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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1881-09-10
BRIEF MENTION.


Cough Syrup.
The Dayton Sunday School VIII
re organize to morrow.
Last week the C. & c. r. r. killed
horse for Riley Hougham.
Hon. VIM. J. Westerfeld went to
San Francisco on Thursday even
ing.
Miss Maroni has gone to Douglas
county to take a school at Fair
view.
Some small lots OF very flne ore
are coming to the Lyon Mill from
Marietta.
Miss May LOTUS has been elected
teacher by the trustees Of FIT. Chur.
chill school district.
George Campbell and Louis Vim.
cent have struck tailings mine near
the slaughter house.
w. s. Hobart and Alvinzs Hay
ward passed through on the c. & c..
on Tuesday, Candelaria bound.
Harry Beale had his foot crushed
last Saturday, by box falling on it.,
but is around again almost we'll.
Deacon Parkinson, author of the
Carson Tribune, shed dim religious
light over our town on Wednesday.
Mrs. Twaddle and Miss Annie
Hawkins, daughters of T. r. Haw
kins. arrived from California last
week.
Tom Davis went to Hawthorne
yesterday morning. There will be
no more evening concerts foi time
at least.
There were thirty eight carriages
IN the funeral procession that follow
ed the remains of Patrick McCuIloch
to Virginia on Tuesday.
Bonham has received nm invoice
of new books, school books, history,
scientific and novels. Feullet's and
Zolu's last works are in the collec
ton.
Mise Kate Courtney, Of Virginia
City, takes charge Of the Wabuska
school next Monday. Miss McTigus,
who had been employed for the pres
ent term, resigned before the open.
ing of the term and went to Califor
mia.
Old Haynes is making pIctdre
frames that are ornaments in them
selves, without being filled IN with
the pictures. his bee hives, step
ladders and coffins are both useful
AID ornamental, aud the way he
mends broken furniture is q sermon
to the indolent.
On Wednesday spark from the
turtle.back engine set FIRE to some
rubbish near the fence around Ed.
Lothrop's place. As there WAS plen-
ty OF wind there was some danger at
first of coufi grafton, but water
and dirt thrown on the burning pile
extinguished the fire before the
sparks had been carried to any of
the neighboring buildings.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1881-09-10
How to get Well.
Lyon Lodge No, IL, X. Of p.

The regular conventions of Lyon
Lodge No. ~, K. of P. are on the
first and third Wednesdays of each
month, commencing at 2 80.
CHAS. ROTHSCHILDS, c. G.
GEO. E. JAQUA, X. of r. & s.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1881-09-10
Mining Transfer.

John Lothrop has decided the Eu
reka Mine of Como to Lucian Her.
man and K J. ConGit, San Francisco
mining operators.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1881-09-10
Lynx Killed.

A few days ago, Dan Norton at
the Franklin Mill, missed some
chickens, and found the tracks of
two men who were evidently the
thieves. Hoping they would return
be set trap loaded with giant pow
der, and was awakened the next
night by loud explosion. He i'm
medis,ely rushed to the Zen house,
expecting to find at least one dead
man; instead, however, he found a
lynx with one side almost blown off.
The men had unfortunately failed to
repeat the experiment in time, and
the poor lynx was the sufferer.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1881-09-10
special Meeting X. of p.

There will be special meeting of
Lyon Lodge No. 10, ~. Of P. next
"Wednesday evening for the transac-
ton of important business.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1881-09-10
How to get Sick.

Expose yourself day and night
eat too much without exercise; work
too hard without rest; doctor all
the time; take all the vile nostrums
advertised, aud then you will want
to know
How to get Well.
Which is answered in three words
Take Hop Bittcrs. See another col.
umn.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1881-09-10
Went East,

Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Cooke, Mrs. G..
c. Fish, Mrs. Jno. Powell Jr. and
John Dallas went off on q trip to the
East last Saturday.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1881-09-10
The One.Price Dry Goods Store.

NJ. Cohn, at the original one price
dry goods store, is closing out his
Fall and Winter stock, to make room
for large Spring invoice. Goods
will be sold regardless of cost, and a
square deal and fair measure given
to all customers. Store. opposits
Arlington House, Carson, Nevada.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1881-09-10
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Regular Monthly Meeting-Bills
ADMINISTRATIONS Laid Over
Reports. etc.

