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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-12-08
An Old English Highway.

One of the most interesting of English
highways is the old coach-road from
London to Portsmouth. Its interest is
in part due to the charming scenery
through which it runs, but as much to
memories Of a by-gone time. One trav-
cling this road at the present day might
on it only the liveried equipage Of some
local magnate, the more unpretentious
turnout of country doctor or parson,
with here and there a numbering farm
wagon, or the farmer himself, in his
smart two-wheeled trap on the way
to neighboring market,
How different it was half a century
ago, when along this same highway
fifty four-horse stages were fooled "
to and fro between England's metropo-
lis and her chief seaport town, top
heavy with fares often noisy crowd
of iovial Jack-tars, just off q cruise
and making Londonward, or with faces
set for Portsmouth, once more to breast
the pillows and brave the dangers of the
deep! Many naval officer of name
and fame historic, such as the Rodneys,
Cochranes, Collingwoods and Codring
tons--even Niles hero himself-has
been whirled along this old highway.
All that is over now, and long has
been. To-day the iron horse, with its
rafting train, carries such travellers by
a different route-the screech of its
whistle being just audible to wayfarers
on the old road, as in mockery of their
crawling pace. Of its ancient glories
there remain only the splendid cause.
way, still kept in repair, and the inns
encountered at short distances apart,
many of them once grand hostelries.
They, however, are not in repair; in
stead, altogether out of it. Their walls
are cracked and crumbling to ruins, the
ample court-yards are grass-grown, and
the stables empty, or occupied only by
half dozen clumsy cart-horses; while
of human kind moving around will be .
lout or two in smock-frocks, where
gaudily dressed positions, booted and
spurred, with natty ostlers in sleeved
waistcoats, tight-ftting breeches and
CATERS once ruled the roost.
Among other ancient landmarks or
this now little-used highway is one of
dark and tragic import. Beyond the
town Of Petersiield, going southwark,
tne ROAD WlnuS up long, sUeep rluge
of chalk formation--the .'Southdowns,
which have given their name to the
celebrated breed of sheep. Near the
summit is crater-like depression, sew
eral. hundred feet in depth, around
whose rim the causeway is carried "a
dark and dismal hole, SO weird of as
pect as to have earned TO-. it the appel
lation of the Devils Punch Bowl -
-Mayne Reid, taa Sc. Nicholas.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-12-08
a PLAY ON WORDS.

Ase~ A. pa.-n.. 49,
Dan wood her hart buy night tan day
Butt wen knee bagged she'd marry kyma,
The crewel bell may dancer neigh.
10 alter fee tin vein knee eide
Ant holder once offal pane
A leases mowii touched knot terse sole
His grown was sever awl Lynn vane.
" Owe beam my BRIDE my deer, rye prey.
And here mice size before rye dive;
Oak caste mean knot tin scorn nay weigh
few are thee apple love me night"
She herd Dan new we truly spoke:
Key was of noble berth, and bread
Too lofty mean and HE renown,
The air too great testates, twas head.
" Eve wood due better, SIR" she bald.
Took court sum mother girl lie wean-
Ever knot mice stile. Isle never share
The thrown domestic azure uuean,"
" It's dun. no fare but Seilly won
Aisle waiste know farther size on thee ~
Oft tooth the nay bring porto tea fine
And through himself IN tooth the sea. q
Chicago Nesps.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-12-08
For Young Readers.
YOUNG NEEDLESS.

Young Needless Is a boy
Who lives in every town.
His manner It's sometimes Jimmy Smith,
And sometimes Tommy Brown.
Young Needless rocs to school
When he can find his hat.
Athome he loves to play at ball
When he can find his bat.
OF mittens, one Ia gone;
or ruhhers, two or more;
And on the very coolest dny
He never shuts the door.
The hammers always lost;
The saw left on the ground; A
And when he wants HIS button-hook
Ii never can be found
To buy piece of beef,
You send him to the shop;
He loses all the change he had,
And brings you mutton chop.
For all these careless things.
Aud more that could nane,
Young Needless always feels quite SURE
He never Ia to blame.
His father would despair,
But that this thing Is true.
That forty years or so ago,
He was Young Needless too.
--Mrs. Juliet ~. Fraud, IN Chicago advance
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-12-08
Tadpole and Frog.
'eddy Pole and Polly wogg

