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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1895-01-26
A BIRD OF PAs2AlE.
BY the Author of Ships that Pass in the
Night"

It was about four in the afternoon
when a young girl came into the
salon of the little hotel at c., in
Switzerland, and drew her chair up
to the fire.
"You are soaked through" said
an elderly lady, who was herself
trying to get roasted. 'You ought
to lose no time in changing your
clothes"
II have not anything to change" !"
said the young girl, laughing. ooh,
I shall soon be dryl"
Have you lost all your luggage?
asked the lady, sympathetically.
"No," said the young girl, II had
none to lose" And she smiled a
little mischieviously, as though she
knew by instinct that her compan-
ions sympathy would at once de-
generate into suspicion!
II don't mean to say that | have
not a knapsack, she answered, con-
siderately. II have walked long
distance-in fact, from T."
"And where did you leave your
companions?" asked the lady, with
a touch of forgiveness in her voice.
II am without companions, just
as I am without luggage" laughed
the girl.
And then she opened the piano
and struck few notes. There was
something caressing in the way in
which she touched the keys; who
ever she was, she knew how to make
sweet music; sad music, too, full of
that undefnable longing, like the
holding out of ones arm to ones
friends in the hopeless distance.
The lady bending over the fire
looked up at the little girl, and for
got that she had brought neither
friends nor luggage with her. She
hesitated for one moment, and then
she took the childish face between
her hands and kissed it.
Thank you, dear, for your music,
she said, gently.
"The piano is terribly out of
tune" said the little girl suddenly,
and she ran out of the room and
came back carrying her knapsack.
"What are you going to do?"
asked her companion.
II am going to tune the piano"
the little girl said; and she took a
tuning hammer out of her knapsack,
and began her work in real earnest.
She evidently knew what she was
about, and pegged away at the notes
as though her whole life depended
on the result.
The lady by the fire was lost in
amazement. Who could she be?
Without baggage and without
and with tuning-hammer!
Meanwhile one of the gentlemen
had strolled into the salon; but
hearing the sound of tuning, and
being in secret possession of nerves,
he fled, saying, The tuner, by Jove!
A few minutes afterward Miss
Blake, whose nerves were no secret
possession, hastened into the salon,
and in her usual imperious fashion
demanded instant silence.
II have just done" said tie little
girl. "The piano was so terribly
out of tune, I could not resist the
temptation"
Miss Blake, who never listened
to what any one said, took it for
granted that the little girl was the
tuner, for whom M. lie Proprietaire
had promised to send; and having
bestowed on her condescending
nod. nassed ont into the garden.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-12-12
The Sleep Question.

I'm not q scientist, but | don't be-
lieve any particular time was made
for sleep Man ut first slept at night
because no had no artificial light by
which to work OF course the habit
of the race for centuries counts for
something, but l don't know any
habit that is moro easily overcome
than that of sleeping nights and
working days. 1t is just as easy to
follow tho opposite course. Night
workers, ~ a class, arc healthy and
long lived. When the night worker
gets through his stint, there is no
ono for him to play with. The other
half of the world Is about to take its
shift at tho trCadmill. Therefore he
goes to bed instead of dissipating or
recreating, which generally amounts
to the same thing. Honce night
workers get more and more regular
sleep than the day force.
In general, however, l think that
mankind sleeps too much There is
a great deal in the theory of Check
Icy, the latest authority on hygiene,
that tho man who wants to live long
and happily must shake off the
bondage implied in having regular
hours for sleeping and eating. Eat
when you are hungry is the best
rule, and sleep when you are sleepy,
provided your employment will per
NIT. Every advance in civilization
has been gained by discovering some
way to contravene a so called law OF
nature. Express.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-12-12
Wise Elenhant

Among the many stories concern
ing tn" intelligence displayed by ele-
plants few can DO better than one
related by Sir William Gregory. The
act was witnessed by Sir William
himself while governor of Ceylon.
Two Coburg princes were visiting
the island aud had expressed q do.
sire to see elephants Mt work.
There were no elephants belonging
to tho department of public works
at Randy, where we We're staying,
but the guardian of the temple lent
us couple. They did everything
they were ordered to do with their
usual intelligence, carrying large
stones wherever they were told to
place them, fixing the chains to the
stones and unfixing them.
One of them. tusker, apparently
of his own accord, performed On act
which greatly struck all of us.
He was carrying a long and very
heavy stone down a steep declivity.
The stone was suspended from his
neck by n chain, and as the chain
was too long the stone struck re-
peatodly against his knee. He stop
ped, made what tho sailors call a
blight of tho chain, gave it a roll
round his tusk, and having thus
shortened it carried the stone to its
destination without further discom-
fort
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Only Fungi.

