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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1882-01-28
$500 in Cash Prizes.

The seed firm of Hiram Sibley Il
Co., whose ad. appears IN another
column, are desifous of obtaining
all information calculated to lit them
for the most intelligent service OF
their many customers. To this end
they are offering $500 in cash prizes
for the best essays on gardening IN
the Southern States. These essays
must come from those practically
acquainted with all the conditions
affecting the subject; aud the dccis-
ion regarding their respective merits
will be made by well-known and
admittedly com petont judges. Full
particulars can be obtained by adj
dressing Hiram sibIey Is o., Seeds
men, at either Rochester, N. y, or
Chicago, Ill.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1882-01-28
A Brave Drummer Boy

In the war with France, previous
to the revolution, an English drum
mer boy, not more than fifteen years
of age, having wandered from his
camp to near the enemy's line, was
seized and brought before the French
commander. on being asked who
he was by the French general, he
answered:
II am drummer boy in the Eng
fish service"
This not gaining credit, drum
was sent for and he was desired to
beat couple of marches, which he
accordingly did. The Frenchman's
suspicious being, however, not quite
removed. he desired the drummer to
beat a retreat.
"a retreat, SIR" said the youthful
Briton; 81 don't know what that is. "
This answer so pleased the french
officer that he dismissed the drum
mer and wrote to his general com
mending his spirited behavior.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1882-01-28
Far Safety's Sake.
Peck's Sun

IcCh gun
The sleeping car proprietors are
discussing the probabilities advanced
by the sun of placing safes in the
cars, or iron drawers with locks, in
to which passengers can place their
watches, money, etc. We trust the
iron drawers may be adopted, as the
flannel drawers now used are not
safe by any means. 1t is true they
are sometimes tied with string IN
the small of the back, but the COM
bination is not difficult for even a
stranger to unlock, unless it is tied
in a hard knot. Give us iron draw
ers in the sleeping car, by all means.
To be sure they will be cold, but
everything is cold in a sleeping car
except the colored porter.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1882-01-28
THE SUTRO TUNNEL.

Within a short time the Sutro Tun-
mel Company will have completed
their drift work, expecting to make
connection with the drift from the
Overman s. Caledonia about Febru-
airy 18th, and when made, there will
probably be considerable reduction
in the force employed at the tunnel,
should they not conclude to run
through Mount Davidson behind the
Comstock; but there is some talk of
so doing. Col. Thomas, the Superin-
tendent, is a strong advocate of the
idea of prospecting in this direction,
having recommended it in his last
annual report, and is sti l of the opin
ion that there are lodges lying west
of the Comstock. Should they dis
cover anything they will be the own
ers, as by their franchise they are
entitled to all they discover to the
west. Prof. Church and other prom
inent experts concede with Colonel
Thomas in the belief that the syenite
contains mineral bearing lodges.
There are groupings of gold bear
ing rock to the west of the Comstock
groupings, and extending the tunnel
would determine whether they ex-
tended into the depths. The striking
of even one good ledge would make
the tunnel valuable property, outside
of its receipts from royalty and other
sources. The tunnel is now in
splendid condition for taking out ore
in any quantity, and chesply. 1t is
high enough to run small engine
through, and with its aid waste rock
could be taken out cheaper than by
hosting through the shafts. 1t is
also ready for prospecting, and they
have good air. No. 1 shaft is retim-
bered and in fair order; the heavy
ground near the Combination Shaft
is all rctin. bered and in good condi-
ton; nothing to prevent them from
prospecting cheaply; should ore be
found it can be transported to mills
on the river at a nominal figure, and
there is no reason why it should not
be found; there has been over one
million dollars taken out of the Oc-
cldental, St. Johns, Alabama and
Monte Christie mines. These mines
have not been opened to any depth,
nearly all surface work comparative
ly; they are situated on both sides
of the tunnel prospecting drifts can
be run east and west; the cost will
not be so great as on the Comstock
proper, owing to the greater facili
ties for extracting and taking away
ore; lower grade ores than have here
tofore been worked owing to the high
cost of extracting and transportation,
can be made topay good profit, and
should the new mining and milling
company be organized, which under
the most favorable circumstances
cannot be done under two months, |
it is hoped the prospecting will be
pushed forward with energy and they
will be aoundantly rewarded.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1882-01-28
ON the nth inst. a Mass Con.

vention was held by the people OF
the Black Hills for the purpose of
considering the question of applying
for admission as q State. Resolutions
were adopted favoring the division
of Dakota on the 46th parllel and
the admission Of the southern portion
to Statehood. A committee of fifty
one citizens weie also appointed to
go to Washington and urge the mat
ter upon Congress.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1882-01-28
Answer This.