"Taddy Pole and Polly Wogg
Lived together in bog;
Here you see the very pool
Where they went to swimming-school.
"By and bys dts true but strange)
Ger them came wondrous change;
Here you have them on q log,
Eaca a most decided frog
We had resolved to see this wondrous
change for ourselves, and this is the
way we accomplished it. The severe
winter Of 80 and 81 was over. The
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-12-08

-Callicoon Depot, Sullivan County.
N. Y, has had a guessing match as to
the nu.Hber of seeds in big suniiower.
The seed when counted were found to
number 1850. James r. Calkins was
the closest guesser, taking the prize ON
. guess Of 1900. Troy Times.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-12-08

"A century ago but | 900, 900 out o.
the "a, 600, 600 souls forming the popu-
lation of France could read and write
Now education is universal.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-12-08

The big Mormon grocery in Salt
Lake is called 1.-THE Lords Store. -"
Chicago Herald.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-12-08

Oscar Wilde remark "a q Henry
lrying's legs that one sras s'ysn N
phony and the other Es utifss Uen
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-12-08

&. c. DOYLE, Passenger Agent, Lynchburg, va
r. II. WOODWARD, Passenger Agent, Staunton,
Virginia
J. c. DAME, Gsneral Southeastern Agert SIS
Pennsylyania Avenue, Washington, D. c.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-12-08

REMEMBER, that the Chesapeake Ohio Route
can ticket you and transport you to any point
WEST, NORTHWEST OR SOUTHWEST
More chsaply and comfortably, with less number
Of changes, than any other route.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-12-08

Before selecting your route write to one Of ths
agents named below for ttll information you wit
ave money and avoid frequent and unpleasant
changes Of cars.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-12-08

b. w. FULLER,
Gsp'l rsss'r Assat
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-12-08

RATES OF FARE as low rs by any route.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-11-14
1.-THE OTHER CHEEK. :,

The olive branch is again extended
to the unfortunates who, chewing the
bitter cud of disappointment, are fren-
zied by the taste, and in consequence
not responsible for their foolish utter
ances. Ii is probable that this time
the emblem of peace will be accepted,
as it has been intimated that a dim
glimmer of reason has broken through
the clouds of wrath and quotation
marks which have obscured their
minds Of late. 1t is said by their few
friends that the character of their
dementia has changed, and that the
symptoms are now a settled sadness
and mournful brooding over past mis-
conduct. Contrition has been ex-
pressed for the nastiness and reform
promised, and under the circumstan-
ces, it would seem ungenerous, on the
part of the public, to hold them to a
strict accountability for anything, but
their acts as public servants.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-11-14
A SILLY THREAT.

The Carson Under of recent date
threatens John p. Jones that unless he
makes certain appointments in the
United States Mint at Carson, ii will
"prick his Senatorial bubble from
time to time" There are very few
persons outside the insane asylums
who would make such threat rs that,
except the man who, for the want of
any other regular employment, runs
the Carson Inder. Some years ago
the editor of that sheet attempted to
secure the Superintendency of the
Mint, and failing, got up an investiga-
ton, which resulted in complete
vindicaton. Since that time he has
sirivcn hard TO ruin the Mint, but his
, efforts have been unavaiing. Any
attempt of the Inder to dictate Fed
eral appointments in Nevada is absurd
to the most casual observer During
the last campaign the index bolted its
county ticket; it worked hard for the
Democrats. 1t assumed to stand by
the Republican State ticket; but a
scheme was concocted in its Office to
defeat the Republican nominee for
Congress, and it was promptly expelled
from the Nevada Press Association, to
which all regular Republican news.
papers belong. No Union printer will
work in its office, because it is run by
rat printer who pays rat wages and
takes work at rat prices. The labor
organizations of the State hold it in
the utmost contempt, and thus the
egotism of the editor in attempting TO
dictate Federal appointments becomes
laughably apparent. The editor Of
the Under is renegade from his party
camp and cannot gain any recognition
from the Democrats. His paper has
no status except when Half-breeds put
up jobs to beat the straight ticket, and
it is only the sorry embodiment of
idiocy linked to political peryerseness.
One of the most plausible solutions of
the course of the paper is that is
editor is angry at some one and wants
to give him II black eye by endorsing
him.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-11-14

