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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1885-11-28
THOMAS 4. HENDRICKS.

The Vice President died last Wednes-
day very suddenly of paralysis of the
heart. He had been an active partici.
pant in politics for 81 years. He was
an able exponent Of Democracy, but
represented everything that was
ultra in his party. That fact together
with his very expressed views while a
United States Senator from Indiana DUR
ing war times alienated from him many
who otherwise, would have been his
warmest supporters, and prevented him
from taking rank amongst the Nations
foremost statesmen. His personal char.
acter was irreproachable, and in his
family and social relations he was loved
and esteemed. 1t is customary for the
Senate to elect at beginning of its SEES
sion President pro tenn, but it seems
the last Senate did not. The incoming
United States Senate will have that duty
to perform. Either Edmunds or Logan
will probably be elected, and the Pres
dent pro tem., will thep be acting Vice
President OF the United States.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1885-11-28
AN ALLEGED BIT DE SECRET
POLITICAL HISTORY.

A gentleman who has been promi-
nent in New York politics for many
years, said to the Boston 2raveier's
correspondent the other evening:
al can tell you bit of secret histo-
ry which happened last Fall, and which
has never been in print before. Now
that it is year old | do not see any
harm in letting the truth ont. AS you
know, during the last Presidential cleo
ton l was connected with the Republic
can National Committee in New York
city. My facilities were such that l
had pretty good opportunity OF know
ing about all that was going on. Up
10 the very last moment we believed
that Blaine would carry the State. All
of our information pointed conclusively
10 that end. The history Of that cleo
ton day, however tells the story more
graphically than l can Of how we were
deceived. About an hour after the re-
turns began to come in we knew that
our calculations had been based upon
transformation. Something had to be
done and done quickly or the day would
be lost and Grover Cleveland the next
President of the United States. In this
emergency it was represented to the
committee that change of $500 votes
could be effected upon Long Island if
the propsr financial inducements were
held out to certain men who guaran-
teed to do the work. The price named
was $500 Most Of the returns from
Long Island district are carried on
horseback. AS soon as the votes are
counted they are destroyed. The re-
turns were on three tally-sheets, and
you can easily understand what was in.
tended. Knowing the situation Of af-
fairs as we'll as do, am satisfied that
at that time the Republican National
Committee had it within its power 10
have defeated the will of the nation.
They had plenty Of money, the men
were ready 10 do the work, but the offer
was refused, and Grover Cleveland be-
came President. or coarse'ihe tempta.
ton was great, but that makes the re-
fusal of the committee all the more
praiseworthy. These are facts, and
can be substantiated by members Of the
committee who were present, if they
care to talk"
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1885-11-28
OVERLAND FOR DECEMBER.

Advance notes announce the import
ant features of the closing issue OF the
Overland Monthly for the current year.
The leading article will be upon
"The Lick Observatory" by Prof. Ed
ward S. Holden, the new President OF
the University of California. This may
be regarded as an authoritative state
ment on Observatory, from the highest
official source, and will be very attrac-
tive to general readers, as well as sci
entists.
"Personal Recollections Of the Late
John Mccullough" written by an old
Californian, and one OF his most init
mate friends, will form notable fea-
ture.
Prof. Howison will contribute an ar.
ticle entitled, sis Modern Science Pan.
theistic?"
An Army Officer of wide experienc
will make practical and pertinent
"Suggestions on the Indian Question.
The Austrian Consul to Nicaragua
will furnish some vivid sketches Of
"Travel in South America"
The Anti.Chinese Riot in Wyoming"
will receive further attention, in an ar
ticle treating it from another standpoint.
There will be careful study Of the
famous Hawaiian Volcanoes, by an old
resident Of the Islands.
DIR. lie Conte's Third Paper on
"Camping in the High Sierras," will
describe Mt. Dana, Lakes Mono and
Tahoe, glacial action and extinct Vol
canoes.
Another feature will be description
of ga Wedding among the Communis-
tic Russian Jews of Oregon"
Charles A. Murdoch will contribute
story entitled "a Problem Of Love-"
the scenes in San Francisco and in sum.
mer camps of Marin.
Another story will deal with the ex-
citing period of the Anti Opium Cru
SADIE in China.
Charles Howard Shinn will furnish
story of the Upper Sacramento region,
called "Shasta Lilies"
The Reviews of Holiday Books,
Editorial Comments upon Educational
and Literary Subjects, Poems and short
Stories, will be fully up to the Ovt,-
hand's high standard.
The December Number will also con-
tain important announcements regard
ing the plans of the Magazine for 1886.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1885-11-28
THE DEAD KING.

