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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-07-10

Ex-Governor john P Altgeld of
Illinois addressed about 1000 peo-
pie in the Academy nf Music, Brook
lyn, Monday The meeting was
under the auspices of the Demo-
cratic League nf Kings County.
Henry George presided, and intro
duced Mr.. Altgpld, VIII" was greeted
with hearty applause.
Mr.. Altgeld, in the course of his
speech, said: "A whole generation
has paid at the war debt and has
reduced it by one halt Yet such
has been the Governmental policy
that to-day it will require twice as
much of our products to pay the
remainder as would have been nec-
essary to pay it. all when it was
created. Being a producing and
debtor Nation, it was a crime to leg
islate exclusively in favor of the
creditor classes of Europe and thus
destroy the purchasing power OF
our people.
"There must ultimately come a
system of finance or exchange that
will have philosophic basis and
will not restrict human efforts. But
until this does come we demand the
restoration of the bimetallic system
as it formerly existed in our country
because it was the best thus far
given the world.
"We were promised prosperity;
it has not come, and it requires no
prophet to see that un6er existing
conditions no permanent prosperity
can come. A squirt Of activity un-
der Mckinley conditions means the
more certain death of free institu-
tons; it means that the poison OF
corruption shall go ON until every
organ of the body is destroyed.
"In every State the people are
aroused; they see their condition
growing worse; they see the hope Of
their children disappearing; they
see poverty hangingover the future;
they see the black flag Of hunger
floating over some Of the richest
sections Of Gods earth, and they
are crying for justice. My friends,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-07-10
ThIrteen Jurors 60 Convact.

II heard the late Judge John r.
Grace of the Court of Appeals of
Kentucky set aside the verdict of q
jury once under circumstances that
to my mind did him infinite credit" "
said Representative John s. Rhea,
of that State, at the Wellington.
1T seems that poor woman,
who was on the verge of starvation
and who was the sole support of
four little children, went into a
neighbours smoke-honse and pur-
loined piece Of bacon. The proof
was positive, and the jury reluc-
tantly returned a verdict Of guilty.
When the finding of the jury was
read Judge Grace, who at that time
presided over the Fourteenth Judi
cial District, rising to his feet, said
in the most emphatic tones:
"'The Court orders that the ver-
dict in this case be set aside, and /
want to declare here that in all
cases where an unfortunate woman
is on trial for stealing food, taken
to keep her offspring from starving,
it will require thirteen men to con-
vict her of the crime in this court.
= The defendant is dis
charged from custody
'The announcement was greeted
with applause from the spectators,
and the general sentiment was that
Judge Grace had acted not only as
a chivalrous man, but that his rnl-
ing was right Theft to keep inno-
cent babes from perishing of hun
ger can scarcely be called a crime.
- Washington Post.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-07-10

that cry will free the American peo-
Pile. Even if we should be borne
down again and again, the voice of
humanity will arise from the dust
and drive the money changers ont
of the temple and the traitors out
of the land. The Benedict Arnold
of 1880 sleeps on English soil. Let
the Benedict Arnolds Of this age
make their graves beside him."
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-07-10
No. 28.


The Mr. erican Museum of Natu-
raj History issoon to begin q svstem-
attic exploration Of the coasts Of
Asia and North America from the
AmOOr hlver in Asia to the COlum-.
,Dia River on our continent. The
OBJECT IS 10 sthoy the various peoples
lnnaDit'ng these regions, in order
TO settle. II possible, the question
whether the Asistica once crossed
to America by way Of KamabathI
and the Alnetian islands. Ampng
the principle things studied will be
the various languages now spoken,
in Northeastern Asia and North
western America, and some idea of
the extent of this subject may be
obtained from the alleged fact that
"being between the Columbia River
and Bering Strait ten languages are
found that are fundamentally dis
tinct, and these languages have
thirty-seven dialects which are
mutually unintelligible." On the
Asaitic side, it appears, the confu-
sion of tongues is not quite so great,
although the number of distinct
languages spoken there is seven,
and the number of mutually unin-
telligible dialects ten. The ex-
plorations are to cover a period of
six years, and the money has been
furnished by wealthy New Yorker,
Mr.. Morris K. Jessup.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-07-10