The President of the United States
having proclaimed Thursday, Novem-
Der 20, 1888, as a day of National
Thanksgiving, and having invited the
people ON that day to "rest from their
accustomed labors, and meet in their
several places OF worship, and express
their devout gratitude to God that He
has dealt SO bounufully with this
Nation, and pray that His grace and
favor abide with Us forever"
Now, therefore, |, j. w. Adams,
Governor of the State of Nevada, in
accordance with the custom of my
predecessors in Office, do hereby pro
claim the said twentyninth day of
November as day of Thanksgiving
throughout the State of Nevada, and
heartily invite our people to a proper
observance of this National Holiday
Done at Carson City, State of Ne.
vada, this fifth day of November, A
ID. 1888. j, W. ADAMS,
Governor of Nevada.
Attest: JOHN NJ. DoRMER,
Secretary of State.
By Wells Druiy, Deputy.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-11-14
SO Esmeraldav Asks Some More Hard
Questions.

The fat denial of the Deputy or the
"then acting Deputy District Attor
ney,n regarding a certain instrument,
compels its publication. The follow.
ing is a true and correct copy of the
proposed contract:
"This sub contract made and entered
into this fifth day of September, A. ID.
1888, by and between the same parties
named in the original contract, to
which this is annexed, witnesseth:
That, in pursuance of the provisions
of said original contract, and upon the
mutual consent of the said parties,
the said original contract is here
by changed in regard to the man-
ner and amount of payments to be
made by the party of the fist part to
the party of the second part in this
respect, to wit: The party of the first
part shall have the privilege, of in lieu
of coin, of delivering to the party of
the second part bonds of said county
at the rate of two dollars instead of
one dollar in coin, when making pay.
ments to him, until such time as said
bonds to the extent of thirty thousand
dollars shall have been placed upon
the market, and the money therefor
realized, and thereafter the payments
shall be made in accordance with the
terms of the original contract pro
vided, that upon the sale of said bonds
the said party of the second part shall
retain only,such sum as will pay him
dollar for dollar of what is then due
him on said original contract out of
the proceeds of the sale of said bonds
"In witness whereof the said party
of the first part has caused these pres
ents to be signed by its Chairman and
attested by It's Clerk, and the said party
of the second part has hereunto set his
hand and seal the day and year first
above written"
Now, does this contract insure or
promise that the proceeds from the
sale of these bonds will exceed fifty
cents on the dollar? Certainly not
more than the market price, out of
which the contractor is to retain dollar
for dollar And when said proceeds
are exhausted, where does the balance
due him come from, as by the terms
of the original contract set forth? The
taxpayers will readily surn;ise, we
think.
Now, if this sub-contract was drawn
by Mr.. Taylor and advocated by Judge
Wells, where was the Deputy District
Attorney? Who was looking out for
Esmeralda at that time? Let the
Board of County Commissioners an
swer.
Again, should it appear that said
Board had ordered the Deputy Dis.
trict Attorney to draw II contract Civ
ing Mr.. Babeock the bonds dollar for
dollar, in lieu of coin, and at the same
time giving HIM IL per cent out of
the General Fund for placing the same,
and that said acting Deputy District
Attorney and attorney fof the con
tractor had presented the above instru-
ment, let the people iadge whether
the Board was not right in refusing to
sight, and also whether the above pro
posed contract says anything or not.
EsMERA1.DA.
Hawthorne, November II, 1888.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-11-14
Lyon County Items.

