The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-08-13

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dav afternoon, a. we were lingering
among our thin gray locks for a solu
ton of the question whether man.
even with all our Toasted knowledge
and progress in science in this active
age, has any better conception of the
epoch and the process OF the crea-
ton g the world We live in than a dog
in the nheteenth century has of how
the sores Of Lazarus tasted, a boy
stepped into >anctum and deposit
ed uposa IL table a cigar box wrapped
carefully up in U]n>oiIed printing pa
per aud neatly directed to the under
signed. on opening the box We found
several sheets Of note paper, filled
with a disguised handwriting. one OF
the notes was dated Gold Iii /. August
l.. ISL. aud directed 10 john BartiIul-
omew the engineer with the ont
rageous whi~tle), who runs the loco
motive Orm~by. The signature wa
.'6ODUl-Secretary." y little note on
the wrapper read thus: You have.
the permission of the parties who re
<ciVei this 10 Use all OF any part OF the
enclosed for publications." Then We.
went through the box. and found the
enclosed for publication 10 be agTeen
apple. ditto pear, a ripe plum. ditto
peach. an English walnut. two pieces
of brown paper. Il piece OF rancid bt
con, a chip OF Il tar of soap, a piece of
rope. and an old screw The Ole To
bartholomew states that a High Joint
Committee of the Enlightened citizens
of Gold Hill, Reno, Phoebe. Belmont
and Austin, met To consider his case
ana that OF his whi>tle.' The Com
mittee perpetrateS a sarcastic Joke on
the Virginia COmmitee 10y saving:
You BLOW like h-ll, we are told. and
of course We must believe all that i
told us-that's the charge" Ano her
extract: some persons We're kind
enough TO suggest that You whistle
lust because You can: that point
was discussed at length, and TIL
conclusion arrived AT was, that
you was whistllng for your dog, al
though the Committee came TO the
conclusion that you had no dog. and
your Darne wasn't Johnny. Some
suggested that o was whi>tling for
grub; that point was well taken, and
The COnlfllttee concluded 10 Sent Won
q lunch. to stop your Valve.' The
symbols of the articles sent are given
the apple showing that Bartholomew
cannot ap peal from the decision ofthe
Committee, and the pear TO show that
the COMMITTEE vas aware that there
was a pair of them interested in the
whistie-Mctiown being alluded to,
the ''curly- haired, black -eye,t. crook
ed-legged conduclor' being cautioned
not to talk and to be careful about
jumping off the train "when the
whistle blows" We understand that
Bartholomew, owing to this warning
or something else, has already modi
fed his whistle. 50 that the nerves of
the dwellers along the road will not
lie agitated to the choleric tate. Bar
tholomew and the ..curly haired.
black. eyed" chiropodist can have
their luHch hv calling at this office, as
Ut was evidently mi>directed and not
intended Tor pubIication-except the
notes from GG0ol.
THAT BELL,-The bell promised the
Episcopal Church by Senator Nye,
some two years since, has arrived,
been put up Nhe election for Senator
comes off next year, You know, and
Pealed forth last evening. Its tone is
clear, sonorOus and NOluminous, and
to say, as the bells of London
did to Wilmington, "Come back,
you may stay at home"