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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

The DEAF AND DuMB.-It Is main.
tained by Mr.. Van Braagh, a Holland.
er, that the isolation of the deaf and
%dumb-from conversation with their
more fortunate fellow-creatures, may
be removed, or greatly lessened, by
the substitution OF "lip-reading I" for
the finger alphabet. BY llp-reading
Is meant the recognition Of spoken
words by sight, or the watching Of the
position and motion Of the lips. II has
often been observed that persons who
retain their speech, and are only par
TALLY deaf, can understand those who
speak in a distinct and moderate tone
by watching their lips and the expires
sion Of their faces. Prison officials
testify that convicts converse with each
other In chapels, without making any
audible sound. In almost every school
limited conversation Is carried on
among the pupils by this sort of silent
talking. Whether from these facts II
Is reasonable to infer that ~lip-readine
can be made to take the place Of the
sign language, Is doubtful. But II
seems possible In some cases to supple.
ment the sign language with lip-read-
ing; and to teach deaf mutes what
form certain letters and sounds give To
the lips. The subject Is worth atten.
ton. It is said that In Holland and
Germany the system Of lip-reading
has been taught with some success.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

A BURGLAR IN A QUEER PLACE
About l o'clock yesterday morning the
daughter Of Professor Smith, who re-
sides on the corner Of Central avenue
and Third street, Long Island City,
noticed from her window two men
attempting to gain entrance to the
residence Of Alderman Bridge, who
resides on the opposite corner. She
Immediately called her father, and to-
gether they watched the operations of
the burglars. Soon one Of them en-
tered a window, and his companion
placed himself on the opposite side Of
the street to watch. Mr. Smith, think
Ing 1t was time to take some action,
gave the alarm. Alderman Bridge was
notified, and after surrounding the
house with a number of armed men,
Prof. Smith, Mr.. Valentine and the
Alderman went into the house, armed
with clubs and revolvers, for the pur-
pose Of catching the thief. Every floor,
from the basement to the garnet, was
searched, including closets and pan
tries, but no thief was discovered. At
last, on a second and more thorough
examination, the three valiant men
reached the room Of the servant girl,
who, by the advice of Prof. Smith, was
compelled to get out of bed, and there,
snugly ensconsed in the bed, was the
supposed burglar.-N. Y. Globe, 4th.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

BINDING GRAIN.-The Chicago Post
states that q citizen Of Wisconsin has
invented an automatic machine that
will cut, bind and deliver grain in a
bundle, and that this problem, which
for many years has excited a deep In
terest among agriculturists, has at last
been solved. The machine in question
was tried last season at Fond du Lac,
Wisconsin, on six different farms, In
order to test Its adaptability to rough,
smooth, slde-hill and level ground. land
also to different lengths Of grain,
whether grassy, tangled or well Guilt
waited. The result established the fact
that the work could be perfectly per-
formed, and the per cent. Of failures
averaged five In the hundred, the ma
chine having cut and bound one hun
dred thousand bundles. This year the
same machine with improvements, has
again been on trial neal Waukesha,
Wisconsin, and the results were highly
satisfactory. The machine was put In
operation In a field Of oats Of about
thirty-fve acres. The grain varied In
height from six feet In the most fertile
to ten inches In the poorest parts, and
was cut and bound In bundles from the
size of a mans body to the size Of his
arm, and in some cases mere wisps,
owing to the shortness Of the straw.
The butts were laid as smoothly as cut
across with a knife, and the percentage
Of failures was Insignificant. Subse-
Quently the machine was placed in a
Held Of wheat, when It cut and bound
at the rate Of fourteen acres a day.
The machine, It Is stated, does the
work perfectly, and the grain Is har-
vested with the exception of putting
In shock and stacking. The wire bands
used In tying up the bundles, 1t ID re-
ported, are efficient, and coat only 80
cents an acre.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

INCARNATION OF THE LOST CAUSE
The New York Herald processes to be
terribly 1acerated In feeling by the
scandaIous dcmeanor Of jeff. Davis 10
a sleeping car. It says that "he is In
AZ much need Of reconstruction NOR
ally as politically. Ever since he was
captured in woman's p~etticoats, trying
TO pass himself of as his wife's grand
mother, he has exhibited the utmost
Generalization. An ex-President Of
the C~onfederacy ought to be more
moral than anybody else. He has to
sustain all the Confederate pride Of
station that there Is left. He is the
great hero Of the trusting women Of
the lost cause to set up as their model.
BE Is the lost cause itself; and, when
he loses his moral character. and Is
discovered to be no better than he
should be, then the cause is indeed
lost" s-' ,T. ..-.. .s.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

A NEW telegraph pole has recently
been patented which combines useful
and ornamental properties and is also
cheap. This pole is made Of galvanized
iron tubes, which can be packed one
within the other like a telescope, and
therefore can be transported to distant
points with great ease and at q moder-
ate cost. For a pole standing fifteen
feet out Of the ground the first section
Is three inches in diameter, the second
section two inches and a half, and the
third section one inch and a quarter.
The iron pole, with insulating arms, 1t
Is stated, always insures a perfect cur
rent of electricity, and Its substitution
In place of the present unsightly wood
en- poles Is recommended.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12
Man aaake.


