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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-09-19
Corresponding Sec'y c. L. I
shy locks Grab.

The first foreclosure of a mortgage
under the fear of proba bility of
the election of w. J. Bryan as Presi-
dent was instituted by Mrs. Hack
endoner, a widow, against James
w. Grantham, free silver man of
Marshall, H., Mrs. Hackendoner's
attorney. Clarence Griggs, wrote to
Grantham concerning the interest,
and stated that unless the interest
was paid at once he would be COM
pelled to foreclose in the interest of
his client, but would not do SO if
Grantham gave him a guarantee
that in the event of the election of
Bryan he would pay the mortgage
in money equivalent to gold in
value. Grantham wrote, stating
that he considered the letter an at
tempt to influence his vote. Mr..
Griggs showed the letter to his eli
ent, who instructed him to at once
commence proceedings. He did SO.
Mr.. Griggs states that, although he
is secretary of the Republican Coun-t
ty Central Committee, his action
was wholly matter of business.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-09-19
PURELY VEGETABLE.

AN EFFECTUAL SPECIFIC
for all diseases of
the Liver, Stomach
and Spleen.
Regulate the Liver
and prevent CHILLs
AND FEVER, MALARI-
GUS FEvERS, BOWEL
COMPLAINTS, REST
LESsNESS, JAUNDICE
Aprr@ hyArrOr@A
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-09-19
a Cure FOR bilious Collc.

RESOURCE, Screven Co., Cal
have been subject to attacks of bill
ious collie for several years. Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy is the only sure re-
lief. 1t acts like charm. One dose
of it gives relief when all other rem
edies fail.-G. d. SHARP. For sale
hy T. J. A. Flaws.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-09-19
towns they have admitted that they

towns they have admitted that they
are making this talk for money.
A careful canvass of the country
merchants of the State, furnished
the National Headquarters by re-
liable travelling men, shows that
three-fourths of the country mer-
chants and small business men
throughout this State, and also
other Western States, favor Bryan
and free silver coinage notwith-
standing the daily reports being
sent to the National Republican
Headquarters that country business
men are solid for NICK n ey.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-09-19
He Loves the Laboringmen.

The labor record of Mark Hanna,
manager of the Mckinley forces,
was condemned by the Central La
Dor Union on Saturday. The record
was placed on file for future refer
ence. 1t was briefly compiled in
the following letter from the Secre-
tary of the Central Labor Union OF
Cleveland, Ohio, to the Secretary of
the New York body, in response to
a request:
"CLEvELAND, Ohio, Aug. %, 1896.
Dear Sir and Brother: In reply to
yours of the Oath instant, in which
you desire to learn the attitude of
M. H. Hanna relating to labor un-
ions, | will say that previous to the
Republican convention at ST. Louis
the c. l.. U. of this city propounded
a number Of questions to the Re-
publican workingmen of this coun-
try to ask of M. H. Hanna. In that
manifesto it was charged that Han
ma had wrecked the Seamen's Union
of the lower lake regions; that he
had smashed the union of his street
railway employees and refused to al
low them to organize now; that be
had assisted to destroy the mine
workers union of Pennsylvania; !;
that he had attempted to break up
the carpenters union of this city by
employing scabs at the new mansion
at critical time this Spring when
the eight-hour day was being put
into effect; that he had a strike OF
labors in the shipyard in which he
is interested this Spring and told
the committee of men, who de-
manded the same scale of wages
paid in the competing yard, viz:
81 35 day, that if they voted for
Mckinley they might receive high
er wages, and lodged the issue.
Neither Mr.. Hanna nor any of
his satellites dared to meet these
questions, and they are unanswer-
ed to-day. Here in Cleveland he
is so we'll known as a labor crusher
that not a solitary member of the
labor organizations, or, in fact, any
other citizen, will attempt to defend
the mans malodorous record. l will
add that several weeks ago Mr..
Hanna attempted through third
party to have the President of the
c. L. U. or myself wait upon him
to have "talk" but his overtures
were treated with the scorn that
they deserved. IF Hanna has any
thing to say, he can come before the
c. L. U. and say it. He has been
challenged to do SO. Yours frater-
nally.
NJ. S. HAYES,
Corresnondinc Sec'v C.. L.Un
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-09-19

