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The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-06-23

RKD CLOUD IN VIRGINIA CITY.-The
local man of the Enterprise unburdens his
mind after the following fashion:
Old Red Cloud was in town yesterday-or
= noble child Of the desert much resembling
him. The face Of the old warrior was hidden
under . cloud Of red paint. and if not the
veritable Red Cloud. he might easily pass
for that renowned chieftain in the Eastern
market. He Was followed BY long rabble
Of his barbaric henchmen and bench women.
Feathers were in his hair, a gun upon his
shoulder and . sealping knife in his belt
He seovled As he g.zed upon the white man
and his civilization. He made a speech.
He said / am here. Look al me. l am
here with all mine ancient most domestic
ornaments. Oo'st like the pictured You
white men are . set of thieves ard liars.
You have stolen our mounds Of silver; you
have filed our streams with dirt ; you have
driven oH our mountain sheep; you have
cut down our pine-nut orchards with the AZ
you have destroyed our fields Of grass seed.
Because you are many you are bully boys
now. When you first came here you were
not 80 bully. We whipped you with guns At
Pyramid Lake in the spring of 1850. Since
Look at me here. My gun is empty. Il
-.nt po.der-.munition I wan. to shoot
trout. The stomach may have no ears, but
it has . tongue. We draw our breath but
- do not live. Look at me. / am here.
Interview me. We all like the white man.
We like him best roasted. Man is frzil.
We want powder to shoot Smoke Greek |
sam-and trout. l come to you with NO
no lies in my mouth. II lie, hang me like |
, doggy proxy. Give me iberty-and
povder-or give me death. Look at me.
don't want to fight. l want to eat. Man
10 frAil, have said. Finis."
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-06-23

IMPORTANT REFORMS IN THE Army
A dispatch dated st. Louis, June 10 says
A Board of army officers, of which
Gen. Scho6eld is President, appoin ed
by Gen. Sherman to select and repcrr
upon small arms and Announcements for
use in the United States army, con clnd-
ed their experiments last week. The
variety of small arms and sccoutrements
presented for the consideration of the
Board was unusually large, consisting
of forty-eigbt diffrrentsystems ofbreecb-
loading rifles, carbines. pistols and re-
volsers. each possessipx distinct pecul-
iarities aod being valua lie improvement 8
on former systems. Taere were seventy
two sets of accoutrements and cartridge
boxes. The Board subjected ali the
arms to rigid experim enrs, the result Of
which will be promulgated only through
official reports. Among these tested
arms were several sent by European par
ties and in use by some foreign Govern.
ments, but. although excellent weapons,
they were found inferior to many Amsri-
Gnu luVeEtlUUS. uttehlltT IiIeS fOT III
fantry and carbines and pistols for
cavalry will be of the same size of hreech
leaders. As coon as the selections of
this Board are introduced among the
troops it is thought they will be armed
aud equipped superior to any foreign
armies. The same officers have also
been at work upon a revision of tao.
tics for cavalry, artillery and infantry
This part of their labors is rapidly ap-
preaching completion, Government,
printing officers at Department head
quarters being engaged in printing the
6nsl reports for Washington. They
hsve harmonized the tactics for the three
arms of service so far as practicable and
many new and important
evoluiions and simpl,fed the s. stem of
establishing them upon .
regulated and uniform basis. A CON-
mittee of the Board are now At Fort
Hays, where eight companies are assem-
bied, to ALLOW them practically to test
he new tactics.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-06-23
AcKKaNAS.-Ssys a Chic.go Telegram

AcKKaNAS.-Ssys Chicsgo telegram
Of June l6:
A Washington special says there is
considerable opposition among EXTERN
isss to the nomination of Aekerman. Ii
seems that he served eighteen months
duriDg the rebellion, on the stat of
General Robert Toomos, aad had to have
ais disabilities removed by Congress
His friends admit this, but claim :hst
Gsaeral Toonbs, who was . warm per-
sonsl friend, thus protected him from
eonseription. though he was known to
him to be Union man. The nomins-
,ios was referred BY the Senate 10 execu-
tive session 20 the Judiciary Committee.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-06-23