Did you ever know any person to
be i'll without inaction of the Stom-
ach, Liver or Kidneys, or did you
ever know one who was well when
either was obstructed or inactlve;
and did you ever know or hear OF a
case of the kind that Hop Bitters
would not cure? Ask your neiGhbor
the same question.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1882-01-28

-CoLoRADo is coming to the
front with its iron and coal products.
The coal beds are said to be mex
haustable, in the ordinary acceptation
of the term. The iron resources are
extensive, but their full productive
ness for the near future has not been
estimated. The oil, likewise, the
indications are of an cxhaustless sup,
ply. Veteran oil experts have ex-
amined the petroleum flows and pro-
nounce the supply enormous; and
the quality commercially pure.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1882-01-28

-WIKLIAM FULLY, Philadel,
phia ballot-box suffer and election
returns manipulation, has been SEN
fenced to six months Imprisonment,
to pay a fine of 500, and to be de-
prived of citizenship for seven years
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1882-01-28

A TRUE bill of murder in the
first degree has been returned against
the Maley brothers and Blanche
Douglas for the murder Of Jennie
Cramer, at New Haven, Conn.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1882-01-28

-GAMBErTA's Senate Bill a5ol-
ishes life terms, and provides that
the new Senators, elected by both
chambers voting separately, shall sit
for nine years.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1882-01-28

Fewer is unusually rife at
Panama. Sixty nine canal officers
have died in eleven months. Two
thousand canal laborers are on a
strike,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1882-01-28

--THE action of the Storey Co.
Board of Commissioners in tender
the representatives of the irish agi-
tators the freedom Of Virginia City,
is, to say the least, very remarkable
in the face of the fact that the Pres
ident of the United States was not
offered the same compliment. The
Irish are always ready to complain
of oppression whatsoever 1t may
come. How inconsistent, therefore,
in their political representatives, to
give the American people cause to
complain, and to adopt such meas
ures as will debar them from taking
part in our, government. What is
more calculated to call forth the in
dipnation of the native born element
than to behold these creatures who
have been rescued from social and
physical starvation invited to partic
ipate in our government, elevated to
positions of trust, abuse their privi-
lges and offer insult to the people
who have conferred such favors on
them. II such action as that of the
Irish Board of Commissioners is to
be repeated, surely it is time the ma
tive born element should unite in a
party to govern their own country.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1882-01-28
Audstor's Financial Statement FOR
the Year Ending 1881.

To the Hou., the Board OF County
Commissioners Of Lyon county Ne
vada:
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1882-01-28

-GU1TEAU is convicted Of the
murderof President Garfield aud viii
be hanged; aye, and will die with
curses OF the American people ring
ing IN his ears. The trial has had
the appearance of farce, but more
latitude than usual was allowed toe
prisoner, (being his cwn counsel also)
so that no compliant could be made
tor unfairness towards him. But 1t
has been unfair for the people who
bear the expense of the trial, and the
cost to him nothing except his
worthless life. Let his name be
buried in oblivion execrated by all.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1882-01-28

Ammen's Cough Syrup never fails
to cure if used in time and according
to direc tons.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1882-01-28

dh N ga week In your own town. IS out
~ VEVDht free. No risk. Everything new.
CnpiIaI not required, We will furnish you
everything Many are making fortunes. La
dies make as much as men, and boys and girls
make great pay. Reader, If you want bust
ness at which you can make great pay all the
time you work, write for particulars to II.
HALLETT L Co., Portland. Maine.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1882-01-28

Disbursements for the year $3.50 50
Cnkh Ia treas jan 1852. e.. 1851 II THUS ob
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-05
A Wonderful Collie.

A correspondent, writing to The For
est and Stream, from Texas, gives this
description of a remarkable collie pup:
81 have just lost collie pup. Though
less than six months old, he had given
evidence of possessing no mean intel
ligence. Alasl be found piece Of
meat charged with strychnine, meant
for coyotes, and is no more. At his
age his performances were wonderful.
[ have seen him, at word from the
shepherd, round up and put between
sixteen and seventeen hundred sheep
il a pen (many of them wild Mexi-
cans), and not chase or crowd any of
them. The little chap would mass
this large flock of scattered sheep and
direct them toward the pen in half the
time that several men could do it.
When penning the sheep he had to
work them down long hill that sloped
to fat that the pen was built upon.
When close in upon any portion of the
flock he could not see over them, and
would scamper back up the hill and
locate the position of the pen, and
then flank his sheep according to his
bearings, When the last sheen and
risky lamb was inside he would sit
down in the gate and slap the dust
with his tail until the shepherd COM
menced putting up the poles that
formed the gate, and have seen him
attempt to assist in that work by try
ing to drag the poles to the gate. At
night he would keep the sheep in the
pen, which consisted of brush, or if
they broke out would promptly put
them back. Ihave herded those sheep
myself, and slept IN a small A tent q
few yards from the pen. In case of
the moon rising, fool sheep appeared
to take it for sunrise and would break
out. The first time it occurred during
DICKS administration, Dick put his
paws upon my breast and licked my
face and awoke me. | said, GO for
EN-, DICK. and be did it, and put the
lost sheep back in the pen, and then
came back and tried TO tell me that all
was right. After that Aight he needed
no further hints, but took the business
into his own hands, or paws. He had
but little tuition, but he guarded that
sheep pen as well as though he were
five years Of age instead Of five month.
He bad some odd tricks, one of which
l will mention. If he had been guilty
of any misbehavior for which he knew
he deserved pun hment, be would
rush off and round up his flock Of
sheep as though he wished to show
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-05
ShIp-Building in Name Looking Up