BAD BREATH
Nothing Is SO unpleasant, nothing so common
as bad breath, and in nearly every case 1t comes
from the stomach, and can be SO easily corrected
Ii you will take SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR.
Do not neglect to secure remedy for this re-
pulsive disorder. 1t will also improve your
appetite, complexion and general health.
PILESl
How many suffer torture day after day, max.
ing life burden and robbing existence of all
pleasure, owing to the secret suffering from
Piles. Yet relief is ready to the hand of almost
any one who will use systematically the remedy
that has permanen cured thousands. SIM
MONS LIVER REGU TOR is no drastic, violent
CONSTIPATION
SHOULD not be regarded as q
triding ailment-in fact, nature
demands the utmost regularity of
the bowels, and any deviation
from this demand paves the way
often to serious danger. 1t is
quite as necessary to remove
impure accumulations from the
bowels as it is to eat or sleep, and
no health can be expected where
a costivs habit of body prevails
SICK HEADAcHEI
This distressing aff1iction occurs most fre-
Quently. The disturbance of the stomach, aris-
ing from the imperfectly digested contents
causes severe pain in the head, accompanied
with diSagreeabe nausea, and this constitutes
what is popularity known as Sick Headache; for
the relief of which TAKE SIMMONS LIVER
REGULATOR.
MANUFACTURED ONLY BY
J. II. ZEILIN & CO., Philadelphia, Pa.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-09-19
Registration Notice.

NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
Books OF Registration for the General Election
to be held on the Sd day of November, 1896, for
the election of National. State. County and
Township officers. are now open. and will re-
main open daily on all legal days. from 10
o'clock A. N. TO O'Clock P. M. until October
2Oth, 1896. From October 10th to Goth no days)
the hours in addition to above from to 9P M.
The Registry Books win finally close october
Goth, 1896, at O'Clock P. NJ.
Naturalized citizens are requested to pro-
duce their papers.
T.R. HAWKINS,
Ex-oficio Regiatry Agent for Dayton Precinct.
Lyon County. Nevada
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-07-09
Col. Fordyce's Romance,

When Senator Mills delivered his
great speech on Cuba in the Senate, a
speech described by that competent
critic, Senator Morgan, Of Alabama, as
majestic and splendid and brilliant
oratory" he related an incident that
called cheers from the galleries and
aroused deep interest on the floor Of the
Senate. Mr.. Mills was describing the
cruelty Of the Spaniards and their
habitual murder and violation OF wo-
men. Then he drew this contrast:
Mr.. President, while thinking Of the
slaughter Of this girl, who attempted
to save her father, there comes up in
my mind the recollection of an incident
that occurred in Alabama during our
civil war A Colonel of an Ohio regi-
ment was In command of a district in
North Alabama, within whose lines the
family of Confederate officer resided.
Sometimes the bold rebel would slip
through the lines, undiscovered and
visit his family. On one occasion he
was discovered by some one more de-
voted to the Union than to his personal
welfare. Information was given to the
Colonel commanding the district, who
took half dozen of his men and under
cover Of night went to the house 10 cap
ture his Confederate foeman. Arriving
at the house he rushed in the door pis-
tol in hand and found the Confederate
soldier in the midst of his family his
pistol and belt lying upon the bureau
and within reach OF his daughter, a
beautiful girl Of eighteen summers In
an instant she grasped her fathers
pistol to shoot in defense of her fathers
person. The Colonel sprang forward,
seized the pistol in her hand to disarm
her. Not being a Spaniard, 1t never en-
tered his mind to shoot her. In the
struggle her pistol fired and she was
shot through the hand, but her father
succeeded in making his escape. The
gallant officer returned In a few days
to see about that wounded hand. He
came again to express his profound re-
grets for that wound and again and
again to hope for its early recovery.
He did not stop coming till he carried
that hand off with him, clasped in his.
1t is his hand now and has been for
thirty years. Around that family
hearthstone there stands a group of
noble sons, half Yankee, half Southern,
but all American. We did not shoot
women and children. We did not shoot
prisoners in our great civil war"
Soon after the Senator concluded his
speech l met him and inquired regard
ing the identity of the Ohio Colonel
and the fair Alabama Confederate. He
told me he referred to an incident In
the lives Of Col s. w. Fordyce and his
accomplished wife. Col. Fordyce Is the
president Of the st. Louis Southwestern
Railroad and is known and loved from
the lakes to the Gulf.-St. Louis Re-
public.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-07-09
Hadn't Deserved 1t.

