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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-12-15
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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-12-15
q. a. Miller and the following

n a. lhitF anu INC
property: w. p Of :. W. i of sec
lion 10, township Is, range 10,
(acreS S0) -
10 per cent delinquency IS
Cost ad ertiSing 90
s . OS
You and each of you are hereby nOti-
fed that the taxes upon yonr property
for the year 1885 are now delinquent, and
YOU are further notified that unless said
taxes are paid on or befOre the third
Monday in January, A. ID. 1885, (to-wit
January 18th, A. D, 1850, your property
will lie sold at the Court House door in
Carson City, OrmSby County, Nevada, at
2 o'clock NJ. OF said day to pay
said taxes, together with ten per
cent O0l delinquency and costs of ad-
vertising.
And you are further notified that such
sale will be subject to redemption
within six months after the date OF
sale by payment of all of said sums,
together with three per cent per month
thereon from the date OF said sale until
paid. JACOB IOBf1N Eh,
County Treasurer and EXOficio Tax
Receiver.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-12-15

Z Daily Newspaper, devoted to Poll ten-
eral News and Local Affairs.
.0TFECE-Sccond Street, opposite the Southern
front OF the STATE Capitol
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-12-15
william Lynch and the follow

william Lynch and the follow
ing property: Dwelling and lots
5, S, and 8, in block u, Pierson &
Goodridge's. Furniture SlOO;
buck board $50.
lpoll tax
dog tax
10 per cent. delinquency
Cost advertising
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Benfa7nia ~. gEnes. and the fol-
lowing property: The n. W.
of section s, Tp. u, range 20, eX-
cepting therefrom one. acre sold
and decided to Andrew Gray: $
10 per cent. delinquency
Cost advertising
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OFFICIAL
Delinquent Tax Notice.
yU,O TE4E EOs,EOyyHN. NAMED

yTyO THIS FOLLOWING NAMED
persons and to all owners OF or
claimants to tie real estate and the I'M
prnyementS thereon or improvements
when assessed separately. hereinafter
describ bed, known or unknown.
II. G.. Winnie and the following
property: The N w. fractional
Guartera and n. p of n. r. 4 with
improvements. All of block 3,
Baths subdivision Furniture
500; piano 800; horses and
two-year-Of DIS and l colt $50;
stock cattle sl2O: Il cows $500;
bull S25; hogs $50; wagons SzuO;
farming indictments 500. sl3O II
poll taxes W
dog tax 90
IL ner cent delinouency Is 81
Cost advertising w
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MISCELLANEOUS.
III. G.. Parker and the following

FL. g. Parker and the following
property: f. Z lots and 2 in
block IS, Chedic division. Lots
l, 4. and n Il feet OF lot ), block
I3. :. y & S. division, residence
aud stable. Lots l, sin block
46, MusSer's division, +. 16 feet OF
lot :. block7 s. 7. & :. and gun
smith shop. Furniture 500; jew
elry $lO0; horses SlG0; harness
and blankets so; wagon so. SGi
1pOll tax
! dog tax
10 per cent. delinquency
Cost advertising
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y. III. Eauton and the following
property: Lots 5, !, s and and
4 ~ feet of lots l and Ia
block is ). T. & s. division with
residence and stable. Lot and
S, IS feet of lots, block Is, 5. I, x
s. division, also the E. p Of lots
and 10, block IS, S. T. & $: di-
vision. Lot 9. block So, S. T. 4
s. division. Lots 8 and 10, block
a, 5. T. & S. division and old
house S. f. 4 of f. 4 of sec
ton a,township IS, range 90. Fur
niture 500: piano Sl10; jewelry
$500; Ii horses SfS4; COWS $50;
wagons and vehicles 81 ,450; har-
ness and robes $3.50 S2ll 20
/ poll taxes 10 W
2 dog taxes W
J0per cent delinquency y 80
Cost advertising W
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Elizabeth lynch and the fol
lowing properly: Lot 6, and W.
I3 feet of lot Z, block l, MusserS
division, dwelling. Lot 10 in
block 2, Musser's divitiOn (E.
Harper agen0. )
Oper cent. delinquency .-
Cost vertiSipg ---s--'
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Geo. GowinS and the follow

