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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-07-15
MASON TlllHY NYS.
BY Our Regular Correspondent.

Mr.. Eton is again in the valley.
Dennis Higgins is on the sick
list.
Jack Lotus was an arrival from
Dayton last Tuesday.
Mrs. C. w. Patterson left for
Gold Hill last Sunday.
Harry Bonham has been on the
sick list for few days.
Mrs. Foster has been quite seri-
ously i'll during the past week.
Miss Nettie Hayes has been Wis
iting the Baker family this week.
Colt. HAST was an arrival on
last Tuesdays stage, from Virginia
City.
Will Geary came down from Pine
Grove Tuesday and returned We'd
nesday.
There will be a grand harvest
ball in the bowery on the night of
August 4th.
Henry Garland has built pho
tograph gallery between the bowery
and Brady's stable.
Mrs. Thomas Jennings left last
Sunday to visit friends in Virginia
City for week or two.
Mrs. A. j. LOTUS arrived from
Dayton last week Wednesday. She
is making some improvements to
her property here.
Those who were lucky enough
to secure men are now haying.
There is a great lack of help in the
valley this year, on account of
which wages have raised to 50 per
day.
A oolored minstrel troupe, which
was expected to arrive here last
Friday night, arrived Saturday
night an gave performance in the
bowery. The show was very ordi-
nary. The troupe remained in
town Sunday and left for Smith
Valley Monday morning.
Last Saturday night dispute
occurred between Frank Carroll and
the colored manager of the minstrel
troupe. Frank did net know any
better than to hit the coon on the
head with a chair. The colored
man pasted Frank in the jaw and
knocked him down. The next day
he paid a fine of $40 in the Justice
Court. Frank says he will now be-
lieve anything anybody will tell
him about the butting qualities of
the African race. N. l. X.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-07-15

Elsewhere in this issue will be
found the advertisement of the
Delta saloon, in Virginia City, At
this resort you can obtain the cele-
brated Cal. steam beer on draught
and all other delicacies in the bev-
erage line. The celebrated Ideal
American and La Palma Florida
cigars also on tap. Drop in and
see Klaus if you want to be treated
right.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-07-15
A Child lniOYs.

The pleasant flavor, gentle action,
and soothing effect of Syrup of Figs,
when in need of a laxative, and il
the father or mother be costive or
bilious, the most gratifying results
follow its use; so that it is the best
fumily remedy known and every
family should have a bottle. Man
ufactured by the California Fig
Syrup Co.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-07-15
spent q Good Farm Deeteriax.

Mr.. A. N. Noell of Asherville,
Kansas, says he spent good farm
doctoring himself for chronic diar.
rhoea but got no relief and was
afraid that he must die He CHANGED
to get hold of a bottle of Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy and was permanently
cured by it. For sale by 7. J. A..
Flaws.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-07-15
Volcanic Rruptions

Are grand, but Skin Eruptions
rob life of joy. Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, cures them; also Old, Run
ming and Fever Sores, Ulcers, Boils,
Felons, Corns, Warts, Cuts, Bruises,
Burns, Scalds, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Best Pile cure on earth.
Drives out Pains and Aches. Only
25 cts. box. Cure guaranteed.
Sold by T. ]. A. Flaws.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-07-15
Fer sale Cheap for Cash.

We have a 7-column Washing.
ton hand press, of Hoe build, which
will be sold cheap, for cash. Press
is in good order. An oscillating
linking attachment and roller cores
go with the press. Make us an
offer.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-07-15
~@7--7-7----77--
For Over Fifty Yeara.

MRS. wINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been used
for over fifty years by millions OF mothers for
cess 1t soothes the child, softens the gums.
allays all pain cures wind collie, and is the best
remedy for Diarrhea. 1t will relieve the poor
in everv part OF the world. twenty-five cents
a bottle. Be sure and ask for "Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup" and to he no other kind.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-07-15