'FRONT.' the Alleytown pa Democnt.]
The vicinity q R~lttersville, LehiRh
county, has been thrown into q fever
OF excitement by the appearance OF o
monster black make, measuring from
twenty.fyeAto thirty feet In length,
and the thickness Of a common stove.
pipe. Last week she was come across
by a lightning-rod peddler. His horses
suddenly made q stop, and, on looking
about for the cause, he saw In front OF
him across the road the huge reptile,
Its head In the rye-feld, while its tall
was just leaving the fence on the other
side Of the road. It followed Its course
through the rye, which was seen to
sway backward and forward as 1t
moved on through the field. The
man hurried on and informed the
neighbors, who followed the snake
with guns, but It took refuge between
some rocks and was lost to view. Many
other persons claim to have seen the
snake at various times and places In
the past year. Last year she WAS
chased through a clover field, the path
made by her course looking As though
a heavy log had been dragged along.
One Of her favorite amusements was
coiling her tail about the limb of a
tree and swinging to and fro like a
large pendulum, darting her tonge out,
swapping her jaws, and emitting a
sound between q hiss and q groan. In
September last she was seen near Le-
high, slowly ~traversing a field, with
head erect, and bearing In her mouth
a large rooster which she had captured;
and at another time a sportsman OF
South Bethlehem suddenly came upon
her as she was in the act Of catching a
cat in her lightning grasp: The snake
being Of such immense size, and mani
Testing great rage, the young man be-
came almost .palsled with fear, and
Immediately ran away from the terri
BILE locality, not once thinking Of bis
gun, which he might have used In de-
stroying the monster. A party to 60
In pursuit Of the monster has now been
organized, when it L. to be hoped the
serpent will be killed or captured.
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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

AWFUL PoIsoNrNa CAsE.-A dread.
full poisoning case is reported from
Ellington, Pa. A woman, while In q
state Of insanity, poisoned herself with
strychnine, and Immediately after
swallowing the fatal dose proceeded
to the beds Of her three children and
forced them to take the poison also.
The scene that followed was awful.
The mother lived long enough to wit
ness the fearful writings and convul-
sions and death Of her children, and
then expired In great agony.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

SAD CAsE.-For some days past an
old German has daily visited the depot
on the arrival of trains from the east
ward, In search Of his two daughters,
to whom he had sent money, and who
were on their WY from Germany to
meet their father. They came not,
but yesterday he received a letter from
them stating that they were at Cleve-
land, Ohio, and that while sleeping In
the car that took them to that city
some thief had stolen their travelling
satchel, containing their tickets, money
and baggage checks, which had not
since been heard of. So they are left
among strangers In a strange city, and
penniiess. Their father has gone to
San Francisco to endeavor to secure
the aid of the railroad companies in
getting them to California.-Sac. Rec
ord, 1lh. .-. IF. st
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12
LATEST TELEGRAMS
FROM SAN FRANCISCO

SAN Francisco, August 12-1 P. NJ
The Democrats last night, after con-
siderable balloting, succeeded in noml-
mating Joseph Barrett for Supervisor
of the Tenth Ward; Geo. B. Mahon for
Assembly, and David Kane for School
Director of the Fourth Ward.
The Republican County Committee
declared delegates to the State Con-
vention; also, Legislative and Ju-
dietary Nominating Convention called
a primary meeting for election of new
committee, but left date optional with
Executive Committee.
Weather warm and cloudy.
The attendance on the Fair up to
date is greater than for same time dur
ing any former period. a
Gold, 1925. Greenbacks, s911; sell
ing 90.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE E,