The. telegraph reports the death of
the King of Spain last Wednesday.
Alfonso was as good King as Spain
ever had and was much endeared to the
Spanish people on account of the re-
forms he instituted in the government,
and the warm sympathy always mani
tested for his subjects. The Cabinet
has appointed the Queen, Regent until
the five. year old daughter, Princess Mer-
cedes becomes of age. The Kings
death is liable to again throw Spain in
to state of turbulence, as the warring
factions may avail themselves of this
opportunity to try and GUST the present
dynasty.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1885-11-28
SHALL WE

Several have expressed wish to
have an old-time celebration this COM
ing Christmas. Let US by all means
have it. Songs, Rotations, Christmas
carols, a big pine tree all glittering
with its load of gifts and illuminated
with its multitud de of wax candles and
the merry voice. jingling bells, and
picturesqueness of the genius of the &C.
casion, old Kriss Kringle, will not only
delight the little folks but children of
a larger growth as we'll.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1885-11-28
NOTICE TO C0-0WNER.

TO DAVID ANDREws:-You are hereby
notified that have expended one hundred
dollars in labor and improvements upon the
Hsrkins Gold and Silver Mining Claim. stu
ated iu DEVILS Gate and Chinatown Mining
District, Lyon county, Nevada. as will ap-
pear by certificate filed the 9TH day Of Ooto.
Der, 1885, In the office of the Recorder OF
said county. in order to hold said premises
under the provision Of Section 1894 Of re-
vised Statues of the United States. being the
amount required to hold the same for the
year ending December 3lst, 1884, and II with
in ninety days of the service of this notice,
or within ninety days after this notice by
publication. you fail or refuse to contri butte
your portion of e.third OF this expenditure
as co-owner. your interest in said claim
will become the property of said subscriber
under the provisions Of said section 1924.
THOMAS CONNERS.
Dated October It'll, 1885.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1885-11-28
NEW THIS WEEK.
notice.!

The citizens of Lyon county who are inter
ested in the agricultural and stock-raising
business, are requested to meet at the Justice
courtroom. in Greenfield, Mason Valley, on
Saturday, the 2Sth day of November. 1885,
at the hour of O'Clock P. M, for the pur-
pose of organizing Lyon County District
No. 5 Agricultural Association" las provided
by an act of the Legislature of the State Of
Nevada. approved March It'll. 1885 and the
selection of a Board of Directors of the
same. to be appointed by the Governor of the
State as provided by said act
MILTON BOvARD,
President Of the Walker River Agricultu
raj Association. Z. c. SMITH. Sec.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1885-11-28

THE result of the parliamentary cleo
tons in E ngland up to last Wednesday
shows gain of the Liberals of one and a
Tory gain of twelve. 1t is tdbe hoped
that the final result will show a Tory
loss. The people Of the United States
and especially of this coast have deep
interest in the result. For the princi.
pal question that divided the Tories
and Liberals in their campaign was as
to whether the prevalent hard times in
England was due to the denomination
of silver or their free trade policy. The
Liberals holding that it was due to the
former, whilst the Tories said it was
Free Trade. A Liberal victory would
make itself felt towards the advance.
ment Of the silver interest.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1885-11-28

THE Democratic administration is
not all bad. Secretary Whitney of the
Navy offered turkey Thanksgiving day
to every employee of his department. A
little turkey coyereth multitude of
sins.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1885-11-28

uALLEY LODGE NO. 0, F. h A. M hold
vstated communications on the second Mon
day evening of each month. at odd Fellows
Hall. Dayton, Nevada Visiting brethren are
cordially invited to attend.
GEO. v. KEITH, W. N.
G. L. JAouA, Secretary.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1885-11-28
BILLS ALLOWED
BY The
Board Of County Commissioners.
I.
LYON COUNTY, NEVADA,
For the October Term OF 1855.