TsB PRssrDssf's position with regard
to Csba il eaineo,ly sound. Its quite
~ correct As bis attitude toward the
late Feuian ;sinvasion." We are quite
- much at peace with Spain as We are
with England; and while We claim tina,
they ought to have maintained s'rict
neutrality toward u, in good faith, dur.
ing the rebellion, aud while we have
good reason to complsin Of their no,o-
rious sympathy With the rebels, our only
consistent aud honest course is to be
unequivocal 10 the maintenance Of
friendly relations With them now. The
Cubaas had something of an army in
the southern part Of their island ten
monrhs or a year ago; but their forces
have grown less aud less, their exploits
become more and more insignificant and
their chances tor independence more
hopeless as their rebellion grows older.
We all wish them success; but it be-
comes US, if We would del honorably
and keep at peace, to refrain from the
commission of any act which our pro-
LESSONS and intentions will not justify.
After reviewing the international laws
which bear upon this question the Pre>i.
dent concludes his very able message
as follows:
There is no: de faeto government, in
the Island Of Cubs sufficient to execute
Law and maiatain just regulations with
other nations. Spnin has not been able
to suppress the opposition to Spanish
rule on the island, nor 10 award speedy !
Justice to other nations, when their
rights have been vindicated.
There are serious complications grow
sells upon the high seas, executing Amer
lean citizens without proper trial, and
or embargoing the property
Of American citizens. Solemn protests
have been made against every infr.c
lion of the rights of either of Individual
.iiizens of the United States or The
tights Of our flag upon the high seas.
md all proper steps have been taken
ind are being pressed for the proper
operation of every indignity com
blamed of.
The question ofbeliiserancy, however,
which is to be decided upon definite
principles and according to ascert.ined
acts, is entirely different from and un-
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-06-23

Bass BALI AT WBIrB PIHs.-Tbe
White Pine News of June 20 says:
The match came OF ~ announced,
yesterday, between the Pogonips and the
New Club. The weather could not have
bsea more prepisious; asd the elnbs.
- he scoring shows, were sot very nm.
evenly matched. Follovingis the seoss:
Pogeaips, So; New GLIB, ~ raas.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-06-23

FsSIAs ELoQusHcs. AT . Fenian
meeting, held in Cooper's Destitute, New
York, on the evening of May 23d. VIM E
(alias +" Riehelieu") Robinson closed a
fiorid GRAFTON with the following literary
sunburst:
81; [Feniapism] is the oxygen Of the
universe. the electricity of the heavens.
IL is mining beneath the throne of every
drspot in the world. 1t is oxidizing the
iron Of every prison bar, and marches
r"und the world to
Earth's he.vcnliest music, the breaking of
chains.
1t floats down the Rhine, and up the
Danube, sleeps on the Shannon. pples
he SeIne, disrurbs The ragus, and with
closed oU.trils hroods over the Thames
IL scars with the eagle, sings with the
lark, f,ams on the ocean, fl,~S with the
river, flashes with the lightning, peaIs
in tue thunder, and dances in the stars"
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-06-23
To THE POLICY HOLDERS
OF The
CON TINENTAL
LIEEMSURA RANCE OMP'Y
OF NEW YORK.

GENTLEMEN: There will be due you the fol-
lowing dividends. at the time below specifi. d.
These figures represent the dividend of 1867, and
are ~ per cent CASH o: your annual premiums,
fractions of dollar not allowed You can use
them SO far as they go, TO Offset the premium
then falling due, or you caa buy additional in
surance Herewith. 1huse who have taken an
annual loan on their Policies, the divi-
dend to cancel the loan Of 1867, and receive the
prior to My 10ta. $50, VIII receive . dividend
soon as they bee me three years old, and dnia-
ally tiere1fter. Those issued since that date. on
the cash Plan, will receive dividends two years
from date:
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-06-23

After paying the expenses of the entertainment
AID makl6g distribution Of the gifts, Is above
ai.noans Ell, the balance will be applied to extiI
gushing the present Indebtedness of The MercAis
tile Library Association.
The Concert and Distribution will take place
under the immediate directiod of the Board u
Trustees of the Mercantile Library Associ alton,
assisted by a Supervisory Committee, selected
from State, City and County officers, and well
known citizens Of Sau I, ancisco.
Holders Of tickets 10 which gifts may be awarded
will receive the pre- -entaton OF such tick
cts or coupons to the Business Agents of the Board
Of Trustees, at their office,
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-06-23
NEW TODAY.