One of the funniest sights ] ever
saw was South Sea islander with
his first chunk of ice, remarked the
captain of a trading schooner. I
was lying ut one of the Navigator
islands once when some natives
came aboard. 1t was an awfully
hot day, and / had been getting
some ice up from below. The ma
tives looked at it curiously, so |
handed one chunk. The moment
it touched his hand he dropped it
like hot shot and looked at his
palms to see if they were burne |.
After a deal of jabhering they all
sat around it and watched it as il
melted. They couldn't understand
it, at all, and when there was
nothing left but a wet spot on the.
deck they sat around and discussed
the phenomenon. ! put a piece of
ice in my mouth and then gave
them some. They shifted it from
one hand TO the other, put the tips
Df their tongues on it gingerly and
finally ate the chunk. 1t was
source Of great wonder to them. I X
Baseball MfinCera0 WELD tn Trih
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-07-10
Reasoms Why Chamberlain's Collie.
Cholera and DiarrhOea Remedy Is
the RseAt.

Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is
the Eseat.
/. Because it affords almost in
stant relief in case of pain in the
stomach, collie and cholera morbus.
2. Because it is the only remedy
that never fails in the most severe
cases of dysentery and diarrhoea.
3. Because it is the only remedy
that will cure chronic diarrhoea.
A. Because it is the only remedy
that will prevent bilious collie.
5. Because it is the onlyr
that will cure epidemical d
6. Because it is the Oh
that ca , always be depend,
in cases Of cholera infantum.
Z. Because it is the most pro@
and most reliable medicine in
for bowel complaints.
8. Because it produces no bad
results
8. Because it is pleasant and
safe to take.
10. Because it has saved the
lives of more people than any other
medicine in the world.
The 25 and Soc sizes for sale by
I. j. A. Flaws.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-07-10

DOn3 Tobacco Spit and Smoke Hour Ilss Away.
70 Quit tobacco easily and foreverO Oe mag
netic. full Of life. nerve aid vIgor' tAke motto
Bac. the wonder worker. that makes weak men
strong. IAN druggists. 600 orsl. Cpxe.9nara
teed Booklet and ssEHple res .sAanEess
1as--ssv,, slaakAsA srss4f Sss. = - g SSSN ~,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-13
PlTH AND POINT.

-~Paterfamilias (walking the floor
with son and heir)-Babies, they say,
are such helpless thingsi But what do
they think Of me? Talk about helpless
nessl"-Boston Transcript.
AFTER the Amateur Performance
She-"Wasn't she natural in the Sleep
ing scene?" Her Husband-"Very. She
couldn't have been more natural unless
she snored."-Brooklyn Life.
-Briggs-'simmerson, the inventor,
says his wife doesn't even know what
business he is in" Griggs-"Why has
he concealed it from her?" "He is
afraid she might get the impression
that he could do odd jobs around the
house."-Life
They threw the broad mantle OF
charity over her. 'This is too much,H
she faltered. There had been great
changes in the modes since the mantle
Of charity was made, and there was in
deed more of it than was absolutely nee
essary.-Detroit journal.
-Shopkeeper-sWha can show you,
sir?" Absent-minded. Professor-HI
want-let me see, what do 1 want2 Dear
ME! Ican't for the life of me remember
what it is. Well, well, it doesn't mat
ter; give me the nearest thing you have
to it."-Tit-Bits.
Miss McFlirter-"No, captain, you
have not been on every sea; you
know you haven't ventured on the sea OF
natrimony." Capt. Batchelor-'That's
So, but you must remember that mat
rimony's the high sea for which no COM
pass has been invented. Brooklyn
Life.
-yeryStoutLady watching the lions
fed)-" Pears to me, mister, that amt
a very big piece O. meat for sech an ami
mal." Attendant with the most stu
pendous show Of politeness)-"I s'pose
it does seem like a little meat to you,
ma'am, but it's enough for the lion."-
Household Words.
who calls me a blind old beggar?'
asked the aged mendicant. Sliced them
not, Homer said one of the bystand-
crs.' "They are merely thoughtless
schoolboys." "Then 1 will be revenged
on the whole race of schoolboys!" re-
torted Homer, trembling with rage,
And cropping his way to the nearest
typewriter, he dictated the niad.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-13
LIE eENTLEMAN FARMER.
Why Ills Lot IL Continually Grosvani
Worse In the South.

