Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-02-18
THE EVENING NEWS.
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Coon SrEIIERs.-One Of the most
important ~eleEaents in a really good
American education is good spelling
Josh Billings, Nasty nor Artemus
Ward are at all to I've considered STAN
dard authorities in the matter; but
ON the contrary, they should be looked
upon as warning examples. Many a
mans capabilities In life, and the true
extent of his education, are often cor
rectly Judged by his spelling; ut any
rate, a poor speller Is rarely looked
uDon as a very highly educated person.
4 foreigner, learning our language
NAV be hardened for errors In that
resnect, but in fairly educated Ameri
can-born men or women bad spelling
i nnpardonable. 1t is u good idea on
the part Of our school teachers to
make the spelling class a prominent
feature, and to excite the scholars to
cmulous contest against each other In
the matter of spelling. Drill them
thoroughly. not only with the most
common, but with the most uncommon
words. Give them q list Of difficult
words, learn them the proper use and
full definition of them, and then
ii possible induce them to incorporate
those words into 4 piece OF compost
ton. Anything to make good spoilers
of them. We notice that at the Vir-
pinia Grammar School due attention
is paid to this important branch OF
education. Yesterday, according to
the Enterprise, 4 large number Of ladies
and gentlemen visited the above
school, to witness the spelling exer-
Uses. The scholars, - girls and 81
bows stood the test Of one hours steady
trial in c hard words, and the fol-
lowing scholars were found perfect
not having mis-spelled a single word
Viola Cohen, Alice Gallagher, Ada
Cavenaueh, Ida Bartlett, Jennie
Gault, Mary Cavenaugh. Maggie Simp-
son, Veronica Cordiell, Helen Ed
wards, Ida Jellries, Clara Currier,
ChriStiana Conrad. George Bennett,
Louis Tausig. Galen Morrill,, Leonard
Reynolds, Joseph Pinchower. After
the spelling contest was over, DIT
Gates made n very appropriate speech
TO the scholars.
POCKET PIECES. = The prettiest,
neatest, and most appropriate among
"pocket pieces" for q "washoeite !"
to carry, Is Die Of the beautiful and
acceptable silverdollars, first coined at
the United States Branch Mint ut Car
son. They are an emblematic, con-
densed history In themselves, being
composed of the staple product, the
very foundation of the country itself,
dug from the depths Of the old Com.
stock ledge washoe silver" favored
throughout the world. Yes, and
coined by old Abe Curry, n of the
original owners of the ledge, being a
locator OF the famous Gould and Curry
mine, and now Superintendent of the
Mint. He Is the first to coin in thi:
State the precious metal OF which he
was one of the first discoveries. Even
should the Mint be abolished or turned
into a pest-house or distillery to-mor'
row, Col. Curry has q right to bras
over what he has achieved. although
his indomitable perseverance anC
forced success has not made him rich
Honor to whom honor Is due.
SIXTEEN MILES Down HnL.-Be
tween the terminus, at Virginia, ant
the lowest point where it strikes thu
Carson river, n short distance above
the Vivian mill. the railroad has a con
tinuous down grade of llG feet to tn,
mile, so that in running down that II
miles the locomotives use no steam
power, the trains being propelled by
their own gravity alone, regulated ant
controlled simply by the brakes. Thu
n ear turned loose Mt Virginia would
run at a lively rate Of speed cleai
through to Carson river, unless It RAJ
.rthe track somewhere. or encountered
some obstacle in its way. At the point
we sneak of. near the Vivian mill, the
track is almost on n level with the river
bed, and from there up through En-
pire, and across the plain to Carson
City, the engineers have to put on
steam. Very few railroads In the
United States have 20 steep a down
grade for the length Of 1t, rs that six
teen-milc section possesses.
MAMMOTH DnuN.-If the magnitude
of the great Camille Urso musical .ju
bilee at san Francisco next week may
De Judged by the size Of the big has:
drum to be used on the occasion, tht
Grand Peace Jubilee at Boston last yeai
lid not surpass it. The San Francisco
BrlIe,fa Of Wednesday says: 1.-The
mammoth drum, constructed by III. u,
Balch. for the Use Of the Urso Festival,
was placed OH exhibition yesterday at
ternoon, at Roseberg's music store on
Kearny street. We often hear OF object.
which are .'as broad as they are long"
but this drum Is n great deal broader
than long. rs its length Is but three feet
and a half. while its breadth Is eight
feet three inches.'' IL will take some
heavy old pounding to extract the
proper degree Of noise out OF that huge
drum.
DISTRICT Court, YESTERDAY-RIs.
ING, Wv. A.. Ross VS.. II. 5. Winn-
Demurrer sustained, plaintiff given
three DAYS to amend, and defendant
five DAYS thereafter to answer. Tay'
Tor Il Bendle W.. NJ. Appleton-Plain'
tils ordered to show cause on the l9ti
instant, at 10 o'clock, in open Court,
why this said cause should not be dis
continued. defendant having been lie
clared n bankrupt. In the matter o
the estate of John W. Davis, deceased
Decree of distribution Of property t
heirs, and estate declared closed upon
administrator filing the necessary
vouchers therefor. In the matter o
the estate OF l.. ). Bowers, deceased
Report of sale and sale of propert,
confirmed. Adjourned till 2 o'clocl
this afternoon.
The AILL,MBnA.-This new place Q
popular amusement opens tomorrow
evening with a full and well selecte
minstrel and variety troupe. Harr
SpriSgsi is stage manager, n anon
the star performers Of the company W
notice the great popular %favor;te, be
Cotton, Ben is y whole show by mn
self. and fully sufficient evidence IN;
this Is no johnny Thompson arranS'
mcnt. The Alhambra is u very nen
cosy theater, and will have a Joii