What are you moping about. Hi
ram?" asked his wife.
Jane" replied the West Side citizen,
who had been sitting moodily by his
fireside half an hour or more without
saying anything, ARE there any ugly
stories in circulation about me?"
II don't know of any" said his wife.
What are you asking me that for?"
Have / got any enemies among the
neighbors?"
None that l have heard Of. Why"
do ! ever get drunk and go howl
ing and cavorting around town."
mot to my knowledge. What on
earth are you driving at?"
Never knew of my selling whiskey,
or keeping a gambling shop, or setting
up for a prize fighter, did your"
mo. Why"
Haven't / always attended TO my
own business and behaved myself like
a good citizen, SO far as you know"
"Of course. And now l want to know
why you are carrying on In this way?'
Jane" he groaned, they are talking
of running me for Alderman
And ne relapsed into gloomy silence
again.-Chicago Tribune.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-07-09
She stopped the Avalanche.

"Back-for your life, turn back"
So called the old mountaineer to the
young woman sauntering along the
mountain trail utterly unconscious Of
danger, but he was SO far away that
his voice could not reach her.
THE avalanche-she Is doomed! he
shouted as his face grew deathly pale
and he waved his arms about.
The maiden kept right on walking.
She was out for a stroll and to view
the wild and rugged scenery, and no
one had posted her as to avalanches.
Information about avalanches ought to
have been included In the hotel charges
Of 81 per day. but It was not. 1t stop
ped short at trout fishing.
Nothing can save her!" gasped the
mounta,neer as he shaded his eyes with
his hand. "An avalanche is just ready
20 come crashing down that mountain
side, and yet that girl has no premoni-
tlon Of danger. Hello! Hello! you girl
with the red hat on-turn back and run
for your life!"
Helen Du Bois halted and looked up.
and for a moment the mountaineer be-
heved that she had caught his words.
Then she strolled on again. She had
sign of somebody's sarsaparilla painted
on a rock.
There 1t comes and her doom Is seal
ed See, she stops! She looks up. She
realizes her danger now, but it is too,
too late!
He turned his head away that he
might not witness the tragedy, but he
didn't know the girl down there. He
thought she was from Chicago, Cincln-
natl, st. Louis or Buffalo, but he was
mistaken. She was from New York
city, and had practiced the art Of stop
ping a Broadway cable car till she new
er made miss She saw the avalanche
start-saw 1t gather bulk and momen-
tum-felt the stones beside her rocking
in their beds, and then she struck an
attitude, lifted her hand and gave 1t q
flourish and bobbed her head, and the
car stopped, That is, the avalanche
came to such sudden halt that both
hold-back straps were broken and the
hind wheels badly dished. 1t was a
trifie larger than a cable. car, but it had
10 stop. She leisurely turned on her
heel retraced her steps for few rods,
and then waved her hand for the ava
lanche to descend. 1t Numbered down,
but she was safe. The mountaineer
looked down on her in speechless
amazement. 1t was only when she was
hidden by bend in the trail that he
Strengthened up, shook himself and
softly whispered:
wall, by-gum"-Detroit Free Press
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-07-09

handsome woman, perfectly Dress
ed, entered the library buffet smoking
car on the Union Pacific overland lin
tied the other morning after leaving
Omaha, said an old traveller at the
Coates last night. The gentlemen on
the car supposed she intended to pass
through. Half way down the aisle she
dropped into one of the handsome cane
seated chairs. A gentleman who occu-
pied the seat behind her leaned for
ward and touched her on the shoulder.
beg pardon" he said, but this car Is
for the accommodation OF smokers
only"
Thank you" she replied, II thought
So" Then she calmly produced dain-
ty cigarette case and a box Of wax
matches. and in moment more was
smoking with all the calm enjoyment
OF man. There was fiutter of amuse-
ment through the car; smiles, grlns,
sotto voce remarks, and curious glanees
in her direction, but she was so serene
ly unconscious of It all, and so thor
oughly self-possessed, that It was soon
forgotten for the morning papers and
magazines which she monopolized, just
the same as the gentlemen smokers.
After leaving South Omaha the train
conductor entered, the car and, not
noticing that the lady held a cigarette
between her fingers, said: Madam, this
Is no place for ladies'"
Indeed" she replied. "Is this not
the library buffet smoker for the ac-
commodation of passengers Of this
train?"
'Yes, madam"
We'll, l am smoking. That is why I
am here."-Kansas City Times.
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A GAME OF sEE-sAw.
Husband and wife Kept Apart by the In
nocent Elevator Man.