1t Is said that the poet Tennyson,
although he was himself scientific
thinker, often complained Of modern
thought and teaching because they
tend to take the romance and poet
ry from children's lives. Perhaps
he did not always remem Der that
science, in destroying a pretty be-
lief, usually puts some other in its
place. 1t seemed to him that the
loss was irreparable.
An illustration of the prosaio bent
given the mind of the modern child
once came out in the course of the
poets conversation.
1T was only yesterday" said he,
that l was walking in the fields
with one of my nephews, a little
chap of or 10, when we came to q
fairy ring. Look, said, look here,
my boy, here is fairy ring
"A what, uncle?' he asked.
Why, fairy ring. The old folks
would tell you that these rings are
so called because the fairies were
dancing here last night.
"'Oh, uncle, he replied quite
gravely, 1T is well known that these
fairy rings, as you call them, are
caused by species of fungusr -
Youths Companion.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-12-12
All Are Sons OF Adam.

1t looks as though five races of
mankind We're represented by five
of the police detectives who were
assigned to IL police job one day in
this city, and whose names were
O'DonoghuC. PCtrosini, Krauch, Co
hen and Butler. Most people, in
looking at these names, will be apt
to make guess rs to which branch
OF tho human family the bearer of
each of them belongs. His guess
may DO right, or it may be wrong
in every instance. The first named
of these detectives may not be of the
Celtic race, or the second of the Ital-
&c, or the third of tho Teutonic, or
the fourth of the Hebrew, or the
fifth of some race different from the
other four of them. 1t would not be
safe for any ono to make q bet upon
the racial ailihation of each or all of
the hvo men named, unless the bet
tor had previously ascertained the
facts. In New York you cannot al
ways tell by mans name what
race he sprang from. 1t were posi-
Bile that n man hearing any one of
the hive names here given might be
Pottawatomie Indian, or Turk,
or n Mexican, or Portuguese, or a
Crock. There may DO magic in a
name, as n poet, who died long ago,
once suggested. New York Sun.
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COATING COTTON WITH SILK.
A Process SIp,iisr to Silver Plating Tried
on Textile Fabrics.

A Process Similar to Silver Plating Tried
on Textile Fabrics.
A great deal of tableware is made
of an alloy containing copper, zinc
and niokol, plated with silver. SINH
larly 1t has now boon found practi-
cablo to give n silk coating to cotton
and linen fabrics, thus imparting to
the goods beautiful luster and q
soft feeling not found in the u ntreat,
ed material. The silk used for this
purpose is waste that could not be
devoted to any other service.
A French publication, Lo Moni.
tour de la Teinturo, rocontly de-
scribed the apparatus and processes
required for this work. The solid
framework of all vegetable fiber is
composed mainly of a chemical com
pound called collulosc Any Cellu-
lose tissue may DO treated success
fully by this systom. The yarn or
woven goods arc first run through a
bath of strong sulphuriC acid or
caustiC potash. If there be any ami
nal fiber intcrmiXcd with tho cellu-
lose tho acid bath is proferablo By
Comprossing tho material with roll
orS the air is forced out of tho pores
and the liquid is moro readily alb
sorbed. Then, after going through
washing machine, the cloth is
dried under tension to keep it from
Creasing Tho tissue has now not
only been freed from certain impu-
rites and become whittier, but its ma
turo has been slightly modified. An
other bath Is prepared, in which silk
waste has been dissolved. The liquid
used for this purpose is solution
of very pure hydrated oxide of cop
per on nickel in ammonia, although
here again an acid may be used in
stead of an alkali.
Special provision is madc, through
water jackets, for keeping all these
liquids cool. Tho temperature must
be maintained at or below 40 de-
grecs F. At longth the goods to
be coated are run through tho silk
solution and squeezed as before to
exclude air and absorb tho liquid.
The silk thus penctratos all through
tho colluloso. In the ncxt drying
tho cloth loses the ammonia, which
is carefully recovered in tho form of
vapor, condensed and used again.
The material is therefore soaked in
weak solution of an acid having o
special affinity for that metal, and
forming herewith salt which east
ly dissolvos. After fresh washing
then tho celluloso is left with coat
ing of silk and nothing moro. If this
first coat is not as thick as is desired
a second and third may be applied,
and then the silk tissues arc mech
anically finished by beetling, calen-
dering, brushing, polishing and press
ing. If any dye is to be impaired to
the goods, it is used just before they
are immersed in the silk solution
New York Tribune.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-12-12
FREE BURIAL
II Has pccn Adopted In Many OF tho
Swiss CanSons-