The following news items are from
the Lyon County Times of last Satur-
day.
The water in walker River is raising
quite rapidly
A. Hurbolds flour mill in Mason
Valley started up last week, and is
turning out quite fair quality of flour.
The mill at Palmyra started up on
Mount Como rock last week and about
forty or fifty tons will be run through.
The machinery of the Trench mill at
Silver City is being taken out and
stored to await future Developments
in the camp.
The band of horse thieves that has
infested Mason Valley for some time
past took its departure recently with a
lot of stock.
The ranchers of Mason Valley are
putting in considerable wheat this Fall.
This is new departure and will
doubtless prove success
The Little Bonanza mill being put
up on the China ditch by Brooks and
o'tit', 10 iol'ibiy assuming onVPS oht
will be ready to start up on taillngs
sometime next week.
The upraise from the 200 foot
level of the Regent mine has been con
nected with the north shaft, thus Civ
ing good circulation of air. The
work of prospecting the two hundred
foot level will be rapidly carried on.
Last Monday, while working in
Welter's mill at Palmyra, Joe Fisher
had his face severely sealded, while
raising the cover Of enc of the pans.
The steam flew into his face and quite
seriously injured one of his eyes, but
there is no danger Of his losing his
sight.
The Nip and Tuck mill in Silver
City, owned by A. A Pollard, is now
running on rock from the William
Penn mine, which is now leased 10 the
Schlomberg brothers. Mr.. Pollard
has recently PIT new hurdy-g urdy
wheel in his mill and is using the
water coming from the Delaware
mine at American Flat. There is a
fall of $50 feet from the mine TO the
mill, which is equivalent to ten horse
power.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-11-14

GENERAL GRANT has addressed a
letter to Fitz-John Porter, which con.
cludes as follows: So long as have a
voice it shall be raised in your support,
without any reference to the effect
upon me or others. Your restoration
to the army simply, would regard as
very inadequate and unjust repa-
ration. Men have been restored to Tie
army because of their gallantry and
wounds, after conviction and sentence,
not only to be dismissed, but to be
confined in the Penitentiary, and given
all their pay for years they were out
of the service, because there was
u doubt as to their guilt can see no
reason for your having less. | hope
for your thorough vindication, not
only by Congress, but in the minds of
your cCuatrymen,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-11-14
THE BIG MINING SUIT.
Its importance and What 1t Has Al
ready Cost.

About the only item of interest and
one which furnishes topic for gen
eral conversation, is that of the ap-
preaching suit between the Northern
Belle and Holmes mining companies.
When the former suit Gas entered
nearly year ago. was being prepared
these mines were visited by a number
OF surveyors and experts. The sur
veyors have been busy week in and
week out for three months, employing
in some instances three or four of that
profession at time. Sometimes one
party would be in both mines alter
nately, and again two parties in one
mine. All those who were in this dis.
trict during the days of its discovery,
and subsequent early development,
have been summoned and will take
prominent part in the trial, to open at
Carson City on Monday next. Perhaps
no mining suit in the State has created
more general interest than does this
one, coming as it does when nearly
every mining corporation is steering
close to the wind in expenses, and pro-
ceeding very slowly. This slit in
wolves IA matter of S3,000,000 which is
claimed as damages by the Holmes
Company. An array of legal talent,
the best in this State and California,
has been secured, and the most noted
experts in the whole country have been
here and visited both the mines at var
ious times for the purpose of further
enlightening the Court, and the jury
which will be impaneled. 1t is esti-
mated that at least 100000 have al
ready been expended in the prepare
tion of the case. This, with the fees
to lawyers and witnesses, and the ex.
pense of the latter to and from Carson
City, will bring the aggregate costs to
within nearly half a million dollars,
no small amount of itself. There will
be general hegira from here, COM
mencing this evening, and those who
do not go then will take the train to-
morrow evening. The progress of the
case will be watched with much inter-
est, and its result is being awaited with
considerable anxiety.-1rae FiSsere,
N0Uembor 1911.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-11-14

The Tucson Citizen of November Sd
says The United Verde Copper Com
pany has declared Il dividend, the
aggregate of which is $50, 800. As
Governor Title is the reputed owner
of one-third of the stock of this valu-
able property, his share will be nearly
Si1,00 The Citjzen is glad to hear
of the Governors good fortune He
has done well by the Territory in his
capacity as Chief Executive, aud it is
but fair that the Territory should re-
turn the complimeut.-Reno Journal.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-11-14

IT is currently reported that the
injudicious scribblers on the discon-
tented plaything are sorry for what
they have said about one of our best
known and most highly respected
county officials, and that if they do
not apollo gize, they will at least re
spect public opinion enough to keep Il
discreet silence in future. On this ac-
count and because his character for pro
bity is so well known, it is not deemed
necessary to answer the silly charge OF
dishonesty, which ended their indecent
article. The filthy part requires NO
answer, because its nauseating OBJ
scenity renders it unanswerable.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-11-14