The Board of County Commission
held their regular monthly me Getting
on Tuesday, present Chairman, j. r.
Shaw, Ii. j. T. Scheel, G. w. Bur
rier, G. w. Keith, Dist'y Attorney,
J. A. Bonham, Deputy County Clerk,
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The following bills were examined
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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1881-09-10

Flow of water in standard gallons
for "a hours, from mouth of tunnel
equal to 6,125,760.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-24
A Fight Between Stations.

Lady Florence Dixie, whose work
Across Patagonia" has attracted con-
siderable attention, rode in man fashion
in that country, and apparently for that
reason was able to follow game for
hours, to throw herself from her horse
and otherwise conduct herself like the
men of the party. Readers of Beer
bohm's book will remember the exciting
description of the contest between a
tame and a wild stallion. Lady Flor
cnce saw such sight, the interest be-
ing deepened by the fact that the wild
stallion very nearly succeeded in driving
off all their mares to add to his own.
"We are lost" cried the guides, sim
ultaneously; and, filled with dismay, we
all stood still, perfectly paralyzed at
the thought of the position we should
be in without horses 800 miles away
from Sandy Point; but at this moment
Gregorio's big bay stallion, the master
of the troop, rushed out to meet the
enemy, both halting when they met,
and fronting one another. The two
animals, after paving the air for a second
or two, made dash at one another and
engaged in fierce combat, carried on
chleflY WITH thejt teetn, though OCCASION
ally they would rise on their hind legs
and fight with their fore feet. Our
horses, not daring to stir, watched them
on one side, and the wild herd, which
had meanwhile trotted up close
to the field of battle, looked on from
the other side, apparently deeply inter
ested in the issue of the struggle,
We had to run a good distance before
we could get to tirmer ground, and in
the meantime the battle went against
our stallion, who suddenly turned tail
and fed. After giving him a parting
kick the wild horse rushed at our troop
and began to drive them at a gallon
toward his own, punishing with vicious
bites and kicks any animal that showed
signs of becoming refractory, or that
| did not go quick enough.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-24
Story of a Picture.

Richard Gibbs, ex-minister to Peru
from the United States, narrates the
following anecdote: At the centennial
exhibition Gibbs was greatly attracted
by the picture of "Yankee Doodle" "
1t pleased him so much that he bought
a chrome of it and took it with him to
Peru. He arrived home in time to keep
"open house" on the Fourth OF July,
and this picture was the center OF at
traction throughout the entire day. The
heart of every American who looked
upon it was stirred to the very depths,
and some of them actually shed tears.
Many of them were not satisfied with
one look, but returned again and again
to gaze upon this pictured semblance
which aroused all their patriotism and
love of country. One man, an Ameri-
can, an attache of the government, came
back late in the evening and asked
permission to look once more upon the
picture, saying he believed it would
cure him of inconsistencies. He gazed
at it long and eernestly, and he parted
with streaming eyes and trembling lips,
The news came in the morning that this
man had died during the night, far from
home and kindred, with nothing but
the memory Of this picture to comfort
him.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-24
Words of Wisdom.

1t is easy finding reasons why other
people should be patient.
Nature is content with little, grace
with less, but lust with nothing.
To give pain is the tyranny, &c make
happy the true empire of beauty.
Divine vengeance comes with feet Of
lead, but strikes with hands of iron.
He who bears much from others, finds
that they, after while, bear much from
him.
The habit of saving is hard in the ac-
quiring but, sometimes, too easy in the
retaining.
The envious man secs no means OF
equaling the person above him, save by
pulling him down.
God hears the heart without the
words, but he never hears the words
without the heart.
Agriculture is the foundation of
manufactures, since the productions of
nature are the materials of art.
Gods laws were never designed to be
like cobwebs, which catch the little
flies and suffer the large ones to break
through.
Length of days is wisdom's right
hand blessing, typical of eternal life;
but it is in her left hand that are riches
and honor.
Ignorance and deceit are two of the
worst qualities to combat. 1t is easier
to dispute with statesman than a
blockhead.
Events are not determined by the
wheel of fortune, which is blind, but by
the wheels of Providence, which are
full of eyes.
Make good beginning of living in
youth for your after life will be toe
busy about its own concerns to return
to rudiments.
A slave has but one master; the am
bilious man has as many masters as
there are persons whose aid may con-
tribute to the advancement of his for.
tune
No one puts to sea in storm neither
should you rebuke a man in the midst Of
anger. When the waves are at rest is
the time to begin voyage; and wher
the mans passions are calmed is the
opportunity to demonstrate with him.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-24
nashinR IL OFF.

