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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-02-06
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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-02-06
ORES ASSAYED.

Attached TO the Works is an ASSAY OFFICE
where ores will bs assayed ON reasonable terms,
and accurate returns guaranteed.
o. H. AVERY, Assayer.
winnemueea, October Is, 1881. u
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-02-06

GlLVER AND GOLD ORES, FREE OR
- base, fsoa2ht af Fair Rates, or
worked on reasonable terms, by milling or
roasting process.
Ores from distance can be shipped by rail
direct 10 the aill. Mark sacks s'W r. W.,
Ninnemucea, New"
ALEX WISE, Proprietor.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-02-06
TAG ERE KING.
TRANSLATED FOR THE "sILvER STATE" FROM THE
oERhAs or 018gnE, BT HgLDA KRUGER

TRANSLATED FoR THE "sILvER STATE" FROM THE
eERhAS or Go2gnz, BT n1LDA KRUGER.
Who rides so late through the night, and wild
Ii is a father with his dear, swee. child
IL. holds the boy well within his arm,
And grasp, him closely to keep him warm
My son, why dost thou hide thy face SO in
fearY"
"Dost thou not see that the Erl Kings here?-
The Erl King, with his crown ami ts4il?
.iy son, It's a streak Of fog and hail.
"rhou lovely child, come, 90 with nse;
Many pretty plays II play vita thee;
Many odorous flowers grow upon the shore;
by mother has golden gIrm .nts IN store.
My father my father, oh, dost thou not hear
What the Iii King whispers soft ia my ear E"
BE quiet, nay child, remain qui.t with me,
9fis the wind rus;ling the dead leaves On the
tree"
"Pretty boy, wilt thou not 20 with me
Ny daughters shall wait on thee hand son nely;
Ny daughters. each night q measure will tread;
They viii dance aud sins, aai rock thy bel.
"My father, my father, do you not see where
The Fri Kings daughters siand, over there?"
Ny son, my son. see 1t quite clear.
Ii, the willows 50 oil and gray, that appear"
love thee thy beauty has charmsi me 30
TIas, ihouga not w.lhag. b. force thou must
got"
my father, my father, he grasps nov my arm:
This Erl King has done mc fearful harm"
The father, he shlllers, h. rides fast and wild,
Hol Is ias; in his arms his poor sobb.ng child,
And reaching the court ia trouble ami dread,
lie found in his clasp that his child lay daa1.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-02-06
DESERT
CRYSTAL SALT WORKS.

The Desert Crystal Salt Company Is now
prepared 10 supply in Quantities to suit. fnes
Table, Dairy. Meal and Stock Salt put up BY
S. G. FOCUS, Reno, Nevada, who viii supply
Customers from WAnefAueca west.
From Minnemucus, eastward, JOHN kiN
NEY, of Battle Mountain, viii furnish Table
Dairy, Meat, -Steck and Ground and Engfoonx
Milling salt.
From platform at White Plains excefiens
Milling Salt viii be sold as usual to our p4treas
at low rates
Address ettiefs 10 III
HENRY Eek, Super intOndent,
uLn White Plains. Nesads4
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-02-03
Josh Billings.

The famed writer Of the Yankee proverbs
is now about sixty in years and shows H..
His hair, which is rs long and unkempt as
ever, Is iron gray, and his stiff, dropping
moustache is fast changing to the color of
old age. As he grows older, he seems to be-
come more and more supremely regardless
Of persons, surroundings, or opinions. As
he greets one with machine-lik "How do
ye dc? ?" or an inanimate "Good day." the
impression is conveyed that he has arrived
at the state Of life and prosperity where he
deems fate powerless to work any alteration
for the worse. Billings is essentially a man
to himself, taciturn and unobtrusive every
where. His royalty from the circulation of
his Proverbs" his almanacs and other
works, swell his yearly income to about
$1,000. He is now willing but not an at
tractive lecturer; his services in that field
are small and wanting demand. From the
proceeds of his labor he has amassed fortune
Of over $50, 900. All this money apparently
affords himself and wife but meager and in
elegant comfort. They pass quiet, rele-
gated, but doubtless contented life, in an
unpretentious Sixty-third street dwelling
house, serving the combined purpose of lit
erary sanctum and storehouse.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-02-03
The Nihilist Women.

