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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-04-03
THE COUNTRY PAPER

The cosmopolitan character OF
the inhabitants Of great city like
New York is indicated by the lfre-
quent applications at clubs, hotels
and libraries where many out-of-
town papers are kept on file. That
even the prosperous business man,
who probably was brought up on
farm, finds time occasionally to con-
suit the columns of the country pa
per and take evident delight in it's
crude, uncouth- looking pages, is
true. 1t is relief from the mono
tony of the great papers of the city
which he is accustomed to reading,
|or, perchance, it recalls the days Of
his childhood as it tells of the big
snowdrifts in roads and hillsides
where he has coasted on rough,
home made sled; Of the number OF
bushels OF potatoes one of his old
time neighbors has lost during the
last cold snap; or of the glowing
future in store for the little town as
soon as the electric road reaches its
boundaries. Thus it is that the lit
tie country paper will always have
a fascination for the city man, and
even the metropolitan newspaper
mai who is competent to judge
knows; that it occupies field which
his own magnificent production can
not successfully cover Even out
side OF the tender associations he
may Rave for the paper in whose
office he received his first lessons
in profession in which he has
later acquired renown, he always
treats the country paper and lis
editor with respect and delicate con-
sideration, and often looks to it for
inspiration as a snrcease from the
hustle and excitement of city life.
Newspaper Maker
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-04-03
GIVE MlM 4 HARD ONE.

A new character surprised the
House Of Representatives the other
day while the tariff bill was under
discussion, in the person of Mr..
Green, Populiet from Nebraska, a
free and easy speaker, who dealt in
scriptural quotations and attacked
the Cleveland administration fierce,
ly. He was accusing the Republl-
cans of trying to befool the farmers
through high tariff on corn, wheat
and other products which were not
imported, when several Republicans
sought to overcome his arguments
by questions.
Vie. was asked by Mr.. Mitchell Of
New. York. "What relief do the
Populists propose to do for the farm
ers?"
ITO go bavk to the money of the
constitution you took away from
then," was the answer. Mr.. Green
was describing the condition OF the
farmers, with the hands of the spoil
er in his pockets, when another in
quired, "Whose hands have been in
their pockets?"
The hands of the protected mo-
nopolists and trusts Of the East, !"
shouted Mr.. Green, whereupon Jer-
ny Simpson yelled, gleelully, ASK
him another one!"
Another one was asked by Judge
Page Morris of Minnesota, who de-
sired to know what harm the Re-
publican party had done the farmer.
"You seek to make the things the
farmer and laborer have to buy
hi5her-that's the object of this
bill, said Mr.. Green, and Mr.. Simp-
som declared "Another soul made
happy"
The speech was sprinkled with
repartee, and was enthusiastically
applanded 10y the Democrats and
Populists.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-04-03

Assessment Notice.

1tion OF principal place of business, silver
city, Lyon County. Nevada. Locatinn of works
DEVILS Gate and China own Mining District
Lyon Connty.'N eyada.-Noticei is hereby given
that at meeting of the Board of Trustees,
held on the 9th day OF MAJ, III, 1917 an assess
ment tNo 81 of one half ~ cent per share
was levied 'npnn the capital stock Of the cOrpO-
ration, payable Immediately in United st ties
gold coin. u the Secretary, at the office of the,
company, at the residence 81 F.yS. Lacrouts. on
Main street. in Silver City Lyon County, Neva-
shall remain unpaid on Saturday, the First day
of May. 1871 will be Delinquent and advertised
for sale at PUBLIC auction. and unless payment
Is made before. will he sold on Saturday. the
Fifth day of Jnne. 1897. to pay the DELINQUENT
assessment, together with cDsts OF advertising
and expensess6f sale BY order of the Hoard
of Trustees, w. Z. WINNIE Secretary
street Silver City. Lyon County, Nevada
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-04-03

In battle with the Spaniards
this week, in Cuba, the celebrated
aud brave Cuban General Rivera,
was badly wounded and captured
ly the Spanish troops. There is
considerable speculation as to his
Ia 9. but he will probably be shot,
after he RECEIVERS from his wound,
or possibly before. In commenting
upon the probabilities of his being
shot some of our exchanges think
that il this is the case that it will
stir up a feeling in this country
which will result in the Cubans be-
ing recognized as helligerents at
least by this government. When
you come to think of it does it not
appear that this government is
about the most sluggish thing in ex-
iStence so far as the Cuban question
Is concerned Nothing is slower
except an American man of-war
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-04-03