The first and most prevalent miscon-
ception of tyros is, that an article or
poem, to be brilliant, must be "dashed
off" They have heard, of course, that
johnson wrote Rasselas" in a week
that Byron was only thirteen days over
"The Corsair y that Scott was scarcely
double that time in writing a volume of
Waverley :" and that Burns composed
"Tam O. Shanter" between dinner and
tea. But they forget that before these
tasks were accomplished johnson had
composed and published what would fill
volumes Byron had already spent the
best of his years in the constant practice
of his pen Scott had edited the Border
ballads, the works of Swift and Dryden,
and written the greatest of his poems !;
and that Burns was as expert and prac-
ticed in verse making as a long expert
ence in the art could possibly make even
him. Apart altogether from the ques-
ton of the super-eminent genius of all
these men, they did not attain to this
degree of literary celerity all at once.
They did not jump into it as man
may get into suit of clothes. 1t was
in each case the result of tie unwea-
ried practice of their art. There have
been instances, such as that of the poet
Campbell, where the genius ripened
early and where the first work was the
best, but this is very rare even in the
ranks of genius. The rule in these
ranks has rather been on the side of I'M
mitigated labor in correcting and per-
fecting their compositions. Many of
them, such as Gibbon, wtote and re-
wrote the first of their productions
three or four times over; and after all,
when they saw their work in print, have
been known to declare that they thought
they could still improve it were they to
write it over yet again 1t may be
taken, therefore, as fundamental rule
in the attainment of literary excellence
to spare no labor in perfecting and pol
ishing and to leave no word or sentence
or passage unimproved that still seems
to admit of improvement. Attention to
this would save many young writer
some of his bitterest disappointments
-Chdmbe1S' Journal
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-24
CLIPPINGS FOR THE CURIOUS.

No less than six lines of railway are
under construction in Africa.
No creature below the back-boned
animals ever breathes through its
mouth.
Huxley is of opinion that the sim
plest living being possesses a nervous
system.
Austria has 4 petroleum region one
eighth the size of that of the United
States.
ireland was first called the Emerald
Isle by DIR. w. brennan, in his poem
entitled Erin 1754-1S2O).
1t is true that in high mountain alti-
tudes the boiling point of water becomes
so low that food can not be cooked in it.
Stone hammers, similar to those found
in the ancient mining pits on Lake
Superior, have been discovered in Silver
Belt mine, Arizona.
Ivan ~, of Russia, first adopted the
title of Gar (1529, 1888, 1884. He was
called Ivan the Terrible, being infamous
for his cruelties.
Four-ffths of the animals on the
globe, or 100000 species, belong to the
ringed and jointed-footed animals, and
of these 10000 are the siN-legged in
sects.
Cape HON was named by Schouten, a
Dutch mariner, who first rounded it.
He was born at Hoorn, in North Hol-
land, and named the cape after his ma
tive town.
Bees have very little power of com
municating with each other, F. Miller
gives curious instances of the inability
of the bees to invent for themselves a
natural language.
The governor of q State has not the
power to fill vacancy in the house of
representatives, He must order an cleo
tion previous to the next regular meet
ing of Congress.
The tiger does not naturally possess,
but easily acquires love for human
flesh. When he has once tasted it the
spell of mans supremacy is broken, and
ever after that, it is said, heprefers it to
any other.
Nitro-glycerine was invented by So
brere in 1S47. In 1868 Alfred Nobel, a
German, first mixed it with gunpowder
and used it for blasting, and after fur
ther experiments invented dynamite, by
mixing it with infusorial earth.
A sheep, buried seventeen days under
snowbank, near Atchison, Kansas, was
released, and found to be still alive.
The sheep had eaten off all the wool on
its own body that il could reach, and its
only other food was the snow in which
III had haan antonnbad II xpo q 5rao1
fully emaciated, but ON being released
it Joined the flock, and began biting at
the fleece of its companions,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-24
How They Fixed Ii,