In Bath, Me, there are now q YES
sells building, Of which five are 1000
tons and upward. In addition TO these,
% vessels have been launched since
Jan. /, 1882, having an aggregate ton
mage OF II bG2 tons. The total tonnage
for the year 1882 wil be about 1900
tons. Last year 36, 334 tons were built
at Bath, and in 1874, "a 100. The
largest tonnage was built in 1854-about
80, 900 tons. From that date until 1860
the building fell off rapidly, being only
IS 400 tons in 1860 Indeed, all the
statistics show that wooden ship-build-
ing began to decline five or six years
prior TO the war, and seven or eight
years prior t. the adoption Of protoc-
tive tariff. The greatest decline in Bath
was during the free trade years just
before the war in 1861. The total ton.
mage built at Bath from 1860 to 1881,
both inclusive. was 49, 17 tons. No
labor is better paid than that employed
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-05
Bruin and the Baby

Henry flynn, who resides up in the
hills, near Inskip, Cal, tells the Chica-
go Record that a bear of the cinnaman
species abducted his three-year.o
daughter, not with any desire 10 harm
the child, but with a strange kind OF
affection. Mr.. Flynn started one morn
ing to take horse to pasture, about
two miles from the house, putting the
child upon the horses back, and let
her ride about forty rods from the
house, where he put her down and told
her to run home. Looking back after
going a little farther, he seen her play
ing in the sand. He soon passed out
OF sight and was gone about an hour,
expecting, of course, that the child
would return to the house after play
ing few moments. On returning
home he made inquiry about her of
OF her mother, who said she had not
seen her and supposed he had taken
her along with him. On going to the
spot where he left her he saw hinge
bear tracks in the sand, and at once
came to the conclusion that the child
had been carried off by he bear. The
family Immediately made search
through the forest, which was grown
up to almost a Jungle, nor did they
stop when darkness came on but re-
manned in the woods calling the lost
one by her name. Morning came, and
still their search was fruitless. A
couple of gentlemen from below, who
were travelling through the mountains
buying stock, came TO the house, and,
being informed of the circumstances,
Immediately set ont TO find her. As
they We're passing swamp where the
underground was thick, one of them
heard voice. He then called her by
name and told her 20 come ont of the
bushes. She replied that the bear
would not let her. The men then crept
through the brush, and when near the
spot where she and the bear were, they
heard splash III the water, which the
child said was the bear. On going to
her they found her standing upon
log extending about half way across a
swamp. The bear he'd undertaken to
cross the swamp on the log, and being
pursued left the child and got away az
rapidly as possible. She had received
some SSTbltlto dBOut AllC itCc, arms
and legs, and her clothes were almost
torn from her body; but the bear had
not bitten her to hurt her, only the
marks of his teeth being found on her
back, where, in taking hold Of her
clothes to carry her, he had not taken
the flesh also. The little one says the
bear would put her down occasionally
to rest, and would put his nose up to
her face, when she would slap him; and
the bear would hang his head by her
side and purr and rub against her like
cat. The men asked her if she was
cold in the night, and she told them
the old bear lay down beside her, ard
put bis "arms" around her and kept
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-05
alligator Eggs IIaiched Artiflcially.


l.. |. Stephens has made u discovery
TO begin at the beginning, let us say
that during the Centennial he carried
about seventy 1--WE alligator eggs to
Philadelphia, securely packed in moss,
intended rs Florida ourioslties. When
be went to open his box, lol seventy
five young alligators beamed upon him.
Since then Mr.. Stephens has been buy
ing alligators' eggs and placing them in
large box over his store, saniwlched
between layers of damp straw. He says
that this makes hot bed, the tenn era-
ture of the attic being considerably over
one hundred degrees during warm
day. Whenever the straw becomes dry
he sprinkles little water over it. The
period of incubation, he says, is about
two months. He has bad nest Of
three hundred eggs undergoing this
treatment for the past seven or eight
weeks and the young alligators are
beginning TO come forth. On Wednesday
about twenty Of them came to time
and eight more on Thursday, When
ever they are almost ripe the eggs turn
dark and he can hear the youngsters
whobbling about trying to effect an
eyit
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-05
4 Spendthrifi s Last Recourse.

