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Year: 1873

In THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SEV,
Il enth Judicial District of the State of Nevada:
in and for the County Of Lincoln.


Cordelia Power, plaintiff, vs.. Daniel Power,
defendant.


Action brought in the District Court of the
Seventh Judicial District of the State of Nevada
in and for the county of Lincoln, and the COM
plant filed in said county of Lincoln, in the
office Of the Clerk Of said District Court.


The State of Nevada sends greeting to Daniel
Power, defendant.


You are hereby required to appear in an action
brought against you by the above named
plaintiff, in the District Court of the
Seventh Judicial District of the State of
Nevada, in and for the county of Lincoln,
and answer the complaint filed therein with
in ten days exclusive Of the day of service after
the service on you Of this summons, il served
in said county: or If served out of said county
but within said District, within twenty days:
and in all other cases, forty days: or
Judgment by default will be taken against
you, according to the prayer of said COM
plaint.


The said action is brought to obtain decree
of divorce dissolving the bonds Of matrimony
now existing between you and said plaintiff, OH
the grounds of willful desertion and failure to
supply the comm on necessaries OF life for more
than two years last past and that she be per-
mitted to resume her maiden name, and for
costs Of action.


And you are hereby notified that If you fail
to appear and answer the said complaint, as
above required, the said plaintiff will apply
to the Court for the relief demanded in said
complaint.


49,. Given under my hand and the Seal of
,s.., the District Court Of the Seventh Judi
'oai cial District Of the State of Nevada in
*--* and for the county Of Lincoln, this 10th
day Of June, in the year of our Lord one thou.
sand eight hundred and seventy-three.
p. b. MILLER, Clerk.


Bishop SABIN, plaintiffs attorneys. jel7-lm
Year: 1873

If there Is ANYTHING ia which mere paTtisanshiP
should be avoided il is certainly In questions oi
public money. We appeal to thoughtful citizens
of all parties, and TO all honest Congressmen'
however classified, TO consider dispassionately inc
present alarming deficiency in the revenues OF the
United States Treasury. The temporary oepres-
sion in our foreign imports produced by the panlc
has undoubtedly diminished the revenue, but the
extravagant appropriations of the Forty-second
Congress would have produced deficiency with
out the aid Of the panic. Certain 1t Is that the
expenditures Of the current fiscal year VIII exceed
those Of the last by several million dollars, ami
yet the ordinary expenditures OF the last nscal
year are without precedent in the history OF tue
country. Why should the Army expenditures %
nearly three times greater than they were IN IooOt
Why should the cost Of the Navy have more then
doubled in the same timer Why should 1t still
cost six per cent to collect the Internal Revenue


The fiscal year 1865 was the last complete year
of Johuson's administration. Since then It has
been claimed that the Government has grown eco
nomlcal. We should like to see in what branch
OF the public expenditure this economy can be
found The Public Debt has decreased, and there
fore the interest account is less burdensome than
1t was six years ago. Six years ago the Army was
larger than il is now, and vast suma were dlstrb-
uted about that time in bounties to the soldiers
These two items of extraordinary expense have
naturally ceased TO exist. But the Navy costs as
much and amounts to as little as ever The CHIEF
remaining items Of public expenditure, so far as
the Secretary Of the Treasury furnlrhes intorma-
tion upon which comparison can be based, COM
nara as follows
Year: 1873

But, John, entreaueu,
you ever seen this woman? Can it
he that any reason for this Aversion
has originated in her p


GOOD Heavens no. What pos.
sible connection do you suppose could
ever have existed between your dress
maker and myself? l thought you
had some sense, Kate. 1t was man
who made me a monomaniac on this
subject, so don't ask any more ques-
tions.


Ididmt ask amy more questions and
what was more, firmly decided that
my brother and his freaks were quite
beneath my notice. But l did make
ready for my dress-maker, dedica-
ting to her use as pleasant room as
l had in the house-one that l knew
she would enjoy herself in when her
days work was done, and she had
time to fold her baby to her heart
and rock her to sleep, as I did nine,
in the dim, beautiful, twilight.