Jim Newlands was a passenger
on yesterdays train bound for the
ranch.
Arthur Giles, of New York City,
is visiting his cousin, Harry Gin
ton, of this place.
Miss Pearl Randall returned
from California Tuesday after an
absence of nearly a year.
Alex. Pion, George Noel and a
couple of other Comstockers drove
down from Virginia City Thurs
day.
Patrick Kirvin, a we'll known
mining man of the Comstock, died
in San Francisco on Tuesday Of
this week.
Fl. G. Everett and F. w. Smith
drove in from Smith Valley Tues
day, and returned to the valley
Thursday.
"A letter was received from Bert
Hansen at this office this week.
He's still stationed at Jaro, a short
distance from Iloilo.
Miss Lille Tailleur received
word from her brother, who is in
Corea, this week. Eugene Tailleur
will leave for Corea shortly
Joe Eden is in jail in Austin on
a charge of criminl assault upon
woman. He is waiting for the
grand jury to indict him
"A new X. of P. Lodge will be
established at Lovelock on the 9th
of this month. II will be known
as Aguilla Lodge, No. %.
Robert Folger, one of the owners
of the Bridgeport Chronicle Union,
died at his home last week Wednes-
day. He was nearly 80 years of
age.
Prof. Monroe and family left
last night to visit relatives and
friends in Palisade for a couple Of
weeks. Mr.. Folker also left, for
Los Angeles.
Over half of the force of men at
work at Blue Lakes have quit work
on account of the poor quality and
scare quantity Of food furnished by
the company.
The Miners Uuion of Virginia
City, and Gold Hill and Silver City
have sent a memorial to Mckinley
protesting against the establishment
OF martial law.
WIN. Rue, better known as
Badger Bill" an old-time prospect
or in this section of the State, was
found dead on the dessert in Esmer-
aida county, about five miles from
the Lapanta mine, last Sunday
The work of grading for the
foundation for the paper mill near
Floriston is being vigorously pros.
and in a few days over two
hundred men will be Employed pre-
pairing for the construction of the
buildings.
A roundabout story comes from
Bodie to the effect that a poisoning
case took place there last week, the
in the affair all being
former residents of Lyon county.
How much truth there is in the
rumor we are not prepared to state.
A. J. Plummer, who represents
the Eurek a. Como Mining Co., and
who is one of the owners of that
property, arrived from Stockton
Wednesday. He visited the mine
and left for California last
night. Ore is now being taken ont
of the mine, and a crushing will be
had at the Logan and Hully mill
when 100 tons have been extracted.
The Delta.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-06-22
THE FUTURE OF CUBA.

Permanent American control Is the
most probable future for Cuba, says
Herbert Pelham Williams In the
Atlantic. We are responsible for good
government In the island, and II Is
doubtful II this can be established in
any other way. This becomes clearer
every day, even to people at dis
lance; down there nothing else is ever
thought OF or suggested except by the
unruly elements and those persons
who have nothing to lose and every
thing to gain by state OF affairs In
which the shrewdest and most un-
scrupulous man wins, and VINO still
cling 10 the old fetch OF Cuba libre."
II is so doubtful whether the Cubans
can ever govern themselves that few
Americans, who have been TO Cuba
and know tn conditions, expect them
to do II. Under american direction,
cubans have performed some OF the
work incidental to government In
more or less satisfactory manner.
Some 81 the post-ofice clerks are
less inefficient than the majority. The
city police and the rural guards are
vigilant, energetic, and determined.
and they have kept order to the best
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-06-22
HOW A PLAIN GIRL MAY BECOME
PRETTY,
Cultivation Of Grace and Ease of Car
riage Il Simple Matter.

Mrs. lumphry. writing In the La
dies Home Journal on How to be
Pretty Though Plain. asserts that the
best advice she could give the girl who
would attain n graceful figure IL CON
tanned In two words: Avoid exaggorn
ton I'VE all know how disappoIn,
Ing, II not actually annoying. II is Ia
see pretty face associated with an
awkward figure or an uncouth gait.
Now, gracefulness is almost always ca
pable Of being cultivated 10 some de-
gree at least, even In cases which may
seem to be OF the hopeless sort. Cal
isthenics have converted many an
awkward girl into an unrecogniZahly
graceful and charming edition OF her
former self Many n growing girl has
her figure and carriage ruined for lie
by want OF care, and more particularly
motherless girls. who have no kind
elder to make them lie down for at
least an hour every day. The recum-
bent posture averts many an evil. rhe
shoulders should be perfectly fiat upon
the couch, and the head be only slight
ly raised Girls are such active, Wig
orous creatures that they often object
to lying down In this way, but care
ful mother may easily learn how 10
turn this restful time into pleasure.
In almost all cases Improvement will
result from gymnastic and calisthenic
exercises, from rowing, drilling and
swimming But It Is absolutely neces-
sary that the patient should be mind
full constantly OF her own bearing. She
must hold her shoulders back, her head
up and her chest forward. At first
this position will cause some stiffness.
but II persevered In and accompanied
by callsthenic exercises, or even games
like lawn-tennis. II will soon become
natural, easy and graceful"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-06-22
INTERESTED IN PRIZE FIGHTING.
New York Chief Of Police on Jeffries-
Fitzsimmons Mill.