IL Has Bccn Adopted In Many OF tho
Swiss Cansons-
There is at least ono country in
tho world whero it costs nothing to
die. In some of tho oantons of Swift
zerland all tho dead, rich rs we'll as
poor, arc buried at public exponso.
| Collins and all other necessary arti-
clos are furnished on application to
certain undortakerS designated by
the governments Everything con-
nected with tho interment is abSo-
lutcly gratuitous, including tho grave
and tho religious service.
Appropriations arc mado for tho
medical inspection of the body, for
advertising the funeral, for the cof-
fin and the dressing of the corpse, for
| tho funeral procession and hcarse,
for opening and closing the grave
and for putting up and numbering
tho hcadboard. Furthermore, tho
grave must DO ornamented by grow.
ing plants i'll n modest way ut tho
expense of tho community, but the
bercaved family has the privilege of
adding to such decorations. A spo-
cial law provides for the payment of
subsidies by tho CantOnal govern
mont to tho communities in cases of
epidemic.
In tho canton of Glarus strangers
as well rs citizens are buried at tho
expense of the state. The grave,
too, must be kept in proper oondi-
ton for u term of ten years. The
cemetery is the property of the COM
munity and is placed undor tho caro-
of n superintendent, who arranges
for and conducts funerals, koeps
register of tho graves, which are
numbered consccutively and sees
that they arc properly marked and
kept III order. The collins are to be
made Of Pine wood and after model
prescribed by the authorities, who
establish uniform price for them.
Tho graves follow each other in reg
ular order, according to the date Of
burial, in uniform rows, and the
dead are all laid side by side without
distinction as 80 standing in life or
religious belief Children, however,
on account of the smaller size of
thor graves, arc buried apart from
tho adults. In case religious services
arc dispensed with by request, bolls
arc tolled in the customary fashion,
and tho recorder of life statistics
reads at the grave the personal rec
ord OF tho defunct. Officials and em-
ployoes at burials arc forbidden to
receive gratuitioS. Whercver free
burial has been introduced in Swift
zcrland the principle has been adopt
cd that, inasmuch as death makes
all men equal, thore ought to be no
distinction in the intormcntS of tho
departed. 1t is assumed that all citi-
zens, high or low, rich or poor, will
avail themselves of tho provisions of
tho enactment, and that all funerals
shall DO equally plain and unosten-
tatious.-Boston Transcript.
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POETR v.
THE ANSW Err.

Meet mo tonight where the pampas plumes
Wave over the bridge by the rushing stream
And the scent OF the hOnCySuckle blooms
Is adrift ON the air i'm the moonlight's CLEAN
Where the orange blossoms wait for the bride
And the roses swOon 10y the lilies white,
Where the palms arc rustling the date beside
And the lemons arc gold I'm the silver light.
We will follow the path ~ the garden gate,
BY the cypress wall whore the pepper bends
The eucalyptus will say, 1t is late,
But love Is coming To You, sweet friends"
And down tho walk in tho moonlight glow,
As II filters its Rrrowy glints TO me,
We will talk of the love of the long ago,
BY the murmuring waves of the sunset sea.
Meet me tonight and your heart shall thrill
In tho rapturous calm with "a tender spell.
You ask my soul for it's answer still,
will give it tonight If you meet me, WILL
The way has been long and missed you so,
need you 80, as hope and wait
But VIII IL be yes or will ii DO no mop
will tell you tonight by tho garden gate
We will look at the rocks at the sandy sweep
How II glIstCns and moves at the waves en-
ross,
AT the bridge of moonbcams oecr the deep,
Will tell You mo" will toll you "ycsf"
Your eyes will shine as they bend to mine.
And your voice, rs the waters, will plead
with me,
But you never can know till tell you so,
What tho quiv"ring cry Of my soul Will bo,
Till together We stand 10y the sunset sea.
Emma L. Svuhury in HuUsUkcCper.
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The Story OF q Rose.