Monday morning came, and with
it Mrs. Andrews and the little one,
tile last golden-hai-ed. bright-fac-
ed, sylph a child, just miniature
copy OF her mother. Day after day
passed and, vexed as l was with
John, | couldn't help enjoying and
laughing heartily at the comical sit
uations he not inlrequentIy found
himself in. 1t seemed to me that
his principal business consisted in
lodging this poor inoHensive little
Mrs. Andrews. She knew had a
brother, and after the first day or
two gave up wondering why he did
not come to the table. l knew
it bothered her at first, although she
had too much good sense to put her
thoughtinto words. She was a strange
woman to manage. That she appre-
ciated my kindness was very evident;
but no argument that l could use
was sufficient to induce her to sit with
me of an evening in the parlor or
library. She was my dress-makcr-
that she was very anxious to impress
upon my mind, much to my annoy.
ance. The only way I could ever
get her t. ride with me was to invent
some excuse for shopping, and instruct
the coachman to drive to the park
afterward, At such times. although
cert lin she was made happy by the
change, vet there seemed to be al
ways : something expressing her. Once
/ said, pushing her gently back among
the cushions, wish you would try
and enjoy this, and get all the good
ont of it you possibly cali. See what
a good time little Maud is having"
(fIat was her baby's name.)


"I do enjoy it, my dear Mrs. Sin
clair" she replied very sweetly. "At
the came time do not like to feel
that I am neglecting your work"


The atmosphere Of reserve with
which she surrounded herself was as
impenetrable as 1t was Incompetent.
sible. Her language was choice and
cultured, but sne seemed to keep
double guard over herself lest she
should be betrayed into conversa-
ton on other sub bjects than dress-ma.
king. One evening as I approached
her room intending to sit with her q
while, heard her voice, at first ]
} thought in prayer, but after q Sec
ond [ stood spell bound, as she re-
cited in tones l shall never forget


the following:


"1 think we are too ready with com
: In this fair world of ours. Had we nj
.1pdeSd, beyondthe zenith and the slop
Year: 1873

A New GuNpowDER.-The warlike
Prussians are not satisfied merely
with improving their army rifles, but
are also making advances in the man
ufacture of gunpowder. The latest
report is that a novel description of
gunpowder, possessing extraordinary
pprojjectile p power, has been adopted
by the Prussian artillery. 1t is com.
posed of a certain proportion of nitre
a and sawdust, and in this state can be
kept in store without fear of explo-
sion, To render this composition ex-
plosive, it is necessary to add suAi-
ecient quantity Of sulphuric acid to
make it cohere, and when dried it is
ready for use. This composition has
certainly the advantage Of cheapness,
combined with extreme simplicity in
it's manufacture, and is said to leave
| but little residue after it is fred.
Year: 1873




The prisoner is young man, twenty:
ono or twenty-five years of age, and
the father was aged ffty.six. 1t is
claimed by the Commonwealth in the
trial that the old man was shot while
he was quietly sitting by the cooking
stove, awaiting his supper. The de
fence admit that the accused shot
him, but contended that the father
was dangerous man.


He had given his wife ten minutes
to get supper and furnish warm bread
threatening to kill her if she failed.
The allotted time was well-nlgh up.
She had run to the cellar for cream.
ard had returned to get -four. The
deceased had followed her and struck
her with dipper. Becoming still
more enrased, he threw aside the
dipper and rushed for a butcher-kniie.
Not succeeding in getting this, he en-
deavored to snatch large iron SHOW
ell. The mother was in the meantime
screaming and crying. The son, to
save his mother, therenpon shot his
father dead.
Year: 1873

Suicide of a Prominent Citizen Of Ha-


gerstown, nd.


A special dispatch to the Baltimore
American from Hagerstown says {:
Our quiet town was thrown into a
state Of great excitement on Saturday
morning by the announcement that
one Of our most respected and veal
thy citizens, Judge Charles G. Lane,
had committed suicide. He was
found in the garret of his house in
kneeling posture with a rope around
his neck, which was attached to a
beam overhead. Although he had
gone up stairs only a few minutes be-
fore member of the family went to
look for him, life was extinct when
the body was found. Mental aberra-
ton was no doubt the cause Of the
unhappy taking off. Some three or
four years ago Judge Lane lost his
Year: 1873

Now is the best time to insure, be-
cause the cost of the insurance is
lower to-day than it will bel hereafter.


Now is the best time to insure, be-
cause, for certain sum, you can now
secure larger amount Of insurance
on your life than you can in the fu-
ture.