Is it not about time that the
Nervousness Of the crime proposed
by the newly appointed Secretary
Of the Treasury be made public and
tated in its true bearing? What
are the facts Of the case?
The concensus Of highest opinion
and authority as to money and it's
uses has established this truth: The
general average of prices of COM
modities depends upon the volume
Of money in circulation.
Ricaro says: commodities rise
in price in proportion to the increase
or elimination OF the volume Of
money. This hold to be fact
that is unconyertible."
John Stewart Mill says: IF the
whole volume of money in circula-
ton were doubled prices would
double" The counter proposition
must also be true-If the whole vol
ume Of money be cut in two, prices
will be cut in two.
The report of the U. S. Monetary
Commissioner, made March 2, 1897,
makes the following statements:
The disasters of the dark ages
we're caused by decreasing money
and falling prices. Without money
civilization would not have had
beginning, and with a diminishing
supply it must languish and unless
relieved, finally perish.
Secretary Carlisle has said:
"The conspiracy which seems to
have been formed to destroy, by
legislation or otherwise, from three
seventies to one-half the money Of
the world, is the most gigantic crime
of this or any other age. The con-
summation of such a crime would
ultimately entail more misery upon
the human race than all the wars,
pestilence and famine that ever oc-
Cured in the history of the world"
Abraham Lincoln, that true aud
noble statesman, said: "When
government issues certain amount
of money and afterwards contracts
tie volume thereof, it is the most
heinous crime a government. can
commit against its people,"
It is capable OF positive proof that
the currency of the United States
has been contracted from over $40
per capita in 1865 to less than $50
per capita in 1897, and now comes
Lyman J. Gage, the new Secretary
Of the Treasury, who says: "For
the purpose Of firmly establishing
the gold standard upon the country
lie would destroy the greenbacks
and silver certificates, thereby con-
tracing the currency to such an ex-
tent that the prices of all commod-
tiles would be deprecated to such a
point that England would buy them
instead of demanding gold for in
terest dues" Knowing that falling
prices cause disaster, misery, sui
eide, prostitution and crime, is not
the wilful proposition to force such
a condition upon his fellow citizens
an act of murder? And are the.
people justified in submitting to it?
Aspen, Col. ]. F. GooDING.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-04-03
SUMMONS.

TN THE JUSTICES COURT OF SILVER
kCity Township, in and for the County of
Lyon, State of Nevada
c $ RuFP W Plaintiff sunnoNs.
H. G .BIGGS, Defendant
The State Of Nevada sends greeting to Fl. C.
Biggs. defendent
You are hereby summoned to appear before
me, at my Office, in silver City Township, in
the County of Lyon. state of Nevada, on the
Eighth day of April A. ~. ~. at 10 O'Clock A.
;M.. in an action brought against You by said
plaintiff. TO answer the mplaint 0f the above
named plaintiff herein on fle.s
Said action Is brought to recover Einety-Four
Dollars and Ten Gents ($34l0) on n ,promis>ory
n0te, with interest thereon at the rate of seven
per cent per annum until paid Gor further
particulars see complaint on file III my off, 81
or Judgment will be taken against you for said
amOdntS in United States gold coin, together
with costs Of suit and damages If you fail to
appear and answer. .~W
40 the SheriAi or any ConstabIe'of said Coun.
ty, greeting: Make legal service and due re-
turn hereof. ffsa
z Given under my hand this nth day of Feb
ruary, 1897.
j. D. BLACKBURN.
Justice of the Peace OF, silver City
Township. Lyon County. New
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-04-03
VIII Probably Isemsmber Nevada

Edgren, correspondent for the
Examiner, is not only champion
hammer thrower and reporter, but,
to use the words of.minstrelsy, is
an etomologist. While visiting the
Comstock the other day he purchas-
ed a hat from an Indian buck,
which he proudly wore away as a
souvenir OF the Comstock. An eto-
mologist is man who collects in
sects. Edgren doubtless has acquir-
ed a great many choice specimens
-Enterprise. ~.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-04-03