The remarkable types of Nihilist women
are well known. Vera Sassulitch, whose
shot inaugurated terrorism, was the most
modest of her sex. In the court room she
blushed when she perceived any one staring
at her. Lydy Figner, an accomplished lady
and charming singer, got eight years in
the Siberian mines by sitting in the parler
playing the plane for weary hours, trying to
drown the noise made by the secret printing
presses in the adjoining room. Anna Lebe-
def, priests daughter, in the disguise Of .
wife Of switchman, lived In watch-heuse
on the railroad, and was found on box alled
with dynamite, chatting with . switchman.
Sophy Perovsky, the daughter Of General
and Senator, who declined the dignity Of
maid Of honor to the Empress, entered the
Nihilist fraternity, dug the Moscow mine,
and directed the late Cars assassination.
Sophy Hardin, who was welcomed ~ shin
ing star in the literary horizon, wrote few
poems which, Though gems Of Russian liter
ature, were reasonable, and the singing of
them Is state crime.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-02-03
Old-Fashioned Mothers.

Thank God, says a correspondent, SEINE OF
u, have an old-fashioned mother. Not q
woman of the period, enameled and painted,
with her great chignon, her curls and hustle,
whose white, jeweled hands never felt the
clasp Of baby fingers; but dear, old-fash-
ioned, sweet-voiced mother, with eyes in
whose clear depth the love-light shone, and
brown hair just threaded with silver, lying
smooth upon her faded cheek. Those dear
hands, worn with toll, gently guided our
tottering steps in childhood, and smoothed
our pillow In sickness, ever reaching cut to
us In yearning tenderness. Blessed Is the
memory Of an old-fashioned mother. 1t
floats to us now, like the beautiful perfume
Of some wooded blossoms. The music OF
other voices may be lost, but the enhancing
memory of her will echo in cur souls forever.
Other faces may fade away and be forgotten,
but hers will shine on. When In the fitful
pauses of busy life our feet wander back to
the old homestead, and, crossing the we'll
worn threshold, stand once more In the room
SO hallowed by her presence. how the feel
ing OF childhood, innocence, and dependence
comes over us, and we kneel down In the
molten sunshine streaming through the open
window-just where long years ago We knelt
by our mothers knee, lisping " Our Father. "
How many times, when the tempter lured
us on, has the memory Of those sacred
hours, that mothers words, her fsith and
prayers, saved us from plunging into the
deep abyss of sin. Years have filled great
drifts between her and us, but they have not
hidden from our sight the glory of her pure,
unselish love.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-02-03
A silly Craze.
Neu York Times.

Can anybody give good reason why Mr..
Oscar Wilde should receive any unusual at
tention on this side Of the water? He is the
butt Of London's joke, not ours. We have
no aesthetic school," We don't pick up our
wesklings who write about their msmmas"
and make them the lions of the hour--we do
worse, We take them at second hand from
London, apparently. Mr.. Wilde has as good
right as any Englishman to come here, and
these people to whom he is socially accred-
tied will welcome him and make him COM
Portable, of course. But when the general
public chase him around through drawing
rooms, or send him invitations to two score
parties an evening, why, then the general
public shows that 1t Is devoid Of good sense.
1t is because we have public Of this kind
that so many Europeans are led to believe
that the American people, Is whole, are .
raw and uneultivated mob. How can they
think otherwise when Boston, Philaielphia,
and Cincinnati get up fnrore over such
concerts - Patti gave, and when New York
crowds Chickering or some other hall-as 1t
NO doubt will-tO hear Oscar Wilde lecture?
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-02-03
A shrewd Stroke by Dumas. sr.

The following characteristic anecdote Is
told about the elder Dumas: just before
aMonte Cristo. was brought at the Porte st.
Martin Theatre the director entered into an
engagement with the author to pay bonus
of 0,OO0 francs II the proceeds Of the first
fifty representations reached the sum Of 150,-
600 francs. During the course Of the dftieth
performance Dumas made his appearance at
the theatre to inquire about the receipts. at
Ia already 0 o'clock" said the manager,
ahere are my books; you will see that the
total receipts amount to l40, $50 francs, and
90 there is no bonus to be paid youp "You
are quite right" responded the dramatist,
abut I am very sorry, = ! counted on receiv.
ing the money and invited few friends, on
the strength Of it, to sup with me, and now
have not sen in my pocket" my purse ID
q your disposal; how much do you want =
aOh. not more than hundred francs ct the
most" Dumas careIessly replied. The hun
dred francs passed into his pocket and be
sauntered out Of the managers sanctum 70
entertain his friends. Half m hour after he
had gone the treasurer Of the theatre brought
the director I couple OF louis = supplement.
tary receipts for the day. Alexander Dumas
Il turned out, determined on not letting the
10000 francs slip from from his fingers, had
taken ! couple of loges--with : portion, nc
doubt. or the loan made him-and had thu
made The rscelpts mount from ~, ,o60 francI
= ths deeirsd total.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-02-03
HIS SUBSCRIPTION WAS PAID