Only a rose!
1t lay between the faded pages of
an old book.
A man, beholding it, looked down
the distance and the dark, dreaming
of tho past years.
A woman paused, and bending
over it pressed with quivering lips
its crumbling petals.
Only n roSo!
Then as the evening shadows
gloomCd over it voice cried. star
Ting tho silence:
Mamma who's been in the par
lor a-fouhn 18th this book? They We
gone and lost the place where | was
'aghn at. --i'mchgo Times. Herald.
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The Most Crowded Spot ON Earth

Tho most crowded spot on the
earth s surface Is that portion of the
city of Nalctta, island of Malta,
known as the "Mandcraggio. In
the whole OF Naletta the proportion
Is 70, 600 human Uoings to the square
mile, but Ill the Nianderaggio there
Is one locality III which there are
z, 074 persons living on a plot of
ground loss than two acres and a
half In extent. This would give no
less than G5G, 600 persons to the
square milo, or l,Ol1.6 to the acre
In Liverpool, the most crowded city
In Britain, the most densely popu-
lated portions have only ll6. 4 to the
acre.-St. Louis Republic.
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Colorado Moose.

A curious physical formation
which has separated animal life
from tho possible approach OF man
is ono of tho Flat Top mountains in
Garfield county This mountain
stands up like II gigantic cube. On
one side Is porCGptIDle the place
whore. tho connecting link with its
broad and level summit WAS centu-
rieS 40. Marks of a hog back, which
once ran out and down to tho other
mountains, can DO plainly seen.
From vantage points some miles
away ticidglaSSCS Will disclose on q
clCar day moving animals on the
great mesa. Those who have been
there pronounce Thorn rs beyond
doubt species of the moose, bearing
the fiat, broad horns and having the
sham bling aCuOns of these animals,
in this section of the United States
The animals on the top of this mesa
are extremely shy of hunters, and
two or throU schemes have been
tried to capture them, but always
failed.
Several parties Of Indian hunters
who make tho Book plateau their
hunting grounds have attempted to
climb tho rugged steep that leads to
the top and one Indian who sue
ceeded in scaling it for 40 or SO feet
was killed by falling from his perch.
The Indians describe the animals as
strongly resembling tho moose, al
though OF larger frame and antlers.
A party of scientific tourists who
saw the animals from a distance
with the ald of glass could give
no logical reason for the presence of
the rcmarkabl tenants between land
and sky. a thin stream of water
trickleS down one side of the plateau
and gives evidence that tho animals
have water as we'll as food. How
they shelter themselves from tho
storms of winter, which in tho White
river country are unusually severe,
or intense heat of the summer, to
which their elevated home must ex-
pose them, ono can only conjecture.
-Denver rlcid and Farm.
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hosiery 4 UNDERWEAR l'PARTM,T

We have thought of every kind eff
Underwear worn from the most mod
est priced Cotton and Wool that is
wise for any one to buy, to silk ex-
travagance you may care for. Prices
made so close to your pocket book
that dimes will reach where quarters
use TO fall short.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-12-12

pain, headache. baCkaChe, and nervous dis
turbanCes, OF the general health not good,
the judicious use of medicine should be
employed Dr. PierCes Favorite Prescrip-
ton is the best restorative tonic and nerv-
inc at this time. The best bodily condition
results from its use It's remedy spe-
cially indicated for those delicate weak
ncsscs and arrangements that aflict wo-
menkiud AT ono period or another. You'll
find that the woman who has faithfully
used the Prescription is the picture OF
health, she i0OkS ;CCN and she feels 7ceH.
In catarrhal inflammation i'll chronic dis.
placements common To women, where there
arc symptoms OF baCkaChe, dizziness or
fanting. bearing down sensations, diSor-
dcred stomach moodincss. fatigue, etc,
the trouble is surely dspclled and tho
sufferer brought back to health and good
spirits.
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UNDERTAKING,

HAVE III SLock nice lot of Me-
L tallic CASKETS, handsomely trim
med, and keep constantly on hand a
full assortment of Uncovered and
wood-tinished Baskets. Burial cases of
all styles. Ladies' and Mems robes
and wrappers. These are first-class
Goods and range in price from SO. 90 to
800. They are handsomer and give
better satisfaction than Sl5. 90 or So. 90
suits bought atfYrnishing stores. lam
also prepared to emhalm bodies, and
have the latest improved appliances for
this art. Will respond promptly to all
calls. Terms reasonable.
Respectfully,
JOHN A. handy.
Jan, l9-ly
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GsEENsHiEs OFFICIAL DIRECTORY,