THE free coinage question may
be slurnbering, but it is not dead
as may be seen from the fact that
the royalties to Mr.. Bryan for the
first months sales Of his hook,
THE First Battle" amounted to
$4,000. Mr.. Bryan has agreed to
give one-half of his royalty to the
cause of binetalism. The first dis
tribution was as follows: $4,000 TO
Mr.. jones' $500 to Mr.. Warner,
81 800 to Mr.. Allen and $500 to Mr..
Teller, and certified checks for
these amounts were sent last week
Mr.. Bryan based his division on
the vote he received from the four
parties represented by the gentle
men named.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-04-03

Gov, BUDD, Of California; has
knocked out the State Printing Of,
fee, at Sacramento, by vetoing the
bill providing an appropriation to
carryon the work in that institution.
The move is an nnwise one in more
ways than one. 1t will make NO
saving to that State for printed
matter, school books, ETC., and will
put Rudd in the well SO far as his
ever being elected again is concern
ed III; :... N M. ~ y :
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-04-03
FOR SALE /!
One Osgood STANDARD
Steam Shovel.

Weight of shovel 80 tons; capacity
of shovel Il cubic yards; speed 2
to 4 loads per minute; digs 10 feet
below track, and 26 feet either side,
and through 3 of circle; dumps
Is feet above. track and 26 feet
from center. Any of the above di-
mansions can be changed at small
cost. Shovel will dig anything ex-
cept solid rock Oak and pine car
with machine. Used but six weeks
and in fine condition. Will be sold
with or without boiler at / cost.
Address, HERMAN DAVIS,
DAYTON, Nevada.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-04-03

THE discovery recently made by
q Frenchman of how to photograph
in coloys sounds the death knslI Of
paper money. 1t has been found
that bank note can be photograph
cd, to. such a nicely, colored seal.
numbers and all, 'that it is utterly
impossible to tell it from the orig
'inaf, Y We hope that Frenchman
will come to this country and sell
his invention to every counterfeiter
in the land. 1t will show what poor
stuff paper is to make money Of, and
possibly help the cause of bimetal-
lism.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-04-03

LITTLE Greece is going to fight
the Turks whether the powers OPP
pose war or not. Patriotic Ameri-
cans glory in the sppnk displayed
by Greece, bat the other kind de-
plore war and think the Turks
should be allowed to spiilage and
ravish whatsoever and whomsoever
they please .- -iq4,.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-04-03
-Eleehe Howell: Secretary ~

-EEgehe' Howell; Secretary of
State spd Supreme Court Clerk,
has just won suit against the State
to secure payment Of 5000 a year ais
salatg fOr The latter office, which
makes his total salary $4,000 a.
year. f.. =
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-04-03
MY Nelghhor T0ld Me

About Hoods sarsaparilla and advised me tn
try it-This is the kind of advertising which
gives Hoods sarsaparilla the largest sales in
the world. Friend tells friend that Hoods
sarSaparila cures; that it gives strength. health
vitality and vigor. and whole neighborhoods
use it as family medicine. 8Gt :
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-04-03

Hoods Pitts act easily and promptly on
the liver and bowels Cure sick headache. ~
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-04-03

.. Can be found at Office at Drug store, Pike
street or at his home in the lHaklett residenre
"nen his services are required nll 49,. :,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-04-03
JEROME T. GARDNER E, M. D.,
.e PHYSICIAN & SURGEON,

" x,ma 1888 g.4Fg
DAYTON, NEVADA
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-21