LAST NJ TIGHT
Ths Manager has the honor to announce that
the accomplished Commedenue and Vocalist, Miss
so u
1o8I NSoN!
viii appear at the Carson Theater, supported
by Piper's Opera House Company, on
Middletown transcript., 1870-01-22

To CuRE AND SMOKE BAcoN-At this
season of the year, all our farmers are
preparing to salt their hams and bacon,
so we propose to give them recipe where
by sailing and smoking can be done in
one short and simple process. Many of
our housewives are forced to depend upon
their neighbors for convenience to smoke
with. Those of us who own smoke-houses
know how difficult it is to smoke iust right.
By this process all trouble is avoided.
Take large sized buttcr-frllin, cask, or
barrel, according to the quantity of meat
you desire to smoke. Place it over fire
of corn-cobs with the corn on. Meat
smoked in this way is higher favored,
the corn seeming to produce a better taste
than cobs, or wood, or green wanuts.
Let the tub smoke from five to six hours
To one hundred pounds of meat take eight
pounds of salt, two pounds of coarse brown
sugar Cor three pints of molasses), and
two ounces of saltpotrc. Rub little fine
salt into the hams and shoulders, then put
the meat into the smoked tub, cover it
with cold water, turn in the salt, sugar,
and saltpctre, cover closely, and sit it in
a cool place where it will not freeze. II
scum rises on the brine, turn it off, scald
and add little more salt If desired to
keep through the summer, in the carly
spring smoke the tub three hours longer,
put back the meat and turn on the brine
when cold.
In a month after picking, the hams
will be ready to use. They can be kept
in the brine all summer, and if ham
is cut return it to the tub for further use
Beef and tongues can be kept in The
same manner, and thcro is no DANCE,
from insects In six or seven weeks tho
beefis picked and smoked enough to dry
This is the surest and most expeditions
way of sailing and smoking pork and beef
and if once tried will always be adopted
Hearth and Home.
Middletown transcript., 1870-01-22

Prof Goodwin Smith is at presont in
Philadelphia, where he is receiving con-
siderable attention from the leading men
of literature and science. His health is
much improved, and he is much pleased
with his residence in the United States.
The leather dealers in Boston look for
ward to good spring trade, and they re-
present the trade throughout the country
as in healthy and aourishing condition.
The Spanish gunhoats, under convoy of
the frigate Isabel La Catolica, loft Hamp>
ton Roads for Havana at noon ON Thurs.
day
Although tho population of New Jersey
is not over ! ,000,0 900. she pays more in
come tax than any other State excepting
four.
Lot NJ Morrill, has been elected U. S.
Senator from Maine, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Senator Fessenden,
In Pennsylvania, for the next Eve years,
there will be a fine of twenty-five dollars
for shooting partridge.
The Countess Guiccioli is said to be
writing a reply to Mrs. Stoves attack on
Lord Byron aud Mrs. Leigh.
The Democrats of New Hampshire have
nominated Gen. John Bedol for Governor.
The Boston " Radical Club" has elect-
! ed Mrs. Julia Ward Howe President.
Louisiana planters are contracting for
scandinavian laborers.
Middletown transcript., 1870-01-22
The cfilrmer.
Black Knot In Plum Trees.


1t is generally supposed that the black
ugly excrescences found on the limbs of the
plum or cherry, and which are now begin
ming to appear upon some other kinds of
fruit trees are cuased by an insect which
perforates the bark, deposits ova, and thus
produces a diseased condition called the
black knot. DR.. Michcner, of Chester
county, Pa. writes to the Philadelphia
Medical and Surgical Reporter, that this
notion is not correct; that the black knot
is a parasitic cryptogamous plant belong
ing to the class fungi; and that it is prop
agated by spores in the same way that all
fungold growths are produced. We be-
lieve this statement to be true. The idea
that they arc produced by insects has aris-
en- from the fact that flies often penetrate
into the old dccaycd knots, and the larvae
are found there. Destroying the oya or
flies does not destroy the black knot. They
have nothing whatever to do in originating
or maintaining the trouble. The spores
of this peculiar fungus float in the air,
lodge on the limbs, vegetatc, and in this
way the annoying parasite soon destroys a
vast number of fruit trees. No applica-
ton of whalc-oil soap, petroleum, or any
substance, will arrest the growth. BY
cutting off the cxcrescences with sharp
knife, few years of life may be afforded
to some trees but it hardly repays for the
trouble. In the war against fungi, no
matter what class or order we combat, hui
man skill and science are powcrloss. If
it comes in the form of rust upon our
wheat, or smut upon cur corn, or Glach
hl,ot upon our plum trees, we can only
look on and see the ruin progress. We
can do nothing to avert it.
To which we reply: Yes, we can save
our wheat, and corn, and trees, from smut
and fungi. Plant your plum and cherry
trees where log heap has been burnt
down, or in the bed of an old charcoal pit,
and no knots will ever appear. So with
wheat and corn. Apply wood ashes boun-
tifully, smut and rust will not injurc the
growing grain Pile on the ashes then
around fruit trees, and scatter them boun-
tifully on growing wheat; and the potash
and sand in the soil will form CLASSY
covering over the surface of the straw and
stems of trees, which will fortify the grow
ing plants against the attacks of fungi
There is no uncertainty about this, Let
the ashes be scattered round about grow
ing trees as far as the limbs extend. In
stead of making a costly ash-house which
will be liable to tako fire at any time,
scatter the ashes around trees us soon as
they are removed from the stoves. .--Nen
York Observer.
Middletown transcript., 1870-01-22
flop ular Galrs.
THE DODrOR OF BRAL.