ing property: Lot 2and 3, Is feet
OF lot 6, block q, $. L. & :. Divis-
ion and dwelling. Furniture
SlG0: iewelry $l50. 2S
1poil tax
ldOg tax |
10 per cent delinquency :
Cost advertising :
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WTn. Suite and the following
property,Oames Howard, agent)
Land in Carson City bounded as
follows: Beginning at a point
on the n. line of Firth Avenue,
400 feet E. of block 8, Rice & Pc
ters division, thence Il. along
said line of Fifth Avenue $50 feet
thence N. $50 feet, thence w. $50
feet,thence to place OF begin ningS
10 per cent delinquency
Cost advertising
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lowing property: Piece Of land
described as follows; Begin-
ming at q point at the N. w.
corner Of the e. n Of s. W. Il OF
section and running thence
south AIS fset; thence E. 1t right
angles 3l5 feet; theace n. at
right angles ot 4i5 feet; thence
W. at right angls0 Bis feet to
place 1f eginafhG (vsosnt) .
Cost nAVoytiDine
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" y. Alley and the following

Y. r. Alley and the following
property: Land and improve
ments as foil ows- Beginning at
point on the S. line OF the PTS
on road, COZ feet f. OF the half
section line and running thence
F..IOo feet thence SECS feet, thence
W. 100 feet, thence n. 66S feet to
the place of beginning. Furni-
ture SIC; piano $50, COW SO, Ia G2
poll tax O0
/ dog tax o0
10 per cent. delinquency ~
Cost advertising w
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A. Morris and the following
property: TheS S % feet OF block
Is, S. T. & s. division. Store fiX-
lures. 5 65 0C
per cent. delinquency IL
Cost advertising "
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BARCLAY & Cromwell and the

|OIIOWIng property: BLOCK NO.
in Currv's division, dwell
inos thereon Furniture SlD0;
piano 500; horse $40; wagon $60.S 80 50
poll tax (Eli Barclay 90
. 10 per cent delinquency 5 6S
Cost advertising co
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II. II. FIemmIns and the follow

w. II. Let's and the following
property: Lots 3 and in block
IA, Chedic'S division and small
house thereon. .
10 per cent delinquency
Cost advertising 2
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Charles =. Laughton and the

following property: The :. l!0
feet of the L 90H feet of block
IS, Phillips division; also w.
49, feet of n. 5i !cet OF same
block, with dwelling, furniture,
900
c. Z. Laughton, administrator
estate of Thorn as Sheehan, &C.
ceased.) money in tru>t 800;
watch so ;
poll tax
per cent delinquency
Cost advertising
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,J.n. Mcdonald andtfe follow

ing property: Lot 3, and w. 42feet
of lot 6, in block y, 5. I. q :. di-
vision and Improvements. Fur
n:ture $50. 5
10 per cent. delinquency
cost advertising
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L.. =. Greenlaw and the follow
ing property: The f. 50 feet OF
the 5 = of block IL, S. T. & $. di-
vision, and dwelling. Furniture
500; h orse so; machine and ma
wise taxed. S 66 o.
poll tax A OF
1dog tax OF
10 per cent. delinquency III
Cost advertising 2 OF
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Mrs. q. e. Allen and the fol-

M. CarbOrmea1 and the follow
ing property: Lots 3 and in
block 8, Chedic'S division, and
small house thereon. S
roper cent delinquency
Cost advertising
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hrs. p r, Ludlow and the
following property: Lots Ii, and
dweIijng 10 81
10 per cent. delinouency | 81
Cost advertising
s g 7e
Mrs. A. E:arton and the follow
ing properly: Lot I, in block D,
CorbetI'S division vacant. ),
10 per cent. delinquency Q:
Cost advertising VI
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-24

noble deed, but 1t is not the first time a man
mas hesn saved by q petticoat, says a re-
formed bachelor.
When Mime. M0djeska appeared in Gin
cinnati 1t Is said that one paper printed an
alleged picture of her that was horrible
enough TO have scared everybody away
from the performance.
Lady Randolph Churchill has a royal rea.
son Tor heing the proudest woman in Eng
iaho. She has just been invested with the
insignia OF the Imperial Order of the Crown
of India by Queen Victoria.
More thar s1OO 600 a year is received by
Queen Victoria from the estates of persons
VINO die interstate and without heirs: all
such property belonging to Her Majesty by
right OF herroyai %prerOgative.
Literary wOmen were first called .sBlue
Stockings" during DR.. Johnson's time. when
there were many literary gatherings INCLUDE
Ing women. A Mrs. S~tiilingfieet attended
them, wearing bright blue stockings.
Brandy and soup composed the fare of
the famous Widow Giraud. who died re-
Gently in France. Upon thai nuurishment
she lived for more than a quarter of a CEN
fury. dying at last in her one hundred aud
twenty-tifth year.
Miss Kate Sanborn told the London
Critics "Lounger" that the ~grasshopper on
the cover of her wit of Women is a KATY
did. Miss Rose Cleveland, - she said. had
a rose on the cover of her book, So [ chose
a katydid for mine. All my friends call
me Katy, and this is the book that Katy
did"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-24