New York, June 16.-The sitting of
the Mazet investigating committee yes
terday proved somewhat interesting.
Chief of Police Devery was called upon
by Moss to explain why he first threat
ened TO stop the Fitzsimmons-Jeffries
prize fight, and then went to the ring
side and allowed 1t to go on to a knock
out finish Chief Devery admitted that
he took an interest in prize fighting
and the Horton law. Devery said that
the recen. fight complied with the law
and was in all respects clean-cut con-
test. He fenced great deal regarding
whether Fl zsimmons was knocked out,
and ended up by saying that he
thought the COrnishman had had
enough. After a squabble with the
minority members over adjournment
the sessions adjourned until August l.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-06-22
PRESIDENTS GRAVE UNMARKED.

Two pages OF pictures in the Ladies'
Home Journal, giving views OF the
places Where Our Presidents are
Buried, recall the fact that four OF the
first five of our chief executives sleep
In the soil OF old Virginia. The pic
tre shows that the grave of President
John Tyler. at Richmond Virginia, is
absolutely unmarked even by small
headstonc. Visitors to Hollywood
cemetery are shown scarcely per-
ceptihle mound, over which magnolia
tree spreads Its shade In summer, rs
the resting-place OF our tenth presi-
dent The burial-placcs OF all the
others are marked with monuments or
tomhs, except those OF tho two
Adamses who are buried under tho
portico OF the First church at Quincy,
Massachusetts.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-06-22
A CUBAN RAILWAY.

When one wishes to leave Havana
by rail to see something OF the real
Cuba-say, to take trip to Plnar del
Rio or to Cienfuegos-he must get UP
very early. The through trains leave
at six o'clock in the morning. l asked
The chief engineer of the railroad to
Pinar del Rio why so early start was
made for town only 100 miles away,
and he said it was so as to get back
the same day. The American travel
er is not only likely to grumble when
he is compelled to hurry to the station
in the thick gloom of the early morn
ing, but when he reaches the station
and finds that he must pay about five
cents a mile in gold, and from seven
to eight cents mile in Spanish silver
to ride in the back cars
known as first-class carriages, and that
for an ordinary trunk he must pay
about half fare, he is inclined to scoff
at the primitive mode Of travel, and to
long for the luxury of even stage
coach journeying on western mount
ain ROAD. ne dLudLlnS dlnouAI VI
computation by the ticket agent before
he sells a ticket, the smoky lamps, the
three preliminary tootings by the en-
CINE before the train starts, the final
ringing of bell by the baggage mas
ter as a signal that the train is really
going, the crowded condition OF the
aisles, choked with luggage for which
the passengers do not care to pay toll,
and every man in the tram from he
conductor down to the barefooted
brakemen, smoking tobacco of varying
degrees of excellence-all this is likely
to weary the American traveller used
to the luxury of Pullman cars. A few
hard jolts soon after the train leaves
the station bring up to the imagination
the prospect of a miserable trip, and
one is inclined at the outset to rail
at the crudities of travel by cars in the
island OF Cuba.-Franklin Matthews in
Harper's Weekly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-06-22
PERSONALS.