Now is the best time to insure, be-
cause your health is good. If you
wait until some accident or impru-
dence has impaired your health, you
will he too late. Life insurance is
intended for healthy lives only. No
responsible company can insure an
invalid.


Now is the best time to insure, be-
cause this act, which provides for the
comfort of your family in case of
your early death, will free your mind
from all anxiety about them, and
leave you to pursue your daily busi-
ness with greater energy and success.


Now is the best time to insure, be-
cause it is the only time when you
can call your life certainty.


All these reasons for efecting an
insurance on your life to-day, are ap-
picable alike to the man Of family,
and to the mali who is.living alone
in. the world. For there is rarely
any person to be found upon whose
health and life, some one, near or re-
mote, is not dependent. The mar
lied man must insure for the benefit
of his family; and the bachelor must
insure-if for no one else-for the
benefit Of himself, endowing his age
with a policy to be paid when he at
tains the age of fifty, ffty-6ve, or
sixty years.


Under every circumstance of life,
there is reason to be insured NOW.
In no other matter of Importance is
Indifference or procrastination so haz-
ardcus as in this.
Year: 1873

Ut is not mere restraint of the criminal from


doing further injury. Here is where the


error of our friends seems to be found.


Now, it is often argued with great plaus-


ibility that punishment does not prevent


crime. We hold this argument fallacious,


for this reason: The causes which lead to


crime operate often in spite of punishment,


but not of necessity sOne of these is the


low moral sense which makes the disgrace Of
the penalty unfelt. Another is, the want
of opportunity in the classes which furnish
criminals of being any better But to make
the argument good, all laws ought to be re-
pealed Men who know better often commit
acts of dishonesty; but this is not because
they do not fear punishment, but because
they hope, not without reason, to escape
detection But no mercantile community
would ever, in its Senses think of repeating
all statutes against forgery and swindling.


The fact is, that all this discussion arises
out of partial consideration of classes of
crime and the study of individual criminals.
Whether in certain kinds Of offences discrimi-
nation might not be allowed is a question
open to debate But we do not believe in
throwing down all barriers, and treating the
criminal only as sui tect for philanthropic
That good behavior in prison
should inevitably shorten terms Of imprison-
ment-and We can see how rule should be
made not universal and inevitable, save by
among ofences-would, VT
hold, fatally increase the temptation to crime.
The acute rascal would be the one quickest
to take advantage oft Good behavior un-
der the forced abstinence of prison is not
good behavior i'll the world, and the effect Of
this system would be that men would calcu-
late upon it beforehand The certainty Of
penalty is half its force and the worst effect
of all is that this reduction Of i'm
prsonment carries with it the idea that the
criminal has atoned for his crme. If this
idea is to prevail, let all prisons be levelled,
and let there be revived the old Saxon sys
'f compounding every offence by the pay
nent Of fine
Year: 1873

EoyS and @rl,. if you wish t. a>tonish
any member If the family or any coming
guests by some day allowing them to disco.
yer their initials neatly printed on a pear.
peach or apple, as it hangs on its branch,
this is the way To carry out your plan: Just
before the fruit ripcnS, cut the desired let
tcr> from sheet of thin tough paper; then
paste them ON the side of the fruit most ex-
posed to the sun, and in the course of time
You remove the paper from the ripe surface.
and You will find the letters distinctly mark
cd up it.
Year: 1873

with the iron scales Of black rust, the ny
drogen passes through the red retort. and
when certain sui phurous vapors have been
disengaged from the residual gas there comes
forth the cheating gas - supercminently suit
ed for all calorifc purposes, where heat with
cut light is demanded. 1t is admirably
adapted for all kind of stores and steam en-
CINE boilers The cost of the gas at the
works is found to be only seven pence for a
thousand cubic feet and this quantity would
boil about fifty gallons of cold water. This cost,
itissaid, caube reduced by using the waste
heat of the retort furnace to supply the
steam, which is now supplied by an indepcn-
dent boiler


The distinctive feature ofthc Ruck process
for making the new fuel gas is in the decom-
position of the supplemented fame by means
Of coke and iron, which remain for long pc
riods in the retort without requiring change.
Combined with this is also an arrangement
for caroonizing the heating gas for purposes
of illumination. This is done by making it
pass through oil, from which its carbon is re-
cicved, and whence it issues an excellent gas,
equal in Illuminating power to sixteen can
dies for consumption of five cubic feet per
hour in an Argand burner. The cost of the
gas as used for lis h, is a trltle less than fifty
cents per thousand cubic feet.


