satin manufactured at
present than any other goods made Of
silk.
Among the e%legancies in drawing
rooms are incense burners of bronze, in
which pastilles, emitting a fragrant
smoke, are kept constantly burning.
"Papeteries" are made of willow in
imitation of champagne baskets and
hampers. When lined with satin or
silk they make ve1y pretty work'bas-
kets.
Braided chair seats are really fashion
able. They are made from nice pieces
of silk or wooden, sewed together like
mats and bordered with velvet.
Very large, scented sachets are made
to lay outside q bed as an ornament.
They are composed of quilted or plain
satin, with a large monogram III the
center.
Feathers are much used for decorative
purposes in England, being applied to
chairs, stools, mantels, settees and in
fact everything in which color can be
applied.
Pretty hannarets are made of coarse
gray linen painted in water colors with
designs from Kate Greenway. They are
lined with the same material and Dor"
dered with plush.
A pretty cover for an upright piano is
made of wine colored silk serge, with
ends of plush of the same shade. On
the corners are embroidered yellow but.
tercups and sprays of yellow labarnum.
Library chairs and sofas are covered
with Daghistan rugs. The backs OF
these pieces of furniture are square,
and the trimming is fringes and TO-
settles of wool matching the rug.
The latest thing in wedding arrange
ments is-after q small wedding-for
the brides parents to send an engraved
card announcing the marriage to all
heir acquaintance.
A freak in sunshade decoration is the
substitution of two flowers for the tas-
sells on the handles. They ore only
used when the covering is brocade and
catches the blossoms on the silk.
A New York sportsman gave a dinner
at which the table vas decorated with
two horses of white carnations, with
names of white lilac, tails of pampas
grass and blankets Of red carnations.
The rage for insect decorations is on
the increase. Wasps, bees and butter
flies are in favor, and very life-like bee
ties are seer made Of mother -of-pearl
and gold.
White snowdrops and white clover
blossoms will be the coming floral gar
nitures for bridesmaids and young grad
yates.
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Long COurtShipS.

Beyond a certain point there IS no
progress in courtship. When the parties
to the affair have arrived at the convlc-
ton that they were "made for each
other" and cannot be happy apart, the
sooner they become zone and INSOFAR
able" the better. Antenuptial affection
is as mobile as quicksilver, and when IL
has reached its highest point, the safest
policy is to merge it in matrimonial
bliss. Otherwise, it may retrogfade.
Very long courtships often end IN a hack-
ont on one side orthe other-the retiring
party being in most cases "incon"tant
man." And we would hint to that I'M
reliable being that he has no right to
dapgle after an estimable woman Tor
years without any fixed intention OF
marrying her. The best thing a lady
can do under such circumstances
is to bring matters to a focus, by ASKING
the point-no-point gentleman ~hm ne
means, and ~hen? She can either do
that or dismiss him altogether. Perhaps
the latter plan would in most instances
be the better one; for q man who Is
slow to matri,nony is generally slow IN
all the concerns of life.
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Religious News and Notes.

The salary of the bishops of the Uni
ted Brethren in Christ is only $1,000 a
year, with travelling expenses and house
rent.
The Methodist Episcopal church has
in Iowa S13 churches and "a, ISL COM
municants, a gain in ten years of 800
churches and IA, 687 communicates.
The supreme court of the State of
Maine, decides that ga church is not a
corporation with to create debt
in erecting q house of worship"
The general synod of the Reformed
Germany church in session at Tifin,
O., elected by reclamation the Rev.
Jeremiah b. Good, D. D., as president.
Of the 1896 Sunday-schools in New
Jersey 1904 are open the whole year.
The international lessons are taught in
1874 of them. The next State conven-
ton will be held in Passaic in Noyem-
Der.
The general conference Of the Con-
%gregational Methodist church, a body
of about 10000 members, has just been
held in Fredonia, Ga. All the State
conferences were represented except
those of Missouri and Texas.
The Presbyterian work among the
freedmen the past year vas quite sue
cessful. The receipts of the year were
S6S, I'll, with which 1862 preachers and
teachers we're employed. There are in
~ ffty-two schools 5,340 pupils. The
whole NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is
11,555.
DR.. Murdoch, secretary Of the Ameri-
can Baptist missionary union, spoke at
the recent anniversary in Indianapolis
of the need of more missionaries. Most
of the candidates who have offered them
selves want to 60 to some particular
field where additional help is not SO
much needed. Reinforcements are most
needed for Japan, Burmah and Spain.
The number of Salvation army stations
now reported in Great Britain is 1856; Of
officers, employed and paid, 395, and Of
trained speakers, 6,1SO, while total sit
ting accommodation is provided for
III, 900 persons, and the total number
of people reached in the streets and
highways weekly is computed at 3,OOO,-
600. The annual amount of expendi-
ture reaches nearly $780, 600.