A cash subscriber died one night
And up to heaven his soal took flight
Arriving at the pearly gate,
He found that he had come too late;
Twas locked for the night, and in the dark
Nothing was heard but the dog-star's bark
But he banged away and made such din,
Calling loudly to Peter, 80 let me inP'
That the echoes from star to star did leap,
And at last woke the saint fronl deep,
sweet sleep
"who's there?" asked Peter, "What dye
want?"
"Ies l." said the traveller, "tired with the
jaunt
From earth. did my level best
To make people happy-o give me rest"
"You did your best? Give me the proof
Before you get under my star-shingled roof"
"The proof" His heart sank to his toes,
And he fumblod and felt all through his old
clothes.
Proof he had none--'twas all left behind,
And searching his pockets was merely
blind.
'Hurry-quick-soo the proof my finger
feels,
Or Tll set the dog-star barking at your
heels!"
Desperate his hand in his pocket he jammed;
1t touched bit of paper in corner cram
med.
He pulled it out-'twas a printers receipt
And handed it to st. Peter, how his heart
beat
ooh" said the saint, "this is proof indeed,
And 1t served you greatly in the hour Of
need.
It's test Of honesty the printer got his due
Open the gate-let the gent waltz through
This rhyme Is bad, for poetry tits cheat,
But the moral Is good-as good as old wheat
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-02-03
Practical vs.. Fancy Ladies'"

DR.. Schroeder in Bloomington Pdntagraph.
Women are made for companions of men,
to nurse their offspring, to make home, not
the streets, cheerful; for educating and teach
Ing their children; for grown daughters to
assist their mothers in the burden of life; to
become economical housekeepers and pre-
pare themselves to prolobg a healthy and
happy race. But can women with $500 or
$1,000 woth Of foreign ''goods on their backs''
do their housewerk? No, no! and always
no Another evil are our boarding schools.
They often deadly poison our girls, "ladies, {"
I should rather cay. Etiquette, department,
dress, rsttling the piano, jabbering French,
drawing-which requires the label, "this Is a
horse" to tell you Whist they have drawn,
reading novels, shoo-fy singing, arithmetic,
II one yard of satin costs SO, and 1t takes
twenty yards for dress, and twenty yards
Of lace at So yard, ETC., ETC., what will tn Q
whole dress cost? And then fine eating, and
here and there dance, prayer, and then to
bed.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-02-03

Detroit Free Press.

"Mr. Blank, began citizen, - he entered
an Office near the City Hall, 'just one year
ago to-day came In here and called you Z
liar. believed what said, and for year
We have not spoken to each other. Within
. week past have found ont that wHs mis-.
taken, and now apologize for my harsh
words and express my sorrow that ! vas ever
led to indulge in such language"
"Mr. g." replied the other, as he extend
ed his hand, "your franknsss begets frank
ness. During the last year but ono you and
I were friends. You borrowed upwards ol
SO Of me in small sums, and never repaid Z
dollar. This last year We hare been enc
mies. and am ahead financially. While
may long 70 forgive you must lock out fol
the interests Of my growing family. Let us
compromise By 'nodding TO each other In
Sunday school sad paying our way outside
aSir, ! shall never nod % you In Sunday
school or elsewhsreln said Mr.. G., and he
walked out = sti6 . ramrod, and len The
door Wide oPen.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-02-03
POETRY.
ENGAGED.