General Shaler was born in 1927. and
has been a resident of @ city of New
York since he was seven veirs old. His
military career dates from 1S45. In 1860
he W $ made Major of the famous Sew,
enth New York Regiment National
Guards, and in 1861, i'll response to Pres
idert Lincoln's call for troops, he pro-
ceedsd with his regimen to Washington.
In1S62 hebf came Colonel ofthe 65 b New
York Volunteers, subsequently became
conspicuous in several hard fought bat
ties OF the war. and in the battle Of the
Wilderness was taken prisoner. In 1865
h was nrevetted Major General, and
was in command of all the .:.ilitia that
attended the funeral of General Grant,
August 8. 1885. A few days since Gen,
Shaler was arreeted on a charge OF re.
ceiving $1,000 for his influence in negoti
ating the sale ~ofpropertv to he State for
armory purposes, he being secretary Of
the board which selected the site.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-24
A 0Madman'ss, Legacy.

"Sire u exclaimed a man in the home.
ly garb of a mechanic to Richeiieu,
Prime minister of France, as he was en-.
tering his palace; Sire, l have made a
discovery which shall make rich and
great the nation which shall develop il.
Sire, will you give me an audience?"
RIcheiieu, constantly importuned, IN
ally ordered the "madman" imprisoned.
Eyeh III jail he did not desist fiom
declaring MS 'delusion," which one day
attracted The attention ola British noble
man, VINO heard De Cautse's story, and
developed his discovery OF steam power
An great discoveries are at first de-
rided.
Seven years ago a man yet under mid
ole age, enriched by a business which
covered the continent. found himself
-uddenly stricken down. When his
physicians said recovery was impossible.
be used a new discovery, witch, like all
advances in science. had beer opposed
bitterly by the schooImen. Nevertheless,
IT cured him, and out of gratitude there
for he consecrated a part # his wealth
to the spreading of its merits before the
world. Such in brief is the history Of
Warmers safe cure. which has won,
according to the testimony of eminent
persons, the most deserved reputation
ever accorded to any known compound,
and which is finally winning on Its
merits alone the approval of the most
conservative practitioners. Its fame now
belts the globe. The Herfld.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-24
He studied Human Nature.

81 tell you wot it is, it pays ter study
human nature, remarked a little grizzly
man with a gray tippet around his neck
who was standing on Madison street
near the bridge. On either side of him,
about ten feet distant, was a pail with
lemon drops heaped on the top.
(Which is your stand%' inquired his
auditor.
The little man paused and cast a with
ering look of scorn at the questioner.
II owns 'em both, young man. That
my scheme. 1t pays to study human
natur. See that man." said the little old
man, lowering his voice. Watch him
now"
The man indicated was just passing
the first pail of lemon drops.
"Lemo! Lemo!' shrillv shouted The
little man. Warranted to cure coughs
and colds. Only scents, a half dim :"
The stranger, as he passed toe first
| outpost of lemondrops looked at them in
scared way out of the corners.of his ewes.
He seemed torn by contending emotions.
He faltered for an instant, and seemed
on the point to stODDlng ana tufnlilg
oback. Then, ash fighting the tenfter
away, he passed on.
Watch him." whispered the little old
man.
The stranger walked bv with a firm
tread and a determined Look on his face.
When he came TO the second relay OF
lemon drops he stopped. He almost
staggered; a look of resignation swept
over his face, and jamming his band
down into his pocket he halted before
the lemon drops.
1helittle old man VAS already on hand
to wait OF him. When tie customer had
departed, munching his lemon drops
the little gray tippeted old man gave
vent to a horse chuckie.
They're all alike" he said. They
see the first lot of lemon drops. and &c
past afore they has made np their minds
Then they hate t. turn back. and tina
decides the case against me. Now, | pu
this other pail o. juicy drops up here
and along they comes just while thei
mouths is a waterin' from the sight o. TIN
other lemon drops. Nest men can resis
one temptation, but precious few XII
stan two in rapid suction. I've double,
my profits since | be ~ studyin' human
natur." Chicago News.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-24