Young widows are not generally averse
to theater-going, neitherwas Madam D.,
a resident of Rue de Faubourg, st. Ho-
more at Paris, when, the other day, the
postman brought her an envelope with
two stall tickets-one for her the other
for her little son-for the representation
of a new and fashionable piece at a we'll
known playhouse. Upon the paper,
stamped with a counts coronet, she
found the mysterious words: "Be
punctual, My seat is Just behind
yours" Was there any one of the visit
ors of the building more punctual for
the opening accords of the overture than
she? Not even her generous anonymous
had learnt the act of punctuality so we'll
as she-the seat behind her was empty
and remained so. There she sat, wait
ing for the interesting acquaintance she
had hoped to meet. Many time the
door of the stall was opened, but that
seat behind hers remained unoccupied
for long, long time. At last Madam
ID. lost patience, and considering her.
self neglected most outrageously, left
the theater. She drove home directly,
and-oh horror! found the door of her
dwelling open, her presses and safes
forced open and emptied of every object
worth carrying off She concluded that
her anonymous friend had, after all, been
punctual to his appointment, and vowed
she would never again accept of tickets
from stranger.-P0'is Letter.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-24
He Didn't !" RunkO.N

The bunko men who sat down in De-
troit six weeks ago to make their pile
have had hard time of it, and must be
about ready to leave. Fact is, the game
is too old to work on our citizens, and
strangers who reach here are generally
pretty well posted on all sorts of games
to deceive. The other day there was
dreadfully innocent-looking farmer
doing little trading at Woodward
avenue harness store, when one of the
bunko steerers got after him for sheep
head After following the stranger long
enough to learn his name and place of
residence, he suddenly confronted him
on the corner with:
"Hello! Mister Smith Well,
we'll w
"You'yc got the start of me-" said the
old man as he looked bunko over.
"But l know you. You live just out
side the corporation limits of Blank
vile, and have got one OF the best farms
in the county"
"Yes, that's so, and who be you?"
81 am brother of the postmaster"
els that sop
Eyes, and I've seen you in the post
Office hundred times. How are all the
folks ~
"All well, I believe"
The farmer not only knew what bunko
was, but his son was postmaster at
Blankville. Nevertheless he asked:
"Seen your brother lately 2"
Not for three months, but I'm COM
ing up there next week."
"STe you've seen my farm, are
you?"
"Sure? Say, didn't you miss some
carly pears one night last fall?"
Yes"
"Wcll, Ina ha I'm a great lover
of early pears and l was there about
that time"
"Say, I'd like to speak to you," said
the farmer as he looked up and down
the street.
Certainly. Then we'll have a glass
Of beer together and I'll show you
around town."
The two walked up Congress street to
Bates, and halfway down Bates to
Larned, and then the farmer reached
| for the collar of the bunko chap and
said:
"Whcn 1 found them pears gone l
| SWOfe Il lick tne lllleI II L nau 10 i've
a hundred years to do it y
"But IL"
"Stole my pears, did you-robbed
my pet trees, Ell" growled the farmer
as he slammed the young man around
"No! no! never-m
"Lying won't help you bit p NUT
tered the old man, and he put on steam
and cracked the boys heels together.
slammed him against a brick wall and
flung him on a snow-heap with only
breath enough left in his body to agitato
a feather, while his store clothes were {
sad sight to see.
"He stole my airly pears last fall,
explained the old man as several person;
came running up, "and if | hadn't go
the worth of 'em back I'll have to wal
till some other time. He'll come tt
directly, and if he feels like talkin' he'll
give you all the little particulars !"
But when bunko was helped to hi
feet he wouldn't say word, and was il
such hurry to get somewhere that ht
wouldn't stop to dig the snow out of hi
back air.--Dehoit Free Press.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-24