Coils =. Huntington started his
superb art collection years ago with
the first $4,000 he saved.
The late ex-Gov. Flower was not u
vain man. but liked to see his name In
print, and 80 was one Of the easiest
men In the country to interview
The duchess Of Bedford was the
portlonless daughter of n poor Indian
missionary by the name Of tribe. She
met and married the eir-presumptlve
to the dukedom. Herbert Arthur Rus
sell, In Calcutta.
A newly-found letter Of Robert Louis
Stevenson says Il had always been
bound to write Il novel and had begun
az many as twenty before Treasure
Island saw the light, but few were
finished and none published.
Mrs. Hatty Green IL OF the opinion
that Money making liz easy for women,
but" she added In an interview the
other day. the most important thing
for woman to learn to be successful
is to mind her own business"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-06-22
MlSSISSIPPTS WALL.

Andrews Wilkinson writes to Har-
per's Weekly from Port Gibson, Miss
about the great wall in Claiborne
county, whereof there was recent dis
course in the Sun, and subsequent al
lusions in This Busy World department
of the Weekly. Mr.. Dabney, chief
engineer OF the Yazoo-M Mississippi Del
ia Levee District, wrote to the Weekly
from Clarksdale, Mississippi, TO say
that he had never heard OF the wall
and that the theory that 1t was built
as a causeway by which people could
escape from floods was untenable oe-
cause OF the lay OF the land. Mr.. Will
kinson does not favor this cause way
theory either, but he says there is a
wall, and that he has seen 1t. Fifteen
years ago he visited 1t, and wrote an
account OF 1t to the New Orleans
Times-Democrat, which Is precise and
remarkable. His party saw sixty
feet Of huge sandstone blocks which
had been uncovered, and which varied
in (estimated) weight from 400 TO $500
pounds. The stone-WorH was Two
tiers high, or about five feet. The
wall was twenty feet wide, and the top,
where Mr.. Wilkinson saw it, had been
three feet underground. The wall Is
overgrown by the trees OF the prime
val forest, and runs into hills, and
perhaps through them Mr.. Wilkln-
son saw 1t on O'Quinns plantation.
He speaks Of an outcropping section
fifteen miles distant from there, and
OF another five miles farther on. Mr..
Wilkinson las seen mastodon bones
dug up in that part OF the Mississippi,
and within few miles OF the old wall
He argues that the lay OF the land
hasn't changed since the mastodons
were planted in X; that the wall Is
later than the mastodons, and that
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-06-22
THE USE or CooKlNG-Bu BUTTER.

Every housekeepor knows that the
term cooking butter" means u grade
OF butter that liz not quite fresh enough
for table use, and Is therefore only nt
to be used In cooking, The trouble Ia
that In some houses butter never seems
to become too stale to be utilized In
the preparation of various dishes, and
1t Is employed in the interest OF ocono-
my even after II has acquired n rancid
flavor. When table-bu has lost
It's fresh fragrance OF flavor and odor,
1t IL sill In perfectly proper condition
to use as nm ingredient In seasoning:
but when II begins to be strong In taste
or odor even In n slight degree, Il liz
rulnons AZ II seasoning and lmpairing
as an ingredient. 1t IN nothing short
Of sinful that no many good dishes
should be spoiled by an unintelligent
economy which, supposedly represent
Ing saving OF five or ten dollars
year, In reality ia the most wasteful
practice common to kitchen. For
butter that has grown strong the soap
fat Jar Is the only proper destiny. -
ELLA Morris Kretsehmar In Womans
Home Companion.
Don't you get tired of being in
vlted out to dinner 80 much, old mani"
"rIred and hungry! haven't had
n square meal In II month"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-06-22
ROW INDIAN PLAGUE TRAVELS,