house owned by a widow. She was will
ing enough to furnish us supper, bu'
when ii came to lodgings she seemed
greatly embarrassed.
"You see" she said. my house is very
small. Indeed, l have only this room
| with a bedroom off"
But can't We sleep in the barn?'
asked the colonel.
II have no barn
But you can go q bed ard let us
sleep on the floor in this Rom, can't
yonP"
YES, but-but-"
"Oh, you needn't have any fear of US.
maiam," protested the colonel.
at isn't that, sir, but ="
She biushed like a rose, but none Of
US conld understand until she said:
swell to tell the truth. my beau will
be here to night"
"IE this Storm"
"oh, yes. William would come if it
rsined pitchiorks."
swell, We won't hurt William
"N", sir. but We that il, he will ex.
pect to spark ME, and-and-"
Exactly sad the colonel. 81 see
the situation. You don't want to disap-
point William"
"No, sir. and | don't want to turn You
gentlemen out either. You sse. sir. it's
probably INV only chance to get married
and it won't do to offend William. This
is his sparkirg night and he's got to come
five miles"
well, We won't stand it the way We
will hunt some other lace"
$40, sir, you shall stay; but you see
how it is. I think ! can fix it. I'll AXE
this room and you three eau have the
bedroom"
"What! Deprive you of sleep?'
"Oh, no, sir. William and ] always
spark till daylight. II you would only
fix il that way, sir"
We did. After supper We locked our
selves into the bedroom, and, taking the
pillows from. the bed, lay down on the
floor and slept like bricks until called
10 breakfast. When we went out the
colonel asked:
Well, did William show up??"
Yes sir" s e stammered, land he
asked me to m-marry him. If we hadn't
Sxad things maybe he'd have waited {
whole year breakfast is read,
and I'll never forget your EifdneSt :
poor widow" Detroit Post.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-24

Calvert, Anne Arundel and Prince
Georges counties presents an undulat-
ing surface. with many q cosy corner and
southern exposure, where the birds love
to lincer unfll the sharp morning air is
sultened by the warm sun. In midday
they fy out into the fields and seek the
old Stubble fields, where the young clover
Is oversiadowed by the dark brown
partridge pea. which gives a of
suitable color for the birds, and under
| which they love to ramble. The par
| fridge pea grows about two feet high,
and its long STEMS. covered with pods,
slroop over and touch the ground. In
| these pods are the peas of which the
| partridge is SO fond, and which. it is
said, give the bird a delicate flavor. The
| alternate effects of frost and sur make
| the bulls very dry and brittle, and a few
| thrlsts of the bill expose the seed for the
birds. After running about for a consid'
| cradle time they sometimes huddle IN
some warm spot under clusters of par
fridge peas, and # discovered by the
spt rtsman at a sufficient range to scatter
| his shot a little be may bag a half dozer
or more with ease. But shooting on the
yrnlInt. of course. is frowned upon by
| sportsmen, and if a gunner gets a shot o
| the kind he seldom mentions it. Baiti
more Sun.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-24
Peculiarly Feminine.

Lydia Marie Childs was the first woman
journalist in America.
Miss Clara Louise Kellogg Is said to be
fond of pork ard beans. Boston style.
Mercy Otis Warren. SISTER OF James Otis.
first coined the ex expression "Woman's
Rights
japanese women use neither corsets nor
buttons. Their costumes are thus worn
with real Japanese.
Nine. Judic has crossed the continent to
the Golden Gate. where she will reap a rich
harvest of shining shekelS,
A Pennsylvania girl, with an eye to BUSH
ness, added 10 her wedding. invitations,
NO pickle dishes for presents"
Because Ada c. Sweet was married, a
henpecked husband says she was bound 10
| get even with the men some way.
A Boston paper solemnly states that THE
| seasons debutanteS in Gotham are so nu-
hi SOUND envious.
Miss Sedgwich wrote: "lt takes a yer
superior woman 70 be an old maid This
is why some OF St. Louis's sweet spinsters
smile serenely and blush.
Women have been playing a very import
your chance, DIR. Mary, JOIN them right
away. advises a Western editor.
Because every bride who visits the White
House receives a handsome boquet a malic-
iOus man says tia is what the Government
keeps the Conservatives there for.
There is at least one woman In Virginia
who wants an Office. She is after the posi-
ton of Superintendent of Public Schools.
Her pluck should entltle her to the place.
A North Carolina woman has just died at
the age OF $50. A ststistician thinks it is
strange how rapidly women grow old afteI
they have passed their hundredth birthday
The young Nebraska girl who has slep,
soundly for three consecutive weeks Is not
supposed to be amoEg the girls who have
received seal skin saeques or diamond rings
this Fall.
The New Jersey girl who saved a mans
life by sacrificing her flannel skirt lid Z
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-24
"Breakins the VIII, Of Children.