The following bills were examined and al
lowed by the Board Of County Commission.
ers at their regular monthly meeting. held
November Sd, 1885.
Littell. County Commissioner. per
diem and mileage for Oct. ....s 68 co
LYON COUNTY TIMES, publishing bills
allowed. Auditors Report and bull.
lion tax not ce...... .............. OF 50
] Sims, supplies furnished indi.
gents in October ................. e. Al
A bonham. stationery furnished the
county in October ................. Is 90
LYON COUNTY TIMES, pub. notice of IN
crease Of valuation, notice of t,xes
due and dodgers Observation-Disclosures. So 90
J A Huntoon, County Treasurer. sal
airy for October. ....... .........., 1A &C
W Ii Davis. Recorders fees for the
month Of October. Observation-Disclosures. II 90
P II Smith, salary as Janitor Of Court
House. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 50 90
Reynolds. labor on county roads
in October. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 90
A. j. Maxwell. care of INDECENT for
October. As 80
VIM kean. County Com missioner, per
diem and mileage for OCTOBER. 81 20
John G Young, Supt. of Schools. ssls-
ry for Sept. and Oct. 20 90
Davis. Auditors salary for the
month of October. ................ 235 90
G Kaufman, supplies for INDECENT
in September Il so
I a Hartmann sunplies for indigen.
in October II 81
u.wh,ns Jr.,ics ,aas for month
of October % 90
John Tothron lsh,r On c,untv ro.ds
I'm October 81 no
J II Hepworth repairin county bridge rs 90
I q p.rsons Const.bles fees In Oct IN M
I r sbnv ,nmh.r furnished coun,v 20 Al
l. Davis a. Son. supplies furnished in.
dipents H. October O2
L Davis IL Son, supplies furnished in.
dicents in October 1907
l. Davis & Son. supplies furnished in.
digents in October .. Is
Gil eayitt, care of INDECENT sick for
October. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Sc 90
Cooper, blacksmithing for coun.
n .,.. 90
Randall l. Box, repairing jsil. . SO
James Scott. water furnished Court
House. ....... .................... go
Patrick Kelley. work on BRIDE. IS 50
op'en, u.'1'
genus IN oc'oper''.''' '''... ''''' II oo
Churchill County, care OF indigt. sick
for October. ....,.......... ........ 4o 20
s Dallss, County Clerk, fees for
October. ..''.'.'...........'.... SO %
ct. Mary's Hospital care OF INDECENT
sick for October ........ .......... 1888 10
william Aathison, labor on county
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-10-31
just Like His Father.

The other evening there were several
visitors at Colonel Grandson's house.
The Colonel takes great delight in
" showing OF" his little son, and when
the boy appeared at the parlor door, the
Colonel said:
Come in, Henry. Speak TO tho
ladies and gentlemen. All, that's a
man."
ale is fine little fellow" said Mrs.
Graftney, one of the visitors. Come
here, my little man."
The boy approached her and permit
ted her to lift him on her lap.
why, you are heavy. How old arc
you?"
six years, goin' on seven,"
Eyes, you'll soon be a man. What
are you going to do when you become a
manW
"Do like pa does"
"How does he do?"
"Oh, sometimes when he comes home
at night he falls over chair
"Henrym exclaimed the Colonel.
Fails over a chair and when nav
gifts mad he says its a pretty way for a
woman to so on just because man
takes two beers and"
The Colonel had seized him. -Arkan-
sGS Traveller.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-10-31
HORSE SENSE.
Rules to be Observed> When Purchasing
or Training a Horse.

Rules to be Observed When Purchasing
or Training a Horse.
never buy horse with low mar.
row forehead. Such forehead belongs
to all vicious horses, bad runaways, etc.
in fact every vice is found in horse
with low, narrow forehead, and never
in the opposite. In the high and broad
forehead we have predominsting cere-
Drum or intellectual brain. In the low
and narrow forehead we have the pre-
dominating cerebellum or low brain.
Never buy such horses on any account.
Suspending sack Cor anything else)
behind horse to prevent kicking is
worse than ridiculous. Such an act is
quite contrary to the commonest groom
ing, and in every point illogical. Ihaye
seen basket tried instead of sack.
1t ruined the animal. There is no edu-
cation or training in such foolhardy
act
Nothing is more true than the fact that
The kind of bit used on horse has very
much to do with his conduct. Many
horses will be fretful and unsteady with
a chatting, sharp bit, that would other
wise be gentle and pleasant with less
severe one. A sharp, severe bit is not
the subduer of horses temper by any
means. 1t does quite often excite many
bad habits and unpleasant acts in a
horse, which would be dormant if other
wise treated.
No horse requires so good and thor
.ough breaking as the family horse
A good family horse is one of the most
valuable in the horse market at all times.
Much of the family's comfort and safety
depends upon the qualities of the family
horse None but thoroughly broken,
good,tempered animal should be used
for family horse.
There is no question in my mind as to
the correctness of the assertion that q
medium sized horse is in every respect
the best for the farmer. He will dc
more work and last longer, and can be
used occasionally for roadster with
out injury.
A habitual rolling horse should have
either loose box or narrow stall. A
horse in n box stall would not be mucf
better off than in an ordinary stall /
tied. he should be loose All horses IL
box stalls should be loose, as the nam'
OF 4 box stall suggests this. DIR. Horne
fn National StOckBlan.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-10-31
He Was Not a Dude.