nocent Elevator Man.
A well-dressed woman walked into
the Crocker building one afternoon and
took an elevator. Her husband saw
her from across the street, and, hurry
ing over, took the next elevator. He
went 10 the office where he knew his
wife had business and found that she
had stepped In and out and gone down
In the next elevator. The elevator dis
patcher said TO her:
Your husband just went UP In the
elevator. think he is looking for you.'
The lady took the next elevator UP.
Just then her husband came down. He
looked all around, and then inquired OF
the elevator man;
Have you seen my wife here?"
Yes, she just went up this moment"
The man took the next elevator and
he was no more than out of sight when
his wife came down again.
"Your husband has just gone UP
again" said the elevator man.
Il guess he'll walt for me this time,
so I'll go up" And up she went
Down came the husband a second
afterward.
Did my wife come down again?" he
inquired.
Yes. and just went UP again. She
thought you would walt for her"
well, I'll wait here"
He waited about five minutes, and
then. growing impatient, took an ele-
vator upstairs. She had been waiting
for him and came down again just as
he disappeared.
well. l will wait for him and catch
him this time" she said.
After standing in the corridor sew
eral minutes she decided to go upstairs
and find him. AS she was whisked out
Of sight he stepped out Of another ele-
vator
Your wife has just gone up" said
the elevator man.
The husband swore a little under his
breath and started to leave the build
ing. At the door he hesitated, changed
his mind, and took the next elevator
up. Down cana his wife at the same
moment
He's just gone up again." was the
elevator mans answer to her weary
look of inquiry, land he's as mad as
hornet"
Then had better go right up and
catch him." she said.
Up she went and down he came.
Just went up" remarked the elevator
fnan
I'm dsrned If I'm going UP again"
said he; I'll wait right here" and he
sat down on the stairs. Half an hour
later he wos still sitting there, and his
wife, equally determined was waiting
upstairs,-San Francisco Post.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-07-09
The Shah's Poetry,

The Shah Of Persia shares the COM
mon weakness of nearly all sovereigns
in cherishing the delusion that he would
excel in other fields If destiny had not
called him to the throne. The Shah's
particular fad Is poetry. Not long ago
he invited one of the famous rhymsters
of his kingdom to the palace and hon
ored him by reading some of the royal
poetical effusions. Upon His Majesty
inquiring what he thought of them the
old poet, with more srankness than eau
tion, told him that they were without
rhyme, reason or sense. Whereupon
the Shah flew into a rage, had the poet
taken to n stable and fiogged A few
days later the old man was again sum-
moned into the presence of the Shah,
who spoke kindly TO him and proceeded
TO read more verses. After the Shah
had finished the aged critic rose up
and started in the direction of the sta
bles without a word.
Where are you gOing2" exclaimed
the Shah. Sire. they arc no better
than the last. I 20 to the stables for
another Hogging." The Shah burst into
a loud laugh and has since retained the
old fellow as O. member Of his house
Hoia' .,1..1-. .sL4 - --4.-a
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-07-09

TT seemed like waste Of time" said
a gentleman who passed an evening
with Mr.. Edison. In Norwalk, O., recent
ly, "to hear Mr.. Edison rolling off story
after story, and demanding of all his
acquaintances to tell him more, when
we knew how much information we
might have received from him. l final
ly asked him how he got to be such
story teller. Well he replied, when l
was quite a young man I was a tele-
graph operator during the war. l was
stationed at St. Louis, which was a sort
of distributing point for large dis
trict, and when we would get our batch
Of stuff Off. and we still had several
hours to put in. ! used to get pretty
tired. Then we would begin to call up
the operator at the other end of the line
and gossip with him. l always liked
stories, and If Chicago had good one
he would wire II to me. Then would
send that off to Louisville and New
York and Cincinnati, and hear them
laugh over it by wiring back, Ha, ha.'
over the wire. In this way we would
get all the best stories there were 60
ing, and we would always write them
out for the day men. 1t got to be a
sort of passion after a while, and has
stuck to me ever since cleveland
Plain Dealer,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-07-09
why There Was No Fight.

overheard the following conversa-
tion on Market street car yesterday
between couple of young men:
II told you that fellow Moore was a
scoundrel," declared one. "and told
him so yesterday"
You did?" And the other COM
menced looking his friendfover for evil
dences of a conflict. What did he
say?"
"Oh, didn't listen to him. l told him
he was liar, a thief and scoundrel,
and that would punch his nose If he
said a word to me-"
what did he do?"
Nothing; he is a coward"
II don't believe that / have seen
him fight at the drop Of the hat, Didn't
he say a word backT
II don't know l hung up the tele-
phone."-San Francisco Post
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-07-09
CRUDE DENTISTRY.
The Process was Painful, nut the Rcsoit
Was Attained.