caused her to leave her elegant home
with all its luXuries and return to the
humble cottage of her relatives.
The general is using every effort to
get her to come back. He has pleaded
in loving notes for her to return. He
has promised her fine dresses, dances
and parties. He has even invoked the
aid of good old John Biggerst, near
neighbor, in an endeavor to regain his
wife.
The generals children are rejoiced
over the separation, thinking that as he
is 81 years of age, his fine estate will go
to them at his death. Many stories
are afloat concerning the general and
his eccentric life at Whitehall, which
is said to be fortified like a medieval
castle, but the neighbors, because of
the old mans warlike nature. are afraid
10 talk.
Gen. Clay has had remarkable eX-
perience with his young wife. She was
an orphan and went to his estate first
as an assistant to an cid Scotch woman,
who tended the sheep muck, like they
do in the old country. One day the
aged master of the place saw the girl
in the fields and he told her he wanted
her to be his wife. She was scared al.
most to death, and ran to her brothers
house with the story. The brother
went at once to the general, demanding
an explanation. He made no explana,
| ton beyond the fact that he meant what
he had said. His sincerity and the pow
erty of the girls family secured quick
consent for the alliance. The generals
sons objected most vigorously, and a
| son is said to have given currency tc
an offer that it would be worth $500
cash to any man who would safely but
| completely cause Dora Richardson &c
| disappear from the scene. The general
scented fight in a minute. The very
same day he drove to town to buy am
munition and weapons for q guard fol
his love. Dora and her brother went
to his house, and for some time the ia
nous old place was protected from the
inside by four men with rifles, hired or
the generals instructions to get only
chaps who were not afraid to shoot
! A preacher carried flag of truce. On,
morning three DEFENDERS ago the com
panion of Henry Clay, Webster, Lin
coin, Hamlin, Wendell Phillips ant
Hawthorne-a hero of the Mexican wal
and favorite in the cars court, a Yal,
graduate in the class of 1882 and MAJ
of art, letters and literature-wa
welded to a tot taken from his pastur
field, who could not read. 1t was n
wonder the country grieved. 1t is bu
little wonder that he is now grieving
possibly deserted by the girl for WHOM
his fondness made an irreparabl
breach between him and his kin.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-21
Floating nu.ines. block.

W. r. Gourly, of New Whatcom, Ore,
is fitting up a schooner for the pur-
pose of making it a floating business
block at Skaguay and Dawson City next
season. twill be steam-heated through
out. In the upper apartments rooms
have already been leased for a photo
graph gallery, drug store, barber shop,
butcher shop, barroom, cigar and to-
hacco stand, physicians Office and
bakery. Should the population leave
skaguay the queer hotel proprietor will
hoist sail and move to some other good
locality. In the Klondike region next
year the floating business block viii
follow the course Of empire and the bulk
o. population.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-21
HORRIBLE SCENE.
Girl EIectrocuted Before n Crowd and
No One Helps Her.

Annie Belle Elisha, nine years old,
was electrocuted at Hartford, Conn.
She trod on broken electric light wire,
through which a strong current was
passing, was felled and done to death.
The child lived at No. PAL Pearl street.
In the afternoon an electric light wire
broke near Asylum and Haynes streets,
near Annie Bellies home. The end of
the wire fell into the, yard of Strong's
dairy. The electric light company's
employees did not know of the break,
and when dusk fell the current was
turned on.
At seven p. m. the child's mother sent
her to the dairy for milk. Annie Belle
knew the people at the dairy, and so she
walked through the yard. Of course
she could not see the deadly wire and
she Irod on it.
She fell, uttering frightful shrieks
People ran to her from the houses
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-21
FORSAKEN BY HIS DORA.
Gen. Cassius M. Clay's Wife Has
Left Whitehall.
Venerable Husband Trying Hard TO
Induce Her to Return-Girl Says
Her Liberty Was Restricted
by the General.

Gen. Cassius Marcellus Clay, the Ia
nous abolitionist and eX-minister to
Russia, who startled the nation little
over three years ago by marrying ID
year-old peasant girl to whom he had
taken a fancy, is sitting in his palatial
country home, Whitehall, eight miles
north of Richmond, KY, wrapped in
gloom.
His child bride, whom he idolized and
on whom since their marriage he has
lavished over $4,000 in educating and
weaving her from her unsophisticated
country ways, has deserted him. She
has returned to her brothers humble
cottage on Tate's creek, and so far all
the persuasions of her venerable spouse
have failed to bring her back. 1t was
there she was found, dressed in a plain
calico dress and looking very little
like the wife of one of the most famous
men in America.
as it true that you have deserted
Gen. Clay?" she was asked by Chi
cago Chronicle correspondent.
81 have left him." she ihnocently re-
piled. 81 may return to him-he wants
me to. He would not let me go to par
ties and he objected to my visiting any
of my relatives; that was why L left
him. Oh, yes, he gave me everything
wanted He has sent me lot of
money twice since l left, and when he
came home from Cincinnati he brought
me guitar, oceans of candy and ban
anas and many nice things, but don't
love him any more.
HE is getting old and he thinks peo-
pie are going to kill him. He keeps
ever so many guns and pistols and
knives and has men paid to fight. He
would always let me go to visit my
neighbors, but he sent man along with
me all the time to see that none of his
relatives tried to kill me-"
Gen. Clay refused to be interviewed
and when his visitor mentioned the
arrangement he was ordered from the
castle at the muzzle of rifle. From
other sources, however, it was learned
that the general and his child wife
have had several little quarrels of late,
because of her persistence in wanting
to attend parties and balls and visit her
relatives, to all of which the general
objected. 1t was this restraint that
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-21