This invention, if fully developed, will
set at rest the uneasiness cn the coal ques
ton and work worldwide revolution in the
cost of fuel and light for all purposes.
Year: 1873

Mr.. Jefferson Davis is said to be writing
history of the war Such book from such
a man would be valuable. He is reported
as saying that he feared the country was be-
yond . the rcdccming efficacy Of moral worth
or elevated Intelligence" and the memories
of the Credit Nobilicr and the Jenna sean
dals give painful point to the observation.
As this decentralization has been entirely
brought about by the party that has control
led the government since war, 1t is well that
the most capable and cunning hand is to
write history of the pivotal period where
the decade of honesty and virtue ended and
the decade of corruption and dishonor com
menced. If Mr. Davis will prepare his work
with kill and judgment, as well as with the
ability any acknowledge he possesses, he may
walk down to posterity with it in his hand


CO,Ut,r journal.
Year: 1873

HAEIT.-The reason why men never feel
like work in the morning is either that they
have formed other habits Or that they have
spent the evening improperly. They have
only to 90 to their work every morning and
do the best they can, fora dozen mornings
in succession, to find that the disposition
and power to work vii come. 1t will cost
a severe effort cf the will, but it will pay.
Then the satisfaction Of the task performed
will sweetcn all the other hours. There is
no darker or deadicr shadow than that cast
upon man by deferred and waiting task.
lttaunts him, chases, him. harries him,
sprinkles bitterness in his every cup, plants
thorns in his pillow, and renders him every
hour more unfit for its performance. The
difference between driving literary work
and being driven BY it is the difference be-
tween heaven and hell 1t is the difference
between working with the will and working
against it. It is the difference between
being a master and being Il slave.


Good habit is a relief, too, from all temp
tation to the use Of stmulants. BY 1t man
brain may become just as reliable "A produ-
Ger as his hand, and the chcerfulncsS and
healthfulncss which it will bring to the
mind will show themselves in all the issues
of the mind The writings of those contem-
porary geniuses Scott and Byron, illustrate
this point sufficiently. One is all robust
health, the result of sound habits the other
all fever and irrcgularity. What could Poe
not have done with Mr.. Longfcllows habit!
No; there is but one best way in which to
do literary work, and that is the way i'll
which any other work is done-after the
period devoted to rest, and with the rcgu-
larily Of the sun
Year: 1873

The Washington Republican of 9th ult. re-
peats its recommendation that the Govern
ment shall acquire valid title to Airing
ton, by making proper remuneration to
Mrs Lee. A reporter of the Republican in an
interview with Mrs. Lee, has gathered some
facts which will be of public interest The
Arlington estate was bequeathed by her father
to Mrs. Lee only during her lifetime. Gen.
Lee has not the slightest share or lot in it.,
and always invariably refused to exercise the
least control over it, except in the perform
ance of his duties as executor by the will Of
Mr.. Custis Mr.. G. provided that five years
after his death his avcs should be set free.
The time arrived in 1868, in the midst of
the war, and Gen. Lee summoned all the
slaves together and gave them their free pa
pers, and passes through the Confederate
lines to go whittier they would


At the time of the nominal purchase by
the United States of Arlington. Mrs. Lees
friends offered to pay the taxes for her, for
the payment of which it was put up; but
they were not allowed the opportunity.


The Republican reporter says Mrs. Lee
has no odea of asking that the estate be
restored to her, but does expect reasonable
remuneration for it. She spoke of the Pres
ideut and of his administration with the
highest respect and recognises the necessity
for no other state of affairs between the
North and South than that of profound
peace, amity and concord. Mrs. Lee is
now advanced in years, and has been for a
long time sufferer from nfamatory rheuma-
tsm She is lady Of noble appearance,
and her conversation is most interesting.
The Republican says "No one can see her
and hear her talk without being convinced
that the government will add to its honor
for just and honorable dealing by making a
just and legal settlement with her"
Year: 1873

ters offers these observations


Give me kisscs-do not stop


Measuring nectar by the drop:


Though To millions they amount.


They will never drain the fount.


Kiss me then.


Every moment and again.