Why His Lot II Continually Grosgsnr
Worse In the South.
While the material development Of
the south in the last 30 years has been
almost startling, it would nevertheless
be rash to assume that the economic
character Of her people has been entire
ly transformed. Slavery no longer <
lists and labor is no longer considered
cisgraceful, but the negro. though po-
litically free, is still socially and eco
nomically ~servile. and still affects his
white employer d~isastrously IN many
ways. With the growth Of towns. an
artisan and a middle class have been de-
veloped, and the former aristocracy Of
birth and wealth has given way to one
Of wealth only, but in the country tho
well-to-do m~iddle-class farmer is the y
ception, the gentleman planter is he
coming much rarer, and the negro ana
poor white" squatters cumber and
choke the ground. Want OF thrift and
intelligent foresight and an inherited
instinct of ~laissezfaire ara to be OBJ
served in every rural community
normally in tidewater and remote
mountain regions. less commonly III
such favored spots as the valley OF Vir-
ginia. In corton-growing localities The
factor or commission merchant plays
part fully as important as be did be-
fore the war, and practically holds both
planter and plantation in bis grasp.
With the factor or one hand and the
lazy negroes with whom he works ON
shares on the other. it is no wonder that
the lot o. the gentleman farmer is cons
tinually growing worse. or that hia
sons seek urban employment wheneven
they can.-Atlantic Monthly.
THE Roquefort cheese rs made %
the milk Of goats Or sheep,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-13

ting and effective. The average preach-
er lacks vim and independents. Ger
tainly in the presence 81 leading poll
ticians and statesmen many preachers
have shaky knees. There Is ne doubt
of it. Right here ia Washington some
po-ealled preachers never open their
mouths concerning w~ickedness which
should be rebuked. These congressman
were dumfounded when they were
thus depicted by the fearless blind
young preacher. The services were
concluded and the preacher went to his
stateroom. He realized that his SER
mon had been 6 terrific philippe, and
apprehended some manifestation Of the
~displeasure Of the statesmen. Willis
bordering the matter. he reaSaed the
conclusion that he had but done his
duty, and he would stand by his dec
larations, no matter what might be said
or done.
In the meantime the passengers were
discussing the sermon and raising a
collection. The contributions were lib
eral. and one of the passengers carried
to the preachers stateroom a sum OF
money such as he had never handled
before. That afternoon the congress-
men waited upon him and asked him
if he would permit the use Of bis name
as a candidate for the position Of chap
lain of the national house of repre-
sentatives. After giving the subject
prayerful consideration that afternoon
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-13
VARIATIONS IN AcoRMs.
No Two Seeds MOI Even TWO Leaves Er-
actly Alike.

No Two Seeds Nor Even Two Leaves Ex-
actIy Alike.
It is said that in individual trees
scarcely two leaves can be found exact
ly alike. What is true of leaves is true
of seeds, and, indeed, of every part of
a tree. It is also true of the behavior
of trees during their life career. In
acorn especially one may note a re
markable difference im their behavior
Some species of acorn will preserve their
vital power without much difficulty for
a couple of years, while others can rare
~ be found with life after afew months
Some when put into the earth will re-
main months before sprouting. while
others will sprout before they are fairly
out of their cups ON the trees.
The acorns of the live oak Of the
south often sprout before they fall.
The process Of terminating is among
the most remarkable OF all American
trees. The root pushes out from the
acorn to a distance Of many inches be-
fore it enters the ground, the root then
goes into the earth while the bud or
plumule ascends to form the incipient
tree trunk. The young tree of the live
oak will frequently be a distance Of six
inches from the acorn. In this respect
the behavior Of this species Of oak cor
responds nearly with what is almost
universal in monocotyledonous seeds.
Another early sprouter is the conn
non white oak. These have not been
known to sprout on the tree, but they
scarcely reach the ground before tho
little radicle prepares to enter tho
earth. It does not wait to get to the
surface of the earth before doing this.
On shelves or boxes where there is some
lumber of them together the whole VIII
be a a of roots before q few weekn
after gathering. On the other hand tha,
nut of the burr oak viii remain a long
time before showing any disposition Ia
sprout. It is these varying character
istics which make rules for the trans
portation of seeds difficult, each kind
has to have a method of it's own. 50
far as the two oaks are concernedi it has
been found better to send young plants
long distances than the acorns them
selves.-Meehan's Monthly.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-13
A-couEpuoTs OF MEXICO.
That at Queretaro the Highest in tn,
Republic.