The modern theory is-and | confess
it seems to me the wiser one-that the
will itself is a part of the sacredEess of
u nature. and should no more be
broken than the main shaft of a steam
engine. You shudder when your boy
cries, II will !" in the adjoining room, in
that defiant tone which is a storm signal
to the parents ear. The fault is not.
however, in the words; spoken in the
right place and right tone, they represent
the highest moral condition Of which
man is capable, since resignation itself
is not c. virtue so noble as is a concen.
trated and heroic purpose.
There is n thing that l dread nore
for my little maiden than to hear her
say, 81 WILL" namely hat she should
lose the power of saying it. A broken,
impaired WILKES natur5-a life filled
with memory's gravestones, where noble
aspirations have pelished untitled fol
want OF v:gor of will to embody them in
action-this seems to me more disastrou.
than even an overwhelming self asser-
ton.
1t is mo- necessary to say on the other
hand, as some persons hold, that all
moral error is but disease, and never
needs direct contest, but only soothing
medicines. Yet | believe more anG
more, as | grow older. that a large part
of our contests with children are wasted.
and that patience ard act would COM
monty acc omplish the same end, with,
out the crossing of %bayonets. There j.
no doubt that much of what seems
violence or stubbornness n children is
merely a phase of physical development,
and will be outgrown as unconsciously
as a boy outerows the habit of treading
his boot heels sideways.
l know several crown persons whose
temper was a terror in childhood, and
who have long since passed. by mere
natural development, and without es-
pecial struggle, into a self controlled and
perhaps commonplace majority. The
wisest ami most successful parents seem
to me those who take this into account
who reduce direct contests to a minimum,
| bend the twig instead of breaking II
divert the course of the torrent instead
ottrying to damn it up. We recognize
this with all domestic animals. While
| half a dozen men are collected around ,
halky horse on the street. beating, haul,
ing. swearing, and all in vain. a single
| expert will sometimes come along and
by some very simple device-perhaps a
change IN the harness, or a chestnut burr
inserted under the headstall-will Sc
alter the current of the creatures dim
thoughts that be will trot away bewild'
cred, trying to conjecture what has hap,
pened. Thus it is that wise mothers do;
| a little bit of ingenuity, a sudden change
of theme, will often clear away all clouds
in a minute. This is not Indulgence; il
is common sense and tact. Col. T. W
HigginsOn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-24
TODAY.
E. F. L..

The sunshine fingers in the room,
1 see 1t through the window stream.
Kissing the pillow. where he isId
His head, in many a boyish dream.
But, oh the change since Yesterday
The Young, strong step that so | miss,
The weary miles now stretching on
TIVE US. and my !asr o kiss.
And mine had been a different plan.
A dream of sheltered hooks and bowers.
or toll and pleasure, hand in hand,
OF home and friends and merry hours:
Bnt he had loBged to try the world
Its hopes. its promises, its cares.
To tempt Dame Fortunes tickle smile,
And win her to aim unlwares.
And so, with spirit old and brave.
He pressed nv hand in mute good-by.
And turned aside. lest / should See
The tears that glistened in his eye.
And nv poor heart was aching sore,
He might have heard each throb OF patn.
NV Questioning heart, that yearned to know
II / should meet my boy again.
oh. life is hard! The common lot
And parting wiring the anpuished heart
But. oh! how differently we'd choose,
Yet see our fondest hopes depstt!
We lake the burjeH we would falR
Law down., and fold IL weary hands,
PRAYING our loss may be his gain,
Trusting to Him who understands.
Every Other Saturday ]
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-24
AMONG THE ~PARFKrDGEs.
sssembsr sporti In the south OF Mary
laad-Bagging birds I'm Numbers.

The partridge a affords much
Measure for sportsmen in Southern
aaryland. AT this season of the year
ae little villages and towns d the lower
oonties are constantly experiencing
a0ss Pushes of excitement which any
aing out of the regular routine oeca-
soas. The arriva. of strangers, with
1sf retinue oftrained pointers or settlers
ssa the neighborhood at once into the
WON of cunning expeditions or
@unds," as they say, ard the sports
ssa Of the community vie with each
rruef In their courtesy to the visitors
~ : strangers are quickly shown how
Az and lies. The weather has been 60
sssaslsntful that the birds have not We;
Len to the woods and they are still
s ssaps,atiyely steady, having ss yet
~ OF that nervousness which they
s,plas later in the season, when it takes
az ess an expert to wing them, espe-
Mp u they select q hillside covered
IN patches of sedge and fine bushes.
go esnszal character OF the fields ia