There was ontc Il countryman, who by
dint of hard labor aud the exercise of great
prudence, had amassed a sufficicncy Of
means. Notwithstanding his comfortable
position, he would not marry. Friends
and ncighbors approached him with his
celibacy, but he excused himself by saying
that when he cal me across the kind of wo-
man he wanted he would marry her. His
friends, to help him, resolved to search for
such woman.
There lived few miles off an old chcv-
alier, widowor and very poor, who had
beautiful and clever daughter. The girl
was old enough to be married, but as the
father had nothing to give her, nobody
ever thought it worth while TO woo her.
The friends of the countryman having pre-
sented themselves before the old cheyalicr,
he speedily yiqlded compliance to their
wishes; and tho girl, who was good and
would not disobey her father, found herself
forced to comply. The countryman was
delighted at the prospect of such an alli-
ance. lie determined to lose no time, and
pressed the marriage forward with all
haste. Hardly however, were they mar
ried, than he perceived that he had made
great mistake that, in short, he could
not have done anything moro foolish than
to take to him self such wife. When,
for instance, he was working out in the
fields, what would his wife do, she was SO
accustomed to sit at home in idlcness
He knew, besid les, that the priest to whom
every day was Sunday, would visit her as
often as it suited him. What, then, would
become of the s upid husband And yet,
what was the stupid husband to do?
"lf, in the morning." he thought to
himself, 81 pick quarrel and strike her,
she will cry all day through. Now while
she is crying it is certain that she will not
be in the hum or to listen to talk OF any
gallants. When | return l will be quits
with her by asking her pardon, and know
how that is to be obtained"
Fired with this splendid idea he loudly
called for dinner. When tho meal was
concluded, he approached his wife and
struck her such blow upon her face that
the marks Of his fingers remained imprint
ed on her cheek. Nor was this all. Fan
cying he had not given her cause to cry
long enough, be hit her four or five moro
| pIoM6 anu Illcll Wtub out luIo tne ueluS.
The poor little creature fell to crying
very piteously, and with her hands laid
crosswise on her bosom loudly lamented
her hard fate. "Oh, father !' she cried
"why did you give me to such man
Had we not bread to eat, Ioor as We were
Why was so blind as to consent to such
marriage? Oh beloved mother! had
not lost you would not have been SC
unhappy. What will become of me p
She remained inconsolable throughout thu
entire day, crying, as her husband haG
anticipated, until his return. Then hi.
first effort was to concilate her.
"It was thb devil who tempted me t
strike you, he exclaimed. He swore nev
er again to raia his hand to her, he threw
himself at her feet and begged her pardon
, with so humble and detected an air, tina
the wife, touched with pity, promised t.
forget everything that had happened. Blu
Middletown transcript., 1870-01-22
Our Olio,

OLp SryLE AND NEw.-The old Julian
Calender assumed 3654 days to constitute
a year. The year really contains 800
days, hours, 48 minutes and so seconds.
Thus the calender went astray IL minutes
and 10 seconds per year, and by A. D.
1882 the error amounted to ten whole
days. re correct this error, Pope Greg
ory XIII. ordained that ten days should
be deducted from the year 1882, by CALI
ing whot, according to the old calender,
whould have been the 9th of October, the
18th Hence the 9th of October "oid
style" was in 1882, the 18th of October
"new style" 1t was not till 1851 that
Great Britain accepted this correction, and
by that time the error amounted to eleven
days 1t was then ordained that eleven
days should be omitted after the End of
September, 1851, and the next day called
the 14th of September, 1751.
Middletown transcript., 1870-01-22

UTILIzING OLD LEATuER.-Old shoes
may be utilized by cutting them into small
pieces, and soaking for a few days in chic
ide of sulphur, which renders the leather
very hard and brittle. The leather is then
removed, washed with water, dried, and
ground to powder; next mixed with shellac
or other resin, glue, &c., and pressed into
moulds and formed into combs, knife hand
les, and other articles for which a firm
horn-like substance is required. 1t may
be question whether an equally good
material cannot be supplied by other means;
but the practice in question, we are assured,
has actually been in use in Paris for some
time.
Middletown transcript., 1870-01-22
IDEA OF DEATH. That death and sleep