While travelling 81 Southern Geor-
gia few months ago." said Attorney
w. w. McNair, II saw a beautiful piece
Of dental surgery. A teamster devel-
oped toothache while on the road.
He thought 1t would soon be better, but
1t kept getting worse and worse, till he
could hardly handle the reins. He put
a chez of tobacco on 1t, but II only
jumped the harder. Then he stopped
his team built li,tle fire. heated a
needle red-hot and Lad another team
ster jam II down into the cavity 10 kill
the nerve. Still 1t ju nped and thump-
ed till the poor fellow was pretty near
insane.
boys, she's got to come out he
shouted to his companions, as he pulled
up his team.
They all stopped, wound their lines
around their brakes and climbed down.
"How can we get her out?' asked
one of them.
"I don't know groaned the victim,
but she's got to come.
He opened the jockey box on his
seat and rummaged around In It, final
ly producing a small hatchet and q big
nail
81 guess you'll have to drive her out
with this said he, and he sat down on
the ground and hung on to a buckeye
bush with both hands, while one Of his
companions placed the end Of the nail
against the side Of the tooth and BIT
with the hatohet. The first lick made
the teamster jump and yell, but he set
tied down for another one. The second
stroke loosened It up, and after a lot OF
II, fhn
spiration off his face, climbed onto the
buckeye and said:
:" Hit her again, boys
THE third lick sent the offending
molar flying"-San Francisco Post.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-07-09

A dairyman in neighboring county
says he made more butter than usual
the past winter by feeding his COWS
freely on potatoes, which increased
the quantity OF milk, while the quality
of butter was hrst-class. He fed his
cows the same quantity Of gram that
he always had. and gave them all the
potatoes they would eat, He also gave
them hay, but they did not eat half
quantity Of hay that they did before
he commenced feeding potatoes He
says he never had his stock winter
better.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-07-09
A PROFITABLE ANIMAL.
How the shrewd Native Got s85 for Q
$40 Mule.

Our train had pulled in on a siding to
wait for wreck on the road to be
cleared away and number of men
got down from the coaches and walked
UP and down the long platform attach
ed to the freight shed Opposite this
shed, on the other side of the highway,
was a dense wood. We had been idlinS
around for a quarter of an hour when
suddenly some one discovered beer
bottle swinging to limb. He out with
his gun and began blazing away at 1t.
and his example was followed by every
other man In the crowd who was heel
ed" We had fired fifty bullets at the
bottle and 1t was still untouched, when
there was a yell from the bushes and a
native came crawling out on his hands
and knees to eXclaim:
What hev / done that you all want
to kill me?"
Good gracious. man, were you in
there?' shouted one of the crowd.
Right in thar, stranger, and seemed
to me the wah had come back. / didn't
git hit. but yo' hev dun killed my
mewl. reckon"
We ran over with him. and sure
enough there was his mule, down on
MS DUCK ana klCKlnB MS last, with lOur
or five bullets in him.
"Yo' dun didn't mean to. Of co'se."
said the owner. but this ar mewl was
all l had. l don't say he was wuth
what a prime mewl orter fetch, but l
could hev sold him fur $50"
He was informed that we would make
up purse to pay the damages and we
Clipped In and made 1t S65. He took the
money and disappeared soon after and
had long start, when second native
appeared and asked: =
Bin any shutin yere7" 4 n =
YES" rS,-TL
"shute at that ar bottler Sas1.-
Yes"
kill mewl?" = ID ,e.s .-@st -
Yes" 1s-st -
PAY for him?" i -
Eyes. Do you know anything about
it?"
NO not much. sold the animal to
Bill Wheezen bout an hour ago fur SO
and l sorter reckon he wanted him to
play the old dodge with. How much
did you raise?"
"Sixty-five dollars"
wall that's purity moderate He
Einerally strikes EN- for hundred,
and you got off easy. Reckon I'll look
him up and see If he can't work In q
couple more this weekr'-Detroit Free
Press.