I've sat Mt her feet by the hour
In the properly worshipful way;
I've carried her many a flower;
I've read to her many lay;
Social battles with friend and with lover
For her sake often have waged
And now from her lips I discover
That she-oh that she is engaged.
One season we led in the German.
And one we were partners at whist,
On Sunday we heard the same sermon,
The opera never once missed;
We were generally winners of tennis,
Our skill at the target was gauged,
But a difference between then and now is
For now she-for now she's engaged.
l have carried a parasol e'er her,
When westrolled in the deepshaded grove
Whole minutes I've dallied before her,
Assisting TO button her glove:
As she sprang to the saddle my fingers
Her wee foot a moment have Gagged
And the thrill in my pulse still fingers
Though now she-now she's engaged.
Does she ever live over, l wonder,
The night that we sat in the cove,
One shawl wrapped about us, while thunder
And wIndstorms and hail ragged above?
How, trembling, she hid her white face on
My shc"'ier, and how / assuaged,
Her fears by the story of Jason
Does she think of all that when engaged?
On my walls hang her many mementoes:
That Cathedral she sketched me at Rome !;
1t was after my camp life she sent those
Silk slippers to welcome me home
I've the letters she wrote me at college,
In book all assorted and PACED
How delightful to read with the knowledge
That now she-yes, now she's engaged.
am going to call there tomorrow,
In her joy she will greet her old friend
Without even the shadow of sorrow
That the friendship has come to an end
And close in my arms will fold her,
No matter for papa enraged
Shall his wrath from me longer withhold her,
When to me-'tis to me she's engaged?
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-02-03
An Art BiIl Of the Last Century.

An English paper publishes the following
copy of an old bill found among the effects
of deceased nobleman, furnished to one OF
his predecessors, during the last century, by
an artist who had been engaged to touch up
some paintings and do other artistic work:
To filling up the chink In the Red Sea and
repairing the damages to Pharoah's host. :.
To cleaning six of the Apostles, and add
ing an entirely new Judas Iscariot.
To pair of new hands for Daniel In the
lions den, and set Of teeth for the lioness.
To an alteration In the Belief, mending
the Commandments, and making q new
Lords Prayer.
To new vanishing Moses rod.
To repairing Nebuchadnezzer's beard.
To mending the pitcher Of Rebecca.
To pair of ears for Balaam, and making
new tongue for the ass.
To renewing the picture Of Samson In the
character of fox-hunter, and substituting
whip for fire-brand.
To new broom and bonnet for the Witch
Of Endor.
To sheet anchor, jury-mast and long
boat for Noah's Ark.
Ts painting twenty-one new steps to Ja-
cob's ladder.
Ts mending the pillow-stone.
To adding some Scotch cattle TO Pharoah's
lean kline.
To making new head for Holofernes, and
cleansing Judith's hands.
To giving blush to the cheek Of Eve ON
presenting the apple to Adam.
To, painting Jezebel in the character Of
huntnnan taking flying leap from the walls
ITO planting new city In the land Of Nod.
Ts painting shoulder Of mutton and
shin OF beef in tho mouths OF two Of the
ravens feeding Elijah.
To an exact representation Of Noah In the
character Of : general reviewing his troops,
preparatory TO their march, with the dove
dressed as aid-de-camp.
To painting Noah dressed in an ainirals
uniform.
To painting Samson making present OF
his jaw bone to the proprietors Of the Brit
ish Museum.
Making the Congress Of America, - In 178i,
and the Tower of Bahle companion prints.
70 repairing Selomon's nose, and making
! new nail for hIs middle 6nger.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-02-03
Buchanan's Disappointment

President James Ruchanau's bachelorhood
was the result Of foolish misunderstanding.
While successful young lawyer in Lancas-
tor he became engaged TO beautiful but
somewhat dominesring girl. Some legal
business sent him into . neighboring county
where he remained several days. When he
returned one evening he found his Office fill
ed with importunate clients, and, tired and
hungry - he was, he attended to their busi-
ness. Then hurrying to the home Of the
angel Of his dream be found IL closed and
dark. Next morning he repeated the visit,
and. although he saw Miss st the win
dow, he was told BY servant that she was
not At home. He walked away and never
approached the house again Neither could
subdue pride enough 70 make or seek an ex'
plznation. The young lady shortly AFTER
died, and Nj. Buchanan never sought 70
win another woman.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-02-03
Who Makes Money In Wall Btreets
The Hour.