"Let me state to you at first, Judge,
that am dude, and | am proud of it.
You ought to use due moderation in my
case on that account. l plead guilty,
but l think, sir, that the justice you dis
pense should be highly seasoned with
mercy, for l am q dude and not entirely
responsible"
The foregoing statement came from
Edward Perkins, whom the old sailor
officer with ships and things done in
blue on his wrist had just led up to the
bar of the Yorkville Police Court yes
terday morning charged with petit
larceny. He was a dude that had seen
agood many hard winters, and had a
suit of clothes that had evidently re-
posed in an ash barrel.
"Of course, you know what dude is,
Judge he continued.
81 do" replied Justice German,
"but it don't bear q red nose nor 4
weeks growth of beard like you. A
dude is a good suit of clothes with moth.
ing in them. You are not y dude and
you are held. ~ Y Herald.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-10-31
RUINED BY MELONS.
A Watermelon Crop That Carried Away .
Prosperous Plantation.

A Watermelon Crop That Carried Away .
Prosperous Plantation.
This year has taught me sad expert
ence in the watermelon business. he
remarked as the boat left Memphis.
"Have you been shippingP' asked the
tourist from Ohio.
mot ship. live over thar on the
Arkansaw bottoms. / heard SO much
about the watermelon bizness-the
profit which could be made-that |
planted hull side hill last spring. 1t
was a bad move"
Didn't the seed come up"
Come right up as if somebody had
rope and tackle on EN-"
''And the melons grew"
"Growed like a mud hole in wet
weather. That was the trouble-they
growed too large"
Couldn't be handled?"
"Not without the help of two niggers
aud yoke O steers, that was too
expensive. When you git an eight hum
dred pound watermelon on side hill
you've got to leave it thar. The steam
boats won't handle 'em if you git 'em
down to the landing"
you don't tell me that you had mel
ons weighing eight hundred poundsr'
ooh! those were the little ones. The
bic ones cum higher ton. | hadn't no
scales, but all my neighbors are mighty
peart on guessing"
"Aud what became of them?"
That's what occasions my grief,
stranger. Them melons threatened to
roll down and do me damage. l drew
logs to prop EN- up. and | started for
town to git some dynamite to blow some
of the biggest to pieces. While l was
gone the calamity took place. You see
before you q ruined man."
''Wh-what calamityP" gasped the
tourist.
"Why, them ere melons broke loose
and rushed down bill in Il body. House,
barn, corn cribs and orchard were clean
swept away"
"You don't say"
I'm serious, stranger-very serious
| might have recovered from that, per-
haps, but one O. them melons rolled into
the creek, damned up the water, and the
inundashun carried the sile off my farm
clean down to the rocks. There wash t
huff dirt LETT on one hundred and twenty
acres to put in your eye"
"Well, that is tough, and | pityyou "
Don't, stranger-don't talk to me
that way! kin face hurricanes,
cyclones, earthquakes and SIGH as brave
as lion; but when anybody pities me
when soft words of sympathy are shot
into my soul by total stranger-it
breaks me down, aud have to she'd the
childish tear. Stranger, excuse me
while cry real hard. "
The Ohio man considerably withdrew
from that sacred spot, and the water
melon man wrestled with broker
heart. ~ Y Sun.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-10-31
A Four-Footed MaiI-Carrier.