the county. At this time his forensic
abilities began to attract general at
tention, and he was soon in great de-
mand as a public speaker and widely
discussed as candidate for congress.
After a series of sharp contests with
the brilliant orator and writer, eX-
Lieut.. Gov. Charles S. May, Mr.. Burrows
finally secured the Kalamazoo delega-
ton and the congressional nomination.
II is an interesting fact that Arthur
Brown, since senator from Utah, was
chairman of his campaign committee.
His first race for congress was in the
year of the Greeley campaign, when the
liberal party started out to make
mountain torrent and ended like a
desert creek. He was elected by a
handsome majority. Since that time
he has been a conspicuous figure in ma.
tional affairs. He soon acquired prom.
inence in the house, and his rank in that
body is best evidenced by his long
years of service on the great ways and
means committee, his two campaigns
for speaker and his election as speaker
pro tempore of the first Reed congress
He has made 10 campaigns on his OWL
account in Michigan and has spoken
for the republican party in nearly every
state in the union. He is one of the
most effective speakers ION tht
hastings" in this country. Since hi:
advancement to the senate, however
he has made few speeches, and all have
been brief. That is, however, not theil
only merit. They have been listened to
which is something that cannot be SAID
Of most of the speeches in that forum
Senator Burrows long service in the
house earned him early promotion il
the senate, and he is already a membe,
of the leading committee of the body
that on finance.
Senator Burrows married, as his sec
opd wife, the daughter of Horace Peck
a well-known Kalamazoo banker. Mrs
Burrows is a leader in Washington so
ciety and much admired and esteemed
She is the leading officer of the WON
: ans Cuban league of the Capital cit
and has far more decided views o.
the subject of the Cuban war for in
dependence than her distin guished hus
band. The senator and Mrs. Burrow
have fine home on Massachusetts, ave
nue., Northwest, Washington, wher
they receive their friends with tru
Michigan hospitality. The senator
only daughter is married to George NJ
: Neir. who as in business in New Yor
. citv.. H.n-.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-21
THE SENATORIAL TOGA.
julius G. Burrows Wants to Wear
It Another Term.
He Has II Represented the State of Mich
iEan in Congress Longer Than
Any of HIS Able and Distin-
guished Predecessors.

| Senator Julius C. Burrows is now in
his sixtieth year, hale and full of vigor,
and is about to enter upon his cam
paign for reelection TO the senate. The
senator has had long and varied ex-
perience in public life. 1t is not gen
erally known that he has seen longer
service in congress than any other
Michigan man. Should he be reelected
and serve out his term he would take
rank as one of the remarkable veterans
of American legislative history. SEN
ator Burrows sat for 16 years an the
house of representatives and had one
full term and portion of another one
vet to serve when he was advanced 10
the senate. He has now been nearly
three years in that body, and has some
thing over year left of his present
term. The 10 years during which he has
participated in national legislation con-
stitute longer period of service than
has fallen to the lot of any other citizen
of the Wolverine commonwealth.
This congressional veteran is native
PENNSYLVANIA. His father, man of
worth but limited education, gave all
his sons the advantage of academic
training, and after leaving school the
young man with the high-sounding i'm
perial name studied law on his own ac-
count and was admitted to the bar. In
his early twenties he removed to Kala-
mazoo, Mich. and began the practice of
his profession. Ever since that time he
has been a member of the Kalamazoo
bar, but has practiced little in many
years. At 25 he was commissioned a
captain in the union army and saw two
wears of honorable if not brilliant serv-
ice with the old First Michigan. He
resigned hiscommission to return home
and assume the duties of prosecuting
attorney of the county of Kalamazoo, to
which he was elected in the fall of 1864.
1t is within the memory of old inhab-
itants that young Burrows-he was
then under 30--made one of the best
prosecuting attorneys in the history OF