Animals spread the disease by their
eNaenationS. by poisoning with the
germs such water as is used BY them
and human beings. and-in all likeN.
ho0d-hy means ot the insects which
are common to them and men. or to
them and the houses Of men. Sur
geonGeneral nimmick OF Bombay. IN
expert, declared the methods Of intec-
tion ~ be by the seCrctiOnS Of patients
or infected animals, by rats, and per
maps by insects. In the neighhorhooi
of a plague patient, dark, crowd
ed, unVentiated rooms were the main
site OF the retention of the poison, and
also underground drains, The over
crowding of people in such places, ne
said, was the main means Of plague
distribution
Colonel Adams. a medical officer
declared it proved that the infection is
carried a long way in clothing, and
to limited extent by rats. Another
medical officer swore that where u,
had studied the plague the natives
called it the rats disease. nr. I'm,
derwood OF Bombay said that III,
plague is spread by over-crowdng, re
broathed air and aerial stagnation
He declared that rats were found /,
larger numbers during the plague tina,
before They were migrating from
one place to another, appeared to he i,
state Of intoxication, and would 40
notice human beings when they cam,
across them. A singular bit of tes
timony, by Captain Wilkinson OF tn,
Indian Medical Service was OF a singh
case of plague in village where n,
native communicated with the patient
A sanitary inspector In the Punjal
| knew Of a ease where plague strickel
rats dropped into we'll and infecte,
its water, Julian Ralph In Harper
| Weekly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-06-22
THE TRADE IN PLAGUE GERMS.

There is n phase of the situation
which the imaginative or nervous mind
will readily assume to be the worst
of all-at least in the threat 1t carries
of danger to the world at large. re-
fer to the exporting of plague germs
to every corner of Christendom by the
doctors and the medical students VINO
have gone to India, first from Japan,
and since from every part of Europe
and America, to study the epidemic.
For three years this scattering or these
germs has gone on, and as | left India
the Bombay Gazette declared that 1t
still continues. I'VE believe we IRE
right the editor writes, lin stating
that perhaps none of the special medi-
cal officers who has left Bombay omit
ted to carry away with him n tube OF
microbes to enable him to study the
plague. There is bylaw which for
bids the carrying of matches or eX-
plosives on board steamers, and yet the
carrying of tons of gunpowder or dy-
Mantle is not so dangerous as the tiny
tube OF cultures carried by an irrespon-
sible medico. The possibili-
ties of little phial OF microbes ire
incalculable. They might deeimate
the population of IA great city" The
plea OF the editor is that the carrying
of plague cultures be made "A criminal
offence. One would imagine that
though the Indian officials may show
no concern at the loss Of that OF which
they already have too much other gov
ernments, at whose people the danger
is aimed, may realize the enormity Of
the crime. Julian Ralph in Harper's
Weekly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-06-22
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT

Joseph IIatton, the author and
journalist takes 10-mile walk every
day.
Lord Rothschild Is a patron OF music
and his musicales are the finest In Lon
don.
Lord Lonsdale has curious hobby
of collecting whips, and many In MS
possession are worth over El00.
Andrew Lang has now almost com
pleted the first volume OF his history
Of Stocland from the Reformation.
Secretary Hollis OF the American
commission To the peace conference
can write equally well with either OF
his hands.
Commander w. w. Meade, who has
Just been placed In command OF the
Brooklyn, was one OF the designers Of
that ship.
George More, the novelist. says he
can trace his ancestry TO Noah, be-
cause that patriarch had three sons
Shem, Ham and one more.
Senator Depew has. on the desk OF
his New York private Office, a little
bust OF Lincoln, not quite completed.
It was the last work done by w. w.
Story.
The latest Mark Twain story is OF
the reply made by the humorist TO a
friend who declared his fondness for
calls head soup. Like likes like"
said Twain.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-06-22

~ their ability; but they are some
times oowardly and often disposed to
bully and hrowheat, They are in
elined to be arbitrary and domineer-
ing, simply because they have always
seen authority exercised In that man
ner Doubtless they will gradually
outgrow his disposition; but II Is a
good Illustration OF the fact OF almost
universal application, that the vices
forced upon these people by the Span
iards in their treatment OF them have
become part or their natures,
and will have TO he slowly
and painfully outgpwn, 1t will
be n slow process, because,
among other reasons, the Americans
who are to set the example are not all
paraSons of honesty, truthmlness. and
prohity, Putting theories aside, and
looking at the situation sQuarely. Il Is
evident that the event viii not be de-
termtned by any logical or a priori
considerations, Our possession of the
island is growing more firmly rooted
every week, and Americans are form
ing Interests and connections In Il
which will slowly change the face OF
things, With every life and every
dollar We send TO Cuba our hold on
the island Is being strengthened We
shall stay 10 take care of our own,
and SO, by tmpereoptible stages the
present situation will glide into per-
manent control.