That at Queretaro the Highest in the
Republic.
One of the most interesting architec-
tural features of Mexico, and there are
many, is the old aqueducts. There is a
wonderful aqueduct at Queretaro, which
stretches for five miles across the
plain, and carries water from the
mountains to supply the town. Some
of these immense arches are over 80
feet high, and there are about 80 of the
very high ones, making a piece of ma
sonry that is vastly impressive. 1t can
be seen from both mountain and plain
for many miles, and being still in use is
in excellent repair. There is a statue
in the plaza OF Queretaro Of the man
whose generosity provided this luxury
for his native place. The Mexican Cen
trail railway passes through one of these
arches, on a diagonal line, with plenty
of room to spare. 1t will be noticed in
the picture that there is a connecting
line of masonry on the ground, be-
tween the supporting pillars. In this
stone bed there is also a waterway.
Many of the abandoned aqueducts show
this ground-level duct, besides the one
on top. 1t is, however, entirely COW
cred and hidden from sight, passing
through the columns. This magnif-
cent aqueduct of Queretaro is not so
long as that of San Cosme, at the cap
ital city, which once carried water from
the hill of Chapultepec to Mexico City,
but it is the highest in the republic.
San Cosme contains 900 arches, every
very many Of them contain inches that
were once shrines that held images Of
the Virgin or the Christ. Now these
shrines are ruined and the arches them
selves are slowly crumbling into decay.
So slowly, however, that the destruction
of time cannot overtake that of the
despoiler, improvement. Progress is
the watchword in the Mexico of to-day,
and the encroachments of the city de-
mand o and more of the space occu-
pied by these 900 great arches. For
merly the aqueduct ran into the heart of
the city; now it is obliterated to the
suburbs, but from there to Chapultepec,
about three miles, it stretches un-
broken, and great as is the valuable
space it occupies, it is the unanimous
opinion of visitors thatit will be an ire
parable loss to the city If it is ever re-
moved. The arches Of this aqueduct are
not large enough to admit of the passage
of vehicles through them, and the re-
moval Of the masonry forming the low
'er waterway, which in some places
might make this possible, would cost a
fortune, and of course impair the archi-
lecture Of the structure. But three
miles is a long line when it is considered
as a barrier that cannot be crossed adj
jacent to a city of the magnitude of
Mexico. All of the aqueducts of Mex
leo r laid in the enduring and artistic
masonry for which the early Spaniards
and their descendants are noted the
world over.-Louisville C~ourier-Jour-
nal.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-13

fsnity. He also learned that the passen-
gers were playing cards and drinking
q great deal of whisky. He further as
certained that the most hilarious OF
them all were some western congress
men. who were on their way to Wash
ington to attend the coming session of
congress. There were nearly 300 pas
sengers on the boat, and at 1880 o'clock
they assembled in the cabin and services
were held. Familiar hymns were sung,
end the chaplain prayed, and then de-
livered a sermon the like of which few
men have ever heard.
The young preacher said that he had
always been taught to respect people
high in authority, and had been led
to believe that gentlemen who were
sent to congress were leaders of their
people in all things good. He had sup
posed that they were representatives
OF the people Intellectually and morally
as well as politically. but while on the
boat he had heard enough to convince
him that if the Representatives in con-
gress were really representatives of the
people, then this republic must be a ma
ton OF drunkards, gamblers and ungod-
ly men in every particular. With Wig
orous and direct English, such as few
men can use, the young preacher said
that as an American citizen be felt
outraged and ~disgraced, and chat as a
preacher of the Gospel he felt it to be
his duty to tell them that unless they
mended their ways they would all be
damned.
Probably no sermon was ever
preached in the presence of public men
which was 30 plain, direct, keen, cut
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-13