But will this Wall street business continuep
Does it not seem as If speculation In railway
securities has culminateds Transactions in
ten years have run up from $4,000 to nearly
1,oo0,ooo shares day. The sales In 1880
amounted to nearly 100000, 900 shares, and
in 1879 TO about 5,0Oc, 900 shares, while dur
ing the past year shares sold reached the
enormous total of 12s,182, 400; in other
words business representing nearly $13, ,0oO,-
100000. Not only the whole country, but
every capital in Europe has been specula-
ting through our Stock Exchange. But the
investigating public has found out that there
is no money for it in Wall street. 1t is the
the leaders In the street and she inside oper-
.s~rs ,~p>>> .l--~--- -.-~sA--a As--2--a@s--
outside public. The cards are stocked and
the dice loaded every time. Any square"
gambling game gives the man who risks bis
money . far better chance than when he
deals in the most conservative securities in
the street. All kinds of business in new
country like this offer greater inducements
for the investment Of capital than does the
putting up Of margins on stock in Wall
street.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-02-03
DANCING AS A FINE ART.
There Should De No More Contact OF
Person Than In Walking.

Iterrie,o Nth Nco York Dancing Mdster.
"What is your idea of the modern mode
of support in round dancing?"
"My idea is that as 1t is seen at public
balls and Long Branch hops, 1t is most in
elegant, ill-bred, immodest and unneces-
sary. A lady who dances well and grace
fully maintains her independence of motion
and a perfect balance. The moment she
becomes q clinging vine and SLOWS her
head to rest on mans shoulder, and his
arm to embrace instead Of support her, she
shows not only shocking lack of refine
ment, but of good dancing, and impedes her
partners movements as we'll as her own"
"What do you consider the proper sup
port ?"
"The gentleman should take the lady 3
right hand In his left, and she place her LEFT
hand on his shoulder, the fingers appearing
in front. The gentleman should rest his
right hand gently upon the lady's back near
the waist, and both should stand on parallel
lines looking over the others shoulder, the
lady turning her head slightly to the left.
Both should bend the upper portion of their
person slightly, so that the shoulders should
not be more than four inches apart, and the
hands that are clasped should remain only q
few inches from the person, not allowing
the wild sticking out of arms recently adopt
ed. In this grouping there is no more con-
tact of person than a lady taking gentle
mans arm for walking. But to put the
whole matter in a nutshell, the vulgar and
vicious waltz vulgarly and viciously, the re-
fined In refined and innocent manner"
"Among what nation do you find the best
dancers ?"
Forty years. observation and experience
has led me to conclude that American
women are the best dancers in the world.
The Germans are very correct and easy, but
not graceful; the English put too much
struggle into 1t; the French are inclined to
angularity; but the American woman is by
nature supple and graceful, learns with IA
cility, and has the vitality that takes the
place of strength.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-02-03

American Miller.

american Muller.
Bread, after all, is the cheapest diet one
can live on, and also the best. story Ii
told that shows Just how cheap man can
live when he gets "down to mush," figura-
lively and literally speaking. Colonel Fitz-
gibbon was, many years ago, Colonial Agent
at London for the Canadian Government,
and was wholly dependant upon remittances
from Canada for his support. On one occa-
sion the remittances failed to arrive, and, as
there was no cable in those days, he was
compelled to write to his Canadian friends
to know the reason of the delay. Mean
while he had just one sovereign to live
upon. He found that he could live upon
sixpence per day, or about twelve and half
cents of our money-four pennyworths OF
bread, enc pennyworth Of milk and one
pennyworth Of sugar. He made pudding Of
some OF the bread and sugar, which was
served for breakfast dinner and supper, the
milk being reserved for the last meal.
When his remittance arrived, about month
afterward, he had five shillings remaining Of
his sovereign, and he liked his frugal diet
SO we'll that he kept 1t up for over two years,
possibly longer. Twelve cents day Is cer-
tainly small amount to expend for food;
but man In Minnesota, about three years
ago, worried through whole year on $40.
He lived on "Johnny cake"
We know of theological student In an
Ohio college who, sustained by grace, rice
and cornbread, lived thirteen weeks on 81;
but there were several good apple orchards
near the college, and the farmers kept no
dogs. II is not the necessities Of life that
cost much, but the luxunes; and 1t Is with
the major part Of mankind as it was with
the Frenchman who said that If he had the
luxuries of life he could dispense with the
necessities. Mere living ID cheap, but a. the
hymnologist says, alt is not all Of life to
live"