A profusion of lace trims round hats.
Steel trimmings are fast superscding
jet.
Stripes will be worn for travelling
suits.
Bengaline is the new name for Sicil-
ienne.
Satin merveilleux is the present name
for surah.
Jet-beaded Spanish lace trims many
imported suits.
Mantles with haveloclI capcs attached
will be worn.
Shirred visite mantles appear among
other spring wraps
Cheese cloth comes in much i'm
proved form for summer suits
Fans and parasols match fancy cos
tunes for country seaside wear.
Large white collars of linen batiste
will be much worn in the summer.
Fringes, as well as flowers, and satins
lie Lyons, come in shaded effects.
Small mantles and shoulder-capes will
be worn as soon as the weather permits.
Large-fgured cretonne costumes will
be revived for indoor and country wear.
Mantels are trimmed with high fraises
of plated black lace around the neck
and shoulders.
New Lisle thread and silk gloves have
long, loose, but tonless wrists reaching
halfway to the elbow
The high plated fraises about the
neck and shoulders of summer mantles
give them a very dressy look.
Steel and jet and steel and gold pas
sementeries, in flower and fruit designs,
trim black satin and velvet costumes
very effectively.
Very long gloves are more and more
popular; the arms are now covered
while the throat is exposed.
Handkerchief suits are much in favor
for little girls this spring, and are more
suitable and becoming to them than to
ladies OF mature years.
Poke bonnets of drawn silk or satin
are now worn with large wreaths of
wild roses, and folds of beaded black
tulle arranged like diadem around the
crown.
Moire is decidedly taking rank among
the fabrics for dressy toilets. 1t is
worn not only in its original state, but
is also combined with plain satin. 1t is
often used for trimming dresses of plain
woolen material as well as in conjunc-
tion with richer fabrics.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-24
FOR THE LADIES.
"A Novelty in COsinmes.

Some beautiful costumes for Saratoga
or Newport have been imported in
boxes, arranged beneath the glass to
show the effect when made. These are
partly of the new Bayonnaise wool in
colors, draped over founces of cotton
satteen, on which are printed roses and
foliage so admirably done that it is mis-
taken for hand-painting. The basque,
for instance, is of dark porcelain bite
Bayonnaise, with vest of pale blue
satteen, on which is a special design to
representa- hand painted vine of tea
roses. A new white lace outlines the
vest in plaitings, and trims the. neck and
sleeves. The bouffant apron drapery is
of the Bayonnaise without trimming
The hounces of the lower skirt, of
which there is very wide one box
plated above two narrower ones, are of
the light blue satteen, with separate
design of tea-roses, leaves and buds i'm
printed on each. Lace edges the
fiounces, and glimpse of the dark blue
is seen at the foot. Above these hounces
all of the lower skirt that is visible is
shirred in puffs around the skirt. In
the box with this suit is parasol of the
lightest blue satin, bordered with rose
wreath, lined with blue silk, and having
stick like fshing-rod. There is also
fan of the pale blue, with creamy
roses and sticks of white wood.
Another bit of French coquetry is red
BEETLE an inch long of gilt and stone
that is resting on the plated lace of the
dress front. This single beetle is dis.
covered on other French costumes,
sometimes reposing on the left shoulder,
while on other dresses it is transferred
to the sleeve. .-HmperS Bazar.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-24

Egbert was the first king of all Eng
land, and William the Conqueror was
the first Norman king of England The
French dynasties were the M6rovingian,
Carlovingian, Capet, Valois, Bourbon,
Napoleonic and the Orleanist.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-24

They cured me of Ague, Biliousness and Kid
ney Complaint, as recommended. / had n half
bottle left which l used for my two little girls,
whom the doctors and noighbors said could not
be cured. l am confident should have lost
both ofthem one night if had not had the Hop
Bitters in my house to use. L found they did
them so much good continued with them, and
they are now well. This is why say you do
not know half the value of Hop Bitters, and do
not recommend them highly enough.-B.,
Rochester n Y,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-24
Npyp1, Rpturu.


1t is said that one ont of every four real in
valids who go to Denver, Col, to recover health
never return to the East or South except as a
corpse The lmdcltakers, next to the hotel
keepers, have the most profitable business.
This excessive mortality may be prevented and
patients served and cured under the care Of
friends and loved ones at home, if they will but
use Hop Btters in time. This we know. See
other column.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-24

For DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION, depression OF
spirits and general debility in their various
forms, also as a preventive against fever and
ague and other Intermittent feve-s, the FERno
ELIxIR OF CALIsAYA BARK, made
by Caswell Hazard & Co., New York, and sold
by all druggists, is the best tonic; and for
patients recovering from fever or other sickness
il has no ouual.