If she kissed him every moment she would
kiss him half Il million times Il year, and she
would have to kiss him every minute for two
years before to millions they amount This
would not allow time for meals. and it Is pro
bablc the poet and woman would starvc. "
lar as the poet is concerned. We do not know
that it makes much difference Perhaps the
world will be happier if he docs die
We think, upon reflection. that We may pos
Sibly be able to spare him; but it will be
hardly fair TO kill the woman at the same
time pom the whole. twill be better to
have intervals of rcpo>c Suppose we say,
kiss him for IN hour, and then pause TO let
him fill up with beef and cabbage.


FU,>iE Fi':Hd
Year: 1873

A MAN in Paw.Paw, Ill.,, was
not 20 be deprived Of his supply
Of vegetables by the potato bugs,
and he went for them vigorously
in tho usual Paris green manner.
Seven Of this cattle have already
died from getting hold Of the
drug, and as it was not much OF
potato patch, he is wondering
how he is to get his money back
Year: 1873

THERE is no solitude like that
of the heart, when it looks around
and secs in the vast concourse OF
human beings, not one to whom
it can pour forth it's sorrows or
receive the answering sigh OF
sympathy.
Year: 1873

A BoARDING.HoUsE fieDd tells
the story that in a recent thunder
storm the warring of the clemente
was so awe.inspring that the halr
in dish OF butter in the pantry
house turned completely white
during The night.
Year: 1873

SOME boys in Baltimore covered
a cat with tar and hemp the other
night and set fire TO it. Cholera
Infantum was invented expressly
for the use Of those boys, and it is
to be regretted that they did not
get the full benefit oft
Year: 1873

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD


II has been said by distinguished Episcopalian
divine tnat Professionalism failure. II this con-
clusion Is correct the must be found in mis-
Interpretation OF the Scriptures and IN pertina-
ciouslY adhering to tenets and dogmas which are
inconsistent not only with the reason which God
has given to man, but equally SO with revelation.
The first OF the thrtynIne articles in the Episcopal
prayer BOOK declares that God Is q spirit without
form. parts or passions, &c., and in their doctrine
OF the Trinity II is said that there three persons
ana one God, consisting or Father Son and Holy
Gnost; and yet that these three persons are
but one. And further, that the Son sits at the
right hand OF the Father, who is represented as
iormless How there can be three persons and
yet only one person. and how 1t Is possible to sit at
the right hand OF that which has no form IL is dinl-
cult TO conceive. That which has no form is posi-
lively nothing. 1t is impossible 10 think or any-
thins without giving it some kind o; a form.
Again, they teach that God is infinite In mercy and
yet that HIS Son is more than infinite in that
quality, representing Him to be pleading with tho
rather for greater exercise OF that at,rihn,o


ASK the most eminent OF these teachors 81
explain their doctrine OF the Trinity 80 that a.
can be nationally understood, and they win tell
youiti mystery. mystery why teach n doc.
trine tbat the wlsest human intellect can mayor
comprehend Who shall say that il IL NOT a oroso
error Ii the Bible be taken as q guide. surely
Year: 1873

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-


In your issue OF the Goth ut., under the
caption probable Disruption OF the Baptist
Denomnationn &C., in referring to the Port Jerer-
son church, with Others, you say "these three
churches have received missionary aid from the
association, and judicial as well as spiritual
oversight OF them may be conceded TO the associ-
alton on that account" I cannot speak OF the
others, but of this church 1t did receive aid
from the association before my settlement here
but the first step the part or the little despotc
ring that has hitherto run the association towards
disturbing my settlement was the cutting or OF
that aid lor the purpose OF disabling the church.
herewith send you paper that will show how IL
was done and Tor what IL was done. But beyond
this the aid gave them shadow OF right or
authority over the church; for the obligation was
mutual, the church agreeing to contribute TO
the missionary funds OF the association, and did
contribute from year TO year while rece wing aid.
| am sure the church here will thank you for the
very just distinction you make between this church
and the others. We have controversy with the
association on that ground. The church has done
without their aid for three years, and faced the
most bitter persecution and abuse ever shown to a
church on this island from the parties who brought
this trouble into the association As they nave now
appointed committee these parties will be shown
up by evidence they cannot impeach, and more
rotten ring never was found inside the pale OF
Christian society in this country.


p. +. JONES, Pastor OF the Church.


PORT JEFFERSON, L. L., Oct 20, 1873.