form Or 70 suffer- ord endure
troubles you. Get ZIP apd ac
thing-work for your poaF1 sqa
do better. Work a4apythinE
chop wood, be hremaa On 8 lcqa
keep going-don,t stop 60 laa
brood over trouble. CoDsfant
ment viii stide grief. nyon
work, go TO the woods and hsa As
birds sing, aud see the glad
ing 10 the little branches Life Is worth
living and the faithful Wae ~ god1
dogs tail IS worth living fofrt
more Is the love Of Kindred and friends
I believe that ialeness IS net cn h
devils Workshop ana tie ehief cause
crime, but It produces that morbid
ancholy state 81 mind that begins VITA
drink and ends ~ suicide Who ever
heard Of an engineer, Or conduetor
gardener, or d Woodworking faf
committing suicide2 They bafcn re
time to think about Is. ne domestic
trouble or diseord haunts you. work il
of Socrates married Xantippe. che
most ~aggravating woman Ike could ant.
and he says he did it foR self-discipllnS
and humiliation. Some women mars
a~ggravating men, but moi Cot the IKE
reason, but women rarely commit SUI
eide. They prefer to suffer and to live
for their children. Dont nurse xouF
wrath TO keep it warm. There ara
thousands who are unfortunately worse
of than you are. Suffer ana BE strone.
for death win come after awhile and
lieve you.
/ was Illuminating between the offer
ence between now and then-between
the old times and the new. There were
no suicides then. A crazy woman threw
herself into a well. and It created 8
great sensation. We heard Of many
cases in Paris, and we wondered and we
had pity, but / can't recall any III Geor-
gia. Now the daily papers have to
keep a space open for them. Our chill
dren are raised wrong or educated
wrong. They don't love to work ar ia
study or to read good books OF 60 to
church. They want to frolic or ia
sport or to find short cuts to fortune
Suppose we look for some Of the old
landmarks and travel along the old
roads and see if we can't stop this self
destruction that is so fearfully increas-
ing in southern land-BiIl Arp, in
Atlanta Constitution.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-13
why IT Failsd.

sour ballot scheme at the club
wasn't a success" she said.
Couldn't be honest about it, 1 sup
pose" he suggested. "Let your per-
sonal feelings influence your judg-
ment."
mot at ALL" she replied. I'VE were
too honest, If anything. There were
lots of us ready to concede that others
were better dressed than we were, and
when we balloted for the brainiest
women there were some who never got
a vote. The same was true when we
awarded the prize to the most beautiful;
but when it came to selecting the one
who was the most attractive, speaking
generally, we had to give it up. There
was just one vote apiece all round when
the ballots were counted. There arc
some concessions that no woman will
make."-Detroit Free Press.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-13

THE Roquefort cheese Is made o.
the milk Of goats or Sheep
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-13
oyster ohowdor.

Two thin slices of fat salt pork, cut
in very small pieces and fried brown
in a kettle. Skim out the pork and
slice six potatoes and one onion in
the fat. Add about one quart of boil
ing water and one small teaspoonfuI
of salt. Boil until the potatoes are
soft, then add one quart of hot milk
and one quart of oysters. When ii
has boiled up once, pour into a tureen
Into which has been placed a gener-
BUS piece of butter, a little pepper and
four crackers split in halves.-Ladies'
World.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-13

NJ. Coquelin, whose fortune is esti-
mated at & 5000, has the reputation
of being the richest actor in the world.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-19
A BOON 70 IGIIS
New Steamship Line Will Enter
Tie Stale.
Will Have Port Arthur As An Oh
iective Point And Will Start
Christmas Day,

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. 1s.-Through
a contract closed by President A. Z.
Stilwen, of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Trust company, line of Euro
pean steamers is to be established at
Port Arthur, Texas. The Company
will be known as the Port Arthur
transatlantic Steamship company.
The first steamer, so it is officially
stated, will sail from Port Arthur on
Christmas day and will carry first
cless cabin passengers, as well as
freight. The steamer will touch at
Liverpool, Hamburg and Rotterdam
and strong bid will be made for
western passenger traffic, which now
comes to this country through the
ports of New York, Philadelphia and
Baltimore.