NEW YORK, August 12.-The Exec
utive Committees of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company and the Union
Pacific Railroad Company met here
yesterday, and made a contract BY
which the rates for both freight and
passengers will be advanced.
WASHINGTON, August 12.-William
w. Presbury, of California, who for
the past two years has been employed
In the office of the Secretary Of the
Senate, has received the appointment
of Journal and Minute Clerk Of the
Senate, to fill the vacancy created by
the death Of John c. Burch.
NEW York, August IA Herald
Rome letter contains information that
the Pope has selected tho island o.
Corsica as his place of future retreat
1t Is thought, however, that any deter
mination on his part to leave Rome
has not yet been made apparent, and
that Cardinal Antonelli has had the
chateau at Corli placed at the disposal
of the Holy Father by NJ. Vallery, o.
Marseilles, which Is being extensively
fitted up for his reception.
The publication of the Pope's letter
against the revolutionary journals ha'
diminished the sale Of these sheet.
about one-half, and their total disap'
pearance at this rate will be witnessed
In a short time, but Notwithstanding
this result, revolutionists are at worl
with newspapers, and a new journa,
entitled Luther, has been projected
which aimed at the destruction Of the
Pope, replying to the Populations o.
Roman citizens who presented hin
contributions as Peters pence, ant
said that while relying on his title OIL
prophesies contained in books, yet Il
was written tnat the time would COME
when the Holy See would be forced tt
live on the charities of tho world, buI
would never be wanting for money.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12
ONE of the oldest questions ever sub

ONE Of the oldest questions ever sub.
mitted to lawyers Is now puzzline
those Of Hartford, Connecticut. II
seems that o man who recently died
there left q widow, childless, but ex.
pecting shortly to become a mother
II, however, the child proved to be a
girl, only one-third Of the estate was
to 20 to her, and two-thirds to the
mother. The result, Of course, was
awaited with interest even greater
than that usually bestowed upon such
events. The result is-the widow has
become the mother Of twins-a boy
and q girl.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

The strength Of a nation Is in the In
telligence and purity Of Its people, and
that intelligence and purity are best
secured by the circulation among them
of tho elements which contribute to the
health Of body and mind, and this cir.
culation Is brought about by their pro-
lection in the enjoyment of personal
security, the advantages Of education
and wages adequate to their proper
maintenance.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

They do tell tough stories out in
Nebraska. Not long since we had
from there a report of a tornado which
blew a freight train thirty feet from
the railroad track. And now we are
told to believe that In a severe storm
west of Omaha the other day, a quar-
ter of q mile Of track was carried
bodily over a fence four feet high,
landing some distance In the prairie.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12
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Overland Dispatches
SPECIAL to the GOLD HILL NEWS
BY THE CABLES.

BERLIN, August 3O.-The authorities
are using stringent anti-cholera meas
ures. Twenty three persons were at
tackled at Konigsburg yesterday, with
thirteen deaths.
No cholera has appeared In South
Russia.
PAR1s, August l2.-The council votes
for the $50, 900, 900 loan.
It Is said there is a growing opposl-
ton to the Theirs prolongatlon. .
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

SARAToaA.-Of course, the first fea.
ture In the morning, at Saratoga, Is to
wend ones way to Congress Spring,
say about Z o'clock, and elbow ones
way through the crowd always sur.
rounding It at that hour, and guzzle a
glass or two Of the invigorator ; thence
take a stroll through the charming
little park, and on your return duplE.
cate the invigorator. This being &C.
complished, return to the Clarendon
and breakfast OH speckled trout, fried
frogs and Bucks county chicken.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

WE'LL PUT.-At a recent wedding In
Rhinebeck. as the clergyman reached
the part of the ceremony 81 now pro-
nounce you-"a fish peddler In the
street shouted out "bull heads! bull
heads !" to the amusement of some and
the CONSERVATION Of others present on
the occasion.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

The story Of Fred. Grants marriage
to Beatrice Guelph Is only q second
edition Of the romance Of 1910. re.
lating that a son Of Martin Van Buren,
was to be the husband Of the girlish
Queen Victoria. The title Of Prince
John was then bestowed upon the
youth, and it stuck to him until he
died, three years ago.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

The French Government Is certainly
walking in the path Of progress. It Is
about to arrange a money order system
with England and the United States.
We heartily approve Of this step. 1t
will facilitate commercial relations
and confer great benefit upon the ma
tions concerned.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

ONE of the saddest ,discomforts to
young lovers, newly-married people,
and young gentlemen who desire to
get certain young ladies "on the
string" Is the absence Of benches In
the park at Saratoga. There Is only
one bench where two persons an sit
and talk In the whole Enclosure.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

JUDGE McKEAN can have his hands
full In enforcing the law against adul-
terry without bothering with polyga-
mists, and can find material for the ex-
ercise of his judicial functions among
gentlemen who have frequent business
In his court and are tolerably rabid
nti-Mormons.-Sdn Lake Herald.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

CAUSE OF SUN-sTRoXE.-According
to a late writer, sun-stroke Is due to
the action of light upon the brain ex.
erted through the eye, and not. as gen.
orally believed, to an elevation of tenn
perature /; and it is asserted that, II the
eye be properly shaded from the glare
Of the sun, any extra or unusual pre-
caution In tho way Of protecting the
head and back of the neck may be dis
pensed with.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