A CORRESPONDENT of London
paper writing from st. Petersburg
expresses the opinion that Nihilism
in Russia has received such severe
blows in the arrest, execution or exile
of its leaders that il is not likely to
recover; that the Nihilists exist in
scattered bands and are miserably
weakened and greatly dispirited. So
far us that is concerned, the Nihilists
have always existed in widely scattered
bands; they have always been poor,
and have for years suffered the loss of
leaders. But Nihilsm in Russia sprang
from cause that remains, and it
cannot be believed that it will cease to
exist so long as the cause exists. Most
methods of the Nihilists have been
Infamous, but their claim for constitu-
tutional guarantees is not chimerical,
nor without reason.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-11-14

There will probably be about 5000
tons of surplus hay in Mason Valley
this year. This is outside OF what the
ranchers feed their stock.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-11-14

JEwETT ADAMS, of Nevada, is can.
didate for United States Senator |!
Good Lord !-B0die Free Press.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-11-14

AT THE LAST REGULAR MEETING
"A of the Board of Commissioners of Es-
meralda County, Nevada, the following bills
were acted upon:
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-11-14
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1888.

George w. Babcock, freight on lum-
Der from Mound House, material
for new Courthouse .............. $3.50 90
George w. Babcock payment on con-
tract for building Courthouse and
Jnil 0S0 M
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-01-11

county commissioners have acSed
recently. ought not to be trusted by
the people. and will not be trusted
long.
We have said this much not in anger.
hnt hecause we condemn such con.
duct on the part uf the magist1 ates
aud commissioners. They are the
servants of the people or ought to be,
and all their public acts are public
property and ought to DO 'crutinlzed'
and if wrong. ought to be condemned:
Eternal vigilance is the price OF
liberty" and standing as we do upon
one of the small watch towers fthat
institution we propose to give the
alarm when the enemy approaches
that the blood Of this concern shall
not be upon our heads.
We consider both acts, the election
of commissioner and superintendent
of the poor house, the one without
quorum, the other by unauthorized,
. cumulative suffrage, as illegal, I'M
fair, unjust and totally undemocrat.
H.. And as such we denounce it, and
call upon all true Democrats in the
county to condemn such conduct.
Neither of these was done in lg-
norance 70. these officials are said to
be, and are presumed to be, and
ought to be among the most intelli-
gent citizens of the county. And if
thes. two acts alone had been com
mitted by Republican officials. the
poor devils would have been denounc.
ed by every decent man in the coun'
| ty and justly. And is i: any less
wrong in Democratic boards because
Col. Clark is chairman of one, and
Col. Prescott the other +? If so give
US the reasons why, and we NAV be
wiser in the future. x.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-01-11

ministration of the laws and the pun
lie service. This they demand. This
thew are entitled to. They demand
economy in the administration OF
the Government. low axes, anu
,onest officials.
To all these demands they are
Justly . ltitlei.
In all they have been miseraoly
lisappoiute The votes of whole
States have been stolen, or suppress.
Il when not in accordance with the
Republican party. The laws have
baen eaecuted in harshness when exc
.uted at all. The government has
zen administered in the interest of
arty.
The civil service has become so
.orrupt that it stinks even in Sanatar
[aw!ey AMI Hoar's nostrils. Heavy
axes,corruptton, and extravagancies
1--WE almost toppled the Temple Of
liberty from its foundation.
For seventeen years the people
ave submitted to Republican OPP
PRESTON, fraud, ana corrup ton, and
Just as they have made up their
minds to submit no longer, Pendleton
! md others have attempted to fore
tall and hedge them in 50 that il
hey should succeed in electing
PRESIDENT in 1884 his hands would
,e tied and completely handi-
.apped, or if he refused to be
,ound by the Psniletoa farce. (which
,e would do if a true Democrat) {
Tue and cry would be heard from
very Republican on the continent
Tor walking straight through a Re
,ublica! net set by Democratic Sen
.tors and Representatives who desir'
| % be Presidents and Secretaries upor
he merit of their boosted virtue ant
honesty.
From such deliver US!