Dogs have been put to all sorts OF
uses by man. Not only do they guard
our houses and keep away thieves, but
they hunt game for people to shoot, and
60 after it when it falls they churn the
butter and lead the blind; they take
care of the babies and drag us out of
the water when we are so careless as to
fall in. In more ways than can tell
they work for us and delight TO do it.
That's the pleasant thing about their
service-thcy do not work for pay.
Not all the gold in, Calitorn o would
have feathers weight with one OF
them; but kind words gentle treat
ment, and now and then bone, bind
dog TO his master for life and in
death.
We are not slow to avail ourselves
of this most willing servant, and one
would think we had found out all the
uses to which dog can be put, but 4
little inning camp in California has
discovered new thing for HIM to do
to carry letters.
I The place is hardly big enough to
/ have ; name, and of course can not
think of having a post-onico; but the
J few miners there want their letters Just
as BADLY as though they lived in New
York City itself They could not Ind
q man to bring them three mles from
the nearest post-ofice, for every man in
camp wants to dig for gold, so they
have taught n dog TO do it. Dorsey is
the name Of the faithful fellow, and he
runs his three miles every day, from
Calico, where the stage stops to Bis
marct, the camp, in twenty minutes,
with the letter bag strapped to his back.
-Hdyper'S Young People.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-10-31
EVAPoRATINe FRUIT.
An Economical way of Preserving Surplus
Fruit on Farms.


Fruit on Farms.
On all small farms it often happens
that there is a surplus of fruit Markets
are low, and the question is, What
shall we do with it?" With the man
that makes a specially of fruit-growing.
the question is a more important one, as
there is more risk of loss. To attempt
to dry all would be serious task, and
with its attendant risks and the prices
generally received, it is such that the
grower is generally loath to take the
trouble to work them up Wherever
introduced, eyaporated fruits are pre-
ferred to dried. They retain so much
more of the freshness of green fruit,
than when fairly dried, they are pur-
chased in preference TO the dried fruits,
even at higher price. AT the present
time eVaporators are comparatively
CHEAP, are easily worked, and are of
various sizes, so that the farmer or fruit
grower can procure the size most suit
able fer the quantity of fruit he raises.
By doing the work himself or at home,
he can use considerable amount of
fruit that would otherwise 60 to waste.
Where large eyaporators are running,
it is necessary to hire considerable help.
They must run some risk, and require a
profit sufficient TO repay them for capital
invested. To do this they must secure
their fruit at lower price than the fruit
growers think is right. So then, if the
fruit-grower has an evaporation of his
own, and can thus work up all the sur
plus fruit on the farm and dispose of it
at fair price, he will find the work
profitable. Even the family use of one
of the smaller-sized eVaporators will be
found profitable, as the fruit is much
nicer and better than when dried, while
the work can be done so much more
economically and in a shorter time. If
the work is well done, that is, if care is
taken to prepare the fruit in good
shape, bleach nicely and then evaporatc
it, you can have the very best of fruit
on the table all the year round. When
this is done itcan hardly be distinguished
from the fresh fruit when made into n
pie or stewed into sauce, while the
more liberal use of them would, in q
measure, reduce the quantity of surplus
fruit that is often forced upon the mar
ket, and better prices could be realized.
There is quite number Of makes OF
evaporators, and fruit rssers will find
it profitable to investigate the merits OF
all that convenience will allow of, and
procure one best suited to their needs.
/ should perhaps add that not only are
fruits of various kinds evaporated, but
also pumpkins, sweet potatoes and toma.
toes are preserved in much better shape
than they can be kept in any other man
ner.- The Fruit GrO,cer.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-10-31

From what l have seem" said the
heir to the titles of the Roman Colonnas,
who, with his wife formerly Miss Eva
Mackey). is now in San Francisco,
"this country has resources incompara-
bly, superior to those of any country in
the old world. As regards scenery, it
has many striking features. The chief
feature of American scenery, if J may
call it SO, is its originality. have WIS.,
tied the Rocky Mountains, seen those
tremendous canyons, and climbed some
of the highest peaks. There is severity
of aspect, a ruggedness of character in
the landscape. Everything is conducted
upon a scale of immensity.--Ch Chicago
Inter Ocean.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-10-31

The boundary between Massachu'
sets and New Hampshire has been in
dispute 100 years. No strictly legal line
exists. In 1741 the King of England di-
rected representatives OF both provinces
to jointly make a map, in accord with
some general directions, but Massachu-
sets did not obey, and New Hampshire
did the work alone. A strip of Merri-
mac Valley is the doubtful ground
Boston Globe.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-10-31

Some interesting statements and
statistics are to be found in the Florida
census returns. In Orange one farmer
claims to have obtained 1000 dozen of
eggs from twenty-five chickens in one
year, and another 800 dozen from ten
chickens. Every resident of one dis
trict in Jackson is set down as blind,
deaf, dumb and uneducated. In Jeffer-
son County one man is put down as hav-
ing died of prolapsus teri.-PhilGGek'
piia Press.