The New York Herald says: "Jeff
Davis has exhibited so much acerbity
Of temper lately, especially against
railroad conductors, that the latter, as
a class, whenever they have him as a
passenger, have resolved to give him a
wilde berth.'n
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

A LOWELL man, who had taken out
a marriage certificate one day last
week, was 80 dlsconsolate at finding
the bride dead drunk when he called
at her house, that be at once proposed
to another woman, ten years younger,
was accepted, got new certificate,
and was married, all on the same day.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

A FIRE occurred In Wadsworth, Ne
vada, on Thursday last, which destroy
ed seven buildings, all dwelling and
lodging houses. Nothing was saved
from them, am their occupants are
now houseless and destitute.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

New AssEssoR.-Col. James Coey,
Of San Francisco, appointed Assessor
of Utah vice DR.. Taggart arrived yes
terdsy morning. Col. Coey s warmly
spoken Of by bis friends as q fine gen.
tiaman,-Sdk Lqks Herald, 10Th.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

CHARLES HITLER, Of Oweusboro,
scraped together $4,000 and run of
with a young girl. When near Louis,
Vile he was knocked overheard and
drowned from the steamer by some
ole who had taken his money.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

YAzoo Crrr boasts a duck with four
wings, four legs, two bodies, one neck,
one head and two bills. At last &C
counts It was In excellent spirits
alcohol,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

"SouSD on the goose in California,
among the Democracy, Is translated
into, "Do you employ Cinnamon ?"
10 look at a Chinaman in the Golden
State Is an objectionable sin among
Democrats.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

TIE Lebanon penny Courier says
that the Democratic party at the pres
ent moment reminds N Of a wasp
very nearly in two pieces with the
larger piece behind.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

AN old bachelor says that giving the
ballot to women would not amount to
anything practically, because they
would Keep denying that they were
old enough to vote until they got too
old to take an interest in politics.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

THrERs states that within six weeks
the Germans will have left all parts OF
France but Champagne.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

THE women of Tahiti, according to
Prince Albert are the most beautiful
Of all In the isles of the Pacific.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

A HORSE thief was arrested near
Kansas City In the morning, tried at
noon and hung at night.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

AN apothecary originally carried his
medicines about In jars-he was q pot
carrier; thence the word a-pot-he-
carries. -" Gilman r.as uUE
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

A MEETING Is to be held in Hyde
Park, London, on Sunday, to protest
against the prohibition Of the Dublin
meeting. -
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

RED HoT.-A man In Kansas walked
twenty-four miles with q red-headed
woman. and got married-the ther-
mometer at ITO In the shade.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

Thus far, this year, the Chicago
stock yards have contained $50 9e4
cattle, 1898, l5s hogs, and s4s,s6o
sheep.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

A NITRo-aLYcERrNE explosion In the
Hoosic tunnel, caused by q lightning
stroke, killed two men on the 9Th inst.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

ACTING Commissioner Douglas has
gone to removing Pleasonton's friends
from the Internal Revenue Bureau.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

A KANSAS hog recently butchered
the butcher who went into the pen to
kill him.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

CALIFORNIA wants 10000 women
the same number that she wanted ten
years ago.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

A MAN in Chicago committed suicide
because his divorced wife was about to
marry another man.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

PLEAsoSroN threatens to fight his
suspension before Congress. 81,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

Mr.. DADD, of Iowa, is the "dad "
Of nineteen children-eight pairs and
three aces.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

A DANDY on shore is disgusting to
many, but a swell on the sea slckens
everybody.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

A MYsrENoUs woman hung herself
In the Union Depot at Pittsburg, re-
Gently.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

THREE-CARD monte is devastating
the country around Greeley, Colorado.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

A POWDER explosion In Vienna,
Ohio, on the 9Th inst, destroyed a store
and injured twenty odd persons.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

TIM Millerites have fixed September
Sd as the date of their newest depar-
ture.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

SUNsHADEs, with perfume bottles
attached to the handles, is the latest
thing.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

MODERN Knights Of the Golden
Fleece-The New York Tammanyites.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

"2th picks" appears on q vase In q
Danbury boarding house.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

The best. thing out-0ut Of debt.
How to serve q dlnner-Eat It.
Nor a miss-A pretty widow.
A MERE blind-A sun-shade.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

UocrOaSo N "
This IL n contrast which taxpayers
ought TO study. Even those who SYM
pathize with the reactionary instincts
Of the Kuklux Democracy may we'll
be staggered by the evidences Of their
financial Encouragement.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

WHAT the teamster told his horses
q tale of whoa.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

The less wit a man has, the less he
knows he wants It.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12

How to keep your head clear-Sbave
every hair of.