The Duke of Hamilton, having
already, long before he has reached
middle life, run through with a large
portion Of his splendid heritage, may
perhaps complete the havoc while still
having good many years before him.
In that case, however, this unworthy
scion Of famous house, born, fgura-
lively, with diamond-hilted golden
spoon in his mouth, will yet have a
dlgnltied haven of refuge. As hereGi-
tary keeper of Holyrood he enjoys a
suit of spacious apartments IN that
palace. These are not generally shown,
but they are well worth visit TO see
the superb Vandykes-pcssibly low
scattered with the treasures from
Hamilton. A privilege, peculiarly val
liable to the impecunious, attaches to
these appartm in common with
others at Halyrood-th palace still
retains its privilege as a place Of ex.
emptlOn from arrest for civil debt.
This privilege arose in the days of the
abbey, continued when, after the refOr-
nation, the place became a royal
palace, and has been recognized by the
Scottish and imperial parliaments. The
jurisdiction Of the bailie of Holyrood
(appointed by the duke) is both civil
and criminal. He alone can grant war
rants against persons within his urls
dicuon (Which comprises not only the
palace but an extensive range around
it,, and ms Endorsement is necessary to
the civil warrant of other judges.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-05

at Bath in ship building. Every week
this season 500 has been paid as
wages by the Bath builders. A build
er employing about $50 men says that
his weekly payments We're 81 800 for
wages-an average of SIG sc per week
to each man. The snip mechanics
live in good style, in scores of instances
owning houses that may be called ele-
giant, aud horses and carriages that
would be the envy of those who de-
light in stylish -turnouts. They are
wellto-do, substantial and intelligent
citizens, the state of Maine shll fur
nishes much of the hard wood and
hackmatack used in ship. building, but
10y far the largest part of the timber
used IN the construction of Baths YES
sells is brought from the south.--Pcrt-
land Press.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-05
A Georgia C0rn.Shucking.

The farmer who proposes TO give
constructing selects level spot in lis
lot, conveniently near the crib, rakes
away ali trash, and sweeps the place
clean with a brush broom. Toe corn
is then pulled off the stalks, thrown in
to wagons, nauled TO the lot. and
thrown out on the spot selected, all in
one pile. If ii has been previously mo
rated" through the neighborhood that
there is To be plenty to eat and drink at
the corn shucking, and if the night is
suspicious, there will certainly be a
crowd. Soon after dark the negroes be-
gin TO come in, and before long the
place will be alive with them, men,
women, and children. After the crowd
has gathered and been moderately
warmed up, two ''gin'r'ls' are
chosen from among the most famous
corn-shuckers on the ground and
these proceed to divide the shuckers
into two parties, later corners reporting
alternately TO one side or the other, so
~ to keep the forces equally divided,
The next step, which is one of great
Importance, is TO divide the corn pile.
This is done by laying n fence.rail
across the top of the compile, so that
the vertical plane, passing through the
rail will divide the pile into two equal
portions. Laying the rail is of great
Importance, since upon this depends
the accuracy of the division; it is ac-
companied with much argument, not
to say wrangling. The position of the
rail being determined, the two generals
mount the compile and the work be-
gins. The necessity for the "ginr'ls" to
occupy the most conspicuous positions
accessible, from which to cheer their
followers, is one reason why they get
up ON top of the corn; but
there is another, equally important
which is to keep the rail from being
moved, 1t being no uncommon thing
for one side TO change the position of
the rail, and thus throw an undue por-
ton of the work upon their adverse
ries. The position of "gin'r'l" in a
corn-shucker differs from that of the
soldier, IN that the former is in greater
danger than any Of his followers; for
the chances are that, should his side
ntNh' w w S'iiii''S, 'iA' VI AllNil tIDp'
nents will knock the leader of the corn
pile. and thus cause momentary
panic, which is eagerly taken advan-
tage Of. This proceeding, however,
is considered fair only in extreme
cases, and not unfrequently leads to n
general row. Fit is possible, imagine II
negro man siandingu on a pile Of corn,
holding III his hand an ear Of corn,
and shouting the words Of song be-
low, and you will have pictured the
corn gin'r1." 1t is aprime requisite
that he should be ready in his improvi-
sations and have a good voice, SO that
he may lead in the corn song The
corn.,ong is almost always II song
with n chorus, or to use the language
Of n-shuckers, the "gin'pls gave
out" aud the shuckers "drone." These
songs are kept up continuously during
the entire time the work is going on,
and though extremely simple, yet
when sung by fifty pairs OF lusty lungs
there are few things more stirring, -
October CSntitrU.