Judge, A. n. Campbell States At.
torney, Henry Gilmer County Com
missioners, John G. Patterson, Pres'i
Henry A. Wallace and j ID. Arbuckle :
Clerk Circuit Court, Jonathan MAYS
Clerk County Court, Chas. b. Buster
Sheriff of the County, David a. Dwyer
Surveyor, J. Austin Burr.
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j JUSTICES.
T.e,pisbuTo lobp 7 IN

Le,oisburg District--John Lipps and
VIM. A. Jeffries; Fort SPRING.. +.
Brown andJ. w. Sampson Irish Cor
ner-M. n. Humphreys and A. Z. } ohm
son White Sulphur-D. w. Ayres and
Ed. Hines =; Anthony's Creek-R. w.
Ramsey !; Failing Spring-Andrew Nc
Coy and Jesse Bright williamsburg
j. II. Kincaid and ID. G. Rife Mead
oto BluT-Clifton r. Hill and w m. II .
Burns Blue Sulphur-L. A. Mahan
and Thos. J. Flint.
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Deceit Is the false road to happi.
ness, and all tho joys we travel
through to vice, like fairy banquets,
vanish when We touch them.-Aa-
ron Hill.
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Department Store
CAPITAL CITY!

Don't hesitate about
getting acquainted with
us. We want to meet
every one in Charles
ton and vicinity at this
Store.
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l dislike an eye that wrinkles like
star. Those only are beautiful
which, like the planets, have lam
bent light. arc luminous, not spar
king -Longfcilow.
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FOUNTAIN BLOCK,
CAPITOL STREET.

accomplished
The
modern shelves seasonabe
the Bgness of the Stock their flash
of the Prices of
mits call 10 a items only
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q" W0MAN'S ILLS"

Mrs. w. K. BATES. of
DiiuO,M. YjHmbHN o.,
OHIO. writes
"A few years ago !
took Doctor picrcc's
Favorite Prescription.
which has been a great
benefit to me. am i'll
excellent health now.
/ hope that every wo-
man. who is troubled
with womeu's ills.
will Try the Prescrip-
tiou and I've benefited
as I have been"
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Trimmings, be it silk, satin or vel
vet braid or jet, by the yard or gar
niture, our stock is complete in every
detail. Particular pains having been
taken to match every shade of Dress
Goods on the shelves.
VALUES ARE HONEST
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BUDS, Society

pSoc, society
buds. young wO.
men just entering
the doors of soci-
city or " o III a n
hood, require the
wiscst care. To
be beautiful and
c charming they
must have perfect
health, with all il
implies a clear
skin. rosy checks,
htip I eyes aud
spirits. At
this period the
young woman is
espe cially sensi-
tive, and any
nervous troubles,
which continue
through life, have
their origin at this
time. If there he
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-12-12

Most of the bookkeepers and cash
iers employed in Japanese business
hosses are Cinnamon, who are Civ
en- the preference for such positions
because of their honesty.
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WHY IS IT.?
MIR. EDITOR:

MIR. EDITOR:
If you or any Of your readers want
Calico at At cents per yard; Chey.
Shifting at 9 cents Outing Cloths at
0 cents Canton Flannel or Drilling
at ST cents; Brown Muslin Il yard
wide,) at cents Ladies' fine Shoes at
So cents; Ladies' Hose at cents /;
Arbuckle's Coffee at 25 cents Granu-
lated Sugar, at st cents, and every
thing else in proportion, take your poul-
try (dressed) to G. H. Hanna & Co. s
Cheap Store on Monday evening of each
week and have your wants satisfied
Mr.. Editor, this is why everybody from
all the surrounding country goes to G.
H. Hanna Coz Cash Store. For lower
prices go to that Store on bargain day
of each week (Friday.) Mr.. John
Shields, their polite and courteous
clerk, will make you feel perfectly at
home while making your purchases.
Respectfully,
PIONEER"
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"A good drink for persons troubled
with prckly heat is made by pour
ing pint of boiling water on two
teaspoonfuls of cream tartar and
adding sugar to suit the taste. If
this agrees with the system, drink
frequently of it.