IDEA OF DEATH. THAT death and sleep
are very much alike, the sages all tell us;
but see how attractively Leigh Hunt de-
scribes the latter &c 1t is delicious mo-
ment, certainly, that of being well nestled
in bed, and feeling that you shall drop
gently to sleep. The good is to come
not past: the limbs have been just tired
enough to render the remaining in one
position delightful; the labor of the day
is DONE A gentle failure of the percep-
ton comes creeping over one the spirit of
consciousness disengages itself more and
more with slow and hushing degrees, like
a mother detaching her hands from that
of her sleeping child; the mind seems to
have a balmy lid closing over it, like the
eye; It's closing, it's closing-'tis closed
The mysterious spirit has gone to take
its airy rounds" :"
Middletown transcript., 1870-01-22
A New Mrruon OF FArrrxIxa Fowls

A New METHOD OF FATTENINo Fowls
An exchange gives the following meth
cd for fattening fowls and claims that it
will accomplish this fattening in week or
ten days, incredible as it may appear.
Set rice over the fire with sllim-milk,
only as much as will serve one day. Let
it boil till the rice is quite swelled out !;
and add teaspoonful or two of sugar, but
it will do well without. Feed the fowls
three times day in common pans, giving
them only as much as will fill them
at once. When you put in fresh rice, set
the pans in water, that no sourness may
be conveyed to the fowls, as that prevents
them from attening Give them clean
water or the milk of the rice to drink, but
the less wet the rice is, when perfectly
soaked. the better. BY this method the
flesh will have clear whitcness which nc
other food gives, and when it is to be con-
sidered how far pound of rice will go,
and how much time is saved by this mode
it will be found cheaper than barley meal
Middletown transcript., 1870-01-22
Orioi nal poetrp.
THE LEAL LAND.
Leal is Scotch word, sgnifying true and JdiH.fm.
Written for the Democratic Review,
DY j. l.. M'cABE, d. d.

Written for the Democratic Review,
DY j. b. McABE, D. d.
The Leal-land the Leal-land how beautiful it
seems,
AS seen by fancys chasten' d glance amid our
purer dreams,
When the follics of this world of ours, its pleas
ures and its dares,
Have stained the mirror of the soul with many
bitter tears.
'Tis sweet to contemplate that place where sor-
row comes MP more,
And not cloud of voc can rise our visions to
obscure
Where angels everlasting songs fall softly on the
ear,
In those all-lalow'l symphonies the spirit loves
to hear.
The Lcal-land thp Lcal-land l see its rich
green hills
Its blue, bright waters lcaping, in thousand
gushing rilla
It's tall trees, oh How lovely, as they bend oer
murmuring waves
Which roll in silycry volumes from sparkling
chrystal caves.
The Lcal-and! tha Leal-laud! shall we know
each other there,
Who have lived in blessed icllowshipin this cold
world of care?
Shall those we dearly priced on earth their friend
ship there reheW,
Our own fond friends We loved below, the faith
ful and the ttue?
How blessed is thq holy thought as o'cr their
graves we bend,
Dropping allection's tribute tear to the memory
of each friepIl
Who passed away 10 that true world, so calmly
and so sweet
That in that blest and "bctter land" our souls
again shall nlect.
The Leal-land tile Lca-land! where blessed
spirits rest ::
The seal Of silence on my lip, the clod upon my
breast
The green grass waving o'cr my grnve-thc little
stone, 10 tell
What pilgrim to that "bcttcr land" hath bado
the world g farewell"
Then blessed home of wcaried ones, amid your
peaceful bowers
With those we loved so tondly in this changing
world Of ours,
No mournful memories shall rise the souls calm
joy TO dim,
Or mar the hallowed Mrmonies Of heavens ctcr-
nal hymn
Middletown transcript., 1870-01-22

THIS SIDE UP.-Jakq was mailing up
a box the other day, containing some ar
ticles liable to be broken, when a hystan-
der suggested to him to mark the side Of
the box to remain uppcrmost, I" this side
up" A few days after Jake was asked
if his goods went safe by express. mo
he replied, " every one broke" Did you
mark the box "this side up" as directcdf
4" Yes did, and for fea y they would not
see it on the top 1 put it on the bottom,
too, confound en-" .-